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City of Houston City Council met June 13 & 14.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, June 13, 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 Peck 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 Speakers List
RECESS
RECONVENE
WEDNESDAY - June 14, 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 regarding the designation for the BLEX EXCHANGE REINVESTMENT ZONE for tax abatement purposes
MAYOR'S REPORT
CONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 2 through 40
ACCEPT WORK - NUMBERS 2 through 4
2. RECOMMENDATION from Director of Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $4,222,027.55 and acceptance of work on contract with INDUSTRIAL TX CORP. for Lift Station Renewal and Replacement - Ayreshire, Brompton, Bradford and Kirby Drive #2 - 0.73% under the original contract amount - DISTRICTS C – KAMIN and K - CASTEX-TATUM
3. RECOMMENDATION from Director of Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $7,063,140.40 and acceptance of work oncontract with GRAVA, LLC for FY 2019 Roadway Rehabilitation Overlay Package #2 - 0.90% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount - DISTRICTS A - PECK; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; F - THOMAS; G - HUFFMAN; I – GALLEGOS and K - CASTEX
TATUM
4. RECOMMENDATION from Director of Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $7,027,615.11 and acceptance of work on contract with GRAVA, LLC for Roadway Project FY2019 Roadway Rehabilitation Package #1 - 0.39% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount - DISTRICTS A - PECK; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; H - CISNEROS; J – POLLARD and K - CASTEX-TATUM
PROPERTY - NUMBER 5
5. RECOMMENDATION from Director of Houston Public Works, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Pablo Fuentes, of Fuentes Truck Holdings, LLC, declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing a portion of 60 foot-wide Sunbury Street from Fitzhugh Street east to its terminus, and a 30 foot-wide unnamed road from Sunbury Street south ±386 feet, within the East Houston Addition, out of the J.L. Stanley Survey, A-700, Parcel SY23-075 - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 6 through 13
6. CHASTANG ENTERPRISES - HOUSTON LLC dba CHASTANG FORD for approval of purchase of Hybrid 1/2-Ton Pickup Trucks through the Texas Local Purchasing Cooperative Buyboard for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Public Works - $1,106,345.00 - Enterprise and Other Funds
7. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $648,000.00 for purchase of Network Operations Center Monitoring Services and dedicated Onsite and/or Remote Resources for the City's Voice Managed Services through the Texas Department of Information Resources Cooperative Purchasing Program for Houston Information Technology Services, awarded t o NETSYNC NETWORK SOLUTIONS - 1 Year - Central Service Revolving Fund
8. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 for Emergency Repairs to the Ultraviolet System for Houston Public Works, awarded to HARTWELL ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION - Enterprise Fund
9. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $450,000.00 for Emergency Purchase of Polyphosphate for the Greater Northeast Houston Service Area (GNESHA) for Houston Public Works, awarded to HAWKINS, INC - Enterprise Fund
10. HYDRA-STOP, LLC for approval of final payment for Emergency Purchase for an Insertion Valve for Houston Public Works - $91,810.00 - Enterprise Fund
11. PLANET CELLULAR, INC for purchase of Fire Hydrant Markers for Houston Public Works - $4,125.00 - Enterprise Fund
12. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $800,000.00 for Emergency Purchase Order for the Replacement of a Process Control Module for Houston Public Works, awarded to MBROH ENGINEERING, INC - Enterprise Fund
13. APPROVE spending authority in the amount not to exceed $343,174.00 for purchase of Recycling Containers through the Cooperative Purchasing with Sourcewell for the Solid Waste Management Department, awarded to WASTEQUIP MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LLC - General Fund
ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 14 through 40
14. ORDINANCE authorizing participation with other SiEnergy service area cities in matters concerning SIENERGY, LP, before the Railroad Commission of Texas during 2023 - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
15. ORDINANCE accepting proposal from TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RISK POOL; approving and authorizing the purchase of Property, Radio Equipment and Tower Insurance; providing a maximum premium amount - $449,770.00 - Property & Casualty Fund
16. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Subrecipient Agreement between City of Houston and GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF HOUSTON to provide Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) Funds to support the continued operation of a Job Service Program with Supportive Services for a minimum of 150 low-to-moderate households affected by HIV/AIDS - 1 Year - $200,000.00 - Grant Fund
17. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing fourth amendment to contract between City of Houston and THE WOMEN’S HOME, extending the term of the contract and providing additional Community Development Block Grant Funds for the continuing administration and operation of a Homeless Services Program - 1 Year - $125,000.00 - Grant Fund
18. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing settlement and release agreement between City of Houston, Texas, Art Acevedo, Thomas Serrano, Lucas Vieira, Earl Attebury, and Nadeem Aslam, and Aundre Howard to settle a lawsuit; Civil Action No.: 4:21-CV-01179; in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, in the lawsuit entitled AUNDRE HOWARD v. City of Houston, Texas; City of Houston, Texas, Art Acevedo, Thomas Serrano, Lucas Vieira, Earl Attebury, and Nadeem Aslam; numbered on appeal as No. 22-20148 in the United State Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit - $200,000.00 - Property and Casualty Fund
19. ORDINANCE appropriating $2,126,000.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund, $1,670,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund, $615,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund, $145,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund, $109,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund, $990,436.00 out of Solid Waste Management Consolidated Construction Fund, $250,000.00 out of Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund, and$526,000.00 out of the Parks and Recreation Consolidated Construction Fund for the Task Order and Job Order Contracting Program
20. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between City of Houston a n d LEADSONLINE LLC for Online Property Crimes Database Subscription Services for the Houston Police Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $943,432.00 - General Fund
21. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 2022-0969, to increase the maximum contract amount for a Derivative Contract between City of Houston and PS LIGHTWAVE, INC for High-Capacity Fiber Circuit Services for Houston Information Technology Services and approving and authorizing first amendment to extend the contract term; providing a maximum contract amount - $5,524,474.56 - Central Service Revolving Fund
22. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to agreement (Contract No. 4600014903) between City of Houston and i3-IMAGESOFT, LLC previously known as IMAGESOFT, LLC, for Onbase Software Products and Services for Various Departments (as approved by Ordinance No. 2018-0449) to extend contract term and modifying terms for the purchase of Licenses and Maintenance Support for the Enterprise Document Management System (EDMS) for Houston Information Technology Services (HITS) and Various Departments; and to increase the maximum contract amount - $2,186,979,69 - Enterprise and Other Funds
23. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing third amendment between City of Houston and GREATER HOUSTON HEALTHCONNECT, INC to extend contract term for services of the Emergency Telehealth and Navigation Program (“ETHAN”) for the Houston Information Technology Services on behalf of the Houston Fire Department
24. ORDINANCE awarding contract to FIRETROL PROTECTION SYSTEMS, INC for Services for Portable Fire Extinguisher and Fire Hose Inspection, Maintenance and Hydrostatic Testing Services for Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $3,084,192.85 - General, Enterprise and Other Funds
25. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Derivative Agreement between City of Houston and MULTIFORCE SYSTEMS CORPORATION for Hardware and Software Maintenance and Support Services for the Automated Fuel Management System; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $1,131,131.25 - Fleet Management Fund
26. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2021-0612 (Passed on July 14, 2021) to increase the maximum contract amount for Various Agreements between City of Houston and 1) A-1 PERSONNEL OF HOUSTON, INC, 2) LANESTAFFING, INC, and 3) RECRUITING SOURCE INTERNATIONAL, LLC, respectively, for Contingent Workforce Services for the Human Resources Department - $10,000,000.00 - Central Service Revolving Fund
27. ORDINANCE establishing the north and south sides of the 7600 block of Janak Drive, between Jacquelyn Drive and Woodvine Drive, 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 A - PECK 28. ORDINANCE establishing the north and south sides of the 7600 block of Janak Drive, between Jacquelyn Drive and Woodvine Drive, within the City of Houston, Texas, as a Special Minimum Building Line Block pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances Houston, Texas - DISTRICT A - PECK
29. ORDINANCE establishing the east side of the 5300 block of Blythewood Street, between Roseneath Drive and north Roseneath Drive, 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 D - EVANS SHABAZZ
30. ORDINANCE establishing the east side of the 5300 block of Blythewood Street, between Roseneath Drive and North Roseneath Drive, within the City of Houston, Texas, as a Special Minimum Building Line Block pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances Houston, Texas - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
31. ORDINANCE establishing the north and south sides of the 800-1000 block of English Street, between Irvington Boulevard and Robertson Street, within the City of Houston, Texas, as a Special Minimum Building Line block pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances Houston, Texas - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS
32. ORDINANCE renewing the establishment of the south side of the 1300 block of Edwards Street, within the City of Houston, Texas as a Special Minimum Lot Size Requirement Block Pursuant to the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS
33. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 3.4674 acres of land to NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 9, for inclusion in the district
34. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of two 10-foot-wide prescriptive sanitary sewer easements, situated in the Thomas Hoskins Survey, Abstract No. 342, Harris County, Texas; abandoning the easements to SPRING BRANCH INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, the abutting owner, in consideration of its cash payment to the City of $203,063.00, and conveyance to the City of a 320 square foot sanitary sewer manhole easement, and a 150 square foot sanitary sewer manhole easement, both also being situated in the Thomas Hoskins Survey, Abstract No. 342, Harris County, Texas, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT A - PECK
35. ORDINANCE approving the Form of Professional Engineering Services Contract Amendment for the Capital Projects Service Line of Houston Public Works for Wastewater Projects related to the Consent Decree in Civil Action No. 4:18-CV-03368, United States of America and State of Texas V. City of Houston in the District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, executed by the City of Houston and each of its engineering consultants; authorizing the Mayor to sign the approved Wastewater Engineering Contracts between City of Houston and its engineering consultants in the form approved herein
36. ORDINANCE appropriating $147,000.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Ad Valorem Tax; approving and authorizing first amendment to Advance Funding Agreement between City of Houston and the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for Bridge Replacement or Rehabilitation off the state system at Campbell Road and HCFCD Ditch (Approved by Ordinance No. 2022-0131); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Ad Valorem Tax - DISTRICT A - PECK
37. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement by and between City of Houston, Texas, and HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, relating to the design and construction of 24 Flood Mitigation Projects - DISTRICTS A - PECK; B - JACKSON; C - KAMIN; E - MARTIN; G - HUFFMAN; H - CISNEROS; I - GALLEGOS; J - POLLARD and K - CASTEX-TATUM
38. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to Advanced Funding Agreement between City of Houston and the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TXDOT) for Building improvements for the Houston TranStar Center (as approved by Ordinance No. 2019-0073, as amended) - DISTRICT C - KAMIN
39. ORDINANCE appropriating $2,562,835.90 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge, awarding contract to TB CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC for Ledge Street Phase II Drainage Improvements; 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 Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge, contingency, and testing services - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS
40. ORDINANCE appropriating $17,600,000.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Ad Valorem Tax awarding contract to GRAVA LLC for FY2023 Roadway Rehabilitation Project #4; 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 Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Ad Valorem Tax
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
NON CONSENT AGENDA - NUMBERS 41 through 43
NON-CONSENT - MISCELLANEOUS
41. SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE for updates to Chapter 42 (Subdivisions, Developments and Platting) and Chapter 26, Article VIII (Off-Street Parking and Loading) of the City’s Codes of Ordinances
HEARING DATE - 9:00 A.M - WEDNESDAY - JUNE 21, 2023 42. SET A DATE to receive Council Member nominations for Position 10 and Position 11 of the HOUSTON MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PENSION SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES for a 4 year term
43. REVIEW on the record and make determination relative to the appeal from the decisions of the Sign Administration filed by Christopher W. Rothfelder on behalf of OUTFRONT MEDIA, LLC on the denial of an off-premise sign located at 1812 ½ Bonner Street,
MATTERS HELD - NUMBER 44
44. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing third amendment to agreement (Contract No. 4600016083) between the City of Houston and RELIANT ENERGY RETAIL SERVICES, LLC for the supply of electricity and related services for the City of Houston (previously approved by Ordinance No. 2020-341) to amend certain terms and conditions relating to pricing for the supply of electricity and related services
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POLLARD
This was Item 28 on Agenda of June 7, 2023
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Castex Tatum 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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