MAYOR'S REPORT
ADMIN REPORT
9:00 A.M. - 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
MISCELLANEOUS
2. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE UPTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: Position Three - MARTIN DEBROVNER, for a term to expire 7/6/2015, and as Chair, for a term to expire 12/31/2015 Position Four - JUDSON W. ROBINSON, III, for a term to expire 7/6/2015 Position Five - JANICE HALE-HARRIS, for a term to expire 7/6/2015 Position Six - LISA MORRIS SIMON, for a term to expire 7/6/2016 Position Seven - MARVIN KAPLAN, for a term to expire 7/6/2016
3. RECOMMENDATION from Deputy Chief of Staff Mayor’s Office of Intergovernmental Relations for renewal of Annual Membership in the HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL - $83,978.04 General Fund
4. RECOMMENDATION from Fire Chief for Extension of Injury Leave for Firefighter RICHARD COTTON
5. RECOMMENDATION from Fire Chief for Extension of Injury Leave for Engineer Operator ANTHONY LIVESAY
1. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for terms to expire June 1, 2017: Position Two - FEROZE (FRED) BHANDARA, reappointment, Position Three - KAREN LOPER, reappointment Position Four - VU THANH THUY, reappointment Position Six - H. D. CHAMBERS, appointment
CONSENT AGENDA
ACCEPT WORK - NUMBERS 6 through 10
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 11 through 13
ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 14 through 31
Consideration of Consent Agenda (Part 1 of 2)
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
10. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $2,336,839.37 and acceptance of work on contract with TRAFFIC SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTION, INC for Citywide Traffic Signal Rebuild Package #1 - 5.17% under the original contract amount - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; C - COHEN; D - BOYKINS; E - MARTIN; I - GALLEGOS; J - LASTER and K - GREEN
11. IED SUPPORT SERVICES, LLC for Audio Control Services for the Houston Airport System $325,083.75 - Enterprise Fund - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS and I - GALLEGOS
12. AMEND MOTION #2012-393, 5/30/12, TO INCREASE spending authority from $4,533,745.50 to $6,347,243.70, for Automotive, Whelen Light Bars Replacement Parts and Repair Services for the Fleet Management Department, awarded to FLEET SAFETY EQUIPMENT, INC (Bid No. 2) Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund
14. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing an Economic Development Agreement between the City of Houston, Texas, and THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON ("MFAH") for the Development and Construction of a project to expand the Main Campus of the MFAH and certain Public Works and Improvements related thereto - DISTRICT C - COHEN
18. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Houston and ALVAREZ & MARSAL, GLOBAL FORENSIC AND DISPUTE SERVICES, LLC, ALSO KNOWN AS ALVAREZ & MARSAL, GLOBAL FORENSIC & DISPUTE SERVICES, LLC for Expert Witness Services; Providing a maximum contract amount
26. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing amendment to Professional Engineering Services Agreement between the City of Houston and PROFESSIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC for Testing Laboratory Services for Street Maintenance Projects (as approved by Ordinance No. 2010-0104)
27. ORDINANCE appropriating $2,611,875.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to GRAVA LLC for Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation and Renewal; 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 and testing, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund (WW4235-75)
28. ORDINANCE appropriating $6,169,238.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to PORTLAND UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Sliplining and Pipe Bursting Methods; 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 and testing, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund (WW4257-144)
29. ORDINANCE appropriating $16,228,650.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, awarding contract to PEPPER-LAWSON WATERWORKS, LLC for 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements (Package 5); 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, CIP Cost Recovery, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ
30. ORDINANCE appropriating the $2,627,056.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to REPIPE CONSTRUCTION, LLC dba IPR SOUTH CENTRAL, LLC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Cured-In-Place Pipe Method); 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 and testing, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund (WW 4258-62)
31. ORDINANCE appropriating the $3,288,272.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to REPIPE CONSTRUCTION, LLC dba IPR SOUTH CENTRAL, LLC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Cured-In-Place Pipe Method); 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 and testing, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund (WW 4258-63)
32. MOTION TO SET A DATE not less than seven days from January 14, 2015, to receive nominations for Position One on the PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, for a two year term ending February 1 of each odd-numbered year
33. RECEIVE nominations for Positions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and At-Large Positions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the HOUSTON CLEAN COMMISSION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for terms ending January 1, 2017
MATTERS HELD
34. MAKE determination and select one of the following options: (Option 1.A) RESOLUTION supporting repair of Municipal Courts and Houston Police Departments Downtown Facilities through the use of existing debt capacity in the Capital Improvement Plan (Option 1.A) (Option 1.B) RESOLUTION supporting repair of Municipal Courts and Houston Police Departments Downtown Facilities through New Revenue (Option 1.B) (Option 2) RESOLUTION supporting construction of new facilities for the Municipal Courts and Houston Police Departments through New Revenue (Option 2) DELAYED BY MOTION #1082, 12/17/14 This was Item 53 on Agenda of December 17, 2014
35. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Antoinette Green, ADG Interests, LLC, for abandonment and sale of Pleasantville Drive, from Munn Street Extension north ±175 feet along Lot 36B-1, Block 3, and Lot 36B-2, Block 4, in exchange for conveyance to the City of right-of-way for and construction of a cul-de-sac built to City standards, located in the Pleasanton Manor Section 2 Subdivision, out of the John Brown Survey, A-8, Parcels SY15-006, AY15-083A and AY15-083B - DISTRICT B - DAVIS TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS This was Item 16 on Agenda of January 7, 2015
36. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Chris Rhodes, Civil-Surv Land Surveying, L.C., on behalf of WOIH Partners, LLC, (Will Garwood, Manager), for abandonment and sale of Ideal Street, from Glen Park Avenue south ±235 feet, in exchange for the conveyance to the City of a 20-foot wide storm sewer easement, and the reversion of a water line easement and four sanitary sewer easements, located in the Glen Park Subdivision, out of the John Austin Two League Grant Survey, A-1, Parcels SY15-012, SY15-077, SY15-078, SY15-079, SY15-080, SY15-081 and LY15-003 - DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON This was Item 17 on Agenda of January 7, 2015
37. MOTION by Council Member Davis/Seconded by Council Member Pennington to adopt recommendation from Director of Health & Human Services Department for sole source award to BIO-DEFENSE NETWORK to recruit Closed Point of Dispensing partners for Houston Department of Health & Human Services - $270,000.00 - Grant Fund TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH This was Item 19 on Agenda of January 7, 2015
38. REVIEW on the record and make determination relative to the appeal from the decision of the Houston Planning Commission to uphold the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission, regarding the granting of a Certificate of Appropriateness, with conditions, to construct a new house at 1201 Rutland Street, filed by Timothy B. Kirwin, Randle Law Office Ltd., L.L.P., on behalf of Sam Gianukus, Creole Design (Applicant) for Michael Bastian (Owner) TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS COHEN; LASTER and BRADFORD This was Item 51 on Agenda of January 7, 2015
Consideration of Consent Agenda (Part 2 of 2)
23. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity for the acquisition of real property interests in connection with the Public Improvement Project known as the Fire Station No. 55 Replacement Project; authorizing the acquisition of fee simple interest in one parcel of land required for the project and situated in the John Holloway Survey, Abstract No. 339, in Harris County, Texas, said parcel of land being located along the east line of Cullen Boulevard in Houston, Harris County, Texas, by gift, dedication, purchase and the use of eminent domain and further authorizing the payment of the costs of such purchases and/or eminent domain proceedings and associated costs for relocation assistance, appraisal fees, title policies/services, recording fees, court costs, and expert witness fees in connection with the acquisition of fee simple interest in one parcel of land required for the project - DISTRICT D - BOYKINS
24. ORDINANCE appropriating $14,000.00 from the Metro Projects Construction - Other Fund; approving and authorizing an agreement between the City of Houston and UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD (UPRR) for the Bringhurst Pedestrian Bridge Over UPRR Railroad Tracks DISTRICT B - DAVIS
Matters to be Presented by Council Members
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
Jan 14, 2015 City Council
MAYOR'S REPORT
ADMIN REPORT
9:00 A.M. - 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
MISCELLANEOUS
2. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following to the BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE UPTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY: Position Three - MARTIN DEBROVNER, for a term to expire 7/6/2015, and as Chair, for a term to expire 12/31/2015 Position Four - JUDSON W. ROBINSON, III, for a term to expire 7/6/2015 Position Five - JANICE HALE-HARRIS, for a term to expire 7/6/2015 Position Six - LISA MORRIS SIMON, for a term to expire 7/6/2016 Position Seven - MARVIN KAPLAN, for a term to expire 7/6/2016
3. RECOMMENDATION from Deputy Chief of Staff Mayor’s Office of Intergovernmental Relations for renewal of Annual Membership in the HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL - $83,978.04 General Fund
4. RECOMMENDATION from Fire Chief for Extension of Injury Leave for Firefighter RICHARD COTTON
5. RECOMMENDATION from Fire Chief for Extension of Injury Leave for Engineer Operator ANTHONY LIVESAY
1. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of the following individuals to the INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for terms to expire June 1, 2017: Position Two - FEROZE (FRED) BHANDARA, reappointment, Position Three - KAREN LOPER, reappointment Position Four - VU THANH THUY, reappointment Position Six - H. D. CHAMBERS, appointment
CONSENT AGENDA
ACCEPT WORK - NUMBERS 6 through 10
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERS 11 through 13
ORDINANCES - NUMBERS 14 through 31
Consideration of Consent Agenda (Part 1 of 2)
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
10. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering for approval of final contract amount of $2,336,839.37 and acceptance of work on contract with TRAFFIC SYSTEMS CONSTRUCTION, INC for Citywide Traffic Signal Rebuild Package #1 - 5.17% under the original contract amount - DISTRICTS A - STARDIG; C - COHEN; D - BOYKINS; E - MARTIN; I - GALLEGOS; J - LASTER and K - GREEN
11. IED SUPPORT SERVICES, LLC for Audio Control Services for the Houston Airport System $325,083.75 - Enterprise Fund - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS and I - GALLEGOS
12. AMEND MOTION #2012-393, 5/30/12, TO INCREASE spending authority from $4,533,745.50 to $6,347,243.70, for Automotive, Whelen Light Bars Replacement Parts and Repair Services for the Fleet Management Department, awarded to FLEET SAFETY EQUIPMENT, INC (Bid No. 2) Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund
14. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing an Economic Development Agreement between the City of Houston, Texas, and THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON ("MFAH") for the Development and Construction of a project to expand the Main Campus of the MFAH and certain Public Works and Improvements related thereto - DISTRICT C - COHEN
18. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Houston and ALVAREZ & MARSAL, GLOBAL FORENSIC AND DISPUTE SERVICES, LLC, ALSO KNOWN AS ALVAREZ & MARSAL, GLOBAL FORENSIC & DISPUTE SERVICES, LLC for Expert Witness Services; Providing a maximum contract amount
26. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing amendment to Professional Engineering Services Agreement between the City of Houston and PROFESSIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES, INC for Testing Laboratory Services for Street Maintenance Projects (as approved by Ordinance No. 2010-0104)
27. ORDINANCE appropriating $2,611,875.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to GRAVA LLC for Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation and Renewal; 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 and testing, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund (WW4235-75)
28. ORDINANCE appropriating $6,169,238.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to PORTLAND UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, LLC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Sliplining and Pipe Bursting Methods; 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 and testing, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund (WW4257-144)
29. ORDINANCE appropriating $16,228,650.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, awarding contract to PEPPER-LAWSON WATERWORKS, LLC for 69th Street Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements (Package 5); 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, CIP Cost Recovery, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ
30. ORDINANCE appropriating the $2,627,056.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to REPIPE CONSTRUCTION, LLC dba IPR SOUTH CENTRAL, LLC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Cured-In-Place Pipe Method); 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 and testing, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund (WW 4258-62)
31. ORDINANCE appropriating the $3,288,272.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to REPIPE CONSTRUCTION, LLC dba IPR SOUTH CENTRAL, LLC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation by Cured-In-Place Pipe Method); 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 and testing, and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund (WW 4258-63)
32. MOTION TO SET A DATE not less than seven days from January 14, 2015, to receive nominations for Position One on the PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY OF HARRIS COUNTY, for a two year term ending February 1 of each odd-numbered year
33. RECEIVE nominations for Positions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and At-Large Positions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the HOUSTON CLEAN COMMISSION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for terms ending January 1, 2017
MATTERS HELD
34. MAKE determination and select one of the following options: (Option 1.A) RESOLUTION supporting repair of Municipal Courts and Houston Police Departments Downtown Facilities through the use of existing debt capacity in the Capital Improvement Plan (Option 1.A) (Option 1.B) RESOLUTION supporting repair of Municipal Courts and Houston Police Departments Downtown Facilities through New Revenue (Option 1.B) (Option 2) RESOLUTION supporting construction of new facilities for the Municipal Courts and Houston Police Departments through New Revenue (Option 2) DELAYED BY MOTION #1082, 12/17/14 This was Item 53 on Agenda of December 17, 2014
35. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Antoinette Green, ADG Interests, LLC, for abandonment and sale of Pleasantville Drive, from Munn Street Extension north ±175 feet along Lot 36B-1, Block 3, and Lot 36B-2, Block 4, in exchange for conveyance to the City of right-of-way for and construction of a cul-de-sac built to City standards, located in the Pleasanton Manor Section 2 Subdivision, out of the John Brown Survey, A-8, Parcels SY15-006, AY15-083A and AY15-083B - DISTRICT B - DAVIS TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER DAVIS This was Item 16 on Agenda of January 7, 2015
36. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Chris Rhodes, Civil-Surv Land Surveying, L.C., on behalf of WOIH Partners, LLC, (Will Garwood, Manager), for abandonment and sale of Ideal Street, from Glen Park Avenue south ±235 feet, in exchange for the conveyance to the City of a 20-foot wide storm sewer easement, and the reversion of a water line easement and four sanitary sewer easements, located in the Glen Park Subdivision, out of the John Austin Two League Grant Survey, A-1, Parcels SY15-012, SY15-077, SY15-078, SY15-079, SY15-080, SY15-081 and LY15-003 - DISTRICT H - GONZALEZ TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROBINSON This was Item 17 on Agenda of January 7, 2015
37. MOTION by Council Member Davis/Seconded by Council Member Pennington to adopt recommendation from Director of Health & Human Services Department for sole source award to BIO-DEFENSE NETWORK to recruit Closed Point of Dispensing partners for Houston Department of Health & Human Services - $270,000.00 - Grant Fund TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KUBOSH This was Item 19 on Agenda of January 7, 2015
38. REVIEW on the record and make determination relative to the appeal from the decision of the Houston Planning Commission to uphold the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission, regarding the granting of a Certificate of Appropriateness, with conditions, to construct a new house at 1201 Rutland Street, filed by Timothy B. Kirwin, Randle Law Office Ltd., L.L.P., on behalf of Sam Gianukus, Creole Design (Applicant) for Michael Bastian (Owner) TAGGED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS COHEN; LASTER and BRADFORD This was Item 51 on Agenda of January 7, 2015
Consideration of Consent Agenda (Part 2 of 2)
23. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity for the acquisition of real property interests in connection with the Public Improvement Project known as the Fire Station No. 55 Replacement Project; authorizing the acquisition of fee simple interest in one parcel of land required for the project and situated in the John Holloway Survey, Abstract No. 339, in Harris County, Texas, said parcel of land being located along the east line of Cullen Boulevard in Houston, Harris County, Texas, by gift, dedication, purchase and the use of eminent domain and further authorizing the payment of the costs of such purchases and/or eminent domain proceedings and associated costs for relocation assistance, appraisal fees, title policies/services, recording fees, court costs, and expert witness fees in connection with the acquisition of fee simple interest in one parcel of land required for the project - DISTRICT D - BOYKINS
24. ORDINANCE appropriating $14,000.00 from the Metro Projects Construction - Other Fund; approving and authorizing an agreement between the City of Houston and UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD (UPRR) for the Bringhurst Pedestrian Bridge Over UPRR Railroad Tracks DISTRICT B - DAVIS
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