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City of Houston City Council met April 9 & 10.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 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 Jackson 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
RECESS
RECONVENE
WEDNESDAY - APRIL 10, 2024 - 9:00 A. M.
DESCRIPTIONS OR CAPTIONS OF AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE READ BY THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT
HEARINGS
1. PUBLIC HEARING to provide a Resolution of No Objection for the 4% Housing Tax Credit for the following applicants:
CORDOVA APARTMENTS 6160 Madden Ln DISTRICT D – EVANS SHABAZZ
NEW HOPE HOUSING AVENUE C7501 Harrisburg Blvd DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ
2. PUBLIC HEARING to provide a Resolution of No Objection for the 4% Housing Tax Credit for the following applicants:
THE ARBORETUM AT WOODLAND HILL S
SEC of FM 1960 & Woodland Hills D
CHISHOLM TRAIL APARTMENTS 18204 Chisholm Trail
WILLOW CREEK MANOR SEC Cossey Rd and Huffman-Kohrville Rd
MAYOR'S REPORT
CONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 3 through 36
MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBER 3
3. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, for terms to expire April 7, 2026:
Position One - CHRISTOPHER C. “CHAD” MCMILLAN, appointment.
Position Three - KATHY K. HAN, appointment
Position Four - TERRY LEON PRESTON, appointment
Position Five - TERRY MORALES, reappointment
ACCEPTANCE of WORK - NUMBERS 4 and 5
4. RECOMMENDATION from Director General Services Department for approval of final contract amount of $19,026,370.82 and acceptance of work on contract with MANHATTAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY for new Southwest Police Station - 8.58% over the original contract amount and under the 9% contingency amount - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM
5. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Airport System for approval of final contract amount of $1,587,253.28 and acceptance of work on contract with JERDON ENTERPRISE, L.P. for the Terminal A & B Departure Area Paver Replacement Project at Intercontinental Airport Houston (Project No. 749) - 30.95% under the original contract amount - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 6 and 7
6. RUSH TRUCK CENTERS OF TEXAS for Purchase of Medium/Heavy Duty Trucks through the Texas Local Purchasing Cooperative Houston-Galveston Area Council for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Public Works - $12,745,087.22 - Storm Water and Other Funds
7. COBURN SUPPLY COMPANY, INC for Purchase of Fire Hydrant Repair Parts for Houston Public Works - $15,500.00 - Enterprise Fund
ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 8 through 36
8. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE III and ARTICLE VI OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to Metal Recyclers and Secondhand Resellers to conform to changes in state law; declaring certain conduct to be unlawful and providing a penalty therefore; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for severability
9. ORDINANCE relating to the Retail Gas Utility Rates of CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP. d/b/a CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX and as CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS; denying rate increase request and revised rate schedules and maintaining current rates in effect
10. ORDINANCE appropriating $1,094,500.00 out of Airports Improvement Fund; awarding Construction Contract to JOERIS GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, LLC. for the FIDS and BIDS LED Lights Phase II Terminal A Project at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (IAH) (Project No. 963); 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, and contingency, relating to the FIDS and BIDS LED Lights Phase II Terminal A Project financed by the Airports Improvement Fund - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
11. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Compromise, Settlement, Release, and Indemnity Agreement between the City of Houston and DEYVIN CLAUDIA TEYUL ICH; to settle a lawsuit - $60,000.00 - Property & Casualty Fund
12. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Derivative Agreement between the City of Houston and TDINDUSTRIES, INC, for Facility Management and related services through an Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with OMNIA for the General Services Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 2 Years - $60,000,000.00 - Maintenance Renewal and Replacement Fund
13. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Derivative Agreement between the City of Houston and TDINDUSTRIES, INC, for Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Replacement Services through Cooperative Purchasing with the Harris County Department of Education for the General Services Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $25,000,000.00 - Maintenance, Renewal and Replacement Fund
14. ORDINANCE Amending Ordinance No. 2019-0291 (passed on April 17, 2019); approving and authorizing a First Amendment to the Contract between the City of Houston and YAMAHA GOLF CAR COMPANY to extend the Contract term from April 29, 2024 to April 29, 2025 for Golf Cart Leasing Services for the Mayors Office of Special Events and the Houston Parks and Recreation Department
15. ORDINANCE Amending Ordinance No. 2021-0266 to increase the maximum contract amount and approving and authorizing First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement between the City of Houston and THE SOCIAL JUSTICE LEARNING INSTITUTE to modify the terms of the Agreement and to extend the contract term for My Brother’s Keeper Initiative for the Houston Health Department - $800,000.00 - Essential Public Health Services
16. ORDINANCE approving and awarding eighteen Tow and Go Freeway Towing and Emergency Road Service Agreements between the City of Houston and ACTION TOWING INC dba BEST TOW, ALLIED COLLISION CENTER, INC, ASHAAUTOMOTIVE, INC, CANINO WEST, INC, CORPORATE AUTO SERVICES, INC, DWIGHT CANNON dba D. C. WRECKER, FAST TOW ZONE ONE AUTO STORAGE, HUMBLE TOWING SERVICE, NAHYAH ENTERPRISE, LLC dba HY-TECH TOWING and RECOVERY, MERCHANTS VEHICLE TOWING, LLC, MILSTEAD AUTOMOTIVE, LTD., NORTH HOUSTON MOTORS, INC, PRO WRECKER ENTERPRISES, LLC, RBEX, INC dba APPLE TOWING CO., K.T.L. ENTERPRISES, INC dba SAFETOW, SIBERIA HOUSTON LNA, LLC dba EXPRO TOWING and EXPRO AUTO COLLISION & REPAIR, UNIFIED AUTO WORKS PAINT and BODY, INC, and ZONE 3 COLLISION CENTER, LLC dba COLLISION CENTER for the Tow and Go Freeway Towing and Emergency Road Service Program for the Houston Police Department - 5 Years - $3,905,000.00 - Grant Fund
17. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Second Amendment to an Agreement for Burglar Alarm Administration Services between the City of Houston and PM AM CORPORATION (Approved by Ordinance No. 2017-0298); to extend the term of the contract
18. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Fourth Amendment to the Agreement for an Automated Records Management System between the City and CENTRALSQUARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC Formerly known as Tritech Software System/Tiburon, Inc. for the Houston Police Department
19. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing an Agreement between the City ofHouston and INDRA AIR TRAFFIC, INC, for Vehicle Movement Area Transponder Services for the Houston Airport System; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $610,776.79 - Enterprise Fund
20. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Contract with UNIVERSAL PROTECTION SERVICE, LP d/b/a ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES for Security Guard Services for the Houston Health Department - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $2,432,000.00 - Grant Fund
21. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Third Amendment to the First Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and HOUSTON FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER, INC (previously approved by Resolution No. 2012-17 and Ordinance Nos. 2014-165, 2019-0117, and 2020-898) to amend certain terms and conditions - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ
22. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of an electronic application for and acceptance of the Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Division for the FY2025 Violent Crime Program Grant; declaring the City’s eligibility for such grant; authorizing the Police Chief of the City of Houston Police Department to act as the City’s representative to accept such grant funds, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the Program and to extend the budget period; containing provisions relating to the subject
23. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of an electronic application for and acceptance of grant funds through the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division for the FY2025 Houston Police Department’s Parole/Domestic Violence Initiative Grant; declaring the City's eligibility for such grant; authorizing the Chief of the Houston Police Department to act as the City's Representative in the application process, to apply for, accept, and expend the grant funds if awarded and to apply for, accept, and expend all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the grant and to extend the budget period
24. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of an electronic application for and acceptance of the Office of the Houston-Galveston Area Council for the FY24/25 Solid Waste Grant; declaring the City’s eligibility for such grant; authorizing the Police Chief of the City of Houston Police Department to act as the City’s Representative to accept such grant funds, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the Program and to extend the budget period
25. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 12.627 acres of land to MEMORIAL HILLS UTILITY DISTRICT, for inclusion in the district
26. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 13.14 acres of land to REID ROAD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2, for inclusion in its district
27. ORDINANCE consenting to the creation of WALLER COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 55, consisting initially of 1,129.77 acres of land, for inclusion in its boundary; granting consent to exercise road and recreational facilities; power and authorizing the district to issue bonds for road and recreational facilities within the City of Houston, Texas, subject to certain conditions
28. ORDINANCE authorizing the sale of 296,557 square feet of City fee owned land, located along East Loop (EL) & West Loop (WL) of IH 45 and EL of IH 10, at the terminus of James Street, situated in the John Austin Survey, Abstract No. 1, Harris County, Texas; selling the property to Texas Department of Transportation to reconstruct a portion of the IH 45 Highway, known as the North Houston Highway Improvement Project (NHHIP), at IH 69 North and IH 10, between Houston’s downtown and North Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8), in consideration of its payment to the City in the amount of $527,675.00 and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO
29. ORDINANCE appropriating $6,035,568.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to PM CONSTRUCTION & REHAB, LLC for Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation and Renewal; 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 Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, contingency and testing services (4235- 123)
30. ORDINANCE appropriating $53,255,453.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to LEM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC for Southeast Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion, Package II; 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 Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; contingency, testing services, and construction management - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
31. ORDINANCE granting to BAYOU CITY WASTE SYSTEMS, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, 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
FIRST READING
32. ORDINANCE granting to BRUMFIELD SANITATION SERVICES, a Texas sole proprietorship, 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
FIRST READING
33. ORDINANCE granting to ELISEO CARRION dba GREASE TRAP MAINTENANCE, a Texas sole proprietorship, 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
FIRST READING
34. ORDINANCE granting to HAMILTON ALLIANCE, INC., an Indiana 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
FIRST READING
35. ORDINANCE granting to NORTHWEST CASCADE, INC., foreign for-profit 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
FIRST READING
36. ORDINANCE granting to PHOENIX POLLUTION CONTROL & ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC., a Texas 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
FIRST READING
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA MATTERS HELD - NUMBERS 37 through 39
37. ORDINANCE authorizing sale of Surplus Vacant Lot consisting of approximately 12.22 acres and located at 10301 Stella Link Road, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Parcel QY22-008); approving and authorizing Marketing Agreement between City of Houston and SAVILLS, INC, for the Marketing and Sale of said lot - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KAMIN, EVANS-SHABAZZ, THOMAS and CASTEX-TATUM
This was Item 22 on Agenda of April 3, 2024
38. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Marketing Agreement between City of Houston, Texas, and CBRE, INC, a Delaware corporation, for Marketing and Sale of certain real property consisting of approximately 14.946 acres of land located along the east line of Highway 288 Frontage Road and west line of Cityscape Avenue, south of East Orem Drive, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Parcel No. 0451900000696) - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS JACKSON, KAMIN, EVANS SHABAZZ, THOMAS, CASTEX-TATUM and CARTER
This was Item 23 on Agenda of April 3, 2024
39. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a Marketing Agreement between the City of Houston, Texas, and CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD OF TEXAS, INC., a Texas corporation, for the marketing and sale of certain real property consisting of approximately 10.697 acres of land located at 0 Burnett Street, Houston, Harris County, Texas - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS JACKSON, KAMIN, EVANS SHABAZZ, THOMAS, CASTILLO and CARTER
This was Item 24 on Agenda of April 3, 2024
SUPPLEMENTAL POSTING - MATTERS HELD - NUMBER 40
40. ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 26-155 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to Parking Meter Regulations TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POLLARD
This was Item 34 on agenda of April 3, 2024
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Davis 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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