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
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AGENDA
Regular Meeting, July 8, 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.Approval of the Minutes of the regular meeting of June 17, 2019 and the special meeting of June 27, 2019. 
County Administration Department (915) 546-2215
B.Approve and authorize County Judge to sign the software license and service agreement with SHI Government Solutions, Inc.  Funding is available in GF-ITD-MAINT/REP-SOFTWARE.  (Contract No. 2019-0355)
Christopher Stathis, Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology Department (915) 546-2041
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 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
E.Approve the acceptance of Hillside Park at Mission Ridge One and authorize the filing and recording of the subdivision plat.
Jose M. Landeros, Director, Planning & Development Department (915) 546-2015
F.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
G.Approve Revision 3 to the County of El Paso Purchasing Policies and Procedures manual, with updates to Section 22, Federal and State Funded Projects, effective immediately upon approval.
Debra Carrejo, CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Agent, Purchasing Department (915) 546-2048
H.Accept the Quarterly Report from Life Ambulance Service, Inc.
Rachel Harracksingh, President, Life Ambulance Service, Inc. (915) 772-1642
5.PUBLIC COMMENT
6.PRESENTATION
A.Present a certificate of recognition and a flag flown over the El Paso County Courthouse to Sgt. Laderius Beattie, the 2019 1st Armored Division Iron Soldier of the Year. 
Carl L. Robinson, Commissioner, Pct. 4 (915) 546-2044
COMMISSIONERS COURT
7.Discuss and take appropriate action to oppose the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Executive Director's June 18, 2019 approval of a registration application for a medical waste facility to operate at 9119 Billy the Kid Street in El Paso County, and further urge the Commission to overturn the Director's action.
Vincent M. Perez, Commissioner, Pct. 3 (915) 546-2144
JUDICIARY AND CORRECTIONS
8.Approve and authorize the funding from GF-GADM for the month of July 2019 for the Texas Veterans Commission, Fund for Veterans Assistance grant ending June 30, 2019, if necessary. This allocation is for the grant that is pending the Official Notice of Grant Award (NOGA) from the Texas Veterans Commission, Fund for Veterans Assistance. Funds will only be necessary if the NOGA is not received and accepted by Commissioners Court.
Silvia Serna, Veterans Program Director, El Paso Veterans Treatment Court Program (915) 546-2119
LITIGATION, JUSTICE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
9.Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the renewal of the District Attorney's Information Management System (DIMS) Interlocal Governmental Agreement with the City of El Paso for FY2020 which includes no budget increase over the FY2018 or FY2019 budget.  (Contract No. 2019-0406)
Jaime Esparza, District Attorney, District Attorney's Office (915) 546-2059
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES
10.Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the notice of grant award for the FY2019-20 Texas Veterans Commission General Assistance Grant to provide rental and utility assistance to veterans, veterans' dependents, and veterans' surviving spouses in our community, in the amount of $300,000 for the term beginning July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.  There is no County match required.
Rollin Heassler, Veterans Assistance Program Manager, County Administration Dept. (915) 759-7990
HUMAN RESOURCES
11.Receive a presentation regarding application of the El Paso County Ethics Code to candidates for County elected offices. 
Melissa M. Carrillo, PHR, Chief Human Resources Officer, Human Resources Department (915) 546-2218
BUDGET AND FINANCE
12.Approve amendment No. 39 to the County of El Paso’s 2018-2019 operating budget. This budgetary amendment will increase Grants by $23,099.50, thus increasing the overall budget of $444,533,502.16 to $444,556,601.66.
Wallace Hardgrove, Executive Director, Budget and Fiscal Policy Department (915) 546-2262
13.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 section 551.071, receive legal advice and consultation regarding the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Information Document Request, dated June 26, 2019.
Patsy Lopez, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office (915) 546-2050
C.Discuss the pending administrative matter regarding the Auditor's Office Renovation, County Attorney's file number 0187-19-AA, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
Jed Untereker, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office (915) 546-2050
REGULAR SESSION
14.Approve and authorize Commissioner Carlos Leon to sign a statement designating authority to Melissa Carrillo, Chief Human Resources Officer, to correspond with the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service, in connection with the Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Information Document Request, dated June 26, 2019. 
Patsy Lopez, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office (915) 546-2050