Meeting
TARRANT COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA
   
  Commissioners Courtroom
Tarrant County Administration Building
100 East Weatherford Street, 5th Floor
Fort Worth, Texas 76196
   
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 – 10:00 AM
 
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10:00 A.M. OPEN MEETING, BRIEFING AGENDA AND PUBLIC HEARINGS IN COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM
10:00 A.M. CLOSED MEETING UPON COMPLETION OF OPEN MEETING OR 10:00 A.M., WHICHEVER IS LATER
THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING SHALL CONTINUE FROM HOUR-TO-HOUR AND DAY-TO-DAY UNTIL OFFICIALLY ADJOURNED.
 
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.
COMMISSIONERS COURT ANNOUNCEMENTS
VI.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
A.
Minutes for Regular Meeting of December 6, 2022
VII.
PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
A.
Resolution of Recognition - Judge Brent Carr (Judge Whitley)
B.
Resolution of Recognition - Judge Cheril Hardy (Judge Whitley)
C.
Resolution of Recognition - Judge Judith Wells (Judge Whitley)
D.
Resolution of Recognition - Criminal District Attorney Sharen Wilson (Judge Whitley)
E.
Congratulatory Resolution - Bridgett Burciaga 25th Anniversary (Commissioner Allen)
F.
Resolution of Recognition - Judge Glen Whitley
G.
Resolution of Recognition - Commissioner Devan Allen
H.
Proclamation - Commissioner J.D. Johnson
VIII.
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.
A.
Approval of Consent Agenda
IX.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
A.
Public Hearing - To Consider Amendment No. 8 to the Program Year 2020 Action Plan - Community Development
B.
** Request for Public Hearing - Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 10:00 A.M. - To Consider Placement of No Parking Signs on Winscott Plover Road – Precinct 1
C.
** Request for Public Hearing - Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 10:00 A.M. - To Consider Placement of Stop Signs in the Right-of-Way of Santa Fe Trail East and Santa Fe Trail West – Precinct 2
X.
REPORTS AND BUSINESS
A.
Administrator (G.K. Maenius)
1.
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Activities Associated with the Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tarrant County Citizens, Businesses and County Government Operations
2.
Discussion and Possible Action Regarding the Tarrant County American Rescue Plan Act Fiscal Recovery Funds Program Budget
3.
Action Concerning the Renaming of the Northwest Subcourthouse to the J.D. Johnson Northwest Subcourthouse
4.
Consider an Order Authorizing the Issuance of Tarrant County Hospital District Limited Tax Bonds in an Amount Not To Exceed $450,000,000.00; Providing for the Sale Thereof in Accordance With Specified Parameters; Authorizing the Preparation and Execution and Delivery of a Pricing Certificate, Purchase Contract, Paying Agent/Registrar Agreement, and Related Instruments and Certificates; Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of the Bonds; Approving and Authorizing the Distribution of a Preliminary Official Statement and an Official Statement Pertaining Thereto; Levying a Continuing Direct Annual Ad Valorem Tax for the Payment of the Bonds; and Providing an Effective Date
5.
Approval of Contract with the Fort Worth African American Museum and Cultural Center for Capital Project Funding
6.
Approval of Contract with the National Juneteenth Museum for Capital Project Funding
7.
Approval of Subrecipient Agreements between Tarrant County and the University of North Texas Health Science Center and RevTarrant County as Part of the Tarrant County Fiscal Recovery Funds Program
8.
Approval of First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement between Tarrant County and Arlington Charities, Inc. for a Mobile Farmers Market Funded by Tarrant County's Fiscal Recovery Funds Program
9.
Approval of First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement between Tarrant County and UT Southwestern Moncrief Cancer Center, d/b/a Moncrief Cancer Institute for Mobile Preventative Cancer Screenings as Part of the Tarrant County Fiscal Recovery Funds Program
10.
Approval of the Second Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the Tarrant County Emergency Services District No. 1 as Part of the Tarrant County Fiscal Recovery Funds Program
11.
Approval of Recommendations for Funding Related to the ARPA Housing Program Request for Proposals
12.
Approval of Purchase and Sale Agreement between Tarrant County and the City of Lake Worth for the Sale of Real Property Located at 6620 and 6624 Charbonneau Road, Lake Worth, Texas and Authorize the County Administrator to Execute Closing Documents Related to the Sale
13.
Approval of Purchase and Sale Agreement between Tarrant County and the Tarrant County Hospital District, d/b/a JPS Health Network for the Purchase of Real Property Located at 1101 and 1201 S. Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas and Authorize the County Administrator to Execute Closing Documents Related to the Sale
14.
Approval of an Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and Tarrant County Hospital District, d/b/a JPS Health Network for Use of Premises Located at 1201 S. Main Street, Fort Worth
15.
Approval of Participation in the City of Mansfield Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone #3 - Starlin Ranch
16.
Ratification and Approval of Professional Services Agreement between Tarrant County and J. Scott Denton, M.D. for Medical Examiner Consulting Services
17.
Action Concerning the Redistricting of Justices of the Peace No. 5 and No. 8 Precincts
18.
** Approval to Release Emergency Rental Assistance Payments in Advance of the Claims Addendum
19.
** Approval to Release Small Business Workforce Recovery Grant Program Payments in Advance of the Claims Addendum
20.
** Approval of a Contract between Tarrant County and Tarrant County Hospital District for Funding of Specified County Programs for Fiscal Year 2023
21.
** Approval of a Contract between Tarrant County, Tarrant County Hospital District and MHMR of Tarrant County for Countywide Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services for Fiscal Year 2023
22.
** Approval to Submit the Fiscal Years 2022 and 2023 Grant Application to the US Treasury for the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund Payments
23.
** Approval of Employee Purchase of County-Owned Smartphone by Commissioner J.D. Johnson
24.
** Receive and File the 2021 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report – Community Development
25.
** Approval of an Exception to the Travel Policy for Within Region Travel - Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1
26.
** Approval of an Exception to the Travel Policy for Within Region Travel - Justice of the Peace, Precinct 7
27.
** Approval of Out-of-State Travel Requests
28.
** Receive and File Briefing Agenda
B.
Auditor (Renee Tidwell)
1.
** Receive and File the Auditor's Report of the Fiscal Year 2022 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture Report by Law Enforcement Agency Prepared by the Constable, Precinct 7
C.
Budget and Risk Management (Helen Giese)
1.
**Approval of Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriation Adjustments
2.
** Approval of Budget for Fund 21200-2023 Records Preservation and Automation County
3.
**Approval of Exceptions to the Fee Schedule for Court Interpreters
4.
** Approval of Letter of Commitment between Tarrant County and toXcel for the Fiscal Year 2023 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Driving Under the Influence of Drugs Tool Support Funding Opportunity for the Medical Examiner's Office
5.
** Receive and File Risk Management Board Minutes – November 30, 2022
D.
County Clerk (Mary Louise Nicholson)
1.
** Receive and File the County Clerk's Monthly Report - November 2022
E.
Criminal District Attorney (Sharen Wilson)
1.
** Approval of a Contract between Tarrant County and the Texas Workforce Commission for Online Access to the Information Contained in the Unemployment Insurance Records
2.
** Approval of the Settlement Agreement and Full, Final and Complete Release of Defendant Tarrant County, Texas in Connection with a Suit Against Tarrant County, Texas Filed by Carol Heep, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Brandon Matthew Heep, Cause No. 236-304306-18
3.
** Receive and File Tarrant County Adult Sexual Assault Response Team Protocol
F.
Facilities Management
1.
Approval of Parking License Agreement between Tarrant County and Cassata for Parking Spaces Located at 1400 Hemphill Street, Fort Worth, Texas
2.
**Approval of Real Property Lease Renewal with Charlie Geren, State of Texas House Representative District 99, for Use of Office Space Located on the Third Floor of the Northwest Subcourthouse, 6713 Telephone Road, Lake Worth
G.
Human Resources (Tina Glenn)
1.
Receive and File the Personnel Agenda
2.
Approval of a Change to the Table of Organization – 485th District Court
3.
Approval of Changes to the Table of Organization – Criminal District Attorney’s Office
4.
Approval of Changes to the Table of Organization – Facilities Management
5.
Approval of a Double Fill and Waiver of Terminal Benefits – 324th District Court
6.
Approval of a Double Fill and Waivers of Terminal Benefits – Criminal District Attorney's Office
7.
Approval of a Double Fill and Waiver of Terminal Benefits – Precinct 2
8.
Approval of a Waiver of Terminal Benefits – County Criminal Court No. 6
9.
Approval of a Waiver of Terminal Benefits – Precinct 3
10.
Approval of Revisions to the Tuition Reimbursement Policy
11.
** Approval of Changes to the Table of Organization – 323rd District Court
12.
** Approval of Changes to the Table of Organization – County Administrator’s Office and County Judge’s Office
13.
** Approval of Changes to the Table of Organization – Public Health
14.
** Approval of Changes to the Table of Organization – Precinct 3
15.
** Approval of Afterburners Toastmasters Club to Use the Plaza Building to Conduct Public Speaking Training for County Employees and County Youth and to Use the Building for Weekly Group Meetings
16.
** Approval of Amendment to the Senior Supplement Group Health Insurance Policy, and Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 to the Medicare Advantage with Prescription Drug Benefit Group Agreement between Tarrant County and UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company
H.
Public Health (Vinny Taneja)
1.
** Approval of the Reappointment of the Tarrant County Health Authority
2.
** Approval of the Reappointment of the Deputy Tarrant County Health Authority and Local Rabies Control Authority
3.
** Approval of Order Form for Renewal of Quickbase Enterprise Platform Subscription
4.
** Acceptance of Ownership Transfer of a Laboratory Safety Enclosure from the Association of Public Health Laboratories
5.
** Approval of Notice of Award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for the Tarrant County Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce and Data Modernization Program
6.
** Approval of Amendment No. 7 to the Fiscal Year 2018 Texas Department of State Health Services Cities Readiness Initiative Grant Contract
7.
** Approval of Amendment No. 7 to the Fiscal Year 2018 Texas Department of State Health Services Public Health Preparedness Hazards Grant Contract
8.
** Approval of Amendment No. 7 to the Fiscal Year 2018 Texas Department of State Health Services Grant Contract for Laboratory Response Network - Public Health Emergency Preparedness
I.
Purchasing (Melissa Lee)
1.
RFP No. 2023-012 - Annual Contract for Voluntary Group Benefit Plans - Human Resources - Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Subsidiaries - Per Contract Terms
a)Award Recommendation
2.
Bid No. 2023-018 - Purchase of 4,000 Gallon Water Tank Truck - Precinct 2 - Premier Truck Group - $217,565.00
a)Award Recommendation
3.
RFP No. 2023-020 - Annual Contract for Elections Curbside Carts - Elections Administration - Election Works Inc. - Per Contract Terms
a)Award Recommendation
4.
RFQ/RFP No. 2023-021 - Design Build Construction of Bentley Bridge Drive - Transportation Services - Conatser Construction TX, L.P. - $12,840,659.52
a)Award Recommendation
b)Contract Approval
c)Acceptance of Payment Bond
d)Acceptance of Performance Bond
e)Acceptance of Maintenance Bond
5.
Bid No. 2023-026 - Annual Contract for Emergency Vehicle Equipment Installation - Countywide - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price
a)Award Recommendation
6.
Bid No. 2023-029 - Annual Contract for Window Washing Services - Facilities Management - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price
a)Award Recommendation
7.
Bid No. 2023-038 - Annual Contract for Asphalt Release Agents - Countywide - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price and Discount from List Price
a)Award Recommendation
8.
RFP No. 2017-057 and RFP No. 2020-054 - Annual Contract for Mainframe Hosting, Managed Services and Disaster Recovery Services, and Annual Contract for Mainframe Application Support - Information Technology - Data Management Associates of Brevard, Inc., d/b/a Data Management
a) Contract Approval
9.
** RFP No. 2021-051 - Disaster Debris Removal, Reduction, Disposal, and Other Emergency Debris Related Services - Emergency Management - Various Vendors - Exercise Second and Final Option for Renewal - Same Contract Terms
a)Contract Renewal
10.
** RFP No. 2022-003 - Annual Contract for Elections Inventory Management System - Elections Administration - Wireless Data Systems, Inc. - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Contract Terms
a)Contract Renewal
11.
**Bid No. 2022-051 - Annual Contract for Modular Furniture and Movable/Demountable Walls - Countywide - Various Vendors - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Firm Fixed Prices and Discount from List Price
a) Contract Renewal
12.
** Bid No. 2022-062 - Annual Contract for Purchase of Retirement Watches - Human Resources - J. Brandt Recognition, Ltd. - Exercise First and Final Option for Renewal - Same Firm Fixed Prices
a)Contract Renewal
13.
** Bid No. 2022-081 - Annual Contract for Carpet, Tile, and Miscellaneous Flooring Materials and Services - Facilities Management - Gomez Floor Covering, Inc. d/b/a GFC Contracting - $49,786.00
a)Acceptance of Payment Bond
14.
** Approval of Purchase of Law Enforcement Body Cameras, Supplies, and Equipment - BuyBoard #648-21 - Sheriff’s Office - Axon Enterprises, Inc. - Per Unit Price
15.
**Approval of Purchase of Preservation Services - TXMAS #18-3602 - County Clerk's Office - Kofile Technologies, Inc. - $3,434,823.42
16.
** Approval of Clarification of Contract Termination Date - RFP No. 2019-163 - Purchase of Body Scanner - Sheriff's Office - OD Security North America, LLC
17.
** Authorization to Submit Procurement Card Account Application Form to JPMorgan Chase Bank for Tarrant County Procurement Card - Criminal District Attorney’s Office
18.
** Annual Contracts Eligible for Renewal Within Ninety Days
19.
** Permission to Take Bids/RFPs
J.
Tax Assessor-Collector (Wendy Burgess)
1.
** Approval of Property Tax Refunds
2.
** Receive and File Tax Office Deputizations
K.
Transportation Services (Randy Skinner)
1.
Approval of an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation Related to the Bentley Bridge Drive at Interstate 20 Interchange Project
2.
Approval of an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Forest Hill for Improvements to Wichita Street Related to the 2021 Transportation Bond Program
3.
** Acceptance of Street and Release of Maintenance Bond - Carter Ranch Estates
4.
** Approval of the Long Avenue and Almena Road Interlocal Agreement with the City of River Oaks Related to the 2006 Transportation Bond Program
5.
** Approval of Commercial Contract Amendment, Real Estate Listing Agreement and General Warranty Deed with NS Trinity, d/b/a RE/MAX Trinity for the Sale of Two Surplus Properties at the Corner of Denton Highway (US 377) and E. Belknap Street (TX 183) in the City of Haltom City
6.
** Approval to Change the Funding Source for the Pacheco Koch Professional Services Agreement Approved Through Court Order No. 139418
L.
County Judge and Commissioners
1.
Interlocal Agreement, Precinct 2 (Commissioner Allen)
a)
Approval of Interlocal Agreement with the City of Kennedale for the Overlay of Eden Road South from Mansfield Cardinal Road to Kennedale Parkway
b)
Approval to Begin Interlocal Agreement with the City of Kennedale for an Overlay of Eden Road South from Mansfield Cardinal Road to Kennedale Parkway
c)
Approval of Interlocal Agreement with the City of Kennedale for the Reconstruction of Eden Road South from Kennedale Parkway to Hudson Village Creek
d)
Approval to Begin Interlocal Agreement with the City of Kennedale for the Reconstruction of Eden Road South from Kennedale Parkway to Hudson Village Creek
e)
Approval of Interlocal Agreement with the City of Kennedale for the Reconstruction of South New Hope Road from 4th Street to the Railroad Crossing
f)
Approval to Begin Interlocal Agreement with the City of Kennedale for the Reconstruction of South New Hope Road from 4th Street to the Railroad Crossing
g)
Approval of Interlocal Agreement with the City of Kennedale for Reconstruction of Swiney Hiett Road from 1279 Swiney Hiett Road to Joplin Road
h)
Approval to Begin Interlocal Agreement with the City of Kennedale for the Reconstruction of Swiney Hiett Road from 1279 Swiney Hiett Road to Joplin Road
i)
Approval of Interlocal Agreement with the City of Kennedale for the Reconstruction of West 3rd Street from Municipal Drive to North Road
j)
Approval to Begin Interlocal Agreement with the City of Kennedale for the Reconstruction of West 3rd Street from Municipal Drive to North Road
M.
Appointments to Various Boards
1.
Action Concerning Appointments to Various Boards, Commissions and Committees
2.
Action Concerning Appointments to Tax Increment Finance District Boards
XI.
 
APPROVAL OF BONDS AND CERTIFICATES OF SELF-INSURANCE
Setting of the official bond of self-insurance amounts and/or approval of bond or certificate of self-insurance for person elected or appointed in the past 60 days.
XII.
VARIOUS CLAIMS AND ADDENDUM
A.
Approval of Claims and Addendum
XIII.
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.
XIV.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS
XVI.
CLOSED MEETING
A.
Pending or Contemplated Litigation
1.
Shanelle Jenkins v. Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office, et al., Case No. 4:21-cv-910
B.
Real Estate Matters
C.
Personnel Matters
1.
Position No. 20007873 (Tina Glenn, Human Resources Director)
2.
Attorney VIII, Expert and Managing Attorney III (Tina Glenn, Human Resources Director)
3.
County Administrator
D.
Advice of Counsel
1.
Pay Equity Study
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.
 
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