TARRANT COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA


 

 

Commissioners’ Courtroom

Tarrant County Administration Building

100 East Weatherford Street, 5th Floor

Fort Worth, Texas 76196

Tuesday, October 01, 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 for Regular Meeting of September 24, 2019

 

VI.

PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

 

A.

Proclamation - Domestic Violence Awareness Month (Commissioner Brooks)

 

 

B.

Resolution of Appreciation - Dr. Allen Saxe (Commissioner Allen)

 

 

C.

Proclamation - National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month (Commissioner Allen)

 

 

D.

Certificate of Appreciation - Elaine Klos (Judge Whitley)

 

 

E.

Recognition of Daisy Espinosa for Receiving the 2019 Clerk of the Year Award from the Tarrant County Association, the Texas Justice Court Judges Association and the Texas Justice of the Peace and Constables Association

 

 

F.

Employee Recognition (Judge Whitley)

 

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 the Commissioners Court 2019 Holiday Season Meeting Schedule

 

 

 

2.

Approval of Prohibition Against Outside Burning Within Unincorporated Areas of Tarrant County

 

 

 

3.

Approval of Interim Funding for the Continuation of the Criminal District Attorney's Bilingual Victim Assistance Program

 

 

 

4.

** Approval of an Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the Town of Edgecliff Village for Law Enforcement Services to be Provided by the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Department During Fiscal Year 2020

 

 

 

5.

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

 

 

 

6.

** Receive and File Briefing Agenda

 

 

 

7.

** Approval of Out-of-State Travel Requests

 

 

B.

Budget and Risk Management

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriation Adjustments

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Exceptions to Fee Schedule for Court Interpreters

 

 

 

3.

** Receive and File Risk Management Board Minutes - September 18, 2019

 

 

C.

Criminal Courts Administration (J. Gregory Shugart)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Professional Service Contracts between Tarrant County, d/b/a Veterans Treatment Court and Brandon W. Barnett, and Leon Reed, Jr.

 

 

D.

Criminal District Attorney (Sharen Wilson)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Payment of Invoice from Mike Alexander/Lion Leadership Institute for Professional Services

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Professional Service Contracts between Tarrant County and Registered Nurses Victoria Acker, Cressie Beesley, Bailey Hardman, Stephanie Hoyt, Whitney Metcalf, Elizabeth Padilla, Patricia Rosas-Lopez and Timothy Martin for Phlebotomist Services During the No Refusal Program Holidays

 

 

E.

Elections Administration (Heider Garcia)

 

 

 

1.

Approval of Permanent Branch Early Voting Sites for the Joint General and Special Elections on November 5, 2019

 

 

F.

Facilities Management (David Phillips)

 

 

 

1.

Approval of Amendment No. 5 to the Real Property Lease with Mercantile Partners, L.P. for Warehouse Space Located at 3333 Quorum Drive, Fort Worth

 

 

 

2.

** Receive and File Special Warranty Deed for 0.185 Acre, E.C. Cannon Survey, Kennedale, Texas

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of Request to Use the Family Law Center for the Eldon B. Mahon Inn of the Court High School Mock Trial Competition

 

 

 

4.

** Approval to Display an Early Tarrant County Exhibit Provided by the Heritage Tourism Committee of the Tarrant County Historical Commission in the Plaza Level of the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center, 401 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth

 

 

G.

Human Resources (Tina Glenn)

 

 

 

1.

Receive and File the Personnel Agenda

 

 

H.

Juvenile Services (Bennie Medlin)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Memorandum of Understanding between Tarrant County and Arlington Independent School District

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of the Fiscal Year 2020 Contract Renewal between Tarrant County and MHMR of Tarrant County to Provide Child Adolescent Training in Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Program

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of Fiscal Year 2020 Family Drug Court Program Contracts between Tarrant County and Lena Pope Home, Inc., and Tarrant County Challenge, Inc.

 

 

I.

Public Health (Vinny Taneja)

 

 

 

1.

Approval of Modification I to Contract #2019-041801 with the National Association of County and City Health Officials

 

 

 

2.

Approval of a Medical Group Provider Agreement with UnitedHealthcare for Health Care Services at the Tarrant County Public Health Department

 

 

 

3.

** Approval to Terminate the Lease Agreement with HNQP, LLC for the Tarrant County Women Infant and Children Mansfield Site

 

 

J.

Purchasing (Jack Beacham)

 

 

 

1.

RFP No. 2019-120 - Records Management System - County Clerk's Office - Kofile Technologies, Inc. - $2,387,059.00

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

b)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

2.

Bid No. 2019-224 - Annual Contract for Preventive Maintenance on Air Handling and Cooling Equipment - Countywide - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price, Per Hourly Rate, plus Percentage Markup on Parts

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

3.

RFP No. 2019-236 - Annual Contract for Forensic Accident Reconstruction, Consultation, Expert Witness, and Support Services - Criminal District Attorney's Office - Peggy Lovett, d/b/a Crash Dynamics - Per Contract Terms

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

b)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

4.

RFP No. 2019-191 - Jail Staffing and Efficiency Analysis - Sheriff's Office

 

 

 

 

a)

Reject All Proposals

 

 

 

b)

Rebid with Revised Specifications

 

 

 

5.

** RFO No. 2019-270 - Annual Contract for General Disaster Recovery and Restoration Services - BuyBoard #591-19 - Countywide - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price and Discount off List Price

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

6.

** RFP No. 2017-090 - Laboratory Information Management System - Public Health - Horizon Lab Systems, LLC - Exercise Second and Final Option for Renewal - Same Contract Terms

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Renewal

 

 

 

7.

** RFP No. 2018-139 - 340B Consulting Service for Compliance Process Development and Audit Preparedness - Public Health - CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP - Exercise First and Final Option for Renewal - Same Contract Terms

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Renewal

 

 

 

8.

** Bid No. 2018-170 - Annual Contract for Purchase of Single Drum Padfoot Vibratory Compactors - All Precincts - Various Vendors - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Firm Fixed Prices

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Renewal

 

 

 

9.

** Approval of Amendment No. 1 - Noble Assessment Platform License and Services - Criminal Courts Administration - Noble Software Group, LLC

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

10.

** Annual Contracts Eligible for Renewal Within Ninety (90) Days

 

 

 

11.

** Permission to Take Bids/RFPs

 

 

K.

Sheriff's Department (Bill Waybourn)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Cooperative Transportation Agreement with the United States Marshals Service

 

 

L.

Tax Assessor-Collector (Wendy Burgess)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Property Tax Refunds

 

 

 

2.

** Receive and File Tax Office Deputizations

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of Point of Sale Contract between Tarrant County, d/b/a Tarrant County Tax Assessor Collector and TX Motors of North Richland Hills Inc., d/b/a AutoNation Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram North Richland Hills for Motor Vehicle Registrations and Transactions

 

 

M.

Transportation Services (Randy Skinner)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Final Plat - Hobb Addition

 

 

N.

County Judge and Commissioners

 

 

 

1.

Interlocal Agreement, Precinct 3 (Commissioner Fickes)

 

 

 

 

a)

Approval of the Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the City of Colleyville for Work to be Performed on Curtis Road from McDonwell School Road to Murphy Lane, on Herbert Road from McDonwell School Road to Murphy Lane, on Shelton Drive from Pleasant Run Drive to Bransford Road, on Beverly Drive from Pleasant Run to Bransford Road, on Leta Lane/Duane Street from Beverly Drive to Bransford Road, and on Suellen Circle from Leta Lane to Cul-de-Sac

 

 

 

b)

Approval to Begin the Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the City of Colleyville for Work to be Performed on Curtis Road from McDonwell School Road to Murphy Lane, on Herbert Road from McDonwell School Road to Murphy Lane, on Shelton Drive from Pleasant Run Drive to Bransford Road, on Beverly Drive from Pleasant Run to Bransford Road, on Leta Lane/Duane Street from Beverly Drive to Bransford Road, and on Suellen Circle from Leta Lane to Cul-de-Sac

 

 

O.

Appointments to Various Boards

 

 

 

1.

Action Concerning Appointments to Various Boards, Commissions and Committees

 

 

 

2.

Action Concerning Appointments to Tax Increment Finance District Boards

 

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.

Census 2020 - Complete Count Outreach Efforts

 

The Commissioners Court will be provided information by representatives of the U.S. Census Bureau and County staff on Census 2020 complete count outreach efforts.

 

XII.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

 

XIII.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

XIV.

CLOSED MEETING - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2019

 

 

A.

Pending or Contemplated Litigation and Attorney-Client Information

 

 

B.

Real Estate Matters

 

 

C.

Personnel Matters

 

 

D.

Advice of Counsel

 

 

 

1.

Rules of Decorum

 

 

 

2.

Section 551.143, Texas Government Code

 

 

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