April 2026 Report

The April 9 agenda proposed up to $8,000,000 in development financing for Verbena Flats LP’s Verbena Flats, File 26-1409. [9]Austin Housing Finance Corporation — Apr 9 The April 9 City Council agenda listed a $24,000,000 Austin Energy electric-distribution vegetation-management contract with Eocene Environmental Group, Item 7, File 26-1312. [10]City Council — Apr 9 The April 23 City Council agenda proposed a total-waste-management contract with Texas Disposal Systems, Inc. for Austin Aviation, not to exceed $27,930,137, File 26-1515. [4]City Council — Apr 23

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. [4]City Council — Apr 23 Item 22 proposed acquiring approximately 49.217 acres at and generally near 11904 Old San Antonio Road for park and recreation purposes. [10]City Council — Apr 9 Circuit of the Americas, Inc. proposed PUD Amendment #3 for 9201 Circuit of the Americas Boulevard to change PUD zoning conditions under Ordinance No. 20201001-042. [4]City Council — Apr 23

Item 16 proposed an initial two-year term with up to three one-year extension options for Solix, Inc. [4]City Council — Apr 23 $833,333 was identified as available in Austin Energy’s operating budget, with remaining funding contingent on future budgets. [4]City Council — Apr 23 Item 17 proposed an initial three-year term with up to two one-year extension options for Aveva Software, LLC. [4]City Council — Apr 23

City Council scheduled consideration of an ordinance concerning the Austin Dragon Boat Festival and Race at Festival Beach on April 25, 2026. [4]City Council — Apr 23 The Public Health Committee scheduled a briefing on the Esperanza II expansion and workforce programming from The Other Ones Foundation. [14]Public Health Committee — Apr 1 Council Member Vanessa Fuentes was scheduled to present Sexual Assault Awareness Month. [10]City Council — Apr 9

On April 23, City Council scheduled consideration of an amendment to an interlocal agreement with Travis County for the City to provide public health services from May 1, 2026, for five months, in an amount not to exceed $3,080,810. [4]City Council — Apr 23 On April 23, City Council scheduled consideration of a resolution directing the City Manager to create a “Safe to Call” stakeholder process. [4]City Council — Apr 23 On April 21, City Council scheduled discussion of legal issues in Cunningham et al. v. City of Austin et al., Cause No. D-1-GN-26-002152, concerning the City’s transportation user fee. [6]City Council Work Session — Apr 21

The April 9 agenda included a proposed construction contract of up to $7,148,071 with Facilities Rehabilitation, Inc. for Astor Place water and wastewater pipeline rehabilitation. [10]City Council — Apr 9 The April 23 agenda 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 (File 26-1357). [4]City Council — Apr 23 Item 34 was scheduled to authorize negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the City to reimburse CapMetro up to $747,500 for an oversized water main and appurtenances. [4]City Council — Apr 23

File 26-1519 scheduled an update on the Austin Police Training Academy, naming Commander Richard Egal and Assistant Chief Angie Jones. [12]Public Safety Committee — Apr 6 File 26-1523 scheduled an overview of the Austin Police Sexual Assault Program, naming Commander Deanna Lichter and Kachina Clark, Division Manager for Victim Services and Employee Wellness. [12]Public Safety Committee — Apr 6 File 26-1540 scheduled the “Austin Police Use of Force Task Force Update” briefing, requested by Management Services. [11]City Council Work Session — Apr 7

City Council scheduled consideration of a contract with Constructinople, LLC for infrastructure improvements at a residential community serving low-income households. [10]City Council — Apr 9 Item 4, File 26-1482, was a briefing on compliance and monitoring of properties participating in the Rental Housing Development Assistance Program and updates to tenant protections. [8]Housing and Planning Committee — Apr 14 City Council scheduled consideration of a resolution directing the City Manager to notify the Community Development Commission when rezoning applications are received for properties with existing multifamily housing. [4]City Council — Apr 23

Item 30 was scheduled to authorize an advance funding agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation for the Longhorn Dam Multimodal Improvements Fiscal Year 2024 Community Project. [4]City Council — Apr 23 Item 45 was scheduled to consider eminent-domain proceedings for a 4,667-square-foot sidewalk, trail, and recreational easement at 12101 North Lamar Boulevard. [4]City Council — Apr 23 Item 33, File 26-1352, proposed accepting and appropriating $4,559,828 from the Texas Department of Transportation for Advanced Traffic Management System enhancements and expansion of the traffic-signal communication network. [10]City Council — Apr 9

Austin Water staff requested a center-pivot irrigation-unit service contract with Leonard Water Services not to exceed $247,758. [4]City Council — Apr 23 The Final Draft of the Rain to River Strategic Plan was scheduled for briefing in File 26-1456. [5]Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee — Apr 22 The agenda included ratification of a contract of up to $7,287,787 with Santa Clara Construction, LTD Ltd. for the Little Walnut Creek–Jamestown Tributary Erosion and Drainage Improvements project. [10]City Council — Apr 9

Item 54, File 26-1497, proposed rezoning multiple properties around 1000 Red River Street, 1001 Trinity Street, East 10th Street, and East 11th Street in the Waller Creek Watershed to downtown mixed use (DMU) district zoning. [10]City Council — Apr 9 Item 56, File 26-1501, proposed changing 1811 East Cesar Chavez Street in the Lady Bird Lake Watershed from CS-MU-CO-NP to CS-1-CO-NP zoning. [10]City Council — Apr 9 Item 2, file 26-1480, was a briefing on the status and timeline of amendments to the City’s Land Development Code. [8]Housing and Planning Committee — Apr 14

Item 3, File 26-1539, proposed a resolution authorizing Historic Preservation Fund grant agreements and allocations for fiscal year 2025–2026 historic preservation and restoration projects and activities in an amount not to exceed $31,379,499, funded by the Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment Special Revenue Historic Preservation Fund in accordance with Texas Tax Code Section 351.101(a)(5). [4]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, with funding identified in Austin Planning's Operating Budget. [4]City Council — Apr 23 Item 31, File 26-1454, proposed amending City Code Chapter 14-11 (Use of Right-of-Way) to exempt qualifying existing historic buildings or structures from obtaining an encroachment agreement or license agreement to continue encroaching into a City right-of-way or easement. [4]City Council — Apr 23