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ON THE AGENDAHouston City Council · 2025-11-18

The City Council is considering approving a $125,000 settlement to resolve a lawsuit filed by Jonathan Zuniga Wong, who was injured when a City of Houston garbage truck backed into his parked van on Petersham Street on March 7, 2020.

What it means for you

The settlement would pay $125,000 to the plaintiff from the City's Property & Casualty Fund, closing the 2021 lawsuit without going to trial; it directly affects the parties involved and the city fund used to cover such claims.

Outcome

On the 11/18/2025 council agenda. Outcome recorded in official minutes (minutes integration pending).

Contracts & spending — see all →9000 block of Petersham Street, Houston

Official sources

Item cover sheet — summary and background ↗Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

The cover sheet is the item's official summary page; supporting attachments (contracts, maps, fiscal notes) are listed at the bottom of it. The minutes show what happened at the meeting.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

How to weigh in

Where
City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When
Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak
Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch
Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$125,000coversheet ↗
Who's paid?JONATHAN ZUNIGA WONGcoversheet ↗
Which fund?Property & Casualty Fundcoversheet ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the November 18, 2025 meeting — outcome pending minutes processing.minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-35741 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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