Commissioners Court Regular Meeting
904 Broadway, Lubbock County Courthouse, 5th Floor
Agenda — 38 items
- 1 Invocation and Pledges of Allegiance by Curtis Parrish..
- 1 BE IT REMEMBERED that on 06/10/2024 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:
- 2 PUBLIC COMMENTS NO MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC ADDRESSED THE COURT.
- 1.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve the Minutes from Regular Commissioner’s Court dated May 13,2024.
- 2.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve the Minutes from Regular Commissioner’s Court dated May 28, 2024.
- 3.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action regarding the Auditor and Financial Matters: Line Item Transfers and Budget Amendments.
- 4.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to Authorize Payment of Claims: General Accounts (Pooled Cash).
- 7 CONSENT AGENDA (ITEMS 5- 15)
- 5.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action on out of state travel for John Sharb and Chon Ramos to attend the Western Detention - Detention Equipment Training in San Diego, California.
- 6.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve out of state travel for Daryl Bokman to Baton Rouge, LA to locate and interview a suspect.
- 7.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve Woodrow Road right-of-way for Parcel 194, Joshua Barrett and Damian Barrett, in the amount of $8,864.32.
- 8.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve Woodrow Road right-of-way for Parcel 200, Raymundo T. Maldonado, in the amount of $8,838.66.
- 9.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to approve Woodrow Road right-of-way for Parcel 201, Jorge Rivera, in the amount of $30,126.32.
- 10.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign the FY 2024-2025 Memorandum of Understanding for the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP).
- 11.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign an agreement with Cameron County for residential services at the Amador R. Rodriguez Academic and Vocation Center.
- 12.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign the FY 2025 Memorandum of Understanding with StarCare Specialty Health System for Outreach, Screening, Assessment and Referral (OSAR) for the Juvenile Justice Center
- 13.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign an agreement with Cameron County for residential services in their Ladies Inspired For Excellence (LIFE) residential program.
- 14.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign the FY 2025 Memorandum of Understanding with StarCare Specialty Health System for Parenting Awareness & Drug Risk Education Program Services (PADRES) for the Juvenile Justice Center.
- 15.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign a Memorandum of Agreement with the Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center for the lease of night vision equipment to the Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office.
- 19 REGULAR AGENDA
- 16.00 Presentation and discussion on behalf of Ronnie Keister, Tax Assessor- Collector, regarding the Venue and Short Term Rental Tax collections.
- 17.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign a Purchasing Cooperative Membership Interlocal Agreement for 2024-2025 with Region 18 Education Service Center.
- 18.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to accept the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) and Contract Time for the New Collaborative Law Enforcement Center as proposed by the Construction Manager-At-Risk, Lee Lewis Construction, Inc. and ratify the signing of Amendment One to the Construction Manager-At-Risk Agreement setting forth the accepted GMP and time.
- 19.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign a lease amendment with Legal Aid Society of Lubbock, Inc. for the lease of office space at 916 Main Street, Suite 301.
- 20.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign an Interlocal Agreement with the Office of the Attorney General for the fourth lease extension of office space located at 904 Broadway, Room 429.
- 21.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to authorize the County Judge to sign a proposal for additional design services for a “Grab & Go” food/concessions revision for the Lubbock County Expo Center per the original agreement with MWM Architects for professional architectural services.
- 22.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action on submitting a grant application to the U.S. Department of Justice for the STOP School Violence Program
- 23.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to request funding by the Buddy Holly Songwriters Retreat under Section 74.602 of the Texas Property Code, to counties for specific uses.
- 24.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to allocate funding for technology improvements at the Lubbock County Emergency Operations Center in the amount $59,000.00 from ARPA funds.
- 25.00 Report on the status of the committee created to organize and create a compensation and pay band policy from Greg George, Director of Human Resources Department.
- 26.00 Discuss, consider and/or take action to accept the resignation of Lubbock County Human Resources Director, Greg George and appoint Melanie Hall as Interim Director to be effective June 4, 2024.
- 27.00 Report on the status of County Road Projects, Department Staffing, Training and Safety, unpaved and paved road maintenance, signs, parks, and fleet management report.
- 32 NOTICE
- 28.00 A quorum of the Commissioners Court may attend the following events: The Lubbock County Expo Center Local Government Corporation Board of Directors meeting on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at 12:00pm at 1500 Broadway, 5th Floor (LEDA Conference Room) Lubbock, Texas.
- 34 EXECUTIVE SESSION
- 35 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). At this time, 10:36 AM, the Commissioner's Court adjourned into Executive Session. At this time, 11:06 AM, the Commissioner's Court reconvened into Regular Session.
- 29.00 1:30 pm- Budget Hearings and workshops will be held at various times in the Commissioner’s Courtroom on the 5th floor. The Commissioners Court will consider requests from all County departments which are requesting County funding for FY 2025. The requests may include precinct road operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, salaries, benefits, personnel issues, departmental operational expenses including travel, educational, professional expenses, and other budgetary requests. Discussion may include but is not limited to budget policies, priorities, timelines, and updates. This will be live streamed on the Lubbock County website, www.lubbockcounty.gov. Public Meeting - Budget Workshops & Hearings are being held June 10-14, 17-18, 21 July 8-11, 16-19, 22-23, 30 August 1-, 5-9, 13-15, 20-23, 27-30
- 39 At this time, 11:07 AM, 06/10/2024, the Regular Meeting of the Commissioner's Court was adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTES WERE READ AND APPROVED IN OPEN COURT ON THIS DAY 06/24/2024. Presiding Officer:___________________________ County Clerk:___________________________