Houston City Council Agenda – September 14, 2016 – Citizens' Environmental Coalition

The city will consider the following agenda items at the September 14, 2016, Houston City Council Meeting.

12 – Resolution designating The Hidalgo Park Quiosco, located in Houston’s East End neighborhood, as a protected landmark.
23 – The Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) will request Council approval to submit a grant application to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the development of a park and outdoor amenities on Westheimer Road in the Montrose neighborhood. HPARD is requesting $1,000,000 in assistance for the development of the park.
24 – The Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) will request Council approval to submit a grant application to the Texas Coastal Management Program to restore a section of industrial property between Buffalo Bend Nature Park and Hidalgo Park. HPARD will request $400,000 in assistance to construct hike and bike trails along the bank of Buffalo Bayou.
31– Ordinance prohibiting the use of groundwater located beneath an industrial tract of land on Maxroy Street in the Houston Heights neighborhood. The groundwater is contaminated with a myriad of substances. This ordinance will restrict access to this groundwater in order to protect public health.
39 – Ordinance appropriating approximately $24,000 out of Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund for the purchase of a plot of land known as 0 Lucky Street in the Acre Homes neighborhood for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department. HPARD desires to enlarge the eastern boundary of Sylvester Turner Park.