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Approved Minutes

2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force (BEATF) REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Monday, January 12, 2026 The 2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force convened in a Regular meeting on Monday January 12, 2026, at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Austin, Texas. Chair Hager called the 2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Mary Hager, Chair Frances Jordan, Vice Chair Ana Aguirre Charles Curry Richard DePalma JC Dwyer Robert Fiedler Noelita Lugo Garry Merritt Luke Metzger Ben Suddaby David Sullivan Heyden Walker Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Donald Jackson Kenneth Standley Rachel Stone Kaiba White 1 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL • Mikey Goralnik- Spoke to the Task Force about the Lower Colorado River Trail. • • Julie Fisher- Spoke to the Task Force about the East Trail Expansion. Joanna Wolaver- Spoke to the Task Force about the trail expansion for Travis County and City of Austin. • Mike Cannatti- Spoke to the Task Force regarding Trail and Shoreline Projects. • Adam Greenfield – Spoke to the Task Force advocating for active transportation funding. • Josh Goldenburg – Spoke to the Task Force about having safer streets and active mobility infrastructure. • Brandon Niday- Spoke to the Task Force for fully funding Austin Core Transportation Plan, Congress Ave redesign and transportation choice as bond priorities. • Cutter Gonzalez- Spoke to the Task Force to support Congress Ave redesign and would like to see the bond framed as opportunity to build a resilient, inclusive city. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the 2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force REGULAR MEETING on December 15, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of (12/15/2025) were approved on MEMBER Suddaby’s motion, MEMBER Sullivans second on a (15-0) vote. Members Stone and White off the dais, Members Cannon, Conley, Hendricks, Miller and Smith absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion of Discussion of the upcoming Community Engagement Plan led by Austin Communications and Engagement Department. Austin Communications and Engagement Department led a discussion on the upcoming engagement plan. Tentative dates and times were reviewed for surveys, survey results, open houses, and potential locations. 3. 4. Discussion of Initial Draft Recommendation. Item postponed. Presentation of Carbon Neutral Bond Package by Member Luke Metzger. Member Luke Metzger presented a draft showing $675M bond can be carbon-neutral by pairing high-emission projects with open space and active transportation 2 DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Approve amendments to the BEATF Work Plan. The motion to approve the amended BEATF Work Plan was approved on an (14-0) vote. Members Curry, Merritt abstaining, Member Stone off the dais, Members Cannon, Conley, Hendricks, Miller and Smith absent. Chair Hager adjourned the meeting at 7:30 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the February 9, 2026, meeting on MEMBER Jordan’s motion, MEMBER Walker’s second on a (14-0) vote. 3