Notice of Workshop Session of 
the Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas 
for May 29, 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, coordination with TxDOT on signage.

2. Architect planning & Construction Manager at Risk planning/updates; specifications.

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. Indigent Health Care Program.

6. TMF Health Quality Institute presentation.

7. City of Temple creation of Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone Number Twelve.

8. Bell County Communications Center operations & budget.

9. BellNET/ Comm Center GPS mapping discussions.

10. FY 2008 budget planning.

11. Budget comparisons with comparable counties.

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

13. Historical Commission planning and approval of board members.

14. Christian Farms-Treehouse status.  

15. State of the County Report.

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

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

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

19. Emergency Management and Fire Marshall updates and issues.

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

21. Emergency Management Coordinators Meeting.

22. Update on Hurricane Training Course and Coordination with Brazoria County.

23. Emergency Response Plans for Courthouses and Annexes.

24. Emergency Management First Call Program.

25. Fire Suppression Coverage for rural Bell County.

26. Homeland Security Statewide Capability Assessment.

27. 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.

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

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

30. County Clerk alternatives to document storage and to comply with records requests.

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

32. District Clerk alternatives and methods to scan and store records.

33. Brown - Okay Cemetery marker request.

34. Regulating fireworks and adoption of burn ban procedures and policies.

35. Strategic Planning scheduling and procedures.

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

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

48. Building and Grounds projects and issues.

49. Project with Jamail Construction.

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

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

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. Personal Bond Office procedures, policies, and proposals.

55. Renewal credit with Texas Association of Counties insurance.

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

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

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

59. Open records requests.

60. Litigation and potential litigation issues and updates. 
    
    
    
    

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

1. Harker Heights Memorial Day Program at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 28, 2007 at City Hall in Harker Heights.
    
2. Killeen Memorial Day Program at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 28, 2007 at the Central Texas Veterans Cemetery in Killeen.
    
3. Budget Hearings & Discussions:
   
   a. Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 11:00 a.m.  -  County Clerk
   b.   Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.  -  District Clerk
   c. Wednesday,  May 30, 2007 at 10:00 a.m.  -  County Engineer
   d.  Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 11:00 a.m.  - Indigent Health Care
   e.  Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 1:30 p.m.  -  Juvenile Probation/Detention
   f.  Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 2:30 p.m.  -  Justice of the Peace, Pct 4, Pl 1
   g.  Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. - C.P.S. Guardian Ad Litem
   h.  Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 1:00 p.m.  -  Museum
   i.  Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 1:30 p.m.  -  Justice of the Peace, Pct 3, Pl 1
   j.  Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 2:00 p.m.  -  Justice of the Peace, Pct 3, Pl 2
   k. Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. - Treasurer
   l.  Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. - HELP Center
   m. Friday, June 1, 2007 at 10:00 a.m.  -  EXPO Center
   n.  Friday, June 1, 2007 at 11:00 a.m.  -  Constable Pct 4
   o.  Friday, June 1, 2007 at 1:30 p.m.  -  Tax Assessor/Collector 
   p.  Friday, June 1, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. -  Texas Cooperative Extension
   q.  Friday, June 1, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. -   BellNET
    
4. Texas Association of Counties Legislative Breakfast at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at the Texas Association of Counties Building at 1210 San Antonio Street in Austin.                  
                
   
5. Bell County Communications Center Executive Board meeting at noon on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at the Bell County Communications Center in Belton.
    
6. Construction update on Jail Addition/Sheriff's Office Building with Skanska USA Building, Inc. at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at construction office trailer on the construction site on Loop 121 in Belton.  
    
7. City of Killeen Birthday Celebration at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at the Killeen Civic and Conference Center in Killeen.
    
8. Kings Daughters Hospital Association annual meeting/luncheon at noon on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at Wildflower Country Club in Temple.
    
9. Oveta Culp Hobby Historical Marker Dedication at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 31, 2007 at the City Hall in Killeen.
    
10. Bell County Health Facilities Corporation Board meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 1, 2007 in the Commissioners Courtroom.
     
11. North & East Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association Annual Meeting from Sunday, June 3, 2007 through Wednesday, June 6, 2007 at the College Station Hilton in College Station.
     
12. Conference of Urban Counties meeting/luncheon at noon on Thursday, June 7, 2007 at the Doubletree Suites Hotel at 15th and Lavaca in Austin.
     
13. Retirement ceremony for Gloria Oldham from 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 8, 2007 at the Tax Appraisal District Office in Belton.