Meeting
TARRANT COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA
   
  Commissioners Courtroom
Tarrant County Administration Building
100 East Weatherford Street, 5th Floor
Fort Worth, Texas 76196
   
Tuesday, March 07, 2023 – 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 February 28, 2023
VII.
PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
A.
Employee Recognition (Judge O’Hare)
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.
REPORTS AND BUSINESS
A.
Administrator (G.K. Maenius)
1.
Approval of Orders Designating the Frequency Commissioners Court will Convene in Regular Term During Fiscal Year 2023 and Authorizing Payment of Certain Claims Submitted to the Tarrant County Auditor for Payment
2.
Approval of a Letter of Support for a Study and Planning Grant Related to the Tarrant County State Hospital
3.
Approval of Professional Services Contract with Komatsu Architecture, Inc. for Professional Architectural and Engineering Services for the Tarrant County Law Enforcement Training Center Feasibility Study
4.
Approval of Commercial Lease Agreement between the Tarrant County Hospital District d/b/a JPS Health Network and Lori's Gift, Inc. for Space Located at the Main Campus
5.
Approval of Subrecipient Agreement between Tarrant County and the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Worth, d/b/a Fort Worth Housing Solutions, Related to the Casa de Suenos Affordable Housing Development
6.
** Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Techshare.Court 3.0 Development and Implementation Addendum with Techshare Local Government Corporation
7.
** Bid No. 2022CD-029 – Approval of Construction Contract between Tarrant County and Bristow Contracting, LLC for the City of Kennedale, Texas 48th Year Community Development Block Grant Project – Community Development
8.
** Bid No. 2023CD-001 – Approval of Construction Contract between Tarrant County and Native Construction, LLC for the City of Richland Hills, Texas 46th Year Community Development Block Grant CARES Act Project – Community Development
9.
** Approval to Submit the Texas Department of State Health Services Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Grant Renewal Application – HIV Administrative Agency
10.
** Approval the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Health Resources and Services Administration Ryan White Treatment Extension Act Part A Subrecipient Contract Renewal with Tarrant County Samaritan Housing, Inc. – HIV Administrative Agency
11.
**Approval of Memorandum of Understanding between Tarrant County and the City of Fort Worth for Latent Print Discipline Services – Medical Examiner’s Office
12.
**Approval of Certain Expenses and Finding of a Direct Public Purpose – Commissioner, Precinct 2
13.
** Approval of Out-of-State Travel Requests
14.
** 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 Registry of the Court Accounts Held by the County Clerk as of September 30, 2022
3.
**Receive and File the Auditor's Report for the Cash Count for Juvenile Services
C.
Budget and Risk Management (Helen Giese)
1.
**Approval of Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriation Adjustments
2.
** Receive and File Risk Management Board Minutes – February 22, 2023
3.
** Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program Contract No.582-21-21617-VW for Precinct 4
4.
** Approval of Exceptions to Fee Schedule for Court Interpreters
D.
Criminal District Attorney (Phil Sorrells)
1.
Approval of Acceptance of Funds in Connection with the Texas Statewide Opioid Litigation Settlement
E.
Facilities Management
1.
**Approval of Permanent Water Easement with the City of Hurst, Texas for the Northeast Subcourthouse
2.
** Approval of Certificate of Substantial Completion for Construction of the Tarrant County Juvenile Center Expansion Project Included in the 2006 Capital Improvement Program
F.
Human Resources (Tina Glenn)
1.
Receive and File the Personnel Agenda
2.
** Approval of Job Evaluation Committee Appointment
G.
Public Health (Vinny Taneja)
1.
** Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Department of State Health Services Centers for Disease Control Public Health Workforce Contract
2.
** Approval to Apply to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Response to the Grant Funding Opportunity - Bold Public Health Programs Pertaining to Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
3.
** Receive and File Award Letter from the National Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologist for Acceptance into the Data Science Training Program
4.
** Approval of the Fiscal Year 2024 and 2025 Texas Department of State Health Services Laboratory Response Network Influenza Surveillance and Epidemiology Activities Grant Contract
H.
Purchasing (Melissa Lee)
1.
RFP No. 2022-175 - Annual Contract for Forensic DNA and Laboratory Information Management Software - Medical Examiner’s Office - STACS DNA, d/b/a InVita Healthcare Technologies
a) Award Recommendation
b) Contract Approval
2.
RFP No. 2022-215 - Annual Contract for EpiTrax Cloud Hosting, Support, and Professional Services - Public Health - Resolve Tech Solutions LLC - Per Contract Terms
a)Award Recommendation
b)Contract Approval
3.
Bid No. 2023-055 - Purchase of Firearms and Toolmarks Comparison Microscope - Medical Examiner’s Office - Projectina AG
a)Award Recommendation
4.
Bid No. 2023-062 - Annual Contract for Fire Sprinkler Inspections, Repairs, and Parts Replacement - Facilities Management - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price, Hourly Rate, and Markup for Parts
a)Award Recommendation
5.
Bid No. 2023-063 - Annual Contract for Electronic Fire Alarm Inspections and Repairs - Facilities Management - Various Vendors - Per Unit Price, Hourly Rate, and Markup for Parts
a)Award Recommendation
6.
Bid No. 2023-073 - Annual Contract for Preventative Maintenance and Repair of Uninterruptible Power Supply and Equipment - Facilities Management - DC Group, Inc. - Per Unit Price, Hourly Rate, and Markup for Parts
a) Award Recommendation
7.
Bid No. 2023-074 - Annual Contract for Electrical Services - Facilities Management - Various Vendors - Per Hourly Rate and Markup for Parts
a)Award Recommendation
8.
RFP No. 2023-046 - Annual Contract for Computer Aided Dispatch and Law Enforcement Records Management System - Sheriff’s Office
a) Reject All Bids
b) Rebid with Revised Specifications
9.
RFP No. 2023-061 - Annual Contract for ServiceNow Rebaseline - Information Technology
a)Reject All Bids
10.
Approval of Invoice Payment - Surplus Box Sanders - Precinct 3 Maintenance - Texas Department of Transportation
a)Contract Approval
11.
** Bid No. 2022-080 - Annual Contract for Preventative Maintenance of Commercial Kitchen Vent Hoods, Ceiling Registers and Kitchen Cleaning Services - Facilities Management - Various Vendors - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Firm Fixed Prices
a)Contract Renewal
12.
**Bid No. 2022-081 - Annual Contract for Carpet, Tile, and Miscellaneous Floor Materials and Services - Facilities Management - Various Vendors - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Firm Fixed Prices and Discount From List Price
a) Contract Renewal
13.
** Bid No. 2022-097 - Annual Contract for Installation and Removal of Guard Fence - All Precincts - Vann/Elli, Inc. - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Firm Fixed Prices
a)Contract Renewal
14.
** RFP No. 2022-116 - Annual Contract for Employee Drug and Alcohol Testing - Countywide - Various Vendors - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Contract Terms
a)Contract Renewal
15.
** MRI Software LLC - Happy Products - Housing Assistance Office
a)Sole Source Designation
16.
** eCourtDate, Inc. - Defendant Notification System - Criminal Courts Administration, Juvenile Services, and County Clerk
a)Sole Source Renewal
17.
** Annual Contracts Eligible for Renewal Within Ninety Days
18.
** Permission to Take Bids/RFPs
I.
Sheriff's Department (Bill Waybourn)
1.
**Approval of Amendment Number One to Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the Texas Department of Transportation for the Courtesy Patrol Program
2.
** Approval of Data Sharing and Use Agreement between Tarrant County and IDEA Analytics for Provision of Training and Technical Assistance Related to the Human Trafficking Task Force
3.
**Acceptance of Donations from Alana's Gift Charity Organization to the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office
J.
Tax Assessor-Collector (Wendy Burgess)
1.
** Approval of WebDealer Motor Vehicle License Agreement between Tarrant County, d/b/a Tarrant County Tax Assessor-Collector and Classic CDJR Arlington LLC., d/b/a Classic CDJRF of Arlington to Process Motor Vehicle Registrations
2.
** Approval of Property Tax Refunds
K.
Transportation Services (Randy Skinner)
1.
** Approval of an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Grand Prairie Related to Improvements to Jefferson Street - 2021 Transportation Bond Program
2.
** Approval to Renew Automotive Wrecking and Salvage Yard License - America's Best Auto Parts - Precinct 2
L.
County Judge and Commissioners
1.
County Judge (Judge O'Hare)
a)
Discussion and Possible Action Concerning Tarrant Appraisal District Board Member Kathryn Wilemon’s Recall and Subsequent Resignation. Discussion About Tarrant County Commissioners Court’s Legal Authority to Act. Action Could Include, but Is Not Limited To, the Recall of Ms. Wilemon
2.
Interlocal Agreement, Precinct 1 (Commissioner Brooks)
a)
Approval of an Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and Everman Independent School District to Overlay and Add an Additional Area of a Parking Lot Located at Everman Academy High School Comprising of Approximately 4,887 Square Yards
b)
Approval to Begin an Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and Everman Independent School District to Overlay and Add an Additional Area of a Parking Lot Located at Everman Academy High School Comprising of Approximately 4,887 Square Yards
c)
Approval of an Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and Everman Independent School District to Reconstruct a Parking Lot Located at Souder Elementary School Comprising of Approximately 7,266 Square Yards
d)
Approval to Begin an Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and Everman Independent School District to Reconstruct a Parking Lot Located at Souder Elementary School Comprising of Approximately 7,266 Square Yards
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
X.
 
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.
XI.
VARIOUS CLAIMS AND ADDENDUM
A.
Approval of Claims and Addendum
XII.
BRIEFING
A.
Heritage Park and Surrounding Park Improvement Projects Update
The Commissioners Court will receive a presentation from Downtown Fort Worth, Inc. President, Andy Taft, over the Heritage Park Improvement Project. 
XIII.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS
XIV.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
XV.
CLOSED MEETING
A.
Pending or Contemplated Litigation
1.
Torre Stella v. Tarrant County, et al., Case No. 141-325983-21
2.
Nyla Coleman Lamb v. TCSO; Cause No. 348-334356-22
3.
Opioid Litigation
B.
Real Estate Matters
C.
Personnel Matters
D.
Advice of Counsel
1.
Texas Tax Code, Chapter 6
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