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AGENDA
HIDALGO COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING
February 23, 2016
9:30 A.M.

NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, that a REGULAR MEETING of the Commissioners Court will be held in the Commissioners Courtroom of the Administration Building, 100 E. Cano, 1st floor, Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas. Discussion and possible action relating to the following business will be transacted:

Roll Call

Pledge of Allegiance

Prayer

Approval of Consent Agenda

Open Forum

County Judge's Office:

53503

Resolution in Honor of Border Texan of the Year Bob and Janet Vackar

53490

Discussion and approval of ratification of the Preliminary PSJA Promesas Del Valle Initiative Memorandum of Understanding in connection to the Letter of Support approved by Commissioners Court on 2-03-16.

District Attorney's Office:

53246

1. Approval of contract between the Hidalgo County District Attorney's Office and the Texas Workforce Commission.
2. Approval for the District Attorney to sign and execute the contract as the authorized agent.

Sheriff's Office:

53484

Presentation and discussion of the 2015 Racial Profiling Report as presented by the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office, in accordance with Article 2.133 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.

53298

Pursuant to Hidalgo County Cellular Telephone Policy (AT&T, DIR-SDD-1777, presentation for consideration, acceptance and approval of Cellular Phone Request form (Data Link Card Request) for the following: Approval for requisition # 292208 for 8 Data Link Hosted Access for vehicle modems @ $37.99 per device.

53492

1. Approval to accept the award for K9s4COPS grant.
2. Approval and authorization for County Judge, as authorized official, to sign terms and conditions agreement and any other required documents.

Executive Office:

53500

1. Consideration and possible approval of financial assistance for the proposed affordable housing project known as
Villa Verde

2. Consideration and possible approval of financial assistance for the proposed affordable housing project known as
Starlight Development

3. Consideration and possible approval of financial assistance for the proposed affordable housing project known as
Palmera Heights

10.

Health & Human Services Department:

Health Care Funding District:

Discussion and/or action, including but not limited to Health Care Funding District and/or Expenditures

Indigent Health Care Program:

Discussion and/or action, including but not limited to Indigent Health Care Program and 1115 Waiver and/or Expenditures

11.

Adult Probation:

53455

Approval of Resolutions for the following 2017 Criminal Justice Division grants:
Domestic Violence Court Grant #3110401
DWI Court Grant #2413907
Veteran's Court Grant #2431506
Prostitution Court Grant #2752004
Re-entry Court Grant #2800303
Misdemeanor DWI Court Grant #2881402
Mental Health Court Grant #

12.

Elections Administration:

Discussion and/or action, including but not limited to Elections updates

13.

Head Start Program:

53313

Discussion/Approval of Family Income Guidelines and Priority Guidelines for Selection and Enrollment for Program Year 2016-2017

53318

Discussion/Approval to Declare Obsolete the Attached List of Items and Transfer Items to the County’s Surplus Department for Proper Disposition

14.

Planning Department:

53456

1. Final Approval
a. Citrus Village Subdivision- Pct. 4 (Laura Coffman) (Benito Ramirez Road & Cesar Chavez Road)
b. Cantu Acres Subdivision- Pct. 4 (Edmundo Cantu) (Alberta Road & Raul Longoria Road)
c. Presidio Estates Unit 2 Subdivision- Pct. 1 (Bennett Flores Investments, LL) (Tower Road & Minnesota Road)

2. Final Approval with Financial Guarantee
a. MGM Platinum Ranches Subdivision- Pct. 4 (Richard Garza) (Curry Road &Alamo Road)
b. Los Osos Ph. 1 Subdivision- Pct. 4 (William A. Shwarz)(North 83rd Road & Mile 17 North Road)
c. Anali Subdivision- Pct. 3 (Osbel Flores) (Mile 9 North Road & Moorefield Road)
d. Charlie’s Estates Subdivision- Pct. 1 (Carlos Gonzalez) (FM 1015 & FM 1422)

3. Partial Reimbursement of Financial Guarantee
a. Vista Ridge Acres Ph. 5 Subdivision- Pct. 1
b. Aria Ranches Subdivision- Pct. 4

15.

Precinct #3 - Comm. Flores:

53493

Approval of closing documents for the purchase of real property in the amount of $970,000.00 from Tress Enterprises, Inc. and authorize County Judge to execute same for LOS EJIDOS DE REYNOSA AN IRR TR W1268.06' LOT 377 75.0 AC NET.

53340

1. Approval of Certification of Revenues as certified by the County Auditor for revenues received from La Joya ISD, for road repairs of Western Rd.

2. Approval of 2016 appropriation of funds into Precinct #3 Road Maintenance in the amount $27,009.00 for road repairs of Western Rd.

16.

Budget & Management:

Interfund transfers:

53476

Debt Service Funds (1444 & 1436):
A. Approval to transfer $60,715.44 from Capital Projects Fund 1330 (Series 2000) to Debt Service Fund 1444 (Series 2014B).
B. Approval to transfer $276.75 from Capital Projects Fund 1336 (Series 2006) to Debt Service Fund 1436 (Series 2006).

17.

Purchasing Department:
Notes:
A. FOR ANY CONTRACT(S) AWARDED AND APPROVED UNDER THIS AGENDA, EXECUTED COPIES OF THE CONTRACT(S) WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE COUNTY INTRA-NET WEBSITE AND WILL BE FOWARDED VIA E-MAIL, FAX OR HAND DELIVERED TO HIDALGO COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
B. ANY AND ALL REQUESTS FOR PAYMENT(S) APPROVED WILL BE SUBJECT TO COUNTY AUDITORS PROCESSING PROCEDURES INCLUDING AUTHORITY FOR COUNTY TREASURER TO ISSUE PAYMENT(S)/CHECK(S).

Hidalgo County

53275

Acceptance and approval [as disclosed in the Inter-local Government Agreement, aka, ILA] by and between Hidalgo County Appraisal District and the County of Hidalgo for YR 2016, in connection with participation with (a)Hidalgo County's "Self-Funded Health Insurance Program, Stop Loss Insurance and Life/AD&D" and (b) "Voluntary Products"-Long Term Disability, Vision, Dental, Cancer, Critical Illness Insurance and additional Life Insurance including the full execution of document.

Pct. 1

53358

Acceptance and approval of the following listed construction contract documents as awarded by Commissioners' Court on February 03, 2016 (AI#53203) and as reviewed and approved by Legal Counsel for:

	PROJECT NAME	CONTRACT No.	AWARDED CONTRACTOR:	AMOUNT:
1)	"Hidalgo County Precinct No. 1 – Paving & Drainage Improvements to: Mile 4W (10N - 12N)"	C-16-027-02-03	Texas Cordia Construction, LLC	$628,528.50
2)	"Hidalgo County Precinct No. 1 – Paving & Drainage Improvements to: Mile 12N (FM 1015 – 2W)"	C-16-028-02-03	M. J. A. Construction, LLC	$155,897.80

Pct. 2

53488

A. Requesting exemption from competitive bidding requirements under the Texas Local Government Code, Section 262.024 (A) (4) a professional service;

B. Presentation of scoring grid (for the purposes of ranking by CC) of the firms graded and evaluated through the County's approved "pool" of professional engineering services for Hidalgo County Precinct No. 2 "Boy & Girls Club Facility Project".

	L & G Consulting Engineers, Inc.	S & B Infrastructure, LTD	Hinojosa Engineering, Inc.
SCORE	96	92	94
RANKING

C. Authority for the Purchasing Department to negotiate a professional services agreement commencing with the No. 1 ranked firm of ___________________________ for professional engineering services for Hidalgo County Precinct No. 2 "Boys & Girls Club Facility Project".

Pct. 3

53330

Pursuant to Article 14 of the "professional engineering services" agreement #C-15-161-11-17 with L&G Consulting Engineers, Inc. d/b/a L&G Engineering, is requesting approval to engage the services of Sub-Contractor (AmaTerra Environmental, Inc.) with adherence to insurance provisions required by said article.

Pct. 4

53487

a. Acceptance and approval of "AMENDMENT" to the AIA B101-2007 Standard Form of Agreement (C-13-072-09-03) with Mata-Garcia Architects, L.L.P. for the purposes of “Design and Construction of the San Carlos Community Resource Center (located at corner of State Highway 107 and Sunflower Road) within Hidalgo County Precinct No. 4 to modify and include [landscaping / irrigation / structural / electrical/ observation / coordination] with an increase in Architectural fees in the amount of ($ 27,900.00), subject to compliance with HB1295 [if and when applicable];

b. Requesting exemption from competitive bidding requirements under the Texas Local Government Code, Section 262.024 (A) (4) for a "professional architectural services";

c. Presentation of the scoring grid (for the purposes of ranking by CC) the firm graded & evaluated through the County’s approved “pool” of Architectural Firms for the purposes of “Repairs/Renovations/Remodeling, Additions/Alterations and/or Building Review/Assessment Related Services on a [per project basis] for County-owned Buildings/Structures” located within Hidalgo County Precinct No. 4, subject to compliance with HB1295 [if and when applicable];

ARCHITECTURAL FIRMS

Totals	Gignac & Associates, LLP	Gomez, Mendez & Saenz, Inc.	Mata-Garcia, Architects, LLP
Scores	93	94	98
Ranking

d. Authority for the Purchasing Department to negotiate an "on call" professional Architectural Services Agreement for the purposes of “Repairs/Renovations/Remodeling, Additions/Alterations and/or Building Review/Assessment Related Services on a [per project basis] for County-owned Buildings/Structures” located within Hidalgo County Precinct No. 4, with the No.1 ranked firm ____________________________ for Architectural Services.

District Attorney:

53494

Acceptance and approval of submitted summary(s) and recommendations by Hidalgo County District Attorney, Hon. Ricardo Rodriguez, Jr. presented by Hon. Josephine Ramirez-Solis. Asst. DA-Civil Section [in connection with HB23 and Modified Conflict of Interest Questionnaire] distributed for review to CC on 02-16-16.

18.

Closed Session:
Commissioners' Court may go into Closed Session pursuant to Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Sections 551.071 & 551.072 to discuss the following:

Real Estate Acquisition

Pending and/or potential litigation

53457

EEOC Charge No. 451-2016-00607; Claim of Claudia Quiroga

53485

Cause No. C-5589-15-F; Hidalgo County v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Audi of America, LLC and Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

53496

C-0262-16-G; Teresa Barrera et al v. Hidalgo County, Texas and Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1

53470

Claim of Santiago A. Lara & Santiago Lara Martinez

19.

A. Requesting exemption from competitive bidding requirements under the Texas Local Government Code, Section 262.024(A) (4) "a Professional Service" for the "provision of legal services/representation in connection with litigation."

B. Requesting engagement with the firm of _________________________ for the "Provision of Legal Services/Representation in connection with Litigation" and authority to submit letter of engagement

20.

Open Session:

Real Estate Acquisition and appropriation for same

Pending and/or potential litigation

53458

EEOC Charge No. 451-2016-00607; Claim of Claudia Quiroga

53486

Cause No. C-5589-15-F; Hidalgo County v. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., Audi of America, LLC and Porsche Cars North America, Inc.

53497

C-0262-16-G; Teresa Barrera et al v. Hidalgo County, Texas and Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1

53471

Claim of Santiago A. Lara & Santiago Lara Martinez

21.

Closed Session:
Commissioners' Court may reconvene into Closed Session for the discussion regarding the agenda items listed

22.

Open Session:
Commissioners' Court may reconvene into Open Session for the discussion regarding the agenda items listed

23.

Adjourn