City Council · 1:30 PM
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Fiscal Year 2025 Police Hiring Grant
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Obtain police hiring grant cash-match terms
Context: On January 21, 2026, Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2026-0066 authorizing the application, acceptance and expenditure of grant funds, subsequent awards, and a cash match.
Recommended: Obtain the submitted electronic application and the City’s cash-match commitment, then compare their acceptance and spending conditions with the authority in the adopted ordinance. This is urgent because the ordinance authorizes accepting, spending, and pursuing subsequent awards; unclear match or award terms could create compliance issues once funds are awarded.
Reconcile police hiring grant vote chronology
Context: The matter appeared twice; M1 says Item 36 initially passed and was later reconsidered and tagged, while E2 dates Motion 2026-0037 to January 13 and E1 identifies the tagged item as Item 36 on the January 14 agenda before final unanimous adoption on January 21.
Recommended: Request the clerk’s motion record, tag explanation, and agenda materials for the two appearances of the police hiring grant to determine why the record describes reconsideration after an initial passage while dating the procedural motion January 13 and identifying the item as on the January 14 agenda. Without those records, the public cannot assess whether the tag reflected a substantive concern or a recordkeeping discrepancy before the unanimous final adoption.
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Key Decisions
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Contractor
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectContractors should track implementation and renewal planning around the newly awarded high-value service contracts, especially water-treatment chemicals, sewer inspection, and traffic-signal work. These actions are awards rather than newly announced bid openings, so subcontracting, supplier, and future-renewal outreach should be targeted accordingly.
Developer
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectDevelopers with projects in the Gulfgate or Memorial City redevelopment areas should verify how the newly adopted redevelopment budgets and capital plans affect access, utility coordination, and project timing. Teams needing utility-related land interests should also account for Council’s authorized acquisitions for public-improvement projects.
Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe four-item pattern of administrative withdrawals is the principal procedural follow-up: two pulled items carried $3.0M in listed agenda amounts, but none received final action. Reporting should distinguish those unacted proposals from the $37.6M in confirmed approved or authorized primary amounts.
Lobbyist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingStakeholders seeking near-term policy engagement should focus on implementation of the approved affordable-housing, police-hiring, park, and redevelopment actions rather than the withdrawn items. The strongest immediate opportunities are in program administration, intergovernmental coordination, and capital-plan follow-through.
Resident
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingResidents using Moody Park or Keith-Wiess Park should monitor the operational handoff to Harris County and ask how maintenance, programming, and service contacts will change. Neighborhoods along Waugh Drive, Heights Boulevard, and the Energy Corridor should also watch for implementation notices tied to approved safety improvements.
Charts & Data
49 items
(e.g., Approved, Denied, Held)
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#1Holds a public hearing on landmark and protected-landmark designations for six properties and changes to contributing-status designations for two properties in historic districts.
#2Confirms the reappointment of Christopher M. Johnson and Chris Williams to the Reinvestment Zone Number Two board through December 31, 2027.
#3Confirms the reappointment of Christopher M. Johnson and Chris Williams to the Midtown Redevelopment Authority through December 31, 2027.
#4Confirms the reappointment of seven individuals to the Greater Southeast Management District Board of Directors for terms ending June 1, 2029.
#5Confirms the appointment and reappointment of nine individuals to the International Management District Board of Directors, with terms ending in 2027 or 2029.
#6Extends injury-on-duty salary continuation leave for Senior Police Officer Christopher Pavliska from November 23, 2025, through November 22, 2026.
#7Accepts completed work and authorizes any final payment under DL Glover Clearing, LLC's contract for maintenance of roadside and off-road ditches.
#8Accept completed FY 2024 ditch re-establishment work and authorize any final payment to the contractor.
#9Accept completed FY 2025 ditch maintenance work and authorize any final payment to the contractor.
#10Accept construction work for diversions at District 159 and District 237 lift stations and authorize any final payment to the contractor.
#11This pulled item would have accepted completed DR15 SWAT 12A Bonita Gardens drainage and paving improvements and authorized any final payment to the contractor.
#12Declines acceptance and dedication of a 10-foot-wide utility easement and adjoining aerial easement between Blackhaw Street and Redhaw Street in the Addicks Dam Subdivision.
#13Approves up to $2,082,925.52 for Global 4R air sweeper replacement parts and repair services through BuyBoard for the Fleet Management Department through November 30, 2026.
#14Approves up to $598,801 for mobile printers, paper, accessories, and one year of support service for Houston Police Department use through the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing program.
#15Pulled item that would have approved up to $412,818.78 for software licenses, maintenance, and support for Enterprise Service Management System Enhancements Project.
#16Purchase of five M4Knick pH monitoring controllers and sensors for Houston Public Works.
#17Contract for caustic soda and hydrochloric acid for Houston Public Works, with a three-year term and two one-year renewal options.
#18Resolution confirming no objection to proposed affordable rental housing developments and submission of applications for non-competitive 4% housing tax credits.
#19Ordinance amending the CHDO Single Family Home Program Guidelines to comply with HUD's New Home Final Rule and related federal requirements.
#20Approves a first amendment to a subrecipient agreement with Child Care Council of Greater Houston, Inc. to continue the Infant and Early Childhood Development Enrichment Program for low- to moderate-income families through November 30, 2026.
#21Establishes water and sewer rate compliance requirements for Undine, LLC and orders rate-related refunds.
#22Appropriates Airports Improvement Fund money for a contract with Harper Brothers Construction, LLC for drainage rehabilitation and upgrade work, including materials testing services.
#23Appropriates Airports Improvement Fund money for construction services by The Gonzalez Group, LP for upgrades to Terminal A restrooms.
#24Pulled item to approve a final settlement agreement resolving a lawsuit with EPI-USE America, Inc.
#25Appropriates funds and authorizes RDLR Architects to provide architectural services for renovating the Magnolia Multi-Service Center, including Civic Art Program funding.
#26Appropriates funds and authorizes English + Associates Architects to provide architectural services for the Hiram Clarke Multi-Service Center Renovation Project, including Civic Art Program funding.
#27Approves a second amendment extending Bear Services' contract for maintenance and repair of fuel dispensers and automated network services through January 23, 2027.
#28Approves contracts for enterprise electronic document solution services for up to three years, with two one-year renewal options.
#29Approves the Downtown Redevelopment Authority's fiscal year 2026 operating budget and the Main Street/Market Square Zone's 2026-2030 capital improvement plan budget.
#30Approves the Old Spanish Trail/Almeda Corridors Redevelopment Authority's fiscal year 2026 operating budget and the zone's 2026-2030 capital improvement plan budget.
#31Approves the Gulfgate Redevelopment Authority's fiscal year 2026 operating budget and the Gulfgate Zone's 2026-2030 capital improvement plan budget.
#32Approves the Memorial City Redevelopment Authority's FY 2026 operating budget and the reinvestment zone's FY 2026–2030 capital improvements budget.
#33Authorizes an application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Local Parks Grant and authorizes the Park and Recreation Department director to accept and spend awarded grant funds.
#34Approves an interlocal agreement transferring responsibility for operating and maintaining Moody Park in Precinct 2 to Harris County.
#35Approves an interlocal agreement transferring responsibility for operating and maintaining Keith-Wiess Park in Precinct 2 to Harris County.
#36Authorizes an application to the U.S. Department of Justice FY25 COPS Hiring Program and acceptance and expenditure of awarded grant funds, with a required cash match, for the Houston Police Department Chief.
#37Consents to adding 1.0568 acres of land to the Grant Road Public Utility District.
#38Consents to adding 56.3248 acres of land to the Intercontinental Crossing Municipal Utility District.
#39Finds public necessity to acquire one parcel through purchase, easement, or eminent domain for rehabilitation and reconstruction of six lift stations under the FEMA-CD project. It also authorizes associated acquisition, relocation, appraisal, title, recording, court, and expert-witness costs.
#40Authorizes acquisition of fee-simple or easement interests in 13 parcels for the 54-inch Water Line along Genoa Red Bluff and SEWPP-to-Grayson Street project, including use of eminent domain and related acquisition costs.
#41Authorizes acquisition of fee-simple or easement interests in three parcels for the Turkey Gully Drainage and Paving Project, including potential eminent-domain proceedings and related acquisition costs.
#42Authorizes acquisition of fee-simple or easement interests in three parcels for the Gravity Sewer Line Adjustment Project, including potential eminent-domain proceedings and associated acquisition costs.
#43Approves an interlocal agreement between the City of Houston and Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority for safety improvements on Waugh Drive and Heights Boulevard.
#44Approves a joint participation interlocal agreement with the Energy Corridor District for a Highway Safety Improvement Project.
#45Appropriates additional capital funding for a funds-contribution agreement with TxDOT and related CIP cost recovery for drainage and street renewal facilities.
#46Appropriates funding and authorizes a second amendment to Sowells Consulting Engineers' construction management and inspection services contract for paving and rehabilitation services.
#47Pulled item that would have authorized a first amendment to Walter P. Moore and Associates' engineering services contract for Scott Street drainage and paving improvements.
#48Awards a contract to Equix Integrity Southeast, Inc. for sewer stoppage cleaning and television inspection services.
#49Appropriates capital funds and awards Traffic Systems Construction Inc. a contract for FY25 traffic signal work order services.
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