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Votes at a glance: commission approves app contract, accepts KAB grant and appoints C&D subcommittee member
Summary
At the December meeting the commission voted unanimously to recommend Council approval of a $594,000 three-year app contract, to accept a $35,000 Keep Austin Beautiful grant for 20 public containers, and to appoint Seth Whelan to the Construction & Demolition subcommittee.
What passed
• Digital platform contract: The commission recommended City Council authorize contract MA1500NC25000078 (not to exceed $594,000 over three years) to maintain the Austin Recycles mobile app and web widget. Motion moved by Iris; seconded by Ollie; vote: unanimous recommendation to Council.
• Keep Austin Beautiful grant: The commission recommended approval of an ordinance to amend the FY2025-26 Austin Resource Recovery budget to accept and appropriate a $35,000 grant from Keep Austin Beautiful. Staff said funds will purchase and install 20 public containers (10 litter, 10 recycling), with placement in rights-of-way and one recycle and one litter container per council district. Motion moved by the chair; seconded by John; unanimous.
• Appointment: Seth Whelan was nominated and appointed to the Construction & Demolition subcommittee after a motion and second; the appointment was approved by voice/hand vote.
How votes were recorded
Most recorded outcomes were unanimous hand/voice votes; detailed roll-call tallies were not read into the record. The commission requested follow-up materials for at least one item (the app contract) before the contract comes to Council.
Next steps
The contract recommendation will go to City Council for final approval; the budget amendment for the KAB grant will be included in the ordinance package for Council action. ARR staff will report back with additional financial and usage detail on the app and will implement the grant-funded container placement and collection plan.
