Jul 29, 2026 Water and Wastewater Commission

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GOOD AFTERNOON. CALLING THIS MEETING OF THE WATER AND WASTEWATER BUDGET COMMISSION OR

[CALL TO ORDER]

IT'S A BIT LATE. WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES, WHICH WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH AT THE MOMENT. THERE HAVE NO OR NO PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. NO PERSON HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

SO YOU CAN RECESS THE MEETING IF YOU WANT.

IF THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE TO TRY AND THEN RECONVENE.

OKAY, SO WE'RE GOING TO RECESS THE MEETING FOR A FEW MORE MINUTES TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS AUDIO SITUATION RESOLVED.

SO WE'LL RECONVENE. WE'LL RECONVENE AT 405.

SO. HELLO, EVERYONE. WE'RE BACK. WE HAVE ELECTED TO TURN OFF THE AUDIO AND VIDEO SYSTEM IN THE MAIN CONFERENCE ROOM AND JUST PROCEED WITH OUR LAPTOPS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO RUN THROUGH THESE QUICK DISCUSSION ITEMS AND FORMALLY VOTE AT THE END.

SO AGAIN, WE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER IN PERSON.

WE HAVE COMMISSIONER JOHN AND COMMISSIONER MAXWELL GAINES AND ONLINE COMMISSIONER WOLSTENCROFT HAS JOINED.

THE FIRST ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM OUR LAST BUDGET COMMISSION MEETING FROM

[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]

I SAID SECOND. GREAT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE VOTE.

WONDERFUL. SO THAT MINUTES ARE APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

THE SECOND ITEM ON OUR AGENDA TODAY IS THE DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERING OF APPROVAL FOR

[2. Discussion and consider approval of the Budget Committee’s Report summarizing the briefings that Austin Water finance staff gave to the Committee and the topics discussed during Budget Committee meetings held from May 2026 through July 2026, regarding Austin Water’s Financial Forecast for FY 2027-2031, Austin Water’s Proposed FY 2027-2031 Capital Spending Plan, and Austin Water’s Proposed FY 2026-2027 Budget.]

AND IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, COMMENTS THAT NEED TO BE BROUGHT UP BY THE GROUP RIGHT NOW. WE ALSO HAVE AUSTIN FINANCE STAFF JOINED VIRTUALLY THAT ARE ABLE TO FURTHER THESE DISCUSSIONS IF NEEDED.

SO I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR TO THE COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE PRESENT TO SHARE ANY THOUGHTS OR QUESTIONS. YES. OKAY, SO I'M HEARING NO QUESTIONS.

AND I GUESS WE WOULD LIKE TO.

MOVE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE FULL COMMISSION.

THEN CONSIDER THIS REPORT AND THEN VOTE IN THE FULL COMMITTEE MEETING OR COMMISSION MEETING. IF WE WISH TO APPROVE AND RECOMMEND IT TO COUNCIL.

OKAY. SO I MOVE TO APPROVE THE REPORT AS PROVIDED ONLINE EARLIER TODAY.

OKAY. AND AND LOVELY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? ALL RIGHT. SO THAT ALSO PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH US THREE COMMISSIONERS PRESENT.

MOVING ON TO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS. THERE WILL BE NO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AS THIS WILL BE THE LAST BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING FOR THIS BUDGET SEASON. THIS YEAR'S FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.

AND AS WE HAVE NO FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, I WISH I WOULD MOVE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 420. THANK YOU EVERYONE.

THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.