Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council.
REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the SPRING BRANCH MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, for terms to expire June 1, 2015
38. ORDINANCE appropriating $119,784.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for the purchase of Utility Vehicles for the Houston Police Department a. RECOMMENDATION from Purchasing Agent to award to CALDWELL AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERS, LLC d/b/a CALDWELL COUNTRY CHEVROLET for Police Utility Vehicles for the Houston Police Department TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS PENNINGTON and HOANG These were Items 5 and 5A on Agenda of February 15, 2012 39. RECOMMENDATION from Purchasing Agent to AMEND MOTION #2010-200, 4/7/10 as amended by MOTION #2011-395 and #2011-644, TO INCREASE award amount from $10,268,000.00 to $13,068,000.00 for Purchase of Fuel Cards and related services from the Texas Facilities Commission formerly known as the Texas Building and Procurement Commission’s Contract through the State of Texas Cooperative Purchasing Program for Various Departments, awarded to COMDATA NETWORK, INC - $2,800,000.00 - Fleet Management Fund TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOANG This was Item 6 on Agenda of February 15, 2012 40. ORDINANCE appropriating $3,500,000.00 from TIRZ Affordable Housing Fund (2409) and authorizing the use of $3,500,000.00 in TIRZ Affordable Housing Funds for the demolition of dangerous single and multi-family vacant buildings under the City of Houston’s “Distressed Properties Intervention & Demolition Initiative” TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS This was Item 19 on Agenda of February 15, 2012 41. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract (Approved by Ordinance No. 2007-0972) between the City of Houston and BL TECHNOLOGY, INC for Security System Installation and Repair Services for the General Services Department - DISTRICT A - BROWN TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ This was Item 22 on Agenda of February 15, 2012 42. ORDINANCE appropriating $7,218,700.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, awarding contract to LEM CONSTRUCTION CO., INC for West District and Upper Brays Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements; 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, testing, CIP Cost Recovery, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICTS F ? HOANG and G - PENNINGTON TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOANG This was Item 26 on Agenda of February 15, 2012
Feb 22, 2012 City Council
Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council.
REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the SPRING BRANCH MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, for terms to expire June 1, 2015
38. ORDINANCE appropriating $119,784.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for the purchase of Utility Vehicles for the Houston Police Department a. RECOMMENDATION from Purchasing Agent to award to CALDWELL AUTOMOTIVE PARTNERS, LLC d/b/a CALDWELL COUNTRY CHEVROLET for Police Utility Vehicles for the Houston Police Department TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS PENNINGTON and HOANG These were Items 5 and 5A on Agenda of February 15, 2012 39. RECOMMENDATION from Purchasing Agent to AMEND MOTION #2010-200, 4/7/10 as amended by MOTION #2011-395 and #2011-644, TO INCREASE award amount from $10,268,000.00 to $13,068,000.00 for Purchase of Fuel Cards and related services from the Texas Facilities Commission formerly known as the Texas Building and Procurement Commission’s Contract through the State of Texas Cooperative Purchasing Program for Various Departments, awarded to COMDATA NETWORK, INC - $2,800,000.00 - Fleet Management Fund TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOANG This was Item 6 on Agenda of February 15, 2012 40. ORDINANCE appropriating $3,500,000.00 from TIRZ Affordable Housing Fund (2409) and authorizing the use of $3,500,000.00 in TIRZ Affordable Housing Funds for the demolition of dangerous single and multi-family vacant buildings under the City of Houston’s “Distressed Properties Intervention & Demolition Initiative” TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ADAMS This was Item 19 on Agenda of February 15, 2012 41. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract (Approved by Ordinance No. 2007-0972) between the City of Houston and BL TECHNOLOGY, INC for Security System Installation and Repair Services for the General Services Department - DISTRICT A - BROWN TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GONZALEZ This was Item 22 on Agenda of February 15, 2012 42. ORDINANCE appropriating $7,218,700.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, awarding contract to LEM CONSTRUCTION CO., INC for West District and Upper Brays Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements; 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, testing, CIP Cost Recovery, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICTS F ? HOANG and G - PENNINGTON TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOANG This was Item 26 on Agenda of February 15, 2012