• 1,1 ~ Ilil :I i;l II ~~ REGULAR COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA MONDAY JANUARY 11, 1999, 9:00 A.M. COUNTY COURTROOM KERB COUNTY COURTHOUSE KERRVILLE, TEXAS 78028 THIS NOTICE IS POSTED PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT. (TITLE 5, CHAPTER 551, GOVERNMENT CODE AND TITLE 5, CHAPTER 552, GOVERNMENT CODE.) This Commissioners' Court will hold a meeting at 9:00 A.M., Monday, January 11, 1999, at the Kerr County Courthouse in the Commissioners' Courtroom. CALL MEETING TO ORDER VISITORS INPUT • Citizens wishing to speak on items NOT listed on the regular agenda, please fill out form for consideration at this time. Citizens wishing to speak on items LISTED on the regular agenda, please fill out request form for consideration during discussion on that specific item. In order to expedite the flow of business and to provide all citizens the opportunity to speak, the Judge may impose a three (3) minute limitation on any person addressing the court. COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS • Commissioners and/or the County Judge may use this time to recognize achievements of persons in their Precinct or to make comments on matters not listed on the regular agenda. I APPROVAL AGENDA: 1.1 Pay bills. 1.2 Budget Amendments. (County Auditor) 1.3 Late Bills. (County Auditor) 1.4 Read and Approve Minutes. 1.5 Approve and accept Monthly Reports. Ara~_aad, ate- w.u~ , .IANlETT iIEPER, K 00. CLBY( ~ k 1~.~ ~ ~- ~ !II! N.f~11 II CONSIDERATION AGENDA: (Action may be taken on Items listed below) 9:00 2.1 Consideration of informational update from KEDF. (Sherry Cunningham) 2.2 Consider authorization for Civil Attorney, Tom Pollard, to work on right-of--way easements on the following County roads: McDonald Loop; Witt Road; and Canyon Springs. (County Engineer/Road Administrator) 2.3 Consideration and discussion of clarification on Cypress Springs Estates, Phase 1 Road Construction and Variances and other issues. (County Engineer) 2.4 Approval and selection to use the Grand Jury list for Grievance Committee as per Local Government Code 152.014(a) and 152.015(a). (County Clerk) 10:00 2.5 Consider and discuss Quarterly Report from Ron Derrick (1st Responders). (Ron Derrick/Commissioner Pct. #1) 2.6 Consider and discuss setting a work-shop for 9-1-1. (Commissioner Pct. # 1) 2.7 Consider and discuss authorizing a personnel and salary study for all county employees. (Commissioner Pct. #3) 2.8 Consider and discuss new plan for Flat Rock Lake Pazk. (Commissioner Pct. #3) 2.9 Consider and discuss extending status of the Interim Maintenance Supervisor and additional compensation of $500.00 per month. (Commissioner Pct. #3) 2.10 Consider and discuss committee and liaison assignments for Commissioners'. (County Judge) ~ ~ - 2.11 Consider and discuss appointment to the Economic Development and Environmental Review Committee (AACOG). (County Judge) 2.12 Consider and discuss time for Commissioners' Court meetings, responsibility for invocation and other procedural matters. (County Judge) 1:00 2.13 Consider and discuss construction plan for current phase of renovation at the County Courthouse. (Commissioner Pct. #3) 2.14 Consider and discuss hiring a construction consultant to oversee Phase III construction (Courthouse Renovation). (Commissioner Pct. #3) 2.15 Consider and discuss letter to Post Of1lce regarding parking and construction. (Commissioner Pct. # 1) CLOSED MEETING A closed meeting will be held concerning the following subject(s): 11:30 III. EXECUTIVE SESSION: This meeting is authorized by Title 5, Chapter 551, Government Code and Title 5, Chapter 552, Government Code. 3.1 All pending and possible litigation. (County Civil Attorney) 3.2 Personnel -Warrant Coordinator. (County Judge) l !. I ..J ~~,. ~ i !LI J ;;I k OPEN MEETING An open meeting will be held concerning the following subject(s): IV ACTION AGENDA: 4.1 Action as may be required on matters discussed in Executive Session. V INFORMATION AGENDA: 5.1 Reports from Commissioners. 5.2 Road and Bridge Monthly Report. 5.3 Maintenance Monthly Report. COMMISSIONERS' COURT CONVENED IN REGULAR SESSION ON Monday January 11, 1999 at 9:00 A. M., with the following officers present: Co!mty .Judge Frederick L. Henneke, Commissioner F'r^ect.#1 H. A. "Buster^" Baldwin, Commissioner• F'r•ect.#3 Jonathan Let z, Commissioner• Pr^ect.#4 Lar^r•y Griffin and the following proceedings were had: 1. i F'ay Bills ORDER NO. 25713 CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS On this the 11th day of January, 1999, came tv be considered by the Cour^t the various Claims and Accounts against f:err^ County and the various Commissioner^s' Precincts, which said claims and Accounts approved for^ payment out of the 10-General Fund for^ 877, 731.40; 11-J!ir•y for 3487. 00; 14-Fire Protection for• 86, 250. 00; 15-Road R Bridge Department for^ 812, 112.92; 18-County Law Library for 33,771.11; 19-P!iblic Library for $26,802.17; 23-Juvenile State Rid Fund for• 8209.51; 24-Traffic Safety F!tnd far 325.15; 27-Juvenile Intensive F'r•ogr•am-Sate Aid Fund for• 8210.00; 70-Per^manent Improvement for• 33,950.00; 76-Juvenile Detention Facility for 3129.76; 81-Distr^ict Administr^ation for• 8885.19; 83-State Funded-216th District Attorney for• 3985.02; 86-State Funded-216th Distr^ict Probation for• 3629.52; and 87-State Fl~nded-Community Corrections for^ 83, 150.00. Upon motion made by Commissioner• Lets, seconded by Commissioner• Gr^iffin-unanimously approved by a vote of 3-0-0, to pay said Claims and Acco!mts. Page 8 .. . 1 ~ 1 VIII 1 iil 1~ Item 1.? Budget Amendments. (County Auditor^) None Item 1.3 Late Rills. (County Auditor^) None Item 1.4 Read and Appr^ove Min~_ttes ORDER N0. `5714 APPROVE MINUTE5 AND WAIVE READING On this day the 11th of January, 1999 upon motion made by Commissioner^ Let z, seconded by Commissioner Gr^iffin-unanimously accepted the Minutes and waived reading of said Minutes: Emergency Session, December 4, 1998; Regular^ Session, December 14, 1998; Regular and Special Sessions, December- 17, 1998; and Special Session, December ~8, 1998- Motion made by Commissioner^ Let z, seconded by Commissioner Griffin, the Cour^t unanimously approved by a vote of 3-0-0. Item 1.5 Rppr^ove and accept Monthly Repor^t s. ORDER N0. X5715 ACCEPTANCE OF MONTHLY REPORTS On this the 11th day of Januar^y 1999 came to be consider^ed by the Court the monthly report of Pr^ecinct Official JP#~ for F:er^r^ County, the Court finds that said r^e port should be accepted and filed with the County Cler^k far^ f~atur^e audit. Upon motion made by Commissioner Baldwin, seconded by Commissioner^ Letz, the Cour^t unanimously approved by a vote of 3-0-0, to accept the monthly r^epor^t. Page 9 ~~ I 1 4 11'I 'I {d f II CONSIDERATIDN AGENDA: (Action may be taken on Items listed below) Item c. i Consideration of infor^mational update fr-om N.EDF. (sherry C4_mningham) Sher-r-y C~_inningham, Pr^esident of the F:er•r^ Economic Development Fo4.indation, gave update on what the or-ganization was working on-economic development inter-ests for- N.err- Co~_inty area. Foc4_is is threefold: r-etention, attraction, and expansion. Taking car-e of existing employer-s, ind4_istr•ies, helping growth and expansion. Extending water and wastewater o~_it to the ai.r^por•t, decision made r-ecently by the Economic Improvement Cor•par•ation of the City of I:er-r-ville. Other- issues and topics of inter-est wer^e touched ~_ipon s~_ich as Mooney Task Force; V. A. Hospital and the loosing of ser-vices or• benefits for- the veteran's. Str-essirig s~_ipport for- the veterans gr•o4_~ps, by means of r-esear-ch and cler-ical work. Ms. C~_inningham stated that she is pr-epar-ing a semi-ann4_ial r^epor-t and will be glad to shay-e it with the Cour^t. Item c.c Cansider^ a4_ithorization for^ Civil Attorney, Tam Pollard, to wor^k on eight-of-way easements on the following County r-oads: McDonald Loop; Witt Raad; and Canyon Springs. (Co4_inty Engineer/Road Administr-ator-} ORDER N0. ^c571E, APPRDVAL AUTHORIZING CIVIL ATTORNEY TO DRAW UP RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENTS FOR MCDONALD LOOG, WITT ROAD, AND CANYON SRRINGS On this the 11th day of ,7an~_tar•y 1'399, ~_ipon motion made by Commissioner Gr-iffin, seconded by Commissioner Lets, the Cour^t unanimously approved by a vote of .3-0-0, a~_ithorizing Civil Attor^ney, Tom Pollard to dr^aw up r-fight of way easements on the following County r-oads: McDonald Loop, Witt Road and Canyon Springs. Page iQ~ 1~ ~ III it id 11 Item :..3 Consider and disclsss clarification on Cypress Springs Estates, Phase I Road Constr^uction and Variances and other iss~ses. (County Engineer) Discl_ission-to make sI_ir^e that the type of road that the developer^ wants to build is going to be acceptable, giving comparisons and going over issl.ies to clarify footage, materials I_ised, etc.. Exceeds the r^eq~_~ir^ements for^ the colintr•y Iane and is in compliance. Approved accor^ding to the proposed plat or drawing. ORDER N0. ^c5717 APPROVAL OF USING CURB AND GUTTER ON ROADS IN CYPRESS SRRINGS ESTATES, PHASE I On this the 11th day of January 19"39, upon motion made by Commissioner Gr^iffin, seconded by Commissioner^ Lets, the Court unanimously approved by a vote of 3-0-0, the I_ise of c~_ir•ti and gi_itter• on the coI_intry lanes in Cypress Spr^ings Estates, Phase I. Page 11 _..__.__,_._ i.i...,~._.......,r._,~-._.,~,..~.~.,~-_---,--------- I ~ I 1 n f r, Item 2.4 Appr-oval and selection to ~_tse the Gr^and J~_ir-y list for- Gr-ievance Committee as per- Local Cover-nment Code 15~.014(a) and 15G.~15(a) (County Clerk) ORDER N0. :.5718 APPROVAL OF SELECTION OF SALARY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE AS PER 15c.014 AND 15c.015 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE On this the 11th day of Jan~_iar^y 1999, upon motion made by Commissioner- Let-<, seconded by Commissioner Baldwin, the Co~ar-t unania~ously approved by a vote of 3-0-0, the selection of the Solar^y Gr^ievance Committee as per 15E.014 and 15.015 of the Local Government Code to ser-ve for^ 1999. Names ar-e as follows: 1. Mar^ia Delgadillo c. Mo~_~zon Brown 3. Eva Weinstein 4. Joseph M. Fr-iola 5. Blake Smith E. Conine R. Baer^wald 7. Ros i e McCr^ay 8, Lisa Nor-r^is 9. John N. Br-oocks 10. Mary Chmelik 11. Andy Phillips 1~. Bessie A. Fifer- 13. Melissa Lewis Bur-ns 14. G~.iy Overby 15. John Log~_ie Holloman Page i` ' 1 4 i. Ilil '! id II Item c.5 Consider and dlsCll55 Quarterly Repor^t fr^om Ron Derr^ick (1st Responders). (Ron Derr^ick/commissioner Rct. #1 ) Described the First Responder Progr^am as a vol~_inteer• or^ganization, composed of certified people from all over the coF_inty. Pagers or^ r^adios and bags of medical sl_~pplies, p~_ir•chased by the Cal_inty, allowing r^esponse to life-threatening emergencies. Mr. Derrick went on to explain the way they determined medical priority dispatch. Requirements pl_~t on these First Responders-no lights, no sirens, and no speeding. These people r^espond in their own vehicles, c4 hol_ir•s a day, basically, as voll.inteer•s. Vol~.tnteers have been on the decline, not only here bl.it statewide. Grant money is pr^ovided by Texas Dept. of Health, with several grants ol_it seeking f~_inds. Attending or participating in var•io~_IS ways, obtaining f~_inds to I.~se for• equipment to keep the pr•ogr•am on tr•aclt. Addressed a problem with new budget for• next year and possible soll_~tians for voll_~nteer•s getting a bit of compensation to take care of gas money, clothes etc.. other col_inties already giving s~_ich consider^ation. Stated that with new technology, the new EMT class starting will be a teleconference class, thro~_Igh U.T. Health Science Center in San Antonio thr^ough the W. A. Hospital. All being in agreement, that it is a gr^eat program. Adding.... level of tr^aining is hasic, even if they ar^e paramedics voll_~nteering, they only can be allowed into the pr^ogr^am at EMT basic level. Meaning-no dr•I.~gs administered. Newspapers ar^e working well with the pr^ogr^am, giving full cover^age to the community. Stressing the need for• voll_inteer^s, manpower is an issue. Item ~.6 Consider and disc~_iss setting a wor^k-shop for ~-1-1. (Commissioner Pct.#1) Commissioner Baldwin stated that i^c years ago the Legislat~_ir^e laid out the 9-1-1 Program, this Col_irt put in the bl_~dget 'b 50, 000 for^ a co~_inty map and 1l years later st i 11 no map. Commissioner Baldwin saying it's time to sit down in a workshop-type session. Setting Janl_iary c5th at 3:00 P. M. as the time and date, with Jladge Henneke r•egl_iesting all pertinent background. Judge Henneke stating a historical per^spective is needed for• the new members of the Col_ir^t. History, statl_is, and what the next step should be. Wor^kshop....so that we can gather- as a full body, not to make decisions; to discl_is•s, receive information, and deliberate. Page 13 Item ^c.7 Consider and disc~_iss author'i~ing a personnel and salary st~.~dy for' all co~.inty employees.