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City of Houston City Council met Aug. 2 - 3.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, August 2, 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 Gallegos 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
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 SP08-02-2022
RECESS
RECONVENE
WEDNESDAY - AUGUST 3, 2022 - 9:00 A. M.
DESCRIPTIONS OR CAPTIONS OF AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE READ BY THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT
REPORT FROM CITY CONTROLLER AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY including but not limited to, a revenue, expenditure and encumbrance report for the General Fund, all special revenue funds and all enterprise funds, and a report on the status of bond funds and a Quarterly Investment Report by the City Controller
MAYOR'S REPORT
CONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 1 through 21
MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBERS 1 through 4
1. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of WILLIAM J. TAYLOR III to Position Seven of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (MAIN STREET MARKET SQUARE ZONE) for a term to expire December 3, 2023
2. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of WILLIAM J. TAYLOR III to Position Seven of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DOWNTOWN REDEVELPMENT AUTHORITY (Formerly the MAIN STREET MARKET SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY) for a term to expire December 3, 2023
3. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the HOUSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Position One - ADAN G. VEGA, reappointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2023;
Position Two - NICHOLAS A. JIMENEZ, appointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2023;
Position Three - RACHEL L. CEVALLOS, reappointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2024;
Position Five - GAYNELL FLOYD DREXLER, reappointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2024;
Position Six - NEIL THOMAS, reappointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2023;
Position Seven - ZARINE M. BOYCE, reappointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2024;
Position Nine - LICIAA. GREEN, reappointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2024;
Position Eleven - MARY JANE WAKEFIELD, reappointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2024
4. RECOMMENDATION that the City Council approve a motion submitting the no-new revenue and voter-approval tax rates based on estimated tax roll information
ACCEPT WORK - NUMBERS 5 through 10
5. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $1,911,762.49 and acceptance of work on contract with PM CONSTRUCTION AND REHAB, LLC dba IPR SOUTH CENTRAL Force Main Renewal and Replacement - Golf Course Lift Station - 2.66% over the total contract amount - DISTRICT E - MARTIN
6. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $1,163,197.30 and acceptance of work on contract with SPECIALIZED MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC for Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Television Inspection In Support of Rehabilitation - 8.99% under the original contract amount
7. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $2,644,920.04 and acceptance of work on contract wi t h T CONSTRUCTION, LLC. for Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation and Renewal - 8.23% under the original contract amount
8. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $2,071,320.03 and acceptance of work on contract with GRAVA LLC for Quick Connect Electrical Improvements at 50 Lift Stations - 0.73% under the original Contract Amount - DISTRICTS A - PECK; B - JACKSON; C - KAMIN; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; E - MARTIN; H - CISNEROS; I - GALLEGOS and J - POLLARD
9. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $2,526,769.17 and acceptance of work on contract with WEISINGER INCORPORATED for New/Replacement of Water Well and Well Collection Line - White Oak - 0.93% under the original contract amount - DISTRICT A - PECK
10. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $3,339,525.00 and acceptance of work on contract with T CONSTRUCTION, LLC. for FY2017 Clearing and Grubbing for Open Drainage Systems Work Orders #1 - 25.79% under the original contract amount - DISTRICTS A - PECK; C - KAMIN; D - EVANS SHABAZZ; F - THOMAS; H – CISNEROS and I - GALLEGOS
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBER 11
11. EVANS ENTERPRISES, INC for Emergency Purchase of nine Groundwater Well Pumps for Houston Public Works - $295,000.00 - Enterprise Fund
ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 12 through 21
12. ORDINANCE approving application for and the acceptance of funds through a Grant Agreement between City of Houston and the ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION for implementation of the COVID19 Economic Development Program as part of the FY 2022 Cares Act Economic Recovery Corps and Equity Impact Investments Program; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the City of Houston Director of the Department of Housing and Community Development to actas the City’s representative in the application process; authorizing the Director to accept the Grant and expend the Grant Funds, as awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the Grant
13. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Amendment No. 7 to Grant Contract between City and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES for Cities Readiness Initiative - $497,259.00 - Grant Fund
14. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Amendment No. 7 to Grant Contract between City and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES for Public Health Preparedness - $1,316,546.00 - Grant Fund
15. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Amendment No. 6 to Grant Contract between the City and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES for Laboratory Response Network - $255,002.00 - Grant Fund
16. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Sole Source Agreement between City of Houston and ADB SAFEGATE AMERICAS, LLC for Maintenance and Support Services of Airfield Lighting Control Equipment for the Houston Airport System; providing a maximum contract amount - 5 Years - $884,844.00 - Enterprise Fund
17. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston, Texas, and MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TEXAS, in support of the county’s nomination of Woodforest National Bank as a Texas Enterprise Zone Project
18. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement to reimburse ST. ANNE’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL for payment of School Crossing Guard Services from the Child Safety Fund - 2 Years
19. ORDINANCE establishing the north side of the 800 block of Welch Street, between Converse Street and Crocker Street within the City of Houston, Texas, as a special minimum lot size block pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT C - KAMIN
20. ORDINANCE appropriating $290,448.90 out of Dedicated Drainage And Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge as an additional appropriation to Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and CIVILTECH ENGINEERING, INC for Drainage and Paving Improvements for Cottage Grove East (Approved by Ordinance No. 2018- 0680); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage And Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge - DISTRICT C - KAMIN
21. ORDINANCE 2022-578, passed second reading on July 27, 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 - THIRD AND FINAL READING
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Pollard 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 WHENEVER ANY AGENDA ITEM, WHETHER OR NOT ON THE NOTE
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