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City of Houston City Council will meet Jan. 30 & 31.
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 Monday before Public Session.
NOTE: If a translator is required, please advise when reserving time to speak
AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, January 30, 2024 - 1:30 PM City Hall
PRESENTATIONS
2:00 P.M. – INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Pollard
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 SP01-30-2024
RECESS
RECONVENE
WEDNESDAY - JANUARY 31, 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 and a Quarterly Investment Report by the City Controller
MAYOR'S REPORT
CONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 1 through 32
MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBERS 1 and 2
1. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Airport System for approval of Membership Fees in the Airports Council International - North America for the Calendar Year 2024 - $161,674.00 - Enterprise Fund
2. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for payment to TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY for two annual stormwater permits - $7,200.00 - Enterprise Fund
ACCEPT WORK - NUMBER 3
3. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $5,496,256.18 and acceptance of work on contract with PM CONSTRUCTION & REHAB, LLC dba IPR SOUTH CENTRAL for Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation and Renewal - 1.56% under the original contract amount (4235-109) - DISTRICTS A - PECK; C - KAMIN; E - FLICKINGER; G - HUFFMAN; H - CASTILLO; I - MARTINEZ; J - POLLARD and K - CASTEX-TATUM
PROPERTY - NUMBER 4
4. 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. SONG KI MIN, et al., Cause No. 1190732 for Greens Road Paving & Drainage Improvements Project, Parcel AY21-041 - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 5 through 12
5. METRO FIRE APPARATUS SPECIALISTS, INC for Purchase of ten Paratech Maxiforce Air Lifting Bag Kits for the Houston Fire Department - $46,034.40 - Grant Fund
6. SILSBEE TOYOTA for Purchase of Hybrid Toyota RAV4 and Hybrid Toyota Corolla vehicles through the Cooperative Purchasing Program with The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Houston Police Department - $304,620.00 - General and Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Funds
7. FACILITY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC for Purchase of Replacement LED Lights and Fixtures through the Cooperative Purchasing Program with BuyBoard for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department - $149,312.28 - Park Special Revenue Fund
8. APPROVE spending authority in the total amount of $1,626,361.88 for Helicopter Inspection and Repair Services for the Houston Police Department, awarded to MD HELICOPTERS, INC – Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund
9. WILLIAMS SCOTSMAN, INC for Rental of a Modular Building through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with Omnia Partners, Public Sector for Houston Public Works - $114,879.60 - Enterprise Fund
10. SCM CONSULTANTS, INC for Purchase of Magnetic Valve Locators for Houston Public Works - $28,750.00 - Enterprise Fund
11. REHRIG PACIFIC COMPANY - $1,250,000.00 and TOTER, LLC - $1,250,000.00 for Purchase of Trash and Recycling Carts, and related products through the Cooperative Purchasing Program with Omnia Partnersfor the Solid Waste Management Department - $2,500,000.00 - Container Lease Fund
12. APPROVE spending authority in the amount not to exceed $18,873,530.67 for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Equipment and Supplies through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with Omnia Partners, Public Sector for Various Departments, awarded to SAFEWARE INC - 28-Months with 2 one-year options - General, Enterprise and Other Funds
ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 13 through 32
13. ORDINANCE denying the application of CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC, for approval to amend its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor filed with Houston, Texas on December 14, 2023
14. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing fifth amendment to contract between City of Houston and COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF HOUSTON/HARRIS COUNTY providing additional Emergency Solutions Grant Funds and Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Funds for the continuing operation and maintenance of a Homeless Management Information System - $151,005.00 - Grant Fund
15. ORDINANCE authorizing Loan Agreement between City of Houston and FAIRWOODS AT FURMAN LLC, to provide a Loan in Uptown TIRZ Series 2021 Affordable Homes Funds, to finance the acquisition and infrastructure costs for affordable single-family home development to be located at 13520 and 13606 Furman Road, Houston, Texas 77047 - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
16. ORDINANCE appropriating $38,597,138.00 out of Airports Improvement Fund and approving and authorizing contract between City of Houston and JBT AEROTECH CORPORATION; for Passenger Loading Bridges Replacement Services at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) for the Houston Airport System (Project Nos. 946A and 946B) - DISTRICTS B - JACKSON and I - MARTINEZ
17. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2019-0486 to increase the maximum contract amount for agreement between City of Houston and ASPYRA, LLC for Maintenance and Support Services for the Cyberlab Software for the Houston Health Department - $48,339.17 - General Fund
18. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and TRAX ANALYTICS, LLC., for Smart Restroom Software Services for Houston Airport System; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $2,336,196.87 - Enterprise Fund
19. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2021-499 (Passed on June 16, 2021) to increase the maximum contract amount between City of Houston and DELL MARKETING, L.P. for Computer and Desktop Equipment and Services for the Houston Information Technology Services
20. ORDINANCE authorizing Grant Application to the STATE OF TEXAS, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICE, CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION, by the City of Houston Municipal Courts Departmentfor the Juvenile Case Manager Program Truancy Prevention Initiative (the “Grant”); declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Director of the Municipal Courts Department to act as the City’s representative in the application process, with the authority to accept the Grant and expend the Grant Funds, as awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the Grant
21. ORDINANCE establishing portions of Riverside Terrace Subdivisions, within the City of Houston, Texas, as a Special Minimum Lot Size Area pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
22. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of two portions of a 3 foot-wide sanitary and storm sewer easement, being out of and a part of Lots one (1), two (2), nine (9), and ten (10), in Block eight (8) and in Block thirteen (13), in Palmer Place, located in the Samuel M. Willliams Survey, Harris County, Texas; abandoning said portions of the easements to WESTGREEN BLUE WILLOW, LTD., the abutting property owner, in consideration of its payment to the City in the amount of $29,835.00, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO
23. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of Leona Street, from Semmes Street east to its terminus, located in the Samuel M. Harris Survey, Abstract 327, Harris County, Texas; abandoning the easement to LBK PROPERTIES, LLC, the abutting owner, in consideration of its cash payment to the City of $374,851.00, and conveyance to the City of a minimum 5-foot by 5-foot water meter easement, also located in the Samuel M. Harris Survey, Abstract 327, Harris County, Texas, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
24. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of Parsons Street, from Bowie Street to Dahlia Street, within the Harrisburg Addition, located in the J.R. Harris Survey, Abstract 27, Harris County, Texas; abandoning said street easement to HOUSTON GATEWAY ACADEMY, INC the abutting property owner, in consideration of its payment to the City in the amount of $251,777.00, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ
25. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City of Houston, Texas, Seller, and ADVANTA EXPRESS, LLC, Purchaser, for the sale of approximately 56,352 square-feet of land, being out of Lots 6, 7, and 8 of Block 2, Dodson Acres (unrecorded), located in the Josiah T. Harrell Survey, Abstract No. 329, Harris County, Texas, for $535,000.00 - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO
26. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Temporary Groundwater Reduction Plan Participation Agreement between City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT 89 to achieve Houston-Galveston Subsidence District Regulatory Compliance
27. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Groundwater Reduction Plan Wholesale Agreement between City of Houston and WATERS EDGE MASTER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC to achieve Houston-Galveston Subsidence District Regulatory Compliance
28. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to agreement between City of Houston and TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD for administering the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Program (as approved by Ordinance No. 2022-0882, as amended)
29. ORDINANCE appropriating $1,035,000.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge and $435,000.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax; approving and authorizing Professional Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract between City of Houston and ING GARZA, PLLC for FY2024 Paving Rehabilitation Projects (Contract #2); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge and the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax
30. ORDINANCE appropriating $44,100.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing Professional Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract between City of Houston and LLOYD, SMITHA & ASSOCIATES, LLC for Water Facilities Projects; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund
31. ORDINANCE appropriating $3,550,000.00 out of Metro Project Construction - DDSRF, awarding contract to DCE CONSTRUCTION, INC for Citywide Work Orders for Council District Service Fund Project #12; 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 Metro Project Construction - DDSRF, contingency, and testing services
32. ORDINANCE appropriating $7,515,994.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem, awarding contract to GRAVA, LLC for West Fuqua Road Intersection and Sidewalk 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 Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem, contingency, and testing services - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
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 WHENEVER ANY AGENDA ITEM, WHETHER OR NOT ON THE NOTE
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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