BE IT REMEMBERED, that on this 30th day of May A.D., 2017, there was begun and held a SPECIAL MEETING of the Honorable Commissioners’ Court of Hidalgo County, Texas, wherein the following members thereof were present, to-wit:
| HONORABLE RAMON GARCIA HONORABLE DAVID FUENTES HONORABLE EDUARDO "EDDIE" CANTU HONORABLE JOE M. FLORES HONORABLE JOSEPH PALACIOS |
HIDALGO COUNTY JUDGE COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT NO. 1 COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT NO. 2 COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT NO. 3 COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT NO. 4 |
and ARTURO GUAJARDO, JR., COUNTY CLERK & EX-OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COMMISSIONERS’ COURT of Hidalgo County, Texas, wherein the following proceedings were had, to-wit:
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AGENDA DRAINAGE DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS May 30, 2017 9:00 A.M. |
NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, that a SPECIAL MEETING of the Drainage District #1 Board of Directors will be held at the Edinburg Council Chambers 415 W. University Drive, Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas. Discussion and possible action relating to the following business will be transacted:
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
CONSENT AGENDA
The following items are of a routine or administrative nature. The Drainage District #1 Board has been furnished with background and support on each item, and/or it has been discussed at a previous meeting. All items will be acted upon by one vote without being discussed separately unless requested by a Board Member, in which event the item or items will immediately be withdrawn for individual consideration in its normal sequence after the items not requiring separate discussion have been acted upon. The remaining items will be adopted by one vote.
The entire board was present at the meeting.
Raul Sesin led the courtroom in Prayer.
No comments under open forum.
The board moved to approve the entire consent agenda.
1.) Pct. 4 North Seminary Estates
This project is north of Edinburg Lake, designed my Quintanilla Headley & Associates. As per Sesin, $437,000 was invested into this area after Hurricane Dolly. The project is fully completed.
2.) Pct. 4 Mile 17 1/2 & Tower Road Drainage Improvement Project
Sesin let the court know that this project was engineered by his office with a contract tag of $569,000 with Pega Construction. This project was fully completed in 2016, the project impacted Valdera Estates, Tower Heights and Four Queens which now have a positive outfall.
3.) Pct.4 Alamo Brisas Drainage Improvement Project
This project was also designed by the drainage district, with precinct 4 constructing improvements in this development. The developments where in Alamo Brisas and Tierra Acre, these did not have outfalls before. However, as of January 2017 they do have outfalls.
4.) Pct. 4 Kenyon Road & Mile 17 1/2 Drainage Improvement
This is a combination designed by in-house engineering but they also hired Vincent Construction to do some of the crossings for the project. However, the district excavated all the work, drainage ditches and improvements, this project was approximately $800,000 worth of work. Drainage improvements benefited Los Nogales and Canyon Estates.
Sesin informed that they'll be presenting various projects being constructed in the precincts to let the public know how the money is being invested.
Board Member Joseph Palacios recognized all the work done by the drainage staff for providing the adequate drainage.
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 2, EDUARDO “EDDIE” CANTU, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
B.) Presentation of scoring grid of the firms graded through the District's "Pool" of pre-qualified Professional Engineers for the purpose of ranking by the HCDD1 Board of Directors in connection with "On-Call Professional Geotechnical Services".
| FIRM NAME: | SCORE: | RANK: |
| Raba Kistner Consultants, Inc. | 98 | 2 |
| B2Z Engineering | 97 | 3 |
| L&G Consulting Engineers, Inc. dba L&G Engineering | 99 | 1 |
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 3, JOE M. FLORES, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
C.) Pursuant to the Boards approval requesting authority for the Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 to negotiate a Professional Engineering Services Agreement with the number one ranked firm of L&G Consulting Engineers, Inc.dba L&G Engineering, for the provision of "On-Call Professional Geotechnical Services".
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 2, EDUARDO “EDDIE” CANTU, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 2, EDUARDO “EDDIE” CANTU, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
B.) Presentation of scoring grid of the firms graded through the District's "Pool" of pre-qualified Professional Engineers for the purpose of ranking by the HCDD1 Board of Directors in connection with "On-Call Professional Geotechnical Services".
| FIRM NAME: | SCORE: | RANK: |
| Millennium Engineers Group, Inc. | 99 | 1 |
| Terracon Consultants, Inc. | 98 | 2 |
| Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI) | 97 | 3 |
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 3, JOE M. FLORES, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
C.) Pursuant to the Boards approval requesting authority for the Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1 to negotiate a Professional Engineering Services Agreement with the number one ranked firm, Millennium Engineers Group, Inc., for the provision of "On-Call Professional Geotechnical Services".
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 3, JOE M. FLORES, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 1, DAVID FUENTES, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 3, JOE M. FLORES, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 - Unanimously
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 2, EDUARDO “EDDIE” CANTU, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
B. Pursuant to TXLGC 262.031 and in the interest of expediting a project's progress, requesting authority/approval for Drainage District General Manager, Raul E. Sesin, P.E., CFM, to execute change orders that involve ...'an increase or decrease in cost of $50,000.00 or LESS and in no event to exceed the Change Order's statutory limits...'. The original contract price may not be decreased by 18 % or more without the consent of the contractor".
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 2, EDUARDO “EDDIE” CANTU, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
Budget 300-J-09 Project Pct.4
Approval to issue payment on the following item: Invoice No. PP1-5 2017 in the amount of $178,354.10 from Hidalgo County Precinct No. 4 for reimbursement of labor, machine hours and fuel related to the construction of the J-09 Project (Pay Periods 1 through 5 of 2017).
Project Engineer: Tedsi Infrastructure Group
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 1, DAVID FUENTES, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 - Unanimously
Budget: 365-Rural Drainage Development Pct.4
Approval to issue payment on the following item:
Application for Payment No. 3 in the amount of $159, 177.01 from Venser Contractors, LLC pertaining to Construction Contract No. HCDD1-16-045-09-27 Kenyon Rd & Mile 17 Area Drainage Improvements.
Project Engineer: Noe Saldivar, P.E.-Hidalgo County Drainage District No. 1
PO#630834
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 2, EDUARDO “EDDIE” CANTU, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 3, JOE M. FLORES, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 2, EDUARDO “EDDIE” CANTU, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 - Unanimously
B. Pursuant to the Board's approval of Agenda Item 60043 (A), requesting approval to issue manual payment in the amount of $13,880.63 to Sierra Title of Hidalgo County, Inc. Order File No. 0003161950 Parcel 28.
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 3, JOE M. FLORES, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 2, EDUARDO “EDDIE” CANTU, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 1, DAVID FUENTES, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 - Unanimously
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 3, JOE M. FLORES, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
Sesin explained to Fuentes that when they put the CMT pool together, precinct 1 had selected Raba Kistner.
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 3, JOE M. FLORES, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
B. Pursuant to TXLGC 262.031 and in the interest of expediting a project's progress, requesting authority/approval for Drainage District General Manager, Raul E. Sesin, P.E., CFM, to execute change orders that involve ...'an increase or decrease in cost of $50,000.00 or LESS and in no event to exceed the Change Order's statutory limits...'. The original contract price may not be decreased by 18 % or more without the consent of the contractor".
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 2, EDUARDO “EDDIE” CANTU, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
Board of Directors may go into Closed Session pursuant to Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Sections 551.071 & 551.072 to discuss the following:
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 2, EDUARDO “EDDIE” CANTU, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
No action taken on this item.
No action taken on this item.
Proceed as Directed.
No action taken on this item.
Board of Directors may reconvene into Closed Session for the discussion regarding the agenda items listed
No action taken on this item.
Board of Directors may reconvene into Open Session for the discussion regarding the agenda items listed
No action taken on this item.
On motion by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 4, JOSEPH PALACIOS, seconded by BOARD MEMBER PCT. 3, JOE M. FLORES, the Board made a UNANIMOUS vote of approval.
Vote: 5 - 0 – Unanimously
Court, the meetings of the Commissioners' Court and the
Drainage District #1 Board are now hereby adjourned.
Dated this the 30th day of May, 2017
ARTURO GUAJARDO, JR., County Clerk
Hidalgo County, Texas
By: ______________________________
Norma G. Cantu, Deputy
I, ARTURO GUAJARDO, JR., County Clerk attest that this is an accurate accounting of a proceeding of the Commissioners’ Court held on May 30, 2017.
Signed this 30th day of MAY 2017
ATTEST:
ARTURO GUAJARDO, JR.
County Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk
Of the Commissioners’ Court of
Hidalgo County
By: ____________________________
(Seal) Norma G. Cantu, Deputy
