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Committee approves 2026 meeting schedule

AustinDec 2, 20251 min read

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The committee approved its 2026 meeting schedule, changing the November 25 meeting date to November 10, and also approved the prior meeting minutes by 4-0 votes.

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Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee

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The committee set its 2026 meeting calendar and moved one November meeting from November 25 to November 10. It also approved the October 22, 2025 minutes without objection, both on 4-0 votes. Members then received briefings on solar at city facilities, gas franchise agreements, and potential 2026 bond projects for watershed protection.

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Approved the October 22, 2025 committee minutes on a 4-0 vote.
Approved the 2026 committee meeting schedule, changing the November 25 meeting date to November 10, on a 4-0 vote.

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Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee

Dec 2, 2025, 3:30 PMAustin City Hallscheduled

Agenda

Public comment will be allowed in person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in person or remotely. Items posted for possible action are available for sign-up. Briefings are not open for sign-up. For full instructions on participation in person or by telephone, please visit the Council Committee Information Center home page, which is linked here: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/city-council/council/council_committee_info_center.htm
A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. Action will only be taken by the members of the committee. The committee may go into a closed session under the Open Meetings Act, Section 551.071, of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from legal counsel on any item on this agenda.
CALL TO ORDER
Public Communication: General
Speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed three minutes to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. This section is limited to five speakers.
Approval of Minutes
Approve the minutes of the Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee meeting of October 22, 2025.
Discussion and Possible Action
Discussion and possible action on the Climate, Water, Environment, and Parks Committee meeting schedule for calendar year 2026.
Briefings
Briefing on Solar on City Facilities, staff response to Resolution No. 20250522-052. [Zach Baumer, Director - Austin Climate Action and Resilience; Rohan Lilauwala, Climate Project Manager - Austin Climate Action and Resilience; Kit Johnson, City Architect - Austin Facilities Management; Tim Harvey, Director of Customer Renewable Solutions - Austin Energy.].
Briefing on the Scope and Purpose of Gas Franchise Agreements. [Marija Norton, Controller Austin Financial Services; Thomas Brocato and Roslyn Warner - Lloyd Gosselink Rochelle & Townsend, P.C.].
Briefings by Memorandum
Austin Watershed Protection Potential 2026 Bond Projects memo dated November 21, 2025. [Jorge Morales, Director - Austin Watershed Protection].
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Minuteshttps://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=466646

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