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City of Houston City Council met Nov. 14 & 15.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, November 14, 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 Evans-Shabazz 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
RECESS
RECONVENE
WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 15, 2023 - 9:00 A. M.
DESCRIPTIONS OR CAPTIONS OF AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE READ BY THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT
HEARINGS
1. PUBLIC HEARING for the Ninth Amended Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Reinvestment Zone Number Seven, City of Houston, Texas (Old Spanish Trail/Almeda Corridors Zone)
2. PUBLIC HEARING for the Fourth Amended Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Reinvestment Zone Number Eighteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fifth Ward Zone)
3. PUBLIC HEARING for the Second Amended Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-Three, City of Houston, Texas (Harrisburg Zone)
4. PUBLIC HEARING requesting that the City annex for general purposes property that is located at the southeast corner of the intersection of N. Houston Rosslyn Road and Killough Street - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
5. PUBLIC HEARING requesting that the City annex a 17.07-acre tract for general purposes property that is located at the southwest intersection of Fort Bend Toll Road and McHard Road - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM
6. PUBLIC HEARING requesting that the City annex property located at 3501 Anderson Road, Houston Texas 77053 - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM
7. PUBLIC HEARING requesting that the City annex the right-of-way portion of North Park Drive between the city limit portions at Loop-494 and the Kingwood Area - DISTRICT E - MARTIN
8. PUBLIC HEARING Annexing Territory for Limited Purposes in Harris County MUD No. 285
9. PUBLIC HEARING Approving Strategic Partnership Agreement with Harris County MUD No. 285
MAYOR'S REPORT
CONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 10 through 52
MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBERS 10 through 17
10. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of the following individuals to the MILLER THEATRE ADVISORY BOARD:
Position One - JACQUELINE Y. WILEY, appointment for a term to expire 4/24/2026
Position Two - JAMES T. CAMPBELL, reappointment for a term to expire 4/24/2027
Position Three - ROBIN KLAES, reappointment for a term to expire 4/24/2027
Position Four - RANDOLPH WILLIAM "RANDY" MCKINNEY, II, reappointment for a term to expire 4/24/2025
Position Five - NIKKI P. HILL, reappointment for a term to expire 4/24/2026
Position Six - JUNE DEADRICK, reappointment for a term to expire 4/24/2026
Position Seven - DAVID T. ANDERSON, ILL, appointment for a term expire 4/24/2025
Position Eight - ALLEN W. UECKERT, reappointment for a term to expire 4/24/2026
Position Nine - TRACI SAVOY JACK, appointment for a term to expire 4/24/2025
Position Ten - JENNY A. YANG, reappointment for a term to expire 4/24/2025
Position Eleven – NORMA SANTOS-MENDOZA, reappointment for a term to expire 4/24/2026
Position Twelve - ROMULO TIM CISNEROS, reappointment for a term to expire 4/24/2025
Position Thirteen - JOSEPH A. MANERO, appointment for a term to expire 4/24/2026
Position Fourteen - THOMAS B. DEBESSE, reappointment for a term to expire 4/24/2027
Position Fifteen - HAL L. ROACH, JR., reappointment for a term to expire 4/24/2027
Position Sixteen - CYDONII MILES, reappointment for a term to expire 4/24/2025
Position Seventeen - JESSICA OLMOS, reappointment for a term to expire 4/24/2027
Position Eighteen - JOHN D. EDWARDS, appointment for a term to expire 4/24/2025
Position Nineteen - MIRIAM MITCHELL MEYERS, reappointment for a term to expire 4/24/2027
Position Twenty - CATHERINE CAMPBELL, for a term to expire 4/24/2026
Position Twenty-One – VICTOR C. KENDALL, reappointment for a term to expire 4/24/2027
Position Twenty-Two - TAYLOR JOHNSON, appointment for a term to expire 4/24/2027
11. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of SHAUNDRA JACOBS to Position Five A to the AIRPORT BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, for a term to expire February 1, 2025
12. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following individuals to the INDEPENDENT POLICE OVERSIGHT BOARD (IPOB), for a term to expire January 31, 2026:
FREDERICK (FRED) MAXIE
ROBERT M. FASH, Panel Chair
ELIZABETH NUNEZ
PATRICIA CABRERA
ALEXANDER E. M. JOHNSON, and to serve as Chair for a term ending January 31, 2025
13. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY-FIVE (also known as the HIRAM CLARKE/FORT BEND ZONE), for a term to expire August 13, 2025:
Position One - TEEBA ROSE, appointment
Position Three - GEORGE A. ANDERSON, reappointment
Position Five - HOMER L. CLARK, reappointment
Position Seven - HORACE C. ALLISON, reappointment
14. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the HIRAM CLARKE/FORT BEND REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for a term to expire August 13, 2025:
Position One - TEEBA ROSE, appointment
Position Three - GEORGE A. ANDERSON, reappointment
Position Five - HOMER L. CLARK, reappointment
Position Seven - HORACE C. ALLISON, reappointment
15. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY-SIX (also known as the Sunnyside Zone):
Position One - ZINA B. ROBINSON, for a term to expire 12/31/2025
Position Two - MARCUS BRIGANCE, for a term to expire 12/31/2024
Position Three - ACIE JAMES JEFFERSON, JR., for a term to expire 12/31/2025
Position Four - RODNEY JONES, for a term to expire 12/31/2024, and to serve as Chair for a term ending 12/31/2024
Position Five - LEROY WEST, JR., for a term to expire 12/31/2025
Position Six - JOHN L. GUESS, III, for a term to expire 12/31/2024
Position Seven - JAMES EDWARD NASH, for a term to expire 12/31/2025
16. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of the 2024 Operations and Maintenance Budget for the LAKE LIVINGSTON PROJECT operated by the Trinity River Authority - $5,735,828.00 - Enterprise Fund
17. RECOMMENDATION from Houston Public Works for approval of payment of 2023/2024 Membership Dues to the WATER RESEARCH FOUNDATION - $460,966.28 - Enterprise Fund
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 18 through 20
18. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $850,000.00 for the Emergency Purchase of Operation and Maintenance of the Cryogenic Oxygen Plant at the 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant from AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC for Houston Public Works - Enterprise Fund
19. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $450,000.00 for Emergency Repairs of School Flashing Beacons for Houston Public Works, awarded to ECONOLITE SYSTEMS, INC - Enterprise Fund
20. VANGUARD TRUCK CENTER OF HOUSTON, LLC - $676,974.00, BRUCKNER TRUCKS SALES, INC - $973,107.00, HOUSTON FREIGHTLINER INC - $1,459,706.00 and INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS OF HOUSTON, dba KYRISH TRUCK CENTERS - $314,524.46 for purchase of Grapple
Trucks through the Cooperative Purchasing Programs with The Interlocal Purchasing System (“TIPS”), Houston-Galveston Area Council (“HGAC”), and Sourcewell, for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Solid Waste Management Department - $3,424,311.46 - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated and Grant Funds
ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 21 through 52
21. ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 3-2 and 3-3 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas, relating to the location of alcohol premises - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS and DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS
22. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston and HOUSTON’S CAPITAL INVESTING IN DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OF ADULTS, INC to provide Community Development Block Grant Funds for the administration and operation of a Workforce Development Program for a minimum of 125 low-to-moderate income adults residing in the City of Houston - $250,000.00 - Grant Fund
23. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston and WEST HOUSTON ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES, INC to provide additional Emergency Solutions Grant Funds for the continuing administration and operation of Rapid Re-Housing and Case Management Services to households who have been impacted by COVID-19 - $273,688.00 - Grant Fund
24. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2023-155, as amended, to increase the maximum Contract amount; and approving and authorizing First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston and UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON to amend the Scope of Work for Behavioral Surveillance Services for the Houston Health Department
25. ORDINANCE relating to the Retail Gas Rates of CenterPoint Energy Entex within the City of Houston, Texas; suspending for ninety days the effective date of new rates; maintaining current rates in effect
26. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a Purchase Order Addendum for Electric, Eco-Friendly and On-Demand Shared Ride Services within multiple Houston Complete Communities for the Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department; providing a maximum Contract amount - DISTRICTS A - PECK; B - JACKSON; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; F - THOMAS; H - CISNEROS; I - GALLEGOS; J - POLLARD and K - CASTEX-TATUM
27. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a Memorandum of Agreement between the City of Houston and UNITED AIRLINES, INC. at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (IAH); - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
28. ORDINANCE appropriating $650,000.00 out of Contributed Capital Project Fund for the planned upgrade of the Emergency Call Recording System for Houston Information Technology Services
29. ORDINANCE appropriating $450,000.00 out of Contributed Capital Project Fund for the planned purchase and equipment upgrade in support of the Houston Television Network Refresh for Houston Information Technology Services
30. ORDINANCE appropriating $1,340,500.00 out of Contributed Capital Project Fund for the planned Network Replacement Project for Houston Information Technology Services
31. ORDINANCE appropriating $104,000.00 out of Consolidated Equipment Acquisition Fund for the planned purchase and implementation of a Customer Relationship Management System for Houston Information Technology Services on behalf of the Office of Business Opportunity
32. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Professional Services Agreement between the City of Houston and DIAMOND McCARTHY LLP to provide Legal Services related to an Integrated Conflict Management System; establishing a maximum Contract amount - 1 Year with one option year - $480,000.00 - Enterprise Fund
33. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Compromise, Settlement, Release, and Indemnity Agreement between the City of Houston and LEONA PIECE; to settle a Lawsuit - $95,000.00 - Property & Casualty Fund
34. ORDINANCE appropriating $1,323,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund for Repair and Construction Services at the Houston Fire Department Val Jahnke Training Facility - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
35. ORDINANCE awarding Contract to ARCH STAFFING AND CONSULTING, LLC for Payroll and Staffing Services for Temporary Forensic Nurses for HPD’S Domestic Abuse Response Team; providing for a maximum Contract amount - $697,610.00 - ARPA Recovery Funds
36. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2019-1019, as amended, to increase the maximum Contract amount for Contract between the City of Houston and (1) BROWN STERLING BUILDERS, INC (2) HCG MANAGEMENT, LLC dba HONESTY CONSTRUCTION GROUP, (3) CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON, and (4) MEDCO RESPIRATORY INSTRUMENTS, INC dba AVEANNA HEALTHCARE MEDICAL SOLUTIONS for Aging and Caregiver Supportive Services for seniors in Harris County for the Houston Health Department - $400,000.00 - Grant Fund
37. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing an Interlocal Agreement among the City of Houston, Texas, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (LAMAR TERRACE ZONE), and SAINT GEORGE PLACE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, relating to the participation of Harris County, Texas, in the Reinvestment Zone - DISTRICT J - POLLARD
38. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing an Interlocal Agreement among the City of Houston, Texas, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER EIGHTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (FIFTH WARD ZONE), AND THE FIFTH WARD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY relating to the participation of Harris County in Reinvestment Zone Number Eighteen - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
39. ORDI NANCE approving and authorizing an Interlocal Agreement among the City of Houston, Texas, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (SOUTHWEST HOUSTON ZONE), AND SOUTHWEST HOUSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, relating to the participation of Harris County, Texas, in the Reinvestment Zone - DISTRICT J - POLLARD
40. ORDINANCE enlarging the boundaries of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SEVEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (OLD SPANISH TRAIL/ALMEDA CORRIDORS ZONE) - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
41. ORDINANCE approving the Ninth Amended Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SEVEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (OLD SPANISH TRAIL/ALMEDA CORRIDORS ZONE); authorizing the City Secretary to distribute such Plan - DISTRICT D - EVANS SHABAZZ
42. ORDINANCE approving the Fourth Amended Project Plan and REINVESTMENT ZONE FINANCING PLAN FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER EIGHTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (FIFTH WARD ZONE); authorizing the City Secretary to distribute such Plans; determining the portion of Tax Incrementthe City will pay from the Zone; extending the duration of the Zone to December 31, 2052 - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
43. ORDINANCE approving the Second Amended Project Plan and REINVESTMENT ZONE FINANCING PLAN FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY-THREE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (HARRISBURG ZONE); authorizing the City Secretary to distribute such plans; determining the portion of Tax Increment the City will pay from the Zone; extending the duration of the Zone to December 31, 2052 - DISTRICTS B - JACKSON; H - CISNEROS and I - GALLEGOS
44. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a Qualified Hotel Project and Administration Agreement between the City of Houston, Texas and 401 FRANKLIN STREET, LTD. relating to developer’s development of a Convention Center Facility and a new Convention Center Hotel to be located within 1,000 feet of the Convention Center, each of the such facilities to be part of the adaptive reuse of the former Barbara Jordan Post Office Facility located at 401 Franklin Street, Houston, Texas; designating the hotel as a Qualified Hotel Project pursuant to Chapter 2303 of the Texas Government Code; authorizing the administration of the Agreement on behalf of the City by Houston First Corporation; authorizing the acquisition of the Convention Center by the City and a lease thereof from the City to Houston First Corporation; authorizing the grant of an Option (the “option”) to the developer to purchase the Convention Center for fair market value
45. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Compromise, Settlement and Release Agreement between the City of Houston and WM RECYCLE AMERICA, LLC; providing a settlement amount - $76,228.63 - Recycling Revenue Fund
46. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 11.567 acres of land to FAULKEY GULLY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, for inclusion in the District
47. ORDINANCE appropriating $10,239,679.80 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax; appropriating $2,722,928.00 out of Contribution for Capital Projects Fund; approving and authorizing First Amendment to the Grant Agreement between the City of Houston and the FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION for the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery Program (“TIGER”) 9 Houston Roadway Flood Warning System (as approved by Ordinance No. 2017-0799); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax - DISTRICTS B - JACKSON; C - KAMIN; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; E - MARTIN; H - CISNEROS; I - GALLEGOS and K - CASTEX-TATUM
48. ORDINANCE altering and establishing Prima Facie Speed Limits in certain zones in the City of Houston; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing a repealer; containing a savings clause; providing for severability; declaring certain conduct to be unlawful and providing a penalty
49. ORDINANCE altering Maximum Prima Facie Speed Limits in certain school zones in the City of Houston; making various findings and containing other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; declaring certain conduct to be unlawful and providing a penalty; providing for severability; containing a savings clause; containing a repealer
50. ORDINANCE appropriating $3,717,542.85 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and AECOM TECHNICAL SERVICES, INC for East Water Purification Plant (EWPP) Mechanical and Electrical Improvements for Plant 1 and 2; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS
51. ORDINANCE NO. 2023-944, passed second reading November 8, 2023
ORDINANCE granting to JET WASTE SERVICES, LP, a Texas Limited Partnership, 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; providing for related terms and conditions - THIRD AND FINAL READING
52. ORDINANCE NO. 2023-945, passed second reading November 8, 2023 ORDINANCE granting to NORTHSTAR ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP, INC, a Tennessee 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; providing for related terms and conditions; and making certain findings related thereto - THIRD AND FINAL READING
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA NON-CONSENT - MISCELLANEOUS
53. SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE for the Third Amended Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY-FOUR, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (GREATER HOUSTON ZONE) - DISTRICTS D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; H - CISNEROS; I - GALLEGOS and K - CASTEX-TATUM
SUGGESTED HEARING DATE - 9:00 A.M. - WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 6, 2023
54. SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE for the Fifth Amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (ST. GEORGE PLACE ZONE) - DISTRICTS G - HUFFMAN and J - POLLARD
SUGGESTED HEARING DATE - 9:00 A.M. - WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 6, 2023
55. SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE for the Sixth Amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS - DISTRICTS C - KAMIN; F - THOMAS; J - POLLARD and K - CASTEX-TATUM
SUGGESTED HEARING DATE - 9:00 A.M. - WEDNESDAY - DECEMBER 6, 2023
MATTERS HELD - NUMBERS 56 and 57
56. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance 2022-779, to increase the maximum contract amount for Interlocal Agreement for Professional Consulting Services Agreement between City of Houston and GEOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE to engage Houston Advanced Research Center for assistance with implementation of the City of Houston's Climate Action Plan and Resilient Houston Plan for the Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department; (Approved by Ordinance No. 2022- 779)
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON
This was item 31 on Agenda of November 8, 2023
57. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing seventh Amended and Restated Agreement to the Hermann Park Golf Course Concession Agreement between City and BSL GOLF CORP, for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
DELAYED BY MOTION #2023-762, 11/8/2023
This was Item 61 on Agenda of November 8, 2023
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Thomas 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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