IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF

BELL COUNTY, TEXAS

November 09, 2009

AFTER proper posting of public notice, a copy of which is attached hereto, on this the 9th day of November, 2009, 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 #456/09:  County Judge Jon Burrows called for a moment of silence to honor those at Fort Hood before calling to the Courts attention that the minutes of November 2, 2009 regular session had been received.  After due discussion, these minutes were approved as presented.
  
  
  
  

2. Agenda #2a - County Engineer

• MINUTE ORDER #457/09:   County Engineer Bryan Neaves presented for approval recommendations for awarding bids for materials.  After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner John Fisher, second by Commissioner Eddy Lange, the Court unanimously approved awarding the bid for reinforcing steel to CMC Alamo Steel of Waco in the amount of $45.00 per one hundred pounds.  After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner Richard Cortese, second by Commissioner John Fisher, the Court unanimously awarded the bid for Crushed Limestone Base to all those who bid.  After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner Richard Cortese, second by Commissioner Eddy Lange, the Court unanimously awarded the bid for Grade 4 Aggregate to Killeen Crushed Stone of Nolanville in the amount of $14.00 per ton and Grade 5 Aggregate to Superior Crushed Stone of Jarrell in the amount of $12.00 per ton.  After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner Eddy Lange, second by Commissioner John Fisher, the Court unanimously approved rejecting all bids for Culvert Pipe and going out for new bids on a 90 day basis.
       
      
  
  

3. Agenda #2b - County Engineer

• MINUTE ORDER #458/09:    After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner John Fisher, second by Commissioner Richard Cortese, the Court unanimously authorized the County Engineer to go out for bids for Grade 5 Light Weight. 
      
  
  
  

4. Agenda #2c - County Engineer

• MINUTE ORDER #459/09:    County Engineer Bryan Neaves presented for approval the final plat for Villas del Sol Subdivision, a 9-Lot Subdivision at the end of Morgan's Point in Precinct 1.  After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner Richard Cortese, second by Commissioner Tim Brown, the Court unanimously approved this matter with the stipulation that the road has not been accepted for county maintenance.
      
  
  
  

5. Agenda #2d - County Engineer

• MINUTE ORDER #460/09:    After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner Eddy Lange, second by Commissioner Richard Cortese, the Court unanimously awarded the bid for a 2,000 gallon Water Tank to Ledwell and Sons of Texarkana in the amount of $19,950.
      
  
  
  

6. Agenda #2e - County Engineer

• MINUTE ORDER #461/09:    County Engineer Bryan Neaves for approval the 2009 Annual Report to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the Bell County Phase II MS4 Program.  After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner Tim Brown, second by Commissioner John Fisher, the Court unanimously approved this report with the addition of the Killeen Tire Collection event.  A copy of said report is attached hereto and made part of these minutes. 
      
  
  
  

7. Agenda #3 - Personnel

• MINUTE ORDER #462/09:    Upon motion by Commissioner Tim Brown, second by Commissioner John Fisher, the Court unanimously approved all employee status report forms with approved budget amendment, the same being attached hereto and made a part of these minutes.
      
  
  
  

8. Agenda #4 - National Jail Leadership Command Academy

• MINUTE ORDER #463/09:    County Judge Jon Burrows  recognized Lieutenant Charles Grogan, Bell County Sheriff's Office Jail Division, on his successful completion of the National Jail Leadership Command Academy (NJLCA) conducted at Sam Houston State University, October 25-30, 2009.  Lt. Grogan was in the second graduating class.  NJLCA is a collaboration of the American Jail Association and the Correctional Management Institute of Texas in cooperation with the National Institute of Corrections and the National Association of Counties.  After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner John Fisher, second by Commissioner Eddy Lange, the Court unanimously approved this matter.   
      
  
  
  

9. Agenda #5 - Public Power Pool Savings

• MINUTE ORDER #464/09:    County Judge Jon Burrows presented a report on the savings of $128,814.00 for the first half of 2009 over the first half of 2008 on the purchase of electricity.  The savings being due to Bell County's membership in Public Power Pool, a collaborative utility buying program through the Conference of Urban Counties (CUC).  No action taken by the Court.
      
  
  
  

10. Agenda #6 - TxDOT Public Meeting

• MINUTE ORDER #465/09:    County Judge Jon Burrows announced the TxDOT public meeting to discuss the expansion of I-35 in Bell County, at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at the Frank Mayborn Convention Center in Temple.
      
  
  
  

11. Agenda #7 - Claims

• MINUTE ORDER #466/09:   County Judge Jon Burrows presented the claims for review to the Court.  After proper review, upon motion by Commissioner Tim Brown, second by Commissioner Richard 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.