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3 34 FOR THE PARKER COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT SPECIAL AGENDA.
[I. CONSENT]
CONSIDERING DISCUSS, ACT ON THE POLLING AGENDA ITEMS. ITEM ONE ON THE CONSENT, UH, UNDER ITEM A AUDITOR LINE ITEM, BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS.WE'LL GO THE TRAINING, BUT HERE IT'S, UM, I GAVE EVERYBODY THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT.
AND THEN HERE IS THE ACTUAL PAPERWORK RIGHT HERE.
BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS AS PRESENTED.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH.
[II.A. County Clerk to declare/canvass the vote on whether the Commissioners Court of Parker County, Texas shall order the improvement and assessment, not to exceed $276,685 total, or $9,222.86 per lot, regarding Oak Tree Drive and Oak Tree Court in Precinct 2 of Parker County, Texas. (Commissioner Holt)]
MOVE TO ITEM TWO ON THE ITEM, A COUNTY CLERK TO DECLARE CANVAS THE VOTE ON WHETHER THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS SHALL ORDER THE IMPROVEMENT AND ASSESSMENT NOT TO EXCEED $276,000 SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY $6,000 685 OR $9,222 AND 86 CENTS PER LOT REGARDING OAK TREE DRIVE IN OAK TREE COURT IN PRECINCT TWO AT PARKER COUNTY TEXAS COMMISSIONER.SO I'LL, UH, MAKE A COUPLE OF QUICK COMMENTS ABOUT THIS AND THEN I'LL LET, UH, MS. LILA DIEL DECLARE THAT SHE NEEDS TO, SO THIS IS THE IMPROVEMENT OF A SUBDIVISION ROAD THAT HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN A PRIVATE ROAD.
THERE WAS A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN, UM, JUST, JUST A LOT OF ISSUES THERE.
BUT PER THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE, THEY ASKED US TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IT WOULD COST FOR THE COUNTY TO TAKE IT OVER.
SO WE ARE ASSESSING THE COST NOT TO EXCEED $276,000 TOTAL.
WE HAD DISCUSSED THIS PREVIOUSLY SEVERAL TIMES IN COURT.
WE HAD AGREED TO LET THIS MOVE FORWARD.
UM, WHAT I RECALL US AGREEING ON IS A 10 YEAR NO INTEREST PAYMENT PLAN.
UH, THAT WOULD BE PAYABLE AT THE FIRST OF EACH YEAR.
AND AFTER A VOTE WAS SENT OUT ON CERTIFIED MAIL, UH, BALLOTS WERE SENT OUT VIA CERTIFIED MAIL.
I BELIEVE MS. DELE HAS THE RESULTS.
SO, UM, IIL DELE, THE COUNTY CLERK OF PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS, HAVE TALLIED THE BALLOTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF WHETHER THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF PARKER COUNTY TEXAS SHALL ORDER THE IMPROVEMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS REGARDING OAK TREE DRIVE AND OAK TREE COURT IN PRECINCT TWO OF PARKER COUNTY.
THERE WERE 21 BALLOTS FOR YES.
AND THERE WERE EIGHT BALLOTS FOR NO.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE MS. DLE, THE RESPONSE WAS, UH, MORE THAN TWO TO ONE IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT.
IT ALSO SOUNDS LIKE NEARLY ALL OF THE BALLOTS THAT WERE SENT OUT WERE RETURNED.
ALRIGHT, WELL THEN WITH THAT BEING SAID, I SUPPOSE, DO I HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION ON THIS, JOHN? YES.
I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS VOTE.
MOTION MADE, EXCUSE ME, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
DO THEY STILL HAVE TO PAY? THEY DO.
AND IN THAT SENSE IT'S, AND, AND I'M, I'M NOT INSENSITIVE TO THAT, BUT IN THAT SENSE, IT'S KIND OF LIKE VOTING NO FOR A SCHOOL BOND THAT THEN PASSES.
OR, OR SAYING I SURE AS HECK DON'T WANT JOE BIDEN TO BE THE PRESIDENT, BUT THEN HE STILL IS.
THAT'S KIND OF THE WAY THAT WORKS.
I DO WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS PROJECT, NO COSTS FROM THIS PROJECT ARE PASSED ON TO ANY OTHER TAXPAYERS IN THE COUNTY.
THE ENTIRETY OF THE COST FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE BORN 100% BY THE FOLKS IN OAK TREE RANCH ESTATES.
IF YOU GET ALL OF EVERYBODY TO
WE GET, THEY, THEY'LL HAVE PROPERTY.
SO, AND YOUR OFFICE MAY KEEPS UP, KEEPS, FOLLOWS LI ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THAT MIGHT BE COLLECTED.
SO, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY IF YOU'RE TALKING OVER 10 YEARS, IT'S 9 22 PER YEAR.
AND IF THE, IF THE PROPERTY SOLD, UH, THAT MONEY WILL BE AT THAT POINT BECAUSE THE WILL BE AGAINST THAT PROPERTY.
SO GET THE TOTAL AMOUNT AT THAT POINT IF THEY TRANSFER WITHIN 10.
AND $9,222 AND 86 CENTS PER LOT
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AS ARE NOTES HERE.ANYTHING ELSE? COMMISSIONER YOU HAVE YOU WANNA SAY? NO, THE REASON, THE REASON WHY WE UNDERTOOK THIS IS IT'S A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE.
THE SCHOOL BUS HAS TO STOP AT THE FRONT ON NINE 20, PICK UP ALL THE KIDS THERE.
I MEAN, THERE'S, I THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS A COUPLE TIMES IN COURT BEFORE.
THERE'S, THERE'S SEVERAL REASONS WHY I FELT LIKE THIS WAS NECESSARY.
I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE OTHER SUBDIVISIONS THAT MAY REQUEST FOR THE SAME THING AND FOR THOSE THAT ARE IN PRECINCT TOO, I WILL LOOK AT THOSE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
I DID FEEL LIKE IN THIS CASE THERE WERE ENOUGH NEEDS THAT IT MERITED GOING THROUGH THE ADDITIONAL WORK AND STEPS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF TO ALLOW THE VOTERS IN THAT PRECINCT OR IN THAT SUBDIVISION TO MAKE THIS DECISION.
AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY OVERWHELMINGLY FAVOR GOING FORWARD WITH THIS.
THEY WERE VERY WELL AWARE OF THE COST, SO THAT WAS COMMUNICATED VERY CLEARLY.
THAT BEING SAID, WE WILL TRACK TO THE PENNY OUR EXPENSES AND IF OUR EXPENSES ARE LOWER THAN THAT 276,685, THEIR COSTS WILL BE REDUCED PROPORTIONATELY, IF OUR EXPENSES ARE HIGHER, IT'S CAPPED AT THE 2 76, 685.
AND I'M SURE THAT I, I'M SURE THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT I'M GONNA JUST ASK IT ANYWAY TO, TO COMMISSIONER CONLEY'S QUESTION, UH, COMMISSIONER THAT, UH, THE ONES THAT THEY, THEY UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE OF THAT VOTE WAS THEY VOTE NO AND BUT IT PASSES, THEY STILL GOTTA PAY.
THAT'S, I, I'M SURE THAT YOU HAD THAT COVERED.
I JUST WANNA BE YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE.
WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM THREE ON ADJOURNMENT.
RECORD SHOW THAT WE'LL ADJOURN AT 3 41.