TARRANT COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA


 

 

Commissioners’ Courtroom

Tarrant County Administration Building

100 East Weatherford Street, 5th Floor

Fort Worth, Texas 76196

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - 10:00 AM

 

ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AT ITS NEXT POSTED REGULAR MEETING.  YOU MAY SUBMIT A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORM USING THE LINK ON THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA WEBPAGE AT WWW.TARRANTCOUNTY.COM.  PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER YOU ARE ADDRESSING AN ITEM ON THE POSTED REGULAR AGENDA OR WHETHER PROVIDING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS.  REGARDLESS OF THE DESIRED METHOD TO ADDRESS THE COURT, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA.

ADDRESSING THE COURT BY WRITTEN STATEMENT:  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORMS SUBMITTED WITH WRITTEN STATEMENTS THAT DO NOT WISH TO ADDRESS THE COURT MUST BE SUBMITTED BY NOON (12 P.M.) THE DAY BEFORE THE REGULAR POSTED MEETING.  THE FORMS WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE ONLINE POSTED AGENDA UNDER THE “PUBLIC COMMENTS” SECTION OF THE AGENDA PRIOR TO THE MEETING FOR PUBLIC REVIEW WITH COPIES PROVIDED TO THE COURT MEMBERS.  WRITTEN STATEMENTS WILL NOT BE READ ALOUD DURING THE COURT’S SESSION.

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ADDRESSING THE COURT IN-PERSON:  ALL IN-PERSON ATTENDEES WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COURT MUST DELIVER A COMPLETED FORM TO THE COUNTY JUDGE’S OFFICE BY 10:00 A.M. ON THE DAY OF THE REGULAR POSTED MEETING.  FORMS ARE AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM.

LIVE STREAMING OF THE EVENT IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.TARRANTCOUNTY.COM.

 

I.

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

 

II.

INVOCATION

 

III.

PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS

 

IV.

AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

V.

COMMISSIONERS COURT ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

VI.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

 

 

A.

Minutes for Regular Meeting of October 19, 2021

 

VII.

PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

 

A.

Resolution of Commendation - Deputy Scott Powell (Commissioner Allen)

 

 

B.

Resolution of Appreciation - Tom Hart (Commissioner Allen)

 

VIII.

CONSENT AGENDA

 

 

All items with asterisks (**) are a part of the Consent Agenda.  Public hearing and review are held collectively unless opposition is presented, in which case the contested item will be heard separately.

 

IX.

REPORTS AND BUSINESS

 

 

A.

Administrator (G.K. Maenius)

 

 

 

1.

Discussion, and Possible Action, Concerning Activities Associated with the Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tarrant County Citizens, Businesses and County Government Operations

 

 

 

2.

Receive and File List of Commissioners Court Agenda Items Approved or Recommended for Funding through Tarrant County's State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Program

 

 

 

3.

Approval of Tarrant County 9-1-1 Emergency Assistance District's Proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Annual Budget

 

 

 

4.

Approval of Fifth Modification to the Lease Agreement between Tarrant County Hospital District and Andrews-Dillingham Properties, Ltd. for the Building Located at 501 W. Main Street, Arlington

 

 

 

5.

** Approval of a Contract between Tarrant County and MHMR of Tarrant County for the Law Liaison Program – Fiscal Year 2022 General Fund

 

 

 

6.

** Approval of a Contract between Tarrant County and MHMR of Tarrant County for Rehabilitative Alternative for Probationers and Parolees Program Services for Fiscal Year 2022

 

 

 

7.

** Approval and Ratification of Agreements between Tarrant County and Trinity Metro, Via Transportation, Inc., and Arlington Handitran to Provide Free Rides for Voters on Election Days, October 18-29, 2021 and November 2, 2021

 

 

 

8.

** Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Health Resources and Services Administration Ryan White Treatment Extension Act Part A Subrecipient Contract with Tarrant County Samaritan Housing, Inc. – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

9.

** Approval of Amendment No. 4 to the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Health Resources and Services Administration Ryan White Treatment Extension Act Part A Subrecipient Contract with AIDS Outreach Center – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

10.

** Approval of Amendment No. 7 of the Lease Agreement with the Tarrant County Master Gardeners Association for Space at the Resource Connection

 

 

 

11.

** Approval of Medical Examiner's Office Bad Debt Write-Off

 

 

 

12.

** Approval of Certain Expenses and Finding of a Direct Public Purpose - County Judge's Office

 

 

 

13.

** Receive and File Briefing Agenda

 

 

B.

Budget and Risk Management (Helen Giese)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriation Adjustments

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriation Adjustments

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of Exception to Fee Schedule for Court Interpreters

 

 

 

4.

** Receive and File Risk Management Board Minutes - October 13, 2021

 

 

C.

Community Supervision and Corrections Department (Leighton Iles)

 

 

 

1.

** Acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2022 Grant Award from the Office of the Governor's Criminal Justice Division for the Drug Impact Rehabilitation Enhanced Comprehensive Treatment Court Program

 

 

 

2.

** Acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2022 Grant Award from the Office of the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division for the Reaching Independence Through Self-Empowerment Program

 

 

D.

Criminal District Attorney (Sharen Wilson)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of a Contract between Tarrant County and the Texas Workforce Commission for Online Access to the Information Contained in the Unemployment Insurance Records

 

 

E.

Domestic Relations

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Amendment One to the Contract for Access and Visitation Grant between Tarrant County and the Office of the Attorney General of Texas

 

 

F.

Facilities Management (Marvin Reyes)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of the First Amendment to the Real Property Lease Agreement with Tarrant County 9-1-1 District for Building Space in the Northwest Subcourthouse

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the LBL Architects Contract for Additional Architectural and Engineering Services Related to the Subcourthouse at Mansfield Renovation Project

 

 

G.

Human Resources (Tina Glenn)

 

 

 

1.

Receive and File the Personnel Agenda

 

 

 

2.

Approval of Changes to the Table of Organization – County Administrator’s Office, Facilities, and Sheriff’s Office

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of Changes to the Table of Organization – Public Health

 

 

H.

Public Health (Vinny Taneja)

 

 

 

1.

Approval to Apply for the National Environmental Health Association and Food and Drug Administration Retail Flexible Funding Model Grant Program

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of the Fiscal Year 2022 Department of State Health Services Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Federal Grant Contract Renewal

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of an Agreement between Tarrant County and Kroger Texas, L.P. for the Administration of Flu Vaccines to the Uninsured of Tarrant County

 

 

 

4.

** Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Samaritan Technologies Software and Services Subscription Agreement between Tarrant County and Samaritan Technologies for Medical Reserves Corps Volunteer Management Software

 

 

 

5.

** Approval of Second Amendment to the Lease Agreement between Tarrant County and Town North Arlington Partners, LLC for the Tarrant County Public Health Department Arlington Randol Mill Clinic Site

 

 

 

6.

** Approval of Amendment No. 4 to the Fiscal Year 2019 Department of State Health Services STD/HIV Prevention Program Grant Contract

 

 

I.

Purchasing (Melissa Lee)

 

 

 

1.

RFP No. 2021-149 - Annual Contract for Covid-19 After Action Review - Office of Emergency Management - Innovative Emergency Management, Inc. - Per Contract Terms

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

b)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

2.

Approval of Contract Extension for Drug and Alcohol Laboratory Confirmation Testing - Community Supervision and Corrections Department - Avertest, LLC, d/b/a Averhealth

 

 

 

3.

** Bid No. 2020-197 - Annual Contract for Urine, Hair Follicle, Nail, and Sweat Patch Drug Testing - Juvenile Services - J and B Rapid Testing - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Firm Fixed Prices

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Renewal

 

 

 

b)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

4.

** Econet.com, Inc., d/b/a Sentinel IPS - Sentinel Intrusion Prevention System Equipment with Network Cloaking and Collective Intelligence Network Security, Sentinel Monitoring, Support, and Testing Services - Information Technology

 

 

 

 

a)

Sole Source Designation

 

 

 

5.

** Leidos Security Detection & Automation, Inc. - Annual Maintenance and Repair of Legacy Linescan Series Security X-Ray Screening Systems - Sheriff's Office - $114,000.00

 

 

 

 

a)

Sole Source Designation

 

 

 

b)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

6.

** Superion, LLC, a CentralSquare Technologies, LLC Company - ONESolution CAD Software and Service - Sheriff's Office

 

 

 

 

a)

Sole Source Designation

 

 

 

7.

** Approval of Master Agreement and Addenda - Electronic Payment Processing Services - Countywide - nCourt, LLC - Per Contract Terms

 

 

 

8.

** Approval of Purchase of Information Technology Subscription Based Research and Related Services - DIR-TSO-4099 - Information Technology - Gartner, Inc. - $75,588.00

 

 

 

9.

** Approval of Purchase of Uniforms and Accessories - BuyBoard #587-19 - Sheriff's Office - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price and Catalog Discount from List Price

 

 

 

10.

** Approval of Subscription Agreement for West Proflex - #DIR-LGL-CALIR-02 - Sheriff’s Office - Thomson Reuters - $45,239.04

 

 

 

11.

** Approval of Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and Bexar County ESD No. 2 for Cooperative Purchasing of Goods and Services

 

 

 

12.

** Authorization to Submit Procurement Card Account Application Form to JPMorgan Chase Bank for Tarrant County Procurement Card - Precinct 2

 

 

 

13.

** Annual Contracts Eligible for Renewal Within Ninety Days

 

 

 

14.

** Permission to Take Bids/RFPs

 

 

J.

Tax Assessor-Collector (Wendy Burgess)

 

 

 

1.

** Receive and File Tax Office Deputizations

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Property Tax Refunds

 

 

K.

Transportation Services (Randy Skinner)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Final Plat - Paschal Place - Precinct 4

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Colleyville Related to the 2006 Transportation Bond Program

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of an Agreement to Contribute Funds to the Texas Department of Transportation for Right-of-Way Acquisition and Utility Relocation for US 81 from North of Harmon Road to North of I-35W (Northbound) – Precinct 4

 

 

 

4.

** Approval of an Agreement to Contribute Funds to the Texas Department of Transportation for Right-of-Way Acquisition and Utility Relocation for US 81 from North of Harmon Road to North of I-35W (Southbound) – Precinct 4

 

 

 

5.

** Receive and File - City of Fort Worth Annexation Ordinance No. 24822-04-2021 (Case No. AX-20-005) - Precinct 1

 

 

 

6.

** Receive and File - City of Fort Worth Annexation Ordinance No. 25036-09-2021 (Case No. AX-21-009) - Precinct 1

 

 

L.

County Judge and Commissioners

 

 

 

1.

Interlocal Agreement, Precinct 3 (Commissioner Fickes)

 

 

 

 

a)

Approval of the Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the City of Watauga to Rehabilitate and Resurface Kennedy Street from Kennedy Court to Storm Drive, Quail Run from Judy Drive to Hightower Drive, Jerri Lynn Drive from Chapman Road to Greenfield Drive, Pine Street from Watauga Road to Main Street, and Tammy Court from Greenfield Drive to Cul-de-Sac

 

 

 

b)

Approval to Begin the Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the City of Watauga to Rehabilitate and Resurface Kennedy Street from Kennedy Court to Storm Drive, Quail Run from Judy Drive to Hightower Drive, Jerri Lynn Drive from Chapman Road to Greenfield Drive, Pine Street from Watauga Road to Main Street, and Tammy Court from Greenfield Drive to Cul-de-Sac

 

 

M.

Appointments to Various Boards

 

 

 

1.

Action Concerning Appointments to Tax Increment Finance District Boards

 

 

 

2.

Action Concerning Appointments to Various Boards, Commissions and Committees

 

X.

APPROVAL OF BONDS AND CERTIFICATES OF SELF-INSURANCE

 

 

Setting of the official bond or self-insurance amounts and/or approval of bond or certificate of self-insurance for person elected or appointed in the past 60 days.

 

XI.

VARIOUS CLAIMS AND ADDENDUM

 

 

A.

Approval of Claims and Addendum

 

XII.

BRIEFING

 

 

A.

Tarrant County Hospital District Bond Package and District Activities Update

 

The Commissioners Court will be briefed on the status of the Tarrant County Hospital District Bond Package and other activities.

 

 

B.

Current and Emerging Health Issues

 

The Public Health Department will update the Commissioners Court on current and emerging health issues in Tarrant County including COVID-19, West Nile Virus and Influenza.  This will be a standing item on the Commissioners Court Agenda as long as necessary.

 

XIII.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

 

XIV.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

XV.

CLOSED MEETING

 

 

A.

Pending or Contemplated Litigation

 

 

 

1.

Jose Saucedo - CLAIM

 

 

 

2.

Shanadria Reeves v. Tarrant County, Texas; Cause No. 096-326847-21

 

 

B.

Real Estate Matters

 

 

C.

Personnel Matters

 

 

D.

Advice of Counsel

 

 

E.

Security Related Issues

 

 

F.

Contract Deliberations

 

 

G.

Economic Development Prospects

 

 

Closed Meeting upon completion of Open Meeting or at 10:00 a.m., whichever is later:

(A)  to discuss advice about pending or contemplated litigation, a settlement offer, or on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to the County under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas conflict with the Texas Open Meeting Act, pursuant to Section 551.071, Texas Government Code;

(B)  to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property, pursuant to Section 551.072, Texas Government Code;

(C)  to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee, or to hear complaint or charge against an officer or employee pursuant to Section 551.074, Texas Government Code;

(D)  to deliberate the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel or devices, or a security audit, pursuant to Section 551.076, Texas Government Code; and

(E)  to deliberate the business and financial issues related to a contract being negotiated, pursuant to Section 551.0725, Texas Government Code.

(F)  to deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the County has received from a business prospect that the County seeks to have locate, stay, or expand near the County and with which the County is conducting economic development negotiations, or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect, pursuant to Section 551.087(1), Texas Government Code.

 

XVI.

COMMISSIONERS COURT RECONVENED

 

XVII.

WORK SESSION

 

 

A.

Draft Illustrative Plan for the Redistricting of County Commissioner Precincts

 

The Commissioners Court will view a presentation of the draft illustrative plan redistricting the Tarrant County commissioner precincts based on recently issued 2020 Census data.  In addition, the Commissioners Court will discuss the draft illustrative plan and amendments, if necessary, to develop a plan for future adoption.

 

XVIII.

ADJOURNMENT