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Austin FY 2026 Budget Updates on Climate Initiatives August 27, 2025 CLIMATE ADVANCEMENTS • Climate Revolving Fund and Energy Program Manager • Sustainable [Purchasing] Program Manager • Electric lawncare pilot program • Solar recycling • Local clean energy • Water conservation • Litter abatement and furniture reuse • City lands for climate projects • Austin Civilian Conservation Corps 2 SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS  Climate Revolving Fund: established to pay for energy upgrades at city facilities, including energy efficiency improvements and solar energy systems. Bill savings will return to the fund to pay for more energy upgrades. $300,000 in seed funding allocated from the General Fund.  Energy Program Manager: new position at the Office of Climate Action and Resilience to run the Climate Revolving Fund  Local clean energy: $3.7 million, plus five new staff for clean energy programs at Austin Energy, including battery incentive  Water conservation: $1.4 million for water conservation and meter accuracy at Austin Water 3 CONSUMPTION  Sustainable [Purchasing] Program Manager: new position for the Office of Climate Action and resilience to lead development of comprehensive environmentally sustainable purchasing policies and practices  Electric lawncare pilot program: $323,000 for the Parks and Recreation Department to purchase at least one riding electric mower and charging infrastructure, likely at Zilker Park  Litter abatement and furniture reuse: $619,000 for the Furniture Reuse Warehouse and six new litter abatement staff at Austin Resource Recovery  Solar recycling: resolution directed evaluating creating a fee for a comprehensive program to recycle solar generating equipment 4 NATURAL SYSTEMS AND OTHER  City lands for climate projects: resolution directed conducting an evaluation of city land for climate projects. This can include carbon sequestration, solar energy, sustainable agriculture and other uses.  Austin Civilian Conservation Corps: $864,000 allocated. 5 ADDITIONAL CLIMATE INVESTMENTS FOR FY 2026 Measure Climate Revolving Fund Energy Program Manager Sustainable [Purchasing] Program Manager Electric lawncare pilot program Local clean energy rebates Local clean energy staff position Water conservation Litter abatement and furniture reuse Austin Civilian Conservation Corps Total Amount $300,000 $124,276 $104,274 $323,000 $3,720,309 $114,655 $1,375,038 $619,000 $864,000 $7,544,552 6 Thank You Kaiba White kwhite@citizen.org