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Approved Minutes

2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force (BEATF) REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Monday, February 23, 2026 The 2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force convened in a Regular meeting on Monday February 23, 2026, at 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Hager called the 2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force Meeting to order at 2:04p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Mary Hager, Chair Ana Aguirre Nicole Conley Charles Curry Richard DePalma JC Dwyer Robert Fiedler Donald Jackson Rachel Stone David Sullivan Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Garry Merritt Ben Suddaby Heyden Walker Kaiba White PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL • Mel Leblanc- Spoke to the Task Force to recommend funding for Affordable Housing. • Vincent Warwick- Spoke to the Task Force to please consider affordable housing in the upcoming bond election. 1 • Amy Chicola- Spoke to the Task Force about permanent and supportive affordable housing. • Joi Chevalier- Spoke to the Task Force in support of farmland preservation. • Zenobia Joseph-Spoke to the Task Force about the inequities in transit and safety issues northeast of US-183 • Scott Johnson- Spoke to the Task Force about focusing on safety, connectivity and air quality benefits. • Andy Smith- Spoke to the Task Force in support of farmland preservation. • Cindi Reid- Spoke to the Task Force about what is in alignment with what is the public giving feedback and engagement and in the inequities North of 183. • Sol Praxis- Spoke to the Task Force in support of affordable housing and the need in Austin. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the 2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force Regular Called meeting on February 09, 2026. The minutes from the meeting of (2/09/2026) were approved on MEMBER Sullivan’s motion, MEMBER Hager’s second on a (13-0) vote. Member Jackson abstaining and Members Cannon, Hendricks, Jordan, Lugo, Metzger, Miller and Standley absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Staff briefing regarding Initial Draft Recommendation. Presentation by Eric Bailey, Deputy Director, Marcus Hammer, Assistant Director, Austin Capital Delivery Services and Chandler Runnells, Business Process Specialist, Austin Capital Delivery Services. The presentation was made by Marcus Hammer, Assistant Director and Chandler Runnells, Business Process Specialist Austin Capital Delivery Services. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 3. Approve revisions to 2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force Work Plan. No action revisions or action taken. Public Comment: - Zenobia Joseph spoke to the Task Force requesting greater transparency on the Gus Garcia project cost reduction from $55M to $30M and asked that cost–benefit analyses be shared publicly. Urged the task force to review rezoning cases and resulting displacement, noting that affordable units lost far exceed those replaced. Asked for a map overlay showing AMI and unit counts to better understand impacts. 2 WORKING GROUP UPDATE 4. 5. Update from Stormwater Working Group regarding initial draft recommendation. Update by Ana Aguirre and Richard DePalma. Update from Affordable Housing Group regarding initial draft recommendation. Update by Rachel Stone. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodation no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Nicole Hernandez at Austin Capital Delivery Services Department, at 512-974-7644 and nicole.hernandez@austintexas.gov, to request service or for additional information. For more information on the 2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force, please contact Nicole Hernandez at 512-974-7644 or nicole.hernandez@austintexas.gov. Chair Hager adjourned the meeting at 4:12 p.m. The minutes were approved at the March 9, 2026, meeting on MEMBER Suddaby’s motion, MEMBER DePalma’s second on a (13-0) vote. 3