AUSTIN, Texas - Barton Springs Pool could have a café in front of it again if the Austin City Council approves a contract with Legacy Hospitality and Entertainment Group.

The item is on Thursday's City Council agenda.  

What we know:

Zilker Café has sat empty for nearly a decade. The building is the ticket window for Barton Springs Pool.

Those who have been going to Barton Springs Pool for years remember when it was open.

"You need to put a vendor back in there like it was before," Austin resident Russ Owens said. "Kids used to eat snow cones and hamburgers and things like that and watch the birds, and it was real popular."

Vendor search

This year was the third time the city has solicited vendors.

Earlier this year, more than 400 businesses were notified, including local ones

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