Houston City Council Agenda – March 23, 2021

The city will consider the following agenda items at the Houston City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 23, 2021, which will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams starting at 1:40 PM. Public comment will be allowed Tuesday, March 23, 2021 by teleconference. Topics to be addressed in this meeting include public hearings regarding annexing territory and variable utility corridors, several drainage and sewer improvement projects, the expansion of a few Municipal Utility Districts, among other topics.

• Agenda Item 1 is a public hearing regarding a proposal to annex certain territory in the vicinity of Aldine-Westfield Road and Richey Road in Harris County, Texas.
• Agenda Item 2 is another public hearing regarding the proposal to use approximately 0.0323 acre of Bayou Greenways for a variable utility corridor.
• Agenda Item 6 is a request from the Mayor for confirmation of the appointment of Trevor Reichman to Position Nine of the Bicycle Advisory Committee.
• Agenda Item 9 is a recommendation from the Director of the General Services Department for approval of the final contract amount of $2,814,242 and acceptance of work on contract with Millis Development and Construction, LLC for Squatty Lyons Park.
• Agenda Item 10 is a recommendation from the Director of Houston Public Works for approval of the final contract amount of $3,510,483 and acceptance of work on contract with J. Simmons Group, INC for FY18 Local Drainage Project Work Order Construction.
• Agenda Item 12 is a recommendation from the Director of Houston Public Works for approval of the final contract amount of $7,889,963 and acceptance of work on contract with BRH-Garver Construction, L.P. for North Corridor Consolidation Package 1A.
• Agenda Item 13 is a recommendation from the Director of Houston Public Works for approval of the final contract amount of $4,093,925 and acceptance of work on contract with Repipe Construction dba IPR South Central LLC for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation.
• Agenda Item 14 is a recommendation from the City Attorney to deposit the amount of the Award of Special Commissions into the Registry of the Court to pay all Costs of Court in connection with eminent domain proceeding styled City of Houston v. M & M Coastal Real Estate, LP et al; Cause No. 1155216 for Hirsch Road Paving and Drainage Project.
• Agenda Item 15 is a recommendation from the City Attorney to deposit the amount of the Award of Special Commissions into the Registry of the Court to pay all Costs of Court in connection with eminent domain proceeding styled City of Houston v. VSD, LLC, et all; Cause No. 1111523 for the 108-Inch Waterline from Vickery Drive to Milner Road Project.
• Agenda Item 21 is the purchase of a 20-inch Automatic Strainer with a Control Panel for Houston Public Works from Valve Industries, INC, at a cost of $118,321.
• Agenda Item 29 is an ordinance approving and authorizing the second amendment to the Texas General Land Office (“GLO”) Contract No.19-076-008-B357, the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery 2016 Flood Events Subrecipient Agreement between the City of Houston and GLO administering the Housing Buyout Program, to extend the contract term of the agreement, add additional reporting requirements and documentation, and add or revise other certain provisions.
• Agenda Item 48 is an ordinance appropriating $20,000 out of the Contributed Capital Project Fund; approving and authorizing the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston, Texas, and Saint George Palace Redevelopment Authority for a Conceptual Mater Plan for Anderson Park.
• Agenda Item 50 is an ordinance consenting to the addition of 6.0373 acres of land to Charterwood Municipal Utility District.
• Agenda Item 51 is an ordnance consenting to the addition of 2.877 acres of land to Northwest Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 10.
• Agenda Item 52 is an ordinance consenting to the addition of 7.548 acres of land to Sheldon Road Municipal Utility District.
• Agenda Item 54 is an ordinance calling for a public hearing on a proposal for the City of Houston to update amounts charged Water and Sewer Utility Services under Chapter 47 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, TX. The hearing is to take place on Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 9:00 AM.
• Agenda Item 58 is an ordinance approving and authorizing an Advanced Funding Agreement between the City of Houston and Texas Department of Transportation for the Houston Roadway Flood Warning System.
• Agenda Item 59 is an ordinance appropriating $315,000 out of Dedicated Drainage and Street Renewal Capital Fund; approving and authorizing second amendment to Professional Engineering Services Contract between the City of Houston and Kavi Consulting, INC for FY19 Local Drainage Project Work Order Design Contract #6.
• Agenda Item 60 is an ordinance appropriating $4,720,515 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to T Construction, LLC for Wastewater Collection Rehabilitation and Renewal.
• Agenda Item 61 is an ordinance appropriating $7,704,810 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund; awarding contract to Lem Construction Company, INC for Sims North Wastewater Treatment Plant improvements.