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City of Houston City Council met Sept. 9 & 10.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, September 9, 2025 - 1:30 PM City Hall - In Person Meeting

PRESENTATIONS

2:00 P.M. – INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Kamin

ROLL CALL AND ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

PUBLIC SPEAKERS - Pursuant to City Council Rule 8, City Council will hear from members of the public; the names and subject matters of persons who had requested to speak at the time of posting this Agenda are attached; the names and subject matters of persons who subsequently request to speak may be obtained in the City Secretary's Office.

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WEDNESDAY - September 10, 2025 - 9:00 A. M.

DESCRIPTIONS OR CAPTIONS OF AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE READ BY THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT

MAYOR'S REPORT

CONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 1 through 25

MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBERS 1 through 5

1. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the HARRIS COUNTY-HOUSTON SPORTS AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for a term to expire August 31, 2027

Position Three - JOSEPH “JODY” PROLER, appointment;

Position Four - DON SANDERS, appointment;

Position Five - LAURA G. MURILLO, reappointment; and

Position Eleven - ROBERT WOODS, reappointment.

2. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals on the HOUSTON FIRST CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Class A terms to expire December 31, 2027:

Position One - DAWN FU-KUEI LIN, appointment;

Position Two - BOBBY V. P. SINGH, reappointment;

Position Three - SOFIA T. GONZALEZ, appointment; and

Position Four - PAUL J. PUENTE, reappointment

3. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO (also known as the MIDTOWN ZONE) BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Position Three - MICHAEL LEWIS, reappointment, for a term to expire December 31, 2026;

Position Four - LINDA DAVIS, appointment for a term to expire December 31, 2026;

Position Five - ALLEN DOUGLAS, appointment, and as Chair, for a term to expire December 31, 2026;

Position Six - ABE S. GOREN, reappointment, for a term to expire December 31, 2025; and

Position Seven - CHRIS WILLIAMS, appointment, for a term to expire December 31, 2025

4. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the MIDTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Position Three - MICHAEL LEWIS, reappointment, for a term to expire December 31, 2026;

Position Four - LINDA DAVIS, appointment for a term to expire December 31, 2026;

Position Five - ALLEN DOUGLAS, appointment, and as Chair, for a term to expire December 31, 2026;

Position Six - ABE S. GOREN, reappointment, for a term to expire December 31, 2025; and

Position Seven - CHRIS WILLIAMS, appointment, for a term to expire December 31, 2025

5. RECOMMENDATION from Director Planning & Development to designate an Honorary Street Marker for DR. L.F. CHANEY, SR located at 1000 block of Court Street at Center - DISTRICT C - KAMIN

PROPERTY - NUMBERS 6 through 8

6. RECOMMENDATION from City Attorney, to deposit the amount of the Award of Special Commissioners into the Registry of the Court to pay all Costs of Court in connection with eminent domain proceeding styled City of Houston v. Re-Mart Investment, et. al, Cause No. 1252430 for BOOKER

LANDFILL-WEST DONOVAN DRAINAGE PROJECT, Parcel LY21-014 - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

7. RECOMMENDATION from City Attorney, to deposit the amount of the Award of Special Commissioners into the Registry of the Court to pay all Costs of Court in connection with eminent domain proceeding styled City of Houston v. Creston and Holly Inderrieden, et. al, Cause No. 1251482 for BOOKER LANDFILL-WEST DONOVAN DRAINAGE PROJECT, Parcel LY21-018 - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

8. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Joyce Owens of Owens Management Systems, LLC, declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of a 38-foot-wide alley, between North Durham Drive and North Shepherd Drive within Block 23 out of the Houston Heights Subdivision, out of the John Austin Two Leagues Survey, Abstract 1. Parcel SY23-102 - DISTRICT C - KAMIN

PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 9 through 13

9. PENTEX CORPORATION dba PENTEX EQUIPMENT for Toro, Kohler & Kawasaki Tractors & Mowers Replacement Parts & Repair Services for the Fleet Management Department - $1,494,063.99 - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - Fleet Management Fund

10. LAKE COUNTRY CHEVROLET, The Interlocal Purchasing System supplier, for Purchase of Chevrolet Tahoe Vehicles for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Houston Police Department - $655,000.00 - Police Consolidated Construction Fund

11. LAKE COUNTRY CHEVROLET, The Cooperative Purchasing Program supplier, for Purchase of Chevrolet Tahoe Vehicles for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Houston Police Department - $627,450.00 - Police Consolidated Construction Fund

12. AMEND MOTION #2025-0459, 06/17/25, to designate the Chief Procurement Office as the signatory on the lease agreement with and authorize lease payments to be made to PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, for the Lease of Golf Carts for the Parks and Recreation Department from TEXTRON E-Z GO, LLC

13. 216 RESOURCES INC to Furnish Type D Cold Mix-R, Asphaltic Mixture for Houston Public Works - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $283,500.00 - Special Revenue Fund

ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 14 through 25

14. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Director of City of Houston Health Department to accept and expend Grant Award between City of Houston and HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION for Women, Infant and Children Nutrition Grant Program for the Houston Health Department; authorizing the Director to expend the Grant Funds, as awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the Grant

15. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the Director of the City of Houston Health Department to accept and expend a Grant Award between City of Houston and RISE COLLABORATIVE INC for Elder Abuse or Self Neglect of the Elderly for the Houston Health Department; authorizing the Director to expend the Grant Funds, as awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the Grant

16. ORDINANCE denying application of CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC for approval to amend its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor filed with the City of Houston, Texas on August 15, 2025; providing for severability

17. ORDINANCE appropriating $3,409,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Construction Fund, $16,565,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund and $1,571,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund for purchase of Various Vehicles and Fleet Maintenance Equipment for Various City Departments

18. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Compromise, Settlement, Release and Indemnity Agreement between City of Houston, Texas, and CHARLES SPRINGER to Settle a Lawsuit; Civil Action No. 4:24-cv-03811; in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division - $150,000.00 - Property & Casualty Fund

19. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2022-0842 (Passed October 19, 2022) to increase maximum contract amount for contract between City of Houston and WORKQUEST for Plastic Meter Box and Cover Installation and Reading Services for Houston Public Works (as approved by Ordinance No. 2022-0842) - $13,179,600.00 - Enterprise Fund

20. ORDINANCE appropriating $18,144,141.00 out of City of Houston, Texas, Tax Increment Funds for REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBERS ONE (SAINT GEORGE PLACE ZONE), TWO (MIDTOWN ZONE), THREE (MAIN STREET/MARKET SQUARE ZONE), SIX (EASTSIDE ZONE), SEVEN (OLD SPANISH TRAIL/ALMEDA CORRIDORS ZONE), EIGHT (GULFGATE ZONE), TWELVE (CITY PARK ZONE), THIRTEEN (OLD SIXTH WARD ZONE), FOURTEEN (FOURTH WARD ZONE), FIFTEEN (EAST DOWNTOWN ZONE), SIXTEEN (UPTOWN ZONE), and EIGHTEEN (FIFTH WARD ZONE) CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, for payments to City’s Affordable Housing Costs, payments to Houston Independent School District Educational Facilities Project Costs, and payment to Midtown Redevelopment Authority

21. ORDINANCE appropriating $21,831,956.17 out of City of Houston, Texas Tax Increment Funds for REINVESTMENT ZONES ONE (LAMAR TERRACE ZONE), TWO (MIDTOWN ZONE), THREE (MAIN STREET/MARKET SQUARE ZONE), ELEVEN (GREATER GREENSPOINT ZONE), FIFTEEN (EAST DOWNTOWN ZONE), EIGHTEEN (FIFTH WARD ZONE), TWENTY (SOUTHWEST HOUSTON ZONE), TWENTY-THREE (HARRISBURG ZONE), and TWENTY-FIVE (HIRAM CLARKE FORT BEND ZONE), for payment to Harris County, Texas, payment of Administrative Expenses, and Payments to certain Redevelopment Authorities, as provided herein

22. ORDINANCE appropriating $115,867.20 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Cash Match to Fund Installation of Natural Gas Emergency Generators at three City of Houston facilities for the Houston Police Department and Houston Fire Department; authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of award from the TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Fiscal Year 2025 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to fund such project, including the Cash Match

23. ORDINANCE establishing the south side of the 1100 Block of Merrill Street, between Studewood Street and Norhill Boulevard, within the City of Houston, Texas, as a Special Minimum Lot Size Block Pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO

24. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 0.6932 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 84, for inclusion in its district

25. ORDINANCE awarding contract to TEXKOTA ENTERPRISES, LLC for Miscellaneous Small Diameter Waterline, Fire Hydrant and Valve Rehabilitation and Repairs - Package IV; 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 - $4,817,744.00

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA MATTERS HELD - NUMBER 26

26. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of DR. THERESA TRAN as Director of the Houston Health Department TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASTEX-TATUM

This was Item 1 on Agenda of September 3, 2025

MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Castillo first

ALL ORDINANCES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS AND TO BE PASSED ON ONE READING UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ARTICLE VII, SECTION 7, CITY CHARTER

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