TARRANT COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA


 

 

Commissioners’ Courtroom

Tarrant County Administration Building

100 East Weatherford Street, 5th Floor

Fort Worth, Texas 76196

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 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 March 19, 2019

 

 

B.

Minutes of  Special-Called Meeting of March 19, 2019

 

VI.

PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

 

A.

Proclamation - Cesar Chavez Day (Commissioner Brooks and Commissioner Allen)

 

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.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

 

A.

Public Hearing - To Consider Placement of a 30 MPH Speed Limit Sign on Lucca Drive - Precinct 1 (Transportation Services)

 

 

 

 

a)

Conduct Public Hearing

 

 

 

b)

Action, if Necessary

 

IX.

REPORTS AND BUSINESS

 

 

A.

Administrator (G.K. Maenius)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of an Exception to the Travel Policy for Within Region Travel - Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1

 

 

 

2.

** Bid No. 2018CD-066 Approval of Construction Contract with PM Construction and Rehab, LLC, d/b/a IPR South Central in the Amount of $267,254.50 for the City of Euless, 44th Year CDBG Project - Community Development

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of HAP Contracts and/or Contract Amendments between Landlords and Tarrant County, d/b/a Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office

 

 

 

4.

** Receive and File Briefing Agenda

 

 

 

5.

** Approval of an Out-of-State Travel Request

 

 

B.

Auditor (Renee Tidwell)

 

 

 

1.

Receive and File the Quarterly Investment Report Ended December 31, 2018

 

 

 

2.

Receive and File the Tarrant County Financial Statements for January 2019

 

 

C.

Budget and Risk Management

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriation Adjustments

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Exceptions to Fee Schedule for Court Interpreters

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of Claim Recommended by the Risk Management Board

 

 

 

4.

** Receive and File Risk Management Board Minutes - March 13, 2019

 

 

D.

Elections Administration (Heider Garcia)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval to Pay an Invoice from Data ID Systems for Software Support

 

 

E.

Facilities Management (David Phillips)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Request from the Sheriff's Office to Use Five Parking Spaces on the Plaza Building Surface Parking Lot on Friday, March 29, 2019 for a Barbeque Fundraiser Benefiting the Honor Guard

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Request from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Utilize the Second Floor Courtroom in the Tom Vandergriff Civil Courts Building for an Administrative Hearing on April 2nd through April 5th and April 9th through April 12, 2019

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the HDR Architecture, Inc. Contract for Architectural and Engineering Services Related to the Juvenile Center Project Included in the 2006 Capital Improvement Program

 

 

F.

Human Resources (Tina Glenn)

 

 

 

1.

Receive and File the Personnel Agenda

 

 

 

2.

Approval of Waiver of Terminal Benefits – 323rd District Court

 

 

 

3.

Approval of Waiver of Terminal Benefits – County Clerk’s Office

 

 

 

4.

** Approval of a Change to the Table of Organization – County Administrator’s Office

 

 

G.

Purchasing (Jack Beacham)

 

 

 

1.

Bid No. 2019-096 - Purchase and Replacement of Uninterruptible Power Source Batteries at Plaza Building - Facilities Management - CEC Facilities Group, LLC - $281,034.00

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

b)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

c)

Acceptance of Payment Bond

 

 

 

d)

Acceptance of Performance Bond

 

 

 

2.

Bid No. 2019-099 - Annual Contract for Class 7, Cab and Chassis Trucks with Box Van Body and 4,000 lb. Lift Gate -  Countywide - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

3.

Bid No. 2019-105 - Annual Contract for Purchase of Digital Copiers and Maintenance - Countywide - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

4.

Bid No. 2019-113 - Annual Contract for Carpet, Tile, and Miscellaneous Flooring Materials and Services - Facilities Management - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price and Discount from List Price

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

5.

RFP No. 2017-088 – After Hours Information Technology Call Services – Information Technology – Synergon Solutions, Inc.

 

 

 

 

a)

Cancel Award

 

 

 

b)

Permission to Rebid

 

 

 

6.

** RFO No. 2018-105 - Purchase of Dell EMC Server and Storage Upgrade and Replacement - Dell EMC

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

7.

** RFO No. 2019-101 - CA Technologies Software Licenses - #DIR-TSO-3793 - Information Technology - CA, Inc. - $97,694.00

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

8.

** RFO No. 2019-134 - Purchase of F5 Networks Maintenance Renewal - #DIR-TSO-4116 - Information Technology - Kudelski Security, Inc. - $67,691.54

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

9.

** RFO No. 2019-138 - Purchase of Cisco Umbrella Cloud Security Platform - #DIR-TSO-4167 - Information Technology - Netsync Network Solutions, Inc. - $93,047.85

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

10.

** Acknowledgment of Notification of Cooperative Merger of U.S. Communities and National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance

 

 

 

11.

** Annual Contracts Eligible for Renewal in Ninety Days

 

 

 

12.

** Permission to Take Bids/RFPs

 

 

H.

Tax Assessor-Collector (Wendy Burgess)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Property Tax Waivers of Penalty and Interest

 

 

I.

County Judge and Commissioners

 

 

 

1.

Interlocal Agreement, Precinct 3 (Commissioner Fickes)

 

 

 

 

a)

Approval of the Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the City of Southlake for Work to be Performed on Continental Boulevard from 600 Feet East of Byron Nelson Parkway to 378 Feet East of Crooked Lane

 

 

 

b)

Approval to Begin the Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the City of Southlake for Work to be Performed on Continental Boulevard from 600 Feet East of Byron Nelson Parkway to 378 Feet East of Crooked Lane

 

 

J.

Appointments to Various Boards

 

 

 

1.

Action Concerning Appointments to Various Boards, Commissions and Committees

 

 

 

2.

Action Concerning Appointments to Tax Increment Finance District Boards

 

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.

Legislative Issues

 

The Commissioners Court will receive a weekly update concerning legislative activities of the Texas Legislature, along with Federal Government initiatives. Staff will provide materials that summarize the previous week’s activities, county legislative initiatives and other issues relating to legislative activities. If needed, the Commissioners Court may take action regarding pending legislative issues. This will be a standing item on the Court’s agenda until the close of the session.

 

 

B.

Public Health Updates

 

The Commissioners Court will be briefed on various public health issues concerning the health of the community.

 

 

C.

TxDOT Update Regarding Tarrant County Projects

 

The Commissioners Court will be briefed by Fort Worth District Engineer Loyl Bussell regarding various transportation projects in Tarrant County.

 

XIII.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

 

XIV.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 


 

XV.

CLOSED MEETING

 

 

A.

Pending or Contemplated Litigation and Attorney-Client Information

 

 

B.

Real Estate Matters

 

 

C.

Personnel Matters

 

 

 

1.

Position Nos. 20002557, 20002558, 20002559, 20002560, 20006275, and 20006817 (Tina Glenn, Human Resources Director)

 

 

 

2.

Position No. 20003098 (Tina Glenn, Human Resources Director)

 

 

D.

Advice of Counsel

 

 

 

1.

Domestic Relations Office

 

 

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.

ADJOURNMENT