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Reinvestment Zone 27 Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
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Obtain final reinvestment zone budget ordinance
Context: City Council unanimously adopted the budget ordinance on April 15 after the matter had been tagged on March 25 and postponed from the April 1 agenda.
Recommended: Get the enacted ordinance and its Fiscal Year 2026 operating and 2026–2030 capital-budget attachments, then identify any project-specific approvals, restrictions, or implementation responsibilities affecting your client. The supplied record confirms approval but does not provide the governing budget text, so relying on agenda descriptions could miss operative requirements.
Explain reinvestment zone budget’s three appearances
Context: The matter appeared three times: it was tagged by Council Member Kamin on March 25, postponed from April 1, and adopted unanimously on April 15.
Recommended: Request Council Member Kamin’s tag rationale, the April 1 postponement motion materials, and the final April 15 ordinance packet; compare whether the budget or capital plan changed between appearances. Without those records, the public cannot tell why a budget ultimately approved unanimously first required a tag and delay.
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Contractor
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectConstruction firms should monitor subcontracting and supplier opportunities tied to the newly authorized Fire Station 40 and Fire Station 80 construction-manager-at-risk projects. The two projects together involve more than $24M in primary appropriations and name the construction managers to contact for project-specific outreach.
Developer
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectAffordable-rental sponsors pursuing non-competitive 4% housing tax credits should assess whether their projects fit the no-objection actions approved in Items 16 and 17. Developers should verify location eligibility and application requirements before relying on the Council actions in financing submissions.
Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe meeting’s sole non-routine outcome was Item 5 being pulled by the Administration, while published or derivable vote tallies showed 19 unanimous motions and no split or failed votes. Reporting should distinguish the pulled item from the 28 items with confirmed approved or authorized primary amounts and seek an explanation of Item 5’s next procedural step.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectResidents near Edgewood Park should monitor the Community Center construction project, which received a major appropriation and can affect park access and nearby activity during delivery. Residents seeking project details can use Item 30’s ordinance record and participate in future Council public-comment opportunities when they are posted.
Lobbyist
MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingStakeholders with interests in Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-Seven have an open monitoring window because Council postponed its FY2026 operating budget and FY2026-2030 capital improvements budget. Engagement should focus on the agenda and committee process before the budget returns for a vote.
Charts & Data
48 items
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#1Requests confirmation of Cameron A. West and Robert Gondo as appointees to the Houston Arts Alliance Board of Directors.
#2Requests confirmation of two appointments and one reappointment to the Office of Business Opportunity Advisory Board, with terms expiring in 2027 and 2028.
#3Recommends designating an honorary street marker for Rev. M. L. Holiday at the intersection of Mayberry Street and Parkette Drive.
#4Recommends acceptance of completed work and authorization of any final payment to Industrial TX, Corp. for replacement of valves and actuators at East Water Purification Plant high-service pump stations.
#5This item was pulled and will not be considered on April 15, 2026. It concerned acceptance of work and any final payment to Reytec Construction Resources, Inc. for miscellaneous water-system improvements.
#6Approval of a three-year contract with two one-year renewal options for 216 Resources Inc to supply emulsified asphalt for Houston Public Works.
#7Approval of spending authority for water meter reading and replacement services for Houston Public Works through an interlocal agreement with the City of Austin, awarded to Bermex, Inc.
#8Approval to purchase striping paint from Ennis-Flint, Inc. through the BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Program for Houston Public Works.
#9Approval to purchase blowers from Global Wet for Houston Public Works.
#10Approval to have JDC Fluid Equipment, LLC remove, furnish, and install two 20-inch Flygt submersible pumps and two mounting brackets for Houston Public Works.
#11Approval to purchase ignitors from SCM Consultants Inc for Houston Public Works.
#12Approval to purchase various valves from Scruggs Distribution, LLC for Houston Public Works.
#13Approval to purchase pumps from Swaby Manufacturing Company for Houston Public Works.
#14Approves $93,795 in spending authority to rent a robotic crack-filling machine for Houston Public Works through the Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Program for two months.
#15Approves the purchase of various supplies for various departments from US Product Distributors Inc.
#16Confirms no objection to proposed affordable rental housing developments and the submission of applications for non-competitive 4% housing tax credits.
#17Confirms no objection to proposed affordable rental housing developments in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction or limited-purpose annexed areas and related applications for non-competitive 4% housing tax credits.
#18Authorizes replacement credit and bond-purchase arrangements for the Combined Utility System First Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2004B-4.
#19Adopts program guidelines for the 2024 Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Homeless Services Program.
#20Approves a second amendment to the subrecipient agreement with Catholic Charities to provide additional ESG and CDBG funding for rapid rehousing case management and navigation services through March 31, 2027.
#21Approves a contract with Harris County for election services for the April 4, 2026 special election.
#22Tabulates and canvasses votes from the April 4, 2026 special election for the vacant District C City Council seat and declares the official results.
#23Orders and gives notice for a May 16, 2026 runoff election to fill the vacant District C City Council seat.
#24Denies CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC's application to amend its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor.
#25Approves and authorizes a first amendment to a lease agreement with United Airlines, Inc.
#26Appropriates $2.368 million from the Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund to replace the roof at Holcombe Laboratory.
#27Appropriates $960,000 from the Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund to modernize elevators at La Nueva Casa Health Center.
#28Appropriates $16.31 million for the Fire Station 40 Replacement Project and authorizes Structure Tone Southwest, LLC to provide construction-manager-at-risk services. Funding includes contract services, inspection, civic arts, and contingencies.
#29Appropriates $8.07 million for the Fire Station 80 Renovation Project and authorizes Construction Managers of Southeast Texas, LLC to provide construction-manager-at-risk services. Funding includes construction, inspection, civic arts, and contingencies.
#30Appropriates $8,734,000 from the Parks Consolidated Construction Fund for a contract with Times Construction, Inc. for the Edgewood Park Community Center, including construction, environmental services, civic art, and contingencies.
#31Amends Ordinance No. 2022-0852 concerning the grounds maintenance and landscaping services contract with Paige Management, LLC.
#32Amends Ordinance No. 2022-0822 concerning the contract with Firetrol Protection Systems, Inc. for fire and security alarm system maintenance, inspections, testing, and monitoring.
#33Amends Ordinance No. 2025-169 concerning the contract with Odoti Holding, LLC for demolition services at Monticello Square Apartments.
#34Amends the asbestos-abatement services contract with FH ARC Abatement, LLC for Monticello Square Apartments.
#35Amends the Credible Messenger Services contract with Collective Action for Youth for the Houston Health Department.
#36Approves a contract with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston to provide Ombudsman Services for three years, with two one-year extension options.
#37Approves a contract with Orange Boy LLC to provide a customer relationship management system for four years, with one one-year extension option.
#38Approves a contract with SewerAI Corporation for sanitary sewer inspection data-processing software services, with a three-year term and two one-year renewal options.
#39Consents to adding 3.879 acres of land to Faulkey Gully Municipal Utility District for inclusion within the district.
#40Consents to adding 431.22 acres of land to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 491 for inclusion within the district.
#41Approves and authorizes a third amendment to the sewer-services contract with Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 2.
#42Approves an interlocal cooperation agreement with the Near Northwest Management District for improvements to Antoine Drive from US 290 to West Mount Houston.
#43Approves a first amended and restated interlocal agreement to enable Harris County participation in TIRZ 20 funding for capital projects and their maintenance.
#44Appropriates $78,750 from the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund and authorizes an interlocal agreement for the Bering Drive Improvements Project.
#45Approves the sale of approximately 84,859 square feet of city-owned land in Yale Street Acres Second Addition to Yale Real Estate, L.L.C. for $1,400,723 and other consideration.
#46Authorizes conveyance of a 0.6341-acre water line easement to Harris County. Harris County will bear all costs for the associated water line.
#47Approves a two-year contract with DL Glover Utilities, LLC for FY26 ditch re-establishment construction services under Work Order Contract #2.
#48Approves the FY 2026 operating budget and FY 2026-2030 capital improvements budget for Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-Seven. The item was postponed by motion 2026-175.
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