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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
This meeting may include one or more Commissioners that will participate by videoconference. A quorum of the Commissioners Court will be physically present at the El Paso County Courthouse, Commissioners Court Chambers, 500 East San Antonio Room 303 El Paso, Texas 79901. The County Judge will be physically present and it is his intent to preside over the meeting. The meeting is open to the public during the open portions of the meeting, and the Commissioner participating by video conference shall be visible and audible to the public for as long as the Commissioner is able to participate. | |
| | | | | | | | | 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.
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| | | | | | | | | AGENDA Regular Meeting, July 15, 2019 - 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. | Approval of the Minutes of the regular meeting of June 24, 2019 and July 1, 2019. | | | | | | | County Administration Department (915) 546-2215 | | | | | | B. | Accept the Quarterly Report from the Chief Administrator. | | | | | | | Betsy C. Keller, CE, Chief Administrator, County Administration (915) 546-2215 | | | | | | 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 County Judge to sign 1) the letter of commitment to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs for the Innovative Reentry Initiatives: Building System Capacity & Testing Strategies to Reduce Recidivism; 2) the Memorandum of Understanding between the County of El Paso, Texas and the Sheriff's Office, Jail Annex, and 3) the Mandatory Chief Executive Assurance to Comply with Statutory and Program Requirements form for the Community Services Department, Reentry Division. (Contract No. 2019-0481) | | | | | | | Irene Valenzuela, Executive Director, Community Services Department (915) 775-2708 | | | | | | E. | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign a letter of support for the City of El Paso which is applying for a 2019 U.S. Department of Transportation BUILD grant for the new multi-level Cohen Center parking garage redevelopment for the future entertainment district located in Northeast El Paso. | | | | | | | Sam Trujillo, Interim Director, Economic Development Department (915) 546-2177 | | | | | | F. | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign a letter of support for the City of San Elizario, Texas, which is applying for a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts for a Citizens Institute on Rural Design project. | | | | | | | Sam Trujillo, Interim Director, Economic Development Department (915) 546-2177 | | | | | | G. | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the First Exercise of Option to Renew Agreement with Quick Acquisition LLC, dba Quick Search, to conduct employment and reference checks for all new hires, interns, and volunteers at the County for the term beginning July 8, 2019, through July 7, 2020. Funding is available in GF-HR-PROF SVC-RECRUITMENT. (Contract No. 2019-0381) | | | | | | | Melissa M. Carrillo, PHR, Chief Human Resources Officer, Human Resources Department (915) 546-2218 | | | | | | H. | (Postponed 7/8/19) 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 | | | | | | I. | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Service Agreement Renewal and Amendment with PowerDMS, Inc. Funding is available in GF-ITD-MAINT/REP-SOFTWARE. (Contract No. 2019-0328) | | | | | | | Christopher Stathis, Chief Technology Officer, Information Technology Department (915) 546-2041 | | | | | | J. | 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 | | | | | | K. | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Engineering Plan cover sheet for the procurement of the Tornillo Shared Use Path. (Contract No. 2019-0485) | | | | | | | Jose M. Landeros, Director, Planning & Development Department (915) 546-2015 | | | | | | L. | Approve the acceptance of the Brothers Subdivision and authorize the filing and recording of the subdivision plat. | | | | | | | Jose M. Landeros, Director, Planning & Development Department (915) 546-2015 | | | | | | M. | Approve the acceptance of Peyton Estates Unit Four and authorize the filing and recording of the subdivision plat. | | | | | | | Jose M. Landeros, Director, Planning and Development Department (915) 546-2015 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 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 pending litigation styled Ruben Orozco, Deceased Mary Orozco v. County of El Paso; Cause No. 2009-2091; County Attorney's file number LD-09-039A, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071. | | | | | | | Kevin McCary, Assistant County Attorney, County Attorney's Office (915) 546-2050 | | | | | | C. | Discuss the pending administrative matter regarding the Auditors 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 | | | | | | D. | Discuss financial information and economic development negotiations received from a private business prospect regarding a Chapter 381 agreement with Project Zoey, pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.087. | | | | | | | Sam Trujillo, Interim Director, Economic Development Department (915) 546-2177 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 13. | Pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Section 118.025(g), hold a public hearing regarding the County Clerk's Records Archive Preservation and Restoration Plan and the assessment of a fee for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. | | | | | | | Delia Briones, County Clerk, County Clerk's Office (915) 546-2071 | | | | | Posted Friday, July 12, 2019 at 12:10 P.M. | | | | | | 14. | Pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Section 118.025(b) approve and adopt the County Clerk's Records Archive Preservation and Restoration Plan for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. Further, approve payment to the El Paso Inc. in the amount of $39.37 for the publishing of the Public Notice Hearing. Funding is available in GF-CNTYCLK-ADVERTISING. | | | | | | | Delia Briones, County Clerk, County Clerk's Office (915) 546-2071 | | | | | Posted Friday, July 12, 2019 at 12:10 P.M. | | |
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