July 2026 Report

At the July 30, 2026 City Council meeting, Item #4 (File 26-2131) proposed authorizing a contract with Public Works LLC for a comprehensive efficiency study of City departments for the Austin City Auditor's Office in an amount not to exceed $5,230,000. [1]City Council — Jul 30 File 26-2101 proposed authorizing negotiation and execution of documents for the Austin Housing Finance Corporation to acquire approximately 6.041 acres at or near 4800 Bolm Road, Austin, Texas 78702, from the City of Austin in an amount not to exceed $3,950,000 including closing costs, with funding available from 2022 General Obligation Bonds in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Capital Budget. [2]Austin Housing Finance Corporation — Jul 23 Item #16 (File 26-2097) proposed a resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply to the State of Texas State Energy Conservation Office's LoanSTAR Revolving Loan Program for up to $14,000,000 for the Solar on City Facilities Project, contingent on future operating-budget funding. [3]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, a proposed zone covering 2,645 acres bounded by the Colorado River, US Highway 183, and State Highway 130. [3]City Council — Jul 23 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. [3]City Council — Jul 23 Item 81 proposed a cost-participation agreement with Vanterra Capital Group, LLC for reimbursement of up to $709,430 for oversizing a water main and appurtenances associated with Service Extension Request No. 6398. [3]City Council — Jul 23

The City Council agenda for July 23, 2026 included a five-year bank depository-services contract with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., not to exceed $2,500,000 (file 26-1984). [3]City Council — Jul 23 The agenda also included ratification of a $2,000,000 amendment to Stanley Consultants, Inc.'s Electric Service Delivery engineering contract, bringing its proposed revised ceiling to $9,500,000 (Item 40, File 26-2003). [3]City Council — Jul 23 File 26-1971 was scheduled as a briefing on the nonprofit contract performance management audit at the July 20, 2026 Audit and Finance Committee. [6]Audit and Finance Committee — Jul 20

Item 143 was on the July 23, 2026 City Council 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. [3]City Council — Jul 23 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. [3]City Council — Jul 23 The Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee scheduled File 26-2112 as a briefing on the Austin Parks and Recreation parkland acquisition process, requested by Management Services. [7]Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee — Jul 15

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]City Council — Jul 30 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, and Council Member Alter pulled the item. [5]City Council Work Session — Jul 21 Item 91, File No. 26-1913, proposed amending City Code Section 2-1-206 to revise the Council Committee that nominates an individual to the Joint Sustainability Committee. [3]City Council — Jul 23

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]City Council — Jul 23 The agenda included three wastewater pipeline-renewal construction contracts, among them Central East Austin with Underground Water Solutions, Co., proposed at up to $4,473,717 including a $406,702 contingency (File 26-2000). [3]City Council — Jul 23 Item 48 was scheduled to authorize five contracts for variable refrigerant flow and chiller systems serving City HVAC systems across all City departments, with a proposed two-year initial term and up to three one-year extensions not to exceed $69,125,000. [3]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 under MatterFile 26-2104. [3]City Council — Jul 23 Item 63 proposed accepting and appropriating a $25,000 Texas Department of Transportation grant for the APD STEP - Operation Slowdown Mobilization Project, with the required 20% City match to be met through existing Austin Police Department salary and fringe-benefit costs. [3]City Council — Jul 23 File 26-1628 was scheduled at the Audit and Finance Committee as a briefing on the public safety mental health audit, with Kathie Harrison, Assistant City Auditor, and Mariel Dempster, Senior Auditor, of the Austin City Auditor's Office named as presenters. [6]Audit and Finance Committee — Jul 20

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 an amount not to exceed $3,950,000 including closing costs, with funding identified in the Austin Housing Finance Corporation Capital Budget. [3]City Council — Jul 23 Item 66 was on the agenda for a proposed agreement with Foundation Communities for site-based supportive housing services at the City-owned Arbor Terrace community, with an initial 13-month term beginning September 1, 2026, not to exceed $1,000,000, up to two 12-month extensions of up to $1,000,000 each, and a total potential agreement amount of $3,000,000. [3]City Council — Jul 23 Item 69 proposed a resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Action Plan used to obtain U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development grant funds and authorizing submission of related applications and certifications. [3]City Council — Jul 23

Item 36 proposed a traffic management services contract with Kimley-Horn And Associates, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $3,350,000, with a proposed term of three years plus up to two additional one-year extensions. [3]City Council — Jul 23 Item 43 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, with the agenda identifying $9,000,000 in the Austin Transportation and Public Works capital budget. [3]City Council — Jul 23 Item 56 was scheduled for consideration to acquire approximately 1.3294 acres (57,942 square feet) at 9300 ½ East U.S. Highway 290 Service Road Westbound from First Austin Investments, LLC for Northern Walnut Creek Trail Phase 3 in a proposed amount not to exceed $214,905 including closing costs, funded through the Austin Transportation and Public Works Capital Budget. [3]City Council — Jul 23

Item 16 was on the City Council's July 23, 2026 agenda for a resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply for two low-interest loans totaling up to $14,000,000 from the State Energy Conservation Office's LoanSTAR Revolving Loan Program for the Solar on City Facilities Project. [3]City Council — Jul 23 Item 78 was on the July 23, 2026 agenda for submission of a FEMA Flood Mitigation Assistance grant application for the Fort Branch Flood Risk Reduction Project. [3]City Council — Jul 23 Item 93 scheduled an eminent-domain resolution for an approximately 0.0798-acre, or 3,478-square-foot, drainage easement at 906 North Bend Drive for the Walnut Creek—Eubank Tributary Stream Stabilization project, with the easement appraised at $29,563 subject to listed potential adjustments. [3]City Council — Jul 23

Item 86 proposed initiating City Code Title 25 amendments to adopt local amendments to the 2024 International Residential Code for multifamily developments of up to four attached dwelling units, under File 26-2127. [3]City Council — Jul 23 Item 96 scheduled a public hearing on Rusty and Mary Tally's appeal regarding the Planning Commission's conditional use permit decision for the Girls' School of Austin at 2007 McCall Road, File SPC-2026-0052A / MatterFile 26-1903. [3]City Council — Jul 23 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. [3]City Council — Jul 23

Item 9 (File 26-1817) was scheduled to consider an amendment to the interlocal agreement with the Austin Economic Development Corporation, doing business as Rally Austin. [3]City Council — Jul 23 The proposed amendment 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. [3]City Council — Jul 23 Item 118 (File 26-1938) proposed changing a portion of 907 East 13th Street from SF-3-NP to SF-3-H-NP for the Goins-Versea-Nitschke House in the Waller Creek Watershed. [3]City Council — Jul 23