Item 1: PUBLIC HEARING regarding second amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number Five, City of Houston, Texas (Memorial Heights Zone) Item 2: PUBLIC HEARING regarding first amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number Eighteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fifth Ward Zone)
Item 1: PUBLIC HEARING regarding second amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number Five, City of Houston, Texas (Memorial Heights Zone) Item 2: PUBLIC HEARING regarding first amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number Eighteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fifth Ward Zone)
Item 1: PUBLIC HEARING regarding second amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number Five, City of Houston, Texas (Memorial Heights Zone) Item 2: PUBLIC HEARING regarding first amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number Eighteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fifth Ward Zone)
Consent Agenda Miscellaneous: Items 3 - 6 Damages: Item 7 Accept Work: Item 8 and 9 Property: Items 10 - 15 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 16 and 17 Ordinances: Items 18 - 49
Item 6: RECOMMENDATION from the Director of the Finance Department that the City Council receive the 2008 Appraisal Roll Information, Certification of the Anticipated Collection Rate and appoint Sylvia Shaw and Jennifer Chen to calculate and publish the City's Effective and Rollback Tax Rates in accordance with the "Truth-In-Taxation" provisions of the State Tax Code Item 9: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $3,699,228.99 and acceptance of work on contract with COLT UTILITIES, INC for Sanitary Sewer Improvements in the Gulf Freeway #2 Lift Station Service Area, WBS R-002011-0037-4 - 4.73% under the original contract amount Item 17: SOUTHWEST SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC for Mobile Filing System from the State of Texas Procurement and Support Services Contract through the State of Texas Cooperative Purchasing Program for the Police Department - $169,399.25 Item 18: ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 42 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to subdivision and development; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for severability; containing a savings clause
Item 21: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Purchase and Sale Agreement, a Special Warranty Deed and a Development Agreement between the City of Houston, Texas, seller, and Congregation Beth Israel of Houston, Texas, purchaser, for 0.8237 acres (35,800 square feet), more or less, of land being out of a Former Water Plant, 1109 Antoine Drive (Parcel SY7-040), located in Reserve A, Block 9, Afton Village Subdivision, Section Two, E. B. Cogswell Survey, A-785, for a purchase price of $492,432.00, and other consideration to the City Item 23: ORDINANCE approving second amendment to 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 23a: ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority on behalf of Reinvestment Zone Number Five, City of Houston, Texas (Memorial Heights Zone); approving the Fiscal Year 2009 Operating Budget for the authority and the Fiscal Years 2009-2013 Capital Improvement Budget for the zone Item 25...
Item 29: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Professional Services Contract between the City of Houston and ALWAYS IN SEASON DECORATING SERVICES, INC for Seasonal Interior Design Services for the Houston Airport System - 5 Years - $483,561.70 - Enterprise Fund Item 30: ORDINANCE appropriating $2,500,000.00 out of Airports Improvement Fund and approving and authorizing Amendment No. 1 to an agreement for Professional Architectural/Engineering Services between the City of Houston and 3D/INTERNATIONAL, INC (Project No. 490M) WBS A-000322-0003-3-01; providing funding for the Civic Art Program and appropriating $44,000.00 for such Civic Art Program financed by the Airports Improvement Fund Item 34: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City and STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY for Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance for City employees, eligible dependents and retirees; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options - $4,919,524.00 - Health Benefits Fund Item 44: ORDINANCE altering maximum prima facie speed limits in certain school zones in the City of Houston; making various findings and containing other provisions relating to the subject; declaring certain conduct to be unlawful and providing a penalty; providing for severability; containing a repealer; containing a savings clause
Item 45: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2006-1240 to increase the maximum contract amount; approving and authorizing second amendment to contract #C55367 between the City of Houston and PERFICIENT, INC (as successor in interest to DIGITAL CONSULTING & SOFTWARE SERVICES, INC) for the Support and Maintenance of the 3-1-1 Houston Helpline Services Call Center for the Information Technology Department - 1 Year - $1,212,000.00 - Central Service Revolving Fund Item 47: ORDINANCE creating the Recycling Revenue Fund (The “Fund”); establishing the sources and uses of the funds therein to expand and implement the City’s Recycling Program; appropriating and transferring $1,000,000.00 out of the General Fund Fund Balance and transferring such funds to the Fund; appropriating the transferred funds and all funds received from the City’s sale of recycled materials for the purposes set out therein Item 48: ORDINANCE appropriating $880,825.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation for Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and PATE ENGINEERS, INC for Phase 1 - Yale Street Rehabilitation from IH 10 to 17th (approved by Ordinance No. 05-0557), WBS N-000724-0001-3
Item 50: MOTION to suspend the rules to receive nominations and confirm the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to Positions 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE (ST. GEORGE PLACE), CITY OF HOUSTON: Position 4 - MS. VICTORIA A. ROCKWELL, appointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2008 Position 6 - MR. GARY J. BAUMGARTNER, reappointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009 Position 7 - MR. J. DAVID ENLOE, JR., appointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009 Position 8 - MR. WALTER S. GOFF, reappointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009 Position 9 - MR. WILLIAM G. HUTZ, reappointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009, and to serve as Chair, for a term ending 12/31/2008 Item 50a: REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to Positions 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the ST. GEORGE PLACE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Position 4 - MS. VICTORIA A. ROCKWELL, appointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2008 Position 6 - MR. GARY J. BAUMGARTNER, reappointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009 Position 7 - MR. J. DAVID ENLOE, JR., appointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009 Position 8 - MR. WALTER S. GOFF, reappointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009 Position 9 - MR. WILLIAM G. HUTZ, reappointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009, and to serve as Chair, for a term ending 12/31/2008
Item 51: RECOMMENDATION from Director Solid Waste Management Department for additional funding for contract with WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC for Solid Waste Disposal for Solid Waste Management Department - $456,000.00 - General Fund Item 52: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE for Professional Civic Art and Conservation Administration Services on behalf of the General Services Department; providing a maximum contract amount - $2,362,000.00 - Water & Sewer System, Fire, Police, Public Library, Parks and Public Health Consolidated Construction Funds Item 53: ORDINANCE appropriating $30,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund (1800); approving and authorizing Purchase and Sale Agreement between AMERICOR LAND, L.L.C., Seller (“Seller”), and the City of Houston, Texas, Purchaser (the “City”), for 22.521 acres of land, more or less, more commonly known as 10509, 10319 and 10401 South Main Street, Houston, Harris County, Texas; appropriating $30,000.00 for due diligence expenses Item 54: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between the City of Houston and PATRIOT ADVERTISING, INC for Advertising Services for the Houston Police Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 1 Year with 1 one-year option - $750,000.00 - General Fund
Item 55: ORDINANCE appropriating $6,796,459.00 out of Metro Project Commercial Paper Series E Fund; awarding contract to HUFF AND MITCHELL, INC for Hayes Road Reconstruction from Westheimer Road to Briar Forest Drive, WBS N-000780-0001-4; setting a deadline for the bidder’s execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance, and other required contract documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for engineering testing, project management, construction management, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Metro Project Commercial Paper Series E Fund Item 56: ORDINANCE creating the Drainage Supplemental Debt Service Fund (“The Fund”); establishing the sources and uses of the funds therein for City Drainage Programs; appropriating from the General Fund Fund Balance and transferring to the fund an amount based upon the City’s ad valorem tax revenue for Fiscal Year 2009 for the purposes set out herein; amending Ordinance No. 2004-403 to include such funds as additional security for the City's General Obligation Commercial Paper Notes, Series F
Sep 03, 2008 City Council
Item 1: PUBLIC HEARING regarding second amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number Five, City of Houston, Texas (Memorial Heights Zone) Item 2: PUBLIC HEARING regarding first amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number Eighteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fifth Ward Zone)
Item 1: PUBLIC HEARING regarding second amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number Five, City of Houston, Texas (Memorial Heights Zone) Item 2: PUBLIC HEARING regarding first amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number Eighteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fifth Ward Zone)
Item 1: PUBLIC HEARING regarding second amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number Five, City of Houston, Texas (Memorial Heights Zone) Item 2: PUBLIC HEARING regarding first amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number Eighteen, City of Houston, Texas (Fifth Ward Zone)
Consent Agenda Miscellaneous: Items 3 - 6 Damages: Item 7 Accept Work: Item 8 and 9 Property: Items 10 - 15 Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids: Items 16 and 17 Ordinances: Items 18 - 49
Item 6: RECOMMENDATION from the Director of the Finance Department that the City Council receive the 2008 Appraisal Roll Information, Certification of the Anticipated Collection Rate and appoint Sylvia Shaw and Jennifer Chen to calculate and publish the City's Effective and Rollback Tax Rates in accordance with the "Truth-In-Taxation" provisions of the State Tax Code Item 9: RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $3,699,228.99 and acceptance of work on contract with COLT UTILITIES, INC for Sanitary Sewer Improvements in the Gulf Freeway #2 Lift Station Service Area, WBS R-002011-0037-4 - 4.73% under the original contract amount Item 17: SOUTHWEST SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC for Mobile Filing System from the State of Texas Procurement and Support Services Contract through the State of Texas Cooperative Purchasing Program for the Police Department - $169,399.25 Item 18: ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 42 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to subdivision and development; containing findings and other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; providing for severability; containing a savings clause
Item 21: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Purchase and Sale Agreement, a Special Warranty Deed and a Development Agreement between the City of Houston, Texas, seller, and Congregation Beth Israel of Houston, Texas, purchaser, for 0.8237 acres (35,800 square feet), more or less, of land being out of a Former Water Plant, 1109 Antoine Drive (Parcel SY7-040), located in Reserve A, Block 9, Afton Village Subdivision, Section Two, E. B. Cogswell Survey, A-785, for a purchase price of $492,432.00, and other consideration to the City Item 23: ORDINANCE approving second amendment to 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 23a: ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the Memorial Heights Redevelopment Authority on behalf of Reinvestment Zone Number Five, City of Houston, Texas (Memorial Heights Zone); approving the Fiscal Year 2009 Operating Budget for the authority and the Fiscal Years 2009-2013 Capital Improvement Budget for the zone Item 25...
Item 29: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Professional Services Contract between the City of Houston and ALWAYS IN SEASON DECORATING SERVICES, INC for Seasonal Interior Design Services for the Houston Airport System - 5 Years - $483,561.70 - Enterprise Fund Item 30: ORDINANCE appropriating $2,500,000.00 out of Airports Improvement Fund and approving and authorizing Amendment No. 1 to an agreement for Professional Architectural/Engineering Services between the City of Houston and 3D/INTERNATIONAL, INC (Project No. 490M) WBS A-000322-0003-3-01; providing funding for the Civic Art Program and appropriating $44,000.00 for such Civic Art Program financed by the Airports Improvement Fund Item 34: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City and STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY for Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance for City employees, eligible dependents and retirees; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options - $4,919,524.00 - Health Benefits Fund Item 44: ORDINANCE altering maximum prima facie speed limits in certain school zones in the City of Houston; making various findings and containing other provisions relating to the subject; declaring certain conduct to be unlawful and providing a penalty; providing for severability; containing a repealer; containing a savings clause
Item 45: ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2006-1240 to increase the maximum contract amount; approving and authorizing second amendment to contract #C55367 between the City of Houston and PERFICIENT, INC (as successor in interest to DIGITAL CONSULTING & SOFTWARE SERVICES, INC) for the Support and Maintenance of the 3-1-1 Houston Helpline Services Call Center for the Information Technology Department - 1 Year - $1,212,000.00 - Central Service Revolving Fund Item 47: ORDINANCE creating the Recycling Revenue Fund (The “Fund”); establishing the sources and uses of the funds therein to expand and implement the City’s Recycling Program; appropriating and transferring $1,000,000.00 out of the General Fund Fund Balance and transferring such funds to the Fund; appropriating the transferred funds and all funds received from the City’s sale of recycled materials for the purposes set out therein Item 48: ORDINANCE appropriating $880,825.00 out of Street & Bridge Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation for Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and PATE ENGINEERS, INC for Phase 1 - Yale Street Rehabilitation from IH 10 to 17th (approved by Ordinance No. 05-0557), WBS N-000724-0001-3
Item 50: MOTION to suspend the rules to receive nominations and confirm the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to Positions 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE (ST. GEORGE PLACE), CITY OF HOUSTON: Position 4 - MS. VICTORIA A. ROCKWELL, appointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2008 Position 6 - MR. GARY J. BAUMGARTNER, reappointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009 Position 7 - MR. J. DAVID ENLOE, JR., appointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009 Position 8 - MR. WALTER S. GOFF, reappointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009 Position 9 - MR. WILLIAM G. HUTZ, reappointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009, and to serve as Chair, for a term ending 12/31/2008 Item 50a: REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to Positions 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the ST. GEORGE PLACE REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Position 4 - MS. VICTORIA A. ROCKWELL, appointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2008 Position 6 - MR. GARY J. BAUMGARTNER, reappointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009 Position 7 - MR. J. DAVID ENLOE, JR., appointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009 Position 8 - MR. WALTER S. GOFF, reappointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009 Position 9 - MR. WILLIAM G. HUTZ, reappointment, for a term to expire 12/31/2009, and to serve as Chair, for a term ending 12/31/2008
Item 51: RECOMMENDATION from Director Solid Waste Management Department for additional funding for contract with WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC for Solid Waste Disposal for Solid Waste Management Department - $456,000.00 - General Fund Item 52: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and HOUSTON ARTS ALLIANCE for Professional Civic Art and Conservation Administration Services on behalf of the General Services Department; providing a maximum contract amount - $2,362,000.00 - Water & Sewer System, Fire, Police, Public Library, Parks and Public Health Consolidated Construction Funds Item 53: ORDINANCE appropriating $30,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund (1800); approving and authorizing Purchase and Sale Agreement between AMERICOR LAND, L.L.C., Seller (“Seller”), and the City of Houston, Texas, Purchaser (the “City”), for 22.521 acres of land, more or less, more commonly known as 10509, 10319 and 10401 South Main Street, Houston, Harris County, Texas; appropriating $30,000.00 for due diligence expenses Item 54: ORDINANCE approving and authorizing agreement between the City of Houston and PATRIOT ADVERTISING, INC for Advertising Services for the Houston Police Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 1 Year with 1 one-year option - $750,000.00 - General Fund
Item 55: ORDINANCE appropriating $6,796,459.00 out of Metro Project Commercial Paper Series E Fund; awarding contract to HUFF AND MITCHELL, INC for Hayes Road Reconstruction from Westheimer Road to Briar Forest Drive, WBS N-000780-0001-4; setting a deadline for the bidder’s execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance, and other required contract documents to the City; holding the bidder in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for engineering testing, project management, construction management, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Metro Project Commercial Paper Series E Fund Item 56: ORDINANCE creating the Drainage Supplemental Debt Service Fund (“The Fund”); establishing the sources and uses of the funds therein for City Drainage Programs; appropriating from the General Fund Fund Balance and transferring to the fund an amount based upon the City’s ad valorem tax revenue for Fiscal Year 2009 for the purposes set out herein; amending Ordinance No. 2004-403 to include such funds as additional security for the City's General Obligation Commercial Paper Notes, Series F