City authorizes $300 million for water treatment plant


Posted: Thu, 2 Dec 2010 07:49 AM - 8,616 Readers

By: Austin-American Statesman


At its regular meeting, the Austin City Council:
  • Decided to hire Pflugerville-based Cash Construction for $1.6 million for the Austin Bergstrom International Airport to build a reclaimed water line extension.
  • Approved $161,547 for stabilizing the Dedrick-Hamilton House.
  • Authorized up to $740,000 for lobbying the Texas Legislature.
  • Agreed to pay the Salvation Army up to $8 million to provide services to homeless women and their children.
  • Authorized the final $300 million necessary to build Water Treatment Plant 4.
  • Authorized spending $54,800 for a Spanish-language program for security training at the Austin Bergstrom International Airport.
  • Agreed to hire Cleanfuel Conversions for up to $440,100 to convert 38 city-owned Priuses to plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
  • Decided to spend up to $3.2 million for 129 police patrol sedans from Philpott Motors of Nederland that can use 15 percent gasoline blended with 85 percent ethanol .
  • Created a joint committee of the Urban Transportation Commission and Downtown Commission to study in the downtown area.
  • Decided to pursue legislation that would allow meet and confer bargaining status for non-civil service employees.
  • Declared the city's support of and participating in a comprehensive anti-hate-crimes initiative.
  • Set aside $200,000 to participate in a partnership with the Texas Facilities Commission planning effort.
  • Decided to require all bulkheads along Lake Austin to be sloped and their exteriors made of natural materials, such as rocks and plants.




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