Tuesday, October 14, 2003, 9:30 A.M.

* * * * * Please turn off all audible pagers and cellular phones, $5.00 fine. * * * * *

 1.           AUDITOR

A)  Discussion of Allocating $369,955 of 1999 Road Bond Fund Interest Earnings to Fund the FY2004 Innovative Transportation Strategies Transportation Enhancement Contract. 

B)  Discussion of acceptance of the County’s 2003 State Criminal Alien Assistance Grant (SCAAP) award of $134,172.

 2.         HEALTH

A)   Discussion of 31 day extension of CHIP program.

3.         PUBLIC WORKS

            A)   Discussion regarding project development, construction progress and change orders to Denton County Building Projects.          

B)  Discussion regarding ongoing, planned, and proposed county and state transportation projects: Denton County’s Better Safer Roads Program, and the modification of the Denton County Master Thoroughfare Plan, and updates related to the Denton County Transportation Authority. 

C)    Discussion of Committee Assignments for the Director of Public Works/Planning and the Director of Public Works/Engineering. 

  4.         SHERIFF

A)  Discussion of Sheriff Lucas request of the transfer of one (1) Ford Aerostar Cargo Van (inventory #FM96C81) from Records Management to the North Central Texas Narcotics Task Force for use as a multipurpose vehicle.

  5.          OTHER DEPARTMENTS

A)  Discussion of Denton County Boards and Committees.

B)  Discussion of the donation of 30 joints of used 4-1/2” drill pipe for the construction of two bridge ramps by Devon Energy and Patterson Drilling.-Precinct #4 

           C)  Discussion of revisions to the organizational chart for the EX Officio Road Commissioner System regarding the two positions of Administrative Managers. Precinct #1

 6.          LEGAL

           A)   Discussion of the Memorandum of Understanding between Denton County, Texas and the US, Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District. 

B)  Discussion of a Permanent Right-of-Way Easement, a Permanent Drainage Easement, and a Temporary Construction Easement between Buddy D. and Mindy M. McKinney and Denton County, Texas, for the Eakin Cemetery Road Bridge Replacement Project.

C)  Discussion of the Annual On-Site Service Agreement between Denton County, Texas and Peak Technologies, Inc. for the Treasurer’s office pressure sealer.

D)  Discussion of the Statement of Work for Services between Denton County, Texas and Texas International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

E)  Discussion of a) the Temporary Slope Easement between Nolan and Sammye Ragsdale and Denton County, Texas, b) the Special Warranty Deed and Temporary Construction Easement between I AM ONE, Inc., a Texas Corporation, and Denton County, Texas and c) directing the County Auditor to request a Warrant in the amount of NINETY TWO THOUSANDTWO HUNDRED AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($92,200.00) made payable to Nolan Ragsdale and I Am One, Inc., funded from Better Safer Roads Program for the acquisition of right-of-way for the Litsey Road Project.

 7.          FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND MEETINGS