Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of the agenda items will be read by the city secretary prior to commencement
REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following to serve as Municipal Court Associate Judges, for a two-year term: MS. URSULA A. HALL MS. JOELLEN SNOW
Report from City Controller (Part 1 of 3)
REPORT FROM CITY CONTROLLER AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY including but not limited to, a revenue, expenditure and encumbrance report for the General Fund, all special revenue funds and all enterprise funds, and a report on the status of bond funds
Report from City Controller (Part 2 of 3)
REPORT FROM CITY CONTROLLER AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY including but not limited to, a revenue, expenditure and encumbrance report for the General Fund, all special revenue funds and all enterprise funds, and a report on the status of bond funds
Report from City Controller (Part 3 of 3)
REPORT FROM CITY CONTROLLER AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY including but not limited to, a revenue, expenditure and encumbrance report for the General Fund, all special revenue funds and all enterprise funds, and a report on the status of bond funds
Misc: 1-2, 4 Accept Work: 5 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: 10 Ordinances: 11, 18, 20-21, 23, 32-34
6. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $4,698,212.74 and acceptance of work on contract with INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Cured-In-Place Pipe Method - 4.54% over the original contract amount - DISTRICTS B - JOHNSON; C ? CLUTTERBUCK and G ? PENNINGTON 7. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,669,944.80 and acceptance of work on contract with TEXAS ReEXCAVATION, L.C. for New Front Easement Reconnections (UM) - 1.7% under the original contract amount - DISTRICTS C - CLUTTERBUCK; D - ADAMS; G - PENNINGTON, H ? GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ
8. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Tim Austin of Allen, Boone, Humphries, Robinson, LLP, on behalf of Harris County MUD No. 242, (John Dawson, President), for sale of a 375-square-foot interconnection facilities easement, within the Northeast Water Purification Plant, out of the Victor Blanco Five League Grant, A-2, Parcel SY11-012 - DISTRICT E - SULLIVAN 9. AMEND MOTION #2006-1117, 12/06/06, TO INCREASE spending authority from $5,142,220.00 to $6,427,775.00 for Chemical, Fine Quicklime and Calcium Hydroxide Slurry for the Department of Public Works & Engineering, awarded to CHEMICAL LIME COMPANY - $1,285,555.00 Enterprise Fund
12. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14-172 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, Houston, Texas to authorize Furloughs 13. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing fifth amendment to Meet and Confer Agreement between the City of Houston and the HOUSTON MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PENSION SYSTEM 14. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and CHILD CARE COUNCIL OF GREATER HOUSTON providing up to $597,694.00 in Community Development Block Grant Funds for the Implementation, Oversight and Delivery of a Child Care Program 15. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and CHILD CARE COUNCIL OF GREATER HOUSTON providing up to $623,453.00 in Community Development Block Grant Funds for the Implementation, Oversight and Delivery of a Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Program 16. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and CHILD CARE COUNCIL OF GREATER HOUSTON providing up to $2,029,099 (Emergency Shelter Grants Funds - $1,329,099/Community Development Block Grant Funds - $700,000) for the Administration of an Emergency Shelter Grants Program 17. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to Loan Agreement between the City of Houston and TX COMMONS OF GRACE, LP relating to a 108 Unit Apartment Complex located in the 8900 block of Tidwell Road to house low - moderate income persons over age 55 DISTRICT B - JOHNSON 19. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Sub-Recipient Agreement between the City of Houston and the Texas Department of Public Safety to accept FY2010 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program Funding 22. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2008-0215 (passed by City Council on March 12, 2008) to increase the maximum contract amount for an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and DALLAS COUNTY for Forensic Laboratory Services for the Houston Police Department $320,000.00 - General Fund 24. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Five Job Order Contracts between the City of Houston and BURGHLI INVESTMENTS LLC, LANTERRA LLC, GALLARIA HOMES LTD., MASTERMARK DEVELOPERS INC and HORIZON INTERNATIONAL GROUP LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy’s 5 Star Energy Efficiency Homes Programs; establishing a maximum contract price - 2 Years - $2,600,000.00 - American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Grant Fund 25. ORDINANCE appropriating $750,000.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund, $50,000.00 out of Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund, $410,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund, $475,000.00 out of Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund, $200,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund and $500,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund for Minor Construction, Repairs, Rehabilitations or Alterations of Various Facilities under the Job Order Contracting Program 26. ORDINANCE appropriating $200,000.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund, $50,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund for the Professional Environmental Consulting Services Task Order Program (Approved by Ordinance No. 2010-0578) 27. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the City of Houston to enter into contract with HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT to administer an After-School Achievement Program - $205,580.00 General Fund and $429,420.00 CDBG Fund - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - JOHNSON; C - CLUTTERBUCK; D ? ADAMS; E ? SULLIVAN; G - PENNINGTON; H ? GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ 28. ORDINANCE appropriating $1,752,538.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund and approving and authorizing contract between City of Houston and LAGAN, INC for a Constituent Relationship Management Solution Upgrade for the Houston 3-1-1 Helpline authorizing the purchase of Hardware, Software & Professional Services from the Texas Department of Information Resources for the Information Technology Department providing funding for project management and the purchase of additional hardware, software and services necessary for the project - $1,826,024.00 - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated and Central Service Revolving Funds 29. ORDINANCE issuing a permit to NATURAL GAS PIPELINE OF AMERICA LLC, to operate, maintain, improve, repair and replace two existing pipelines in certain portions of specified public street rights-of-way and prescribing the conditions and provisions under which said permit is issued - DISTRICT A - STARDIG 30. ORDINANCE consenting to the creation of HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 18 in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City and the inclusion of certain land within the district 31. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 9.9659 acres of land to SPRING WEST MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, for inclusion in its district
ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON CODE OF ORDINANCES, the CITY OF HOUSTON CONSTRUCTION CODE and the CITY OF HOUSTON FIRE CODE relating to service and permit fees; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; containing a savings clause; providing an effective date; providing for severability - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS STARDIG, BRADFORD and JONES This was Item 12 on Agenda of December 1, 2010
36. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing License Agreement between the City of Houston and TAXFREE SHOPPING, LTD., for Counter Space at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston Revenue - DISTRICT B - JOHNSON - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES This was Item 15 on Agenda of December 1, 2010 37. ORDINANCE appropriating $3,000,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund to the In?House Renovation Revolving Fund for Renovation/Reconstruction of Various City Facilities for the Houston Fire Department - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES This was Item 30 on Agenda of December 1, 2010 38. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Utility Service Contract between the City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 153 - DISTRICT E - SULLIVAN TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES This was Item 33 on Agenda of December 1, 2010
Dec 08, 2010 City Council
Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of the agenda items will be read by the city secretary prior to commencement
REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following to serve as Municipal Court Associate Judges, for a two-year term: MS. URSULA A. HALL MS. JOELLEN SNOW
Report from City Controller (Part 1 of 3)
REPORT FROM CITY CONTROLLER AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY including but not limited to, a revenue, expenditure and encumbrance report for the General Fund, all special revenue funds and all enterprise funds, and a report on the status of bond funds
Report from City Controller (Part 2 of 3)
REPORT FROM CITY CONTROLLER AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY including but not limited to, a revenue, expenditure and encumbrance report for the General Fund, all special revenue funds and all enterprise funds, and a report on the status of bond funds
Report from City Controller (Part 3 of 3)
REPORT FROM CITY CONTROLLER AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY including but not limited to, a revenue, expenditure and encumbrance report for the General Fund, all special revenue funds and all enterprise funds, and a report on the status of bond funds
Misc: 1-2, 4 Accept Work: 5 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: 10 Ordinances: 11, 18, 20-21, 23, 32-34
6. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $4,698,212.74 and acceptance of work on contract with INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Cured-In-Place Pipe Method - 4.54% over the original contract amount - DISTRICTS B - JOHNSON; C ? CLUTTERBUCK and G ? PENNINGTON 7. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,669,944.80 and acceptance of work on contract with TEXAS ReEXCAVATION, L.C. for New Front Easement Reconnections (UM) - 1.7% under the original contract amount - DISTRICTS C - CLUTTERBUCK; D - ADAMS; G - PENNINGTON, H ? GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ
8. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Tim Austin of Allen, Boone, Humphries, Robinson, LLP, on behalf of Harris County MUD No. 242, (John Dawson, President), for sale of a 375-square-foot interconnection facilities easement, within the Northeast Water Purification Plant, out of the Victor Blanco Five League Grant, A-2, Parcel SY11-012 - DISTRICT E - SULLIVAN 9. AMEND MOTION #2006-1117, 12/06/06, TO INCREASE spending authority from $5,142,220.00 to $6,427,775.00 for Chemical, Fine Quicklime and Calcium Hydroxide Slurry for the Department of Public Works & Engineering, awarded to CHEMICAL LIME COMPANY - $1,285,555.00 Enterprise Fund
12. ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14-172 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, Houston, Texas to authorize Furloughs 13. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing fifth amendment to Meet and Confer Agreement between the City of Houston and the HOUSTON MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES PENSION SYSTEM 14. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and CHILD CARE COUNCIL OF GREATER HOUSTON providing up to $597,694.00 in Community Development Block Grant Funds for the Implementation, Oversight and Delivery of a Child Care Program 15. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and CHILD CARE COUNCIL OF GREATER HOUSTON providing up to $623,453.00 in Community Development Block Grant Funds for the Implementation, Oversight and Delivery of a Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Program 16. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and CHILD CARE COUNCIL OF GREATER HOUSTON providing up to $2,029,099 (Emergency Shelter Grants Funds - $1,329,099/Community Development Block Grant Funds - $700,000) for the Administration of an Emergency Shelter Grants Program 17. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to Loan Agreement between the City of Houston and TX COMMONS OF GRACE, LP relating to a 108 Unit Apartment Complex located in the 8900 block of Tidwell Road to house low - moderate income persons over age 55 DISTRICT B - JOHNSON 19. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Sub-Recipient Agreement between the City of Houston and the Texas Department of Public Safety to accept FY2010 Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program Funding 22. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2008-0215 (passed by City Council on March 12, 2008) to increase the maximum contract amount for an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and DALLAS COUNTY for Forensic Laboratory Services for the Houston Police Department $320,000.00 - General Fund 24. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Five Job Order Contracts between the City of Houston and BURGHLI INVESTMENTS LLC, LANTERRA LLC, GALLARIA HOMES LTD., MASTERMARK DEVELOPERS INC and HORIZON INTERNATIONAL GROUP LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy’s 5 Star Energy Efficiency Homes Programs; establishing a maximum contract price - 2 Years - $2,600,000.00 - American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Grant Fund 25. ORDINANCE appropriating $750,000.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund, $50,000.00 out of Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund, $410,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund, $475,000.00 out of Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund, $200,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund and $500,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund for Minor Construction, Repairs, Rehabilitations or Alterations of Various Facilities under the Job Order Contracting Program 26. ORDINANCE appropriating $200,000.00 out of General Improvement Consolidated Construction Fund, $50,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund for the Professional Environmental Consulting Services Task Order Program (Approved by Ordinance No. 2010-0578) 27. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the City of Houston to enter into contract with HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT to administer an After-School Achievement Program - $205,580.00 General Fund and $429,420.00 CDBG Fund - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - JOHNSON; C - CLUTTERBUCK; D ? ADAMS; E ? SULLIVAN; G - PENNINGTON; H ? GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ 28. ORDINANCE appropriating $1,752,538.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund and approving and authorizing contract between City of Houston and LAGAN, INC for a Constituent Relationship Management Solution Upgrade for the Houston 3-1-1 Helpline authorizing the purchase of Hardware, Software & Professional Services from the Texas Department of Information Resources for the Information Technology Department providing funding for project management and the purchase of additional hardware, software and services necessary for the project - $1,826,024.00 - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated and Central Service Revolving Funds 29. ORDINANCE issuing a permit to NATURAL GAS PIPELINE OF AMERICA LLC, to operate, maintain, improve, repair and replace two existing pipelines in certain portions of specified public street rights-of-way and prescribing the conditions and provisions under which said permit is issued - DISTRICT A - STARDIG 30. ORDINANCE consenting to the creation of HARRIS COUNTY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 18 in the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of the City and the inclusion of certain land within the district 31. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 9.9659 acres of land to SPRING WEST MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT, for inclusion in its district
ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON CODE OF ORDINANCES, the CITY OF HOUSTON CONSTRUCTION CODE and the CITY OF HOUSTON FIRE CODE relating to service and permit fees; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; containing a savings clause; providing an effective date; providing for severability - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS STARDIG, BRADFORD and JONES This was Item 12 on Agenda of December 1, 2010
36. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing License Agreement between the City of Houston and TAXFREE SHOPPING, LTD., for Counter Space at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston Revenue - DISTRICT B - JOHNSON - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES This was Item 15 on Agenda of December 1, 2010 37. ORDINANCE appropriating $3,000,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund to the In?House Renovation Revolving Fund for Renovation/Reconstruction of Various City Facilities for the Houston Fire Department - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES This was Item 30 on Agenda of December 1, 2010 38. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Utility Service Contract between the City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 153 - DISTRICT E - SULLIVAN TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES This was Item 33 on Agenda of December 1, 2010