Municue

City Council · 5:00 PM

Council acted on 44 substantive items and confirmed $58.1M in approved or authorized primary amounts across 14 items. The meeting centered on parks, airport delivery, water-and-sewer capital work, housing, and community facilities, while two listed financial items did not receive a final recorded disposition.
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Matters

2 with failed motionPresented and tagged by Council Member Pollard

Taxiway NA Reconstruction Contract Amendment

2 hearings since Feb 2026·Last: Mar 3, 2026·Infrastructure·District·Significant

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Contractor
As of Mar 2026

Obtain Taxiway Reconstruction Amendment Scope

Context: City Council unanimously adopted the second amendment with Flatiron Dragados Constructors on March 3 after the matter appeared twice and was previously tagged and held.

Recommended: Request the executed second contract amendment and any revised scope or schedule from the airport or City. Use them to determine whether added Taxiway NA work must be performed by Flatiron Dragados Constructors or may be subcontracted; without them, you cannot price or pursue the newly authorized work accurately.

Source: Item #22 ↓
Journalist
As of Mar 2026

Request Records Explaining Taxiway Reconstruction Delay

Context: The matter appeared twice: it was presented and tagged by Council Member Pollard, then later adopted unanimously after being noted as held.

Recommended: Request the amendment, staff briefing, and communications explaining why the Taxiway NA contract matter was tagged and held before unanimous adoption. Compare those records with the final amendment to establish what changed during the delay and whether cost, scope, or project-timing concerns were resolved off the public agenda.

Source: Item #22 ↓

Airport Information Technology Consulting Contracts

2 hearings since Feb 2026·Last: Mar 3, 2026·Budget·Site·Significant

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Attorney
As of Mar 2026

Verify airport technology consulting contract controls

Context: Ordinance 2026-0173 was adopted 16-0 on March 3, 2026 and authorizes airport information technology consulting contracts for three years with two one-year options.

Recommended: Obtain the adopted ordinance and executed contracts to determine whether they specify approval, audit, conflict, spending, or option-exercise controls for the $5 million authorization. Without the operative documents, it is not possible to assess what requirements govern the three-year term and potential extensions.

Source: Item #23 ↓
Contractor
As of Mar 2026

Obtain airport technology consulting contract scopes

Context: City Council adopted the airport information technology consulting authorization on March 3, 2026, with a $5,000,000 maximum and named Burns Engineering and Jacobs Engineering; the matter appeared twice.

Recommended: Request the executed Burns Engineering and Jacobs Engineering contracts, including scopes, task-order procedures, and option terms, before pursuing any teaming or subcontracting work. The authorization covers up to three years plus two one-year options, so undocumented task-order rules could determine who can participate and when.

Source: Item #23 ↓
Journalist
As of Mar 2026

Reconcile airport technology consulting agenda records

Context: The matter appeared twice; the February 24 minutes flag an Item 23/Item 19 cross-reference inconsistency, and the March 3 record shows Ordinance 2026-0173 adopted as Item 10 by a 16-0 vote.

Recommended: Request the February 24 agenda, minutes, item crosswalk, and any corrected minutes to explain why the record for Item 23 says Item 19 had not been received, while the ordinance was later adopted as Item 10. Publish whether the mismatch affected the public’s ability to follow the same $5 million airport consulting matter across its two appearances.

Source: Item #23 ↓

Analysis

Financial Highlights

Council approved or authorized $1.2M across two items: bond counsel services and a FY2026 operating-expense payment to the Houston Forensic Science Center, Inc.[#6][#7][#8][#9][#10][#11][#12][#13][#14][#15][#16][#17][#18][#19][#20][#21][#23][#24][#25][#26][#27][#28][#29][#30][#31][#39][#41][#43][#44]

Contracts & Procurement

Council adopted contract actions covering marine equipment maintenance, school-crossing improvements, untreated-water reservations, and two water-and-sewer engineering service packages.[#28][#29][#30][#31][#32][#42][#43][#44]

Development & Land Use

Council adopted affordable-housing tax-credit resolutions for three proposed developments and appropriated $1,454,981.91 in Uptown TIRZ bond funds for single-family activities.[#15][#16][#17][#20][#33]

Infrastructure & Facilities

Council adopted five motions accepting completed airport and Public Works projects and authorizing any final contract payments.[#6][#8][#9][#10][#11][#14][#18][#36][#37][#38][#42][#43][#44]

Public Safety

Council approved up to $209,941.29 in grant-funded election-security training and exercise consulting services for the Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security.[#12][#26][#27]

Transportation

Council authorized $12 million for on-call design services supporting federally eligible airport projects.[#21][#22][#23][#41]

Environment

Council extended used- and scrap-tire disposal services and approved construction-management and environmental-remediation funding for the Third Ward Multi-Service Center and Health Center renovation.[#28][#31]

Governance & Oversight

Council adopted fiscal, intergovernmental, property, and local-regulatory measures, including a $960,493 FY2026 operating-expense payment to the Houston Forensic Science Center, Inc and the Upper Kirby redevelopment zone's FY2026 budget and 2026–2030 capital plan.[#1][#2][#3][#4][#5][#27][#33][#34][#35][#36][#37][#38][#39][#40][#42]

Community Impact

Council adopted major community-facility and pedestrian-safety investments.[#13][#14][#29][#41]

Housing

Council adopted three affordable-rental housing tax-credit resolutions and appropriated $1,454,981.91 for Uptown TIRZ single-family activities.[#15][#16][#17][#19][#20]

Key Decisions

#3 Pulled by the Administration and will not be considered·#19 Received during the course of the meeting; no final vote shown on these pages$84K·#22 Presented and tagged by Council Member Pollard·#23 No final disposition stated on these pages$5.0M
Four items did not receive routine final action, leaving two financial matters outside the confirmed total and two other measures procedurally unresolved.[#3][#19][#22][#23]

Insights by Role

Contractor

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectFirms positioned for airport design and water-and-sewer engineering work should quickly assess subcontracting and delivery opportunities created by the newly authorized major service packages.

Developer

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectAffordable-housing sponsors and single-family developers should align project readiness with the newly adopted tax-credit resolutions and Uptown TIRZ funding action.

Journalist

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe meeting's clearest accountability thread is the four-item group without routine final action, including two listed financial matters that remain outside the confirmed total.

Resident

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectResidents near Nottingham Park should monitor construction planning for the new park and community-center project, which now has approved construction funding.

Lobbyist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingStakeholders should focus outreach on the adopted local-regulatory and redevelopment actions, while tracking any return of the withdrawn administrative item.

Charts & Data

44 items

The official vote outcome for each item
(e.g., Approved, Denied, Held)

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#1Confirms Jessica O’Neill's appointment to Position Ten on the East Downtown Management District Board of Directors through June 1, 2029.

MOTION 2026-0106 ADOPTED

#2Confirms appointments and reappointments to the East End District Board of Directors for terms ending June 1, 2029.

MOTION 2026-0107 ADOPTED

#3Pulled item that would have confirmed the reappointments of Anas Maguz, Edward Reyes, and Richard Mason to the Greater Northside Management District Board of Directors through June 1, 2029.

Pulled by the Administration and will not be considered

#4Confirmation of appointments and reappointments to the Houston Downtown Management District board for terms ending between 2027 and 2029.

MOTION 2026-0108 ADOPTED

#5Confirmation of appointments and reappointments to the Houston Housing Finance Corporation board for terms ending between 2026 and 2028.

Motion 2026-0105

#6Acceptance of completed work and authorization of any final payment under Joeris General Contractors' contract for LED flight and baggage information display lights at Terminal A.

MOTION 2026-0109 ADOPTED

#7Acceptance of completed work and authorization of any final payment under David E. Harvey Builders' contract for the Montrose Library replacement project.

MOTION 2026-0114 ADOPTED

#8Accept completed work and authorize any final contract payment for the 69th Street Electrical Equipment Replacement and Upgrade project.

MOTION 2026-0110 ADOPTED

#9Accept completed work and authorize any final contract payment for the FY2023 Asphalt Overlay Rehabilitation Package #1.

MOTION 2026-0111 ADOPTED

#10Accept completed work and authorize any final contract payment for the New Front Easement Reconnections project.

MOTION 2026-0112 ADOPTED

#11Accept completed work and authorize any final contract payment for miscellaneous small-diameter waterline, fire hydrant, and valve improvements.

MOTION 2026-0113 ADOPTED

#12Approves up to $209,941.29 for election security training and exercise consulting services through the HGACBuy Cooperative, funded by a grant.

MOTION 2026-0115 ADOPTED$210K

#13Approves up to $14,605,724.26 for five years of grounds maintenance services for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department.

MOTION 2026-0116 ADOPTED$14.6M

#14Approves up to $450,000 for the City's share of a second interlocal agreement for the Lake Conroe–Lake Houston Joint Reservoir Operation Study.

MOTION 2026-0117 ADOPTED$450K

#15Confirms no objection to specified affordable rental housing developments under the One Mile Three Year Rule and authorizes tax-credit applications and allocations for the developments.

RESOLUTION 2026-0010 ADOPTED

#16Allows the proposed Bernicia Place affordable rental housing development at 3910 Old Spanish Trail and authorizes allocation of 2025 Housing Tax Credits.

RESOLUTION 2026-0011 ADOPTED

#17Confirms support for the proposed Lofts at Wafayer affordable rental housing development and its application for Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits under the One Mile Three Year Rule.

RESOLUTION 2026-0012 ADOPTED

#18Authorizes private-placement remarketing of Combined Utility System First Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2004B-2, and execution of a continuing Covenant Agreement.

ORDINANCE 2026-0166 ADOPTED

#19Approves an amendment to the subrecipient agreement with Northwest Assistance Ministries, shifting administrative funding from HOME-ARP to End Street Homelessness funds to continue homelessness-prevention services.

Received during the course of the meeting; no final vote shown on these pages$84K

#20Appropriates Uptown Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Bond Series 2021 funds for single-family activities.

ORDINANCE 2026-0167 ADOPTED$1.5M

#21Appropriates Airports Improvement Fund money and authorizes on-call professional design-services contracts for federally eligible reimbursable airport projects.

ORDINANCE 2026-0147 ADOPTED$12.0M

#22Approves a second amendment to Flatiron Dragados Constructors' construction-services contract for reconstruction of the Taxiway NA Project.

Presented and tagged by Council Member PollardTaxiway NA Reconstruction Contract Amendment

#23Appropriates Airports Improvement Fund money and authorizes information technology consulting-services contracts with Burns Engineering and Jacobs Engineering Group for up to five years.

No final disposition stated on these pages$5.0MAirport Information Technology Consulting Contracts

#24Approves an agreement with FBT Gibbons LLP to provide bond counsel services for various City departments in connection with public-purpose bond transactions.

ORDINANCE 2026-0148 ADOPTED$250K

#25Authorizes an application to the Texas Office of the Governor for FY2027 Juvenile Justice Safe Schools + Safer Families Grant funding and authorizes acceptance and expenditure of awarded funds.

ORDINANCE 2026-0149 ADOPTED

#26Authorizes an application to the Texas Office of the Governor for FY2027 funding to reduce recidivism through family reunification and structured reentry support, including acceptance and expenditure of awards.

ORDINANCE 2026-0150 ADOPTED

#27Approves payment to Houston Forensic Science Center, Inc. for its FY2026 operating expenses under the first interlocal agreement.

ORDINANCE 2026-0151 ADOPTED$960K

#28Appropriates funds and authorizes a construction manager at risk contract for renovations to the Third Ward Multi-Service Center and Health Center, including environmental remediation services.

ORDINANCE 2026-0152 ADOPTED$143K

#29Appropriates funds and authorizes a construction manager at risk contract to build the new Nottingham Park and Community Center, including construction, inspection, testing, civic art, and contingency costs.

ORDINANCE 2026-0153 ADOPTED$12.2M

#30Authorizes a contract with Maxim Crane Works for truck-mounted crane rental and related services for up to three years, with two one-year renewal options.

ORDINANCE 2026-0154 ADOPTED$3.7M

#31Authorizes a first amendment extending the used and scrap tire disposal services contract with Liberty Tire Recycling through April 25, 2027.

ORDINANCE 2026-0168 ADOPTED

#32Approves and authorizes a first amendment to the contract with Capt. Kirk’s Marine Service, Inc. for boat, boat motor, and boat trailer maintenance and repair services through March 9, 2027.

ORDINANCE 2026-0155 ADOPTED

#33Approves the Upper Kirby Redevelopment Authority's Fiscal Year 2026 operating budget and the Upper Kirby Zone's Fiscal Years 2026–2030 capital improvement plan budget.

ORDINANCE 2026-0169 ADOPTED

#34Amends Ordinance No. 2025-993 concerning an ad valorem tax exemption for a historical site at 4158 Meyerwood Drive.

ORDINANCE 2026-0156 ADOPTED

#35Establishes the north side of the 2800–2900 blocks of Wheeler Street between Delano Street and Ennis Street as a Special Minimum Lot Size Block under Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances.

ORDINANCE 2026-0157 ADOPTED

#36Ordinance consenting to the annexation of 3.9355 acres into Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 102.

ORDINANCE 2026-0158 ADOPTED

#37Ordinance consenting to the addition of 5.5779 acres to Montgomery County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1.

ORDINANCE 2026-0159 ADOPTED

#38Ordinance consenting to the addition of 10.0430 acres to Sunbelt Fresh Water Supply District.

ORDINANCE 2026-0160 ADOPTED

#39Ordinance authorizing the sale of approximately 2,559 square feet of City land to William E. Hickman and Jennifer A. Hickman for $66,855.00.

ORDINANCE 2026-0161 ADOPTED$67K

#40Approves an interlocal agreement with the Harris County Flood Control District to share costs for the Lake Houston Dam Spillway Improvements Project.

ORDINANCE 2026-0170 ADOPTED

#41Approves a contract and interlocal agreement with the St. George Place Redevelopment Authority for St. George Place School Crossings Improvements.

ORDINANCE 2026-0162 ADOPTED$104K

#42Approves the first amendment to the Untreated Water Reservation Contract with the Gulf Coast Water Authority.

ORDINANCE 2026-0163 ADOPTED

#43Appropriates funding and authorizes a professional engineering services contract with AtkinsRéalis USA for Work Order Engineering Services supporting Capacity Remedial Measures Plan Package #5.

ORDINANCE 2026-0164 ADOPTED$5.3M

#44Appropriates $6,695,718.50 from the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and authorizes an engineering services contract with RPS Infrastructure, Inc. for Capacity Remedial Measures Plan Package #6.

ORDINANCE 2026-0165 ADOPTED$6.7M

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