City of Houston City Council met July 26 - 27

City of Houston City Council met July 26 - 27.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, July 26, 2022 - 2:00 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 Castex Tatum

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 SP07-26-2022

RECESS

RECONVENE

WEDNESDAY - JULY 27, 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 20

MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBERS 1

1. RECOMMENDATION from the Director of the Finance Department that the City Council receive the estimated Tax Year 2022 Appraisal Roll information, certify the Anticipated Collection Rate and appoint Alma Tamborello and LaToya Stephenson to calculate and publish the City's No-New-Revenue and Voter-Approval Tax Rates in accordance with the "Truth-In-Taxation" provisions of the State Tax Code

PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 2 through 5

2. ASSOCIATED SUPPLY COMPANY, INC for purchase of Street Sweepers through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with Sourcewell for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Airport System - $1,443,792.00 - Enterprise Fund

3. METRO FIRE APPARATUS SPECIALIST, INC for HAZMAT Truck through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council for Public Safety and Homeland Security on behalf of the Houston Fire Department - $1,121,000.00 - Grant Fund

4. INFRAMARK, LLC for Emergency Purchase of Operation and Maintenance Services for the Greater Northeast Houston Service Area Water and Wastewater Utilities and Facilities for Houston Public Works - $1,667,137.55 - Enterprise Fund

5. THERMO ELECTRON NORTH AMERICA LLC for Gas Chromatograph System with Flame Ionization Dual Detector and two Samplers for Houston Public Works - $89,968.08 - Enterprise Fund

ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 6 through 20

6. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing third amendment agreement between City of Houston and THE VILLAGE LEARNING CENTER to provide additional Community Development Block Grant Funds to continue providing services to low-to-moderate income Houston residents with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) - $200,000.00 - 1 Year - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

7. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2019-0268 to increase maximum contract amount for agreement between City of Houston and PORTER BURGESS COMPANY dba FLAIR DATA SYSTEMS for Powerware Uninterrupted Power Supply Maintenance and Support Services for the Houston Airport System - $250,000.00 - Enterprise Fund - DISTRICTS B - JACKSON and I - GALLEGOS

8. ORDINANCE suspending for ninety days the application of ENTERGYTEXAS, INC, for authority to change rates and otherwise maintaining current rates in effect until changed - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

9. ORDINANCE appropriating additional funds in the amount of $185,290.00 out of Parks & Recreation Dedication Fund for contract with THE FIERRO GROUP LTD CO dba FENCE MASTER OF HOUSTON dba ADVANCED CONCRETE AND CONSTRUCTION dba FLORES STEEL (Approved by Ordinance Number 2021-530) for Fencing Upgrades and Bollard Installation at Highland, Harwin, Nieto and Mayfair Parks for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department - DISTRICTS B - JACKSON; F - THOMAS; H - CISNEROS and K - CASTEX-TATUM

10. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2017-0584, as amended by Ordinance No. 2021-0498, to increase maximum contract amount for agreement between City of Houston and PRAETORIAN GROUP, INC d/b/a LEXIPOL (previously, CAREER STEP, LLC), for Software Licensing, Hosting, Maintenance, Support, and Professional Services for Emergency Medical Tracking System for Houston Information Technology Services on behalf of the Houston Fire Department and approving and authorizing second amendment to extend the term of the aforementioned agreement and update the contractor’s name - 1 Year - $24,200.00 - Central Service Revolving Fund

11. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Subrecipient Agreement between City of Houston and THE HOUSTON FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER, INC for partnership in Forensic Lab Enhancements regarding Public Safety; providing a maximum contract amount - $3,000,000.00 - ARPA Recovery Fund

12. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of an electronic application for and acceptance of Grant Funds from the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FY2023 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Traffic Safety Grant; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Chief of the Houston Police Department (“Police Chief”) to act as the City’s representative in the application process to accept such Grant Funds, if awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program

13. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of an electronic application for and acceptance of Grant Funds from the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FY2023 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Commercial Motor Vehicle Traffic Safety Grant; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Chief of the Houston Police Department (“Police Chief”) to act as the City’s representative in the application process to accept such Grant Funds, if awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program

14. ORDINANCE consenting to the creation of HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 563, containing approximately 326.2 acres of land within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston, Texas authorizing the district to issue bonds, subject to certain conditions

15. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessityno longer require the continued use of various 10-foot-wide waterline easements and fire hydrant easements; abandoning the easements to BKR MEMORIAL, LLC and BKR MEMORIAL II, LLC, the abutting property owners, in exchange for a cash payment of $1,911,376.00 and conveyance to the City of a 20-foot-wide waterline easement and two 25 feet by 15 feet water meter easements, all easements being located within the Memorial Heights Re-development and, situated in the John Austin Survey, Abstract No. 1, Houston, Harris County, Texas, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS

16. ORDINANCE appropriating $326,550.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Ad Valorem Tax for an Advanced Funding Agreement between City of Houston and STATE OF TEXAS, acting by and through the Texas Department of Transportation for Shepherd-Durham Infrastructure Improvements; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Ad Valorem Tax - DISTRICT C - KAMIN

17. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Advance Funding Agreement between City of Houston and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for Shepherd-Durham Infrastructure Improvements - $40,000,000.00 - Grant Fund - DISTRICT C - KAMIN

This item should only be considered after passage of Item 16 above

18. ORDINANCE appropriating $42,000.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing Professional Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract between City of Houston and SOWELLS CONSULTING ENGINEERS, LLC for Wastewater Facilities – Lift Stations and Wastewater Treatment Plants; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund

19. ORDINANCE appropriating $36,104,000.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to BOYER, INC for Westridge Regional Lift Station Construction and Abandonment of Kirby No. 1, Westridge and Main Street Lift Stations; 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, contingency, testing services, and construction management - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM

20. ORDINANCE 2022-578, passed first reading on July 20, 2022 ORDINANCE granting to TORO ROJO, INC d/b/a ACTION TRUCKING, a Texas Corporation, the right, privilege, and franchise to collect, haul, and transport solid waste and industrial waste from commercial properties located within the City of Houston, Texas, pursuant to Chapter 39, Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - SECOND READING

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA

MATTERS HELD - NUMBER 21

21. MUNICIPAL Setting Designation Ordinance prohibiting the use of designated groundwater beneath a tract of land containing 1.40 acres commonly known as 5212 Clinton Drive, Houston, Harris County, Texas; supporting issuance of a Municipal Setting Designation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at the request of LONE STAR HEAT TREATING CORPORATION - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASTEX-TATUM

This was Item 31 on Agenda of July 20, 2022

MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Kamin 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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