* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [Call to Order ] [00:00:07] PROVIDE, UH, FOR THOSE THAT CAN FIND A SEAT. UM, WHO WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER ON THE PARKER COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT? UH, THIS NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024. LET THE RECORD SHOW IT IS 9 0 1. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM WITH THE COUNTY CLERK AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PRESENT. WE WILL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION LED BY, EXCUSE ME, MARK JULIAN FROM NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, LED BY PARKER COUNTY, JUDGE PROM. COMMISSIONER CONLEY. LET'S PRAY. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE GIVE PRAISE AND THANKS. UH, WHAT A GREAT DAY. AND THE BEAUTY OF THE WEATHER. GOD, I JUST PRAY THAT GOD, YOUR HAND WOULD BE ON US. THE LIGHT OF CHRIST WOULD BE IN AND THROUGH US. GOD, TO HELP THE DARK WORLD, LORD, GIVE THE COMMISSIONERS AND OUR JUDGE THE WISDOM, THE KNOWLEDGE MAY WE HAVE UNDERSTANDING, MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS. IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONORING THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. [4. CONSENT ] ON ITEM FOUR, CONSENT AGENDA, LEMME TURN THIS DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT UNDER ITEM A, AUDITOR ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND THREE. UNDER ITEM B, ITEM ONE AND THREE. AND UNDER ITEM C, COUNTY JUDGE ONE, TWO, AND THREE. AT ASK FOR A MOTION. JUDGE, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED TO COURT. A MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. WE HAVE A SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE. OH, [8.D. Consider/Approve appointment of Anthony King for membership to the Parker County Historical Commission. (Bill Warren / Judge Deen) ] I WANNA MOVE DOWN THE AGENDA, UM, JUST REAL QUICK. ON ITEM EIGHT EIGHT D, CONSIDER APPROVE APPOINTMENT OF ANTHONY KING FOR MEMBERSHIP OF THE PARKER COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION. BILL, IF YOU WOULD COME UP, UH, GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. UH, THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME HERE TO SPEAK, UH, FOR MR. KING, UH, TONY KING. UH, YOU, IF YOU'VE BEEN TO, UH, SEVERAL OF THE DEDICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT AT THE, EITHER THE WOODY PROPERTY OR THE TUCKER FARM OR AROUND PARKER COUNTY, YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN FILMED BY HIM. UH, HE HAS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR RECORDING THE HISTORY OF PARKER COUNTY, UH, FOR QUITE A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND JUST RECENTLY, HE ASKED TO, TO, UH, JOIN THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION IN THAT. SO THE COMMISSION, UH, REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL TO APPOINT HIM AS A MEMBER OF THE PARKER COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN THE SECOND. BUT COMMISSIONER CONLEY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR. THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. [6.A. Business Highlight: Saddleback Leather. (Judge Deen) ] MOVE TO ITEM SIX A, UH, SOMETHING THAT, UM, I'M GONNA START DOING WITH THE, OBVIOUSLY IN THE BUDGET SESSION THAT WE'RE IN, ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE MONEY AND TRYING TO MAKE THE ENDS MEET. UH, FOCUS IS, UM, GONNA HAVE ON THE AGENDA ON A PERIODIC BASIS, LOOKING AT BOTH EXISTING AND THOSE BUSINESSES THAT COME. UH, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS A BIG PART OF THE REVENUE THAT WE GET FROM SALES TAX. AND SO STARTING A BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT, AND TODAY WE'RE FORTUNATE TO, UH, HAVE SOMEONE HERE WITH US FROM A COMPANY CALLED SADDLEBACK LEATHER. UH, WE DO HAVE THE OWNER, UH, I'M GONNA DEFER THIS TO GEORGE SINCE HE'S IN YOUR PRECINCT, IF YOU WOULD. YEAH. I'M GOING TO GIVE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF, UH, DAVE MUNSON. HE'S THE PRESIDENT OF SADDLEBACK, AND THEY STARTED THEIR COMPANY IN EL PASO, TEXAS IN 2003 AND MOVED TO SAN ANTONIO FORT WORTH. AND NOW THEY ARE PERMANENTLY HAVE PERMANENTLY TAKEN UP RESIDENCE IN PARKER COUNTY, JUST RIGHT THERE IN AZEL, WHERE THEY'RE EXPECT TO BE MOVING, UH, TO A NEW HEADQUARTERS IN MARCH OF 2025. IT WON'T BE THE BIGGEST OR MOST EXPENSIVE, BUT THE GOAL IS FOR IT TO EVENTUALLY BE THE COOLEST HEADQUARTERS IN THE WHOLE WORLD WITH THE LEATHER MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES, A FEE A FEW YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, THEY CURRENTLY HAVE 40 EMPLOYEES IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY HAVE 160 AT THE LEATHER FACTORY THEY OWN IN CENTRAL MEXICO. THEIR SLOGAN IS, THEY'LL FIGHT OVER IT WHEN YOU'RE DEAD. TALKING ABOUT THE LEATHER STUFF. SADDLEBACK LEATHER HAS BEEN USED IN TWO DIFFERENT MCGRAW HILL COLLEGE MARKETING TEXTBOOKS AND A TOM CLANCY NOVEL WHERE JACK RYAN USED A SADDLEBACK LEATHER BRIEFCASE [00:05:01] AS HIS OWN BAG. THEY'RE THE OFFICIAL LEATHER GOODS OF THE WORLD CHAMPION TEXAS RANGERS AND THE COMPANY. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL USES THEIR HIGH END GIFTS. IN OCTOBER OF 2023, ROLLS ROYCE INCLUDED SADDLEBACK IN THEIR GLOBAL DISTRIBUTED COFFEE TABLE BOOK, BECAUSE OF SADDLEBACK'S LOVE FOR QUALITY AND DESIGN. IN 2023, THE AMERICAN ADVERTISING FEDERATION AWARDED SADDLEBACK LEATHER A GOLD AWARD FOR BEST ONLINE CAMPAIGN. THE CITY OF FORT WORTH AWARDED DAVE THE, THE GLOBAL ENTREPRENEUR AWARD IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, 1794 LIMITED EDITION TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT GAVE, THAT DAVE DESIGNED THE INTERIOR OF THE TOYOTA. TOYOTA WAS RELEASED. ONLY 1500 OF THEM WERE BUILT. SO I'D LIKE TO PRESENT DAVE MUNSON TO THE PODIUM. I GOT A LITTLE LEATHER POP CONSTITUTION HERE. GIVE YOU GUYS, JUST MAKE SURE THEY'RE REMEMBERED. THERE YOU GO. THOSE ARE PRETTY NEAT. THANK YOU. SO THERE YOU GO. HELLO, EVERYBODY. HEY, UH, THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING ME HERE TO, UH, PARKER COUNTY. WE ARE EXCITED TO HAVE THIS BE OUR PERMANENT HOME. WE'VE BEEN DIFFERENT PLACES, BUT, UH, WE'RE, UH, WE'RE WE, WELL, WE'LL, WE WILL BE IN OUR NEW PLACE, UH, MARCH, UH, OF 2025. AND THE GOAL IS, OF COURSE, YOU HEARD THE COOLEST HEADQUARTERS IN THE WHOLE WORLD. UH, WE GOT OUR START. I HAD MY FIRST BAG MADE WHEN I WAS LIVING IN MEXICO AS A MISSIONARY, AND I WANTED A BAG LIKE INDIANA JONES WOULD, WOULD CARRY. AND SO I, I COULDN'T FIND ONE, BUT I FOUND A GUY MAKING BAGS AND I, HE, I DESIGNED IT AND HE GAVE IT TO ME. WHEN I GOT BACK UP TO THE US EVERYONE WENT CRAZY FOR IT AND STARTED ASKING ME HOW COULD I GET ONE? SO MY DOG AND I, I HAD A BLACK LAB WE MOVED TO, TO JUAREZ AND EL PASO WOULD GO BACK AND FORTH AND I'D TAKE BAGS FROM SOUTHERN MEXICO FROM THE BUS STATION, AND I SELL 'EM ON EBAY AND EL PASO. AND, UM, THEN I MET MY WIFE ON MYSPACE IN 2006 AND, UH, MOVED TO SAN ANTONIO TO MARRY HER. WE STARTED THE FACTORY IN 2008, AND, UH, WE'VE BEEN GOING EVER SINCE. SO YEAH, WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT UP HERE. AND WE, UH, WE WANTED TO BE OUT IN THE COUNTRY, NOT IN THE HEART OF FORT WORTH. WE WANTED TO BE A, A DESTINATION. WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO, TO LOOK FORWARD TO COMING. WE WANT TO KEEP IT REAL NATURAL AND UNASSUMING. WE DON'T WANT A BIG SHINY GLASS BUILDINGS. WE WANT, WE'RE GONNA HAVE OLD FASHIONED, UH, BUILDINGS, AND WE FEEL LIKE WE'LL FIT REAL NICELY IN, UH, PARKER COUNTY. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. I WANTED TO GET TO KNOW PEOPLE HERE AND JUST GET TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND, UM, FIGURE IF WE'RE, FIGURE IF WE'RE GONNA BE LIVING HERE. UH, AND, UM, THEN WE WANT TO KNOW EVERYONE HERE. WE WANT TO GET TO KNOW EVERYONE HERE. SO, UH, WE'RE EXCITED TO FINALLY BE IN PARKER COUNTY. IT'S, IT'S A REALLY BIG DEAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR, SO WE, UH, PEOPLE CAN COME DOWN TO YOUR BUSINESS. THEY'RE IN NASAL AND THEY, AND YOU CAN MAKE ANYTHING LEATHER FOR THEM. IS THAT HOW IT WORKS OR MOST ANYTHING? WELL, UH, THESE WERE MADE NASAL THESE, UH, THESE POCKET CONSTITUTIONS. WE TRIED TO GET A FACTORY GOING IN, IN FORT WORTH, UH, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT WE COULDN'T GET THE QUALITY THAT WE NEEDED. UM, LIKE WE GET OUTTA MEXICO, SO THAT, THAT'S THEIR WHOLE LIFE IS WORKING LEATHER WHERE WE ARE. AND WE JUST COULDN'T GET THAT HERE. SO, UH, WE WERE JUST BLEEDING LIKE CRAZY HERE. SO, UH, WE DO MAKE A FEW THINGS THERE. NASAL, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE ABOUT, WE'RE A HUNDRED FEET FROM WEATHERFORD, SO WE'RE IN THE, IN THE ETJ, UH, OF PARKER COUNTY. OF PARKER COUNTY, YEAH. IN PARKER COUNTY. SO, UH, BUT YEAH, WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE. WELL, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE IT. WE DO DO CUSTOM WORK FOR, UH, UH, BRUCE BOCCI OF THE RANGERS HAD US DO SOME WINE CARRIERS FOR HIM, FOR HIS PEOPLE. AND WE, WE DO DO SOME CUSTOM THINGS, UM, BUT GENERALLY WE DO, UH, YOU JUST HAVE TO LIKE WHAT I, WHAT I DESIGN . SO. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH YOU GUYS. THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU. WE'RE [8.A. Proclaim September 17-23, 2024 as Constitution Week in Parker County at the request of the Weatherford Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. (Linda Schmidt / Judge Deen) ] GONNA MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT A ON THE PROCLAMATION ON THE SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH 23, 20 24, AS THE CONSTITUTION WEEK IN PARKER COUNTY AT THE REQUEST OF THE WEATHERFORD CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. UH, LINDA SCHMIDT, YOU COME ON UP. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, UH, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONER. OKAY. MY NAME IS LINDA SCHMIDT, AND I'M THE CURRENT REGION FOR THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. AND THE OTHER LADIES HERE WITH ME TODAY ARE ALL OFFICERS WITH [00:10:01] OUR CHAPTER WE'RE HERE TODAY. TO THANK YOU FOR HONORING OUR COUNTRY'S CONSTITUTION BY PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER 16TH THROUGH THE 20TH IS CONSTITUTION WEEK, AND SPECIFICALLY SEPTEMBER 17TH IS CONSTITUTION DAY IN PARK COUNTY. SEPTEMBER 11TH IS A SO SOBERING REMEMBRANCE OF OUR NATION, AS IT REMINDS US JUST HOW IMPORTANT OUR COUNTRY AND ITS CONSTITUTION IS. IN 2026, THE UNITED STATES WILL CELEBRATE ITS 250TH BIRTHDAY AS YOU PLAN ACTIVITIES FOR PARKER COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CELEBRATION. I HOPE YOU WILL THINK OF US AS A RESOURCE FOR VOLUNTEERS WHO WOULD BE HONORED TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS COMMUNITY SERVICE. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK EACH OF YOU DO FOR OUR COUNTY AND YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO REMEMBER SEPTEMBER 17TH AS PARKER COUNTY CONSTITUTION DAY. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE HONOR OF BEING HERE TODAY. DR. WE APPROVE THIS, BUT I WOULD HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE. OH, I HAVE A PROCLAMATION WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE AND THEN HAVE YOU COME UP. UM, OKAY. THANK YOU. AND JUST REALIZE ALSO, UH, DAVE, UH, IF YOU WOULD HANG AROUND, WE'D LIKE TO GET A PICTURE WITH YOU AS WELL. UM, SORRY ABOUT THAT. I JUST WENT RIGHT TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM, UH, THE PROCLAMATION OF THE CONSTITUTION. WHAT AND WHAT A WHAT A GREAT TIME TO GET THESE. I MEAN, THAT'S JUST, THAT WAS COOL. WE DIDN'T COURT. THE TIMING ON THAT WAS NOT PLANNED IN SEQUENCE, BUT IT WORKED OUT WELL, UH, ON THE CONSTITUTION WEEK IN PARKER COUNTY. WHEREAS SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2024 MARKS THE 237TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DRAFTING OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. AND WHEREAS THE WEATHER FOR CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO SCHOOL, CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALL ACROSS AMERICA. AND WHEREAS PUBLIC LAW NINE 15 GUARANTEES THE ISSUING OF A PROCLAMATION EACH YEAR BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICANS DAYS, EXCUSE ME, DESIGNATING SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH 23 AS CONSTITUTION WEEK. AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT NOTED AS A COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF COUNTY OF PARKER DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17TH THROUGH 23 AS CONSTITUTION WEEK AND PARKER COUNTY, AND ASK OUR CITIZENS TO REAFFIRM THE IDEALS OF THE FRAMERS OF THE CONSTITUTION. HAD IN 1787 VIGILANTLY PROTECTING THE FREEDOMS GUARANTEED TO US THROUGH THE GUARDIAN OF OUR LIBERTIES, REMEMBERING THAT LOST RIGHTS MAY NEVER BE REGAINED. SO PROCLAIM THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024. UH, IF Y'ALL WOULD, Y'ALL COME ON OUT. Y'ALL JUDGE. LET'S COME ON. GETTING NO TOP HEAVY OVER THERE. OKAY. ON THREE. 1, 2, 3. LET'S TAKE ONE MORE. 1, 2, 3. OKAY. PERFECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JUDGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HAND THAT TO JACOB. GET THOSE TO DECIDE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AGAIN. ACROSS, WE'RE STANDING UP HERE. DAVE, WOULD YOU COME ON REAL QUICK? LADIES? YOU WANNA WAIT? DO YOU GUYS WANNA HOLD THE LITTLE, UH, CONSTITUTIONS? JUST A THOUGHT. . THAT'S AWESOME. OKAY. 1, 2, 3. LET'S DO ONE MORE. 1, 2, 3. OKAY. CAN I STAND REAL QUICK? YOU KNOW, I TELL YOU WHY WE'RE [00:15:01] DOING, I'M GONNA DO IT ANYWAY. DAVE, YOU HAD ONE THING YOU WANTED TO SAY, AND I'M JUST GOING TO LET LET YOU DO THAT REAL QUICK. I, SO, UH, REAL QUICK, THE, THE REASON THAT WE DO WHAT WE DO, I WAS A MISSIONARY IN MEXICO 'CAUSE I WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE ABOUT THIS GREAT STORY THAT CHANGED MY LIFE COMPLETELY. IT GAVE ME FULFILLMENT AND JOY AND PEACE, AND I WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO HAVE THAT. AND IT'S THAT JESUS DIED ON THE CROSS TO PAY FOR MY SINS. AND THEN AFTER THREE, THEY BURIED HIM. AFTER THREE DAYS, HE ROSE AGAIN. I'M COUNTING ON THAT. AND THAT, THAT COMPLETELY CHANGED MY LIFE AND GAVE ME JUST SO MUCH PEACE AND FULFILLMENT. SO, SO I REALLY LIKE TO SHARE THAT STORY AND THAT'S WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO. THAT'S WHY SADDLEBACK LEATHER EXISTS. SO I DIDN'T STOP BEING A MISSIONARY. I JUST, UH, HAVE A LEATHER MINISTRY NOW. SO I WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT'S, UH, THAT'S OUR PURPOSE AND INTENT. THANK YOU, DAVE. THANK YOU. [8.B. Proclaim September 2024 as National Recoveiy Month in Parker County at the request of Unity Recoveiy. (Melisa Simmons / Judge Deen) ] OKAY. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM A B DOWN IN THE AGENDA IS PROCLAIMED SEPTEMBER, 2020 FOURTH NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH IN PARKER COUNTY AT THE REQUEST OF UNITY RECOVERY. AND MELISSA SIMMONS, Y'ALL WOULD COME UP. ABSOLUTELY. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, UH, FOR LETTING US COME IN TODAY. AND THEN ALSO FOR RECOGNIZING WITH US, UM, NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH. UH, UNITY RECOVERY'S BEEN OPENED, UH, ALMOST THE END OF TWO YEARS NOW. UM, LAST, IN THE LAST YEAR SINCE I WAS HERE IN SEPTEMBER, WE'VE HAD OVER 1500 ENGAGEMENTS, ONE-ON-ONE ENGAGEMENTS, AND THEY'VE HELPED OVER 250 PEOPLE FIND, UM, SERVICES IN RECOVERY OR GETTING DOCUMENTS TAKEN CARE OF AND GETTING JOBS AND HOUSING. UM, AND WE'VE BROUGHT IN A COUPLE OF GRANTS FROM TEXAS AND BE WELL CLINIC. AND, UM, WE'LL BE BRINGING IN MONEY TO PARKER COUNTY AS WE OPEN UP, UM, HOUSING FOR PREGNANT AND PARENTING MOMS WITH KIDS. UM, WE HAVE SPACE UP TO AVAILABLE, UP TO 20 BEDS FOR WOMEN THAT ARE IN RECOVERY SEEKING HELP. AND SO WE PROVIDE PEER SERVICES. UH, ALL OF OUR STAFF HAS LIVED EXPERIENCE, UH, IN WORKING WITH PEOPLE WITH, UM, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. AND SO WE WANNA SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR LETTING US COME AND RECOGNIZING THIS WITH THE NATION THAT, UH, SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH AND WE'RE HAVING AN EVENT ON SATURDAY AT HERITAGE PARK. IF Y'ALL WANT TO COME FROM 10 TO TWO, WELL, COOL. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COLLEY WITH A SECOND, BUT COMMISSIONER HOLT FOR APPROVAL. UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. WE APPRECIATE WHAT Y'ALL DO HERE IN PARKER COUNTY. THANK YOU. I HAVE A PROCLAMATION I WOULD LIKE TO READ ON NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH IN PARKER COUNTY, AS WHEREAS MORE THAN 22 MILLION AMERICANS ARE RECOVERING FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER, WHEREAS MANY OF US ARE CLOSE TO SOMEONE, WHETHER THEY'RE PARENTS, CHILDREN, SIBLINGS, NEIGHBORS, COLLEAGUES OR FRIENDS WORKING TO OVERCOME SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. WHEREAS THE RECOVERY PROCESS CAN'T BE COMPLICATED, ESPECIALLY IN ACCESSING SAFE HOUSING, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FAMILY AND FRIENDS SUPPORT IN A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT CRITICAL TO SUCCESS. AND WHEREAS 18, IN 1989, NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH HAS BEEN A NATIONAL OBSERVANCE HELD EVERY SEPTEMBER. AND WHEREAS THIS OBSERVANCE PROMOTES AND SUPPORTS NEW EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT AND RECOVERY PRACTICES SUPPORTS THE RECOVERY COMMUNITY AND RECOGNIZES THE DEDICATION OF SERVICE PROVIDERS AND COMMUNITIES WHO MAKE RECOVERY IN ALL THESE FORMS POSSIBLE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT NOTED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF PARKER COUNTY DUE, PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2020 FOURTH AS NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH IN PARKER COUNTY. AND WE INVITE ALL RESIDENTS OF OUR COUNTY TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS OBSERVANCE OF THE, BY COMING TOGETHER AND CELEBRATING INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY AND OFFERING SUPPORT TO THOSE STILL LIVING WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS. SO PROCLAIM THE NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2024 IF Y'ALL WOULD COME ON UP. THANK YOU. OKAY. THERE YOU GO. SORRY, MY PHONE WAS FOCUSING. ALRIGHT, ONE, TWO, THREE. 1, 2, 3. PERFECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU [00:20:07] THERE. YOU'RE ALRIGHT. [8.E. Approve contracts for the November 5, 2024 General and Special Elections and authorize County Attorney to sign contracts. (Crickett Miller / Judge Deen) ] I'M GONNA MOVE DOWN TO ADAM EIGHT E ON THE APPROVAL CONTRACTS OF THE NOVEMBER 5TH, 2024 GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS AND AUTHORIZED COUNTY ATTORNEY SIGN CONTRACTS. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS JUST A REGULAR THING THAT WE DO BEFORE THE ELECTION. AND THESE ARE THE CONTRACTS FOR THE ENTITIES THAT ARE GONNA BE ON OUR NOVEMBER ELECTION. WE HAVE GARNER ISD BROCK, ISD, VILLE, ISD, GRANBURY, ISD, AND THE PARKER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT, WHICH WILL HAVE A GENERAL ELECTION. AND THEN WE HAVE PEACE ISD, WHICH IS GONNA HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION IN JP THREE WITH THE ALCOHOL ELECTION ALONG WITH OUR REGULAR CANDIDATES. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. JUST MOVE. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. CARRIES FIVE. OH, THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE BACK UP TO ITEM D ONE ON THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS OR EQUIPMENT. NEVER COURT REPORTS. KIM? NONE. OKAY, THANK YOU. ITEM TWO, APPROVE THE SALVAGE DESTRUCTION OF A BULLETPROOF VEST AND UNSOLD AUCTION ITEMS. SO REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO, UH, DESTROY A BULLETPROOF VEST THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS. IT'S EXCEEDED THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY PERIOD. AND IT'S ASSET NUMBER 2 0 1 6 3. ALSO, WE ARE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO DESTROY UNSOLD AUCTION ITEMS FROM THE AUCTION THAT ENDED ON AUGUST 30TH. THOSE INCLUDE SPEAKERS AND MONITORS, COMPUTER TOWERS THAT WERE PAID FOR BY AN INDIVIDUAL, BUT HE HAS CONTACTED US AND SAID HE WAS NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO PICK THOSE UP AND IS CONSIDERING A $50 DONATION FOR THE PURCHASE OF THOSE, UH, ROLLING AV CONSOLE SOME TABLES AND A WOODEN L-SHAPED DESK ALSO REQUESTING, UH, OR PRECINCT THREE IS REQUESTING THAT LOT. NUMBER ONE 13, WHICH IS A BUILDING THAT WAS UNSOLD IN THE AUCTION, BE DECLARED, SALVAGED AND BE SOLD FOR SCRAP METAL. OKAY. MOTION MOVED BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE SIGN REPORT? VOTE? I HAD A QUICK QUESTION. YES, SIR. ON THOSE BULLETPROOF VESTS THAT WE HAVE TO TO TO, ARE, ARE THERE NOT OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT MAYBE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO BUY THAT WOULD TAKE THEY'RE EXPIRED? WELL, I UNDERSTAND THE DATE, BUT I MEAN, ARE THERE NOT SOME THAT WOULD TAKE, I MEAN, MAYBE ONE THAT'S EXPIRED BETTER THAN NOTHING? I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR THE SHERIFF OFFICE. WELL, IT JUST SEEMS TO ME, AND I, AND I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. I GET IT. THEY'RE EXPENSIVE. WHY WE HAVE TO DO IT? 'CAUSE IT IS. BUT YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS WHEN I WAS LOOKING OVER THE AGENDA AND I, AND THIS, IT WOULD BE BETTER THAN NOTHING BUT BETTER THAN NOTHING. SO I JUST THOUGHT I'D ASK THE QUESTION. COULD BE A LOT. BUILDING ON THAT ONE. I DUNNO THAT I'D BE WILLING TO WEAR AN EXPIRED. WELL, I WOULD RATHER WEAR ONE OF THOSE THAN NOT THAN NOTHING. I, I, YES. SO THAT'S, IT'S PROBABLY BETTER THAN A COTTON T-SHIRT. THAT QUESTION, I DON'T KNOW. PARDON? IT'S PROBABLY BETTER THAN A COTTON T-SHIRT. I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD ASK BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THIS ON THE AGENDA, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL TIMES AND SO I THOUGHT I WOULD ASK. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OTHER DISCUSSION I HAD. I HAD A QUESTION TOO. WHAT'S THE METHOD THAT WE USE TO DESTROY THE BULLETPROOF VESTS? ANYBODY KNOW THAT? WELL, THE, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TAKES 'EM AND I THINK THEY USE 'EM, UM, DURING, UH, QUALIFICATION PRACTICES. OKAY. JUST CURIOUS. AND THE AGENCY THAT WE, WE COULD DE DEDICATE 'EM OR DONATE 'EM. MM-HMM. IF AN AGENCY WANTED THEM, HOWEVER, THAT AGENCY WOULD INCUR SOME LIABILITY AT THAT POINT BECAUSE OF THE EXPIRATION IF ANY THING WERE TO OCCUR. 'CAUSE THEY PROBABLY SHOULD GET SOMETHING THAT IS, IS VALID. THEY GET NEW MATERIAL. I THINK CERAMIC IS NOW THE BULLETPROOF AS OF CHOICE. SO, ANY OTHER, I JUST THOUGHT I'D ASK ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST ONE TO ASK THIS CARRIE. FIVE. THANK YOU. MOVE TO ITEM THREE. AUTHORIZE A COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE RFP PC 24 DASH 42 PARKER COUNTY JAIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES AWARD TO SOUTHWESTERN CORRECTIONAL LLC, UH, DAB LASALLE CORRECTIONS ON AUGUST 12TH, 2024. KIM, I'M JUST REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE JUDGE TO EXECUTE THIS. THIS IS A CONTRACT OR RFP THAT WAS AWARDED BACK IN AUGUST AND, UM, THEY'VE DRAWN UP THE, THE AGREEMENT NOW AND IT'S READY TO BE EXECUTED. OKAY. VERY WELL. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE PA VOTE. THANK YOU. MOVE TO [5.A. Discuss/Take action on ongoing reporting of bond projects to Commissioners Court by Freese & Nichols. (Chris Bosco / Commissioner Holt) ] ITEM FIVE. I'M ITEM MAY DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON ONGOING REPORTING OF BOND PROJECTS TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT BY FREEZING NICHOLS. GOOD MORNING, CHRIS. GOOD MORNING MR. BACO. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YA. OKAY. [00:25:02] OKAY. UM, SO MONTHLY REPORT, UH, FOR SEPTEMBER. UM, SO THIS IS KIND OF OUR ONGOING ACTIVITIES. UM, WITH OUR, OUR REGULAR COORDINATION WITH COG. UH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS COMING UP. UH, WE'RE MEETING WITH, UH, WILLOW PARK ACTUALLY THIS WEEK ON, UM, BANKHEAD. UH, NEXT WEEK WE'RE MEETING WITH HUDSON OAKS ON THE OAK RIDGE JOB. UH, SO THOSE ACTIVITIES TO CONTINUE TO KIND OF COORDINATE THOSE PROJECTS THAT OVERLAP, UH, COUNTY AND CITIES. UH, WE, WE HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS WITH, UH, THE AREA OFFICE. ONE OF THE ELEMENTS I DIDN'T PUT UP THERE, IN ADDITION TO THE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENTS, WE'RE, UH, CURRENTLY WORKING ON, UH, WHAT WOULD BE A LOCAL ON SYSTEM AGREEMENT WITH TECH STOCKS. SO FOR THE PROJECTS, UH, EXAMPLE WOULD BE LIKE CHURCH, UH, ROAD OR, UH, RICK WILLIAMSON, WHERE, UH, WE'RE INTERSECTING TECH STOCK ROADS. UH, WE'RE GETTING AN AGREEMENT IN PLACE FOR ANY, LIKE, MINOR IMPROVEMENTS WE HAVE TO DO TO THEIR SIGNALS, THE STRIPING. UH, SO THOSE ARE AGREEMENTS THAT JUST, UH, IT'S, IT'S RELATIVELY A NEW THING IN TECH STOCK, BUT IT, IT BASICALLY GIVES THE LOCAL ENTITY PERMISSION TO MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS TO THEIR SYSTEM. UH, THEY'RE OF COURSE REVIEWING EVERYTHING, BUT, UH, THEIR AGREEMENT WILL LET Y'ALL'S CONTRACTOR DO THAT WORK. AND SO WE'RE, IT'S, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENTS WHERE IT'S MORE OF A, A MONEY, UH, EXCHANGE. UH, AND THEN ON THE ON SYSTEM, UH, CONSULTANT SCOPE AND FEES, I'LL UPDATE THOSE AS WE GO THROUGH IN, IN EACH, UH, VERSION. UH, SO IN PRECINCT ONE, UM, UH, KIND OF THE KEY HIGHLIGHTS HERE IS, UH, WE'RE AT THE FINAL DESIGN STAGE ON CHURCH AND JUST KIND OF FINALIZING THE RIGHT OF WAY, UH, THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, THE DEVELOPER ON THAT. AND SO, UH, THAT ONE, WE'RE ABOUT 90% IN DESIGN. SO, UH, THAT ONE'S GETTING PRETTY CLOSE ONCE WE GET, GET THE RIGHT OF WAY SECURED THERE. UH, AND THEN, UH, MIDWAY AND JAY WOODY, OF COURSE, Y'ALL APPROVED THOSE CONTRACTS AT THE LAST COURT. UH, BUT WE'RE PRETTY FAR ALONG, UH, IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE, UH, KIND OF TARGETING, UH, TO GET THOSE ADVERTISED THIS YEAR. UH, SO THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR TO ELLIS CREEK, THAT THAT IS ACTIVELY ADVERTISING, UH, MORE OF A SAFETY, UM, YOU KNOW, SOME MINOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THOSE ROADS AND PAVEMENT, UH, REHABILITATION, UM, IN, UH, PRECINCT, UH, TWO. SO OAK RIDGE IS ONE OF THE ONES WE, THE, THE MAIN THING HERE IS WE HAD HAD A PREVIOUS MEETING WITH COMMISSIONER HOLT, UH, IN EACH OF THE CITIES AND KIND OF REFINED THE DESIGN, UM, MAINLY OF THE ROUNDABOUT THAT'S ON OAK RIDGE AND KIND OF THE PLAN FOR THE SIDEWALKS ALONG OAK RIDGE. AND SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A FOLLOW UP MEETING NEXT WEEK TO KIND OF GO OVER WHERE WE FINALIZE THE RIGHT OF WAY FOOTPRINT FOR THE ROUNDABOUT ON THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT. THE ONLY RIGHT OF WAY WE REALLY NEED IS, UH, AT, AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE ROUNDABOUT. UH, MOST OF THE RIGHT OF WAY IS IN PLACE, UH, WITH EXCEPTION OF SOME DRAINAGE EASEMENTS WE'LL NEED. UH, AND THEN JOHNSON BEND AND GREEN ACRES. UH, WE'RE KIND OF FINALIZING THE ACQUISITION, UH, ON, ON THAT PROJECT TO, UH, TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT ONE OUT TO BID. UH, ELLIS CREEK IS THE, I I PUT THIS MONTH. IT'S ACTUALLY THIS WEEK. WE'RE OPENING BIDS ON ELLIS CREEK AND LOOKING FOR, UH, CONSTRUCTION TO START AT THE END OF OCTOBER. TIMELINE. UH, AND THAT ONE, UH, IS OF COURSE THE SUBDIVISION, UH, WORK IN ELLIS CREEK, UH, ON CARTER AND 51. Y'ALL PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED THE SURVEY. SO WE HAVE OUR SURVEY UNDERWAY, UH, AT THAT INTERSECTION. UH, AND THEN AT SEVEN 30, THE EXTENSION, UH, PLANNING TO BRING, UH, THE CONTRACT, UH, WITH HALF AN ASSOCIATES TO COURT, UH, AT THE NEXT COURT. UH, SO WE'RE KIND OF FINALIZING THE SCOPE AND FEE. UH, AND, AND, UH, THEN I'LL BRING THAT, THAT GIVES ME TIME. I NEEDED TO, UH, WANDA MEET WITH COMMISSIONER HOLT, KIND OF GO OVER, UH, WHAT THAT FINAL SCOPE AND FEE WAS, AND THEN BRING THAT TO THE NEXT COURT. UH, PRECINCT THREE. UH, WE DID COMPLETE THE H AND H STUDY FOR, UH, THE EAST WEST, UH, CONNECTOR THERE. UH, JUST SIZING THE, THE BRIDGES THAT ARE, UH, ALONG THAT ROUTE. UH, AND WE OF COURSE FINALIZED THE ROUTE WITH THE DEVELOPER. UH, SO THAT ONE, UH, WE'RE KIND OF AT A GOOD PLACE IN TERMS [00:30:01] OF, UM, THE, THE REALLY CRITICAL PATH WAS KIND OF GETTING THOSE, UH, BRIDGES, UH, FINALIZED. UH, RICK WILLIAMSON, UH, AS I MENTIONED, TECH STOCK IS REVIEWING THE, THE PERMITS THERE, BUT THAT IS ONE WE WILL END UP DOING A LSA WITH, WITH, UH, ANY OF THE MINOR IMPROVEMENTS AT EACH INTERSECTION. UH, ON THE I 20 RAMPS IN FRONTAGE ROAD, UH, GRAHAM IS PLANNING TO SUBMIT AT THE END OF THIS MONTH THE 30% PLANS. SO THIS WOULD BE THE BETHEL RAMPS. UH, AND THEN WE'RE STILL COORDINATING WITH TECH STOCK ON, UH, WHAT PORTIONS OF THE FRONTAGE ROADS THEY'RE GONNA DO AS PART OF THEIR BIGGER I 20 PROJECT. UH, THE INITIAL CONVERSATION HAD BEEN THAT THEY WANTED TO DO THE SCHEMATIC WORK AND THEN THE COUNTY WOULD DO THE FINAL DESIGN, UH, FOR THE FRONTAGE ROADS. UH, SO THAT'S, UH, THAT'S KIND OF ONGOING COORDINATION. UH, THE THINKING WAS SINCE THEY'RE DOING THE SCHEMATIC FOR MUCH LARGER, THAT THAT WOULD BE MORE EFFICIENT, UH, FOR THEM TO CONTINUE THAT WORK. UH, PRECINCT FOUR. UM, ONE, ONE OF THE COORDINATION MEETINGS WE HAVE ON BANKHEAD IS, IS MAINLY WITH THE WATER AND SEWER WORK, UH, THAT THE CITY OF WILLOW PARK'S DOING ALONG BANKHEAD. UH, WE'VE GOT THE RIGHT OF WAY FOOTPRINT, UH, COMPLETED FOR, FOR THAT PROJECT. AND, UH, REALLY WORKING ON THE DRAINAGE DESIGN AT EACH OF THE CROSSINGS. UH, THE BANKHEAD BRIDGE, THE H AND H STUDY IS COMPLETE THERE AS WELL. UH, THAT ONE, WE WERE ACTUALLY REALLY HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS 'CAUSE WE WERE ANTICIPATING THAT THE BRIDGE WAS GOING TO BE THE SAME LENGTH AS THE I 20 BRIDGE, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY ABLE TO BE, UH, MUCH SMALLER THERE. UH, AND THEN WE'RE WORKING ON, UH, GETTING A BRIDGE ENGINEER, UH, UNDER CONTRACT, UH, TO HELP DO THE DESIGN OF THAT BRIDGE, UH, TO PUT THAT ONE OUT FOR BID, UH, ON OLD WEATHERFORD ROAD. OF COURSE, THAT ONE, UH, Y'ALL HAVE ALREADY AWARDED. UH, I'M ACTUALLY WORKING WITH COG TO ADJUST THE TIP TO ADD ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO THAT PROJECT. UH, BUT WE'RE PLANNING FOR, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION. UH, ACTUALLY THE, THE SCHEDULE THAT WE GOT FROM THE CONTRACTOR IS FOR THE NOTICE TO PROCEED TO BE ON SEPTEMBER 30TH. UM, SO THAT, UH, THAT'S KIND OF PROGRESSING TO GET THAT CONTRACTOR UNDERWAY. AND THEN SIMILAR TO SEVEN 30, UH, TEON PERKINS HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE SCOPE AND FEE, AND SO PLANNING TO BRING THAT TO COURT, UH, AT THE NEXT MEETING FOR Y'ALL'S CONSIDERATION. UH, SO THAT, UH, AS ALWAYS, WE'LL PUT THIS REPORT ON THE WEBSITE, UH, FOR ANYONE WATCHING THAT WANTS TO DOWNLOAD A PDF VERSION, UH, SO THAT I'LL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL HAVE. I, I'M MAKE A COMMENT THAT, UH, I THINK WE TAKE SOMETHING FOR GRANTED HERE THAT IT'S A SEAMLESS TRANSITION OR A SEAMLESS COLLABORATION WITH ALL THESE ENGINEERING FIRMS, WITH FREEZER NICHOLS IN WHAT YOU'RE DOING, BECAUSE SO MANY THINGS WORKING TOGETHER AT ONCE AT THE SAME TIME. UH, THAT'S A LOT OF WORK WE APPRECIATED VERY MUCH. YEAH. YEAH. I, I, UM, YOU KNOW, LOVE THE FIRMS Y'ALL SELECTED, YOU KNOW, GRAHAM TEGNA AND HALF ARE GREAT AND, UH, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM. WELL, IT'S GREAT TO SEE COMPETITORS ACTUALLY WORKING TOGETHER IN THAT. IT SAYS A LOT FOR PARKER COUNTY, BUT IT ALSO SAYS A LOT ABOUT FRIESA NICHOLS AND HALF AND, AND ALL THESE, THESE FIRMS WORKING TOGETHER LIKE THAT. IT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. SO ANYTHING ELSE, Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? THANK YOU CHRIS, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, CHRIS. THANK YOU. [8.C. Discuss/Approve the County Judge to DocuSign DSHS Contract No. HHS001439300018 Amendment No. 1. (Michael Baldwin / Judge Deen) ] MOVE DOWN TO ITEM ITEM EIGHT C ON DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO DOCUSIGN, DSHS CONTRACT NUMBER HHS OH 1 4 3 9 9 0 0 0 1 8. AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. MICHAEL JUDGE COMMISSIONER IS MICHAEL BALDWIN, MARRIAGE MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD, INTERIM FOR PARKER COUNTY. UM, WHAT YOU HAVE IS THE, UH, CITY'S READINESS INITIATIVE FOR CRI THAT'S A GRANT THAT THE COUNTY HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS THAT I'M AWARE OF. UH, THIS IS AN EXTENSION FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. UM, IT'S FUNDED AT $750,000, UH, SORRY, NOT THAT MUCH. UH, $75,000, UH, EACH YEAR FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. UH, IT'S RE IT'S UP TO 75,000. IT'S REIMBURSABLE MONTHLY. UM, THOSE MONTHLY REQUESTS COME FROM RISK MANAGEMENT AND THEY'RE APPROVED BY THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. ONE COMMENT I WANNA MAKE ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT, THERE'S SOME PROGRAMMATIC REPORTING THAT'S UPDATED AND THEN THEY CHANGED SOME WORDING. UM, FOR THIS CURRENT GRANT, IT DID BEGIN JULY 1ST OF THIS YEAR. UM, ONE ITEM THAT'S, WELL, I GUESS TWO ITEMS JUST TO BE AWARE [00:35:01] OF, THERE'S A, IN THE APPROVED BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR WAS THE EQUIPMENT OF 37,611, WHICH ARE FOR RADIOS. IF THEY'RE NOT PURCHASED IN THE FIRST QUARTER, WHICH WILL END SEPTEMBER 30TH, UM, THEN IT REQUIRES WRITTEN REQUEST, UM, TO THE STATE, BASICALLY TO RE-APPROPRIATE THOSE FUNDS. UM, SO BASICALLY JUST AS IF IT'S NOT PURCHASED IN THAT FIRST QUARTER, THERE COULD BE LOSS OF FUNDING IF THEY DON'T APPROVE IT. AND THEN THE OTHER PIECE IS A PORTION OF THIS GRANT COVERS, UM, SALARY. AND SO MONTHLY YOU HAVE TO REPORT IF THERE'S ANY VACANCIES. AND THEN AFTER 90 DAYS OF VACANCY, UM, AGAIN, THAT COULD REDUCE FUNDING FOR THE GRANT. AND SO THE NEW, UM, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSON, I GUESS THEY WOULD BE THE PERSON THAT WOULD BE, UM, GETTING REIMBURSED FOR CERTIFIED CRI HOURS. BUT AGAIN, JUST SO YOU ALL ARE AWARE, UM, DEPENDING ON THE TIMING, THERE COULD BE THE POTENTIAL FOR A LOSS IN FUNDS. OKAY, MICHAEL, ANYTHING ELSE? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HOLE, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR MICHAEL? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE. OH, THANK YOU, MIKE. [8.F. Approve the transfer of funds from the General Fund program contingencies to the jail contract services line in department 512 for the remainder of the fiscal year. (Sheriff Authier / Judge Deen) ] MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT F ON APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND PROGRAM CONTINGENCIES TO THE JAIL CONTRACT SERVICES LINE IN DEPARTMENT FIVE 12 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR. SO AS YOU RECALL, DURING OUR BUDGET SESSIONS, UH, WE'VE MENTIONED THAT WHAT WAS BUDGETED FOR THE JAIL'S OCCUPANCY AND WHERE THE JAIL CURRENTLY IS, UM, HAS EXCEEDED THAT BUDGET AMOUNT. AND SO, UM, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, AS WE'RE LOOKING AT YEAR END EXPENDITURES, WE REALIZED THAT WE WERE ACTUALLY GONNA GO OVER IN THAT LINE AGAIN, JUST BASED OFF WHERE THE JAIL'S OCCUPANCY IS AND HAVING TO SEND INMATES TO, UM, OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY AND SOME OF THOSE RATES BEING MORE THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY PAY. UM, SO THIS MORNING THERE WAS A BUDGET AMENDMENT THAT WAS SUBMITTED FOR, I BELIEVE IT WAS 310,000, TAKING SOME COSTS FROM INMATE MEDICAL AS WELL AS SOME CONTRACT SERVICES WITHIN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. AND SO, UH, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL 225,000 FROM PROGRAM CONTINGENCIES, UM, TO HOPE THAT THAT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. UM, I DO KNOW THAT THAT AMOUNT SHOULD BE ROLLED INTO, UM, BACK TO FUND BALANCE FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN WHOLE. UM, BUT THE ONLY WAY TO ACTUALLY GET ALL THOSE FUNDS IS TO DO A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FROM LOTS OF DIFFERENT LINES, SOME OF THOSE BEING, UH, PERSONNEL LINES. AND SO, UM, I JUST DON'T RECOMMEND TAKING FROM ALL THE SALARY LINES, UM, BENEFIT LINES, THAT SORT OF THING BECAUSE THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR FINAL AMENDED BUDGET AND WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT IT THE NEXT YEAR, IT KIND OF JUST, I GUESS, MESSES THINGS UP, FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS. UM, SO ALTHOUGH IT'D BE TAKING IT IN FROM CONTINGENCY, I DO EXPECT THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, AS THE WHOLE, UM, THE JAIL WOULDN'T, OR SHERIFF'S OFFICE WOULDN'T BE OVER. WE HAVE A MOTION ABOUT COMMISSIONER WALDEN SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR. CARRIE MOVE [8.G. Approve the transfer of funds from the General Fund program contingencies to the waste disposal line in department 513 for the remainder of the fiscal year. (Mark Long / Judge Deen) ] TO ITEM G ON APPROVED THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND PROGRAM PROGRAM CONTINGENCIES TO THE WASTE DISPOSABLE LINE IN DEPARTMENT FIVE 13 FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR. I BELIEVE MR. LONG SUBMITTED SOMETHING TO THE COURT, UM, BUT IN THE DISPOSAL, UM, THEY'RE GONNA BE SHORT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR. SO THE REQUEST REQUESTING 15,000 FROM PROGRAM CONTINGENCIES, I HAVE ASKED THEM TO ENSURE THAT WHAT THEY'VE BUDGETED FOR NEXT YEAR IS SUFFICIENT. AND SO THEY DID INCREASE THOSE LINES. WE, WE HAVE ESTIMATED WHAT WE'RE GONNA RAISE IT UP TO NEXT YEAR, BUT BUSINESS CONTINUES TO INCREASE AT THE CONVENIENCE CENTER. OKAY. AND WILL IN THE FUTURE TOO. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU, MARK. AND BRIANNA, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE UPON VOTE. THANK YOU. ITEM [8.H. CivicPlus Monsido SOW - Web ADA Compliance. (James Caywood / Kim Rivas / Judge Deen) ] H ON CIVIC PLUS MON MON, SOW OF WEB A DA COMPLIANCE, UH, JAMES, I'M SORRY, KIM. SO THIS IS JUST, UM, REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE CIVIC PLUS MONTECITO, UM, SCOPE OF WORK. THIS IS FOR A DA COMPLIANCE WITH OUR WEBSITE. OKAY, DO I HAVE A MOTION? [00:40:02] MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. WHAT, UH, WHAT IS A DA WHEN I THINK OF A DAI THINK OF WHEELCHAIRS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. HOW, HOW DO YOU HAVE A DA ON A WEBSITE? SO, UH, BASICALLY WHAT IT'S DOING ENSURE THAT IF WE'RE PRESENTING STUFF, THERE'S A WAY THAT, UH, THE TEXT COULD BE READ OUT, UH, UH, FOR SOMEONE THAT WOULD SELECT THE OPTIONS. AUDIBLE, UH, DIFFERENT WAYS TO INCLUDE, UH, DISABILITIES THAT COULD, UH, UH, ARTICULATE OUR WEBSITE USER FRIENDLY. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE HAVE AGAIN, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION WITH SIDE OF ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH, MOVE TO ITEM MILE AND DISCUSS THE APPROVED AGREEMENT FOR PRECINCT TWO TO REMOVE TREES AND BRUSH ALONG FENCE LINE TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC VISIBILITY AT PROPERTY. LOCATED AT 6 46 SHADOW ROAD IN VILLE, TEXAS. THIS IS JUST SO THAT WE CAN IMPROVE THE LINE OF SIGHT FOR FOLKS AT THAT CORNER. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALL WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE VOTE. MOVE [8.J. Discuss/Take action on 90 day bum ban for unincorporated areas of Parker County. (Commissioner Walden) ] TO ITEM J ON DISCUSS TAKE ACTION ON THE 90 DAY BURN BAN FOR UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF PARKER COUNTY. WHILE IT WAS STILL RAINING, I HAD PHONE CALLS ASKING WHEN THEY COULD BURN. AND SO WE HAVE, I'VE HAD SEVERAL IN IN THE INTERIM. SO I'M GOING TO, UH, MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, TAKE THE 90 DAY BURN BAN, UH, AWAY AND GO BACK TO THE, UH, DAY BY DAY, UH, DETERMINATION AS DETERMINED BY, OKAY. UH, OUR, UH, FAR MARSHALL'S OFFICE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? YEAH, MR. HARRIS, UH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS? THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME ADDRESS YOU GUYS. I, I, I UNDERSTAND AND EVERYBODY THINKING THAT IT'S OKAY TO BURN BECAUSE WE GOT SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THREE AND FIVE INCHES OF RAIN, UH, AND IT'S CAUSING A NEW GROWTH SEASON. AND, UH, AND EVERYTHING LOOKS GREEN, BUT BENEATH THAT IS, IS DEAD GRASS. AND WE HAD A, A FIRE AND COOL GARNER THE OTHER NIGHT, AND A GUY SET FOUR OR FIVE PILES ON, ON FIRE AND, AND IT GOT INTO THE GRASS AND, AND WAS CHARGING AWAY. AND WE NEED TO, UH, REALLY THINK ABOUT THIS. AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE COMMISSIONER WALDEN'S COMING FROM BECAUSE YOU, YOU DO WANT TO, TO BURN AS LONG AS IT'S GREEN. BUT, UM, THIS, AS THIS GRASS GROWS, THIS FIRST FREEZE IS GOING TO EVENTUALLY HIT AND THEN IT'S ALL GOING TO DIE. AND SO IF INDEED YOU DO, UH, YOU KNOW, CALL CAUSE THIS BURN BAND TO GO AWAY FOR AT LEAST A LITTLE WHILE, YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED TO, TO BRING IT BACK AND, AND TO RESET IT BECAUSE, UM, IT'S, IT'S GOING TO GET UGLY, I'M AFRAID WHEN, WHEN THE FREEZE HITS THAT FIRST FREEZE HITS AND WE'LL HAVE THE OLD GRASS AND THE NEW GRASS BOTH DYING AT THE SAME TIME. AND IT'S GOING TO PRESENT A PROBLEM FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS. WELL, WE NEED YOU TO COME BACK WHENEVER YOU, WHEN THE GRAPH GETS BACK UP TO WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU RECOMMEND. AND SO COME BACK AND TELL US. I'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO. WHAT IS THAT, UH, WHAT IS THAT SCALE THAT YOU REFERENCED THE OTHER DAY? I THINK WE WERE AT 6 92 OR A NUMBER LIKE THAT. IT'S, IT'S DOWN TO 4 0 9 5 5 42 SOMEPLACE IN THAT, IN THAT POSITION. BUT IT'S SIX TO 800 IS THE DANGEROUS. AND CAN YOU, SO IT'S BELOW THAT JUST FOR THE FOLKS WHO ARE LISTENING IN WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS AND, AND FOR MYSELF THAT I DON'T HAVE IT MEMORIZED. CAN YOU, CAN YOU GIVE US JUST A VERY HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY REAL QUICK OF WHAT IT MEANS? WELL, THEY, THEY LOOK AT THE MOISTURE IN THE GROUND AND THE MOISTURE IN THE PLANTS, AND, AND THAT'S THE COMBINATION THAT, THAT CREATES THE INDEX THAT, THAT WE, WE LOOK AT, THERE'S, THERE'S THREE NUMBERS ON THERE AND THE, AND THE, THE ONE ON THE FAR RIGHT, IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE INDEX IS THE ONE THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US. SO IT, IT IS DOWN, LIKE I SAID, IN THE FOURS AND THE FIVES. THE, THE, THE PLANTS ARE STILL KIND OF DRY. THE SOIL IS MOIST RIGHT NOW, BUT IT WON'T TAKE LONG FOR IT TO GO AWAY. AS A MATTER OF FACT, ON SOME OF THE ROADS THAT JUST HAD HAD THAT RAIN, IT'S ALREADY DUSTY AGAIN. SO WE KNOW THAT THE, THAT THAT RAIN WAS ABSORBED QUICKLY INTO THE SOIL AND THAT IT'S GOING TO DRY OUT AGAIN REAL RELATIVELY QUICKLY. SO I, I JUST WANT YOU, YOU KNOW, TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AND TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK TOGETHER AND TO CALL THE BAND BACK INTO EFFECT, UH, [00:45:01] IS AS SOON AS WE CAN SEE THAT THIS THING IS, IS TAKING, TAKING, GOING AWAY ON THIS, UH, AGAIN, THE GREEN IS NICE AND BOY, I, I THANK GOD FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER WE'VE HAD, BUT IT'S, IT'S GOING TO GET UGLY AGAIN HERE REAL QUICK. YEAH. KEEP US INFORMED, KURT. OKAY. KURT, ONE OTHER THING. SO ON, ON THAT DAILY OBSERVATION, WHEN Y'ALL, Y'ALL MAKE THAT, BUT BEYOND JUST THAT KE BY INDEX THAT COMMISSIONER HOLT WAS TALKING ABOUT. YES. WHAT OTHER CONSIDERATIONS? 'CAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE WILL THINK IT'S SAFE TO BURN LOOKING JUST SOLELY AT THAT, HOWEVER, THERE'S OTHER CONDITIONS THAT Y'ALL YES, THERE ARE. AND THERE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THOSE ORANGE DAYS THAT, THAT THE WEATHER, UH, FORECASTERS SAY OR AS, AS AN OZONE DAY AND YOU CAN'T BURN ON THAT DAY EITHER. SO, AND THAT'S, THAT, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT. THEY SAY THAT WE WE'RE UNDER OZONE ALERT, WE, WE MAKE THAT A NO BURN DAY. IF THE WIND IS UP OVER 25 MILES AN HOUR, THAT'S AN A NO BURN DAY. IF IT'S STILL AND THERE'S NO WIND, THAT'S A NO BURN DAY. SO, AND ANYTHING IN BETWEEN THERE, THEN, THEN WE CAN GO AHEAD AND BURN. I, I AM A LITTLE CONCERNED WITH US JUST LETTING IT THAT, LETTING IT PASS, BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY. BUT AGAIN, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. WE HAD THIS ONE THE OTHER NIGHT AND, UH, SATURDAY NIGHT AND IT, IT GOT AWAY FROM THIS GUY IN A HURRY, BUT OBVIOUSLY HE DIDN'T CHECK TO SEE THAT THE BURN BAND WAS STILL IN EFFECT. AND, AND HE'S BEEN TICKETED. SO HOPEFULLY THERE WON'T BE ANY MORE OF THAT. BUT, UH, BUT YOU KNOW, THE DAY TO DAY'S FINE. I GUESS I'M, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT, BUT, UH, BUT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WAITING TO BURN OUT THERE AND THEY'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL, CLEAR AROUND IT. UH, IF, IF THEY HAVE THE EQUIPMENT TO DO THAT. AND I, I THINK WE'LL BE OKAY FOR AT LEAST A FEW WEEKS. THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT IS THAT THERE ARE, FOR THOSE THAT DO FOLLOW THE RULES MM-HMM. AND DO CALL AND ASK YES SIR. UH, AND DO HAVE A, A LARGE AREA CLEARED AND DON'T HAVE TALL GRASS OR DRY GRASS IN THE VICINITY OF WHERE THEIR, UH, BURN BRUSH PILES ARE, WHATEVER. UH, I DON'T WANNA PENALIZE THEM. SO NO MATTER WHAT WE DO, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND. THAT'S RIGHT. BUT NOT WANTING TO PENALIZE THOSE WHO DO FOLLOW THE RULES IS WHY I MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. THANK, THANK YOU. RICH, WOULD YOU DO US A FAVOR AND JUST CIRCLE UP WITH MR. HARRIS EVERY, EVERY TWO WEEKS TO SEE IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO BRING BACK ON FOR THAT COMING COMMISSIONER'S COURT? YES, SIR. ANOTHER QUICK QUESTION. UM, LAST YEAR WHEN I FIRST CAME ON AS COMMISSIONER, WE USED TO GET EMAILS EARLY FIRST AND THING IN THE DAY ON IF BUR BANDS ARE ON OR IF THEY'RE OFF. 'CAUSE WE GET CALLS AT OUR OFFICES, YOU KNOW, FOLKS WANTING TO KNOW. UM, I HAVEN'T BEEN RECEIVING THOSE EMAILS, BUT I THOUGHT THAT THOSE WERE, THOSE WERE PRETTY NICE TO HAVE AS FAR AS BEING UP TO DATE ON INFORMATION AND NOT, AND BEING ABLE TO CONVEY UP TO DATE THE LATEST FROM Y'ALL. YEAH. AND IF THERE'S A WAY TO DO THAT, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE OTHERS FEEL, BUT I FELT LIKE IT WAS A, A PRETTY GOOD BENEFIT. YOU BET TO ME. SURE BET. WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT. I JUST WANNA MENTION THAT. OKAY. I APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH, VERY MUCH. MY PLEASURE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE. MOVE [8.K. Approval of application from Parker County Special Utility District to lay and maintain a water line through, under, along, across, or over the right-of-way on Ellis Drive in Precinct Three. (Commissioner Walden) ] TO ITEM K ON APPROVAL OF APPLICATION FROM PARKER COUNTY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT TO LAY AND MAINTAIN A WATERLINE THROUGH, UNDER, ALONG, ACROSS OR OVER THE RIGHT OF WAY ON ELLIS DRIVE IN PRECINCT THREE. SO WE HAVE A, AN APPLICATION HERE TO, UH, BORE UNDER THE ROADWAY ON ELLIS DRIVE FROM PARKER COUNTY, UH, SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT. AND THEY ARE RECOGNIZED AS A UTILITY BY THE STATE OF TEXAS. I MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FOR VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION ENCOURAGED BY VOTE [8.L. Discuss/Approve Sheriff and Constable Fees for 2025. (Lila Deakle / Judge Deen) ] ITEM MAY I'LL DISCUSS APPROVED SHERIFF AND CONSTABLE FEES FOR 2025 LALA. UM, I GAVE EVERYONE A COPY OF, UH, THE CONSTABLE'S FEES THAT THERE WERE SUBMITTING FOR THIS YEAR. SO MY JOB IS JUST TO SOLELY THE FOR OF THE STATE. AND SO THE CONSTABLES HAVE ALL DISCUSSED IT AND, UM, PRESENTED THAT FOR Y'ALL, THE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS OR THE AREAS THAT THEY'RE CHANGING. OKAY. MOTION BE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OOPS. THERE WE GO. MOTION CARRIES. FIVE OH [8.M. Approve Bond and Oath for Corey Shane Harris, Deputy Constable, Precinct 1. (Lila Deakle / Judge Deen) ] ITEM M APPROVED BOND AND OATH FOR CORY SHANE HARRIS. DEPUTY CONSTABLE PRECINCT ONE LALA. UH, JOHN CAN IF YOU REVIEW THAT OATH? YES. OKAY. COUNSELOR, [00:50:01] YOU HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK. UH, IT'S RIGHT THERE. RIGHT THERE. YEP. COMMISSIONER WALDEN'S MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL OUR PAPER CARRIES FIVE OH [8.N. Approve Tyler Professional Services Agreement for County Clerk Mental Health Records Conversion Project. (Lila Deakle / Judge Deen) ] ITEM N APPROVED. TYLER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR COUNTY CLERK MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS CONVERSION PROJECT. UH, UH, THIS IS PART OF, UH, WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR IN THE FY 24 BUDGET. AND SO, UM, ALL OF THESE, UH, MENTAL HEALTH RECORDS, THEY'VE BEEN DIGITIZED AND SO NOW THE CONVERSION, THIS PART IS ACTUALLY LOADING THEM INTO OUR, UH, COURT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. BUT THIS WAS, UM, THE PRE, THIS IS THE CURRENT YEAR OF CONTRACT. OKAY. MOTION MOVED BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS BOARD? VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES ABOUT VOTE REVIEW THAT I DID. YES. ITEM [8.O. Renewal agreement with the USDA for the Extension Office and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen) ] O RENEWAL AGREEMENT WITH THE S-U-S-D-A FOR THE EXTENSION OFFICE AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY. JOHN. AND THIS A CONTINUATION LEASE. UH, ONE TO BRING THIS TO THE COURT'S ATTENTION AS FAR AS WHAT THE RATE IS AND ALSO THE TERM, BECAUSE THEY ARE ASKING THAT IT NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO BE TERMINATED EARLY. SO THEY'RE REQUESTING A TERM FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2024 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2028. THE RATE OF RENT WOULD BE $64,680. THAT'S 530 OR I'M SORRY, $5,390 PER MONTH. AND SO JUST WANTED TO BRING THOSE TERMS TO Y'ALL'S ATTENTION TO SEE WHAT Y'ALL WANTED TO DO AS FAR AS PROCEEDING WITH THE CONTINUATION. OKAY. SO THAT'S, UH, ESSENTIALLY FOR THE SOUTH HALF OF THAT BUILDING. THAT'S CORRECT. SOUTH THIRD OF THE BUILDING ON NORTH. ON NORTH MAIN, YES. ON NORTH MAIN IT IS SIX OR 3,675 RENTABLE SQUARE FEET. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION ON THIS ITEM. MR. WALDEN HAS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SECOND IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR. CARRIED CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM [8.P. Renewal Contract for the Tarrant Regional Auto Crimes Task Force for the Fiscal 2024/2025 Year and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen) ] P RENEWAL CONTRACT FOR THE TARRANT REGIONAL AUTO CRIMES TASK FORCE FOR THE FISCAL 20 24 25 YEAR. AND TAKE ANY ACTION. THE QUORUMS NEW AS NECESSARY. AND THIS IS A CONTINUATION CONTRACT WITH TARRANT COUNTY REGIONAL AUTO CRIMES TASK FORCE. IT ALLOWS US TO COORDINATE WITH OTHER COUNTIES AROUND THE STATE AS FAR AS STOLEN VEHICLES. UH, WE ALSO SHARE ANY SEIZURE MONEY THAT'S AVAILABLE AS A RESULT OF ANY OF THE SEIZURES. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN A SECOND, BUT COMMISSIONER HOLT, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OH, I'M SORRY. COMMISSIONER HALE HAS MADE THIS SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. CURIOUS FIVE OH [8.Q. Review and execute the engagement letter for Petty & Associates for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Analysis and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen) ] ITEM Q. REVIEW AND EXECUTE THE ENGAGEMENT LETTER FOR PETTY AND ASSOCIATES FOR TAX AND INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE ANALYSIS AND TAKE ANY ACTION THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY. AND I'M GONNA LET MIKE ADDRESS THIS ONE REAL QUICKLY. SO PETTY AND ASSOCIATES ARE ONE OF THE PREMIER, UH, CONSULTANTS IN THE, IN THE, IN TEXAS, I BELIEVE, UH, REGARDING THE, UH, TURS, THE AND THOSE TYPES OF ZONES. UH, ONE OF THE RANCHES THAT HAVE BEEN SOLD IS BEING DEVELOPED IN PRECINCT FOUR. IT'S PRIMARILY IN, IT'S ALL IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, BUT IT'S PRIMARILY IN TARRANT COUNTY. UM, THEY HAVE TARRANT COUNTY AND THE CITY OF FORT WORTH HAVE ALREADY PASSED WHAT THEIR LEVEL OF, UM, ENGAGEMENT IS IN THE TURS. AND THIS BEING ONE OF THE EARLY ONES IN THE COUNTY, I FEEL IT'S IN OUR BEST INTEREST, UM, TO HIRE THOSE, THESE FOLKS THAT ARE EXPERIENCED TO EVALUATE AND LOOK AT THE PROS AND THE CONS, UH, BEFORE WE PRESENT IT TO THIS COURT, UH, TO, TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND A VOTE. AND IT'S AN HOURLY RATE. UM, IT'S PRETTY CUT AND DRY, SO I THINK IT'S MONEY WELL SPENT AT THIS POINT. AND, UM, I'M WILLING TO TO FOOT THE BILL FOR THIS ONE 'CAUSE IT'S IN PRECINCT FOUR, UM, OUT OF, UH, CURRENT FUNDS THAT I HAVE. SO, UH, THAT'S A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON IT. DO YOU WANNA ADD ANY MORE TO THAT? IN ESSENCE, WHAT THEY'LL DO IS THEY'RE GONNA CRUNCH THE NUMBERS, SHOW THE FINANCIAL BENEFIT THAT IT COULD HAVE TO PARKER COUNTY, SHOW THE COST THAT IT WOULD'VE TO PARKER COUNTY AND THEN LET US MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ON IT. ON IT AS A WHOLE. CORRECT? YEP. OKAY. MOTION READ BY COMMISSIONER HALE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I HAVE JUST ONE POINT OF DISCUSSION. UM, I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER HALE ON 98% OF WHAT HE SAID. THE 2% I DISAGREE ON IS I, I'D HATE FOR US TO START GETTING TOO HEAVILY INTO USING ROAD AND BRIDGE MONEY INTO DEALING WITH ISSUES LIKE THIS. 'CAUSE THIS GOES A LITTLE BIT [00:55:01] BEYOND ROAD AND BRIDGE. IF I UNDERSTAND THE MATTER CORRECTLY, I'D LOVE TO SEE IF WE COULD FIND A WAY TO TACKLE THIS WITH GENERAL FUND. UM, JUST GIVEN THE NATURE OF WHAT'S GOING ON AND THE FACT THAT THIS ISN'T REALLY A ROAD AND BRIDGE PROJECT AS MUCH AS IT IS SOMETHING FOR THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S GEOGRAPHIC SPECIFIC. SO JUST I I SUPPORT IT COMPLETELY, BUT I, I'D HATE FOR THIS TO SET THE PRECEDENT OF BEING A PRECINCT BY PRECINCT DEAL. I AGREE WITH THAT. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, I'M NOT USING ROAD BRIDGE FUNDS. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. YOU'RE WELCOME. BUT, BUT FOR CLARIFICATION ON THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT, THE MONEY'S GOING TO BE EARMARKED BACK INTO, UH, BUILDING A ROAD, CONSTRUCTING A ROAD THAT WOULD LINK UP SOME CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THERE IN PARTLY IN PRECINCT FOUR. YEAH, I DIDN'T KNOW. UM, AND THIS HAS A POTENTIAL, I MEAN THE, THE REASON THAT THIS IS, UH, HAS A LOT OF VALUE SPECIFICALLY TO FOLKS THAT LIVE SOUTH OF THE RAILROAD THAT GOES THROUGH ALITO AND HAS THE, UH, HAS A PRETTY, UM, REPETITIVE, UH, I DON'T KNOW, THE TRAIN STOPS AND BLOCKS TRAFFIC ON 1187. IT CUTS OFF THE NORTH FROM THE SOUTH SIDE AND THIS HAS A POTENTIAL TO PUT A BRIDGE TO GO OVER THAT TRAIN TRACK IN PARKER COUNTY, WHICH WOULD BE VERY, VERY BENEFICIAL TO THE FOLKS THAT LIVE IN THAT AREA. WELL, I THINK PAST THAT, IF I MIGHT, WE WOULD WE GET BROUGHT TO US THE DEAL AND TOLD WHAT A GOOD, GOOD PLAN IT'S GONNA BE TO APPROVE MM-HMM, , WE DON'T KNOW. THIS WILL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW WE'LL HAVE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF US TO JUSTIFY WHATEVER DECISION WE MAKE. YES SIR. AND THAT'S WHY I THINK IT'S GOOD AND THAT THAT'S WHAT I WANT US TO HAVE GOOD DATA, PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCED THAT ARE ON OUR SIDE, THAT WE CAN MAKE GOOD DEC YOU KNOW, INFORMED DECISIONS. SO BRIAN, THANK YOU FOR THAT. UM, SO I KNOW YOU HAD DISCUSSED USING ARPA FUNDS FOR THIS. YES MA'AM. I THINK THAT WOULD BE, UM, GREAT. THE ONLY THING THAT WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK AT IS THE TIMING OF WHEN WE THINK COULD BE COMPLETED. UM, ONE THING THAT WE COULD DO IS AS MAYBE AN ATTACHMENT TO THE AGREEMENT THAT HE SENT OVER IS JUST TO HAVE A MORE, UM, DEFINED SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT WITH THE DO NOT DECE EXCEED. SO THAT WAY IF IT GOES PAST DECEMBER, WE KNOW, UM, WHAT WE HAVE IS BASICALLY A GOOD OBLIGATION SINCE THERE'S NOT REALLY A FEELING SET ON THAT. UM, I THINK THAT WOULD BE GOOD. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UM, WE CAN WORK ON WITH HIM AND JOHN OF JUST HAVING THAT ATTACHMENT. WE CAN JUST ASK HIM WHAT HE THINKS. UM, I MEAN HOPEFULLY IT'D BE DONE BEFORE THAT, BUT IF NOT THEN I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO DO THAT BASED UPON OUR MEETINGS. I I THINK THIS IS A PRETTY SIMPLE SMALL DEAL WHAT THEY'RE USED TO DOING. AND SO, UM, I DON'T KNOW, DO I NEED TO AMEND MY MOTION TO INCLUDE THAT? MAYBE JUST IF APPLICABLE AGAIN, I MEAN IT MAY BE SOMETHING WHERE HE GETS ALL THIS DONE PRIOR TO HOPEFULLY DECEMBER, BUT IF NOT, THEN IT COULD JUST HAVE AN ATTACHMENT. UM, YOU KNOW, IT LAYS OUT ALL THE FEES AND STUFF, BUT THEN SPECIFIC JUST TO THIS PROJECT AND THEN, AND WITH STATE YOU, THERE'S SOMETHING GOING STATE, RIGHT? AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING GOING FORWARD, YOU CAN ALWAYS JUST DO AN AMENDMENT WITH THE NEW ATTACH, KIND OF LIKE WE DO THE LIKE ROAD WORK FOR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS OF HERE'S SPECIFIED FOR THIS PROJECT WITH THE DO NOT EXCEED THAT FOLLOWS THE, ALL THE TERMS OF THE OVERALL AGREEMENT. JUST SO WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION AMOUNT JUST IN CASE. AGAIN, IT MAY BE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A MOOT POINT THAT IT WOULD BE COMPLETED BEFORE, BUT IF NOT, WE KNOW WE HAVE THAT OBLIGATION AMOUNT. YES MA'AM. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE A [8.R. Review and execute the Senate Bill 22 Rural Law Enforcement Grant application for the County Attorney's office for Fiscal 2024/2025 year and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen) ] MOVE TO ITEM TOMORROW AND REVIEW AND EXECUTE THE SENATE BILL 22 RULE LAW ENFORCEMENT GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR FISCAL 24 25 YEAR AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN THE COURT DATE NECESSARY. JOHN? UH, YES, I'M ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO, UH, REQUEST AND EXECUTE AGREEMENTS FOR THE RURAL PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE SALARY ASSISTANCE GRANT AND TO ALLOW US TO ASK FOR THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THAT'S AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STATE. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH MOVE [8.S. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding with Azle ISD Police Department, Azle ISD & Parker County Sheriffs Office, and Parker County and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen) ] TO ITEM S ON APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH AZEL ISD POLICE DEPARTMENT, ZO, ISD AND PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND PARKER COUNTY AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY. JOHN AND NEW LAW IS SECTION 37.081. THE EDUCATION CODE REQUIRES POLICE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE OVERLAPPING JURISDICTIONS WITH I SDS TO ENTER INTO AN MOU SO THEY DON'T DUPLICATE THE PROCESSES THAT THEY GO THROUGH. AND THIS IS JUST AN MOU THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WILL HAVE WITH A ISD. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY THE DISCUSSION FOR VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE. OH THE CHALLENGE WITH GOING AND MOVING [01:00:01] UP AND DOWN THE AGENDA. YOU TEND TO FORGET SOMETHING AND [7.A. Discussion/Update on Motorola Certificates of Milestone Acceptance. (James Caywood / Judge Deen) ] SO I'M GONNA MOVE BACK TO ITEM SEVEN A, UH, ON DISCUSSION UPDATE ON MOTOROLA'S CERTIFICATES OF MILESTONE ACCEPTANCE. SORRY, JAMES, MAKE YOU WAIT. MORNING COURT. UH, WE HAD SOME MILESTONES I WANTED TO DISCUSS AND I'VE ASKED MOTOROLA TO INCLUDE THESE SO WE CAN INCLUDE 'EM IN THE PACKAGE. ON FUNDS WE'RE REQUESTING PAYMENT OUT OF THE, THE 700 MOTOROLA UPGRADE. SO THERE HAS BEEN THREE MILESTONES COMPLETED. UH, THE FIRST IS THE ASTRO CONNECTIVITY. UH, THAT'S OUR CIRCUIT FOR CLOUD MONITORING, UH, WHICH IS MOTOROLA IS, UH, MONITORING UPDATING US DAILY IF WE HAVE ISSUES AND THE, UH, UH, WAVE AND, AND SO THE WAVE FILES A NEW SERVER WHERE WE CAN UTILIZE A WAVE APP ON OUR PHONES, UH, AND GET, UH, RADIO CONNECTIVITY OVER LTE OVER CELL PHONE SERVICE. UH, SO THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED. UH, WORKING ON IT WITH THAT. UH, THE CRITICAL CONNECT IS ALSO THE CONNECT, UH, PTX INFRASTRUCTURE. UH, WE HAD TRAINING THAT'S ONLINE. WE ALL HAD TRAINING WITH THE COMMITTEE AND, AND PERTINENT MEMBERS, UH, TRAINING OVER THAT AT THE EOC THE OTHER DAY. UH, AND THEN WE ALSO HAD THE, UH, FOUR DIS DISPATCH CONSOLES AT THE OC WAS INSTALLED. UH, THOSE ARE ALSO THE ONES WE'RE GONNA BE MOVING TO, UH, UH, INCREASE, UH, THE, THE DISPATCH CENTER AT SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SO THOSE THREE MILESTONES, UH, HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND I'M ASKING FOR SIGNATURE, UH, FOR PAYMENT. ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, JAMES. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. UH, WE HAVE A SECOND BY MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE SIGN BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE. OH, RIGHT, WELL LET ME FORGET IT FOR YOU. REMIND ME, MOVE [8.T. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding with Aledo ISD Police Department, Aledo ISD & Parker County Sheriffs Office, and Parker County and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest / Judge Deen) ] TO ITEM T ON APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH ALITO ISD POLICE DEPARTMENT ALITO, ISD AND PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND PARKER COUNTY TAKE ANY ACTION THE COURT NEEDS NECESSARY. AND THIS IS THE SAME STATUTORY REQUIREMENT ON THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH ALITO SCHOOL DISTRICT, THEIR ISD POLICE DEPARTMENT? WE DO, WE DID, WE DID. I DIDN'T SCRATCH IT. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE OR THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH. [9.A. Executed Smith Peak Tower Lease. (John Forrest / Judge Deen) ] MOVE TO ITEM NINE OR ACCEPT END OF THE MINUTES ON THE EXECUTED SMITH PEAK TOWER LEASE MOVE? YES. OKAY. [10. EXECUTIVE SESSION ] MOVE TO ITEM 10 ON EXECUTIVE SESSION. UH, RESERVING THE RIGHT TO MEET ENCLOSED SESSION UNDER ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 5 5 1 0 7 2 AND OH SEVEN FOUR OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. UH, DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING UNDER ITEM A DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION, CONDUCT INTERVIEWS FOR OPEN EOC DIRECTOR POSITION. ITEM B, DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2045 JOHNSON COUNTY BEND, WEATHERFORD, ITEM C, DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT ONE 11 GREEN ACRE ROAD, THE RECORD SHOW. WE'LL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 10. LET'S TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK AND WE'LL GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THE TIME. SO THE RECORD WILL SHOW THAT 10 0 4. WE'LL GO INTO A, A, UH, RECESS, UH, INTO OPEN SESSION AT 1129. WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM 10 ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND WE'LL GO TO ITEM A ON DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON THE CONDUCT INTERVIEWS FOR OPEN EOC DIRECTOR POSITION. I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, WE APPOINT JASON LANE TO BE THE NEXT DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR PARKER COUNTY. UH, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COLLEY WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE. OH, JUDGE, IF YOU DON'T MIND ME SAYING SOMETHING, UH, I, YEAH, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO GO AHEAD. OKAY. GO AHEAD. NO, WELL, NO. I JUST WANT TO THANK, UM, THE COMMITTEE THAT PUT THIS TOGETHER, WHICH, UH, COMMISSIONER CONLEY AND COMMISSIONER HOLT WERE ON, ON, UH, I WANNA REALLY THANK THAT COMMITTEE. UH, THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD HAVE VETTED THE QUALITY OF THE CANDIDATES, UM, WHICH WAS, WAS DIFFICULT. AND TO HAVE THE CALIBER OF THE PEOPLE THAT CAME IN HERE TO INTERVIEW FOR THIS PROCESS IS A TRIBUTE TO YOU GUYS, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU BOTH, UH, FOR COMING. UH, THIS WAS A DIFFICULT TIME AND, UM, AND A TOUGH DECISION TO MAKE. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE DECISIONS LIKE THIS, UH, IT JUST SHOWS AGAIN, A TESTAMENT TO THAT COMMITTEE THAT Y'ALL PUT TOGETHER. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANTED TO THANK COMMISSIONER CONLEY [01:05:01] FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THE, UH, COMMITTEE. UH, IT WAS VERY WELL RUN AND GOT A LOT DONE VERY QUICKLY, AND I THINK THAT'S THANKS TO HIS EXAMPLE AND HIS LEADERSHIP. AND THEN I'D LIKE TO THANK, UH, BOTH APPLICANTS MR. ANDERSON. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU. YOU WERE EXCELLENT AND IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION. PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS IN ANY WAY AS A, UH, CRITICISM OR A DOUBT IN YOUR ABILITIES. I THINK YOU HAVE A VERY, VERY BRIGHT FUTURE AHEAD OF YOU. OH, ABSOLUTELY. I SECOND THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO, UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ASK, SO THE SALARY WAS POSTED AT A RANGE, SO COULD I JUST, IS, ARE WE GONNA, ARE, ARE Y'ALL PREPARED TO, TO DO THAT TODAY OR NO? LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT. OKAY. COME UP WITH IT. UNLESS WE KNOW A SET NUMBER, WE WE SHOULD DO IT NOW. WE SHOULD DO IT NOW. OKAY. UM, THE RANGE WAS POSTED FOR 74,800 TO 99,000 7 0 4. THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR WAS PAID 99,000 7 0 4. MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE USE THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR'S SALARY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HOLT WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS SIDE OF FOURTH VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR. I'M SORRY. DUNNO WHAT HAPPENED. SECOND. WHO MADE A MOTION? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. WHO WAS THE SECOND VOTE? AND, AND JUST ANOTHER NOTE THAT THE BUDGET HAS ABSORBED THE PREVIOUS DIRECTOR'S PAYOUT, SO THIS COULD BE EFFECTIVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WHENEVER HE'S ABLE TO START. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU BOTH. WE WILL GO TO ITEM B ON DISCUSS TAKE ACTION. REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2045 JOHNSON BEND ROAD, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INCIDENTAL EXPENSES FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE REPLACEMENT DWELLING OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2045 JOHNSON BEND ROAD, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS BEING PARCEL ONE DASH ONE OF THE JOHNSON BEND AND GREEN ANCHORAGE REALIGNMENT PROJECT. I THANK YOU LALA. YOU WELCOME. MOTION MADE BY MYSELF, UH, THE, THE COUNTY JUDGE. AND THEN SECOND IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLTZ. THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FOR VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH. MOVE TO ITEM C. DISCUSS TAKE ACTION. REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT ONE 11 GREEN ACRES ROAD, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FIXED IN LIEU OF BUSINESS RELOCATION PAYMENT FOR THE RELOCATION OF THE BUSINESS LOCATED AT ONE 11 GREEN ACRES ROAD, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS BEING PARCEL TWO DASH TWO OF THE JOHNSON BEND IN GREEN ACRES REALIGNMENT PROJECT. UH, SECOND IS MADE BY PRECINCT TO COMMISSIONER HOLT. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION PASSES. FIVE. OH. OKAY. [11.A. PRECINCT 1 ] THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 11 ON PLATTING. THANK YOU. ON ITEM 11 A ONE, UH, APPROVE THE WAIVER FOR GROUNDWATER STUDY WITH A WELL WATER REPORT FROM AFFORDABLE WATER WELL FOR CEDAR MOUNTAIN STATES AND PRECINCT ONE. WE DID RECEIVE A WELL REPORT STATING THAT, UH, THE YIELD FOR THIS WELL TEST AT ONE 90 CEDAR MOUNTAIN WAS 20 GPM AT A PUMPED UP OF TWO 20. YEAH, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD AREA OUT THERE OFF OF TUCKER ROAD. AND SEVEN 30 I MOVED TO THE APPROVE THAT ADAM MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONY, THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH. GO TO ITEM TWO. BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS FOR SUBDIVISION BE KNOWN AS CEDAR MOUNTAINS IS IT STATES IN THE ETJ OF WEATHERFORD CONSIST OF 2.147 ACRES DEVELOPED BY RE RAHAN ABRAHAM LOCATED OFF OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN DRIVE IN WELL WATER AND PRECINCT ONE. AND UH, THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPL IS TO REMOVE THE 60 FOOT EASEMENT LINE ON THE BACK OF THIS PROPERTY. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY PLATTED, UM, THROUGH THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD. THEY HAVE NOW, UH, DECIDED TO RELEASE THIS FROM THE ETJ, BUT AT THE BACK OF THIS PROPERTY THEY PUT A 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENT FOR FUTURE ROAD. UM, BUT WE DON'T NEED TO DO THAT ANYMORE. SO WE'D JUST LIKE TO BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS ON THIS ONE. COUNSELOR, EVERYTHING GOOD TO BEGIN [01:10:01] THE REVISION? UH, YES. EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER. MOVE TO APPROVE 11 A TOO. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM THREE, APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS ROCKSTAR EDITION IN CONSIST OF 5.09. NINE ACRES AVAILABLE BY BUNK BUNKER RANCH LOCATED OFF OF GILLEY LANE WITH WELL WATER AND PRECINCT ONE. AND THIS SUBDIVISION IS GONNA BE TWO LOTS. LOT ONE HAS 2.351 ACRES AND LOT TWO IS, UH, ACTUALLY CONSIDERED ROCKSTAR WAY. IT'S GONNA BE A PRIVATE ROAD. IT'S FOR A TOTAL OF 2.748 ACRES. UM, THIS IS GONNA BE A PRIVATE ROAD AND THEY'RE JUST BUILDING A HOUSE, UH, FOR FAMILY AND, UH, PUTTING IN THAT ROADWAY. COUNSEL EVERYTHING GOOD FOR FINAL? UH, YES, THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING ZERO BALANCE PERMITTING HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL, AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. MOVED TO APPROVE 11 A THREE. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE? FIVE. CARRIE FIVE. OH NO. ITEM FOUR. BEGIN THE PRELIMINARY FOR A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS HAZEL ADDITION CONSISTING OF 2.22 ACRES DEVELOPED BY JOSE H. GUERRERO LOCATED OFF OF BRADSHAW ROAD WITH WALNUT CREEK WATER SUPPLY AND PRECINCT ONE. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TWO LOTS ON THIS PROPERTY. UH, EACH LOT IS GONNA HAVE 1.11 ACRES. UH, THEY'RE BUILDING A HOUSE AND THEN THE OTHER ONE IS GONNA BE A PAR, A PARENT HOUSE. THEY DO HAVE A ROAD FURNISH OFF OF BRADSHAW ROAD AND THEY WILL BE SHARING A, A SHARED DRIVEWAY ENTRANCE. AND WALNUT CREEK WATER IS GONNA BE THEIR WATER SOURCE. JUST, UH, IS THAT BRADSHAW EAST OR BRADSHAW? NORA EAST BRADSHAW. OKAY, THAT'S ME. COUNSEL, EVERYTHING GOOD FOR PRELIMINARY? UH, YES. EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER FOR PRELIMINARY MOVE TO APPROVE 11 A FOUR. MOTION SHALL MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HA. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. JURY FIVE OH ITEM FIVE. BEGIN THE PRELIMINARY FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS TERRA VISTA CONSISTING OF 416.41 ACRES DEVELOPED BY TRIAD LAND AND DEVELOPMENT AND RETA HUGHES ESTATES LOCATED OFF OF HIGHWAY 1 99 WITH WALNUT CREEK WATER AND SUPPLY IN PRECINCT ONE. SO THIS IS GONNA BE BROKEN UP INTO SEVEN PHASES WITH A TOTAL OF 355 LOTS. UH, THE LOTS ARE GONNA RANGE IN SIZE FROM ONE ACRE TO 2.65 ACRES. WE ARE GONNA BE PUTTING IN, UH, SEVERAL STREETS, UH, THAT THEY WILL BE TURNING OVER AS COUNTY MAINTAINED. ROADWAYS, THEY'RE GONNA BE KNOWN AS RED LANE MC, ALPINE DRIVE, SKIING PEAK DRIVE, HUGHE STREET, QUILL WAY, JOINER STREET, LOLA LANE, MONARCH VIEW, WALLER WAY, HOG CREEK ROAD, TERRA VISTA BOULEVARD, AND CLIFTON COURT. UM, SO WE'RE JUST IN THE PRELIMINARY STAGES RIGHT NOW, JUST WORKING ON OVERALL SITE PLAN AND THEN, UM, THEY'LL BE DEVELOPING IT IN PHASES. COUNSELOR, EVERYTHING GOOD TO BEGIN? PRELIMINARY. ALRIGHT, EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER. JUST, UH, ONE QUESTION. IS THAT, THAT'S GONNA BE PUBLIC WATER. WALNUT CREEK. WALNUT, WALNUT CREEK. THEY HAVE A LINE RUN RIGHT DOWN THERE. I MOVE TO APPROVE 11 A FIVE. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER COLLEEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH NOTE ITEM FIVE OH. BEGIN THE PRELIMINARY FOR A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS . OH, I MEANT TO SCRATCH THAT OUT. THAT'S, UH, ANOTHER 400 ACRE. DID WE DO FOUR SUBDIVISION OUT IN WE DID FOUR. THAT ONE PRECINCT ONE. I'M SORRY. OKAY. NO I DIDN'T. SCRATCH THAT. WE'RE GONNA PUT OVER ABOUT 350 HOMES ON THIS PLACE. YEAH, IT'S A LOT OF LAND. UH, ITEM FIVE BEGAN THE PRELIMINARY FOR A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS TERRA VISTA, CONSISTENT OF 416.41 ACRES DEVELOPED BY TRIAD LAND ENVELOPE IN RTA HUGHES ESTATES LOCATED OFF OF HIGHWAY 1 99 WITH WALNUT CREEK WATER AND PRECINCT ONE. WE JUST DID THAT ONE. JUDGE, THIS IS I FIVE. YES, WE JUST DID FIVE. I I THOUGHT THERE WAS AN ADDITION TO THAT. I'M SORRY. NO, I'M SORRY. TOOK MY TIME READING IT WITHOUT READING IT. OKAY. MY APOLOGIES. [11.B. PRECINCT 2 ] B ONE, UH, PRECINCT TWO. APPROVE THE EXTENSION LETTER OF CREDIT IN THE FORM OF ESCROW FUNDS FOR WHISPERING WIND. PHASE ONE AND TAKE ANY ACTION THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY IN PRECINCT TWO. I SPOKE WITH THE PRECINCT FOREMAN AND YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE THIS DEVELOPER ONE MONTH AND A ONE MONTH EXTENSION. HE'S ALMOST COMPLETE BUT JUST NOT QUITE THERE. SO WE'D JUST LIKE TO EXTEND THIS, UH, ONE MONTH. THAT'LL PUT US AT SEPTEMBER. I'M SORRY, OCTOBER 9TH. COUNSEL, ARE WE GOOD FOR THAT? UH, YES. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM TWO. APPROVE THE EXTENSION LETTER OF CREDIT [01:15:01] IN THE FORM OF ESCROW FUNDS FOR WHISPERING WIND PHASE TWO AND TAKE ANY ACTION OF THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY IN PRECINCT TWO. AND SAME THING, THIS IS THE SAME DEVELOPER AND THEY JUST NEED A ONE MONTH EXTENSION PLEASE. GOOD MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALL, THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH. MOVE TO ITEM THREE. APPROVE THE EXTENSION LETTER OF CREDIT IN THE FORM OF ESCROW FUNDS FOR SADDLE CREST ESTATES. AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY IN PRECINCT TWO AND THE PRECINCT WOULD LIKE A ONE MONTH ON THIS ONE AS WELL. COUNSEL. WE GOOD? OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM FOUR, APPROVE THE EXTENSION LETTER OF CREDIT, THE FORM OF ESCROW FUNDS FOR THE RANCHES OF SWEET SPRINGS ONE AND TAKE ANY ACTION AND THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY IN PRECINCT TWO AND SAME DEVELOPER. WE'D LIKE TO GIVE HIM A ONE MONTH ON THIS ONE AS WELL. COUNSELOR, I ASSUME WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM FIVE. APPROVE THE EXTENSION LETTER OF CREDIT IN THE FORM OF ESCROW FUNDS FOR TAYLOR RANCH AND TAKE ANY ACTION THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY IN PRECINCT TWO. AND UH, MD SAID THIS ONE NEEDS A QUITE A BIT OF WORK SO WE'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM A NINE MONTH EXTENSION THAT'LL GET THEM TO 6 25 OF 25. COUNSELOR, WE'RE GOOD WE'RE YOUR HONOR. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM SIX, APPROVE THE EXTENSION LETTER OF CREDIT FOR SEABURY ADDITION AND TAKE ANY ACTION. THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY IN PRECINCT TWO. UM, I AM SORRY, I'M JUST GONNA, CAN WE JUST TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS ONE JUDGE, THIS IS ACTUALLY NUMBER SIX. LETTER FOR MAINTENANCE. HE DIDN'T EXTEND HIS, HE WENT INTO MAINTENANCE. SO ITEM SIX, CORRECT? I'LL PUT THIS, YES SIR. SO NO ACTION ON ITEM SIX. OKAY. NO ACTION NUMBER SEVEN, RELEASE THE LETTER LETTER OF CREDIT FOR MAINTENANCE FOR LIBERTY MEADOWS. PHASE TWO AND EXCEPT FREEDOM COURT IS A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAY IN PRECINCT TWO AND THE PRECINCT HAS APPROVED THE RELEASE OF THESE ROADS. AND WE'D LIKE TO GET THESE ACCEPTED INTO THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM. COUNSEL, WE GOOD. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM EIGHT. RELEASE THE LETTER OF CREDIT FOR MAINTENANCE FOR CLAREMONT SUBDIVISION PHASE FOUR AND EXCEPT A PORTION OF KENDALL CIRCLE AS A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAY IN PRECINCT TWO. AND THIS IS A BOND THAT WE PAID, UH, NORTH NORTH AMERICAN PAVING DIRECTLY. SO THERE'S ACTUALLY NO MONEY LEFT IN THIS BOND. UH, BUT WE JUST HAD THAT TIMEFRAME FOR THE MAINTENANCE BOND. SO WE HAVE TO ACCEPT THIS AND PUT THIS PORTION OF THE ROAD INTO THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM. OKAY COUNSEL, I ASSUME WE'RE GOOD? YES. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WHOLE, THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM NINE. ACCEPT EXTENSION LETTER OF CREDIT FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR VH RANCH ESTATES. AND TAKE ANY ACTION THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY IN PRECINCT TWO. THIS LETTER OF CREDIT HAS AN EXTENSION ON IT. THIS IS GONNA TAKE THEM THROUGH TO JUNE 15TH, 2025. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLD SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. CURIOUS FIVE OH ITEM 10. BEGIN THE PROCESS TO POST SPEED LIMIT SIGNS PER LIANO WAY AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY IN PRECINCT TWO. AND THE PRECINCT HAS REQUESTED, UH, TO PUT UP SOME SPEED LIMIT SIGNS. SO I'D JUST LIKE TO BEGIN THE PROCESS SO I CAN GET THOSE, UH, POSTED PLEASE. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM 11, APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WILLOW CREEK CROSSING IN THE ETJ CITY OF WEATHERFORD CONSISTING OF 4.480 ACRES DEVELOPED BY JAMIE STEWART WITH WELL WATER AND PRECINCT TWO. THIS IS A TWO LOT SUBDIVISION. LOT ONE HAS 2.240 ACRES AS DOES LOT TWO. THEIR ROAD FRONTAGE IS OFF OF UPPER DENTON ROAD. UH, WELL WATER IS GONNA BE THEIR WATER SOURCE AND THIS IS ONE THAT THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD HAS DEFERRED TO PARKER COUNTY TO HANDLE THE PLATING MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE VOTE ITEM 12 WHO APPROVE THE WAIVER FOR GROUNDWATER STUDY WITH THE WELL WATER REPORT FROM CLAY PITS. WATER WELLS WILL FOR PARALLEL PASTURES PH TWO AND PRECINCT TWO. THERE'S ONE LOT. IT'S IN AN AREA THAT I [01:20:01] BELIEVE WE DISCUSSED BEFORE THAT HAS GOOD WATER. SO DON'T SEE THE NEED FOR MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR HEARING FIVE OH ITEM 13. BEGIN THE PRELIMINARY FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS PARALLEL PASTURES PH TWO CONSISTENT OF 81.33 ACRES DEVELOPED BY ECHO GROVE DEVELOPMENT LLC LOCATED OFF OF COTTONWOOD TRAIL WITH WELL WATER AND PRECINCT TWO. COUNSEL. ARE WE GOOD FOR THE OH SORRY, GO AHEAD. SORRY. THIS SUBDIVISION'S GONNA HAVE 39 LOTS IN THIS PHASE. LOT ONE HAS 2.2334 ACRES AND LOTS TWO THROUGH 39 ARE GONNA HAVE TWO ACRES. THEY DO HAVE, UH, THEY ARE GONNA BE PUTTING IN WELLS. WE DID WA THE GROUNDWATER ON THIS BACK IN MAY OF 2023. UH, AND THEY ARE GONNA BE PUTTING IN ONE ROAD OR THEY'RE COMING OFF OF COTTONWOOD TRAIL, WHICH IS A COUNTY ROAD AND THEN THEY'RE GONNA BE PUTTING IN TWO ROADS CALLED SUN LANE ROAD, EAST AND WEST. SO WE'D JUST LIKE TO BEGIN THE PRELIMINARY COUNSEL. ARE WE GOOD FOR APPOINTMENT? AND THEY HAVE MET ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRELIMINARY PURPOSE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOL THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM 14 APPROVE THE WAIVER FOR GROUNDWATER STUDY WITH THE OIL WATER REPORT FROM MALONE WATER WELL SERVICES AND DRILLING FOR POINT AND PRECINCT TWO. WE HAVE A LETTER FROM MALONE WATER WELL COMPANY STATING THAT THE FLOW TEST FOUND THAT THE WELL AT THE TIME OF TEST WAS FLOWING 20 TO 25 GPM OPEN-ENDED DIRECTLY FROM THE WELLHEAD. THE WELL IS DOING FINE. IT SHOULD SUFFICE FOR MULTIPLE RESIDENTS WITH RESULTS FROM TIME OF FLOW TEST. SO THIS ONE'S A LITTLE BIT INTERESTING. NORMALLY WE WOULD REQUIRE, UM, IN PRECINCT TWO A GROUNDWATER STUDY FOR A DEVELOPMENT OF 39 LOTS. HOWEVER, WE ACTUALLY WAIVED THIS FOR THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION IN MAY OF 2023 AS JAMIE ALREADY DISCLOSED. SO I DON'T, I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S APPROPRIATE TO WAIVE IT AND THEN TAKE BACK THE WAIVER. SO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE MOTION MAY BY COMMISSIONER HOLT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. I'M SORRY, WE'RE UM, THIS IS FOR UH, TWO, THIS IS FOR ARROWHEAD COMMISSIONER THAT WE ALREADY DID YOUR YOU'RE A HUNDRED PERCENT RIGHT. I APOLOGIZE. ARROWHEAD IS, UH, LESS THAN SIX ACRES. SO IT'S ONE. YEAH, I BELIEVE IT'S ONE LOT. CORRECT. IT'S TWO TWO LOTS. TWO LOTS. SO LESS THAN OUR HISTORIC EXEMPTION RATE. SO I STILL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE STILL. SECOND IT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? SORRY. I I PULLED A DEAN. GOOD ONE. YEAH. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. UH, MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH NUMBER FIVE. NUMBER 15. BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS FOR A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS ARROWHEAD POINT CONSISTING OF 5.96 ACRES WITHOUT BY SANCTION SANCTIFIED HOPE AND THOMAS HOLMES JR. LOCATED OFF OF CROSS FIRE ACCORD IN GREEN ACRES ROAD WITH A WATER AND PRECINCT TWO. SO THIS IS LOT ONE R ONE IS GONNA HAVE TWO ACRES AND ONE R IS 3.96 ACRES. THIS IS PROPERTY THAT'S OWNED BY SANCTIFIED HOPE AND THEIR PURPOSE ON THIS IS TO PUT UP SOME TYPE OF, UH, TINY HOUSING UNITS FOR THEIR PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE. SO THEY'RE GONNA HAVE CROSSFIRE COURT AND GREEN ACRES ROAD AS ROAD ACCESS TO THESE TWO LOTS. AND I VISITED WITH THEM. I'VE, I'VE BEEN ON ON SITE. THIS IS A, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH SANCTIFIED HOPE IT'S A REALLY NEAT PROGRAM. THIS IS A GREAT LOCATION FOR THIS. UM, SURROUNDING LANDOWNERS ARE FINE WITH IT AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE. UM, [11.C. PRECINCT 3 ] PRECINCT THREE C ONE NOTIFICATION OF THE DENIAL FROM TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE DEDICATION OF ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE 0.019 ACRE TRACK OF RANGER HIGHWAY FOR THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS LEWIS FARM. AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN COURT. DES NECESSARY. SO BACK IN DECEMBER 11TH, 2023, WE APPROVED LEWIS FARMS. IT WAS A SMALL SUBDIVISION IN PRECINCT THREE. PART OF THEIR ROAD FRONTAGE WAS OFF OF RANGER HIGHWAY. WE HAD THEM DEDICATE TO THE COUNTY AND THEN WE WERE GONNA TURN AROUND AND DEDICATE THAT OVER TO TDOT. IN BETWEEN THAT TIME AND NOW THE STATE HAS COME BACK AND HAS SAID THAT THE DISTRICT HAS DETERMINED WE DO NOT HAVE A NEED FOR THE DONATION AND IT WILL NOT BENEFIT TDOT AND EXECUTION OF ITS RESPONSIBILITIES AND THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THAT DONATION. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD THAT NOW THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE THAT ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY. SO IS THE COUNTY GOING TO OWN THIS PROPERTY? WE DO. WE, WE CURRENTLY DO. OKAY. YOU NEED A MOTION TO THAT EFFECT OR IT JUST SEEMS TO BE JUST A NOTIFICATION. OKAY. OKAY. SO NO ACTION ITEM TWO. BEGIN THE PRELIMINARY FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS OLD BROCK ROAD. ADDITION IN THE ETJ CITY OF WEATHERFORD CONSIST OF 3.303 ACRES DEVELOPED BY PCC REAL ESTATE HOLDING LP LOCATED OFF OF OLD BROCK ROAD AND RICK [01:25:01] WILLIAMSON LOOP WITH CITY OF WEATHERFORD WATER OR WELL AND PRECINCT THREE. AND THIS IS GONNA BE A ONE LOT SUBDIVISION. THEIR RIGHT OF WAY IS OFF OF OLD BROCK AND RICK WILLIAMSON. UH, THEY HAVE AN OPTION ON HERE THAT FOR CITY OF WEATHERFORD WATER OR TO PUT IN A WELL. SO THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO PROVIDE PROOF FOR BOTH BEFORE WE GO TO A FINAL. AND UH, THIS IS ONE THAT THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD HAS RELEASED OVER TO THE COUNTY. SO WE WILL HAVE A DETERMINATION BEFORE WE GO TO FINAL ABOUT THE WATER. YES SIR. AND ALSO ABOUT WHAT THE USE OF THE PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE. 'CAUSE I ASSUME IT'S NOT GONNA BE A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. UH, YES SIR. I'LL FIND OUT WHAT THE USE IS. OKAY. MOVE TO APPROVE MOTIONS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL OF FAVOR? MOTION. CARRIE. BY BY. SORRY. WHAT NUMBER WAS THAT? THAT WAS NUMBER TWO. NOW WE'RE GONNA, YEAH, I SCRATCH THROUGH IT AND I NORMALLY DON'T DO THEM. UM, UNDER [11.D. PRECINCT 4 ] ITEM D PRECINCT FOUR ITEM ONE, RELEASE A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR MAINTENANCE FOR MERRILLVILLE ESTATES PHASE THREE EXCEPT LISA ANN DRIVE AND A PORTION OF DICKENS DRIVE IS COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAYS IN PRECINCT FOUR AND THE PRECINCT FOREMAN HAS APPROVED THE RELEASE OF THESE ROADS. WE LIKE TO GET THOSE PUT INTO THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM PLEASE. A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE IS SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL OF PAPER CARRIES FOUR FIVE OH ITEM TWO. RELEASE OF LETTER OF CREDIT FOR MAINTENANCE FROM MERRILLVILLE ESTATES PHASE FOUR AND EXCEPT DAN DRIVE, REMAINDER OF DICKENS DRIVE AND HAYDEN WAY IS COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAYS AND PRECINCT FOUR. AND THE PRECINCTS, UH, FOREMAN HAS ALSO APPROVED THE RELEASE OF THESE. SO WE'D LIKE TO GET THOSE PROCESSED PLEASE. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE A OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH AND JUDGE, I'M SORRY I DIDN'T GET THESE TO YOU, BUT WE CAN TAKE NO ACTION ON THREE, SIX AND EIGHT PLEASE. OKAY. WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM THREE, WE'LL GO TO ITEM FOUR, NOTIFICATION FROM UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD FOR A POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL AT THE BAIRD SUBDIVISION LOCATED AND TAKE ANY ACTION ON A COURT DATE IF NECESSARY IN PRECINCT FOUR. AND WE RECEIVED NOTICE, UH, FROM THE RAILROAD COMMISSION THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE REPLACING A SECTION OF ROADWAY KNOWN AS THE BAIRD SUBDIVISION. UH, THIS IS OFF OF ALITO IONA ROAD. SO JUST THEY DID SEND IN SOME DOCUMENTS AND I'LL GET THOSE SENT OUT TO THE PRECINCTS. UM, JUST NOTIFICATION THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE WORKING. OKAY. THANK YOU. ITEM FIVE, APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF NUMBER 24 THROUGH 13 FROM THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD TO ANNEX PORTIONS, COSBY ROAD AND A PORTION OF OLD AIRPORT ROAD. AND TAKE ANY ACTION COURT DEEMS NECESSARY. THIS IS 145 ACRE TRACK OF LAND THAT THEY ARE GOING TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY. IT DOES ENCOMPASS A PORTION OF COSBY ROAD. UH, THERE'S A 0.62 ACRE TRACK ON COSBY AND A 0.10 ACRE TRACK OFF OF OLD AIRPORT ROAD. I DID VERIFY WHAT THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD THAT THEY WOULD BE MAINTAINING A PORTION OF THESE PROPERTIES. THERE'S ALSO AN ADDITIONAL 0.8 FOURTH OF AN ACRE ON OLD AIRPORT AS WELL. SO WE JUST HAVE AN ORDER, UM, TO GET THESE PROPERTIES ANNEXED INTO THE CITY. WE HAVE A MAP FOR THAT. YES SIR. JUST, I DON'T NEED IT RIGHT NOW. I'M JUST, I JUST NEED TO SEE IT 'CAUSE COSBY'S HOURS. UH, YES AND I HAVE REQUESTED, UH, SEND AN EMAIL OVER TO THE CITY'S, UH, GIS DEPARTMENT SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE THAT SHOW UP ON OUR MAP NOW IF THEY'RE GONNA BE MAINTAINING THAT SECTION. 'CAUSE IT IS GONNA BE A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE OKAY. WHEN ROAD CREWS ARE WORKING. SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF THREE AND FOUR. SO, SO Y'ALL HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ORDER? I'M GONNA LET YES. COMMISSIONER WALDEN WE DO. OKAY. AS FAR AS THE ORDER SHE IS CONCERNED FROM THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE COMMISSIONER WALDEN WAS GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER, YOU HAVE NO, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE COMMISSIONER WALDEN IS GOOD WITH WHAT HE'S LOOKING AT. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AND I'M SORRY I DIDN'T PAY. I THOUGHT THAT ALL OF THAT WAS IN PRECINCT FOUR, SO I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. CARRIES FIVE. OH, I'LL TAKE NO ACTION. ON ITEM SIX, WE MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN. RELEASE A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR MAINTENANCE FOR ROWLAND CREEK RANCH AND ACCEPT ROUND ROCK DRIVE RANCH BOULEVARD, ROWLAND CREEK DRIVE BROWN BEAR COURT AND ROLAND CREEK COURT IS COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAYS AT PRECINCT FOUR AND MR. BARRY HAS APPROVED THE RELEASE OF THESE ROADS AS WELL. [01:30:01] I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE WILL SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM EIGHT, MOVE TO ITEM NINE EXCEPT TO PERFORMANCE BOND FOR MAINTENANCE FOR PRAIRIE HILL EDITION PHASE ONE LOCATED WITHIN THE ETJ OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH. AND TAKE ANY ACTION ON THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY. THIS IS A, A SUBDIVISION THAT HAS 16 LOTS. IT IS LOCATED OFF OF BEAR CREEK PARKWAY. IT WAS FILED IN DIRECTLY WITH THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, BUT THEY HAVE PRESENTED US A BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $274,500. PAGE TWO, FOR THESE ROADWAYS TO BE COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAYS. OKAY. AND Y'ALL HAVE EVERYTHING ON THE PAPERWORK IN ORDER? WE DO HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK FROM FORTH. OKAY. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE, THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. CARRIE FIVE OH. MOVE TO ITEM 10 AND APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION FOR A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS LA MADE PHASE SEVEN CONSISTENT OF 2.235 ACRES DEVELOPED BY THOMAS AND JENNIFER BRISCOE LAKE LOCATED OFF OF SAN JACINTO DRIVE WITH WOOD WATER AND PRECINCT FOUR MS. IT IS A, IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. UH, THIS IS A TWO ACRE TRACK OF LAND. THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPL WAS TO CHANGE, UH, THE LOCATE THE REAR DRAINAGE EASEMENT. UH, WE DID SEND OUT 16 CERTIFIED LETTERS AND RAN ADS IN THE PAPER. UH, THIS WAS IN THE ETJ OF THE CITY OF ANNETTA SOUTH, BUT THEY DID RELEASE TO THE COUNTY TO HANDLE AND WE APPROVED A WAIVER ON THIS PROPERTY ON AUGUST 12TH OF THIS YEAR. OKAY, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1157. IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 10, PRECINCT FOUR HERE AT NINE C NINE? WE'LL CLOSE A PUBLIC HEARING AT 1157 AND GO TO THE ITEM. AND PROPER NOTICE WAS LISTED IN THE NEWSPAPER LISTED TO THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND PURPOSE OF TODAY'S HEARING. THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE PERMITTING HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL, AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE. OH, BEFORE WE GO TO ADJOURNMENT, ASK FOR THAT. JUST TWO QUICK THINGS REAL QUICK. UH, THERE WAS, THERE WAS AN INTRODUCTION OF A NEW PROGRAM THAT WE'LL BE DOING AND WOULD ASK FOR Y'ALL'S INPUT ALSO, AS WE LOOK AT HIGHLIGHTING BUSINESSES THAT EITHER EXISTING OR NEW BUSINESSES AND JUST WORK WITH YOU GUYS ON THAT. WE WILL DO IT ON A, NOT ON A SCHEDULED BASIS, BUT ON A MORE OF A SPORADIC OR AS IT DEEMS NECESSARY. AND ALSO I WANT TO THANK THE COURT FOR ITS DECISIVENESS IN, IN FILLING THE POSITION. UH, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 12 ON ADJOURN. I ASK FOR MOTION. MOVE TO ADJOURN. OKAY. AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THE RECORD SHOW WILL ADJOURN 1158. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.