Notice of Workshop Session of 
the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas 
for January 16, 2007

Notice is hereby given that a Workshop Session of the Commissioners Court  and the Board of the Bell County Health Facilities Development Corporation 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.

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

3. Staffing for offices of 426th Judicial District Court.

4. Name designation for Sheriff's Office/Annex.

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

6. RFP for pharmaceutical provider for jail inmates.

7. FY 2007 budget. 

8. Year-end statistics and status of Personal Bond Office.

9. Review of Policy Guideline for Court Collections.

10. Year-end reports of Tax Reinvestment Zones and Increment Zones.

11. City of Temple Tax Abatement Agreement with Oro Holdings Ltd., d/b/a Gidden Distributing, Inc. regarding real property improvements in Temple Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number One.

12. Status of completion of modification/compliance requirements under Architectural Barriers Act for District Courts Building. 

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

14. Potential locations for display of District Courthouse photos and Construction Award.

15. Emergency Response Plans for Courthouses and Annexes.

16. Fire Suppression Coverage for rural Bell County.

17. Homeland Security Statewide Capability Assessment.

18. Renewal of Interlocal Agreement with Hill Country Transit District concerning use of Precinct 4 Barn on F.M. 2410.

19. Update on Conference of Urban Counties Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

20. ACS implementation schedule, access needs, and escrow funding policies/procedures.

21. County Clerk policy changes for payment processing.

22. County Clerk's office processes, procedures and recommendations. 

23. District Clerk's office processes, procedures and recommendations.

24. Strategic Planning scheduling and procedures.

25. Move of fiber from 550 2nd Avenue to new CTCOG Building. 

26. Bell County Communications Center operations. 

27. SB 1863 compliance status and progress update and recommendations by consultants.  

28. 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 and status of close-out.

29. National Incident Management System (NIMS) Training requirements.

30. Make-ready planning for Temple property at 200 W. Avenue G.

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

32. D-Med Corporation automated indigent screening services. 

33. Pauper burial information and policies; pauper graves and relocation.

34. NACo prescription drug plan.

35. Juvenile Probation Detention Center operation and status. 

36. Alternative of contracting for CPS attorney services. 

37. EXPO Center modifications/renovations update and hotel/motel occupancy tax review.

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

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

40. FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map update.
     

41. City of Belton Annexation and application of Section 43.0562 and other sections of the Transportation Code.
    
    

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

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

44. Emergency Management and Fire Marshall updates and issues.
    
    

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

46. Donation of Lever Voting Machine to Texas Secretary of State.

47. Personnel/Safety Policies, Policy Manual, Procedures, and Citizen's Comments.

48. Renewal credit with Texas Association of Counties insurance.

49. Health Insurance and Health Plan issues and processes for 2007.

50. Upcoming legislative session, proposed or contemplated legislation, meetings of County organizations, and conferences. 

51. Hearings and recommendations of Task Force on Appraisal Reform.

52. Attorney General opinions and questions on charges for reproductions of public records.

53. Litigation and potential litigation issues and updates. 
    
    
    
    

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

1. Inauguration Ceremonies beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at the Capital Building in Austin.                  
   
2. Emergency Response Plans for Courthouses/Annexes at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 and 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 in Commissioners Conference Room.
    
3. Child Welfare Board meeting at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at the Child Protective Services offices on North Main in Belton.  
    
4. Temple Chamber Business After Hours function at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at Citizens National Bank at 938 Canyon Creek Drive in Temple.
    
5. Leadership Temple Alumni Association planning meeting at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at the Temple Chamber of Commerce Building in Temple.
    
6. Donation of Bell County Lever Voting Machine to the Texas Secretary of State at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2007 at the office of the Secretary of State in the Capitol Building in Austin. 
    
7. Central Texas Council of Governments (CTCOG) Executive Board meeting at noon on Thursday, January 18, 2007 at the CTCOG Building on North Main in Belton.
    
8. Formal Swearing-In Ceremony and Reception for District Judge Fancy Jezek at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2007 in 146th Judicial District Courtroom at the Bell County Justice Center on Loop 121 in Belton.
    
9. Bell County Youth Fair Dinner at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 18, 2007 at the Tenroc Ranch in Salado.
    
10. Uncasing of Colors and Promotion Ceremony of the 4th Infantry Division at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 19, 2007 at Cameron Field on Fort Hood in Killeen.
     
11. MOAA meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, January 19, 2007 at Yank Sing restaurant in Killeen.
     
12. Operational Test Command New Year's Reception at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 21, 2007 at the Fort Hood Conference and Reception Center (former O-Club) on Fort Hood in Killeen.