Item 5 Passed 10-0
Item 5 — Thursday, July 23, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
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Current official agenda wording
Approve a settlement in Gregory Mitchell v. City of Austin, Cause No. D-1-GN-24-007990 in the 261st District Court, Travis County, Texas. Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Water.
"Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Assistant city attorney recommended approving $175,000 settlement in Mitchell v. City of Austin over a 2023 Austin Water manhole accident
The roll call
Approved on Consent 10-0
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Absent
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- 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