GENDA Dallas County, Texas Tuesday, March 14, 2000Mar 14, 2000 · connection with said claim for property damages on or about April 22, 1999. 11. COURT ORDER: To approve order accepting

GENDA

Commissioners Court

Dallas County, Texas

Tuesday, March 14, 2000

9:00 A.M.

1. Call Court To Order:

2. Declare A Quorum Present:

3. Declare Legal Notices Posted And CourtDuly ~·alled:

4. Motion To Open Court:

5. Bailiff To Open Court:

6. Invocation:

Pastor Randy S. SimsSouthside Assembly of GodGarland, Texas

Commissioners Court Agenda - Tuesday, March 14, 2000

7. RESOLUTIONS:

A. In Support of Reparations(Presented by Commissioner John Wiley Price)

8. CONSENT AGENDA:

A. APPROVE OFFICIAL COURT MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 29,2000:

B. APPROVE COMMISSIONERS COURT REGISTER OF APPROVED CHECKS,AUTHORIZED CLAIMS CERTIFICATION, MINUTES OF REQUISITIONS, ANDPAYROLL REGISTERS FOR THE PERIOD OF MARCH 7-14, 2000:

C. OPEN BIDS/RFP'S:

THE FOLLOWING BIDS/RFP'S TO BE OPENED MARCH 20,2000:

Bid No. 2000-098-390

Bid No. 2000-100-393

Bid No. 2000-111-408

RFQ No. 2000-118-418

Bid No. 2000-124-434

Purchase of Alignment Equipment.

Annual Contract for Janitorial Services @Frank Crowley Courts Building & Lew SterrettJustice Center. (CONTRACT DATAPROVIDED FEBRUARY 15, 2000)(RESCHEDULED DUE TO ADDENDUM)

Purchase of Minolta Digital Reader Printer.(RESCHEDULED DUE TO ADDENDUM)

Request for Statement of Qualifications forArchitectural & Engineering Services -Indefinite Quantity Contract.

Painting Exterior Surfaces.

THE FOLLOWING BID/RFP TO BE OPENED MARCH 23, 2000:

Bid No. 2000-113-411 Major Elevator Upgrade 2000.

D. APPROVAL OF THE INVESTMENT OF DALLAS COUNTY FUNDS:


8. CONSENT AGENDA: (Cont'd.)

E. RIGHTS OF WAY:

Summary Agreements and Contracts.

F. COURT AGENDA:

To approve filing of Commissioners Court Agenda, dated March 14, 2000.

G. FIVE SIGNATURE DOCUMENTS: (FOR FILING ONLY)

*Minister's Letter of Appreciation*Letters to Chairmen Tom Ramsey, House Committee on County Affairs,

and Pat Haggerty, House Committee on Correctionsre: State Blue Warrant Prisoners in County Jails

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.

9. AWARD BIDS/RFP'S:

Bid No. 2000-040-255 Purchase of an Asphalt Distributor, Chip Spreader,Crack Seal Machine, and Asphalt Vibratory Roller,awarded to: Conley Lott Nichols Machinery Co.; HiWay Equipment Co.; and Barnsco, Inc.

Bid No. 2000-088-370 Purchase of Refrigerant, awarded to: Refron, Inc.; andFull Circle, Inc.

Bid No. 2000-090-374 Purchase of Pallet Storage Racks, awarded to: SpaceMaker Designs, Inc.


9. AWARD BIDS/RFP'S: (Cont'd.)

Bid No. 2000-092-381 Home Repairs at 3342 Sherwood, lancaster, Texas,awarded to: Add-On Construction.

Bid No. 2000-11 5-413 Annual Contract for the Purchase of PreventionVaccines, awarded to: Aventis Pasteur, Inc.; BellcoDrug Corporation; CT International; Berna ProductsCorporation; Medico-Mart; and SmithKline BeechamPharmaceuticals. (CONTRACT DATA PROVIDEDFEBRUARY 22, 2000)

10. COURT ORDER:

To approve order accepting payment of claim in the amount of $287.62 fromAmerican Southwest Insurance Managers for their insured, Dwight Hudson, asreimbursement of property damages and losses sustained by Dallas County inconnection with said claim for property damages on or about April 22, 1999.

11. COURT ORDER:

To approve order accepting payment of claim in the amount of $242.38 fromTrinity Industries as reimbursement of property damages and losses sustained byDallas County in connection with said claim for property damages on or aboutJanuary 7, 2000.

12. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing payment of claim in the amount of $580.00 toAllstate Insurance for their insured, Ralea Cain, as full settlement by the Countyof Dallas, Texas, in connection with an accident with a County vehicle on orabout August 31, 1999.

13. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the denial of a claim filed by Am-Can logisticsagainst Dallas County.

14. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the denial of a claim filed on behalf of ManuelDelosSantos against Dallas County.


15. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the denial of a claim filed by Beth Hudak againstDallas County.

16. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the denial of a claim filed by Lisa Page against DallasCounty.

17. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the denial of a claim filed by Alison N. Siddowayagainst Dallas County.

18. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the denial of a claim filed by Charlie Wilborn againstDallas County.

19. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving an appointment to the Office of Constable, Precinct6.

20. COURT ORDER:

To approve order appointing Ron Holifield as Chair of the Ruthe Jackson KeepDallas County Beautiful Committee, effective once passed through January 31,2001.

21. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing, on behalf of Dallas County and the Dallas CountyHospital District, the provision of a 50% ten-year tax abatement on both real andbusiness personal property for Inet Technologies' relocation project in Richardson(1500 North Greenville Avenue), effective January 1, 2000, provided Inet createsat least 400 new jobs with an average salary of $50,000 and increases theCounty's tax base by at least $1 2 million by January 1, 2001, and authorizingthe County Judge to sign the related abatement agreement.


22. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing a grant application to the Texas Department ofHousing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for funds to provide housing assistanceto persons with mental iIIness,and authorizing the County Judge to sign allrelated grant documents on behalf of Dallas County.

23. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving acceptance of a contract with the Greater DallasCouncil on Alcohol and Drug Abuse to collect data for the National Institute ofJustice (NIJ) on drug and alcohol use among incoming arrestees in the CountyJail, and authorizing the County Judge to sign the contract.

24. COURT ORDER:

To approve order granting authorization for the Department of Public Works topermanently waive the residence requirement for the current candidate for theposition of Open Space Park/Trail Designer, based onthe employee's vast amountof directly related experience and the lack of applicants with directly relatedexperience.

25. COURT ORDER:

To approve order granting authorization for the Communications and CentralServices Department to temporarily waive the residence requirement for theposition of Records Management Officer, based on the employee's education andcertification as a Records Management Officer and the ability of the applicant tobecome immediately productive.

26. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving the submission of a Violence Against Women ActGrant to Encourage Arrest Policies application to the U.S. Department of Justiceto continue the current Dallas County Domestic Violence project, and authorizingthe County Judge to sign all documents relevant to said application.


27. COURT ORDER:

To approve order concurring with the request of the Community Supervision andCorrections Department (CSCD) to continue to receive Victims of Crime Act(VOCA) funds provided through the Criminal Justice Division (CJD) of theGovernor's Office for the operation of the CSCD Victims Services Program at nocost to Dallas County.

28. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving the renewal of the contract for the HouseholdHazardous Waste Program with Safety Kleen (formerly Laidlaw EnvironmentalServices) for an additional one-year period, effective March 19, 2000 throughMarch 18, 2001, and authorizing the County Judge to sign all related documents.

29. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the County Judge to attend the signing and sign, onbehalf of Dallas County, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) developed byparticipants from Dallas County, private, public, and other governmental entitiesto acknowledge and show support for the consolidated Alternative Fuel Vehicles(AFV) Procurement Project initiated by the Texas General Land Office (TxGLO).

30. COURT ORDER:

To approve order amending Court Order No. 99-2181 (11/16/99) to includeMilestone Services, Inc. as a vendor for which contracts and other relateddocuments may be signed by the County Judge in connection with the OracleFinancials Phase 3 Implementation.

31 . COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving Service Enhancement Request (SER) No. 62 in theamount of $111 ,000 with Data Services/SCT for installation requirements andconsulting services for the Dallas County District Attorney NetworkImplementation Project, and authorizing the County Judge to sign said SER No.62 on behalf of Dallas County.


32. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving Service Enhancement Request (SER) No. 63 in theamount of $33,390 for on-going technical support services to meet the LocalArea Network (LAN) Administration requirements of the Dallas County DistrictAttorney Network Implementation Project, and authorizing the County Judge tosign said SER No. 63 on behalf of Dallas County.

33. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the County Judge to execute a contract withNational Crime Reporting, whereby the County, through its Data ServicesDepartment, with produce daily copies of Report R06641, Inmates Booked InDuring Last 24 Hours.

34. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving Attachment #15 (Immunization Division) of thecontract with the Texas Department of Health (TDH Document No. 75600090562000), as described, for the term of January 1, 2000 through August 31, 2000,and authorizing the County Judge to sign the contract and related documents onbehalf of Dallas County.

35. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving Attachment #16 (Immunization - Hepatitis B) of thecontract with the Texas Department of Health (TDH Document No. 75600090562000), as described, for the term of January 1, 2000 through August 31, 2000,and authorizing the County Judge to sign the contract on behalf of Dallas County.

36. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving an additional $30,000 for the Dallas County Healthand Human Services Weatherization Assistance Piggyback Program, Contract No.446102, from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA)for additional expenditures to provide weatherization clients with energyeducation.


37. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Ryan WhiteTitle I supplemental appropriation awarded under the Congressional Black CaucusInitiative, to be made available to the public on March 13, 2000 and due onMarch 27, 2000.

38. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving the award of contracts under the allocation of FY2000-2001 Ryan White Title I funds to ten (10) listed service providers, andauthorizing the County Judge to sign said contracts on behalf of Dallas County.

39. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving the FY 1999 Housing Opportunities for Persons withAIDS (HOPWA) contract from the City of Dallas in the amount of $2,495,038,the budget of the Project Sponsor, the award of contracts to five (5) listed serviceproviders, and authorizing the County Judge to sign said contracts on behalf ofDallas County.

40. COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving the request made by the Dallas County JuvenileDepartment to submit an application for funding to the Telecommunications andInformation Infrastructure Assistance Program (TIIAP) to add referral informationabout social service providers to the Dallas County Juvenile Information System(JIS), which is currently being developed with Juvenile Accountability IncentiveBlock Grant (JAIBG) funds, and authorizing the County Judge to sign theapplication documents on behalf of Dallas County.

41 . COURT ORDER:

To approve order approving the request of the Dallas County Juvenile Departmentto accept the additional Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT) grantaward of $371,829 from the State of Texas, Office of the Governor, CriminalJustice Division (CJD); authorizing the County Judge and County Auditor to signthe CJD Grantee Acceptance Notice; approving a contract amendment withCorrectional Services Corporation (CSC) to expand the RSAT component at theLyle B. Medlock Youth Treatment Center from 24 beds to 48 beds at a per diemrate not to exceed $76.64 and authorizing the County Judge to sign the contractamendment on behalf of Dallas County.


42. COURT ORDER:

To approve order amending current contract (Bid No. 2000-019-217 - AnnualContract for Extermination Services) with Lady Bugg Exterminating Services toadd the Old Red Courthouse (complete facility) and the Youth Village - MedlockFacility (outside grounds area), effective immediately.

43. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the cancellation of Bid No. 2000-080-357 (HomeRepairs at 2661 Hearthstone, Farmers Branch, Texas), due to the lack ofadequate responses received (1 bid received), and authorizing the PurchasingAgent to re-solicit bids at a later date.

44. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the cancellation of Bid No. 2000-097-388 (HomeRepairs at 203 Simonds Road, Seagoville, Texas), due to the lack of adequateresponses received (1 bid received), and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to resolicit bids at a later date.

45. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing final payment in an amount not to exceed$9,550.00 to Mart, Inc. for the Old Jail Fire Alarm Replacement Project (Bid No.98-265) and acceptance of the contract as complete.

46. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing final payment in an amount not to exceed$14,133.07 to McCullar Electric, Inc. for the installation of an emergency powersystem at the Youth Village Complex (Bid No. 99-050) and acceptance of thecontract as complete.

47. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the County Judge to execute Change Order No.5,in the reduced amount of $13,500.00 for liquidated damages, to the contractwith Mart, Inc. for the Precinct 5-1 Subcourthouse Expansion - Mesquite projectand authorizing final payment in an amount not to exceed $51,357.36.


48. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing the cancellation of Court Order No. 99-2349(12/7/99), which authorized Dallas County to enter into a lease agreement withSt. James African Methodist Episcopal Church for space at 200 North Jim MillerRoad, Dallas, Texas, for the implementation of "Project Spotlight" for the DallasCounty Juvenile Department, due to non-conforming zoning, and authorizing theCounty Judge to execute a two-year lease with Larissa Lake June Limited for2,100 square feet of space located at 10325 Lake June Road, Dallas, Texas, for$1,400 per month.

49. COURT ORDER:

To approve order authorizing Commissioner of District No.2 to cooperate withthe City of Sachse in improvements to Sachse Road, from Muddy Creek to StateHighway 78, for a total estimated cost of $187,320.22, and authorizing theCounty Judge to execute the Interlocal Agreement for this Type "B" roadwork.

50. CALL BRIEFING SESSION:

See Briefing Agenda.

51. 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)-Constable, Precinct 6

* Property-Resale of Tax Foreclosed Property via Private Sale;

County of Dallas, et al. v. Sammy Garner, et al.;96-32430-T-H; 211 Vickie Drive, Seagoville, TX,DCAD #50005750010200000

*Security*Personnel

-Evaluation of Goals, Performance, Duties andResponsibilities of Department Heads

_ Fire Marshal_ Institute of Forensic Sciences_ Court Administrator_ Health & Human Services_ Veterans Services


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

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

Responsibilities of Department Heads (Cont'd.)• Public Works Department• Personnel/Civil Service Department• Public Defender• Budget Office• Elections Department

*Claims-Charles Alexander-Sylvia Cantu-Alice Holiwell-Monica Ochoa-Iris Meza-Alison N. Siddoway-Trinity Industries-Robert R. Wightman-Charlie Wilborn-Dwight Hudson

* Litigation-A.J.'s Wrecker Service of Dallas, Inc. v. The

Honorable Diana Orozco; cc-99-03520-e &05-99-01 948-CV

-Lisa Ashby-Floyd v. Michael Lynn McGuire;cc-98-06778-a & 05-99-01334-CV

-Estate of Mervy Bell, by and through itsRepresentatives Lonnie Bell and Lonnie Bell asBeneficiary v. Dallas County; 96-08926-F

-Peggy Bettenhausen & Sheila Dugger v. DallasCounty; 95-05011-J

-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;93-03074-D & 05-98-1 630-CV

-Franchella Boyattia v. Wondrus Wimberly, MichaelHinojosa and County of Dallas; cc-96-01474-e

-Robert J. and Cynthia Brightwell v. Dallas County,Texas; 99-00490-1

-William Britton v. Sheriff Bowles and Dallas County;DV98-06820-B

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

-Maurice Caldwell, Indv. & Obo All Others Similar v.Carol Keeton Rylander, Comptroller Public Accts.;99-13088



Subjects: *Litigation (Cont'd.)-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

-City of Orange, et al. V. Alabama Treasury AdvisoryProgram, et al.; BC 106461

-Milene Cooper d/b/a Ace Bonding and Marjorie A.Walstad d/b/a Immediate Bail Bonds V. DallasCounty Bail Bond Board; 05-97-00110-CV

-Dallas County V. Sandra Marian Halsey; 99-09032-C-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; 08-99-00220-CV /04-98-00159-CV-Dallas County Commissioners Court V. R. L. Skinner;

05-97-02069-CV-Dallas County, Texas V. Victor Pavlu; 97-08168-F

& 05-99-01 549-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

-Habib Faradineh V. Billy Joe Victory and DallasCounty; 95-00059-G & 05-98-01377-CV

-B. C. Foreman, et al. V. Dallas County, Texas, et al.;3:96-CV-2764-D / 98-10864

-Armando H. Gonzales V. County of Dallas;3:98-CV-1015-T

-Mary Alice Grice V. Dallas County Sheriff'sDepartment, et al.; DV99-04763-K

-Linda Guadarrama and Terri Moore V. John Vance,Norman Kinne and Dallas County; 3:95-0723-D

-Sandra Halsey V. Texas Court Reporter'sCertification Board, 219 th 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



Subjects: * Litigation (Cont'd.)-Nanette C. Haney, Individually and as next friend of

Damien Charney, a minor, and Laura Skinner,Individually and as next friend of Nathan A.Skinner, a minor v. David Charles Loftis,Individually and Dallas County; DV98-05376-E

-Glen Holmes v. Dallas County; 97-10465-C-Michael James Holloway v. Dallas County and Aric

Phillips; DV98-00583-1 / 05-99-00231-CV-Charles Ben Howell and Robert J. Reagan;

05-00-00225-CV-Jimmy-Jack Jackai v. Dallas County; 98-10175-Jensen Construction Company d/b/a Jensen

Construction Company of Texas and ConcreteTextures, Inc. f/k/a Jensen Paving Company v.Dallas County v. AT Laboratories, Inc.;92-07895-A & 05-98-00032-CV

-Oscar Jernigan v. Maurice Stephan Jones, et al.;95-09523-F

-Connie L. Kirby v. John Vance and Dallas County,Texas; DV98-05601-F

-John Kual v. Dallas County and Ricardo Espinoza;cc-99-0 1863-d

-Ezequiel A. Ledesma v. City of Dallas;3:98-CV-2832-L

-Audrie McHenry, et al. v. County of Dallas, et al.;TX99-40930-FF

-Curtis Meloy and Dallas County v. KaiserPermanente, et al.; 99-08159-L

-Matthew A. Miller v. Commissioners Court of DallasCounty; DV98-00159-1

-Charles Monroe d/b/a Delta Bail Bonds v. The DallasCounty Bail Bond Board; 96-01368

-Gail L. Moore v. Earl Bullock, Dallas County Clerk;98-07139-0

-J. C. Morris, et al. v. Rodney E. Slater, et al.;3:98-CV-2092-L & 99-10071

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

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

-Caroline Oliver v. Dallas County Constable, Precinct8; DV99-07089-A

-Raymond Wayne Phillips, James Bauer (WalterKowalski) v. Dallas County and the Dallas CountyClerk, et al.; DV98-07561-H



Subjects: *Litigation (Cont'd.)-Terrance J. Pitts, et al. v. Dallas County Bail Bond

Board; 96-12507-F & 07-99-0222-CV-Jodie Poston v. County of Dallas; DV99-02714-F-Barbara Richardson v. Willard Allen and Dallas

County; cc-98-02473-a & 05-99-00087-CV-David R. Riddell v. The Partnership of Blair, Goggan,

Sampson, Meeks, et al.; 3:96-012736-D-Robert E. Rockwell v. County of Dallas;

JS98-00984-A-Rebecca Lynn Roy v. Dallas County; DV98-07226-1

& 05-99-01 313-CV-R. L. Skinner v. Commissioners Court of Dallas

County; 92-11788-L 105-97-02069-CV-Ernesto Slaterv. Dallas County, Texas; 97-10524-D-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-Richard Thomas v. Dallas County, Texas, et al.;

05-97-01386-CV-Rickey Wayne Tolbert v. Debbie Pullen;

D99-08743-K-U.S. Automobile Acceptance v. Red Bird Ford, Inc.

and Louis McKernan; cc-98-04832-a-Mike Vaughn v. Dallas County and the Dallas

County District Clerk, County Clerk and ProbateClerks; DV99-08125-M

-Patrick W. Wallace v. Dallas County Jail, et al.;DV98-07602-J & 05-99-01605-CV

-Marjorie A. Walstad d/b/a Immediate Bail Bonds v.Dallas County Bail Bond Board; 05-97-00110-CV

-Patricia Williams v. Stephen W. Jackson, DallasCounty, and City of Dallas; 99-05983-E

-Nancy Woertendyke v. Dallas County Civil ServiceCommission and Dallas County; 93-13448-B &05-96-01460-CV

* Potential Litigation-Sonya Nicholson v. TWCC and Dallas County-Insufficient Appellate Record-Collections Department-Agreement between Dallas County, Texas and SCT

Government Systems, Inc. ("SCT") datedSeptember 29, 1995 for BANNER Software

-Adabelle Rodriguez



Subjects:

52. RECESS:

53. RECONVENE IF REQUIRED:

* Legal Matters-Subrogation Lawsuits filed by Dallas County-Consultation with Legal Council:

_ BANNER Software_ Economic Development_ NYLCare

-Judicial Fund Participation*Miscellaneous

-January, 2000 Settlement Statistics

Earl Bullock, County Clerk

Documents

GENDA Dallas County, Texas Tuesday, March 14, 2000Mar 14, 2000 · connection with said claim for property damages on or about April 22, 1999. 11. COURT ORDER: To approve order accepting