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At the July 30, 2026 City Council meeting, Item #3, File 26-2208, proposed placing multiple charter amendments on the November 3, 2026 special charter amendment election ballot. [1] Item 6 was on the July 23, 2026 City Council agenda for negotiation and execution of a battery storage agreement with Balcones Ridge Resiliency II, LLC, a Jupiter Power subsidiary, covering up to 200 megawatts of electrical power capacity from a utility-scale battery facility at up to $16,000,000 per year for up to 20 years and a total amount not to exceed $320,000,000. [3]
View full report →Item 12 (File 26-2178), requested by the Housing Department, proposed authorizing negotiation and execution of a one-year service agreement with the Austin Housing Finance Corporation to manage and operate various housing programs on the City's behalf during Fiscal Year 2026-2027, in an amount not to exceed $90,506,483. [2] Item 16 was scheduled to amend the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion to 100 Million Gallons per Day Project contract with MWH Constructors Inc., increasing contingency by $600,000,000 for a revised total not to exceed $1,500,000,000. [51]
Item 12 (File 26-2178), requested by the Housing Department, called for authorizing negotiation and execution of a one-year service agreement with the Austin Housing Finance Corporation to manage and operate various housing programs on the City's behalf during Fiscal Year 2026-2027, in an amount not to exceed $90,506,483. [2] The July 23, 2026 City Council meeting also placed on the agenda a battery storage agreement with Balcones Ridge Resiliency II, LLC, a Jupiter Power subsidiary, covering up to 200 megawatts of electrical power capacity at up to $16,000,000 per year for up to 20 years and a total amount not to exceed $320,000,000. [8]
The agenda proposed a $1,000,000,000 Water and Wastewater System Revenue Bond and EPA direct loan agreement for the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion and Enhancements Project. [6] Item 87 was scheduled for consideration of an agreement settling Yogurt Shop criminal-case claims in an amount not to exceed $35 million. [4]
Item #16 proposed increasing MWH Constructors Inc.'s contingency for the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion to 100 Million Gallons per Day Project by $600,000,000, for a revised contract ceiling of $1,500,000,000. [8] Item #7 proposed a construction-services contract with DeNucci Constructors, LLC for the Burnet Road Corridor—Bright Verde Way to Loop 1 project, totaling not to exceed $29,360,128. [24]
Several municipal briefings were scheduled on housing, development, and public-safety matters. [1] [2]
The May 21 agenda included proposed financing of up to $1,000,000,000 for the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion and Enhancements Project through a direct EPA loan agreement. [4] On May 21, Item 16 proposed issuing Convention Center Project Special Tax Revenue Bonds in a par amount not to exceed $1,350,000,000. [4]
April agendas included proposed development financing, water and wastewater construction contracts, rezoning, and consideration of public health services. [4] [9] [10]
Item 16 was scheduled to amend the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion to 100 Million Gallons per Day Project contract with MWH Constructors Inc., increasing contingency by $600,000,000 for a revised total not to exceed $1,500,000,000. [8]
February City Council agendas proposed major wastewater, water-pipeline, transportation, housing, and economic-development actions. [1] [6] Council agendas also included proposed climate-pollution grant work and a citywide insurance broker-of-record contract. [1] [6]
The agenda included proposed infrastructure, development, community, and public-safety actions. [3]
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