Declare Quorum Present

Members Present:            Clay Lewis Jenkins

                                         Mike Cantrell

                                         John Wiley Price 

                                         Dr. Elba Garcia

                                         Maurine Dickey

Invocation: 

Rev. Rodney Durr

Grand Prairie Family Church

Grand Prairie, Texas

Resolutions:

A. Harlan A. Harrison
(Presented by Commissioner John Wiley Price)

B. Richard Sambrano
(Presented by Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia)

Consent Agenda: Approval of Investment of Dallas County Funds

Consent Agenda: Transfer of Funds

Consent Agenda: Approval of Placement or Substitution of Collateral for County Funds

Consent Agenda: Personnel Actions

Bid No. 2011-090-5680 Annual Contract for the Purchase of Engine Motor Oil, Lubricants, Grease, Anti-Freeze and Other Related Automotive Chemicals awarded to: Douglass Distributing and Felts Heavy Duty Oil. Item #40 resulted in a (TIE BID) between Douglass Distributing and Felts Heavy Duty Oil. (THE TIE WILL BE DECIDED THROUGH RANDOM PULL OF ENVELOPE BY THE COUNTY JUDGE) (CONTRACT DATA PROVIDED JULY 5, 2011)

Denying Kevin Feinglas’ request for a reduction of Dallas County’s workers’ compensation subrogation lien, but acknowledging and approving the statutory request for attorney fees for Attorney Bob Gorsky, in the amount of $6,797.42, to be taken from the recovery for Dallas County.

Appointing Julia R. Malveaux and Jo Ann Hill to the Dallas County Child Welfare Board for an initial term effective August 9, 2011 through January 31, 2013.

Approving the salary for Mr. Stanley Victrum, in the amount of $170,000, a bi-weekly auto allowance of $351.42 and relocation expenses up to $10,000, with an effective date of August 22, 2011.

Approving the Integrated Child Support System Cooperative Agreement with the Office of Attorney General of the State of Texas to operate a child support enforcement program, and authorizing the County Judge to sign the Cooperative Agreement on behalf of Dallas County.

Amending Court Order 2008-1246 (7/1/08), effective January 1, 2012, by increasing and extending Dallas County’s participation in the City of Dallas Davis Garden tax increment finance (TIF) district from 55% to 75%; that it continue this participation until either December 31, 2033, the County’s total net present value contribution (using a discount rate of 5%) reaches $16.9 million, or the City of Dallas terminates the district (whichever occurs first); and authorizing the County Judge to sign any related TIF participation agreement or TIF participation agreement amendment.

Approving the revision of the sewer easement for the City of Cedar Hill at the County’s Cedar Mountain Preserve, and authorizing the County Judge to sign the new sewer easement document related to this project.

Approving the use of the County’s FY 2011 CDBG funds ($1,969,610), its FY 2011 HOME funds ($683,052), and its carryover CDBG funding remaining from prior years ($426,266.13) for the activities and projects outlined in Attachments A, B, and C.

Changing the effective date to January 1, 2012 for the justice of the peace/constable redistricting plan that was adopted through the approval of Court Order 2011-1143 (6/28/11), and that all other terms and provisions of Court Order 2011-1143 shall remain unchanged.

Approving acceptance of the fourth and final payment reimbursement of $1,791,969 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 donation and transportation of modular furniture and authorizing the County Judge to sign all related documents.

Approving the contract with the Social Security Administration for the Cooperative Disability Investigation (CDI) program targeting Social Security Disability fraud, and authorizing the County Judge to sign all related documents.

Approving refunds to taxpayers, as listed, for the period ending August 9, 2011, in amounts over $2,500.00, for erroneous or excessive tax payments.

Approving refunds to taxpayers, as listed, for the period ending August 9, 2011, in amounts over $5,000.00, for erroneous or excessive tax payments.

Approving acceptance of a donation from the Emergency Heat Relief Fund of The Dallas Foundation in the amount of $40,000.00, for the purchase and installation of air conditioning units for victims of heat crisis in Dallas County, and authorizing a discretionary exemption from competitive purchasing requirements as allowed by Local Government Code, Chapter 262.024(a)(2).

Approving acceptance of a donation from Patricia Prahl of $1,000.00, for deposit into the Heat Relief fund for the purchase and installation of air conditioning units to qualified households, and authorizing the discretionary exemption from competitive purchasing requirements as allowed by Local Government Code, Chapter 262.024(a)(2).

Approving acceptance of a donation from Beverly Moore of $200.00, for deposit into the Heat Relief fund for the purchase and installation of air conditioning units to qualified households, and authorizing the discretionary exemption from competitive purchasing requirements as allowed by Local Government Code, Chapter 262.024(a)(2).

Approving the award of FY 2011 Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Ryan White Part B Formula funds in the amount of $804,117, as outlined in Attachment “A”, and authorizing the County Judge to sign the contract(s) with the specific service provider(s) on behalf of Dallas County.

Approving the Administrative Agency and Quality Management budgets for the FY 2011 Ryan White Treatment Extension Act of 2009 (TEA) Part A Formula and Part A Supplemental grants in the amount of $13,484,074, as outlined in Attachment “A”.

Authorizing a month-to-month extension (not to exceed December 31, 2011) of (Bid No. 2008-053-3399 – Annual Contract for Licensed/Certified Court Interpreters) as awarded to Access Language Center, LLC., and authorizing all County documents/payments to reflect accordingly.

Authorizing a ninety (90) day extension (August 18, 2011 through November 16, 2011) of (Bid No. 2009-061-4311 – Annual Contract for the Purchase of Paint and Related Products) as awarded to Pinnacle Coatings Group, Akzo Nobel Paints LLC – DBA Glidden Professional Paint Center and Sherwin-Williams, and authorizing all County documents/payments to reflect accordingly.

Authorizing the first twelve (12) month extension of (Bid No. 2010-068-5132 – Annual Contract for the Purchase of Laundry Detergent, Chemical, Related Products and Services) as awarded to Ecolab, Inc., for the period of August 31, 2011 through August 30, 2012, and authorizing all County documents/payments to reflect accordingly.

Authorizing the Purchasing Department to solicit Request for Proposal to Provide Non-Residential Sex Offender Treatment Services for Dallas County Community Supervision and Corrections Department in accordance with State and Local Government Codes.

Authorizing the listed livestock (twelve (12) donkeys, one (1) mule and two (2) horses) as representative of the items to be sold in the upcoming online auction, and authorizing all County departments/inventories to reflect accordingly.

Authorizing the outlined list to be representative of the surplus equipment and furniture to be sold in the online auction, and authorizing all County departments/inventories to reflect accordingly.

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Authorizing and directing the County Judge to execute the outlined Project Specific Agreement with the City of Mesquite for the Lawson Road MCIP Project 22604.

Authorizing the City of Grand Prairie, as Trustee, to solicit sealed bids, and consent to sale of listed tax foreclosure properties in accordance with the minimum bid and alternate minimum bid amounts, as outlined in Exhibit “A”, to the highest bidder even if the bid tendered is less than the market value of the land specified in the judgment or the total amount of the judgment.

Approved Unanimously

Authorizing and directing the County Judge to execute the outlined Supplemental Agreement to Master Agreement Governing Transportation Major Capital Improvement Projects for the Main Street/Belt Line Road MCIP Project 12105 from Interurban Road to US 75 with the City of Richardson, with the County funding in the amount of $212,000.00 to be paid from MCIP Fund 196, Project 8201.

Rescinding Court Order 2000-1970 (9/26/00) and adopting the two-tiered fee schedule of $1,500 per transaction or 3% of the purchase/sale price, whichever is greater, for the recovery of personnel and overhead costs incurred by Dallas County, as trustee in connection with maintaining, preserving, safekeeping, managing, and reselling of struck off properties, to be effective immediately on passage of this Court Order, and authorizing the Public Works Department to adjust the fee structure to account for increases in staff hourly rates due to County approved annual adjustments in employee salaries, without further action of the Commissioners Court.

Approving the payment of travel for Stanley Victrum, CIO Finalist, in the amount of $900, funded from the Major Technology Fund (195.1090.4210), and authorizing the County Judge to sign required documents to expedite payment of the travel.

Conducted (see August 9, 2011 Briefing Agenda and

Actions Report)