Legislation Details

File #: 26-2551   
Type: Consent Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/31/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/24/2026 Final action:
Title: Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to an agreement with The University of Texas at Austin for the Mama Sana/Vibrant Woman program to improve birth outcomes and maternal and infant health, to add one 12month extension option for the term ending September 30, 2027, to increase the amount by $368,050 for a total revised agreement amount not to exceed $4,632,994. Funding: $368,050 is available in the Fiscal Year 20262027 Operating Budget of Austin Public Health. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.
Attachments: 1. Recommendation for Action
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Authorize negotiation and execution of an amendment to an agreement with The University of Texas at Austin for the Mama Sana/Vibrant Woman program to improve birth outcomes and maternal and infant health, to add one 12-month extension option for the term ending September 30, 2027, to increase the amount by $368,050 for a total revised agreement amount not to exceed $4,632,994. Funding: $368,050 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Public Health. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

 

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Lead Department

Austin Public Health.

 

Fiscal Note

Funding in the amount of $368,050 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Public Health. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets.

 

Prior Council Action:

August 28, 2025 - Council authorized negotiation and execution of an amendment to the interlocal agreement with The University of Texas at Austin for the Mama Sana/Vibrant Woman program to improve birth outcomes and maternal/infant health among vulnerable communities of color, to add one 12-month extension option for the term ending September 30, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $408,944, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $4,264,994 on a 10-0 vote. Council Member Qadri was absent.

 

February 29, 2024 - Council authorized negotiation and execution of Amendment No 10 to the agreement with The University of Texas at Austin to improve birth outcomes and maternal/infant health among vulnerable communities of color in Austin, to add one six-month extension option ending on September 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed $204,472, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $3,447,106, on consent on a 10-0 vote. Council Member Haper-Madison off the dais.

 

February 17, 2022 - Council authorized negotiation and execution of Amendment No. 8 to the interlocal agreement with The University of Texas at Austin to provide funding for community-based health prevention and education programs, to add two 12-month extension options each in an amount not to exceed $408,944, for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $3,242,634, on an 11-0 vote.

 

For More Information:

Adrienne Sturrup, Director, 512-972-5010; Laura LaFuente, Assistant Director, 512-972-5077; Akeshia Johnson Smothers, Social Services Agreements Administration Manager, 512-972-5567; Juanita Jackson, Business Process Consultant, (512) 972-6163.

 

Additional Backup Information:

This action will authorize negotiation and execution of Amendment 15 with The University of Texas at Austin, for the Mama Sana/Vibrant Woman program to improve birth outcomes and maternal/infant health among vulnerable communities of color in Austin by addressing the unique barriers faced by African American and Latina women with low-income. The agreement was renewed from 2016 to 2026, including Amendment No. 1 through 14.

 

Term 

Extension Options

Agreement Change Amount

Total Agreement Amount

Not to Exceed Amount

Initial

0/5

n/a

$390,000

$2,340,000

Amendment 1

1/5

$398,970

$788,970

$2,340,000

Amendment 2

2/5

$398,970

$1,187,940

$2,340,000

Amendment 3

2/5

$9,974

$1,197,914

$2,424,746

Amendment 4

n/a

$0

$1,197,914

$2,424,746

Amendment 5 

3/5

$408,944

$1,606,858

$2,424,746

Amendment 6

4/5

$408,944

$2,015,802

$2,424,746

Amendment 7

5/5

$408,944

$2,424,746

$2,424,746

Amendment 8

6/7

$408,944

$2,833,690

$3,242,634

Amendment 9

7/7

$408,944

$3,242,634

$3,242,634

Amendment 10

8/8

$204,472

$3,447,106

$3,447,106

Amendment 11

9/9

$408,944

$3,856,050

$3,856,050

Amendment 12

n/a

$0

$3,856,050

$3,856,050

Amendment 13

10/10

$408,944

$4,264,944

$4,264,944

Amendment 14

n/a

-$40,894

$4,224,100

$4,264,944

Proposed  Amendment 15

11/12

$368,050

$4,592,150

$4,632,994