Jun 09, 2025 Commissioners Court

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JUNE, 2025, UH, THE RECORD SHOW.

[Call to Order]

THE AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF MEMBERS OF THE COURT PRESENT, UH, WITH THE COUNTY CLERK AND COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PRESENT.

WE WILL BEGIN WITH INVOCATION LED BY MARK JULIAN FROM NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, LED BY PARKER COUNTY JUDGE FOR TIM.

COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY, PLEASE STAMP.

THANK YOU.

LET US PRAY.

FATHER GOD, IT'S AMAZING JUST THE WAY WE COULD SENSE THAT, UH, YOU TRULY ARE ALIVE EVEN THOUGH THERE'S LOSS, THERE'S A HEARTACHE, UH, THERE'S PAIN AND SOMETIMES SUFFERING.

GOD, I, I CAN'T EXPLAIN IT OTHER THAN I WOULD RATHER MY WHOLE HOPE BEING YOU.

GOD, PUT YOUR HAND ON THIS COUNTY.

PRAY FOR THESE, OUR COMMISSIONERS, OUR JUDGE, THAT WE MIGHT MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL BE BEST, AND GOD, THAT YOU WOULD HELP US ALONG THIS DAY IN THIS WAY.

IN JESUS NAME, AMEN.

I PLEDGE ANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION, GOD, THE INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE, ALL HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE.

WE WILL MOVE

[4. CONSENT]

JUDGE, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED COURT TODAY.

OKAY.

MOTION BE BY COMMISSIONER WAL WITH A SECOND.

BUT COMMISSIONER HOLT, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE.

OH, THANK YOU.

MOVE TO ITEM.

WELL, I'M GONNA TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

TWO, UM, DO WE HAVE THAT, UH, PROCLAMATION? JACOB, IF YOU, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE.

YEAH.

I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE DOWN TO ITEM

[7.A. Proclaim June 2025 as Elder Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month in Parker County. (Nisaa Muhammad/ Judge Deen)]

UH, DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE TO REPRESENT, IF YOU WOULD COME ON UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND ANY TEAM YOU HAVE, THANK YOU FOR COMING.

YES, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

I JUST TRANSFERRED HERE, UH, WITH, I'VE BEEN WITH A PS FOR EIGHT YEARS, BUT I TRANSFERRED TO WEATHERFORD FROM BIG ODESSA, TEXAS , SO I'M REPRESENTING TODAY.

I WASN'T, DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO, BUT MY GIRL DIDN'T SHOW UP .

BUT, UH, NO, I'M, I'M GLAD TO BE A PART OF ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND I'M GLAD THAT, UM, YOU'RE ALL HERE TO RECOGNIZE THAT.

UM, YOU KNOW THAT THIS, THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS WITH ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

WE, UH, INVESTIGATE ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION.

AND, UH, THE SOMETHING THAT, UH, I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE IS, IS THAT WE TRY TO KEEP THE ELDERLY IN THEIR HOMES AS LONG AS WE CAN.

THAT GOING TO A NURSING HOME IS THE LAST STEP THAT WE TRY TO DO.

WE TRY TO KEEP THEM IN THEIR HOMES AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE.

WE PUT IN PROVIDERS HOME HEALTH SERVICES AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND TO, UH, ENSURE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND BEING ABLE TO STAY AT HOME AND BE COMFORTABLE.

AND I APPRECIATE YOU ALL HAVING US HERE TODAY AND, AND RECOGNIZING THE ELDER ABUSE MONTH FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN YOUR COUNTY.

I, I, UH, I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS I'D LIKE TO SAY TO THAT, BUT I FIRST, I WANNA KIND OF DEFER TO OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY.

UH, JOHN, WE OBVIOUSLY WORK CLOSELY WITH THESE MENTAL HEARINGS, WHICH, UH, CONTINUES TO GROW.

MM-HMM .

UH, JOHN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT? I THANK Y'ALL DID A GREAT JOB.

I, I SPEAK TO A LOT OF INDIVIDUALS THAT GET ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICE.

THANK YOU.

AND THEY, THEY ABSOLUTELY GET THE FOOD AND THE CARE THAT THEY NEED.

YES.

SO, WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS.

WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT.

AND I WANT TO ADD ALSO THAT PROBABLY OF ALL THE JUDICIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PROBATE OR GUARDIANSHIPS IS UP THERE, BUT I, I THINK THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS, IS THE GROWTH OF THE MENTAL HEARINGS THAT WE'RE GETTING.

MM-HMM .

THAT THE, THE COOPERATION AND THE COLLABORATION OF YOUR TEAM ALONG WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEYS, UM, ORGANIZATION IS, IT MAKES IT EASIER ON ME.

AND THANK YOU.

AND BECAUSE THAT IS GROWING DRAMATICALLY AND I THINK THE FIRST YEAR I WAS IN OFFICE, IT MAY BE ONE THAT YEAR, AND NOW I THINK IT'S TWO AND THREE A WEEK.

YEAH, IT SEEMS. AND YES, SIR.

SO, BUT IT ALL STARTS WITH THE SUPPORT OF, OF YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU.

SO IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD OR? UH, NO, JUST THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

OH, NO.

YEAH, VERY MUCH.

I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION BEFORE

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IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE SIDE BEFORE WE VOTE ALL IN? PAPER? MOTION CARRIES FIVE.

OH, I HAVE A PROCLAMATION I WANNA READ, AND THEN IF YOU WOULD COME UP AND I'D LIKE TO TAKE OUR PICTURE WITH YOU.

CERTAINLY.

OKAY.

THE, UH, ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH, WHEREAS OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELLBEING OF THIS COUNTY BY WORKING, CAREGIVING, VOLUNTEERING ACTIVELY PER PRESERVING THE CUSTOMS, RITUALS AND TRADITIONS.

AND WHEREAS AS WE AGE, WE BUILD MOMENTUM BY ACCUMULATING KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE INSIDE AND WISDOM THAT CAN BE SHARED TO ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY.

WHEREAS ABUSIVE OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IS A COMMUNITY CONCERN AND AFFECTS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS THERE ARE 123,852 REPORTS OF ABUSE OF ELDERLY, ADULT, AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN TEXAS ALONE IN 2024 AS ADULT ABUSE AFFECT MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL INCOME AND ABILITY LEVELS AND ALL CULTURAL ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS IN ALL COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS ELDER ABUSE IS EVERYONE'S BUSINESS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO, TO STRENGTHEN OUR COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF PARTNERING TO PROTECT, PREVENT REPORT, AND ADDRESS ELDER ABUSE.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT NOTED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF PARKER COUNTY, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE, 2025 AS ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH IN PARKER COUNTY, AND URGE OUR CITIZENS TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP REDUCE ABUSE NEGLECT OF OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

SO PROCLAIMED THE NINTH DAY OF JUNE, 2020 FIFTH, IF YOU WOULD COME ON UP.

ALRIGHT.

1, 2, 3.

ONE MORE.

1, 2, 3.

PERFECT.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

I WANNA MOVE DOWN TO ITEM SEVEN

[7.C. Discuss/ Approve the County Judge to sign a letter of support of Parker County for inclusion within the Service Area of Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) No. 39. (Chris Strayer / Judge Deen)]

UH, WE HAVE THE ECONOMIC DOLLAR, CHRIS, IF YOU WILL.

DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? CHRIS STRAYER.

THANK YOU.

YES.

SO THIS, UH, LETTER IS, UH, FOR PARKER COUNTY TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SERVICE AREA FOR THE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE, UH, NUMBER 39.

UH, SO IF YOU LOOK AT DFW, THERE'S ABOUT NINE OTHER COUNTIES, UH, THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE SERVICE TERRITORY.

I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH PALO PINTO, JACK, UH, WISE HOOD AND OURSELVES, UH, TO ASK FOR, UH, INCLUSION INTO THE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE.

AND SO, JUST AS A VERY BASIC OVERVIEW, FOREIGN TRADE ZONE IS A FEDERAL TARIFF DEFERMENT PROGRAM.

AND SO IT'S REALLY A FEDERAL PROGRAM, UH, BUT IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE TOOLS, UH, IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOLBOX.

UH, SO COMPANY X BRINGS IN PARTS FROM SOUTH KOREA, UH, INTO THEIR FACILITY TO DO MANUFACTURING.

THOSE PARTS ARE NOT, UH, TAXED.

THEY DON'T HAVE A TARIFF ON THEM UNTIL THEY LEAVE THAT FACILITY AND ENTER THE US MARKET.

UH, AND THEN THEY WOULD PAY THE, THE TARIFF ON IT.

UH, BUT IF THAT PART WOULD GO INTO SOMETHING HERE IN THE US AND THEN SHIP TO MEXICO, THEN THEY WOULD NOT PAY THE TARIFF ON THAT.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE PROGRAM, UH, IS.

AND SO WE'RE ASKING FOR INCLUSION.

THE PROCESS IS, IS IF WE SIGN THE LETTER, IF THE JUDGE SIGNS THE LETTER, UH, WE SEND IT OVER TO THE FTZ ADMINISTRATOR OVER AT DFW AIRPORT.

UH, THE PROCESS TAKES ABOUT NINE MONTHS, NINE TO 12 MONTHS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SERVICE TERRITORY.

AND THEN ONCE THAT IS DONE, THEN WE ARE ELIGIBLE TO PROVIDE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE, UH, BENEFITS.

AND SO THEN COMPANY X COMES TO US AND SAYS, WE WANT TO BUILD A FACILITY OR LEASE THIS FACILITY, UH, BUT WE NEED A FOREIGN TRADE ZONE.

THEN WE WOULD GO TO THE FTZ ADMINISTRATOR, UH, WITH THE PAPERWORK.

AND THEN IT TAKES ABOUT 30 DAYS TO TURN AROUND THE ACTUAL FTZ FOR THAT PARTICULAR, UH, ONE.

BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE THE COUNTY DESIGNATED AS FTZ ELIGIBLE.

UH, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS.

OKAY.

CAN WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE? ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

CARRIES FIVE.

OH, CHRIS SIGNED.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE

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[7.B. Review and execute for the approval of the County Judge to anthorize the issuance of bonds in respect to section 147(1) of the Internal Revenue Code and take any action the court deems necessary. (Jonathan Leatherberry/ John FmTest / Judge Deen)]

TAKE ANY ACTION THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.

UH, WE HAVE JONATHAN LEATHERBERRY.

OH, THEY'RE ALREADY UP THERE.

OH, GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

UM, I'M A LAWYER FOR BRACEWELL.

I REPRESENT TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES.

TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES WANTS TO BUILD A HOSPITAL THERE IN, UH, IN WILLOW PARK.

UM, IT'LL BE A TWO PHASE HOSPITAL.

THE FIRST PHASE IS GONNA BE A 20 BED WITH EIGHT SURGICAL CENTERS, OR EXCUSE ME, EIGHT SURGICAL ROOMS. AND THEN, THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE A SECOND, UH, ADD-ON FACILITY THAT'LL COME LATER AFTER, UM, CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE.

CONSTRUCTION IS ANTICIPATED TO BEGIN IN 25 AND CONCLUDE IN 28, UM, WITH OPENING AND THERE IN 28.

UM, IT'S $150 MILLION THAT WILL BE SPENT IN, IN, UH, WILLOW BEND OR, OR WILLOW PARK.

AND, UM, IT'S NOT BACKED BY ANY TAXES.

DOESN'T INCREASE THE TAX RATE ON ANYBODY.

THE ONLY ENTITY THAT'S RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING BACK THE DEBT IS TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES DOESN'T OBLIGATE ANY TAXPAYER IN PARKER COUNTY.

UM, THE REASON THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS IS THAT UNDER THE CODE, IN ORDER TO SPEND MONEY, UM, TAX EXEMPT MONEY, UH, THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE REQUIRES US TO GET WHAT IS CALLED THE APPLICABLE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES.

YOU ALL TO APPROVE THE, UH, USE OF THOSE FUNDS IN YOUR JURISDICTIONS.

THEY DON'T WANT A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION COMING AROUND JUST SPENDING MONEY IN YOUR JURISDICTION WITHOUT YOU ALL KNOWING ABOUT IT.

UM, SO THAT IS WHAT THIS IS FOR.

IT DOESN'T OBLIGATE YOU ALL ON THE DEBT.

IT DOESN'T, IT'S NOT A STATEMENT OF Y'ALL'S, UH, OF Y'ALL'S, UH, UM, UH, APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT OR, UH, OR INDICATING ITS ITS ECONOMIC BENEFIT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S REALLY JUST TO ALLOW TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES TO SPEND $150 MILLION AND, UH, WILL PARK.

OKAY.

MOTION SHOULD MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY AS ANY OTHER SUGGESTION OF THIS ITEM.

JUST ONE OTHER QUESTION.

YES.

SO THERE'S NO FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON THE COUNTY'S PARTY IF THE BONDS FAIL.

IF THE BONDS FOR SO TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES IS DOUBLE A RATED, UM, HOSPITAL, VERY HIGHLY REGARDED BY THE, UH, BY THE MARKET.

UM, IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS A DEFAULT NO OBLIGATION ON PARKER COUNTY, NO OBLIGATION ON ANY TAXPAYERS, THE OBLIGATION IS SOLELY ON THAT OF TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES.

OKAY.

BRIANNA, YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? OKAY.

UM, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL ON PAPER.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH, THANK YOU.

REMOVED TO

[7.D. Consider/Take action on creating a tempora1y Post-Bar Law Clerk position in the District Attorney's Office budget using existing funds in the Assistant District Attorney line item and waiving the 10-day posting requirement for that position. (Jeff Swain / Judge Deen)]

UH, JEFF, I SAW YOU COME IN.

YOU WANT THANK YOU, JUDGE.

MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

UM, SO ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE AN OPEN ASSISTANT DA POSITION IN OUR OFFICE.

WE HAVE A CANDIDATE WHO HAS INTERNED FOR OUR OFFICE THE LAST TWO SUMMERS.

WE THINK THAT HE WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT HIRE FOR THIS POSITION.

UM, HOWEVER, OUR CURRENT POSITION FOR THIS ASSISTANT DA REQUIRES THAT THE PERSON BE A, AN ATTORNEY LICENSED IN A GOOD STANDING WITH THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS.

OUR CANDIDATE HAS GRADUATED LAW SCHOOL.

HE TAKES THE BAR NEXT MONTH.

WE'LL PROBABLY NOT GET A LICENSE UNTIL NOVEMBER BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF HOW THAT USUALLY WORKS.

IT TAKES HIM THAT LONG TO SCORE THE TESTING, AND SO I DON'T FEEL RIGHT HAVING HIM BE IN THERE OFFICIALLY AS AN ASSISTANT DA POSITION.

SO I'D LIKE FOR Y'ALL TO CREATE A LAW CLERK POSITION UNTIL FROM NOW AND UNTIL HE GETS HIS BAR RESULTS.

UH, WE WOULD PAY THAT OUT OF EXISTING FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR OUR OFFICE FOR THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY POSITION.

AND THEN ESSENTIALLY ONCE THAT GETS COMPLETED, WE WOULD DELETE THAT POSITION AGAIN AND JUST RETURN THAT TO AN ASSISTANT DA SPOT.

BUT I DID FEEL LIKE THAT NEEDED TO HAVE THE, UH, APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT IF Y'ALL ARE WILLING.

THANK YOU.

UH, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

ANY DISCUSSION BEFORE YOU VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR.

SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD WAY TO GO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT.

IT CARRIE, FIVE.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

YOU IT.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE BACK TO ITEM

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

THANK YOU.

WE GO TO ITEM TWO

[4.D.2. Authorization to Advertise PC25-26 Road Signs & Related Materials. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen)]

ANTICIPATED ADVERTISING DATES OF JUNE 14TH AND JUNE 21ST WITH A BID OPENING OF JULY 16TH AND AWARD DATE, UM, ANTICIPATED ON JULY 28TH.

OKAY.

MOTION WILL BE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

ANY OF THE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH, MOVE TO ITEM THREE ON

[4.D.3. HGAC PC25-27 PI64T Mack Truck for Pct. 3. (Kim Rivas/ Commissioner Walden)]

THREE.

REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION

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THIS IS TO THE HGAC CO-OP CONTRACT NUMBER HT ZERO SIX DASH 20 FROM BRUCKNER'S TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT.

THIS PURCHASE WILL BE FUNDED WITH 80 20 MATCH FUNDS FROM THE TURP PROGRAM IN THE PRECINCT.

THREE.

OKAY.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WAL SECOND ABOUT COMMISSIONER HALE FOR DISCUSSION PAGE.

COMMISSIONER, YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? NO, THAT'S JUST FROM THE GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED, UH, ACCEPTED LAST COURT.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH.

MOVE TO ITEM FOUR.

[4.D.4. Approve Mooring Construction PCSO Dispatch Expansion Change Order #1. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen)]

DISPATCH EXPANSION CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE, REQUESTING APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF THE PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

DISPATCH EXPANSION CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE, AWARDED DE MOORING CONSTRUCTION.

THE FLOOR IN THE DISPATCH AREA IS BELOW THE SLAB IN THE FRONT EAST CORNER OF THE BUILDING AND WILL REQUIRE MOORING TO FLOAT IT TO MAKE IT LEVEL AT AN ADDITIONAL COST OF $1,600.

THERE IS FUNDS AVAILABLE, UM, WITH IN THE BUILDING ANNEX LINE.

OKAY.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH.

MOVE TO ITEM FIVE

[4.D.5. RFP PC25-20 Collection of Fines & Fees JP Courts action to approve a contract with Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, LLP pursuant to Article 103.001, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, said contract being for the collection of court fines and fees owed to Parker County, and notice of which is provided with the agenda in accordance with Section 2254.1036 of the Government Code. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

COLLECTION OF FINES AND FEES WERE JP COURT'S ACTION TO APPROVE A CONTRACT WITH PURDUE, BRANDON FIELDER, COLLINS, AND MOTT LLP PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 1 0 3 0.001 TEXAS CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CONTRACT BEING ON THE COLLECTION OF COURT FINES AND FEES OWED TO PARKER COUNTY IN NOTICE OF WHICH IS PROVIDED WITH THE AGENDA IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 2 2 5 FOUR.ONE OH THREE SIX OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, KIM.

SO YOU ALL APPROVED THE AWARD OF THE RFP FOR THE, UM, COLLECTIONS OF FINES AND FEES FOR THE JB COURTS ON THE MAY 27TH OF THIS YEAR'S COURT.

AND THIS IS JUST AN ADDITIONAL STAMP STEP THAT IS REQUIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT CODE, UM, FIELD PURDUE, BRANDON FIELDS COLLEAGUES.

AND MOTT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

OTHERWISE, UM, THIS WILL GET US SET TO WHERE THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND UTILIZE THE NEW CONTRACT.

OKAY.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THE WITHHOLDING STATEMENTS? DO I NEED TO DO THAT? OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH, MOVE TO ITEM SIX

[4.D.6. Sentries Panic Button System Addendum# 1. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen)]

ADDENDUM NUMBER ONE, IT DID THE INSTALLATION FOR THIS PROJECT.

AND SO CITRIX HAS AGREED TO CREDIT BACK THE $4,500 INSTALLATION FEE THAT WAS ON THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

THERE'S A SMILE.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

GOOD END OF THE DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH.

MOVE TO ITEM FIVE A

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

CHRIS, GOOD MORNING.

CHRIS BOSCO WITH FREEZE AND NICHOLS.

UM, SO UPDATE ON THE BOND PROGRAM.

UM, LET'S SEE.

GOT, OKAY, HERE WE GO.

UM, YOU KNOW, A FEW KIND OF PROGRAM LEVEL UPDATES.

UH, SO THE CTF UH, REIMBURSEMENT'S ALL BEEN SUBMITTED TO TECH STOCK.

THAT'S KIND OF A, A ONE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH.

AND, UH, THE, THE FINAL PROJECT WAS ZION LOOP, UH, WHICH WAS SUBMITTED A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

UH, POWER BI IS ONE.

UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THAT SYSTEM THAT WE PUT TOGETHER FOR THE FINANCIAL TRACKING.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE EXPLORING IS KIND OF WITH SOME OF THE NEW AI TOOLS, THERE'S KIND OF OTHER WAYS TO VISUALIZE THAT DATA.

AND SO WE WANTED TO COME, UM, MEET WITH YOU GUYS AND KIND OF SHARE HOW, UH, Y'ALL COULD VISUALIZE THAT DATA.

UH, IT'S STILL KIND OF FOUNDATIONALLY, UH, WHAT'S BEEN DONE IN POWER BI AND EXCEL, BUT JUST WAYS TO SEE THE DATA AND, AND IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

UH, WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, IN THE PAST WE'RE STILL KIND OF WORKING ON, UH, GETTING THE WEBSITE UPDATED, UM, LIKE WE HAD DONE TO TRY TO SHOW KIND OF, UH, CURRENT PHOTOS.

RIGHT NOW.

WE, UH, LARGELY HAVE, UH, JUST EXAMPLES OF THE PROJECT, BUT WANNA UPDATE THAT WITH, UH, PROGRESS PHOTOS.

UM, LOOKING AT KIND OF THE COMPREHENSIVE MAP.

UH, AND I'LL KIND OF GO INTO THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE, UH, KIND OF MOVING INTO CONSTRUCTION, UH, ON EACH

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UH, SO STARTING WITH PRECINCT ONE, UH, OF COURSE WE'RE FINALIZING THE, UM, ON CHURCH ROAD THE RIGHT OF WAY.

UH, I THINK WE'RE REALLY CLOSE ON THAT ONE, AND THEN WE CAN GET THAT ONE OUT TO BID.

UH, W AND WOODY KIND OF JUMP A LITTLE BIT OUTTA ORDER HERE.

THAT ONE THEY'RE PLANNING TO MOBILIZE NEXT WEEK ON THAT CONSTRUCTION.

UH, AND THEN FOLLOWING THAT WILL BE ADVERTISING, UH, MIDWAY ROAD, UM, THOMAS ROAD, UH, WORKING ON THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION ON THAT ONE.

WE'RE ABOUT 90% ON THE PLANS AT, AT THAT PARTICULAR, UH, ON THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT.

UH, PRECINCT TWO, UH, SIMILAR, UH, WITH THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION ONGOING ON OAK RIDGE.

UH, STILL LOOKING TO ADVERTISE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

UH, SO THAT ONE WILL KIND OF HAVE, UH, MIDWAY AND OAK RIDGE, UH, ADVERTISING CONCURRENTLY.

UH, WE'VE HAD THE, THE DEMOLITIONS BEEN, UH, COMPLETED ON JOHNSON BEND GREEN ACRES, AND NOW GOING INTO ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION.

UH, ELLIS CREEK IS COMPLETE AS LONG AS WELL AS THE ZION LOOP.

AND WE'LL JUST KIND OF FINALIZING, UH, THE CONTRACT AND THE CLOSEOUT ON THAT PROJECT.

UH, WORKING ON THE 30% PLANS FOR CARTER ROAD AND LOOKING TO SUBMIT AT THE END OF THE MONTH, UH, TO TECH STOCK FOR THEIR INITIAL REVIEW.

UH, ON THAT INTERSECTION, UH, HALF AN ASSOCIATES IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON THE SEVEN 30 EXTENSION.

WE'VE HAD, UH, SOME MEETINGS, UH, RELATED TO THE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT.

UH, THEY'RE NOW, UH, PREVIOUS COURT, Y'ALL APPROVED THE TRAFFIC STUDY, SO THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT.

AND, UH, WORKING THROUGH ALIGNMENT OPTIONS.

THERE'S QUITE A FEW OPTIONS, UH, PARTICULARLY ON THAT PROJECT.

AND THEN, UH, I'M CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE POJO EXTENSION.

UH, WE GOT ALL THE TRAFFIC DATA IN THAT AND LOOKING TO GET THAT COMPLETED ON, UH, BY JUNE, UH, 21ST.

UH, SO RICK WILLIAMSON, UH, THAT'S ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA TODAY IS TO AWARD, UH, THAT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.

UH, WE'RE ANTICIPATING, UH, FOR THE CONTRACTOR TO MAKE GROUND, UH, JUST AFTER JULY 4TH, UH, WITH, WITH APPROVAL OF THAT AWARD.

UM, THE, UH, Y'ALL APPROVED THE RAMPS IN FRONTAGE ROAD.

SO WE'RE WORKING, UH, WITH, UH, FOREST ON KIND OF FINALIZING THAT AGREEMENT WITH, UH, GRAHAM.

UH, Y'ALL PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE BUDGETS FOR THAT PROJECT.

UH, AND THEN GRAHAM'S ALSO WORKING ON THE 90% PLANS.

WE DID GET FINAL APPROVAL ON THE IT'S INTERSTATE ACCESS JUSTIFICATION.

AND, UH, WE DID GET THAT FROM AUSTIN.

AND THEY'RE, UH, WORKING ON GETTING THE 90% PLAN SUBMITTED BY, UH, MID-JULY OI, UH, IN PRECINCT FOUR.

UM, SO RIGHT OF WAY'S UNDERWAY ON, UH, THAT SECTION FROM, UH, THERE NEAR 1187 TO VERNON AND DEAN.

UH, WE'RE ALSO, UH, PLANNING TO SUBMIT THE, UH, A PERMIT THERE FOR T STOCK WITH SOME SLIGHT MODIFICATIONS THERE AT 1187.

UM, AND THEN, UM, OF COURSE THE BANKHEAD BRIDGE AND THE INTERSECTION OF FIVE, BOTH OF THOSE DESIGNS ARE UNDERWAY.

UH, WE DID GET, UH, I ACTUALLY, UH, THE KELLY ROAD ADVERTISEMENT, UH, WENT OUT THE END OF LAST WEEK.

UH, SO THAT ONE WE'RE GOT THAT, UH, ADVERTISED FOR GETTING A CONTRACTOR ON BOARD.

UH, ALSO RECEIVED THEIR APPROVAL FROM TECH STOCK FOR THE, UH, TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT, UH, 3 77 AND KELLY ROAD.

WE HAD PREVIOUSLY DONE A STUDY ON THAT, AND THEY HAVE APPROVED THAT AND AGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION, UH, TO DO A SIGNAL AT THAT LOCATION.

UH, SO WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALWAYS NICELY PRESENTED.

YEAH, ANY QUESTIONS, ANY COMMENTS, CHRIS? OR YOU CAN THINK OF IT LATER, THEN YOU CAN CERTAINLY COORDINATE WITH HIM.

OKAY.

OKAY, CHRIS, THANK YOU.

I THINK YOU'RE ON THE NEXT ONE ALSO.

YEAH.

UM, OKAY.

SO NEXT ON THAT, SO ITEM B, UM,

[5.B. Discuss/Take action on Construction Contract for Ric Williamson Memorial Highway. (Chris Bosco/ Commissioner Walden)]

SO, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS ON RICK WILLIAMSON, WE HAVE THE, UH, BID IN, UH, THE BIDS CAME IN A LITTLE HIGHER THAN, UH, WHAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY BUDGETED.

SO I WANTED TO PRESENT THIS MEMO, UH, TO KIND OF SHOW YOU THAT ALLOCATION.

AND THEN THE, UH, THE, UH, NEXT WOULD BE THE AWARD.

UM, SO THIS SHOWS YOU, UH, EACH OF THE PHASES.

SO, UH, THE PORTIONS YOU SEE THERE IN GRAY WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE CONTRACTOR AWARD, UH, OF

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IT DOES INCLUDE THE BID ALTERNATES TO, UH, MAKE TURN LANE IMPROVEMENTS AT 51.

IT ALSO DOES INCLUDE THE, UH, INTERSECTION OF OLD GARDNER, UH, DOING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL.

SO BOTH OF THOSE ARE IN PRECINCT TWO.

SO THIS PROJECT KIND OF SPANS, UH, BOTH TWO AND THREE, UH, WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK BEING IN THREE.

UH, AND SO WHAT, UH, ASKING FOR APPROVAL TODAY WOULD BE A ADJUSTMENT OF, UH, BUDGET.

SO, UH, RICK WILLIAMSON, UH, CURRENTLY WE HAVE 10,390,000 AS A TOTAL BUDGET ON THAT PROJECT.

UH, WE DID HAVE THE OLD GARDNER SIGNAL, UH, IN PHASE, UH, IN PRECINCT TWO.

SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS TO MOVE THAT $420,000 TO THE RICK WILLIAMSON, UH, PROJECT, UH, BUDGET.

UH, THAT IS FOR THE SIGNAL AT THAT LOCATION.

UH, ANOTHER PROJECT WE HAD IN THE PROGRAM WAS BB FIELDER.

UH, SO ORIGINALLY WHEN BB FILTER WAS PLANNED, UH, THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT COG WAS CONSIDERING FUNDING.

AND SO WHAT WE HAD IN THE PROGRAM WAS RELATED TO, UM, PARTNERING WITH COG ON THAT PROJECT.

COG HAS DECIDED TO FUND ACTUALLY ALL THE I 20 PROJECTS.

AND SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS TO MOVE THAT BUDGET TO RICK WILLIAMSON, UH, THE EAST WEST ARTERIAL.

UH, THAT'S A PROJECT WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD BUDGET ON AT 12,000,190.

UH, CURRENTLY WE HAVE THAT PROJECT ON HOLD AS WE KIND OF WORK THROUGH THE RIGHT OF WAY, UH, WITH THIS ADJUSTMENT THAT WOULD LEAVE 10,000,157 IN THAT PROJECT, WHICH WOULD STILL ALLOW US TO COMPLETE THAT WORK.

UH, 'CAUSE THAT WAS GONNA BE A COMBINATION OF PRECINCT EFFORTS AND, UH, A CONTRACTOR.

SO THAT PROJECT, WE ACTUALLY HAD EXCESS BUDGET ON.

UH, THEN THE LAST ITEM THERE IS, UH, WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS AT 51 THAT WE PUT IN THE BID, UH, WE'RE ASKING THAT 580,000 IS WHAT THAT BID FORCE THAT IS BOTH THE RIGHT TURN LANE HEADING, UH, WESTBOUND.

AND THEN FROM THE ORIGINAL PHASE OF THE LOOP, AN EXPANDED LEFT TURN LANE HEADING EASTBOUND.

UH, SO THAT IMPROVEMENTS IS IN THE BID, AND WE'RE ASKING THAT WE USE SAVINGS FROM THE 2016 BOND FOR PHASE FOUR OF THE EAST LOOP, UH, TO PAY FOR THAT.

SO IN TOTAL, WE WOULD, WITH THESE BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS IF APPROVED THERE, ALL THESE FUNDS WOULD GO INTO RICK WILLIAMSON AT 15 MILLION, 700,000, UH, WHICH WOULD PUT THAT, UH, PROJECT WITHIN THE COST.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WAL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

WE'RE IN DISCUSSION PHASE.

ANYTHING ELSE, CHRIS, YOU WANNA ADD ANYTHING ELSE? UH, NO.

THE NEXT TWO ITEMS KIND OF GO INTO THE DETAILS OF THAT.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? CURIOUS.

FIVE OH, WE MOVE TO ITEM

[5.C. Discuss/Take action on Construction Phase Services contract for Ric Williamson Memorial Highway. (Chris Bosco I Commissioner Walden)]

I'LL DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES CONTRACT FOR WOOD WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.

CHRIS.

UM, SO THIS IS FOR THE AWARD TO, UH, ED BELL CONSTRUCTION, UM, FOR, UH, FOR ALL THESE IMPROVEMENTS.

SO INCLUDING THE INTERSECTIONS WE MENTIONED IN, UH, PRECINCT TWO, AND THEN ALL THE, UH, ROAD WIDENING IN PRECINCT THREE.

UH, AS Y'ALL KNOW, ED BELL'S BEEN A MAJOR PARTNER TO THE COUNTY.

THEY'VE DONE MOST OF THE SEGMENTS OF THE LOOP.

SO THEY DID, UH, PHASE TWO OF THE EAST LOOP.

THEY DID THE CENTER POINT INTERCHANGE.

UH, THEY PREVIOUSLY DID, UM, THE SEGMENT, THIS SEGMENT OF THE LOOP FROM, UH, I 20 TO 180, THE FIRST PHASE IN THE 2008 V.

THEN THEY ALSO DID THE PORTION, UH, FROM ZION HILL 2 51.

SO, UH, THEY'VE BEEN, UH, A GREAT CONTRACTOR.

AND SO WE WOULD RECOMMEND, UH, AWARDING THIS CONTRACT TO THEM, UH, IN THE AMOUNT OF 13 MILLION, UH, 639,000 4 61 AND 64 CENTS BUSH MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

DO HAVE A SECOND ON THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER HALE HAS MADE THE SECOND ANY OTHER, UH, DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES.

FIVE.

MOVE TO ITEM D, DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON SURVEY SERVICES FOR RICK WILLIAMS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY BRIDGE AT US 180.

CHRIS.

UM, YEAH, SO THIS, UH, THAT, UH, I ACTUALLY, I THINK WE'RE ON ITEM C.

OH, I'M SORRY, CHRIS.

YEAH, I, I JUMPED DOWN THERE TOO QUICK.

OKAY, WE'RE ON ITEM C, I'M SORRY.

UM, SO ITEM C IS, UH, RELATED TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

SO, UH, Y'ALL HAD PREVIOUSLY IMPROVED THE DESIGN OF RICK WILLIAMSON IN THE PRECINCT THREE.

UH, THE DESIGN SERVICES HERE WOULD BE FOR THE SIGNAL AT OLD GARDNER AND THEN, UH, FOR CONSTRUCTION

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SO THAT'S INCLUDING ALL THE PHASES OF IT.

UH, AND I DID INCLUDE THAT IN THAT PREVIOUS MEMO OF ADJUSTING THE BUDGETS.

AND SO THE TOTAL FOR THESE SERVICES WOULD BE 917,230.

UH, SO THAT'S FOR DOING BOTH THAT DESIGN PART AND THE CONSTRUCTION AS WELL AS THE MATERIALS TESTING.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER, HOLD SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN ON ITEM C.

IS THERE ANY OF THE DISCUSSION OF THIS ITEM? JUST A COMMENT, PLEASE.

UH, A LOT OF TIMES WE GET A CALL, THIS SAYS, GOSH, WE NEED, WE NEED, UH, TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT THIS LOCATION.

AND UH, WHEN I STARTED, I THINK WE PROBABLY PUT TRAFFIC SIGNALS UP FOR SOMEWHERE IN LESS THAN $200,000.

175.

I RECALL ON ONE PARTICULAR ONE.

AND THIS ONE IS BEING MOVED, IS, IS WE STILL MOVING THIS ONE FROM GREENWOOD OVER RIGHT, RIGHT.

TO OLD GARNER ROAD? THAT, THAT'S CORRECT.

YEAH.

AND THE, AND THE TOTAL COST JUST FOR THE SIGNAL MOVING THAT SIGNAL AND INSTALLING IT HAS GROWN TO OVER $500,000.

I SEE.

YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE UNDER, IT'S IN THE 400,000 IN THAT, BUT IN THAT RANGE, YES.

AROUND 400,000.

YES, SIR.

SO THE REASON I'M MAKING THIS POINT IS I, I USE THIS AS AN EXAMPLE.

AS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THINGS HAVE GROWN OVER THE LAST 13 YEARS FOR ONE THING AND HOW EXPENSIVE ALL OF THESE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ARE WHEN YOU'RE, WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH ROAD CONSTRUCTION, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY SAYS, GOSH, WE, WE NEED A RED LIGHT HERE.

WE DO, UH, COME UP WITH A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

THEN WE CAN PROBABLY, UH, DO THAT IF, IF EVERYBODY AGREES TO IT.

SO IT'S THE BEST EXAMPLE THAT I CAN GIVE OF HOW EXPENSIVE THINGS HAVE BECOME AND HOW EXPENSIVE THEY ARE.

JUST WHEN THEY SAY, GOSH, WE JUST NEED A RED LIGHT HERE.

'CAUSE WE'RE USING A USED RED LIGHT IN THIS CASE RIGHT HERE, AND IT'S 400,000 BUCKS.

SO, OH, JESUS.

ANYHOW, YEAH, IT'S JUST MY POINT.

THE SAME FOR CONCRETE PAVEMENT AS IT MADE EVERY, IT APPLIES TO EVERYTHING.

HOWEVER, THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE THAT PEOPLE CAN UNDERSTAND OF WHAT THE COST IS.

SO THANKS.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND STILL IN DISCUSSION PHASE.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR? CURIOUS.

FIVE.

OH, THANK YOU.

UH, NOW WE'LL MOVE TO

[5.D. Discuss/Take action on Srnvey services for Ric Williamson Memorial Highway Bridge at US 180. (Chris Bosco I Commissioner Walden)]

THERE'S SOMETHING OFF ON THE NUMBERS AND I NEED TO DIG INTO IT BEFORE I BRING IT BACK TO COURT.

OKAY.

VERY WELL.

ANY OTHER, ANYTHING ELSE YOU GOT? UH, NO.

NO SIR.

AGAIN, AS ALWAYS, GREAT JOB.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE COMMISSIONER? WELL, JUST A QUESTION HERE AND A COMMENT.

UM, SO JUST FOR GENERAL INFORMATION, FOR ANYBODY THAT MIGHT BE LISTENING, WHAT IS OUR PART OF THE, UH, BRIDGE, WHAT PORTION OF THAT, THE BRIDGE OVER 180 AT RICK WILLIAMSON, WHAT'S OUR PART OF THAT GOING TO BE IN ACTUALITY? AND WHO'S GOING TO FUND IT? WHO'S GONNA PAY FOR IT AND, AND HOW FAR IS THAT GONNA BE DOWN THE ROAD? BECAUSE AS SOON AS WE START CONSTRUCTION, THEY'RE GONNA ASK WHERE THE BRIDGE IS, RIGHT? YES.

YEAH.

SO THE, SO THAT PROJECT, WE DON'T HAVE CONSTRUCTION FUNDING YET.

UM, WHAT THE, UH, WHAT WE HAD IN THE PROGRAM WAS BASICALLY TO DO THE ENGINEERING.

MM-HMM .

THE SURVEY, WORK FOR IT.

AND THEN, UH, IN OUR COORDINATION WITH COG, WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA SEEK FEDERAL FUNDS ON THAT PROJECT.

MM-HMM .

UH, SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ABOUT 900,000 WOULD BE THE COUNTY'S PORTION OF THAT PROJECT.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE WORKING TOWARDS GETTING, YEAH, I WASN'T ASKING FOR THE, UH, DOLLAR AMOUNT.

I WAS ACTUALLY ASKING FOR WHAT OUR PART OF THE WORK IS GOING TO BE.

AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DO THE DESIGN.

Y YES, SIR.

OKAY.

AND THE SURVEY.

YEAH.

SO IT INCLUDE YEAH, LIKE THE DATA COLLECTIONS, THE SURVEY, SUE AND, UH, AND THE DESIGN.

WELL, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I WANT TO TABLE IS 'CAUSE WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF OVERLAP IN THE SURVEY 'CAUSE WE, AND IT JUST SEEMED OFF, SO I NEED TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT.

SO THANK YOU.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

CHRIS.

WE ARE GONNA MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN

[7.M. Approve the Texas Workforce Commission Contract Number 2925EDE085 with the Parker County Sheriffs Office and take any action the court deems necessmy. (John Forrest/ Judge Deen)]

IF YOU WOULD INDULGE ME ON THIS, WE HAVE SHERIFF LAIER HERE.

UH, I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THIS ITEM.

UH, IT IS TO APPROVE THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION CONTRACT NUMBER 2 9 2 5 EDE OH EIGHT FIVE WITH THE PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT THEY CAN ACTION THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY JOHN.

AND THIS IS TO ALLOW THEM TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE RECORDS FROM TEXAS WORKFORCE.

AND IT'S A CONTINUATION CONTRACT.

IT'S A

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THANK YOU.

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

ANY OF THE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE? ABOVE ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH, MOVE TO ITEM SIX

[6.A. Update on appointment to TxDOT Regional Steering Committee. (Judge Deen)]

THIS IS A NOTIFICATION ONLY, UH, TO, I GUESS UPDATE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT ON WHAT THE STATUS IS AND WORKING WITH TXDOT, UH, THEY HAVE CREATED A REGIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF, OF APPROXIMATELY 30 REPRESENTATIVES OF ALL THE COUNTIES IN THE NORTH TEXAS REGION.

UH, THEY HAVE REQUEST ASKED THAT I BE A MEMBER OF THAT AND I WANTED TO JUST UPDATE THE COURT ON THAT, KIND OF WHAT THIS MEANS.

UH, I WILL KEEP THE COURT UP TO DATE ON THE PROGRESSION OF THEIR MEETINGS, THE INFORMATION THAT IS PROVIDED.

AND TO THAT POINT, THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS THAT WE WILL BE, UM, HAVING ACCESS TO ALL THE INFORMATION WITH TDO ON TRAFFIC PATTERNS, ACCIDENTS, UH, JUST DIFFERENT THINGS WITH WHAT'S GOING TO HELP US, UH, AS WE CONTINUE BECAUSE OF THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE FUNDING.

I THINK THIS IS GONNA BE VERY HELPFUL AS TO US AS WELL AS WE CONTINUE THAT PROCESS.

THE ONE THING THAT THEY HAVE COME BACK TO US FOR, UH, IN DOING THIS, AND THEY'VE DONE THIS WITH ALL THE COUNTIES, IS TO BE SURE THAT OUR COUNTY STRATEGIC PLAN IS UPDATED.

UH, OURS IS CURRENTLY SEVEN YEARS OLD AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT IN THE BUDGET AND DISCUSSED, AND THAT'S IN THE DIRECTION THAT TDOT HAS REQUESTED.

THE SECOND IS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN, WHICH I DON'T KNOW THAT, AND I'M THINKING TALKING TO FRIES NICHOLS, WE DON'T DO NOT HAVE ONE.

AND THAT THERE'S COMPONENTS TO THAT WITH THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN WITH, WITH EVERYTHING COMPOSED TOGETHER WITH WHERE OUR GROWTH PATTERNS ARE.

UH, THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE CRITICAL.

UH, IT'S ALSO GOING TO HELP US WITH AGAIN, UH, WITH THE FEDERAL FUNDING AND, AND WORKING TOGETHER AND, AND JUST MAKING SURE THAT WHAT WE DO IN GOING FORWARD, WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION WE CAN AND, AND ESPECIALLY FROM TDOT.

SO I WOULD FIELD ANY QUESTIONS I HAVE ON THAT, BUT I WILL KEEP THIS COURT UP TO DATE.

AND I THINK COMMISSIONER WALTON REALLY MAKES A GOOD POINT, UH, WITH THE COST, INCREASED COST OF THESE THINGS.

AND WE'RE MOVING VERY WELL ON THE EXISTING BOND IN TRYING TO GET THESE THINGS DONE WHERE WE'RE RECOGNIZING THESE COST INCREASES OBVIOUSLY IS A RED LIGHT ISSUE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP, I THINK WITH TXDOT NOW AND THE RELATIONSHIP THAT THEY ARE VERY ALIGNED WITH US ON GETTING THINGS MOVING QUICKLY AND, AND HELPING US IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE EXPANSION OF I 20.

I THINK THEY HAVE A PLAN NOW THAT, UM, IS GOING TO INVOLVE THE ACCESS ROADS MUCH MORE THAN WHAT THEY WERE INITIALLY THINKING, UH, WITH ONE LANE, UH, BEING ADDED TO THE, UH, EAST AND WEST CORRIDOR ON I 20.

AND SO THERE'LL BE MORE TO COME ON THAT INFORMATION AS I GET IT.

SO, UH, IT'S NO IN NO ACTION NEEDED ON THAT, IT'S JUST AN UPDATE.

AND IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? BUT I WILL KEEP THE COURT UPDATE ON EVERY SINGLE MEETING AND PROVIDE YOU WITH THE DATA THAT I GET.

I GUESS I HAVE A, I HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING MORE OF THE BIG PICTURE.

YOU HAD MENTIONED KIND OF THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN AS A REGION FROM A HIGH LEVEL, HOW DOES THAT WORK? BECAUSE WITH, LIKE I UNDERSTAND IN PARKER COUNTY AND IN OUR MUNICIPALITIES OR CITIES MM-HMM .

SO HOW, LIKE, HOW DOES THAT PROGRESSION GO? CHRIS, IF YOU COULD COME BACK UP, I CAN TAKE A STAB AT YOU'RE BY FAR BEST TO MAKE ANSWER THAT QUESTION.

SO TO CLARIFY THE C QUESTION, LIKE, LIKE FROM COGS PERSPECTIVE, LIKE YEAH, LIKE WHAT HE WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT UHHUH AND THEN HOW DO WE START MOVING ON THIS AND THE STEPS TYPICALLY TAKING ON HELPING TO DEVELOP, YOU KNOW, THE 30,000 ALL THE WAY DOWN TO, YOU KNOW, OUR PRECINCTS WHERE WE'RE VERY HEAVILY INVOLVED WITH Y YEAH.

SO TYPICALLY LIKE WHAT, WHAT DATA COG AND TECH STOCK IS GONNA HAVE FOR THE REGIONAL PLAN IS GONNA BE THE MAJOR ARTERIALS.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE, THE SMALLEST ROAD THEY WOULD HAVE WOULD BE LIKE A FM 1187 MM-HMM .

UH, SO THEY'RE NOT GONNA HAVE GREAT DATA OR THE NETWORK OF WHAT THE COUNTY AND CITIES WANT TO DO.

SO THEY'RE OF COURSE YOU'D IMAGINE IT'S LIKE 1 99 I 20 THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE, UH, THEIR MODELS ARE KIND OF FOCUSED ON THOSE MAJOR.

AND THEN THE FM ROADS WOULD BE THEIR SMALL ROADS.

AND SO, UH, WHAT THE IDEA IS THAT, UH, WHEN YOU'RE KIND OF LOOKING AT THE REGION IS, IS PARKER COUNTY, UH, DOES YOUR PLAN MATCH TARRANT COUNTY? DOES YOUR PLAN MATCH CITY OF FORT WORTH? 'CAUSE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THAT.

ALL

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YEAH.

AND LIKE IF, UM, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S AN INTERCHANGE PLAN THAT, YOU KNOW, I, I KNOW THAT'S HEAVY IN YOUR PRECINCT IS RIGHT? IS IS.

BUT THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT MY QUESTIONS HERE REGARDING IS HOW DO WE GET TO THAT POINT IN COMMUNICATION, UM, THOSE CHANNELS.

BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN LIKE THE TURNPIKE THAT'S OVER THERE GOING SOUTH OUT OF FORT WORTH AND LOOKING STRATEGICALLY FOR PARKER COUNTY.

AND WE ALREADY SEE THE BOTTLENECK ON INTERSTATE 20 GOING EAST AND WEST AS FAR AS US BEING INVOLVED AND ALL THE PLAYERS INVOLVED ON USE THAT, THAT TURNPIKE OR THAT FOR, AS AN EXAMPLE, HOW, HOW DO YOU TAKE THIS AND THOSE NEEDS AND GET STEP BY STEP GOING IN THAT DIRECTION.

CHRIS, CAN I, BEFORE YOU GO OUT, UH, THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO ALSO, I DID NOT BRING OUT OF THIS WANTING TO, IT'S A GREAT QUESTION BECAUSE THE OBJECT, ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES AND THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THIS, OF THIS STEERING COMMITTEE IN WORKING UNDER TDOT IS TO DO EXACTLY WHAT IT IS A READ FROM A REGIONALIZED 30,000 FOOT DOWN APPROACH AND CONNECTIVITY FROM OUR COUNTIES IN, IN JOHNSON COUNTY.

HOW DO YOU GET FROM JOHNSON COUNTY MAY BE BETTER TO PARKER OR IT'S LIKE YOU GOT CHISHOLM TRAIL OUT THERE, THAT'S GREAT.

AND THAT WHAT THAT HAS DONE, SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT THIS FROM A 10, 10,000 FOOT OR 30,000 FOOT DOWN IN CONNECTIVITY AND WORKING WITHIN THE REGION OF WHAT MAKES SENSE TOGETHER AS A WHOLE.

SO IT'S NOT SO MUCH AS LOOKING SPECIFICALLY WITH PARKER COUNTY, IT'S ALL OF US TOGETHER IN THIS TOGETHER FROM A CONNECTIVITY STANDPOINT AND HOW WE WORK TOGETHER ON THAT STEERING COMMITTEE AND, AND PROVIDED THAT DATA AND COMING BACK.

BUT THEY NEED ACCURATE DATA.

THAT'S WHY THEY'RE COMING BACK AND SAYING, HEY, WE NEED YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND WE ALSO NEED YOUR UPDATED MASTER TRANSPORTATION PANIC, WHICH INCLUDES ALL THAT.

SO IF YOU WANT, PLEASE ADD TO THAT IF YOU WOULD.

YEAH.

YEAH.

I THINK, AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I, UH, YOU KNOW, I GUESS APPLAUDING TECH STOCK ON THAT, I USED TO BE KIND OF TOP DOWN.

LIKE THEY WOULD, THEY WOULD PLAN, YOU KNOW, THEIR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS AND UM, MAYBE THE MISSING PARTS WERE, YOU KNOW, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT HAPPENING IN THE COUNTY OR A CITY THAT WASN'T IN THEIR PLAN OR, OR WHAT OFTEN HAPPENS IS A NEW SCHOOL COMING IN, I MEAN, WE KNOW THAT FROM OLD WEATHERFORD MM-HMM .

UH, AND THE NEW SCHOOL KIND OF CHANGES THAT DYNAMIC.