City CouncilThursday, April 23, 2026 · 10:00 AM · Austin City Hall

#1Approves the minutes from the March 24, 2026 City Council work session and March 26, 2026 regular meeting.

#2Authorizes an amendment to the interlocal agreement for the City to provide animal services for five months beginning May 1, 2026. The County will reimburse the City under a cost-recovery model.

#3Authorizes the City Manager to award, negotiate, and execute Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Historic Preservation Fund grants and allocations for historic preservation and restoration projects.

#4Approves a settlement in Gustavo Armijo v. City of Austin d/b/a Austin Energy, pending in the 250th District Court. Funding is available in the FY 2025-2026 Austin Energy budget.

#5Adopts a Cultural District Funding Model to guide future budget recommendations and investments for City-designated Cultural Districts. The model supports district management, activation, and long-term sustainability.

#6Authorizes negotiation of a Business Expansion Program economic development agreement with RIDA COTA Hotel, LLC for a proposed hotel, with performance-based payments tied to gross room night revenue for up to 30 years. The item also waives specified presentation, announcement, portal, and public-hearing requirements.

#7Authorize an agreement with UPower Energy LLC to purchase up to eight megawatts of solar electricity from a utility-scale facility at the closed FM 812 Landfill for up to 25 years.

#8Authorize a battery storage agreement with Base Power, Inc. for up to 40 megawatts of capacity from a distribution-scale battery portfolio for up to 10 years.

#9Authorize issuance of Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2026, to fund improvements for Estancia Hill Country Public Improvement District Improvement Area #3. The bonds will be repaid through special assessments on properties in the improvement area, without pledging City ad valorem taxes or other revenue.

#10Authorize issuance of Water and Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2026A, to fund the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plan Expansion and related enhancement projects.

#11Authorize an amendment to the management agreement with Austin DMO, Inc. and Downtown Austin Alliance, extending management services through April 30, 2031 and aligning the five-year service and assessment plan and budget with that term. The item has no fiscal impact.

#12Approve an emergency ordinance updating the Austin Downtown Public Improvement District Service and Assessment Plan and Budget for Fiscal Year 2026. The item states it has no fiscal impact.

#13Authorize a construction contract with Austin Underground, Inc. for the West Riverside Reclaimed Water Main project for Austin Water, including contingency funding.

#14Authorize a construction-services contract with Joe Bland Construction LLC for the Colony Park - Austin Energy Work Order No. 663280 project, including contingency funding.

#15Authorizes a construction contract with DeNucci Constructors for Austin Water's Northwest A & B Zone Waterline Extensions and Pressure Reducing Valves project, including contingency funding.

#16Authorize a customer assistance program enrollment-support contract for Austin Energy with Solix, Inc. for an initial two-year term and up to three one-year extensions.

#17Authorize a contract with Aveva Software, LLC for Austin Energy's process information analytics platform for an initial three-year term, with up to two one-year extensions.

#18Authorizes a 10-year contract with Concourse Communications Group LLC for distributed antenna system and public Wi-Fi services for Austin Aviation. The contract is projected to generate additional and recurring operating revenue.

#19Authorizes an amendment for continued use of the Canva graphic design platform, increasing the CDW contract by $310,000 to a total not-to-exceed amount of $385,852.

#20Authorize a two-year contract with HHM & Associates, Inc. to update the East Austin Historic Resource Survey for Austin Planning.

#21Authorize a contract with Leonard Water Services to provide center pivot irrigation unit services for Austin Water.

#22Authorize a total waste management services contract for Austin Aviation with Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. for an initial three-year term and up to two three-year extensions.

#23Authorizes solar-installation contracts for City facilities supporting Austin Climate Action and Resilience, including a long-term services agreement and a revenue-generating solar project agreement.

#24Amends a lease with Maslow Wealth Advisors at the Two Barton Skyway Building to establish an earlier expiration date and allow up to four months of month-to-month extensions. The space is part of the planned Public Safety Headquarters for fire, police, and emergency medical services.

#25Amends the lease with Fifth Lane Capital, LP for office space in the University Park Building, ending the lease earlier on April 1, 2026, to support a colocation facility for City departments. The change is projected to reduce Facilities Management revenue in two fiscal years.

#26Amends the lease with Open Lending LLC for office space in the One Barton Skyway Building, ending it earlier on December 31, 2026, for the new Public Safety Headquarters. The amendment waives rent and other charges from April through December 2026 and reduces Facilities Management revenue.

#27Authorize an agreement with The Salvation Army to operate and maintain the Austin Shelter for Women and Children for nine months through the Emergency Solutions Grant.

#28Amends Austin Resource Recovery garbage-collection fees in the Central Business District by eliminating the organics fee and increasing base customer, dumpster service, and per-cubic-yard fees. The changes may increase revenue in the FY 2025-2026 Austin Resource Recovery Fund.

#29Approves an ordinance creating City Code Chapter 2-19 to govern the adoption, acquisition, deployment, use, and review of surveillance technology by City departments. The item has no fiscal impact.

#30Authorize an advance funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for federal construction reimbursement for the Longhorn Dam Multimodal Improvements project.

#31Approve a City Code amendment exempting qualifying existing historic structures from right-of-way or easement encroachment and license agreement requirements when they do not interfere with City use.

#32Authorizes an application to the Texas Water Development Board for a low-interest loan to support replacement of galvanized water service lines.

#33Approval of wastewater Service Extension Request No. 6290 for a 2.85-acre tract at 1107 Castle Ridge Road in the Drinking Water Protection Zone and Barton Springs Zone. The property owner will pay the infrastructure costs needed to connect to the wastewater system.

#34Authorizes an interlocal agreement to reimburse CapMetro up to $747,500 for designing and constructing an oversized water main serving a proposed office warehouse and fleet facility at 10805 Cameron Road.

#35Approves appointments, related waivers, member removals and replacements, and bylaw amendments for boards, commissions, Council committees, intergovernmental bodies, and public facility corporations.

#36Approves an ordinance to waive or reimburse certain fees for the Muslim Heritage Month Open Mic Night at the Asian American Resource Center on January 23, 2026.

#37Directs the City Manager to establish a “Safe to Call” stakeholder process to develop strategies and policies that protect victims, witnesses, and vulnerable residents seeking emergency services, with a report back to Council.

#38Initiates rezoning of the property at 5807 Ross Road to allow food sales use.

#39Directs the City Manager to notify the Community Development Commission of rezoning applications affecting properties with existing multifamily housing so it may recommend actions to City Council.

#40Waives or reimburses fees for the 2026 Austin Dragon Boat Festival and Race, establishes it as an annually co-sponsored City event beginning in Fiscal Year 2026-2027, and authorizes a co-sponsorship agreement with the Lunar Foundation.

#41Directs the City Manager to evaluate changes to Austin Energy solar rates and programs, including broader solar and battery access, community solar expansion, and commercial demand-response participation.

#42Authorizes eminent domain proceedings to acquire a permanent electric transmission and distribution easement for the CKT961 Induction Reduction Project. The easement will mitigate induced voltage from Austin Energy Circuit 961 near the CapMetro Red Rail Line.

#43Authorizes eminent domain proceedings to acquire a permanent electric transmission and distribution easement for the CKT961 Induction Reduction Project. The easement will mitigate induced voltage from Austin Energy Circuit 961 near the CapMetro Red Rail Line.

#44Approves eminent domain proceedings to acquire a permanent electric easement for the CKT961 Induction Reduction Project, mitigating induced voltage on the CapMetro Red Rail Line.

#45Authorize eminent-domain proceedings to acquire an easement at 12101 North Lamar Boulevard for sidewalk, trail, turn-lane, and intersection improvements under the Corridor Program - North Lamar Boulevard Project.

#46Authorize eminent-domain proceedings to acquire right-of-way at 00 Mount Larson Road for a communications tower supporting regional public-safety and public-service radio coverage.

#47The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to conduct a Board of Directors meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation, then reconvene City Council. The item has no fiscal impact.

#48Conducts a public hearing and considers an ordinance replacing the Electrical Code to adopt the 2026 National Electrical Code, Annex H, and local amendments.

#49Public hearing and ordinance consideration to disannex approximately 0.198 acres at 1810 Rockcliff Road under Texas Senate Bill 1844. The property spans full- and limited-purpose jurisdiction areas in Council District 8 and has no fiscal impact.

#50Conducts a public hearing and considers an ordinance to disannex approximately 0.277 acres at 6705 Elfland Drive under Texas Senate Bill 1844.

#51Conducts a public hearing and considers an ordinance to disannex approximately 0.219 acres at 6703 Elfland Drive under Texas Senate Bill 1844.

#52Public hearing on an ordinance to revise relocation and height requirements for existing non-conforming off-premise signs (billboards). The ordinance would also waive certain City Code initiation, notice, and Planning Commission review requirements.

#53Public hearing to gather input on community needs for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Action Plan, which will serve as the City's application for federal funding.

#54Conduct a public hearing and consider authorizing permanent use of 15,368 square feet of Edward Rendon Sr. Metropolitan Park at Festival Beach for an Austin Energy transmission line. Austin Energy would make a mitigation payment to Parks and Recreation.

#55Public hearing and ordinance to amend the North Lamar Combined Neighborhood Plan's future land use map for five Middle Fiskville Road properties, changing the designation from Neighborhood Commercial to Commercial. Staff and Planning Commission recommend approval.

#56Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance to rezone four properties on Middle Fiskville Road for general commercial services use, with a recommended conditional overlay.

#57Conduct a public hearing and amend zoning conditions for the Circuit of the Americas PUD at 9201 Circuit of the Americas Boulevard. The ordinance may include regulatory modifications, fee waivers, alternative funding methods, and property acquisition.

#58Conduct a public hearing and rezone 8901 East U.S. 290 Highway Service Road Eastbound from GR-CO and LI-CO to limited industrial service zoning.

#59Public hearing and first-reading ordinance to rezone the South Shore PUD Addition from ERC Corridor Mixed Use to PUD-NP zoning. The proposed ordinance may allow fee waivers, alternative funding, regulatory modifications, and property acquisition.

#60Public hearing and proposed ordinance to rezone 1811 East Cesar Chavez Street from CS-MU-CO-NP to CS-1-CO-NP, allowing commercial liquor sales. Staff recommends denial, while the Planning Commission recommends approval; an opposition petition has been filed.

#61Amends the Art in Public Places code to update definitions and require qualifying public-facility-corporation projects to allocate two percent of construction costs to art. It also encourages private developers to make similar allocations and updates provisions for art placement and lifecycle funding.

#62Amends City Code provisions governing special events at certain parks by relocating requirements, updating event lists and definitions, and adding rules for new events.

#63Authorizes an amendment to an interlocal agreement for the City's provision of public health services for five months beginning May 1, 2026, with County reimbursement through a cost-recovery model.

#64Requests that CTRMA reconsider its finding for the MoPac South Project, prepare a full environmental impact statement, and evaluate a City-aligned alternative. It also directs collaboration on mobility improvements, park-and-ride facilities, and public-hearing comments.

#65Executive-session discussion of legal issues in Cunningham et al. v. City of Austin et al. concerning the City's transportation user fee.

#66Private legal consultation on SB 4 and local enforcement of state and federal immigration laws.

#67Executive-session discussion of legal and real estate issues for acquiring approximately 0.282 acres of right-of-way by eminent domain for a public-safety communications tower.