AGENDA
CITY OF HOUSTON . CITY COUNCIL
January 8 & 9, 2019


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, January 8, 2019 - 1:30 PM
City Hall Chambers

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

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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RECESS
RECONVENE
WEDNESDAY - January 9, 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

VIDEOMAYOR'S REPORT
VIDEO
VIDEOCONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 1 through 13
VIDEO
VIDEOMISCELLANEOUS - NUMBER 1
VIDEO
VIDEO1.

REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the BICYCLE ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

Position One            -  TOLORIA M. ALLEN, reappointment, for a term to expire January 1, 2021

Position Two            -  ADAM J. WILLIAMS, appointment, for an unexpired term ending January 1, 2020;

Position Three          -  NEIL BREMNER, reappointment, for a term to expire January 1, 2021;

Position Five            -  KRISTINE ANTHONY, reappointment, for a term to expire January 1, 2021;

Position Seven         -  CLINT MCMANUS, appointment, for a term to expire January 1, 2021;

Position Nine            -  CLARK MARTINSON, reappointment, for a term to expire January 1, 2021;

Position Eleven        -  YUHAYNA H. MCCOY, reappointment, for a term to expire January 1, 2021;

Position Thirteen      -  DIAN NOSTIKASARI, appointment, for a term to expire January 1, 2021;

Position Fifteen        -  MIKE VANDUSEN, reappointment, for a term to expire January 1, 2021;

Position Seventeen  -  ONI K. BLAIR, reappointment, for a term to expire January 1, 2021;

Position Nineteen     -  ROBIN ANN HOLZER, reappointment, for a term to expire January 1, 2021.

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VIDEOORDINANCES - NUMBERS 2 through 13
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VIDEO2.

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 $639,670.00, 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

VIDEO3.

ORDINANCE adopting the City of Houston Homebuyer Assistance Program Guidelines for Hurricane Harvey Recovery

VIDEO4.

ORDINANCE adopting the City of Houston Homeowner Assistance Program Guidelines for Hurricane Harvey Recovery

VIDEO5.

ORDINANCE adopting the City of Houston Multifamily Rental Program Guidelines for Hurricane Harvey Recovery

VIDEO6.

ORDINANCE appropriating $1,000,000.00 out of Airports Improvement Fund as an additional appropriation for Construction Contract between the City of Houston and CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP-TEXAS, LP (Approved by Ordinance No. 2017-173) for Reconstruction of the Air Traffic Control Tower and Flatwork at Ellington Airport/Houston (Project No. 629) - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

VIDEO7.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing submission of an application for grant assistance to TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD for Community Flood Mitigation Assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Flood Mitigation Assistance Program; declaring the City’s eligibility for such assistance; authorizing the Director of Houston Public Works to act as the City’s representative in the application process, to accept such grant funds, if awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program - $125,000.00 - Grant  and Other Funds - DISTRICT C - COHEN

VIDEO8.

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 7.4186 acres of land to CROSBY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, for inclusion in its district

VIDEO9.

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 16.962 acres of land to CY-CHAMP PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, for inclusion in its district

VIDEO10.

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 11.54 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 64, for inclusion in its district

VIDEO11.

ORDINANCE awarding Professional Services Contract to HAGERTY CONSULTING, INC for the Coordinate Complex Terrorist Attack Program for the Mayor’s Office; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options - $509,710.23 - Grant Fund

VIDEO12.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract for Legal Services with BICKERSTAFF HEATH DELGADO ACOSTA LLP for Legal Representation of the City of Houston; establishing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options - $500,000.00 - Enterprise Fund

VIDEO13.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and ABM AVIATION, INC for Janitorial Cleaning and Associated Services for the Houston Airport System; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options - $2,659,263.93 - Enterprise Fund

END OF CONSENT AGENDA
VIDEOCONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
MATTERS HELD - NUMBERS 14 through 19
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VIDEO14.

MOTION by Council Member Cohen/Seconded by Council Member Robinson to adopt recommendation from Chief Procurement Officer awarded to J & B PAVELKA INC - $61,097.05 and DOGGETT HEAVY MACHINERY SERVICES, LLC - $30,980.00 for purchase of two Trailers through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Public Works - $92,077.05 - Stormwater and Enterprise Funds - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS

This was Item 13 on Agenda of January 2, 2019
VIDEO15.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Land Exchange between the City of Houston, Texas, and THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA, acting by and through the Secretary of the Air Force, for tracts of land on or adjacent to Ellington Airport - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

 TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDWARDS

 This was Item 22 on Agenda of January 2, 2019

VIDEO16.
WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Laster to amend Item 18 below as follows:

NOTE: The following Item may be moot upon passage of Item 17 below

(Option No. 1)
I move to amend the Memorial Park Golf Course Development and Construction Agreement (Agreement) to provide that the entire amount of the $1 Million Dollar Event Fee be paid to and deposited into the City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department (Department) Golf Fund No. 2104 for the specific use in the maintenance, improvement and operations of the City of Houston’s multiple municipal golf courses.  This Amendment to the Agreement shall by, deleting and inserting the words, phrases or sentences shown below, specifically read as follows:

 

“Section 9.07. Event Financial Terms and Other Consideration. The following items constitute consideration for the Parties to enter into the Facilities Agreement.

 

 (a)           Event Fee. For each Event during the Term, the Foundation shall remit to the City and MPC an Event Fee in a collective amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) no later than forty-five (45) days after completion of Event Week. Of the Event Fee, the Foundation shall remit to the City Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) and to MPC Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000), and MPC agrees to use such contribution for the benefit of the Park in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 6.08(b) of the MPC Agreement the full amount of said $1,000,000 Event Fee to be deposited into the  Houston Parks and Recreation Department Golf Fund No. 2104 for the  specific use in the maintenance, improvement and operations of the City of Houston’s municipal golf courses”

 TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS BOYKINS and LASTER

VIDEO17.
WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Laster to amend Item 18 below as follows:

NOTE: The following Item may be moot upon passage of Item 16 above

(Option No. 2)

I move to amend the Memorial Park Golf Course Development and Construction Agreement (Agreement) to provide that the entire amount of the $1 Million Dollar Event Fee be paid to and deposited into the City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department (Department) general operating fund for the specific use in the maintenance, improvement and operations of the City of Houston’s municipal parks.  This Amendment to the Agreement shall by, deleting and inserting the words, phrases or sentences shown below, specifically read as follows:

 

“Section 9.07. Event Financial Terms and Other Consideration. The following items constitute consideration for the Parties to enter into the Facilities Agreement.

 

 (a)           Event Fee. For each Event during the Term, the Foundation shall remit to the City and MPC an Event Fee in a collective amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) no later than forty-five (45) days after completion of Event Week. Of the Event Fee, the Foundation shall remit to the City Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($750,000) and to MPC Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000), and MPC agrees to use such contribution for the benefit of the Park in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 6.08(b) of the MPC Agreement the full amount of said $1,000,000 Event Fee to be deposited into the  Houston Parks and Recreation Department general operating fund for the  specific use in the maintenance, improvement and operations of the City of Houston’s municipal parks.”

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS BOYKINS and LASTER

VIDEO18.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Development and Construction Agreement between the City of Houston, Texas, THE ASTROS GOLF FOUNDATION and MEMORIAL PARK CONSERVANCY, INC relating to Memorial Park Golf Course - DISTRICT C - COHEN

 TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS BOYKINS and LASTER

 This was Item 24 on Agenda of January 2, 2019

VIDEO19.

BRENNTAG SOUTHWEST, INC for Supply of Liquid Ammonium Sulfate Chemicals for Houston Public Works - 5 Years - $2,127,543.32 - Enterprise Fund

DELAYED BY MOTION #2019-16, 1/2/19

This was Item 33 on Agenda of January 2, 2019
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VIDEOMATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS - Council Member Gallegos 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.