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City of Houston City Council met Oct. 10 & 11.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, October 10, 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 Plummer 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 SP10-10-2023
RECESS
RECONVENE
WEDNESDAY - OCTOBER 11, 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 41
MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBER 1
1. RECOMMENDATION from the Director of Government Relations for annual renewal of membership in the TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE - $100,988.00 - General Fund
ACCEPT WORK - NUMBER 2
2. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $6,398,304.28 and acceptance of work on contract wi t h PM CONSTRUCTION & REHAB, LLC dba IPR SOUTH CENTRALfor FY2020 Local Drainage Program (LDP) Contract No. 1 - 0.03% under the revised contract amount - DISTRICTS A - PECK; B - JACKSON; C - KAMIN; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; E - MARTIN; G - HUFFMAN; H - CISNEROS; I - GALLEGOS and K - CASTEX-TATUM PROPERTY - NUMBER 3
3. RECOMMENDATION from City Attorney, to deposit the amount of the Award of Special Commissioners into the Registry of the Court, to pay all Costs of Court in connection with eminent domain proceeding styled City of Houston v. A-One Real Estate LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company et al.; Cause No. 1205897; Antoine Drive Paving & Drainage Project, from Hammerly Boulevard to Hempstead Highway; Parcels AY20-057, TCY23- 015 and TCY23-016 - DISTRICT A - PECK
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 4 and 5
4. APPROVE spending authority in the amount of $34,278,276.30 for Purchase of Maintenance, Repair, Operating and Industrial Supplies and Equipment through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing for Various Departments, with Sourcewell contractors W.W. GRAINGER - $22,537,985.72 and SID TOOL CO., d/b/a MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO. - $11,740,290.58 - General, Enterprise and Other Funds
5. APPROVE spending authority for the purchase of custom millwork and casework services for the Houston Public Library Julia Ideson Building Map Room through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative Contractor, MY UNIQUE OFFICE for the General Services Department on behalf of the Houston Public Library - $120,008.00 - General Fund
RESOLUTIONS - NUMBERS 6 and 7
6. RESOLUTION allowing construction of Bissonnet Apartments, an affordable rental housing property located at 12000 Bissonnet Street in the City of Houston, Texas, that will be located within one mile of a new construction development that serves the same target population and received an allocation of Housing Tax Credits in the last three years, and authorizing the allocation of tax credits to such development - DISTRICT F - THOMAS
7. RESOLUTION confirming No Objection to the proposed development of Bissonnet Apartments, an affordable rental housing property located at 12000 Bissonnet Street in the City of Houston, Texas, and the submittal of an application for Housing Tax Credits for such development - DISTRICT F - THOMAS
ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 8 through 41
8. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the Director of the City of Houston Health Department to accept and expend the Grant funds, as awarded, andto apply for and accept and expend all subsequent awards from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention for Houston Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant
9. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing suspension of Section 4.9 of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances to authorize the operation of certain Emergency Stroke Ambulances by members of the Houston Mobile Stroke Consortium for the purpose of pre-hospital diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients
10. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the Director of the City of Houston Health Department to accept a Grant award from the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES for the Texas Nurse-Family Partnership Program; authorizing the Director to expend the Grant funds, as awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the Grant - $10,227,006.25 - Grant Fund
11. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Fourth Amendment to Agreement between the City of Houston and THE VILLAGE LEARNING CENTER to provide additional Community Development Block Grant Funds for a Vocational Training Program with Case Management Services to Houstonians with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities - DISTRICT E - MARTIN
12. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Contract between the City of Houston and HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEMS to provide Department of Labor Community Project Funding and American Rescue Plan Act Funds (“ARPA”) for the Empowering Solar Jobs Program the continuing operation of a Job Services Program to provide Workforce Development by preparing and accelerating stem career opportunities to Program participants in underserved neighborhoods - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
13. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Second Amendment to the Renovation, Operation, and Management Agreement between the City of Houston, Texas and HOUSTON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, INC providing additional funding for additional improvements on the property located at 2500 South Victory Drive, Houston, Texas 77088 - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
14. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Contract between the City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY for Election Services relating to the Election to be held on November 7, 2023; providing a maximum contract amount - $2,631,265.01 - General Fund
15. ORDINANCE appropriating $550,000.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund and $61,230.00 out of Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund for the Task Order and Job Order Contracting Program for various City Departments - DISTRICTS B - JACKSON and I - GALLEGOS
16. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Second Amendment to Lease Agreement between the City of Houston, Texas, landlord, and FIFTH WARD COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, tenant, for approximately 11,000 square feet of space at 3301, 3303 and 3305 Lyons Avenue, Houston, Texas, known as the Deluxe Theatre - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
17. ORDINANCE authorizing the appropriation of $4,500,000.00 out of the Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund and approved a Derivative Agreement with AXON ENTERPRISE, INC for the purchase of Conductive Energy Devices (CED’s) and related accessories, supplies, warranties, training, and repair services through the Omnia Partners cooperative purchasing for the Houston Police Department (HPD) - through December 20, 2027 with 3 one-year options
18. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2014-756 (Passed on August 6, 2014) to increase the Maximum Contract amount; and approve and authorizing Second Amendment Contract between the City of Houston and SAP PUBLIC SERVICES, INC for Enterprise Resource Planning System and related solutions for the Houston Information Technology Services - $12,891,992.54 - Central Service Revolving
19. ORDINANCE appropriating the sum of $3,131,000.00 out of the Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund and $900,000.00 out of the Contributed Capital Project and approving and authorizing an Agreement between the City of Houston and VERSATERM PUBLIC SAFETY, INC. for the Records Management System for the Houston Police Department; providing a maximum Contract amount
20. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the OLD SIXTH WARD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THIRTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (OLD SIXTH WARD ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Projects Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS
21. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the MIDTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (MIDTOWN ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2023-2027 Capital Improvements Plan Budget for the Zone - DISTRICTS C - KAMIN and D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
22. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the FIFTH WARD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER EIGHTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (FIFTH WARD ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2024-2028 Capital Improvement Plan Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
23. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS; approving the FISCAL YEAR 2024 OPERATING BUDGET and the Fiscal Years 2024-2028 Capital Improvements Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT C - KAMIN
24. ORDINANCE deaccessing from the City of Houston's Civic Art Collection three artworks: (1) Spirit of Confederacy statue, (2) Christopher Columbus statue, and (3) Dick Dowling statue - DISTRICTS C - KAMIN; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ and I - GALLEGOS
25. ORDINANCE calling for a Public Hearing at which interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard on an Amendment to a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) to annex territory for Limited Purposes in Harris County MUD 285; providing for the publication of notice of such Hearing
26. ORDINANCE calling for a Public Hearing at which interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard on four Full or General-Purpose Annexations to annex territory into the City of Houston, Texas; being the NORTH PARK DRIVE RIGHT OF WAY, TECHPRO PROPERTIES 3501 ANDERSON TRACT, DEVON ENERGY TRACT and LAH HOUSTON 1/ McHARD TRACT; providing for the publication of notice of such hearings - DISTRICTS B - JACKSON; E - MARTIN and K - CASTEX-TATUM
27. ORDINANCE Repealing Ordinance No. 2015-67 establishing the east and west sides of the 8500-8600, block of Easter Street, between Ellington Street and Ferguson Way, 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 B - JACKSON
28. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 5.828 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 552, for inclusion in the District - DISTRICT A - PECK
29. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 58.987 acres of land to INTERCONTINENTAL CROSSING MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT for inclusion in the District
30. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 1.00 acres of land to NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 15, for inclusion in the District
31. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 20.229 acres of land to SPRING WEST MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, for inclusion in its District
32. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of Harbor Oaks Drive Cul-de-sac, in the George L. Bellows League, A-3; abandoning said easement to MI DEERWOOD SOUTH PROPERTY OWNER, LLC, the abutting owner, in consideration of its cash payment to the City in the amount of $234,539.00, and other good and valuable consideration – DISTRICT G - HUFFMAN
33. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the conveyance of various easements to the HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT for Planning, Implementing, and Maintaining Flood Damage Reduction and Drainage Infrastructure as part of the Houston Public Works Asset Exchange Program and pursuant to the terms of the Interlocal Agreement between the District and the City of Houston establishing said Program
34. ORDINANCE approving the creation of two Grant Funds to support Brownfield Remediation Projects authorized by a United States Environmental Protection Agency Revolving Loan Fund Grant to the City of Houston; establishing the sources and uses of the funds therein for the implementation of Brownfield Remediation Projects as authorized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency Revolving Loan Fund; appropriating any and all funds received into the Fund for the purposes set out herein and authorizing expenditures consistent with the purpose thereof - DISTRICT B - JACKSON; H - CISNEROS and I - GALLEGOS
35. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of a grant application to the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SEAPORT CONNECTIVITY PROGRAM for the Reconstruction of a portion of Oates Road; authorizing the Director of Houston Public Works to act as the City’s representative in the grant application process - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS
36. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing First Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Houston and THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD for administering the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (as approved by Ordinance No. 2022- 0088)
37. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing First Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Houston and THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD for administering the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (as approved by Ordinance No. 2022- 0144)
38. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing First Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Houston and THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD for administering the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (as approved by Ordinance No. 2022- 0089)
39. ORDINANCE appropriating $2,348,076.57 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and DE CORPORATION for Lift Station Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Design Consent Decree: Ladbrook, Pine Prairie, Stately Oaks, Chestnut Ridge and Magnolia Park; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICTS E - MARTIN and I - GALLEGOS
40. ORDINANCE appropriating $173,250.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund as an additional appropriation to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and IDS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC for Arlington Heights Area Drainage Improvements Sub-Project 1 (Approved by Ordinance No. 2012-1061, as amended); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery to construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund for Houston Public Works - DISTRICT E - MARTIN
41. ORDINANCE awarding Contract to DL GLOVER UTILITIES, LLC for FY2024 Ditch Maintenance Work Order Contract; 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 contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Stormwater Fund; providing a maximum Contract amount - $1,050,000.00 - Enterprise Fund
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
NON CONSENT AGENDA - NUMBERS 42
NON-CONSENT - MISCELLANEOUS
42. 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 Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Television Inspection
COUNCIL DRAW LOTS
Due to receiving identical tie bids from SWEEPING CORPORATION OF AMERICA, LLC and EQUIX INTEGRITY SOUTHEAST, INC. in the amount of $3,102,048.18
MATTERS HELD - NUMBER 43
43. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing 2023 Contract by and between SAN JACINTO RIVER AUTHORITY and City of Houston, Texas, relating to the ongoing operation of the Lake Conroe Dam and Reservoir DELAYED BY MOTION #2023-641, 9/27/2023
This was Item 49 on Agenda of September 27, 2023
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Martin 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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