Item 63 — Thursday, July 23, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
Source information changed after this summary was written. The earlier summary is withheld.
Current official agenda wording
Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Police Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (No. 20250813-005) to accept and appropriate $25,000 in grant funds from the Texas Department of Transportation for the APD STEP - Operation Slowdown Mobilization Project. Funding: $25,000 is available from the Texas Department of Transportation. A 20% required City match will be met by accounting for the base salary and fringe benefits of existing City positions in the Austin Police Department Operating Budget.
"Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Jeffrey Bowen urged spending the small match to secure additional TxDOT grant funds
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