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City of Houston City Council met Jan. 9 & 10.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, January 9, 2024 - 1:30 PM City Hall
PRESENTATIONS
2:00 P.M. – INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Castex Tatum
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 SP01-09-2024
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RECONVENE
WEDNESDAY - JANUARY 10, 2024 - 9:00 A. M.
DESCRIPTIONS OR CAPTIONS OF AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE READ BY THE
CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT
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 1 through 27
ACCEPT WORK - NUMBER 1
1. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $4,652,912.91 and acceptance of work on contract with DCE CONSTRUCTION, INC for FY2021 Roadway Rehabilitation Project #1 - 2.07% under the revised contract amount - DISTRICTS A - PECK; B - JACKSON; C - KAMIN; E - FLICKINGER; F - THOMAS; G -
HUFFMAN; H - CASTILLO and J - POLLARD
PROPERTY - NUMBER 2
2. RECOMMENDATION from City Attorney to deposit the amount of the Award of the Special Commissioners into the Registry of the court and pay all costs in connection with the eminent domain proceeding styled City of Houston v. Crowder Investments, Inc., et al, Cause No. 1212635, for acquisition of Parcels KY22-025 & TCY22-009 for the 42-INCH
WATERLINE FROM CLEAR LAKE CITY WATER AUTHORITY PLANT NO. 3 TO LEAGUE CITY BOOSTER PUMP STATION PROJECT - DISTRICT E - FLICKINGER
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 3 through 13
3. FITNESS SUPERSTORE, INC for Purchase of Exercise Equipment for the Houston Fire Department - $127,271.76 - Grant Fund
4. APPROVE spending authority in the amount of $3,219,009.89 for Purchase of Ferrara Truck Replacement Parts and Repair Services through the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Sourcewell for Fleet Management Department, from HFJ GROUP, LLC dba LONE STAR EMERGENCY GROUP - 26 Months with 2 one-year options - Fleet Management Fund
5. APPROVE spending authority in the amount of $200,000.00 for Emergency Purchase of Parts and Services to maintain and improve the operational efficiency of our Trash and Recycling Collection Vehicles for the Fleet Management Department, from CUMMINS SOUTHERN PLAINS LLC - Fleet Management Fund
6. CALDWELL COUNTRY CHEVROLET for Purchase of Chevrolet Tahoe Vehicles through the Cooperative Purchasing Program with BuyBoard for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Houston Airport System - $1,586,412.00 - Enterprise Fund
7. CALDWELL COUNTRY CHEVROLET for Purchase of Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Vehicles through the Cooperative Purchasing Program with BuyBoard for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Houston Police Department - $549,245.00 - General and Grant Funds
8. CALDWELL COUNTRY CHEVROLET for Purchase of Chevrolet Suburban and Tahoe Vehicles through the Cooperative Purchasing Program with BuyBoard for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Houston Police Department - $4,576,610.00 - General, Grant and Other Funds
9. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $3,100,000.00 for Emergency Purchase of Chlorine for Houston Public Works, from BRENNTAG SOUTHWEST, INC - 8 Months - Enterprise Fund
10. AMEND COUNCIL MOTION 2018-0440, PASSED 8/29/2018, previously amended by Motion 2022-0645, PASSED 12/14/2022, TO INCREASE spending authority from $38,150,000.00 to $47,150,000.00 forPurchase of Liquid Polymer Flocculant Chemical for Houston Public Works, awarded to POLYDYNE, INC - Enterprise Fund
11. VECTOR CONTROLS, LLC. for Purchase of Polymer Meters and Parts for Houston Public Works - $26,920.25 - Enterprise Fund
12. FERGUSON WATERWORKS for Purchase of Repair Clamps through the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with NCPA (National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance) for Houston Public Works - $44,033.55 - Enterprise Fund
13. FERGUSON WATERWORKS for Purchase of Gate Valves through the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with NCPA (National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance) for Houston Public Works - $49,895.72 - Enterprise Fund
RESOLUTION - NUMBER 14
14. RESOLUTION amending Resolution No. 2023-29 approving and authorizing nomination of TOSHIBA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION to Texas Economic Development Bank established by Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office within the Office of the Governor for designation as an Enterprise Project
ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 15 through 27
15. ORDINANCE appropriating $1,216,704.78 out of Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund; awarding Construction Contract to FMG CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC for Terminal A – Vestibule Efficiency Upgrades at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (IAH) (Project Nos. 257A & 257B); 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 construction services, materials engineering testing services, contingency, and escalation relating to the Terminal A – Vestibule Efficiency Upgrades financed by the Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
16. ORDINANCE appropriating $237,035.68 out of ParkHouston Special Revenue Fund; approving and authorizing first amendment to Parking Rights License Agreement by and between KIM HUNG DEVELOPMENT, INC, Licensor, and City of Houston, Texas, Licensee, relating to the use of a portion of a certain tract of land located at 1005 Saint Emanuel Street, Houston, Texas, for parking purposes - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ
17. ORDINANCE appropriating $960,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund and $450,000.00 out of Contributed Capital Project Fund; approving and a Construction Manager At Risk Contract with ANSLOW BRYANT CONSTRUCTION, LTD for the Houston Public Library-Jones Central Library Bagby Street Entrance Renovation Project; providing funding for contingencies, materials testing services, design services and Civic Art - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ
18. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Sole Source Agreement between City of Houston and ALFA LAVAL INC for Preventative and On-Call Maintenance Services for Alfa Laval Decanter Centrifuges for Houston Public Works; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one year options - $2,679,269.00 - Enterprise Fund
19. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Derivative Agreement between City of Houston and SUNOCO, LLC. for Unleaded Gasoline Services through the Interlocal Purchasing Agreement with Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County for the Fleet Management Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $62,741,137.11 - Fleet Management Fund
20. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Sole Source Contract between City of Houston and AWC, INC for purchase of Siemens related Process Control, Data Acquisition Equipment, Replacement Parts, Professional Services, Training and Technical Services for Houston Public Works; providing a maximum contract amount - 5 Years with 5 one-year options - $9,125,000.00 - Enterprise Fund
21. ORDINANCE approving and awarding contract between City of Houston and AIS INTERNATIONAL LTD, dba BTSOFT, for Software Upgrades, Maintenance, and Support Services for Laboratory Information Management System for Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $856,000.00 - Enterprise and Other Funds
22. ORDINANCE relating to the rescheduling or postponement of certain City Council meetings
23. ORDINANCE renewing the establishment of the west side of the 5300 block of Calhoun Road, between Riverside Tree Park Lane and North Roseneath Drive within the City of Houston, Texas as a Special Minimum Lot Size requirement block pursuant Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
24. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of two 60-foot-wide street easements and a 110-foot-wide drainage easement, all situated in the Hicks Shropshire Survey, Abstract No. 313, Fort Bend County, Texas; abandoning the easements to BLUE RIDGE COMMERCE CENTER WEST LLC, the abutting owner, in consideration of its cash payment to the City of $493,260.00, and conveyance to the City of a 25-foot-wide sanitary sewer easement and a 20-foot-wide water line easement, also situated in the Hicks Shropshire Survey, Abstract No. 313, Fort Bend County, Texas, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM
25. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to Interlocal Agreement between City of Houston, GULFGATE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY and HOBBY AREA DISTRICT for the Mosley Road Mobility and Pedestrian Safety Improvements Project (as approved by Ordinance No. 2022-0008) - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ
26. ORDINANCE appropriating $24,978.81 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund for Advanced Funding Agreement between City of Houston and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION to relocate and adjust an existing water line along FM 1960 from SH 249 to Cutten Road; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT A -
PECK 27. ORDINANCE appropriating $23,550,000.00 out of Metro Projects Construction - DDSRF; awarding contract to DURWOOD GREENE CONSTRUCTION CO for FY2023 Asphalt Overlay Rehab Package #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
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA MATTERS HELD - NUMBERS 28 through 35
28. TEXAS HIGHWAY PRODUCTS for Purchase of Traffic Control Products through the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Buyboard for Houston Public Works - $332,500.00 - Special Revenue Fund
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER
This was Item 20 on Agenda of December 20, 2023
29. TEXAS UNDERGROUND, INC for Purchase of Sewer Hoses through the Interlocal Agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council for Houston Public Works - $37,020.66 - Enterprise Fund
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER
This was Item 21 on Agenda of December 20, 2023
30. CONSOLIDATED TRAFFIC CONTROLS, INC for Purchase of Control Modules through the Interlocal Agreement with the Houston-Galveston Area Council for Houston Public Works - $46,600.00 - Special Revenue Fund TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER
This was Item 23 on Agenda of December 20, 2023
31. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and HOLLAND & KNIGHT 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, Holland & Knight (“Holland & Knight”) 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. Holland & Knight has previously represented the City in connection with the issuance of various bonds and other obligations. The engagement of Holland & Knight is in the best interest of the City, since the legal services requested requirespecialized 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.
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH
This was Item 25 on Agenda of December 20, 2023
32. 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.
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH
This was Item 26 on Agenda of December 20, 2023
33. 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 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 theattorneys 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.
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH
This was Item 27 on Agenda of December 20, 2023
34. ORDINANCE authorizing and approving agreement with appropriation between City of Houston and HOUSTON LAND BANK to provide Fifth Ward Voluntary Relocation Funds for the Administration and Management of the Relocation Process on behalf of the City of Houston - DISTRICT B - JACKSON - $2,000,000.00 - Fifth Ward Voluntary Relocation
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER
This was Item 69 on Agenda of December 20, 2023
35. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a Qualified Hotel Project and Administration Agreement between 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 - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER
This was Item 70 on Agenda of December 20, 2023
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Huffman 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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