February 2026 Report

The agenda included a proposed $50,000 Alzheimer's Association Healthy Brain Initiative grant for the Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget, with no City funding match required. [1]City Council — Feb 26 Item 32 (File 26-1152) proposed waiving rent and other charges up to $69,067 under an amended AlphaCore Capital, LLC lease. [1]City Council — Feb 26 The agenda included a proposed $5,000,000 increase to the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority interlocal agreement for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, bringing the proposed total to no more than $15,000,000. [3]City Council Work Session — Feb 24 The City Council agenda proposed a citywide property and casualty insurance broker-of-record contract with Alliant Insurance Services Inc. for up to $160,000,000 (File 26-2812). [6]City Council — Feb 5 Item 58 (File 25-2698) proposed a 10-year agreement with Base Power Company for up to 500 jobs, with an award capped at 52% of property taxes paid or $4,847,950, plus a $932,298 transfer to the Childcare Assistance Reserve Fund. [6]City Council — Feb 5 Item 60 (File 26-1097) proposed a $401,000 Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Division grant application and acceptance for the GoATX Project Truancy Prevention Project, without a City match. [6]City Council — Feb 5

Item 58, File 25-2698, proposed a 10-year agreement with Base Power Company for 500 jobs. [6]City Council — Feb 5 Item 57, File 25-2696, proposed negotiating and executing a 10-year Business Expansion Program economic development agreement with 3billion US, Inc. [6]City Council — Feb 5 Item 82 was scheduled for consideration of a resolution nominating United Parcel Service, Inc. as a single Texas Enterprise Project. [1]City Council — Feb 26

Item #21 proposed increasing Equinix Inc. dba Equinix, LLC’s cloud off-premise connection subscription contract by $600,000 and extending it by up to three years, to a revised ceiling of $865,000 (File 26-1079). [1]City Council — Feb 26 Item 41 (File 26-1043) scheduled negotiation and execution of a revenue legacy concession contract with Zilker Park Boat Rentals for a Barton Creek watercraft concession in Zilker Metropolitan Park. [6]City Council — Feb 5 Item 56 (File 26-1098) proposed a five-year legal-services agreement with Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP. [6]City Council — Feb 5

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. [6]City Council — Feb 5 Item 3 proposed a contract with LiveView Technologies d/b/a LVT for mobile security-trailer rental and monitoring services at various Austin Parks and Recreation parkland areas. [6]City Council — Feb 5 File 26-2874 was scheduled as a briefing on the 2025 Austin-Travis County Community Health Assessment, with Laura LaFuente, Assistant Director of Austin Public Health, named on the agenda. [7]Public Health Committee — Feb 4

Item 36 proposed a resolution establishing a consultation policy between City Manager’s Office representatives and American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1624 representatives on issues affecting the City’s civilian workforce. [1]City Council — Feb 26 Item 50 proposed a City Code amendment establishing a citywide Comprehensive Efficiency Assessment Program within the City Auditor provisions. [1]City Council — Feb 26 Item 82, File 26-1140, proposed nominating United Parcel Service, Inc. at 9020 Tuscany Way for designation as a single Texas Enterprise Project under Texas Government Code Chapter 2303. [1]City Council — Feb 26

The February 5 City Council agenda proposed construction services for the Williamson Creek Wastewater Interceptor Project with Williamson Creek Constructors JV, totaling $138,138,000 including a $12,558,000 contingency. [6]City Council — Feb 5 The February 26 City Council agenda proposed a construction-services contract with HEI Civil Texas, LLC for the Colony Park Water Pipeline Renewal project, totaling $7,838,988 including a $712,636 contingency. [1]City Council — Feb 26 The February 26 City Council agenda proposed a $2,044,030 construction contract with Packsaddle Management, LLC, d/b/a Packsaddle Management, LLC, for the Merion Circle Water and Wastewater Pipeline Renewal project, plus a $204,403 contingency, for a total not to exceed $2,248,433. [1]City Council — Feb 26

City Council scheduled an amendment to the interlocal agreement with Integral Care for the Expanded Mobile Crisis Outreach Team. [1]City Council — Feb 26 City Council proposed an interlocal agreement with Austin Community College District for the Criminal Justice Degree Program. [1]City Council — Feb 26 Item 16 was on the agenda to authorize a tactical carrier-vest contract for Austin Police with TYR Tactical LLC, with a total contract amount not to exceed $510,000. [6]City Council — Feb 5

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. [1]City Council — Feb 26 Item 42 proposed a 12-month term with Family Eldercare Inc. for the Community Development Block Grant Financial & Housing Stability Program, up to $130,814 for the term and up to $1,235,449 across extension options. [1]City Council — Feb 26 Item 47 was scheduled for consideration as a resolution related to creating a Green Social Housing policy focused on affordable, sustainable, and environmentally responsible housing, including exploration of financing options for housing developed under that policy. [6]City Council — Feb 5

Item 13 proposed a construction-services contract with MA Smith Contracting Co., Inc. for the 7th Street and Springdale Road Intersection Improvements project, totaling not to exceed $2,178,075 and funded through the Austin Transportation and Public Works capital budget. [1]City Council — Feb 26 Item 4 was on the agenda as a proposed construction-services contract with Austin Underground, Inc. for the Shoal Creek Trail at FM 2222 Underpass project, totaling not to exceed $3,367,356. [6]City Council — Feb 5 Item 46 was scheduled to amend the interlocal agreement with the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority for the United States Environmental Protection Agency Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, increasing the amount by $5,000,000 to not exceed $15,000,000. [1]City Council — Feb 26

Item 28 was scheduled for consideration as a proposed contract with Colehour + Cohen Inc. dba C+C for climate pollution reduction services for Austin Transportation and Public Works, with a three-year initial term and one one-year extension option not to exceed $2,000,000 (File 26-1147). [1]City Council — Feb 26 Item 46 was on the agenda for an amendment to the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority interlocal agreement implementing the United States Environmental Protection Agency Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, proposing a $5,000,000 increase to an amount not to exceed $15,000,000 (File 26-2832). [1]City Council — Feb 26 Item 47 was on the agenda as Service Extension Request No. 6290 for wastewater service at 1107 Castle Ridge Road, a 2.85-acre tract identified as within the City’s Drinking Water Protection Zone and the Barton Springs Zone. [1]City Council — Feb 26

Item 58 was scheduled for a public hearing on proposed full-purpose annexation of approximately 9.776 acres of Ross Road roadway and associated right-of-way, from State Highway 71 East to about 381.35 feet south of Saint Thomas Drive. [1]City Council — Feb 26 Item 80 was scheduled for a public hearing on a request to change 1811 East Cesar Chavez Street from CS-MU-CO-NP to CS-1-CO-NP zoning. [1]City Council — Feb 26 Item 83 was scheduled for consideration of amendments to Chapter 25-10 addressing larger right-of-way signs with electronic images, lights, and off-premise advertising, as well as relocation and height requirements for non-conforming billboards. [1]City Council — Feb 26