IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF

BELL COUNTY, TEXAS

January 30, 2012

AFTER proper posting of public notice, a copy of which is attached hereto, on this the 30th day of January, 2012, the County Commissioners Court of Bell County, Texas, met in the Commissioners Courtroom at the Bell County Courthouse, Belton, Texas, in regular session with the following members of said Court present, to-wit:

1. Agenda #1 - Minutes

• MINUTE ORDER #026/12:   County Judge Jon Burrows called to the Courts attention that the minutes of January 23, 2012, 9:00 a.m. regular session had been received.  After due discussion, these minutes were approved as presented.
      
      
  
  

2. Agenda #2 - County Engineer

• MINUTE ORDER #027/12:    County Engineer, Bryan Neaves presented for approval the final plat for Carroll Estes Industrial Development, a 1-Lot, 1-Block Subdivision (27.95 acres), on the East side of I-35 and Bottoms East Road, located in the ETJ of the City of Troy.  After due discussion, the Court took no action on this matter.
      
  
  
  

3. Agenda #3 - Personnel

• MINUTE ORDER #028/12:     Upon motion by Commissioner John Fisher, second by Commissioner Eddy Lange, the Court approved all employee status report forms, the same being attached hereto and made a part of these minutes. 
  
  
  
  

4. Agenda #4 - Board of Area Agency on Aging Appointments

   • MINUTE ORDER #029/12:    After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner Richard Cortese, second by Commissioner Tim Brown, the Court unanimously approved the appointments of the following individuals to vacancies on the Board of Area Agency on Aging:  Dr. Isaac Gusakuma - Academia;  Eleanor Gray - 60+ Minority;  Richard Archer - Veterans Related;  Mike Mathis - Protective Services.  
     
     
     
     

5. Agenda #5 - Replacing Roofs - Juvenile Probation Offices

• MINUTE ORDER #030/12:    Russell Williams, Assistant Auditor presented for approval awarding the bid for replacing roofs on Buildings #1 and #4 at the Juvenile Probation Offices to EBCO Development in the amount of $141,800.  After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner John Fisher, second by Commissioner Tim Brown, the Court unanimously approved this matter. 
  
  
  
  

6. Agenda #6 - Replacing Rooftop Air Handlers - Juvenile Probation Offices

• MINUTE ORDER #031/12:    Russell Williams, Assistant Auditor presented for approval awarding the bid for replacing nine rooftop Air Handlers on Buildings #1 and #4 at the Juvenile Probation Offices to Bell Air Conditioning for option #1 in the amount of $86,402.00.  After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner Richard Cortese, second by Commissioner Eddy Lange, the Court unanimously approved this matter.
  
  
  
  

7. Agenda #7 - Request for Qualifications for Architectural Firms

• MINUTE ORDER #032/12:    After due discussion, upon motion by Commissioner Tim Brown, second by Commissioner John Fisher, the Court unanimously approved awarding the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Architectural Firms for projects in general to the following firms:  1113 Architects, Inc., Georgetown;  Architectural Edge, Inc., Temple;  Lord-Aeck-Sargent Architecture (TWC/Kim Williams), Austin;  Lewis Design Group, Galveston;  Wiginton Hooker Jeffry Architects, Plano;  and The Wallace Group Architects Engineers, Waco.
  
  
  
  

8. Agenda #8 - Claims

• MINUTE ORDER #033/12:    County Judge Jon Burrows presented the claims for review to the Court.  After proper review, upon motion by Commissioner Tim Brown, second by Commissioner Richard Cortese, the Court unanimously approved all such claims.  All according to a copy of the same being of record in the office of the County Auditor. 
  
  





         (The Court then went into workshop session to discuss those items on the workshop agenda with no action being taken on any item.)




         There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.