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City of Houston City Council met June 11.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, June 11, 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 Plummer ROLL CALL AND ADOPT THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
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WEDNESDAY - JUNE 12th, 2024 - 9:00 A. M.
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MAYOR'S REPORT
CONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 1 through 70
MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBERS 1 through 4
1. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individual to the HOUSTON LIBRARY FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Position One - SAUNDRA WILEY, reappointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2025
Position Two - NICOLAS A. JIMENEZ, reappointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2025
Position Three - ADA WANG, appointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2026
Position Five - MARGO YVETTE MELCHOR-HERNANDEZ, appointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2026
Position Six - FLOYD NATHANIEL WILLIAMS SR., appointment, fora term to expire 3/1/2025
Position Seven - BURNITA DIANE SHEPARD, appointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2026
Position Nine - ADRIANA TAMEZ, appointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2026
Position Eleven - LOGAN LEAL, appointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2026
Position Seventeen - MIMI SAPP BROWN, appointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2026
Position Eighteen - JASON SMITH, appointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2025
Position Nineteen - SARAH KATHERINE LENNY, appointment, for a term to expire 3/1/2026
2. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (MONTROSE ZONE), for a term ending December 31, 2025:
Position One - MATTHEW S. BROLLIER, and will serve as Chair for a term ending 12/31/2024
Position Three - JOSEPH L. BOSTICK
Position Five - ROBBY GUTHARDT
Position Seven - HELEN ZUNKA
3. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MONTROSE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, for a term ending December 31, 2025:
Position One - MATTHEW S. BROLLIER, and will serve as Chair for a term ending 12/31/2024
Position Three - JOSEPH L. BOSTICK
Position Five - ROBBY GUTHARDT
Position Seven - HELEN ZUNKA
4. RECOMMENDATION from the Fire Chief, for approval of Extension of Injury on Duty Leave (Salary Continuation) for Houston Fire Department, Firefighter RICKY PAYTON, for the period June 19, 2024 through June 19, 2025
PROPERTY - NUMBER 5
5. RECOMMENDATION from the City Attorney to deposit the amount of the Award of the Special Commissioners hearing into the Registry of the Court, to pay all Costs of Court in connection with eminent domain proceedings styled City of Houston v. Aslam and Nuzhat Hasnain, et al; Cause No.1221678, for the acquisition of Parcel LY23-030 for WINDERMERE OUTFALL REPAIR PROJECT - DISTRICT G - HUFFMAN
PURCHASING - NUMBERS 6 through 23
6. SYMTECH FIRE, LLC for the purchase of Flashover Simulator Chambers for the Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security on behalf of the Houston Fire Department - $169,000.00 - Grant Fund
7. SOUTHERN TIRE MART, LLC for Agriculture Tires, Trailer Truck Tires, and Air Fire Rescue Tires for the Fleet Management Department - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $1,042,237.50 - Fleet Management Fund
8. POLARIS SALES, INC for Purchase of Electric Utility Carts through Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Public Works - $274,870.96 - Enterprise Fund
9. DOGGETT HEAVY MACHINERY SERVICES, LLC and MUSTANG MACHINERY COMPANY, LLC for Earthmoving Equipment through Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Public Works - $2,770,589.60 – Special Revenue and Other Funds
10. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $390,961.97 for Purchase of a Threat Intelligence Platform Solution through the Texas Department of Information Resources for Houston Information Technology Services from PRESCRIPTIVE DATA SOLUTIONS, LLC - Central Service Revolving Fund - 1 Year
11. APPROVE spending authority for Purchase of Holiday Lighting Services for Hermann Square through Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard) for the Mayor's Office of Special Events, from DECORIQ, LLC - 1 Year with 2 one-year renewals - $774,090.57 - Tourism Promotion Fund
12. LEONARDO US CYBER AND SECURITY SOLUTIONS, LLC (Formerly SELEX) for Purchase of Automated License Plate Reader Systems and Trailer through the General Services Administration Cooperative Purchasing Program for the Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security, on behalf of the Houston Police Department - $80,735.00 - Grant Fund
13. DETECTACHEM, INC for Purchase of Apex R7 Spectrometers for the Houston Police Department - $52,900.00 - General Fund
14. AIRSHIP AI HOLDINGS INC for Purchase of Hardware and Licenses to expand a Video Server for the Houston Police Department - $177,483.50 - General Fund
15. AMEND MOTION #2022-0275, passed June 1, 2022, TO INCREASE spending authority from $344,263.50 to $481,968.90 for Purchase of Submersible Trash Pumps from the Houston-Galveston Area Council Cooperative Purchasing Program for Houston Public Works from XYLEM DEWATERING SOLUTIONS, INC - $137,705.40 - Enterprise Fund
16. PATRICIA TECH SUPPLY AND SERVICE for Purchase of 55-Gallon Drums for Houston Public Works - $7,920.00 - Enterprise Fund
17. PATRICIA TECH SUPPLY AND SERVICE for Purchase of Batteries for Houston Public Works - $8,426.70 - Storm Water Fund
18. TIGER TRAFFIC, INC for Purchase of Traffic Signal Equipment for Houston Public Works - $34,370.00 – Special Revenue Fund
19. PATRICIA TECH SUPPLY AND SERVICE for Purchase of Fire Hydrant Parts for Houston Public Works - $16,125.00 - Enterprise Fund
20. PATRICIA TECH SUPPLY AND SERVICE for Purchase of Guard Rails for Houston Public Works - $17,816.00 – Special Revenue Fund
21. APPROVE spending authority in the amount not to exceed $3,000,000.00 for Emergency Purchase of Liquid Polymer for Houston Public Works, awarded to SOLENIS LLC - Enterprise Fund
22. HARTWELL ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION for Sole Source Purchase of Mechanical Rake Bar Screen Parts for Houston Public Works - $285,350.55 - Enterprise Fund
23. COASTAL WATER AUTHORITY for Emergency Work from Hurricane Harvey on Lake Houston Dam Access Road for Houston Public Works - $2,578,700.00 - Enterprise and Disaster Recovery Funds
RESOLUTION - NUMBER 24
24. RESOLUTION confirming support for proposed development as Affordable Rental Housing of one or more properties, each of which is located in City of Houston, Texas and within a census tract that has greater than 20% Housing Tax Credit units per total households in a census tract; allowing construction of such properties; supporting the submittal of applications for competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits for such developments; and authorizing the allocation of Tax Credits to such developments - DISTRICT J - POLLARD
ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 25 through 70
25. ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance of General Obligation Refunding Bonds; authorizing the levy of an Ad Valorem Tax for the payment and security thereof; authorizing principal amount, interest rates, prices, redemption features, and terms thereof and to award the sale thereof certain designated officials to approve the Method of Sale, in accordance with certain parameters; authorizing a Fund and Method of Payment relating to certain claimants pertaining to Houston Professional Fire Fighters’ Association, Local 341 v. City of Houston, Texas, Cause No. 2017-42885; approving certain other procedures, provisions and agreements related thereto; approving the preparation, distribution and use of offering documents in connection with the offering of such Bonds; making certain findings and other declarations necessary and incidental to the issuance of such Bonds; and declaring an emergency
26. ORDINANCE authorizing and approving Settlement Agreement of $650,000,000.00 between City of Houston and HOUSTON PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS’ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 341 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS’, to settle Cause No. 2017-42885, relating to compensation of classified fire fighters of the City of Houston from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2024; incorporating a Collective Bargaining Agreement relating to employment terms and conditions, compensation, and benefits of classified fire fighters of the City of Houston for Fiscal Years 2025-2029, pursuant to a final judgment entered by the 234th Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas on May 16, 2024;containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subjects; providing an effective date
This item should only be considered after passage of Item 25 above 27. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing City of Houston to submit 2024 Annual Action Plan to the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT: 1) Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $25,531,151.00 (which amount includes $949,954.00 in Program Income); 2) Home Investment Partnerships Grant in the amount of $9,672,259.00 (which amount includes $123,943.00 in Program Income); 3) Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Grant in the amount of $13,527,833.00; and 4) Emergency Solutions Grant in the amount of $2,183,245.00; and to accept funds from the aforementioned Grants, if awarded
28. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to Subrecipient Agreement between City of Houston and THE WOMEN’S HOME to extend term of Subrecipient Agreement for The Women’s Home to continue to administer the Wholelife Collaborative Program to provide Supportive Services and Case Management to low-income persons affected by or living with HIV/AIDS - DISTRICT A - PECK
29. ORDINANCE appropriating $538,190.00 out of Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund; awarding Construction Contract to TIKON GROUP, INC for Standifer Street and Lee Road Sinkhole Repair and Entrance Repaving Project at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (IAH) (Project No. 219); 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 testing services, and contingency, relating to the Standifer Street and Lee Road Sinkhole Repair and Entrance Repaving Project financed by the Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
30. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Grant Agreement between City of Houston and the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness under the new contract; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Director of the Houston Health Department (“Director”) to act as the City’s representative in the Grant Agreement Process
31. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Grant Agreement between City of Houston and the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness for the Cities Readiness Initiative under the new contract; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Director of the Houston Health Department (“Director”) to act as the City’s representative in the Grant Agreement Process
32. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Grant Agreement between City of Houston and THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness for the Laboratory Response Network under the new contract; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Director of the Houston Health Department (“Director”) to act as the City’s representative in the Grant Agreement Process
33. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between City of Houston and PERDUE, BRANDON, FIELDER, COLLINS & MOTT, LLP AND GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP, functioning as a Joint Venture for collection of Delinquent Ad Valorem Taxes
34. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between City of Houston and LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP for collection of Delinquent Ad Valorem Taxes
35. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing execution of Compromise, Settlement, Release and Indemnification Agreement between DOMINGO HERRERA and City of Houston to settle a lawsuit – $102,750.00 - Property and Casualty Fund
36. ORDINANCE de-appropriating $186,636.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund previously appropriated to Task Order Contract and Job Order Contract Program and appropriate $881,636.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund to HVAC Replacement Services Contract with STAR SERVICE, INC (dba STAR SERVICE, INC OF HOUSTON) for Hermann Park HVAC Replacement - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
37. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2018-0425 to increase maximum contract amount and approve a second amendment to agreement between City of Houston and TIMES CONSTRUCTION, INC, for Concrete Repairs Services - $1,845,618.25 - General and Maintenance Renewal and Replacement Funds
38. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance to increase maximum contract amount for contract between City of Houston and BREAD OF LIFE, INC for Dinner to Home Program for the Housing and Community Development Department - $42,073.35 - ARPA Recovery Fund - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ
39. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract with AGCM, INC, for Professional Architectural and Engineering Services for Cost and Plan Review for new construction and rehabilitation of multi-family properties and public facilities; providing a maximum contract amount - $200,000.00 - Grant Fund
40. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment between City of Houston and SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL for Professional Staffing Services for the Base Station of the Houston Fire Department; providing maximum contract amount - $2,260,581.37 - General Fund
41. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2019-0803 to increase maximum contract amount and approve third amendment to agreement between City of Houston and AMBASSADOR SERVICES, LLC, for Janitorial Cleaning and Associated Services for Various Departments - $9,696,194.70 - General Fund
42. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2022-0999 to increase maximum contract amount and approve second amendment to agreement between City of Houston and MCLEMORE BUILDING MAINTENANCE, INC, for Janitorial Cleaning and Associated Services for Various Departments - $4,612,556.24 - General Fund
43. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing to increase maximum contract amounts for two contracts between City of Houston and 1) A-1 PERSONNEL OF HOUSTON, INC and 2) RECRUITING SOURCE INTERNATIONAL for Contingent Workforce Services for the departments with Grant, Special, and Enterprise Funds for the Human Resources Department - $14,000,000.00 - Central Service Revolving Fund
44. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and RJR PARALEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, LLC to provide Legal Assistance Services for Harris County Area Agency on Aging for the Houston Health Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $500,000.00 - Grant Fund
45. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Derivative Agreement between City of Houston and CONVERGEONE, INC through the Texas Department of Information Resources for Telecommunication Expense Management Services for Houston Information Technology Services; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $4,325,679.45 - Central Service Revolving Fund
46. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to Interlocal Agreement among 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 participation of Harris County, Texas, in the Reinvestment Zone - DISTRICT J - POLLARD
47. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to Interlocal Agreement among City Houston, Texas, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (SOUTHWEST HOUSTON ZONE), a n d SOUTHWEST HOUSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, relating to participation of Harris County, Texas, in the Reinvestment Zone - DISTRICTS F - THOMAS and J - POLLARD
48. ORDINANCE relating to Fiscal Affairs of MEDICAL CENTER AREA REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, (MEDICAL CENTER AREA ZONE); approving Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget for the Authority - DISTRICTS D - EVANS-SHABAZZ and K - CASTEX-TATUM
49. ORDINANCE appropriating $218,469,809.86 out of City of Houston, Texas, Tax Increment Funds for REINVESTMENT ZONES ONE (LAMAR TERRACE ZONE), TWO (MIDTOWN ZONE), THREE (MAIN STREET/MARKET SQUARE ZONE), FIVE (MEMORIAL HEIGHTS ZONE), SIX (EASTSIDE ZONE), SEVEN (OLD SPANISH TRAIL/ALMEDA CORRIDORS ZONE), EIGHT (GULFGATE ZONE), NINE (SOUTH POST OAK ZONE), TEN (LAKE HOUSTON ZONE), ELEVEN (GREATER GREENSPOINT ZONE), TWELVE (CITY PARK ZONE), THIRTEEN (OLD SIXTH WARD ZONE), FOURTEEN (FOURTH WARD ZONE), FIFTEEN (EAST DOWNTOWN ZONE), SIXTEEN (UPTOWN ZONE), SEVENTEEN (MEMORIAL CITY ZONE), EIGHTEEN (FIFTH WARD ZONE), NINETEEN (UPPER KIRBY ZONE), TWENTY (SOUTHWEST HOUSTON ZONE), TWENTY-ONE (HARDY/NEAR NORTHSIDE ZONE), TWENTY-TWO (LELAND WOODS ZONE), TWENTY-THREE (HARRISBURG ZONE), TWENTY FOUR (GREATER HOUSTON ZONE), TWENTY-FIVE (HIRAM CLARKE FORT BEND ZONE), TWENTY-SIX (SUNNYSIDE ZONE), TWENTY-SEVEN (MONTROSE ZONE) and TWENTY-EIGHT (MEDICAL CENTER AREA ZONE), for payment of Affordable Housing Costs, payment of Administrative Expenses, payment of Project Costs, and payments to certain Redevelopment Authorities as provided herein
50. ORDINANCE appropriating $62,277,913.05 out of Tax Increment Funds for REINVESTMENT ZONES ONE, (LAMAR TERRACE ZONE), TWO (MIDTOWN ZONE), THREE (MAIN STREET/MARKET SQUARE ZONE), SIX (EASTSIDE ZONE), SEVEN (OLD SPANISH TRAIL/ALMEDA CORRIDORS ZONE), EIGHT (GULFGATE ZONE), TEN (LAKE HOUSTON ZONE), ELEVEN (GREATER GREENSPOINT ZONE), TWELVE (CITY PARK ZONE), THIRTEEN (OLD SIXTH WARD ZONE), FOURTEEN (FOURTH WARD ZONE), FIFTEEN (EAST DOWNTOWN ZONE), SIXTEEN (UPTOWN ZONE), and EIGHTEEN (FIFTH WARD ZONE), for Affordable Housing, Administrative Expenses, payments to HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT and HUMBLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT for Educational Facilities, and payments to certain Redevelopment Authorities as provided herein
51. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Takeover Agreements for completion of Chelford City Diversion Package 2 & 3 and Lift Station Renewal and Replacement Package II Projects between City of Houston a n d SURETY COMPANY (MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY) - DISTRICTS A - PECK and F - THOMAS
52. PULLED – This item will not be considered on Wednesday June 12, 2024 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing submission of Grant Application to the NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION for the Third Ward Stormwater Inlet Debris Capture Project; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Chief Operating Officer of Houston Public Works to act as the City’s representative in the Grant application process, to accept such Grant funds, if awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
53. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to Amended and Restated Cost Sharing Agreement between City of Houston, BAYBROOK MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1, THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, THE CITY OF PASADENA, THE CITY OF WEBSTER, CLEAR LAKE CITY WATER AUTHORITY, GULF COAST WATER AUTHORITY and HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 55 (Approved by Ordinance No. 2001-417, as amended) to provide for a Competitive Bid Process and expand the Flow Monitoring Practices
54. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between City of Houston, Texas and MEMORIAL-HEIGHTS REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY for construction of Shepherd Drive and Durham Drive from West 15th Street to Interstate 10 Frontage Road and selected cross streets - DISTRICT C - KAMIN
55. ORDINANCE appropriating $3,216,517.50 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and WESTON SOLUTIONS, INC for Beltway Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT F - THOMAS
56. ORDINANCE appropriating $5,455,740.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, awarding contract to CFG INDUSTRIES, L LC for Rehabilitation of Water Storage Tanks – Package 14; 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 - DISTRICTS A - PECK, E - FLICKINGER and K - CASTEX-TATUM
57. ORDINANCE appropriating $2,850,752.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to RELIANCE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, L.P. for new Front Easement Reconnections; 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
58. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-404, passed first reading on June 5, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to EQUIX INTEGRITY SOUTHEAST, INC., a 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; providing for related terms and conditions - SECOND READING
59. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-405, passed first reading on June 5, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to PEEK-A-POO RENTALS 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; providing for related terms and conditions - SECOND READING
60. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-406, passed first reading on June 5, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to DUMPSTER GUYS, 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 Ordinance, Houston, Texas; providing for related terms and conditions - SECOND READING
61. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-407, passed first reading on June 5, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to LEEDS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, 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; providing for related terms and conditions - SECOND READING
62. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-408, passed first reading on June 5, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to HOUSTON HARRIS COUNTY SEPTIC TANK SERVICE 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; providing for related terms and conditions - SECOND READING
63. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-409, passed first reading on June 5, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to SORTO’S TRUCKING, 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; providing for related terms and conditions - SECOND READING
64. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-410, passed first reading on June 5, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING, 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; providing for related terms and conditions - SECOND READING
65. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-411, passed first reading on June 5, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to UNITED SITE SERVICES OF TEXAS, 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; providing for related terms and conditions - SECOND READING
66. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-412, passed first reading on June 5, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to ARCANN COMPANIES 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; providing for related terms and conditions - SECOND READING
67. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-413, passed first reading on June 5, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to WASTEWATER TRANSPORT SERVICES, 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; providing for related terms and conditions - SECOND READING
68. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-414, passed first reading on June 5, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to SPECIALIZED WASTE SYSTEMS, INC, a 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; providing for related terms and conditions - SECOND READING
69. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-415, passed first reading on June 5, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to SAN MARCOS GREASE SERVICE 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; providing for related terms and conditions - SECOND READING
70. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-416, passed first reading on June 5, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to SOUTHWASTE DISPOSAL, 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; providing for related terms and conditions - SECOND READING
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
NON CONSENT AGENDA - NUMBER 71
NON-CONSENT - MISCELLANEOUS
71. SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE to provide a Resolution of No Objection for the 4% tax credit application of The Tidwell - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO
HEARING DATE - 9:00 AM - TUESDAY - JUNE 18, 2024
MATTERS HELD - NUMBERS 72 through 79
72. Consideration of proposed amendments to Item 73 below, submitted in writing on June 5, 2024 by Council Members Peck, Jackson, Kamin, Flickinger, Huffman, Castillo, Martinez, Castex-Tatum, Ramirez, Carter, Plummer and Alcorn, (Amendments will be considered in the order of a matrix prepared by the Administration)
Passage of the amendments is contingent upon passage of Item 73 below
73. ORDINANCE related to the Fiscal Affairs of the City; approving the Annual Budgets of the City of Houston, Texas, for Fiscal Year 2025, including
provisions for future adjustment to certain fund balances; making various amendments to the Proposed Budgets; authorizing certain transfers; redesignating a cash reserve in the Fund Balance; establishing a cost for copies of the budget; making other provisions related to the subject; making certain findings related thereto; providing a repealing clause; providing for severability - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ALCORN
This was item 10 on Agenda of June 5, 2024
74. ORDINANCE ratifying the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Budgets raising more revenue from Ad Valorem (Property) Taxes due to increased property valuations and the addition of property to the tax roll than in Fiscal Year 2024; setting an effective date
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASTEX-TATUM
This was Item 11 on Agenda of June 5, 2024
This item should only be considered after passage of Item 73 above 75. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing payment to HOUSTON RECOVERY CENTER LGC for full Fiscal Year 2025 operating expenses pursuant to an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and HOUSTON RECOVERY CENTER LGC
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASTEX-TATUM
This was Item 12 on Agenda of June 5, 2024
This item should only be considered after passage of Item 73 above 76. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing payment to HOUSTON FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER, INC, for full Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Expenses pursuant to the first Interlocal Agreement between the City and HOUSTON FORENSIC SCIENCE CENTER, INC
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASTEX-TATUM
This was Item 13 on Agenda of June 5, 2024
This item should only be considered after passage of Item 73 above 77. ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance of Public Improvement Refunding Bonds in one or more Series; authorizing the Levy of an Ad Valorem Tax for the payment and security thereof; authorizing certain designated officials to approve the principal amount, interest rates, prices, redemption features, terms and sale thereof in accordance with certain parameters; authorizing such officials to determine the outstanding obligations to be defeased and refunded; approving certain other procedures, provisions and agreements related thereto; approving the preparation, distribution and use of offering documents in connection with the offering of such Bonds; making certain findings and other declarations necessary and incidental to the issuance of such Bonds; and declaring an emergency
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POLLARD
This was Item 16 on Agenda of June 5, 2024
78. WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Peck to amend Item 79 as follows: The following funds shall be removed as sources of funding for this contract with the Houston Arts Alliance:
Fire Consolidated Construction Fund (4500)
Emergency Alerting System Fund (4017)
Police Consolidated Construction Fund (4504)
Passage of this amendment is contingent upon passage of Item 79 below
79. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between City of Houston and HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE for Professional Civic Art and Conservation Administration Services; providing a maximum contract amount - 2 Years with 3 one-year options - $25,000,000.00 - Enterprise and Other Funds - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HUFFMAN
This was Item 22 on Agenda of June 5, 2024
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Martinez 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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