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March 24 & 25, 2026 - Houston City Council Session

March 25, 2026 ·09:00 AM Final
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Agenda — 52 items

  1. 1 RECOMMENDATION from the Chief Economic Development Officer for approval of payment to the GREATER HOUSTON PARTNERSHIP for Corporate Membership at the Managing Partner Level $80,000.00 - Tourism Promotion Fund
  2. 2 RECOMMENDATION from Director Parks & Recreation Department for the renaming of TUFFLY PARK to JAMES ROBERT HALL PARK - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
  3. 3 RECOMMENDATION from Director General Services Department that Houston City Council accept the work and authorize final payment, if any, of the contract with STRACON GROUP, INC for Tennis Court Improvements
  4. 4 APPROVE spending authority in an amount of $1,564,286.82 for Purchase of Public Safety Body Worn Cameras, Radios and Accessories through the Texas Department of Information Resources Cooperative Purchasing Program for Houston Information Technology Services on behalf of the Houston Police Department, awarded to MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC - Central Service Revolving Fund
  5. 5 APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $2,034,000.00 for Purchase of SIGMA Software Licenses for the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety & Homeland Security, awarded to TWO SIX LABS, LLC dba TWO SIX TECHNOLOGIES, LLC - 5 Years - Grant Fund
  6. 6 APPROVE spending authority in the amount of $2,497,517.60 for Level Measurement Devices for Houston Public Works, awarded to VEGA AMERICA, INC - 5 Years - Enterprise Fund
  7. 7 RESOLUTION authorizing submission of six Project Applications to HARRIS COUNTY PRECINCT 2 2026 CALL FOR PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS ; authorizing the Director of Houston Public Works to as the City’s representative in the application process – DISTRICTS B - JACKSON; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; H - CASTILLO and I - MARTINEZ
  8. 8 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, BY AMENDING SECTION 2-283 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS to authorize a Fee for After-Hour Review of Construction and Development Plans or Permits within the Office of the City Engineer establishing such Fee and authorizing the Finance Department to include the Fee in the City Fee Schedule; providing for other matters related to the subject
  9. 9 ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-151 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, establishing the East Downtown (EADO) & East End Safety Zone for Nationally Competitively Bid Events; containing findings and other provisions relating to the subject; providing for severability
  10. 10 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to Subrecipient Agreement between City of Houston and CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTER, INC to provide additional Community Development Block Grant Funds for continuation of Early Childhood Development and Out-Of-School Time Youth Enrichment Program for low-to moderate-income families - DISTRICTS F - THOMAS and J - POLLARD
  11. 11 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to Subrecipient Agreement between City of Houston and HOUSTON’S CAPITAL INVESTING IN DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OF ADULTS to provide Community Development Block Grant Funds for continued Administration and Operation of Workforce Development, Case Management and Career Placement and Retention Program for low-to-moderate income adults residing in the City of Houston
  12. 12 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to Subrecipient Agreement between City of Houston and COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF HOUSTON/HARRIS COUNTY to provide funds comprised of Homeless Housing and Services Program, General Set-Aside Funds and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Affordable Housing Funds and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Affordable Housing Funds to continue Administration and Operation of the Housing Navigation Center located at 2903 Jensen Drive, Houston, Texas 77026 - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
  13. 13 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to Loan and Grant Agreement between City of Houston, EAST END MAKER HUB SPONSOR LLC to East End Maker Hub Project - $1,569,825.77 - Grant Fund - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO
  14. 14 ORDINANCE approving Substantial Amendment reallocating certain funding from Fiscal Year 2026 TIRZ Affordable Housing Fund to add funds to Multifamily and Public Facility Activities
  15. 15 ORDINANCE relating to the Retail Water and Sewer Rates of SOUTHERN WATER CORPORATION within the City of Houston, Texas; approving Settlement Agreement relating to increase in Water and Sewer Rates that shall constitute Legal Retail Water and Sewer Rates of Southern Water Corporation in the City of Houston until changed as provided by the Water Code; providing for severability - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
  16. 16 ORDINANCE suspending for forty-five days the Implementation of the Interim Rate Adjustment Filing pertaining to the Retail Gas Utility Rates by CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP, d/b/a CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX and as CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS , and otherwise maintaining current rates in effect until changed; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for severability
  17. 17 ORDINANCE appropriating $15,000,000.00 out of HAS Renewal and Replacement Fund to Derivative Agreement with TDINDUSTRIES, INC through OMNIA Partners Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing to provide Maintenance Services for IAH International Terminal Facility - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
  18. 18 ORDINANCE appropriating $2,577,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund to provide the Citywide PC Refresh Project and the Public Safety PC Refresh Project
  19. 19 ORDINANCE appropriating $383,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund to provide the EGIS Infrastructure Cloud Migration Project
  20. 20 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and FBT GIBBONS LLP for Bond Counsel Services for Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount
  21. 21 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP for Disclosure Counsel Services for Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount
  22. 22 ORDINANCE appropriating $6,609,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund for Interdepartmental Transfer of the E.B. Cape Center from the Houston Public Works Department to the Houston Police Department - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ
  23. 23 **PULLED – This item will not be considered on March 25, 2026.
  24. 24 Ordinance appropriating $804,600.00 out of the Parks Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing contract with SUMARCADE LLC , to provide Construction Services for Independence Heights Community Center Improvements; setting a deadline for bidder to submit post-bid documents and holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadline; providing funding for Construction, Civic Art, and Contingencies - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO
  25. 25 ORDINANCE appropriating $392,000.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing first amendment to contract with THE GONZALEZ GROUP, LP to provide Construction Services for the City Hall Annex Restroom Renovation Project - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ
  26. 26 ORDINANCE authorizing and approving contract to BUREAU VERITAS NORTH AMERICA INC to provide Single Family Residential Inspection Services - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $3,000,000.00 - TIRZ Affordable Housing Fund
  27. 27 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract with ACCURATE METER & BACKFLOW, LLC to provide Backflow Preventers, Certification, Testing, and Repair Services; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $1,096,360.00 - Enterprise Fund
  28. 28 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract with SELRICO COMMUNICATION, LLC to provide Fiber Cable Maintenance and Repair Services; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $1,110,013.00 - Special Revenue Fund
  29. 29 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract with COASTAL ASSOCIATES, LLC dba COASTAL HYDRAULICS to provide Hydraulic Cylinder and Valve Repair Services; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $1,617,573.00 - Fleet Management Fund
  30. 30 ORDINANCE accepting Bronze Statue of Charlotte Baldwin Allen in the City of Houston Civic Art Collection, and approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and GREATER HOUSTON WOMEN’S CHAMBER OF COMMERCE for donation of such Work of Art - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ
  31. 31 ORDINANCE relating to Fiscal Affairs of MIDTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (MIDTOWN ZONE) ; approving Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget for the Authority and Fiscal Years 2025-2029 Capital Improvements Plan Budget for the Zone - DISTRICTS C - KAMIN and D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
  32. 32 ORDINANCE relating to Fiscal Affairs of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS ; approving Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget and Fiscal Years 2026-2030 Capital Improvements Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT C - KAMIN
  33. 33 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing submission of Electronic Application for Grant Assistance to the OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR for the FY27 Internet Crimes Against Children Grant Program , declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Chief of the Houston Police Department to act as the City’s representative in the application process, to apply for and accept the Grant Funds, and expend the Grant Funds, as awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the Grant
  34. 34 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing submission of Electronic Application for Grant Assistance through the HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL for FY26/27 Solid Waste Grant Program , declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Chief of the Houston Police Department to act as the City’s representative in the application process, to apply for and accept the Grant Funds, and expend the Grant Funds, as awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the Grant; providing Cash Match
  35. 35 ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 416.93 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 492 , for inclusion in its district
  36. 36 ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 8.908 acres of land to NEWPORT MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT , for inclusion in its district
  37. 37 ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE No. 2026-63, a Municipal Setting Designation Ordinance prohibiting the use of designated groundwater beneath a tract of land containing 3.1271 acres commonly known as 6505 Foster Street and 0 Foster Street, Houston, Harris County, Texas; supporting issuance of a Municipal Setting Designation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at the request of HINDSIGHT INVESTMENTS, LLC ; containing other provisions related to the foregoing subject; providing for severability – DISTRICT D – EVANS-SHABAZZ
  38. 38 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract with HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 118 to provide Waste Disposal
  39. 39 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Sanitary Sewer Service Agreement with CITY OF BELLAIRE, TEXAS ; containing provisions relating to the subject - DISTRICT C - KAMIN
  40. 40 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing submission of Grant Application to TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for the Off-System Rail Grade Separation State Fund Program for the Griggs-Long-Mykawa Grade Separation Project; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grants; authorizing the Director of Houston Public Works or Director’s Designee (“Designee”) to act as the City’s representative in the Grant application process – DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ
  41. 41 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement with HOUSTON FREEDMEN’S TOWN CONSERVANCY and CONTEMPORARY ARTS MUSEUM HOUSTON for Relocation of Historic Freedmen’s Town Bricks - DISTRICTS C - KAMIN and I - MARTINEZ
  42. 42 ORDINANCE appropriating $7,345.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax and $234,689.08 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement with NEAR NORTHWEST MANAGEMENT DISTRICT for Improvements of Sidewalks and Park Gateway on West Tidwell Road between Antoine Drive and TC Jester Boulevard Project - DISTRICT A - PECK
  43. 43 ORDINANCE NO. 2026-211, Passed first reading March 18, 2026
  44. 44 ORDINANCE NO. 2026-212, Passed first reading March 18, 2026
  45. 45 ORDINANCE NO. 2026-213, Passed first reading March 18, 2026
  46. 46 ORDINANCE NO. 2026-214, Passed first reading March 18, 2026
  47. 47 ORDINANCE NO. 2026-215, Passed first reading March 18, 2026
  48. 48 ORDINANCE NO. 2026-216, Passed first reading March 18, 2026
  49. 49 ORDINANCE NO. 2026-217, Passed first reading March 18, 2026
  50. 50 REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SEVENTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (MEMORIAL CITY) :
  51. 51 REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the MEMORIAL CITY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS :
  52. 52 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing submission of Electronic Application for Grant Assistance to the OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR for FY27 Northeast and Westside Houston Violent Gang Crime Suppression Grant , declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Chief of the Houston Police Department to act as the City’s representative in the application process, to apply for and accept the Grant Funds, and expend the Grant Funds, as awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the Grant