10-1: 2026 Bond Program Update Presentation — original pdf

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2026 Bond Program Update Austin Parks and Recreation | March 23, 2026 Liana Kallivoka, PhD, PE, LEED Fellow, Assistant Director Alyssa Tharrett, RA, NCARB, Project Management Supervisor Bond Election Advisory Task Force (BEATF) Schedule We Are Here August 2025 September 2025 October 2025 November 2025 December 2025 January 2026 February 2026 March 2026 April 2026 Departments Present to Working Groups BEATF Mtg 8.25.25 Scoring Matrix Shared with BEATF & Departments BEATF Mtg 9.22.25 BEATF Mtg 10.27.25 BEATF led Listening Sessions BEATF Mtg 11.17.25 City Matrix scores provided GIS Map BEATF Mtg 12.15.25 Working Group Closed Meetings Bond Capacity Update Phase III Survey Staff Initial Proposal 2 BEATF Mtgs 1.12.26 1.26.26 Working Groups Present to BEATF Phase III Open House Events BEATF Mtgs 2.9.26 2.23.26 BEATF Mtgs 3.9.26 3.23.26 BEATF Mtg 4.13.26 4.27.26 BEATF recommen- dation to Mayor and City Council 5.4.26 2  $410 million bond package recommended Parkland Acquisition 2025 Key Milestones  July 31, 2025  Memo to Mayor and Council with Initial Project Request List – 2026 Bond Development Update for Parks and Recreation projects  $3.87 billion total city bond package recommendation  August thru December 2025  Internal Project Review Board reviewed and prioritized citywide bond projects / programs  Austin Parks and Recreation presented to Bond Election Advisory Task Force (BEATF) Parkland and Open Space Working Group Austin Parks and Recreation Bond Proposition July 31, 2025 APR Staff Bond Recommendation Building Renovation & Replacements Recreation & Senior Center Improvements Parkland Infrastructure Aquatics Parkland Improvements $85M $100M $55M $40M $60M $70M TOTAL $410M 3 2026 Key Milestones  January 14, 2026  Financial Services recommends a maximum $750M 2026 bond package at the Audit and Finance Committee  January 21, 2026  Memo to Mayor and Council with 2026 Bond Initial Draft Staff Project Recommendation  $140 million bond package recommended for Parks and Recreation projects  $700 million total city bond package recommendation Austin Parks and Recreation Bond Proposition Jan. 21, 2026 (CDS) Staff Initial Recommendation Building Renovation & Replacements Parkland Acquisition Recreation & Senior Center Improvements Parkland Infrastructure Aquatics Parkland Improvements $55M $40M $10M $5M $15M $15M TOTAL $140M 4 2026 Key Milestones  February 9, 2026  BEATF parkland and open space working group (BEATF WG) presents recommendations to entire BEATF  $180 million initial bond package recommended for Parks and Recreation projects  February 17 thru 28, 2026  Five community open house events  2026 bond survey – closed March 10 5 What’s Next?  May 4, 2026 • BEATF Bond recommendations to Council  May 8, 2026 • City staff final recommendation to Council  May 21, 2026 • Council meeting to determine final resolution on Bond  August 6 – 17, 2026 • Council calls for Bond election and sets ballot language  November 3, 2026 • Potential Bond election 6 Thank you! Colony Park Aquatic Facility 7