Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council.
Miscellaneous: Items 3-3A Accept Work: Items 4-6 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 7-13 Resolutions and Ordinances: Items 14-34
Item 37: WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Lovell to amend Item 37A below by adding Section 7A as follows: Section 7A: The City Council acknowledges that one or more neighborhoods are in the process of collecting signatures for an application for Historic District Designation. It is the intent of City Council that the work of these neighborhoods in collecting signatures will be recognized and accepted when a neighborhood submits an application for designation after the termination of this ordinance. It is the intent of City Council that any recommendation for amendments to the Historic Preservation Ordinance will specifically address these neighborhoods in progress Item 7a: ORDINANCE relating to historic districts within the City of Houston, Texas; temporarily discontinuing the applicability of Subsections 33-250 (a), (b), and (d) of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas, relating to the demolition or relocation of historic structures and new construction within historic districts; temporarily discontinuing acceptance of applications for designation of historic districts pursuant to Article VII of Chapter 33 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas
Item 5: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $4,105,951.14 and acceptance of work on contract with R. J. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC for Drainage Improvements at Grade Separations, Package II - 0.15% over the original contract amount - DISTRICTS D - ADAMS; E - SULLIVAN; H ? GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 7: SAFEGATE AIRPORT SYSTEMS, INC for Airfield Lighting for Houston Airport System $300,000.00 - Enterprise Fund Item 8: RED RIVER SPECIALTIES, INC for Fertilizers, Herbicides, Insecticides and Non-Ionic Surfactant for Houston Airport System - $57,145.10 - Enterprise Fund Item 10: VULCAN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, LP for Flexible Base Materials for Department of Public Works & Engineering - $3,561,000.00 - General and Enterprise Funds Item 12: AMEND MOTION #2006-398, 5/24/06, TO INCREASE spending authority from $349,527.00 to $436,908.75, for Treated Timber and Piling for Department of Public Works & Engineering, awarded to BIG Z LUMBER COMPANY - $87,381.75 - General Fund
Item 14: RESOLUTION designating the FIRST MONTROSE COMMONS AREA of the City of Houston as a Historic District - DISTRICT D - ADAMS Item 15: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2007-1197, which prohibits the construction or erection of new off-premise signs and requires compliance by new on-premise signs, to continue the ordinance in effect; containing other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing an effective date; providing for severability Item 17: ORDINANCE de-appropriating $1,600,000.00 out of TIRZ Affordable Housing Fund (2409) previously appropriated to the Developer Participation Contracts Program; appropriating $1,600,000.00 out of TIRZ Affordable Housing Fund (2409) to the City’s Housing and Community Development Department to continue implementation of the City’s Workforce Housing Downpayment Assistance Program and providing that such amount can be applied to assist persons earning up to 110% of area median income to purchase new affordable housing in areas selected by the Mayor for revitalization - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - JOHNSON; D - ADAMS; H - GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 18: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance Numbers 2009-142, 2009-170, and 2009-208 to increase the maximum contract amounts; approving and authorizing first amendments to contracts between the City and 1) INTERFAITH MINISTRIES FOR GREATER HOUSTON, 2) JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, and 3) NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC for Senior Nutrition Services - $447,178.00 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Fund Item 19: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance Numbers 2009-526 and 2009-208 to increase the maximum contract amounts; approving and authorizing first amendments to contracts between the City and 1) DENT-O-CARE, P.A. and 2) PERRYLEE HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC for various supportive services for seniors - $689,406.12 - Grant Fund Item 20: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and MORRIS & MCDANIEL, INC for Promotional Testing Services for the Houston Fire Department; providing a maximum contract amount - $75,000.00 - General Fund Item 21: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between the City of Houston and ASSETWORKS INC for Fleet Management Information System for Various Departments (Approved by Ordinance No. 2002-221) Item 22: ORDINANCE appropriating $110,000.00 out of Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing Purchase and Sale Agreement between LOYAL DEE LYBARGER, Seller, and the City of Houston, Buyer, for purchase of approximately 1.0 acre of land located at the intersection of West Whitney and Harvard Streets, to be used for the expansion of North Main Neighborhood Recycling Center and Re-use Warehouse; and approving and authorizing payment for the land acquisition costs and all closing costs associated with this transaction - DISTRICT H ? GONZALEZ
Item 24: ORDINANCE appropriating $10,046,947.00 out of Miscellaneous Capital Projects/Acquisitions CP Series E Fund; awarding Design/Build Contract to GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY for New Health Department Laboratory; providing funding for Environmental Consulting Services, Civic Art Program, and contingencies relating to design and construction of facilities financed by Miscellaneous Capital Projects/Acquisitions CP Series E Fund - DISTRICT D - ADAMS Item 25: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between the City of Houston and ABITIBI-CONSOLIDATED CORP. formerly known as ABITIBIBOWATER, INC (Approved by Ordinance No. 2009-604) for Recycling Services; amending Ordinance No. 2009-604 to increase the maximum contract amount - $152,059.00 - HGAC Grant Funds Item 26: ORDINANCE appropriating $107,596.67 out of Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation for contract between the City of Houston and SPRING EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC for Concrete Repair Services for Various Departments - DISTRICTS H ? GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 31: ORDINANCE appropriating $185,000.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund and approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and LINA T. RAMEY & ASSOCIATES, INC for Reconfiguration of Avenida De Las Americas between Rusk and Texas; providing funding for contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT I ? RODRIGUEZ Item 32: ORDINANCE awarding contract to STATEWIDE SERVICES, INC for FY10 Water Distribution System Rehabilitation and Renewal; 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 and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Operating Fund - $1,154,447.00 - Enterprise Fund Item 33: ORDINANCE appropriating $5,889,400.00 out of Drainage Improvement Commercial Paper Series F Fund; $711,600.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to SER CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, LTD. for Crestmont Park and South Acres Drainage 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, project management, construction management and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Drainage Improvement Commercial Paper Series F Fund; and the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT D - ADAMS
Item 35: MOTION by Council Member Clutterbuck/Seconded by Council Member Hoang to adopt recommendation from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $2,607,605.31 and acceptance of work on contract with METRO CITY CONSTRUCTION, L.P. for Water Line Replacement in the Magnolia Park Area - 5.78% under the original contract amount - DISTRICT I - RODRIGUEZ Item 36: MOTION by Council Member Gonzalez/Seconded by Council Member Hoang to adopt recommendation from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $2,575,657.33 and acceptance of work on contract with METRO CITY CONSTRUCTION, L.P. for Water Grid Extensions at various locations - 4.48% under the original contract amount - DISTRICTS D - ADAMS; G ? PENNINGTON; H - GONZALEZ and I ? RODRIGUEZ - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES Item 38: ORDINANCE appropriating $64,077,663.25 out of Tax Increment Funds for Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of Houston, Texas (Lamar Terrace Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Two, City of Houston, Texas (Midtown Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Three, City of Houston, Texas (Main Street/Market Square Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Four, City of Houston, Texas (Village Enclaves Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Five, City of Houston, Texas (Memorial Heights Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Seven, City of Houston, Texas (Old Spanish Trail/Almeda Corridors Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Eight, City of Houston, Texas (Gulfgate Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Nine, City of Houston, Texas (South Post Oak Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Ten, City of Houston, Texas (Lake Houston Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Eleven, City of Houston, Texas (Greater Greenspoint Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Twelve, City of Houston, Texas (City Park Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Thirteen, City of Houston, Texas (Old Sixth Ward Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fourth Ward Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Fifteen, City of Houston, Texas (East Downtown Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Sixteen, City of Houston, Texas (Uptown Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Seventeen, City of Houston, Texas, (Memorial City Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Eighteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fifth Ward Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Nineteen, City of Houston, Texas (Upper Kirby Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty, City of Houston, Texas (Southwest Houston Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-one, City of Houston, Texas (Hardy/Near Northside Zone), and Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-two, City of Houston Texas (Leland Woods Zone) for payment of affordable housing costs, payment of administrative expenses, payment of project costs, payment to Houston Housing Finance Corporation, and payments to certain redevelopment authorities as provided herein - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SULLIVAN Item 39: ORDINANCE appropriating $445,120.50 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Capital Equipment for Houston Fire Department Item 40: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2008-0302 (Passed on April 9, 2008) to increase the maximum contract amount for contract between the City of Houston and RBEX, INC dba APPLE TOWING CO. for Towing Services for Vehicles and Equipment for Various Departments $244,416.00 - General and Asset Forfeiture Funds - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES Item 41: ORDINANCE appropriating $148,000.00 out of Miscellaneous Capital Projects / Acquisition CP Series E Fund and approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and EDMINSTER, HINSHAW, RUSS AND ASSOCIATES, INC for Harrisburg Grade Separation at Union Pacific Railroad Tracks; providing funding for contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Miscellaneous Capital Projects / Acquisition CP Series E Fund - DISTRICTS H - GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ
Jun 09, 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 3-3A Accept Work: Items 4-6 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 7-13 Resolutions and Ordinances: Items 14-34
Item 37: WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Lovell to amend Item 37A below by adding Section 7A as follows: Section 7A: The City Council acknowledges that one or more neighborhoods are in the process of collecting signatures for an application for Historic District Designation. It is the intent of City Council that the work of these neighborhoods in collecting signatures will be recognized and accepted when a neighborhood submits an application for designation after the termination of this ordinance. It is the intent of City Council that any recommendation for amendments to the Historic Preservation Ordinance will specifically address these neighborhoods in progress Item 7a: ORDINANCE relating to historic districts within the City of Houston, Texas; temporarily discontinuing the applicability of Subsections 33-250 (a), (b), and (d) of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas, relating to the demolition or relocation of historic structures and new construction within historic districts; temporarily discontinuing acceptance of applications for designation of historic districts pursuant to Article VII of Chapter 33 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas
Item 5: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $4,105,951.14 and acceptance of work on contract with R. J. CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC for Drainage Improvements at Grade Separations, Package II - 0.15% over the original contract amount - DISTRICTS D - ADAMS; E - SULLIVAN; H ? GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 7: SAFEGATE AIRPORT SYSTEMS, INC for Airfield Lighting for Houston Airport System $300,000.00 - Enterprise Fund Item 8: RED RIVER SPECIALTIES, INC for Fertilizers, Herbicides, Insecticides and Non-Ionic Surfactant for Houston Airport System - $57,145.10 - Enterprise Fund Item 10: VULCAN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, LP for Flexible Base Materials for Department of Public Works & Engineering - $3,561,000.00 - General and Enterprise Funds Item 12: AMEND MOTION #2006-398, 5/24/06, TO INCREASE spending authority from $349,527.00 to $436,908.75, for Treated Timber and Piling for Department of Public Works & Engineering, awarded to BIG Z LUMBER COMPANY - $87,381.75 - General Fund
Item 14: RESOLUTION designating the FIRST MONTROSE COMMONS AREA of the City of Houston as a Historic District - DISTRICT D - ADAMS Item 15: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2007-1197, which prohibits the construction or erection of new off-premise signs and requires compliance by new on-premise signs, to continue the ordinance in effect; containing other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing an effective date; providing for severability Item 17: ORDINANCE de-appropriating $1,600,000.00 out of TIRZ Affordable Housing Fund (2409) previously appropriated to the Developer Participation Contracts Program; appropriating $1,600,000.00 out of TIRZ Affordable Housing Fund (2409) to the City’s Housing and Community Development Department to continue implementation of the City’s Workforce Housing Downpayment Assistance Program and providing that such amount can be applied to assist persons earning up to 110% of area median income to purchase new affordable housing in areas selected by the Mayor for revitalization - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - JOHNSON; D - ADAMS; H - GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 18: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance Numbers 2009-142, 2009-170, and 2009-208 to increase the maximum contract amounts; approving and authorizing first amendments to contracts between the City and 1) INTERFAITH MINISTRIES FOR GREATER HOUSTON, 2) JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, and 3) NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS INC for Senior Nutrition Services - $447,178.00 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Fund Item 19: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance Numbers 2009-526 and 2009-208 to increase the maximum contract amounts; approving and authorizing first amendments to contracts between the City and 1) DENT-O-CARE, P.A. and 2) PERRYLEE HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC for various supportive services for seniors - $689,406.12 - Grant Fund Item 20: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and MORRIS & MCDANIEL, INC for Promotional Testing Services for the Houston Fire Department; providing a maximum contract amount - $75,000.00 - General Fund Item 21: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between the City of Houston and ASSETWORKS INC for Fleet Management Information System for Various Departments (Approved by Ordinance No. 2002-221) Item 22: ORDINANCE appropriating $110,000.00 out of Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing Purchase and Sale Agreement between LOYAL DEE LYBARGER, Seller, and the City of Houston, Buyer, for purchase of approximately 1.0 acre of land located at the intersection of West Whitney and Harvard Streets, to be used for the expansion of North Main Neighborhood Recycling Center and Re-use Warehouse; and approving and authorizing payment for the land acquisition costs and all closing costs associated with this transaction - DISTRICT H ? GONZALEZ
Item 24: ORDINANCE appropriating $10,046,947.00 out of Miscellaneous Capital Projects/Acquisitions CP Series E Fund; awarding Design/Build Contract to GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY for New Health Department Laboratory; providing funding for Environmental Consulting Services, Civic Art Program, and contingencies relating to design and construction of facilities financed by Miscellaneous Capital Projects/Acquisitions CP Series E Fund - DISTRICT D - ADAMS Item 25: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between the City of Houston and ABITIBI-CONSOLIDATED CORP. formerly known as ABITIBIBOWATER, INC (Approved by Ordinance No. 2009-604) for Recycling Services; amending Ordinance No. 2009-604 to increase the maximum contract amount - $152,059.00 - HGAC Grant Funds Item 26: ORDINANCE appropriating $107,596.67 out of Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation for contract between the City of Houston and SPRING EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC for Concrete Repair Services for Various Departments - DISTRICTS H ? GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 31: ORDINANCE appropriating $185,000.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund and approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and LINA T. RAMEY & ASSOCIATES, INC for Reconfiguration of Avenida De Las Americas between Rusk and Texas; providing funding for contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT I ? RODRIGUEZ Item 32: ORDINANCE awarding contract to STATEWIDE SERVICES, INC for FY10 Water Distribution System Rehabilitation and Renewal; 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 and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Operating Fund - $1,154,447.00 - Enterprise Fund Item 33: ORDINANCE appropriating $5,889,400.00 out of Drainage Improvement Commercial Paper Series F Fund; $711,600.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to SER CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS, LTD. for Crestmont Park and South Acres Drainage 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, project management, construction management and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Drainage Improvement Commercial Paper Series F Fund; and the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT D - ADAMS
Item 35: MOTION by Council Member Clutterbuck/Seconded by Council Member Hoang to adopt recommendation from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $2,607,605.31 and acceptance of work on contract with METRO CITY CONSTRUCTION, L.P. for Water Line Replacement in the Magnolia Park Area - 5.78% under the original contract amount - DISTRICT I - RODRIGUEZ Item 36: MOTION by Council Member Gonzalez/Seconded by Council Member Hoang to adopt recommendation from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $2,575,657.33 and acceptance of work on contract with METRO CITY CONSTRUCTION, L.P. for Water Grid Extensions at various locations - 4.48% under the original contract amount - DISTRICTS D - ADAMS; G ? PENNINGTON; H - GONZALEZ and I ? RODRIGUEZ - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES Item 38: ORDINANCE appropriating $64,077,663.25 out of Tax Increment Funds for Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of Houston, Texas (Lamar Terrace Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Two, City of Houston, Texas (Midtown Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Three, City of Houston, Texas (Main Street/Market Square Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Four, City of Houston, Texas (Village Enclaves Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Five, City of Houston, Texas (Memorial Heights Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Seven, City of Houston, Texas (Old Spanish Trail/Almeda Corridors Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Eight, City of Houston, Texas (Gulfgate Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Nine, City of Houston, Texas (South Post Oak Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Ten, City of Houston, Texas (Lake Houston Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Eleven, City of Houston, Texas (Greater Greenspoint Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Twelve, City of Houston, Texas (City Park Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Thirteen, City of Houston, Texas (Old Sixth Ward Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fourth Ward Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Fifteen, City of Houston, Texas (East Downtown Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Sixteen, City of Houston, Texas (Uptown Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Seventeen, City of Houston, Texas, (Memorial City Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Eighteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fifth Ward Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Nineteen, City of Houston, Texas (Upper Kirby Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty, City of Houston, Texas (Southwest Houston Zone), Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-one, City of Houston, Texas (Hardy/Near Northside Zone), and Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-two, City of Houston Texas (Leland Woods Zone) for payment of affordable housing costs, payment of administrative expenses, payment of project costs, payment to Houston Housing Finance Corporation, and payments to certain redevelopment authorities as provided herein - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER SULLIVAN Item 39: ORDINANCE appropriating $445,120.50 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Capital Equipment for Houston Fire Department Item 40: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2008-0302 (Passed on April 9, 2008) to increase the maximum contract amount for contract between the City of Houston and RBEX, INC dba APPLE TOWING CO. for Towing Services for Vehicles and Equipment for Various Departments $244,416.00 - General and Asset Forfeiture Funds - TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER JONES Item 41: ORDINANCE appropriating $148,000.00 out of Miscellaneous Capital Projects / Acquisition CP Series E Fund and approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and EDMINSTER, HINSHAW, RUSS AND ASSOCIATES, INC for Harrisburg Grade Separation at Union Pacific Railroad Tracks; providing funding for contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Miscellaneous Capital Projects / Acquisition CP Series E Fund - DISTRICTS H - GONZALEZ and I - RODRIGUEZ