AGENDA
CITY OF HOUSTON . CITY COUNCIL
October 30 & 31, 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

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AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - 1:30 PM
City Hall Chamber

PRESENTATIONS
2:00 P.M. – INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
VIDEOCouncil Member Castex-Tatum
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.


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WEDNESDAY - October 31, 2018 - 9:00 A. M.

DESCRIPTIONS OR CAPTIONS OF AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE READ BY THE
CITY SECRETARY PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT
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9:00 A.M. - REPORT FROM CITY CONTROLLER AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY including but not limited to, a revenue, expenditure and encumbrance report for the General Fund, all special revenue funds and all enterprise funds, and a report on the status of bond funds and a Quarterly Investment Report by the City Controller

VIDEOMAYOR'S REPORT
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VIDEOCONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 1through 24
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VIDEOMISCELLANEOUS  NUMBERS 1 through 3
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VIDEO1.

REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the PLANNING COMMISSION:

Position Two            -  MEERA D. VICTOR, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2020

Position Four            -  SUSAN ALLEMAN, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2020

Position Five            -  RANDALL L. JONES, appointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2019

Position Six              -  ILEANA RODRIGUEZ, appointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2020

Position Eight           -  LYDIA MARES, reappointment, for a term to expire June 30, 2020

Position Ten             -  MEGAN R. SIGLER, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2020

Position Eleven        -  ISABEL LONGORIA, appointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2019

Position Twelve        -  LESTER O. KING, appointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2020

Position Eighteen     -  PAUL R. NELSON, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2020

Position Twenty       -  ANTOINE BRYANT, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/30/2020

VIDEO2.

RECOMMENDATION from Fire Chief for Extension of Injury on Duty Leave for Engineer Operator EMT JASON ANNIS for the period March 30, 2018 through April 16, 2018

VIDEO3.

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for payment to TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY for Annual Consolidated Water Quality Fee, Air Emission Fee and Air Inspection Fee for FY19 for the City’s Wastewater Treatment Plants - $1,789,294.72  Enterprise Fund

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VIDEOACCEPT WORK - NUMBERS 4 and 5
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VIDEO4.

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $14,368,623.38 and acceptance of work on contract with PEPPER-LAWSON WATERWORKS, LLC for 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements (Package 5) - 0.71% under the original Contract amount - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS

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RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $1,499,013.16 and acceptance of work on contract with T CONSTRUCTION, LLC for FY2013 Local Drainage Project Construction Work Orders 1 - 1.00% under the original Contract amount - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; C - COHEN; D - BOYKINS; E - MARTIN; F - LE; G - TRAVIS; H - CISNEROS; I - GALLEGOS and K - CASTEX-TATUM

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VIDEORESOLUTIONS - NUMBER 6
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VIDEO6.

RESOLUTION approving and authorizing the nomination and submission of nine projects for funding consideration in the 2018 Transportation Improvement Program call for projects administered by the Houston-Galveston Area Council

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VIDEOORDINANCES - NUMBERS 7 through 24
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VIDEO7.

ORDINANCE supplementing the City of Houston, Texas Master Ordinance providing for the issuance of Combined Utility System Revenue Obligations to authorize the amendment of one or more qualified Hedge Agreements with respect to Certain Outstanding Combined Utility System Bonds; making other provisions incident thereto; and declaring an emergency

VIDEO8.

ORDINANCE authorizing the use of $360,000.00 from previously appropriated Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Affordable Housing Funds and approving and authorizing contract between the SEARCH HOMELESS SERVICES and the City of Houston to provide a Homeless Services Program that will include a Mobile Outreach/Welcome Center and Housing Case Management Services to be funded with TIRZ and Texas Homeless Housing and Services Program Funds - $390,000.00 - Grant Fund

VIDEO9.

ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2018-0007 (Passed on January 3, 2018) to decrease the maximum contract amount of an agreement between the City of Houston and APTIM ENVIRONMENTAL & INFRASTRUCTURE, INC  for Master Program Management Services for Disaster Related Projects; approving and authorizing Amendment No. 1 to said agreement

VIDEO10.

ORDINANCE appropriating $301,240.00 out of Airports Improvement Fund and $24,185,681.00 out of the HAS Consolidated ITRP AMT Construction Fund and approving and authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the contract for Construction-Manager-At-Risk Services between the City of Houston and AUSTIN GILBANE, Joint Venture, for the IAH Mickey Leland International Terminal at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (Project No. 826; Ordinance No. 2017-335); providing funding for engineering testing services and the Civic Art Program - DISTRICT B - DAVIS

VIDEO11.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract between the City of Houston and FENTRESS ARCHITECTS, LTD., for Architectural and Engineering Design Services for the Mickey Leland International Terminal at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (Ordinance No. 2016-919; Project No. 826) - DISTRICT B - DAVIS

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ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY relating to the Joint Election to be held on November 6, 2018; providing a maximum contract amount - $1,079,680.00 - General Fund

VIDEO13.

ORDINANCE relating to the retail gas utility rates of CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP. d/b/a CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX and as CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS; approving the reduction to base rates for gas utility customers in the City of Houston, as filed by CenterPoint; establishing the legal gas utility rates of CenterPoint until changed as provided by law

VIDEO14.

ORDINANCE appropriating $300,000.00 from the Police Consolidated Construction Fund for Paving of Parking Lots at Houston Police Facilities

VIDEO15.

ORDINANCE appropriating $5,000,000.00 out of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Affordable Housing Fund and approving award of an Outreach, Intake and Case Management Services Agreement between the City of Houston and ICF INCORPORATED, L.L.C., for Hurricane Harvey Disaster Recovery Services; establishing a maximum contract amount - 1 Year with two one-year options

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ORDINANCE appropriating $1,516.60 out of Metro Projects Construction DDSRF as an additional appropriation to contract between the City of Houston and FLORIDA TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, INC for the Fiber Cable and Communication Equipment Installation Project (Approved by Ordinance Nos. 2014-0981 & 2015-1080); providing funding for construction of facilities financed by the Metro Projects Construction DDSRF - $6,066.42 - Grant Fund - DISTRICTS C - COHEN; H - CISNEROS and I - GALLEGOS

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ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2015-690 to increase the maximum contract amount; approving and authorizing first amendment to the agreement for Operation and Maintenance Services for the Greater Northeast Houston Service Area (GNEHSA) Water and Wastewater Utilities and Facilities between the City of Houston and INFRAMARK, LLC f/k/a SEVERN TRENT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC for Operation and Maintenance Services for GNEHSA - $500,000.00 - Enterprise Fund - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

VIDEO18.

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 26.127 acres of land to CHIMNEY HILL MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, for inclusion in its district

VIDEO19.

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 93.9534 acres of land to DOWDELL PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, for inclusion in its district

VIDEO20.

ORDINANCE consenting to the creation of FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 229, containing 437.6585 acres of land within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston, Texas; authorizing the district to exercise road powers and to issue bonds for road facilities

VIDEO21.

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 27.72 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL and IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 84, for inclusion into its district

VIDEO22.

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 487.49 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 504, for inclusion in its district

VIDEO23.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and DELOITTE & TOUCHE, LLP, for Financial Services for disaster related funding for the Finance Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options - $5,000,000.00 - General Fund

VIDEO24.

ORDINANCE appropriating $284,394.00 out of Parks & Recreation Dedication Fund and $135,607.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding construction contract to McKENNA CONTRACTING, INC for Playground Fall Surface Replacements FY18; 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 contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Parks Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - DAVIS; C - COHEN; D - DAVIS; E - MARTIN; G - TRAVIS; H - CISNEROS and I - GALLEGOS

END OF CONSENT AGENDA
VIDEOCONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA

NON CONSENT AGENDA - NUMBER 25

VIDEONON-CONSENT - MISCELLANEOUS
VIDEO25.

SET A PUBLIC HEARING DATE to provide a Resolution of No Objection to the 4% tax credit application of ST. ELIZABETH PLACE LP. for an Affordable Housing Community located at 4514 Lyons, Houston, Texas 77020DISTRICT B - DAVIS

HEARING DATE - 9:00 A.M. - WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 7, 2018

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VIDEOMATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS - Council Member Boykins 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
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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.