Minutes for the Travis County Commissioners Court April 21, 2026 Voting Session Minutes Prepared by the Travis County Clerk 512-854-4722 ● www.traviscountytx.gov ● PO Box 149325, Austin, TX 78714-9325 Call to Order Meeting called to order on April 21, 2026, in the Travis County Administration Building, Commissioners Courtroom, 700 Lavaca Street, 1st Floor, Austin, TX, Dyana Limon-Mercado County Clerk, was represented by Deputy Lola Ogunro. Present: County Judge Andy Brown Commissioner Precinct 1 Jeffrey Travillion Commissioner Precinct 2 Brigid Shea Commissioner Precinct 3 Ann Howard Commissioner Precinct 4 Margaret Gómez Public Communication Members of the Court heard from: Zephyr Stone, Talent Planning & Engagement Manager, Human Resources Management Department (HRMD) Michelle Kern, Assistant Director, Talent Planning and Engagement, Development, HRMD Laura Seaton, Administrative Associate, Technology and Operations Monique Budd, Program Administrator, Health & Wellness, HRMD Emily Ackland, Division Director, Environmental Quality Program, Transportation and Natural Resources (TNR) Katie Cane, Environmentalist Specialist, TNR Christy Moffett, Director, Economic Development and Strategic Investments, Planning and Budget Office (PBO) James May, Managing Director, Corporations, PBO County Announcements Clerk's Note: Judge Brown announced that Travis County Constables will partner with the Drug Enforcement Administration for 'Prescription Drug Take Back Day' on Saturday, April 25, 2026, to collect unwanted prescriptions and over-the- counter medications from the public. Improper disposal of medications can pose significant environmental and health risks, including contaminating the local water supply and harming aquatic life. Judge Brown urges residents to remove unneeded medications from their homes to help prevent misuse and reduce the risk of opioid addiction. April 21, 2026, Minutes of the Travis County Commissioners Court Page 1 Consent Motion MOTION: Approve Consent Items 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14.a-f, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20.a-b, 21.a-b, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27.a-g, and 28. RESULT: APPROVED - UNANIMOUS MOVER: Commissioner Precinct 4 Margaret Gómez SECONDER: Commissioner Precinct 1 Jeffrey Travillion AYES: Andy Brown, Jeffrey Travillion, Brigid Shea, Ann Howard, Margaret Gómez Resolutions & Proclamations 1. Approve a proclamation recognizing the week of May 4th - 8th, 2026 as Air Quality Awareness Week in Travis County. (Commissioners Shea & Howard) Members of the Court heard from: Adele Noel, Manager, Environmental Programs, Transportation and Natural Resources MOTION: Approve Item 1. RESULT: APPROVED - UNANIMOUS MOVER: Commissioner Precinct 2 Brigid Shea SECONDER: Commissioner Precinct 1 Jeffrey Travillion AYES: Andy Brown, Jeffrey Travillion, Brigid Shea, Ann Howard, Margaret Gómez 2. Approve a proclamation recognizing the month of April 2026 as National Fair Housing Month in Travis County. (Judge Brown & Commissioner Gómez) MOTION: Approve Item 2. RESULT: APPROVED - UNANIMOUS MOVER: Commissioner Precinct 4 Margaret Gómez SECONDER: Commissioner Precinct 2 Brigid Shea AYES: Andy Brown, Jeffrey Travillion, Brigid Shea, Ann Howard, Margaret Gómez 3. Approve a proclamation recognizing the week of April 20th - 24th, 2026 as After-school Professionals Week in Travis County. (Judge Brown & Commissioner Travillion) Members of the Court heard from: Marisa Zappone, Director, Learn All the Time Network, Andy Roddick Foundation Candice Williams, Project Director, ACE Austin Heather Russon, Associate Director, Middle School Programs, Breakthrough Central Texas April 21, 2026, Minutes of the Travis County Commissioners Court Page 2 Sarah Rinner, Chief Operating Officer, Creative Action Laura Stern, Executive Director, Out of School Time Programs, Greater Austin Area YMCA MOTION: Approve Item 3. RESULT: APPROVED - UNANIMOUS MOVER: County Judge Andy Brown SECONDER: Commissioner Precinct 1 Jeffrey Travillion AYES: Jeffrey Travillion, Brigid Shea, Margaret Gómez ABSENT: Andy Brown, Ann Howard 4. Approve a proclamation recognizing April 2026 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, including an awards presentation to honor two community members. (Commissioner Gómez) Items 4 and 12 are associated with one another and were called for concurrent discussion. Members of the Court heard from: Marcy Alonzo, Response and Resource Coordinator, Austin-Travis County Sexual Assault Response and Resource Team (A/TC SARRT) Shelley Scott, Co-Chair, A/TC SARRT Silvana Giono, Victim Services, Austin Police Department (APD) Neva Fernandez, Division Director, Victim and Witness Services, Travis County District Attorney's Office Deanna Lichter, Commander, Sex Crimes Unit, APD MOTION: Approve Items 4 and 12. RESULT: APPROVED - UNANIMOUS MOVER: Commissioner Precinct 4 Margaret Gómez SECONDER: Commissioner Precinct 2 Brigid Shea AYES: Andy Brown, Jeffrey Travillion, Brigid Shea, Ann Howard, Margaret Gómez 5. Approve a resolution in support of preserving Travis County access to the courts to protect taxpayers from extreme weather costs. (Judge Brown & Commissioner Shea) MOTION: Approve Item 5. RESULT: APPROVED - UNANIMOUS MOVER: Commissioner Precinct 2 Brigid Shea SECONDER: Commissioner Precinct 4 Margaret Gómez AYES: Andy Brown, Jeffrey Travillion, Brigid Shea, Ann Howard, Margaret Gómez Auditor April 21, 2026, Minutes of the Travis County Commissioners Court Page 3 6. Approve payment of claims by the County Treasurer. (Judge Brown) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT 7. Receive revenue and expenditure reports, and other statutorily required reports, for the month of February 2026 from the County Auditor’s Office. The reports are submitted electronically as allowed by local government code §114.023 (a) and prescribed by the County Auditor. (Judge Brown) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT Emergency Services 8. Consider and take appropriate action regarding the following: A. Outdoor burning in the unincorporated areas of Travis County B. County response to natural disaster or other emergencies, including but not limited to necessary measures and actions related to Travis County’s response, operations, policies, emergency assistance, agreements, and measures necessary to preserve public health and safety and rehabilitation of property, and applicable orders, declarations or resolutions, and authorization for expenditure of funds and contracts related to disaster response and recovery efforts (Judge Brown) RESULT: NO ACTION NECESSARY Health & Human Services 9. Consider and take appropriate action to approve subaward amendment/modification No. 3 to the Contract No. 4400006882 with Mobile Loaves & Fishes, Inc. for the Burleson Project loan package. (Commissioners Howard & Gómez) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT Intergovernmental Relations 10. Consider and take appropriate action on the following grant Letters of Intent, contracts and related special budgets, and permissions to continue: A. Any other necessary grant applications, letters of support or grant awards attached to Commissioners Court backup for this Agenda item (Judge Brown) RESULT: NO ACTION NECESSARY April 21, 2026, Minutes of the Travis County Commissioners Court Page 4 Innovative Justice & Program Analysis 11. Consider and take appropriate action to approve a Lease Agreement with Austin Ridge Bible Church for Travis County Sheriff's Office COBRA Graduation Ceremonies. (Commissioner Gómez) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT 12. Consider and take appropriate action of the submission of the 2026 Austin/Travis County Sexual Assault Response & Resource Team Biennial Report. (Commissioner Gómez) Items 4 and 12 are associated with one another and were called for concurrent discussion. Please refer to Item 4 for a summary of the action taken by the Court. Planning & Budget 13. Authorize the County Treasurer to invest County funds. (Judge Brown) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT 14. Consider and take appropriate action on budget amendments, transfers and discussions items, including but not limited to the following listed items, and any other necessary budget amendments and transfers attached to Commissioners Court backup for the Agenda item: A. Request from Health and Human Services to Use $2,572.55 of Existing Internal Departmental Resources to Purchase Additional Food and Beverages for a Required Professional Development all-day event for all HHS staff members, scheduled for May 1, 2026 B. Request from the Juvenile Probation Department to establish a new budget of $10,131 in Fund 2060 for revenue received related to the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) grant C. Request from Health and Human Services to establish a new budget in Afterschool Youth Enrichment Fund (0149) of $7,315 for revenue received by Health and Human Services related to the AmeriCorps Formula Grant for the CAPITAL AmeriCorps Project D. Request from the Travis County Sheriff's Office to transfer $948,065 from an Earmark against the Allocated Reserve to add 10 Corrections Officer FTEs for the remaining planned Counsel at First Appearance (CAFA) staffing requirements as well as $150,505 from the Capital Acquisition Resources (CAR) Reserve for needed equipment and to release the remaining balance of $300,326 within the CAFA Earmark against the Allocated Reserve April 21, 2026, Minutes of the Travis County Commissioners Court Page 5 E. Request from the Medical Examiner's Office for $66,870 from the Capital Acquisition Resources (CAR) Reserve to cover the updated cost of the replacement Computed Tomography (CT) scanner and installation project approved in FY 2025 and $44,423 from an $800,000 Earmark against the CAR Reserve for the morgue flooring replacement related to this project for a total of $111,293. F. Request from Health and Human Services to transfer $300,000 from the Allocated Reserve of the Raising Travis County Special Revenue Fund (0163) to fund short-term investments through the United Way of Greater Austin for small business grants while additional long-term programming is developed (Commissioner Gómez) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT 15. Consider and take appropriate action regarding a resolution approving and authorizing the Turner’s Crossing PID Community Benefit Fee Escrow Agreement relating to an assessment levy request for Improvement Area #4. (Commissioner Gómez) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT Purchasing 16. Receive bids from County Purchasing Agent. (Commissioners Travillion & Gómez) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT 17. Approve contract award for the Signalization of Intersection at Rowe Lane and Commons Parkway/Treyburn Lane, IFB No. 142-PH, in the amount of $528,201.05, to the low bidder, EZ-Bel Construction, LLC. (Transportation & Natural Resources) (Commissioners Travillion & Gómez) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT 18. Approve termination of Agreement No. 4400004480 with Bluebeam, Inc., for Bluebeam Revu Extreme. (Facilities Management Department and Transportation & Natural Resources) (Commissioners Travillion & Gómez) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT 19. Approve Modification No. 7, an assignment of Contract No. 4400001622, for Vigilant License Plate Reader System, from Vigilant Solutions LLC to Motorola Solutions, Inc. (Technology & Operations) (Commissioners Travillion & Gómez) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT 20. Consider and take appropriate action on the following: A. Approve contract award for CT Scanner for Forensic Scanning, RFP No. 041-JJ, in the amount of $1,284,629.00, to the highest-ranked respondent, Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. April 21, 2026, Minutes of the Travis County Commissioners Court Page 6 B. Declare used CT Scanner as surplus property and authorize trade-in on new system, pursuant to Texas Local Government Code § 263.152(a)(2). (Medical Examiner) (Commissioners Travillion & Gómez) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT Technology & Operations 21. Consider and take appropriate action on the following Personnel Amendments A. Routine Personnel Actions B. Non-Routine Personnel Actions (Commissioners Travillion & Gómez) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT Transportation & Natural Resources 22. Consider and take appropriate action regarding a request to use a Cash Security Agreement for environmental fiscal security for Schoolfield Offsite Waterline Relocation, in Precinct One. (Commissioner Travillion) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT 23. Consider and take appropriate action on the Climate Action Plan for Travis County Operations: A 2026 Update. (Commissioners Shea & Howard) Members of the Court heard from: Yaira Robinson, Assistant Director, Environmental Programs, Transportation and Natural Resources (TNR) Amanda Kemp, Manager, Environmental Programs, TNR MOTION: Approve Item 23. RESULT: APPROVED - UNANIMOUS MOVER: Commissioner Precinct 2 Brigid Shea SECONDER: Commissioner Precinct 1 Jeffrey Travillion AYES: Andy Brown, Jeffrey Travillion, Brigid Shea, Ann Howard, Margaret Gómez 24. Consider and take appropriate action regarding a request to use a Cash Security Agreement for construction fiscal security for Hays High School 4, in Precinct Four. (Commissioner Gomez) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT 25. Consider and take appropriate action regarding a request to use a Cash Security Agreement for construction fiscal security for JD's Supermarket Dessau Resubmittal, in Precinct One. (Commissioner Travillion) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT April 21, 2026, Minutes of the Travis County Commissioners Court Page 7 26. Approve setting a public hearing on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, to receive comments regarding the temporary detour and restriction of all traffic on Jesse Bohls Road between Weiss Road and Cameron Road beginning on or about Wednesday, May 20, 2026, and continuing through Friday, May 21, 2027, or until work is complete, in Precinct One. (Commissioner Travillion) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT Other 27. Consider and take action to approve seven license agreements for use as Early Voting and Election Day polling sites for the May 26, 2026, Joint Primary Election Runoff: A. Balcones Bingo B. Ben Hur Shrine Center C. Christ Our Savior Lutheran D. Riverbend Centre E. Westoak Woods Baptist Church F. Genesis Presbyterian Church G. Peace Lutheran Church (Judge Brown) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT 28. Consider and approve the Second Amendment to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between Travis County and The Village of the Hills. (Commissioner Howard) RESULT: ADDED TO CONSENT Executive Session The Commissioners Court will consider the following items in Executive Session. The Commissioners Court may also consider any other matter posted on the agenda if there are issues that require consideration in Executive Session and the Commissioners Court announces that the item will be considered during Executive Session. Note 1: Gov’t Code Ann 551.071, Consultation with Attorney Note 2: Gov’t Code Ann 551.072, Real Property Note 3: Gov’t Code Ann 551.074, Personnel Matters Note 4: Gov’t Code Ann 551.076, Security Note 5: Gov’t Code Ann 551.087, Economic Development Negotiations April 21, 2026, Minutes of the Travis County Commissioners Court Page 8 Note 6 Gov’t Code Ann 551.089, IT Security Note 7: Gov’t Code Ann 551.0745, Deliberation by Commissioners Court about County Advisory Body Note 8: Gov’t Code Ann 551.089, security personnel/critical infrastructure 29. Receive briefing and take appropriate action regarding Travis County security and information security issues.1,4 & 6 (Commissioner Travillion & Howard) Judge Brown announced that Item 29 would be considered in Executive Session pursuant to Gov’t. Code Ann. 551.071, Consultation with Attorney, Gov’t. Code Ann. 551.076, Security, and Gov’t Code Ann 551.089, IT Security. RESULT: DISCUSSED 30. Executive session update on IJPA County Executive Recruitment.1&3 (Commissioners Travillion & Gómez) Commissioner Gómez announced that Item 30 would be considered in Executive Session pursuant to Gov’t. Code Ann. 551.071, Consultation with Attorney and Gov’t. Code Ann. 551.074, Personnel Matters. RESULT: DISCUSSED 31. Consider and take appropriate action related to the hiring of the County Executive for Technology & Operation in executive session.1&3 (Commissioners Travillion & Gómez) Commissioner Gómez announced that Item 31 would be considered in Executive Session pursuant to Gov’t. Code Ann. 551.071, Consultation with Attorney and Gov’t. Code Ann. 551.074, Personnel Matters. RESULT: DISCUSSED 32. Receive briefing and take appropriate action regarding County of Travis v. Purdue Pharma, L.P. et al. Cause No. D-1-GN-18-000625 in the 261st Judicial District Court of Travis County, and In re: National Prescription Opiate Litigation, MDL 2804 Case No.1:17-md-2804 in the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, and In re: Purdue Pharma L.P., et al., Case No. 19-23649, United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, and In re: Mallinckrodt PLC, et al., Case No. 20-12522, United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware, and related matters.1 (Judge Brown) Judge Brown announced that Item 32 would be considered in Executive Session pursuant to Gov’t. Code Ann. 551.071, Consultation with Attorney. MOTION: Accept a settlement offer from Associated Pharmacies, Inc; JM Smith Corporation; Morris and Dickson Co., LLC; Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc.; North Carolina Mutual Wholesale April 21, 2026, Minutes of the Travis County Commissioners Court Page 9 Drug Company, Inc; and United Natural Foods, Inc. to partially reimburse Travis County for prior opioid expenses incurred, and to authorize the County Judge, County Attorney's Office, and outside counsel to take actions necessary to accept and finalize the settlement. RESULT: APPROVED - UNANIMOUS MOVER: County Judge Andy Brown SECONDER: Commissioner Precinct 1 Jeffrey Travillion AYES: Andy Brown, Jeffrey Travillion, Ann Howard, Margaret Gómez ABSENT: Brigid Shea 33. Receive legal briefing, consider settlement offer, and take appropriate action regarding Cause No. D-1-GN-22-002942, Michael Cody Minor vs. Travis County, In the 345th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas.1 (Judge Brown). Judge Brown announced that Item 33 would be considered in Executive Session pursuant to Gov’t. Code Ann. 551.071, Consultation with Attorney. MOTION: I move that we accept the Plaintiff’s settlement offer in the amount of $95,000.00 to be paid by Travis County and to authorize Travis County’s Risk Manager to sign any necessary settlement documents in Cause No. D-1-GN-22-002942, Michael Cody Minor vs. Travis County, Texas; in the 345th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas RESULT: APPROVED - UNANIMOUS MOVER: County Judge Andy Brown SECONDER: Commissioner Precinct 1 Jeffrey Travillion AYES: Andy Brown, Jeffrey Travillion, Ann Howard, Margaret Gómez ABSENT: Brigid Shea 34. Receive legal briefing and take appropriate action regarding the MoPac South project.1 (Commissioners Shea and Howard) Judge Brown announced that Item 34 would be considered in Executive Session pursuant to Gov’t. Code Ann. 551.071, Consultation with Attorney. MOTION: I move that we direct the County Attorney’s Office to work with outside counsel to submit comments to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Central Texas Regional Mobile Authority (CTRMA) regarding the MoPac South project as discussed in executive session. RESULT: APPROVED - UNANIMOUS MOVER: Commissioner Precinct 1 Jeffrey Travillion SECONDER: Commissioner Precinct 4 Margaret Gómez AYES: Andy Brown, Jeffrey Travillion, Ann Howard, Margaret Gómez ABSENT: Brigid Shea April 21, 2026, Minutes of the Travis County Commissioners Court Page 10 Adjourn Minutes Approved by the Commissioners Court Date of Approval Andy Brown, County Judge April 21, 2026, Minutes of the Travis County Commissioners Court Page 11