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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-05-19

The city approved a 5-year license agreement (with two 5-year renewal options) with Methodist Hospital to use space at 6565 Fannin Street for the Houston Information Technology Services to install and operate radio communication equipment, at a cost of $74,771.99.

What it means for you

This deal gives the city a location to host radio equipment that supports city communications infrastructure; the cost comes from the Central Service Revolving Fund, not a direct resident charge.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2026-0424, official minutes of May 19, 2026.

Contracts & spending — see all →6565 Fannin St, Texas Medical Center

Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

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?$74,772minutes ↗
Who benefits?Methodist Hospitalminutes ↗
Who pays?Central Service Revolving Fundminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Information Technology Services brought it forward. Taken up at the May 19, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $185,518 paid to THE METHODIST HOSPITAL across 139 payment lines, FY2018–FY2027.

That is money already paid across all city business with this company — not the amount this item approves, and not a total for this contract.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260519-21 — data from official records via PlainDocket.