[Call to Order]
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JUSTICE COURT ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY, 2023.
UH, LORE, THE RECORDS SHOW IT IS 9 0 1.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE PRESENT.
UH, THE AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE OF LAW.
AS WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, WE WILL BEGIN THE INVOCATION LED BY LINDA HOLLOWAY FROM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, WEATHERFORD, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, LED BY PARKER COUNTY, JUDGE PROTE.
COMMISSIONER CONLEY, PLEASE STAND.
GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR PARKER COUNTY.
WE THANK YOU FOR THESE LEADERS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.
WE PRAY FOR THEM THAT YOU'D GIVE THEM WISDOM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS FOR, UH, THE BEST OF THIS COUNTY AND THE PEOPLE IN IT.
AND IT'S IN THE NAME OF JESUS WE PRAY.
PLEDGE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR FLAG.
[4. CONSENT]
WE'LL MOVE TO THE, UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA ON ITEM FOUR UNDER A AUDITOR ITEMS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR ITEM B UNDER TREASURER ITEMS ONE AND THREE, AND THEN UNDER COUNTY JUDGE ITEM C, ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND THREE.I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED TO COURT TODAY.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALTON.
UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLTZ.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? UH, WE'RE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE AS WE VOTE TODAY.
UH, WE HAVE SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH SOME OF THE COMPUTERS, SO WE'LL HAVE A VERBAL, UM, VOTE ON THIS.
BUT IF YOU HAVE YOUR COMPUTER WORKING, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND HIT THAT ON HERE.
BUT I'M GONNA SLOW IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COUNTY CLERK POST THIS CORRECTLY AS WE WE VOTE ON A VERBAL.
SO ANY OF THE DISCUSSION ON ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[4.D. PURCHASING (Part 1 of 2)]
GONNA MOVE DOWN THE AGENDA A LITTLE BIT HERE ON ITEM D FOUR.AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR AN RFQ, PC 23 DASH 43 ARCHITECT ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR SPRINGTOWN ANNEX EXPANSION.
UH, MARK IS HERE, UH, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE STAFF IN PRECINCT ONE, UH, IN THE JP ONE COURT.
UH, MARK, IF YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND KIND OF OPEN IT UP, UM, IN YOUR PACKET.
YOU'VE SEEN THE, SOME OF THE PICTURES OVERCROWDING, UH, DAYS DOWN THERE WHERE IT'S JUST ELBOW TO ELBOW.
UH, THE LOBBY IS SO FULL THEY CAN'T HEAR EACH OTHER.
UH, YOU HAVE PEOPLE OUT IN THE, PARKED IN THE GRASS WAITING TO BE CALLED IN.
UH, I JUST FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT DOING SOMETHING THERE, YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S THE REASON I WANT TO HIRE THE ARCHITECT ENGINEERING FIRM TO DO THIS.
AND WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS BASICALLY JUST GO UP FOR AN RFQ JUST TO DETERMINE WHAT THE COST WILL BE TO DO THAT AND DETERMINE WHAT THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT ARE.
SO THE ARCHITECT WILL BE ABLE TO TELL HOW BIG IT NEEDS TO BE? UH, I WOULD HOPE SO, YES.
YOU KNOW, SHOULD WE EX BASED ON THE GROWTH? YEAH.
SHOULD WE TRY TO EXPAND THE CURRENT BUILDING? YOU KNOW, UH, WE'LL POSE THESE QUESTIONS TO THAT ARCHITECT, OR SHOULD WE TRY TO START OVER COMPLETELY? I DON'T KNOW.
THAT'S THE REASON WE NEED TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT CAN PROJECT WHAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, AS WELL AS I DO.
THAT AREA OUT THERE IS, I MEAN, HOW MANY SUBDIVISIONS DOES IT HAVE GOING IN NOW, GEORGE? OVER 80 SOMETHING.
UH, SO IT'S, IT'S NOT GONNA SLOW DOWN ANY AT ANY TIME.
WELL, AS I UNDERSTAND TOO, THAT THAT WAS BUILT MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, AS IN THE FORM OF A, THAT 10 96 IN THE FORM OF A HOUSE.
UH, THE COUNTY BUILT IT BASICALLY FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND, ROUGHLY.
IS THAT CORRECT COMMISSIONER OR COUNSELOR? IT IS.
IT'S, UH, THAT WAS BUILT PRODUCT A LONG TIME AGO.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT WAS A HOUSE ORIGINALLY.
BUILT THAT UNDER A HOUSE STRUCTURE AND THEN CONVERTED TO COURTS AND OFFICES.
WELL, IT, IT WAS MY, MY UNDERSTANDING IT, IT WAS BUILT SPECIFICALLY FOR WHAT IT IS NOW IN 1996.
WHAT, WHAT'S THE SQUARE FOOTAGE ON IT? UH, I DON'T KNOW.
UM, AND, UH, WHAT'S OUR NEW COURT? EAST ANNEX IS, I THINK THOUSAND.
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ARCHITECT'S GONNA CHARGE TO DO THIS? I DON'T KNOW.WE'RE JUST GONNA LEAVE THAT OPEN.
WELL, WE'RE JUST, WE'RE JUST GOING, WHAT I FORBID.
SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR PROPOSALS.
WELL BASICAL IT FOR QUALIFICATIONS, CORRECT? YES.
IT'S AN RF JUST TO GET QUALIFICATIONS OF FIRMS TO, TO, UH, SEE WHO'S QUALIFIED TO, AND THEN WE, THEN WE LOOK AT, YEAH, WE'RE NOT, JOHN EXPLAINED THE PROCESS ABOUT THAT.
SO, SO IN OUR RFQ, WILL, THEY WILL PRESENT WHAT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS ARE.
I'M MOVE TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE RFQ AND, AND THEN THEY'LL GIVE US A PRICE.
IF WE DON'T LIKE THAT PRICE, THEN WE CAN REJECT THAT AND GO TO THE NEXT ONE.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY WITH THE SECOND, BY COMMISSIONER HILL.
UH, WE'RE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE.
UH, JUDGE MILES, UM, DO YOU, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON THIS? YEAH.
AT LEAST I COULD DO IS ASK YOU, YOU CAME ALL THE WAY OUT HERE.
UH, DO YOU HAVE SOME OF YOUR STAFF HERE WITH YOU AS WELL? YES, I DO.
IF YOU COULD BRING THEM UP AS, AS WELL.
I MEAN, I CAN PRETTY WELL JUST READ THE, READ THIS PACKET THAT WE GIVE YOU THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU.
IT'S JUST A SPRINGTOWN ANNEX, UH, BUDGET POINTS, UH, SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN POPULATION OF PRECINCT ONE, WHICH IS NO SECRET ON THAT.
AND THE INCREASE OF POPULATION IS CALLED AN INCREASE OF CITIZENS IN THE BUILDING, CONDUCTING BUSINESS LOBBY ISSUES.
AND THE CURRENT SIZE OF THE LOBBY POSSESSES A NUMBER OF ISSUES.
IN MOST DAYS, A STANDING ROOM ONLY THE NOISE FROM THE CROWDED ROOM MAKES IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CITIZENS AND THE STAFF TO HEAR AND PROPERLY CONDUCT BUSINESS.
UH, THE CLOSE PRO PROXIMITY OF THE AUTO RESTORATION AND THE, UH, COURT CUSTOMER COUNTERS WINDOWS CREATES A SUBSTANTIAL, UH, CONFIDENTIAL CONCERNS.
AND IT'S SO ALLOWED THAT MOST OF THE TIME MY CLERKS HAVE TO GO OUTSIDE, UH, TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO HIM BECAUSE IT'S, UH, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO HEAR THROUGH THE, THE GLASS OF THE, AND THE COURTROOM.
THE JP ONE HOLDS ABOUT THREE, THREE TO FOUR DAYS OF, UH, COURT A WEEK, ANYWHERE FROM FIVE TO 50 PERSONS PER HEARING, ALONG WITH AN ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS.
IT'S WITNESSES AND ATTORNEYS, APPROXIMATELY TWO JURY TRIALS PER MONTH, AND ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO 30 CASES SET ALONG WITH 50 TO 75 POTENTIAL POTENTIAL JURORS, ATTORNEYS AND WITNESSES, JURORS SUMMONS ARE FROM ALL OR PRECINCTS AND IN THE COUNTY AND INTEND TO BE UPSET WHEN WE HAVE TO TURN 'EM AWAY.
UH, WHAT THAT MEANS IS OUR COURTROOM WILL ONLY HOLD SO MANY PEOPLE.
SO IF THEY C WE CALL 75 PEOPLE.
WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA BE 40 PEOPLE OR 50 PEOPLE, WHOEVER SHOWS UP.
BUT OUR COURTROOM WILL ONLY HOLD LIKE 24.
SO WHAT I HAVE TO DO IS, UH, WE GET THE 24 IN THERE, AND THEN I GO AND SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RELEASED.
SO WE'VE MADE PEOPLE TAKE OFF DAYS TO, UH, COME TO COURT.
AND THEN ONCE THEY SHOW UP, WE SAY, WELL, WE, WE DON'T NEED YOU.
SO, AND, UH, IT SAYS ON, ON DAYS THAT THE COURT HOLDS CRIMINAL TRIALS, WE HAVE NO PLACE FOR THE TROOPERS AND THE DEPUTIES TO WAIT.
THEREFORE, THEY'RE IN THE COURT OFFICE, WHICH VIOLATES CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT AS A COURT TO AVOID IMPRO, IMPRO AND APPEARANCE OF IMPRO AT ALL TIMES.
UH, TO PROMOTE PUBLIC CON CONFIDENCE IN IMPARTIALITY TO AVOID PARTE COMMUNICATIONS OUTSIDE THE PRESENCE OF THE PARTIES.
WHAT'S, WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY THERE IS, UH, WE HAVE THE GLASS, WE'VE GOT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE FIXING GO TO TRIAL.
THEY'RE OUT IN THE LOBBY, WELL, ALL OF OUR DPS OFFICERS AND, UH, THEY'RE IN THERE WITH US, WHICH DOESN'T LOOK GOOD, BUT THERE'S NO PLACE TO FOR 'EM TO GO.
THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE THEY CAN GO.
AND WHILE THEY'RE IN THERE, OUR CLERKS CAN'T DO THEIR JOB.
CAUSE MANY, MANY TIMES A DPS OFFICER IS SITTING IN THEIR DESK AND, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO COME UP AND SAY, UH, YOU KNOW, I NEED TO GO TO WORK.
CAN YOU PLEASE GET UP? BUT THERE'S NO PLACE FOR 'EM TO GO OR WAIT.
AND, UH, SO OUR COURT OFFICES, WE HAVE FOUR CLERKS DESK AND A MULTIPLE FILE CABINETS IN APPROXIMATELY 400 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE.
TWO CLERKS HAVE NO DESK AND UTILIZE THE EXTENDED COUNTER TO DO THE LACK OF SPACE, UH, WITH THE PHONE CALLS AND THE DEFENDANTS AT THE COUNTER.
THE NOISE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONDUCT BUSINESS IN A PROFESSIONAL AND AN EFFICIENT MANNER.
UH, INSURANCE OF DEFENDANTS, UH, PLAINTIFFS PETITIONERS AND RECEIVING THE PROPER COURT RELATED PROCEDURES, A SEPARATE AREA FOR THE, UH, OFFICE FOR THE CHIEF CLERK, UH, COURT COORDINATOR IN ORDER TO CONDUCT ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISION, UH, DUTIES AWAY FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC OFFICE AREAS.
WITH, WITH THE INCREASE OF, OF THE CASES IN BOTH CRIMINALS CIVIL, THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF NEEDING A ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE, EMPLOYEE IN THE FUTURE.
PARKING THE REAR PARKING AREA, STAFF IS COMPLETELY FULL, BUT NO ROOM FOR THE CONSTABLES AND COUNTY ATTORNEYS AND COURT DAYS AND
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LAW ENFORCEMENT.DUE TO THE INCREASE OF CITIZENS CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN THE SANEX, PUBLIC PARKING HAS RECENTLY BEEN EXTENDED TO THE PARKING FOR THE GRASSY FIELD EAST OF THE BUILDING.
AND WE, WE PUT SOME PHOTOS IN HERE.
AND THESE PHOTOS IN HERE ARE REALLY A LIGHT DAY.
I MEAN, ONE THING IS WHEN WE'RE HAVING COURT AND THAT LOBBY IS FULL, PEOPLE COME IN TO DO, UH, AUTO RESTORATION.
THEY'LL WALK UP AND THEY'LL SAY THE THING FULL AND THEY'LL TURN AROUND AND LEAVE.
AND, UH, SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ALSO? HE, HE GOT IT.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR IN A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISC FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
CONSTABLE WRIGHT, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE YOU BACK THERE.
UH, MY CONCERN AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT SECURITY, THIS BUILDING IS A SECURITY NIGHTMARE.
UH, YOU'VE GOT EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD MIXED THE MINGLING IN THAT SMALL, UH, HOLDING THE LOBBY AREA.
AND THEN OUR, LIKE I SAID, THE JURORS HAVE NO PLACE TO DO DELIBERATIONS.
SO WE'RE, IT'S REALLY, UH, A NIGHTMARE.
[5.E. Waive 10-day posting for Deputy District Clerk position. (Sharena Gilliland / Judge Deen)]
WE'LL GO TO, I'M GONNA MOVE DOWN TO FIVE E ON THE WAVE 10 DAY.HI, POSTING FOR DEPUTY DISTRICT CLERK POSITION.
UH, SHANA, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS.
UM, WE HAD A OPENING AND WE POSTED FOR 10 DAYS, UM, BEGINNING APRIL, UM, APRIL 3RD, UH, WE HIRED FROM THAT POOL.
SINCE THEN, WE'VE HAD ANOTHER OPENING IN OUR OFFICE, AND I'M REQUESTING A WAIVER OF THE 10 DAY POSTING.
UM, WE HAD SOME VERY GOOD QUALIFIED CANDIDATES THAT WE INTERVIEWED IN THAT POOL, AND WE'D LIKE TO JUST USE THOSE FROM THAT POOL.
SO, MOVED A SECOND PROMOTION MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
MOVE DOWN TO, I'M GONNA MOVE DOWN TO FIVE D.
I'M GONNA APPROVE THE LAYOUT OF THE AUTO REGISTRATION DRIVE-THROUGH AT THE ANNEX AND MOVE 20,000 FROM ONE 10 DASH 5 55 71 DASH 4 99 DASH OH OH TWO OH.
10 DASH 5 55 96 5 10 DASH OH OH.
TO HELP COVER THE COST OF THE CEMENT AND AWNING FOR THE DRIVETHROUGH INSTALLATION.
JENNY, I GAVE Y'ALL, UM, EACH A LAYOUT.
MARK HAD COME TO ME AND SAID, WHEN WE WENT THROUGH BUDGET LAST YEAR, WE HAD DISCUSSED REMOVING THE PARKING SPACES VERSUS PUTTING THE DRIVE THROUGH IN THE GRASS PARK.
AND IF WE DO HAVE THE DRIVE GO THROUGH THE GRASS, THEN WE CAN STILL KEEP THE EXISTING WALK ALL THE WAY AROUND.
SO WE CONTACTED THE GENTLEMAN WHO HAD GIVEN US AN ORIGINAL BID, AND I REACHED OUT TO FOUR OR FIVE OTHER CEMENT PEOPLE TO GET A BID, WHAT IT WOULD COST, CUZ IT WOULD BE MORE CEMENT WORK TO LAY ON THE GRASS.
AND IT IS, IT TRIPLED THE PRICE, BUT THERE'S TRIPLED THE WORK.
BUT, UM, I THINK MARK'S RECOMMENDATION, TO PUT IT THAT WAY, WOULD WORK BETTER, ESPECIALLY FOR TRAFFIC FLOW AROUND THE BUILDING.
AND FOR PEOPLE WHO WALK AROUND THE BUILDING, I WAS WORKING WITH BRIANNA AND I HAVE MORE MONEY IN MY ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT LINE, SO WE WANNA MOVE THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING OVER TO BUILDING AND GROUNDS SO THEY CAN PAY THE ADDITIONAL COST.
BRIANNA SAID IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE Y'ALL APPROVE THAT LAYOUT BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? I'D ASK FOR A MOTION.
SO I, I'M, I'M SEEING, UH, AFFIRMATIVE FROM BUILDING AND GROUNDS, UH, FOR THIS DESIGN CHANGE.
JUST, IT'S OKAY TO JUST MOVE MONEY FROM ONE DEPARTMENT TO THE OTHER DEPARTMENT.
AS LONG AS THERE'S ALREADY A LINE, THEN YOU CAN MOVE MONEY BETWEEN THOSE LINES.
SO WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A, A AN INK OF TRIPLING OF THE COST OF THE CONCRETE WORK ONLY.
AND HOW MUCH MONEY IS IT? IT'S AROUND 30,000.
AND JENNY, IS THERE A LINE CURRENTLY FOR THAT PURPOSE? YES.
UM, I GOT WITH BRIANNA ON THAT ONE THING THAT'S NOT ON HERE.
AND IT'S, UH, I DID YOU PUT THE WHEELCHAIR IN THERE? YES.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A, UH, THERE'S THE ONLY ACCESS FOR A WHEELCHAIR
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RAMP THAT'S THERE NOW IS KIND OF WAY BACK ON THE BACK.AND WHEN EARLY VOTING GOES ON RIGHT NOW, THE WAY THEY ARE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE ONE RIGHT THERE.
SO IT'LL MAKE IT A LOT OF, A LOT EASIER FOR THOSE HANDICAPPED PEOPLE.
SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO TELL, BUT WE'RE, UH, THIS, IS THIS GOING TO SHORTEN THE DISTANCE THAT THE OF TRAVEL FOR THE DOCUMENTS? YES.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE CUTTING THAT DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY.
AND SO WILL THAT POSSIBLY REDUCE THE COST OF THAT ASPECT? NO.
THAT THE TUBING PART WAS UP TO A HUNDRED FEET.
ONCE YOU GO OVER A HUNDRED, IT WOULD COST MORE.
SO IT'S STILL IN THE SAME PRICE RANGE.
ANYTHING ELSE? I'M GONNA MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.
ITEM FIVE D IS PRESENTED TO COURT TODAY REGARDING THE LAYOUT OF THE AUTO REGISTRATION AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE FUNDING MOTION PER APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE GO? COMMISSIONER HALE SECOND.
COMMISSIONER HALE HAS MADE THE SECOND, I'M SORRY.
WE'LL MOVE DOWN TO FIVE L ON REVIEW AND EXECUTE AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING CONSIDERATION UNDER THE TEXAS EVENT TRUST FUND PROGRAM FOR THE 2023 BASH, BRAZOS BASH, JOHN AND THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD HAS BEEN WORKING, UH, ON THIS EVENT.
THE EVENT IS OUTSIDE THEIR CITY LIMITS, SO THEY NEED US AT THE PARK, PARKER COUNTY, TO UTILIZE US TO HAVE A PASS THROUGH.
ANGIE HIGHLAND IS HERE AS THE REPRESENTATIVE, AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE HER EXPLAIN THE PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT.
UM, AGAIN, MY NAME IS ANGIE HIGHLAND.
I'M PRESIDENT OF HIGHLAND MARKET RESEARCH.
I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE BRAZOS BASH.
I BROUGHT WITH ME JAY WINDBORN, WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL CUTTING HORSE ASSOCIATION.
I'LL LET HIM SPEAK WHEN I GET
UM, LARGELY WHAT THIS IS, IS THIS IS A PROGRAM, UM, CALLED THE TEXAS EVENT TRUST FUND PROGRAM.
AND IT IS A PROGRAM THAT, UM, FINANCIALLY YOU CAN APPLY FOR FUNDING IF YOU HAVE AN EVENT THAT BRINGS VISITORS FROM OUTSIDE OF THE STATE AND OUTSIDE OF THE REGION TO YOUR AREA.
THE BOSKEY RANCH IS LOCATED IN PARKER COUNTY, SO WE WERE HOPING TO PARTNER WITH Y'ALL ON AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING CONSIDERATION.
UM, THIS IS JUST THE APPLICATION PHASE.
ONCE THE APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED, THE STATE HAS 30 DAYS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE.
UM, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH JOHN ON THE APPLICATION MATERIALS.
UM, AND JAY, DO YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING ABOUT JUST THAT? UH, AS YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE CHANGE AT SILVERADO CAME WHEN TAYLOR SHARED AND PO PURCHASED THE BOSKEY RANCH FACILITY.
UH, IT HAS SEEN A TREMENDOUS UPTICK IN ACTIVITY AND IS IS HIGHLY SUPPORTING OUR INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW AND BRINGS A LOT OF VISITORS TO THIS AREA.
I, I WOULD APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S CONSIDERATION ON THIS.
I'M GONNA MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM FIVE L THAT IS PRESENTED TO COURT TODAY.
MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
MAKE SURE, UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FOR THE, JUST A BIT.
I, I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO APPLY FOR THE MONEY.
AND, UH, THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW, BRAZOS BASH HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW LONG, 15 YEARS OR LONGER.
AND IN, UH, ALTHOUGH IT MAY NOT MAKE A BIG SPLASH HERE IN TOWN, IT IS IN PARKER COUNTY AND CERTAINLY IS IN PRECINCT THREE.
AND THE, THE IMPACT, UH, ECONOMIC IMPACT TO PARKER COUNTY IS, IS, I'M SURE ANGIE CAN MEASURE THAT FOR US, BUT IT IS, I'LL SAY SIGNIFICANT.
WOULD THAT BE FAIR ENOUGH? SO THANK Y'ALL FOR YOUR EFFORTS.
WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU HOWEVER WE CAN.
AND, UH, IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
ONE LAST THING IS, UH, LARRY'S BEEN WORKING WITH HIM AS WELL.
UH, JAMES HILLTOPS, BEEN VISIT WITH HIM.
AND THE LAST THING, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, THERE'S NO COST TO THE COUNTY.
OPPOS PASTOR FIVE OH, THANK YOU FOR COMING.
[5.B. Consider and take action to amend voting precinct 415 as submitted by the Elections Administrator. (Crickett Miller / Judge Deen)]
GO ITEM FIVE B, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO AMEND VOTING PRECINCT FOUR 15 AS A, AS SUBMITTED BY THE ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR CRICKET.I HAVE A POWERPOINT, BUT I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS COMPUTER.
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GOT ANY PICTURES ON THERE.UM, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT VOTING PRECINCT FOUR 15 TODAY.
UM, WE HAVE RULES AND LAWS THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW WITH OUR VOTING PRECINCTS.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS TODAY.
THE FIRST LAW IS THAT YOU CANNOT HAVE MORE THAN ONE COMMISSIONER IN A VOTING PRECINCT.
YOU CAN HAVE MORE THAN ONE STATE REPRESENTATIVE.
ALL OF THIS WE HAVE IS CORRECT.
SO THERE'S NOT MORE THAN ONE IN ANY OF OURS.
THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IS WE HAVE MORE THAN 5,000 REGISTERED VOTERS IN A VOTING PRECINCT.
AND ON THE VERY LAST PAGE OF THE PRESENTATION THAT I GAVE TO YOU HAS A LIST OF ALL THE VOTING PRECINCTS AND HOW MANY VOTERS ARE IN EACH VOTING PRECINCT.
THE VERY FIRST ROW SAYS TOTAL VOTERS.
THE NEXT ONE IS SUSPENSE VOTERS.
AND YOU HAVE NON SUSPENSE VOTERS.
SUSPENSE VOTERS ARE VOTERS THAT WE'VE RECEIVED MAIL BACK FROM THEM.
WE'VE MAILED THEM SOMETHING, IT'S COME BACK TO US.
SO WE HAVE TO ASSUME THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER AT THAT RESIDENCE.
SO WHEN YOU COME TO VOTE, IF YOU'RE EVER ON SUSPENSE, WE'RE GONNA SAY YOU HAD TO FILL OUT A STATEMENT OF RESIDENCE.
THIS IS TO GET YOUR INFORMATION CORRECT.
A LOT OF THE TIMES IT'S JUST THE POST OFFICE IS SOMEHOW REASON HAS MAILED IT BACK TO US.
A LOT OF THE TIMES THE VOTER HAS A PO BOX THAT THEY QUIT USING.
UM, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF ISSUES, BUT WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THOSE VOTERS ARE.
SO WE CANNOT COUNT THOSE WHEN WE'RE COUNTING OUR 5,000 REGISTERED VOTERS.
SO IN VO, IN VOTING PRECINCT FOUR 15, WE HAVE 5,591 TOTAL VOTERS.
UM, THIS AREA THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS WALSH RANCH AND NORTH IT GOES ALL THE WAY TO LAKE WEATHERFORD.
SO YOUR I 20 AND NORTH, UM, IT IS A LARGELY GROWING AREA.
UM, TO THE LEFT IS NOT AS POPULATED AS TO THE RIGHT.
UM, SO MY SUGGESTION FROM OUR OFFICE IS TO JUST SPLIT IT RIGHT UP FARM MARKET ROAD 33 25.
THIS WILL PUT 1,784 VOTERS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE ON THE WEST SIDE, ON THE WEST SIDE.
ON THE EAST SIDE, IT WOULD HAVE 3,807.
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO SPLIT IT FOR A WHILE.
HOPEFULLY, MAYBE A COUPLE YEARS, DEPENDING ON HOW, HOW FAST THE HOUSES ARE GOING.
UM, THEN I HAVE EXHIBIT B, WHICH IS ANOTHER IDEA THAT WE COULD COME UP, WE CAME UP WITH THAT WOULD BE AN IDEA.
SPLIT UP FOURTH, UH, 33 25 TO OLD WEATHERFORD ROAD AND THEN GO ACROSS THERE.
SO YOU PRETTY MUCH JUST HAVE THAT SMALL AREA.
THE ONLY ISSUE IS, IS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE 4,373 REDFORD VOTERS IN THAT TINY AREA.
SO WE'LL BE BACK PROBABLY THE NEXT ODD YEAR TO SPLIT IT.
THESE ARE MY TWO RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE OTHER ISSUE IS WHEN DOES THIS TAKE EFFECT? IT WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT TILL JANUARY 1ST, 2024.
SO IT ACTUALLY OPENS UP ANOTHER PRECINCT CHAIRMAN'S POSITION FOR BOTH THE REPUBLICAN AND THE DEMOCRAT PARTY.
SO IF PERSON THAT'S GONNA RUN FOR THAT POSITION WOULD BE DOING IT THE SAME TIME THAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS RUNNING FOR THE PRIMARY.
SO IT'LL BE IN BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER THAT THOSE PEOPLE WOULD FILE.
UH, YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A LOCATION IN CASE YOU GO BACK TO PRECINCT VOTING.
AND WE'VE TALKED TO WALSH RANCH AND WE GOT TO USE THEIR ATHLETIC FACILITY, ATHLETIC STUDIO FOR THIS MAY ELECTION.
AND THEY'RE OPEN FOR US USING THEIR LOCATION.
SO YOUR RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE OPTION A? YES, SIR.
WELL, ACCORDING TO THESE, UH, NUMBERS, YOU GOT SEVERAL PRECINCTS THAT ARE HITTING RIGHT AT 5,000.
IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE, AT THE, YOU GONNA GO BY THE SUSPENSE, RIGHT? THE PRECINCT 100 IS PROBABLY ONE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IT'S 4,200.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING YOU DO IN ODD YEARS.
SO IN THE NEXT ODD YEAR, I DO BELIEVE THAT WE WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT THESE.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO, TO ACCEPT YOUR RECOMMENDATION FOR RECOMMENDATION, A SECOND MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HILL FOR APPROVAL OF OPTION A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
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DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? I I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.SO IF THEY'RE FILING, HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS.
I THINK I'M MISSING SOMETHING BASIC.
IF THEY'RE FILING IN NOVEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER, BUT THEN IT TAKES EFFECT JANUARY ONE, THEY'LL BE ON THE MARCH PRIMARY BALLOT.
SO THOSE PRECINCTS WILL NOT HAVE A CHAIR IN PLACE FROM JANUARY UNTIL MARCH.
[5.A. Proclaim May 11th, 2023 as Children's Mental Wellness Day in Parker County. (Ashley Lilavois / Cintia Ortiz / Judge Deen)]
WE'RE GO TO ITEM A FIVE A PROCLAIM MAY 11TH, 2023 IS CHILDREN'S MENTAL MENTAL WELLNESS DAY IN PARKER COUNTY.UH, WE HAVE ASHLEY, I'M GONNA BUTCHER YOUR LAST NAME.
WHAT, HOW DID YOU PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME? OKAY.
UH, AND CYNTHIA'S HANDING OUT PACKETS ON THIS.
CYNTHIA, UH, THANK YOU FOR MAKING COPIES.
WE DO HAVE OUR PRESENTATION NOW WE CAN PRESENT.
SO, UH, AND YOU DO HAVE YOUR FIVE MINUTES.
WE WE'RE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, SO I DON'T WANT TO CUT YOU OUT ANY PERFECT.
MY NAME'S ASHLEY LEWA AND I'M WITH PECAN VALLEY CENTERS.
I'M THE LOCAL SYSTEM OF CARE PROJECT DIRECTOR.
UM, THE REASON THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY IS TO ASK TO PROCLAIM MAY 11TH AS CHILDREN'S MENTAL WELLNESS DAY.
UM, A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND FOR THAT IS OF COURSE, MAY'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.
CYNTHIA HAS GIVEN EVERYBODY SOME, UM, LITTLE AWARENESS.
UM, AND SO WE, UM, AS S PECAN VALLEY CENTERS, WE'RE AWARDED A GRANT FROM SAMHSA FOR RURAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
UM, AND ESSENTIALLY WE'RE BRINGING IN OUR SERVICES ONTO SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
SO A BIG PART OF THIS, UM, PROGRAM IS TO INCORPORATE THE COMMUNITY, UM, AND TO REALLY WORK ON COLLABORATION WITH NONPROFITS, UM, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS.
UM, THERE'S ALL OF THIS IS IN YOUR PACKET AS WELL, BUT IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT, UM, OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE CURRENT STATE OF OUR, UH, MENTAL HEALTH AND OUR YOUTH.
AND SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, SUICIDE IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE, UM, OF DEATH IN OUR ADOLESCENTS.
UM, THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF DATA ABOUT THE IMPACTS AND OUTCOMES OF HAVING A SYSTEM OF CARE.
ALL OF THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET AS WELL.
AND THEN CYNTHIA WOULD LIKE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A SYSTEM OF CARE COMMITTEE.
SHE'S OUR CO-CHAIR, AND SO SHE ATTENDS ALL OF OUR MEETINGS.
UM, SO GO AND GET IT CLOSER TO THE MARK.
OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS HAVE BEEN, UM, WE HAVE CREATED PROJECT RIPE, WHICH IS THE, THE PROGRAM UNDER SYSTEM OF CARE.
AND SO WITH THAT, WE'VE CREATED A VISION STATEMENT AND A MISSION STATEMENT AND OUR MOTO, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US, OUR COMMUNITY, OUR PURPOSE, OUR SUCCESS.
UM, WE HAVE ALSO, UM, MADE, UH, MOU WITH SPRINGTOWN I S D, AND WE HAVE A WEATHER FOR ISD ON IT TOO.
UM, WE HAVE HOSTED OUR FIRST PARKER COUNTY COUNSELOR SUMMIT LAST, UM, AUGUST.
AND WE HAD OVER 60 COUNSELORS ATTEND.
AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL SUMMIT.
UH, WE HAD GREAT TURNOUT AND GREAT FEEDBACK, UM, THAT HELPED US, HELPED OUR COUNSELORS AND OUR YOUTH A LOT MORE.
UM, WE ALSO HOSTED A HALF DAY VIRTUAL SUMMIT FOR OUR COUNSELORS JUST TO KIND OF CHECK BACK IN WITH THEM, MAKE SURE THAT EVERY, ALL THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE PRESENTED AT THE SUMMIT ACTUALLY ARE GOING, UH, THE WAY THAT THEY SAID THAT WE'RE GONNA BE GOING.
AND SO AT THAT TIME WE HAD 65 ATTENDEES AND WE HAD GREAT FEEDBACK AS WELL.
WE ALSO SENT OUT OUR QUARTERLY NEWS LETTER, AND I'LL SHOW YOU THAT NEXT.
UM, AND THEN, WHICH WE WILL HAVE EVERY MONTH OR EVERY QUARTER.
AND THEN WE WILL BE HAVING OUR, UH, FIRST FAMILY WELLNESS, UH, FAIR COMING UP MAY 20TH.
AND WE WOULD REALLY LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO ATTEND.
UM, AND BASICALLY THIS IS A FREE EVENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
WE'RE BRINGING INTENSIVE RESOURCES, LOCAL RESOURCES, THAT IS OUR GOAL.
MAKING SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS WHAT PARKER COUNTY HAS TO OFFER, THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE OF PARKER COUNTY TO ACTUALLY GET THE HELP.
AND, UM, WITH THAT, WE WILL BE HOSTING, ONCE WE'RE DONE WITH THE, UH, BEAR, WE WILL BE PLANNING OUR SECOND ANNUAL
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PARTNER COUNTY COUNSELOR SUMMIT.IT WILL BE AT THE WEATHERFORD COLLEGE AGAIN.
AND WE ARE BRINGING SPEAKERS, UM, THAT WILL ACTUALLY GIVE OUR COUNSELORS SOME CREDIT, UM, AND MORE RESOURCES AS WELL.
AND THEN THEY HAVE A SESSION WHERE WE TALK ABOUT SELF-CARE.
CUZ IT IS IMPORTANT THAT OUR COUNSELORS AT SCHOOL ACTUALLY SELF-CARE.
RIGHT? WE WANT OUR YOUTH TO KNOW THAT OUR COUNSELORS ARE MENTALLY SANE TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM ALL.
UM, AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT.
UM, THAT IS OUR COPY OF OUR NEWSLETTER AND THEY ARE OUR, UM, OFFICIALLY, UM, UH, SCHOOL-BASED MANAGER, YOUTH PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST, AND OUR DIRECTOR OF CHILD ADVANCEMENT SERVICES.
UM, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE TWO ISDS ALREADY PARTICIPATING IN THIS.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE REST OF THE ISDS.
UM, IT DOES TAKE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH A REALLY LONG PROCESS.
UH, BUT WE ARE VERY EXCITED AND WE HAVE HAD REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK FROM THOSE TWO, UM, SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AND HERE IS OUR FAMILY WELLNESS FAIR, UH, FLYER FOR MAY 20TH.
THAT WILL BE HOSTED AT THE WEATHERFORD COLLEGE AS WELL.
AND, UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
UH, HERE ARE SOME OF OUR, UM, OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED INTO THE TECH SYSTEM OF CARE PROJECT THRIVE.
UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL US, EMAIL US.
UM, AND WE ARE JUST VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO BRING THIS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, IN YOUR LITTLE BAGGIES, WE PUT IN, UM, SOME STRESS RELIEVERS AND SOME INFORMATION FOR PROJECT DRIVE.
WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION? WE CAN DO, DO THIS.
SO I CAN READ THE PROCLAMATION.
UH, COMMISSIONER HELL HAS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER HOL MADE THE SECOND END OF THE DISCUSSION.
WOULD LIKE TO READ THE PROCLAMATION ON THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL WELLNESS, UH, DAY.
UM, THANK YOU FOR THE FONT HERE.
SO
SO, UM, INDULGE ME ON THIS IS I I GET THROUGH THIS.
UM, WHEREAS GOOD MENTAL HEALTH IS A KEY COMPONENT, THE CHILD'S HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT AND CHILDREN'S MENTAL WELLNESS NAME, UH, PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO FOCUS ON THE IMPORTANT MATTER WHILE CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH AND CONCERNS.
AND WHEREAS RESEARCH HAS SHOWN EARLY IDENTIFICATION AND APPROPRIATE TREATMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AMONG CHILDREN IN ADOLESCENTS PROVIDE THEM BETTER OPPORTUNITIES TO LEAD FULL AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES.
AND WHEREAS CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND THEIR FAMILIES BENEFIT FROM ACCESS TO TIMELY SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT ARE FAMILY DRIVEN, YOUTH GUIDED, AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATELY ARE ALSO BENEFIT FROM THE, THE INTEGRATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN PRIMARY CARE, EDUCATION, CHILD WELFARE.
AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS, ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND AND COMMUNITIES LEARN ABOUT WARNING SIGNS OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND WHERE TO OBTAIN NECESSARY ASSISTANCE IN TREATMENT.
OBTAINING FULL AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS OF A CHILD REQUIRES GATHERING INFORMATION FROM DIVERSE SOURCES, INCLUDING THE FAMILY, SCHOOL AND OTHER AREAS WITH A CHILD.
WHEREAS PROJECT THRIVE LED BY PECAN VALLEY CENTERS IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE SYSTEM PRIOR CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS.
BE IT RESOLVED THAT PARKER COUNTY SUPPORTS THE FAMILY WELLNESS FAIR OF PARKER COUNTY AND ALL THE OTHER WORK OF PECAN VALLEY CENTER SYSTEM OF CARE.
AND BE IT RESOLVED THAT PARKER COUNTY JOINS OTHER COUNTIES ACROSS TEXAS TO SUPPORTING THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL WELLNESS OF GOING GREEN COUNTYWIDE BECAUSE MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS IN PARKER COUNTY.
NOW, FOR NOW, THEREFORE, IT BEING NOTED THAT PARKER COUNTY DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE 11TH DAY OF MAY, 2023 AS CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH DAY IN PARKER COUNTY CAUSED THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR CITIZENS.
SO PROCLAIMED THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY, 2023.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING.
IF Y'ALL WOULD COME ON UP, WE'LL GET A PICTURE.
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THAT'S DEFINITELY, YEAH.RYAN, WHICH NUMBER ARE YOU HERE FOR? FIVE C.
[5.C. Discuss/Take action regarding municipal interlocal agreements pertaining to septic permitting. (Ryen Mowrey / Judge Deen)]
LET'S MOVE TWO EM.UM, DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION REGARDING MUNICIPAL INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS PERTAINING TO SEPTIC PERMITTING.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT, UM, HERE THIS MORNING TODAY TALK ABOUT REMOVING PARKER COUNTY'S INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS TO TAKE CARE OF THE PERMITTING, UH, AND INSPECTION FOR SEPTIC PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS FOR THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD MILLSAP SANCTUARY AND A SOUTH.
UH, CURRENTLY WE HAVE INTER LOCALS WITH ALL FOUR OF THOSE CITIES.
UM, WE PRETTY MUCH TAKE CARE OF THEIR PERMITTING AND INSPECTION FROM BEGINNING TO END AT THIS POINT, UM, IT'S COME TO LIGHT.
WE JUST HAD A AUDIT FROM THE STATE CONCERNING THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD.
AND OUR INTERLOCAL WITH THEM IS NOT ONLY OUTDATED, BUT WE FOUND OUT THAT THEIR SEPTIC ORDER IS OUTDATED AS WELL.
UM, THE ISSUE WE HAVE WITH THAT IS WITHIN EACH ONE OF THESE CITIES, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SEPTIC ORDER AND WE'RE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE RULES FROM THEIR ORDER WHENEVER WE'RE DOING THE PERMITTING OR INSPECTING IN THEIR CITY LIMITS, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT ORDERS WE'RE HAVING TO KEEP UP WITH.
UM, EACH ONE HAS A DIFFERENT SET OF RULES, UM, AS WELL AS ALL OF THEIR ORDERS ARE OUT OF DATE.
UM, ALL OF THESE INNER LOCALS ARE, SOME OF THEM ARE FROM 1995.
I THINK THE NEWEST ONE IS FROM 2003.
UM, SO WHAT I'M PROPOSING IS TO CANCEL ALL OF THEM, UH, LET EACH ONE OF THESE CITIES KNOW THEY NEED TO GO TO THE STATE, UPDATE THEIR ORDERS, GET 'EM CURRENT AND GOOD WITH TCEQ, AND THEN IF THEY WANNA REAPPLY TO DO AN INTERLOCAL WITH US, WE COULD LOOK AT 'EM AT THAT POINT.
HOW ARE YOU GONNA MANAGE IT IN THE INTERIM? UM, THE STATE WILL STEP IN AND DO THE PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS FOR THEM, UH, IF THEY DON'T HAVE A LOCAL DR TO DO IT FOR YOU.
SO THERE'S A T CQ OFFICE AT A FORT WORTH THEY CONTACT WHO WILL DO THE PERMITTING.
UM, OUR INTERLOCALS ALSO GIVE THEM 30 TO 90 DAYS DEPENDING ON THE CITY, UH, NOTICE BEFORE THIS WOULD TAKE EFFECT.
SO ARE, ARE ANY OF THESE ENTITIES AWARE OF THE ACTION? WE'RE YOU'RE ASKING US TO TAKE CITY? SORRY.
UH, CITY OF WEATHERFORD IS, AND THEY'RE ON BOARD.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY ALREADY WORKING ON TRAINING THEIR OWN PERSON TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
UH, I'VE REACHED OUT TO THE OTHERS AND HAVEN'T GOT A RESPONSE YET, BUT JUST TRYING TO GIVE THEM A HEADS UP, HEY, WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING THIS RIGHT.
UM, AND AT A MINIMUM, YOU KNOW, WE COULD LOOK AT PICKING THESE BACK UP, BUT I WOULD, UH, PROPOSE THAT THEY UPDATE THEIR ORDERS AND MAKE THEM MATCH PARKER COUNTIES.
SO AT THE LEAST WE'RE RUNNING THE SAME RULES ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY AND NOT HAVING, YOU KNOW, FIVE DIFFERENT RULE BOOKS WE'RE LOOKING AT, DEPENDING ON WHERE WE'RE AT IN THE COUNTY, YOU'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO KEEP AFTER THOSE CITIES THAT HAVEN'T RESPONDED BACK.
SO, UH, UM, LIKE I SAID, I'VE JUST REACHED OUT BY PHONE CALL AND EMAIL AT THIS POINT.
UM, I COULD ALSO JUST SHOW UP, GO KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF INTRODUCE MYSELF AND TELL 'EM THE REASONING WE'RE DOING IT AND YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY CAN DO IN THE MEANTIME.
SO, UH, AND THEY DON'T HAVE A LARGE VOLUME.
NONE OF THESE TWO ARE VERY LARGE VOLUME ANYWAY.
UM, AND LIKE I SAID, IN THE MEANTIME, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO THE STATE AND THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL THE PERMITTING AND INSPECTIONS FOR 'EM.
MY, I THINK OUR FEAR IS THAT WE TAKE THE ACTION THAT YOU RECOMMEND AND THEN WE HAVE A FLURRY OF PHONE CALLS SOMETIME TOMORROW.
SAYING THAT YOU'VE NOT GIVEN US PROPER NOTICE OR WHATEVER.
SO I JUST, I WOULD URGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO THOSE ENTITIES AND SAY, HEY, HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO.
I'VE ALREADY CONTACTED YOU TWICE, NOW I'M CALLING YOU AND TELLING YOU THE ACTION THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO TAKE.
SOMEBODY ELSE MAY HAVE SOME DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT THAT.
UH, THE LETTER WE SEND TO CANCEL THE INTERLOCAL, I WOULD SEND IT MR. FORCE'S OFFICE FIRST, HAVE THEM REVIEW IT.
SO IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS GONNA HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY.
UM, BUT I WOULD, YOU KNOW, WANNA REACH OUT TO THEM AND CONTACT THEM BEFORE WE SENT THEM THIS LETTER.
HOW LONG DO YOU THINK IT IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO GIVE THEM, TO GET THEIR ORDERS UPDATED AND ALL OF THAT? UM, I'M NOT SURE.
UH, UPDATING THROUGH THE STATE CAN BE A LENGTHY PROCESS.
UM, WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT UPDATING OURS AND I'VE HEARD ANYWHERE FROM THREE TO SIX MONTHS IS A WINDOW YOU COULD EXPECT TO HEAR BACK FROM THE STATE ONCE YOU SUBMIT
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YOUR NEW ORDER FOR APPROVAL.UM, SO AND SO ARE YOU WANTING TO CANCEL IT UNTIL THE NEW ORDER IS APPROVED OR UNTIL THEY START THAT PROCESS? CORRECT.
UH, I WOULD LOOK AT WHICH ONE CANCELING IT IMMEDIATELY.
UH, LOOK AT, CANCEL IT IMMEDIATELY.
SO I THINK SIMILAR TO COMMISSIONER WALDEN, I HAVE SOME HESITANCY ON US JUST KIND OF CANCELING IT RIGHT NOW AND THEN LEAVING THEM IN NO MAN'S LAND.
I WONDER IF WE COULD SEND THEM A CERTIFIED LETTER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THAT'S HARD TO ARGUE THAT THEY DIDN'T RECEIVE IT.
AND GIVE THEM A HEADS UP THAT EFFECTIVE SOMEDAY IN THE FUTURE, AUGUST ONE, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, WE WILL PROCEED WITH THEN STARTING THAT PERIOD THAT ARE IN OUR LOCAL HANDS.
WE'RE, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE, WE'RE, BUT NO, I'M ALL, I'M ON, WE'RE GIVING THEM A HEADS UP FIRST, NOT JUST BLIND SLIDING 'EM WITH THE YEAH.
WE'RE, WE'RE ALL ON BOARD WITH WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING OR I AM.
AND, AND I THINK THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S PROPER NOTICE AND THEN, AND THEN MOVE FORWARD.
WELL, UH, THEN I'LL WORK ON A LETTER, SEND OUT SOME REGISTERED LETTERS, CONFIRM CONTACT WITH ALL FOUR ENTITIES ONCE WE THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
CAN WORK ON THE LETTER FROM THERE.
SO THE TOTAL VOLUME IN THE YEAR FOR THESE FOUR ENTITIES IS PROBABLY NOT VERY MANY.
IT'S, I MEAN, IT'S LESS THAN A DOZEN FOR EACH ONE.
I'M OVER TO A APPROVE FIVE C I'LL SECOND MOTION AS PRESENTED.
WE HAVE A MO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CONLIN.
WE GONNA SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
WE'RE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE.
UM, SO WE DO WANT TO PASS THIS AND, UH, RATHER THAN HOLD OFF, WE DO WANT TO PASS THIS TODAY.
UH, WE ARE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE OR ANY OTHER COMMENTS.
SO I GUESS I'M UNCLEAR ON WHAT EXACTLY WE'RE PASSING TODAY.
ARE WE PASSING THE DECISION TO CANCEL THESE EFFECTIVE TODAY? AND IF SO, WHAT IS OUR NOTIFICATION LENGTH IN THE INTERLOCALS? PROBABLY BEST BET WITH NO ACTION.
AND THEN JUST ALLOW RYAN TO SEND THOSE LETTERS.
WELL, WE'VE GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND.
COME BACK IN, UH, 90 DAYS, FOR EXAMPLE.
RYAN DOES THAT THE AGREEABLE WITH YOU? YES, SIR.
UM, WHAT, DO YOU KNOW WHAT TYPE OF LIABILITY THAT THE COUNTY MIGHT HAVE ON SOME OF THESE, THESE CITIES THAT AREN'T, THAT THAT THEY HAVE THE, THE OLD CODE THAT THEY'RE GOING BY THAT WE HAVE TO, TO GO BY? SO, UH, WHEN WE JUST HAD THE AUDIT WITH CITY OF WEATHERFORD, WE WERE ISSUED A NOTICE OF VIOLATION, UM, AS THE COUNTY FOR NOT FOLLOWING THEIR ORDER.
UM, AND THEY WERE ISSUED NOT A NOTICE OF VIOLATION, BUT A WARNING THAT THEY NEEDED TO UPDATE THEIR OUTDATED ORDER.
UM, SO THEY DID HOLD US SEPARATE, UH, FROM THEM AS AN ENTITY, BUT YOU KNOW, BUT STILL WE GOT THE VIOLATION.
UH, BECAUSE WE ARE, ACCORDING TO THE INTERLOCAL, WE'RE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THEIR ORDER MM-HMM.
I MEAN, UM, AND PARKER COUNTY HAS A FEW STRICTER RULES THAN THEY DO.
UM, LIKE I SAID, I THINK THEY JUST TOOK THE BASIC, UH, ORDER FROM THE STATE AT THE TIME IT WAS CREATED AND WE'VE UPDATED OURS SINCE THEN.
ARE THEY, ARE THEY STILL FULL ACRE AS WE, WE UPDATED OUR O S SF TO HALF ACRE MINIMUM? UH, I'M NOT SURE ON EACH ONE, BUT I KNOW THE STATE MINIMUM IS HALF ACRE AT LEAST.
THE STATE THAT WE'VE REDUCED TO A HALF ACRE BY ADOPTION OF THE COUNTY'S, UH, THE STATES REQUIRE A HALF AC.
AND WE'VE UPPED IT IN PARKER COUNTY TO FULL ACRE.
SO ARE THEY A HALF ACRE CURRENTLY? UH, I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT EACH ORDER, BUT THEY'RE ALL, THAT'S THE THING.
THEY'RE ALL A LITTLE DIFFERENT AND THEY'RE ALL 20, 30 PLUS YEARS OLD.
UM, WHICH, YOU KNOW, I THINK ONCE WE TOOK THE CENTER LOCAL, EACH ONE OF THESE CITIES JUST DECIDED THAT IT'S NO LONGER THEIR RIGHT ISSUE.
BUT IT IS, THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE KEEPING THEIR SURE.
ORDER UPDATED AND DOING REPORTING, UM, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO IT'S JUST ISSUES WE FOUND OUT WHILE WE WERE DOING THE AUDIT FROM THE STATE WITH THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD.
SO I'M TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF IT BEFORE IT HAPPENS WITH THESE OTHER, SO I'D BE GOOD WITH, WITH WITHDRAWING, UH, MY SECOND AND YEAH, I'M MOTION TAKING NO ACTION.
GET THE LETTERS OUT AND COME BACK TO US.
WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION TODAY ON THAT.
[4.D. PURCHASING (Part 2 of 2)]
TO ITEM D ONE.UH, WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION UNDER ITEM D TWO.
UH, WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION UNDER ITEM D THREE.
AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION AND ALLOW THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN THE JUST ENERGY RENEWAL AGREEMENT FOR UTILITY SERVICES AT THE COOL RADIO TOWER 8,002 MINERALS HIGHWAY.
UM, SO AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXE, EXCUSE ME, EXECUTE THE RENEWAL AGREEMENT WITH
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JUST ENERGY FOR THE RADIO TOWER AT 8,002 MINERAL WELLS HIGHWAY FOR AN ADDITIONAL 36 MONTH PERIOD, BEGINNING MAY 19TH, 2023 AT A RATE OF 8.30 CENTS PER KILOWATT HOUR.I MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? CALL OF FAVOR, SAY AYE.
DO THIS SEEMS TO BE SIGNED FOR YOUR TAKE NOW.
APPROVE THE SALVAGE, ANDS, DISPOSAL, DESTRUCTION OF COUNTY ASSETS.
JOHN, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ITEM? UH, THERE SHOULD BE.
THERE SHOULD BE I'M, YOU'RE SHOULD BE A LIST THAT'S PRESENTED.
UM, THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL TO DISPOSE OF THE ATTACHED LIST OF UNSOLD LOTS FROM AUCTION.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS ALSO REQUESTING, UM, THE ATTACHED LIST OF BULLETPROOF VEST, UM, 19 TO BE MARKED AS SALVAGE FOR DESTRUCTION.
UM, ALL LISTED VESTS HAVE EXCEEDED THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY PERIOD.
AND CONSTABLE THREE IS REQUESTING A FLAT VEST TO BE MARKED AS SALVAGE FOR DESTRUCTION AS IT WAS PUT INTO SERVICE IN 1986.
I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.
FIVE A IS PRESENTED MOTION BE BY SECOND.
WALDOS MADE THE APPROVAL, UM, PER THE MOTION WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM SIX ON, UH, FINAL REPORT ON RESULTS ON ONLINE SURPLUS PROPERTY AUCTION ENDED 4 14 20 23.
AND THEN JUST NOTICE OF THE RESULTS OF THE AUCTION THAT JUST ENDED ON FOUR 14.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE, UH, RESULTS AS PRESENTED TO COURT MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN FOR APPROVAL.
UH, WE HAVE A SECOND AND THIS BY COMMISSIONER HOLTER HAS MADE THE SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? ITEM SEVEN, APPROVE THE TRANSFER FUNDS FROM THE JOURNAL FUND PROGRAM CONTINGENCY TO COVER PRICE INCREASES OF AUTOMOBILE'S ORDERED IN OCTOBER, 2020 SECOND FOR SHERIFF'S OFFICE AG EXTENSION AND CONSTABLE FOUR.
WE WERE NOTIFIED, UH, LAST WEEK THAT FORD HAS CANCELED, UH, THE REMAINING PRODUCTION OF 2023, UM, FORD EXPLORERS.
UM, AND SO THERE WAS ONE ORDER FOR THE AG EXTENSION, ONE FOR CONSTABLE FOUR AND TWO FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
UM, AND SO WITH THIS, WITH THE 2024 PRODUCTION THAT WE WOULD THEN HAVE TO PURCHASE, THERE'S BEEN A PRICE INCREASE ON THAT.
UM, SO FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IT'S 25,000 AND THE REASON WHY IT'S SO EXPENSIVE IS BECAUSE THE POLICE PACKAGE IS A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE THAN JUST YOUR, UM, STANDARD MODEL.
THAT WAS THE INCREASE WITH AG EXTENSION.
IT'S $900 AND CONSTABLE FOR ITS 12,500.
AND SO IF THIS IS APPROVED TODAY, UM, THEN DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, THEN WE WOULD HAVE YOU ALL, UH, FORMALLY APPROVE THE ROLLOVER OF FUNDS.
SINCE WE KNOW THAT WE WOULD NOT THEN BE RECEIVING THESE, UH, VEHICLES IN FISCAL YEAR 23, THAT THESE WOULD BE FISCAL YEAR 24.
WHERE'S THE EXTRA MONEY COMING FROM? UH, THESE WOULD BE COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY SINCE THESE WOULD NOT BE, WHY ARE THEY CANCELING THE 2020 THREES? FORD HAS JUST STOPPED PRODUCTION ON, ON ANY, UM, ADDITIONAL MODELS.
AND SO THESE WERE, UM, THESE ORDERS WERE PLACED IN OCTOBER OF 2022.
SO I'M NOT SURE HOW THE FULFILLMENT OF HOW THAT WORKS AND YOU KNOW, KIND OF WHERE ON THE LIST MAYBE WE WERE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
BUT IT'S HAPPENED THE 2023 MODELS, BUT YOU CAN GET THE 2024, WELL I THINK IT'S TO PLACE ORDERS FOR 2024 MM-HMM.
AND SO WITH THAT THERE'S A, UM, PRICE INCREASE.
SO I THINK FROM THE EMAIL, UM, THAT KIM HAD PROVIDED, IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS, UM, THE EXPECTED PRICE INCREASE WAS ABOUT $2,000.
SO I THINK THERE WAS MAYBE A LITTLE BIT, UM, AN AG EXTENSION BECAUSE WE WERE WORKING ON THE FINAL PRICING AT THE END OF THE BUDGET YEAR.
AND SO THAT'S WHY THAT'S ONLY $900.
BUT FOR THE POLICE PACKAGING, APPARENTLY UM, THOSE COSTS HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY, UM, FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S MODELS GET A DIFFERENT MODEL VEHICLE.
DO WE HAVE TO STAY WITH FORD? SO I GUESS MY QUESTION KIND OF PIGGYBACKS ON HIS, HOW MANY, HOW MANY
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SHERIFF'S VEHICLES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? TWO.IT WAS JUST TWO FOR I BELIEVE EXTRADITION COST INCREASING $12,500 PER VEHICLE.
SO WHEN WE HAVE, UH, WHEN WE PLACE THESE ORDERS, ARE THERE CONTRACTS IN PLACE? I MEAN, IS THERE ANY ANYTHING FROM THE, THE DEALERSHIP SIDE THAT, THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH? I MEAN THE PRICING WHEN WE'RE PLACING THE ORDERS, BUT, UM, I THINK THEY DON'T, I I'M NOT SURE WHAT THEIR, YOU KNOW, CONTRACTS ARE WITH THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY CAN JUST CANCEL YEAH.
ORDERS OR HOW, HOW THAT WORKS.
DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MODIFY THOSE CONTRACTS AT ALL? I MEAN, OUR CONTRACT IS OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR PURCHASE ORDER, OUR UM, COMMITMENT TO BUY AT THAT AT THAT TIME.
SO, BUT I MEAN, I'M ASKING, I MEAN WE DON'T HAVE TO PLACE THE ORDER I GUESS SO TO SPEAK, BUT THAT'S, UM, WHY WE WANTED TO GET IT TODAY BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF THE ISSUE TOO THAT, YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW KIM HAS UM, SPOKEN ABOUT IS SOMETIMES THE MANUFACTURER WILL OPEN THE WINDOW FOR A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THEN RIGHT.
BUT THAT'S, EVERYONE'S IN THERE.
THAT'S KIND OF DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
SO I WOULD ASSUME WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF MASTER AGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND THE PARTY WE'RE PURCHASING FROM.
I THINK TO COMMISSIONER HALE'S POINT, IF I'M SUCCESSFULLY READING HIS MIND, IS, IS THERE ANYTHING IN THAT CONTRACT THAT SAYS, HEY, IN THE EVENT WE RUN OUT OF OUR SUPPLIES EFFECTIVELY WE WILL MITIGATE THE COST OVERRUNS IF WE HAVE TO GO TO A MORE EXPENSIVE MODEL.
AND IF THERE'S NOT, DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT THAT INTO THE CONTRACT TO PROTECT AGAINST FUTURE INCREASES? I'M SURE THEY PROBABLY, I MEAN, DO YOU WANT ME TO KNOW? I BET THEY WON'T CUZ WE'RE CHANGING A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT VEHICLE IF IT'S WITHIN THE VEHICLE AND THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE'RE ORDERING IN, WHICH IS A 2023 MODEL.
BUT THEY'RE, I'M SURE NOT GONNA PUT THEMSELVES ON THE LINE FOR SOMETHING.
THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT FORD'S, YOU KNOW, NEXT PRICING'S GONNA BE OR ANYTHING ELSE.
SO I'M SURE THAT THEY WOULDN'T PUT THEM, PUT THAT LIABILITY ON THEMSELVES.
THAT THEY WOULD BE PURCHASED THROUGH COOPERATIVE CONTRACTS.
SO, SO IT'S IT'S NOT EVEN A BID THAT WE PUT OUT, IT'S OFF OF BY BOARD.
IS THAT THAT CORRECT? SO IT'S A MM-HMM.
SO THAT'S, WE JUST, WERE ABLE TO PIGGYBACK ON THAT AND SO IF WE WANT TO CANCEL THAT ORDER, WE CAN CANCEL THE ORDER AND GO WITH A WHOLE DIFFERENT AUTOMOBILE IF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE CHOOSES TO DO SO.
DO WE HAVE ANY ORDER? I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF SABRINA KNOWS ANY MORE THAN ME WHAT AVAILABILITY THERE IS.
THERE IS
SO RENO YOU MIGHT WANNA COME UP AND ADDRESS IT.
UM, AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, NO, THERE HAS, I MEAN I DON'T KNOW.
KIM WAS THE ONE THAT WAS DEALING WITH THIS, SO, UM, I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'VE REACHED OUT.
UM, TYPICALLY WE DO THE CHEVY TAHOES FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BECAUSE THEY ARE, UH, ROOMIER WITH ALL OF THE GEAR THAT THEY HAVE FOR PATROL AND THEN FOR ALL OF THE SPECIAL OFFICERS THAT THEY HAVE FOR SWAT AND THE SCU AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT, THE TAHOES ARE ROOMIER FOR THAT.
UM, THOSE HAVE BEEN, UH, DIFFICULT TO GET AS WELL.
UM, AS BRIANNA WAS TALKING EARLIER, I THINK THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE BEEN OPENING UP WINDOWS FOR ABOUT 24, 48 HOURS TO ACCEPT ORDERS AND THEN THOSE ARE CLOSING AND THE DEALERSHIPS ARE ONLY GIVING US JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS NOTICE.
UM, AND SO THE PRICING ON THOSE THAT, UM, THEY HAVE BEEN GIVING US HAVE BEEN JUST KIND OF ROUGH ESTIMATES.
I MEAN, UH, WE ARE PURCHASING OFF OF THE, UH, CO-OPS LIKE WE SAID A MINUTE AGO.
UM, AND SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WOULD BE ANY OTHER BRAND THAT WE OR MAKE MODEL THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE SAME DIFFICULTIES.
SO I'M GONNA MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM SEVEN A AND IT'S TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO COVER THE PRICE INCREASES OF AUTOMOBILES MOTION WITH JUST A MOMENT.
WITH, UH, AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASING AGENT TO SEEK OUT OTHER MANUFACTURER'S VEHICLES MOTION MEAN BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
I'M, YEAH, COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
UM, LET, LET ME RESTATE IT JUDGE IF I COULD, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.
I I'M GONNA MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM, THE ITEM, UH, SEVEN A, UH, D SEVEN A TO TRANSFER THE FUNDS TO COVER THE PRICE OF THE INCREASES IN VEHICLES THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN ORDERED AND, AND LOOK FOR OTHER OPTIONS
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THAT MIGHT SAVE PARKER COUNTY MONEY, WHICH MIGHT MEAN THAT, THAT YEAH.AND SEEK OTHER OPTIONS SO WE CAN GET THE BEST DEAL.
WHAT I WANT THEM TO DO, WHAT I WANT HER TO DO IS LOOK AND SEE IF THE TAHOES OR SOMETHING ELSE MIGHT BE AVAILABLE SINCE WE'RE HAVING TO, IN EFFECT REORDER THESE VEHICLES.
IS THAT CLEAR WITH WHAT I'M ASKING FOR? YES.
MAKE THE BEST DEAL THAT WE CAN.
I'M MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WAL.
UH, THE SECOND HAS BEEN MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE.
UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? WHAT'S OUR CURRENT CONTINGENCY BALANCE? UH, UM, I KNOW WE'VE USED, WE STARTED THE YEAR OFF, HOLD ON.
WE STARTED THE YEAR OFF, UM, WITH 2 MILLION, UH, 400,000 OF THAT, UM, IS APPROPRIATED FOR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION.
AND THEN WE'VE USED, UM, FOR OTHER ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY COURT.
UM, SO WE'VE 500,000 UM, WE'VE USED OUT OF THAT.
SO THE TOTAL REMAINING AT THIS POINT IS APPROXIMATELY 1.5 PRIOR TO THIS.
AND MARK ETT HAS STATED HE'S GONNA COME UP AND VISIT ON THIS.
SO IF WE DELAY THIS ITEM, HE'S GONNA COME UP AND GIVE HIS PRESENTATION AS WELL FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
HE JUST TEXTED ME IF I HEARD IT RIGHT THOUGH.
DO YOU MEAN DELAY IT TWO WEEKS? NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANY REASON FOR HIM TO COME UP.
I I, I JUST WANT THE PERSONALITY HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO, AND WE CAN REOPEN IT.
HE CAN REOPEN IT IF HE WANTS TO COME UP AND, AND PROVIDE SOME UPDATES.
BUT WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND THE DISCUSSION PLACED RIGHT NOW.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
GOOD ITEM MADE ON RATIFY THE MORING SERVICES AGREEMENTS FOR MITIGATION AND REPAIR SERVICES FOR THE AG EXTENSION BUILDING FLOOD EVENT ON DECEMBER 23RD, 2020 SECOND.
AND COUNTY ATTORNEY JUVENILE PROBATION AND BUILDING THE GROUNDS PROPERTIES DAMAGE FROM THE TORNADO EVENT ON MARCH 2ND, 2023.
UM, I CAN LET MARK SPEAK TO, UM, THE MITIGATION AND REPAIRS GOING ON, BUT UM, I ALSO JUST WANTED TO TAKE THIS TIME CUZ THIS IS THE THIRD COURT IN THE ROW, THIRD COURT IN A ROW WHERE WE'RE RATIFYING CONTRACTS.
UM, AND IT'S JUST AS A REMINDER THAT COMMISSIONER'S COURT HAS A SOLE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO BINDING CONTRACT CONTRACTS OF THE COUNTY.
SO BEFORE THERE IS ANY PERFORMANCE BY EITHER PARTY IN A CONTRACT, IT HAS TO GO THROUGH COMMISSIONER'S COURT THAT NO INDIVIDUAL PERSON, WHETHER THAT BE A DEPARTMENT HEAD ELECTED OFFICIAL OR A MEMBER OF COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS, HAS THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN A CONTRACT AND BIND THE COUNTY.
SO THE ONLY WAY THAT A CONTRACT IS VALID AND LEGAL IS IT COMES THROUGH COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND IS APPROVED PRIOR TO ANY SERVICES OR ANY PERFORMANCE UNDER THAT CONTRACT.
SO AGAIN, THIS IS THE THIRD COURT IN A ROW WHERE WE'RE RATIFYING CONTRACTS, MEANING THAT IT DID NOT GO THROUGH THE PR PROPER, UM, PROCESS OF THAT.
SO JUST A REMINDER, UM, AGAIN, THAT WE'RE DOING THAT BECAUSE IT ALSO, WHEN WE'RE, WHEN IT'S COMING THROUGH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO WHETHER WE'RE RECEDING PAYMENT OR PAYING, UM, FOR SERVICES OR ANYTHING UNDER A CONTRACT, WE CAN'T AUDIT A VALID CLAIM OR EXPENSE TO PRESENT TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO PAY IF IT DID NOT GO THROUGH THE PROPER CHANNELS.
I'LL LET, UM, MARK SPEAK TO THE ACTUAL CONTRACT.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS GONNA DO, BUT DO YOU HAVE THOSE CONTRACTS? THEY, YEAH.
Y'ALL, Y'ALL SHOULD HAVE THEM.
UH, THAT, THAT LEAK WAS ON A FRIDAY FOR THE LINE BUSTED.
WE HAD THAT WATER TURNED OFF IN 10 MINUTES, SO IT WASN'T THAT BIG OF A LOSS.
UM, THE OTHER WAS, IS DAMAGED AT THE YARD WHERE THE, UH, UH, TOP OF THE OLD COUNTRY CLUB CLUBHOUSE COME OFF, COME AROUND, KNOCK THE FENCE DOWN, SOME ELECTRICAL, UH, MASKING AND WOUND UP ON OUR PROPERTY.
WAS THERE A THIRD OFFICE? COUNTY ATTORNEY? JUVENILE COUNTY ATTORNEY.
COUNTY ATTORNEY, YES, OF COURSE THAT WAS THE SAME TORNADO.
THAT DAMAGE TO THAT CEILING WAS CAUSED BY, UH, FLYING DEBRIS FROM ANOTHER BUILDING.
AND UH, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH JUVENILE PROBATION.
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MADE UP THE FRONT, IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO BE THE WEST SIDE, THE FRONT OF IT.AND I HAVEN'T SEEN THE ENGINEERING REPORT, BUT YOU COULD SEE WHERE IT LIFTED IT UP A LITTLE BIT.
THE MORTAR BETWEEN THE HANGOUT BLOCKS WAS CRACKED AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO GET A REPORT FROM THAT, BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT YET FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS RATIFYING THE AGREEMENT TO, UH, PERFORM THE WORK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED.
AND THEN HAVE THE JUDGE SIGN THE CONTRACT.
THIS WORK AT THE, UH, UH, AND THE ATTORNEY AND THE, UH, YARD, UH, AND THE ACCIDENT THAT THO THAT PAYMENT, IF I RE UNDERSTAND, WAS JUST FOR THE CLEANUP.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THESE PLACES HAS NOT BEEN DONE RIGHT.
SO THE FIRST PAYMENT THAT WE WOULD BE ISSUING IS IN TODAY'S COURT.
SO I WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THE CONTRACTS WERE APPROVED, MOVED TOGETHER, APPROVED ITEM, UH, D EIGHT IS PRESENTED TO COURT TODAY.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT? IT'S GOOD.
I'VE ALREADY SIGNED THEM SO WE CAN TORE 'EM UP THOUGH, I GUESS, UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? I, I DO HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU, BRIANNA.
SO WHEN WE HAVE SOMETHING JUST, AND, AND I KNOW WE'VE DEALT WITH THIS A LITTLE BIT, BUT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE OUR DUCKS IN A ROW WHEN WE HAVE SOMETHING POP UP THAT'S A STORM RELATED EVENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHERE IT'S KIND OF OUTSIDE OF NORMAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND SOME TYPE OF CONTRACT HAS TO BE SIGNED TO GET THEM ON SITE AND ALL OF THAT.
WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION? I KNOW WE DO THAT, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR HOW WE NEED TO GO ABOUT DOING THAT TO BEST PROTECT OURSELVES? WELL, FIRST YOU'RE GONNA MITIGATE TO THE EXTENT YOU CAN THEN HAVE A SPECIAL SESSION IS WHAT YOU WOULD DO.
BUT, AND THEN JUST, I MEAN, CUZ SOMETIMES, AGAIN, IF YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THEM RIGHT.
COME IN, IN AN EMERGENCY EVENT.
BUT LIKE JOHN SAID, THEN GET A, YOU SHOULDN'T BE SIGNING IF THEY SAY CONTRACT, WE'RE NOT GONNA COME WORK ON SITE UNTIL YOU SIGN THIS CONTRACT.
MOST COMPANIES UNDER THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES WILL, SINCE WE'RE A GOVERNMENT ENTITY, THEY KNOW THEY'LL, THEY'LL BE PAID.
SO IF YOU FI YOU RUN INTO A COMPANY THAT WON'T MOVE ON TO THE NEXT.
AND LOOK TO VENDORS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE SET UP.
SO WE'RE ALSO NOT THEN, YOU KNOW, CONTRACTING WITH A VENDOR OR, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE THAT'S NOT ON BY BOARD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THAT'S DEALING WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
AS FAR AS, UH, COMMISSIONER, AS FAR AS LIKE THE, UH, SANTA FE ANN ON CHRISTMAS DAY, WE HAD DEVELOPED A RAPPORT, UH, SHORTLY, A MONTH BEFORE THAT WITH MAUREEN.
SO I KINDA ALREADY HAD 'EM ON THE LINE, UH, BACK AND FORTH.
AND SO WHEN I CALLED THEM, THEY WERE THERE WITH SEVERAL HOURS.
SAME THING ON THE COUNTY ATTORNEY BUILDING AND THE OTHERS AS WELL.
AND, UH, THEY JUMPED IN THERE AND PUT THEIR EQUIPMENT IN THERE AND THEN LATER, AT A LATER DATE, THE CONTRACT WAS PRESENTED.
SO THAT'S HOW THAT WORKED OUT.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ON THE FLOOR.
IS THERE ANOTHER DISCUSSION? COURT VOTE.
GO BACK TO THE, UH, WHAT NUMBER IS THAT? D SEVEN.
UM, SO WE HAVE A MEMBER OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HERE IF YOU WOULD COME UP.
MARK, WE'VE TAKEN ACTION ON THIS ALREADY, BUT WE OKAY.
WE CAN ALWAYS OPEN IT BACK UP.
BUT YOUR, YOUR INPUT'S, WELL, JUST, JUST SO EVERYBODY'S CLEAR ABOUT THE, THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND ALL THIS.
THE, UH, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS THAT THE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER VEHICLES AVAILABLE TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OR FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO USE? ANSWER THAT IS NOT REALLY.
UM, THE VENDOR THAT CANCELED THIS ORDER DID OFFER US TOYOTA HIGHLANDERS, WHICH ARE, UH, THEY DON'T MAKE POLICE EQUIPMENT FOR, THEY JUST DON'T, THERE'S NO WAY TO, UM, OUTFIT THOSE TO TRANSPORT PRISONERS BACK AND FORTH, WHICH IS WHAT THESE VEHICLES WILL BE USED FOR.
THE, UH, THE PROCESS, THE THOUGHT PROCESS WAS, AND ORIGINALLY THE, THE ORIGINAL ORDER WAS FOR REGULAR CIVILIAN MODEL, UH, FORD, UM, EXPLORERS.
AND WE WERE GONNA USE THOSE TO REPLACE OUR CIVIL PROCESS DEPUTIES VEHICLES.
UM, THAT WAS BEFORE WE GOT RID OF ONE OF THOSE POSITIONS AND TRANSFERRED IT OVER.
UH, THE THOUGHT PROCESS WOULD BE THAT, UH, THE TAHOES, THE, THE NEW TAHOES WE HAD IN TRANSPORT AND THEN THOSE NEW FORDS WOULD BE FINE.
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ANOTHER BUDGET YEAR.WELL, AND THE PLAN WAS TO NOT ASK FOR ANY ADDITIONAL VEHICLES IN EXTRADITION THE UPCOMING BUDGET.
WELL, NOW THAT THESE HAVE BEEN, UH, CANCELED AND WE'RE LOOKING AT ANOTHER YEAR BEFORE WE GET THESE, THE WAY THAT WOULD HAPPEN IS, UH, WE'VE HAD TO INCREASE THE, THE, THE PRICE INCREASE REALLY GOES FROM BEING A CIVILIAN MODEL P UH, TO A PPV VEHICLE POLICE PACKAGE.
AND SO THE WAY THAT WOULD HAPPEN IS WHEN WE GET THE NEW FORDS IN, THEY WOULD BE GIVEN TO THE TRANSPORT DEPUTIES WHO DO ALL THE, THE DRIVING AND THE TWO VEHICLES THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE WILL BE PASSED DOWN TO, UH, SOME OF THE OTHER MEMBERS IN THAT DEPARTMENT WHO DON'T DRIVE NEARLY AS MUCH.
SO IT'S JUST A SLOW FLEET REPLACEMENT SURE.
FOR THAT, UH, POSI FOR THOSE POSITIONS.
BUT THE, THE LARGE INCREASE IS GOING FROM THE CIVILIAN MODEL TO THE PPP PACKAGE.
SO, ANY QUESTIONS? APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING HERE.
[5.F. Consider authorizing a one-time purchase/reimbursement for emergency amateur radio equipment for the Office of Emergency Services. (Sean Hughes / Judge Deen)]
GO TO FIVE F CONSIDER AUTHORIZING A ONE TIME PURCHASE REIMBURSEMENT FOR EMERGENCY AMATEUR RADIO EQUIPMENT FOR THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES.AND COMMISSIONERS, FOR ABOUT THE LAST MONTH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH PURCHASING TO, UH, REPLACE SOME, UH, AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNAS THAT ARE ON THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER FOR PARKER COUNTY.
NOW THE ANTENNAS HAVE BEEN BOUGHT, UH, AS WE'RE PUTTING THOSE ANTENNAS UP.
UH, WE'RE ALSO SEEKING TO IMPROVE THE, HOW THOSE ANTENNAS ARE MOUNTED TO THE BUILDING TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE FROM STORMS IN THE FUTURE.
UM, THERE IS A, UH, ANTENNA MOUNTING SYSTEM THAT IS A SINGLE SOURCE VENDOR ITEM.
UH, ONE MANUFACTURER HAS THAT IT'S VERY GOOD EQUIPMENT.
UM, THE COST OF THAT EQUIPMENT FOR THOSE INTENT AMOUNTS IS ABOUT $575.
SO WE SENT THE, UH, VENDOR A VENDOR PACKET.
THEY REFUSED TO FILL OUT THE VENDOR PACKET.
THEY LIKE TO DO THEIR BUSINESS THROUGH CREDIT CARDS.
UM, THE CURRENT PARKER COUNTY POLICY DOES NOT ALLOW US TO PURCHASE THIS EQUIPMENT, BE USING OUR CREDIT CARDS, UH, BECAUSE WE CANNOT PAY THE BILL UNTIL WE HAVE RECEIVED THE EQUIPMENT.
UH, IN WORKING WITH KIM REKS, UH, AND BRIANNA OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS, UM, THE ONLY REAL SOLUTION WE FOUND TO ACTUALLY GET THIS EQUIPMENT WAS FOR ME TO PURCHASE THIS EQUIPMENT AND BE REIMBURSED BY THE COUNTY.
AND OF COURSE, TO DO THAT REQUIRES COURT ACTION.
SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING THE COURT TO DO, I WILL, I WILL PAY FOR THE EQUIPMENT, NO TAX, UH, PERSONALLY, AND THEN SUBMIT A REIMBURSEMENT FORM, UH, FOR IT'S LESS THAN LESS THAN $600.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A COUNTY ATTORNEY QUESTION.
I MEAN, IS THAT LEGAL FOR HIM TO PAY FOR THE PRI THE OBJECTS AND THEN WE WE PAY HIM BACK? ACTUALLY, IT'S A BRIANNA QUESTION.
SO, WELL, AS, UM, SEAN MENTIONED THE VENDOR WILL ONLY ALLOW US TO PAY BY CREDIT CARD PRIOR TO SHIPPING.
SO THAT WOULD BE PREPAY FOR GOODS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, BY STATE CONSTITUTION WE CANNOT DO THAT.
AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ANY OTHER WAY.
AND SO WE DON'T, UM, PROCESS PERSONAL REIMBURSEMENTS OTHER THAN TRAVEL EXPENSES.
AND SO THE THOUGHT WAS IS TO HAVE COMMISSIONER'S, COURTS APPROVE FOR US TO KIND OF GO THROUGH OUTSIDE OF OUR NORMAL PURCHASING, UM, POLICY TO REIMBURSE HIM FOR THESE GOODS.
YOU'RE RECOMMENDING THAT WE DO THIS.
THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT WE COULD COME UP WITH OTHER THAN BECAUSE THE VENDOR REQUIRES US TO PREPAY FOR GOODS AND WE CANNOT PREPAY FOR GOODS.
AND SO THAT WAY IF COURT, UM, PRIOR TO, YOU KNOW, PROCURING THE GOODS, UM, APPROVES FOR A PERSONAL REIMBURSEMENT, THEN WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND DO THAT.
CUZ NORMALLY WE WOULD NOT PERSONALLY REIMBURSE.
BUT AN EMPLOYEE FOR GOING OUTSIDE OF OUR PURCHASING POLICY DO ACCORDING TO HER.
THIS IS A ONE TIME, THIS JUST ONE TIME I MOVE TO APPROVE.
ITEM FIVE F IS PRESENTED TO COURT MOTION MAY BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN FOR APPROVAL.
HOW, HOW DO WE KNOW IT'S JUST A ONE TIME DEAL? WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
WE'RE IN THE DISCUSSION BASED PROCEEDING.
I, I FOLLOWED THE POLICY AND, AND ALTHOUGH KIM'S NOT HERE, UM, SHE WAS OKAY WITH THAT, WITH US HAVING TO DO THIS AS WELL.
WE'LL PUT THE MINUTES BE WE'LL PUT THE MINUTES BEHIND THE EXPENSE BECAUSE ANYTIME THERE'S A PERSONAL REIMBURSEMENT, WE'RE QUESTIONING WHY AND WHY ARE WE GOING OUTSIDE, YOU KNOW, THE PURCHASING POLICY AND WHETHER WE HAD DISCUSSIONS OF BIT UP UPFRONT.
BUT AGAIN, BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A, YOU KNOW, $600 ANTENNA AND EVERYTHING ELSE, THE COURT
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SHOULD BE APPROVING THAT.WE'RE GOING OUTSIDE OF OUR PURCHASING POLICY FOR THAT.
SO DURING, LIKE WE GO THROUGH OUR, OUR PROCESS ANNUAL AUDIT AND WE, YOU'RE WE'RE PRESENTING THAT AND THAT'S, WE'VE DOCUMENTED EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD WE'RE WITHIN, WITHIN OUR ABILITY TO DO THAT.
AND COURT GAVE THAT AUTHORIZATION PRIOR TO PROCURING THOSE GOODS.
OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND AGENDA.
[5.G. Approve the Addendum for the City of Peaster for road repairs in Precinct Two. (Commissioner Holt)]
GOOD ITEM G ON APPROVE THE ADDENDUM TO THE CITY OF PEACE EASTER FOR ROAD REPAIRS AND PRECINCT TO COMMISSIONER HOLT.SO THERE'S AN INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARKER COUNTY AND THE CITY OF PESTER NEWLY FORMED, I SHOULD SAY.
AND THERE'S A LONG HISTORY OF PARKER COUNTY ASSISTING THE CITY.
IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT BIG ENOUGH TO HAVE ITS OWN ROAD CREW AND ALL OF THAT.
SO THERE ARE SOME AREAS THAT ARE RIGHT ON THE BORDER OF COUNTY AND CITY IN WHICH, UH, WE ALL, AFTER DISCUSSION WITH CITY OFFICIALS, FELT LIKE IT WAS BENEFICIAL FOR PRECINCT TWO DUE TO PROXIMITY, ET CETERA, TO HELP OUT.
I BELIEVE IT'S 11,500 IF I RECALL CORRECTLY.
AND THAT COUNTS LABOR, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, USAGE, ET CETERA.
SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ADDENDUM MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE.
[5.H. Approve the Addendum for Hudson Oaks for road repairs in Precinct Two. (Commissioner Holt)]
ITEM H WE WILL TAKE NO ACTION[5.I. Approve the Interlocal and Addendum for road repairs with the City of Aledo and Precinct Four. (Commissioner Hale)]
ON ITEM AYE.APPROVE THE INTER LOCAL AND ADDENDUM FOR ROAD REPAIRS FOR THE CITY OF ALITO AND PRECINCT FOUR.
COMMISSIONER HILL, I MAKE THE MOTION AND WE APPROVE IT.
MOTION MADE FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER HILL.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL OF FAVOR SAY AYE.
[5.J. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding for Poolville ISD for School Resource Officers. (John Forrest/Judge Deen)]
GOOD.ITEM J APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR APPROVE BILL ISD FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.
AND THIS IS AN AGREEMENT THAT'LL GO INTO EFFECT IN OCTOBER.
AND THIS IS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE SHERIFF AND BY MARKK.
THEY'VE REVIEWED THAT THEY'VE REACHED AN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE SOME SERVICE AT AT VILLE AND IT'S JUST NEED TO GO THROUGH THE COURT FOR APPROVAL.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY FOR APPROVAL.
FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE A VOTE.
[5.K. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding for Peaster ISD for School Resource Officers. (John Forrest/Judge Deen)]
GOOD ITEM K.APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM UNDERSTANDING FOR PEACE OR ISD FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS.
AND ADDITIONALLY, THIS IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN PEACE EASTER THE SHERIFF HAS APPROVED AS, AS WELL AS MARK NET.
I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF POINTS ON DISCUSSION.
I'VE, I'VE SPOKEN WITH, UH, AND I DIDN'T SPEAK UP DURING THE VILLE ISD BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH THEIR NEW SUPERINTENDENT YET, BUT I HAVE SPOKEN WITH PEACH EASTER SUPERINTENDENT AND SOME OF THE PESTER SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND THEY ARE ON BOARD GIVEN OBVIOUSLY THAT THEY'VE SIGNED THE MOU.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS THAT I DO THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE TO VOICE JUST IN GENERAL.
UM, THE NUMBER ONE, I THINK PRIORITY FOR THE, SO, AND I FEEL SOMEWHAT CONFIDENT SPEAKING ON THE SO'S BEHALF AND FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD IS THE SAFETY OF THE KIDS.
AND SO I THINK THAT AS BUDGETS CONTINUE TO GET MORE TIGHT AND RESOURCES BECOME MORE STRICT, I'D LIKE TO SEE, AND I THINK THE, THE SCHOOL BOARD FOR PEACE EASTER WOULD TOTALLY BE ON BOARD JUST TRYING TO COLLABORATE WITH THE, SO ON AN ONGOING BASIS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S THE MOST INTELLIGENT WAY TO GET THIS FUNDED.
CUZ IT HAS TO GET FUNDED LONG TERM.
I DO THINK THE BOARD WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE ADEQUATE RESOURCES FROM A SAFETY PERSPECTIVE AND THAT OURS AREN'T BEING, UM, CONSTRAINED AND THAT WE CAN HAVE RESOURCE OFFICERS ON, ON CAMPUS AT ALL NECESSARY TIMES.
AND THEN I GUESS WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE US EXPLORE, MAYBE THIS IS AN SO QUESTION, MAYBE THIS IS A SCHOOL BOARD QUESTION IS, ARE THERE ANY FUNDING RESOURCES OUT THERE FROM A STATE OR FEDERAL LEVEL THAT CAN HELP OFFSET SOME OF THESE COSTS? I DON'T KNOW IF THAT AVENUE HAS BEEN EXPLORED YET.
UM, I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS THAT'S A QUESTION I'M THROWING OUT.
THIS IS REALLY MORE OF A SHERIFF THAN A CHIEF DEPUTY
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QUESTION AND ANSWER.UM, JUST A LITTLE, HIS HISTORY GOING BACK, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS, FOR THE PAST, I DON'T KNOW, 10, 15 YEARS HAS AT COUNTY EXPENSE AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE EXPENSE HAD SRO STATION AT ALL OF THE UNINCORPORATED SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
UM, IT WASN'T UNTIL RECENTLY AND, AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S PAID A LITTLE BIT.
IT WAS, IT WAS DEPENDANCE COMPARED TO THE COST OF THE, THE DEPUTY, UH, THE BENEFITS, THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL, THE MAINTENANCE, UM, VERY, VERY MINOR AMOUNT OF OF MONEY EACH ONE OF THE DISTRICTS PAID.
UM, SO WE DID SOME LOOKING AROUND, WE CONTACTED SEVERAL LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SEVERAL LOCAL POLICE AGENCIES TO FIND OUT HOW EXACTLY THOSE ISDS AND THOSE AGENCIES FUNDED THEIR SRO PROGRAM.
UM, DURING THAT TIME, UH, THE SHERIFF DID UNILATERALLY MOVE AN ADDITIONAL, AT THE TIME WE HAD, WHEN RUSS TOOK OVER, WE HAD FIVE, HE MOVED A SERGEANT OVER TO THAT TO THE SRO PROGRAM, WHICH MADE IT SIX TO HELP FACILITATE MORE COVERAGE, UM, BUT ALSO TO MITIGATE THE, UH, EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF STRAIGHTENED COMP TIME THAT THOSE OFFICERS WERE ACCUMULATING ON A SCHOOL YEAR BASIS.
UM, YOU'RE TALKING, I'M TALKING 2, 3, 400 HOURS OF, OF COMPENSATORY TIME THAT THEY WERE ACCUMULATING DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
AND THEN, UH, THE COURT LAST YEAR APPROVED AN ADDITIONAL POSITION WITH VEHICLE.
UH, SO NOW THERE'S ACTUALLY SEVEN, UM, IN THE SRO PROGRAM THAT, UH, COVER THOSE FIVE DISTRICTS.
UH, I DON'T ANYTHING ABOUT IN ANY ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT THE PLAN WAS, AND THE REASON FOR THESE, UH, UPDATED, UH, INTERLOCALS WOULD HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, BUT THERE'S A STEP UP PROCESS IN FUNDING.
UM, THE ONLY THING WE'RE ASKING THE, THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DO IS TO STEP UP ASSISTING THE COUNTY TO PAY FOR THOSE DEPUTIES, NOT THE VEHICLES, NOT THE UH, UM, NOT THE, NO, NOT THE MAINTENANCE, NOT THE FUEL, NOT THE EQUIPMENT.
JUST ASSIST THE COUNTY A LITTLE BIT IN, IN HELPING PAY FOR THAT.
AND THE STEP UP FUNDING IS OVER SEVERAL YEARS, UH, UP TO A 50% MARGIN, WHICH IS PRETTY STANDARD ACROSS, UH, THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS REGION FOR WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS, UH, PAY OR REIMBURSE THEIR LOCAL POLICE AGENCIES FOR THE ASSISTANCE.
UM, I DUNNO IF THAT ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION.
AND WHO, WHO WOULD YOU RECOMMEND, IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS OFF THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD THAT WE GO TO, TO SEE IF THERE IS GRANT FUNDING AVAILABLE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? HE'S SITTING IN THERE, YOU OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO TELL US, MR. HUGHES IS, DOES YOUR GRANT PERSON, WOULD SHE BE ABLE TO LOOK UP AND SEE IF WE COULD GET ONE OF THESE GRANTS? WE CAN, WE CAN LOOK AT THAT.
WE DO KNOW THAT, THAT DURING THE CURRENT LEG STATE LEG LEGISLATURE THAT'S IN SESSION, UH, THEY ARE LOOKING AT SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR SOME OF THOSE, UH, SECURITY ITEMS RELATED TO SCHOOLS.
BUT, UH, WE WILL DO SOME LOOKING AS WELL, UH, FOR INDIVIDUAL GRANT PROGRAMS FOR SROS.
UM, I WOULD THINK WITH, WITH SUCH A HOT TOPIC, THERE WOULD BE SOMETHING OUT THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, EVEN 10,000 WOULD HELP.
WE'LL DO SOME LOOKING APPRECIATE IT.
WE'VE PROBABLY, I'VE BEEN TO MORE MEETINGS REGARDING THIS THAN ANYTHING ELSE I'VE DONE, PROBABLY SINCE I'VE BEEN COMMISSIONER.
WE'VE HAD, UH, MEETINGS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, WE'VE HAD AGREEMENTS WORKED OUT.
UH, AND THE, THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS THAT WE, WE HAD A DEAL WORKED OUT SO THAT THEY COULD TAKE TIME OFF DURING THE SUMMER, WHICH BY THE WAY WORKED ITS, UH, WAY IN THAT THEY WOULD, UH, TAKE THE ENTIRE SUMMER OFF BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF TIME.
AND THEN IT PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO TAKE OFF.
AND, UH, SO THERE'S SOME ROOM ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS, UH, OF THIS TOPIC.
AND WE SAY WE NEED, UH, OFFICERS THERE WHENEVER WE NEED THEM.
AND THAT BECOMES A, A A POINT OF DEBATE, NO, A POINT OF DEBATE REGARDING DO WE SEND OFFICERS TO EVERY OUT OF TOWN ATHLETIC EVENT? NO.
OR IS THE DISTRICT THAT IS HOSTING THE EVENT RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURITY? AND SO WE, WE'VE REACHED, REACHED AN IMPASSE THERE BECAUSE WE HAD, WE'D AGREED THAT THAT WOULD NOT TAKE PLACE YET.
SO THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME MORE WORK DONE.
AND, UH, FOR I SAY THE 20 YEARS THAT THIS PROGRAM HAD BEEN GOING ON, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAVE BEEN PAYING FOUR OR $5,000 FOR THE OFFICER THAT COST THE COUNTY PROBABLY A HUNDRED.
AND, UH, SO I'M, I'M FULLY AWARE OF BOTH SIDES OF THIS DEAL AND IT'S NOT A SIMPLE THING.
UH, WE, WE LOOKED AT EVERY POSSIBLE WAY OF FUNDING IT OTHER THAN, UH, PARKER COUNTY TAXPAYERS.
AND, AND SO THE, THE DEAL CAME ALONG THAT
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WE, UH, ASKED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO STEP UP AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT NOW.AND, UH, OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME COME UP TO WHERE THEY WOULD BE PAYING PERHAPS 50% OF THE SALARY ONLY, NOT THE EQUIPMENT.
UH, SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAME BACK.
SOME OF THEM WE WILL START OUR OWN, UH, UH, SECURITY.
UH, YOU KNOW, THE COST IS TREMENDOUS, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S REASONABLE TO EXPECT, UH, THE COUNTY TO BE FURNISHING SOMEBODY TO GO TO ALL OF THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT PERHAPS MIGHT NOT BE, UH, REQUIRED.
BUT THAT CONTINUED EVEN AFTER WE HAD THOSE INITIAL TH THOSE MEETINGS THIS LAST SUMMER.
SO IT'S A, IT'S SOMETHING TO BE CONTINUED TO BE WORKED ON AND HOPEFULLY THERE'LL BE SOME MORE FUNDING THAT'LL FLOAT ALONG HERE FROM THE STATE THAT WILL HELP IN THAT FACT IN THAT, IN THIS, UH, FUND THIS PROGRAM.
BUT, UM, SOME OF THE, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, GET THROWN OUT THERE THEN ARE WHAT'S ONE SRO GONNA DO FOR A DISTRICT WHEN WE HAVE THREE TO FOUR OR FIVE SCHOOLS.
SO THOSE ARE ALL ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED A AS WE MOVE FORWARD, BUT IT ALL COMES DOWN TO WHO'S GONNA PAY FOR IT.
AND, UH, I TELL YOU THE COUNTY HAS, COUNTY HAS BEEN CARRYING THAT LOAD FOR 15 OR 20 YEARS.
AND AGAIN, I'VE BEEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE.
I'VE BEEN ON THREE SIDES OF THAT ISSUE.
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR, AND NOW COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
AND SO IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO FIX AND IT REQUIRES A LOT MORE FUNDING TO GET THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT'S ONLY GONNA CONTINUE TO GET WORSE AS WE GROW.
SO I'M SURE THERE'S FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS COMING FROM AND HOPEFULLY SOME, SOME FINANCIAL SUPPORT AS, AS COMMISSIONER WALDEN ESTATES ITS FUNDING ISSUE.
IS THAT GONNA CONTINUE TO BE ON THE BACK OF THE COUNTY OR IS THERE GONNA BE SOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FROM THE STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY TO, BECAUSE WE'RE GROWING, WE'RE NUMBER NINE IN THE NATION IN GROWTH, WHICH MEANS MORE SCHOOLS.
AND THIS IS JUST GONNA CONTINUE TO BE COMPOUNDED.
SO, UM, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE, SIR? YEAH, CHIEF, DID I COVER ALL THE ISSUES? YES, SIR.
UH, THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE OPERATE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GUIDELINES.
SO JUST LIKE ANY OTHER 86 HOUR EMPLOYEE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND TEACHERS THAT KIND DON'T OPERATE THAT WAY AND THEY HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT LAWS THAT RELATE TO THAT.
UM, IT'S, IT'S A, I HATE TO SAY IT, A RISK VERSUS REWARD OR A, A MITIGATION LOOK, LOOKING AT THE DIFFERENT AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES, DO WE REALLY NEED A POLICE OFFICER AT A BAND RECITAL FOR, DO WE NEED A POLICE OFFICER OFFICER AT THE OUT OF TOWN ACTIVITIES THAT SHOULD BE COVERED THAT ARE ALREADY COVERED BY OTHER HOST, HOST SCHOOL DISTRICT? UM, ANYTIME THAT, BASICALLY, ANYTIME THAT THERE'S A, WE HAVE A, A POLICE OFFICER AT THESE AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES THAT IS THEORETICALLY TIME THAT YOU MAY BE TAKING AWAY FROM THEM WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY IN SCHOOL.
WE'RE GONNA COVER THE SCHOOL STUFF, WE'RE GONNA COVER THE MAJOR STUFF AND WE'RE GONNA DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.
UM, I KNOW THAT'S NOT, WE, WE DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE AND IT'S JUST, UH, IT'S BEEN ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE IT'S GROWING PAINS.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE ALITO ID HAS 11 POLICE OFFICERS, YOU KNOW, CAN WE AFFORD TO HAVE 11 POLICE OFFICERS FOR EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT? NO, NO, NOT, NOT ON THE BACKS OF THE COUNTY EMPLOYEE, COUNTY TAXPAYERS.
UH, I THINK ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO EXAMINE IT COULD START OFF WITH THE, THE TIME SHEETS FROM THOSE EMPLOYEES AND SEE WHAT THE, WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING, WHAT THE WORKLOAD HAS BEEN.
SO I HAD A QUESTION ON, ON WHEN THESE SROS ARE GOING TO THE OUT-OF-TOWN EVENTS, IS THAT AN SROS DECISION OR IS THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT DECISION? OR, OR HOW IS THAT DETERMINED? THAT'S THE PROBLEM THAT WE'VE HAD.
WHO MAKES THAT DECISION? THERE'S A, AND I, I, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S HAPPENED IN THIS SCHOOL YEAR.
I KNOW PREVIOUSLY IT'S HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY.
THE, UH, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS ALLOWED THE SRO TO WORK OUT THEIR TIME WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO THE POINT TO WHERE THEY CAN'T REALLY, THE SROS REALLY CAN'T MANAGE IT ANYMORE.
AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THEY HAVE THEIR OWN, UM, THEIR OWN PROBLEMS AND THEY, THEY NEED, YOU KNOW, COPS THERE.
AND SO THE SHERIFF'S HAS, HAS TO STEP IN AND, AND KIND OF REIGN SOME OF THAT STUFF BACK.
UM, AND HAS, THAT'S, THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON WHY HE PUT A SERGEANT OVER THERE IS TO MANAGE THIS PROGRAM.
UM, THE, THE SERGEANT THAT HE PLACED OVER THERE RETIRED AND WHEN HE RETIRED HE TOOK HUNDREDS OF HOURS.
HE HAD HUNDREDS OF HOURS ON THE BOOKS WHEN HE, WHEN HE RETIRED.
AND, YOU KNOW, WHAT DO YOU DO WHENEVER YOU HAVE AN EMPLOYEE THAT LEAVES WITH HUNDREDS OF HOURS, THEN YOU HAVE THAT VACANCY FOR HOWEVER LONG IT IS.
UM, SO WE'RE DOING A LOT BETTER AT MANAGING THOSE TIMES HAVE COME WAY DOWN IN THIS SCHOOL, SCHOOL YEAR, BUT JUST LIKE ANYTHING ELSE,
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UM, 86 HOUR EMPLOYEES ARE, ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN, THAN A REGULAR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE.YOU KNOW, WE CAN GET AWAY WITH KIND OF ABUSING OUR EMPLOYEES SOMETIMES, UM, WHENEVER WE NEED 'EM, UM, AS FAR AS THEIR TIME GOES.
UM, BUT ULTIMATELY IT'S GONNA BE THE DECISION OF THE SHERIFF AS TO WHAT HIS DEPUTIES WORK, WHERE THEY GO AND WHAT THEY DO.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE COULD, UH, COVER, WE'VE ATTEMPTED TO ADD PERSONNEL YES, SIR.
TO, TO CUT DOWN THAT TIME AND, AND THEN WE GET THE ARGUMENT THAT, WELL, THIS PERSON REALLY DOESN'T KNOW THE KIDS AND, AND SO THERE'S A, THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES THAT ARE IN THERE.
UH, I'D SAY, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE COULD DO, UH, FULL COVERAGE OF ALL ACTIVITIES WITH TWICE THE PERSONNEL PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY.
SO THERE NEEDS TO BE A LOT MORE WORK DONE TO, TO COME UP TO A, A GOOD RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE.
UH, JUST LIKE ANY, THE PROGRAMS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS IN PLACE, THEY GROW AND THEY, THEY DEVELOP A LIFE OF THEIR OWN AND THEY, THEY, AS THE POPULATION GROWS AND YOU KNOW HOW FAST THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE GROWING, AS THE POPULATION GROWS, SCHOOL DISTRICT GROWS, THE SHERIFF WILL CONTINUE TO ADD MORE RESOURCES.
BUT UM, WE HAVE TO BALANCE THAT AS A VERY FINE BALANCING ACT BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, EXTRA PEOPLE TO THROW AROUND, UH, A BALANCING ACT BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, THE ISSUES THAT WE HAVE ON PATROL WITH NARCOTICS, UM, WITH SOME OF OUR SPECIAL CRIME STUFF, OUR TRANSPORT MENTAL HEALTH IS HUGE NOW WE'RE PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR EXTRA FOR OUR DEPUTIES TO TRANSPORT PEOPLE TO MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES WE'RE FACING AND SRO PROGRAM IS JUST ANOTHER CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE FACING.
JUST NEEDS TO BE A COLLABORATIVE SPIRIT BETWEEN US BOTH TO WORK TOGETHER.
ANYTHING ELSE SIR? I DON'T THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ON THE FLOORS, THE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM.
[6. ACCEPT INTO THE MINUTES]
GOT ITEM SIX A ON THAT.THIS WILL BE ACCEPTED INTO THE MINUTES.
UNDER ITEM A DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY REQUESTS FOR TRANSFER OF PROPERTY SEIZED BY PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ITEM B IN OUR LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HOOD COUNTY FOR INMATE HOUSING.
ITEM C, ADDENDUMS FOR THE TOWN OF ANN NETTA FOR ROAD REPAIR.
WE'LL RETURN AT 10 40 AND RESUME UNDER, UNDER PLATING UNDER ITEM EIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND, AND AND RETURN FROM RECESS AT 10 45.
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MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT UNDER ITEM A PRECINCT ONE ON ITEM ONE, APPROVE THE FINAL PLAN FOR SUBDIVISION BE KNOWN AS VINTAGE OAKS.PHASE THREE CONSISTING OF 162.018 ACRES DEVELOPED BY P ESTATES LOCATED OFF OF BEAL STATION ROAD WITH WALNUT CREEK WATER SUPPLY AND PRECINCT ONE.
SO THIS SUBDIVISION IS GONNA BE BROKEN UP INTO 116 LOTS, INCLUDING A LOT X, WHICH IS BLOCK EIGHT, WHICH IS 0.6 FOURTH OF AN ACRE.
IT'S GONNA BE USED FOR A GREEN SPACE AND UH, LOT 29 IS DEDICATED AS CEDAR ELM COURT.
UH, THEY ARE GONNA HAVE SEVERAL STREETS IN HERE THAT ARE GONNA BE COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADS, BURR OR BURR, OAK LANE, PROSIMIAN COURT, SPANISH OAK COURT, OAK MEADOW LANE, DOGWOOD ROAD, ACORN WAY BUSH COURT, AND CEDAR ELM COURT.
THEY DO HAVE A WALNUT CREEK AS THEIR WATER SUPPLY AND THEY HAVE PROVIDED A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR THESE ROADS.
COUNSELOR, EVERYTHING GOOD FOR FINAL, THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TECH CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PUBLIC WATER THROUGH WALNUT CREEK AND WALNUT CREEK HAS SUPPLIED A LETTER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
I MOVE TO APPROVE EIGHT A ONE AS PRESENTED.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY FOR APPROVAL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM TWO AND ACCEPTED LETTER OF CREDIT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR VINTAGE OAKS PHASE THREE AND PRECINCT ONE.
THIS LETTER OF CREDIT IS IN THE AMOUNT OF $448,700 AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP THIS IN
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PLACE UNTIL JUNE 3RD, 2024.COUNSELOR, ALL THE PAPERWORK CORRECT AND EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER.
I MOVED TO APPROVE EIGHT
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL OF FAVOR SAY AYE.
AUTHORIZATION TO PULL $31,537 AND 59 CENTS FROM A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR MAINTENANCE IN THE FORM OF A CASHIER'S CHECK FOR KATY RANCH, PHASE ONE AND TWO AND DISTRIBUTE, DISTRIBUTE THE VS.
BACK TO PRECINCT ONE FOR ROAD REPAIRS.
AND THE PRECINCT HAS REQUESTED THAT WE PULL THE MONEY FROM THIS LETTER OF CREDIT FOR MAINTENANCE DUE TO SOME UNFORESEEN ISSUES WITH THE DEVELOPER AND UH, WE'D LIKE TO PULL THAT MONEY AND GET IT DEPOSITED BACK INTO THE PRECINCTS, ROAD REPAIR LINES SO THAT THEY CAN, UH, FINISH OUT THE ROAD MAINTENANCE.
WE, WE'VE TRIED FOR A YEAR TO GET THIS DEVELOPER TO REPAIR THE ROAD AND HE WON'T DO IT.
SO WE JUST FIXED IT OURSELVES AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET OUR MONEY BACK.
SO I MOVED TO APPROVE 8 83 AS PRESENTED.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY SECOND.
I I HAVE A VERY QUICK QUESTION JUST IN GENERAL, BUT YOU BROUGHT IT UP.
WHEN WE HAVE A DEVELOPER THAT CONTINUES TO NOT DO THEIR JOB, DO WE HAVE ANY ABILITY FROM A COUNTY LEVEL REGARDING FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS WITH THAT DEVELOPER? AND WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE TO DISCUSS THAT AS A DIFFERENT ITEM.
IT'S NOT AN AGENDA ITEM ON THE, OKAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT OFF, OFF RECORD THEN PLEASE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HALL OF FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM FOUR, RELEASE THE LETTER OF CREDIT FROM MAINTENANCE OF REMINGTON ESTATES PHASE FIVE AND EXCEPT KNOB COURT AS A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAY, THIS LETTER OF CREDITS IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,428 AND 97 CENTS AND THE UM, PRECINCT HAS APPROVED THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROAD.
SO WE'D LIKE TO RELEASE THAT LETTER OF CREDIT BACK TO THE DEVELOPER AND ACCEPT KNOB COURT AS A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROAD.
YEAH, WE'VE CHECKED THE ROADS AND EVERYTHING MEETS OUR STANDARDS.
I MOVED TO APPROVE EIGHT AUN FOUR AS PRESENTED MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER HA MAY BE SECOND.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE VOTE? FOLLOW PAPER SAY AYE.
[8.B. PRECINCT 2]
GOOD.ITEM B ONE ON PRECINCT TWO APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION PROCESS FOR SEDONA CREEK DEVELOPED BY SEDONA DEVELOPMENT LLC LOCATED OFF OF PINE ROAD WITH WELL WATER AND PRECINCT TWO.
IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REVISION WAS TO CHANGE THE ROAD STATUS FROM PRIVATE TO A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAY.
A DEVELOPER DID PUT UP A LETTER OF CREDIT IN THE AMOUNT OF $58,625 AND I'M GONNA PUT THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA AS A SEPARATE ITEM TO ACCEPT THAT LETTER OF CREDIT.
WE UM, WE DIDN'T SEND OUT LETTERS BUT WE DID RUN ADS IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTE.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO TO PUBLIC HEARING AT 10 50.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM B ONE, PRECINCT TWO.
HEARING NC NONE, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 10 50 AND GO TO THE ITEM COUNSELOR.
ARE ALL DOCUMENTS IN ORDER TO APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION? AND JUST ONE QUESTION.
DO WE HAVE CURRENTLY HAVE THAT LETTER OF CREDIT? OKAY.
AND SO PROPER NOTICE WAS PLACED IN THE NEWSPAPER LIST, DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND PURPOSE OF TODAY'S HEARING.
THE DEVELOPER PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE AND SINCE THIS IS A ROAD, UH, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATE DOESN'T MATTER ON THIS ONE JUST IN CASE.
I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE B ONE.
COMMISSIONER WALDEN MAKING THE SECOND.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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WE'LL GET ITEM C PRECINCT THREE.UNDER ITEM ONE, APPROVE THE FINAL PLA TO BE KNOWN AS AGUILAR'S WAYS CONSISTING OF 8.17 ACRES DEVELOPED BY JONAH GRADY, JOSE AGUILAR AND JOSE GILBERTO LOCATED OFF OF FM 1 71 WITH WA WATER AND PRECINCT THREE.
THIS CAN BE A TWO LOT SUBDIVISION.
LOT ONE AND TWO BOTH HAVE 4.085 ACRES IN THEM.
THEY ARE GONNA HAVE WELL WATER AS THEIR WATER SOURCE.
THEIR ROAD FRONTAGE DOES COME OFF OF FM UH, 1 71 WITH ACCESS TO A UH, 30 FOOT WIDE ACCESS EASEMENT TO GET TO THOSE TWO BLOCKS IS EVERYTHING IN PLACE FOR THE FINAL.
AND THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TECH CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
ITEM C ONE IS PRESENTED MADE BY COMMISSIONER.
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UH, COMMISSIONER DEN HAS MADE THE SECOND, I'M SORRY I'M GETTING IT OUT SLOWLY ON THAT ONE.UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE ITEM? I DON'T KNOW IF FAVOR EVER CI AYE.
UH, OPPOSED PASS FIVE OH WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM TWO, MOVE ITEM THREE AND APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLA FOR SUBDIVISION BEING KNOWN AS MOLLY RANCH ESTATES CONSIST OF 8.256 ACRES DEVELOPED BY C W E INVESTMENTS LLC LOCATED OFF OF ROBERTSON ROAD OVER WATER AND PRECINCT THREE.
UH, THIS SUBDIVISION'S GONNA BE BROKEN UP INTO FOUR LOTS.
EACH OF THE LOTS IS A LITTLE OVER TWO ACRES.
THEY DO HAVE ROAD FRONTAGE OFF OF ROBINSON ROAD AND OLD MILLSAP ROAD AND THEY ARE ALSO GOING TO BE DEDICATING A ONE 27TH OF AN ACRE OF ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY OFF OF ROBINSON ROAD.
IS EVERYTHING IN PLACE FOR THE PRELIMINARY AND EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE FOR P PRELIMINARY PURPOSES TO APPROVE? ITEM C THREE IS PRESENTED.
SECOND COMMISSIONER WALDENS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER HOLTZ MADE THIS SECOND IS ISRAELI THE DISCUSSION REPORT.
I APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLATFORM SUBDIVISION BE KNOWN AS DOSS ROAD PLACE CONSISTING OF 11.477 ACRES DEVELOPED BY ELLEN AND PEGGY BOG LOCATED OFF OF DOSS ROAD AND WALL WATER AND PRECINCT THREE.
MS SEVEN SUBDIVISION IS GONNA BE BROKEN UP INTO TWO LOTS.
LOT ONE IS GONNA HAVE 6.477 ACRES AND LOT TWO IS GONNA HAVE FIVE ACRES.
THEY BOTH HAVE ROAD FRONTAGE OFF OF DOS ROAD.
THEY WILL BE DEDICATING 2 3 4 OF ADDITIONAL UH, RIGHT OF WAY OFF OF DOS ROAD AND WELL WATER IS GONNA BE THEIR WATER SOURCE.
IS EVERYTHING IN PLACE FOR THE PRELIMINARY AND EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE FOR PRELIMINARY PURPOSES? MOVE TO APPROVE.
MOTION MADE BY CO COMMISSION WALDEN SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HALL OF FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOS THAT FIVE GOOD ITEM FIVE APPROVED.
THE FINAL PLA FOR REVISION OF SUGAR TREE ON THE BRAZOS LOCATED WITHIN THE EJ OF THE CITY OF DENNIS IN PRECINCT THREE.
MS. REPLAT IS A COMBINATION OF LOTS 1 47 AND 1 48.
THIS WAS ALL HANDLED THROUGH THE UH, CITY OF DENNIS, BUT THEY'VE SENT IT TO US FOR OUR SIGNATURES.
SO WE'D JUST LIKE TO GET THIS SIGNED, UH, SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT FILED INTO THE CITY.
SO ARE WE APPROVING THIS OR JUST SIGNING IT? I THINK IT'S JUST A NOTE.
WE DIDN'T PLACE ANYTHING STATING OR REVISION FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
SO IT'S GOTTA PROVE THE FINAL PLANT ON THE AGENDA.
THEY PUT A SIGNATURE BLOCK ON FOR US.
THE CITY DRAFT OFF FOR US TO FILE.
DO WE HAVE AN THEM TO PERFORM THEIR OWN? YES.
THEN WE NEED TO REMOVE THAT WALL JUST FOR NOTICE PURPOSES.
SO THIS IS NOTIFICATION NOTICE PURPOSES.
SO IT'S NOTIFICATION THEN THERE.
WILL WE BE SIGNING THIS PLATFORM? YEAH.
[8.D. PRECINCT 4]
MOVE TO ITEM D FOUR I, I'M SORRY.D ONE PRECINCT FOUR BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS BY MEETS AND BOUNDS FOR BEAR CREEK ESTATES.
PHASE ONE ON LOTS FOUR R AND FIVE R DEVELOPED BY LUMAR LAND AND CATTLE LLC LOCATED OFF OF BEAR CREEK ROAD WOOD WATER WITH WELL WATER.
WHAT WHAT WATER IN PRECINCT FOR THIS IS.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS REVISION IS GONNA BE TO CHANGE LOTS FOR R AND FIVE R TO MATCH THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 16.
SO IT'S GONNA GIVE FOUR R 12.720 ACRES AND FIVE R 7.373 ACRES AND WE'D JUST LIKE TO GET PERMISSION TO BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS SO YOU HAVE EVERYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE TO BEGIN THE REVISION.
OKAY, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION SECOND.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE FOR APPROVAL WITH IT.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
ANY OF THE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM TWO AND BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS FOR RIO VISTA PHASE ONE DEVELOPED BY KELLY RANCH ESTATES AT ALL C LOCATED OFF OF KELLY ROAD IN BELL CREEK ROAD WITH CRESCENT CROSSROADS MUD AND PRECINCT FOUR.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPLAT IS TO ADD A VARIABLE WITH ACCESS, ACCESS EASEMENTS AND TO ALSO REMOVE THE SHRIER ERROR FROM LOT 19 BLOCK C.
THEY'RE ALSO REPLANTING THE WELL PAD INTO LOT ONE R AND ADDING TWO LOTS TO BE KNOWN AS LOT 28 AND 29.
WE'D JUST LIKE TO GET PERMISSION TO BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS.
HAVE YOU RECEIVED ALL THE DOCUMENTATION TO BEGIN AND EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER TO BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS.
I MAKE THE MOTION SECOND MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE FOR APPROVAL THE STATE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
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BEFORE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.ITEM THREE AND RELEASE THE LETTER OF CREDIT FOR CONSTRUCTION EXCEPT A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR MAINTENANCE FOR ALITO RIVER IN PRECINCT ONE, OR I'M SORRY, PRECINCT FOUR.
THIS LETTER OF CREDIT IS IN THE AMOUNT OF $64,435.
I HAVE THEIR LETTER OF CREDIT FOR MAINTENANCE IN PLACE AND THAT'S GONNA BE $12,887.
WE'RE GONNA KEEP THAT UNTIL APRIL 20TH, 2025.
DO YOU HAVE ALL THE CORRECT DOCUMENTATION FOR THE RELEASE? YES SIR.
AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION SECOND.
WHO I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HILL WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? PASS FIVE OH
WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ALL THE PAPERS SAY AYE.
THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE'LL ADJOURN AT 10 58.