Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council.
Item 1: HEARING to consider a Municipal Setting Designation Ordinance for KBR Technical Services, Inc for the site located at 4100 Clinton Drive - DISTRICT B - JOHNSON Item 2: HEARING to consider a Municipal Setting Designation Ordinance for Weingarten Realty Investors for the site located at 11092 - 11311 Fondren Road - DISTRICT C - CLUTTERBUCK
Miscellaneous: Items 3 and 4 Accept Work: Items 5-7 Property: Items 8 and 9 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Item 10 Ordinances: Items 11-32
Item 8: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Shelley Barrett, R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc, on behalf of Americor Partners, Ltd. [American Land LLC. (John Hunt, Manager), General Partner], for sale of ±34,892 square feet of excess, fee-owned West Bellfort right-of-way, located in Section 34 of the James Hamilton Survey, A-887, Parcel SY10-048 - DISTRICT C ? CLUTTERBUCK Item 11: ORDINANCE supplementing Ordinance No. 2009-1118 relating to the issuance of City of Houston, Texas, Combined Utility System Commercial Paper Notes, Series B; determining the maximum principal amounts of Subseries B-4, B-5 and B-6 and approving additional Credit Agreements in connection therewith; approving an updated Offering Memorandum; resolving other matters related thereto; and declaring an emergency Item 12: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and AIDS COALITION OF COASTAL TEXAS, INC, providing up to $362,422.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Funds for Administration and Operation of a Tenant-Based Rental Assistance and Short-Term Rent, Mortgage, and Utility Assistance Program including Supportive Services Item 13: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and HOUSTON AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC, providing up to $995,000.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Funds for Administration and Operation of a Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program with Supportive Services Item 14: ORDINANCE de-obligating $253,315.58 from the Community Development Block Grant Stimulus Funds (as authorized by Ordinance No. 2009-772 and Council Motion No. 2009-0861); appropriating $144,127.83 from Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund and allocating additional grant funds for Purchase of One Pumper Truck for the Fire Department $109,187.75 ? National Clean Diesel Program Item 15: ORDINANCE declaring the intention of the City of Houston to reimburse Dangerous Building Demolition Project Expenditures from future proceeds of certificates of obligation; authorizing a total allocation of $1,428,506.60 from the General Fund for the purpose of making supplemental allocations in the amount of $708,789.10 to the task order contracts between the City and ARROW SERVICES, INC., PfP ABATEMENT GROUP, LLC, and INLAND ENVIRONMENTS, LTD., for Asbestos Abatement Services (Approved by Ordinance No. 2009-1100), $69,717.50 to the contracts between the City and HONESTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. and TECHNOLOGY SERVING PEOPLE, INC. for Environmental Consulting Services (Approved by Ordinance No. 2009-492), and $650,000 to the contracts between the City and JTB SERVICES, INC., FERNANDEZ & SON, CHERRY MOVING COMPANY INC. DBA CHERRY DEMOLITION, SMITH-MOBLEY, INC., and WILLIS DEMOLISHING COMPANY for Demolition Services (Approved by Ordinance No. 2009-900) – DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B ? JOHNSON; C ? CLUTTERBUCK; D - ADAMS; E - SULLIVAN; H - GONZALEZ and I ? RODRIGUEZ Item 16: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing License Agreement between the City of Houston and SMG as Manager of Reliant Park, for the use of Reliant Park Facilities by the Department of Health and Human Services as site to conduct the Fourth Annual Hip Hop for HIV Awareness Campaign and providing a $102,156.42 of Federal Grant Funds for such event - DISTRICT D ? ADAMS
Item 21: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between the City of Houston and GENUINE PARTS COMPANY dba NAPA AUTO PARTS for Automotive and Equipment Turnkey Parts Services for Public Works & Engineering Department approved and authorized by Ordinance No. 05-705 Item 22: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2007-0811 to increase the maximum contract amount for contract between the City of Houston and HAHN EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC for Submersible Pump Repair Services for Public Works & Engineering Department - $537,500.00 - Enterprise Fund Item 28: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a first amendment to an Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Houston and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and first amendment to agreement between the City of Houston and BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP (Approved by Ordinance 2001-0016) for Allen’s Landing - DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ Item 30: ORDINANCE appropriating $1,700,000.00 out of Drainage Improvement Commercial Paper Series F Fund as an additional appropriation to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and AECOM USA GROUP, INC for Services associated with the Storm Water Management Program (Approved by Ordinance No. 2003-1195) Item 31: ORDINANCE de-appropriating $855,136.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund (Authorized by Ordinance No. 2008-221 for Design of the North Corridor Consolidation Plan); appropriating $855,136.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT SERVICES, INC for Northgate and Imperial Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements - DISTRICT B - JOHNSON
Item 33: SET HEARING DATE to consider a Municipal Setting Designation ordinance for BAE Systems Resolution Corporation, Inc for the site located at 4516 Harrisburg Blvd. - DISTRICT H ? GONZALEZ Item 34: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and MARJO HOUSE INCORPORATED, providing up to $399,459.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Funds, which amount includes a limitation on additional funding in the amount of $199,729.50, for the operation and administration of a community residence located at 1706 Gellhorn Drive, Houston, Texas, along with the provision of supportive services - DISTRICT B - JOHNSON
Item 35: MOTION by Council Member Clutterbuck/Seconded by Council Member Noriega to adopt recommendation to award to EQUIPMENT DEPOT, LTD. for Forklifts for Houston Airport System $63,738.00 - Enterprise Fund Item 36: MOTION by Council Member Clutterbuck/Seconded by Council Member Noriega to adopt recommendation to AMEND MOTION #2008-654, 8/20/08, TO INCREASE spending authority from $1,577,127.00 to $1,971,408.75 for Fittings and Appurtenances for Department of Public Works & Engineering, awarded to CPR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES, INC d.b.a MDN ENTERPRISES - $394,281.75 - Enterprise Fund Item 37: RESOLUTION approving and authorizing the nomination of SYSCO CORPORATION to the Office of the Governor Economic Development & Tourism through the Economic Development Bank as an Enterprise Project Item 38: ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE XV OF CHAPTER 45 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to traffic in neighborhood areas; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for severability
May 19, 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.
Item 1: HEARING to consider a Municipal Setting Designation Ordinance for KBR Technical Services, Inc for the site located at 4100 Clinton Drive - DISTRICT B - JOHNSON Item 2: HEARING to consider a Municipal Setting Designation Ordinance for Weingarten Realty Investors for the site located at 11092 - 11311 Fondren Road - DISTRICT C - CLUTTERBUCK
Miscellaneous: Items 3 and 4 Accept Work: Items 5-7 Property: Items 8 and 9 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Item 10 Ordinances: Items 11-32
Item 8: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Shelley Barrett, R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc, on behalf of Americor Partners, Ltd. [American Land LLC. (John Hunt, Manager), General Partner], for sale of ±34,892 square feet of excess, fee-owned West Bellfort right-of-way, located in Section 34 of the James Hamilton Survey, A-887, Parcel SY10-048 - DISTRICT C ? CLUTTERBUCK Item 11: ORDINANCE supplementing Ordinance No. 2009-1118 relating to the issuance of City of Houston, Texas, Combined Utility System Commercial Paper Notes, Series B; determining the maximum principal amounts of Subseries B-4, B-5 and B-6 and approving additional Credit Agreements in connection therewith; approving an updated Offering Memorandum; resolving other matters related thereto; and declaring an emergency Item 12: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and AIDS COALITION OF COASTAL TEXAS, INC, providing up to $362,422.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Funds for Administration and Operation of a Tenant-Based Rental Assistance and Short-Term Rent, Mortgage, and Utility Assistance Program including Supportive Services Item 13: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and HOUSTON AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC, providing up to $995,000.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Funds for Administration and Operation of a Tenant-Based Rental Assistance Program with Supportive Services Item 14: ORDINANCE de-obligating $253,315.58 from the Community Development Block Grant Stimulus Funds (as authorized by Ordinance No. 2009-772 and Council Motion No. 2009-0861); appropriating $144,127.83 from Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund and allocating additional grant funds for Purchase of One Pumper Truck for the Fire Department $109,187.75 ? National Clean Diesel Program Item 15: ORDINANCE declaring the intention of the City of Houston to reimburse Dangerous Building Demolition Project Expenditures from future proceeds of certificates of obligation; authorizing a total allocation of $1,428,506.60 from the General Fund for the purpose of making supplemental allocations in the amount of $708,789.10 to the task order contracts between the City and ARROW SERVICES, INC., PfP ABATEMENT GROUP, LLC, and INLAND ENVIRONMENTS, LTD., for Asbestos Abatement Services (Approved by Ordinance No. 2009-1100), $69,717.50 to the contracts between the City and HONESTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. and TECHNOLOGY SERVING PEOPLE, INC. for Environmental Consulting Services (Approved by Ordinance No. 2009-492), and $650,000 to the contracts between the City and JTB SERVICES, INC., FERNANDEZ & SON, CHERRY MOVING COMPANY INC. DBA CHERRY DEMOLITION, SMITH-MOBLEY, INC., and WILLIS DEMOLISHING COMPANY for Demolition Services (Approved by Ordinance No. 2009-900) – DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B ? JOHNSON; C ? CLUTTERBUCK; D - ADAMS; E - SULLIVAN; H - GONZALEZ and I ? RODRIGUEZ Item 16: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing License Agreement between the City of Houston and SMG as Manager of Reliant Park, for the use of Reliant Park Facilities by the Department of Health and Human Services as site to conduct the Fourth Annual Hip Hop for HIV Awareness Campaign and providing a $102,156.42 of Federal Grant Funds for such event - DISTRICT D ? ADAMS
Item 21: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between the City of Houston and GENUINE PARTS COMPANY dba NAPA AUTO PARTS for Automotive and Equipment Turnkey Parts Services for Public Works & Engineering Department approved and authorized by Ordinance No. 05-705 Item 22: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2007-0811 to increase the maximum contract amount for contract between the City of Houston and HAHN EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC for Submersible Pump Repair Services for Public Works & Engineering Department - $537,500.00 - Enterprise Fund Item 28: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a first amendment to an Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Houston and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and first amendment to agreement between the City of Houston and BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP (Approved by Ordinance 2001-0016) for Allen’s Landing - DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ Item 30: ORDINANCE appropriating $1,700,000.00 out of Drainage Improvement Commercial Paper Series F Fund as an additional appropriation to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and AECOM USA GROUP, INC for Services associated with the Storm Water Management Program (Approved by Ordinance No. 2003-1195) Item 31: ORDINANCE de-appropriating $855,136.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund (Authorized by Ordinance No. 2008-221 for Design of the North Corridor Consolidation Plan); appropriating $855,136.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT SERVICES, INC for Northgate and Imperial Valley Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements - DISTRICT B - JOHNSON
Item 33: SET HEARING DATE to consider a Municipal Setting Designation ordinance for BAE Systems Resolution Corporation, Inc for the site located at 4516 Harrisburg Blvd. - DISTRICT H ? GONZALEZ Item 34: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and MARJO HOUSE INCORPORATED, providing up to $399,459.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Funds, which amount includes a limitation on additional funding in the amount of $199,729.50, for the operation and administration of a community residence located at 1706 Gellhorn Drive, Houston, Texas, along with the provision of supportive services - DISTRICT B - JOHNSON
Item 35: MOTION by Council Member Clutterbuck/Seconded by Council Member Noriega to adopt recommendation to award to EQUIPMENT DEPOT, LTD. for Forklifts for Houston Airport System $63,738.00 - Enterprise Fund Item 36: MOTION by Council Member Clutterbuck/Seconded by Council Member Noriega to adopt recommendation to AMEND MOTION #2008-654, 8/20/08, TO INCREASE spending authority from $1,577,127.00 to $1,971,408.75 for Fittings and Appurtenances for Department of Public Works & Engineering, awarded to CPR SERVICES AND SUPPLIES, INC d.b.a MDN ENTERPRISES - $394,281.75 - Enterprise Fund Item 37: RESOLUTION approving and authorizing the nomination of SYSCO CORPORATION to the Office of the Governor Economic Development & Tourism through the Economic Development Bank as an Enterprise Project Item 38: ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE XV OF CHAPTER 45 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to traffic in neighborhood areas; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for severability