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[Call to Order]
AND GET STARTED ON THIS MEETING.I'D LIKE TO WELCOME ALL OF Y'ALL TO THE PARKER COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT, THE RECORD SHOW.
IT IS 9:00 AM AND WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
WE DO HAVE THE, UH, THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PRESENT.
THE AGENDA HAS BEEN PO POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, WITH MEMBERS OF THE COURT, AS, AS NOTED, UH, WITH THE QUORUM.
IF WE WILL BEGIN WITHIN A VOCATION LED BY MARK JULIAN FROM NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, LED BY PARKER COUNTY JUDGE COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY, PLEASE STAND, LET'S PRAY.
OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, GOD, WE SO THANK YOU AND PRAISE YOU BECAUSE OF GREAT THINGS YOU'VE DONE FOR A CELEBRATION YESTERDAY AND THIS WEEKEND OF HOLY WEEK.
AND GOD, HOW YOU FORGAVE US OF OUR SIN AND ALLOW US THE GIFT OF ETERNAL LIFE.
IT'S JUDGE, IT'S COMMISSIONERS GOD, AS WE MAKE DECISIONS, AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS, AND AS WE UPHOLD YOU ABOVE EVERYTHING WE GIVE YOU.
I PLEDGE THE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE REPUBLIC, WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION, GOD, INVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, TEXAS ONE, SAVE GOD ONE.
[4. CONSENT]
ON THE CONSENT AGENDA UNDER ITEM A AUDITOR ONE THROUGH FOUR UNDER ITEM B, TREASURER ITEMS ONE AND THREE, AND UNDER COUNTY JUDGE ITEM C, ITEMS ONE AND THREE, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION.MOTION IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDO WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, YOU THE DISCUSSION ALL ON PAPER PASS FIVE.
[4.D. PURCHASING (Part 1 of 2)]
UM, I'M GONNA MOVE AROUND THE AGENDA A LITTLE BIT AND I WILL MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S NOTED UNDER ITEM FOUR, SPRINGTOWN NEX DOOR EDITION.I'M GONNA LET RAY CONSTABLE RAY WRIGHT EXPLAINS WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE, WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO UP AS ONES OF YOU HAVING BEEN IN OUR OFFICE.
THE LOBBY IS ATTACHED KIND OF TO THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE UP THERE.
THE HALLWAY DUE, THE INCREASE IN ALL THE TRAVEL THROUGH OUR COURT NOW, UH, WE HAVE NO PRIVACY IN OUR OFFICES.
PEOPLE WALK IN, UH, STAND IN OUR DOORWAYS.
UH, THERE'S NO SECURITY WHATSOEVER TO THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.
AND I'M REQUESTING A DOOR BE PLACED IN A POSITION WHERE, UH, WE WILL HAVE A GLASS DOOR, WE CAN SEE WHO'S AT IT AND LET 'EM IN, OR KEEP PEOPLE JUST WANDERING IN.
IT WILL HAVE A, YOU KNOW, A BADGE PASS ON IT TOO, EVENTUALLY.
YEAH, WE HAVEN'T GOT THAT INTO THE BID, BUT I THINK THE BID WAS WHAT, 62 63.
THAT'S COMING OUTTA YOUR BUDGET.
SO THREE QUOTES WERE RECEIVED.
UM, THE MAX AMOUNT WAS $9,097 AND 50 CENTS, AND THE LOWEST AMOUNT WAS 59 12 24.
UM, UH, WHICH BEN SWINGER? SO BEN SWINGER IS THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE AT $6,345 AND 75 CENTS.
AND I'LL LET MARK EXPLAIN WHY HE WOULD LIKE THINGS WITH THAT STUFF.
BOBBY BEN SWINGER WAS ACTUALLY THE CHEAPEST, WASN'T IT HIM? NO, SIR.
SO THAT'S WHO WE'RE GONNA GO WITH.
ALL IT IS, IT IS JUST A, YOU KNOW, YOUR STANDARD ALUMINUM FRAME DOOR.
IT'S JUST RIGHT THERE IN THE CENTER, AND IT'LL HAVE THE MAGNETIC LOCK ON IT.
GIVE THEM LAYER OF SECURITY, SO TO SPEAK.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THAT ITEM AS PRESENTED.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY FOR APPROVAL OF THE ITEM.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
[6.C.Approve the use of Parker County lots (4 quadrants, comer lots on Dallas/Spring and Waco/Spring) by The Weatherford Chamber of Commerce at no charge for the 38th Annual Parker County Peach Festival on Saturday, July 8th from 8am - 4pm. (Tammy Gazzola / Gloria Martinez / Judge Deen)]
SIX C.APPROVE THE USE OF PARKER COUNTY LOTS FOR QUADRANTS, CORNER LOTS ON DALLAS SPRING IN WACO, SPRING BY THE WEATHERFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT NO CHARGE FOR THE 38TH ANNUAL PARKER COUNTY PEACH FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, JULY 8TH FROM EIGHT TO FOUR.
COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE.
I'M TAMMY OLA, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE WEATHERFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
WE'RE HERE TO DISCUSS THE 38TH ANNUAL PARKER COUNTY PEACH FESTIVAL.
AS JUDGE SAID ON JULY 8TH, WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE USE OF THE FOUR
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QUADRANTS, UH, AND ALSO THE PARKING LOTS ON THE CORNER OF YORK AND DALLAS AND SPRING AND WACO.MOTION BE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY FOR ACCEPTANCE.
COMMISSIONER WALDEN HAS MADE THIS SECOND.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY IN THE PAST? DIDN'T Y'ALL USE ONE OF THE BUILDINGS AS WELL? UH, COUNTY JUDGE'S LAW BUILDING.
YEAH, I WAS THINKING THAT YOU'D USE THAT.
I'M ASSUMING THAT YOU'D WANNA USE THAT AGAIN.
JUST TELL US WHAT YOU ONE, ONE NORTH MAIN.
YES, WE WOULD, WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THE COUNTY BUILDING AS WELL FOR THE HOSPITALITY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE DOWN TO ITEM SIX A.
[6.A. Approve the Proclamation to recognize National Crime Victims' Rights Week April 23-29, 2023. (Lisa Mehrhoff/ Judge Deen)]
I WANNA APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION OF RECOGNIZED NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK APRIL 23RD THROUGH 29TH.UH, DO WE HAVE LISA MEYERHOFF HERE? OH, COME ON UP.
UM, THIS WILL BE NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK.
THIS HAS BEEN CELEBRATED SINCE 1981, NATIONALLY.
AND, UM, WE HONOR THE EVENT, UH, THIS YEAR WILL BE OUR 13TH, UM, ART CONTEST, AND WE INVOLVE EVERY SCHOOL IN PARKER COUNTY.
THEY'RE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT EVENT.
UM, IT WOULD BE NUMBER 15 IF COVID HADN'T HAVE THROWN THINGS OFFLINE A LITTLE BIT.
I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME LOOK AT THOSE ITEMS, WHICH WE DISPLAY AT THE ANNEX, UH, FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK OF NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK.
AND THE REASON WE DO AN ART CONTEST IS BECAUSE IT HELPS US INVOLVE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF PARKER COUNTY IN RECOGNIZING THE NEED TO BE THERE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME, AND TO BELIEVE THEM WHEN THEY TALK TO US AND TO HELP THEM IN THE BEST WAY WE CAN.
HOW DO YOU, HOW DO YOU APPOINT THOSE? BECAUSE I, I THINK IT'D BE GOOD TO, I'LL TRY TO GET SOMEBODY EVERY YEAR INVOLVED.
I'VE GOTTA TELL YOU, THE LADY THIS YEAR THAT I'VE ASKED, UM, ACTUALLY CAME UP TO EAST AND I, ONE TIME WHEN I WAS VISITING A SCHOOL MEETING WITH A SRO AND SHE SAID, I'M AN ARTIST.
AND THEN SHE BROUGHT OUT THESE BEAUTIFUL DRAWINGS SHE DOES OF DOGS.
SO I GOT A LITTLE BIT EXCITED AND SHE TOOK SOME PICTURES OF EAST AND I KIND OF EXPECT THERE'LL BE A PICTURE OF EAST THERE.
WELL, WE GOT TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS AND WE GOT COMMISSIONER'S COURT, AND IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE SOME OF THEM ON THERE AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, UM, YES, SIR, BECAUSE IT WAS A FUNNY BOOK.
COULD YOU TELL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR COLORING BOOK THAT WE DID WITH THESE FROM THE ART CONTEST AS WELL? UM, LAST YEAR WE ACCEPTED ENTRIES FROM THE STUDENTS, UM, TO CREATE A COLORING BOOK, WHICH I HAVE WITH SOMEBODY RIGHT NOW WHO'S WORKING ON THE CLEANING UP AND EVERYTHING.
SO WE CAN SUB, YOU KNOW, PASS THAT OUT TO PEOPLE.
BUT, UM, WE HAD A RECORD NUMBER OF, OF ELEMENTARY THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT REALLY, REALLY GOT INVOLVED IN THAT.
AND THEY DID SOME AMAZING PICTURES, WHICH I CAN'T WAIT TO GET PUT INTO A COLORING BOOK.
BUT, UM, THEY'RE RIGHT NOW WITH, UH, ONE OF THE LOCAL ATTORNEYS WHO'S CLEANING UP THE DRAWINGS AND MAKING THEM FIT TO BE OKAY.
AND ONE, ONE PLUG FOR WEATHERFORD COLLEGE.
THEY ALWAYS PARTICIPATE AND YES, THEY PROVIDE A SCHOLARSHIP FOR ONE OF THE FIRST PLACE STUDENTS.
SO THEY DO THAT FOR THE BEST OF SHOW AND THEY GET A SCHOLARSHIP TO WEATHERFORD COLLEGE.
AND THEN LOCAL, UM, AGENCIES AROUND TOWN SUPPLY PRIZES FOR THE WINNERS OF THE CONTEST.
AND, UM, THE ELEMENTARY WINNERS GET INCREDIBLE GIFT BASKETS LOADED WITH ART SUPPLIES, AND THEN THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH WINNERS GET CASH.
AND JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN MISSION MENTIONED IN THE NATIONAL RECORD OF, OF ACTIVITIES DONE DURING NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS LI RIGHTS WEEK.
WE'VE BEEN, UM, NOTED IN THERE SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS EVENT BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S ONGOING AND IT'S WELL RECEIVED IN THE COUNTY.
UM, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I, IF NOT, I'M GONNA ASK
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FOR A MOTION.WHAT WE'LL DO IS, IS, UH, GET THIS APPROVED.
UH, WE'LL HAVE YOU AND EASE COME UP.
I ASSUME HE'LL TAKE MY CHAIR AGAIN.
UH, YEAH, SHE'D LIKE THE CHAIR.
SO, UM, COMMISSIONER WALDENS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER COLLINS HAS MADE THE SECOND ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE OH.
UH, THE PROCLAMATION, UH, WITH CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEAK, WHEREAS THE TERM VICTIM IS MORE THAN JUST A LABEL AND HAS LEGAL STANDING AND PROTECTIONS THAT GO ALONG WITH IT.
AND WHEREAS CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS ACT PASS HERE IN TEXAS, AND AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, GUARANTEED VICTIMS THE RIGHT TO MEANINGFUL PART PARTICIPATE AND USE THEIR VOICE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.
WHEREAS VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, ADVOCATES, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, ATTORNEYS, AND OTHER ALLIED PROFESSIONALS HELP SURVIVORS FIND THEIR JUSTICE BY ENFORCEMENT THESE RIGHTS.
AND WHEREAS INCLUDING ELEVATING THE VOICES OF SURVIVORS MAKE CERTAIN THEY ARE HEARD AND SEEN AND CREATES A PATH TO FORGING AND SUSTAINING COMMUNITY TRUST.
WHEREAS ENGAGING SURVIVORS CREATE RESPONSES AND SERVICES THAT ARE CREDIBLE, MEANINGFUL, AND CENTERED ON INDIVIDUAL NEEDS, AND SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS, SHIFTING EXISTING PROGRAMS IN NEW DIRECTIONS, AND CHANGING POLICIES THAT PREVENT SURVIVORS FROM ACCESSING SERVICES ARE PURSUING JUSTICE.
AND WHEREAS PARKER COUNTY IS HEREBY DEDICATED TO AMPLIFYING THE VOICES OF SURVIVORS AND CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE SURVIVORS HAVE THE CONFIDENCE THAT THEY WILL BE HEARD, BELIEVED, AND SUPPORTED.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT NOTED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF THE COUNTY, PARKER, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 23RD THROUGH 29TH.
2023, AS CRIME VICTIMS ARRIVED WEEKS AND CAUSED THIS OBSERVANCE TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL CITIZENS.
SO PROCLAIMED THE 10TH DAY OF APRIL OF 2023.
SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO, AND IF YOU WOULD, UH, COME ON UP AND, AND BRING EASTON, WE'LL GET A PICTURE.
NO, YOU GOT, YOU CAN SET HIM IN A MINUTE.
SHE KNOWS YOU'RE GONNA LOVE ON HER.
OKAY, GIRL, I DON'T THINK HE WANTS TO MOVE.
UM, SIX B GOING BACK, I'M SORRY, JOHN.
[6.B. Approval of the use of the Parker County Annex to display artwork during National Crime Victim Rights Week the week of April 23-29, 2023. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
B ON APPROVAL OF THE USE OF THE PARKER COUNTY ANNEX TO DISPLAY ARTWORK DURING NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK RISE WEEK, THE WEEK OF APRIL 23RD THROUGH 29TH.MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HAL.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
[6.P. Authorize the County Judge to execute the Family Land Heritage Program for the Pritchard Family. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
H P AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE FAMILY LAND HERITAGE PROGRAM FOR THE PRITCHETT FAMILY.ARE THEY OR ARE THEY HERE REPRESENTED? JOHN AND RIGHT RAYMOND'S HERE.
AND THIS A VERY NEAT PROGRAM THAT RAYMOND HAS DISCOVERED, AND WHAT IT IS, IS, YES.
AND THIS PROGRAM IS ONLY FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE CONTINUOUSLY OWNED THEIR PROPERTY PROPERTY FOR LONGER THAN 100 YEARS AND KEPT IT IN AGRICULTURAL FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES.
UH, THE PRITCHER FAMILY HAS DONE THAT.
UH, THEY ARE ABLE NOW TO GET THAT
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RECOGNITION FOR HAVING IT FOR THAT PERIOD OF TIME.SO THIS IS JUST STRICTLY AN HONOR THAT THE STATE WOULD BESTOW UPON THE PRI FAMILY FOR KEEPING IT IN CONTINUOUS AGRICULTURAL USE FOR THE A HUNDRED YEARS.
AND, UH, RAYMOND, I'LL TURN IT FORWARD OVER TO YOU AND LET YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THIS HAS COME ABOUT.
I'LL THANK THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE THIS MORNING.
THE, UH, HERITAGE PROGRAM IS OUR PROGRAM THAT WAS SET UP BY THE TAXES AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT IN 1974.
UM, SO FORTH IN THE, UH, STATE, 4,200 FAMILIES HAVE APPLIED AND HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED, AND SIX OF THOSE ARE IN PARKER COUNTY.
AND HOPEFULLY WHENEVER THIS APPLICATION GOES IN, THAT WILL BE NUMBER SEVEN.
UM, THIS PIECE OF LAND IS ONE THAT MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER PURCHASED WHEN HE COME OUT OF ARKANSAS AND SETTLED IN ELITE, WELL, ONE MILE WEST OF ALITO IN 1901.
IT HAD BEEN PASSED DOWN TO MY GRANDMOTHER, SUSIE, TO MY FATHER FRANK, AND NOW TO ME, AND HOPEFULLY ONTO MY SON AND GRANDCHILDREN.
SO, UM, IT'S A JUST A, AN APPLICATION THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF, UH, WRITING THE STORY OF WHERE THE FAMILY COME FROM, DOWN TO DEEDS AND, UH, WHEELS AND WHATNOT, JUST SHOWING THE POSSESSION THAT IT STAYED IN THE FAMILY.
THE LAST THING THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE I CAN SEND IT IN IS TO RECEIVE THE JUDGE OF THE COUNTY THAT THE LAND LIES IN SIGNATURE BEFORE I CAN SEND IT.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING TODAY.
IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? AND WE ALSO SET, ONCE IT'S ESTABLISHED, WHAT DOES THE STATE ALLOW YOU TO DO AT THE PROPERTY? THEY, THEY GIVE YOU A PLACARD, RIGHT? THEY GIVE YOU A PLACARD TO PUT ON THE PROPERTY THAT SHOWS THAT IT A LITTLE OF THE HISTORY THAT'S BEEN IN THE FAMILY FOR AT LEAST A HUNDRED YEARS.
SO I'M, I'M, MY FAMILY IS ONE OF THOSE WHO HAS ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED, SO I'M PROUD TO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE YOUR APPLICATION.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
UH, THE SECOND IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
AND YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND LET THE JUDGE ASSIGN THAT.
WE'RE GONNA GO TAKE YOUR, OH, OKAY.
[5.A. Status update and summary of operations regarding the Passport Acceptance Facility in District Clerk's office. (Sharena Gilliland / Judge Deen)]
ITEM FIVE A ON STATUS UPDATE AND SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS REGARDING THE PASSPORT ACCEPTANCE FACILITY AND DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE.[00:20:07]
ALL RIGHT, WELL, GOOD MORNING.UM, WANTED TO GIVE Y'ALL AN UPDATE ON OUR PASSPORT OPERATIONS IN THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE.
UM, I THINK YOU'LL BE HAPPY TO SEE SOME OF THESE NUMBERS.
UM, IT'S BEEN A SUCCESS AND I WANNA SAY A PERSONAL THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONERS WALDEN AND CONLEY AND JUDGE DEAN, AND SUPPORTING THIS WHEN WE WERE GETTING OFF THE GROUND.
UM, COMMISSIONER WALDEN WAS OUR FIRST CUSTOMER ON THE DAY THAT WE OPENED.
AND, UM, I WANT TO SHOW YOU THESE NUMBERS, UM, TO SHOW YOU HOW SUCCESSFUL AND THAT IT JUST CONTINUES TO GROW.
I KNOW THAT THERE WERE CONCERNS WHEN WE GOT STARTED OF WAS THIS A NEEDED SERVICE? AND I THINK YOU'RE GONNA SEE THAT RESOUNDLY, YES, THIS IS A NEEDED SERVICE AND I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS, UM, TO OUR CITIZENS.
SO, UM, ALSO BROUGHT WITH ME FOR JC JAMES, I DON'T WANNA FORGET HER.
SO FOR ALL YOUR PASSPORT QUESTIONS AND NEEDS, SHE IS THE GO-TO PERSON THAT KNOWS THE INS AND OUTS.
UM, JUST AS A QUICK REMINDER, WHAT WE'RE DOING, UM, WE'RE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR NEW PASSPORTS.
WE ARE AN APPROVED PASSPORT ACCEPTANCE FACILITY BY THE US STATE DEPARTMENT.
UM, WE ALSO HELP PEOPLE WITH RENEWALS AND WE CAN DO PHOTOS AND COPIES.
AND ONE OF THE UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT OUR OFFICE IS THAT WE DON'T REQUIRE APPOINTMENTS.
SO, UM, PEOPLE, ONCE THEY HAVE THEIR STUFF TOGETHER, UM, CAN COME SEE US.
UH, FOR SOME PEOPLE, APPOINTMENTS ARE A GOOD THING THAT THEY NEED A SPECIFIC TIME.
WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE POST OFFICE RIGHT NOW, THEY DO APPOINTMENTS ONLY AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THEM AND BEING ABLE TO, UM, MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AND GETTING THOSE PASSPORTS.
UM, HERE'S JUST A QUICK LOOK INSIDE.
IF YOU HAVEN'T COME TO SEE US DOWN THE BASEMENT.
IT'S A SMALL SPACE AND THERE'S JASON NOVAK IN OUR OFFICE.
UM, YOU CAN SEE WE'VE GOT A PLACE FOR PICTURES IN THE BACK.
SO WE ARE CELEBRATING TWO YEARS.
WE OPENED, UM, MARCH 17TH, 2021.
AND, UM, WE'VE JUST BEEN GOING STRONG.
THINGS WERE JUST BARELY STARTING TO OPEN UP IN TERMS OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.
AND SO TRYING TO GET A HANDLE ON HOW BUSY ARE WE GONNA BE HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF A GUESSING GAME.
WE HAVE, UM, WORKED ON OVER 5,600 NEW APPLICATIONS.
WE'VE HELPED PEOPLE WITH OVER 600 RENEWALS AND WE'VE TAKEN OVER 4,000 PHOTOS.
SO WE'RE GETTING PRETTY GOOD AT THE PHOTO GAME.
UM, HERE'S, HERE'S WHERE WE ARE.
UM, I KIND OF PUT HERE ON A CHART.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARD TO SEE, BUT YEAR OVER YEAR WE'RE INCREASING, UM, FROM 2021, GRANTED WE DIDN'T START TILL MARCH, BUT 2021 TO 2022, WE SAW 97% INCREASE IN VOLUME.
UM, MARCH THIS YEAR, WE HAD A RECORD NUMBER, 985 APPLICATIONS THAT WE PROCESSED.
IT WAS SPRING BREAK AND APPARENTLY EVERYBODY'S GOING SOMEPLACE FUN THIS SUMMER.
SO WE WERE BUSY THE ENTIRE SPRING BREAK.
UM, THIS REQUIRED OUR OFFICE TO REALLY JUST PULL TOGETHER AND HELP PEOPLE OUT.
UM, CUZ WE WERE VERY, UH, BUSY.
YOU DIDN'T ADD STAFF, DID YOU AT ALL? WE HAVE NOT ADDED STAFF, NO.
UM, SO WE'RE DOING THIS JUST AGAIN, JUST EVERYBODY GUTTING IT OUT, PULLING TOGETHER AND GETTING IT DONE.
UM, OUR FIRST QUARTER OF 2023, WE'RE ALREADY AT 40%, 42% OF OUR ENTIRE VOLUME THAT WE DID FOR 20 22 2.
SO IT IS JUST GROWING WORDS OUT THAT YOU CAN GET IN AND OUT IN THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE.
UM, SO I WANTED TO SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES.
UM, IF YOU'VE COME TO SEE US IN THE BASEMENT, WE'RE MAKING THE BEST USE OF THE SPACE THAT WE GOT, AND I TOLD THESE FOLKS THAT WAS GONNA TAKE THEIR PICTURE.
BUT, UM, THERE ARE DAYS, AND ESPECIALLY EVERY DAY DURING SPRING BREAK, WE HAD PEOPLE WRAPPED AROUND ALL OF THE EXTERIOR WALLS, UM, LINED UP WAITING, UM, WHAT WOULD THE AVERAGE WAIT BE FOR ALL THEM PEOPLE? UM, MOST PEOPLE WERE WAITING, UH, DURING SPRING BREAK, WAITING ABOUT AN HOUR.
UM, BUT SPRING BREAK WAS A REALLY, REALLY HIGH VOLUME WEEK.
TYPICALLY WHEN PEOPLE COME IN, UM, IT TAKES US ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES TO PROCESS THEM.
UM, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY WAITING, WE'LL GET TO 'EM RIGHT AWAY.
AND IT JUST KIND OF DEPENDS ON WHAT KIND OF LINE THAT WE'VE GOT.
UM, BUT, UM, I TOLD EVERYBODY I WAS TAKING THEIR PICTURE, THEY WERE SMILING, THEY WERE HAPPY, WE WERE ABLE TO HELP THEM.
UH, LIKE I SAID, SPRING BREAK IS A BUSY TIME FOR PEOPLE TO GET THEIR PASSPORTS SUBMITTED, AND THEY WERE JUST HAPPY TO FIND FOLKS WILLING TO, TO GET 'EM PROCESSED.
SO THAT WAS A REALLY BUSY WEEK, AND I'M REALLY PROUD OF OUR STAFF FOR JUST PITCHING IN AND, AND TAKING CARE OF
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EVERYBODY.SO THE MONEY, I GUESS HERE'S WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD.
SO LOOKING AT FISCAL YEAR 22, 23, BEGINNING IN OCTOBER, JUST THROUGH MARCH, WE'RE AT A NET OF ABOUT $87,000.
UM, WE STILL HAVE EXPENSES IN POSTAGE.
UM, WE NEED TO REPLACE SOME DESKS, BUT I DON'T THINK OUR EXPENSES ARE GONNA BE EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH.
UM, SO I THINK THAT THAT IS A GOOD AMOUNT GOING DIRECTLY TO THE GENERAL FUND, IF YOU WANNA LOOK AT JUST GROSS REVENUE ON A CALENDAR YEAR.
OUR FIRST YEAR IN BUSINESS, WE GROSSED 60 3020 TWENTY TWO, A HUNDRED TWENTY 7,000.
AND THEN FOR Q1 OF 20 23, 70 2000.
UM, SO WE ARE ON THE RIGHT TRAJECTORY IN TERMS OF, UM, HELPING PEOPLE AND STAYING IN THE BLACK FINANCIALLY, UM, WITH ACCOUNTING.
SO, UM, I WANNA BRAG ON MY STAFF A LITTLE BIT, AND I THINK THIS IS A BRAG FOR EVERYBODY AT THE DISTRICT BUILDING.
EVERYONE'S BEEN VERY PATIENT WITH THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE, UM, SHOT OUT AND KUDOS TO OUR COURTHOUSE SECURITY AND GETTING EVERYBODY IN AND OUT PRETTY QUICKLY AND MANAGING THE VOLUME OF PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE.
BUT I WENT OUT ON GOOGLE REVIEWS, UM, PEOPLE HAVE JUST SAID VERY NICE THINGS, UM, THAT THEY'RE IN AND OUT QUICKLY.
UM, VERY HELPFUL STAFF, VERY EFFICIENT, UM, PEOPLE SAYING, JUST WALKED RIGHT, RIGHT IN.
UM, SOMEBODY SPECIFICALLY CON UH, COMPLIMENTING JASON AND HIS EFFICIENCY AND PROFESSIONALISM.
AND THEN ON ONE OF OUR BUSIEST DAYS, OOPS, SORRY, HAD SOMEBODY WAITING FOR A LONG TIME AND THEY WERE VERY, VERY POLITE AND SAID, Y'ALL ARE, UM, A CULTURE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST SUCH A NICE COMPLIMENT FOR EVERYONE IN OUR OFFICE OF STAYING POSITIVE EVEN WHEN THINGS GET A LITTLE HECTIC.
UM, AND I THINK IT'S A COMPLIMENT, HONESTLY, TO OUR COUNTY THAT WE, WE'VE FOUND A NEED AND WE'RE TRYING TO MEET THAT AND REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THIS COURT AND BEING ABLE TO OFFER THAT KIND OF CUSTOMER SERVICE.
SO, UM, IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS AND JUST WANTED TO CHECK IN WITH Y'ALL AND LET YOU SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.
DO DO Y'ALL HAVE THAT ENTIRE LITTLE BLOCK NOW OR IS IT YES.
WELL, THERE'S STILL A SMALL LITTLE CONFERENCE AREA THAT, UM, SOMETIMES WE USE WHEN WE GET REALLY BUSY MM-HMM.
SO YOU'RE, YOU HAVE, YOU, YOU CAN USE THAT LITTLE SPOT.
SO IF THERE'S PEOPLE THERE FOR COURT AND THEY NEED A CONFERENCE SPACE, IT'S SMALL, BUT THEY'RE ABLE TO USE IT, UH, LIKE I SAID, IT REMAINS UNLOCKED.
THEN WHEN WE GET REALLY BUSY, WE'LL SOMETIMES TAKE A FAMILY IN THERE.
DO THEY OCCASIONALLY USE IT? UM, OR IS IT MOSTLY YOU? IT'S MOSTLY US USING IT AND, AND WE'RE ONLY USING IT ON THOSE REALLY BUSY DAYS JUST TO TRY TO, UM, BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN WITH THE FAMILY AND PROCESS THEIR PAPERWORK.
JUST A BRIEF, JUST A BRIEF BACKGROUND, UM, JUST, AND I'M GONNA BE VERY QUICK WITH THIS, WITH A SHORT VERSION.
I WAS APPROACHED BY, UH, DISTRICT CLERK GILLIAN ON, UH, THIS CONCEPT TO COME AND PUT ON THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, WHICH WAS TO SAY THAT PARKER COUNTY'S SPACE IS, IS EXTREMELY VALUABLE AND TO UTILIZE AND CHANGE THAT AND, AND GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, WHICH WAS AT THE TIME QUESTIONABLE WHETHER THIS WAS NEEDED OR NOT, BECAUSE YOU CAN GET IT THROUGH THE POST OFFICE.
AND NOW WHAT THE RUMOR IS THAT I'M HEARING FROM A GOOD SOURCE IS THAT THEY MAY EVEN DEFAULT AND, AND, AND STEP OUT OF THAT AND ALLOW THIS TO BE THE PASSPORT AGENCY.
AND I'M NOT SURE WHETHER, WHETHER IT DOES IT OR NOT, OR SOMEBODY ELSE, BUT YOU HAVE BECOME THE, THE DEFAULT OF PARKER COUNTY AND, UH, COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR VISION.
AND I COMMEND YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR, UH, INSIGHT AND, AND, AND DOING THIS WITH THAT, EVEN ADDING ANY PERSONNEL IN IT.
AND THAT, THAT'S INCREDIBLE TO ME FOR THESE NUMBERS.
AND SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE AND YOUR VISION FOR THAT OFFICE.
UM, YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, UH, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD TO THIS? NO, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR SUPPORT AND, UM, BEING WITH US AS WE STEPPED INTO THIS.
AND, AND I'M GLAD THE REPORT HAS BEEN A GOOD THING.
AND PROVIDED A SERVICE THAT WAS DESPERATELY NEEDED, APPARENTLY.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD THING.
SO, UH, ANY ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR SERENA? WE MOVE ON.
OR SO WHEN FOLKS COME IN AND YOU'RE HELPING THEM WITH THE APPLICATIONS, DO THEY TAKE, ARE WE ABLE TO DO IT DIGITALLY THROUGH ONLINE OR ARE YOU HELPING THEM WITH THE DOCUMENTS THAT THEN EVERYTHING STILL NEEDS TO GET MAILED TO THE FEDERAL PASSPORT? KINDA THE SECOND PART.
WHEN YOU ARE APPLYING FOR A NEW APPLICATION MM-HMM.
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THINGS LIKE THAT.SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING IS GATHERING ALL OF THAT, MAKING SURE THAT YOU HAVE EVERYTHING.
UM, IF YOU NEED A PHOTO, WE CAN DO A PHOTO AND PACKAGING ALL OF THAT AND SENDING IT TO THE US STATE DEPARTMENT.
AND THERE'S A FEW OPTIONS REGARDING RENEWALS ONLINE, BUT THOSE ARE SOME LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES.
UM, A LOT OF TIMES, UH, WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING RENEWALS.
UH, WE DON'T, WE'RE NOT ABLE TO CHARGE A PROCESSING FEE FOR THAT.
BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT SOMEBODY TO DOUBLE CHECK, MAKE SURE THEY'VE GOT EVERYTHING SO THAT THE PROCESS ISN'T SLOWED DOWN.
[6.K. Discuss/Take action regarding recommendations from the Hydrology 2050 Committee. {Commissioner Walden)]
SIX K ON DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION REGARDING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE HYDROLOGY OF 2050 COMMITTEE, UH, COMMISSIONER WALDEN.UM, WE'VE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO, TO TRY TO GET A PIECE OF LEGISLATION.
I'LL ADDRESS THAT IN A MINUTE.
BUT, UH, WE, WE HAD A GREAT MEETING, UH, LAST THURSDAY EVENING, WHICH YOURSELF AND, AND, UM, UH, JOHN FOREST AND I, UH, WERE ABLE TO ATTEND AND, AND, UH, BROUGHT TOGETHER JUST ABOUT, UH, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE, UH, INVOLVED FROM PARKER COUNTY, PALATO COUNTY, AND STEVENS COUNTY AS WELL, UH, FOR A DISCUSSION OF THE LEGISLATION.
AND, UH, I'LL, I'LL COVER, UH, THE, SOME OF THE FACT SHEETS AND, AND THE PROGRESS OF LEGISLATION, BUT I'LL JUST GIVE JOHN THE OPPORTUNITY IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.
I'M, I'M KIND OF LEAVE IT TO YOU THIS OKAY.
I JUST, IT'S A GREAT COMMITTEE.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS.
UH, WE'VE ELIMINATED THINGS THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN A PROPER PATH.
WE BELIEVE WE'RE TAKING THE PROPER PATH AND HAVE SUPPORT FROM ALL THE ENTITIES THAT ARE COMING IN.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ENTITY THAT'S SAYING THEY DON'T WANT TO PARTICIPATE AT THIS POINT.
MY, MY ONLY COMMENT WOULD BE, UH, I'M, I'M, I, I APPRECIATE OUR, OUR DISTRICT, OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR, FROM JOHN PORT FOR PUTTING TOGETHER AND, AND COMMISSION WALDEN FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A MEETING, UH, NOT ONLY FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT WAS THERE, BUT FROM ALL THE LEGISLATORS, LEGISLATOR ASSISTANCE, UH, FROM AUSTIN.
WE'RE, WE'RE A PART OF THAT THROUGH ZOOM.
UM, AND IT'S PROGRESSING AND WE'RE GETTING THINGS DONE.
I THANK YOU BOTH FOR DOING THAT.
AND YOU'RE ON THE COMMITTEE AS WELL, AS WELL AS RICHARD, MR. HEISER AS WELL.
AND WANNA NOTE ALSO RICHARD HEISER, IT SEEMED LIKE WE'RE, WHICH WILL BE NOTED IN A MOMENT, BUT, UH, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE PUTTING YOU ON EVERY SINGLE THING WE CAN POSSIBLY.
BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR, YOUR EFFORTS IN THAT AND WHAT YOU DO.
SO I WANNA RECOGNIZE, UH, GARY NORMAN FROM, UH, REPRESENTATIVE ROGER'S OFFICE, WHO'S HERE TODAY.
AND, UH, I MEAN, YOU CAN GO OVER THE FACTS SHEET OR I'LL BE GLAD TO.
SO, I, I WANNA TELL YOU THAT, UH, THE HYDROLOGY COMMITTEE, UH, APPROVED THE, UH, A RESOLUTION AT THE MEETING IN SUPPORT OF THE LEGISLATION THAT REPRESENTATIVE ROGERS HAS FOR US, WHICH WE DO HAVE HERE AND, AND DRAFT FORM TODAY.
BUT I, I JUST WANNA GIVE YOU SOME OF THE FACTS FROM THE, THE FAX SHEET THAT, THAT GETS OUT, BECAUSE PEOPLE, UH, ALWAYS LOOK AT NEGATIVES AND LOOK FOR SOMETHING WRONG.
AND, AND, UH, I'LL TELL YOU THAT FROM OUR GROUP THERE, WE HAD, I BELIEVE, A HUNDRED PERCENT AGREEMENT THAT WE ARE HEADED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
SO I JUST WANNA TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE, UH, INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE HERE.
AND, AND ALL OF NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS, ESPECIALLY COUNTIES LIKE PARKER PALATO AND STEVENS, UH, IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING REGIONS IN THE COUNTRY OF, OBVIOUSLY, FAMILIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD ARE MOVING HERE.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE HERE.
UNFORTUNATELY, WITH TWO SEVERE DROUGHTS OVER THE LAST DECADE, THIS GROWTH HAS BEGUN, HAS BEGUN TO PUT A SEVERE STRAIN ON THE AREA'S WATER RESOURCES.
IT'S VITAL THAT THIS GROWING PROBLEM BE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT BECOMES AN UNMANAGEABLE CRISIS.
THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE ONLY MEETS 140 DAYS, AN ODD NUMBER OF YEARS.
THEREFORE, IT'S TIME, UH, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.
STATE REPRESENTATIVE GLENN ROGERS HAS BEGUN THE PROCESS OF FILING A BILL.
IT'LL BE A LOCAL BILL TO CREATE THE CROSS TIMBERS REGIONAL UTILITY AUTHORITY.
AS PROPOSED, THE CROSS TIMBERS REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY WILL ALLOW, TAKE THE TASK OF COORDINATING WATER CONSERVATION AND PROCUREMENT EFFORTS FOR THE REGION, WHICH WILL INCLUDE PARKER COUNTY, PALO, PINTO COUNTY, AND STEVENS COUNTIES.
THIS WILL SAVE TIME AND DECREASE COSTS BY ELIMINATING DUPLICATION OF EFFORT, IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION, AND LEVERAGING ECONOMIES OF SCALE.
SUBSTANTIAL SURPLUS STATE FUNDS IN THE BILLIONS WITH A B ARE LIKELY GOING TO BE DESIGNATED FOR TEXAS WATER INFRASTRUCTURE IN THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
IT'S BEEN PROVEN ACROSS THE STATE REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITIES
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ARE MUCH BETTER POSITIONED TO ACQUIRE FUNDS FROM TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD AND OTHER SOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.REGIONAL COOPERATING AUTHORITIES ARE ALSO BETTER SUITED TO ASSIST STRUGGLING SMALL WATER UTILITIES WITH THE TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL EXPERTISE NEEDED TO GAIN COMPLIANCE AND FUNDING.
BRINGING FORWARD, COLLABORATIVE, COORDINATED PLANS ON BEHALF OF THIS REGION WILL GIVE THE CROSS TIMBERS REGIONAL UTILITY AUTHORITY A STRONGER VOICE AS IT COMPETES FOR FUNDING AT BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS.
CROSS TIMBERS REGIONAL UTILITY AUTHORITY WILL HAVE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY, BONDING AUTHORITY, EMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORITY, BUT WILL NOT HAVE TAXING AUTHORITY PARTICIPATION WITH THE CROSS TIMBERS REGIONAL WATER REGIONAL UTILITY AUTHORITY, WHILE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED WILL BE VOLUNTARY FOR ANYBODY IN THE REGION.
THE BILLS IN DRAFT FORM IS CURRENTLY BEING POLISHED AND IS IN THE, UH, UH, REVIEWED FOR LEGAL CONFLICTS BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OFFICE.
THE BILL WAS PUBLISHED IN THE WEATHERFORD DEMOCRAT, UH, ON MARCH 24TH, AND 30 DAYS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY APRIL 22ND.
UH, 30 DAYS PUBLIC NOTICE IS REQUIRED BEFORE THE BILL CAN BE FILED AND PROCEED TO THE COMMITTEE.
TIME MUST BE ALLOWED FOR A HEARING IN THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE, AND THEN IT WILL BE SENT TO ONE OF THE CALENDAR COMMITTEES.
FINALLY, TIME MUST BE ALLOWED FOR THE BILL TO BE BROUGHT TO THE HOUSE FLOOR.
REPRESENTATIVE ROGERS IS A MEMBER OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE.
REASONS WHY THIS ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN.
NOW IN THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION, TEXAS HAS A 32.7 BILLION SURPLUS, AND A SIGNIFICANT PORTION WILL BE EARMARKED FOR WATER PROJECTS.
WATER IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE GOVERNOR, THE SPEAKER, AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN THIS SESSION.
WATER RESTRICTIONS ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE IN WEATHERFORD MINERAL WELLS ALITO, HUDSON OAKS, GORDON GRAYER, BROCK MILLSAP, NORTH RURAL WATER SUPPLY, PALO PINTO, SANTO LAKE, PALO PINTO, COOL STENT, AND MOST OF WESTERN PARKER COUNTY.
THIS IS OUR WETTEST TIME OF THE YEAR.
ABUNDANT, DEPENDABLE, SAFE WATER IS A LEGACY WE OWE TO OUR CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, ESTABLISHING THE CROSS TIMBERS REASONABLE YOU.
UTILITY AUTHORITY IS RESPONSIBLE FIRST STEP IN CREATING THE PLANS AND OBTAINING THE FUNDING TO MAKE SURE FUTURE WATER SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET FUTURE WATER DEMANDS.
THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS.
I, I LOSE TRACK OF HOW MANY MONTHS IT'S BEEN NOW JUDGED, BUT, UH, I APPRECIATE THE COURT FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ESTABLISH THIS COMMITTEE.
AND WE HAVE BEEN, AS I TOLD PEOPLE, I'VE LEARNED MORE ABOUT WATER IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS THAN I HAD THE WHOLE, UH, ENTIRETY OF MY LIFE.
AND I'M VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS AND THIS IS THE STEP THAT WE, UH, FEEL LIKE MOST FITS THE NEEDS OF PARK COUNTY.
AND SO TOWARD THAT END, UH, I'LL OFFER UP A RESOLUTION AND SUPPORT OF THE, UH, OF THE ESTABLISHMENT, OF THE, UH, FILING OF THE BILL, AND ASK THIS COURT TO, UH, SUPPORT THAT AND SUPPORT US AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
NOW, MR. HEISER, GAY COMMENTS BEFORE I, BEFORE WE GO ON? NO, I THINK YOU'VE GOT, WELL, THANK YOU
AND THE COMMITTEE VOTED THE COM WE DID, UH, THE COMMITTEE VOTED, UH, ON THURSDAY, UH, TO SUPPORT, UH, A RESOLUTION, UH, AND SUPPORTED THIS LEGISLATION.
SO WITH THAT SAID, UH, THAT'S MY MOTION IS TO PROVE THE RESOLUTION MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN FOR, UH, APPROVAL UNDER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
I'M GOING TO, UH, JUST IN LOOKING AT WHAT OUR AUDIENCE IS HERE AND TRYING TO, UM, ACCOMMODATE THAT, UH, IF YOU WOULD INDULGE ME HERE, I'M GONNA MOVE TO PLATZ FOR ONE PARTICULAR.
WELL, LET ME JUST DO THIS ON THE, UM, SO THAT'S C1, IS THAT NOT RIGHT? UH, COUNSEL, UH, WOULD BE ON B2, I THINK NINE B2.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM B TWO ON, ON PLATTING, UH, TO ACCOMMODATE OUR AUDIENCE.
HOW MANY ARE HERE FOR ITEM B TWO.
WHAT'S B ONE MORE THAT WE'RE WAITING ON?
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WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA WAIT ON THAT ONE THEN AND COME BACK TO THAT.UH, THAT SAID, I'D LIKE TO COME BACK TO THE, ON THE UPDATE
[5.C. Update on meetings held at State Capitol with local legislators. (Judge Deen)]
ON THIS IS ITEM FIVE C ON THE UPDATE ON MEETINGS HELD AT STATE CAPITAL WITH LOCAL LEGISLATORS.UM, WE, WE HAVE SEVERAL CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE, WE'RE FACED WITH, AND SOME WE, WE CAN SOLVE.
I MEAN, FROM A STANDPOINT OF WATER, UM, FROM AN ESSENTIAL ESSENTIAL SERVICE STANDPOINT, THE COUNTY IS, IT'S NOT WITHIN OUR, OUR ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE WATER TO COMMUNITY, BUT I DO BELIEVE IT IS, AND AS COMMISSIONER WALDEN HAS STATED AND WENT THROUGH THAT REPORT, UH, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE THE LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE COUNTY TO FACILITATE BRINGING WATER, WHICH IS CRITICAL TO THIS COMMUNITY.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE KEY ISSUES.
BUT ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, WE'RE ALSO GOING DOWN ANOTHER PARALLEL PATH, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE NEED OF WATER.
AND WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT QUITE A, QUITE APPROPRIATELY, UH, WITH THE REPORT GIVEN.
BUT THE FOCUS OF THIS WITH THE, THE LEGISLATORS WAS, AND I KNOW I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE OUR COUNTY ENGINEER, CHRIS BOSCO, WHICH WE'LL SPEAK ON THIS IN A MOMENT.
AND, UH, COMMISSIONER HALE WAS ALSO IN ATTENDANCE WITH THESE MEETINGS, WHICH WE MET WITH SENATOR, UH, KING AND ALSO, UM, TWO OF THE CONGRESSMEN HERE, GLENN ROGERS.
AND, AND ALSO, UM, WE MET WITH DREW SPRINGER SENT, UM, THE, UM, CONGRESSMAN DREW SPRINGER.
SO THE, OUT OF THOSE THREE, THE FOCUS OF THAT WAS, NUMBER ONE, WAS TO UPDATE THE, ON THE PROGRESSION OF WHERE WE ARE NOW, THAT HAS A TIMELINE THAT WILL BE MOVING TOWARDS A BOND, TRANSPORTATION BOND THAT IS TO BE DETERMINED BECAUSE WE'RE, WE'RE RAPIDLY, AND I'M GONNA CHRIS, AND WE'LL LET YOU SPEAK TO THIS, UH, AND COMMISSIONER HALE TO SPEAK TO THIS AS WELL, BUT THE FOCUS OF THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THESE, THESE LEGISLATORS WAS TO UPDATE THEM ON WHERE WE ARE IN BRINGING A TRANSPORTATION BOND TO THE VOTERS IN, IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR, WITH AN AMOUNT TO BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE PROJECTS FROM EACH AND EVERY CITY IN THE COUNTY, FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE COUNTY.
AND ALSO IN LOOKING AT SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE COULD TRY TO GET.
AND WE REALLY DILIGENTLY TRIED TO WORK WITH, UM, UH, STATE REP COMMISSIONER ROD, UM, ROGERS ON PUTTING A MARK ON ONE OF THE BRIDGES AND TRYING TO KEEP THAT OUT OF THE BOND BECAUSE OF THE URGENCY OF THAT ON IN, IN EASTERN PORTER COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH THERE.
AND ALSO TO TRY TO FACILITATE A EASTWEST ANOTHER ULTERIOR ROUTE.
AND SO THAT UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT MAKE IT OUT, UH, WHICH THAT WILL BE ROLLED INTO THE BOND.
BUT THAT IS ONE OF THE KEY PIECES THAT WAS DISCUSSED AND ADDRESSED DURING THAT, WHICH WAS THE, THE GOOD OF IT IS THAT THE CLARITY OF IT IS THAT NOW THAT WE WILL HAVE TO PUT THAT INTO THE BOND, THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT THAT.
BUT THE FOCUS OF THAT WAS, IS TO GET THEIR INPUT, KEEP THEM UPDATED DIRECTION.
OUT OF THAT ALSO WAS, IS TO COORDINATE WITH, UH, THE US CONGRESSMAN, UM, ROGER WILLIAMS AND ALSO KATE GRANGER ON THEIR SUPPORT.
AND WHAT HELP THAT THEY CAN GIVE IS THIS AS WE PROGRESS.
AND SO TO UPDATE THEM, UH, IS, UH, IN PROGRESS RIGHT NOW AND MEETING WITH THEM TO DISCUSS IN, IN ANY POSSIBILITIES AND, AND HELP AND SUPPORT THAT WE CAN GET FROM THEM, BUT ALSO TO UPDATE THEM.
UH, AND THE, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS, IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE KEEPING EVERY, EACH AND EVERY ONE.
AND THAT'S WHY SOME OF THESE TOWN HALL MEETINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IS GONNA BE CONTINUING ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL NOVEMBER, UH, IS TO UPDATE THE VOTER ON THE CRITICAL.
AND AGAIN, THE THEME OF THIS IS, IF YOU DRIVE I 20, YOU'RE GONNA VOTE FOR THAT BOND.
I MEAN, THERE'S JUST NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
IT CANNOT PA IT CANNOT FAIL, UH, BECAUSE OF THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE HAVING.
WE'RE NUMBER NINE IN THE NATION, UH, IN GROWTH.
WE'RE NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION IF YOU TIE US INTO FORT WORTH.
AND SO, UH, YOU CANNOT IGNORE THE NEED FOR TRANSPORTATION IN THIS COUNTY.
AND I THINK YOU SEE THAT NOW IF THERE'S, IF THERE'S AN ACCIDENT ON I 20, IT EVEN MAGNIFIES IT EVEN INTO ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING NOW.
UM, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, COMMISSIONER HELD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO THIS WITH YOU IN THOSE MEETINGS? YEP, SURE.
I, UH, YOU KNOW, IN OUR LAST COURT, UH, IT WAS BROUGHT IN, MR. BOSCO, UM, ADDRESSED THE COURT.
AND, YOU KNOW, SINCE I TOOK THIS POSITION, THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS HAVE, UH, SKYROCKETED.
UH, TO THAT IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT WAS A MAIN PRIORITY IN MY PRECINCT ESPECIALLY.
UM, IT JUST SO HAPPENED I WAS, I HAD ALREADY PLANNED ON ATTENDING DOWN AT THE CAPITOL ON MY OWN.
I WAS, I WAS DOWN THERE TO WORK ON OUR BEHALF FOR MY PRECINCT AND PARKER COUNTY.
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GOING, HE, HE, HE EXTENDED AN, UH, THE INVITATION FOR ME TO JOIN HIM, WHICH I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT AND BEING IN THERE, UH, IN THOSE MEETINGS, SOME OF 'EM WERE OVERLAPPED FROM MEETINGS THAT I HAD SET UP.UM, I, I, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO, UH, REPRESENTATIVE ROGERS, CUZ HE, HIM AND HIS STAFF HAD ROLLED UP THEIR SLEEVE AND WORKED VERY D VERY HARD ON MULTIPLE ISSUES FOR OUR AREA IN PARKER COUNTY.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS HE HAD MENTIONED, I WAS A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED WHEN WE LEFT, WAS ON, UH, SOME FUNDING THAT WE WERE HOPING TO GET FROM THE STATE LEVEL.
UM, BUT OUR REPRESENTATIVE AND SENATORS FOR OUR AREA ARE WORKING HARD TO, TO TRY TO HELP FIND WAYS AND PROGRAMS THAT WE CAN GET, UH, TEXAS, SOME, SOME BUDGET THAT WE CAN USE IN OUR, IN OUR AREA IN PARKER COUNTY TO HELP EXPEDITE THESE NEEDS.
UH, HOPEFULLY TO, TO LEVERAGE AND FIND PROGRAMS I CAN LEVERAGE THE, THE ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND MONEY THAT, THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE AVAILABLE OR THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO HELP EXTEND THOSE AND GET THE BEST RETURN ON OUR INVESTMENT THAT WE CAN AND, AND GET AS MUCH, UM, OF THESE GRANTS OR OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US.
UM, THAT BEING SAID, I KNOW THE FACT THAT WE WERE THERE AND ONE OF THE SENATORS TOLD ME, WELL, I'VE HEARD YOUR NAME IN PARKER COUNTY MORE TODAY THAN WE HAVE IN THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS.
BUT IT WAS ABOUT THE NEED FOR THIS EXPANSION FOR INTERSTATE 20 AND THE PRESSURE THAT IT'S PUTTING ON ALL OF THE ARTERIAL STREETS AND THE NEEDS THAT, THAT, ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE COUNTY WHERE I AM, ARE THESE EAST WEST CORRIDORS.
ANYTIME THERE'S A, A DISRUPTION IN TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE, EVERYBODY'S LISTENING TO THEIR PHONES AND THEIR WAYS OUT, AND IT'S TELLING 'EM ALL THESE BACK STREETS, AND WE'RE GETTING JUST A, A HUGE NUMBER OF CARS FLYING DOWN THESE BACK ROADS, WHICH GOES TO LIKE ANOTHER HIGH 40, WHICH IS SAFETY AND, AND FOR THE PUBLIC.
SO FOR ME, IN, IN MY NEW POSITION HERE, UH, I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT.
I WENT DOWN TO THE CAPITAL, TRIED TO HELP MEET NEW FOLKS, WHICH I DID WITHIN TECH DOT, WE DID, I LEARNED TO LEARNED A BUNCH.
AND, UM, I'M NOT DONE GOING DOWN THERE BECAUSE I THINK THINK IT'S, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT, THAT, UH, THEY KNOW THE IMPORTANCE AND HOW NEEDED IT IS HERE, NOT JUST OFF OF THE NUMBERS, WHICH THEIR STUDIES WILL FOR SURE TELL 'EM THAT OR BACK UP WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF OR CATCH UP ON.
SO I, I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT THE SQUEAKY WHEEL GETS THE, THE ATTENTION, AND ALSO IF YOU'RE OUTTA SIGHT, YOU'RE OUTTA MIND.
SO, UM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY UP HERE, ANYBODY IN PARKER COUNTY TO REACH OUT AND, UH, HELP US, UH, HAVE A COM UH, CONSISTENT AND LOUD VOICE WITH OUR REPS.
AND I DO BELIEVE THAT, UH, THEY'VE ALREADY MADE SOME CALLS AND THEY'RE HELPING, LIKE HE HAD MENTIONED WITH, UH, ON THE US LEVEL, AND I THINK THAT THEY, THEY UNDERSTAND THE NEED AND THEY'LL BE OPEN AS WELL.
AND I, I'M, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM HELPING US.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I HAD TO ADD THERE.
ONE THING, ALL I HAVE BEFORE I HAVE, UM, CHRIS BOSCO FRIES NICHOLS COME UP, WHICH I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GOING BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S REALLY UNPRECEDENTED TO HAVE ONE, THE COUNTY JUDGE AND THEN HAVE A COMMISSIONER AND THEN HAVE YOUR, YOUR, UH, YOUR TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANT AND ENGINEERING FIRM THERE WITH YOU IN THAT ROOM IN BOTH YOU AND STAN.
UM, THAT, THAT SAID A LOT TO THE LEGISLATORS ABOUT OUR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPORTATION.
THE KEY OF THIS IS, UH, I WILL SAY IS THAT YES, WE ARE PROGRESSING TOWARDS A BOND ELECTION THAT'S GONNA BE IN NOVEMBER, WHICH WAS A ROTATION OF ABOUT SEVEN YEARS FOR THE LAST, SINCE 2008.
BUT THE KEY OF IT IS, IS MATCHING PONDS.
AND THE REASON THIS IS GONNA GO TO THE VOTER AND PASS IS BECAUSE WE'RE NOT JUST GONNA ASK FOR MONEY, BUT WE'RE GONNA MATCH THAT MONEY WITH MATCHING FUNDS.
AND CHRIS, AND, AND YOU'RE GONNA BE TASKED WITH THAT, WITH YOUR ENGINEERING FIRM TO HELP US WITH THIS, UH, IS HOPEFULLY TO GET THAT WELL EXCEEDED BEYOND WHAT WE GET, BUT ALSO GET MATCHING FUNDS, BOTH PARTNERING WITH, AND THAT'S A KEY WORD, PARTNERING WITH TECH DOT ALSO WITH THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND GETTING THOSE MATCHING FUNDS.
CUZ THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA BE CRITICAL IN GETTING THIS BOND PASSED.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP AND GIVE YOUR, WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON THESE WORK, BECAUSE YOU WERE IN THOSE MEETINGS AS WELL.
UH, CHRIS PASKO FRIES NICHOLS, UM, YEAH, I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, TO THE, THE BANKHEAD BRIDGE, ALTHOUGH WE, WE DIDN'T GET THE ANSWER WE WANTED, IT'S A GOOD TIME TO, TO GET THAT FEEDBACK SO WE CAN INCORPORATE IT IN THE BOND.
UM, TO YOUR POINT ABOUT MATCHING,
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ONE OF THE KEY TAKEAWAYS THAT, THAT I TOOK FROM THE MEETINGS IS THAT, UH, THERE'S GONNA CONTINUE TO BE AN INFLUX OF FUNDING THROUGH TECH OP.AND SO, YOU KNOW, GETTING PROJECTS READY, UH, SHOVEL READY SO THAT, THAT WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT FUNDING IS, IS THE KEY TAKEAWAY.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, ALL THE MEETINGS WE HAD, THERE WAS A FOCUS ON, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY I 20, BUT THE SAFETY CONCERNS THAT HAVE EVOLVED ON THE FM ROADS RELATED TO GROWTH.
AND, UH, AND I I CAN TELL YOU FROM, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT WE SEE ON THE TECH STOCK SIDE, YOU KNOW, TECH STOCKS ARE ALREADY ACTING AND TRYING TO, UH, GET DESIGN UNDERWAY ON THOSE PROJECTS, UM, ONCE AGAIN TO GET THOSE SHOVEL READY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FUNDING.
AND SO I THINK WHAT, WHATEVER THE COURT DECIDES ON, YOU KNOW, PROJECTS THAT ARE ON SYSTEM TO LEVERAGE, UH, IT'S REALLY A, A GREAT TIME, UM, TO GET THOSE PROJECTS IDENTIFIED, UH, DESIGNED AND, AND, UH, PERMITTED SO THAT WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FUNDING OVER THE NEXT FEW YEARS.
AND SPECIFICALLY TO THE FUNDING THAT YOU TALK ABOUT AS SOME OF THE, THE HOLD UPS IN HOUSTON THAT WE HAVE, CORRECT SOME OF THE MONEY THAT'S AVAILABLE OUT THERE, THE QUICKER WE CAN GET THESE PROJECTS INVENTORIED AND GET THOSE, UH, REALLY READY TO GO, THE MONEY IS THERE FOR THAT MONEY TO BE SHIPPED FROM THAT MARKET TO HEAR, UH, AS WE PROGRESS FORWARD.
AND, UH, ONE OF THE KEY THINGS ALSO IS TO LOOK BACK AT PREVIOUS BONDS AND WHAT, WHAT WAS THE SUCCESS OF THOSE BONDS? YOU VOTED FOR THOSE PASS THOSE, WHAT HAVE THEY ACCOMPLISHED? AND SO GOING INTO THIS, I THINK INTELLIGENTLY WE NEED TO LOOK AT AND TELL THE VOTER, HERE'S WHAT YOU PASSED IN THE, IN, IN THE PAST AND HERE'S WHAT IT'S ACCOMPLISHED AND HERE'S WHAT WE ANTICIPATE ACCOMPLISHING IN THIS AS WE GO FORWARD.
SO, UH, AGAIN, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR, YOUR ATTENDANCE THERE AND IT'S, IT, IT REALLY, REALLY WAS VERY HELPFUL.
WITH THAT, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHRIS ON THIS? THANK YOU, CHRIS, JUST GO AHEAD AND STAY RIGHT THERE BECAUSE I'M GONNA, OKAY.
I'M GONNA HIT TWO THINGS QUICKLY WITH YOU BEFORE WE GO TO THOSE.
[6.D. Authorize/Approve - Traffic Signal Design at FM 730 and Stuart Street. (Chris Bosco / Commissioner Conley)]
OKAY, LET'S SEE HERE.UNDER SIX D AUTH APPROVED AUTHORIZED TRAFFIC SIGNAL DESIGN AT FM SEVEN 30 IN STEWART STREET.
CHRIS, YOU AND COMMISSIONER COLEY.
SO SORRY, MY, UM, YES, THIS IS, UH, A PROJECT THAT COMMISSIONER CONLEY AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON.
UM, SO TO, TO KIND OF ORIENT YOU, IT'S, IT'S A, A PROPOSED NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT FM SEVEN 30 AND STEWART STREET.
UH, SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE IT IS IN RELATION TO AZEL.
UH, THE DRIVER FOR THIS, UH, PROJECT IS A NEW SCHOOL THAT'S, UH, BEING BUILT, UH, NEAR THAT INTERSECTION.
UH, AND BUT THE, THE IDEA IS THAT THE, THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC WILL, WILL UTILIZE THAT INTERSECTION, UH, FOR DROPPING OFF STUDENTS AND PICKING THEM UP.
AND SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, UH, DID A TRAFFIC SIGNAL WARRANT STUDY.
SO THEY'VE ALREADY GOTTEN APPROVAL FROM TECH STOCK TO DO THE SIGNAL.
UM, COMMISSIONER CONLEY AND I WERE IN THE WORKS OF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE SIGNAL FUNDED, UH, TECH STOCK END UP COMING BACK AND SAID THEY'LL FUND THE SIGNAL IF THE COUNTY'S WILLING TO DO THE ENGINEERING.
UH, SO THEY'RE JUST GONNA ADD IT INTO THEIR NORMAL SIGNAL PROGRAM.
UH, SO THAT, THAT WAS REALLY GOOD NEWS, UH, IN TERMS OF, UH, GETTING THAT CONSTRUCTION FUNDING.
AND SO, UM, YOU WANT, WE, WE HAD A FOUR WAY SPLIT WITH THE ISD AND THE CITY, BUT TECH DOT DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT THAT WAY AND WHICH ACTUALLY IT'S TURNING OUT BETTER AND, BUT THE IS SD IS GONNA DO THE, UH, TURN LANE ALL THE WAY UP TO SEVEN 30 OUT STEWART STREET AND INSTEAD OF RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
AND YEAH, RIGHT NOW THE, THE I S D, THEY'RE PLANNING FOR THEIR BUS ENTRANCE TO BE OFF OF SEVEN 30 DIRECTLY ON THE SITE.
BUT THEN, UH, THE TRAFFIC FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WOULD BE THIS INTERSECTION.
YEAH, THEY'RE ALL GONNA COME OUT ON STEWART WITH ALL THE TRAFFIC TO SEVEN 30.
AND, AND ONE KIND OF REMINDER, UH, FOR THOSE NEW ON THE COURT, LIKE THIS WAS ACTUALLY A 2016 BOND PROGRAM.
SO WE REALIGNED STEWART, UH, IS ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS AND THERE'S ACTUALLY ANOTHER SCHOOL AT THAT INTERSECTION.
YEAH, THE, YEAH, YOU COULD SEE THAT.
AND IN THIS, IT'S A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL THERE, A PRIVATE SCHOOL, A LOT OF CARS.
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APPROVAL WE SEEKING WOULD BE, UH, FUNDING FOR WOULD, WHICH WOULD COME FROM, UH, PRECINCT ONE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS, UH, WOULD BE DOING THE SURVEY, UH, DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT FOR GETTING THE DESIGN DONE AND THEN TURNING THAT OVER TO TECH STOCK TO BUILD THE THE TRAFFIC CENTER.MR. MOSCOS BEEN WORKING ON THIS REAL HARD, SO I'M GONNA MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THAT ITEM SIX D.
MR. CONLEY, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BUCK.
COMMISSIONER WALDEN, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, AND I, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK HE DID ON TESTIFY.
OKAY, CHRIS, WE ALSO GONNA GO TO ITEM
[6.E. Authorize/Approve - Bond Program Development and Planning. (Chris Bosco / Judge Deen)]
E REAL QUICK ON THE, UH, AUTHORIZED APPROVED BOND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING.UM, SO THIS, THIS WAS THE, THE TIMELINE I PRESENTED AT AT THE LAST COURT AND, UM, THE, THE, THE KIND OF KEY, UH, FOCUS WOULD BE, UH, IDENTIFYING THE PROJECTS AND DEVELOPING, UH, COST ESTIMATES AND, UH, BASICALLY AS WE TALKED ABOUT THE LAST COURT GETTING THAT, YOU KNOW, CORE GROUP OF PROJECTS, UH, THAT REALLY ADD A LOT OF VALUE TO THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
AND SO I WANTED TO KIND OF SHOW YOU, UM, WHAT WE'VE KIND OF DONE IN PAST ELECTIONS.
SO, UH, WE CALL THESE PROJECT FACT SHEETS.
WE'VE DONE IT FOR ALL OF THE COUNTIES WE WORKED IN.
AND, AND REALLY THE IDEA IS AS A PROJECT'S IDENTIFIED TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE TO THE COURT WHAT'S THE VALUE.
SO YOU CAN SEE KIND OF A PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.
UH, SO THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT WAS VERNON AND DEAN, UH, THAT WAS BUILT ADJACENT TO, UH, THE ALITO SCHOOLS AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT WAS THE KIND OF CORE BENEFITS OF THAT PROJECT.
UH, IT IDENTIFIES, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE MAIN SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IS AND THEN WHAT'S THE COST TO DO THE PROJECT, UH, WITH A KEY MAP.
AND SO, UH, THE EFFORT THAT, THAT WE GO THROUGH IS, UH, AS WE MEET WITH, WITH ALL THE COMMISSIONERS AND AND CITIES TO KIND OF IDENTIFY THE LIST OF PROJECTS, WE PREPARE THESE FACT SHEETS AND THEN WE DO A DETAILED ESTIMATE OF EVERY PROJECT.
AND, AND REALLY ONE OF THE KEY THINGS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN PROUD OF, OF THE FIRST TWO BOND PROGRAMS IS MAKING SURE THEY STAY IN BUDGET.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, SPENDING THIS EFFORT IN THIS PLANNING PHASE AND DOING THE, THE RIGHT CONTINGENCIES AND, UH, PLANNING FOR ANY INFLATION THAT MIGHT OCCUR THROUGH THIS STAGE SO THAT WHEN WE GET INTO THE, UH, UH, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BOND PROGRAM, THAT THERE'S ENOUGH FUNDING, UH, FOR THE PROGRAM.
AND SO WE DO THESE COST ESTIMATES, ANOTHER ELEMENT AND, UM, SO THIS IS A, A WEBSITE THAT, UH, WE DEVELOP AND IT'S USED TO KIND OF COMMUNICATE, UH, TO THE PUBLIC WHAT ARE ALL THE PROJECTS.
SO ONCE, UH, WE'VE COME DOWN TO THE SIZE OF THE BOND AND THE NUMBER OF PROJECTS, UH, WE WOULD UPDATE THIS WEBSITE.
I ACTUALLY CLIPPED ANOTHER, THIS BOTTOM IMAGE IS WHAT WE JUST DID FOR TARRANT COUNTY.
UM, WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT IS, YOU KNOW, SINCE 2016, THE, UH, THE MAPPING ON WEBSITES IS MUCH BETTER.
UH, YOU CAN VIEW IT ON YOUR PHONE.
IT'S A DYNAMIC MAP, SO IT KIND OF UPDATES AS YOU ZOOM IN.
AND, AND THEN WE ALSO PROVIDE SUMMARIES FOR THE PUBLIC.
SO IF THEY, YOU KNOW, HAVE AN INTEREST IN A SPECIFIC PROJECT, THEY CAN CLICK ON IT ON THE WEBSITE AND GET A SUMMARY.
AND IT'S, IT'S JUST A COMMUNICATION TOOL, UH, FOR THE BOND PROGRAM.
SO THAT WOULD BE THE, THE EFFORT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING HERE, UH, THAT WOULD OCCUR OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
UH, SO THE, THE BUDGET THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR WOULD BE, UH, 78,001 70.
SO THAT WOULD BE DOING THAT DEVELOPMENT AND THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION MEETINGS WITH COG TECH STOCK AND, UH, EACH OF THE CITIES.
UH, AND THEN ULTIMATELY ONCE THE COURT HAS, UH, UM, CALLED THE ELECTION, THEN THE COMMUNICATION EFFORTS WITH DIFFERENT CHAMBER MEETINGS AND THAT KIND OF, UH, THING, ONE THING I WILL ADD IS A, AGAIN, THIS IS A DIFFERENT BOND AND, AND OBJECTIVES ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE PAST TWO WHERE WE HAVE RICK WILLIAMSON WAS SPECIFIC TO A PROJECT.
THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE GOING TO THE, THE POLLS AND VOTING FOR THIS IS MORE OF A GLOBAL, WHICH THERE, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ONE.
THIS AIN'T GONNA SOLVE EVERYTHING, BUT THE KEY OF IT IS, IS GETTING THAT EAST WEST CORRIDOR, THAT SECONDARY CORRIDOR ALONG WITH THE ACCESS COMPLETION, THOSE ROADS TO ALLEVIATE THE TRAFFIC IN PARTNERING WITH TEXDOT ON, IF YOU ADD A LANE TODAY TO I 20, THAT DOESN'T SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
BUT WORKING TOGETHER AND PARTNERING WITH THEM AND GETTING THAT EXTRA
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ROUTE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT IN, IN THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE QUADRANT WITH THAT BRIDGE IS, IS THAT ONE OF THE OPTIONS IS TO BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THAT PROCESS TO EITHER THROUGH BANK IT OR SOME OTHERS.THAT WILL BE A PART OF THIS BOND PROJECT ALONG WITH WORKING WITH EACH CITY AND EACH COMMISSIONER ON THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND SAFETY ISSUES OF THE EXISTING ROADS WITH THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE HAVING.
AND HAVING THOSE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS THAT WILL GO TO THESE COMMISSIONERS.
IN THE PAST IT'S BEEN ROUGHLY 1 MILLION BECAUSE OF THE TIME VALUE OF MONEY AND THE, AND WHERE WE ARE WITH THE GROWTH THAT WE ARE, THAT NUMBER COULD ELEVATE ITSELF TO PROBABLY CLOSE TO 3 MILLION OF A DISCRETIONARY FUNDS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING AND TAKING TO THE COMMISSIONER.
UH, SO IT'S A DIFFERENT BOND THIS YEAR.
IT, I MEAN THIS TIME BECAUSE IT ENCOMPASSES A WHOLE LOT MORE FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE COUNTY TO SOLVE SOME OF THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE, BOTH SAFETY AND DEALING WITH THE GROWTH THAT WE HAVE.
AND YOU KNOW, I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS IS WE REFLECT ON THE PAST BONDS IS THE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THIS TRAFFIC SIGNAL ADVANCING THE ENGINEERING AND TECH STOCK COMES IN WITH THE CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS.
UH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S BEEN THE, THE STORY OF THE PAST TWO BONDS.
UH, YOU KNOW, FM 51 S A REALLY GOOD EXAMPLE, UH, WHEN THAT PROJECT STARTED, THERE WAS ONLY 4 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR CONSTRUCTION AND ULTIMATELY, UH, TECH STOCK KEPT COMING MORE MONEY AND THAT JOB WAS 18 MILLION PROJECT.
UH, SAME STORY ON 1187 WHEN IT WAS BUILT IN ALITO.
INITIALLY WE HAD NO CONSTRUCTION FUNDING, THE COUNTY ADVANCED THE ENGINEERING AND THAT WAS 11 MILLION.
UH, THE BIGGER STORIES, THE CENTER POINT INTERCHANGE.
SO WHEN WE STARTED THAT, THE COUNTY ADVANCED ENGINEERING AND ULTIMATELY TECHO CAME WITH 35 MILLION TO BUILD THAT.
AND THE, SO EACH TIME THE COUNTY'S ADVANCED A PROJECT, IT MIGHT TAKE SEVERAL YEARS, BUT THE FUNDING HAS, HAS BEEN DELIVERED BY THE STATE.
I'M GONNA ADD ONE MORE THING HERE REAL QUICK.
AND, AND THIS KIND OF TIES IN WITH OUR, OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY, JOHN PORES AND COMMISSIONER WALDEN IS, UH, THEIR COMMITMENT TO WATER HAS BEEN SO CRITICAL.
I ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS AND I PARTICIPATE IN THOSE MEETINGS.
THE DRIVERS OF THIS, BECAUSE OF THE FOCUS THAT THIS REQUIRES IN WORKING WITH EACH COMMISSIONER AND WORKING WITH YOURSELF, CUZ YOU AND I NOW, WHAT USED TO BE WHAT MEETING MONTHLY NOW WE MEET WEEKLY.
AND SO THAT HAS TAKEN A GREAT DEAL OF TIME WITH THESE COMMITTEES AND, AND ESTABLISHING, IN FACT, THERE'LL BE ANOTHER COMMITTEE THAT WE'LL ESTABLISH FROM THE COMMUNITY TO DRIVE THIS FROM THE COMMUNITY, FROM AN EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT, UH, IS TAKING A GREAT DEAL OF TIME.
SO UTILIZING THIS COURT AND UTILIZING THE RESOURCES AND WHAT THEIR COMMITMENT HAS BEEN, I THANK YOU FOR THAT, BOTH OF YOU.
SO, UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE CHRIS, YOU'D LIKE TO PRESENT? UH, NO, JUST SAY ANY, ANY QUESTIONS THAT, THAT YOU MAY HAVE BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE, AND WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO IS AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE THE BOND PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED HERE TODAY ON THE DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.
IS THIS, IS THIS ALREADY BEEN, IS THIS THE PREVIOUS ONE OR IS THIS THE CURRENT ONE? THAT'S THE PREVIOUS ONE.
WE NEED TO GO, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO IT VER VERBALLY.
WHAT I'M GONNA DO, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? WELL, I HAVE A QUESTION.
HOW, HOW DO, DO WE HAVE SOME OVERLAP THEN WITH, UM, WITH FOUR D AS IN DAVID NUMBER SIX? IS THIS THE SAME? WOULD THIS FALL UNDER THOSE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES? I'M JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
YEAH, I THINK THESE TWO WORK TOGETHER, WE'RE GOING TO, WE'LL, WE'LL COVER THAT, WHICH WON'T OKAY.
SO WOULD TECHNICALLY BE LIKE WITH THE PASSING OF THE ELECTION, UH, OKAY.
SO NOVEMBER, THAT'S WHERE THIS FOCUS IS ON, ON, UH, YES.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THERE WAS OVERLAP THERE, THAT I UNDERSTOOD IT, IT WOULD BE LIKE, THAT WOULD BE THE IMPLEMENTATION SO THE DESIGN SERVICES, UH, THIS IS RELATED TO DOING THE DEVELOPMENT OF WHAT THE WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE BOND.
ONE, ONE MORE THING I WANT TO ADD BEFORE WE START MOVING TOWARDS THE VOTE IS, UM, THERE'S BEEN AN EMPHASIS ON, AND, AND I GO BACK TO IT AGAIN ON THE MATCHING FUNDS.
UM, THAT IS CRITICAL, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING, WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS YOURSELF.
AND I MEAN, ON A, ON A DAILY BASIS, UH, TO MAXIMIZE EVERY, EVERY PENNY WE CAN GET THAT IS NON TAXPAYER MONEY THAT WILL BE TIED INTO THIS WITH PART, AGAIN, WITH PARTNERING IS A CRITICAL NA CRITICAL NAME THERE, UH, TO GET EVERY SINGLE PENNY WE CAN FROM THOSE MATCHING FUNDS AND MAXIMIZE THAT.
AND THAT IS VITAL TO THIS PROJECT.
AND SO, UH, OUR COMMITMENT, UH, TO THIS COURT IS TO MAXIMIZE THE, THE MATCHING FUNDS THAT WILL COME ALONG WITH THIS.
AND WE'LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE PROGRESS AND GET CLOSER TO THAT.
BUT WE HAVE TO FIRST DEFINE WHAT THESE PROJECTS ARE AND WHAT, WHAT WE'RE GONNA END UP GOING TO A BOND AT AND WHAT INCREMENT THAT'S GONNA BE AT.
SO, UH, AT THAT POINT NOW, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SO, AND I APOLOGIZE, I'M GONNA,
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I'M GONNA ASK THIS KIND OF TO FOLLOW UP WITH COMMISSIONER HALE, THIS $78,170.THIS IS THE FEE FOR FRIESEN NICKELS TO BASICALLY DO THE PRELIMINARY WORK APPROACHING THE BOND.
BUT THIS IS NOT YOUR FEE POST BOND MANAGEMENT OF THE PROJECT.
DO I HAVE THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR.
YEAH, WE NEVER, WE'VE NEVER HAD A MOTION, NO MOTION MADE.
OH, I, I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE, APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE BOND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED HERE TODAY.
I WILL MAKE, I'M, I APOLOGIZE, I'M, THIS HAS REALLY THROWING ME OFF HERE, LOOKING AT THIS SCREEN, SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'M, WHERE I'M AT.
UH, BUT THAT, THAT MOTION IS MADE BY ME.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
SECOND IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM OR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS TO, UM, CHRIS BOSCO? ALL IN FAVOR SAY, AYE.
WELL, I HAVE A QUESTION, CHRIS.
AT SOME POINT WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DEFINE WHAT THESE PROJECTS ARE TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE SPENDING 75 OR $79,000 FOR.
UH, PEOPLE WON'T VOTE FOR SOMETHING THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.
UH, SO WE NEED TO, WE NEED TO KNOW WHAT THESE PROJECTS ARE AS WE MOVE FORWARD HERE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE AS PREVIOUS, UH, TWO BONDS THAT TOOK PLACE.
UM, WE HAD A DEFINED PROJECT AND WE HAD ADD-ONS OF, OF THINGS THAT TOOK PLACE IN THE PRECINCTS.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE, WHAT, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TO BE HONEST.
THEY WANT SPECIFIC ANSWERS AS TO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE, UH, THE, UH, COURT TO COME UP WITH A LIST OF PROJECTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO TRY TO HAVE AN ELECTION TO RAISE MONEY AND TO ASK PEOPLE TO GIVE MORE TAXES TOWARD TRANSPORTATION, WHICH THEY'RE WILLING TO DO, I'M CONFIDENT.
BUT WE NEED A LIST OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
CAN I, UH, SPEAK TO THAT? AND, AND IT IS THE POINT, THE VERY POINT, UH, WE'RE MOVING AT WARP SPEED ONE SCHEDULING MEETINGS AND, AND EACH COMMISSIONER TO IDENTIFY THOSE NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE INDIVIDUALLY, BUT ALSO SCHEDULING THOSE MEETINGS.
I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING NOW IS, IS WITH ALSO THE CITIES.
WE HAVE MEETINGS COMING UP ON THE COMMITTEE.
UH, BUT THAT IS TOP PRIORITY NUMBER ONE TO GET THAT BECAUSE WE CAN'T GO ANYWHERE UNTIL WE KNOW AND START DEFINING WHAT THAT VALUE'S GONNA BE TO WHAT THE BOND AMOUNT IS GONNA BE.
SO, TO YOUR POINT, COMMISSIONER, AND IT'S A GOOD ONE, IS THAT WE, WE ARE MOVING AS FAST AS WE CAN EVERY SINGLE DAY TO GET TO THAT POINT.
AND SO YOU'LL BE UPDATED AS WE GET UPDATES AND WE WILL PROVIDE THAT.
BUT YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
I'LL JUST SAY THAT THE, THE PROGRESS IS NOT COUNTYWIDE.
AS I LOOK AT THE, UH, RAILROAD CROSSING IN DOWNTOWN MILLSAP THAT WAS APPROVED IN THE LAST BOND ELECTION AND THE COUNTY DID THEIR PART, BUT TEX DOT HAS NOT.
AND WE'RE STILL SITTING THERE WITH THE SAME SITUATION THAT WE HAD.
I MEAN, YOU'RE MANY YEARS AGO NOW.
YOU KNOW, SO JUST, UH, MAY I ADD THAT, THAT'D BE A DISCUSSION POINT AND PUT ON THE AGENDA, UH, FOR OUR NEXT MEETING WITH COG AND RTC BOTH SIT, WHEN WE SIT DOWN AND WE GO THROUGH THESE MEETINGS WITH MIKE MORRIS, THAT THAT IS BROUGHT UP AND THAT IS ADDRESSED AND THEN A REPORT BROUGHT BACK TO THAT.
UH, BECAUSE IF THESE ARE THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE IN THE LAST BOND ELECTION THERE, IT'S GOTTA BE ACCOUNTABILITY THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH THESE THINGS BEFORE WE CAN GO FORWARD.
DOES THIS 78,000 CHANGE, OR IS THIS A SET FEE REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE SCOPE OF THE BOND COMES TO BE? SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF THE BOND ENDS UP BEING AT THIS LEVEL, IT'S 78,000.
IF IT ENDS UP BEING TWICE, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE, IT'S 78,000.
IS THIS A TURNKEY PRICE FOR YOU? IN OTHER WORDS? YEAH, SO THE WAY THAT WE'VE ALWAYS, OUR ARRANGEMENT OF THE COUNTY'S OIL IS BEEN AND NOT TO EXCEED NUMBER.
SO, UM, BASICALLY IT, WE'LL ONLY BILL YOU FOR THE EFFORT NEEDED.
RIGHT? AND SO THE, THE, THE COUNT HERE IS, UH, BASED ON THE OTHER TWO BONDS, I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SENSE FOR THE AMOUNT OF EFFORT WE'RE GONNA SPEND COSTING OUT THESE JOBS.
UM, IF, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THERE'S, UH, LESS EFFORT NEEDED TO SAY UPDATE THE WEBSITE, THAT WILL NOT BE BILLED TO THE COUNTY.
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WHAT, WHAT THAT CAP NUMBER WOULD BE.AND WHAT WAS THE SIMILAR FEE FOR THE FIRST TWO MONTHS? UM, SO IN THE FIRST BOND PROGRAM WE WERE 120,000, BUT THAT WAS STARTING FROM SCRATCH.
UH, SO IT'S COME DOWN MAINLY CUZ WE, YOU KNOW, EACH TIME WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, MORE DEVELOPED, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THE WEBSITE IS DEVELOPED, IT JUST NEEDS TO BE REFRESHED WITH THE NEW CONTENT.
SO YOUR ANSWER TO HIS QUESTION IS, IT'S NOT GONNA BE MORE THAN $78,000.
AND THAT'S THE APPLES TO APPLES NUMBER.
YEAH, WELL THE, YOU KNOW, IN THE FIRST BOND THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOTHING PREPARED.
AND SO WE WERE STARTING FROM SCRATCH THE SECOND BOND'S WHEN WE INCORPORATED THE WEBSITE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, BUILDING THAT WEBSITE INITIALLY HAD A COST.
NOW WE HAVE THE WEBSITE BUILT, THAT'S JUST A MATTER OF UPDATING WITH THE NEW PROJECTS.
AND SO THAT'S INCLUDED IN HERE.
SO THAT'S WHY THE COST HAVE COME DOWN EACH BOND.
LET ME AMEND MY MOTION ON THAT TO BE, UM, FOR THE FEE, UH, FROM PRISON NICHOLS NOT TO EXCEED 78,000 ON THIS AS WELL.
WHERE'S THE FUNDING COMING FROM? THE, UH, IF YOU REMEMBER FROM THE FIRST BOND, WE HAVE 3 MILLION THAT, UH, WAS SAVINGS ON THE 2008 BOND TRANSFERRED TO THE 16.
AND, AND THAT'S NOT BEEN SPENT.
SO THERE, THERE IS A CONTINGENCY THERE THAT'S NOT ALLOCATED TO A PROJECT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM UNDER, UNDER PLATING, UNDER ITEM B TWO.
UH, YOU, JOHN, ARE YOU READY FOR THIS? UM, B2, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO, TO
[9.B. PRECINCT 2 (Part 1 of 3)]
PLATTING JUST FOR ONE OR TWO BECAUSE OF THE AUDIENCE THAT WE HAVE HERE TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE THEM, UH, UNDER ITEM B TWO APPROVAL TO SIGN AN ORDER ABANDONING A 1.062 ACRE TRACT PORTION OF WEATHERBY LANE AND PRECINCT TWO, PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE CHAPTER 2 51 AND TAKE ANY ACTION THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.UH, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING JUDGE.
WE HAVE, UM, WE HAVE THE APPLICATION AND THE NOTICE, UH, SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED TO ABANDON THIS 1.062 ACRE TRACK OF LAND.
UM, AND I DID RUN ADS IN THE PAPER NOTIFYING THE PUBLIC OF THE DATE AND TIME OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
AND AS OF THIS MORNING, I THINK I GOT THE LATEST EMAIL THAT I THINK WE HAVE ALL AGREEMENTS IN PLACE FOR TO GO FORWARD WITH THE ABANDONMENT.
OKAY? WE'RE IN A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, JOHN, BUT YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC HEARING? AND I HAVE REVIEWED ALL THE DOCUMENTS AND PROPER NOTES WAS PLACED IN THE NEWSPAPER.
LISTEN, DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND PURPOSE OF TODAY'S HEARING.
UH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE PARTIES HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE, THE ISSUE.
AND AT THIS POINT, IF YOU'D RECOGNIZE THOSE, THEY, THEY MIGHT HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE MIC.
FORMALLY WE'LL GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 10 13.
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON, UH, ITEM B TWO UNDER PRECINCT TWO? UH, JEFF G***H.
I REPRESENT SOME, COME ON, COME ON UP TO THE MIC IF YOU WOULD, SIR.
I'M AN ATTORNEY IN FORT WORTH.
I REPRESENT SOME OF THE HOMEOWNERS THAT LIVE ADJACENT TO THIS.
THEY'RE CERTAINLY NOT OPPOSED TO THIS ABANDONMENT THING.
WE, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GONNA DISPOSE OF THE TRACTOR LAND PURSUANT TO 2 51 0 58 AND, UH, WHICH REQUIRES THE ADJACENT HOMEOWNERS THAT ABUT THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY TO BE DEEDED THE PROPERTY UP TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD.
AND SPECIFICALLY UNDER THAT STATUTE, UH, IT LOOKS BACK TO IF THERE IS, IT WAS NEVER TRANSFERRED, IT WOULD GO BACK TO THE ACTUAL PROPERTY OWNER.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S GONNA BE A TITLE SEARCH FOR THE PARTIES THAT EXIST OUT THERE.
WELL, THAT'S THE SECOND OPTION.
THE FIRST OPTION UNDER THE CODE SPECIFICALLY SAYS ANYBODY WHO ABUTS A PIECE OF PROPERTY, YOU LOOK TO THEM FIRST AND, AND THEN IF THEY DON'T WANT IT, THEN YOU GO BACK TO THE TITLE SEARCH AND SEE WHO ACTUALLY DID IT.
THE ACTUAL TRANS THE ACTUAL TRANSFER HAPPENED IN 1901 WHERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE PROPERTY SET IT ASIDE FOR PUBLIC USE.
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THERE WAS A SECOND DEED IN OH TWO THAT ALSO SET IT ASIDE FOR PUBLIC USE BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TRANSFER WHAT YOU DON'T OWN.IT'S ALREADY BEEN TRANSFERRED AND ONCE, ONCE AGAIN, WE DON'T OWN IT EITHER.
SO WE'RE ABANDONING THE EASEMENT.
SO, UH, IF THERE'S A, AS A MATTER OF LAW YOU BELIEVE THAT TO BE THE CASE, THEN PROBABLY YOU COULD WORK THAT OUT WITH, UM, THE OWNERS.
HOWEVER, THE COUNTY DOESN'T OWN IT EITHER.
WE JUST HAD A RIGHT FOR THE SURFACE USE AND THE PUBLIC ACTUALLY HAD THAT.
WELL THAT'S NOT, ACTUALLY NOT WHAT THE 1901 DEED SAYS.
THE 1901 DEED SAYS HE'S TRANSFERRING IT, THAT HE'S WITHHELD THAT SPECIFICALLY FOR PUBLIC USE.
THE 19 OH D TWO DEED ALSO SAYS IT'S WITHHELD FOR PUBLIC USE.
AND I HAVE NOT, I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT PARTICULAR DEED THAT SPECIFICALLY AS YOU'RE SAYING, GRANTS IT TO PARKER COUNTY.
UM, BUT IS WITHHELD FOR PUBLIC USE? YES, THAT'S PROPER.
AND FEE OWNERSHIP, THAT'S NOT WHAT THE DEED SAYS.
IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT AN EASEMENT.
IT SAYS IT'S WITHHELD FOR PUBLIC USE.
IT WILL NOT TRANSFER IT BECAUSE IT'S WITHHELD FOR PUBLIC USE.
ONCE AGAIN, I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT DEED, SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT DIRECTLY.
AND IF THAT'S THE CASE OF MARI LAW, IT'LL BE WORKED OUT THAT WAY.
HOWEVER, TODAY THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE IS TO TAKE AN ACTION ON ABANDONMENT OPPOSED TO ABANDONMENT.
SO THOSE, THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT COULD BE WORKED OUT AT A LATER POINT.
HOWEVER, IF UH, YOU'RE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THAT IN ADVANCE OF THE ABANDONMENT, THEN THAT'S WHERE YOU WOULD SPEAK UPON IT.
WE'RE JUST, WE JUST NEED TO KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK THAT OUT AT A LATER DAY.
AND LIKE I SAID, I HADN'T SEEN THE DEED WELL ENOUGH.
UH, LARRY SULLIVAN, I BELIEVE, UH, YOU HAVE THAT DEED, SO YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT.
AS FAR AS A TRANSFER, NOT A TRANSFER.
THE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROPERTY UNDER THE EASEMENT SHOULD HAVE A COPY ORIGINAL MEETING.
AND LIKE I SAID, TODAY, WE'RE NOT TAKING THAT ISSUE UP.
THE ISSUE ONLY TODAY IS ABOUT ABANDONING THAT PARTICULAR COUNTY ROAD.
SO WE'RE NOT TAKING THAT ISSUE UP TODAY, SO WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AT A LATER POINT.
IF THERE'S NOT AN OBJECTION TO THE ABANDONMENT, THERE'S, THERE'S NO OBJECTION TO IT.
SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO PUT IT OUT THERE THAT TRICOUNTY STILL HAS AN OBJECTION TO THE ABANDONED.
WHAT IS YOUR NAME? WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE, I'M SORRY, WHAT IS YOUR NAME, MA'AM? SORRY, I'M SHELBY AND I WAS TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC SHELBY PAUL VALDOR.
AND AT THE MOMENT WE STILL DO HAVE AN OBJECTION FOR THIS.
UM, OUR PLANS LATER TODAY ARE TO MEET WITH LARRY SULLIVAN TO GET AN EASEMENT, BUT RIGHT NOW, AT THE MOMENT, I DO NOT HAVE ONE IN MY HANDS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE POWER TO SARAH RANCH.
ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? STATE YOUR NAME.
YEAH, ON THE, THE BIGGEST PART OF THE EASEMENT DEFENSE SIDE OF THE EASEMENT.
AND MY INTENTION WAS TO LEAVE IT LIKE IT WAS.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE WERE GONNA START A COURT BATTLE TRYING TO TAKE PART OF IT.
AND YOU OWN THIS LITTLE PIECE, YOU OWN THAT PIECE AND CUT IT ALL UP BECAUSE MR. BUFFINGTON DOESN'T REALLY WANT AN EASEMENT LIKE THAT TO START WITH.
WHO'S PUTTING THE SUBDIVISION IN? SO THE THING MIGHT BE TO DO HERE IS GO AHEAD AND WITHDRAW THE, THE REQUEST FOR ABANDONMENT AND LET IT STAY AS IT IS AT THE PUBLIC ROAD.
ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING? GOING ONCE.
WE'RE GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 10 19 AND GO TO THE ITEM, JOHN.
AND ADDITIONALLY, ACTUALLY TWO OBJECTIONS TO THE ABANDONMENT.
SO AT THIS POINT, CAN I SAY SOMETHING? YES, MA'AM.
UM, SO WHEN WE FIRST STARTED, WHAT, WHAT IS YOUR NAME, MA'AM? NAN JOHNSTON.
UM, WE FILED AN AGREEMENT WITH JAMIE, THE ONE THAT THE THREE PARTIES SIGNED, AGREEING ON WHAT WE WERE GONNA DO WITH THE ROAD THAT I BROUGHT INTO YOUR OFFICE.
AND IT STATED WE HAD AN, UH, SURVEY DONE, WHICH WE ALL SPLIT FOUR WAYS AND IT
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SHOWS TO THE 15 FOOT SECTION.WE GOT TOGETHER, WE AGREED THAT ONCE THE ROAD WAS ABANDONED, WE WOULD MAINTAIN, WE WOULD GRANT MR. BUFFINGTON AN EMER EMERGENCY EXIT.
AND THIS AGREEMENT THAT WE FILED WITH THE COUNTY HAS ALL OF A SUDDEN DISAPPEARED.
WHICH I WOULD THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE SOME SORT OF A ENFORCEABLE AGREEMENT.
IT IS NOT THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY'S SOLE ROLE IS TO POST THE ITEM FOR ABANDONMENT.
AND IF ANYBODY IN THE PUBLIC COMES IN, CHOOSES TO OBJECT BECAUSE THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO USE BECAUSE COUNTY FUNDS HAVE BEEN UTILIZED TO MAINTAIN THAT ROAD.
IF ANYBODY COMES IN AND MAKES THAT OBJECTION, THEN WE CEASE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE ABANDONMENT SUB, YOU KNOW, SUBSEQUENT TO AN ABANDONMENT, IF IT WAS ALL AGREED UPON, THE PARTIES COULD AGREE TO DIVIDE THAT PROPERTY HOWEVER THEY WANTED TO, THAT THAT ADJOIN IT, IT COULD GO TO ONE PARTY, BUT SPECIFICALLY THE COUNTY.
AND WE MAY OR MAY NOT, I HADN'T SEEN THE DEEDS.
UH, HAVE TO GIVE A SPECIAL WARRANTY.
DE WE DIDN'T, WE WEREN'T ACTUALLY WARRANTY DEEDED THE PROPERTY MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHEN THOSE STEPS WOULD TAKE PLACE.
BUT AN AGREEMENT THAT'S PRIOR TO A PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT GONNA BE BINDING ON THE PARTIES.
AND SO IT'S JUST, AND ENCORE'S NOT EVEN A, IN THAT AGREEMENT.
SO, AND THEY'RE IN OBJECTION AS WELL.
SO THEY'RE A PUBLIC PARTY AS WELL.
HOW CAN LARRY GRANT AN EASEMENT TO TRICOUNTY IF IT'S A PUBLIC ROAD? UM, HE, HE WOULDN'T BE UNLESS IT WAS ABANDONED.
SO ONCE IT'S ABANDONED OWNERSHIP TAKES PLACE, IT EITHER GOES TO FULLY TO LARRY OR DIVIDED BASED ON HOW THAT WAS DEEDED.
AND THEN AT THAT POINT, LARRY COULD THEN PUT AN EASEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCORE TO, TO TRAVEL DOWN THAT RIGHT NOW EVERYBODY CAN USE IT.
SO IF, IF HE SETTLED WITH TRI-COUNTY AND GRANT SIM AN EASEMENT, THEN CAN WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS? IF EVERYBODY'S IN AGREEMENT THAT THAT'S THE, THE DEAL.
WHAT WE CAN'T JUMP IN AND AGREE TO ABANDON WITHOUT EVERYBODY BEING IN AGREEMENT.
BUT THAT'S SUBSEQUENT TO WHAT THE COUNTY DOES.
WE'RE NOT PART OF THOSE AGREEMENTS.
WELL, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS TO TRI COUNTY, IF YOU GET YOUR EASEMENT FROM MR. SULLIVAN, WILL YOU CONTINUE TO OPPOSE THIS OR YOU WON'T? SO THEN IF LARRY GRANTS THE EASEMENT, THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE ABANDONMENT, CORRECT? CORRECT.
SO I GUESS THAT'S A, THE BALL'S IN THEIR PARK AND YES MA'AM.
ANYONE ELSE? AND I APOLOGIZE FOR SAYING ENCORE, IT'S TRUCK COUNTY.
WE ARE OUT, WE ARE OUT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON THIS? JUST TO BE FAIR.
UH, WE, WE WE'RE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE OF THIS.
JOHN, WE CAN TAKE NO ACTION AT THE POINT THAT WE RECESS, THEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING WOULD NO LONGER BE VALID.
SO WE CAN PUT ON A SUBSEQUENT CAN RECESS, BUT WE COULD JUST TABLE THIS ITEM FOR RIGHT NOW.
IF, IF THE PARTIES WANT TO VISIT, THEY COULD GO VISIT, BUT AT THIS POINT, UH, THERE'D HAVE TO BE NO VOTE OR WE A VOTE TO SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE ANY ACTION.
YEAH, IF IT'S, IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE COURT, I'D LIKE TO JUST PUSH THIS TO FURTHER ON OKAY.
TO SEE IF AN ARRANGEMENT CAN BE MADE AND IF IT CAN, GREAT.
OTHERWISE WE CAN REVISIT AT A FUTURE DATE.
SO WITH THE, WITH THE, THE COURT'S PURVIEW ON THIS, WE TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS, ON ITEM B ONE.
JAMIE, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA GO BACK TO THE AGENDA.
OKAY? WE'RE GONNA GO, WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO ITEM D ONE ON INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS OF EQUIPMENT AND INVENTORY REPORTS.
SINCE IT'S ALREADY, THAT'S FINE.
NOW THAT I'VE GOT YOU UP,
WE'LL TAKE A SHORT RECESS TILL 10 35
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AND, UH, RETURN AT 10 35.WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA RESUME, UH, OUR MEETING AT 10 42 AND WE WILL GO TO ITEM TWO ON THE EAST ANNEX PROJECT UPDATE AND TAKE ANY ACTIONS NECESSARY, KIM, ANY UPDATES? NOW ITEM THREE, AUTHORIZE
[4.D. PURCHASING (Part 2 of 2)]
THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE CIVIC PLUS AGENDA AND MEETING MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT.UM, I WILL JUST ADD THE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT FROM LALA WHO CANNOT MAKE IT, UH, IS THE CIVIC PLUS CONTRACT IS, UH, AS NOTED ON THE AGENDA AS A REMINDER, IT COSTS LESS THAN GRANITE AND WILL ALSO REPLACE AGENDA QUICK, WHICH SAVES MORE MONEY.
UH, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANNA ADD TO THIS, JAMES? WELL, REASON WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS IS WHEN WE MOVED AWAY, FOUND THE BOND, UH, VENDOR TO MOVE AWAY FROM GRANICUS.
THE DAY WE INSTALLED THE STREAMING, GRANITES BOUGHT SWAG AT THAT COMPANY AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER, AS YOU COULD TELL, WE HAVEN'T SWAPPED OUT THE HARDWARE.
SO, UH, THE MONIES WE HAD, UH, BUDGETED FOR THAT I'M GONNA REUSE.
I'M NOT GONNA SEND THEM FOR NOT DOING ANYTHING AND I'M JUST GONNA REPURPOSE THOSE FOR CIVIC PLUS, WHICH WE DO USE FOR OUR COUNTY WEBSITE.
UH, AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL STAY CIVIC PLUS.
AND SO THAT'LL COME IN LAND TO GET THIS WALKED OUT.
SO I'M NOT ASKING FOR ANY OF OTHER MONEY, JUST PROVE ANOTHER VENDOR TO GET IT DONE FOR US.
KIM, YOU GOT ANYTHING YOU WANNA ADD? NO, NOT FOR THE STREAM.
BUT YEAH, I, I DON'T, I MEAN, AS LONG AS THE COUNTY JUDGE AND, AND THE COUNTY CLERK AND THE, UM, IT DEPARTMENT ARE IN AGREEMENT, UM, I HAVE OVERLOOKED THE, UH, CONTRACT AND, UM, IT'S A VERY SHORT CONTRACT AND THE TERMS AND, AND OB OBVIOUSLY THE COUNTY'S, UM, TERMS AND CONDITIONS SUPERSEDE ANYTHING.
AND SO, UM, WE HAVE OTHER AGREEMENTS WITH CIVIC PLUS FOR OUR COUNTY WEBSITE.
AND SO I, I THINK THIS WILL BE E EASY TRANSITION.
I THINK THE RECOMMENDATION, BOB, OUR IT DIRECTOR AND OUR, OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS REVIEWED THE CONTRACT.
UM, THEN I'M, I'M READY TO PROCEED WITH THAT AS AN APPROVAL.
DO AND WE DO VOTE ON THAT AS A COURT.
SO I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT.
I I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE CIVIC PLUS AGENDA MEETING MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT IS OUTLINED.
OH, I'M SORRY, I, SORRY, I DON'T HAVE A SCREEN.
SO I'M, I'M KIND OF IN THE DARK ON THIS.
COMMISSIONER WALTERS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
AND DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECONDED THAT YOU DID.
SORRY, I, I'M KIND IN THE DARK ON THIS.
COMMISSIONER HILL HAS MADE THE SECONDING OF THE DISCUSSION.
OPPOSED? MOTION PASS FIVE OH, THANK YOU.
ITEM FIVE ON IT EXCEPT REJECT RENEW PC 23 DASH 33 AUTO SUPPLIES WERE PRECEDED ONE AND TWO KIM.
SO SUBMISSIONS WERE RECEIVED, A SUBMISSION WAS RECEIVED FROM PARTS AUTHORITY LLC AND AO K AUTO SUPPLIES.
UM, ONLY THE RESPONSE FROM PARTS AUTHORITY WAS IN COMPLIANT WITH THE BID SPECS AND THE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED, UNFORTUNATELY, UM, AO K, UH, AND THERE WAS A CONFUSION WITH THE FORMS AND THEY SENT, UH, THE RENEWAL AGREEMENT FROM LAST YEAR IN ERROR.
UM, SO HOW'D THEY GET THE WRONG FORM? DID HE PULL IT UP OR YOU SENT THE WRONG FORM? NO, I SENT THEM THE CORRECT FORM AND THERE'S, THERE IS, UM, EVIDENCE ON THE BID SOFTWARE WHERE THEY DOWNLOADED THE CORRECT FORMS. I ALSO HAD EMAILED THEM DIRECTLY THE CORRECT FORMS. UM, I JUST DON'T KNOW IT.
THEY PULLED THE WRONG FORMS FROM A PREVIOUS, UM, BID BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE PROCESS AND THEY'VE, THEY HAVE BEEN AWARDED IN 2019.
YEAH, THEY'VE BEEN A VENDOR FOR RIGHT.
AND SO, SO IT'S, THIS ISN'T, IT'S NOT A NEW THING FOR THEM.
THEY'RE ACCUSTOMED, WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY CHANGES.
IT'S THE SAME BITS SOFTWARE, SAME PROCESS.
SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE GOT NEW PERSONNEL THAT'S IN CHARGE THERE OR, OR WHAT THE DEAL IS.
UM, SO COUNSELOR, CAN WE LET THEM, CAN WE GO OUT BID AGAIN OR IS IT LEGAL OR ILLEGAL TO DO THAT? IT, UH, PROBABLY DOESN'T LOOK GREAT, BUT IT IS LEGAL.
IT JUST PROBABLY DOESN'T LOOK GOOD TO CONTINUE TO GO OUT WHEN THEY AND A VENDOR DOES NOT RESPOND PROPERLY.
AND OUR OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THERE WAS A RESPONDING VENDOR THAT WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BID DOCUMENTS.
UM, WELL, IF IT'S NOT ILLEGAL, I'M GONNA MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE ALLOW TO GO OUT AGAIN ONE MORE TIME.
BUT I MEAN, COMMISSIONER HOLT, DO YOU WANT TO GO THERE? WELL, WE, LET ME, WE, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.
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SECOND IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.CAN YOU CLARIFY THE MOTION DISCUSSION WAS CAN YOU, CAUSE AS IT READS HERE WITH US, IT'S TO ACCEPT, REJECT, OR RENEW THIS NOT TO.
CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT YOUR, WHAT YOUR MOTION IS? WELL, MY MOTION IS TO ALLOW US TO GO OUT FOR BID ONE MORE TIME.
SO ARE YOU SAYING REJECT, REJECT THE ONE RESPONSE THAT WAS IN COMPLIANCE? WELL, NO.
HOWEVER, HOWEVER, HOW YOU WANNA WORK THAT YOU COULD ADD THEM AS A VENDOR, YOU COULD ACCEPT THEIR BID AND THEN STILL FOR ANOTHER BID, THEIR BID AND THEN GO OUT FOR BID.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FURTHER TO THIS BEFORE WE VOTE? SO TO KIND OF ECHO, AND I DON'T WANNA PUT WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH, COMMISSIONER CONLEY, BUT MY STAFF, WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS PARTICULAR VENDOR QUITE A FEW TIMES AND, UM, WITH MY FORMER MECHANIC, CURRENT MD OR CURRENT, UH, FOREMAN MD ROWING.
AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS GENTLEMAN IS SOMETHING OF AN EXPERT ON FINDING PARTS AND PIECES TO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT ARE RELATIVELY HARD TO FIND.
LIKE WHEN YOU CAN'T FIND SOMETHING, YOU GO TO THIS GUY AND HE GETS IT DONE.
AND THE REASON THAT'S PARTICULARLY VALUABLE TO US IN PRECINCT TWO IS IT'S A COST SAVINGS METRIC THAT'S PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL.
IF HE CAN FIND A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT WILL ALLOW US TO REPAIR A PIECE OF MACHINERY THAT OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE.
SO I, I UNDERSTAND THE OPTICS PROBABLY AREN'T IDEAL.
AT THE SAME TIME, IF WE CAN SAVE THE TAXPAYER MONEY BY HAVING AN ADDITIONAL VENDOR THAT WILL HELP US WHEN WE NEED IT, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO BUY A NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, I THINK THAT WARRANTS, THERE'S NO GUY LIKE THIS GUY.
I MEAN HE CAN FIND AND GET, IS THAT FAIR FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.
I HATE THAT IT'S HAPPENED THIS WAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GO ON RECORD.
I MEAN, I WILL DO WHAT THE COURT, UM, ASK ME TO DO.
I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T MAKE THE STATEMENT THAT WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WHAT THE OPTICS LOOK LIKE.
UM, THIS KIND OF GOES AGAINST THE SPIRIT OF WHAT THE PROCUREMENT LAWS ARE.
UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CONVENIENCE OF, OF A SO NOTED LOCAL VENDOR.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO, SO NOTED.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IT'S ALL MY FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM SIX, AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE RFQ PC 23 DASH 39 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR TRANSPORTATION BOND PROGRAM PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION FOR PARKER COUNTY.
SO JUST TO FOLLOW ALONG ON, UM, PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEMS, UM, EARLIER PRESENTED BY CHRIS BOSCO, WHAT THIS, UM, RFQ WOULD BE WOULD BE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE UPCOMING, UM, BOND, TRANSPORTATION BOND IF IT PASSES.
AND THIS WOULD INCLUDE THE DESIGN AND ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FOR THAT SERVICE.
AND SO THE, THE DES THE DESIGN, UH, OR THE, THE, UM, CREATION OF THE LIST OF PROJECTS AND, AND BUDGET ESTIMATES PRIOR TO LEADING UP TO THE BOND ON THE, THAT THAT IS RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THIS RFQ.
SO THIS WOULD BE FOR PROGRAM MANAGEMENT.
UM, WE WOULD MOST LIKELY WITH THE TIMEFRAME STARTING NOW IN THIS PROCESS, IT WOULD BE AROUND JULY OR SO BEFORE THIS IS AWARDED.
AND, UM, SPEAKING WITH MR. BOSCO, HE WAS, UM, HOPEFUL TO GET THE, UM, INFORMATION TO THE COURT FOR THE UPCOMING TO, FOR THE COURT TO UP PUT THE BOND ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT IN THE, AT THE END OF JULY, FIRST PART OF AUGUST.
SO THIS WOULD FALL IN THAT TIMEFRAME, BUT THIS AGAIN WOULD NOT BE FOR THOSE SERVICES.
THIS IS OUTSIDE OF THAT CORRECT.
IF THE BOND IS PASSED BY THE PUBLIC.
ANY QUESTIONS THE LAST TIME? I'M SORRY, JUST ONE MORE.
WE, THE LAST TIME WE WENT OUT FOR THIS WAS, UH, IN THE 2 8 2 0 8 BOND AND WE JUST, UM, LET THE ROLLOVER OF OF RIGHT, THE 2016 BOND.
FOLLOW THAT? NO, IT NEEDS TO, TO, BUT IT'S BEEN 15 YEARS AND WE REALLY NEED TO, WE NEED TO UPDATE THAT TO PUT THIS BACK ON THE STREET AGAIN.
UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I DO.
COMMISSIONER HOLZ MADE THE SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[5.B. Update the Commissioners Court of the progress of the Parker County Radio system upgrade. (Sean Hughes / Judge Deen)]
ON UPDATE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF THE PROGRESS OF THE PARKER COUNTY RADIO SYSTEM UPGRADE.SEAN, SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG TO GET TO YOU.
[01:35:12]
GOOD MORNING.AND COMMISSIONERS, HAPPY EASTER.
HOPE Y'ALL HAD A GOOD, UH, GOOD EASTER.
UM, AS PART OF THE, THE RADIO PROJECT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I PROMISED THE COURT THAT WE WOULD BE SURE AND DO IS A, UH, WE WOULD HOLD REGULAR MEETINGS AND B, WE WOULD UP UPDATE THE COURT, UM, PERIODICALLY, WHICH IS ABOUT QUARTERLY ON THE STATUS OF, OF THIS PROJECT.
AGAIN, THIS IS, UH, HAS BEEN VOTED ON BY THE COURT.
UM, WE'VE WORKED WITH MOTOROLA.
THIS IS, UH, TAKING OUR EXISTING FIVE SITE, UH, RADIO SYSTEM, UM, UM, SORRY, SIX SITE RADIO SYSTEM.
FIVE OF THEM ARE, UH, VHF, TWO OF THE SITES ARE SEVEN 800.
WE'RE CREATING A SIX SITE SYSTEM WITH THE ADDITION OF THE BROCK TOWER.
UM, WE'RE REPLACING, UH, CONSULATES THAT, UH, ARE WITH, UH, FIRE ALARM AND, UH, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES WITH CRITICAL CONNECT COMMAND, CENTRAL AWARE AND, UH, BE DOING SOME ALL CHANNEL RECORDING OF ALL OF THE TALK GROUPS ON AS PART OF THE RADIO SYSTEM.
CURRENTLY, WE'RE NOT RECORDING ALL OF THE CHANNELS, UH, THAT ARE PART OF THE RADIO SYSTEM.
UH, ONCE THIS IS DONE, WE WILL BE RECORDING ALL OF THE CHANNELS THAT ARE PART OF THAT RADIO SYSTEM.
ONE OF THE ITEMS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST, UM, AS WE UPGRADE THE RADIO SYSTEM, THERE WAS A PROJ, THERE'S A PIECE OF THE PROJECT, UM, TO MOVE, UM, BECAUSE WE THOUGHT WE WERE, UH, WE, WE DO HAVE EQUIPMENT AT THE OLD WEATHERFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT SITE OFF OF SANTA FE.
THERE IS SOME MONEY TO MOVE THAT EQUIPMENT TO, UH, THE HARBURG OR HILL SITE.
UM, WE'VE ASKED MOTOROLA TO, UH, PROVIDE US AND DO THE RESEARCH IF WE DO NOT MOVE THAT EQUIPMENT FROM THE SANTA FE SITE AND LEAVE IT THERE, UH, WHAT THAT COST SAVINGS WOULD BE.
SO THERE IS A POSSIBLE COST SAVINGS.
UM, THAT TIRE IS OWNED BY THE, THE, UH, COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.
UM, BUT WE DID HAVE AS PART OF THE PROJECT TO MOVE THAT EQUIPMENT.
SO, UM, IF THAT BUILDING WERE TO STAY IN COUNTY HANDS, THERE WOULD BE SOME COST SAVINGS REALIZED AS PART OF THE RADIO SYSTEM.
THIS IS THE BROCK SITE THAT THE COURT APPROVED, I BELIEVE AT THE LAST COURT.
UM, WE'VE WORKED WITH COMMISSIONER WALDEN TO, UH, FINALIZE, UH, THAT SITE.
UM, COMMISSIONER, I DID CHECK WITH THEM ABOUT THE OVERHEAD UTILITIES AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD MAKE THAT CORRECTION IN THAT CHANGE.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A 300 FOOT TIRE AT THAT SITE.
UH, THE DOTTED LINE REPRESENTS THE FALL ZONE.
IN THIS PICTURE, UH, THE INNER DOTTED LINE, DARKER DOTTED LINE INDICATES THE FENCED AREA WHERE, UM, THE EQUIPMENT WILL BE LOCATED.
UH, AS PART OF THAT EQUIPMENT, IT'LL BE A, A FENCED COMPOUND.
IT'LL BE A 35 KW DIESEL GENERATOR WITH FUEL TANK THERE.
UH, NEW ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL SERVICE.
THERE'LL BE MA UH, METER AND A DISCONNECT, UH, ON THAT BUILDING AS WELL.
ON THE SHELTER OF THAT BUILDING, A 300 FOOT TOWER.
UH, AND THERE'S BE TWO, UH, TRANSMIT OR TWO RECEIVING, ONE TRANSMIT ANTENNA AND, AND SOME GPS EQUIPMENT ON THERE AS WELL.
THE REST OF THAT TOWER COULD BE LEASED BY THE COUNTY TO SUBSCRIBERS.
SO THAT WOULD BE A GENERATED SOURCE OF INCOME FOR THE COUNTY ON THE REST OF THAT TOWER SITE.
SPEAKING, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN 300 FOOT.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PURSUING? IS IT RENTING THAT OUT THAT TOWER? ABSOLUTELY, YES, SIR.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT, UH, THE IT DIRECTOR AND I DISCUSSED THIS MORNING IS WORKING WITH, UH, THE INTERNET PROVIDERS TO POSSIBLY ENHANCING AND IMPROVING THE INTERNET, UH, INTERNET CONNECTION AT THAT SITE, UTILIZING THAT TOWER.
SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE GONNA PURSUE FOR, UH, THE PRECINCT THREE.
UM, INTERNET, UM, IS A LITTLE, LITTLE ROUGH AT TIMES AND POSSIBLY IMPROVING THAT THROUGH, UH, WORKING WITH THE INTERNET PROVIDERS USING THAT TOWER.
YOU NEED COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS OVER THERE AHEAD? A COUPLE MORE SLIDES, JUDGE.
A COUPLE OF THE ME TO RUSH, UH, OF, OF THE OTHER EQUIPMENT, 117 APX, 8,000 PORTABLES.
THE MAJORITY OF THOSE PORTABLES ARE FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND 69 OF THE 8,500 MOBILES.
MOST OF THOSE, AGAIN, WILL GO TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THAT EQUIPMENT HAS NOT ALL BEEN RECEIVED YET.
UH, WE'VE RECEIVED SOME OF THE PORTABLES AND THOSE ARE IN TRANSITION, UM, COVERAGES.
UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT COVERAGES.
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UH, THE COVERAGE ON THE RIGHT IS FROM THE HIP, UH, STANDING ON THE STREET, UH, WITH A PORTABLE RADIO, UM, STANDARD ANTENNA, STANDARD MICROPHONE.UM, THAT IS THE COVERAGE, THE COVERAGE ON THE RIGHT IN THIS PICTURE.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE, WE'VE GOT VERY GOOD MOBILE COVERAGE.
THIS IS, THIS IS THE, UM, STANDARD, I GUESS IF YOU WILL, THE MOTOR MOTOROLA WILL BE GAUGED BY THEIR PERFORMANCE OF THE SYSTEM WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE AND EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE.
THE PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE, THERE'S 28 ITEMS AS PART OF THE PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE.
UH, WE STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2023.
THIS SCHEDULE GOES TO DECEMBER OF 2024.
UH, PER THE GUIDANCE OF THE GRANT, WE HAVE, UH, REALLY UNTIL THE, THE END OF, UH, 2025 TO HAVE ALL THIS MONEY SPENT AND TAKEN CARE OF.
UM, SO THE, THESE BENCHMARKS ARE IN THERE.
WE DO HAVE, UH, WE DO UNDERSTAND THERE COULD BE SOME DELAYS, EQUIPMENT, SOME OTHER THINGS, BUT, UM, WE'LL PRETTY MUCH HOLD THEM TO THIS SCHEDULE.
BUT I, THIS PROJECT WILL RUN INTO 2025 DUE TO, UH, UM, SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT BEING DELAYED AND SOME OF THOSE OTHER THINGS, WEATHER, SOME OF THOSE, UH, OTHER THINGS.
BUT WELL, WITHIN THE GUIDANCE, UH, OF THE GRANT MONEY, UH, THE NEXT STEPS WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE RECURRING STATUS CALLS AND MEETINGS.
AGAIN, MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE USERS OF THE PARKER COUNTY SYSTEM AS WELL.
UH, THEY'RE GONNA ORDER THE REMAINING EQUIPMENT, SOME OF THAT EQUIPMENT, UH, SOME OF THE BIGGER EQUIPMENT, UH, HASN'T BEEN ORDERED YET.
THE CIVIL FOLKS ARE GONNA BE DOING THEIR WORK ON THE TOWERS, INCLUDING THE BROCK TOWER.
AND, UM, THEY'LL BE A RELOCATION WITHIN THE NEXT SIX TO EIGHT MONTHS, UH, OF THE DISPATCH CONSOLES FROM THE E O C BUILDING TO THE LIFE CARE.
AS PART OF THAT COMBINED, UH, DISPATCHING OF FIRE ALARM AND, UH, THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT.
I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
THE COURT MAY HAVE PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD.
I WOULD I GO AHEAD AND ASK FOR A MOTION ON THIS IN A SECOND TO GET TO THE DISCUSSION PHASE OF THIS JUST A PRESENTATION, JUDGE, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING.
YOU, YOU'RE, UH, YOU, IT'S AN UPDATE.
WE'RE GONNA GO WITH THE RETURN OF, WITH THE DIRECTION OF, UH, COMMISSIONER HOLT ON THIS.
UH, WITH THE RETURN FROM THE MEETING, WE ARE GONNA GO BACK
[9.B. PRECINCT 2 (Part 2 of 3)]
TO 92.UH, IS THERE, AND I'LL, I'LL GO AHEAD AND I GUESS, JOHN, I'LL ASK THAT, UH, IF WE NEED YOUR STAFF ON THIS, BUT, UH, IS THERE AN UPDATE ON THIS? IF WE, UH, COMMISSIONER HALT, I'LL ASK YOU TO, UH, LEAD THIS.
WE HAD TWO PRIOR OBJECTIONS EARLIER.
UM, WERE WE ABLE TO RESOLVE THE MATTERS THAT WERE CAUSING THOSE OBJECTIONS? AND IF SO, DO YOU GUYS HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF YOUR OBJECTIONS? IF SOMEONE COULD COME UP INTO THE MIC AND SPEAK, PLEASE? WE HAVE TALKED, UH, WE, I THINK EVERYBODY'S GOING TO WITHDRAW THEIR OBJECTIONS.
WE HAVE A DEAL IN PLACE TO GRANT EASEMENTS TO MR. BUFFINGTON AND MY CLIENTS EACH, UH, AND I THINK WE'VE TAKEN, YOU'VE TAKEN CARE OF THE TRI-COUNTY DEAL, IS THAT RIGHT? I DO.
SO, AND I'LL JUST ASK YOU IN FRONT OF HIM, IS THAT THE AGREEMENT THAT WE REACHED? YES, SIR.
AND SO WE HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO THE, TO THE ABANDONMENT.
SO, MR. SULLIVAN, JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU'RE WITHDRAWING YOUR OBJECTION? YES, SIR.
WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM TRICOUNTY.
IS THAT CORRECT? CAN YOU COME UP TRICOUNTY WISHES TO REMOVE THE OBJECTION AT THIS TIME.
OKAY, SO NO OBJECTIONS FROM ANYONE IN THIS ROOM.
WE'RE, WE'RE NOT IN A PUBLIC HEARING, BUT I'M ASKING IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK AND COME UP? OKAY, I MAKE THE MOTION THEN FOR NINE
WE HAVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER.
HALT WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL UP FAVOR SAY AYE.
[01:45:04]
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.[6.F. Discuss IT personnel. (James Caywood / Judge Deen)]
F, DISCUSS IT.PERSONNEL JAMES, IF YOU WOULD COME ON UP.
SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG TO GIVE TO YOU.
SO I WAS, UH, ADVISED, UH, ABOUT BECKY AND HR TO DISCUSS THIS LINE, UH, MOVING FORWARD.
UH, HAVE SOME PROJECTS COMING UP IN IT AND, UH, KIND OF REALLOCATE MY, UH, PART-TIME LINE ITEM TO INCLUDE A COUPLE PEOPLE COMING IN AS A PART-TIME TEMP LINE WHERE WE WON'T PAY, UH, BENEFITS, UH, UH, UH, RETIREMENT AS SUCH.
SO I'M NOT REALLY ASKING FOR ANY MORE MONEY, JUST HOW I'M GONNA SPEND THOSE OUT OF THAT LINE.
ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? NOT I'D ASKED FOR A MOTION, SO I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE, UH, RECOMMENDATION OF IT.
COMMISSIONER WALTER HAS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
UH, SECOND, UH, COMMISSIONER HILL.
HAS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL OF FAVOR SAY AYE.
[6.G. Approval to accept the award of $ 1,645,081.00 contract 582-23-43336-NV for the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) under the Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program administered through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (Commissioner Walden)]
APPROVAL TO ACCEPT THE AWARD OF $1,645,081.CONTRACT FOR 5 82 23 4 THROUGH 36 DASH NV FOR THE TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN UNDER THE TEXAS NATURAL GAS VEHICLE GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION.
WALTON? YEAH, THIS IS THE, I HAD THIS LAST, LAST COURT.
IT'S JUST CLEAN UP FOR, UH, THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND, UH, UH, COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, LOOK OVER THE CONTRACTS.
SO WE'LL HAVE ABOUT FOUR ITEMS HERE RELATED TO THIS, THAT ARE ALL FROM LAST WEEK.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
WE'RE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE.
COUNSELOR, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? UH, I HAVE REVIEWED THAT.
AND THESE ARE THE PROPER STEPS TO GO THROUGH.
YOU SAVED THE COUNTY QUITE A BIT OF MONEY GOING THROUGH THIS.
AND HOW MANY TRUCKS DID YOU GET? SEVEN.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
[6.H. Approval to accept the award of $ 196,073.00 contract 582-23 -43 3 3 7-NV for the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP) under the Texas Natural Gas Vehicle Grant Program administered through the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (Commissioner Walden)]
APPROVAL TO ACCEPT AWARD.$196,073 CONTRACT FOR 5 82 23.
4 3 3 3 7 ENVY FOR THE TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN UNDER THE TEXAS NATIONAL GAS GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE TEXAS COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
SAME THING, JUST ONE INDIVIDUAL TRUCK BY ITSELF.
AS FOR A MOTION, I MOVED TO APPROVE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
IS THERE ANY, UH, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
I SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[6.I. Ratify TERP grant contract 582-23-43336-NV with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (John Forrest / Commissioner Walden)]
RATIFY THE T E R P GRANT CONTRACT.5 82 23 4 3 3 36 DASH NV WITH THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY.
I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALTER WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[6.J. Ratify TERP grant contract 582-23-43337-NV with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. (John Forrest / Commissioner Walden)]
ON RATIFY THE TURP GRANT CONTRACT.5 82 23 DASH 4 33 37 DASH NV WITH THE TEXAS COMMISSIONER.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
[6.L. Select, approve, and announce members to serve on the Parker County Subdivision Regulations Committee. (Commissioner Holt / Judge Deen)]
APPROVE AND ANNOUNCE MEMBERS TO SERVE ON THE PARKER COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS COMMITTEE.UH, JUST TO, TO GO BACK TO THIS AS A LITTLE BIT, JUST TO UNDERSTAND THE DYNAMICS OF THAT COMMITTEE IN, IN CONSULTED WITH COMMISSIONER HOLT ON THIS.
I THINK THE KEY OF THIS IS, IS WANTING DIVERSITY.
UH, WE HAVE A DEVELOPER ON WITH MONTY MAGNUS, UH, THAT WAS APPOINTED BY PRECINCT COMMISSIONER, UM, FOR, OR PRECINCT FOUR UNDER COMMISSIONER HALE AND I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH, UH, JIM MARTIN AND WOULD LIKE TO REVISE THE APPOINTMENT TO THIS, TO RICHARD HAUSER, WHICH WILL BE BRINGING A LITTLE BIT MORE DIVERSITY AND IN AND CONSULTING WITH JIM MARTIN WILL ATTEND THE MEETINGS AND BE A CONSULTANT AND BE A RESOURCE FOR THAT, THE VAST KNOWLEDGE THAT HE HAS, UH, TO SUPPORT THAT COMMITTEE.
BUT MY, UH, THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS, IS TO APPOINT RICHARD HAER AND THEN HAVE JIM MARTIN AS A RESOURCE TO THAT COMMITTEE.
BUT JIM HAER WILL BE THE APPOINTMENT TO THAT, TO THAT COMMITTEE.
AND THE KEY OF THAT IS, IS TO BRING THE DIVERSITY OF WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT, WHICH IS A LACK OF, I GUESS A LACK OF DISCUSSION ON THIS, THIS, WHICH I WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE WAS A DEVELOPER ALREADY ON THAT, ON THAT BOARD.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS? IF NOT, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION.
SO I I DO HAVE A A POINT THESE MEETINGS WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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AND WE WOULD WELCOME ANY AND ALL COMMENTARY.I'VE REACHED OUT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT, WHAT I CALL STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS ES D CHIEFS, UM, SCHOOL BOARD FOLKS, CITY REPRESENTATIVES, ET CETERA.
BECAUSE I THINK THAT THIS IS, IT NEEDS TO BE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH INPUT FROM ALL AFFECTED PARTIES.
AND SO I WOULD CERTAINLY WELCOME MR. MARTIN'S INPUT.
I KNOW THAT HE HAS A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS COUNTY.
UM, SO YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S THE CONTEXT I WANNA POINT OUT TO YOU.
THEY HAVE NO DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY, BUT FROM A CONSULTANT BASIS TO BRING THOSE OPTIONS TO THE COURT, WHICH WE'LL BE MAKING THE DECISIONS.
UH, SO THAT NEEDS TO BE VERY CLEAR HERE.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? AGAIN, I ASK WHAT THE AGENDA OF THIS COMMITTEE IS GOING TO BE.
THE COMMITTEE IS GOING TO START BY REVIEWING OUR CURRENT SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.
GIVEN THE GROWTH IN THE COUNTY, WE'VE ALL HEARD THE NUMBERS, THE CURRENT SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, THERE'S A VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL MODIFICATIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE, PERHAPS MOSTLY IN THE CLEANUP AREA TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH.
SO THE WAY THAT I ENVISION THE COMMITTEE WORKING IS FIRST TO REVIEW OUR CURRENT SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TO COMPARE TO OTHER COUNTIES.
TEXAS ACTUALLY REQUIRES YOU TO PUT YOUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS ONLINE SO WE CAN ACCESS WHAT OTHER COUNTIES ARE DOING PRETTY EASILY.
AND THEN AS THE COMMITTEE DETERMINES, MAKE ANY SUGGESTED CHANGES TO THOSE, THOSE CHANGES WOULD THEN COME TO THE COURT FOR APPROVAL.
DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? NOT REALLY.
SO, UH, IF, IF, IF YOU'RE ASKING FOR WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC CHANGES THAT WE WANT TO MAKE, I WOULD SAY THAT THE COMMITTEE HASN'T MET YET.
OTHERWISE, IT'S JUST MY SUGGESTED CHANGES.
IF, IF I MAY, THAT WAS, HANG ON JUST A SECOND.
IF, IF, IF I THOUGHT THAT I WAS SUFFICIENT IN AND OF MYSELF TO MAKE THE SUGGESTED CHANGES, I WOULD ALREADY DO THAT.
BUT I THINK IT'S WISE TO GET INPUT FROM A MULTITUDE OF PEOPLE TO, UM, PERHAPS SEE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE ISSUE, SUCH AS A FIRE CHIEF OR A SUPERINTENDENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IF, IF I MAY ADD IN DISCUSSING THIS WITH THERESA NICHOLS, WITH, UH, SPECIFICALLY WITH STAN, UH, FRIESA NICHOLS AND CHRIS PASCO.
UH, THEY HAVE A PRESENTATION, UH, THAT THEY GAVE AND I, I DON'T REMEMBER THE COUNTY, BUT IT'S, IT TIES RIGHT INTO WHAT THIS IS INTO THAT.
AND WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST IS, IS IF THAT COMMITTEE HEAR THAT PRESENTATION TO UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE OF WHAT THEY CAN OR CAN'T MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT WE'RE LEGAL.
AND SO, UM, I WOULD, I WOULD ASK THAT THAT BE DONE, UH, TO NARROW THEIR FOCUS AND AND PRODUCTIVITY AS TO WHAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DO AND NOT DO.
AND THEN, OR EITHER MAKE A COPY OF THAT OR GIVE IT TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT IS AND WHAT THEY CAN OR CAN'T DO TO SPECIFIC TO MR. WALDEN'S, UH, CONCERN AND, UH, QUESTION THAT HE HAS ASKED HERE TODAY.
I'M ASSUMING THAT, UH, MR. HEISER IS AGREEING TO BE PUT ON THIS BOARD, PUT HIM ON EVERYTHING ELSE.
YEAH, I CAN SEE THE SMILE ON HIS FACE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I, I HAVE MORE DISCUSSION.
THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE IN PARKER COUNTY DON'T WANT THE GOVERNMENT TELLING THEM WHAT TO DO.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL OF FAVOR SAY AYE.
I THINK WE'VE GOT IT UP THERE, JUDGE.
[6.M Accept the official bond and oath for Oliver Roy Green, Constable Precinct #3. (Judge Deen)]
OFFICIAL BOND AND OATH FOR OLIVER ROY GREEN CONSTABLE PRECINCT THREE.UH, YEAH, UH, UH, CONSTABLE, UH, PRYOR ASKED THAT, UH, WE ACCEPT THE BOND AND ADD OFFER ROY GREEN AS AS UH, UH, TO THE, UH, LIST OF PEOPLE AVAILABLE TO WORK IN PRECINCT THREE.
MOTION MADE BY CO COMMISSION WALDEN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
[6.N. Approve/Authorize County Judge to sign Tax Resale Deed and Resolution Authorizing Tax Resale from Parker County, Trustee to Betsy Glass Carmane, The North 15 feet of Lot 8, Block 14, Tanglewood Estates, and addition to Parker County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof, recorded in Cabinet "A", Slide 148, Plat Records of Parker County, Texas. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
AUTHORIZED COUNTY JUDGE[01:55:01]
TO SIGN TAX RESELL DEED AND RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED IN TAX RESELL FROM PARKER COUNTY TRUSTEE TO BETSY.GLASS CARMINE THE NORTH 15 FOOT OF LOT EIGHT BLOCK 14 TANGLEWOOD ESTATES IN ADDITION TO PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLANT THEREOF RECORDED IN CABINET.
A SLIDE 1 48 PLAT RECORDS OF PARKER COUNTY TEXAS COUNSELOR.
AND THIS IS A TAX SALE THAT IS, IT DOES REQUIRE YOUR SIGNATURE ON THAT DEED TO TRANSFER THAT PROPERTY.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
HE MADE THE MOTION, MR MADE THE COMMISSIONER WALDEN MAY, I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER WALDEN HAS MADE THE MOTION.
UM, COMMISSIONER CONY HAS MADE THE SECOND OR ANOTHER DISCUSSION.
OH, I WOULD ASK THAT SINCE I DON'T HAVE A SCREEN, IT JUST KIND OF HELPED ME JUST BE VERBAL WITH THE MOTIONS, UH, IN SECONDS AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL DO A VERBAL VOTE.
[6.O. Approve/Authorize County Judge to sign Tax Resale Deed and Resolution Authorizing Tax Resale from Parker County, Trustee to Babylon Homes, LLC, 0.590 acre, more or less, being the Non-Residential Lot, Linda's Creek Addition, an addition to Parker County, Texas, according to the map or plat thereof, recorded in Cabinet "C", Slide 591, Plat Records of Parker County, Texas. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
AUTHORIZED COUNTY JUDGE AND SIGNED TAX RESELL DEED AND RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED IN TAX RESELL FROM PARKER COUNTY TRUSTEE TO BABYLON HOMES, LLC 0.590 ACRE, MORE OR LESS BEING THE NON-RESIDENTIAL LOT LINDA CREEK.ADDITION IN ADDITION TO PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, ACCORDING IN CABINET C, SLIDE 5 91 PLAT RECORDS OF PARKER COUNTY TEXAS COUNSELOR.
AND THIS IS THE SAME AS A PREVIOUS ITEM.
IT IS A TAX SALE REQUIRING THE JUDGE'S SIGNATURE.
DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE IT SECOND.
COMMISSIONER HEALTH MADE THE MOTION THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
IS THERE ANY ANOTHER DISCUSSION? ALL OF FAVOR SAY AYE.
[6.Q. Authorize the County Judge to execute the Beneficiary Agreement between Parker County and Walnut Creek Special Utility District for the distribution of ARPA Funds. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE, EXECUTE THE BENEFICIARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARKER COUNTY AND WALNUT CREEK SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF MAR FUNDS COUNSELOR.AND WE HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK.
KIM REVI, BRIANNA FOWLER AND COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
UH, WE WENT THROUGH ALL THE ITEMS AND WHAT'S REQUIRED OF THE ENTITIES RECEIVING THESE ARPA FUNDS.
UH, THEY ARE SPECIFICALLY GIVING US AN EXHIBIT THAT SAYS THIS IS WHAT WAS APPROVED BY THE COURT AND WHAT THEY'RE SPENDING THE MONEY ON.
UH, JUST NEED AN APPROVAL TO ALLOW THE JUDGE ASSIGN THAT, EXECUTE THAT AGREEMENT.
COMMISSIONER CONLEY WAS AT THE MEETING AS WELL.
COMMISSIONER CONLEY, YOU'RE SITTING TO THE BACK.
SO NEXT TO ME, I'VE BEEN LEFT OUT A LOT.
BUT THAT WILL BE THE REST OF THESE ITEMS. MOVE.
COMMISSIONER CONLEY HAS MADE THE MOTION AND WHO MADE THE SECOND COMMISSIONER? HELLS MADE THE SECOND.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? AYE.
[6.R. Authorize the County Judge to execute the Beneficiary Agreement between Parker County and Town of Brock for the distribution of ARPA Funds. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE BENEFIC BENEFICIARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARKER COUNTY AND TOWN OF BROCK FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF MARKET FUNDS.WELL SHOULD BE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
BY COMMISSIONER HALE CONNOLLY CONLEY.
IS THERE ANY ANOTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[6.S. Authorize the County Judge to execute the Beneficiary Agreement between Parker County and Millsap Waste Water and the City of Millsap for the distribution of ARPA Funds. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE BENEFICIARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARKER COUNTY AND MILLSAP WASTE WATER AND THE CITY OF MILLSAP OR THE DISTRIBUTION OF ARPA FUNDS.I MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION SHALL MEAN BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, THE OF THE DISCUSSION.
[6.T. Authorize the County Judge to execute the Beneficiary Agreement between Parker County and Millsap Water Supply for the distribution of ARPA Funds. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE BENEFICIARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARKER COUNTY AND MILLSAP WATER SUPPLY FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF OUR FUNDS.I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[6.U. Authorize the County Judge to execute the Beneficiary Agreement between Parker County and ESD#8 for the distribution of ARPA Funds. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
U AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE BENEFICIARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARKER COUNTY AND E SD EIGHT FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF OUR PROVIDES.I MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER UH, HOLT.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[6.V. Authorize the County Judge to execute the Beneficiary Agreement between Parker County and Parker County Special Utility District for the distribution of ARPA Funds. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE BENEFICIARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARKER COUNTY AND PARKER COUNTY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF OUR FUNDS.I MOVED TO APPROVE MOTION MEET BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
IS ANY OF THE DISCUSSION ON THE FAVOR SAY AYE.
[6.W. Authorize the County Judge to execute the Beneficiary Agreement between Parker County and Bourland Estates Water Supply Corporation for the distribution of ARPA Funds. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
AUTHOR AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE BENEFICIARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARKER COUNTY AND BOLAND ESTATES WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION WITH THE DISTRIBUTION OF ARPA FUNDS.I MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION MEET BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
DURING THE DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[6.X. Authorize the County Judge to execute the Beneficiary Agreement between Parker County and Western Parker County Water for the distribution of ARPA Funds. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE[02:00:01]
BENEFICIARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARKER COUNTY AND WESTERN PARKER COUNTY WATER FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER FUNDS.MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
THERE ANY OTHER, OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[7. ACCEPT INTO THE MINUTES]
SEVEN ON SEVEN A IN ACCEPTING INTO THE MINUTES.TEXT DOS ADVANCEMENT FUNDING AGREEMENT RELATED TO UH, 20 INTERCHANGE AT WALSH RANCH PARKWAY.
AND THEN ITEM B WALSH RANCH'S LIMITED PARTNERSHIP DONATION AGREEMENT.
THAT THAT IS, THOSE ARE ENTERED INTO THE MINUTES.
[8. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 5172, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CO GOVERNING THE RIGHT TO MEET IN CLOSE SESSION TO DISCUSS ITEM B, UH, I'M SORRY, ADAME DISCUSSED REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER.LOT ONE OF SHE ROAD AND FM NINE 20 AND TAKE ANY ACTION OF THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.
THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE'LL WE'LL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 1118.
WE'RE GONNA RETURN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION RECORDS SHOW IT IS 1148.
WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UNDER ITEM A, WE WILL TAKE NO ACTION.
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NINE ON PLAT UNDER ITEM A ONE.ARE WE READY FOR THAT? JOHN? ITEM A ONE.
ACCEPT A PERSONAL CHECK WITH A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR MAINTENANCE FOR ANDY RANCH IN PRECINCT ONE.
WE ACTUALLY APPROVED, UH, THE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS, UH, CHECK FOR THE LETTER OF CREDIT, BUT ON THE LAST AGENDA I PUT THAT IT WAS A CASHIER'S CHECK AND IT'S ACTUALLY A PERSONAL CHECK, SO I'M JUST TRYING TO GET THAT CLARIFICATION FIXED SO I CAN GET IT DEPOSITED.
COUNSELOR, YOU GOT THAT ALL CLEARED OUT AND I THINK JAMIE HANDLED THAT ONE.
MOVE TO APPROVE NINE A ONE AS PRESENTED MOTION MAY BY COMMISSIONER COLEY WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.
UH, THE DISCUSSION PHASE, I DO HAVE AN OPEN ACTIVE SCREEN SO WE DON'T NEED VERBAL, UM, INDIAN DISCUSSION ON THIS.
ITEM TWO, APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLA FOR SUBDIVISION TO BE KNOWN AS VINTAGE OAKS.
PHASE THREE CONSISTING OF 162.018 ACRES DEVELOPED BY FIN ESTATES LOCATED OFF OF VE STATION ROAD WITH WALNUT CREEK WATER IN PRECINCT ONE.
AND THIS SUBDIVISION IS GONNA BE BROKEN INTO 116 LOTS.
THEY'RE ALL A LITTLE OVER UH, ONE ACRE.
A FEW DO GO UP TO TWO ACRES IN SIZE.
UH, THEY DO HAVE WALNUT CREEK WATER SUPPLIES OR WATER SOURCE AND THEY'RE GONNA BE PUTTING IN SEVERAL ROADS KNOWN AS UH, BURR OAK LANE, PROSIMIAN COURT, SPANISH OAK COURT, OAK MEADOW LANE, DOGWOOD ROAD, ACORN WAY BUSH COURT, AND CEDAR ELM COURT.
AND THOSE WILL BE, UH, COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADS.
WE'D JUST LIKE TO BEGIN THE PRELIMINARY PROCESS.
I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH PHASE ONE AND TWO WITH WATER ISSUES.
SO WHAT CAN WE DO DIFFERENT ON PHASE THREE IF ANYTHING? SO HAS RON MURRAY SINCE HE'S, IS IT IN FEMA? IS IT A FLOODPLAIN AREA OR IS IT JUST DRAIN? IT IS FE SO IT'S, IT'S BOTH.
THEN RYAN WOULD BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF THEY'RE, THEY'RE CAPABLE AND HE CAN RUN IT BACK THROUGH TCQ SINCE HE'S THE FLOODPLAIN MANAGER UNDER FEMA RULES AND REGULATIONS.
SO HE COULD GO BACK AND TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND REVIEW IT WITH T C Q TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING THAT PROPERLY AS WELL AS VISIT WITH THE ENGINEER THAT'S SHOWING THE STUDY.
FOR PRELIMINARY PURPOSES, WE'RE GOOD TO, TO START.
I'LL BE SURE THAT PASS THAT AROUND.
I'M GONNA GET MR. MALLORY OUT THERE FOR PHASE ONE AND TWO.
CUZ I THINK SOME STUFF WAS DONE UN NOT PROPERLY.
IF IT'S IN THE FLOOD PLAIN LOT FLOODING OUT THERE.
IF IT'S IN THAT FLOODPLAIN, THEY WOULD'VE HAD TO HAVE VISITED WITH HIM TO ENSURE THAT COULD PROCEED FORWARD.
AND THE FLOODINGS GOING ON TO ANOTHER SUBDIVISION.
TWO DIFFERENT SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH.
I GOT SO FOR THIS PURPOSE WE CAN GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS FOR PRELIMINARY PURPOSES.
YOU GOT, THEY HAVEN'T MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.
MOTION MADE BY NINE EIGHT B MR. CONLEY, HE MADE THE SECOND PER DISCUSSION.
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ONE, APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION PROCESS FOR THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS D EON ESTATES CONSISTING OF 33.506 ACRES.DEVELOPED BY WILLIAM CHARLENE, SEAN MEGAN LEWIS LOCATED OFF OF MIDWAY
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DRIVE WITH WELL WATER AND PRECINCT TWO.IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REVISION IS TO, UH, SPLIT THIS TRACK INTO TWO LOTS.
LOT TWO R ONE A IS GONNA BE 16.753 ACRES AND LOT TWO R TWO B IS GONNA BE 16.754 ACRES.
NOW, WE DID SEND OUT ONE CERTIFIED LETTER TO THE ADJOINING LANDOWNER IN THE AVE AND RAN ADS IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTE.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1152.
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM HERE? NINE C NINE.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1152 AND GO TO THE ITEM COUNSELOR.
ARE ALL DOCUMENTS IN ORDER AND PROPER NOTES WAS PLACED IN THE NEWSPAPER, LISTED THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND PURPOSE OF TODAY'S HEARING.
THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING ZERO BALANCE.
THE DEVELOPER HAS ALSO, UH, RECEIVED APPROVAL THROUGH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND PRIVATE WATER, AND THEY HAVE MET ALL THEIR LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE NINE B ONE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOL, I'M, I DON'T, YEAH.
UM, DO I HAVE A SECOND? WALLACES MADE THE SECOND FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ITEM THREE, BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS SEDONA CREEK CONSISTS OF 32.676 ACRES DEVELOPED BY SEDONA DEVELOPMENT LLC LOCATED OFF OF PINE ROAD IN PRECINCT TWO.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REVISION IS TO TAKE THIS ROAD, UH, THAT WAS ORIGINALLY PLATTED OUT AS A PRIVATE ROAD TO BECOME A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROAD.
UH, THE DEVELOPER HAS ALREADY GIVEN US A CASHIER'S CHECK, UH, FOR THAT BOND TO BE PUT IN PLACE.
AND I'M GONNA HOLD THAT UNTIL WE GO TO THE FINAL HEARING.
COUNSELOR, ARE ALL DOCUMENTS IN ORDER? IMPROPER NOTICE.
WELL, WE DO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS ONE.
I'M SORRY, YOU'RE UP, UH, TO BEGIN THE REVISION.
WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1150.
I, I WASN'T, I I MADE A MISTAKE.
SO I WAS GONNA SAY IT'S NOT, THERE ISN'T A PUBLIC HEARING NOT LISTED HERE, BUT IF YOU'RE SAYING IT WAS OKAY, I, I APOLOGIZE.
AND, UH, THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS.
I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE NINE
UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND TO MOTION.
MOTION MADE SECOND MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN FOR THE DISCUSSION.
[9.C. PRECINCT 3]
ONE APPROVAL TO SIGN AN ORDER ABANDONING A 0.304 ACRE TRACTOR PORTION OF CORTEZ TRAIL IN PRECINCT THREE.PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE CHAPTER 2 51, TAKE ANY ACTION TO THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.
IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND WE RECEIVED AN, AN APPLICATION AND NOTICE FROM THE DEVELOP, UH, THE LANDOWNER THAT, UH, MR. VINCE SCOTT, THAT HIS PROPERTY ABUTS, UH, CORTEZ TRAIL CORTEZ WAS NEVER PUT IN AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY PLATTED.
UH, SO WE BEGAN THE ABANDONMENT PROCESS.
I DID RUN ADS IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTE AND POSTED SIGNS AT TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS, UH, ON CORTEZ TRAIL.
UH, TO THIS DATE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CALLS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PROPERTY.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1155.
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? HEARING NONE.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1155 AND GO TO THE ITEM I MOVE TO APPROVE THE ABANDONMENT OF THIS TRACK MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, AYE.
WE'LL GO TO ITEM TWO, APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR A SUBDIVISION TO BE KNOWN AS GL ESTATES CONSISTING OF 4.2552 ACRES DEVELOPED BY EUGENE SHIMMER AND PAULA GL LOCATED OFF OF BROOK HOLLOW LANE WITH WET WATER IN PRECINCT THREE.
SO THIS IS GONNA BE A ONE LOT SUBDIVISION.
UH, THIS CAME OUT OF A LARGER TRACK OF LAND THAT STILL REMAINS OVER 10 ACRES IN SIZE.
SO THEY HAVE ROAD FRONTAGE OFF OF BROOK HOLLOW LANE AND WELL WATER IS GONNA BE THEIR WATER SOURCE.
IS EVERYTHING IN PLACE FOR THE PRELIMINARY AND THE DEVELOPER HAS MET ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO PROCEED WITH THE PRELIMINARY MOVE TO APPROVE.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT IS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ITEM THREE, APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLA FOR SUBDIVISION BEING KNOWN AS GRACE LANE ESTATE CONSISTED OF 32.14 ACRES DEVELOPED BY DEREK OSBORNE LOCATED OFF OF TIDWELL ROAD
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WITH PARKER COUNTY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT IN PRECINCT THREE.AND THIS PRELIMINARY, UH, THIS 32 ACRES IS GONNA BE BROKEN UP INTO 26 LOTS.
THE LOT SIZES RANGE IN SIZE FROM ONE TO 1.45 ACRES.
UH, THEY ARE GONNA BE PUTTING IN A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROAD TO BE KNOWN AS BURMESE COURT AND PARKER COUNTY, UH, SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT IS GONNA BE THEIR WATER PROVIDER.
IS EVERYTHING IN PLACE FOR THE PRELIMINARY? EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE.
I SHALL BE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
[9.D. PRECINCT 4]
ONE ON PRECINCT FOUR, APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION PROCESS FOR LAW MADERA PHASE THREE CONSISTENT OF 4.493 ACRES DEVELOPED BY JONATHAN AND FELICIA.GEEZ, N I'M, HEY, I GAVE YOU MY SHOT HERE LOCATED OFF OF RUSTIC VIEW LANE IN ANGELINA DRIVE.
WELL, WELL WATER AND PRECINCT FOUR.
IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REVISION WAS TO COMBINE LOT SEVEN AND EIGHT INTO, UH, LOT SEVEN R FOR A TOTAL OF 4.493 ACRES.
UH, WE DIDN'T SEND OUT CERTIFIED LETTERS BECAUSE OF THE COMBINATION, BUT I DID RUN ADS IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTE.
OKAY, WE'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING AT 1158.
IS THERE ANYBODY HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM HERE? NINE C NINE.
WE'LL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AT 1158 AND GO TO THE ITEM WAS EVERYTHING IN ORDER.
JOHN PROPER NOTICE WAS PLACED IN NEWSPAPER LIST THAN DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND PURPOSE.
TODAY'S HEARING, THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE TO HELP THE DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PR, PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL, AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
WELL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HILL WITH SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
OH, WE'LL GO TO ITEM TWO ON APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT BOLAND FIELD CONSISTENT OF 1.219 ACRES DEVELOPED BY MATT BRICKS LOCATED OFF OF HIGHWAY 3 77 LOCATED IN THE E T J OF CITY OF CRESCENT AND PRECINCT FOUR.
THIS IS TO SIGN AND THIS IS JUST, UM, THE SIGN THAT NORMALLY, SO Y'ALL ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE PAPERWORK THAT WE HAVE ON THAT? YEAH.
AS PART OF THAT ADDENDUM OR THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM, WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO SIGN THAT.
SO IT'S FOLLOWABLE JUST WITH THEIR SIGNATURE BASED ON OUR AGREEMENT WITH THAT CITY.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HILL FOR APPROVAL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ITEM THREE, APPROVE THE ADDENDUM FOR ROAD REPAIR WITH THE TOWN OF VENETTA FOR THUNDERHEAD LANE, HILLSIDE DRIVE AND RIDGE CREST DRIVE AND PRECINCT FOUR.
THESE ADDENDUMS, WE, UH, PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE LAST COURT, BUT THEY HAD SOME BLANKS IN THEM.
THIS IS ACTUALLY ADDENDUM NUMBER TWO.
WE, UM, RAN THESE THROUGH LAST TIME AS ADDENDUM NUMBER ONE.
SO WE JUST WANTED TO FIX THESE CORRECTIONS AND SIGN NEW COPIES PLEASE.
SO THESE, WHOOPS, HAD SOMETHING POP UP ON MY SCREEN.
YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THESE AGREEMENTS, COUNSEL? ALL COUNSEL, SIR? OKAY.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HILL SECOND, THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COLEY.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
MOVED TO ADJOURN AND HAVE A SECOND.