City of Houston City Council met Feb. 28 & March 1.

City of Houston City Council met Feb. 28 & March 1.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - 1:30 PM City Hall - In Person Meeting

PRESENTATIONS

2:00 P.M. – INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Kamin 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 translator is required, please advise when reserving time to speak SP02-28-2023

RECESS

RECONVENE

WEDNESDAY - March 1, 2023 - 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 28

MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBERS 1 and 2

1. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of the 2023 Operations and Maintenance Budget for the LAKE HOUSTON FACILITIES PROJECT operated by the Coastal Water Authority - $3,880,700.00 - Enterprise Fund

2. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of the 2023 Operations and Maintenance Budget for the LUCE BAYOU SYSTEM PROJECT operated by the Coastal Water Authority - $5,784,800.00 - Enterprise Fund

ACCEPT WORK - NUMBERS 3 through 5

3. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $890,761.00 and acceptance of work on contract with ISI CONTRACTING, INC for On-Call Neighborhood Traffic Management Program #3 - 3.72% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount - DISTRICTS A - PECK; E - MARTIN; F - THOMAS; G - HUFFMAN; I - GALLEGOS; J - POLLARD and K - CASTEX TATUM

4. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $3,067,632.67 and acceptance of work on contract with GRAVA, LLC for FY2021 Local Drainage Program Contract #2 - 2.25% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount - DISTRICTS B - JACKSON; C - KAMIN; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; E - MARTIN; G - HUFFMAN; H - CISNEROS; I - GALLEGOS and K - CASTEX-TATUM

5. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $956,868.20 and acceptance of work on contract with SPECIALIZED MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC for Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Television In Support of Rehabilitation - 0.47% under the original contract amount

PROPERTY - NUMBERS 6 and 7

6. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Phillip Reid Matthews, II, Golder Associates, on behalf of USA Waste of Texas Landfills, Inc, (James A. Wilson, Vice President), declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of a 50 foot-wide unnamed street, from Westward Trail west to the eastern property line of Lots 87 and 114, Block A, out of the Almeda Estates Addition, out of the C. V. Uglow, and East Part of the H. S. Bachelder Surveys, Parcel SY23-054 - DISTRICT K - CASTEX TATUM

7. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Phillip Reid Matthews, II, Golder Associates, on behalf of USA Waste of Texas Landfills, Inc, (James A. Wilson, Vice President), declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of Southlawn Street, from Raymond Street west ±600 feet, located between Blocks 3 and 8 of the Southlawn Addition, out of the Louis Gladitch Survey, Parcel SY23-013 - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ

PURCHASING and TABULATION of BIDS - NUMBERS 8 through 12

8. FARRWEST ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPLY, INC for approval of Purchase of Emergency Response Sport Utility Vehicle through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Fire Department - $77,793.42 - Fire Consolidated Construction Fund

9. THE CNA CORPORATION for approval of Purchase of Threats of Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment and Preparedness Report Services through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchases with Houston Galveston Area Council for Public Safety and Homeland Security - $178,925.00 - Grant Fund

10. TRIDENT TRAINING SOLUTIONS, LLC for Gemini Compatible Diver Mounted Display Tether System and Accessories for Public Safety and Homeland Security on behalf of the Houston Police Department - $86,000.00 - Grant Fund

11. AMEND MOTION #2019-0394, 7/24/2019, TO INCREASE spending authority for purchase of Liquid Sodium Bisulfite for Houston Public Works, awarded to SOUTHERN IONICS, INCORPORATED - $5,235,058.00 - Enterprise Fund

12. CONSOLIDATED TRAFFIC CONTROLS, INC for Purchase of Traffic Safety Devices for Houston Public Works - $2,370.00 - Special Revenue Fund

ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 13 through 28

13. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, AND HOUSTON BUILDING CODE (CHAPTER 1 OF THAT VOLUME OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON CONSTRUCTION CODE NOW AS THE CITY OF HOUSTON BUILDING CODE) relating to the Regulation of Donations Stations

14. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between City of Houston and the HOUSTON FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER, INC (“HFSC”) for the Service, Repair and Fueling of HFSC vehicles

15. ORDINANCE approving and awarding contract between City of Houston and PEPSICO FOUNDATION INC for the Child and Adult Care Food Services Program for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 1 Year with 4 one-year options - $7,408,260.00 - Grant Fund

16. ORDINANCE awarding contract to MEK INTERIORS AND FLOORS, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY for Floor Covering and Supply Installation Services for the Houston Police Department and General Services Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $1,839,804.35 - General and Other Funds

17. ORDINANCE authorizing creation of “Other Government—Interest Bearing” Fund (“the Fund") to be administered by Houston Parks and Recreation Department, directing the deposit of Grant Funding in the amount of $10,000.00 received from the National Recreation and Parks Association, Incorporated (“NRPA”) into the Fund and providing that moneys in the Fund shall be expended only for providing the service requirements described in Memorandum of Understanding No. C79918 between City of Houston and NRPA

18. ORDINANCE establishing the 4500 block of Walker Street, north and south sides, between Fashion Street and South Lockwood Drive, within the City ofHouston, Texas, as a Special Minimum Lot Size Block pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS

19. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of: 1) 50-foot-wide Greensboro Drive, circling from Grand Boulevard to Grand Boulevard; 2) a 5-foot-wide utility easement; 3) a 10-foot-wide utility easement;4) and a 15-foot-wide utility easement, all being out of Unrestricted Reserve “A,” Block 1, Levit Green Sec 1 or 2, or the Greensboro Addition, D.W.C. Harris Survey, Abstract 325, Houston, Harris County, Texas, abandoning the easements to 2ML REAL ESTATE INTERESTS INC, the abutting property owner, in consideration of its payment to the City in the cash amount of $3,700.00, and conveyance to the City of a 80-foot-wide right-of-way, from Dixie Road south to Holcombe Boulevard, also being out of Unrestricted Reserve “A,” Block 1, Levit Green Sec 2, Houston, Harris County, Texas, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ

20. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of Cara Place, from the western line of Lot 126 east of Craighead Drive east to its terminus, and East Riding Street, from Craighead Drive east to its terminus, and the south line of Lots 118, 119, 120, 121, and 122 of Albion Subdivision, all situated in the B.B.B. & C.R.R. Company Survey, Abstract No. 173, Harris County, Texas; abandoning said street easement to MELCHER INVESTMENTS, the abutting property owner, in consideration of its payment to the City in the amount of $293,276.00, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM

21. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Purchase and Sale Agreement between City of Houston, Texas, as Seller, and YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY, INC, as Buyer, related to public rights-of-way commonly known as Hadley Street, from Sauer Street east to Briley Street, and Brailsfort Street, from the south line of Lots 1 and 5 north to Hadley Street, and located within the William A. Wilson Addition, out of the Henry Thruwachter Survey, A-75, identified as Parcel Nos. SY20-006A and SY20-006B, Harris County, Texas - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ

22. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of Hadley Street, from Sauer Street east to Briley Street, and Brailsfort Street, from the south line of Lots 1 and 5 north to Hadley Street, located within the William A. Wilson Addition; out of the Henry Thruwachter Survey, A-75, Parcels SY20-006A and SY20-006B, Harris County, Texas; abandoning said portion to its owner, YELLOWSTONE ACADEMY INC, in exchange for cash, notes, and exchange of services totaling $978,967.00 to be paid to the City and for other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ

This item should only be considered after passage of Item 21 above 23. ORDINANCE appropriating $115,500.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Ad Valorem Tax for Advance Funding Agreement between City of Houston and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TXDOT) for Fondren Road Reconstruction Project; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Ad Valorem Tax - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM

24. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to Advanced Funding Agreement between City of Houston and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TXDOT) for Fondren Road Reconstruction Project (as approved by Ordinance No. 2019-0386); declaring the City’s eligibility for such funds; authorizing the Director of the City of Houston Public Works Department (“Director”) to act as the City’s representative with the authority to accept, and expend Federal Surface Transportation Block Grant Program Funds as obligated by TXDOT - DISTRICT K - CASTEX

TATUM

This item should only be considered after passage of Item 23 above 25. ORDINANCE appropriating $3,150,000.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge and approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and R.G. MILLER ENGINEERS, INC for FY23 Stormwater Action Team (S.W.A.T) Drainage Rehabilitation Projects Contract 3; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge

26. ORDINANCE appropriating $525,000.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge and approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and INFRATECH ENGINEERS & INNOVATORS, LLC for FY23 Local Drainage Program (LDP) Projects; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge

27. ORDINANCE appropriating $9,460,000.00 out of Metro Projects Construction DDSRF; awarding contract to TIKON GROUP INC for FY2023 Roadway Rehabilitation Project #1; 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 testing services, CIP Cost Recovery, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Metro Projects Construction DDSRF

28. ORDINANCE appropriating $3,421,742.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to CSI CONSOLIDATED, LLC dba AIMS COMPANIES for Sanitary Sewer Robotic Inspection and Cleaning (Large diameter Sewer); 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 and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA

NON CONSENT AGENDA NUMBER 29

NON-CONSENT - MISCELLANEOUS

29. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works that City Council draw lots to determine the successful bidder inasmuch as identical bids were received in connection with the construction contract award for Sewer Stoppage Cleaning and Television Inspection VIII (5100-08):

COUNCIL DRAW LOTS

Due to receiving identical bids from CSI CONSOLIDATED, LLC dba AIMS COMPANIES and SPECIALIZED MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC in the amount of $3,883,680.00

MATTERS HELD - NUMBER 30

30. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Revenue Agreement between City of Houston and AREAS HOU JV, LLC for Food and Beverage Concession at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) for the Houston Airport System - 10 Years - Revenue

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS PECK, JACKSON, EVANS SHABAZZ, MARTIN, THOMAS, HUFFMAN, CISNEROS, CASTEX TATUM, KNOX, ROBINSON, KUBOSH, PLUMMER and ALCORN This was Item 26 on Agenda of February 22, 2023

MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Robinson 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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