TARRANT COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA


 

 

Commissioners’ Courtroom

Tarrant County Administration Building

100 East Weatherford Street, 5th Floor

Fort Worth, Texas 76196

Tuesday, February 09, 2021 - 10:00 AM

 

PURSUANT TO THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION BY GOVERNOR ABBOTT OF CERTAIN OPEN-MEETING PROVISIONS OF TEXAS LAW, SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY PARTICIPATE VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.  ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AT ITS NEXT POSTED REGULAR MEETING.  YOU MAY SUBMIT A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORM USING THE LINK ON THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA WEBPAGE AT WWW.TARRANTCOUNTY.COM.  PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER YOU ARE ADDRESSING AN ITEM ON THE POSTED REGULAR AGENDA OR WHETHER PROVIDING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS.  REGARDLESS OF THE DESIRED METHOD TO ADDRESS THE COURT, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA.

ADDRESSING THE COURT BY WRITTEN STATEMENT:  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORMS SUBMITTED WITH WRITTEN STATEMENTS THAT DO NOT WISH TO ADDRESS THE COURT MUST BE SUBMITTED BY NOON (12 P.M.) THE DAY BEFORE THE REGULAR POSTED MEETING.  THE FORMS WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE ONLINE POSTED AGENDA UNDER THE “PUBLIC COMMENTS” SECTION OF THE AGENDA PRIOR TO THE MEETING FOR PUBLIC REVIEW WITH COPIES PROVIDED TO THE COURT MEMBERS.  WRITTEN STATEMENTS WILL NOT BE READ ALOUD DURING THE COURT’S SESSION.

ADDRESSING THE COURT BY TELEPHONE:  IF YOU ARE WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COURT AT ITS NEXT POSTED REGULAR MEETING VIA TELEPHONE, YOU MUST NOTIFY THE COURT USING THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORM BY NOON (12 P.M.) ON THE DAY BEFORE THE REGULAR POSTED MEETING IN WHICH YOU WISH TO SPEAK.

ADDRESSING THE COURT IN-PERSON:  ALL IN-PERSON ATTENDEES WISHING TO ADDRESS THE COURT MUST DELIVER A COMPLETED FORM TO THE COUNTY JUDGE’S OFFICE BY 10:00 A.M. ON THE DAY OF THE REGULAR POSTED MEETING.  FORMS ARE AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM.

LIVE STREAMING OF THE EVENT IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.TARRANTCOUNTY.COM.

 

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 February 2, 2021

 

VI.

PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

 

A.

Resolution of Commendation - Jo A. Pirtle (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.

Acceptance of TechSare Local Government Corporation Retained Earnings Distribution

 

 

 

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.

Ratification of Interlocal Agreement with the Fort Worth Independent School District for COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

 

 

 

4.

Approval of Agreement with Trinity Metro to Provide Free Rides to COVID-19 Vaccination Sites

 

 

 

5.

** Approval of First Amendment to the Agreement with Community Link Mission for the Distribution of CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds as Part of the Non-Governmental Organization Assistance Program

 

 

 

6.

** Approval of Amendments to Agreements with Children First Inc, Community Enrichment Center, Grapevine Relief and Community Exchange, and Open Arms Health Clinic, Inc. for the Distribution of Coronavirus Relief Funds as Part of the Non-Governmental Organization Assistance Program

 

 

 

7.

** Receive and File the 2020 Racial Profiling Data from the Tarrant County Constables' Offices

 

 

 

8.

** Bid No. 2020CD-088 Approval of Construction Contract with Atkins Brothers Equipment Company in the Amount of $131,814.00 for the City of Richland Hills, 46th Year CDBG Project - Community Development

 

 

 

9.

** Bid No. 2020CD-094 Approval of Construction Contract with HQS Construction, LLC in the Amount of $146,660.00 for the City of Saginaw, 46th Year CDBG Project - Community Development

 

 

 

10.

** Ratification of the Grant Contract between Tarrant County and Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for State Emergency Solutions Grant - CARES ACT Funding - Community Development

 

 

 

11.

** Ratification of the Grant Contract between Tarrant County and Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for State Community Development Block Grant - CARES ACT Funding - Community Development

 

 

 

12.

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

 

 

 

13.

** Approval of Amendment No. 25 to the Lease Agreement with Workforce Development Board, d/b/a Workforce Solutions for Space Located at the Resource Connection

 

 

 

14.

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

 

 

 

15.

** Receive and File Briefing Agenda

 

 

B.

Auditor (Renee Tidwell)

 

 

 

1.

Approval of Release of Depository Collateral

 

 

 

2.

** Receive and File the Auditor's Report of the Exit Review for the Constable and Office Manager, Precinct 5

 

 

C.

Budget and Risk Management (Helen Giese)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriation Adjustments

 

 

 

2.

** Receive and File Risk Management Board Minutes – January 27, 2021

 

 

D.

Criminal District Attorney (Sharen Wilson)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval for Tarrant County to File Suit Against Justin Marquez and Thomas Erik Marquez

 

 

E.

Facilities Management

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Tariff for Retail Delivery Service Agreement with Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC for the Juvenile Center Project

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of a Building Alteration for the Purchasing Department Located at the Tarrant County Administration Building, 100 East Weatherford Street, Suite 303, Fort Worth

 

 

 

3.

** Receive and File the Notice of Potential Change Orders for Facilities Management Construction Projects

 

 

F.

Human Resources (Tina Glenn)

 

 

 

1.

Receive and File the Personnel Agenda

 

 

 

2.

Approval of Extension of Project Employment – District Clerk

 

 

 

3.

Approval of Out-of-Class Pay Extension – Sheriff’s Office

 

 

 

4.

Approval of a Waiver of Terminal Benefits – Criminal District Attorney’s Office

 

 

 

5.

Approval of Waivers of Terminal Benefits – Sheriff’s Office

 

 

 

6.

Approval of a Change to the Table of Organization – Information Technology

 

 

 

7.

Approval of the UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company Stop Loss Memorandum of Understanding

 

 

 

8.

** Approval of a Change to the Table of Organization – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

9.

** Approval of the Public Employee Benefits Cooperative PPO And HDP Medical Plan Rates for Eligible, Surviving Dependent Children of Law Enforcement Personnel Killed in the Line of Duty

 

 

 

10.

** Approval of the Extension of the Member Cost-Share Waiver for COVID-19 Testing, Test-Related Visits, Diagnosis and Treatment Under the Public Employee Benefits Cooperative Medical Plans

 

 

G.

Public Health (Vinny Taneja)

 

 

 

1.

** Acceptance of a Goods Donation from Total Pharmacy Supply to Support the COVID-19 Tarrant County Public Health Response

 

 

 

2.

** Approval to Submit the Fiscal Year 2022 Texas Department of State Health Services Preparedness Hazards Grant Contract Renewal Application

 

 

 

3.

** Approval to Submit the Fiscal Year 2022 Texas Department of State Health Services Preparedness Cities Readiness Initiative Grant Contract Renewal Application

 

 

 

4.

** Approval to Submit the Fiscal Year 2022 Texas Department of State Health Services Laboratory Response Network - Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant Contract Renewal Application

 

 

 

5.

** Approval to Submit the Department of State Health Services Fiscal Year 2022 HIV Programs Ending the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Epidemic Grant Contract Renewal Application

 

 

 

6.

** Approval of Agreements with Tarrant County Hospital District, d/b/a JPS Health Network, North Texas Area Community Health Center, Kroger Texas, L.P., and Albertsons Companies, Inc. for the Administration of Flu Vaccines

 

 

 

7.

** Approval of a Work Order with eClinicWorks for Interface Creation between QuickBase to the eClinicWorks Database Used for Covid-19 Immunization Patient Medical Files

 

 

H.

Purchasing

 

 

 

1.

RFP No. 2020-207 - Business Process Management and Strategic Consulting - Information Technology - Various Vendors - Per Contract Terms

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

b)

Contract Approval

 

 

 

2.

Bid No. 2021-050 - Annual Contract for Cab and Chassis Trucks with Garbage Dump Body - Countywide - Rush Truck Centers of Texas, LP d/b/a Rush Truck Center Fort Worth - Per Unit Price

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

3.

** 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 - Exercise Second and Final Option for Renewal - Same Firm Fixed Prices

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Renewal

 

 

 

4.

** RFQ No. 2019-185 - Independent Validation and Verification Services - Domestic Relations Office - Underwood Software Association, Inc. - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Contract Terms

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Renewal

 

 

 

5.

** Bid No. 2020-072 - Annual Contract for Asphalt Crack Sealer - Countywide - Crafco, Inc. - Exercise First and Final Option for Renewal - Same Firm Fixed Prices

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Renewal

 

 

 

6.

** RFP No. 2020-089 - Annual Contract for Aerial Application of Pesticides for Mosquito Control - Public Health - Various Vendors - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Contract Terms

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Renewal

 

 

 

7.

** Approval of Purchase of Syringes in Response to Covid-19 - OMNIA #R192007 - Public Health - Northern Safety and Industrial - $49,750.00

 

 

 

8.

** Approval of Purchase of Needles and Syringes in Response to Covid-19 - Public Health - Westgrove Capital Group, LLC - $170,218.00

 

 

 

9.

** Authorization to Submit Procurement Card Account Application Forms to JPMorgan Chase Bank for Tarrant County Procurement Cards for Precinct 1 and Sheriff's Office

 

 

 

10.

** Acknowledgement of Notification of Acquisition and Vendor Name Change of J. Reynolds and Co., Inc. to J. Reynolds and Co., a Tecta America Company, LLC

 

 

 

11.

** Annual Contracts Eligible for Renewal Within Ninety Days

 

 

 

12.

** Permission to Take Bids/RFPs

 

 

I.

Sheriff's Department (Bill Waybourn)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Interlocal Assistance Agreements with the City of Arlington and City of Lake Worth for Participation in the Tarrant Regional Auto Crimes Task Force

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of a Contract between Tarrant County and the Texas Workforce Commission for On-Line Access to Information Contained in the Unemployment Insurance Records

 

 

J.

County Judge and Commissioners

 

 

 

1.

Interlocal Agreement, Precinct 3 (Commissioner Fickes)

 

 

 

 

a)

Approval of the Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the City of Richland Hills to Partially Rehabilitate and Resurface Vance Road from SH 10 to Dover Lane, and Rehabilitate and Resurface Dreeben Drive from SH 10 to 250 Feet North of Allena Lane

 

 

 

b)

Approval to Begin the Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the City of Richland Hills to Partially Rehabilitate and Resurface Vance Road from SH 10 to Dover Lane, and Rehabilitate and Resurface Dreeben Drive from SH 10 to 250 Feet North of Allena Lane

 

 

K.

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.

Current and Emerging Health Issues

 

The Public Health Department will update the Commissioners Court on current and emerging health issues in Tarrant County including COVID-19, West Nile Virus and Influenza.  This will be a standing item on the Commissioners Court Agenda as long as necessary.

 

 

B.

Discussion Regarding the 87th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature

 

The Commissioners Court will be briefed regarding developments of the 87th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature.

 

XII.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

 

XIII.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

XIV.

CLOSED MEETING - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021

 

 

A.

Pending or Contemplated Litigation

 

 

 

1.

Thera Savala – Tuition Reimbursement

 

 

 

2.

Jane Doe v. Thomas A. Wilder; Case No. 2020-007255-2

 

 

B.

Real Estate Matters

 

 

C.

Personnel Matters

 

 

 

1.

Position No. 20005529 (Tina Glenn, Human Resources Director)

 

 

 

2.

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