Notice of Workshop Session of 
the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas 
for September 11, 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; liquidated damages calculations and amounts; Open House planning and coordination.

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

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

4. Interlocal Agreement with City of Belton on Animal Control. 

5. District Courts Building security access procedures and policy proposal.

6. FY 2007 budget. 

7. Law Library contracts with West/Thompson Publishing Company. 

8. Change Orders for Killeen Annex and Appraisal District offices. 

9. Status of completion of modification/compliance requirements under Architectural Barriers Act for District Court Building. 

10. Potential use of Job Order Contracting method for small construction projects. 

11. Value engineering/construction costs review for renovations to existing District Courts building and guaranteed maximum price. 

12. On-site performance audit and assistance visit by Governor's Division of Emergency Management to review funded grant expenditures, inventory control, and support of sub-recipient agreements.

13. Contact by independent EMS provider regarding using of Communications Center system. 

14. Staffing of TABC technician in Belton office. 

15. Potential legislative activity to revise Texas Tort Claims Act. 

16. Update on potential for receipt of bingo revenue for HELP Centers. 

17. SB 1863 compliance status update and recommendations. 

18. Business vacancy on Central Texas Workforce Board. 

19. 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.

20. Purchase of Temple property on 200 W. Avenue G and make-ready planning. 

21. Indigent Defense Task Force update and Austin Indigent Defense Workshop.

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

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

24. TxDOT 2008-2009  Federal Hazard Elimination Program and issues for 80th Legislature.
    
    

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

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

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

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

29. Upcoming legislative session, meetings of County organizations, and conferences. 
    
    
    
    

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

1. Executive Committee meeting of Bell County Republican Party at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, September 11, 2006 in Commissioners Courtroom at Historic Bell County Courthouse in Belton.    
          
   
2. Board meeting of Temple Economic Development Corporation at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at Temple Chamber of Commerce Building in Temple.   
   
   
3. Reception for Attorney General Greg Abbott at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 15 North Main in Temple. 
   
   
4. Texas Cooperative Extension Service Emergency Coalition meeting at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 6, 2006 at Bell County EXPO Center in Belton.   
   
   
5. Bell County Communications Center Open House from 10:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 14, 2006 at 708 W. Avenue O in Belton.   
   
   
6. Belton Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Board meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 14, 2006 at Belton City Hall.