Monday, November 17, 2025, 11 a.m. (Austin time), Austin City Hall
The Austin City Council held a brief special called meeting on November 17, 2025, with a quorum present under Texas law. The sole agenda item was a resolution canvassing and accepting the returns of the November 4, 2025 special election. The returns showed 62,952 votes for Proposition Q and 109,375 votes against it, and the resolution declared Proposition Q not adopted. The motion was made by Council Member Siegel, seconded by Council Member Duchen, and adopted without discussion. One member of the public had signed up to speak but was not present. The meeting adjourned at 11:02 a.m.
0:03 Heidi, it's 11 o'clock in the morning on November 17th, 2025.
0:06 And I will call to order this special called meeting of the Austin City Council.
0:11 Uh, we have a quorum present, uh, but we have, we have the necessary quorum of the Austin
0:16 City Council present, uh, present under texas state law.
0:20 Only two council members are necessary for a quorum to canvas an election, and we have five members
0:27 of the City Council present here today.
0:30 We will now take up item number one on the agenda and that is to approve a resolution
0:35 canvassing the results of the November 4th, 2025 special election.
0:40 In the special election.
0:42 The returns of the election show that there were 62,952 votes for proposition q and 109,375 votes against
0:55 proposition q. Before we take, uh, a motion on this item, is there anyone who has signed up
1:01 to speak on this item?
1:03 Yes, Mayor. We have one speaker, lee delman, lee noodleman, mr.
1:12 Delman or ms. Delman?
1:15 Lee noodleman. I don't believe they're here.
1:19 That's all. Mayor. Okay.
1:20 Thank you very much.
1:21 Those are all the people that have signed up to speak.
1:23 So, uh, there being no further action in that regard.
1:28 I'll entertain a motion on item number one and the motion that I'll entertain is to approve the
1:33 resolution, canvassing and accepting the returns for the November 4th, 2025 special election.
1:39 The declaring proposition q is not adopted.
1:43 Motions made by Council Member Siegel.
1:45 It is seconded by Council Member uchin.
1:47 Is there discussion on the item?
1:50 Hearing none without objection.
1:52 The item is adopted.
1:53 And for the record, uh, the members that are here and voting in favor of that are, uh,
1:59 Council Member lane, Mayor pro, tim Fuentes, Council Member uchin.
2:02 Council Member Alter. Council Member Siegel and Mayor Watson.
2:08 Members, there is no further business to come before the Austin City Council at this special called meeting.
2:14 Uh, so without objection, we will adjourn the special called meeting at 11:02 am.
2:19 Thanks everybody.