Item 5 Passed 10-0
Item 5 — Thursday, July 23, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
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Current official agenda wording
Approve a settlement in Gregory Mitchell v. City of Austin, Cause No. D-1-GN-24-007990 in the 261st District Court, Travis County, Texas. Funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Operating Budget of Austin Water.
"Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Assistant city attorney recommended approving $175,000 settlement in Mitchell v. City of Austin over a 2023 Austin Water manhole accident
The roll call
City of Austin headshots stay on the council page. The City's terms allow personal use of austintexas.gov images, so this roll call shows initials.
Approved on Consent 10-0
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
- 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