RECOMMENDATION from Director of Human Resources Department for approval of the Holiday Schedule for Calendar Years 2018 and 2019

RECOMMENDATION from Director of Human Resources Department to approve 730 calendar day period for Military leave pay differential for employees called to active duty status during a time of war or state of emergency

RECOMMENDATION from Director Planning & Development Department to approve amendments to the 2016 Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan (MTFP) and authorize publication of the 2017 MTFP in map form

RECOMMENDATION from Director General Services Department for approval of final contract amount of $510,016.75 and acceptance of work on contract with P^2MG, LLC dba P2MG, LLC for Schweppe Park - 4.92% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency - DISTRICT D - BOYKINS

RECOMMENDATION from Director General Services Department for approval of final contract amount of $1,219,258.00 and acceptance of work on contract with GADBERRY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC for Metropolitan Multi-Service Center - 9.9% over the original contract amount and under the 10% contingency - DISTRICT C - COHEN

RECOMMENDATION from Acting Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $6,681,435.20 and acceptance of work on contract with INDUSTRIAL TX CORP. for Sims Bayou South Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements 0.21% under the original contract amount - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS

RECOMMENDATION from Acting Director, Department of Public Works & Engineering, for approval of final contract amount of $5,165,400.40 and acceptance of work on contract with PM CONSTRUCTION & REHAB, LLC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Sliplining and Pipe Bursting Methods (4257-128) - 0.21% under the original contract amount - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - DAVIS; C - COHEN; H - CISNEROS; I - GALLEGOS and J - LASTER

RECOMMENDATION from Acting Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $12,118,465.23 and acceptance of work on contract with REYTEC CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES, INC for Wallisville Paving and Drainage: Lockwood to North Wayside - 0.06% over the original contract amount - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS and H - CISNEROS

RECOMMENDATION from Acting Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,353,601.10 and acceptance of work on contract with GRAVA, LLC for Wastewater System/Substitute Service Support - Burgoyne and Lombardy - 0.39% under the original contract amount (WW5109-01) - DISTRICTS C - COHEN; G -TRAVIS and I - GALLEGOS

RECOMMENDATION from City Attorney to deposit the amount of the Award of Special Commissioners into the Registry of the Court and pay the costs of court in connection with eminent domain proceedings styled City of Houston v. Hollywood Square LP, et al., Cause No. 1091668, for acquisition of Parcel AY15-068 for WEST ALABAMA PAVING AND DRAINAGE PROJECT - DISTRICT C - COHEN

RECOMMENDATION from City Attorney to deposit the amount of the Award of Special Commissioners into the Registry of the Court and pay the costs of court in connection with eminent domain proceedings styled City of Houston v. Farren Family Holdings L.P., et al., Cause No. 1077540, for acquisition of Parcel DY14-027 for NORTH CORRIDOR PLANT CONSOLIDATION PACKAGE 1B PROJECT - DISTRICT B - DAVIS

RECOMMENDATION from Acting Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Oscar G. Rangel, declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of a 20-foot-wide drainage easement from Irvington Boulevard to Robertson Street, between Sue Street and Joyce Street, located within Block 20 of the Lindale Park Subdivision, Section 3, out of the John Austin Survey, Parcel SY18-011 - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS

METRO APPARATUS SPECIALIST, INC for purchase of Firefighting Trucks through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council for Houston Fire Department - $2,158,264.00 - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund

CALDWELL AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERS LLC, d/b/a CALDWELL COUNTRY CHEVROLET, LLC - $377,651.00, SILSBEE FORD, INC - $39,387.75 and CALDWELL AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERS LLC, d/b/a CALDWELL COUNTRY FORD, LLC - $6,740,779.00 for H & B Patrol Vehicles, Investigative Sedans, Utility Vehicles and a Pickup Truck through the Houston-Galveston Area Council and the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard) for the Police Department - $7,157,817.75 - General and Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Funds

MCCAIN, INC for approval of payment to address Emergency Disaster Recovery Activities as a result of Hurricane Harvey for Traffic Signal Cabinets for the Department of Public Works & Engineering - $250,490.00 - Disaster Recovery Fund - CUS

TRAFFICWARE GROUP, INC for approval of payment to address Emergency Disaster Recovery Activities as a result of Hurricane Harvey for Traffic Signal Cabinets for the Department of Public Works & Engineering - $497,700.00 - Disaster Recovery Fund - CUS

RECOMMENDATION from Chief Procurement Officer for Hurricane Harvey Disaster Debris Removal Services awarded to the following contractors for the Solid Waste Management Department in an amount not to exceed $32,028,976.70 - Disaster Recovery Fund:

1. Ceres Environmental Services, Inc

2. Ontario Specialty Contracting, Inc, d/b/a OSC Texas

3. JLS Consulting, LLC d/b/a Terraworx Construction

4. Sun Packing, Inc

5. J.H. Reid General Contractor

6. NOLA Construction & Development Group, LLC

7. Basal Solutions, LLC

8. Fisher Construction, Inc

9. Harris Builder, LLC

10. TMG Services, Inc. & Perk Company, Inc, Joint Venture, LP

11. Webb Trucking and Landclearing, Inc dba WLT Corporation

12. Sustainable Freight Group Corporation

ORDINANCE supplementing the City of Houston, Texas Master Ordinance No. 2004-299; providing for the issuance of the City of Houston, Texas, Combined Utility System Subordinate Lien Revenue Bonds, Series 2017C, providing for the amounts, interest rates, prices, and terms thereof and other matters relating thereto; providing for the payment thereof; making other provisions regarding such bonds and matters incident thereto; authorizing a Co-Bond Counsel Agreement; authorizing execution and delivery of a Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement; and declaring an emergency

ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of a 10- foot-wide prescriptive water line easement, being out of unrestricted Reserve "A" of Family Dollar MLK and Van Fleet Subdivision, Chauncey Goodrich Survey, A-306, Harris County, Texas; abandoning the easement to 3D DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS, LLC, abutting owner, in consideration of its payment to the City of $5,715.00 and other consideration DISTRICT D - BOYKINS

ORDINANCE authorizing Lease and Development Agreement with purchase option (lease) between HOUSTON HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, a Texas non-profit corporation, (“HHFC”), as tenant, and the City of Houston, Texas, as landlord, concerning approximately 12.121 acres of land out of the G. P. Foster Survey, Abstract No. 273, Harris County, Texas; approving and authorizing the sale of the property to HHFC for purchase price of $14,950,000.00 pursuant to the terms and conditions of the lease - DISTRICT D - BOYKINS

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the Mayor of the City of Houston to accept the Disaster Grant Award in the amount of $50 Million from the Office of the Governor of Texas to provide assistance to the City of Houston in response to and recovery from the Disaster caused by Hurricane Harvey; authorizing the Mayor to execute the subsequent grant agreement  and expend the grant funds for the purpose of the grant, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, related to this grant

ORDINANCE providing for the assessment, levying and collection of ad valorem taxes for the City of Houston, Texas for the year 2017; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for severability

ORDINANCE releasing certain territory consisting of approximately 33.5 acres of land in Waller County, adjacent to the City of Prairie View, Texas, located near the intersection of James Muse Parkway and US Highway 290, from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and FORT BEND COUNTY for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program - Houston Metropolitan Area Grant - $93,575.00 - Grant Fund

ORDINANCE appropriating $590,055.79 out of Airports Improvement Fund and approving and authorizing Reimbursable Agreement between the City of Houston and FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION for Ellington Airport Air Traffic Control Tower (Project No. 629) – DISTRICT E - MARTIN

ORDINANCE appropriating $1,244,388.84 out of Airport System FAA Grants Fund and $311,097.21 out of Airports Improvement Fund and awarding construction contract to B&MS CONSTRUCTION, INC for the Residential Noise Mitigation of twenty-seven homes in the North Hollow Subdivision George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (IAH) (Project No. 676); 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 - DISTRICT B - DAVIS

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between the City and the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES for registration holds for outstanding warrants for failure to pay a fine by vehicles owners with delinquent traffic moving violations; providing a maximum contract amount

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between the City and HARRIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION for CASE for Kids City Connections Program; providing a maximum contract amount

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the CITY PARK REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWELVE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (CITY PARK ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2018 Operating Budget for the Authority - DISTRICT C - COHEN

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the FIFTH WARD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER EIGHTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (FIFTH WARD ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2018 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2018-2022 Capital Improvement Plan Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT B - DAVIS

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the UPPER KIRBY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY on behalf of TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER NINETEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (UPPER KIRBY ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2018 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2018-2022 Capital Improvement Plan Budget for the Zone - DISTRICTS C – COHEN and G - TRAVIS

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 2018 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2018-2022 Capital Improvement Plan Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between the City of Houston and EVERBRIDGE, INC for a Mass Notifications System for the Office of Emergency Management; providing a maximum contract amount - 5 Years with two one-year options - $645,000.00 - Grant Fund

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing $137,500.00 out of Property and Casualty Fund and approving and authorizing the execution of a Compromise, Settlement and Release Agreement between CASSIE DENISE CRUISE and the City of Houston to settle a lawsuit

ORDINANCE finding and determining public convenience and necessity for the acquisition of real property interests in connection with the public improvement project known as the Miscellaneous Large Diameter Water Line Improvements Package 1 Project; authorizing the acquisition of fee simple or easement interest to eight parcels of land required for the project and situated in the James Wells Survey, Abstract No. 832, and in the Concepcion Martinez Survey, Abstract No. 545, in Harris County, Texas, said parcels of land being located along Preston Avenue, Bastrop Street, and Texas Street in downtown Houston and along Interstate Ten at Hunting Bayou in downtown Houston, Harris County, Texas, by gift, dedication, purchase and the use of eminent domain and further authorizing payment of the costs of such purchases and/or eminent domain proceedings and associated costs for relocation assistance, appraisal fees, title policies/services, recording fees, court costs, and expert witness fees in connection with the acquisition of fee simple or easement interest to the eight parcels of land required for the project - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS

ORDINANCE amending Ordinance Number 2017-237 to include the acquisition of two additional parcels for the Chelford City Diversion Package 1 Lift Station Project from the 13000 block of West Park Drive to the 13000 block of Richmond Avenue, and further finding and determining public convenience and necessity for the acquisition of such parcels by gift, dedication, purchase and if necessary the use of eminent domain - DISTRICT F - LE

ORDINANCE appropriating $67,821.70 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation to an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY for the relocation of City of Houston utilities on Gulf Bank Road at Sweetwater Lane (Approved by Ordinance No. 2011-0542, as amended); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS

ORDINANCE appropriating $1,536,410.00 out of Metro Projects Construction DDSRF Fund as an additional appropriation to Construction Contract between the City of Houston and ANGEL BROTHERS ENTERPRISES, LTD. for the City-Wide Overlay Program - Package #21 (Approved by Ordinance No. 2015-0046)

ORDINANCE No. 2017-0782, passed first reading October 11, 2017

ORDINANCE granting to JSI HOUSTON TRANSFER STATION, INC, 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 - SECOND READING