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	EL PASO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT

CARLOS LEON
Commissioner, Pct.1

VINCENT PEREZ
Commissioner, Pct.3

DAVID STOUT
Commissioner, Pct.2

CARL L. ROBINSON
Commissioner, Pct.4


	RICARDO A. SAMANIEGO County Judge


	Commissioners Court Chambers, El Paso County Courthouse 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.

AGENDA
Regular Meeting, June 24, 2019 - 9:30 AM


Strategic Plan Priority


	1.	OPEN MEETING


	2.	PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE


	3.	INVOCATION


			A.	Receive an Invocation.


	4.	CONSENT AGENDA


		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.	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
			B.	Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Release of Lien in Bond Forfeiture case, Cause No. 2019-CBF00042.
				Cristina Viesca-Santos, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office (915) 546-2050
			C.	Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the SubRecipient Commitment Form from the University of Texas at El Paso for collaborative research with the Office of Criminal Justice Coordination regarding Crime and Victimization on the US-Mexico border: A Comparison of Legal Residents, Illegal Residents and Native-Born Citizens in El Paso Texas, from January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020. The amount of the sub-award is $2,524. No County match is required. (Contract No. 2019-0349)
				Joel Bishop, Executive Director, Criminal Justice and Community Support (915) 546-2215
			D.	Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the grant award from the Texas Council on Family Violence for the District Attorney's Office, in the amount of $20,000, for a pilot program which monitors jail calls on domestic violence cases from June 24, 2019 through August 31, 2019. There is no County match. (Contract No. 2019-0388)
				Jaime Esparza, Distict Attorney, District Attorney's Office (915) 546-2059
			E.	Approve and authorize a budget amendment to increase the FY19 Justice of the Peace Technology Fund approved budget in the amount of $3,383. This amendment request is to supplement the difference between four Surface Pro 3 quoted at $5,583.92 which are no longer available, to the recommended quote of 4 newer model Surface Pro 6. The request is also needed to supplement the increased cost plus the accessories which are no longer included in the original price. Funding is available in SR-JPTECH-OPS CONTINGENCIES. Further, approve the re-allocation of funds in the amount of $3,383 from SR-JPTECH-OPS CONTINGENCIES to SR-JPTECH-OPS-EQUIPMENT.
				Judge Ruben Lujan, Justice Court, Pct. 6-1 (915) 851-2019
			F.	Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the First Amendment for Rite of Passage, Inc. d/b/a "Canyon State" (Non-Secure Facility) Contract for Residential Services which will amend the contractor name to Canyon State Academy/Desert Lily Academy (Non-Secured Facility), a Nevada Corporation, d/b/a Rite of Passage, Inc. (Contract No. 2019-0407)
				Roger Martinez, Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, Juvenile Justice Center (915) 849-2500
			G.	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
			H.	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, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Department (915) 546-2048


	5.	RESOLUTIONS


			A.	Approve and adopt a resolution recognizing June 28th, 2019 as the 50th Anniversary of El Paso Community College.
				Carlos Leon, Commissioner, Pct. 1 (915) 546-2014


	6.	PUBLIC COMMENT


	7.	PRESENTATION


			A.	Receive a presentation from the County’s Financial Advisor regarding current market conditions and the County’s long term debt portfolio.
				Wallace Hardgrove, Executive Director, Budget and Fiscal Policy Department (915) 546-2262


		COUNTY ADMINISTRATION


			8.	Discuss and take appropriate action regarding the 86th Legislative Session, to include presenting information for the Court’s consideration, removing or including bills on the County’s state legislative agenda and supporting or opposing filed legislation, and take any action necessary on aforementioned items.
				Betsy C. Keller, CM, Chief Administrator, County Administration Department (915) 546-2215
			9.	Approve and authorize the closure from July 4, 2019 to sunrise on July 5th 2019, of Flager Street (north of the Exxon Gas Station), Krag Street (south of the intersection of Marvin Lane), Vista Del Este Street, and Stansbury Street. All streets lead into residential areas that are affected by hazardous and unsafe conditions due to high volume of pedestrian and/or vehicle traffic on Independence Day.
				Betsy C. Keller, CM, Chief Administrator, County Administration Department (915) 546-2215


		PUBLIC WORKS


			10.	Receive a presentation from the Public Works Department, Infrastructure Division on the 2019 proposed County Stormwater Mitigation Program, and authorize the Public Works Department to use Stormwater funding to address the proposed Stormwater projects presented in the amount of $3,750,000. Funding is are available in GF-GADM-XFER OUT.
				Norma R. Palacios, Executive Director, Public Works Department (915) 546-2015


		PURCHASING


			11.	Approve the purchase of one 15 Passenger Van for the County of El Paso using Texas Smartbuy Contract 070-A1 awarded to Sam Pack’s Five Star Ford and Chevrolet of Carrollton, Texas in the amount of $48,963. Funding is available in SG-STONEGARDEN-CAP OUTLAYS.
				Debra Carrejo, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Department (915) 546-2048
			12.	Approve and authorize the leasing of Electronic Monitoring Services for the Juvenile Probation Department using General Services Administration (GSA) Contract GS-07F-0003Y awarded to Alcohol Monitoring Systems Inc., dba Scram Systems of Littleton, CO., as indicated in the tabulation. Purchasing approved on 6/18/2018. Funding is available in GF-JPD-PROF SVC-GEN.
				Debra Carrejo, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Department (915) 546-2048


		GRANT APPLICATIONS


		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.


			13.	Approve and authorize the Planning and Development Department to apply to the FY2020 State Rural Public Transportation Grant to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) in the amount of $437,471. No County match is required. Further, authorize the County Judge to sign the Certificate of Obligation as required by the grant. (Contract No. 2019-0413)
				Jose M. Landeros, Director, Planning & Development Department (915) 546-2015


		BUDGET AND FINANCE


			14.	Approve amendment No. 37 to the County of El Paso’s 2018-2019 operating budget. This budgetary amendment will increase Grants by $1,550, thus increasing the overall budget of $444,509,107.06 to $444,510,657.06.
				Wallace Hardgrove, Executive Director, Budget and Fiscal Policy Department (915) 546-2262


	15.	EXECUTIVE SESSION


		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.	Pursuant to Texas Government Code sections 551.071 and 551.0725, receive legal advice and discuss the current collective bargaining negotiations between the County and the El Paso County Sheriff’s Officers’ Association.
				Wallace Hardgrove, Executive Director, Budget and Fiscal Policy Department (915) 546-2262
			C.	Discuss the pending EEOC claim and potential litigation of Charge No. 453-2019-00127; County Attorney's file number 0221-18-EE, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
				Amanda D. Frizzelle, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office, (915) 546-2050
			D.	Discuss pending litigation styled Emmanuel Wiggins v. El Paso County, et al; Cause No. 1:19-CV-00541-JG; County Attorney's file number 0117-19-LD, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
				Ruben Duarte, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office (915) 546-2050
			E.	Discuss financial information and economic development negotiations received from Project Trinity, a private business prospect, regarding a Chapter 381 Agreement, pursuant to Texas Government Code section 551.087.
				Sam Trujillo, Interim Director, Economic Development Department (915) 546-2177


		REGULAR SESSION


			16.	Discuss and take action on the pending EEOC claim and potential litigation of Charge No. 453-2019-00127; County Attorney's file number 0221-18-EE.
				Amanda D. Frizzelle, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office (915) 546-2050