Nov 12, 2024 Commissioners Court

WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM D ON PURCHASING ON THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS OR EQUIPMENT OF YOUR REPORTS.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT? ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CURIOUS.

FIVE O.

MINE'S NOT WORKING.

[4.D.1. Interdepartmental transfers of equipment and inventory reports.]

UH, KIM, NONE.

[4.D.2. BUY PC24-72 2024 Chevrolet Traverse for County Attorney. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

MOVE TO ITEM TWO ON BY THE PC 24 DASH 72 TO 2024 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF BOB PC 24 DASH 72 FOR A 2024 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THIS WOULD BE THROUGH THE BIBLE OR CO-OP CONTRACT.

7 2 4 DASH 23.

MOTION BE BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

WILL A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

CARRIES FIVE OH, ALMOST FIVE.

ITEM THREE, ACTS AND TASER AND BODY CAMERA EQUIPMENT LEASES.

[4.D.3. Axon Taser and Body Camera equipment leases. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

KIM.

SO REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO ALLOW THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE ALL THE PROPOSALS WITH AXON ENTERPRISES FOR THE LEASE OF TASERS AND BODY CAMERAS THROUGH THE BY BOARD CO-OP CONTRACT 7 4 3 DASH 24 AND BY BOARD 6 9 8 DASH 23.

UM, THERE WILL BE, UH, LEASES OBVIOUSLY FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICES AND SOME OF THE BAILIFFS, UM, AS WELL.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? IS THIS CONTINUATION? YES, SIR.

FOUR ON AUTHORIZATION TO SALVAGE, SALVAGE AND DESTROY SURPLUS SCRAP FURNITURE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO DECLARE FURNITURE OF SALVAGE AND DESTROY OR SCRAP IT, UM, INCLUDES SOME DESK CUBICLES, CABINETS, UM, MISS LANIUS, OTHER PIECES.

[4.D.4. Authorization to salvage and destroy surplus scrap furniture. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

SOME OF A LOT OF THIS STUFF IS, UM, FURNITURE, UM, THAT NO ONE IN THE COUNTY NEEDED TO USE THAT WAS LEFT IN THE WEATHERFORD PD BUILDING THAT WE ACQUIRED EARLIER.

UM, AND SO SOME OF THOSE THINGS, INCLUDING METAL LOCKERS THAT WERE DAMAGED IN THE REMOVAL PROCESS WE'RE ALSO REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO SALVAGE AND DESTROY A DESK THAT WAS BROKEN DURING THE MOVING PROCESS FOR THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAD.

FIVE ON AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE PC 25 DASH OH ONE ON AGGREGATE ROAD MATERIALS.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FOR THE ALL IN FAVOR? A MOTION CARRIES FIVE.

A MOVE TO ITEM

[4.D.5. Authorization to Advertise PC25-01 Aggregate Road Materials. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

THIS IS OUR ANNUAL BID FOR AGGREGATE ROAD MATERIALS, UM, TO ANTICIPATED ADVERTISING DATES OF NOVEMBER 13TH AND THE 20TH ANTICIPATED OPENING OF 12 FOUR

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AND AWARD DATE WOULD BE 1223 OF 2024.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALL.

ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? A MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM

[4.D.6. Authorization to Advertise PC25-02 Petroleum Asphalts. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

SIX, AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE PC 25 DASH OH TWO PETROLEUM ASPHALT.

THIS IS ALSO AN ANNUAL BID FOR OUR PETROLEUM ASPHALT ANTICIPATED ADVERTISING DATES OF NOVEMBER 13TH AND 20TH OPENING DATED 12 FOUR AND ALSO ANTICIPATED WAR DATE OF 1223.

SEVEN, AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE PC 25 DASH OH THREE.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH.

MOVE TO ITEM

[4.D.7. Authorization to Advertise PC25-03 Transportation of Human Remains. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

TRANSPORTATION OF HUMAN REMAINS.

SO THIS CONTRACT IS, IS, UM, A CONTRACT THAT IS REQUIRED FOR OUR MEDICAL EXAMINER.

UM, WE HAVE THE TRANSPORT OF HUMAN REMAINS, AND THIS WOULD ANTICIPATE TO ADVERTISE NOVEMBER 13TH AND 20TH, OPENING 12 FOUR AND ALSO AWARD ON DECEMBER 9TH.

IF, IF WE CAN GET IT.

TO ITEM MADE ON BUY PC 24 DASH 73 8,000 GALLON EMULSION TANK FOR PRECINCT TWO, REQUESTING AUTHORIZED AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF BUY PC 24 DASH 73.

MOTION BILL BY COMMISSIONER HILL WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH, MOVE

[4.D.8. BUY PC24-73 8,000 Gallon Emulsion Tank for Pct. 2. (Kim Rivas / Commissioner Holt)]

THIS IS AN 8,000 GALLON EMULSION TANK FOR PRECINCT TWO THROUGH THE BOR CO-OP CONTRACT 6 85 DASH OH TWO TWO.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALL WITH THIS SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

MOVE TO ITEM FIVE A ON DISCUSS.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH.

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

TAKE ACTION ON ONGOING REPORTING OF BOND PROJECTS TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT BY FREEZING NICHOLS.

CHRIS, GOOD MORNING.

UH, THIS IS A MONTHLY REPORT, UH, LEADING THE, THE BOND PROGRAM PROGRESS, UH, LEADING UP, UH, TO THE 1ST OF NOVEMBER.

AND, UH, I, I CHANGED THE FORMAT A LITTLE BIT, SO, UM, LOVE TO HEAR BACK IF, IF Y'ALL FEEL LIKE THIS GIVES YOU BETTER INFORMATION.

BUT I WANTED TO PROVIDE, UH, MORE DETAILS AROUND THE SCHEDULES, UM, AND, UH, TRY TO PRESENT THE SUMMARY IN THAT FORM VERSUS MORE THE, THE BULLET ITEM FORM THAT, THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING.

UM, BUT AT THE, AT THE PROGRAM LEVEL, I MENTIONED HOW WE HAD SUBMITTED THE TIP MOD.

UH, SO THAT'S KIND OF GOING THROUGH THE COG PROCESS ON OLD WEATHERFORD.

UH, SO THAT'S ADDITIONAL FUNDING.

UH, I KNOW MICHAEL RECENTLY MENTIONED IT, UH, IN THE REGIONAL MEETING ABOUT, UM, ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THAT PROJECT.

AND SO THAT'S GOING THROUGH THE COG PROCESS, UH, ON, ON OLD WEATHERFORD ROAD.

UH, STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION.

WE'RE WORKING ON TRYING TO GET A PUBLIC MEETING SET FOR, UH, OAK RIDGE.

UH, WE'RE KIND OF AT THAT STAGE TO, TO INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC ON THAT PROJECT.

UH, AT THE STAGE WE ARE IN DESIGN.

UM, UH, ONE UPDATE ON, UH, THE TECH STOCK COORDINATION IS, UH, THEY'VE, UH, PROCEEDED WITH THE I 20, UH, PROJECT WITH THEIR CONSULTANT.

UH, SO THEY'RE, THEY HAVE 'EM FOCUS THEIR FIRST, UH, FOCUS AREAS BETWEEN, UM, BANKHEAD AND SANTA FE.

UH, 'CAUSE THAT PROJECT IS FUNDED.

AND THEY'VE SAID THAT THE, THE SCHEMATIC FOR THE BIGGER PROJECT THAT INCLUDES THE FRONTAGE ROADS, UH, THAT WILL EXTEND TO THE FIRST QUARTER OF 26.

SO THAT'S THE WORK THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING THROUGHOUT THE NEXT YEAR.

UH, AND THEN AT THAT POINT IS WHEN, UH, THE COUNTY WOULD STEP IN TO DO THE FINAL DESIGN ON THE FRONTAGE ROADS.

THAT'S THE, THE PROJECT THAT GRAHAM WAS SELECTED.

UH, SO THAT IS, UH, MOVING FORWARD WITH, UH, THE WORK THEY'RE DOING THERE.

UH, THEN Y'ALL PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE TECH STOCK FUNDING AGREEMENT, BUT THAT GOT, UH, EXECUTED, UH, THIS LAST MONTH.

UH, SO THIS, UH, SHOWS YOU A SUMMARY, UH, THAT I SCREENSHOTTED FROM POWER BI, UH, KIND OF WHERE WE ARE.

UM, SO ONE THING IS THIS IS ALL THE, UH, THE 2023 BOND PROGRAM.

SO, UH, OBVIOUSLY WITH SOME OF Y'ALL'S APPROVALS, WE HAD HAD SAVINGS FROM THE OLD BOND PROGRAM, UH, THAT, THAT WE HAD ACCELERATED, UH, THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.

UH, BUT THIS SHOWS YOU OF THE 130 MILLION, THE ENCUMBRANCES ARE SEVEN, UH, 0.6 MILLION AND SPENT TO DATE IS 1.9.

THAT'S A COMBINATION OF ENGINEERING EFFORT AND THE RIGHT OF WAY, UH, THAT WAS ACQUIRED AT JOHNSON BEND AND GREEN ACRES.

UH, THIS SHOWS YOU THE,

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THE SUMMARY OF THE FUNDING PARTNERSHIPS.

I HAD PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED THIS IN FEBRUARY.

UH, SO IT HAS THAT INITIAL FUNDING.

UH, LIKE I MENTIONED, OLD WEATHERFORD.

WE HAVE REQUESTED ADDITIONAL FUNDS ON THAT PROJECT, BUT THAT'S PENDING.

UH, AND THEN THE, THE RAMP PROJECT, THE 1187 WIDENING AND SEVEN 30, THOSE NUMBERS ARE WHAT WE HAVE PRESENTED IN FEBRUARY.

UH, THE 180 9 AND VILLE IS THE PROJECT THAT, UH, TECH STOCK JUST WRAPPED UP, UH, WAS, UH, ADDING TURN LANES THERE.

UH, SO THAT'S THE HIGHWAY SAFETY FUNDS.

AND THEN, UH, THEY'VE ALSO FUNDED, UH, THROUGH COORDINATION THAT COMMISSIONER HOLT DID WITH TECH STOCK THAT 51 AND CARTER.

UH, SO THAT, UH, IS ADDITIONAL, UH, $2.5 MILLION IN INTERSECTION FUNDING THERE.

SO, UH, TOTAL WITH THIS BOND PROGRAM IS 76.7 MILLION IN, IN PARTNERSHIP FUNDING.

UM, SO ON THE PROJECT UPDATES SIDE, I WENT WITH THIS MORE COMPREHENSIVE MAP.

UH, I KNOW IN THE PAST WE'VE KIND OF WENT BY PRECINCT, BUT A COUPLE THINGS TO NOTE HERE IS, UH, SO, UH, THE FIRST COMPLETED PROJECT IS ACTUALLY THE NINE 20 TURN LANES AT WILLOW CREEK.

I DO HAVE THE LOOP ON HERE 'CAUSE THAT THOSE KIND OF OVERLAPPED, UH, THE TWO PROGRAMS, UH, IN THE COMPLETED, UH, IN THE DESIGN, YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS IN A MOMENT, I'LL SHOW YOU SOME MORE DETAILS ON THE SCHEDULES OF THOSE, OF THE ONES WE ANTICIPATE.

UH, BIDDING NEXT, UH, READY TO LET IS ACTUALLY A TERMINOLOGY TECH STOCK USES FOR WHEN YOU HAVE THE DESIGN RIGHT OF AWAY AND, UH, UTILITIES CLEAR THAT THEY'RE KIND OF THE NEXT SET OF PROJECTS TO BID.

UM, SO JOHNSON BEND GREEN ACRES IS IN THAT CATEGORY.

UH, WE'VE DONE THE DESIGN AND RIGHT AWAY THE THE LAST ELEMENT IS, UH, THE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING OUT.

AND THEN, UH, WE WILL ISSUE A CONTRACT TO, UH, TO, TO DEMOLISH THOSE STRUCTURES AND THEN GO TO BID, UH, ON THE, THE ROAD WORK, UH, MIDWAY AND JAY AND WOODY, UH, THOSE TWO WERE LOOKING TO GET OUT FOR BID THIS MONTH.

UH, SO THOSE ARE PRECINCT TWO PROJECTS.

THERE YOU'LL SEE FM ONE 13.

UH, WE HAVE GOTTEN APPROVAL.

THE LAST, UH, ELEMENT THERE IS JUST THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE RAILROAD AND TECH STOCK.

UH, AND SO THEY'VE TOLD US THAT'S A SIX MONTH PROCESS, BUT THE RAILROAD HAS APPROVED THE PLANS AND THAT'S KIND OF THE MILESTONE WE'VE BEEN TARGETING FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

UH, AND THEN THE SEVEN 30 SIGNAL AT STEWART HAS BEEN DELIVERED TO TDOT.

AND SO THEY'RE GONNA BUILD THAT WITH AN ON CON, UH, AN ON-CALL CONTRACT THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE.

SO THEY WON'T BE BIDDING THAT JOB.

AND ANTICIPATION IS A JANUARY, FEBRUARY, UH, START ON THAT CONSTRUCTION.

UM, AND SO I'M GONNA GO, YOU'LL SEE THE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, OF COURSE, OLD WEATHERFORD, UH, I KNOW THAT'S BEEN QUESTIONED OF HOW THEY'VE STARTED.

I'VE TOLD THEY STARTED CLEARING YESTERDAY.

THEY HAD KIND OF BEEN, SINCE THERE WAS A GAP BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL, UM, SURVEY WORK AND THE CONSTRUCTION, THEY HAD TO GET THE SURVEY AT A REESTABLISH CONTROL.

SO THAT'S BEEN DONE AND NOW THEY'RE STARTING THE CLEARING ON THAT PROJECT.

AND THEN OF COURSE, Y AWARD AWARDED ELLIS CREEK AND, AND THAT CONSTRUCTION'S ABOUT TO BEGIN.

UM, SO A LITTLE BIT, THESE ARE, I WANTED TO KIND OF, I BASICALLY TOOK THE PROGRAM SCHEDULES THAT, THAT WE HAD PREPARED AND TRY TO PUT IT IN A FORMAT THAT WOULD PRESENT WELL.

SO YOU'LL SEE THE, THE MIDWAY AND JE WOODY AND PRECINCT ONE, UH, BEING.

THOSE ARE THE PROJECTS WE'RE KIND OF AT THE PLACE TO, TO BID THOSE OUT.

UH, THOMAS ROAD, WE HAVE BEEN, UH, COORDINATING WITH MR. THOMAS.

THERE IS THE ONLY, UH, RIGHT OF WAY THAT'S NEEDED.

UH, SO THAT ONE'S, UH, LAGGING A LITTLE BIT TO, UH, ACQUIRE THAT RIGHT OF WAY.

AND, AND, UH, ON CHURCH WE'RE DOING THE, THE RIGHT OF WAY DOCUMENTS THERE TO ACQUIRE THAT RIGHT OF WAY.

UH, AND THEN, UH, ON POJO, I GUESS THAT KIND OF SPLITS.

UH, MOST OF THAT'S ACTUALLY IN PRECINCT TOO, UH, BUT BEEN COORDINATING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER THERE.

UH, AND, UH, TO KIND OF WORK ON WHAT, WHAT DEVELOPMENT THAT, UH, THAT THEY HAVE PLANNED.

UH, THEY'RE ACTUALLY WHERE THE, THAT PROJECT TIES INTO GOSHEN AND, UH, PRECINCT TWO.

UH, YOU'LL SEE, UH, THE JOHNSON BID AND GREEN ACRES, LIKE I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.

UH, WE'RE DONE WITH DESIGN, JUST KIND OF WRAPPING UP, UH, THE RELOCATION OF, UH, THE PARCELS WE ACQUIRED.

AND THEN THE NEXT STAGE WOULD BE THE ASBESTOS, UM, SURVEY AND THEN THE DEMOLITION OF THOSE, UH, STRUCTURES.

UH, AND THEN YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE THERE, OF COURSE, THE NINE 20 TURN LANES ARE

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COMPLETE.

UH, THE, UH, CARTER ROAD IS, IS UNDER DESIGN.

WE COMPLETED THAT SURVEY AND YOU'LL SEE OAK RIDGE IS ONE.

UH, I'VE PUT THE SCHEDULE THAT WE HAVE.

I FEEL LIKE THIS IS ONE THAT CAN BE ACCELERATED.

AND THE REASON IS THE FEW RIGHT OF WAY PARCELS WE NEED, UM, WOULD NOT PRECLUDE CONSTRUCTION PROCEEDING.

UH, 'CAUSE THEY'RE KIND OF CORNER CLIPS.

AND SO THAT'S ELEMENT.

WE'LL, UH, TALK WITH COMMISSIONER HOLTON ON THE, THE GOAL IS TO GET A PUBLIC MEETING IN DECEMBER AND THEN LOOK AT ADVERTISING THAT RIGHT AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR, WHICH WOULD PUSH THAT AHEAD OF, AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, UH, IN PRECINCT THREE.

UH, SIMILAR WITH, UH, RICK WILLIAMSON.

YOU'LL SEE THERE WE'RE AT THE END OF DESIGN, UH, YOU'LL SEE I HAVE A LITTLE GAP THERE BETWEEN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.

MAINLY THAT'S THE TECH STOCK PERMIT AT THE INTERSECTIONS.

THERE'S SO MUCH TO BUILD THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN DO THAT CONCURRENTLY AND, UH, GET THAT ONE OUT FOR BID, UH, ADVERTISE AT THE END OF DECEMBER, UH, TO GET THAT ONE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AS WELL.

UH, RAMP PROJECTS, UH, GRAHAM HAD, UH, COMPLETED THE 30% PLANS ON SCHEDULE AND THOSE ARE UNDER REVIEW BY TECH STOCK.

UH, I HAVE RIGHT OF WAY THERE.

WE ARE NOT BELIEVING WE NEED ANY RIGHT OF WAY, ALTHOUGH THERE WILL LIKELY BE SOME UTILITIES THAT NEED TO BE ADJUSTED.

UH, SO THAT, THAT PROJECT'S PROCEEDING WITH THE SCHEDULE.

AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THERE, AS I MENTIONED, WITH KIND OF THE LATEST UPDATE WE GOT ON THE FRONTAGE ROADS.

I MOVED THE COUNTY'S DESIGN OUT TO 2026 ONCE THAT SCHEMATIC WORK IS COMPLETED.

UH, AND THEN IN PRECINCT FOUR, UH, YOU'LL SEE BANKHEAD KIND OF BEEN, UH, A LARGE FOCUS THERE.

UH, THAT ONE WE ARE WORKING ON THE RIGHT OF WAY DOCUMENTS 'CAUSE THEY'RE, THERE IS SEVERAL PARCELS OF RIGHT OF WAY ON THAT SPECIFIC ONE.

WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH WILLOW PARK AS WELL.

'CAUSE THEY HAVE SOME UTILITIES, UH, ALONG THAT ROUTE.

AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE DISCUSSED IS POTENTIALLY MIGHT PHASE CONSTRUCT THAT PROJECT.

UH, WE'RE KIND OF WORKING WITH WILLOW PARK ON, UH, THE, THE TIMING OF THEIR UTILITIES TO SEE IF THAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE.

THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF WORK THAT COULD BE DONE OUTSIDE OF WHERE WE NEED, UH, RIGHT OF WAY.

UH, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, KELLY ROAD, UH, WE'RE PROCEEDING WITH THAT SOUTHERN PIECE THERE, UH, FROM BEAR CREEK TO 3 77, UH, THAT DESIGN'S UNDERWAY.

UH, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THERE THE TWO PHASES OF 1187.

UH, ON THE FIRST PHASE, WE'RE ACTUALLY AT 90% ON THE ROAD DESIGN, BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY ON THE UTILITIES.

AND SO THAT'S WHY I'M SHOWING THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER OUT.

BUT, UH, WE'RE, IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE GETTING CLOSE WITH THAT, THAT COORDINATION.

UH, SO THIS INFORMATION, UH, WE, WE ALWAYS PUT, PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE PUBLIC TO DOWNLOAD AND VIEW.

UH, IF, IF YOU WANT TO, YOU KNOW, BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THOSE CHARTS CLOSER SO THAT I'LL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS.

DO Y'ALL LIKE THAT SCHEDULE FORMAT OVER THE BULLET ITEM FOR ME? I DO LIKE THAT.

THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S A GOOD JOB, CHRIS.

THANK Y'ALL.

UH, STAY, STAY.

OH, YOU'RE AT, YEAH, JUDGE, I DO HAVE ONE COMMENT.

CHRIS, JUST SO WE CAN BE TRANSPARENT WITH THE TAXPAYERS, WOULD YOU KEEP A ORIGINAL TIMELINE VERSUS AN ADJUSTED TIMELINE ALWAYS AVAILABLE? IN OTHER WORDS, IF, IF THERE ARE DELAYS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAXPAYERS TO SEE THAT, HEY, THIS, WE ORIGINALLY COMMUNICATED THIS, BUT IT BECAME THIS.

AND THEN WHEN WE EXPLAIN, YOU KNOW, WHY THE CHANGE IS MADE SO THAT THEY HAVE A HIGH LEVEL OF TRUST IN WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE'RE MANAGING THE PROJECTS.

YEAH, I CAN DO THAT.

AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE DO ON THE WEBSITE, WE KEEP EACH MONTH, SO WE'LL ALWAYS BE ABLE TO KIND OF LOOK BACK, BUT BE HAPPY AND FEATURE UPDATES TO, YOU KNOW, DISCUSS ANY OF YOUR CHANGES IN SCHEDULE.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO ITEM SIX ON PRESENTATION, ON DISCUSSION, UPDATE ON THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION MEETING, UH, THAT WE HAD LAST WEEK WHERE, UH, AND WE'VE HAD ONE OR TWO OF THESE THINGS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AS WE WENT INTO THE BOND 2023 BOND.

YOU KNOW, DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU CHRIS.

UM, WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT.

[6.A. Discussion/Update on Regional Transportation Meeting. (Judge Deen)]

UM, AND THIS IS ONE OF THE, THE VERY POSITIVE THINGS OF THIS MEETING IS WHERE WE GOT ALL OUR TRANSPORTATION PARTNERS TOGETHER.

OH, THANK YOU.

AND, UM, AND IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG, BUT BASICALLY THE SCOPE OF THIS WAS WE HAD ALL THE LEADERS OF THE COUNTY, MAJORITY OF THE CITIES THERE,

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UM, AS WELL AS THE TARRANT REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COALITION, UH, COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, RTC, AND THEN WE HAD, UH, TXDOT AS WELL.

AND, UH, I HAD CHRIS KIND OF NARRATE THAT FOR ME AND KIND OF COORDINATE THAT.

AND, AND, AND THE REALLY, THE GOAL OF THAT MEETING WAS TO, TO HAVE A DIRECTION OF WHERE WE'RE GOING AND WHEN WE PASS THE BOND, WE WE'RE, WE'RE PROGRESSING RAPIDLY WITH THAT.

WE'VE GOTTEN AN IMMENSE AMOUNT IN MATTER OF FACT MORE OF THE, UH, MATCHING FUNDS.

AND WE ANTICIPATED, AND THAT'S CONTINUING TO HAPPEN.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE ALL WERE HOPING FOR.

AND, UH, WE HAD GOOD LEADERSHIP IN THE PAST ON TRANSPORTATION, AND WE'RE CONTINUING THAT LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP IN THE TRANSPORTATION SEGMENT.

I'M PROUD TO HEAR, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS, I WANT TO HAVE YOU SPEAK TO THIS, BECAUSE ONE OF THE, THE, THE, THE NARRATIVES OF THIS WAS WATER, WHICH COMMISSIONER WALDEN THANK YOU, DID A GREAT JOB OF THAT.

AND I GOT NOTHING BUT GOOD FEEDBACK ON THE, THE, AND ONE OF THE KEY THINGS WITH THAT MIKE MORRIS WHO SAID, WE GOT A 10 IN TRANSPORTATION, BUT THEN WE GET LIKE A TWO AND OR WE HANDLING WATER.

WELL, THE THING IS, WE DON'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB, WHICH WE'RE GONNA DO BETTER AT COMMUNICATING WHAT WE'RE DOING.

THE MONEY WE COMMITTED TO ARPA, THE MEETING THAT WE HAD, THE COMMITTEE WE'RE MEETING WITH AND WE'RE DOING, AND CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THIS COMMUNITY ON HELPING AND ASSIST WITH THAT ON THE SITUATION WITH THE DESPERATE NEED OF WATER.

BUT ONE OF THE KEY THINGS ABOUT THIS WAS, IS TO HEAR ONE, SOME OF THE MATCHING FUNDS AND TALKING ABOUT HOW THE, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS PRESENTED.

MIKE MORRIS SPOKE, IF YOU WOULD JUST KIND OF GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT YOUR SCOPE OF THAT MEETING WAS.

BUT THE KEY OF IT WAS WHAT'S NEXT? AND WE GOT THIS NOW DONE AND WE DO IT NORMALLY, DO A SEVEN YEAR CYCLE ON A, ON A TRANSPORTATION BOND.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE THAT LUXURY OF WAITING SEVEN MORE YEARS FOR A BOND, BUT IT'S WHAT'S NEXT WHERE, AND START HAVING THESE CITIES INVENTORY WHERE THE, THE, THE NEXT BIG PROJECTS ARE GONNA BE WHERE THEY WANT TO BE IN 10 TO 15 YEARS IS REALLY A KEY TO THAT.

AND THEN I WANNA HAVE COMMISSIONER WALDEN SPEAK ABOUT THE WATER THAT WAS TALKED ABOUT, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

SURE.

AND, UH, SO IF YOU WOULD, CHRIS, PLEASE.

Y YEAH, I WANNA SHOW THIS.

THIS IS A SLIDE THAT, UH, TECH STOCK HAD PUT TOGETHER.

UM, SWITCH BACK, JUDGE, OH, THERE WE GO.

WHEN, WHEN, UH, TEXTILE GAVE AN UPDATE TO THE GROUP, THEY HAD, UH, PUT TOGETHER THIS, UH, MAP AND IT KIND OF OUTLINES, UH, THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECENTLY COMPLETED UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

UM, SO THE, THE PROJECTS YOU'LL SEE THERE, I THINK ONE OF THE, THE POSITIVES WAS REALLY TWO ELEMENTS IS IF YOU REWIND A YEAR AGO, A LOT OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE NOW ACTIVE IN TECH STOCK WERE, UH, ONES THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT DOING BUT HADN'T STARTED.

UH, SO THAT WOULD INCLUDE LIKE I 20 AND, UH, THE FM ROADS THAT YOU SEE THERE HIGHLIGHTED IN PURPLE.

UH, SO NOW THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE ENGINEERS UNDER CONTRACT, UH, PROGRESSING THOSE.

AND SO, UM, SO I THINK THAT WAS KIND OF ONE HIGHLIGHT IS THAT THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY AND INVESTMENT GOING ON IN, UH, PARKER COUNTY.

AND SO, UM, I I THOUGHT THAT WAS A NICE CHANGE OF LIKE HOW MUCH PROGRESS THEY'VE MADE IN ONE YEAR ON THE PROJECTS THEY'RE DOING OUTSIDE OF WHAT THE COUNTY'S DOING.

UH, SO THAT WAS A KEY ELEMENT.

AND THEN, UH, MICHAEL AND CHRISTIE KIND OF SPOKE TO, UH, THOSE PROJECTS.

AND I'LL SCROLL THERE TO, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THEY HAD KIND OF INITIALLY FUNDED THAT I MENTIONED IN THE MONTHLY REPORT BEING OLD WEATHERFORD, THE 1187 SEGMENTS, UH, THE BETHEL ROAD, UH, RAMPS, AND THEN SEVEN 30.

SO THOSE WERE KIND OF THE INITIAL THINGS.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN THE GROUP IS WITH A LOT OF THE ESCALATING COSTS THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS ASKED TO COG OF, UH, ARE THEY GONNA CONTINUE TO INVEST? AND, AND, UH, AS THEY STATED, YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT THEY'VE ALREADY COMMITTED TO, THEY'LL, THEY'LL, YOU KNOW, KEEP COMMITTING ADDITIONAL FUNDS IF NEEDED TO GET THOSE JOBS COMPLETED.

UH, SO I THINK THAT'S GREAT NEWS IN THAT A LOT OF THESE, UH, LIKE WE HAVE THE PHASE TWO OF 1187 AND SEVEN 30, UH, IN THE DESIGN PHASE, UH, AND THEN OF COURSE THE, THE WORK ON THE BETHEL ROAD RAMPS.

UH, SO, AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE MAIN MESSAGES FROM COG WAS ABOUT, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE COUNTY DOING ON THE WATER SIDE? AND, UH, COMMISSIONER WALDEN, YOU, YOU WANT TO KIND OF ADD TO THAT? 'CAUSE YOU GAVE A GREAT PRESENTATION AT THAT.

YOU GOT THAT SLIDE YOU USED.

UH, YES.

LET ME SCROLL TO THAT ONE.

UH, FUNDS BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE WATER TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH.

YOU KNOW, MY FEELING WAS THAT MICHAEL MORRIS REPRESENTING THE TRANSPORTATION DIVISION OF COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WAS READY TO SAY THAT PARKER COUNTY'S PROBABLY NOT GONNA NEED 'EM ANYMORE, TRANSPORTATION,

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AND SO MY TASK WAS TO SHOW THAT WE WE ARE IN PROGRESS AND, AND THAT PROGRESS THERE, UH, IF YOU, IF YOU LOOK AT THAT MAP THAT SHOWS THE WATER ENTITIES IN PARKER COUNTY, THE, AND JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE INCLUDED IN ONE OF THOSE COLORED SECTIONS DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU HAVE, UH, A WATER COMPANY THAT PROVIDES WATER TO YOUR ADDRESS.

IN FACT, THE THE TRUTH IS THAT PROBABLY YOU DON'T, THOSE ARE JUST THE, UH, AREAS THAT THEY HAVE OUTLINED AS THEIR AREAS.

ALL THE WHITE AREAS HAVE NOTHING.

THEY ALL RELY ON WELLS.

AND SO I, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

THE, UH, COMMITTEE THAT WE CALL HYDROLOGY 2050 THAT WE BROUGHT FORWARD, THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE TO, UH, UH, ASSESS THE WATER NEEDS OF PARKER COUNTY FOR THE NEXT 50 YEARS.

UH, THE, UH, THE FACT THAT WE HAVE HIRED, UH, FRIESA NICHOLS AS OUR ENGINEERING FIRM FOR WATER FOR PARKER COUNTY, UH, THAT THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS NOW OF, UH, HELPING US DEVELOP LEGISLATION TO CREATE A PARKER COUNTY WATER DISTRICT SO THAT WE CAN WORK AS A, ON A REGIONAL BASIS TO, UH, BRING WATER AND WASTEWATER, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE TO PARKER COUNTY.

UH, THE FACT THAT WE ARE, UH, THROUGH OUR ENGINEERING FIRM WORKING TODAY TO MAKE DEALS WITH SOMEONE, OR MANY PEOPLE TO BRING ADDITIONAL WATER RESOURCES TO PARKER COUNTY AND BEGIN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE FROM A PARKER COUNTY REGIONAL BASIS RATHER THAN FOR THOSE COLORED IN SPACES THAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE ON THE MAP.

UM, AND YES, WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE, UH, DRILLING 1500 WELLS PER YEAR IN PARKER COUNTY HAVE FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS, AND THAT WE'RE NUMBER ONE IN TEXAS IN THAT.

AND, UH, THAT WE ARE, UH, WE'LL BE BRINGING FORWARD SOME, SOME POTENTIAL CHANGES TO OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS THAT WILL ENABLE US TO HAVE A STOP GAP BETWEEN WHERE WE ARE NOW AND WHERE WE ARE WHEN WE DO HAVE ADDITIONAL WATER FLOWING DOWN, UH, FROM WHICHEVER DIRECTION IT MIGHT COME FROM.

AND SO THAT'S KIND OF THE, THE HIGHLIGHTS, UH, THE, OF WHAT I SPOKE ABOUT AND, UH, KIND OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AS A, AS A HYDROLOGY 2050 COMMITTEE HERE IN PARKER COUNTY.

AND I, AND I THINK IT, UM, WE OF COURSE DIDN'T PLAN FOR THAT IN THE MEETING, BUT IT WAS NICE THAT MICHAEL KIND OF BROUGHT UP THE WATER CONCERN AND, UH, COMMISSIONER WALDEN WAS PREPARED TO, TO SPEAK ON IT.

SO IT SHOWED THAT KIND OF, UH, HOW MUCH THE COUNTY'S UNITED AROUND BOTH WATER AND TRANSPORTATION.

YOU KNOW, ONE THING INTERESTING ON THE MAP, YOU COULD SEE THAT THAT KIND OF JAGGED LINE IS THE TRINITY BASIN, UH, ON THE EAST SIDE AND ON THE WEST SIDE'S, THE BRAZOS BASIN.

AND, UM, SO THAT, YOU KNOW, IS TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STRATEGIES ON WATER, DEPENDING ON WHICH SIDE YOU'RE ON.

BUT ONE THING I WAS LOOKING AT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TECH STOCK TRANSPORTATION MAP, AS WELL AS A LOT OF THE, THE DEVELOPMENTS WE'VE DONE ON THE COUNTY BOND PROGRAMS, A LOT OF THAT'S IN THE TRINITY SIDE.

UH, THERE'S SOME OVERLAP, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT AS SOMEONE THAT'S ONLY HAD A CAREER IN TRANSPORTATION, YOU CAN REALLY SEE THAT SYNERGY BETWEEN WATER AND TRANSPORTATION.

UH, SO IT'S NICE ALL THE WORK Y'ALL ARE DOING IN THAT REGARD.

YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU, CHRIS.

MM-HMM, .

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT BEFORE WE MOVE ON? AGAIN, THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THESE MEETINGS.

IT'S HARD TO GET MIKE MORRIS TO, UM, COME TO THESE MEETINGS, ESPECIALLY WAY OUT HERE, BUT AGAIN, IT'S GOOD FOR HIM TO GET STUCK IN TRAFFIC ON I 20.

AND IT JUST, IT JUST KIND OF, AND WE TALKED ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT WITH IN FACT, EVEN TIED IN WITH WATER ON SOME OF THE, THE PROJECT, WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO THERE FROM A RECLAMATION STANDPOINT OR A RECHARGING THE WELL TECHNOLOGY THAT I THINK THEY'RE GONNA USE US.

LARRY, YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT THAT? YEAH, I, I, I SPOKE TO MICHAEL REGARDING THAT.

HE, HE, HE BRINGS FORWARD A, A PLAN THAT THEY HAVE TO, UH, CAPTURE RUNOFF FROM ROADWAYS, STORE IT SO THAT IT CAN BE, UH, RE-INJECTED BACK INTO THE AQUIFER.

AND IT'S RESEARCH THAT THEY'RE DOING WITH UT UH, ARLINGTON ALSO SPOKE WITH, UH, REPRESENTATIVE THERE FROM UT ARLINGTON, AND THEY'RE MORE THAN WILLING TO WORK WITH US ON PROJECTS OF THAT NATURE.

THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT THAT'S RESEARCH THAT THEY HAVE GOING ON THERE AND THAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR AREAS.

I TOLD THEM WE, WE HAVE THE AREAS TO DO THAT.

SO WE'RE LOOKING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH PROJECTS OF THAT NATURE TOO.

BUT TO GET MIKE OUT HERE IS PROBABLY ONCE A YEAR AT BEST.

AND THESE MEETINGS WILL CONTINUE.

UM, IT WILL, UH,

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UM, I THINK, BUT, UM, THANK YOU ALL AGAIN AND THANK YOU, CHRIS, FOR THE EFFORTS THAT YOU PUT TOGETHER ON THAT.

WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT, JUDGE.

WE GET THAT.

UH, CAN WE GET THAT PRESENTATION FROM MR. BOSCO EMAILED TO THE COURT, PLEASE? SURE.

MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN ON APPROVAL.

[7.A. Discuss/Approve candidates for Child Protective Services Board Member positions. (Gerald Hobson / Judge Deen)]

UNDER ITEM A, DISCUSS APPROVED CANDIDATES FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE BOARD MEMBER POSITIONS.

UM, GERALD HOBSON HERE.

I DON'T THINK GERALD'S HERE, BUT I SEE RUTH SWANG.

EVERYTHING IS CONFIDENTIAL.

GERALD IS, UH, SICK.

HE HAS THE FLU, SO I'M FILLING IN FOR HIM.

UH, THE PARKER COUNTY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES BOARD HAS FOUR, UH, INDIVIDUALS THAT HAS FULL, HAVE FULFILLED THE BACKGROUND CHECK AND, UH, NEED YOUR APPROVAL FOR FULL VOTING RIGHTS.

THESE ARE DONNA COUCH, PAM PEARSON, MISTY SAL, AND GALEN DAVIS.

OF THESE FOUR, UM, THE ONLY ONE THAT'S NOT PRESENT TODAY IS MISTY SAL.

UH, WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE THESE FOUR NEW MEMBERS.

WE'RE TRYING TO, UH, OUR BOARD, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, GOT VERY, VERY LOW IN MEMBERSHIP DUE TO COVID, UH, PEOPLE MOVING OUT OF THE COUNTY AND OTHER REASONS.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THESE POTENTIAL NEW MEMBERS.

MOTION IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN FOR APPROVAL FOR THESE, UH, INDIVIDUALS.

UH, SECOND IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

UH, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? YEAH, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THESE PEOPLE AND TO, UH, BRING THEM INTO SERVICE ON THE BOARD.

UH, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES BOARD IS, UH, UH, THE BOARD THAT SERVES SOME OF OUR, UH, MOST NEEDY INDIVIDUALS HERE IN PARKER COUNTY.

AND, UH, THE WORK THAT THEY DO, UH, TOWARD THAT AND, AND TOWARD ASSISTING THOSE KIDS IS, IS IMMEASURABLE.

SO MY HAT'S OFF TO THOSE THAT ARE WILLING TO SERVE, AND MY OFFICE WORKS HAND IN HAND WITH YOU GUYS.

UH, MAYBE YOU WOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY NOW TO EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT SERVICES YOU PROVIDE FOR THE CHILDREN AS FAR AS CLOTHING AND, AND DIFFERENT ITEMS THAT YOU PROVIDE FOR THE FAMILIES.

OH, SURE.

UM, OUR BOARD, UH, TAKES A LOT OF PRIDE IN, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE PROVIDE, SUCH AS CLOTHING, SHOES.

MANY TIMES WHEN A CHILD OR CHILDREN ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR HOME, THEY MAY BE REMOVED WITH NOTHING BUT THE CLOTHES OR THE DIAPER ON THEIR BACK.

UM, A LOT OF TIMES THEY'RE LIVING IN, UM, A SITUATION OF FILTH, A SITUATION OF, UM, JUST ABUSE.

AND SO WHAT OUR BOARD DOES IS WE TRY TO FULFILL SOME OF THEIR BASIC NEEDS.

UH, AGAIN, THAT MIGHT BE CLOTHING, THAT MIGHT BE SHOES.

WE TRY TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY IF IT'S AN OLDER CHILD, IF THEY WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY TYPE OF SPORTS, IF WE CAN PAY THE, THE, UH, DUES OR FEES OR WHATEVER.

UM, ANOTHER THING THAT WE DO IS, MANY, MANY TIMES THE CHILD HAS MAYBE BEEN SLEEPING ON THE FLOOR, WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING THAT EVEN, I THINK THERE'S A STATE LAW ABOUT THAT.

WE BUY A LOT OF BEDS.

WE BUY A LOT OF CAR SEATS.

WE BUY A LOT OF PACK AND PLAYS.

UM, ANYTHING TO GIVE THESE KIDS, UH, JUST A CHANCE FOR A NORMAL LIFE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON AS WE SPEAK, UM, IS OUR CHRISTMAS FOR KIDS PROGRAMS. AND WE HAVE ANY, I'M JUST GONNA SAY AS A ROUND NUMBER, PROBABLY 150 KIDS THAT WE PROVIDE CHRISTMAS FOR THAT OTHERWISE PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE MUCH, IF ANY OF A CHRISTMAS.

ANOTHER BIG THING THAT WE DO IN APRIL IS OUR, UH, PREVENTION, CHILDHOOD PREVENTION ABUSE.

AND THAT'S, UH, A BIG THING THAT WE DO TO TRY TO GET THE WORD OUT.

SO IF A CHILD IS LIVING IN A SITUATION WHERE HE OR SHE IS UNCOMFORTABLE, THERE'S A STATE 800 NUMBER THAT THEY CAN CALL.

BUT WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT TO THE SCHOOLS, UM, JUST AGAIN, PARKER COUNTY, UM, AS IT GROWS, SO DOES THE PROBLEM.

AND IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THE PROBLEM HASN'T BEEN HERE BECAUSE IT HAS FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, BUT AGAIN, AS OUR COUNTY GROWS, SO DOES THE PROBLEM.

AND WE'RE, WE ARE AT TOTAL ARMS LENGTH.

WE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S NAMES OR THAT SORT OF THING.

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WE JUST, WHEN THE CASEWORKERS COME TO US WITH THE REQUISITION, UM, WE KNOW WHAT THE, UH, REQUEST IS.

WE KNOW WHAT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS, AND THEN WE VOTE TO SEE IF WE CAN APPROVE IT EITHER IN WHOLE OR IMPARTIAL.

SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF BEEN A VERY SMALL NUTSHELL.

BUT OUR BOARD TAKES TREMENDOUS, EXCUSE ME, TREMENDOUS PRIDE IN TRYING TO HELP THESE KIDS IN PARKER COUNTY, UH, LIVE A NORMAL LIFE AND ESCAPE SOME OF THE SITUATIONS THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN.

AND THAT SEGUES INTO THE NEXT THING.

Y'ALL HAVE A FUNDRAISER COMING UP? YES.

MAYBE YOU COULD TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT.

DONNA , THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU, RUTH.

WE'RE HAVING OUR FIRST EVER CPS LUNCHEON ON THE 22ND.

I BELIEVE ALL OF YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED AN INVITATION.

JOHN AND MIKE ARE DOING A TABLE.

UM, AND WE'RE HOPING TO BRING AWARENESS TO PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT CPS DOES AND DISTINGUISH BETWEEN WHAT WE DO AND CAC DOES AND CASA DOES BECAUSE WE ALL WORK TOGETHER.

BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE WHAT THE CPS BOARD DOES.

SO, UH, WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT Y'ALL WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT, UH, HAS BEEN NEWLY APPOINTED? WOULD, WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK, AND THANK YOU, DONNA, VERY MUCH FOR THAT.

UH, IF Y'ALL WOULD, WELL, FIRST I'M GONNA ASK FOR A MOTION AND WE CAN APPROVE THESE.

WE, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TABLE, JUDGE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

IT BUMPED UP TO THE TOP.

UH, COMMISSIONER WALDEN HAS, UH, MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL A SECOND, BUT COMMISSIONER HALE, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

CARRIES FIVE.

OH, IF Y'ALL WOULD, WOULD Y'ALL LIKE TO COME UP AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH US, PLEASE? OF YOUR CHAIRS? OKAY, WE'LL TAKE TWO.

1, 2, 3, TAKE ONE MORE.

1, 2, 3.

B ON THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO ITEM

[7.B. Public Hearing for Reinvestment Zone. (Chris Strayer / Judge Deen) PUBLIC HEARING]

UM, AT THIS TIME, UH, CHRIS, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING BEFORE I GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARING? UH, YOU WANNA HELP IT? UH, YEAH, JUST, UH, REAL QUICK, UH, THIS IS THE SAME REINVESTMENT ZONE THAT WE APPROVE LAST MEETING.

HOWEVER, WE FOUND SOME INCONSISTENCIES, UH, IN THE PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS.

AND SINCE THE STATE IS VERY PRESCRIPTIVE IN THE PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS FOR THESE KINDS OF, UH, UM, ZONES, AND THEN ABATEMENTS, UH, FOLLOWING IS WE'RE ABOUT TO SUBMIT THOSE TO THE STATE.

UH, EVENTUALLY WE THOUGHT WE WOULD JUST COME BACK, UH, CLEAN UP THOSE INCONSISTENCIES AND, AND DO IT AGAIN.

SO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CHECKING ALL THE BOXES.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THIS TODAY.

BUT THAT DOESN'T AFFECT THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT WE CAN DO HERE.

IT DOES NOT.

COULD WE REFRESH, UH, REFRESH EVERYBODY AS TO WHERE IT IS AND LOCATION? YEAH.

SO THIS PROJECT IS, UH, ON LAND OF GOSHEN OF 1 99 NORTH OF, WELL, I GUESS IT WOULD BE NORTHWEST OF SPRINGTOWN.

UH, AND SO THE PROJECT IS FOR, UH, INDUSTRIAL, UH, USE IN THAT AREA.

AND SO ONCE, UH, WE HAVE THIS REAPPROVED, UH, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE 30 DAYS AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AND DO THE ACTUAL PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT PROJECT.

WHAT'S THE SIZE OF THE LOCATION, ROUGHLY? THE, THE ACREAGE? YES.

OR THE ACREAGE IS ABOUT 10 ACRES? YEAH.

AT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN A PUBLIC HEARING AT NINE 40.

IS THERE ONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM B ON THE REINVESTMENT ZONE? RECORDS SHOW THAT WE OPEN THAT AT NINE 40.

THEN MOVE TO ITEM C ON VOTE FOR APPROVAL FROM REINVESTMENT ZONE.

HEARING NINE C NINE.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT NINE 40.

[7.C. Vote for approval of Reinvestment Zone. (Chris Strayer / Judge Deen)]

MOVE TO APPROVE THAT ITEM AS PRESENTED.

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MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

MOTION A CARRIES FIVE.

OH, THANK YOU, CHRIS.

GO TO ITEM D ON UPDATE TO DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON ARPA FUNDING FOR DISPATCH EXPANSION.

LET

[7.D. Update/Discuss/Take action on ARPA funding for dispatch expansion. (Mark Arnett / Judge Deen)]

UH, MARK.

GOOD MORNING.

UH, DURING, UH, BUDGET SESSIONS, THE COURT APPROVED $150,000 FOR, UH, DISPATCH EXPANSION AND REMODELING.

UM, DURING THAT TIME WE TALKED ABOUT USING ARPA FUNDS TO PAY FOR THAT.

ONCE WE BEGAN THAT PROJECT, WE, UH, I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS, UH, QUITE A BIT MORE THAT WAS GONNA BE, HAD TO BE SPENT TO, UH, TO COMPLETE THE EXPANSION.

UM, I'VE SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS TO THE ARPA COMMITTEE REQUESTING THOSE FUNDS.

I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK YET TALKING TO, UM, THE AUDITOR AND THE PURCHASING AGENT.

I KNOW THAT WE'RE COMING UP ON A DEADLINE TO ENCUMBER THOSE FUNDS IF WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO USE THE ARPA FUNDS, UM, IN ORDER TO DO THE DISPATCH EXPANSION.

SO I BELIEVE WE HAVE AN ARPA MEETING TOMORROW, IS THAT CORRECT? YES.

SO, AND THE ARPA APPLICATION, UM, SUBMITTED WAS, UH, THE COURT APPROVED 150,000.

I HAD SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR 400,000.

UM, I'VE GOTTEN A QUOTE BACK FROM BD HAMPTON OR BROWN FOR THE ENGINEERING MECHANICAL SERVICES OF 77,000, WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED IN MY ORIGINAL REQUEST TO THE COURT FOR THE FUNDING.

UM, I ALSO INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION A REQUEST FOR BRAND NEW FURNITURE.

THE FURNITURE THAT'S BEEN IN THAT IS IN DISPATCH CURRENTLY THAT WE'VE BEEN USING IS 15 YEARS OLD.

IT'S BREAKING DOWN.

IT'S OLD.

IT'S, IT'S MY OPINION IN, IN TALKING TO THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THERE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO ADD TO THAT FURNITURE.

UM, SO WE HAVE IDENTIFIED A COUPLE DIFFERENT VENDORS, BUT I FEEL PERSONALLY THE, THE BEST SOLUTION FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES FOR PARKER COUNTY IS TO INSTALL, UM, NEW FURNITURE THAT'S SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THAT JOB AND THAT JOB FUNCTION.

AND, UM, WE GOT A QUOTE FROM A VENDOR THAT, THAT BUILDS FROM THE GROUND UP THAT FURNITURE AND IT CAME IN FOR THOSE SEVEN DISPATCH STATIONS.

AND THEN THE THREE OTHER WORKSTATIONS SUPERVISOR STATION COME IN AT, AROUND AROUND $120,000.

SO, AND THEN ESTIMATED, UH, THE REMODELING COST AT 200,000.

SO THAT'S WHERE I COME UP WITH THE $400,000 FOR THE ARPA UH, REQUEST.

SO I, I SUGGEST THAT WE, UH, BRING THIS BACK, RUN THROUGH THE AR COMMITTEE, WHICH HAS A MEETING TOMORROW, AND THEN WE KIND OF EVALUATE WHERE WE'RE MONEY WISE AND BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO CERTAINLY WORTHY OF THE FUNDING WITHOUT A DOUBT.

ABSOLUTELY.

THANK YOU, MARK.

OKAY, WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM D AND THEN WE'LL BRING THAT BACK AND THEN WE WILL TAKE ACTION RIGHT AT THAT TIME.

MARK, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT? I'VE GOT THE NEXT ONE TOO.

MOVE TO ITEM E AND DISCUSS APPROVED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT WITH BAYARD, HAMPTON AND BROWN FOR SHERIFF'S OFFICE DISPATCH RENOVATION.

VERY WELL

[7.E. Discuss/Approve Professional Service Contract with Baird, Hampton & Brown for Sheriff's Office dispatch renovation. (Mark Arnett / Judge Deen)]

SO EVEN IF APA FUNDING IS DENIED, UM, THIS IS STILL THE, THE FIRST STEP IN THE DISPATCH EXPANSION.

SO WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY DO ANYTHING UNTIL WE GET THESE, THESE PLANS BACK AND SPEAKING WITH PEOPLE THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, IF ARPA FUNDING IS APPROVED, THIS KIND OF NEEDS TO GET GOING.

I DON'T KNOW THAT IT, I DON'T KNOW IF IT CAN WAIT UNTIL NEXT QUARTER NOT.

UM, IN ORDER TO APPROVE THIS, IT'S $77,000 FOR THE ENGINEERING THROUGH BAIRD, HAMPTON AND BROWN.

UM, ONCE APPROVED, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO START DOING THEIR PLANS.

AND THEN, UH, MORE MOORING, I THINK IT'S MORING.

UH, WE'LL PROBABLY BE THE VENDOR SELECTED TO ACTUALLY DO THE CONSTRUCTION REMODEL.

UM, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO WORK WITH BAIRD, HAMPTON, OR BROWN AND COME UP WITH AN ESTIMATE ON WHAT'LL ACTUALLY COST.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THIS? I DON'T WANNA PUT YOU ON THE SPOT THERE, THINK YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT I AM PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT.

WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT IS WE KNOW WITH THE ARPA FUNDS THAT THEY NEED TO BE DESIGNATED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

SO IF WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS CONTRACT, ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAN WORK ON IS PROGRAMMING AND SDS NOW TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY SELECTED VENDOR, KIND OF IN A DESIGN BUILD FORMAT SO THAT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, WE'RE HOPING THEY CAN REFINE THEIR BID SO THEY CAN REFINE WHAT THE ARPA NEEDS ARE.

AND FROM THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD, UH, WITH, WITH REDOING THE 9 1 1 AREA.

THANK YOU SHANNON.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION YOU HAVE? ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA ADD? ANY COMMENTS OR, OKAY.

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DO WE, IS THIS ON THE 77,000 IS WHAT YOU'RE ASKING HERE TODAY? YES, SIR.

UM, IF ARPA FUNDING IS NOT APPROVED, I MEAN WE STILL HAVE THE 150,000 THAT'S BEEN APPROVED.

IT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE PAY FOR THIS ENGINEERING OUT OF THAT 150.

AND THEN I'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE REST LATER.

WE MAY HAVE TO COME BACK.

NEXT BUDGET TO ACTUALLY, SO MOVED.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

IT WAS A MOTION, CORRECT? YES.

UM, DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THE ITEM.

UH, ANY DISCUSSION WITH THIS ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR? A MOTION CARRIES FIVE.

MOVE TO ITEM F ON DISCUSS.

[7.F. Discuss/Nominate Jason Lane to the NCTCOG Regional Emergency Preparedness Advisory Committee (REPAC). (Jason Lane / Judge Deen)]

NOMINATE JASON LANE TO THE COG REGIONAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

REPACK, UH, JASON, I'M SORRY, I DON'T SEE YOU GO THERE.

THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY PREPARED ADVISORY COMMITTEE IS A COMMITTEE AT THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

UH, IT'S A REGIONAL COMMITTEE AND, UH, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THEY DO IS THEY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE EPPC, WHICH IS THE COMMITTEE OF ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT FUNDING.

SO, UH, IN, IN MY OPINION, I THINK IT'S, UH, VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE PARKER COUNTY REPRESENTED ON THIS.

SO WE HAVE SOME SAY SO IN HOW THE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT FUNDING IS SPENT ACROSS THE REGION AND, AND HOPEFULLY IN PARKER COUNTY AS WELL.

YOU, FOR YOUR STEPPING UP AND WANTING TO, TO DO THIS.

THAT, THAT, THAT, YEAH, THAT COMMITTEE HAS GOT TEETH IN IT.

I MEAN, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND PEOPLE RELY ON WHAT YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE.

FOR SURE.

IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ONES I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN EITHER A MEMBER OR AN ALTERNATE OF THIS COMMITTEE FOR PROBABLY 12 YEARS OR SO IN A PREVIOUS POSITION, SO, SO I'M FAMILIAR WITH THE COMMITTEE AND THE FOLKS ON IT.

UM, SO THAT'S GREAT.

SHOULD, SHOULD BE EASY TO STEP IN AND, AND, UH, START WORKING FOR PARKER COUNTY.

G, DISCUSS, APPROVE THE COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTE TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION, TCFP, FIRE SERVICE STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION DIVISION APPOINT FORM.

MOTION BE BY COMMISSIONER WAL AND SECOND, BUT COMMISSIONER HOLT, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

[7.G. Discuss/Approve the County Judge to execute Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) Fire Service Standards & Certification Division appointment form. (Randy Franks / Judge Deen)]

OKAY, IS RANDY FRANKS HERE? RANDY, COME ON UP.

I DIDN'T SEE YOU BACK THERE.

GOOD MORNING.

WELL, THE FORM I ASKED FOR EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT, WELL, I THINK EVERYBODY HAD ALREADY LOOKED AT IT, IS, UH, AS PART OF, UH, WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION.

AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, IF YOU GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT WHAT'S, WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS ARE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CERTIFICATION IN FIRE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CERTIFICATION AND INSPECTIONS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND AT THIS TIME, UH, WHEN SEAN'S LEFT, EVERYTHING WAS UNDER HIM BECAUSE HE, HE MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.

AND NOW THAT I'M KIND OF HELPING STEPPING UP WITH, WITH KURT HARRIS, UH, KURT DOESN'T HAVE THESE CERTIFICATIONS AND I DO, AND IT'S JUST A FORMALITY THAT WE HAVE TO DO BECAUSE I HAVE SOME RESERVES THAT WE HAVE AND I, WHEN I CARRY THEIR COMMISSION, I HAVE TO, I HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DO IT LEGALLY TO SEND INTO, UH, THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION.

AND THAT'S ALL THIS IS, IS A FORMALITY FOR US TO, I HAVE TO HAVE THAT PAPERWORK SIGNED.

WE'RE ALREADY BEHIND THE, WE'VE ALREADY, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN IN 12 DAYS AGO, BUT I CALLED THE GUY THAT'S IN CHARGE OF THAT AND TOLD HIM WHAT OUR SITUATION WAS.

UH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ITEM A ON DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON THE FUNDING SOURCE OF THE PRECINCT BARN SECURITY CAMERAS UPDATES.

[7.H. Discuss/Take action on the funding source of the precinct barns security cameras updates. (James Caywood / Judge Deen)]

UH, JAMES, I BELIEVE JAMES HAD TO STEP OUT, BUT, UM, I SAID I WOULD COME UP HERE.

SO GENERALLY WHEN THE PRECINCTS REPLACE ANY SORT OF, UM, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, ANY SORT OF IMPROVEMENTS TO Y'ALL'S BARNS, UM, THAT IS PAID FOR BY YOUR INDIVIDUAL, UH, PRECINCT FUNDS.

AND SO WE WANTED CLARIFICATION AS TO THE COURT'S INTENT, UM, FOR THE SECURITY CAMERA UPDATES, WHETHER EACH INDIVIDUAL PRECINCT WOULD BE PAYING FOR THOSE UPGRADES OR WHETHER THAT WOULD BE PAID FOR THE, BY THE GENERAL FUND.

UM, WHENEVER THE PROJECT WAS PRESENTED, UH, DURING BUDGET PROCESS, IT WAS A WHOLE PROJECT

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THAT WAS PRESENTED AND IT WASN'T BROKEN OUT BY, UM, WHAT WAS INCLUDED, WHICH BUILDINGS, UM, INCLUDING THE PRECINCTS.

SPEAKING OF QUESTION I WAS GONNA ASK YOU IS DO ANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS PAY FOR CAMERAS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE AREAS? UM, SINCE WE'VE CHANGED IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, UM, AS FAR AS KIND OF THE COMPUTERS OR ANY IT RELATED, THOSE WERE ALL PUT INTO IT'S BUDGETS.

UM, AND SO THIS WAS BEING TREATED THE SAME, ESPECIALLY IN THE BUILDINGS.

THERE'S MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS RIGHT.

WITHIN A BUILDING VERSUS WHETHER IT'S, UM, PRECINCTS OR, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, INSIDE BUILDING GROUNDS.

WOULD BUILDING GROUNDS PAY FOR THEIR OWN? NO, IT WOULD BE PAID FOR ANYTHING GENERAL RELATED WOULD BE PAID FOR BY THE GENERAL FUND.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE WANTED THAT CLARIFICATION DISTINCTION AS TO, WELL THAT ANSWERS OUR QUESTION.

I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION OF BUDGET THAT WE WERE TREATING THIS UNDER IT.

AT LEAST THAT WAS MY RECOLLECTION AND INTENT BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A HEAVY IT FOCUSED ITEM SIMILAR TO SOME OF OUR OTHER LARGER CONTRACTS BECAUSE THESE CAMERAS AREN'T ISOLATED.

IT'S, IN OTHER WORDS, THE PRECINCT THREE CAMERA AND THE PRECINCT TWO CAMERA WILL BOTH BE PART OF OUR GENERAL SECURITY AND IT RELATED NETWORK AND FUNCTION.

I THINK IT'S MORE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE FUNDING SOURCE.

I MEAN IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY BE DOING ALL OF IT, BUT IT'S, IS THE GENERAL FUND PAYING FOR THIS OR ARE THE PRECINCTS PAYING FOR THOSE CAMERA UPGRADES? WELL, I GUESS I'D ASK THE QUESTION TO, UH, MR. K WOOD JAMES CAN COME ON UP.

JAMES, DO WE, ARE WE SHORT ON FUNDING FROM THE ACCOUNT THAT YOU HAVE? NO, SIR.

BEEN WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS THE, THE, THE MONEY BUDGETED FOR THIS PROJECT THAT WE COULD PULL OUT OF THERE INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, ISSUING IT TO Y'ALL A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT.

SO IF WE COULD JUST PULL IT OUT THERE, THINGS WOULD GO SMOOTHER AND FASTER.

SO YOU'RE ASKING US FOR PERMISSION FOR YOU TO PAY FOR IT INSTEAD OF US? YES SIR.

ABSOLUTELY.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH A SECOND.

COMMISSIONER HOLT, ANY THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

CARRIE, FIVE VOTE.

[7.I. Discuss/Approve posting Budget Analyst position. (Judge Deen)]

MOVE TO ITEM I AND DISCUSS APPROVED POSTING BUDGET ANALYST POSITION.

UH, YOU, EACH OF YOU HAVE, I WILL SAY, UM, I'M NOT NORMALLY A BACKY GUY, BUT UH, ON THE BACK OF THIS IS A SECOND SECTION, BUT THE MAIN FUNCTION OF THIS IS THE FRONT, UH, THIS IS, WAS GONE THROUGH AND GONE THROUGH COURT.

UH, THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE AND, UM, THIS IS WHAT WILL BE POSTED ON THIS.

AND AGAIN, THE, THE PROCESS OF HOW THIS WORKS, I THINK THERE WAS SOME CONFUSIONS WHY THIS IS ON THE AGENDA.

UM, THAT THE, THE, THE, THE TWO ROLE BUDGET ANALYST, UH, WILL BE THAT IT WILL START FROM THE INTERVIEW PROCESS ALL THE WAY TO THE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.

THE BUDGET ANALYST IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, THE COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED IN THE PAST, THAT IT'S A REQUIREMENT OF THE COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE, NOT THE, THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO SUBMIT THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

THIS WILL BE A ROLE THAT THIS POSITION WILL HAVE AND WILL BE A PART OF MY OFFICE.

IT WILL ALSO HAVE IN THAT INTERVIEW PROCESS WILL BE DONE AND CONDUCTED BY, UH, THE FINANCIAL SIDE, WHICH IS BRIANNA AND MYSELF ON THE GRANT COORDINATOR POSITION, WHICH IS, IS IN EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO THIS, WE'LL REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND WE WILL SEEK ON A COUNTY-WIDE BASIS, UM, NOT ONLY FROM TRANSPORTATION ALL THE WAY TO THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE, THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, EVERY, EVERY FUNCTION IN THIS, IN THIS COUNTY.

A ROLE OF WHAT MONEY'S OUT THERE AND AVAILABLE.

THAT THAT, AND I DO SEE AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW THAT, THAT PROBABLY COULD SPIN OFF AS ITS OWN POSITION.

BUT, BUT WE'RE GONNA KEEP THESE, THESE AND HAVE THESE TWO ROLES UNDER THIS POSITION.

THE GRANT COORDINATOR THAT WILL COME TO THE COURT OF WHO WE LOOK AT AND ADD, BECAUSE WE REALLY FELT LIKE IN TALKING TO BRIANNA THAT WE, WE FELT LIKE THAT IT'S EASIER TO BRING A FINANCIAL PERSON WITH THAT KNOWLEDGE AND THEN TRAIN THEM ON THE GRANT COORDINATOR RATHER THAN FIND A GRANT COORDINATOR AND THEN TRY TO TEACH THEM A FINANCIAL ASPECT OF THIS.

AND SO, UH, YOU WILL HAVE AND CONDUCT THE INTERVIEW PROCESS ON THAT SIDE OF THE GRANT COORDINATOR FOR THE COMPETENCY OF THAT POSITION OR THAT RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL.

SO IT'S KIND OF A TEAM EFFORT HERE, MAKING SURE THAT THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF THIS.

AND THEN AS THEY REPORT TO THE COURT, UH, AS A WHOLE, UH, WITH A LINE ITEM THAT THEY'RE UNDER THAT WILL, THAT WILL COME TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT FOR THAT INTERVIEW PROCESS TO TAKE PLACE, UH, FOR THAT ROLE THAT THEY WOULD TAKE AS A GRANT COORDINATOR.

AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE APPROVED IN THE, IN THE, IN THE MINUTES OF THIS.

UH, BUT WANT TO BRING THIS BACK AND IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON HOW THIS PROCESS WILL WORK AND TAKE PLACE, BUT WE ANTICIPATE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE QUICKLY ON THIS AND TRY TO GET THIS POSITION FILLED.

WE HAVE NOT POSTED IT YET.

UM, BUT WE DO NEED TO

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POST THIS AND GET MOVING ON THIS PRETTY QUICKLY.

SO IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS JUDGE? I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ANYTHING THAT, I THINK THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WE SET IT UP AND I'M, I'M GOOD WITH THE PROCESS, BUT I BELIEVE WE ALLOCATED THE FUNDING TO THE DEPARTMENT TO CALL COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

SO, SO THE, IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION HERE, IT SAYS DEPARTMENT IS COUNTY JUDGE AND, UH, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE NITPICKY OR ANYTHING, BUT THE, THE DEPARTMENT WHERE THE FUNDING WAS ALLOCATED WAS TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

SO THAT CHANGE NEEDS TO BE MADE THAT, THAT THE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY WORK UNDER IS COMMISSIONER'S COURT RATHER THAN COUNTY JUDGE.

AND, AND THE THIS, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE NITPICKY, BUT THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY WAS SET.

AM I CORRECT BRIANNA? YES.

AND I KNOW WHEN JUDGE DEAN WANTED TO POST THE POSITION, I SAID I UNDERSTOOD IT THAT IT WAS UNDER COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

AND IT HAD NEVER BEEN ESTABLISHED WHERE THAT PERSON WAS GONNA OFFICE OUT OF AND HOW THE INTERVIEW PROCESS WOULD WORK, WHETHER THE WHOLE COURT WOULD GET THE APPLICATIONS AND IT BE HANDLED THROUGH EXECUTIVE SESSION OR WHETHER IT WAS A COMMITTEE.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHERE THE FUNDING WAS PUT.

THAT'S HOW I UNDERSTOOD IT.

AND SO THERE WASN'T REALLY MUCH DISCUSSION ON THAT.

AND SO I FELT LIKE RIGHT.

IT SHOULD BE CLARIFIED AND, AND I AGREE.

AND BUT, BUT THE PROCESS THAT YOU OUTLINED, I I'M FULLY, FULLY, UH, SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.

HOWEVER, THE DEPARTMENT THESE PEOPLE WORK FOR THIS PERSON IS GONNA WORK FOR IS, IS COMMISSIONER'S COURT BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE ALLOCATED THE FUNDING.

YEAH, I I WANNA MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS JOB DESCRIPTION, UH, WITH THAT ONE CHANGE THAT IT CHANGED FROM DEPARTMENT, UH, TO, UH, TO COUNT COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

AND, AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS I, I WANT, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT, THAT WE'RE NOT ADDING A POSITION TO THE, THE COUNTY JUDGE'S DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE, WE'RE ADDING THIS POSITION TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT DEPARTMENT.

AND JUST WANNA BE CLEAR HERE THAT, UM, ON THE BUDGET ANALYST SIDE, THAT THAT WILL WORK CLOSELY WITHIN MY OFFICE BE AS A ROLE OF WHAT THE RESPONSIBILITY IS OF THE COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE AND, UH, BE OFFICED IN THE, THE COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE.

UM, BECAUSE OF THAT.

BUT AGAIN, JUST TO CLARIFY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, TOTALLY ON BOARD WITH THAT, THAT, UH, THIS IS A, THE COUNTY COURT RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS AND WILL REPORT, UH, TO THE COURT AS A WHOLE.

AND I, AND LIKE I SAID, UM, WE'RE HIRING THIS, THIS PROFESSIONAL TO ANSWER BUDGET QUESTIONS FOR THE COURT.

TO WORK WITH THE COURT SO THAT WHEN WE CALL UP AND, AND WE HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING THE BUDGET, UH, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T GET A RESPONSE OF, WELL I'LL HAVE TO CLEAR THAT WITH THE JUDGE 'CAUSE THEY WORK FOR US.

LET, LET ME TAKE A STEP FURTHER THAT THIS POSITION, BOTH ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE AND ON THE GRANT COORDINATOR SIDE, THEY WILL TAKE DIRECTION AND TAKE IN, IN WORKING WITH MYSELF AND BRIANNA ON SUBMITTING A, A PRELIMINARY PROPOSED BUDGET TO YOU GUYS, UH, TO THE COURT.

UM, BUT IT IS THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT THAT HAS SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FINAL SAY OF THIS POSITION TO BE HIRED.

BUT WE'LL COME TO YOU WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF WHO WE DO INTERVIEW WITH, WITH WHO HAS THE COMPETENCIES AND THE FINANCIAL ASPECT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT JOB.

BUT IT IS THE COURT'S, UH, POSITION THAT THAT IS TAKEN.

SIR, JUST TO CLARIFY A LITTLE FURTHER WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

SO IF SOMEONE, SO IF YOUR OFFICE WILL EMAIL ME WHAT HAS BEEN APPROVED WITH THAT CHANGE.

, THEN I'LL TAKE THAT AND TURN IT INTO A JOB POSTING.

UM, WE'LL PUT A SALARY RANGE.

THE BUDGETED SALARY FOR IT IS 88,400.

SO WE'LL PLACE A RANGE WHERE IT COULD GO UP TO THAT.

, IT'LL ALSO BE POSTED FOR AN FLSA NON-EXEMPT POSITION, WHICH MEANS THIS WILL BE A POSITION THAT ISN'T 40 HOUR A WEEK.

POSITION.

IT WILL NOT BE ANY SORT OF EXEMPT STATUS.

AND, UM, THE ONLY OTHER QUESTION I HAVE AND DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE DISCUSSED TODAY, WILL, WHEN IT COMES TO TIME SHEETS, WILL THIS PERSON BE APPROVING THEIR OWN TIME SHEETS OR DO WE NEED TO PUT THAT AUTHORITY UNDER ONE OF YOUR OFFICES? AND AGAIN, WE CAN DISCUSS THAT SURE.

YOU KNOW, AT, AT A LATER DATE.

THAT'S A, THAT'S A FORMALITY THAT WE CAN CERTAINLY COVER.

UM, THE, YOU SAID 88 THOU 88 4.

I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT.

'CAUSE WE, I THOUGHT WE HAD IT AT 80 85.

UM, THAT WAS ORIGINALLY WHAT WAS DONE, BUT THEN WE PUT A 4% INCREASE ON IT.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UM, AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, SO WHEN APPLICATIONS START COMING IN, ALL MEMBERS OF COURT WILL RECEIVE THE APPLICATIONS AS WELL AS, DO Y'ALL WANT BRIANNA TO RECEIVE THEM AS WELL? MM-HMM.

WELL, AND, AND BRIANNA AND I WILL DO CONDUCT THE INTERVIEWS ON THE FINANCIAL ASPECT AND THEN THAT PERSON OR PERSONS, THEN WE'LL BE, WE'LL COME TO THE COURT AND THEN WE'LL INTERVIEW 'EM HERE AS WELL.

ON THAT.

SO YOU WANT, SO DOES THAT MEAN IT'LL BE A DUAL PROCESS? IT IS, BUT, BUT THE ANSWER TO EVERYBODY'S GONNA QUESTION IS OF COURSE, AND COURSE EVERYBODY HERE WANTS GET TO SEE WHO, WHO APPLIES FOR THE JOB.

BUT I, AND I DON'T THINK Y'ALL WOULD WANT IT, WANT THAT, UH, TO DEAL WITH THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF THIS.

WE'RE NOT GONNA, WE'RE BRIAN AND I ARE NOT GONNA INTERVIEW SOMEBODY, HIRE 'EM AND THEN BRING 'EM FRONT OF YOU AND YEAH, THIS IS GONNA BE A DUAL PROCESS,

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BUT I THINK WITH BRIANNA ASSISTANCE WITH THIS, I THINK WE CAN FIND SOMEBODY THAT'S COMPETENT AND BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

BUT LIKE, I, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, IT'S EASIER TO FIND A FINANCIAL PERSON WITH THAT COMPETENCY TO TEACH THEM THE GRANT WRITING SKILLS THAN THE OPPOSITE.

AND SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT OUR THOUGHT PROCESS WAS ON THAT.

SO, SO, SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE MOTION IS, UH, TO APPROVE THE JOB DESCRIPTION WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGE CHANGE DEPARTMENTS FROM COUNTY JUDGE TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT? YES.

RICH, WOULD YOU GET WITH CYNTHIA ON THAT SO THE COORDINATE CAN GET THAT BACK ON? I, OKAY.

WE HAVE MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL MY FAVOR.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH, THANK YOU.

TO ITEM J, DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON EXECUTING AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS.

[7.J. Discuss/Take action on executing agreement with Texas Runs on Water for a partnership/media campaign to promote water conservation in Parker County and take any other action as necessary. (Commissioner Holt)]

RUNS ON WATER FOR A PARTNERSHIP MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE WATER CONSERVATION IN PARKER COUNTY AND TAKE ANY ACTION, ANY OTHER ACTION AS NECESSARY.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE DISCUSSED WITH THE COURT, A COUPLE OF TIMES WE APPROVED IT DURING BUDGET.

THE TEXAS RUNS ON WATER IS AN ORGANIZATION, OR IT'S AN EFFORT THAT IS FOCUSED THINK, UM, HOW TO PUT THIS, THINK, UH, DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS AND THE IMPACT THAT THAT HAD ON LITTERING, BUT THINK OF IT FROM A WATER CONSERVATION PERSPECTIVE.

SO THE IDEA IS THAT WE WILL PARTNER WITH THIS GROUP.

I BELIEVE IT'S THE TEXAS WATER FOUNDATION IS THE NAME OF THE GROUP.

UM, AND WE WILL CREATE LOCALIZED INFORMATION AND GRAPHICS THAT WE CAN SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT WE CAN PRESENT TO THE PUBLIC TO HELP FOLKS UNDERSTAND HOW CRITICAL OUR WATER NEEDS ARE AND HOW CRITICAL CONSERVATION IS.

THE IDEA IS THAT WE WILL MAKE IT A PART OF THE SOCIAL IDENTITY OF PARKER COUNTY.

THAT HEY, WE'RE A, WE'RE A RURAL BASED COMMUNITY IN A LOT OF WAYS, AND RURAL BASED COMMUNITIES HAVE TO CONSERVE WATER.

THAT'S PART OF OUR HERITAGE AND OUR IDENTITY.

UM, THE UPPER TRINITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT IS GOING TO PARTNER WITH US ON THESE FUNDING, BUT BRIANNA, THEIR FUNDING WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE JANUARY ONE.

THEY CAN'T CONTRIBUTE UNTIL THEN DUE TO HOW THEIR FISCAL YEAR WORKS.

SO I WANTED TO MENTION THAT.

UH, BUT THEY ARE MATCHING US ON THIS 50 50.

UM, OURS STILL 30,000 OR THEY'RE SPLITING THAT I'D LIKE TO APPROVE IT FOR 30,000, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY'RE GONNA SUPPLY 15, WE'RE GONNA SUPPLY 15, BUT JUST IN CASE I HAVE THAT WRONG, WE BUDGETED 30.

BUT IF WE OBLIGATE THOSE FUNDS, WE CANNOT THEN REPURPOSE THEM FOR A DIFFERENT USE AFTER DECEMBER 31ST BECAUSE IT'S ARPA.

CAN WE DO THE 30 TODAY AND THEN I'LL GET CONFIRMATION FROM THE U-T-G-C-D AND WE'LL REVISIT IT BEFORE THE 31ST.

RICH, WILL YOU PUT THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA, PLEASE? I'M MAKING THE MOTION THAT WE OBLIGATE THE 30,000.

WELL, AND I I READ WITH THAT IF OUR AGREEMENT WOULD BE WITH THEM FOR THE 30,000 AND THEN WHAT WE WOULD HAVE IS THEN A SEPARATE AGREEMENT WITH THE UPPER TRINITY AS TO REBAR US.

AND SO MAYBE THAT'S JUST OUTSIDE OF, I GUESS THE ARPA FUNDS WITH THAT, BUT THEN OUR WHOLE, YOU KNOW, EXECUTING THE AGREEMENT, WHICH THEN WOULD LOCK IN OUR OBLIGATION OF THE FULL 30,000.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WHOLE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

UH, WE'RE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE.

JUDGE, YOUR, YOUR MOTION IS TO OBLIGATE $30,000 YES.

FOR THIS PROJECT.

AND I BELIEVE IT'S TO THE, IT'S GOT, THE PROJECT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE WITH THE TEXAS WATER FOUNDATION.

WHAT OBLIGATES THE FUNDS IS ACTUALLY EXECUTING THE AGREEMENT AS TO OUR FUNDING WITH THEM.

AND I WILL BRING THAT AGREEMENT BEFORE THE COURT.

BEFORE THE 31ST.

BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY THE ARPA COMMITTEE? LIKE WE'VE PUT OTHERS, PUSH OTHERS BACK AS WELL? WE COULD DO THAT.

WE ALLOCATED FUNDS FROM GENERAL FUND TO PAY FOR THIS, NOT ARPA FUNDING, ARPA FUNDS.

SO WHENEVER WE WENT BACK TO LOOK, UM, THROUGH THERE, THERE IS WATER CONSERVATION.

SO AS IT DIDN'T GO INTO, YOU KNOW, WHETHER ADVERTISING OR PROMOTING WA WATER CONSERVATION, UM, IT DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, GO EXPLICITLY OF ALL WATER CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

BUT, UM, IN READING, I THINK YOU HAD PROVIDED A DRAFT AGREEMENT AND LOOKING AT SOME OF THE ARPA GUIDANCE, IT LOOKED LIKE THAT IT WOULD BE APPROVED, UM, WITH ARPA FUNDS, UM, IF THE SOLE PURPOSE IS FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE THAT WITH THE PUBLIC.

BUT WE DID NOT, DID WE NOT APPROVE THAT DURING BUDGET PROCESS? YOU DID, BUT THIS WAS ACTUALLY, SO WHAT I HAD SAID IS THE FUNDING HAD BEEN ALLOCATED, BUT THOSE FUNDS STILL ARE NOT OBLIGATED.

AND SO WHAT OBLIGATES THOSE FUNDS IS EXECUTING AN AGREEMENT, WHICH IS, THAT'S WHAT THIS AGENDA ITEM IS.

SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS GONNA BE PROVIDED.

I MEAN, WE COULD COME BACK ON THE NEXT ONE.

WOULDN'T THIS

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IT SHOULD BE.

EVERYTHING ELSE HAS BEEN.

SO WE HAVE A MEETING TOMORROW.

I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE ITEMS. IF IT'S GONNA BE PAID FROM ARPA, YOU WANNA RESEND THAT DRAFT AGREEMENT? YEAH, I CAN SEND THAT OVER.

I, I, I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND, AND WATCH THE COURT.

I I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED THIS, BUT I COULD BE IT.

NO, IT WAS APPROVED.

AND SO WHAT YOU HAD ALL APPROVED IS IF IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER GENERAL AR RPA FUNDS, THEN YOU GUYS WOULD PAY FOR IT WITH YOUR LOST REVENUE.

LIKE YOUR ARPA FUNDS.

BUT IN LOOKING AT IT, IT LOOKED LIKE WE COULD DO THAT.

AND SO, UM, IN THE END WHEN WE ACTUALLY PRESENTED THE ARPA BUDGET AT BUDGET, THAT 30,000 WAS COMING OUT OF, WHY DON'T WE DO THIS THAT CONTINGENCY.

WE CAN DO THAT TOMORROW.

JUST OUTTA FAIRNESS.

UH, AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT ALL THE I'S ARE DOTTED AND T'S ARE CROSSED.

THIS CAN BE DISCUSSED TOMORROW IN THE ARPA MEETING.

SURE.

AND THEN I WILL ALSO HAVE THAT CONFIRMATION FROM THE U-T-G-C-D ON HOW THAT MECHANISM WILL WORK, AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE AT THE NEXT COURT.

SOUNDS GOOD.

PERFECT.

DO YOU WANNA RECEIVE THAT MOTION? JUST TAKE NO ACTION FOR NOW.

JUST TAKE NO ACTION AND, AND, UH, I'LL TAKE MY SECOND AWAY.

SURE, GO AHEAD.

WE'LL MOVE TO NEVADA.

SHANNON'S GOT A COMMENT.

UH, COMMISSIONER HOLT, IF, IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO SWITCH HATS SURE.

AND PUT MY UPPER TRINITY HAT ON.

UNLESS YOU'RE GONNA SAY NO, THEN NO, YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR 15 OR 30 FROM UPPER TRINITY? UH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR ABOUT 150.

WELL, YEAH, HAT IS ZERO, BUT WE CAN KEEP LOOKING SINCE YOU'RE ASKING, UH, IF I'M GONNA NEED TO GO BACK IF 30 WAS AVAILABLE WITH THE COUNTY MATCH THAT AND WE WOULD DO 60 TOWARDS THIS FUND OR WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? MY IMPRESSION FROM DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DIRECTOR AT TEXAS WATER FOUNDATION IS THAT 30,000 WAS THE TOTAL PROJECT COST.

I DON'T KNOW THAT 60 BUYS US MORE THAN 30.

SO, BUT I WILL RUN THAT DOWN AS WELL.

I'LL REACH OUT TO, THANKS FOR OFFERING MORE MONEY THOUGH.

I APPRECIATE IT.

THANKS SHANNON.

WELL, THE WATER FOR TEXAS IS WATER FOR PARKER COUNTY IS WHAT WE NEED.

WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION.

WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM K

[7.K. Discuss/Take action regarding an Ordinance imposing Thru Truck Restriction on certain county roads. (Commissioner Holt)]

ON DISCUSS TAKE ACTION.

REGARDING ORDINANCE IMPOSING TRUCK THROUGH TRUCK RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN COUNTY ROADS.

COMMISSIONER.

SO IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CONSTABLE FOR PRECINCT TWO, WE HAVE PASSED A NUMBER OF NO THROUGH TRUCK SIGNS ON CERTAIN ROADS, INCLUDING LONE STAR PRECINCT, ET CETERA, THROUGHOUT, UH, PRECINCT TWO.

UM, THE CONSTABLE, HOWEVER, HAS POINTED TO AN UNCERTAINTY THERE OF HOW THE ENFORCEMENT ME MECHANISM WORKS.

I BELIEVE I SENT RICH AN ORDINANCE THAT WAS PROPOSED FROM A DIFFERENT COUNTY.

THE CONSTABLE BELIEVES THAT IF WE WILL PASS THIS ORDINANCE, THAT GIVES HIM TICKET WRITING AUTHORITY ON THOSE TRUCKS.

UM, SO THAT IS WHY I AM REQUESTING THAT WE ADOPT THAT LANGUAGE AND PASS AN ORDINANCE FOR THROUGH TRUCK RESTRICTIONS ON THE COUNTY ROADS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY PASSED THE SIGNAGE ON AND, AND ALL OF THAT.

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

ANY OF THE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM ALL, HOW'S THAT, HOW'S THAT ORDER WORDED? UH, WAS IT SENT OUT TO Y'ALL THE ORDINANCE? YES.

SO IT'S, YEAH.

WHAT IS IT? A $500 FINE, I BELIEVE FORWARD INTO ALL THE OFFICE MANAGERS.

SO IT, IT, IT SPECIFIES IN THERE WHAT THE FINE IS AND THAT JUST ALLOWS THE CONSTABLE, IF THEY SEE A TRUCK PASSING THROUGH ON POOL WILL CUT OFF OR, OR WHATEVER THAT THEY CAN PULL THEM OVER AND WRITE THEM A TICKET.

AND AGAIN, IF IT'S A TRUCK THAT HAS BUSINESS ON THAT ROAD, THEY'RE OBVIOUSLY ALLOWED TO USE IT.

UM, BUT IF THEY'RE JUST WHIPPING THROUGH THEIR, YEAH.

MOVE TO ITEM L ON RESOLUTION AND CAST VOTES FOR PARKER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

A MOTION CARRIES FIVE VOTE,

[7.L. Resolution to cast votes for Parker County Appraisal District Board of Directors. (Commissioner Walden)]

PREVIOUSLY, WE'VE, UH, UH, APPROVED AND, AND NOMINATED, UH, MR. RICHARD BARRETT, WHO HAS BEEN SERVING ON THAT BOARD FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

AND, UH, TODAY IS THE TIME TO CAST THE, UH, OFFICIAL BALLOT.

SO I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT PARKER COUNTY, UH, WOULD CAST, UH, THE, TO ALL OF OUR, UH, VOTES FOR MR. RICHARD BARRETT TRYING TO RUN DOWN.

SO WE HAVE 1,020 VOTES AND THAT WILL, UH, ENSURE THAT HE IS ON THE BOARD AND IS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE BACK TO US ANY NEEDS OR, UH, CONCERNS THAT HE HAS.

SO THAT'S MY MOTION IS TO NOM IS TO VOTE, UH, 1,020 VOTES FROM PARKER COUNTY TO THE PARKER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ARE WE EXPECTING, UH, JUDGE QUISENBERRY COMING? HE, HE, HE MET ME IN MY OFFICE THIS MORNING.

CURIOUS ABOUT THAT ONE.

LET ME JUST REAL QUICK HERE.

HOW, HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE FROM THE, UH, FOR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION HERE ON THAT COMMITTEE FOR THE JUSTICE CENTER? UH, ARE

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I TALKED TO HIM, BUT I, I WASN'T, I DON'T KNOW THAT HE'S GONNA BE HERE.

HE HAS, YEAH, I GOT THE IDEA THAT HE WAS NOT, 'CAUSE IF YOU'RE WAITING, WHAT WE'LL DO IS JUST GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THAT JUDGE.

THEY'RE WAITING ON SOME, UH, THERE, THERE'S SOME OTHER FOLKS HERE WHO ARE WAITING ON PLATTING IN PRECINCT TWO .

WE CAN, YEAH.

WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA NOT DO PLATTING YET.

UM, SO WE HAVE TWO, THERE'S FOUR OTHERS IN THE HALL.

OH, THERE ARE.

THE COURT'S INDULGENCE, WE'RE GONNA MOVE DOWN TO ITEM NINE ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS, UH, WE'RE GOING TO, WITH

[9. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

IN ACCORDANCE TO SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 2, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, UH, RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MEET AND CLOSE SESSION IS REQUIRED MATTER OUT MAY.

AND DISCUSS UPDATE PARKER COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER REAL ESTATE.

UM, THE RECORDS SHOW THAT WE WILL, UH, ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 10 11.

UH HMM.

I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T ASK THIS.

OR DO WE WANT TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK BEFORE WE GO IN THERE? YES.

M SEVEN MI DENY PAYMENT TO AT AND T FOR CLAIM NUMBER SWBT DASH OH 6 2 0 2 4 0 9 DASH 12 0 1 4 AT 7 0 1 DASH 7 0 9 BIG VALLEY CIRCLE IN THE AMOUNT OF 225 35 0.62 IN PRECINCT THREE.

THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE A RECESS AT 10 11 AND THEN MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE'LL JUST LET, LET'S MAKE IT A QUICK DATE.

10 15 TO 10 20.

WELL, OKAY.

GET MY DUCKS IN A ROW HERE.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE BACK TO ITEM NINE ON EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER ITEM A AND TAKE NO ACTION.

OH, THANK YOU LALA.

YOU ARE WELCOME.

MOVE TO, WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO ITEM

[7.M. Deny payment to AT&T for claim# SWBT-06-202409-12-0114 at 701-709 Big Valley Circle in the amount of $2535.62 in Precinct Three. (Commissioner Walden)]

UH, JUDGE, WE'RE GOING TO, UH, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO DENY PAYMENT FOR THIS CLAIM.

UH, THE, ACTUALLY CLAIM THAT WE CUT AN UNDERGROUND CABLE THERE.

AND ALL WE WERE DOING IS TRIMMING TREES.

THAT DAY WAS, THANKFULLY WE HAVE RECORDS THAT SHOW WHAT WE WERE DOING THERE AT THAT LOCATION THAT DAY, AND IT WAS NOT DIGGING.

N DISCUSS, APPROVE APPLYING FOR GRANT FOR TRINITY GROUNDWATER TANK.

AND THE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FOR THE ALL IN FAVOR? A CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM

[7.N. Discuss/Approve applying for grant for Upper Trinity Groundwater tank. (Commissioner Hale)]

COMMISSIONER HALE.

WE, UH, AFTER TAKING COMMISSIONER WALDEN'S LEAD, UH, IN THE GREAT STEPS HE WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH FOR CAPTURING RAINWATER, UH, AND TRYING TO BE THE CONSERVATIVE OF OUR WATER HERE IN THE COUNTY, WE, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE INTENDING TO DO.

SO I MAKE, I'D LIKE TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF THAT.

WELL, LET ME, LET ME GET THE, THE MOTIONS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE AND THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALL.

WE'RE IN DISCUSSION PHASE.

MY SECOND IS, UH, CONDITIONAL, WHICH IS WHY I WAS SPEAKING UP.

UM, THAT I'D LIKE TO PIGGYBACK OFF OF COMMISSIONER HALE ON THIS.

AND HE'S, HE'S FINE WITH IT THAT, UH, THIS APPROVAL EXTENDS NOT ONLY TO PRECINCT FOUR, BUT ALSO TO PRECINCT TWO.

WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH MR. SHAW ON, UH, APPLYING FOR THAT GRANT AS WELL.

AND THAT BEING SAID, IF THERE IS A CONFLICT, WE'RE FINE WITH WAITING TILL NEXT YEAR IF THERE'S LIMITED FUNDING AVAILABLE.

I'VE ALREADY CLEARED THAT WITH COMMISSIONER HAM.

I THINK WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE IT FOR ANY OF THE COUNTY ENTITIES THAT WOULD PROPOSE TO, TO PUT IT IN.

IT'S, IT'S, IT'S WORKED OUT REALLY GOOD FOR US.

WE HAVE, UH, UH, NEXT WEEK WE'RE GONNA INSTALL OUR SECOND 65,000 GALLON, UH, WATER STORAGE TANK THERE.

GOOD WORK.

THANK Y'ALL.

WELL, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO EXPAND ON IS, IS THAT GONNA GET YOU CLOSE TO WHERE YOU GUYS CAN FUNCTION AND YOU'RE BUILDING ROADS AND OPERATING ON PRIMARILY? WE'RE GETTING CLOSER.

IT'S NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT YET, BUT THAT'S, THAT'S THE OBJECTIVE.

IT IS, YEAH.

SO I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO, TO TO WORK IN THAT POSITIVE DIRECTION.

BE GOOD STEWARDS OF OUR RESOURCES.

WE HAVE, SORRY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? ALL GOOD.

THANK, HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR.

AYE.

CARRIES FIVE VOTE.

TO ITEM O ON INDEPENDENT AUDITOR SERVICES FOR PARKER COUNTY KIM REQUESTING, UM, THAT THE COURT APPROVE THE DISCRETIONARY EXEMPTION FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 INDEPENDENT AUDIT SERVICES DE WEAVER AND TIDWELL IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 2 6 2 0.024 AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY AUDITOR TO SIGN THE ENGAGEMENT LETTER.

[7.O. Independent Auditor Services for Parker County. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

[01:15:02]

I DID.

IS THAT GOOD WITH EVERYBODY? OKAY.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOL.

I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER HALE.

ITEM P DISCUSSED TAKE ACTION ON JUST APPRAISED AUTO INDEXING SIZE AGREEMENT FOR COUNTY CLERK DEEDS AND RECORDS DEPARTMENT.

CARRIE VO

[7.P. Discuss/Take action on Just Appraised Auto Indexing SaaS Agreement for County Clerk Deeds and Records Department. (Lila Deakle / Judge Deen)]

UM, WITH THIS SERVICE IS IT'S GONNA HELP US, UM, INDEX OUR DOCUMENTS FASTER WITH MORE ACCURACY.

UM, ALSO WHEN THE MARKET PICKS UP, WHEN THE HOUSING MARKET IS REALLY BOOMING ON OUR ELECTRONIC PHONE, WE HAVE ONE DAY WE FINISH THOSE AND, AND THAT WOULD ASSIST US WITH THAT.

WE ALSO DOWN THE ROAD PROBABLY KEEP ME FROM HIRING ANOTHER PERSON, UH, FOR INDEXING.

BUT, UM, THERE ARE A COUPLE THINGS ON THE CONTRACT THAT I THINK WE PROBABLY NEED TO GET CHANGED, UM, BEFORE WE APPROVE IT.

SO I'D LIKE THE MOTION, I'M REQUESTING THE MOTION THAT, UM, YOU APPROVE THIS, BUT, UM, LET, UM, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY MYSELF, I HAVE A FINAL REVIEW AND LET JOE SIGNED IT LATER.

ITEM Q APPROVE OFFICIAL BONDS AND OATH FOR GENTRY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

AND ANY, THE DISCUSSION.

AND IS THIS, THERE'S A COST ? IT IS.

AND THE COST GETS PAID OUT OF OUR SPECIAL FUNDS.

I SUSPECTED THAT WAS THE CASE.

IT'S THE REASON I ASKED.

ALL IN FAVOR, GARY VO,

[7.Q. Approve Official Bonds and Oaths for Jenny Gentry, Tax Assessor and Collector. (Lila Deakle / Judge Deen)]

AND WE HAVE THAT HERE.

JOHN HAS REVIEWED IT.

MOTION MOVED BY COMMISSIONER HALE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

NEITHER THE DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FAVO.

IT IS QUICKER.

IT'S THE BEST.

IT'S, YEAH.

[7.R. Discuss/Consider participating in the voluntary NCTCOG Regional Building Codes Program and authorize invoice payment. (Judge Deen)]

MOVE TO ITEM R.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER PARTICIPATING IN THE VOLUNTARY COG REGIONAL BUILDING CODES PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE INVOICE PAYMENT.

MR. JOHN, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE, WE TALKED ABOUT ON THIS? I'M GONNA NEED YOUR GUIDANCE ON THIS A LITTLE BIT.

LALA LALA WAS SENT THIS INFORMATION WITH AN INVOICE AND IT WAS FOR A SPECIFIC TRAINING.

UH, IT'S SOMETHING WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE ACTION ON UNLESS WE WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN.

AND I THINK LALA FORWARDED IT TO, I I SENT IT TO THE WHOLE COURT.

JUST FOR EVERYONE'S INFORMATION.

I ALREADY HAVE TOO MUCH INFORMATION THEN.

[7.S. Discuss/Adopt 2025 Parker County Holiday Calendar. (Judge Deen)]

ON THAT.

MOVE ITEM S AND DISCUSS ADOPT 2025 PARKER COUNTY HOLIDAY CALENDAR.

UNLESS THERE'S ANY COMMENT ON THAT.

SO I'D LIKE TO BRING UP SOMETHING AND I, I HOPE THAT IT'S PERMISSIBLE BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY UNDER THE 2024 CALENDAR.

I NOTICED THAT CHRISTMAS EVE IS NOT A COUNTY APPROVED HOLIDAY FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.

UM, I'D LIKE THE COURT TO ADDRESS THAT.

I WOULD, IF, AM I ALLOWED UNDER THE RULES TO, IS THIS BROAD ENOUGH THAT WE CAN MAKE CHRISTMAS EVE A COUNTY APPROVED HOLIDAY? IS THIS FOR 2025? RIGHT? CAN IT, SO WE CAN'T DO IT ON 2024 IS WHAT HE'S ASKING? YEAH.

I'M ASKING IF IS, CAN, CAN WE EXTEND THAT FOR 2025? WE JUST DENIED ON FOR 2024.

RICH, CAN YOU ADD THAT TO THE NEXT AGENDA PLEASE FOR THE 2024 CHRISTMAS EVE.

BECKY, DID YOU HAVE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE 2025 CALENDAR? UM, I THINK COUNTY EMPLOYEES WOULD LOVE OPTION TWO.

MAKE THE MOTION FOR OPTION TWO.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HOL SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? GONNA GIMME OPTION TWO FOR THE MINUTES SO WE KNOW WHAT OPTION TWO IS.

ALL A FAVOR.

SEEMS LIKE WE HAVE ENOUGH HOLIDAYS ALREADY.

I AGREE.

BECKY, WE'RE DIRECTING ALL COMPLAINTS ON THAT TO YOU.

I MEAN, I CAN'T IN YOUR OFFICE.

I CAN'T GET GUYS TO COME WORK 'CAUSE THEY HAVE TOO MANY DANG HOLIDAYS.

UM, WE HAVE TWO THAT NEED TO VOTE.

SO ARE WE DISCUSSING CHRISTMAS EVE FOR 25 NOW? NO, IT'S GONNA BE A SEPARATE AGENDA.

THE AGENDA ITEM IS FOR 24.

IT WAS, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT 25.

WELL, THE AGENDA ITEM FOR THE HOLIDAY CALENDAR FOR FISCAL 20 OR FOR CALENDAR YEAR 25.

AND I THINK WE'RE GONNA RING BRING BACK FOR 24 AT THE NEXT COURT TO DISCUSS CHRISTMAS EVE.

I THINK MIKE MAY WANNA TALK ABOUT 25.

YEAH, THERE'S TWO OPTIONS.

THERE'S, DO Y'ALL HAVE COPIES? DO Y'ALL NOT HAVE COPIES OF THE HOLIDAY KILLERS? NO, I DO.

I JUST DIDN'T SEE CHRISTMAS EVE ON THE 25TH.

BUT WE'RE ONLY SPEAKING ABOUT THE OPTIONS.

IS THAT, 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS EVE.

YEAH, CORRECT.

BUT THIS IS 2025 HOLIDAY.

AND, AND, UH, I I, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE ABOUT CHRISTMAS EVE NEXT TIME TOO.

AND IF THIS IS SOME, I MEAN, IS THIS THE TIME THAT WE SPEAK TO IT OR? NO, THIS IS 24.

25.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN TALK ABOUT

[01:20:01]

ON THIS AS OPTION TWO.

SO THAT BRINGS US TO A POINT, UH, YOU KNOW, RATHER THAN ADD, UH, PERHAPS WE SHOULD SUBSTITUTE AND ABSOLUTELY THAT WOULD BE TAKE AWAY SOME HOLIDAY IF YOU WANNA BE OFF ON THE 24TH, NO, CHRISTMAS EVE.

AND THERE ARE OPTIONS THERE.

UM, UH, PRESIDENT'S DAY, UH, PRESIDENT'S DAY, COLUMBUS DAY, FOR EXAMPLE.

A ABSOLUTELY.

THOSE ARE, THOSE ARE HOLIDAYS THAT COULD BE, THAT WE COULD SUBSTITUTE MR. HALE.

THOSE ARE OPTIONS THAT WE COULD SUBSTITUTE AND TAKE OFF THAT DAY ON THE 24TH AS A HOLIDAY RATHER THAN ADDING TO OUR ALREADY YEAH.

TROUBLE.

SO, I MEAN, THOSE ARE, WE'RE IN DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT AND I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANYBODY'S THOUGHTS ARE, BUT I THINK, UH, I'D RATHER DO THAT.

THEY'VE TRIED TO HAVE IT THERE WHERE YOU CAN HAVE ALL DAY EVERY MONTH, SIR, I'D RATHER DO THAT.

TAKE AWAY ONE OF THE OTHERS.

AND IF PLUG IN THE EMPLOYEES THINK THEY GOTTA HAVE IT THERE OR CHRISTMAS EVE INSTEAD OF ONE OF THE OTHERS, WELL, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE FAMILY AND IT JUST, IT'S, IT'S CONTINUITY OF VACANT.

I THINK A PROBLEM THAT WE SEE WITH CHRISTMAS EVE IS THAT WHEN IT ISN'T A COUNTY APPROVED HOLIDAY, A LOT OF OFFICES WILL CLOSE ANYWAY.

AND SO THAT, YOU KNOW, FOR THE PUBLIC TO TRY TO COME AND DO BUSINESS TO FIND A BUILDING CLOSED WHERE IT WASN'T ADVERTISED, THE BUILDING WOULD BE CLOSED.

SO I THINK WE NEED A POLICY REGARDING THAT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, SINCE YOU BRING IT UP.

WELL, BUT THE COURT DOESN'T HAVE AUTHORITY TO TELL ANOTHER ELECTED OFFICIAL WHAT THEIR HOURS OF OPERATION ARE.

WE COULD, WE COULD PUBLISH IT IN THE NEWSPAPER ON THE FRONT PAGE THAT THIS OFFICE IS CLOSING AND THAT THEY'RE WASTING TAXPAYER MONEY BY PAYING THEIR EMPLOYEES ON A NON-HOLIDAY.

SO YES, WE, WE COULD HAVE SOME CONTROL OVER THAT AND WE COULD ALSO HAVE SOME BUDGETARY CONTROL OVER THAT, THAT SAYS IF YOU CHOOSE TO CLOSE YOUR OFFICE ON A NON COUNTY HOLIDAY, HERE'S WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

THOSE ARE THINGS THAT, THAT PROBABLY SHOULD BE.

SO I'M JUST SAYING THAT JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY ELSE IS DOING IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT, THAT IT'S, JOHN, WHAT'S YOUR STATUS ON, UH, WHAT'S YOUR, UH, STANCE ON THAT? WELL, IT, IT'S SOMEONE THAT'S NOT SEEKING REELECTION.

THEY MAY NOT CARE .

SO THEY, THEY MIGHT, UH, THEY MIGHT, THEY MIGHT CARE WHEN IT GETS TO BE BUDGET TIME AGAIN.

THAT'S TRUE.

Y'ALL CONTROL BUDGET.

THAT'S HOW Y CONTROL IT.

I HAVE A QUESTION LOOKING AT THIS.

SORRY, GO AHEAD.

UM, SOME OF THESE, I GUESS WHY THESE ARE FEDERAL HOLIDAYS OR SOME OF THESE ARE MANDATED THAT WE TAKE NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.

THERE'S NO LAW THAT SAYS THAT THE COUNTY HAS TO PROVIDE PAY HOLIDAYS.

WHAT'S LOOKING AT THIS, THE, THE HOLIDAY THAT I WOULD SUSPECT IF I TRY TO CONSIDER EVERYBODY WHO MIGHT BE WORKING FOR US PRESIDENT'S DAY.

I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE A BARBECUE ON PRESIDENT'S DAY AT THE WHOLE HOUSEHOLD, OR COLUMBUS DAY, OR, I MEAN, IT COULD BE EVERY YEAR RATHER HAVE YEAR.

YOU LOOK AT IT, MAYBE ONE YEAR IT'S, IT'S PRESIDENT'S DAY.

MAYBE THE NEXT YEAR IT'S COLUMBUS DAY.

OR I WOULD MUCH RATHER HAVE PRESIDENT'S DAY OFF, OR I'M SORRY, I WOULD MUCH RATHER HAVE CHRISTMAS EVE OFF THAN PRESIDENT'S DAY OFF, PERSONALLY.

BUT YOU ALSO MIGHT LOOK AT THE, WHEN THE SCHOOLS MM-HMM.

, YOU KNOW, KIND OF COORDINATE WITH THEM.

SO EMPLOYEES HAVE CHILDREN.

WELL, THE OTHER, THE OTHER THING IS, IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE TO CHOOSE SOME, SOME, UH, GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES HAVE THAT OPTION.

YOU CAN EITHER TAKE OFF ON, UH, SAY FOR EXAMPLE, COLUMBUS DAY OR CHRISTMAS EVE, WHICH WOULD YOU RATHER DO? AND, AND BOTH IS NOT AN, IS NOT, UH, PERMISSIBLE.

SO WHAT WE HAVE IS WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO SUDDENLY DEVELOP SICKNESS OR, UH, SOME, SOMETHING HAPPENS SO THAT THEY'RE NOT THERE ON THAT DAY.

THEY'RE GONNA TAKE OFF CHRISTMAS EVE, THEY'RE GONNA TAKE OFF CHRISTMAS EVE.

THE, THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU'RE GONNA EFFECTIVELY DO THIS IS, IS MAKE A PENALTY IF YOU TAKE OFF ON THE ONE THAT WE'RE, YOU'RE OPTING OUT OF, OF SOME KIND.

'CAUSE THEY, THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE THOSE THINGS IN THERE.

SO I'M GONNA MOVE THAT WE, UH, FOR THE, WELL, WE HAVE A VOTE.

I'M CURRENTLY IN IT.

I LIKE TO SECOND MY MOTION.

SUBJECT TO, I'M SORRY.

DID YOU, WHAT DID YOU SAY? I THINK WE SHOULD RESCIND MY MOTION.

A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOL THE, THE DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM.

'CAUSE I'M ON BOARD WHERE HE'S GOING.

OKAY, COMMISSIONER, I'M GONNA MOVE THAT WE, UH, UH, GIVE THE OPTION TO EMPLOYEES TO EITHER, UH, TAKE OFF ON, UH, OCTOBER THE 13TH, 2025 FOR COLUMBUS DAY, OR DECEMBER 24TH, 2025 FOR CHRISTMAS EVE.

MOTION MEMO.

COMMISSIONER WALDEN

[01:25:01]

ALL IN FAVOR? I'LL ASK THIS QUESTION.

AM I CREATING A, A, A NIGHTMARE FOR THE LOGISTICS OF KEEPING UP WITH THAT? PROBABLY.

I DON'T THINK SO.

PROBABLY.

DON'T THINK WE OUGHT TO GIVE 'EM AN OPTION.

I THINK WE OUGHT TO JUST CHANGE IT.

YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S, YOU, YOU HAVE VACATION DAYS TOO THAT YOU CAN UTILIZE FOR ANY OF THOSE TIMES.

I MEAN, FOR PAYROLL, I MEAN, THAT'S 'CAUSE WE HAVE TO ALLOCATE A HOLIDAY FOR THE PAY PERIOD.

LET'S NOT GIVE, SO THEN TO FIND OUT, I'LL WITHDRAW MY MOTION THEN AND I'LL CHANGE IT.

UH, MY MOTION IS THAT, UH, I, I MOVE THAT WE ELIMINATE MONDAY SEP UH, SORRY, , OCTOBER THE 13TH, 2025 COLUMBUS DAY HOLIDAY AND SUBSTITUTE IT WITH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24TH FOR CHRISTMAS EVE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? NO, I JUST RUSHED IT.

SORRY.

BEFORE WE, DO WE NEED TO DAY AFTER CURIOUS FIVE VOTE NO.

THEY CAN CHOOSE IF THEY WANNA TAKE THAT OFF OR NOT.

MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT A, UH, EXCEPT INTO THE MINUTES, TYLER SOFTWARE IS A SERVICE SAAS, TEXAS ENTERPRISE JUSTICE AGREEMENT FOR 2025, ITEM B, EXECUTED CONTRACT WITH ASIA PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR FISCAL 24 25 ITEM C, EXECUTED CONTRACT WITH SPRINGTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY FOR FISCAL 24, 25 ITEM D AND HER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ALITO FOR POLICE SERVICES FOR FISCAL 24 25 ITEM E PARK COUNTY VETERANS SERVICES QUARTERLY REPORT.

WE'LL

[8. ACCEPT INTO THE MINUTES]

LET THE RECORD SHOW THAT THOSE ARE ENTERED INTO THE MINUTES THAT TAKES US TO ITEM 10 ON PLANTING.

NO.

[10.B. PRECINCT 2 (Part 1 of 3)]

CAN WE GO AHEAD AND GO TO PRECINCT TWO BECAUSE OF ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT HERE? YEAH.

IS THAT O IS THAT OKAY? YEAH.

COMMISSIONER.

YEAH, JUDGE, I BELIEVE WE'RE HERE FOR THE SILVER SPURS ITEM ON PRECINCT TWO.

THAT'S GONNA BE ITEM STARTING WITH ITEM NINE ON PRECINCT TWO.

WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM NINE ON B PRECINCT TWO.

AND THIS ITEM NINE IS GOING TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR A SUBDIVISION BE KNOWN AS SILVER SPURS RANCH CONSISTED OF 110.68 ACRES DEVELOPED BY TOPNOTCH HOMES LLC LOCATED OFF OF LONE STAR ROAD WITH THE WATER AND PRECINCT TWO.

SORRY, JUDGE.

NO, I DON'T.

WELL, I KIND OF RUSHED YOU TOO.

I, YOU JUST GOT UP THERE.

THIS SUBDIVISION HAS, UH, 48 LOTS.

UM, THE LOTS RANGE IN SIZE FROM 2.01 ACRES TO 4.68 ACRES.

UH, THEY ARE GONNA HAVE COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAYS ON HERE.

LEACH ROAD IS AN EXISTING COUNTY ROAD.

THEY'RE GONNA BE PUTTING IN, UH, BUFFET WAY AND CARNAGE, CARDI, I'M SURE I'M SAYING THAT WRONG.

CARNAGE ROAD AND LONE STAR ROAD IS ALSO A FRONTAGE ROAD, BUT THAT IS A COUNTY ROAD.

CURRENTLY, UH, WE HAVE, THEY HAVE DONE THEIR GROUNDWATER CERTIFICATION STUDY AND I THINK THAT'S ALL BEFORE, UH, JOHN IS EVERYTHING IN ORDER ON YOUR END.

THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE.

IT DOES INDICATE A BALANCE OF $4,741 AND 17 CENTS.

THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL.

THEY'VE PROVIDED ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

UM, BEFORE WE GO TO A VOTE, I KNOW THERE'S SEVERAL FOLKS HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.

UH, JUDGE, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER.

I, I'LL, I'LL OPEN.

UM, IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? COME ON.

YEAH, COME ON UP.

GOT YOUR HANDS FULL THERE.

[01:30:01]

JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF PLEASE.

AND, UH, JUST FOR THE RECORD, UH, THEY DON'T HAVE TO DISCLOSE THEIR ADDRESS, DO THEY? NO.

YOU JUST TAKE A LOOK.

TELL YOUR NAME TWO OR THREE MINUTES.

I'M HALEY COX.

I'M AT, I WROTE IT DOWN JUST SO I CAN GET MY THOUGHTS TOGETHER.

SO I'VE BEEN ASKED TO TALK ABOUT TOPNOTCH HOMES WITH Y'ALL AND OUR EXPERIENCE.

UM, SO IN JUNE OF 2022, MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT, WENT TO TOPNOTCH HOMES AND SPOKE WITH THEM REGARDING PURCHASING A HOME.

THROUGH THEM, WE PICKED OUT A FLOOR PLAN THAT WE LOVED AND EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT HOW MANY ISSUES A PARTICULAR MODEL HAD THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO SELL US.

UH, THE SALES MANAGER ASSURE US THAT ALL OF THE PHIL MISSIONS AND ISSUES WE POINTED OUT WOULD BE FIXED ONCE THE HOUSE WAS ON OUR PROPERTY.

AND BEFORE WE MOVED IN, WE ALSO TOLD THEM WE WERE HOPING TO HAVE THE HOME READY RATHER QUICKLY AS WE WERE EXPECTING A NEW BABY.

THEY WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO GET EVERYTHING MOVED IN AND GET THE NURSERY AND EVERYTHING ELSE READY BEFORE THE BABY ARRIVED IN OCTOBER.

THEY AGAIN ASSURED US THAT OUR DEADLINE WAS COMPLETELY DOABLE AND THAT WE WOULD BE IN THE HOME WAY BEFORE THE DAUGHTER WAS BORN.

FAST FORWARD TO OCTOBER AND WE WERE STILL NOT IN OUR HOME.

IN FACT, WE DID NOT MOVE IN UNTIL MID-DECEMBER.

UM, IT WAS A HUGE BURDEN FOR OUR FAMILY TO TRY AND MOVE AND TAKE CARE OF A NEWBORN SURROUNDED BY MOVING BOXES, ET CETERA.

BUT WE GOT THROUGH IT THE WHOLE TIME.

WE WERE WAITING, SORRY, WAITING TO MOVE IN.

UM, AND WAITING ON THE WELL TO BE DRILLED TOP-NOTCH HOMES COULD HAVE BEEN FIXING ALL THE THINGS WE SAW DURING OUR INITIAL WALKTHROUGH THAT THEY REFUSED, UH, I'M SORRY, BUT THEY REFUSED UNTIL WE MOVED IT.

WE THEN WENT ON A BACK AND FORTH PHONE AND MESSAGE TAG WITH MANY TOP-NOTCH EMPLOYEES TRYING TO GET ALL THE ISSUES FIXED INSIDE OUR HOME THAT WE HAD ADDRESSED WITH THEM WHEN THEY DID THE INITIAL MOVE IN WALKTHROUGH, WHICH THEY SET US UP FOR MULTIPLE TIMES.

AND ON THE DAY THAT THEY BOTHERED US, SHOW UP, SHOWED UP HOURS LATE WITHOUT ANY APOLOGY.

OUR MAIN CONCERNS BEING THE GIANT GOUGE IN OUR LIVING ROOM FLOOR AND THE SLICED LINOLEUM IN OUR BATH, OUR MASTER BATH, AS WELL AS THE TRANSITION LINES, HAVING NAILS POKING THROUGH THEM.

WE EXPRESSED THEN HOW WE REALLY NEEDED THOSE FIXED SO OUR TWO CHILDREN DIDN'T CUT THEMSELVES ON THEM.

AFTER MANY CALLS AND TEXTS AND MANY EMAILS BACK AND FORTH, WE FINALLY HAD WORKERS OUT TO HAVE OUR REPAIRS MADE.

THE MEN THAT CAME OUT, WHOM I BELIEVE WERE FROM THE MANUFACTURERS, SAID THAT THEY, SORRY, THAT OUR FLOORS WOULD BE A HUGE TASK AND MULTIPLE DAYS OF WORK AS THEY WOULD HAVE TO MOVE OUR ENTIRE KITCHEN ISLAND ALONG WITH ALL OF OUR FURNITURE, ET CETERA.

WE EXPLAINED THAT.

WE WERE TOLD THAT WE HAD TO LIVE IN THE HOME FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE TOTTEN HUTCH WOULD SEND ANY ANYONE OUT TO FIX ANYTHING, EVEN THOUGH OUR HOME STOOD EMPTY FOR MONTHS.

THE MANUFACTURER SEEMED VERY DISPLEASED WITH THIS, AND THEY LEFT AND LATER SENT A LETTER VIA EMAIL STATING THAT THEY WOULD JUST LIKE TO PAY US FOR THE FLOORING BECAUSE IT WAS TOO MUCH WORK TO BE DONE.

WE ACCEPTED, BUT WE ASKED THAT THE TRANSITION LINES STILL BE REPLACED FOR OUR CHILDREN'S SAFETY.

TOP-NOTCH HOMES SAID THAT THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR US AND KEPT PROMISING US, SORRY, PROMISING US THAT IT WOULD GET DONE.

THEY DRUG OUT THE WHOLE THING SO LONG THAT THEY TRIED TO TELL ME WE WERE NO LONGER WITHIN WARRANTY, AND THAT WE WOULD NOT, I'M SORRY, WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TRANSITION STRIP SUPPLIES, BUT THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE OUT TO INSTALL THEM AS A COURTESY TO US.

I EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS PROMISED TO US AT MOVE IN AND THAT IT'S NOT OUR FAULT THAT THEY'VE DRAGGED THEIR HEELS FOR A YEAR AND A HALF ALMOST BEFORE GETTING IT DONE.

SO THEY CONCEDED AND PROMISED THEY'D GET IT ALL FIXED.

THEIR WORKER CAME OUT TO FIX IT, AND LO AND BEHOLD, HE DIDN'T HAVE ALL THE MATERIAL HE NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE JOB.

SO OUR MASTER BATH TRANSITION LINE WAS LEFT WORSE THAN BEFORE AND ALL CUT UP BECAUSE HE CUT IT AND STARTED TO PULL IT UP AND REALIZED HE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MATERIALS TO DO THE JOB.

THERE WERE NAILS STICKING OUT ALL ACROSS IT STILL.

HE TOLD ME HE WOULD GET BACK WITH ME, UM, TO COME OUT AND DO THE REST.

AND WE NEVER HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM THEM EXCEPT FOR A TEXT STATING IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT.

IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S.

FAST FORWARD SOMETIME SHORTLY AFTER AND MY OLDEST DAUGHTER CAME INTO THE BATHROOM TO TELL ME SOMETHING AND CUT A HOLE IN HER FOOT ON THE VERY NAILS WE HAD BEEN ASKING THEM TO REPEATEDLY FIX FOR OVER A YEAR.

I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS OR HOW THIS WAS HANDLED ON FACEBOOK, GOOGLE AND ALSO WITH BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND TOP NOTCH HOMES HAS CONTINUED, SORRY, CONTINUED TO PACE, PLACE THE BLAME ON THE MANUFACTURER, EVEN THOUGH THESE INITIAL PROBLEMS WERE AT WRITEUP MOVE IN AND THE SHODDY WORK WAS DONE BY THEIR CONTRACTORS, WE NEVER ONCE RECEIVED AN APOLOGY FROM THEM, FROM MY CHILD GETTING HURT DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE.

THERE ARE MANY OTHER ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD WITH THEM AND CRACKS AND BLEMISHES THAT HAVE STILL NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.

BUT THE ONE THAT STICKS OUT THE MOST IS THE TRANSITION LINES BECAUSE IT HURT MY CHILD.

ONE OTHER INSTANCE I'D LIKE TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF WAS OUR ELECTRIC MULTIPLE LIGHT SWITCHES DIDN'T WORK OR WOULD'VE FLICKER WHEN THE LIGHTS WERE ON.

WE HAD BEEN ASKING TO

[01:35:01]

GET THOSE FIXED WHEN OUR DRYER SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING.

IT WAS AN OLDER DRYER, SO WE ASSUMED IT WAS ON ITS LAST LEG AND WE PURCHASED A BRAND NEW ONE.

A FEW DAYS AFTER GETTING IT INSTALLED, I KEPT TELLING MY HUSBAND, IT SMELLED LIKE OUR CLOTHES WERE SUPER HOT WHEN WE WOULD GET THEM OUT OF THE DRYER.

HE PULLED THE DRYER OUT AND OUR BRAND NEW WASHER PLUG WAS MELTED AS WELL AS THE OUTLET ON OUR WALL BY THE PLUG.

AND THE WALL WAS SCORCHED.

WE TOLD TOP-NOTCH HOMES, AND IT TOOK THEM DAYS TO COME OUT TO FIX IT.

GRANTED IT WAS DURING AN ICY STORM, SO I TRIED TO GIVE THEM SOME GRACE.

WHEN THEY FINALLY CAME OUT, THE HEAD ELECTRICIAN BROUGHT TRAINEES OUT TO DO THE WORK, AND THEY FOUND OUT THE DRYER PLUG WAS NOT WIDELY CORRECTED, I'M SORRY, WIRED CORRECTLY.

AND THEY FIXED IT.

WE WONDER NOW IF OUR OLD DRYER REALLY WAS BROKEN, OR IF IT WAS A FAULTY ELECTRIC WORK WHILE THEY WERE OUT, THEY FIXED THE OTHER L WHICH IS, UM, OR SO WE THOUGHT AFTER HOURS OF THE HEAD ELECTRICIAN STANDING AROUND TALKING TO US, WHILE AS TRAINEE GUYS DID MOST OF THE WORK, THEY PACKED UP AND LEFT.

I WENT TO TURN ON MY WORK COMPUTER AND IT WOULDN'T TURN ON.

I CHECKED THE BREAKERS AND EVERY TIME I RESET IT, THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WOULD TRIP, AND THEN IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS HOT.

I CALLED THEM BACK OUT IMMEDIATELY AND THE MAIN ELECTRICIAN CAME OUT AND HE FOUND THAT IT WAS A LIGHT IN MY OLDEST DAUGHTER'S BEDROOM THAT HAD JUST BEEN FIXED.

UM, HE SAID IT WAS WIRED WRONG AND THEY FIXED IT AGAIN.

I TOLD HIM I WAS NOT SURE I HAD FAITH IN THE WORK THAT WAS JUST DONE.

AND IT HAS BEEN TWO INSTANCES NOW THAT WE HAD WRONG WIRING DONE BY THE, HE TOLD ME TO HIRE ANOTHER ELECTRICIAN TO COME OUT.

IF I DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH HIS WORK.

OUR NEW HOUSE COULD HAVE BURNED DOWN DUE TO THE SHODDY WORK DONE BY TOP-NOTCH HOMES AND THEIR CONTRACTORS.

OUR HOUSE HAS A, HAD A TOILET WITH A GIANT MISSING CHUNK OUT OF THE TANK HOLES IN OUR DAUGHTER'S TUB THAT WERE POORLY PATCHED.

AND YOU CAN ALREADY SEE THE HOLE AGAIN.

THE WALLS AND CEILINGS ALL HAVE BLEMISHES AND CRACKS, AND THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN PICKED, FIXED, OR FIXED POORLY.

THE DOORS DON'T CLOSE CORRECTLY.

OUR WATER FAUCET HANDLE WAS PUT ON WRONG IN THE MASTER, AND WE WERE TOLD THEY WILL NOT COME BACK OUT TO FIX IT.

THE LIST GOES ON AND ON.

YOU TRY TO WIND IT DOWN.

SORRY.

TRY TO WIND IT DOWN.

I, I THINK I'M ALMOST THERE.

MY, UH, HUSBAND AND I TAKE PRIDE IN OUR HOME.

WE BROUGHT OUR, WE BOUGHT OUR HOME AND EXPECT IT TO BE MOVED IN READY AND OUR HOME IS LITERALLY FALLING APART AROUND US.

I WAS SCRUBBING MY SHOWER AND A HOLE APPEARED.

I WAS USING ELBOW GRACE, BUT I'M NOT THAT STRONG , ALL OF US, ALL OF THIS TO TELL YOU THE HORROR STORIES WE'VE GONE THROUGH AND ARE STILL ENCOUNTERING.

UM, AND IT, AFTER MAKING ONE OF THE WORST DECISIONS OF OUR LIVES.

IF I HAD KNOWN WHAT I KNOW NOW AND NOT HAVE STEPPED FOOT IN THEIR ESTABLISHMENT OR GIVING THEM A DIME, I THOUGHT MAYBE OUR SITUATION WAS A REALLY CRAZY FLUKE.

BUT AFTER DOING RESEARCH, I REALIZED THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE IN THE SAME BOAT AS ME.

SO, UM, I CAN CONTINUE, BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT LONG.

SO I, NO, I THINK YOUR POINT, YOU MADE YOUR POINT VERY WELL.

SO I JUST YEP.

WANTED TO SAY PLEASE TAKE THAT UNDER CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IF I CAN, UM, THIS TOP-NOTCH SUBDIVISION ISSUE IS SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND, AND I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A KIDDO HERE.

I I DON'T WANNA KEEP YOU ANY LONGER THAN, THAN NECESSARY.

SO THESE COMMENTS AREN'T DIRECTED AT YOU, THEY'RE DIRECTED.

UM, JUST KIND OF FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD, THESE ARE THINGS I'VE COMMENTED ON FACEBOOK, UH, AND AN EMAIL AND PHONE CALLS AND ALL OF THAT.

COMMISSIONERS ARE VERY LIMITED UNDER STATE LAW AS TO WHAT WE CAN, CAN CONSIDER WHEN IT COMES TO PLATS AND SUBDIVISIONS.

UM, THERE'S A, THERE'S AT LEAST ONE OTHER DEVELOPER I CAN THINK OF OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD THAT IF WE HAD THE ABILITY TO SPECIFICALLY DO SO, THAT PERSON WOULD NOT DO WORK IN PARKER COUNTY ANYMORE.

UM, SO QUALITY OF BUILD IS AN ISSUE THAT'S THAT, THAT WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT, BECAUSE IF THERE'S A WAY WE CAN HELP, WE WILL.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THE PLATTING OF SUBDIVISIONS TO, UH, CHAPTER 2 32 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND THEN CHAPTER 35 OF THE WATER CODE ARE PRETTY MUCH THE LIMITS THAT I'M AWARE OF UNLESS I'M JUST NOT MENTIONING SOMETHING OF WHAT WE CAN CONSIDER.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR INPUT.

YEAH, WE DO APPRECIATE IT.

NO PROBLEM.

THAT'S GOOD INFORMATION.

TO THEM, WHAT'S THIS GONNA BECOME? UH, SO I WANTED TO PUT THAT ON RECORD.

ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? YEAH, TRY TO LIMIT YOUR TIME TO ABOUT TWO TO THREE MINUTES.

I'M SORRY.

TRY TO LIMIT YOUR TIME, TWO TO THREE MINUTES AND STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE.

OH, YES.

UH, MY NAME'S KEITH DAVIS.

I LIVE AT 900 LEACH ROAD, SO MY PROPERTY LINE BUTTS UP TO THE TOP-NOTCH HOMES.

UM, I WANT TO THANK HER FOR COMING ALL THE WAY FROM SUNSET TO SAY THAT I AM AWARE OF WHAT YOU JUST SAID, JACOB, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT YOU GUYS WOULD AT LEAST HEAR THAT BECAUSE MY CONCERN ORIGINALLY WAS THAT IT WAS GONNA BE MOBILE HOMES PUT IN THERE, BUT NOW MY CONCERN IS THAT THE TYPES OF MOBILE HOMES THAT ARE GONNA BE PUT IN THERE, EVEN THOUGH YOU GUYS HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT, I JUST WANTED IT TO BE ON RECORD THAT PEOPLE MAY MOVE IN, BUT THEY MAY MOVE OUT.

UM, AND TOP NOTCH IS SUPPOSEDLY FINANCING ALL THIS.

SO OF COURSE MY CONCERN IS HAVING THE FARM NEXT

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I WANTED HER TO BE ABLE TO COME AND, AND TALK BEFORE YOU GUYS.

SO I, I DID INVITE HER TO COME.

UM, THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERN WITH REGARDS TO THE BUILDING OF THE ROADS, UH, AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT MY FARM AS FAR AS EROSION, THINGS LIKE THAT.

UH, AS THEY DO IT ON MY FENCE LINE, ESPECIALLY, I ALREADY HAVE EROSION PROBLEMS THAT I'VE TRIED TO FIX WITH TELEPHONE POLES AND RETAINING WALLS ON THAT FENCE LINE.

SO I'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS GOING TO KEEP TRACK OF THAT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE A SILT FENCE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WHEN THEY'RE BUILDING, UH, THE ROADS AND THE, THE ACTUAL, UH, LOTS THEMSELVES.

UH, BUT THAT'S GONNA BE A CONCERN OF MINE.

I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A CONCERN OF ALSO THE STRAINS WHO JUST BOUGHT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THEM BECAUSE ALL THE WATER COMES DOWN FROM TOP-NOTCH PROPERTY INTO THE STRAINS PROPERTY.

SO IF THE COMMISSIONERS COULD KEEP TRACK OF THAT OR DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT WITH THE INSPECTORS LIKE RUSTY AND THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THAT, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE JACOB WITH, WITH REGARDS TO ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS.

I KNOW WE HAVEN'T AGREED ON A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, BUT, UH, I DO KNOW THERE IS A STRICT LAW THAT YOU GUYS HAVE TO FOLLOW.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT AND I APPRECIATE ALL YOU GUYS CONSIDERING IT.

THAN HAPPY TO GO INTO, UM, THAT I'M RECOMMENDING THAT WE DO NOT APPROVE THIS SUBDIVISION BASED ON THE INADEQUACY OF GROUNDWATER.

ANYBODY ELSE WHO'D LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? OKAY.

UM, IT'S NOT A PUBLIC HEARING, SO, UM, I WANT TO GET BACK TO THE, UH, ITEM OF WHAT WE CAN DO AND WHAT WE CAN'T DO, I GUESS, JOHN, IF YOU WOULD.

SO WHAT, JUDGE, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COURT.

THERE ARE ALSO SOME LETTERS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT IN, UM, FROM THE MACKEY FAMILY, FROM THE ESSER FAMILY, FROM THE MCCLURE FAMILY, FROM THE HAGGARD FAMILY, UH, FROM THE HACKERS AND FROM THE EDWARDS.

THE MAJORITY OF THE CONCERNS, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME DISCUSSING WITH THE UPPER TRINITY, WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS IN THEIR OFFICE.

I'VE SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME LOOKING AT THE WATER CODE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR US TO BE IN A PRIORITY GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA.

UM, THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN THE UPPER TRINITY.

UM, THE PMA THAT WE'RE IN STRETCHES FROM HERE TO THE OTHER SIDE OF DALLAS, AND IT GIVES US ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY AS A COUNTY AS WE LOOK AT SUBDIVISIONS.

UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE AUTHORITY IN CHAPTER 2 32 OVER AND ABOVE WHAT THE UPPER TRINITY SAYS.

SO THE UPPER TRINITY IS NOT THE BE ALL AND END ALL FOR US.

UM, MY CONCERNS ARE, ARE LESS ON THE SIDE OF THE, HOW TO PUT THIS IN TERMS OF PLATTING.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE ALLOWED BY LAW TO LOOK AT THE QUALITY OF THE HOME OR THE CONCERNS THERE, THE TYPE OF HOME, ET CETERA.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE THE, THE JURISDICTION TO LOOK AT.

HOWEVER, WHAT WE DO HAVE THE JURISDICTION TO LOOK AT IS WATER.

AND TO PUT IT VERY, VERY CLEARLY, I HAVE EXTREME CONCERNS ABOUT THIS AREA AND THE ABILITY OF THIS AREA TO SUPPORT WATER.

THE UPPER TRINITY PRODUCED A REPORT THAT SAYS THAT IN THIS SUBDIVISION, IF EVERYBODY TURNS THEIR FAUCET ON AT THE SAME TIME, THAT VERY, VERY QUICKLY, THE WELLS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PRODUCE ENOUGH FOR MORE THAN A TRICKLE.

AND I'M PARAPHRASING THERE, BUT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH WATER IN THAT AREA TO SUPPORT NEARLY 50 LOTS.

SO AN OPTION WAS FLOATED FOR STORAGE.

PERSONALLY, I DON'T LIKE THAT OPTION.

THE REASON I DON'T LIKE THAT OPTION IS IF YOU PUT IN A STORAGE TANK AND THEN TO MR. DAVIS'S POINT, SOMEONE MOVES OUT, SOMEONE MOVES IN.

IF THAT STORAGE TANK ISN'T MAINTAINED, SOMEONE MOVES IN, YOU'RE NOW PUTTING THE COST OF MAINTAINING ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY ON THAT INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNER BECAUSE A LOT WAS ALLOWED TO GO WHERE FRANKLY THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH WATER IN THAT AREA TO SUPPORT THAT TYPE OF DENSITY.

THE SECOND CONCERN THAT I HAVE IS THE OPPORTUNITY HAS MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT IF A WELL FAILS AND THEY THINK THAT THERE IS A DECENT POSSIBILITY OF THAT, THEY WILL HAVE TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ACREAGE.

SO IF ONE OF THE LOTS HAS A WELL THAT FAILS AND A NEW WELL HAS TO BE DROPPED, HAS TO BE DRILLED, THEY CAN'T DO IT ON THAT SAME TWO ACRE LOT WITHOUT ACQUIRING ANOTHER TWO ACRES NEARBY.

WELL, IF ALL OF THE LOTS ARE FILLED OUT AND THEN EIGHT OF THEM FAIL, WHICH EIGHT IS IS NOT A NUMBER I HAVE ANY SPECIFICS ON.

IT'S JUST A NUMBER I CAME UP WITH.

THEN THOSE EIGHT LOTS ARE UNUSABLE BECAUSE THE, THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBORS WILL HAVE ALREADY DRILLED THEIR WELLS AS WELL.

SO IT'S FOR THAT AND MANY OTHER REASONS THAT I'M MORE

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I DO WANNA POINT OUT ONE OTHER THING.

WHEN THE UPPER TRINITY DOES A GROUNDWATER ANALYSIS CERTIFICATION, THEY DO IT IN WHAT THEY CALL A VACUUM.

DOUG SHAW, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR, DOES NOT AGREE WITH THIS.

BUT, UM, AND HE'S CHANGING IT FOR PRECINCT TWO GOING FORWARD.

SO THE GROUNDWATER CERTIFICATION THAT WAS DONE FOR THIS, WHAT IT, WHEN I SAY IT'S DONE IN A VACUUM, WHAT THAT MEANS IS IT FREEZES THE CONDITIONS AT THAT MOMENT.

AND IT SAYS THAT, UM, WE'RE NOT GONNA CONSIDER THAT THERE'S ANY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

WE'RE NOT GONNA CONSIDER ANY FUTURE IMPACT THAT WE KNOW WILL HAPPEN TO THE AQUIFER.

SO FOR EXAMPLE, THIS AQUIFER THAT WE'RE IN, WE HAVE IMPACT FROM DALLAS COUNTY, WE HAVE IMPACT FROM TARRANT COUNTY BECAUSE THEY'RE DEEPER THAN US.

WE'RE AT THE EDGE OF THE BOWL.

THEY'RE AT THE MIDDLE OF THE BOWL.

SO WHEN THEY PULL WATER OUT, THAT AFFECTS US.

THAT'S WHY SPRINGTOWN DOESN'T HAVE SPRINGS ANYMORE.

IT'S NOT 'CAUSE OF WHAT WE'VE DONE IN PARKER COUNTY, IT'S BECAUSE OF WHAT'S BEEN DONE TO THE EAST OF US AND THE DEMAND ON THE WATER THERE.

SO IT'S FOR THOSE REASONS THAT I BELIEVE IT'S WITHIN OUR PURVIEW AS A COUNTY TO SAY WE HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE WATER ADEQUACY OF A TWO LOT SETUP.

UM, I WOULD SAY THAT THE PERSON IN QUESTION, THE DEVELOPER IN QUESTION NEEDS TO COME BACK WITH EITHER SOME TYPE OF SYSTEM PLAN AND RUN THAT BY THE UPPER TRINITY, OR THEY NEED TO COME BACK WITH LARGER LOT SIZES BECAUSE I'M EXTREMELY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH A TWO ACRE LOT PLAN.

I DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA WORK.

UM, I THINK THAT WITHIN A RELATIVELY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS RUNNING OUTTA WATER.

I DO WANT TO ADDRESS, UM, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK AROUND THE, UH, TYPE OF HOMES AND ALL THAT.

FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, MY KIDS GO TO PUBLIC SCHOOL.

THERE'S A LOT OF COACHES AND TEACHERS AT PUBLIC SCHOOL THAT I HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESPECT FOR THOSE TEACHERS AND COACHES PROBABLY CAN'T AFFORD A $600,000 HOME.

SO WE DO NEED AFFORDABLE HOMES IN THE COUNTY, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE THOSE AFFORDABLE HOMES IN AN AREA WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURE CAN SUPPORT IT.

I DON'T THINK THE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE HERE CAN SUPPORT IT.

AND I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT IF WE APPROVE THIS, ALL WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE PUTTING THE BURDEN ON THE PEOPLE WHO END UP MOVING THERE WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE, WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE WE WOULD HAVE IF WE APPROVED THIS.

WE'RE ALSO HEAVILY IMPACTING THE FOLKS AROUND THERE WHO USE THEIR WELLS FOR THEIR AGRICULTURE, FOR THEIR LIVESTOCK, ET CETERA.

SO IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE DO NOT APPROVE THIS FINAL PLAT COUNCILOR.

IS THAT ILLEGAL? IT, IT, IT IS LEGAL.

THE, UH, 2 32 STATES THAT, UH, JACOB AT THAT POINT, IF HE DECLINES TO APPROVE IT, UH, THAT HE MUST PUT THAT IN WRITING, UH, SOUGHT THE STATUTE, UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR, UH, DECLINING THE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF THAT PLAT.

SO YOU JUST HAVE TO PUT THAT IN WRITING AND SEND THAT TO THE DEVELOPER.

SO, UH, MR. FOREST, I WILL WORK WITH YOU TO CRAFT SOMETHING SO I DON'T SAY SOMETHING THAT, UH, GETS ME IN TROUBLE.

IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, UM, I'LL WORK WITH YOU TO CRAFT SOMETHING AND PUT THAT IN WRITING TO THE DEVELOPER.

UH, IS THERE A TIME LIMIT OF WHEN WE HAVE TO SEND THAT BY? DOESN'T THAT MAKE THAT LAND WORTHLESS IF WE'RE GONNA DO THIS? WELL, THAT, THAT'S A A SEPARATE QUESTION IN THAT'S, UH, YEAH, I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S PART, JUST LIKE WE CAN'T CONSIDER FORMALLY, YOU KNOW, THE, THE QUALITY OR LACK THEREOF OF THE HOMES THAT MAY BE GOING IN THERE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S A PART THAT WE CAN CONSIDER EITHER.

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, UH, BASED OFF OF HEARSAY THAT THERE ARE SOME FOLKS NEARBY WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING THAT LAND.

SO, BUT I DON'T WANNA SPEAK FOR ANYBODY ON THAT BEHALF.

HAVE THEY ALREADY PUT ROADS IN OR THEY'VE DONE SIMILAR WORK TO SOME THAT SOME OTHER FOLKS DO DURING THE PLATTING PROCESS WHERE THERE'LL BE SOME PAD DEVELOPMENT AND MAYBE SOME GRAVEL ROADS PUT IN LIKE THAT? THAT LADY WAS UP HERE A WHILE AGO.

SHE'S ALREADY GOT A HOUSE OUT THERE THAT'S IN A TOTALLY, SO SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT AN ISSUE THAT SHE, SO THERE'S A GROUP CALLED, UH, THERE'S A FACEBOOK GROUP CALLED VICTIMS OF TOP-NOTCH HOMES.

THAT HAVE A LONG LIST OF, UH, ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS.

NOW THAT BEING SAID, YOU COULD PROBABLY FIND THE SAME ABOUT EVERY SINGLE BUILDER IN THE COUNTRY.

EVEN THE VERY BEST OF BUILDERS.

THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS THAT CAN GO WRONG.

HOWEVER, THAT LADY IS FROM A DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT THAT IS NOT A PART OF THIS.

IT'S JUST THE SAME BUILDING.

UH, YOU SAID SHE WAS FROM SUNSET OR SOMETHING? YES, SIR.

SHE WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT TOP NOTCH.

AND AGAIN, I'M NOT, I'M NOT FOCUSED ON ANY OF THAT.

MY CONCERNS ARE 100% TO DO WITH, I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THIS IS THE FAR NORTHWEST PART OF PARKER COUNTY.

THIS IS WHERE THE AQUIFER IS AS POOR AS IT CAN BE.

I KNOW WHAT

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YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH WATER THERE FOR LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT.

THERE'S JUST NOT.

JOHN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THIS BEFORE WE TAKE ACTION? NO, AND SPECIFICALLY, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WHENEVER, UH, WE PUT REQUIREMENTS OUT THERE, IF THEY MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A MINISTERIAL DUTY.

SO YOU KNOW, IF THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE OUT THERE, THEY MUST MEET THOSE.

IF THERE'S A STATUTE THAT WE CAN SPECIFICALLY HANG OUR HAT ON TO DECLINE IT, DISAPPROVE IT, UM, THEN WE HAVE TO PUT THAT IN WRITING, ARTICULATE SPECIFIC STATUTES FOR THE DISAPPROVAL OF THAT PLAT AND SEND THAT TO THEM CONDITION.

ONE MORE QUICK THING TO ADD, UM, THE SUBDIVISION REGULATION COMMITTEE HAS TASKED THE UPPER TRINITY TO COME BACK TO US AT OUR NEXT MEETING, AND THIS IS ALLUDING TO COMMISSIONER WALDEN'S LEADERSHIP AND THE COMMENTS THAT HE HAD IN THE, UH, IN THE MEETING FROM LAST WEEK.

BUT WE HAVE ASKED, UH, THE UPPER TRINITY TO COME BACK WITH A SET OF PARAMETERS SO THAT IT'S NOT A BLANKET RULE, IT'S NOT A MANDATED GO TO X ACREAGE, BUT INSTEAD HAVE A DATA DRIVEN SCIENTIFIC APPROACH OF IF THE WATER RESULTS SAY THIS, HERE'S OUR RECOMMENDED ACREAGE.

BECAUSE THERE'S AREAS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE COUNTY.

AQUIFER'S GREAT, IT'S GREAT.

THERE'S AREAS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE COUNTY WHERE THE AQUIFER IS NOT GREAT.

SO ONE BLANKET, ONE SIZE FITS RULE, UH, ONE SIZE FITS ALL RULE FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY TO ME DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE.

SO WE'VE ASKED THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK WITH SOMETHING THAT IS A LOT MORE FLEXIBLE, A LOT MORE MODERN, USES THE DATA AND, UH, REFLECTS THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS.

I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS ON THE LEGAL COMPONENT, THE, IF THEY'RE CURRENTLY CHECKING BOXES, BUT YOU'RE STATING THAT YOU FEEL THAT THERE'S THE AUTHORITY FOR THIS COURT BASED OFF OF THOSE EXAMPLES YOU GAVE TODAY? CORRECT.

AND YOU, DO YOU GENERALLY CONCUR? UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, I WILL, I WILL SAY THIS, IT'S NEW TERRITORY.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT, UH, ANY OTHER COUNTY HAS UTILIZED AT THIS POINT.

UH, WE'VE RESEARCHED THAT, UH, IT'S NEW LAW.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S TO BE SEEN.

AND SO, YEAH.

SORRY, SECOND PART.

SO IF, IF THAT'S THE, IF THAT'S THE CASE, HAVE YOU CONSIDERED HAVING THIS DIALOGUE WITH THE DEVELOPER BEFOREHAND TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND THOSE CONCERNS? WE HAVE HAD DIALOGUE WITH THE DEVELOPER SEVERAL TIMES.

THE DEVELOPER'S POSITION IS, THE ECONOMICS OF THE DEAL DON'T WORK WITHOUT TWO ACRE LOTS.

SO THE POSSIBILITY OF A NO ACTION IN THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL OF BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE COMING BACK, DO YOU FEEL IS PRETTY LOW? THE PERCENTAGE OF BEING ABLE TO WORK OUT A DEAL WITH A DEVELOPER, UM, I THINK THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED BY THIRD PARTIES AND A WILLINGNESS TO PURCHASE SAID LAND.

UM, SO I CAN'T SPECULATE ON THAT 'CAUSE I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THOSE THIRD PARTIES.

IF THERE'S NOT ENOUGH WATER THERE FOR TWO ACRES, THERE'S NOT GONNA BE ENOUGH FOR FIVE EITHER.

YOU'RE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT I THINK THAT'S AN ADEQUATE CONCERN, RIGHT? I THINK THAT'S REASONABLE.

I REFERENCED THE GROUNDWATER STUDY A FEW TIMES.

I, ONE, ONE THING THAT I, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST MENTION IN SOME OF THESE OTHER COUNTIES AND I OWN PROPERTY IN THOSE WHERE THERE'S NOT AQUIFERS.

SO CATCHING WATER AND USING THOSE WATER TANKS ARE, CAN BE A NORMAL MO.

AND SO I, I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT FOR THE RECORD, THAT THAT MAY BE, IT WAS MENTIONED WHEN YOU WERE SPEAKING, BUT IN SOME OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE, THAT'S NORMAL EVERYDAY LIFE.

AND SO, I DON'T KNOW.

I I, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT'S WORTH CONSIDERING, UM, TO BE, TO BE A VIABLE OPTION AS LONG AS IT'S AN INFORMED HOME BUYER THAT'S NOT GETTING SNOOKERED ON A DEAL, WHICH I THINK IS A COMPONENT HERE.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALL HAD THAT ISSUE WHERE FOLKS, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN OR IN Y'ALL'S NECK OF THE WOODS WHERE THEY HAVE ISSUES WITH WATER WELLS AND WATER PRODUCTIVITY.

SO I HAVE TO ASK A QUESTION.

DO WE NOT HAVE A GROUNDWATER STUDY FOR THIS, THE DEVELOPMENT WE DO? WHAT DOES IT SAY?

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THE GROUNDWATER SAYS IT.

SO PER MY CONVERSATIONS WITH MR. SHAW, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT HERE.

IT MEETS THE CURRENT MINIMUMS. HOWEVER, DOUG'S POSITION VERY STRONGLY, OR MR. SHAW'S POSITION VERY STRONGLY IS THAT IF WE FEEL IT PRUDENT AND NECESSARY, WE CAN GO OVER AND ABOVE THAT.

NO, I'M JUST, I'M JUST, I WANTED TO CLARIFY IT BECAUSE I, THIS IS GONNA COME UP WELL, AND THAT'S AN EXCELLENT POINT.

I THINK TWO KIND OF NUANCE POINTS THERE ARE, IT MEETS CURRENT MINIMUMS, ASSUMING THERE'S VERY LITTLE IRRIGATION.

, THE, THEY'RE NOT MANICURED LAWNS.

DOUG TOLD ME THAT IF THIS WAS A SUBDIVISION, LET'S SAY KIND OF LIKE A PARKS OF ALITO ESQUE OR SOMETHING WHERE YOU WOULD EXPECT VERY LARGE MANICURED LAWNS THAT THEY RUN THEIR STUDIES BASED OFF OF DEMOGRAPHICS.

IF THIS WERE TWO ACRE LOTS WITH VERY LARGE, EXPENSIVE HOMES ON IT, THAT YOU WOULD THEN SEE THE CORRESPONDING YEAH.

LARGE, NICE LAWNS.

THIS WOULD NOT MAKE SENSE AT ALL, AND IT WOULD BE DECLINED.

NO QUESTIONS ASKED IS WHAT DOUG TOLD ME.

THE SECOND THING IS HE HAS SOME VERY SERIOUS CONCERNS.

UM, SO FOR EXAMPLE, IN HIS REPORT ON THE SECOND, SORRY, ON THE FIFTH PAGE OF HIS, UH, OF HIS SUBMISSION LETTER TO ME, HE SAID BECAUSE OF THE FIRST FAILED AQUIFER TEST, THEY DID FAIL THE AQUIFER TEST AT FIRST.

'CAUSE THEY DIDN'T DRILL DEEP ENOUGH.

THE FACTORS INFLUENCING THE FAILED TESTING BEING UNKNOWN BECAUSE THERE'S MORE THAN JUST THE DEPTH FACTOR.

THERE MAY BE CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO LARGE, LARGER TRACK SIZES.

I'M GONNA SKIP JUST A LITTLE BIT.

AND THEN HE SAID, BECAUSE DISTRICT RULES REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF TWO ACRES PER WATER.

WELL, AND NO MORE THAN ONE WATER WELL PER TWO ACRES.

IF A LANDOWNER NEEDED TO DRILL A SECOND WELL DUE TO A WELL FAILING TO PRODUCE ADEQUATE GROUNDWATER FOR THE HOUSEHOLD, A MINIMUM OF FOUR ACRES WOULD BE REQUIRED UNDER DISTRICT RULES.

THAT'S, THAT'S THE LETTER SIGNED BY DOUG SHAW DATED JULY 8TH OF THIS YEAR.

SO THE CONCERN THERE IS, MY CONCERN IS, REGARDLESS OF HOW LONG I'M A COMMISSIONER, I, I KIND OF LIKE PARKER COUNTY AND I INTEND TO BE HERE FOR A WHILE.

AND I SURE DON'T WANT SOMEONE COMING UP TO ME IN 20 YEARS SAYING, HEY, JACK LEGG, YOU, YOU APPROVED A SUBDIVISION AND NOW I'M OUT OF WATER.

PARDON MY INFORMALITY.

BUT THIS IS VERY PERSONAL TO ME.

SO I WOULD ASK MR. FORS, DO I NEED, WHAT DO I NEED FROM THE COURT? DO I NEED A A, A MOTION AND APPROVAL FROM THE COURT TO DO THAT LETTER? IF IT'S DISAPPROVED, THEN YOU SEND THE SPECIFIC STATUTES THAT IT WAS DISAPPROVED UNDER.

UH, THEY THEN GET TO TRY TO REMEDY, UH, BASED ON THAT LAW, BECAUSE THERE'S ALWAYS A REMEDY.

DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT IS WHAT I'M ASKING YOU WOULD, YES.

I'M GONNA MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE DISAPPROVE THIS PLAT AND SEND THE LETTER PER MR. FOREST'S, UH, RECOMMENDATION.

AND I WILL WORK WITH MR. FORESTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LEGAL EASE IS DONE CORRECTLY.

THE MOTION BE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SO I SECOND DON'T WANNA SECOND THE MOTION, BUT THE, UH, DEVELOPER THEN WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND THEY HAVE SEVERAL OPTIONS TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

I'M SURE.

SURE.

SOME OF THE OPTIONS WOULD BE A GROUNDWATER SYSTEM, UM, IS SOMETHING, AND I DON'T WANNA COMMIT US TO SAYING THIS OPTION WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE APPROVED.

WE WOULD WORK CLOSELY WITH THE UPPER TRINITY, UH, SCIENTISTS ON THAT.

BUT, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, UNDER THE PMA LANGUAGE, WE'RE ALLOWED TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM UNDER CHAPTER 35 OF THE, UH, TEXAS WATER CODE.

IF WE'RE IN A PMA, YOU'RE ALLOWED TO REQUIRE A PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM FOR A SUBDIVISION, UM, WITHOUT ANY OTHER CONTEXT.

UH, BUT YEAH, THAT WOULD BE AN OPTION.

LARGER TRACK SIZES WOULD BE AN OPTION.

WE WOULD WORK CLOSELY WITH THE OPPORTUNITY ON THAT.

NO IRRIGATION WHATSOEVER.

WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION J JUST THAT, UH, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS UNDER CONSIDERATION, JUDGE, THAT WE, WE TALKED ABOUT THE OTHER DAY IS, IS REQUIRING THAT PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM AND, UH, GIVING SOME OTHER OPTIONS OUT.

AND ONE OF THOSE WOULD BE WATER HARVESTING.

ANOTHER ONE WOULD BE ZERO, ESCAPING THAT THE WELL COULD ONLY BE USED FOR PERSONAL HOUSEHOLD USE.

DID WE FIGURE OUT THE ENFORCEMENT? CAN WE DO THAT NOW OR WE, WE, WE BELIEVE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, AND WE'RE GONNA BRING THAT TO COURT SOON.

NOT TODAY, BUT WE'VE GOT TO, UH, A COUPLE THINGS WE NEED TO WORK OUT, UH, LANGUAGE WISE AND, UH, AND, AND, BUT YES, WE

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ARE, WE'RE SOON GOING TO BRING THAT TO, TO COURT.

I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT AND, UH, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON IT.

WE HAVE A MOTION? A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FOUR TO ONE.

SO WE WOULD NEED TO TAKE NO ACTION THEN.

JUDGE ON ITEM 10, ITEM 11.

THOSE CAN BE QUESTION.

JUST THOSE TWO.

PRECINCT THREE, NUMBER C, ITEM TWO.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO BACK TO ITEM TWO.

UH, HOLD.

I WAS GONNA ASK IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE HERE FOR ANY OTHER AGENDA ITEM THAT'S WAITING.

GOT ONE RIGHT HERE.

ED PRECINCT THREE.

NUMBER PRECINCT THREE.

NUMBER TWO.

THANK YOU FOR, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP, COMMISSIONER.

WE'RE GONNA OPEN THEM UP.

[10.C. PRECINCT 3 (Part 1 of 2)]

APPROVE THE EXCEPTION FOR THE PLAT REQUIREMENT, COUNTY DETERMINATION FOR O'BANNON'S ADDITION LOCATED PRECINCT THREE.

AND TAKE ANY ACTION OF THE COURT.

DES NECESSARY.

AND THIS IS A SUBDIVISION THAT THE TWO LOTS NEEDED A ONE OF THE LOTS NEEDED ADDITIONAL PROPERTY.

UH, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE ALLOWS FOR AN EXCEPTION TO A REVISION.

IT ALLOWS FOR A DEED THROUGH MEETS AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION TO BE THE EXCEPTION TO THIS TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.

AND THAT'S WHAT THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ASKING FOR TODAY.

YOU READY TO HEAR FROM THEM OR? SURE.

JAMIE, YOU HAVE ANY, ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? OKAY.

ED WOULD GIVE, GIVE US THE SPECIFICS THOUGH.

THE, THE EXCEPTION IS, UH, LESS THAN TWO ACRES.

IT IS LESS THAN TWO ACRES.

IT IS, WHAT'S THE EXACT 1.3561 1.356.

ALL RIGHT.

SO O'S EDITION WAS DONE ORIGINALLY BACK IN 20.

HE TWOS IN IT HAS 1.5 2, 2, 4, 6, 7 2.

YOU READY FOR THEM TO COME UP? IS EVERYTHING ELSE IN EVERYTHING ELSE IS IN PLACE, I'M SURE ELSE.

ED, GO AHEAD.

ED, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP? YEP.

COME UP.

I'M BASICALLY JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

THIS IS A FAMILY TRANSFER, UH, FROM, UH, UH, THE FATHER'S ESTATE TO THE SON.

AND, UH, WE JUST WANT TO RATIFY MEETS AND BOUNDS SUBSCRIPTION ON THAT, ON THAT LOT.

WHY ARE WE PLATTING? I KNEW YOU WERE GONNA ASK THAT QUESTION.

IT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PLATTED.

THAT, AND SO THE EXCEPTION FOR FAMILIES IS FOR UN PLATTED PROPERTY.

SO IF YOU HAD 10 ACRES AND MEETS AND BOUNCE DESCRIPTION, YOU COULD CARVE OUT SOME FOR SON, DAUGHTER, YOU KNOW, WHOMEVER.

UH, IN THIS SITUATION IT WAS ALREADY PLATTED.

AND SO WE'RE JUST TRANSFERRING A PORTION OF THAT PLATTED LOT BY A MEETS AND BOUND SUBSCRIPTION.

SO, UM, WE HAVE TO HAVE AN EXCEPTION FROM THE, UH, SEW SYSTEM.

THEY, THEY HAVE ROOM FOR ON ONSITE? YES, THEY HAVE ROOM FOR ON SITE FACILITY.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY REASON NOT TO APPROVE? OKAY.

OKAY, SO WE'RE JUST, WE'RE JUST TRANSFER.

IT'S ALREADY IN PLACE AND, UH, I THINK EVERYTHING IS IN GOOD SHAPE FOR THAT TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE.

I'M GONNA MOVE THAT WE APPROVE.

ITEM, UH, 10 C TWO IS PRESENTED TO COURT.

HAVE A SECOND PLEASE.

I'LL SECOND.

CARRIES FIVE.

OH, THANK YOU.

ACRES DEVELOPED BY MELBA BLAIR LOCATED OFF OF CARTER ROAD WITH WATER AND PRECINCT TWO.

AND, AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THERE'S ALREADY HOUSES ON BOTH THOSE LINES, RIGHT? THEY'RE ALREADY THERE.

THEY'RE JUST, WE'RE JUST MOVING, MOVING THE CHANGING OWNERSHIP.

IS THERE ANYONE, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN HERE ON ANY PARTICULAR PLAT? YES

[10.B. PRECINCT 2 (Part 2 of 3)]

SIR.

CAN WE GO TO PRECINCT? I'M SORRY, PRECINCT TWO AGAIN.

PRECINCT TWO, NUMBER FIVE.

YOU'VE GOTTA WEAR THE HAT FOR ME TO RECOGNIZE.

OKAY, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM PRECINCT TWO.

THIS IS APPROVED THE FINAL REVISION FOR A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS FIVE M CONSISTENT OF 22.285

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THIS IS THE 28 ACRES.

IT'S GONNA BE DIVIDED UP INTO FOUR LOTS.

THEY RANGE IN SIZE FROM TWO ACRES TO 22.799 OF AN ACRE.

THEY DO HAVE ROAD FURNISH OFF OF CARTER ROAD.

HE'S GOING TO BE DEDICATING SOME ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY, UH, FOR THIS SUBDIVISION.

THEY DO HAVE A PRIVATE 60 FOOT EASEMENT GOING BACK TO THIS LOT.

AND, UH, WELL WATER IS GONNA BE THEIR WATER SOURCE.

AND WE DID SEND OUT CERTIFIED LETTERS AND RAN ADS IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTE.

OKAY, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1159.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? ITEM FIVE HERE AT NINE C NINE.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 12:00 PM AND MOVE TO THE ITEM.

JOHN, ARE WE GOOD? AND PROPER NOTICE WAS PLACED IN THE NEWSPAPER.

LISTEN TO THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND PURPOSE OF TODAY'S HEARING.

THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A BALANCE OF $2,726 AND 38 CENTS.

THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.

MAKE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

CURIOUS.

FIVE VOTE.

ANYONE ELSE? ANY OTHER ITEMS WE NEED TO JUMP TO? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM

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10.

A ONE PRECINCT ONE, APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS THE RANCHES AT VALLEY VIEW EAST CONSISTING OF 3.650 ACRES DEVELOPED BY BEVERLY FESTER LOCATED OFF OF GONZALEZ ROAD WITH WALNUT CREEK, SUD AND PRECINCT ONE.

THIS IS GONNA BE A COMBINATION OF WHAT, 55 AND 56.

UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE SUPERVISION IS TO ELIMINATE TWO HOA PAYMENTS AND THEY ARE GONNA BE BUILDING A HOME THERE.

UM, WE DIDN'T SEND OUT CERTIFIED LETTERS, BUT WE DID RUN ADS IN THE PAPER.

THE ROAD IS OFF OF GONZALES ROAD, WHICH IS A PRIVATE ROAD, AND WALNUT CREEK IS THEIR WATER SOURCE PUBLIC HEARING.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I'M, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME LIKE, YEAH.

WELL OVER THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1201.

UH, IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM A PRECINCT? ONE.

ITEM ONE THAT BEEN ONE.

ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1202 AND GO TO THE ITEM COUNSELOR.

EVERYTHING GOOD FOR A FINAL PROPER NOTICE WAS PLACED IN THE NEWSPAPER.

LISTEN, THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND PURPOSE.

TODAY'S HEARING, THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A, AN APPRAISAL THAT IS IN THE BALANCE OF $1,705 AND 38 CENTS.

THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PUBLIC WATER THROUGH WALNUT CREEK AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND ALL OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.

MOVE TO APPROVE 10 A ONE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLIN WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM TWO, APPROVE THE VARIANCES FOR ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY FOR CHOCTAW RIDGE AND EAST YUCKO VIEW STREET FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS LIVE OAK HILLS IN PRECINCT ONE.

BOTH OF THESE STREETS HAVE A 50 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY.

UM, THIS IS SUBDIVISION THAT WAS PUT IN, UH, OVER 20 YEARS AGO, SO WE'D JUST LIKE TO REQUEST A WAIVER, UM, FOR THE, OUR NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THAT RIGHT OF WAY THERE.

IT WAS ACTUALLY PUT IN ABOUT 45 YEARS AGO AND I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATES.

I WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT MEET IN THE MIDDLE, I THINK 1979.

YEAH, UH, 69.

YEAH, SO, SO WE'RE NEVER GONNA WIDEN THESE ROADS, SO WE'RE JUST, WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT LIKE IT IS.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE VARIANCE.

MOTION TO BE BY COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

ANY DISCUSSION? I WAS JUST GONNA ASK WHY WE NEED TO OFFICIALLY DO THIS BECAUSE OUR, OUR RULES SAY THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE THE DEDICATION FOR ANY NEW SUBDIVISIONS COMING IN.

SO, BUT IT'S NOT A NEW SUBDIVISION.

YEAH, IT JUST, I MEAN, ANY NEW PLATS THAT WE PROCESS, WE REQUIRE A RIGHT WAY TO EITHER GET UP TO OUR COUNTY SPECS OR IF IT'S A TRANSPORTATION BOND ROAD THAT THEY DEDICATE

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THOROUGHFARE RIGHT AWAY.

IT'S REALLY NOT A SUBDIVISION.

THEY'RE JUST SPLITTING UP A LOT.

OKAY, SO FAMILY.

I I GOT IT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT FAMILY LOT.

JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ALL OUR SURE.

ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE FIVE OH.

MOVE TO ITEM THREE, APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS LI OAK HILLS WITH WAIVERS FOR THE PARKER COUNTY SUBDIVISION RULES AND REGULATIONS AND THE PARKER COUNTY O-S-S-F-F RULES AND REGULATIONS CONSIST OF 6.2 6.62 ACRES DEVELOPED BY CASEY AND ELIZABETH MILES AND DEBORAH MILES LOCATED OFF OF CHOCTAW RIDGE AND EAST YUCA VIEW STREET WITH MORE WATER AND PRECINCT ONE.

NO, THESE LOTS ARE, IT'S GONNA BE SPLIT INTO THREE LOTS.

LOT 41 R IS THREE ACRES.

41 R TWO IS TWO ACRES AND 41 R THREE IS 1.62.

UH, LOT 41 R THREE CURRENTLY HAS A WATER WELL ON THERE.

THE UPPER TRINITY HAS APPROVED.

UM, THAT BEING THERE, THEY DID RECOMMEND THAT WE PUT A STATEMENT ON THE PLAT SAYING THAT, UM, IF THEY EVER HAVE TO DRILL ANOTHER WELL ON THAT LOT, THAT IT WILL NOT BE APPROVED FOR A WATER WELL.

UM, JUST THAT IT NEEDS TO BE MADE CLEAR TO ANY OF FURTHER PURCHASER THAT IT DOESN'T MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.

THIS IS A FAMILY SPLIT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY DONE AND CAUGHT AND FLAGGED BY THE TAX OFFICE.

UH, WE DID SEND OUT 47 CERTIFIED LETTERS AND RAN ADS IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTE.

OKAY, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1205.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM THREE 10 A HERE NOW SCENE NINE.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1206 AND MOVE TO THE ITEM.

SO COUNSELOR, WHAT'S UH, THE LEGAL ANSWER FOR THIS? WELL, WE REGULATE THE SEPTIC.

SO THEY HAVE OVER AN ACRE FOR SEPTIC PURPOSES.

UH, THEY DO, THEY DO THE TERM SETBACKS.

THEY HAVE WELL ON , THE, THE WAIVERS ACTUALLY FROM THE UPPER TRINITY GROUNDWATER DISTRICT FROM THIS SITUATION FOR THE WELL, THEY JUST WON'T BE ABLE TO DRILL ANOTHER WELL IF THEY HAD TO, THAT'S BUT SHOULD NEVER HAVE TO.

THERE.

DID DID WE CALL THE PUBLIC HEARING YET? WE DID.

OKAY, SO THAT, YEAH, THAT'S, THAT WOULD BE THE ISSUE FOR THE COUNTY.

THEY DO MEET OUR REQUIREMENTS TO OSSF, UM, TO THE OPPORTUNITY.

THEY DO NOT, BUT THEY WERE SO WHAT ARE WE GIVING 'EM? THE WAIVER? UM, YOU GO OUTSIDE OF THEIR CURRENT SUBDIVISION RULES.

WHAT TO GO OUTSIDE OF OUR CURRENT SUBDIVISION RULES WITH THE TWO ACRES BECAUSE THAT ONE LOT IS UNDER TWO ACRES, SO WE'RE NOT MAKING IT WHERE THEY CAN COME IN AND DRILL.

NO.

ANOTHER WELL STATEMENT THAT ON PLASTIC, A STATEMENT ON THERE PER THE UPPER TRINITY RECOMMENDATIONS COUNSELOR, ALL THE PAPERWORKS IN ORDER PROPER NOTICE WAS LISTED IN THE PAPER LISTING THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, PURPOSE OF TODAY'S HEARING, THE DEVELOPER DID PROVIDE A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE.

PERMITING DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THEY HAVE MET ALL THEIR LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

OKAY, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.

HA.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? YOU UH, YOU OTHER, ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER HAVE A QUESTION ON WHAT WE JUST DID HERE? OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR.

CARRIE FILE.

MOVE TO ITEM FOUR, APPROVE THE FINAL REVISIONS FOR A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS CEDAR MOUNTAIN ESTATE.

CONSIST OF 2.147 ACRES DEVELOPED BY RENNY ABRAHAM LOCATED OFF OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN DRIVE WITH WOOD WATER AND PRECINCT ONE THAT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

THIS IS JUST A ONE LOT, UH, REVISION.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS REVISION IS TO REMOVE THE 60 FOOT EASEMENT LINE AT THE BACK OF THEIR PROPERTY.

AND THEY ORIGINALLY PUT THIS IN, IT WAS INSIDE THE ETJ OF THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD AND THEY REQUIRED ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY FOR A FUTURE ROADWAY, BUT NOW THAT THEY'VE DEFERRED OVER TO THE COUNTY, HE'S JUST TRYING TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT LAND IN THE BACK.

AND WE DID SEND OUT 35, 38 CERTIFIED LETTERS AND RAN ABS IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTE.

OKAY, WE'LL OPEN PUBLIC HEARING AT 1208.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM FOUR, PRECINCT ONE? WE'LL HERE NOW SEE NONE.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1208 AND GO TO THE ITEM COUNSELOR.

EVERYTHING GOOD FOR FINAL? UH, YES.

PROPER NOTICE WAS PLACED IN THE NEWSPAPER LIST.

DATE, TIME, LOCATION, PURPOSE OF TODAY'S HEARING, THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATES A ZERO BALANCE AND THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL.

[02:15:01]

TO APPROVE 10.

A FLOOR MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE.

OH WE MOVED.

ITEM FIVE, ACCEPT THE WAIVER FOR THE GROUNDWATER STUDY FROM HENDRICK WORKS LLC AND A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS RACE RIDGE AND PRECINCT ONE.

THIS SUBDIVISION IS GONNA BE A TWO LOT SUBDIVISION.

UH, ONE LOT HAS FIVE ACRES AND THE OTHER HAS ALMOST EIGHT.

UH, HENDRICKS WATERWORKS HAS PROVIDED A REPORT STATING THAT WELLS IN THIS AREA RANGE IN DEPTH FROM 160 FEET TO 240 FEET AND PRODUCE AN EXCESS OF 10 TO 15 GALLONS PER MINUTE.

MOVE TO APPROVE 10 A FIVE.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.

HA.

ATTORNEY FIVE VOTE ITEM SIX.

BEGIN THE PRELIMINARY FOR SUBDIVISION BE KNOWN AS GRACE RIDGE.

CONSIST OF 12.998 ACRES DEVELOPED BY RICHARD CLEM AND MARK AND CASEY JOHNSON LOCATED OFF OF SOUTH FM SEVEN 30 WITH ALL WATER AND PRECINCT ONE.

AND THIS SUBDIVISION HAS UH, TWO LOTS LOT.

ONE IS GONNA HAVE 5.46 ACRES.

LOT TWO IS GONNA HAVE 7.9941 ACRES.

THEY DO HAVE ROAD OFF OF UH, SEVEN 30 AND WELL WATER IS GONNA BE THEIR WATER SOURCE.

COUNSELOR, EVERYTHING GOOD FOR PRELIMINARY PURPOSES? UH, YES, EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER FOR PRELIMINARY PURPOSES.

10 A SIX.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

SECOND IS BY COMMISSIONER.

HA.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE.

VOTE ITEM SEVEN.

APPROVE THE AMENDED PLANT FOR A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WELCH PLACE CONSISTENT OF 2.01 ACRES DEVELOPED BY CHERYL WELCH WITH WELL WATER AND PRECINCT ONE.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS JUST TO FIX THE PROPERTY LINE ON LOT ONE R.

UM, NO BOUNDARY LINES HAVE CHANGED.

IT WAS JUST A CLERICAL, UH, ERROR TO TRYING TO CORRECT COUNSELOR.

ALL PAPERWORK GOOD.

E EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER.

10 A SEVEN.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

CURIOUS.

FIVE.

ITEM EIGHT APPROVED THE PRELIMINARY PLATFORM SOUTHERN MISSION BE KNOWN AS TNL SERVICES.

SO ADDITION CONSISTING OF 13.28 ACRES DEVELOPED BY TNL SERVICES, LLC LOCATED OFF OF LAND IN GOSHEN WITH WALNUT CREEK WATER, SUD AND PRECINCT ONE.

THIS IS GONNA HAVE THREE LOTS IN IT.

THEY RANGE IN SIZE FROM THREE ACRES TO FIVE ACRES.

THEIR ROAD FRONT IS GONNA BE OFF OF LAND OF GOSHEN AND WALNUT CREEK IS GONNA BE THEIR WATER SOURCE.

COUNSEL, EVERYTHING GOOD FOR PRELIMINARY PURPOSES? EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER FOR PRELIMINARY PURPOSES.

10 A EIGHT.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

CARRIE? FIVE OH ITEM NINE.

APPROVE THE VARIANCE FROM THE PARKER COUNTY SUBDIVISION RULES AND REGULATIONS OF PARKER COUNTY.

OSSF.

RULES AND REGULATIONS RELIED FIVE R ONE AND FIVE R TWO AND A SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS CHERRY VALLEY FARMS PLATTED IN 1979 FOR A FAMILY SPLIT IN PRECINCT ONE.

THIS SUBDIVISION WAS ORIGINALLY PUT INTO, UH, PUT IN IN 1979 WITH THIS NEW CHANGE.

THEY ARE, THIS IS A LAND GIFT PURCHASE LOT.

FIVE R ONE WOULD BE 0.735 ACRES AND LOT FIVE R TWO WOULD BE 0.9.

3 0 9 ACRES.

THE DO I SIR.

LAND DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A LETTER TO COURT BY REQUESTING A VARIANCE, UM, TO BE ABLE TO SPLIT THIS PROPERTY BETWEEN HIS FAMILY COUNSELOR, EVERYTHING GOOD FOR THE WHAT? THE VARIANCES THAT THEY'RE WANTING.

AND THESE ARE GONNA BE LESS THAN AN ACRE FOR STIC.

AND I'LL DEFER TO RUSTY ON THIS ONE.

THEY, THEY CAN SETBACKS.

I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

WHAT THEY THEY CAN STILL MEET SETBACKS.

OKAY, MOVE TO APPROVE.

10 A NINE.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.

ON EAST CHERRY DRIVE WITH AQUA TEXAS WATER AND PRECINCT ONE.

GARY'S FIVE OH ITEM 10 AND APPROVE THE VARIANCE FOR DRIVEWAY DISTANCES FOR THE DIVISION OF CHERRY VALLEY FARMS AND PRECINCT ONE.

WE'RE REQUESTING A VARIANCE ON OUR DRIVEWAYS.

UH, THE EXISTING LOT WILL KEEP THE CURRENT DRIVEWAY AND WILL NOT NEED TO CHANGE ANY LOCATIONS.

SO THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY GONNA BE PUTTING IN A NEW CULVERT OR A NEW ACCESS.

BOTH BLOCKS WILL UTILIZE THE CURRENT DRIVEWAY THAT'S THERE NOW.

RIGHT? I KNOW THE SUBDIVISION WELL.

IT'S NOT GONNA AFFECT ANYTHING.

I MOVE TO APPROVE.

TEN EIGHT TEN MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL A FAVOR JUS BY VOTE.

ITEM 11 BEGAN THEIR VISION PROCESS FOR CHERRY VALLEY FARMS CONSISTENT OF 1.63 ACRES DEVELOPED BY ANGELO PEREZ, JR.

LOCATED

[02:20:01]

OKAY, AND LIKE I SAID, THIS IS JUST GONNA BE A SPLIT BETWEEN THE TWO LOTS.

SO WE HAVE PLENTY ABOUT CHERRY DRIVE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY 60 FEET.

SO WE'D JUST LIKE TO BEGIN THE BUSINESS FOR THESE TWO LOTS.

COUNSELOR, EVERYTHING GOOD FOR REVISION? EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER.

MOVE TO ITEM B PRECINCT TWO.

10 A 11 MOTION IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH

[10.B. PRECINCT 2 (Part 3 of 3)]

ITEM ONE.

APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS AMBER MEADOWS.

PHASE TWO CONSISTENT OF 3.08 ACRES DEVELOPED BY KYRAS HOME LLC AND SCOTT AND CASEY ALLISON LOCATED OFF OF JUSTIN DRIVE WITH WHITEWATER PRECINCT TWO.

THAT IS A PUBLIC HEARING GAVE YOU A COMBINATION OF WHAT, 77, WHICH 3.08 ACRES AND A VACANT LOT WHICH WAS 0.89 ACRES.

THEY'RE COMBINING THAT TOGETHER INTO BLOCK 77 R, WHICH WOULD BE 3.97 ACRES.

UH, THIS PROPERTY WAS ACTUALLY SOLD FEBRUARY OF 2024.

UH, WE DID DO A, UH, WHERE IT WAS ALREADY EXISTING.

WELL, AND UH, WE DIDN'T SEE THAT CERTIFIED LETTERS, BUT WE DID RUN ADS IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTE.

OKAY, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1215.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM B? PRECINCT TWO.

ITEM ONE.

THAT PUBLIC HEARING STARTED AT 1215.

HEARING ITEM C NINE.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1215 AND GO TO THE ITEM.

COUNSELOR.

ARE WE GOOD? UH, YES.

UH, WE ARE GOOD.

PROPER NOTICE WAS PLACED IN NEWSPAPER LESS THAN THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION PURPOSES OF TODAY'S HEARING, THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE.

THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

CARRIE FIVE OH WILL MOVE TO ITEM TWO, APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS PLATINUM RIDGE ESTATES CONSISTENT OF 5.001 ACRES DEVELOPED BY WILLEM AND LACEY CHERRY LOCATED OFF OF PLATINUM COURT WITH ONE WATER AND PRECINCT TWO.

THIS IS A DIVISION OF WHAT? 42 INTO TWO.

2.5 ACRE TRACK OF LAND.

WE'VE ALREADY WAIVED THE GROUNDWATER STUDY ON THIS, UH, SUBDIVISION.

WE SENT OUT 39 CERTIFIED LETTERS AND RAN ADS IN THE PAPER AS PER STATUTE.

OKAY, WELL WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1216, IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM TWO PRECINCT TO ITEM B HERE? NINE.

C NINE.

WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1216 AND GO TO THE ITEM.

AND PROPER NOTICE WAS PLACED IN THE NEWSPAPER LIST THAN THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND PURPOSE TODAY'S HEARING DEVELOPER HAS A TAX CERTIFICATE WITH A BALANCE OF $2,444 AND 6 CENTS AND THE PERMITING DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL.

MOTION MOVED BY COMMISSIONER HOLT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WAGAN.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL ON PAPER CARRIES FIVE OH.

GO TO ITEM THREE.

APPROVE THE VARIANCE FOR DRIVEWAY SPACING FOR LOT 31 AND SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WOODLAWN PHASE SIX.

IN PRECINCT TWO, WE ARE REQUESTING A VARIANCE.

UH, THE SPACING REQUIREMENT CANNOT BE MET WITH THIS LAYOUT.

HOWEVER, THE NEW DRIVEWAYS WILL HAVE ADEQUATE STOPPING SITE DISTANCE IS WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING.

WE CONSIDER MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

SERIES FIVE OH ITEM FOUR BEGIN THE REGION PROCESS FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WOODLAWN.

PHASE SIX CONSIST OF 2.12 ACRES DEVELOPED BY CUSS VENTURES PARTNERS LOCATED OFF OF LE LANE AND WALNUT CREEK SUD IN PRECINCT TWO.

IT'S GONNA BE A SPLIT OF LOT 31.

WE DIVIDE INTO TWO LOTS.

THEY'RE EACH GONNA HAVE 1.06 ACRES.

THEIR ROAD FRONTAGE IS OFF LEON LANE AND WALNUT CREEK WATER IS THEIR WATER SOURCE.

COUNSELOR, ARE WE GOOD? AND UH, EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER.

A MOTION MOVEMENT.

COMMISSIONER HOLT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THE PAPER CARRIES FIVE.

OH, WE'VE DONE THREE.

I'M SORRY, WE'VE DONE FIVE.

WE'LL GO TO SIX.

ACCEPT THE SPECIAL WARRANTY DUE FOR ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY LOCATED ON CARTER ROAD AND OUR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS FIVE M IN PRECINCT TWO.

THIS IS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 0.26 OF AN ACRE OF RIGHT OF WAY OFF OF CARTER ROAD FOR THIS REVISION.

OKAY, MOTION MOVE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE FIVE OH THAT ITEM SEVEN, APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR

[02:25:01]

SUBDIVISION BE KNOWN AS PARALLEL PASTURES.

PHASE TWO CONSIST OF 46.50 ACRES DEVELOPED BY ECHO GROVE DEVELOPED LLC LOCATED OFF OF COT WOOD TRAIL WITH WOOD WATER AND PRECINCT TWO.

UH, JUDGE, THEY HAVE NOT TURNED IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION BOND.

SO CAN WE TAKE NO ACTION ON SEVEN AND EIGHT PLEASE? OKAY, NO ACTION ON SEVEN AND EIGHT AND EIGHT.

OKAY, WE'VE DONE NINE AND NO ACTION ON 10.

NO ACTION ON 11, WE'LL GO TO 12.

CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT UPON THE CHANGE OF POSTING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MILES PER HOUR ON THEANO WAY IN PRECINCT TWO AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.

I DID RECEIVE THE APPLICATIONS FOR THIS CHANGE FROM THE PRECINCT AND RAN ADS IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTE.

OKAY, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1220.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 12 HERE ON SCENE NINE? WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1220 AND GO TO THE ITEM.

WHAT WAS THE SPEED LIMIT? I BELIEVE IT WAS 40.

40 BECAUSE THAT'S OUR DEFAULT.

LITTLE FAST ON THAT ROAD.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY DISCUSSION FOLLOWING PAPER FOLLOWS FIVE OH.

GO TO ITEM 13.

CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT UPON THE CHANGE OF POSTING A SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MILES PER HOUR ON RAW HIGH TRAIL IN PRECINCT TWO AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN QUARANTINE NECESSARY.

IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND I DID RECEIVE AN APPLICATION FOR THIS CHANGE.

AND WR ADD IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTE.

OKAY, WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1220.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 12? UH, 13.

I'M SORRY.

HEARING NONE.

SEE NONE.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1220 AND MOVE TO THE ITEM.

SAME.

MOTION MAY BY COMMISSIONER HALL THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR HEARING FIVE OH MOVE 14.

CONSIDER DISCUSSING ACT ON THE CHANGE ON POSTING A SPEED LIMIT AND STOP SIGN ON WILLOW CREEK AND HARWELL LAKE ROAD IN PRECINCT TWO AND TAKE ANY ACTION.

THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY AND I DID RECEIVE THE APPLICATION.

IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING BY THE WAY AND RAN ADS IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTE.

OKAY, WE WELCOME THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1221.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 14 HERE, NC NINE.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1221 AND GO TO THE ITEM.

THIS IS THE NEW ROAD THAT WE, UH, DID A COUPLE YEARS AGO, A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.

AND WE'RE JUST WANTING TO PUT THE SPEED LIMIT UP.

IT CONNECTS TO A SCHOOL.

OKAY, I'M GONNA SHOW ME ABOVE.

COMMISSIONER HOLT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

CARRIE.

FIVE OH MOVED OUT OF 15 RELEASE OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT FOR MAINTENANCE FOR SHADOW VILLAS AND ACCEPTED FIELD OF COURT AND GREYHOUND LANE IS COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAYS IN PRECINCT TWO.

THE PRECINCT HAS APPROVED THE RELEASE.

SO WE'D JUST LIKE TO GET THESE ADDED INTO OUR COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL ON PAPER.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM 16.

APPROVE THE EXTENSION FOR THE ESCROW FUNDS FOR MONARCH MANNER PHASE THREE IN PRECINCT TWO AND THE PRECINCT FOREMAN HAS STATED THAT THESE ROADS ARE NOT READY TO GO.

SO WE'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS.

TRY AND GIVE THEM TIME TO GET THIS FIXED.

TO ITEM C PRECINCT THREE.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY OF THAT DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, JAMIE, WHAT DOES THAT SIGN WANT THEN? MARK, CARRY THE ONE JUNE JUNE 11TH, 2025.

OKAY, WE'LL MOVE

[10.C. PRECINCT 3 (Part 1 of 2)]

ITEM ONE, APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS GRACE LANES ESTATES.

CONSISTENT OF TWO ACRES DEVELOPED BY RW HOMES LLC AND PHILLIP AND TRACY THORNTON LOCATED OFF OF COURT WITH PARKER COUNTY SUD IN PRECINCT THREE.

IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS REVISION WAS TO REVISE THE INTERIOR LOT LINE TO AVOID DRIVEWAY ENCROACHMENT.

UH, THESE ARE TWO TRACKS OF LAND THAT ARE EACH ONE ACRE IN SIZE.

THEY DO HAVE ROAD FRONTAGE OFF OF BURMESE.

WE SENT OUT NINE CERTIFIED LETTERS AND RAN ADS IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTE.

OKAY, WELL I'M THE FOR THE HEARING AT 1223.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM C PRECINCT? THREE.

ITEM ONE.

HEARING NONE.

SEE NONE.

WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1223 AND GO TO THE ITEM IS EVERYTHING IN PLACE.

BRADFORD NOTICE WAS PLACED IN THE NEWSPAPER LISTING THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND PURPOSE OF TODAY'S HEARING.

THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE THAT INDICATES A ZERO BALANCE PERMITTING HAS APPROVED PUBLIC WATER THROUGH WALNUT, OR I'M SORRY, THROUGH PARKER COUNTY SUD AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.

MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 10 C ONE.

MOTION TO BE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL OF PAPER CARRIE? FIVE OH.

ONE, APPROVE THE GROUNDWATER WAIVER FROM ERWIN DRILLING FOR SUBDIVISION.

[10.D. PRECINCT 4]

TO ITEM D PRECINCT FOUR.

ITEM

[02:30:01]

BE KNOWN AS MCCLENDON WALKER ROAD ADDITION AND PRECINCT FOUR.

THIS IS GONNA BE A TWO LOT, UH, SUBDIVISION.

UH, WE DID RECEIVE A WELL REPORT THAT STATES THAT THE YIELD IS 50 PLUS GPM.

YEAH, IF WE HAVE EVERYTHING IN ORDER, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

WE PAY BY COMMISSIONER HALE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCC CONY.

ANY EACH DISCUSSION ON THE PAPER.

CURIOUS.

FIVE VOTE ITEM TWO BEGIN THEIR VISION PROCESS FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS MCCLENDON WALKER ROAD.

ADDITION LOCATED OFF OF ETJ IN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH.

CONSIST OF 6.13 ACRES DEVELOPED BY DAVID FIELDS LOCATED OFF OF MCCLENDON WALKER ROAD WITH WOOD WATER AND PRECINCT FOUR OH.

WE FIRST RAN THIS FLAT THROUGH, UH, THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE 50 FOOT WELL BEING, UH, ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE.

THEY HAVE GONE BACK AND REDRAWN THOSE LINES.

SUBMITTED NEW PLATS AND I RAN THEM THROUGH DOUG AT THE UPPER TRINITY AND HE SAYS THAT, UH, IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE WELL IS 50 FEET FROM THE NEWLY PROPOSED PROPERTY LINE.

SO WE ARE GOOD TO, UH, ON THAT ASPECT TO BEGIN THE REVISION.

SO LOT ONE IS GONNA HAVE 2.026 ACRES.

LOT ONE B IS GONNA HAVE 4.108 ACRES AND THEIR ROAD FRONTAGE IS OFF.

MCCLENDON WALKER.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

CARRIE FIVE OH ITEM TWO, BEGIN THE VISION PROCESS OF SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS MCLENDON WALKER ROAD.

CAN WE JUST DO THAT WAY, JUDGE? OH, SORRY.

DIDN'T SCRATCH IT OUT.

UH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

ITEM THREE, DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION.

REGARDING LOWERING THE SPEED LIMIT ON BANQUET HIGHWAY IN KELLY ROAD IN PRECINCT FOUR.

THE PRECINCT HAS REQUESTED THIS ROAD CHANGE.

SO I'D JUST LIKE TO GET PERMISSION FROM OUR COURT TO BEGIN THE PROCESS.

YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE, UH, WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO LOWER THE SPEED LIMIT ON BOTH THOSE ROADS FROM 45 TO 40 BASED ON SAFETY ASPECTS AND, AND A VERY HIGH NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS.

MOTION MOVED BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE.

OH, OKAY.

MOVED ITEM THREE ON DIVORCE.

FOUR.

I'M SORRY.

I'M NOT SCRATCHING THESE OUT.

ARE YOU, BEGIN THEY'RE PROCESS HOST A FOUR WAY STOP SIGN AT BEAR CREEK RIDGE HILL AND SCENIC VIEW DRIVE.

AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN COURT DEEMS NECESSARY IN PRECINCT FOUR.

AND THE PRECINCT HAS REQUESTED THIS ROAD CHANGE.

SO I'D JUST LIKE TO GET PERMISSION FROM THE COURT TO BEGIN THE PROCESS.

I WOULD LIKE TO, YOU DID NOT RECEIVE THE SIGNED PETITION FROM THE HOA LOCATED THERE, DID YOU? BECAUSE I'D ASKED THEM FOR NOT YET FOR THAT.

THE BEST BACKING? I DON'T BELIEVE SO.

YEAH, I BUT AS OF THIS MORNING WHEN I LEFT THE OFFICE, I DIDN'T HAVE IT STILL.

SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE THIS APPROVED CONTINGENT UPON ME RECEIVING THOSE PETITIONS FROM THEM.

A MOTION IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

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

IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE'VE OVERLOOKED OR ANYTHING? UH, I'M SORRY.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I SHOW UP.

I'LL MOVE TO ITEM 10 AS FOR MOTION.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER COL.

ALL IN FAVOR.

A, A RECORD SHOW.

WE'LL ADJOURN AT 1227.