ORDINANCE providing for the assessment, levying and collection of ad valorem taxes for the City of Houston, Texas for the year 2021

PUBLIC HEARING regarding the designation for the CHEWY, INC REINVESTMENT ZONE for tax abatement purposes

REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 5, for terms to expire June 1, 2025:

Position One - RALPH SIMISON RIEGER, reappointment

Position Two - SYLVIA JEAN RIVAS, reappointment

Position Three - SHERI L. CORTEZ, reappointment

Position Four - BRANDON J. HERNDON, reappointment

Position Five - CINDY PEDEN CHAPMAN, reappointment

Position Six - RONALD PLOTKIN, appointment

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

Position Nine - J. ALLEN DOUGLAS, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2023

Position Eleven - DEBORAH TYLER DILLARD, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2025

Position Thirteen - MARYLENE CHAN, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2025

Position Fourteen - CHRISTOPHER M. JOHNSTON, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2025

Position Sixteen - KELLY A. YOUNG, appointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2025

Position Seventeen - CHARLES WASHINGTON, reappointment, for a term to expire 6/1/2025

RECOMMENDATION from the Director Houston Emergency Center to extend unpaid Leave of Absence for MELISSA GARZA, 9-1-1 Telecommunicator, from September 5, 2021 through March 5, 2022

RECOMMENDATION from Director Planning & Development Department to approve amendments to the 2021 Major Thoroughfare and Freeway Plan (MTFP) and authorize publication of the 2021 MTFP in map form

RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $1,354,023.71 and acceptance of work on contract with TIKON GROUP, INC for Citywide Work Orders for Council District Service Fund Project # 5 - 4.89% over the original contract amount and under the 5% contingency amount - DISTRICTS D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; E - MARTIN; I - GALLEGOS and J - POLLARD

DECOULANT, INC for the purchase of Copper Tubing for Houston Public Works - $43,235.00 - Enterprise Fund

CLINICAL MICRO SENSORS, INC dba GENMARK DIAGNOSTICS, INC for sole source purchase of Respiratory Panel Tests and Consumables for the Houston Health Department - 3 Years with 2 one-year options - $577,920.00 - Grant Fund

Approve spending authority for Emergency Purchase of Various Good and Services related to the City's response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

**PULLED – This item will not be considered on Wednesday Sept. 22

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to agreement between City of Houston and THE VILLAGE LEARNING CENTER, INC to extend the restrictive use period of the agreement for an additional five years to be used as a Special Needs Facility providing Rehabilitation, Vocational Education/Training, and Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing third amendment to contract between City of Houston and the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS for the administration of the Texas Emergency Rental Assistance Program

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between City of Houston and the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS for the administration of FY 2021 Texas Homeless Housing and Services Program Youth Set-Aside

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between City of Houston and the TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS for the administration of FY 2021 Texas Homeless Housing and Services Program

ORDINANCE appropriating $3,637,480.00 out of Airport System Consolidated ITRP AMT Construction Fund as an additional appropriation; approving and authorizing first amendment to Interlocal Agreement between City of Houston and TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION for Energy Management related Engineering Services for the Houston Airport System in support of ITRP (Project Nos. 822, 826 and 828); increasing the maximum contract amount - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

ORDINANCE appropriating $38,000,000.00 from Airports Improvement Fund and approving and authorizing Ground Lease Agreement between INTUITIVE MACHINES, LLC and the City of Houston for a Lunar Operations Center Development Project at the Houston Spaceport at Ellington Airport - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

ORDINANCE authorizing the sale of three parcels of land totaling approximately 6.2966 acres, and the improvements thereon, out of Ellington Airport and approving and authorizing Purchase and Sale Agreement between City of Houston, as Seller, and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, as Buyer - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

ORDINANCE appropriating $3,805,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund; approving and authorizing a Design-Build Contract between City of Houston and EMERALD STANDARD SERVICES, INC for Pre-Construction and Construction Phase Services for the Transfer Switches and Generator Quick Connections at Various Facilities; providing funding for contingency - DISTRICTS B - JACKSON; C - KAMIN; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ; H - CISNEROS; I - GALLEGOS and J - POLLARD

**PULLED – This item will not be considered on Wednesday Sept. 22

ORDINANCE appropriating $277,144.70 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding construction contract to INLAND ENVIRONMENTS LTD for Firing Range Removal, Installation, and Range Maintenance; 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 Project Management and Construction Oversight Services, relating to construction of facilities financed by the Police Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT B - JACKSON

ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2018-0347, as amended by Ordinance No. 2019-0086 and further amended by Ordinance Nos. 2021-0014 and 2021-0531, to increase the maximum contract amount for contract between City of Houston and DRC EMERGENCY SERVICES, LLC, for the continuing Hurricane Harvey Disaster Debris Removal Services for the Solid Waste Management Department; declaring the City's intent to seek reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other eligible sources for such expenditures - $28,000,000.00 - Grant Fund

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of LAKE HOUSTON REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (LAKE HOUSTON ZONE); approving Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Budget for the Authority and Fiscal Years 2022-2026 Capital Improvement Plan Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT E - MARTIN

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of CITY PARK REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWELVE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (CITY PARK ZONE); approving Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Budget for the Authority - DISTRICT C - KAMIN

ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of FOURTH WARD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER FOURTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (FOURTH WARD ZONE); approving Fiscal Year 2022 Operating Budget for the Authority and Fiscal Years 2022-2026 Capital Improvement Projects Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT C - KAMIN

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of an application for grant assistance to the OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF TEXAS FOR THE GENERAL VICTIM ASSISTANCE – DIRECT SERVICES PROGRAM (“Grant”) by the City of Houston Mayor’s Office; declaring the City's eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the City of Houston Mayor to act as the City's representative in the application process, with the authority to accept and expend such Grant Funds, as awarded, and to apply for, and accept, all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program

ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security to electronically submit applications for Subrecipient Grant Assistance and execute and accept Subrecipient Grant Agreements with the STATE OF TEXAS OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR  RELATING TO THE FY2021 HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM (“Grant”) Funding from the Urban Area Security Initiative and the State Homeland Security Program; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grants; authorizing the Director to act as the City’s representative in the application process, to request and/or accept the Grants and manage and expend the Grant Funds as awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program including amendments or modifications to these agreements or any subsequent documents necessary to secure the City’s grant funding

ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security (“Director”) to electronically submit applications for grant assistance to the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR THE FY2021 REGIONAL CATASTROPHIC PREPAREDNESS GRANT PROGRAM (“Grant”);  declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Director to act as the City’s representative in the application process, 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 program

ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security (“Director”) to submit an application for grant assistance to the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR THE FY2021 TARGETED VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM PREVENTION GRANT (“Grant”); declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Director to act as the City’s representative in the application process, 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 program

ORDINANCE authorizing the Director of the Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security ("Director") to submit an application for grant assistance to the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR THE FY2021 PORT SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM ("Grant"); declaring the City's eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Director to act as the City's representative in the application process, 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 program

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the acceptance of grant funds through the OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY FOR THE FY2021 HIGH INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA PROGRAM (“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, and expend the Grant Funds as awarded and to apply for, accept, and expend all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the Grant and to extend the budget period

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of a grant application to the TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT FOR THE URBAN OUTDOOR RECREATION GRANT (the “Grant”) for improvements at Charlton Park; declaring the City’s eligibility for such Grant; authorizing the Director of the Parks and Recreation Department to act as the City’s representative in the application process, with the authority to accept and expend such Grant Funds, as awarded, and to apply for, extend the budget period for, and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the Grant - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 1.00 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 26, for inclusion in the district

**PULLED – This item will not be considered on Wednesday Sept. 22^nd

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 39.567 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 319, for inclusion in the district

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 5.0008 acres of land to ENCANTO REAL UTILITY DISTRICT, for inclusion in the district

ORDINANCE amending Ordinance Number 2017-0522 to include the acquisition of two additional parcels for the Lift Station Renewal and Replacement for MacGregor Way North No. 1, Magnet and Westpark No. 1, Magnet and Westpark No. 1 Lift Stations Project and further finding and determining public convenience and necessity for the acquisition of such parcels by gift, dedication, purchase and if necessary the use of eminent domain - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ

ORDINANCE appropriating $11,607,000.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, awarding contract to GRAVA, LLC for Lift Station Renewal and Replacement; 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, construction management, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT F - THOMAS

ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 57.92 acres of land to FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 143, for inclusion in the district

TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER CASTEX-TATUM

This was Item 27 on Agenda of September 15th, 2021