City of Houston City Council met April 15 & 16

City of Houston City Council met April 15 & 16.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, April 15, 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 Davis

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 SP04-15-2025A

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RECONVENE

WEDNESDAY - April 16, 2025 - 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 38

ACCEPT WORK - NUMBER NUMBER 1

1. RECOMMENDATION from Director General Services Department for approval of final contract amount of $693,784.00 and acceptance of work on contract with B&D CONTRACTORS, INC for Hobart Taylor Park - 1.52% over the original contract amount and under the 10% contingency amount - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 2 through 9

2. METRO FIRE APPARATUS SPECIALISTS, INC for Sole Source Purchase of Spartan Fire Truck Replacement Parts and Repair Services for the Fleet Management Department - 3 Years with 2 one-year terms - $10,487,879.27 - Fleet Management Fund

3. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $1,112,006.00 for Purchase of Four (4) Roll Off Tractor Trucks for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Solid Waste Management Department through the BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative supplier, CHASTANG

ENTERPRISES HOUSTON, LLC dba CHASTANG FORD - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund

4. SILSBEE TOYOTA for Purchase of Five (5) Toyota Trucks through the Interlocal Purchasing System for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Solid Waste Management Department - $302,715.25 - Container Lease Fund

5. APPROVE spending authority in the total amount of $204,999.00 for Purchase of an HP Latex R2000 Plus Print for the Houston Airport System through the OMNIA Cooperative Purchasing program supplier, GRIMCO, INC - Enterprise Fund

6. ESI ACQUISITION, INC for Purchase of a Software Upgrade to the Incident Management Software System for the Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security - $67,500.00 - Grant Fund

7. FACILITY SOLUTIONS GROUP for Purchase of Security Lighting Products through the BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department - $49,975.75 - General Fund

8. APPROVE spending authority in the total amount of $18,530,748.00 for Traffic Signal Controllers and Ancillary Components for Houston Public Works through the BuyBoard cooperative purchasing agreement, awarded to CONSOLIDATED TRAFFIC CONTROL, INC, PARADIGM TRAFFIC SYSTEMS, INC and TIGER TRAFFIC, INC - Special Revenue Fund

9. APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $19,006,369.00 for Office and Cleaning Supplies for Various Departments through the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with Sourcewell, awarded to STAPLES CONTRACT & COMMERCIAL LLC - General and Other Funds

RESOLUTIONS - NUMBERS 10 through 12

10. RESOLUTION confirming No Objection to proposed development of certain properties as Affordable Rental Housing, each located in the City of Houston, Texas, and submittal of applications for Non-Competitive 4% Housing Tax Credits for such developments - DISTRICTS D - EVANS SHABAZZ; E – FLICKINGER and H - CASTILLO

11. RESOLUTION confirming No Objection to proposed development of certain properties as Affordable Rental Housing, each located in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City of Houston, Texas or having been annexed into the City of Houston only for Limited Purposes, and the submittal of applications for Non-Competitive 4% Housing Tax Credits for such developments

12. RESOLUTION confirming No Objection to proposed development as Affordable Rental Housing of certain properties which are subject to the One Mile Three Year Rule, each located in the City of Houston, Texas, and submittal of applications for Non-Competitive 4% Housing Tax Credits for such developments; allowing Construction of such developments; and authorizing allocation of Tax Credits to such developments - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO

ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 13 through 38

13. ORDINANCE relating to the appointment or reappointment and confirmation of the following individuals as Municipal Courts Associate Judges to serve a two-year term beginning immediately upon Council confirmation:

Position 1 TRACY B. CALABRESE, appointment

Position 3 ELEVIA LE, appointment

Position 4 GRACE LEE CONNELLY, appointment

Position 5 SCOTT JORDAN SHERMAN, reappointment

Position 9 CARVANA Y. CLOUD, appointment

Position 11 CHRISTOPHER THOMAS GORE, reappointment

Position 12 KASHMIRE L. TERRY, reappointment

Position 14 VINCENT VU, appointment

Position 15 TRACIE J. JACKSON, reappointment

Position 19 JOHN J. NA, reappointment

Position 23 LOREN JACKSON, appointment

Position 25 OMOTOLA ORESUSI, reappointment

Position 27 ELAN E.S. MOORE-JONES, appointment

Position 28 SARA V. C. GOLDBERT, reappointment

Position 29 DANIELAA. FUENTES-SARKIS, appointment

Position 30 ANITA BRODERICK JAMES, appointment

Position 34 KATHRYN DIAZ GARCIA, reappointment

Position 43 BREE PERRIN, reappointment

Position 44 JOE VILLARREAL, reappointment

Position 47 HEIDI L. WILLIAMS WASHINGTON, reappointment

Position 48 JANET MARTON, appointment

Position 49 THUY LE, appointment

Position 50 KELLY D. BENAVIDES, appointment

14. ORDINANCE relating to Retail Gas Utility Rates of UNIVERSAL NATURAL GAS, LLC d/b/a UNIVERSAL NATURAL GAS, INC; approving suspension of Interim Rate Adjustment and otherwise maintaining current rates in effect until changed

15. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to Loan Agreement between City of Houston and EDISON ARTS FOUNDATION to change the Scope of Work and extend current construction end date - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM

16. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to Subrecipient Agreement between City of Houston and CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON to provide Community Development Block Grant Funds for continued provision of Case Management and Employment Services to low- to moderate-income individuals living in Houston - $140,400.00 - Grant Fund

17. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing an eighth amendment to the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery 2015 Action Planto reallocate CDBG-DR15 Funds from the Property Buyout Budget Activity Item to the Public Facilities and Improvements Budget Line Item for Infrastructure Activity within the CDBG-DR15 Budget

18. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Subrecipient Agreement between City of Houston and SEARCH HOMELESS SERVICES to provide Emergency Solutions Grants – Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing Funds to provide Rapid Rehousing Case Management Services and Rental Assistance to households experiencing homelessness in Houston - $925,000.00 - Grant Fund

19. ORDINANCE renaming Terminal E at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in honor of SHEILA JACKSON LEE - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

20. ORDINANCE appropriating $7,115,963.08 out of Airports Improvement Fund, awarding Construction Contract to GRANITE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY for IAH Terminal A North (RON) Remain Overnight Parking Project at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (IAH) (Project No. 973); 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 construction services, materials engineering & testing services, and contingency relating to IAH Terminal A North (RON) Remain Overnight Parking Project financed by the Airports Improvement Fund - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

21. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and MCCALL PARKHURST & HORTON, LLP for Disclosure Counsel Services for Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount - $200,000.00 - Enterprise Fund

McCall has previously represented the City in connection with the issuance of various bonds and other obligations. The engagement of McCall is in the best interest of the City, since the legal services requested require specialized experience in municipal finance, federal tax, and state securities law and therefore cannot be adequately performed by the attorneys and supporting personnel of the City. Furthermore, such legal services cannot be reasonably obtained from attorneys in private practice for the payment of hourly fees without contingency because the City will not be obligated to pay any legal fees unless the transaction successfully closes.

22. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and FROST BROWN TODD, LLP for Bond Counsel Services for Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount - $250,000.00 - Enterprise Fund

Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 2254.1036, the following written notice is given to the public: The City desires to sell bonds for publicpurposes as authorized by State law and as further set forth in the ordinance to finance current expenses. The proposed bond counsel, Frost Brown Todd, LLP (“Frost Brown Todd”) is a full-service firm that includes a national public finance practice and has the necessary competence, qualification and experience to serve as bond counsel for the City. The engagement of Frost Brown Todd is in the best interest of the City, since the legal services requested require specialized experience in municipal finance, federal tax, and state securities law and therefore cannot be adequately performed by the attorneys and supporting personnel of the City. Furthermore, such legal services cannot be reasonably obtained from attorneys in private practice for the payment of hourly fees without contingency because the City will not be obligated to pay any legal fees unless the transaction successfully closes.

23. ORDINANCE appropriating $677,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund to Derivative Agreement with DUNHILL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC; for repair and renovation of Restrooms and Locker Rooms for the Houston Fire Department - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ

24. ORDINANCE de-appropriating $11,372,598.57 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund and de-appropriating $10,700,000.00 out of Contributed Capital Project Fund previously appropriated under Ordinance 2024-23; appropriating $12,402,282.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund and appropriating $10,700,000.00 out of Contributed Capital Project Fund; awarding a Construction Contract to SPAWGLASS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION for North Belt Police Station Project; setting a deadline for the proposer’s execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance, and other required contract documents to the City; holding the proposer in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for engineering testing, construction inspection services, Civic Art, contingency and furniture, fixtures, and equipment - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

25. 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

26. ORDINANCE approving and amending Ordinance No. 2022-308 to terminate three Master Contractor Agreements between the City of Houston and (1) BCB CLAIMS SERVICE, LLC d/b/a BCB CONSTRUCTION, LLC, (2) HOMEBASE REPAIRS, LLC, and (3) FMG CONSTRUCTION GROUP, LLC for the Community Entrepreneurship Program for the Housing and Community Development Department; approving and authorizing five First Amendments to Master Contractor Agreement between the City of Houston and (1) ALL IN ONE BUILDING MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION, LLC, (2) DELPA SERVICES LLC d/b/a MCP CONSTRUCTION, (3) H.C.G. MANAGEMENT, LLC d/b/a HONESTY CONSTRUCTION GROUP, (4) BASAL CONSTRUCTION, and (5) ARREIS GROUP, LLC for the Community Entrepreneurship Program for the Housing and Community Development Department; increasing maximum contract amounts

27. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Sole Source Agreement betweenCity of Houston and TOMCO2 SYSTEMS COMPANY for Lease of two (2) Carbon Dioxide Storage Tanks for Houston Public Works; providing a maximum contract amount - $312,000.00 - Enterprise Fund

28. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Sole Source Agreement between City of Houston and UTILITY SYSTEMS, SCIENCE & SOFTWARE, INC for Intelligent Manhole Monitoring Equipment, Installation and Monitoring Services; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $11,566,079.19 - Enterprise Fund

29. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2019-0799 (Passed on October 16, 2019), approving and authorizing a first amendment to contract between City of Houston and PROPERTYROOM.COM for Abandoned Personal Property Sale and Disposal Services for the Houston Police Department and Houston Airport System, to extend contract term from April 21, 2025 to April 21, 2026

30. ORDINANCE establishing the east side of the 1100 Block of East 7th 1/2 Street, the north side between Norhill Boulevard and Studewood Street, within the City of Houston, Texas, as a Special Minimum Lot Size Block pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO

31. ORDINANCE renewing the establishment of the north and south sides of the 600-900 Blocks of West Melwood Street, between Moss and Michaux Streets and the east side 4100 Block of Watson Street between Fugate and West Melwood within the City of Houston, Texas as a Special Minimum Lot Size Block pursuant to the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO

32. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 18.959 acres of land to BRIDGESTONE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT , for inclusion in its district

33. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 64.383 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 164, for inclusion in its district

34. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 2.913 acres of land to NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 19, for inclusion in its district

35. ORDINANCE appropriating $2,153,683.35 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between City of Houston and FORT BEND COUNTY for Design and Construction of Blueridge Road Water Line Replacement; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM

36. ORDINANCE appropriating $527,379.30 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing first amendment to Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and BINKLEY & BARFIELD, INC dba CONSULTING ENGINEERS for Water Line Rehabilitation in Central Park and Magnolia Park Subdivisions I and Water Line Rehabilitation in Central Park and Magnolia Park Subdivisions II ( Approved by Ordinance No. 2020-0124); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ

37. ORDINANCE appropriating $315,000.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge as an additional appropriation; approving and authorizing second amendment to Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and AGUIRRE & FIELDS, LP for FY19 Professional Engineering Services for Local Drainage Program Work Order Design (Contract 4) (as approved by Ordinance No. 2019-0932); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge

38. 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 39 through 47

39. 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

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PECK

This was Item 5 on Agenda of April 9, 2025

40. 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

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KAMIN, PLUMMER and ALCORN This was Item 17 on Agenda of April 9, 2025

41. 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

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KAMIN

This was Item 40 on Agenda of April 9, 2025

42. 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.

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER

This was Item 46 on Agenda of April 9, 2025

43. MOTION by Council Member Ramirez to amend Item 47 as follows: 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.

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 afterthe 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.

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER

This was Item 46 on Agenda of April 9, 2025

44. MOTION by Council Member Ramirez to amend Item 47 as follows: 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.

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER

This was Item 46 on Agenda of April 9, 2025

45. Substitute Motion by Council Member Kamin to add a new item (8) in Section 28-731 of Exhibit A to read as follows:

Amendment 4

“(8) Acknowledgement by the owner or operator that they have completed annual training on how to identify human trafficking activities and victims and how to report human trafficking;”

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PLUMMER

This was Item 46 on Agenda of April 9, 2025

46. MOTION by Council Member Ramirez to amend Item 47 as follows: 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 PLUMMER

This was Item 46 on Agenda of April 9, 2025

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 PLUMMER

This was Item 47 on Agenda of April 9, 2025

This item should only be considered after Items 42 through 46 above

MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Carter 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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