Notice of the Meeting of the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas, for
November 03, 2008

Notice is hereby given that a regular meeting of the above named Court will be held at 9:00 a.m., November 03, 2008, with the meeting to be held in the COMMISSIONERS' COURTROOM, at the Bell County Courthouse 101 Central Avenue, Belton, Texas, to begin on  November 03, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. and continue thereafter until such business of the Court has been completed in accordance with Article 81.005 of the Local Government Code of the State of Texas.  The following items of business will be discussed, to-wit:
 

1. Consider approval of minutes of October 27, 2008.

2. County Engineer.

   1. Consider awarding bids for the annual purchase of crushed limestone base, aggregate, culverts, and reinforcing steel.
       

3. Personnel.

4. Re-announce Voting Locations and Hours for the November 4, 2008 General Election.

1. Voting Locations are posted on the Bell County Web Site at www.bellcountytx.com.
2. Election Day Voting (Tuesday, November 4, 2008) - 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the voter's precinct polling location.
    

5. Consider approval of the termination, modification, or continuation of the Order Restricting Outdoor Burning - Burn Ban, set to expire on November 19, 2008.

6. Consider approval of Agreement with City of Temple for the Bell County HELP Center to administer the City of Temple Home Repair Program.

7. Receive 2008 Excellence in Construction Award of Merit from Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc., South Texas Chapter, to Skanska USA Building, Inc. for the Bell County Jail Project.

8. Consider exercising option to renew the Insurance Agreement with Extraco Insurance for another year as permitted in the original RFP, where the agreement was initiated September 1, 2006, for one year with the option to renew yearly for four more years.

9. Consider exercising option to renew the Agreement with Temple Mortuary for the Transporting of Bodies for Autopsies as allowed in the original bid and agreement, dated November 1, 2006, awarded for one year with the option to renew for up to two more years.

10. Consider accepting Substantial Completion on the new Bell County Jail Project from Skanska USA Building, Inc.

11. Consider renewing the agreement with ESESIS Environmental Corp. initiated in 2005 and expiring in 2008 resulting from an RFQ process with the fees set for three years at the same rate, and then with an option to renew for two more years at a fifteen percent fee increase.

12. Consider renewing the agreement with Diamond Pharmacy Services to continue on a month-to-month basis.

13. Consider approval of Change Order Number 003 with Stewart Builders in the amount of $19,603.52 for renovations to the Bell County Expo Center.

14. Consider approval of renewal of Management Agreement with Bell County Expo, Incorporated to manage the Bell County Expo Center, with effective dates of October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2012.

15. Consider selection, or setting of interviews if appropriate, of Construction Manager at Risk for County Courts at Law Building Project.

16. Consider approval of Change Order Number 89 with Skanska USA Building, Inc. in the amount of $2273.00 for intercom pedestal relocation at the Bell County Jail Project.

17. Claims.
    
            Bell County Commissioners Court reserves the right to discuss any items in executive (closed) session
            whenever permitted by the Texas Open Meeting Act.