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Commissioners Court Regular Meeting

September 23, 2024 ·10:00 AM Final

904 Broadway, Lubbock County Courthouse, 5th Floor

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Agenda — 50 items

  1. 1 Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance by Gilbert A. Flores ▶ jump to 0:19
  2. 1 BE IT REMEMBERED that on 9/23/2024 at 10:00 AM there was held a Regular Meeting of the Lubbock County Commissioners' Court in and for the County of Lubbock, the following members present:
  3. 2 PUBLIC COMMENTS approve Pass ▶ jump to 2:26
  4. 1.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve the Minutes from Regular Commissioner’s Court dated September 09, 2024. 24-0777 approve Pass ▶ jump to 11:29
  5. 2.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action regarding the Auditor and Financial Matters: Budget Transfers and Budget Amendments. 24-0785 approve Pass ▶ jump to 12:05
  6. 3.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to Authorize Payment of Claims: General Accounts (Pooled Cash). 24-0786 approve Pass ▶ jump to 12:50
  7. 4.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to accept the Quarterly Investment Report for Quarter ending June 30, 2024. 24-0800 approve Pass ▶ jump to 13:22
  8. 5.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign the Travelers Insurance Crime Policy renewal for governmental entities, and the Excess Workers’ Compensation Insurance renewal for 10/01/24-10/01/25. 24-0788 approve Pass ▶ jump to 13:59
  9. 6.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize payment to the U.S. Bank National Association the first scheduled payment for FY 25 on October 1, 2024 and the 1st scheduled payment for each fiscal year thereafter on October 1st in accordance with lease schedule number 1 to the master lease purchase agreement dated October 1, 2019 24-0789 approve Pass ▶ jump to 14:58
  10. 7.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve the Lubbock County Fund Balance Policy. 24-0790 approve Pass ▶ jump to 15:58
  11. 8.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action on Fund Balance Commitment effective September 23, 2024. 24-0791 approve Pass ▶ jump to 17:22
  12. 9.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to rescind Fund Balance Commitment dated September 11, 2023. 24-0792 approve Pass ▶ jump to 16:36
  13. 10.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to adopt the Lubbock County Debt Policy. 24-0793 approve Pass ▶ jump to 20:26
  14. 13 CONSENT AGENDA (ITEMS 11-19) ▶ jump to 27:02
  15. 11.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve out of state travel for Robert Valdez III and L. Tex Recter to Tampa, Florida to attend the Advanced Homicide and Violent Crimes Investigations course. 24-0776 approve Pass
  16. 12.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve Woodrow Road right-of-way for Parcel 207, Executive RV and Boat Condos, LLC, in the amount of $15924.66. 24-0782 approve Pass
  17. 13.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action for approval of a Possession and Use Agreement with JONATHAN THOMS AND SANDRA THOMS for Parcel 24 in the amount of $3,000.00 in support of the Woodrow Road project. 24-0783 approve Pass
  18. 14.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign Change Order #5 with Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. for the Court Residential Treatment Center-Phase IV in the amount of $111824.77 and 38 additional days. 24-0811 approve Pass
  19. 15.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign Change Order #6 with Henthorn Commercial Construction for the 916 Main 3rd Floor renovation in the amount of $3,837.90 and five additional days. 24-0778 approve Pass
  20. 16.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign the second lease extension with Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization for office space at 916 Main, Suite 1210. 24-0773 approve Pass
  21. 17.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve the use of departmental credit card for food purchases on election night during the FY2025 elections. 24-0798 approve Pass
  22. 18.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the continuation of $15,000 credit card limit per month for FY2025 for Scarlette R. Stinson. 24-0799 approve Pass
  23. 19.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve the new appointment of Christopher Dean and Wayne Blount to serve on the South Plains Workforce Area for a two-year term ending August 31, 2026. 24-0801 appointed Pass
  24. 23 REGULAR AGENDA
  25. 20.00 Presentation and update regarding the FY 2025 Proposed Budget by the Lubbock County Auditor. 24-0809 no action ▶ jump to 27:43
  26. 21.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to adopt the FY 2025 Budget for Lubbock County. 24-0814 approve Pass ▶ jump to 30:30
  27. 22.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to adopt the Lubbock County Tax Rate of $0.358989 per $100 of taxable value for the Tax Year of 2024. $0.327613 is for the purpose of maintenance and operation and $0.031376 is for the purpose of principal and interest on debt per Texas Tax Code section 26.05(a) and section 26.05 (b). 24-0812 no action ▶ jump to 47:25
  28. 23.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to adopt the Lubbock County Hospital District tax rate of $0.1031640 per $100 of taxable value for the tax year of 2024. 24-0813 no action ▶ jump to 47:41
  29. 24.00 Presentation for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Quarterly update by Robert Scott, CEA-Agriculture and Brant Baugh, CEA-Agriculture. 24-0807 no action ▶ jump to 47:58
  30. 25.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign an agreement with Lubbock Private Defenders Office for FY 2025 indigent defense services. 24-0784 approve Pass ▶ jump to 55:41
  31. 26.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to appoint Lynda Hogue, Debra Spencer, Patricia Page, Billie Russell, Stephanie Smith, Linda Wheeler, Elizabeth C. Blaney, Donette Sabins, Jerry Webb, Gale Webb, Bobby Hiracheta, and Robbi Crumpler as members of the Signature Verification Committee for the November 5, 2024, General Election pursuant to Texas Election Code Section 87.027. 24-0794 approve Pass ▶ jump to 58:41
  32. 27.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to appoint Lynda Hogue as Chair and Debra Spencer as Vice-Chair of the Signature Verification Committee for the November 5, 2024, General Election pursuant to Texas Election Code Section 87.027(d). 24-0796 approve Pass ▶ jump to 60:14
  33. 28.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve Kevin Duarte, Sandy Salazar and Penny Morin as Bilingual Election Clerks to serve at the Elections Office for the November 5, 2024, General Election pursuant to Texas Election Code Section 272.009. 24-0797 approve Pass ▶ jump to 60:58
  34. 29.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve the updated list of Election Day Judges and Alternate Judges for the November 5, 2024, General Election pursuant to Texas Election Code Section 32.002 24-0808 approve Pass ▶ jump to 61:32
  35. 30.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to approve the SFA Equipment Assistance Grant Application for FY 2025 for the Juvenile Justice Center. 24-0806 approve Pass ▶ jump to 68:44
  36. 31.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign a Post-Adjudication Secure Correctional Facility Residential Treatment Services agreement with El Paso County Juvenile Probation Department. 24-0774 approve Pass ▶ jump to 69:45
  37. 32.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign any and all documentation for Lubbock County Human Resources to access the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal History Searches. 24-0779 approve Pass ▶ jump to 70:52
  38. 33.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign any and all documents related to employee benefits. 24-0621 approve Pass ▶ jump to 71:55
  39. 34.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign the FY 2025 Fire Suppression and Rescue Services Agreements. 24-0775 approve Pass ▶ jump to 72:41
  40. 35.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve the FY 2025 critical needs funding applications for all Volunteer Fire Departments. 24-0795 approve Pass ▶ jump to 74:27
  41. 36.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign a GSA CivicPlus Statement of Work and Addendum with CivicPlus for CivicRec reservation system. 24-0781 approve Pass ▶ jump to 77:16
  42. 37.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to designate the day of the week on which the Commissioners Court will convene in regular term for FY 2025 per Local Government Code Section 81.005(a). 24-0804 approve Pass ▶ jump to 78:40
  43. 38.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve the 2025 Lubbock County Holiday Calendar pursuant to the Lubbock County Employee Handbook, Section 7.03. 24-0810 approve Pass ▶ jump to 79:15
  44. 39.00 Report on the status of County Road Projects, Department Staffing, Training and Safety, unpaved and paved road maintenance, signs, parks, and fleet management report. 24-0805 no action ▶ jump to 79:45
  45. 44 page break
  46. 45 EXECUTIVE SESSION ▶ jump to 80:38
  47. 46 As authorized by the Texas Government Code, the Commissioners' Court of Lubbock County, Texas reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any matters, including but not limited to any of the matters listed above, as they may relate to Texas Government Code § 551.071(1) (Consultation with Attorney about pending or contemplated litigation or settlement offers); Texas Government Code § 551.071(2) (Consultation with Attorney when the Attorney's obligations under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code); Texas Government Code § 551.072 (Deliberations About Real Property); Texas Government Code § 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations); Texas Government Code § 551.074 (Personnel Matters); Texas Government Code § 551.0745 (Personnel Matters Affecting a County Advisory Body); Texas Government Code § 551.076 (Deliberations Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits); and Texas Government Code § 551.087 (Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations).
  48. 47 CERTIFICATION OF POSTING
  49. 48 This will certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing agenda has been posted on 9/20/2024 by 10:00 AM on the official bulletin board and at the west doors of the Lubbock County Courthouse, Lubbock, Texas, as written notice of the date, place, and subjects of the meeting of the Lubbock County Commissioners Court to be held on the 5th floor of the Lubbock County Courthouse, 904 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas. A true and correct copy of the agenda and certification has been filed this day with the Lubbock County Clerk.
  50. 49 At this time, 11:51 AM, 9/23/2024, the Regular Meeting of the Commissioner's Court was adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTES WERE READ AND APPROVED IN OPEN COURT ON THIS DAY 10/14/2024 Presiding Officer:___________________________ County Clerk:___________________________