City CouncilWednesday, March 18, 2026 · 1:30 PM

#1Requests confirmation of two appointments and three reappointments to the Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone Number Sixteen (Uptown), with terms expiring in 2026 or 2027.

#2Confirmation of five appointments or reappointments to the Uptown Development Authority Board of Directors, with terms expiring in 2026 or 2027.

#3Confirmation of seven appointments or reappointments to the Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone Number Seventeen (Memorial City), with terms expiring in 2026 or 2027.

#4Confirmation of seven appointments or reappointments to the Memorial City Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors, with terms expiring in 2026 or 2027.

#5Recommendation to deposit the Special Commissioners' award into the court registry to cover court costs in an eminent-domain case involving parcels for the Booker Landfill-West Donovan Drainage Project.

#6Approves up to $399,839.02 to purchase signal monitoring solutions for Houston Information Technology Services from GTS Technology Solutions.

#7Approves up to $545,000 to purchase public safety radios and accessories for Houston Information Technology Services on behalf of the Houston Fire Department through a state cooperative purchasing program.

#8Amends prior motions to extend Texas Outhouse, Inc.'s portable restroom rentals and services award through September 30, 2031 and raise total spending authority to $5,615,000.

#9Authorizes an application to the Harris County Precinct 2 Partnership Project for fiscal years 2026-2027 for proposed new park land at 8418 and 8422 Jensen Drive, with the Parks and Recreation Department director serving as the City's representative.

#10Authorizes issuance and sale of one or more series of Public Improvement Bonds, Series K-1, including related financing, remarketing, and disclosure agreements.

#11Repeals Ordinance No. 2023-199 and amends the Code of Ordinances to create a Managed Pedestrian Area framework for streets and sidewalks.

#12Designates portions of Main Street and adjacent pedestrian areas as a Managed Pedestrian Area and appoints the Houston Downtown Management District to operate related programs and improvements.

#13Accepts proposals from listed insurance carriers and authorizes purchase of a one-year city-wide general property insurance policy for scheduled municipal locations, excluding Houston First Corporation leased properties.

#14Accepts proposals from participating carriers in the Layered Property Insurance Program and authorizes purchase of a one-year general property insurance policy for Houston First Corporation leased properties, excluding the George R. Brown Convention Center.

#15Accepts Hartford Fire Insurance Company's proposal and authorizes a one-year general property insurance policy for the George R. Brown Convention Center under the city-wide insurance program.

#16Accepts a proposal from Underwriters at Lloyds and authorizes a one-year terrorism insurance policy for scheduled city locations.

#17Appropriates funds for Hensel Phelps Construction Co. to provide construction services and advance work packages for the Central Utilities Plant Renovations and Upgrades Project, including construction materials engineering and testing services.

#18Appropriates funding for professional architectural services for the Fire Station 80 Renovation Project, including Civic Art Program funding.

#19Appropriates construction-phase funding for the South Central Police Station contract, including construction, contingency, testing, moving, inspection, and civic art costs.

#20Appropriates funding for playground improvements and replacements at various recreation facilities.

#21Appropriates airport improvement funding and authorizes design-build and operations-and-maintenance contracts for Skyway service life renewal services.

#22Appropriates Airports Improvement Fund money and authorizes a contract for cabling and installation repair services, with a three-year term and two one-year renewal options.

#23Authorizes a four-year contract for the Airport Service Quality Program to measure customer satisfaction.

#24Authorizes a market research services contract with a three-year term and two one-year renewal options.

#25Authorizes second amendments to five contracts for community-based HIV/STD counseling, testing, referral, and linkage services for one year.

#26Approves a second amendment to continue a one-year contract for routine/opt-out HIV services in healthcare settings.

#27Approves a second amendment to continue a one-year contract for HIV health education and risk-reduction services.

#28Approves a second amendment to continue a one-year contract for community-based HIV/STD counseling, testing referral, linkage, health education, and risk-reduction services.

#29Authorizes an application for and acceptance of FY27 Active Attack Response Equipment Grant Program funding, with the Houston Police Department chief serving as the City's representative.

#30Approves an application to the Office of the Governor for FY27 grant funding to suppress violent gang crime in Northeast and Westside Houston, and authorizes the Police Chief to accept and spend awarded funds.

#31Approves East Aldine Management District's issuance of bonds for district improvements and approves plans and specifications for those improvements.

#32Appropriates $270,229 from the Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund to the Water & Sewer System Operating Fund for transfer of Parcel IT25-004 to the Houston Parks and Recreation Department for park purposes.

#33Approves an interlocal agreement with the Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority to construct the White Oak at Greenleaf Safety Improvements project.

#34Appropriates $78,750 from the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund and authorizes an interlocal agreement for intersection improvements at Harwin Drive and Gessner Road.

#35Authorizes an interlocal agreement with Houston First Corporation for the North Houston Highway Improvement Project.

#36Appropriates $65,064.30 and authorizes an infrastructure reimbursement agreement with Memorial-Heights Redevelopment Authority for pedestrian amenities at several intersections and streets.

#37Appropriates $262,500 from the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund and authorizes a joint participation interlocal agreement for the Catalina Area Paving and Drainage Project.

#38Authorizes acquisition of fee-simple or easement interests in 17 parcels for the Drinking Water Distribution, Rehabilitation and Replacement Project along US 59 Southwest Freeway between South Gessner Road and Beechnut Street, including use of eminent domain.

#39Grants AAA Action Septic Service LLC a franchise to collect, haul, and transport commercial solid and industrial waste under Chapter 39 of the Code of Ordinances.

#40Grants J. S. Septic Services Corp. a franchise to collect, haul, and transport commercial solid and industrial waste under Chapter 39 of the Code of Ordinances.

#41Grants Masters Advanced Remediation Services, LLC a franchise to collect, haul, and transport commercial solid and industrial waste under Chapter 39 of the Code of Ordinances.

#42Grants Redzone Robotics, Inc. a franchise to collect, haul, and transport solid and industrial waste from commercial properties under Chapter 39 of the Code of Ordinances.

#43Grants RefreshThreads Cleaners, LLC a franchise to collect, haul, and transport solid and industrial waste from commercial properties under Chapter 39 of the Code of Ordinances.

#44Grants SESCO, LLC a franchise to collect, haul, and transport solid and industrial waste from commercial properties under Chapter 39 of the Code of Ordinances.

#45Grants Texas Mint Commercial Washing LLC a franchise to collect, haul, and transport solid and industrial waste from commercial properties under Chapter 39 of the Code of Ordinances.