formal_actions

Formal Agenda Actions June 21, 2011
Administration Office . 411 Elm Street . Dallas, Texas 75202 . 214.653.7361

Agenda Item #	Description of Agenda Item	Status
1	Call Court to Order	Conducted
2	Declare Quorum Present Members Present: Clay Lewis Jenkins Maurine Dickey John Wiley Price Dr. Elba Garcia Members Absent: Mike Cantrell	Conducted
3	Declare Legal Notices Posted and Court Duly Called	Conducted
4	Motion to Open Court	Conducted
4	Bailiff to Open Court
6	Invocation: Mr. Zachary Thompson Director, Dallas County Health and Human Services	Conducted
7	Resolutions: A. World Health Organization (WHO) and Safe Communities America (Presented by Commissioner Maurine Dickey) B. 40th Anniversary of the War on Drugs (Presented by Commissioner John Wiley Price)	Presented
8 A.	Consent Agenda: Approve Commissioners Court Register of Approved Checks, Authorized Claims Certification, Minutes of Requisitions, and Payroll Register for June 14-21, 2011	Approved Unanimously by All Present
8 B.	Consent Agenda: Open Bids/RFP's: THE FOLLOWING BIDS/RFP’S TO BE OPENED JUNE 27, 2011: Bid No. 2011-083-5628 Request for Proposal for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Services for Dallas County Community Supervision and Corrections Department.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
8 C.	Consent Agenda: Approval of Investment of Dallas County Funds	Approved Unanimously by All Present
8 D.	Consent Agenda: Rights of Way	Approved Unanimously by All Present
8 E.	Consent Agenda: To Approve Filing of June 21, 2011 Commissioners Court Agenda	Approved Unanimously by All Present
8 F.	Consent Agenda: Filing of Five-Signature Documents Minister’s Letter of Appreciation Letter to Texas Senate Conference Committee	Approved Unanimously by All Present
8 G.	Consent Agenda: Transfer of Funds	Approved Unanimously by All Present
8 H.	Consent Agenda: Approval of Placement or Substitution of Collateral for County Funds	Approved Unanimously by All Present
8 I.	Consent Agenda: Personnel Actions	Approved Unanimously by All Present
9	PUBLIC HEARING: (9:00 A.M.) A. MOTION TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING: B. DISCUSSION/REQUEST FOR THE DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (DCHHS) HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM ANNUAL PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY (PHA) PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012. C. MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING:	Conducted
10	Court Order: Approving the outlined special prosecutor attorney fee contract between Dallas County and Kevin M. Brooks.	Pulled
11	Court Order: Approving the outlined attorney fee contract between Dallas County and Friedman & Feiger, LLP.	Pulled
12	Court Order: Authorizing Jill Urban to be paid a total of $107.00 as full and final settlement by the County of Dallas, Texas for property damage that occurred on or about October 22, 2010, and authorizing the County Treasurer to release said check to an employee of the Civil Division of the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
13	Court Order: Directing the Dallas County Treasurer to issue a check in the amount of $195.00, made jointly payable to Tujuannah Walker and her attorney, William M. Hayner, in Cause No. 05-10-01421-CV, Texas Fifth Court of Appeals at Dallas.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
14	Court Order: Directing the Dallas County Treasurer to issue a check in the amount of $1,800.00, made payable to Carpenter & Schumacher, P. C., as full and final settlement by the County of Dallas, Texas, and authorizing the County Treasurer to release said check to an employee of the Civil Division of the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney’s Office.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
15	Court Order: Granting Attorney Kay Coggin’s request for a reduction of Dallas County’s health care subrogation lien, and authorizing the County Treasurer to accept the $9,477.04 settlement check from Attorney Kay Coggin in full and final settlement of Dallas County’s health care subrogation interest in this matter.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
16	Court Order: Giving notice that the regularly scheduled Commissioners Court meetings for July 12, 2011, July 19, 2011, July 26, 2011, December 20, 2011 and December 27, 2011 are hereby canceled; designating senior Commissioners Court official, Commissioner John Wiley Price, as Dallas County’s signature authority, in the absence of County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins, to sign time sensitive documents on behalf of Dallas County, due to the canceled court meetings; and authorizing the County Treasurer and County Auditor, upon mutual agreement, to process any emergency payments for Dallas County, as outlined, with such actions to be formally approved by the Commissioners Court at its meeting.	Approved, with one vote of dissention by Commissioner Price
17	Court Order: Approving the agreement between the District Attorney’s Office and the Texas Health and Human Services – Office of Inspector General to facilitate prosecutorial decisions regarding Health and Human Services fraud, waste and abuse cases, and authorizing the County Judge to sign all related documents.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
18	Court Order: Approving the Local Collaborator Agreement between the Senior Citizens of Greater Dallas and Dallas County District Attorney’s Office to provide professional advice and assistance with the planning and development of a Senior Safety Model Program, and authorizing the County Judge to sign all related documents.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
19	Court Order: Authorizing the creation of a Sheriff’s Office Transportation Unit, as outlined.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
20	Court Order: Approving the extension of the Personal Services Contract with ARC, Austin Ribbon + Computer for the services of Robert Hall, and authorizing the Dallas County Judge to sign Amendment No. 1 on behalf of Dallas County.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
21	Court Order: Approving the expenditure of $405,400 to purchase new server hardware, software and modifications needed to improve the computer room space for the Elections Department and the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department; funding for this request is available from Elections Grant Funding and the Major Technology Fund, Unallocated Reserves.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
22	Court Order: Approving the outlined Statewide Automated Victim Notification Service (SAVNS) Maintenance Grant Contract between the Office of the Attorney General and Dallas County for the State Fiscal Year 2012, and authorizing the County Judge to sign said contract on behalf of Dallas County.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
23	Court Order: Approving refunds to taxpayers, as listed, for the period ending June 21, 2011, in amounts over $2,500.00 for erroneous or excessive tax payments.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
24	Court Order: Approving the Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) Housing Choice Voucher Program Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2012, as outlined, and authorizing the County Judge to sign the Plan and any related documents on behalf of Dallas County.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
25	Court Order: Approving the Agreement between Baylor Medical Center at Garland and Dallas County, on behalf of Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS), to offer first-year residents clinical experience in the field of public health.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
26	Court Order: Approving the Emergency Mosquito Control Aerial Spraying Contract, in order to protect the citizens from diseases transmitted by mosquitoes; requesting that Dynamic Aviation Group, Inc., (dba K & K Aircraft, Inc.) be named the vendor in case of an emergency outbreak, and authorizing the County Judge to sign the contract on behalf of Dallas County.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
27	Court Order: Approving the award of FY 2011 Ryan White Part A Formula funds in the amount of $1,193,340 to service providers, as outlined, and authorizing the County Judge to sign the contract with the service providers on behalf of Dallas County.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
28	Court Order: Authorizing an extension of (RFP No. 2004-054-1472 – Request for Proposals for JP Court Fine Collections) as awarded to Linebarger Goggan & Sampson, LLP through September 30, 2011, and authorizing all County documents/payments to reflect accordingly.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
29	Court Order: Authorizing the final twelve (12) month extension of (Bid No. 2008-046-3344 – Annual Contract to Provide Electronic Monitoring Services) as awarded to G4S Justice Services, Inc., for the period of August 12, 2011 through August 11, 2012, and authorizing all County documents/payments to reflect accordingly.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
30	Court Order:Authorizing the final twelve (12) month extension of (Bid No. 2009-086-4428 – Annual Contract for Janitorial Services for the Southern and Southwest Sections of Dallas County) to Global Building Maintenance, Inc., for the period of August 16, 2011 through August 15, 2012, and authorizing all County documents/payments to reflect accordingly.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
31	Court Order: Authorizing the cancellation of Bid No. 2011-060-5525 – Contract for the Purchase and Installation of a High Performance High Speed / High Cycle Insulated Roll-Up Security Door and Related Equipment, and rejecting all bids received from award consideration.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
32	Court Order:Authorizing the listed livestock (seven (7) donkeys, one (1) mule and two (2) pot belly pigs) as representative of the items to be sold in the upcoming online auction, and authorizing all County departments/inventories to reflect accordingly.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
33	Court Order:Approving the expansion of the Tax Foreclosure Resale Program, which will assist taxing jurisdictions in the sale and disposition of properties acquired by tax foreclosure; accepting the proposal from the Public Works Department to use existing personnel resources to form the Matrix Team; and authorizing the County Judge to execute the final version of the Interlocal Agreement (ILA), as outlined, between the County and the taxing jurisdictions interested in participating in the County’s Tax Foreclosure Resale Program.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
34	Court Order:Authorizing and directing the Dallas County Judge to execute the outlined Master Agreement governing the Major Capital Improvement Program with the City of Irving-District 4.	Approved Unanimously by All Present
35	Call Briefing Session	Conducted (see June 21, 2011 Briefing Agenda and Actions Report)
36	Call Executive Session	Conducted
37	Recess	Conducted
38	Reconvene	Conducted
39	Adjourn	Conducted