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Home My WebLink About2004-08-17-6:30PM-RegularTHE CC SESSIO] CENTEI 1. Ir~ 2. C Considel 3. B 4. P~ 5. P~ 6. R C( 7. R $: g. R in st 9. R R BRAZOS COUNTY BRYAN, TEXAS NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA BRAZOS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT ~IMISSIONERS COURT OF BRAZOS COUNTY WILL MEET IN REGULAR ON 17 AUGUST 2004 AT 6:30 P.M. IN ROOM 102 OF THE BRAZOS 3232 BRIARCREST DRIVE, BRYAN, TEXAS. )cation and Pledge of Allegiance - Commissioner Caldwell for citizen's input and/or concerns. nd take action on agenda items 3 - 14: Jget Amendment 03/04-42.1 thru 03/04-42.6. sonnel Change of Status. rment of Claims. tuest by the Information Technology Department for Approval to Purchase a intenance Agreement with Wire One Technology, Inc. to service Polycom video tferencing viewstations. tuest by the Brazos Center for Approval of a Payment Authorization in the amount of ~8.00 to The Greenery for mowing the Rodeo Arena grounds on Monday 12 July 2004. iuest by the Brazos Center for Approval of a Payment Authorization to Bayer Electric :he amount of $312.50 for repairs to lights at the Rodeo Arena and replacement of a it bolt connector on the Arena pressbox. aewal of the current contract with Gendron, Harrison & Thibodeaux for ~resentation of Indigent Juveniles for an additional year, with no increase in prices. 10. R, V~ ll.R, fo 12. T: 13. R, O1 Si 14. E: in 15. A 16. C 17. A 18. C di 19. C 20. A The Brazos must be ma( Commissioners Court Agenda 17 August 2004 Page 2 tuest by Purchasing for approval to award Bid #2004-033 -- Oil Change, to H&M .olesale, Inc. (Shell Rapid Lube), who submitted the low bid. tuest by Purchasing for approval of the Purchase and Installation of Overfill Valves he County's fuel tanks. Total cost of equipment and installation is $932.00. Refund Applications for the following: a. Austin Resources Corp. b. Rebecca Botts [uest for permission to enter Albert Ribisi's property located off Abbate Road for the >ose of realigning the roadway at its intersection with Jones-Butler Road and cleaning 'the existing drainage ditch for the health, safety and welfare of the general public. is located in Precinct 1. .blish date and time for a Public Hearing on the Re-Plat of Evergreen Estates located ~recinct 1. aouncement of interest items and possible future agenda topics. for citizen input and/or concerns. ncy / Board / Committee reports by Court members. avene into Executive Session pursuant to {}551.072 of the Texas Government Code to :uss the acquisition of real property; requested by Judge Sims asider and possible action on the Executive Session. rater is wheelchair accessible. Handicap parking spaces are available. Any request for sign interpretive services two business days before the meeting. To make arrangements, call (979) 361-4102. COMMISSIONERS' COURT REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 17, 2004 A regular meeting of the Commissioners' Court of Brazos C¢ ~nty, Texas was held in the Brazos Center 3232 Briarcrest D~ _ve, in Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, beginning at 6:30 p.m. or Tuesday, August 17, 2004 with the following members of the C¢ Irt present: Randy Sims, County Judge, Presiding; Eric Caldwell, Commissioner of Precinct 1; Duane Peters, Commissioner of Precinct 2; Kenny Mallard, Commissioner of Precinct 3; Carey Cauley, Jr., Commissioner of Precinct 4; Karen McQueen, County Clerk. The attached sheet contains the names of the citizens and oJ ~icials that were in attendance. Commissioner Caldwell gave the invocation and led the pi ~dge of allegiance. There was no citizen input/and or concerns. The Court next considered Budget Amendment %03/04-42.1 t~ ~ough 42.6, which would reallocate funds for 85th District C¢ ~rt, Courthouse Security Fund, Sheriff Adminstration, County C ~rk-Election, County Court at Law # 1 (2). On motion by C ssioner Peters, seconded by Commissioner Mallard, the C( voted unanimously to approve the budget amendment as si a copy of which is attached. q PAGE 0 gAugustl7,2004 2 The Court proceeded to consider the change of status of )loyees as submitted on the attached Personnel Action R~ 'uests. On motion by Commissioner Mallard, seconded by Cc ioner Peters, the Court voted unanimously to approve t? changes as submitted. The Court next considered the following Claims as s~ by the County Treasurer for payment: T~ ~vel Advances 20065888 through 20065904 20065905 through 20066127 Or motion by Commissioner Mallard, seconded by Commissioner Pc ;ers, the Court voted unanimously to approve the Claims as s~ )mitted. The next matter before the Court was a request by the Ir [ormation Technology Department for approval to purchase a M~ _ntenance Agreement with Wire One Technology, Inc. to service Pc Lycom Video Conferencing View Stations. Maintenance cost is Si 997.00. On motion by Commissioner Peters, seconded by Cc Mallard, the Court voted unanimously to approve t~ Agreement and authorized the County Judge to execute the dc ument. A copy is attached. The Court next considered a request by the Brazos Center tc approve payment of a payment authorization in the amount $ 38.00 to The Greenery to mow at the Arena Complex. On motion PAGE C0 C( an t? C¢ C~ t~ y( M~ U~ 2 0 R~ C( ti C( .missionersCou~meetingAugustl7,2004 3 Commissioner Peters, seconded by Commissioner Caldwell, the irt voted unanimously to approve payment to the Greenery. The Court next considered a second request by the Brazos ~ter to approve payment of a payment authorization in the )unt of $312.50 to Bayer Electric for repairs to lights at Rodeo Arena. On motion by Commissioner Peters, seconded by missioner Caldwell, the Court voted unanimously to approve zment to Bayer Electric. The next matter before the Court was the renewal of the :rent RFP 2003-044R with Gendron, Harrison & Thibodeaux for representation of Indigent Juveniles for an additional r. This is a continuation of the current RFP with no ~rease in $145,000.00 cost. On motion by Commissioner Llard, seconded by Commissioner Cauley, the Court voted mimously to renew the current RFP. The new number will be )4-037R. The Court next considered awarding the Bid No. 2004-033, Change. Pat Howard, Purchasing Agent, recommended eptance of the bid submitted by H&M Wholesale, Inc. {Shell ~id Lube). On motion by Commissioner Peters, seconded by missioner Caldwell, the Court voted unanimously to accept recommendation of the Purchasing Agent and award the tract to H&M Wholesale, Inc. A copy of the bid tabulation OL PAGE Cc pi f~ C( r cc Oi M~ a[ c¢ g~ A~ ir e~ uI 31 tanks. ~nissioner Peters, the Court voted unanimously )rove the purchase and installation of over-fill valves. ~issionersCou~meetingAugustl7,2004 4 attached. The next matter for consideration by the Court was the ~chase and installation of over-fill valves for the County's On motion by Commissioner Mallard, seconded by to The next matter for consideration was approval of tax [und applications from the following individuals and/or apanies: a. Austin Resources Corp., Over Payment $351.48 b. Rebecca Botts, Over Payment $10.91 motion by Commissioner Peters, seconded by Commissioner _lard, the Court voted unanimously to approve the tax refund )lications. The Court next considered authorizing work outside of lnty rights-of-way for the health, safety and welfare of the leral public. The Road and Bridge Department requested :mission to enter the private property of Albert Ribisi on )ate Road in Precinct 1 to realign the roadway at its ;ersection with Jones-Butler Road and to clean out an [sting drainage channel. On motion by Commissioner [dwell, seconded by Commissioner Peters, the Court voted ~nimously to authorize the work. The next matter before the Court was setting the date and DL PAGE C0 ti 1{ s~ t¢ C¢ ac ti ~nissioners Court meeting August 17, 2004 ~e for a Public Hearing on the Re-Plat of Evergreen Estates ~ated in Precinct 2. On motion by Commissioner Caldwell, }onded by Commissioner Peters, the Court voted unanimously set the meeting for 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioners lrtroom on Friday, September 24, 2004. Under announcement of interest items and possible future mda topics the following spoke: Commissioner Mallard a) He will attend the Intergovernmental retreat with the Brazos Valley Council of Governments, and the City of College Station at G. Rollie White Stadium on September 24, 2004. Under citizen input and/or concerns, the following spoke: a) Othea Harrison of Caldwell, Texas was concerned with HB 2292 that has been passed. There are several issues that make funding to citizens very difficult. She asked the Court to take a look at the bill and address the issues in it. To date, 76 counties have already expressed their discontent with the bill. She submitted a packet for the Court's information. Under Agency/Board/Committee reports by Court members, following spoke: Commissioner Caldwell a) He informed the Court that he and Commissioner Mallard attended the Transportation Conference in Ft. Worth last week. The topics ranged from regional airports, NAFTA Legislation to High Speed rail service. It was a big conference. He also attended the quarterly High Speed Rail Board meeting. By laws were amended to allow private and non-governmental agencies to join. Previously, only government agencies were allowed. ¥ )L ,5? PAGE Cou~meetingAugustl7,2004 6 Also, there was talk of funding for the corridor for the High Speed Rail in this area. Commissioner Mallard a) Representatives from the Animal Shelter spoke at the Intergovernmental Committee meeting, updated us on policies. Commissioner Caldwell a) Said that a representative from the Bryan Independent School District was also there. County Judge a) He and Commissioner Peters attended a meeting in Austin having to do with Indigent Health Care. There is talk of imposing a Robin Hood type plan on our taxpayers throughout the 7 county region. Also discussed Toll Roads. At 7:06 p.m. the County Judge announced the meeting c[ ~sed to the public so that the Court could meet in Closed E~ ~cutive Session to discuss the acquisition of real property al allowed under Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code. At 7:35 p.m. the County Judge announced the meeting open t( the public and on motion by the County Judge, seconded by Cz 'ssioner Cauley, the Court voted unanimously to purchase 9 38 acres on Highway 21 West for $475,000.00 plus closing c. ~ts, contingent upon the outcome of an environmental study. There being no further business to come before the Court, t! meeting was adjourned. PAGE T? A~ C¢ B~ ! R~ Cc At K~ C( foregoing minutes of the Commissioners Court meeting held ust 17, 2004 have been examined and are approved in open irt this the ~F6Q day of ~Vd~ , 2004, in Bryan, zos County, Texas. Eric Caldwell Commissioner, Precinct 1 ine Peters ~nissioner, Precinct 2 Kenny Mallard Commissioner, P~cinct 3 :e-y C~tule-~y,-*Z. y mmi s s/ione r, PreciNct .est '~g :eh Mc~ue~n ]nty Clerk )L PAGE BRAZOS MEETING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT ON ~ /'7 200~1 AT ~,' ~u~ ?/~ Name Organization/Department Ol members The follow T} 2003-2004 W conditions following A THE COI~ By:Z Original: Copies: BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS BUDGET AMENDMENT(S) FOR THE 2003-2004 BUDGET YEAR NO. 03/04-42.1 thru 03/04-42.6 :his the 17th day of August 2004 at a regular meeting of the Commissioners' Court, the following ~,re present: Randy Sims, County Judge, Presiding Eric Caldwell, Commissioner, Precinct 1 E. Duane Peters, Commissioner, Precinct 2 G. Kenny Mallard, Commissioner, Precinct 3 Carey Cauley, Jr., Commissioner, Precinct 4 Karen McQueen, County Clerk lg proceedings were held: kT WHEREAS, on 17 August 2004 the Court heard and approved a budget amendment for the ~udget year for Brazos County, Texas. EREAS, an expenditure is necessary due to the necessity to meet unusual and unforeseen lhich could not be reasonably included in the original budget adopted 12 September 2003 the aendment(s) to the original are hereby authorized, as described on the attached page(s). DPTED AND APPROVED this the 17th day of August 2004. AISSIONERS' COURT OF BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS. ~ S'im-'~,, County Judge County Clerk's Office and attached to the original budget County Auditor County Treasurer Commissioners' Court Minutes I ~ To realloca'l BUDGET AMENDMENTS No. 03/04-42.1 8/17/2004 FD I DIV ACCT PROJ DR/CR ACCOUNT NAME Increase Decrease [ O1 I 11'0015 611300 Contingency 2,500.00 01 I 220001 525000 Contract Services 2,500.00 ~ ~85th Distri t Court ~ funds for a visiting bailiff to substitute for official court bailiff who ison medical leave. 2,500.00 2,500.00 BUDGET AMENDMENTS No. 03/04-42.2 8/17/2004 ACCT PROJ DR/CR ACCOUNT NAME Increase Decrease 606000 CR Office Supplies 1,080.00 611300 CR Contingency 920.00 611100 CR Conference & Seminars 78.00 653200 DR Equipment Maintenance 2,078.00 Security Fund funds for the maintenance of the Courthouse Security I.D. camera with Par Worldwide Group ry 2004 to October 2004. ? 2,078.00 2,078.00 BUDGET AMENDMENTS No. 03/04-42.3 8/17/2004 ACCT DIV 280001 67342~ 280001 676700 280001 655500 653500 Sheriff- !ministr: funds to PROJ DR/CR ACCOUNT NAME [ Increase [ Decrease CR Furniture [ [ 613.0~ CR Printers [ [ 1,077.0~ CR Radio Maintenance [ [ 1,400.01 / / the increased cost of gasoline. / ,0_~ //~/ i 3,090.00 3,090.00 r BUDGET AMENDMENTS No. 03/04-42.4 8/17/2004 DIV ACCT PROJ DR/CR ACCOUNT NAME Increase Decrease 110015 611300 CR Contingency 14,970.00 210020 527000 CR Election Workers 10,000.00 210020 609100 CR Voter Registration Supply 80.00 210020 611100 CR Conference & Seminar Fees 30.00 210020 617400 CR Telephone 100.00 210020 618010 CR Travel 300.00 210020 653200 CR Equipment - Maintenance 1,900.00 210020 531000 DR Social Security 5,100.00 210020 602800 DR Election Supplies 2,630.00 210020 610100 DR Advertsing-Legal Notices 1,150.00 210020 715060 DR Rental-Office Space 300.00 210020 725900 DR Professional Fees-Other 18,200.00 ;k - Elections funds for the costs associated with the September 11, 2004 Special Tax Election. 27,380.00 BUDGET AMENDMENTS No. 03/04-42.5 8/17/2004 DIV ACCT PROJ DR/CR ACCOUNT NAME Increase Decrease 230001 606000 CR Office Supplies 150.00 230001 802940 DR Equipment - Telephone 150.00 ICounty C, ,rt at Law #1 alloc~ funds for the increase cost of telephone for courtroom. CO DEi PUl DEl TA~ COL SHE RO,4 App~ Corn (Thk, PERSONNEL CHANGE OF STATUS RT DATE: A_RTMENT: POSE: August 17, 2004 Personnel Approve Personnel Change of Status )FFICE BOTELLO, LISA CONSTANCIO, AMANDA CRUTCHFIELD, APRIL BALLARD, MELISSA HEARD, AMBRA VICKERS, TAMMY THARP, HALEY BRATTON, BRENT RESIGNATION RESIGNATION NEW HIRE NEW HIRE NEW HIRE NEW HIRE NEW HIRE NEW HIRE [TY ATTORNEY- 3T CHECK GLISAN, ABIGAIL RESIGNATION [FF'S OFFICE - COLE, JODIE DISCHARGED JAIL PLAGENS, DARYL NEW HIRE JENKINS, REGINALD RESIGNATION HAMLIN, NOLAN L. RETIREMENT qILE SERVICES - DETENTION DIXON, MARY LYNN ROBINSON, LEONARD RESIGNATION PROMOTION ACADEMY DELEON, RACHEL L. NEW HIRE AND BRIDGE BEWLEY, JASON E. NEW HIRE red in ~ommissioners' Court: August 17, 2~J~ Judge s or Commissioner s Signature: :opy to be attached to minutes) VOL ,.5? PAGE Wire e Technology Custor¢ Addres Addres City, State, Zi th Vision Wire One Technology, Inc. 5420 LBJ Frwy, Suite 380, Dallas, TX 75240 Attn: Doyle E. Owens (972) 789-0000 x239/fax (972) 789-1662 dowens@wireone.com Brazos County 202 E. 27 th St. # 102 Bryan Texas 77803 Maintenance Coverage Period Beginning9/01104 Date: 08/05/04 Quote Number: DO804O4-155 Customer ID#: Region: MA Customer Tax Exempt #: (if applicable) Contact Name: Anita Lee Phone Number: 979-361-4310 Fax Number: Email: a nita~,co.brazos.tx.us and Expiring 9/01/07 I Part/ti Serial # SVC-RM-3TR 820336033803A3 82033503376EA3 8203340336CBA3 Maintenance Descri )ment Unit PriceI Ext. PriceI 1 Polycom VS 128 $999.00 1 Polycom VS 128 $999.00 I Polycom VS 128 $999.00 DIR# 177-031-9710-400 Total 1 Year One Care:I $2,997.001 Pricint~: Sales Tax and Freight Any order resulting from This Quote Pricing is valid for 30 Terms: Due upon Maintenance Services: in the above pricing. s quote is subject to Wire One's Terms and Conditions. Inc. and is subject to review and approval by Wire One Technology. manufacturer's feature enhancements and software updates or upgrades, ONLY where these are available from the manufacturer at no cost. Please let the custom quote. Brazos County which will By:Brazos Count Name: signature below serve as Brazos County authorization to order and invoice services per the above that this purchase of services is governed by Wire One's standard terms and conditions (a copy of ' Wire One Technology, Inc. By: (Authorized Signature) Print Name: Print Title: Wire One Technologie~ VOL ' PAGE Proprie~ry and Confidential Print Title: Date: 1 of 2 RE EWAL ACCEPTANCE By O4~ accepted [gning herewith, I acknowledge and agree to renew RFP aOO3- t. in accordance with all terms and eondition~ agr~ad to and in your contract dated August 7, 2003, which is enclosed for County Judge / VOL -~7 PAGE BRAZES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' COURT ACTION FORM DEPAR DATE( MENT Road and Bridge NUMBER 560010 COURT MEETING: Auqust 17, 2004 ITEM: P purpose cleanin( public. SOURC PRESEI S SUBMIT Richard County CC04-0~ rmission to enter Albert Ribisi's property located off Abbate Road for the )f realigning the roadway at its intersection with Jones-Butler Road and )ut the existinq drainage ditch for the health, safety and welfare of the general ;ire is located in Precinct 1. OF FUNDS: N/A TATION: e will be maintained as needed for drainage purposes. 'ED BY: · Vance, P.E. ~gineer This Re~e_~s~t is/Al~proved /(or) Denied~ Date: ~ APPROVED BY: Commissioner Eric Caldwell Precinct 1 .by Commissioners' Court Tony J, Comrr~ Kenny comn~ II. III. fo~ th~ (Own~ Richa Coun' Own BRAZOS COUNTY PRIVATE PROPERTY ACCESS PERMISSION FORM Randy Shes County Judge es Duane Peter ioner Pet 1 Commissioner Pct 2 allard Carey Cauley, Jr. ioner Pet 3 Commissioner Pot 4 Date July 30, 2004 LAND OWNER AND ADDRESS Dr. Albert Ribisi 900 Island Drive, #202 Rancho Mirage, California92270 LOCATION OF WORK Abbate Road @ Jones/Butler Road (I&GN Road) DESCRIPTION OF WORK TO BE DONE Permission to enter property the purpose of removing existing material and turn back to natural ground portion of Abbate Road that crosses your property. Also, clean the existing :~~dERoad for ~nage purposes. IF YES, ESTIMATED FREQUENCY OF MAINTENANCE as needed will be notified prior to maintenance) qu~rea. ~ena resumes Mevans@griglobal.Com or fax to: (936) 870~963 OFFICE MANAGER/LOAN PROCESSOR: Commu- nications with 'customers, lenders, title, appraisal, survey companies. Proc- essing Mortgage, FHA, sub-prime, Chattel, Manu- factured closings, AP, in- ventory, general office. Full-time. Salary $25- $30K + commission, ben- efits. Send resume to: humanresources@ hstr.com SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELORS: needed for the Texas Department .of Criminal Justice Hamil- ton Pm-Release Thera- peutic Community. For more info, contact Marte Ballard at 936-437-6307. i452 Help Wanted- Technical "th~ 'job' to ·suit your .tem- perament. It will suit your wallet too. With a .free comprehensive training program, high earning po- . .tential, hospital/dental in- surance, retirement bene- fits and stock options, fre- quent recognition pm- grams and a promote- from-whithin policy. 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One man oper- ation. No exPer needed. $19K. (830)426-9755 .DATA ENTRY: Attn: Com- puter' help needed. Earn up 'to '$75/hr. (800)799- 4935 dlpinternationaLCOm 699 Legal Notices I,/I L to Loan CASH LOANS: Up to $500. Se hal:aa espanol. Toledo. Finance 979-779-2425 699 Legal Notlces, BRYAN:, ' :: ::,'..~ · t-l, o~ ~a. ~i~i~' · $445; Call 979-2:29-1782 699 Legal Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The District judges Of' Brazes County will conduct public hearing as required by the Local Government Cede, Section 152.905. At this time parties in interest and citizens have an opportunity to be heard on the is- sue of the amount of annual compensation of the Coun- ty Auditor, Assistant Auditors and Distdct Court Report- ers. The District Judges will be reviewing appointments for Assistant Auditors in the Brazes County Auditor's of- fica, setting annual compensation related to such ap- pointments and reviewing the budget. The hearing will be conducted in the 85th District Courtroom, on the sec- ond floor of the Brazes County Courthouse in Bryan, Texas, at 12:00 PM, Wednesday, August 18, 2004. 8-4-04 699 Lega' Notice* 699 LeNa' Notices NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING THE STATE OF TEXAS: : COUNTY OF BRAZES : The Commissioners Court of Brazes County, Taxa: will hold a Public Hearing to consider the posting of speed limits on Deer Park Drive in Precinct 1. The place of the hearing will be at the Brazes Center, 3232 Briarcrest Drive, Bryan, Texas; The date of the hearing will be Tuesday, August 17, 2004 and the tim( of the hearing will be 7:00 P.M. All interested persons are invited to attend said hear- ing and present their cause, if any, for or against the 4aosting of speed limits on Deer Park Drive in Precinct 1. 8-4-04 -. ~ 699 Legal Notices 699 Legal Notices NOTICE OF INTENTION TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION NOTICE is hereby given that it is the intention of the commissioners Court of Brazes County, Texas (the "County"), to issue interest-bearing Certificates of Obligation of the County to be designated and known as Ire 'BRAZES COUNTY, TEXAS CERTIFI- CATES OF OBLIGATION, SERIES 2004" (the "Certificates") for the purpose of provid- ing for the payment of contractual obligations to be incurred in connection with the de- sign, planning, acquisition, construction, equipping, expansion, and/or renovation of certain pub[lc property, specifically being purchase of ten acres on State Highway 21 for a Sheriff Administration building, 2.5 acres on the corner of Anderson Street uno George Bush Drive for Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3, -dght of way on State Highway 21 east to the county line, and realty, including any improvements thereon, located in close proximity to the county courthouse to be used or (if necessary) provide the locale for a county building; construction and equipment of a building for Justice of the Peace, P~:ecinct 3: purchase and acquisition of heavy equipment for construction and maintenance of County roads; acquisition and installation of chillers for the county courthouse; acquisition of technical equipment for~courtrooms; improvements for Americans with Disability Act compliance for entranc,~s to all county buildings; and construction of the following road improvements: North Dowling Road, Dilly Shaw Tap Road, Westway, Lakewood Drive, Rabbit Lane, Koppe Bridge Road, Grassbur Road, EnlOe Drive, Barnes Road, Wooddale Circle, Bethany, ,and Opersteny Lane; and the payment of contractual obligations for professional services In Connection with such projects (inCluding, but not limited to, financial advisory, legal, ,architectural, and engi- neering). The Commissioners Court tentatively proposes to authorize the issuance of the Certificates at its regular meeting place in the commissioners Courtroom. Brazes County Courthouse, 300 East 26th Street, Bryan, Texas, at a Regular Meeting Of the Commissioners Court to be commenced at 9.'00 a.m., ori the 24th day of August 2004, in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000. The Commissioners court presently propos- es to provide for payment of the Certificates by the pledge of an annual ad valorem tax levied upon all taxable property within the County, within the limits prescribed by law, and by a pledge of $1,000 of certain of the revenues received by the County from the operation of the Brazes Center. The Certificates are to be issued, and this notice is given, pursuarlt to Section 271.041, et seq., Texas Local Government Code. /~! Randy Sims County Judge, Brazes County, Texas ATTEST: /s/ Kar.en MeQueen ·. County Clerk, Brazes County, Texas ' COMMISSIONERS COURT SEAL) . ,q. 8-4-04, 8-114)4