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This is an account of my remarks at the October 23rd City Council meeting. I summarized documented compliance figures from the $1.6B Convention Center contract, and my time concluded as I reached the section regarding campaign contributions. The paragraphs that were not entered into the spoken record appear below.
The Austin City Council approved Agenda Item 11, adding $450 million to the Convention Center’s main construction contract, despite City documentation indicating significant shortfalls in the contractor’s compliance performance.