Good morning ladies and gentlemen, Debt and County Commissioner's Court for Tuesday, January 20th, this now in session. This morning, an invocation will be given by Matt Richardson, director of our health department. And pledges to be led by Beth Fleming, director of purchasing will you please stand. Let's bow. Our Father, we thank You so much for a wonderful day that has been given to us a day where we can serve You and a day that we can be thankful for the many gifts, the blessings, the things too numerous to count, Father. The good that comes from You, that You provide to us just out of your righteousness and father, we just can't thank you enough for the pleasure it is to serve you and to serve this county. We just ask for wisdom and strength to do the right things and to follow the sacrifice of so many that we see today. And we thank you for his example. And we thank you that he came to provide that mercy and grace. And it's through his name that we pray this morning. Amen. I put allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God in the visible with liberty and justice for all. I'm under the Texas flag. I pledge allegiance to the Texas one state under God, one in the visible. questions. On the agenda. Thank you. Item one is for items not posted on the agenda. There is any November. The public that would like to address the commission's court. We ask that you please complete a public comment form. They are available on the side table. I want to remind everyone to please turn off your cell phones and pages. In consideration of our guest time, we're going to first go to agenda item 3A. 3A is a provable resolution recognizing Mary Warners retirement. Mary, right here. If you'll come on up to the podium please. You bring family members with you. Come on up to the podium here if you will. Yeah give your camera to Andy and we'll do some appropriate picture taking. We like to look at the people we're honoring. Yes, I saw that. Okay, and I asked Commissioner Marchand to read your resolution. Good morning, Mary. This is a resolution honoring Mary Warner for 40 one years of service to Denton County. I'm not even that old. You really? Not really. The Denton County Commissioner's Court Denton County Texas during a regular session on the 20th day of January 2015, considered the following resolution. Whereas Mary Warner began her career with Denton County audit, excuse me, adult probation as a secretary, I don't remember first in 1973. And whereas Mary learned excellent customer service skills in her parents' grocery store in Westlaco, Texas, I can say I've been there. Before she was old enough to reach the cash register, and whereas Mary's models, Mary models courtesy respect and professionalism towards everyone she encounters and she has earned the respect of all her co-workers. And whereas Mary was promoted to supervisor on September the first 1987. And currently supervises 19 support staff members. And whereas Mary is consistently accurate, thorough, fair, and supportive. And whereas in addition to supervising all support staff functions of the department, Mary has been responsible for submitting time cards and mileage logs and has assisted the department's benefit coordinator. And whereas Mary plans to retire from Denton County, community supervision and correction department on January 31, 2015, after 41 years of dedicated service. And whereas Mary will be greatly missed by all who have worked with her. Now therefore, it be resolved that Denton County Commission's Court, Denton County, Texas does hereby extend to Mary Warner, our sincere grateful appreciation for your dedicated service to Denton County. We congratulate you on your well-earned retirement and extend our best wishes to you for continued success, happiness, and good health in the years to come. I motion-based by myself. Thank you. We have a motion by Commissioner Barchand. Seconded by Commissioner Mitchell. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed, sitting. Motion does carry unanimously. Aye. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. All right. I'm going to say thank you for the time that I've been to 41 years have been really wonderful. I've had a very good career with Ditton County with the probation department, all 41 years. And I say, I'm very grateful. I'm very grateful. Great. Everybody in the county for people for different people that I met throughout the years and all the support. It becomes a family, don't they? They do. They have a lot of people here that I met throughout the years and all the support. It becomes family, don't they? They do. A lot of people here that I know and you know. Very. But 41 years is enough. Well, let's have a meeting to move on to something else and do something. Right. That's awesome. Well, thank you very much for your service, Dan. We do sincerely wish you a happy retirement. If you'll wait just a few minutes, we have a nice signed copy of the resolution that we're going to frame and Cheryl will give it to you. Thank you. I don't know if that's a record or not. That's a record. Any DM any ideas? That's a record? I think we had some sheriff department employees that were 40 years. As far as I know that's a record. I think last employees that we could ever remember reaching 40 years. I think it's probably a wrap. Well, thank you so much. If you introduce who's with you, please. Yes, this is my husband, Michael Warner. Thank you. Michael, thanks for being here today. All your support that you've given her over these years too. Yes, he has. Really, you must have been a teenager when you started. Well, pretty young. You wouldn't want to say that. Actually, I didn't think it over here to stay that long. I thought it was going to work for a little while and go to school. But once I started working and making money, I was like, no, I'm making money. Life has a way of evolving. I totally get that. I don't want me to go to school, so I ended up staying. Well, we're glad that you did. Debt in County is better off since you made that decision. I mean, I still think it's time goes so fast. Yes. I understand. Well, thank you so much. Yes. I'm going to do that for the one who is going to be in the process. Understand. Well, thank you so much. So we appreciate your being here this morning. Thank you. Yes. Did you have other guests with you this morning? Okay. Okay. And just to make sure we give everybody an opportunity. Okay. I don't think Ladina is here. It's my understanding. She's coming though. So we're going to hold off on that in Cheryl Bryant. Yes, Cheryl. Come on up to the podium. Good morning. Okay. And this is item 3C on the agenda and I've asked Commissioner Mitchell to read the resolution. Good morning. This is a resolution honoring Cheryl Bryant for 20 years of service to DIN County. The DIN County Commission is called DIN County Texas to do in a regular session on the 20th of January, 2015, considered the following resolution. Whereas Cheryl Bryant began her career with DIN County on January 11, 1995 in the Purchasing Department. And whereas Cheryl Bryant became a member of the support staff of the DIN County Community, Supervision and Corrections Department on June 1997, and whereas Cheryl's work is consistently, accurate, timely, and professionally prepared, and whereas Cheryl is a valuable member, team member, who is always willing to assume new responsibility or organize her work to help meet the needs of the department, and whereas as Cheryl maintains positive working relationships with co-workers and treats everyone with courtesy and respect, and where as Cheryl would swiftly drop what she was doing on many occasions in order to prepare emergency motions to submit to the COATs, and where Cheryl will retire from DIN County Community Supervision and Corrections Department on January 31, 2015, after 20 years of dedicated service. Whereas Cheryl will be greatly missed by all who worked with her. Now therefore be it resolved that DIN County Commissioners Coate, DIN County, Texas, does hereby extend to Cheryl Brine a sincere and grateful appreciation for her dedicated service to DIN County. We congratulate Cheryl on her well-earned retirement and extend our best wishes to her for continued, success, happiness and good health in the years to come. Done in open court this 20th day of January, 2015, I follow motion made by myself. Second. Motion by Commissioner Mitchell, seconded by Commissioner Eads. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye opposed any? Motion does carry unanimously. Congratulations. If you would introduce please. This is my husband Pete Brian. Good morning. Good morning. I like your patch. Army. Thank you. Yeah. I'm biased that way. Well congratulations and thank you for your 20 years of dedicated services. Anything else you'd like to say? I'll miss the people I've worked with. It hasn't been that long. Doesn't seem like, but I've enjoyed working for Disney County. Thank you. Well, thank you very much for your service and we wish you a happy retirement. Thank you. And again, if you'll wait just a few minutes, we'll have a nice sign copy for you. Thank you for being here this morning. Good show. Hey, let's go ahead and do item 3D on the agenda, which is resolution recognizing Catherine Cornel's, I'm sorry, Cornelson's retirement. Catherine could not be here this morning, but we certainly want to do the resolution. I'll read it. Didn't kind of commissioners court didn't kind of Texas during the regular session on the 20th day of January 2015, considered the following resolution. Whereas Katherine Cornell Sun, I keep stumbling over that, I apologize. It was hired on June 19th, 1996 and retired on December 31st, 2014, after providing 18 years of service to correctional healthcare with Denton County. And whereas Kathy, Advanced and Surveys, the operational standards of Denk County Correctional Dental Care and whereas Kathy advanced and supervised both the clinical and ethical care standards expected of professional health care providers as a correctional dental care provider. And whereas Kathy has been a supportive co-worker and quick to meet the contingency needs of her peers and the department. And whereas Kathy's professional and ethical patient care standards are a meter of excellence of which others could be measured by. And whereas Kathy's commitment to the time and efforts necessary in meeting the unique challenges of her responsibilities with Denton County Correctional Health, we're often above and beyond expectations. Now therefore be it resolved the Denton County Commission's Court, Denton County Correctional Health. We're often above and beyond expectations. Now therefore, be it resolved the Denton County Commission's Court, Denton County, Texas. Does hereby extend to Kathy, her son, our sincere and grateful appreciation for her dedicated service to Denton County. We congratulate Kathy on her well earned retirement and extend our best wishes to her for continued success, happiness and good health in the years to come. Then an open court on the 20th of January 2015. Chair will so move. Seconded by Commissioner Mitchell. I'll in favor please say aye. Aye. Opposed, sitting. Motion does carry unanimously and we'll be sure that Kathy gets a nice signed copy. Also. We need another signature here? Okay. Okay. All right. We're going to hold off on Lodina's resolution resolution because it's my understanding she was going to come this morning, so we'll come back to that. Okay, members, item two is the consent agenda. Are there items on the consent agenda that you need to have some discussion on or do we have a motion for approval? Motion by Commissioner Mitchell. Seconded by Commissioner Marchen. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, Sen. Motion does carry. Consent item two a is the consent agenda for order making appointments. We have a new hire in the purchasing department, a lateral transfer and county criminal court number four. Promotion in the district attorney's office, two redires and Constable precinct one, promotion in Constable precinct one, and a new hire and emergency services. Two B is approval, the Intra Departmental transfers, two C is approval, award of bid number one, zero, one, four, two, two, seven, three, jury assembly room, supplemental AC units, two assured mechanical mechanical solutions LLC in the amount of 81,275 dollars. The funding to come from repairs and maintenance, courts building, line item 01660005015. And 2D is approval specifications and authority to advertise for RFP 0152-280 for security guard services appointment of the evaluation committee to include Captain Kevin Clark, Sheriff's Office Danny Brumley Facilities Manager and Scott Ulrich, Assistant Director of Purchasing. 5A is approval of bill report payments from CSCD, Community Corrections TAIP, Sheriff's Training, Sheriff's Forfeiture, VIT,.T. Interest D.A. Check fee. N.D.A. Forfeiture funds are represented for recording purposes on the Good Morning James Wells. On the Judge's commissioners, I ask approval to bills with the one addition and one deleted. The relation is not in separate places. I have a follow-up corrections I have. Thank you. We have a motion by Commissioner Coleman. Second. Seconded by Commissioner Marchand. Hearing no questions, all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, aye. Motion is carried. 6A is approval of rejection of all bids for the Dan County Tower of Repairs, bid number 12142276. And approval of revised specifications and authority to advertise for bid number 0152279. Redenton County Communications Tower repairs with funding to come from 2014 tax notes line item 8276399010. Good morning. Good morning. We did receive three bids on this project. Two of them were non-responsive and we're not able to award those. And then the other one was outside of our budget. So we are recommending that we reject and repost the bid specifications. Thank you, are there any questions from members of court? I approve. We have a motion by Commissioner Marchandt, seconded by Commissioner Mitchell. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, Sen. Motion does carry. Seven a is approved or a budget amendment request 100470 to transfer funds from road and bridge precinct one and appropriately contingency to text that transportation grant for the required matching funds for a fruit road in the amount of $64,200. Motion by Commissioner Coleman, secondlyed by Commissioner Marchant. Hearing no questions, all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, sitting. Motion carries, 7b is approval of budget member quest 100480 for shop, tools, and equipment for road of bridge, precinct 4 in the amount of $6,840. The approval. Motion by Commissioner Marchant. Seconded by Commissioner Mitchell. Hearing the questions, all in favor, please say aye. Aye. Posting a. Motion carries 7c. Is approval of a budget member, quest 100490 for clothing benefit, in the creation of a new line item for grant purposes for fiscal year 2014 2015 for probably health food and born EPI grant in the amount of 120 dollars Motion by commissioner Mitchell seconded by commissioner Eads EPI stands for I always have trouble pronouncing that anyway. It's probably a good thing to wonder it now. Okay, we have a motion in second. All in favor, please say aye. Opposed, Cindy? Motion does carry. 7D is approval. Budget member quest 10050-0 for clothing benefit for public health preparedness grant in the amount of $700. Chair will move for approval. Seconded by Commissioner Eads. All in favor, please say aye. Opposed, Haney? Motion does carry. 7E is approval, budget member quest 100510 that will roll over funds to child protective services operating supplies that was committed out of the 2014 budget and not expanded until after the fiscal year was closed out for a total amendment of $2,527. Motion by Commissioner Mitchell. Seconded by Commissioner Eads. You know, questions all in favor, please say aye. Aye, opposed to aye. Motion does carry. E.D. is approval of reclassification of the probate auditor attorney position, slot number 004PR attorney. One, pay grade to a senior parile legal pay grade 13. Are there questions on this item? Right. Are there questions on this item? Right she called this morning and asked if she needed to be here today and I told her probably not She has a case going on so and they may be you're okay Yes, there's no reason to require an Yes, there's no reason to require an attorney's degree if the judge feels like the job can be done with that one. I move for approval. The motion by Commissioner March and seconded by Commissioner Mitchell. Hearing no further conversation on the item, I'll in favor please say aye. Aye. Opposed, any motion is carried. 8V is discussion at approval of the 2015 public employee benefits cooperative budget. We'll call on any Phillips. Good morning, Judge, and members of the court. This is the annual budget that we always put in front of you for approval. You can see there is an increase in the budget partially due to our ever increasing cost share. We are growing faster in members and retirees than the other counties are. So our cost share has grown a little more than the others. And in addition to that, there's a large project in the budget right now. The project itself may or may not be approved, but the funds are currently in the budget in case the board does approve that it's a data project to increase efficiency of the processing operations. And we're recommending approval. I should say the funds were already included in the adopted budget for 2015. Are there any questions? Do we have a motion for approval? Shall we? Motion by commission margin. Seconded by commissioner Coleman. Hearing the questions on the favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed to the Senate? Motion does carry just for the record, I will be supporting what Diana Congevik wants to do as far as improving the data processing the whole thing. There were some questions about the contract that came up in the last board meeting and as soon as those questions are resolved, we'll be going forward with that project I feel certain. Okay, nine years approval of a contract between Den County Health Department and National Association of County and C Health Officials for expansion and activities of the Medical Reserve Corps. Motion by Commissioner Coleman, seconded by Commissioner Marchand. Did you wish to tell us what this expansion and activities is? Yes. Good morning, Judge and Commissioners. So you're very aware, I think, of our Medical Reserve Corps. This is a cadre of volunteers that are specially trained to respond and what we call all hazards disasters So it's not necessarily just bioterism, which was the genesis of this group When we talk about handing out pills, sip-row and a doxy you remember the anthrax attacks shortly after September 11th in 2001 So this group was designed to provide volunteers that we could call on when we needed a public health intervention. Whether it was a mass vaccination, you may recall we did that with H1N1 in 2009. Whether it was a response to the hurricane efforts for Texas, you may remember that with Katrina and Ike. And some of the sheltering processes that happened in Benton County. So the Medical Reserve Corps really has been an important function for public health. It really leverages what we don't have the staff to do. These people are specially trained to work with us when we talk about volunteer management. So it's really volunteers training volunteers in a disaster. And that's been very, very helpful. This grant is actually going to allow us to take in more volunteers. And it's also going to let us equip them. So we have some supplies. I mean, we talk about vests and we talk about badges. The last thing I think this will do, it will allow us to improve our communications with them through texting, through enrollment so we can task them via text, which is nice. So they can get a text on their phones saying, will you please respond to, I don't know, Amy's house in a disaster. But we can task them electronically and these dollars are going to support that. Thank you very much. We did vote. We didn't vote. We have a motion in a second. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed, Cindy? Motion does carry. Thank you. For sure, they were lifesavers during Katrina and more ways than one. Okay. 14 A is approval of the 2015 and local cooperation agreement for library services between Denton County, Texas and the Louisville Public Library. Motion by Commissioner Mitchell. Seconded by Commissioner Eads. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, Cine? Motion does carry 14b is ratifying to approve the letter to renew the lease agreement between the city of Denton. Texas, the lease or in Denton County, Texas, the Cee regarding parking spaces at the Williams Trade Square and the Courtaus on the Square with funding to come from the General Fund. Other line at M01, 675, 050, 2-0 parking, lease payments, Courtaus on the motion. Are there questions? This is renewed at the same rate. I'll in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, Signee? Motion is carried. And item 15 is executive session under 15As under Texas Government Code 551.087 deliberation regarding economic development negotiations, closed meeting to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospects regarding commercial financial information that the governmental body has received from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have locates, they are expand in or near the territory of the government body located in that kind of commissioner prison for and with which the governmental body is conducting economic development negotiations and 15B is under Texas government code 551.0711A and B consultation at the training and closed meeting when the government body seeks the advice of attorney about contemplated litigation or settlement offer claim of Jennifer Warley. With that, we are an executive session. In the executive session under items 15a and b, there'll be no action. And I thought Ladina was gonna be here for her retirement resolution, but Obviously she couldn't make it so I do want to go back and Let's see this is item 3b on the agenda. It's a proof of a resolution recognizing Ladina Wilson's retirement Commissioner Coleman I think I gave you the resolution if you would read it, please the resolution if you would read it please. This is a resolution honoring Ladena Wilson for her 12 years of service to Denton County. So on this day, whereas Ladena Wilson began her career on February 18, 2003 and retired on January 9, 2015 after 12 years of dedicated service within County. And whereas Ladina was first hired by Commissioner Jim Carter as a chief administrator to help him meet the needs of this citizens of Precinct 4. Whereas four years later, Ladina soon responsibility and district of a district court administrator. And there she finished out of her career. Whereas Lidina has remained friendly and pleasant while delivering outstanding customer service to county employees and citizens alike. And whereas the district court judges are very thankful for all of the valuable assistance Ladina provided on a daily basis. And whereas although Ladina will be greatly missed in the district courts of Denton County, we wish her well in her retirement as she enjoys cruises and fishing tournaments with her husband. It can care for her home projects and spending time with her children and grandchildren while she is still young. Now therefore, let it be resolved that the Denton County Commissioners Court does hereby extend to Ladina, her sincere and grateful appreciation for her dedicated service to Denton County. We congratulate Ladina on her well earned retirement and extend our grateful appreciation for her dedicated service to Dendin County. We congratulate Lidina on her well-earned retirement and extend our best wishes for her continued success, happiness and good health in the years to come. And I will so move. Thank you. Motion by Commissioner Cone and seconded by Commissioner Eads. All in favor, please say aye. Aye. Opposed, Cene? Motion does carry unanimously, Commissioner Eads. I would just like to take this opportunity and tell Ladina publicly. If she's watching, thank you, Ladina, for all your years of service at Ditton County. And I remember when I came into office in January 1st, 2007, Ladina was ending her time with increasing for as a chief administrator. And she held over a couple of weeks and helped transition Lori Walker and I at the Denton County and helped us set things up and had a she and Commissioner Carter had a great office set up for us and and I appreciate Lidyn all your your efforts and helping us transition and always being there for us if we ever had a question so thank you and congratulations on your retirement. All right I believe we've concluded all our business. And with that we're adjourned. Everybody have a great day. Have a great day.