City CouncilThursday, March 12, 2026 · 10:00 AM · Austin City Hall

#1This agenda item has been removed.

#2Approves an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 4-8 on lobbyist regulation, including revised definitions, reporting of direct communications with City officials, disclosure requirements, and auditor-review information.

#3Authorizes a five-year cultural preservation economic development agreement with The Vortex to help retain the local legacy creative-sector business.

#4Amends the master development agreement for a mixed-use development at 800 E. St. John Avenue to update its concept plan and provide deeper affordability.

#5Authorizes up to $575 million in Water and Wastewater System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds to refinance commercial paper and existing revenue bonds and fund improvements at the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant.

#6Authorizes two temporary staffing-services contracts for City departments with 22nd Century Technologies, Inc. and Be Staffing Solutions LLC, each for three years with up to two one-year extensions.

#7Authorizes a six-year contract for insurance brokerage and administrative services supporting Austin-Bergstrom International Airport’s rolling owner-controlled insurance program.

#8Authorizes a six-year contract with Safety Management Group for construction safety management services supporting Austin-Bergstrom International Airport's rolling owner-controlled insurance program.

#9Authorize a contract with Houston Barricade and Supply LLC to provide channelizer posts and barricades for Austin Transportation and Public Works for up to five years.

#10Authorize a contract with Community Trucking LLC to supply one-inch river rock for Austin Water waterline bedding material for up to five years.

#11Authorize a contract with Library Ideas, LLC for VOX books for the Austin Public Library youth collection for up to five years.

#12Ratifies and continues a three-year contract for parts, repair services, and preventative maintenance for Austin Police unmarked vehicles. The contract is with multiple automotive vendors and has a total not-to-exceed amount of $943,923.

#13Authorizes a one-year contract, with up to four one-year extensions, for DocuSign enterprise licenses and support for City departments.

#14Authorizes a three-year strategic consulting services contract for Austin Energy with Rifeline, LLC, not to exceed $450,000.

#15Authorizes a job order contract assignment with Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC for driveway leveling at the Combined Transportation, Emergency, and Communications Center for Austin Technology Services.

#16Authorizes a $600 million contingency increase to MWH Constructors Inc.'s construction contract for the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion to 100 Million Gallons per Day Project, bringing the contract ceiling to $1.5 billion.

#17Authorize a one-year extension and $500,000 increase to Austin Energy's Autodesk solutions contract with DLT Solutions, LLC, bringing the total not-to-exceed amount to $2,200,000.

#18Authorize a lease amendment with North Star Consultants, Inc. to end its office lease at Two Barton Skyway Building early and waive specified rent and charges. Staff may extend the lease month-to-month for up to six months.

#19Authorize a five-month extension of WSP USA, Inc.'s lease for office space in the Two Barton Skyway Building, from May 1 through September 30, 2026. The extension is projected to generate $158,538 in additional operating-budget revenue.

#20Approve a resolution extending the Contingent Hiring Pilot Program and temporary Municipal Civil Service Rules waivers for eligible positions through December 2026.

#21Approves the police chief’s appointments to the police reserve force, which may supplement the regular police force when needed.

#22Authorize an amendment with Meals on Wheels Central Texas to administer the Home Delivered Meals Program for seniors, adding one-time funding for the period ending September 30, 2026. The amendment increases the total agreement ceiling.

#23Authorize an agreement with The Recycling Partnership to accept in-kind services for a residential recycling capture-rate study and education and outreach campaign. The Recycling Partnership will fund the work, with no fiscal impact to the City.

#24Authorize negotiation and execution of a contract extension for wholesale water and wastewater service to Shady Hollow Municipal Utility District.

#25Authorizes increasing a low-interest EPA WIFIA loan for Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion and enhancement projects from $446.842 million to $1 billion.

#26Approves appointments, removals, replacements, bylaws amendments, and related waivers for city boards and commissions. The item also waives the Animal Advisory Commission residency requirement to appoint Julie "Jules" Maron.

#27Initiates rezoning of approximately 445 acres of City-owned land comprising the Jimmy Clay Golf Course and Roy Kizer Golf Course.

#28Direct the City Manager to review and coordinate the City Summer Internship Program and the Travis County Summer Youth Employment Program. The review would recommend ways to improve employer participation and access to employment opportunities, including through Chapter 380 economic development agreements.

#29The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to convene a Board of Directors meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation, then reconvene Council after the board meeting.

#30Public hearing and ordinance consideration to disannex approximately 0.247 acres at 6704 Pixie Cove under Texas Senate Bill 1844. The property is currently in the full-purpose jurisdiction in Council District 10.

#31Public hearing and proposed ordinance to disannex approximately 0.146 acres at 3107, 3109, 3111, and 3113 Brass Buttons Trail under Texas Senate Bill 1844. The affected land spans full-purpose and limited-purpose jurisdiction in Council District 10.

#32Public hearing and ordinance to rezone the Parmer Lane Center properties from LR to GR-MU zoning; staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend GR-MU-CO zoning.

#33Public hearing and ordinance to change zoning conditions for 108 West Gibson Street and 107 West James Street while retaining the existing CS-MU-V-CO-ETOD-DBETOD-NP zoning designation.

#34Public hearing and ordinance to rezone 1700 and 1704 Lightsey Road from SF-3 family residence to SF-6 townhouse and condominium residence zoning.

#35Public hearing and ordinance to amend the Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Plan future land use map for 2108 and 2110 East 22nd Street from Single Family to Neighborhood Commercial use. Staff and Planning Commission recommend approval.

#36Public hearing and ordinance to rezone 2108 and 2110 East 22nd Street from SF-3-NP residential zoning to LR-CO-NP neighborhood commercial zoning. Staff and the Planning Commission recommend approval.

#37Public hearing and ordinance to amend the Oak Hill Combined Neighborhood Plan's future land use map for the South Town properties from Commercial to Mixed Use. Staff and the Planning Commission recommend approval.

#38Public hearing and ordinance to rezone four West U.S. Highway 290 properties for general commercial services, mixed use, and vertical mixed-use building zoning. Staff and the Planning Commission recommend approval.

#39Public hearing and ordinance to rezone 1811 East Cesar Chavez Street to allow commercial liquor sales zoning. Staff recommends denial, while the Planning Commission recommends approval; an opposition petition was filed.

#40Approve second and third readings to amend the Montopolis Neighborhood Plan future land use map for multiple properties near Montopolis Drive and Fairway Street. The amendment changes the designated land use from Single Family and Civic to Mixed Use.

#41Approves second and third readings of a rezoning ordinance for the Montopolis-Fairway Mixed Use properties, changing zoning from GR-NP and SF-3-NP to GR-V-NP for vertical mixed-use development.