Request for approval to execute a Joint Participation Interlocal Agreement with Houston Parks Board LGC, Inc. for the design of mobility improvements serving the Alief area, from Keegans Bayou to the Meadows Place Jogging Trail, including a safe crossing at West Bellfort Avenue, UPIN 26104ABPEC01, Precinct 4.

Request for approval of a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement (“PILOT Agreement”) between Harris County (on behalf of itself, Flood Control District and Hospital District) and Sprint Transport, LLC with respect to its application for a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) site and issuance of a Letter of Non-Objection to the designation and/or activation of the proposed FTZ site located at 2235 N. HWY 146, La Porte, TX 77571 in Harris County Precinct 2 and within the Foreign-Trade Zone #84.

Request for approval of authorized budget appropriation transfers for the Flood Control District and certain county departments.

Request for approval to nominate Marcus Stuckett, P.E. CFM, as the Harris County Flood Control District representative and Gary Bezemek as the alternate representative for the Region 6 San Jacinto Regional Flood Planning Group.

Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of an award on the basis of successful negotiations with the highest overall evaluation and that the County Judge execute an agreement with Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. in the amount of $699,661 for professional engineering/architectural services to provide various watershed feasibility studies for the Flood Control District for the period of August 6, 2026 - February 5, 2028 (240419), MWBE Contracted Goal: 18%.

Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of a renewal option with P2MG and Environmental Allies, LLC for channel rehabilitation and restoration and related items to the Addicks Reservoir Watershed for the Flood Control District for the period of September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2027, at a cost of $4,506,874, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (250114), MWBE Contracted Goal: 25%, MWBE Current Participation: 11.49%.

Request by the Flood Control District for approval of a Joint Funding Structure with the Office of the County Engineer for the Kolbe Road Drainage Improvements Project and consent to assignment to the Flood Control District of the rights and obligations of the County Engineering Department and KCI Technologies, Inc. under Agreement No. 2026-69 (White Oak Bayou Watershed, Bond ID Z-02, Project ID E533-01-00-E001, Precinct 3).

Request for approval of payroll contributions to the Texas County and District Retirement System, group insurance premiums, worker’s compensation premiums, payments to the Texas Workforce Commission (for unemployment compensation), and all payments for payroll periods during the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2026 ending September 30, 2027 for Harris County and Harris County Flood Control District.

Community Tree Giveaways

Community Tree Planting Days

Bay Day Annual Community Celebration

Request for approval of a renewal option with Houston Spraying & Supply, Inc / DBA Sprayco for herbicide application at various channels and basins for the Flood Control District for the period of November 1, 2026 - October 31, 2027, at a cost of $1,125,750, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (240251), MWBE Contracted Goal: 25%, MWBE Current Participation: 32.71%.

Request for approval of authorized budget appropriation transfers for the Flood Control District and certain county departments.

Request for approval of a renewal option with High Branch, Inc. (Primary); and T.N.M Partners, LLC dba Magnolia Gardens Nursery (Secondary) for supply of various trees for the Flood Control District for the period of October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027, at a cost of $464,865 (240221), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Minimal MWDBE Availability.

Request for approval of change in contract No. 1 with Arrowstone Contracting, LLC, for the Lauder Stormwater Detention Basin - Compartment 2 (Greens Bayou Watershed, Project ID P500-06-00-E007, Job No. 25/0394, Precinct 2, MWBE Contracted Goal: 31.50%).

Request for approval of a sole source exemption from the competitive bid requirements and that the County Judge execute an addendum to an agreement with The Presray Corporation in the amount of $156,893 for Presray Flood Barriers maintenance, installation, replacement materials, and inspection for the Office of the County Engineer for the period of July 21, 2026 - July 20, 2027 with four (4) one-year renewal options, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Sole Source.

Request for approval of an award on the basis of low bid to Juan & Son Contracting LLC in the amount of $493,225 for construction of the Meyergrove Stormwater Detention Basin - Phase 2 - for the Flood Control District, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (260145), MWBE Contracted Goal: 29%.

Request for approval of a renewal option and to correct the vendor name from ECON Development, Inc. (as approved) to LASS Engineering and Construction, Inc. (corrected) for general drainage system repairs in South Harris County for the Flood Control District for the period of September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2027, at a cost of $6,000,000, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (250003), MWBE Contracted Goal: 18.58%, MWBE Current Participation: 100%.

Request for discussion and possible action related to the FY26 annual appropriations budgets for Harris County, Harris County Flood Control District, Harris Health System, and tax rates for Harris County, the Harris County Flood Control District, Harris Health System, and the Port of Houston Authority.

Research

Hunting Bayou federal flood risk management project

EPA-Union Pacific Superfund investigation — Fifth Ward

Vulnerable to Vibrant — EPA environmental justice grants

Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2026 Results | Kinder Institute for Urban Research

These 21 community initiatives are making Houston more resilient | Kinder Institute for Urban Research

2023 In Review - January 2023 - West Street Recovery

Harris County Precinct 3 Road and Bridge Services

Harris County Renews Environmental Program with American YouthWorks

Harris County Flood Control Bond Program

Request for approval of additional funds to TSG Industries LLC in the amount of $483,363 for additional services needed for personnel displaced during the Michael Talbot Service Center renovation for modular buildings for the Flood Control District for the period of August 7, 2025 - August 28, 2028, in connection with The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) award approved by Commissioners Court on August 8, 2025, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.

Request for approval of a State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Cooperative Contract renewal option with Forerunner Industries, Inc. for Floodplain Management and Community Rating System (CRS) Software and related services for Harris County Revise for the period of September 30, 2026 - September 29, 2027, at a cost of $153,600, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Interlocal/Cooperative Agreement.

Request for approval of change in contract No. 1 with Arrowstone Contracting, LLC, for the Lauder Stormwater Detention Basin - Compartment 2 (Greens Bayou Watershed, Project ID P500-06-00-E007, Job No. 25/0394, Precinct 2, MWBE Contracted Goal: 31.50%).

How new FEMA flood maps will — and won’t — impact insurance costs across Harris County

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Request for approval of a sole source exemption from the competitive bid requirements and that the County Judge execute an addendum to an agreement with The Presray Corporation in the amount of $156,893 for Presray Flood Barriers maintenance, installation, replacement materials, and inspection for the Office of the County Engineer for the period of July 21, 2026 - July 20, 2027 with four (4) one-year renewal options, Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: Exempt - Sole Source.

Request by the Flood Control District for approval to accept from the Texas A&M Forest Service grant funds in the amount of $50,000, with no required match, for the Watershed Protection Plan Implementation Grant (HCFCD Unit K545-06-00, Cypress Creek Watershed, Precinct 3).

Request for approval of an interlocal agreement with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Galveston, granting an easement for the operation and maintenance of a drainage ditch located on Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Project Barker Dam and Reservoir (Barker Reservoir Watershed, HCFCD Unit T103-00-00, Agreement No. 2026-46, Precinct 4).

Request for approval of authorized budget appropriation transfers for the Flood Control District and certain county departments.

Request for approval of a renewal option with DRC Emergency Services, LLC; and Aftermath Disaster Recovery Inc for emergency response for storm debris removal and disposal services for the Flood Control District for the period of January 1, 2027 - December 31, 2027, at a cost of $23,841,624, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (250290), MWBE Contracted Goal: 8.34%.

ContinuOWL Learning | Pressure, Culture, and Ethical Risk: Seeing Trouble Before It Starts featuring Tom Hardin, "Tipper X"

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Harris-Galveston Subsidence District Board Meeting

Monthly Volunteer Workdays

Houston City Council Approves West Loop Shared Use Pathway & Bridge Project

Unified Topgolf Pro-Am (Houston-Katy)

Request for approval to execute an agreement with AIG Technical Services, LLC. in the amount of $800,878.00 for Professional Engineering Services in connection with Shared Use Path - Swengel Ditch - from Reed Road to Sims Bayou - 2026, UPIN 26101MQ8KK01, Precinct 1, MWBE Contracted Goal: 19.60%.

HBCU Climate Change Conference

Screwworm Threat Affects Texas Livestock Trade

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Houston's Hurricane Preparedness System

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Trash and Recycling in Houston: The Full Picture

How Houston's Water System Works

ERCOT and the Texas Power Grid: What Houstonians Should Know

Flood Control in Houston: Who's in Charge

Houston SPCA Animal Rescue and Protection Services

Galveston Beach Seaweed Cleanup Program

Abandoned Boat Removal Program Protects Harris County Waters

Request for discussion and possible action on the CDBG-DR and CDBG-MIT programs managed by the Harris County Flood Control District and the Harris County Department of Housing and Community Development.

First Ismaili Center in US Is a Site to Behold in Texas

Request for approval of a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement (“PILOT Agreement”) between Harris County (on behalf of itself, Flood Control District and Hospital District) and CBBC Opco, LLC with respect to its application for a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) site and issuance of a Letter of Non-Objection to the designation and/or activation of the proposed FTZ site located at 23623 Colonial Parkway Katy, Texas, 77493 in Harris County Precinct 4 and within the Foreign-Trade Zone #84.

Request for approval of a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Agreement (“PILOT Agreement”) between Harris County (on behalf of itself, Flood Control District and Hospital District) and fleetzero Inc. with respect to its application for a Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) site and issuance of a Letter of Non-Objection to the designation and/or activation of the proposed FTZ site located at 1805 Brittmoore Rd, Houston, TX 77043 in Harris County Precinct 4 and within the Foreign-Trade Zone #84.

UHD Police Department — Campus Safety

Healing Through Dialogue: Facilitated Racism Program for Racial Reconciliation

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Request for approval of a renewal option with Sago Solutions LLC (Primary); and Ceballos Construction, LLC (Secondary) for drainage sediment removal and disposal (South) and related items for the Flood Control District for the period of October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027, at a cost of $1,497,156, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (250199), MWBE Contracted Goal: 29.89%.

Request for approval of an award on the basis of low bid to ERC Environmental & Construction Services, Inc. in the amount of $2,951,588 for renovation of the distribution center at the Michael Talbot Service Center for the Flood Control District, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (260067), MWBE Contracted Goal: 12.42%.

Request that the County Judge execute an amendment to an agreement with Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC in the additional amount of $254,541 for additional services for professional engineering and design for expansion of Kluge Stormwater Detention Basin (Part 3) for the Flood Control District (230339), MWBE Contracted Goal: 20%.

Request for approval of a renewal option with Texas Materials Group, Inc. dba Texas Materials, a CRH company for rip rap, granular fill and related items for the Flood Control District for the period of September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2027, at a cost of $200,000 (240234), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Minimal MWDBE Availability.

Request for approval of quarterly assessment payments to the Harris Central Appraisal District for the County and Flood Control District.

Request for approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Harris County Flood Control District in the amount of $273,750 for procurement services to be provided to the Flood Control District through September 30, 2026 with two (2) one-year renewal options.

Request by the Flood Control District for approval to submit an application to the Texas Department of Emergency Management for grant funds in the amount of $3,750,000, with a required match of $1,250,000, for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Fiscal Year 2025 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant Program (White Oak Bayou Watershed, Bond ID C-16, Precinct 1).

Request for approval of a temporary right of entry with San Jacinto River Authority, to gain access to conduct work on a detention basin project along Jackson Bayou (Jackson Bayou Watershed, Bond ID F-107, Project ID R500-01-00-E001, Agreement No. 2026-28, Precinct 3).

Request for approval of change in contract No. 2 with Greater Houston Construction, for concrete channel lining repairs, adding 90 calendar days (Buffalo Bayou Watershed, Bond ID CI-018, Project ID W140-00-00-X013, Job No. 25/0066, Precinct 3, MWBE Contracted Goal: 19.84%, MWBE Current Participation: 95.59%).

Request for approval of a concessionaire agreement with Albion Hurricanes FC to supervise and manage certain sports fields at Alabonson Park until June 30, 2028.

Request for approval of an agreement with ING Garza, PLLC, in the amount of $1,000,000, with four additional one-year renewal terms for RFQ 25/0326 to provide on-call construction engineering and inspection services in support of the Flood Control District (Agreement No. 2026-41, Countywide, MWBE Contracted Goal: 19.60%).

Request for approval of a renewal option with DL Glover Utilities, LLC for storm sewer outfall repairs throughout various locations for the Flood Control District for the period of September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2027, at a cost of $2,750,000, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (220191), MWBE Contracted Goal: 25%, MWBE Current Participation: 24.09%.

Request for approval of a renewal option with BizMerlinHR Inc. d/b/a ClayHr for ClayHr services for the Flood Control District for the period of October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027, at a cost of $41,424.

Request by Housing and Community Development for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with the Texas General Land Office (GLO) to increase Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to $885,431,475.04 and extend the grant end date to August 31, 2026 for the FY 2017 CDBG-DR Hurricane Harvey Round One Funding Program.

Request for approval of a change in contract with Precise Services Inc., in connection with Cedar Bayou Park East and West Subdivision Drainage Improvements - 2018, adding 2 calendar days, with an addition in the amount of $25,992.00, Job No. 24/0408-1, Mobility Fund, UPIN 19102MF15W01, Precinct 2, MWBE Contracted Goal: 22.81%, MWBE Current Participation: 100%.

Request for approval of a change in contract with Precise Services Inc., in connection with Cedar Bayou Park East and West Subdivision Drainage Improvements - 2018, adding 95 calendar days, with an addition in the amount of $507,150.00, Job No. 24/0408-2, Bond Fund, UPIN 19102MF15W01, Precinct 2, MWBE Contracted Goal: 22.81%, MWBE Current Participation: 100%.

Request for approval of an award on the basis of low bid to DVL Enterprises, LLC in the amount of $2,529,680 for minor repairs for White Oak Bayou (2026) for the Flood Control District, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (260098), MWBE Contracted Goal: 14.92%.

Request for approval of an award on the basis of low bid to DVL Enterprises, LLC in the amount of $1,809,182 for channel improvements for Pillot Gully for the Flood Control District, and for the County Clerk to execute any applicable bonds to be received (260110), MWBE Contracted Goal: 16.11%.

Request for approval of a renewal option with ABC Pest Control of Houston, Inc. for integrated pest management services and related items for Harris County, the Flood Control District, and the Community Supervision & Corrections Department for the period of October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027, at a cost of $156,832 (240086), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.

Request for approval of a renewal option with Builders Products, Inc. for engineered ductal mortar and related items for the Flood Control District for the period of November 1, 2026 - October 31, 2027, at a cost of $300,503 (250273), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Drop Shipped.

Volunteer or Foster Animals at Houston SPCA

Volunteer at HBG

Transmittal by the Flood Control District of the executed amendment to the agreement with the Texas General Land Office to approve one project for the CDBG-DR Program (24-033-000-E072).

Request for approval of an award on the basis of lowest complete bid to Roundstone Native Seed, LLC in the amount of $339,237 for supply of native seeds and related items for the Flood Control District for the period of June 11, 2026 - June 10, 2027 with four (4) one-year renewal options, with certain items not being awarded (250397), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Drop Shipped.

Request for approval of authorized budget appropriation transfers for the Flood Control District and certain county departments.

Request for approval of an interlocal agreement with Houston-Galveston Area Council for a CDBG grant for Crosby Eastgate Mitigation Bank Project (Cedar Bayou Watershed, Bond ID F-48, Project ID Q700-01-00-Y002, Agreement No. 2026-34, Precinct 3).

Houston Beautiful Beautification Programs

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Request by the Flood Control District for approval to accept from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency State and Tribal Assistance grant funds in the amount of $959,752, with a required match of $239,938, for the FY24 Community Project Funding for Keegans at Old Richmond Road Stormwater Detention Basin (Brays Bayou Watershed, Bond ID F-07, Project ID D518-03-00-E002, Precinct 4).