City Council · 10:00 AM · Austin City Hall
Analysis based on the published agenda — official vote outcomes not yet available. Results may appear as the city updates its records.
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Contractor
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe contracting items on this agenda are structural rather than immediate bid opportunities: the $90.5M AHFC service agreement (#12) is a proposed delivery vehicle for FY 2026-2027 housing programs, and two resolutions propose new review processes for social services contracting performance. Firms holding or pursuing City social services contracts should track the proposed reduction and elimination list before renewal cycles close.
Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe strongest story on this agenda is the police-oversight and emergency-communications cluster: resolutions proposing a review of Austin Police key performance measures, disclosure of a summary list of misconduct complaints known as the "G-file," and a new Office of Joint Emergency Communications as a step toward a 911 department independent of APD — all scheduled the same day as the three classified-service position ordinances for Fire, EMS, and Police. The second thread is fiscal: five rate and tax hearings and a single itemized $90.5M housing item, with no confirmed disposition in the record for that amount.
Lobbyist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThis agenda is the annual window when nearly every fiscal lever is open at once — the tax rate, four utility rate schedules, the fees and fines ordinance, and the budget ordinance were all scheduled together, which means amendment advocacy has to be targeted at the specific item rather than the budget generally. For business and small-business interests, the microbusiness classification resolution is the single most concrete new-policy vehicle on the agenda.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectFive rate and tax public hearings were scheduled on a single agenda — the property tax rate plus Austin Resource Recovery, drainage charge, Austin Water, and Austin Energy — meaning household utility bills and property tax bills for FY 2026-2027 were all set for testimony the same day. Residents in the Circle C area also have a specific site item: a proposed nature trail connecting Circle C Metropolitan Park to the Hielscher Tract Greenbelt.
32 items(1 procedural hidden)
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#2The 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.
#310:00 AM – City Council Convenes
#4Budget and Organizational Excellence
#1Public hearing and ordinance adopting and levying the City's property (ad valorem) tax rate for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
#2Public hearing to consider proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Resource Recovery as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.
#3Conduct a public hearing and consider a proposed drainage charge rate change for Austin Watershed Protection as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.
#4Conduct a public hearing and consider proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Water as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.
#5Conduct a public hearing and consider proposed rate and fee changes for Austin Energy as part of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget.
#6Public hearing and ordinance authorizing the City's fees, fines, and other charges for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027), including waivers of certain fees and charges.
#7Approve an ordinance adopting the City of Austin Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, covering October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
#8Ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of Austin Fire, creating certain positions, and repealing Ordinance No. 20251218-003. Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 Austin Fire Operating Budgets.
#9Ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services (ATCEMS) and repealing prior Ordinance No. 20250813-007. Funded through the FY 2026-2027 ATCEMS Operating Budget.
#10Ordinance establishing classifications and positions in the classified service of Austin Police and repealing prior Ordinance No. 20250813-008. Funded through the FY 2026-2027 Austin Police Operating Budget.
#11Ratification of the property tax increase reflected in the adopted Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget.
#16Housing
#12Authorize a one-year service agreement with the Austin Housing Finance Corporation to manage and operate various City housing programs during Fiscal Year 2026-2027, not to exceed $90,506,483. Funding is available in the City's Operating and Capital Budgets.
#18Item(s) from Council
#13Approves a resolution directing the City Manager to study fees and regulations applying to special events held in parks, propose options for accepting special event proposals at underutilized parks, and report progress on Resolution No. 20240215-023 regarding accessible, inclusive public events and a City co-sponsorship application process.
#14Resolution directing the City Manager to develop a schedule and process for reviewing social services and contracting performance in coordination with Council Committees, and to report back to Council.
#15Resolution directing the City Manager to review and make recommendations on key performance measures for Austin Police, including a comprehensive review of existing data, audits, and performance management models.
#16Resolution directing the City Manager to propose City Code amendments classifying "microbusiness," adjusting permitting and licensing requirements to lower barriers to entry, setting eligibility criteria, and creating a program waiving City fees for qualifying microbusinesses.
#17Resolution directing the City Manager to develop a security implementation plan for City parks and recreation facilities, acquire and deploy safety equipment, and ensure any parks surveillance technology complies with the TRUST Act (Ordinance No. 20260423-029), prioritizing parks with a history of violent crime.
#18Resolution directing the City Manager to create a nature trail connecting Circle C Metropolitan Park to the Hielscher Tract Greenbelt trail through adjacent City-owned land, with environmental protections, community partner engagement, and funding identified in the FY 2026-2027 budget.
#19Resolution directing the City Manager to establish an Office of Joint Emergency Communications within the Management Services Department and take steps toward creating an independent Joint Emergency Communications Department separate from the Austin Police Department.
#20Resolution directing the City Manager to study whether the proposed drainage charge rate increase for Austin Watershed Protection in the FY 2026-2027 proposed budget is sufficient for the City's drainage infrastructure needs, and to bring back ordinances if a larger increase is warranted.
#21Resolution directing the City Manager to provide Council a summary list of police misconduct complaints known as the "G-file," along with an assessment of costs and legal, technological, or operational barriers to creating a publicly accessible online misconduct allegation database.
#22Resolution directing the City Manager to evaluate and develop recommendations regarding social services contracts proposed for reduction or elimination in the FY 2026-2027 budget.
#2910:30 AM - Austin Housing Finance Corporation Meeting
#23The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to convene a Board of Directors' meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation, after which Council will reconvene. No fiscal impact.
#3110:30 AM - Mueller Local Government Corporation Meeting
#24The Mayor will recess the City Council meeting to convene a Board of Directors' meeting of the Mueller Local Government Corporation, after which Council will reconvene.
#33Adjourn
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