Item 35 Passedunofficial
Item 35 — Thursday, September 24, 2026
In plain language — from agenda source text
Austin Energy wants to buy a spare rotor assembly instead of waiting on one if a generator goes down from WEG Electric Corp. A rotor is the spinning core of a large generator, and having a backup on the shelf means a shorter outage if the one in service fails. The contract is capped at $1,750,000, with $550,000 coming from the Capital Budget and $1,200,000 from Austin Energy's Operating Budget.
Current official agenda wording
Authorize a contract for purchase of one complete, spare rotor assembly for Austin Energy with WEG Electric Corp., in an amount not to exceed $1,750,000. Funding: $550,000 is available in the Capital Budget. $1,200,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy.
"without objection, the consent agenda is adopted with the Mayor Watson being shown, voting no on items 48 through 59 and Council Member Alter being shown voting no on item number 49. [00:45:01]" — meeting transcript (unofficial)