Thursday, July 23, 2026  
The City Council will convene at 10:00 AM on  
Thursday, July 23, 2026 at Austin City Hall  
301 W. Second Street, Austin, TX and some  
members may be participating via videoconference  
Mayor Kirk Watson  
Mayor Pro Tem José ''Chito'' Vela, District 4  
Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, District 1  
Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, District 2  
Council Member José Velásquez, District 3  
Council Member Ryan Alter, District 5  
Council Member Krista Laine, District 6  
Council Member Mike Siegel, District 7  
Council Member Paige Ellis, District 8  
Council Member Zohaib ''Zo'' Qadri, District 9  
Council Member Marc Duchen, District 10  
Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register  
to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely. For full instructions on participation in  
person or by telephone, please visit the Council Meeting Information Center:  
The City Council may go into a closed session as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act, (Chapter 551  
of the Texas Government Code) regarding any item on this agenda.  
All of the following items may be acted upon by one motion. No separate discussion or action on any  
of the items is necessary unless desired by a Council Member.  
9:00 AM – Proclamations  
Proclamation – Ernesto & Ruby Calderon Day – To be presented by Mayor Pro Tem José “Chito”  
Vela  
Proclamation – Chronic Illness Awareness Month – To be presented by Council Member Marc  
Duchen  
Distinguished Service Award – Dr. Kevin Thuesen – To be presented by Council Member Paige  
Ellis  
Proclamation – Parks and Recreation Month – To be presented by Council Member Ryan Alter  
Proclamation - Hot Car Awareness Day - To be presented by Council Member Krista Laine  
10:00 AM – City Council Convenes  
Consent Agenda  
Approval of Minutes  
1.  
Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment  
2.  
Aviation  
3.  
Capital Delivery Services  
4.  
City Attorney  
5.  
Energy  
6.  
Emergency Medical Services  
7.  
Emergency Management  
8.  
Financial Services  
9.  
10.  
11.  
12.  
13.  
14.  
15.  
16.  
Financial Services- Contracts  
17.  
District(s):  
District 2  
18.  
19.  
20.  
21.  
22.  
23.  
24.  
25.  
26.  
27.  
28.  
29.  
30.  
31.  
32.  
33.  
34.  
35.  
36.  
37.  
38.  
District(s):  
District 1  
39.  
40.  
District(s):  
District 9  
41.  
District(s):  
District 1  
42.  
43.  
44.  
45.  
District(s):  
District 3  
46.  
District(s):  
District 5  
47.  
48.  
49.  
50.  
51.  
Financial Services - Real Estate  
52.  
District(s):  
District 2  
53.  
54.  
55.  
56.  
District(s):  
District 2  
57.  
District(s):  
District 3  
58.  
Fire  
59.  
60.  
Government Relations  
61.  
62.  
63.  
64.  
65.  
Homeless Strategies and Operations  
66.  
District(s):  
District 3  
67.  
68.  
District(s):  
District 9; District 3  
Housing  
69.  
Parks and Recreation  
70.  
District(s):  
District 1  
Police  
71.  
72.  
Project Connect  
73.  
Resource Recovery  
74.  
Transportation and Public Works  
75.  
76.  
Watershed Protection Department  
77.  
District(s):  
District 3  
78.  
District(s):  
District 4  
Water  
79.  
80.  
81.  
82.  
Item(s) from Council  
83.  
84.  
Sponsors:  
Council Member José Velásquez, Council Member Ryan Alter, Mayor Pro Tem José ''Chito''  
Vela, Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, and Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison  
85.  
Sponsors:  
Council Member Zohaib ''Zo'' Qadri, Council Member Ryan Alter, Mayor Pro Tem José  
''Chito'' Vela, and Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison  
86.  
Sponsors:  
Council Member Krista Laine, Council Member Zohaib ''Zo'' Qadri, Council Member Ryan  
Alter, Mayor Kirk Watson, and Mayor Pro Tem José ''Chito'' Vela  
87.  
Sponsors:  
Council Member Mike Siegel, Council Member Ryan Alter, Council Member José Velásquez,  
Council Member Paige Ellis, and Council Member Zohaib ''Zo'' Qadri  
88.  
89.  
90.  
Sponsors:  
Council Member Paige Ellis, Council Member Ryan Alter, Council Member Mike Siegel, and  
Council Member Zohaib ''Zo'' Qadri  
Sponsors:  
Council Member Mike Siegel, Mayor Pro Tem José ''Chito'' Vela, Council Member Vanessa  
Fuentes, Council Member Zohaib ''Zo'' Qadri, and Council Member José Velásquez  
Sponsors:  
Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, Mayor Kirk Watson, Mayor Pro Tem José ''Chito''  
Vela, Council Member Paige Ellis, and Council Member Mike Siegel  
Non-Consent  
Item(s) Referred from Council Committee(s)  
91.  
Sponsors:  
Audit and Finance Committee  
Eminent Domain  
92.  
District(s):  
District 9  
93.  
District(s):  
District 7  
94.  
District(s):  
District 4  
10:30 AM - Austin Housing Finance Corporation Meeting  
95.  
Public Hearings and Possible Actions  
96.  
97.  
98.  
99.  
District(s):  
District 5  
100.  
101.  
District(s):  
District 5; District 8  
102.  
District(s):  
District 9  
103.  
District(s):  
District 3  
104.  
District(s):  
District 9  
105.  
106.  
107.  
District(s):  
District 10  
108.  
109.  
110.  
111.  
12:00 PM - Public Communication: General  
Christian Bowne - Austin Music Performance incubator (AMPi)  
David Weinberg - The Rosedale School Rezoning and Community Trust  
Merila Thorne-Thomsen - Damage to Austin Energy infrastructure and private property due to  
unchecked utility construction  
Ruben Rivera-Clemente - Harassment from APD  
Yannis Papanikolaou - Improved public transportation through the whole city, but specifically for  
District 8. Access is important!  
Philip Fitzgerald - Scooters and sidewalks  
Justin Strader - Over the past year, I have exhausted every available reporting avenue provided by  
the City of Austin. Through Public Information Act requests, I obtained records documenting more  
than 60 calls to 311 and 911 regarding ongoing public safety concerns. I currently have an active  
case with the Austin Police Oversight Department and have filed four additional oversight  
complaints, three of which were reviewed by the City’s oversight process. I was informed that the  
evidence I provided was substantial, but that the matters could not be fully pursued due to resource  
or jurisdictional limitations, and I was referred to the City Manager’s Office.  
This is no longer about a single incident—it is about whether the City’s reporting and oversight  
systems are functioning as intended. I respectfully ask the City Council to consider whether current  
policies create barriers that prevent repeated public safety concerns from being formally  
documented, investigated, and addressed, leaving residents without a meaningful path to  
accountability.  
Reese Armstrong - Google Fiber acquisition by private equity (Astound), and why Austin Energy  
should intervene and seize the relevant infrastructure in Austin to form a municipal internet provider.  
Kaiba White - Transparency  
Live Music  
Gio  
2:00 PM - Zoning and Neighborhood Plan Amendments (Public Hearings and Possible Action)  
112.  
District(s):  
District 3  
113.  
District(s):  
District 3  
114.  
District(s):  
District 9  
115.  
District(s):  
District 3  
116.  
District(s):  
District 3  
117.  
District(s):  
District 1  
118.  
119.  
120.  
District(s):  
District 1  
District(s):  
District 3  
District(s):  
District 3  
121.  
District(s):  
District 8  
122.  
District(s):  
District 3  
123.  
124.  
125.  
District(s):  
District 2  
District(s):  
District 4  
District(s):  
District 4  
126.  
District(s):  
District 3  
127.  
District(s):  
District 3  
128.  
District(s):  
District 6  
129.  
District(s):  
District 6  
130.  
District(s):  
District 5  
131.  
District(s):  
District 9  
132.  
District(s):  
District 5  
133.  
District(s):  
District 5  
134.  
District(s):  
District 1  
135.  
District(s):  
District 1  
136.  
District(s):  
District 1  
137.  
District(s):  
District 9  
138.  
District(s):  
District 8  
139.  
District(s):  
District 2  
140.  
District(s):  
District 2  
Consent Agenda  
Budget and Organizational Excellence  
141.  
Management Services  
142.  
Item(s) from Council  
143.  
Sponsors:  
Council Member José Velásquez, Council Member Paige Ellis, Council Member Mike Siegel,  
and Council Member Krista Laine  
144.  
Sponsors:  
Council Member Mike Siegel, Council Member Ryan Alter, Council Member José Velásquez,  
and Mayor Kirk Watson  
Non-Consent  
Executive Session  
145.  
Adjourn  
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