27 of 32 items on this agenda passed or failed; 5 have no outcome in the record we hold yet.
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The city is holding a required public hearing to consider designating a specific area around an Owens Corning roofing and asphalt manufacturing facility on Market Street as a 'reinvestment zone,' which is a legal step needed before the city can enter into a tax abatement agreement with the company.
The Houston Airport System is asking the City Council to approve renewing its annual membership in Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA), a trade group representing airport owners and operators across the U.S. and Canada, for the year 2026 at a cost not to exceed $240,391.
The City Council is being asked to approve a payment of $1,866,213.52 to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), the state agency that regulates environmental quality, for annual fees covering the period September 2025 through August 2026. These fees apply to Houston's 38 wastewater treatment plants and a stormwater management program shared with Harris County, and cover costs related to facility inspections, water quality monitoring, and air emissions inspections.
The city council is being asked to approve spending $9 million from the Airports Improvement Fund to pay for emergency grinding and grooving repairs on Runway 8R/26L at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, along with related contingency costs and materials testing.
The city council is asked to approve an emergency contract with Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc., worth up to $9,000,000, to grind and regroove the surface of Runway 8R/26L at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to restore required friction levels. An emergency purchase order was already issued in March 2025, and this vote formally authorizes the spending from the Airports Improvement Fund.
The council is asked to approve up to $600,000 for a contract with Everbridge, Inc. to provide the city's Office of Emergency Management with a mass notification system — a service that sends emergency alerts to large numbers of people — through September 30, 2027.
The council is asked to approve up to $646,156.11 to buy wildland firefighting protective gear from CrewBoss Safety, LLC for the Houston Fire Department. The gear is designed to meet a national fire safety standard and will be purchased through a direct award without a competitive bidding process, using a Texas law exemption for purchases that protect public health or safety.
The city council is asked to approve contracts with five suppliers to purchase ammunition and accessories for the Houston Police Department, at a total cost not to exceed $19,414,953.79 over three years, with the option to extend for two additional one-year periods. Each supplier was selected because it submitted the lowest bid for specific line items in a formal competitive bidding process.
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Houston City Council has 16 members — 11 elected by district, 5 elected citywide ("at-large"). The Mayor presides over the meeting and also votes.
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