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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-08-25

The council is being asked to appropriate $12,000,000 from the Airport System Consolidated 2011 Construction Fund and authorize a first amendment to a design-build contract with Hensel Phelps Construction Company for renovations and upgrades to the Central Utilities Plant at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. A separate motion would amend a different item (Item 31) to require the unnamed Authority to coordinate with the city's Housing and Community Development Department and get that department director's endorsement before acquiring or developing affordable housing properties.

What it means for you

This item affects travelers and operations at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, where utility plant work would be funded; the attached motion separately affects any entity referred to as 'the Authority' that is involved in affordable housing, requiring additional city oversight before it can acquire or develop properties.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Ordinance 2026-0748 but records no vote count. Official agenda of August 25, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Airports — see all →George Bush Intercontinental Airport, District B

Official sources

Official agenda with notes of action taken — the record posted for this meeting (PDF) ↗

This is the agenda the City Secretary posted with notes of action taken. It records the action and the ordinance or motion number assigned to each item; it does not record vote counts.

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

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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
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Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$12,000,000minutes ↗
Who's paid?Hensel Phelps Construction Company (design-build contract amendment); Central Utilities Plant at George Bush Intercontinental Airportminutes ↗
Which fund?Airport System Consolidated 2011 Construction Fundminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the August 25, 2026 meeting — Adopted.minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260825-30 — data from official records via PlainDocket.