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A resolution directing the City Manager to prepare an ordinance for Council consideration to order a November 2026 bond election, including recommended bond measures, proposition language, categories, and amounts for public improvements. Funding: Approval of this resolution has no immediate fiscal impact. Should City Council vote to call a 2026 bond election, fiscal impacts will be noted at that time. Pulled by Council Member Alter.

Presented in: City of Austin City Council Work Session on 2026-07-21
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 9.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (11 - 0)
“Motion to approve A resolution directing the City Manager to prepare an ordinance for Council consideration to order a November 2026 bond election, including recommended bond measures, proposition language, categories,”
ZQ
Zohaib Qadri
Councilmember, District 9
YES
MD
Marc Duchen
Councilmember, District 10
YES
PE
Paige Ellis
Councilmember, District 8
YES
KL
Krista Laine
Councilmember, District 6
YES
VF
Vanessa Fuentes
Councilmember, District 2
YES
JV
José Velásquez
Councilmember, District 3
YES
NH
Natasha Harper-Madison
Councilmember, District 1
YES
RA
Ryan Alter
Councilmember, District 5
YES
MS
Mike Siegel
Councilmember, District 7
YES
J"
José "Chito" Vela
Councilmember, District 4
YES
KW
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A resolution directing the City Manager to prepare an ordinance for Council consideration to order a November 2026 bond election, including recommended bond measures, proposition language, categories, and amounts for public improvements. Funding: Approval of this resolution has no immediate fiscal impact. Should City Council vote to call a 2026 bond election, fiscal impacts will be noted at that time. Pulled by Council Member Alter.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.2/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).