Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council.
PUBLIC HEARING regarding amendments to the Project and Financing Plan for TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY (SOUTHWEST HOUSTON ZONE)
(Item 2) REQUEST by the Director of the Houston International Protocol Alliance for establishment of a Sister City relationship with Karachi, Sindh Province, Pakistan (Item 28) ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 33 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to trees, shrubs and screening fences; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing an effective date; providing for severability
Miscellaneous: Items 2 and 3 Accept Work: Items 4 - 5a Purchasing And Tabulation Of Bids: Items 6 - 8 Ordinances: Items 9 - 24
(Item 3) RECOMMENDATION from Fire Chief to approve the sale of Decommissioned Firefighting Equipment and Bunker Gear to the Sister City of Guayaquil, Ecuador (Item 4) RECOMMENDATION from the Director General Services Department for approval of final contract amount of $85,743.65 and acceptance of work on contract with EAGLE CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, L.P. for Underground Fuel Storage Tank Removal Kelley Light Vehicle Maintenance Facility - 39.98% over the original contract amount (Item 5) ORDINANCE appropriating $103,941.06 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation for Construction Contract with CANNES ENTERPRISES, INC for Safe Sidewalk Program 09 Project, (approved by Ordinance No. 2003-1353) (Item 5a) RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $784,217.99 and acceptance of work on contract with CANNES ENTERPRISES, INC for Safe Sidewalk Program 09 Project - 21.04% over the original contract amount
(Item 6) ORDINANCE appropriating $1,633,796.26 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Hardware, Software, Installation Services, and a Maintenance Agreement for Phase III of the Contact Center Implementation for the Information Technology Department (Item 6a) NORTH AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCES, INC - $1,028,220.96, AVAYA, INC - $111,367.54 and HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY - $278,975.30 for Hardware, Software, Installation Services, and a Maintenance Agreement for Phase III of the Contact Center Implementation through the City’s Master Agreement with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) for the Information Technology Department - Total $1,745,163.80 - General, Equipment Acquisition Consolidated and Municipal Court Technology Funds (Item 10) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Utilities Functions and Services Agreement between the City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 499; appropriating $6,255,917 out of Combined Utility System General Purpose Fund; declaring the intent of the City Council to reimburse the Combined Utility System General Purpose Fund with Bond proceeds from the Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and/or appropriate funding from the Water and Sewer Consolidated Construction Fund in lieu of funding from the Combined Utility System General Purpose Fund, amending Ordinance No. 2008-742 by deappropriating $750,160.00 out of the appropriation made by Ordinance No. 2008-742 and reappropriating $750,160.00 for the Utilities Functions and Services Agreement
(Item 11) ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of a portion of Midvale Avenue (Parcel SY8-095), from Cedar Crest Boulevard West to its terminus at the easterly right-of-way line of the G.C.&S.F. Railroad or H.B.&T. Railroad Company, containing 6,223.86 square feet of land, more or less; (Item 12) ORDINANCE establishing City of Houston Election Precincts and designating polling places for the City of Houston Special Election to be held on Saturday, May 9, 2009, to fill a vacancy in the Office of Council Member, District H, on the Houston City Council (Item 15) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF HOUSTON providing up to $330,000.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (“HOPWA”) Funds for Job Training and Employment Services (Item 16) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Lease Agreement between the City of Houston and MCCORVEY PREPARED PRECISION PRODUCTS, LTD. d/b/a FLYING TIGERS for certain premises at Ellington Airport - Revenue (Item 17) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and TEXAS AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE by and through its Wildlife Services Unit, a member of the Texas A&M University System, for Wildlife Hazard Assessment at William P. Hobby Airport and Ellington Airport - $95,200.00 - Enterprise Fund
ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2008-673 (passed by City Council on July 30, 2008) to increase the maximum contract amount for Contract #4600008977 between the City of Houston and DENTON, NAVARRO, ROCHA & BERNAL, P.C. for Legal Services and Representation of the City in connection with all matters relating to the negotiation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Houston and the Houston Professional Firefighters Association $28,875.00
(Item 19) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of an application for grant assistance to the STATE OF TEXAS THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR (“CJD”) for the Police Storefront Crisis Team Grant/17 Program; declaring the City’s eligibility for such grant; (Item 20) ORDINANCE appropriating $463,800.00 out of Water & Sewer Consolidated Construction Fund and approving and authorizing Professional Construction Management Contract between the City of Houston and WESTON SOLUTIONS, INC for Sanitary Sewer Replacement and Rehabilitation Projects (Item 21) ORDINANCE appropriating $110,000.00 out of Drainage Improvement Commercial Paper Series F Fund as an additional appropriation to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and R.G. MILLER ENGINEERS, INC for Local Drainage Improvements (approved by Ordinance 2007-267) (Item 22) ORDINANCE appropriating $500,000.00 out of Metro Project Commercial Paper Series E Fund and approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and BURY+PARTNERS-HOUSTON, INC for Generic Citywide Asphalt Overlay Project (Item 24) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Purchase and Sale Agreement between John Clinton Bybee, Jr., Mary Elizabeth Bybee Brown and Margaret Gready Bybee, Sellers, and the City of Houston, Texas, Purchaser (the “City”), for 6.149 acres (267,846 square feet)
RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $5,688,514.74 and acceptance of work on contract with INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Cured-In-Place Pipe Method (LDS) 2.83% over the original contract amount
(Item 26) MOTION by Council Member Khan/Seconded by Council Member Lawrence to adopt recommendation from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Gilbert Froehlich Jr. of United Lumber and Supply Inc, for abandonment and sale of a 12-foot-wide alley from Detering Street to Lester Street (formerly Settegast Street) (Item 27) ORDINANCE appropriating $1,022,575.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Ambulances, Cabs & Chassis for the Houston Fire Department (Item 27a) MOTION by Council Member Khan/Seconded by Council Member Green to adopt recommendation from Purchasing Agent to award to LAWRENCE MARSHALL CHRYSLER, LLC - $93,225.00 and KNAPP CHEVROLET, INC - $1,013,650.00 for Ambulances, Cabs & Chassis, and a Squad Utility Vehicle through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with Houston-Galveston Area Council for the Houston Airport System and the Houston Fire Department (Item 29) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and DENTON, NAVARRO, ROCHA & BERNAL, P.C. for Legal Services and Representation of the City in connection with all matters relating to Cause No. 4:08-CV-2404; Dwight Bazile et al. v. City of Houston; (Item 30) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Agreement between the City of Houston and CONWAY CONSULTING, INC for Professional Consulting Services for the Houston Airport System $1,000,000.00 - Enterprise Fund
Feb 11, 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.
PUBLIC HEARING regarding amendments to the Project and Financing Plan for TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWENTY (SOUTHWEST HOUSTON ZONE)
(Item 2) REQUEST by the Director of the Houston International Protocol Alliance for establishment of a Sister City relationship with Karachi, Sindh Province, Pakistan (Item 28) ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 33 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to trees, shrubs and screening fences; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing an effective date; providing for severability
Miscellaneous: Items 2 and 3 Accept Work: Items 4 - 5a Purchasing And Tabulation Of Bids: Items 6 - 8 Ordinances: Items 9 - 24
(Item 3) RECOMMENDATION from Fire Chief to approve the sale of Decommissioned Firefighting Equipment and Bunker Gear to the Sister City of Guayaquil, Ecuador (Item 4) RECOMMENDATION from the Director General Services Department for approval of final contract amount of $85,743.65 and acceptance of work on contract with EAGLE CONSTRUCTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, L.P. for Underground Fuel Storage Tank Removal Kelley Light Vehicle Maintenance Facility - 39.98% over the original contract amount (Item 5) ORDINANCE appropriating $103,941.06 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation for Construction Contract with CANNES ENTERPRISES, INC for Safe Sidewalk Program 09 Project, (approved by Ordinance No. 2003-1353) (Item 5a) RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $784,217.99 and acceptance of work on contract with CANNES ENTERPRISES, INC for Safe Sidewalk Program 09 Project - 21.04% over the original contract amount
(Item 6) ORDINANCE appropriating $1,633,796.26 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Hardware, Software, Installation Services, and a Maintenance Agreement for Phase III of the Contact Center Implementation for the Information Technology Department (Item 6a) NORTH AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCES, INC - $1,028,220.96, AVAYA, INC - $111,367.54 and HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY - $278,975.30 for Hardware, Software, Installation Services, and a Maintenance Agreement for Phase III of the Contact Center Implementation through the City’s Master Agreement with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) for the Information Technology Department - Total $1,745,163.80 - General, Equipment Acquisition Consolidated and Municipal Court Technology Funds (Item 10) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Utilities Functions and Services Agreement between the City of Houston and HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 499; appropriating $6,255,917 out of Combined Utility System General Purpose Fund; declaring the intent of the City Council to reimburse the Combined Utility System General Purpose Fund with Bond proceeds from the Water and Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and/or appropriate funding from the Water and Sewer Consolidated Construction Fund in lieu of funding from the Combined Utility System General Purpose Fund, amending Ordinance No. 2008-742 by deappropriating $750,160.00 out of the appropriation made by Ordinance No. 2008-742 and reappropriating $750,160.00 for the Utilities Functions and Services Agreement
(Item 11) ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of a portion of Midvale Avenue (Parcel SY8-095), from Cedar Crest Boulevard West to its terminus at the easterly right-of-way line of the G.C.&S.F. Railroad or H.B.&T. Railroad Company, containing 6,223.86 square feet of land, more or less; (Item 12) ORDINANCE establishing City of Houston Election Precincts and designating polling places for the City of Houston Special Election to be held on Saturday, May 9, 2009, to fill a vacancy in the Office of Council Member, District H, on the Houston City Council (Item 15) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF HOUSTON providing up to $330,000.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (“HOPWA”) Funds for Job Training and Employment Services (Item 16) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Lease Agreement between the City of Houston and MCCORVEY PREPARED PRECISION PRODUCTS, LTD. d/b/a FLYING TIGERS for certain premises at Ellington Airport - Revenue (Item 17) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and TEXAS AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE by and through its Wildlife Services Unit, a member of the Texas A&M University System, for Wildlife Hazard Assessment at William P. Hobby Airport and Ellington Airport - $95,200.00 - Enterprise Fund
ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2008-673 (passed by City Council on July 30, 2008) to increase the maximum contract amount for Contract #4600008977 between the City of Houston and DENTON, NAVARRO, ROCHA & BERNAL, P.C. for Legal Services and Representation of the City in connection with all matters relating to the negotiation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Houston and the Houston Professional Firefighters Association $28,875.00
(Item 19) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the submission of an application for grant assistance to the STATE OF TEXAS THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR (“CJD”) for the Police Storefront Crisis Team Grant/17 Program; declaring the City’s eligibility for such grant; (Item 20) ORDINANCE appropriating $463,800.00 out of Water & Sewer Consolidated Construction Fund and approving and authorizing Professional Construction Management Contract between the City of Houston and WESTON SOLUTIONS, INC for Sanitary Sewer Replacement and Rehabilitation Projects (Item 21) ORDINANCE appropriating $110,000.00 out of Drainage Improvement Commercial Paper Series F Fund as an additional appropriation to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and R.G. MILLER ENGINEERS, INC for Local Drainage Improvements (approved by Ordinance 2007-267) (Item 22) ORDINANCE appropriating $500,000.00 out of Metro Project Commercial Paper Series E Fund and approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and BURY+PARTNERS-HOUSTON, INC for Generic Citywide Asphalt Overlay Project (Item 24) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Purchase and Sale Agreement between John Clinton Bybee, Jr., Mary Elizabeth Bybee Brown and Margaret Gready Bybee, Sellers, and the City of Houston, Texas, Purchaser (the “City”), for 6.149 acres (267,846 square feet)
RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $5,688,514.74 and acceptance of work on contract with INSITUFORM TECHNOLOGIES, INC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Cured-In-Place Pipe Method (LDS) 2.83% over the original contract amount
(Item 26) MOTION by Council Member Khan/Seconded by Council Member Lawrence to adopt recommendation from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Gilbert Froehlich Jr. of United Lumber and Supply Inc, for abandonment and sale of a 12-foot-wide alley from Detering Street to Lester Street (formerly Settegast Street) (Item 27) ORDINANCE appropriating $1,022,575.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Ambulances, Cabs & Chassis for the Houston Fire Department (Item 27a) MOTION by Council Member Khan/Seconded by Council Member Green to adopt recommendation from Purchasing Agent to award to LAWRENCE MARSHALL CHRYSLER, LLC - $93,225.00 and KNAPP CHEVROLET, INC - $1,013,650.00 for Ambulances, Cabs & Chassis, and a Squad Utility Vehicle through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with Houston-Galveston Area Council for the Houston Airport System and the Houston Fire Department (Item 29) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and DENTON, NAVARRO, ROCHA & BERNAL, P.C. for Legal Services and Representation of the City in connection with all matters relating to Cause No. 4:08-CV-2404; Dwight Bazile et al. v. City of Houston; (Item 30) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Agreement between the City of Houston and CONWAY CONSULTING, INC for Professional Consulting Services for the Houston Airport System $1,000,000.00 - Enterprise Fund