Overview

• Councilmember Letitia Plummer moved to defer the planned July 23 vote to next week to enable further stakeholder talks on the distribution of recovery funds.
• The current proposal allots $151 million for power resilience, $50 million for home repairs, about $41 million each for debris removal and homeless services, and $15 million for public safety and emergency response.
• Tiffany D. Thomas has introduced an amendment to shift $50 million from power projects to double housing repair funding to $100 million.
• Housing advocates warn that the existing $50 million commitment falls short of needs and are pushing for larger grants, stricter building oversight, homeowner inspections, and post-repair surveys.
• Once adopted, the council’s plan will be sent to HUD for final approval under a reimbursement framework that requires Houston to front expenses before receiving federal grants.