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City of Houston City Council met June 10 & 11.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, June 10, 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 Castex Tatum

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.

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WEDNESDAY - June 11, 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 29

MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBER 1

1. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for payment of $1,118,000.00 to the HARRIS-GALVESTON SUBSIDENCE DISTRICT for 2025 Groundwater Withdrawal Permit Fees for Area 2 and 3 for the period between February 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026 - Enterprise Fund

PROPERTY - NUMBER 2

2. RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Binh Van Nguyen, declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of 60 foot-wide Buttercup Street, from Beverly Hill Street north to its terminus,located in the Blossom Heights Subdivision, Parcel SY24-023 - DISTRICT F - THOMAS

PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS - 3 and 4

3. APPROVE spending authority in the amount not to exceed $61,828.00 for Emergency Replacement of a Cummins QSB 6.7 Diesel Propulsion Engine for the Houston Police Department, to WILLIAM E. MUNSON COMPANY, INC – Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund

4. VECTOR CONTROLS, LLC for Purchase of a Screwpactor through The Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) for Houston Public Works - $210,688.89 - Enterprise Fund

ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 5 through 29

5. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to Subrecipient Agreement between City of Houston and HOUSTON HELP, INC to provide Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Funds for operation of Permanent Housing Community Residence with Supportive Services to very low income households living with HIV/AIDS - DISTRICT D - EVANS SHABAZZ

6. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing amendment to City’s Home Repair Guidelines, authorized pursuant to Ordinance No. 2018-22, as amended, to revise Eligibility Criteria, Definition, Regulatory and Procedural Provisions, Project Award and Assignment Methodology for contractors, and update Floodplain Requirements

7. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing fourth amendment between City of Houston and TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE to amend the Community Development Block Grant Disaster-Recovery Harvey Subrecipient Agreement #21-134-000-C788 with the Texas General Land Office

8. ORDINANCE approving Grant Application from DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT for the Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program; authorizing the Director of the City of Houston Health Department to apply for, accept and expend the Grant Funds as awarded, and to accept and expend all subsequent supplemental awards, if any, pertaining to the Grant

9. ORDINANCE appropriating $34,392,224.00 out of IAH PFC Capital Fund and $50,000.00 out of Airports Improvement Fund for Construction Management-At-Risk (CMAR) Services contract with HENSEL PHELPS CONSTRUCTION CO for Federal Inspection Services Renovation and Expansion Project at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (Project No. 828); providing funding for CMAR Contract, owner’s reserve, and engineering materials testing & inspections, relating to construction of facilities financed by such funds - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

10. ORDINANCE awarding contract to MARINE SERVICES, LLC dba NORTHSTAR INDUSTRIES for Non-Submersible Pump Repair and Replacement Services for Houston Public Works; providing a maximumcontract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $11,167,585.87 - Enterprise Fund

11. ORDINANCE approving and awarding contract to SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL (SETRAC) to provide Professional Staffing Services for the Houston Fire Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options- $14,640,796.11 - General Fund

12. ORDINANCE awarding contract between City Houston and HYDROMAX USA, LLC for Valve Assessment Repair, Replacement, and Testing Services; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $20,191,779.89 - Water & Sewer System Operating Fund

13. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement with GREATER EAST END MANAGEMENT DISTRICT for Graffiti Abatement Services for Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with 7 one-year options - $3,067,900.00 - General and Other Funds

14. ORDINANCE appropriating additional $10,396,300.00 out of Miscellaneous Capital Projects/Acquisitions CP Series E Fund and approving and authorizing first amendment to Professional Architectural Services Contract with PAGE SOUTHERLAND PAGE, LLP; providing funding for Civic Art Program - DISTRICT H - CASTILLO

15. ORDINANCE appropriating $1,661,040.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund, $1,400,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund, $152,200.00 out of Contributed Capital Project Fund, $3,314,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund, $1,068,000.00 out of Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund, $600,000.00 out of Reimbursement of Equipment/Projects Fund (Health), $500,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund, $300,000.00 out of Reimbursement of Equipment/Projects Fund (Library), and $594,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund for Task Order/Job Order Contracting Program for Professional and Construction Services for Various City Departments

16. ORDINANCE de-appropriating $650,000.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Funds from Task Order and Job Order Contracting Program; appropriating $1,662,000.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding Construction Contract to GONZALEZ GROUP LP, for City Hall Annex Restroom Renovation Project; setting a deadline for the bidder’s execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance, and other required documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for Environmental Services and Civic Art relating to construction of facilities financed by the General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT I - MARTINEZ

17. ORDINANCE appropriating $956,620.00 out of Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund; $1,420,022.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund; $439,240.00 out of Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund; and $929,704.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund for Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Work associated with Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Improvements and Replacement Services for Various City Departments

18. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Gas Line Facility Agreement with CENTERPOINT ENERGY INCORPORATED for Houston Police Department Westside Command Station, Power System Upgrade Project - DISTRICT F - THOMAS

19. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Utility Construction Service Agreement with CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC, for Houston Police Department Westside Command Station, Power System Upgrade Project - DISTRICT F - THOMAS

20. ORDINANCE appropriating $1,120,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund; $1,620,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund; $240,000.00 out of Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund; $1,490,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund; $745,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund; $830,000.00 out of Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund; $1,300,000.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund for Project Management Services Associated with Capital Improvement Projects for FY25 CIP

21. ORDINANCE amending the City’s Master Classification Plan (City of Houston Ordinance No. 1998-834, Exhibit A) and revising the Pay Structure (Exhibit B) as most recently amended by Ordinance No. 2024-808; to create six (6) new Job Classifications; change twelve (12) Job Titles, and delete eighteen (18) Job Classifications; providing a repealer; providing for severability

22. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second 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

23. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to contract between City of Houston and LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP for Collection of Delinquent Ad Valorem Taxes

24. ORDINANCE establishing the south side of the 700 Block of E. 12th Street, between Beverly Street 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 C - KAMIN

25. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Final Settlement Release, and Indemnity Agreement between City of Houston and THE M SUITE LLC and AMERIFACTORS FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC, and Final Settlement, Release and Indemnity Agreement between City of Houston and SOUTHERN BROTHERS PROPERTIES, LLC, to settle two related disputes - $204,122.31 - Enterprise Fund

26. ORDINANCE approving the acquisition by City of Houston, Texas of 13,372 square foot Permanent Access Easement, a 7,936 square foot Permanent Access Easement, 200 square foot Water Meter Easement, 63,772 square foot Water Line Easement, 1,250 square foot Water Line Easement, and 63,443 square foot Temporary Construction Easement, all parcels being situated in the Luke Hemenway Survey, Abstract 801, Harris County, Texas, from ExxonMobil Corporation, approving and authorizing Purchase and Sale Agreement between EXXONMOBIL CORPORATION (“Seller”) and City of Houston, Texas (“Purchaser”) - DISTRICT E - FLICKINGER

27. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing submission of Grant Application to the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-Aside Program Grant to support McReynolds Middle School Safe Passage Bridge Project; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grants; authorizing the Director of Houston Public Works or Director’s Designee (“Director”) 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 - DISTRICTS B - JACKSON and H - CASTILLO

28. MUNICIPAL Setting Designation Ordinance prohibiting the use of designated groundwater beneath a tract of land containing 11.08 acres commonly known as 2323 Allen Parkway, Houston, Harris County, Texas; supporting issuance of a Municipal Setting Designation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at the request of AGA KHAN

FOUNDATION - DISTRICT C - KAMIN

29. ORDINANCE appropriating $5,250,000.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and BAXTER & WOODMAN, INC for Work Order Neighborhood Sewer Systems Improvement Projects; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA MATTERS HELD - NUMBER 30

30. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between City of Houston and CAROLLO ENGINEERS, INC for Program Manager for Water Line Leaks and Water Loss; providing a maximum contract amount - $5,000,000.00 - Enterprise Fund

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KAMIN

This was Item 30 on Agenda of June 4, 2025

MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Huffman 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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