Item 9 — Thursday, May 28, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
Source information changed after this summary was written. The earlier summary is withheld.
Current official agenda wording
Approve a resolution directing the publication of an Official Notice of Intention to Issue $156,265,000 City of Austin, Texas, Certificates of Obligation, Series 2026 in one or more series related to fire and emergency medical service stations, administrative office buildings, a family violence shelter, bridges and dams, public safety facilities, park improvements, street and road improvements, and Waller Creek District improvements. Funding: The fee to advertise the sale will be included in the upcoming bond sale’s cost of issuance and is estimated at $3,000. Debt service resulting from the actual sale of the Certificates of Obligation will be included in the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Proposed Operating Budget of the General Obligation Debt Service Fund and is currently estimated at $12,538,250.
"without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Jeffrey Bowen questioned deferred maintenance backlog and project delays
The roll call
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Approved on Consent 9-0
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Absent
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Absent
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 Yes
- Krista Laine D6 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 Yes
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes