TARRANT COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA


 

 

Commissioners’ Courtroom

Tarrant County Administration Building

100 East Weatherford Street, 5th Floor

Fort Worth, Texas 76196

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 - 10:00 AM

 

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.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

 

 

A.

Minutes of Regular Meeting of November 6, 2018

 

VI.

PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

 

A.

Proclamation - Tarrant County Adoption Day (Judge Whitley)

 

 

B.

Proclamation - March of Dimes: Prematurity Awareness Month (Commissioner Brooks)

 

 

C.

Resolution - National Collaborative for Infants and Toddlers to Promote Investments in Young Children and Families from Prenatal to Three (Commissioner Brooks)

 

VII.

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.

 

VIII.

REPORTS AND BUSINESS

 

 

A.

Administrator (G.K. Maenius)

 

 

 

1.

Approval of Extension of Declaration of Local Disaster Issued November 6, 2018

 

 

 

2.

** Receive and File the Annual Indirect Cost Allocation Plan for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Fiscal Year 2018-2019 HIV Health and Social Services Subrecipient Contract with Tarrant County Preventive Medicine Clinic – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

4.

** Approval of Amendment No. 3 to the Fiscal Year  2018-2019 Ryan White Part A Notice of Award – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

5.

** Approval of Amendment No. 4 to Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Ryan White Treatment Extension Act Part A Subrecipient Contract with Tarrant County Samaritan Housing Inc. – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

6.

** Approval to Submit the Texas Department of State Health Services Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant Renewal Application – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

7.

** Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Subrecipient Contract with Samaritan House for Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Housing and Urban Development Grace Village Program - Community Development

 

 

 

8.

** Approval to Submit an Application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Funding of the Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator Positions - Housing Assistance Office

 

 

 

9.

** Receive and File Briefing Agenda

 

 

 

10.

** Approval of Out-of-State Travel Requests

 

 

B.

Budget and Risk Management (Debbie Schneider)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriation Adjustments

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Claims Recommended by the Risk Management Board

 

 

 

3.

** Receive and File Risk Management Board Minutes - October 24, 2018

 

 

C.

Criminal Courts (J. Gregory Shugart)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval to Submit the 2019-2020 Grant Application for the Veterans Treatment Court to the Veterans Commission

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Professional Service Contract between Tarrant County, d/b/a First Offender Drug Program and Dr. Jessica Batts, Center for Therapeutic Change and Tania M. Lewis Professional Services

 

 

D.

Criminal District Attorney (Sharen Wilson)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Memorandum of Understanding between Tarrant County, d/b/a Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney’s Office and Tarrant County College for Use of the Firing Range

 

 

E.

Facilities Management (David Phillips)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Request to Allow Service Dog Blueberry to Attend National Adoption Day in the Family Law Center on November 16, 2018

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of 1895 Courthouse Guided Tours Conducted by the Tarrant County Historical Commission During Parade of Lights on November 18, 2018

 

 

F.

Human Resources (Tina Glenn)

 

 

 

1.

Receive and File the Personnel Agenda

 

 

G.

Juvenile Services (Bennie Medlin)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Fiscal Year 2019 Family Drug Court Program Contracts with Lena Pope Home, Inc. and Tarrant County Challenge, Inc.

 

 

 

2.

** Receive and File Amendment No. 1 to the Fiscal Year 2019 Contract with MHMR of Tarrant County for Mental Health Assessment and Treatment Services for Residents at the Lynn W. Ross Juvenile Detention Center

 

 

H.

Public Health (Vinny Taneja)

 

 

 

1.

** Acceptance of a Monetary Donation From Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of a Research Subcontract between Tarrant County, d/b/a Tarrant County Public Health and the University of North Texas Health Science Center

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of Contract Termination with the University of North Texas Health Science Center for Physician Consultant Services within the Division of Tuberculosis Control and Prevention at the Tarrant County Public Health Department

 

 

I.

Purchasing (Jack Beacham)

 

 

 

1.

RFP No. 2018-164 - Professional Services to Support Internal Development of a Medical Examiners Laboratory Management System - Information Technology and Medical Examiner's Office - Solutions Cube Group LLC - Per Contract Terms

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

b)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

2.

Bid No. 2019-022 - Annual Contract for Custom File Folders - County Clerk's Office - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

3.

** Bid No. 2018-025 - Annual Contract for Purchase of Service Awards - Human Resources - Various Vendors - Exercise First and Final Option for Renewal - Same Firm Fixed Prices

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Renewal

 

 

 

4.

** RFP No. 2017-111 - Family Centered Multifaceted Wraparound Services - Juvenile Services - Santa Fe Youth Services, a Division of Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

5.

** RFP No. 2018-126 - Family Preservation Program - Juvenile Services - Lena Pope Home, Inc.

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

6.

** RFO No. 2019-040 - Purchase of HP LaserJet Desktop Printers - #DIR-TSO-4159 - Information Technology - Netsync Network Solutions - $56,185.50

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

7.

** Honeywell International, d/b/a Honeywell Building Solutions. - Maintenance for Honeywell Excel 5000 R7515B MicroCel Controllers - Facilities Management - $47,613.36

 

 

 

 

a)

Sole Source Renewal

 

 

 

8.

** Authorization to Submit Procurement Card Account Application Form to JPMorgan Chase Bank for Tarrant County Procurement Cards - Administrator's Office

 

 

 

9.

** Authorization to Submit Procurement Card Account Application Form to JPMorgan Chase Bank for Tarrant County Procurement Cards - Juvenile Services

 

 

 

10.

** Permission to Take Bids/RFPs

 

 

J.

Sheriff's Department (Bill Waybourn)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval to Submit Data Exchange Request Form to the Texas Workforce Commission

 

 

K.

Tax Assessor-Collector (Ron Wright)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Property Tax Refunds

 

 

 

2.

** Receive and File Tax Office Deputizations

 

 

L.

Transportation Services

 

 

 

1.

** Plat Approval - The Bridges Phase 4A - Precinct 1

 

 

 

2.

** Receive and File City of Fort Worth Annexation - Case AX-18-001

 

 

 

3.

** Receive and File City of Fort Worth Annexation - Case AX-18-003

 

 

M.

County Judge and Commissioners

 

 

 

1.

Interlocal Agreement, Precinct 4 (Commissioner Johnson)

 

 

 

 

a)

Approval of Interlocal Agreement with the City of Lake Worth for the Reconstruction and Asphalt Overlay of 4200-4700 William Springs Road and the Asphalt Overlay of the West Bound Lane of 6100-6700 Azle Avenue, 4300-4500 Lakeview Drive, 4200 Fewell Drive and 3600-3000 Roberts Cut-Off

 

 

 

b)

Approval to Begin Interlocal Agreement with the City of Lake Worth for the Reconstruction and Asphalt Overlay of 4200-4700 William Springs Road and the Asphalt Overlay of the West Bound Lane of 6100-6700 Azle Avenue, 4300-4500 Lakeview Drive, 4200 Fewell Drive and 3600-3000 Roberts Cut-Off

 

 

N.

Appointments to Various Boards

 

 

 

1.

Action Concerning Appointments to Tax Increment Finance District Boards

 

 

 

2.

Action Concerning Appointments to Various Boards, Commissions and Committees

 

IX.

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.

 

X.

VARIOUS CLAIMS AND ADDENDUM

 

 

A.

Approval of Claims and Addendum

 

XI.

BRIEFING

 

 

A.

Central Magistration Update

 

The Commissioners Court will be updated by J. Gregory Shugart, Criminal Courts Administrator on Central Magistration.

 

 

B.

Tarrant County Hospital District Monthly Update

 

A representative from the Tarrant County Hospital District will give the Commissioners Court a monthly update on activities and events.

 

XII.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

 

XIII.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

XIV.

CLOSED MEETING - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2018

 

 

A.

Pending or Contemplated Litigation and Attorney-Client Information

 

 

 

1.

E. V. Drake vs. ACCC Insurance Company, et al., Case No. 2:18-cv-00098-LGW-BWC

 

 

 

2.

Tarrant County, Texas v. Justin Gentle and Tracy Sanford, Case No. 017-297696-18

 

 

B.

Real Estate Matters

 

 

 

1.

Texas Veterans Land Board/Texas State Veterans Home Request

 

 

C.

Personnel Matters

 

 

 

1.

Position No. 20004676 (Tina Glenn, Human Resources Director)

 

 

 

2.

Budget/Risk Management Director (G.K. Maenius, County Administrator)

 

 

 

3.

Chief Information Officer (G.K. Maenius, County Administrator)

 

 

 

4.

Facilities Management Director (G.K. Maenius, County Administrator)

 

 

 

5.

Fire Marshal (G.K. Maenius, County Administrator)

 

 

 

6.

Human Resources Director (G.K. Maenius, County Administrator)

 

 

 

7.

Human Services Director (G.K. Maenius, County Administrator)

 

 

 

8.

Public Health Director (G.K. Maenius, County Administrator)

 

 

 

9.

Resource Connection Director (G.K. Maenius, County Administrator)

 

 

 

10.

Transportation Services Director (G.K. Maenius, County Administrator)

 

 

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.

 

XV.

COMMISSIONERS COURT RECONVENED

 

XVI.

ADJOURNMENT