Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council.
Miscellaneous: Items 1-4 Damages: Item 5 Accept Work: Items 6-10 Property: Items 11-15 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 16-22 Resolutions and Ordinances: Items 23-60
Items 11, 19, 32, 35, 36, and 38
Item 11: RECOMMENDATION from City Attorney to deposit the amount of the Award of Special Commissioners into the Registry of the Court, pay the costs of Court; in connection with eminent domain proceeding styled City of Houston v. Hiki Corporation, A Texas Corporation, et al., Cause No. 951,771; for acquisition of Parcel AY8-126; for HOMESTEAD ROAD GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT (Ley Road - Firnat) - DISTRICT B ? JOHNSON Item 19: AIA GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC for Underground Storage Tank Removal at 1700 East Crosstimbers Street for Department of Public Works & Engineering - $71,912.50 - Stormwater Fund - DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ Item 32: ORDINANCE relating to the Retail Electric Rates of CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC within the City of Houston, Texas; suspending for ninety days the effective date of new rates; maintaining current rates in effect Item 35: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2009-689 to increase the maximum contract amounts for contracts between the City and 1) HEIGHTS HEARING AIDS, LLC and 2) MPJ AUDIOLOGY CONSULTANT, LLC for Elderly Services provided through the Harris County Area Agency on Aging - $900,000.00 - Grant Fund Item 36: ORDINANCE amending City of Houston Ordinance No. 2008-1051, passed on November 19, 2008, as previously amended by City of Houston Ordinance No. 2009-1275, pertaining to the addition of a grant application for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program under the 2008 Consolidated Action Plan, to permit certain low to moderate income requirements to be satisfied through both single family homeownership projects and multi-family rental projects, to align program activities and to include land-banking as a potential activity - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - JOHNSON; D - ADAMS; E - SULLIVAN; H - PENNINGTON and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 38: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a first amendment to Loan Agreement between the City of Houston and TEJANO CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CONCERNS authorized by Ordinance Number 2010-0307 to increase the maximum loan amount from $595,000.00 to $935,000.00 and to increase the number of homes to be acquired, rehabilitated and/or demolished/rebuilt and resold to income-qualified households from up to seven foreclosed homes to at least eleven foreclosed homes and to increase the portion of loan proceeds which may be allocated to allowed project delivery costs - DISTRICT B - JOHNSON
Item 43: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and the HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT for Printing, Copying, Scanning and On?site Copy Shop Management Services for City Departments; providing a maximum contract amount 5 Years with 5 one-year options - $7,557,460.00 - Central Services Revolving Fund - TAG Jones, Bradford Item 44: ORDINANCE appropriating $20,774.13 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund for Emergency Remediation and Cleanup of Diesel Fuel for General Services Department - DISTRICT I - RODRIGUEZ Item 51: ORDINANCE appropriating $5,300,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund and $1,617,600.00 out of Fondren Police Station Fund Series E; awarding construction contract to SPAW GLASS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION for Houston Police Department Fondren Police Station—District 17; approving and authorizing issuance of purchase orders to CONTRACT RESOURCE GROUP, L.L.C. for purchase of Systems Furniture, THE CORNER OFFICE, LLC for purchase of Non-Systems Furniture, and various vendors for purchase of IT/Telephones/Computers; setting a deadline for the proposer's execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance and other required contract documents to the City; holding the proposer in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for engineering and testing services, Civic Art Program, Access-Intercom and CCTV Systems, Systems and Non-Systems Furniture, IT/Telephones/Computers, Fitness Equipment and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Police Consolidated Construction Fund, the Fondren Police Station Fund Series E, and the Federal Government Grant Fund - $500,000.00 - Grant Fund - DISTRICT C - CLUTTERBUCK Item 54: ORDINANCE appropriating $49,970.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidate Construction Fund as an additional appropriation for Professional Roofing Consultant Services Contract for Task Order Contract between the City of Houston and BUILDING ENVELOPE CONSULTANTS, LLC for Various City Departments; amending Ordinance No. 2008-0890 to increase the maximum contract amount - DISTRICT I - RODRIGUEZ Item 55: ORDINANCE appropriating $1,280,260.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund and $460,259.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund for Job Order Contract for Roof Repair/Replacement Services for Houston Police Department Southeast Command Center and the Public Works & Engineering Department McCarty Maintenance Facility under an existing citywide contract with CHARTER ROOFING COMPANY, INC (Approved by Ordinance No. 2008-0891) - DISTRICTS E - SULLIVAN and I - RODRIGUEZ
Jul 28, 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 1-4 Damages: Item 5 Accept Work: Items 6-10 Property: Items 11-15 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 16-22 Resolutions and Ordinances: Items 23-60
Items 11, 19, 32, 35, 36, and 38
Item 11: RECOMMENDATION from City Attorney to deposit the amount of the Award of Special Commissioners into the Registry of the Court, pay the costs of Court; in connection with eminent domain proceeding styled City of Houston v. Hiki Corporation, A Texas Corporation, et al., Cause No. 951,771; for acquisition of Parcel AY8-126; for HOMESTEAD ROAD GRADE SEPARATION PROJECT (Ley Road - Firnat) - DISTRICT B ? JOHNSON Item 19: AIA GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC for Underground Storage Tank Removal at 1700 East Crosstimbers Street for Department of Public Works & Engineering - $71,912.50 - Stormwater Fund - DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ Item 32: ORDINANCE relating to the Retail Electric Rates of CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC within the City of Houston, Texas; suspending for ninety days the effective date of new rates; maintaining current rates in effect Item 35: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2009-689 to increase the maximum contract amounts for contracts between the City and 1) HEIGHTS HEARING AIDS, LLC and 2) MPJ AUDIOLOGY CONSULTANT, LLC for Elderly Services provided through the Harris County Area Agency on Aging - $900,000.00 - Grant Fund Item 36: ORDINANCE amending City of Houston Ordinance No. 2008-1051, passed on November 19, 2008, as previously amended by City of Houston Ordinance No. 2009-1275, pertaining to the addition of a grant application for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program under the 2008 Consolidated Action Plan, to permit certain low to moderate income requirements to be satisfied through both single family homeownership projects and multi-family rental projects, to align program activities and to include land-banking as a potential activity - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - JOHNSON; D - ADAMS; E - SULLIVAN; H - PENNINGTON and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 38: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a first amendment to Loan Agreement between the City of Houston and TEJANO CENTER FOR COMMUNITY CONCERNS authorized by Ordinance Number 2010-0307 to increase the maximum loan amount from $595,000.00 to $935,000.00 and to increase the number of homes to be acquired, rehabilitated and/or demolished/rebuilt and resold to income-qualified households from up to seven foreclosed homes to at least eleven foreclosed homes and to increase the portion of loan proceeds which may be allocated to allowed project delivery costs - DISTRICT B - JOHNSON
Item 43: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and the HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT for Printing, Copying, Scanning and On?site Copy Shop Management Services for City Departments; providing a maximum contract amount 5 Years with 5 one-year options - $7,557,460.00 - Central Services Revolving Fund - TAG Jones, Bradford Item 44: ORDINANCE appropriating $20,774.13 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund for Emergency Remediation and Cleanup of Diesel Fuel for General Services Department - DISTRICT I - RODRIGUEZ Item 51: ORDINANCE appropriating $5,300,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund and $1,617,600.00 out of Fondren Police Station Fund Series E; awarding construction contract to SPAW GLASS CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION for Houston Police Department Fondren Police Station—District 17; approving and authorizing issuance of purchase orders to CONTRACT RESOURCE GROUP, L.L.C. for purchase of Systems Furniture, THE CORNER OFFICE, LLC for purchase of Non-Systems Furniture, and various vendors for purchase of IT/Telephones/Computers; setting a deadline for the proposer's execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance and other required contract documents to the City; holding the proposer in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for engineering and testing services, Civic Art Program, Access-Intercom and CCTV Systems, Systems and Non-Systems Furniture, IT/Telephones/Computers, Fitness Equipment and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Police Consolidated Construction Fund, the Fondren Police Station Fund Series E, and the Federal Government Grant Fund - $500,000.00 - Grant Fund - DISTRICT C - CLUTTERBUCK Item 54: ORDINANCE appropriating $49,970.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidate Construction Fund as an additional appropriation for Professional Roofing Consultant Services Contract for Task Order Contract between the City of Houston and BUILDING ENVELOPE CONSULTANTS, LLC for Various City Departments; amending Ordinance No. 2008-0890 to increase the maximum contract amount - DISTRICT I - RODRIGUEZ Item 55: ORDINANCE appropriating $1,280,260.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund and $460,259.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund for Job Order Contract for Roof Repair/Replacement Services for Houston Police Department Southeast Command Center and the Public Works & Engineering Department McCarty Maintenance Facility under an existing citywide contract with CHARTER ROOFING COMPANY, INC (Approved by Ordinance No. 2008-0891) - DISTRICTS E - SULLIVAN and I - RODRIGUEZ