Item 1

Welcoming Remarks - Council Member Stephen C. Costello, Chair

Item 2 (Part 1 of 2)

Discussion of the September 2012 Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR) • Ronald Green, City Controller • Kelly Dowe, Director, Finance Department

Item 3

Discussion of Quarterly Investment and SWAP Report • Ronald Green, City Controller

Item 2 (Part 2 of 2)

Discussion of the September 2012 Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR) • Ronald Green, City Controller • Kelly Dowe, Director, Finance Department

Item 6

Discussion of State of Texas Vehicle Registration Hold Program or "Scofflaw" • Barbara E. Hartle, Director and Presiding Judge, Municipal Courts

Item 4

Discussion of Long-Range Financial Management Task Force suggestion: Increase program sponsorship with the private sector • Kelly Dowe, Director, Finance Department • Carolyn Hanahan, First Assistant City Attorney, Legal Department

Item 5

Discussion of evaluation and selection process related to the City of Houston's natural gas contract • Kelly Dowe, Director, Finance Department • James Moncur, Deputy Director, Finance Department

Items 7 & 8

7. Discussion of Downtown Employee Parking/Transit Policy • Don Pagel, Deputy Director, Administration and Regulatory Affairs Committee 8. Public Comments