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

August 1, 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.

REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING

Call to Order

Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

Consent Agenda

*1.	Submitted by Auditor's Office:

a.	Approval of the Accounts Payable Checks dated 7/25/17 and 8/1/17

b.	Order for Payroll period ending 7/26/17 Bi-Weekly #16

c.	Order for Supplemental Payroll period ending 7/26/17 Bi-Weekly #16

d.	Internal Audit Report of the cash count and inventory of Constable, Precinct 3

e.	Internal Audit Report of the District Clerk's Registry and Trust Audit for period of 4/1/16 - 3/31/17 with response letter from Honorable John Kinard, dated 6/20/17

f.	Quarterly Audit Report for Constable, Precinct 3 for period of April - June 2017

g.	Quarterly Audit Report for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 for period of April - June 2017

h.	Quarterly Audit Report for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 for April - June 2017

i.	Quarterly Audit Report for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 for April - June 2017

j.	Quarterly Audit Report for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 for April - June 2017

k.	Early Check Release for J. P. Morgan dated 7/13/17

l.	Early Check Release for Verizon Wireless Services dated 7/25/17

m.	Receive and file establishing the Galveston County Cash Handling Policy

*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 refund check list from Odyssey submitted by the District Clerk

*5.	Receive and file summary of biweekly personnel movements pay period #15, June 29 - July 12, 2017 submitted by Human Resources

*6.	Consideration of approving exemption to the 4 pay period mandatory vacancy policy for Heavy Equipment Operator I (Psn #27) submitted by Human Resources on behalf of Road & Bridge

*7.	Consideration of approving exemption to the 4 pay period mandatory vacancy policy for Heavy Equipment Operator II (Psn #16) submitted by Human Resources on behalf of Road & Bridge

*8.	Consideration of approving exemption to the 4 pay period mandatory vacancy policy for Heavy Equipment Operator II (Psn #66) submitted by Human Resources on behalf of Road & Bridge

*9.	Consideration of execution for extension of temporary staffing agreement with A1 Best Staffing submitted by Human Resources on behalf of Emergency Management

*10.	Consideration of resolution designating September as Family Mealtime Month submitted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

*11.	Receive and file Appointment & Oath of Office for Deputy Constable submitted by Human Resources on behalf of Constable Pct. 1

*12.	Consideration of approval of (re)appointment(s) to the Gulf Coast Water Authority Board submitted by the County Judge

*13.	Consideration of approval of granting a reduction of a permit fee (Facility Permitting Policy, Section 5.1.2 and 5.1.3) for Santa Fe High School, for use of Runge Park for a holiday concert on Thursday, December 14, 2017, presented by Parks & Cultural- Services Department

*14.	Consideration of approving agreement with G-Comm USA Iridium for Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) satellite network services for FY2018, and authorizing County Judge to execute same submitted by Emergency Management

*15.	Request for ratification of denial of request for waiver or refund of penalty and interest as recommended by Penalty & Interest Review Committee submitted by the Tax Assessor/Collector:

a.

435587            Baxter, Roger            2016            $467.72(R) 429401            Hipple, William        2016             $128.67(W) 385166            Clear Lake Auto       2013             $383.63(R) 385166            Clear Lake Auto       2015             $11.54(R) 195836            Rabago, Marco         2015             $300.29(R) 195836            Rabago, Marco         2016             $95.52(R) 195837            Rabago, Marco         2015             $230.42(R) 195837            Rabago, Marco         2016             $73.29(R)

*16.	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.	381194            Morton, Nikki            2016            $427.74(R)

*17.	Request for waiver or refund of penalty and interest due to clerical errors as recommended by Penalty & Interest Review Committee submitted by the Tax Assessor/Collector:

a.

135038            City of League City           2016            $259.25(W) 151944            Hy, Tran                           2016            $31.33(W) 148255            Hy, Tran                           2016            $39.73(W) 181871            Hy, Tran                           2016            $125.04(W)

*18.	Consideration for authorization to cancel and re-bid the following RFP submitted by the Purchasing Agent:

a.	RFP #B171007, LED Lighting Retrofit Project

*19.	Consideration for authorization to extend the contract on Bid #B172014, Malathion Insecticide, submitted by the Purchasing Agent

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

*21.	Consideration for authorization to cancel RFP #B172012, Financial Assistance Program, submitted by the Purchasing Agent

*22.	Consideration for authorization to issue formal solicitations for the following RFPs submitted by the Purchasing Agent:

a.	Jury system for District Clerk

b.	Form and workflow Solutions for Information Technology

*23.	Consideration of an abandonment of a private road located east of Surf Road and west of Sandy Shores Subdivision and approximately 113 feet in length at the longest end submitted by Platting and Right-of-Way

*24.	Consideration of approval of Laguna Harbor, Section 5 subdivision plat submitted by Platting & Right-of-Way

*25.	Consideration of application from Barney Courts, Cheri Courts and Michael Cody Hammond for permission to convey portions of Lot 15, Crystal Canals by metes and bounds without revising the plat submitted by Platting & Right-of-Way

*26.	Consideration of approval of a Galveston Seawall permit to Galveston ER Realty, LLC to construct two driveways along the seawall at 4222 Seawall Blvd. submitted by the County Engineer

*27.	Consideration of application from Charles M. Janner and Judy Rae Janner for permission to convey portions of Lot 7, Block 9, San Leon Home Farm Tracts by metes and bounds without revising the plat submitted by Platting & Right-of-Way

*28.	Consideration of approval for contract amendment to the monitoring services agreement between Galveston County and H2Bravo for the CDBG DR Hurricane Ike Program, and authorize the County Judge to sign second amendment as submitted by Housing Department

*29.

Consideration of approval to opt out of the Low Income Vehicle Repair Assistance, Retrofit, and Accelerated Vehicle Retirement Program (LIRAP) fee collection effective September 1, 2017 but continue with current LIRAP and LIP (Local Initiative Project) Grant Contracts until August 31, 2019, which is the end of the 2018/2019 Legislative Biennium and authorize County Judge to sign letter to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality as submitted by Professional Services

*30.	Receive and file no-cost time extension for FY 2017 Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority Grant as submitted by Professional Services

*31.	Receive and file FY 2015 Port Security Grant semi-annual report signed by County Judge as submitted by Professional Services

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

a.	17-184-0801-A District Attorney - Request transfer from District Attorney Administrative Supplies account to District Attorney Books, Periodicals and Subscription account for the 2017 Penal Code books

b.	17-185-0801-B Sheriff's Department - Request transfer from General Fund Budgeted Reserves to Sheriff's Department Identification Division Medical Examinations account for medical examination kits for rest of FY 2017

c.	17-186-0801-C Human Resources - Request transfer from General Fund Budgeted Reserves to Human Resources Marketing and Advertising account for rest of FY 2017

d.	17-187-0801-D Information Technology - Request transfer from General Fund Budgeted Reserves to Information Technology Software Licensing and Maintenance account for Annual VMWare Software Subscription Maintenance

e.	17-188-0801-E Information Technology - Request transfer from General Fund Budgeted Reserves to Information Technology Software Licensing and Maintenance account for SIRE annual video streaming hosting

f.	17-189-0801-F Information Technology - Request transfer from Information Technology Extraordinary Supplies account to Information Technology Administrative Supplies account for toner for the rest of FY 2017

g.	17-190-0801-G District Clerk - Request reallocation from District Clerk Extraordinary Supplies account to District Clerk Extraordinary Supplies for additional items needed for FY 2017

h.	17-191-0801-H Sheriff's Department - Request transfer from Sheriff Services ISDS Training and Training Supplies to Sheriff Services ISDS Travel and Conference account for proper budgeting of the expense for FY 2017

i.	17-192-0801-I Juvenile Justice - Request transfer from Juvenile Justice JJAEP salary and benefits account to Juvenile Justice Post Program salary and benefits accounts- for FY 2017

j.	17-193-0801-J Sheriff Forfeitures - Request transfer from Sheriff Forfeitures Maintenance and Repairs account to Sheriff Forfeitures Extraordinary Supplies account for the rest of FY 2017

*33.	Consideration of approval for Sire annual video streaming hosting with Hyland Software submitted by Information Technology

*34.	Consideration of approval for annual VMWare software support subscription maintenance with SHI submitted by Information Technology

Action Agenda

35.	County Clerk

a.	Public hearing on the County Clerk's proposed records archive fee established under §118.025 and §118.011(f) of the Texas Local Government Code submitted by the County Clerk

b.	Consideration of adoption of the County Clerk's proposed records archive fee established under §118.025 and §118.011(f) of the Texas Local Government Code submitted by the County Clerk

36.	District Clerk

a.	Public hearing on the District Clerk's proposed records archive fee established under §51.305 of the Texas Government Code submitted by the District Clerk

b.	Consideration of adoption of the District Clerk's proposed records archive fee established Under §51.305 of the Texas Government Code submitted by the District Clerk

37.	Parks & Senior Services

a.	Open public meeting to discuss the proposed update to the Parks Master Plan

b.	Resolution to approve and adopt the update to the Galveston County Parks Master Plan

38.	County Legal

a.	Selection of 9 public members and 31 alternates to serve on the Galveston County Salary Grievance Committee pursuant to section 152.015 of the Texas Local Government Code

b.	Break into Executive Session:

c.

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.	a.         The Flood Mitigation Assistance Grant

2.	b.         The Severe Repetitive Loss Elevation Project at 1525 103rd Street, Galveston

3.	c.         Magistrate Hearings and Jail Docket

4.	d.         Tax Abatement Guidelines

5.	e.         The Open Meetings Act

6.	e.         Time and Attendance

7.	f.          City of Galveston Inmate Housing Services

8.	g.         Security at the Galveston County Jail Complex

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

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

d.	Reconvene into Regularly Scheduled Meeting

e.	Consideration of authorizing County Judge to execute an agreement between the County of Galveston and the City of Galveston to house city inmates in the Galveston County Jail

f.	Consideration of executing writ of possession of the subject land in CV-0076026, County of Galveston, Texas Petitioner, v. Gulf Coast Rod, Reel and Gun Club, Inc.

Adjourn

WORKSHOP AGENDA

1.	Discussion regarding FEMA Project Worksheet Alternate Projects as presented by Parks and Cultural Services and Professional Services

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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