GENDA Dallas County, Texas Tuesday, April 10, 2001 1. Call ...€¦ · GENDA Commissioners Court Dallas County, Texas Tuesday, April 10, 2001 8:00 A.M. 1. Call CourtTo Order: 2. Declare

GENDA

Commissioners Court

Dallas County, Texas

Tuesday, April 10, 2001

8:00 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. Recess To Briefing Session:

6. Reconvene In Formal Session: 9:00 A.M.

7. Bailiff To Open Court:

8. Invocation:

Rev. Thomas PaynePearly Gates Baptist ChurchDallas, Texas

Commissioners Court Agenda - Tuesday, April 10, 2001

9. RESOLUTIONS:

A. Vernetta Kinnard(Presented by Commissioner John Wiley Price)

B. International Museum of Cultures Anniversary Month(Presented by Judge Lee F. Jackson)

10. CONSENT AGENDA:

A. APPROVE COMMISSIONERS COURT REGISTER OF APPROVED CHECKS,AUTHORIZED CLAIMS CERTIFICATION, MINUTES OF REQUISITIONS, ANDPAYROLL REGISTERS FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 3-10, 2001 :

B. OPEN BIDS/RFP'S:

THE FOLLOWING BIDS/RFP'S TO BE OPENED APRIL 16/ 2001:

Bid No. 2001-101-836

Bid No. 2001-102-837

RFP No. 2001-1 05-846

Bid No. 2001-109-855

Bid No. 2001-112-858

Bid No. 2001-115-861

Home Repairs at 401 Washington, Seagoville,Texas.

Home Repairs at 405 Washington, Seagoville,Texas.

Request for Proposals for Mental Health andSubstance Abuse Services, to be Funded bythe FY 2001 Ryan White Titles I and II and FY2000 Housing Opportunities for Persons withAIDS (HOPWA) Grants.

Replace & Upgrade Two (2) CCTV Systems.

Annual Contract for Water Conditioning,Chemical Treatment and Related HVACServices. (CONTRACT DATA PROVIDEDAPRIL 2, 2001)

Purchase of Passenger Vehicles (HHS &CSCD).

C. APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT OF DALLAS COUNTY FUNDS:


10. CONSENT AGENDA: (Cont'd.)

D. RIGHTS OF WAY:

Summary Agreements and Contracts.

E. COURT AGENDA:

To approve filing of Commissioners Court Agenda, dated April 10, 2001.

F. FIVE SIGNATURE DOCUMENTS: (FOR FILING ONLY)

*Minister's Letter of Appreciation* Letter to The Honorable J. W. "Buster" Brown re: SB 2* Letter to The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison

re: Kohl/Feinstein Amendment to the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2001* Letter to The Honorable Royce West

re: Legislation for Improvements to Dallas County Civil Courtrooms* Letter to The Honorable Terri Hodge re: HB 2799*Letters to the Dallas Delegation re: SB 578*Letters to the Dallas Delegation re: HB 1102 and SB 1120

G. PUBLIC OFFICIAL'S BOND AND OATH OF OFFICE: (FOR FILING ONLY)

To file the Public Official's Bond and Oath of Office for Derick Evans,Constable, Precinct 7.

H. TRANSFER OF FUNDS:

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

J. TRAVEL REQUESTS:

K. PERSONNEL ACTIONS:

Employee Replacements and Salary Adjustments.


11. AWARD BIDS/RFP'S:

Bid No. 2001-059-771 Annual Contract for Nickel Cadmium Batteries,awarded to: Battery Zone, Inc. and MultiplierIndustries Corp. (CONTRACT DATA PROVIDEDJANUARY 30, 2001)

Bid No. 2001-060-773 Reseal North, South & East Sides of the Frank CrowleyCourts Building, awarded to: Frontier Waterproofing,Inc.

Bid No. 2001-064-780 Annual Contract for Auto Body/Damage Repair Service,awarded to: Tejas Paint & Body Shop, Inc.(CONTRACT DATA PROVIDED JANUARY 16, 2001)

Bid No. 2001-085-810 Annual Contract for Indigent Hygiene Packets &Related Items, awarded to: Amercare Products, Inc.;ICS; and Justice Packaging Corp. (CONTRACT DATAPROVIDED FEBRUARY 13, 2001)

Bid No. 2001-092-819 Annual Contract for Maintenance on Microfilm ReaderPrinters, awarded to: Lason Systems. (CONTRACTDATA PROVIDED MARCH 6, 2001)

12. COURT ORDER:

To approve order adopting guidelines to be followed by anyone wishing to submita redistricting plan to the Commissioners Court.

13. COURT ORDER:

To approve order adopting criteria to be followed by the Commissioners Court inadopting a redistricting plan for County Commissioner precincts.

14. COURT ORDER:

To approve order adopting criteria to be followed by the Commissioners Court inadopting a redistricting plan for Justice of the Peace and Constable precincts.


15. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing Latonia Powell and her attorney, Kenneth Wincorn,to be paid $10,000.00 as full and final settlement by the County of Dallas,Texas, in connection with a claim regarding an incident at the Lew SterrettJustice Center on or about April 28, 1999.

16. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing payment of claim in the amount of $572.70 to PabloGuzman as settlement by the County of Dallas, Texas, for property damage onor about November 27, 2000.

17. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the County Treasurer to pay listed persons whoserved as Election Judges and Clerks for the DeSoto Independent School DistrictSpecial Bond Election and the Glenn Heights Special Recall Election held on March10 and 17, 2001 respectively.

18. COURT ORDER:

To approve order appointing Fred Anderson to the Dallas County Park & OpenSpace Board to serve a term expiring January 31, 2003.

19. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving change fund increases from $1,000.00 to $1,500.00for the East Dallas, Grand Prairie, and Valley View Tax Office substations.

20. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving an Employee Wellness Program with estimated costsnot to exceed $10,000.00 as funded in the Workforce Investment Program forFiscal Year 2001.

21. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing a one-year radio maintenance contract extensionwith Central Communications and Electronics, RFP No. 98-103, at the sameterms and conditions with amended annual pricing of $129,598, effective May1, 2001 through April 30, 2002.


22. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving an amendment, Attachment #08A (STD-HIV), to thecontract with the Texas Department of Health (TDH Document No. 75600090562001) to add funds in the amount of $17,752.00 in the category of personnel,due to the conversion of funds from direct assistance.

23. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving Attachment #07 (STD - Training) to the contract withthe Texas Department of Health (TDH Document No. 75600090562002) for theperiod from April 1, 2001 through March 31, 2002, and authorizing the CountyJudge to sign said document on behalf of Dallas County.

24. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving an extension of the Interlocal Cooperative Contractwith the City of Dallas for the provision of an Epidemiologist for the Dallas CountyHealth and Human Services AIDS Investigation Program through April 30, 2001,and authorizing the County Judge to sign said document on behalf of DallasCounty.

25. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the transfer of $20,000 from the Salary line item tothe Vehicle line item of the Health and Human Services/Weatherization Programbudget for the purchase of one (1) vehicle for the program.

26. COURT ORDER:

To approve order extending current contract (Bid No. 2000-099-391 - AnnualContract for Janitorial Services at the Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center) withJames Enterprise for an additional twelve (12) month period, effective May 1,2001 through April 30, 2002, at an estimated annual cost of $73,044.00.

27. COURT ORDER:

To approve order extending current contract (Bid No. 2000-100-393 - AnnualContract for Janitorial Services at the Frank Crowley/Lew Sterrett Justice Center)with James Enterprise for an additional twelve (12) month period, effective June1,2001 through May 31,2002, at an estimated annual cost of $419,317.44.


28. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the cancellation of Bid No. 2001-077-795(Tuckpointing of the Dallas County Records and Annex Building), due to the lackof adequate responses received, and authorizing the Purchasing Department toschedule for immediate re-bid.

29. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the award of Bid No. 2001-079-798 (Purchase ofa Gooseneck Trailer) to Superior Trailer Sales Co. in the amount of $39,777.00.

30. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing Commissioner of District No.1 to cooperate withthe Town of Addison in improvements to Keller Springs Road, from Addison Roadto Dallas Parkway, for a total estimated project cost of $106,069.00, andauthorizing the County Judge to execute the Interlocal Agreement for this Type"B" road work.

31. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing Commissioner of District No.2 to cooperate withthe City of Mesquite in improvements to Franklin Drive, from Highway 80 ServiceRoad to Towne Centre Drive, for a total estimated project cost of $75,168.03,and authorizing the County Judge to execute the Interlocal Agreement for thisType "E" road work.

32. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing Commissioner of District No.2 to cooperate withthe City of Mesquite in improvements to Pioneer Road, from McKenzie Road toBruton Road, for a total estimated project cost of $124,010.72, and authorizingthe County Judge to execute the Interlocal Agreement for this Type "B" roadwork.

33. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing Commissioner of District No.2 to cooperate withthe City of Mesquite in improvements to Walker Street, from New Market Roadto Davis Street, for a total estimated project cost of $109,803.74, andauthorizing the County Judge to execute the Interlocal Agreement for this Type"E" road work.


34. CALL BRIEFING SESSION:

See Briefing Agenda.

35. 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*Security*Personnel

-Selection/Interview - Budget Officer-Evaluation of Goals, Performance, Duties and

Responsibilities 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

-Mary Manoy* 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

-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


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

Subjects: *Litigation (Cont'd.)-Mona Birdwell and Valerie Tartaglino v. Sheriff Jim

Bowles, Dallas County, Texas and David Stromile;3:99-CV-0446-G

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

-Alvin R. Buckley v. Dallas Police Department, et al.;3:98-CV-0723-T

-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-Teresa Castillo, Ind. and as Representative of, Heir

to and Beneficiary of the Estate of David Castillo,Deceased, et al. v. County of Dallas, et al.;DV98-05436-K

-Vivian Chavers v. Mattie Thomas; DV99-08376-B-Carl Cook v. Lee F. Jackson, County Judge

(formerly Collin County Cause of Action No.199-1976-99); DVOO-00038-F

-County of Dallas v. Mathison; cc-99-0289-a-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. Kerry Johnson; JC99-00395-K-Dallas County v. Eric Shaw; cc-00-06140-e-Dallas County v. Julio Tomasini; cc-00-08314-b-Dallas County and Monica Tunstle-Garrett v.

Antwan Dickerson; JC-00-00477-K-Dallas County d/b/a Dallas County Sheriff's

Department v. Mickey Caves; 05-98-01565-CV-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-Todd Early v. Joel Keith Lewis; JC99-00981-C-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



Subjects: *Litigation (Cont'd.)-Bryan Kent Ford, on behalf of himself and all others

similarly situated v. Southwestern Bell TelephoneCompany, MCI WorldCom Communications, Inc.,Dallas County, Texas, and John Does I-X;00-06131-L

-Geico v. Whavers v. Walker v. Jones;DVOO-00583-M

-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

-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, 219th 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-Jimmy-Jack Jackai v. Dallas County; 98-10175-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

-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

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

-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 Ohme v. Dallas County, Texas and Jim Bowles;

96-04122-E-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 & 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-David Stromile v. Dallas County; 3:98-CV-2095-P-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-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

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

*Legal Matters-Consultation with Legal Counsel:

_ BANNER Software_ NYLCare_ County Liability for South Dallas Health Access_ Justice of the Peace, Precinct 8, Place 1_ Legal Briefing and Update on Case Law

Relating to Minority Business WomanEnterprise Policies and Programs

_ Redistricting


36. RECESS:

37. RECONVENE IF REQUIRED:

Earl Bullock, County Clerk

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GENDA Dallas County, Texas Tuesday, April 10, 2001 1. Call ...€¦ · GENDA Commissioners Court Dallas County, Texas Tuesday, April 10, 2001 8:00 A.M. 1. Call CourtTo Order: 2. Declare