CONFIRMATION of the appointment or reappointment of the following to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE (ST. GEORGE PLACE) for the remainder of the designated two-year term:

     Position 4  -  RANDY SIM, reappointment

     Position 5  -  BILL HUTZ, reappointment

     Position 6  -  CHRISTINE STEWART, appointment

CONFIRMATION of the reappointment of DENISE CASTILLO-RHODES to Position 11 of the HOUSTON MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PENSION SYSTEM BOARD OF TRUSTEES, for a 3 year term

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Airport System to extend unpaid leave of absence for ROBERT BROWN, Security Officer

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Airport System for approval of final contract amount of $13,880,806.10 and acceptance of work on contract with TEAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY for EcoPark II Parking Lot at Intercontinental Airport Houston - 6.2% over the original contract amount and under the 10% contingency amount - DISTRICT B - DAVIS

PARADIGM TRAFFIC SYSTEMS, INC to Purchase Traffic Signal Hardware and Software through the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard) for the Department of Public Works & Engineering - $180,500.00 - DDSRF Fund

PATTERSON VETERINARY SUPPLIES, INC - $175,530.30; BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC ANIMAL HEALTH DIVISION - $384,616.44; MWI ANIMAL HEALTH - $543,176.03 and HSB VETERINARY SUPPLIES, INC - $554,578.58 for Veterinary Supplies for the Department Administration and Regulatory Affairs - 3 Years with two one-year options - $1,657,901.35 BARC Special Revenue Fund

AT&T CORPORATION - Central Based Business Communication Systems Services for the Information Technology Services Department - $352,250.69 - General Fund

ORDINANCE  finding  and  determining  that  public  convenience  and  necessity  no    longer  require  the  continued  use  of  a ten-foot-wide storm sewer easement, located within portions of Lots 6, 7, 8, and 10, Block 2 of the Leverkuhn Addition, situated in the J. Austin Survey,  A-1,  Houston,  Texas;  abandoning  the  easement  to UR  Properties I, LP, abutting  owner, in  consideration  of  its  payment  to  the  City of $600.00 and conveyance to the City of: 1) a five-foot-wide right-of-way easement along Barnes Street; 2) a five-foot-wide right-of-way easement along Floyd Street; 3) a five-foot-wide right-of-way easement along Leverkuhn Street; 4) two seven and a half-foot-wide storm sewer easements along the proposed right-of-way easement along Barnes Street and Leverkuhn Street; 5) right-of-way for a corner clip at Floyd Street and Leverkuhn Street; 6) right-of-way for a corner clip at Barnes Street and Leverkuhn Street, all located in Block 2 of the Leverkuhn Addition, out of the J. Austin Survey, A-1, and other  consideration - DISTRICT C - COHEN

ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of a utility easement within Restricted Reserve "A" of Westheimer Oak Subdivision, William White Survey, A-836, Harris County, Texas, and abandoning the easement to KNA Partners, Inc., Owner, in consideration of its payment to the City of $57,000.00 and other consideration - DISTRICT G - TRAVIS

ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of Saunders Road, from Dodson Street to Willie Street; Lakewood Drive, from Dodson Street to Friendly Street; Dodson Street, from Lakewood Drive South to its terminus; Lowrie Street, from Langley Road to Lakewood Drive; Larry Street from Langley Road to Lakewood Drive; Friendly Street, from Langley Street South to its terminus; and, Friendly Street, from Willie Street north to its terminus, Hall Park Addition, Farrington Place Section Two and/or Farrington Place Section Three, out of M.B. Terrell Survey, A-772; vacating and abandoning said easements to the Harris County Flood Control District, Owner, in consideration of owner's payment to the City of $24,556.00 - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS and H - CISNEROS

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendments to contracts between the City of Houston and 1) AIDS FOUNDATION HOUSTON, INC., and (2) FUNDACION LATINOAMERICANA de ACCION SOCIAL, INC., respectively, for various HIV/STD prevention and social marketing services; amending Ordinance No. 2014-0055 to increase the maximum contract amounts of the above agreements - $700,000.00 - Grant Fund

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to lease agreement between NORTH HOUSTON, L.P., as landlord, and the City of Houston, Texas, as tenant, for 5,293 square feet of leased space at 12941 North Freeway, Suite 635, Houston, Harris County, Texas, for the Psychological Services Division of the Houston Police Department - DISTRICT B - DAVIS

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and MIDTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT - DISTRICTS C - COHEN; D - BOYKINS and I - GALLEGOS

ORDINANCE appropriating $300,000.00 out of Airports Improvement Fund, approving and authorizing Amendment No. 1 to a Maintenance and Technical Support Agreement between the City of Houston and HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC for Ground Based Augmentation System Navigation Equipment at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (Project No. 691) and amending Ordinance 2013-0254 to increase the maximum contract amount - DISTRICT B - DAVIS

ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of the Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security to electronically submit an application for acceptance, and management of a grant from the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY for the FY2016 Program to prepare communities for Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks (CCTA Program); declaring the City's eligibility for such grant; authorizing the Director to act as the City's representative in the application process, to request and/or accept the grant and manage and expend the grant funds as awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the CCTA Program including amendments or modifications to these agreements or any subsequent documents necessary to secure the City's grant funding through the life of these grant awards

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing submission of an application for grant assistance to the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOOD AND NUTRITION for the Child and Adult Care Food Program Grant; declaring the City's eligibility for such grant; authorizing the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department to act as the City's representative in the application process, to accept such grant funds, if awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the Program

ORDINANCE appropriating $5,000.00 out of Contributed Capital Project Fund for Development of Paddle Trail Launch Sites on Brays Bayou within City Council District I - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between the City of Houston and WASTE CORPORATION OF TEXAS, L.P. for Landfill Disposal and Waste Transfer Station Operation Services; providing a maximum contract amount - $2,000,000.00 - General Fund

ORDINANCE awarding the contract to ADB SAFEGATE AMERICAS, LLC for Maintenance and Support Services of Airfield Lighting Control Equipment for the Houston Airport System; providing a maximum contract amount - $474,165.00 - Enterprise Fund - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS; E - MARTIN and I - GALLEGOS

ORDINANCE appropriating $34,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Fund and approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and CAREER STEP, LLC for an Emergency Medical Tracking System for the Houston Fire Department; providing a maximum contract amount 3 Years with two one-year options - $144,000.00 - General Fund

**PULLED – Will not be considered on 8/2

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing sole source contract between the City of Houston and RAPISCAN SYSTEMS, INC for X-Ray Screening System Maintenance Services for the General Services Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options $344,605.00 - Maintenance Renewal and Replacement Fund - DISTRICTS D - BOYKINS; F - LE; H - CISNEROS and I - GALLEGOS

ORDINANCE establishing the north and south sides of the 1600 block of Branard 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 - COHEN

ORDINANCE establishing the south side of the 300 block of Fargo Street within the City of Houston, Texas, as a special minimum building line block pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT C - COHEN

ORDINANCE establishing the south side of the 300 block of Fargo 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 - COHEN

**PULLED – Will not be considered on 8/2

ORDINANCE appropriating $1,253,709.00 from Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF; approving and authorizing Public Highway At-Grade Crossing Agreement between the City of Houston and HOUSTON BELT AND TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY for Market Street Paving and Drainage Improvements from McCarty Road to the North Wayside Drive - DISTRICTS B- DAVIS and H - CISNEROS

ORDINANCE appropriating $125,000.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; $62,500.00 out of Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF Fund; and $62,500.00 out of Metro Projects Construction DDSRF Fund as an additional appropriation to the Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and HVJ ASSOCIATES, INC for Professional Materials Engineering Laboratory Agreement (Approved by Ordinance No. 2017-0136)

ORDINANCE appropriating $50,000.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, $25,000.00 out of Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF Fund and $25,000.00 out of Metro Projects Construction DDSRF Fund as an additional appropriation to the Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and THE MURILLO COMPANY for Professional Materials Engineering Laboratory Agreement (Approved by Ordinance No. 2017-0145)

ORDINANCE appropriating $125,000.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; $62,500.00 out of Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF Fund; and $62,500.00 out of Metro Projects Construction Fund DDSRF Fund as an additional appropriation to the Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and TOLUNAY-WONG ENGINEERS, INC for Professional Materials Engineering Laboratory Agreement (Approved by Ordinance No. 2017-0146)

ORDINANCE appropriating $250,000.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and V&A CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC for Work Order Engineering Services for Wastewater Odor Control; providing funding for construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund

ORDINANCE No. 2017-515, passed second reading July 26, 2017

ORDINANCE granting to SOUTHERN VACUUM, 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

RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, for approval of final contract amount of $3,017,622.11 and acceptance of work on contract with DCE CONSTRUCTION, INC, for Water Line in Kickerillo Area Project - 1.08% under the original contract amount - Enterprise Fund - DISTRICT G - TRAVIS

 TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER TRAVIS

This was Item 9 on Agenda of July 26, 2017

MOTION by Council Member Cohen/Seconded by Council Member Davis to adopt recommendation from the Chief Procurement Officer to award to OUTLAND TECHNOLOGY, INC for One Underwater Remote Operating Vehicle for the Houston Police Department - $184,760.40  Grant Fund - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CHRISTIE

This was Item 11 on Agenda of July 26, 2017