City CouncilTuesday, October 27, 2026 · 5:00 PM

#1Public hearing on designating ten Protected Landmarks and one Landmark, upon application by property owners, including churches, historic houses, and the First City National Bank building.

#2Recommendation from the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into cooperative purchasing agreements with other governmental entities and cooperative purchasing organizations, and to change the purchasing organization under which an awarded vendor provides goods or services.

#3Contract with Kirila Fire Training Facilities, Inc. to manufacture, deliver and set up an industrial fire brigade structural fire trainer for the Houston Fire Department, funded by a grant.

#4Resolution confirming no objection to proposed development of properties as affordable rental housing and to submittal of applications for non-competitive 4% housing tax credits, in District H.

#5Ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances to add Section 2-140, establishing a reporting requirement for City of Houston infrastructure projects.

#6Pulled ordinance providing for issuance of Combined Utility System Revenue Obligations, including covenants on operation of the system, revenues, and funds and accounts. Not considered on October 28, 2026.

#7Pulled ordinance supplementing the Combined Utility System Master Ordinance for issuance of First Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, authorizing the Mayor and Controller to set terms, and defeasance or tender of outstanding obligations. To follow passage of Item 6.

#8Pulled ordinance supplementing the Combined Utility System Master Ordinance for First Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds, including defeasance of outstanding obligations, termination of hedge agreements with termination payments, escrow agreements, and ratification of co-bond counsel and disclosure counsel agreements. To follow passage of Item 6.

#9Ordinance approving a contract with Harris County to provide election services for the General and Special Elections on November 3, 2026, with a maximum contract amount of $1,982,389.57 from the General Fund.

#10Ordinance approving a compromise, settlement, release and indemnification agreement between Luis Vasquez and the City of Houston to settle a lawsuit for $150,000 from the Property & Casualty Fund.

#11Ordinance approving a first amendment to the contract with Elior, Inc d/b/a Trio Community Meals, LLC for congregate meals and home delivered meals preparation services, extending through October 31, 2027.

#12Ordinance approving a first amendment to the contract with Reed Group Management LLC to provide third-party administrative services for the City's long-term disability plan for the Human Resource Department, extending through October 31, 2027.

#13Ordinance approving a first amendment to the contract with Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. for professional engineering services on the Bissonnet Corridor Safe Streets Project.

#14Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 2025-0746 for contracts with eight vendors in the Small Contractors Rotation Program 3.0, setting a maximum contract amount of $1,784,800 from Enterprise Funds.

#15Ordinance appropriating $1,684,000 from the Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for citywide phone system upgrade, network integration and refresh, and emergency center dispatch refresh projects for Houston Information Technology Services and other departments.

#16Ordinance approving contracts with 3:5 Group (dba Mid South), Digital Air Control (dba DAC), and Intertech Security for security installation systems and maintenance services, up to $30,075,000 over three years with two one-year options.

#17Ordinance approving a 20-year water supply agreement between the City and Aqua Texas, Inc., with automatic one-year renewal options.

#18Ordinance ratifying submission of an application to FEMA's FY2025 SAFER grant program, authorizing the Fire Chief to accept and expend funds, providing a cash match, and approving a grant agreement.

#19Ordinance ratifying an application to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services SAMHSA for a grant funding first responder naloxone training and linkage to evidence-based services for opioid overdose.

#20Ordinance ratifying a grant application to HUD for the Sunnyside Agricultural Hub and Training Center Project and approving a grant agreement with the agency.

#21Ordinance consenting to the addition of 10.6049 acres of land to Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 148 for inclusion in its district.

#22Ordinance consenting to the addition of 126.94 acres of land to Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 158 for inclusion in its district.

#23Ordinance finding public convenience and necessity and authorizing acquisition of fee simple or easement interests in two parcels, including by eminent domain, for the 66-Inch Water Line project along Veterans Memorial Drive and West Gulf Bank Road. Also authorizes payment of related acquisition costs.

#24Ordinance appropriating $12,888,838.81 from the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund (Ad Valorem Tax) as an additional appropriation for the contract with JFT Construction, Inc. for Concrete Panel Replacement Services, including funding for CIP Cost Recovery.

#25Ordinance amending Chapter 44, Article IV of the Code of Ordinances to revise and reauthorize tax abatement guidelines and criteria, adding a new subsection for infill development applications. Tagged by Council Members.

#26Ordinance approving the Fiscal Year 2027 Operating Budget for the Leland Woods Redevelopment Authority and the FY2027-2031 Capital Improvement Plan Budget for Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-Two (Leland Woods Zone).