GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS

COMMISSIONERS COURT 722 Moody, County Courthouse, Galveston, TX 77550 (409) 766-2244

Mark Henry Darrell Apffel Joe Giusti Stephen Holmes Ken Clark

County Judge Commissioner, Precinct 1 Commissioner, Precinct 2 Commissioner, Precinct 3 Commissioner, Precinct 4

AGENDA

May 21, 2018 – 9:30 AM

CONSENT AGENDA: ALL ITEMS MARKED WITH A SINGLE ASTERISK (*) ARE PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA AND

REQUIRE NO DELIBERATION BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. ANY COMMISSIONERS COURT MEMBER MAY REMOVE AN

ITEM FROM THIS AGENDA TO BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.

In accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), persons in need of a special

accommodation to participate in this proceeding shall, within three (3) days prior to any proceeding contact the

County Judge’s office at 722 Moody, Galveston, Texas 77550 (409) 766-2244.

REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING

Call to Order

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

Consent Agenda

*1.	Submitted by the Auditor's Office:

a.	Approval of the accounts payable checks dated 5/14/18 and 5/21/18

b.	Order for payroll period ending 5/16/18 bi-weekly #11

c.	Order for supplemental payroll period ending 5/16/18 bi-weekly #11

d.	Receive and file Galveston County comprehensive annual financial report for 2017

e.	Internal audit report of the County Clerk's registry and trust fund for the period of 3/1/17 - 2/28/18 with response letter from Honorable Dwight D. Sullivan dated 5/4/18

f.	Monthly financial report for period ending 4/30/18

*2.	Receive and file restitution check list from Odyssey submitted by Collections Improvement Program

*3.	Receive and file refund check list from Odyssey submitted by the County Clerk

*4.	Receive and file summary of biweekly personnel movements pay period #10, April 19 - May 2, 2018 submitted by Human Resources

*5.	Consideration of amended authorization for short-term trial of additional services at no cost related to the extension of the contract on RFP #B162002, Online Legal Research & Proprietary Database Services submitted by County Legal

*6.	Receive and file agreement with Lowenberg & Kumar for legal representation in Cause 18-CV-81, Andrew Willey v. The Honorable Jack Ewing in his capacity as Judge of Galveston County Court at law No. 3, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas submitted by County Legal

*7.	Consideration of a resolution honoring the retirement of Karen LouAnn Casalini from the Galveston County Tax Office submitted by County Legal

*8.	Consideration of approval of a resolution for Texas A&M Galveston acquiring a maritime training vessel submitted by Commissioner, Precinct 4

*9.	Receive and file April 2018 collections and personal bond report submitted by Personal Bond/Collections office

*10.	Consideration of approval for Cloud subscription for video conferencing with i2i Technologies submitted by Information Technology Services

*11.	Consideration of authorization to dispose of salvage or surplus property submitted by the Purchasing Agent

*12.	Consideration of authorization to issue a formal solicitation for asphalt pavement surface rejuvenator on behalf of the Road & Bridge Department submitted by the Purchasing Agent

*13.	Consideration for authorization to extend the contracts on the following bids submitted by the Purchasing Agent:

a.	Bid #B172006, Recycled Crushed Concrete/Concrete Flexible Base

b.	Bid #B172005, Trap Rock

c.	Bid #B172014, Portable Toilet Service - Port Bolivar Peninsula

d.	Bid #B172020, Crushed Limestone Material

*14.	Consideration for authorization to re-solicit for the following RFP/Bids submitted by the Purchasing Agent:

a.	Bid #B152011, Alarm Services

b.	RFP #B132011, Grounds Maintenance for Galveston County

c.	Bid #B152014, Abatement of Junked Vehicles

*15.	Consideration for authorization to issue a formal solicitation for GOMESA Consultant for the Professional Services Department submitted by the Purchasing Agent

*16.	Consideration for authorization to issue a formal solicitation for USACE beach maintenance permit for the Road & Bridge Department submitted by the Purchasing Agent

*17.	Consideration for authorization to dispose of a salvaged vehicle for the Sheriff's Department submitted by the Purchasing Agent

*18.	Consideration for authorization to utilize cooperative purchasing program to procure FASTER software for the Fleet Department submitted by the Purchasing Agent

*19.

Consideration of approval of authorization to allow County Judge to sign environmental letters to tribal nations relating to proposed properties in Galveston County with CDBG Disaster Recovery Round 2 federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) submitted by Housing Department

*20.	Consideration of approval to submit FEMA public assistance direct administration costs acknowledgement form to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and authorize County Judge to sign document as submitted by Professional Services

*21.	Consideration of approval of the following budget amendments submitted by Professional Services:

a.	18-102-0521-A Information Technology Services - Request transfer from General Fund Budgeted Reserves to Information Technology Services for a cellular signal booster for the Office of Emergency Management in the event of a disaster

b.	18-103-0521-B Self Insurance Fund - Request transfer from Self Insurance Fund Budgeted Reserves to the Sheriff's Department Vehicle account for purchase of a replacement vehicle that was involved in a collision

c.	18-104-0521-C Information Technology Services - Request title change from Technical Support Specialist to Technical Support Specialist I in the Information Technology Services Department

d.	18-105-0521-D Contract Services - Request title change from Indigent Burial Coordinator to Indigent Coordinator in the Contract Services Department

e.	18-106-0521-E Contract Services - Request transfer from General Fund Budgeted Reserves to Contract Services Other Contract Services account for The Children's Center for the remainder of FY2018

*22.	Request for waiver or refund of penalty and interest due to clerical errors by the USPS as recommended by Penalty & Interest Review Committee in accordance with County Policy submitted by the Tax Assessor/Collector:

a.	189579 Beeson, Aaron 2017 $166.22 (R) 395714 Zhen, Liang Weng 2017 $181.75 (R)

*23.	Consideration of request of tax refunds in excess of $2,500.00 submitted by the Tax Assessor/Collector

*24.	Consideration of approval to authorize the County Judge to request a time extension from the Texas General Land Office on CDBG contracts for Round 1, Round 2.2 and Round 2.3 submitted by the County Engineer

*25.	Consideration of approval of change order no. 2 to the Deanco, Inc. contract for the CDBG Round 2.2 Cowart Creed Tributary Two drainage project submitted by the County Engineer

*26.

Consideration of approval and execution of a temporary right-of-entry agreement from landowner Frank E Bradshaw requested by Road and Bridge for the maintenance of an existing ditch from the end of Ave. V right-of-way and along the aforementioned landowners eastern border of tract submitted by Platting & Right-of-Way

*27.	Consideration of approval of a contract between Galveston County and the Windstorm Action Committee (Coastal Windstorm Insurance Coalition) submitted by Commissioner, Precinct 1

Action Agenda

28.	Purchasing

a.	Consideration of approval of awarding the following bids and authorizing the County Judge to execute the contracts for the following:

1.	Bid #B182012 Aqua-Permethrin Insecticide

2.	Bid #B182013 Permethrin 31% & 66% Piperonyl Butoxide

b.	Consideration of approval of awarding the following:

1.	RFP #B181040, Flood Mitigation Assistance Program Administrator

2.	Bid #B181036, Gum Bayou Channel Improvement

3.	Bid #B181038, 3000 Gallon Diesel Tank

4.	Bid #B181041, Desktop Refresh Project

29.	County Legal

a.	Break into Executive Session:

Executive Session: Texas Government Code Section 551.071, Consultation with Attorney: the Commissioners Court will enter into an executive session as permitted under the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Government Code 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 the County under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the Open Meetings Act relating to each of the following items:

1.	ACLU lawsuit - 3:18-CV-00104, Aaron Booth, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated v. Galveston County, et. al., a Class Action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division

2.	Magistrate hearings and jail docket

3.	Rollover Pass Closure

4.	USACE and beach maintenance requirements

5.	Galveston County Dune Protection & Beach Access Plan

6.	14-CV-1289, Bonnie Quiroga v. Galveston County, in the 212th Judicial District Court

c.	Reconvene into Regularly Scheduled Meeting

Adjourn

WORKSHOP AGENDA

1.	Discuss CDBG project status presented by County Engineer

Appearances before Commissioners Court

A speaker whose subject matter as submitted relates to an identifiable item of business on this agenda will be requested by the County Judge or other presiding court members to come to the podium where they will be limited to three minutes (3). A speaker whose subject matter as submitted does not relate to an identifiable item of business on this agenda will be limited to three minutes (3) and will be allowed to speak before the meeting is adjourned. Please arrive prior to the meeting and sign in with the County Clerk.

Executive Sessions

The Galveston County Commissioners Court may recess into closed meeting (Executive Session) on any item listed on this agenda if the Executive Session is authorized under the Open Meetings Act pursuant to one or more the following exceptions: Tex. Gov’t Code §§ 551.071 (consultation with attorney), 551.072 (deliberation regarding real property), 551.073 (deliberation regarding a prospective gift or donation), 551.074 (personnel matters), 551.0745 (personnel matters affecting County advisory body), 551.076 (deliberation regarding security devices or security audits), and/or 551.087 (deliberations regarding economic development negotiations). The Presiding Officer of the Commissioners Court shall announce the basis for the Executive Session prior to recessing into Executive Session. However, the Commissioners Court may only enter into the Executive Session on any agenda item for which a separate Executive Session has not been separately posted if, prior to conducting the Executive Session, a majority of the Commissioners Court votes to go into Executive Session. This motion requirement does not apply to any agenda item that has been previously noticed to constitute or include an Executive Session.

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