PUBLIC HEARING to consider the re-adoption of Article XII, CHAPTER 32, CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF HOUSTON, regarding Standards of Care for the Houston Parks & Recreation Department Youth Recreation Programs

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $6,254,497.63 and acceptance of work on contract with PLW WATERWORKS, LLC (Formerly Pepper-Lawson Waterworks, LLC) for East Water Purification Plant (EWPP) Clearwell Condition Assessment and Replacement of Select Valves and Actuators - 3.12% under the original contract amount - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

RO HOLDINGS LLC dba ONE BOAT for purchase of four Inflatable Boats and two Double Decker Boat Trailers for Fleet Management Department on behalf of Public Safety and Homeland Security - $89,960.00 - Grant Fund

LYTX, INC for Tier 3 Management Services and DriveCam Online Subscription Services from the General Services Administration Schedule 70 Contract through the Cooperative Purchasing Program for the Solid Waste Management Department - 1 Year - $166,320.00 - General Fund

ORDINANCE ordering a Special Election to be held on November 7, 2023, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Houston, Texas, a proposition to amend the City Charter to enable three or more Council Members to place an item on a Regular City Council Meeting Agenda

ORDINANCE accepting the individual proposals from INDIAN HARBOR INSURANCE COMPANY, and LLOYD’S OF LONDON which are participating in the Layered Cyber Insurance Program, and approving and authorizing the purchase of Cyber Insurance - $1,151,814.00 - Property & Casualty Fund

ORDINANCE appropriating $1,024,708.67 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for the Planned Data Center Refresh for Houston Information Technology Services

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP for Bond Counsel Services for Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount

Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 2254.1036, the following written notice is given to the public: The City desires to sell bonds for public purposes as authorized by State law and as further set forth in the ordinance to finance current expenses.  The proposed bond counsel, Greenberg Traurig (“Greenberg”) is a full-service firm that includes a national public finance practice and has the necessary competence, qualification and experience to serve as bond counsel for the City. The engagement of Greenberg is in the best interest of the City, since the legal services requested require specialized experience in municipal finance, federal tax, and state securities law and therefore cannot be adequately performed by the attorneys and supporting personnel of the City.  Furthermore, such legal services cannot be reasonably obtained from attorneys in private practice for the payment of hourly fees without contingency because the City will not be obligated to pay any legal fees unless the transaction successfully closes.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Mutual Aid Agreement between the City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NO. 46 for an agreement to provide the provision of Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing fourth amendment to Lease Agreement between JAKLL HOLDINGS, LLC, as Landlord, and the City of Houston, Texas, as Tenant, for space at 1702 Seamist Drive, Houston, Texas, for use as offices for Houston Public Works Department - DISTRICT C - KAMIN

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Task Order Contracts for Professional Engineering Services between City of Houston and INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATES, INC; KCI TECHNOLOGIES, INC; E&C ENGINEERS & CONSULTANTS, INC; HENDERSON ENGINEERS, INC; and E/B/E, INC; providing a maximum contract amount

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing eighth amendment to the Pay Connexion Service Terms Contract between City and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. - Revenue

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing fifth amendment to agreement for Credit Card Processing Services between City of Houston WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. and WELLS FARGO MERCHANT SERVICES, LLC - Revenue

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY for Cooperative Purchasing

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between City of Houston and T2 SYSTEMS, INC, for the Parking Management Information System for the Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options - $7,455,725.00 - Parking Management Operating Fund

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between City of Houston and L.J. POWER, INC for Maintenance, Repair, and Testing of Emergency Power Units for Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options - $6,292,327.96 - General, Enterprise and Other Funds

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between City of Houston and FORD AUDIO-VIDEO SYSTEMS, LLC for Public Address System Services for the Houston Airport System, providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options - $3,065,300.00 - Enterprise Fund

**PULLED – This item will not be considered on August 11, 2021

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA dba REED GROUP MANAGEMENT LLC for Third-Party Administrative Services for Long Term Disability Plan for the Human Resources Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options - $899,859.00 - Long Term Disability Plan Fund

ORDINANCE releasing certain territory consisting of an approximately 2.671 acre tract, located in and around Katy Flewellen Road and Prairie Lane, from the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Houston, Texas; imposing certain conditions

ORDINANCE to rename the entirety of RONAN PARK PLACE to UNITED LEUVA CIRCLE - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

ORDINANCE readopting the Houston Youth Recreation Program's Standards of Care as Codified at Article XII of Chapter 32 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas; containing findings and other provisions related to the subject; providing an effective date; providing for severability

ORDINANCE appropriating $300,000.00 out of Parks and Recreation Dedication Fund; approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY for the Design, Construction, and Maintenance of a Hike and Bike Trail from Buffalo Bend Nature Park to Hidalgo Park - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of an application for and acceptance of grant funds from the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES (COPS) FOR THE FY21 COPS HIRING PROGRAM GRANT (“Grant”); declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Police Chief of the City of Houston Police Department to act as the City’s representative to accept such Grant Funds, and to apply for, and accept, all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program 

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between City of Houston and GALVESTON COUNTY to support the Human Trafficking Task Force - $15,000.00 - Grant Fund

ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of a ±15 foot-wide alley, from Sandman Street east to Bethje Street, situated in the John Austin Survey, Abstract No. 1, Harris County, Texas; abandoning said alley to the Depelchin Children's Center, the abutting property owner, in consideration of its payment to the City in the amount of $300,000.00, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTICT C - KAMIN

ORDINANCE appropriating $147,243.00 out of Metro Projects Construction DDSRF; approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and CENTERPOINT ENERGY HOUSTON ELECTRIC, LLC for Street Lighting along West Airport Boulevard Project from Hiram Clarke Road to FM 521; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Metro Projects Construction DDSRF - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM

ORDINANCE appropriating $2,804,131.11 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Drainage Charge; approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and PGAL, INC for Northside High School Area Drainage and Paving; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS

ORDINANCE appropriating $525,000.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund – Ad Valorem Tax as an additional appropriation to Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and EPIC TRANSPORTATION GROUP, LP for Citywide Traffic Signal Rebuild Package #2 (as approved by Ordinance No. 2017-0524); providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Ad Valorem Tax

ORDINANCE appropriating $1,630,653.90 out of METRO Projects Construction DDSRF, awarding contract to MAIN LANE INDUSTRIES LTD for FY2021 Citywide Asphalt Overlay Rehabilitation #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; providing funding for testing services, CIP Cost Recovery and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the METRO Projects Construction DDSRF

ORDINANCE establishing the south side of the 500 block of Welch 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 - KAMIN

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS PECK, JACKSON, KAMIN, EVANS-SHABAZZ, THOMAS, GALLEGOS, CASTEX-TATUM, ROBINSON, PLUMMER and ALCORN

This was Item 23 on Agenda of August 4, 2021

MOTION by Council Member Castex-Tatum/Seconded by Council Member Robinson to adopt recommendation from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $37,204,664.18 and acceptance of work on contract with OSCAR RENDA CONTRACTING, INC for Memorial Drive Paving and Drainage Improvements from North Kirkwood Road to North Eldridge Parkway - 113.7% over the revised total contract amount and under 5% contingency amount - DISTRICT G - TRAVIS

DELAYED BY MOTION #2021-470, 8/4/2021

This was Item 36 on Agenda of August 4, 2021