IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF

BELL COUNTY, TEXAS

JANUARY 16, 2001

AFTER proper posting of public notice, a copy of which is attached hereto, on this the 16th day of January, 2001, the County Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas, met in the Commissioners' Courtroom in Belton, Texas, in regular special session with the following members of said Court present, to-wit:

1. Agenda #1 - Minutes

• MINUTE ORDER #19/01: It being nine a.m., JUDGE BURROWS called the meeting to order and called to the Courts attention the fact that they had previously received copies of the minutes of January 8, 2001. He asked if there were any corrections of additions to the minutes; there being none, the minutes were approved as submitted.
  
  
  
  

2. Agenda #2a - Woods of Salado Utility Easements

• MINUTE ORDER #20/01: The County Engineer presented the matter of a utility easement along the common property line of Lots 8-a and 8-b, block 6, of the Woods of Salado Subdivision. The Engineer explained that both lots were owned by the same individual and that they wished to build the house in the middle of the lots, across property lines and that all utility companies had agreed to this as well as the Architectural Control Committee of said Subdivision. After due discussion, upon motion of COMMISSIONER BROWN, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved such abandonment of utility easements. All according to a copy of such plat attached hereto and made a part of these minutes.
  
  
  
  
3. Agenda #2b - Deeds to the City of Belton
   
   
   • MINUTE ORDER #21/01: The County Engineer presented the matter of deeding to the City of Belton a portion of Lots 1, 2, and 3, block 15 of the Original Town of Belton for right of way on 2nd Avenue (FM 93) for improvements to the intersection of Main Street and 2nd Avenue, plus authorizing a utility easement parallel with, and contiguous to the new right of way. After due discussion, upon motion of COMMISSIONER CORTESE, seconded by COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, the Court unanimously authorized the County Judge to execute such right of way deed and easement on behalf of Bell County, Texas.
     
     
     
     
4. Agenda #2c - Road and Bridge Annual Report
   
   
• MINUTE ORDER #22/01: County Engineer Macchi presented the Bell County Road and Bridge Department’s Annual Report for the work done by that Department. After due discussion, upon motion of COMMISSIONER BROWN, seconded by COMMISSIONER STEPHENSON, the Court unanimously approved such report. All according to a copy of the same attached hereto and made a part of these minutes.
  
  
  
  
5. Agenda #3 - Inter-local Agreement Concerning the Jail
   
   
• MINUTE ORDER #23/01: Sheriff Dan Smith and Commander Gary Smith of the Temple Police Department appeared before the Court to discuss an Interlocal Agreement between Bell County and the City of Temple for the providing, by Bell County, of jail facilities for the City of Temple. After due discussion, upon motion of JUDGE BURROWS, seconded by COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, the Court unanimously approved authorizing JUDGE BURROWS to execute such agreement on behalf of Bell County and further discussed with Sheriff Smith the fact that the contract was for one year with Bell County monitoring such contract to ascertain the cost to the County. All according to a copy of the same being attached hereto and made a part of these minutes.
  
  
   
6. Agenda #4 - Report by Director of EXPO Center
   
   
• MINUTE ORDER #24/01: Mr. Tim Stephens, Director of the EXPO Center gave the Court an update of the operation of the Center since the Hockey Team is no longer operating.
  
  
  
  
  
7.   Agenda #5 - Bid for Lease of North Annex Property
   
   
• MINUTE ORDER #25/01: The matter of awarding the bid for limited use lease for a tower site located on property adjacent to the Bell County North Annex property was discussed and after due discussion, upon motion of COMMISSIONER CORTESE, seconded by COMMISSIONER STEPHENSON, the Court unanimously authorized JUDGE BURROWS to execute a contract with AT & T for such lease and authorized JUDGE BURROWS to negotiate such contract.
  
  
  
  
8. Agenda #6 & #7 - Phones
   
   
• MINUTE ORDER #26/01: Upon motion of COMMISSIONER CORTESE, seconded by COMMISSIONER STEPHENSON, the following changes to the County’s phone system were approved, to-wit: one additional phone extension for CSCD at 215 East Central in the Temple Annex; one additional Internet connection in the County Auditor’s Office; and one additional Internet connection for the County Attorney’s Office.
  
  
  
  
9. Agenda #2d - Personnel
   
   
• MINUTE ORDER #27/01: Upon motion of COMMISSIONER BROWN, seconded by COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, the Court unanimously approved all employee status report forms, the same being attached hereto and made a part of these minutes.
  
  
  
  
10. Agenda - Claims
    
    
• The County Auditor presented all claims for the review of the Court. After proper review, by consensus, the Court approved all such claims. All according to a copy of the same being of record in the office of the County Auditor.
  
  
  
  
  

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.




((The Court then went into Executive Session to discuss real estate and thereafter retired to the Conference Room to hold a Workshop Session to discuss the classroom facilities at the Juvenile Justice Center and to continue the discussion with respect to the personnel handbook.)