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COMMISSIONERS COURT | |
| | | | | | | | | CARLOS LEON Commissioner, Pct.1
VINCENT PEREZ Commissioner, Pct.3 | | DAVID STOUT Commissioner, Pct.2
CARL L. ROBINSON Commissioner, Pct.4 |
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| | | | | | | | | RICARDO A. SAMANIEGO County Judge | |
| | | | | | | | | In accordance with section 418.016 of the Texas Government Code, Governor Abbott has suspended various provisions that require government officials and members of the public to be physically present at a specified meeting location. As a result, all or some government officials may participate via telephone or videoconference. Additionally, members of the public are encouraged to watch the meetings online, at the links provided below. Members of the public are also encouraged to participate in public comment by calling the telephone number below. This temporary suspension will leave important open-meeting protections in place:
- Members of the public will be entitled to participate and address the governmental body during any telephonic or videoconference meeting.
If you have any questions or need additional assistance, please contact us at (915) 546-2215 | |
| | | | | | | | | Commissioners Court Chambers, El Paso County CourthouseÂ
500 East San Antonio Room 303 El Paso, Texas 79901
Website address: http://www.epcounty.com
View live video webcast: http://epcounty.com/video
Please place all electronic devices on silent mode to reduce disruption of the meeting.
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| | | | | | | | | AGENDA Regular Meeting, October 26, 2020Â - 9:30 AM | |
| | | | | | | | | | NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
All matters listed under the Consent Agenda will be considered by the Commissioners Court to be routine and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of the Court or persons in the audience request that specific items be moved from the Consent Agenda to the Regular Agenda for discussion prior to the time the Commissioners Court votes on the motion to adopt the Consent Agenda.
All matters listed on the Consent Agenda and Regular Agenda may be discussed in Executive Session at the discretion of the El Paso County Commissioners Court and following verbal announcement, if an appropriate exception to the open meeting requirement of the Texas Open Meetings Act is applicable. | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | A. | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Interlocal Subrecipient Grant Agreements/Amendment No. 1 for CARES funding with the municipalities of Anthony, Horizon City, San Elizario, Vinton, Clint and Socorro eliminating Section 4.03 of the original contract. There is no fiscal impact. (Contract No's. 2020-0823, 2020-0824, 2020-0825, 2020-0826 and 2020-0827) | | | | | | | Betsy C. Keller, CM, Chief Administrator, County Administration Department (915) 546-2215 | | | | | | B. | Accept the Quarterly Report from Life Ambulance Service, Inc. | | | | | | | Rachel Harracksingh, President, Life Ambulance Service, Inc. (915) 772-1642 | | | | | | C. | Pursuant to the Texas Local Government Code, Section 115.021, audit and settle all accounts against the County shown on the attached listing and direct the payment of those accounts. | | | | | | | Edward A. Dion, County Auditor, County Auditor's Office (915) 546-2040 | | | | | | D. | Approve and authorize the District Attorney's Office to submit the State of Texas Chapter 59 Forfeiture and Seizure funds report for the period of September 1, 2019, through August 31, 2020. | | | | | | | Jaime Esparza, District Attorney, District Attorney's Office (915) 546-2059 | | | | | | E. | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Software License Maintenance Agreement between the County of El Paso and SeeClickFix. Funding is available in GF-ITD-MAINT/REP-SOFTWARE in the amount of $23,175. (Contract No. 2020-0913) | | | | | | | Christopher Stathis, Chief Information Officer, Information Technology Department (915) 546-2041 | | | | | | F. | Approve and authorize the County Judge to accept the Statement of Grant Award from the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, for the El Paso County Juvenile Probation Department’s Project HOPE Juvenile Mental Health Court (Grant No. 25765-09) from September 1, 2020, through August 31, 2021, in the amount of $110,133.65. No County match is required. (Contract No. 2020-0936) | | | | | | | Roger Martinez, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, Juvenile Probation Department (915) 849-2500 | | | | | | G. | Approve and authorize the County Judge to accept the Statement of Grant Award from the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division, for the El Paso County Juvenile Probation Department’s Juvenile Drug Treatment Court (Grant No. 18028-16) from September 1, 2020, through August 31, 2021 in the amount of $92,604.71. No County match is required. (Contract No. 2020-0952) | | | | | | | Roger Martinez, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, Juvenile Probation Department (915) 849-2500 | | | | | | H. | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Memorandum of Understanding by and between the County of El Paso, Texas and Ysleta Independent School District (YISD) for the use of the Ascarate Park Golf Course for school practice and tournaments from October 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021 at a pay rate of $1,500 per high school golf team (includes boys and girls) and $400 per middle school golf teams (includes boys and girls) and a pay rate of $15 per player per tournament. Funds will be deposited in GF-GOLFCOURSE-GREEN FEES. (Contract No. 2020-0840) | | | | | | | Veronica Myers, Director, Parks and Recreation Department (915) 771-2380 | | | | | | I. | Approve and authorize the Judge to sign the Memorandum of Understanding by and Between the County of El Paso, Texas and Cathedral High School for the use of the Ascarate Park Golf Course for school practice and tournaments from September 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021, at a pay rate of $1,500 per high school golf team (includes boys and girls) and a pay rate of $15 per player per tournament. Funds will be deposited in GF-GOLFCOURSE-GREEN FEES. (Contract No. 2020-0841) | | | | | | | Veronica Myers, Director, Parks and Recreation Department (915) 771-2380 | | | | | | J. | Approve and authorize the Judge to sign the Memorandum of Understanding by and Between the County of El Paso, Texas and Loretto Academy for the use of the Ascarate Park Golf Course for school practice and tournaments from October 1, 2020 through May 31, 2021, at a pay rate of $1,500 per high school golf team (includes boys and girls) and $400 per middle school golf teams (includes boys and girls) and a pay rate of $15 per player per tournament. Funds will be deposited in GF-GOLFCOURSE-GREEN FEES. (Contract No. 2020-0849) | | | | | | | Veronica Myers, Director, Parks and Recreation Department (915) 771-2380 | | | | | | K. | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Memorandum of Understanding by and Between the County of El Paso, Texas and El Paso Community College for golf lessons at the Ascarate Golf Course with a PGA Golf Professional from October 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021 at the rate of $40 per youth student and $64 per adult student registered in the course. Funds are to be deposited in GF-GOLFCOURSE-LESSONS. (Contract No. 2020-0892) | | | | | | | Veronica Myers, Director, Parks and Recreation Department (915) 771-2380 | | | | | | L. | Approve and authorize the Judge to sign the Memorandum of Understanding by and Between the County of El Paso, Texas and El Paso Independent School District (EPISD) for use of the Ascarate Park Golf Course for school practice and tournaments from October 1, 2020, through May 31, 2021, at a pay rate of $1,500 per high school golf team (includes boys and girls) and $400.00 per middle school golf teams (includes boys and girls) and a pay rate of $15.00 per player per tournament. Funds will be deposited in GF-GOLFCOURSE-GREEN FEES. (Contract No. 2020-0932) | | | | | | | Veronica Myers, Director, Parks and Recreation Department (915) 771-2380 | | | | | | M. | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the technology purchase agreement with Insight Public Sector Inc. (IPS) cooperative, for a cloud hosting solution to implement the Geographic Information Systems Enterprise software. Funding in the amount of $78,870 is available in GF-PWADMIN-MAINT/REP-SOFTWARE. (Contract No. 2020-0925) | | | | | | | Jose M. Landeros, Director, Planning & Development Department (915) 546-2015 | | | | | | N. | Rescind approval and authorization for the recommendation to the Executive Director of Public Works to accept donations of real property, as specified on the attached listing, from the meeting of December 16, 2019, Item #31 from the Regular Session items and January 27, 2020, Item #4-Y from the Consent Agenda, pursuant to the County Real Property Donation Policy. | | | | | | | Jose M. Landeros, Director, Planning & Development Department (915) 546-2015 | | | | | | O. | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the First Amendment to Fueling Agreement to the Sun Metro CNG Fuel Agreement, to update the fueling locations to add the 5081 Fred Wilson, El Paso, TX 79906 ("Lift") location and remove the downtown location at 400 W San Antonio Ave, El Paso, TX 79901 ("Downtown"). (Contract No. 2020-0898) | | | | | | | Jose M. Landeros, Director, Planning & Development Department (915) 546-2015 | | | | | | P. | Approve the Certificates of Plat Compliance (under Texas Local Government Code Section 232.028(a), as provided on the attached listing. | | | | | | | Norma R. Palacios, Executive Director, Public Works Department (915) 546-2015 | | | | | | Q. | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Construction Contract Between Owner and Contractor with Jordan Foster Construction, LLC for the construction of the Ascarate special event area and improvements in the amount of $435,114. Funding is available in CP-CPASCPKIM07-PARK IMPROV, GF-ASCARATE-CAP OUT-PARK IMPRO, CP-REPLACE20-PARK IMPROV. (Contract No. 2020-0261) | | | | | | | Norma Rivera Palacios, Executive Director, Public Works Department (915) 546-2015 | | | | | | R. | Approve and authorize the transfer and removal of surplus assets from the respective departments to the Purchasing Department in compliance with Texas Local Government Code Section 262.011(j). See attachment. | | | | | | | Debra Carrejo-Trull, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Department (915) 546-2048 | | | | | | S. | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Carahsoft UFED software renewal for three (3) Cellebrite units in the amount of $10,960.20 from December 31, 2020, through December 30, 2021. Funding is available in SG-ONDCP2019-OPERATING EXP. (Contract No. 2020-0916) | | | | | | | Marco Spalloni, ISC Manager, EPCSO (915) 832-5624 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13. | Approve the As-Needed Irrigation Supplies for the County of El Paso using Buy Board Contract 611-20 awarded to Ewing Irrigation Products of El Paso, Texas as indicated on tabulation. Purchasing approved on October 13, 2020. Funding is available in GF-COUNTYPARKS-OPS EXPENSE-GEN. | | | | | | | Debra Carrejo-Trull, CPPO, CPPB Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Department (915) 546-2048 | | | | | | 14. | Pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Section 262.024(a)(1)(2), approve and authorize the use of an exemption to purchasing procedures to allow a contract with the University Medical Center of El Paso in the amount not to exceed $415,000 for the purchase and operation of a mobile medical trailer. Funding is available in SG-COVID19-OPERATING EXP. (Contract No. 2020-0948) | | | | | | | Debra Carrejo-Trull, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Department (915) 546-2048 | | | | | | 15. | Approve the As-Needed Plumbing Material and Supplies for the County of El Paso using Region 19 Allied State Cooperative Contract 17-7263 to vendors identified in tabulation. Purchasing approved on October 19, 2020. Funding is available in various County Departments. | | | | | | | Debra Carrejo-Trull, CPPO, CPPB Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Department (915) 546-2048 | | | | | | 16. | Approve the Workflow and Recordkeeping Software for Public Works using contract DIR-TSO-4288 awarded to Carahsoft Technology Corp. of Reston, VA in the amount of $317,641.24. Purchasing approved on October 16, 2020. Funding is available in SG-COVID19-OPERATING EXP. | | | | | | | Debra Carrejo-Trull, CPPO, CPPB Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Department (915) 546-2048 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | LITIGATION, JUSTICE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Approve the submission of County grant applications as listed and described. If awarded, all grant award agreements will be brought back to the Commissioners Court for final acceptance and approval. | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 21. | Approve and authorize the Community Services Department, Senior Nutrition Program, to apply for the Texas Department of Agriculture Texans Feeding Texans: Home-Delivered Meal Grant in the amount of $103,000, from February 1, 2021, to January 31, 2022. County match in the amount of $27,071.25 is required and will be provided with existing employee salaries. Further, approve and authorize the County Judge to sign accompanying grant application documents. (Contract No. 2020-0933) | | | | | | | Irene G. Valenzuela, Executive Director, Community Services Department (915) 775-2708 | | | | | | 22. | (Postponed 10/19/20) Approve and authorize the Planning & Development Department to submit a grant application to the Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs (TDHCA) Homeowner Rehabilitation Assistance (HRA) program to provide flood-hazard mitigation housing activities to residents throughout the unincorporated areas of the County. Further, authorize the County Judge to sign all necessary documents associated with the submission and be named the County’s signatory and administrator under the TDHCA application. Funding in the amount of $30 is available in GF-PWADMIN-OFFICE EXPENSE (Contract No. 2020-0860). | | | | | | | Jose M. Landeros, Director, Planning & Development Department (915) 546-2015 | | | | | | 23. | Approve and authorize the Public Defender’s Office to apply for the 2021 Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) Formula Grant Program from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021. The grant dollar amount will be determined by TIDC in December 2020. No County match is required. Further, authorize the County Judge to sign accompanying documents. (Contract No. 2020-0877) | | | | | | | Kelli Childress, Interim Chief Public Defender, Public Defender's Office (915) 546-8185 | | | | | | 24. | Approve and authorize the El Paso Veterans Treatment Court Program to apply for the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans' Assistance, 2021-2022 Veterans Treatment Court grant in the amount of $300,000 for the grant cycle beginning July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022. No County match is required. (Contract No. 2020-0955) | | | | | | | Silvia Serna, Veterans Program Director, 346th DC El Paso Veterans Treatment Court (915) 546-2119 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Only the members of the Commissioners Court have a right to attend an executive session, except that legal counsel must be present if the executive session is held pursuant to Government Code section 551.071. In addition to legal counsel, Commissioners Court may include in executive session certain officers and employees if it finds that (1) their participation is necessary to the matter under consideration; (2) their interests are not adverse to the county, and (3) their presence will not waive the attorney client privilege. Generally, the Chief Administrator, Budget Executive Director, County Clerk's representatives, and County Auditor's Office representatives attend the closed session items based on the enumerated criteria, and certain other persons may attend based on the above-listed criteria or as otherwise provided by law. | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | A. | Discuss findings regarding persons necessary in Executive Session. | | | | | | | County Attorney's Office (915) 546-2050 | | | | | | B. | Discuss the Distribution of the Proceeds of the Settlement between El Paso County, as a Member of the Rate 41 Group Intervenors, and Public Utility Commission Applicants El Paso Electric Company and Sun Jupiter Holdings in Public Utility Commission of Texas Proceeding Related to the Sale, Transfer, or Merger of El Paso Electric Company to a J.P. Morgan’s Infrastructure Investments Fund, Docket No. 49849 Public Utility Commission of Texas, Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071. | | | | | | | Jed Untereker, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office, (915) 546-2050 | | | | | | C. | Discuss the pending claim submitted by Valeria E. Garciduenas; County Attorney’s file number 0065-20-LC, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071. | | | | | | | Ruben Duarte, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office (915) 546-2050 | | | | | | D. | Discuss financial information and economic development negotiations received regarding a Chapter 381 Agreement with Project Viking, a private business prospect, pursuant to Texas Government Code section 551.087. | | | | | | | Jose M. Landeros, Interim Director, Economic Development Department (915) 546-2015 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 27. | Discuss and take appropriate action regarding the Distribution of the Proceeds of the Settlement between El Paso County, as a member of the Rate 41 Group Intervenors, and Public Utility Commission Applicants El Paso Electric Company and Sun Jupiter Holdings in Public Utility Commission of Texas Proceeding Related to the Sale, Transfer, or Merger of El Paso Electric Company to a J.P. Morgan’s Infrastructure Investments Fund, Docket No. 49849 Public Utility Commission of Texas, County Attorney’s file number 0206-19-AA. | | | | | | | Jed Untereker, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office (915) 546-2050 | | | | | | 28. | Discuss and take action on the pending claim of Valeria E. Garciduenas; County Attorney's file number 0065-20-LC. | | | | | | | Ruben Duarte, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office (915) 546-2050 | | |
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