City Council - 2026-04-23
Votes on Chapter 380 Business Expansion Program for COTA Hotel (Rita Development), unanimous
What happened
The Austin City Council approved a Chapter 380 business expansion program authorizing negotiation (not execution) of a hotel occupancy tax rebate agreement for Rita Development's proposed ~$985 million COTA luxury resort hotel in Del Valle (Item 6), passing unanimously as amended…
- Jurisdiction
- Austin, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 23, 2026
- Decisions
- 20 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsBillboard relocation
ApprovedCase C814-2018-0122.03
ApprovedMeeting Summary
The Austin City Council approved a Chapter 380 business expansion program authorizing negotiation (not execution) of a hotel occupancy tax rebate agreement for Rita Development's proposed ~$985 million COTA luxury resort hotel in Del Valle (Item 6), passing unanimously as amended…
Key Decisions (20)
Chapter 380 Business Expansion Program for COTA Hotel (Rita Development)
Trust Act surveillance technology ordinance (Item 29)
Wastewater service extension request to 2.85-acre tract near Barton Creek (Item 33)
Settlement payment in Armijo v. City of Austin (Item 4)
Distribution-scale battery storage contract (Item 8)
Development Activity (5)
COTA Hotel (Rita / Gaylord luxury resort)
Commercial
COTA PUD amendment
Commercial
Del Valle Food Co-op grocery store
Commercial
Market Signals (6)
Commercial Demand
A ~$985 million COTA luxury resort hotel with ~1,000 rooms…
Infrastructure
Austin Energy is aggressively expanding solar (landfill 8MW, city facilities…
Infrastructure
The Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion (75 to 100…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the mayor, 5 councilmembers, the clerk, and 8 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 4 of 4 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
10608 Middle Fiskville Road rezone
Americas Boulevard rezone
10608 Middle Fiskville Road plan amendment
8901 East U.S. Highway rezone
1717 South Lakeshore Boulevard rezone
1811 East Cesar Chavez Street rezone
Approve a resolution directing the City Manager to notify the Community Development… rezone
More land-use items (5)
5 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- 9825 Spectrum Drive subdivisionCase 26-1511No vote recorded
- 9825 Spectrum Drive subdivisionCase 26-1512No vote recorded
- 9701 Spectrum Drive subdivisionCase 26-1513No vote recorded
- North Lamar Boulevard subdivisionCase 26-1529No vote recorded
- Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance repealing and replacing City Code……Case 26-1479No vote recorded
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