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

 RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $898,979.75 and acceptance of work on contract with NERIE CONSTRUCTION, LLC for Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation and Renewal (Force Main) - 1.96% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount (4235-79)

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $2,860,111.51 and acceptance of work on contract with PM CONSTRUCTION & REHAB, LLC for Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation and Renewal - 4.79% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount (4235-62)

 RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $3,739,466.10 and acceptance of work on contract with REPIPE CONSTRUCTION, LLC dba IPR SOUTH CENTRAL, LLC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Cured-In-Place Pipe Method  0.79% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount (4258-64)  DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - DAVIS; C - COHEN; E - MARTIN; G - TRAVIS; I - GALEGOS and K - CASTEX-TATUM

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $6,291,560.89 and acceptance of work on contract with PM CONSTRUCTION & REHAB, LLC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Sliplining and Pipe Bursting Methods - 3.52% under the original contract amount (4257-138) - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - DAVIS; C - COHEN; D - BOYKINS; E - MARTIN; F - LE; G - TRAVIS; H - CISNEROS and K - CASTEX-TATUM

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $1,800,159.27 and acceptance of work on contract with NERIE CONSTRUCTION, LLC for New Front Easement Reconnections - 0.24% under the original contract amount (WW5159-02) DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - DAVIS; C - COHEN; D - BOYKINS; E - MARTIN; F - LE; G - TRAVIS; H - CISNEROS and I - GALLEGOS

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $1,893,924.51 and acceptance of work on contract with NERIE CONSTRUCTION, LLC for New Front Easement Reconnections - 0.82% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount (WW5159-03) - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS; C - COHEN; D - BOYKINS; H - CISNEROS and I - GALLEGOS

NETSYNC NETWORK SOLUTIONS for approval of spending authority in an amount not to exceed $484,134.00 for PTZ Cameras through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with Choice Partners for the Mayor's Office of Homeland Security - 2 Years - Grant Fund 

ORDINANCE appropriating $670,152.90 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund for the purchase of Water Meters and Water Meter Replacement Parts for Houston Public Works

ORDINANCE appropriating $1,700,928.83 out of Miscellaneous Capital Projects/Acquisitions CP Series E Fund and authorizing the expenditure of the appropriated funds for the purpose of issuing payments to BONO CARE, LLC dba CORPORATE CARE for Expenses Associated with Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief for the City of Houston; declaring the City’s intent to seek reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other eligible sources for such expenditures  - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS

ORDINANCE appropriating $271,000.00 from the FY2019 Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for the purchase of Capital Equipment for the Houston Fire Department

ORDINANCE appropriating $996,602.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund and $13,923,450.00 out of Miscellaneous Capital Projects / Acquisitions CP Series E Fund for Vehicles and Related Equipment for the Solid Waste Department and Fleet Management Department

ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM 11/14/2018 AGENDA

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing fourth amendment to lease agreement between BANK of AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as landlord, and the City of Houston, Texas, as tenant, for approximately 6,173 square feet of leased space at 8400 Long Point Road, Houston, Harris County, Texas, at a monthly rental of $2,000.00, for the Spring Branch Storefront, Houston Police Department - 3 Years - $72,000.00 - General Fund - DISTRICT A - STARDIG

ORDINANCE appropriating $560,000.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund, $4,790,000.00 out of Miscellaneous Capital Projects/Acquisitions CP Series E Fund, $2,062,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund, $1,200,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund, $2,056,000.00 out of Public Health Consolidated Construction 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 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 and authorizing First Amendment to an agreement for Professional Services between the City and the SOCIAL JUSTICE LEARNING INSTITUTE for Houston's My Brother's Keeper Initiative Program

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to the agreement between the City of Houston and TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC, Formerly DIGITAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, INC, for Software Product License and Software Support Services to extend the term of the agreement to March 1, 2019

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and JHC TECHNOLOGY, INC for an enterprise agreement for Amazon Web Services for the Houston Information Technology Services; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 years with two one-year options - $15,506,101.00 - Enterprise, General and Other Funds

 ORDINANCE approving and authorizing submission of an application for grant assistance to HOUSTON ENDOWMENT, INC; accepting a grant for the City of Houston to fund staff salaries, related benefits, and other expenses to establish an office of Complete Communities; approving an agreement between the City of Houston and HOUSTON ENDOWMENT, INC; authorizing the Director of the City’s Planning and Development Department to act as the City’s representative to accept and expend the grant funds, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any - $940,000.00 – Grant Fund

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 17.1821 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1, also known as the UPTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, for inclusion in its district - DISTRICT G - TRAVIS

 ORDINANCE establishing the south side of the 2000 block of University 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 establishing the south side of the 2200 block of University 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 establishing the north and south sides of the 2000 block of Southgate 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 appropriating $588,448.13 out of Street & Traffic Control & Storm Drainage DDSRF; approving and authorizing an agreement to contribute right of way funds (fixed price) between the City of Houston and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for FM1960 from BF 1960A to east of Twigsworth Lane; providing funding for contingencies and CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Street and Traffic Control & Storm Drainage DDSRF - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

ORDINANCE appropriating $705,976.40 out of Metro Projects Construction DDSRF as an additional appropriation to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and HUITT-ZOLLARS, INC for Hillcroft Avenue Paving and Drainage from Bissonnet Street to Beechnut Street (Approved by Ordinance No. 2015-0464); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Metro Projects Construction DDSRF - DISTRICT C - COHEN

ORDINANCE granting to STRIPE-A-ZONE, 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 - FIRST READING

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

 TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BOYKINS

 This was Item 17 on Agenda of November 7, 2018

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

 TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER STARDIG

 This was Item 17 on Agenda of November 7, 2018