Houston City Council Agenda – November 19, 2019

The City will consider the following agenda items at the Houston City Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, 2019, in the City Hall Chamber at 1:30 PM (public comment) and at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, November 20, 2019.  The agenda includes recommendations seeking contracts for the transportation of solid and industrial waste in the City of Houston, to improve the equipment of Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation and Renewal, and emergency payment to Set Environmental, Inc due to a hazardous chemical spill. The agenda also includes multiple ordinances pertaining to the City of Houston’s Wastewater Systems and the 2019 Water Conservation Plan.

Agenda Item 5 is a recommendation for final contract payment of $2,614,073.41 to T Construction, LLC., for rehabilitation and renewal of portions of the wastewater collection system.

Agenda Item 9 is a recommendation for the approval of a payment of $75,922.90 to SET Environmental, Inc., for the hazardous chemical spill clean-up service at the East Purification Plant. 

Agenda Item 23 is an ordinance to amend a contract with Boyer, Inc., for Electrical Maintenance, Repair, Automation Support and Technical Services for the City’s Water and Wastewater Treatment Facilities. The increased amount is to account for additional work required as a result of Harvey.

Agenda Item 29 is an amendment to increase the maximum contract amount for an agreement for purchase of Electronic Recyclable Material between the City of Houston and Compucycle, Inc. 

Agenda Item 43 is an ordinance to approve additions to the 2019 Water Conservation Plan for Municipal Uses and the 2019 Drought Contingency Plan for the City of Houston, as required by state law.

Agenda Item 52 and Item 53 are first readings of ordinances that would grant two companies–Access Data Supply INC, and Rapid Waste Solutions of Texas LLC–the right, privilege, and franchise to collect, haul, and transport solid and industrial waste from commercial properties located within the City of Houston.

Agenda Items 54, 55, 56, 57, and 58 are second readings of ordinances that, if passed, would grant five companies the right, privilege, and franchise to collect, haul, and transport solid and industrial waste from commercial properties located within the City of Houston. These five companies are Blackwood Portable Restrooms, LLC, Blue Water Grease Service Inc, Environmental Earth-Wise, Inc. Environmental Remediation & Construction, LEL Environmental LTD., and Millennial Trucking, LLC. 

Agenda Items 59, 60, 61 and 62 third and final readings of ordinances that, if passed, would grant four companies the right, privilege, and franchise to collect, haul, and transport solid and industrial waste from commercial properties located within the City of Houston. These five companies are Ameritex Rentals, LLC, K7 Construction, LLC, Manuel ANaya Trucking, and Marathon Waste Service LLC.