Reading of the City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council
ACCEPT WORK: Items 2 & 4 RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES: Items 18, 24-26, 28-34, 36, 39, 44
Consideration of Consent Agenda
MISCELLANEOUS: Item 1 PROPERTY: Item 5 PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS: Items 6-8 RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES: Items 10-17, 19-23, 27, 35, 37 & 38, 40-43
45. RESOLUTION designating the GERMANTOWN AREA of the City of Houston as a historic district - DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BURKS This was Item 20 on Agenda of November 28, 2012 46. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the Mayor to accept Federal Aviation Administration Grant offers up to $65,000,000.00 for projects at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston, William P. Hobby Airport and Ellington Airport; declaring this City’s eligibility for such grants - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS; E - SULLIVAN and I - RODRIGUEZ TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS This was Item 23 on Agenda of November 28, 2012 47. ORDINANCE disannexing approximately 71 acres of undeveloped land in East Houston in the vicinity of the intersection of Industrial Road and Federal Road located within the municipal boundaries of the City of Houston in Harris County, Texas - DISTRICT E - SULLIVAN a. ORDINANCE authorizing the creation and execution of a first amended and restated Industrial District Agreement by and between the City of Houston, Texas, and GREENSPORT SHIP CHANNEL PARTNERS, LP, WATCO DOCK AND RAIL, LLC and WATCO DOCK AND RAIL II, LLC for area in and around the Ship Channel Navigation District within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SULLIVAN These were Items 31 and 31A on Agenda of November 28, 2012
ORDINANCE appropriating $67,783.11 out of Metro Projects Construction DDSRF as an additional appropriation for a Work Order Contract between the City of Houston and TIKON GROUP, INC for the Safe Sidewalk Program Work Authorization Project (Approved by Ordinance No. 2010-0360) - DISTRICTS A - BROWN; B ? DAVIS; C - COHEN; D - ADAMS; E ? SULLIVAN; F - HOANG; G - PENNINGTON; H ? GONZALEZ and K - GREEN a. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $693,785.24 and acceptance of work on contract with TIKON GROUP, INC for Safe Sidewalk Program Work Authorization Project - 16.37% over the original contract amount - DISTRICTS A - BROWN; B ? DAVIS; C - COHEN; D - ADAMS; E - SULLIVAN; F ? HOANG; G - PENNINGTON; H ? GONZALEZ and K - GREEN
ORDINANCE calling a public hearing at which interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard on a proposal for the City of Houston to adopt Land Use Assumptions and a Capital Improvement Plan for the possible adoption of Impact Fees for drainage in accordance with Chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code - HEARING DATE - 9:00 A.M. - WEDNESDAY - JANUARY 16, 2013
Matters Presented by Council Members
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS - Council Member Davis first
Reading of the City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council
ACCEPT WORK: Items 2 & 4 RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES: Items 18, 24-26, 28-34, 36, 39, 44
Consideration of Consent Agenda
MISCELLANEOUS: Item 1 PROPERTY: Item 5 PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS: Items 6-8 RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES: Items 10-17, 19-23, 27, 35, 37 & 38, 40-43
45. RESOLUTION designating the GERMANTOWN AREA of the City of Houston as a historic district - DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER BURKS This was Item 20 on Agenda of November 28, 2012 46. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the Mayor to accept Federal Aviation Administration Grant offers up to $65,000,000.00 for projects at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston, William P. Hobby Airport and Ellington Airport; declaring this City’s eligibility for such grants - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS; E - SULLIVAN and I - RODRIGUEZ TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS This was Item 23 on Agenda of November 28, 2012 47. ORDINANCE disannexing approximately 71 acres of undeveloped land in East Houston in the vicinity of the intersection of Industrial Road and Federal Road located within the municipal boundaries of the City of Houston in Harris County, Texas - DISTRICT E - SULLIVAN a. ORDINANCE authorizing the creation and execution of a first amended and restated Industrial District Agreement by and between the City of Houston, Texas, and GREENSPORT SHIP CHANNEL PARTNERS, LP, WATCO DOCK AND RAIL, LLC and WATCO DOCK AND RAIL II, LLC for area in and around the Ship Channel Navigation District within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SULLIVAN These were Items 31 and 31A on Agenda of November 28, 2012
ORDINANCE appropriating $67,783.11 out of Metro Projects Construction DDSRF as an additional appropriation for a Work Order Contract between the City of Houston and TIKON GROUP, INC for the Safe Sidewalk Program Work Authorization Project (Approved by Ordinance No. 2010-0360) - DISTRICTS A - BROWN; B ? DAVIS; C - COHEN; D - ADAMS; E ? SULLIVAN; F - HOANG; G - PENNINGTON; H ? GONZALEZ and K - GREEN a. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $693,785.24 and acceptance of work on contract with TIKON GROUP, INC for Safe Sidewalk Program Work Authorization Project - 16.37% over the original contract amount - DISTRICTS A - BROWN; B ? DAVIS; C - COHEN; D - ADAMS; E - SULLIVAN; F ? HOANG; G - PENNINGTON; H ? GONZALEZ and K - GREEN
ORDINANCE calling a public hearing at which interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard on a proposal for the City of Houston to adopt Land Use Assumptions and a Capital Improvement Plan for the possible adoption of Impact Fees for drainage in accordance with Chapter 395 of the Texas Local Government Code - HEARING DATE - 9:00 A.M. - WEDNESDAY - JANUARY 16, 2013
Matters Presented by Council Members
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS - Council Member Davis first