[Call to Order ]
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WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE PARKER COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO ORDER ON THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2020 THIRD.
IT IS 9:00 AM WE DO HAVE A QUORUM WITH THE COUNTY CLERK AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PRESENT.
UH, WE WILL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION LED BY SCOTT MARSH FROM THE TRINITY CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, LED BY PARKER COUNTY, JUDGE PROAM.
COMMISSIONER CONLEY, PLEASE STAND IF WE, WE PRAY TOGETHER.
FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THE DAY.
THANK YOU FOR OUR LEADERS AND THE PEOPLE OF PARKER COUNTY.
THANK YOU FOR THE SWEET PLACE THAT WHICH WE GET TO LIVE, RAISE OUR FAMILY, DO BUSINESS.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS.
AND MAY WE IN TURN HONOR YOU IN OUR CHARACTER AND OUR FREEDOMS, OUR STEWARDSHIP AND GENEROSITY, AND IN OUR RELATIONSHIPS.
FATHER, I THANK YOU IN JESUS GREAT NAME.
PLEASURE, FLAG IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE STRONG UNDER THE TEXAS FLAG INVISIBLE.
[4. CONSENT]
MOVE TO ITEM FOUR ON THE CONSENT AGENDA UNDER ITEM A, UNDER AUDITOR ITEMS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR UNDER ITEM B, UH, ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND FOUR.AND UNDER ITEM C ONE, TWO, AND THREE, UM, BECKY, YOU WANNA COME OUT AND BEFORE WE APPROVE THAT, A COUPLE ITEMS YOU HAVE YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT, UM, ON B2, WE HAVE A REQUEST TO, UH, RELEASE SOME PLEDGE SECURITIES FROM PLAINS CAPITAL BANK.
AND I JUST NEED Y'ALL TO BLESS THAT RELEASE, PLEASE.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. BECKY, DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER ONE? I DO.
UM, WELL LET ME, LEMME GO AHEAD AND GET, UM, OKAY.
COMMISSION WALTERS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH COMMISSIONER COLL THIS SECOND.
WE ARE ON THE DISCUSSION PHASE TO PROCEED.
UM, ON NUMBER FOUR, IT'S UNEMPLOYMENT APPEAL CLAIMS. I ACTUALLY REALLY COULDN'T REMEMBER HOW SHE PRESENTED THIS BEFORE, SO I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE COURT OF UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS. SINCE I HAVE TAKEN OFFICE AND BEEN OVER THIS, UH, WE HAD FOUR UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS. WE HAVE TWO THAT ARE APPEALS TO DATE, AND SO FAR WE HAVE ONE BOTH APPEALS.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? ONE SECOND.
[7.A. Proclaim April 2023 as Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month in Parker County. (Kathy Meyer / Judge Deen) ]
GONNA, WE'RE GONNA MOVE DOWN THE, THE, UH, AGENDA JUST ON A COUPLE OF FEW ITEMS HERE UNDER ITEM SEVEN A, UH, FOR CLAIM.APRIL, 2023 IS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS IN PREVENTION MONTH IN PARKER COUNTY.
UH, CATHERINE MEYER, I BELIEVE WE, WE'LL COME UP AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE SOME PEOPLE WITH YOU ALSO.
I AM WITH CASA HOPERA CHILDREN.
I HAVE, UH, CATHERINE THOMPSON WITH THE CAC WITH ME AND COURTNEY.
UM, APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS PREVENTION MONTH.
AND DURING THAT MONTH, UH, WE'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT OUR ORGANIZATIONS DO IN THE, UM, COUNTY IN PARKER COUNTY ON PREVENTION.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE COURT TO PLEASE APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION DECLARING AND HONORING APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH.
AND WE HAVE, UM, JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND FOR CASA, IN THE YEAR 2022, WE SERVED 356 CHILDREN WHO WERE VICTIMS OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS KIND OF AN UNKNOWN ISSUE AND PEOPLE ARE NOT AWARE OF IT.
AND SO BY HAVING THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, UH, DECLARE THE MONTH IN RECOGNITION OF CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION, I BELIEVE IT WILL BRING
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IT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COMMUNITY AND THEY WILL BE MORE AWARE AND FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT IF THEY SEE SOMETHING, THEY NEED TO SAY SOMETHING.COMMISSIONER COLLINS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
CHRIS SIG BACK THERE FROM CPS BOARD.
CHRIS, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY TODAY? I, I THINK SHE WAS VERY ELOQUENT AND I APPRECIATE WHAT COMMISSIONER DO FOR OUR THANK YOU.
AND SECOND IS BY COMMISSIONER HOL THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
OH, I DO HAVE A, UH, PROCLAMATION.
I'D LIKE TO JUST, UH, QUICKLY GO THROUGH AND THEN HAVE Y'ALL COME UP FOR A PICTURE, IF THAT WOULD BE OKAY.
UH, PROCLAMATION ON CHILD AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH.
WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AFFECTING EVERY SEGMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY.
AND FINDING SOLUTIONS REQUIRES INPUT AND ACTION FROM EVERYONE.
SINCE CHILDREN ARE OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCE AND WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF TEXAS, WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE WILL HAVE LONG-TERM PSYCHOLOGICAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL EFFECTS THAT HAVE LASTING CONSEQUENCES FOR VICTIMS AND ABUSE.
WHEREAS EFFECTIVE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES SUCCEED BECAUSE THE PARTNERSHIPS CREATED BETWEEN CHILD WELFARE PROFESSIONALS, EDUCATION, HEALTH, COMMUNITY, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESS LAW ENFORCEMENT, AGENCIES AND FAMILIES.
WHEREAS WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE MUST WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO INCREASE CH AWARENESS ABOUT CHILD ABUSE AND CONTRIBUTE TO PROMOTE THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN A SAFE, STABLE, AND NURTURE ENVIRONMENT.
WHEREAS PREVENTION REMAINS THE BEST DEFENSE IN OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
NOW, THERE WILL BE NOTED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF THE COUNTY OF PARKER DUE, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2020 THIRD IS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH AND CAUSE THE OBSERVANCE TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR CITIZENS.
SO PROCLAIM THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2020 SECOND.
IF Y'ALL WOULD, IF Y'ALL WOULD COME UP PLEASE.
UH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANNA SAY CA KATHY, WOULD YOU SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PINWHEEL PROJECT? THE PINWHEEL PROJECT AS WELL? Y'ALL HAVE SIGNS HERE.
SO, UM, JUST REAL QUICKLY, MONDAY, APRIL 3RD, UM, WE WILL BE PUTTING OUT PINWHEELS, UM, HERE AT BOTH ENDS OF THE COURTHOUSE AT 10 O'CLOCK.
UM, EACH PINWHEEL REPRESENTS A CHILD THAT HAS BEEN IN FOSTER CARE AND THEY STAY OUT FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH.
AND, UM, AS WE ADD CHILDREN, WE WILL PUT MORE PINWHEELS OUT, BUT, UM, THAT'S WHAT THE PINWHEELS REPRESENT.
IF YOU SEAL PINWHEELS WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING AROUND, YOU'LL KNOW THAT.
AND WE INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME AND WEAR.
THEY'RE BLUE ON MONDAY AT 10 O'CLOCK, UH, APRIL 3RD.
AND, UM, WE WILL HAVE THE WEATHERFORD DEMOCRAT OUT THERE TO TAKE PICTURES AS WELL.
[7.B. Proclaim April 2023 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Parker County. (Donna Chambers / Judge Deen) ]
WE'LL GO TO ITEM SEVEN B ON PROCLAIM APRIL, 2023, A SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH IN PARKER COUNTY.UH, DONNA CHAMBERS AND YOU HAVE YOUR TEAM.
I'M THE SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS ADVOCATE.
UM, THIS MONTH IS COMING UP IN APRIL, AS IS MS. KATHY.
IT'S AN AWARENESS TO BRING TO THE COMMUNITY THE FACT THAT THE SEXUAL ASSAULT IS VERY PREVALENT IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND TO TRY TO EDUCATE EVERYBODY ON SOME OF THE THINGS TO WATCH FOR.
SOME OF THE THINGS TO BE AWARE OF IN YOUR COMMUNITY WILL BE GOING OUT TO THE WEATHERFORD COLLEGE AND DOING AN OUTREACH PROGRAM.
WE'RE HAVING A LUNCHEON, UH, MIDDLE OF APRIL FOR TO SHOW APPRECIATION
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TO ALL OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR HOW THEY SUPPORT US, AND THEY'RE THERE FOR US AND OUR VICTIMS. AND WE WILL ALSO BE DOING A VIGIL AT THE END OF THE MONTH WHERE WE HONOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.AND WE WOULD INVITE Y'ALL TO ATTEND THAT.
THAT'LL BE AT THE DOS CENTER ON THE 25TH AT 6:00 PM AND I'LL HAVE A CALENDAR OUT.
WE'LL HAVE FACEBOOK POSTINGS AND EVERYTHING OF ALL THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES.
WE ARE A CRISIS INTERVENTION CENTER HERE IN, UM, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS OVER ON FORT WORTH HIGHWAY.
AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMISSION, UM, IN EVERYTHING THAT WE TRY TO ACCOMPLISH HERE IN PROTECTING THOSE VICTIMS BEFORE EDUCATION AND TRYING TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT AND THEN AFTER PROVIDING SERVICES AND SUPPORT AS A WEATHER HEALING PROCESS.
SO WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
UM, I'D LIKE TO, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE YOU HAVE WHO I HAVE TO SPEAK? YES.
I HAVE TWO OF MY COWORKERS HERE.
THEY'RE BOTH A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SIDE.
SO THEY WERE HERE THIS MORNING TO SUPPORT ME.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? UH, NO.
I THINK SHE COVERED EVERYTHING.
UM, WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR A MOTION ON THIS BEFORE I READ THE PROCLAMATION.
COMMISSIONER WALTON'S MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROCLAMATION WITH JACOB.
UH, MAKING THE SECOND ON THIS.
UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
UH, I'M GONNA READ THE PROCLAMATION IF Y'ALL WOULD COME UP FOR A, UH, PHOTO.
UH, ON PROCLAMATION OF THE SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH, WHEREAS THE SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH CAUSE ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS WIDESPREAD AND IMPACTS EVERY PERSON IN THE COMMUNITY.
SAM AIMS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND EDUCATION, EDUCATE OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW TO PREVENT IT.
SEXUAL ASSAULTS PREVENT PREVALENCE IS BASED ON THE WIDESPREAD DEVASTATING ABUSE OF POWER.
ONE THAT AFFECTS PEOPLE OF EVERY AGE, RACE, SEX, GENDER, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUND, AND RELIGION.
WHEREAS RAPE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT ARE HARMFUL WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
WITHIN ONE IN FIVE WOMEN AND ONE IN 67 MEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED, ASSAULTED AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIFETIME.
AND WHEREAS SEXUAL ASSAULT ABUSED PREVENTION MUST BE A PRIORITY TO CONFRONT THE REALITY THAT ONE IN SIX LITTLE BOYS AND ONE IN FOUR LITTLE GIRLS WILL EXPERIENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT BEFORE TURNING 18 YEARS OLD, WHEREAS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES, ONE IN FIVE WOMEN AND ONE IN 16 CHILDREN OR SEXUAL ASSAULTED AND THEIR COLLEGE YEARS.
WHEREAS 33, 30 3% OF ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES HAVE EXPERIENCED SEXUAL VIOLENCE DURING THEIR LIFETIME.
WHEREAS 2023 MARKS THE 22ND ANNIVERSARY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.
JOINTLY WE CAN PUBLICLY SUPPORT VICTIMS, SHARE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT ASSAULT AND ONLINE HARASSMENT, AND TAKE LONG STANCE AGAINST VICTIM BLAMING COMMENTS.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT NOTED IN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF THE COUNTY OF PARKER.
DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 23RD, 2020 THIRD, A SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH.
WE JOIN FREEDOM HOUSE AS A HELP SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BY SUPPORTING THE EXTRADITION OF SEXUAL ASSAULT THROUGH IMPROVING VICTIM SAFETY AND HOLDING PERPETRATORS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS AGAINST MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SO PROCLAIMED THE 27TH DAY OF MARCH, 2023.
[7.C. Consider/Approve reappointment of Shannon Nave to an additional 4-year term on Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District's Board of Directors effective June 1,2023. (Shannon Nave / Judge Deen) ]
WANNA MOVE TO ITEM ITEM SEVEN C ON CONSIDER APPROVED REAPPOINTMENT OF SHANNON NAVE TO AN ADDITIONAL FOUR YEAR TERM ON THE UPPER TRINITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EFFECTIVE JUNE 1ST, 2023.UH, WE DO HAVE SHANNON HERE AND
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ALSO, UH, THE DIRECTOR OF THE UPPER TRINITY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AS WELL.I'M, UM, CURRENTLY ONE OF THE DIRECT TWO DIRECTORS THE COUNTY HAS ON THE OPPORTUNITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR PARKER COUNTY.
I'VE SERVED THERE FOR FIVE YEARS.
I THINK OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS WE'VE SEEN SEVERAL THINGS THAT HAVE COME ALONG, SUCH AS THE RECENT RAINWATER HARVESTING, UH, PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL FACILITIES HERE IN PARKER COUNTY THAT HA ONE'S RECEIVED IT AND SEVERAL ON THE LIST.
AND I LOOK FORWARD IF THE COMMISSION SO DEEMS TO SERVE ANOTHER FOUR YEARS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT, UH, CONTINUING TO PROSPER AND GROW AS A COUNTY, BUT KEEPING AN EYE TOWARDS THE FUTURE AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE WATER IN THE GROUND FOR OUR FUTURE NEEDS.
MR. CHAU, YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY? NO, I JUST, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND, AND AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED IN THE, THE LETTER THAT I SENT, UH, THE TERM EXPIRES ON JUNE ONE.
UH, SO OBVIOUSLY IF, IF ACTION'S TAKEN HERE TODAY TO REAPPOINT, UH, MR. NAVE, THEN, THEN AT OUR JUNE MEETING, WE'LL DO THE SWEARING IN AND SUBMIT ALL THE DOCUMENTATION TO THE STATE AT THAT TIME.
MOTION, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
APPRECIATE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'D LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, I DON'T THINK WE DID THIS LAST TIME WHEN WE DID A REAPPOINTMENT.
UM, I DON'T WANT TO KILL THE, TAKING ALL THESE PICTURES AND EVERYTHING, BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOUR SERVICE TO THIS COMMUNITY.
AND THAT'S NOT AN EASY JOB TO DO BECAUSE, UM, AS I THINK ALL THE COMMISSIONERS HERE WILL ATTEST WATER'S PRETTY IMPORTANT TO THIS COMMUNITY.
UH, IF YOU WOULD COME ON UP AND LET'S TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR APPOINTMENT HERE.
[5.A. Update from the Parker County Master Gardeners on activities and hours volunteered during the 2022 year in service to the citizens of Parker County. (Jay Kingston / Judge Deen) ]
WE'RE GONNA MOVE DOWN TO ITEM FIVE A ON THE UPDATE FROM THE PARKER COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS ON ACTIVITIES AND HOURS VOLUNTEERED DURING THE 2022 YEAR IN SERVICE TO THE CITIZEN OF PARKER COUNTY.I'M THE COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT HERE IN PARKER COUNTY.
AND I THOUGHT I'D LIKE TO SHARE SOME THINGS THAT OUR MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATION IS DOING HERE, UH, FOR THE COMMUNITIES IN PARKER COUNTY.
THERE YOU HAVE A HANDOUT OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF, OF THE THINGS WE'VE DONE THIS PAST YEAR IN 2022.
UH, SO WE ENDED THE YEAR WITH 88, UH, CERTIFIED MASTER GARDENERS VOLUNTEERS, AND THEY ALL CONTRIBUTED JUST UNDER 10,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR THE YEAR DOING VARIOUS, UH, VARIOUS THINGS, UH, FOR THE COUNTY.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE A PRETTY GOOD FOLLOWING ON FACEBOOK WITH IT JUST UNDER 2,500 FOLLOWERS.
UH, HAVE A PRETTY BIG EMAIL GROUP THAT WE SEND OUR NEWSLETTERS TO WITH AN ESTIMATED OUTREACH OF JUST, UH, AROUND 18,000 PEOPLE.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'M PROUD OF THAT THEY DO IS THEY ACTUALLY DO GO OUT AND TEACH.
AND SO WE'VE HAD 14 DIFFERENT, UH, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS REACHING, YOU SEE, THERE ARE JUST OVER 600 ATTENDEES.
UH, NOT ONLY DO WE TEACH ADULTS, BUT WE TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND, AND TEACH YOUTH AS AS POSSIBLE.
AND WE, SO WE HAVE OUR JUNIOR MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM, AND WE'VE, UH, REACHED 85 STUDENTS AT THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
UM, WE HAVE NINE DIFFERENT PROJECTS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY THAT, UH, WE VOLUNTEER AND, AND WORK AT.
AND THOSE ARE USED AS TEACHING TOOLS FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE WHAT WORKS HERE IN PARKER COUNTY IN TERMS OF GROWING PLANTS AND TAKING CARE OF PLANTS.
AND SO, UH, WE ARE DEFINITELY PROUD OF THE ONE AT OUR OFFICE, AT THE EXTENSION OFFICE AND Y'ALL SUPPORTING THAT.
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UM, ONE THING THAT WE STARTED, UH, THIS PAST, IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS, THIS IS OUR SECOND YEAR, IS THE NINE GRANTS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS, UH, IN THE COUNTY.AND SO THROUGH OUR ANNUAL PLANT SALE, WE, UH, WE BRING IN QUITE A BIT OF MONEY, AND SO WE THOUGHT WE WOULD GIVE THAT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO WE, WE AWARDED NINE GRANTS THIS PAST YEAR.
AND THOSE PEOPLE, UH, THAT, THAT RECEIVE, THOSE HAVE TO HAVE THE SAME, UH, TEACHING, UH, IDEAS THAT, THAT AG AGRILIFE EXTENSION OFFERS.
AND SO WE, UH, SOME OF THOSE THAT, THAT RECEIVED GRANTS THIS PAST YEAR WERE THE TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK.
UH, THERE WAS A COUPLE OF GARDEN CLUBS, ST.
FRANCIS CHURCH, WHICH HAS A COMMUNITY GARDEN.
AND SO WE WERE SUPPORTED THAT, UH, SANCTIFIED HOPE, UH, UH, WORKING WITH THEM IN, IN ONE OF THEIR GARDENS.
AND THEN ALSO WE, WE TARGETED FOUR YOUTH GROUPS.
WE HAD A FOUR H INSECT GROUP THAT WAS STARTING UP TO LEARN ABOUT INSECTS.
THE PEACERY FFA WAS STARTING A BEEKEEPING, UH, PROJECT, AND WE, SO WE SUPPORTED THAT FOR THEM.
ALSO, WEATHERFORD IS D UH, ONE OF THEIR CULINARY CLASSES.
AND SO THEY'RE GROWING THEIR ACTUAL, UH, VEGETABLES THAT THEY USE IN THEIR CLASS TO, TO LEARN TO COOK AND, AND SERVE OTHERS.
THEN ALSO MARY MARTIN ELEMENTARY THROUGH THE JUNIOR MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM.
SO THESE, THESE GUYS ARE VERY BUSY.
UH, AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, OUR ANNUAL PLANT SALE IS, UH, APRIL THE EIGHTH, UH, COMING UP, UH, COUPLE OF WEEKS.
AND WE HOLD THAT AT THE HERITAGE PARK.
WE'RE WORKING HARD GETTING THAT POOL TOGETHER.
AND THEN ALSO, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR NEW VOLUNTEERS TO JOIN.
AND WE'LL BE HAVING AN INTERN TRAINING CLASS COMING THIS FALL.
AND SO IF, IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED, UH, WE'LL BE DOING THAT.
I BROUGHT WITH ME SEVERAL OF OUR, UH, MEMBERS.
WE HAVE FRED AND TERRY BARTON, BOB AND SUSAN SHOWMAN, KATHY CARTER AND KAREN LEUN.
AND WE APPRECIATE, UH, ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY DO FOR US.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? YEAH, WE, WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT, THAT YOU DO.
AND THAT'S QUITE A GROUP YOU GOT THERE.
YEAH, THAT'S, IT'S, IT'S LIKE HERDING CATS SOMETIMES.
BUT YEAH, SO THEY DO A LOT OF GREAT WORK AND, UH, LIKE WE HAD THE UNDERGROUND WATER DISTRICT UP THERE.
WE, WE DO A LOT OF WATER CONSERVATION WORK AS WELL.
AND SO THAT'S GONNA BE, IT IS IMPORTANT AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPORTANT, AND SO BEING A PART OF THAT AS WELL.
YOU KNOW, UH, THIS IS, THIS IS OTHER, THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES, IF Y'ALL WOULD, EVEN THE ONES THAT ARE BEING HURTED, IF Y'ALL, IF Y'ALL CAN, IF Y'ALL CAN COME ON UP.
WE'RE GONNA GET A PICTURE OF THIS.
I LOVE GETTING 50 YEARS AGO, THERE'S NO ACTION ON THAT.
WANT MOVED DOWN? UH, WE HAVE OUR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEER
[7.I. Authorize the county judge to execute the Donation Agreement with Walsh Ranches Partnership, LLC. (Chris Bosco/ Kim Rivas / Judge Deen) ]
HERE.I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE DOWN TO ITEM SEVEN.
I AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE DONATION AGREEMENT WITH WALSH RANCH PARTNERSHIP, UH, LLC.
UH, CHRIS, IF YOU WOULD COME ON UP AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
CHRIS MOSCO WITH FRIES, NICKELS, WE'RE GONNA GET DISC CONNECTED.
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THE NEXT TWO AGENDA ITEMS ARE SOMEWHAT, UH, LET'S SEE, LOST IT THAT, UH, ARE, ARE CONNECTED.UM, SO THIS, UM, THIS IS A MAP THAT TECH STOCK PROVIDED, UH, THAT SHOWS ALL THE WORK, UH, THAT'S GOING ON AT THE 20 I 30 SPLIT.
UM, THE PROJECT IN QUESTION, UH, TODAY IS ACTUALLY, IT'S THESE TWO PHASES OF THE PROJECT.
UH, YOU'LL SEE HALF OF IT'S IN TARRANT COUNTY, HALF OF IT'S IN PARKER COUNTY.
UH, IT'S ABOUT A 50 MILLION, UH, PROJECT THAT THAT TEXA IS DOING.
AND THE DONATION AGREEMENT IS SPECIFICALLY, I'LL KIND OF MOVED TO THE NEXT SLIDE HERE IS, UH, THE PORTION IN PARKER COUNTY, UH, THE WALSH RANCH, UH, BRIDGE.
AND, UM, WHAT THE, WHAT THE, UM, THE, YOU HAVE THE LARGER PROJECT FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
WHAT THE AFA AND THE DONATION AGREEMENT ARE REFERENCING IS AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, YOU'VE PROBABLY NOTICED THE WALSH RANCH BRIDGE THAT'S ON 30, UH, THE LIGHTS ARE, ARE, UH, MORE DECORATIVE THE SIGNALS, UH, SOME OF THE ELEMENTS ON THE BRIDGE.
AND SO, UM, THERE'S ACTUALLY, UH, IT WAS ABOUT 500,000 IN TOTAL.
HALF IS IN TARRANT COUNTY, HALF AS IN PARKER.
AND SO, UH, THE DONATION AGREEMENT, IT WOULD BE AN AGREEMENT FOR, UH, WALSH RANCH TO PROVIDE THE COUNTY 250 3053.
AND THEN YOU'LL NOTE ON THE NEXT BID ITEM, THAT'S THE SAME AMOUNT, THAT'S THE AGREEMENT WITH TECH STOCK.
SO EFFECTIVELY THE COUNTY IS, IS KIND OF A PASS THROUGH OF, UH, HAVING A, A CONTRACT ARRANGEMENT WITH TECH STOCK AND ARRANGEMENT WITH WALSH RANCH.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRIS? PUTS A LITTLE BIT MORE CLARITY TO IT, AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE AGREEMENT IS.
SO, UM, IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HILL FOR APPROVAL WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS IT BEFORE WE GO IN? ONE ITEM I MEANT TO MENTION, I'M SURE JOHN HAS SEEN IT, BUT THE BOTH AGREEMENTS ARE VERY CLEAR THAT IF THE COSTS GO ABOVE THAT AMOUNT, THAT THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL COST TO THE COUNTY OR THERE'S NO COST TO THE COUNTY.
SO, UH, THAT'S NOTED IN BOTH AGREEMENTS RIGHT NOW.
I'D VISIT WITH BE AND WE'D REVIEWED THAT AND THAT THAT PROVISION WAS PLACED IN THERE TO PREVENT THE COUNTY FROM INCURRING ANY COSTS ON THIS PROJECT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? PASS FIVE.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE DOWN TO ITEM K ON THIS.
[7.J. Approve the Advance Funding Agreement for voluntary Local Government contributions to Transportation Improvements projects with no required match-on system between Texas Department of Transportation and Parker County for the IH20-IH20-30 Split and take any action the court deems necessary. (Chris Bosco / John Forrest / Judge Deen) ]
GO TO ITEM J.APPROVE THE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR VOLUNTARY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS WITH NO REQUIRED MATCH ON SYSTEM BETWEEN TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND PARKER COUNTY FOR THE I 20 AND I 20 AND 30 SPLIT.
TAKE ANY ACTION THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY, CHRIS? UH, YEAH, SO THIS WOULD BE THE SECOND PART.
UM, SO WOULD THE DONATION AGREEMENT THEN Y'ALL WOULD ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TECH STOCK FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF FUNDS TO, UM, FUND THOSE AESTHETIC IMPROVEMENTS? MUCH BETTER THAN WHEN WE FIRST, YEAH.
SO, UH, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? RIGHT? AS FOR A MOTION, MR. S MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH A SECOND MADE BY COMMISSIONER HILL.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE PAPER PASS FIVE OH, WE
[7.K. Discuss Transportation Bond Program Planning Timeline. (Chris Bosco / Judge Deen) ]
MOVE TO ITEM K ON DISCUSS TRANSPORTATION BOND PROGRAM PLANNING TIMELINE.CHRIS, WE KIND OF SHIFTED GEARS.
DID WE MISS ANYTHING ELSE? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE HERE WE NEED TO COVER, UM, BEFORE WE JUMP TO THAT? CAUSE THAT KIND OF DOES SHIFT, UH, THAT, THAT'S EVERYTHING ON THE, THE TECH SOCK AGREEMENT.
UH, WHAT, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO HERE IS, AND, AND WE, UM, HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THIS AND, AND, AND AS EVERYONE KNOWS, UM, WE HAVE A COMMITTEE THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED WITH MULTIPLE PARTNERS FROM, OH MY GOSH, TEX DOT, UH, COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, UH, WHICH IS COMMISSIONER WALDEN, MYSELF REPRESENT THAT.
AND ALSO, UH, THE CITY MANAGER HERE, UH, JAMES HOTTA IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THAT AMONG OTHERS.
TAR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COALITION.
I CAN GO ON AND ON, BUT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE PRODUCTIVE, REALLY JUST GREAT GROUPS OF PEOPLE THAT'S REALLY PRODUCING QUICKLY.
AND, UM, SO WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS, IS PUTTING TOGETHER WHAT ARE THE NEEDS OF THIS COUNTY AND, AND, AND, AND TAKING PARTNERSHIPS TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
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THAT INCLUDES THE EXPANSION OF I 20.AND SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING IS, UM, MOVING TOWARDS WHAT COULD BE A BOND IN NOVEMBER.
AND YOU HAVE A TIMELINE THAT YOU WANNA SHARE WITH US ON THAT AND, AND KIND OF GO THROUGH THE CORE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
I DON'T WANT TO, I DON'T WANNA GET TOO FAR AHEAD OF THIS WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AND, AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE UP TO SPEED WITH IT, MAKE SURE THEY'RE IN, IN AGREEMENT WITH IT AND WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING AND WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO ACCOMPLISH FOR.
SO WITH THIS, UH, TIMELINE, UH, SHOWS IS, UM, IF, UH, IF THE COURT CONSIDERS, UH, A TRANSPORTATION BOND ELECTION IN NOVEMBER, UH, THIS KIND OF LAYS OUT A PATH, UH, TOWARDS THAT ELECTION.
SO ONE OF THE, THE KEY DATES HERE, UH, TO NOTE IS AUGUST 21ST, UH, WHICH WOULD BE THE LAST DAY, UH, FOR THE COURT TO CALL, UH, A BOND ELECTION.
AND, AND SO THIS TIMELINE LAYS OUT, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE, THE, THE FIRST STEP WOULD BE, UH, FOR THE COURT TO, UM, REVISIT THE BOND POLICY AND PASS BONDS, UH, JUST GETTING GUIDANCE OF THE TYPE OF BOND, UM, IN, IN, IN OTHER WORDS, HOW MUCH ALLOCATION TOWARDS, UM, DISCRETIONARY FUNDS VERSUS, UH, PARTNERSHIPS WITH, WITH TECH STOCK VERSUS, UH, PROJECTS OR THAT ARE FOCUSED MORE LOCAL.
YOU KNOW, IN THE PAST TWO BONDS, A LOT OF THOSE LOCAL PROJECTS HAVE KIND OF BEEN AROUND THE SCHOOLS, UH, LIKE CHAMPIONS WAYS AN EXAMPLE, OR VERNON DEAN, UH, THE POJO, UH, PROJECTS UP IN SPRINGTOWN.
UH, SO HAVING, UM, YOU KNOW, CLARITY FROM THE COURT ON THE, THE TYPE OF BOND, UH, AND THEN THE, THE PROCESS THAT YOU SEE HERE, UH, KIND OF WHAT, WHAT I'M LABELING HERE IS PROJECT IDENTIFICATION.
UH, SO THIS WOULD BE, UH, THROUGH THE APRIL MAY TIMELINE, UM, TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, MEETING WITH EACH COMMISSIONER, UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, PROJECTS WITHIN YOUR PRECINCT, UH, ALSO, UH, PROJECTS WITHIN THE CITIES, UH, THAT ARE WITHIN YOUR PRECINCT.
UH, AND THEN THE, THE, THE EFFORT IS TO BASICALLY TAKE THAT COLLECTION OF PROJECTS, HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE LIST, IDENTIFY THE COST, UH, AND SCOPE OF THOSE PROJECTS.
AND, AND YOU'LL SEE THE, THE KIND OF GREEN BARS HERE REPRESENT ALL THE COURT MEETINGS.
UH, SO A CONCURRENT EFFORT WOULD BE, UH, HAVING YOUR BOND COUNCIL ADVISE ON THE, THE SIZE OF, UM, A POTENTIAL BOND.
UH, AND THAT WILL KIND OF INFORM, UH, ULTIMATELY WHAT THE RANKING OF THE PROJECTS WOULD BE ON THE SIZE THAT THE BOND COULD BE.
UH, YOU'LL SEE THERE ALSO COORDINATION WITH COG AND TECH OP.
UH, THOSE WOULD BE FOR ANY OF THE KIND OF ON SYSTEM PARTNERSHIPS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, MANY ARE ACTIVELY BEING DISCUSSED ALONG I 20, BUT THERE MIGHT BE OTHERS, UH, THAT GET CONSIDERED THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
AND, UM, WORKING THROUGH, SO BASICALLY THE, THE PROJECT IDENTIFICATIONS, UH, AN APRIL MAY ACTIVITY AND THEN REALLY HITTING ALMOST EVERY COURT MEETING, UM, THROUGH THE, THE JUNE JULY TIME, UH, TO ULTIMATELY HAVE A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT, UH, THE COURT APPROVES, UH, PRIOR TO THAT, UM, AUGUST DATE.
UH, THEN THE ACTIVITIES AT THE BOTTOM IS, UH, ONCE THE ELECTION BE CALLED, THERE'D CERTAINLY BE JUST COMMUNICATING, UH, LIKE WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, WHAT, WHAT PROJECTS ARE INCLUDED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
UH, SO WITH THAT, I'LL, I'LL KIND OF OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS.
SO, IN THE PAST WHEN WE HAVE BOND PROGRAMS, UM, UM, WHAT HAS BEEN THE DISCRETIONARY, UM, BOND ALLOCATION FOR THE, UM, RESPECTIVE PRECINCTS? UH, SO HISTORICALLY WE'VE DONE A MILLION PER PRECINCT.
UM, AND THEN THE SECOND BOND TECHNICALLY AT 2 MILLION, CUZ THERE WAS, UH, SAVINGS FROM THE FIRST BOND, UM, YOU KNOW, WOULD COST HAVE OBVIOUSLY INCREASED A LOT OVER THE YEARS SO THAT WE, YOU KNOW, MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER, UH, A LARGER AMOUNT THERE BECAUSE OF THE SAVINGS ALSO THROUGH THAT, THE LAST BOND THAT WE DID, BUT ALSO BECAUSE OF THE NEEDS OF EACH, AGAIN, WITH THE CHALLENGES OF THE ROAD AND BRIDGE AND THE NEEDS THAT WITH THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE HAVING, UH, HAVE THAT AMOUNT INCREASED, UH, POSSIBLY UP TO 3 MILLION IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING TO DISCUSS THAT AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
UH, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANNA ADD TO THAT? YEAH, WELL THE, THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE DISCRETIONARY, AND Y'ALL, UH, DONE DONE IT ON THE LAST TWO BONDS IS IT REALLY HELPS WITH,
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UM, YOU KNOW, A PROJECT THAT GETS IDENTIFIED POST-ELECTION THAT, YOU KNOW, MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE OR ASSOCIATED WITH A NEW SCHOOL COMING IN.IT GIVES A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY.
I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE PARTNERED WITH A NUMBER OF CITIES, SO IT ACTUALLY PROVIDES A LEVERAGE TO THE PROGRAM, UH, WHEN, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE LIKE 50 50 PARTNERSHIPS, RIGHT? AND THIS, THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE UNIQUE IN THAT THE LAST TIME WE DID THIS, ALTHOUGH WE DID HAVE SOME INVENTORY OF SOME SPECIFIC PROJECTS THAT WE WORKED WITH EACH RESPECTIVE CITY ON, IT WAS REALLY MORE TIED INTO THE COMPLETION OF THE EASTERN LOOP OF THE, OF RICK WILLIAMSON.
WHEREAS THIS IS MORE OF A CULMINATION OF INVENTORYING THOSE PROJECTS BOTH FROM A SAFETY NEED BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE HAVING AND, AND, AND, AND, AND SERIOUS HEALTH OR, OR SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES.
BUT REALLY BEING, TAKING MORE OF AN AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO INVENTORYING THESE PROJECTS, WORKING WITH THESE CITY LEADERS ON WHAT THERE ARE.
AND, AND A GREAT EXAMPLE IS WITH WORKING WITH COMMISSIONER HALE AND ONE OF THE PROJECTS OUT ON A BRIDGE THAT'S GONNA BE NEEDED, WHICH COULD TIE IN AND HELP US SOLVE OR HELP SOLVE THE EAST WEST CORRIDOR ISSUE THAT WE'RE HAVING TO DEAL WITH, TRY TO GET ANOTHER ALTERNATE ROUTE GOING EAST AND WEST.
SO, UM, THIS, THIS, IT IS GOT A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SPIN TO THIS ONE THAT IT'S LOOKING MORE LONG RANGE TRYING TO SOLVE SOME OF THOSE ISSUES, PARTNERING WITH TECHO WITH THE I 20 CORRIDOR AND EXPANSION OF THAT, BUT ALSO ADDED ANOTHER OPTION TO THAT TO WHERE WE CAN ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CONGESTION THAT'S ON NOW 20, BUT, AND ALSO SOME OF THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD, MUCH MORE THAN WHAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT OR IS THAT ACCURATE FOR YOU? YEAH, YEAH, CERTAINLY.
YOU KNOW, THE LOOP WAS A, A, YOU KNOW, A LARGE KIND OF KEYSTONE PROJECT.
SO, UH, HAVING UH, A PROGRAM THAT MADE ME SPREADS OUT AROUND ALL THE PRECINCTS.
UH, I KNOW BANKHEAD IS A, A REAL CRITICAL PROJECT.
I THINK EACH PRECINCT HAS SIMILAR CRITICAL TYPE PROJECTS.
UH, THE SAFETY IS KEY, YOU KNOW, UH, I'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, TECH STOCKS DOING, UM, THEY'RE STARTING THE DESIGN ON LARGER KIND OF WIDENINGS OF THE FM ROADS, BUT THEY'RE STILL THE NEED FOR INTERIM SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.
UH, WHY THOSE, WHY THE BIGGER PROJECTS ARE BEING DEVELOPED.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS ON THIS WITH CHRIS? UH, I, I WOULD LIKE, MY WISH LIST IS THAT THE PRECINCTS GET A MINIMUM OF 3 MILLION IS WHAT I WISH.
SO WE, WE NEED TO WORK ON THAT.
SO I THINK THAT'S KIND OF THE DIRECTION WE'RE TRYING TO GO.
SO IF, IF THE, IF THE, UM, COURT WAS OPEN TO IT, I COULD COME BACK AT THE NEXT COURT AND, YOU KNOW, WE COULD KIND OF ESTABLISH, UM, A POLICY AROUND, YOU KNOW, WHAT, UM, WHAT TYPE OF PROGRAM YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE.
UH, WE HAD A SIMILAR POLICY IN, IN THE 2000, UH, EIGHT BOND, AND THEN REALLY KIND OF USE THAT SAME POLICY IN THE 2016.
SO, UM, IT COULD JUST BE REVISITED BY THE COURT.
IF YOU WOULD BRING THAT TO, THIS IS REALLY THE FIRST TIME THAT WE, WE'VE, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF MEETINGS WITH PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS, UH, WITH OUR COMMITTEE, UH, BUT WE HAVE NOT BROUGHT THIS TO THE COURT TO GET INPUT AND, AND WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE ON THIS.
AND SO THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO, TO DISCUSS THAT IF THERE'S ANY CONCERNS, QUESTIONS, OR, UH, WHAT THE PULSE IS OF THIS COURT AS WE PROCEED TOWARDS, UH, TRYING TO SOLVE SOME OF THE CHALLENGING ISSUES WE HAVE WITH TRANSPORTATION AND GROWTH IN THE COUNTY.
SO, UH, YOUR, YOUR INPUT IS, IS IMPORTANT HERE AND, AND, UH, THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE GOING.
CAN YOU SHED SOME LIGHT ON THE EXPECTED, UH, SCHEDULE ON THE I 20 CORRIDOR? UM, UH, MORE OF A 20,000 FOOT, JUST SO TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH, BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THE STRESS THAT WE'RE HAVING ON THESE FEEDER ROADS AND IN OUR COUNTY ROADS AND WHAT A LOT OF THIS IS GONNA BE FOCUSED ON IS GONNA BE DRIVEN BY THAT, THAT DISRUPTION WITH, WITH 20, WHICH WE ALL KNOW IS BEHIND.
WHAT, WHAT, UH, TEXT IS COMMUNICATED TO DATE IS THAT LATER THIS YEAR, THEY'RE GONNA START THE ENGINEERING FOR ALL OF I 20.
THAT'S GOING ENTIRELY THROUGH PARKER COUNTY, UH, OUT INTO BROCK AREA.
AND, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT LARGE PROJECT TO EXPAND LANES ON 20 IS A SEVEN TO 10 YEAR, UH, PROJECT.
NOW THERE'S, THERE'S A NUMBER OF, UM, THOUGHTS
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THAT THERE WILL BE SMALLER PROJECTS.THERE'S, YOU KNOW, AS YOU DRIVE THE CORRIDOR, THERE'S GAPS IN FRONTAGE ROADS.
THEY'RE ACTIVELY WORKING ON, UH, THAT GAP THAT'S BETWEEN THE, UH, BANKHEAD AND SANTA FE.
UH, THAT'S AN ACTIVE DESIGN, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD GO OVER THE RAILROAD THERE.
SO THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE, ARE GOING ON, UH, THE RAMPS FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL.
UH, SO THE, UM, THE IDEA IS THE, THE LARGER PROJECT IS A LONGER DURATION, BUT THE HOPE IS THAT, UM, FRONTAGE ROADS AND SOME OF THE OTHER, UH, CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS WOULD COME ALONG.
CUZ ONE OF THE BIG CONCERNS IS OBVIOUSLY WHEN YOU START, UH, CONSTRUCTING ON THE MAIN LANES, YOU NEED ABILITY TO GET PEOPLE OFF.
AND SO HAVING CONTINUOUS FRONTAGE ROADS THROUGH THE ENTIRE COUNTY, UH, THE DESIRED BE TO HAVE THAT IN PLACE BEFORE THE, THE LARGER I 20 PROJECT PROCEEDS.
ANYTHING ELSE? ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME? IT'S GONNA, WE'RE GONNA BE COMING BACK AGAIN ON, ON, UH, AS PROGRESSIONS AS WE GO.
WHEN'S THE NEXT, UH, MEETING, UH, CYNTHIA CHRIS ON THE, UH, COMMITTEE? UH, YEAH, I THINK WE WERE LOOKING AT JULY.
BECAUSE WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE LOOKING AT ESTABLISHING ANOTHER COMMITTEE ON, UH, REALLY WHAT'S GONNA BE MORE COMMUNITY DRIVEN ON WHAT THAT BOND IS GONNA ENTAIL AND TAKING IT OUT AND PUSHING IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY FOR TRANSPARENCY ONE AND, AND UPDATES AND GETTING INPUT FROM THEM, UH, FROM THE COMMUNITY ON THIS.
BUT I THINK, I THINK IF YOU, AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, IF YOU DRIVE I 20, YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA, YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA VOTE FOR THAT BOND BA IF IF IT, IF IT'S DONE CORRECTLY AND IT INVOLVES THE CORRECT PROJECTS, IT'S GONNA HELP US, UH, AS A COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY, UH, THAT BOND IS GONNA, HIS HISTORICALLY, UH, TRANSPORTATION BONDS HAVE, HAVE DONE WELL.
UH, WE SEE THIS AS, AS A CONTINUATION OF THAT, OF JUST TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF THE GROWTH WE'RE HAVING, WHICH IS, IS SHOCKINGLY EVEN EXPONENTIALLY GROWING.
SO, UH, WE, WE RECOMMEND AND, AND, AND REALLY ASK FOR YOUR INPUT ON THIS AS WE, WE CONTINUE DOWN THE PATH.
SO I'M GONNA LET IF THERE'S ANY OTHER, ANYTHING ELSE? WERE WE GOOD ON THIS ONE? SO I, COMMENTER TWO I, UH, I BELIEVE THAT IN THE PREVIOUS TWO BOND ELECTIONS, PEOPLE VOTED FOR THAT CAUSE THEY SAW WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO.
THEY SAW THAT WE WERE GONNA BUILD THE WEST LOOP AND THEY SAW THAT WE WERE GONNA BUILD THE EAST LOOP.
UH, MY SUGGESTION IS THAT WE HAVE A, A GOOD FIRM UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THIS MONEY'S GONNA BE FOR BECAUSE YOU'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO SPEND MORE TAX MONEY.
IT'S NOT INCREASE, BUT IT'S, UH, IT, IT, IT'S MONEY PROBABLY THAT, UH, WOULDN'T BE SPENT OTHERWISE.
UH, AND IT COULD REDUCE OUR, THEIR TAXES INSTEAD.
SO I BELIEVE THAT UNTIL WE HAVE A GOOD LIST OF WHAT THE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO BE AND ADVERTISE THAT TO EVERYONE, THEN IT BECOMES HARD TO SAY, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BOND ELECTION WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
IT MAKES IT HARD FOR SOMEBODY TO SUPPORT THAT WHEN THEY SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA GET MORE MONEY TO DO THIS.
UH, WE HAVE TO HAVE A LIST OF PROJECTS.
AND I THINK THIS COURT NEEDS TO HAVE A, UH, WHETHER WE NEED TO HAVE A WORKSHOP TO DETERMINE THOSE OR WHAT IT MIGHT BE, WE NEED TO CLEARLY DEFINE WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE GOING FOR.
THAT'S A GOOD POINT, CHRIS, IF YOU COULD GO THROUGH THAT, HOW WE'RE INVENTORYING THOSE AND, AND OBTAINING THOSE BOTH WITH THE RESPECTIVE CITIES AND WITHIN THE COUNTY AS WELL.
UM, YEAH, SO WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, WE'D BE MEETING WITH EACH OF Y'ALL TO, TO GET THAT LIST OF PROJECTS, UH, AS WELL AS, UH, Y'ALL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITIES TO IDENTIFY PROJECTS THAT MIGHT BE WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
AND THE IDEA IS TO GET THAT LIST, YOU KNOW, I I WAS TARGETING, UH, ON THIS SCHEDULE BASICALLY TO HAVE THAT, UH, LIST IN MAY.
UH, SO BASICALLY THROUGH, UH, APRIL AND MAY, SO MID-MAY, WE WOULD HAVE THAT COMPREHENSIVE LIST, UH, WHERE Y'ALL WOULD KNOW THE COST OF THOSE PROJECTS, WHAT THE BENEFITS, UH, ARE OF THE PROJECTS, AND, UH, BE WORKING WITH A ACCORD ON IDENTIFYING, UH, YOU KNOW, THE RANK OF THAT, OF THOSE PROJECTS.
I'VE ALREADY MET WITH SPRINGTOWN AND HAZEL AND WE'RE, WE'RE READY TO GET THIS THING ROLLING.
WE'VE GOT SEVERAL PROJECTS ALREADY PICKED OUT AND IT'S A WORK IN PROCESS COMMISSIONER.
IT'S, IT'S, UM, ACTUALLY THIS IS THE, THE MOST CRITICAL PHASE OF IT IS, IS INVENTORYING THOSE PROJECTS AND WHAT THAT IS GONNA ENTAIL, CUZ YOU'RE CORRECT, UH, WE DON'T TAKE BOND PROGRAMS LIGHTLY.
UM, ANYTHING ELSE YOU HAVE, UH, UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
UH, WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO THEN IS GO BACK TO DID WE DO
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OKAY.[6.C. Discuss the available CT1F Funds for Parker County for the repair of county roads. (Chris Bosco / Commissioner Holt) ]
UH, LET'S GO TO ITEM SIX C, DISCUSS THE AVAILABLE C T I F FUNDS FOR PARKER COUNTY FOR THE REPAIR OF ROADS, COUNTY ROADS.UH, CHRIS, I'LL PROBABLY HAVE YOU COME BACK UP.
OH, I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO START IN OR I CAN, I CAN GIVE A SUMMARY OF IT.
UM, UH, SO THIS WAS THE, UH, THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.
UM, IF Y'ALL RECALL, UH, WE SUBMITTED IN 2020.
THIS WAS OUR SECOND TIME TO SUBMIT FOR THIS FUNDING.
UM, AND THEN LAST JUNE WE ACTUALLY APPROVED THE RESOLUTION, UM, UH, FOR, TO ACCEPT THOSE FUNDS.
AND, UM, WE HAVE UNTIL, UH, JUNE OF 2025 TO, UH, SPEND THE FUNDS IN, TO GIVE YOU A SUMMARY, THE, THE AMOUNT OF STATE FUNDS THAT PARKER COUNTY RECEDED WAS 246.
UM, HERE I CAN, UH, CONNECT HERE.
THAT'S WHEN YOUR END, YOU THOUGHT IT WAS AN HOUR.
UM, SO THE, UH, THE AMOUNT OF, UH, INCLUDING THE 20% MATCH IS 308,000.
UH, I, UM, O ONE OF THE ELEMENTS, I'LL KIND OF BACK UP HERE.
THESE WERE THE PROJECTS WE ORIGINALLY SUBMITTED IN, UH, 2020.
UH, WE DO NOT HAVE TO KEEP THESE SAME PROJECTS.
UH, THE, THE NEXT STEP IF, IF ONE, IF YOU WANNA KEEP THESE PROJECTS, UH, THAT'S FINE.
IF YOU HAVE, UH, ANOTHER PROJECT OR EVEN TWO, UH, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WERE SPLITTING THAT MONEY ON MATERIALS, UH, WE JUST HAVE TO, UH, PROVIDE, UH, TECH STOCK UPDATED LIST.
UH, SO I SENT SENT YOU ALL AN EMAIL TO KIND OF IDENTIFY, UH, IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE PROJECT.
UH, AND THEN IF YOU, IF YOU HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED PROJECT, UH, I ALSO SENT, UH, THE REIMBURSEMENT AND THERE'S SOME CERTIFICATION FORMS THAT, OR YOU'RE JUST CERTIFYING THAT YOU'VE DONE IT, COMPLETED THE WORK, UH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW.
UM, SO MAYBE I'LL STOP THERE AND, UH, ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL HAVE.
UM, AND YOU KNOW THAT THE IDEA IS TO GET IDENTIFIED WHAT THE PROJECTS ARE AND THEN WORK TOWARDS GETTING THAT REIMBURSEMENT.
AND, AND SO THE, UM, ONE OF THE ELEMENTS IS, YOU KNOW, WE, BACK WHEN WE PASSED THE RESOLUTION, THE THOUGHT WAS WE'RE JUST DIVIDING THOSE FUNDS, UH, BETWEEN THE FOUR PRECINCTS.
SO WITH THE MATCH IT'S AROUND $71,000.
UM, I, I THINK IN THE PAST PROGRAM WE DID IT WITH ALL COUNTY FORCES.
SO, UH, THE REIMBURSEMENT, UM, IS PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD IN TERMS OF, YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU'VE, UH, COMPLETED THE WORK, JUST CERTIFYING THAT THE WORK'S COMPLETE AND THEN SUBMITTING ANY INVOICES AROUND THE MATERIALS OR EQUIPMENT, UH, THAT YOU HAD TO USE TO COMPLETE THAT WORK.
AND THIS ONE'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE GOT A LOT MORE MONEY IN THE FIRST ONE, SO
AND I THINK, UM, AND A LOT OF THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE THE AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE STATE AND THEY KIND OF PROPORTIONATE BY HOW MUCH GAS DRILLING'S GOING ON.
UH, SO THEY'RE, THEY DO NORMALLY LOOK AT LIKE A MONTHLY INVOICING.
OBVIOUSLY WITH THE DOLLAR BEING A SMALL AMOUNT, I THINK WE COULD SUBMIT A SINGLE INVOICE RIGHT.
UH, TO, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP IT SIMPLE.
HOLT, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION? ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? NO, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO MR. BOSCO FOR HELPING US THROUGH THIS OKAY.
AND GIVING US MORE INFORMATION SO THAT WE MAKE SURE WE GET THESE FUNDS.
[7.E. Authorize/Approve the location for the new Brock radio tower location at Parker County Precinct 3 yard. (Sean Hughes / Judge Deen) ]
LET'S MOVE DOWN TO ITEM SEVEN E ON AUTHORIZED APPROVAL LOCATION FOR THE NEW BROCK RADIO TOWER LOCATION IN PARKER COUNTY PRECINCT THREE.[00:50:01]
UH, SEAN, YOU WHAT? THANK YOU, JUDGE.COMMISSIONERS, UH, WHAT THIS ITEM IS IS IN WORKING WITH MOTOROLA ON THE RADIO PROJECT, WE'VE WORKED WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER WALDEN, UH, KIND OF FROM THE, THE, THE, UH, INITIAL PHASE OF, OF THIS PROJECT TO DETERMINE OUR LOCATION.
UM, Y'ALL SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A, A, UH, SITE PLAN FOR, UH, FOR THE LOCATION OF THIS RADIO TOWER, UM, AT THE PRECINCT THREE YARD.
UM, AND WORKING WITH COMMISSIONER WALLEN, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WERE NOTED.
ONE OF 'EM IS WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH THEM TO REROUTE THE ELECTRICAL, UM, MORE APPROPRIATELY AND MORE SUITABLE TO THAT LOCATION.
UH, THIS LOCATION WAS ALSO PICKED, UH, TO KEEP IT OUT OF THE FALL ZONE IN THE EVENT THAT THAT TOWER WERE TO, TO FALL, UM, AND MAKE SURE THAT IT DID NOT BLOCK, UH, THE ROADWAY ON, UH, 1189.
SO I WOULD, UH, ASK THE COURT TO, TO, UH, AUTHORIZE THIS LOCATION.
UH, OF NOTE ON THE, THE TOWER SCHEMATIC THAT, THAT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN GIVEN, UH, JUST UP FROM THE BOTTOM OF THAT TOWER IS A LOCATION FOR A, UH, CASA WEATHER RADAR PLATFORM.
IF WE WERE TO GET ONE, RECEIVE ONE, UM, THE COG IS WORKING TO SEEK ADDITIONAL CASA RADAR SITES.
UM, THAT WOULD BE A VERY GOOD SITE TO HELP, UH, THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNTY, UH, AND TO CONTINUE THE CASA NETWORK, UH, FARTHER WEST.
BUT, UH, UH, I WOULD WOULD ASK THE COURT TO, TO APPROVE THIS LOCATION UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR OTHER, HOW ARE YOU GONNA PAY FOR IT? PAY FOR THE TOWER.
THAT'S COMING FROM THE, THE, UH, THE, UH, RADIO UPGRADE THAT THE COURT APPROVED.
THIS IS PART OF THE, THE RADIO PROJECT.
THIS IS NOT AN ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
COMMISSIONER BELONG TO PARKER COUNTY, AND WE WOULD, WE WOULD OWN THAT.
UH, IT COULD BE LEASED, UM, AS WE LEASE TOWERS.
THIS TOWER COULD ALSO BE LEASED AND EXACTLY.
COMMISSIONER COLEY, UM, I'M SORRY.
COMMISSIONER WALDEN'S MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER CONLEY HAS MADE THE SECOND.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
MOVE TO ITEM F ON CONSIDER DISCUSS, I'M SORRY,
[7.F. Consider, discuss, and/or act on posting a 30 mph speed limit sign on the following roads, Greenwood Road and Greenwood Cut Off Road located in Precinct Three and take any action the court deems necessary. (Commissioner Walden)PUBLIC HEARING ]
SEVEN F.CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND OR ACT ON POSTING A 30 MILES OR SPEED LIMIT SIGN ON THE ROADS GREENWOOD ROAD ON GREENWOOD CUTOFF ROAD LOCATED IN PRECINCT THREE.
AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.
UH, COMMISSIONER, BEFORE I OPEN THAT PUBLIC HEARING, DO YOU WANNA MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THAT? SURE.
THIS IS A DIFFICULT INTERSECTION TO, TO MANAGE AND, UH, THE SPEED LIMIT IS NOT LOWERED IN THAT AREA.
UH, IT'S, IT'S 40 BOTH WAYS AND, UH, WE'VE HAD SEVERAL, UH, INCIDENTS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE STRUCK THE, EITHER THE CEMETERY FENCE OR THE WONDERFUL TREE THAT WE HAVE ON THE OTHER SIDE.
AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO CONTROL THE SPEED THERE IN THE EFFORT TO, UH, MAKE IT A SAFER INTERSECTION FOR EVERYONE.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 9 53.
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM SEVEN F HERE AT NC NINE? WE'LL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AT 9 54 AND GO TO THE ITEM.
I MOVE THAT WE, UH, POSED A 30 MINUTE, A 30 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF GREENWOOD ROAD AND GREENWOOD CUTOFF MOTION IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? JUST WE HAVE POSTED THAT AS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE, UH, LAW AND THE NEWSPAPER AND ALL THE OTHER PUBLIC NOTICES HAVE BEEN MADE.
[4.D. PURCHASING (Part 1 of 2)]
WE'LL BACK TO ITEM D ONE ON INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS OF EQUIPMENT OF A REPORTS.UH, EAST ANNEX PROJECT UPDATE.
ITEM THREE ON D, SURPLUS PROPERTY LIST AND AUTHORIZATION INCLUSION IN THE ONLINE AUCTION SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 3RD, 2023 THROUGH APRIL 14TH, 2023.
SO REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO ADD ALL THE ITEMS THAT YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN ON THIS SPREADSHEET.
IT INCLUDES SOME FURNITURE, SOME LAPTOPS AND COMPUTERS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT.
ALSO INCLUDES A GOOD PORTION OF THE OLD CISCO PHONE SYSTEM, SEVERAL MOTOROLA HANDHELD RADIOS.
AND, UM, THERE'S NO VEHICLES ON THIS ONE.
SO, UH, BUT WE NEED TO GET THESE ITEMS OUT OF OUR WAY SO WE CAN HAVE, UH, GET THESE ITEMS OFF OF EACH DEPARTMENT'S INVENTORY THAT THESE ARE INCLUDED SINCE WE ARE STARTED.
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THE INVENTORY PROCESS MOVES APPROVAL LIST IS PROVIDED.COMMISSIONER WALDEN AND SECOND BOTH.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THIS LIST SEEMS TO BE QUITE LARGE.
IS IT ONE OF OUR LARGEST? UM, IT WITH YES, IN LOTS IT IS, BUT LIKE I SAY, IT'S, WE DON'T HAVE ANY VEHICLES OR HEAVY EQUIPMENT ON IT, SO AS FAR AS, UM, WHAT WE GAINED THREE PROCEEDS, IT PROBABLY WON'T BE VERY LARGE.
YEAH, A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE TAKEN UP SPACE AT THE AX.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? PASS FIVE.
APPROVE BY PC 23 DASH 36 2 HAUL TRUCKS FOR PRECINCT THREE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROVAL FOR THE PURCHASE OF BY BOARD PC 3 23 DASH 36, UM, FOR TWO HAUL TRUCKS FOR PRECINCT THREE FROM RUSHING TRUCKS.
THIS IS THROUGH THE BY BY BOARD CONTRACT 6 0 1 DASH 19.
AND PARTIAL FUNDING FOR THE, THIS, FOR THIS PURCHASE WILL BE THROUGH THE TARP GRANT.
SO WE'RE ASKING TO, UH, TO PURCHASE THESE HAUL TRUCKS.
AND THE NEXT ITEM IS FOR FIVE DUMP TRUCKS.
AND THESE WILL BE PURCHASED, UH, THROUGH THE CONTRACT CONTRACT WE HAVE, UH, JOHN, YOU HAVE CONTRACT THERE THAT WE PROVIDED TO YOU, UH, WITH TCEQ.
THESE WILL BE, UH, AT THE CURRENT QUOTE THAT WE HAVE, 86% OF THEM WILL BE PAID BY THE GRANT THAT WE HAVE.
SO THESE WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, COMPLETE THE GRANT SUCCESSFULLY.
AND, UH, I ASKED MY OFFICE MANAGER, UH, KIM HARDEN TO BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE DID THIS GRANT WITHOUT OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE.
KIND OF DESCRIBE WHAT THE GRANT PROCESS IS AND, AND WHAT WE HAVE TO DO, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
WELL, IT'S, UM, IT'S VERY DETAIL ORIENTED.
YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND, UM, TAKE PICTURES OF THE TRUCKS, EVERYTHING, THE TITLES, REGISTRATION, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
SO THE DEAL IS PRINT, EVERYTHING HAS TO BE RIGHT.
WE, WE HAVE TO PHOTOGRAPH THE ENGINE CODE NUMBERS, WE HAVE TO SEND ALL THAT INFORMATION IN.
WE HAVE TO SEND IN, UH, ALL THE CORRECT, ALL THE CORRECT PAPERWORK, UH, AS FAR AS THE, THE TRUCK BEING REGISTERED CORRECTLY AND THE CORRECT WEIGHT.
AND WE'VE HAD ONE THAT WE HAD TO WAIT ON BECAUSE IT WAS, UH, REGISTERED IN CORRECTLY AS IT CAME TO US.
BUT, UH, WE'VE SUCCESSFULLY, UH, DONE THIS, UH, LAST YEAR AS WELL, OR TWO YEARS AGO.
AND UH, SO, UH, I'M VERY PROUD AND I WANNA PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE KIM FOR THE WORK THAT SHE DID TO SUBMIT THE GRANT, GET IT APPROVED, AND THEN THE FOLLOW UP BECAUSE AFTER THE FACT THEN WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND DESTROY THESE OLD TRUCKS THAT WE HAVE AND DOCUMENT THAT AND, AND PASS THAT THERE'S REPORTS ANNUALLY ON THESE TRUCKS FOR AS LONG AS WE HAVE THEM.
SO IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK AND, UH, IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT, UH, UH, A VERY EFFICIENT OFFICE STAFF.
THAT'S NOT ME, BUT, UH, I CAN HELP.
BUT, UH, BUT KIMBERLY DID THOSE.
AND KIM, I WANT TO TELL EVERYBODY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE HERE AND WHAT THAT MEANS TO, TO THE TAXPAYERS OF PARKER COUNTY IS THAT WE HAVE GRANTS TOTALING $1,841,154 THAT WE'RE ACCEPTING HERE WITH THE PURCHASE OF THESE TRUCKS.
I APPRECIATE YOU COMING TODAY.
ARE, ARE THESE TRUCKS ALL GONNA BE RUN ON THE, THE NATURAL GAS? THEY'RE ALL COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS.
AND UH, AS WE, AS WE WENT THROUGH THIS, WE PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED THE, UH, GRANT AND, AND HAD TWO TRUCKS, BUT WE GOT A, A DUMP TRUCK IN ABOUT FIVE MONTHS AGO BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THOSE TRUCKS WERE, UH, THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE FOR WHAT WE DO.
AND UH, SO WE, WE HAVE ONE THAT WE'VE HAD FOR ABOUT FIVE MONTHS NOW, AND THE PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN, UH, JUST AS GOOD AS ANY OF THE OTHER TRUCKS THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO WE WENT AHEAD AND, AND SUBMITTED AND WE'VE BEEN APPROVED.
AND SO WE WILL BE OPERATING COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS VEHICLES.
UNDER THE CAPTION OF THIS AGENDA ITEM, WOULD IT BE APPROPRIATE THAT THE COURT COULD ACCEPT THE GRANT AS WELL? AND IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT CRITICAL THAT WE DO THAT.
WE CAN BRING THAT BACK ANOTHER, ANOTHER, UH, COURT SESSION IF WE NEED TO BECAUSE WE'VE GOT, UH, THERE'S, THERE'S NOT A PRESSING TIMEFRAME.
SO I GUESS WITH THE CONTRACT IN ORDER TO GET THE PO DONE MM-HMM.
UM, WOULD YOU BE GOOD THEN FOR
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THE NEXT COURT TO DO THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE GRANT AND THEN I COULD DO THE CERTIFICATION AND THEN DO THE PO AT THE SAME TIME? AS I SAID, THERE'S NOT A, THERE'S NOT A TIME CONSTRAINT HERE.CAUSE UM, ACTUALLY THE, THE TRUCKS WILL NOT BE BUILT UNTIL SOMETIME NEXT YEAR.
SO WE'LL DO IT ON THE NEXT ONE TO DO THE PO WE'RE LINED UP, DO THE FUNDING ON IT AS QUICKLY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, BUT IT'S NOT A, UH, THEY'RE NOT GONNA BUILD 'EM THIS WEEK.
AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR BEFORE WE GET THOSE TRUCKS.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA APPROVE THE, UH, PURCHASE IS OUTLINED BY PURCHASING THERE OF THE, UH, TO YEAH, ALL TRUCKS MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
PASS FIVE OH GO DOWN FIVE APPROVED BY PC 23 DASH 37 5 DUMP TRUCKS FOR PRECINCT THREE.
SO AS THE COMMISSIONER SAID, THIS IS ALSO FOR, UM, WITH THE SAME T C Q GRANT FOR BIBLE OR PC 23 DASH 37 5 DUMP TRUCKS FOR PRECINCT THREE FROM RUSHING TRUCKS THROUGH B BOARD CONTRACT 6 0 1 DASH 19, ALSO WITH PARTIAL FUNDING FROM THE TURP GRANT.
DID I SAY IT'S 86% FUNDING? YES YOU DID.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
IS THERE THE DISCUSSION, ALL THE PAPER PASS FIVE ITEM SIX APPROVED THE SALVAGE AND DESTRUCTION OF IPAD.
SO REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION, UM, TO ALLOW, UH, THE DESTRUCTION OF AN IPAD THAT WAS USED IN COUNTY COURT AT LAW.
NUMBER ONE FOR THEIR AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEM, UH, TO DECLARE IT TO SALVAGE AND LET US DESTROY IT.
IPADS DO NOT ALLOW FOR US TO, UH, REMEMBER HARD DRIVE.
AND SO THE ONLY WAY TO BE SURE CERTAIN THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE IPAD IS NOT AVAILABLE TO OUTSIDE, UM, SOURCES IS FOR US TO DESTROY IT.
AND WE'VE DONE OTHER IPADS THAT THE COUNTY HAS HAD IN THE PAST HAVE DESTROYED THOSE AS WELL.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS.
ITEM SEVEN, AUTHORIZED TO ADVERTISE PC 23 3 DASH 38 MOTOR FUELS REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO GO OUT FOR BID FOR PC 23 DASH 38 MOTOR FUELS.
ANTICIPATED ADVERTISING DATES WOULD BE MARCH 28TH AND APRIL, APRIL 4TH WITH A BID OPENING OF APRIL 17TH AND AN ANTICIPATED DATE OF AWARD OF APRIL 24TH.
AND THE, UM, CONTRACT PERIOD WOULD BEGIN ON MAY 1ST.
THIS IS US SINGLE FIXED YEAR BID MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER O CONLEY WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.
ANY OF OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
OUT MADE ON ACCEPT REJECT WHEN YOU RFPC 20 DASH 17 VENDING SERVICES REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO RENEW RFP PC 20 DASH 17 VENDING SERVICES FOR PARKER COUNTY.
THIS CONTRACT WAS AWARDED TO MADDEN'S MACHINE BACK IN 2020 AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANOTHER YEAR, UH, RENEWAL.
AND THE VENDOR HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN RENEWING FOR APRIL 1ST, 2023 THROUGH MARCH 31ST, 2024.
SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT COMMISSION.
UM, COMMISSIONER WALDENS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT AGENDA OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS.
FIVE OH GOT OUT NINE D NINE EXCEPT REJECT RENEW PC 21 DASH 14 HOME IMPROVEMENT IN BUILDING SUPPLIES REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO ALSO RENEW PC 21 DASH 14 FOR HOME IMPROVEMENT IN BUILDING SUPPLIES.
THIS BID WAS ORIGINALLY AWARDED TO HIGGINBOTHAM BROTHERS AND SOUTHERN UM, FASTENERS.
HIGGINBOTHAM BROTHERS HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST VERBALLY TO RENEW THIS CONTRACT.
UM, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING IN WRITING JUST YET, BUT I WOULD ASK THAT THE COURT GO AHEAD AND AUTHOR AUTHORIZE THE RENEWAL.
UM, SOUTHERN FASTENERS, UH, DECLINED TO RENEW SINCE WE HAD NOT HAD ANY PURCHASES WITH THEM ON THIS CONTRACT TO DATE.
SO THIS WOULD BE FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1ST, 2023 THROUGH MARCH 31ST, 2024 AT THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
COMMISSIONER HILL HAS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER HOLD MAKING THE SECOND IS THE END OF THE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE GO.
ITEM 10 EXCEPT REJECT RENEW PC 22 DASH 12 CORRUGATE IS STILL CULVERT PIPE AND THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER RENEWAL FOR PC 22 DASH 12 FOR CORRUGATED STEEL CULVERT PIPE.
IT WAS AWARDED TO WILSON CULVERTS AND ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN 2022.
WILSON CULVERTS HAS RESPONDED, UM, ELECTRONICALLY SAYING THAT THEY DO WANT TO RENEW FOR
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AN ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIOD.ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS DID RESPOND VERBALLY THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO RENEW.
I'VE NOT RECEIVED, UM, ALSO THE ANYTHING IN WRITING FOR THEM, BUT I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE COURT AUTHOR AUTHORIZED TO RENEW BOTH UM, VENDORS FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1ST, 2023 THROUGH MARCH 31ST, 2024.
SO MADE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS PAU
[6.A. Precinct Three will be on private property at 2000 Greenwood Road to clear brush for Parker County Law Enforcement to enable Parker County Law Enforcement to do training in the area. (Commissioner Walden) ]
WE'LL GET DOWN TO ITEM SIX A ON IN NOTIFICATION ONLY ON PRECINCT THREE.WE'LL BE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AT 2000 GREENWOOD ROAD TO CLEAR BRUSH FOR PARKER COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ENABLE PARKER COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT TO DO TRAINING IN THE AREA.
SO I WAS APPROACHED BY, UM, SOME OF THE GUYS THAT ARE IN CHARGE OF TRAINING OUT THERE AND SPOKE WITH THE SHERIFF ABOUT IT.
AND, UM, THEY, THEY ARE DOING SOME SPEC SPECIFIC TRAINING THERE THAT INVOLVES THE USE OF SOME OF THEIR, UH, VEHICLES.
AND THE BRUSH IS SO BAD THERE THAT THEY CAN'T GET 'EM IN THERE WITHOUT SCRATCHING THOSE UP.
SO WE'RE GONNA BE THERE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY TO UH, UH, WORK FOR A COUPLE HOURS TO CLEAN THE BRUSH OUT SO THEY CAN GET THEIR EMERGENCY VEHICLES IN AND TRAIN FOR SWAT, IT'S JUST NOTIFICATION.
DO WE NEED TO, UM, DO ANYTHING WITH THAT ON OUR, IT'S JUST NOTIFICATION.
NOW I, I I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS DO WE NEED TO DO ANYTHING WITH OUR WEBSITE? DO WE, IS THERE ANY, DO WE NEED TO TAKE IT ANY FURTHER THAN JUST A NOTIFICATION? I'M, I'M NOT SURE THAT THE, THAT THEY HAVE DESIRE TO PUBLICIZE OKAY.
[6.B. Discuss ELDT Program for Parker County for county employees who would like to obtain a CDL to use for county business. (Commissioner Holt) ]
GOOD.ITEM B, DISCUSS EL D T PROGRAM FOR PARKER COUNTY FOR PARKER COUNTY EMPLOYEES WHO WOULD LIKE TO OBTAIN THE CDI TO USE FOR COUNTY BUSINESS COMMISSIONER HOLT.
SO WE HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING HOW TO PROPERLY PAY FOR, OR REIMBURSE OR INCENTIVIZE OUR DRIVERS TO GET A CDL.
THOSE DRIVERS OR THOSE EMPLOYEES I SHOULD SAY, WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE DRIVERS FOR THE COUNTY WHO DO NOT HAVE A CDL.
AS MANY MAY BE AWARE, COSTS TO GET A CDL IN TERMS OF TRAINING HAVE GONE UP SUBSTANTIALLY.
THE LICENSE ITSELF IS NOT EXPENSIVE, BUT THE TRAINING CAN BE SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS IN AND OF ITSELF, ESPECIALLY IF YOU WANT UNLIMITED KIND OF HANDS-ON TRAINING.
UM, I'D LIKE TO THANK PUBLICLY BECKY MCCULLOUGH.
BECKY HELPED ME CONNECT WITH SOMEONE IN COMAL COUNTY WHO IS ACTUALLY DOING THAT THEMSELVES INTERNALLY IN WHAT THEY CALL THE EL D T ENTRY LEVEL DRIVER TRAINING.
AND WHAT IT IS, IS IT'S THE NON-COMMERCIAL, UH, NON-PUBLIC TRAINING PROGRAM THAT COMAL COUNTY RUNS ITSELF FOR ITS OWN COUNTY EMPLOYEES, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THEM TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT THEY DO.
WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF INFORMATION FROM THEM ALREADY, BUT THE IDEA THAT I HAVE WOULD BE, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TRAIN COUNTY EMPLOYEES WHO WANT TO GET THEIR CDL AT VERY LITTLE COST.
BASICALLY IT WOULD BE OUR OWN MAN HOURS AND WE WOULD DO THEM, YOU KNOW, NOT DURING PAVING SEASON.
WE WOULD PROBABLY STACK IT FOR THE FALL AND THE WINTER AND THE EARLY SPRING.
BUT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO TRAIN OUR OWN FOLKS TO GET AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF HANDS-ON TRAINING AND BOOK LEARNING AND ALL OF THAT TO THEN GO PAST THEIR TESTS AND GET THEIR CERTIFICATION.
AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN DO THAT FOR SOME OF THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES SUCH AS CITY OF WEATHERFORD, CITY OF SPRINGTOWN, CITY OF ASL, ET CETERA, ANY MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY.
I'M NOT SURE IF WE CAN DO THAT PART YET.
I THINK COUNSELOR AND I ARE STILL KIND OF DIGGING INTO THAT, BUT AT LEAST FOR THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES WE CAN DO THAT.
I'M MENTIONING THIS ONLY TO GIVE YOU GUYS A HEADS UP THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING INTO IN CASE THAT AFFECTS YOUR HIRING DECISIONS AS YOU LOOK AT NEW EMPLOYEES.
SO BRIANNA, WE USED TO PAY FOR OUR GUYS TO GET TRAINED FOR CDLS.
AND WAS IT THE STATE THAT STOPPED THAT OR DO YOU, DO YOU RECALL OR? I'M NOT SURE.
UM, I, SO OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM ONLY GOES BACK TO 2008.
AND SO I LOOKED THROUGH ALL OF THE LINES, UM, JUST RAN A HISTORY REPORT AND I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING THAT THERE WAS, UM, THAT WE HAD PAID FOR CDL TRAINING OR LICENSING.
THE ONLY, UM, THING I COULD SEE IN THOSE LINES IS THAT WE HAD PAID FOR, UM, THE JAILERS SCHOOL, UM, TAKING THAT.
UM, AND THEN THERE WAS SOME SORT OF SOME OTHER SPECIALTY, I DON'T KNOW, SOME SORT OF EQUIPMENT TRAINING OF SOME SORT.
BUT I DID NOT, UM, FIND ANY, UM, EVIDENCE THAT WE HAD EVER PAID FOR CDL TRAINING.
BUT AGAIN, OUR SYSTEM ONLY GOES BACK FROM 2008.
I REQUIRED ALL MY GUYS TO HAVE CDLS AND, AND WE PAID FOR IT SOMEHOW ANOTHER, THAT THE COUNTY ACTUALLY PAID FOR THEM TO TAKE THE CDL.
I MEAN, UNLESS IT WAS PAID IN SOME SORT OF OTHER LINE.
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RAN ALL THE, UM, TRAINING, UH, LINES AND I RAN IT, LIKE I SAID, BACK TO UM, 2008 AND I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING LIKE A YEAR AGO.UH, I'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND OUT ON, I MEAN, AND I'M JUST LOOKING IN THE DESCRIPTION AND SO THE ONLY THING, CUZ THERE REALLY WASN'T A TON.
I CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, JUST GOING TO THE COMMISSIONER TRAININGS, I COULD FIND THOSE.
UM, THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT WE HAD PAID TO WEATHERFORD COLLEGE AND THE DESCRIPTION ON THOSE WERE FOR THE JAILERS LICENSE AND THE TESTING FOR THAT.
AND THEN SOMEONE HAD GONE TO SOME SORT OF SPECIALTY, I CAN'T RECALL OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT IT WAS, UM, I MEAN IT WAS SOMETHING FOR UM, SOME SORT OF MACHINERY, SOMETHING LIKE DO Y'ALL HAVE A FIGURE YET? BUT I CAN'T FIND ANYTHING THAT IT WAS CDL.
SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WOULD HAVE NO DIRECT COST TO THE COUNTY OUTSIDE OF THE HOURS THAT OUR OWN DRIVERS WHO ARE QUALIFIED TO DO THIS.
SO BASICALLY WHAT I'M VERY SIMPLY, I'M TAKING SOME GUYS WHO HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR A LONG TIME KNOW ALL THE RULES BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS.
THEY HAVE HAVE TO TAKE A COUPLE OF SMALL TESTS THEMSELVES TO PROVE TO THE DMV.
I BELIEVE THAT THEY DO KNOW WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THEN THEY CAN TRAIN OTHER PEOPLE AND THE ONLY COST WOULD BE THEIR LABOR HOURS THAT WE'RE ALREADY PAYING FOR ALREADY CUZ THEIR ACCOUNTING EMPLOYEE.
AND THAT'S WHY I SAID WE SHOULD DO IT DURING THE FALL AND DURING THE EARLY SPRING WHEN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST NOT AS MUCH, UM, ACTIVITY GOING ON BECAUSE WE'RE NOT PAVING.
SO THESE GUYS WOULD STILL HAVE TO PAY ON THEIR OWN TO ACTUALLY GET THE LICENSE.
WE CAN TRAIN 'EM, BUT THEY THEN THEY HAD TO PAY.
SO IF IF THE NUMBERS THAT I LOOKED AT WERE CORRECT, THE TRAINING COSTS ARE SOMEWHERE AROUND TWO TO $3,000 PER PERSON.
IF YOU GET THE BIGGEST AND BEST PACKAGE, THE LICENSE ITSELF IS $91.
YEAH, I WAS JUST CURIOUS ABOUT HOW MANY, HOW MANY EMPLOYEES YOU HAVE THAT WOULD NEED THAT TRAINING OR ANYBODY ELSE.
I I HAVE A COUPLE, BUT I ALSO HAVE A KIND OF A, UH, SEASONED WORKFORCE I'LL SAY.
AND SO I CAN SEE IT IN THE NEXT FIVE TO 10 YEARS THAT COMING UP.
AND MORE AND MORE ONLY WE HAD ONE SINCE I'VE BEEN COMMISSIONER THEN AND, UH, WE JUST KIND OF DID THAT INTERNALLY.
WE, WE UH, UH, SLACK TIMES WE, WE LET THEM DRIVE A TRUCK WITH, UH, SOMEBODY WITH THEM AND WENT OVER THE RULES AND TRIED TO HELP THEM AND, AND GOT THEM TO THE POINT WHERE THEY COULD PASS THE TEST.
SO I, I DIDN'T, I DON'T KNOW HOW BIG A NEED THERE IS.
YOU KNOW, JUST REAL QUICK, I KNOW YOU TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, PARTNER PARTNERING WITH MUNICIPALITIES INSIDE OF PARKER COUNTY.
WHEN WE, WHEN I PUT THIS OUT THERE AND KIND OF RESEARCH SOME OF THE INFORMATION, I DID GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM OF OUR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES AS WELL WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN AS WELL.
IS THERE ANY WAY COULD MAYBE WE LOOK AT DOING AN MOU, WORKING OUT SOME DEAL WITH LIKE ANOTHER COUNTY TO WHERE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, PAY FOR IT AS WELL? I THINK AS LONG AS FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE AT PRECINCT TWO, AS LONG AS WE CAN SCHEDULE IT OUT IN ADVANCE AND WE'RE NOT DISRUPTING OUR REGULAR OPERATIONS, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH, YOU KNOW, FOLKS IN PARKER COUNTY FIRST.
AND THEN OUTSIDE OF PARKER COUNTY NEXT FOR SURE.
YEAH, SPECIFICALLY WISE COUNTY WAS ABSOLUTELY VERY INTERESTED IN KIND OF TRYING TO, TO WORK TOGETHER ON THIS IF IT WORKED OUT.
WELL, Y'ALL KEEP LOOKING INTO IT.
[4.D. PURCHASING (Part 2 of 2)]
WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO ITEM FOUR D, UM, ON THE APPROVAL OF THE, BY THE PC 2326 ON THE TWO HALL TRUCKS FOR PRECINCT THREE, KIM.SO, NO, IT WAS FOR THE SURPLUS AUCTION.
YEAH, SO I, I MISSPOKE EARLIER.
WE, THERE ARE 10 VEHICLES THAT ARE ON THE AUCTION.
THERE'S, UM, SEVEN TAHOES IN A, IN SIX TAHOES IN AN EXPEDITION FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
ONE SEIZED VEHICLE AND TWO, UM, PICKUPS FOR PRECINCT FOUR THAT ARE, ARE INCLUDED IN THIS.
SO THIS WILL BE A PRETTY GOOD SIZED AUCTION.
JUST WANTED TO UPDATE THE COURT.
[6.D. Discussion regarding an interlocal agreement with the City of Hudson Oaks regarding the reconstruction of Oakridge Drive. (Commissioner Holt) ]
WE'LL GO TO ITEM SIX D ON THE DISCUSSION REGARDING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF HUDSON OAKS REGARDING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF OAK RIDGE DRIVE.SO OAK RIDGE IS A NORTH SOUTH ROAD IN HUDSON OAKS THAT IF ANY OF YOU HAVE DRIVEN IT RECENTLY GOING NORTH FROM 180, YOU UH, YOUR TEETH MIGHT STILL BE CHATTERING.
QUITE A FEW PEOPLE DRIVE THAT EVERY DAY.
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IT'S A VERY HEAVILY TRAFFICKED ROAD.WE HAVE BEEN TALKING WITH THE CITY OF HUDSON OAKS CUZ IT'S KIND OF AN INTERESTING ROAD WHERE IT GOES.
CITY OF HUDSON OAKS AND THEN THE COUNTY HAS ABOUT, UM, SOMEWHERE AROUND FOUR TENTHS OF A MILE OF THAT ROAD.
AND THEN IT GOES ACTUALLY TO CITY OF WEATHERFORD.
SO THERE'S MULTIPLE PARTIES INVOLVED.
UM, FRANKLY IT TAKES ABOUT 45 MINUTES FOR OUR EQUIPMENT TO GET FROM THE PRECINCT BARN TO THAT ROAD.
IT'S A, LIKE I SAID, A VERY HEAVILY TRAFFICKED ROAD.
SO SOMETHING THAT WAS INTERESTING TO ME WAS THE ABILITY TO WORK WITH THE CITY OF HUDSON OAKS TO HAVE ONE UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION TYPE OF MATERIAL USED THAT IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE QUITE A BIT LONGER LASTING THAN WHAT OUR EQUIPMENT CAN DO.
UM, THEY HAVE APPROACHED SEVERAL CONTRACTORS, AND I'VE GOT QUOTES HERE FROM REYNOLDS WHO HAS DONE QUITE A BIT OF, UM, LOCAL MUNICIPAL WORK.
AND STERLING NEEN HAS BEEN CITY MANAGER FOR, UM, CITY MANAGER FOR HUDSON OAKS HAS BEEN POINT ON THIS.
BUT REYNOLDS ASPHALT AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY HAS PUT TOGETHER A BID WHERE BASICALLY THEY WOULD DO THE ENTIRE PROJECT.
IT'S ABOUT 1.1 MILES, THE COUNTY HAS FOUR TENTHS OF A MILE.
SO WE WOULD PAY OUT OF PRECINCT TWO'S BUDGET OUR PROPORTIONATE SHARE FOR THAT ROAD TO BE REDONE TO APPROPRIATE STANDARDS.
THE REASON WHY I THINK THIS IS NECESSARY TO DO AND OUTSOURCE IT IS THEY CAN DO AN EIGHT INCH CEMENT STABILIZATION BASE, WHICH WE SIMPLY DON'T HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DO.
THAT EIGHT INCH CEMENT STABILIZATION BASE WOULD ALLOW THAT ROAD TO BE, UH, MUCH LONGER LASTING AND MUCH MORE DURABLE.
I'VE RUN THROUGH THESE FIGURES WITH MY FOREMAN AND WITH MY CREW, AND ONCE YOU ACCOUNT FOR MAN HOURS, EQUIPMENT, USAGE, FUEL, ET CETERA, THEY'RE, THE NUMBERS ARE ACTUALLY PRETTY REASONABLE IN OUR OPINION.
SO I'M JUST GIVING YOU GUYS A HEADS UP THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING IN CASE THAT AFFECTS Y'ALL AT ALL.
UM, AND THEN I BELIEVE COUNSELOR IS LOOKING INTO THE EXISTING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF HUDSON OAKS AND TO THE EXTENT THAT IT WOULD APPLY TO THIS AND, AND HERE WOULD JUST BE A, AN ADDENDUM JUST LIKE WE DO FOR THE CITY.
AND SO WE DO AN ADDENDUM IN REVERSE WHERE WE PAY THEM INSTEAD OF THEM PAYING US FOR OUR COST.
THEY'RE GONNA DO THAT FOR STABILIZATION, BUT WHAT'S THE TOP GONNA HAVE ON IT? SO THE ONE THAT I THINK WE'RE GONNA DO IS A, UH, TYPE C TWO INCH TOP OKAY.
I FORGET Y'ALL HAVE THAT HOT MIX MACHINE.
UH, WE'RE STILL SHARING ONE WITH, UH, PRECINCT FOUR RIGHT NOW, BUT THE ONE THAT WE ORDERED SHOULD BE IN HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
SO, ANYTHING ELSE? ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.
[7.D. Consider/Accept donation of 14 LCD monitors from the City of Arlington Emergency Management. (Sean Hughes / Judge Deen) ]
GO DOWN TO ITEM SEVEN D.CONSIDER ACCEPT DONATION OF 14 LCD MONITORS FROM THE CITY OF ARLINGTON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
UH, COMMISSIONERS, JUDGE, AND COMMISSIONERS EARLIER THIS YEAR.
IN DISCUSSIONS WITH, UH, THE CITY OF ARLINGTON EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THEY, THEY'RE UPGRADING THEIR AUDIO VISUAL WITHIN THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.
THEY DID OFFER US, UH, THOSE AUDIO VISUAL ITEMS, UH, AND WORKING WITH, UH, THE IT DIRECTOR AND, UH, THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS DIRECTOR FOR PARKER COUNTY.
WHAT WE HAVE, UH, KIND OF WHITTLED THE LIST DOWN TO IS, UH, 7 46 INCH SHARP LCD MONITORS AND 7 32 INCH N E C LCD MONITORS.
THESE MONITORS WOULD BE, UH, UM, ACCEPTED IF, IF THE COURT APPROVES AND WE WOULD PUT THESE IN OUR E O C.
THERE IS NO COST AND WE DO HAVE TO GO, EXCUSE ME, GO PICK THEM UP.
UM, BUT THEY COME WITH THE POWER CABLES AND THE BRACKETS AND WE'VE WORKED WITH BILLING AND GROUNDS, UH, OVER THE NEXT PERIOD OF TIME.
UH, WE'LL GET THOSE INSTALLED IN THE PARKER COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.
WE'RE ASKING THE COURT TO ACCEPT THE DONATION.
COMMISSIONER WALDENS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
IT'S THE END OF THE DISCUSSION.
AND THE AND THE COST WAS WHAT? ZERO.
GO PICK HIM UP AND BRING HIM, PUT 'EM UP.
[7.G. Discuss/Take action regarding recommendation from Hydrology 2050 Committee to establish a utility authority for Parker, Palo Pinto, and Stephens Counties. (Commissioner Walden) ]
GOOD.ITEM SEVEN G, DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION REGARDING RECOMMENDATION FROM HYDROLOGY 2050 COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISH A UTILITY AUTHORITY FOR PARKER PANO STEVENS COUNTIES, COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THAT, UH, IS, IS WORKING ITS WAY BACK THROUGH, UH, I HOPE THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE, THE FINAL WORDING OF THAT BILL HERE TODAY.
AND, AND, UH, SO, UH, A COUPLE MORE
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COUNTIES HAVE ASKED TO BE A PART OF THAT PARK.AIR PALO PINTO STEVENS, AS WELL AS JACK AND YOUNG COUNTIES ARE INTERESTED IN, I HAVE TO SAY THIS EVERY TIME.
THE, THE, UH, THE REASON AND THE IDEA IS THIS IS AN OFFSHOOT OF OUR PARKER COUNTY HYDROLOGY 2050 COMMITTEE.
AND THAT IS TO ESTABLISH A REGIONAL AUTHORITY THAT HAS THE ABILITY TO, UH, SPEAK FOR A MUCH LARGER AREA AND, AND ALSO HAVE THE POWER OF A MUCH LARGER AREA.
UH, THAT'S SOMETHING AKIN TO TARRANT REGIONAL WATER OR TEEL AREA, UH, UTILITY.
WE DON'T HAVE EXACTLY, UH, THE, THE, THE BILL IN OUR HAND.
WE'LL HAVE THE LANGUAGE BACK FROM THE, UH, LEGISLATIVE, UH, UH, ATTORNEYS AND HAVE IT IN OUR HANDS.
SO THE NEXT TIME WE WILL BE, GO THROUGH THAT IN, IN, IN DEPTH AND ASK FOR, UH, SUPPORT FROM THIS COURT IF, IF THE COMMISSIONERS DEEM IT SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN SUPPORT.
NOTHING OTHER THAN THAT FOR ALL RIGHT, ATTORNEY.
WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT ITEM.
[7.H. Select, approve, and announce members to serve on the Parker County Subdivision Regulations Committee. (Commissioner Holt) ]
GO TO ITEM H SEVEN SELECT TO APPROVE AND ANNOUNCE MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE PARKER COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS COMMITTEE.SO THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED, I BELIEVE, AT LAST COURT, WHICH IS CREATING A LIVING SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS COMMITTEE THAT CAN MEET REGULARLY, I BELIEVE I PROPOSED NOT LESS THAN QUARTERLY, WHERE WE CAN GET TOGETHER TO DISCUSS JUST CURRENT ISSUES WITH OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, MAKE MODIFICATIONS OR PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS I SHOULD SAY.
BUT THEN BRINGING ALL OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS BACK TO THIS COURT FOR APPROVAL.
SO JUST TO REITERATE, THAT COMMITTEE WOULD NOT HAVE ANY, UM, BINDING POWER UPON THE COUNTY, BUT INSTEAD IT WOULD SIMPLY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACT AS A FUNNEL MECHANISM FOR THIS COURT.
UM, IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION AFTERWARDS THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO ANNOUNCE SPECIFICALLY WHO WE'RE PUTTING ON THAT COMMITTEE HERE IN COURT.
SO, UM, THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS LINE ITEM AND COUNSELOR, IS THERE A SPECIFIC PROCESS THAT WE NEED TO, UH, THERE, THERE WOULD NOT BE.
IT'D JUST BE, UH, NAME THE INDIVIDUALS EACH, I THINK EACH COMMISSIONER HAD A EITHER TO CHOOSE TO SERVE THEMSELVES OR TO CHOOSE A REPRESENTATIVE.
UH, MY PICK WOULD BE JAMIE TIER, IF YOU WANNA WRITE THAT DOWN.
YEAH, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT PICK.
AND I, I'VE AGREED TO ALLOW HER TO SERVE ON THAT.
I DIDN'T TALK TO, SHE SPOKE WITH ME AND I DID ALLOW HER, I DON'T THINK WE ASKED YOU.
SO ONE, THE, I THINK YOU SHOULD, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN, UH, QUESTION ASKED IS WHAT THE SCOPE OF THE WORK'S GONNA BE IN THE COMMITTEE.
I MEAN, ARE WE GONNA REWRITE THE ENTIRE DEAL? ARE WE GONNA, ARE WE GOING TO UM, I DON'T THINK UPDATE IT OR HOW, HOW ARE WE GOING TO MANAGE THAT? I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO REWRITE EVERYTHING.
I'M ASKING THE QUESTION JUST WHAT THE SCOPE OF THE WORK'S GONNA BE FOR THE COMMITTEE, THE GUY THAT'S RUNNING IT.
I GUESS I THINK AT THE OUTSET, THE BEST THING WE CAN DO IS WHEN THE COMMITTEE FIRST MEETS, THE FIRST SEVERAL MEETINGS WOULD BE OBVIOUSLY INVITATIONS TO ALL OF THE IMPACTED STAKEHOLDERS.
SO ISDS, UM, ESDS, LOCAL GROUPS THAT MIGHT BE IMPACTED BY HOW WE GO ABOUT ESTABLISHING SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.
AND THEN ONCE WE HEAR FROM THEM, WE'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF EXACTLY THE EXTENT OF CHANGES.
CERTAINLY I DON'T, I WOULD PREFER NOT TO SPEND AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF TIME REMAKING THE WHEEL.
UM, SO IF WE CAN GET BY, ADD SOME STUFF, ABSOLUTELY.
I THINK CHANGES NEED TO BE MADE, BUT REWRITING THE ENTIRE THING PROBABLY IS NOT IN MY SCOPE OF AGENDA RIGHT NOW.
SO THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE THE WORD HAS BEEN CIRCULATING THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A NEW PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AS AN OUT OUTSHOOT OF THIS.
AND UH, UH, I'M NOT SURE THAT THE, THE PUBLIC OUT THERE IS, IS PREPARED FOR THAT.
THE, THE PEOPLE THAT USE THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, AND I'VE, I'VE NOT HEARD THAT THAT'S GONNA BE ADDED TO THIS.
IS IS HAVE YOU HEARD THAT? THAT'S BRAND NEW TO ME CUZ I'M NOT FOR ADDING PLANNING HIS ZONING STUFF.
BUT I, I WAS ASKED THE SAME THING AND I I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS, IT WAS, UH, THAT THAT'S WHAT THIS, THE INTENT OF THIS WAS TO BE A, A ZONING AND PLANNING FOR THE COUNTY.
AND I, I MEAN I WAS ASKED POINT BLANK ABOUT THAT, WHICH CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD BECAUSE THAT WASN'T HOW I, UH, HOW I HAD RECEIVED THIS WHEN IT WAS FIRST PRESENTED UP HERE AT THE COURT.
THERE'S FOR THAT TO BE OUT THERE.
THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT NO, THAT THAT WAS NEWS TO ME.
I'M GLAD THAT HE BROUGHT THAT UP CUZ I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE GETTING ASKED THAT.
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ALWAYS GONNA BE INTERPRETATIONAL ISSUES AS TO WHAT WE DO.AND WHEN WE ESTABLISH COMMITTEES, UM, OR THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE AN INTERPRETATIONAL THING.
WE NEED TO DEFINE THAT SPECIFICALLY.
AND I THINK YOU DID THAT CLEARLY WITH, THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ENFORCEMENT POWER, BUT RECOMMENDATION ONLY TO THIS COURT WHO DOES MAKE THAT AUTHORITY.
AND SO WE NEED TO REITERATE THAT, UM, AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
UM, IF WE'RE READY TO DO THAT.
UM, COMMISSIONER HOL YOU CAN AGAIN JUST CLARIFY THAT THAT IS NOT THE CASE AND, AND WHAT THE INTENT OF THIS IS.
YEAH, I I THINK PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE COUNTY, LIVE IN THE COUNTY FOR A PURPOSE AND THAT'S THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO LIVE SOMEWHERE WHERE THERE ARE PLANNING AND ZONING REQUIREMENTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
SO AGAIN, THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMITTEE IS NOT TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS WHATSOEVER.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMITTEE IS TO REVIEW OUR CURRENT SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, LISTEN TO INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS, COME UP WITH WHAT THAT COMMITTEE BELIEVES ARE INTELLIGENT MODIFICATIONS, ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE TO OUR CURRENT SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS THAT REFLECT THE FACT THAT WE ARE THE NINTH FASTEST GROWING COUNTY IN THE NATION AND, YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES AND THEN BRING THOSE MODIFICATIONS AS PROPOSED TO THIS COURT TO VOTE ON.
THERE'S NO, I MEAN, THE COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE PLANNING AND ZONING AUTHORITY, SO I'M, I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHERE THAT'S COMING FROM.
SO ANYWAY, SOUNDS GOOD TO MAY.
OKAY, SO WE HAVE ONE APPOINTEE ALREADY THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN MENTIONED.
UH, JUST GOING DOWN THIS, UH, COMMISSIONER HALE, DO YOU HAVE A NAME YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THAT? YEAH, I WOULD, UH, I'D LIKE TO APPOINT MONTY MAGNUS.
I RECEIVED A CALL FROM JIM MARTIN, WHO'S A WELL-KNOWN DEVELOPER IN EAST PARKER COUNTY.
AND I THINK TRYING TO TOUCH ALL CORNERS WOULD BE MY IDEAL SITUATION IS WHY EACH COMMISSIONER HAS A SAY IN IN A VOICE HERE.
UH, JIM MARTIN I THINK WOULD BE AN OUTSTANDING, UH, VOICE FOR THE, FOR THAT REGION, UH, IF THE COURT DOES AGREE WITH THAT.
MY APPOINTMENT WOULD BE GILL BLACKBURN, MD.
COMMISS, WHAT WAS THAT LAST NAME? BLACKBURN.
SO DOES THAT COMPLETE IT THEN YOU HAVE MONTY MAGNUS, GIL BLACKBURN, JIM MARTIN, UH, AND JACOB HOLTEN WILL CHAIR THAT COMMITTEE.
IF I MAY, WE, UH, WE GET HUNDREDS OF PHONE CALLS A WEEK ABOUT, UH, SPECIFICALLY PLANNING IS ZONING AND IF COMMISSIONER HOLD, I WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER EITHER MYSELF OR ONE OF MY EMPLOYEES TO BE ON THERE TOO.
SO WE'RE CRYSTAL CLEAR WHEN WE GET THESE PHONE CALLS AND QUESTIONS THAT TAKES UP MOST OF OUR DAY.
IS THERE ZONING? IS THERE PLANNING? AND SO, SURE.
AND, UM, I THINK YOUR OFFICE JUST GOT INVOLVED WITH A, A BIG MESS WITH ONE OF THESE PHONE CALLS.
WELL, AND, AND BASICALLY WE CAN ONLY APPLY WHAT LAWS ARE ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS, THIS PROJECT IS MORE OR LESS TO PRESENT ITEMS THAT ARE ALLOWED BY LAW TO BE ADDED TO OUR SUBDIVISION RULES AND REGULATIONS.
SO ANYTHING THAT'S SUGGESTED, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GONNA REVIEW THROUGH OUR OFFICE.
JAMIE'S NOT AN ATTORNEY AND SO, AND NEITHER ARE WE, SO, RIGHT.
AND SO THE, THESE SUGGESTIONS FROM THESE INDIVIDUALS, WE WILL GET THAT INFORMATION AFTER THE FACT.
SO THEY'LL HAVE THEIR MEETINGS AND IT'S GONNA BE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
SO EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT APPOINTED ON THERE, CERTAINLY YOU COULD SHOW UP FOR THAT MEETING.
THEY'RE GONNA LIST MEETINGS, DATE, TIME, LOCATION.
AND SO THE PUBLIC CAN ATTEND THOSE AS WELL.
SO I THINK JUST TO CLARIFY, MY NOMINATION IS MYSELF SO THAT I CAN, YOU KNOW, I, IF, IF I'M GONNA COME UP WITH THIS IDEA, I FEEL LIKE IT'S RESPONSIBLE.
IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CARRIED THROUGH.
BUT THAT BEING SAID, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU GUYS TO COME TO EVERY SINGLE ONE.
UM, AND I'LL MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE JOHN SAID, IT'LL BE POSTED AND ALL THAT.
WITH THE NAMES THAT HAVE BEEN, UH, MENTIONED, UH, UNLESS THERE'S ANY ISSUE WITH ANY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS, UH, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION THEN.
COMMISSIONER WALDEN'S MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER CONNELL MADE THE SECOND.
IS THERE ANY OF THE DISCUSSION ALL ON PAPER PASS FIVE.
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YOU COMMISSIONER.[7.L. Review budget protocols in preparation for submittal of draft budget. (Cintia Ortiz / Judge Deen) ]
GOOD.DOWN TO ITEM SEVEN L RE BUDGET PROTOCOLS AND PREPARATION FOR SUBMITTAL OF DRAFT BUDGET.
UH, ONE OF THE THINGS, UH, CYNTHIA, IF YOU WOULD, UM, IF YOU'RE READY, UM, JUST TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT HERE IN AND, UH, ALSO WITH WHAT I WANNA CALL OUR BUDGET COMMITTEE, WHICH CONSISTED OF THE AUDITOR, UH, KIM, BECKY, MYSELF, AND CYNTHIA, UM, REVIEWED AND LOOKED AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THAT WENT WELL LAST YEAR.
AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, WE'RE ALREADY IN THAT PROCESS AGAIN, COMING AROUND ON THE, ON A BUDGET, UH, WENT, WENT WELL.
UH, WHAT DIDN'T, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE DIFFERENT AS WE PROCEED? AND UH, SO, UH, MY OFFICE, UH, WORKING WITH THE AUDITOR WILL BE SUBMITTING A, UH, PROPOSED BUDGET, UH, TO DISCUSS AND, AND MODIFY AND WORK AND UNTIL WE, UH, SET A TAX RATE AT THE END OF THE YEAR HERE.
UH, SO, UM, UH, CYNTHIA, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING WE WANT TO ADD HERE TILL WE, UH, GET INPUT FROM THE COMMISSIONERS ON WHAT WE CAN EXPECT FROM THEY WANT TO EXPECT FROM US, I GUESS THAT WOULD BE THE CASE.
GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS JUDGE.
UM, CYNTHIA ORTIZ, COUNTY RELATIONS OFFICER.
SO I EMAILED ON FRIDAY SOME OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE USING, UM, DURING THIS BUDGET PROCESS.
AND WHAT IT IS, ONE OF THE MAIN ONES IS THE BUDGET CALENDAR.
UM, THIS WAS, UM, SOMETHING THAT I PROVIDED OR WE, YOU KNOW, PROVIDED LAST YEAR, UM, TO YOU TO HAVE A TIMELINE AND, AND TO BE CLEAR OF WHEN WE NEED TO DO WHAT AND WHY.
UM, AND SO WE WANTED TO BRING THIS BACK AND ASK FOR YOUR INPUT ON DID YOU LIKE IT, IS THERE SOMETHING THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ADDED TO THIS OR CHANGED? UM, AND THEN THE NEXT THING THAT I ADDED TO THAT AT THE BOTTOM IS THE WORKSHOP DATES AND TIMES, WHICH WOULD BE FOLLOWED FROM LAST YEAR'S PROTOCOLS, WHICH WAS WE BROUGHT THE DEPARTMENTS IN AND PERHAPS HAVE THEM REQUEST THEIR, UM, PRESENT THEIR REQUEST AND THEN YOU GUYS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS THERE.
UM, AND THEN I HAD PROVIDED A HUGE BINDER WITH THEIR REQUEST BACKUP.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S ANOTHER THING I WANTED TO ASK.
YOU STILL WANT THAT BINDER? WAS IT USEFUL? WAS IT TOO MUCH? WOULD A FLASH DRIVE BE BETTER? JUST, I, I WILL, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD HELP US AS THE BUDGET TEAM TO BRING BACK MORE EFFICIENTLY INFORMATION TO YOU ALL.
DO WE WANNA START WITH THE BUDGET CALENDAR? I THINK THAT BINDER WAS WAY TOO MUCH.
SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAT WE COULD DO.
AND, AND YOU MENTIONED STUFF, SO OKAY.
FLASH DRIVE WOULD WORK WHATEVER ANYBODY ELSE WANT.
BRIANNA'S GOT PROVIDED LATER ON ONCE WE GET INTO THE ACTUAL KIND OF DECISION MAKING PORTION OF THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS.
YOU KNOW, BECKY PROVIDES HER BENEFITS BINDER, WHICH IS AWESOME.
KIM HAS HER, UM, CAP NON-CAPITALIST.
WE DON'T WANT ANY OF THAT CHANGED.
BUT ONCE WE GET JUST TO THE WORKSHOPS, I KNOW, UM, CYNTHIA PUT A ONE SHEET KIND OF REQUEST LIST.
UM, SO I THINK THAT COULD BE HELPFUL.
AND THEN MAYBE JUST THE PRINTOUT FROM STW, WHICH I THINK IS, IS HELPFUL CUZ YOU CAN SEE, UM, WHAT, UM, IS BEING REQUESTED AND WHAT THEY HAD REQUESTED PREVIOUSLY.
AND IT SHOWS THE CALCULATED CHANGE.
UM, AND YOU COULD SEE OVERALL WHAT THEIR TOTAL BUDGET IS THAT THEY'RE REQUESTING.
SO MAYBE JUST THOSE TWO SHEETS AND NOT ALL THE REST OF THE REQUEST SHEETS AND QUOTES AND EVERYTHING BEHIND IT.
SO BASICALLY YOU WOULD HAVE TWO PIECES OF PAPER FOR, UM, EACH DEPARTMENT.
YOU BASICALLY, BASICALLY WOULD HAVE THIS PAGE AND THE STW.
YEAH, I HAD TO PUT EXTRA AIR IN MY AIRBAG ON MY TRUCK HAUL THAT BINDER AROUND
DIDN'T WE, UH, DIDN'T WE MODIFY IT LAST YEAR TO WHERE WE WE'RE HAVING A HEARING LIKE YOU HAVE OUTLINED THERE OR A WORKSHOP WHERE WE'RE HEARING THOSE REQUESTS AND RATHER THAN ALLOCATING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME TO EACH ONE, WE HAVE THE NEXT ONE THERE SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT IN BETWEEN YES.
RECALL SO THAT WE'RE NOT SITTING HERE WAITING 20 MINUTES ON THE NEXT PERSON TO COME
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IN.THEY'RE, THEY'RE HERE SO THAT WE CAN RUN THEM THROUGH AS, AS QUICKLY AS WE, UH, ARE ABLE TO HEAR THAT WHAT THEIR REQUESTS ARE.
AND UH, AS FAR AS THE, THE, THE BOOK IS CONCERNED, UH, I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER COLLINS.
UM, THE ONE THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU, THE WAY THAT THE DEPARTMENTS WILL BE SUBMITTING THEIR REQUEST WILL BE THROUGH THIS GOOGLE FORM AND UM, THEY WILL BE SELECTING THE DATE AND THE TIME.
SO IF, FOR EXAMPLE, SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS WILL ONLY NEED 30 MINUTES, THEY WILL SELECT ONE TIME, ONE 30 MINUTE SPOT AND THEN WE WILL ACTUALLY EXACTLY THAT, WHAT THAT DEPARTMENT NEEDS.
NOW THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WILL HAVE PROBABLY LIKE AN HOUR AND A HALF ALLOCATED TO THEM, SO THEY'LL SELECT THAT.
UM, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU ALL IS, ARE THE DATES THAT I PRESENTED TO YOU AT THE BOTTOM FOR THE WORKSHOP DATES? ARE THOSE OKAY, WE SELECTED TWO DATES IN JUNE AND THEY'RE FROM NINE TO 11 THE MORNING DAYS AND THEN WE HAVE THE WEEK OF JULY 10TH THROUGH THE 14TH, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
AND THEY ARE MORNINGS OR WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE THREE FULL DAYS? SO HERE'S THE DEAL.
WE, WE GOT THAT LATE FRIDAY AND I'M, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT AT LEAST THREE OUT OF THESE FIVE PEOPLE UP HERE DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING ON THOSE DATES CUZ THEY HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK THEM UP YET.
AND I SUGGEST THAT WE BRING THAT BACK AT ANOTHER, ANOTHER COURT TO SAY YES BABY.
ANYTHING ELSE, CYNTHIA? I WORK AROUND WHATEVER EVERYBODY ELSE CAN WORK OUT.
DOES ANY, DOES CYNTHIA HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? THAT IS IT.
UM, BRIANNA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING OR ANY OF THE COMMITTEE THAT WE'VE BEEN MEETING? ANYTHING? SURE.
AND WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT, UM, AS WELL, UM, WAS BREAKING OUT ALSO THE IT ITEMS AND HAVING JAMES LOOK AT THOSE ITEMS AND SO ANYONE THAT IS REQUESTING IT, BASICALLY HAVING HIM GIVE HIS BLESSING ON IT AND REALLY HAVING A NOTIFICATION FOR THE COURT.
SO IF THESE ITEMS ARE NEEDED, IT'D BE A NOTIFICATION, HERE'S EVERYTHING THAT'S APPROVED AND THEN NOT HAVING, YOU KNOW, KIND OF GOING THROUGH THOSE SURE.
AND THEN, UM, IF IT'S THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COURT, THEN HAVING IT ALL GO THROUGH, UM, KIND OF HOW WE DID BEFORE HAVING IT ALL GO THROUGH JAMES' BUDGET, SO THAT WAY IT'S OUTLINED, HERE'S WHAT'S BEEN APPROVED FOR EACH DEPARTMENT.
SO IT'S CLEAR FOR THE DEPARTMENT THAT YES, THIS IS WHAT'S BEEN APPROVED FOR THEM, BUT THEN IT'S IN JAMES' BUDGET.
SO THAT WAY, UM, THAT WHOLE, YOU KNOW, PURCHASING PROCESS AND EVERYTHING AND COMING IN AND TRACKING AND PAYING AND INSTALLING AND EVERYTHING IS GOING THROUGH IT'S BUDGET RATHER THAN HAVING IT IN, IN EACH INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET FOR IT TOWARD THAT.
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE, THAT SINCE YOU HAVE, UH, IN YOUR COMMUNICATION WITH THE DEPARTMENTS, TELL THEM THAT NO IT ITEM WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THE IT DEPARTMENT FIRST.
NOW I THINK WE HAD SOME LAST YEAR THAT MISSED THAT STEP.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S, IT'S AN IMPERATIVE THING.
AND THAT'S BEEN PULLED, THAT'S BEEN A WHOLE NEW FORM.
SO IT'S BEEN PULLED OUT OF THE CAP, NON CAP THERE AND THEN GOING INTO THEIR BUDGETS.
BUT YES, THAT NEEDS TO BE CLEAR THAT, THAT THOSE FUNDS WILL NOT BE PUT IN THEIR BUDGET AND THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO COORDINATE AND WORK WITH IT.
BUT THEN KIND OF LIKE BUILDING, YOU KNOW, WITH BUILDING THE GROUNDS HERE, THAT WAY THEY'RE VERY CLEAR THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW THEY'VE HAD FOUR COMPUTERS APPROVED OR SCANNERS OR WHATEVER IT IS.
SO THAT WAY THEY KNOW YES, IT'S BEEN APPROVED, THEY HAVE THESE ITEMS AND SO ONCE THE BUDGET'S ADOPTED, THEY NEED TO GET WITH IT TO ACTUALLY GET THEM PURCHASED.
JAMES, YOU'RE STANDING UP SO I'M ASSUMING YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANNA TELL US.
WELL, JUST TO ADD ON TOP OF THAT, IF WE CAN FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THAT, WITH EACH DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTY, WHAT THEY WANT, WHAT THEY NEED, IT GIVES US BETTER FLEXIBILITY AND PRICE POINTS, BEATING THE PRICE DOWN, GETTING MORE THAN WHAT WE BARGAIN FOR.
SO, AND DESKTOPS THIS YEAR IS A BIG CONCERN OF MINE, UH, OF WHAT WE CAN DO.
SO IF WE CAN REITERATE THAT, LET'S PLEASE WORK TOGETHER AND UH, UH, EVERYTHING THAT'S REQUIRED AND WE'LL WORK THROUGH THAT LIST.
SO, UM, LAST YEAR WE HAD A ADJUSTER, WE HAD SEVERAL CALLS ON A DAILY BASIS AND THEY WERE THE SAME EXACT QUESTIONS.
SO I PUT A TRAINING TOGETHER, UM, TO HIT THOSE QUESTIONS THAT THEY ALL HAD AND MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT.
AND SO WE ARE PLANNING ON HAVING A TRAINING FOR OUR DEPARTMENT LEADS OR HEADS, WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE OF SUBMITTING THE BUDGET FOR THEM TO COME TO THIS TRAINING AND ACTUALLY GET THOSE QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
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A LOT OF 'EM ARE NEW, A LOT, A LOT OF 'EM, IT'S A, YOU KNOW, A POSITION CHANGE OR, AND THEN WE'VE CHANGED A COUPLE OF THINGS LIKE THE IT PROCEDURE, UH, WITH THE, IT, IT ITEMS, UM, AS WELL WITH THE BUILDING AND GROUNDS AND JUST LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT.AND SO HAVING THAT TRAINING WOULD HELP A LOT AND WOULD MAKE THIS, UM, BUDGET PROCESS A LOT MORE EFFICIENT.
[8. EXECUTIVE SESSION ]
WE'RE GONNA MOVE ITEM EIGHT ON EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 5172 IN OH SEVEN SIX OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE RESERVING THE RIGHT TO MEET IN CLOSE SESSION.UH, DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION ON REAL PROPERTY LOCATED 8 0 1 SANTA FE DRIVE, CURRENTLY OWNED BY CITY OF WEATHERFORD, UH, IN ITEM B IT NETWORK PROJECT SECURITY UPDATE.
UM, IF WE CAN, UH, LET'S JUST TAKE A QUICK FIVE MINUTE BREAK AS WE DO HAVE, HAVE, UH, THE CITY MANAGER HERE FROM WEATHERFORD THAT HAS BEEN WAITING TO GO IN.
SO LET'S, IF WE CAN GET BACK IN THERE AND LET THE RECORD SHOW IT.
IT'S 10 41, WE'LL TAKE A RECESS AND TRY TO GET BACK IN THERE ABOUT 10 45 TURN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, IF I CAN GET Y'ALLS ATTENTION, THE RECORD SHOW, WE'LL RETURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION 1142.
WE'LL GO TO ITEM EIGHT, THE ITEMS DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION ON UNDER ITEM A.
WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION UNDER ITEM B, WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION.
[9.A. PRECINCT 1 ]
ITEM NINE ON PLATS PRECINCT ONE.UNDER ITEM A ONE NOTIFICATION OF A SUBDIVISION TO BE KNOWN AS ANDY RANCH LOCATED IN THE E T J OF THE CITY OF RENO AND PRECINCT.
ONE HAVES IN HERE HAVE THEY WATER RIGHT ON SOME OF THESES AND THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, JUDGE NOTIFICATION WE'LL GO TO ITEM TWO, ACCEPT A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR MAINTENANCE IN THE FORM OF A CASHIER'S CHECK FOR ANDY RANCH IN PRECINCT ONE AND THE PRECINCT HAS APPROVED CASHIERS UNTIL MARCH.
COUNSELOR, ALL THE PAPERWORK SATISFACTORY.
THANK MOVE TO APPROVE NINE A TWO AS PRESENTED.
MINE'S NOT OKAY, WE'LL WE'LL VOTE.
UM, I SAYING AYE AND NAY, UH, COMMISSIONER COLLINS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? UH, I'M SORRY.
UH, MIKE, UH, COMMISSIONER HILL HAS MADE THE SECOND AS ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.
AND WE WE CAN ACTUALLY GO BACK TO VOTING NOW.
YOU CAN'T FOR OKAY, WELL THEN WE'LL, WE'LL VOTE.
UM, THAT'S A, THAT'S A FIVE OH VOTE FOR APPROVAL.
BEGIN THE REVIS FOR WINDMILL CHEEKS.
SUBDIVISION CHEEKS CONSISTING OF 6.145 ACRES DEVELOPED BY WINDMILL CREEK PARTNERS LLC LOCATED OFF OF VILLE STATION ROAD WITH LITTLE WATER AND PRECINCT ONE.
THIS IS JUST GONNA BE A, UM, A SPLIT OF LOTS 28, 29 AND 30 INTO 28 R FOR 3.080 ACRES AND 30 YARD FOR 3.065 ACRES.
THEY HAVE ROAD FRONTAGE OFF OF FAN MILL TRAIL AND WE'D JUST LIKE TO GET PERMISSION TO BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS.
COUNCIL, ARE EVERYTHING GOOD TO BEGIN THE REVISION AND THEY HAVE PROVIDED ALL LEGAL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS.
I MOVE TO APPROVE NINE A THREE AS PRESENTED.
MOTION IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OH WE'VE GOT ITEM FOUR BEGIN THE CANCELLATION PROCESS FOR A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS JAMIE ACRES CONSISTING OF 11.69 ACRES LOCATED IN PRECINCT ONE.
AND I DID SPEAK WITH THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY.
SHE HAS A PENDING SALE ON THE TOTAL 11.69 ACRES AND
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THE SELLER WANTS IT ALL TO JUST BE REVERTED BACK TO MEETS AND BOUNDS.SO WE'RE JUST GONNA BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS.
I MEAN THE CANCELLATION PROCESS.
PLEASE COUNCILOR ALL THE PAPERWORK.
LOOKING GOOD AND, AND THE DISCUSSION WE HAD WAS I JUST WANTED TO CHANGE THE NAME OF THE SUBDIVISION FROM JAMIE A ACRES TO SOMETHING ELSE, BUT, UH, EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER TO BEGIN THE CANCELLATION.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HALE.
FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL OF, IF I EVER SAY AYE.
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GO TO ITEM B ON PRECINCT TWO.APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION BY MEETS AND BOUNDS FOR THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS CORNER RANCH ESTATES DEVELOPED BY CHAD, OH, EXCUSE ME, CHAD BUSK LOCATED OFF OF FM NINE 20 WITH WORLD WATER AND PRECINCT TWO.
IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REVISION WAS TO MOVE THE LOT LINE BETWEEN LOT TWO AND LOT THREE.
UH, WE DID RUN AN AD IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTES, BUT WE DID NOT SEND OUT, UH, CERTIFIED LETTERS AS IT WAS NOT REQUIRED.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1147.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? AND AGAIN, THAT IS B ONE PRECINCT TWO.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1147 AND GO TO THE ITEM HEARING.
COUNSELOR ARE ALL DOCUMENTS IN ORDER.
PROPER NOTICE WAS PLACED IN THE NEWSPAPER, LISTED THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND PURPOSE OF TODAY'S HEARING.
THE DEVELOPER DID PROVIDE A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THE DEVELOPER HAS MET ALL OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.
MOTION THAT WE APPROVE B ONE MOTION BY BY COMMISSIONER HOLE OR SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
WANNA APPROVE THE FINAL PLA FOR SUDDEN VISION TO BE KNOWN AS HOGAN HEIGHTS CONSISTS OF 22 ACRES DEVELOPED BY REBEL HOGAN LOCATED OFF OF CENTRAL ROAD OF WORLD WATER AND PRECINCT TWO.
THIS IS A 22 ACRE TRACK THAT'S BEEN SPLIT UP INTO FIVE LOTS.
A RANGE IN SIZE FROM TWO ACRES TO 10 ACRES.
THEY DO HAVE ROAD FRONTAGE OFF OF CENTRAL ROAD AND WELL WATER IS THEIR WATER SOURCE COUNSELOR.
ARE ALL DOCUMENTS IN ORDER? YES.
THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE NINE BK TWO.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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GOOD ITEM, UH, D PRECINCT FOUR.ITEM ONE APPROVED THE ADDENDUMS FOR ROAD REPAIR WITH TOWN OF MANTA FOR THUNDERHEAD LANE, HILLSIDE DRIVE AND RIDGECREST DRIVE AND PRECINCT FOUR.
I DO HAVE THREE ADDENDUMS FOR THE, UH, MENTIONED ROADS.
RIDGECREST DRIVE ROAD REPAIR IS GONNA BE IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,404 AND 4 CENTS.
UH, HILLSIDE DRIVE ROAD REPAIR IS GONNA BE $20,404 AND 4 CENTS.
AND THUNDERHEAD LANE IS GONNA BE $97,296 AND 52 CENTS.
EVERYTHING LOOK IN ORDER? YES SIR.
MOTIONS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HILL.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
IS THERE ANOTHER DISCUSSION? HOLD ON.
WE'LL GO TO M 10 ON ADJOURNMENT.
CAN WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THE RECORDS SHOW THAT WE'LL ADJOURN AT 1150.