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NOTICE OF MEETING FORT BEND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT SECOND FLOOR, FORT BEND COUNTY COURTHOUSE 401 JACKSON STREET, RICHMOND, TEXAS TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2019 1:00 P.M. AGENDA

2. Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance by Commissioner Grady Prestage.

3. Approve minutes of regular meeting held on December 18, 2018.

4. Public Comments regarding the Agenda and Announcements.

5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 1:00 p.m.: Conduct Public Hearings and take all appropriate action on the following matters:

A. Acceptance of the traffic control plan for Veranda, Section 12, Precinct 1.

B. Acceptance of the traffic control plan for Jordan Ranch, Section 11, Precinct 3.

C. Acceptance of the traffic control plan for McCrary Meadows, Section 3, and McCrary Meadows Drive Extension and Reserve, Precinct 3.

D. Acceptance of the traffic control plan for Tamarron Crossing Section 1 Street Dedication, Precinct 3.

E. Acceptance of the traffic control plan for Clearstone Circle and Sunhollow Drive Street Dedication, Section 1, Precinct 3.

Fort Bend Drainage District

6. OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL: Approve out-of-state travel requests for County personnel:

7. COUNTY JUDGE:

8. COMMISSIONER, PCT. 1:

9. BUDGET & FINANCE:

10. BUDGET TRANSFERS:

11. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION & CORRECTION:

12. CONSTABLE, PCT. 4:

13. ENGINEERING-PAYMENTS:

14. ENGINEERING-PERMITS:

15. ENGINEERING-DEVELOPMENT:

16. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & PLANNING: The Director of Facilities Management & Planning submits these invoices for approval and payment for projects that have been budgeted and funded by 2015 Facility Bonds:

17. FORT BEND COUNTY TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY: The Board of Directors of the Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority reviewed this item at their regular Board meeting held on December 19, 2018, and makes the following recommendation to Commissioners Court:

18. FORT BEND GRAND PARKWAY TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY: The Board of Directors of the Fort Bend Grand Parkway Toll Road Authority reviewed the following item at their regular meeting held on December 19, 2018, and makes the following recommendations to Commissioners Court:

19. GRANTS ADMINISTRATION: The grant application for the below item has been approved by Commissioners Court; the Grants Coordinator has reviewed the acceptance documents and makes the following recommendation to Commissioners Court:

20. HUMAN RESOURCES:

21. PARKS & RECREATION:

22. PURCHASING:

23. TAX ASSESSOR/COLLECTOR:

A. Take all appropriate action on request to transfer the amount of $11,502 from FY 2017 Commissioners Court Projects into Parks account as detailed on Auditor's form dated December 19, 2018 to allocate funds for closing cost and fees regarding the purchase of land adjacent to Daily Park as approved December 18, 2018.

B. Take all appropriate action on request to join Petition to Release Houston ETJ Tract from the City of Houston’s Extraterritorial Jurisdiction.

A. Take all appropriate action on revisions to the Employee Information Manual, specifically Policy 616: Dress Code, Uniforms, and Work Clothes, as requested by County Auditor and submitted by Human Resources.

B. Take all appropriate action to set the mileage reimbursement rate at 58.0 cents (same rate as the Internal Revenue Service), effective January 8, 2019.

C. Take all appropriate action on request for a temporary full-time Accountant, Grade 11 of the Professional Management Policy Group, effective February 9 through June 28, 2019, and authorize funding from Non-Departmental Contingency.

D. Take all appropriate action on request to transfer the amount $35,922 from Non-Departmental Contingency into accounts detailed on Auditor’s form dated December 21, 2018 to allocate funds for temporary Accountant position.

A. Take all appropriate action on adoption of the Fort Bend County Budget Policy for Fiscal Year 2020.

B. Take all appropriate action on adoption of the 2019 Investment Policy and Investment Strategy for Fort Bend County, as presented by the Director of Finance and Investments, pursuant to Government Code Section 2256.005(e).

27. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES:

Take all appropriate action on Interlocal Agreement Between Fort Bend County and Texana Center for Assertive Community Treatment/Intensive Mental Health Services and Substance Abuse Services, a community collaborative program to divert individuals with mental illness from the criminal justice system. (Fund: General Fund)

28. CONSTABLE, PCT. 3:

Take all appropriate action on application to Texas Department of Transportation for grant funds in the amount of $19,893.75 with a cash match of $4,688.96 for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program effective through September 30, 2020. (Fund: Constable, Pct. 3)

29. CONSTABLE, PCT. 4:

A. Take all appropriate action on request to transfer the amount of $3,750 from Non-Departmental Contingency into grant transfers as detailed on the Auditor's form dated December 31, 2018 to allocate funds for the County's match to the 2019 Houston-Galveston Area Council Traffic Task Force Program.

B. Take all appropriate action on Application to Texas Department of Transportation for participation in the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program – Commercial Vehicle (STEP-CMV) effective October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

C. Take all appropriate action on Application to Texas Department of Transportation for participation in the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program – Comprehensive effective October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

30. ENGINEERING:

A. Take all appropriate action on request for temporary road closure, pursuant to Section 251.011 of the Texas Transportation Code, for the Grand Mission Estates Drainage Channel-Beechnut Street project, from Ashton Brook Lane to Lakehead Lane, to be closed during construction: closure to begin January 12, 2019 through February 9, 2019, Precincts 3 and 4.

B. Take all appropriate action on Amendment to Fort Bend County Regulations of Subdivisions, specifically Appendix M, and Appendix N regarding Bond, and Letter of Credit, Precincts 1, 2, 3 and 4.

C. Take all appropriate action on Agreement Concerning Wetlands Mitigation between Fort Bend County and Delta Land Services, L.L.C. in an amount not to exceed $46,200 for wetlands mitigation credits regarding Chimney Rock, Mobility Bond Project No. 13203, Precinct 2. (Fund: 2013 Mobility Bonds)

D. Take all appropriate action on Development Agreement between Fort Bend County, Douglas John Winterbottom, and Ying Ng regarding Macha Road Hydroponic Farm and Greenhouses, Precinct 1.

E. Take all appropriate action on acceptance of a certain 0.6069-acre tract of land conveyed by Donation Deed from Douglas John Winterbottom and Ying Ng to Fort Bend County, Texas regarding Macha Road and; record the same in Official Public Records, Precinct 1.

31. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & PLANNING:

Take all appropriate action on request to transfer the amount of $8,649 from Non-Departmental Contingency into Inderdepartmental Construction Fleet Upfitting Expenses to allocate funds for emergency replacement of service body on Vehicle RB01103.

32. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES:

A. Take all appropriate action on Application to Texas Department of State Health Services for grant funds in the amount of $355,000 for the FY 2020 Hazards Public Health Emergency Preparedness program.

B. Take all appropriate action on Application to Texas Department of State Health Services for grant funds in the amount of $142,618 for the FY 2020 Cities Readiness Initiatives Public Health Emergency Planning program.

C. Animal Services: Take all appropriate action on Application to the Humane Society for Scholarship and Agreement to cover costs to attend 2019 Animal Care Expo in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 14-18, 2019 for applicants Rene Vasquez and Barbara Vass.

33. LIBRARY:

Take all appropriate action on the following agreement between Fort Bend County and Fort Bend Independent School District to deliver educational programming to the FBISD community.

34. PARKS & RECREATION:

Take all appropriate action on request to modify the scope of work for Jones Creek Ranch Capital Improvement Project from construction of soccer fields and renovation of baseball fields to building multipurpose fields for use by the public for several different sports.

35. PURCHASING:

A. Take all appropriate action on request to purchase one (1) truck, a replacement to fleet, for Facilities from Classic Chevrolet, for an amount not to exceed $26,403. (Fund: Facilities)

B. Take all appropriate action on Amendment to Agreement between Fort Bend County and Arbitrage Compliance Services, Inc., for additional services for arbitrage rebate compliance services in the amount of $2,150 for a contract total not to exceed $22,150. (Fund: Non-Departmental, Fees)

C. Take all appropriate action on Amendment to Agreement between Fort Bend County and Teal Construction Company, pursuant to RFP 17-095, for additional services in an amount not to exceed $85,240.80 regarding construction of the new administration building for Sheriff's Office for a total contract amount not to exceed $10,007,140.80. (Fund: 2015 Facilities Bond Fund, Proposition 4)

D. Take all appropriate action on Addendum to Agreement between Fort Bend County and Contract Resource Group to purchase workstations for the Sheriff's Office Administration Building, utilizing Allsteel National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance Contract No. 07-39 for an amount not to exceed $91,644.33. (Fund: Facilities Bond Proposition 4)

E. Take all appropriate action on request for an eight (8) month extension of Bid 18-037, rental of dumpsters for Hurricane Harvey Cleanup with Waste Corporation of Texas LP through August 31, 2019. (Fund: Hurricane Harvey)

F. Take all appropriate action on Amendment to Commercial Lease Agreement between Fort Bend County and Grand Canyon Investments, Inc. for warehousing of Hurricane Harvey recovery items through March 31, 2019 for an amount not to exceed $1,500 per month. (Fund: Harvey Polk Fund)

G. Take all appropriate action on Second Amendment to Hay Lease between Fort Bend County and Pete Wleczyk to reduce the lessee’s acreage and annual rate.

H. Take all appropriate action on Second Amendment to Hart License Agreement between Fort Bend County and Hart Intercivic, Inc., for the warranty, support and license agreement, in an amount not to exceed $178,075 per year, for a total contract dollar amount not to exceed $534,225 for the term October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2021. (Fund: Elections Contract Account)

I. Take all appropriate action on Fourth Amendment to Agreement for Professional Engineering Services between Fort Bend County and IDCUS, pursuant to SOQ 09-072 regarding Park & Ride facilities, to amend the cost proposal spreadsheet, with no change in overall total compensation.

J. Take all appropriate action on Work Authorization No. 5 to Professional Service Agreement for Park & Ride Facility Planning and Consulting services between Fort Bend County and IDCUS, pursuant to SOQ 09-072 for Westpark Park & Ride temporary construction easement surveys in an amount not to exceed $3,535. (Fund: Public Transportation Grant)

K. Take all appropriate action to consider granting an exemption to the competitive bid process, as authorized by Local Government Code §262.024 (a)(7) for the purchase of an item available from only one source, for website service to access and download digital content materials from OverDrive, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $100,000 for FY2019. (Fund: Library)

L. Take all appropriate action on request to purchase Vxrail, software, hardware, and maintenance from DellEMC Corporation, utilizing Department of Information Resources Contract DIR-TSO-4299, for an amount not to exceed $196,827.41. (Fund: Information Technology Capital Improvement Projects)

M. Take all appropriate action to consider granting an exemption to the competitive bid process as authorized by Local Government Code §262.024(a)(7) for the purchase of items available from only one source from Tiburon, Inc. for Addendum No. 8 to Agreement for project management and report training in an amount not to exceed $13,755. (Fund: Sheriff's Office)

N. Take all appropriate action on Change Order 01 to increase the Contract between Fort Bend County and Hurtado Construction Company by $298,389.46 for a total contract amount not to exceed $2,865,483.76 and to extend the contract time until December 21, 2018, pursuant to Bid No. 18-065 regarding A. Myers, Mobility Bond Project No. 13102, Precinct 1. (Fund: 2013 Mobility Bonds)

O. Take all appropriate action on Change Order 01 to increase the contract between Fort Bend County and Durwood Greene Construction Co., by $23,041.09 for a total contract amount not to exceed $672,741.89 and to extend the contract time until April 13, 2019, pursuant to Bid No. 17-076 regarding Sycamore Road, Mobility Bond Project No. 13113, Precinct 1. (Fund: 2013 Mobility Bonds)

36. SHERIFF'S OFFICE:

Take all appropriate action on Application to Texas School Safety Center at Texas State University to receive grant funds for assistance in the enforcement of Health & Safety laws regarding the sale of tobacco to minors for FY 2019, April 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.

37. Approve Bills.

Items 38 & 39

38. Ratify the release of time sensitive disbursements by County Auditor on December 27, 2018 and on January 3, 2019.

39. Adjournment.

Jan 08, 2019 REGULAR SESSION AGENDA

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