IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF

BELL COUNTY, TEXAS

January 10, 2005

AFTER proper posting of public notice, a copy of which is attached hereto, on this the 10th day of January, 2005, the County Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas, met in the Commissioners' Courtroom in Belton, Texas, in regular session with the following members of said Court present, to-wit:

1. Agenda #1 - Minutes

• MINUTE ORDER #06/05:  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 3, 2005.  He asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes; there being no corrections, the minutes were approved as submitted. 
  
  
  
  

2. Agenda #2a - Final Plat for Ivy Trails Estates, Phase II

• MINUTE ORDER #07/05:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER FISHER, seconded by COMMISSIONER LANGE, the Court unanimously approved the final plat for Ivy Trails Estates, Phase II, and ordered the same filed for record. 
  
  
  
  

3. Agenda #2b - Rogers City Park

• MINUTE ORDER #08/05:  The County Engineer presented the matter of a grant application for a community park in the City of Rogers.  He explained that the Court had previously agreed to provide the labor and equipment to prime and seal coat the entrance road and parking area.  This cost would amount to approximately $7,000.00.  After due discussion, upon motion of COMMISSIONER LANGE, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved authorizing the County Judge to send a letter of support for the City of Rogers in their request for a Grant Application for a Community Park. 
  
  
  
  

4. Agenda #2c - Authority to bid for fencing

• MINUTE ORDER #09/05:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER BROWN, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved authorizing the County Engineer to advertise for bids for 8,700 feet of right-of-way fencing on Landfill Road, Precinct #2. 
  
  
  
  

5. Agenda #2d - Final Plat of Georgia Creek Subdivision

• MINUTE ORDER #10/05:  Upon the recommendation of the County Engineer, on motion of COMMISSIONER CORTESE, seconded by COMMISSIONER FISHER, the Court unanimously approved the final plat of Georgia Creek Subdivision and ordered the same filed for record. 
  
  
  
  

6. Agenda #2e - Authority to take Bids for Road and Bridge Department

• MINUTE ORDER #11/05:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER CORTESE, seconded by COMMISSIONER FISHER, the Court unanimously approved advertising for bids for the annual contracts for liquid asphalt, cold mix, hot mix, aggregate, pit-run gravel, lime and cement. 
  
  
  
  

7. Agenda #3 - Personnel

• MINUTE ORDER #12/05:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER FISHER, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved all employee status report forms, the same being attached hereto and made a part of these minutes. 
  
  
  
  

8. Agenda #4 - Salary Grievance Committee for 2005

• MINUTE ORDER #13/05:  In accordance with Section 152.015 of the Texas Local Government Code, the following names were drawn from the 2004 Grand Jury members to serve as the County 2005 Grievance Committee, to-wit:  Robert Berry, 1125 Moores Mill Road, Temple, Texas, 76501;  Joel R. Steine, 5803 Green Forest Circle, Killeen, Texas, 76543;  George Erskine, 1504 Searcy, Killeen, Texas, 76543'  Ricky Schwake, P.O. Box #2718, Harker Heights, Texas, 76548;  Rita Motl, 1506 Ridgeway Drive, Temple, Texas, 76502;  Ernest Wilkerson, 2007 Amethyst Drive, Killeen, Texas, 76549;  Shelley McKinley, 510 Friendship Lane, Temple, Texas, 76501;  Billy J. Watkins, 408 Briarcroft Lane, Killeen, Texas, 76542; and Roseann Schnietz, 5307 Bentwood Lane, Temple, Texas, 76502.
  
  
  
  

9. Agenda #5 - Grant Submission for Victims of Crimes Act

• MINUTE ORDER #14/05:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER CORTESE, seconded by COMMISSIONER FISHER, the Court unanimously approved a grant submission for Victims of Crimes Act for the Bell County Juvenile Probation Department, the same being attached hereto and made a part of these minutes. 
  
  
  
  

10. Agenda #6 - Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant

• MINUTE ORDER #15/05:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER FISHER, seconded by COMMISSIONER BROWN, the Court unanimously approved the grant submission and acceptance for Project Safe Neighborhoods for the Bell County Juvenile Probation Department.  All according to a copy of the same attached hereto and made a part of these minutes. 
  
  
  
  

11. Agenda #7 - Bell County Representative on Reinvestment Zone #1 Board of Director

• MINUTE ORDER #16/05:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER FISHER, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved the appointment of COMMISSIONER EDDY LANGE as Bell County's Representative to the City of Temple's Reinvestment Zone Number One Board of Directors to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Commissioner Schiller. 
  
  
  
  

12. Agenda #8 - Representative to Bell County Child Welfare Board

• MINUTE ORDER #17/05:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER FISHER, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved the appointment of COMMISSIONER EDDY LANGE as Bell County's Representative to the Bell County Child Welfare Board to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Commissioner Schiller.
  
  
  
  

13. Agenda #9 - Testing Laboratory Services for New Court Building

• MINUTE ORDER #18/05:  Upon motion of COMMISSIONER BROWN, seconded by COMMISSIONER CORTESE, the Court unanimously approved the firm of Kleinfelder to provide testing laboratory services for the new Courts building. 
  
  
  
  

14. Agenda #10 - Claims
    

• MINUTE ORDER #19/05:  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 to discuss those items on the workshop agenda with no action being taken on any item.)



          There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.