Notice of Workshop Session of 
the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas 
for OCTOBER  25, 2004

Notice is hereby given that a Workshop Session of the Commissioners Court will be held at immediately after the regular Commissioners Court Meeting in the Commissioners Court Conference Room, County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Belton, Texas, Courtroom, where the following items will be discussed, but no action will be taken.

1. District Court/Sheriff's office/Jail planning, architect conferences, Texas Commission on Jail Standards reviews,& updates.

2. Architect planning & Construction Manager at Risk planning/updates.

3. District Court fire damage, assessment, insurance, and repair status.

4. Jail population status, population management, jail leasing alternatives/costs, and state prison overcrowding notification. 

5. City of Belton, TxDOT, architect and construction manager discussions on site development, platting/zoning, entrances, and construction/design issues.

6. City of Belton Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone.

7. Support of Belton Dam-to-Dam Road alignment study by TxDOT. 

8. Petition to incorporate the Village of Stillhouse. 

9. Health Insurance alternatives.

10. Road alignment/access issues for proposed developments on Loop 121 near EXPO Center. 

11. Help America Vote Act, election voting devices, translator requirements at polling places and other November General Election issues. 

12. Health care services provider alternatives for inmates. 

13. FY 2005 Budget issues.

14. Update on Capital Projects projections.

15. Policy on private organization using county facilities at no charge and then charging public to attend organization's meeting/event. 

16. Request from City of Rogers for letter of support for Community Development Block Grant federal funding through the Office of Rural Community Affairs of the State of Texas. 

17. Juvenile Probation personnel, staffing, classification, budget issues, strategic planning session, and report on state inspection.

18. Update on Strategic National Stockpile Workshop.

19. Update on Brazos River Authority System Operation meetings. 

20. Local impact of HB 2292 creation of Health and Human Services Commission and consolidation of agencies. 

21. Attorney General Opinion GA-0225 regarding tax collection services. 

22. HCCAA contract with DHS regarding the Nutrition Program.

23. TxDOT current status of projects and local participation costs. 

24. Keep Bell County Beautiful Project under the TxDOT Keep Texas Beautiful Project.

25. Potts Building inspection report by Texas Department of Licensing and Standards on accessibility.

26. Interlocal Agreement with Clearwater Water Conservation District. 

27. Texas Department of Agriculture Historic Farms/Ranches Program.

28. Inquiry on Rural Route for railroad transport of waste.

29. Update of EMS Service Contract & other issues with Scott & White Hospital.

30. Engineering and road issues; accident updates.

31. Engineering review of inquiry concerning storage/parking of multiple vehicles off of private road and draft of ordinance.

32. Engineering equipment needs review and financing options.

33. TxDOT hearings and meetings. 

34. Regional Mobility Authorities.

35. Housing Tax Credits for Senior Housing projects.

36. Fire Marshal two-year statutory appointment procedure and performance review.

37. Fire Marshal/Emergency Management Office, burn ban evaluation/status, fire investigations, and upcoming exercises, grants, and Annexes to Plans.

38. Bell County Communications Center equipment, staffing, and personnel.

39. County Indigent Health Care Program appropriations update and effects on Bell County.

40. Indigent burials and related issues regarding indigent death procedures, mortuary services, and other factors.

41. Building and Maintenance Issues/ Purser property design and plans/ property next to maintenance barn. 

42.  Museum expansion design, costs estimates and other museum issues. . 

43.  Long range planning/real estate planning.

44. Personnel/Safety Policies and Procedures.

45. Review of compliance with Texas Government Code Section 25.005. 

46. Conference of Urban Counties, Texas Association of Counties and National Association of Counties update and meetings. 
    

47. 78th Legislative Session, Constitutional Amendments, Special Sessions and Attorney General Opinions.
    
    
48. Governor's Property Tax Proposal. 
    
    
49. Litigation Issues.
    
    
    

WILL ATTEND:   Where County Business may be discussed but no action taken.
  

1. BellNET monthly board meeting at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, October 25, 2004 in Commissioners Conference Room.        
   
2. Lunch meeting with Jim Reed, Executive Director, CTCOG, at noon on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 in Commissioners Conference Room with location of lunch to be announced.  
   
   
3. Bell County Museum announcement on Florida Voting Machine Exhibit at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 26, 2004 at Bell County Museum in Belton.    
   
   
4. Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District Seminar at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at EXPO Center in Belton. 
   
   
5. TxDOT Trans Texas Corridor meeting at 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at Temple Public Library in Temple. 
   
   
6. Statewide Indigent Health Care Conference at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 28, 2004 at EXPO Center in Belton. 
   
   
7. Central Texas Council of Governments monthly meeting at noon on Thursday, October 28, 2004 at Workforce Building in Killeen.  
   
   
8. First Texas Bank of Belton BBQ at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 28, 2004 at Jack's Barn in Salado. 
   
   
9. Workforce Board annual awards luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, October 29, 2004 at Killeen Civic and Convention Center in Killeen.