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

RESOLUTION expressing no objection to an application for non-competitive 4% federal tax credits for acquisition and adaptive reuse of Saint Elizabeth Hospital to be an affordable housing community located near 4514 Lyons Avenue in the City of Houston, Texas - DISTRICT B - DAVIS

This item should only be considered after passage of Item 1 above

PUBLIC HEARING on proposals for the City of Houston to enter into separate amended and restated strategic partnership agreements with the below named districts in Harris and Fort Bend Counties on separate proposals by the City of Houston to annex for limited purposes certain territory within said districts; and on separate proposals by the City of Houston to annex for limited purposes certain territory in the vicinity of certain districts:

 1.     Baybrook Municipal Utility District No. 1

 2.     El Dorado Utility District

3.   Fort Bend Freshwater Supply District No. 1

4.     Harris-Fort Bend Counties Municipal Utility District No. 5

5.     Southern Montgomery County Municipal Utility District

ORDINANCE appropriating $220,493.60 out of the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation to contract between the City of Houston and S.J. LOUIS CONSTRUCTION of TEXAS, LTD. for Abandonment of Willow Run WWTP Flow Diversion for Change Order No. 7 (Approved by Ordinance No. 2014-0673) - DISTRICT B - DAVIS

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of Change Order No. 7 in the amount of $220,493.60 awarded to S.J. LOUIS CONSTRUCTION of TEXAS, LTD. for Abandonment of Willow Run WWTP Flow Diversion - DISTRICT B - DAVIS

This item should only be considered after passage of Item 4 above

RECOMMENDATION from Fire Chief for Extension of Injury on Duty Leave for Captain EMT/ARFF ANTONIO MESA for the period August 26, 2018 through November 23, 2018

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $9,295,646.44 and acceptance of work on contract with BOYER, INC for Upper Brays Sanitary Sewer Tunnel Liner Removal - 4.72% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount (WW5173) - DISTRICTS F - LE and G -TRAVIS 

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $626,357.69 and acceptance of work on contract with PORTLAND UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC for Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation and Renewal - 0.74% under the original Contract amount (4235-45) - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS; C - COHEN, D - BOYKINS; G - TRAVIS; H - CISNEROS and I - GALLEGOS

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $1,362,559.11 and acceptance of work on contract with PORTLAND UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC for Site Specific Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Pipe Bursting and Cured-In-Place Pipe Methods - 0.50% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount (4235-85) - DISTRICTS G - TRAVIS and H - CISNEROS

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $764,052.48 and acceptance of work on contract with GRAVA LLC for 12-inch Water Line along IH-10 from Baca to Centerwood - 8.38% under the original Contract amount - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS

FIRSTSPEAR, LLC - $727,362.32; CRYE PRECISION, LLC - $337,169.00; SAFARILAND, LLC - $2,826,120.00 Rifle Resistant Plates with Carriers for the Houston Police Department  - $3,930,651.32 - Grants Funds 

LIFE-ASSIST, INC - $8,102,474.00; EMERGENCY MEDICAL PRODUCTS - $1,015,268.00; DENTAL HEALTH PRODUCTS, INC. - $1,402,561.00; BOUND TREE MEDICAL, LLC - $4,720,600.00 for Medical, Dental, Ambulatory Supplies, and Pharmaceuticals for Various Departments - 3 Years with two one-year options - $15,240,903.00 - General, Enterprise and Other Funds

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Grant Agreement between the City of Houston and FIFTH WARD COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, joined by PLEASANT HILL COMMUNITY APARTMENTS LP (“Owner”), to provide funds to assist with renovation of a 165 Unit Affordable Seniors Housing Community located at the intersection of Lyons Avenue and Pannell Street in Houston, Texas; approving and authorizing an amended and restated agreement among the City of Houston, PLEASANT HILL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION and owner pertaining to a prior loan for costs related to the construction of the foregoing project - DISTRICT B - DAVIS

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Grant Agreement between the City of Houston and the HOUSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, joined by the HOUSTON COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, to provide funds to reimburse costs for startup of Operations, Management, Homeownership and Stewardship Activities, all of which shall be incurred to provide Affordable Housing

ORDINANCE adopting the fifth amended and restated guidelines for the City’s Homebuyer Assistance Program

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Professional Services Agreement between NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT US LLP and the City of Houston; providing a maximum contract amount

ORDINANCE approving the issuance of additional bonds by the OLD SPANISH TRAIL/ALMEDA CORRIDORS REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - DISTRICT D - BOYKINS

ORDINANCE approving the issuance of bonds and notes by the SOUTH POST OAK REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM

ORDINANCE approving the issuance of bonds and notes by the UPPER KIRBY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; containing other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for severability - DISTRICTS C - COHEN and G - TRAVIS

ORDINANCE establishing the east side of the 200 block of Clifton 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 side of the 400-600 blocks of Merrill Street and the south side of 600 block of Merrill 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 appropriating $560,000.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund, $445,000.00 out of Miscellaneous Capital Projects/Acquisitions CP Series E Fund, $3,345,000.00 out of Miscellaneous Capital Projects/Acquisitions CP Series E Fund, $2,062,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund, $650,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund, $2,056,000.00 out of Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund, $1,000,000.00 out of Miscellaneous Capital Projects/Acquisitions CP Series E Fund, $550,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund, $710,000.00 out of Parks & Recreation Dedication Fund, $1,167,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund, and $61,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation to the FY2019 Task Order and Job Order Contracting Program for Professional and Construction Services for General Government, Health, Police, Library, Fire and Parks & Recreation Departments (Approved by Ordinance Number 2013-1093; 2013-1201; 2015-0610; 2016-0264 & 2018-0003)

ORDINANCE approving a second amendment to Lease Agreement between 6201 BONHOMME, L.P., as landlord, and the City of Houston, Texas, as tenant, for space located at 6201 Bonhomme, Houston, Harris County, Texas, for use by the City's Health Department's Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program - $82,657.05 - Grant Fund - DISTRICT J - LASTER

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and BAYSIDE PRINTING, INC, for Prepress, Printing and Bindery Services for the Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options - $6,000,000.00 - Central Services Revolving Fund

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City and GREAT-WEST LIFE and ANNUITY INSURANCE COMPANY for Third-Party Administration Services for the City's Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plan for the Finance Department - 5 Years with two one-year options  

ORDINANCE awarding contract to DECOR IQ LLC to Furnish, Install and Remove Mini Led Holiday Tree Lights for the General Services Department; establishing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options - $519,418.00 - General Fund

MOTION by Council Member Cohen/Seconded by Council Member Davis to adopt 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

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS

This was Item 2 on Agenda of October 31, 2018

MOTION by Council Member Cohen/Seconded by Council Member Davis to adopt 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

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STARDIG

This was Item 5 on Agenda of October 31, 2018 

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

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER LASTER

This was Item 9 on Agenda of October 31, 2018 

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

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS KUBOSH and LASTER

This was Item 15 on Agenda of October 31, 2018