genda dallas county, texas tuesday, july24, 2001 · 2008-07-21 · commissioners court agenda...

GENDA

Commissioners Court

Dallas County, Texas

Tuesday, July 24, 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:

Pastor Stephen GravesTabernacle PraiseDallas, Texas

Commissioners Court Agenda - Tuesday, July 24, 2001

7. RESOLUTIONS:

A. Charles H. Vann(Presented by Commissioner Mike Cantrell)

8. CONSENT AGENDA:

A. APPROVE COMMISSIONERS COURT REGISTER OF APPROVED CHECKS,AUTHORIZED CLAIMS CERTIFICATION, MINUTES OF REQUISITIONS, ANDPAYROLL REGISTERS FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 17-24, 2001:

B. OPEN BIDS/RFP'S:

THE FOLLOWING BIDS/RFP'S TO BE OPENED JULY 30, 2001 :

Bid No. 2001-173-945

Bid No. 2001-174-946

Bid No. 2001-176-948

RFP No. 2001-178-951

Bid No. 2001-180-954

Annual Contract for Polygraph Services[Sheriff]. (CONTRACT DATA PROVIDEDJULY 24, 2001)

Annual Contract for the Conversion ofCertified Ad Valorem Tax Rolls Information onto CD-ROM Disc [Tax]. (CONTRACT DATAPROVIDED JULY 24, 2001)

Annual Contract for the Purchase of BurialPlots [OME]. (CONTRACT DATA PROVIDEDJULY 24, 2001)

Request for Proposals for Actuarial Servicesfor Dallas County's Self-Insured WorkersCompensation Program [Personnel].

Amenity Improvements in Post Oak Preserve[Public Works].

C. APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT OF DALLAS COUNTY FUNDS:

D. RIGHTS OF WAY:

Summary Agreements.


8. CONSENT AGENDA: (Cont'd.)

E. COURT AGENDA:

To approve filing of Commissioners Court Agenda, dated July 24, 2001.

F. FIVE SIGNATURE DOCUMENTS: (FOR FILING ONLY)

*Minister's Letter of Appreciation* Letter to Mr. Dewey Coley

G. TRANSFER OF FUNDS:

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

I. TRAVEL REQUESTS:

J. PERSONNEL ACTIONS:

Employee Replacements and Salary Adjustments.

9. PUBLIC HEARING: (9:00 A.M.)

A. MOTION TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING:

B. DISCUSSION/REQUEST FOR PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING PROPOSED USEOF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) AND HOME FUNDSFOR FY 2001-02:

C. MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING:


10. AWARD BIDS/RFP'S:

Bid No. 2001-131-884 Annual Contract for Ammunition, awarded to:Precision Delta Corp.; C & G Wholesale; and RuckerAmmunition. (CONTRACT DATA PROVIDED APRIL17, 2001)

Bid No. 2001-161-930 Annual Contract for Blueprinting and ReproductionServices, awarded to: Lanier Professional Services.(CONTRACT DATA PROVIDED MAY 29,2001)

Bid No. 2001-167-937 Contract to Install Chillwater Coils, awarded to:Burden Brothers, Inc.

11. COURT ORDER:

To approve order accepting payment of claim in the amount of $1,600.00 fromNationwide Insurance for their insured, Beth Hudak, as settlement of propertydamages and losses sustained by Dallas County on or about February 1, 2000.

12. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing Terrance Pitts to be paid $37,183.68 by the Countyof Dallas, Texas as full release of the final judgment for attorney's fees, courtcosts and post-judgment interest incurred in connection with Pitts' 1992 lawsuitwith Dallas County.

13. COURT ORDER/RESOLUTION:

To approve order/resolution authorizing a filing fee of $15.00 in each case filedin a Dallas County civil court as defined in Section 51.705, Texas GovernmentCode; directing that all funds collected pursuant to Section 51.705, TexasGovernment Code, shall be sent to the County Treasurer, who shall deposit suchfunds in a special account in the county depository dedicated to the construction,renovation, or improvement of the facilities that house the Dallas County civilcourts; directing that this resolution shall continue in force and effect from yearto year through July 1, 2016, unless rescinded earlier by the CommissionersCourt; and directing that a copy of this Resolution be delivered to the CountyTreasurer to be filed as required by Section 51.705(e)(3), Texas GovernmentCode.


14. COURT ORDER/RESOLUTION:

To approve order/resolution stating that the Commissioners Court of DallasCounty, in compliance with Section 51 .705(e)(2), Texas Government Code, doeshereby commit to spend one dollar of county funds to match each dollar takenfrom the special fund created by Section 51 .705 for the construction, renovation,or improvement of facilities that house the Dallas County civil courts; stating thatin compliance with Section 51.705(i) the County may make these requiredexpenditures at any time, regardless of when the expenditures from the specialaccount occur; and directing that a copy of this Resolution be delivered to theCounty Treasurer to be filed as required by Section 51.705(e)(3), TexasGovernment Code.

15. COURT ORDER:

To approve order receiving and approving the Quarterly Investment Report ofDallas County Funds for the period from April 1, 2001 through June 30, 2001,as provided by the County Treasurer.

16. COURT ORDER:

To approve order appointing Richard Steenson as Chairman and Karin Petties asVice Chairman of Dallas County's Citizen Election Advisory Committee.

17. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving certain actions to be taken for the development oftruancy courts and Justice of the Peace and Constable offices.

18. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing listed items to be removed from the inventoryrecords of the County Judge.

19. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing listed items to be removed from the inventoryrecords of the 14th Civil District Court, as requested by The Honorable MaryMurphy.


20. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing listed items to be removed from the inventoryrecords of the 303rd Family District Court, as requested by The Honorable RichardJohnson.

21. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing early voting election judges to be paid an hourly rateof $9.34 for the City of Carrollton Special Election to be held on August 11,2001.

22. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing early voting election judges to be paid an hourly rateof $9.34 for the City of Coppell Special Election to be held on August 11, 2001.

23. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing early voting election judges to be paid an hourly rateof $9.34 for the City of DeSoto Special Election to be held on August 11, 2001.

24. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the application of convenience fees consisting of 3%of total District Court and County Court payments processed via the DallasCounty Online website, and requiring that the monthly website managementreports provided to the Commissioners Court include statistical information ontransaction volumes, payment options selected and convenience fees received.

25. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the County Judge to execute a contract with JohnWilliam Booth, Attorney & Counselor at Law, whereby the County, through itsInformation Technology Services Department, will provide a daily report R09916,Released Felony & Misdemeanor Bond List.


26. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the County Judge to execute a contract with RikkiM. Rutchik, Attorney at Law, whereby the County, through its InformationTechnology Services Department, will provide a daily report R09916, ReleasedFelony & Misdemeanor Bond List.

27. COURT ORDER:

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

28. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving the Upfront Cost Assistance Program (UPCAP) policychange as requested to raise the maximum purchase price limit under the UPCAPto $95,000.

29. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving an additional $200,000 in Housing FinanceCorporation (HFC) bond refunding proceeds to be used for Upfront CostAssistance Program (UPCAP) loans in the expanded UPCAP bond program cities.

30. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving the Dallas County Health and Human Services OlderAdult Services Program's continuation applications to the DaUas Area Agency onAging (DAAA) for Title III-B (Transportation) and Title III-C (Senior CenterOperations) funding for FY 2002, and authorizing the County Judge to sign saidapplications and assurances on behalf of Dallas County.

31. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving Amendment No.2, in the increased amount of$77,130.00, to the contract with James Pratt Architecture Urban Design, Inc. foradditional described services in connection with the Old Red CourthousePreservation Project - Phase I, and authorizing the County Judge to execute saidamendment on behalf of Dallas County.


32. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the City of Bedford to utilize the County's AnnualContract for Office Products (Bid No. 2000-204-585) for the period fromSeptember 1, 2000 through August 31, 2002, and authorizing the County Judgeto execute the City/County Agreement with the City of Bedford for usage of saidcontract.

33. COURT ORDER:

To approve order extending current contract (Bid No. 2000-208-592 - AnnualContract for the Purchase and Printing of Court Case Jacket/File Folders [DistrictClerk] ) with Duradex, Inc. for an additional twelve (12) month period, effectiveSeptember 5, 2001 through September 4, 2002.

34. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the County Judge to sign a contract amendmentwith the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) to extend theinternship of Kenneth Rush in the Public Works Department for an additional eight(8) weeks, effective June 1, 2001 through July 31, 2001.

35. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing Commissioner of District No.1 to cooperate withthe City of Coppell in improvements to Coppell Road, from Bethel Road to SandyLake Road, for a total estimated project cost of $94,059.00, and authorizing theCounty Judge to execute the Interlocal Agreement for this Type "B" road work.

36. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing Commissioner of District No.2 to cooperate withthe City of Garland in improvements to Brand Road, from Richardson City Limitsto S.H. 190, for a total estimated project cost of $225,517.02, and authorizingthe County Judge to execute the Interlocal Agreement for this Type "B" roadwork.

37. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the County Judge to execute Contract Amendment06, in an increased amount of $59,962, with Carter & Burgess, Inc. forprofessional engineering services for Congestion Mitigation/Air Ouality (CMAO)Intersection Improvement Program Project No. 12.


38. COURT ORDER:

To approve order consenting to the sale of tax foreclosure property located at117 Josephine Lane in Grand Prairie to Sage Inv. in the amount of $7,500.00,even if the bid tendered is less than the market value of the land specified in thejudgment of foreclosure or the total amount of the judgments against theproperty, and authorizing the Irving I.S.D., as Trustee, to act on behalf of theCounty of Dallas, the Dallas County Community College District, the ParklandHospital District and the Dallas County School Equalization Fund in the sale andexecution of a quitclaim deed for the property conveying for the purchaser theright, title and interest acquired or held by the County as a party to the taxjudgment.

39. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the City of Dallas, as Trustee, to sell designated taxforeclosure properties and consenting to the sale of said properties to qualifiednon-profit organizations which engage in the building, repair, rental and sale ofhousing for low income individuals and families, even if the amount tendered isless than the market values of the properties specified or the total amount of thejudgment against each property.

40. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the issuance and sale of Dallas County, TexasUnlimited Tax Refunding and Improvement Bonds, Series 2001 A; levying a taxand providing for the security and payment thereof; approving the officialstatement, bond purchase agreement and escrow agreement; and enacting otherprovisions relating thereto.

41. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the issuance and sale of Dallas County, TexasLimited Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2001 B; levying a tax and providing for thesecurity and payment thereof; approving the official statement, bond purchaseagreement and escrow agreement; and enacting other provisions relating thereto.

42. RECESS:


43. DALLAS COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION:

A. To convene the meeting of the Housing Finance Corporation Board.

B. To consider order authorizing $200,000 contained in Fund 570 to be awarded tothe Home Loan Counseling Center/Upfront Cost Assistance Program(HLCC/UPCAP) to continue funding the UPCAP expanded cities program area.

C. To recess the meeting of the Housing Finance Corporation Board.

44. RECONVENE THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING:

45. CALL BRIEFING SESSION:

See Briefing Agenda.

46. 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)-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


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

Subjects: *Personnel (Cont'd.)-Evaluation of Goals, Performance, Duties and

Responsibilities of Department Heads (Cont'd.)_ Purchasing Director

* Miscellaneous*Claims

-Rochelle Marquis* 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

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

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

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

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

Castillo, et al.; 3:99-CV-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-CV-Dallas County v. Sandra Marian Halsey;

99-09032-C / 05-00-1 518-CV-Dallas County v. Charles Rose/Judicial Conduct

Commission; 01-1541-K-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-CV



Subjects: *Litigation (Cont'd.)-Dallas County Civil Service Commission v. Betty Jean

Warren; DV99-06839-K /04-99-00750-CV-Dallas County, Texas v. Victor Pavlu; 97-08168-F

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

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

-Charles A. Fagan v. Dallas County Sheriff'sDepartment, et al.; 3:99-CV-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-CV-2082-D

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

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

-Armando H. Gonzales v. Aurelio Castillo, ConnieKirby and Dallas County; 3:98-CV-1015-T

-Armando H. Gonzales v. Dallas County, Texas andMike Dupree; 01-02585-D

-Mary Alice Grice v. Dallas County Sheriff'sDepartment, 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



Subjects: *Litigation (Cont'd.)-Judith Lewis v. Parkland, Dallas County, Judge

Lee 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 County

Commissioners 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

-Rita Odom-Strain v. County of Dallas, Texas;cc-99-08527-a

-Curtis Ohme v. Dallas County, Texas and Jim Bowles;96-04122-E

-Parkland Hospital v. Earl Bullock; 00-101 52-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)-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-Transworld Services, Inc., et al. v. Reza Fatemian,

et al.; DVOO-06253-B-Letha Valentine, et al. v. Dallas County;

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

County; 99-10238-B



Subjects:

47. RECESS:

48. RECONVENE IF REQUIRED:

*Litigation (Cont'd.)-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_ 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

_ Termination of Relationship with MCI_ Confidentiality of Truancy Case Files

Earl Bullock, County Clerk

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