City Council

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1. Thu, May 288 items
   1. Approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 4-14 (Rental Property) to add a new Article 4 to require persons who rent dwellings or mobile home/recreational vehicle spaces to households to disclose certain fees during the leasing process; and creating an offense and establishing a penalty. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.The governing body considering the ordinance.
   2. Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to develop recommendations for amendments to applicable City regulations to prohibit dumpster collection activities at unreasonable hours near residential properties due to noise impacts and report back to Council.
   3. Approve a resolution authorizing the submission of an application to, and the acceptance of grant funds from, the Department of Homeland Security, through the Public Safety Office of the Office of the Governor, to implement the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Grant Program, including the State Homeland Security Program, for multiple public safety grant projects, in an amount not to exceed $1,397,063. Funding: $1,397,063 is available from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through the Public Safety Office of the Office of the Governor. A local funding match is not required.
   4. Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to evaluate national best practices for electric vehicle managed charging and home battery storage incentive programs and propose appropriate changes to existing City programs to increase customer participation, improve grid flexibility, strengthen affordability and equity outcomes, and maximize the reliability benefits of distributed energy resources and report back to the Electric Utility Commission and Council.
   5. Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to develop a policy proposal to limit and mitigate impacts to areas negatively impacted by gas peaker units and other utility energy generation, establish a program to benefit residents negatively impacted by the location of past and future fossil fuel generation facilities, and report back to Council.
   6. Approve a resolution authorizing the submission of an application to, and the acceptance of grant funds from, the Department of Homeland Security, through the Public Safety Office of the Office of the Governor, to implement the Fiscal Year 2026 Homeland Security Grant Program, including the Urban Area Security Initiative, for multiple public safety grant projects, in an amount not to exceed $3,700,000. Funding: $3,700,000 is available from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through the Public Safety Office of the Office of the Governor. A local funding match is not required.
   7. Approve a resolution authorizing the filing of eminent domain proceedings and payment to acquire the property interests needed for Austin Water’s South First Street Reclaimed Water Main Project for the public use of completing a series of construction projects to reclaim a core loop through downtown to interconnect the reclaimed water system north and south of the Colorado River, requiring the acquisition of a temporary working space easement, consisting of 0.121 acre (5,280 square foot) tract or parcel of land out of the Issac Decker League, Survey Number 20, situated in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas; and being a portion of Lots 3 and 4, Block 2 of D. W. Bouldin’s addition to the City of Austin a subdivision found recorded in Volume 1, Page 78 of the Plat Records of Travis County, Texas, the said Lots 3 and 4, along with Lot 2, Block 2, having been conveyed to 1503 South 1st, LLC, by that General Warranty deed found recorded as Instrument Number 2018023823 of the Official Public Records of Travis County, Texas, currently appraised at $266,104 subject to an increase in value based on updated appraisals, a Special Commissioner’s award, negotiated settlement, or judgement. The owner of the needed property is 1503 South 1st, LLC. The property is located at 1503 South First Street, Austin, Texas 78704. The general route of the project is within the right-of-way on South First Street between Monroe Street and Riverside Drive. Funding: $266,104 is available in the Capital Budget of Austin Water.
   8. Approve a resolution appointing members to and designating the chair of the Municipal Civil Service Commission.

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