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[Call to Order]
UM, IT IS, UH, RECORDS SHOW.IT IS 9:00 AM I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO THE PARKER COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
UH, WE'RE GONNA CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER ON THE 14TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2023.
AGAIN, IT IS 9:00 AM WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, AND LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE HAVE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE PRESENT.
AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH THE INVITATION LED BY LYNDALE HOLLOWAY FROM PERS BAPTIST CHURCH, WEATHERFORD, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, LED BY PARKER COUNTY JUDGE PRO.
TIM COMMISSIONER CONLEY, PLEASE STAND.
GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND FOR THIS LEADERSHIP THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN OUR COUNTY.
WE PRAY, UH, WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT FOR THEM AND THE DECISIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE.
AND WE PRAY YOUR BLESSINGS ON OUR COUNTY AND THIS STATE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG BY PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE, SAY, UNDER GOD, ONE RESIDE.
[4. CONSENT]
WE DO ITEM FOUR ON THE CONSENT AGENDA UNDER ITEM A, ITEMS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR.UNDER ITEM B, ITEMS ONE AND THREE AND ITEMS C, COUNTY JUDGE ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND THREE.
I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS AS OUTLINED BY THE JUDGE.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
UH, WE'RE GONNA MOVE DOWN THE AGENDA ON A COUPLE THINGS TO ACCOMMODATE SOME PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE.
[8.C. Approve the use of Parker County lots (4 quadrants, corner parking lot on Dallas/York) by The Weatherford Chamber of Commerce at no charge for Christmas on the Square on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 from 10am to 4pm. (Gloria Martinez / Judge Deen)]
EIGHT C IF YOU WOULD GO TO THAT, APPROVE THE USE OF PARKER COUNTY LOTS, FOUR QUADRANTS, CORNER PARKING LOT ON DALLAS YORK BY THE WEATHER FOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT NO CHARGE FOR CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, 2023 FROM 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM WE DO HAVE GLORIA MARTINEZ WITH US IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP.GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
UH, WE ARE REQUESTING THE PARKING LOTS, UH, ON DALLAS AND YORK.
AND THEN THE FOUR QUADRANTS FOR CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE WILL BE HELD DECEMBER 2ND FROM 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM ACTUALLY 8:00 AM IS FOR THE MOVE IN FOR VENDORS.
10:00 AM IS WHEN THE, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SHOP.
ANY QUESTIONS? MIKEL HAS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY HAS MADE THE SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
WE ARE GONNA GO DOWN TO, UH, ITEM SIX
[6.B. Present/Discuss Proposed FY2024 Budget. (Judge Deen)]
B.PRESENT, PRESENT, DISCUSS PROPOSED F Y 2024 BUDGET.
UH, BRIANNA, IF YOU WOULD COME UP.
SO LAST THURSDAY, WE FILED THE F Y 2324 PROPOSED BUDGET.
UM, AND WHAT YOU HAVE IS A COPY OF THE BUDGET COVER.
SO IT SAYS THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY $3,964,928 OR 6.6% OVER THE PRIOR YEAR.
SO THAT'S ABOUT 2.6 FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
UH, 650 FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE AND 705 FOR DEBT SERVICE OF THAT AMOUNT, 3,785,424 OR 98 90 5% IS FROM TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR.
AND SO WHAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET, UH, WAS THE SAME AS THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE.
AND SO YOU CAN SEE, UM, FROM THAT COVER, IT SHOWS WHAT THE CURRENT RATE
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IS FOR EACH OF THE THREE TAX RATES THAT THE COUNTY SETS.SO THAT'S YOUR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS, YOUR I N S OR YOUR DEBT SERVICE, AND THEN LATERAL ROAD AND BRIDGE.
AND THEN, UM, WHAT THE CURRENT TOTAL TAX RATE IS VERSUS THE PROPOSED, UM, TAX RATE.
AND SO, UM, THE OTHER SPREADSHEET THAT I'VE PROVIDED ACTUALLY BREAKS DOWN, UM, WHAT THAT MEANS FOR A REVENUE GENERATION AS WELL AS, UM, AN OVERALL RATE.
SO YOU COULD SEE THE OVERALL, WHEN YOU COMPARE THE CURRENT RATE, WHICH IS 0.3 1, 2, 3, 3 6, VERSUS THE PROPOSED RATE OF 0.2 5 2 0 9 7, IT'S ABOUT A 6 CENT, UH, DECREASE.
UM, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WHAT OUR CURRENT PROPERTY TAX GENERATIONS ARE FOR EACH OF THOSE THREE TAX RATES AS WELL AS THE PROPOSED.
AND WHAT ADDITIONAL, UM, REVENUE THAT IS FOR, FOR EACH OF THOSE.
THE SECOND PART OF THAT SPREADSHEET, YOU COULD SEE OUR DEBT SERVICE COMPARING, UH, OUR DEBT SERVICE THIS YEAR VERSUS NEXT YEAR.
SO WE WERE ABOUT 12 MILLION IN THE CURRENT YEAR, AND THEN NEXT YEAR IT DROPS A LITTLE BIT TO, UM, 11.9.
SO IT'S 167,000, UH, DECREASE TOMORROW.
AS WE START OUR BUDGET WORKSHOPS, I'LL GO MORE IN DEPTH, UM, OF OUR CURRENT ADOPTED BUDGET VERSUS WHAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS AS FAR AS, UM, CHANGES IN OPERATING COSTS, UH, BY DEPARTMENT AND WHAT THOSE ARE PRIMARILY ATTRIBUTED TO, AS WELL AS, UM, A TOTAL OF WHAT OUR CAPITAL REQUESTS ARE, AND THEN EMPLOYEE, UM, REQUESTS, WHETHER THAT BE RECLASSIFICATIONS, NEW POSITIONS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, OVER TUESDAY AND THURSDAY WE'LL GO INTO DEPTH, UM, WITH PRESENTATIONS FROM BECKY AS WELL AS KIM ON, YOU KNOW, THOSE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS WHICH WERE PRESENTED, UM, EARLIER IN I GUESS JULY WHEN WE HAD THOSE WORKSHOPS.
AND SO, UM, AS I'VE DONE PREVIOUSLY, WE'LL SAY, OKAY, HERE'S, HERE'S WHAT'S IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET.
IF ALL THESE THINGS WERE APPROVED, WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? UM, BUT JUST TO GIVE YOU ON HERE, IT HAS THE ADOPTED BUDGET ON THAT, ON THE SAME SPREADSHEET.
IT SHOWS THE ADOPTED BUDGET THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY IN, UM, IS ABOUT 71.7 MILLION.
UM, AND IF YOU COMPARE THAT TO WHAT THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS, IT'S ABOUT 66.4 MILLION.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY CAPITAL ITEMS OR AGAIN, ANY SALARY REQUESTS THAT IS JUST, UH, PURE OPERATIONS.
SO, UM, WHAT I DID IS I COMPARED WHAT DID THE PROPOSED BUDGET LOOK LIKE LAST YEAR VERSUS THIS YEAR, UM, AGAIN, TO KIND OF GET ON THE SAME LEVEL OF JUST OPERATING COSTS.
AND IF WE TAKE OUT CONTINGENCY, UM, FROM THOSE, THEN IT'S ABOUT 8.6 MILLION HIGHER, UM, THAN LAST YEAR'S AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
AND SO, LIKE I SAID, WE'LL GO MORE IN DEPTH, UM, BY DEPARTMENT TOMORROW.
UM, AND THEN THE TOTAL OF THOSE REQUESTS, UM, BUT AT LEAST YOU HAVE, YOU KNOW, WHERE WE'RE STARTING OFF, IT WAS FILED.
AND THEN, UM, AND WE CAN DISCUSS EITHER NOW OR TOMORROW AS WELL AND GO INTO THE PROPERTY TAX, UH, PROJECTIONS.
AND SO THIS IS THIS SPREADSHEET BEHIND THE, THE COVER.
AND SO THIS JUST SHOWS FROM OUR CERTIFIED VALUES, HOW DO WE GET, UM, THOSE REVENUES.
AND THEN AGAIN, IT JUST SHOWS THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT WE HAVE ON THE COVER OF WHAT'S A NEW CONSTRUCTION, UM, AND WHAT PERCENTAGE THAT IS FOR, FOR EACH OF THOSE, UM, TAX RATES THAT THE COUNTY SETS.
AND THEN I'VE ALSO INCLUDED FOR YOU ALL THE CERTIFIED ROLES THAT THEN SUPPORT THE PROPERTY TAX, UH, PROJECTION.
AND SO I'LL START WITH THAT, UM, TOMORROW AND GO THROUGH THAT AS WELL AS THEN, YOU KNOW, SHOWING MORE IN DEPTH BY DEPARTMENT, UM, ADJUSTMENTS.
BRIAN, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU.
SO LOOKING AT THE DEBT SERVICE RATE, THE CURRENT RATE, CALL IT 5.80 CENTS, PROPOSED RATE 4.60 CENTS, HAVE WE DONE ANY PROJECTIONS OR CALCULATIONS ON THE DIFFERENCES IN PAYOFF SPEED AT THOSE DIFFERENT RATES? NO.
SO ONE THING FOR, AND I WAS GONNA GO THROUGH IT TOMORROW, BUT WE CAN GO THROUGH IT NOW.
SO, AND I'M, I'M NOT TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF YOU.
SO IF THAT'S A CONVERSATION IS BETTER FOR TOMORROW.
WELL, UM, ERIC FROM HILLTOP SECURITIES WILL GO THROUGH, UM, HOW THE BOND WOULD AFFECT THE DEBT RATE AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
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THEN FOR, UM, THIS YEAR WHAT WE DID IS WHEN WE LOOKED AT CALCULATED THE DEBT RATE, UM, THE REVENUE THAT IT WAS GENERATING, IT WAS GENERATING, IT'S, IT'S A PURE MATHEMATICAL CALCULATION.YOU TAKE YOUR, HERE'S OUR DEBT SERVICE FOR THE NEXT YEAR, AND THEN THAT TAXABLE VALUE OR YOUR CERTIFIED VALUE TO GET, WHAT DEBT RATE DO YOU NEED TO SET IN ORDER TO PAY YOUR, YOUR I N SS.
AND SO WHEN WE LOOKED AT THAT, IT WAS ACTUALLY GENERATING MORE REVENUE THAN WHAT WE ARE NEEDING FOR DEBT SERVICE.
AND SO PART OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE ALLOCATION WITH THE FROZEN LEVY, THE FROZEN TAX LEVY FOR THE GENERAL FUND.
AND SO THAT'S ALLOCATED PRO RATA BASED OFF OF YOUR M AND O RATE AND YOUR I N S RATE.
AND SO, UM, I DID A COUPLE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS.
IF WE USED A PORTION OF FUND BALANCE FROM DEBT SERVICE TO THEN LOWER THAT RATE AND STILL STAYING AT THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, UM, THEN IT GAVE MORE BASICALLY FOR YOUR M AND O WHILE STILL COVERING YOUR DEBT SERVICE.
AND SO WHEN I FIRST CALCULATED THE DEBT RATE, UM, YOU TAKE YOUR NO NEW REVENUE RATE, YOU SUBTRACT OUT YOUR DEBT RATE, AND THAT GIVES YOU WHAT YOU GET FOR M AND O.
SO WHEN I DID THAT, IT WAS ONLY GENERATING 583,000 FOR THE GENERAL FUND, WHICH RIGHT.
AND WHEN I LOOKED AT WHAT IT WAS DOING FOR I N S, IT WAS PUTTING MORE INTO FUND BALANCE THAN REALLY WE SHOULD HAVE THERE.
UM, AND SO YES, IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL, YOU COULD PAY CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, SERIES OFF IF, OR TRANCHES IF THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, CALLABLE AND YOU'RE ABLE TO DO THAT.
UM, BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT IT, YOU KNOW, KNOWING WHAT WE NEED TO OPERATE GENERAL FUND AND HOW WE BALANCE THE BUDGET LAST YEAR, I FELT THAT, YOU KNOW, IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE JUDGE THAT IT WOULD MAKE SENSE, LET'S KIND OF BUY DOWN PART OF THE DEBT RATE USING OUR, UM, FUND BALANCE WITH YOUR I N S TO BE ABLE TO GIVE GENERAL FUND ADDITIONAL SURE.
UM, AND EVEN AT THAT, WHEN WE CALCULATED IT, I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY MUCH ONCE YOU FACTOR IN YOUR, UM, DELINQUENT TAXES IN THERE, YOU'RE STILL GENERATING AS, AS MUCH AS YOU NEED TO COVER YOUR DEBT SERVICE WITH REALLY NOT EVEN TOUCHING, UM, THE FUND BALANCE THERE.
AND SO THAT WAY YOU HAVE THAT FUND BALANCE AS WE, YOU KNOW, IF THIS BOND PASSES TO MAYBE BE ABLE TO USE PART OF THAT TO NOT, YOU KNOW, SEE THE RATE INCREASE AS MUCH AS WHAT IT WOULD BE IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE THAT.
YEAH, I THINK WHERE MY HEAD'S AT IS THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY A DIRECTION I WANT TO GO, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE THE INFORMATION SO THAT WE CAN HAVE ALL THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO US AND WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH THAT TOMORROW PRETTY THOROUGHLY OR NOT.
AND WE CAN TALK, UM, MORE ABOUT THAT, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER IF WE'RE, DEPENDING ON WHERE THE COURT IS WANTING TO SET THE RATE, BECAUSE IF YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, YOUR GOAL IS TO BE THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE, WHICH I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT AS WELL, AND THEN YOU'RE TRYING TO COVER YOUR DEBT SERVICE, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE FOR THE GENERAL FUND BASED ON THE NEEDS THERE.
[8.DD. Review and Execute Interlocal Agreement with Hudson Oaks Municipal Court Services and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
EIGHT, DOUBLE D.UH, SOME RESPECT OF THE AUDIENCE WE HAVE HERE AND, UH, IS TO REVIEW AND EXECUTE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH HUDSON OAKS MUNICIPAL COURT SERVICES AND TAKE ANY ACTION OF THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.
AND WE DO HAVE SOMEONE HERE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK ON THAT AS WELL AS I UNDERSTAND AND WE DO.
SO HU HUDSON OAKS HAVE MINIMAL CASES AS FAR AS TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, AND THEY HAD REQUESTED THAT THE COUNTY TAKE OVER THOSE PARTICULAR CASES AND THEY VISIT WITH MYSELF AND WITH JUDGE MENDOLIA AS WELL.
UH, HE HAS REVIEWED THE CASES AND HOW MANY, WHAT KIND OF LOAD THEY'D PUT ON HIS COURT.
IT REALLY WOULDN'T PUT THAT MUCH OF A STRAIN ON HIM.
AND I BELIEVE, AND I'M NOT GONNA SPEAK FOR THE JUDGE, BUT I BELIEVE HE SAID HE COULD HANDLE THAT.
UH, MY PROSECUTORS COULD HANDLE THAT AS WELL.
WE'D ADD IT TO THE DOCKETS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
UH, THE COST FOR THOSE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS WOULD COME TO THE COUNTY AT THAT POINT.
UM, TO EVERYONE HERE, UM, YEAH, I MET WITH MR. NARIN, I THINK, UM, THE CITY MANAGER, UM, OR ADMINISTRATOR OF HUDSON OAKS.
I THINK PRIOR TO HIM EVEN BRINGING THE CONTRACT TO PARKER COUNTY, HE JUST AS A COURTESY TO ME, WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR COURT COULD HANDLE HIS DOCKET.
AND WE WENT OVER WHAT IT, UM, ENTAILS ON A, ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.
THEY, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A COURT QUARTERLY.
IT WOULD MAKE NO, NO DENT TO OUR, UM, EXISTING CRIMINAL CASE LAW AT ALL.
UM, I THINK IT WOULD BE JUST FALL RIGHT INTO WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND IT'S, AGAIN, LIKE JOHN SAID NOW, NEGOTIATED THAT IT'LL BE JUST MORE INCOME TO US.
SO, UM, IT, IT WILL NOT CHANGE OUR STAFFING IN ANY WAY SHOULD FOLD RIGHT IN AND AND BE A SOURCE OF INCOME.
SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THE MUNICIPAL JUDGE THAT THEY HAVE? WILL THEY JUST, WILL HE GO AWAY OR
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JUST WILL THAT? I'M NOT SURE BECAUSE THEY STILL HAVE MAGISTRATE.AND THEY STILL HAVE, UM, THERE'S OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
THEY HAVE ORDINANCES THAT THEY, THAT THEY DEAL WITH, UM, THAT WE ARE NOT GONNA HANDLE THEIR CITY ORDINANCES.
WE'RE ONLY HANDLING THE TRAFFIC TICKETS, NOR SHOULD WE.
SO I THINK THAT, UM, I THINK THERE'LL STILL BE A POSITION OF NEED FOR THAT.
AND THAT'S A FUTURE DISCUSSION.
I DON'T WANT TO MIX THAT WITH WHAT SPECIFIC ON THE AGENDA, AND I DON'T WANT TO TREND OFF THAT, BUT THAT'S A FUTURE DISCUSSION WE NEED TO BE SURE AND BE AWARE OF AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS IS WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO, YES, AS FAR AS THE MAGISTRATION, OBVIOUSLY WE WANT HUDSON OAKS STILL INVOLVED IN, IN THAT ROTATION IF POSSIBLE.
AND I THINK HE, THE JUDGE CURRENTLY OUT THERE IN MUNICIPAL JUDGES ON A PART-TIME BASIS AS NEED CURRENTLY.
IS THAT CORRECT? IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING IT'S A, IT'S AN HOURLY MM-HMM.
DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA ON REVENUE FROM THE CITATIONS? HE WAS, YOU KNOW, IN TALKING ABOUT IT, THEY WERE HANDLING ANYWHERE FROM, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S ALMOST MINIMAL.
UM, AS FAR AS THE NUMBER TALKING 15, MAYBE 20 PER QUARTER TICKETS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU AVERAGE THAT AS FAR AS FEES, APPROXIMATELY 400 EACH, YOU KNOW, 300 TO 400 EACH.
THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT, 20 TICKETS A MONTH? I'M SORRY? 20 TICKETS A MONTH? 20 A QUARTER.
SO IT'S NOT, LIKE I SAID, IT WOULDN'T BE ONEROUS TO US AT ALL.
IT WOULDN'T CHANGE OUR STAFF IN ANY WAY.
UM, BUT IT'LL BE, I MEAN, IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, MAYBE 10 GRAND, I DON'T KNOW, 10 TO 15 GRAND A YEAR, SOMETHING LIKE THAT OF REVENUE APPROXIMATELY.
IS THAT OFFSET THE BURDEN THAT IT WOULD PUT ON US FROM A LABOR STANDPOINT OR FROM AN OBLIGATION OR RESPONSIBILITY? YEAH, I MEAN, AT THAT NUMBER, I MEAN, WE WOULDN'T EVEN, WE WOULDN'T EVEN NOTICE THAT MANY TICKETS.
I MEAN, WE DEAL, WE DEAL WITH, WITH 20 A DAY, A DAY TO A WEEK.
UM, SO ADDING 20 A QUARTER TO OUR DOCKET WOULD BE, WOULD BE NOTHING.
SO SOME OF THESE ALSO MIGHT JUST GO TO THE, THE WINDOW AND GET A DEFERRED OR DRIVING SAFETY COURSE.
YOU KNOW, THEY'LL HAVE THE SAME OPTIONS THAT ANYBODY THAT WAS ASSIGNED TO THAT COURT ANYWAY WOULD HAVE.
SO THEY MIGHT NOT EVEN END UP ON A PRETRIAL, SO IT MAY JUST BE, GO TO THE WINDOW AND PAY THE FEE.
MR. GALLERY, YOU ALLOWED TO ASK QUESTIONS OR CONVENE IN ANY WAY? UH, YOU CAN, YOU, CAN YOU, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES IF YOU'D LIKE TO ASK A QUESTION ON A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM.
I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, UM,
AND, UM, I DON'T LIVE IN HUDSON OAKS, BUT I DO DRIVE THROUGH THERE A LOT.
AND I'M WONDERING IF THE AMOUNT OF TICKETS, WHICH OUGHT TO BE GIVEN OUT, OUT THERE, WERE GIVEN OUT, WOULD THAT CHANGE THE RATE WHICH HE'S TALKING ABOUT OF REVENUE? WELL, THAT'S THE PURSE.
THAT'S HUDSON OAKS, THAT'S, IT'S THEIR CITY TO DETERMINE WHAT THEIR FULL, I MEAN, WHAT THEIR, I GUESS THEIR STRATEGIC PLAN IS AND WHAT THEIR OBJECTIVES ARE.
AND FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE, THAT'S NOT OUR ROLE TO TELL THEM TO RIDE A TICKET OR NOT.
THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD APPROACH WITH HUDSON OAKS TO DETERMINE WHAT, WHAT, YOU KNOW, HOW THEY VIEW WRITING A TICKET OR NOT.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S NOT OUR ROLE HERE.
WE'RE JUST FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM TO, TO TAKE THAT ROLE OVER.
BUT IT'S NOT OUR ROLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY'RE WRITING ENOUGH TICKETS OR NOT.
I JUST HADN'T HEARD OF IT BEFORE AND I THOUGHT I'D ASK.
AND, AND I WILL COMMENT, I THINK THEY'RE GONNA UTILIZE THE RESOURCES THAT THEY DO HAVE MORE ON PUBLIC SAFETY, SO SAFETY THEY'RE IN, IN THAT COMMUNITY.
AND IF THERE'S SOMEONE THAT'S REALLY EGREGIOUS SPEEDING OR, OR CREATING SOME HAVOC ON THE ROAD, THEY'RE GONNA STOP 'EM RIDE TICKET.
WE'RE GONNA GET THE, PROBABLY THE MOST EXTREME, BUT THEY'RE JUST REALLOCATING THE RESOURCES MORE TOWARDS PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND PATROL.
WELL, AND, AND, AND TO KIND OF FOLLOW UP WITH WHAT YOU'RE ASKING IS, UH, I THINK THEY'RE, THEY'RE FOCUSED MORE ON CHANGE THEIR, THEIR, UH, PHILOSOPHY ON MORE OF A COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEPARTMENT RATHER THAN RIDING TICKETS TO PATROL THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE.
UH, I DON'T BELIEVE THEY PATROL THE FREEWAY AS MUCH BECAUSE OF D P SS AND, UH, OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WITH SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND SO FORTH.
BUT THAT REALLY IS A DISCUSSION YOU SHOULD PROBABLY HAVE WITH 'EM AND PROBABLY GET THE ANSWERS THAT YOU WANT OUT OF THAT.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO ITEM FIVE A.
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I'M NOT SURE WE VOTED ON THAT ITEM.I THOUGHT IT WAS A NON-ACTIONABLE ITEM.
REVIEW AND EXECUTE LOCAL AGREEMENTS.
SO WE, WE DO NEED, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HALE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS A NON-ACTIONABLE ITEM.
[5.A. Overview of the 2023 bond program projects. (Chris Bosco / Judge Deen)]
TO ITEM FIVE A ON THE UPDATE ON TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.UH, OVERVIEW OF THE 2023 BOND PROGRAM PROJECTS.
WE HAVE CHRIS BOSCO WITH FRIESA NICHOLS.
SIR, COULD YOU MAKE THAT ANY SMALLER? YEAH, I LIKE YOUR FONT.
I LIKE YOUR, UH, MINUS THREE FONT HERE.
DIDN'T YOU HAVE A BIRTHDAY RECENTLY?
AND, AND WHAT I, WHAT I PASSED OUT IS, UH, KIND OF A SUMMARY.
UH, AND THE PLAN HERE, THE PRESENTATION WILL COVER ALL THE PROJECTS, BUT THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU A DETAILED SUMMARY IN A SPREADSHEET FORM THAT'S HARDER TO SEE IN A, IN A PRESENTATION.
BUT I'M GONNA, UH, GO THROUGH THE OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM AND THEN ERIC WITH HILLTOP WILL GIVE AN UPDATE ON, UH, THE TAX, UH, SIDE OF IT.
BUT I'LL, I'LL COVER THE PROJECTS, UH, THE UPDATES WE'VE HAD AND THE SCHEDULE OF THE ELECTION.
UH, SO AS, AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN PAST MEETINGS, UH, ONE KEY DRIVER IS THE POPULATION GROWTH, UH, THAT WE'VE HAD.
AND, AND AS WE SAID IN THE PAST, BEING SIXTH IN THE NATION IN GROWTH, UH, AND THAT'S BEEN OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE SEEN THAT REAL ACCELERATED GROWTH.
AND OF COURSE, ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT, UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IS BOTH ADDRESSING THAT GROWTH, BUT LOOKING AT, UH, PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND SAFETY.
UH, I THINK AT LAST COURT WE UPDATED Y'ALL THAT, OR WE HAD ACTUALLY OUR MEETING WITH COG AND TECH STOCK FOLLOWING THE LAST COURT MEETING.
AND SO WE, WE HAD A GOOD MEETING WITH THEM.
THEY'RE WORKING ON GETTING BACK TO US ON, UH, SPECIFICS AROUND THE, UH, SIZE OF THE PARTNERSHIP AND, AND COMMITMENT THERE.
UH, THEY ACTUALLY GAVE US SOME SUGGESTIONS ON PROJECTS THAT WE'VE INCORPORATED INTO THIS, UH, FINAL SET OF PROJECTS, JUST SOME SUBTLE CHANGES TO THE ALIGNMENTS AND THAT, UH, THAT KIND OF FOCUS.
AND THEN OF COURSE, SAFETY, YOU'LL SEE AS I GO THROUGH HERE, THERE'S A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY, UH, FOCUSED AROUND SAFETY.
AND SO I THINK WITH THE TRYING TO ADDRESS THE GROWTH, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE SEE A LOT IS AS GROWTH, UH, GETS OUT IN FRONT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE, YOU OFTEN KIND OF SEE, UH, CHALLENGES ON THE SAFETY SIDE.
I WANNA INTERRUPT YOU JUST REAL QUICK.
WHAT YOU'RE, WHAT THE AUDIENCE IS LOOKING AT AND, AND THOSE THAT ARE VIEWING THIS MEETING IS THE PRESENTATION THAT WE'RE GIVING AND GOING THROUGH.
AND WE'VE HAD TWO OR THREE NOW.
UM, BUT THIS, AND WE HAVE ONE TONIGHT.
AND, UM, WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE, AND THIS IS THE PRESENTATION THAT IS BEING VIEWED.
AND, AND SO MINOR TWEAKS HERE AND THERE WILL BE GIVEN, BUT ALSO I WANNA POINT OUT ON, ON PRECINCT ONE.
UH, THE SUBSTANTIAL WORK IS, THAT HAS BEEN ALREADY DONE OUT THERE IS WHY YOU SEE THAT NUMBER.
TYPICALLY THESE, THESE ARE WITHIN A MILLION OR SO OF EACH OTHER, WHICH IS, IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
AND THEN YOU SEE, UH, PRECINCT ONE, WHICH, AND QUITE A BIT OF WORK HAS BEEN DONE OUT THERE ALREADY, SO THAT'S WHY IT'S A LITTLE LESS OF A NUMBER.
SO I PROCEED AND, AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I WANNA POINT OUT, YOU'LL SEE THIS STATEMENT IN THE STREET.
SO THAT IS A, UH, CAMPAIGN THAT TECH STOCK HAS.
'CAUSE THERE'S BEEN OVER 19 YEARS, UH, ON TEXAS HIGHWAYS WHERE THERE'S BEEN AT LEAST ONE DEATH A YEAR.
AND SO ONE DEATH, ONE DEATH A DAY, A DAY A DAY, SORRY.
AND SO THE CAMPAIGN IS TO IMPROVE SAFETY.
UH, THAT'S OBVIOUSLY IMPORTANT TO US.
AND YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF THE PROJECTS HERE, UH, ARE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS THAT CONNECT INTO STATE ROADS.
BUT THERE'S ACTUALLY A ROLE THE COUNTY CAN SERVE TO EITHER ADVANCE THAT PROJECT OR DO AN IMPROVEMENT ON THE COUNTY SIDE AND CONNECT AT A SAFER LOCATION.
AND I THINK THE KEY TO THAT IS, AND AND, UM, COMMISSIONER HOLT HAS
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BEEN VERY, UM, PROACTIVE ON THIS AND THE PROJECTS THAT HE'S GIVEN.AND HIS APPROACH TO THAT IS DON'T WAIT FOR THE DATA TO SHOW THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING DONE OR WAIT FOR A DEATH TO HAPPEN AND A DEATH COUNT, BUT BE PROACTIVE AND LOOK AT WHERE WE CAN STOP THESE THINGS AND ACTUALLY ADOPT THAT PHILOSOPHY.
YOU MAY NEVER ACHIEVE IT, BUT AT LEAST WE'RE TRYING, IF WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT STATEWIDE, WE CAN, WE CAN START MAKING A DIFFERENCE AND LOSE LOSS OF LIFE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND, AND LOOKING AT THE PROJECTS IN PRECINCT ONE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S REALLY A THEME OF THAT.
YOU'LL SEE, UH, FOR EXAMPLE, PROJECT 1 0 1 0.06 IS REALIGNMENT OF VEAL STATION AT A MUCH SAFER LOCATION ON FM 51.
UH, THE PROJECT 5.14, THERE IS THE INTERSECTION OF 1 99 AND OLD AGNES, UH, TO CREATE A SAFER INTERSECTION THERE.
UH, ANOTHER NOTABLE PROJECT IS THE CHURCH EXTENSION PROJECT 1.02, AND THEN HUTCHINSON EXTENSION.
UH, ACTUALLY YOU'LL SEE THAT BETWEEN PRECINCT TWO AND THREE, UH, PROVIDING A CONTINUOUS, UH, LOOP ON THE SOUTHERN END OF SPRINGTOWN.
UH, HALF OF THAT IS IN PRECINCT TWO AND HALF IS IN PRECINCT ONE.
BUT THAT REALLY PROVIDES THAT CONNECTIVITY WHERE NOT EVERY DRIVER HAS TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION OF 1 99 AND 51 TO ACCESS THE, THE SCHOOLS AND THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE AREA.
THERE WOULD ACTUALLY BE ABOUT THREE QUARTER OF A LOOP AROUND SPRINGTOWN IF WE GET THAT COMPLETED.
'CAUSE WE'VE ALREADY GOT A PARTIAL WEST AND, UH, UP TO THE NORTH.
SO WHEN, IF WE CAN GET THAT PART COMPLETED, THERE'S JUST A LITTLE BIT ON THE EAST SIDE AND, BUT, UH, THEY'LL HAVE A COMPLETE LOOP AROUND SPRINGTOWN.
AND THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS DID THAT IN THE PREVIOUS BONDS OF THE, THAT NORTHERN PIECE AND, UH, SURROUNDING THE SCHOOL.
SO THIS REALLY JUST KIND OF CONTINUES THAT, UH, SET OF PROJECTS FROM THE 2008 AND 16 BONDS.
UH, SO LOOKING AT, UH, PRECINCT TWO, UH, SIMILAR THEME, UH, THE JUDGE ALLUDED TO A LOT OF THE, UH, SAFETY INITIATIVES.
UH, SPECIFICALLY ON NINE 20, UH, YOU'LL SEE, UH, PROJECT 5.11 IS A PROJECT THAT IS, UM, UH, THEREBY PESTER SCHOOL WHERE, UM, WILLOW CREEK WILL TIE IN, UH, GETTING TURN LANES AT THAT LOCATION.
UH, PROJECT 2.02 IS, UH, GREEN ACRES AND JOHNSON BEND.
IT'S A KIND OF AN AWKWARD LAYOUT AT A REAL, UH, DIFFICULT AREA TO SEE ON NINE 20.
UH, PROJECT 5.02 IS, IS ACTUALLY A PROJECT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN FUNDED BY THE STATE.
UH, AND THERE'S A COUNTY SHARE IN THAT.
SO THAT'S INCLUDED THE BOND AT, UH, VILLE AND, UH, 1 99.
AND THEN AS YOU COME, UH, DOWN TO THE SOUTHERN END OF THE PRECINCT, UH, THERE'S IMPROVEMENTS TO CONNECTIVITY, UH, SIGNAL AT OLD GARDNER AND RICK WILLIAMSON.
UH, ALSO, UH, THAT REALLY STRADDLES PRECINCT THREE AND FOUR IS A BRIDGE THAT WILL BE OVER 180 IN RICK WILLIAMSON.
SO IN THE PREVIOUS BOND, UH, THE PROJECT, YOU'LL SEE THE ROAD WAS KIND OF SPLIT IN PREP FOR A BRIDGE.
AND THEN THE GOAL AND THIS BOND IS TO GET THAT BRIDGE BUILT.
YOU MEAN BETWEEN PRECINCTS TWO AND THREE? YEAH.
OH, I APOLOGIZE, JUST TO CLARIFY.
UH, AND THEN, UH, PROJECT, UH, 5.01 IS ACTUALLY EXTENSION OF, UH, FM SEVEN 30 AND, UM, TO TIE INTO 20 AND PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL CONNECTIVITY ON THE SOUTHERN END OF THAT PRECINCT.
UH, SO GOING TO PRECINCT THREE A, AS WE MENTIONED, UH, THE, THE BRIDGE, UH, KIND OF STRADDLING THE, THE PRECINCTS TWO AND THREE, BUT ALSO A ADDITIONAL TWO LANE, TWO LANES OF RICK WILLIAMSON FROM 180 TO I 20.
UH, ANOTHER, UH, KIND OF EAST WEST CONNECTOR THERE.
PROJECT 3.01 AND THEN A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS ALONG 20, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS PORTION OF 20, UH, THERE'S A NEED OF EXTENSIONS OF FRONTAGE ROADS.
SO THESE WILL BE PARTNERSHIPS WITH TECH STOCK, BUT, UH, THE COUNTY WOULD ADVANCE THAT WORK AND, UM, GET THOSE FRONTAGE ROADS IN PLACE AND, AND, UH, SEEK CONSTRUCTION FUNDING WITH, UH, TECH STOCK ON THOSE.
AND THEN THERE'S PROJECTS, 5.06 IS WEATHERFORD'S DONE SOME ADVANCEMENT OF THAT PROJECT.
SO THAT WOULD BE NEW ON AND OFF RAMPS THAT WOULD SERVE THE HIGH SCHOOL, UH, AND BETHEL ROAD FOR ANY RESIDENTS THAT LIVE ALONG BETHEL ROAD.
AND SO THIS BOND WOULD HELP, UH, CONTINUE TO
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ADVANCE THAT PROJECT AND, UH, SEEK, UH, STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT IT, UH, IN, IN PRECINCT FOUR.UM, A LOT OF, UH, CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS IN PRECINCT FOUR.
AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS IS THIS TRANSITION TO, UH, MORE OF AN URBAN CROSS-SECTION.
OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, UH, FM 1187 WAS DONE AS AN URBAN CROSS-SECTION IN, IN THE 2008 BOND.
UH, THIS WOULD INCLUDE, UH, FM 1187 GOING FROM, UH, LIDO OUT TO ALITO ANA ROAD, UH, AND ALSO A WIDENING OF, UH, OF, UH, BANKHEAD ROAD AS WELL.
UH, THAT'S KIND OF ON THE EDGE OF ALITO AND, UH, WILLOW CREEK OR WILLOW PARK, SORRY.
AND SO EACH OF THOSE ROADS, THERE'S ALSO A PARTNERSHIP THAT'S ALREADY FUNDED.
PROJECT 5.07 IS A PROJECT THAT'S BEEN ACTIVE WITH OLD WEATHERFORD ROAD.
UH, THAT'S A PROJECT WITH, UH, THAT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH TECH STOCK COG AND THE I SS D AND THE DEVELOPERS IN THAT AREA.
SO IT'S A, A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT THAT'S, UH, WE'RE LOOKING TO ACTUALLY BID IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS.
UH, KELLY ROADS ANOTHER KEY, UH, PROJECT THERE EXTENDING OFF OF 1187 WITH SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT OUT IN THAT AREA TO IMPROVE THOSE SEGMENTS OF KELLY ROAD.
UH, SO THIS HASN'T CHANGED SINCE THE LAST PRESENTATION.
WE HAVE A GOOD BALANCE OF PROJECTS.
WE'VE KIND OF HIT ON THIS THEME OF SAFETY, UH, BUT ALSO EXTENSIONS OF ROADS.
SO THAT'S ADDING THAT CONNECTIVITY LIKE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IN PRECINCT ONE, UH, AROUND SPRINGTOWN.
AND THEN THE WIDENING, UH, EXAMPLE OF THAT WOULD BE ADDING THE TWO ADDITIONAL LANES ON THE LOOP, UH, WIDENING OAK RIDGE AND, AND HUDSON OAKS OR OLD BANKHEAD IN THE, UM, WILLOW PARK ALITO AREA.
AND THEN THE FRONTAGE ROADS AND RAMPS.
THOSE ARE, THAT'S A, A PARTNERSHIP ON I 20, BUT IS KEY TO ADD THAT ADDITIONAL CAPACITY ALONG 20.
UM, SO LOOKING AT KIND OF THE BREAKDOWN OF PROJECTS WE MENTIONED WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT ARE DIRECTLY ON TECH STOCKS, ROADWAY SYSTEM, UH, BUT THEN A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT KIND OF BALANCES BETWEEN PROJECTS IN A CITY JURISDICTION, UH, VERSUS PROJECTS THAT ARE, UH, OUT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS IN THE COUNTY.
AND SO WE HAVE A GOOD, UH, BALANCE OF, OF THE TYPE OF PROJECTS THERE AS WELL.
AND THEN THIS GIVES YOU A BREAKDOWN, UM, TO THE $130 MILLION WITH, UH, 88 MILLION BEING APPLIED TO PRECINCT PROJECTS.
AND THAT COULD BE CITY OR COUNTY.
UH, WHEREAS THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS OF 27 MILLION IS PROJECTS WE'RE LOOKING TO LEVERAGE.
UH, SO THE COUNTY WOULD ADVANCE THE, THE DESIGN, THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION AND THEN, UH, SEEK STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT IT.
AND THEN DISCRETIONARY, UH, FUNDS OF $15 MILLION.
UH, SO LOOKING AT THE KEY SCHEDULE TO TODAY'S AUGUST 14TH, AND, UH, SO WE HAVE, UH, A WINDOW BETWEEN THE NINTH AND THE 21ST TO CALL THE ELECTION, UH, AND THEN A EARLY VOTING DATE OF OCTOBER 23RD WITH, UH, THE ELECTION DAY ON NOVEMBER 7TH.
UH, SO NOW I'M GONNA HAVE ERIC WITH, UH, HILLTOP COME UP AND SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT CAN I, CAN I ASK YOU TO DO ONE THING? I'M SORRY.
UM, WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND WE, WE TALKED ABOUT THESE PARTNERSHIPS MM-HMM.
AND, UM, ALSO SOME OF THE, WHAT, WHAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO US ALL IS SOME OF THE MATCHING FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL, UH, THAT WE'RE GONNA BE PROVIDED.
AND WHAT'S YOUR PERSPECTIVE ON THAT, IF YOU WOULD GIVE THAT? YES, YES.
AND THAT'S BEEN A THEME IN THE LAST TWO BONDS.
UH, SO, UH, TO BACK UP A LITTLE BIT, IN THE LAST TWO BONDS, THE, THE COUNTY INVESTED 14 MILLION AND WAS ABLE TO GET A PARTNERSHIP OF 120 MILLION.
AND SO THAT'S THE SAME THEME THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE, IS, UH, THE, THE WAY THAT THE RULES WORK IS THAT IF IT, IF IT'S AN ON SYSTEM ROADWAY, SO A TECH STOCK OWNED ROAD, YOU CAN APPLY STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS.
AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COUNTY BOMB PROGRAMS REALLY HELP WITH IS FOR THE LOCAL ENTITY, THE COUNTIES AND THE CITIES TO COME TOGETHER TO DEVELOP THE ENGINEERING, GET ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE BY THE RIGHT OF WAY, AND YOU ADVANCE THAT PROJECT MM-HMM.
AND THEN AS NEW STATE AND FEDERAL MONIES,
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UH, COME INTO THE STATE OF TEXAS, THEY CAN BE APPLIED TO BUILD THAT PROJECT.AND SO THAT'S THE THEME WE'VE DONE.
AND, AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT THE MEETING WITH COG AND TECH STOCK, UH, THERE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SO MUCH GROWTH HAPPEN IN PARKER COUNTY.
THEY HAVE A REAL FOCUS IN PARKER COUNTY, UH, THAT, THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD, UH, TO THIS LEVEL IN THE PAST.
BONDS, UH, WITH THIS GROWTH, THERE'S A LOT OF INVESTMENT THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE, UH, IN THE WORKS FOR THE MAIN LANES OF I 20 AND A LOT OF THE MAJOR FM ROADS.
BUT COUPLED THAT WITH, UH, THE COUNTY LOOKING TO ADVANCE THOSE PROJECTS, UH, AS WELL IS REALLY KIND OF A UNPRECEDENTED PARTNERSHIP THAN WE'VE HAD IN THE LAST TWO BONDS.
AND COMMISSIONER WALDEN, YOU HAD MENTIONED BEFORE, ONE OF THE KEY CONCERNS, AND RIGHTLY SO THAT YOU HAVE, WAS THE MATCHING FUNDS, THE FEDERAL MATCHING, UH, THAT HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD IN THE PAST.
AND THE INTERESTING COMMENT THAT I HEARD OUT OF THAT WAS IS THAT WE WERE, I BELIEVE IT WAS 130 MILLION THERE, AND THEY SAID, THAT MIGHT SEEM A LITTLE CONSERVATIVE.
IT SEEMS LIKE THAT MIGHT BE A MORE AGGRESSIVE NUMBER THAT WE MIGHT END UP COMING OUT WITH.
SO WE FEEL REALLY PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THAT AT THIS STAGE, WHICH WE WILL KNOW THAT NUMBER WIN, CHRIS.
UM, SO THEY'RE GONNA GET BACK TO US AT THE END OF AUGUST ON OKAY.
IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT'S THE HIGHEST IT WILL BE, IT'S JUST THE NUMBER BASED ON THEIR BUDGETING THAT.
AND, AND SO ONE EXAMPLE IS IN THE 2008 BOND, OUR COMMITTED NUMBER WAS 10 MILLION AND WE END UP GETTING 60.
SO, YOU KNOW, THE, BUT THE IDEA IS LIKE, BASED ON THE CYCLE OF THE PROJECTS, WHAT IS A NUMBER THAT, UH, THEY FEEL LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN COMMIT TO? NOW, ONE OTHER KEY THING WAS ALSO, AND I THINK A LOT OF IT WAS IN PRECINCT TWO, WHERE THEY WERE WILLING TO TAKE SOME OF THOSE LOCAL PROJECTS AND TAKE THEM ON ONLINE AND PUT 'EM ON SYSTEM AND OR TAKE THEM OVER THE, THE CONCERN, THE GOOD THING IS, IS THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR IT.
UH, THE DOWNSIDE IT WOULD BE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE AND TO PROBABLY ADD A COUPLE OF YEARS OR THREE YEARS TO THOSE PROJECTS.
AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU'LL HAVE TO DISCUSSED RESPECTIVELY WITH THE COMMISSIONERS TO HOW THAT'S GONNA BE HANDLED AS WE GO FORWARD.
ONE OF THE STRATEGIES IS, YOU KNOW, WE, WE SHOWED ALL THOSE SAFETY PROJECTS IS, UM, WE HAD A CONVERSATION AROUND SHOULD WE JUST BUNDLE IT INTO A BIG PROJECT, BUT, UH, BUNDLING INTO A BIG ONE OBVIOUSLY TAKES MORE TIME.
AND SO THAT, THAT'LL BE A DECISION THAT WILL ULTIMATELY NEED TO BE MADE IF, IF WE NEED TO ADVANCE A PROJECT.
LET'S, UH, HAVE ERIC COME UP AND, UH, FROM HILLTOP SECURITIES OBJECTION.
UH, GOOD MORNING JUDGE COMMISSIONERS AS MENTIONED, ERIC MAHA WITH HILLTOP, UH, GOOD TO BE BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING.
AND WE PUT TOGETHER A FEW, UH, NUMBERS, UH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRESENTATION JUST PRESENTED.
AND, UH, THE FIRST PAGE THAT WAS HANDED OUT IS JUST A HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY, UH, BASED ON SOME OF THE ANALYSIS WE'VE PREPARED, UM, ON THAT FIRST PAGE, UM, FOR 130 MILLION, UH, BASED ON THE PROPOSAL, UM, WE ESTIMATE BASED ON CONSERVATIVE GROWTH ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT ABOUT 7.80 CENTS, UH, TO THE I N SS TAX RATE.
AND KEEP IN MIND THAT WOULD NOT OCCUR UNTIL ALL THE BONDS ARE ISSUED.
AND SO THE COUNTY CERTAINLY HAS THE ABILITY, UH, TO ISSUE THE BONDS AND PHASES.
AND SO THE ESTIMATE IS ONCE ALL BONDS ARE ISSUED, WE'RE ESTIMATED AROUND 7.80 CENTS ON THE I N S TAX RATE.
AND THEN, AS MS. FOWLER PRESENTED, UH, EARLIER IN THE MEETING, UM, THE ESTIMATED OR CALCULATED RATE FOR THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR IS 4.60 CENTS.
UH, AND THAT'S MAINLY DUE TO THE GROWTH IN PROPERTY VALUES.
AND THERE'S ACTUALLY A REDUCTION IN THE COUNTY'S DEBT THIS NEXT YEAR.
SO COMBINATION OF A REDUCTION IN DEBT AND THE INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES IS PUSHING THAT CALCULATION TO AROUND 4.60 CENTS BEFORE THE BOND.
SO AFTER THE BOND, WE'RE ESTIMATING 7.80 CENTS, UH, COMPARED TO THE 4.60 CENTS.
NOW THAT'S ABOUT A 3.20 CENTS INCREASE WITH THE BOND.
AND THAT'S, UH, THE NUMBERS SHOWN THIS MORNING.
THAT'S WHAT THAT IS BASED ON, ABOUT A THREE, 3 CENT INCREASE WITH THE BOND.
AND THEN ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST PAGE, WE'VE EQUATED THAT ON AN ANNUAL MONTHLY BASIS, UH, TO VARIOUS PROPERTY VALUES WITHIN THE COUNTY.
I WAS GONNA SAY ONE THING TO KIND OF ECHO, TO JUMP IN WHAT, UM, ERIC IS SAYING IS, SO ON THE SECOND PAGE WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR EXISTING DEBT, YOU COULD SEE THAT IN YEAR, I THINK IT IN 28, YOU HAVE SOME SERIES PAYING
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OFF.AND SO, LIKE ERIC SAID, YOU WOULDN'T DRAW DOWN ALL THOSE BOND FUNDS AT ONE TIME.
AND WE'VE, I'VE TALKED TO CHRIS ABOUT THAT AS LOOKING AT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF, YOU KNOW, WHEN CONSTRUCTION WOULD START AND BIDDING AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS, WHEN WE'D NEED THOSE FUNDS IN PLACE, WE WOULD, YOU KNOW, DRAW THAT DOWN IN DIFFERENT, UM, AT DIFFERENT TIMES.
SO YOU'RE NOT HAVING THAT IMPACT ALL AT ONCE.
AND SO WE MAY HAVE SOME OF THAT EXISTING DEBT BEING PAID OFF BEFORE THEN YOU WOULD EVEN BE, YOU KNOW, DRAWING THOSE FUNDS DOWN.
SO THAT, THAT'S SOMETHING, IT'S KIND OF SMOOTHING, SMOOTHING, UM, THE DEBT RATE OUT VERSUS JUST HAVING IT THE IMPACT ALL AT ONE TIME.
AND CERTAINLY IF PROPERTY VALUES EXCEED THE PROJECTIONS ON PAGE TWO, UM, THE COUNTY WOULDN'T REACH THAT 7.80 CENTS, UM, BY ANY MEANS.
SO THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE DETERMINED EACH YEAR.
UH, GIVEN PROPERTY VALUES, THIS ASSUMES A 25 YEAR AMORTIZATION SIMILAR TO SOME OF THE, UH, PAST BONDS OF THE COUNTY.
UM, AND THEN WE'VE ASSUMED ABOVE MARKET INTEREST RATES IN THE EARLY PROJECTIONS.
WE OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW WHAT INTEREST RATES WILL BE IN THE FUTURE, BUT, UH, I THINK WE'VE SOMEWHAT, HOPEFULLY REACHED THE PEAK IN OUR MARKET, BUT, UH, THAT'S TO BE KNOWN IN THE FUTURE THAT I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PLAINTIFF TO ANSWER THE SUMMARY INFORMATION.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON, UH, THE PRESENTATION ITEMS? I GOT A QUESTION ON THE RICK WILLIAMSON 180 PROJECT THAT, UH, IS THAT GONNA BE ONE PHASE, THE BRIDGE AND THE WHOLE ROAD? UM, YEAH, I THINK IT WILL BE TWO.
UM, SO THAT, THAT WAS A POSITIVE OF OUR MEETING WITH COG.
THEY FELT LIKE THE BRIDGE COULD BE FUNDED WITH STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS.
UH, I, I THINK IN A PREVIOUS PRESENTATION I SAID WE'D BE APPLYING FOR THOSE, UH, BUT COG FELT LIKE THAT IS ONE THAT THEY COULD FUND.
SO, UH, LIKELY IT WOULD BE TWO PHASES.
SO THE, THE ROADWAY, UH, WIDENING WOULD BE A COUNTY PROJECT.
UH, OBVIOUSLY THAT COULD HAPPEN, UH, YOU KNOW, FOLLOWING THE PASSING OF THE BOND HAPPENED VERY FAST 'CAUSE UTILITIES ARE CLEARED RIGHT AWAY'S THERE.
UM, BUT YEAH, THE ANTICIPATION, IT WOULD BE TWO PHASES 'CAUSE THE BRIDGE WOULD'VE TO GO THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS, THE SAME KIND OF FEDERAL STEPS.
THE BRIDGE ITSELF IS FOR RICK WILLIAMSON, CORRECT? YES.
SO THE CLARIFYING THAT THE, THE IDEA WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF SPLIT IT SO IT'S LIKE A DIAMOND INTERCHANGE WITHOUT THE MIDDLE PART.
AND SO THIS WOULD FILL THAT, THAT'S WHAT I WAS, THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION.
AND DO WE HAVE ANY PROJECTIONS ON THE EFFECT THAT, THAT WILL HAVE AT THE STOPLIGHT FOR FOLKS WHO ARE GOING DOWN, THEY'RE GOING NORTH ON RICK WILLIAMSON AND THEY'RE TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT, PROBABLY MORE LEFT ONTO RIGHT.
I, I, I DON'T HAVE A SET METRIC OTHER THAN TO SAY THAT ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE TODAY IS THE THROUGH TRAFFIC BLOCKS THAT, THAT LEFT TURNING TRAFFIC.
SO BEING ABLE TO SEPARATE THAT OUT.
THEN WE HAVE TWO FULL LEFT TURN LANES WITHOUT, YOU KNOW, THERE WOULD STILL BE SOME THROUGH TRAFFIC THAT WOULD PROBABLY TAKE THAT ROUTE FOR ANY BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA.
UH, BUT WE FEEL LIKE IT'D BE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, UH, IN ADDITION ADDING THE ADDITIONAL LANES, UH, IN THAT SECTION.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED, UM, BEFORE, KNOWING THAT THE BRIDGE WE FELT LIKE COULD GET FUNDED BY STATON FEDERAL MONIES IS ADDING ANOTHER LANE AT THAT INTERSECTION.
SO YOU'D HAVE A DEDICATED THROUGH AND TWO LEFTS SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMBINE A LEFT THROUGH.
WHAT ABOUT A DEDICATED RIGHT FROM NORTHBOUND TRAFFIC TURNING RIGHT BACK INTO WEATHERFORD? YEAH.
THAT, THAT COULD BE DONE AS WELL.
I, I, SO THAT, I, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A KIND OF A COMBINATION OF THE TWO PROJECTS COULD ACHIEVE THAT IMPROVEMENT.
ROUGHLY, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TELL ME, BUT TO BUILD THAT BRIDGE IT, WILL IT TAKE A YEAR OR TWO YEARS? UM, IN, UH, YEAH, IN THE, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE IS PROBABLY, YEAH, PROBABLY 18 MONTHS OR SO.
IT, YOU KNOW, IT IT'S, IT, THE THING THAT, IT MAY BE HARD TO VISUALIZE, IT'S LIKE, IT'S ALSO LIKE SOLID RETAINING WALLS 'CAUSE UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF LIKE, UM, A SET OF RETAINING WALLS THAT GRADE DOWN WITH A BRIDGE IN THE MIDDLE.
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IT'S A LOT, A LOT THERE, UH, TO, TO GET THAT BUILT.UH, YOU KNOW, THE NICE THING IS THE RIGHT OF WAY'S CLEAR, YOU KNOW, SO, UM, THERE, I THINK THERE IS SOME POWER LINES THAT HAVE TO GO UNDERGROUND IN THAT AREA.
SOME HAVE BEEN PUT IN ALONG 180, SO THAT, THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY UTILITY THAT WOULD REALLY NEED TO BE COORDINATED.
I'M, I'M LETTING YOU, UH, COMMISSIONER HOLT, UH, YOU HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU'D LIKE TO YEAH, I JUST WANNA NOTIFY THE COURT JUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF FULL TRANSPARENCY.
AND MS. JANE, MAYBE IF YOU DON'T MIND PUTTING THIS INTO THE MINUTES THAT, UH, I HAVE NO DIRECT INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY I'M ABOUT TO MENTION, BUT I COULD THEORETICALLY BE AN INHERITOR AT SOME POINT.
THAT'S THE SEVEN 30 EXTENSION.
SO WHEN IT COMES TO VOTING ON THAT PIECE, I'M GONNA RECUSE MYSELF FROM VOTING IF WE CAN SEPARATE IT OUT THAT WAY ON THE SEVEN, THE FM SEVEN 30 EXTENSION.
AS WE APPROACH THAT, UH, THEN THAT, SO NOTED.
VERY WELL, JUDGE, DON'T, DON'T WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON CALLING THE BOND OR WE DO AND IT'S ON HERE.
THAT SAID, UH, COMMISSIONER, WE'LL GO TO ITEM EIGHT A
[8.A. Consider and take action on an order calling a bond election in Parker County on November 7, 2023. (Judge Deen)]
CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN ORDER CALLING A BOND ELECTION IN PARKER COUNTY ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023.I JUST WANNA SAY, UM, THIS IS DIFFERENT, UH, UNIQUE THAN THE OTHER TWO BONDS.
WE WERE A DIFFERENT COUNTY AT THAT TIME, UH, WITH GROWTH STILL OCCURRING.
BUT TO GO FROM NUMBER NINE IN THE NATION IN GROWTH TO NUMBER SIX IN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS, KIND OF GIVES AN INDICATION OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND GIVES A DIFFERENT NEED.
THIS, THIS BOND IS DIFFERENT THAN THE OTHER TWO IN 2008 AND 2016.
THAT, UH, IT'S NOT ONE PROJECT A BUILDING A ROAD.
IT, IT, IT ACCOUNTS FOR ONE, THE, THE EXCESSIVE TRAFFIC OR THE INCREASED TRAFFIC THAT'S ON OUR EXISTING ROADS THAT CAUSES AND CREATES SAFETY ISSUES.
THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS IMPACTED PRECINCT TWO, WHICH IS A, A MUCH OF THE, OF WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON THERE.
AND IN FACT, TDO HAS TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO START FIXING THOSE.
UH, IT ALSO LOOKS TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE AS WE NEED PLANNING FOR THIS.
AND THE EXPANSION OF I 20 WHERE THIS BOND WILL PROVIDE CONNECTIVITY TO I 20, UM, FOR THE DISBURSEMENT OF, OF CONGESTION THAT IS, AND AGAIN, I I THINK IF YOU'VE DRIVEN I 20 FROM JESUS, FROM 8:00 AM TO NOON TO TO THREE AND FIVE, ANY, EVEN IF YOU PULL A CAR OVER, IT'S GONNA JUST DISRUPT TRAFFIC.
AND THEN WHAT IT DOES IS PUSH THE TRAFFIC INTO WEATHERFORD AND ON 180 AND CREATES A, A JUST A, A DISMANTLING OF WHICH CREATES ANOTHER PROBLEM IN AND TRYING TO GET PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES.
AND THAT'S, IT'S A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION.
THIS BOND IS MORE GLOBAL IN SCOPE THAT IT SOLVES OVER 30, NEARLY 40 PROJECTS AND LIKELY WILL BE THAT BEFORE IT'S OVER, UM, WITH A BOND THAT IS PROPOSED AT $130 MILLION.
AND I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE INFLATION RATE, WHICH IS IN THE PRESENTATION, THAT SPENDING THOSE DOLLARS TODAY WILL SAVE US IN TAX THE TAXPAYERS MONEY OVER TIME, GETTING THOSE THINGS DONE NOW, THEN, RATHER THAN WAIT ON A NEED THAT YOU CAN DO TODAY AND SAVE MONEY TODAY AND SAVE THE TAXPAYER'S MONEY TODAY BASED ON THAT INFLATION RATE AND IT BEING MORE PROACTIVE AND NOT WAITING FOR A DEATH TO OCCUR AND DOING IT NOW AND GETTING IT DONE NOW.
AND THAT'S CHANGING THE PHILOSOPHY A LITTLE BIT, OR THE CULTURE OF TRYING TO MAYBE TRY TO SAVE TAXPAYER MONEY WHEN LET'S BE A LITTLE BIT MORE AGGRESSIVE AND TRY TO SPEND THOSE DOLLARS NOW WHILE THE LOOKING AT WHAT THAT INFLATION COSTS, WHAT THAT COST IS GONNA BE FIVE OR 10 YEARS FROM NOW.
LET'S DO IT NOW AND LET'S SAVE LIVES NOW.
SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF NOT, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION.
I AM GONNA MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE CALLING AN ORDER ON A BOND ELECTION IN PARKER COUNTY ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023.
JUDGE, JUDGE, YOU MAY ADD MOTION.
YEAH, THAT'S, THAT WASN'T THE SCREEN I WAS LOOKING AT OR, OR THE SCREEN I SAW.
I'M SORRY, MIKE, YOU BEAT ME TO IT.
UH, COMMISSIONER, I'M SORRY TO STEP ON YOUR TOES OVER THERE.
UH, COMMISSIONER HELL HAS MADE THE MOTION, UH, TO ACCEPT THIS AND, UH, COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY HAS MADE THE SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? COUNSELOR? DO I NEED TOUSE
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MYSELF ON THIS VOTE? UM, ACTUALLY JUST WANT THE EXPENDITURE.JUST MAKE THE, UH, COURT AWARE.
SO THE COUNSELORS SAID THAT I DO NOT NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS VOTE, BUT I DO NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF ONCE THE EXPENDITURE FOR THAT PROJECT SPECIFIC, BUT THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT, YES.
DO WE NEED TO ALSO NOTE THE AMOUNT? YES, WE NEED TO READ THAT SECTION.
HOW COULD I FORGET ON THE CERTIFICATE REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF AN ORDER CALLING FOR BOND ELECTION IN PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS SPECIAL ELECTION, PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS PROPOSITION, A SHALL THE COMMISSIONER COURT OF PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AND SELL GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF THE COUNTY IN THE PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED 130 MILLION? WHICH AMOUNT OF BONDS DO NOT EXCEED ONE FOURTH OF, OF THE ASSESSED VALUATION OF THE PROPERTY, REAL PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE CONSTRUCTION ACQUISITION BY PURCHASE, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF MACADA? I, I'M GONNA BUTCHER THIS.
MACADA HAS GRAVELED OR PAVED ROAD AND AS A THEREOF WITHIN PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONSTRUCTING, IMPROVING, EXTENDING, EXPANDING, UPGRADING AND OR DEVELOPING ROADS TO THE COUNTY, INCLUDING RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION, UTILITY RELOCATION, TRAFFIC SAFETY AND OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENT, AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION RELATED IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS BONDS TO BEAR INTEREST AT SUCH A RATE OR RATES MAY BE DETERMINED WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMISSIONER'S.
COURT PROVIDED AT SUCH RATE OF INTEREST SHALL NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM RATE PER ANNUM AUTHORIZED BY LAW AT THE TIME OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE ISSUE OR SERIES OF THE BONDS.
AND SHALL THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF THE COUNTY BE AUTHORIZED TO LEVY AND PLEDGE AND TO BE ASSESSED AND COLLECTED ANNUAL ADD LOR TAXES ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID COUNTY SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE ANNUAL INTEREST AND PROVIDE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE BONDS, ADD MATURITY AND THE COST OF ANY CREDIT AGREEMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE BONDS.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANT TO SAY ON THAT? I JUST WANNA BE SURE.
THANK YOU MR. BOSCO, IS THAT ALL SUFFICIENT FOR YOU TO START WHATEVER IT IS YOU GOTTA DO NEXT? YES, IT, IT DOES.
[6.A. Presentation by Doug Shaw from the Upper Trinity Groundwater District (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE DOWN TO ITEM SIX A ON THE PRESENTATION BY DOUG SHAW IN THE UPPER TRINITY GROUNDWATER DISTRICT CONSERVATION DISTRICT.IF YOU WOULD COME ON UP, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, DOUG SHAW, GENERAL MANAGER WITH THE OPPORTUNITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT.
I JUST REALLY WANTED TO BRIEFLY VISIT, I KNOW YOU GUYS GOT A LONG AGENDA, SO I'M NOT GONNA TAKE TOO MUCH TIME, BUT I WANTED TO VISIT WITH YOU ABOUT SOME RECENT LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED, UH, SPECIFICALLY SENATE BILL 24 40, WHICH AMENDED TWO SECTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, BOTH, UH, TWO 12 AND 2 32.
AND IT'S REGARDING GROUNDWATER STUDIES FOR REQUIREMENTS FOR PLATTED SUBDIVISIONS.
AND THAT AMENDS BOTH, LIKE I SAID, TWO 12 AND 2 32.
SO THE GO, THE COUNTIES AND THE MUNICIPALITIES.
UM, I'M JUST GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKSTORY ON THE BILL 'CAUSE I WAS FOLLOWING IT PRETTY CLOSELY DURING SESSION.
UH, UH, CHAIRMAN CHARLES PERRY, WHO'S A STATE SENATOR FROM LUBBOCK AND CHAIRS THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WATER AG AND RURAL AFFAIRS, UH, AUTHORED THIS BILL.
AND WHAT HAPPENED IS SIMILAR TO TO PARKER COUNTY, THEY'RE STARTING TO SEE LUBBOCK COUNTY IS ONE OF THE OTHER FEW COUNTIES WHERE THEY'RE STARTING TO SEE DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL AREAS WHERE THEY'RE DRILLING PRIVATE WELLS EVERYWHERE.
I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY UNIQUE TO PARKER COUNTY.
THEY'RE NOT SEEING IT AT THE RATE WE'RE SEEING IT HERE, BUT IT'S STARTING TO HAPPEN IN LUBBOCK COUNTY.
HOW DID DEVELOPMENT GO IN? AND IT PLOTTED SOLD BEFORE ANY WELLS WERE EVER DRILLED, AND THEN THEY STARTED DRILLING SOME DRY HOLES AND YOU HAD ANGRY HOMEOWNERS LANDOWNERS CALLING THE COMMISSIONERS, CALLING THE SENATOR'S OFFICE.
AND THE SENATOR ORIGINALLY FILED A BILL, AND IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THOSE SECTIONS, THE WATER CODE, IT SAID, YOU KNOW, THE, THE MUNICIPALITY OR THE COUNTY MAY REQUIRE A GROUNDWATER AVAILABILITY STUDY.
HIS INITIAL BILL JUST CHANGED THAT MAY TO A SHALL.
UM, THERE WAS A LOT OF CONVERSATION WITH THE BUILDERS ASSOCIATION AND REALTORS AROUND THE STATE, UM, WORKED IT OUT.
IT'S ACTUALLY THREE OR FOUR PAGE BILL NOW, UM, OR WHEN IT WAS SIGNED, UH, IT REALLY ONLY EXEMPTED A FEW, MADE A FEW EXEMPTIONS.
BASICALLY IF IT'S, UH, 10 LOTS OR LESS, THEY CAN HAVE AN EXEMPTION IF, IF THE COURT FEELS THERE'S AMPLE GROUNDWATER IN THAT AREA, OTHERWISE THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO ON AND, AND DO THOSE STUDIES.
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UM, OF COURSE THE COURT HAS ALREADY HAD, UH, HAD THAT IN THEIR REQUIREMENTS AND HAS BEEN REQUIRING THOSE LATELY.BUT ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE, THE SENATOR'S REASONS FOR THAT WAS HE WANTED TO GIVE, YOU KNOW, THE MUNICIPALITIES AND THE COUNTIES KIND OF, YOU KNOW, TAKE SOME OF THE HEAT OFF THEIR BACK FROM THEM MAKING THE DECISION TO REQUIRING IT TO, WELL NOW IT'S A STATE LAW THAT IT'S REQUIRED.
SO THE COUNTIES, YOU KNOW, THE COMMISSIONER'S, COURTS, THE MUNICIPALITIES, YOU KNOW, CAN POINT TO THAT AND SAY, HEY, THE LAW SAYS WE HAVE TO DO THIS NOW.
SO WHY I'M HERE AND WANTING TO TALK TO YOU IS I VISITED WITH A FEW OF OUR OTHER COUNTIES, UM, AND, AND I VISITED WITH, UH, WITH JOHN ABOUT THIS AND A FEW OF YOU ON THE SIDE.
BUT YOU KNOW, MOST COUNTIES, MOST MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES AREN'T SET UP WITH, WITH HYDROGEOLOGISTS ON STAFF, RIGHT? YOU GET THESE REPORTS, UM, MAYBE THEY'RE TOTALLY, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN READ THEM AND, AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, BUT A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T.
UM, AND, AND SO I JUST WANNA MAKE AN OFFER THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HAPPY TO STEP IN AND, AND PLAY A ROLE IN THE PROCESS.
UM, AS FAR AS ANY, AS AS, AS MUCH AS, YOU KNOW, UH, HELPING FOLKS THROUGH THE PROCESS FROM THE BEGINNING, REVIEWING THE REPORTS, MAKING A SEPARATE REPORT, WRITING A SEPARATE REPORT, AND PRESENTING THAT TO THE COURT WITH A NON-BINDING RECOMMENDATION.
OBVIOUSLY WE'VE GOT, UH, BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, I'LL HAVE FIVE PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS ON STAFF.
UM, SO WE'VE GOT STAFF IN HOUSE THAT CAN DO ALL THIS WORK.
WE CAN DO SOME INDEPENDENT MODELING TO, TO EVEN LOOK AT THE RESULTS FROM THE, UH, DEVELOPERS, ENGINEERS, COMPARE THAT TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE KNOW IS THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE.
AND THOSE THINGS, AGAIN, WANT TO VISIT WITH Y'ALL ABOUT WORKING WITH THE COUNTY, MAYBE COMING INTO SOME SORT OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING OR SOME SORT OF AGREEMENT TO BASICALLY HAVE A ROLE IN HELPING YOU GUYS THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
UH, WHAT I'VE ASKED SOME OF THE OTHER COUNTIES TO DO, UM, IS IF THE COURT WOULD LIKE TO APPOINT A FEW PEOPLE TO, TO WORK WITH, WITH MYSELF AND WITH SOME OF MY STAFF TO KIND OF LAY OUT A PROCESS TO BRING BACK TO THE COURT TO SEE IF THE COURT'S INTERESTED IN, IN ENTERING INTO THAT AGREEMENT WITH US.
THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY ALL I'VE GOT AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
SO WHAT YOU JUST ASKED WAS IF THE COURT IS WILLING TO APPOINT OR SOME, UH, RESOURCES TO YOU FROM THE COURT, CORRECT TO YOU.
UH, COMMISSIONER WALTER, WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN THAT ROLE, SIR? WELL, I WAS GONNA ASK YES, I WOULD.
BUT WHAT I WAS GONNA ASK IS, UH, COULD WE MAKE THAT A PART OF OUR HYDROLOGY COMMITTEE TOO? WE SURE COULD.
I'M GONNA GO TO THAT ONE NEXT.
DO WE WANT TO DO IT THEN? ABSOLUTELY.
AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK THE BENEFIT OF THIS IS, AND, AND WHAT WE WANT TO CREATE IS, YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS HAVE SEEN THOSE REPORTS, THEY'RE VERY, YOU KNOW, STANDARD FORM FROM T C E Q AND DON'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE.
WHAT WHAT WE HOPE TO HELP AND, AND BASICALLY THE VALUE WE HOPE TO ADD TO THE PROCESS IS TO GENERATE A REPORT AND EVEN A SUMMARY THAT EVERYBODY CAN UNDERSTAND.
AND MAYBE, AND, AND JOHN, YOU AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS, MAYBE THE REPORT COMES BACK SAYING, YEAH, THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT OF WATER OUT THERE, BUT THERE'S, THERE'S SOME NARRATIVE THAT FOLKS CAN UNDERSTAND, RIGHT? IS IS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT GONNA RUN OUTTA WATER.
YOU MIGHT COME INTO A SITUATION WHERE THERE'S ONLY FAR OUT IN THE WEST PART OF THE COUNTY.
IT'S ONLY A FEW GALLONS A MINUTE TO LET FOLKS KNOW, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW FOLKS ARE BUYING THESE HOMES.
AND, AND YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE TOLD PEOPLE IN THE PAST, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT AN ISSUE OF RAW, OH NO, WE'RE ALL GONNA RUN OUTTA WATER.
BUT A LOT OF, IN THE FUTURE, SOME OF THESE FOLKS EXPECTATIONS MAY NOT BE MET.
AND, AND COMMISSIONER, YOU KNOW, THIS FROM, FROM SPENDING A, A GOOD BIT OF YEARS IN THE INDUSTRY, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THESE FOLKS MOVING OUT HERE HAVE AN EXPECTATION TO BE ABLE TO, TO WATER A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GRASS, A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME.
AND IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER IN PARTS OF THE COUNTY ALREADY, YOU KNOW, WELLS ARE HAVING TROUBLE KEEPING UP WITH THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DRILL, YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED OR 200 AROUND EACH OTHER.
UM, SO WE HOPE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF DOCUMENT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE COURT CAN HAVE AND, AND REFERENCE AND EVEN PUT SOME INFORMATION ON THE FACE OF THE PLAT TO DIRECT PEOPLE TO, TO THIS.
AND I'VE TOLD JOHN AND SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS, WE'RE HAPPY TO EVEN ANSWER, YOU KNOW, IF Y'ALL WANNA PUT OUR CONTACT INFORMATION ON SOME OF THESE PLATS SO THEY FOLKS CAN CALL US AND WE CAN WALK THEM THROUGH THE RESULTS.
UM, AGAIN, JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS.
AND, AND ONE THING TO, TO ADDRESS THE, WOULD THERE BE ANY COST TO THE COUNTY AND HOW THAT INCUR? YES, THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY COST TO THE COUNTY.
WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GONNA INCUR, INCUR COST.
UM, AND WHAT, WHAT I ENVISION AND WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS A PASS THROUGH COST WHERE, YOU KNOW, THE DEVELOPER BASICALLY PAYS AN APPLICATION FEE, UH, TO US TO REVIEW THAT STUFF.
UM, WHAT WE, I'D LIKE TO SIT DOWN ON THE FRONT END WITH THE DEVELOPER, THEIR ENGINEER SAY, HERE'S WHAT TO EXPECT.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE, OUR TURNAROUNDS ARE GONNA BE QUICK ONCE THEY SEND THAT REPORT TO US.
UM, BUT THERE, YEAH, THERE WOULD'VE BEEN, WE'RE GONNA INCUR COSTS.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE'D BE A PASS THROUGH APPLICATION, UH, FEE.
DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATE ON THAT? YOU KNOW, I, I, I DON'T WANT TO SHOOT MYSELF IN THE FOOT.
WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M GONNA LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, AN AVERAGE, WHAT I, WHAT I EXPECT TO BE, THE AMOUNT OF STAFF TIME WE'RE GONNA SPEND ON IT, AMOUNT OF RESOURCES WE'RE GONNA SPEND ON IT, AND THEN COME UP WITH A FAIR ESTIMATE.
I DON'T EXPECT IT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS
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NUMBER.UM, BUT IT'S SNUFF BASICALLY TO COVER OUR COST.
JUST, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE A GOVERNMENT ENTITY TWO, ENTITY TWO, WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO MAKE PROFIT.
AND, AND WHAT I WOULD SAY IS I DON'T EXPECT THAT FEE TO BE VERY MUCH THE REPORT THAT WE'RE GONNA GENERATE IF YOU WERE GONNA GO OUT AND HIRE, I MEAN, IT'S GONNA BE STAMPED BY PGS.
UM, IF YOU'RE GONNA GO OUT AND HIRE A FIRM TO, TO CREATE WHAT WE'RE GONNA CREATE, IT WOULD COST 20, $30,000.
YOU KNOW, THAT MAY BE A THOUSAND DOLLARS APPLICATION, BE IT MOST, MAYBE A LITTLE GIVE OR TAKE.
UM, SO AGAIN, JUST HERE TO, TO WANT TO UPDATE THE COURT ON THAT AND IF, AND IF Y'ALL HAVE A COUPLE FOLKS THAT YOU WANT TO LIKE APPOINT TO LIKE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SIT DOWN WITH, WITH MYSELF AND, AND MAYBE SOME OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS OR JUDGES FROM SOME OF THE OTHER COUNTIES TO KIND OF, UH, WORK THROUGH THIS AND SEE WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE IF Y'ALL INTERESTED.
WE, WE APPRECIATE YOU OFFERING, UH, YOU HELP AND YEAH.
YEAH, NO, I, I THINK SO, AND I THINK IT, IT'S GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY, RIGHT? TO, TO ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING THAT ABSOLUTELY.
WHAT DOES THIS STUFF MEAN? RIGHT? RIGHT.
SO I KNOW THIS IS JUST A PRESENTATION AND, AND, UH, YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE APPOINTED TO THE HYDROLOGY COMMITTEE, SO I WOULD SUGGEST JUDGE THAT WE INCORPORATE THAT WITH HYDROLOGY COMMITTEE.
BUT YEAH, ONE COMMENT IN ADDITION TO THAT, UM, I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A, AND I RECOGNIZE WE CAN'T DO THAT NOW, BUT THERE NEEDS TO BE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR A DEVELOPER THAT COMES TO YOU, TO YOU AND SAYS THAT IN MY SUBDIVISION, THERE WILL BE NO OUTSIDE WATERING FROM WELLS.
AND SO THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ACCOMMODATION FOR THAT.
AND, AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A BENEFIT TO THEM, RIGHT.
AND, AND, AND, AND AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS BIG DISCUSSION.
I THINK THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE COULD TALK ABOUT IN THAT, AND THERE'S SOME DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE LOOK AT THE, THE MODELING AND THE IMPACT AND, AND WHEN WE HAVE THE RESULTS, WE, THERE'S, WE CAN DO A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS TO SHOW, HEY, IF YOU DO THIS, THIS WOULD HAPPEN.
IF YOU, IF YOU DO THIS, THIS WOULD HAPPEN.
SO, YEAH, I THINK THAT'S, WELL, WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN UNLESS THERE'S A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOR THEM TO DO THAT.
LET'S GO TO ITEM EIGHT, DOUBLE
[8.EE. Authorization and approval to appoint Doug Shaw and James Hotopp to the Hydrology 2050 Committee and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
E ON THE AUTHORIZATION APPROVAL TO APPOINT DOUG SHAW AND JAMES HOT TOP TO THE, UH, WEATHERFORD CITY MANAGER, JAMESIT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S ALWAYS A COMMITTEE, BUT, UM, MYSELF AND COMMISSIONER WALTER ARE ON THAT COMMITTEE, UH, ONE OF THE, UH, NOT ONLY TO APPROVE THIS, BUT ALSO HAVE THE HYDROLOGY COMMITTEE TO BRING, MAKE A RECOMMENDATION AND BRING BACK, UH, WHO ELSE TO, TO APPOINT, UH, ON THAT.
BUT THE AGENDA ITEM IS TO APPOINT DOUG SHAW AND, UH, CITY MANAGER WEATHERFORD JAMES HAW, TOP TO THE HYDROLOGY TO 2050 COMMITTEE.
AND COMMISSIONER HOLT HAS SECONDED THE MOTION.
COMMISSIONER WALDEN HAS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
IS THERE ANY OF THE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE GO? ALL IN FAVOR? OH, THAT WAS ME PAST FIVE.
[8.F. Discuss and approve early voting schedule for the November 7,2023 election. (Crickett Miller / Judge Deen)]
ITEM EIGHT F, DISCUSS AND APPROVE EARLY VOTING SCHEDULE FOR THE NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023.SORRY, CRICKET GETTING TO YOU EVENTUALLY.
UM, I'VE SENT ALL OF Y'ALL THE COPY OF THE EARLY VOTING HOURS AND LOCATIONS.
THESE ARE OUR NORMAL LOCATIONS.
AND THEN THE HOURS ARE, MOST OF THESE ARE BY LAW WITH THE SATURDAY VOTING.
BUT I BELIEVE WITH ALL OF THIS INFORMATION THAT WE'VE RECEIVED TODAY, THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THE SATURDAY VOTING FOR THE EARLY VOTING.
DO ANY OF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, WE, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CONNELLEY WITH A SECOND BY MY KA OR IN THE DISCUSSION OF ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
[8.G. Discuss and approve Election Day polling locations for the November 7, 2023 election. (Crickett Miller / Judge Deen)]
WE'LL GO TO ITEM G, DISCUSS AN APPROVED ELECTION DAY POLLING LOCATIONS WITHIN NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023, ELECTION CRICKET.OKAY, I ALL 38 SITES, WE HAVE TO BE OPEN ON THE ELECTION DAY.
AND THOSE ARE THE NORMAL SITES.
THERE HAS BEEN A CHANGE OF NAME ON ONE OVER IN WILLOW PARK.
IT USED TO BE THE FIRST BAPTIST, NOW IT'S CROSS TIMBERS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION QUESTION FOR THE, THIS ROAD BOND ELECTION? IS IT SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL CAN HANDLE WITH EASE OR IS IT GONNA ADD MORE TO Y'ALL, YOUR OFFICE? YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE TO HIRE ANYBODY ELSE OR NO, SIR.
NO, IT'S JUST ONE MORE ITEM ON THE, ON THE BALLOT ITEM.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?
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ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.OH, I'M GONNA PASS THIS AROUND FOR SIGNATURES AND IF YOU WOULD COME BACK WITH IT, I'LL GO THE OTHER WAY.
[8.H. Discuss and approve number of clerks to be used at each Election Day polling location for the November 7, 2023 election. (Crickett Miller / Judge Deen)]
H ON, DISCUSS AND APPROVE NUMBER OF CLERKS TO BE USED AT EACH ELECTION DAY.POLLING LOCATION FOR THE NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023 ELECTION CRICKET.
THIS IS ANOTHER ITEM THAT I SENT TO Y'ALL EARLIER LAST WEEK ABOUT HOW MANY CLERKS ARE GONNA BE USED AT EACH POLLING LOCATION.
AND WE HAVE THE PRESIDING JUDGE AND THE ALTERNATE JUDGE AND THEIR NUMBERS.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE OH, WE WILL GO TO ITEM
[8.I. Approve the appointment of Presiding and Alternate Judges and Central Count Station for elections conducted by Parker County for a one-year term effective September 1,2023 through August 31,2024. (Crickett Miller / Judge Deen)]
I I WANNA APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF PRESIDING IN ALTERNATE JUDGES IN CENTRAL COUNT STATION FOR ELECTIONS CONDUCTED BY PARKER COUNTY FOR A ONE YEAR TERM EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023 THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, 2024.IN FACT, THIS IS JUST A NORMAL PROCEDURE.
I SENT ALL OF THESE TO Y'ALL LAST WEEK ALSO, BUT WE'VE HAD SOME CHANGES.
SO THE SILVER CREEK BAB, UH, METHODIST CHURCH, THE ALTERNATE JUDGE IS OPHELIA RAMOS.
AND THEN, UH, 3 35, THE PRECINCT THREE BARN.
THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE SOMEBODY AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
AND THEN FOUR 20 BEAR CREEK, THE PRESIDING JUDGE WILL BE JULIE TILLER AND THEY HAVE ADDED THOSE.
SO THE ONLY LOCATION THAT WE HAVE THAT'S STILL OPEN IS THE PRECINCT THREE BARN FOR THE ALTERNATE JUDGE.
AND WE WILL GET THAT AS SOON AS WE GET IT.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY.
WE, COMMISSIONER HALE HAS MADE THE SECOND.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR.
[8.J. Accept the Sole Source declaration by TextMyGov for Election Messaging Services, (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]
ITEM J EXCEPT THE SOLE SOURCE DECLARATION BY TEXT MY GOV FOR ELECTION MESSAGING SERVICES.SO THIS IS A, UH, APPLICATION THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR TRANSPARENCY AND MESSAGING SERVICES, UM, TO THE COMMUNITY OF PARKER COUNTY.
AND THIS IS A SOLE SOURCE LETTER DECLARING THAT AS SUCH.
AND I'M JUST REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO, UM, ACKNOWLEDGE THE SOLE SOURCE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
UH, WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY'S MADE THE SECOND.
ANY THE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
[8.K. Approve and authorize the County Judge to execute the TextMyGov contract for Elections Messaging System contract. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]
ON ITEM K EIGHT K, APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE TEXT.MY GOV CONTRACT FOR ELECTIONS MESSAGING SYSTEMS CONTRACT.
SO THIS IS, AND THE CONTRACT THAT GOES ALONG WITH THAT APPLICATION.
AND THE CONTRACT WOULD BE FOR $20,000.
AND, UM, UH, THE COUNSELOR HAS THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO REVIEW, AND UPON HIS APPROVAL, I ALLOW THE JUDGE TO EXECUTE THIS DOCUMENT.
OKAY, WHAT'S THE SOURCE OF THE FUNDING? WHERE'S THE SOURCE FOR THE FUNDING? WHERE'S THE MONEY COME FROM? UH, THIS'LL BE PAID FOR OUT OF OUR CHAPTER 19 FUNDS, WHICH IS WE GET FROM THE STATE AND IT GOES TO OUR, OUR VOTER REGISTRATION.
SO HOW MANY EVER PEOPLE WE WROTE REGISTER TO VOTE, THEY CHANGE OF ADDRESS, WE GET A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE, LIKE IT'S 25 CENTS FOR ONE THING, IT'S 40 CENTS FOR ANOTHER THING.
AND WE HAVE ALREADY GOT PERMISSION FROM THE CHAPTER 19 FUNDS PEOPLE THAT WE CAN USE THE MONEY FOR THIS.
OKAY? WE WE'RE GONNA USE THIS TO HELP WITH OUR DEPUTY VOTER REGISTRARS, LETTING THEM KNOW WHEN THEIR TIME HAS EXPIRED, WHEN THEY CAN COME BACK IN TO GET NEW VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
WE'RE ALSO GONNA USE IT FOR OUR ELECTION JUDGES AND OUR CLERKS TO TALK TO US, UM, AND OUR REMINDERS.
BUT THE COOL THING IS, IS VOTERS ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO USE THIS NOW.
IT'S GONNA BE A, A TEXTING NUMBER AND IF YOU'RE INTO TEXTING, THIS IS COOL FOR YOU.
YOU CAN TEXT THE NUMBER AND IT'LL GONNA TELL YOU LIKE IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR BALLOT BY MAIL INFORMATION AND IT'LL SHOOT YOU STRAIGHT TO OUR WEBSITE AND GIVE YOU THAT INFORMATION.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO REGISTER TO VOTE, WHERE TO GO VOTE ON ELECTION DAY, IT'S GONNA SEND YOU TO THE WEBSITE, GIVE YOU THE MAP.
IT IS GONNA BE A REALLY NEAT FEATURE FOR THAT YOUNGER GENERATION.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY WITH SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
[8.E. Approve the qualifying applicants for the Child Safety Program Funding for July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 and the pro rata percentage quarterly share. (Jenny Gentry / Judge Deen)]
E ON APPROVE THE QUALIFYING APP APPLICANTS FOR THE CHILD SAFETY PROGRAM FUNDING FOR JULY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2024, AND THE PRO RATTA PERCENTAGE QUARTERLY SHARE.UH, THE CHILD SAFETY COMMITTEE MET IN JULY.
WE HAD THREE APPLICANTS, THE C P S BOARD, CASA, AND CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, AND THEY ALL QUALIFY.
SO WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT YOU APPROVE THOSE THREE APPLICANTS AND THEIR PRO RATA DISTRIBUTION IS C P S BOARD AT 13.46%,
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CASA AT 36.54 AND C A C AT 50%.AND THAT'S BASED ON THE AMOUNTS THAT THEY REQUESTED.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALLACE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
SORRY TO MAKE YOU WA OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO BACK
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TO ITEM D ONE ON INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS OF EQUIPMENT INVENTORY REPORTS.ACCEPT, REJECT RENEW PC 23 DASH 40 AUTO SUPPLIES FOR PRECINCTS ONE AND TWO.
AGAIN, FIVE BIDS WERE RECEIVED FOR PC 23 DASH 40 AUTO SUPPLIES FOR PRECINCT ONE AND TWO FOR THE CONTRACT, BEGINNING UPON AWARD THROUGH, UH, TODAY THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, 2024, WITH OPTIONS TO RENEW FOR THREE ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIODS.
UM, THE BID IN THE BID SPECS, IT SAID THAT IT WOULD BE BASED ON DELIVERY TIME EVALUATION OF THE VENDOR'S ABILITY TO SUPPLY AND PERFORM VENDOR REPUTATION.
UM, PAST PERFORMANCE AND BEST BID PRICE.
AND THE ONLY RESPONSE THAT WAS A LOCAL VENDOR THAT HAD A BRICK AND MORTAR STORE HERE IN PARKER COUNTY IS TIDWELL WHOLESALE, A O K AUTO SUPPLY.
SO I'M RECOMMENDING AWARD TO THAT VENDOR AT THIS TIME.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND COMMISSIONER HA MADE THE SECONDARY OF THE DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE.
GO TO ITEM THREE AND REQUEST APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE PREMIER COMMERCIAL GROUP.
CHANGE ORDERS TWO AND THREE TO R F P PC 22 DASH 19 COURTHOUSE INTERIOR REPAIRS.
SO I'M REQUESTING APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF, UM, PREMIER COMMERCIAL GROUP.
CHANGE ORDERS FOR TWO, UH, NUMBER TWO FOR PAINT AND FLOOR REPLACEMENT AND REFINISH ADDITIONS.
AND THEN CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE FOR FULL INSTALLATION OF THE CEILING AND ATTIC SPACE AS REQUESTED AND RECOMMENDED BY BUILDING GROUNDS DIRECTOR MARK LONG.
OKAY, THE, THESE, THIS EXPENSE OR THESE TWO CHANGE ORDERS PLUS THE ONE LATER IN THE AGENDA WILL BE, UM, CON COMING OUT OF THE CONTINGENCY BUDGET.
THAT WAS FOR THE, UM, CONTRACTOR.
COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY'S MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH COMMISSIONER WALDEN MAKING THE SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE OH, THANK YOU.
ITEM FOUR, REQUEST APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE PREMIER COMMERCIAL GROUP CHANGE ORDER FOUR TO R F P PC 22 DASH 19 COURTHOUSE INTERIOR REPAIRS.
SO I RECEIVED THIS CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FOUR SEPARATELY, UM, FROM TWO AND THREE, AND THIS WOULD BE TO REFINISH THE WOOD FLOORS IN ROOM ONE 15.
AND AGAIN, THIS EXPENSE WOULD BECOME OUT OF THE, UH, CONTRACTOR'S CONTINGENCY FUND.
OKAY, COMMISSIONER HA MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER HOLLY'S MADE THE SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION FOR VOTE? ALL OF PAPER FIVE VOTE.
ITEM FIVE EXCEPT REJECT RENEW PC 23 DASH 51.
LISA PARKER COUNTY RIGHT OF WAY STRIP 0.3286 ACRES, 14.314 SQUARE FEET IN THE TERMINUS OF EDEN ROAD, KIM.
SO PC 23 DASH 51 WAS FOR A LEASE OF, UH, RIGHT OF WAY AT THE CORNER OF EDEN AND LUCAS, UM, ON NEAR THE NORTH, UH, RICK WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY, UH, ON 51, UH, WE HAD THIS PROPERTY APPRAISED AND THE TOTAL VALUE OF THIS STRIPPER RIGHT AWAY WAS APPRAISED FOR A RENTAL RATE OF 20 20, 20 $200 ANNUALLY AND WHICH WOULD COME TO, UM, AMOUNT OF $183 RENTAL RATE A MONTH.
UM, WEATHERFORD WILD HOGS IS THE ONLY GROUP THAT SUBMITTED A BID FOR THIS AT A HUNDRED DOLLARS ANNUALLY OR $8 AND 33 CENTS A MONTH.
AND ACCORDING TO, UM, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY, WE WOULD, IT WOULD REQUIRE AT LEAST THE MINIMUM THAT THE VALUE OF APPRAISED VALUE FOR THIS PROPERTY.
SO AT THIS TIME, I REQUEST AUTHORIZATION TO REJECT THIS BID AND ISSUE A NEW BID.
UM, AND WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSIONS WITH, WITH THE COMMISSIONER GOING FORWARD.
SO DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY AT ALL TO ACCEPT THIS BID CONTINGENT TO THEM MEETING THE MINIMUM PRICE STATED? SO BECAUSE IT IS A BID AND ON AN R F P, WE DO NOT HAVE NEGOTIATION.
UM, AND JOHN CAN FURTHER GIVE INFORMATION.
WE CANNOT NEGOTIATE THIS AS A BID, CORRECT.
ON E ON THE LEASE LEASE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY.
MY QUESTION WAS, DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO, SINCE THERE'S ONLY ONE BID, DO WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ACCEPT THE BID SUBJECT TO THEM MEETING
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THE MINIMUM THAT THE FAIR MARKET VALUE CAME BACK TO THEY BID UNDER THE FAIR MARKET VALUE.KIM HAD BROUGHT THAT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THEY DIDN'T MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR, UH, MEETING THE MINIMAL BID.
I, SO I, SO ARE WE ALLOWED TO NEGOTIATE THAT WHAT WE ARE IS A BID SINCE THERE'S ONLY ONE ENTITY BIDDING? MY QUESTION IS, CAN WE GO BACK TO THEM AND SAY, HEY, YOU'RE NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM.
IF YOU MEET THE MINIMUM, THEN WE WILL ACCEPT YOUR BID.
THE, THE CLEANER WAY OF DOING IT WOULD BE GO BACK UP FOR BID AND PUT THE MINIMUM IN.
I THINK THE MINIMUM CAME BACK IN AFTER THE BID WAS ALREADY OUT.
THAT'S WHY THAT WASN'T INCLUDED INITIALLY.
SO, UH, THE CLEANEST WAY WOULD BE TO GO OUT FOR BID WITH A FLOOR AND HAVE THEM BID OVER THAT FLOOR.
IS THAT A VOTE COMMISSIONER? UH, I GUESS WE HAVE TO REJECT THE WAIT, REJECT THIS FED WITH AUTHORIZATION TO RE NEED A MOTION TO REJECT? YES.
A MOTION TO REJECT WITH AUTHORIZATION TO READVERTISE.
COMMISSIONER HALES MADE THE SECOND.
UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
ITEM SIX ON BUY PCE 23 DASH 53 KUBOTA TRACTOR FOR PRECINCT TWO BUYBOARD CONTRACT 7 0 6 DASH 23 AUTHORIZING ARPA FUNDS.
KIM, I'M REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE THIS, UH, KUBOTA TRACTOR FOR PRECINCT TWO UNDER B OR PC 23 DASH 53.
THE BIBLE OR CONTRACT IS 7 0 6 23.
UM, AND, UH, LIKE AS STATED, THIS WOULD BE USING ARPA FUNDS THE MATTER OF 74,000 961 97.
COMMISSIONER HOLTZ MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER WALDEN HAS MADE THIS SECOND.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE ITEM? IS THAT FOUR WHEEL DRIVE? 17 WHEEL DRIVE
ITEM SEVEN ON THE TAR PC 23 DASH 54 ON THE FOUR SPEED DISPLAY TRAILERS FOR PRECINCT TWO THROUGH TARRANT COUNTY CO-OP 2022 DASH 200 USING ARPA FUNDS KIM, AGAIN, UNDER THE TARRANT COUNTY BID.
UM, THE LOG NUMBER IS PC 23 DASH 54 FOR FOUR SPEED DISPLAY TRAILER FOR PRECINCT TWO AND, AND, UH, THROUGH THE TARRANT COUNTY CO-OP 2022 DASH 200 USING ARPA FUNDS.
AND THE TOTAL, UM, AMOUNT FOR THIS WOULD BE FOR $7,801.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE OH GOOD.
ITEM MADE ON THE BY PC 23 DASH 55 SANDING EQUIPMENT FOR PRECINCT TWO THROUGH BY BOARD CONTRACT 7 0 3 DASH 23 USING ARPA FUNDS.
UM, JUST AS THE OTHERS, THIS WOULD BE U BY BOARD PC 23 DASH 55 SANDING EQUIPMENT FOR PRECINCT TWO.
THIS WOULD BE AN ATTACHMENT TO A TRUCK FOR SANDING PURPOSES, UM, FOR PRECINCT TWO FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER.
UM, AND THIS AGAIN WOULD BE BY BOARD CONTRACT 7 0 3 DASH 23 WITH ARPA FUNDS TOTALING $54,631 AND 54 CENTS.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE ITEM? THANK YOU COMMISSIONER CONLEY FOR SETTING A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE.
THE ESDS HAVE SAID MANY TIMES HOW HELPFUL HIS EQUIPMENT IS, SO THANK YOU.
ANY THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE ITEM.
ITEM NINE ON THE R F P Q PC 23 DASH 30 ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR A JUSTICE CENTER STUDY AND PLANNING EVALUATION COMMITTEE SELECTION.
SO I'M REQUESTING THE COURT, UM, SET A COMMITTEE FOR R F Q P Q PC 23 DASH 30 AR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES FOR A JUSTICE CENTER STUDY AND PLANNING.
UM, I, I DO RECOMMEND APPROXIMATELY FIVE MEMBERS TO THIS COMMITTEE, UM, BEING SOME OF THE USERS OF THE BUILDING OR OCCU FUTURE OCCUPANTS OF THE BUILDING, UM, ALONG WITH A MEMBER OF THE COURT.
SO YOU, YOU'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THE COMMITTEE BE SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA USE THE, AND THIS WOULD JUST TO BE, TO AUTHORIZE US TO SH FOR A SHORT LIST OF, OF THE FIRMS THAT HAVE SUBMITTED PROPOSALS OR QUALIFICATIONS.
BASICALLY THIS IS FOR ARCHITECTURE, SO IT'S
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QUALIFICATIONS.THOSE FIRMS THAT ARE SELECTED WOULD THEN COME TO THE COURT, PRESENT THEIR QUALIFICATIONS, AND THEN YOU COULD DETERMINE AT THAT POINT WHO YOU WANT TO DO THE MASTER STUDY PLAN.
WE COULD GET, UM, BIDS AT THAT TIME OF WHAT IT WOULD COST FOR THAT STUDY AND WE CAN NEGOTIATE WITH THE TOP PICK.
AND THEN IF, IF THE COURT DETERMINES THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO GO WITH THAT, THAT FIRM, THEN WE COULD GO DOWN THE LIST.
BUT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE JUST NEED REVIEW OF THE R F Q RESPONSES, UM, TO DETERMINE WHO WOULD MAKE THE SHORT LIST.
SO THAT WOULD BE DONE BY A COMMITTEE IS WHAT RECOMMENDING ONE FROM THE COURT RECOMMENDATION AND THEN THOSE THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE USING FOR OTHER OCCUPANTS.
THE NEXT STEP OF THAT WOULD BE TO PROBABLY EXPLORE THE INTEREST LEVELS OF THOSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME IN RUN OF THE COURT.
SO WE WOULD COME BACK WITH THIS AND THEN GIVE US THE NEXT TWO WEEKS TO EVALUATE THAT.
WOULD THAT BE YOUR RECOMMENDATION TO DO OR, OR ANY TIMELINE THAT WE COULD GET ALL THE YEAH, NO IDEA MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE TOGETHER TO EVALUATE VERY WELL.
UH, RICH, IF YOU WOULD MAKE SURE THAT WE GET, COORDINATE THAT AND UH, GET THAT BACK ON THAT.
WELL, WE NEED TO, I NEED THE COURT TODAY TO PICK THAT FIVE MEMBER COMMITTEE.
WE NEED IT, WE NEED TO PICK IT TODAY.
WE NEED TO GET THIS BALL GOING FOR I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT.
WE'RE JUST NOT SURE WHO WOULD WE JUST MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND IF THEY'RE INTERESTED, IF NOT, IF THEY'RE INTERESTED, THEN YES.
AND IF NOT, WE COULD COME BACK AND BRING IT TO COURT.
SO I MEANT JUST START WITH THE COURT.
UH, WHO IN THE COURT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN WANTING TO PURSUE THAT? UM, I WOULD, I WOULD DEFAULT TO THAT.
IF, IF THERE'S NO ONE THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED, I WOULD BE, UH, EAGER TO, TO BE ON THAT.
ONE OF THE TWO NEW GUYS OUGHT TO BE ON THERE.
YOU KNOW, I TEND TO AGREE WITH YOU.
I TAKE BACK THE NICE THINGS I SAID ABOUT THE SAND EQUIPMENT.
I THINK THAT WHAT IT DOES IS, UH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT LOOK AGAIN AS PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF WHAT OUR NEEDS ARE.
AND I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA BE CRITICAL.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN TOMORROW.
UM, THAT SAID, I DO LIKE YOUR STYLE ON THAT.
UH, I DON'T, COMMISSIONER HALE, COMMISSIONER HOLT, YOU DON'T MIND.
YOU ALREADY HAVE, YOU'RE ON THE PLATTING, UH, COMMITTEE, WHICH THERE'S RECOMMENDATIONS HERE.
UH, YOU'VE DONE A GOOD JOB IN PUTTING THAT TOGETHER AND GOING IN A DIRECTION THAT I THINK WE NEED.
UM, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT, UH, YOU OR COMMISSIONER HALE WOULD BE INTERESTED IN DOING? YEAH, I'D BE INTERESTED IN DOING THAT.
I, I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ON THE, ON THE TIMEFRAME ON SELECTING WHO TO BE ON THIS COMMITTEE.
'CAUSE YOU KNOW, I'VE HAD A COUPLE, TWO OR THREE DAYS TO THINK ABOUT THIS.
AND SO I THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT.
AND SO I FEEL LIKE OUTSIDE OF THIS COURT, THAT THERE'S SEVERAL MEMBERS THAT WOULD BE OCCUPYING THIS BUILDING THAT WOULD BE HAPPY TO BE ON THIS.
'CAUSE THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR VOICES ARE HEARD.
UM, I AM NOT RECOMMENDING, BUT I MEAN, IN CONSIDERATION COULD BE ONE.
UM, ONE OF THE DISTRICT JUDGES, THE DA DISTRICT CLERK, COUNTY ATTORNEY, POTENTIALLY.
WE, WE KNOW THAT THOSES ARE SPECIFIC ON WHICH COUNTY JUDGE, DISTRICT JUDGE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
YOU MEAN DISTRICT JUDGE? I DISTRICT JUDGE.
WELL, I WANTED HER TO SAY I THINK THOSE ARE GOOD.
E EITHER ONE WOULD PROBABLY BE HAPPY TO NO, I, I DON'T WANT VOICE FOR THEM, BUT NO, NO ONE WOULD BE, ONE SPECIFICALLY WOULD BE MORE INTERESTED.
I I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE LOOK AT, UH, AND REQUEST THE INTEREST LEVEL OF JUDGE QUISENBERRY, UH, THE DISTRICT JUDGE.
UM, I THINK IT'S A GOOD DIRECTION ALSO WITH THE, THE PERSON THAT WOULD BE VERY INTIMATELY INVOLVED WITH IT WOULD BE OUR DISTRICT CLERK.
AND THESE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE COURT'S GONNA HAVE THE FINAL SAY ON THIS THING.
AND ALSO WITHOUT QUESTIONING JEFF SWAY OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHO WAS OBVIOUSLY IN THE SITUATION HE'S IN, UH, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD ONE AS WELL.
AND YOU NEED ONE MORE? IS THERE ANY RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COURT? AND THIS IS AGAIN, Y'ALL'S CALL OF WHAT WE WANT TO DO.
I, I THINK MR. HEISER NEEDS MORE ON HIS PLATE.
SO I WOULD BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU, KNOWING THE DIRECTION YOU'RE GOING, WHAT A AND AND I SAID THAT SOMEWHAT TONGUE IN CHEEK.
SO WHAT ABOUT, UH, OUR, OUR CURRENT COUNTY ATTORNEY? I WOULD AGREE TO THAT.
SO CAN WE RECAP THAT AS AGAIN, JUDGE BERRY, ONE OF THE DISTRICT JUDGES?
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OUR DISTRICT CLERK, SERENA GILLIAN FROM THE, FROM THE COURT WOULD BE COMMISSIONER HALE.JEFF SWAIN, OUR DISTRICT DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
JEFF SWAIN AND OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY, JOHN FORREST.
ANY COMMENTS OR INPUTS ON THAT? DO YOU ALL FEEL LIKE SOMEBODY FROM OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED AT THIS POINT OR YEAH, I THOUGHT WE ALREADY PUT ER ON THERE.
NO, WE WELL HE, HE'S, HE'S GOT HIS PLATE.
I'M, I'M TRYING TO WRECK THAT BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING COMING THAT HE'S GONNA BE INVOLVED WITH.
WHAT ABOUT THE SHERIFF? WE'RE GONNA NEED BOOM INMATES AROUND AS SECURITY IN THAT BUILDING.
WE'LL BE, BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA BE A PART OF THAT FOR SURE.
AND AGAIN, THIS, THIS IS JUST TO LIKE DETERMINE WHO, WHAT ARCHITECT IS QUALIFIED TO BUILD THE BUILDING.
IT'S NOT TO DESIGN IT JUST YET.
'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA GO THROUGH THIS MASTER STUDY PLAN.
AND AT THAT POINT THEN WE DECIDE DETERMINE ANOTHER COMMITTEE TO APPROVE OR CORRECT MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO BRING TO THE COURT FOR APPROVAL.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO, UNLESS YOU WANT THIS, UH, COMMITTEE TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE WHOLE PROJECT.
SO WHAT DO WE DO WHEN WE, WE ADD A PERSON THAT MAKES THE NUMBER A, A DIFFERENT, A DIFFERENT NUMBER.
BUT, UH, I CAN'T THINK OF, UH, I DO THINK SHERIFF HAIER NEEDS TO BE A PART OF THAT FOR SURE.
BECAUSE WITHOUT QUESTION, HIS DEPARTMENT IS GONNA BE A PART OF THAT FACILITY.
SO, UH, AGAIN, WE HAVE THE NAMES HERE.
IS THAT, WHAT'S THE TOTAL NUMBER THERE? THAT'S SIX.
IS THERE A PROBLEM? OH, CLARK COUNTY CLERK.
SO, UH, EITHER THE COUNTY CLERK OR, WELL, THAT, THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE AS WELL TO FOLLOW.
THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE ON THE COUNTY CLERK.
SHE'S NOT HERE THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
SHE'D BE PROUD TO BE ON THERE.
SO THAT WOULD, UH, MAKE THE COMMITTEE INCLUDE, UM, COMMISSIONER HILL, JUDGE QUISENBERRY, DISTRICT CLERK, SENA, GILLAND DA JEFF SWAIN, COUNTY ATTORNEY JOHN FORREST, SHERIFF ROSSIER AND COUNTY CLERK GLO DELE.
AND CAN YOU AGAIN JUST CLARIFY WHAT THEIR ROLE WOULD BE, JUST TO BE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE ON THIS? THEY WOULD, IT WOULD BE TO REVIEW THE RESPONSES THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FOR QUALIFICATIONS FROM ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEER FIRMS TO THEN, UM, BE E EVENTUALLY AWARDED THE MASTER STUDY PLAN PROJECT.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR, TO APPROVE THOSE NAMES THAT, THAT WERE LISTED ABOVE.
UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'M NOT USED TO THAT.
COMMISSIONER HOLD MADE THIS SECOND.
IS THERE ANY HAVE GOOD DISCUSSION ALL IN PAPER? I'M SORRY, THAT'S MY BAD.
THAT'S WHAT YOU GET FOR AYE, AYE.
UM, SHERIFF, I WANNA COMMEND YOU AND THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND WANTING TO BE A PART OF THAT.
I WANT TO THANK COMM COMMEND, UM, THOSE WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER HALE, UH, AND THOSE THAT HAVE MADE, UH, THAT KNOW ABOUT IT ANYWAY, THAT, WHETHER THEY KNOW IT OR NOT.
SO THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT'S A CRITICAL ROLE.
I WILL, UM, BE SENDING OUT NOTIFICATION TO ALL OF THESE MEMBERS AND WE'LL BE SHARING A COPY OF THE RESPONSES THAT WE'VE RECEIVED, OKAY.
UM, FOR THEIR REVIEW BEFORE ANY MEETING, UM, WHAT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'LL SCHEDULE A MEETING, BUT THEY'LL HAVE THE DOCUMENTS TO LOOK OVER BEFORE THE MEETING AND THE RECORD SHOW THAT IS ITEM D NINE THAT WE TOOK ACTION ON.
ITEM 10 ON THE SEP REJECT RENEW RF P Q PC 23 DASH 50 ON THE ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING SURVEY AND SERVICES FOR PARKER COUNTY.
SO, 17 RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED FOR R F P Q, PC 23 DASH 50.
AND THIS IS FOR ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING SERVICES FOR PARKER COUNTY.
UM, THIS IS, UM, SOMETHING THAT, UH, OTHER COUNTIES ALREADY DO AND, AND IT KIND OF, UH, SPEEDS UP THEIR PROCESSES WHEN THEY HAVE ANY TYPE OF PROJECT, UM, ESPECIALLY FOR, UM, REMODELING OR EXPANSION OF EXISTING COUNT COUNTY V UM, BUILDINGS AND SO FORTH.
SO I RECOMMEND THAT THE COURT AWARD TO ALL RESPONDING FIRMS, WHICH WILL ALLOW THE COUNTY TO REQUEST PROPOSALS TO DEVELOP AND DESIGN PLANS AND SPECS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS FOR MISCELLANEOUS PLAN FACILITY PROJECTS THAT MAY INCLUDE REMODELING, RENOVATION SYSTEM UPGRADES, REPAIRS, OR MAINTENANCE PROJECTS TO ANY COUNTY FACILITIES OR INFRASTRUCTURE.
THIS AWARD DOES NOT INCLUDE LARGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
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AND PARKER COUNTY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SOLICIT SERVICES OUTSIDE OF THIS R F P Q FOR ANY PROJECT.THE SPECIFIC SCOPE, SPECIFIC SCOPE OF WORK AND FEE SCHEDULE FOR EACH PROJECT WILL BE INDIVIDUALLY AGREED UPON AND WILL INCLUDE COORDINATION WITH THE APPROPRIATE RELATED ENTITIES OF PARKER COUNTY.
THE AWARDED FIRMS WOULD INCLUDE SCHWARTZ HANSON, ARCHITECTS, T S K ARCHITECTS, GRACE HERBERT, CURTIS ARCHITECTS, MCKIM AND CREED, INCORPORATED, LEVEL FIVE ARCHITECTURE.
WRIGHT GROUP ARCHITECTS, PLANNERS, P L L C, JACOB MARK, JACOB, MARTIN, ARCHITECTURE, ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE, BAIRD, HAMPTON AND BROWN.
KOMATSU ARCHITECTURE, R L G CONSULTING ENGINEERS, B K V GROUP ARCHITECTS, B S A DESIGN GROUP, G SS B S, ARCHITECTS, TRIBAL ARCHITECTS, AND PARK HILL, SMITH AND COOPER.
HOW MANY OF THOSE ARE IN PARKER COUNTY? UH, I KNOW ONE, LET ME, LET ME, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR WITH THE COMMISSIONER.
WALDEN'S MADE THE MOTION WITH A SECOND ABOUT COMMISSIONER HILL.
HOW MANY WOULD BE PARKER? TWO OF THEM ARE SPECIFIC, PARKER COUNTY.
BUT WE WANNA BE ABLE TO GIVE US, UH, OPTIONS BECAUSE SOME OF THESE, UM, DO SPECIFIC TO DIFFERENT TYPES OF PROJECTS.
UM, AND WE ALSO HAVE ENGINEERING SURVEY ON HERE AS WELL.
SO ANY TYPE OF CIVIL DESIGN, MECHANICAL, STRUCTURAL, WHATEVER.
WHAT THIS DOES IS SAVE US MONTHS, ABOUT A MONTHS, HALF A YEAR'S WORTH OF AND BEING ABLE TO SELECT SOMEONE FROM THIS GROUP AND PUT THEM TO WORK RATHER THAN HAVING TO GO OUT FOR PROPOSALS AND GO THROUGH THAT WHOLE PROCESS.
WELL NOTICE THERE'S SOME VERY, THERE'S SOME REPUTABLE COMPANIES ON THAT.
ANY OTHER AND, AND ANY, AGAIN, IT, IT'S, WE, WE ARE ALLOWED TO GO OUTSIDE OF THIS IF YOU ALSO DETERMINE THAT THAT'S WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? WE HAVE A MOTION IN A SECOND.
ITEM 11, APPROVE THE SALVAGE AND DESTRUCTION OF BASS ASSETS, KIM.
SO WE HAVE A LIST OF SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED, JUST NEED TO GO AHEAD AND DESTROY.
AND WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF DEATHS THAT WERE DAMAGED IN THE WELL.
ONE DESK THAT WAS DAMAGED IN THE RECONSTRUCTION HERE AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE.
AND, UM, THEN WE ALSO HAVE SOME BULLETPROOF VEST AND SOME TASERS THAT WE, WE DON'T TYPICALLY, UM, AUCTION OFF THESE KIND OF ITEMS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
SO WE JUST NEED AUTHORIZATION TO DESTROY THESE THINGS.
MOTION MOVED BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN SECOND BY COM.
COMMISSIONER HOLT, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
[8.B. Consideration for a contract for the bond program planning to prepare educational materials. (Chris Bosco / Judge Deen)]
ITEM EIGHT B I WANNA JUMP DOWN.JUST IS NOT TOO MANY, BUT I MADE YOU WAIT LONG ENOUGH AND I THINK THIS WAS SOMETHING I SHOULD HAVE ALREADY DONE.
CONSIDERATION FOR A CONTRACT FOR THE BOND PROGRAM PLANNING TO PREPARE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.
I APOLOGIZE, I SHOULD HAVE ALREADY HAD YOU UP THERE.
I'M SURE IT'S COST US FOR YOU WAITING IN THE OFFICE.
UM, OKAY, SO THIS ITEM, UM, ONE OF THE ELEMENTS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, UM, TO TRY TO IMPROVE, YOU KNOW, EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON, ON THE PROGRAM.
UM, WE, UH, WE REACHED OUT TO A, UH, PRODUCTION COMPANY THAT THAT DOES, UH, EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS.
AND, UM, THE, THE IDEA HERE WOULD BE WE'D PUT TOGETHER, UH, CONTENT THAT, THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE TO THE PUBLIC, THE PROJECTS THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE BOND AND, UH, THE SCHEDULES OF THOSE PROJECTS AND BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND THE WEBSITE.
UH, WE'RE, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPING A, A STATIC WEBSITE WHERE PEOPLE CAN VIEW EACH OF THE PROJECTS.
BUT THIS WILL PROVIDE, UH, ADDITIONAL, UH, WAY TO COMMUNICATE THE PROGRAM.
UH, WHAT I HAVE HERE IS A PROPOSAL THAT, UM, I GOT FROM RED PRODUCTIONS.
AND WHAT IT WOULD INCLUDE IS, UH, THEY WOULD DEVELOP, YOU KNOW, STORYBOARD CONTENT STRATEGY FOR, UH, COMMUNICATING, UH, THE, THE PROGRAM AND, UH, ALL THAT CONTENT WOULD BE OWNED BY THE COUNTY.
SO Y'ALL BE ABLE TO REPURPOSE AT ANY OF THE, THE VIDEOS AND STUFF THEY TAKE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN USE THAT IN, IN, UH, YOU KNOW, ON THE STANDARD WEBSITE AS WELL.
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WHAT THEY PRODUCE IS A INITIAL VIDEO THAT WOULD BE ABOUT 90 SECONDS IN LENGTH, UH, AND THEN UP TO TWO TO FOUR VIDEOS AND 30.WE ORIGINALLY TALKED ABOUT DOING THREE VIDEOS ABOUT THE SAME LENGTH.
AND THEN, UH, IN TALKING WITH 'EM, THE THINKING WAS MAYBE AN INITIAL VIDEO THAT'S ABOUT A MINUTE AND A HALF AND THEN COME BACK WITH TWO TO FOUR VIDEOS THAT WOULD BE 30 SECONDS IN LENGTH.
THE, TO FURTHER COMMUNICATE AND THE IDEA THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD TRY TO TARGET THE END OF THIS MONTH TO HAVE THE FIRST ONE GO OUT TO, AS WE'RE DOING PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND THEN FOLLOW THAT UP WITH THE OTHER VIDEOS, UH, LEADING UP TO THE ELECTION.
TALK ABOUT A CREATION OF A WEBSITE.
WHERE ARE WE AT ON THAT? SO IT TIES INTO WHERE THIS WOULD BE MARKETED? YES.
I I HAVE IT DONE OTHER THAN IT WAS, MY MAP WAS GLITCHY, SO
AND, UM, WHAT I WAS SAYING ABOUT IT BEING GLITCHY, I HAVE A, WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE PROJECTS TAB, THERE'S A MAP THAT POPS UP, BUT MY MAP'S NOT POPPING UP.
AND UH, AND THEN THE PUBLIC CAN KIND OF PICK ON, UM, AND GET INFORMATION ABOUT EACH PROJECT.
AND SO I'M, I'M, WE'RE VERY CLOSE, LIKE ALL THE CONTENT'S IN HERE, BUT I, I JUST GOTTA SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MY MAP.
SO WE BASICALLY PUT TOGETHER A DYNAMIC MAP SO THAT THE PUBLIC COULD PICK ON EACH PROJECT, WHICH WOULD BE THE VIDEOS WHICH WOULD BE INTEGRATED.
SO IN THIS CONTEXT WE WOULD, UM, WE BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, HOUSE THE VIDEOS HERE, UH, THE EVENTS AS, UH, THE PUBLIC MEETINGS WE COULD PUBLISH THERE AND THEN WE'D UPLOAD THE PRESENTATIONS FROM EACH OF THOSE PUBLIC MEETINGS.
AND THEN THE PROJECTS PAGE, LIKE I MENTIONED, IS A ONE SHOW HOW ALL THESE VIDEOS BE PAID FOR.
I MEAN, COUNSELOR, CAN WE TAKE MONEY OUTTA THE BOND TO PAY FOR THAT? OR HOW WOULD THAT WELL, WE WOULDN'T HAVE BOND MONEY.
THIS WOULD BE JUST EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL THAT'D BE WISE TO INFORM PEOPLE WHAT THE MONEY WOULD BE SPENT FOR.
JUST TO CLARIFY HERE, WE CAN'T, WE'RE NOT, WE CAN'T SET UP HERE AND, AND, AND, AND SAY TO GO VOTE FOR IT.
WE, AS WE PRESENT THESE MEETINGS, UH, WE'RE VERY CAREFUL WITH THAT, THAT THIS IS EDUCATIONAL ONLY AND THIS IS WHAT THIS IS HERE.
OKAY, WELL HOW ARE WE GONNA PAY FOR IT? IT'S 27,000.
SO THE, THIS, THE WAY I WAS THINKING IS THE SAVINGS FROM THE CURRENT BOND, UH, WE WOULD APPLY TOWARDS, UM, THIS EFFORT.
SO WE'RE USING BOND MONEY, TRANSPORTATION, NOT THE NEW BOND.
IT'S, IT WOULD BE THE EXISTING FUNDS THAT ARE LEFT OVER OF THE PREVIOUS BONDS THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR THIS.
SO ONCE AGAIN, IT'S JUST SOLELY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES YOU CAN VOTE FOR OR AGAINST, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT PROMOTING EITHER WAY.
HERE'S WHAT THIS PROJECT WOULD BE US.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT WE FOLLOW THAT IT IS, IS EDUCATIONAL ONLY PERIOD.
IT IS NOT TO MARKET FOR APPROVAL TO GO OUT AND ENCOURAGE TO VOTE FOR OR AGAINST EDUCATIONAL ONLY PERIOD.
AND WE FELT LIKE THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, ALLOW US TO EXPLAIN THE PROJECTS BETTER THROUGH A VIDEO MEDIUM VERSUS SOMEONE HUNTING THROUGH THE WEBSITE.
UM, AND, AND ACTUALLY IT'D KIND OF BE IN COMBINATION 'CAUSE UH, YOU COULD ACCESS IF YOU WANT TO GO SELF-PACED WITH THE WEBSITE.
BRIANNA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR YOU HAVE ANY UH, NO, I OPINION I DO THINK IT WOULD BE OPINIONS OR NO APPROPRIATE THAT WE COULD USE, UM, SAVINGS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE FOR THIS SINCE IT'S ALL BOND AND TRANSPORTATION, UM, RELATED.
AND SO, UM, CHRIS, KIM AND I ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED, I THINK SEPTEMBER.
IS THAT WHAT IT IS? AND WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH AND COMPARE, BASICALLY RECONCILE, YOU KNOW, THEIR BOOKS TO OUR BOOKS AND REALLY SEE WHERE WE'RE AT AS FAR AS, UM, THE 16 BOND PROGRAM AND THEN HOW, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE SAVINGS ON SOME OF THE PROJECTS WHERE, YOU KNOW, COUNTY FORCES WERE USED AND DIFFERENT THINGS OR THE BIDS CAME UNDER, UM, WHAT WAS BUDGETED FOR THOSE.
SO THEN THAT WAY WE CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE HAVE LEFT TO CLOSE OUT SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS AND THEN HOW SOME OF THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE REALLOCATED.
BUT I KNOW THERE WAS, UM, A CONTINGENCY FOR RIGHT AWAY, UM, FROM THE PRIOR, UM, RESIDUAL AMOUNTS, UM, THAT WERE BUDGETED FOR THE 2016 BOND PROGRAM, WHICH THANKFULLY DIDN'T HAVE TO BE UTILIZED.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT COULD GO TOWARDS SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
IT'S REALLY LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE PREVIOUS BONDS WHERE WE UTILIZE THOSE RESOURCES TO GO OUT AND, AND GET INFORMATION, UH, THAT WERE PRESENTED AT CHAMBER MEETINGS.
UM, AND THEY MAY BE SOMETHING TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT TO
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SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT MAYBE YOU COULD UTILIZE OR INTEGRATE INTO THIS AS WELL AND WORKING WITH THAT GROUP.UH, SO YEAH, IT, IT, IT'S SOMEWHAT ON PAR WITH PUBLIC MEETINGS.
YOU KNOW, WE DO THE PUBLIC MEETINGS FOR THE BOND TO, YOU KNOW, EDUCATE, UH, FOLKS AROUND THAT.
UH, AND, AND EVEN IN, IN, YOU KNOW, ON ACTIVE PROJECT WE'LL HAVE A, A PROJECT SPECIFIC PUBLIC MEETING TO EDUCATE FOLKS ON THE PROJECT.
SO THIS JUST A DIFFERENT APPROACH.
GOT, WE HAVE A MOTION BY, LET ME GET, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT, BUT I, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
UM, SO I, I FEEL I KNOW THE NEED TO GET THE FACTS OUT THERE SO PEOPLE CAN EDUCATE THEMSELVES AND CLEAR UP ANY MISUNDERSTANDINGS AS, AS BEST AS WE CAN.
UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY EXAMPLES OF WHAT THIS COMPANY HAS DONE OR ANY OTHER, UH, SCENARIOS THAT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO THIS? SO WE HAVE AN IDEA OF LIKE THE QUALITY OR HOW THESE VIDEO PRODUCTIONS LOOK? YEAH, I, I CAN SEND OUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE A FORT WORTH COMPANY.
WE'VE USED THEM AS, AS, UH, FREEZING NICHOLS HAS USED THEM FOR VIDEO SUPPORTS.
I CAN, COULD YOU GIVE THE RICH ON THAT AND HAVE THESE SENT OUT TO THESE COMMISSIONS? YES.
I'M SURE THAT IT'S A HIGH QUALITY VIDEO AND IF Y'ALL USE 'EM IN OTHER PLACES, I WOULD THINK YEAH, THAT'S REALLY WHY, I MEAN, WE ACTUALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING INSIDE FREEZING NICKELS, BUT THESE GUYS ARE A DIFFERENT LEVEL, YOU KNOW, MORE CINEMATIC AND, YOU KNOW, UM, GETTING CONCISE VIDEOS TO, YOU KNOW, THAT IS OFTEN USED IN A SOCIAL MEDIA FORMAT.
THAT'S KIND OF THEIR SPECIALTY.
IT NEEDS TO BE DONE VERY PROFESSIONALLY.
DOES THIS AMOUNT CROSS OUR THRESHOLD FOR NEEDING MULTIPLE BIDS? WAS HE 50? SO, NO.
SO KIM REVA'S QUESTION I NO, NO.
AND, UH, MR. BOSCO, YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY DONE THIS A LOT MORE THAN I HAVE.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS A REASONABLE PRICE? YES.
LIKE WE HAD, UM, I HAD SOME PRICING ON ONES THAT WE'VE DONE AT FREEZE AND WE WERE IN THAT EIGHT, 9,000 RANGE PER VIDEO.
AND SO HERE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TARGETING AT LEAST THREE, BUT DEPENDING ON THE LENGTHS, WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO UP TO FIVE.
AND THERE WON'T BE ANY WATER MARKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT ON IT?
NO, I, I TALKED TO THEM ABOUT, YOU KNOW, UM, MAKING SURE THE COUNTY WILL OWN ALL THE CONTENT.
SO IF Y'ALL WANNA REPURPOSE, UH, YOU KNOW, ANY OF THE DRONE VIDEOS OR ANY OF THAT, THEN, THEN YOU'D BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND WILL WE GET JUST THE VIDEOS OR WILL WE GET ALL OF THE FOOTAGE THAT SHOT THAT THEY'VE BEEN EDIT? RIGHT, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I SPECIFICALLY TALKED TO HIM ABOUT IS Y'ALL OWNING ALL THE FOOTAGE, NOT JUST WHAT'S PUT IN THE FINAL VIDEO SO Y'ALL COULD REPURPOSE THE ANY MATERIAL THAT'S NOT USED.
WHAT WOULD THE VIDEOS BE OF? UM, SO THE THINKING WOULD BE, UM, YOU KNOW, MUCH LIKE, UH, I'VE PRESENTED IN THE PRESENTATION BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATE THE PROJECTS IN THE PROGRAM, THE BENEFITS OF THOSE PROJECTS, ONCE WE GET INFORMATION FROM COG ON THE PARTNERSHIP, BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, COMMUNICATE WHAT THE PARTNERSHIP AND LEVERAGE FUNDING WILL BE FOR THE PROGRAM.
SO THOSE, THAT KIND OF NATURE OF IT.
WILL IT SHOW THE, LIKE THE BRIDGE AT 180 AND, UH, RICK WILLIAMSON, WILL IT SHOW THE DIFFERENT ROADS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING? Y YEAH, IT'LL BE, SO YEAH, WE DEFINITELY WANNA SHOW LIKE THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE PLANNING TO BUILD AND, UH, AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO 'EM ABOUT, UH, YOU KNOW, ANY KIND OF KIND OF INFOGRAPHIC THAT MIGHT EXPLAIN, UH, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.
UM, I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING SHOW THAT, UH, CHURCH ROAD EXTENSION, RIGHT? YES.
AND, AND I THINK THAT'S THE THING IS CERTAIN PROJECTS LIKE THAT, THAT ARE HARD TO VISUALIZE 'CAUSE THEY'RE A NEW ROUTE, UH, THAT THAT'S KIND OF THE, THE GOAL AND WHAT THE, THE PROCESS HERE IS THEY'RE GONNA STORYBOARD THIS.
SO I'D BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT WITH Y'ALL BEFORE THEY'VE DONE THE PRODUCTION.
AND IF Y'ALL HAD ANY INPUT ON A CHANGE, WE'D BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THEIR INITIAL STEP IS LIKE, OKAY, FIRST VIDEO WE'RE EXPECTING THIS WILL BE THE CONTENT.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL GO TO PRODUCING THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO CHRIS, WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS PREVIOUSLY.
I, I HAD A CLEAR IDEA, BUT IS THERE GONNA BE VIDEO SHOT OR IS THIS GONNA BE GRAPHICS THAT COULD BE, UH, MANAGED SOME OTHER WAY? YEAH, SO THE, THE IDEA IS TO DO VIDEO.
SO WE WOULD HAVE, UH, SO AN EXAMPLE IF WE WERE SAYING, SHOWING A SPECIFIC PROJECT LIKE THE I 20 CORRIDOR IS TO GET SOME DRONE VIDEO OF THAT AND THEN BE ABLE TO KIND OF OVERLAY THIS IS WHERE THE PROJECT WOULD BE.
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COMMUNICATING LIKE, YOU KNOW, THE LEVERAGE OR THE TAX ELEMENTS, UH, WE WERE THINKING THAT MIGHT BE DONE IN A INFOGRAPHIC FORM, UH, TO BE ABLE TO SHOW, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, WOULD BE THE, UH, IMPACT OF THAT.ANYTHING ELSE? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AND MY SCREEN'S GONE BLANK.
SORRY TO MAKE YOU WAIT AS WELL.
OKAY, LET'S GO BACK TO ITEM ON ITEM A ON
[7.A. Precinct Three will be on private property at Young Bend Road and Old Brock Road to improve drainage. (Commissioner Walden)]
SIX A PRECINCT THREE WILL BE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY AT YOUNG BEN ROAD AND OLD BROCK ROAD TO IMPROVE DAMAGE COMMISSIONER.YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE THERE TO IMPROVE THE DRAINAGE OF THAT.
[8.D. Approve reappointment of Elizabeth Lawrence to serve as Trustee for Pecan Valley Centers for Behavioral and Developmental HealthCare for two-year term, September 1, 2023 through August 31,2025. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
I'M DOWN TO ITEM EIGHT D, APPROVE REAPPOINT ELIZABETH LAWRENCE TO SERVE AS TRUSTEE FOR PECAN VALLEY CENTERS FOR BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL HEALTHCARE FOR TWO YEAR TERMS. SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2023 THROUGH AUGUST 31ST, 2025.UM, THAT'S A NEEDED APPOINTMENT.
SO JOHN SECOND HAVE MOTION AND SECOND MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER, EXCUSE ME, CONLEY SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
I DON'T THINK I'VE DONE ITEM K.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO ITEM K AND APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE TEXT.
YES, WE HAVE, SORRY, DIDN'T, DIDN'T WRITE IT OFF.
[8.L. Discuss/Take action on Resolution of the Parker County Juvenile Board regarding juvenile facilities. (Judge Deen)]
L AND DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON RESOLUTION OF THE PARKER COUNTY JUVENILE BOARD REGARDING JUVENILE FACILITIES.UH, IF I MAY, JOHN, I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE SOME INPUT ON THIS AS WELL.
UH, AS WE'RE, AS WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF THIS, UM, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING THE WEATHERFORD PD WITH A PLAN IN PLACE TO MOVE CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS INTO THERE.
AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UH, WE HAVE, THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT ON US THAT, UM, AND AS WE HIT A TRIGGER OF 125,000 IN POPULATION, IT OPENED THE DOOR.
AND JOHN, I WANNA DEFER TO YOU ON THIS VERY QUICKLY, IT OPENED THE DOOR FOR US TO GO TO PROVIDE AN OPTION, UH, FOR STUDENTS TO GO THAT HAVE BEEN MOVED OR, OR NEED TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE MAINSTREAM OF, OF SCHOOLS.
J J R P, IS THAT WHAT IT'S CALLED? AND CAN YOU REFERENCE WHAT THAT REPRESENTS? IT'S A, IT'S A JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAM AND WHAT IT IS IS J J A E P.
AND SO WE, WE'VE BEEN OVER THE 125 THRESHOLD FOR FIVE YEARS.
I, I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE EXACT NUMBERS, BUT I KNOW THAT THE SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN SIGNING WAIVERS BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH YOU EXCEED THAT THRESHOLD, IF THE SCHOOLS THEN ALLOW THE COUNTY TO HAVE A WAIVER AS FAR AS PARTICIPATING IN THE J J A E P, THEN THE, THE COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE TO PARTICIPATE.
WELL, AT THIS POINT, THESE NOTICES HAVE BEEN SENT OUT AND THE SCHOOLS FEEL LIKE IT'S VITAL TO THEIR SCHOOLS TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF SERVICE AVAILABLE TO THEM.
WE'RE GROWING, UH, THEY'RE HAVING KIDS THAT THEY MAY NEED ADDITIONAL, UH, SUPERVISION OVER AND THEY DON'T WANNA MIX SOME OF THESE KIDS WITH THE KIDS IN D A E P.
SO YOU MAY HAVE A KID THAT'S VAPING AND, AND JUST TO SHOW THE EXTREMES, YOU MAY HAVE A KID THAT'S VAPING IN THE SAME ROOM AS A SOMEBODY WITH A SEX OFFENDER.
SO THEY'RE WANTING TO SEPARATE THESE KIDS.
AND CINDY'S HERE TOO, SO I'LL LET HER DISCUSS THIS A LITTLE BIT AS WELL.
BUT GOING INTO THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR, THE SCHOOLS I'VE VISITED WITH A COUPLE OF THEM, UM, WEATHERFORD, AZEL, SPRINGTOWN ALITO, UH, THERE IS A NEED FOR THE SERVICES NOW.
AND, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU A BALLPARK FIGURE ON THE NUMBER OF KIDS.
UM, WEATHERFORD WAS 20 TO 30, BUT THEN YOU GET INTO LOOKING AT DISCRETIONARY OR MANDATORY PLACEMENT FOR THESE KIDS, UH, THE COUNTY CAN SET UP A PLACEMENT WHERE IT'S MAINLY MANDATORY, NOT DISCRETIONARY, AND LIMIT THE NUMBER OF KIDS AS WE BEGIN THE PROGRAM THAT WAY.
WE CUT THE COST AND CUT THE NUMBER OF SERVICES THAT WE HAVE TO PROVIDE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL.
UH, SPRINGTOWN, THEY SAID THREE TO FIVE ELITE, OH FIVE.
TODD SMITH UP IN AZEL CURRENTLY HAS THE FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO HIM IN TARRANT COUNTY BECAUSE ALE SITS OVER IN TARRANT COUNTY.
THE HIGH SCHOOL DOES ASK HIM HOW MANY SERVICES HE UTILIZED LAST YEAR, AND IT WAS ONE, AND THAT WAS A MANDATORY PLACEMENT.
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SO HE'S NOT, I GUESS TARRANT COUNTY CURRENTLY HAD NOT BEEN ACCEPTING ANY DISCRETIONARY PLACEMENTS.SO WE LOOK, WE CAN LOOK AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT CONTRACTS WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT COUNTIES AND HOW THEY MANAGE THE KIDS AND HOW THEY WORK WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
BUT THIS YEAR WE NEED TO START PLANNING FOR NEXT YEAR AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SET UP A FACILITY UNDER THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.
UH, POTENTIALLY WE CAN FUND A LITTLE BIT OF IT BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, BUT AS FAR AS ACTUALLY HAVING A FACILITY, IT MAY BE A DIFFICULT TASK.
UM, SOME OF THE SUPERINTENDENTS I'M BUSY WITH SAID THAT THEY MIGHT BE AMENABLE TO JUST RECEIVING SERVICES THIS YEAR.
WELL, AND LET ME, LET ME ADD TO THIS THAT YOU, UH, EACH HAVE SEEN AND AWARE OF A RESOLUTION BY THE JUVENILE BOARD OF WHICH I'M ON AND HAVE ABSTAINED FROM THAT, THAT THEY ARE WANTING TO TAKE OVER THE WEATHERFORD PD AS A FACILITY TO BE ACCOMMODATING FOR THAT SCHOOL AND TO MOVE THE JUVENILE BOARD INTO THAT FACILITY, UH, IS WHAT IS A CONSIDERATION THAT IS BEING PROPOSED TO YOU, UH, OUTSIDE OF WHAT WE HAD INITIALLY PLANNED FOR.
YOU SPEAK TO THAT IF YOU WANT, AND THIS JUST GOES TOWARDS THAT AS FAR AS THE PLACEMENT OF THE KIDS.
AND SO I KNOW THAT TOM KIDD LAST YEAR HAD BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE SCHOOLS THAT THEY WANTED TO HAVE A FACILITY AND HOUSE THE KIDS AT A COUNTY FACILITY.
SO THAT WAS IN 20 20, 20 22 AND 2023 SCHOOL YEAR.
NOW WE'RE GOING INTO 2023 IN THE 2024.
AND WELL, THIS NEEDS TO BE CLARIFIED.
IT WAS NOT BROUGHT TO THE BOARD'S ATTENTION OF THAT.
IT'S THE REASON WHY YOU WERE NEXT.
NOW HEARING THIS, THAT, UH, WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THAT.
UM, AND NO DISRESPECT TO ANYBODY IN PAST LEADERSHIP POSITIONS, BUT WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THAT NEED.
AND BASICALLY WHAT HE DID AND NOT, NOT SAYING HE DID ANYTHING WRONG, JUST SAYING THAT HE NEGOTIATED MORE OF A SERVICE BASED SERVICE AS OPPOSED TO A FACILITY.
BUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THESE SCHOOLS ARE GONNA WANT A FACILITY THAT'S AVAILABLE TO SEND THESE MANDATORY KIDS.
AND THAT IS OUR STATUTORY OBLIGATION.
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BUDGET FOR THAT.
WE PROBABLY NEED TO START MEETING WITH THE SUPERINTENDENTS AND DETERMINE WHAT WE CAN DO THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND THEN MOVING INTO NEXT YEAR LOOK AT WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS FAR AS A FACILITY TO HOUSE THESE KIDS.
AND IT MAY, THIS MAY BE ONE OPTION ON THE TABLE AS TO HOUSE 'EM AT THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION.
WELL, AND AGAIN, THERE WAS A, THERE'S A, THERE'S A NEED WHILE WE BOUGHT THAT FACILITY AND NOW IT'S, UH, IT'S CHANGED, BUT IT IS A NEED THAT, UM, A FACILITY THAT WILL MATCH THE NEEDS OF THAT SCHOOL AND, UH, THE NEEDS OF THOSE STUDENTS.
THE PROBLEM IS IT'S SUCH, IT'S 14,000, I BELIEVE, 14,000 SQUARE FEET THAT POSSIBLY COULD HAVE AS LOW AS FIVE KIDS TO 20 IN THAT FACILITY.
CINDY MAY BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT AS FAR AS HOW LONG THEY'RE IN THE PROGRAM.
CINDY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND COME UP AND, AND SPEAK TO US? SORRY TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT HERE, BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG THEY'RE IN THE, IN THE PROGRAM.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A SCHOOL CALENDAR YEAR THAT THEY'RE PLACED IN OR IF IT'S A SHORT PRE TIME YOU'RE STANDING.
IT'S, THEY, THEY GET TO DECIDE HOW LONG THE PLACEMENT IS.
UM, THERE'S LEVEL FIVE, UM, OFFENSES AND THEY DETERMINE HOW LONG THEY STAY IN THERE.
SO SOME OF THE SCHOOLS DO AN ENTIRE YEAR, SOME DO 45 DAYS, SOME DO 15 DAYS, SOME DO 60 DAYS.
SO IT VARIES FROM PLACE TO SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SCHOOL DISTRICT.
SO IS THAT ON THE MANDATORY OR THE DISCRETIONARY ONES? AS FAR AS I KNOW IT'S ON THE MANDATORY, BUT I, BUT I, I'M NOT POSITIVE ABOUT THAT.
UM, ASHLEY MARINO WOULD NEED TO SPEAK TO THAT.
SO, SO, SO WHAT KIND OF NEED, LIKE ON A PER STUDENT BASIS, WHAT WE NEED, WHAT, WHAT KIND OF FACILITY ARE WE HAVING TO PROVIDE FOR THESE KIDS? UM, AGAIN, I WAS, I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS NOT TO, THAT THIS WAS A JUVENILE BOARD ISSUE AND ALL, ALL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE JUVENILE BOARD.
I THOUGHT IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE JUVENILE BOARD WERE GONNA BE HERE TO PRESENT ON THIS.
UH, SO THAT NEEDS TO BE PUT BACK ON THE AGENDA AND COME BACK TO US WITH REPRESENTATIVES TO MEET ON THAT.
ASHLEY'S OUT OF TOWN, SO THAT'S WHY SHE'S UNAVAILABLE.
I TOLD HER I'D AT LEAST ADDRESS THE HISTORY AND HOW WE GOT HERE.
SO WE PRETTY MUCH HIT THAT THRESHOLD PROBABLY FIVE YEARS AGO.
BUT THANKFULLY THE ISDS HAVE BEEN COOPERATING IN, IN SIGNING WAIVERS AND THOSE HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED INTO THE STATE.
LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST YEAR THAT THERE WAS AN INDICATION THAT WE NEEDED A FACILITY.
AND SO MOVING FORWARD, WE JUST NEED TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE.
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STRUCTURE WILL BE BY THE JUVENILE BOARD.THEY'LL, THEY'LL SET UP THAT STRUCTURE ON HOW THESE KIDS ARE GIVEN INSTRUCTION, BUT IT, IT'LL BE BASICALLY LIKE, UH, A D A E P PROGRAM, YOU KNOW, ALTERNATE PROGRAM WHERE THEY, THEY SEND THE KIDS OFF CAMPUS FOR INSTRUCTION.
I WOULD THINK THAT THAT POLICE STATION WOULD BE TOO BIG FOR THIS PARTICULAR, AND WE NEED TO GATHER A LOT OF DATA JUST TO SEE WHAT THEIR ENROLLMENT WILL LOOK LIKE ON A DISCRETIONARY, ON A MANDATORY, AND THAT WAY THEN WE CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.
SO WE HAD A SCHOOL SAFETY FORUM THAT WAS RECENTLY HELD BY SHERIFF TIA AND SHERIFF TTHE, UH, GRABBED SOME COMMITTEES OUT OF THAT TO HELP KIND OF HAVE SOME PRACTICAL STEPS TO MOVE FORWARD.
ONE OF THE COMMITTEES, AND THIS WAS A VERY LOOSE THING, BUT ONE OF THE COMMITTEES WAS BASED PRIMARILY OF SUPERINTENDENTS WHO WERE GOING TO COLLABORATE TO DETERMINE HOW FUNDING, UH, FROM THE ISDS COULD BE USED TO ASSIST THAT.
BECAUSE ONE OF THE MESSAGES WAS THAT DUMPING THIS ENTIRELY ON THE COUNTY, UM, EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE COUNTY'S OBLIGATION PROBABLY IS GONNA SLOW THINGS DOWN A LITTLE BIT JUST BECAUSE FUNDING IS TIGHT.
I DID VOLUNTEER TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE.
RE, IT'S C WITH ALL RESPECT, WOULD THAT COMMITTEE NOT BE FORMED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT? NOT BY THEM.
I MEAN, I'M JUST THROWING, I'M JUST THROWING THAT UP HERE.
IT ACTUALLY PROBABLY BE FORMED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO BY THE JUVENILE BOARD, PROBABLY PRIORITIZED BY THE JUVENILE BOARD.
SO THE JUVENILE BOARD GOING TO, THEY CAN EITHER MAKE THAT DECISION ON THEIR OWN, BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE THAT ABILITY.
SO I THINK THEY COULD FORM THOSE OPINIONS AND TELL US WHAT THE NEEDS ARE, IF THEY FELT LIKE IS NECESSARY THAT WE HAVE A COMMITTEE, THEY COULD THEN REQUEST A COMMITTEE BE FORMED.
BUT YOU TALKING TO THE JUVENILE COURT? CORRECT.
BUT PROBABLY, UH, TO RESPECT THEIR AUTHORITY IN THIS SITUATION, IT'D PROBABLY BEST TO ASK THEM HOW THEY'D LIKE TO PROCEED.
I, I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT AT ALL.
I THINK WHERE THE ISDS WERE COMING FROM WAS THEY WERE OFFERING TO HELP WITH THE FUNDING PART.
AND ANYTIME ANYONE SAYS THEY WANNA HELP US WITH FUNDING, I'D, I'D LIKE TO GET THEM TO THE TABLE.
WELL, ASHLEY, UH, ASHLEY SPEAKING WITH BO REESE, UM, HE'S WORKED UNDER ONE OF THESE YEAH.
HE SAID THE SCHOOLS PICK UP THE MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING.
OUR OBLIGATION IS THE FACILITY.
AND SO THERE'S GONNA BE OTHER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
BUT HAVING AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION WITH HIM, AND HE'S THE SUPERINTENDENT OF W I S D I THINK HE WAS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY WHEN HE OPERATED UNDER ONE OF THESE J J J AEPS.
AND HE SAID THAT DOWN THERE THAT THE SCHOOLS PICKED ALL THE COST UP.
BUT FOR THE FACILITY NOW EACH COUNTY'S GONNA OPERATE DIFFERENTLY.
SO, UH, THAT'S WHY ASHLEY'S BEEN GATHERING UP CONTRACTS FROM MULTIPLE COUNTIES.
SHE SENT ME FOUR CONTRACTS ALREADY.
UH, SHE'S GATHERING THAT DATA.
SO PROBABLY THE BEST BET WOULD BE VISIT WITH THE JUVENILE BOARD, UH, SEE HOW THEY WANNA PROCEED.
OUR OBLIGATION OBVIOUSLY IS GONNA BE THE FACILITY, BUT WE PROBABLY NEED TO DO THAT PRETTY QUICKLY TO GET THIS ACCOMMODATED.
WELL, AND IF, IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE COURT, I'LL THROW MY NAME IN THE HAT TO REPRESENT THE COURT IF A REPRESENTATIVE IS NEEDED.
I'VE GOT A SCHOOL BOARD BACKGROUND AND CURRENT KIDS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL, SO INTERESTED IN THAT.
I, I WOULD ALSO VOLUNTEER, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN SUPERINTENDENT AT SCHOOL, TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, I'VE OPERATED AT D A E P.
WE'VE GOT CAPABLE OF PEOPLE HERE ON THE COURT THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THAT.
AND I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE A, WELL, THE COUNTY A FURTHER DISCUSSION AND COLLABORATION WITH THE JUVENILE BOARD ON HOW THAT'S GONNA BE HANDLED.
AND SO I, I WOULD ASK THAT THIS BE, UH, TABLED TO MOVE TO A, UH, IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION AND HAVE THE JUVENILE BOARD COME AND PRESENT WHEN ASHLEY IS AVAILABLE.
AND ALSO PROBABLY JUDGE QUISENBERRY OR SOMEBODY, OR REPRESENTATIVE OF THE JUVENILE BOARD.
JUDGE, THERE'S A JUVENILE BOARD MEETING COMING UP.
AND SO I BELIEVE THAT'S GONNA BE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR THAT PARTICULAR BOARD.
SO PROBABLY BEST TO DISCUSS WITH THOSE ON THAT PARTICULAR BOARD IF OTHER MEMBERS COULD COME TO THAT MEETING AND MAYBE HAVE SOME INPUT BE WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT GOING? THE PEOPLE THAT ARE RECOMMENDED HERE? CORRECT.
IF THEY DO THAT, THEN I'M ON THAT BOARD.
DO WE NEED TO POST THAT? WE, WE WOULD'VE TO POST IT IF WE, WE BROUGHT TWO, TWO MEMBERS IN ADDITION, BECAUSE I, I'M ON THAT BOARD.
WHAT, WHAT WE GET THAT SET UP.
I WOULD ASK THAT WE TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM, THEN COORDINATE AND COLLABORATE WITH THE, UH, JUVENILE BOARD ON GETTING THAT SET UP.
UH, ONE, ONE ADDITIONAL QUESTION, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION.
ARE ALL OF THESE JUVENILES LIKE TROUBLEMAKERS AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE GETTING SENT TO THIS PROGRAM? OR WHAT DOES IT INTA, WHAT DOES THAT ENCOMPASS? I THINK I CAN ANSWER THAT.
THE STATE HAS SET UP THAT, UH, IN, IN COUNTIES OF
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OUR SIZE, THAT THERE ARE MANDATORY OFFENSES THAT YOU WOULD BE PLACED IN A JU JUVENILE JUSTICE D A E P AS OPPOSED TO THE REGULAR DISCIPLINARY D A E P.AND THAT'S BECAUSE THESE, UH, OFFENSES THAT WERE COMMITTED BY THESE STUDENTS WERE SUCH THAT THEY SHOULD BE SEGREGATED FROM THE REST OF THE SCHOOL POPULATION.
UH, NORMALLY, AND IT IS IN, IT IS IN, UH, UH, IN STATUTE THAT WE PROVIDE THIS SERVICE, BUT NOT THE DIS, NOT THE DISCRETIONARY.
THERE'S A, THERE'S A MANDATORY PLACEMENT FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES AND JUST THAT'S WHAT OUR OBLIGATION IS.
THE, UH, SCHOOL DISTRICTS MOST LIKELY WILL BE PROVIDING, UH, INSTRUCTION.
SO THAT WON'T BE A COST TO US.
UH, THEY WILL, UH, ALSO BE RECEIVING THE FUNDING FROM THE STATE FOR THAT STUDENT, WHICH WILL TEND TO PAY FOR THAT.
SO OUR OBLIGATION NEEDS TO BE OUTLINED IS EXACTLY WHAT IT IS.
IT'S FOR A FACILITY, BUT THERE ARE DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENTS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STATE, DEPENDING ON WHAT SITUATION IS.
AND THE J J A E P IS JUVENILE JUSTICE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
SO JUST SO YOU KNOW WHAT THE ACRONYM IS, THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
IT'S AN ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
AND SO NORMALLY IT'S GONNA BE PROBABLY JUVENILES THAT ARE CATEGORIZED IN THE FELONY RANGE.
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I WASN'T MISUNDERSTANDING ANYTHING.
SO THANKS FOR THE CLARITY THAT ONE CAVEAT, THEY DID TAKE THE, UH, VAPING OUT BECAUSE A LOT OF THE STUDENTS THAT ARE AT SCHOOL THAT VAPE ON CAMPUS, THAT'S CONSIDERED A FELONY BECAUSE IT'S A DERIVATIVE OF T H C AND IT PUTS THEM IN THE FELONY RANGE, AND THEM BEING ON A SCHOOL PROPERTY, UH, IS EVEN MORE SEVERE.
SO THOSE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN CARVED OUT.
THOSE ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED TO BE IN THAT J J A E P PROGRAM.
I WOULD ASK, THERE'S A, THERE'S A GREAT DEAL MORE INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION.
UM, WE'LL GET THAT SET UP AND COORDINATED WITH THE JUVENILE BOARD.
AND I'LL TAKE, I'LL TAKE, THE COUNTY HAS A MAJOR NEED FOR THAT BUILDING ALSO.
WELL, AND AGAIN, THAT'S ALL FOR DISCUSSION.
WE'RE NOT GONNA SOLVE THAT HERE TODAY AND DETERMINE WHO'S GONNA GO IN THAT BUILDING.
UH, THERE'S SOME WORK TO BE DONE AND THERE'S SOME EVALUATIONS TO LOOK AT AND WHERE WE'RE GONNA PLACE, AS COMMISSIONER WALDEN SAID, UH, THE PRIMARY ROLE OF THE COUNTY AND THIS SITUATION IS TO PROVIDE THE FACILITY.
AND THEN THE REST OF IT IS, IT GOES BACK TO THE SCHOOLS.
AND THERE'S SOME, THIS IS AN INTRODUCTORY THING, AND I APOLOGIZE THAT THIS IS NOT BEING JUST BROUGHT, BUT AGAIN, UH, THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR, WE WERE NOT, UM, WE WERE JUST NOT INFORMED OF THIS.
SO IN, IN ADDITION, ONE OR, OR MORE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAY HAVE A LOCATION THAT WOULD PROVIDE THE, UH, FACILIT, WELL, FACILIT WELL, THE COUNSELOR SAID EARLIER, WE NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS AND, UH, PUT IT ON FOR THE NEXT BUDGET AND RIGHT.
WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO ADDRESS IT SOONER THAN THAT AS FAR AS SERVICES, BECAUSE IN LIEU OF PROVIDING A FACILITY THIS YEAR, I THINK THE SUPERINTENDENTS WOULD BE AMENABLE TO HAVING SERVICES PROVIDED TO THEM ON THEIR CAMPUSES.
BUT SHORT OF THAT, I THINK THAT WE'D HAVE TO PROVIDE A FACILITY THIS YEAR.
BUT I THINK WE CAN WORK THROUGH THOSE.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE JUVENILE BOARD'S GONNA DISCUSS.
AND WELL, IT JUST DOESN'T GO THAT FAST.
I MEAN, WE BOUGHT THAT BUILDING AND IT HAS, IT HAS RIPPLING EFFECTS THROUGH THE, UH, ANNEX OF DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE THERE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE MOVING AND BEING, TRYING TO BE MORE EFFICIENT WITH THE SPACE WE HAVE.
AND WE CAN'T JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN MIDSTREAM JUST CHANGE DIRECTIONS ON WHERE WE GO.
THAT REQUIRES SOME DISCUSSION AND FURTHER CONSIDERATION.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S NOT GONNA BE SOLVED HERE TODAY.
JUDGE, IF I MIGHT, WHAT WE RECEIVED WAS A, UH, RECOMMENDATION FROM THAT.
WE'LL TAKE IT UNDER CONSIDERATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND LOOK FOR ALTERNATIVES FOR THANK YOU.
WHAT'S BEST FOR EVERYBODY IN PARKER COUNTY? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING.
GOOD ITEM ON INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE, HOLD ON ONE SECOND, PLEASE.
[8.M. Interlocal Agreement with the City of Reno for Road Repairs in Precinct One. (Commissioner Conley)]
OKAY.WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL STAY ON NOW.
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF RENO FOR ROAD REPAIRS AND PRECINCT ONE.
COMMISSIONER CONLEY COUNSELOR.
DID, DID YOU GO, DID YOU LOOK OVER THAT CONTRACT OR? I, I DIDN'T.
EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER TO PROCEED WITH THE INTERLOCAL.
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS, UH, WE GOT A NEW MAYOR IN RENO, AND SO WE HAVE TO UPGRADE OUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS.
SO I MOVE TO APPROVE THE EIGHT M MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER HA HAS MADE THE SECOND.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FOR THAT? ALL IN FAVOR.
[8.N. Discuss/Take action on adding a stop sign on College Street by the Peaster Post Office. (Commissioner Holt)]
ON DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON ADDING A STOP SIGN ON COLLEGE STREET BY PE BY THE PEACE OR POST OFFICE COMMISSIONER HOL REQUEST FROM MAYOR GERALD HOBSON TO PUT IN A STOP SIGN THERE.IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE JUNIOR HIGH BUILDING AND PARENTS ARE NOT, UH, DRIVING IN A MANNER THAT IS, UH, THE STOP SIGNS NEEDED TO IMPROVE SAFETY.
DOES THIS NOT REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING?
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MOST STOP SIGNS DO, BUT THEY, THEY DO.CAN WE PUT THIS ON THE FUTURE AGENDA ITEM AS A COM AS A PUBLIC HEARING? NO.
WE WILL TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM IN.
[8.O. Discuss/Take action on adding a stop sign on Jupiter Trail off Old Agnes Road. (Commissioner Holt)]
I WAS, UH, COMMIT.MS. SHE CAN YOU NOTIFY THE, UH, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ACTION WE'RE TAKEN IN FOR THE, REQUIRING THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS? YEAH, I I THOUGHT THAT, OR, OR, OR WE CAN, THAT WAS A PART OF THE PROCESS.
SO THE SAME WITH THE OH EIGHT.
THOSE WILL BE ON HERE TWO WEEKS.
[8.P. Discuss and take any action the court deems necessary on the addition of the following items into the Parker County Subdivision Rules and Regulations as recommended by the Subdivision Regulations Committee]
UH, ITEM P, DISCUSSION, TAKE ACTION ON THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY AS THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS INTO THE PARKER COUNTY SUBDIVISION RULES AND REGULATIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE SUBDIVISION REGULATION COMMITTEE.ITEM, A ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY SIGNAGE AT THE TIME OF CUTTING ROADS.
ITEM B, REFLECTIVE HOUSE NUMBERS TO BE MADE PART OF DEEDED RESTRICTIONS FOR PROPERTY OWNERSHIP.
ITEM C IF ROAD ENTITIES ARE PRIVATIZED, MAINTAINING GATED INSTALLATION OF SIREN CONTROLS AND A MINIMUM OF ONE NOX BOX ARE REQUIRED FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES.
ITEM D ID AND ACCESS TO CEMETERY SHOWN ON PLANT MAPS WITH ACCURATE DIMENSIONS AND FEET AND DECIMALS ALONG WITH APPROPRIATE EASEMENTS TO THE CEMETERY ITEM E.
ADDITION OF PERMANENT SIGNAGE PLACED IN SUBDIVISIONS ONCE ROADS ARE COMPLETED.
AND ESTABLISH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TXDOT STANDARDS FOR SIGNED PLACEMENT.
ITEM F SPECIFICATIONS ON PRIVATE ROADS TO MATCH COUNTY ROAD MINIMUMS. ITEM G DRAINAGE STUDIES TO BE REQUIRED AS PART OF PLATING PACKAGES AND ADDED TO THE RULES ITEM H DEVELOPER MUST DEDICATE NECESSARY RIGHT OF WAY FOOTAGE TO BRING US TO THE COUNTY MINIMUM STANDARDS, 60 FOOT WHEN PLATING LAND ON THE COUNTY ROAD WITH US.
AND THE CURRENT MINIMUM STANDARD OF 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY.
UH, COMMISSIONER HALL, DO YOU WANNA OPEN UP THE DISCUSSION ON THIS BEFORE WE GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? SURE.
WE ESTABLISHED A SUBDIVISION REGULATION COMMITTEE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO.
EACH COMMISSIONER WAS ABLE TO NOMINATE EITHER THEMSELVES OR A DESIGNEE.
UM, THESE ARE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED IN ONE SESSION, THEN PUT ON THAT BODY'S AGENDA TO VOTE ON IN THE MOST RECENT SESSION.
AND UNLESS I'M MISTAKEN, ALL OF THESE WERE A FIVE OH VOTE TO RECOMMEND THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT CHANGE THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS IN OUR COUNTY TO REFLECT THESE, UH, REQUIREMENTS.
UM, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEM HAVE TO DO SIMPLY WITH SAFETY.
SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THESE, HAPPY TO WALK THROUGH THE RATIONALE FOR WHY THESE CHANGES ARE NEEDED.
BUT I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS, BUT ARE, DO, DON'T WE NEED TO GO TO PUBLIC HEARING FIRST OR, YEAH, I'M, I'M LETTING, UH, COMMISSIONER HOLT, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S ALL.
I SUMMARIZE THIS AT THIS POINT.
AND I'M SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE WENT FASTER ON THAT, THAT AT 1109, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS? ON, UM, ON ITEM P, THERE'S A DEVELOPER.
YOU GOT 10, YOU GOT 10 SECONDS.
I SAID YOU ONLY HAD 10 SECONDS, BUT I'M JOKING.
UM, I'M LEE THURMAN WITH THURMAN DEVELOPMENT.
I'VE BEEN A DEVELOPER HERE IN PARKER COUNTY FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS.
UH, THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS ON, UH, TWO, TWO POINTS HERE.
UM, TEMPORARY, UH, NUMBERS ON WHILE YOU'RE BUILDING THE ROADS.
UM, THAT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE DIFFICULT BECAUSE YOU GOT A LOT OF HEAVY MACHINERY, CUTTING ROADS, AND I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THOSE WOULD BE PLACED OR HOW YOU WOULD PLACE 'EM.
UM, JUST THINKING OF THE PRACTICALITY OF IT, UH, WHILE WE'VE GOT DOZERS AND BLADES AND OPERATORS, UH, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU'RE GONNA, THAT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD, BUT WE'LL GET TO THAT.
I JUST, THE PRACTICALITY OF THAT WHILE YOU'RE BUILDING NOW, MAYBE AFTER YOU HAVE 'EM CUT IT, IT'D BE DIFFERENT.
BUT WHILE YOU'RE ACTUALLY CUTTING THE ROADS, IT'S GONNA BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN TEMPORARY SIGNAGE.
WHEN YOU SAY NUMBERS, DO YOU, DO YOU THINK THIS MEANS FOR HOUSES, LIKE INDIVIDUAL LAWS? NO, I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, IT SAYS
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TEMPORARY ROAD.UH, IT SAYS SIGNS ON THE ROADS.
SO WHAT, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS IF YOU GO IN AND YOU'RE, YOU'RE IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING ROADS, RIGHT? WHEN E M S OR FIRE OR WHOEVER GETS A CALL MM-HMM.
AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT SOMETIMES TO DIRECT THEM.
SO WE'RE THINKING SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A PLYWOOD, UH, PIECE OF PLYWOOD THAT HAS A SPRAY PAINTED, YOU KNOW, BOB ROAD WITH AN ARROW, I THINK YEAH.
AS SOON AS YOU'VE GOT 'EM CUT, I THINK WHILE YOU'RE CUTTING 'EM IS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE'S HEAVY EQUIPMENT ALL, ALL OVER THE PLACE.
SO I JUST SEE THE PRACTICALITY.
UM, WE HAVE A HARD TIME KEEPING 'EM UP AFTER THE ROADS ARE CUT.
AND SO, UM, THE, YOU KNOW, I GUESS MAYBE AT THE ENTRANCE WOULD BE PRACTICAL.
ARE YOU TALKING ALL THE ROADS IN INSIDE THE DEVELOPMENT? YEAH, SO JUST SO THAT IF THERE'S SOMEONE WHO HAS A HEART ATTACK AT THE END OF THE DEVELOPMENT, OR IF THERE'S A WILDFIRE THAT STARTS AT THE END OF THE DEVELOPMENT MM-HMM.
BUT SOME MEANS OF DIRECTING FOLKS WHERE THEY NEED TO GO, UH, I THINK THEY'RE GONNA GET RUN OVER A LOT.
UH, I MEAN, I I, I UNDERSTAND THE REASONING BEHIND IT.
IT, IT IS JUST THE PRACTICALITY OF, YOU KNOW, BUILDING A DEVELOPMENT AND A LOT OF EQUIPMENT MOVING AROUND.
UH, I, I THINK AFTER YOU CUT 'EM WHERE THERE'S ACTUALLY A ROAD THERE WHILE YOU'RE ACTUALLY CUTTING THE ROADS, I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DO THAT.
I THINK ONCE THE ROADS ARE CUT, I THINK IT COULD BE PRACTICALLY DONE.
I THINK ONCE YOU'VE ACTUALLY CUT THEM AND THE DIRT'S FORMED, THAT'D BE A LOT EASIER TO DO IT AT THAT POINT THAN IT WOULD BE WHILE YOU'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO CUT THE ROADS, BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT CUTTING JUST THE ROAD, YOU'RE CUTTING THE GRADE AND YOU'RE AFFECTING THE DIRT, YOU KNOW, NOT JUST IN THAT AREA.
SO YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PUT A SIGN SO FAR AWAY FROM WHERE THEY'RE WORKING, UH, AND, AND TRYING TO KEEP THOSE MAINTAINED MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, IT, IT, IT, I CAN JUST SEE IT AS BEING PROBLEMATIC.
I THINK ONCE THEY'RE CUT IT, IT, IT WOULD BE EASIER TO DO ONCE THEY'VE ACTUALLY, THE, THE GRADE'S BEEN DONE.
SO JUST SOMETHING FOR CONSIDERATION THERE.
UH, THE, THE OTHER THING IS ON THE 60 FOOT, UH, I'M LOOKING AT A DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW THAT THIS WOULD BE A BIG FACTOR.
UM, WHAT IF THE ROAD HAS A 30 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY? DO WE HAVE TO GRANT THE OTHER 30 FOOT ALL ON OUR SIDE, OR WOULD IT BE JUST, NORMALLY IT'S FROM THE CENTER LINE WHEN WE'RE GRANTING IT.
LIKE I HAD A DEVELOPMENT ON CHURCH ROAD THAT WE HAD A, UH, WE HAD THAT SITUATION WHERE THEY NEEDED THE, THE EXCESS RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE, UM, FOR THE, UH, FUTURE OUTER LOOP.
AND SO THEY TOOK, THE CITY OF FORT WORTH REQUIRED US TO GRANT 60 FEET, UH, WHICH WE LOST ABOUT FOUR ACRES OF DEVELOPABLE PROPERTY BECAUSE OF THAT MM-HMM.
AND SO, UM, SO IF YOU'RE, IF YOU'VE GOT SOME ROADS OUT THERE IN THE COUNTY, ONLY HAVE 30 FEET.
SO IF WE, UH, WOULD WE BE REQUIRED TO GRANT THE WHOLE 30 FEET ON OUR SIDE THE WAY THAT THE RECOMMENDATION CAME FROM THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS COMMITTEE? YES, SIR.
BUT THEN THE ROAD WOULD HAVE TO HAVE AN OFFSET IF YOU, IN OTHER WORDS, I, I, I UNDERSTAND THE REASONING BEHIND IT, AND WE, WE, I'M JUST SAYING THAT'S A LOT 30 FOOT GRAND.
IF YOU'VE GOT, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, I HAVE A DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW THAT, THAT WE'RE PROCESS OF, OF, OF BUYING, IT HAS 5,000 FEET OF ROAD FRONTAGE ON COUNTY ROAD.
THAT WOULD BE 150,000 SQUARE FEET.
THAT'S, UM, THAT'S $150,000 WORTH OF PROPERTY AT THE, THE PURCHASE PRICE.
SO WE'RE JUST BASICALLY GRANTING THE COUNTY $150,000.
SO IS THERE GONNA BE ANY COMPENSATION FOR THAT? OR IS IT JUST GONNA BE JUST A GIVEAWAY? NO, WE DIDN'T CONTEMPLATE ANY COMPENSATION IN THAT.
BUT AGAIN, IF, IF YOU HAVE A 30 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY MM-HMM.
AND IF THERE'S A LOT OF HOMES GOING IN THAT ARE GONNA BE RIGHT NEXT TO THAT SURFACE, THAT'S A PRETTY SEVERE PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.
NO, AND I'M, I'M ON BOARD WITH THAT.
I'M JUST SAYING IT, IT'S A TAKING OF A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF PROPERTY.
IT, IT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE, I MEAN, WE'VE HAD IT HAPPEN ON TWO OTHER SUBDIVISIONS WHERE WE LOST A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ACREAGE, UH, DUE TO GIVING AWAY RIGHT AWAY.
WHICH I, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT'S MY CONCERN THERE IS THAT IT'S, IF IT WAS FROM THE CENTER LINE, I UNDERSTAND GRANTING IT FROM THE CENTER LINE, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, ON THIS TRACK WE'RE LOOKING AT, RIGHT NOW, THERE'S 5,000 FOOT OF FRONTAGE.
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WE'RE GIVING YOU 150,000 SQUARE FEET.ACTUALLY MORE THAN THAT, WE WOULD GIVE YOU 150,000 SQUARE FEET OF PROPERTY.
SO YOU'VE GOT THE WIDE LITTLE AREA WHERE YOU'RE PASSING OUR PROPERTY AND THEN IT CHOKES BACK DOWN TO A 30 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY.
SO JUST FOOD FOR THOUGHT THERE.
WELL, THEY NEED TO RECONSIDER THAT.
OR SINCE YOU BROUGHT THAT UP, I, YEAH.
WHAT ABOUT THE COUNTY, YOU KNOW, COMING IN AND MAYBE ANNEXING A PORTION OF IT TO WIDEN THE ROAD? YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M LOOKING AT A TRACK ON MUIR ROAD, WHICH, UH, EVERYBODY'S WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM OVER THERE.
SO THAT BECOMES AN ISSUE THAT IT, YOU KNOW, YEAH, WE CAN WIDEN IT FOR OUR 2000 FEET.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF IT? YOU KNOW, IT'S A DEATH TRAP ALONG THERE.
THERE'S SOME UTILITIES ON THAT NORTH SIDE OF THAT ROAD TOO MM-HMM.
AND I THINK THAT WHAT NEEDS TO BE KEPT IN MIND IS YOU HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.
AND SO IF WE'RE GONNA PUT ADDITIONAL HOUSES ON A ROAD, TO ME IT MAKES SENSE TO START THERE.
I MEAN, WE ARE THE SIXTH FASTEST GROWING COUNTY IN THE NATION.
AND WITH INVOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO SEE GROWTH ON THESE COUNTY ROADS.
SO IF WE'RE NOT VERY CAREFUL ABOUT PROTECTING THE INTEGRITY OF THE RIGHT OF WAY FROM A WIDTH STANDPOINT, WE'RE GONNA GET A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON ROADS THAT FRANKLY CAN'T SUPPORT TRAFFIC.
LEMME ADD A SENSE OF URGENCY TO YOU IN THIS DECISION, BECAUSE 60% OF THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE FACING THAT PUT US AT NUMBER SIX IS IN THE H E J.
SO WHAT WE DO HERE IS WE, WE, WE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE WITH THIS AS SOON AS WE CAN.
I MEAN, YOU NEED TO MAKE A DECISION SO WE CAN COME BACK TO IT OR DISCUSS IT AND WHATEVER.
BUT JUST BE AWARE THAT 60% OF THE GROWTH IS IN THE E T J, WHICH MEANS EXPONENTIALLY THERE.
THESE ARE GONNA BE FILLING UP OUT THERE PRETTY QUICK.
AND IF THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS, WAS A DECISION WAS MADE BY THE, AND CA AND COME TO THE COURT AND THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT THE COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED AND THAT NEEDS TO BE, AND A DECISION THAT WE NEED TO MAKE ON THAT.
IT WAS A, IT WAS A FIVE OH RECOMMENDATION.
AND FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, I'M NOT SURE THIS IS WORTH ANYTHING TO YOU OR NOT, BUT WE DO HAVE TWO DEVELOPERS ON THAT COMMITTEE.
WELL, I THINK THE RIGHT OF WAY'S A GOOD IDEA, BUT I THINK IF, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, YOU GAIN IT JUST IN THAT ONE LITTLE AREA, YOU HAVEN'T SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR THE ROAD.
YOU KNOW, I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE MORE COMPREHENSIVE THAT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE FACE THAT SAME PROBLEM ON WHERE THERE'S BEEN.
WE, WE TAKE CARE OF IT IN FRONT OF OUR LITTLE DEVELOPMENT.
BUT THEN WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF IT? ON THE FLIP SIDE, IF WE DON'T DO IT FOR THAT DEVELOPMENT, THAT'S JUST ONE MORE PIECE MM-HMM.
JUST SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? CAN WE ASK QUESTIONS NOW OR WE HAVE TO WAIT? WELL, I WANNA, I'M GONNA ALLOW THE QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED NOW BECAUSE THERE COULD BE SOMEBODY IN THE AUDIENCE THAT HEARS THAT, THAT THEN WOULD DECIDE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
WELL, ON THE REFLECTIVE NUMBERS, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LIKE AT THE, WHEN THE POLICE DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD, THEY SHINE THEIR LIGHT OVER THERE, IT WILL REFLECT? OR WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? REFLECTIVE? SO THIS WAS, UH, MR. HUGHES'S RECOMMENDATION.
DON'T WANNA PUT WORDS IN HIS MOUTH.
THIS CAME FROM THE PARKER COUNTY FIRE CHIEFS.
UH, ONCE THE HOUSE WAS COMPLETED, UM, THEY HAD REQUESTED THAT THE NUMBERS BE VISIBLE FROM THE STREET, EITHER ILLUMINATED OR REFLECTIVE BASED UPON THE HOMEOWNER'S DESIRE.
IF THEY WANTED TO PUT ILLUMINATED, UH, ADDRESS UP ON THEIR HOUSE, THEY COULD DO THAT.
OR THEY COULD BE, UH, REFLECTIVE NUMBERS PUT ON THEIR MAILBOX OR PUT ON SOMEWHERE ON THEIR HOUSE.
BUT, BUT SO EMERGENCY CREWS COULD SEE AN ADDRESS FROM THE STREET.
MOST NEW SUBDIVISIONS DON'T HAVE MAILBOXES, CORRECT? NOW, CORRECT? IF NOT ALL.
SO IT'D HAVE TO BE THE NUMBER ON THE HOUSE? YES, SIR.
AND IT COULD BE EITHER REFLECTIVE OR IT COULD BE LIT, BUT VISIBLE FROM THE STREET AT NIGHT IF YOU SHINE A LIGHT ON IT.
AND IF, IF YOU DIDN'T SHINE A LIGHT, THAT WOULD BE THE ILLUMINATED.
WHAT, SO, SO THE WORDING HERE IS, UH,
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MISSING THE OR ILLUMINATED PIECE IN B YEAH, SORRY.THAT WAS PART OF THE, THE VERBIAGE.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF, IF, IF THEY HAD THEIR HOUSE NUMBER IN JUST BLACK PAINT ON THEIR HOUSE OR IT'S CARVED IN OR WHATEVER, IF THAT HOUSE THEN HAS A LIGHT SHINING ON THAT NUMBER, THE IDEA IS THAT AN AMBULANCE DRIVING DOWN, IF THEY'RE TRYING TO GET TO A HEART ATTACK LOCATION, THEY CAN EASILY IDENTIFY THE HOUSE NUMBERS.
MY QUESTION IS, WHO'S GONNA BE ENFORCING THESE NOW? DO THOSE AMBULANCES HAVE A, A LIGHT TO SHINE? YES, SIR.
I HOPE I NEVER FIND OUT, BUT, UH,
MR. THURMAN, YOU GOT ANY OPINIONS ABOUT THE, THE, THE REFLECTIVE NUMBERS ON THE HOMES OR, UH, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
UH, USED TO BE WE DID 'EM ON THE MAILBOXES, BUT SINCE WE HAVE TO DO COMMUNITY MAILBOXES, NOW IT'S MADE IT DIFFICULT TO GET THE SIGNED HOUSES.
BUT I, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE DOING A MASONRY WITH A BLOCK NORMALLY.
SO I DUNNO HOW THEY'RE GONNA MAKE THOSE REFLECTED.
THEN WE MIGHT GET SOME PUSHBACK.
I THINK THE OR ILLUMINATED, WHICH IS MISSING HERE, SOLVES THE 'CAUSE MY HOUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, IS WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING WHERE IT'S IN THE MASONRY, BUT WE HAVE A, UM, LAMP, I GUESS YOU'D CALL IT RIGHT UNDERNEATH THAT POINTS UP TO THE HOUSE NUMBERS.
I THINK, I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT WHEN WE DRIVE THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT THERE'LL BE A, A, A HOUSE.
SO ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS JUST PUT A LAMP OVER WHERE THE, THE NUMBER IS.
I DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH THAT, I THINK.
ANYBODY THAT'S ONLY TWO QUESTIONS I HAD WAS OKAY.
THE ONE BEFORE ABOUT THE SIGNAGE AND THEN THAT I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE PRIVATE ROADS.
WHAT, WHAT IT, WHAT'S THE DEFINITION OF THE PRIVATE ROAD? DOES IT HAVE TO BE PUBLIC? I MEAN, 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME ROADS THAT WERE PRIVATE THAT ARE OPEN, THEN THERE'S OTHERS BEHIND THE GATE.
SO DOES THIS DIFFERENTIATE THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN THOSE TWO IS MOVING FORWARD, UH, WHETHER THEY DESIGNATE THAT AS A PROPERTY OR NOT? IT, IT'S THE ONES THAT ARE SUB SUBDIVIDED FROM THAT POINT FORWARD.
YOU DON'T RETROACTIVELY GO BACK ON THE ONES THAT ARE ALREADY EXISTING AS PRIVATE ROADS.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS IF THERE'S A GATED COMMUNITY THAT HAS A PRIVATE ROAD IN THERE, WE'RE WE'RE SAYING YOU HAVE TO BUILD IT TO THE SPECS OF THE COUNTY NOW.
WHICH MEANS WE'LL HAVE TO INSPECT THOSE THE SAME AS WE DO A ONE THAT'S GONNA POTENTIALLY BE A COUNTY ROAD.
AND THAT'S TO SELL A LOT WITHIN YOUR DEVELOPMENT BEHIND THE CL BEHIND THE GATED PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.
SO IF I WANTED TO DO ONE AND CUT IT UP IN 10 ACRE LOTS AND PUT IN A ROAD BASED CCHE ROAD AND EVERY ONE OF US ARE FINE WITH IT WHEN WE BOUGHT IT, THAT'S NOT GONNA BE ALLOWABLE NOW IN PARKER COUNTY.
10 ACRES ARE GREATER, DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PLATTED.
AND IF IT'S AN E T J, IT'S FIVE ACRES OR GREATER.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PLATTED.
SO YOU, YOU CAN PUT IN THAT TYPE OF SITUATION WITHOUT PLATTING.
IF IT DIDN'T REQUIRE, WELL WE KEEP BRINGING UP THESE ET JS I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING AWAY.
DIDN'T WEATHERFORD GIVING UP ALL THEIR ET JS? THEY HAVEN'T AT THIS POINT.
JOHN, I THOUGHT IF THERE WAS A ROAD CONSTRUCTED IN THOSE LOTS, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS 10 ACRES OR LARGER, THAT IT HAD TO BE PLATTED.
A LOT OF 'EM ARE DOING IS AN EASEMENT.
THEY'RE, I MEAN, MAYBE IN BETWEEN, IF IT IS A ROAD THAT SERVICES LOTS THAT ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE BY ANY OTHER ROAD, THEN YES, THEY'D HAVE TO BE PLATTED.
BUT IF IT'S 10 ACRE LOTS THAT ARE JUST CUT, I GUESS TAKE AWAY THE, THE LOT SIZE.
MY POINT IS MORE THE, MY QUESTION IS IF IT'S A PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT AND I MEET THE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING MINIMUM SIZE FOR WHATEVER THE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE, THEN I NOW HAVE TO PUT IT IN AT COUNTY SPECS.
YOU DON'T HAVE THE OPTION FOR THE OTHER ROAD SERVICES IF THIS IS ADOPTED? THAT IS CORRECT.
WELL, I THINK WE MIGHT WANNA RECONSIDER, UH, PROPOSING JU VOTING ON ALL OF THESE IN A BLOCK AT ONCE BECAUSE THERE MAY, THERE'S SOME IN HERE I AGREE WITH, AND I MAY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ONE OR TWO OTHERS.
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AND GOING BACK TO WHAT LEE LEE WAS TALKING ABOUT FROM THE CENTER OF THE ROAD, UH, HE'S SAYING THAT IF HE GIVES UP THE FULL 30, 'CAUSE YOU HAVE A 30 FOOT ROAD, HIS NEIGHBOR GETS THE BENEFIT ON THE ADJOINING SIDE OF NOT HAVING TO PROVIDE THAT, THAT PROPERTY.SO I MEAN THAT'S, I SEE WHAT LEE'S SAYING.
WELL, I JUST HAPPEN TO BE FAMILIAR WITH WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT IN REFERENCING THAT PROPERTY THERE.
AND I THINK THAT THERE'S A, THERE'S SOME, THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT NEED TO BE WORKED THROUGH THERE IF, IF THAT WAS GONNA BE EXPANDED NOR ON TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THAT ROAD.
AND I DON'T KNOW THAT, THAT WHAT ALL THAT WOULD ENTAIL EXCEPT A LOT OF MONEY
THERE'S JUST COMMISSIONER DON'T KNOW THAT'S ADDRESSED.
WHAT WE COULD DO IS GO DOWN EACH ONE A THROUGH H AS HE'S TALKING ABOUT CARVING OUT AND THE ONES THAT WE DO APPROVE AND GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THOSE NOW AND GET THOSE OUT AND THEN NARROW THIS DOWN TO, I ASSUME THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD DO IS VOTE ON THIS.
LET'S, 'CAUSE THAT, THAT, THAT'S IN LINE WITH WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
NO, I, I THINK THAT, THAT THAT'S, YEAH.
PROBABLY A BETTER WAY TO APPROACH THIS.
UH, LET'S DO THIS ON UNDER ITEM P, UH, UNDER ITEM A ADDITION OF TEMPORARY SIGNAGE AT THE TIME OF HEARING.
WE'RE STILL IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
UH, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING IN 1127.
UH, AND WE, WE'LL MOVE TO THE ITEM.
WE'LL GO TO ITEM A ON THE ADDITION OF TEMPORARY SIGNAGE AT THE TIME OF CUTTING ROADS, MOTIONS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THAT ITEM? WELL, I'LL SECOND IT, BUT THEN I'M ON A, GONNA TALK ABOUT IT.
WE'RE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE.
WHO'S GONNA ENFORCE THESE SIGNS OF WHERE THEY'RE AT WHEN THEY'RE CUTTING THE ROADS? AND I THINK YOU SAID YOU COULD JUST PUT IT ON A BOARD AND STICK IT UP OUT THERE SOMEWHERE.
CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS SPRAY PAINT ON PLYWOOD.
SO EVEN IF YOU DO A LITTLE A-FRAME, MOVE IT AROUND.
SO IF IT COMES UP MISSING, ARE THE DEVELOPERS GONNA BE FINED? OR HOW DOES THAT NO, I THINK WE'RE JUST ASKING DEVELOPERS, HEY, AS, AS, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN REASONABLY SPEAKING, HELP US.
I'M OKAY WITH HELP US KNOW WHERE A SIGN OUT THERE SOMEWHERE IN THE GRASS.
AND AGAIN, IT CAN BE SPRAY PAINT ON PLYWOOD HAS TO BE AWAY FROM WHERE THEY'RE WORKING.
WE'RE NOT LOOKING TO ADD A LOT OF HASSLE AND COST.
WE JUST WANT FIRE E M S, WHOEVER, IF THEY'RE OUT THERE TO KNOW WHERE TO GO.
SO IT SEEMS TO ME THAT I, I SEE SUBDIVISIONS WHEN THERE IS A HOUSE THAT IS BEING CONSTRUCTED, THAT THEY PUT A SHEET OF PLYWOOD OUT THERE WITH THE, THE NUMBER ON IT SO THAT THE, THE LUMBER TRUCKS AND THE CONCRETE TRUCKS AND EVERYBODY CAN FIND THE LOCATION.
BUT, AND I, I THINK THAT'S WHAT THE INTENT IS, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT IT SAYS.
IT SAYS THAT YOU PUT THE TEMPORARY SIGNAGE UP AT THE TIME OF, OF, UH, CUTTING ROADS.
AND IT DEPENDS WHO'S ENFORCING IT.
BECAUSE IF IT'S COMMON SENSE AND THEY SAY, GOSH, WE DON'T NEED THAT UNTIL THERE'S CONSTRUCTION HERE AND PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY WORKING HERE, THAT'S ONE THING.
BUT THE OTHER IS, IS SOMEBODY COMING AROUND AND SAYING AT THE TIME OF CUTTING ROADS IS WHAT IT SAYS YOU HAVE TO HAVE A A LOT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AT EVERY LOCATION.
AND I, AND I, I KNOW IT'S LOT.
I KNOW WHAT THES INTENT IS LOT.
I KNOW WHAT THE INTENT IS, BUT RIGHT.
WELL, BUT ARE WE GONNA FIND 'EM IF THEY DON'T HAVE A SIGN OUT THERE? IS THAT, JUST TO BE REALLY CLEAR THOUGH, THAT CHARLES'S INTENT, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT LOTS.
THERE'S NO NEED TO NUMBER IT THE ROAD.
NO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ROAD.
IS A FIRE MARSHAL GONNA REGULATE THAT STUFF? WE COULD, BUT, UH, I, I BELIEVE THE COMMISSIONER WALLEN WAS CORRECT.
OUR INTENT, WE HAVE RUN ON CALLS WHERE THE DEVELOPER HAS A LOT OF EQUIPMENT, AS WE MENTIONED.
UM, SOMEONE GETS HURT, GETS INJURED, HAS A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.
WELL, I, THEY KNOW THEY'RE, THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE CUTTING HUGHES STREET.
UM, THEY, EVERYBODY THERE KNOWS HUGHES STREET, EXCEPT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE THROUGH, THROUGH THE DISPATCH SYSTEM, WE KNOW WHERE HUGHES STREET IS.
AND, AND WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR AT A MINIMUM IS A PIECE OF PLYWOOD WITH SOME, SOME WRITING ON IT THAT SAYS HUGHES AND THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE STREET OR, UH, DEAN AND THIS IS THE STREET.
UH, JUST TO HELP US, IT, IT'S MORE OF A REQUESTING COMPLIANCE RATHER THAN A TRUE ENFORCEMENT ITEM.
UM, AND AND WHAT WE WOULD ASK WOULD BE THAT THE DEVELOPERS, WHEN THEY START THEIR DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR PACKAGE, THEY'D BE GIVEN THIS AND SAID, PLEASE, I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY GOING OUT THERE AND TRYING TO FIND
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'EM.'CAUSE THERE'S NOT A SIGN THERE.
THAT'S, THAT WOULDN'T BE OUR, OUR INTENT'S MORE OF A, OF A COMPLIANCE WITH AN ENHANCEMENT TO THE SAFETY.
PUT THE BURDEN ON THAT, ON THE, ON THE DEVELOPER TO ENSURE THAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENED OR THE WIND BLEW IT, THAT IT WOULD JUST BE REPLACED.
FROM AN ENFORCEMENT STANDPOINT, THERE'S A GOOD POINT THERE.
WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES FOR THAT.
AND, AND IF, IF, IF WE HAD A DEVELOPER THAT HAD CUT 50 STREETS AND THERE'S NO SIGNS ANYWHERE, WE WOULD CONTACT THE DEVELOPER AND ASK THEM TO REMIND THEM, UH, ABOUT WHO WOULD, WHO WOULD CONTACT THE DEVELOPER.
WHO, WHO WOULD CONTACT THE DEVELOPER? UH, THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
IT'S NOT A, IT'S LIKE I SAID, THE EXAMPLE I GAVE, THEY'VE CUT 50 STREETS AND THERE'S TRYING TO SET A PRECEDENT, NO INDICATION ANYWHERE, TRYING TO SET AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS WOULD BE.
AND IF, IF THEY JUST CHOSE TO NOT PUT ONE UP, WHAT WOULD BE THE, AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO PUNISH 'EM BY A FINE, BUT SURE.
WE HAVE A, GENERALLY WHEN WE ASK THINGS OF THE DEVELOPERS, THEY'RE VERY, VERY, UH, RAPID, VERY, VERY UNDERSTANDING.
AND WE CAN MOVE TAKING CARE OF, AND, AND AS WE IMPLEMENT THIS, WE CAN KIND OF ADJUST TO IT IN WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS.
UH, 'CAUSE WE APPRECIATE WHAT THEY DO AND SURE.
COMMISSIONER, YOU GOOD WITH THAT? MM-HMM.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND AJOUR ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN PAPER? I DON'T KNOW, SPRING I YOUR NAME? I'M NOT SURE THAT THE, UH, THERE, THAT THE LANGUAGE MATCHES THE INTENT.
WELL, WE, WE CAN CHANGE THAT LANGUAGE ON THE, THE PAPERWORK, RIGHT.
COMPARED TO WHAT IT SAYS HERE ON THIS AGENDA ITEM.
I THINK WE'RE BEING ASKED TO VOTE THE ADDITION OF TEMPORARY SIGNAGE AT THE TIME OF CUTTING ROADS.
I THINK, I THINK IT NEEDS TO MATCH THE INTENT.
AND THE INTENT IS THAT WE HAVE STREET SIGNS PLACED ON EVERY NEW STREET.
WELL, THEY'RE GONNA DO THAT AFTER THEY GET THE ROADS CUT.
BUT THIS, THAT'S, THAT'S ALL WHAT IT SAYS.
BUT THIS IS, THIS IS WANTING IT BEFORE THE ROADS ARE CUT OR THIS IS AT THE TIME OF CUTTING ROADS.
SO THE TIME OF CUTTING, YOU GOTTA CUT 'EM BEFORE YOU CAN PUT THE SIGNS ON THEM.
I JUST DON'T THINK THE LANGUAGE.
WELL, BUT, AND AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOUR, YOUR WALLET WE'RE LOOKING AT A PASSING THEY GOT, I HAVEN'T VOTED EITHER.
THEY GOTTA CUT SOME KIND OF LANE THROUGH THERE BEFORE YOU CAN MARK IT.
I THINK WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING FOR THE LANGUAGE TO MATCH WHAT OUR NEED OR, OR WHAT OUR OBJECTIVE IS HERE.
COMMISSIONER HOL, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU SEE THAT'S THAT? I MEAN TO ME, WE'RE NOT SAYING LOT NUMBERS ANYWHERE IN HERE.
UM, I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A LOT SIGN.
WELL, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ROAD.
NOT ALL OF US ARE, BUT TO ME, TEMPORARY SIGNAGE IS CLEAR.
BUT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CLARIFY, I'M MORE THAN FINE WITH THAT.
WHAT IF WE SAY ONCE THE ROAD'S CUT IN THE DIRT, WORK ON THE ROAD SO THAT WE KNOW WHERE THE ROAD'S GOING.
'CAUSE SOMETIMES YOU GO DOWN HERE WHERE THEY'RE STRIPPING AND CLEARING AND CUTTING ELEVATIONS.
I MEAN IT'S, I MEAN I I I UNDERSTAND WHAT MR. THURMAN WAS, IS MENTIONING, MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, IN SOME CASES, AND THESE GUYS GO DOWN THERE WHERE ADA'S GOING IN RIGHT NOW,
I MEAN, UNLESS YOU'RE PUTTING IT OUT IN THE RIGHT OF WAY AT 3 77 IS THERE, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, ONCE THESE ROADS GET CUT IN AND THERE'S SOME DEFINITION THERE, AND THEN THESE, THESE STREET SIGN OR TEMPORARY SIGNAGE ARE LESS LIKELY TO GET RUN OVER DEMOLISHED.
I'M JUST SAYING THAT'S AN EXTREME CASE.
BUT YOU CAN DRIVE DOWN THERE AND SEE IT.
NOW THEY HAVE THE, THE MAIN ROADS ARE CUT IN DOWN THERE AND, AND YOU CAN TELL WHERE THEY'RE GOING.
SO I THINK THAT THERE'S SOME PLACES THERE THAT, THAT, THAT TEMPORARY SIGNAGE COULD BE PUT UP.
SO WE'RE STICKING WITH THE LANGUAGE THAT'S IN THERE AS WE ARE NOW.
IF, IF SOMEONE HAS A CLARIFICATION, THEY WANNA SUGGEST I'M MORE, MORE THAN HAPPY FOR THAT.
WELL, I, I'LL LISTEN TO ALL THE, UH, DEBATE AT THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE AND, AND I DIDN'T COME AWAY WITH THAT, WITH, UH, AN UNDERSTANDING THAT WE WANT TEMPORARY STREET SIGNAGE WHEN THE ROADS ARE DEFINED.
I, I AND I FROM READING THIS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT EITHER.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED THE ADDITION OF TEMPORARY STREET SIGNAGE WHEN THE ROADS
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ARE DEFINED.YEAH, YOU GOTTA DEFINE THE ROADS FIRST.
BUT IT, IT'S, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THEY WERE ASKING FOR, AND, AND SOME OF THE DEVELOPERS THAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT SAID, YEAH, THEY PUT THIS PLYWOOD SIGN UP THAT SAYS 2 0 1 MAIN STREET.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTOOD THAT THEY WERE ADDRESSING.
SO WITH THE ADDITION OF TEMPORARY STREET SIGNAGE AT THE TIME WHEN THE ROAD IS, IS DEFINED.
YEAH, THAT'S, I'M IN FAVOR OF THAT.
ARE YOU, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? OKAY.
LET THE RECORD THEN MAKE THAT CHANGE, UH, ON THE MOTION THAT IS BEING MADE.
SO SAY I'M SO SORRY, REPEAT THAT.
PLEASE JUST ADD THE WORD STREET IN BETWEEN TEMPORARY AND SIGNAGE AND THEN WHEN ROAD IS DEFINED RATHER THAN AT THE TIME OF CUTTING ROADS WHEN IS DEFINED, WHEN THE ROAD IS DEFINED.
YEAH, WITH THAT WORDAGE IN THERE, THAT'S PASS FIVE IS DEFINED.
WE'LL GO TO ITEM B ON REFLECTIVE HOUSE NUMBERS TO BE MADE PART OF DEED RESTRICTIONS FOR PROPERTY OWNERSHIP.
I'M GONNA MAKE THIS MOTION SUBJECT TO ADDING REFLECTIVE OR ILLUMINATED.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HOL SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN JURY.
HAVE A DISCUSSION THAT'S GOING FORWARD.
WELL, YOUR HOUSE HAS TO BE ABOUT I GOT A LIGHT SOMEWHERE.
WELL, THE, AND, AND THE ONE QUESTION I HAVE ON THAT IS IT'S GONNA REQUIRE A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION TO BE FORMED TO ENFORCE THE DEEDED RESTRICTIONS BECAUSE ONLY THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THAT SUBDIVISION CAN ENFORCE THOSE DEEDED RESTRICTIONS.
LET'S BACK TO MY, BACK TO MY DEAL ABOUT WHO'S GOING TO, YEAH.
WHO, WHO'S GONNA BE, UH, ENFORCING IT.
AND IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE SAYING THE COUNTY FORCES ARE GONNA BE THERE TO, UH, SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER ENFORCE THESE RULES, THEN WE'RE WASTING OUR TIME.
SO THEY'RE MOSTLY, MOSTLY SUGGESTIONS AT THIS POINT.
UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING IN PLACE TO ENFORCE 'EM, BECAUSE THE COUNTY'S NOT GONNA BE THERE ENFORCING THESE.
WE CAN ASK THE DEVELOPER BY UPDATING THESE TO PUT THESE IN THE DEEDS AND RESTRICTIONS.
BUT FOR EXAMPLE, IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WE HAVE PLENTY OF RESTRICTIONS IN THE DEEDED THAT ARE, THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT GONNA DO IT.
WELL, WE, WE DON'T HAVE AN H L A THOUGH, SO I'M NOT QUITE SURE I FOLLOW THAT ARGUMENT THAT WE, THERE HAS TO BE AN H O A IN ORDER FOR SOMETHING TO BE RESTRICTED IN A DEEDED THEN WOULD REQUEST REFLECTIVE AND PUT THE WORD REQUEST IN FRONT.
THAT MAY, IT MAY BE THE BEST YOU CAN DO IN TERMS OF A ENFORCEMENT ISSUE.
YOU WANT TO DO THAT? SO, SO REQUEST REFLECTIVE OR ILLUMINATED WOULD BE THE MODIFIED LANGUAGE AT THE BEGINNING.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? ALL OF THAT.
DOES THIS, DOES THIS APPLY TO LARGER ACREAGES OR TRACKS OF LAND THAT MAY NOT HAVE A STREET NUMBER? YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE ARE BUYING LAND ON THE BULK AND CUTTING IT UP INTO SMALLER RANCHETTES THAT MAY NOT HAVE A 9 1 1 ADDRESS.
I'M NOT SURE HOW THEY DON'T HAVE A HOME ADDRESS.
IF YOU'RE JUST, IF YOU'RE JUST BUYING SOME LAND AND YOU MAY BUILD OUT THERE IN FIVE OR 10 YEARS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A 9 1 1 ADDRESS ON IT.
I DON'T, I DON'T SEE HOW THIS WOULD APPLY TO THAT AT ALL.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT I'M KIND OF POINTING OUT HERE.
I MEAN, THERE'S NOT A HOUSE THERE TO HAVE A HOUSE NUMBER ON OR MY MISUNDERSTANDING.
I WAS JUST THINKING ADDRESS ON PROPERTIES.
WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH SO MANY GRASS FIRES LATELY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS BY BILL.
WELL, GOOD ITEM C, IF ROAD ENTRIES ARE PRIVATELY MAINTAINED AND GATED INSTALLATION OF SIREN CONTROLS AND MINIMUM OF ONE NOX BOX REQUIRED FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES.
SO, UH, THIS WAS AN ITEM REQUESTED BY, UH, FIRE MARSHAL HUGHES.
DO YOU MIND SPEAKING ON THAT QUICKLY? SURE.
UH, WHAT WE'VE ASKED AND, AND WE'VE HAD DEVELOPERS CONTACT US IN THE, IN THE PAST, UH, KNOX BOX, OUR HOLDERS OF KEYS, UH, THE MASTER KEY FOR THAT NOX BOX IS HELD BY THE INDIVIDUAL FIRE DEPARTMENT.
IT'S A PROGRAM THAT WORKS VERY WELL.
UH, AND WHAT WE'VE ASKED DEVELOPERS IN THE PAST IS WHEN THEY PUT AN AN ENTRY, A GATED ENTRY, THAT THEY PUT A NOX BOX AND A SIREN OPENER.
UH, THE SIREN OPENER IS PRIMARILY FOR ANY EMERGENCY VEHICLE, BUT PRIMARILY FOR E M S AS WELL AS, UH, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
UH, THE KNOXX BOX KEYS ARE, ARE, ARE GENERALLY ONLY USED BY FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
UM, SINCE WE'VE ASKED, SINCE I'VE BEEN WITH
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THE COUNTY, WE'VE ASKED THEM TO DO THAT AND WE HAVE HAD NOT ONE DEVELOPER, UH, NOT WANT TO DO THAT.SO WHAT WE ASKED, UM, THE SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE, UH, THE SUBDIVISION REGULATION COMMITTEE TO DO, WAS TO GO AHEAD AND PUT THAT IN WRITING.
UH, WE DID SPEAK WITH THE DEVELOPERS, UH, THAT WERE PART OF THAT COMMITTEE AND THEY ALL SAID, THAT MAKES SENSE TO US.
BE, UH, PUT INTO THE, INTO THE REGULATIONS THAT, UH, AND WHAT THAT DOES IS IT KEEPS THEIR, THEIR SUBDIVISION OR THEIR DEVELOPMENT SECURE FOR THE FOLKS THAT ARE LIVING THERE.
BUT IT ALLOWS POLICE FIRE ACCESS, UM, ON, ON SCENE.
NOTICE WE DON'T HAVE TO ASK FOR CODES.
WE DON'T HAVE TO ASK FOR KEYS.
THEY CAN PULL UP WITH A SIREN AND THEY CAN GET IN THE, GET IN THE DEVELOPMENT.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HA.
ANYTHING ELSE? SO THE SIREN MAKES THE GATE OPEN.
RIGHT? UM, THESE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT, THAT, THAT CAME TO THE SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE DID COME FROM THE, THE VARIOUS FIRE CHIEFS ACROSS PARKER COUNTY.
UH, WE MET A FEW MONTHS AGO TO COME UP WITH A LIST OF THINGS, UH, POSSIBLE ADDITIONS TO THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.
THIS WAS A BIG ONE THAT, THAT, UH, ALL OF THE, ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS WISHED.
UM, APPARENTLY THERE WAS A TIME WHEN THEY WEREN'T ASKED FOR THAT TYPE OF EQUIPMENT TO BE PUT ON THE GATES.
AND THEY'VE, A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE RETROFITTED.
AND WHEN THEY'VE RETROFITTED, THEY'VE ASKED US, WHAT DO YOU WANT ON THE GATE? WE TELL THEM A NOX AND THEN A, UH, SIREN ACTIVATED OPENER.
A HONKING A HORN WON'T MAKE IT OPEN.
CERTAIN FREQUENCY, CERTAIN PULSE.
OKAY, BECAUSE I KNOW THE, JUST THE LOCKBOX DEAL, YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE THE KEY CAN BE PROBLEMATIC.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY.
I'M GONNA GIVE THE COURT AN OPTION HERE.
WE'VE BEEN IN HERE QUITE SOME TIME.
UM, WE CAN EITHER HAVE A, A RESTROOM BREAK COME BACK, OR WE CAN ADJOURN FOR LUNCH AND MEET BACK AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RECORDS SHOW THAT WE'LL, UM, ADJOURN FOR LUNCH AT 1143 AND RESUME AT ONE O'CLOCK.
I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING.
UM, BACK TO ORDER ON, UH, 1:05 PM WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO ITEM P.
AND UNDER, UNDER D ID AND ACCESS TO CEMETERIES SHOWN ON PLATT'S MAPS WITH ACCURATE DIMENSIONS AND FEET AND DECIMALS ALONG WITH APPROPRIATE EASEMENTS TO THE CEMETERY.
I'VE ACTUALLY HAD SEVERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS AS TO, UM, CEMETERIES.
AND I THINK THAT'S A GOOD ONE TO, TO DISCUSS, UH, THE WORDING OF IT.
UH, COUNSELOR, I'M GONNA ASK YOU.
I DIDN'T ACCESS IT REALLY IS NO CALL TO ACTION HERE.
IT'S JUST, I I THINK SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND AS YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE PLAS.
IT'S, UH, STATUTORILY REQUIRED.
SO ABSOLUTELY IT'S JUST AN RAISE AWARENESS THAT THERE'S A STATUTE THAT UNDERSTOOD, SETS OUT THE PARAMETERS ON WHEN PEOPLE CAN VISIT, HOW MANY HOURS THEY CAN STAY THERE IF IT'S ON PRIVATE PROPERTY'S FRIDAY.
I JUST WANTED, I WAS JUST CHECKING.
COMMISSIONER HOLT, I WANNA DEFER TO YOU ON AS, YEAH, THIS IS, UH, SIMILAR TO A COUPLE OF OTHERS ON HERE WHERE WE MATCH THE TEXAS, UH, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, BUT IN THE INTEREST OF CLARITY SO THAT WHEN A DEVELOPER, IF THEY DO HAVE A QUESTION, THEY CAN SAY, WELL, I DON'T SEE THAT IN YOUR, IN YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
IT JUST KIND OF TENDS TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE SIMPLE AND STRAIGHTFORWARD IF WE JUST SAY, WELL, NOT ONLY IS IT IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE HERE IT IS IN THE REQUIREMENTS JUST FOR CLARITY.
SO WE ALREADY HAVE A MOTION, UM, SORRY I WASN'T LOOKING UP.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? AND ITS WORDING ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
WE'LL GO TO ITEM E ON ADDITION TO PERMANENT SIGNS PLACED IN SUBDIVISIONS ONCE ROADS ARE COMPLETED, AND ESTABLISHING THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TXDOT STANDARDS FOR SIGN PLACEMENT.
THIS IS A CLARIFICATION THAT WHAT WE WANT IS AS SOON AS THE ROADS ARE COMPLETED, THE SIGNS NEED TO BE UP AND THEY NEED TO BE UP WITH THE SAME VISIBILITY REQUIREMENTS,
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ET CETERA.THAT TDOT REQUIRES MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
SO THIS NEXT ONE, ITEM F UM, FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY, CAN I READ IT? YEAH, SORRY, GO AHEAD.
NO, I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO, UM, ON ITEM F ON THE SPECIFICATIONS ON PRIVATE ROADS TO MATCH COUNTY.
I, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, UH, COMMISSIONER HOLT, UH, IF YOU WOULD, WE'RE ON ITEM F SPECIFICATIONS ON PRIVATE ROADS TO MATCH COUNTY ROAD MAINTENANCE.
UH, IF YOU WOULD JUST GO AHEAD AND, AND GO DOWN THEM AND JUST LET'S, LET'S DO THIS ONE AND THEN I'LL LET JUST GO DOWN LIKE YOU WERE DOING THERE.
AND I, I WASN'T TRYING TO STEP ON YOUR QUESTION.
UM, THIS IS ONE THAT FRANKLY I WAS, UM, KIND OF UNCONVINCED ON WHEN I SAT ORIGINALLY IN THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS COMMITTEE.
I WASN'T THE, THE MORE, UH, LIBERTARIAN SIDE OF ME WAS KIND OF LIKE, WELL, WHY IF SOMEONE WANTS TO BUY LAND AND MAKE IT A PRIVATE ROAD, UM, AND NOT MEET COUNTY STANDARDS, THEN FOLKS WHO ARE MOVING IN KNOW THAT THEY ASSUME THAT RISK.
BUT, UH, I BELIEVE, UH, MR. BLACKBURN AND MR. MAGNUS CONVINCED ME, THEY MADE PRETTY STRONG ARGUMENTS FOR THE NEED FOR THIS.
AND, AND THERE'S NOT ONE OVERWHELMING NEED IN AND OF ITS OR ONE OVERWHELMING REASON IN AND OF ITSELF.
BUT IT MORE HAS TO DO WITH JUST ONGOING OBLIGATION TO IMPROVE THE ROAD.
THERE'S SOME SAFETY ISSUES IF THAT ROAD FALLS IN A COMPLETE DISREPAIR, UH, BECAUSE IT STARTS OFF FROM A MUCH LOWER QUALITY BASIS.
YOU KNOW, IT STARTS OFF AS A GRAVEL ROAD, IT TENDS TO GET INTO DISREPAIR A LOT FASTER.
SO THAT CAN INHIBIT SOME E M S STUFF AND ALL OF THAT.
UM, SO THAT ENDED UP BEING A FIVE OH VOTE FOR THE, UH, COMMITTEE.
WELL, MOST OF THOSE GUYS THAT MAKE THEM PRIVATE ROADS, THEY DO THAT SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO PUT 'EM UP TO COUNTY STANDARDS.
SO IF WE'RE GONNA MAKE 'EM GO TO COUNTY STANDARDS, THEN THEY'RE PROBABLY NOT GONNA DO A PRIVATE ROAD POSSIBLY UNLESS THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO CHIP SEAL IT.
BUT, UH, ANYBODY ELSE GOT ANYTHING TO ADD ON THAT OR? I DON'T, I HAVE A HARD TIME WITH IF, IF IT'S, UH, WITH BIGGER GOVERNMENT AND ENFORCING ON THAT WHAT I DO, I AM SYMPATHETIC AND UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE WITH MAYBE PEOPLE BUYING A LOT THAT'S NOT AWARE OF THE ROAD OR IF AN H O A FOR INSTANCE WASN'T ESTABLISHED OR THE GUIDELINES IN THERE, OR THE MONEY'S BEING PUT IN FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE MM-HMM.
SO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN THERE FOR PEOPLE THAT MAY BE UNAWARE, UH, IF OF DETERIORATION OF THE ROADS OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES.
THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING IN, AND I'VE TOLD THE, A COUPLE OF DEVELOPERS THAT MADE PRIVATE ROADS THAT THEY TELL THE PEOPLE THAT IT IS A PRIVATE ROAD, BUT THEY DON'T EVER DO THAT.
AND THE PEOPLE THAT GO IN THERE ON THESE PRIVATE ROADS, THEY DON'T REALIZE IT'S A PRIVATE ROAD.
AND THEY CALL US WANTING US TO FIX IT AND THEY GO, WELL, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I LIVED ON A PRIVATE ROAD.
I MEAN, THIS IS EVEN RECENTLY ON A PRIVATE ROAD.
SO THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING THAT SAYS THEM DEVELOPERS NEED TO PUT SOMETHING IN THEIR CONTRACT THAT THEY'RE TO LET THE PEOPLE KNOW THAT IT'S A PRIVATE ROAD AND THAT'S WHY IT'S GRAVEL AND NOT CHIPS SEAL.
SO ONE, ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IS THAT, UH, IT MIGHT NOT, I MEAN, IT COULD BE, UH, ONE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION, BUT MORE LIKELY IT'S ONE OF ROAD MAINTENANCE.
AND SO THERE'S, THERE'S NOTHING TO ADDRESS THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT ROAD.
AND, UM, AND AS ALL OF US HAVE PROBABLY PROBABLY HAD THE SITUATION WHERE, UH, SOMEONE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THEY HAD A ROAD THAT WAS INDEED A PRIVATE ROAD THAT THEY LIVED ON.
SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT IT'S AN ATTEMPT TO, TO GET THERE.
BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT, UM, IF WE PUT IT TO COUNTY STANDARDS OR WE THEN LIABLE FOR THAT ROAD IF THEY PUT IT TO COUNTY STANDARDS, OTHER THAN AS LONG AS THERE'S A GATE, NO.
IF THERE'S NO GATE, THEY COULD SURRENDER IT TO THE COUNTY.
WELL, YOU COULD PUT A SIGN UP THAT SAYS PRIVATE ROAD NOT MAINTAINED BY COUNTY.
YOU SEE THOSE A LOT OF TIMES TOO, THAT IF YOU CHOSE NOT TO ADOPT THE ENTRANCE.
WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO DO THOSE ON OURS, CATCH UP ON THOSE.
BUT I, I THINK PART OF THE RATIONALE WAS IF THEY AT LEAST, AND, AND I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER WALDEN, THERE'S A, THERE'S A HUGE ISSUE OF WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON'T MAINTAIN IT, THEN SOMEONE MOVES IN ISN'T AWARE, THEY COMPLAIN THEY'RE NOT GONNA MAINTAIN IT TO THEM DEVELOPERS, IF IT AT LEAST STARTS
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AS CHIP SEAL THOUGH, THERE COULD BE AN ARGUMENT THERE.I'M NOT SURE I BUY IT A HUNDRED PERCENT, BUT THERE'S AN ARGUMENT THERE ABOUT, WELL, WE'RE STARTING FROM A BETTER POSITION, SO MAYBE IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER.
ALL THE PRIVATE ROADS THAT I HAVE IN MY PRECINCT AREN'T EVEN PAVED.
I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST, THEY STARTED OFF SHIP SEAL, I MEAN, UH, GRAVEL ROAD ROADS, GRAVEL ROAD.
WE, WE'VE GOT, UM, WE HAVE PAVED ROADS AND UM, I I I'M GOING TO BET THAT COMMISSIONER HALE'S BEEN THROUGH THIS.
BUT THEY LIVE ON A PAVED ROAD.
THEY ASSUME THAT IT'S A COUNTY ROAD.
THEY PAY TAXES THERE AND THEY THINK THAT WE SHOULD MAINTAIN THAT ROAD, BUT WE CAN'T.
UH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S ILLEGAL TO DO THAT.
SO, UM, FROM ONE ASPECT, IT WOULD BE EASIER TO ACCEPT THESE ROADS INTO THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM IF THEY WERE BUILT TO COUNTY SPECS.
BUT WHEN WERE THEY BUILT TO COUNTY SPECS IS THE PROBLEM.
SO THIS IS A TOUGH ONE BECAUSE I THINK WHAT THEY'RE AFTER IS GETTING THE INFORMATION TO SOMEBODY THAT THIS IS A PRIVATE ROAD AND THAT YOU LIVE ON A PRIVATE ROAD AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE TAKEN OVER BY THE COUNTY.
BECAUSE I THINK IN THE PAST PEOPLE HAVE SAID, OH YEAH, THE COUNTY'S GONNA TAKE THIS ROAD OVER WHEN IN FACT I HAVE NOT HAD THAT SITUATION ONE SINGLE TIME WHERE SOMEBODY LIVED ON A PRIVATE ROAD AND THEY, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO GO THROUGH ALL THE STEPS NECESSARY TO MAKE IT BE A COUNTY ROAD.
NOT ONE SINGLE TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN COMMISSIONER.
'CAUSE THE, UH, SOMEBODY AND, AND AS, AS THE, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WILL TELL YOU THAT IT'S A, IT'S A PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHT.
IN TEXAS TO LIVE ON A PRIVATE ROAD.
AND SO IF EVERY, IF IT'S NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT THEN IT NEVER HAPPENS AND USUALLY DIES RIGHT THERE WHEN THEY DON'T WANNA PAY FOR SOME OF THE THINGS OR THEY DON'T WANNA GIVE UP PART OF THEIR PROPERTY.
SO WITH THAT SAID, THIS IS A TOUGH ONE BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE AFTER IS, IS NOT, IS EDUCATION TO GET THE KNOWLEDGE TO THESE PROSPECTIVE PEOPLE THAT, THAT YOU'RE BUYING A HOUSE ON A, ON A PRIVATE ROAD.
AND SECONDLY, UH, TO GET THE INFORMATION TO THEM THAT NO ONE'S GONNA MAINTAIN IT.
BUT THE PEOPLE THAT USE THAT ROAD, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PUT A MECHANISM IN THERE TO GET THAT THIS IN THERE SPECIFIED LIKE THIS.
MAYBE THEY WON'T DO THE PRIVATE ROAD, THE DEVELOPER IF HE'S GONNA HAVE TO MAKE IT.
MORE LIKE A COUNTY ROAD TO COMMISSIONER HALE'S POINT.
HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TELLING SOMEBODY WHAT THEY CAN DO ON THEIR OWN PRIVATE PROPERTY, THEN IT BECOMES A PRIVATE PROPERTY ISSUE.
UH, SO IT'S, IT'S A TOUGH ONE.
AND I, I, I RESPECT THE, THE, UH, THE COMMITTEE'S PUTTING THIS OUT.
THE INTENT IS GOOD, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM 'CAUSE THIS DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM.
IT JUST KIND OF MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER.
BUT, BUT, BUT CONTINUES TO HAVE THE ISSUE OF NO MAINTENANCE MOVING FORWARD.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THE BENEFITS, AND THIS IS ME BEING PRETTY SUBJECTIVE, OUTWEIGH JUST KIND OF THE, A INNATE DISTASTE ON MY PART FOR REQUIRING PRIVATE LANDOWNER TO DO SOMETHING IN THE COUNTY ON THEIR LAND THAT, ANYWAY.
JAMIE, AM I MISSING ANYTHING? IS GOOD.
AM I MISSING ANYTHING THAT, UH, MR. MAGNUS OR MR. BLACKBURN PRESENTED? 'CAUSE THEY HAD SOME GOOD ARGUMENTS, OR AT LEAST I THOUGHT AT THE TIME THEY WERE GOOD ARGUMENTS 'CAUSE I VOTED FOR IT.
UM, ARE, ARE MR. HEISER, AM AM I MISSING ANYTHING THAT THEY SAID? BECAUSE THIS IS ONE THAT WE VOTED ON FIVE.
I THINK IT'S, UH, SOMETHING MOVEMENT.
I THINK FOR ME THOUGH, UH, IT BOILS DOWN AND I'VE BEEN IN THIS SITUATION PERSONALLY WHILE I LEFT AND IT WAS A PRIVATE MODE AND IT, UH, YEAH, WE WOULD'VE LOVED TO BE, TO BECOME A, A COUNTY MAINTAIN ROAD, BUT IT DIDN'T GO THERE.
IT COULDN'T GO THERE BECAUSE IT WAS A GATE COMMUNITY TOO.
SO THE THING TO ME, I THINK WE'RE LOOKING AT, AT A BUYER ANYWHERE, UH, I THINK THAT SOME OF THE INFORMATION YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MAY BE BETTER JUST TO SAY THAT THERE'S NO COUNTY MAINTENANCE OR SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, TO IDENTIFY, YOU KNOW, THAT PARTICULAR CLAIM.
WHETHER IT NEEDS TO BE IN A BIG RESTRICTION OR, OR SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S A SHOVEL.
YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IT WOULD BE SIGNAGE THAT REQUIRING THAT THERE BE A SIGN THAT SAYS NO COUNTY MAINTENANCE ON THIS ROAD.
UH, THE OTHER ONE MIGHT BE TO ADD IT TO THE PLATT.
UH, HOWEVER, A LOT OF THE PROSPECTIVE BUYERS ARE NOT GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT OR SEEING THAT PLAT, UH, I, I, I THINK IT NEEDS SOME MORE WORK, TO BE HONEST.
I, I WANT TO, THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS.
I THINK IT NEEDS A LITTLE BIT MORE WORK.
I LIKE THAT FROM MY, UH, PERSPECTIVE MAYBE, MAYBE SHOWING ME, I ASKED TO PUT IT IN THERE.
IF WE COULD JUST SAY THAT PRIVATE ROADS
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NEED, BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY WAS COMING BACK ASKING, WELL, WHERE ARE YOUR, DOES IT SAY THAT? OKAY.AND SO THAT'S ORIGINALLY ASKED WE HAD A ROAD.
JIM WAS PRETTY VOCAL ABOUT THAT.
AND, UH, I MEAN, HE, HE GIVES THE EXAMPLE OF HIS SISTER WHO BOUGHT IT KNOWING THAT IT WAS PRIVATE ROAD.
AND NOW, YOU KNOW, I I THINK A LOT OF TIMES THEY MIGHT BUY THAT AND SAY, WELL, WE'LL GET THE COUNTY TO TAKE IT OVER OR SOME, SOME, OH YEAH.
SALESMAN MIGHT SAY, WELL THE, WE'RE GONNA GET THE COUNTY TO TAKE THIS OVER LATER, WHEN IN FACT THAT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.
THEY TELL ME, THE DEVELOPER SAID YOU WAS GONNA TAKE IT OVER.
I MEAN, I'VE HEARD THAT NUMEROUS TIMES I, I THINK SIGNAGE, UH, REQUIRED SIGNAGE THAT WOULD SAY NO COUNTY MAINTENANCE ON THERE OR I LIKE THAT.
WOULD BE A GOOD OPTION TO LOOK AT.
AND I, I SAY WE DEFER IT FOR TODAY.
SO MY SUGGESTION IS TO ECHO WHAT COMMISSIONER WALDEN JUST SAID, THAT WE TAKE BACK TO THE COMMITTEE, DISCUSS REQUIRING DEVELOPERS TO PUT UP PRIVATE ROAD, NO COUNTY MAINTENANCE OR WHATEVER THE APPROPRIATE IS.
AND THEN WE ALSO DISCUSS JAMIE'S POINT ON 60 FOOT MINIMUM, BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE ROAD SURFACE SOMETIMES IS LESS TRICKY THAN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
AND SO AT LEAST IF WE, UH, REQUIRE A RIGHT OF WAY AND THAT'LL, UH, MR. HUGHES, DOES THAT ALLEVIATE SOME OF YOUR ISSUES THAT YOU'VE SEEN ON SOME PRIVATE ROADS WHERE THE ROADS ARE NARROW ENOUGH THAT IT MAKES, UH, FIRE ENGINE, ET CETERA, GETTING DOWN 'EM PRETTY TOUGH? YES, SIR.
THAT, THAT, THAT HELPS THAT TREMENDOUSLY.
THEN, UH, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM F.
ITEM G DRAINAGE STUDIES TO BE REQUIRED AS PART OF THE PLATTING PACKAGES AND ADDED TO THE RULES.
THIS IS NOT ADDING A NEW REQUIREMENT PER SE.
THIS IS SIMPLY CLARIFYING IN OUR RULES WHAT'S ALREADY REQUIRED PER STATE STATUTE.
SO THIS IS JUST AGAIN, TO TO SIMPLIFY, HEY, WHEN THEY COME IN, WHERE IS THAT WRITTEN DOWN? WHAT'S WRITTEN HERE? AND IT'S WRITTEN HERE.
SO, AND THERE'S A MOTION, UH, COMMISSIONER WATER FOR APPROVAL APPROVALS THERE.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR.
ITEM H DEVELOPERS MUST DEDICATE NECESSARY RIGHT-OF-WAY FOOTAGE TO BRING US TO THE COUNTY MINIMUM SIX COUNTY MINIMUM STANDARD OF 60 FEET WHEN PLOTTING LAND ON A COUNTY ROAD WITH LESS THAN THE CURRENT MINIMUM STANDARD 60 FOOT RIGHT AWAY.
SO MR. THURMAN EARLIER BROUGHT UP A VERY GOOD POINT AND IT WOULD BE, UH, KIND OF COMICAL, BUT I THINK IT POSSIBLY COULD HAPPEN WHERE IF WE HAD, LET'S SAY TWO CONTIGUOUS OR OR ADJACENT BLOT, UH, PLATS JUST ON OFF SIDE OF THE ROAD AND YOU ENDED UP BUYING A TON OF RIGHTAWAY UP HERE AND A TON OF RIGHTWAY DOWN HERE, AND THEN THE ROAD GETS ALL WONKY.
SO MY SUGGESTION HERE IS I WOULD LIKE TO REVISE OR MAKE THIS MOTION SUBJECT TO HIS RECOMMENDATION THAT IT BE ACCORDING TO THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD AND IT'S ONLY HALF.
SO, SO HE HAS TO GET 30 FOOT FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE ROAD IS MY POINT.
AND I WILL ALSO TAKE THAT BACK TO THE, UH, OH, YOU PUT YEAH.
30 FROM THE CENTER SUBJECT TO, I DO WANNA CLARIFY ONE POINT NOW.
WELL, 30 FROM THE CENTER SATISFIES THAT I WAS, I WAS ENVISIONING IF THEY HAD BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD.
SO 30 FROM THE CENTER IS FINE.
BUSH MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALT FURTHER THE DISCUSSION.
ISN'T THAT WHAT WE DO NOW? NOW THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.
BUT IT ALSO INCLUDE THAT CONNECTS TRANSPORTATION.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT.
IF THEY HAVE ONE OF THE THOROUGHFARE ROADS, PLANNED THOROUGHFARE ROADS GOING THROUGH THAT PROPERTY, THEN IT'S GOING CHANGE THAT AND IT'S GONNA MAKE IT IN EXCESS.
UM, AGAIN, IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET A, A RULE THAT FITS EVERY SITUATION, BUT THAT IS THE SITUATION.
IF, IF WE, SOME OF THOSE THOROUGHFARES WOULD BE A LOT WIDER THAN THAT.
SO WHAT DO WE SAY? UM, THIS IS A MINIMUM.
AND JUST HAVE IT AS A MINIMUM.
SO DEPENDING ON WHAT ELSE MIGHT BE OUT THERE.
I THINK WE CAN MAKE THIS MODIFICATION NOW JUST TO BEEF UP THAT PIECE, BUT THEN I'LL ADD ON THE NEXT SS R C THAT WE WILL FIGURE OUT THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN WORDING AND THEN BRING IT BACK TO COURT TO CLARIFY THAT CASE.
PUT MINIMUM ON THERE IS THE, THE RIGHT WORD, MINIMUM.
COMMISSIONER HOLDER, ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU'RE NOT, WE'RE GONNA TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT ONE, OR YOU WANNA REWORD THAT? NO, SIR.
THE, THE MOTION IN THE SECOND OR, OR THERE AND WE'D LIKE TO VOTE ON IT TODAY, CORRECT.
AT THE NEXT S SS R C WE WILL CRAFT OUT LANGUAGE THAT APPLIES TO THOROUGHFARE.
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OKAY.ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
[8.Q. Waive 10 day posting for Operator 1 position in Precinct Three. (Commissioner Walden)]
THE WAVE 10 DAY POSTING FOR OPERATOR IN ONE POSITION IN PRECINCT THREE.WE HAVE A, AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S RETIRING AND, UH, WE POSTED, UH, FOR OPERATOR ABOUT 30 DAYS AGO.
AND SO WE STILL HAVE, UH, A GOOD POOL OF APPLICANTS THERE AND WE'RE GONNA SELECT FROM THAT.
SO I'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL NEED A MOTION FOR THAT MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.
[8.R. Addendum for the Town of Annetta for road repairs in Precinct Four. (Commissioner Hale)]
ITEM R, ADDENDUM FOR THE TOWN OF ANNETTA FOR ROAD REPAIRS AND PRECINCT FOUR.YEAH, THIS IS, UH, AN ADDENDUM THAT FOR ANNETTA, I THINK WE, WE HAVE AN INTERLOCAL WITH THEM AND WE HAVE ANOTHER PROJECT TO DO.
IS THAT A JUST, WELL, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONY, THE DISCUSSION PHASE.
IS IT ANY CHANGES TO THE EXISTING AGREEMENT AT ALL THAT YOU HAVE? NO, IT'S JUST AN ADDENDUM.
WE'VE REVIEWED THAT AND IT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.
[8.S. Approve the Interlocal Agreement with Willow Park for road repairs in Precinct Four. (Commissioner Hale)]
S ON APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH WILLOW PARK FOR WORLD HARRISON PRECINCT FOUR.SO WHAT THIS SAYS, WE DID NOT HAVE A PRIOR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH WILLOW PARK.
AND, AND, UH, I THINK JOHN HAS EVERYTHING IN ORDER FOR THAT INTERLOCAL, CORRECT? WE DO, YEAH.
SO MIKE WANTED HIS NAME ON IT, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE WITH THIS SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
[8.T. Approve the Addendum for road repairs with the City of Willow Park in Precinct Four. (Commissioner Hale)]
T APPROVE THE ADDENDUM FOR ROAD REPAIRS.THE CITY OF WILLOW PARK IN PRECINCT FOUR, SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT.
[8.U. Consider approval of 90 day burn ban for un-incorporated areas of Parker County. (Sean Hughes / Judge Deen)]
ITEM YOU AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF 90 DAY BURN BAN FOR UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF PARKER COUNTY.UM, UH, WHAT I, WHAT I AM ASKING THE COURT IS TO CONSIDER A, A, UH, UH, ADDITION TO THE BURN BAN, UH, FOR, UM, RICH, WHAT DO WE END UP WITH? 90, 90 DAYS.
UH, AND TO PREFACE THAT, UH, AFTER FIVE O'CLOCK ON THIS LAST, UH, FRIDAY, UM, WE DID GET A, UH, PROCLAMATION FROM THE GOVERNOR RELATED TO WILDFIRES.
UH, THAT DOES INCLUDE PARKER COUNTY.
AND BRIEFLY, A PROCLAMATION DECLARING A STATE OF DISASTER IN CERTAIN COUNTIES BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OF WILDFIRES THAT POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO WIDESPREAD OR SEVERE DAMAGE INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE OR PROPERTY.
AND THAT DOES INCLUDE PARKER COUNTY.
THERE'S ADDITIONAL COUNTIES IN THAT AS WELL.
UM, THAT WAS FORWARDED TO EACH OF YOUR EMAILS THIS MORNING.
UM, I'D GO AHEAD AND GIVE THIS TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY IF YOU'D LIKE TO LOOK AT IT REAL QUICK.
SO I GUESS I'VE GOT A QUESTION.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND, UH, AND WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING? UM, WE, WE'VE BEEN JUST KIND OF EXTENDING IT.
THE COURT HAS ASKED, ASKED US TO DO THAT.
AND SPEAKING WITH JOHN MM-HMM.
UM, WE COULD DO IT FOR 365 AND YOU'D ONLY HAVE TO SEE ME IN COURT ONCE, BUT, UH, BASED UPON PREVIOUS COURTS, UH, THEY WANTED TO GO 60 OR 90 DAYS TO RENEW THESE.
SO IS THE LANGUAGE THE SAME? 'CAUSE I'M, I'M SEEING HERE THE, UH, DIFFERENCE WHEN THERE'S THE RED FLAG MORNING DAYS.
HAS THAT PREVIOUSLY BEEN IN THERE? 'CAUSE I DIDN'T RECALL.
UM, AND BASICALLY, UM, WE, WE'VE, WE'VE, UH, PROHIBITED DOMESTIC WASTE BURNING ON RED FLAG DAYS.
AND THEN WELDING ON WHAT? ON RED FLAG DAYS.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAD BEEN THAT THEY, IF THEY HAD MET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE WATER AND ALL THAT, SO SOMEBODY WATCHING ALL THAT, THEY COULD CONTINUE ON.
BUT THE RED FLAGS ARE, UNFORTUNATELY, THEY'RE MORE FREQUENT RIGHT NOW, BUT I GET IT.
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WE, I MEAN, THERE'S A, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YOU'VE HAD STARTED BY GRINDERS HERE.COUPLE, COUPLE THAT I KNOW OF, UH, STARTED BY GRINDER HERE THIS LAST WEEKEND, ISSUED A CITATION ON SATURDAY TO ONE THAT WAS DOING IT.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET THE WORD OUT BECAUSE I, THOSE GUYS ARE UNDER, THEY'RE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE ON IF THEY'VE GOT WATER THERE AND PEOPLE WATCHING AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
AND, AND, UM, WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT FLYERS FOR THAT.
GENERALLY WHEN WE GO BY AND WE SEE SOMEONE WELDING, WE HAND THEM, HAND THEM THAT AND EXPLAIN IT TO 'EM.
IT'S THE ONES THAT ARE ON THE BACK PASTURES THAT ARE CONTRACTED TO DO THAT OR, UM, BUT, UM, AS DRY AS WE ARE, UM, THIS, THIS ONE ON SATURDAY WAS EIGHT, ABOUT 18, 20 FOOT IN THE AIR, UH, STARTED A GRASS FIRE.
UM, AND THEN I SHOWED UP SHORTLY AFTER THEY PUT THE GRASS FIRE OUT AND I DID ISSUE A CITATION ON THAT ONE.
I, I WOULD SUGGEST WE DO SOME KIND OF A PRESS RELEASE OR SOMETHING ON YES, SIR.
ON THE FACEBOOK PAGE OR WHATEVER TO, TO EDUCATE PEOPLE.
'CAUSE I'M NOT SURE THAT EVERYBODY THAT'S OUT THERE DOING THAT UNDERSTANDS THAT WHAT A RED FLAG AGREED ON WARNING DAY IS.
AND THAT, THAT THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO ANY WELDING AT ALL ON THOSE DAYS.
AND THAT'LL BE DONE BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS TODAY.
IF THIS, IF THIS PASSES, UH, TO THAT POINT, UH, SEAN, IN DOING THAT PRESS RELEASE, UH, DO YOU WANT YOUR OFFICE TO WRITE THAT UP OR YOU WANT OURS OR DO YOU WANT TO COLLABORATE THE WE'LL DO IT VERY WELL.
AND IF YOU WOULD GET WITH, UM, OUR OFFICE TO WHERE YOU CAN GET IT POSTED ON THERE.
IF YOU SAYING TODAY, LET'S DO IT TODAY.
WE'LL GET WITH RICHARDSON TO YOU AND WE'LL GET THAT DONE.
SO I'M ASKING THE COURT FOR A 90 DAY OKAY.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY WITH A SECOND.
COMMISSIONER HOLT, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
[8.V. Discuss/Take action on consideration for Fire Code Training. (Sean Hughes / Judge Deen)]
B, DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON CONSIDERATION FOR FIRE CODE TRAINING.AND I WANT, LET ME RE, I WANNA READ THAT AGAIN, UH, BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ON THIS.
UH, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO TODAY IS WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS THIS, UH, WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS.
IT'S, IT'S CONSIDERATION ON FIRE CODE TRAINING.
WE'RE GONNA ADDRESS WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH HERE? WHAT IS IT, WHAT IS IT ABOUT, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, AND I'VE SPOKEN WITH, UH, THE I C C OUTTA CHICAGO WHO BASICALLY, UM, MAINTAINS THE INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE.
UM, UH, EVENTUALLY I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO THIS COMMISSIONER'S COURT, UH, COMMERCIAL FIRE CODE, UH, FOR CONSIDERATION.
WHAT I THOUGHT, UH, PROBABLY BEST TO DO, I, I'VE HEARD, UM, A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID ABOUT THE FIRE CODE, UM, WHAT IT COVERS, UH, WHAT IT CAN ALLOW, WHAT IT CAN'T ALLOW, WHAT I'VE ASKED THE I C C TO DO IS TO PICK A DATE AND, AND WE WILL HOLD AN OPEN COURT AND THEY WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION, UM, TO THE COURT AS WELL AS PUBLIC MEMBERS THAT WOULD BE HERE TO TRY TO GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED TO DISPEL ANY RUMORS TO FIND THE, THE EXACT ANSWER TO, TO QUESTIONS THAT THE COURT MAY HAVE AND OTHERS MAY HAVE ABOUT THE FIRE CODE.
SO WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE HEARING IS THE CONSIDERATION ON WHETHER WE WANT TO HAVE THAT PRESENTATION GIVEN OR NOT.
IS THIS STRICTLY COMMERCIAL FIRE CODE? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
WHAT YOU SAID WHILE AGO YES, SIR.
THAT YOU'RE WANTING US TO LEARN ABOUT COMMERCIAL FIRE CODE.
THE, THE FIRE CODE THAT COVERS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS, NOT RESIDENTIAL.
AND SOME GUY FROM CHICAGO IS GONNA TEACH US THAT.
THEY THEY ARE, THEY ARE THE, THE CODE COMMITTEE.
WAS HE BORN IN TEXAS? WHAT? I'LL LET YOU ASK THAT COMMISSIONER.
THEY WERE PROBABLY BORN IN, UH, MICHIGAN OR, OR OHIO OR, BUT UM, THEY'RE HERE TO, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL MAY HAVE OR WE UNDER, YOU KNOW, TELL US EXACTLY WHAT THIS CODE'S GOING TO COVER.
DOES IT COVER RESIDENTIAL? AND, AND I'D LIKE FOR AN INDEPENDENT GROUP TO PROVIDE THAT ANSWER THAT WAY IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NOT ME WHO MIGHT BE SLIGHTED TOWARDS THE FIRE CODE OR MIGHT BE SOMEONE ELSE WHO'S MAYBE SLIDE SLIGHTED AGAINST THE FIRE CODE.
THESE ARE THE FOLKS, THEY, THEY GO TO COUNCILS, THEY GO TO COMMISSIONER'S COURTS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO MAKE THESE PRESENTATIONS ABOUT, UH, THE CODES AND, AND WHAT HAPPENS AFTER IT'S ADOPTED.
AND THAT'S THEIR AREA OF EXPERTISE.
HOW LONG IS THE PRESENTATION? UH, PROBABLY ABOUT AN HOUR.
IT DEPENDS UPON QUESTIONS WE HAVE TO PAY HIM TO.
THIS IS, THIS IS AT THEIR COST ABOUT AN HOUR.
THE QUESTIONS TIME OR TEXAS TIME?
BUT, UM, UM, DEPENDING UPON THE QUESTIONS, BUT, UM,
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IN, IN MY MIND, THIS IS A WAY TO, TO GET, TO GET, UH, RUMORS DISPELLED AND TO GET, TO GET YOUR INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS ANSWERED.I'M MAKING THE MOTION JUST SO THAT I CAN SEE COMMISSIONER CONLEY TALK TO THIS GENTLEMAN.
'CAUSE THAT'LL BE ENTERTAINING.
I'LL BE INTERESTED IN TALKING WITH HIM.
THIS IS, I BELIEVE THE SAME GENTLEMAN THAT, THAT, UH, CAME AND DID A BRIEFING FOR TARRANT COUNTY AS WELL.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'M GONNA SECOND IT JUST TO GET INTO A, UM, JUST TO, TO CLARIFY A COUPLE THINGS AND SO I CAN A LITTLE BIT MORE DISCUSSION HERE.
SO UNDERSTAND, WHY CAN'T WE GET INFORMATION FROM THEM, UM, TO AVOID THAT TRIP DOWN HERE? AND BECAUSE HERE, HERE'S WHAT BOTHERS ME, IS THE ENTITY IS GOING TO FLY FROM CHICAGO DOWN HERE.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT ANY, LIKE AN OBLIGATION OR SOMETHING.
THEY'RE COMING DOWN HERE, THEY'RE MAKING A LOT OF EFFORT TO DO THIS, AND THEY'RE GONNA COME BECAUSE YOU WANT THEM TO BE A SEPARATE OBJECTIVE COMMITTEE.
WHEN, AND I'M GONNA BE JUST BE DIRECT HERE, SEAN, IF I CAN BE, UM, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PAYING YOU TO DO, IS TO GATHER THIS INFORMATION, BRING IT IN FRONT OF THE COURT, BECAUSE THAT'S YOUR JOB, TO BE OBJECTIVE AND TO PRESENT TO US WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT FOR US AND THEN FOR THIS COURT TO DETERMINE WHAT IS RIGHT AND WRONG.
BUT CAN WE NOT DO THAT? YES, SIR.
INSTEAD, AND THAT'S, THAT WAS GONNA BE A FOLLOW UP BECAUSE THERE'S STILL GONNA BE QUESTIONS WHEN THEY'RE DONE.
UH, I'VE SPOKEN WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER FIRE MARSHALS, UH, IN NORTH TEXAS THAT I'M SURE, I'M SURE THAT, BUT TO COMMISSIONER CONLEY'S POINT, I MEAN FROM CHICAGO, THEY PROBABLY SEE THIS ISN'T SACRAMENTO, THIS ISN'T MINNESOTA.
I MEAN, IT'S WEATHERFORD, TEXAS.
I MEAN THERE'S THINGS THAT APPLY HERE THAT DON'T APPLY ANYWHERE ELSE.
AND WE CAN, AND THAT'S WHAT THESE COMMISSIONERS ARE, ARE PUTTING THESE CHAIRS FOR, IS TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT'S BEST FOR HERE.
UM, CAN WE NOT JUST GET THAT INFORMATION AND ABSOLUTELY.
AND ALLOW THAT TO COME TO THE COURT.
I'VE SPOKEN WITH A NUMBER OF OTHER COUNTY FIRE MARSHALS, UH, IN NORTH TEXAS, UM, JUST TO GET THEIR OPINION AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA TO BRING THE I C C DOWN FIRST AND THEN FOLLOW IT UP.
BUT WE CAN CUT THEM OUT COMPLETELY.
I'M JUST TRYING TO LOOK AT WHAT, AGAIN, EFFICIENCIES OF, OF THE COURT RATHER THAN HAVE SOMEBODY THAT YEAH, YOU FLEW ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE TO DO THIS AND YES.
AND IS THAT YOU, YOU KNOW WHERE I'M GOING WITH THAT, THAT, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT MOTION WHERE, UM, YOU GATHER THE INFORMATION, GET ALL THE DETAILS OF IT, AND IF THE COURT SO CHOOSES THAT, THEN WE CAN, WE CAN GO THAT ROUTE.
WELL, I, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE, THIS GUY TELLING US ABOUT COMMERCIAL STUFF.
UH, I MEAN, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OUT IN THE COUNTY, SO WHY DO WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT COMMERCIAL FIRE CODES? WE REALLY, WE REALLY DO.
AND IT, AND IT'S MORE COMING APARTMENT COMPLEXES.
WE, UH, WE HAVE CERTAIN AREAS THAT ARE DEEMED COMMERCIAL.
THE COUNTY DEEMED THEM COMMERCIAL.
YEAH, WE DO QUITE A BIT ACTUALLY.
WHEN HAVE WE EVER DONE THAT? THEY'RE NOT DESIGNED.
THEY'RE NOT ZONED BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THE E T J.
THAT'S WHAT I SAYING, THEY'RE, WE DON'T ZONE, THEY'RE NOT IN THE CITY.
LIKE WAGNER'S IS ONE OF THEM THAT WE JUST CAME IN FROM AUSTRALIA.
THEY'RE NOT IN THE CITY LIMITS.
WELL, LIKE I SAID EARLIER TODAY, THE, IF JAMIE'S CAN VOUCH FOR THIS, UH, WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE EJS ANYMORE.
IS THAT CORRECT? OR I MEAN, I THINK FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FOR SURE, FRIDAY LAST WEEK SAYING THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAD SAID UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1ST, SO I'M ASSUMING THAT THEY'RE GONNA, I DUNNO, AS FAR AS I KNOW IT WAS
THEY SAID THEY WERE GONNA HAND IT ALL BACK, BUT I THINK THE TAX OFFICE DOES ZONING STUFF.
AND, AND THE E TJS THERE, THERE'S NO ZONING IN THE COUNTY FROM E THERE IS NO ZONING IN THE COUNTY.
IT'S ALL, IS THERE A FIRE CODE IN THE E TJ FROM THE C? YES.
SO IT REALLY DOESN'T EVEN MATTER FOR E TJ.
IT WOULD, IT WOULD COME TO US.
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COMMISSIONER, CURRENTLY YOU CAN BUILD A MILLION SQUARE FOOT WAREHOUSE IN THE COUNTY OUTTA MATCHSTICKS.NOTHING TO STOP IT FROM HAPPENING, RIGHT? WELL, WE'RE NOT GONNA START ZONING ANYTHING COMMERCIAL EITHER, I DON'T BELIEVE ARE WE? BUT THE, THE CODE WOULD ALLOW US TO, TO, TO MANAGE SOME OF THE SAFETY ISSUES IN THOSE LARGE COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES.
SO I THINK THE JUDGE HAS A GOOD SOLUTION IF YOU'D, UH, SEEK THAT INFORMATION RIGHT TO US.
I THINK WE CAN MOVE FROM THERE IF WE DO THAT.
WE DON'T NEED THIS MOTION TODAY.
[8.W. Accept the official bond and oath for Fire Marshal/EMC Sean O. Hughes. (Lila Deakle / Judge Deen)]
THE OFFICIAL BOND AND OATH FOR FIRE MARSHAL E M C UH, SEAN HUGHES.UM, COMMISSIONER CONLEY HAS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL WHEN COMMISSIONER HALE SECOND.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL WE HAVE THAT BOND HERE, RIGHT? YES.
OH, IT'S IN THE PILOT STUFF OR NO? YEAH.
I JUST ALWAYS HAVE TO ASK YOU KEEP BRINGING GUYS FROM CHICAGO DOWN HERE.
I MIGHT NOT VOTE FOR THAT BOND NEXT TIME.
I WANTED, TRUST ME, WE WANT BE ABLE TO PILOT, GET ANY MEANY MIGHTY MO.
JUDGE, DO I NEED THE OATH? DO THAT IS
GOD, THAT'D BE AN ITEM THAT HE COULD SIGN AFTER COURT.
CAN I JUST GET TO IT IN A MINUTE? SURE.
JUST IN TERMS OF EFFICIENCIES, WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.
[8.X. Renewal Contract for Regional Public Defender Office and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
GO TO ITEM X ON RENEWAL.THAT'S SO YOU SWEAR HIM IN IN A MINUTE.
UH, GO DOWN TO MAXIMUM RENEWAL CONTRACT FOR REGIONAL PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE AND TAKE ANY ACTION OF THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.
UH, THIS A CONTINUATION CONTRACT AND WHAT IT DOES, IT PROVIDES REPRESENTATION FOR INDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH THE CAPITAL OFFENSE.
SO BASICALLY WE HAVE TO PAY THE COST OF REPRESENTING THEM.
IT CAN BE IN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
THIS GROUP COMES IN, REPRESENTS THOSE INDIVIDUALS AT A LESSER COST IN AN EVENT THAT WE DO HAVE A CAPITAL CASE HERE IN PARKER COUNTY.
WAS THERE A MOTION JUST ON THIS RENEWAL? THERE'S NOT A MOTION YET BECAUSE THERE'S, THE SCREEN'S NOT CHANGED YET, SO WE CAN MAKE A MOTION.
WE STILL HAVE THE LAST PROGRESS.
I HEAR YOU YET APPARENTLY IS DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THIS? YEAH, I MOVED TO, UH, APPROVE THE RENEWAL CONTRACT.
SECOND REGIONAL PUBLIC DEFENDER MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
I'M SORRY, WHAT WAS THAT AGAIN, PLEASE? ITEM X X COMMISSIONER WALDEN MOTION BY SECONDED.
IS TO, UH, APPROVE THE RENEWAL CONTRACT WITH THE REGIONAL PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE AND I'M SO SORRY TO VOTE.
IF YOU SHOW MS. WALDEN, I MADE THE MOTION AND THEN HALL COMMISSIONER HALL SECONDED THE SECOND.
MOVE TO ITEM Y FIX THE OTHER ISSUE THAT, THAT WAS, SORRY ABOUT THAT.
[8.Y. Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with Haskell County for inmate housing. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
MOVED TO ITEM Y INTERLOCAL, UH, COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH HASKELL COUNTY FOR INMATE HOUSING AND THIS ALLOWS PARKER COUNTY TO HOUSE HASKELL INMATES IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAVE SPACE AVAILABLE.MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, TAKEN BY COMMISSIONER HALE.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
[8.Z. Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with the United States Marshalls Service for inmate housing. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
ITEM Z ON INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES MARSHAL SERVICE FOR INMATE HOUSING, JOHN.AND THIS ALLOWS PARKER COUNTY TO HOUSE FEDERAL INMATES IF BEDS ARE AVAILABLE.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON SIDE BEFORE WE GO OUT? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
[8.AA. Letter of No Objection for the 48" Storm Drain with EnLInk Midstream Services and EnLInk North Texas Gathering, LP. and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen) (Part 1 of 2)]
AA LETTER OF NO OBJECTION FOR THE 48 STORM DRAIN WITH IN LINK MIDSTREAM SERVICES WITH IN LINK NORTH TEXAS GATHERING LP WITH TAKE ANY ACTION THAT THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.JOHN, AND I'M ASSUMING GEORGE OR YOU DIDN'T WORK OUT THERE OR THE CITY OF FORT WORTH.
'CAUSE I, I'M FORT WORTH HAS PLANS, BUT IT PUTS
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RESTRICTIONS ON WHO MONITORS.SO I'M NOT SURE IF THEY MEANT TO, AM I DOING WHAT OUT THERE? PUTTING YOUR DRAINAGE IN OUT OFF OF, UH, V RANCH.
HAZEL TO GO GULFPORT? NO, THE AZEL GOLF COURSES IS IN THE CITY OF AZEL.
CAN I HAND THIS AROUND FOR YOU TO LOOK AT? BECAUSE ULTIMATELY IT ALMOST APPEARS THAT WE'RE DOING WORK.
I THINK IT CAME TO JUDGE DEAN.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE ASSUMING WE'RE DOING WORK AND IT PUTS A LOT OF RESTRICTIONS ON THE WORK WE'D PERFORM IN SOME DRAINAGE AREAS FOR THEM WE'RE NOT DOING.
I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE GONE TO CITY OF FORT WORTH IS WHAT I THINK.
YEAH, WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR THAT, BUT I'LL LOOK AT IT.
I'D SAY TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM.
[8.BB. Approve the Advance Funding Agreement and the Resolution for the Federal Off System Bridge Program for Harmony Circle over the Tributary of the Three Mile Branch and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
GO ITEM BB.APPROVE THE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE RESOLUTION OF THE FEDERAL OFFICE SYSTEMS BRIDGE PROGRAM FOR HARMONY.
CIRCLE OFF THE TRIBUTARY, EXCUSE ME, TRIBUTARY OF THE THREE MILE BRANCH AND TAKE ANY ACTION.
UH, THE, UH, TDO HIGHWAY, UH, OFFICIAL CALLED ME AND ASKED IF WE WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO REPLACE THIS BRIDGE, WHICH DID NOT SCORE WELL ON THEIR LAST, UH, UH, SCORING ROUND.
AND IT'S, IT'S ACTUALLY AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY.
BE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
[8.CC. Review and Execute Juvenile Probation Contract with Becky Harris and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
TO ITEM C C REVIEW AND EXECUTE JUVENILE PROBATION CONTRACT WITH BECKY HARRIS AND TAKE ANY ACTION OF THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.JOHN, THIS IS TO PROVIDE, UH, COUNSELING, UH, FOR CHILDREN EDUCATION AND THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING AND JUVENILE PROBATION NEEDS THAT TO SATISFY STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS.
COMMISSIONER A HAS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER WA HAS MADE THE SECOND FOR THE DISCUSSION.
[8.FF. Review and Execute the Contract with IWORQ Service Agreement with Precinct Two and Precinct Four and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
DOUBLE F REVIEW AND EXECUTE THE CONTRACT WITH IWORK SERVICE ARRANGEMENT WITH PRECINCT TWO AND PRECINCT FOUR.AND TAKE ANY ACTION THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.
TWO OF THE PRECINCTS CURRENTLY ARE OPERATING OR IWORKS AND WE'RE GONNA TRY TO MAKE IT WHERE ALL FOUR HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE THIS CONTRACT.
COMMISSIONER ELLS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER HOLTZ MADE THE SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
PASS FIVE OH MOVE TO ITEM DOUBLE
[8.GG. Waive posting for the position of Assistant County Attorney in the County Attorney's Office. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
G WAIVE POSTING FOR THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.I HAVE A C P S ATTORNEY THAT'S GOING INTO PRIVATE PRACTICE AND HAVE A NEED URGENTLY IMMEDIATELY.
UH, BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT'S BOARD CERTIFIED.
I'D LIKE TO WAIVE THE POSTING SO I CAN RETAIN HER SERVICES.
COMMISSIONER HOUSE MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER WALDENS MADE THE SECOND FURTHER DISCUSSION.
ALL IN FAVOR, JUDGE, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION.
PASS FIVE OH ON ITEM FF OKAY, WE'LL GO BACK TO ITEM F F UM, JAMES, IS THAT ONE THAT YOU WANT US TO LUMP INTO YOURS? YOU KNOW HOW YOU WERE GRABBING SOME OF THE IT GRABBING SOME OF THE I DON'T, I DON'T THINK YOU CAN.
[8.HH. Authorize the change and use of funds under the ARPA Funding for Millsap Water Supply Corporation and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
HH AUTHORIZE THE CHANGE AND USE THE FUNDS UNDER THE ARPA FUNDING FOR MILLSAP WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION AND TAKE ANY ACTION THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.UM, SO MUST HAVE WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION.
IT ASKED FOR FUNDING TO, TO EXTEND OUT THEIR, UH, UH, SOME OF THEIR SERVICE AREA.
AND IN THE INTERIM, BECAUSE THE WATER SITUATION HAS CHANGED WITH THEIR AVAILABILITY TO GET WATER FROM THE CITY OF MINERAL WELLS, UH, NOW THEY'RE ASKING IF THEY CAN CHANGE THEIR PROJECT AND USE THESE FUNDS TO, UH, BUILD A PIPELINE TO CONNECT WITH PARKER COUNTY S U D.
SO IT'S THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY, THEY JUST WANT TO, UH, CHANGE IT OVER AND THAT'S BEEN APPROVED THROUGH THE UH, UH, HYDROLOGY COMMITTEE.
WE SHALL MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
[8.II. Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between Parker County and the City of Annetta South for properties in the ETJ and take any action the court deems necessaiy. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]
GOOD ITEM.INTERLOCAL CORPORATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARKER COUNTY AND THE CITY OF VENETTA SOUTH FOR PROPERTIES IN THE E T J AND TAKE ANY ACTION OF COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.
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THIS AGREEMENT IS UNDER HOUSE BILL 1445 AND IT ALLOWS ONE OF THREE OPTIONS THAT EITHER THE CITY TAKE CONTROL THE COUNTY TAKE CONTROL OR JOINTLY HERE THE CITY WANTS TO CONTROL THE E T J, THE CITY WANTS TO CONTROL THE E T J.IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING, MIKE? I I WOULD THINK THAT'S THE CASE.
I I BELIEVE SO, BUT I'M NOT THE AUTHORITY.
THAT IS IT, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THEIR POSITION.
SO IS THE ACTION ON THIS, UH, COUNSELOR IS IS WHAT? NO ACTION AT THAT POINT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT NO.
IS THIS VOTE ON THAT? THERE IS, YES.
EVEN IF THEY WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND MAINTAIN RESPONSIBILITY, WE, WE HAVE TO EITHER MIKE COULD OBJECT TO THAT AND SAY THAT HE WANTS TO TAKE CONTROL OF IT, BUT I THINK FOR THE BULK OF THE CITIES IN PARKER COUNTY, THEY HAVE CONTROL OF THEIR ET JS ALL CHOSEN TO TAKE CONTROL UNDER HOUSE BILL 1445.
AND REALLY IT'S FOR THE DEVELOPER.
SO THEY ONLY HAVE TO GO TO ONE LOCATION AS OPPOSED TO TWO.
BUT WOULD WE NOT JUST TAKE ACTION IF IT WAS WHEN WE TOOK AS RESPONSIBILITY? I MEAN YOU'RE THE NO YOU SAY THAT'S WHAT WE GOTTA DO.
THAT'S THE STATUTE PART TO VOTE ON.
THE MOTION'S ALREADY BEEN MADE, BUT BY COMMISSIONER HA FOR APPROVAL THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
SORRY, I'M JUST QUESTIONING VALIDITY.
UM, DURING THE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE OH
[8.JJ. Order 23-10 for the disposition by cremation of a pauper and authorize payment of $300 to UNTHSC Center for Anatomical Sciences for disposition of an indigent person (Judge Deen)]
MOVE TO ITEM J ON ORDER 23 DASH 10 FOR THE DEPOSITION OF CREMATION OF A POPPER AND AUTHORIZED PAYMENT OF $300 TO U N T H S C CENTER FOR ANATOMICAL SCIENCES FOR DISTRIBUTION OF BE INJURED IN PERSON MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL FAVOR, JUDGE,
[8.AA. Letter of No Objection for the 48" Storm Drain with EnLInk Midstream Services and EnLInk North Texas Gathering, LP. and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen) (Part 2 of 2)]
WE WE PROBABLY NEED TO REVISIT ITEM AA UP THE PAGE HERE.'CAUSE JAMIE IS SAYING THAT THIS, THIS REQUEST FOR THIS STORM DRAIN DEAL HAS COME FROM CHRIS BO.
OH, DID IT COME FROM CHRIS? NO, IT'S OVER BY OLD WEATHER FOR THE HIGHWAY OUT THERE, I'M
OKAY, WE'LL GO BACK TO THAT AA ON THAT AND ADDRESS.
WE STILL MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT THAT'S THE CITY OF FORT WORTH MAYBE IS THIS OLD WEATHERFORD ROAD OVER THERE WHERE THIS, THIS ONE I AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAZEL OR FROM HAZEL UP THAT WAY OR FROM THAT WAY DOWN TO HAZEL AND WELL, AS LONG AS WE'RE NOT DOING THE WORK, WE CAN EXECUTE IT.
IT JUST REQUIRES INDEMNIFICATION ON THE PART OF WHOMEVER'S DOING THE WORK IN THAT OR FORMAL WORK.
SO WE MIGHT, WE'RE BEING, WE'RE BEING ASKED DON'T SIGN PARKER COUNTY.
UH, WE, WE MIGHT ASK CHRIS ON OUR BREAK AND COME BACK TO THAT.
NO, WE'LL MAINTAIN THE CURRENT POSITION ON THAT.
[9. ACCEPT INTO THE MINUTES:]
OR ACCEPT THE MINUTES.UH, ITEM A, UH, PARKER COUNTY E S D NUMBER NINE, ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.
ITEM B, MORNING SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH COUNTY ATTORNEY BUILDING REPAIRS AS A RESULT OF MARCH 2ND, 2023.
TORNADO EVENT ITEM C, DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY REQUESTS FOR FOR TRANSFER OF PROPERTY SEIZED BY PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ITEM D, WE DO AGREED FINAL JUDGMENT FOR THE BEGS PROPERTY ITEM E WESTLAW LIBRARY RENEWAL CONTRACT FOR LAW LIBRARY SERVICES.
ITEM F PARKER COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION WITH SAFE HARBOR COUNSELING ITEM G PARKER COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION WITH D F W MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES P L L C AND ITEM H.
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT FOR OPIOID LITIGATION WITH WALGREENS, WALMART, AND C V S ITEM.
MY COUNTY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.
GRAND AGREEMENT AND ITEM J CONTRACT WITH THE SALE OF 8 0 1 SANTA FE DRIVE, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS.
THOSE BE NOTED UH, INTO THE MINUTES TAKES TO ITEM 10 ON
[10. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
EXECUTIVE SESSION.IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 4 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
RESERVE THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ITEM A DISCUSS TAKE ACTION ON PERMITTING DEPARTMENT.
UH, THE RECORDS SHOW THAT WE WILL MOVE TO.
UM, LET'S TAKE A COUPLE OF MINUTE BREAK AND JUST MOVE IN THERE.
NOW, UH, THE RECORDS SHOW THAT 1 51 WE'LL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
THAT COUPLE, COUPLE MINUTE BREAK WE WOULD OKAY, LET THE RECORDS SHOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO UH, RECONVENE AT 2 27.
SOMEWHERE IN HERE AS UM, WE WILL
[10.A. Discuss/Take Action on Permitting Department. (Judge Deen)]
RETURN TO ITEM 10 ON EXECUTIVE SESSION AND UNDER ITEM A UNDER DISCUSSED TAKE ACTION ON PERMITTING DEPARTMENT.I'M GONNA MOVE THAT WE APPOINT LYNN SALMON, THE INTERIM SUPERVISOR.
INTERIM SUPERVISOR FOR PER MEETING FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS.
OKAY, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?
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ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE VOTE.HEY IF YOU'LL DO THAT AT THE BEGINNING.
ALRIGHT JOHN, IF YOU'LL DO THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, IT'LL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFICIENT.
OKAY, UM, WE'RE GONNA GO TO PLATTING
[11.A. PRECINCT 1]
UNDER ITEM 11 A.YOU'LL PAY UNDER PRECINCT ONE UNDER ITEM ONE BEGIN THE REVISION FOR THE PACE CLUTCH PLACE CONSISTING OF 5.08 ACRES DEVELOPED BY JAMES SCOTT LOCATED JUDGE'S CLUTCH OFF OF PINE BLUFF LANE WITH WALNUT WALNUT CREEK S U D IN PRECINCT ONE.
THIS IS A REVISION JUST TO GET ASKING THE COURT PERMISSION TO BREAK UP UH, LOT 31 INTO THREE LOTS.
THEY ALL ARE EITHER AT ONE ACRE, 1.5 ACRES OR 2.5 ACRES.
THEY HAVE WALNUT CREEK SS U D AND HAVE ROAD FRONTAGE OFF PINE BLUFF LANE AND HIGHLAND CIRCLE.
COUNSELOR, EVERYTHING GOOD TO BEGIN THE REVISION.
THE DEVELOPER HAS MET ALL LEGAL REQUIREMENTS TO BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS.
MOVE TO APPROVE 11 A ONE AS PRESENTED.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE OH UH, ITEM TWO WILL TAKE NO ACTION AND GO TO ITEM THREE, ACCEPT THE SPECIAL WARRANTY DEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY FOR FRIENDSHIP HILL AND PRECINCT ONE.
ALRIGHT JUDGE, WE CAN TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT ONE AS WELL.
ITEM FOUR BEGIN THE REVISION FOR CIRCLE T ESTATES CONSISTING OF 6.657 ACRES DEVELOPED BY OLAND AND CAROL LAAN AND REBECCA LAAN EXECUTOR LOCATED OFF OF DEER CREEK DEER TRACK ROAD WITH LITTLE WATER AND PRECINCT ONE.
THIS REVISION IS GONNA BREAK THIS TRACK DOWN INTO TWO LOTS, LOT FIVE A IS GONNA HAVE 3.2 ACRES AND FIVE B IS GONNA HAVE 3.4 ACRES.
THEY BOTH HAVE A WELL AS THEIR WATER SOURCE AND THEIR ROAD FRONTAGE IS OFF OF DEER TRACK ROAD.
COUNSELOR, EVERYTHING GOOD TO BEGIN THE REVISION.
THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS.
I MOVE TO APPROVE 11 A FOUR MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR PASS.
[11.B. PRECINCT 2]
PRECINCT TWO ITEM ONE.BEGIN THE REVISION FOR THE OAKS OF PARKER COUNTY CONSISTENT OF 4.98 ACRES DEVELOPED BY KEITH AND KAREN SCHNEIDER, CAROL DYER AND BARRY FLOYD LOCATED OFF OF OAK CLIFF COURT IN OAK BEND LANE WITH WELL WATER AND PRECINCT TWO.
THIS IS GONNA TAKE LOT 16 R DOWN TO 2.024 ACRES AND 21 R DOWN TO 2.956 ACRES.
THEY HAVE A WELL WATER THAT IS ALREADY EXISTING AND IN PLACE AND THEIR ROAD FRONTAGE IS OFF OF OAK CLIFF COURT AND OAK BEND LANE.
WE JUST LIKE TO BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS.
COUNCILOR ALL DOCUMENTS IN PLACE FOR THE REVISION.
THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS.
MOTION UH, MOTION IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT FOR APPROVAL.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR PASS.
ITEM TWO, APPROVE THE FINAL PLAN FOR A SUBDIVISION.
FILE HOME HOMESTEAD CONSISTENT OF 9.03.
FOUR ACRES DEVELOPED BY ZOL AND COAL BY LOCATED OFF OF IRWIN ROAD WITH WELL WATER AND PRECINCT TWO.
THIS IS GONNA BE A 9.034 ACRE TRACK OF LAND OUT OF 266 ACRES.
UH, THEIR ROAD RUNNER IS GONNA BE OFF IRWIN ROAD.
THEY HAVE A WELL WATER AND THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE DEDICATING ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY.
COUNSEL ARE ALL DOCUMENTS IN PLACE FOR THE FINAL PLATT? THE DEVELOPER HAS PRESENTED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE.
THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE OH ITEM THREE.
ACCEPT THE SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED FOR ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY FOR FIVE OH HOMESTEAD AND PRECINCT TWO.
THIS IS GONNA BE FOR A 0.120 ACRE TRACK OF LAND, UH, FOR ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY OFF OF IRWIN ROAD.
OKAY COUNSEL, ARE ALL DOCUMENTS IN PLACE TO ACCEPT THE WARRANTY DEEDED?
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I'VE REVIEWED THE SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED AND IT IS AN LEGAL LEGALLY SUFFICIENT MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALHAM.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
ITEM FOUR, APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION PROCESS FOR QUA SPRINGS RANCH.
CONSISTENT OF 4.019 ACRES DEVELOPED BY CALVIN AND INGRID NIEN LOCATED OFF OF BISHOP DRIVE WITH WELL WATER AND PRECINCT TWO.
IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THIS IS A COMBINATION OF LOTS 39 AND 40 FOR A TOTAL OF 4.019 ACRES.
UH, WE RAN ADS IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTE, BUT DID NOT SEND OUT CERTIFIED LETTERS.
UH, WELL WATER IS THEIR WATER SOURCE AND BISHOP DRIVE IS HOW THEY'RE OBTAINING ACCESS.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA GO IN AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 2 33.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM UNDER ITEM FOUR? PUBLIC HEARING IS AT 2 33 HERE AT 19 NINE.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 2 33 AND GO TO THE ITEM.
COUNSEL ARE ALL DOCUMENTS IN PLACE FOR THE FINAL REVISION PROCESS? PROPER NOTICE WAS PLACED IN THE NEWSPAPER LESS THAN THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND PURPOSE OF TODAY'S HEARING.
UH, THIS WAS COMBINING LAW NOTES CERTIFIED LETTER WERE SENT.
THE DEVELOPER PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE AND THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL.
ALTHOUGH THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET, MAKE A MOTION.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
PASS FIVE OH WE MOVE TO ITEM FIVE.
RELEASE A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR MAINTENANCE FOR SAGE COACH RANCH AND ACCEPT STAGECOACH RANCH DRIVE AS A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAY AND PRECINCT.
THE PRECINCT HAS APPROVED THE RELEASE OF THIS LETTER OF CREDITED MAINTENANCE.
SO WE'D JUST LIKE TO ACCEPT THIS ROAD INTO OUR COUNTY, UH, MAINTENANCE RECORDS.
COUNSELOR, I ASSUME THE DOCUMENTS ARE IN ORDER TO DO THIS AS LONG AS THE ROAD MEET SPECS THEN ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS ARE IN ORDER.
DOES MEET SPECS MAKE A MOTION.
MOTION BE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FIVE.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOUR REAL NAME WAS MARK HALE.
THE DEVELOPER IS COMMISSIONER PRECINCT FORD MARK HALE.
MARK, YOU CAN UH, SCRATCH IT OUT AND PUT YOUR REAL NAME ON THERE.
I KNOW WHERE YOU ARE ON THIS PLAT PLEASE.
YOU'LL, OH ACTUALLY HE CAN SIGN IT CORRECTLY.
I'LL GIVE YOU ABOUT, WE'LL MOVE UNDER TO
[11.C. PRECINCT 3]
PRECINCT THREE.ITEM C ONE MARK FROM THAT ONE APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION PROCESS FOR CANYON CREEK RANCH.
PHASE THREE CONSISTENT OF 4.24 ACRES DEVELOPED BY CHRISTOPHER SWEENEY LOCATED OFF OF SAVAGE CREEK LANE WITH WALL WATER IN PRECINCT THREE.
THIS IS A COMBINATION OF LOT 33 AND 35 FOR A TOTAL OF 4.236 ACRES.
THEY DO HAVE WELL WATER AS THEIR WATER SOURCE.
WE DID RUN ADS IN THE NEWSPAPER AS PER THE STATUTE BUT WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO SEND OUT ANY CERTIFIED LETTERS AND THEIR ROAD FRONTAGE COMES OFF OF NORTH SAVAGE CREEK LANE.
OKAY, WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 2 36.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM C ONE PRECINCT THREE HERE? NINE C NINE.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 2 36 AND MOVE TO THE ITEM IS EVERYTHING IN PLACE FOR THE FINAL REVISION AND PROPER NOTICE WAS LISTED IN THE PAPER, LISTED THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND PURPOSE OF TODAY'S HEARING.
THE DEVELOPER PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING ZERO BALANCE.
THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.
I MOVE TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 11 C ONE AS PRESENTED TO COURT MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN SECOND.
UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
OKAY, WE'LL GO TO ITEM TWO C TWO APPROVE.
THE FINAL PLAT FOR SUBDIVISION BE KNOWN AS ELEVATION IS STATE'S PHASE TWO CONSISTING OF A HUNDRED 0.89 ACRES DEVELOPED BY LEE THURMAN LOCATED OFF OF 10 TOP ROAD WITH MONARCH UTILITIES CO.
TEXAS WATER SERVICES L L C M PRECINCT THREE AND THIS IS A HUNDRED 0.89 ACRES GONNA BE BROKEN UP INTO SEVERAL LOTS.
UH, THEY HAVE THEIR ORIGINAL ACCESS OFF 10 TOP ROAD.
WE ARE PUTTING IN COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADS TO BE KNOWN AS DOWN SLOPE LANE, HIGHLAND POND COURT, UPLAND COURT, INFINITY DRIVE AND UPLIFT DRIVE.
UH, MONARCH UTILITIES IS PROVIDING UH, WATER TO THIS SUBDIVISION
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AND WE DO HAVE A WARRANT OF LETTER CREDIT IN PLACE.IS EVERYTHING IN PLACE FOR THE FINAL FLAT? THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE.
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PUBLIC WATER THROUGH MONARCH UTILITIES AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THE DEVELOPER HAS MET ALL OF THEIR LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 11 C TWO.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN AND WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
MINE IS NOT MY, I JUST WANT DOUBLE CHECK.
UH, GOING FORWARD WE'LL DO A VOCAL VOTE.
UM, ITEM THREE EXCEPT A LETTER OF CREDIT.
ACCEPT A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR CONSTRUCTION ELEVATION OF STATE'S PHASE TWO AND PRECINCT THREE.
JUDGE, THIS IS ACTUALLY A LETTER BEFORE.
OH SORRY, THAT'S NOT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION.
JAMIE, IT'S MISWORDED ON THE AGENDA JUDGE BUT IT ACTUALLY IS FOR MAINTENANCE.
ACCEPT A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR THE MAINTENANCE YES.
OF ELEVATION STATES PHASE TWO IN PRECINCT THREE.
YOU WANT ME TO, I'LL JUST PUT ANOTHER ITEM BACK ON NEXT AGENDA JUDGE, WE CAN JUST TAKE NO ACTION.
WE'LL ACCEPT THIS LETTER OF CREDIT.
IT'S A MAINTENANCE FOR ITEM BACK ON FOR OKAY, VERY WELL.
I'LL GO TO ITEM FOUR, APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR SUBDIVISION.
BE KNOWN AS GRACE LANE ESTATES CONSISTING OF 32.14 ACRES DEVELOPED BY DERRICK OSBORNE LOCATED OFF OF TIDWELL ROAD WITH PARKER COUNTY SS U D IN PRECINCT THREE.
AND THIS UH, SUBDIVISION IS 32 ACRES.
IT'S GONNA BE BROKEN UP INTO 26 LOTS.
THE LOTS RANGE IN SIZE FROM ONE ACRE TO 1.45 ACRES.
THEY ARE DEDICATING SOME ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY OFF OF TIDWELL ROAD AND PARKER COUNTY S U D IS GONNA BE THEIR WATER SOURCE AND THEY ARE ALSO PUTTING IN A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROAD TO BE KNOWN AS BURMESE COURT.
AND THEY DID DO A, DID EVERYTHING IN PLACE FOR THE FINAL PLAN.
THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE.
THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT APPROVED PUBLIC WATER THROUGH PARKER COUNTY, SS U D AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS AND HAVE DONE A LOT OF ENGINEERING, WATER ENGINEERING ON THIS ONE AS WELL.
A LOT OF WATER ENGINEERING AND UH, BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION WHICH WE'VE INSPECTED THE BRIDGE AND RECEIVED THE DOCUMENTS ON THAT.
SO IS EVERYTHING IN ORDER FOR THAT WITH Y'ALL REGARDING THE BRIDGE? IT IS, YES.
WAS SHE MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALLER WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FOR A VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR AYE.
ITEM FIVE, ACCEPTED SPECIAL WARRANTY DEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY FOR GRACE LANE ESTATES IN PRECINCT THREE.
THIS IS GONNA BE A 0.25 ACRE TRACK OF LAND, UH, FOR ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY OFF OF TIDWELL ROAD.
EVERYTHING IS GOOD FOR THAT? YES.
MOVE TO APPROVE 11 C FIVE MOTION BATE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT FOR THE DISCUSSION.
ITEM SIX, ACCEPT LETTER OF CREDIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF GRACE LANE ESTATES IN PRECINCT THREE.
THIS LETTER OF CREDIT'S IN THE AMOUNT OF $61,367.
WE'RE GONNA KEEP THIS IN PLACE UNTIL JANUARY 25TH, 2025.
I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 11 C SIX.
MOTION MAY BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN SECOND.
NOTIFICATION OF SANTANA RIDGE PHASE TWO LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD D TWO J CONSISTING OF 129.063 ACRES DEVELOPED BY SANTANA RIDGE ESTATES LP LOCATED OFF OF DENNIS ROAD WITH WELL WATER AND PRECINCT THREE.
THIS 129 ACRES MAY BE BROKEN UP INTO 62 LOTS.
THEY ARE GONNA BE PUTTING IN PRIVATE ROADS KNOWN AS FERRIS COURT, DAN RUSSELL BEND AND ROYAL SANTANA RUN.
THEY ARE ALSO DONATING UH, ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY OFF OF DENNIS ROAD AND WELL WATER IS GONNA BE THEIR WATER SOURCE.
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT, ACCEPTED OFFICIAL WARRANTY DEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY FOR SANTANA RIDGE PHASE TWO IN PRECINCT THREE.
YOU HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS FOR THAT? YES SIR.
IT'S FOR 0.464 OF AN ACRE OF ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF MOVE TO APPROVE.
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C EIGHT SECOND MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER.I'M SORRY, WHO MADE THE WELL COMMISSIONER WALTER MAY THE MOTION AGAIN.
COMMISSIONER HOLT MAY THE SECOND.
IS THERE OTHER DISCUSSION FOR YOU? VOTE ALL IN FAVOR.
BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS FOR BEAR CREEK RANCH ASSISTING OF 4.07 ACRES DEVELOPED BY G H LAMAR JV LOCATED OFF OF WINDING CREEK TRAIL WITH WATER AND PRECINCT THREE.
THIS IS A FOUR ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOT 10 IS GONNA HAVE 2.02 ACRES AND LOT 11 IS GONNA HAVE 2.05 ACRES AND THEY'RE GONNA BE COMBINING THESE TWO LOTS.
UH, THEY HAVE ROAD FRONTAGE OFF OF WINDING CREEK TRAIL AND WELL WATER IS THEIR SOURCE.
WE'D JUST LIKE TO GET PERMISSION TO BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS.
EVERYTHING IN PLACE TO BEGIN THE PROCESS AND EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER.
MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 11 C NINE.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ITEM 10, APPROVE THE AMEND AMENDMENT FOR THE COUNTRY PLACE CONSISTENT OF 8.223 ACRES LOCATED IN PRECINCT THREE AND THIS FINAL WAS PRESENTED JUNE 26TH OF THIS YEAR AND THERE'S JUST A CLERICAL ERROR ON THERE ON THE LOT LINES.
WE'RE JUST FILING IN AN AMENDMENT TO CORRECT THAT WE HAVE EVERYTHING TO UH, APPROVE THAT EVERYTHING NECESSARY.
ALRIGHT, ALL LEGAL DOCUMENTS ARE IN ORDER.
OKAY, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL FAVOR A AYE PASS.
FIVE I WE NORMALLY DON'T MAKE.
APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLATT FOR SUBDIVISION.
BE KNOWN AS REED ADDITION CONSISTING OF 4.901 ACRES DEVELOPED BY WILLIAM AND JAMIE REED LOCATED OFF OF FM 1189 WITH WELL WATER AND PRECINCT THREE.
THIS IS A 4.9 ACRE TRACK OF LAND PULLED OUT OF A 31.890 ACRE TRACK.
ITS LOCATION IS UH, ROAD ACCESS IS OFF OF FM 1189 AND WELL WATER IS THEIR WATER SOURCE.
EVERYTHING IN PLACE FOR THE PRELIMINARY.
THE DEVELOPER HAS MET ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRELIMINARY PURPOSES.
I MOVE TO APPROVE 11 C 11 SECOND MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ITEM 12 WANNA APPROVE THE EXTENSION FOR BULLDOG CROSSING PHASE TWO AND PRECINCT THREE IN THE PRECINCT HOUSE.
SAID THAT THESE ROADS ARE NOT READY AND THESE ARE CASHIER'S CHECKS.
SO WE'D LIKE TO EXTEND THIS TO FEBRUARY 14TH, 2024 TO GIVE THEM A SIX MONTH EXTENSION TO GET THIS ROAD REPAIRS DONE.
MOVE TO APPROVE 11 C 12 MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
PASS FIVE OH MOVE TO ITEM 13, APPROVE THE EXTENSION FOR OAK SPRINGS PHASE TWO FOR PRECINCT THREE.
AND SAME THING ON THIS ONE, IT'S ALSO A CASHIER'S CHECK AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM A SIX MONTH EXTENSION UNTIL FEBRUARY 14TH, 2024.
AND UH, AS FAR AS EXTENSION, AS LONG AS YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT, WE CAN APPROVE THAT.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
OPPOSED? PASS FIVE OH WE MOVE TO ITEM
[11.D. PRECINCT 4]
D ONE PRECINCT FOUR.APPROVE THE AMENDMENT FOR RIO VISTA.
ADDITION PHASE ONE CONSISTENT OF 81.09 ACRES LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR.
AND THIS IS UH, AN AMENDMENT AS WELL TO, IT'S A REVISION TO THE GENERAL NOTE.
NUMBER FOUR, CHANGING THE WIDTH OF THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT FROM 10 FOOT TO FIVE FOOT.
NO OTHER DATA HAS BEEN CHANGED.
IS EVERYTHING IN ORDER AND ALL DOCUMENTS ARE IN ORDER? TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ALSO HAS APPROVED THIS.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COLLE.
FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
OPPOSED? PASS FIVE OH THANK YOU.
MOVE TO ITEM TWO, APPROVE THE FINAL PLATFORM SUBDIVISION BE KNOWN AS VANDA PH ONE A CONSISTING OF 56.51 ACRES DEVELOPED BY KELLY RANCH ESTATES L L C LOCATED OFF OF HIGHWAY 3 77 SOUTH WITH CRESCENT CROSSROADS MUD TWO AND PRECINCT FOUR.
SO THIS 56 ACRES IS GONNA BE TURNED INTO 65 RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
THEY RANGE IN SIZE FROM 0.51 TO ONE ACRE.
UH, THEY ARE PROVIDED THEIR WATER AND SEWER WITH BY CRESCENT CROSSROADS MUD NUMBER TWO, THEY
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ARE PUTTING IN A PRIVATE ROAD KNOWN AS STAMPEDE WAY, STALLION TRAIL, RETA CIRCLE, LAZO COURT AND FLAB BELLA COURT AND ONE PUBLIC ROAD KNOWN AS EVANS AUTO TRAIL, WHICH WE DO HAVE A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR.DO YOU HAVE EVERYTHING IN ORDER FOR THE FINAL, THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE.
THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT APPROVED PRI PUBLIC WATER AND THAT'S CROSS CRESS AND CROSSROADS NUMBER TWO, TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ALSO APPROVED THAT WASTE DISPOSAL WAS APPROVED AS PUBLIC AND ONCE AGAIN THAT'S CRESCENT CROSSROADS NUMBER TWO.
AND SINCE IT'S A MUD, THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ALSO APPROVED THAT.
AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
I'M SORRY, FLOODING RIGHTS ON THIS ONE.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
SECOND MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER.
HELL WITH A SIGNAL BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.
ITEM THREE, ACCEPT A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR EVENTS ITEM A ONE A LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR MS. LITTER CREDITS IN THE AMOUNT OF $51,940.
AND WE'RE GONNA HOLD THIS IN PLACE UNTIL AUGUST 31ST, 2024.
SO WE HAVE EVERYTHING FOR THAT LETTER OF CREDIT.
UH, YES WE HAVE ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HA WITH THIS SECOND ION CONY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM FOUR AND APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR SUBDIVISION BE KNOWN AS LIVE ADA PHASE ONE CONSISTING OF 170.85 ACRES DEVELOPED BY KELLY RANCH ESTATE L L C LOCATED OFF OF KELLY ROAD WITH CRESCENT CROSSROAD.
AND THIS 170 ACRES IS GONNA BE BROKEN UP INTO 157 LOTS.
153 RESIDENTIAL LOTS FOR H O A LOTS.
UH, THEY ARE PUTTING, ACCESSING KELLY RANCH ROAD, FM FIVE AS A CONNECTOR AND THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE THE STREETS INSIDE THE SUBDIVISION ARE GOING TO BE PRIVATE.
THEY'RE GONNA BE KNOWN AS RIBEYE RIDGE, SILVERSTONE STREET, MONACO DRIVE, DENALI DRIVE, MANZA COURT AND CABALLO COURT.
DO WE HAVE EVERYTHING TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY? THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR PRELIMINARY PURPOSE.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
SECOND MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE WITH THE SECOND.
BUT COMMISSIONER CONY, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVORS SAY AYE.
BEFORE WE GOT ITEM 12, WAS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE NEED TO GO BACK TO ON SOMETHING THAT WE TOOK NO ACTION ON? I SPOKE WITH CHRIS BOSCO AND HE SAID THAT WE COULD WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT AGENDA VERY WELL.
WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION FOR ADJOURN? MOVE TO ADJOURN.
YOU HAD TO DO THAT, DIDN'T YOU? YES.
UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
RECORD SHOW WILL ADJOURN AT 2 51.