Reading of City Council Agenda
Descriptions or captions of Agenda items read by the City Secretary prior to commencement of city council.
PUBLIC HEARING relative to the nomination of Deloitte, LLP as an enterprise project of the Texas Enterprise Zone Program.
PUBLIC HEARING relative to the nomination of Deloitte, LLP as an enterprise project of the Texas Enterprise Zone Program.
Consent Agenda Items: Miscellaneous -Items 2 through 7, Accept Work - Items 8 and 9, Property - Item 10, Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids - Items 11 through 14, Ordinances - Items 15 through 31.
(6.) RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Airport System for approval of membership fees in the Airports Council International (ACI) for the period January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008. (9.) RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $548,429.91 and acceptance of work on contract with D. L. ELLIOTT ENTERPRISES, INC for Lateral and Service Connection Replacement Contract Part II for the Department of Public Works & Engineering. (11.) GLOBAL SEARCH ASSOCIATES, LLC for an Executive Search for position of Deputy Director Finance & Administration for Houston Airport System.
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 40 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to the acceptance of existing alleys by the City.
ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Real Estate Marketing Agreement with CB RICHARD ELLIS, INC, a Delaware Corporation, to provide marketing services in connection with the sale of 151 acres of land on State Highway 3, south of Beltway 8 and adjacent to Ellington Field, for the Public Utilities Division of the Public Works & Engineering Department (141 acres) and the Houston Police Department (10 acres).
ORDINANCE awarding contract to STATEWIDE TREE SERVICE, INC for Tree Planting Services for Parks & Recreation Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 2 Years $736,521.00 - Street & Bridge Consolidated and Grant Funds.
ORDINANCE appropriating $170,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund, awarding construction Manager At Risk Contract to GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY for Renovation to the Parks & Recreation Department Campus and Park, WBS F-0504D1-0002-4.
RECEIVE nominations for Positions Five and Seven to the ETHICS COMMITTEE for two-year staggered terms.
SET A HEARING DATE to consider adopting a Municipal Setting Designation ordinance (MSD) for Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR).
(13.) GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU for advertising and production services for Houston Police Department Recruiting Program. (25.) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Real Estate Marketing Agreement with CB RICHARD ELLIS, INC, a Delaware Corporation, to provide marketing services in connection with the sale of 151 acres of land on State Highway 3, south of Beltway 8 and adjacent to Ellington Field, for the Public Utilities Division of the Public Works & Engineering Department (141 acres) and the Houston Police Department (10 acres).
(34.)WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Clutterbuck to amend Item 34C below: I move to amend Item 55C, revisions to Chapter 45 in section 45-163 to strike the existing number 1 and in lieu of add a new number 1 that reads: "Would require a number of off-street parking spaces pursuant to Article VIII of Chapter 26 of this Code that is greater by 100 percent or more than the number of off street parking spaces provided under the current use of the parcel;" (a.) WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Lawrence to amend Item 34C below: Replace multi family residential development in Sec. 45-163 with residential development and to add the definition of Residential to Sec. 45-162 as follows: Residential shall mean pertaining to the use of land for premises that contain habitable rooms for nontransient occupancy and that are designed primarily for living, sleeping, cooking and eating therein. A premises that is designed primarily for living, sleeping, cooking and eating therein will be deemed to be residential in character unless it is actually occupied and used exclusively for other purposes. Hotels, suites hotels, motels and day care centers shall not be considered to be residential. (b.) WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Garcia to amend Item 34C below: I move to modify section 45-163(3) by omitting the words "with two-way traffic." (c.) ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 45 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to high-density multi-family development on two-way, two-lane local and collector streets.
RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $7,260,402.00 and acceptance of work contract with ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP, L.P. for Upper Brays, Almeda Sims, and WCID No. 111 Wastewater Treatment Plants Improvements, WBS R-000265-0020-4 - 1.03% over the original contract amount.
(36.) Approval of final contract amount of $10,130,844.54 and acceptance of work on contract with BOYER, INC for Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Security at East Water Purification Plant. (37.) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the City to release Four lots owned by the Houston Housing Finance Corporation and located in the Fourth Ward from certain land use restrictions. (38.) ORDINANCE amending City of Houston Ordinance No. 2004-0685. (39.) ORDINANCE finding and declaring public convenience and necessity for the acquisition of Fee Simple Title or easements for rights-of-way in connection with the public improvement project known as the Mercury Drive Paving Project, Segment 4, authorizing the acquisition of certain real property interests within the right-of-way alignment and payment of the costs of such purchases and/or condemnations of such real property and associated costs for Appraisal Fees, Title Policies/Services, Recording Fees, Court Costs, and Expert Witness Fees in connection with the acquisition of Fee Simple or easements in, over, upon, under, and across 14 parcels of land situated in the Reels and Trobough Survey.
Feb 06, 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.
PUBLIC HEARING relative to the nomination of Deloitte, LLP as an enterprise project of the Texas Enterprise Zone Program.
PUBLIC HEARING relative to the nomination of Deloitte, LLP as an enterprise project of the Texas Enterprise Zone Program.
Consent Agenda Items: Miscellaneous -Items 2 through 7, Accept Work - Items 8 and 9, Property - Item 10, Purchasing and Tabulation of Bids - Items 11 through 14, Ordinances - Items 15 through 31.
(6.) RECOMMENDATION from Director Houston Airport System for approval of membership fees in the Airports Council International (ACI) for the period January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008. (9.) RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $548,429.91 and acceptance of work on contract with D. L. ELLIOTT ENTERPRISES, INC for Lateral and Service Connection Replacement Contract Part II for the Department of Public Works & Engineering. (11.) GLOBAL SEARCH ASSOCIATES, LLC for an Executive Search for position of Deputy Director Finance & Administration for Houston Airport System.
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 40 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to the acceptance of existing alleys by the City.
ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Real Estate Marketing Agreement with CB RICHARD ELLIS, INC, a Delaware Corporation, to provide marketing services in connection with the sale of 151 acres of land on State Highway 3, south of Beltway 8 and adjacent to Ellington Field, for the Public Utilities Division of the Public Works & Engineering Department (141 acres) and the Houston Police Department (10 acres).
ORDINANCE awarding contract to STATEWIDE TREE SERVICE, INC for Tree Planting Services for Parks & Recreation Department; providing a maximum contract amount - 2 Years $736,521.00 - Street & Bridge Consolidated and Grant Funds.
ORDINANCE appropriating $170,000.00 out of Parks Consolidated Construction Fund, awarding construction Manager At Risk Contract to GILBANE BUILDING COMPANY for Renovation to the Parks & Recreation Department Campus and Park, WBS F-0504D1-0002-4.
RECEIVE nominations for Positions Five and Seven to the ETHICS COMMITTEE for two-year staggered terms.
SET A HEARING DATE to consider adopting a Municipal Setting Designation ordinance (MSD) for Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR).
(13.) GREATER HOUSTON CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU for advertising and production services for Houston Police Department Recruiting Program. (25.) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Real Estate Marketing Agreement with CB RICHARD ELLIS, INC, a Delaware Corporation, to provide marketing services in connection with the sale of 151 acres of land on State Highway 3, south of Beltway 8 and adjacent to Ellington Field, for the Public Utilities Division of the Public Works & Engineering Department (141 acres) and the Houston Police Department (10 acres).
(34.)WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Clutterbuck to amend Item 34C below: I move to amend Item 55C, revisions to Chapter 45 in section 45-163 to strike the existing number 1 and in lieu of add a new number 1 that reads: "Would require a number of off-street parking spaces pursuant to Article VIII of Chapter 26 of this Code that is greater by 100 percent or more than the number of off street parking spaces provided under the current use of the parcel;" (a.) WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Lawrence to amend Item 34C below: Replace multi family residential development in Sec. 45-163 with residential development and to add the definition of Residential to Sec. 45-162 as follows: Residential shall mean pertaining to the use of land for premises that contain habitable rooms for nontransient occupancy and that are designed primarily for living, sleeping, cooking and eating therein. A premises that is designed primarily for living, sleeping, cooking and eating therein will be deemed to be residential in character unless it is actually occupied and used exclusively for other purposes. Hotels, suites hotels, motels and day care centers shall not be considered to be residential. (b.) WRITTEN Motion by Council Member Garcia to amend Item 34C below: I move to modify section 45-163(3) by omitting the words "with two-way traffic." (c.) ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 45 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, relating to high-density multi-family development on two-way, two-lane local and collector streets.
RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $7,260,402.00 and acceptance of work contract with ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP, L.P. for Upper Brays, Almeda Sims, and WCID No. 111 Wastewater Treatment Plants Improvements, WBS R-000265-0020-4 - 1.03% over the original contract amount.
(36.) Approval of final contract amount of $10,130,844.54 and acceptance of work on contract with BOYER, INC for Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Security at East Water Purification Plant. (37.) ORDINANCE approving and authorizing the City to release Four lots owned by the Houston Housing Finance Corporation and located in the Fourth Ward from certain land use restrictions. (38.) ORDINANCE amending City of Houston Ordinance No. 2004-0685. (39.) ORDINANCE finding and declaring public convenience and necessity for the acquisition of Fee Simple Title or easements for rights-of-way in connection with the public improvement project known as the Mercury Drive Paving Project, Segment 4, authorizing the acquisition of certain real property interests within the right-of-way alignment and payment of the costs of such purchases and/or condemnations of such real property and associated costs for Appraisal Fees, Title Policies/Services, Recording Fees, Court Costs, and Expert Witness Fees in connection with the acquisition of Fee Simple or easements in, over, upon, under, and across 14 parcels of land situated in the Reels and Trobough Survey.