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, City Administration
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
(Item 12) ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, by adding a new ARTICLE VI TO CHAPTER 9 relating to Airport Land Use Regulations; establishing Airport Land Use Regulations, Compatible Land Use Envelopes and Tier Boundaries for properties in the vicinity of George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston, William P. Hobby Airport, and Ellington Field; (Item 12a) ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF HOUSTON BUILDING CODE and adopting additional local amendments to the INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE for one- and two- family dwellings relating to Land Use Regulations at the City’s airports; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for severability; containing a savings clause (Item 12b) REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of the following to the AIRPORT BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, for two year terms beginning on February 1, 2009
ORDINANCE providing for an ad valorem tax exemption on historical sites located at 2960 Lazy Lane Boulevard, 2 WEST ELEVENTH PLACE, 3000 Del Monte Drive, 1624 Kirby Drive, 3214 Locke Lane, 12923 Memorial Drive, 1544 Tulane Street, 4 Shadow Lawn Street, 706 West Sawyer Street, 310 Main Street, and 715 Franklin Avenue in Houston, Texas; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for the revocation of such tax exemption and the recapture of taxes upon the occurrence of stated events
Consent Agenda: Miscellaneous: Items 1 and 2 Accept Work: Items 3 and 4 Property: Item 5 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 6 - 10 Ordinances: Items 11 - 75
(Item 2) RECOMMENDATION from the Mayor’s Office of Government Affairs for renewal of membership in the TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE (Item 8) ORDINANCE appropriating $109,797.40 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Office Furniture for Parks & Recreation Department (Item 8a) CONTRACT RESOURCE GROUP, LLC - $314,879.64, MITY-LITE, INC - $121,454.49 and J. TYLER SERVICES, INC - $114,921.38 for Office Furniture from State of Texas Procurement and Support Services Contract through the State of Texas Cooperative Purchasing Program for Various Departments - General, Enterprise, Grant and Other Funds (Item 9) ORDINANCE appropriating $1,139,086.10 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for the purchase of Street and Parking Lot Maintenance Equipment for Various Departments (Item 9a) HI-WAY EQUIPMENT CO., L.L.C. - $189,360.00, TYMCO, INC - $115,481.63, BERGKAMP, INC - $254,600.00 through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with Houston?Galveston Area Council and MUSTANG MACHINERY COMPANY, LTD. - $580,925.00 and R. B. EVERETT COMPANY - $95,438.60 through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative for purchase of Street and Parking Lot Maintenance Equipment for Various Departments
(Item 10) HI-WAY EQUIPMENT CO., L.L.C. for Equipment, Road Machinery, Gradall and Cummins Replacement Parts and Repair Services for Various Departments (Item 13) ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, by AMENDING CHAPTER 14 relating to the payment of Holiday Compensation to eligible employees (Item 30) ORDINANCE amending Exhibit “A” of City of Houston Ordinance No. 2008-313 by adding eight (8) Engineer/Operator positions; eight (8) Fire Fighter positions and deleting one (1) Classified Mechanic Position; substituting the amended exhibit as part of the current Fire Department Classified Personnel Ordinance (Item 37) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and HOUSTON SRO HOUSING CORPORATION, to provide up to $153,452.00 in Housing Opportunities For Persons With AIDS (“HOPWA”) Funds, which amount includes a limitation on additional funding in the amount of $76,726.00, for the Operation of a Single Room Occupancy Community Residence located at 1111 McIlhenney
(Item 40) ORDINANCE appropriating $517,364.62 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Fire Protection Ensembles under Contract No. C52538 with LION APPAREL (Item 43) ORDINANCE appropriating $200,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund for CCTV and Access Control Equipment and Installation for the Jesse H. Jones Central Library and Julia Ideson Building under an existing contract with BL TECHNOLOGY, INC - DISTRICT I ? RODRIGUEZ (Item 44) ORDINANCE appropriating $337,108.93 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund for the purchase of Security System Equipment, Computers and Telephones for the Houston Police Department New Property Room (Item 45) ORDINANCE appropriating $126,046.47 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund for the purchase of Security System Equipment, Computers and Telephones for the Houston Police Department New Mounted Patrol Facility
(Item 46) ORDINANCE appropriating $324,800.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation and approving and authorizing first amendment to Construction Contract (approved by Ordinance No. 2007-1299) between the City of Houston and PRIME CONTRACTORS, INC for the Mounted Patrol Facility Relocation; providing funding for contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Police Consolidated Construction Fund (Item 50) ORDINANCE appropriating $16,400,000.00 out of Reimbursement of Equipment/Projects Fund and approving and authorizing Energy Savings Performance Contract between the City of Houston and SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC for City-Wide Traffic Signal LED Retrofit
(Item 76) WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Holm to amend Item 76B below: I move to amend Section 41-12(a) to read: (a) Definition. When used in this section, the term subdivision identification marker means a free-standing marker located in the median of a public street right of way or in excess public street right of way of a street within, intended to identify a residential community or residential development. (Item 76a) WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Holm to amend Item 76B below: I move to amend Section 41-12(b) to read: Encroachment permit required. A subdivision identification marker installed after December 31, 2008, in the median of a public street right-of-way or in unimproved excess public street right-of-way of a street within, abutting or adjacent to the subdivision must have an encroachment permit issued by the city engineer’s office and shall not be subject to the requirements of the Houston Sign Code (Chapter 46 of the City of Houston Building Code). (Item 76b) ORDINANCE adding a new Section 41-12, relating to Residential Subdivision Identification Markers, to Article I of Chapter 41 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas
Dec 03, 2008 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, City Administration
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
(Item 12) ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, by adding a new ARTICLE VI TO CHAPTER 9 relating to Airport Land Use Regulations; establishing Airport Land Use Regulations, Compatible Land Use Envelopes and Tier Boundaries for properties in the vicinity of George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston, William P. Hobby Airport, and Ellington Field; (Item 12a) ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF HOUSTON BUILDING CODE and adopting additional local amendments to the INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE for one- and two- family dwellings relating to Land Use Regulations at the City’s airports; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for severability; containing a savings clause (Item 12b) REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of the following to the AIRPORT BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT, for two year terms beginning on February 1, 2009
ORDINANCE providing for an ad valorem tax exemption on historical sites located at 2960 Lazy Lane Boulevard, 2 WEST ELEVENTH PLACE, 3000 Del Monte Drive, 1624 Kirby Drive, 3214 Locke Lane, 12923 Memorial Drive, 1544 Tulane Street, 4 Shadow Lawn Street, 706 West Sawyer Street, 310 Main Street, and 715 Franklin Avenue in Houston, Texas; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for the revocation of such tax exemption and the recapture of taxes upon the occurrence of stated events
Consent Agenda: Miscellaneous: Items 1 and 2 Accept Work: Items 3 and 4 Property: Item 5 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 6 - 10 Ordinances: Items 11 - 75
(Item 2) RECOMMENDATION from the Mayor’s Office of Government Affairs for renewal of membership in the TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE (Item 8) ORDINANCE appropriating $109,797.40 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Office Furniture for Parks & Recreation Department (Item 8a) CONTRACT RESOURCE GROUP, LLC - $314,879.64, MITY-LITE, INC - $121,454.49 and J. TYLER SERVICES, INC - $114,921.38 for Office Furniture from State of Texas Procurement and Support Services Contract through the State of Texas Cooperative Purchasing Program for Various Departments - General, Enterprise, Grant and Other Funds (Item 9) ORDINANCE appropriating $1,139,086.10 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for the purchase of Street and Parking Lot Maintenance Equipment for Various Departments (Item 9a) HI-WAY EQUIPMENT CO., L.L.C. - $189,360.00, TYMCO, INC - $115,481.63, BERGKAMP, INC - $254,600.00 through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with Houston?Galveston Area Council and MUSTANG MACHINERY COMPANY, LTD. - $580,925.00 and R. B. EVERETT COMPANY - $95,438.60 through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative for purchase of Street and Parking Lot Maintenance Equipment for Various Departments
(Item 10) HI-WAY EQUIPMENT CO., L.L.C. for Equipment, Road Machinery, Gradall and Cummins Replacement Parts and Repair Services for Various Departments (Item 13) ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, by AMENDING CHAPTER 14 relating to the payment of Holiday Compensation to eligible employees (Item 30) ORDINANCE amending Exhibit “A” of City of Houston Ordinance No. 2008-313 by adding eight (8) Engineer/Operator positions; eight (8) Fire Fighter positions and deleting one (1) Classified Mechanic Position; substituting the amended exhibit as part of the current Fire Department Classified Personnel Ordinance (Item 37) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and HOUSTON SRO HOUSING CORPORATION, to provide up to $153,452.00 in Housing Opportunities For Persons With AIDS (“HOPWA”) Funds, which amount includes a limitation on additional funding in the amount of $76,726.00, for the Operation of a Single Room Occupancy Community Residence located at 1111 McIlhenney
(Item 40) ORDINANCE appropriating $517,364.62 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund for Purchase of Fire Protection Ensembles under Contract No. C52538 with LION APPAREL (Item 43) ORDINANCE appropriating $200,000.00 out of Public Library Consolidated Construction Fund for CCTV and Access Control Equipment and Installation for the Jesse H. Jones Central Library and Julia Ideson Building under an existing contract with BL TECHNOLOGY, INC - DISTRICT I ? RODRIGUEZ (Item 44) ORDINANCE appropriating $337,108.93 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund for the purchase of Security System Equipment, Computers and Telephones for the Houston Police Department New Property Room (Item 45) ORDINANCE appropriating $126,046.47 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund for the purchase of Security System Equipment, Computers and Telephones for the Houston Police Department New Mounted Patrol Facility
(Item 46) ORDINANCE appropriating $324,800.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation and approving and authorizing first amendment to Construction Contract (approved by Ordinance No. 2007-1299) between the City of Houston and PRIME CONTRACTORS, INC for the Mounted Patrol Facility Relocation; providing funding for contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Police Consolidated Construction Fund (Item 50) ORDINANCE appropriating $16,400,000.00 out of Reimbursement of Equipment/Projects Fund and approving and authorizing Energy Savings Performance Contract between the City of Houston and SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES, INC for City-Wide Traffic Signal LED Retrofit
(Item 76) WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Holm to amend Item 76B below: I move to amend Section 41-12(a) to read: (a) Definition. When used in this section, the term subdivision identification marker means a free-standing marker located in the median of a public street right of way or in excess public street right of way of a street within, intended to identify a residential community or residential development. (Item 76a) WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Holm to amend Item 76B below: I move to amend Section 41-12(b) to read: Encroachment permit required. A subdivision identification marker installed after December 31, 2008, in the median of a public street right-of-way or in unimproved excess public street right-of-way of a street within, abutting or adjacent to the subdivision must have an encroachment permit issued by the city engineer’s office and shall not be subject to the requirements of the Houston Sign Code (Chapter 46 of the City of Houston Building Code). (Item 76b) ORDINANCE adding a new Section 41-12, relating to Residential Subdivision Identification Markers, to Article I of Chapter 41 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas