CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FORM THE CONSENT AGENDA



1. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following individuals to the HOBBY AREA DISTRICT (formerly known as Harris County Improvement District No. 9) BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for terms to expire June 1, 2021: Position One - DANNY R. PERKINS Position Two - HELEN PERRONE BONSALL Position Three - JESUS H. SAENZ, JR. Position Four - ANN M. COLLUM





5. ORDINANCE appropriating $458,565.35 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund for Sinkhole Repairs and Manhole Replacement Services for Houston Public Works - DISTRICT A - STARDIG





6. APPROVE payment in the amount not to exceed $458,565.35 to NERIE CONSTRUCTION, LLC for Sinkhole Repairs and Manhole Replacement Services for Houston Public Works at the Northwest Wastewater Treatment Plant - Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT A - STARDIG This item should only be considered after passage of Item 5 above





8. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of a ±30-foot-wide utility easement, excluding the southeastern portion of the Frail Lane turn-around, all located in the Cannata Addition, and being out of the Jas. Berry Survey, Abstract No. 1436, Harris County, Texas, abandoning the easement to Daniel Recio, in consideration of his payment to the City of $8,634 and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS





10. ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF HOUSTON ORDINANCE NO. 2015-162 relating to Employment Conditions, Compensation and Benefits of Classified Police Officers of the City of Houston; Ratifying the 2018 Meet and Confer Agreement between the City of Houston and the Houston Police Officers’ Union, and containing other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; suspending the operation of certain ordinances; providing for severability





11. ORDINANCE establishing City of Houston Election Precincts and Designating Polling Places for the City of Houston Special Election to be held on November 6, 2018





12. ORDINANCE amending Chapter 28 relating to the on premise use of devices or any other items intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification; containing findings and other provisions related to the foregoing subject; providing for severability





14. ORDINANCE appropriating $945,000.00 out of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Fund and approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and I & I SOFTWARE, INC for an Information Management System for the Housing and Community Development Department; providing a maximum contract amount





15. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract for Legal Services between the City of Houston and BRACEWELL, LLP for Legal Representation of the City of Houston in the lawsuit entitled Hernandez et. al, v. City of Houston Cause Number 4:16-CV-3577 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division; establishing a maximum contract amount - $1,990,000.00 - Property & Casualty Fund





16. ORDINANCE appropriating $8,665,911 out of City of Houston, Texas Tax increment Funds for Reinvestment Zone Numbers One (Saint George Place Zone), Two (Midtown Zone), Three (Main Street/Market Square Zone), Six (Eastside Zone), Seven (Old Spanish Trail/Almeda Corridors Zone), Eight (Gulfgate Zone), Nine (south Post Oak Zone), Twelve (City Park Zone), and Thirteen (Old Sixth Ward Zone), City of Houston, Texas, for payment of affordable housing costs, payment to HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, and payments to certain redevelopment authorities as provided herein





17. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Lease Agreement between JEFFERSON SMITH, LLC, Landlord, and the CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, Tenant, for approximately 83,080 sq. ft. of office space located at 500 Jefferson, Houston, Texas 77002, for occupancy by Houston Forensic Science Center, Inc. - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS





18. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a Purchase and Sale Agreement between the CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS and HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, Sellers, and HANOVER R.S. LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Buyer, for the sale of 4.542 acres of land located at 3540 W. Dallas, Houston, Harris County, Texas, for $30,600,000.00 - Revenue - DISTRICT C - COHEN





19. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the OLD SPANISH TRAIL/ALMEDA CORRIDORS REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SEVEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (OLD SPANISH TRAIL/ALMEDA CORRIDORS ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2019-2023 Capital Improvements Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT D - BOYKINS





20. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2014-007, as amended, approving and authorizing First Amendment to an agreement between the City of Houston and AT&T CORP to extend the contract term for Central Office Based Business Communications System Services (Plexar) for Houston Information Technology Services; to increase the maximum contract amount 24 Months - $1,261,125.66 - Central Services Revolving Fund





21. ORDINANCE authorizing the appropriation of $2,997,500.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and awarding contract to ACCURATE METER & BACKFLOW LLC. for Commercial Meter Replacement Services for Houston Public Works; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options - $62,500.00 Enterprise Fund for a total of $3,060,000.00





24. ORDINANCE appropriating $921,053.00 out of Parks & Recreation Dedication Fund awarding construction contract to CARRERA CONSTRUCTION, INC for Linkwood Playground; setting a deadline for the proposer's execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance and other required contract documents to the City; holding the proposer in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for engineering and testing services and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Parks & Recreation Dedication Fund - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM





25. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 4.836 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 216, for inclusion in its district





26. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Joint Funding Agreement between the City of Houston and UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, a Texas Water Science Center, United States Department of the interior for Water Resource Investigations- 60 Months - $5,225,061.45 - Enterprise Fund





27. ORDINANCE appropriating $4,956,628.74 out of Metro Projects Construction DDSRF; $1,776,632.29 out of Street & Traffic Control & Storm Drainage DDSRF; $2,448,432.35 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation to the Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Houston; HARRIS COUNTY AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for the reconstruction of Clinton Drive from the Port of Houston Authority Gate 8 Entrance to IH-610; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by Metro Projects Construction DDSRF, Street & Traffic Control & Storm Drainage DDSRF and the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS and H - CISNEROS





29. ORDINANCE appropriating $632,443.00 out of Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF as an additional appropriation; approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY for services associated with the Harrisburg Railroad Crossing Improvements to establish the East End I and III Quiet Zones (Approved by Ordinance No. 2011-1210) - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS





30. ORDINANCE appropriating $25,104.00 out of Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF as an additional appropriation; approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY for services associated with the Hughes Railroad Crossing Improvements to establish the East End I and III Quiet Zones (Approved by Ordinance No. 2011-1210) - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS



CONSIDERATION OF MATTERS REMOVED FORM THE CONSENT AGENDA



1. REQUEST from Mayor for confirmation of the reappointment of the following individuals to the HOBBY AREA DISTRICT (formerly known as Harris County Improvement District No. 9) BOARD OF DIRECTORS, for terms to expire June 1, 2021: Position One - DANNY R. PERKINS Position Two - HELEN PERRONE BONSALL Position Three - JESUS H. SAENZ, JR. Position Four - ANN M. COLLUM





5. ORDINANCE appropriating $458,565.35 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund for Sinkhole Repairs and Manhole Replacement Services for Houston Public Works - DISTRICT A - STARDIG





6. APPROVE payment in the amount not to exceed $458,565.35 to NERIE CONSTRUCTION, LLC for Sinkhole Repairs and Manhole Replacement Services for Houston Public Works at the Northwest Wastewater Treatment Plant - Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICT A - STARDIG This item should only be considered after passage of Item 5 above





8. ORDINANCE finding and determining that public convenience and necessity no longer require the continued use of a ±30-foot-wide utility easement, excluding the southeastern portion of the Frail Lane turn-around, all located in the Cannata Addition, and being out of the Jas. Berry Survey, Abstract No. 1436, Harris County, Texas, abandoning the easement to Daniel Recio, in consideration of his payment to the City of $8,634 and other good and valuable consideration - DISTRICT H - CISNEROS





10. ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF HOUSTON ORDINANCE NO. 2015-162 relating to Employment Conditions, Compensation and Benefits of Classified Police Officers of the City of Houston; Ratifying the 2018 Meet and Confer Agreement between the City of Houston and the Houston Police Officers’ Union, and containing other provisions relating to the foregoing subject; suspending the operation of certain ordinances; providing for severability





11. ORDINANCE establishing City of Houston Election Precincts and Designating Polling Places for the City of Houston Special Election to be held on November 6, 2018





12. ORDINANCE amending Chapter 28 relating to the on premise use of devices or any other items intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification; containing findings and other provisions related to the foregoing subject; providing for severability





14. ORDINANCE appropriating $945,000.00 out of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Fund and approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and I & I SOFTWARE, INC for an Information Management System for the Housing and Community Development Department; providing a maximum contract amount





15. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract for Legal Services between the City of Houston and BRACEWELL, LLP for Legal Representation of the City of Houston in the lawsuit entitled Hernandez et. al, v. City of Houston Cause Number 4:16-CV-3577 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division; establishing a maximum contract amount - $1,990,000.00 - Property & Casualty Fund





16. ORDINANCE appropriating $8,665,911 out of City of Houston, Texas Tax increment Funds for Reinvestment Zone Numbers One (Saint George Place Zone), Two (Midtown Zone), Three (Main Street/Market Square Zone), Six (Eastside Zone), Seven (Old Spanish Trail/Almeda Corridors Zone), Eight (Gulfgate Zone), Nine (south Post Oak Zone), Twelve (City Park Zone), and Thirteen (Old Sixth Ward Zone), City of Houston, Texas, for payment of affordable housing costs, payment to HOUSTON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, and payments to certain redevelopment authorities as provided herein





17. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Lease Agreement between JEFFERSON SMITH, LLC, Landlord, and the CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS, Tenant, for approximately 83,080 sq. ft. of office space located at 500 Jefferson, Houston, Texas 77002, for occupancy by Houston Forensic Science Center, Inc. - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS





18. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a Purchase and Sale Agreement between the CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS and HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, Sellers, and HANOVER R.S. LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Buyer, for the sale of 4.542 acres of land located at 3540 W. Dallas, Houston, Harris County, Texas, for $30,600,000.00 - Revenue - DISTRICT C - COHEN





19. ORDINANCE relating to the Fiscal Affairs of the OLD SPANISH TRAIL/ALMEDA CORRIDORS REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY on behalf of REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER SEVEN, CITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS (OLD SPANISH TRAIL/ALMEDA CORRIDORS ZONE); approving the Fiscal Year 2019 Operating Budget for the Authority and the Fiscal Years 2019-2023 Capital Improvements Budget for the Zone - DISTRICT D - BOYKINS





20. ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 2014-007, as amended, approving and authorizing First Amendment to an agreement between the City of Houston and AT&T CORP to extend the contract term for Central Office Based Business Communications System Services (Plexar) for Houston Information Technology Services; to increase the maximum contract amount 24 Months - $1,261,125.66 - Central Services Revolving Fund





21. ORDINANCE authorizing the appropriation of $2,997,500.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund and awarding contract to ACCURATE METER & BACKFLOW LLC. for Commercial Meter Replacement Services for Houston Public Works; providing a maximum contract amount - 3 Years with two one-year options - $62,500.00 Enterprise Fund for a total of $3,060,000.00





24. ORDINANCE appropriating $921,053.00 out of Parks & Recreation Dedication Fund awarding construction contract to CARRERA CONSTRUCTION, INC for Linkwood Playground; setting a deadline for the proposer's execution of the contract and delivery of all bonds, insurance and other required contract documents to the City; holding the proposer in default if it fails to meet the deadlines; providing funding for engineering and testing services and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by the Parks & Recreation Dedication Fund - DISTRICT K - CASTEX-TATUM





25. ORDINANCE consenting to the addition of 4.836 acres of land to HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 216, for inclusion in its district





26. ORDINANCE approving and authorizing Joint Funding Agreement between the City of Houston and UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, a Texas Water Science Center, United States Department of the interior for Water Resource Investigations- 60 Months - $5,225,061.45 - Enterprise Fund





27. ORDINANCE appropriating $4,956,628.74 out of Metro Projects Construction DDSRF; $1,776,632.29 out of Street & Traffic Control & Storm Drainage DDSRF; $2,448,432.35 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund as an additional appropriation to the Advance Funding Agreement between the City of Houston; HARRIS COUNTY AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION for the reconstruction of Clinton Drive from the Port of Houston Authority Gate 8 Entrance to IH-610; providing funding for CIP Cost Recovery and contingencies relating to construction of facilities financed by Metro Projects Construction DDSRF, Street & Traffic Control & Storm Drainage DDSRF and the Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund - DISTRICTS B - DAVIS and H - CISNEROS





29. ORDINANCE appropriating $632,443.00 out of Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF as an additional appropriation; approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY for services associated with the Harrisburg Railroad Crossing Improvements to establish the East End I and III Quiet Zones (Approved by Ordinance No. 2011-1210) - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS





30. ORDINANCE appropriating $25,104.00 out of Street & Traffic Control and Storm Drainage DDSRF as an additional appropriation; approving and authorizing contract between the City of Houston and UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY for services associated with the Hughes Railroad Crossing Improvements to establish the East End I and III Quiet Zones (Approved by Ordinance No. 2011-1210) - DISTRICT I - GALLEGOS

