69°
68º | 81°
City of Houston City Council met March 7 & 8.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, March 7, 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 Pollard
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 SP03-07-2023
RECESS
RECONVENE
WEDNESDAY - March 8, 2023 - 9:00 A. M.
DESCRIPTIONS OR CAPTIONS OF AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE READ BY THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT
HEARINGS
1. 9:00 A.M. PUBLIC HEARING to discuss and review the update of the Land Use Assumptions and Capital Improvements Plan and designating the Planning Commission as the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee in accordance with Chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code
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
MAYOR'S REPORT
CONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 2 through 32
MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBERS 2 through 9
2. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following individuals to the REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER EIGHT, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (GULFGATE) BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Position One - ALBERTO P. CÁRDENAS, JR., for a term to expire December 9, 2023
Position Two - MARY K. VARGO, for a term to expire December 9, 2024
Position Three - TRACY STEPHENS, for a term to expire December 9, 2023
Position Four - MEDARDO E. “SONNY” GARZA, for a term ending December 9, 2024 and to serve as Chair for a term ending December 9, 2023
Position Five - GUSTA BOOKER, III, for a term to expire December 9, 2023
Position Six - HUGO C. ALVAREZ, for a term to expire December 9, 2024
Position Seven - SAMUEL D. SARABIA, for a term to expire December 9, 2023
3. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following individuals to the GULFGATE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Position One - ALBERTO P. CÁRDENAS, JR., for a term to expire December 9, 2023
Position Two - MARY K. VARGO, for a term to expire December 9, 2024
Position Three - TRACY STEPHENS, for a term to expire December 9, 2023
Position Four - MEDARDO E. “SONNY” GARZA, for a term ending December 9, 2024 and to serve as Chair for a term ending December 9, 2023
Position Five - GUSTA BOOKER, III, for a term to expire December 9, 2023
Position Six - HUGO ALVAREZ, for a term to expire December 9, 2024
Position Seven - SAMUEL D. SARABIA, for a term to expire December 9, 2023
4. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following individuals to the REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWELVE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (CITY PARK ZONE) BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for a term to expire December 7, 2024:
Position One - WILLIAM E. MORFEY
Position Three - CHRIS NEWPORT
5. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following individuals to the CITY PARK REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for a term to expire December 7, 2024:
Position One - WILLIAM E. MORFEY
Position Three - CHRIS NEWPORT
6. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TAX INCREMENT
REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (MEDICAL CENTER AREA ZONE):
Position One - DAVID BALE, for a term to expire December 31, 2024, and to serve as Chair for a term to expire December 31, 2023
Position Two - BILL BROWN, for a term to expire December 31, 2023
Position Three - KAREN MOONEY, for a term to expired December 31, 2024
Position Four - SEAN MENOGAN, for a term to expire December 31, 2023
Position Five- PHOEBE TUDOR, for a term to expire December 31, 2024
Position Six - NICOLA FUENTES TOUBIA, for a term to expire December 31, 2023
Position Seven - THOMAS JONES, for a term to expire December 31, 2024
7. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY-ONE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (HARDY/NEAR NORTHSIDE ZONE):
Position One - FERNANDO ZAMARRIPA, for a term to expire December 31, 2023
Position Two - JORGE B. BUSTAMANTE, for a term to expire December 31, 2024
Position Three - EDWARD “ED” REYES, for a term to expire December 31, 2023 and to serve as Chair for a term ending December 31, 2023
Position Four - SYLVIA SOFIA CAVAZOS, for a term to expire December 31, 2024
Position Five - DANIEL ORTIZ, for a term to expire December 31, 2023
Position Six - MONTE LARGE, for a term to expire December 31, 2024
Position Seven - ELIA QUILES, for a term to expire December 31, 2023
8. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HARDY/NEAR NORTHSIDE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:
Position One - FERNANDO ZAMARRIPA, for a term to expire December 31, 2023
Position Two - JORGE B. BUSTAMANTE, for a term to expire December 31, 2024
Position Three - EDWARD “ED” REYES, for a term to expire December 31, 2023 and to serve as Chair for a term ending December 31, 2023
Position Four - SYLVIA SOFIA CAVAZOS, for a term to expire December 31, 2024
Position Five - DANIEL ORTIZ, for a term to expire December 31, 2023
Position Six - MONTE LARGE, for a term to expire December 31, 2024
Position Seven - ELIA QUILES, for a term to expire December 31, 2023
9. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the HOUSTON MEDIA SOURCE (Formerly known as HOUSTON CABLE CORPORATION):
Position Three - ALEXIS MELVIN, appointment for a term to expire December 31, 2024
Position Eleven - OVIDIO GALVAN, reappointment for a term to expire December 31, 2024
Position Twelve - RANDEE SPITTEL-RAMSEY, appointment for a term to expire December 31, 2023
PROPERTY - NUMBER 10
10. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for payment authorization and interdepartmental transfer of properties located on Tuscon St. (Parcel SY22-037), Hitchcock St. (Parcel SY22-036) and Kirkpatrick Blvd. (Parcel SY22-013) within Houston Public Works from the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund to the Water and Sewer System
Operating Fund. Parcels SY22-037, SY22-036 and SY22-013 - DISTRICTS B - JACKSON and H - CISNEROS
ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 11 through 32
11. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to Master Contractor Agreement for City of Houston New Home Development Program to be executed by City of Houston and each of the following contractors: SLSCO, LTD; PMG CONSTRUCTION, INC; DSW HOMES, LLC; HOUSTON HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC; MAYBERRY HOMES, INC; REBUILDING TOGETHER – HOUSTON; and JAMES W. TURNER CONSTRUCTION, LTD to extend the renewal period of the Master Contractor Agreements; authorizing the Mayor to execute a second amendment to Master Contractor Agreement with each contractor
12. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of Substantial Amendment to 2017 Annual Action Plan, 2020 Annual Action Plan and the 2022 Annual Action Plan to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, including a revised budget for the Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) Program in the amount of $1,062,576.69
13. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to Loan Agreement between City of Houston and HOUSTON HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC, joined by ROBINS LANDING, LLC a wholly owned subsidiary of Houston Habitat for Humanity, Inc, to clarify, modify and expand minimum construction standards that will apply to each new home
14. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between City and UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON for Behavioral Surveillance Services; providing a maximum contract amount
15. ORDINANCE appropriating $1,250,000.00 from Contributed Capital Project Fund for the implementation of a Contract and Procurement Management System for Houston Information Technology Services and Various Departments
16. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP for Bond Counsel Services for Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 2254.1036, the following written notice is given to the public: The City desires to sell bonds for public purposes as authorized by State law and as further set forth in the ordinance to finance current expenses. The proposed bond counsel, Greenberg Traurig, LLP (“Greenberg”) is a full-service firm that includes a national public finance practice and has the necessary competence, qualification and experience to serve as bond counsel for the City. Greenberg has previously represented the City in connection with the issuance of various bonds and other obligations. The engagement of Greenberg is in the best interest of the City, since the legal services requested require specialized experience in municipal finance, federal tax, and state securities law and therefore cannot be adequately performed by the attorneys and supporting personnel of the City. Furthermore, such legal services cannot be reasonably obtained from attorneys in private practice for the payment of hourly fees without contingency because the City will not be obligated to pay any legal fees unless the transaction successfully closes.
17. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP for Bond Counsel Services for Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 2254.1036, the following written notice is given to the public: The City desires to sell bonds for public purposes as authorized by State law and as further set forth in the ordinance to finance current expenses. The proposed bond counsel, Greenberg Traurig, LLP (“Greenberg”) is a full-service firm that includes a national public finance practice and has the necessary competence, qualification and experience to serve as bond counsel for the City. Greenberg has previously represented the City in connection with the issuance of various bonds and other obligations. The engagement of Greenberg is in the best interest of the City, since the legal services requested require specialized experience in municipal finance, federal tax, and state securities law and therefore cannot be adequately performed by the attorneys and supporting personnel of the City. Furthermore, such legal services cannot be reasonably obtained from attorneys in private practice for the payment of hourly fees without contingency because the City will not be obligated to pay any legal fees unless the transaction successfully closes.
18. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing an agreement between the City of Houston and HAYNES AND BOONE, LLP for Disclosure Counsel Services for Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 2254.1036, the following written notice is given to the public: The City desires to sell bonds for public purposes as authorized by State law and as further set forth in the ordinance to finance current expenses. The proposed disclosure counsel, Haynes and Boone, LLP (“Haynes Boone”) is a full-service firm that includes a public finance practice and has the necessary competence, qualification and experience to serve as disclosure counsel for the City. Haynes Boone has previously represented the City in connection with the issuance of various bonds and other obligations. The engagement of Haynes Boone is in the best interest of the City, since the legal services requested require specialized experience in municipal finance, federal tax, and state securities law and therefore cannot be adequately performed by the attorneys and supporting personnel of the City. Furthermore, such legal services cannot be reasonably obtained from attorneys in private practice for the payment of hourly fees without contingency because the City will not be obligated to pay any legal fees unless the transaction successfully closes.
19. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and McCALL, PARKHURST & HORTON LLP for Disclosure Counsel Services for Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount
Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 2254.1036, the following written notice is given to the public: The City desires to sell bonds for public purposes as authorized by State law and as further set forth in the ordinance to finance current expenses. The proposed disclosure counsel, McCall, Parkhurst & Horton LLP (“McCall Parkhurst”) is a full-service firm that includes a national public finance practice and has the necessary competence, qualification and experience to serve as disclosure counsel for the City. McCall Parkhurst has previously represented the City in connection with the issuance of various bonds and other obligations. The engagement of McCall Parkhurst is in the best interest of the City, since the legal services requested require specialized experience in municipal finance, federal tax, and state securities law and therefore cannot be adequately performed by the attorneys and supporting personnel of the City. Furthermore, such legal services cannot be reasonably obtained from attorneys in private practice for the payment of hourly fees without contingency because the City will not be obligated to pay any legal fees unless the transaction successfully closes.
20. ORDINANCE finding and determining public convenience and necessity for the acquisition of real property interests in connection with the Public Improvement Project known as the North Regional L ibrary Project; authorizing the acquisition of fee simple titles in or permanent easements to eighteen parcels of land required for the Project and situated in the James Love Survey, Abstract 528, in Harris County, Texas, said parcels of land being in the Acres Homes area of Houston, Harris County, Texas, by gift, dedication, purchase, or the use of eminent domain and further authorizing payment of the costs of such purchases and/or eminent domain proceedings and associated costs for Relocation Assistance, Appraisal Fees, Title Policies/Services, Recording Fees, Court Costs, and Expert Witness Fees in connection with the acquisition - DISTRICT A - PECK
21. ORDINANCE appropriating $450,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund and $500,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund to the existing city-wide contract with D7 ROOFING AND METAL LLC for Roof Replacement and Repair Services at Various Locations for the Houston Fire Department (HFD) and the Houston Police Department (HPD)
22. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing an Agreement between the City of Houston and KORN FERRY (US) for Professional Talent Acquisition Services for the Houston Airport System; providing a maximum contract amount - 1 Year with 1 six-month option - $315,000.00 - Enterprise Fund
23. ORDINANCE awarding contract to MGT OF AMERICA CONSULTING, LLC INSTITUTE for Professional Services to conduct a Disparity Study for the Office of Business Opportunity, providing a maximum contract amount
24. ORDINANCE extending provisions of Section 28-303 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas, to certain improved single-family residential lots in the Timbergrove Manor Subdivision, Sections 1 through 4, to prohibit the parking of vehicles on unimproved surfaces in the front and side yards of single-family residences - DISTRICT C - KAMIN
25. ORDINANCE renewing the establishment of the east and west sides of the 600 block of Harvard Street within the City of Houston, Texas as a Special Minimum Building Line Requirement Block pursuant to the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT C - KAMIN
26. ORDINANCE renewing the establishment of the 1400-1600 Blocks of Bonnie Brae Street, 1600 Block of Norfolk Street and the north and south sides of the 1600 Block of Castle Court, within the City of Houston, Texas as a Special Minimum Building Line Requirement Block pursuant to the code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT C - KAMIN
27. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of Hollyhurst Lane, from Uptown Park Boulevard to its terminus, out of the W.M. White 1/3 League Survey, Abstract 836, Harris County, Texas; abandoning said portion to its owner, INVERNESS TOWNHOME ASSOCIATION, in exchange for a cash payment of $501,500.00 and conveyance to the City of Houston, Texas, of: 1) approximately 2,432 square feet of street easement; 2) a 40-foot-wide storm sewer easement; and 3) a 25-foot-wide utility easement, all out of the W.M. White 1/3 League Survey, Abstract 836, Harris County, Texas - DISTRICT G - HUFFMAN
28. ORDINANCE authorizing the sale of eight twelve-foot-wide by twenty-foot wide access easements, out of City fee owned land known as the Janowski Ditch, situated in the H.&T.C RR Co. Survey, A-975; selling easements to AVENUE DEVELOPMENT, LLC, the abutting property owner, in consideration of its payment to the City of $9,600.00 and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS
29. ORDINANCE authorizing sale of a 1,350 square-foot tract out of City fee owned land, being 0.031 acre abutting lots 1 and 2, Block 5, of the Inwood Forest Section 11 Subdivision, out of the BBB&C RR Co, A-181, Harris County, Texas, selling the tract to HUGO GONZALEZ, the abutting property owner, in consideration of his payment to the City of $10,800.00 and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT A - PECK
30. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing third amendment to agreement between City of Houston and TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD for administering the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (as approved by Ordinance No. 2016-0735 & 2021-0664, as amended)
31. ORDINANCE appropriating $10,500,000.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Ad Valorem Tax; approving and authorizing purchase of land and other interest in real property and payment of the costs of such purchases and/or condemnations, with associated costs for Appraisal Fees, Title Policies and Services, expenses associated with Removing Improvements from the Right-of-Way, Relocation Expenses, Recording Fees and other Services, in connection with negotiations to settle purchases, court costs, and expert witness fees for and in connection with construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Ad Valorem Tax
32. ORDINANCE appropriating $8,761,812.20 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax and $3,600,000.00 out of Contribution for Capital Projects Fund, awarding contract to SER CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, LLC for Hillcroft Avenue and Court Road Extension - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
NON CONSENT AGENDA - NUMBER 33
NON-CONSENT - MISCELLANEOUS
33. REVIEW on the record and make determination relative to the appeal from the decision of the Sign Administration on denial of an off-premise sign located at 950 ½ Threadneedle Street, filed by Christopher W. Rothfelder on behalf of SignAd, Ltd.
MATTERS HELD - NUMBER 34
34. 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 KAMIN and GALLEGOS This was Item 30 on Agenda of March 1, 2023
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Kubosh 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
https://houston.novusagenda.com/agendapublic/