2026 Report
75 meetings · 12 committees · $7.9B financial · 104 important findings · Updates as new data arrives
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Executive Summary
City Summary — 2026
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]City Council — Aug 12 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]City Council — Mar 12
Financial Highlights
At the August 12, 2026 Mueller Local Government Corporation meeting, a $4,420,465 Fiscal Year 2026-2027 operating budget for the Mueller Redevelopment Project appeared on the agenda, scheduled for consideration as a consent item. [3]Mueller Local Government Corporation — Aug 12 City Council Item 12 (File 26-2178) 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 FY 2026-2027 in an amount not to exceed $90,506,483, with funding stated as available in the City's Operating and Capital Budgets. [2]City Council — Aug 12 Among the budget adoptions proposed at the Austin Housing Finance Corporation agenda was $48,534,000 for the AHFC Capital Budget for FY 2026-2027 under item #2, File 26-2176. [1]Austin Housing Finance Corporation — Aug 12 Item #9 proposed a $13,215,260 amendment to the interlocal agreement with the Austin Economic Development Corporation, d/b/a Rally Austin, for the Historic Preservation Acquisition Fund program, bringing the revised agreement ceiling to $58,355,260 (File 26-1817). [8]City Council — Jul 23 Item #8 proposed accepting and appropriating $26,365,665 in FEMA Public Assistance funds through the Texas Department of Emergency Management for COVID-19 expenses, with no City funding match required (File 26-2030). [8]City Council — Jul 23 At the Austin Housing Finance Corporation, Item #2 (file 26-1820) proposed an amendment to the agreement with the Housing Authority of the City of Austin that would increase the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program contract by $1,419,448, for a revised contract ceiling of $2,838,896. [15]Austin Housing Finance Corporation — May 28 Item #13 proposed a Crosstown Tunnel Centralized Odor Control Facility construction contract with Keeley Construction Group, Inc. for $15,121,200 plus $1,512,100 contingency, not to exceed $16,633,300 (File 26-1699). [16]City Council — May 28 Item #9 was scheduled to consider publication of notice for up to $156,265,000 in 2026 Certificates of Obligation for public-safety, facilities, infrastructure, park, street, road, and Waller Creek District improvements, with annual debt service estimated at $12,538,250 (File 26-1826). [16]City Council — May 28 Item #91 proposed accepting and appropriating $25,000 from the Texas Department of Transportation for the APD STEP—Click It or Ticket Mobilization Project, with the required 20% City match identified through existing Austin Police Department salary and fringe-benefit costs. [16]City Council — May 28 At the May 21, 2026 City Council meeting, Item #17 (File 26-1634) proposed a $5,073,625 construction contract plus $507,364 contingency, not to exceed $5,580,989, with Facilities Rehabilitation, Inc. for the Oltorf at Travis Heights Pressure Zone Conversion Project. [18]City Council — May 21 Item #25 (File 26-1666) proposed $3,337,139 in added contingency for Posillico Civil, Inc.'s Fallwell Lane Capital Renewal construction contract, revising the contract ceiling to $27,809,496. [18]City Council — May 21 The Austin Housing Finance Corporation agenda of April 23, 2026 included Item #2, File 26-1403, authorization to negotiate and execute a new or amended loan agreement and related documents with La Vista de Lopez LP, or an affiliated entity, for $1,016,055. [32]Austin Housing Finance Corporation — Apr 23 At the April 23, 2026 City Council meeting, Item #3 proposed Historic Preservation Fund grant agreements and allocations of up to $31,379,499 for FY 2025-2026 historic-preservation and restoration projects (File 26-1539). [33]City Council — Apr 23 The Austin Housing Finance Corporation agenda of April 9, 2026 included proposed development financing of up to $8,000,000 for Verbena Flats LP's Verbena Flats (File 26-1409). [38]Austin Housing Finance Corporation — Apr 9 The March 26, 2026 Austin Housing Finance Corporation agenda included Item 1 (File 26-1332) authorization to negotiate and execute a loan agreement with National Church Residences, or an affiliated entity, for permanent debt not to exceed $3,500,000 for Sunday Village at or near 1026 Clayton Lane. [44]Austin Housing Finance Corporation — Mar 26 At the March 12, 2026 City Council meeting, 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 (File 26-1222). [51]City Council — Mar 12 The Austin Housing Finance Corporation agenda of March 12, 2026 included Item #1, File 26-1211, authorization to negotiate and execute a loan agreement and related documents with FC Bloom Housing, LP, or an affiliated entity, in an amount not to exceed $5,500,000 for The Bloom at Lamar Square. [50]Austin Housing Finance Corporation — Mar 12 At the March 26, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 6 proposed accepting and appropriating FEMA Public Assistance funds through the Texas Department of Emergency Management of $6,352 for COVID-19 expenses and $385,361 for 2015 Halloween Flood expenses, with a stated $96,341 City match for the flood expenses, under File 26-1325. [45]City Council — Mar 26 Item 40 (File 26-1007) proposed accepting and appropriating a $50,000 Alzheimer's Association Healthy Brain Initiative grant in the Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget, with no City funding match required. [55]City Council — Feb 26 Item 32 (File 26-1152) proposed amending the AlphaCore Capital, LLC lease for 2,415 square feet at 1601 South MoPac Expressway, Suite 150D, to set an earlier September 30, 2026 expiration and waive rent and other charges up to $69,067. [55]City Council — Feb 26 Financial Services scheduled two Airport System Revenue Bond ordinances for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport expansion: Series 2026A (Non-AMT), up to $350,000,000, and Series 2026B (AMT), up to $1,050,000,000. [55]City Council — Feb 26 At the February 5, 2026 City Council meeting, item #20 (File 26-1051) proposed a Williamson Creek Wastewater Interceptor Project construction contract with Williamson Creek Constructors JV for $125,580,000 plus a $12,558,000 contingency, not to exceed $138,138,000. [60]City Council — Feb 5 On the January 22, 2026 City Council agenda, Item #29 (File 26-2783) proposed up to $50,000,000 for the 2025 Job Order Contract Program with contractors including Jamail & Smith Construction, LP, Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc., Spawglass Contractors, Inc., and Balfour Beatty Construction Group, Inc.. [67]City Council — Jan 22 The January 22, 2026 agenda included a proposed application to the Texas Water Development Board for a zero-interest loan of up to $3,500,000 through the Flood Infrastructure Fund Program for the Fallwell Lane Capital Renewal Project (File 26-2732). [67]City Council — Jan 22
Development & Land Use
For Item 111, file 26-1920, on second and third readings to amend conditions of zoning for Circuit of the Americas PUD Amendment #3 at 9201 Circuit of the Americas Boulevard, the agenda listed first reading as approved on April 23, 2026, by a 10-0 vote with Council Member Harper-Madison absent. [16]City Council — May 28 Item 57, File 26-2107, was scheduled to consider documents for the sale of approximately 6.041 acres at 4800 Bolm Road to the Austin Housing Finance Corporation for an amount not to exceed $3,950,000, including closing costs. [8]City Council — Jul 23 Item 111, file 26-2095, scheduled a public hearing on creating Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 21 for Dog's Head. [8]City Council — Jul 23 Item 38 at the May 21, 2026 City Council meeting was scheduled for consideration as a 45-year development agreement for approximately 2,614 acres in the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction, bounded by the Colorado River, US Highway 183, and State Highway 130, in the area generally known as Dog's Head. [18]City Council — May 21 Item 46 was scheduled for consideration of a redevelopment exception under City Code Section 25-8-26 for the proposed SoLa Mixed Use development, Site Plan SP-2024-0397C, with the agenda specifying a Barton Springs Zone mitigation fee of $535,381.23. [18]City Council — May 21 Item 9 proposed issuance of up to $9,000,000 in City of Austin Special Assessment Revenue Bonds, Series 2026, for improvements in Estancia Hill Country Public Improvement District Improvement Area #3. [33]City Council — Apr 23 Item 37 (File 26-1271) proposed increasing the City's cost participation with United Properties Development, LLC by $4,422,750, to a total not to exceed $9,500,000, for oversized wastewater interceptors under Service Extension Request No. 5132R. [45]City Council — Mar 26 Item 13 proposed a construction contract with MA Smith Contracting Co., Inc. for the 7th Street and Springdale Road Intersection Improvements project in an amount not to exceed $2,178,075, including a $198,007 contingency. [55]City Council — Feb 26 Item 7 proposed a construction-services contract with DeNucci Constructors, LLC for the Burnet Road Corridor—Bright Verde Way to Loop 1 project, with a $26,691,025 base amount and $2,669,103 contingency, for a total not to exceed $29,360,128. [67]City Council — Jan 22
Contracts & Procurement
Item 12 (File 26-2178) proposed a one-year service agreement with the Austin Housing Finance Corporation to manage and operate various housing programs on the City's behalf for FY 2026-2027 in an amount not to exceed $90,506,483. [2]City Council — Aug 12 The May 28, 2026 City Council agenda included a proposed $2,700,000 amendment to Life Insurance Company of North America's long-term disability insurance contract, revising the total not-to-exceed amount to $16,068,000 (Item #27, File 26-1765). [16]City Council — May 28 At the March 26, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 20 proposed increasing ABM's parking-facilities contract by $3,900,000 to a revised maximum of $7,800,000. [45]City Council — Mar 26
Community Impact
Items 88 through 90 proposed waiving or reimbursing certain fees for The Trail Conservancy's Moonlight Margarita Run at Auditorium Shores, Queerbomb Austin's Queerbomb 2026 at 1221 East 6th Street, and The Overton Family's Unity Day 40 Year Celebration at Turner-Roberts Recreation Center. [8]City Council — Jul 23 Item 143 was on the agenda as a resolution proposing a $1,000 expenditure from the City Council District 3 Operating Budget for Austin Parks and Recreation to purchase backpacks and school supplies for the Montopolis Backpack Giveaway scheduled for August 1, 2026. [8]City Council — Jul 23 Item 18 (File 26-2322) proposed 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, to ensure environmental protection, to engage with community partners, and to identify funding in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget. [2]City Council — Aug 12 Item 43 on the May 28, 2026 City Council agenda proposed acquiring approximately 0.281 acres at 7508 Shadywood Drive, including a single-family residence and accessory dwelling unit, from Lawrence Chabira for expansion of Guitarland Neighborhood Park in an amount not to exceed $467,000 including closing costs, with funding identified in Austin Parks and Recreation's Capital Budget. [16]City Council — May 28 Item 56 (File 26-1887) was scheduled as a proposed resolution directing the City Manager, Austin Parks and Recreation, and the City Council District 3 office to collect community feedback on interpretive signage recognizing the historic and cultural significance to the Austin Chicano community at Edward Rendon Sr. Metropolitan Park at Festival Beach, with an expenditure of up to $8,000 from the District 3 operating budget. [16]City Council — May 28 Item 41 on the May 21, 2026 City Council agenda proposed a 12-month agreement with Travis County to establish and support an Austin/Travis County Family Justice Center addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking at up to $250,000 annually, with four extension options and a total potential amount of $1,250,000. [18]City Council — May 21 At the April 1, 2026 Public Health Committee meeting, Item 2 scheduled a briefing on the Esperanza II expansion and workforce programming from The Other Ones Foundation, listed in file 26-1373. [43]Public Health Committee — Apr 1 At the March 26, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 61 was scheduled as a public hearing on an ordinance adopting local standards of care for youth recreational programs operated by the City, with emergency passage included in the agenda item. [45]City Council — Mar 26 At the April 23, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 40 (File 26-1586) was scheduled for consideration as an ordinance concerning the Austin Dragon Boat Festival and Race at Festival Beach on April 25, 2026. [33]City Council — Apr 23 At the February 26, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 40 proposed amending the FY 2025-26 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget to accept and appropriate a $50,000 Alzheimer's Association Healthy Brain Initiative grant, with no City funding match. [55]City Council — Feb 26 At the February 5, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 2 was scheduled for consideration as an ordinance to increase Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment revenue and appropriations by $510,000 for Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex operations. [60]City Council — Feb 5 At the March 4, 2026 Public Health Committee meeting, File 26-1186 was scheduled as a briefing on the 2025 Austin-Travis County Community Health Assessment. [54]Public Health Committee — Mar 4 Parks and Recreation was scheduled to seek up to $1,000,000 from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's 2025 Local Parks Rider Grant, with no City match required (File 26-2801). [67]City Council — Jan 22 Item 53, file 26-2834, proposed waiving or reimbursing certain fees for the "Adoption: The Making of Me" podcast recording at the Dougherty Arts Center on April 17, 2026. [67]City Council — Jan 22 Item 55, file 26-2836, was on the agenda as a resolution recognizing January as Muslim Heritage Month and directing the City Manager to identify support opportunities and provide recommendations on collaboration with Muslim community leaders and other stakeholders. [67]City Council — Jan 22
Governance & Oversight
File 26-2261 was proposed to order the November 3, 2026 general election for City Council single-member Districts 1, 3, 5, 8, and 9, authorize the City Clerk to enter joint election agreements, and declare an emergency. [4]City Council — Aug 6 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. [6]City Council — Jul 30 File 26-2175 (item #1) proposed establishing administrative approval limits for the Austin Housing Finance Corporation General Manager in connection with the Grant Operating Budget and Housing Assistance Fund Budget. [1]Austin Housing Finance Corporation — Aug 12 At the July 21, 2026 City Council Work Session, agenda item A4, file 26-2147, proposed directing the City Manager to prepare an ordinance for Council consideration to order a November 2026 bond election. [10]City Council Work Session — Jul 21 Management Services requested consideration of bylaw amendments for five advisory bodies in file 26-1680 at the July 20, 2026 Audit and Finance Committee meeting. [11]Audit and Finance Committee — Jul 20 At the May 21, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 37 was scheduled for consideration as a resolution confirming the appointments of Sarah Ivory and Robert Gross to the Firefighters', Police Officers' and Emergency Medical Services Personnel's Civil Service Commission. [18]City Council — May 21 At the May 7, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 23 (File 25-2631) was on the agenda for appointments and related waivers involving boards and commissions, Council committees, other intergovernmental bodies, and public facility corporations, as well as member removals and replacements and board-and-commission bylaw amendments. [27]City Council — May 7 Item #29 on the April 23, 2026 City Council agenda, File 26-1547, proposed adding City Code Chapter 2-19, Surveillance Technology, addressing the adoption, acquisition, deployment, use, and review of surveillance technology by City departments. [33]City Council — Apr 23 At the May 20, 2026 Audit and Finance Committee, File 26-1631 scheduled an executive-session deliberation concerning the Austin Public Library wireless assessment under Section 551.0761. [19]Audit and Finance Committee — May 20 At the March 12, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 2 was on the agenda as an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 4-8, Regulation of Lobbyists. [51]City Council — Mar 12 At the March 26, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 74, File 26-1358, was on the agenda for a proposed ordinance dissolving the South Central Waterfront Advisory Board and repealing City Code Section 2-1-172. [45]City Council — Mar 26 The Audit and Finance Committee agenda for March 4, 2026 scheduled File 26-1291 as a briefing on the draft sunset review process and implementation of Resolution 2024-1212-133 concerning reviews and recommendations intended to improve the clarity of purpose and efficient operation of boards, commissions, task forces, council corporations, and intergovernmental bodies. [53]Audit and Finance Committee — Mar 4 At the February 26, 2026 City Council meeting, Item #36 proposed a resolution establishing a policy for consultation between City Manager's Office representatives and representatives of American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1624 on issues that may affect the City's civilian workforce. [55]City Council — Feb 26 At the February 5, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 45 (File 26-1020) was scheduled for consideration as an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 2-3 relating to the City Auditor and establishing a citywide Comprehensive Efficiency Assessment. [60]City Council — Feb 5 Item 62 proposed nominating Cole Wilson to fill a Travis Central Appraisal District Board vacancy for a term ending December 31, 2027. [60]City Council — Feb 5 Item 85 was on the City Council's January 22, 2026 agenda as a proposed resolution establishing an officeholder expense policy under File 26-1011. [67]City Council — Jan 22 At the January 20, 2026 City Council Work Session, File 26-2851 was on the agenda for discussion of City Council appointments to intergovernmental entities and Council Committee memberships. [69]City Council Work Session — Jan 20 The Audit and Finance Committee's Item 3, file 26-2762, scheduled discussion and possible action on establishing an officeholder expense policy, with Diana Thomas and Carrie Rogers listed. [71]Audit and Finance Committee — Jan 14
Infrastructure & Facilities
At the August 12, 2026 City Council meeting, four separate public hearings on proposed rate and fee changes tied to the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget were on the agenda: Austin Resource Recovery rates and fees (Item 2, File 26-1962), the Austin Watershed Protection drainage charge rate change (Item 3, File 26-2122), Austin Water rates and fees (Item 4, File 26-2135), and Austin Energy rates and fees (Item 5, File 26-2138). [2]City Council — Aug 12 Item 6 on the July 23, 2026 City Council agenda proposed 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. [8]City Council — Jul 23 Austin Water items scheduled for consideration on May 28, 2026 included a proposed $16,633,300 construction contract with Keeley Construction Group, Inc. for the Crosstown Tunnel Centralized Odor Control Facility Project, including $1,512,100 in contingency. [16]City Council — May 28 Item 11 on the May 21, 2026 City Council agenda proposed an ordinance for City of Austin Water and Wastewater System Revenue Bond, Series 2026B, and a direct loan agreement with the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion and Enhancements Project (WIFIA ID 23123TX), in a par amount not to exceed $1,000,000,000. [18]City Council — May 21 Austin Water's April 23, 2026 agenda items included a proposed $59,000,000 City of Austin Water and Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, Series 2026A (CWSRF), issuance for the Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plan Expansion and related enhancement projects under File 26-1357. [33]City Council — Apr 23 For the Fallwell Lane Capital Renewal project, the May 21, 2026 agenda proposed $3,337,139 in additional contingency for Posillico Civil, Inc., with a revised total contract ceiling of $27,809,496 for Austin Energy and Austin Water under File 26-1666. [18]City Council — May 21 Item 16 at the March 12, 2026 City Council meeting 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]City Council — Mar 12 Item 20 at the February 5, 2026 City Council meeting was on the agenda to authorize construction services for the Williamson Creek Wastewater Interceptor Project with Williamson Creek Constructors JV at $125,580,000 plus a $12,558,000 contingency, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $138,138,000. [60]City Council — Feb 5 Item 5 at the March 12, 2026 City Council meeting proposed issuing up to $575,000,000 in City of Austin Water and Wastewater System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2026. [51]City Council — Mar 12 Item #15 was scheduled for consideration as a construction-services contract with Williamson Creek Constructors JV for the Williamson Creek Wastewater Interceptor Project, with a proposed construction amount of $125,580,000 including a $12,558,000 contingency for a total not to exceed $138,138,000 from Austin Water's Capital Budget. [67]City Council — Jan 22 Item #8 proposed a construction-services contract with S. J. Louis Construction of Texas, Ltd. for Phase 1 of the Upper Harris Branch Wastewater Interceptor, with a base amount of $18,814,464 plus a $1,881,447 contingency for a total not to exceed $20,695,911 from Austin Water's Capital Budget. [67]City Council — Jan 22 Item 30 (File 26-2784) was scheduled for consideration as a proposed $18,000,000 amendment with HDR Engineering, Inc. for the Airport Expansion and Development Program Utility Infrastructure Campus Wide Project for Austin Aviation. [67]City Council — Jan 22
Public Safety
At the July 23, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 8 (File 26-2030) was on the agenda to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund to accept and appropriate $26,365,665 in FEMA Public Assistance grant funds through the Texas Department of Emergency Management for COVID-19 expenses. [8]City Council — Jul 23 Item 54 was scheduled for consideration to negotiate and execute a 36-month second amendment to Austin Police's lease with Austin Executive Airport Services, LLC, from August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2029, covering approximately 14,750 square feet of hangar and office space plus exclusive ramp and parking space at 6012 Aviation Drive in Pflugerville for an amount not to exceed $611,337. [8]City Council — Jul 23 At the May 28, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 87 (File 26-1901) was scheduled for consideration of an agreement settling claims related to the Yogurt Shop criminal cases in an amount not to exceed $35 million. [16]City Council — May 28 At the April 23, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 46 (File 26-1588) was scheduled to consider a resolution authorizing eminent-domain proceedings for a 0.282-acre, 12,301-square-foot fee-simple right-of-way interest at 00 Mount Larson Road, with a current appraisal of $61,505 funded through Austin Technology Services' Capital Budget. [33]City Council — Apr 23 At the April 9, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 23 (File 26-1424) proposed continuing the Legal Advocacy for Violent Crime Victims Project with $120,842 in grant funding and a required $30,211 City match from the Austin Police Department Operating Budget. [39]City Council — Apr 9 At the February 5, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 16 was on the agenda to authorize a tactical carrier-vest contract for Austin Police with TYR Tactical LLC for an initial three-year term with up to two one-year extension options, not to exceed $510,000. [60]City Council — Feb 5
Housing
At the August 12, 2026 City Council meeting, 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]City Council — Aug 12 At the August 12, 2026 Austin Housing Finance Corporation meeting, File 26-2175 (item #1) proposed adopting the Grant Operating Budget alongside a separate Housing Assistance Fund Budget of $1,700,000 for FY 2026-2027 and proposed authorizing development of program guidelines for the named housing programs for that fiscal year. [1]Austin Housing Finance Corporation — Aug 12 At the July 23, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 57 was scheduled for consideration as a proposed sale of approximately 6.041 acres, or 263,146 square feet, generally located at 4800 Bolm Road, Austin, Texas 78702, to the Austin Housing Finance Corporation, in a proposed amount not to exceed $3,950,000 including closing costs, with funding identified in the Austin Housing Finance Corporation Capital Budget. [8]City Council — Jul 23 Item 56 at the May 21, 2026 City Council meeting scheduled a public hearing on amendments to City Code Title 25 creating new zoning districts for a citywide density-bonus program, listed under File 26-1715. [18]City Council — May 21 At the April 23, 2026 City Council meeting, Item #27 was on the agenda to authorize negotiation and execution of an Emergency Solutions Grant agreement with The Salvation Army, a Georgia corporation, for the Austin Shelter for Women and Children, with a proposed nine-month term scheduled to begin January 1, 2026 and an amount not to exceed $313,922 from the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations Special Revenue Budget. [33]City Council — Apr 23 Item 25 at the April 9, 2026 City Council meeting was scheduled for consideration of a contract with Constructinople, LLC for infrastructure improvements at a residential community serving low-income households in an amount not to exceed $1,300,000, with funding identified in the Austin Housing Department's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget through Community Development Block Grant Infrastructure Funds. [39]City Council — Apr 9 Item 44 proposed extending Integral Care's housing-services agreement for people living with HIV through December 21, 2026, with a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $769,656. [55]City Council — Feb 26 Item 49 was scheduled for consideration as a resolution committing, as necessary, approximately $7,700,000 in FY 2026-27 and approximately $7,900,000 in planned FY 2027-28 City budgets for Esperanza II operating-service contracts after occupancy. [55]City Council — Feb 26 Items 34 and 35 were scheduled as resolutions supporting competitive 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit applications by FC Jordan II Housing, LP, for Jordan II near 2701 1/2 Philomena Street (file 26-2879), and Residences @ Springdale LP, for Residences @ Springdale near 5612 Springdale Road (file 26-2881). [60]City Council — Feb 5
Transportation
Item 43 on the July 23, 2026 City Council agenda proposed increasing Muniz Concrete and Contracting, Inc.'s Local Mobility ADA Sidewalk and Ramp Improvements Group 32 citywide indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract by $9,000,000, to a revised total not to exceed $45,000,000, under File 26-2008. [8]City Council — Jul 23 Item 40 at the May 21, 2026 City Council meeting scheduled an interlocal agreement with Austin Transit Partnership for design of the Austin Light Rail portion of Project Connect, temporary access to City right-of-way and property for pre-construction activities, utility-betterment reimbursement up to $36,789,645, and mitigation of certain parkland and transportation-facility impacts. [18]City Council — May 21 Item 34, File 26-1354, on the April 9, 2026 agenda proposed accepting and appropriating $7,940,064 from the Texas Department of Transportation for installation and integration of advanced traffic-signal vehicle-detection technology throughout the City. [39]City Council — Apr 9 At the January 22, 2026 City Council meeting, Item #7 was scheduled for consideration as a construction-services contract with DeNucci Constructors, LLC for the Burnet Road Corridor — Bright Verde Way to Loop 1 project for Austin Transportation and Public Works and Austin Water, proposed at a base contract of $26,691,025 with a $2,669,103 contingency for a total not to exceed $29,360,128. [67]City Council — Jan 22 At the February 5, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 4 was on the agenda as a proposed construction-services contract for the Shoal Creek Trail at FM 2222 Underpass project with Austin Underground, Inc. at $3,061,232 plus a $306,124 contingency, for a total amount not to exceed $3,367,356. [60]City Council — Feb 5 At the February 26, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 13 proposed a construction-services contract with MA Smith Contracting Co., Inc. for the 7th Street and Springdale Road Intersection Improvements project at $1,980,068 plus a $198,007 contingency, for a total not to exceed $2,178,075 funded through the Austin Transportation and Public Works capital budget. [55]City Council — Feb 26
Environment
Item 58 was scheduled for consideration to acquire approximately 10.821 acres (471,363 square feet) at 13017 Bob Johnson Road, Unit C, Manchaca, from Little Bear Orchards, LLC, together with an approximately 28,599-square-foot access easement across Unit B, in a proposed amount not to exceed $1,434,000 including closing costs for watershed protection purposes, with funding listed in the Austin Financial Services Capital Budget. [8]City Council — Jul 23 Item 5 proposed up to two power purchase agreements with Invenergy Renewables LLC, a subsidiary of Invenergy Renewables LLC Holdings LLC, for energy from utility-scale wind facilities, with the arrangement estimated at $34,000,000 per year for 10 years. [18]City Council — May 21 Item 46 was scheduled for consideration of a Barton Springs Zone redevelopment exception for the proposed SoLa Mixed Use development, site plan SP-2024-0397C, on a 4.78-acre tract at specified South Lamar Boulevard and Skyway Circle addresses, with the agenda stating that a $535,381.23 Barton Springs Zone mitigation fee would be required of the applicant if the exception is granted. [18]City Council — May 21 At the March 26, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 9 was scheduled for consideration as a construction-services contract with Austin Filter Systems, Inc. for the Little Walnut Creek - Asian American Resource Center/Rutherford Stormwater Improvement project, proposed at $5,688,529 plus a $568,853 contingency for a total amount not to exceed $6,257,382 (File 26-1230). [45]City Council — Mar 26 Item 36 on the March 26, 2026 agenda proposed amending the interlocal agreement with the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority for implementation of the City's United States Environmental Protection Agency Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, increasing funding by $5,000,000 for a total agreement amount not to exceed $15,000,000 using Austin Transportation and Public Works capital-budget funding (File 26-1297). [45]City Council — Mar 26 At the February 5, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 19 was scheduled to amend contracts with Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. dba Texas Disposal Systems and Balcones Recycling Inc. for continued trash, recycling, and organics collection services at City facilities, with a proposed increase of $1,600,000. [60]City Council — Feb 5
Zoning
A resolution directing the City Manager to propose City Code amendments creating a "microbusiness" classification was scheduled for consideration as File 26-2309, requested by Management Services. [2]City Council — Aug 12 Item 67, File 26-1745, was scheduled for a public hearing and consideration of amendments to City Code Title 25 creating the downtown density bonus 400 (DDB400) and downtown density bonus 850 (DDB850) combining districts. [16]City Council — May 28 Item 121 (File 26-1941) proposed LO-V-DB90 zoning for 1120, 1120 1/2, 1122, and 1220 South Capital of Texas Highway Southbound, replacing LO and LR zoning. [8]City Council — Jul 23 Item 61, File 26-1713, proposed rezoning the property locally known as 8901 East U.S. 290 Highway Service Road Eastbound from GR-CO and LI-CO to LI zoning. [18]City Council — May 21 Item 62, File 26-1718, proposed historic landmark zoning for the Goins-Versea-Nitschke House at 907 East 13th Street, changing it from SF-3-NP to SF-3-H-NP. [18]City Council — May 21 For the proposal at 1811 East Cesar Chavez Street to change CS-MU-CO-NP zoning to CS-1-CO-NP for commercial-liquor sales, staff recommended denial while the Planning Commission recommendation was to grant the request. [18]City Council — May 21 At the March 12, 2026 City Council meeting, Items 40 and 41 were scheduled for second and third readings for the Montopolis-Fairway area, proposing Single Family and Civic to Mixed Use future-land-use-map changes and GR-NP/SF-3-NP to GR-V-NP zoning at Caddie Street, Montopolis Drive, and Fairway Street, with the agenda recording first-reading approval on February 26, 2026 by a 7-3 vote and Council Member Duchen abstaining. [51]City Council — Mar 12 Item 80 on the February 26, 2026 agenda was scheduled for a public hearing on changing 1811 East Cesar Chavez Street from CS-MU-CO-NP to CS-1-CO-NP zoning, with staff recommending denial and the Planning Commission recommending granting the requested commercial-liquor sales zoning. [55]City Council — Feb 26 Item 47 (File 26-1296) was scheduled to set an April 23, 2026 public hearing at Austin City Hall on repealing and replacing City Code Chapter 25-12, Article 4 to adopt the 2026 National Electrical Code, Annex H, and local amendments. [45]City Council — Mar 26
Historic Preservation
A proposed amendment (File 26-1817) would provide $13,215,260 in City hotel occupancy tax funding for the Historic Preservation Acquisition Fund program and Rally Austin administrative fees, increasing the agreement's proposed total amount to no more than $58,355,260. [8]City Council — Jul 23 Item 3 (File 26-1539) proposed a resolution authorizing Historic Preservation Fund grant agreements and allocations for historic preservation and restoration projects and activities, in an amount not to exceed $31,379,499. [33]City Council — Apr 23 Item 20 (File 26-1435) proposed a two-year contract with HHM & Associates, Inc. for an East Austin Historic Resource Survey Update, in an amount not to exceed $577,362. [33]City Council — Apr 23
Insights by Role
Resident
Four separate public hearings on proposed rate and fee changes tied to the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 proposed budget were on the August 12, 2026 City Council agenda: Austin Resource Recovery rates and fees (Item 2, File 26-1962), the Austin Watershed Protection drainage charge rate change (Item 3, File 26-2122), Austin Water rates and fees (Item 4, File 26-2135), and Austin Energy rates and fees (Item 5, File 26-2138). [2]City Council — Aug 12
Residents interested in parkland should track Item 43 on the May 28, 2026 City Council agenda, which proposed acquiring approximately 0.281 acres at 7508 Shadywood Drive, including a single-family residence and accessory dwelling unit, from Lawrence Chabira for expansion of Guitarland Neighborhood Park in an amount not to exceed $467,000 including closing costs, with funding identified in Austin Parks and Recreation's Capital Budget. [16]City Council — May 28
Contractor
Contractors should review the January 22, 2026 City Council agenda Item #29 (File 26-2783), which proposed up to $50,000,000 for the 2025 Job Order Contract Program with contractors including Jamail & Smith Construction, LP, Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc., Spawglass Contractors, Inc., and Balfour Beatty Construction Group, Inc.. [67]City Council — Jan 22
Firms in sidewalk and accessibility work should track Item 43 on the July 23, 2026 City Council agenda, which proposed increasing Muniz Concrete and Contracting, Inc.'s Local Mobility ADA Sidewalk and Ramp Improvements Group 32 citywide indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract by $9,000,000, to a revised total not to exceed $45,000,000, under File 26-2008. [8]City Council — Jul 23
Developer
Developers should monitor Item 56 at the May 21, 2026 City Council meeting, which scheduled a public hearing on amendments to City Code Title 25 creating new zoning districts for a citywide density-bonus program, listed under File 26-1715. [18]City Council — May 21
Downtown developers should review Item 67, File 26-1745, scheduled for a public hearing and consideration of amendments to City Code Title 25 creating the downtown density bonus 400 (DDB400) and downtown density bonus 850 (DDB850) combining districts. [16]City Council — May 28
Lobbyist
Lobbyists should closely follow Item 2 at the March 12, 2026 City Council meeting, which was on the agenda as an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 4-8, Regulation of Lobbyists. [51]City Council — Mar 12
Advocates tracking ballot strategy should note that 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. [6]City Council — Jul 30
Journalist
Reporters should examine Item #29 on the April 23, 2026 City Council agenda, File 26-1547, which proposed adding City Code Chapter 2-19, Surveillance Technology, addressing the adoption, acquisition, deployment, use, and review of surveillance technology by City departments. [33]City Council — Apr 23
Reporters covering litigation should follow Item 87 (File 26-1901) at the May 28, 2026 City Council meeting, scheduled for consideration of an agreement settling claims related to the Yogurt Shop criminal cases in an amount not to exceed $35 million. [16]City Council — May 28
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| Financial Services- Contracts | Department | 168 |
| Management Services | Department | 152 |
| Austin Planning | Department | 110 |
| Austin Water | Department | 91 |
| Planning | Department | 84 |
| Austin Energy | Department | 70 |
| Austin Transportation and Public Works | Department | 60 |
| Austin Financial Services | Department | 53 |
| Jonathan Tomko | Person | 39 |
| Austin Housing Finance Corporation | Organization | 37 |
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