| | | | | | | | AGENDA CITY OF HOUSTON . CITY COUNCIL September 7, 2022 | | |
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MAYOR SYLVESTER TURNER | CONTROLLER CHRIS B. BROWN | DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBERS
Amy Peck
District A
Tarsha Jackson
District B
Abbie Kamin
District C
Carolyn Evans-Shabazz
District D
Dave Martin
District E | Tiffany D. Thomas
District F
Mary Nan Huffman
District G
Karla Cisneros
District H
Robert Gallegos
District I
Edward Pollard
District J |
Martha Castex-Tatum
District K AT-LARGE COUNCIL MEMBERS
Mike Knox
Position 1
David W. Robinson
Position 2 | Michael Kubosh
Position 3
Letitia Plummer
Position 4 |
Sallie Alcorn
Position 5 |
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Agenda Director | Pat Jefferson Daniel, City Secretary | In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act the agenda is posted for public information, at all times, for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of the meeting on the bulletin board located on the exterior wall of the City Hall building at 901 Bagby.
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| | | | | | | | AGENDA - COUNCIL MEETING Wednesday, September 7, 2022 - 9:00 AM Hybrid Consolidated Meeting (Virtual Public Speakers) | | |
| | | | | | | | | | INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Council Member Alcorn | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Due to health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, this meeting will offer the options to participate by videoconference or in-person. The meeting will be open to the public but restrictions regarding masks, allowable room capacity, and seating arrangements may be in place. | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | The public meeting location will be City Hall Council Chamber, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, Texas 77002. The Mayor, as presiding officer of City Council, and some Council Members will be physically present. Other Council Members may participate by videoconference in accordance with the provisions of Section 551.127 of the Texas Government Code applicable to a governmental body that extends into three or more counties. The meeting will also be streamed as usual on the City’s website (https://www.houstontx.gov/htv/index.html), Facebook site (https://www.facebook.com/pg/HoustonTelevision/videos/) and the municipal channel on public television. | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Members of the public may provide public comment during the public session portion of the meeting at (936) 755-1521; Conference ID# 636 193 342#. Details for signing up to speak in-person or virtually are posted at https://www.houstontx.gov/council/meetingsinfo.html. | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | ADOPT MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 9:30 AM - PUBLIC SPEAKERS | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 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. NOTE: If a translator is required, please advise when reserving time to speak | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | CONSENT AGENDA NUMBERS 1 through 25 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1. | REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following individuals to the HARRIS COUNTY-HOUSTON SPORTS AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for a term to expire August 31, 2024
Position One - CINDY CLIFFORD
Position Two - NOMAAN K. HUSAIN
Position Three - WILLIE J. ALEXANDER | | | |
| | | | | | | | | ACCEPT WORK - NUMBERS 2 through 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 2. | RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $2,234,827.35 and acceptance of work on contract with TEXAS PRIDE UTILITIES, LLC for Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation and Renewal - 8.92% under the original contract amount | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 3. | RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $632,348.65 and acceptance of work on contract with MAIN LANE INDUSTRIES, LTD. for Fiber Reinforced Polymer Patching on Concrete Pavements Citywide - 78.60% under the original Contract Amount - DISTRICTS B - JACKSON and I - GALLEGOS | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 4. | RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Public Works for approval of final contract amount of $3,248,472.22 and acceptance of work on contract with VACA UNDERGROUND UTILITIES, INC for Kress Street Drainage and Paving Improvements from Larimer to Clinton - 6.20% under the original contract amount - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS | | | |
| | | | | | | | | PURCHASING & TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 5 and 6 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5. | EFFENDORF NORTH AMERICA, INC for epMotion 5975t Liquid Handling Workstation and Components to run SARS-CoV-2 testing for the Houston Health Department - $313,136.95 - Grant Fund | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 6. | AMEND MOTION #2022-031, passed 1/19/2022 TO INCREASE spending authority from $3,289,526.00 to $3,316,126.00 for the purchase of Heavy-Duty Cab and Chassis mounted with Truck Bodies through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Public Works - $26,600.00 - Enterprise Fund | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 7. | RESOLUTION supporting the nomination of COUNCIL MEMBER MARTHA CASTEX-TATUM to the National League of Cities Board of Directors | | | |
| | | | | | | | | ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 8 through 25 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 8. | ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between City of Houston and COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF HOUSTON/HARRIS COUNTY providing Community Development Block Grant – Cares Act Funds for administration and operation of the Navigation Center located at 2903 Jensen Drive, Houston, Texas 77026 - $1,986,822.00 - Grant Fund - DISTRICT B - JACKSON | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 9. | ORDINANCE appropriating $15,000,000.00 out of Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund; approving and authorizing three contracts for On-Call Aviation Planning Consulting Services for Houston Airport System between City of Houston and 1) RICONDO & ASSOCIATES, INC; 2) LANDRUM & BROWN, INC; and 3) HNTB CORPORATION, respectively (Project Nos. 945A, 945B and 945C) - DISTRICTS B - JACKSON and I - GALLEGOS | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 10. | ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Lease Agreement between City of Houston, Texas, as Landlord, and HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, as Tenant, for property located at 15503 Brown Road, Tomball, Harris County, Texas, to update improvements to enhance the operation of the existing antenna tower for the benefit of the Radio Tower System of Houston Information Technology Services and Harris County Universal Services | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 11. | ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2019-0007 (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 - $329,845.20 - General, Enterprise and Other Funds | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 12. | ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2019-0476 to increase the maximum contract amount for Professional Services Agreement between City of Houston and TETRA TECH, INC for Disaster Debris Monitoring Services for Solid Waste Management Department and to establish maximum contract amounts for Professional Services Agreements between City and CDR MAGUIRE, INC and THOMPSON CONSULTING SERVICES, LLC | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 13. | ORDINANCE relating to Fiscal Affairs of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SIX, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (EASTSIDE ZONE); approving Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Budget for the Zone - DISTRICTS E - MARTIN and I - GALLEGOS | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 14. | ORDINANCE relating to Fiscal Affairs of OLD SIXTH WARD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THIRTEEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (OLD SIXTH WARD ZONE); approving Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Budget for the Authority and Fiscal Years 2023-2027 Capital Improvement Projects Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 15. | ORDINANCE relating to Fiscal Affairs of HARDY/NEAR NORTHSIDE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY-ONE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (HARDY/NEAR NORTHSIDE ZONE); approving Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Budget for the Authority and Fiscal Years 2023-2027 Capital Improvement Plan Budget for the Zone DISTRICT H - CISNEROS | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 16. | ORDINANCE appropriating $342,425.00 out of Miscellaneous Capital Projects/Acquisitions CP Series E Fund and $109,325.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund; approving Professional Architectural Services Contract with SMITH & COMPANY ARCHITECTS to perform Design and Construction Phase Services for the African American Library at the Gregory School Building Envelope Restoration and HVAC Upgrade-Hurricane Harvey Project for the Houston Public Library Department - DISTRICT C - KAMIN | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 17. | ORDINANCE finding and determining public convenience and necessity for the acquisition of real property interests in connection with the public improvement project known as the Lift Station Renewal And Replacement - North MacGregor Way #3, Wheeler, Gilpin, West Orem, Quail View, and Hillcroft Lift Stations Project; authorizing the acquisition of fee simple or easement interest to one parcel of land required for the Project and situated in the John Lafayette Survey, Abstract No. 280, in Fort Bend County, Texas, said parcel of land being located between Hillcroft Avenue and Blueridge Road in Houston, Fort Bend County, Texas, by gift, dedication, purchase and the use of eminent domain and further authorizing payment of the costs of such purchases and/or eminent domain proceedings and associated costs for Relocation Assistance, Appraisal Fees, Title Policies/Services, Recording Fees, Court Costs, and Expert Witness Fees in connection with the acquisition of fee simple or easement interest to the one parcel of land required for the project - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 18. | ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of Log Hollow Drive, from the B. & R. I. Railroad west ±286 feet, situated in the James Doswell Survey, Abstract No. 230 and the Samuel Lewis Survey, Abstract No. 510, Houston, Harris County, Texas; abandoning the easement to Breen Road Holding II, LLC, the abutting owner, in consideration of its payment to the City in the cash amount of $44,043.00, and conveyance to the City of a 20-foot-wide waterline easement, also being situated in the James Doswell Survey, Abstract No. 230 and the Samuel Lewis Survey, Abstract No. 510, Houston, Harris County, Texas, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT A - PECK | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 19. | ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of Harvest Avenue, from Venus Street east to Easter Street, situated in the Jas. Love Survey, Abstract Number 528, Harris County, Texas; abandoning said street easement to JJAMES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC, the abutting property owner, in consideration of its payment to the City in the amount of $46,919.00, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT B - JACKSON | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 20. | ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of a 5-foot-wide sanitary sewer easement and a 10-foot-wide utility easement, all situated in the GP Foster Survey, Abstract No. 273, Houston, Harris County, Texas; extinguishing an attendant aerial easement, and abandoning the easements to GALA AT MACGREGOR, LP, the abutting owner, in consideration of its payment to the City in the cash amount of $3,250.00, and conveyance to the City of a 10-foot-wide sanitary sewer easement, also being situated in the GP Foster Survey, Abstract No. 273, Houston, Harris County, Texas, and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 21. | ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of two 10-foot-wide water line easements, two 4-foot by 5-foot-wide fire hydrant easements, and three 10-foot by 10-foot-wide fire hydrant easements, all out of Block 2, South Park Village, and/or Block 1, South Park Village, Section 3, situated in the Thomas Tobin Survey, Abstract No. 774, Houston, Harris, County; abandoning the easements to SANDROCK GARDENS, LLC, the underlying fee owner, in consideration of its cash payment to the City of $37,129.00 and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT D - EVANS-SHABAZZ | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 22. | ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 31.486 acres of land to DOWDELL PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT, for inclusion in the district | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 23. | ORDINANCE appropriating $840,000.00 out of Metro Projects Construction - DDSRF and approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between City of Houston and COBB FENDLEY & ASSOCIATES, INC for Street Rehabilitation Projects Contract #2; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Metro Projects Construction – DDSRF | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 24. | ORDINANCE appropriating $3,300,000.00 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge, awarding contract to T CONSTRUCTION, LLC for FY2022 Drainage Rehabilitation Storm Water Action Team (SWAT) Work Orders No. 3; 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 engineering and testing services and CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund - Drainage Charge | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 25. | ORDINANCE appropriating $36,695,200.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to MAIN LANE INDUSTRIES, LTD for 72-inch water line along Kipling, Woodhead and Branard from Mt. Vernon to Greenbriar; 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 CIP Cost Recovery relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, contingency, testing services, construction management, and construction phase engineering services | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA | | | |
| | | | | | | | | MATTERS HELD - NUMBERS 26 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 26. | ORDINANCE relating to Fiscal Affairs of LELAND WOODS REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY ON BEHALF OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY-TWO, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (LELAND WOODS ZONE); approving Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Budget for the Authority and Fiscal Years 2023-2027 Capital Improvement Plan Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT B - JACKSON
TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JACKSON
This was Item #22 on Agenda of August 31, 2022 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL - Council Member Knox 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. |
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