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26-3038
| 1. | Minutes | Approve the minutes of the Austin City Council work session meeting of October 20, 2026, and regular meeting of October 22, 2026. |
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26-2481
| 2. | Consent | Approve an ordinance dedicating revenue derived from the City’s portion of tax revenues that will be generated from Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 21 to the City’s Housing Trust Fund and the City’s Parks Enhancement Fund, and requiring an annual report about those tax revenues. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. |
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26-2948
| 3. | Consent | Approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of City of Austin, Texas Electric Utility System Revenue Refunding and/or Improvement Bonds, in one or more series with an aggregate par amount not to exceed $695,000,000, in fixed rate and/or variable rate modes, in accordance with the parameters set out in the ordinance; authorizing related documents; approving the payment of costs of issuance; and providing that the issuance and sale be accomplished by April 22, 2027. Funding: Fiscal Year 2026-2027 debt service requirements and estimated annual administration fees for the paying agent/registrar for the proposed bond sale are included in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of the Combined Utility Bond Redemption Fund. |
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26-2629
| 4. | Consent | Authorize 16 contracts for engineering services for the 2026 Small Scale General Civil Engineering Services Rotation List for various departments with Huitt-Zollars, Inc.; Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc.; DAVCAR, Inc. d/b/a DAVCAR Engineering Services; MWM Design Group; Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.; Stantec Consulting Services, Inc.; AECOM Technical Services, Inc.; Gannett Fleming, Inc.; Doucet & Associates, Inc.; BGE, Inc.; Aguirre & Fields, LP; Dunaway Associates, LLC; HVJ South Central Texas - M&J, Inc.; Edge Engineering, PLLC; LJA Engineering, Inc.; and Riley Mountain Engineering LLC, for a total contract amount not to exceed $17,000,000, divided among the firms. Funding:?Availability of funding for an assignment will be verified in the requesting department’s Capital Budget before services are authorized. |
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26-2676
| 5. | Consent | Authorize a contract for construction services for the West Congress (Radam/St. Elmo) Water and Wastewater Pipeline Renewal Project for Austin Water with Facilities Rehabilitation Inc., in the amount of $2,837,732 plus a $283,774 contingency for a total contract amount not to exceed $3,121,506. Funding: $3,121,506 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water. |
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26-2684
| 6. | Consent | Authorize a contract for biomass characterization testing, used to monitor the operational health of wastewater treatment plants, for Austin Water with Hydro Solutions, Inc. d/b/a Effluency, LLC, for a term of three years in an amount not to exceed $260,000. Funding: $79,445 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding. |
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26-2685
| 7. | Consent | Authorize two contracts for calcium hypochlorite tablets and granules, used for cleaning and disinfection in water treatment operations, for Austin Water with Leslie's Poolmart Inc. d/b/a Leslie's Swimming Pool Supplies and Joseph G Pollard Co. Inc. d/b/a Pollardwater, each for an initial term of two years in an estimated amount of $240,000 with up to three one-year extension options each in an estimated amount of $120,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $600,000, divided between the contractors. Funding: $110,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. |
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26-2686
| 8. | Consent | Authorize five contracts for interior and exterior painting services at City facilities for all City departments with Corza Construction LLC; Fanar 1 Enterprise LLC d/b/a Fanar 1 Enterprise; JNA Painting & Contracting Company, Inc.; Omega Industries Inc.; and Prestige Building Group, LLC, each for an initial term of two years in an estimated amount of $3,183,000 with up to three one-year extension options each in an estimated amount of $1,591,500 for a total contract amount not to exceed $7,957,500 divided between the contractors. Funding: $458,333 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Facility Management. $1,133,167 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budgets of various City departments. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. |
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26-2692
| 9. | Consent | Authorize a contract for Infor Public Sector software maintenance and support, used to manage water distribution system assets and work orders, for Austin Water with DLT Solutions LLC d/b/a DLT Solutions, for an initial term of one year in an estimated amount of $393,300 with up to two one-year extension options each in variable amounts for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,252,200. Funding: $393,300 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Water. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. |
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26-2693
| 10. | Consent | Authorize a contract for medical billing and coding services, to manage the medical billing revenue cycle and collect eligible revenue, for Austin Public Health with Transworld Systems Inc., for an initial term of one year with up to four one-year extension options for a total estimated revenue of $5,000,000. Funding: This item is projected to result in annual revenue of $1,000,000 in the Operating Budget of Austin Public Health. The contractor will be compensated at a rate of 5.10% of the total annual claims collected. Compensation will be deducted directly from the collected proceeds rather than issued as a separate payment. |
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26-2695
| 11. | Consent | Authorize a contract for the one-time purchase of three portable handheld Raman spectroscopy analyzers, used to conduct preliminary narcotics testing and perform non-contact forensic analysis of various unknown substances, for Austin Police with Anton Paar USA, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $98,175. Funding: $98,175 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Police. |
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26-2696
| 12. | Consent | Authorize a contract for uniform and shop towel rental and laundering services for all City departments with Cintas Corporation No. 2 d/b/a Cintas Fire 636525 or Cintas First Aid & Safety or Cintas, for an initial term of two years in an estimated amount of $750,000 with up to three one-year extension options each in an estimated amount of $375,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,875,000. Funding: $675,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Fleet Mobility Services. $1,200,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budgets of various City departments. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. |
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26-2697
| 13. | Consent | Authorize a contract for a statistical analysis system, analytics software support, and maintenance, used for business intelligence analysis and consumption and billing data reporting, for Austin Energy with Executive Information Systems LLC, for an initial term of one year in an estimated amount of $96,000 with up to four one-year extension options each in an estimated amount of $96,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $480,000. Funding: $88,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Energy. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. |
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26-2943
| 14. | Consent | Authorize negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to acquire a parcel in fee simple, an access easement, and a sidewalk, trail, and recreational easement on behalf of Austin Parks and Recreation for the Rutland to Northgate Trail project. The acquisition consists of a fee simple parcel of approximately 1.154 acres (50,255 square feet), an access easement of approximately 0.1188 acres (5,173 square feet), and a sidewalk, trail, and recreational easement of approximately 0.8154 acres (35,519 square feet) generally located at 9511 Metric Blvd., Austin, Texas 78758 from Butler Broadcasting Company, Ltd., for a total amount not to exceed $5,481,865 including closing costs. Funding: $5,481,865 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Parks and Recreation. |
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26-2957
| 15. | Consent | Authorize negotiation and execution of all documents and instruments necessary or desirable to acquire, on behalf of Austin Transportation and Public Works, a right of way and two-part temporary working space easements needed for the 2020 Bond Substandard Streets Johnny Morris Road project. The proposed acquisition consists of approximately 2.415 acres (105,184 square feet) of right of way and approximately 1,260 square feet of temporary working space easement in two parts (1,010 square feet and 250 square feet), situated in the James Burleson Survey No. 19, Abstract No. 4, City of Austin, Travis County, Texas, and being out of a called 20.00-acre tract described in a Warranty Deed from Anthony C. Chen and Gloria Chen to Austin Ultiplex, LLC, recorded in Document No. 2014141999, Official Public Records of Travis County, generally located at 5525 Johnny Morris Road, Austin, Texas 78724, from Austin Ultiplex, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, for a total amount not to exceed $153,000, including closing costs. Funding: $153,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Transpor |
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26-2679
| 16. | Consent | Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Austin Fire Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20260812-007) to accept and appropriate $90,087 in grant funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant for Peer Support Certification training and required overtime. Funding: $90,087 is available from FEMA. A City funding match of $13,513 is required and available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Fire. |
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26-2983
| 17. | Consent | Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Austin Technology Services Operating Budget (Ordinance No. 20260812-007) to accept and appropriate $60,000 in grant funds from the Office of the Governor Public Safety Office for the Role-based Cybersecurity Training program. Funding: $60,000 is available from Office of the Governor Public Safety Office. A City funding match of $15,000 is required and available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Technology Services. |
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26-2984
| 18. | Consent | Approve an ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Austin Technology Services Operating Budget (Ordinance No. 20260812-007) to accept and appropriate $287,544 in grant funds from the Office of the Governor Public Safety Office for the Network Threat Management program for critical infrastructure cybersecurity. Funding: $287,544 is available from Office of the Governor Public Safety Office. A City funding match of $71,886 is required and available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget of Austin Technology Services. |
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26-2892
| 19. | Consent | Approve an ordinance recertifying Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation as a Community Land Trust and granting the corporation a property tax exemption on certain properties. Funding: The tax exemption covers the City portion of property taxes, resulting in unrealized revenue, and will aid in the development and preservation of long-term affordable housing. |
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26-2956
| 20. | Consent | Approve the phase plan for Pease District Park under the existing Park Operations and Maintenance Agreement with the Pease Park Conservancy, expanding the Conservancy’s responsibilities for operations, maintenance, land management, programming, event coordination, and volunteer management beyond Kingsbury Commons to additional areas of Pease District Park to help offset City costs. Funding: This action has a positive fiscal impact by offsetting the City’s costs to maintain Pease District Park and will result in improved access for the general public. |
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26-2959
| 21. | Consent | Authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with the Austin Independent School District to support Literacy First, a reading and tutoring intervention program, for a 12-month term though September 30, 2027, in an amount not to exceed $100,000, with four 12-month renewal options in amounts not to exceed $100,000 per renewal option, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $500,000. Funding: $100,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Austin Parks and Recreation Department Operating Budget. Funding for the agreement is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. |
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26-2689
| 22. | Consent | Approve a resolution to commit funds of up to $1,000,000 for the design and construction of a dedicated center-running transit lane at Dean Keeton Street and Interstate Highway-35 as a transit betterment to be incorporated in the Texas Department of Transportation's Interstate Highway-35 Capital Express Central Project. Funding: $1,000,000 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Transportation and Public Works. |
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25-2645
| 23. | Item from Council | 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. |
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26-3023
| 24. | Item from Council | Approve a resolution directing the City manager to develop and implement a targeted, commercial space, buy-down rental assistance program. |
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26-2952
| 25. | Set a Public Hearing | Set a public hearing to consider an ordinance to amend Article 9 (Property Maintenance Code) of City Code Chapter 25-12 (Technical Codes), to add a new local amendment to the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code to establish an emergency demolition process. (Suggested date: November 19, 2026, at Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second Street, Austin, Texas) Funding: This item seeks an amendment to City Code and has no fiscal impact. |
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26-2987
| 26. | Item From Council Committee | Approve a resolution that directs the City Manager to update the City’s Strategic Housing Blueprint to address updated housing production and preservation goals, include a data analysis, displacement and other strategies, consideration for a potential bond program, engage stakeholders and report back to Council. |
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26-2945
| 27. | Eminent Domain | Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed in support of Austin Water’s NW Tarrytown Wastewater Pipeline Renewal Project, for the public use of rehabilitating aging and deteriorating wastewater infrastructure, including replacing and upsizing approximately 2,400 LF of 8-inch and 10-inch concrete wastewater pipeline within the Tarrytown Neighborhood requiring the acquisition of a three-part wastewater easement consisting of approximately 0.0878 of one acre (3,826 square foot) of wastewater easement, in three parts, and the acquisition of a temporary working space easement consisting of 0.0140 of one acre (609 square foot), both easements being out of the Daniel J. Gilbert Survey, Abstract Number 313, in Travis County, Texas, being a portion of Lot 21, West Park Place Amended, a subdivision of record in Book 73, Page 31, Plat Records, Travis County, Texas, said Lot 21 conveyed to Tarryhollow Homeowners’ Association, Inc. by Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions dated August 20, 1975, as |
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26-2958
| 28. | Eminent Domain | Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interest needed in support of Austin Water’s NW Tarrytown Wastewater Pipeline Renewal Project, for the public use of rehabilitating aging and deteriorating wastewater infrastructure, including replacing and upsizing approximately 2,400 LF of 8-inch and 10-inch concrete wastewater pipeline within the Tarrytown Neighborhood requiring the acquisition of a wastewater easement consisting of 0.0555 of one acre (2,418 square foot) easement out of the Daniel J. Gilbert Survey, Abstract No. 313, in Travis County, Texas, being a portion Lot 1, Block A, The Sanctuary Subdivision, a subdivision of record in Document Number 201000014, Official Public Records, Travis County, Texas, being the remainder of that tract described as a portion of 21 acres conveyed to Tarrytown Baptist Church by deed, as recorded in Volume 1169, Page 493, Deed Records, Travis County, Texas, currently appraised at $20,594, subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner’s award |
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26-2677
| 29. | Public Hearing | Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance granting a site-specific amendment to City Code Chapter 25-8, Subchapter A, Article 13 (Save Our Springs Initiative), as minimally required to address development at the site located at 5811 Southwest Parkway located in the Barton Springs Zone. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. |
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26-2954
| 30. | Public Hearing | Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance granting floodplain variances for the property located at 1213 Fort Branch Boulevard from certain floodplain regulations prescribed by City Code for the construction of two single-family dwelling units within the 25-year and 100-year floodplains of Fort Branch Creek; establishing the conditions for the variances; and providing an expiration date for the variances. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact. |
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26-2980
| 31. | Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments | NPA-2026-0026.01 - North Lamar at Beaver Street - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20100624-110 for 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 604, 606, 608, and 706 Beaver Street (Little Walnut Creek Watershed) from Single Family to Mixed Use land use. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant Mixed Use land use. Owner/Applicant: 8609 N Lamar LLC. Agent: Drenner Group (Leah M. Bojo). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Austin Planning, 512-974-2695. |
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26-2981
| 32. | Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments | C14-2026-0030 - North Lamar at Beaver Street - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 8605, 8607, and 8613 North Lamar Boulevard and 604, 606, 608, and 706 Beaver Street (Little Walnut Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from general commercial services-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-density bonus 90-neighborhood plan (CS-V-CO-DB90-NP) combining district zoning on Tracts 1 and 2, from general commercial services-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-density bonus 90-neighborhood plan (CS-V-CO-DB90-NP) combining district zoning, with a modification of the ground floor commercial requirement, on Tract 3, and from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning to limited office-densi |
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26-2982
| 33. | Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments | C14-2026-0057 - 3601 Davis Lane - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 3601 Davis Lane (Williamson Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from community commercial-conditional overlay (GR-CO) combining district zoning to general commercial services-conditional overlay (CS-CO) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To deny general commercial services-conditional overlay (CS-CO) combining district zoning. Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-conditional overlay (CS-CO) combining district zoning, as amended. Owner/Applicant: W.W. Deerfield, Ltd. Agent: Armbrust & Brown, PLLC (Michael Whellan). City Staff: Cynthia Hadri, Austin Planning, 512-974-7620. |
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