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← Thursday, May 28, 2026

Item 65 Passed 8-0

Item 65 — Thursday, May 28, 2026

Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes

Source information changed after this summary was written. The earlier summary is withheld.

Current official agenda wording

Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for Austin Water’s Upper Tannehill Wastewater Improvements: Morris Williams Project for the public use of stream restoration/stabilization, and the replacement of a 24-inch wastewater line, requiring the acquisition of fee simple consisting of approximately 0.2033 acre Lot 22, Block 3, Devonshire Park, Section Five, an addition to the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, according to the Map or Plat thereof recorded in/under Volume 66, Page 24, of the Map/Plat records, Travis County, Texas currently appraised at $285,000 subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner’s award, negotiated settlement, or judgment. The owner of the needed property is Lovell Drive, LLC, a Texas limited liability company. The property is located at 2909 Lovell Dr., Austin, Texas 78723. The general route of the project is along the Tannehill Branch Creek between Lovell Drive and the Morris Williams Golf Course. Funding: $285,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.

"item 63, 64 and 65 are adopted with council member Velasquez off the dais and two absences" — meeting transcript (unofficial)

The roll call

Approved 8-0

Member records (11)
  • Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
  • Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Absent
  • Vanessa Fuentes D2 Absent
  • José Velásquez D3 Off Dais
  • José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
  • Ryan Alter D5 Yes
  • Krista Laine D6 Yes
  • Mike Siegel D7 Yes
  • Paige Ellis D8 Yes
  • Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
  • Marc Duchen D10 Yes