Notice of Workshop Session of 
the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas 
for April 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; specifications.

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

4. Attorney General Opinion GA-0519 and SB 2061.

5. May 2007 Election.

6. Proposed legislation on e-mail balloting for soldiers (HB 17).

7. Renewal or rebidding of County Depository Contract.

8. RFP for pharmaceutical provider for jail inmates.

9. Indigent Health Care Program.

10. TMF Health Quality Institute presentation.

11. Emergency Management First Call Program.

12. Bell County Historical Commission receipt of 2006 Distinguished Service Award.

13. Ceremony for dedication of Texas Historical marker for Brown Cemetery.

14. BellNET/ Comm Center GPS mapping discussions.

15. Christian Farms - Treehouse status.

16. Projects with Jamail Construction.

17. FY 2007 budget and FY 2008 budget planning.

18. Proposed use and application of Title 4-E Juvenile Probation funds.  

19. State of the County Report.

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

21. On-site sewer issues with TCEQ and Bell County Public Health District.

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

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

24. Emergency Response Plans for Courthouses and Annexes.

25. Fire Suppression Coverage for rural Bell County.

26. Homeland Security Statewide Capability Assessment.

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

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

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

30. Strategic Planning scheduling and procedures.

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

32. Bell County Communications Center operations. 

33. 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.

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

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

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

37. D-Med Corporation automated indigent screening services. 

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

39. NACo prescription drug plan.

40. Juvenile Probation Detention Center operation and status. 

41. Alternative of contracting for CPS attorney services. 

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

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

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

45. FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map update.
     

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

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

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

49. Building and Grounds projects and issues.
     

50. Emergency Management and Fire Marshall updates and issues.
     

51. First Call program and procedures.
    
    

52. Help America Vote Act, election voting devices, grant funding, personnel, contracts with other entities, 2007 election issues, and other election/voting systems issues.

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

54. Renewal credit with Texas Association of Counties insurance.

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

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

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

58. Litigation and potential litigation issues and updates. 
    
    
    
    

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

1. Texas Association of Counties Legislative Breakfast at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at the Texas Association of Counties Building at 1210 San Antonio Street in Austin.                 
                
   
2. Public Officials Emergency Management workshop at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at the Lord Conference Room in the Parker Education Building at the University of Mary Hardin Baylor in Belton.   
    
3. V.G. Young Commissioners Leadership Academy beginning at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17 through noon on Thursday, April 19, 2007 at the Radisson Hotel North and at the Capitol in Austin.
    
4. Emergency Management Full Scale Exercise beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at the Bell County Communications Center in Belton.
    
5. Employee BBQ preparation beginning Thursday, April 26 through Friday, April 27, 2007 at the EXPO Center in Belton.
    
6. Bell County Elected Officials Social at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at the Exhibition Shed at the EXPO Center in Belton. 
    
7. Cooperative Extension Ice Cream Social for Volunteers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at the EXPO Center in Belton.
    
8. Bell County Employees Appreciation BBQ by Bell County Elected Officials at 11:00 a.m. at the EXPO Center in Belton.