WEDNESDAY - SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 - 9:00 A. M.

9:00 A. M.  - PUBLIC HEARING relating to Planning and Development and the adoption of the General Plan

REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following individuals to the HOUSTON DOWNTOWN PARK CORPORATION’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for terms to expire June 30, 2018:

Position Five      -  SHERYL JOHNS

Position Six        -  JACQUELINE S. MARTIN

Position Seven   -  NANCY G. KINDER, and to serve as Chair

REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ELEVEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (GREATER GREENSPOINT ZONE) BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Position Six        -  MELODY KELLY DOUGLAS, Aldine Independent School District Representative, appointment, for a term to expire 8/31/2017

Position Seven   -  ELVIN FRANKLIN, JR., Harris County Representative, reappointment, for a term to expire 8/31/2017

Position Nine      -  SETH L. SHARR, Spring Independent School District Representative, reappointment, for a term to expire 8/31/2016

RECOMMENDATION from Director General Services Department to reallocate funds from the Task Order/Job Order Contracting Program to the Environmental Remediation, Underground Storage Tank Removal and Demolition Services Task Order Contracting Program - $150,000.00  Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund

RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $936,676.97 and acceptance of work on contract with NERIE CONSTRUCTION, LLC for Waterline Wrap Repairs - 6.31% under the original contract amount (WA11141)

***PULLED - This item will not be considered on 9/16/15 

MILLENNIUM PROJECT SOLUTIONS to Furnish and Install Automated Vestibule  Doors through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Harris County Department of Education for the Houston Airport System - $155,618.64 - Enterprise Fund

NWN CORPORATION for Cisco SMARTnet Maintenance Agreement through the Texas Department of Information Resources for Houston Information Technology Services  $1,600,000.00 - Central Service Revolving Fund

KEYSTONE TURBINE SERVICES, LLC for Rolls-Royce Turbine Engine Replacement Parts, Overhaul or Exchange and Repair Services for the Police Department - 3 Years with two one-year options - $1,973,914.50 - General Fund

SOUTHERN IONICS, INCORPORATED for Chemical, Aqua Ammonia for the Department of Public Works & Engineering - 5 Years - $1,937,805.77 - Enterprise Fund

ORDINANCE amending City of Houston Ordinance No. 2014-1142 relating to the rescheduling or postponement of certain City Council Meetings to postpone the meeting scheduled for the week of October 27, 2015

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Updated Carrier Incentive Program for Houston Airport System; providing a maximum program amount - $18,000,000.00 - Enterprise Fund

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Amendment No. 1 to Special Facilities Lease Agreement between the City of Houston and SKY CHEFS, INC for certain premises at George Bush Intercontinental Airport - Revenue - DISTRICT B - DAVIS

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of an application for grant assistance to the TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT for an Urban Outdoor Recreation Grant Fund, for Improvements at Brock Park; declaring the City’s eligibility for such grant; authorizing the Director of the Houston Parks and Recreation Department to act as the City’s representative in the application process, to accept and expend such grant funds, if awarded, and to apply for, accept and expend all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program; containing provisions relating to the subject - DISTRICT B - DAVIS

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the MAIN STREET/MARKET SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY d/b/a DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (MAIN STREET/MARKET SQUARE ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvement Projects Budget for the Zone - DISTRICTS C - COHEN; H - GONZALEZ and I - GALLEGOS

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the OLD SIXTH WARD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THIRTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (OLD SIXTH WARD ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvement Projects Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the FOURTH WARD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOURTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (FOURTH WARD ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvement Projects Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT C - COHEN

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the HARDY/NEAR NORTHSIDE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY-ONE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (HARDY/NEAR NORTHSIDE ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvements Budget for the Zone  DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ

ORDINANCE establishing Abstract 1 J Austin Schultz; Abstract 1 J Austin; Allen AC, Blocks 43, 44, 52-55, 61 & 62; Cristina Jamaux Estates, Block 1; Depenbrock Allen Section 62, Blocks 1-6; Depenbrock Section 2, Blocks 1 & 2; Hogan Street Addition, Block 1; Hogan Street Section 2, Block 1; Quitman Estates, Block 1; Quitman Townhomes, Block 1; Quitman Terrace, Block 1; Richter; Schultz; Tract 7C and Wrightwood, all within the City of Houston, as a special minimum lot size area, pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ

ORDINANCE appropriating $26,538,223.53 out of Tax Increment Funds for Reinvestment Zone Number Two, City of Houston, Texas (Midtown Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Three, City of Houston, Texas (Main Street/Market Square Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Eight, City of Houston, Texas (Gulfgate Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Nine, City of Houston, Texas (South Post Oak Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Ten (Lake Houston Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Eleven, City of Houston, Texas (Greater Greenspoint Zone), and Reinvestment Zone Number Fifteen, City of Houston, Texas (East Downtown Zone) for administrative expenses, payment of project costs, and payments to certain Redevelopment Authorities as provided herein

ORDINANCE appropriating $419,768.98 out of Tax Increment Funds for Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of Houston, Texas (Lamar Terrace Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Two, City of Houston, Texas (Midtown Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Three, City of Houston, Texas (Main Street/Market Square Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Four (Village Enclaves Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Five, City of Houston, Texas (Memorial Heights Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Six, City Of Houston, Texas (Eastside Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Seven, City of Houston, Texas (Old Spanish Trail/Almeda Corridors Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Eight, City of Houston, Texas (Gulfgate Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Nine, City of Houston, Texas (South Post Oak Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Ten, City of Houston, Texas (Lake Houston Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Eleven, City of Houston, Texas (Greater Greens Point Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Twelve, City of Houston, Texas (City Park Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Thirteen, City of Houston, Texas (Old Sixth Ward Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fourth Ward Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Fifteen, City of Houston, Texas (East Downtown Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Sixteen, City of Houston, Texas (Uptown Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Seventeen, City of Houston, Texas (Memorial City Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Eighteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fifth Ward Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Nineteen, City of Houston, Texas (Upper Kirby Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty, City of Houston, Texas (Southwest Houston Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-One, City of Houston, Texas (Hardy/Near North Side Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-Two, City of Houston Texas (Leland Woods Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-Three, City of Houston Texas (Harrisburg Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-Four, City of Houston Texas (Greater Houston Zone), and Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-Five, City of Houston Texas (Hiram Clarke Fort Bend Zone) for payments to certain Redevelopment Authorities as provided herein

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City and TRISTAR RISK MANAGEMENT, INC for Third-Party Administration and related services for Self-Insured Workers’ Compensation Program; providing a maximum contract amount - 5 Years with 2 additional option years - $26,040,719.00 - Workers Compensation Fund

ORDINANCE  approving  and  authorizing  Telecommunication  License Agreement between NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PCS, LLC,  as Tenant,  and the  City  of  Houston,  Texas,  as Landlord, for space in  the Houston  Police Department Headquarters Building Parking Garage at 1200 Travis  Street,  Houston, Texas - 5 Years with two five-year renewals - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS

ORDINANCE appropriating $985,905.93 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for the Purchase of Capital Equipment for the Houston Fire Department

ORDINANCE appropriating $1,600,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for the Purchase of Capital Equipment for the Houston Fire Department

ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2014-0154 (Passed on February 26, 2014) to increase the maximum contract amount for contract between the City of Houston and WACHS VALVE AND HYDRANT SERVICES, LLC for Valve Assessment and Testing On-Call Program and Services for the Department of Public Works & Engineering

MUNICIPAL Setting Designation Ordinance prohibiting the use of designated groundwater beneath a tract of land containing 13.2435 acres commonly known as BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED, at 7135 Ardmore Street, Houston, Harris County, Texas, and supporting issuance of a municipal setting designation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality DISTRICT D - BOYKINS

MUNICIPAL Setting Designation Ordinance prohibiting the use of designated groundwater beneath a tract of land containing 3.5254 acres commonly known as CRANE ENERGY FLOW SOLUTIONS, INC, at 1202/1212 Hahlo Street, Houston, Harris County, Texas, and supporting issuance of a municipal setting designation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ

ORDINANCE consenting to the creation of HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 547

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 37.7306 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 110, for inclusion in its district

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 1.2169 acres of land into HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 200, of Harris County, Texas, for inclusion in its district

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 44.277 acres of land to SPRING CREEK UTILITY DISTRICT, for inclusion in its district

ORDINANCE appropriating $1,682,000.00 out of Contribution For Capital Projects Fund and approving and authorizing Professional  Engineering  Services Contract between the City of Houston and CHARLES D. GOODEN CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC for West Fuqua Paving and Drainage from City Limit to Chimney Rock Drive; providing funding for construction of facilities financed by the Contribution For Capital Projects Fund - DISTRICT K - GREEN

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Houston and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for the Rehabilitation or Replacement of Kirkmeadow Drive Bridge at HCFCD Ditch - DISTRICT D - BOYKINS

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Houston and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for the Rehabilitation or Replacement of Hueni Road Bridge at Mills Branch - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

ORDINANCE granting to J.S. SEPTIC SERVICES CORP., 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; and making certain findings related thereto - FIRST READING

ORDINANCE NO. 2015-795, passed second reading September 2, 2015 

ORDINANCE granting to A GAIA AMERICA, 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 providing for related terms and conditions; and making certain findings related thereto - THIRD AND FINAL READING

ORDINANCE NO. 2015-796, passed second reading September 2, 2015

ORDINANCE granting to MACKAY COMPANY, INC., a Utah 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; and making certain findings related thereto - THRID AND FINAL READING

ORDINANCE NO. 2015-797, passed second reading September 2, 2015 

ORDINANCE granting to SOUTHERN TRANSPORT, INC., 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 providing for related terms and conditions; and making certain findings related thereto - THIRD AND FINAL READING

ORDINANCE NO. 2015-816, passed second reading September 2, 2015 

ORDINANCE granting to AAA ACTION SEPTIC SERVICE, L.L.C., 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; and making certain findings related thereto - THIRD AND FINAL READING

NON CONSENT AGENDA - NUMBERS 40 through 44  

SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE relating to the sixth amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO (MIDTOWN ZONE) DISTRICTS C - COHEN; D - BOYKINS and I - GALLEGOS

SUGGESTED HEARING DATE - WEDNESDAY - 9:00 A.M. - SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE relating to the sixth amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FIVE (MEMORIAL HEIGHTS ZONE) - DISTRICTS C - COHEN and H - GONZALEZ

SUGGESTED HEARING DATE - WEDNESDAY - 9:00 A.M. - SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE relating to the second amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER NINE (SOUTH POST OAK ZONE) - DISTRICT K - GREEN

SUGGESTED HEARING DATE - WEDNESDAY - 9:00 A.M. - SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE relating to the proposal to use James W. Lee Park for Storm Water Detention - DISTRICT A - STARDIG

SUGGESTED HEARING DATE - WEDNESDAY - 9:00 A.M. - OCTOBER 21, 2015

MOTION TO SET A DATE not less than seven days from September 16, 2015, to receive nominations for Positions C, F, I, At-Large 1 and At-Large 4 on the PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE, for a three-year staggered term ending July 1, 2018

MOTION by Council Member Gonzalez/Seconded by Council Member Green to adopt recommendation from Director Planning & Development Department to approve amendments to the 2014 Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan (MTFP) and authorize publication of the 2015 MTFP in map form

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STARDIG

This was Item 3 on Agenda of September 9, 2015

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the UPPER KIRBY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER NINETEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (UPPER KIRBY ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2016 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2016-2020 Capital Improvements Budget for the Zone - DISTRICTS C - COHEN and G - PENNINGTON

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS COHEN and CHRISTIE

This was Item 18 on Agenda of September 9, 2015