Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council.
REPORT FROM CITY CONTROLLER AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY including but not limited to, a revenue, expenditure and encumbrance report for the General Fund, all special revenue funds and all enterprise funds, and a report on the status of bond funds and a Quarterly Investment Report by the City Controller
1. PUBLIC HEARING to consider the re-adoption of Article XII, Chapter 32 of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances, relating to standards of care concerning Parks and Recreation Department youth recreation programs in compliance with Section 42.041(b) of the Texas Human Resource Code a. ORDINANCE READOPTING ARTICLE XII, CHAPTER 32 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, regarding standards of care for Houston Youth Recreation Programs; containing findings and other provisions related to the subject; providing an effective date; providing for severability
Miscellaneous: Items 2-4 Accept Work: Items 5-9 Property: Item 10 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 11-16 Ordinances: Items 17-34
Item 3: REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of MR. F. XAVIER PEÑA to Position Twelve of the PUBLIC PARKING COMMISSION for an unexpired term ending December 31, 2009 Item 10: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Jake English, Rekha Engineering, Inc., on behalf of Lily Grove Missionary Baptist Church (Reginald Mack, Deacon), for abandonment and sale of 1) South Lawn Avenue, from Stearns Street to Tierwester Street; 2) Alice Street, from Stearns Street east to its terminus; and 3) Cadillac Street, from Alice Street north ±212.87-feet, located in the South Lawn Addition or the Southland Addition, all out of the Louis Gladitch Survey, A-304, Parcels SY9-068A, SY9-068B and SY9-068C Item 11: BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION (HOLDINGS) USA, INC for Purchase of Automated People Mover System Parts for the Houston Airport System - $2,580,545.91 - Enterprise Fund Item 13: AMERIQUAL GROUP LLC for Purchase of Meals Ready to Eat from General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 07F-0053T Contract through the Cooperative Purchasing Program under the Local Preparedness Acquisition Act for the Houston Police Department $65,212.73 - General Fund Item 14: MORNING PRIDE MFG dba HONEYWELL FIRST RESPONDER PRODUCTS for Personal Protective Gear for Various Departments - $2,801,947.00 - General and Enterprise Funds
Item 17: ORDINANCE AMENDING PORTIONS OF THE CONSTRUCTION CODE OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for severability Item 18: ORDINANCE amending Exhibits “A” of City of Houston Ordinance No. 90-1292 (as amended by City of Houston Ordinance No. 2009-510), to amend the Master Classification Ordinance to add two (2) new job classifications and to revise three (3) job classifications; providing a repealer; providing for severability Item 19: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Agreement between the City of Houston and SUNNYSIDE PLACE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC to provide a Performance Based Loan in the amount of $1,200,000 in Home Investment Partnerships Funds fro the acquisition and rehabilitation of a 150-unit Apartment Complex known as the Chateau Village Apartments located at 3815 West Fuqua, Houston, Texas
Item 20: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to agreement between the City of Houston and W. LEO DANIELS TOWERS, INC, to change the amounts of the sources of funding to $785,469 in Community Development Block Grant Funds and $100,531 in Home Investment Partnerships Funds, in connection with the rehabilitation of a 100 Unit Apartment Building for the elderly and disabled known as the W. Leo Daniels Towers Item 21: ORDINANCE relating to the fiscal affairs of the MAIN STREET/MARKET SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (MAIN STREET/MARKET SQUARE ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2010 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2010-2014 Capital Improvement Budget for the Zone; containing various provisions related to the foregoing subject; making certain findings related thereto Item 24: ORDINANCE appropriating $750,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund for Purchase of Equipment and Materials for the Bracewell Neighborhood Library Item 26: ORDINANCE appropriating $8,070,204.55 out of Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund and awarding construction contract to AXIOM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC for Hurricane Ike Repairs at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (Project 500H); 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 Item 32: ORDINANCE appropriating $2,500,000.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; amending Ordinance No. 98-575 (Passed July 15, 1998) to increase the maximum contract amount; approving and authorizing fourth amendment to contract between the City of Houston and ITRON, INC approved by the same ordinance for a Radio Automated Water Meter Reading System - $1,610,600.00 - Enterprise Fund
Item 34: ORDINANCE No. 2009-0676, passed second reading June 28, 2009 ORDINANCE granting to ENTERGY TEXAS, INC the right, privilege and franchise to use the public rights-of-way to use, license, or exploit the Company’s facilities within the public rights-of-way to conduct an Electrical Lighting and Power Business in the City and for such other business purposes as the company may desire from time to time, specifically including, but not limited to, the granting of access to those facilities for the delivery of broadband through power lines or similar service within the City of Houston, Texas; containing a repealer; containing a severability clause - THIRD READING Item 35: RECEIVE nominations for Position 13 of the HOUSTON ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for a two year term that will end March 1, 2011 Item 36: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Legal Services Agreements between the City of Houston and LEMOND & LEMOND LLC and THOMPSON & HORTON LLP for Legal Services and Employment Policy Recommendations associated with equal employment opportunity practices of the Houston Fire Department; providing a maximum contract amount - $190,000.00 - General Fund
Item 37: RECOMMENDATION from Purchasing Agent to award to L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION for Touch Screen Display Monitors for the Houston Police Department - $60,327.81 - Grant Funds Item 38: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to Agreement (Approved by Ordinance No. 2005-1098) between the City of Houston and JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. for a Purchasing Card Services Program Item 39: ORDINANCE appropriating $200,000.00 out of Airports Improvement Fund and approving and authorizing Amendment No. 1 to contract between the City of Houston and CONCEPT ENGINEERS, INC for Professional Engineering Services for the Houston Airport System, (Project No. 615J)
Aug 05, 2009 City Council
Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council.
REPORT FROM CITY CONTROLLER AND THE CITY ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THE CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE CITY including but not limited to, a revenue, expenditure and encumbrance report for the General Fund, all special revenue funds and all enterprise funds, and a report on the status of bond funds and a Quarterly Investment Report by the City Controller
1. PUBLIC HEARING to consider the re-adoption of Article XII, Chapter 32 of the City of Houston Code of Ordinances, relating to standards of care concerning Parks and Recreation Department youth recreation programs in compliance with Section 42.041(b) of the Texas Human Resource Code a. ORDINANCE READOPTING ARTICLE XII, CHAPTER 32 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, regarding standards of care for Houston Youth Recreation Programs; containing findings and other provisions related to the subject; providing an effective date; providing for severability
Miscellaneous: Items 2-4 Accept Work: Items 5-9 Property: Item 10 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 11-16 Ordinances: Items 17-34
Item 3: REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of MR. F. XAVIER PEÑA to Position Twelve of the PUBLIC PARKING COMMISSION for an unexpired term ending December 31, 2009 Item 10: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Jake English, Rekha Engineering, Inc., on behalf of Lily Grove Missionary Baptist Church (Reginald Mack, Deacon), for abandonment and sale of 1) South Lawn Avenue, from Stearns Street to Tierwester Street; 2) Alice Street, from Stearns Street east to its terminus; and 3) Cadillac Street, from Alice Street north ±212.87-feet, located in the South Lawn Addition or the Southland Addition, all out of the Louis Gladitch Survey, A-304, Parcels SY9-068A, SY9-068B and SY9-068C Item 11: BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION (HOLDINGS) USA, INC for Purchase of Automated People Mover System Parts for the Houston Airport System - $2,580,545.91 - Enterprise Fund Item 13: AMERIQUAL GROUP LLC for Purchase of Meals Ready to Eat from General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 07F-0053T Contract through the Cooperative Purchasing Program under the Local Preparedness Acquisition Act for the Houston Police Department $65,212.73 - General Fund Item 14: MORNING PRIDE MFG dba HONEYWELL FIRST RESPONDER PRODUCTS for Personal Protective Gear for Various Departments - $2,801,947.00 - General and Enterprise Funds
Item 17: ORDINANCE AMENDING PORTIONS OF THE CONSTRUCTION CODE OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for severability Item 18: ORDINANCE amending Exhibits “A” of City of Houston Ordinance No. 90-1292 (as amended by City of Houston Ordinance No. 2009-510), to amend the Master Classification Ordinance to add two (2) new job classifications and to revise three (3) job classifications; providing a repealer; providing for severability Item 19: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Agreement between the City of Houston and SUNNYSIDE PLACE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC to provide a Performance Based Loan in the amount of $1,200,000 in Home Investment Partnerships Funds fro the acquisition and rehabilitation of a 150-unit Apartment Complex known as the Chateau Village Apartments located at 3815 West Fuqua, Houston, Texas
Item 20: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to agreement between the City of Houston and W. LEO DANIELS TOWERS, INC, to change the amounts of the sources of funding to $785,469 in Community Development Block Grant Funds and $100,531 in Home Investment Partnerships Funds, in connection with the rehabilitation of a 100 Unit Apartment Building for the elderly and disabled known as the W. Leo Daniels Towers Item 21: ORDINANCE relating to the fiscal affairs of the MAIN STREET/MARKET SQUARE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER THREE, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (MAIN STREET/MARKET SQUARE ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2010 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2010-2014 Capital Improvement Budget for the Zone; containing various provisions related to the foregoing subject; making certain findings related thereto Item 24: ORDINANCE appropriating $750,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund for Purchase of Equipment and Materials for the Bracewell Neighborhood Library Item 26: ORDINANCE appropriating $8,070,204.55 out of Airports Renewal and Replacement Fund and awarding construction contract to AXIOM CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC for Hurricane Ike Repairs at George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (Project 500H); 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 Item 32: ORDINANCE appropriating $2,500,000.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; amending Ordinance No. 98-575 (Passed July 15, 1998) to increase the maximum contract amount; approving and authorizing fourth amendment to contract between the City of Houston and ITRON, INC approved by the same ordinance for a Radio Automated Water Meter Reading System - $1,610,600.00 - Enterprise Fund
Item 34: ORDINANCE No. 2009-0676, passed second reading June 28, 2009 ORDINANCE granting to ENTERGY TEXAS, INC the right, privilege and franchise to use the public rights-of-way to use, license, or exploit the Company’s facilities within the public rights-of-way to conduct an Electrical Lighting and Power Business in the City and for such other business purposes as the company may desire from time to time, specifically including, but not limited to, the granting of access to those facilities for the delivery of broadband through power lines or similar service within the City of Houston, Texas; containing a repealer; containing a severability clause - THIRD READING Item 35: RECEIVE nominations for Position 13 of the HOUSTON ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for a two year term that will end March 1, 2011 Item 36: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Legal Services Agreements between the City of Houston and LEMOND & LEMOND LLC and THOMPSON & HORTON LLP for Legal Services and Employment Policy Recommendations associated with equal employment opportunity practices of the Houston Fire Department; providing a maximum contract amount - $190,000.00 - General Fund
Item 37: RECOMMENDATION from Purchasing Agent to award to L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION for Touch Screen Display Monitors for the Houston Police Department - $60,327.81 - Grant Funds Item 38: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to Agreement (Approved by Ordinance No. 2005-1098) between the City of Houston and JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. for a Purchasing Card Services Program Item 39: ORDINANCE appropriating $200,000.00 out of Airports Improvement Fund and approving and authorizing Amendment No. 1 to contract between the City of Houston and CONCEPT ENGINEERS, INC for Professional Engineering Services for the Houston Airport System, (Project No. 615J)