Streetscape resolution

Ector County commissioners will vote on doing their part for improvements to the Fifth Street corridor at a Monday meeting.

Commissioners will vote on a resolution of support for a "green corridor project" that is designed to seek $1 million in federal funding that will improve the Fifth Street Streetscape between Medical Center Hospital and Odessa Regional Medical Center, Precinct 3 Commissioner Dale Childers said.

The project is being led by Main Street Odessa and the City of Odessa, which would contribute 20 percent of the price tag.

"It will really enhance the beauty of Fifth Street," said Childers, the commissioners’ representative to the Main Street board.

It will include a bicycle path and landscaping, Childers said.

In other action, commissioners will consider:

>> A resolution declaring Nov. 9- 13 as "Youth Appreciation Week."

>> Five awards from the Ector County Health Department for food service establishments for "food protection and conscientious sanitation practices."

>> Proclaiming November "Official Home Care and Hospice" month.

>> A rate change for the Permian Basin Healthcare Network.

>> Accepting a $41,389 award from the U.S. Department of Justice.

>> A conversion to Tyler’s Odyssey software.

>> Donations of a 2006 Ford truck to the West Odessa Volunteer Fire Dept. and a 1977 Dodge truck and a 1994 Ford truck to the Goldsmith Fire Dept.

>> "No show" appointments at the Ector County Employee Wellness Center.

>> The purchase of a 2010 Toyota Tundra SR5 Crew Max short bed pickup.

>> The 2009-2010 Victims of Crime Act grant award from the governor’s criminal justice division for the Victim Assistance Program in the district attorney’s office.

>> A State Energy Conservation Office grant application.

>> A service maintenance agreement with Systech for the fire alarm system at Ector County Detention Center for $16,200 a year.

>> The 2010 Texas state Library Loan Star Grant for $20,952.

>> A request that the county accept maintenance and signage of the roads at Gunsmoke subdivision.

>> Budget amendments for capital projects fund for land acquisition for $63,324 from unreserved fund balance (and another $15,001 for major building projects from unreserved fund balance); for capital projects fund for major building projects for $69,151 from unreserved fund balance; and for $50,000 for new building from unreserved fund balance.

IF YOU GO

>> What: Ector County Commissioners Court meeting.

>> When: 10 a.m. Monday.

>> Where: Commissioners Courtroom, Ector County Administration Building Annex, 1010 E. Eighth St.

>> Call: 498-4100.