City of Houston City Council met April 8 & 9

City of Houston City Council met April 8 & 9.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - 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 Castillo 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 SP04-08-2025

RECESS

RECONVENE

WEDNESDAY - April 9, 2025 - 9:00 A. M.

DESCRIPTIONS OR CAPTIONS OF AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE READ BY THE CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT

HEARINGS

1. 9:00 AM - PUBLIC HEARING to provide a Resolution of No Objection for three applicants seeking 4% Housing Tax Credits (HTCs) for the following multifamily developments:

Independence Heights 222 Crosstimbers St. District H

Sunflower Terrace 5050 Sunflower St. District D

Regency Park 10600 Southdown Trace Trail District E

2. PUBLIC HEARING to provide a Resolution of No Objection for two applicants seeking 4% Housing Tax Credits (HTCs) for the following multifamily developments:

Lancaster Apartments 20100 Park Row Drive

Sugar Creek 11501 West Road

MAYOR'S REPORT

CONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 3 through 45

PROPERTY - NUMBERS 3

3. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Leandre Bickley, JPL Real Estate Solutions, LLC and Kenneth Jolivet, declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of Cordova Avenue, from Jester Street west to Bowen Street, being adjacent to Lots 1 and 16, Block 36 and Lot 2, Block A of the Sunnyside Place Subdivision, out of the B.H. Freeling Survey, Abstract 270. Parcel SY25-030 - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ

PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 4 through 17

4. ASSOCIATED SUPPLY COMPANY, INC. dba ASCO EQUIPMENT for Purchase of One (1) Forklift through the Buyboard Cooperative for the Fleet Management Department - $36,576.16 - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund

5. DONALSON UMPHREY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP dba SILSBEE TOYOTA for Purchase of One (1) Toyota Sequoia through the Interlocal Purchasing System for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Solid Waste Management Department - $71,817.00 - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund

6. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $165,320.00 for Purchase of Ten (10) Fuel Trailers for the Fleet Management Department through the Buyboard Cooperative Contract supplier, NATIONWIDE TRAILERS LLC - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund

7. APPROVE spending authority in the total amount of $12,070,941.11 for Purchase of Fuel Cards and Related Services for the Fleet Management Department through the Texas Smart Buy Cooperative Purchasing Program supplier, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION - 2 Years - Fleet Management Fund

8. ORDINANCE appropriating $178,034.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Planned Tracking and Distribution System Project for Houston Information Technology Services on behalf of Houston Fire Department

9. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $178,034.00 for Purchase of a Tracking and Distribution System for Houston Information Technology Services on behalf of Houston Fire Department awarded to STATION AUTOMATION INC. dba PSTrax - 1 Year - $178,034.00 - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund

This item should only be considered after passage of Item 8 above 10. CHASTANG ENTERPRISES HOUSTON, LLC dba CHASTANG FORD for Purchase of One (1) Ford F350 Truck through the BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Program for the Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security on behalf of the Houston Police Department - $62,259.00 - Grant Fund

11. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $70,000.00 for Purchase of Bridge 4 Public Safety Application Licenses for the Houston Police Department from sole source vendor, NP STRATEGIES LLC dba MOBILITY4 - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated and Other Funds

12. ANDRITZ SEPARATION, INC for Sole Source Purchase of Sludge Plant Parts for Houston Public Works - $992,260.95 - Enterprise Fund

13. BOYER, INC for Emergency Purchase and Installation of Four (4) New Bar Screens for Houston Public Works - $11,700,000.00 - Enterprise Fund

14. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS, INC to Furnish and Deliver One (1) Polymer Blending Unit Assembly for Houston Public Works - $75,411.00 - Enterprise Fund

15. HADRON ENGINEERING SERVICES LLC for Purchase of Recycle Feed Screw Sets for Houston Public Works - $10,608.00 - Enterprise Fund

16. HARTWELL ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION, a DXP Company, for Sole Source Purchase of Mechanical Rake Bar Screen Parts for Houston Public Works - $298,068.00 - Enterprise Fund

17. TRANTEX TRANSPORTATION PRODUCTS OF TEXAS INC for Purchase of Traffic Parts and Equipment through the Texas Interlocal Purchasing System for Houston Public Works - $12,784.50 - Special Revenue Fund

RESOLUTIONS - NUMBERS 18 and 19

18. RESOLUTION authorizing issuance of Letter of Approval to SAVIOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES LLC pursuant to Section 773.0573 of the Texas Health and Safety Code

19. RESOLUTION authorizing issuance of Letter of Approval to SUMMER LINE TRANSPORTATION, INC pursuant to Section 773.0573 of the Texas Health and Safety Code

ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 20 through 45

20. ORDINANCE supplementing Ordinance No. 2009-1118, as amended and restated by Ordinance No. 2023-350, relating to the issuance of City of Houston, Texas, Combined Utility System Commercial Paper Notes, Series B-7, and Supplementing Ordinance No. 2023-352; authorizing the extension of a Credit Facility, the execution and delivery of the First Amendment to Revolving Credit Agreement, First Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement, and amended and restated Fee Letter, for the City of Houston, Texas Combined Utility System Commercial Paper Notes, Series B-7, resolving other matters related thereto and declaring an emergency

21. ORDINANCE relating to the reappointment and confirmation of MIHOA VO as a Full-Time Municipal Court Judge to serve a four-year term beginning immediately upon Council confirmation

22. ORDINANCE denying application of PETERS HOLDINGS, LLC d/b/a AFFORDABLE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES for the right, privilege, and franchise to collect, haul or transport solid waste and industrial waste from commercial properties located within the City of Houston, Texas,pursuant to Chapter 39, Code of Ordinances

23. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2023-0233 to increase maximum contract amount and approving and authorizing first Amended and Restated Agreement between City of Houston and PORTER HEDGES, LLP. for Professional Services related to Complex Construction Contracts - $1,000,000.00 - Enterprise Fund

24. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Amendment No. 1 to agreements for On-Call Airport Financial Consulting Services between City of Houston and LEIGHFISHER, INC and RICONDO & ASSOCIATES, INC for the Houston Airport System; amending Ordinance No. 2021-0151 to increase the maximum contract amount - $1,400,000.00 - Enterprise Fund

25. ORDINANCE approving and awarding Revenue Contract to IPT, LLC. dba PAYLOCK IPT, LLC to provide Vehicle Immobilization Services for the Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department’s Park Houston Division; providing a maximum contract amount - Revenue

26. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and GROUP 3701, LLC, for Programmatic Support Services for the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security; providing a maximum contract amount - $750,000.00 - Grant Fund

27. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Sole Source Contract between City of Houston and ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC (ESRI) for Enterprise License Agreement for Houston Information Technology Services and Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $8,310,000.00 - Enterprise and Central Service Revolving Funds

28. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to extend contract term between City of Houston and DEARBORN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY for Employee Group Life Insurance Coverage and administration of Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance Plans for the Human Resources Department - 8 Months

29. ORDINANCE approving and awarding contract to METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY for Voluntary Group Vision Insurance Plan for active City of Houston Employees, Retirees, and their Eligible Dependents for the Human Resources Department - 3 Years with 2 one-year options

30. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract with IMAGETREND, LLC and City of Houston for Emergency Medical Tracking Services for Houston Information Technology Services on behalf of the Houston Fire Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years and 2 one-year options - $772,689.49 - General and Central Service Revolving Funds

31. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Derivative Agreement between City of Houston and ASSETWORKS, INC (f/k/a ASSETWORKS LLC) for purchase of Software Licensing, Maintenance, Support, Related Hardware, and Professional Services through the United States General Service Administration for Houston Information Technology Services on behalf of the Fleet Management Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $6,395,099.94 - Fleet Management Fund

32. ORDINANCE appropriating $60,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund for Professional Surveying, Plating, Environmental Review, and Appraisal Services to support acquisition of Parcel HY25-001 for consolidation of Fire Station 101 & Fire Station 104 - DISTRICT E - FLICKINGER

33. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between City of Houston and BFI WASTE SERVICES OF TEXAS, LP for Waste Disposal Services for the Solid Waste Management Department – Through December 31, 2025

34. ORDINANCE appropriating $50,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Security Upgrades at five Solid Waste Management Facilities - DISTRICTS C - KAMIN, H - CASTILLO, I - MARTINEZ and K - CASTEX-TATUM

35. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2024-963, designating 7 Shadow Lawn Street as a Protected Landmark to amend the name of the Applicant/Owner - DISTRICT C - KAMIN

36. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 7.8940 acres of land to DOWDELL PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT , for inclusion in its district

37. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 7.497 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 552, for inclusion in its district

38. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 23.664 acres of land to MONTGOMERY COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 96, for inclusion in its district

39. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 1.7932 acres of land to SHELDON ROAD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT , for inclusion in its district

40. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of the southern 5-foot-wide portion of a 10-foot-wide utility easement and an adjacent 5-foot-wide aerial easement, both situated within the W.P. Morton Survey, Abstract No. 539, and being out of Lots 69, 70, and 71 out of the Beinhorn Addition, Section No. 3; abandoning said easements to Garden Oaks Self-Storage, LLC, the underlying property owner, in consideration of its payment to the City in the amount of $37,827.00, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT C - KAMIN

41. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of four sanitary sewer easements, all situated in the James Pruitt Survey, Abstract No. 628, Harris County, Texas, abandoning the easements to GULFBELT LOGISTICS PARK PHASE 1, LLC, the underlying fee owner, in consideration of its payment to the City in the cash amount of $122,516.00, conveyance to the City of a 25-foot-wide force main sanitary sewer easement, and a 25-foot-wide sanitary sewer easement, all also situated in the James Pruitt Survey, Abstract No. 628, Harris County, Texas, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ

42. ORDINANCE appropriating $4,153,315.76 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and ARDURRA GROUP, INC for Capacity Remedial Measures Plan (CRMP) CIP Package 10 (Area 1 – Basin IB043); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO

43. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Joint Funding Agreement between City of Houston and U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY for Water Resource Investigation; providing a maximum funding amount - $150,000.00 - Enterprise Fund - DISTRICT E - FLICKINGER

44. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Construction Management and Inspection Services Contract between City of Houston and OTHON, INC for Small Diameter Waterlines Projects; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery financed by the Water & Sewer System Operating Fund - $5,000,000.00

45. ORDINANCE awarding contract to TEXKOTA ENTERPRISES, LLC. for Miscellaneous Small Diameter Waterline, Fire Hydrant, Valve Rehab & Repairs; setting a deadline for the bidder’s execution of 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 testing services and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Operating Fund; providing a maximum contract amount - $5,380,000.00

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA MATTERS HELD - NUMBERS 46 through 48

46. MOTION by Council Member Ramirez to amend Item 47 as follows: Amendment Item 1(a) Sec. 28-721

Applicant means the operator [owner] of a short-term rental who applies for a certificate of registration pursuant to the requirements of this article.

Section 28-722. Registration required.

(b) each operator [owner] of a short-term rental operating within the city limits shall register their short-tern rental with the city in the manner prescribed in section 28-731 of this Code.

Sec. 28-731 (10)(c). Any change in the information listed in subsection (b) of this section shall require a supplement to the original application and must be reported by the owner or operator to the director within 15 calendar days after the change. Failure to supplement the registration application invalidates the original certificate of registration application. For renewals, the director shall require an owner or operator to reapply for a certificate of registration if information provided in the original application changes. The director may promulgate procedures and regulations regarding the requirement to supplement any change in the information listed under subsection (b) of this section.

Amendment Item 1(b)

Summary: Place the burden to apply for a certificateof registration on the operator or the owner.

Sec. 28-721. Applicant means the owner or operator of a short-term rental who applies for a certificate of registration pursuant to the requirements of this article.

Sec. 28-722 (b). Each owner or operator of a short-term rental operating within the city limits shall register their short-term rental with the city in the manner prescribed in section 28-731 of this Code.

Amendment 2

Summary: As to the owner/operator of multiple units in a multifamily property, allow the director to revoke all the owner/operator’s certificates of registration under Section 28-733 if 25% or more of the owner/operator’s total units in the multifamily property are revoked.

Section 28-733 (b) The Director may revoke all certificates of registration of an owner/operator of multiple units in a multifamily property if 25% or more of the owner/operator’s total certificates in the multifamily property have been revoked under this section.

Amendment 3

Summary: Limit the number of short-term rental units in a multiunit complex.

Density Limitation: No more than one-fourth (25%) of the total number of units in a multi-unit residential property, as defined in Chapter 42, shall be registered as short-term rentals.

Definition in Chapter 42:

Multi-unit residential (MUR) means the use of property located within the city boundary, for one or more buildings on a tract designed for and containing an aggregate of three to eight dwelling units, which may include multiple duplexes, triplexes, quadraplexes, and apartments and condominiums.

Amendment 4

Summary: Require that the applicant and all its employees receive training on recognizing human trafficking.

As part of the application process, the applicant and all its employees shall be required to receive training on recognizing human trafficking.

Amendment 5

Summary: “Platform” is defined so as not to include the Houston Association of Realtors Multiple Listing Service, since no short-term rentals are rented directly on it.

Sec. 28-721. Platform means a listing service, internet website, mobile application, or other digital platform that receives a fee or otherwise financially benefits directly or indirectly, for facilitating short-term rental booking transactions through the platform itself.

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ

47. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 28 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, adding Article XXIII thereto, establishing a Registration-Based Regulatory Framework related to the issuance of Certificates of Registration and a Fee therefor for the operation of Short-Term Rentals; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; declaring certain conduct to be unlawful and providing penalties therefor; providing an effective date; providing for severability

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ

This was Item 24 on Agenda of April 2, 2025

48. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing fourth amendment to Interlocal Agreement between City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY for construction and operation of the Joint Processing Center - $14,000,000.00 - General Fund

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER RAMIREZ

This was Item 34 on Agenda of April 2, 2025

MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Plummer 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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