May 22, 2023 Commissioners Court

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[Call to Order ]

UH, I WANNA WELCOME EVERYONE HERE TO THE PARKER COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT ON THIS 22ND DAY OF MAY, 2020 THIRD.

I WANNA CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AND LET THE RECORD SHOW IT IS 9:00 AM UH, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.

THE AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED TO ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT OVER THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE PRESENT.

UH, WE WILL BEGIN THE INVOCATION LED BY STEVE BRYANT FROM BROWNSTONE CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, LED BY PARKER COUNTY JUDGE PRO TEM.

COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY, PLEASE STAND, SHALL WE PRAY.

THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY.

LORD, I THANK YOU THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO BUSINESS IN THESE CHAMBERS TODAY.

AND I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GIVE WISDOM TO ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE INVOLVED.

THANK YOU FOR THE DAY.

I PRAY YOU'D BLESS THE FAMILIES OF THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE IN THIS PLACE.

WE ASK THIS ALL IN JESUS' NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY, JUSTICE, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE.

ONE, ONE INDIVIDUAL.

[4. CONSENT ]

AND UNDER COUNTY JUDGE ITEM C, ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND THREE.

I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION.

JUDGE, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED TO COURT.

MR. WALDEN HAS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

COMMISSIONER HOLDER HAS MADE THE SECONDS OR ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

FIVE OH, THANK YOU.

[6.A. Proclaim June 6-10, 2023 as 76th Annual Parker County Sheriff's Posse Frontier Days and Rodeo preserving the Western Heritage of our county. (Commissioner Walden) ]

UNDER APPROVAL, UH, TO PROCLAIM JUNE 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH, 2023 IS A 76 ANNUAL PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S POSSE FRONTIER DAYS IN RODEO, PRESERVING THE WESTERN HERITAGE OF OUR COUNTY.

COMMISSIONER WAL, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, APPEAR BEFORE COURT TODAY.

AND I APPRECIATE THE, THE MEMBERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SHERIFF'S POSSE.

WE'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION HERE OF FRONTIER DAYS, WHEREAS PARKER COUNTY HAS A RICH TRADITION IN OF WE WESTERN HERITAGE.

AND WHEREAS THE MISSION OF THE PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S POSSE IS TO PRESERVE THE WESTERN LIFESTYLE, HISTORY AND WESTERN HERITAGE OF PARKER COUNTY.

AND WHEREAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PARKER COUNTY LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, THE POSSE SPONSORS THE ANNUAL YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW AND SALE.

AND WHEREAS WITH THE HELP OF OVER 150 SPONSORS, THE POSSE WILL PRODUCE THE 76TH ANNUAL FRONTIER DAYS RODEO SPREAD OVER FIVE PERFORMANCES WITH A LIVE BAND AND DANCE FOLLOWING EACH NIGHT.

AND WHEREAS THE WEATHERFORD NOON LIONS CLUB PROVIDES CONCESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE EVENTS, AND WHEREAS THE SHERIFF'S POSSE WILL BEGIN THE WEEK WITH AN EVENT ENTITLED, BRINGING IN THE HERD, A 10 AND A HALF MILE CATTLE DRIVE, RECREATING HISTORIC CATTLE DRIVES IN PARKER COUNTY.

AND WITH THE HELP OF THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD, ESPECIALLY THE CITY MANAGER AND MAYOR, THE AND THE CONSTABLES OF PARKER COUNTY, THE POSSE WILL HAVE A PARADE THROUGH DOWNTOWN WEATHERFORD, WITH CATTLE BEING DRIVEN UP MAIN STREET TO THE PINS AT THE RAIL RAILROAD.

IN COOPERATION WITH THE WEATHERFORD DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ALLIANCE, THE POSSE WILL SPONSOR A STREET DANCE IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN WEATHERFORD.

AND WHEREAS WITH AN ESTIMATED ATTENDANCE APPROACHING $50,000, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE WEEK REVERBERATES THROUGHOUT PARKER COUNTY AND WEATHERFORD.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT KNOWN THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF THE COUNTY OF PARKER DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 6TH THROUGH THE 10TH.

2023 IS FRONTIER DAYS IN PARKER COUNTY WEEK AND CALLS THE OBSERVANCE TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR CITIZENS.

SO PROCLAIMED HIS 22ND DAY OF MAY, 2023.

I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE, ESPECIALLY JAMES HOT TOP CITY OF WEATHERFORD CITY MANAGER JAMES IS SITTING IN THE FRONT ROW.

PAUL PAKE COULDN'T BE HERE.

HE HAD ANOTHER, UH, SOMETHING THAT, UH, HE HAD COMMITTED TO PREVIOUSLY.

HE'S SENDING THE, THE WEATHERFORD COLLEGE COATS OFF TO THE, UH, WORLD SERIES.

AND, UH, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE, JAMES, TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE.

TO OUR FOLKS THAT ARE HERE, SWEETHEART, THANK Y'ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

WE KNOW IT'S A BUSY DAY FOR YOU.

AND, UH, WITH THAT, I SO MOVE THAT WE, UH, PASS THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY, AND THAT, UH, WE JOIN THE REST OF PARKER COUNTY IN, IN WELCOMING FRONTIER DAYS ONCE AGAIN.

AND, UH, WOULD ENCOURAGE EACH OF YOU TO COME TO EACH OF OUR EVENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR COUNTY.

AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO RECORD, JUDGE.

APPRECIATE IT.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN FOR APPROVAL WITH A SECOND MADE BY COMMISSIONER.

HA.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.

OH, THANK YOU.

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ABSOLUTELY.

COME ON UP.

COME, COME AROUND HERE.

LARRY, WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A PROCLAMATION SO THAT ANYBODY ELSE WANNA BE IN THE PICTURE? COME ON DOWN.

COME ON DOWN.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA TAKE TWO OF THEM.

1, 2, 3.

1, 2, 3.

PERFECT.

THANK Y'ALL.

[5.A. Approval of change order for Phase 5 & 6 of the East Loop. (Chris Bosco / Judge Deen) ]

UH, CHRIS, GOOD MORNING.

UM, OKAY, SO THIS IS FOR, UH, IT'S A LITTLE OUT OF FOCUS THERE, BUT, UM, OKAY, THERE WE GO.

UH, SO THIS IS FOR PHASE FIVE AND SIX AND A LITTLE BACKGROUND.

THOSE ARE THE TWO INTERSECTIONS, THE ONE AT 180 AND THE ONE AT FN SEVEN 30.

UM, WHEN WE WERE DOING THE PLANNING FOR THE ENTIRE LOOP, THE ARRANGEMENT, IF, IF Y'ALL RECALL, TECH STOCK WAS FUNDING BOTH OF THESE INTERSECTIONS, UH, THE, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDING WAS 2,445,000.

UH, PART OF THAT ARRANGEMENT WAS THAT THE, UM, THE SIGNAL AT SEVEN 30 AND THE, UH, SOUTH OR, UH, WOULD BE THE SOUTH LEG SIGNAL AT 180 WAS GOING TO BE DONE BY TECH STOCK SEPARATE FROM US.

AND THE, AT THE TIME IT SEEMED TO MAKE SENSE BECAUSE WE, WE WERE TRYING TO GET PHASE TWO DONE.

THAT WAS WHEN WE WERE WORKING WITH THE HISTORIC COMMISSION ON THAT AND DOING THOSE AS TWO SEPARATE CONTRACTS IS KIND OF THE DIRECTION WE WENT.

UH, SO WE FAST FORWARD TO TODAY AND, UM, JUST THE NATURE OF ALL THE SIGNAL WORK THAT'S GOING ON, WHAT WE'VE TALKED TO TEXTILE ABOUT IS PUTTING THAT SIGNAL BACK INTO THIS CONTRACT.

UH, SO TO HAVE THE COUNTY ACTUALLY BUILD A SIGNAL, UH, IT STILL FITS WITHIN THE BUDGET.

SO WHAT I'M ASKING FOR APPROVAL TODAY, UH, DOES NOT ADD COST TO THE COUNTY.

UH, THE CHANGE ORDER, UM, APPROVAL, IF, IF Y'ALL APPROVE THAT TODAY, UH, WHEN TEXA APPROVES IT, IT STILL FITS WITHIN, IT WOULD PUT US ABOUT 2.4 MILLION AS A TOTAL PROJECT.

AND SO WE'RE JUST UNDER THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING THAT WAS ALLOCATED.

SO THIS CHANGE ORDER, UH, THERE IS SOME OTHER ITEMS IN THE CHANGE ORDER.

UM, ONE OF THE ITEMS WE ADDED WAS, UH, PULLOUTS.

FOR MAILBOXES.

WE HAVE FOUR FOOT SHOULDERS, BUT AS WE WERE, UH, ADDING IN THE SIGNAL, UH, THE THINKING WAS LET'S ADD ANOTHER FOUR FEET WHERE THE MAILBOXES ARE SO THE MAILMAN COULD GET COMPLETELY, UH, ONTO THE SHOULDER.

SO THAT'S BEEN ADDED INTO HERE.

UH, AT 180, UM, WE ORIGINALLY HAD GRASS MEDIANS WHERE THE TURN LANE IS ON 180, AND SINCE IT'S PRETTY NARROW, LIKE FIVE FEET OR SO, UH, WE ADDED IN STAMP STAIN CONCRETE.

SO TECH SOCKS BEEN AGREEABLE TO THAT.

SO THAT WILL BE ADDED TO RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU DRIVE IT, YOU'LL SEE IT'S JUST OPEN, BUT THEY'LL ADD THE STAMP STAIN CONCRETE ON 180.

SO THE TOTAL CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT, UH, IS 380 2007 48 46.

UM, THE TIMING OF THIS, WHAT I WAS ASKING FOR APPROVAL TODAY WOULD BE, UH, IF, IF YOU COULD APPROVE THE SIGNING THE CHANGE ORDER CONTINGENT UPON TECH STOCK APPROVING IT, CUZ WE'RE ACTUALLY STILL WORKING THROUGH THE FINAL DETAILS WITH TECH STOCK.

BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT WE WILL,

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SO I THOUGHT IF, IF Y'ALL ARE AGREEABLE TO APPROVE ONCE TECH STOCK APPROVES, UH, THEN WE PR UH, WOULD PROVIDE THAT FOR THE JUDGE'S SIGNATURE.

A AS I MENTIONED, THIS WOULDN'T ADD COST TO THE COUNTY, IT WOULD BE UNDER THAT UMBRELLA OF THE CONSTRUCTION FUNDING, UH, FOR BOTH OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS.

SO ANY QUESTIONS YOU, YES.

SO, SO TO SUMMARIZE, THE NET COST IS ZERO.

WELL, THE NET, THE NET COST OF THE PROJECT IS NOT ZERO.

BUT THE, UH, SO THE ARRANGEMENT WE HAD WAS THE COUNTY WAS DOING THE ENGINEERING.

OH, I GOT IT.

I GOT IT.

BUT TECH STOCKS DOING THE CONSTRUCTION.

SO, UM, YEAH, THIS CHANGE ORDER IS APPROVING ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION DOLLARS.

SO THE, THE WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT IS THE, THE, THE AMOUNT THAT WAS FUNDED BY TEXAS, WE WERE UNDER BUDGET MM-HMM.

BY, YOU KNOW, WE WERE UNDER BUDGET BY SAY $430,000 MM-HMM.

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SO THIS CHANGE ORDER IS STILL WITHIN THAT AMOUNT.

SO FROM A COUNTY'S PERSPECTIVE IS AN AD COST, BUT FROM TECH STOCKS IT IS, BUT IT'S NOT A COST, EXCUSE ME, IT'S NOT A COST INCREASE TO THE COUNTY.

NO.

AND, AND ON THE SIGNAL ITEMS, THE SIGNAL ITEMS WERE GOING TO BE FUNDED ANYWAYS.

THEY WERE JUST ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE UNDER A SEPARATE TECH STOCK CONTRACT.

AND THEN JUST A LOT OF WHAT CHANGED THIS WAS PHASE TWO GOT BUILT VERY FAST AND, AND WE THOUGHT THAT WE WERE GONNA BASICALLY HAVE TIME TO GET THE SIGNALS DONE BEFORE PHASE TWO WAS DONE.

AND SO THAT'S KIND OF CHANGED THE ARRANGEMENT OF, OH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND ADD IT TO YOUR CURRENT CONTRACTOR THAT WILL GET THE SIGNALS DONE AND THEN WE CAN OPEN UP THE LOOP.

IT'S JUST A REALLY GOOD, STRONG RELATIONSHIP WITH TEXTILE ON COLLABORATION THROUGH YOU AND, UM, THAT, THAT HAS GROWN AND CONTINUED TO, IT IS A PARTNER.

IT'S CRITICAL AS WE GO INTO THIS, TO THE BOND ELECTION.

SO, YEP.

I MOVE TO APPROVE FIVE A ASS PRESENTED MOTION.

MAY COMMISSIONER CONLEY FOR ACCEPTANCE.

UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I THINK I HAVE A QUESTION TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.

WELL, LET ME, LET, LET ME GET A SECOND BEFORE I'LL, I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.

UH, GO AHEAD AND PROCEED.

UM, SO THE FUNDING OF THOSE SIGNAL LIGHTS UNDER A SEPARATE CONTRACT, THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT WOULD, IS LESS THAN WHAT THE NEW DOLLAR AMOUNT WOULD BE FOR THAT SAME PROJECT? IT, IT WOULD'VE BEEN LESS BECAUSE WE DID HAVE THOSE ITEMS LIKE ADDING THE STAMP STAIN CONCRETE MM-HMM.

AND THOSE, UH, TURNOUTS, THOSE WERE ADDED TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN ADDITION TO WHAT WOULD'VE BEEN ADDED FOR A SIGNAL.

SO THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL COST IF WE WENT THIS ROUTE.

SO THI THIS NUMBER INCLUDES THOSE ITEMS AS WELL.

RIGHT.

AND THEN, BUT THE, THE BUDGET IN THE ORIGINAL OUTSIDE CONTRACT FOR THOSE LIGHTS DID NOT INCLUDE THAT.

CORRECT? CORRECT.

YEAH.

OKAY.

YEAH, WE'RE GOOD WITH THAT.

I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

YEAH.

OKAY.

YEAH, WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND, YOU KNOW, THE DISCUSSION.

OH, ALL ON FAVOR PASS, PAPA.

THANK YOU CHRIS.

THANK YOU.

[5.B. Update on Transportation Bond Planning. (Chris Bosco / Judge Deen) ]

UH, CHRIS, IF YOU WOULD KIND OF GO THROUGH SOME OF THIS AND JUST, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT PREPARED YET.

UM, WE HAVE BEEN INTERACTING, UM, WITH GEORGE WILLIFORD ON OUR, ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE ON WHAT THAT THOSE NUMBERS ARE.

UH, WE DO HAVE THOSE NUMBERS BACK.

WE'RE NOT QUITE YET PREPARED.

WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WORK TO DO IN TERMS OF WHAT THAT NUMBER'S AND WE'RE GETTING VERY, VERY CLOSE TO THAT.

UH, COMMISSIONER WALDEN, I THINK YOU'VE, UH, STRESSED APPROPRIATELY WHAT THAT NUMBER IS TO GET TO THAT AS WE PROCEED.

AND WE SHOULD HAVE THE, THE NEXT COURT.

AND SO, UH, IDEALLY, UH, MR. WILLIFORD WOULD BE HERE AND WE'LL COORDINATE WITH HIM ON THAT TO GO THROUGH THOSE NUMBERS WITH THE COURT AS TO WITH THAT.

SO WE'LL START PULLING THIS THING IN TOGETHER VERY QUICKLY.

SO IF YOU WOULD KIND OF GO THROUGH THIS A LITTLE BIT AND IF YOU WOULD YEAH, YEAH.

SO TO, TO GIVE YOU, SO THIS WAS THE SCHEDULE WE HAD.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE SITTING, UM, LET'S SEE.

SO WE'RE SITTING HERE.

SO THE, THE STAGE WE'RE AT IS, UH, YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH ALL, UH, YOU GUYS CAN GET, UH, THE DIFFERENT, UH, PROJECT LIST.

UH, WE'RE WORKING ON THE COST ESTIMATES AND FACT SHEETS.

UM, I'M ACTIVELY PLANNING TO MEET WITH Y'ALL AGAIN TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT.

WE'LL HAVE THAT IN DRAFT FORM RIGHT NOW.

BUT JUST GETTING, UM, YOU KNOW, TALKING THROUGH THE SCOPES

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AND, UH, AND THEN AS THE JUDGE MENTIONED, UH, PLANNING FOR THE COURT ON, UH, JUNE 12TH, UH, TO HAVE MR. WILFORD GO THROUGH THE, THE BOND AMOUNTS, WHAT, UM, WHAT SIZE BOND THAT, THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO.

UM, I, I FEEL LIKE I HAD THAT NEXT ONE ON SIX 20 BEING THE FINAL PROJECT LIST.

I THINK WE'LL HAVE THAT BY THE 12TH WHERE WE CAN HAVE HIM SPEAK AND KNOCKING UP.

CUZ AT THAT POINT I WILL HAVE MET WITH ALL Y'ALL.

AGAIN, WE'LL REFINE THAT LIST AND, AND BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT.

UH, AND THEN OF COURSE, UM, DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL'S DECISION AND TALK WITH MR. WILFORD WILL HAVE TO REFINE, UH, THE PROJECTS AT THAT POINT AND TARGETING, UH, THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, REFINEMENT BEING, UH, THERE AT THE END OF JUNE.

AND THEN THAT GIVES US THE MONTH OF JULY IF WE NEED TO MAKE ANY, UH, YOU KNOW, OTHER MODIFICATIONS WE HAVE, YOU'LL SEE THERE THAT COORDINATION WITH TECH STOCK AND COG, UH, THE IDEAS MAINLY ON THE PROJECTS THAT ARE ON SYSTEM THAT ARE PART OF THE BOND, HAVING THAT, UM, COLLABORATION WITH THEM SO THEY UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT PROJECTS THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH THEM ON.

AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT MIGHT INFORM SOME CHANGES THERE, UH, THROUGH THEIR INPUT.

AND THEN WHAT WE'D BE LOOKING AT IS, UH, BY THE END OF, UM, JULY, UM, GETTING APPROVAL FOR PROCEEDING WITH A BOND, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TILL, UH, AUGUST 21ST IF Y'ALL NEED MORE TIME THERE.

UH, SO THAT, THAT GIVES US SOME, UH, FLEXIBILITY THERE.

AND WE'RE ALSO PUTTING TOGETHER AN, AN UPDATING OUR PRESENTATION FOR TOWN HALL MEETINGS.

YES.

UH, WHICH WE ANTICIPATE TO PROBABLY MOVE FORWARD NEXT WEEK OR WEEK AFTER.

UH, AND THEY'LL BE CONTINUOUS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND EVERY, EVERY CORNER OF THE COUNTY WILL BE DOING THAT.

AND SO I'LL BE WORKING WITH EACH COMMISSIONER IF, ARE WE GOING TO PRECINCT TWO, PRECINCT THREE, OR ONE OR FOUR, UH, WE'LL GIVE THOSE RESPECTIVE COMMISSIONERS THAT THEY'LL BE IN ATTENDANCE WITHOUT AND WORK THOSE TOWN HALLS WITH ME.

AND SO, AND YOURSELF.

SO WE GOT A LOT OF MM-HMM.

A LOT OF WORK AHEAD.

SO YEAH, I THINK THE GOAL IS, UH, AFTER I MEET WITH ALL Y'ALL AGAIN AND WE GET THAT, THAT KIND OF CORE LIST AND THEN THAT WAY, RIGHT.

UH, THOSE CAN BE SHARED AT THE TOWN HALLS.

YEP.

VERY WELL.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? AND THIS IS AN UPDATE.

UM, SO, UH, UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL MOVE ON.

CHRIS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

MM-HMM.

, THANK YOU.

THIS IS KIND OF A STANDING ITEM AS WE PROCEED FORWARD, UH, THAT WE'LL BE PUT KEEPING THIS ON AS A, UH, STANDING AGENDA ITEM TO CONTINUE AS AN UPDATE AS WE PROCEED.

SO YES, BE PREPARED FOR THAT.

SO, OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[6.G. Consider/Take Action to re-appoint the Parker County Fire Marshal as required by Texas Local Government Code 352.011 Subchapter B. (Sean Hughes / Judge Deen) ]

CONSIDER TAKE ACTION TO REAPPOINT THE PARKER COUNTY FIRE MARSHALS.

WE'RE HIRED BY TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 3 5 2 0.011 SUB CHAPTER B UH, MR. HUGHES.

GREETINGS, .

GOOD MORNING.

UH, AS REQUIRED BY, BY, UH, STATE STATUTE.

THE, THE FIRE MARSHAL MUST BE REAPPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT EVERY TWO YEARS.

THAT'S BEEN ABOUT TWO YEARS SINCE I WAS HERE LAST TO BE REAPPOINTED AND WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AND, AND, UH, I'M SEEKING THE COURT'S AUTHORIZATION TO BE REAPPOINTED FOR TWO MORE YEARS.

I WILL SAY THAT, UM, WE HAVE ALREADY GOT A MOTION ON, I'LL JUST GO THROUGH THIS ONE.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HAL FOR, UH, FOR APPROVAL WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

UM, THE DISCUSSION PAYS OF IT, I WILL SAY THAT, UH, SEAN HAS DONE A A VERY GOOD JOB IN, IN MAKING SURE THAT STAYING IN TOUCH WITH EACH OF Y'ALL AT MYSELF ON THOSE SITUATIONS, UM, BOTH ON THE FIRE SIDE, ON THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS SIDE, WHICH IS NOT AN EASY TASK.

AND I THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

AND IT'S, IT'S CONTINUED TO GET BETTER AND GAIN THE CONFIDENCE OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND THE GOAL IS, IS REALLY TO COME BACK TO WEATHERFORD AND HUDSON OAKS AND SOME OTHERS AND, AND REINSTITUTE THEM AS OUR, AS THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS TEAM.

SO THAT'S REALLY THE GOAL.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE EFFORT YOU'RE PUTTING FORWARD IN DOING THAT.

YES, SIR.

THANK YOU.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

SO FIRST OF ALL, UH, SIR, APPRECIATE HOW RESPONSIVE YOU ARE ALWAYS AND HOW HELPFUL YOU ARE.

I KNOW THAT IF I CALL YOU, IF I DON'T GET YOU IMMEDIATELY, YOU'RE GONNA CALL ME RIGHT BACK AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

YES.

UM, THE ONLY QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS JUST IN GENERALITIES

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DO YOU HAVE ANY BIG PROJECTS PLANNED OR, OR KIND OF WHAT ARE THE BIG GOALS OF YOURS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS AS YOU SEE THIS POSITION EVOLVING GIVEN THAT PARKER COUNTY'S CHANGING SO MUCH RIGHT NOW? YES, SIR.

UH, WELL, FIRST AND FOREMOST WOULD BE COMPLETION OF THE RADIO PROJECT, THE RADIO UPGRADE PROJECT THAT, UH, THE COURT HAS, HAS ALLOWED US TO, TO DO, UH, AS WELL AS, UM, BRING SOME INFORMATION TO THE COURT, UH, RELATED TO, UH, ADOPTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE FOR COMMERCIAL, UM, UH, COMMERCIAL FACILITIES TO BE BUILT IN THE FUTURE.

UH, WE'VE ALSO GOT SOME OTHER IDEAS KIND OF TIED WITH THAT ABOUT, UM, HOW WE MANAGE, UH, BURNING IN PARKER COUNTY.

UM, AND, AND TRYING TO, UM, FACILITATE THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE AND MAKE THAT A LITTLE MORE TRACKABLE.

UM, BY NO MEANS WE ARE A BURNING COUNTY AND, AND, AND WE SUPPORT THAT, BUT, UM, THERE'S PROBABLY SOME THINGS WE CAN DO BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING BIGGER, FASTER, UM, THAT WE CAN PUT IN PLACE TO TRACK THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER, UM, AND, AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH, UH, THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN, IN, IN, UH, ACCOMPLISHING THOSE GOALS AS WELL.

BUT I, I WOULD SAY PROBABLY, UH, BRINGING THE, BRINGING THE FIRE CODE TO THE COURT FOR A DECISION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER TO ADOPT OR TO NOT ADOPT THE CODE, UM, IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST THING WITHIN THE NEXT PROBABLY TWO YEARS.

UH, AND THEN IMPLEMENTING THAT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, UH, IF WE DON'T IMPLEMENT IT, IF WE DON'T ADOPT THE CODE, THEN WE'RE GOING TO, WE NEED TO LOOK AT SOME WAYS TO TRY TO, UM, DEAL WITH THE, THE, THE RAPID GROWTH AND, AND, UH, AGAIN, OUR JOB IS TO PROTECT NOT ONLY THE LIVES OF THE CITIZENS OF PARKER COUNTY, BUT ALSO THE FIREFIGHTERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS AS WELL.

GREAT, THANK YOU.

YES, SIR.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? DISCUSSION? YOU MENTIONED THE MOTOROLA CONTRACT.

IS IT STILL GOING ON SCHEDULE OR ARE WE HAVING ANY HICCUPS AND NO, SIR, IT'S STILL GOING WELL.

UM, AS I PRESENTED TO THE COURT LAST MONTH, UH, THEY'RE LOOKING AT A COMPLETION DATE OF DECEMBER OF, OF 2024, UH, WHICH IS WELL WITHIN THE, THE, UH, THE GRANT PERIOD.

DOES THAT MEAN THE TOWER WILL BE BUILT ALSO BY THEN? YES, SIR.

EVERYTHING WILL BE UP AND RUNNING AND TESTED BY DECEMBER OF 2024.

AND, AND AS I MENTIONED TO THE COURT, UM, I'D LIKE TO ADD ANOTHER PROBABLY THREE TO SIX MONTHS ON THAT FOR WEATHER AND OTHER THINGS.

BUT RIGHT NOW THINGS ARE, ARE GOING, UH, AS PLANNED.

UM, WE DID, UH, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I, I DON'T THINK I UPDATED THE COURT ON WAS THE AGNES TOWER, UM, AND THE LIGHTNING DAMAGE THAT THE TWO TOWERS, UH, AIL AND AGNES TOOK, UH, ALL OF THAT EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND IT IS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AT THIS TIME.

YEAH.

SEAN, THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA.

WE'LL COME BACK WITH THAT.

YES, SIR.

WHICH THANKS YOU FOR THE UPDATE.

IT'S, IT'S DONE.

IT'S BEEN, IT'S AN UPDATE.

STILL NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT, OKAY.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? THANK YOU.

IF THERE'S NOT ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION.

NO, UH, WE'VE ALREADY, NO, IT'S ALREADY MOVED UP.

OKAY.

MR. HALE, YOU'VE MADE THE MOTION? YES.

OKAY.

PRETTY WELL.

UM, COMMISSIONER CONLEY HAS MADE THE SECOND, OR ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS, ALL IN FAVOR PASS BY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

IF I DON'T AT,

[4.D. PURCHASING ]

YES.

I HAVE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY CLERK A LIST OF SOME COMPUTER SWITCHES AND PROTECTIVE VESTS THAT ARE BEING TRANSFERRED AMONGST THE DEPARTMENTS.

OKAY.

ANY COMMENTS BEING DISCUSSED? MOTION? I'M SORRY? DOES THAT REQUIRE MOTION? NO, IT'S JUST, THAT'S NOT OKAY.

THANK YOU.

SORRY.

I THOUGHT IT DID.

IT'S JUST A NOTIFICATION.

OKAY.

VERY WELL.

EAST ANNEX PROJECT UPDATE, ANYTHING.

THE ONLY UPDATE IS THAT THERE WAS A RIBBON CUTTING LAST WEEK AND ALL IS, UM, COMPLETED ON THE PROJECT.

THERE'S BEEN A FEW HICCUPS WITH THE WATER LINE.

LAST WEEK MARK AND HIS CREW CAME IN AND SAVED THE DAY.

AND, UM, SO OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK I'VE NOT HEARD OTHERWISE.

I JUST, I'M GONNA SAY THAT BUILDING TURNED OUT BEAUTIFULLY AND THERE ARE A COUPLE LITTLE ISSUES, SAY HICCUPS, UH, WHERE WATER KIND OF COMES IN AND THERE'S A HEAT ISSUE COMING, YOU KNOW, SO THEY CAN PUT SOME TENT AND MM-HMM.

REAL MINOR, MINOR STUFF THAT WE CAN WORK WITH AND WORK ON.

BUT I REALLY THINK THEY CAME TOGETHER AS, AS EACH DEPARTMENT TO WORK TOGETHER IN THAT BUILDING.

AND IT JUST TURNED OUT BEAUTIFULLY.

AND I, I THOUGHT THE RIBBON CUTTING WENT GREAT.

SO, UM,

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YEAH, THAT SHOULD BE IT.

NO, WE DID THE REVENUE CUTTING ON GO ADAM.

THREE SURPLUS PROPERTY LISTS AND AUTHORIZATION AUTHORIZATION INCLUSION IN AN ONLINE AUCTION SCHEDULED ON MAY 26TH, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 9TH, 2023.

SO JUST REQUESTING AN AUTHORIZATION TO DO A SMALL AUCTION.

WE HAVE, UH, NUMEROUS COMPUTERS AND, UH, RUGGEDIZED LAPTOPS AND SWITCHES AND, UM, CISCO PHONES THAT WE'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND DO A AUCTION FOR TO GET THOSE OUT OF THE WAY SO WE CAN TAKE IN MORE SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR A FUTURE AUCTION LATER ON IN THE YEAR.

SO I HAVE SUBMITTED THE LIST TO THE COUNTY CLERK AND EACH OF YOU HAVE A COPY.

OKAY.

A MOTION.

DON'T NEED A MOTION ON THAT.

RIGHT.

GO ADAM.

POUR AND ACCEPT, REJECT RENEW RFP PC 20 DASH 27.

SELL UP SCRAP METALS REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO RENEW RFP PC 20 DASH 27.

SELL OF SCRAP METALS AWARDED TO GAME TECHS INDUSTRY, UM, DBA GOMAN MEDALS.

IT'S ELIGIBLE FOR RENEWAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIOD.

AND THE VENDOR HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN RENEWING THE BID FOR THE PERIOD OF JUNE 1ST, 2023 THROUGH MAY 31ST, 2024 AT THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THAT ITEM.

I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY WITH SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

BUT I HAVE A QUESTION.

WHERE'RE THE DISCUSSION BASED, UH, WE'RE HAVING TROUBLE OUT AT THE NORTH DISPOSAL CENTER GETTING ENOUGH, UH, TRAILERS TO HAUL THE METAL OFF.

THE PILE'S GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER AND WE KEEP CALLING 'EM AND WANTING MORE OF THESE DUMPSTERS TO PUT THE METAL IN.

CAN YOU HELP ME THAT NOW IS THAT WITH THE ROLL OFF WITH WASTE CONNECTIONS? NO, NO.

THIS GOSMAN HAS AGREED TO TAKE A YES.

UM, I CAN CONTACT THEM.

I I CAN CONTACT THEM.

IT WAS MY UNDER, I WAS UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS CONTRACT WAS FOR THE PRECINCTS TO DELIVER METAL TO THEM.

THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S NO, THEY'VE BEEN PICKING.

OKAY.

I CAN REACH OUT.

UM, THEY BRING A TRAILER TO US.

THEY DO BRING YOU A TRA.

OKAY.

SO I'LL, I'LL REACH OUT TO THEM AND SEE ABOUT GETTING ADDITIONAL TRAILERS.

WE'RE NOT EVEN KEEPING UP.

I MEAN, PILES GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER AND WE'LL GET ONE DISPOSAL A MONTH, A WEEK, MAYBE TWO AT THE MOST.

IF WE BAG A LOT, WE GET TWO, BUT WE'RE GONNA NEED MORE CAUSE PILE JUST GET IT THERE.

OKAY.

I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'VE, IT COULD BE A, A PERSONNEL SHORTAGE OVER THERE OR I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS, I'LL CALL AND SEE IF THEY HAVE ANY.

WE, WE'VE ASKED THEM TO ASK.

MAYBE YOU CAN DO SO.

OKAY.

OKAY.

SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION.

ALREADY DID.

OH, I'M SORRY.

YES, AGAIN, IT MOVED UP.

AND COMMISSIONER COLLINS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

COMMISSIONER WALDEN'S MADE THE SECOND.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE OH.

CODE ITEM FIVE.

ACCEPT, REJECT, RENEW PC 21 DASH 20 RAILROAD CAR IS USED FOR CULVERTS.

AGAIN, I'M REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO RENEW PC 2120 FOR RAILROAD CARS USED FOR CULVERTS.

THIS WAS AWARDED TO THE RAILROAD YARD AND IT'S ELIGIBLE FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIOD.

THE VENDOR WANTS TO RENEW BUT IS REQUESTING A PRICE ADJUSTMENT OF A LITTLE LESS THAN 10% ON ALL THE SIZES.

AND, UM, I SUBMITTED THE INFORMATION OF WHAT THE ORIGINAL CA, UM, BID WAS AND WHAT THEIR ADJUSTED, UM, AMOUNT WOULD BE IF SO APPROVED FOR THE COURT.

THIS WOULD BE FOR JUNE 1ST OF 23 THROUGH MAY 31ST OF 24.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER CONLEY HAS MADE THE SECOND.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR.

PASS FIVE VOTE.

THANK YOU.

GOOD.

ITEM SIX, AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE R F RFP PC 23 DASH 44 ONLINE.

AUCTIONEERING SERVICES REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO, UM, ADVERTISE FOR RFP PC 2344 ONLINE AUCTIONEERING SERVICES.

UM, WE ANTICIPATE THE ADVERTISING DATES OF MAY 23RD AND MAY 30TH WITH AN ANTICIPATED BID OPENING OF JUNE 13TH AND DATE OF AWARD OF JUNE 26TH.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? J UM, SORRY.

COMMISSIONER HOLT HAS MADE THE SECOND.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR PASS.

FIVE.

OH GOOD.

ITEM SEVEN, APPROVE THEM.

PURCHASE OF BUY PC 23 DASH 45 FREIGHT LINER.

4,000 GALLON WATER TRUCK FOR PRECINCT ONE USING ARPA FUNDS REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE, UH, BY, BY PC.

2345

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IT'S A 4,000 GALLON TRUCK, WATER TRUCK FOR PRECINCT ONE.

THIS IS THROUGH THE BBO CONTRACT 68 5 22.

AND, UM, AS STATED, IT'S UTILIZING ARPA FUNDS AND WE'RE ALSO GONNA TRADE IN A 2000 GALLON TRUCK THAT WE HAVE, THEY'RE GIVING US 20,000 FOR THAT.

SO THE, THE TOTAL PRICE WOULD BE ONE FORTY SEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY 7,000.

SO I MOVE TO APPROVE THAT ITEM MOTION BE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

COMMISSIONER HILL HAS MADE THE SECOND.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? HOLD ON.

FAVOR PASS.

FIVE.

OH, THANK YOU.

GO TO ITEM EIGHT, APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF SOS SOURCE, PC 23 DASH 46 ALAMO BOOM.

MOWER FOR PRECINCT FOUR.

REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF THIS, UM, P SOURCE.

WELL PC 2346 ALAMO ALAMO, BOOM MOWER FOR PRECINCT FOUR.

UH, THROUGH, IT'S THROUGH THE SOWELL CO-OP CONTRACT.

OH 7 0 8 21 DASH AGI.

UM, FUNDING HAS BEEN VERIFIED AND I BELIEVE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT WAS APPROVED THIS MORNING FOR THAT AS WELL.

OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HEALTH FOR APPROVAL.

THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY CONCERNING THE DISCUSSION FOR YOU.

VOTE ALL IN FAVOR.

PASS FIVE.

OH GOOD.

ITEM NINE, APPROVE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SPRINGTOWN ANNEX DOORS.

UM, MARK LONG WITH BUILDING AND GROUNDS IS HERE.

HE'LL DISCUSS THIS, BUT I'M REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION AFTER HIS EXPLANATION TO REPLACE THE SPRINGTOWN ANNEX DOORS USING ADVANCED GLASS.

MARK HAS PROVIDED THREE QUOTES FOR THIS JOB AND, UM, THEY ALL SEEM TO BE IN ORDER AND SO I'LL LET HIM FURTHER EXPLAIN.

OH, THERE, IT'S HERE.

IT'S THE TOTAL.

WE WANT TO GIVE IT TO ADVANCED GLASS.

THEY DO ALL THE COLLEGE WORK FOR ONE, SO THAT KIND OF MAKES HIM FEEL A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

BUT THE TOTAL BID FOR THOSE FOUR DOORS, UH, AND THEY'LL, THEY'LL BE ADA COMPLIANT.

THAT PART OF THE BUILDING WILL BE THERE.

SO THIS WILL BE GOOD.

IT'S 30,000 1 0 5 85 THAT'LL COME OUT OF OUR MAINTENANCE LINE.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE ENTRANCE DOOR? YES, SIR.

BE ABLE TO PUNCH BUTTON, YOU KNOW, OUTSIDE.

YEAH, IN BETWEEN OR INSIDE, YOU KNOW, TO OPEN ALL THE DOORS.

CAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE KINDA NOT WHERE WE NEED TO BE AT THAT BUILDING.

I MOVE TO APPROVE, UH, ITEM NINE AS PRESENTED.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE FOR THE DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU.

PASS FIVE.

OH, THANK YOU.

GOOD.

ITEM 10, APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF BUY PC 23 DASH 47 R O M O R O M C O ROAD WIDENER FOR PRECINCT ONE USING OUR PROVIDES, UM, AGAIN, REQUESTING APPROVAL FOR THE PURCHASE OF BUY PC 2347 ARAMCO ROAD, WIDENER FOR PRECINCT ONE.

UM, THIS IS SIR CONTRACT 68 5 22 AND ALSO USING ARPA FUNDS, WHICH A BUDGET, UM, AMENDMENT WAS APPROVED PER EARLIER.

THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HELPS US WITH THE SIDES OF THE ROADS.

IT MAKES IT MUCH EASIER TO FIX THE SIDES OF THE ROADS.

AND I MOVE TO APPROVE, UH, D 10.

COMMISSIONER CON MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

COMMISSIONER HILL HAS MADE THE SECOND DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR.

FIVE.

OH, GOOD.

ITEM 11, APPROVE THIS SALVAGE AND CELL AS SCRAP OF A 50 FOOT TRAILER FOR PRECINCT TWO.

I'M JUST REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION OF A TO SALVAGE AND SCRAP THIS 50 FOOT TRAILER FOR PRECINCT TWO.

AND I'LL LET, UM, COMMISSIONER HOLT EXPLAIN WHAT, WHAT THE ISSUE IS.

WAS IT? SURE.

THIS IS A TRAILER THAT I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER PEACOCK GOT FROM SURPLUS AUCTION.

I THINK, I THINK IT WAS A SEIZED A SEIZURE TRAILER.

THAT'S TO BEGIN WITH.

THAT'S IT.

AND IT'S SAT UNUSED ON OUR YARD FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

UM, WE HAVE OTHER TRAILERS THAT SERVE THAT PURPOSE.

WE TRIED TO PAWN IT OFF ON, I THINK PRECINCT FOUR AND THEY TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND SAID, NO THANKS.

I THINK THEY DROVE IT OFF THE LOT AND TURNED AROUND, DROVE IT RIGHT BACK.

.

UM, OUR, OUR MECHANIC HAS INDICATED THAT THE COST TO REPAIR THE TRAILER IS EXTREMELY EXCESSIVE COMPARED TO THE VALUE OF THE TRAILER.

AND FRANKLY WE DON'T FEEL REAL COMFORTABLE WITH ITS SAFETY.

SO THERE'S ALSO A TITLE ISSUE, THERE'S NOT A TITLE FOR IT.

AND SO THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER OBSTACLE TO OVERCOME TO UTILIZE THE TRAILER.

SO, SO I MAKE THE MOTION, UH, COMMISSIONER HOLDS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

UH, COMMISSIONER WALTERS HAS MADE THE SECOND.

IS THERE ANY OF THE DISCUSSION BEFORE YOU VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.

OH,

[6.B. Review and discuss the cost for linear footage of roads to be used in the formula for construction and maintenance bonds and take any action the court deems necessary. (Commissioner Holt) ]

AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.

COMMISSIONER HOLT? YEAH, SO, UM, THIS CAME UP IN DISCUSSIONS

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WE HAVE AN ISSUE RIGHT NOW IN PRECINCT TWO WHERE WE'RE HAVING TO CALL A BOND AND THE COST PER FOOT THAT THE BONDS ARE BASED OFF OF IS APPROXIMATELY $35 PER LINEAR FOOT.

IN DISCUSSING THAT WITH OUR, WITH MY FOREMAN AND MY STAFF, THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THAT IS WOEFULLY UNDER, UH, WHAT WE WOULD NEED TO PAY IF WE WERE GONNA HIRE AN OUTSIDE PARTY TO DO THAT.

THOSE COSTS.

UM, I GOT TWO VERY INFORMAL BIDS FROM REPUTABLE LOCAL CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK ON COUNTY ROADS.

ONE GAVE ME AT LEAST $85 PER LINEAR FOOT AS THE PRICE THEY WOULD CHARGE.

THE OTHER SAID IT'D BE CLOSER TO A HUNDRED.

THAT O OBVIOUSLY VARIES BY THE DEGREE OF BASE REQUIRED, WHAT TYPE OF SOIL YOU'RE BUILDING THE ROAD ON, ET CETERA.

BUT I AM ASKING THE COURT TO CONSIDER REVISING THAT FORMULA OR THAT NUMBER IN THE FORMULA FROM 35 TO $90 PER FOOT BASED OFF OF CURRENT PRICES.

BECAUSE IF WE DON'T DO THAT, THEN WHEN WE HAVE TO GO IN AND CALL THAT BOND AND REPAIR A ROAD, PARKER COUNTY TAXPAYERS ARE EATING THE DIFFERENCE.

COUNSELOR, UH, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

UH, LEGALLY, CAN WE JUST CHANGE THE PRICE OR YEAH.

TO ACTUALLY, THIS GOES BACK TO SHELLY AND, UH, BRIANNA PROBABLY BE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS IN DETERMINING ACTUAL COST.

SO REALLY OUR BOND SHOULD BE ACTUAL COST TO PUT A ROAD IN OR TO MAINTAIN ONE.

SO, UH, AND WHEN I SAY SHELLY, THAT GOES BACK TO OUR AUDITOR WAY BACK WHEN AND WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION, BUT BACK THEN COURT DIDN'T TAKE ANY ACTION AT THAT POINT.

WE'D HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

SO, UH, PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT ACTUAL COST IS.

I AGREE IT NEEDS TO GO UP WHATEVER FROM WHAT IT IS NOW, BUT, SO WE NEED THEM TO LOOK IT UP OR WHAT? WELL, WE NEED, WE NEED A DETERMINATION OF WHAT OUR ACTUAL COST IS.

CUZ WE CAN'T MAKE A GIFT OF COUNTY TAXPAYER MONEY IF A DEVELOPER DOESN'T COMPLETE A ROAD.

SO IF THEY GO OUT THERE AND THEY DON'T COMPLETE A ROAD AND WE CAN'T COMPLETE IT BASED ON THE AMOUNT THAT THEY GIVE US FOR A CONSTRUCTION BOND.

WELL, I, I KNOW RIGHT? I'VE GOT THE SAME PROBLEM.

RIGHT.

SO I, I KNOW THEY HAD THAT ISSUE IN PRECINCT TOO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHERE WE CALLED A BOND.

I, UH, AT THAT TIME I REMEMBER WE, THE BOND COVERED IT AT THAT TIME.

I DON'T KNOW THAT, I DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFICS OF IT.

WELL, AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS, IS IT, ARE WE COVERING THE BOND BASED ON WHAT OUR COST IS TO COMPLETE THAT ROAD? OR ARE WE BASING IT ON WHAT DO WE COST TO GO OUT TO A THIRD PARTY AND THEN IT'S BASED ON A LINEAR FOOT, WHICH THE WIDTH OF THE ROADS WITH US DOING IT AND WITH THE FEMA RATES AND ALL THAT, IT, UH, WE DIDN'T GET ENOUGH MONEY OUT OF THE BOMB.

THERE'S THE HIDDEN COST OF IF WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND USE OUR WORKERS ON A ROAD, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE PROPERLY IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THERE'S OTHER ROADS OUT THERE THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING TO THAT WE COULD HAVE WITH THAT TIME SPENT.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I FEEL LIKE IT'S APPROPRIATE TO PUT A REASONABLE MARKET COST WHERE IF WE HAD TO HIRE SOMEONE TO GO DO THAT WORK, BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS ISN'T PART OF NORMAL COUNTY OPERATIONS.

THIS IS A DEVELOPER OR A ROAD BUILDER NOT DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD IN THE FIRST PLACE.

SO THAT'S WHY I THINK THAT INCREASING THE RATE TO A REASONABLE MARKET RATE MAKES SENSE.

NOT JUST OUR INTERNAL COSTS.

SO IN THE FORMULA'S GONNA BE BOILED DOWN TO WHAT OUR ACTUAL COSTS ARE.

SO IF WE'RE PERFORMING THE WORK, IT NEEDS TO BE OUR ACTUAL COST BECAUSE WE CAN'T MAKE A PROFIT ON IT.

RIGHT.

WELL YOU GOTTA DO THE FMA RATES AND ALL THAT.

CORRECT.

SO THIS IS, WE, WE HAVE ENOUGH PROJECTS ELSEWHERE THAT ARE ONGOING THAT IT'S OUR PREFERENCE TO WHEN A SITUATION LIKE THIS ARISES, HAVE THE BOND BE SUCH THAT IT'S COVERING THE COST FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO DO THE WORK ON THAT ROAD SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE ON SERVING THE TAXPAYERS ON OTHER PROJECTS.

WELL, I'D LIKE IT TO BE THAT WAY, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT IT WILL, I MEAN, LEGALLY WELL WE, WE CAN, WE CAN EXPLORE THAT, BUT YOU KNOW, BASICALLY IF WE HAVE A, A ROAD THAT, OR OTHER ROADS THAT WE ARE, WE NEED TO ATTEND TO, YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY IT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD OUTSOURCE AND COLLECT THAT COST.

SO IF WE HAD MORE, IF WE HAD LANGUAGE MORE IN LINE WITH THAT, THEN THAT WOULD COVER DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROADS.

I'M ASSUMING YOU'RE REBUILDING A HOT MIX TOP ROAD HERE.

THIS ONE'S CHIPS SEAL.

CHIPS SEAL.

OKAY.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF WE GET INTO THESE DIFFERENT TYPES OF ROADS THAT ARE BEING BONDED, SOME LANGUAGE LIKE HE REFERENCED, RIGHT.

AND WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T REQUIRE 'EM TO BUILD A ROAD OR PUT A ROAD IN BETTER THAN WHAT WE BUILD.

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WHAT'S THE COST TO BUILD A ROAD THAT WE'D PUT IN.

BUT IF THEY BOND A, A BRAND NEW HOT MIX ROAD, THAT'S GONNA BE A LOT MORE THAN A TWO COURSE CHIP SEAL, BRAND NEW ROAD, RIGHT? CORRECT.

SO IF WE ADOPTED LANGUAGE, CUZ I, I MEAN WE ALL UNDERSTAND OUR CREWS ARE RUNNING WIDE OPEN WITH WHAT WE HAVE AND THEN WE HAVE TO GO AND IT TAKES AWAY FROM TAKING CARE OF OUR ROADS FOR THE, FOR OUR, OUR TAXPAYERS.

UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THAT SHOULD BE SOMETHING WE LOOK AT.

IF WE CAN GET IT DONE LEGALLY, RIGHT, AND IN THE FORMULA IT'D BE AN AMENDMENT TO OUR SUBDIVISION RULES AND REGULATIONS.

SO IT'D COME IN UNDER THAT TYPE OF AMENDMENT.

AND JUST, JUST SO THE COURT IS CLEAR, THIS IS NOT A HYPOTHETICAL, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IF YOU LOOK FURTHER DOWN IN THE AGENDA, WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE HAVING TO WORK THROUGH RIGHT NOW PRESENTLY THAT TRIGGERED JAMIE REACHING OUT TO ME SAYING, HEY, THIS FORMULA IS BASED OFF OF $35 A LINEAR, THE FORMULA THAT CALCULATES THE BOND IS BASED OFF OF 35 PER LINEAR FOOT.

THAT'S PROBABLY NOT GONNA BE ENOUGH.

SO THAT'S WHEN I CALLED THE ROAD BUILDERS AND GOT 85 AND A HUNDRED AS THE TWO QUOTES.

WELL NEEDS TO BE DONE.

I MEAN, FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO IT ILLEGALLY.

COMMISSIONER, HOLD, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT? NO, I'M MAKING THE MOTION.

WELL, I GUESS MY QUESTION TO JOHN IS, IS THIS AS SIMPLE AS WE HAVE A FORMULA THAT WE USE RIGHT NOW, THE CALCULATION THAT WE'RE USING IS 35, LEGALLY SPEAKING.

CAN WE MAKE THE MOTION TO JUST SUBSTITUTE 90 FOR 35 IN THAT FORMULA AND THEN CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE AS NECESSARY? IT IT NEEDS TO BE A PUBLIC HEARING WITH AN AMENDMENT TO OUR SUBDIVISION RULES.

AND SO WE WE NEED TO PUT NOTICE OUT THAT THIS IS GOING TO OCCUR.

HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING, HAVE THE INPUT.

BUT YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT ABSOLUTELY IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO.

OKAY.

AND GET GOOD NUMBERS AS FAR AS AN ACTUAL COST THAT WE BELIEVE MOVING FORWARD THERE WOULD BE IF WE HAD TO DO THE CONSTRUCTION OR MAINTENANCE, EITHER FORMALLY OR INFORMALLY.

THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE THAT THE, THE NUMBER WAS NOT SUFFICIENT.

UM, I WAS JUST RECALLING THE ONE INCIDENT OVER IN PRECINCT TWO, JOHN, WHERE IT DID COVER BECAUSE YOU WERE ABLE TO TAKE THAT BOND OF MONEY AND GIVE IT TO THE, TO, TO THEM TO FINISH THE JOB IN THAT PARTICULAR CASE.

BUT, BUT MY POINT IS THAT, THAT RATHER THAN, UH, AND I REALIZE YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM THERE, BUT, UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE THAT QUICKLY.

WOULD IT NOT BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE SUBDIVISION SUBCOMMITTEE TO TAKE ON TO, TO DISCUSS AND THEN PERHAPS HAVE A HEARING THERE? OR WELL, WELL, SINCE WE NEED TO HAVE A HEARING CAUSE IT'S NOT A SMALL DEAL TO SOMEBODY THAT'S OUT THERE RIGHT.

TO CHECK AT LEAST IT'D BE A PUBLIC HEARING.

RIGHT.

AND SO GET THE FORMULAS, EVERYTHING TO BACK IT.

RIGHT.

UM, GET THE, THE DOCUMENTATION AND THEN WE'D PRESENT IT AT A PUBLIC HEARING.

AND I THINK WE COULD WORK WITH, WELL I THINK EACH OF US COULD, COULD PROBABLY COME UP WITH A, A, A FACTOR FROM OUR OWN CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW FOR A COST IN ADDITION TO HIRING SOMEBODY OUTSIDE THAT WOULD BE ABLE TO COME IN AND DO IT TOO.

AND THERE'S SOME, YOU KNOW, GET SOME MORE INPUTS, WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.

BUT I MEAN, WE CAN CALCULATE WHAT IT COSTS FOR, FOR OUR CONSTRUCTION COST TO BUILD A ROAD TO, UH, SUBDIVISION REGULATION SPECIFICATIONS.

WE CAN IN EACH OF OUR PRECINCTS, AND I KNOW WE HAVE THAT FORMULA, LINEAR FOOT, BUT SOME ROAD WIDTHS ARE DIFFERENT AS WELL.

NOT NOT IN THE SPECIFICATIONS.

I KNOW THEY'RE NOT, BUT, BUT WE'VE SEEN IT WHERE MAYBE IT'S OVER A PRESCRIPTIVE ROAD THAT EXISTS AND NO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR A SUBDIVISION.

RIGHT.

A NEW SUBDIVISION WITH A NEW ROAD MM-HMM.

.

OKAY.

SO IT SHOULD BE THE SPECIFICATIONS THAT ARE IN THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

AND AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT OF BASE THAT'S, THAT'S OUTLINED IN THE OUTLINED AS WELL, OUTLINED IN THE SPECIFICATIONS.