WEDNESDAY - September 28, 2016 - 9:00 A. M.

RECOMMENDATION from Director Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department that City Council approve a motion granting a variance to Restaurants, Ossa and Kristalla at 1515 Texas Ave., Suite R-1, R-2 for the sale of alcoholic beverages

RECOMMENDATION from Director Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department for the designation of a residential permit parking area in the Super Neighborhoods of Neartown/Montrose Super Neighborhood, Montrose Management District, East Montrose Civic Association, Museum Park Super Neighborhood, and the Southeast Management District - DISTRICTS C - COHEN; D - BOYKINS and G - TRAVIS

RECOMMENDATION from Director Library Department to extend unpaid leave of absence for SARAH ORTIZ, Library Assistant Supervisor

RECOMMENDATION from Director Planning & Development Department to approve amendments to the 2016 Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan (MTFP) and authorize publication of the 2016 MTFP in map form

RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of the 2016 City of Houston Floodplain Management Plan

RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of the 2016 City of Houston Program for Public Information

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Airport System for approval of final contract amount of $579,872.27 and acceptance of work on contract with KENMAR GENERAL CONTRACTING, LLC for the Noise Mitigation of Eleven Homes in the North Hollow Subdivision - DISTRICT B - DAVIS

RECOMMENDATION from Director General Services Department for approval of final contract amount of $237,761.31 and acceptance of work on contract with AIA GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC for Remediation, Removal and Installation of Underground Storage Tanks at Fire Station No. 34 - 11.70% over the original contract amount and under the approved 15.60% contingency - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS

RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $14,614,306.89 and acceptance of work on contract with SER CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, LLC for Northline Drive Rehabilitation from Parker Road to Canino Street - 1.57% over the original contract amount and under 5% contingency amount -  DISTRICT H - CISNEROS

RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $5,750,169.95 and acceptance of work on contract with PORTLAND UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION CO., LLC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Sliplining and Pipe Bursting Methods - 0.99% under the original contract amount (4257-116) - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - DAVIS; C - COHEN; H - GONZALEZ; J - LASTER and K - GREEN

RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $4,138,774.75 and acceptance of work on contract with PM CONSTRUCTION & REHAB, LLC, for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Sliplining and Pipe Bursting Methods - 1.25% under the original contract amount (4257-133) - DISTRICTS D - BOYKINS; F - LE; H - CISNEROS; J - LASTER and K - GREEN

RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $3,480,321.23 and acceptance of work on contract with REPIPE CONSTRUCTION, LLC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Cured-In-Place Pipe Method - 0.29% under the original contract amount (4258-54) - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS; H - CISNEROS and I - GALLEGOS

ORDINANCE appropriating $127,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of SAP Enhancements and Various Professional and Consulting Services and Support for Houston Information Technology Services

OBJECTWIN TECHNOLOGY, INC for approval of spending authority in an amount not to exceed $162,000.00 for SAP Enhancements, Professional Services, Consulting Services and Support through the Texas Department of Information Resources for the Houston Information Technology Services - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund 

This item should only be considered after passage of Item 13 above

SILSBEE FORD, INC for Patrol Vehicles through the Texas Local Purchasing Cooperative (Buyboard) for the Houston Police Department - $5,688,775.00 - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund

ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE II, DIVISION 3, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to operation of Vehicles for Hire at the Airports and permits and fees therefor

ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to operation of certain Vehicles for Hire during Nationally Competitively Bid Event Periods

ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 25-151 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to Safety Zones for Nationally Competitively Bid Events

ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 46 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to Vehicles for Hire, including the promulgation of a designated Electronic Dispatching Application for Vehicles for Hire; declaring certain conduct unlawful and providing penalties therefore

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and ARRO INC for services relating to a Dispatch Application for Vehicles for Hire

****PULLED - will not be considered on 9/28

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement of resolution between the City of Houston (City)  and the HOUSTON BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, INC (HBDI), relating to the City’s Section 108 Loan Guarantee Assistance Program, to provide for the resolution of HBDI’S Section 108 Small Business Loan Balance in exchange for the provision of bridge financing for future economic development projects in partnership with the City - DISTRICT D - BOYKINS

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing fourth amendment to Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program Rental Housing Projects Round 2 Subrecipient Grant agreement between the City of Houston and the General Land Office of the State of Texas, to extend the term and to revise the performance statement and benchmarks - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS; D - BOYKINS and H - CISNEROS

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing grant application to the TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (HHSC) for the Healthy Texas Women Program (“Grant”); declaring the City’s eligibility for such grant; authorizing the Director of the Houston Health Department to act as the City’s representative in the application process, to accept and expend the grant funds, as awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the grant; approving and authorizing contract between the City and HHSC under the Healthy Texas Women’s Grant Program

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Director of the City of Houston Health Department to accept a grant award from the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION for the City’s Teen Dating and Youth Violence Prevention Strategy Program; declaring the City’s eligibility for such grant; authorizing the Director to expend the grant funds, as awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the grant

ORDINANCE establishing the North Main Subdivision, 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 - CISNEROS

ORDINANCE appropriating $2,116,024.25 out of Reimbursement of Equipment/Projects Fund for purchase of Parking Meter Multi-Space, Solar Pay Stations for the Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Supplemental Agreement to Professional Landscape Architectural Services Contract between the City of Houston and SWA GROUP, INC for the Fannin/Main Esplanades at Hermann Park (Approved by Ordinance No. 2012-59) - DISTRICT D - BOYKINS

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 3.853 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 202, for inclusion in its district

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing an agreement between the City of Houston and the TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD for administering the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Program; containing provisions relating to the subject; and declaring an emergency.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and ADS LLC d/b/a ADS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES for Field Support Services for Wastewater System Modeling and Master Planning; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years - $6,000,000.00 - Enterprise Fund

ORDINANCE appropriating $2,684,926.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to REPIPE CONSTRUCTION, LLC dba IPR SOUTH CENTRAL, LLC for Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation and Renewal; 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 engineering and testing, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund (WW 4235-88)

ORDINANCE appropriating $3,502,488.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to REPIPE CONSTRUCTION, LLC dba IPR SOUTH CENTRAL, LLC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Cured-in-Place Pipe Method; 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 engineering and testing, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund (WW 4258-70)

ORDINANCE granting to BJ PORTACAN, 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; providing for related terms and conditions - FIRST READING

NON CONSENT AGENDA - NUMBER 34

SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE to provide a Resolution of No Objection to the 4% Housing Tax Credit application for the following affordable housing community:

INDEPENDENCE HEIGHTS                        8606 North Main Street        DISTRICT H - CISNEROS

HEARING DATE - 9:00 A. M. - WEDNESDAY - OCTOBER 5, 2016

MOTION by Council Member Cohen/Seconded by Council Member Davis to adopt recommendation from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,725,363.57 and acceptance of work on contract with REYTEC CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES, INC for Pressure Reducing Valve Station Improvements Package No. 5 - 20.52% under the original contract amount - DISTRICTS E - MARTIN and I - GALLEGOS

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN

This was Item 9 on Agenda of September 21, 2016