Notice of Workshop Session of 
the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas 
for July 17, 2006

Notice is hereby given that a Workshop Session of the Commissioners Court will be held immediately after the regular Commissioners Court Meeting, or at 9:00 a.m. if there is no meeting, in the Commissioners Court Conference Room, County Courthouse, 2nd Floor, Belton, Texas, 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, financing timetable and alternatives; coordination with TxDOT on signage. 

2. Architect planning & Construction Manager at Risk planning/updates; Subcontractor review/approval; wage-rate issues; card-access locations. 

3. Jail population status, population management, jail leasing alternatives/costs, financing considerations, and state prison overcrowding notification, Killeen feasibility study, and JP coverage.

4. Solicitation for Federal (Military) Prisoner Housing by Fort Hood. 

5. Review of interim and future office locations of various offices located in current District Courts Building during and after construction and renovation projects. 

6. FY 2007 budget preparation and scheduling. 

7. Health and dental insurance county contributions and plan alternatives. 

8. Plan changes to Killeen Annex construction and renovation. 

9. Auction details for July 29, 2006.

10. Value engineering/construction costs review for renovations to existing District Courts building. 

11. Homeland Security funding questions concerning EOC equipment and web-based technologies. 

12. Reappointments to Board of Central Counties MHMR.

13. D-MED plan on determination of indigency for qualification for county services such as appointed attorney representation. 

14. Court costs and fees collection methods/contracts, including Linnebarger and Omni contracts and new Office of Court Administration requirements. 

15. Personal Bond Office staffing and distribution/location of personnel and case loads.

16. Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita assistance, reimbursement efforts, after-action reports, transition from public assistance to individual assistance issues, termination notice issues, FEMA updates and furniture/utility/damage issues.

17. Updates on Tech Share project and follow-up work required to develop options for Bell County. 

18. Juvenile Probation Detention Center operation and status, including personnel positions and staffing and results of inspections and evaluations.

19. Review of Vital Statistics options for ACS Services.

20. Submission to Texas Association of Counties a County Best Practices nomination. 

21. CERT teams update and questions on insurance coverage, grant funding, and reporting structure. 

22. Update on renewals of lease agreements.

23. Temple Annex security upgrades on cameras and alert devices. 

24. Temple property on 200 W. Avenue G purchase offer. 

25. Bell County Communications Center expansion construction inquiry, weekly update and RBO meeting and agenda.

26. EXPO Center modifications, and financial planning and alternatives. 

27. Collections Plan and Tech Share Project assistance from Sbi.enteris and update on statement of work.

28. County Clerk's office processes/proposals and vacancy in office issues.

29. Draft of Invitation to Bid for purchase of Medical Services for the Correctional Facility.

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

31. City of Belton road closing, parking, and access easement issues on development of coop gin site and other Belton issues, including Corp of Engineers Park property.

32. BellNET update, planning and future objectives/staffing/budget, agreement extension.

33. Indigent Defense Task Force update.

34. Engineering and road issues; accident updates; abandonment of road easement.

35. Engineering equipment needs review, financing options, and trading-in of equipment for new purchases.
    
    

36. TxDOT 2008-2009  Federal Hazard Elimination Program.
    
    

37. Update on TxDOT information on information/meetings/planning regarding the Trans-Texas Corridor, Loop 363, I-35, US 190, and related projects. 
    
    

38. TxDOT participation in North America's Supercorridor Coalition, inc. (NASCO).
    
    

39. K-TUTS meetings and rearrangement of priorities.
    
    

40. Regional Mobility Authorities.
    
    

41. Update and review of pharmacy contract services with Contract Pharmacy Services of Hatsboro, PA, jail health care issues, transition and questions.

42. Help America Vote Act, election voting devices, grant funding, personnel, contracts with other entities, planning for 2006 elections, and other election/voting systems issues.

43. Update on Capital Projects projections.

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

45. Fire Marshall two-year statutory appointment procedure and performance review. 

46. Fire Marshall/Emergency Management Office, Reservists meetings, burn ban evaluation/status, fire investigations, upcoming exercises, grants, and Annexes to Plans.

47. Bell County Communications Center equipment, budget, staffing and personnel.  

48. County Indigent Health Care Program appropriations update and effects on Bell County and the providing of services to other counties and the completion of Tobacco Funds Report.

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

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

51. Long range planning/real estate planning.

52. Personnel/Safety Policies, Procedures, and Citizen's Complaints.

53. Insurance renewals for property/liability. 

54. Conference of Urban Counties, Texas Association of Counties, County Judges and Commissioners Association and National Association of Counties update and meetings.

55. 79th Legislative Session, Constitutional Amendments, Special Sessions and Attorney General Opinions, and update with legislators.

56. Litigation and potential litigation issues and updates.
    
    
    

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

1. Budget discussions/workshops at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Monday through Friday, July 17 - July 21, 2006 in Commissioners Conference Room.          
   
   
2. Temple Chamber of Commerce Board meeting at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at Temple Chamber Building in Temple.  
   
   
3. Brazos River Authority water meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at Lake Georgetown Corp of Engineers Office at Lake Georgetown in Williamson County. 
   
   
4. Temple Economic Development Corporation Board meeting at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at Temple Chamber Building in Temple. 
   
   
5. Meeting with Skanska Construction Company personnel and WHJ architects to continue discussion of West Annex Old District Courts Building remodel plans, costs and design at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18, 2006 in Commissioners Conference Room. 
   
   
6. Killeen-Temple Urban Transportation Study (K-TUTS) annual meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at Killeen Civic and Conference Center in Killeen. 
   
   
7. BellNET planning workshop at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 20, 2006 in Commissioners Conference Room.