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

SPECIAL MEETING-AGENDA

July 3, 2017 – 1:30 PM

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.

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 6/27/17 and 7/3/17

b.	Order for Payroll period ending 6/28/17 Bi-Weekly #14

c.	Order for Supplemental Payroll period ending 6/28/17 Bi-Weekly #14

d.	Internal audit report of the San Luis Toll Booth audit for period 5/1/6 - 4/30/17 with response letter from Mike Bell, Facilities Manager dated 6/14/17

e.	Internal audit report of the Galveston Collections Improvement Program for period 4/1/16 - 3/31/17 with response letter from Gregory Rikard, Director of Personal Bonds & Collections dated 6/5/17 and response letter from Honorable Judge Kathleen McCumber, Justice of the Peace, Pct. 4 dated 6/2/17

f.	Internal audit report of the County Engineering Department for period of 5/1/16 - 4/30/17 with response letter from Michael C. Shannon, County Engineer dated 6/20/17

*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 District Clerk

*4.	Receive and file summary of biweekly personnel movements pay period #13, June 1 - 14, 2017 submitted by Human Resources

*5.	Consideration of approval of execution of temporary staffing agreement with A1 Best Staffing submitted by Human Resources on behalf of Judge Jack Ewing

*6.	Consideration of approving exemption to the 4 pay period mandatory vacancy policy for Drainage Manager (Psn #61) submitted by Human Resources on behalf of Road and Bridge

*7.	Consideration of a resolution recognizing July as Parks and Recreation Month submitted by Parks and Cultural Services

*8.	Consideration of a resolution recognizing July as Watch your Car Awareness Month submitted by County Legal

*9.	Consideration of approval of reappointment to the Gulf Coast Rail District (GCRD) submitted by the County Judge

*10.	Receive and file notice of dismissal of No. CV-0077921; Larry Boling v. Smitty Michael Hill and Galveston County in County Court at Law No. 2, Galveston County, Texas submitted by County Legal

*11.	Receive and file notice of termination with the Galveston Park Board of Trustees relating to Galveston County Beach Pocket Parks 1 & 2, Galveston Island Seawall and Fort Crockett Park submitted by County Legal on behalf of Parks and Senior Services

*12.	Receive and file acceptance letter from TxDOT for RAP and flexible base material submitted by Road and Bridge

*13.	Consideration of adoption of amended Junked Vehicle Abatement Procedures submitted by County Legal

*14.	Consideration of approval of information release contract amendment with Texas Workforce Commission submitted by the Sheriff's Office

*15.

Consideration of authorizing the County Judge to execute on behalf of Galveston County as the property owner and indicate consent for the submission of Beach Maintenance permit applications by the Galveston Park Board to the City of Galveston for beach cleaning activities at Beach Pocket Park #1 and Beach Pocket Park #2, submitted by the Parks & Cultural Services Department

*16.	Consideration of approval for annual data domain hardware maintenance renewal with CDW submitted by Information Technology

*17.	Consideration of approval for UPS battery replacement with Millennium UPS submitted by Information Technology

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

*19.	Consideration for authorization to extend the contract on the following bid submitted by the Purchasing Agent:

a.	Bid #B152021, Altosid Pellets (IGR)

*20.	Consideration for authorization to cancel and re-bid the following RFP for the Galveston County Adult Probation Department submitted by the Purchasing Agent:

a.	RFP #B172015, Substance Abuse Treatment Services for Adult Probation

*21.	Consideration of authorization to utilize Cooperative Purchasing Program for electricity supply contract with TXU Energy Retail Company, LLC submitted by the Purchasing Agent

*22.	Consideration of authorization to utilize Cooperative Purchasing Program to purchase mobile restrooms for Bolivar Peninsula for the Parks & Cultural Services Department submitted by the Purchasing Agent

*23.	Consideration of approval of an application from Mannon Alston Sullivan for permission to convey portions of Lot 8 of a partition of the west half of Division 6 of the Jones Shaw Survey by metes and bounds without revising the plat submitted by Right-of-Way

*24.	Consideration of approval of a permit to the Port of Texas City to install warning signs along the Texas City Hurricane Levee road and to plug and abandon monitoring wells submitted by the County Engineer

*25.	Consideration of approval of releasing DOW Hydrocarbons and Resources, LLC's Bond No. 019042163 in the amount of $100,000.00 for permit TCSW-14-343 submitted by the County Engineer

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

a.	17-171-0703-A Engineering - Request reallocation from County Engineer Extraordinary Supplies for the purchase of monitors, monitor stands, and chairs instead of the conference table that was approved in the FY 2017 budget

b.	17-172-0703 B Facilities Services and Maintenance - Request transfer from General Fund Budgeted Reserves to Facilities Services and Maintenance Furniture and Fixtures account for the purchase of a chiller for League City Annex

c.	17-173-0703-C Beach Maintenance - Request transfer from Beach Maintenance Marketing and Advertising account to Bank Fees account and transfer from Marketing and Advertising account to Maintenance and Repair of Equipment account

d.	17-174-0703-D Sheriff's Department - Criminal Investigation - Request transfer from General Fund Budgeted Reserves to Sheriff's Department Criminal Investigation for the Overtime account for the rest of FY 2017

e.	17-175-0703-E Information Technology - Request transfer from DR Storage CIP Tech Projects account to Information Technology, Technology Hardware account for Cisco Refresh

f.	17-177-0703-G District Attorney - Request transfer from General Fund Budgeted Reserves to District Attorney Extraordinary Supplies account for furniture for office build out

*27.	Consideration of approval for Cisco Refresh: hardware renewal support for main courthouse campus; phase one with DATAVOX INC. submitted by Information Technology

*28.	Consideration for authorization for a discretionary exemption request to procure a chiller replacement for the Calder Annex building for the Facilities Department submitted by the Purchasing Agent

Action Agenda

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 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 security at the Galveston County Jail Complex.

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 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 16-0763, Galveston County Commissioners Court, Et Al v. Kimberly Sullivan in the Supreme Court of Texas.

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 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 16-0637, The County of Galveston, Texas v. Triple B Services, LLP in the Supreme Court of Texas.

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

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 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 Settlement of Valero Ad Valorem Tax Suits.

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 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 CV-0076026; County of Galveston, Texas, Petitioner, v. Gulf Coast Rod, Reel and Gun Club, Inc.

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 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 the Flood Mitigation Assistance Project Grants.

i.	Reconvene into Special Meeting

j.	Consideration of authorizing action in CV-0076026; County of Galveston, Texas, Petitioner, v. Gulf Coast Rod, Reel and Gun Club, Inc.

k.	Consideration of authorizing legal counsel for Galveston County to respond to settlement demand from plaintiff relating to 14-CV-1289, Bonnie Quiroga v. Galveston County, in the 212th Judicial District Court.

Adjourn

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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