Meeting

	TARRANT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA

	Commissioners Courtroom Tarrant County Administration Building 100 East Weatherford Street, 5th Floor Fort Worth, Texas 76196

Tuesday, December 05, 2023 – 10:00 AM

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.TARRANTCOUNTYTX.GOV OR IN-PERSON USING THE FORMS AVAILABLE OUTSIDE THE COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM. PLEASE INDICATE WHETHER YOU ARE ADDRESSING AN ITEM ON THE POSTED REGULAR AGENDA OR WHETHER PROVIDING GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS. COMPLETED FORMS, WHETHER USING THE ONLINE OR IN-PERSON FORM, MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY JUDGE’S OFFICE BY 10:00 A.M. ON THE DAY OF THE REGULAR POSTED MEETING. REGARDLESS OF THE DESIRED METHOD TO ADDRESS THE COURT, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA. IT IS THE INTENT OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM LOCATED AT 100 EAST WEATHERFORD STREET, 5TH FLOOR, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76196. SOME MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING BY VIDEO-CONFERENCE CALL. A VIDEO AND AUDIO FEED OF ANY COURT MEMBER PARTICIPATING BY VIDEO-CONFERENCE CALL WILL BE BROADCAST LIVE IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT ROOM, WHICH WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE MEETING.

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.

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL

II.

INVOCATION

III.

PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS

IV.

AGENDA ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMISSIONERS COURT ANNOUNCEMENTS

VI.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES

Minutes for Regular Meeting of November 21, 2023

VII.

PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

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.

Approval of Consent Agenda

IX.

REPORTS AND BUSINESS

Administrator (Chandler Merritt)

Approval of Out-of-State Travel Requests

** Approval of First Amendment to the Subrecipient Agreement between Tarrant County and Taste Project for the Culinary Training Program

**Approval of an Amendment for Fiscal Year 2022 Certified Local Government Grant from the Texas Historical Commission – Archives

**Bid No. 2022CD-017 – Approval of Construction Contract between Tarrant County and 2T Underground LLC for the City of Haltom City, Texas 48th Year Community Development Block Grant Project – Community Development

**Bid No. 2023CD-002 – Approval of Construction Contract between Tarrant County and R & D Burns Brothers, Inc. for the City of White Settlement, Texas 49th Year Community Development Block Grant Project – Community Development

** Approval of Change Order No. 1 with Tejas Commercial Construction, LLC for the Reconciliation of Quantities for the City of Blue Mound, Texas 48th Year Community Development Block Grant Project – Community Development

** Receive and File Briefing Agenda

Auditor (Kimberly Buchanan)

** Receive and File the Auditor's Report of the Review of Open Systems Technologies

**Receive and File the Auditor's Report of the Review of Financial and System Controls for the Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5

** Receive and File the Auditor's Report of the Fiscal Year 2023 Chapter 59 Asset Forfeiture Report Prepared by the Criminal District Attorney's Office

Budget and Risk Management (Helen Giese)

** Approval of Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriation Adjustments

** Approval of Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriation Adjustments

** Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Program Contract No. 582-20-13776-VW for Precinct 4

** Approval of the Fiscal Year 2024 Agreement between Tarrant County and Challenge of Tarrant County for Adult and Youth Recovery Case Management Professional Services

** Approval of Claims Recommended by the Risk Management Board

**Approval of an Exception to Fee Schedule for Court Interpreters

** Acceptance of the Fiscal Year 2024 Violence Against Women Formula Grants Award from the Office of the Governor's Criminal Justice Division for the Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Protective Order Unit

** Receive and File Risk Management Board Minutes – November 8, 2023

Criminal District Attorney (Phil Sorrells)

** Approval of Settlement Agreement and Full, Final and Complete Release Signed by Torre Stella, Individually, in Connection with a Suit Against Tarrant County, Texas, Cause No. 141-325982-21

**Receive and File the Tarrant County Adult Sexual Assault Response Team Biennial Report

Facilities Management (Michael Amador)

**Approval of a Professional Services Contract with Komatsu Architecture for Architecture and Engineering Services for the Law Enforcement Training Center Renovation Project at the Resource Connection

** Approval of Change Order No. 1 to the Coppera, LLC Construction Services Contract for the Resource Connection Water System Isolation Valves Replacement

**Approval of Request from the Afterburners Toastmasters Club to Use the Plaza Building for Weekly Group Meetings, Officer Training Classes, Area and Division Contests, and Youth Leadership Program Courses in Exchange for Conducting Public Speaking Training for Tarrant County Employees and Tarrant County Youth

Human Resources (Tina Glenn)

Receive and File the Personnel Agenda

Approval of a Waiver of Terminal Benefits – 233rd District Court

Approval of Changes to the Tables of Organization – Administrator’s Office and Auditor’s Office

** Approval of a Change to the Table of Organization – Medical Examiner’s Office

Public Health (Vinny Taneja)

** Approval of Subrecipient Contract with Tarrant County Hospital District, d/b/a JPS Health Network for Outreach Services Related to the Centers for Disease Control Grant for COVID-19 Health Disparities

** Approval of Subrecipient Contract with Tarrant County Hospital District, d/b/a JPS Health Network for Transportation Services Related to the Centers for Disease Control Grant for COVID-19 Health Disparities

** Approval of the Tarrant County Public Health Department Fiscal Year 2024 Fee Schedule

** Approval to Submit a Grant Application to the National Association of County and City Health Officials for the Medical Reserve Corps Operational Readiness Award

** Approval of a Contract for Services between Tarrant County, d/b/a Tarrant County Public Health and the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth for the Provision of Ethical Research Review of Human Subject Protocols Services

** Approval of an Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and the Town of Pantego for the Provision of Tarrant County Public Health Environmental Health Inspection Services

**Approval of Unilateral Amendment No. 1 to the Fiscal Year 2022-2026 Grant Agreement with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for the Tarrant County Public Health Prevention and Early Intervention Community Youth Development Program

**Approval of Amendment No. 5 to the Calendar Year 2019 Department of State Health Services HIV Surveillance Grant Contract

Purchasing (Melissa Lee)

Bid No. F2024012 - Purchase of Motor Graders - Precinct 4 - Kirby-Smith Machinery - Per Unit Price

a)	Award Recommendation

RFP No. 2022-088 - Annual Contract for Offender/Defendant-Paid DWI Education, DWI Repeat Offender Program, and Drug Offender Education Program - Community Supervision and Corrections Department - North Texas Addiction Counseling and Education, Inc.

a)	Cancel Award to North Texas Addiction Counseling and Education, Inc.

Permission to Take Bids/RFPs

** Bid No. 2023-067 - Annual Contract for Mattress Materials - Sheriff’s Office - Various Vendors - Exercise First Option for Renewal - Same Firm Fixed Prices

a)	Contract Renewal

**Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. - Purchase of ESRI Software Maintenance for ESRI Products - Information Technology

a)	Sole Source Renewal

**Acknowledgment of Acquisition and Vendor Name Change of Douglass Distributing to Offer Petroleum LLC

**Acknowledgment of Acquisition and Vendor Name Change of Air Balancing Company Inc. to Palmetto Air & Water Balance - Texas, LLC, d/b/a Air Balancing Company

**Authorization to Submit Procurement Card Account Application Form to JPMorgan Chase Bank for Tarrant County Procurement Cards for the County Administrator’s Office

**Approval of Interlocal Agreement between Tarrant County and Harris County Hospital District, d/b/a Harris Health System for Cooperative Purchasing of Goods and Services

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**Approval of Interlocal Agreement Between Tarrant County and Wylie Independent School District for Cooperative Purchasing of Goods and Services

Sheriff's Department (Bill Waybourn)

** Acceptance of a Forfeited Vehicle for Sale at the Tarrant County Auction

**Acceptance of Donation of New and Used Police Equipment from the City of Pantego Police Department for the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office

**Approval to Submit a Data Exchange Request and Safeguard Plan to the Texas Workforce Commission as Required for Access to Wage Records

Tax Assessor-Collector (Wendy Burgess)

** Approval of Property Tax Refunds

Transportation Services (Randy Skinner)

** Approval of an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Haslet Related to the Extension of Keller-Haslet Road - 2021 Transportation Bond Program

** Approval of Renewal and Amendment No. 1 to the Interlocal Agreement with the City of Azle Related to Reconstruction of Dunaway Lane Widening - 2021 Transportation Bond Program

**Approval of a Request for Variance from the Manufactured Home Rental Communities Regulations for the Civitas at Crowley Manufactured Home Rental Community - Precinct 1

**Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Westwood Professional Services, Inc. for General Engineering and Planning Services

County Judge and Commissioners

Appointments to Various Boards

Action Concerning Appointments to Various Boards, Commissions, Committees, or Tax Increment Finance District Boards

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

Approval of Claims and Addendum

XII.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS

XIII.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

XIV.

CLOSED MEETING

Pending or Contemplated Litigation

Harold Ridley v. Tarrant County, Case No. No. 017-347516-23

Congious v. City of Fort Worth, et al. Civil Action No. 4:22-cv-00092-O

Rodrigues v. Tarrant County, Civil Action No. 4:22-cv—00607-P

Real Estate Matters

Personnel Matters

Position No. 20002233 (Tina Glenn, Human Resources Director)

Budget/Risk Management Director (Chandler Merritt, County Administrator)

Community Development Director (Chandler Merritt, County Administrator)

Domestic Relations Office Director (Chandler Merritt, County Administrator)

Elections Administrator (Chandler Merritt, County Administrator)

Facilities Management Director (Chandler Merritt, County Administrator)

Fire Marshal (Chandler Merritt, County Administrator)

Human Resources Director (Chandler Merritt, County Administrator)

Human Services Director (Chandler Merritt, County Administrator)

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Public Health Director (Chandler Merritt, County Administrator)

11.

Resource Connection Director (Chandler Merritt, County Administrator)

12.

Transportation Services Director (Chandler Merritt, County Administrator)

13.

Veteran Services Director (Chandler Merritt, County Administrator)

Advice of Counsel

Powers and Authority of the Tarrant County Commissioners Court under Texas Government Code Chapter 54, Subchapter H, Including Authority to Remove or Reduce the Number of Criminal Court Magistrate Positions under Government Code Section 54.651

Security Related Issues

Contract Deliberations

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.

XVI.

COMMISSIONERS COURT RECONVENED

XVII.

ADJOURNMENT

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