Declare Quorum Present

Members Present:      

                                  Maurine Dickey

                                  Mike Cantrell

                                  Clay Lewis Jenkins

                                  John Wiley Price

                                  Dr. Elba Garcia

Members Absent:  None 

Presentation

Proclamations to 11 Members of the Taoyuan County Government (Taiwan)

(Presented by Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins)

Chih-Yang Wu, Magistrate

Chen-Yi Lee, Director General of Civil Affairs Department

Sheng Chen, Director General of Research Development and Evaluation Commission

Sheng-Hsi Peng, Director of Foreign Affairs Committee

Shih-Tien Cheng, Chief of Civil Affairs Department

Ching-Fang Chen, Chief of Tourism Promotion Bureau

Te-Tao Tsou, Secretary of Magistrate’s Office

Hsiu-Hua Hung, Wife of Magistrate Wu

Shuan-Yi Wu, Daughter of Magistrate Wu

Shuan-Huei Wu, Daughter of Magistrate Wu

Shuan-Shian Wu, Son of Magistrate Wu

Approved,

with exception of Burt Barr & Associates Payment

Court Order:  Authorizing the County Treasurer to transfer funds and/or issue described Dallas County checks or authorized Payroll Direct Deposits for the period of February 1, 2011 through February 28, 2011.

Court Order:  Approving and accepting the Report of the County Treasurer for the month of December, 2010.

Court Order:  Receiving and approving the Quarterly Investment Report of Dallas County Funds for the Period from October 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, as provided by the County Treasurer.

Court Order:  Authorizing Curtis Lee to be paid a total of $2,194.73 as full and final settlement by the County of Dallas, Texas for property damage and rental reimbursement as a result of an accident on or about November 11, 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.

Court Order:  Authorizing the denial of D’Metria Benson’s request to reduce Dallas County‘s healthcare subrogation lien.

Court Order:  Appointing Mark Shank to the Dallas County North Central Texas Health Facilities Development Corporation (NCTHFDC) for a three (3) year term, effective February 1, 2011 through January 31, 2014.

Court Order:  Appointing/Re-appointing Jason Villalba and Betty Vondracek to the Citizen Election Advisory Committee for a two (2) year term, effective February 1, 2011 through January 31, 2013.

Court Order:  Appointing/Re-appointing Pat Lockerd to the Dallas County Child Welfare Board for a two (2) year term, effective February 1, 2011 through January 31, 2013.

Court Order:  Appointing/Re-appointing Herb Weidinger, Cecile Newberry-Fernandez, Ann Spillman, Robert (Bob) Reagan, and Don Baynham to the Dallas County Historical Commission for a two (2) year term, effective February 1, 2011 through January 31, 2013.

Substitution

Unanimously

Approved

with Corrected Name

Court Order:  Appointing/Re-appointing Sandy Greyson and Sarah Dodd to the Dallas County Historical Foundation for a two (2) year term, effective February 1, 2011 through January 31, 2013.

Court Order:  Appointing/Re-appointing Cobie Russell and Patricia Rodriguez Gorman to the Dallas County Hospital District Board of Managers for a two (2) year term, effective February 1, 2011 through January 31, 2013.

Court Order:  Appointing/Re-appointing Tina G. Peyton and Jerry Hickman to the Dallas County Public Health Advisory Committee for a two (2) year term, effective February 1, 2011 through January 31, 2013.

Court Order:  Appointing/Re-appointing Ann Lamb, Janice McCorkel, and Johnny Wallace to the Dallas County Trail and Preserve Program Board for a two (2) year term, effective February 1, 2011 through January 31, 2013.

Court Order:  Appointing/Re-appointing Rev. John Fleming and Edna Pemberton to the Dallas County Welfare Advisory Board for a two (2) year term, effective February 1, 2011 through January 31, 2013.

Court Order:  Authorizing the outlined agreement with HDR Architecture, Inc., for the re-design of the Jail Medical Modifications Project, at a not to exceed cost of $4,059,377, and authorizing the County Judge to sign all related documents.

Court Order:  Designating Communication Concepts as the sole source for system programming and devices for fire alarm systems in various County facilities, and authorizing the exemption of the maintenance of these systems from competitive procurement, in accordance with Local Government Code 262.024(a)(7)(D).

Court Order:  Designating Design Systems Group as the sole source for system programming for fire alarm systems in various County facilities, and authorizing the exemption of the maintenance of these systems from competitive procurement, in accordance with Local Government Code 262.024(a)(7)(D).

Court Order:  Designating Metroplex Control Systems/ISI*MCS LTD as the sole source for system programming and devices for fire alarm, building control, door control and intercom systems in various County facilities, and authorizing the exemption of the maintenance of these systems from competitive procurement, in accordance with Local Government Code 262.024(a)(7)(D).

Court Order:  Designating Schneider Electric Buildings America, Inc. as the sole source for system programming and devices for building automation/energy management systems in various County facilities, and authorizing the exemption of the maintenance of these systems from competitive procurement, in accordance with Local Government Code 262.024(a)(7)(D).

Court Order:  Designating Sydaptic, Inc. as the sole source for system programming and devices for building control and intercom systems in various County facilities, and authorizing the exemption of the maintenance of these systems from competitive procurement, in accordance with Local Government Code 262.024(a)(7)(D).

Court Order:  Authorizing the deletion of the part-time Associate Judge in Probate Court No. 3 and creation of a full-time Associate Judge for the Probate Courts in the Probate Investigator’s Office, with the Human Resources/Civil Service Department reviewing the Associate Judge position for proper classification.

Court Order:  Approving the Personal Services Contract with Lilax Technologies Inc. for the services of Mark Crooks, for a total cost not to exceed $73,000, for the necessary support and development of County criminal justice applications, and authorizing the County Judge to sign the contract on behalf of Dallas County.

Court Order:  Approving the Personal Services Contract with MAKE Corporation for the services of Carlos Blanco, for a total cost not to exceed $102,600, for the necessary support of all Oracle databases, and authorizing the County Judge to sign the contract on behalf of Dallas County.

Court Order:  Approving an exception to the Nepotism Policy for the employees of the District Attorney’s Office as outlined.

Court Order:  Approving the reorganization of the County Clerk’s Office by adding five (5) positions:  Courts Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst, Criminal Courts Process Support Supervisor, Collections Process Support Supervisor and a Business Operations/Contracts Manager; and deleting eight (8) positions:  Process Support Supervisor, Clerk IV Criminal Courts Supervisor, Clerk IV Collections Supervisor, Clerk III Property and Procurement, Clerk I Criminal, Clerk I Collections, Part Time Clerk II and Part Time Clerk I; requesting the Human Resources/Civil Service Department review and classify the positions.

Court Order:  Approving refunds to taxpayers, as listed, for the period ending January 25, 2011, in amounts over $5,000.00 for erroneous or excessive tax payments.

Court Order:  Approving the one-time award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of special administrative fees, in the amount of $68,695, and authorizing use of the special fees for extraordinary administrative cost incurred by the Dallas County Housing Choice Voucher Program as a result of the implementation of the Small Area Fair Market Rent (SAFMR) project.

Court Order:  Authorizing a sixty (60) day extension (February 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011) of RFP No. 2005-139-1725, Request for Proposals for a Five (5) Year Management Services Contract for Dallas County Parking Garages, as awarded to Ace Parking, and authorizing all County documents/payments to reflect accordingly.

Court Order:  Authorizing and recognizing the award of Bid No. 2010-077-5182, Purchase of Robotic Liquid Handling Systems to Perkin Elmer Health Sciences for two (2) Robotic Liquid Handling Systems at a total cost of $400,685.14, and authorizing all County documents/payments to reflect accordingly.

Court Order:  Authorizing the outlined list to be representative of items to be sold in the upcoming online auction, and authorizing all County departments/inventories to reflect accordingly.

Court Order:  Authorizing and directing the County Judge to execute the Work Order with Urban Engineers Group, Inc., for the Northaven Trail eastern extension route study of the Northaven Trail/North-Central Link MCIP Project 10221, in an amount not to exceed $109,500.00, to be paid from MCIP Fund 196, Project 8201.

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