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• 1 Passed 10-0

  Approve the minutes of the Austin City Council work session meeting of March 24, 2026, and regular meeting of March 26, 2026.

  This is routine housekeeping: Council is signing off on the official minutes from its March 24 work session and March 26 regular meeting. Approving the minutes makes the record of those past meetings official. It's a procedural step with no policy stakes.

• 2 Passed 10-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the interlocal agreement with Travis County for the City’s provision of animal services, for a five-month period beginning May 1, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $1,635,245 to be paid to the City. Funding: The County will reimburse the City for the animal services provided by the City through a cost recovery model.

  This item would extend the City's deal to handle animal services for Travis County, keeping the arrangement going for a five-month stretch starting May 1, 2026. It matters because the County's residents rely on Austin's animal services, and this amendment keeps that coverage in place without a gap. Under the agreement, the County reimburses the City through a cost recovery model, with payments to the City capped at $1,635,245.

• 3 Passed 10-0

  Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to award, negotiate, and execute Historic Preservation Fund grant agreements and allocations for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for historic preservation and restoration projects and activities in an amount not to exceed $31,379,499. Funding: $31,379,499 is available in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment Special Revenue Historic Preservation Fund for historic preservation and restoration projects in accordance with Texas Tax Code Section 351.101(a)(5).

  Council is set to give the City Manager the green light to award and negotiate Historic Preservation Fund grants for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, steering money toward projects that protect and restore Austin's historic places. The funding comes from the Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment Special Revenue Historic Preservation Fund, in line with the state tax code provisions that allow it. The total is capped at $31,379,499.

• 4 Passed 10-0

  Approve a settlement in Gustavo Armijo v. City of Austin d/b/a Austin Energy, Cause No. D-1-GN-20-000459 in the 250th District Court, Travis County, Texas. Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Energy Budget.

  Council is weighing whether to approve a settlement in a lawsuit filed against the City of Austin (operating as Austin Energy) by Gustavo Armijo, a case that's been working its way through Travis County's 250th District Court. The dollars to cover the settlement would come from Austin Energy's 2025-2026 budget. Settling lets the city close out the legal dispute rather than keep fighting it in court.

• 5 Passed 10-0

  Approve a resolution adopting a Cultural District Funding Model to inform future budgetary recommendations for City-designated Cultural Districts, consistent with the City’s Economic and Cultural District Framework Policy, adopted by Resolution No. 20240926-014. The funding model establishes a framework for considering future investments that support district management, activation, and long-term sustainability. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  Council is weighing a resolution to adopt a Cultural District Funding Model, which would guide how the city thinks about future budget recommendations for its officially designated Cultural Districts. The model sets up a framework for considering investments in district management, activation, and long-term sustainability, building on the Economic and Cultural District Framework Policy adopted back in 2024. It's a planning blueprint rather than a spending decision — the item itself has no fiscal impact.

• 6 Passed 10-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a Business Expansion Program economic development agreement with RIDA COTA Hotel, LLC for a term up to 30 years, with performance-based payments not to exceed an amount equal to 8.25 percent of the gross room night revenue generated through RIDA COTA Hotel, LLC’s development and operation of a hotel at 9201 Circuit of the Americas Boulevard, Del Valle, Texas 78717 and approve an ordinance waiving the staff presentation, public announcement and portal setup, and public hearing requirements of Ordinance Nos. 20180830-057 and 20240926-013. Funding: Agreement payments are contingent upon the annual appropriation of funds by City Council for that purpose. The maximum agreement payments to RIDA COTA Hotel, LLC are capped at an amount equal to 8.25 percent of gross room night revenues generated at the hotel to be developed under the agreement, annually for a term up to 30 years if all performance and compliance criteria are met and subject to negotiation. The agreement payments are contingent on the hotel generating hotel occupancy tax revenue and will not begin until after the hotel begins remitting hotel occupancy tax to the City.

  The Council is weighing an economic development deal with RIDA COTA Hotel, LLC to build and run a hotel out at the Circuit of the Americas complex in Del Valle, with a term that could stretch up to 30 years. In exchange for hitting performance and compliance targets, the city would pay back the company up to 8.25 percent of the hotel's gross room-night revenue — but only after the hotel starts generating and remitting hotel occupancy tax, and only if Council appropriates the funds each year. The item would also waive the usual staff presentation, public announcement, and public hearing steps required under prior ordinances.

• 7 Passed 10-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with UPower Energy LLC, for up to eight megawatts of electricity from a utility-scale solar facility to be located at the closed City of Austin FM 812 Landfill, in an estimated amount up to $1,500,000 per year, for a term up to 25 years, for a total estimated amount of up to $37,500,000. Funding: $1,500,000 is contingent upon approval of the Proposed Operating Budget of Austin Energy.

  This greenlights Austin Energy to ink a deal with UPower Energy LLC for up to eight megawatts of electricity from a new utility-scale solar facility built on the closed FM 812 Landfill. It's a way to put a retired dump to work generating clean power for the city. The agreement runs up to 25 years, at an estimated $1,500,000 per year for a total of up to $37,500,000, with the first year's funding contingent on approval of Austin Energy's proposed operating budget.

• 8 Passed 10-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a battery storage agreement with Base Power, Inc., for up to 40 megawatts of electric power capacity from a distribution-scale battery facility portfolio, in an estimated amount of up to $4,080,000 per year, for a term up to 10 years, for a total estimated amount of up to $40,800,000. Funding: $4,080,000 is available in the 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  Council is weighing a deal that would let Austin Energy tap up to 40 megawatts of battery storage from Base Power, Inc.'s network of distribution-scale battery facilities. Battery storage helps the utility lean on stored power when demand spikes or the grid gets stressed, which matters for keeping the lights on in a fast-growing city. The agreement could run up to 10 years for an estimated total of up to $40,800,000 — about $4,080,000 a year — with $4,080,000 already set aside in Austin Energy's 2025-2026 budget and the rest depending on future budgets.

• 9 Passed 10-0

  Approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance of City of Austin, Texas Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2026 (Estancia Hill Country Public Improvement District Improvement Area #3), in an amount not to exceed $9,000,000 for certain improvements to support the Estancia Hill Country Public Improvement District Improvement Area #3 and authorizing all related documents and fees. Funding: The bonds will be paid from special assessments levied on the property within Improvement Area #3 of the Estancia Hill Country Public Improvement District. No ad valorem taxes or other revenue of the City are pledged to the payment of the debt.

  The Council is weighing whether to greenlight up to $9 million in special assessment revenue bonds to fund improvements in Improvement Area #3 of the Estancia Hill Country Public Improvement District. Here's the key detail for the rest of us: these bonds get paid back through special assessments on the properties within that district — not through your property taxes or any other city revenue. So while it's a big-dollar item, the financial obligation rests with the development itself.

• 10 Passed 10-0

  Approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance of City of Austin, Water and Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2026A (CWSRF), in the par amount of $59,000,000 to implement Austin Water’s Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plan Expansion and related enhancement projects, and approve related documents. Funding: Fiscal Year 2025-2026 debt service requirements for the proposed bond issuance are included in the 2025-2026 Approved Budget of the Combined Utility Revenue Bond Redemption Fund.

  Council is weighing whether to issue $59 million in water and wastewater revenue bonds to fund Austin Water's expansion of the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant and related upgrades. The bonds would help the utility add capacity as the city grows, and the debt payments for this year are already built into the 2025-2026 approved budget.

• 11 Passed 10-0

  Authorize an amendment to the management agreement with Austin DMO, Inc. dba Downtown Austin Alliance for management services to extend the term to April 30, 2031 and update the 5-Year Service and Assessment Plan and Budget to align with the extended term. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. Related to Item #12.

  This item would renew the city's management agreement with the Downtown Austin Alliance, the group that handles services for the downtown improvement district, extending its term through April 30, 2031 and updating the accompanying 5-Year Service and Assessment Plan and Budget to match. It's a routine step in keeping downtown management running, and it's tied to companion Item #12. The city says the amendment has no fiscal impact.

• 12 Passed 10-0

  Approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20250724-138 to update the Austin Downtown Public Improvement District Service and Assessment Plan and Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 and declaring an emergency. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. Related to Item #11.

  This item updates the Service and Assessment Plan and Budget for the Austin Downtown Public Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2026, amending an existing ordinance from last July. The PID is the special assessment district that helps fund extra services downtown, so the plan governs how those dollars get put to work. The item carries an emergency declaration and is tied to Item #11. The source notes it has no fiscal impact.

• 13 Passed 10-0

  Authorize a contract for construction services for the West Riverside Reclaimed Water Main project for Austin Water with Austin Underground, Inc., in the amount of $3,699,813, plus a $369,982 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $4,069,795. Funding: $4,069,795 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.

  The Council is being asked to greenlight a construction contract with Austin Underground, Inc. to build the West Riverside Reclaimed Water Main for Austin Water. Reclaimed water lines let the city stretch its water supply by piping treated, non-drinking water for things like irrigation and cooling — a key piece of conserving Austin's drinking water as the region grows. The deal runs $3,699,813 plus a $369,982 contingency, for a total not to exceed $4,069,795, all drawn from Austin Water's Capital Budget.

• 14 Passed 10-0

  Authorize a contract for construction services for the Colony Park - Austin Energy Work Order No. 663280 project for Austin Financial Services with Joe Bland Construction LLC, in the amount of $3,186,917, plus a $318,692 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,505,609. Funding: $3,505,609 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Financial Services.

  The Council is set to award a construction contract to Joe Bland Construction LLC for Austin Energy work tied to the Colony Park project in East Austin. The deal runs $3,186,917 plus a $318,692 contingency, for a total not to exceed $3,505,609, all coming from Austin Financial Services' Capital Budget. It's a routine step in moving infrastructure work forward in this developing part of town.

• 15 Passed 10-0

  Authorize a contract for construction services for the Northwest A & B Zone Waterline Extensions and Pressure Reducing Valves project for Austin Water with DeNucci Constructors, LLC, in the amount of $6,897,348, plus a $689,735 contingency, for a total contract amount not to exceed $7,587,083. Funding: $7,587,083 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.

  Council is weighing a construction contract with DeNucci Constructors to build out the Northwest A & B Zone waterline extensions and install pressure reducing valves for Austin Water. These kinds of upgrades keep water flowing at the right pressure across the system, so it matters to folks on the affected lines. The deal runs $6,897,348 plus a $689,735 contingency, for a total not to exceed $7,587,083, all covered by Austin Water's Capital Budget.

• 16 Passed 10-0

  Authorize a contract for customer assistance program enrollment support services for Austin Energy with Solix, Inc., for an initial term of two years with up to three one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000. Funding: $833,333 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  Council is weighing a contract with Solix, Inc. to help Austin Energy sign folks up for its customer assistance programs, which lower utility bills for qualifying households. The deal runs two years with up to three one-year extensions and is capped at $10,000,000, though only $833,333 is currently available in Austin Energy's operating budget — the rest depends on future budgets. For Austinites who could use a break on their power bill, easier enrollment is the practical upshot.

• 17 Passed 10-0

  Authorize a contract for a process information analytics platform for Austin Energy with Aveva Software, LLC for an initial term of three years with up to two one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000. Funding: $309,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  Council is weighing a contract with Aveva Software to give Austin Energy a process information analytics platform — software that helps the utility track and make sense of its operational data. The deal runs an initial three years with up to two one-year extensions, capped at $2,000,000, with $309,000 currently available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget and the rest contingent on future budgets. For a city-owned utility, tools like this shape how reliably and efficiently the power stays on.

• 18 Passed 10-0

  Authorize a contract for distributed antenna system and public wi-fi services for Austin Aviation with Concourse Communications Group LLC for a term of 10 years in an estimated revenue amount of $1,750,000. Funding: This item is projected to result in additional revenue of $1,075,000 in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Aviation. In the future, this item will result in an annual revenue amount of $75,000 in Austin Aviation’s Operating Budget.

  Council is weighing a 10-year contract with Concourse Communications Group LLC to run the cell-signal network and public Wi-Fi at Austin's airport. The deal is built to bring money in rather than spend it, with an estimated $1,750,000 in revenue over the term — roughly $1,075,000 landing in this year's Aviation budget and about $75,000 a year after that. For anyone scrolling their phone while waiting at a gate, it's the behind-the-scenes plumbing that keeps you connected.

• 19 Passed 10-0

  Authorize an amendment to a contract for continued Canva graphic design platform with CDW LLC d/b/a Sirius Computer Solutions, LLC, CDW Government, to increase the amount by $310,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $385,852. Funding: $130,000 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Communications and Engagement. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  The city wants to keep using Canva, the graphic design platform, for its Communications and Engagement team, and this would amend the existing contract with CDW LLC to add $310,000 — bringing the total to no more than $385,852. Of that, $130,000 is already in the current operating budget, while the rest depends on funding in future budgets. It's the kind of behind-the-scenes software deal that keeps City staff making flyers, social posts, and public-info graphics.

• 20 Passed 10-0

  Authorize a contract for an East Austin Historic Resource Survey Update for Austin Planning with HHM & Associates, Inc., for a term of two years in an amount not to exceed $577,362. Funding: $577,362 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Planning.

  Council is weighing a two-year contract with HHM & Associates to update the survey of historic resources across East Austin, a part of town where questions about preservation and change run deep. The survey helps the city keep track of buildings and places that carry historic significance, which can shape future development and preservation decisions in the area. The contract would not exceed $577,362, drawn from Austin Planning's operating budget.

• 21 Passed 10-0

  Authorize a contract for center pivot irrigation units service for Austin Water with Leonard Water Services in an amount not to exceed $247,758. Funding: $247,758 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Water.

  This item asks Council to approve a contract with Leonard Water Services to service the center pivot irrigation units that Austin Water relies on. Keeping that equipment running matters for how the utility manages its water operations. The contract is capped at $247,758, with that funding already set aside in Austin Water's operating budget.

• 22 Passed 10-0

  Authorize a contract for total waste management services for Austin Aviation with Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. d/b/a Texas Disposal Systems, for an initial term of three years with up to two three-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $27,930,137. Funding: $261,538 is available in the Operating Budget of Austin Aviation. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  This item would sign Texas Disposal Systems up to handle all the trash and waste management at Austin's airport, with an initial three-year term and the option for two three-year extensions. As ABIA keeps growing and packing in travelers, keeping the terminals and grounds clean is no small job. The contract is capped at $27,930,137, with $261,538 currently available in Austin Aviation's operating budget and the rest contingent on future budgets.

• 23 Passed 10-0

  Authorize two contracts for City owned solar installations on City facilities for Austin Climate Action and Resilience with GS Solar LLC d/b/a Big Sun Solar, for an initial term of five years with up to five five-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $76,500,000 and with PowerFin Texas Solar Projects, LLC for a term of up to 25 years with an estimated revenue of $17,700,000. Funding: $1,300,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

  Council is weighing two contracts to put city-owned solar panels on Austin facilities as part of the Climate Action and Resilience push. One deal with Big Sun Solar runs an initial five years with up to five five-year extensions and caps out at $76.5 million, while a separate 25-year contract with PowerFin Texas Solar Projects is estimated to bring in $17.7 million in revenue. For now, $1.3 million is available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget, with the rest of the funding depending on future budgets.

• 24 Passed 10-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the lease agreement on behalf of Austin Facilities Management to extend the lease with Durbin Bennett Private Wealth Management, LLC, a Texas limited liability company d/b/a Maslow Wealth Advisors (Maslow Wealth), for 5,639 square feet of office space in the City’s Two Barton Skyway Building located at 1601 South MoPac Expressway, Suite 125D, Austin, Texas 78746, part of two administrative office buildings to serve as a new Public Safety Headquarters for Austin Fire, Austin Police, and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, that will establish an earlier lease expiration date of August 31, 2026; and authorize staff to administratively extend the lease on a month-to-month basis for up to four months at a rental rate of no less than $20,433 per month. Funding: This item is projected to reduce revenue by $20,433 in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and $81,731 in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 of the Operating Budget of Austin Facilities Management.

  The City owns the Two Barton Skyway Building on South MoPac, where it currently leases office space to a private tenant, Maslow Wealth Advisors. This item tweaks that lease so it wraps up sooner — by August 31, 2026 — with the option to keep the tenant month-to-month for up to four more months, all part of the City's plan to turn the buildings into a new Public Safety Headquarters for Austin Fire, Police, and EMS. Because the City is shortening the lease, it expects to bring in less rent: a projected $20,433 less in FY 2025-2026 and $81,731 less in FY 2026-2027.

• 25 Passed 10-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the lease agreement with Fifth Lane Capital, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, for 1,024 square feet of office space in the City’s University Park Building, the administrative office building to serve as a new colocation facility for Austin Capital Delivery Services and other departments, located at 3300 North Interstate Highway 35, Suite 380, Austin, Texas 78705, that will establish an earlier lease expiration date of April 1, 2026. Funding: This item is projected to reduce revenue by $25,032 in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and $12,516 in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 of the Operating Budget of Austin Facilities Management.

  The Council is being asked to amend the City's lease with Fifth Lane Capital for 1,024 square feet of office space in the University Park Building on North I-35, moving up the lease expiration to April 1, 2026. The space had served as a colocation spot for Austin Capital Delivery Services and other departments, and ending the lease early reshuffles how those teams are housed. Wrapping things up sooner is projected to trim Austin Facilities Management revenue by $25,032 in FY2025-2026 and $12,516 in FY2026-2027.

• 26 Passed 10-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to the lease agreement with Open Lending LLC, a Texas limited liability company, for 25,368 square feet of office space in the City’s One Barton Skyway Building, part of two administrative office buildings to serve as a new Public Safety Headquarters for Austin Fire, Austin Police, and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, located at 1501 South MoPac Expressway, Suite 450, Austin, Texas 78746, that will establish an earlier lease expiration date of December 31, 2026, and waive the base rent and other charges under the lease from April 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026, in the amount of $958,480. Funding: This item is projected to reduce revenue by $634,759 in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and $323,721 in Fiscal Year 2026-2027 of the Operating Budget of Austin Facilities Management.

  The city wants to amend its lease with Open Lending LLC, which rents about 25,368 square feet at the One Barton Skyway Building off South MoPac — a property the city is eyeing as a future Public Safety Headquarters for Austin Fire, Police, and Austin-Travis County EMS. The amendment would move up the lease's end date to December 31, 2026, and waive Open Lending's base rent and other charges from April through December 2026, clearing the space sooner. That waiver totals $958,480, which means less revenue for Austin Facilities Management — about $634,759 less in FY2025-2026 and $323,721 less in FY2026-2027.

• 27 Passed 10-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with The Salvation Army, a Georgia corporation, for the Emergency Solutions Grant for the Austin Shelter for Women and Children to provide operations and maintenance for a nine-month term, beginning on January 1, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $313,922. Funding: $313,922 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations Special Revenue Budget.

  This item greenlights an agreement with The Salvation Army to run operations and maintenance at the Austin Shelter for Women and Children, using federal Emergency Solutions Grant dollars. The deal covers a nine-month term starting January 1, 2026, and keeps a key shelter for women and kids experiencing homelessness up and running. The cost is not to exceed $313,922, which comes from the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations Special Revenue Budget.

• 28 Passed 10-0

  Approve an ordinance amending Exhibit A of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Fees, Fines, and Other Charges ordinance (Ordinance No. 20250813-004) to amend Austin Resource Recovery fees for garbage collection in the Central Business District to eliminate the organics fee and increase the base customer charges and dumpster service and fee per cubic yard fees. Funding: This item may result in additional revenue collections in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Resource Recovery Fund.

  This ordinance reshuffles the trash bill for businesses and properties in the downtown Central Business District. Austin Resource Recovery would drop the organics fee while bumping up the base customer charge and the dumpster service and per-cubic-yard fees. The change may bring in additional revenue to the Austin Resource Recovery Fund this fiscal year.

• 29 Passed 10-0

  Approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 2 (Administration) to add a new Chapter 2-19 (Surveillance Technology) relating to the adoption, acquisition, deployment, use, and review of surveillance technology by any City department. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  This ordinance would add a brand-new chapter to the City Code laying out rules for how any Austin city department adopts, buys, deploys, uses, and reviews surveillance technology. It matters because it sets citywide ground rules for the kinds of tools departments can use to watch and gather information, rather than leaving those decisions scattered. The item is listed as having no fiscal impact.

• 30 Passed 10-0

  Approve a resolution authorizing negotiation and execution of an advance funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the use of federal earmark funding from Congressman Gregorio Casar's Office in the amount of $4,116,279, as construction reimbursement for the Longhorn Dam Multimodal Improvements Fiscal Year 2024 Community Project, for a total estimated project cost of $6,185,729, with the City's share of the cost estimated to be $2,053,262 plus any cost overruns. Funding: $4,116,279 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works; $2,053,262 for the City's share of the cost is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works from the 2018 and 2020 Mobility Bonds.

  This greenlights an agreement with TxDOT to tap a $4,116,279 federal earmark secured by Congressman Gregorio Casar to help pay for the Longhorn Dam Multimodal Improvements project. The improvements aim to make that crossing work better for more ways of getting around, and the federal money covers a big chunk of the estimated $6,185,729 total cost. Austin's share comes to about $2,053,262 — drawn from the 2018 and 2020 Mobility Bonds — plus any cost overruns.

• 31 Passed 10-0

  Approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 14-11 (Use of Right-of-Way) to exempt existing historic buildings or structures from the requirement to obtain an encroachment agreement or a license agreement in order to continue encroaching into a City right-of-way or easement, provided the structure or improvement does not interfere with the City’s use of the right-of-way or easement. Funding: This item is projected to result in unrealized revenue of $18,040 in fees for each qualifying historic property in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Transportation and Public Works Operating Budget and future budgets.

  This ordinance would change City Code so that historic buildings already poking into a City right-of-way or easement no longer have to get an encroachment or license agreement to stay put — as long as they don't get in the way of the City's use of that space. It's a break for owners of older Austin properties whose stoops, walls, or structures predate today's rules. The trade-off: the City projects it would forgo $18,040 in fees for each qualifying historic property in the current and future budgets.

• 32 Passed 10-0

  Approve a resolution authorizing the City Manager to file an application with the Texas Water Development Board for a low-interest loan in the amount not to exceed $6,000,000 from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Lead Service Line Replacement Program for Austin Water's Galvanized Water Service Line Replacement Program. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. The additional funding needed for this program is contingent upon available funding in future Austin Water budgets.

  Council is being asked to greenlight an application to the Texas Water Development Board for a low-interest loan of up to $6,000,000 to help fund Austin Water's program for replacing aging galvanized water service lines. The money comes from a state revolving fund earmarked for swapping out old lead and galvanized pipes, the kind of infrastructure work that keeps drinking water clean as it travels to your tap. The application itself has no fiscal impact, though any future funding for the program would depend on what's available in Austin Water's budgets down the road.

• 33 Failed 10-0

  Approve Service Extension Request No. 6290 for wastewater service to a 2.85-acre tract located at 1107 Castle Ridge Road within the City’s Drinking Water Protection Zone, the City’s two-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction, and Austin Water’s wastewater service area. This action concerns land located within the Barton Springs Zone. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. The property owner will pay the related infrastructure costs to connect to Austin Water’s wastewater system.

  Council is weighing whether to extend wastewater service to a 2.85-acre tract at 1107 Castle Ridge Road, which sits in some of Austin's most sensitive turf — the Drinking Water Protection Zone, the Barton Springs Zone, and the city's two-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction. Because it touches the Barton Springs watershed, extending utility lines here is the kind of decision that carries environmental weight beyond a single hookup. There's no fiscal impact to the city; the property owner pays the infrastructure costs to connect to Austin Water's system.

• 34 Passed 10-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the City to reimburse CapMetro for an amount not to exceed $747,500 for costs associated with the design and construction of an oversized water main and appurtenances related to Service Extension Request No. 5781R2 that will provide water service to a proposed office warehouse and fleet facility development located at 10805 Cameron Road. Funding: $747,500 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Budget of Austin Water.

  This sets up an agreement with CapMetro where Austin reimburses the transit agency for designing and building an oversized water main to serve a planned office warehouse and fleet facility at 10805 Cameron Road. The "oversized" piece matters because it means the city is paying for extra capacity beyond what one project needs, helping serve future growth in the area. The reimbursement is capped at $747,500, drawn from Austin Water's FY 2025-2026 Capital Budget.

• 35 Passed 10-0

  Approve appointments and certain related waivers to boards and commissions, to Council committees and other intergovernmental bodies, and to public facility corporations; removal and replacement of members; and amendments to board and commission bylaws.

  This is the Council's regular housekeeping item for keeping Austin's many boards and commissions staffed and running. It covers appointing new members, granting certain waivers, removing and replacing folks, and tweaking the bylaws that govern how these bodies operate. It also touches appointments to Council committees, intergovernmental bodies, and public facility corporations.

• 36 Passed 10-0

  Approve an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees related to the Muslim Heritage Month Open Mic Night held at the Asian American Resource Center on January 23, 2026.

  Council is weighing an ordinance to waive or reimburse certain fees tied to the Muslim Heritage Month Open Mic Night, held back in January at the Asian American Resource Center. It's a routine cleanup item that helps a community celebration cover its city-related costs. The source text doesn't list a dollar amount for the waiver or reimbursement.

• 37 Passed 10-0

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to create a “Safe to Call” stakeholder process to explore the development of strategies and policies to provide assurance of safety and protection to victims, witnesses, and vulnerable community members when they call the City for emergency services, and report back to Council.

  The Council is looking to launch a "Safe to Call" stakeholder process, directing the City Manager to explore strategies that would reassure victims, witnesses, and vulnerable community members that it's safe to dial up the City for emergency services. The idea is that folks shouldn't have to fear consequences when they reach out for help in a crisis. If approved, the City Manager would gather stakeholders, develop potential policies, and report back to Council.

• 38 Passed 10-0

  Approve a resolution initiating rezoning of property at 5807 Ross Road, Austin, Texas, to allow for food sales use on the property.

  The Council is kicking off a rezoning process for the property at 5807 Ross Road that would allow food sales to operate there. This resolution is the first step, formally starting the change rather than finalizing it. If it moves forward, neighbors could see a new food-related business at that spot.

• 39 Passed 10-0

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to notify the Community Development Commission (Commission) when rezoning applications are received for properties with existing multifamily so that the Commission will have an opportunity to provide recommendations to City Council.

  This resolution would have the City Manager give the Community Development Commission a heads-up whenever a rezoning application comes in for a property that already has multifamily housing on it. The idea is to loop the Commission in early enough that it can weigh in with recommendations before Council makes a call. For renters living in those buildings, it's a chance to have an advisory body flag concerns as zoning changes move through the pipeline.

• 40 Passed 10-0

  Approve an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees related to the Austin Dragon Boat Festival and Race held at Festival Beach on April 25, 2026; amending Resolution No. 021003-40 to add the Austin Dragon Boat Festival and Race as a City co-sponsored event starting in Fiscal Year 2026-2027; directing the City Manager to include the Austin Dragon Boat Festival and Race in the list of City co-sponsored events for which fees are waived annually in the ordinance adopted with the budget starting in Fiscal Year 2026-2027; and authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a co-sponsorship agreement with the Lunar Foundation for the Austin Dragon Boat Festival and Race.

  This ordinance would waive or reimburse certain city fees for the Austin Dragon Boat Festival and Race at Festival Beach on April 25, 2026, and officially add the event to Austin's list of City co-sponsored events starting in Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Becoming a co-sponsored event means the festival's fees would be waived annually as part of the budget ordinance going forward, rather than requiring a one-off approval each year. It also clears the City Manager to negotiate and sign a co-sponsorship agreement with the Lunar Foundation, the group behind the race.

• 41 Passed 10-0

  Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to analyze potential changes to the Solar Standard Offer and Value of Solar Rates; explore a potential program for providing broad access to solar and battery storage equipment; provide options for expanding the community solar program; and explore options to increase the number of commercial customers participating in Austin Energy’s demand response program.

  Council is asking the City Manager to take a hard look at how Austin Energy handles solar — specifically the Solar Standard Offer and Value of Solar Rates — and to explore ways to get solar panels and battery storage into more hands. The resolution also calls for options to grow the community solar program and to bring more commercial customers into Austin Energy's demand response program. This is the homework phase: it directs analysis and options, setting the stage for future decisions about how Austin powers itself.

• 42 Passed 10-0

  Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for CKT961 Induction Reduction Project for the public use of mitigating an induced voltage by the Austin Energy Circuit 961 transmission line on the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) Red Rail Line requiring the acquisition of a permanent electric transmission and distribution easement consisting of approximately 0.2334 of one acre (10,166 square foot) easement, out of the Rachael Saul Survey, Abstract Number 551, Williamson County, Texas, being a portion of Lot 3, Block A, Resubdivision of Lot 1, Block A, Davis Spring Commercial Section 2, a subdivision record in Document Number 2011058775, Official Public Records, Williamson County, Texas, said Lot 3 (a portion of Tract 1) conveyed to Davis Spring SAH, LLC by General Warranty Deed dated March 2, 2022, as recorded in Document Number 2022027129, Official Public Records, Williamson County, Texas, currently appraised at $106,235 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 Davis Spring SAH, LLC, a Texas limited liability company. The property is located at 9825 Spectrum Drive, Building 2, Austin, Texas, 78717. The general route of the project begins at the Jollyville Substation and runs parallel to the CapMetro Red Line, crossing over Ranch Road 620 North and Highway 45, heading east towards West Howard Lane, ending at the Ashton Woods Substation. Funding: $106,235 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy.

  The Council is being asked to authorize eminent domain proceedings to acquire a roughly 0.23-acre (10,166-square-foot) permanent electric easement at 9825 Spectrum Drive in far northwest Austin, owned by Davis Spring SAH, LLC. The easement is needed for Austin Energy's CKT961 Induction Reduction Project, which aims to mitigate voltage induced by the Circuit 961 transmission line on CapMetro's Red Line rail, along a route running from the Jollyville Substation to the Ashton Woods Substation. The property is currently appraised at $106,235, an amount available in Austin Energy's capital budget, though the final figure could rise based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner's award, settlement, or judgment.

• 43 Passed 10-0

  Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for CKT961 Induction Reduction Project for the public use of mitigating an induced voltage by the Austin Energy Circuit 961 transmission line on the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) Red Rail Line requiring the acquisition of a permanent electric transmission and distribution easement consisting of approximately 0.2767 of one acre (12,052 square foot) easement, out of the Rachael Saul Survey, Abstract Number 551, Williamson County, Texas, being a portion of Lot 2, Block A, Resubdivision of Lot 1, Block A, Davis Spring Commercial Section 2, a subdivision recorded in Document Number 2011058775, Official Public Records, Williamson County, Texas, said Lot 2 (a portion of Tract 1) conveyed to Davis Spring SAH LLC, by General Warranty Deed dated March 2, 2022, as recorded in Document Number 2022027129, Official Public Records, Williamson County, Texas, currently appraised at $125,943 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 Davis Spring SAH, LLC, a Texas limited liability company. The property is located at 9825 Spectrum Drive, Building 3, Austin, Texas, 78717. The general route of the project begins at the Jollyville Substation and runs parallel to the CapMetro Red Line, crossing over Ranch Road 620 North and Highway 45, heading east towards West Howard Lane, ending at the Ashton Woods Substation. Funding: $125,943 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy.

  Council is being asked to authorize eminent domain proceedings to acquire a roughly 0.28-acre (12,052-square-foot) permanent easement at 9825 Spectrum Drive in northwest Austin from owner Davis Spring SAH, LLC. The easement supports Austin Energy's CKT961 Induction Reduction Project, which aims to mitigate voltage induced by the Circuit 961 transmission line onto CapMetro's Red Line rail — a route running from the Jollyville Substation parallel to the rail and ending at the Ashton Woods Substation. The property is currently appraised at $125,943, with that amount available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget, though the final cost could rise based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner's award, settlement, or judgment.

• 44 Passed 10-0

  Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for CKT961 Induction Reduction Project for the public use of mitigating an induced voltage by the Austin Energy Circuit 961 transmission line on the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) Red Rail Line requiring the acquisition of a permanent electric transmission and distribution easement consisting of approximately 0.1309 of one acre (5,704 square foot) easement consisting of three parts out of the Rachael Saul Survey, Abstract No. 551, Williamson County, Texas, being a portion of Lot 1, Block A, Replat of Davis Spring Commercial Section 3, a subdivision of record in Document Number 2018027822, Official Public Records, Williamson County, Texas, said Lot 1 conveyed to TA Rhythm Apartments, LLC by Special Warranty Deed dated October 28, 2021, as recorded in Document Number 2021165405, Official Public Records, Williamson County, Texas, currently appraised at $60,962 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 TA Rhythm Apartments, LLC, a Texas limited liability company. The property is located at 9701 Spectrum Drive, Austin, Texas 78717. The general route of the project begins at the Jollyville Substation and runs parallel to the CapMetro Red Line, crossing over Ranch Road 620 North and Highway 45, heading east towards West Howard Lane, ending at the Ashton Woods Substation. Funding: $60,962 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Energy.

  The Council is being asked to greenlight eminent domain proceedings to acquire a small easement — about 0.13 acre (5,704 square feet) — at 9701 Spectrum Drive in northwest Austin, currently owned by TA Rhythm Apartments, LLC. The land is needed for Austin Energy's CKT961 Induction Reduction Project, which aims to mitigate an induced voltage that the utility's Circuit 961 transmission line creates along CapMetro's Red Line rail route running from the Jollyville Substation east to the Ashton Woods Substation. The easement is appraised at $60,962, available in Austin Energy's Capital Budget, though that figure could rise based on updated appraisals, a settlement, or a court judgment.

• 45 Passed 10-0

  Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for the Corridor Program - North Lamar Boulevard Project for the public use of right-of-way improvements, including the upgrade or replacement of sidewalks, shared use paths, turn lanes, and intersection improvements requiring the acquisition of a sidewalk, trail, and recreational easement consisting of approximately 0.1071 of one acre (4,667 square foot) parcel consisting of two parts, out of the J.M. Swisher Survey Number 32, Abstract Number 2405, in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, being a portion of Lot 1, Amended Plat of Lots 1, 2 and 3 Park 35 II Subdivision, a subdivision recorded September 14, 2015, in Document Number. 201500192, Official Public Records, Travis County, Texas, said Lot 1 conveyed to Pleasanton Housing Finance Corporation by Special Warranty Deed, executed August 29, 2024, as recorded in Document Number 2024096463, Official Public Records, Travis County, Texas, currently appraised at $8,984 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 Pleasanton Housing Finance Corporation, a Texas non-profit corporation. The property is located at 12101 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78753. The general route of the project runs from north to south, crossing over Walnut Creek between Walnut Park Crossing and Oakbrook Drive. Funding: $8,984 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works.

  This resolution clears the way for the city to use eminent domain to acquire a small easement — about 0.1 acre (4,667 square feet) — at 12101 North Lamar Boulevard, currently owned by Pleasanton Housing Finance Corporation. The land is needed for the North Lamar Boulevard Corridor Program, which would upgrade sidewalks, shared-use paths, turn lanes, and intersections along a stretch that crosses Walnut Creek between Walnut Park Crossing and Oakbrook Drive. The parcel is appraised at $8,984, though that figure could rise based on updated appraisals, a settlement, or a court judgment; the funding comes from the Austin Transportation and Public Works capital budget.

• 46 Passed 10-0

  Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for the construction of the Greater Austin Texas County Regional Radio Systems communications tower for the public use of situating a communications tower to provide radio coverage of central Austin and Travis County in support of all City and County public safety and public service departments and agencies, requiring the acquisition of fee simple right-of-way consisting of approximately 0.282 acres (12,301 square feet), of one acre of land, more or less, out of and a part of the David Thomas Survey No. 1, Abstract No. 772, in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, same being a portion of the 26.373 acre tract of land conveyed to Austin Argyle Television, Inc., by Special Warranty Deed, filed for record on January 4, 1994, recorded in Volume 12095, page 56 of the Real Property Records of Travis County Texas and as further affected by Article of Merger with NW Communications of Austin, Inc. by deed, filed for record on October 30, 1995, recorded in Volume 12554, Page 987, currently appraised at $61,505, 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 NW Communications of Austin, Inc., formerly known as Austin Argyle Television, Inc. The property is located at 00 Mount Larson Road, Austin, Travis County, Texas 78746. This acquisition is limited to this location. No other route information. Funding: $61,505 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Technology Services.

  This resolution lets the city use eminent domain to acquire roughly 0.282 acres off Mount Larson Road in West Austin so it can build a communications tower for the Greater Austin-Travis County Regional Radio System. The tower is meant to boost radio coverage across central Austin and Travis County for city and county public safety and public service agencies. The land, owned by NW Communications of Austin (formerly Austin Argyle Television), is appraised at $61,505, with funding available in the Austin Technology Services capital budget — though the final price could rise through updated appraisals, a settlement, or a court judgment.

• 47 No final action

  The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to conduct a Board of Directors’ meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. Following the adjournment of the AHFC Board meeting, the City Council will reconvene. This item has no fiscal impact.

  This is one of those procedural pit stops in the meeting — the Mayor will pause regular Council business so the same folks can switch hats and meet as the Board of Directors of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation, then gavel back into Council mode once they're done. It's a routine handoff that lets the city's affordable-housing financing arm conduct its own business. The item itself has no fiscal impact.

• 48 Passed 10-0

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance repealing and replacing City Code Chapter 25-12, Article 4 (Electrical Code) to adopt the 2026 National Electrical Code, Annex H, and local amendments. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  The Council is holding a public hearing on swapping out Austin's current electrical code for the 2026 National Electrical Code, plus Annex H and some local tweaks. This is the set of rules that govern how wiring and electrical systems get installed across the city, so it shapes what builders and electricians have to follow on new and renovated projects. The source notes this item carries no fiscal impact.

• 49 Passed 10-0

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing approximately 0.198 acres of land located at 1810 Rockcliff Road, Austin, Travis County, Texas under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0017. A portion of the property is located in Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction, and the remaining portion is located in Austin’s limited purpose jurisdiction in Council District 8. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  The Council is holding a public hearing on whether to disannex about 0.198 acres at 1810 Rockcliff Road in District 8, effectively redrawing the city's boundary to remove this small parcel. The move is being made under Texas Senate Bill 1844, passed in the 89th Regular Session. Part of the property currently sits in Austin's full-purpose jurisdiction and part in its limited-purpose jurisdiction. The item has no fiscal impact.

• 50 Passed 10-0

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing approximately 0.277 acres of land located at 6705 Elfland Drive, Austin, Travis County, Texas under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0018. The property is located in Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction in Council District 10. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  The Council is holding a public hearing and weighing an ordinance to disannex roughly 0.277 acres at 6705 Elfland Drive in District 10, pulling that small parcel out of Austin's full-purpose city limits under state law (Senate Bill 1844). It's a tiny boundary tweak, but it shifts which jurisdiction the property answers to for services and rules. The item is noted to have no fiscal impact.

• 51 Passed 10-0

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance adjusting the City’s boundary limits by disannexing approximately 0.219 acres of land located at 6703 Elfland Drive, Austin, Travis County, Texas under Texas Senate Bill 1844 (89th Regular Session). Case number: C7d-2026-0019. The property is located in Austin’s full purpose jurisdiction in Council District 10. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  Council is holding a public hearing on whether to disannex about 0.219 acres at 6703 Elfland Drive in District 10, removing it from Austin's full-purpose city limits under Texas Senate Bill 1844. Disannexation reshapes which services and rules apply to a property, so even a small parcel signals how state law is reworking the city's boundaries. The city notes this item has no fiscal impact.

• 52 Postponed 11-0

  Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 25-10 (Sign Regulations) to revise requirements that apply to existing non-conforming off-premise signs (known as billboards) including when billboards can be relocated, where billboards can be relocated, and height requirements for relocated billboards; and waiving City Code Sections 25-1-501 and 25-1-502 related to initiating City Code amendments, public hearing notice, and Planning Commission review requirements for amendments to City Code Title 25.. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  Council is holding a public hearing on an ordinance that would rewrite the rules for those old billboards around town that don't meet today's sign code. The changes spell out when and where these non-conforming billboards can be relocated, plus new height limits if they move. The item also waives the usual steps for amending the sign code, including standard public hearing notice and Planning Commission review. The change has no fiscal impact.

• 53 No final action

  Conduct a public hearing and receive public input on community needs concerning the City's Fiscal Year 2026- 2027 Action Plan, which serves as the City’s application for federal funding, as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Texas Local Government Code Chapter 373. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  Council is holding a public hearing to gather your input on community needs for the City's Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Action Plan, which doubles as Austin's official application for federal funding through HUD. This is the part of the process where residents get a chance to speak up about where those federal dollars should go. The item itself has no direct fiscal impact.

• 54 Passed 10-0

  Conduct a public hearing in accordance with Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 26 and consider a resolution authorizing a change in use of dedicated parkland, known as Edward Rendon Sr. Metropolitan Park at Festival Beach, to permanently use approximately 15,368 square feet of parkland in order to construct, operate, maintain, and repair an Austin Energy transmission line. Funding: This item includes a mitigation payment in the amount of $2,414,240 from Austin Energy to Austin Parks and Recreation and, as a result, there is no impact to the General Fund.

  Council is holding a public hearing on whether to permanently convert about 15,368 square feet of dedicated parkland at Edward Rendon Sr. Metropolitan Park at Festival Beach so Austin Energy can build and maintain a transmission line. Because this is protected parkland, state law (Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Chapter 26) requires the public hearing before any change in use. Austin Energy would pay $2,414,240 to Parks and Recreation as mitigation, so there's no hit to the General Fund.

• 55 Passed 10-0

  NPA-2025-0026.02 - Middle Fiskville Automotive Sales- Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20100624-110, in the North Lamar Combined Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 10600, 10602, 10604, 10606, and 10608 Middle Fiskville Road (Walnut Creek Watershed) from Neighborhood Commercial to Commercial land use. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Commercial land use. Owner/Applicant: Penize, LLC and Toniette Navarrette. Agent: Husch Blackwell, LP (Nikelle Meade). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Austin Planning, 512-974-2695.

  This is a public hearing on whether to change the future land use designation for five properties on Middle Fiskville Road, near North Lamar in the Walnut Creek Watershed, from Neighborhood Commercial to the broader Commercial category. The shift would open the door to a wider range of business uses on the site, tied to a proposed automotive sales operation. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the Commercial designation.

• 56 Passed 10-0

  C14-2025-0099 - Middle Fiskville Automotive Sales - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 10602, 10604, 10606, and 10608 Middle Fiskville Road (Walnut Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning and neighborhood commercial-neighborhood plan (LR-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-neighborhood plan (CS-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Penize, LLC (Kanton Labaj). Agent: Husch Blackwell, LP (Nikelle Meade). City Staff: Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057.

  This is a rezoning request for four properties on Middle Fiskville Road, in the Walnut Creek Watershed, that would shift the land from residential and neighborhood commercial uses to general commercial services — the kind of zoning that opens the door to a use like automotive sales. The applicant wants a straight CS-NP designation, but both staff and the Planning Commission recommend adding a conditional overlay (CS-CO-NP), which typically limits certain uses or sets extra conditions on the site. Council will hold a public hearing before deciding which version, if any, to approve.

• 57 Passed 10-0

  C814-2018-0122.03 - Circuit of the Americas PUD Amendment #3 - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 and Ordinance No. 20201001-042 by rezoning property locally known as 9201 Circuit of the Americas Boulevard (Dry Creek and Maha Watersheds). Applicant Request: To rezone from planned unit development (PUD) district zoning to planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, to change conditions of zoning. The ordinance may include exemption from or waiver of fees, alternative funding methods, modifications of City regulations, and acquisition of property. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant planned unit development (PUD) district zoning, to change conditions of zoning. Owner/ Applicant: Circuit of the Americas, Inc. (Alyssa Epstein, Secretary). Agent: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael J. Whellan). City Staff: Sherri Sirwaitis, 512-974-3057.

  Circuit of the Americas — the home of Austin's Formula 1 track out at 9201 Circuit of the Americas Boulevard — wants to tweak the rules governing its planned unit development for the third time. The amendment would change conditions of the existing PUD zoning and could include fee waivers, alternative funding methods, modifications of City regulations, and property acquisition. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving the change, which heads to a public hearing before council votes.

• 58 Postponed 10-0

  C14-2025-0121 - 8901 East U.S. Highway 290 - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 8901 East U.S. 290 Highway Service Road Eastbound (Walnut Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from community commercial-conditional overlay (GR-CO) combining district zoning and limited industrial service-conditional overlay (LI-CO) combining district zoning to limited industrial service (LI) district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant limited industrial service (LI) district zoning. Owner: Springdale 2.9 LLC. Applicant: Drenner Group, PC (Leah Bojo). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.

  This is a rezoning request for a property at 8901 East U.S. 290 (out in the Walnut Creek Watershed), where the owner wants to switch from commercial and limited industrial zoning with conditional overlays to straight limited industrial service (LI) zoning. Dropping the conditional overlays opens the door to a wider range of industrial uses on the site. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving the LI zoning.

• 59 Postponed 10-0

  C814-2008-0087.02 - South Shore PUD Addition - Conduct a public hearing and approve first reading of an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 and amending Ordinance No. 20091217-126 by rezoning property locally known as 1705 and 1717 South Lakeshore Boulevard and 1712 East Riverside Drive (Lady Bird Lake Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from East Riverside Corridor (ERC) district zoning (Corridor Mixed Use subdistrict) to planned unit development-neighborhood plan (PUD-NP) combining district zoning. The ordinance may include exemption from or waiver of fees, alternative funding methods, modifications of City regulations, and acquisition of property. Staff Recommendation: To grant planned unit development-neighborhood plan (PUD-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant planned unit development (PUD-NP) combining district zoning, as modified. Owner/Applicant: Grayco SS Land 2011, LP and Morrison-Moore Properties, Ltd. Agent: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael J. Whellan). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP. Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.

  This is a public hearing and first-reading vote on rezoning three parcels near Lady Bird Lake — at 1705 and 1717 South Lakeshore Boulevard and 1712 East Riverside Drive — to fold them into the South Shore Planned Unit Development. The shift from East Riverside Corridor zoning to a PUD-NP designation matters because PUDs come with their own custom rulebook, and this ordinance could include waivers of City fees, modifications of City regulations, and even property acquisition. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the PUD-NP zoning, with the Commission backing a modified version.

• 60 Postponed 10-0

  C14-2025-0080 - 1811 East Cesar Chavez - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1811 East Cesar Chavez Street (Lady Bird Lake Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from general commercial services-mixed use-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-CO-NP) combining district zoning to commercial-liquor sales-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-1-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To deny commercial-liquor sales-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-1-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant commercial-liquor sales-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-1-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Lodhia Investments LLC and G N Exim Corporation Inc. Agent: Keepers Land Planning (Ricca Keepers). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057. A valid petition has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request.

  This is a rezoning request for 1811 East Cesar Chavez Street, where the owners want to switch the property's zoning to allow commercial liquor sales (CS-1) in this East Side spot along the Lady Bird Lake Watershed. There's a real split here: city staff recommend denying the change, while the Planning Commission recommends granting it — and neighbors have filed a valid petition in opposition, which raises the bar for Council approval. The hearing gives the community a chance to weigh in before Council decides.

• 61 No final action

  Approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 7-2 (Art in Public Places) to add and revise definitions, require City facilities delivered by a public facility corporation to incorporate a two percent allocation of construction cost as defined by Chapter 7-2, encourage private developers to incorporate a two percent allocation of a project’s cost to art, and expand and update language regarding the flexibility of art placement and funding for maintenance, repairs, relocations, and deaccessions. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. The future financial impact will be determined as specific capital improvement projects and public facility corporation projects are approved.

  Council is updating Austin's Art in Public Places rules (City Code Chapter 7-2), refreshing definitions and giving the city more flexibility on where public art goes and how it's maintained, repaired, relocated, or removed. The big change: city facilities built through a public facility corporation would be required to set aside two percent of construction cost for art, while private developers would be encouraged to do the same. The ordinance itself has no fiscal impact now; the actual dollars get sorted out as individual capital and public facility corporation projects come up for approval.

• 62 No final action

  Approve an ordinance amending City Code to move existing requirements related to special events that occur at certain parks from Chapter 8-1 (Parks Administration) to Chapter 4-20 (Special Events), to update the list of special events, update definitions, and add provisions related to new special events at certain parks. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

  Council is reorganizing how the city handles special events at certain parks, shifting those rules out of the Parks Administration chapter of City Code and into the dedicated Special Events chapter. The ordinance also refreshes the official list of recognized special events, updates definitions, and adds provisions for new events at some parks. The city says this change carries no fiscal impact.

• 63 Passed 10-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to an interlocal agreement with Travis County for the City’s provision of public health services, for a five-month term beginning on May 1, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $3,080,810. Funding: Travis County will reimburse the City for the public health services provided by the City through a cost recovery model.

  This item lets the city negotiate and sign an amendment to its long-standing partnership with Travis County, under which Austin provides public health services to county residents. The amendment covers a five-month stretch starting May 1, 2026, with a not-to-exceed amount of $3,080,810. Travis County reimburses the city for those services through a cost recovery model, so the county foots the bill rather than Austin taxpayers.

• 64 Passed 10-0

  Approve a resolution requesting the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority (CTRMA) reconsider its Finding of No Significant Impact for the MoPac South Project (Project), prepare a full Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act, and consider a project alternative that aligns with City environmental and mobility plans and policy; and directing the City Manager to assist CTRMA with developing this City-aligned project alternative, identify infrastructure improvements to reduce the need for or scope of the Project, collaborate with Capital Metro Transportation Authority and CTRMA to advance new park and ride facilities along MoPac Expressway, and submit comments for the MoPac South Draft Environmental Assessment Public Hearing.

  This resolution asks the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority to take a harder look at the MoPac South Project — specifically, to reconsider its Finding of No Significant Impact and prepare a full Environmental Impact Statement under federal law, while weighing an alternative that better fits Austin's environmental and mobility plans. It also directs the City Manager to help shape that City-aligned alternative, look for infrastructure fixes that could shrink the project's footprint, work with CapMetro and CTRMA on new park and ride facilities along MoPac, and submit comments at the project's public hearing. For anyone who drives, bikes, or lives near the MoPac corridor, this shapes how a major highway expansion moves forward and how closely it's studied.

• 65 No final action

  Discuss legal issues related to Cunningham et al. v. City of Austin et al., D-1-GN-26-002152, in the 261st District Court in Travis County, Texas concerning the City’s transportation user fee. (Private consultation with legal counsel - Section 551.071 of the Government Code).

  Council heads behind closed doors with the city's lawyers to talk through Cunningham et al. v. City of Austin, a lawsuit filed in Travis County's 261st District Court over Austin's transportation user fee. Because it's a private legal consultation under the Texas Open Meetings Act, the public won't be in the room — but the outcome could shape how the city handles a fee that touches local transportation funding.

• 66 No final action

  Discuss legal issues related to SB 4, passed during the 85th Texas Legislative Session, regarding enforcement by local governmental entities of state and federal immigration laws. (Private consultation with legal counsel - Section 551.071 of the Government Code).

  Council is set to meet privately with its legal counsel to talk through legal issues tied to SB 4, a state law passed during the 85th Texas Legislative Session that deals with how local governments enforce state and federal immigration laws. Because this is a closed-door consultation under Section 551.071 of the Government Code, the public won't be in the room for the discussion itself. It matters because it touches on how Austin navigates its legal obligations around immigration enforcement.

• 67 No final action

  Discuss legal and real estate matters related to the acquisition by eminent domain of a fee simple interest in right-of-way consisting of approximately 0.282 acres (12,301 square feet), located at 00 Mount Larson Road, Austin, Texas 78746, for the public use of situating a communications tower to provide radio coverage in support of all City and County public safety and public service departments and agencies. (Private consultation with legal counsel - Section 551.071 of the Government Code and Real Property - Section 551.072 of the Government Code).

  Council is heading into closed session to talk through the legal and real estate side of acquiring about 0.282 acres (roughly 12,301 square feet) at 00 Mount Larson Road by eminent domain. The land would host a communications tower meant to boost radio coverage for City and County public safety and public service departments. Eminent domain means the City could take the property even without a willing seller, so this matters to the affected landowner and to first responders who rely on solid radio coverage.

• AHFC001 Passed 8-0

  Approve the minutes of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation Board of Directors meetings for March 12, 2026, March 26, 2026, and April 9, 2026. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.

• AHFC002 Passed 8-0

  Authorize negotiation and execution of a new or amended loan agreement and related documents with La Vista de Lopez LP, or an affiliated entity, in the amount of $1,016,055, for a total loan amount not to exceed $6,233,365, for a multifamily rental development to be known as La Vista de Lopez, located at or near 809 East 9th Street, Austin, Texas 78741. Funding: $1,016,055 is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation using Homestead Preservation District Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Funds.