WASHINGTON AVENUE CORRIDOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Houston Code of Ordinances ch. 26, art. XI, div. 4

in effect

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-741 Created.

Sec. 26-741. - Created. There is hereby created a Washington Avenue Corridor Advisory Committee to make recommendations to the mayor and city council on issues relating to the parking benefit district, including: potential projects to be funded with revenue generated from the parking benefit district, the timing and order of such projects, changes to the parking meter and permit fees, and the allocation and management of permits. (Ord. No. 2012-1097, § 2, 12-12-2012)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-742 Members; chair.

Sec. 26-742. - Members; chair. (a) The committee shall consist of no less than five and no more than nine regular members and five nonvoting ex officio members. (b) The regular members shall be business owners or residents of the Washington Avenue Corridor who have an interest in the parking issues affecting the Washington Avenue Corridor and are at least 18 years of age. A majority of the regular members shall be business owners. The regular members shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council. The mayor shall designate the committee chair from among the regular members of the committee. At the first meeting of the committee, the regular members shall elect a vice chair who shall perform the duties of the chair when the chair is absent or unable to perform such duties. (c) The ex officio members shall be: (1) The director of the department of administration and regulatory affairs or his designee, who shall also serve as secretary to the committee; (2) The Director of Houston Public Works or his designee; (3) The director of the planning and development department or his designee; (4) The chief of police or his designee; and (5) A representative from the office of the mayor. (Ord. No. 2012-1097, § 2, 12-12-2012; Ord. No. 2018-11, § 49, 1-10-2018; Ord. No. 2019-1015, § 28, 12-11-2019)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-743 Terms of members; dissolution of committee.

Sec. 26-743. - Terms of members; dissolution of committee. (a) Unless city council takes action to terminate a parking benefit district, regular members shall serve until the 180 th day after the first anniversary of the effective date of designation of the parking benefit district and shall continue in office until their successors are appointed and qualified. As soon as practicable after the 180 th day following the first anniversary of the effective date of designation of a parking benefit district, the mayor shall appoint or reappoint and city council shall confirm, regular members to serve on the committee for a term of two years. (b) If a regular member moves his actual residence from or is no longer a business owner in the Washington Avenue Corridor during the term of his appointment, that person shall be disqualified from membership on the committee and his position shall become vacant effective simultaneously with such change in residency or business ownership. (c) A vacancy in the position of a regular member shall be filled for the unexpired term by appointment by the mayor and confirmation by city council. (d) In the event that a parking management district, a redevelopment authority, a tax increment and reinvestment zone or similar entity is created for or in the Washington Avenue Corridor or any portion thereof, the advisory committee shall be dissolved and such newly created entity shall assume the duties and responsibilities of the advisory committee. (Ord. No. 2012-1097, § 2, 12-12-2012; Ord. No. 2014-591, § 5, 6-11-2014)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-744 Compensation

Sec. 26-744. - Compensation The members of the committee, in the performance of their duties as such, shall serve without compensation, provided that any member who is a city employee shall continue to receive his regular compensation while serving on the committee. (Ord. No. 2012-1097, § 2, 12-12-2012)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-745 Meetings; quorum; absence from meetings.

Sec. 26-745. - Meetings; quorum; absence from meetings. (a) The committee shall meet from time to time at the call of the committee chair, provided that the committee shall meet not less than five times during the period provided in section 26-711 of this Code. All meetings of the committee shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act. (b) A majority of the regular members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; however, in the event of a vacancy on the committee, a majority of the remaining regular members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (c) Three successive unexcused absences from the regularly scheduled meetings, after due notice served by telephone, mail, or electronic mail of the time and place of such meetings, shall automatically terminate membership on the committee. Absences may be excused only by a majority of the committee members present and voting at any scheduled meeting. (Ord. No. 2012-1097, § 2, 12-12-2012)

Houston Code of Ordinances § 26-746 Procedures.

Sec. 26-746. - Procedures. The committee shall adopt administrative procedures applicable to its own governance as are necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes set out in this division. (Ord. No. 2012-1097, § 2, 12-12-2012)

Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH26PA_ARTXIPABEDI_DIV4WAAVCOADCOFetched: 10/26/2026