City Council COMMITTEES AND AGENDAS
Quality of Life
Councilman Robert Gallegos serves as Chair of the Council Committee on Quality of Life. This committee considers issues related to: the Parks & Recreation Department, Houston Public Library, the Houston Health Department, the Planning & Development Department, topics pertaining to Houston’s international community and cultural affairs, and other items relating to the quality of life of Houstonians.
The Quality of Life (QoL) Committee meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise noted. Due to health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, the meetings will offer the options to participate via videoconference or in-person. All meetings are open to the public.
All files below are .pdf, unless otherwise indicated.
11.16.2023 -- Agenda ... Due to health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, this meeting will offer the option to participate by videoconference or in-person. The location for the committee meeting will be City Hall Council Chamber, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, Texas 77002. The meeting will be open to the public but restrictions regarding masks, allowable room capacity, and seating arrangements may be in place. The Chair, as presiding officer of Committee, will be physically present in chamber. In accordance with the provisions of Section 551.127 of the Texas Government Code applicable to a governmental body that extends into three or more counties, all other committee members have the option to participate in-person or virtually via Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams Live Meeting: https://bit.ly/Oct2023QoL ... This meeting will also be broadcast on HTV, the City of Houston’s Municipal Channel, and streamed as usual on the City’s website: https://www.houstontx.gov/htv.
10.25.2023 -- Agenda | Houston Active Living Plan (.pptx) | More Space: Main Street 2.0 Project Update | Expanding the Downtown Entertainment Zone | City of Houston Employee Airport Parking Benefit
09.14.2023 -- Agenda
07.26.2023 -- Joint QoL and Economic Development Committee Meeting ... See Agenda and related documents on the EconDev Committee webpage
06.13.2023 -- Agenda | UPRR Site Update | Chapter 42 and Chapter 26 Livable Places Housing Amendments
05.24.2023 -- No meeting
04.26.2023 -- Joint QOL and PSHS meeting
- Agenda
- Update on multi-family and commercial recycling / Update on Rubicon performance management system
- Proposed Ordinance to Regulate BYOB Establishments
03.22.2023 -- No meeting
02.22.2023
January 2023 -- No meeting
12.13.2022
11.14.2022
- Agenda
- Municipal setting designation: 5129, 5133, & 0 Lawndale, Houston, Texas 77023
- Mayor’s office of cultural affairs civic arts update
- Overview of minimum lot size and minimum building line programs
10.26.2022 -- No meeting
09.28.2022 -- No meeting
08.24.2022
07.27.2022
06.22.2022 -- No meeting
05.25.2022 -- No meeting
05.12.2022
- Agenda
- Funding and Priorities for Rail
- BNSF Railway Operations in Houston
- Smart Railroad Crossing Monitors Pilot Update
04.27.2022 -- Agenda | Proposed Chapter 42 Technical Amendments | Proposed First Riverside Terrace Historic District
04.07.2022 -- Agenda | Prenatal, Parental, and Infant Wellness Leaves Overview
03.23.2022 -- No meeting
02.23.2022 -- Agenda | SWMD Cart Tagging Program Update | Lease Agreement Between the City of Houston and Heritage Society
01.27.2022 -- (Joint meeting ... TTI, QOL, RNA)
- Agenda
- Union Pacific Railroad Operations in the Houston Region
- Gulf Coast Rail District Overview and Railroad Operations and Safety Update
- Federal Railroad Administration’s Role and Responsibilities
01.20.2022 -- Agenda | Update on Houston’s More Space: Main Street Program | COVID-19 Public Education Marketing Campaigns
12.16.2021 -- Agenda | Smoking Ordinance Revisions 2021 | Equity Indicators Program Overview
10.27.2021 -- Agenda | Civic Art Program 2021 Activity Report and Equity Review | Census 2020 Update
09.22.2021 -- Agenda | Neighborhood Resilience Planning | Park Houston Towing Update
08.25.2021 -- No meeting
08.12.2021 -- Special called meeting ... Agenda | Proposed Brunner Harmonium Historic District
07.28.2021 -- No meeting
06.23.2021 -- Agenda | Houston Zoo | Livable Places | Ending the HIV Epidemic Plan
05.26.2021 -- No meeting
04.28.2021 -- No Meeting
03.24.2021 -- Agenda | Houston Botanic Garden | Donation Box Regulation
03.03.2021 -- Agenda | 2020-2021 Arts Update | Livable Places Action Committee Update | Winter Storm Uri – Unusually High Water Bills
02.24.2021 -- rescheduled to Wednesday, March 3rd at 2 p.m.
01.27.2021 -- cancelled
12.17.2020 (Joint meeting with RNA Committee) -- Agenda | Long Range Plan SWD Update | Houston Action Levels for Benzene Air Pollution Events
11.18.2020 -- Agenda | Complete Communities Phase 2 Update
10.28.2020 -- Agenda | Proposed Sunnyside Landfill Solar Farm Lease | Process to Authorize Letters of Approval for EMS providers
10.13.2020 -- Agenda | Public Improvement Districts (PIDs) & Proposed Levit Green PID | Memorial Park Golf Course Tournament Agreement
09.23.2020 -- Agenda | Climate Action Plan | Civic Art Program Activity Report
08.26.2020 -- (postponed) Joint meeting with Transportation, Technology, and Infrastructure Committee -- Agenda | Climate Action Plan Presentation ...
The joint meeting will not be rescheduled, instead the pending items will be presented as follows:
Special Called TTI Meeting – Sept. 17th
- Public Work’s presentation on the mayor’s street rehabilitation initiative
- Response to FY21 budget amendment 14.05
07.22.2020 -- July meeting Agenda & Notice of Virtual Meeting | Overview of Proposed More Space Program | Amendments to the City of Houston Sign Code - Airport Corridor District
06.24.2020 -- Joint meeting with Transportation, Technology, and Infrastructure Committee -- Agenda | Proposed Houston 3-1-1 Replacement Project | Proposed Walkable Places and Transit-Oriented Development Ordinances
06.01.2020 -- Joint meeting with Regulatory and Neighborhood Affairs Committee -- Agenda | Long Range Solid Waste Management Plan
05.27.2020 -- The May 27 Quality of Life Committee meeting has been canceled. There will be a special called joint Quality of Life – Regulatory & Neighborhood Affairs committee meeting on Monday, June 1 at 2 p.m. The agenda for the special called meeting will be provided soon.
04.22.2020 -- Meeting cancelled
03.25.2020 -- Meeting cancelled
02.26.2020