PASSEDHouston City Council · 2026-09-15

The Fire Chief recommends that Houston City Council approve selling decommissioned firefighting bunker gear and equipment to Guayaquil, Ecuador, Houston's sister city.

What it means for you

Surplus firefighting gear that Houston no longer uses would be transferred to Guayaquil rather than disposed of locally; there is no stated direct effect on Houston residents.

Outcome

Adopted — action noted on the official agenda, which assigns Motion 2026-0516 but records no vote count. Official agenda of September 15, 2026, with notes of action taken.

Public safety — see all →Citywide / Guayaquil, Ecuador

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.

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 ↗

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Quick answersfrom the official record

Who's paid?Sister City of Guayaquil, Ecuadorminutes ↗

Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Fire Chief brought it forward. Taken up at the September 15, 2026 meeting — Adopted.official record ↗

The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or which fund pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20260915-2 — data from official records via PlainDocket.