July 2026 Report

At the July 22, 2026 City Council meeting, Item #27 was an approved appropriation of $22,811,498.70 to SERVOX, LLC for construction services for Intercontinental Airport Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements, including funding for materials and engineering testing, construction management, contingencies and CIP cost recovery, resulting in Ordinance 2026-0646. [2]City Council — Jul 22 At the July 22, 2026 City Council meeting, Item #28 was an approved appropriation of $18,591,154.00 to INDUSTRIAL TX CORP for construction services for Ground Water Facility, Re-Pump Station, HVAC, and Ventilation System Improvements Package No. 3, plus testing services, cost recovery and contingencies, resulting in Ordinance 2026-0647. [2]City Council — Jul 22 Item #30, a proposed appropriation of $4,562,610.86 for a contract with ALSAY INCORPORATED for construction services for Ground Water Well Rehabilitation at Various Locations, was Pulled - Not Considered and was not approved, awarded, spent or authorized. [2]City Council — Jul 22 Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0632 for Item 36, appropriating $93,771,329.00 out of the East Water Purification Enhancement Project Fund for a Professional Engineering Services contract with CDM SMITH, INC for East Water Purification Plant Enhancement Project 1, plus funding for CIP Cost Recovery. [3]City Council — Jul 15 Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0633 for Item 38, appropriating $26,437,655.00 out of the East Water Purification Enhancement Project Fund for a contract with KIEWIT WATER FACILITIES SOUTH CO for Construction Manager At Risk services on East Water Purification Plant Enhancement Project No. 1, including funding for Salary Recovery. [3]City Council — Jul 15 Item 9, amending Motion #2022-275 (06/01/22) as amended by Motion #2024-465 (06/12/24) and Motion #2025-595 (08/13/25) to increase spending authority from $674,756.46 to $923,561.46 for purchase of submersible trash pumps from XYLEM DEWATERING SOLUTIONS, INC for Houston Public Works funded through the Enterprise Fund, was adopted as Motion 2026-0402. [3]City Council — Jul 15 Item 9, an ordinance authorizing issuance of City of Houston Combined Utility System Commercial Paper Notes, Series B, was adopted as Ordinance 2026-0580. [4]City Council — Jul 8 Item 16, appropriating $300,000,000.00 out of the Airport System Consolidated 2011 Construction Fund for a Memorandum of Agreement with UNITED AIRLINES, INC at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston in District B - Jackson, was adopted as Ordinance 2026-0602. [4]City Council — Jul 8 Item 39, appropriating $26,437,655 from the East Water Purification Enhancement Project Fund for a Construction Manager At Risk contract with Kiewit Water Facilities South Co for East Water Purification Plant Enhancement Project No. 1 including salary recovery, was adopted as Motion 2026-0387. [4]City Council — Jul 8

Ordinance 2026-0655 appropriated $106,038,296.40 from the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and authorized a contract with REYTEC CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES, INC., INC for construction services on the Intercontinental Airport Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion in District B (Jackson). [1]City Council — Jul 29 Item 23, an interlocal agreement with the Midtown Redevelopment Authority formalizing Harris County's participation in Reinvestment Zone Number Two (Midtown Zone) covering Districts C (Panzarella) and D (Evans-Shabazz), was adopted as Ordinance 2026-0629. [3]City Council — Jul 15 Item 26, a $5,138,258 appropriation and professional engineering services contract with HTOWN ENGINEERS, LLC for a 30-inch water line along Bellaire Boulevard in Districts F (Thomas) and J (Pollard), was recorded as "Not Received - Not Considered." [2]City Council — Jul 22

Item #1 accepted the work and authorized final payment, if any, on the CSI Consolidated, LLC dba AIMS Companies contract for sanitary sewer cleaning and television inspection in support of rehabilitation, covering Districts A through K, under Motion 2026-0412. [2]City Council — Jul 22 Item #10 authorized a concession contract with Lenlyn Limited dba ICE Currency Services USA for foreign currency exchange and passenger amenities services for 5 years with 2 one-year options on a revenue basis in Districts B and I under Ordinance 2026-0636. [2]City Council — Jul 22 Item #24, which would have awarded Professional Structural Engineering Services contracts to CONCEPT ENGINEERS, INC and FCM ENGINEERS, PC with a $3,650,000.00 maximum over 3 years with 2 one-year options from the Enterprise Fund, was recorded as "Not Received - Not Considered," so no contract authority was granted. [1]City Council — Jul 29 At the July 15, 2026 City Council meeting, Item #21 placed Morris Moving and Storage LLC, Rubicund LLC dba Texas Rubicund Transport, and Samson Power Movers, LLC on concurrent contracts for Moving and Storage Services under a shared maximum contract amount of $1,500,000.00 drawn from Grant and Other Funds, with the ordinance setting a ceiling rather than a fixed obligation to any one vendor and adopted as Ordinance 2026-0627. [3]City Council — Jul 15 At the July 8, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 16 paired a $300,000,000.00 appropriation from the Airport System Consolidated 2011 Construction Fund with a Memorandum of Agreement with UNITED AIRLINES, INC at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston, District B - Jackson, and was adopted as Ordinance 2026-0602. [4]City Council — Jul 8 Item 13 at the July 8, 2026 City Council meeting called for approval of an agreement between the City of Houston and McCall Parkhurst & Horton LLP for disclosure counsel services for various departments, with the statutorily required written notice given to the public pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 2254.1036 (Ordinance 2026-0584 Adopted). [4]City Council — Jul 8

At the July 15, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 37 appropriated $8,525,000 out of the Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund, $2,501,000 out of the Parks Consolidated Construction Fund, and $20,000 out of the Contributed Capital Project Fund and approved an interlocal agreement with Houston Parks Board LGC, Inc. for construction of improvements on twenty-five neighborhood parks under the Let's Play Houston Initiative, adopted as Ordinance 2026-0610. [3]City Council — Jul 15 On July 22, 2026, City Council approved Item 4, granting $1,386,000.00 in spending authority for Playground Improvements and Replacements and Related Services through the BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, awarded to Lone Star Recreation of Texas, LLC and funded from the Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund (Motion 2026-0417). [2]City Council — Jul 22 On July 15, 2026, Item 13 amending Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances relating to Parks and Private Parks, including revised definitions in Section 42-1, amendments to Sections 42-251 through 42-255, 42-258 and 42-259, and a new Section 42-260, was adopted as amended as Ordinance 2026-0623. [3]City Council — Jul 15

At the July 22, 2026 City Council meeting, Item #16, covering eighteen parcels for a District B drainage improvement project, was adopted as Ordinance 2026-0642. [2]City Council — Jul 22 Item #30, which would have appropriated $4,562,610.86 and authorized a contract with Alsay Incorporated for rehabilitation of groundwater wells at various locations, was recorded as "Pulled - Not Considered," so no contract was awarded. [2]City Council — Jul 22 At the July 8, 2026 City Council meeting, the $26,437,655 construction manager at risk contract with Kiewit Water Facilities South Co. for the East Water Purification Plant Enhancement Project was adopted as Motion 2026-0387. [4]City Council — Jul 8

At the July 22, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 32 repealed Section 18-37 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas, relating to the Limitation on Repayment of Personal Loans from Campaign Contributions, with findings, related provisions and a severability clause (Ordinance 2026-0650). [2]City Council — Jul 22 On July 15, 2026, Item 12 adopted Ordinance 2026-0611 amending Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinances relating to Hire Houston First Program Exceptions, with findings and a severability provision. [3]City Council — Jul 15 On July 8, 2026, Item 37 received nominations for Positions 10 and 11 of the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System Board of Trustees for a three-year term, adopted as MOTION 2026-0386. [4]City Council — Jul 8

Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0632 on July 15, 2026, appropriating $93,771,329 from the East Water Purification Enhancement Project Fund for a Professional Engineering Services contract with CDM Smith Inc, Inc for East Water Purification Plant Enhancement Project No. 1 (Item 36), an item that had been tagged by Council Member Pollard and carried over as Item 34 from the July 8, 2026 agenda. [3]City Council — Jul 15 Council approved Item 27, a $22,811,498.70 appropriation from the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund for construction services with SERVOX, LLC for Intercontinental Airport Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements, plus materials and engineering testing, construction management, contingencies and CIP cost recovery, in District B - Jackson (Ordinance 2026-0646). [2]City Council — Jul 22 Item 38, appropriating $4,733,109.00 for a contract with DL Glover Pipe Bursting, LLC for construction services for site-specific sanitary sewer rehabilitation covering Districts B (Jackson), F (Thomas), H (Castillo) and J (Pollard), was adopted as Ordinance 2026-0676. [1]City Council — Jul 29 Item 35 appropriated $11,077,521.01 from the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge Fund and $1,494,942.59 from the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund for a contract with Total Contracting Limited for the Chateau Forest Area Drainage and Paving project in District A, including funding for testing services, construction management, salary recovery and contingencies, and was adopted as Ordinance 2026-0601. [4]City Council — Jul 8 Item 39 appropriated $26,437,655 out of the East Water Purification Enhancement Project Fund and authorized a Construction Manager At Risk contract with Kiewit Water Facilities South Co for East Water Purification Plant Enhancement Project No. 1, including salary recovery and a post-bid document deadline with default provisions, under Motion 2026-0387 Adopted. [4]City Council — Jul 8 Item 32 vacated and abandoned a 10-foot-wide, 4,726 square foot water line easement (Parcel SY26-010A) and a 200 square foot water meter easement (Parcel SY26-010B) out of the P.W. Rose Survey in District D to Methodist Hospital, the underlying fee property owner, for a cash payment to the City of $862,050 plus other consideration, adopted as Ordinance 2026-0599. [4]City Council — Jul 8

At the July 15, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 22 approved and authorized a contract with Harris County, through Harris County Commissioners Court, for Harris County Resources for Children and Adults to implement an Early Warning System and System of Care for a 1-year term with one 90-day renewal at a maximum contract amount of $709,623.47 from the Essential Public Health Services Fund, with Ordinance 2026-0628 adopted. [3]City Council — Jul 15 At the July 8, 2026 City Council meeting, Item 21 approved and authorized a Second Amended and Restated Interlocal Agreement with the Houston Ship Channel Security District to provide support for operational costs of the Houston Police Department's helicopter and marine patrols within the Ship Channel Region, with Ordinance 2026-0588 adopted. [4]City Council — Jul 8 On July 22, 2026, Council approved $941,787 in spending authority over 5 years for the purchase of software licenses, maintenance, support and services awarded to Station Automation, Inc. dba PSTRAX, procured by Houston Information Technology Services on behalf of the Houston Fire Department and funded from the Central Service Revolving Fund (Item 3, Motion 2026-0414). [2]City Council — Jul 22

On July 15, 2026, City Council adopted Resolution 2026-0023 confirming No Objection to the proposed development of certain properties as Affordable Rental Housing in the City of Houston and to the submittal of applications for Non-Competitive 4% Housing Tax Credits for those developments (Item 10, District E - Flickinger). [3]City Council — Jul 15 Ordinance 2026-0624 was adopted on July 15, 2026, authorizing the City to accept two grant awards from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for Homeless Housing and Services Program funds (Item 15). [3]City Council — Jul 15 Item 40 on July 8, 2026, adopting the 2024 Derecho and Hurricane Beryl Single Family Home Repair Program Guidelines, had been tagged by Council Member Ramirez and had appeared as Item 8 on the June 24, 2026 agenda, and it passed as Ordinance 2026-0607. [4]City Council — Jul 8

On July 8, 2026, Council appropriated $300,000,000.00 out of the Airport System Consolidated 2011 Construction Fund for a Memorandum of Agreement with United Airlines, Inc. at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston in District B, adopted as Ordinance 2026-0602. [4]City Council — Jul 8 Council appropriated $25,000,000.00 from the Airports Improvement Fund toward two contracts with Alstom Transport USA, Inc. for Skyway Service Life Renewal Services at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (IAH), split between Design-Build and Operations and Maintenance, in District B (Jackson) under Ordinance 2026-0654. [1]City Council — Jul 29 Council approved a $1,492,076.06 contract with Vulcan, Inc. dba Vulcan Signs for the supply of aluminum traffic sign blanks for Houston Public Works and the Houston Airport System, for a 3-year term with two one-year options, funded from Special Revenue and Other Funds (Item 2, Motion 2026-0413). [2]City Council — Jul 22

At the July 29, 2026 City Council meeting, Council accepted the work and authorized final payment on the contract with SPECIALIZED MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC for Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Television Inspection in Support of Rehabilitation (Motion 2026-0430). [1]City Council — Jul 29 Ordinance No. 2022-0613 was amended to add $2,293,676.29 to the contract with Merrell Bros., Inc. for Onsite Water Treatment, Sludge Dewatering and Disposal Services in District E (Flickinger) under Ordinance 2026-0657. [1]City Council — Jul 29 Item 18, which would have amended Ordinance No. 2025-46 related to the contract with TERRA NOVA CONSULTING, INC for Professional Environmental Consulting Services for Monticello Square Apartments valued at $3,570.00 from the Grant Fund in District J - Pollard, was recorded as "Pulled by the Administration - will not be considered" on Wednesday, July 15, 2026. [3]City Council — Jul 15

On July 15, 2026, City Council confirmed nominations to Positions 10 and 11 of the Houston Municipal Employees Pension System Board of Trustees, each for a three-year term, naming John Gilmore IV to Position 10 and Denise Castillo-Rhodes to Position 11, adopted as Motion 2026-0403. [3]City Council — Jul 15 On July 29, 2026, Item 16 adopted Resolution 2026-0025 supporting the nomination of Council Member Mario Castillo to the Texas Municipal League Board of Directors. [1]City Council — Jul 29 On July 8, 2026, Item 4, the Mayor's request for confirmation of appointments and reappointments to the Board of Directors of Harris County Improvement District No. 3 (Upper Kirby Management District), was disposed of with Motion 2026-0381 Adopted. [4]City Council — Jul 8

Ordinance 2026-0659 renewed the establishment of the 4400 Block of Gibson Street, North Side, between Patterson Street and Snover Street, as a Special Minimum Lot Size Block under Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances (District C - Panzarella). [1]City Council — Jul 29 On July 8, 2026, Council adopted Ordinance 2026-0600 establishing the south side of the 700 block of Merrill Street, between Watson Street and Reagan Street, as a Special Minimum Lot Size Block pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances (District H - Castillo). [4]City Council — Jul 8 Item 26 established the north and south sides of the 4900-5000 block of Lingonberry Street between Coffee Street and Chain Street, with Ordinance 2026-0617 adopted. [3]City Council — Jul 15