Declare Quorum Present

Members Present:       Maurine Dickey

                                         Clay Lewis Jenkins

                                         John Wiley Price

                                         Dr. Elba Garcia

                                         Mike Cantrell            

Resolutions:  Local Initiative Projects (LIP) and Low-Income Vehicle Repair, Retrofit, and Accelerated Retirement Program (LIRAP)

(Presented by Commissioner Maurine Dickey)

Authorizing the County Treasurer to transfer funds and/or issue described Dallas County checks or authorized Payroll Direct Deposits for the period of March 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011.

Approving and accepting the Report of the County Treasurer for the month of January, 2011.

Authorizing Click Appraisal Service to be paid a total of $108.50 as full and final settlement by the County of Dallas, Texas for appraisal services of evaluating the complainant’s vehicle as a result of an accident on or about September 1, 2010, and authorizing the County Treasurer to release said check to an employee of the Civil Division of the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office.

Authorizing the owner of the vehicle, Gary Norton, to be paid a total of $665.84 as full and final settlement by the County of Dallas, Texas for property damage and car rental reimbursement as a result of an accident on or about January 8, 2011, and authorizing the County Treasurer to release said check to an employee of the Civil Division of the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office.

Directing the Dallas County Treasurer to issue a check jointly payable to Reginald Autry and the Law Offices of John E. Wall, Jr., in the amount of $50,000.00, in Cause No. DC-05-00824-F, styled Reginald Autry vs. County of Dallas.

Appointing/Re-appointing Lorraine Barabil, Tracy Clinton and Rosa Orenstein to the Citizen Election Advisory Committee for a two (2) year term, effective February 22, 2011 through January 31, 2013.

Appointing/Re-appointing Kathleen M. Shaw to the Dallas County Child Welfare Board for a two (2) year term, effective February 22, 2011 through January 31, 2013.

Appointing/Re-appointing Brian Loncar and Jesus Garcia to the Dallas County Historical Foundation for a two (2) year term, effective February 22, 2011 through January 31, 2013.

Appointing/Re-appointing L. Gerald ‘Jerry’ Bryant to the Dallas County Hospital District Board of Managers for a two (2) year term, effective February 22, 2011 through January 31, 2013.

Approving the creation of the IT Executive Governance Committee.

Substitute Order,

Approved with

1 vote of dissention, Comm. Dickey

Approving the outlined Agreement among Dallas County, TriWest Group and the North Texas Behavioral Health Authority (NTBHA), and authorizing the County Judge to sign the contract on behalf of Dallas County.

Authorizing Amendment No. 3 to the professional services agreement with Carl R. Griffith & Associates, Inc., to provide ongoing assistance to Dallas County and the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, and authorizing the County Judge to sign the amendment on behalf of Dallas County.

Approving acceptance of the award for the Dallas County Safe Havens, Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program continuation grant application from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), with no County match required, and recognizing the County Judge as the authorized official to accept the award.

Authorizing the submission of the grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), designating the County Judge as the grantee’s authorized official given the power to apply for, accept, reject, alter or terminate the grant on behalf of the applicant agency.

Approving Dallas County’s formal support of the proposed relocation of a foreign trade subzone from outside of the County in Wylie to the City of Garland for Sanden International.

Authorizing the immediate replacement of the Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center building automation as proposed by Johnson Controls, Inc.

Approving acceptance of the third partial advance payment reimbursement of $2,372,000 from Allianz Insurance, and allowing the County Judge or his designated representative to sign the Sworn Statement in Proof of Loss on behalf of Dallas County.

Approving an exception to the Nepotism Policy for Dimitrios Anagnostis for the District Attorney’s Office.

Approving the Interlocal Agreement with the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) and PEBC, and authorizing the County Judge to sign the Interlocal Agreement on behalf of Dallas County.

Approving the outlined Ambulance Service Agreement between Dallas County and the City of DeSoto, City of Hutchins, City of Grand Prairie, City of Sachse, City of Lancaster and City of Wilmer, and authorizing the County Judge to execute said Agreement on behalf of Dallas County.

Approving Resolution and Order to name new members of Dallas County’s Dispute Resolution Board (DRS) for 2011.

Approving the outlined cost projection for the rental of Model 650 high speed ballot counters, iVotronics and Model 100 ballot counters, as well as, on-site support and professional services for the voter registration, early voting, and election day voting systems for the 2011 election cycle.

Approving refunds to taxpayers, as listed, for the period ending February 22, 2011, in amounts over $5,000.00 for erroneous or excessive tax payments.

Approving the amended FY 2010 Ryan White Part A Supplemental contract between Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) and Health Services of North Texas, Inc., and authorizing the County Judge to sign the contract amendment with the service provider on behalf of Dallas County.

Approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Parkland Health and Hospital System and Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS), for processing specimens detecting chlamydia amplified probes and gonorrhea.

Approving the request of the Dallas County Juvenile Department to close Request for Proposal for Residential Services solicitation No. 2010-062-5097 without awarding contracts to any of the fourteen (14) proposing agencies for FY 2011.

Approving the request of the Dallas County Juvenile Department to close Request for Proposals No. 2011-014-5306 soliciting non-residential services for FY 2011, without awarding contracts to any of the eleven (11) responding vendors.

 Authorizing the extension of (Bid No. 2008-033-3296 – Annual Contract for Overhead Door Repair and Replacement Services) as awarded to Superior Overhead Door Co., up to April 30, 2011, and authorizing all County documents/payments to reflect accordingly.

Authorizing the award of (RFP No. 2010-090-5232 – Request for Proposals for Desktop Technical Support Services for Dallas County) to QNet Information Services, and authorizing the County Judge to execute the ensuing contract on behalf of Dallas County.

Recognizing and officially canceling (RFP No. 2007-117-3023 – Request for Proposals for Dallas County’s Desktop Technical Support) as awarded to TechForce Technology, effective 11:59 p.m., February 28, 2011, and authorizing all County documents/payments to reflect accordingly.

Appointing County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins as Dallas County’s successor Representative to the Texas CUC Aggregation Project, Inc., d/b/a Public Power Pool, or P3.