Notice of Workshop Session of 
the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas 
for February 12, 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. Jail population status, population management, jail leasing alternatives/costs, financing considerations, and state prison overcrowding notification, and JP coverage.

4. RFP for pharmaceutical provider for jail inmates.

5. FY 2007 budget. 

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

7. Review of Policy Guideline for Court Collections.

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

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

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

11. Emergency Response Plans for Courthouses and Annexes.

12. Fire Suppression Coverage for rural Bell County.

13. Homeland Security Statewide Capability Assessment.

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

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

16. County Clerk policy changes for payment processing.

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

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

19. Strategic Planning scheduling and procedures.

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

21. Bell County Communications Center operations. 

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

23. 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.

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

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

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

27. D-Med Corporation automated indigent screening services. 

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

29. NACo prescription drug plan.

30. Juvenile Probation Detention Center operation and status. 

31. Alternative of contracting for CPS attorney services. 

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

33. Engineering and road issues; accident updates; abandonment of road easement; right-of-way issues.

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

35. On-site sewer system issues and coordination with the Bell County Health Department and TCEQ.
     

36. FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map update.
     

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

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

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

40. Emergency Management and Fire Marshall updates and issues.
    
    

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

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

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

44. Renewal credit with Texas Association of Counties insurance.

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

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

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

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

49. Litigation and potential litigation issues and updates. 
    
    
    
    

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

1. Construction update meeting concerning Bell County Sheriff's Office Building and Jail Addition with Skanska Construction at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, February 12, 2007 at the Construction Site Trailer at Central & Main Belton, with possible alternate meeting time of 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 13, 2007.        
                
   
2. BellNET Board meeting at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, February 12, 2007 in Commissioners Conference Room. 
    
3. Texas Association of Counties Legislative Breakfast at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at the Texas Association of Counties Building at 1210 San Antonio Street in Austin.       
    
4. Presentation on Status of Bell County to Temple Chamber of Commerce at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at Wildflower Country Club in Temple.  
    
5. V.G. Young Institute of County Government and County Judges & Commissioners Association Continuing Educations Conference beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 and continuing until noon on Thursday, February 15, 2007, headquartered at the Renaissance Austin Hotel at 9721 Arboretum Boulevard in Austin.  
    
6. Committee meeting of the North & East Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 in the Nueces Room at the Renaissance Austin Hotel at 9721 Arboretum Boulevard in Austin.
    
7. Committee meeting of the NACo Caucus at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 in the Nueces Room at the Renaissance Austin Hotel at 9721 Arboretum Boulevard in Austin.
    
8. Legislative Reception at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at the State Capitol in Austin.