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City of Houston City Council met Jan. 7 & 8.
Here are the minutes provided by the council:
A regular meeting of the Houston City Council was held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 7, 2025, Mayor John Whitmire presiding with Council Members Amy Peck, Abbie Kamin, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Fred Flickinger, Tiffany D. Thomas, Mary Nan Huffman, Mario Castillo, Joaquin Martinez, Edward Pollard, Martha Castex-Tatum, Julian Ramirez, Willie Davis, Twila Carter and Sallie Alcorn; Randy Zamora, Legal Department, and Marta Crinejo, Agenda Director, present. Council Members Tarsha Jackson and Leticia Plummer absent on personal business.
At 1:46 p.m., Mayor Whitmire called the meeting to order and recognized Council Member Castillo with the first proclamation.
Council Member Castillo presented a proclamation to the Greater Northside Management District for picking up two (2) million pounds of trash in District H.
Council Members Evans-Shabazz and Castillo presented a proclamation to Theresa Escobedo recognizing and honoring her exceptional service, transformative impact and dedication to the cultural advancement of the City of Houston and the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.
At 2:04 p.m., Mayor Whitmire recognized Council Member Ramirez for the Invocation. Council Member Ramirez invited Shante Francis, Executive Director of Meet the Streets Outreach and Women’s Ministry (New Direction Community Church) for the Invocation after which he led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Minutes
Council Member Castex-Tatum moved to adopt the minutes of December 10 - 11, 2024 and December 17 - 18, 2024 and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Castillo absent. MOTION ADOPTED
Speakers
Mayor Whitmire recognized Council Member Kamin for a procedural motion. Council Member Kamin moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of adding Don Howard and Reyes Torres, Jr. to follow Felix Cisneros on the three (3) minute Non-Agenda List of Speakers and seconded by Council Member
Thomas, all voting aye, nays none. Council Members Evans-Shabazz and Castillo absent. MOTION 2025-0001 ADOPTED
At 2:11 p.m., Mayor Whitmire requested the City Secretary to call the List of Speakers.
1 - DOMINIC MAZOCH - No Address - No Phone - Items 14, 15 and 16 – Chastang Enterprises Ford, Caldwell Country Ford and Lake Country Chevrolet.
MAMIE GARCIA – No Address – No Phone – Presenting the Mayor an award. Not Present
HELEN JOHNSON – No Address – No Phone – Support for the original MLK Parade. Not Present
TERESA BREWER – No Address – No Phone – 47th Original MLK Parade. Not Present
2 - ERICK MANN – No Address – No Phone – Cleaning up hydrocarbon spills that effect our drinking water.
DENNIS BURTON – No Address – No Phone – Heavy trash delays. Not Present
3 - JACK VALINSKI – No Address – No Phone – Problems with trash pickup.
4 - VICTOR SUAREZ – No Address – No Phone – Houston not being a trash city.
Mayor Whitmire recognized Council Member Davis for a procedural motion. Council Member Davis moved that the rules be suspended for the purpose of moving Fred Woods to follow Linsdey Pollock for one (1) minute and seconded by Council Member Castex-Tatum, all voting aye, nays none. Council Members Kamin and Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0002 ADOPTED
5 - CINDY CHAPMAN – No Address – No Phone – Solid Waste.
6 - BECKY EDMONDSON – No Address – No Phone – Solid Waste Department.
7 - JENNIFER EDMONDSON – No Address – No Phone – Solid Waste Department failures.
8 - LINDSEY POLLOCK – No Address – No Phone – Heavy trash pickup.
9 - FRED WOODS – No Address – No Phone – Weather preparedness.
10 - VANESSA SANTILLAN – No Address – No Phone – Water bill.
LUZY SAENZ – No Address – No Phone – High water bill. Not Present
BENJAMIN BROADWAY – No Address – No Phone – Community issues. Not Present
11 - ROBIN MATCHETTE – No Address – No Phone – Community development.
12 - KATY WEST – No Address – No Phone – Community development.
13 - LOURETTA SAMPSON – No Address – No Phone – Homeless shelter.
NIA COLBERT – No Address – No Phone – Mayor Whitmire’s response to homelessness. Not Present
14 - FELIX CISNEROS – No Address – No Phone – Neighborhood and homeless issues.
15 – DON HOWARD – No Address – No Phone - Neighborhood and homeless issues.
16 – REYES TORRES, JR. – No Address – No Phone - Neighborhood and homeless issues.
MICHELLE VENZANT – No Address – No Phone – Housing issue. Not Present
CAROLYN WHITE – No Address – No Phone – Nuisance property next to house. Not Present
HAROLD MALOY – No Address – No Phone – Outlaw leaf blowers. Not Present
ARNOLD TAYLOR – No Address – No Phone – Finding an opportunity for blind citizens. Not Present
JEROME TERRELL – No Address – No Phone – Easements and fence being fixed. Not Present
KHRISTEN LISTER – No Address – No Phone – Permitting process. Not Present
MICHELLE IGUNBOR – No Address – No Phone – Police harassment. Not Present
ANNE WILBURN – No Address – No Phone – Illegal firework detonation in Houston. Not Present
SUBRINA GRAY – No Address – No Phone – Gang or group stalking. Not Present
KELVIN WILLIAMS – No Address – No Phone – Various events in the City. Not Present
17 - JOHN NICKS – No Address – No Phone – Smoking ban/Speaker’s policy/Council Chambers carpet.
18 - SAM WAGNER – No Address – No Phone – Montrose Blvd.
19 - ALFREDO BLANCO – No Address – No Phone – Parks.
20 - CAMERON ARMSTRONG – No Address – No Phone – Planning Commission/Correct exhibit for Ordinance 2011-867.
ROCKY JACKSON – No Address – No Phone – Eminent Domain. Not Present
ANNA HARRIS – No Address – No Phone – Campanile dispute. Not Present
21 - JACOB KLEMENTICH – No Address – No Phone – Glen Heger, State Comptroller.
SHERRY BUTLER – No Address – No Phone – Problems at Senior Apartments. Not Present
MILLICENT HOLLIDAY – No Address – No Phone – Public Works and 311. Not Present
TARA WARD – No Address – No Phone – Easements and fence being fixed. Not Present
22 - THEODORE CARRERO II – No Address – No Phone – METRO.
At 4:23 p.m., City Council was recessed until 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
For more information and details from the speakers list, please click here. houstontx.new.swagit.com/videos/325094
Pat J. Daniel, City Secretary, read the description or captions of the Items on the Agenda.
The Houston City Council reconvened at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 8, 2025, Mayor John Whitmire presiding with Council Members Amy Peck, Abbie Kamin, Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, Fred Flickinger, Tiffany D. Thomas, Mary Nan Huffman, Mario Castillo, Joaquin Martinez, Edward Pollard, Martha Castex-Tatum, Julian Ramirez, Willie Davis, Twila Carter and Sallie Alcorn; Arturo Michel, City Attorney, and Marta Crinejo, Agenda Director, present. Council Members Tarsha Jackson and Leticia Plummer absent on personal business.
At 9:07 a.m., Mayor Whitmire called the meeting of the Houston City Council to order and requested the City Secretary to call the Consent Agenda.
CONSENT AGENDA
MISCELLANEOUS
1. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of JODY S. LEE to Position Eight of the REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for a term to expire December 31, 2025 - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0003 ADOPTED
2. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of JODY S. LEE to Position Eight of the ST. GEORGE PLACE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for a term to expire December 31, 2025 - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent.
MOTION 2025-0004 ADOPTED
3. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of J. RANDALL POWERS (HISD Representative) to Position Eight of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SIXTEEN, for a term to expire July 6, 2026 - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0005 ADOPTED
4. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of J. RANDALL POWERS (HISD Representative) to Position Eight of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE UPTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, for a term to expire July 6, 2026 - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0006 ADOPTED
5. RECOMMENDATION from Director Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department for the designation of a residential parking permit area in the 400 block of E 12th Street - DISTRICT C - KAMIN - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0007 ADOPTED
ACCEPT WORK
6. RECOMMENDATION from the Director General Services Department for approval of final contract amount of $498,422.61 and acceptance of work on contract with FMG CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC for City Hall Annex Garage Miscellaneous Repairs - Hurricane Harvey Project - 4.93% over the original contract amount - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0008 ADOPTED
7. RECOMMENDATION from the Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $1,748,123.71 and acceptance of work on contract with D. L. ELLIOTT ENTERPRISES, INC for Waterline Wrap Repairs - 49.80% under the original contract amount - (WA11290) - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0009 ADOPTED
8. RECOMMENDATION from the Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $1,573,036.90 and acceptance of work on contact with MAIN LANE INDUSTRIES, LTD., for Bikeway Development and Improvements Project - 4.91% below the original Contract Amount and under the 5% contingency amount - DISTRICTS C - KAMIN and H - CASTILLO - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0010 ADOPTED
9. RECOMMENDATION from the Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $3,513,485.66 and acceptance of work on contract with REYTEC CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES, INC for Small and Large Diameter Waterline Valve Replacement Project - 0.39% under the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0011 ADOPTED
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS
11. TRANTREX TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS OF TEXAS, INC for Purchase of Linelazers and Linedrivers through the Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Program for the Houston Airport System - $127,917.00 - Enterprise Fund - LAKE COUNTRY CHEVROLET for approval of Purchase of a Chevrolet Tahoe Vehicle through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Houston Police Department - $65,975.00 - Police Consolidated Construction Fund - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0012 ADOPTED
12. COTTON COMMERCIAL USA, INC for Emergency Purchase of Water Damage Mitigation and Removal and Disposal of Water-damaged Building Materials at George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Hobby Airport for the Houston Airport System - $209,494.58 - Enterprise Fund - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0013 ADOPTED
14. CHASTANG ENTERPRISES - HOUSTON, LLC dba CHASTANG FORD - $3,471,538.00, CALDWELL COUNTRY FORD - $99,540.00 and SILSBEE FORD - $122,605.57 for Purchase of Light-Duty Vehicles through the BuyBoard and The Interlocal Purchasing Systems (TIPS) Cooperative Purchasing Agreements for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Public Works - $3,693,683.57 - Enterprise Fund - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0014 ADOPTED
15. CHASTANG ENTERPRISES HOUSTON, LLC/dba CHASTANG FORD for Purchase of Transit 350 Van with Cargo Shelving through the BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative Agreement for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the General Services Department - $75,533.00 - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0015 ADOPTED
17. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $279,000.00 for Purchase of Emergency Readiness Wheel Charts for the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security from the sole source vendor, AMERICAN SLIDE CHART CORP. - Grant Fund - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0016 ADOPTED
18. APPROVE spending authority in the amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 to Purchase Publications, Audiovisual Materials, Books, Textbooks, and Ancillary Services from the Statewide Procurement Division Texas Multiple Award Schedule Program for the Houston Public Library from the TXMAS contract supplier MIDWEST LIBRARY SERVICE, INC - General Fund - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0017 ADOPTED
19. AMEND MOTION #2024-0471, 6/12/2024, TO INCREASE spending authority from $3,000,000.00 to $6,000,000.00 for Emergency Purchase for Liquid Polymer for Houston Public Works awarded to SOLENIS, LLC - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent.
MOTION 2025-0018 ADOPTED
20. KIES SOLUTIONS, INC for approval of purchase of an Electric Actuator for Houston Public Works - $7,829.14 - Enterprise Fund - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0019 ADOPTED
21. CONSOLIDATED TRAFFIC CONTROLS INC for Purchase of Traffic Signal Monitors for Houston - Public Works - $30,630.00 - Special Revenue Fund - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0020 ADOPTED
22. ABACUS QUALITY SYSTEM SERVICES, INC for Purchase of PVC Pipe for Houston Public Works - $3,600.00 - Enterprise Fund - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0021 ADOPTED
23. ABACUS QUALITY SYSTEM SERVICES, INC for Purchase of Meter Flanges for Houston Public Works - $10,791.00 - Enterprise Fund - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0022 ADOPTED
24. ABACUS QUALITY SYSTEM SERVICES, INC for Purchase of Valve Box Cleaners for Houston Public Works - $8,311.80 - Enterprise Fund - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0023 ADOPTED
25. PATRICIA TECH SUPPLY AND SERVICE for Purchase of a Plasma Cutting Tool - $12,506.13 - Enterprise Fund - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0024 ADOPTED
ORDINANCES
28. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Final Settlement, Indemnity Agreement and Release between City of Houston and JOSE M. GALLEGOS, ST. MARON PROPERTIES, LLC, JOHN WINKLER and YANG SU d/b/a RE-MART INVESTMENT; to settle a lawsuit - $250,000.00 - Property & Casualty Fund – was presented, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. ORDINANCE 2025-0001 ADOPTED
30. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between City of Houston, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT and HOUSTON COMMUNITY TOOLBANK for purchase of Supplies and Equipment for Disaster Clean-Up and Recovery; amending Ordinance No. 2023-0798 to increase maximum contract amount - $465,000.00 - Houston Emergency Center Fund - DISTRICTS A - PECK; B - JACKSON; C - KAMIN; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; F - THOMAS; G - HUFFMAN and I - MARTINEZ - The City Secretary advised that Item 30 has been pulled by the Administration and will not be considered.
31. ORDINANCE approving and awarding contract with NIGHTINGALE INTERPRETING SERVICES, INC for Interpreting and Caption Services for the Houston Police Department; providing a maximum contract amount – 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $621,750.00 - General, Grant and Other Funds - was presented, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. ORDINANCE 2025-0002 ADOPTED
33. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Revenue Contracts with SOUTHWESTERN NATIONAL BANK and UNITY NATIONAL BANK OF HOUSTON for Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Services Program Bank Services for the City of Houston Controller’s Office - was presented, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. ORDINANCE 2025-0003 ADOPTED
34. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing six first amendments to Professional Architectural Services Task Order Contracts with AT/3+RDC ARCHITECTS, PLLC, BROWN REYNOLDS WATFORD ARCHITECTS, INC, COLLABORATE ARCH, LLC, ENGLISH + ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS, INC, POWERS BROWN ARCHITECTURE OF TEXAS, LLC, and RYDEN ARCHITECTURE, LLC - was presented, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent.
ORDINANCE 2025-0004 ADOPTED
35. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE to reimburse Harris County District Attorney’s Office for salary of one paralegal; providing a maximum contract amount - $128,236.00 - Grant Fund - was presented, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent.
ORDINANCE 2025-0005 ADOPTED
36. ORDINANCE appropriating $446,744.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge as an additional appropriation; approving and authorizing third amendment to Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and HR GREEN, INC for DR15 SWAT 4A Northside/Northline Drainage and Paving Improvements (as approved by Ordinance No. 2017-0843, as amended); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ - was presented, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. ORDINANCE 2025-0006 ADOPTED
37. ORDINANCE awarding contract to V&S CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC. For Miscellaneous Small Diameter Waterline, Fire Hydrant and Valve Rehabilitation and Repairs; setting a deadline for the bidder’s execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance, and other required contract documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for testing services and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Operating Fund; providing a maximum contract amount - $4,042,958.00 - Enterprise Fund - was presented, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. ORDINANCE 2025-0007 ADOPTED
38. ORDINANCE appropriating $3,450,000.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge; awarding contract to DL GLOVER UTILITIES, LLC for FY2025 Local Drainage Program (LDP) Contract #1; setting a deadline for the bidder’s execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance, and other required Contract documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery, contingency, testing services relating to construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge - was presented, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. ORDINANCE 2025-0008 ADOPTED
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
10. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Joseph Cohen of Davis Cohen Interests, LLC, declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of a 12 foot-wide alley, from East 25th Street south to Gibbs Street, located within Block 62, of the Sunset Heights Addition, out of the John Austin League Survey, A-1, Harris County, Texas, Parcel SY25-018 - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck. Tagged by Council Member Castillo.
13. SLSCO, LTD for Emergency Purchase of Ice used in the emergency response to Hurricane Beryl for the Office of Emergency Management - $178,500.00 - Enterprise Fund - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0025 ADOPTED
16. LAKE COUNTRY CHEVROLET for approval of Purchase of a Chevrolet Tahoe Vehicle through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Houston Police Department - $65,975.00 - Police Consolidated Construction Fund - was presented, moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum and seconded by Council Member Peck, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. MOTION 2025-0026 ADOPTED
26. RESOLUTION of City Council of City of Houston, Texas, accepting results of audits of Actuarial Valuations, Studies, and Reports for City’s Three Pension Systems: Houston Municipal Employees Pension System, Houston Firefighters’ Relief and Retirement Fund, and Houston Police Officers Pension System - was presented. Tagged by Council Member Alcorn.
27. ORDINANCE denying application of CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC for approval to amend its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor filed with Houston, Texas on December 5, 2024; providing for severability - was presented and a roll call was requested.
Roll Call Vote:
| Mayor Whitmire voting aye | Council Member Martinez voting aye | |
| Council Member Peck voting aye | Council Member Pollard voting aye | |
| Council Member Jackson absent on personal business | Council Member Castex-Tatum voting aye | |
| Council Member Kamin voting aye | Council Member Ramirez voting aye | |
| Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent | Council Member Davis voting aye | |
| Council Member Flickinger voting aye | Council Member Carter voting aye | |
| Council Member Thomas voting aye | Council Member Plummer absent on personal business | |
| Council Member Huffman voting aye | Council Member Alcorn voting aye | |
| Council Member Castillo voting aye |
29. ORDINANCE appropriating $100,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for purchase of updated Computers, Software and Hardware Equipment for Digitization Labs at Houston History Research Center, African American History Library at the Gregory School, and the Family History Research Center at the Clayton Library for the Houston Public Library - was presented, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. ORDINANCE 2025-0010 ADOPTED
32. ORDINANCE approving and awarding contract between City of Houston and FCC ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC for Residual Transportation Services for the Houston Public Works Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $58,344,518.81 - Enterprise Fund - was presented, all voting aye, nays none. Council Member Evans-Shabazz absent. ORDINANCE 2025-0011 ADOPTED
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS - Council Member Kamin first. There being no further business before Council, the City Council adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
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