AGENDA
CITY OF HOUSTON . CITY COUNCIL
June 5 & 6, 2018


MAYOR
SYLVESTER TURNER
CONTROLLER
CHRIS B. BROWN
DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS
Brenda Stardig
District A

Jerry Davis
District B

Ellen R. Cohen
District C

Dwight A. Boykins
District D

Dave Martin
District E
Steve Le
District F

Greg Travis
District G

Karla Cisneros
District H

Robert Gallegos
District I

Mike Laster
District J

Martha Castex-Tatum
District K


AT-LARGE COUNCIL MEMBERS

Mike Knox
Position 1

David W. Robinson
Position 2
Michael Kubosh
Position 3

Amanda K. Edwards
Position 4

Jack Christie D.C.
Position 5
Marta Crinejo Director - City Council AgendaAnna Russell City Secretary

In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act the agenda is posted for public information, at all times, for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of the meeting on the bulletin board located on the exterior wall of the City Hall building at 901 Bagby.

The agenda may be accessed via the Internet at https://houston.novusagenda.com/agendapublic/. Copies of the agenda are available in the Office of the City Secretary in the City Hall Annex, Public Level at no charge. To receive the agenda by mail, send check or money order for $52.00 for a one year subscription, made payable to the City of Houston to the attention of the City Secretary, P.O. Box 1562, Houston, Texas 77251.

To reserve time to appear before Council call 832-393-1100 or come to the Office of the City Secretary, City Hall Annex, Public Level at least 30 minutes prior to the scheduled public session shown on the agenda.
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AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, June 5, 2018 - 1:30 PM
City Hall Chamber

PRESENTATIONS
2:00 P.M. – INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
VIDEOCouncil Member Laster
ROLL CALL AND ADOPT MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
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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.


NOTE: If a translator is required, please advise when reserving time to speak

VIDEOSP060518
VIDEORECESS
RECONVENE
WEDNESDAY - June 6, 2018 - 9:00 A. M.

DESCRIPTIONS OR CAPTIONS OF AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE READ BY THE
CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT
VIDEOMAYOR'S REPORT
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VIDEOCONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 1 through 18
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VIDEOACCEPT WORK - NUMBERS 1 through 4
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VIDEO1.

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $2,188,912.45 and acceptance of work on contract with TRAFFIC SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTION, INC for Citywide Traffic Signal Rebuild Package #5 - 18.06% under the original contract amount - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - DAVIS; C - COHEN and H - CISNEROS

VIDEO2.

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $537,333.29 and acceptance of work on contract with NATIONAL WORKS, INC for Sanitary Sewer Cleaning and Television Inspection In Support of Rehabilitation - 1.49% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount - (4277-75)

VIDEO3.

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $12,683,893.82 and acceptance of work on contract with PEPPER-LAWSON WATERWORKS, LLC for 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements (Package 4) 10.40% under the original contract amount - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS

VIDEO4.

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $7,290,433.99 and acceptance of work on contract with HUFF & MITCHELL, INC for Condition Assessment Support Package for existing 96-Inch Water Line Along Clinton Drive - 11.09% under the original contract amount - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS; H - CISNEROS; and I - GALLEGOS

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VIDEOPURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 5 and 6
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VIDEO5.

ALERE NORTH AMERICA, LLC for HIV Tests and Combination Kits for the Houston Health Department - $1,017,500.00 - 3 Years with two one-year options - Grant Funds

VIDEO6.

INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS of HOUSTON, LLC dba KYRISH TRUCK CENTER of HOUSTON for International Truck Replacement Parts and Repair Services for the Fleet Management Department - $3,163,971.45 - 3 Years with two one-year options - Fleet Management Fund

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VIDEORESOLUTIONS - NUMBER 7
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VIDEO7.

RESOLUTION of assurances of support for the 2020 Democratic National Convention

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VIDEOORDINANCES - NUMBERS 8 through 18
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VIDEO8.

ORDINANCE amending City of Houston Ordinance No. 2018-430 passed May 23, 2018, which approved and authorized submission of the 2018 Annual Action Plan to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, to replace Exhibit “A” to the Ordinance with a new Exhibit “A” to add the federal grant applications for the Community Development Block Grant, Home Investment Partnerships Grant, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant, and  Emergency Solutions Grant , including certifications and budgets

VIDEO9.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of an application for and acceptance of the Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Division FY2019 Texas Conversion to the National Incident-Based Reporting System Initiative Grant; declaring the City’s eligibility for such grant; authorizing the Police Chief of the City of Houston Police Department to act as the City’s representative to accept such grant funds, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program

VIDEO10.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of an application for and acceptance of the U. S. DEPARTMENT of JUSTICE, OFFICE of JUSTICE PROGRAMS, BUREAU of JUSTICE ASSISTANCE FY2018 Innovations in Community-Based Crime Reduction Program Grant; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Police Chief of the City of Houston Police Department to act as the City’s representative to accept such grant funds, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program and to extend the budget period

VIDEO11.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of an application for and acceptance of the U. S. DEPARTMENT of JUSTICE, OFFICE of JUSTICE PROGRAMS, BUREAU of JUSTICE ASSISTANCE FY2018 Technology Innovation for Public Safety Grant; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Police Chief of the City of Houston Police Department to act as the City’s representative to accept such grant funds, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program and extend the budget period

VIDEO12.

ORDINANCE suspending for ninety days the application of ENTERGY TEXAS, INC for authority to change rates and otherwise maintaining current rates in effect until changed - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

VIDEO13.

ORDINANCE establishing the north and south sides of the 6900 block of Pine Grove Drive, 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 A - STARDIG

VIDEO14.

ORDINANCE appropriating $10,000.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund, $125,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund, $43,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund, $100,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund, $120,000.00 out of Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund, $50,000.00 out of Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund and $25,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund as an appropriation to the FY2018 Professional Environmental Consulting Services Task Order Program for Comprehensive Environmental Consulting Services for various City Departments (Approved by Ordinance Number 2015-0190)

VIDEO15.

ORDINANCE appropriating $66,742,864.95 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 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 Greenspoint 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), And Reinvestment Zone Number Eighteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fifth Ward Zone), for affordable housing, administrative expenses, payments to HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT and HUMBLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT for educational facilities, and payments to certain redevelopment authorities as provided herein; appropriating $5,392.34 out of Tax Increment Funds for Houston Independent School District

VIDEO16.

ORDINANCE appropriating $139,575,838.52 out of City of Houston, Texas Tax Increment Funds for Reinvestment Zone Numbers One (Lamar Terrace Zone), Two (Midtown Zone), Three (Main Street/Market Square Zone), Five (Memorial Heights Zone), Six (Eastside Zone), Seven (Old Spanish Trail/Almeda Corridors Zone), Eight (Gulfgate Zone), Nine (South Post Oak Zone), Ten (Lake Houston Zone), Eleven (Greater Greenspoint Zone), Twelve (City Park Zone), Thirteen (Old Sixth Ward Zone), Fourteen (Fourth Ward Zone), Fifteen (East Downtown Zone), Sixteen (Uptown Zone), Seventeen (Memorial City Zone), Eighteen (Fifth Ward Zone), Nineteen (Upper Kirby Zone), Twenty (Southwest Houston Zone), Twenty-One (Hardy/Near Northside Zone), Twenty-Two (Leland Woods Zone), Twenty-Three (Harrisburg Zone), Twenty-Four (Greater Houston Zone), Twenty-Five (Hiram Clarke/Fort Bend Zone), Twenty-Six (Sunnyside Zone), and Twenty-Seven (Montrose Zone) for payment of affordable housing costs, payment of administrative expenses, payment of project costs, payment to HOUSTON HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, and payments to certain redevelopment authorities as provided herein

VIDEO17.

ORDINANCE issuing a permit to FLST LLC D/B/A LAVACA LST PIPELINE LLC to construct, operate, maintain, improve, repair and replace one new pipeline in certain portions of specified public street rights-of-way and prescribing the conditions and provisions under which the permit is issued - DISTRICTS D - BOYKINS and E - MARTIN

VIDEO18.

ORDINANCE No. 2018-0419, passed second reading May 30, 2018

ORDINANCE granting to ECO BRIGHT SOLUTIONS, 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 - THIRD AND FINAL READING

END OF CONSENT AGENDA
VIDEOCONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
MATTERS HELD - NUMBER 19
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VIDEO19.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to Loan Agreement between the City of Houston and REGENCY WALK, LLC, which provided a loan of Federal CDBG-Rita Disaster Recovery Funds for Repair and Rehabilitation of an apartment property located in the vicinity of 10301 and 10400 Sandpiper, Houston, Texas, related to the transfer of ownership to SANDPIPER APARTMENTS OWNER, LLC, and VISTA ARBOR APARTMENTS OWNER, LLC - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LASTER

This was Item 10 on Agenda of May 30, 2018

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VIDEOMATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS - Council Member Knox 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
NOTE -

WHENEVER ANY AGENDA ITEM, WHETHER OR NOT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, IS NOT READY FOR COUNCIL ACTION AT THE TIME IT IS REACHED ON THE AGENDA, THAT ITEM SHALL BE PLACED AT THE END OF THE AGENDA FOR ACTION BY COUNCIL WHEN ALL OTHER AGENDA ITEMS HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED.

CITY COUNCIL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE UP AGENDA ITEMS OUT OF THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY ARE POSITIONED IN THIS AGENDA.  ALSO, AN ITEM THAT HAS BEEN TAGGED UNDER CITY COUNCIL RULE (HOUSTON CITY CODE 2-2) OR DELAYED TO ANOTHER DAY MAY BE NEVERTHELESS CONSIDERED LATER AT THE SAME CITY COUNCIL MEETING.