Thursday, May 7, 2026

The council would direct staff to update Austin's land development code so that duplexes and triplexes are allowed everywhere single-family and multifamily housing is currently permitted, extending the logic of the HOME Phase 1 and 2 reforms already on the books.

Three properties on South Lakeshore Boulevard and East Riverside Drive would be removed from the East Riverside Corridor special zoning plan, freeing them from its design and development rules.

AISD wants to rezone two parcels it owns near Rosedale from single-family to the highest-density multifamily zoning available, clearing the way for an apartment development on school district land.

The owner of a historic house at 810 West 10th Street is asking the city to add an official historic landmark designation to the property's zoning.

The city is considering granting historic landmark status to a house at 2207 East 22nd Street, protecting it from demolition or major alteration.

Karlin McCallen Pass, LLC is asking to update the zoning conditions on a large cluster of properties along East Parmer Lane and surrounding roads in North Austin, keeping the limited industrial designation but changing what's allowed under it.

A property owner wants to rezone 2825 Hancock Drive in District 7 from limited office to general commercial with a conditional overlay, and neighbors have formally organized to oppose it.

A rezoning request to convert three parcels on South Lakeshore Boulevard and East Riverside Drive — right on Lady Bird Lake — from standard East Riverside Corridor zoning into a Planned Unit Development, which gives the developer more design flexibility in exchange for negotiated community benefits.

The council would formally kick off a process to change the land use designation for three parcels near South Lakeshore Boulevard and East Riverside Drive from a Specific Regulating District to Mixed-Use, opening the door for denser redevelopment.

The City Council is approving a $4.14 million road bond for a southeast Travis County municipal utility district, letting the district borrow money to build roads in its area — paid back entirely by the district's own property taxpayers, not city residents.

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Austin is renewing Texas Gas Service's exclusive right to run natural gas lines under city streets for another ten years, generating about $10.8 million annually in franchise fees.

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The city is hiring Vieux & Associates Inc. for up to $2.2 million to build and maintain a flood forecasting and mapping system for Austin Watershed Protection, with only $220,000 actually budgeted right now.

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Five council members want to pause any staff reorganizations or employee transfers tied to the City Manager's 'One ATS' consolidation initiative until Council gets enough information to actually approve those moves.

The Austin City Council is going into closed session to get legal advice about the city's ongoing exposure in the Yogurt Shop Murders cases — four girls killed in 1991, a prosecution that collapsed, and civil liability that has never fully resolved.

The city is adding $497,299 to an existing contract with Integral Care to keep running a program that provides mental health and primary care services together for homeless Austinites, bringing the total contract to $2.39 million.

The City Council passed a resolution directing the City Manager to work on housing stability, advocacy, and partnerships to help young people aging out of foster care, with a progress report due July 2026.

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The city would hire Phoenix I Restoration and Construction to renovate the Zilker Park clubhouse for up to $6.07 million.

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The council is approving a resolution that sets up a new economic development framework, orders staff to write a comprehensive economic development policy, and fills the director position at Austin Economic Development.

The city is canceling ("defeasing") a set of 2025 general obligation bonds early, using an upfront cash payment from a private developer as part of a public-private redevelopment deal — meaning taxpayers don't pay for it.

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