Q1 2026 Report
28 meetings · 11 committees · $4.0B financial · 39 important findings
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Executive Summary
City Summary — Q1 2026
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]City Council — Mar 12 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]City Council — Jan 22
Financial Highlights
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). [8]City Council — Mar 12 Item #25 proposed increasing the City’s Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan authority from $446,842,000 to $1,000,000,000 for Walnut Creek expansion and enhancement projects (File 26-1216). [8]City Council — Mar 12 The agenda included a Water and Wastewater System Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2026, ordinance for a par amount not to exceed $575,000,000 (File 26-1193). [8]City Council — Mar 12 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. [12]City Council — Feb 26 Item 32 (File 26-1152) proposed amending the AlphaCore Capital, LLC lease at 1601 South MoPac Expressway, Suite 150D, to set a September 30, 2026 expiration and waive rent and other charges up to $69,067. [12]City Council — Feb 26 Item 34 (File 26-1077) proposed an agreement with Endeavors with a total potential amount of $16,000,000 including one extension option. [12]City Council — Feb 26 Item #20 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 (File 26-1051). [17]City Council — Feb 5 Item #58 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. [17]City Council — Feb 5 Item #33 proposed accepting and appropriating up to $1,273,842 from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for the Austin Police Crime Laboratory Portal Records Grant Program (File 26-2877). [17]City Council — Feb 5
Development & Land Use
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 total not to exceed $29,360,128. [24]City Council — Jan 22 Item 57, File 25-2696, proposed a 10-year Business Expansion Program economic development agreement with 3billion US, Inc., including a proposed jobs-based award of $1,000 per job hired in the City of Austin and a proposed $20,637 transfer to the Childcare Assistance Reserve Fund. [17]City Council — Feb 5 Item 45, File 26-1390, was on the agenda as a proposed direction to explore partnerships with independent school districts for repurposing closed campuses, develop a land policy, identify funding sources, and develop priority-property and partnership lists. [2]City Council — Mar 26
Contracts & Procurement
Item 21 proposed increasing Kinetics Motorwerks LLC’s sodium-bisulfite contract by $300,000 to a revised maximum of $1,364,000. [2]City Council — Mar 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. [12]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. [17]City Council — Feb 5
Community Impact
Item 40 proposed accepting and appropriating a $50,000 Alzheimer's Association Healthy Brain Initiative grant for the FY 2025-26 Austin Public Health Department Operating Budget, with no City funding match. [12]City Council — Feb 26 Items 53 and 54 proposed Austin Parks and Recreation District operating-budget expenditures of $6,500 for Springwoods Park enhancements and $100,000 to develop a permanent dog off-leash area in Circle C Metropolitan Park. [12]City Council — Feb 26 File 26-1186 was scheduled as a briefing on the 2025 Austin-Travis County Community Health Assessment. [11]Public Health Committee — Mar 4 Item 2 was scheduled for consideration to increase Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment revenue and appropriations by $510,000 for Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex operations. [17]City Council — Feb 5 Item 40 was scheduled for consideration to increase Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Parks and Recreation Capital Budget appropriations by $17,597,353 for parkland acquisition, planning, and development. [17]City Council — Feb 5 File 26-2871 was scheduled as a briefing on the Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations Office strategic plan for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, with Director David Gray named on the agenda. [18]Public Health Committee — Feb 4
Governance & Oversight
Item 36 proposed a policy for consultation 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. [12]City Council — Feb 26 Item 50 proposed a City Code amendment establishing a citywide Comprehensive Efficiency Assessment Program within the City Auditor provisions. [12]City Council — Feb 26 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. [2]City Council — Mar 26 On February 5, 2026, Item 45 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. [17]City Council — Feb 5 On January 22, 2026, Item 85 was on the agenda as a proposed resolution establishing an officeholder expense policy. [24]City Council — Jan 22 On February 24, 2026, D1 included discussion of Council appointments to intergovernmental entities and Council Committee memberships. [14]City Council Work Session — Feb 24
Infrastructure & Facilities
On March 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. [8]City Council — Mar 12 On February 26, Item 14 proposed a construction-services contract with HEI Civil Texas, LLC for the Colony Park Water Pipeline Renewal project, totaling not to exceed $7,838,988. [12]City Council — Feb 26 On February 5, Item 20 was on the agenda to authorize construction services for the Williamson Creek Wastewater Interceptor Project with Williamson Creek Constructors JV, totaling not to exceed $138,138,000. [17]City Council — Feb 5 Item #15 was scheduled for consideration as a construction-services contract with Williamson Creek Constructors JV for the Williamson Creek Wastewater Interceptor Project. [24]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. [24]City Council — Jan 22 The agenda included a resolution for the City Manager to apply for and accept a zero-interest Texas Water Development Board Flood Infrastructure Fund loan of up to $3,500,000 for the Fallwell Lane Capital Renewal Project, contingent on available funding in future Austin Water budgets (File 26-2732). [24]City Council — Jan 22
Public Safety
Item 16 was on the agenda to authorize a tactical carrier-vest contract for Austin Police with TYR Tactical LLC, with a proposed total amount not to exceed $510,000. [17]City Council — Feb 5 Item 25 proposed $2,000,000 for bullet-resistant components for law-enforcement vehicles in File 26-2856. [17]City Council — Feb 5 The proposed Victims of Crime Act Austin First Responder Project in Item 29, File 26-2860, listed $114,755 in grant funding and a $34,426.50 Austin Police Department operating-budget match. [17]City Council — Feb 5
Housing
Item 43 (File 26-1388) proposed conveying approximately 0.0937 acres, or 4,219 square feet, at 306 Saxon Lane to the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. [2]City Council — Mar 26 Item #25 was scheduled to authorize a contract with The Other Ones Foundation, Inc. dba The Other Ones Foundation for bridge shelter operation and social services for Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations. [12]City Council — Feb 26 Item 34 proposed rezoning 1700 and 1704 Lightsey Road from family residence (SF-3) to townhouse and condominium residence (SF-6). [8]City Council — Mar 12
Transportation
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 and funded by $28,527,881 from the Austin Transportation and Public Works Capital Budget and $832,247 from the Austin Water Capital Budget (MatterFile 25-2700). [24]City Council — Jan 22 Item 13 proposed a $1,980,068 construction-services contract with MA Smith Contracting Co., Inc. for the 7th Street and Springdale Road Intersection Improvements project, plus a $198,007 contingency, for a total not to exceed $2,178,075 funded through the Austin Transportation and Public Works capital budget (File 26-1022). [12]City Council — Feb 26 Item 3 proposed a 10-year food service and retail concession lease with Air Star Concessions for the West Gate Expansion and Concourse M at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, projected to produce $395,000 in annual revenue for Austin Aviation’s Operating Budget (File 26-1338). [2]City Council — Mar 26
Environment
On March 26, City Council scheduled consideration of a construction-services contract with Austin Filter Systems, Inc. for the Little Walnut Creek - Asian American Resource Center/Rutherford Stormwater Improvement project, with a total amount not to exceed $6,257,382 (File 26-1230). [2]City Council — Mar 26 On March 26, Item 36 proposed increasing the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority interlocal agreement for the City’s United States Environmental Protection Agency Climate Pollution Reduction Grant by $5,000,000, to a total amount not to exceed $15,000,000 (File 26-1297). [2]City Council — Mar 26 On March 12, Item 23 was scheduled for negotiation and execution of an agreement with The Recycling Partnership for in-kind services supporting a residential recycling capture-rate study and education-and-outreach campaign, with no City fiscal impact identified. [8]City Council — Mar 12
Zoning
Item 27 was on the agenda as a resolution to initiate rezoning of approximately 445 acres of City-owned Jimmy Clay Golf Course and Roy Kizer Golf Course property at 5400 Jimmy Clay Drive. [8]City Council — Mar 12 Item 52, File 26-2847, proposed rezoning 12224 1/2 North Interstate Highway-35 Service Road South Bound from LO to IP. [17]City Council — Feb 5 At 16231 North IH-35 Service Road Northbound, File 26-2738, Austins FEC RE LLC proposed changing SF-2 and GR zoning to LI-PDA. [24]City Council — Jan 22
Historic Preservation
Simmons-Glaser House, File 26-2736, was scheduled for consideration at 1112 West 10th Street. [24]City Council — Jan 22 Taylor Green, with applicant Lori Martin of O’Connell Architecture, proposed changing SF-3-HD-NP zoning to SF-3-H-HD-NP. [24]City Council — Jan 22 Staff, the Historic Landmark Commission, and the Planning Commission recommended the requested historic-landmark zoning. [24]City Council — Jan 22
Charts & Data
Largest Financial Items
Most Mentioned Entities
| Entity | Type | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Services- Contracts | Department | 74 |
| Austin Planning | Department | 38 |
| Planning | Department | 38 |
| Management Services | Department | 35 |
| Austin Water | Department | 35 |
| Austin Transportation and Public Works | Department | 29 |
| Austin Energy | Department | 27 |
| Austin Parks and Recreation | Department | 21 |
| Austin Public Health | Department | 15 |
| Drenner Group, P.C. | Organization | 13 |
Meetings by Committee
Source Events(28)
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