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ON THE AGENDAHouston City Council · 2026-10-07

The City Council is asked to approve an additional $3,040,406.63 in funding and authorize a First Amendment to an existing engineering services contract with Jacobs Engineering Group Inc for paving and drainage projects in the Market Square, Garner Villas, and Parkhill areas.

What it means for you

If approved, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc would receive an amended contract to continue professional engineering work on paving and drainage improvements in District B neighborhoods, funded by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund.

Outcome

On the October 7, 2026 council agenda. Outcome pending minutes processing.

Drainage & flooding — see all →Market Square, Garner Villas, Parkhill area — 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

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
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Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$3,040,407minutes ↗
Who's paid?Jacobs Engineering Group Inc; Market Square, Garner Villas, and Parkhill area projectsminutes ↗
Which fund?Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Taxminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the October 7, 2026 meeting — outcome pending minutes processing.official record ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20261007-25 — data from official records via PlainDocket.