PRESENTATIONS
2:00 P.M. – INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL AND ADOPT MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
RECONVENE
MAYOR'S REPORT
CONSENT AGENDA
MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBERING
MISCELLANEOUS
DAMAGES
DAMAGES - NUMBERING
ACCEPT WORK - NUMBERING
ACCEPT WORK
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERING
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS
ORDINANCES - NUMBERING
ORDINANCES
Consideration of Matters Removed from Consent Agenda
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
7. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Armando Lejia, on behalf of Consuelo Rodriguez, declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of an alley, from Cottage Street north to its terminus, within Block 42, in the Brooke Smith Addition, out of the John Austin Two League Grant Survey, Parcels SY17-028 - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS
11. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to agreement for collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes between the City of Houston and LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP to add two one-year renewal terms, retain exclusivity only for accounts overlapping the Houston Independent School District, and provide for tax status research in Year 5
12. RESOLUTION adopting the recommendation of the account assignment committee to assign accounts overlapping with Humble, Clear Creek, Spring Branch, Pasadena, Alief, Galena Park, and Fort Bend Independent School Districts (collectively Perdue assigned accounts) to PERDUE, BRANDON, FIELDER, COLLINS & MOTT, LLP and GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP, functioning as a joint venture and to assign to LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP accounts overlapping all other areas of the city except for the Perdue assigned accounts under the City’s respective contract with each law firm for the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes This item should only be considered after passage of Item 11 above
13. ORDINANCE authorizing the sale of an aggregate of 971 square feet of fee-owned Avenida de las Americas right-of-way, north of Capitol Avenue, and a corner clip located at the intersection of Capitol Avenue and Avenida de las Americas to CONGREGATION OF THE INCARNATE WORD and BLESSED SACRAMENT and to THE MOST REVEREND DANIEL CARDINAL DINARDO, ARCHBISHOP OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON, for the use and benefit of Annunciation Parish, abutting owners, in consideration of their payment to the City of $98,959.00, the conveyance to the City of a fee-owned 313-square-foot corner clip at the corner of Capitol Avenue and Avenida de las Americas, all being located within the South Side Buffalo Bayou Addition, J.S. Holman Survey, A-323, Houston, Harris County, Texas, and other consideration, Parcels SY15-040C, SY15-040D, SY15-066C and AY15-140 - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS
15. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between the City of Houston and COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF HOUSTON/HARRIS COUNTY, providing up to $90,000.00 in Emergency Solutions Grant Funds for the continuing Operation and Maintenance of the Homeless Management Information System
16. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between the City of Houston and the ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT of MEXICAN-AMERICANS, providing up to $215,000.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Funds for the continuing Administration and Operation of a HOPWA Supportive Services Program
17. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to agreement between the City of Houston and BERING OMEGA COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, formerly known as BERING OMEGA COMMUNITY SERVICES, to extend the term of the agreement and add HOUSTON AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC, as a party to the agreement - DISTRICT D - BOYKINS
20. ORDINANCE relating to the retail gas utility rates of CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP. d/b/a CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX and as CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS; denying rate increase request and revised rate schedules and maintaining current rates in effect
21. ORDINANCE accepting the individual proposals from ARCH SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY; AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY; CHUBB CUSTOM INSURANCE COMPANY; GENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY OF ARIZONA; ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY; EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY; HAMILTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY; HOUSTON CASUALTY COMPANY; INTERSTATE FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY; LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY; ROCKHILL INSURANCE COMPANY; RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY; STARR SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY; TOKIO MARINE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY; UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS; UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY; WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY; and WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION, which are participating in the Layered Property Insurance Program, and approving and authorizing the purchase of a General City Property Insurance Policy $9,467,462.01 - Property and Casualty Fund
22. ORDINANCE accepting the proposal from UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS, approving and authorizing the purchase of Terrorism Insurance for the proposed City-wide Insurance Policy for all scheduled City of Houston locations - $503,669.00 - Property and Casualty Fund
24. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2012-691, as amended, to increase the maximum contract amount to contract between the City and KOETTER FIRE PROTECTION OF HOUSTON for services related to Fire and Security Alarm System Maintenance, Inspection, Testing, and Monitoring - $989,536.00 - General, Enterprise and Other Funds
27. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2015-1303 finding and determining public convenience and necessity for the acquisition of real property interests in connection with the public improvement project known as the Post Oak Boulevard Project by providing for the acquisition of additional real property interests; authorizing the acquisition, by gift, dedication, purchase, or eminent domain proceedings, of the fee simple title or street easements in and to five additional parcels of land required for that project, four being situated in the William White 1/3 League, Abstract No. 836, along the east and west lines of Post Oak Boulevard in Houston, Harris County, Texas, and one being situated in the M.B. Gray Survey, Abstract No. 284, along the west line of Anderson Street in Houston, Harris County, Texas; authorizing payment of the costs of such acquisitions, including the purchase prices for the property interests and costs associated with relocation assistance, appraisals, title policies/services, recordation of instruments, and eminent domain proceedings - DISTRICT G - TRAVIS
29. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and CITYSPAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC for a Youth Workforce System for the Mayor's Office; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with one one-year option - $675,000.00 - General Fund
30. ORDINANCE establishing a certain area of HOUSTON HARBOR SUBDIVISION, within the City of Houston, as a special minimum lot size area pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS
31. ORDINANCE establishing a certain area of IRVINGTON SUBDIVISION, within the City of Houston, as a special minimum lot size area pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS
33. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2013-1093 (Passed on December 4, 2013) to increase the maximum contract amount for Task Order Contract between the City of Houston and BUILDING ENVELOPE CONSULTANTS, LLC for Professional Roofing Consultant Services
NON CONSENT AGENDA - NUMBERING
NON CONSENT - NUMBER 35
NON-CONSENT - MISCELLANEOUS
Non Consent - Matters to be Presented by Council Members
NON CONSENT - MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS - Council Member Laster
Mar 21, 2017 City Council
PRESENTATIONS
2:00 P.M. – INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL AND ADOPT MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MINUTES
RECONVENE
MAYOR'S REPORT
CONSENT AGENDA
MISCELLANEOUS - NUMBERING
MISCELLANEOUS
DAMAGES
DAMAGES - NUMBERING
ACCEPT WORK - NUMBERING
ACCEPT WORK
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS - NUMBERING
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS
ORDINANCES - NUMBERING
ORDINANCES
Consideration of Matters Removed from Consent Agenda
CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
7. RECOMMENDATION from Director Department of Public Works & Engineering, reviewed and approved by the Joint Referral Committee, on request from Armando Lejia, on behalf of Consuelo Rodriguez, declining the acceptance of, rejecting, and refusing the dedication of an alley, from Cottage Street north to its terminus, within Block 42, in the Brooke Smith Addition, out of the John Austin Two League Grant Survey, Parcels SY17-028 - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS
11. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to agreement for collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes between the City of Houston and LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP to add two one-year renewal terms, retain exclusivity only for accounts overlapping the Houston Independent School District, and provide for tax status research in Year 5
12. RESOLUTION adopting the recommendation of the account assignment committee to assign accounts overlapping with Humble, Clear Creek, Spring Branch, Pasadena, Alief, Galena Park, and Fort Bend Independent School Districts (collectively Perdue assigned accounts) to PERDUE, BRANDON, FIELDER, COLLINS & MOTT, LLP and GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP, functioning as a joint venture and to assign to LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP accounts overlapping all other areas of the city except for the Perdue assigned accounts under the City’s respective contract with each law firm for the collection of delinquent ad valorem taxes This item should only be considered after passage of Item 11 above
13. ORDINANCE authorizing the sale of an aggregate of 971 square feet of fee-owned Avenida de las Americas right-of-way, north of Capitol Avenue, and a corner clip located at the intersection of Capitol Avenue and Avenida de las Americas to CONGREGATION OF THE INCARNATE WORD and BLESSED SACRAMENT and to THE MOST REVEREND DANIEL CARDINAL DINARDO, ARCHBISHOP OF GALVESTON-HOUSTON, for the use and benefit of Annunciation Parish, abutting owners, in consideration of their payment to the City of $98,959.00, the conveyance to the City of a fee-owned 313-square-foot corner clip at the corner of Capitol Avenue and Avenida de las Americas, all being located within the South Side Buffalo Bayou Addition, J.S. Holman Survey, A-323, Houston, Harris County, Texas, and other consideration, Parcels SY15-040C, SY15-040D, SY15-066C and AY15-140 - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS
15. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between the City of Houston and COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF HOUSTON/HARRIS COUNTY, providing up to $90,000.00 in Emergency Solutions Grant Funds for the continuing Operation and Maintenance of the Homeless Management Information System
16. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to contract between the City of Houston and the ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT of MEXICAN-AMERICANS, providing up to $215,000.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Funds for the continuing Administration and Operation of a HOPWA Supportive Services Program
17. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing first amendment to agreement between the City of Houston and BERING OMEGA COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, formerly known as BERING OMEGA COMMUNITY SERVICES, to extend the term of the agreement and add HOUSTON AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC, as a party to the agreement - DISTRICT D - BOYKINS
20. ORDINANCE relating to the retail gas utility rates of CENTERPOINT ENERGY RESOURCES CORP. d/b/a CENTERPOINT ENERGY ENTEX and as CENTERPOINT ENERGY TEXAS GAS; denying rate increase request and revised rate schedules and maintaining current rates in effect
21. ORDINANCE accepting the individual proposals from ARCH SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY; AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY; CHUBB CUSTOM INSURANCE COMPANY; GENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY OF ARIZONA; ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY; EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY; HAMILTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY; HOUSTON CASUALTY COMPANY; INTERSTATE FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY; LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY; ROCKHILL INSURANCE COMPANY; RSUI INDEMNITY COMPANY; STARR SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY; TOKIO MARINE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY; UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS; UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY; WESTCHESTER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY; and WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION, which are participating in the Layered Property Insurance Program, and approving and authorizing the purchase of a General City Property Insurance Policy $9,467,462.01 - Property and Casualty Fund
22. ORDINANCE accepting the proposal from UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS, approving and authorizing the purchase of Terrorism Insurance for the proposed City-wide Insurance Policy for all scheduled City of Houston locations - $503,669.00 - Property and Casualty Fund
24. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2012-691, as amended, to increase the maximum contract amount to contract between the City and KOETTER FIRE PROTECTION OF HOUSTON for services related to Fire and Security Alarm System Maintenance, Inspection, Testing, and Monitoring - $989,536.00 - General, Enterprise and Other Funds
27. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2015-1303 finding and determining public convenience and necessity for the acquisition of real property interests in connection with the public improvement project known as the Post Oak Boulevard Project by providing for the acquisition of additional real property interests; authorizing the acquisition, by gift, dedication, purchase, or eminent domain proceedings, of the fee simple title or street easements in and to five additional parcels of land required for that project, four being situated in the William White 1/3 League, Abstract No. 836, along the east and west lines of Post Oak Boulevard in Houston, Harris County, Texas, and one being situated in the M.B. Gray Survey, Abstract No. 284, along the west line of Anderson Street in Houston, Harris County, Texas; authorizing payment of the costs of such acquisitions, including the purchase prices for the property interests and costs associated with relocation assistance, appraisals, title policies/services, recordation of instruments, and eminent domain proceedings - DISTRICT G - TRAVIS
29. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and CITYSPAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC for a Youth Workforce System for the Mayor's Office; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with one one-year option - $675,000.00 - General Fund
30. ORDINANCE establishing a certain area of HOUSTON HARBOR SUBDIVISION, within the City of Houston, as a special minimum lot size area pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS
31. ORDINANCE establishing a certain area of IRVINGTON SUBDIVISION, within the City of Houston, as a special minimum lot size area pursuant to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS
33. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2013-1093 (Passed on December 4, 2013) to increase the maximum contract amount for Task Order Contract between the City of Houston and BUILDING ENVELOPE CONSULTANTS, LLC for Professional Roofing Consultant Services
NON CONSENT AGENDA - NUMBERING
NON CONSENT - NUMBER 35
NON-CONSENT - MISCELLANEOUS
Non Consent - Matters to be Presented by Council Members
NON CONSENT - MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS
MATTERS TO BE PRESENTED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS - Council Member Laster
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