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1. Call to Order.

2. Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance by Commissioner Vincent Morales.

3. Approve minutes of regular meeting held on August 13, 2019.

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 Sienna Parkway Section 3 Street Dedication, and Sienna Plantation, Section 14, Precinct 1.

B. Acceptance of the traffic control plan for Lakeview Retreat, Section 3, Precinct 2.

C. Acceptance of the traffic control plan for Grand Mission Estates, Section 22, Precinct 3.

D. Acceptance of the traffic control plan for Camellia, Section 3, Precinct 3.

E. Acceptance of the traffic control plan for Waterview Estates Trail, Precinct 4.

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

7. COUNTY JUDGE:

8. COMMISSIONER, PCT. 1:

9. AUDITOR:

10. BUDGET TRANSFERS:

11. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT:

12. ENGINEERING-PAYMENTS:

13. ENGINEERING-PERMITS:

14. ENGINEERING-DEVELOPMENT:

15. 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:

16. 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 August 21, 2019, and makes the following recommendation to Commissioners Court:

17. FORT BEND GRAND PARKWAY TOLL ROAD AUTHORITY: The Board of Directors of the Fort Bend Grand Parkway Toll Road Authority reviewed these items at their regular meeting held on August 21, 2019 and makes the following recommendations to Commissioners Court:

18. HUMAN RESOURCES:

19. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:

20. PURCHASING:

21. RISK MANAGEMENT:

22. TAX ASSESSOR/COLLECTOR:

23. TREASURER:

A. Take all appropriate action on Order Setting Fees for the Offices of Fort Bend County Sheriff and Constables effective January 1, 2020 pursuant to Local Government Code Section 118.131.

A. Take all appropriate action on Resolution of No Objection to the Annexation of Texas Heritage Parkway Right-of-Way by the City of Fulshear.

B. Discuss the Fiscal Year 2020 County Budget; consider taking action on the following:

A. Take all appropriate action on Resolution Declaring Intention to Advance Funding and Reimburse Expenditures Related to Various Mobility Projects.

B. Take all appropriate action on Resolution declaring the intention to advance funding and reimburse project expenditures for emergency capital improvement projects at County parks.

C. Take all appropriate action on Resolution declaring the intention to advance funding and reimburse project expenditures for completion of Medical Examiner Facility.

Take all appropriate action on approval of three applications for assistance under the HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and authorize County Judge to execute all documents regarding File No.16-822, File 16-823, and File No.16-824, and issue funds in an amount totaling $106,339.17. (Fund: Home Investment Partnership Program)

28. COUNTY ATTORNEY:

A. Take all appropriate action on Resolution and Order decreeing the acquisition of property to be a public necessity and authorizing the acquisition and payment of compensation by record vote for Madden Road, Mobility Bond Project No. 17416, Precinct 4.

B. Take all appropriate action on Resolution and Order Decreeing the acquisition of property to be a public necessity and authorizing the acquisition and payment of compensation by record vote for Mason Road and Grand Parkway, Mobility Bond Project No. 17401 and No. 17403, Precincts 3 and 4.

29. ENGINEERING:

A. Take all appropriate action on request for payment in the amount of $195,398.12 to CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC, pursuant to the Agreement approved on December 05, 2017 for utility relocations regarding Powerline Road, Mobility Bond Project No. 13110, Precinct 1. (Fund: 2013 Mobility Bonds)

B. Take all appropriate action on the addition of Masons Field Road into the County road maintenance system, 6,358.17 LF (1.2042 miles), Precinct 1.

C. Take all appropriate action on request to purchase Parcel 10 regarding Chimney Rock, Mobility Bond Project No. 13203, in the amount of $5,240 plus necessary costs, and authorize County Judge to sign all closing documents regarding the parcel, Precinct 2. (Fund: 2013 Mobility Bonds)

C. Take all appropriate action on request to purchase Parcel 5 of Old Needville Fairchilds Road in the amount of $40,445 plus necessary costs, and authorize County Judge to sign all necessary closing documents, Mobility Bond Project No. 17108, Precinct 1. (Fund: 2017 Mobility Bonds)

D. Take all appropriate action on request to purchase parcels pertaining to Mason Road and Grand Parkway, Mobility Bond Project No. 17401 and 17403: Parcel 2 in the amount of $25,513; Parcel 3 in the amount of $54,601; and Parcel 11 in the amount of $18,642, plus necessary costs, and authorize County Judge to sign all closing documents pertaining to said parcels, Precinct 4. (Fund: 2017 Mobility Bonds)

E. Take all appropriate action on request for variance to the dead-end street requirement as stated in Section 5.6.A.2 of the Fort Bend County Regulations of Subdivisions, for Sienna Plantation Section 24, on behalf of TOLL-GTIS Property Owner LLC, Precinct 1.

F. Take all appropriate action on plat for the roads within Sienna Plantation, Section 24, Precinct 1.

G. Take all appropriate action on plat for the lots within Sienna Plantation, Section 24, Precinct 1.

H. Take all appropriate action on request for variance to the minimum lot size requirement as stated in Section 5.14.E.4 of the Fort Bend County Regulations of Subdivisions, for Lakes of Bella Terra West, Section 4, on behalf of LOB West, Inc., Precinct 3.

I. Take all appropriate action on plat for the roads within Lakes of Bella Terra West, Section 4, Precinct 3.

J. Take all appropriate action on plat for the lots within Lakes of Bella Terra West, Section 4, Precinct 3.

K. Take all appropriate action on request for variance to the block length requirement as stated in Section 5.5.A.2 of the Fort Bend County Regulations of Subdivisions, for Grand Vista, Section 22, on behalf of Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc., Precinct 2.

L. Take all appropriate action on plat for the roads within Grand Vista Section 22, Precinct 2.

M. Take all appropriate action on plat for the lots within Grand Vista Section 22, Precinct 2.

30. FACILITIES MANAGEMENT & PLANNING:

A. Take all appropriate action on request to transfer the amount of $25,000 from Non-Departmental Contingency into Facilities Custodial, Supplies and Maintenance to allocate funds necessary for custodial supplies.

B. Take all appropriate action on request to transfer the amount of $114,000 from Non-Departmental Contingency into Facilities Jail Maintenance Fees to allocate funds necessary to pay for repairs to Chiller 1 at the Jail East Tower, and repair of the fire pump at the Jail.

31. 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 August 21, 2019, and makes the following recommendation to Commissioners Court:

Take all appropriate action on Joint Project Agreement regarding road right of way and related construction between Fort Bend County, Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 216, Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority, and Fulshear Lakes, Ltd.

32. HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES:

A. Clinical Health: Take all appropriate action on Memorandum of Understanding between Texas Department of State Health Services and Fort Bend County regarding medications available through the Tracking Electronic Asset Management System platform to treat and control the spread of infectious diseases.

B. Social Services: Take all appropriate action on grant application to The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program for funding in the amount of $932,474 to provide energy assistance to eligible client households and authorize electronic submission of application.

33. HOMELAND SECURITY & EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT:

Take all appropriate action on request to transfer the amount of $28,630 from Fire Marshal Fees into Dispatch, as detailed on Manager's form dated August 21, 2019 to allocate funds for the programming of fire radios.

34. HUMAN RESOURCES:

Take all appropriate action to authorize the County Judge to execute Fort Bend County's Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS) Plan Authorization for the Plan Year 2020 and consider action on the following items: changes in the plan provisions for non-retirees; Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for retirees; and payment of rate greater than the TCDRS required rate.

35. MEDICAL EXAMINER:

A. Take all appropriate action on the Interlocal Agreement between Fort Bend County and The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston to perform forensic pathology services effective through August 31, 2020. (Fund: Medical Examiner)

B. Take all appropriate action on request to transfer the amount of $50,000 from Non-Departmental Contingency into Operating Supplies to allocate funds in anticipation of the opening of the Medical Examiner's Office.

36. PURCHASING:

A. Take all appropriate action on Bid 20-015, term contract for HVAC Maintenance for Libraries.

B. Take all appropriate action on Agreement for Audit Services between Fort Bend County and Whitley Penn LLP in an amount not to exceed $166,250 for the year ending September 30, 2019. (Fund: Non-Departmental)

C. Take all appropriate action on Addendum between Fort Bend County and National Signs, LLC in the amount of $50,900 utilizing BuyBoard Contract Number 512-16 for monument sign and LED message center at Mustang Community Center. (Fund: Parks)

D. Take all appropriate action on Fifth Amendment to Agreement for Professional Services between Fort Bend County and Ninyo & Moore, pursuant to SOQ 14-027 for Public Transportation bus maintenance facility, with no change in total compensation.

E. Take all appropriate action on Change Order No. 1 to increase the contract between Fort Bend County and D.L. Elliot Enterprise, Inc. by $25,614.75 for a total contract amount not to exceed $301,269.75 and to extend the time of completion by ten (10) calendar days, pursuant to Bid 19-052, Construction of Braxton Road Water Line Improvements in City of Kendleton. (Fund: 2013 Mobility Bonds)

F. Take all appropriate action on Second Amendment to Agreement for Professional Engineering Services between Fort Bend County and Isani Consultants, L.P., to increase the contract by $27,624.02 for a total contract amount not to exceed $642,875.02 pursuant to SOQ 14-025, for construction materials testing services regarding Williams Way Boulevard, Mobility Bond Project No. 13114, Precinct 1. (Fund: 2013 Mobility Bonds)

G. Take all appropriate action on Third Amendment to Agreement for Professional Engineering Services between Fort Bend County and Huitt-Zollars, Inc. to increase the contract by $25,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $860,186.40 pursuant to SOQ 14-025, regarding Old Needville-Fairchilds Road, Mobility Bond Project No. 13109, Precinct 1. (Fund: 2013 Mobility Bonds)

H. Take all appropriate action on Change Order No. 2 to increase the contract between Fort Bend County and ISI Contracting, Inc. by $60,130.70 for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,099,450.40 and extend the time of completion for sixty-four (64) calendar days, pursuant to Bid No. 18-100 regarding Bamore Road Extension, Mobility Bond Project No. 13406, Precinct 1. (Fund: 2013 Mobility Bonds)

I. Take all appropriate action on Change Order No. 3 (Final) to decrease the contract between Fort Bend County and Conrad Construction Company by $201,023.15 for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,659,602.41, pursuant to Bid No.18-043 regarding Ludwig Lane, Mobility Bond Project No.13208, Precinct 2. (Fund: 2013 Mobility Bonds)

J. Take all appropriate action on Third Amendment to Agreement for Professional Engineering Services between Fort Bend County and Zarinkelk Engineering Services, Inc. in an additional amount of $331,543 for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,087,975.50 pursuant to SOQ 14-025, regarding Chimney Rock, Mobility Bond Project No. 13203, Precincts 1 and 2. (Fund: 2013 Mobility Bonds)

37. RECORDS MANAGEMENT:

Take all appropriate action on request for three (3) new part-time positions, Records Management Technicians, to be funded by the Records Management & Preservation Fund.

38. SHERIFF'S OFFICE:

Take all appropriate action on request to create a new position, Victim Liaison Assistant, Grade 6, Step 12 of the Administrative/Clerical Policy Group in the Sheriff's Office due to current grant not being renewed, with funding for the term of September 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019 from Sheriff, Enforcement.

39. Approve Bills.

40. Ratify the release of time sensitive disbursements by Auditor on August 22, 2019.

Fort Bend Drainage District

Fort Bend County Assistant District No. 1

Fort Bend County Assistant District No. 16

41. Meet in Closed Session to deliberate the following matters as authorized by the Texas Government Code:

A. § 551.071. Consultation With Attorney. Commissioners Court will meet in Closed Session to seek the advice of its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation; a settlement offer; or on a matter in which the duty of the attorney to Commissioners Court under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Texas Government Code Chapter 551.

B. § 551.074. Personnel Matters. Commissioners Court will meet in Closed Session to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; or to hear a complaint or charge against an officer or employee.

Items 42 & 43

42. Reconvene Open Session and consider taking action on the following matters:

43. Adjournment.

Aug 27, 2019 REGULAR SESSION AGENDA

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