Houston City Council Agenda – December 8, 2020

The city will consider the following agenda items at the Houston City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 8, 2020, which will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams starting at 1:50 PM. Public comment will be allowed Tuesday, December 8, 2020 by teleconference. The meeting will reconvene the next day (Wednesday) beginning at 9:00 a.m. This week’s meeting will include a public hearing regarding proposed amendments to the City’s Tax Abatement Plan relating to Green Stormwater Infrastructure and LEED projects, and will cover topics such as the confirmation of several individuals to the Energy Board, as well as Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority Board, Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation, the abandonment of the Bering and San Felipe Lift Stations, among other topics.

• Agenda Item 1 is a public hearing regarding proposed amendments to the City’s Tax Abatement Ordinance relating to Green Stormwater Infrastructure and LEED Projects.
• Agenda Item 2 is a request from the Mayor for the confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of several individuals to the Electrical Board.
• Agenda Item 4 is a request from the Mayor for the confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of two individuals to the Near Northwest Management District Board of Directors.
• Agenda Item 5 is a request from the Mayor for the confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of several individuals to the Reinvestment Zone Number Ten, City of Houston, Texas (Lake Houston Zone) Board fo Directors.
• Agenda Item 6 is a request from the Mayor for the confirmation of the appointment or reappointment of several individuals to the Lake Houston Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors.
• Agenda Item 12 is a recommendation from the Director of Houston Public Works for appeal of the final contract amount of $3,630,400 and acceptance of work on contract with PM Construction & Rehab, LLC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation.
• Agenda Item 13 is a recommendation from the City Attorney to deposit the amount of the Award of Special Commissioner into the Registry of the Court and pay all costs in connection with eminent domain proceedings styled City of Houston v. Olympia Drive Main Street LLC, for the Westridge Regional Lift Station Constriction Project.
• Agenda Item 14 is a recommendation from the City Attorney to deposit the amount of the Award of Special Commissioner into the Registry of the Court and pay all costs in connection with eminent domain proceedings styled City of Houston v. Southbound Ventures LLC, for the West Bellfort Paving and Drainage Improvement Project.
• Agenda Item 16 is related to the purchase of Topsoil, Bank Sand, Clay-Filled Dirt, and Conditioners for Various Departments.
• Agenda Item 19 is an ordinance denying the application of Entergy Texas, INC, for approval to amend its distribution cost recover factor filed with Houston, Texas, on October 22, 2020.
• Agenda Item 56 is an ordinance consenting to the addition of 34.5858 acres of land to Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 5.
• Agenda Item 57 is an ordinance appropriating $315,000 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Fund Capital Fund — Drainage Charge as an additional appropriating; approving and authorizing first amendment to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and Blackline Engineering, LLC, for FY19 Local Drainage Project Work Order Design Contract 5.
• Agenda Item 58 is an ordinance appropriating $2,791,276 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc for North Corridor Consolidation Package #3.
• Agenda Item 59 is an ordinance appropriating $4,021,500 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; approving and authorizing Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and Harris County Flood Control District for joint purchase of a 267 acre tract of land for Shared Drainage, Floor Mitigation, and other Public Purposes.
• Agenda Item 60 is an ordinance appropriating $22,830,359 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding a contract to Harper Brothers Construction, LLC, for abandonment of Bering and San Felipe Lift Stations.