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Council ratifies payments over $50,000 and lists consent items including financials and small contracts
Summary
Council ratified two payments exceeding $50,000 and listed a multi-item consent agenda including March minutes, financials, and several engineering invoices; motion to ratify payments passed 5-0.
The City Council ratified payments exceeding $50,000 on April 21 by a 5-0 vote. The items ratified included an invoice to Baird Gilroy & Dixon LLC for $70,000 for SCADA system equipment upgrades and the City of Houston water bill for $77,471.10 for February 2026 purchases.
Council also presented a multi-item consent agenda that included the March 17, 2026 meeting minutes, March 2026 financials, a check register covering February 27 to April 7, 2026, an extension with Stellar Bank for depository services, a $7,500 services agreement with Valley View Consulting to assist with the primary depository RFP process, and several IDS Engineering invoices totaling several thousand dollars for engineering services and past-due invoices; staff said the IDS invoices were past due items not previously submitted by the firm.
A motion to ratify the large payments carried 5-0. The consent agenda items were listed for approval in the packet.
