City proposes $100-a-year kitchen lease to Good Work Austin

Austin plans to lease about 1,260 square feet of city-owned commercial kitchen space at 2400 Grove Blvd. to Good Work Austin for $100 a year. The proposed five-year lease, with one five-year extension option, would support meal production, workforce training and emergency food response. Good Work Austin anticipates preparing more than 1.1 million meals and reinvesting about $5 million in Austin’s restaurant economy over five years. Council action is scheduled for Nov. 19, 2026.

Authorize negotiation and execution of a lease agreement with Good Work Austin, a Texas non-profit corporation, on behalf of Austin Facilities Management, for approximately 1,260 rentable square feet of City-owned space located at 2400 Grove Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78741, for a term of five years, with one 5-year extension option, at an annual lease rate of $100. Funding: This item is projected to result in an annual revenue of $100 in the Operating Budget of Austin Facilities Management.

Nov 19, 202626-3063: Authorize negotiation and execution of a lease agreement with Good Work Austin, a Texas non-profit corporation, on behalf of Austin Facilities Management, for approximately 1,260 rentable square feet of City-owned space located at 2400 Grove Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78741, for a term of five years, with one 5-year extension option, at an annual lease rate of $100. Funding: This item is projected to result in an annual revenue of $100 in the Operating Budget of Austin Facilities ManagemeSource documentPDF