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City of Houston City Council met June 28 & 29.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, June 28, 2022 - 1:30 PM Hybrid Public Session (Virtual and in Person) & In-person Council Session
PRESENTATIONS
2:00 P.M. – INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Huffman Due to health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, this meeting will offer the options to participate by videoconference or in-person. The meeting will be open to the public but restrictions regarding masks, allowable room capacity, and seating arrangements may be in place. The public meeting location will be City Hall Council Chamber, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, Texas 77002. The Mayor, as presiding officer of City Council, and some Council Members will be physically present. Other Council Members may participate by videoconference 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. The meeting will also be streamed as usual on the City’s website (https://www.houstontx.gov/htv/index.html), Facebook site
(https://www.facebook.com/pg/HoustonTelevision/videos/) and the municipal channel on public television.
Members of the public may provide public comment during the Tuesday public session at (936) 755-1521; Conference ID# 404 577 10#. Details for signing up to speak in-person or virtually are posted at
https://www.houstontx.gov/council/meetingsinfo.html.
ROLL CALL AND ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
PUBLIC SPEAKERS - Pursuant to City Council Rule 8, City Council will hear from members of the public; the names and subject matters of persons who had requested to speak at the time of posting this Agenda are attached; the names and subject matters of persons who subsequently request to speak may be obtained in the City Secretary's Office.
NOTE: If a translatoris required, please advise when reserving time to speak SP06-28-2022
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RECONVENE
WEDNESDAY - JUNE 29, 2022 - 9:00 A. M.
DESCRIPTIONS OR CAPTIONS OF AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE READ BY THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT
MAYOR'S REPORT
CONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 1 through 29
MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBERS 1 through 9
1. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of ISLARA RODRIGUEZ IRGIT to Position Six of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HOUSTON AMATEUR SPORTS PARK LGC, INC for a term to expire January 1, 2024
2. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER EIGHTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, FIFTH WARD ZONE:
Position One - ALICE KIRKMON, appointment, for a term to expire 7/20/2023
Position Two - HARVEY CLEMONS JR., reappointment, for a term to expire 7/20/2024, and to serve as Chair for a term ending 12/31/2022
Position Three - KATHY FLANAGAN PAYTON, reappointment, for a term to expire 7/20/2023
Position Four - RUDY RAMIREZ, appointment, for a term to expire 7/20/2024
Position Five - STEPHEN J. “JAMIE” BRYANT, reappointment, for a term to expire 7/20/2023
Position Seven - ALLISON HAY, reappointment, for a term to expire 7/20/2023
3. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FIFTH WARD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:
Position One - ALICE KIRKMON, appointment, for a term to expire 7/20/2023
Position Two - HARVEY CLEMONS JR., reappointment, for a term to expire 7/20/2024, and to serve as Chair for a term ending 12/31/2022
Position Three - KATHY FLANAGAN PAYTON, reappointment, for a term to expire 7/20/2023
Position Four - RUDY RAMIREZ, appointment, for a term to expire 7/20/2024
Position Five - STEPHEN J. “JAMIE” BRYANT, reappointment, for a term to expire 7/20/2023
Position Seven - ALLISON HAY, reappointment, for a term to expire 7/20/2023
4. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of MATTHEW K. ZEVE to Position Three of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FIVE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (MEMORIAL-HEIGHTS ZONE), for a term to expire December 31, 2022
5. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of MATTHEW K. ZEVE to Position Three of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MEMORIAL-HEIGHTS REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, for a term to expire December 31, 2022
6. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of LINDA H. SMITH to Position Six of the GREATER NORTHSIDE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for a term to expire June 1, 2025
7. ORDINANCE appropriating $600,000.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge and $104,550.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation to the contract between the City of Houston and SER CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, LLC for Change Order No. 2 for Briarmeadow Area Drainage and Paving Improvements (approved by Ordinance No. 2020-0162); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge and Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT F - THOMAS
8. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Houston Public Works for approval of Change Order No. 2 in the amount of $1,296,464.74 for Briarmeadow Area Drainage and Paving Improvements on contract with SER CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS LLC - DISTRICT F - THOMAS
This item should only be considered after passage of Item 7 above 9. RECOMMENDATION from Director Finance Department to approve the Fiscal Year 2023-2027 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) and establish a charge of $75.00 plus postage for the adopted CIP documents and a charge of $5.00 plus postage for a CD version
PROPERTY - NUMBERS 10 and 11
10. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Amy Silvey, Clay and Company, on behalf of Victor Zurita and Ana Zurita, owners, declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of a 12 foot-wide alley, from E. 29th Street north to its terminus, located within Block 5 of the Sunset Heights Addition, situated between Columbia Street and N. Main Street, within a portion of the Cruger and Moore Tract out of the John Austin 2 League Grant Survey, Parcel SY22-090 - DISTRICT C - KAMIN
11. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Maria Alejandra Saucedo, owner Agua Santa Properties, LLC, disclaiming a 20 foot-wide paved segment, currently being used as a right-of-way, from E. Erath Street south to the platted alley, located within a portion of Lots 21, 22 and 23, Tracts 18, 19, 20, within Block 39 of the Harrisburg Townsite Plat, out of the J. R. Harris Survey, A-67, South Side Buffalo Bayou, Parcel SY22-092 - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBER 12
12. AMEND MOTION #2021-0646, 12/01/2021, TO INCREASE spending authority for Emergency Removal and Dewatering of Sediment, awarded to DENALI WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC for Houston Public Works - $539,300.00 - Enterprise Fund
RESOLUTIONS - NUMBERS 13
13. RESOLUTION supporting the request of a waiver of the local match requirements in the Federal Off-System Bridge Program (South Kirkwood Drive (northbound) at Keegan’s Bayou; Southbank Street at HCFCD Ditch; Vasser Street at HCFCD Ditch; Hamilton Street at Little White Oak Bayou; Glen Haven Blvd at Poor Farm Ditch) administered by the Texas Department of Transportation - DISTRICTS B - JACKSON; C - KAMIN; D - EVANS
SHABAZZ; F - THOMAS and H - CISNEROS
ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 14 through 29
14. ORDINANCE amending City’s Master Classification Plan (City of Houston Ordinance No. 1998-834) by revising the pay structure for City employees (Exhibit B)
15. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Loan Agreement between City of Houston and THE BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP, joined by LOCKWOOD SOUTH APTS, LP, to provide a loan of Hurricane Harvey Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds for the City of Houston’s Harvey Multifamily Program, to partially finance new construction of Lockwood South, an 80-unit affordable rental housing community, located at 733 N. Drennan Street, Houston, Texas 77003 - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS
16. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and MY CONNECT COMMUNITY to be used towards the land acquisition and new development costs for Connect South Apts, a 77-unit affordable rental development for families located at 6440 Hillcroft Street, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT J - POLLARD
17. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Revenue Contract between City of Houston and PERMITIUM SOFTWARE LLC regarding online requests for copies of Birth and Death Certificates - 1 Year with 2 one-year options
18. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Final Settlement, Indemnity Agreement and Release between City of Houston and TRI-STEM, LTD.; to settle a lawsuit - $2,165,000.00 - Property and Casualty Fund
19. ORDINANCE appropriating $279,230.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund, $1,110,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund, $64,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund, $121,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund and $524,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund as an appropriation to the FY2022 Task Order and Job Order Contracting Program for Professional and Construction Services to facilitate minor Architectural and Engineering Design Services; Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Services; Roof Consulting Services; Construction, Repairs, Rehabilitations, or Alterations of Facilities for its Client Departments; (Approved by Ordinance Numbers 2019-0391, 2019-0677, 2020-0090 and 2021-0681)
20. ORDINANCE appropriating additional funds in the amount of $2,800,000.00 from Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund to the Construction Manager At Risk Contract between City of Houston and SPAWGLASS CONSTRUCTION, CORP for Construction Phase Services for the new Westbury Library (Approved by Ordinance No. 2020-0082); providing funding for contingency, financed by the Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM
21. ORDINANCE appropriating $500,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund, $950,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund, $200,000.00 out of Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund, $700,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund, $300,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund, $650,000.00 out of Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund and $800,000.00 out of General Improvement for Project Management Costs for FY22 Capital Improvement Plan Projects
22. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Sole Source Agreement between City of Houston and BIBLIOTHECA, LLC for Book Management and Security Services for the Houston Public Library; providing a maximum contract amount - 5 Years - $614,018.00 - General Fund
23. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Subrecipient Agreement between City of Houston and TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY for services addressing COVID-19 Health Disparities among populations at high-risk and underserved for the Houston Health Department; providing a maximum contract amount - $500,000.00 - Grant Fund
24. ORDINANCE awarding contract to COMMERCIAL CHEMICAL PRODUCTS, INC d/b/a POOLSURE for Water Management Maintenance Repair Services for Parks & Recreation Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years - $2,372,034.60 - General Fund
25. ORDINANCE approving and awarding contract between City of Houston and WHITTAKER LANE CONTRACTING, LLC for Homeless Encampment Cleanup and Abatement Services for the Solid Waste Management Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 1 one-year option - $7,178,306.72 - ARPA Recovery Fund
26. ORDINANCE appropriating $150,000.00 out of Contributed Capital Project Fund; approving and authorizing first amendment to agreement for Improvements and Maintenance of Willow Waterhole Greenway between City of Houston, Texas, and HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 5 - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM
27. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and GUNDA CORPORATION, INC for Near Real-Time SSO Predictive and Condition Assessment Support for Wastewater Collection Near Systems and Technical Support Services; providing a maximum contract amount - $12,500,000.00 - Enterprise Fund
28. ORDINANCE appropriating $306,909.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge as an additional appropriation; approving and authorizing second amendment to a Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and KIT PROFESSIONALS, INC for Westbury Area Drainage and Paving Improvements Sub-Project #1 (as approved by Ordinance No. 2017-0891, as amended); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge - DISTRICT K - CASTEX -TATUM
29. ORDINANCE appropriating $17,310,659.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, awarding contract to BRH-GARVER CONSTRUCTION, LLC for Chelford City Diversion Package 3; setting a deadline for the bidder’s execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds,
insurance, and other required contract documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT F - THOMAS
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
NON CONSENT AGENDA - NUMBERS 30 and 31
NON-CONSENT - MISCELLANEOUS
30. MOTION TO SET A DATE not less than seven days from June 29, 2022, to receive nominations for Positions One through Four for the ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for the remainder of a two year term that will end December 31, 2023
31. MOTION TO SET A DATE not less than seven days from June 29, 2022, to receive nominations for Positions 6 and 7 of the HOUSTON LAND BANK, for terms to expire December 31, 2023
MATTERS HELD - NUMBER 32
32. ARISTOTLE PERFORMANCE for Learning and Developmental Training for Houston Public Works - 1 Year - $80,000.00 - Enterprise Fund TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS PECK AND ALCORN
This was Item 11 on Agenda of June 22, 2022
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Alcorn first
ALL ORDINANCES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS AND TO BE PASSED ON ONE READING UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ARTICLE VII, SECTION 7, CITY CHARTER
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