Approves an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees for the Village of Western Oaks' July 4, 2026 parade and celebration at Dick Nichols District Park. The item was sponsored by Council Members Ellis, Alter, Harper-Madison, and Qadri. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
Vendor: Village of Western Oaks
State law: May conflict with Texas Constitution Art. III, Sec. 52 limits on gifts of public funds to private entities, depending on the public purpose findings.
Speak up: Public comment will be allowed in person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may register once per item, either in person or remotely. Instructions are at the Council Meeting Information Center: https://www.austintexas.gov/council/meetings. No registration deadline is stated.
Approves a phase plan expanding the Pease Park Conservancy's responsibilities for operations, maintenance, land management, programming, and volunteers beyond Kingsbury Commons to other areas of Pease District Park in District 10. The plan is stated to offset City maintenance costs. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
Vendor: Pease Park Conservancy
Speak up: Public comment will be allowed in person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may register once per item, either in person or remotely. Instructions are at the Council Meeting Information Center: https://www.austintexas.gov/council/meetings. No registration deadline is stated.
Recertifies Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation as a Community Land Trust and grants it a property tax exemption on certain properties. The exemption removes the City portion of property taxes on those properties. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
Vendor: Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation
Speak up: Public comment will be allowed in person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may register once per item, either in person or remotely. Instructions are at the Council Meeting Information Center: https://www.austintexas.gov/council/meetings. No registration deadline is stated.
Approves a $500,000 contribution from the San Antonio Housing Trust to the City's Emergency Weather Home Repair Program and a Memorandum of Understanding governing use of the funds. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
$500,000 · Vendor: San Antonio Housing Trust
Speak up: Members of the public can sign up to speak at SASpeakUp.com (click on meetings and events and select the meeting). Both in-person and online speaker registration closes 15 minutes before the start of the meeting. In-person sign-up begins 45 minutes before the start.
Agreement between the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission of San Antonio and Inner City TIRZ No. 11 to provide up to $700,000 for Commission operations, including scholarships, speakers and promotion for the MLK march and commemoration. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
$700,000 · Vendor: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission of San Antonio
Authorizes service contracts with cultural organizations listed in an attached list for artist services from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, paid from the General Fund. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
$7.53M · Vendor: Cultural organizations listed in attached list
Amends a TIF development agreement with the Foundation for Klyde Warren Park Phase 2, updating deadlines and adding a requirement that the Foundation invest at least $22,500,000 in the project. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
$3M · Vendor: Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation
Authorizes a ten-month subrecipient agreement for housing and supportive services for unaccompanied young adults age 24 and younger, funded by a state Homeless Housing and Services grant. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
$211,413 · Vendor: Transition Resource Action Center
Authorizes General Fund service contracts with cultural organizations, listed in an attached list, for artist services from October 2026 through September 2027. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
$7.53M · Vendor: Cultural organizations listed in the attached Agenda Information Sheet list
Authorizes up to $10,000 from District 5 discretionary funds to support the Driving Change MOU and its safe-ride and impaired-driving prevention initiative, with unspent funds to be returned by December 31, 2026.
$10,000 · Vote 7-0
Authorizes the City Manager to sign an MOU with the Donor Charm Foundation, Donor Charm LLC, and Evolve7 Digital Media for a safe-ride and impaired-driving prevention initiative. The document states no dollar amount.
Vendor: Donor Charm Foundation, Donor Charm LLC, Evolve7 Digital Media · Vote 6-1
Authorizes an amendment to the Chapter 380 agreement for the Procurement Excellence Boot Camp. It removes the Women-Owned Small Business Certification and adjusts Year 2 metrics, reducing the total agreement amount proportionately.
Vendor: El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce · Vote 6-1
Authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Chapter 380 grant agreement with the Arlington Museum of Art for operation of a public, non-profit art museum. Amount not stated. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
Vendor: Arlington Museum of Art
Approves an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees for Sunday Sessions ATX's 2026 Sunday Sessions by Legacy on a Plate event held at Waterloo Park on October 11, 2026.
Vendor: Sunday Sessions ATX
Approves an ordinance waiving or reimbursing certain fees for Austin Sister Cities International's Austin-Taichung 40th Anniversary Celebration held September 19, 2026.
Vendor: Austin Sister Cities International
Authorizes a Fourth Amendment to a lease with a Texas nonprofit for about 738 square feet at 403 1/2 East 15th Street for Austin Public Health, at $100 per year over five years, District 9.
$100 · Vendor: Minorities for Equality in Economy, Education, Liberty, and Justice, Inc.
Amends the I Belong in Austin program administration contract to add $2,250,000, for a revised total not to exceed $24,050,000, to reduce residential displacement and prevent homelessness.
$2.25M · Vendor: El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission
Approves calendar year 2027 membership fees for Airports Council International - North America, paid from the Airport Enterprise Fund. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
$239,842 · Vendor: AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL - NORTH AMERICA
Approves a first amendment to the subrecipient agreement with The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD to extend the agreement period and modify the budget for an annual service program. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
Vendor: THE HARRIS CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND IDD
Approves a one-year lease with United Service Organizations, Inc. for about 2,026 square feet in Terminal B at San Antonio International Airport to operate a USO center serving military personnel and families, with four one-year renewal options. Annual rent is $1.00, which the FAA permits as a nominal amount for USO facilities. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
$1 · Vendor: United Service Organizations, Inc.
Approves a second amendment extending the term of the subrecipient agreement for the Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing Program, which provides rapid rehousing case management and rental assistance to homeless households. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
Vendor: SEARCH HOMELESS SERVICES
Approves a third amendment to the subrecipient agreement providing $90,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds to the H.E.A.R.T. Program, a job training program for developmentally disabled low- and moderate-income adults. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
$90,000 · Vendor: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INSPIRING COMMUNITIES, INC (d/b/a THE H.E.A.R.T. PROGRAM)
Authorizes annual membership fees to eight organizations, including Airports Council International, American Association of Airport Executives, Water Research Foundation, and North Central Texas Council of Governments, totaling $1,159,814. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
$1.16M · Vendor: Airports Council International (North American Region); American Association of Airport Executives; Oncor Cities Steering Committee; Texas Coalition of Cities for Utility Issues; Atmos Cities Steering Committee; North Central Texas Council of Governments; Texas Commission on Fire Protection; Water Research Foundation
Exercises the second one-year renewal of a service contract for rental assistance with supportive services for homeless persons at the Bridge Homeless Recovery Center, October 14, 2026 through October 13, 2027. Total contract rises to $394,458.44. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
$119,549 · Vendor: Bridge Steps dba The Bridge
Ordinance 2026-0914 approves an agreement with Houston Land Bank for Phase I due diligence and reuse planning for the former Sunnyside (Holmes Road) Landfill in District D. The contract amount is not stated. (Placed on the consent agenda.)
Vendor: HOUSTON LAND BANK