City of Houston City Council will meet Jan. 17

City of Houston City Council will meet Jan. 17.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act the agenda is posted for public information, at all times, for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of the meeting on the bulletin board located on the exterior wall of the City Hall building at 901 Bagby.

The agenda may be accessed via the Internet at http://houston.novusagenda.com/agendapublic/. Copies of the agenda are available in the Office of the City Secretary in the City Hall Annex, Public Level at no charge. To receive the agenda by mail, send check or money order for $52.00 for a one year subscription, made payable to the City of Houston to the attention of the City Secretary, P.O. Box 1562, Houston, Texas 77251.

To reserve time to appear before Council call 832-393-1100, or email us at speakers@houstontx.gov or weather permitting you may come to the Office of the City Secretary, City Hall Annex, Public Level by 3:00 pm the Tuesday before Public Session.

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AGENDA- CONSOLIDATED SESSION MEETING Wednesday, January 17, 2024 - 9:00AM City Hall

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Peck

9:00AM - ROLL CALL

ADOPT MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

9:30AM - PUBLIC SPEAKERS

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.

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SP01-17-2024

MAYOR'S REPORT

CONSENT AGENDANUMBERS 1 through 26

MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBER 1

1. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of the following individual to the HOUSTON FIRST CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Class B term to expire December 31, 2025:

Position Eight - JAYS. ZEIDMAN, to serve as Chair

ACCEPTANCE OF WORK - NUMBERS 2 through 9

2. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Airport System for approval of final contract amount of $1,034,017.92 and acceptance of work on contract with EZ DEMOLITIONS & UNDERGROUND, LLC for the Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) Site Demolition Project at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (IAH) (Project No. 746) - 5.89% under the original contract amount - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

3. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Airport System for approval of final contract amount of $1,490,900.35 and acceptance of work on contract with ISI CONTRACTING, INC for Roadway Reconstruction Project at Ellington Airport (EFD) (Project No. 632) - 9.28% under the original contract amount - DISTRICT E - FLICKINGER

4. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Airport System for approval of final contract amount of $4,103,003.14 and acceptance of work on contract with LEE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE COMPANY d/b/a LMC CORPORATION for the South Concourse Flooring Replacement Project at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) (Project No. 241) - 0.13% over the original contract amount and under the 15% contingency amount - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ

5. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $12,338,303.51 and acceptance of work on contract with MAIN LANE INDUSTRIES LTD. for Concrete Panel Replacement for City Streets - 0.23% under the revised contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount - DISTRICTS A - PECK; B - JACKSON; C - KAMIN; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; E - FLICKINGER; G - HUFFMAN; H - CASTILLO; I - MARTINEZ and J - POLLARD

6. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $29,316,226.74 and acceptance of work on contract with HARPER BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, LLC for 108-inch Water Line along City Easements from Imperial Valley Drive to Green Plaza Drive - 1.32% under the original contract amount - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

7. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $1,097,217.43 and acceptance of work on contract with JFT CONSTRUCTION, INC for FY2021 Drainage Rehabilitation Storm Water Action Team (SWAT) Work Order No. 2 - 50.13% under the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount - DISTRICTS G – HUFFMAN and I - MARTINEZ

8. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $8,654,392.70 and acceptance of work on contract with DCE CONSTRUCTION, INC for City Wide Panel Replacement FY2018 -15.13% under the original contract amount - DISTRICTS A - PECK; B - JACKSON; C - KAMIN; F - THOMAS; G - HUFFMAN; I - MARTINEZ; J - POLLARD and K - CASTEX-TATUM

9. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $16,734,245.70 and acceptance of work on contract with FUSED INDUSTRIES, LLC for Laura Koppe Paving and Drainage from Hirsch to Homestead - 4.80% over the revised contract amount - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

PURCHASINGAND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 10 through 13

10. D. W. INDUSTRIES, INC for Hoses and Fittings for Houston Public Works - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $3,636,329.10 - Enterprise and Stormwater Funds

11. APPROVE spending authority in the amount of $109,929.00 for Purchase and Installation of an Equipment Rack and Audio/Visual Systems through the Buy-Board Purchasing Cooperative Agreement for the Houston Police Department, awarded to FORD AUDIO VIDEO SYSTEMS, LLC - Grant Fund

12. COBURN SUPPLY COMPANY, INC for Purchase of Fire Hydrant Wrenches for Houston Public Works - $1,697.50 - Enterprise Fund

13. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $9,000,000.00 for Emergency Purchase of Liquid Polymer Flocculant for Houston Public Works, awarded to POLYDYNE, INC – Enterprise Fund

ORDINANCES - NUMBERING

ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 14 through 26

ORDINANCES

14. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2023-1153, setting a Hearing regarding just and reasonable Retail Gas Rates of CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON RESOURCES CORP. d/b/a CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX and CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS to be observed within the City of Houston, Texas

15. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston and CAREER AND RECOVERYRESOURCES, INC, providing Community Development Block Grant Funds for the administration of a program that will provide individuals transitioning from homelessness with coordinated Housing Stability Case Management, Employment Training, and Substance Use Disorder Services - $244,427.00 - Grant Fund

16. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Professional Services Agreement between the City of Houston and SER-JOBS FOR PROGRESS OF THE TEXAS GULF COAST, INC to provide Economic Development Initiative-Community Project Funds and American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for the Houston Financial Empowerment Center - DISTRICTS B - JACKSON; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ and I - MARTINEZ

17. ORDINANCE appropriating $3,422,002.00 out of Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund; awarding Construction Contract to JLA CONSTRUCTION SOLUTIONS, LLC for HOU Central Concourse Flooring Replacement – Phase II at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU); Project No. 957; 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, and contingency relating to HOU Central Concourse Flooring Replacement – Phase II financed by the Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ

18. ORDINANCE appropriating additional funds in the amount of $877,000.00 out of Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund for the Design/Build Contract with ANSLOW BRYANT CONSTRUCTION, LTD; for the Southwest Multi-Purpose Renovation Project; providing funding for contingency and Civic Art - DISTRICT J - POLLARD

19. ORDINANCE appropriating additional funds in the amount of $11,380,000.00 out of the Police Consolidated Construction Fund and $10,700,000.00 out of the Contributed Capital Project Fund for the Construction Manager-at-Risk Contract with CHRISTENSEN BUILDING GROUP, LLC for Construction Phase Services for the North Belt Police Station; providing funding for contingency, engineering testing, construction inspection, and civic art - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

20. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2022-0149 (Passed on February 23, 2022) to increase the maximum contract amount for Contract No. 4600017086 for the contract between the City of Houston and MICHAEL BAKER INTERNATIONAL, INC for Professional Engineering Services and Floodplain Management Staff Consulting for Houston Public Works - $6,257,696.92 - Building Inspection Fund

21. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2020-0677 (Passed on August 5, 2020) to increase the Maximum Contract amount for Contract No. 4600016095 between the City of Houston and ACCURATE METER & BACKFLOW, LLC for Backflow Preventer Certification, Testing and Repair Services for Houston Public Works - $252,500.00 - Enterprise Fund

22. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2022-0821 to increase the maximum contract amount for agreement between City of Houston and FORD AUDIO-VIDEO SYSTEMS, LLC for Professional Broadcast Audio Visual Technology Upgrades for City Hall Chambers for Houston Television (Houston Television) - $63,110.00 - State Cable TV Franchise Fee Fund

23. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2021-499 (Passed on June 16, 2021) to increase the Maximum Contract amount between the City of Houston and DELL MARKETING, L.P. for Computer and Desktop Equipment and Services for the Houston Information Technology Services

24. ORDINANCE establishing 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 Block pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ

25. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2023-838, consenting to the addition of 20.229 acres of land to SPRING WEST MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, for inclusion in its District by adding an omitted petition to such Ordinance

26. ORDINANCE appropriating $1,824,246.90 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing First Amendment to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION for Intercontinental Airport Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion (as approved by Ordinance

No. 2019-1008); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA

MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BYCOUNCIL - Council Member Ramirez first

ALL ORDINANCES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED ON AN EMERGENCYBASIS AND TO BE PASSED ON ONE READING UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED,ARTICLE VII, SECTION 7, CITYCHARTER

NOTE - WHENEVER ANY AGENDA ITEM, WHETHER OR NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IS NOT READY FOR COUNCIL ACTION AT THE TIME IT IS REACHED ON THE AGENDA, THAT ITEM SHALL BE PLACED AT THE END OF THE AGENDA FOR ACTION BY COUNCIL WHEN ALL OTHER AGENDA ITEMS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED.

CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE UP AGENDA ITEMS OUT OF THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE POSITIONED IN THIS AGENDA. ALSO, AN ITEM THAT HAS BEEN TAGGED UNDER CITY COUNCIL RULE (HOUSTON CITY CODE 2-2) OR DELAYED TO ANOTHER DAY MAY BE NEVERTHELESS CONSIDERED LATER AT THE SAME CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

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