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Approved Minutes

2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force (BEATF) REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Monday, April 13, 2026 The 2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force convened in a Regular meeting on Monday April 13, 2026, at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Austin, Texas. Chair Hager called the 2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force Meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Mary Hager, Chair Frances Jordan, Vice Chair JC Dwyer Robert Fiedler Donald Jackson Andrew Kogler Garry Merritt Kenneth Standley David Sullivan Heyden Walker Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Nicole Conley Richard DePalma Jeremiah Hendricks Luke Metzger Rachel Stone Ben Suddaby Kaiba White PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL • Katerina Harris – Spoke to the Task Force in support of the Garrison Pool being included in the bond package. • John Harris – Spoke to the Task Force in support of the Garrison Pool being included in the bond packaged. 1 • Rebecca Adelson – Spoke to the Task Force in support of the Garrison Pool and ask for support for renovations be included in the bond package. • Pamela Vance – Spoke to the Task Force in support of funding for the Carver Museum being included in the bond package. • David Featherston – Spoke to the Task Force in support of the Carver Museum being included in the bond package. • Naome Lescroart – Spoke to the Task Force in support of having the Garrison Pool renovations included in the bond package. • Imani Aanu- Spoke to the Task Force advocating that the Carver Museum project be included in the bond package. • Henry Duscheid – Spoke to the Task Force to included affordable housing in the bond package. • Zenobia Joseph- Spoke to the Task Force about the inequities and safety concerns a the North Lamar/Yager area and the inequities compared to other corridors. • Barbara Scott- Spoke to the Task Force in support library and public health facility be included in the bond package for the Colony Park/Lakeside area. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the 2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force Regular Called meeting on March 23, 2026. The minutes were approved at the April 13, 2026, meeting on MEMBER Sullivan’s motion, MEMBER Suddaby’s second on a (14-0) vote. MEMBERS Fiedler and Kogler abstaining, Member Stone off the dais, MEMBERS Aguirre, Cannon, Curry, Lugo, and Miller absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. 3. Discussion of the revised and updated Working Group recommendations. The task force discussed and reviewed the 20% mock package and raised concerns about equal funding across categories, O&M costs for new facilities, and gaps between staff recommendations and community needs and agreed to continue the discussion at the next meeting. Discussion of the Policy recommendations to be included in the Bond Election Advisory Task Force final recommendation. The motion to postpone this item was approved on MEMBER Jordan’s motion, MEMBER Sullivan’s second on a (15-0) vote. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2 4. Approve revisions to 2026 Bond Election Advisory Task Force Work Plan. The motion to postpone this item was approved on MEMBER Jordan’s motion, MEMBER Sullivan’s second on a (15-0) vote. 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 9:00 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the 04/27/2026 meeting on MEMBER Sullivans’s motion, MEMBER Suddaby’s second on a (15-0) vote. 3