TARRANT COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA


 

 

Commissioners’ Courtroom

Tarrant County Administration Building

100 East Weatherford Street, 5th Floor

Fort Worth, Texas 76196

Tuesday, May 04, 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 April 27, 2021

 

VI.

PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

 

 

A.

Resolution - National Asthma and Allergy Month (Judge Whitley)

 

 

B.

Resolution - National Day of Prayer (Judge Whitley)

 

 

C.

Proclamation - Older Americans Month (Judge Whitley)

 

 

D.

Congratulatory Resolution - Jeff Williams, Mayor of the City of Arlington (Commissioner Allen)

 

 

E.

Recognition of Tarrant County Departments for the 2020 United Way Campaign

 

 

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.

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

 

 

 

2.

Discussion and Possible Action Concerning Issues Related to the Tarrant County Law Enforcement Memorial

 

 

 

3.

Authorization for the County Administrator to Approve Contingency Fund Payments to the TechShare Local Government Corporation for TechShare.Jail

 

 

 

4.

Approval of Program Management Services Agreement between Tarrant County Hospital District, d/b/a JPS Health Network and Broaddus LeVis Related to the JPS Health Network 2018 Capital Improvement Program

 

 

 

5.

Approval of the Termination and Release Agreement for the 2018 Tax Abatement Agreement with Smith & Nephew, Inc., City of Fort Worth

 

 

 

6.

Approval of Historic Site Tax Exemption for the Restoration and Renovation of the Historic Farmers and Mechanics Bank Building at 714 Main Street, Fort Worth

 

 

 

7.

Receive and File the Annual Independent Financial Audit for Tarrant County for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

8.

** Approval and Ratification of an Agreement for Use of County Property between Tarrant County and DAVACO, LP for Use of the Northeast Annex Building and Parking Lot for a COVID-19 Testing Location

 

 

 

9.

** Approval of a Subrecipient Contract with Seasons of Change for Fiscal Year 2020 Department of Housing and Urban Development Tenant Based Leasing Assistance 114 - Community Development

 

 

 

10.

** Approval of a Subrecipient Contract with AIDS Outreach Center for Fiscal Year 2020 Department of Housing and Urban Development Tenant Based Leasing Assistance 114 - Community Development

 

 

 

11.

** Approval of a Subrecipient Contract with SafeHaven of Tarrant County for Fiscal Year 2020 Department of Housing and Urban Development Tenant Based Leasing Assistance 114 - Community Development

 

 

 

12.

** Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Agreement between Tarrant County and SafeHaven of Tarrant County for the Provision of Educational Services to Youth - Community Development

 

 

 

13.

** Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Three Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Health Resources and Services Administration Ryan White Treatment Extension Act Part A Subrecipient Contract with Tarrant County Hospital District, Tarrant County Preventive Medicine Clinic, and Tarrant County Samaritan Housing, Inc. – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

14.

** Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Health Resources and Services Administration Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C EIS COVID-19 Subrecipient Contract with AIDS Healthcare Foundation – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

15.

** Approval of Amendment No. 3 to Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Ryan White Treatment Extension Act Part B Subrecipient Contract with Tarrant County Preventive Medicine Clinic – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

16.

** Approval of Amendment No. 5 to Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Texas Department of State Health Services Ryan White Treatment Extension Act Part B Subrecipient Contract with AIDS Healthcare Foundation– HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

17.

** Approval of Amendment No. 7 to Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Texas Department of State Health Services Ryan White Treatment Extension Act Part B Subrecipient Contract with AIDS Outreach Center – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

18.

** Approval to Submit the Fiscal Year 2022 Ryan White Part C Competing Continuation Grant Application to Health Resources and Services Administration – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

19.

** Approval to Submit the Texas Department of State Health Services Fiscal Year 2020 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Competitive Grant Application – HIV Administrative Agency

 

 

 

20.

** Approval of an Exception to the Travel Policy for Within Region Travel - Constable, Precinct 8

 

 

 

21.

** Receive and File Briefing Agenda

 

 

B.

Auditor (Renee Tidwell)

 

 

 

1.

Receive and File the Tarrant County Financial Statements for November 2020

 

 

C.

Budget and Risk Management (Helen Giese)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriation Adjustments

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Claims Recommended by the Risk Management Board

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of Exceptions to Fee Schedule for Court Interpreters

 

 

 

4.

** Receive and File Risk Management Board Minutes – April 21, 2021

 

 

D.

Criminal Courts Administration (J. Gregory Shugart)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Electronic Submission of the United Way of Tarrant County Grant Application for the Tarrant County Veterans Treatment Court

 

 

E.

Criminal District Attorney (Sharen Wilson)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Settlement Agreement and Full, Final and Complete Release Signed by Crystal Marr for Claims Against Tarrant County

 

 

F.

Elections Administration (Heider Garcia)

 

 

 

1.

Approval of Proposed Changes to Voting Precinct Boundaries

 

 

G.

Human Resources (Tina Glenn)

 

 

 

1.

Receive and File the Personnel Agenda

 

 

 

2.

Approval of a Waiver of Terminal Benefits - 360th District Court

 

 

 

3.

Approval of Out-of-Class Pay Extension – Precinct 1

 

 

 

4.

Approval of Changes to the Table of Organization – Public Health

 

 

H.

Human Services

 

 

 

1.

** Acceptance of an Additional Donation from the Reliant Energy Care Program

 

 

I.

Information Technology (Christopher Nchopa-Ayafor)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Notice and Consent Agreement for Microsoft-Funded Partner Services between Tarrant County and Microsoft Corporation for the Azure Data Platform - Tax Office Predictive Analytics

 

 

J.

Public Health (Vinny Taneja)

 

 

 

1.

Approval of a Data Use Agreement between Tarrant County and Tenet Healthcare, d/b/a United Surgical Partners International on behalf of the Tarrant County Public Health Department Informatics Office Syndromic Surveillance Program

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Department of State Health Services Fiscal Year 2020 Laboratory Response Network - Laboratory Influenza Surveillance and Epidemiology Activities Program Grant Contract

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of Amendment No. 4 to the Department of State Health Services Fiscal Year 2018 Contract for Milk and Dairy Product Testing

 

 

K.

Purchasing (Melissa Lee)

 

 

 

1.

RFP No. 2021-063 - Disaster Debris Monitoring and Consulting Services - Emergency Management - Various Vendors - Per Contract Terms

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

2.

Bid No. 2021-067 - Annual Contract for Cisco Network Equipment, Software, and Maintenance - Information Technology - Various Vendors - Per Discount Off List Price

 

 

 

 

a)

Award Recommendation

 

 

 

3.

** Bid No. 2020-119 - Annual Contract for Locksmith Services and Supplies - Countywide - Various Vendors - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Hourly Rate, Unit Price, and Percentage Markup on Parts

 

 

 

 

a)

Contract Renewal

 

 

 

4.

** RFO No. 2016-169 - AT&T Mobility Wireless Voice and Data Services and Equipment - #DIR-TSO-3420 - Information Technology - AT&T Corp. - Same Terms of DIR Contract

 

 

 

 

a)

Approve Contract Extension

 

 

 

5.

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

 

 

 

6.

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

 

 

 

7.

** Annual Contracts Eligible for Renewal Within Ninety Days

 

 

 

8.

** Permission to Take Bids/RFPs

 

 

L.

Tax Assessor-Collector (Wendy Burgess)

 

 

 

1.

** Approval of Property Tax Refunds

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Property Tax Waivers of Penalty and Interest

 

 

 

3.

** Approval of Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the North Texas Tollway Authority Related to Automobile Registrations and Outstanding Toll Fees

 

 

 

4.

** Approval of Five Point of Sale Contracts between Tarrant County, d/b/a Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector and Motor Vehicle Dealerships for Motor Vehicle Registrations

 

 

 

5.

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

 

 

M.

Transportation Services (Randy Skinner)

 

 

 

1.

Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc. Related to the Proposed 2021 Transportation Bond Program

 

 

 

2.

** Approval of Two Unimproved Property Contracts and Approval of Special Warranty Deeds to Sameh Boulos and Mina Kahill Related to the Sale of Surplus Property Known as 1440 and 1470 Randol Mill Avenue and Authorize the Right-of-Way Staff of the Tarrant County Transportation Department to Execute All Closing Documents

 

 

N.

County Judge and Commissioners

 

 

 

1.

Interlocal Agreement, Precinct 2 (Commissioner Allen)

 

 

 

 

a)

Approval of Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the City of Arlington for Construction of an Asphalt Parking Lot for the Arlington Heritage Memorial Grounds Cemetery

 

 

 

b)

Approval to Begin Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the City of Arlington for Construction of an Asphalt Parking Lot for the Arlington Heritage Memorial Grounds Cemetery

 

 

 

2.

Interlocal Agreement, Precinct 4 (Commissioner Johnson)

 

 

 

 

a)

Approval of Interlocal Agreement with Wise County for the Asphalt Overlay of Edgemon Way from the Tarrant County Line North for 5,708 Square Feet into Wise County

 

 

 

b)

Approval to Begin Interlocal Agreement with Wise County for the Asphalt Overlay of Edgemon Way from the Tarrant County Line North for 5,708 Square Feet into Wise County

 

 

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

 

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.

 

 

C.

Presentation by Dr. Ray Perryman on the Economic Impact of Legislation Restricting Voter Access on Business Activity in Texas

 

The Commissioners Court will view a presentation by Dr. Ray Perryman on the Economic Impact of Legislation Restricting Voter Access on Business Activity in Texas.

 

XII.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

 

XIII.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

XIV.

CLOSED MEETING

 

 

A.

Pending or Contemplated Litigation

 

 

 

1.

Stark v. Tarrant County, et al.; Civil Action No. 4:20-cv-224-O

 

 

 

2.

Stewart v. Tarrant County, et al.; Civil Action No. 4:21-cv-597-O

 

 

B.

Real Estate Matters

 

 

C.

Personnel Matters

 

 

 

1.

Position No. 20001747 (Tina Glenn, Human Resources Director)

 

 

 

2.

County Administrator

 

 

 

3.

Personnel No. 76105

 

 

D.

Advice of Counsel

 

 

 

1.

Runbeck Invoice

 

 

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