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City of Houston City Council met Oct. 22 & 23.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, October 22, 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 Carter
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 sp10-22-2024
RECESS
RECONVENE
WEDNESDAY - OCTOBER 23rd, 2024 - 9:00 A. M.
DESCRIPTIONS OR CAPTIONS OF AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE READ BY THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT
MAYOR'S REPORT
CONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 1 through 44
MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBERS 1 through 3
1. RECOMMENDATION from the Mayor’s Office for renewal of membership in the HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL - $92,183.20 - General Fund
2. RECOMMENDATION from the Chief of Police for extension of Injury on Duty Leave (Salary Continuation) for Police Sergeant MICHAEL BOSTAIN, from August 14, 2024 through August 13, 2025
3. RECOMMENDATION from the Fire Chief, for approval of Extension of Injury on Duty Leave (Salary Continuation) for Houston Fire Department, Firefighter/EMT ANTHONY SIMS, for the period September 19, 2024 through September 13, 2025
ACCEPT WORK - NUMBER 4
4. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $6,191,001.73 and acceptance of work on contract with SPECIALIZED MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC for Sanitary Sewer Preventive Maintenance Cleaning and Television Inspection (WW5200-02) - 2.87% under the original contract amount
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 5 through 18
5. AMEND COUNCIL MOTION NO. 2024-0658, 8/21/2024, TO INCREASE spending authority from $1,008,000.00 to $1,746,000.00 for HOUSTON PET SET for Spay and Neuter Services for the Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department - $738,000.00 - BARC Special Revenue Fund
6. DON McGILL TOYOTA for Toyota OEM Replacement Parts and Repair Services for the Fleet Management Department - 3 Years with two one-year options - $1,697,967.61 - Fleet Management Fund
7. AMEND MOTION #2023-0426, 6/21/2023, TO INCREASE the spending authority from $427,255.85 to $867,240.92 for Purchase of Aftermarket Vehicle Parts and Supplies through the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Sourcewell for the Fleet Management Department from O’REILLY AUTO ENTERPRISES d/b/a O’REILLY AUTO PARTS - $439,985.07 - Fleet Management Fund
8. CHASTANG ENTERPRISES - HOUSTON, LLC dba CHASTANG FORD - $3,715,518.00 and CALDWELL COUNTRY CHEVROLET - $244,799.00 for Purchase of Medium-Duty Vehicles for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Public Works through the BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Program
9. SILSBEE TOYOTA for Purchase of Toyota Light-Duty SUV Vehicles through the Interlocal Purchasing System Cooperative for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Public Works - $1,547,200.00 - Enterprise and Building Inspection Funds
10. VERMEER EQUIPMENT OF TEXAS - LA for Purchase of Miscellaneous Equipment through the BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Program for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Public Works - $156,529.25 - Enterprise Fund
11. HOUSTON FREIGHTLINER INC for Purchase of Tractor Trucks through the H-GAC's Cooperative Purchasing Program, known as HGACBuy for Solid Waste Management Department - $1,231,345.00 - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund
12. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $1,299,658.50 for Purchase of Virtualization Product Licenses and Support through the Texas Department of Information Resources for Houston Information Technology Services and the Houston Health Department from CDW GOVERNMENT LLC - General and Central Service Revolving Funds
13. BRINC DRONES, INC for Purchase of Indoor Capable Drone Bundles through the BuyBoard Cooperative for the Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security on behalf of the Houston Police Department - $60,000.00 - Grant Fund
14. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $84,751.10 for Purchase of Binocular Night Vision Device-Fused Kits for Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security on behalf of the Houston Police Department from PROFORCE MARKETING, INC. dba PROFORCE LAW ENFORCEMENT - Grant Fund
15. BOYER, INC for Emergency Purchase of Electrical Services and Repairs for Houston Public Works - $176,205.60 - Enterprise Fund
16. ECONOLITE SYSTEMS, INC for Emergency Purchase to Repair and Replace Traffic Signal Equipment for Houston Public Works - $191,944.03 – Special Revenue Fund
17. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for the Emergency Purchase of Traffic Signal Equipment and Repairs for Houston Public Works from TRAFFIC SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTION, INC - Special Revenue Fund
18. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 for the Emergency Purchase of Traffic Signal Equipment Repairs for Houston Public Works from PFEIFFER & SON, LTD – Special Revenue Fund
RESOLUTIONS - NUMBERS 19 and 20
19. NOT A REAL CAPTION
ORDINANCE to create a Local Government Corporation for the ETHAN program
20. AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND ETHAN HEALTH LGC; CONTAINING PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 21 through 44
21. ORDINANCE approving, authorizing and ratifying Meet and Confer Agreement between City of Houston and the HOUSTON ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, as the sole and exclusive Bargaining Agent for all Municipal Employees in the Bargaining Unit; providing for severability
22. ORDINANCE amending City's Master Classification Plan (City of Houston Ordinance No. 1998-834, as most recently amended by the City of Houston Ordinance No. 2024-84) and revising the Pay Structure as most recently amended by City of Houston Ordinance No. 2023-531; to add eleven (11) new job classifications; change twenty-seven (27) pay grades; and delete seventeen (17) job classifications; providing a repealer
This item should only be considered after passage of Item 21 above 23. ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 14-73, SECTION 14-170, AND SECTION 14-232 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to revisions of longevity pay, vacation hours and personal leave hours
This item should only be considered after passage of Item 21 above 24. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to Developer Agreement between City of Houston and CHANGE HAPPENS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION under City of Houston Community Housing Development Organization Single-Family Home Development Program to increase maximum contract amount, provide additional Home Investment Partnerships Funds to cover construction cost increases, cost of two additional affordable single-family homes, and an increased developer fee for operating expenses, increase maximum number of homes that may be built, amend cost projections, increase amount of time Director may extend time of performance, change provisions regarding definitions, affordability period, and sales contracts, and replace forms of Homebuyer Home Statement, Homebuyer Note, and Homebuyer Deed of Trust; authorizing the Mayor to execute said second amendment to Developer Agreement with Change Happens Community Development Corporation - DISTRICTS A - PECK and B - JACKSON
25. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the execution of FY 2024 Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant Agreement between City of Houston, as Co Applicant, HOUSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY, as Lead Applicant, and UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, to receive Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grant - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO
26. ORDINANCE appropriating $950,000.00 out of Airports Improvement Fund as additional appropriation for Construction Contract between City of Houston and ARCHER WESTERN CONSTRUCTION, LLC for Terminal A Airport Security and Baggage Handling System at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (Project No. 673A) - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
27. ORDINANCE appropriating $8,105,208.84 out of Airports Improvement Fund and $8,275,409.92 out of Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund as additional appropriation to Professional Services Contract between City of Houston and PARSONS TRANSPORTATION GROUP, INC, for Infrastructure Division Extension of Staff (IDES) Services at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston, William P. Hobby Airport, and Ellington Airport (Project No. 795) - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
28. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No.2022-0559 to increase maximum contract amount for Front and Rear End Medium and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Repair Services with THE PRUITT COMPANY, INC, for the Fleet Management Department - $236,326.56 - Fleet Management Fund
29. ORDINANCE relating to Fiscal Affairs of GREATER GREENSPOINT REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ELEVEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (GREENSPOINT ZONE); approving Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget for the Authority and Fiscal Years 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Plan Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
30. ORDINANCE relating to Fiscal Affairs of OLD SIXTH WARD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THIRTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (OLD SIXTH WARD ZONE); approving Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget for the Authority and Fiscal Years 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Projects Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO
31. ORDINANCE relating to Fiscal Affairs of EAST DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FIFTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (EAST DOWNTOWN ZONE); approving Fiscal Year 2025 Operating Budget for the Authority and Fiscal Years 2025-2029 Capital Improvement Plan Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ
32. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Director of Mayor’s Office of Human Trafficking and Domestic Violence to submit application for Grant Assistance and execute and accept Subrecipient Grant Agreement with the STATE OF TEXAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR relating to the General Victim Assistance-Direct Services Program by the City of Houston Mayor’s Office; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grants; authorizing the Director to act as the City’s representative in the application process, to request and/or accept the Grants and manage and expend the Grant Funds as awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program including amendments or modifications to these agreements or any subsequent documents necessary to secure the City’s Grant Funding through the life of these Grant Awards
33. ORDINANCE authorizing the submission of Electronic Application for Grant Assistance to the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY for the FY2024 Port Security Grant in accordance with the FY2024 Port Security Grant Program; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security to act as the City’s representative in the application process, 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 program
34. ORDINANCE renewing the establishment of the north and south sides of the 700 Block of Ralfallen Street, between Hall Place and Beverly Street within the City of Houston, Texas as a Special Minimum Lot Size Block pursuant to the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO
35. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of a 20 foot-wide storm sewer easement, being out of and a part of Restricted Reserve “B,” Wells Fargo Waugh, situated in the Obediance Smith League, Abstract No. 696, Harris County, Texas; abandoning said easement to the abutting property owner, in consideration of its payment to the City in the amount of $209,633.00, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT C - KAMIN
36. ORDINANCE appropriating $15,703,033.30 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to RESICOM, INC for Watermain Replacement in the Midtown Area and Winlow Place, Dearborn Place, Montlew Place, and Lancaster Subdivisions; 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 C - KAMIN
37. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-783, passed first reading October 16, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to A EVERGREEN VACUUM 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 - SECOND READING
38. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-784, passed first reading October 16, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to BUCK WASTE 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 - SECOND READING
39. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-785, passed first reading October 16, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to CONTROL WASTE 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 - SECOND READING
40. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-786, passed first reading October 16, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to DANIELS SHARPSMART, 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 - SECOND READING
41. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-787, passed first reading October 16, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to GB RECYCLE 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 - SECOND READING
42. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-788, passed first reading October 16, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to GFL OF TEXAS, LP, 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 - SECOND READING
43. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-789, passed first reading October 16, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to GFL PLANT SERVICES LP, 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 - SECOND READING
44. ORDINANCE NO. 2024-790, passed first reading October 16, 2024 ORDINANCE granting to HERITAGE-CRYSTAL CLEAN, LLC, an Indiana 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 - SECOND READING
END OF CONSENT AGENDA
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
NON-CONSENT - NUMBERS 45 and 46
NON-CONSENT - MISCELLANEOUS
45. SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE to provide a Resolution of No Objection for the 4% tax credit application of Enclave on Louetta
HEARING DATE - 9:00 AM - WEDNESDAY - OCTOBER 30, 2024 46. SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE regarding the designation for the TPMS DA LLC Reinvestment Zone for tax abatement purposes and its related tax abatement agreement
HEARING DATE - 9:00 AM - WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 6, 2024 MATTERS HELD - NUMBERS 47 through 49
47. RESOLUTION confirming approval of proposed development of ARIZA PARK ROW as Affordable Rental Housing located in City of Houston, Texas and being a development owned by Public Facility Corporation created and existing under Chapter 303 of the Texas Local Government Code and seeking Tax Exemption in accordance with Chapter 303 - DISTRICT A - PECK
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLICKINGER
This was item 16 on agenda of October 16, 2024
48. RESOLUTION confirming approval of proposed development of OREM CIRCLE APARTMENTS as Affordable Rental Housing located in City of Houston, Texas and being a development owned by Public Facility Corporation created and existing under Chapter 303 of the Texas Local Government Code and seeking tax exemption in accordance with Chapter 303 - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER FLICKINGER
This was item 17 on agenda of October 16, 2024
49. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Subrecipient Agreement between City of Houston and the COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF HOUSTON/HARRIS COUNTY to provide City of Houston General Funding for continued administration and operation of Housing Navigation Center - $3,500,000.00 - General Fund - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS JACKSON and THOMAS This was item 21 on agenda of October 16, 2024
SUPPLEMENTAL POSTING - NUMBERS 50 and 51
50. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWELVE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (CITY PARK ZONE) BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Position One - MICHAEL MORTON, appointment for a term to expire December 7, 2026
Position Two - MEGAN TUCKER, appointment for a term to expire December 7, 2025
Position Three - KURT D. SWAFFORD, appointment for a term to expire December 7, 2026
Position Four - ANDREW HALPHEN, appointment for a term to expire December 7, 2025
Position Five - MACKRENA RAMOS, reappointment for a term to expire December 7, 2026
Position Seven - MONICA M. VASQUEZ, appointment for a term to expire December 7, 2026
51. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following individuals to the CITY PARK REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Position One - MICHAEL MORTON, appointment for a term to expire December 7, 2026
Position Two - MEGAN TUCKER, appointment for a term to expire December 7, 2025
Position Three - KURT D. SWAFFORD, appointment for a term to expire December 7, 2026
Position Four - ANDREW HALPHEN, appointment for a term to expire December 7, 2025
Position Five - MACKRENA RAMOS, reappointment for a term to expire December 7, 2026
Position Seven - MONICA M. VASQUEZ, appointment for a term to expire December 7, 2026
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Pollard 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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