The Dallas County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Tuesday.
Resident Richard Rother stepped forward during open forum to express concerns with a water problem near his home. He says his neighbor’s property has trouble draining water every time it rains. Rother says the water coming into his yard is affecting his septic system. He asked the Board if one of them can come take and look at the issue. Engineer Jim George says a tube needs to be put in under the driveway to help alleviate the issue. He wants to speak with the neighbor to talk about options. Rother says he’s not out for money, he just wants the problem fixed so that it doesn’t continue to damage his property. Supervisor Kim Chapman and George plan to look at the area and see how to best move forward.
New Veterans Affairs Director Nick Praska was then introduced to the Board. He will take over in the position on the 22nd of June. Members of the Veterans Affairs Commission say they conducted six interviews for the position, with 33 applicants submitted. They said they are excited to have Praska on board and feel they have found the right person for the job. Chairman Richard Felt said he had a similar reaction with Praska as he did when they hired Ed Voss and he has their full support as the new director.
The Board then approved payroll change notices as presented.
A public hearing in regards to the revised reuse plan of revolving loan fund and transfer to the Greater Dallas County Development Alliance was then set for the June 23rd meeting at 9:30am. Another public hearing in regards to the Emergency Medical Services cardiac monitors purchase was also set for the 23rd at 10:30am.
Next a hardware maintenance agreement was discussed. The annual agreement is for the AS 400 server system. Supervisor Chapman expressed concern with the increase in fees and the Board not having the option to end the agreement. Information Technology Director Todd Noah will be making some changes to the agreement and the Board will take action on the item at a future meeting.
The scheduled public hearing continuance in regards to the lawn mowers lease for the conservation department was again continued until next week’s meeting.
Two change orders for the human services campus renovation project were then approved. The first is to wrap the existing columns and beams with gypsum board for an additional cost of $6,077, it was unanimously approved. The second change order of the day, which is the 15th for the project so far, is to repaint accent walls on the second floor at an additional cost of $507, it was approved with Chapman voting no.
The fourth pay application for the human services campus project was then asked to be brought back at a future meeting once the numbers are finalized.
The Board then reviewed the security camera system proposal for 16 cameras in the human resources campus at a cost of $17,055. Noah says there were two formal bids, the lowest coming from Communications Engineering Company. The bid was approved unanimously.
The Board then heard an update on items raised at weekly construction meetings. As of now the project is running on schedule and they’re starting to complete the cosmetic portions of the job.
The Board then went into a closed session to discuss confidential records.