Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council.
Miscellaneous: Item 1 Accept Work: Item 2 Property: Items 3-6 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 7-12 Resolutions and Ordinances: Items 13-37
Item 15: ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4608 OF THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, THE HOUSTON SIGN CODE, relating to miscellaneous signs to authorize temporary signage adjacent to light rail construction projects Item 28: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contracts between the City of Houston and STRAND ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES, LLC, SORENSON FORENSICS, LLC, ORCHID CELLMARK, INC and LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS for DNA Testing Services for the Houston Police Department; establishing a maximum contract amount - 3 years and 2 one?year options - Total for four contracts - $4,120,770.00 - General and Grant Funds Item 29: ORDINANCE appropriating $60,000.00 out of Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding Construction Management At Risk Contract to SPAWMAXWELL COMPANY, LLC for Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care Facility Expansion/Renovation & Ann Slemons Young Animal Center - DISTRICTS B - JOHNSON and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 32: ORDINANCE appropriating $111,380.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund for Purchase of Audible Pedestrian Signals in accordance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA) - DISTRICTS C - CLUTTERBUCK; D - ADAMS and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 36: ORDINANCE appropriating $385,000.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Houston and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for Local Rehabilitation Contingency Projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - JOHNSON; C ? CLUTTERBUCK; D - ADAMS; E - SULLIVAN; F - HOANG; G - PENNINGTON; H ? GONZALEZ and I ? RODRIGUEZ
RECEIVE nominations for Positions One, Two and Two Alternate At-Large Positions of the HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for one-year terms to expire December 31, 2010
Pursuant to City Council Rule 8, City Council will hear from members of the public; the names and subject matters of persons who had requested to speak at the time of posting of this Agenda are attached; the names and subject matters of persons who subsequently request to speak may be obtained in the City Secretary’s Office
Pursuant to City Council Rule 8, City Council will hear from members of the public; the names and subject matters of persons who had requested to speak at the time of posting of this Agenda are attached; the names and subject matters of persons who subsequently request to speak may be obtained in the City Secretary’s Office
Jan 20, 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: Item 1 Accept Work: Item 2 Property: Items 3-6 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 7-12 Resolutions and Ordinances: Items 13-37
Item 15: ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4608 OF THE BUILDING CODE OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, THE HOUSTON SIGN CODE, relating to miscellaneous signs to authorize temporary signage adjacent to light rail construction projects Item 28: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contracts between the City of Houston and STRAND ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES, LLC, SORENSON FORENSICS, LLC, ORCHID CELLMARK, INC and LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS for DNA Testing Services for the Houston Police Department; establishing a maximum contract amount - 3 years and 2 one?year options - Total for four contracts - $4,120,770.00 - General and Grant Funds Item 29: ORDINANCE appropriating $60,000.00 out of Public Health Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding Construction Management At Risk Contract to SPAWMAXWELL COMPANY, LLC for Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care Facility Expansion/Renovation & Ann Slemons Young Animal Center - DISTRICTS B - JOHNSON and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 32: ORDINANCE appropriating $111,380.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund for Purchase of Audible Pedestrian Signals in accordance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA) - DISTRICTS C - CLUTTERBUCK; D - ADAMS and I - RODRIGUEZ Item 36: ORDINANCE appropriating $385,000.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Houston and TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for Local Rehabilitation Contingency Projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; B - JOHNSON; C ? CLUTTERBUCK; D - ADAMS; E - SULLIVAN; F - HOANG; G - PENNINGTON; H ? GONZALEZ and I ? RODRIGUEZ
RECEIVE nominations for Positions One, Two and Two Alternate At-Large Positions of the HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for one-year terms to expire December 31, 2010
Pursuant to City Council Rule 8, City Council will hear from members of the public; the names and subject matters of persons who had requested to speak at the time of posting of this Agenda are attached; the names and subject matters of persons who subsequently request to speak may be obtained in the City Secretary’s Office
Pursuant to City Council Rule 8, City Council will hear from members of the public; the names and subject matters of persons who had requested to speak at the time of posting of this Agenda are attached; the names and subject matters of persons who subsequently request to speak may be obtained in the City Secretary’s Office