* * * * * Notice of Public Meeting Denton County Commissioners Court Courthouse on the Square 110 West Hickory, Denton, Texas * * * * * AGENDA

Tuesday, February 14, 2006, 9:00 A.M.

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

A copy of the Formal and Briefing Agenda books is available for public review in the Aide-to-the-Court’s Office.
Some numbered agenda categories may have no posted items. Please contact the Aide-to-the-Court if assistance for hearing impaired is needed.

CALL TO ORDER

INVOCATION

PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE

Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag
Pledge of Allegiance to the Texas Flag
"Honor the Texas Flag, I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one and indivisible."

1. PUBLIC INPUT FOR ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA

Citizens should complete a witness form located on the side table. Pursuant to State Open Meetings Law, the Commissioners Court is restricted in discussing or taking action on items not posted on the agenda. Action on your statement can be taken only at a future meeting.

In order to expedite the flow of business and to provide all citizens the opportunity to speak, the Commissioners Court may impose a three-minute limitation on persons addressing the Court. Please address all comments to the Presiding Officer.

2. CONSENT AGENDA

* All items marked with an asterisk are part of a consent agenda and require no deliberation by the Court. Any Court member can remove an item from this agenda to be considered separately.

3. RESOLUTIONS/AWARD PRESENTATIONS

A) Approve any possible action on a disaster declaration for the prevention of and threat of wild land fires due to drought conditions in Denton County. Emergency Services

B) Report on the Town of Ponder, Texas by Mayor Pro Tem Terry Bussell. Commissioner, Precinct #4

C) Presentation by Mr. David Bouschor of the quarterly report of the Denton County Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, and any appropriate action. County Judge

4. PUBLIC HEARINGS

5. AUDITOR/TREASURER

A) Approval of Bill Report.
(Payments from Adult Probation, Community Corrections, Pre-Trial Services and District Attorney Check Fee Fund are presented for recording purposes only.)

* B) Approval of Denton County’s 2006 Unreimbursed Health Care Expenditure Report, and any appropriate action. (Briefing 2-07-06)

6. PURCHASING

* A) Approval of renewal for Employee Services Award Event, RFP #01-04-1594, with Circle R Ranch, and any appropriate action. (Briefing 2-07-06)

B) Approval of award of bid for the Lewisville Lake Corridor Project, Section 1, Bid #12-04-1646, to L. H. Lacy Company for $4,460,318.90 from the 2005 issue of the 91 Road Bond Projects fund and the 2005 issue of the TRIP Project fund, and any appropriate action.

C) Approval of award of bid for Microwave Radio System, RFP #10-05-1173; authority to proceed with contracting for Phase I and II; and any appropriate action.

7. BUDGET

* A) Approval of Intra-Departmental Transfers, and any appropriate action.

* B) Approval of Budget Amendment Request #100530 to increase revenues and allocate expenditures for Office Supplies and Riding Program including the creation of a new line item for Grant purposes for FY 2005-2006 for Juvenile Probation and Juvenile Post Adjudication in the amount of $7,200, and any appropriate action. (Briefing 2-07-06)

* C) Approval of Budget Amendment Request #100540 to increase revenues and allocate expenditures for various line items for Cities Readiness Initiative Grant in the amount of $112,176, and any appropriate action. (Briefing 2-07-06)

* D) Approval of Budge Amendment Request #100560 for New Instruments and Computer Software for Telephone Department and County-Wide Technology in the amount of $2,036, and any appropriate action. (Briefing 2-07-06)

E) Approval of Organizational Goals, Commissioners Court Memo, Budget Planning Calendar, Budget Priorities and establishing tax rate parameters for the Budget Office to use when recommending a budget for the FY 2006-2007 budget process, and any appropriate action. (Briefing 2-07-06)

* F) Approval of Budget Amendment Request #100580 for Office Supplies and Training & Education for Crisis Counseling Program Grant in the amount of $8,526, and any appropriate action.

F) Approval of Emergency Budget Amendment Request #100640 for Architect Fees for Denton County Courts Building in the amount of $44,000, and any appropriate action.

8. HUMAN RESOURCES

* A) Approval of Order Making Appointments. (Appointments have been posted and advertised. Interviews were conducted as set forth in the Denton County policies adopted by the Commissioners Court, except as otherwise stated in the appointment orders. These appointments are within the budgetary constraints.)

9. HEALTH

* A) Approval of DSHS contract amendment relating to the Office of Public Health Practice grant increasing it to $60,244, and any appropriate action. (Briefing 2-07-06)

10. PUBLIC WORKS

11. COUNTY CLERK

12. SHERIFF

13. OTHER DEPARTMENTS

* A) Approve the application for the USDA School Commodity Program (school year 2006-2007), and any appropriate action. Juvenile Probation (Briefing 2-07-06)

* B) Approval of revised Telephone Committee policies – 1.2 (Membership), 1.3 (Rules of Procedure), 2.2 (Telephone Maintenance), 2.4 (Telephone Bills), 3.3 (Fraud Control Measures), 3.4 (Lost or Stolen Calling Cards), and 5.3 (Threatening/Harassing Calls), and any appropriate action. (Briefing 2-07-06)

* C) Approval of:
1) To Call Local Option Election – Town of Lincoln Park for “the Legal Sale of Mixed Beverages in Restaurants by Food And Beverage Certificate Holders Only” on May 13, 2006 at Lincoln Park Town Hall, 110 Parker Parkway, Lincoln Park , Texas, Denton County. To designate the Lincoln Park Town Hall as the main early voting site, that early voting will begin May 1, 2006, that early voting will be conducted from May 1, 2006 thru May 9, 2006. The address of the early voting clerk is Don Alexander, P.O. Box 1720, Denton,TX 76202. La Orden: Para llamar la elección local de la opción - ciudad del parque de Lincoln para "la venta legal de bebidas mezcladas en restaurantes por los sostenedores del certificado de Food y de la bebida solamente" de mayo el 13, 2006 en la ciudad pasillo del parque de Lincoln, Parkway De 110 Parker, Parque De Lincoln, Tejas, Condado De Denton. Para señalar la Lincoln parquee la ciudad pasillo como la cañería que vota temprano el sitio, que la votación temprana comenzará de mayo el 1, 2006, eso que vota temprano será conducida del de mayo 1, 2006 al de mayo 9, 2006. La dirección del vendedor de votación temprano es Don Alexander, P.O. Caja 1720, Denton, TX 76202;

2) To Call Local Option Election – Town of Lincoln Park for “the Legal Sale of All Alcoholic Beverages for Off-Premise Consumption Only” on May 13, 2006 at Lincoln Park Town Hall, 110 Parker Parkway, Lincoln Park , Texas, Denton County. To designate the Lincoln Park Town Hall as the main early voting site, that early voting will begin May 1, 2006, that early voting will be conducted from May 1, 2006 thru May 9, 2006. The address of the early voting clerk is Don Alexander, P.O. Box 1720, Denton, TX 76202; La Orden: Para llamar la elección local de la opción - ciudad del parque de Lincoln para "la venta legal de todas las bebidas alcohólicas para la consumición de la Apagado-Premisa solamente" de mayo el 13, 2006 en la ciudad pasillo del parque de Lincoln, 110 ParkerParkway, Parque De Lincoln, Tejas, Condado De Denton. Para señalar la Lincoln parquee la ciudad pasillo como la cañería que vota temprano el sitio, que la votación temprana comenzará de mayo el 1, 2006, eso que vota temprano será conducida del de mayo 1, 2006 al de mayo 9, 2006. La dirección del vendedor de votación temprano es pone a Alexander, P.O. Caja 1720, Denton, TX 76202. Elections (Briefing 2-07-06)

D) Approve the re-appointment of Scott Edward Tuxhorn to the Denton County MHMR Board of Trustees as a representative of Precinct #3, and any appropriate action. Commissioner, Precinct #3

E) Approve the appointment of Wanda Smith to the Denton County Historical Commission, and any appropriate action. Denton County Historical Commission

F) Approve the appointment of Ann Clark to the Denton County Historical Commission, and any appropriate action. Denton County Historical Commission

G) Approve the final cost sheet for the Communications Tower Project along with deposit of funds pursuant to section 4 of the Interlocal Agreement and any appropriate action, Precinct 1. Commissioner, Precinct 1

H) Approval of the application for the ongoing Emergency Management Performance Grant covering partial salaries for Jody Gonzalez, Brad Simpkins, Jill Holbrook, and part-time employee, and any appropriate action. Emergency Services

14. LEGAL

A) Any appropriate action on Executive Session matters - Legal Department.

B) Approval of the Contract Agreement between Isbell Engineering and Denton County for the Foundation Repairs at the Denton County Courts Building RFQ #02-05-1665, and any appropriate action. (Briefing 2-07-06)

* C) Approve and Execute the Conditional Deed of Gift for Ceremonial Rifles on behalf of the Denton County Sheriff’s Office, and any appropriate action. (Briefing 2-07-06)

* D) Approval of the Project to improve and extend the two southbound lanes of South Colony Boulevard from Memorial Drive to State Highway 121 and to improve and widen Paige Road from South Colony Boulevard to North Colony Boulevard and two sections of Memorial Drive and the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the City of The Colony and Denton County, Texas, for the Project of improve and extend the two southbound lanes of South Colony Boulevard from Memorial Drive to State Highway 121 and to improve and widen Paige Road from South Colony Boulevard to North Colony Boulevard and two sections of Memorial Drive, located in the City of The Colony, Denton County, Texas, Precinct 2, and any appropriate action. (Briefing 2-07-06)

E) Approval of the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for Ambulance Services between Denton County, Texas, and the Town of Little Elm, and any appropriate action.

F) Approval of the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for Fire Protection Services between Denton County, Texas, and the Town of Flower Mound, and any appropriate action.

G) Approval of the Interlocal Agreement for Professional Service between the Counties of Tarrant, Dallas, Denton, the City of Frisco and the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA), as members of the Public Employee Benefit Cooperative of North Texas, with the North Central Council of Governments (NCTCOG), and any appropriate action.

H) Approve Interlocal Agreement for Denton County to provide Microwave System Services to DENCO 9-1-1 District, and any appropriate action.

15. EXECUTIVE SESSION

The Commissioners Court reserves the right to exercise its discretion and may convene in executive session as authorized by the Texas Government Code §551.071, et seq. on any of the agenda items.

For purposes permitted by Texas Government Code, Section 551.071 - Contemplated or Pending Litigation or Settlement Offer, Section 551.072 - Real Property, Section 551.074 - Personnel Matters, and Section 551.076 - Security.

A) Real Property: Texas Government Code, Section 551.072: Real Property.

B) Deliberation regarding security procedures and devices - Texas Government Code, Section 551.076.

C) Consultation with Attorney: Pending Litigation; Texas Government Code, Section 551.071 (1)(A); Denton County v. Tarrant County, pending in the Supreme Court of Texas or District Court after remand.

D) Consultation with Attorney: Pending Litigation, Texas Government Code, Section 551.071 (1)(A); Cause No. 2005-60609-393, William E. Trantham v. Denton County, Texas, et al.

E) Consultation with Attorney: Potential Litigation pursuant to Section 551.071 (1)(A), Government Code; Discuss potential claim of the family of Nancy L. Simmons.

F) Consultation with Attorney: Pending Litigation; Texas Government Code, Section 551.071 (1)(A); James Paton v. Denton County and Denton County Information Services, Cause #2:05-CV-125.

G) Consultation with Attorney: Possible settlement; Texas Government Code, Section 551.071 (a)(1) & (2); PEBC – Denton County, Texas.

H) Deliberations about Real Property, Texas Government Code, Section 551.072; Discussion of the selection of bids for the two (2) parcels of real property through the sealed bid procedure administered by the Denton County Commissioners Court, provided for in Texas Local Government Code Section 263.007; the real properties are described as: (a) a vacant lot located at 624 Railroad Avenue, Denton, Texas, 76209, and (b) a vacant lot located at 903 Allen Street, Denton County, Texas, 76205.

16. ADDENDA

17. RECESS

18. RECONVENE IF NECESSARY

19. ADJOURNMENT