Tuesday, April 28, 2026

The Houston Public Works Director recommended installing permanent traffic control devices in various neighborhoods to reduce speeding and cut-through traffic. The City Council unanimously approved the motion on April 28, 2026.

The City Council accepted the completed work and approved any final payment owed to Equix Integrity Southeast, Inc. for a contract to clean and video-inspect sanitary sewer pipes to help plan future repairs.

The City Council approved accepting the completed work and authorizing any final payment for a wastewater pipe rehabilitation and renewal contract performed by PM Construction & Rehab, LLC (doing business as IPR South Central).

The City Council approved spending $247,440 from the Fire Training Academy Special Revenue Fund to purchase a training simulator for an Advanced Personnel Accountability Application. This system is used to track firefighters during emergency incidents.

The City Council approved spending up to $247,440 to purchase a personnel accountability training simulator for the Houston Fire Department from Systems Definition Inc.

The city extended an existing contract with Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC to supply flexible base materials (crushed stone or gravel used in road construction) for Houston Public Works through May 11, 2028.

The City Council approved spending up to $7 million on disaster cleanup, repair, and related services through a cooperative purchasing contract with Cotton Commercial USA, Inc., running through November 2026 with up to three one-year renewals.

The City Council adopted the General Appropriation Ordinance, which sets the official city budget for Fiscal Year 2026 and authorizes certain fund transfers.