05 Draft Recommendation - Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Recommendations — original pdf
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BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Urban Transportation Commission Recommendation 20250401-005: FY 26 Budget Recommendations WHEREAS, the purpose of the Urban Transportation Commission is to serve as an advisory body to the city council, the city manager, and all other transportation-related departments concerning transportation-related matters including: transportation energy conservation matters; grant applications; streets and highways; bus and rail service; pedestrian and bikeway programs and projects; safety-related programs and projects; provision for the needs of the mobility impaired; transportation franchise requests, renewals, rate adjustments, and hours of operation. WHEREAS, following the adoption of a biennial budgeting process in 2024, boards and commissions have been encouraged to “focus their discussions on programs and services based on current funding” and “reference materials from the previous year when drafting recommendations;” and WHEREAS, the Urban Transportation Commission previously adopted budget recommendations for FY 2025 in Recommendation No. 20240305-005; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Urban Transportation Commission recommends that the Transportation and Public Works Department (TPW) fund the following priorities for the FY 24-25 budget: D R A F T Officers to more efficiently ticket vehicles and implement the “alternative method(s) of enforcement” for illegal parking in bikeways, as required by City Council Resolution 20240404-040. Increase the capacity of the Living Streets program to build out an additional 72 activations during the upcoming fiscal year; ● Funding to purchase technology improvements for Transportation Mobility Service ● Work with the Austin Police Department to purchase 65 Meridian Archer movable street ● barricades and to enhance pedestrian safety; Motioned by: Seconded by: Date of Approval: Record of the vote: Attest: _____________________________________________ (Staff or board member can sign) D R A F T