TARRANT COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA


 

 

Commissioners’ Courtroom

Tarrant County Administration Building

100 East Weatherford Street, 5th Floor

Fort Worth, Texas 76196

Tuesday, October 06, 2020 - 10:00 AM

 

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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 29, 2020

 

VI.

PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

 

A.

Proclamation - Indigenous People's Day in Tarrant County (Commissioner Brooks)

 

 

B.

Proclamation - National 4-H Week (Commissioner Johnson)

 

 

C.

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.

PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

 

A.

** Request for Public Hearing - Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 10:00 A.M. - To Consider Amendment No. 1 to the 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan - (Community Development)

 

 

B.

** Request for Public Hearing - Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 10:00 A.M. - To Consider Amendment No. 2 to Program Year 2020 Action Plan (Community Development)

 

 

C.

** Request for Public Hearing - Tuesday, November 3, 2020, 10:00 A.M. - To Consider Placing a Stop Sign in Pyramid Acres Subdivision on Tinsley at Pyramid Boulevard - Precinct 1

 

 

D.

** Request for Public Hearing - Tuesday, November 3, 2020, 10:00 A.M. - To Consider Placing a Posted Speed Limit of 30 MPH in Aston Meadows Subdivision - Precinct 4

 

IX.

REPORTS AND BUSINESS

 

 

A.

Administrator (G.K. Maenius)

 

 

 

1.

Discussion, and Possible Action, Concerning the Declaration of Local Disaster Regarding COVID-19, and/or Amended Declaration of Local Disaster Regarding COVID-19

 

 

 

2.

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

 

 

 

3.

Approval of Agreement with Arlington-Mansfield Area YMCA for Unemployment Support Related to COVID-19

 

 

 

4.

Approval to Use Self-Attestations to Meet Documentation Requirements Related to the CARES Act Rental Assistance Program

 

 

 

5.

Approval of a Tax Abatement Agreement between Tarrant County and Winner LLC for the Expansion and Development of a New Data Center Facility in the City of Fort Worth

 

 

 

6.

Approval of Interlocal Agreement with the City of Fort Worth for Latent Print Discipline Services

 

 

 

7.

** Approval of a Resolution Amending the Section 381 Economic Development Program Known as Tarrant County Small Business Assistance Grant Program and Authorizing Payment of Grants Under This Program from CARES Act or Other Applicable Federal Funds

 

 

 

8.

** Approval of Subrecipient Contract with Housing Channel Related to HOME Grant Program M17-DC-48-0200, M18-DC-48-0200, and M19-DC-48-0200 - Community Development

 

 

 

9.

** Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Community Housing Development Organization Contract with Housing Channel, Formerly Known as Tarrant County Housing Partnership, Inc., Related to HOME Grant Programs MC-05-UC-48-0200, MC-06-UC-48-0200, MC-070-48-0200, MC-08-UC-48-0200, MC-09-UC-48-0200, MC-10-UC-48-0200, MC-11-UC-48-0200, and M17-DC-48-0200 - Community Development

 

 

 

10.

** Approval of Amendment No. 2 to Community Housing Development Organization Contract with Housing Channel Related to HOME Grant Programs M14-DC-48-0200, M15-DC-48-0200, M16-DC-48-0200, and M17-DC-48-0200 - Community Development

 

 

 

11.

** Approval of Amendment No. 2 to Community Housing Development Organization Contract with Housing Channel Related to HOME Grant Programs M16-DC-48-0200, M17-DC-48-0200, and M18-DC-48-0200 - Community Development

 

 

 

12.

** Approval of Amendment No. 2 to Community Housing Development Organization Contract with Development Corporation of Tarrant County, Related to HOME grant Programs MC-05-UC-48-0200, MC-06-UC-48-0200, MC-07-UC-48-0200, MC-08-UC-48-0200, MC-09-UC-48-0200, MC-10-UC-48-0200, MC-11-UC-48-0200, and MC17-DC-48-0200

 

 

 

13.

** Approval of Community Housing Development Organization Contract between Tarrant County and Housing Channel to Receive Operating Funding - Community Development

 

 

 

14.

** Approval of Community Housing Development Organization Contract between Tarrant County and the Development Corporation of Tarrant County to Receive Operating Funding - Community Development

 

 

 

15.

** Approval of the Tarrant County Housing Assistance Office Fiscal Year 2020-2025 Five Year and Annual Agency Plan and the Housing and Urban Development Certification Forms - Housing Assistance

 

 

 

16.

** Approval of Amendment No. 4 to One Fiscal Year 2019-2020 HIV Health and Social Services Subrecipient Contract with AIDS Healthcare Foundation – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

17.

** Receive and File Meeting Attendance Roster for the Surface Transportation Technical Committee of the North Central Texas Council of Governments' Regional Transportation Council -August 2019 through September 2020

 

 

 

18.

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

 

 

 

19.

** Receive and File Briefing Agenda

 

 

B.

Auditor (Renee Tidwell)

 

 

 

1.

Approval to Remove Assets from the County's Asset Management System

 

 

C.

Budget and Risk Management

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Fiscal Year 2020 Appropriation Adjustments

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriation Adjustments

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of Claims Recommended by the Risk Management Board

 

 

 

4.

** Receive and File the Risk Management Board Minutes - September 23, 2020

 

 

 

5.

** Approval of Exceptions to Fee Schedule for Court Interpreters

 

 

D.

Elections Administration (Heider Garcia)

 

 

 

1.

Approval of a Change to the Early Voting Schedule for the November 3, 2020 General Election to Replace the Summerglen Library with the Longhorn Activity Center

 

 

E.

Facilities Management (David Phillips)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Building Alterations Completed at the Dr. Marion J. Brooks Public Health Building, 1101 South Main Street, Fort Worth

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Building Alterations for the Criminal District Attorney's Office in the Tim Curry Criminal Justice Center, 401 West Belknap Street, Fort Worth

 

 

F.

Human Resources (Tina Glenn)

 

 

 

1.

Receive and File the Personnel Agenda

 

 

 

2.

Approval of Out-of-Class Pay Extension – Tax Office

 

 

G.

Public Health (Vinny Taneja)

 

 

 

1.

Approval to Submit a Letter of Intent between Tarrant County Public Health and the University of North Texas Health Science Center to Collaborate and Promote Knowledge to Action in COVID-19 Prevention and Engagement

 

 

 

2.

Approval of an Agreement with eClinial Works for Software License and Support for a Cloud Based Electronic Medical Records and Practice Management System on Behalf of the Tarrant County Public Health Department

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Fiscal Year 2019 Department of State Health Services HIV Surveillance Grant Contract

 

 

H.

Purchasing (Jack Beacham)

 

 

 

1.

Bid No. 2020-200 - Annual Contract for Fence Installation, Demolition, and Repairs - Facilities Management - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price, Hourly Labor Rates, and Markup for Parts

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

2.

Bid No. 2020-209 - Annual Contract for HVAC Air Filters and Filter Replacement Services - Facilities Management - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price and Discount Off List

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

3.

Bid No. 2020-193 - Precinct 1 Fuel Canopy Repairs - Facilities Management

 

 

 

 

a)

Reject All Bids

 

 

 

b)

Rebid with Revised Specifications

 

 

 

4.

** Bid No. 2019-012 - Annual Contract for Monitoring Services - Burglary, Fire, and Safe - Facilities Management - Various Vendors - Exercise Second and Final Option for Renewal - Same Firm Fixed Prices

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Renewal

 

 

 

5.

** Bid No. 2020-013 - Annual Contract for Landscape Supplies and Services - Facilities Management - Various Vendors - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Hourly Rate and Markup for Parts

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Renewal

 

 

 

6.

** Bid No. 2020-014 - Annual Contract for Irrigation Supplies and Services - Countywide - Various Vendors - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Discount from List Price and Markup for Parts

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Renewal

 

 

 

7.

** RFP No. 2011-068 - Inmate Calling Services - Sheriff's Office - Securus Technologies, Inc.

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

8.

** RFP No. 2019-206 – Appian Development for a Laboratory Information Management System – Information Technology – GxP Partners, LLC - $47,600.00

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

9.

** Horizon Lab Systems, LLC - Horizon Laboratory Information Management System - Public Health - $56,848.00

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

10.

** Groupware Technologies, Inc. - HIV-AIDS Client Eligibility and Management System - HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

 

a)

Sole Source Designation

 

 

 

11.

** Annual Contracts Eligible for Renewal Within Ninety Days

 

 

 

12.

** Permission to Take Bids/RFPs

 

 

I.

Tax Assessor-Collector (Wendy Burgess)

 

 

 

1.

** Receive and File Tax Office Deputizations for Motor Vehicle Dealers

 

 

J.

Transportation Services (Randy Skinner)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of an Agreement to Contribute Funds to the Texas Department of Transportation for Right-of-Way Acquisition on a Project Known as the Southeast Connector - Precinct 1 and Precinct 2

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Renewal and Amendment to Interlocal Agreement with City of Southlake Related to 2006 Transportation Bond Program

 

 

K.

County Judge and Commissioners

 

 

 

1.

Interlocal Agreement, Precinct 1 (Commissioner Brooks)

 

 

 

 

a)

Approval of a Challenge Partnership Agreement between Tarrant County and the Department of Army for the Repair and Reconstruction of Pearl Ranch Road

 

 

 

b)

Approval to Begin a Challenge Partnership Agreement between Tarrant County and the Department of Army for the Repair and Reconstruction of Pearl Ranch Road

 

 

L.

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.

Current and Emerging Health Issues

 

The Public Health Department will update the Commissioners Court on current and emerging health issues in Tarrant County.

 

 

B.

Flu Vaccination Briefing

 

The Commissioners Court will be briefed on Flu Vaccinations.

 

XIII.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

 

XIV.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

XV.

CLOSED MEETING – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2020

 

 

A.

Pending or Contemplated Litigation

 

 

B.

Real Estate Matters

 

 

C.

Personnel Matters

 

 

 

1.

County Administrator (G.K. Maenius)

 

 

 

2.

Facilities Management Director (G.K. Maenius)

 

 

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.

ADJOURNMENT