IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF

BELL COUNTY, TEXAS

SEPTEMBER  03, 2002

AFTER proper posting of public notice, a copy of which is attached hereto, on this the 3rd day of September, 2002, 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 #0 - Burn Ban discussion

• MINUTE ORDER #330/02:  (Prior to the meeting being called to order the Judge Burrows requested Mr. Hal Pagel of the Fire Marshal's Department to give a report concerning the burn ban situation in Bell County.  After such report JUDGE BURROWS reported that an emergency meeting notice had been posted to consider the instigating of a burn ban for eleven a.m.) 
  
  
  
  

2. Agenda #1 - Minutes

• MINUTE ORDER #331/02:  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 August 26 and 28, 2002.  He asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes; there being none, the minutes were approved as submitted. 
  
  
  
  

3. Agenda #2a - Advertise for Fencing on Franklin Road
   

• MINUTE ORDER #332/02:   Upon motion of COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, seconded by COMMISSIONER BROWN, the Court unanimously approved authorizing the County Engineer to advertise for bids for fencing for the right of way fencing on Franklin Road.      
  
  
  
  

4. Agenda #2b - Interlocal Agreement with Rogers ISD
   

• MINUTE ORDER #333/02:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, seconded by COMMISSIONER BROWN, the Court unanimously approved authorizing the County Engineer to execute an Interlocal Agreement with Rogers ISD for the seal coating of approximately 9,300 square yards of their parking lot.    
      
  
  
  
  

5. Agenda #2c - Addition to annual Work Plan
   

• MINUTE ORDER #334/02:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER BROWN, seconded by COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, the Court unanimously approved adding to the annual work plan for the Road and Bridge Department (Precinct #2) the right of way acquisition on Lindemann Road from Gooseneck  Road to Kelsoville Road. 
      
  
  
  
  

6. Agenda #2d - Fencing for Crows Ranch and Eagle Nest Roads
   

• MINUTE ORDER #335/02:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER BROWN, seconded by COMMISSIONER STEPHENSON, the Court unanimously authorized the advertising for bids for approximately 34 thousand feet of fencing for Crows Ranch and Eagle's Nest Roads with such payments being made from Precincts numbered two and four Maintenance Funds. 
      
  
  
  
  

7. Agenda #2e - Abandonment of Easements between Lots 577 and 578 - Tanglewood Subdivision
   

• MINUTE ORDER #336/02:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, seconded by COMMISSIONER BROWN, the Court unanimously approved the abandonment of the drainage and utility easements between lots 577 and 578 of Tanglewood Subdivision.  All according to a copy of such easement attached hereto and made a part of these minutes. 
      
  
  
  
  

8. Agenda #2f - Personnel
   

• MINUTE ORDER #337/02:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER CORTESE, seconded by COMMISSIONER STEPHENSON, the Court unanimously approved all employee status report forms, the same being attached hereto and made a part of these minutes.      
      
  
  
  
  

9. Agenda #3 - Killeen Polling Places
   

• MINUTE ORDER #338/02:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER BROWN, seconded by COMMISSIONER STEPHENSON, the Court unanimously approved deferring any action on the relocating of the Killeen Polling Places until after the November General Election and further research on such locations.  
      
  
  
  
  

10. Agenda #4 - Agreement with Lewis Design Group
    

• MINUTE ORDER #339/02:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER CORTESE, seconded by COMMISSIONER BROWN, the Court  unanimously approved an agreement with Lewis Design Group for Architectural Services for the addition to the County Clerk's Office in the amount of $1800.00.      
      
  
  
  
  

11. Agenda #5 - Audit Report of Narcotics Task Force
    

• MINUTE ORDER #340/02:  Upon motion of  COMMISSIONER BROWN, seconded by COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, the Court unanimously approved the audit report of proceeds of Criminal Asset Forfeitures of the Central Texas Narcotics Task Force.    
      
  
  
  
  

12. Agenda #6 - Summary of Equitable Sharing Activity of Narcotics Task Force
    

• MINUTE ORDER #341/02:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, seconded by COMMISSIONER BROWN, the Court unanimously approved the federal annual certification report on summary of equitable sharing activities of the Central Texas Narcotics Task Force.  The same being attached hereto.
      
  
  
  
  

13. Agenda #7 - Memorandum of Understanding with TxDOT
    

• MINUTE ORDER #342/02:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER STEPHENSON, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved a Memorandum of Understanding with TxDOT relating to the ITS Deployment Program by and among the Texas Department of Transportation; City of Hillsboro; City of Waco; McLennan County; Hill County; Bell County; Fort Hood; Baylor University; Waco MPO; and the Killeen Temple Urban Transportation Study (KTUTS). A copy of the same being attached hereto and made a part of these minutes.        
      
  
  
  
  

14. Agenda #8 - Sheriff's Report Concerning Telephone Reimbursement
    

• MINUTE ORDER #343/02: Sheriff Smith reported to the Court that the Evercom Phone contract had been audited by the Company and the audit reflected that Bell County was owed an additional $109,426.46 which has now been remitted to the County.       
      
  
  
  
  

15. Agenda #9 - Discussion of Agriculture Disaster Area
    

• MINUTE ORDER #344/02:  Judge Burrows announced that Bell County was now eligible to apply for low-interest emergency loans due to being contiguous to a County declared an Agriculture Disaster Area.    
      
  
  
  
  

16. Agenda #10 - Appointment to MH/MR Board
    

• MINUTE ORDER #345/02:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER CORTESE, seconded by COMMISSIONER SCHILLER, the Court unanimously approved the confirmation of Douglas Smith of Coryell County to the MH/MR Board of Trustees.     
      
  
  
  
  

17. Agenda #11 - Claims
    

• MINUTE ORDER #346/02:  The County Auditor presented all claims for the review of the Court.  After proper review, upon motion of COMMISSIONER BROWN, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved all such claims.  All according to a copy of the same being of record in the office of the County Auditor.    
  


         (The Court then went into workshop session in the Conference Room for the Court to discuss those
          items on the Workshop Agenda.  The Court then went into emergency session at eleven a.m. with 
         all members aforementioned present in open Court, the following transpired.)





18. Agenda #1 - Burn Ban
    

• MINUTE ORDER #347/02:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER BROWN, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved the instigating of a 30 day burn ban with the authority for the County Judge to lift the same for 72 hours if it were to rain.  The ban to begin at sundown today for 30 days.  
      
  
  
  
  
        There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.