Apr 08, 2024 Commissioners Court

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OH YEAH.

THAT'S GREAT.

[Call to Order ]

I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND GET THIS MEETING OF THE PARKER COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO ORDER ON THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL 24TH.

LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM WITH THE COUNTY CLERK AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PRESENT.

THE RECORDS SHOW IT IS 9:00 AM UH, THE AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE FOR THE LAW OF MEMBERS OF THE COURT, AS NOTED WITH THE QUORUM.

WE'LL BEGIN WITH INVOCATION LED BY LYNDALE HOLLOWAY FROM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, WEATHERFORD, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, LED BY PARKER COUNTY, JUDGE PROTE.

COMMISSIONER CONLEY, PLEASE SAY, LET'S PRAY OUR, GOD, WE PRAY FOR THE LEADERS OF THIS COUNTY THAT YOU'D GIVE THEM WISDOM WITH THE DECISIONS THEY HAD BEFORE THEM.

WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND FOR YOUR BLESSINGS ON US.

AND IT'S IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

MY PLEDGE, ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH NAME, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, THE INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLED ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE.

[4. CONSENT ]

AND THEN UNDER ITEM B, ONE'S AND THREE.

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

I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION.

I HAD ONE COMMENT UNDER AUDITOR FOR PAYABLES, UM, THAT I WANTED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION FOR APPROVAL.

UH, THERE WAS AN ITEM SUBMITTED FOR, UM, BUILDING AND GROUNDS AS BUDGET FOR PRECINCT TO, UM, REMODEL.

AND, UM, I HAD LET, UH, COMMISSIONER HOLT, AS WELL AS MR. LONG, KNOW THAT NORMALLY, UM, ANY SORT OF MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS RELATED TO, UM, PRECINCT, BARN OR GROUNDS, UM, IS PAID BY THE INDIVIDUAL PRECINCTS, UM, AND NOT THE GENERAL FUND THROUGH BUILDING AND GROUNDS.

AND SO, UM, BECAUSE THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE DONE, I WANTED TO HAVE THE COURT'S, UM, APPROVAL OR IF YOU HAD ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT.

OKAY.

BRIANNA, I, WAIT, ARE WE, SORRY, I MAY BE MISSING SOMETHING.

I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION AFTER OUR CONVERSATION THAT WE WERE PRECINCT TWO WAS GONNA PAY FOR IT.

OKAY.

AND I THINK YOU HAD SAID THAT YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO IF IT WASN'T APPROVED.

SO, I, I WASN'T CLEAR AND I THINK YOU MADE PERFECT, BUT SINCE I PRESENTED IT, UM, THEN WE WILL GO AHEAD AND WE WILL ACTUALLY POST THIS TO YOUR, UM, PRECINCT TWO.

YEAH.

BUDGET.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

OKAY.

YEAH.

GREAT.

THANK YOU.

MOVE TO APPROVE THOSE ITEMS. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL NO FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES.

FIVE FOUR OH.

MOVE TO ITEM D ONE ON INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS OF EQUIPMENT INVENTORY REPORTS.

NONE.

OKAY.

MOVE TO ITEM TWO ON ACCEPT, REJECT RENEW PC 24 DASH 28 ADVANCED ROAD BRIDGE REPAIR.

YOU'RE NOT KIM.

HI, SABRINA WITH PURCHASING.

UM, SO PC 24 28 ADVANCED ROAD BRIDGE REPAIR FOR PRECINCT TWO.

UM, ONE RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED FOR PC 24 28 ADVANCED ROAD BRIDGE REPAIR, UM, FROM HORTON BRIDGE AND PILING, WHICH IS COMPLIANT WITH THE BID SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS HORTON BRIDGE AND PILING BID 32,650 WITH COMPLETION IN 16 DAYS FROM THE PROPOSED START DATE OF APRIL 16TH.

OKAY.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

A SECOND IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE FOR APPROVAL.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES FOR, UM, THANK YOU.

WE'LL GOT ITEM THREE ON AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE RFP PC 24 DASH 36 COUNTYWIDE.

WASTE TRASH PICKUP RFP PC 24 36 COUNTYWIDE.

WASTE TRASH PICKUP.

ANTICIPATED ADVERTISING DATES FOUR 13 AND 4 21.

ANTICIPATED OPENING.

FIVE, SIX.

AND ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE? FIVE 13.

OKAY.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES FOR, OH,

[5.A. Approve the proclamation declaring the week of April 21-27, 2024 as Crime Victim's Rights Week in Parker County. (Lisa Mehrhoff / Judge Deen) ]

APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE WEEK OF APRIL 21ST THROUGH THE 27TH.

2024 AS CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK IN PARKER COUNTY.

UH, WE HAVE LISA MEYERHOFF IN OUR COMPANION.

EXCELLENT.

HERE GOES MY CHAIR AGAIN.

GOOD

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GOOD, GOOD MORNING.

UM, WE CELEBRATE NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS WEEK ANNUALLY AND FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS.

WE HAVE ALSO COMBINED THAT WITH, UM, OUR ART CONTEST, THE PARKER COUNTY ATTORNEY SCHOOL ART CONTEST.

IT'S OPEN TO EVERY SCHOOL IN PARKER COUNTY, EVERY SCHOOL AGE PERSON IN PARKER COUNTY.

AND I'M SURE MOST OF YOU HAVE GONE AND SEEN THE DISPLAYS THAT ARE AVAILABLE AT THE ANNEX, BUT THEY'RE TRULY AMAZING AND THE SCHOOLS HAVE EMBRACED IT, AND IT'S A REALLY GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE RIGHTS OF VICTIMS AND TO KEEP THEM IN MIND, AND ALSO, ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS TO KEEP THEM ON TASK WITH BEING AWARE AND TELLING SOMEBODY IF THEY SEE SOMETHING.

AND SO I HOPE ALL OF YOU WILL GO BY AND LOOK AT THE ENTRIES.

THEY'LL BE ON DISPLAY FROM THE 22ND TO THE 26TH, AND WE'LL HAVE A RECEPTION ON THAT FRIDAY TO HONOR THE, UM, THE WINNERS OF THE CONTEST.

AND EVERYONE WILL GET A CERTIFICATE FROM THE COUNTY, UM, FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION.

BUT IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, YOU NEED TO GO.

IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.

EXCELLENT.

JOHN, DO YOU WANT TO ADD, AND, AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH WEATHERFORD COLLEGE AND THE SCHOLARSHIPS THEY GIVE FOR FIRST PLACE AND SOME OF THE OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS WE HAVE TODAY? YES.

UM, FOR EVERY YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD THIS CONTEST, WEATHERFORD COLLEGE HAS DONATED A $500 SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENT WHO IS THE BEST OF SHOW.

AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT THAT IS THEY CAN BEGIN UTILIZING THAT AS A SENIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL OR A JUNIOR IF THEY'RE IN THE, THE PROGRAM TO, TO PURSUE THAT.

BUT EVEN IF YOU GO TO A DIFFERENT COLLEGE AFTER YOU GRADUATE, YOU CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT BY GOING TO SUMMER SCHOOL AND, AND THEY'RE BIG, BIG SUPPORTERS.

SO, UM, I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALL JOIN US.

AND THEN ALSO WE TALK ABOUT THE PROTECTIVE ORDERS WE PROVIDE OUT OF OUR OFFICE AND THE FACT THAT THERE'S NO FEE, YOU NO COST TO THAT.

YES, SIR.

UM, THE PARKER COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS OPEN ALWAYS TO VICTIMS OF CRIME WHO MEET THE ELEMENTS AND CHOOSE TO PURSUE AN ORDER OF PROTECTION.

UM, THESE ARE PEOPLE IN VIOLENT SITUATIONS AND, UM, OFTENTIMES SITUATIONS WHERE FUNDS ARE JUST NOT AVAILABLE TO THEM TO PURSUE PROTECTION.

AND WE NEVER CHARGE, THE COUNTY NEVER CHARGES FOR THE PROTECTIVE ORDERS.

AND WE HAVE, EVEN DURING COVID, WE WERE ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO THE VICTIMS. THEY COULD COME AND TALK TO US.

THERE WAS NO REMOTE ANYTHING.

SO, UM, WE ARE ALWAYS THERE.

WE TAKE ALL OF THEM AND IT'S A, A HEAVY TRAFFIC, UNFORTUNATELY.

BUT, UM, WE HAVE A GREAT DEPARTMENT.

WE DON'T TYPICALLY LOSE PROTECTIVE ORDERS 'CAUSE WE TAKE, WE'RE WELL, WELL VERSED IN AND WELL PREPARED.

AND I DO WANNA POINT OUT ONE OTHER THING.

CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT FOR A LITTLE BIT.

YES.

UM, CRIME VICTIMS COMPENSATION IS A FUND THROUGH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE.

IT'S A FUND THAT HISTORICALLY IS NEVER FULLY ACCESSED EVERY YEAR, BUT THE MONEY FOR THAT IS PROVIDED THROUGH CRIMINAL CASES AND THE FEES ASSOCIATED AND THE PENALTIES ASSOCIATED.

THEY, THOSE, THOSE GO TO THE STATE FOR THIS FUND.

UH, IT'S BEEN IN PLACE SINCE THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION AND TEXAS, I THINK WAS THE THIRD STATE TO BEGIN PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM.

AND, UM, WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC FOR THAT TOO.

VICTIMS OF VIOLENT CRIMES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICES THROUGH CRIME VICTIMS COMP, AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO WORK A LITTLE HARDER TO GET THOSE SERVICES FOR THEM, BUT WE PURSUE IT AND, AND, UM, HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE AG.

IT'S NOT AS FAST USUALLY AS WE WANT IT, BUT IT CAN HELP PEOPLE WHO NEED TO GET OUT OF A BAD SITUATION WITH RELOCATION COSTS, WITH MEDICAL COSTS, AND WITH BURIAL FEES IF NECESSARY.

SO, UM, IT'S AN AMAZING ASSET THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS HAS AVAILABLE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME.

UH, LISA, I'VE GOT A PROCLAMATION HERE.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, UH, WE WILL APPROVE THIS.

UH, WE DO HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HALE AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HU.

EXCUSE ME.

UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE SIDE BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? UH, PASS FOUR.

OH, I WANNA READ A

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WHEREAS SURVIVING A CRIME CAN BE A MYRIAD LASTING EFFECT ON VICTIMS, INCLUDING PHYSICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL, AND FINANCIAL ISSUES.

EXCUSE ME.

AND WHEREAS WE KNOW THEY COUNTLESS SURVIVORS NEVER TELL ANYONE ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM.

AND WHEREAS EACH OF US HAVE A MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE HEALING OF OTHERS.

AND WHEREAS VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUSINESS, PLACES OF WORSHIP COLLEAGUES, NEIGHBORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS ARE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING VICTIM-CENTERED TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CULTURALLY RECEIVED SUPPORT.

WHEREAS WE MUST DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SHOW SURVIVORS THAT HOPE, THE BELIEF IN THE FUTURE WILL BE BETTER.

IT IS NOT JUST TANGIBLE, BUT WITHIN THEIR REACH.

WHEREAS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS WEEK ENCOURAGES ALL PEOPLE TO ASK THEMSELVES THE QUESTION, HOW WOULD YOU HELP A VICTIM OF CRIME? WHEREAS PARKER COUNTY IS HEREBY DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS OF OPTIONS, SERVICES, AND HOPE FOR CRIME SURVIVORS.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT NOTED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF THE COUNTY, PARKER, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 21 THROUGH 27TH.

2024.

AS CRIME VICTIMS RIGHTS, WE REAFFIRMING OUR COMMITMENT TO CREATING A VICTIM SERVICES AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE THAT ASSISTS ALL VICTIMS, VICTIMS OF CRIME THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN EXPRESSING OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION FOR THESE COMMUNITY LEADERS, VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDERS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING OUR RESPONSE TO ALL VICTIMS OF CRIME.

SO THEY MAY FIND RELEVANT ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, JUSTICE AND PEACE.

SO PROCLAIM THE EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL, AND WE'VE ALL SIGNED THAT IF YOU WOULD COME ON UP AND WE'LL GET A PICTURE SUCH A PLATE.

HE, I DON'T THINK I EVEN HAVE TO TELL HER.

OH, NO CHAIR MORE THAN HIS.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA TAKE TWO.

ONE FROM UP HERE.

1, 2, 3, .

1, 2, 3.

.

SHE'S, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

ABSOLUTELY.

I DON'T THINK, I DON'T, SHE SAID I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT FROM HERE.

CAN WE JUST KIND OF SIT TOGETHER, ? OH YEAH.

THAT'LL HELP.

GET BACK IN.

THAT'S ALWAYS SUCH A JOY WITH THAT, WITH THAT DOG.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU LISA.

[5.B. Discuss/Take action on ongoing reporting of bond projects to Commissioners Court by Freese & Nichols. (Chris Bosco / Commissioner Holt) ]

UH, WE HAVE CHRIS BOSCO HERE.

GOOD MORNING, CHRIS.

HI.

TRIED THIS ONE.

OH, THE LAST ONE.

UH, THE LAST COURT STRUGGLE.

THERE WE GO.

UH, CHRIS BOSCO, FORZA NICHOLS.

UH, SO THIS IS TO GIVE A UPDATE.

OH, DISAPPEARED.

THERE WE GO.

UH, AN UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF THE BOND OVER THE LAST, UH, MONTH.

UH, SO LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, SOME PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

UH, OUR TEAM'S WORKING ON THE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PLAN.

UH, SO WE'VE BEEN SETTING UP THE POWER BI, IF YOU REMEMBER.

THAT'S KIND OF, UH, BE TRANSPARENCY AROUND, UH, THE BUDGETS ON THE PROJECT, UH, SHAREPOINT.

AND, UM, FINALIZING THE PROJECT SCHEDULES FOR ALL THE PROJECTS.

AND WE'RE TARGETING NEXT COURT TO PRESENT A DRAFT OF THAT PLAN.

UH, AND THEN COME BACK, UH, FOLLOWING Y'ALL'S COMMENTS, UH, FOR A FINAL APPROVAL ON MAY 13TH, UH, OF THE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT PLAN.

UH, WE DID RECEIVE, UH, SUBMITTALS.

UH, SO ON THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS, WE RECEIVED STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS FROM A NUMBER OF FIRMS. UH, YOU SEE, THEY'RE LISTED, SO SIX FIRMS SUBMITTED ON THE I 20 FRONTAGE ROAD PROJECT.

WE HAD EIGHT FIRMS SUBMIT ON FM, SEVEN 30 EXTENSION AND EIGHT FIRMS SUBMITTED ON FM 1187.

UH, SOME FIRMS SUBMITTED ON MULTIPLE, UM, BUT WE'RE VERY PLEASED WITH, UH, THE INTEREST IN THOSE PROJECTS.

UH, WE HAD OUR INITIAL, UH, COMMITTEE MEETING LAST WEEK JUST TO KIND OF DO AN INITIAL REVIEW AND THEN, UH, PLANNING TO HAVE A FOLLOW UP MEETING, UH, TO GO

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UM, SO GOING ON TO PRECINCT ONE, UM, A FEW UPDATES ON, UH, THE PROJECTS WOULD BE, UH, ON THE CHURCH ROAD.

SO WE'VE DONE THE BOUNDARY AND RIGHT OF WAY, UH, RESEARCH ON THAT.

UH, SO JUST, UH, YOU'LL SEE KIND OF DIFFERENT TERMINOLOGY HERE.

SO, UH, THE TERM RESEARCH, MEANING THAT, UH, OUR SURVEYORS KIND OF COLLECTED ALL THE RECORDS AND THEN THEY WILL THEN GO TO THE FIELD AND VERIFY, UH, THE BOUNDARIES.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS WILL BE, UH, SETTING UP A MEETING WITH A DEVELOPER, UH, COMMISSIONER.

WE ARE REACH OUT TO YOU TO GET YOUR SCHEDULE.

UH, DUSTIN'S BEEN TALKING TO THE DEVELOPER.

HE IS ACTUALLY DEVELOPING HERE AND ON, UH, WALDEN'S PROJECT, THE EAST WEST.

AND SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, UH, ON THE SAME PAGE WITH ALIGNMENT BEFORE WE HAVE THE FIELD SURVEY WORK DONE.

RIGHT.

UH, SO THAT, UM, THAT WOULD HOPE TO GET THAT MEETING SET UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

AND THEN WOULD, UH, START THE FIELD SURVEY, UH, ON THAT PROJECT.

UH, I DID TALK TO TECH STOCK AND COG ON THE 33 25, SO THAT'S CURRENTLY CHURCH.

AND WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, IN THE, UH, FUTURE THAT BECOMING 33 25 EXTENSION.

AND SO COG IS ACTIVELY WORKING ON ADDING THAT TO THE PLAN.

SO WHEN WE GET THAT ADDED TO THE PLAN, THEN IT MAKES IT ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING, RIGHT.

UH, SO THAT THERE'S BEEN SOME PROGRESS THERE.

AND THEN WE STARTED THE INITIAL DESIGN WORK ON, UH, THOMAS ROAD AND WD WOODY.

UH, JUST FOR THE RECORDS, THAT'S, UH, WN WOODY, OH, SORRY.

YES, BECAUSE THERE IS A WD, RIGHT? IS THERE JE WOODY AND, OKAY.

OKAY.

YES, I'LL GET THAT FIXED.

N WOODY.

UM, UH, SO THAT, THAT'S KIND OF SOME UPDATES THERE ON PRECINCT ONE.

UH, PRECINCT TWO, UH, SOME UPDATES HERE.

SO ON THIS ONE, THE BOUNDARY SURVEY'S COMPLETE.

SO SIMILAR TO WHAT I MENTIONED, THEY'VE CONFIRMED THAT IN THE FIELD AND ARE WORKING ON, UH, THE FIELD SURVEY.

EXPECT TO HAVE THAT FIELD WORK ALL COMPLETED BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

THAT'S FOR BOTH PHASE ONE AND TWO OF OAK RIDGE ON JOHNSON BEND AND GREEN ACRES.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON GETTING RIGHT OF ENTRIES AND WE GOT THE, THERE'S THREE PROPERTIES THERE, AND WE GOT THE FINAL RIDE OF ENTRY LATE LAST WEEK.

SO, UH, THERE'S A REQUIREMENT FOR A 48 HOUR NOTICE WITH THOSE RIGHT OF ENTRY.

SO CURRENTLY COORDINATING WITH THE SURVEYOR TO TRY TO, YOU KNOW, GET, GET A DAY TO START THAT SURVEY.

AND, UH, SO WE CAN COMMUNICATE TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO GET, GIVE US THAT PERMISSION.

UH, SO WE'RE HAPPY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET THOSE RIGHT OF ENTRIES ON THAT.

UH, THE ELLIS CREEK SUBDIVISION ROADS, UH, I KNOW C THIS IS ONE THAT YOU'VE BEEN WORKING WITH DUSTIN ON, AND WE'VE STARTED THE DESIGN ON THAT, AND HE'S GONNA BE SETTING UP A MEETING WITH YOU TO KIND OF REVIEW, UH, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE THERE.

UH, THEN THE NINE 20 TURN LANES IS ABOUT, UH, 60% COMPLETE THROUGH CONSTRUCTION.

THEY EXPECT TO BE DONE, UH, THE NEXT SIX WEEKS, UH, SO THAT THAT PROJECT CAN GET COMPLETE AND OPEN TO TRAFFIC.

UH, LOOKING AT PRECINCT THREE, UH, SO ON PRECINCT THREE WE'RE, UH, DOING SIMILAR TO CHURCH.

SO WE'VE DONE KIND OF THE RESEARCH OF ALL THE PROPERTY, UH, AND NEED TO REALLY MEET WITH THE DEVELOPER TO MAKE SURE THE ALIGNMENT THAT, UH, WE'RE PLANNING TO SURVEY AND STUDY, UH, IT, THAT WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE THERE, UH, SINCE THAT'S A GREENFIELD PROJECT AS WELL, UH, THROUGH NEW RIGHT OF WAY.

UH, AND THEN ON RICK WILLIAMSON, UH, SO THAT SURVEY'S UNDERWAY, UH, EXPECT TO HAVE, UH, THE SURVEY COMPLETED BY MID-MAY.

WE ACTUALLY HAD STARTED DESIGN ACTIVITIES ON THAT.

'CAUSE SINCE WE HAD DONE THE OTHER SIDE, WE HAVE A LOT OF DATA.

WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET ALL THE PLAN SHEETS SET UP BASED ON, UH, THE PREVIOUS DESIGN OF THAT PROJECT.

SO THAT'S WHEN WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO KIND OF START EVEN WHILE WE'RE DOING THE SURVEY.

UH, PRECINCT FOUR.

UM, SO FEW SURVEYS.

SO THE, THE BANK HEAD, UH, WE'VE DONE ALL THE FIELD WORK ON THE BOUNDARY AND RIGHTAWAY SURVEY, UH, WORKING ON THE TOPOGRAPHY SURVEY THERE.

UH, AND THEN BANKHEAD BRIDGE WE'RE SLIGHTLY BEHIND.

WE PROVED THAT, YOU KNOW, A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE MAIN ROAD.

BUT, UH, ON THAT ONE, THEY'VE DONE KIND OF THE BOUNDARY RESEARCH AND, UM, JUST STARTED THE FIELD WORK ON THAT.

UH, ON OLD WEATHERFORD ROAD, WE'RE GETTING THE GEOTECH BORINGS, UH, THIS

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GEOTECH, UH, WE JUST GOT APPROVAL FROM FORT WORTH.

WE BASICALLY, WITH IT BE IN THEIR ROAD OR PORTIONS OF IT, WE HAD TO GET A PERMIT TO DO THE DRILLING.

UH, IT'S BASICALLY APPROVING THE TRAFFIC CONTROL SO OUR DRILLING RIG COULD GET OUT ON THE ROAD.

UH, SO WE JUST GOT THAT APPROVAL LAST WEEK.

SO THEY'LL DO THOSE BORINGS AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING TO IMMEDIATELY ADVERTISE THAT PROJECT AND TRYING TO TARGET, UH, OPENING UP, UH, MAY 9TH TO, TO DO THAT BID OPENING AND GET, GET THAT ONE UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

UH, SO, UH, ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THOSE UPDATES? HOW LONG IS THAT BID WINDOW? UH, SO YOU WERE REQUIRED TO DO THREE WEEKS.

SO WHAT I HAVE THERE, UM, IS TARGETING STARTING ON, UM, THE, IF WE'RE ABLE TO DO IT THIS WEEKEND, UH, THEN THAT WOULD PUT IT A LITTLE OVER THREE WEEKS.

SO IT PUT IT, UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE 30 DAYS OR SO.

UH, SO THERE'S SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THERE, BUT, UM, WE USUALLY KIND OF, UH, PUT A FEW EXTRA DAYS IN THERE.

I UNDERSTAND.

BUT I JUST WANTED, YOU KNOW.

WELL, I GOT, YEAH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, CHRIS, THAT ALL, UH, WELL, I THINK I'M ON THE NEXT ITEM TOO.

OKAY.

, WE, ME TO, WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT, UH, AS AN UPDATE.

UM, WELL, IT IS AN ACTION ITEM.

IT, THERE IS NO ACTION TO TAKE.

UH, SO WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM C ON DISCUSSION.

TAKE ACTION ON SURVEY DRAINAGE ANALYSIS, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR BOND PROGRAM PROJECTS.

BEFORE I DO THAT, LET'S GO BACK TO, UH, B UM, COUNSELOR, IS THERE ANY ACTION THAT WE DO TAKE TO APPROVE WHAT HE JUST WENT OVER? IF THIS SOUTHERN WOULD NOT BE? CHRIS, DO YOU RECOGNIZE ANYTHING THAT WOULD NEED, UM, YEAH, IT WAS JUST REALLY AN UPDATE ON PROGRESS.

OKAY.

YEAH.

IT, IT IS JUST WORDED.

YEAH.

TAKE ACTION.

IT'S MORE OF AN UPDATE.

I JUST WANNA BE SURE THAT WE DON'T, I THINK ON OUR INITIAL ONES, WE KIND OF COMBINED SOME OF THE CONTRACT APPROVALS IN THERE.

[5.C. Discuss/Take action for survey, drainage analysis and environmental services for Bond Program Projects. (Chris Bosco / Judge Deen) ]

WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM C ON DISCUSS.

TAKE ACTION FOR SURVEY DRAINAGE, DRAINAGE ANALYSIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR BOND PROGRAM PROJECTS, CHRIS.

OKAY.

SO, UM, THIS IS THE, ON A, A FEW PROJECTS HERE.

UM, SO THERE'S REALLY THREE, UH, WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL TODAY.

UH, SO THE OUTLIER IS PROJECT 4.03.

WE'RE LOOKING TO GET SURVEY ON THAT.

THAT'S ONE THAT WE HAD NOT STARTED THE SURVEY ON YET.

SO THAT'S THE, THE SOUTH END OF KELLY ROAD, UH, FROM BEAR CREEK TO 3 77.

UH, THE OTHER TWO ARE SIMILAR IN NATURE AND THEY'RE THE TWO BRIDGE PROJECTS.

SO PROJECT 3.01 AND, UH, 5.09.

UH, WE'RE LOOKING TO GET APPROVAL FOR THE DRAINAGE STUDIES FOR THOSE.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS IS, UH, SO BOTH OF THESE ARE, ARE, ARE NEW ROUTES WHERE WE'RE GONNA BE FILLING IN THE FLOODPLAIN AND ESTABLISHING NEW BRIDGES.

AND SO ONE OF THE, THE H AND H STUDY, AND I WANTED TO KIND OF SHOW THIS, 'CAUSE YOU PROBABLY NOTICED IN THERE, UH, IN YOUR PACKET THAT, UH, THE BANKHEAD BRIDGE, THE STUDY IS, UH, QUITE A BIT LESS, UH, EXPENSIVE IN TERMS OF, UH, THE STUDY WORK THAN THE EAST WEST ARTERIAL.

AND REALLY THAT'S DUE TO HOW MUCH PREVIOUS WORK HAD BEEN DONE.

UH, SO I'LL SHOW YOU, THESE ARE THE FEMA MAPS AND THE, UM, YOU CAN SEE THERE WITH A BANKHEAD BRIDGE.

THAT CREEK HAS BEEN STUDIED QUITE A BIT.

YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE FLOODWAY, UH, JUST DUE TO DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT, PROBABLY WORK WILLOW PARK'S DONE.

UH, SO WE'RE STARTING WITH A BETTER MODEL.

SO WE'RE ABLE TO GET THAT MODEL FROM, UH, FEMA AND THEN BUILD UPON IT.

UH, THEY ARE STILL SHOWING THE OLD BRIDGE STRUCTURE THERE.

SO, UH, WHAT OUR TASK IS, AND YOU COULD SEE HOW BIG THE FLOODPLAIN IS THERE IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF 20.

AND SO, UH, WHAT OUR WORK HERE IN THE H AND H STUDY IS WITH THE NEW ROAD COMING IN, THE NEW ALIGNMENT AND THEN, UM, LIKELY THAT BRIDGE IS GONNA BE EITHER LONGER OR CHANGE.

UH, REALLY THE GOAL OF THE H AND H STUDY IS KIND OF, UH, REALLY LIKE THREE ELEMENTS.

SO YOU'RE STUDYING ANY FILL, YOU'RE PUTTING IN THE FLOODPLAIN, AND THEN WE HAVE TO OFFSET THAT.

SO WE HAVE TO CUT SOME OTHER PART OF THE FLOODPLAIN WITHIN THE ROAD AREA SO THAT WE HAVE THAT BALANCE.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NO RISE IN WATER SURFACE FOR AN ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER.

AND THAT, UH, SO THAT'S ONE KEY ELEMENT.

THE NEXT IS, UH, TO KIND OF OPTIMIZE THE BRIDGE STRUCTURE.

SO AN H AND H STUDY, WE'LL LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE LIKE THE CON SPAN OR TRADITIONAL BRIDGE.

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UH, WITH THE EAST WEST ARTERIAL, UM, YOU CAN SEE THERE, EVEN THOUGH YOU SEE A FLOODPLAIN THERE, IT'S BEEN UNSTUDIED.

AND SO, UH, WHAT OUR GUYS DO ON THAT IS THEY'LL BUILD THE FIRST MODEL, UH, FOR, SO THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD OFF OF OUR MODEL.

BUT WHERE IT'S DIFFERENT IS WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE A EXISTING MODEL ON BANKHEAD, WHEREAS THE EAST WESTS ARTERIAL, WE HAVE TO BUILD A NEW ONE.

UH, AND IT ALSO HAS SOME TRIBUTARIES THERE.

SO IT'S REALLY THREE CREEK CROSSINGS.

UH, AND SO THE, THE GOOD THING IS WE GO THROUGH THAT EXERCISE, WE PUBLISH THAT TO FEMA, AND THEN ANY DEVELOPER THAT COMES BEYOND US CAN BUILD OFF OF OUR MODEL IF, IF THEY'RE GONNA CHANGE THE FLOOD PLAIN.

SO, UH, I WANTED YOU TO GUYS TO KIND OF HAVE THAT, UH, BACKGROUND THERE.

UH, SO THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE DIFFERENT COSTS.

SO FOR THAT EAST-WEST, UH, ARTERIAL, UH, THAT STANDS FOR HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULIC STUDY.

SO THE HYDROLOGY BEING STUDYING HOW MUCH IS FLOWING TO THE AREA.

AND THEN THE HYDRAULICS IS, UH, STUDYING LIKE WHAT STRUCTURE AND HOW THE WATER'S GONNA REACT WHEN YOU BUILD A BRIDGE.

UH, SO THE, THE COST FOR, UH, THAT EFFORT IS 136,650.

UH, THE BANKHEAD BRIDGE, UH, HYDRAULIC AND HYDROLOGY STUDY IS 66,690.

AND THEN ON THE TOPOGRAPHIC AND BOUNDARY SURVEY WE HAVE TEXAS SURVEYING DOING THAT IS 40 2009 NINE OR 42,900.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL HAVE.

OKAY.

WE DO HAVE A MOTION WITH COMMISSIONER HALE WITH A SECOND ABOUT CON.

COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY, WE ARE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THE SIGN FOR CHRIS? UH, NOW THANK YOU FOR THE THOROUGH, UM, BACKGROUND ON THIS AND, UM, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSES FOUR.

OH, THANK YOU CHRIS.

THANK YOU.

[5.D. Approve the use of Parker County lots (4 quadrants, corner lots on Dallas/Spring and Waco/Spring) by The Weatherford Chamber of Commerce at no charge for the 39th Annual Parker County Peach Festival on Saturday, July 13th from 8am - 4pm. (Tammy Gazzola / Gloria Martinez / Judge Deen) ]

THE FOUR QUADRANTS, UH, CORNER LOTS ON DALLAS, SPRING, AND WACO SPRING TO BE BY THE WEATHERFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

AT NO THANK YOU AT NO CHARGE FOR THE 39TH ANNUAL PARKER COUNTY PEACH FESTIVAL ON SATURDAY, JULY 13TH FROM EIGHT TO FOUR.

UH, DO WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CHAMBER HERE? ME, GLORIA MARTINEZ.

I, I DIDN'T LOOK AT, I LOOKED OVER THERE.

TAMMY OLA WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT.

OKAY.

SO I, WE ARE REQUESTING THE QUADRANTS FOR OUR 39TH ANNUAL PARKER COUNTY PEACH FESTIVAL AND ALSO THE PARKING LOT ON SPRING IN DALLAS.

CORNER OF, YES.

CORNER OF SPRING IN DALLAS.

OKAY.

THIS IS VERY, VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

UM, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? UH, WHILE WE'RE IN THE DISCUSSION, PLEASE.

I'LL JUST ASK ONE QUICK QUESTION IS, IN PAST, UH, EVENTS, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE, SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE? I KNOW WE COORDINATE WITH WEATHERFORD, UH, AND COLLABORATE WITH THEM ON THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE YOU EVERYTHING WE CAN FROM AN INFRASTRUCTURE, ELECTRICITY, WATER, AND SO FORTH.

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU NEED MORE DIFFERENTLY THAN IN THE PAST? 'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT'S GROWING EVERY YEAR.

WE DO APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP.

WE REALLY DO.

I DID FAIL TO MENTION THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO USE THE COUNTY BUILDING AGAIN FOR OUR HOSPITALITY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

WE'LL WE WILL ARRANGE THAT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

VERY WELL.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES FORWARD.

YES.

HONOR GIVE PER RECORD.

YES.

MENTION THAT.

OKAY.

WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING THE WORLD'S LARGEST PEACH COBBLER.

YEAH.

YAY, .

HOW'S THAT? HOW'S THAT GONNA BE DONE? AND WHERE'S IT GONNA BE? WE, WE ARE STILL IN THE, UH, PLANNING PROCESS, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE WEATHERFORD HIGH SCHOOL.

THEY WILL BE MAKING THE, UM, THE PAN FOR THE COBBLER.

WHAT IS THE RECORD? HOW BIG? WELL, OURS IS GONNA BE 50,000 POUNDS .

WOW.

.

I WILL VOLUNTEER AS A TASTE TESTER FOR THAT.

PERFECT.

HOWEVER MANY TIMES YOU NEED HOWEVER MANY MULTIPLE ROUNDS.

WELCOME THAT.

ARE THEY GONNA, GEORGE, THEY'RE GONNA MIX THE INGREDIENTS IN CONCRETE MIXERS? YES.

BRAND NEW CONCRETE MIXERS.

WE, UH, BUFFALO RENTAL, I'LL CLEAN OUT THE CONCRETE MIXERS.

BUFFALO RENTAL IS WORKING ALSO WITH US AS WELL AS FAR OAK GRILL.

FAR OAK GRILL IS PUTTING THE INGREDIENTS TOGETHER AND IT'S EASY TO DO ONE BATCH, BUT NOT FOR THAT MANY .

SO WORKING ON THE RECIPE, AND AGAIN, BUFFALO RENTAL WILL BE OKAY.

HAS BOUGHT TWO OR IS GOING TO BUY TWO MIXERS, CEMENT

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AND AS WELL AS, UM, WE'LL BE WEIGHING IT.

OH MY GOODNESS.

I JUST WENT BLANK.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT? PEACOCK PEA? NO, NOT PEACOCKS.

OH, PEACOCK DILLARDS.

THANK YOU.

DILLARDS WILL BE WEIGHING IT FOR US AND WE'RE WORKING ON THE LOCATION OF IT, AND WE WILL ALSO BE WORKING WITH NONPROFITS OKAY.

THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY TO HELP SERVE AND SELL THOSE, WHATEVER IS SOLD WHEN THAT NONPROFIT IS WORKING, THEY WILL GET SOME FUNDS FROM THAT.

THAT'S GREAT.

SO THIS IS A COMMUNITY EVENT BECAUSE WE, WE WILL NEED A LOT OF ASSISTANCE, SO, OKAY.

WELL, LET US KNOW WHAT YOU NEED.

OKAY.

APPRECIATE IT.

OKAY.

VERY WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OH, YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

[5.E. Approve the Juvenile Probation Contract with A Family Place and take any action the court deems necessary. (Ashley Marineau / Judge Deen) ]

AND TAKE ANY ACTION OF THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.

ASHLEY, GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

HOW ARE YOU? GOOD.

UM, COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS A CONTRACT WITH A FAMILY PLACE.

THIS IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO OFFER VIRTUAL OPTIONS TO OUR YOUTH AND OUR FAMILIES.

UM, THE SERVICE PROVISION IS GONNA INCLUDE ANGER MANAGEMENT, MORAL RECOGNITION THERAPY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, TREATMENT INTENSIVE INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ASSESSMENTS.

UM, I REACHED OUT TO KIND OF ALL OF OUR LOCAL ENTITIES TO SEE IF THERE WERE, UM, SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT COULD MEET THE NEEDS OF THE JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY HAS.

AND THERE IS A GAP OF SERVICE, UH, WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES TO THE JUVENILE POPULATION.

SO, UM, THAT IS WHAT LED ME TO, UH, REACHING OUT TO SEE WHAT OTHER OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE.

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS FOR THE COURT'S CONSIDERATION.

OKAY.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTION ON THIS MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.

FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION PASSES FOR ITEM K.

OKAY, GOTCHA.

AND WE'LL GO TO ITEM K ON APPROVE THE CALCULATION OF THE SHORTAGE.

AND THAT'S NOT IT.

DON'T SPEAK TO THAT .

L I'M LOOKING THE DRAFT L WHOA.

HELP YOU ARE L STAR TRANSPORT.

THANKS, JOHN.

HE'S LYING.

YOU CAN'T READ.

[5.L. Approve the Parker County Juvenile Probation contract with Lone Star Transport and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen) ]

MOVE TO ITEM L.

I'LL APPROVE THE PARKER COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION CONTRACT WITH LONE STAR TRANSPORT AND TAKE ANY ACTION.

THE COURT DES NECESSARY.

SO COMMISSIONERS, WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING, UM, TO YOU IN THIS CONTRACT IS ASSISTANCE WITH TRANSPORT OF JUVENILES THAT ARE INSECURE CUSTODY.

I'M NOT SURE HOW, IF YOU'RE AWARE OF THE PROCESS, BUT IF A JUVENILE IS TAKEN TO COURT FOR VIOLATING PROBATION AND THEY'RE ORDERED TO DETENTION, IT IS THEIR PROBATION OFFICER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE THEM INTO CUSTODY AND TRANSPORT.

YOU CAN IMAGINE THE SECURITY RISK AND ISSUES THAT WE HAVE HAD.

UM, WE, I HAVE OFFICERS THAT ARE ON THE ROAD WEEKLY, MANY TIMES UNTIL 11 O'CLOCK, UM, IN THE EVENINGS, TRANSPORTING YOUTH BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN OUR DETENTION FACILITIES AND OR TO ASSESSMENTS LIKE PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS.

UM, THIS WOULD GIVE US AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION, UH, TO GET ASSISTANCE WITH THOSE TRANSPORTS WHEN WE ARE SHORT STAFFED AND WHERE THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK, UH, TO, UM, OUR STAFF.

CURRENTLY, CURRENTLY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ALSO HAS A CONTRACT WITH THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY.

SPOKE WITH MARK GARETT.

HE SAID THEY WOULD ASSIST WHEN THEY CAN, BUT THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE.

SO THAT'S WHY THIS OPTION IS PROBABLY THE BEST OPTION.

NO, IT'S A GOOD, IT'S A GOOD BACKUP JUST IN CASE.

YEAH.

SO I'D ASK FOR A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALL.

ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION.

MOTION PASSES.

FOUR.

OH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

[5.F. Discuss/Take action on recommendation letter for vacant Parker County board seat to the North Central Texas Economic Development District Board. (Judge Deen) ]

TAKE ACTION.

A RECOMMENDATION LETTER FOR VACANT PARKING LOT.

UH, I'M SORRY, PARKING COUNTY BOARD SEAT TO THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD.

UM, IS CYNTHIA IN HERE? UH, IF YOU WOULD GO GET HER.

YEAH, SHE HAS A BACKGROUND ON THIS.

BASICALLY, I, I'LL COVER THIS WHILE SHE'S, SHE'S COMING.

UH, WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE ON THE RECOMMENDATION LETTER FOR THE VACANT POSITION IS TO APPOINT CHRIS STRAYER, WHO IS WITH THE EDC AND IS THE BEST, IS THE BEST PERSON FOR THIS POSITION.

UH, THAT WILL BE ON THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT BOARD AND IS A POSITION THAT HAS A RELATIONSHIP SINCE HE CAME FROM TARRANT COUNTY AND ALREADY HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM AND HAS ALREADY, UH, INTERACTED WITH THEM.

HE'S THE LOGICAL CHOICE FOR THAT.

UM, SO THAT, THAT'S WHAT, UH, CYNTHIA, DO YOU WANT TO COME ON UP? UH, THIS

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THE RECOMMENDATION AGAIN IS GONNA BE CHRIS STRAYER.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT BEFORE WE PROCEED? NO.

SO BASICALLY, UM, COG HAS THE, UH, BOARD PUT TOGETHER AND IT HAS A, YOU GATHER SOME, SOME, I THINK IT'S LIKE 10 COUNTIES ON THAT BOARD.

AND THEN THEY HAVE, UH, ANOTHER, UH, DIVISION OF THAT BOARD WHERE IT'S PEOPLE FROM THE CITIES, FROM CERTAIN CITIES.

AND SO WEATHERFORD'S ALREADY A SEAT.

UM, THEY HAVE SOMEBODY IN THAT SEAT.

SO THEY WERE REQUESTING SOMEBODY FROM PARKER COUNTY, AND I THOUGHT THE RIGHT PERSON WOULD BE CHRIS STRAYER, JUST BECAUSE HE HAS ALL THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION.

AN EXCELLENT ADDITION.

YEAH.

LOGICAL CHOICE.

YES.

UM, THEY BRING TONS OF GRANTS.

YEAH.

UM, I STARTED ATTENDING AND JUST HIM HAVING THE BACKGROUND THAT HE HAS, I FEEL LIKE HE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE AND DO MORE WITH THOSE GRANTS THAT ARE BEING OFFERED.

SO, RIGHT.

A LOT OF GOOD THINGS TO, TO BE OFFERED THAT TAKE, UH, PARKER COUNTY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT.

RIGHT.

SO, AND WITH THE ALIGNMENT WITH, UH, CITY OF WEATHERFORD AND THEIR, THEIR REPRESENTATIVE, IT'LL BE THE BEST TO, TO PEOPLE ON THERE.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONY.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

YOU GOT A, HE SAID ONE.

WELL, HE IS, HE IS RIGHT.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

UH, NO PROBLEM.

UH, MOTION PASSES, UH, FOR, OH, UH, MEANT TO SAY SOMETHING EARLIER.

UM, OUR COURT COORDINATOR, UM, RICH CONTRERAS IS ON VACATION.

UH, YOU'LL SEE IN THE AUDIENCE, SHELLEY ROCHA.

UH, SHE WORKS WITH THE, UH, WORKFORCE COMMISSION IN TEXAS AND SHE IS WORKING WITH US, UH, NOT ONLY WITH THE BUDGET, BUT SHE'S ALSO WORKING WITH US IN A BACKUP FOR THE, UH, POSITION.

SO THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

I MEANT SAY THAT EARLIER.

I FORGOT TO DO THAT ONE.

[5.G. Consider accepting the 2025 Community Readiness Initiative (CRT) grant in the amount of $75,769.00 and authorize the County Judge to DocuSign acceptance documents. (Sean Hughes / Judge Deen) ]

SEAN? YES.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE COMMUNITY READINESS READINESS INITIATIVE.

UH, THE COUNTY'S DONE THIS FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

UH, IT'S, UH, GRANT MONIES TO GO TOWARDS KEEPING US AND, AND, AND FURTHERING OUR PREPAREDNESS, UH, WITHIN THE COUNTY.

PREVIOUSLY, THIS WAS ADMINISTERED BY KIT MARSHALL, UH, BEGINNING IN 2025.

THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICER CINDY SMITH, WILL BE ADMINISTERING THIS UN UNDER MY GUIDANCE.

UH, THIS DOES PAY FOR, UH, PARTIAL SALARY FOR THAT POSITION.

UH, 30 SOME ODD THOUSAND DOLLARS IS EARMARKED FOR, UM, THAT POSITION AS WELL.

UH, THE OTHER MONIES ARE FOR SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT, UH, THAT WE KEEP IN CONSTANT PREPAREDNESS AND, UH, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THERE IS A MATCH FOR THIS.

UM, THE MATCH FOR THIS GRANT IS DONE THROUGH COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM HOURS AND TRAINING.

SO THAT MEETS MORE THAN EXCEEDS OUR MATCH EVERY YEAR FOR THIS GRANT.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HA A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, DISCUSSIONS ON THIS? ON, ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR PASS FORWARD.

I THANK YOU, SEAN.

THANK YOU.

[5.H. Consider/Adopt the following changes to the Parker County Subdivision Rules and Regulations and take any action the court deems necessary. (Commissioner Holt) ]

CONSIDER ADOPT THE FOLLOWING CHANGES THAT THE PARKER COUNTY SUBDIVISION RULES AND REGULATIONS AND TAKE ANY ACTION THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.

COMMISSIONER HOLT.

SO THIS IS A RECURRENCE OF AN ITEM THAT WE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY.

I THINK MR. FOREST IS GONNA TAKE LEAD ON THIS AND, UH, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.

THAT WOULD BE THE ENTITY THAT WOULD REGULATE THAT.

IF THERE WERE REGULATIONS, THEY DO NOT REGULATE IT AND SPOKE WITH THE INDIVIDUAL ASKING PARTICULARLY WHY THEY DON'T HAVE A CERTAIN DISTANCE FROM STRUCTURES.

AND HE SAID IT'S A CIVIL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OIL AND GAS COMPANY THAT UTILIZES THAT EASEMENT AND THE LANDOWNER.

HE SAID THERE'S COUNTIES THAT THEY HAVE IN TEXAS THAT ULTIMATELY IF THEY WERE TO PUT ANY RESTRICTION IN AND YOU COULDN'T DEVELOP THE LAND, AND THEY WOULD THEN IT WOULD DECREASE THE VALUE OF THAT INDIVIDUAL LANDOWNER'S VALUE OR LAND ON THAT, THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY.

HE SAID, UH, IF CERTAIN AREAS, IF YOU TOOK THE DIRT AWAY, YOU COULD WALK FROM PIPE TO PIPE ACROSS THE COUNTY, IT, IT JUST, IT JUST INTERTWINED.

SO THAT'S THE DIFFICULTY THAT THE RAILROAD COMMISSION HAS ON GOING IN AND TRYING TO ADOPT SOMETHING.

NOW, CITIES HAVE DONE THAT.

UM, I'VE SEEN SOME CITY REGULATIONS AND IT RANGES ANYWHERE FROM 50 FOOT FROM A GAS LINE UP TO 200.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT CITIES HAVE DONE.

I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING ON COUNTIES, BUT I WAS JUST PARTICULARLY, I JUST DID A QUICK SEARCH AFTER TALKING TO THE RAILROAD COMMISSION.

SO THE COURT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO REGULATE THAT OR PUT A RESTRICTION IN ON DISTANCE FROM THE PIPELINE TO A STRUCTURE, BUT IT'S NOT REQUIRED BASED

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SO WE DO HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO INPUT THIS RULE, BUT IT ALSO COULD BE A RULE THAT IF A CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCE CAME UP WHERE IT MADE SENSE TO MAKE A VARIANCE FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, WE WOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO HANDLE THIS.

SIMILAR TO OUR OTHER SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, WE, WE COULDN'T, AND ONCE AGAIN, RAILROAD COMMISSION SAID, JUST BE CAUTIOUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU COULD DEVALUE SOMEONE'S PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF AN ADOPTION OF A RULE.

SURE.

SO IT'S, THEY BELIEVE REAL HEAVILY IN HANDS OFF GOVERNMENT AND LESS RESTRICTION.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF WHY THEY TOOK THAT APPROACH.

OKAY.

UH, MR. HUGHES, I BELIEVE YOU WERE AT THE SUBDIVISION REGULATION COMMITTEE WHEN WE DISCUSSED WHY THIS WAS, UH, A GOOD IDEA? YES, SIR.

OKAY.

YES, SIR.

THIS WAS, UH, UH, TALKED ABOUT IN, IN, IN THE SUBCOMMITTEE AND FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, WE DIDN'T WANT STRUCTURES BEING BUILT VERY CLOSE TO, UM, THOSE WELLHEADS AND THOSE GAS WELLS.

AND IT WAS A, IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT, UH, THERE WAS SOME VARIANCE THAT, UM, IF, IF A, IF A VARIANCE WAS NEEDED, UH, WE OFFERED OUR SERVICES TO MEET, TO, TO HELP THE COMMISSIONERS IN THOSE INDIVIDUAL PRECINCTS DETERMINE THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION.

YEAH.

MY, MY CONCERN.

THANK YOU.

ANY, ANYTHING ELSE? NO, SIR.

OKAY.

MY, MY CONCERN TO THE COURT IS, I, I DON'T WANT TO ADD RULES.

JUST ADD RULES.

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ON THIS BODY DOES, UM, CERTAINLY NOT COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

I, I THINK WE, WE KNOW HOW HE WOULD SPEAK ON THIS, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY RULE IN PLACE AT ALL, YOU THEORETICALLY COULD HAVE THAT BUILDING RIGHT UP NEXT TO IT.

AND SO THERE IS A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THERE, THERE IS A HABITATION SAFETY ISSUE THERE.

WELL, IT'S THEIR LAND.

SO THERE'S ALSO THAT POINT.

PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS.

YOU BET.

UM, I DON'T KNOW, I'M, BUT IF THERE IS A, IF WE DO PASS THIS, THAT IT CAN COME BACK AND WE CAN CHANGE IT FOR CERTAIN DIFFERENT REASONS.

YOU CAN GRANT VARIANCES IS HOW I UNDERSTOOD MR. PORT.

YOU CAN, BUT THE ONE THING I WOULD SUGGEST IS THAT TWO 50 IS PROBABLY TOO RESTRICTIVE.

I THINK THAT'S, YEAH, THAT'S WAY OUT THERE BECAUSE I'VE SEEN ONCE AGAIN, 50 TO TO 200, 200 BEING THE MAX ON SOME OF THE CITIES.

WELL, THAT WAS GONNA BE MY, MY FOLLOW UP QUESTION WAS REGARDING THOSE CITY, THE CITY REQUIREMENTS THAT YOU HAD SEEN ANYWHERE FROM 50 TO 200 MM-HMM.

.

THE, THE OTHER COMMENT I WANTED TO MAKE WAS, UH, THAT WE SHOULD PROBABLY ADD THE LANGUAGE ABOUT BEING ABLE TO, UM, AUTHORIZE A VARIANCE IN THIS.

I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT, BUT WE PROBABLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT LANGUAGE IS IN THERE.

CERTAINLY, YEAH, CERTAINLY.

I THINK IN FOR, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY FORT WORTH, THE 200 FOOT IS FROM A WELLHEAD, WHICH IS GONNA BE EXTREMELY MORE DANGEROUS THAN JUST A GAS LINE THAT, THAT'S RUNNING A TRANSPORTATION LINE.

SO, WELL THESE, THAT'S THE RESTRICTIVE.

WELL THESE ARE THE, THESE ARE THE WELLS AND THE WELLHEADS.

I THINK WE, WE ORIGINALLY ADJUSTED THE LANGUAGE BECAUSE WE DID HAVE THE LINES LANGUAGE IN THERE AND WE TOOK THAT OUT.

SO THIS IS REALLY JUST THE WELLHEAD IS THE INTENTION OF THE SRC.

AM I CORRECT ON THAT MR. HEISER? YES.

OKAY.

OKAY.

IF IT'S JUST THE WELLHEAD THAT'S, YEAH.

SO WE'RE, SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF THERE'S A WELLHEAD YEAH.

AND THEN THERE'S LINES DISTRIBUTING OFF OF THAT.

WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE LINES THAT ARE TYPICALLY PRETTY LOW PRESSURE AND NOT NEARLY AS DANGEROUS AS THE ACTUAL YEAH, I JUST WANTED THAT CLARIFICATION.

THAT, OR, OR THEY DO IT JUST OFF A WELLHEAD.

AND, UH, MR. HUGHES, IF WE REDUCED THE FEET REQUIREMENT THERE, THE DISTANCE REQUIREMENT, WHAT IS THE KIND OF MINIMUM THAT YOU SEE AS ACCEPTABLE FROM A, FROM A FIRE AND SAFETY STANDPOINT? I, I, I WAS LOOKING AT THAT COMMISSIONER AS, AS THAT WAS BEING DISCUSSED, AND I'M WONDERING IF 250 FOOT FROM HABITABLE STRUCTURES WILL BE SET AS A RECOMMENDED DISTANCE FROM GAS WELLS AND WELLHEADS AND LETS SEPARATE INGRESS, EGRESS AREAS ARE AVAILABLE IN THESE SITUATIONS.

125 FOOT RADIUS OR DISTANCE IS REQUIRED.

I LIKE THE 125 PLUGGED OR CAP WELLS BE, WILL BE EXCLUDED AND VARIANCES CAN BE MADE BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

I LIKE THE RECOMMENDED PART.

YES, SIR.

AND THAT INCLUDES THE, THE ABILITY IN THE, THE LANGUAGE TO A VARIANCE CAN BE REQUESTED.

WELL, THE, IF WE CHANGE THE TWO 50 PORTION TO RECOMMEND IT ONLY, THEN WE DON'T HAVE A MINIMUM FOR THAT BECAUSE THE 1 25 ONLY APPLIES FOR S SEPARATE INGRESS AND EGRESS.

SO DO WE WANNA MAKE 125 THE MANDATORY MINIMUM TWO 50 IS THE RECOMMENDED AND THEN WE DO

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THAT'S WHERE THAT WHAT YOU GETTING AT? YES, SIR.

THAT'S WHERE I WAS HAVING, YEAH, I LIKE THAT PART BETTER.