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 Purchasing And Tabulation Of Bids: Items 2 - 7 Resolutions And OrdinancesItems 8 - 18
Item 5: GTSI, CORP. for Hardware, Software, Maintenance and Installation Services through the City’s Intergovernmental Agreement with the County of Fairfax, VA, for Computer Products and Services under Section 791.025 of the Government Code for Department of Public Works & Engineering - $833,168.98 - Enterprise and Building Inspection Funds Item 5a: HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY for Hardware, Software, and Maintenance Support through the City’s Master Agreement with the Texas Department of Information Resources for Department of Public Works & Engineering - $119,188.04 - Enterprise and Building Inspection Funds Item 6: ORDINANCE appropriating $756,884.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Cabs & Chassis and Truck Bodies for Various Departments Item 6a: TOMMIE VAUGHN MOTORS, INC - $603,017.00, PHILPOTT MOTORS, LTD., d/b/a PHILPOTT FORD, PHILPOTT TOYOTA - $395,110.00 and LONE STAR CHEVROLET - $75,997.00 for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Cabs & Chassis and Truck Bodies for Various Departments - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund and $317,240.00 - Enterprise Fund
Item 7: CITY BUILD UTILITY SUPPLY (Bid No. 1) for Traffic Safety Devices for Various Departments - $135,000.00 - General Fund Item 8: RESOLUTION designating AUDUBON PLACE as an Historic District Item 9: RESOLUTION designating a certain property at 3605 Del Monte Drive within the City of Houston as a landmark and protected landmark Item 10: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY relating to City Special Election to be held on May 9, 2009 and the possible subsequent Run-Off Election; providing a maximum contract amount - $400,000.00 - General Fund
Item 11: ORDINANCE appointing various Election Officials for the City of Houston Special Election to fill the vacancy in the Office of Council Member, District H for the unexpired term, such election to be held on May 9, 2009, and any required Runoff Election; prescribing the maximum number of election clerks for each voting precinct; containing findings and other provisions related to the subject; providing for severability; providing a repealer Item 12: ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of (I) Montana Street, from IH-10 to Spencer Street (Parcel SY7-109B), (II) Excess, Fee-owned Herd Street from Montana Street to its terminus (Parcel SY7-109C), (III) Spencer Street from Bass Street to Montana Street (Parcel SY7-109A) and (IV) an Excess, Fee-owned Gully (Parcel SY7-109D) Item 15: ORDINANCE appropriating $9,664,360.00 from the Reimbursement of Equipment/Projects Fund; approving and authorizing contract between the City and T.A.C. AMERICAS, INC for Energy Conservation Measures, WBS D-000138-0001-1 Item 18: ORDINANCE appropriating $815,814.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and approving and authorizing Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATES, INC for Engineering Services associated with Design of Neighborhood Sewer System Improvements
Item 19: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Mario Escobedo, for sale of ±6,420 square feet of excess, fee-owned Fulton Street right-of-way, within Lots 10 and 11, Block 99, located in the Irvington Addition, out of the John Austin Survey, A-1, Parcel SY9-042 Item 20: ORDINANCE approving the third amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Reinvestment Zone Number Five, City of Houston, Texas (Memorial-Heights Zone); authorizing the City Secretary to distribute such plans; determining the portion of tax increment the City will pay from the area annexed into the Zone Item 21: REVIEW on the record and make determination relative to the appeal from the decision of the Automotive Review Board, filed by Mr. Gregory Rincon on behalf of Richard and Patricia Gonzales for application for Automotive Storage Lot License #90619 for STAN’S WRECKER SERVICE, INC, 3551 Almeda Genoa
Apr 08, 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.
Miscellaneous: Item 1 Purchasing And Tabulation Of Bids: Items 2 - 7 Resolutions And OrdinancesItems 8 - 18
Item 5: GTSI, CORP. for Hardware, Software, Maintenance and Installation Services through the City’s Intergovernmental Agreement with the County of Fairfax, VA, for Computer Products and Services under Section 791.025 of the Government Code for Department of Public Works & Engineering - $833,168.98 - Enterprise and Building Inspection Funds Item 5a: HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY for Hardware, Software, and Maintenance Support through the City’s Master Agreement with the Texas Department of Information Resources for Department of Public Works & Engineering - $119,188.04 - Enterprise and Building Inspection Funds Item 6: ORDINANCE appropriating $756,884.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Cabs & Chassis and Truck Bodies for Various Departments Item 6a: TOMMIE VAUGHN MOTORS, INC - $603,017.00, PHILPOTT MOTORS, LTD., d/b/a PHILPOTT FORD, PHILPOTT TOYOTA - $395,110.00 and LONE STAR CHEVROLET - $75,997.00 for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Cabs & Chassis and Truck Bodies for Various Departments - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund and $317,240.00 - Enterprise Fund
Item 7: CITY BUILD UTILITY SUPPLY (Bid No. 1) for Traffic Safety Devices for Various Departments - $135,000.00 - General Fund Item 8: RESOLUTION designating AUDUBON PLACE as an Historic District Item 9: RESOLUTION designating a certain property at 3605 Del Monte Drive within the City of Houston as a landmark and protected landmark Item 10: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY relating to City Special Election to be held on May 9, 2009 and the possible subsequent Run-Off Election; providing a maximum contract amount - $400,000.00 - General Fund
Item 11: ORDINANCE appointing various Election Officials for the City of Houston Special Election to fill the vacancy in the Office of Council Member, District H for the unexpired term, such election to be held on May 9, 2009, and any required Runoff Election; prescribing the maximum number of election clerks for each voting precinct; containing findings and other provisions related to the subject; providing for severability; providing a repealer Item 12: ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of (I) Montana Street, from IH-10 to Spencer Street (Parcel SY7-109B), (II) Excess, Fee-owned Herd Street from Montana Street to its terminus (Parcel SY7-109C), (III) Spencer Street from Bass Street to Montana Street (Parcel SY7-109A) and (IV) an Excess, Fee-owned Gully (Parcel SY7-109D) Item 15: ORDINANCE appropriating $9,664,360.00 from the Reimbursement of Equipment/Projects Fund; approving and authorizing contract between the City and T.A.C. AMERICAS, INC for Energy Conservation Measures, WBS D-000138-0001-1 Item 18: ORDINANCE appropriating $815,814.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and approving and authorizing Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and INFRASTRUCTURE ASSOCIATES, INC for Engineering Services associated with Design of Neighborhood Sewer System Improvements
Item 19: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Mario Escobedo, for sale of ±6,420 square feet of excess, fee-owned Fulton Street right-of-way, within Lots 10 and 11, Block 99, located in the Irvington Addition, out of the John Austin Survey, A-1, Parcel SY9-042 Item 20: ORDINANCE approving the third amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Reinvestment Zone Number Five, City of Houston, Texas (Memorial-Heights Zone); authorizing the City Secretary to distribute such plans; determining the portion of tax increment the City will pay from the area annexed into the Zone Item 21: REVIEW on the record and make determination relative to the appeal from the decision of the Automotive Review Board, filed by Mr. Gregory Rincon on behalf of Richard and Patricia Gonzales for application for Automotive Storage Lot License #90619 for STAN’S WRECKER SERVICE, INC, 3551 Almeda Genoa