PUBLIC HEARING on proposals for the City of Houston to enter into separate strategic partnership agreements with the below named districts in Harris County and Fort Bend County; on separate proposals by the City of Houston to annex for limited purposes certain territory within said Districts and certain territory in the vicinity of certain Districts; and on separate proposals by the City of Houston to amend the regulatory plans for limited purposes of certain territory in the vicinity of certain Districts:
Item 2: CONFIRMATION of the appointment of MS. JANIECE LONGORIA to the PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, for a two-year term Item 3: CONFIRMATION of the appointment of MR. DOUGLAS ELLIOTT to Position 10 of the HOUSTON ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for a two-year unexpired term that will end on March 1, 2010
PUBLIC SPEAKERS - Pursuant to City Council Rule 8, City Council will hear from members of the public; the names and subject matters of persons who had requested to speak at the time of posting of this Agenda are attached; the names and subject matters of persons who subsequently request to speak may be obtained in the City Secretary’s Office
PUBLIC SPEAKERS - Pursuant to City Council Rule 8, City Council will hear from members of the public; the names and subject matters of persons who had requested to speak at the time of posting of this Agenda are attached; the names and subject matters of persons who subsequently request to speak may be obtained in the City Secretary’s Office
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 and a Quarterly Investment Report by the City Controller
Consent Agenda: Miscellaneous: Items 2 - 5 Accept Work: Items 6 - 11 Property: Items 12 and 13 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 12 - 18 Resolutions and Ordinances: Items 19 - 36
Item 5: RECOMMENDATION from Director Parks & Recreation Department for the renaming of CARVERDALE PARK to R. L. and CORA JOHNSON PARK Item 9: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,630,596.85 and acceptance of work on contract with METRO CITY CONSTRUCTION, L.P., for Sewer Line Relocation and Replacement, WBS R-000266-00U2-4 (WW4898) - 3.11% under the original contract amount Item 10: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,527,866.50 and acceptance of work on contract with METRO CITY CONSTRUCTION, L.P., for Waterline Relocation and Replacement, WBS S-000035-00V2-4 (WW10863) - 1.05% under the original contract amount Item 11: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $6,189,142.29 and acceptance of work on contract with BOYER, INC for Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Security Communications Network for Water Production Facilities, WBS S-000522-0008-4 - 9.03% over the original contract amount
Item 14: UR INTERNATIONAL, INC for Radio Frequency Identification System for the Houston Department of Health & Human Services - $250,800.00 - General and Health Special Revenue Funds – TAG Noriega Item 24: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing submission of an application for grant assistance and acceptance of the award for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program (STEP) Comprehensive Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program; declaring the City’s eligibility for such grant; Item 25: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing submission of an application for grant assistance and acceptance of the award for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program (STEP) Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Safety Program; declaring the City’s eligibility for such grant; authorizing the Mayor to act as the City’s representative in the application process; authorizing the Chief of the Houston Police Department to accept such grant funds, if awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program Item 26: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and VOHNE LICHE KENNELS, INC for Detector Canines and Detector Canine Handler Training Services for the Houston Police Department; establishing a maximum contract amount - 5 Years $640,791.14 - General Fund
Item 28: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing an Interlocal Agreement between the City and the HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL (HGAC) for a National Emergency Grant related to Hurricane Ike Assistance - $1,214,000.00 - Grant Fund Item 31: ORDINANCE appropriating $1,349,251.13 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund and $387,000.00 out of Parks Special Fund and approving and authorizing first amendment to Professional Landscape Architectural Task Order Contract between the City of Houston and CLARK CONDON ASSOCIATES, INC (Approved by Ordinance No. 08-0455) for the Parks and Recreation Department, WBS F-00504B-0002-3; Item 32: ordinance appropriating $2,349,163.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund and $300,000.00 out of the Parks Special Fund and approving and authorizing Professional Landscape Architectural Task Order Contracts between the City of Houston and M2L Associates, Inc and James Patterson Associates, Inc dba White Oak Studio for Parks & Recreation Department Capital Projects, WBS F-000675-0002-3; providing a maximum contract amount of $3,500,000.00 for each contract; providing funding for the Civic Art Program and contingencies related to the construction of facilities financed by the Parks Consolidated Construction Fund Item 33: ORDINANCE awarding construction contract to DIVISIONONE CONSTRUCTION LP for the Miller Outdoor Theatre - AV Booth and Hill Seating, WBS D-000125-0004-4; setting a deadline for the bidder
Item 37: MOTION by Council Member Khan/Seconded by Council Member Garcia to adopt recommendation from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Lars E. Monson of Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., on behalf of Willowick Place at River Oaks, L. P., a Delaware limited partnership (Willowick Place at River Oaks GP, LLC [Frederick R. McCord, President], General Partner), for the abandonment and sale of Las Palmas Street right-of-way and a 10-foot-wide water line easement, located between West Main Street and West Alabama Street, in exchange for the conveyance to the City of a 65-foot-wide utility easement, out of the A. C. Reynolds Survey, Abstract 61, Parcels SY8-061A, SY8-061B and VY8-052 Item 38: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2005-822 (passed by City Council on June 29, 2005) to increase the maximum contract amount for contracts with GTE MOBILNET OF SOUTH TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP d/b/a VERIZON WIRELESS BY SAN ANTONIO MTA, LP, it’s General Partner and SAN ANTONIO MTA, LP, d/b/a VERIZON WIRELESS BY VERIZON WIRELESS TEXAS, LLC, it’s General Partner, and approving and authorizing first amendment to contract with AT&T MOBILITY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS, LLC (Formerly NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS, LLC) for Wireless Communications Equipment and services for Various Departments - $2,367,811.25 - Central Service Revolving Fund
Nov 05, 2008 City Council
PUBLIC HEARING on proposals for the City of Houston to enter into separate strategic partnership agreements with the below named districts in Harris County and Fort Bend County; on separate proposals by the City of Houston to annex for limited purposes certain territory within said Districts and certain territory in the vicinity of certain Districts; and on separate proposals by the City of Houston to amend the regulatory plans for limited purposes of certain territory in the vicinity of certain Districts:
Item 2: CONFIRMATION of the appointment of MS. JANIECE LONGORIA to the PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, for a two-year term Item 3: CONFIRMATION of the appointment of MR. DOUGLAS ELLIOTT to Position 10 of the HOUSTON ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL COMMISSION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for a two-year unexpired term that will end on March 1, 2010
PUBLIC SPEAKERS - Pursuant to City Council Rule 8, City Council will hear from members of the public; the names and subject matters of persons who had requested to speak at the time of posting of this Agenda are attached; the names and subject matters of persons who subsequently request to speak may be obtained in the City Secretary’s Office
PUBLIC SPEAKERS - Pursuant to City Council Rule 8, City Council will hear from members of the public; the names and subject matters of persons who had requested to speak at the time of posting of this Agenda are attached; the names and subject matters of persons who subsequently request to speak may be obtained in the City Secretary’s Office
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 and a Quarterly Investment Report by the City Controller
Consent Agenda: Miscellaneous: Items 2 - 5 Accept Work: Items 6 - 11 Property: Items 12 and 13 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 12 - 18 Resolutions and Ordinances: Items 19 - 36
Item 5: RECOMMENDATION from Director Parks & Recreation Department for the renaming of CARVERDALE PARK to R. L. and CORA JOHNSON PARK Item 9: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,630,596.85 and acceptance of work on contract with METRO CITY CONSTRUCTION, L.P., for Sewer Line Relocation and Replacement, WBS R-000266-00U2-4 (WW4898) - 3.11% under the original contract amount Item 10: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $1,527,866.50 and acceptance of work on contract with METRO CITY CONSTRUCTION, L.P., for Waterline Relocation and Replacement, WBS S-000035-00V2-4 (WW10863) - 1.05% under the original contract amount Item 11: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $6,189,142.29 and acceptance of work on contract with BOYER, INC for Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Security Communications Network for Water Production Facilities, WBS S-000522-0008-4 - 9.03% over the original contract amount
Item 14: UR INTERNATIONAL, INC for Radio Frequency Identification System for the Houston Department of Health & Human Services - $250,800.00 - General and Health Special Revenue Funds – TAG Noriega Item 24: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing submission of an application for grant assistance and acceptance of the award for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program (STEP) Comprehensive Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Program; declaring the City’s eligibility for such grant; Item 25: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing submission of an application for grant assistance and acceptance of the award for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Statewide Transportation Enhancement Program (STEP) Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Safety Program; declaring the City’s eligibility for such grant; authorizing the Mayor to act as the City’s representative in the application process; authorizing the Chief of the Houston Police Department to accept such grant funds, if awarded, and to apply for and accept all subsequent awards, if any, pertaining to the program Item 26: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and VOHNE LICHE KENNELS, INC for Detector Canines and Detector Canine Handler Training Services for the Houston Police Department; establishing a maximum contract amount - 5 Years $640,791.14 - General Fund
Item 28: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing an Interlocal Agreement between the City and the HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL (HGAC) for a National Emergency Grant related to Hurricane Ike Assistance - $1,214,000.00 - Grant Fund Item 31: ORDINANCE appropriating $1,349,251.13 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund and $387,000.00 out of Parks Special Fund and approving and authorizing first amendment to Professional Landscape Architectural Task Order Contract between the City of Houston and CLARK CONDON ASSOCIATES, INC (Approved by Ordinance No. 08-0455) for the Parks and Recreation Department, WBS F-00504B-0002-3; Item 32: ordinance appropriating $2,349,163.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund and $300,000.00 out of the Parks Special Fund and approving and authorizing Professional Landscape Architectural Task Order Contracts between the City of Houston and M2L Associates, Inc and James Patterson Associates, Inc dba White Oak Studio for Parks & Recreation Department Capital Projects, WBS F-000675-0002-3; providing a maximum contract amount of $3,500,000.00 for each contract; providing funding for the Civic Art Program and contingencies related to the construction of facilities financed by the Parks Consolidated Construction Fund Item 33: ORDINANCE awarding construction contract to DIVISIONONE CONSTRUCTION LP for the Miller Outdoor Theatre - AV Booth and Hill Seating, WBS D-000125-0004-4; setting a deadline for the bidder
Item 37: MOTION by Council Member Khan/Seconded by Council Member Garcia to adopt recommendation from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Lars E. Monson of Brown & Gay Engineers, Inc., on behalf of Willowick Place at River Oaks, L. P., a Delaware limited partnership (Willowick Place at River Oaks GP, LLC [Frederick R. McCord, President], General Partner), for the abandonment and sale of Las Palmas Street right-of-way and a 10-foot-wide water line easement, located between West Main Street and West Alabama Street, in exchange for the conveyance to the City of a 65-foot-wide utility easement, out of the A. C. Reynolds Survey, Abstract 61, Parcels SY8-061A, SY8-061B and VY8-052 Item 38: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2005-822 (passed by City Council on June 29, 2005) to increase the maximum contract amount for contracts with GTE MOBILNET OF SOUTH TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP d/b/a VERIZON WIRELESS BY SAN ANTONIO MTA, LP, it’s General Partner and SAN ANTONIO MTA, LP, d/b/a VERIZON WIRELESS BY VERIZON WIRELESS TEXAS, LLC, it’s General Partner, and approving and authorizing first amendment to contract with AT&T MOBILITY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS, LLC (Formerly NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS NATIONAL ACCOUNTS, LLC) for Wireless Communications Equipment and services for Various Departments - $2,367,811.25 - Central Service Revolving Fund