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
Accept Work: Item 1 Property: Item 2 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 3-7 Resolutions and ordinances: Items 8-40
Item 2: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from D. B. Mangum, Gullett & Associates, Inc., on behalf of Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P. [Magellan Pipeline GP, LLC (Larry J. Davied, Vice President) General Partner], for the sale of a 20-foot-wide subsurface pipeline easement within an existing CenterPoint Energy transmission easement, within the Battaglia Tract (Q45-001), out of the Reels and Trobough League, A-59, Parcel SY9-069 Item 3: ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC for Rapid Diagnostic HIV Test Kits for the Houston Department of Health & Human Services - 5 Years - $1,006,100.00 Item 6: ORDINANCE appropriating $431,424.24 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and $204,456.00 out of Harris County Construction Fund for Emergency Relocation of the Simsbrook Sewer Line for the Public Works & Engineering Department Item 6a: RELIANCE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES L.P. for Emergency Relocation of the Simsbrook Sewer Line for the Department of Public Works & Engineering
ORDINANCE approving and authorizing five (5) Single Family Home Repair Contracts between the City, as the Repair Agency acting on behalf of five (5) Homeowners, and three (3) Construction Contractors (PPMG CUSTOM HOMES, JOSHUA DADE HOMES, and GENERAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES, INC) and providing $462,241.15 in Community Development Block Grant Funds (including a 10% contingency of $42,021.92) for the demolition and reconstruction work on four (4) houses and reconstruction only work on one (1) house (Tier III) under the Single Family Home Repair Program Administrative Guidelines, as amended
Item 19: ORDINANCE declaring an intent to reimburse Building Inspection Fund No. 2301 with proceeds from Commercial Paper; appropriating the amount of $5,778,284.00 from the Reimbursement of Equipment/Project Fund No. 1850 for purposes of such reimbursement Item 20: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to agreement between the City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY for Assessment and Collection Services Item 21: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and EPSTEIN BECKER GREEN WICKLIFF & HALL, P.C. for Legal Services relating to various utility related matters, upcoming Water/Sewer Rate Cases, Legislative Assistance and Legal Consultation; providing a maximum contract amount - $1,385,000.00 Item 22: ORDINANCE appropriating $64,457,004.90 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 Num
Item 23: ORDINANCE appropriating $40,174,045.27 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 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 Eighteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fifth Ward Zone), and Reinvestment Zone Number Nineteen, City of Houston, Texas (Upper Kirby Zone), for payment of affordable housing costs, payment of administrative expenses, payment of project costs, payments to HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ALDINE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HOUSTON HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, and certain redevelopment authorities as provided herein Item 25: ORDINANCE appropriating $700,000.00 out of Equipment Acqu
Item 29: ORDINANCE appropriating $200,000.00 out of Airports Improvement Fund and approving and authorizing Amendment No. 2 to Professional Services Contract between the City of Houston and MCDONOUGH ENGINEERING CORPORATION for Miscellaneous Civil Engineering Services with the Houston Airport System (Project No. 615D) Item 30: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Amendment No. 2 to Contract between the City of Houston and 4B TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC for Information Technology and Telecommunications Infrastructure Field Inspection Services for the Houston Airport System (Project No. 577) Item 31: ORDINANCE appropriating $250,000.00 out of General Improvements Consolidated Construction Fund, $50,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund, $50,000.00 out of Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing contracts between the City of Houston and ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES, INC, HONESTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC, TECHNOLOGY SERVING PEOPLE, INC, ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC, WESTON SOLUTION, INC, TERRACON CONSULTANTS, INC, GARNER & ASSOCIATES, INC and EFI GLOBAL, INC to provide comprehensive environmental consulting services citywide; providing maximum contract amounts - 3 Years - $600,000.00 each - $200,000.00 Dangerous Building Consolidated Fund Item 39: ORDINANCE appropriating $3,421,000.00 out of Drainage Improvement Commercial Paper Series F, Fund, awarding contract to R J CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC for Drainage Improvements at Grade Separations, Package III, 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
Item 41: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,258,570.35 and acceptance of work completed by the Surety, GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA on contract awarded to COLT UTILITIES, INC for Delafield Street and Lidstone Street Sewer Relocation - 8.92% under the original contract amount Item 42: RECOMMENDATION from Director General Services Department (i) authorizing the sealed bid sale of Parcel SY9-080, known as the Heights Recycling Center, located at 3602 Center Street at Harvard, (ii) determining a public need for an alternative recycling center site, and (iii) appointing two independent appraisers and an alternate appraiser to determine the fair market value of Parcel SY9-080 Item 43: RECOMMENDATION from Director Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department to award to KATZENBACH PARTNERS LLC for Consulting Services for Process Improvement, Reorganization and Best Practices for Purchasing and Payroll Operations for the Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department - $1,241,300.00 - General and Enterprise Funds Item 44: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing an amended and restated Professional Services Contract between the City of Houston and BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP, INC for Development of Park System along Buffalo Bayou; providing a maximum contract amount 5 Years - $180,000.00 Item 45: ORDINANCE appropriating $794,160.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC for Design of Airline Drive from North Main to the North Loop (IH-610) (Approved by Ordinance No. 2001-0999); providing funding for contingencies relating to the construction of facilities financed by the Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund
Jun 03, 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
Accept Work: Item 1 Property: Item 2 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 3-7 Resolutions and ordinances: Items 8-40
Item 2: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from D. B. Mangum, Gullett & Associates, Inc., on behalf of Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P. [Magellan Pipeline GP, LLC (Larry J. Davied, Vice President) General Partner], for the sale of a 20-foot-wide subsurface pipeline easement within an existing CenterPoint Energy transmission easement, within the Battaglia Tract (Q45-001), out of the Reels and Trobough League, A-59, Parcel SY9-069 Item 3: ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC for Rapid Diagnostic HIV Test Kits for the Houston Department of Health & Human Services - 5 Years - $1,006,100.00 Item 6: ORDINANCE appropriating $431,424.24 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and $204,456.00 out of Harris County Construction Fund for Emergency Relocation of the Simsbrook Sewer Line for the Public Works & Engineering Department Item 6a: RELIANCE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES L.P. for Emergency Relocation of the Simsbrook Sewer Line for the Department of Public Works & Engineering
ORDINANCE approving and authorizing five (5) Single Family Home Repair Contracts between the City, as the Repair Agency acting on behalf of five (5) Homeowners, and three (3) Construction Contractors (PPMG CUSTOM HOMES, JOSHUA DADE HOMES, and GENERAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES, INC) and providing $462,241.15 in Community Development Block Grant Funds (including a 10% contingency of $42,021.92) for the demolition and reconstruction work on four (4) houses and reconstruction only work on one (1) house (Tier III) under the Single Family Home Repair Program Administrative Guidelines, as amended
Item 19: ORDINANCE declaring an intent to reimburse Building Inspection Fund No. 2301 with proceeds from Commercial Paper; appropriating the amount of $5,778,284.00 from the Reimbursement of Equipment/Project Fund No. 1850 for purposes of such reimbursement Item 20: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing second amendment to agreement between the City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY for Assessment and Collection Services Item 21: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and EPSTEIN BECKER GREEN WICKLIFF & HALL, P.C. for Legal Services relating to various utility related matters, upcoming Water/Sewer Rate Cases, Legislative Assistance and Legal Consultation; providing a maximum contract amount - $1,385,000.00 Item 22: ORDINANCE appropriating $64,457,004.90 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 Num
Item 23: ORDINANCE appropriating $40,174,045.27 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 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 Eighteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fifth Ward Zone), and Reinvestment Zone Number Nineteen, City of Houston, Texas (Upper Kirby Zone), for payment of affordable housing costs, payment of administrative expenses, payment of project costs, payments to HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ALDINE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, HOUSTON HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, and certain redevelopment authorities as provided herein Item 25: ORDINANCE appropriating $700,000.00 out of Equipment Acqu
Item 29: ORDINANCE appropriating $200,000.00 out of Airports Improvement Fund and approving and authorizing Amendment No. 2 to Professional Services Contract between the City of Houston and MCDONOUGH ENGINEERING CORPORATION for Miscellaneous Civil Engineering Services with the Houston Airport System (Project No. 615D) Item 30: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Amendment No. 2 to Contract between the City of Houston and 4B TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC for Information Technology and Telecommunications Infrastructure Field Inspection Services for the Houston Airport System (Project No. 577) Item 31: ORDINANCE appropriating $250,000.00 out of General Improvements Consolidated Construction Fund, $50,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund, $50,000.00 out of Solid Waste Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing contracts between the City of Houston and ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES, INC, HONESTY ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC, TECHNOLOGY SERVING PEOPLE, INC, ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS, INC, WESTON SOLUTION, INC, TERRACON CONSULTANTS, INC, GARNER & ASSOCIATES, INC and EFI GLOBAL, INC to provide comprehensive environmental consulting services citywide; providing maximum contract amounts - 3 Years - $600,000.00 each - $200,000.00 Dangerous Building Consolidated Fund Item 39: ORDINANCE appropriating $3,421,000.00 out of Drainage Improvement Commercial Paper Series F, Fund, awarding contract to R J CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC for Drainage Improvements at Grade Separations, Package III, 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
Item 41: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,258,570.35 and acceptance of work completed by the Surety, GUARANTEE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA USA on contract awarded to COLT UTILITIES, INC for Delafield Street and Lidstone Street Sewer Relocation - 8.92% under the original contract amount Item 42: RECOMMENDATION from Director General Services Department (i) authorizing the sealed bid sale of Parcel SY9-080, known as the Heights Recycling Center, located at 3602 Center Street at Harvard, (ii) determining a public need for an alternative recycling center site, and (iii) appointing two independent appraisers and an alternate appraiser to determine the fair market value of Parcel SY9-080 Item 43: RECOMMENDATION from Director Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department to award to KATZENBACH PARTNERS LLC for Consulting Services for Process Improvement, Reorganization and Best Practices for Purchasing and Payroll Operations for the Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department - $1,241,300.00 - General and Enterprise Funds Item 44: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing an amended and restated Professional Services Contract between the City of Houston and BUFFALO BAYOU PARTNERSHIP, INC for Development of Park System along Buffalo Bayou; providing a maximum contract amount 5 Years - $180,000.00 Item 45: ORDINANCE appropriating $794,160.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC for Design of Airline Drive from North Main to the North Loop (IH-610) (Approved by Ordinance No. 2001-0999); providing funding for contingencies relating to the construction of facilities financed by the Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund