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Ci tJ.'r" i i^a 1 .~ i" t tt t ; cic }:r ~~ r' tJ *. 7. i" ca . ,. to T. ii ;. f. ~..{ L: __ .., •, ., , COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST -• • PLEA E FURN1Sli NE ORIGINAL AND FIV OPI OF THI R QLI ST AND DO UMFNTS j0 BE REVIEWED 8Y THE COURT. MADE BY: 1C~~ ~•~~~ OFFICE: MEETING DATE: C~ ~' TIME PREFERRED: SUBJECT: (PLEAS.E BE SPECIFIC): i~` :' ,, y EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: PLEASE STATE REASON ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION: IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE: NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in accordance with Article 6252-17 1s as follows: • Meetings held on Tuesday: 12:00 P. M. previous Wednesday THIS REQUEST RECE1 VED BY: THIS REQUEST RECEIVED ON: ~ All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate information has been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards your request being addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Guidelines. o`n o t ~ ~ e OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY KERB COUNTY, TEXAS CouNrv Coutr[HOUSS, SutB B20 700 EASE MAIN STRH6f KaRRV1LL$ 'INCAS 78028-5324 TBLi3PHONB (210) 8965338 FAX (210) 896-0504 DAV m M. MOTI.BY, Coulnv Arraa[+cr ILSB D. BAILBY, AS76fAlt[' CauNrx A'rra~ir HAROLD 7. DANEORD, A~Sr~?rl' owxrr A'rroRr~r To: Kerr County Commissioners' Court Kerr County Environmental Health Department From: Ilse D. Bailey, Assistant County Attorney Date: September 12, 1994 Re: Proposed Animal Impound Facility: Necessity for Competitive Bidding I have just become aware that there has apparently been a misunderstanding of the County Attorney's position on the necessity for seeking competitive bids on the construction of any new facility to be used for the impoundment of animals by the Kerr County Environmental Health Facility. We have not yet received a formal request for an opinion on the issue, but would direct your attention to the Texas Local Government Code, art. 262.021, et seq., the "County Purchasing Act." This statute requires that before a county may purchase one or more items (the definition of "item" includes services: Tex. Local Govt. Code §262.022) under a contract that will require an expenditure exceeding $15,000.00, the commissioners court must comply with the competitive bidding procedures prescribed by this chapter. If the construction contemplated is required by any statute to be made on competitive bids (as in the case of "public works"), and the amount to be expended is greater than $15,000.00, bidding must be accomplished in the manner as set out in Subtitle B of Subchapter C of Title 8 of the Local Government Code, "Acquisition, Sale or Lease of Property" (Tex. Loc. Govt. Code §271.021, et seq.) (competitive bidding). Given the foregoing, I suspect that any construction of a new animal facility will need to be competitively bid. __~_~ ~- r~ ~, ~, `-~`. ~ ap ~ ~~ S, ---~" _.., ~` ~ 45 12 ~ I :I ~ ~ ~~ pqY ~---'- ~~ ~. -_.~_ ZR' ~-- ,z- ~ l i .~ ~~ ir/ , ! , I jig':; ;' ~ ;~~~ ~ r- ~ i is ~ ~ ~I i.,.~~ I illl .~!~ ~ ;,, ~I I - 1---1----- - ~- _ T ~ _ - .__.__ ---~ --L- -_ T .__ i r 1--- ~ ~ ._-~ _. _ _ 1 ..~. _-__. _ __ _ ._ _ _- ___-. __. I I ~ --~ i ._. ~ , . _ .__ .___ ~_ 1 I 1 I _ I .~- i 1 -- - - --.. -_-- l ~ l. ~ _ . _ _._ . __ _ ... _.-_ _ _ _-- _ - _.__. .. I _1..._1.._T I I I I I I - - -..- - - 1 __ ~ ~ I -~ I I , ~ 1 k CONST' ~ :TION ALL OUTSIDE WALLS WILL BE CON- CRETE BLOCK. EACH OFFICE OR WORK ROOM, EXCEPT EUTHANASIA ROOM WILL HAVE ONE SINGLE HUNG 2'0 x 4'0 WINDOW. A THERMOSTAT REGULATED EXHAUST FAN WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE TWO SIDES, AT THE HIGHEST PART. THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING SHOULD BE STANDING SEAM OR SIMILAR IN CONSTRUCTION. THE OUTSIDE WALLS SHALL BE PAINT- ED, BUT THE INSIDE WALLS WILL BE SEALED AND PAINTED, FOR HYGENIC REASONS. EACH DOG RUN WILL BE ENCLOSED BY CONCRETE BLOCK WALLS ON THREE SIDES AND A PARTIAL WALL AND CHAIN LINK GATE ON THE FRONT; AND BE 4 x 6 WITH WALLS 6'~ (SMALL DOG RUNS 3 x 5 x 61. THE CONCRETE FLOOR WILL BE PAINTED AND SEALED WITH A SLOPE TOWARD THE NEARER DRAIN. INNER WALLS FORMING CAT RDOM SHALL EXTEND UPWARD TO WITHIN 30" FROM THE CEILING TO PERMIT LIGHTING AND VENTILATION WITHIN. THE CEILING INSULATION SHALL BE PADDING, ATTACHED TO ROOFING, ETC, THUS NOT NEEDING AN ATTIC OR CEIL- ING EXCEPT IN OFFICE/AIR CONDITION- ED AREAS. MECHANICAL _ CENTRAL HEATING AND AIR CONDITION- ING WILL ONLY BE IN THE OFFICE AND ENCLOSED WORK AREAS, CONSISTING OF 11,200 CUBIC FEET. ALL NON-AIRCONDITIONED SPACES WILL HAVE EXHAUST FANS ON BOTH EAVES AND A 4 x 6 WINDOW ON 2 SIDES TO GIVE VENTILATION. FORCED HEATED AIR WILL BE FROM ,. . FOUR OVERHEAD HEATING~UNITS. ELECTRICAL ALL OUTLETS WILL BE DUPLEX 120V 20 AMP CIRCUITS. THE PLUMBING ROOM AND EUTHANASIA ROOMS WILL BE WIRED FOR 240V 30 AMP CIRCUITS AS WELL. ALL LIGHTING WILL BE FLOURESCENT. SIX FOOT FIXTURES IN WORK AREAS, WITH ALTERNATE CIRCUITS AND FOUR FOOT FIXTURES IN SMALL AREAS. PLUMBING EACH INDOOR-OUTDOOR RUN SHALL HAVE A 4" OPEN DRAIN IN THE CENTER. THE SMALL DOG RUNS SHALL EACH HAVE A 4" DRAIN. THESE WILL EMPTY INTO A 6" LINE EQUIPPED WITH A FORCED WATER FLUSH, ACTIVATED BY A VALVE AT EACH EXTREME END, THUS FLUSHING EACH LINE INTO THE MAIN SEWER LINE. ALL FLOOR DRAINS NOT IN RUNS SHALL BE MOUNTED WITH A FLUSH DRAIN COVER. ALL SINKS WILL BE STAINLESS STEEL "KITCHEN" TYPE WITH HOT. AND COLD WATER. BATHROOM FIXTURES WILL BE PORCE- LAIN. WASHDOWN EQUIPMENT WILL CONSIST OF HIGH-PRESSURE COLD WATER DELIVEREL FROM AN OVERHEAD SELF WINDING REEL CAPABLE OF DISPENSING DISENFECTANT AS WELL. THESE SHALL BE MOUNTED SO AS TO REACH ALL RUNS. ;` t ' ~i ~~ Q, pn~ (2~F""'` ~Ut°~°" ` .~----` __----_ ~__ ~!_ . .pNCao~ ~c~ ~~i puR~ ~'N~c ~~pf~ ~~, ~~.~~ B~Sx?~ $P~~T ~cE aN 5 rte.-. l~ ~'n- ,t 2- ~~, ~~--- ~, ( C~~ vJ/ 1"t~~~ ~A11~ ~ 4 p„~- ~I,tN 2X R,,Ru~S I --o--="~~!~~'~ ;: ~ ~~~ ~~,~pC~-'~'- UJAL~ c~~~i0r~ ~y P. ~~ '~ "r ~N C~~Ttd~ Ga~E ~ ~ ~ ~Jo'f Yn ~~~ _~, ~,