REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF PUBLIC TRUSTS:

Position One - MATT ZEIS, reappointment for a term to expire 3/22/2019;

Position Two - RUSSELL WADE GRECO, appointment for a term to expire 3/22/2020;

Position Three - KIMBERLY DIXON-DUDLEY, reappointment for a term to expire 3/22/2019;

Position Four - LENORA SOROLA-POHLMAN, reappointment for a term to expire 3/22/2020;

Position Five - KATHERINE M. YZAGUIRRE, reappointment for a term to expire 3/22/2019;

Position Six - CELIA MEDINA GARCIA, appointment for a term to expire 3/22/2020;

Position Seven - ANISH NAGAR, appointment for a term to expire 3/22/2019;

Position Eight - BILL C. LITTLEJOHN, reappointment for a term to expire 3/22/2020;

Position Nine - JON MARIE ROGERS, appointment for a term to expire 3/22/2019.

REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER EIGHTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, FIFTH WARD ZONE:

Position Two - HARVEY CLEMONS, JR., reappointment for a term to expire7/20/2020, and to serve as Chair for a term ending 12/31/2018;

Position Four - ELEANOR D. JONES, reappointment for a term to expire 7/20/2020;

Position Six - EDWINA B. LOCHE BARRETT, reappointment for a term to expire 7/20/2020;

Position Seven - ALLISON HAY, appointment for a term to expire 7/20/2020.

REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of the following individuals to the OFFICE OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ADVISORY BOARD:

Position One - LANA KAY COBLE, reappointment for a term to expire 1/1/2019;

Position Two - CAROL MACNEIL, appointment for a term to expire 1/1/2020;

Position Three - JORGE A. MANCILLA, appointment for a term to expire 1/1/2019;

Position Four - RAMESH GUNDA, reappointment for a term to expire 1/1/2020;

Position Five - ALICIA B. JIMERSON, reappointment for a term to expire 1/1/2019 and to serve as Chair for a term ending 12/31/2018;

Position Six - BRANDI M. HARLEAUX, appointment for a term to expire 1/1/2020;

Position Seven - SAMUEL K. EATON, SR., reappointment for a term to expire 1/1/2019;

Position Eight - JENNIFER THAI, appointment for a term to expire 1/1/2020;

Position Nine - NICOLE C. WEST, reappointment for a term to expire 1/1/2019;

Position Ten - ALAN D. BERGERON, reappointment for a term to expire 1/1/2020;

Position Eleven - MARIA RIOS, reappointment for a term to expire 1/1/2019;

Position Twelve - RONIEL BENCOSME, appointment to Position T, for a term to expire 1/1/2020;

Position Thirteen - MARLON D. MITCHELL, reappointment for a term to expire 1/1/2019;

Position Fourteen - LAURA JARAMILLO, appointment for a term to expire 1/1/2020;

Position Fifteen - CHRISTINA D. MOORE, appointment for a term to expire 1/1/2019.

RECOMMENDATION from Director of Government Relations for adoption of the City of Houston Legislative Principles for the 86th Session of the Texas Legislature

RECOMMENDATION from the Director of Government Relations for annual renewal of membership in the TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE - $ 89,402.00 - General Fund

ORDINANCE appropriating $418,600.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation to an agreement between the City of Houston and PLW WATERWORKS, LLC f/k/a  PEPPER-LAWSON CONSTRUCTION, LP for Change Order #5 for the East Water Purification Plant Rehabilitation of Flocculators, Clarifiers, and Thickeners (Approved by Ordinance No. 2011-0528); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of Change Order No. 5 in the amount of $363,983.95, awarded to PLW WATERWORKS, LLC f/k/a PEPPER-LAWSON CONSTRUCTION, L.P. for the East Water Purification Plant Rehabilitation of Flocculators, Clarifiers, and Thickeners - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

This item should only be considered after passage of Item 6 above         

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $1,568,146.01 and acceptance of work on contract with P2MG, LLC for FY2013 Local Drainage Project Construction Work Order #2 - 4.54% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $1,595,172.20 and acceptance of work on contract with T CONSTRUCTION LLC for FY2016 Ditch Rehab Work Order #1 - 0.30% under the original contract amount - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS; D - BOYKINS and I - GALLEGOS

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $11,758,528.91 and acceptance of work on contract with OSCAR RENDA CONTRACTING, INC for Northside Sewer Relief Tunnel Rehabilitation Area No. 4 - 2.50% over the revised total contract amount and under 5% contingency amount - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS and H - CISNEROS

METRO FIRE APPARATUS SPECIALISTS, INC - $8,415,927.00, SIDDONS-MARTIN EMERGENCY GROUP, LLC - $169,012.00 and CHASTANG ENTERPRISES INC d/b/a CHASTANG FORD - $211,474.00 for Firefighting, Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Mechanic Truck and Response Command Vehicle through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with Houston-Galveston Area Council for the Houston Fire Department and the Houston Airport System - Fire Consolidated Construction Fund and Enterprise Fund

AMEND MOTION #2018-0433, 8/29/2018, TO INCREASE spending authority from $297,562.47 to $415,987.59 for purchase of eight additional Utility Carts through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Public Works, awarded to DEERE AND COMPANY - $118,425.12 - Enterprise Fund

BLACKMON MOORING OF HOUSTON, INC for approval of payment for Emergency Restoration Services provided to the Bob Lanier Building (611 Walker) for General Services Department - $170,107.28 - Enterprise Fund

AMEND MOTION #2010-0111, 2/24/2010, TO INCREASE spending authority from $6,872,376.07 to $8,302,376.07 for Liquid Ferrous Iron Solution and Inorganic Metal Salt Coagulant Ferric Sulfate for Houston Public Works, awarded to ALTIVIA CHEMICALS, LLC. - Enterprise Fund

TOTER, LLC for Refuse Carts through the Interlocal Agreement with the City of Tucson for the Solid Waste Management Department - $495,800.00 - General Fund

CHASTANG ENTERPRISES, INC d/b/a CHASTANG’S BAYOU CITY AUTOCAR - $1,826,604.00, McNEILUS FINANCIAL, INC d/b/a McNEILUS TRUCK AND MANUFACTURING CO. - $1,544,952.00 and HOUSTON FREIGHTLINER, INC - $2,283,740.00 for Refuse and Recycling Trucks through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council for the Solid Waste Management Department - $5,655,296.00 - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund

***PULLED – This item will not be considered on 10/17

ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of a portion of Tackaberry Street, from Morris Street to Quitman Street, situated in the John Austin Survey, Abstract No. 1, Houston, Harris County, Texas; abandoning such portion to HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (“HISD”), the abutting owner, in consideration of its cash payment to the City of $2,800.00, its payment to the City of $642,981.00, in the form of a debit to the balance of the credit account established pursuant to an interlocal agreement between the City and HISD, the conveyance to the City of a 5-foot-wide right of way easement, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS

ORDINANCE amending City of Houston Ordinance Nos. 2008-385 passed April 30, 2008, as amended, 2010-372 passed May 12, 2010, as amended, and 2014-337 passed April 23, 2014, as amended, which authorized the submission of the 2008, 2010, and 2014 Consolidated Plan/Annual Action Plans to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, including the applications and budgets for the Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") Program, among others

ORDINANCE appropriating $1,100,000.00 out of the Homeless and Housing Consolidated Fund; approving and authorizing an agreement between the City of Houston and Houston Area Community Development Corporation to provide the appropriated funds and $7,400,000.00 of Federal “HOME” Funds to assist with the site acquisition, development and construction of a single room occupancy facility, to be located in the vicinity of 7025 Regency Square Boulevard in Houston, Texas, that will provide affordable housing to low and very low income households - DISTRICT J - LASTER

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Loan Agreement between the City of Houston and DWR SOMERSET GP LLC to provide $6,000,000.00 Performance-Based Loan of Federal Community Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program - Rental Housing Projects Round 2 Funds, to assist with site acquisition and eligible soft costs for a 120 unit affordable housing community, located in the vicinity of 8506 Hempstead Road in Houston, Texas - DISTRICT C - COHEN

ORDINANCE appropriating $18,826,014.00 out of Airports Improvement Fund and approving and authorizing Design-Build Contract between the City of Houston and TEXAS STERLING-BANICKI, JV LLC for Spaceport Development Infrastructure at Ellington Airport (Project No. 779); providing funding for material testing, cash allowances and for contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by such funds - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the UPTOWN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SIXTEEN, City of Houston, Texas (Uptown Zone); approving the Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2019-2023 Capital Improvements Budget for the Zone - DISTRICTS C - COHEN; G - TRAVIS and J - LASTER

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 2019 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2019-2023 Capital Improvement Plan Budget for the Zone - DISTRICTS C - COHEN and G - TRAVIS

ORDINANCE approving the issuance of $15,350,000.00 of bonds by the GENERATION PARK MANAGEMENT DISTRICT for certain projects; approving the plans and specifications for such projects

ORDINANCE establishing the north and south sides of the 2100 block of Dryden Road, 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 north side of the 2000 and 2100 blocks of MacArthur 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 4400 block of McKinney 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 I - GALLEGOS

ORDINANCE establishing the east and west sides of the 100 block of North Eastwood 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 H - CISNEROS

ORDINANCE establishing the north and south sides of the 2200 block of Shakespeare 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 north and south sides of the 1900 block of Swift Boulevard, 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 consenting to the addition of 0.555 acre of land to CHARTERWOOD MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, for inclusion in its district

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 1.2330 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 358, for inclusion in its district

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 1.125 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 84, for inclusion in its district

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 4.133 acres of land to NORTHAMPTON MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, for inclusion in its district

ORDINANCE appropriating $344,913.75 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and approving the expenditure of said sum as the sixth supplemental appropriation to the Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and CAROLLO ENGINEERS, INC, Project Advisor/Technical Consultant for the Northeast Water Purification Plant Expansion Project (Approved by Ordinance No. 2012-121, as amended); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

ORDINANCE awarding contract to GRAVA LLC for FY2019 Open Drainage System Maintenance Work Orders #1; 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 - $3,000,000.00 - Stormwater Fund

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 489.21 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 449, for inclusion in its district

DELAYED BY MOTION #2018-531, 10/10/2018

This was Item 33 on Agenda of October 10, 2018