TARRANT COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA


 

 

Commissioners’ Courtroom

Tarrant County Administration Building

100 East Weatherford Street, 5th Floor

Fort Worth, Texas 76196

Tuesday, October 29, 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 October 22, 2019

 

VI.

PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

 

A.

Proclamation - National First Responder's Day (Commissioner Allen)

 

 

B.

Resolution - League of Women Voters 100 Years Strong Anniversary (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.

** Request for Public Hearing - Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 10:00 A.M. - To Consider the Assignment of Addresses on Gibson Cemetery Road - Precinct 2

 

IX.

REPORTS AND BUSINESS

 

 

A.

Administrator (G.K. Maenius)

 

 

 

1.

Approval of an Exception to the Travel Policy - Sheriff's Office

 

 

 

2.

Approval of Tarrant County Commissioners Court Rules of Decorum

 

 

 

3.

** Acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2020 Victims of Crime Act Grant Award from the Governor's Criminal Justice Division for the Sheriff's Victim Assistance Program

 

 

 

4.

** Approval of Contract between Tarrant County and the Community Supervision and Corrections Department of Tarrant County for the Provision of Personnel Benefit Services for Fiscal Year 2020

 

 

 

5.

** Approval to Write Off Resource Connection Uncollectible Aquatic Center, Conference Center and Recreational Field Rental Fees

 

 

 

6.

** Approval of Amendment No. 16 to the Resource Connection Lease Agreement with My Health My Resources of Tarrant County – IDD Services for Space Located at the Resource Connection, 1300 Circle Drive

 

 

 

7.

** Approval of Amendment No. 22 to the Lease Agreement with Workforce Development Board, D/B/A Workforce Solutions for Space Located at the Resource Connection, 2300 Circle Drive

 

 

 

8.

** Approval of Amendment No. 1 the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Ryan White Part A Notice of Award – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

9.

** Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Fiscal Year 2019 Ryan White Treatment Extension Act Part C Subrecipient Contract with Tarrant County Preventive Medicine Clinic – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

10.

** Approval of a Contract between Tarrant County and the Salvation Army for a Permanent Supportive Housing Program for Chronically Homeless - Housing First PSH III - Community Development

 

 

 

11.

** Approval of Out-of-State Travel Requests

 

 

 

12.

** Receive and File Briefing Agenda

 

 

B.

Auditor (Renee Tidwell)

 

 

 

1.

Approval of Release and Substitution of Depository Collateral

 

 

 

2.

Receive and File the Auditor's Report for the Review of Financial Controls Over the Fire Marshal's Office

 

 

 

3.

** Receive and File the Auditor's Report of the Court Manager Exit Review for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2

 

 

C.

Budget and Risk Management

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriation Adjustments

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriation Adjustments

 

 

 

3.

** Receive and File Risk Management Board Minutes - October 16, 2019

 

 

D.

County Clerk (Mary Louise Nicholson)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Release of Depository Collateral

 

 

E.

Criminal Courts Administration (J. Gregory Shugart)

 

 

 

1.

** Ratification of the 2020-2021 Continuation Grant Application Submitted to the Texas Veterans Commission

 

 

F.

Elections Administration (Heider Garcia)

 

 

 

1.

Approval of Usage of Election Contract Funds to Defray Expenses of Election Day Consumables for the November 2019 Election and Any Runoff Election

 

 

G.

Facilities Management (David Phillips)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of a Building Renovation at 2300 Circle Drive to Renovate a Portion of Suite 2302B into a Kitchenette at Resource Connection

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Change Order No. 1 to the Alpha Mechanical Contractors Contract for the HVAC Variable Air Volume Replacement Project at the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of Change Order No. 1 to the CEC Facilities Group, LLC Contract for the Purchase and Replacement of Uninterruptible Power Source Batteries at the Plaza Building, 200 Taylor Street, Fort Worth

 

 

 

4.

** Approval of Change Order No. 1 to the AquaGreen Global, LLC Contract for the Irrigation Improvements Project at the Precinct 1 Maintenance Facility

 

 

 

5.

** Approval of Change Order No. 7 to the Con-Real, LP Construction Management Contract Related to the Dionne Phillips Bagsby Southwest Subcourthouse Expansion and Renovation Project

 

 

H.

Human Resources (Tina Glenn)

 

 

 

1.

Receive and File the Personnel Agenda

 

 

 

2.

Approval of a Waiver of Terminal Benefits – Magistrate Courts

 

 

 

3.

** Receive and File the Sheriff's Department Civil Service Meeting Report of October 7, 2019

 

 

 

4.

** Receive and File the Tarrant County Civil Service Meeting Report of October 14, 2019

 

 

 

5.

** Approval of the Texas County and District Retirement System Plan Agreement for Plan Year 2020

 

 

I.

Juvenile Services (Bennie Medlin)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with the Fort Worth Independent School District to Provide Teachers and Education Programs for the 2019-2020 school year at the Lynn W. Ross Juvenile Detention Center

 

 

J.

Public Health (Vinny Taneja)

 

 

 

1.

Approval of Interim Financing Extension for Fiscal Year 2020 Texas Department of State Health Services National Syndromic Surveillance Program Grant Award for the Public Health Department’s Informatics Division

 

 

 

2.

Approval to Submit an Application to the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists to Host a Fellow in the Applied Epidemiology Fellowship Program

 

 

 

3.

Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between the North Texas Area Community Health Centers, Inc. and Tarrant County Public Health for the Provision of Providing Health Education and Healthy Living Education.

 

 

 

4.

Approval of Educational Practicum Experience Affiliation Agreement with Amberton University for Completion of Practicum Experience at Tarrant County Public Health

 

 

 

5.

Approval to Submit a Grant Application to the University of Baltimore Center for Drug Policy and Enforcement in Response to a Notice of Funding Availability Competitive Subaward Solicitation

 

 

 

6.

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

 

 

K.

Purchasing (Jack Beacham)

 

 

 

1.

Bid No. 2019-251 - Administration Building Fourth Floor Renovations - Facilities Management - FSI Construction - $59,457.58

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

b)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

c)

Acceptance of Payment Bond

 

 

 

2.

Bid No. 2019-253 – Annual Contract for Printing and Mailing of Voter Registration Certificate Cards, Confirmation Notices, and Pre-Printed Stock – Elections Administration – PrintMPro, Ltd. – Per Unit Price

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

3.

** RFO No. 2020-010 - ServiceNow Subscriptions and User Licenses - #DIR-TSO-3926 - Information Technology - Carahsoft Technology Corporation - $820,675.80

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

4.

** RFO No. 2020-017 - Purchase of Information Technologies Subscription Based Research and Related Services - #DIR-TSO-4099 - Information Technology - Gartner, Inc. - $113,926.00

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

b)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

5.

** RFO No. 2020-018 - EMC, Cisco, and VCE Hardware and Software Maintenance - #DIR-TSO-4299 - Information Technology - Thomas Gallaway, d/b/a Technologent - $759,410.05

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

6.

** RFO No. 2020-020 - Drug and Alcohol Laboratory Confirmation Testing - #DIR-TSO-3757 - Community Supervision and Corrections Department - Avertest, LLC - Per Unit Price

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

b)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

7.

** RFO No. 2020-021 - DatAdvantage, DatAlert, and Collector Software Maintenance and Support - BuyBoard #579-19 - Information Technology - SHI Government Solutions - $57,566.31

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

8.

** RFO No. 2020-026 - Purchase of Electronic Monitoring Equipment - #DIR-TSO-3427 - Juvenile Services - Satellite Tracking of People, LLC - Per Contract Terms

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

9.

** RFO No. 2020-029 - ArcGIS Maintenance and Subscription - #DIR-TSO-3446 - Information Technology - Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. - $61,741.49

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

10.

** RFP No. 2018-164 - Professional Services to Support Internal Development of a Medical Examiners Laboratory Management System - Information Technology - Solutions Cube Group, LLC - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Contract Terms

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Renewal

 

 

 

11.

** RFO No. 2017-097 - Purchase of Microsoft Enterprise Volume Licenses - #DIR-TSO-4092 - Information Technology - SHI Government Solutions - $150,000.00

 

 

 

 

a)

Approve Microsoft Azure Usage

 

 

 

12.

** Scotia Consulting, Inc. - Lease, Maintenance, and Onsite Support of the Systems Utilized by Domestic Relations Office, Family Court Services, Community Supervision and Corrections Department, and Direct Court - Information Technology

 

 

 

 

a)

Sole Source Renewal

 

 

 

13.

** Authorization to Submit Procurement Card Account Application Form to JPMorgan Chase Bank for Tarrant County Procurement Cards - Precinct 4

 

 

 

14.

** Approval of Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and Aspermont Independent School District for Cooperative Purchasing of Goods and Services

 

 

 

15.

** Approval of Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the City of Fulshear for Cooperative Purchasing of Goods and Services

 

 

 

16.

** Approval of Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and Gonzales County for Cooperative Purchasing of Goods and Services

 

 

 

17.

** Permission to Take Bids/RFPs

 

 

L.

Sheriff's Department (Bill Waybourn)

 

 

 

1.

** Acceptance of Funding from the Tarrant County 9-1-1 District Public Safety Answering Points Assistance Program

 

 

M.

Tax Assessor-Collector (Wendy Burgess)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Property Tax Refunds

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Pay Connexion Service Terms for Credit Card Services Provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank to the Tarrant County Tax Office

 

 

N.

County Judge and Commissioners

 

 

 

1.

Interlocal Agreement, Precinct 4 (Commissioner Johnson)

 

 

 

 

a)

Approval of Interlocal Agreement with the City of Saginaw for the Reconstruct and Asphalt Overlay of Burlington Road from East McLeroy Boulevard to Minton Road, Anderson Street from Saginaw Boulevard to Bluebonnet Street, Hialeah Park from Saginaw Boulevard to South Hampshire Street, South Hampshire Street from Longhorn Road to Hialeah Park, Georgian Road South and Normandy Court

 

 

 

b)

Approval to Begin Interlocal Agreement with the City of Saginaw for the Reconstruct and Asphalt Overlay of Burlington Road from East McLeroy Boulevard to Minton Road, Anderson Street from Saginaw Boulevard to Bluebonnet Street, Hialeah Park from Saginaw Boulevard to South Hampshire Street, South Hampshire Street from Longhorn Road to Hialeah Park, Georgian Road South and Normandy Court

 

 

 

c)

Approval of Interlocal Agreement with the City Blue Mound for the Asphalt Overlay of the 1600 Block of Fagan Drive

 

 

 

d)

Approval to Begin Interlocal Agreement with the City Blue Mound for the Asphalt Overlay of the 1600 Block of Fagan Drive

 

 

 

e)

Approval of Interlocal Agreement with the City of River Oaks for the Asphalt Overlay of the 900 Block of Yale Street, 5700-6000 Black Oak Lane and Woodlawn Street from Hillside Drive to Long Avenue

 

 

 

f)

Approval to Begin Interlocal Agreement with the City of River Oaks for the Asphalt Overlay of the 900 Block of Yale Street, 5700-6000 Black Oak Lane and Woodlawn Street from Hillside Drive to Long Avenue

 

 

 

g)

Approval of Interlocal Agreement with the City of Westworth Village for the Asphalt Overlay of Kay Lane

 

 

 

h)

Approval to Begin Interlocal Agreement with the City of Westworth Village for the Asphalt Overlay of Kay Lane

 

 

O.

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.

Presentation Regarding Amendments to the Project and Financing Plan for the City of Arlington Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone #5

 

Representatives from the City of Arlington will address Commissioners Court regarding amendments to the Project and Financing Plan for the Arlington Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone #5.

 

 

B.

Telecommuting Policy

 

The Commissioners Court will be provided with a draft telecommuting policy for discussion.

 

 

C.

Regulation of Game Room Operations Related to Public Health, Safety and Welfare Updates

 

The Commissioners Court will be updated on public health, safety and welfare issues specifically relating to game room operations arising in communities within Tarrant County.

 

XIII.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

 

XIV.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

XV.

CLOSED MEETING – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2019

 

 

A.

Pending or Contemplated Litigation and Attorney-Client Information

 

 

 

1.

Opioid Litigation

 

 

 

2.

Chiener, LLC

 

 

 

3.

Carroll ISD v. Northwest ISD, et al., Case No. 02-18-00264-CV

 

 

B.

Real Estate Matters

 

 

C.

Personnel Matters

 

 

D.

Advice of Counsel

 

 

 

1.

Law Enforcement Memorial

 

 

 

2.

Echo Lake Park Update

 

 

 

3.

Rules of Decorum in Court

 

 

 

4.

Game Room Regulations

 

 

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