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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-06-02

The City Council approved a $179,200 purchase of 16 variable frequency drives (motor speed controllers) for water equipment from Automation Nation, Inc. These Danfoss VLT Aqua Drive FC 202 units are for Houston Public Works.

What it means for you

These devices help control pump and motor speeds in the city's water infrastructure, which can improve energy efficiency and equipment performance for the water system that serves Houston residents.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Motion 2026-0312, official minutes of June 2, 2026.

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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.

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?$179,200minutes ↗
Who benefits?Automation Nation, Inc.minutes ↗
Who pays?Enterprise Fundminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Houston Public Works brought it forward. Taken up at the June 2, 2026 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗

What this company has been paid

The city's published checkbook records $210,561 paid to AUTOMATION NATION INC across 5 payment lines, FY2023–FY2025.

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. The city keeps 2 separate records for this company; the figure adds them together.

See the year-by-year breakdown →

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260602-10 — data from official records via PlainDocket.