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
Miscellaneous: Items 1 - 3 Accept Work: Items 4 and 5 Property: Items 6 and 7 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 8 - 11A Resolutions and Ordinances: Items 12 - 38
Item 5: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,610,408.16 and acceptance of work on contract with N. G. PAINTING, L.P. for Rehabilitation of Three Ground Storage Tanks at Three Pumping Stations - 3.38% under the original contract amount' Item 6: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering to RESCIND MOTION #2008-726, 9/24/08, AND AUTHORIZE abandonment and sale of East Avenue O, from 96th Street to its eastern terminus and East Avenue N, from 96th Street to its eastern terminus; all located in the Manchester Subdivision, out of the Callahan and Vince Survey, A-9, Parcels SY8-009A and SY8-009B Item 8: 21ST CENTURY MANUFACTURING, INC for Installation and Fabrication of Professional and Organizational Development Systems for General Services Department and authorize funding to be provided from contingency funds previously appropriated pursuant to Ordinance No. 2007-713 for construction of the South Post Oak Multi-Service Center/Vinson Branch Library under contract with Comex Corporation - $134,622.00 and contingencies for a total not to exceed $141,003.00 - Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund Item 9: BELL HELICOPTER TRAINING ACADEMY for Night Vision Goggle Flight Training Professional Services for Houston Police Department - $79,230.00 - Police Special Services Fund
RESOLUTION approving and authorizing the nomination of ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC to the Office of the Governor Economic Development & Tourism through the Economic Development Bank as an Enterprise Project
Item 13: ORDINANCE delegating to the Mayor, in response to a Public Health Event only, authority to establish appropriate measures, including temporarily suspending, amending, or granting an exception to certain limitations of Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas, involving use of leave time and various personnel procedural matters Item 21: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to Agreement between the City of Houston and COMMUNITY FAMILY CENTERS/CENTROS FAMILIARES DE LA COMUNIDAD, to provide additional funding in the amount of $770,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant Funds for Construction of a Gymnasium located at 7318 Avenue F Item 15: ORDINANCE rescinding Ordinance 2008-629 and approving and authorizing Purchase Agreement between MEDILIFE OF HOUSTON, INC, Purchaser, and the City of Houston, Texas, Seller, for the sale of the Former Fire Station No. 27 located at 6302 Lyons Avenue, Houston, Texas, for a sale price of $53,000.00; approving the subsequent sale of the property and assignment of a Development Agreement to the Society of Houston Latin Fire Fighters Item 16: ORDINANCE appropriating $156,896.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund and approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and the HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM for improvements to the Houston Amateur Sports Park; providing funding for contingencies related to the construction of facilities financed by the Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund
Item 18: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the City of Houston to submit the 2009 Consolidated Action Plan to the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, including the following 2009-2010 grant applications: (1) 35th Program Year Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $33,717,217 ($29,798,698 Entitlement Grant and $3,918,519 Program Income); (2) Home Investment Partnerships Grant in the amount of $13,130,151 ($12,722,540 Grant, $300,000 Program Income, and $107,611 from the American Dream Down Payment Initiative [“ADDI”]); (3) Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Grant in the amount of $6,038,000; and (4) Emergency Shelter Grants in the amount of $1,326,597; and to accept the aforementioned grant funds, if awarded Item 19: ORDINANCE appropriating $585,000.00 out of TIRZ Affordable Housing Fund and approving and authorizing Development Agreement between the City and BURGHLI INVESTMENTS, LLC to develop thirteen (13) Solar Powered Affordable Single-Family Homes to be sold to qualified low?income and very low-income families Item 20: ORDINANCE amending the Grant Agreement between the City of Houston and W. LEO DANIELS TOWERS, INC to change the amounts of the sources of funding to $670,969 in Community Development Block Grant Funds and $215,031 in Home Investment Partnerships Funds, revise the scope of work, and extend the period of time to commence the work in connection with the rehabilitation of a 100 unit apartment building for the elderly and disabled known as the W. Leo Daniel Towers Item 22: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Amendment No. 1 to Lease Agreement between the City of Houston and HOUSTON AERONAUTICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, INC, a Texas
Item 25: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between the City of Houston and WHALEY ENERGY CONSULTING LLC for Professional Consulting Services - $365,000.00 Central Service Revolving Fund Item 26: ORDINANCE appropriating $470,675.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund, approving and authorizing second amendment to Construction Management-At-Risk Contract (approved by Ordinance No. 2007-1359) between the City of Houston and GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY for the Construction of the HPD Qualification Pistol Range; providing funding for Modular Office, Design Services and contingencies related to construction of facilities financed by the Police Consolidated Construction Fund Item 28: ORDINANCE appropriating $500,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for the Purchase of Software and other Technology Equipment for the Enterprise Geographic Information System (EGIS)
ORDINANCE related to accounting for available funds of the City; amending and repealing various ordinances related to inactive Special Revenue Funds to release residual funds and streamline accounting for City Funds; appropriating $7,552,000.00 from the Limited Use Roadway and Mobility Capital Fund (Fund 4034) and authorizing its transfer to the General Fund Fund Balance; making provisions related to the subject; providing a repealer; providing for severability
Items 31, 32, 32a, 32b, and 32c
Item 31: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Contract between the City and PMAM CORPORATION for Burglar Alarm Administration Services for the Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 5 Years with two one-year options - $9,000,000.00 General Fund Item 32: ORDINANCE appropriating $1,243,402.38 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund and approving and authorizing Contract between the City of Houston and TIBURON, INC for an Automated Records Management System for the Houston Police Department Item 32a: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Lease Agreement between AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, as Landlord, and the City of Houston, Texas, as Tenant, for 14,859 square feet of office space at 811 Dallas Street, Houston, Texas, at a monthly rental of $33,432.75 for the first eighteen (18) months and a monthly rental of $34,671.00 for the following eighteen (18) months, with a resulting aggregate rent for thirty-six (36) months of $1,225,867.56, and $158,213.04 estimated operating and parking expenses, for a sum of $1,384,080.60, for use by the Records Management System Project Team of the Houston Police Department Item 32b: ORDINANCE appropriating $248,866.62 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Office Furniture for Houston Police Department Item 32c: RECOMMENDATION from Purchasing Agent to award to J. TYLER SERVICES, INC for Office Furniture from the State of Texas Procurement and Support Services Contract through the State of Texas Cooperative Purchasing Program for the Houston Police Department
Item 39: ORDINANCE appropriating $11,862.41 out of Metro Project Commercial Paper Series E Fund as an additional appropriation for Construction Contract between the City of Houston and JFT CONSTRUCTION, INC for San Felipe Pavement Improvement from Fountainview Street to Chimney Rock Drive (Approved by Ordinance No. 2006?510 and 2007-1333) Item 39a: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $6,192,437.11 and acceptance of work on contract with JFT CONSTRUCTION, INC for San Felipe Pavement Improvement from Fountainview Street to Chimney Rock Drive - 14.25% over the original contract amount Item 40: ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to appeals before the City Council Item 41: ORDINANCE making findings concerning the use of the median of Martin Luther King Boulevard within MacGregor Park for Construction and Operation of a Light Rail Line by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO)
May 06, 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
Miscellaneous: Items 1 - 3 Accept Work: Items 4 and 5 Property: Items 6 and 7 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 8 - 11A Resolutions and Ordinances: Items 12 - 38
Item 5: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,610,408.16 and acceptance of work on contract with N. G. PAINTING, L.P. for Rehabilitation of Three Ground Storage Tanks at Three Pumping Stations - 3.38% under the original contract amount' Item 6: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering to RESCIND MOTION #2008-726, 9/24/08, AND AUTHORIZE abandonment and sale of East Avenue O, from 96th Street to its eastern terminus and East Avenue N, from 96th Street to its eastern terminus; all located in the Manchester Subdivision, out of the Callahan and Vince Survey, A-9, Parcels SY8-009A and SY8-009B Item 8: 21ST CENTURY MANUFACTURING, INC for Installation and Fabrication of Professional and Organizational Development Systems for General Services Department and authorize funding to be provided from contingency funds previously appropriated pursuant to Ordinance No. 2007-713 for construction of the South Post Oak Multi-Service Center/Vinson Branch Library under contract with Comex Corporation - $134,622.00 and contingencies for a total not to exceed $141,003.00 - Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund Item 9: BELL HELICOPTER TRAINING ACADEMY for Night Vision Goggle Flight Training Professional Services for Houston Police Department - $79,230.00 - Police Special Services Fund
RESOLUTION approving and authorizing the nomination of ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INC to the Office of the Governor Economic Development & Tourism through the Economic Development Bank as an Enterprise Project
Item 13: ORDINANCE delegating to the Mayor, in response to a Public Health Event only, authority to establish appropriate measures, including temporarily suspending, amending, or granting an exception to certain limitations of Chapter 14 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas, involving use of leave time and various personnel procedural matters Item 21: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to Agreement between the City of Houston and COMMUNITY FAMILY CENTERS/CENTROS FAMILIARES DE LA COMUNIDAD, to provide additional funding in the amount of $770,000.00 in Community Development Block Grant Funds for Construction of a Gymnasium located at 7318 Avenue F Item 15: ORDINANCE rescinding Ordinance 2008-629 and approving and authorizing Purchase Agreement between MEDILIFE OF HOUSTON, INC, Purchaser, and the City of Houston, Texas, Seller, for the sale of the Former Fire Station No. 27 located at 6302 Lyons Avenue, Houston, Texas, for a sale price of $53,000.00; approving the subsequent sale of the property and assignment of a Development Agreement to the Society of Houston Latin Fire Fighters Item 16: ORDINANCE appropriating $156,896.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund and approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and the HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM for improvements to the Houston Amateur Sports Park; providing funding for contingencies related to the construction of facilities financed by the Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund
Item 18: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the City of Houston to submit the 2009 Consolidated Action Plan to the UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, including the following 2009-2010 grant applications: (1) 35th Program Year Community Development Block Grant in the amount of $33,717,217 ($29,798,698 Entitlement Grant and $3,918,519 Program Income); (2) Home Investment Partnerships Grant in the amount of $13,130,151 ($12,722,540 Grant, $300,000 Program Income, and $107,611 from the American Dream Down Payment Initiative [“ADDI”]); (3) Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Grant in the amount of $6,038,000; and (4) Emergency Shelter Grants in the amount of $1,326,597; and to accept the aforementioned grant funds, if awarded Item 19: ORDINANCE appropriating $585,000.00 out of TIRZ Affordable Housing Fund and approving and authorizing Development Agreement between the City and BURGHLI INVESTMENTS, LLC to develop thirteen (13) Solar Powered Affordable Single-Family Homes to be sold to qualified low?income and very low-income families Item 20: ORDINANCE amending the Grant Agreement between the City of Houston and W. LEO DANIELS TOWERS, INC to change the amounts of the sources of funding to $670,969 in Community Development Block Grant Funds and $215,031 in Home Investment Partnerships Funds, revise the scope of work, and extend the period of time to commence the work in connection with the rehabilitation of a 100 unit apartment building for the elderly and disabled known as the W. Leo Daniel Towers Item 22: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Amendment No. 1 to Lease Agreement between the City of Houston and HOUSTON AERONAUTICAL HERITAGE SOCIETY, INC, a Texas
Item 25: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between the City of Houston and WHALEY ENERGY CONSULTING LLC for Professional Consulting Services - $365,000.00 Central Service Revolving Fund Item 26: ORDINANCE appropriating $470,675.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund, approving and authorizing second amendment to Construction Management-At-Risk Contract (approved by Ordinance No. 2007-1359) between the City of Houston and GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY for the Construction of the HPD Qualification Pistol Range; providing funding for Modular Office, Design Services and contingencies related to construction of facilities financed by the Police Consolidated Construction Fund Item 28: ORDINANCE appropriating $500,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for the Purchase of Software and other Technology Equipment for the Enterprise Geographic Information System (EGIS)
ORDINANCE related to accounting for available funds of the City; amending and repealing various ordinances related to inactive Special Revenue Funds to release residual funds and streamline accounting for City Funds; appropriating $7,552,000.00 from the Limited Use Roadway and Mobility Capital Fund (Fund 4034) and authorizing its transfer to the General Fund Fund Balance; making provisions related to the subject; providing a repealer; providing for severability
Items 31, 32, 32a, 32b, and 32c
Item 31: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Contract between the City and PMAM CORPORATION for Burglar Alarm Administration Services for the Administration & Regulatory Affairs Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 5 Years with two one-year options - $9,000,000.00 General Fund Item 32: ORDINANCE appropriating $1,243,402.38 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund and approving and authorizing Contract between the City of Houston and TIBURON, INC for an Automated Records Management System for the Houston Police Department Item 32a: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Lease Agreement between AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, as Landlord, and the City of Houston, Texas, as Tenant, for 14,859 square feet of office space at 811 Dallas Street, Houston, Texas, at a monthly rental of $33,432.75 for the first eighteen (18) months and a monthly rental of $34,671.00 for the following eighteen (18) months, with a resulting aggregate rent for thirty-six (36) months of $1,225,867.56, and $158,213.04 estimated operating and parking expenses, for a sum of $1,384,080.60, for use by the Records Management System Project Team of the Houston Police Department Item 32b: ORDINANCE appropriating $248,866.62 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Office Furniture for Houston Police Department Item 32c: RECOMMENDATION from Purchasing Agent to award to J. TYLER SERVICES, INC for Office Furniture from the State of Texas Procurement and Support Services Contract through the State of Texas Cooperative Purchasing Program for the Houston Police Department
Item 39: ORDINANCE appropriating $11,862.41 out of Metro Project Commercial Paper Series E Fund as an additional appropriation for Construction Contract between the City of Houston and JFT CONSTRUCTION, INC for San Felipe Pavement Improvement from Fountainview Street to Chimney Rock Drive (Approved by Ordinance No. 2006?510 and 2007-1333) Item 39a: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $6,192,437.11 and acceptance of work on contract with JFT CONSTRUCTION, INC for San Felipe Pavement Improvement from Fountainview Street to Chimney Rock Drive - 14.25% over the original contract amount Item 40: ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to appeals before the City Council Item 41: ORDINANCE making findings concerning the use of the median of Martin Luther King Boulevard within MacGregor Park for Construction and Operation of a Light Rail Line by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO)