Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council.
Miscellaneous: Items 1-2 Accept Work: Items 3-5 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 6-13 Resolutions and Ordinances: Items 14-37
Item 1: REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the HOUSTON PARKS BOARD LGC, INC: Position One - MR. DON STEPHEN ARON, reappointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2013 Position Two - MR. JOHN ODAM, reappointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2013 Position Three - MS. DINA ALSOWAYEL, appointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2013 Position Ten - MR. HERMAN LUIS STUDE, appointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2013 Position Eleven - MS. ANN LENTS, appointment, for an unexpired term ending 1/1/2012 Position Thirteen - MR. ALEX MARTINEZ, appointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2013 Position Fourteen - MS. KAREN GARCIA, appointment, for an unexpired term ending 1/1/2012 Position Sixteen - MS. VIVIAN KING, reappointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2013 Position Eighteen - MR. DON WOO, appointment, for an unexpired term ending 1/1/2011 Position Nineteen - MR. W. CHARLES “CHUCK” CARLBERG, reappointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2013
Item 37: ORDINANCE ordering a Special Election to be held on November 2, 2010, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Houston, Texas, a proposition amending the City Charter to change the length of terms for City elective offices from two years to four years, to change term limits for city elective offices to two four-year terms in the same office, and to provide for transition from current provisions Item 4: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $2,385,065.89 and acceptance of work on contract with GEORGE & EZZELL, INC for Berkley Lift Station Rehabilitation and Force Main Extension - 2.25% under the original contract amount - DISTRICT I - RODRIGUEZ Item 7: HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE for Administration Services and Installation of Civic Art, entitled “Standing Vase with Five Flowers” for Parks & Recreation Department - $360,500.00 - Parks Consolidated Construction Fund Item 8: ORDINANCE appropriating $115,740.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for purchase of Prisoner Transport Bus for Houston Police Department Item 8a: TEXAS BUS SALES, INC for Prisoner Transport Bus for Houston Police Department
Item 10: CPR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES, INC d.b.a MDN ENTERPRISES for Fittings and Appurtenances for Department of Public Works & Engineering - $5,000,000.00 - Enterprise Fund Item 11: CPR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES, INC d.b.a MDN ENTERPRISES for Fire Hydrants for Department of Public Works & Engineering - $518,860.00 - Enterprise Fund Item 12: STEWART & STEVENSON POWER PRODUCTS, LLC for Automotive, Detroit Diesel Replacement Parts and Repair Services for Various Departments - $970,830.00 - General Fund Item 16: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2009-0220 (Passed by City Council on March 11, 2009) to increase the maximum contract amount and approving and authorizing second amendment to an agreement between the City of Houston and THE CNA CORPORATION for Professional Services for the drafting of a Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Plan for the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security; providing a maximum contract amount - $1,290,433.00 Grant Fund Item 22: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing submission of an application for grant assistance to the State of Texas through the Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor, for the Forensic Science Backlog Reduction for Marihuana Initiative; declaring the City’s eligibility for such grant; authorizing the Mayor to act as the City’s representative in the application process; authorizing the Chief of the Houston Police Department to accept such grant funds, if awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program Item 23: ORDINANCE appropriating $3,875,152.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund for Project Implementation for the Public Safety Radio System for the Information Technology Department
Item 26: ORDINANCE issuing a permit to ENTERPRISE TEXAS PIPELINE LLC, to operate, maintain, improve, repair and replace nine existing pipelines in certain portions of specified public street rights-of-way and prescribing the conditions and provisions under which said permit is issued DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - JOHNSON; E - SULLIVAN; H - GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 28: ORDINANCE appropriating $592,530.00 and authorizing Public Road At-Grade Crossing Agreement between the City of Houston and UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD for Crossing Improvements in conjunction with the Market Street Reconstruction Project, located on Market Street near Zindler Street - DISTRICTS H - GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 30: ORDINANCE appropriating $5,013,143.00 out of HAS Consolidated 2001 AMT Construction Fund and awarding construction contract to BOYER, INC for Storm Water Improvements - IAH Fuel Committee Fuel Facility at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (Project 406); 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 services and for contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by such funds - DISTRICT B - JOHNSON Item 33: ORDINANCE No. 2010-0624, passed first reading on August 4, 2010 ORDINANCE granting to VELEZ TRUCKING, INC., A Texas Corporation, the right, privilege and franchise to collect, haul and transport solid waste and industrial waste from commercial properties located within the City of Houston, Texas, pursuant to Chapter 39, Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas; providing for related terms and conditions - SECOND READING Item 34: ORDINANCE No. 2010-0609, passed second reading on August 4, 2010 ORDINANCE granting to V.F. WASTE SERVICES, INC dba V.F. TRASH SERVICE, A Texas Corporation, the right, privilege and franchise to collect, haul and transport solid waste and industrial waste from commercial properties located within the City of Houston, Texas, pursuant to Chapter 39, Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas; providing for related terms and conditions THIRD AND FINAL READING Item 35: ORDINANCE ordering a Special Election to be held on November 2, 2010, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Houston, Texas, a proposition to amend the City Charter to provide for the creation of a dedicated funding source to enhance, improve and renew the City’s drainage systems and streets
Item 38: MOTION by Council Member Lovell/Seconded by Council Member Noriega to adopt recommendation from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,488,461.13 and acceptance of work on contract with REYTEC CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES, INC for On-Call Rehabilitation to Large Diameter Water Lines, Valves and Appurtenances Package No. 6 - 0.77% under the original contract amount DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - JOHNSON; C - CLUTTERBUCK; D - ADAMS; H - GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS JONES, BRADFORD and HOANG Item 39: RESOLUTION approving and authorizing the issuance of $2,500,000 of bonds by the Greater Sharpstown Management District - DISTRICTS C - CLUTTERBUCK; F - HOANG and G ? PENNINGTON - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS HOANG and NORIEGA Item 40: ORDINANCE awarding contract to THE PUBLIC GROUP, LLC for Online Auction Services of General Merchandise, Long Guns, Vehicles and Equipment for the Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department - 5 Years with five one-year options - Revenue Item 41: ORDINANCE awarding contract to RBEX, INC, dba APPLE TOWING CO. for Towing Services for Vehicles and Equipment for Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount 3 years with two one-year options - $2,718,765.00 - General and Fleet Management Funds Item 42: ORDINANCE issuing a permit to ENTERPRISE INTRASTATE L.P., to operate, maintain, improve, repair and replace one existing pipeline in certain portions of specified public street rights-of-way and prescribing the conditions and provisions under which said permit is issued DISTRICT E - SULLIVAN - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES Item 43: ORDINANCE issuing a permit to ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC, to operate, maintain, improve, repair and replace three existing pipelines in certain portions of specified public street rights-of-way and prescribing the conditions and provisions under which said permit is issued - DISTRICTS D - ADAMS and E - SULLIVAN Item 44: ORDINANCE issuing a permit to SEMINOLE PIPELINE COMPANY, to operate, maintain, improve, repair and replace four existing pipelines in certain portions of specified public street rights-of-way and prescribing the conditions and provisions under which said permit is issued DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - JOHNSON; E - SULLIVAN; G - PENNINGTON and I ? RODRIGUEZ - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES Item 45: ORDINANCE issuing a permit to SOUTH TEXAS NGL PIPELINES, LLC, to operate, maintain, improve, repair and replace one existing pipeline in certain portions of specified public street rights-of-way and prescribing the conditions and provisions under which said permit is issued DISTRICT E - SULLIVAN - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES Item 46: ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE II AND ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER 46 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to taxicabs and sightseeing and charter services, concerning corrections to inadvertent inconsistencies regarding the regulation of taxicabs; and addressing inadvertent omissions regarding regulatory controls concerning sightseeing and charter services as a result of previous omnibus amendments effecting the repeal of the City’s regulation of suburban buses; containing findings and other provisions related to the foregoing subject; providing an effective date; providing for severability
Aug 11, 2010 City Council
Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council.
Miscellaneous: Items 1-2 Accept Work: Items 3-5 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 6-13 Resolutions and Ordinances: Items 14-37
Item 1: REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the HOUSTON PARKS BOARD LGC, INC: Position One - MR. DON STEPHEN ARON, reappointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2013 Position Two - MR. JOHN ODAM, reappointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2013 Position Three - MS. DINA ALSOWAYEL, appointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2013 Position Ten - MR. HERMAN LUIS STUDE, appointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2013 Position Eleven - MS. ANN LENTS, appointment, for an unexpired term ending 1/1/2012 Position Thirteen - MR. ALEX MARTINEZ, appointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2013 Position Fourteen - MS. KAREN GARCIA, appointment, for an unexpired term ending 1/1/2012 Position Sixteen - MS. VIVIAN KING, reappointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2013 Position Eighteen - MR. DON WOO, appointment, for an unexpired term ending 1/1/2011 Position Nineteen - MR. W. CHARLES “CHUCK” CARLBERG, reappointment, for a term to expire 1/1/2013
Item 37: ORDINANCE ordering a Special Election to be held on November 2, 2010, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Houston, Texas, a proposition amending the City Charter to change the length of terms for City elective offices from two years to four years, to change term limits for city elective offices to two four-year terms in the same office, and to provide for transition from current provisions Item 4: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $2,385,065.89 and acceptance of work on contract with GEORGE & EZZELL, INC for Berkley Lift Station Rehabilitation and Force Main Extension - 2.25% under the original contract amount - DISTRICT I - RODRIGUEZ Item 7: HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE for Administration Services and Installation of Civic Art, entitled “Standing Vase with Five Flowers” for Parks & Recreation Department - $360,500.00 - Parks Consolidated Construction Fund Item 8: ORDINANCE appropriating $115,740.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for purchase of Prisoner Transport Bus for Houston Police Department Item 8a: TEXAS BUS SALES, INC for Prisoner Transport Bus for Houston Police Department
Item 10: CPR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES, INC d.b.a MDN ENTERPRISES for Fittings and Appurtenances for Department of Public Works & Engineering - $5,000,000.00 - Enterprise Fund Item 11: CPR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES, INC d.b.a MDN ENTERPRISES for Fire Hydrants for Department of Public Works & Engineering - $518,860.00 - Enterprise Fund Item 12: STEWART & STEVENSON POWER PRODUCTS, LLC for Automotive, Detroit Diesel Replacement Parts and Repair Services for Various Departments - $970,830.00 - General Fund Item 16: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2009-0220 (Passed by City Council on March 11, 2009) to increase the maximum contract amount and approving and authorizing second amendment to an agreement between the City of Houston and THE CNA CORPORATION for Professional Services for the drafting of a Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Plan for the Mayor’s Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security; providing a maximum contract amount - $1,290,433.00 Grant Fund Item 22: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing submission of an application for grant assistance to the State of Texas through the Criminal Justice Division, Office of the Governor, for the Forensic Science Backlog Reduction for Marihuana Initiative; declaring the City’s eligibility for such grant; authorizing the Mayor to act as the City’s representative in the application process; authorizing the Chief of the Houston Police Department to accept such grant funds, if awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program Item 23: ORDINANCE appropriating $3,875,152.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund for Project Implementation for the Public Safety Radio System for the Information Technology Department
Item 26: ORDINANCE issuing a permit to ENTERPRISE TEXAS PIPELINE LLC, to operate, maintain, improve, repair and replace nine existing pipelines in certain portions of specified public street rights-of-way and prescribing the conditions and provisions under which said permit is issued DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - JOHNSON; E - SULLIVAN; H - GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 28: ORDINANCE appropriating $592,530.00 and authorizing Public Road At-Grade Crossing Agreement between the City of Houston and UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD for Crossing Improvements in conjunction with the Market Street Reconstruction Project, located on Market Street near Zindler Street - DISTRICTS H - GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 30: ORDINANCE appropriating $5,013,143.00 out of HAS Consolidated 2001 AMT Construction Fund and awarding construction contract to BOYER, INC for Storm Water Improvements - IAH Fuel Committee Fuel Facility at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (Project 406); 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 services and for contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by such funds - DISTRICT B - JOHNSON Item 33: ORDINANCE No. 2010-0624, passed first reading on August 4, 2010 ORDINANCE granting to VELEZ TRUCKING, INC., A Texas Corporation, the right, privilege and franchise to collect, haul and transport solid waste and industrial waste from commercial properties located within the City of Houston, Texas, pursuant to Chapter 39, Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas; providing for related terms and conditions - SECOND READING Item 34: ORDINANCE No. 2010-0609, passed second reading on August 4, 2010 ORDINANCE granting to V.F. WASTE SERVICES, INC dba V.F. TRASH SERVICE, A Texas Corporation, the right, privilege and franchise to collect, haul and transport solid waste and industrial waste from commercial properties located within the City of Houston, Texas, pursuant to Chapter 39, Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas; providing for related terms and conditions THIRD AND FINAL READING Item 35: ORDINANCE ordering a Special Election to be held on November 2, 2010, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of the City of Houston, Texas, a proposition to amend the City Charter to provide for the creation of a dedicated funding source to enhance, improve and renew the City’s drainage systems and streets
Item 38: MOTION by Council Member Lovell/Seconded by Council Member Noriega to adopt recommendation from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,488,461.13 and acceptance of work on contract with REYTEC CONSTRUCTION RESOURCES, INC for On-Call Rehabilitation to Large Diameter Water Lines, Valves and Appurtenances Package No. 6 - 0.77% under the original contract amount DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - JOHNSON; C - CLUTTERBUCK; D - ADAMS; H - GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS JONES, BRADFORD and HOANG Item 39: RESOLUTION approving and authorizing the issuance of $2,500,000 of bonds by the Greater Sharpstown Management District - DISTRICTS C - CLUTTERBUCK; F - HOANG and G ? PENNINGTON - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS HOANG and NORIEGA Item 40: ORDINANCE awarding contract to THE PUBLIC GROUP, LLC for Online Auction Services of General Merchandise, Long Guns, Vehicles and Equipment for the Administration and Regulatory Affairs Department - 5 Years with five one-year options - Revenue Item 41: ORDINANCE awarding contract to RBEX, INC, dba APPLE TOWING CO. for Towing Services for Vehicles and Equipment for Various Departments; providing a maximum contract amount 3 years with two one-year options - $2,718,765.00 - General and Fleet Management Funds Item 42: ORDINANCE issuing a permit to ENTERPRISE INTRASTATE L.P., to operate, maintain, improve, repair and replace one existing pipeline in certain portions of specified public street rights-of-way and prescribing the conditions and provisions under which said permit is issued DISTRICT E - SULLIVAN - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES Item 43: ORDINANCE issuing a permit to ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC, to operate, maintain, improve, repair and replace three existing pipelines in certain portions of specified public street rights-of-way and prescribing the conditions and provisions under which said permit is issued - DISTRICTS D - ADAMS and E - SULLIVAN Item 44: ORDINANCE issuing a permit to SEMINOLE PIPELINE COMPANY, to operate, maintain, improve, repair and replace four existing pipelines in certain portions of specified public street rights-of-way and prescribing the conditions and provisions under which said permit is issued DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - JOHNSON; E - SULLIVAN; G - PENNINGTON and I ? RODRIGUEZ - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES Item 45: ORDINANCE issuing a permit to SOUTH TEXAS NGL PIPELINES, LLC, to operate, maintain, improve, repair and replace one existing pipeline in certain portions of specified public street rights-of-way and prescribing the conditions and provisions under which said permit is issued DISTRICT E - SULLIVAN - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES Item 46: ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE II AND ARTICLE IV OF CHAPTER 46 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to taxicabs and sightseeing and charter services, concerning corrections to inadvertent inconsistencies regarding the regulation of taxicabs; and addressing inadvertent omissions regarding regulatory controls concerning sightseeing and charter services as a result of previous omnibus amendments effecting the repeal of the City’s regulation of suburban buses; containing findings and other provisions related to the foregoing subject; providing an effective date; providing for severability