City CouncilWednesday, September 16, 2026 · 9:00 AM

#1Public hearing on the Fourth Amendment to the Strategic Partnership Agreement between the City and Spring Creek Utility District to annex certain territory in Montgomery County for limited purposes.

#2Fire Chief recommends approving the sale of decommissioned firefighting bunker gear and equipment to the Sister City of Guayaquil, Ecuador.

#3Approves spending authority for miscellaneous security equipment, replacement parts and accessories for the Houston Airport System through the Texas DIR cooperative program, awarded to Preferred Technologies, LLC, over 53 months.

#4Approves spending authority for hydraulic generator maintenance and repair services for the Fleet Management Department, awarded to Harrison Hydra-Gen for 3 years with two one-year options.

#5Approves spending authority for medical supplies and pharmaceuticals for the Houston Health Department through the OMNIA Partners cooperative, awarded to Medline Industries, Inc. through January 31, 2029.

#6Approves $200,000 in spending authority for public-facing website design, development, deployment and services for the Mayor's Office of Public Safety & Homeland Security, via the Interlocal Purchasing System, awarded to Concourse Tech, Inc. through May 31, 2030.

#7Approves $6,915,742.93 in spending authority for traffic signal controllers and ancillary components for Houston Public Works through the BuyBoard Cooperative, awarded to Consolidated Traffic Control and Paradigm Traffic Systems.

#8Approves spending authority not to exceed $404,666.07 for a sole-source purchase of metering pumps for Houston Public Works from Global Wet over 3 years.

#9Approves spending authority not to exceed $20,400,000 over 5 years for on-demand plan review and code enforcement services for Houston Public Works through the OMNIA Partners cooperative agreement, awarded to Safebuilt Texas LLC.

#10Resolution confirming the City's no objection to proposed affordable rental housing developments and their applications for non-competitive 4% Housing Tax Credits.

#11Ordinance approving a Community Development Block Grant loan agreement to partially finance rehabilitation of the 134-unit New Hope Housing Canal affordable rental community at 2821 Canal Street.

#12Ordinance approving a first amendment to the contract with WHC HTX, LLC d/b/a ZTRIP (formerly Greater Houston Transportation Company d/b/a Yellow Cab) for transportation services to senior adults, extending through September 30, 2027.

#13Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2021-579 and approving first amendments to contracts with nine agencies providing nutrition and transportation services to senior adults, with a maximum contract amount through September 30, 2027.

#14Authorizes application for, acceptance of, and expenditure of a Texas Health and Human Services Commission grant for the Nurse Family Partnership Program, and approves a grant agreement.

#15Authorizes application for and acceptance of a U.S. Department of Justice FY26 Model City Initiative Grant Program grant, with the Director acting as City representative.

#16Authorizes application for and acceptance of a U.S. Department of Transportation FY26 Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program High Priority Grant.

#17Approves the Gulfgate Redevelopment Authority's FY2027 Operating Budget and the Gulfgate Zone's FY2027-2031 Capital Improvement Plan Budget.

#18Ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Operating Budget for the Hiram Clarke/Fort Bend Redevelopment Authority and the FY2027-2031 Capital Improvement Plan Budget for Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-Five.

#19Ordinance establishing the east and west sides of the 1600 Block of Columbia Street, between East 18th and East 16th Streets, as a Special Minimum Lot Size Block under Chapter 42.

#20Ordinance establishing the east and west sides of the 5600 and 5700 Block of Milart Street, between Gammage Street and Kuhlman/Belmont Gully, as a Special Minimum Lot Size Block under Chapter 42.

#21Ordinance establishing the north and south sides of the 700 Block of Redan Street, between Reagan and Watson Streets, as a Special Minimum Lot Size Block under Chapter 42.

#22Ordinance renewing the designation of the 2400-2500 block of Oakdale Street, between Emancipation Avenue and Live Oak Street, as a Special Minimum Lot Size Block under Chapter 42.

#23Ordinance approving an Emergency Backup Water Supply Agreement between the City and Pine Village Public Utility District.

#24Ordinance finding public convenience and necessity and authorizing acquisition, including by eminent domain, of fee simple or easement interests in four parcels for the Mansfield Off-Road Ditch Easement Acquisition Project, and payment of related acquisition costs.

#25Ordinance accepting a U.S. Department of Transportation Bridge Investment Program grant for the Buffalo Bayou Bridges Rehabilitation Study and authorizing the Houston Public Works Director to act as the City's representative.

#26Ordinance approving an interlocal agreement between the City and Harris County for construction of water lines along Clinton Drive and Mayo Shell Road.

#27Appropriates $194,673 from the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and approves a first amendment to the MBROH Engineering contract for professional engineering services for the Keegans Bayou Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion.

#28Third and final reading of an ordinance granting DHAWK Grease Transport, LLC a franchise to collect, haul, and transport solid and industrial waste from commercial properties in the City under Chapter 39.

#29Ordinance determining public convenience and necessity and authorizing acquisition, including by eminent domain, of fee simple or easement interests in five parcels for the IMD Bikeways project from Dairy Ashford Road to Arthur Storey Park, and payment of associated acquisition costs. Tagged by Council Member Thomas.