Tuesday, October 27, 2026

The City Council is asked to hold a public hearing on applications submitted by property owners seeking official Landmark or Protected Landmark designations for ten houses and two churches, plus one bank building.

The City Council is asked to approve entering into cooperative purchasing agreements with other governmental entities and cooperative purchasing organizations, and to allow changes to the purchasing organization under which an awarded vendor provides goods or services.

The City Council is asked to approve a contract with Kirila Fire Training Facilities, Inc. to manufacture, deliver, and set up an industrial fire brigade structural fire trainer for the Houston Fire Department, at a cost of $350,000.00.

The City Council is asked to adopt a resolution stating it has no objection to certain properties in District H being developed as affordable rental housing, and to support the submission of applications for Non-Competitive 4% Housing Tax Credits for those developments.

The City Council is asked to approve an ordinance that would add a new section to the city's municipal code requiring official reporting on City of Houston infrastructure projects.

The City Council is asked to approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance of revenue obligations (bonds) backed by Houston's Combined Utility System, and to establish the terms, conditions, funds, and agreements governing those obligations.

The City Council is asked to approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance of Combined Utility System First Lien Revenue Refunding Bonds in one or more series, and to allow the Mayor and City Controller to set the specific amounts, interest rates, prices, and terms of those bonds.

The City Council is asked to approve an ordinance authorizing the issuance of new Combined Utility System revenue bonds to refinance (refund) certain existing utility debt, and to approve the related financial agreements, escrow arrangements, and termination of existing hedge agreements.