GENDA Dallas County, Texas Tuesday, July 17,2001 · 17/07/2001 · Industrial Health and US...

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Commissioners Court

Dallas County, Texas

Tuesday, July 17,2001

9:00 A.M.

1. Call Court To Order:

2. Declare A Quorum Present:

3. Declare Legal Notices Posted And CourtDuly Called:

4. Motion To Open Court:

5. Bailiff To Open Court:

6. Invocation:

Bishop McKinley Young10th Episcopal DistrictDallas, Texas

Commissioners Court Agenda - Tuesday, July 17, 2001

7. RESOLUTIONS:

A. Patricia (Pat) Ross(Presented by Commissioner Jim Jackson)

B. Bruce R. Sherbet(Presented by Commissioner Jim Jackson)

8. CONSENT AGENDA:

A. APPROVE COMMISSIONERS COURT REGISTER OF APPROVED CHECKS,AUTHORIZED CLAIMS CERTIFICATION, MINUTES OF REQUISITIONS, ANDPAYROLL REGISTERS FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 10-17, 2001 :

B. OPEN BIDS/RFP'S:

THE FOLLOWING BIDS/RFP'S TO BE OPENED JULY 23, 2001:

RFP No. 2001-153-916

RFP No. 2001-156-922

Bid No. 2001-168-938

Bid No. 2001-172-943

Request for Proposals for Non-ResidentialServices.

Request for Proposals for Purchase ofResidential Services for Dallas County JuvenileDepartment.

Replace New Steam Coils.

The Windmill Hill Preserve AmenityImprovements.

C. APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT OF DALLAS COUNTY FUNDS:

D. COURT AGENDA:

To approve filing of Commissioners Court Agenda, dated July 17, 2001.

E. FIVE SIGNATURE DOCUMENTS: (FOR FILING ONLY)

*Minister's Letter of Appreciation*Letter to Ms. Eunice Stanfield re: Dedication of Property


8. CONSENT AGENDA: (Cont'd.)

E. FIVE SIGNATURE DOCUMENTS: (FOR FILING ONLY) (Cont'd.)

* Letter to The Honorable Cleophas R. Steele, Jr.*Letter to All County Employees

re: Employee Confidential Information/Identity Theft* Letter to Mr. Andy Hardin, Chairman of the Board

Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardationre: NorthSTAR

F. TRANSFER OF FUNDS:

G. APPROVAL OF PLACEMENT OR SUBSTITUTION OF COLLATERAL FOR DALLASCOUNTY FUNDS:

H. TRAVEL REQUESTS:

I. PERSONNEL ACTIONS:

Employee Replacements and Salary Adjustments.

9. AWARD BIDS/RFP'S:

Bid No. 2001-150-912 Remove Old Cooling Tower Liner and Install New,awarded to: Mobile Enterprises, Inc.

Bid No. 2001-155-919 Roof Replacement, awarded to: Bazan Roofing, Inc.

Bid No. 2001-163-932 Annual Contract for Meat and Cheese, awarded to:Patterson Meat Co., Inc. (CONTRACT DATAPROVIDED JUNE 12, 2001)

Bid No. 2001-169-940 Annual Contract for Commercial Crime Policy for PublicEmployee Dishonesty (Treasurer's Office), awarded to:Upshaw Insurance Agency, Inc. (CONTRACT DATAPROVIDED July 3, 2001)


10. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the denial of a claim filed by Bruce McCoy againstDallas County.

11. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the denial of a claim filed by Deiatra Wright againstDallas County.

12. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving a jail inmate housing agreement with Collin Countyand authorizing the County Judge to execute said agreement on behalf of DallasCounty.

13. COURT ORDER:

To approve order appointing Commissioner Jim Jackson and Rick Loessberg asDallas County's representatives to the Trinity Trails Advisory Committee for anapproximate two (2) year term beginning August 1, 2001.

14. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving the addition of a collection fee as authorized byArticle 103.0031, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, in the amount of thirtypercent (30%) on each debt and account receivable, including court fines andfees, that are over sixty (60) days past due and have been referred to an attorneyor collection service, and approving the Legal Services Agreement and Contractfor Court Fees and Fines Collection Services with Linebarger Heard Goggan BlairGraham Perla & Sampson, LLP.

15. COURT ORDER:

To approve order amending Court Order No. 2001-1202 (6/26/01) by deleting theauthorization given to Dallas County Judge Lee F. Jackson to sign all relateddocuments in connection with Dallas County Hospital District Board of Managers'Memorandum of Agreement and Right-of-Way Deed for conveyance of certainproperty to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).


16. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing and directing the County Auditor's Office toreallocate/transfer described CDBG funds from various City of Lancaster projectsto be used for the existing Lancaster Wintergreen Sanitary Sewer Project.

17. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving FY 2001-2002 CDBG and HOME Program Projectsand administrative budgets, to be effective October 1, 2001, and authorizing theCounty Judge to sign any related documents.

18. COURT ORDER:

To approve order adopting the "Dallas County Code" published by Municipal CodeCorporation, consisting of Chapters 1 through 114, which codifies Court Ordersof a permanent nature for the period from January 1, 1979 to July 31, 2000.

19. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving the Exit Interview policy and authorizing its inclusionin Section A of the Dallas County Policies and Procedures Manual.

20. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving acceptance of a grant award from the Governor'sOffice, Criminal Justice Division (CJD), for the District Attorney's CollaborativeDomestic Violence Project for the period from July 1, 2001 through June 30,2002, and authorizing the County Judge to sign all related documents.

21. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving electronic submission of the 2001 Local LawEnforcement Block Grant (LLEBG) application to the U.S. Department of Justice,Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), authorizing the County Judge to sign allrelated documentation, and authorizing the Office of Budget and Evaluation tosign the County Judge's name to the electronic application.


22. COURT ORDER:

To approve order appointing listed persons to the 2001 Local Law EnforcementBlock Grant (LLEBG) advisory board, setting a public hearing to be held on August7,2001 to accept citizen comment concerning the use of 2001 LLEBG funds, andauthorizing the County Judge to sign all related documents.

23. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving refunds to taxpayers, as listed, in amounts over$500.00 for erroneous or excessive tax payments.

24. COURT ORDER:

To approve order accepting a donation in the amount of $80,000 from TXUElectric and Gas to the Dallas County Department of Health and Human Servicesfor summer heat assistance, and authorizing the County Judge to sign thecontract on behalf of Dallas County.

25. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving an agreement with Dallas Metro Care Services andDallas County Health and Human Services for the provision of Tuberculosis (TB)screening for the employees of Dallas Metro Care Services for the period fromJuly 18, 2001 to July 18, 2002, and authorizing the County Judge to sign saidagreement on behalf of Dallas County.

26. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving subcontracts with The University of TexasSouthwestern Medical Center at Dallas in an amount not to exceed $115,528,Rhea Sumpter in an amount not to exceed $1,025, and the University ofCincinnati in an amount not to exceed $2,500 to provide supplemental training,model clinics, and continuing medical and nursing education certifications in theSTD/HIV Prevention Training Center Program for the period from April 1, 2001through March 31, 2002, and authorizing the County Judge to sign saidagreements on behalf of Dallas County.


27. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving the request of the Youth Services Advisory Board(YSAB) and the Dallas County Juvenile Department to award Juror Fund nonresidential services contracts to Dallas Urban League, Inc. and West DallasCommunity Centers, Inc., and authorizing the County Judge to sign said contractdocuments on behalf of Dallas County.

28. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the cancellation of Areas 1 & 10 of Bid No. 2001018-697 (Annual Contract for Landscape Maintenance) as awarded to EagleIrrigation Services, disallowing said company from bidding on future countysolicitations for a period of thirteen (13) months (7117/01 - 8/16/02), andreawarding said areas to TruGreen Landcare for the period from July 17, 2001through November 20, 2001 at an estimated annual cost of $36,330.00.

29. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the cancellation/termination of current contract (BidNo. 2001-066-782 - Annual Contract for Random Drug and Alcohol TestingServices) with PharmChem, Inc., due to non-performance and non-compliance ofcontract terms and conditions, disallowing said company from bidding on futurecounty solicitations for a period of thirteen (1 3) months (7/17/01 - 8/16/02), andauthorizing the County Judge to draw lots, due to a tie bid, between MedAlertIndustrial Health and US Healthworks (formerly HealthSouth Medical Clinic) todetermine the next awarded vendor of said bid.

30. COURT ORDER:

To approve order reawarding Bid No. 2001-066-782 (Annual Contract forRandom Drug and Alcohol Testing Services) to a vendor to be determined byCommissioners Court due to a tie bid, at a cost of $59,375.00, effective July 17,2001 through March 20, 2002.

31. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing final payment in an amount not to exceed$4,714.00 to Triple R General Contractors, Inc. for the Dallas County FireEquipment Building project, Bid No. 2000-069-325, and acceptance of thecontract as complete.


32. COURT ORDER:

To approve order adopting a comprehensive Dallas County Crime Watch Programwithin the guidelines of the Dallas County Crime Watch Policy, and designatingthe official Crime Watch sign to be used for said program.

33. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing Commissioner of District No.2 to cooperate withthe City of Garland in improvements to North Garland Avenue, from S.H. 190 toRichardson City Limits, for a total estimated project cost of $94,948.15, andauthorizing the County Judge to execute the Interlocal Agreement for this Type"B" road work.

34. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing Commissioner of District No.2 to cooperate withthe City of Garland in improvements to Bobtown Road, from Lyons Road to ZionRoad, for a total estimated project cost of $42,015.75, and authorizing theCounty Judge to execute the Interlocal Agreement for this Type "B" road work.

35. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing Commissioner of District No.2 to cooperate withthe City of Garland in improvements to Bobtown Road, from Zion Road to KelsoLane, for a total estimated project cost of $16,655.81, and authorizing theCounty Judge to execute the Interlocal Agreement for this Type "E" road work.

36. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing Commissioner of District No.2 to cooperate withthe City of Garland in improvements to Zion Road, from I.H. 30 to Bobtown Road,for a total estimated project cost of $32,780.10, and authorizing the CountyJudge to execute the Interlocal Agreement for this Type "B" road work.

37. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing Commissioner of District No.2 to cooperate withthe City of Mesquite in improvements to Cartwright Road, from Lawson Road toEdwards Church Road, for a total estimated project cost of $99,291.92, andauthorizing the County Judge to execute the Interlocal Agreement for this Type"B" road work.


38. CALL BRIEFING SESSION:

See Briefing Agenda.

39. CALL EXECUTIVE SESSION:

For purposes permitted by Chapter 551, Open Meetings, Texas GovernmentCode, Sections 551.071,551.072,551.073,551.074,551.075 and 551.076.

Subjects: *Contracts* Appointments

-Board/Committee Vacancies (Members/Officers)-Citizen Election Advisory Committee-Sheriff's Civil Service Commission-Dallas Area NorthSTAR Authority

* Property-JP 1-1 Locations

*Security*Personnel

-Evaluation of Goals, Performance, Duties andResponsibilities of Department Heads

_ Fire Marshal_ Institute of Forensic Sciences Director_ Commissioners Court Administrator_ Health & Human Services Director_ Veterans Services Officer_ Public Works Director_ Personnel/Civil Service Director_ Public Defender_ Budget Officer_ Elections Administrator_ Purchasing Director

* Miscellaneous*Claims* Litigation

-A.J.'s Wrecker Service of Dallas, Inc. v. TheHonorable Diana Orozco; cc-99-03520-e &05-99-01948-CV

-Hector Amaya and Luetricia Gaston v. North TexasEnterprises, et al.; DV99-03111-C

-Oscar Jerome Barrett v. John D. Kocher, et al.;3:01-CV-0155-X

-Barbara Bell, et aI., Individually and asRepresentatives of the Estate of Sheila AnnBlackwell Bateman, deceased; 00-06968-M


39. CALL EXECUTIYE SESSION: (Cont'd.)

Subjects: * Litigation (Cont'd.)-Peggy Bettenhausen & Sheila Dugger v. Dallas

County; 95-05011-J - and - Dallas County v.Peggy Bettenhausen & Sheila Dugger;05-98-01956-CY

-Mona Birdwell and Yalerie Tartaglino v. Sheriff JimBowles, Dallas County, Texas and David Stromile;3:99-CY-0446-G

-C. Mark Blankenship, et al. v. County of Dallas;05-98-1630-CY

-Jaavier Carr v. Officer A. East; 3:00-CY-1583-L-Donald Carter, Jr. and Donald Artis v. Constable

Castillo, et al.; 3:99-CY-0047-X-Donald Carter, Jr. and Donald Artis v. Dallas County,

Texas; 98-03234-K-Justice of the Peace Wilma Cawthon - Writ of

Mandamus; JT 00-52255-Dwaine Morris Crain and Dallas County v. Whitlock

Appeal; 05-98-00229-CY-Dallas County v. Sandra Marian Halsey;

99-09032-C /05-00-1518-CY-Dallas County v. Gary Vodicka; JCOO-00222-L-Dallas County and Lawrence McCoy v. Beth

Hudak; JC-0000140-F-Dallas County d/b/a Dallas County Sheriff's

Department v. Mickey Caves; 05-98-01565-CY-Dallas County Civil Service Commission v. Betty Jean

Warren; DY99-06839-K /04-99-00750-CY-Dallas County, Texas v. Victor Pavlu; 97-08168-F

& 05-99-01549-CY-Randy Essenburg, John Mallios, Leona Stone,

H. Averil Sweitzer and Walter Kowalski v. DallasCounty and Dallas County District Clerk;05-95-01390-CY & 93-02129-A

-Charles A. Fagan v. Dallas County Sheriff'sDepartment, et al.; 3:99-CY-1052-M

-Bryan Kent Ford, on behalf of himself and all otherssimilarly situated v. Southwestern Bell TelephoneCompany, MCI WorldCom Communications, Inc.,Dallas County, Texas, and John Does I-X;00-06131-L / 3:00-CY-2082-D

-Douglas Keith Fox and Roy Morrison v. GaryLachman and County of Dallas; DYOO-00746-1

-Thomas A. Gilley v. Dallas County Sheriff'sDepartment and Sheriff of Dallas County;DYOO-00824-E


39. CALL EXECUTIVE SESSION: (Cont'd.)

Subjects: *Litigation (Cont'd.)-Armando H. Gonzales v. Aurelio Castillo, Connie

Kirby and Dallas County; 3:98-CV-1015-T-Armando H. Gonzales v. Dallas County, Texas and

Mike Dupree; 01-02585-D-Mary Alice Grice v. Dallas County Sheriff's

Department, et al.; DV99-04763-K-Jennifer Grieswell v. Larry Joe Ansley; JC-00-1555-A-Sandra Halsey v. Texas Court Reporter's

Certification Board, 21 9th District Court, CollinCounty, Texas; 219-1272-99-K

-Albert L. Hamilton and Braulio Lugo, Ind. and asRepresentatives of a Class of Similarly SituatedPersons v. Dallas Central Appraisal District,Dallas County Appraisal Review Board and FoyMitchell, in his capacity as Chief Appraiser;3:98-CV-2553-L / 05-99-01401-CV

-Glen Holmes v. Dallas County; 97-10465-C-Cathy Kekeocha v. Dallas County; DV99-05559-F-Malcolm Kelso v. Judge Robert Jenevein;

DVOO-05792-L / DVOO-07929-L-Pat Kinnard d/b/a Bail Bonds Unlimited and

Continental Heritage Insurance Company v.Dallas County Bail Bond Board; 00-04284-H

-Brent Lawson v. Dallas County, et al.;3:95-CV-2614-R

-Judith Lewis v. Parkland, Dallas County, JudgeLee F. Jackson, et al.; DV01-02490-D

-In the Matter of the Marriage of Elizabeth Liptak v.Virgil Liptak; 95-17218-S

-Aquilla Mathews v. Dallas County, Dallas CountyCommissioners Court, and Lew Sterrett JusticeCenter; DV98-03911-D

-Audrie McHenry, et al. v. County of Dallas, et al.;TX99-40930-FF

-E. W. McKittrick, Inc., Debtor; Harry L. Cure,Trustee v. Jim Hamlin, Dallas County DistrictClerk; 499-45809-MT-7

-Roy Mers v. National Knowledge Networks, Inc.and Verio-Texas, Inc. v. Connecten, L.L.C.;DV98-1950-B

-Matthew A. Miller v. Commissioners Court ofDallas County; DV98-00159-1

-Gail L. Moore v. Earl Bullock, Dallas County Clerk;10-99-298-CV



Subjects: *Litigation (Cont'd.)-Rita Odom-Strain v. County of Dallas, Texas;

cc-99-08527-a-Curtis Ohmev. Dallas County, Texas and Jim Bowles;

96-04122-E-Parkland Hospital v. Earl Bullock; 00-10152-c-Raymond Wayne Phillips, James Bauer (Walter

Kowalski) v. Dallas County and the Dallas CountyClerk, et al.; DV98-07561-H

-Terrance J. Pitts, et al. v. Dallas County Bail BondBoard; 96-12507-F & 05-98-1916-CV /07-99-0222-CV

-Jodie Poston v. County of Dallas; DV99-02714-F-Walter Price v. G. Lukasheay; 99-01413-K-Thomas William Reilly v. Dallas County Sheriff's

Department, et al.; 3:00-CV-0546-BC(D)-David R. Riddell v. The Partnership of Blair, Goggan,

Sampson and Meeks, et al.; 3:96-CV-2736-M-State of Texas v. The American Tobacco Company;

5:96-CV-0091-H. Averil Sweitzer, et al. v. Dallas County and

Dallas County District Clerk; 90-09914-A-Ross Teter v. Dallas County; 05-98-1502-CV-Letha Valentine, et al. v. Dallas County;

DVOO-0155-L-Edna and Kazell Ward v. Daron Branch and Dallas

County; 99-10238-B-Charles Ray Williams, Rachelle Ann Shivers and

James Ronald Clipp, Individually and asRepresentatives of All Persons Similarly Situatedv. Dallas County, Texas and Honorable JimBowles, Sheriff of Dallas County, Texas;00-5694-L

-Joe Nelson Williams v. Dallas County DistrictClerk, Dallas County Sheriff's Department, et al.;DVOO-06082-C

-Robert Williams v. Dallas County, et al.;00-09580-C

-Dennis Worthy v. Guy Farley and Dallas CountySheriff's Department; JCOO-00120-B

* Potential Litigation-Sonya Nicholson v. TWCC and Dallas County

*Legal Matters-Consultation with Legal Counsel:

_ NYLCare_ County Liability for South Dallas Health Access



Subjects:

40. RECESS:

41. RECONVENE IF REQUIRED:

*Legal Matters (Cont'd.-Consultation with Legal Counsel: (Cont'd.)

_ Liability for F. W. Empowerment_ Justice of the Peace, Precinct 8, Place 1_ Legal Briefing and Update on Case Law

Relating to Minority Business WomanEnterprise Policies and Programs

_ Redistricting_ Legal Opinions:

.. Authority of a Commissioners Court toApprove an Administrative JudicialRegion's Budget

.. Authority for Criminal Judges to AppointLegal Counsel for other than IndigentDefendants

Earl Bullock, County Clerk

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