Agenda Monday, May 10
NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING
ELLIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ COURT
Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the Ellis County Commissioners’ Court will be held on Monday, May 10, 2010 at 10:00 A.M., in the Historic Ellis County Courthouse, Commissioners’ Courtroom (2nd flr), 101 W. Main Street, Waxahachie, Texas at which time the following will be discussed and considered, to-wit:
Judge Carol Bush
Commissioners:
Ron Brown, Commissioner, Pct. 4
Cindy
Polley,
County & District Attorney’s Office:
1.1
1.2 Motion to Open Court.
1.3
Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance - Commissioner Heath
Sims
2. CONSENT AGENDA – Consideration and Action:
Administrative:
A1 Approval of Regular Bills, Payroll, and Officers' Reports
Financial:
F1 From 009-0602-30301 FM1 Fund Balance to 009-0602-50807 Gen Misc., 009-0602-50911 Gravel, 009-0602-50802 Equipment, 009-0602-50909 Repairs/Parts, 009-0602-50915-Asphalt – Dennis Robinson, Pct. 1
F2 From 006-0754-40008 RB Interlocal Revenue to 006-0754-50807 General Misc.– Ron Brown, Pct. 4
3. ADMINISTRATIVE
3.1 Consideration and action to approve a proclamation declaring May 10-May 15, 2010 as National Police Week and May 15, 2010 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in Ellis County.
- Carol Bush,
3.2 Consideration and action
to approve an application for the 2010 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant
offered by the U.S. Dept of Justice. This year’s grant is jurisdictional and will
cover all Ellis County Law Enforcement agencies.
- Chuck
Laubach, Sheriff’s Office
3.3 Consideration and action to approve an application for a state grant to cover the cost of safety equipment in the new jail. This grant requires no matching funds and will be used to outfit a 12-member extraction team to handle major disturbances in the jail. Acceptance of this grant requires the funds to be returned to the state if not used for its intended purpose.
- Chuck Laubach, Sheriff’s Office
3.4 Consideration and action to enter into a contract with the Department of the Army Corp of Engineers to provide law enforcement services to the Lake Bardwell Project.
- Chuck Laubach, Sheriff’s Office
3.5 Consideration and action as necessary to
authorize Sheriff Johnny Brown to sign an interagency agreement to participate
in an auto burglary task force through the City of Mansfield.
-
Chuck Laubach, Sheriff’s Office
3.6 Consideration and action regarding
selection of three (3) public members of Elected Official Salary Grievance
Committee for FY 2010-2011. (Names drawn from Grand Jury List obtained from
- Cindy Polley,
3.7 Consideration
and action to approve a settlement agreement between Ellis County, the City of
Midlothian, the Corporation for the Economic Development of Midlothian and Kehe
Foods which will resolve all issues and release all claims pertaining to Cause
No. 71-181-00458-08; City of Midlothian and County of Ellis vs. Kehe Foods,
presently pending before the American Arbitration Association.
- Lee Auvenshine, Assistant County and
District Attorney
3.8 Consideration
and action to approve an application by Quik N Tasty Foods, Inc. for tax
abatement and a proposed agreement granting an abatement of taxes on the real
property value to be added to Lot 7 Block 1 RailPort Business Park Addition, an
addition to the City of Midlothian, to be considered for designation by the
City of Midlothian as RailPort Commercial-Industrial Tax Abatement Reinvestment
Zone Number 5, City of Midlothian.
- Lee
Auvenshine, Assistant County and District Attorney
3.9 Consideration and action to consent to a proposed tax abatement between the City of Midlothian, and Quik N Tasty Foods, Inc. on real property value and personal property value to be added to Lot 7 Block 1 RailPort Business Park Addition, an addition to the City of Midlothian, to be considered for designation by the City of Midlothian as the RailPort Commercial-Industrial Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone No. 5 and located within Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number 2 of the City of Midlothian.
- Lee Auvenshine,
Assistant County and District Attorney
4. DEPARTMENT OF COUNTY
DEVELOPMENT
Consideration and action regarding the
following presented by Delton Ake, Director Department of Development:
4.1 To
abandon an alley located in Skyline Acres between Breezy Hill and Cecelia,
block 17, lots 6, 7, and 8; lots 23, 24, and 25. Casey Harris, Precinct 4
5. PURCHASING
Consideration
and action regarding the following, presented by Richard Denniston, Purchasing Agent:
5.1 To purchase one (1) Caterpillar Model 430EIT4X Backhoe Loader
for Precinct 2. Purchase will be through
the BuyBoard and will be supplied by Holt Caterpillar. Total cost will be $108,493. (This price reflects a 16% discount through
the BuyBoard program.)
5.2 To award the property insurance for Ellis County to
Hibbs-Hallmark for the term 5/22/2010 to 5/22/2011 in the amount of
$400,605.00.
5.3 To approve the bidding in an online auction for a rubber tire
roller for Precinct 3. Also to approve
the payment, should Ellis County Precinct 3 be the selected bidder, not to
exceed the amount of $5,000 inclusive of buyer’s premium.
5.4 To approve the maintenance agreement with KONE Elevators for the jail for May, 2010 through May, 2011. Rates to be per the U.S. Communities Interlocal Agreement.
6. ENGINEERING
Consideration and
action regarding the following, presented by Joe White,
6.1 To select the lowest qualified move contractor for the relocation of the county offices and courts into the new courts building. Price not to exceed $85,000. These funds are allocated within the Bond budget.
6.2 To increase the contract amount with Terracon for geotechnical drilling, engineering, material testing and inspection for the Ellis County Bond Program from $122,978.50 to $207,978.50. These funds are allocated within the Bond construction budget.
7. RECESS TO CONVENE TO
EXECUTIVE SESSION
8. EXECUTIVE SESSION
“The Commissioners’ Court of Ellis County reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed in this agenda, in the order deemed appropriate, as authorized by Texas Government Code §551.072, or to seek the advice of its attorney and/or other attorneys representing Ellis County on any matter in which the duty of the attorney to the -Commissioners’ Court under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Texas Government Code Chapter 551 or as otherwise may be permitted under §551.072.”
8.1 Pursuant to Section 551.072 of the Government Code, consultation with counsel regarding the possible sale or lease of real property “if deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the governmental body in negotiations with a third person”.
9. ADJOURNMENT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
10. ADJOURNMENT
Signed this the 6th day of May, 2010.
___________________________________
Ron Brown / Presiding Officer
I, the undersigned, County Clerk of the Ellis County Commissioners Court do hereby certify that the above Notice of Regular Meeting of the Ellis County Commissioners Court is a true and correct copy of said Notice, that I received said Notice, and it was posted at the doors of the Ellis County Courthouse, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times on the 6th day of May, 2010, at ____________ a.m./p.m.
Cindy Polley,
By__________________________________
Deputy
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