REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of KENNETH ALLEN as Director of the PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT for the City of Houston

REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE MIDTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT:

Position One - DARCY JOHN LEFSRUD, reappointment for a term to expire 6/1/2023

Position Two - GLORIA L. HANEY, appointment for a term to expire 6/1/2023

Position Three - AMAR P. MOHITE, reappointment for a term to expire 6/1/2023

Position Four - JAMES L. LLAMAS, reappointment for a term to expire 6/1/2023

Position Five - RYAN M. LEVASSEUR, appointment for a term to expire 6/1/2023

Position Six - NANCY J.W. DARST, reappointment for a term to expire 6/1/2023

Position Seven - DESMOND BERTRAND-PITTS, appointment for a term to expire 6/1/2023

Position Eight - WILLIAM FULTON, appointment for a term to expire 6/1/2023

Position Ten - DANIEL ARGUIJO, appointment for a term to expire 6/1/2025

Position Twelve - MUDDASSIR SIDDIQI, appointment for a term to expire 6/1/2025

Position Fifteen - JEANETTE M. CRIGLAR, appointment for a term to expire June 1, 2025

REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HOUSTON DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, for a term to expire June 1, 2025:

Position Eight - GENORA K. BOYKINS, reappointment

Position Nine - RANDY PRYOR, reappointment

Position Ten - MARCUS DAVIS, appointment 

Position Eleven - ANTOINETTE (TONI) M. JACKSON, reappointment

Position Twelve - CLAY CRAWFORD, appointment

Position Thirteen - GILBERT A. HERRERA, reappointment

Position Fourteen - THEODORE J. (TED) ZWIEG, reappointment

Position Fifteen - CAT NGUYEN, reappointment

REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THIRTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (OLD SIXTH WARD):

Position Three - CLAUDE ANELLO, reappointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2022

Position Four - PHILIP C. NEISEL, reappointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2022, and to serve as Chair for a term ending 12/31/2021

Position Five - PATRICK MCKENZIE HALL, appointment or a term to expire 12/31/2022

REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OLD SIXTH WARD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:

Position Three    -  CLAUDE ANELLO, reappointment for a term to expire 2022;

Position Four      -  PHILIP C. NEISEL, appointment for a term to expire 12/31/2022, and to serve as Chair for a term ending 12/31/2021

Position Five - PATRICK MCKENZIE HALL, appointment for a term to expire 12/31/2022

REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of MELINDA LITTLE to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY-SEVEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (MONTROSE ZONE), for an unexpired term ending December 31, 2022

REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of MALCOLM SCOTT to the INDEPENDENT POLICE OVERSIGHT BOARD, for a term to expire January 31, 2023

RECOMMENDATION from Director General Services Department for approval of final contract amount of $860,805.00 and acceptance of work on contract with LANDSCAPE ART, INC for Walter Rasmus Park - 3.84% over the original contract amount and under the 10% contingency - DISTRICT J - POLLARD

RECOMMENDATION from Director General Services Department for approval of final contract amount of $904,385.00 and acceptance of work on contract with LANDSCAPE ART, INC for Avondale Promenade Park - 5.37% over the original contract amount - DISTRICT C - KAMIN

GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY - $17,919,041.00 and SOUTHERN TIRE MART, LLC - $4,279,673.00 for spending authority to purchase tires through the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (BuyBoard) for the Fleet Management Department - $22,198,714.00 - Fleet Management Fund

CALDWELL COUNTRY CHEVROLET - $661,473.00, CALDWELL COUNTRY FORD - $33,806.00, SILSBEE FORD, INC - $60,908.00 and ED MORSE LLC dba FREEDOM CDJR - $221,100.00 for purchase of Off-Cycle Automobiles, Utility Vehicles, Vans and Light-Duty Trucks through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council for Fleet Management Department on behalf of Various Departments - $977,287.00 - General, Enterprise and Other Funds

HYTORC OF TEXAS, INC to provide Water Valve Operators and Components for Houston Public Works - $158,806.05 - Enterprise Fund

FERGUSON ENTERPRISES LLC dba FERGUSON WATERWORKS for Emergency Plumbing Supplies for Houston Public Works - $83,693.53 - Enterprise Fund

RESOLUTION authorizing a grant application to the TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD for the purpose of removing accumulated siltation and sediment deposits from the San Jacinto River into Lake Houston; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Chief Recovery Officer of the Houston Mayor’s Office of Recovery to act as the City’s representative in the application process, with the authority to accept the Grant and expend the Grant Funds, as awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the grant; and making various findings and other provisions related to the subject

ORDINANCE AMENDING DIVISIONS 1 AND 2, ARTICLE III, CHAPTER 8 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to auto wreckers used to perform nonconsent and police-authorized tows; declaring certain conduct to be unlawful

ORDINANCE authorizing City of Houston, Texas Public Improvement Bonds, Series 2021D and City of Houston, Texas Public Improvement Bonds, Series 2021E; authorizing the payment and security thereof; approving the principal amount, interest rates, prices, terms and sale thereof; approving certain other procedures, provisions and agreements related thereto, including authorizing the execution and delivery of a Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement, Special Escrow Deposit Agreement, and other Agreements; approving the preparation, distribution and use of a private placement memorandum; making certain findings and other declarations necessary and incidental to the issuance of such bonds; and declaring an emergency

ORDINANCE appropriating $4,000,000.00 from the Homeless and Housing Consolidated Fund; approving and authorizing Purchase and Sale Agreement between City of Houston and WESLEY A.M.E. CHURCH for purchase of approximately 62,500 square feet of land located at 2209 Emancipation Avenue, Houston, Texas 77003 for the development of affordable housing; approving a Special Warranty Deed - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ

ORDINANCE adopting the City of Houston Affordable Home Development Program Guidelines

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a substantial amendment to the current Emergency Solutions Grant – Coronavirus (“ESG-CV”) Budget in the Amended 2019 Annual Action Plan (“2019 Amended Plan”) to allow the transfer of Emergency Shelter Funds to the Street Outreach Activity within the ESG-CV Budget

ORDINANCE appropriating $200,000.00 from Contributed Capital Project Fund for the Open Data Portal Project for Houston Information Technology Services and Various Other Departments

ORDINANCE appropriating $107,000.00 from Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for the IT Help Desk Software Upgrade Project for Houston Information Technology Services and Various Other Departments

ORDINANCE appropriating $1,249,000.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund and $441,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund; approving and authorizing contract between City of Houston and ACCRUENT LLC for Facility Condition Assessment Services and Related Software for the General Services Department; providing a maximum contract amount - $125,000.00 - General Fund

ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2017-0545, as amended, to increase the maximum contract amount of the License Agreement between the City and CONDUENT HEALTHY COMMUNITIES CORPORATION; approving and authorizing Amendment 2 to the above-mentioned contract for the maintenance of the Healthy Communities Institute (HCI) Platform for the Houston Health Department - $7,000.00 - Essential Public Health Services

ORDINANCE awarding contract to YES AMERICA NOW, INC for Street Sweeping Services for Houston Public Works; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options - $3,371,523.25 - Stormwater Fund

ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2019-7 (Passed on January 2, 2019) to increase the maximum contract amount for contract between City of Houston and GAMMA WASTE SYSTEMS, LLC for Medical Waste Removal and Disposal Services for Various Departments - $164,939.37 - General Fund

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of a grant application to the TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD for the purpose of removing accumulated siltation and sediment deposits from the San Jacinto River into Lake Houston; declaring the City’s eligibility for assistance under such Program; authorizing the Chief Recovery Officer of the Houston Mayor’s Office of Recovery (the “Director”) to act as the City’s representative in the grant application process; authorizing the Director to accept the Grant and expend the Grant Funds, if awarded, and to apply for, accept and expend all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the Program - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

ORDINANCE appropriating $11,496,798.15 out of Tax Increment Funds for REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBERS TWO (MIDTOWN ZONE), THREE (MAIN STREET/MARKET SQUARE ZONE), ELEVEN (GREATER GREENSPOINT ZONE), FIFTEEN (EAST DOWNTOWN ZONE), and TWENTY-FIVE (HIRAM CLARKE/FORT BEND ZONE) for payment of administrative expenses, payment to Harris County, and payments to certain Redevelopment Authorities as provided herein

ORDINANCE appropriating $12,449,413.00 out of City of Houston, Texas Tax Increment Funds for REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBERS ONE (SAINT GEORGE PLACE ZONE), TWO (MIDTOWN ZONE), THREE (MAIN STREET/MARKET SQUARE ZONE), SIX (EASTSIDE ZONE), SEVEN (OLD SPANISH TRAIL/ALMEDA CORRIDORS ZONE), EIGHT (GULFGATE ZONE), NINE (SOUTH POST OAK ZONE), TWELVE (CITY PARK ZONE), and THIRTEEN (OLD SIXTH WARD ZONE), CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, for payment of affordable housing costs, payments to Houston Independent School District, and payments to certain Redevelopment Authorities as provided herein

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SIX, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (EASTSIDE ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Budget for the Zone – DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the GULFGATE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER EIGHT, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (GULFGATE ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2022-2026 Capital Improvement Plan Budget for the Zone - DISTRICTS D - EVANS-SHABAZZ and I - GALLEGOS

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of LELAND WOODS REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY-TWO, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (LELAND WOODS ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Budget for the Authority on behalf of the Zone - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

ORDINANCE approving the issuance of Bonds and Notes by the MONTROSE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY - DISTRICT C - KAMIN

ORDINANCE establishing the east and west sides of the 5400 block of Leopold Drive, 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 D - EVANS-SHABAZZ

ORDINANCE to rename Calhoun Road to Martin Luther King Boulevard in between north of Wheeler Street and south of TX-5 SPUR - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ

ORDINANCE making certain findings concerning the use of Dwight D. Eisenhower Park and approving and authorizing the sale and conveyance of an easement and right of way with permanent road access and surface site across a portion of Dwight D. Eisenhower Park to SUNOCO PIPELINE, L.P. in connection with such use - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

ORDINANCE appropriating $1,085,600.00 out of METRO Projects Construction DDSRF; approving and authorizing an Interlocal Agreement between City of Houston and GREATER NORTHSIDE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT for the Quitman Street Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Transit Project; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the METRO Projects Construction DDSRF - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS

ORDINANCE appropriating $50,000.00 out of Contribution for Capital Projects Fund and $387,326.00 out of the METRO Projects Non-DDSRF Capital Fund, awarding contract to TEAMWORK CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC for Missouri Kansas Texas (MKT) Spur Connector 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 Contribution for Capital Projects Fund and METRO Projects Non-DDSRF Capital Fund - DISTRICT C - KAMIN

ORDINANCE 2021-736, passed first reading August 25, 2021

ORDINANCE granting to SPRINT WASTE OF TEXAS LP, a Texas Domestic Limited Partnership, 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 - SECOND READING

ORDINANCE 2021-737, passed first reading August 25, 2021

ORDINANCE granting to ZTERS SITE SERVICES, LLC, a Texas Limited Liability Company, 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 - SECOND READING

NON CONSENT AGENDA - NUMBER 40

RECOMMENDATION from Chief Procurement Officer to make the following award for Group 1 to ADB SAFEGATE AMERICAS, LLC in the amount not to exceed $6,210,335.00 for Airfield Lighting Supplies for the Houston Airport System - 3 Years with two one-year options - $8,783,480.00 - Enterprise Fund:

COUNCIL DRAW LOTS

GROUP 2, due to receiving identical bids from GLOBE ELECTRIC SUPPLY, INC and KINETIC MOTORWERKS LLC in the amount of $2,573,145.00