* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:06] IF I CAN GET EVERYBODY'S [Call to Order] ATTENTION, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THIS MEETING OF THE PARKER COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO ORDER ON THE 13TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025. LET THE RECORD SHOW IT IS 9:00 AM UH, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM. THE AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW AND MEMBERS OF THE COURT PRESENT, ALONG WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. WE WILL BEGIN WITH INVOCATION LED BY MARK JULIAN FROM NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY PLEDGE, LED BY PARKER COUNTY JUDGE, BY TIM COMMISSIONER CONLEY. PLEASE STAND. LET'S PRAY. GOD, YOU ARE OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN. AND HOW HOLY IS YOUR NAME? YOU KINGDOM COME. YOU WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. AND GOD THIS DAY, MAY WE TRUST YOU FOR ALL YOUR PROVISIONS. GOD, THANK YOU FOR THIS COUNTY, FOR THESE COMMISSIONERS. OUR JUDGE MAY GOD WE HONOR YOU WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S SAID AND DONE TODAY. WE TRUST YOU BECAUSE THE LORD JESUS IN OUR LIVES FORGIVING US, MAKING US WHAT YOU WANT US TO BE. IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR OF TEXAS FLAG, I PLED TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE, ONE INDIVIDUAL. MOVE TO ITEM FOUR [4. CONSENT] OF THE CONSENT AGENDA UNDER ITEM A, UNDER AUDITOR ITEMS TWO, THREE, AND FOUR. AND UNDER ITEM B ONE AND THREE, BECKY, UM, I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS THE COURT UNDER CONSENT FOR ITEM THREE. THIS IS ACTUALLY A SEPARATE ITEM ON THE AGENDA, BUT I FEEL LIKE IT'S PROBABLY BETTER TALKED ABOUT NOW UNDER PAYROLL. UM, I JUST WANTED TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION, AND THESE HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED. ALL OF THE PERSONAL CHANGE FORMS FOR THE, UM, SALARIES THAT WERE APPROVED FOR TEN ONE. THEY ALL HAVE ALL BEEN GIVEN TO THE COUNTY CLERK. BUT THERE'S TWO PERSONAL CHANGE FORMS I JUST WANTED TO BRING ATTENTION TO. AND THAT IS TWO FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THAT HE DID INCREASE THE SUPPLEMENT PAY TO SB 22 TO TWO OF HIS ATTORNEYS. AGAIN, THIS MONEY IS BUDGETED. THIS IS WHAT THE FUNDS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE USED FOR, JUST FOR COMPLIANCE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE Y'ALL WERE FULLY AWARE, AWARE THAT A SUPPLEMENT HAD BEEN INCREASED TO SB 22 FOR TWO ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS. OKAY, THANK YOU, BECKY. WE'LL MOVE TO, UH, THE, UH, C UNDER COUNTY JUDGE ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND THREE. I'D ASK FOR A MOTION. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SORRY, WHO MADE THE SECOND ON THAT? I DID. COMMISSIONER CONY, MAY THE SECOND. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR, CURIOUS . THANK YOU. I WANT TO, UH, BEAR WITH ME HERE UNDER SITE. GO MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN A. UH, JACOB, DID YOU HAVE YOU SIGN THAT? IT'S BETTER. OKAY, GOOD. I WANNA [7.A. Approve the Proclamation to declare October 2025 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Fon-est/ Judge Deen)] MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN A ON APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION DECLARE OCTOBER, 2025 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH AND TAKE ANY EXTRA COURT AND DEEMS NECESSARY. UM, OUR, UM, COUNTY ATTORNEY JOHN POR IS GOING TO, UH, DISCUSS THAT, UH, HIS OFFICE HAS A GREAT DEAL OF IMPACT IN THAT AREA. AND SO, UH, IF YOU WOULD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. AND THIS IS, UH, DOMESTIC AWARENESS MONTH. SO THAT'S THE REASON WE'RE READING THIS RESOLUTION TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS. WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AFFECTS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES REGARDLESS OF AGE, RACE, GENDER, OR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. AND EVERY COMMUNITY MUST ACTIVELY WORK TO PROTECT ITS CITIZENS FROM THE PAIN AND SUFFERING CAUSED BY THIS PERVERSE ISSUE. AND WHEREAS PARKER COUNTY RECOGNIZES THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NOT JUST PHYSICAL, IT CAN INCLUDE EMOTIONAL, FINANCIAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE, DEEPLY IMPACTING SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND WHEREAS PARKER COUNTY REMAINS COMMITTED TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, EDUCATING OUR COMMUNITY ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF SU SUPPORTING SURVIVORS, AND ADVOCATING FOR THE NECESSITY OF RESOURCES TO ASSIST THOSE IN NEED. AND WHEREAS DURING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2025, WE REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ENCOURAGE EVERY RESIDENT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW THEY CAN HELP PREVENT THIS ISSUE, SUPPORT SURVIVORS AND PROMOTE A CULTURE OF RESPECT AND SAFETY FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS. AND WHEREAS WE RECOGNIZE THE TIRELESS EFFORTS OF LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE AND SAFETY FOR VICTIMS OF [00:05:01] DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INCLUDING SHELTERS, HOTLINES, COUNSELING, SERVICE, AND LEGAL AID. AND WHEREAS PARKER COUNTY SUPPORTS LOCAL INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS TO AIM TO STOP THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE THROUGH PREVENTION, EDUCATION, INTERVENTION, AND ADVOCACY. AND WHEREAS IT IS CRUCIAL TO CREATE A SOCIETY WHERE ALL INDIVIDUALS FEEL SAFE IN THEIR HOMES, IN RELATIONSHIPS FREE FROM THREAT OR VIOLENCE FOR ABUSE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF PARKER COUNTY, HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2025 AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN PARKER COUNTY, AND CALLS UPON ALL RESIDENTS TO WORK TOGETHER TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SUPPORT SURVIVORS AND STAND AGAINST ABUSE IN ALL FORMS. AND WE HAVE LISA, MY VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR HERE TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS AS WELL. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO LOOK AT THIS. YES. I MISSING DOG, MISSING A SIDEKICK. SHE HAD HER SURGERY, OH MAN. TWO WEEKS AGO. ALRIGHT. UM, SHE COMES BACK TO WORK IN ONE MORE WEEK. UM, AND SHE'S MILKING IT FOR ALL IT'S WORTH, . SO, UM, BUT YEAH, SHE'S DOING VERY, VERY WELL. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT AS WELL. UM, WE'RE ENTERING INTO, UM, A PERIOD OF UNBELIEVABLE GROWTH IN PARKER COUNTY. NOT TO MENTION WHAT ACCOMPANIES THATM, MORE PEOPLE, MORE OFFENSES. AND IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER TO BE AWARE OF THE SERVICES THAT WE CAN PROVIDE PEOPLE OR MAINTAIN ACCESS TO THOSE THAT WE MAY NOT HAVE HERE. AND SO IT'S PERTINENT THAT ONCE A YEAR WE SET ASIDE THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE THAT. SO I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU FOR TAKING IT SERIOUSLY. THAT'S, IT'S PREVALENT ALSO IN THE TIMES WE, UH, AS JUDGES MAGISTRATE ON A ROTATION AT THE JAIL. IT'S, IT'S VERY PREVALENT WITH THAT. I'D SAY PROBABLY 40% TO 50% OF THE, AND THAT'S A HIGH NUMBER WITH ALL THE CRIME WE HAVE. IT IS, THAT'S RIGHT ON IT. IT'S 40% OF ALL OF THE CRIME IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I EXPECT. AND CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE ON PROTECTIVE ORDERS CURRENTLY COMING IN THE OFFICE? I HAVE 17 ON MY DESK RIGHT NOW. UM, THEY'RE COMING IN EVERY SINGLE DAY. THERE'S NO LESS THAN A HALF A DOZEN PEOPLE THAT COME IN THINKING THEY NEED A PROTECTIVE ORDER. THEY MIGHT, SOME OF THEM NEED SOMETHING ELSE. WE HEAR THE STORY, WE LISTEN TO IT, AND THEN WE FIGURE OUT WHAT THE BEST RECOURSE FOR THEM IS. BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, 18 YEARS AGO WHEN I STARTED, IT WAS ONE A MONTH, ONE EVERY OTHER MONTH. AND NOW, UH, IT, IT'S HUNDREDS A YEAR. IT'S NOT A, WELL, IT IS A BAD THING, BUT IT'S ALSO ONE POSITIVE IS IT'S, IT'S EDUCATION. IT'S PEOPLE STEPPING UP AND, AND SPEAKING OUT ALSO, I THINK. SO IT'S JUST LIKE WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS PROCLAMATION, WE'RE MAKING PEOPLE AWARE THAT THERE ARE OPTIONS FOR 'EM. RIGHT. AND THEY'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT. WELL, WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, FOR APPROVAL ABOUT COMMISSIONER WALDEN AND SECONDMENT COMMISSIONER HOLT. ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES. IF YOU WOULD COME UP, LET, LET'S GET A PICTURE OF THIS AS IMPORTANT AS IT IS. ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE TWO PICTURES. 1, 2, 3. ONE MORE. 1, 2, 3. OKAY. I KNOW WE'RE NOT, AND SHE WON'T BE JUMPING IN YOUR CHAIR ANYMORE. OFF THE TABLE. OH, FOR A WHILE. NO MORE. LET'S MOVE [7.B. Discuss/Approve request from the Weatherford Chamber of Commerce's Veteran Business Council to use the Dallas & York parking lot along with the northwest quadrant for the Veteran's Day Celebration on Saturday, November 8th, 2025. (Amme O'Grady/ Judge Deen)] DOWN TO ITEM SEVEN B. UH, DISCUSS APPROVED REQUEST WITH THE WEATHER FOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VETERANS BUSINESS COUNCIL DUE TO DALLAS AND YORK PARKING LOT ALONG THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT FOR THE VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8TH. WE HAVE AMY ALREADY HERE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. SO THIS WILL BE THE WEATHERFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VETERAN BUSINESS COUNCIL'S INAUGURAL VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION. IT'S SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH. UM, WE DID HAVE REQUESTS FROM THE CITY TO PARTNER AND WORK ON THIS EVENT. THE EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE, NORTHWEST QUADRANT RUNNING DOWN YORK, 100 TO 300 BLOCK. WE WILL HAVE VENDORS. UM, WE'VE OPENED IT UP TO OUR VETERANS AND WE ARE INVITING OUR [00:10:01] SCHOOLS TO BE INVOLVED, AND THEY WILL BE PERFORMING AND SEEING PATRIOTIC SONGS. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCC CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES BY BOTH. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU. HAVE A GREAT DAY. I WANNA [7.K. Discuss/Approve/Take action on nominating two candidates via Resolution 25-30 to the Parker County Appraisal District Board of Directors. (Judge Deen)] MOVE ALSO, UM, DOWN TO ITEM SEVEN K. I WANNA DISCUSS APPROVED, TAKE ACTUAL NOMINATING TWO CANDIDATES, UH, VIA RESOLUTION 25 DASH 30 TO THE PARKER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. WE HAVE JOE WILKINSON, IF YOU WOULD COME UP PLEASE. THANK YOU, JUDGE JEAN. UH, IT'S AN HONOR. I WANTED TO THANK THE, THE, UH, COMMISSIONERS FOR APPOINTING ME AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE ON THE SD BOARD. IT WAS A GREAT LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT ENDEAVOR. THANK YOU AGAIN. AND I WANT, UH, WE, UM, BECAUSE I'M, I'M GONNA MOVE THAT WE NOMINATE JOE WILKINSON TO THE, THE, YOU BEAT ME TO IT. YEAH. BECAUSE WE, WE NOW WE HAVE ALREADY, I WANT TO RE AFFIRM THAT AND THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT. SURE. UH, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT IN THE DISCUSSION PLEASE. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, JOE FOR THAT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR LEADERSHIP AND, UH, , YOU WHAT CAN I BROTHER-IN-LAW, BROTHER-IN-LAW LAW JUDGE, FAMILY'S FAMILY CAN'T BE INCLUDED. JUDGE, CAN I CLARIFY FOR ANYBODY WHO MIGHT BE WATCHING ONLINE? UH, JOE WILKINSON HAS BEEN A FAITHFUL SERVANT TO THE COUNTY ON OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT BOARD FOR ESD EIGHT. I'M GETTING THAT RIGHT, AREN'T I? OKAY. UM, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, HE'S RECENTLY STEPPED BACK FROM THAT POSITION AND WE ARE APPOINTING HIM OR WE ARE ABOUT TO VOTE ON APPOINTING HIM TO THE PARKER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT. SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS CLEAR TO ANYBODY WHO VERY MUCH SO. OKAY. WE HAVE, AGAIN, MOTIONS ABOUT COMMISSIONER WALDEN. THINK ABOUT COMMISSIONER HOLD ANY, THE DISCUSSIONS. ALL IN FAVOR? YES. YES. JOE? JOE HAS BEEN ON THE APPRAISAL REVIEW SIDE OF IT, BUT HE WE'RE, OUR MOTION IS TO APPROVE HIM, UH, IS TO MAKE HIM A CANDIDATE. RIGHT? WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT NO VOTING ELIGIBLE FOR VOTING TO THE PARKER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HOW'S THAT, JOE? YES. NOT AN APPRAISAL REVIEW, NOT A B . ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. FIVE OH JOE, THANK YOU FOR COMING. THANK YOU. WE MOVE DOWN TO ITEM [5.A. Discuss/Take action on ongoing repmiing of bond projects to Commissioners Court by Freese & Nichols. (Chris Bosco/ Commissioner Holt/ Judge Deen)] FIVE A ON DISCUSS. TAKE ACTION ON ONGOING REPORTING OF BOND PROJECTS BY COMMISSIONER'S COURT BY FRIES NICHOLS. UH, WE HAVE FRIES NICHOLS HERE. UH, IF YOU WOULD COME ON UP. GOOD MORNING. GOOD, MARK. TELL CHRIS IT'S NICE TO HAVE A FRESH FACE HERE EVERY NOW AND THEN. . THAT'LL MAKE, THAT'LL MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD. YEAH. I'M JUST GOING TO KILL ALL YOUR CORDS. I START TEARING UP STUFF. YEAH, WELL THAT'S WHAT I DO, YOU KNOW. OKAY. THE COMPUTER IS NOT HAPPY WITH ME. ALRIGHT. MORGAN MCELWAIN, RESA NICHOLS. I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE PARKER COUNTY TRANSPORTATION BOND MONTHLY REPORT. SO FOR OUR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES THIS MONTH, WE'RE DOING A LOT OF TECH COORDINATION ON TOP OF OUR MONTHLY COORDINATION MEETINGS WITH THEM. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON THE REVISED A FA FOR OLD WEATHER FOR ROAD AND TWO NEW AFAS FOR FM SEVEN 30 AND FM 1187, WHICH ARE ON THE COURT AGENDA FOR CONSIDERATION TODAY. AND THEN WE'VE ALSO BEEN COORDINATING WITH TEXDOT ON THE LATE DATE FOR THE I 20 RAMP PROJECTS. THIS IS THE OVERVIEW MAP PROGRAM IS MOVING ALONG AS ANTICIPATED FOR OUR PRECINCT UPDATES. OUR HIGHLIGHTS, PRECINCT ONE, WE'VE GOT MIDWAY ROAD, WHICH WE'RE PLANNING TO AWARD AT THE NEXT COURT SESSION. WN WOODY IS COMPLETE, SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WORKING ON THE PROJECT CLOSEOUT DOCUMENTS. NOW MOVING DOWN TO FM 51 AND VEAL STATION, WE'RE PLANNING TO ADVERTISE VEAL STATION THIS MONTH. FM 51 IS PROGRAMMED WITH TXDOT, BUT IT'S GENERALLY IN ALIGNMENT WITH VEAL STATION. AND THEN WE'VE ADDED HUTCHINSON ROAD TO THE AGENDA THIS MORNING OR THIS MONTH. UH, WORKING ON THE SURVEY. SURVEY IS ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF THE MONTH AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO DESIGN. THAT SURVEY IS GOING TO GO ALL THE WAY INTO PRECINCT TWO AROUND THE POJO ROAD OR IS IT JUST GONNA BE HUTCHINSON? I BELIEVE IT'S JUST HUTCHINSON, BUT LET ME LOOK INTO THAT AND [00:15:01] GET BACK TO YOU ON IT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. PRECINCT TWO HIGHLIGHTS. WE'VE GOT OAK RIDGE DRIVE. WE HAD THE BID OPENING FOR OAK RIDGE DRIVE, UM, ON OCTOBER 9TH. SO WE'RE PLANNING TO AWARD THAT NEXT MONTH. JOHNSON BEND AND GREEN ACRES IS CONTINUING CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT TO BE COMPLETE THIS WINTER. AND THEN MOVING DOWN TO FM SEVEN 30, WE'VE GOT STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS HAPPENING THIS MONTH. TRAFFIC ANALYSIS AND H AND H STUDIES ARE UNDERWAY AND ALIGNMENT ALTERNATIVES HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED. PRECINCT THREE HIGHLIGHTS. WE'VE GOT RICK WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING KICKING OFF CONSTRUCTION NEXT MONTH. PENDING UTILITY RELOCATIONS. WE'VE GOT THE FRONTAGE ROADS WHERE THE EXISTING CONDITIONS REPORT IS BEING FINALIZED AND THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN SCHEMATIC IS BEING DEVELOPED. AND THEN THE I 20 RAMPS PROJECT IS THE ONE THAT WE'VE GOT FINAL PLANS SUBMITTED TO TECH DOCK FOR APPROVAL AND WE'RE PLANNING TO ADVANCE THE LET DATE. SO ONCE UTILITY RELOCATIONS ARE COMPLETE AND ACCESS RIGHTS HAVE BEEN SECURED, WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH TEX STOCK CLOSELY TO MOVE THAT LET DATE UP TO MID 2026 RATHER THAN THE BEGINNING OF 2027. SO QUITE A GOOD ADVANCEMENT ON THE LET DATE PRECINCT. FOUR HIGHLIGHTS. WE'VE GOT BANKHEAD PROJECT, UM, PROGRESS WITH THE STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION UNDERWAY. WE'RE WORKING WITH WILLOW PARK ON THEIR AGREEMENT FOR THE BRIDGE IMPROVEMENT. WE'VE GOT THE 1187 WIDENING, WHICH REQUIRES AN INTERSECTION CONTROL EVALUATION. SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT ALONG WITH THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN IS UNDER. BOTH OF THOSE ARE UNDERWAY. UM, AND THEN KELLY ROAD, WE'RE ANTICIPATING TO KICK OFF CONSTRUCTION NEXT MONTH. COMMISSIONER HALE HAS BEEN WORKING ON A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEVELOPER, SO THAT'S POSITIVE PROGRESS THERE. AND THEN WE'VE GOT THE PROGRAM WEBSITE AS USUAL. I TOOK A NEW SCREENSHOT THAT HAS THE CONTACT US BUTTON AND YOU CAN'T SEE MY CURSOR. IT'S UP IN THE TOP RIGHT. SO THAT'S, UH, AN EMAIL ADDRESS FOR CITIZENS WANTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT FOR THE UPDATE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, JUST TO COMMENT, MORGAN, UH, REGARDING THE WEBSITE THERE YES. MIGHT GO OVER THAT. HOW DO YOU ACCESS THAT SO THAT ANYBODY CAN, THIS LISTENING MIGHT NOT, UH, HAVE THE FULL INFORMATION ABOUT I ACCESS THAT WEBSITE? SURE. PARKER COUNTY BOND.COM. AND ON THAT PARKER COUNTY BOND.COM, YOU'RE GONNA FIND A BUTTON UP THERE AT THE TOP IN THE BLUE THAT SAYS, CONTACT US. AND SO IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, YOU CAN SUBMIT THAT QUESTION RIGHT THERE AND SOME PROFESSIONAL WILL ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR YOU. THAT'S CORRECT. IS THAT CORRECT? AND IT IS WORKING. GOOD. GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE WILL TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT. THAT'S AN, AN UPDATE ONLY ON THAT. MOVE TO ITEM [5.B. Discuss/Authorize the County Judge to sign Advanced Funding Agreement CSJ# 0902-38-154 with TxDOT regarding FM 730 from US 180 to IH-20 Frontage Road. (Chris Bosco/ Judge Deen)] B. I'LL DISCUSS AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN ADVANCED FUNDING AN AGREEMENT. CSJ NUMBER OH 9 0 2 DASH 38 DASH 1 54 WITH TEXT START REGARDING FM SEVEN 30 FROM US 180 TO I 20 FRONTAGE ROAD. YOU HAVE THE FORM. OKAY. SO THESE ARE JUST ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENTS WITH TXDOT. THE SEVEN 30 PROJECT AND THE 1187 PROJECT ARE ALREADY PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION BOND. SO WE'LL DO THE DESIGN WORK ON THOSE. AND THEN THIS GIVES, UH, TDOT THE ABILITY TO LET THE PROJECT AND MANAGE CONSTRUCTION. OKAY. WHAT THAT IS THAT THE ONE THAT THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE ON THAT, ON TDOT'S SIDE OF IT? UH, AND AM NOT THINKING OF WE'LL GET THERE. I THINK THAT'S THE OLD WEATHERFORD ROAD ONE THAT'S BEEN REVISED. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT. I THINK WE NEED TO APPROVE THOSE. JUDGE, THIS IS THE, UH, THE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT. OH, YOU'RE CORRECT. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. YEAH, CORRECT. UH, LIKE THE MOTION, WE APPROVE, THAT MOTION IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SAY BY COMMISSIONER HALE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. SURE. COMMISSIONER, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. THANK YOU. CARRIED FIVE. OH, AND THEY, THEY FLOW ON DOWN BECAUSE THEY'RE MORGAN. THERE, THERE ARE SEPARATE MOTIONS ON HERE. YES. SO THE SECOND ONE IS THE, UH, ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT, UH, REGARDING SKIP DOWN TO THE NEXT ONE. TERRY, ON THE ITEM C, WE'VE ALREADY, WE'VE ALREADY, OKAY. AND SO ON THE, THE [5.C. Discuss/ Authorize the County Judge to sign Advanced Funding Agreement CSJ# 2291-01-018 with TxDOT regarding FM 1187 from FM 5 to Aledo Iona Road. (Chris Bosco/ Judge Deen)] DISCUSS AUTHORIZED COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN THE EVENT FUNDING AGREEMENT ON CSJ NUMBER 2 2 9 1 0 1 0 1 8 WITH TEXT STOP REGARDING FM 1187 COME FM FIVE TO TOLEDO IONA ROAD MOTIONS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. PERIOD FIVE VOTE ON ITEM [5.D. Discuss/Authorize the County Judge to sign Advanced Funding Agreement CSJ# 0902-38-156 with TxDOT regarding the Section 130 Sign and Striping Project. (Chris Bosco / Judge Deen)] D. DISCUSS AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT CSJ OH NINE TWO. IF YOU WOULD COME ON UP AGAIN, I'M GONNA, WE'RE GONNA NEED YOU IN A SECOND. OH 9 0 2 DASH 38 DASH 1 56 WITH TEXT DOT REGARDING SECTION ONE 30 SIGN AND STRAPPING PROJECT. [00:20:01] UH, DO WE HAVE, AGAIN, WE HAVE A ADVANCE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY. AND A CONTINUATION OF ON THE ITEM? WELL, JUDGE, I'M, I'M DON'T THINK JESSICA AND HER CREW ARE HERE. JESSICA BROWN? UH, NO. NO, THEY'LL, THEY'RE GONNA BE NEXT TIME I GUESS. OKAY. OKAY. UNLESS SHE COMES IN. SO INITIALLY THEY WOULD COME AND TALK ABOUT THE WATER THANK PROGRAM, PROGRAM. IF THEY'RE NOT HERE, IF THEY DO, WE'LL, WE'LL JUST SKIP BACK TO THEM. SO, YES. AND RICH, IF YOU WOULD MAKE SURE THAT ON THAT THE WATER'S ADDED TO THE AGENDA ALSO CHECK WITH ME. WE'LL GET, 'CAUSE THERE'LL BE SOMEBODY HERE TO SPEAK ON THE WATER THAT, ON THAT. WE'LL JUST EXTEND THAT ON THAT, THAT ITEM AS WELL. LET'S MOVE DOWN [7.F. Discuss/Approve accepting the 2025 Help America Vote Act (HAVA) Election Security grant award. (Bianca Lord / Judge Deen)] TO ITEM SEVEN F OH, SORRY, IT'S ALREADY ON THERE. ON ITEM SEVEN F, DISCUSS AND APPROVE ACCEPTING THE 2025 HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT. HAVE A ELECTION SECURITY GRANT AWARD. UH, WE DO HAVE OUR ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR HERE ALSO WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND PUT THIS UP FRONT. OKAY, NO, YOU PROCEED. OKAY. THE OTHER FLOOR. UM, YES. SO THIS HAVA AWARD, UM, WE DID, UM, FINISHED THE PAPERWORK FOR IT. WE RECEIVED 21,355 FOR THE POLL PADS THAT WERE ALREADY PURCHASED IN AND RECEIVED IN 2024. IT WAS, IT WAS APPROVED ON THIS AWARD. AND THAT IS ALL THAT WE WILL BE RECEIVING. IT IS A 20% MATCH OF THE 39 THAT WE DID SPEND ALREADY. OKAY. UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO WE JUST NEED TO RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS. OKAY. I'M SORRY. I CAN'T, MY, I CAN'T READ THE SCREEN. THE SIGNED TO THE SECOND'S MADE BY COMMISSIONER. HA. UM, LOOKS LIKE YOU MADE THE MOTION COMMISSIONER. WELL, I MUST HAVE MY FINGERS SLIPPED ON THE SCREEN BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW I DID IT. I BET IT. UM, OKAY, I BET IT DOES. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN PAPER. OKAY. SO JUST TO, JUST TO, I, I REALIZE THAT WE HAVE CRICKET HERE. CRICKET, UH, TALK ABOUT THAT JUST A MOMENT. JUST WHAT THIS GRANT IS. WHO, WHO THE MONEY COMES FROM. OKAY, THIS IS FROM THE HAVA. THIS IS THE FEDERAL FUNDING. SO THEY CAME DOWN TO THE STATES AND THEN THE STATE DIVS IT OUT. WE, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, I CAME AND ASKED Y'ALL WE COULD APPLY FOR REIMBURSEMENT WHEN WE BOUGHT THE, UH, POLE PADS BACK IN 90 20, 24 IN NOVEMBER. AND THIS IS, WE, WE APPLIED FOR THAT AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO GIVE US THE MONEY FOR THAT. NOW WE, THE 20% MATCH, SINCE WE'VE ALREADY PAID FOR IT, IS ALREADY FIGURED IN. SO WE'RE ONLY GONNA GET LIKE $29,000 BACK, BUT THAT DOES HELP US. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY THE DISCUSSION? ALL ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE VOTE. WE'RE GONNA MOVE DOWN TO ITEM NINE [9. EXECUTIVE SESSION] ON EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 5 5 1 0 7 1 AND OH SEVEN TWO AND OH SEVEN FOUR OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE RESERVING THE RIGHT TO MEET AND CLOSE SESSION TO DISCUSS ITEM A EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION NEEDED PURSUANT TO SECTIONS OH SEVEN ONE AND TWO AND 1 2 9 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, UH, FOR, TO CONSULT WITH AND SEEK ADVICE OF ATTORNEYS REGARDING A EFFECTIVE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, PARKER COUNTY ITEM B, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO TEXAS COUNTIES. AND ITEM C, ANY OTHER MATTER DESCRIBED IN IN THIS MEETING. AGENDA ITEM B, UPDATE, DISCUSS PARKER COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER AND JAIL AND TAKE ANY ACTION. COURT NAMES NECESSARY. ITEM C, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1105 SANTA FE DRIVE WEATHER FOR TEXAS. AND TAKE ANY ACTION COURT NAMES NECESSARY. ITEM D, DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO DEAN DRIVE, ITEM E, DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 15 5 0 3 OH WEATHERFORD ROAD. ITEM F, DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON STRATEGIC PROJECTS COORDINATOR POSITION RECORD SHOW WILL ADJOURN OR OR MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9 25, HEARING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 10 46. AND MOVE TO ITEM NINE ON THE ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER ITEM A ON WILL TAKE NO ACTION. MOVE TO ITEM B AND DISCUSS, UPDATE, DISCUSS PARKER COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER AND JAIL, AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN COURT DE NECESSARY TO ASK FOR A MOTION. SO I, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, DISCUSS A COUPLE THINGS IN THE, UH, CURRENT TWO BOND PROPOSALS. ONE OF THOSE IS FOR EXPANSION OF OUR, OUR, UH, PARKER COUNTY JAIL. AND OUR, OUR EMPHASIS ALL THE TIME HAS BEEN, UH, HOW TO SAVE TAXPAYER MONEY. I HOPE THAT'S A RECURRING THEME TO ANYBODY THAT'S BEEN LISTENING TO, TO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO. IT, IT, IT HAD MOVED TO, UH, EXPANDING, UH, THE JAIL, BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE THERE, UH, EVENTUALLY A THREE STORY TOWER AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. UH, CONTINUOUSLY, [00:25:01] WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAT MIGHT SAVE TAXPAYER MONEY AND MIGHT MAKE THIS BOND PROPOSAL AS A WHOLE A LITTLE BIT MORE PALATABLE. SO BEGINNING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, UH, ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND I HAD THE THOUGHT OF, I WONDER WHAT ABOUT THE FORMER PRE-RELEASE, UH, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE FACILITY AT FORT WALTERS. AND I WONDERED WHO OWNED IT. SO I PICKED UP THE PHONE AND I CALLED SOMEONE THAT I, I THOUGHT MIGHT BE THAT PERSON. AND, UH, TO ASK WHO IT WAS, IT TURNS OUT IT IS, IT BELONGS TO A PRIVATE PARKER COUNTY FAMILY HERE WHO'S BEEN PARKER COUNTY RESIDENCE FOR A HUNDRED YEARS. AND SO WE BEGAN A PROCESS OF LOOKING INTO WHAT IF WE WERE TO LOCATE, LOCATE A JAIL THERE. AND INITIALLY, UH, UH, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, UH, TEXAS JAIL STANDARDS COMMISSION CONTROLS WHAT GOES ON IN COUNTY JAILS IN, IN TEXAS. AND THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN, UH, UH, A STATE JAIL AND A COUNTY JAIL. THE STATE JAILS ARE NOT UNDER THE, UH, UH, CONTROL OF THE JAIL STANDARDS COMMISSION AS COUNTY JAILS ARE. AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE A LOT MORE, UH, DETAILED AND A LOT, LOT MORE STRICT. SO WE INITIALLY GOT A NO FROM THAT. AND, UH, WE, WE'VE CONTINUED TO THINK ABOUT IT, CONTINUED TO WORK ON IT, AND THEN WE REVISITED THAT AGAIN. WE HAD A VISIT FROM, UH, THE TEXAS JAIL STANDARDS COMMISSION FOLKS HERE, UH, SIX WEEKS AGO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. UH, JOHN AND I MET THEM OVER THERE AND WE, THEY, WE TOURED AND THEY SAID, YOU KNOW, IF THIS, AND IF THAT, THEN THIS WOULD BE AN ACCEPTABLE FACILITY. AND SO WE DON'T HAVE EXACTLY A HUNDRED PERCENT COMMITMENT FROM THEM, BUT WHAT WE DO HAVE IS VERY FAVORABLE RESPONSE THAT IF WE ARE ABLE TO RECONSTRUCT THOSE BUILDINGS TO THEIR STANDARDS, THAT IT COULD CERTAINLY OPERATE AS A PARKER COUNTY JAIL, UH, AS A PARKER COUNTY JAIL, UH, SITE. AND, AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO ANNOUNCE TODAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO SHIFT OUR FOCUS. AND THAT FOCUS IS GOING TO BE THAT WE'RE, UH, UH, THROUGH A PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO IS ABLE TO, UH, DO THE WORK PROBABLY IN HALF THE TIME THAT THE COUNTY CAN AND, AND HOPEFULLY IN ABOUT HALF THE COST THAT THE COUNTY CAN, UH, WE ARE GOING TO ENTER AN AGREEMENT IF ALL THE THINGS FALL IN PLACE TO DO EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. AND, UH, THEY WILL RETAIN OWNERSHIP. WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE A, UH, LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH THE LANDOWNER AND MOVING FORWARD, THIS WILL BE THE EX, THE ANNEX, IF YOU WILL, TO THE PARKER COUNTY JAIL. NOW, WHY DO WE WANNA DO THAT? BECAUSE IT SAVES TAXPAYER MONEY. WE CAN'T, WE DON'T HAVE A HARD AND FAST NUMBER YET, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT TO BE SOMEWHERE AROUND 25% OF WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR, OR MAYBE LESS. AND THIS IS THE WAY GOVERNMENT IS SUPPOSED TO WORK. SO WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA DO A PRESS RELEASE LATER TODAY REGARDING THIS. WE WANT EVERYBODY THAT'S A VOTER IN PARKER COUNTY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS WHAT OUR, OUR GOAL IS. THIS IS WHAT WE, UH, PLAN TO DO. AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF EVERYBODY ALONG THE WAY, THAT WE'LL HAVE THAT JAIL ANNEX OPERATIONAL IN, IN, IN FORT WALTERS SERVING US, AND, AND SAVING ALL THAT MONEY THAT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN OBLIGATED TO SPEND OTHERWISE. SO WHAT WE'RE TELLING YOU IS THAT WE WILL NOT SPEND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S BEING ASKED FOR IN THE JAIL BOND, THAT WE WILL SPEND WHAT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE THAT FACILITY USEFUL SO THAT WE CAN, UH, MAINTAIN THESE PRISONERS IN PARKER COUNTY, THESE INMATES IN PARKER COUNTY, SO THAT THEY ARE HERE. WE, WE RECOGNIZE THERE ARE, THEY'RE STILL DISTANCES WITH THE SAME DISTANCE THAT WE'RE TAKING THEM TO OTHER JAILS, UH, RIGHT NOW. SO THIS IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL BECAUSE THEN WE'RE ABLE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT OUR POTENTIAL VOTERS, THIS IS WHAT OUR PLAN IS RIGHT NOW, AND WE ARE HERE TO SAVE MONEY AND ANY OTHER SAVINGS THAT CAN BE GENERATED, UH, THROUGH THE OTHER PROJECT THAT'S, THAT'S ALSO TO BE VOTED ON FOR THE JUSTICE CENTER. WE WILL BE JUST AS AGGRESSIVE TO SAVE THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY TOO. OKAY? SO WITH THAT SAID, WE'RE PREPARED HERE. I'M PREPARED TO MAKE A MOTION, UH, TO DESIGNATE OUR JAIL BOND APPROVAL FUNDING TO GO TOWARD THIS PROJECT LOCATED AT FORT WALTERS TO, UH, SERVE AS OUR JAIL ANNEX UPON APPROVAL. UH, AND I WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW THAT THERE'S A COMMITMENT FROM EVERYBODY HERE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. WE STILL HAVE RESERVATION [00:30:01] TO, TO USE MONEY IN OTHER WAYS, BUT, UH, WE'VE LOOKED AT THE EXPANSION OF THE PRISONER LOAD HERE IN PARKER COUNTY. IT'S BEEN 5% PER YEAR, OVER 20 YEARS, SHERIFF OR LONGER. AND, UH, SO IT WILL, THE NEED WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE CAPACITY WHEN THAT WAS A PRE-RELEASE FACILITY WAS OVER 2000, CERTAINLY WOULDN'T DO THAT AS A COUNTY JAIL, BUT IT WILL RELIEVE OUR CROWDING FROM NOW AND ALLOW US FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND AS WE GROW TO EXPAND TO OTHER POTENTIAL, UH, COUNTY FACILITIES THERE ON THAT SAME SITE AS WELL. SO, JUDGE, THAT'S MY MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND. OKAY, WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE WITH THE MOTION BEING GIVEN BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY, EXCUSE ME, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE. OH, OKAY. MOVE TO ITEM C ON DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION. REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED 1105 SANTA FE DRIVE, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS 7 6 0 8 6. TAKE ANY ACTION QUARANTINES NECESSARY TO ASK FOR A MOTION. DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY NO. ACTION. MOTION. MOTION REQUIRED ON THAT ONE. ACTION ON THAT ONE. YEAH. MOVE TO ITEM D AND DISCUSS TAKE ACTION. REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT TWO DEAN DRIVE, ALITO, TEXAS. I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION ON THAT ONE. JUDGE. I'D LIKE TO, UH, MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE COUNTER OFFER FOR PARCEL 12 OF THE EAST BANQUETTE HIGHWAY PROJECT LOCATED AT TWO DEAN ROAD, ALITO, TEXAS MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. I'M, I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER COLLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH. MOVE TO ITEM E ON DISCUSS THE ACTION REGARDING PROPERTY. LOCATED AT 15 5 0 3 OLD WEATHERFORD ROAD, ODES FOR MOTION. JUDGE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE DONATION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 5 5 0 3 OLD WEATHERFORD ROAD IN ALITO, TEXAS. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH, MOVE TO ITEM E ON DISCUSS TAKE ACTION. ON THE STRATEGIC PROJECTS COORDINATOR POSITION, I WOULD LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE APPLICATION FROM BRIAN GRIMES FOR A START DATE OF OCTOBER 27TH WITH A STARTING SALARY OF $140,000. AND FOR THAT POSITION ALSO CHANGE THE TITLE OF IT FROM STRATEGIC PROJECTS COORDINATOR TO STRATEGIC PROJECTS DIRECTOR. JUDGE, I SECOND THAT MOTION. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE VOTE. RYAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. UM, I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. UM, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS ONE FOR, FOR A LONG TIME AND SO I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS AND, UH, LET'S GET SOME STUFF DONE. YES, SIR. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU GUYS. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. THANK YOU BRIAN. HOPEFULLY LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTY, GETTING INVOLVED IN THE ORGANIZATION. UM, I'M EXCITED. LET'S GET TO WORK. THANK YOU, RALPH. THANK YOU. BUT FIRST I'M GOING ON VACATION SIX C. JUST I THINK WE HAVE, UH, JUST REAL QUICK ON THE SIX C WE NEED TO COVER SIX CI JUST, JUST REAL QUICK, I THINK I MIGHT KNOW WHAT YOU MIGHT BE SAYING. WE NEED A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING ON THAT, THAT, THAT, TO CLEAN THAT UP ON THE POSITION OF THAT IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. PUT THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA TO CHANGE THAT TITLE ON THAT. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? WELL, THAT, AND WE DO NOT HAVE AN APPLICATION ON RECORD FOR MR. GRIMES. SO ARE Y'ALL, CAN Y'ALL TAKE THE ACTION TODAY? WE'LL TAKE, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT, GET THAT DONE. THAT. AND THEN ALSO, WHERE IS THE ADDITIONAL SALARY COMING FROM? THAT POSITION IS ONLY, IS NOT BUDGETED FOR THAT CORRECT. WAS NOT DISCUSSED DURING BUDGET. SO WE JUMP THE GENERAL FUND, SO THE MOTIONS TO TAKE IT FROM CONTINGENCY, THE GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY. CONTINGENCY. OKAY. AND WE WILL GET THAT, WE'LL GET THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED ON TIME. I THINK UNDER, UH, ITEM SIX C, WE PROBABLY HAVE SOMEBODY HERE THAT WOULD, WHAT WE CALL IT MOVE TO ITEM SIX [6.C. Update court regarding Justice Center Bond and Jail Expansion Bond, educational efforts. (Commissioner Hale)] C ON UPDATE WITH COURT REGARDING JUSTICE CENTER BOND AND JAIL PENSION EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS. UH, COMMISSIONER HALE? NO. YEAH, WE'VE GOT SERENA HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT. OKAY. SENA, GOOD MORNING. UH, I JUST WANNA GIVE Y'ALL A LITTLE UPDATE OF, UH, SOME ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING REGARDING EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND MATERIALS WITH [00:35:01] RESPECT TO THE TWO BONDS THAT ARE ON THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. SO, UH, JUST FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, EARLY VOTING STARTS IN A WEEK. UM, OCTOBER 20TH KICKS OFF EARLY VOTING AND RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST. ELECTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 4TH. WE HAVE THUS FAR, I KIND OF TOOK SOME NOTES HERE. UM, WE HAVE BEEN OUT PRESENTING TO DIFFERENT GROUPS AND TO THE PUBLIC AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT IS IN THE BOND, WHAT'S INCLUDED, TAX IMPACTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. UM, COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN FACILITATING THOSE. UH, AND JUST SO THAT THE PUBLIC IS AWARE, UH, THE COURT IS NOT ADVOCATING THAT PEOPLE VOTE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. THEY'RE PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION AND FACTS ABOUT WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS BOND. BUT JUST SOME HIGHLIGHTS, WE HAVE HAD TWO TOWN HALLS. WE WERE AT WILLOW PARK NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND WEATHERFORD NATIONAL NIGHT OUT LAST WEEK. WE'VE BEEN, UH, GIVING SOME INFORMATION OUT AT THE GO WEST IN WALSH AND THE SPRINGTOWN WILD WEST. UH, WE VISITED, UH, CITY COUNCIL IN WILLOW PARK AND SO FAR WE'VE MADE PRESENTATIONS TO 14 DIFFERENT CIVIC GROUPS, SMALL GROUPS AND, UM, ORGANIZATIONS HERE ACROSS THE COUNTY. UPCOMING, WE'VE GOT, UM, TWO MORE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, SLASH TOWN HALL TYPE THINGS COMING UP. AND WE'LL BE PRESENTING FACTUAL INFORMATION TO ALITO CITY COUNCIL AND WEATHERFORD CITY COUNCIL. AND WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF OTHER, UH, LUNCH GROUPS THIS WEEK. AND WE ARE WORKING ON SCHEDULING ANOTHER TOWN HALL. UM, WE HAVE A POWERPOINT THAT WE TAKE WITH US AND, UM, SOME PRINTED INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE CAN TAKE WITH THEM. PEOPLE CAN GO TO, UH, THE WEBSITE, IT IS PARKER COUNTY JUSTICE BOND.COM. IT'S A MOUTHFUL. BUT THAT HAS ALL OF THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FINANCIALS AND THE PLANS, UM, TO UTILIZE THE FUNDING FROM THESE TWO BONDS. SO WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF POSITIVE RECEPTION FROM FOLKS ONCE THEY REALLY APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS THAT WE'RE HAVING HERE IN THE COUNTY. THE SHORT ANSWER IS IT'S GROWING PAINS, AND THAT'S WHY THESE TWO BONDS WERE CALLED IS WE'VE JUST SIMPLY RUN OUT OF SPACE AND WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING WITH THE CONTINUED GROWTH IN OUR COUNTY. SO, UM, WE WILL CONTINUE, WE'RE STILL BUSY UP UNTIL ELECTION DAY, BUT THAT'S JUST KIND OF SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO. ALRIGHT. SO WE KIND OF THREW YOU A CURVE BY OUR JAIL DEAL HERE. YES. SO WE'LL BE CHANGING OUR MATERIALS TO REFLECT THAT, BUT, UH, I THINK, I THINK, UH, THE EFFORTS TO GET THAT OUT, WE'LL HAVE A PRESS RELEASE COMING OUT YES. EITHER TODAY OR TOMORROW AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. UH, THAT SHOWS THAT THE COURT IS UNIFIED IN OUR EFFORT AND, AND THAT WE ARE, UH, MAKING A CHANGE. AND WHILE WE'RE ASKING AND, UH, WE STILL HAVE TO, THE NUMBER HAS TO BE THE SAME BECAUSE WE HAD TO SET THAT IN AUGUST. YES. HOWEVER, WHAT WE'RE GONNA SAY IN THAT PRESS RELEASE IS WE'RE NOT PLANNING TO SPEND ALL THE MONEY. YES. AND I APPRECIATE THE COURT CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR EFFORTS TO SAVE THE, UH, TAXPAYERS MONEY WHEREVER WE CAN. WE CAN FIND THOSE, THOSE PLACES I WANT. I'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT ONE, ONE KEY PORTION TO THAT IS JUST BECAUSE ON THE BOND IS THAT TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT, IF WE'RE ABLE TO FIND WAYS TO SAVE MONEY, WE ONLY DRAW DOWN A PORTION OF THE DOLLAR OF THAT BOND AMOUNT. IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE, THAT WE'RE TAKING ON THE DEBT FOR ALL OF THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT. YES, MA'AM. AND THAT'S A QUESTION WE'VE RECEIVED, MA'AM, A LOT MA'AM, UH, OUT THERE. AND, UM, I FEEL LIKE, UH, THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE COUNTY HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB OF EXPLAINING IT'S NOT ONE BIG LOAN THAT THE COUNTY TAKES AT ONE POINT THAT YOU DRAW DOWN ON THAT AS NEEDED. AND, UM, WE'VE REALLY EMPHASIZED THE COURT'S COMMITMENT TO ONLY DRAW DOWN WHAT'S NEEDED AND LOOK FOR SAVINGS ALONG THE WAY. UM, WE'VE ALSO EMPHASIZED SOME OF THE ESTIMATES MAY SEEM A LITTLE BIT ON THE HIGH SIDE, BUT AS WE SAW POST COVID, UM, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS SKYROCKETED WHEN THERE WAS SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES WITH THE WHOLE TARIFF SITUATION HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, WE REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE CONSTRUCTION COSTS LOOK LIKE, KIND OF MIDWAY THROUGH CONSTRUCTION AT THE 2028 TIMEFRAME. SO THE ESTIMATES ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ON THE HIGH SIDE, JUST SO THAT WE DON'T GET HALFWAY THROUGH A PROJECT OF BUILDING AND WE CAN'T FINISH THE BUILDING BECAUSE WE RUN OUT OF MONEY. BUT WE'VE REALLY EMPHASIZED THAT, UM, WHETHER IT'S COMPETITIVE BUILDING OR EXCUSE ME, COMPETITIVE BIDDING, UM, OR MATERIALS THAT, THAT Y'ALL WILL BE LOOKING AT THAT EVERY STEP OF THE WAY TO TRY TO, UM, GET THE MOST QUALITY THAT WE CAN, BUT FOR THE BEST PRICE THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN FOR OUR TAXPAYERS. SO, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT. WE'RE [4.D.1 Interdepartmental transfers of equipment and inventory reports. ] GONNA GO BACK TO ITEM D ONE ON INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS OF EQUIPMENT INVENTORY REPORTS, CAM, ANY, SO WE DO HAVE ONE INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFER THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSED. PRECINCT TWO IS [00:40:01] ASKING TO TRANSFER A 2010 CHEVROLET COLORADO PICKUP TO THE IT DEPARTMENT. AND BECAUSE THIS IS A TRANSFER FROM, UM, ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT TO OUR GENERAL FUND DEPARTMENT, THERE HAS TO BE A TRANSACTION OF A PURCHASE. AND, UM, I WILL LET COMMISSIONER HOLT DISCUSS. SURE. SO WE HAD DISCUSSED IN THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS THAT WE WOULD BRING EQUIPMENT TRANSFERS, VEHICLE TRANSFERS BEFORE THE COURT. THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS. TODAY, MY RECOMMENDATION IS THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT WHILE WE USE IT, SOMETIMES I THINK IT CAN BE USED A LOT MORE. IF IT'S IN THE IT, IT DEPARTMENT, IT'S BETTER USE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS. UM, SO I'M GONNA SUGGEST THAT IF WE HAVE TO HAVE A PURCHASE PRICE, USE A HUNDRED DOLLARS. JAMES, CAN YOUR, UH, CAN YOUR BUDGET COVER A HUNDRED BUCKS? YES. OKAY, GOOD. GOOD. UM, AND SUBJECT TO IT BEING WILLING TO TAKE THE VEHICLE, WHICH I BELIEVE THEY WANT THE VEHICLE, SO THAT SHOULDN'T BE AN ISSUE. I WAS GONNA PROPOSE TO THE COURT THAT WE TRANSFER THIS 2010 CHEVY COLORADO FROM PRECINCT TO, TO THE IT DEPARTMENT FOR A PURCHASE PRICE OF A HUNDRED DOLLARS. OKAY. ALRIGHT. GOOD. MOTION. MOTION MADE BY MR. HOLT, SECOND BY MR. WALDEN DISCUSSION PHASE. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE. ITEM TWO, [4.D.2. Accept donation of a firemm to the Parker County Sheriff's Office. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen)] ACCEPT DONATION OF A FIREARM TO THE PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. KIM. SO REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION, UM, TO ACCEPT THE DONATION OF A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT WERE FORFEITED. UM, ONE IS A GLOCK NINE MILLIMETER, AND THEN A RUGER P 95. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WAL WILL BE PLACED INTO, INTO SERVICE BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. COMMISSIONER WALDEN, AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES. FIVE. MOVE TO [4.D.3. BUY PC26-09 2026 Chev. Silverado 1500 CC - EOC. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen)] ITEM THREE BY PC 26 DASH OH 9 20 26 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 CC EOC. SO REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE THE PROCUREMENT OF BY PC 26 DASH OH 9 20 26 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HALF TON CREW CAB FOR EOC. AND THIS IS THROUGH THE BY BOARD. 7 2 4 DASH 23 FROM CALDWELL CHEVROLET. OKAY. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. CARRIE FIVE OH MOVE TO ITEM FOUR, [4.D.4. Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. Professional Services Annual Subscription for Office of Emergency Services. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)] ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INCORPORATED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FOR OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES, REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH INSTITUTE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES ANNUAL A-R-C-G-I-S ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. THIS WILL BE THROUGH THE TEXAS DIR CONTRACT, CPO DASH 4 6 99. MOTION MAY BY COMMISSIONER WALL CONLEY. I'M SORRY, ANY SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE FIVE OH, MOVE TO ITEM FIVE, [4.D.5. Request to waive the Parker County Purchasing Policy quote requirement for the purchase of Ammunition for Parker County Law Enforcement Depts. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)] REQUEST TO WAIVE THE PARKER COUNTY PURCHASING POLICY QUOTE, REQUIREMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF AMMUNITION FOR PARKER COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS, KIM. SO I'M REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY TO WAIVE THE PURCHASING POLICY SECTION FOUR C 0.2, UH, TO REQUIRE THREE WRITTEN QUOTES FOR PURCHASES TOTALING BETWEEN $5,000 UP TO $99,999 FOR THE PURCHASE OF MUNITION FOR ALL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS. OUR ANNUAL SPEND FOR THESE DEPARTMENTS HAS BEEN BETWEEN 43,000 UP TO 45,000. SO THERE IT'S, YOU KNOW, CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN THE NEW THRESHOLD OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. UM, IT HAS COME, UM, TO MY ATTENTION THAT SOMETIMES THEY CAN ONLY BUY AMMUNITION FROM CERTAIN, UH, MANUFACTURERS FOR CERTAIN GUNS. AND SO, UM, IT, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO REQUIRE THE THREE, UH, INFORMAL, UM, QUOTES. AND SO AT THIS TIME, I REQUEST, AND THIS IS JUST A LOCAL POLICY, IT'S NOT ANYTHING AGAINST STATUTE TO WAIVE THIS. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THE PAPER CARRIES FIVE OH, MOVE [4.D.6. Spectrum Business (Charter Communications) Service Order add new term for fiber at the Santa Fe Annex and Office of Emergency Services. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen)] TO ITEM SIX ON SPECTRUM BUSINESS. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE. ORDER ADD, NEW TERM FOR FIBER RATHER THAN SANTA FE ANNEX AND OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. SO REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE SPECTRUM BUSINESS SERVICES AGREEMENTS. THIS IS FOR SANTA FE ANNEX AND THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. OKAY, MOTION. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HALE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALT. ANY THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH, MOVE TO [4.D.7. BUY PC26-10 (20) Bellator III 20x30 Shields & Bags PCSO. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen)] ITEM SEVEN BY PC 26 DASH 10 OR LATER, THREE 20 BY 30 SHIELDS AND BAGS. P PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SO REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF VIA PC 26 10. IT'S 20 BELLATOR THREE 20 BY 30 SHIELDS IN THE BAGS. UM, FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THIS WOULD BE THROUGH THE BY BOARD CONTRACT, 6 9 8 2 3 FROM FEDERAL EASTERN INTERNATIONAL MOTION MADE BY [00:45:01] COMMISSIONER CONNELLEY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH, MOVE TO ITEM [6.A. Discussion/Update on Regional Transportation Council Meeting. (Judge Deen)] SIX A ON DISCUSSION, UPDATE ON REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL MEETING JUST BRIEFLY. UH, WE HAD OUR, UH, RTC MEETING LAST THURSDAY. UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS, WAS TALKED ABOUT AND ADDRESSED AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE MEETING WAS THAT THERE'S A POINT SYSTEM, AND I I, I CAN'T GIVE YOU A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF EVERYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS JUST, I WAS JUST MADE AWARE OF THAT, THAT THEY DO BALANCE OUT PROJECTS THAT, UH, ARE DONE ALL OVER THE, ALL OVER THE, THE, THE DISTRICT. UH, THERE'S OBVIOUSLY WITH A LOT OF GROWTH THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THE DALLAS AND THE FORT WORTH AREA IN BETWEEN THOSE AREAS, UM, THERE'S THOSE PROJECTS. NOW WHAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP IS THAT NOW THEY'RE PUSHING FOR PROJECTS TO COME FROM THE WEST, AND THAT'S A QUOTE, UH, TO MAINTAIN THAT POINT SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN PARITY WITH THOSE TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE BEING, THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT IN AS WELL AS FEDERAL FUNDS THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT IN. THE, THE, THE BOTTOM LINE IS, IS THAT, UH, THEY'RE PUSHING FOR US TO COME TO THEM WITH PROJECTS TO BALANCE OUT WHAT HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT PUSH INTO THE, THE EASTERN QUADRANT OF DALLAS AND COLLIN COUNTY. AND SO THIS REALLY DOES ALIGN WITH THE GROWTH OF PARKER COUNTY AND WHERE WE'RE GOING AND MOVING TOWARDS AT SOME POINT DOWN THE ROAD, ANOTHER, UH, OPPORTUNITY FOR A BOND TO TAKE US INTO THE NEXT GENERATION, IF YOU WILL. SO THE TIMING OF THIS IS PERFECT. UH, WE'LL BE GETTING WITH EACH OF YOU TO, UH, LOOK AT SOME OF THESE TO BRING SOME OF THOSE PROJECTS BACK TO THE RTC. SO UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, WHICH I PROBABLY CAN'T ANSWER YET, UM, MORE TO COME AND I'LL BE GETTING WITH MR. MORRIS ON THAT AND DISCUSSING THAT FURTHER. MOVE TO ITEM B ON THE TURT PROGRAM. UH, COMMISSIONER. OH, WE TAKING NO ACTION ON THAT? NO ACTIONS. OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. SORRY, I JUST SAW THAT. MOVE [7.C. Authorize/ Approve/Ratify authorizing the County Judge to be the Authorized Official to apply for, accept, decline, modify or cancel the grant application for the Supporting Border Crisis Response and Enforcement Projects Grant Program. (Jason Lane/ Bianca Lord/ Judge Deen)] TO ITEM SEVEN ON ITEM C, AUTHORIZE, APPROVE, RATIFY AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY JUDGE TO BE THE AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, DECLINE, MODIFY OR ACCEPT THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE SUPPORTING BOARD OF CRISIS RESPONSE AND ENFORCEMENT PROJECTS GRANT PROGRAM, JASON AND BIANCA. SURE. UM, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, THANKS FOR HAVING ME. UM, I WORKED WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. UM, THEY HAVE, UH, UM, THIS IS HOMELAND SECURITY DOLLARS, UM, AND IT SAYS BORDER CRISIS, BUT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING IS, UM, PARTNERING WITH WISE COUNTY AND JOHNSON COUNTY FOR, UH, SOME FLOCK CAMERAS HERE IN PARKER COUNTY, WHICH IS, UH, SOMETHING THAT THE SHERIFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON. UH, HE'S GOT ANOTHER GRANT FOR FLOCK CAMERAS COMING UP IN THE FUTURE. SO WE PUT THIS TOGETHER. UM, AND, UH, UM, JUST ARE ASKING FOR AUTHORIZATION TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT. IT'S A $125,000 PLUS. UH, THERE IS A 5%, UH, M AND A THAT GOES BACK TO PARKER COUNTY. SO ABOUT 6,000 WILL GO FOR TO, TO COVER STAFF TIME AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS. SO IT'S, UH, 24 COUNTIES AND, UH, A MOBILE SECURITY TRAILER THAT CAN BE USED FOR SPECIAL EVENTS. UH, OUR THOUGHT IS TO MAYBE USE THAT AT, AT THE RODEO SHERIFF'S, UH, POSSE RODEO, AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS HERE IN PARKER COUNTY. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER COLLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. WE'RE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE. BIANCA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? I I JUST WANTED SOMEBODY TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE CAMERAS ARE. WE, WE KNOW HERE, BUT EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY MAY NOT KNOW WHAT THOSE FLOCK CAMERAS ARE. SURE. I'LL BE GLAD TO ADDRESS THAT. COMMISSIONER. UM, THE FLOCK CAMERAS ARE, UH, CAMERAS THAT CAN BE STAGED ALONG. UH, THE PLAN IS TO STATION THOSE ALONG TXDOT RIGHT OF WAYS. THEY HAVE, UH, AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION SO THAT IT CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY STOLEN VEHICLES AND PROVIDE, UH, TIPS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO, TO, TO CONDUCT INTERDICTION, UM, FOR STOLEN VEHICLES OR PEOPLE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. UM, OBVIOUSLY ON THE BORDER SECURITY SIDE OF THING, THEY'RE LOOKING AT, UH, TRYING TO TRACK DRUG TRAFFICKING AND THAT SORT OF THING. WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE CORRIDORS THAT GO THROUGH PARKER COUNTY, UM, WHERE DRUGS AND, AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS ARE TRANSPORTED. UM, AND THE GOAL IS TO USE THESE SYSTEMS AND PARTNER WITH OUR NEIGHBORING, THIS CAMERA SYSTEM IS ALSO LINKED TOGETHER SO THAT, UH, OTHER AGENCIES THAT ARE LOOKING FOR VEHICLES THAT MAY BE MOVING THROUGH PARKER COUNTY, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THOSE AND GET, AND GET HITS AND ALERTS SO THAT THEY CAN FOLLOW UP AND CONDUCT FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS. PERFECT. OKAY. BIANCA, YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU. YES, THERE WAS A RESOLUTION THAT NEEDS TO BE SIGNED FOR THIS APPLICATION. OKAY. AND WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE FIVE VOTE. THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COLLABORATION WORKING TOGETHER. [00:50:01] MOVE TO ITEM [7.D. Authorize/Approve Resolution #25-29 authorizing the County Judge to be the Authorized Official to apply for, accept, decline, modify or cancel the grant application for the Indigent Defense Formula Grant Program. (Bianca Lord/ Judge Deen)] D ON AUTHORIZED APPROVED RESOLUTION NUMBER 25 DASH 29, AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY JUDGE TO BE THE AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT, DECLINE, MODIFY OR CANCEL THE GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE INDIGENT DEFENSE FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM. I KNOW I TALKED FAST, BUT GET YOU UP HERE QUICK. YES. SO THE TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO COUNTIES TO DEVELOP A COST EFFECTIVE AND QUALITY, UM, DEFENSE SYSTEM. AND SO LAST YEAR WE DID RECEIVE AN ANNUAL, AND THEN THIS YEAR WE'RE GOING, IT'S FROM, LAST YEAR WAS 72, AND THIS YEAR'S ABOUT 85,000. OKAY. SO, AND WE JUST NEED THE RESOLUTION SIGNED TO GET THAT DONE, THAT APPLICATION. YES, SIR. I GUESS I'M GONNA ASK WHAT WE USE THAT MONEY FOR AND THE DEFENSE ONLY. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES BY VOTE. THANK YOU. B. MOVE TO ITEM E ON [7.E. Approve the Resolution to apply for the Office of the Attorney General Victim Assistance Grant and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Fon-est/ Judge Deen)] APPROVE THE RESOLUTION TO APPLY FOR THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL VICTIM ASSISTANCE. GRANT, TAKE ANY ACTION. THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY, JOHN, AND WE'D LOCATED A, A GRANT THAT WOULD ASSIST US. UH, JAMIE HAS MORE PERTINENT INFORMATION. JAMIE, IF YOU WANT TO, UM, THIS WAS A SECOND OFFERING FROM THE OAG. WE MISSED THE FIRST TURNAROUND. THEY HAVE ABOUT A TWO WEEK TURNAROUND IN THIS GRANT. WE HAVE ASKED FOR A PART-TIME, UH, VICTIMS' ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR, ALONG WITH A SUPPLEMENT FOR OUR CURRENT VICTIMS' ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR. THEY HAVE A CAP BUDGET OF $50,000. SO I THINK OUR TOTAL ASK IS RIGHT AT ABOUT 41, INCLUDING FRINGE BENEFITS. THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL COST THAT THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO INCUR WITH US SUBMITTING THIS. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. END OF THE DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE VOTE. OKAY. UH, WE [7.G. Waive 10-day posting for Sheriffs Deputy for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. (Mark Arnett/ Judge Deen)] HAVE DONE F WE'LL MOVE TO G ON WAIVE THE 10 DAY POSTING FOR SHERIFF'S DEPUTY FOR THE 20 25, 20 26 FISCAL YEAR. UH, ANYBODY HERE TO SPEAK ON THAT? YEAH. THIS IS THE ANNUAL RE WAIVER THAT WE REQUEST IN Y'ALL GRANT BECAUSE THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE, THE POSITIONS THAT THESE ARE. OKAY. MUCH MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES. FIVE. OH, THANK YOU SIR. OH, WE [7.H. Waive 10-day posting for Telecommunicator for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. (Mark Arnett/ Judge Deen)] GOT A SECOND ONE TOO. OKAY. WAIVE 10 DAY POSTING FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR THE 20 25 26 FISCAL YEAR. AND, AND AGAIN, WE REQUEST THE SAME WAIVER FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER. HOLD SECOND. BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? I WOULD, WHILE WE'RE WAITING, I WHILE WE'RE WAITING, JUST FOR ANYBODY THAT MIGHT NOT KNOW, THESE ARE VERY CRITICAL NEED AREAS. SO RATHER THAN POSTING THESE POSITIONS, IT GIVES THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIRE THOSE PEOPLE IMMEDIATELY. AM I CORRECT? JUST TO CLARIFY, WE DO POST THESE POSITIONS THAT WAY. WE JUST CONTINUALLY HAVE APPLICATIONS FOR THEM TO CHOOSE FROM. SO ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS THAT ARE CHOSEN HAVE APPLIED FOR THE JOB. OKAY. OKAY. THE NAME'S MOVED UP. THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WAL AND THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. IT WAS MADE BY ME AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. OKAY. CAN WE REVERSE, REVERSE THAT? PLEASE CHANGE THOSE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL ON PAPER A AYE AYE. SAY AYE. AYE. CARRIE, BY VOTE WE'RE GOOD. MOVE TO ITEM IOWA ON APPROVAL OF SB 22 SUPPLEMENT INCREASE FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY OFFICE OF EFFECTIVE TEN ONE TWENTY FIVE. THIS WAS ALREADY ADDRESSED DURING THE CONSENT ITEMS. OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'RE TAKING NO ACTION. MOVE TO ITEM JAIL ON [7.J. Approval of Stop Loss Deductible for 2026. (Becky McCullough/ Judge Deen)] APPROVAL OF STOP LOSS DEDUCTIBLE FOR 2026. THANK YOU. SO STOP-LOSS DEDUCTIBLES. THE, THIS IS THE PART OF OUR PLAN WHERE WE HAVE A SPECIAL STOP-LOSS PRE OR STOP-LOSS POLICY BUILT INTO OUR PREMIUMS THAT HELPS US, HELPS OUR EXPOSURE WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT A LARGE CLAIM. SINCE WE ARE SELF-FUNDED, OUR CURRENT DEDUCTIBLE IS $250,000. OBVIOUSLY THESE POLICIES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE, BUT THEY ARE VERY NECESSARY TO HELP US WHEN WE DO HAVE SOME REALLY BIG CLAIMS. NOW, ON AN ANALYSIS OF THE WAY STOP LOSS WORKS IS WE ALWAYS DO AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT HAS BEEN OUR CLAIMS HISTORY SINCE JANUARY. UM, [00:55:01] IT'S REALLY GREAT THAT WE'RE GETTING TO DO THIS IN OCTOBER BECAUSE THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR THAT WE TYPICALLY SEE A CLAIMS INCREASE. SO THE FACT THAT WE WENT AHEAD AND GOT A STOP-LOSS QUOTE NOW IS REALLY GOOD. UM, MY ACTUAL RECOMMENDATION IS TO NOT TO CHANGE OUR STOP-LOSS DEDUCTIBLE OF $250,000 THAT WILL RESULT IN A SEVEN. I THINK IT'S ABOUT A 7% INCREASE, BUT I DO NOT THINK THE RISK OF INCREASING THE DEDUCTIBLE IS WORTH IT. AND THAT IS JUST BASED ON THE TYPE OF STOP-LOSS HITS THAT WE HAVE SEEN. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE A STOP-LOSS HIT, MAYBE SOMEBODY WAS IN AN ACCIDENT OR MAYBE A SURGERY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YOU'RE LOOKING AT A, AT A ONE-TIME EXPENSE. IT'S, IT'S ONE AND DONE. UM, CURRENT HIGH CLAIMS THAT WE'RE SEEING, I THINK WE'RE GONNA SEE THESE HIGH CLAIMS FROM YEAR TO YEAR. SO WE WOULD BE PAYING A LITTLE BIT LESS IN PREMIUM, BUT WE'RE GONNA INCREASE OUR EXPOSURE ON THE CLAIM SIDE. AND I DO NOT THINK THAT THAT IS, THIS IS THE TIME TO DO THAT AS WELL AS OUR CONSULTANTS AGREED. SO I'M GONNA MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE KEEP THE STOP LOSS DEDUCTIBLE WHERE IT'S AT RIGHT NOW PER THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE TREASURER. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. THANK YOU. MOVE TO ITEM K AND DISCUSS THE APPROVE. TAKE ACTION. AND I, OKAY. WE'VE GOT THAT ONE ALREADY DONE. I'M SORRY. MOVE TO [7.L. Discussion of salaries. (Commissioner Holt)] ITEM MAIL ON DISCUSSION OF SALARIES. UM, COMMISSIONER, YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT, UH, OR ANY OF THESE PEOPLE, DID THEY, HAVE THEY SHOWN UP? SO I HAD SOME FOLKS WHO REACHED OUT TO ME ON THIS KIND OF TWO DIFFERENT THINGS HERE. I HAD SOME FOLKS WHO REACHED OUT TO ME THAT WERE NOT AWARE, UM, OF THE DAY THAT THE PUBLIC WAS INVITED TO COME AND SPEAK ON THE SALARY STUFF. UM, THEY HAD SAID THEY WANTED TO ADDRESS THE COURT TODAY. I DON'T SEE ANY OF THEM HERE TODAY. IS ANYONE HERE FOR THAT? OKAY. UM, SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE ON FROM THAT ASPECT AND THE, THE THING THAT I'VE SPOKEN, I SPOKE WITH, UH, THE TREASURER ABOUT THIS. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE BUDGET COMMITTEE COULD PROBABLY TACKLE AND BRING A RECOMMENDATION BACK TO THE COURT. SO JUST TO NOTIFY Y'ALL OF THAT, THAT I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN, WE CAN DO TO, UM, TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. SO NO ACTION NEEDED. WELL, I, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT ALSO, UM, BECAUSE IF, IF THERE ARE THOSE OUT THERE THAT, UH, AND HOPEFULLY THEY'RE WATCHING IF THEY CAN'T, COULDN'T COME. UM, BECAUSE I, I WANT TO, UH, BE REAL CLEAR WITH THIS IS THAT WE TOOK THIS, THIS BUDGET, UH, TO, TO THE LENGTH AND HAD NUMEROUS PUBLIC HEARINGS ON THIS. WE HAD NUMEROUS DISCUSSIONS ON THE SALARIES AND, UH, IF THERE'S, THERE'S QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, SO PLEASE GET WITH THE, THE RESPECTIVE COMMISSIONER ON THAT OR CALL MY OFFICE. UM, BECAUSE, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS IT'S JUST IM IMPORTANT TO ME IS, IS THAT WE HAVE THAT CONTINUITY, THAT COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER AND IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED OR, OR THEY'RE CERTAINLY WELCOME TO COME AND SPEAK HERE, BUT WE DID HAVE NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR A COUPLE PEOPLE TO COME AND SPEAK. AND THE IRONY OF THIS IS, IS WITH, I THINK PROBABLY WITHIN FOUR MONTHS WE'RE GONNA HAVE A NEW BUDGET STARTING AND THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY AS WELL FOR THEM TO COME AND SPEAK. BUT, UH, WE DO EVERY EFFORT WE CAN TO, UH, ALLOW PUBLIC SPEAKING ON CONCERNS AND, AND THINGS. AND I KNOW WE DID SOME OF THE SALARIES AT THE TAIL END OF THAT BUDGET AND THAT'S UNDERSTOOD. UH, BUT WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS THE JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS ON THAT. SO I JUST, WE WANNA BE AS TRANSPARENT AS WE CAN ON THAT. THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY ABOUT THAT. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY ACTION NEEDED, JUDGE. NO, THERE'S NOT. UM, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? I'LL MOVE ON. MOVE TO ITEM [7.M. Discuss/Take action on setting a recurring open meeting with the Parker County Economic Development Council. (Commissioner Holt)] M I'LL DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON STATE OF THE RECURRING OPEN MEETING WITH THE PARKER COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL AND MR. HOL. SO I WAS HAVING SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH CHRIS STRAYER WITH THE EDC AND WE HAD AN IDEA BETWEEN THE TWO OF US THAT PERHAPS ON A SOMEWHAT REGULAR BASIS, MAYBE QUARTERLY, WE SET UP AN OPEN FORUM MEETING WHERE THE EDC WOULD BE PRESENT, COMMISSIONERS WOULD BE PRESENT. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT RICH WOULD NEED TO POST ON THE WEBSITE SO THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND ALL OF THAT. BUT IT WOULD BE SIMILAR TO HOW, UH, NET COG AND THE RTC HAVE A REGULAR ONGOING MEETING WHERE THEY INVITE ALL THE SHAREHOLDERS FOR THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. THERE'S SO MUCH GOING ON IN THE COUNTY, THERE'S SO MUCH GROWTH IN THE COUNTY. THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE RIGHT HAND KNOWS WHAT THE LEFT HAND'S DOING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE GOOD COMMUNICATION AND GOOD TRANSPARENCY WITH ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT ENTITIES. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITIES COULD ATTEND IF THEY WANTED TO, ET CETERA. UM, MY SUGGESTION IS THAT WE AIM TO DO ONE SOMETIME IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2026 AND EVALUATE THEN HOW [01:00:01] OFTEN WE WANT TO DO IT. MAYBE IT'S ONCE A YEAR, TWICE A YEAR, ONCE A QUARTER. I DON'T KNOW. LET'S, LET'S GET ONE DONE WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION AND THEN, UH, GO FROM THERE. SOUNDS GOOD. SO I'M GONNA MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE AIM FOR A Q1 MEETING BETWEEN COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND THE PARKER COUNTY EDC WITH THE AVAILABILITY TO MAKE THAT A RECURRING MEETING PENDING FURTHER DISCUSSION. OKAY. MOTION MOVE COMMISSIONER. HOLD SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE VOTE. MOVE TO ITEM N ON [7.N. Approval of application from Parker County Special Utility District to lay and maintain a water line through, under, along, across or over the right-of-way on Fairview Road. (Commissioner Walden)] APPROVAL OF AN APPLICATION FROM PARKER COUNTY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT TO LAY AND MAINTAIN A WATERLINE THROUGH AND UNDER, ALONG ACROSS AND OVER THE RIGHT OF WAY ON FAIRVIEW ROAD. WE HAVE AN APPLICATION HERE FROM PARK COUNTY, SUD, UH, TO ACTUALLY BORE UNDER THE ROAD. THEY, UH, HAVE SUBMITTED THE APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK AND THEY ARE, UH, RECOGNIZED AS A UTILITY BY THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO I NEED TO, UH, I MOVE TO APPROVE THAT REQUEST. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES ABOVE. OH, MOVE TO [7.O. Discuss/Approve the County Judge to execute Granicus Agreement. (James Caywood / Judge Deen)] ITEM O AND DISCUSS, APPROVE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE GRANICUS AGREEMENT. UH, MR. KAYWOOD, UH, LYLA HAS BEEN WORKING, UH, WITH GRANICUS PRETTY CLOSELY OVER OUR EXISTING, UH, UH, CONTRACTS WE'VE HAD. UH, SO WE'VE COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. PRETTY HAPPY FOR THE CLERKS AND FOR THE OVERALL COMMISSIONER, UH, UH, COMMISSIONER'S COURT AGENDA GOING FORWARD, BETTER INFORMATION. UH, SO GOING, UH, UH, WITH THE, UH, UH, PEAK AGREEMENT IS ACTUALLY SAVING US A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY. I THINK SHE SENT MOST OF Y'ALL THE INFORMATION. UH, Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME? THAT'S MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE GRANICUS AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED BY MR. KAYWOOD AND MS. OKAY. MOTION MEMBER BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALLING ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE. OH, THANK YOU. MOVE [7.P. Approve the Official Bond and Oath for James Ryan Speegle, Deputy Constable Precinct 1. (Lila Deakle / Judge Deen)] TO ITEM P ON APPROVE OF THE OFFICIAL BOND AND OATH FOR JAMES RYAN SPIEGEL, DEPUTY CONSTABLE PRECINCT ONE COUNSELOR. ALL THE PAPERWORK. AND, AND WHILE I DID SEND THOSE TO ME, I HAVE REVIEWED THOSE. AND THOSE ARE IN ORDER. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER COLLINS. SECOND COMMISSIONER. HA. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES ABOVE. MOVE TO ITEM Q, APPROVE [7.Q. Approve the Official Bond and Oath for Corey Shane Harris, Deputy Constable Precinct 1. (Lila Deakle / Judge Deen)] THE OFFICIAL BOND AND OATH FOR COREY SHANE HARRIS, PRECINCT ONE COUNSELOR. AND SAME ON THIS ONE AS WELL. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER COLLINS. THANK BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. CARRIE PAVO MOVE [7.R. Approve the Official Bond and Oath for Traci Ingram, Deputy Constable Precinct 3. (Lila Deakle / Judge Deen)] TO ITEM R. APPROVE THE OFFICIAL BOND IN OATH FOR THE TRACY INGRAM, DEPUTY CONSTABLE PRECINCT. THREE. EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING'S IN PLACE. SAME FOR THE LAST ONE. YES. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH MOVE [7.S. Renewal Agreement for the Parker County Law Library and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest/ Judge Deen)] TO ITEM S RENEW RE NEW RENEW AGREEMENT FOR THE PARKER COUNTY LAW LIBRARY. AND TAKE ANY ACTION OF THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY. JOHN. AND THIS IS A RENEWAL CONTRACT FOR THE PATRON TERMINALS AND WHAT IT ALLOWS BY STATUTE IS FOR THE PUBLIC TO HAVE ACCESS TO LAW WESTLAW AND LEXUS. AND THESE FEES ARE PAID FOR BY FEES FOR FILING IN CIVIL CASES. SO IT'S NOT A FEE FOR ANY COST TO THE COUNTY. OKAY. MOTION MOVE UP. COMMISSIONER CONLEY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES BY VOTE. ITEM T, [7.T. Approve the Interlocal Agreement for Jail Services with the City of Reno and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest/ Judge Deen)] APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR JAIL SERVICES WITH THE CITY OF RENO AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN ACCORDINGLY NECESSARY. THIS CONTRACT ALLOWS US TO HOUSE RENO INMATES MOTION MAY BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HA. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH TO ITEM U, [7.U. Approve the Interlocal Agreement with Cooke County for Inmate Housing and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest/ Judge Deen)] APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH COOK COUNTY FOR INMATE HOUSING AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN ACCORDING DEEMS NECESSARY. THIS ALLOWS US TO CONTRACT WITH COOK COUNTY TO HOUSE OUR INMATES OUT OF COUNTY. OKAY. MOTION MOVED BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. THE DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE VOTE. MOVE TO ITEM [7.V. Approve the Department of Treasury Reports and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest/ Judge Deen)] V, APPROVE THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY REPORTS AND TAKE ANY ACTION. THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY. AND THIS ALLOWS US ON THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE UNDER THAT, UH, TREASURY DEPARTMENT REPORT TO RECEIVE FUNDS FROM SEIZURES. AND THIS IS MAKING A REQUEST FOR FUNDS BASED ON SOME ACTIVITY THAT HAS OCCURRED. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES VO. MOVE TO ITEM W. APPROVE [7.W. Approve the TxDOT Local On-System Agreement and Resolution for FM 3325 Farmer Road and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest/ Judge Deen)] THE TDOT LOCAL, LOCAL ON SYSTEM AGREEMENT AND RESOLUTION FOR FM 33 25 FARMER ROAD. AND TAKE ANY ACTION ACCORDING NAMES NECESSARY. UH, THIS ALLOWS US TO PARTNER WITH TDOT ON SOME ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION [01:05:01] LINES. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE. SECOND COMMISSIONER HOLLY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES ABOVE. VOTE TO ITEM [7.X. Approve the Interlocal Agreement for SRO Services with Peaster ISD and take any action the court deems necessary. (John Forrest/ Judge Deen)] X. APPROVE THE INTERLOCK AGREEMENT FOR SRO SERVICES. WILL IMPEACH HER ISD AND TAKE ANY ACTION THE COURT NEEDS NECESSARY. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER TO BE FUNDED BY FE ISD. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOL. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM [7.Y. Order 25-31 for the disposition by cremation of a pauper and authorize payment of $850 to Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services for disposition of an indigent person. (John Forrest/ Judge Deen)] B ORDER 25 DASH 31 FOR THE DISPOSITION OF CREMATION OF POP AND AUTHORIZED PAYMENT OF EIGHT 50 TO GOBERT PICKARD FUNERAL CHAPEL AND CREMATION SERVICES FOR DISPOSITION OF AN INJURED PERSON. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALL. SECOND COMMISSIONER, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH. MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT [8. ACCEPT INTO THE MINUTES] ON ACCEPT OF THE MINUTES. UNDER ITEM MAY PARKER COUNTY IT DEPARTMENT, COURT OF REPORTS, ITEM B EXECUTED AUTOMATIC BANK DRAFT AUTHORIZATION J AND R AUTO FOR AUTO REGISTRATION TRANSACTIONS. ITEM C EXECUTED AUTOMATIC BANK DRAFT TRANSACTIONS AND TX TRAILERS FOR AUTO REGISTRATION TRANSACTIONS. ITEM D EXECUTED AXIO ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED FOR PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. ITEM E EXECUTED AXIOM ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED FOR PARKER COUNTY. CONSTABLE ONE ITEM F. TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, MUNI PROJECT CHAIN REQUEST FOR MUNI ERP, ITEM G EXECUTED TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, AMENDMENT, MUNI AND ERP ITEM H EXECUTED TARRANT COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER CONTRACT AT OHIO. EXECUTED RENEWAL AGREEMENT WITH SAS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. ITEM J EXECUTED TRANSUNION PROCESSING SUPPLEMENT FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. ITEM J THAT'S I'M SORRY, ITEM K EXECUTED LEASE RENEWAL AGREEMENT. TEN SIX FOUR SEVEN. WEATHERFORD ITEM L EXECUTED ACCIDENT AGREEMENT FOR SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT THOSE BE ENTERED INTO THE MINUTES AND THAT TAKES [A. PRECINCT 1] THIS TO ITEM 10 ON PLATS AND WE'LL GET Y'ALL READY TO SET UP ON THAT. HOW ABOUT IF WE TAKE A BREAK? FIVE MINUTES. ATTENTION PLEASE. OKAY, WE'RE BACK IN SESSION. THANK YOU. CONSIST BY 4.486 ACRES LOCATED OFF OF WESTRIDGE ESTATE DEVELOPED BY BOROUGH AND EVELYN MORENO WITH CITY OF WEATHERFORD WELL WATER OR WATER IN PRECINCT ONE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS RE REPLY IS JUST TOLINE THE LOT LINE DUE TO A AN EXISTING POND. SO IT'S GONNA BE TWO TRACKS, A LITTLE OVER TWO ACRES A PIECE. WE JUST WANNA BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS. COUNCILOR, EVERYTHING GOOD TO BEGIN THE REVISION AND EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER TO BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS. OKAY, MOTION MOVE BY COMMISSIONER CONNELLY SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. CARRIE VO MOVE TO ITEM TWO, TAKE AND OR ACT ON CHANGING THE EXISTING SUBDIVISION RULES AND REGULATIONS TO PROHIBIT NO ENTRYWAYS OR DRIVEWAYS FROM THE BACKYARDS OF NEW SUBDIVISIONS ONTO COUNTY ROADS AND TAKE ANY EXTRA COORDIN DES NECESSARY. THIS DID COME IN AS A REQUEST FROM PRECINCT ONE TO GET THIS ADDED. I DID SPEAK WITH MR. UH, KIMBRO WHO STATED THAT TO ADD SOMETHING LIKE THIS WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE A SEPARATE SECTION IN OUR EXISTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. I PUT THIS ON HERE BECAUSE OF ALL THE SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE COMING IN AND THEY HAVE INSIDE ROADS, BUT THEN THEY WANT TO CUT OUT OF THEIR BACKYARDS INTO COUNTY ROAD AND I THINK IT OUGHT TO BE IN OUR SUBDIVISION RULES THAT THEY CAN'T DO THAT. SO I'M MAKING THAT MOTION. ANY MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY SECOND, BUT COMMISSIONER HOLT, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL PAPER. YOU GOT SOMETHING YOU WANNA SAY? NO, I JUST WAS GONNA ASK SOME MORE ABOUT IT, BUT HERE , I'M DEALING WITH IT AS WELL. MIKE, YOU OKAY? YEAH, THAT'S A PROBLEM. PROBABLY IT'LL OBVIOUSLY BE SUBJECT TO THE DRIVEWAY SPACINGS THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH ON COUNTY ROADS AND CORRELATED THE SPEED LIMITS, CORRECT? YES. YEAH, THAT'S A BIG DEAL. OKAY, THANK YOU. THANKS. ITEM THREE, APPROVED THE EXIST EXTENSION OR CALL THE MAINTENANCE BOND IN BITTERSWEET SPRINGS SUBDIVISION TAKING ACTION ACCORDING IF NECESSARY IN PRECINCT FORM. I'M GONNA MOVE THAT WE CALL THE MAINTENANCE BOND ON THIS, UH, PARTICULAR SUBDIVISION COUNSELOR. YOU GOT ALL THAT PAPERWORK TOGETHER OR AND, AND WE HAVE SENT NOTICE, SIR, WE HAVE SENT NOTICE. OKAY, I MOVE TO APPROVE THAT. WE CALL THE BOND ON THAT. OKAY. MOTION MOVEMENT. COMMISSIONER CONLEY SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE PAPER COURT ORDER? CAN I ASK YOU, UM, CURIOUS FIVE. OH, THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MOVE TO ITEM FOUR. APPROVE THE PERMIT. JUDGE. UH, I, SORRY, ONE OF THE, OH, I'M, I APOLOGIZE. THAT'S OKAY. NO PROBLEM. ALRIGHT, [01:10:01] LET'S BACK UP. WHICH, WHICH ITEM DO YOU WANT SPEAK ON NUMBER THREE? UH, YOU MAY COME UP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, MY APOLOGIES I DID NOT SEE. NO, NOT A PROBLEM. NO WORRIES. AND STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE. MAY I GIVE THESE TWO THE COMMISSION? YES. AND YOU STATE YOUR NAME WHEN YOU COME BACK TO THE MIC. I'LL CERTAINLY, AND YOU HAVE THREE, THREE MINUTES IF YOU WOULD. I DON'T MEAN TO LIMIT YOU. NO, I'LL MAKE YOU QUICK. HI, MY NAME IS JANE GALVIN. I LIVE AT 1 2 8 CLAYTON CROSSING IN SPRING OUTSIDE OF SPRINGTOWN IN BITTERSWEET SPRINGS. THE SUBJECT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR, I WAS HERE A YEAR AGO AND SINCE THAT TIME WE HAVE WAITED AND WAITED AND WAITED FOR OUR DEVELOPMENT TO BE FINISHED. I HAVE LIVED THERE PERSONALLY THREE YEARS. THE PROBLEM IS, IS THAT WE HAVE A DEVELOPER WHO SIMPLY DOES NOT WANT TO FINISH. SO YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR, IN YOUR PACKET, THIS STARTS WITH THIS, THE INCOMPLETE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF BITTERSWEET SPRINGS. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE ADEQUATE SIGNAGE ON HIGHWAY 1 99 WHERE WE EXIT. IT TOOK ME A YEAR OF WORKING WITH TXDOT AND OUR WONDERFUL VET ACROSS 1 99 TO GET THE TURN LANES FINALLY PUT IN. WE HAVE YOUNG DRIVERS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN WE LEAVE, THAT'S WHAT WE SEE WHEN SOMEONE DRIVES DOWN THE ROAD, THIS IS WHAT THEY SEE. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHERE BITTERSWEET SPRINGS IS. NO IDEA. OTHER DEVELOPMENTS. AND THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR, HORIZON TRACE, WHICH IS IN PRECINCT ONE. IT IS BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL ROADS, BEAUTIFUL GUARDRAILS, BEAUTIFUL DRAINAGE. WHAT WE HAVE IS HALF OF THAT. THAT'S A PRIVATE SUBDIVISION. IT'S STILL IN PRECINCT ONE. WE DON'T HAVE SIGNS AT HOLBROOK ROAD. WE HAVE NO SIGN, NO STOP SIGN. NO INDICATION THAT THAT'S CLAYTON PRESSING THERE. STOP SIGN THERE. NO, IT'S GONE. THIS WAS TAKEN ON OCTOBER 7TH. OCTOBER 7TH. SO IF IT WAS THERE, SOMEBODY TOOK IT. WELL, SOMEBODY TOOK IT. OKAY. NO, THERE, SO WE RECENTLY HAD, THERE WERE ONLY A FOOT IN THE GROUND. NO CONCRETE. OH YEAH. THEY'RE JUST STUCK IN THE GROUND. SO WE HAD REMEDIATION DONE ON, ON LAST YEAR AFTER I SPOKE HERE. AND SEVERAL OF OUR WONDERFUL, UH, RESIDENTS OF BITTERSWEET SPRINGS, WE MET WITH COMMISSIONER CONLEY. THEY CAME OUT AND SCRAPED THE STREETS IN ANTICIPATION, I GUESS, OF RESURFACING BECAUSE THE STREETS WERE BAD. SO THAT WAS A YEAR AGO. AND JUST RECENTLY THEY CAME BACK AND STARTED FIXING SOME OF THE ROCK, THE DRIVEWAYS, THIS PARTICULAR DRIVEWAY, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR WONDERFUL NEIGHBORS. THEY PUT ASPHALT UP TO, TO MITIGATE THE APRON OF THE DRIVEWAY TO THE STREET BECAUSE SHE HAD A FOUR INCH DROP, FOUR INCH DROP THAT'S REALLY BAD ON LOW PROFILE TIRES. THIS CRACK OCCURRED WHEN THEY SCRAPED THE ROAD. AND THEY HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THAT FOR THE PAST YEAR. I HAVE, THERE ARE TONS OF PICTURES IN THE HANDOUT THAT I GAVE YOU OF THAT. UM, WE ALSO HAVE NUMEROUS, AND I'VE GIVEN YOU LOTS OF EXAMPLES, UM, EROSION IN OUR DRAINAGE DITCHES. IT'S, IT HASN'T BEEN MAINTAINED. WE WERE GIVEN THE, THE VERBIAGE THAT THERE WAS A LIST OF THINGS THAT WERE GOING TO BE FIXED IN BITTERSWEET SPRINGS. I PERSONALLY, ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF THE, THE RESIDENTS OF BITTERSWEET SPRINGS HAVE BEEN ASKING CHRIS COMMISSIONER CONLEY'S OFFICE FOR THAT LIST, LITERALLY SINCE SEPTEMBER 17TH, 2024. WE HAVE YET TO RECEIVE THAT LIST. WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GONNA BE DONE OR WHAT ISN'T GONNA BE DONE. BUT WE HAVE OVERGROWN LOTS THAT BUILDERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING OR DONE. THE EROSION IS INCREDIBLE IN THE DRAINAGE DITCH AND THE BAR DITCHES. UM, THIS IS A, THIS IS THE, THE BACKYARD WHERE IT GETS FLOODED EVERY TIME IT RAINS. AND SOMEONE WITH THE, THE PARKER, WELL NOT REALLY. IT WAS CROWN DEVELOPMENT. THEY CAME AND DUMPED ROCK, DIDN'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT EXPOSE THE ROOTS OF A VERY BIG TREE ROCK DAMS THAT DON'T WORK AND HAVEN'T BEEN MAINTAINED. SO I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU WANNA CALL THIS BOND BECAUSE I'M GONNA FOCUS ON WHAT, UH, COMMISSIONER WALDEN SAID EARLIER, THE TAXPAYER SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. THIS IS CHAD BOSHAW. CROWN DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FULLY FOR FINISHING THIS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. COME ON UP ON THIS. COME ON UP. STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE. OKAY. LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO ABOUT THREE MINUTES, PLEASE. YES, SIR. UH, MY NAME IS KYLE WILSON. UH, I LIVE AT 6 31 WINKLER WAY IN, UH, SPRINGTOWN. AND UH, I'M ALSO HERE JUST AS A, UM, KIND OF A HEADS UP. I'VE TALKED TO COMMISSIONER CONLEY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND, UH, HE'S BEEN, HE'S BEEN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT, UH, WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH OUT THERE AND [01:15:01] TRYING TO GET THE DEVELOPER TO FINISH UP WHAT HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. UM, I'M A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER. I'VE BEEN A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER FOR 37 YEARS AND I DO SUBDIVISIONS LIKE THIS ALL OVER THE STATE. UM, AND SO WHAT I NOTICED THAT ON THE APPROVED PLAN SET, THERE'S HEAD WALLS ON EACH ONE OF THE CULVERTS AND NONE OF THE CULVERTS ACTUALLY HAVE HEAD WALLS. THEY JUST HAVE EXPOSED CON UH, CORRUGATED METAL PIPES ON THE ENDS OF 'EM. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WERE PUT IN THE RIGHT LENGTH, BUT THE SLOPE TO GET DOWN TO THOSE TOPS OF THOSE HEAD WALLS AND EVERYTHING ELSE ARE CAUSING THE, UH, EMBANKMENTS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO BE SO TOO STEEP. AND THAT'S WHY THEY ENDED UP HAVING TO COME OUT AND PUT SOME GUARDRAILS IN TO COVER UP, COVER UP THAT ISSUE. AND THE OTHER ISSUE THAT SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT WAS, UH, THE DRAINAGE. NOW HE, THEY CAME AND DID SOME, WHAT THEY CALL BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO PUT IN THERE FOR ROCK CHECK DAMS. AND THOSE ROCK CHECK DAMS ARE SUPPOSED TO KIND OF HOLD THE, HOLD THE SOIL BACK AND EVERYTHING AND KEEP IT FROM ERODING DOWN THROUGH THERE. WELL, IT'S DOING ITS JOB, BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY NEVER WERE REMOVED AND THEY NEVER WERE STABILIZED. THOSE, THOSE DITCHES AND EVERYTHING ELSE WERE NEVER STABILIZED COMPLETELY. SO THERE, THEREFORE THEY JUST GOT ALL THAT DIRT IN THERE AND THEY, THEY HOLD THE WATER BACK AND EVERYTHING THAT SPREADS OUT INTO THE YARDS OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE, UH, ADJACENT TO THOSE DITCHES. AND SO WE'RE JUST HOPING THAT, UH, UM, WITH THIS BOND AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN KIND OF GET THE, IT'S GONNA COST A LOT OF MONEY. PUT HEAD WALLS ON EACH ONE OF THOSE CULVERTS. 'CAUSE THERE'S QUITE A FEW OF 'EM. SO WE JUST NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, ALL THAT GETS DONE ACCORDING TO THE APPROVED PLANS THAT WERE DONE FOR THAT SUBDIVISION. SO THANK, THANK YOU. WELL, WE OFFICIALLY NOW ARE TAKING OVER THAT SUBDIVISION. SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE THEIR MONEY, WHICH IS JUST A LITTLE OVER A HUNDRED THOUSAND IS NOT ENOUGH TO COVER WHAT WE HAVE PLANNED TO DO IN THERE. BUT SOMETIME NEXT WEEK WE'RE GONNA COME IN THERE AND OVERLAY THOSE ROADS AND MAKE 'EM LOOK A LOT NICER. AND THEN WE'LL WORK ON PULLING THOSE ROCKS OUT OF THE BAR DITCHES SO THE WATER CAN FLOW AND NOT SET. BUT FROM TODAY ON, YOU JUST HAVE TO CALL US AT THE COUNTY BARN AND WE'LL BE TAKING OVER THAT SUBDIVISION. WE'LL PUT THE SIGNS. I TALKED TO BOSHAW A WEEK AGO AND HE SAID THEY WERE GONNA PUT THEM STREET SIGNS UP. THEY HAVEN'T DONE IT YET, SO WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT TOO. SO AS OF TODAY, WE'RE TAKING OVER. THANK YOU. IS IS THERE A FORMAL PROCESS THAT WE NEED TO GO THROUGH? IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE SEE THAT'S CAUGHT, ESPECIALLY WITH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A RAINY SEASON HERE PRETTY SOON, YOU KNOW, MY NUMBER, JUST CALL ME. THAT'S THE FORMAL PROCESS. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THEN IF THAT WAS THE CASE, THEN I WOULD LIKE TO RETURN PHONE CALL BACK. I HAVE CALLED THE SUBDIVISION WASN'T MINE UNTIL TODAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT, SIR. SO I'VE HAD A DOZEN CALLS FROM PEOPLE OUT THERE. OKAY. WE'RE YOU'RE NOT AT THE MIC. IF YOU JUST, WOULD YOU GIVE HIM A CALL? I THINK THAT SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S WHAT JUST NEEDS TO HAPPEN. WE'RE TAKING IT OVER. YOU CAN CALL. SO RESPECTFULLY, I HAVE CALLED YOUR OFFICE, HEARD SEVERAL TIMES, HEARD THAT A WHILE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE AT, I'M SORRY, MY NAME IS STACY MCCARTHY. WELL, OKAY, LET ME, LET ME SAY THIS. IF YOU WOULD JUST CALL HIM AGAIN AND, UH, WITHOUT HAVING THIS BANTER BACK AND FORTH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. ANYBODY ELSE? I, I DON'T MEAN TO RUSH. I JUST WANT, I THINK THINGS THAT CAN BE HANDLED OUTSIDE OF THE COURTROOM UNDERSTOOD. CAN BE HANDLED. SAYS I WOULD LIKE A PHONE CALL BACK IF WE'RE GONNA BE DIRECTED TO AND, AND HE'LL AND HE'LL CALL YOU BACK. THANK YOU MA'AM. OKAY, WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO ITEM FOUR AND APPROVE THE PERMIT TO LAY A GAS FACILITY ACROSS THE COUNTY RIGHT OF WAY ON NEWFIELD LANE BY ATMOS ENERGY AND TAKE ANY ACTION ACCORDING NEEDS NECESSARY. AND PRECINCT ONE. WE HAVE, UH, AN APPLICATION FOR NEWFIELD LANE AS WELL AS THOMAS WROTE, YOU'D LIKE TO GET APPROVED. THEY'VE TURNED IN ALL THEIR PAPERWORK. COUNSELOR, EVERYTHING GOOD MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL UNION DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? FIVE VOTE. MOVE TO ITEM FIVE. WANNA APPROVE THE FINAL PLAN FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS PLEASANT OAKS PHASE FOUR WITH ONE LOT CONSISTING OF 2.0 ACRES LOCATED OFF OF KNOB ROAD, FOLLOWED BY JOEL ANDREWS AND JESSICA YOUNG TRUSTEES OF WANDA MOOREFIELD LIVING TRUST IN PRECINCT ONE. WE HAVE ALREADY APPROVED THE GROUNDWATER WAIVER AND THE DRIVEWAY VARIANCE. THEY HAVE DEDICATED ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY OF 0.107 ACRES AND I'LL GET THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR APPROVAL. COUNSELOR, EVERYTHING GOOD FOR FINAL? THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING 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 CONLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. SERIES FIVE OH MOVE TO ITEM SIX AND RELEASE THE CONSTRUCTION BOND FOR THOMAS LYNN ESTATES PHASE TWO AND ACCEPT MAINTENANCE BOND IN PRECINCT ONE. THEY DID PROVIDE A NEW MAINTENANCE BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $99,454 [01:20:01] AND 50 CENTS. WE'LL KEEP THAT FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL FAVOR. CURIOUS VOTE. MOVE TO [B. PRECINCT 2] ITEM PRECINCT. TWO ITEM ONE. BEGIN THE PROCESS TO CHANGE THE, OH, I'M SORRY. NO ACTION. NO ACTION. IS THAT CORRECT JUDGE? WE'RE GONNA PUT THIS, PUSH THIS TO TWO WEEKS FROM NOW AND THAT WILL SAY, UH, OLD MINERALS HIGHWAY. OKAY, SO Y'ALL GET WITH RICH ON THAT? DO? YES SIR. OKAY. WE MOVED ITEM TWO AND RELEASE THE MAINTENANCE BOND FOR SARAH RANCH AND ACCEPT KIL KENNY ROAD. CLA ROAD. ARLO ROAD. WELL, WEATHERLY LANE, WEST KERRY COURT, GALWAY ROAD, EAST KERRY COURT, ET ROAD COURT AND WICKLOW COURT IS COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAYS AND PRECINCT TWO. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN IN DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR? AND YOU'VE GOT WHAT YOU NEED FROM MD ON ALL THAT? YES SIR. THANK YOU. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH MOVE TO ITEM THREE. RELEASE OF CONSTRUCTION BONDING EXCEPT THE MAINTENANCE BOND FROM MONARCH WILLIS VILLAS AND PRECINCT TWO. AND THE PRECINCT HAS APPROVED THIS, WHICH BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SAY BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WE'RE IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE. I'M SORRY, I I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD IN THE DISCUSSION BASE ON THIS? NO SIR. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR CURIOUS ABOUT BILL. THANK YOU. MOVE TO ITEM FOUR EXCEPT EXTENSION FOR GOODNIGHT RANCH LOVING SPRINGS FOR SIX MONTHS AND PRECINCT TWO. AND THE PRECINCT SAID THAT THEY DO NEED AN EXTENSION ON THIS ONE. SO WE'LL GIVE THEM SIX MONTHS PLEASE. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH. MOVE TO ITEM FIVE. APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS TWIN PONDS CONSISTING OF 4.361 ACRES LOCATED OFF OF COLD SPRINGS ROAD DEVELOPED BY JOHN WHEELER AND SUSAN HOSTETTER WITH WELL WATER PRECINCT TWO. THIS IS A ONE LOT SUBDIVISION. UH, WE'VE ALREADY APPROVED THE WAIVER FOR GROUNDWATER STUDY AND THE DRIVEWAY VARIANCE. THEY HAVE DEDICATED ADDITIONAL 0.012 ACRES OF RIGHT OF WAY FOR THIS SUBDIVISION. JOHN, EVERYTHING IN ORDER THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED TAX CERTIFICATE. UH, THIS TECH CERTIFICATE'S INDICATING A BALANCE OF $6,809 AND 81 CENTS. OKAY, COMMISSIONER MAY BY COMMISSIONER HOLT SAYING BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SO WHEN WE APPROVE THESE 'CAUSE WE DON'T, JUDGING BY OUR PAST, WE HAVEN'T HELD IT UP FOR THAT. WHAT IS THE REMEDY THOUGH? IF THAT IS NOT SATISFIED IN A TIMELY MANNER? LAST YEAR'S TAXES ARE PAID, BUT BECAUSE THE TAX OFFICE JUST, THEY'RE NOT UNTIL JANUARY 31ST. SO BETWEEN NOW AND 31ST IS IF THEY HAVE A BALANCE FOR THIS YEAR, THOSE ARE BEEN ALLOWED TO BE PROCESSED. PERFECT. ANYTHING PAST THAT OR BEFORE THAT WE DON'T SUBMIT. OKAY. ALL IN ALL IN FAVOR. AND THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL. THEY HAVE MET ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. MOVE TO ITEM SIX. I APPROVE THEIR SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS TWIN PONDS LOCATED IN PRECINCT TWO. THIS IS FOR THE RIGHT OF WAY? YES SIR. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES. FIVE. A MOVE TO ADAM SEVEN. APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR SUBDIVISION. BE KNOWN AS TRAILS IN WITH FOUR LOTS CONSIST OF 8.1874 ACRES LOCATED OFF OF CLOVER DRIVE. GO BY BARTON TREE OF MAY WITH WATER PRECINCT TOO. AND THIS IS GONNA BE A FOUR LOT SUBDIVISION. WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THE DRIVEWAY VARIANCE AND THE GROUNDWATER WAIVER FOR THIS. THEY HAVE DEDICATED, UH, ADDITIONAL 0.11 FIFTH OF AN ACRE OF RIGHT OF WAY. AND THAT'LL BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA. AND THEY HAVE ACCESS OFF EXISTING ROADWAYS. OKAY. MOTION MOVED BY COMMISSIONER HOLT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. FURTHER DISCUSSION, JOHN, WE'RE GOOD. AND THEY HAVE PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE. SO THEY HAVE PAID THAT UP. UH, PERMITTING HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR, . THANK YOU. GEEZ, I CIRCLED THIS ONE. DIDN'T KNOW. OKAY, I MOVED TO ITEM SEVEN. I APPROVE THE FINAL SOUTHERN NOTICE TRAILS IN FOUR LOT. WE JUST DID THAT ONE. THIS IS ONE. YEAH, I DIDN'T SCRATCH IT. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. MOVE TO ITEM MADE APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. ROAD REPAIRS WITH THE TOWN OF STER AND PRECINCT TWO. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. SAY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES ABOVE VOTE. MOVE TO ITEM NINE. APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR BOARD REPAIRS OF PEACE IN PRECINCT TO SO MOVED. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. CARRIED ABOVE VOTE. MOVE TO ITEM 10. APPROVE THE ADDENDUM FROM PEACE ISD FOR BOARD REPAIRS IN PRECINCT TO SO MOVED. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PERIODS FIVE. OH. MOVE TO ITEM 11. RELEASE THE [01:25:01] CONSTRUCTION BOND FOR VH RANCH ESTATES. ACCEPT THE MAINTENANCE BOND IN PRECINCT TWO. MS. MAINTENANCE BONDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 AND WILL HOLD THIS FOR, UH, UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST, 2027. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. FIVE OH. MOVE TO ITEM 12. APPROVE THE EXTENSION FROM MONARCH MANNER PHASE THREE MAINTENANCE MINE FOR SIX MONTHS IN PRECINCT TWO. AND PRECINCT FOREMAN HAS STATED THAT NONE OF THIS WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED TO SATISFACTION. SO WE'D LIKE TO GIVE THEM SIX MONTHS. AND THIS IS THE SAME DEVELOPER ON THE NEXT THREE ITEMS. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. SAME BY COMMISSIONER WALMAN. ANY THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES ABOVE VOTE. ITEM 13. I APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF WHISPERING WIND. PHASE ONE, MAINTENANCE BOND FOR SIX MONTHS. AND PURSU TO MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR HERE. FIVE OH. MOVE TO ITEM 14. APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF WHISPERING WIND. PHASE TWO, MAINTENANCE MINE FOR SIX MONTHS. AND PRECINCT TO MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. SAME BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE FIVE OH. MOVE TO 15. ITEM 15, APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF PARKER MEADOW'S MAINTENANCE BOND FOR SIX MONTHS. AND PRECINCT TO MOTION MADE BY COMM HOLT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. WE DISCUSSION BASE? JAMIE? UH, WE REALLY JUST NEED AN EXTENSION FOR TWO WEEKS. I, HE SAID THEY'VE COMPLETED EVERYTHING, SO I'LL GET THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA TO ACCEPT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH. MOVE TO ITEM 16. DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON THE APPROVAL OF FINAL PLA ACTION ACRES. AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN COORDINATED NECESSARY IN PRECINCT TWO. I BELIEVE MS. UH, DAVIDSON IS HERE TO PRESENT TO THE COURT. MS. DAVIDSON, STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE. I'M SURE YOU'VE ALL TIRED OF MY EMAILS, BUT WHEN YOU GET BACK TO THE MICROPHONE, STATE YOUR NAME FOR US PLEASE. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. AND P LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO, UH, ABOUT THREE MINUTES. AND, AND WHAT IS YOUR NAME PLEASE? MY NAME'S ROXY DAVIDSON. I LIVE IN NORTHWEST PARKER COUNTY. I'M ADJACENT, I'M A LANDOWNER ADJACENT TO THE OXEN ACRE SUBDIVISION THAT WAS APPROVED. AND I'M REALLY HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS AND I'M KIND OF GIVING YOU SOME BULLETS TO KIND OF LOOK OVER IT QUICKLY. JOHN'S VISITED WITH ME A LITTLE BIT, BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME TO HAVE A PROPERTY WITH DEED RESTRICTIONS. AND IT CAN JUST BE VOIDED BY WHOEVER HAS HAPPENS TO HAVE A TRACK IN THERE. IF THEY COME TO COUNTY, IT'S, THEY'RE IN THE WARRANTY DEED. THERE'S NO DATES ON THEM. UM, NOTICE IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE ALL NEED TO LOOK AT. AND I'M GONNA TAKE THAT TO THE TEXAS REALTORS. I AM A REAL ESTATE BROKER. THE NOTICE OF FOLKS THAT THINGS ARE CHANGING AROUND THEM TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE PAPER MAY NEED TO BE LOOKED AT. I KNOW THAT'S ALL THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO DO, BUT WHO READS THE NEWSPAPER? WHO SUBSCRIBES TO THE NEWSPAPER? SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT I THINK NEEDS TO CHANGE GOING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE. OTHER ONE. BUT I JUST, I JUST THINK YOU GUYS NEED TO RE-LOOK AT THAT. THERE'S DEED RESTRICTIONS. THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN THERE. AND NOW THIS LADY IS ACTIVELY MARKETING THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY IN VIOLATION OF THE DEED RESTRICTIONS. WHEN YOU APPROVE THE SUBDIVISION FOR TWO ACRES, THEN SHE JUST WENT FULL STEAM AHEAD. THERE'S WATER CONCERNS IN THAT PART OF PARKER COUNTY. WE'VE HAD A 2,500 GALLON STORAGE TANK AND A BOOSTER PUMP FOR YEARS. SO YOUR THOUGHTS, WHY DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD HAVE DEED RESTRICTIONS GO TO THE EXPENSE TO HAVE SOMEONE PREPARE THOSE AND CUT OUT THE TRACKS AND THEN THEY'RE THEY'RE NOT HONORED. AND I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE NOT HERE TO ENFORCE DEED RESTRICTIONS, BUT I WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAD NOTICE TO VOICE MY OPINION BEFORE IT WAS ONE AND DONE. COUNSELOR, CAN YOU SPEAK TO HER CONCERNS? YES. AND, AND WE VISITED. AND SO AND SO DEED RESTRICTIONS, THEY'RE, THEY'RE PUT IN PLACE SPECIFICALLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF AN [01:30:01] INDIVIDUAL IN A SUBDIVISION OR WHATEVER THE SELECT CLASS IS. AND SO THAT'S TO PROVIDE A LAYER OF PROTECTION FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO WITH FORCE. UM, BASED ON A RULING JUST RECENTLY 25 20 25 OUT OF ELLIS COUNTY, IT'S TALKING ABOUT THEY, THEY HAD A SIMILAR SITUATION AND SPECIFICALLY SAID, YOU KNOW, BASING AN OBJECTION ON DEED RESTRICTIONS WILL BE FUTILE BECAUSE NEITHER THE COUNTY NOR THE CITY CAN ENFORCE DEED RESTRICTION AND PLAT APPROVAL. AND WHAT BASICALLY THEY'RE SAYING IS, IN OUR SUBDIVISION RULES, WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THOSE STEPS, IF THEY MEET THOSE STEPS, Y'ALL HAVE MINISTERIAL DUTY TO APPROVE. THE SECONDARY PART TO THAT IS WITH THE DEED RESTRICTION, THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE RIGHT TO GO GET AN INJUNCTION TO STOP THAT AFTER THE FACT. SO WHEN THOSE ARE APPROVED, BECAUSE THEY DID MEET ALL THE STEPS, NOW THEY STILL HAVE THAT LAYER OF PROTECTION THAT ALLOWS 'EM TO GO BACK FURTHER AND SAY, WAIT A MINUTE, WE ALL BOUGHT INTO THIS COMMUNITY, THIS CERTAIN AREA WITH THIS PARTICULAR CONCEPT. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO ENFORCE IT NOW. AND, AND ONE OTHER THING I WAS TALKING TO ROXY ABOUT, NOW WHEN YOU GO INTO 2 32 SUB CHAPTER A AND YOU LOOK AT A REVISION OF A PROPERTY AND IT'S PLATTED. SO THIS WAS NOT PLATTED, THIS WAS RAW ACREAGE. YEP. THIS WAS JUST A PARENT TRACK. THEY WEREN'T PLATTED. SO WHEN YOU GO GO BACK UNDER 2 32, IF YOU HAD A PLATTED SUBDIVISION AND YOU HAD A LOT THAT HAD THAT SAME RESTRICTION ON IT, AND INDIVIDUALS GET NOTICED THROUGH THE MAIL 'CAUSE THEY GET A LETTER IF THEY'RE DIVIDING IT FURTHER, BUT IF NOBODY SHOWS UP AND IT STILL HAS THAT RESTRICTION, Y'ALL WOULD STILL APPROVE IT. IF SOMEBODY SHOWED UP AND SAID THEY HAD A MINISTERIAL, UM, OR ACTUALLY AN ESTABLISHED RIGHT. THAT WOULD STATE THAT IT CAN'T BE FURTHER CERTIFIED, Y'ALL, Y'ALL WOULD NOT APPROVE IT. WE'VE DONE THAT MANY TIMES WE HAVE, BUT IN THIS SITUATION IT WASN'T PLATTED. SO IT DOESN'T FALL UNDER THOSE RULES AS A REVISION. SO IT, IT'S A DIFFERENT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES ALTOGETHER, BUT THEY STILL HAVE THE PROTECTION. SO IT'S NOT STATING THAT IT CAN GO BACK AND BE REDONE, BUT IT WOULD BE BASED ON THEIR ACTION WITH THAT. RIGHT. THAT WAS GRANTED TO THEM OR THEY COULD CHOOSE NOT TO ENFORCE THAT. SO, SO IF, IF, IF I CAN CLARIFY ONE THING IF YOU DON'T MIND. BECAUSE THIS IS A MEETS AND BOUNDS AND IT WASN'T PLATTED LIKE MOST ARE, WE DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO CONSIDER THE DEED RESTRICTION IS WHAT I'M HEARING FROM YOU. IS THAT ACCURATE? THAT'S WHAT THIS, THAT RULING RECENTLY IN ELLIS COUNTY STATED. AND THE REASON IT WASN'T FLATTED IS BECAUSE IT WAS 10 ACRES OR MORE. I'M SORRY. CORRECT. RIGHT. CORRECT. AND SO THOSE PROTECTIONS ARE STILL THERE. SO TO SAY THAT THEY, THAT IT, THEY CAN'T GO UNDO IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE CORRECT 'CAUSE IT, DEPENDING ON WHAT THE COURT RULES, I'M SURE. BUT I'M TRYING TO DIAL INTO WHAT WE ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO DO AS A BODY HERE. YOU'RE SAYING WE STILL HAVE THE MINISTERIAL DUTY TO APPROVE THIS EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A DEED RESTRICTION IN PLACE BECAUSE THAT DEED RESTRICTION DOESN'T APPLY TO US IN THIS SENSE BECAUSE IT WAS MORE THAN 10 ACRES. IT WAS MEETS AND BOUNDS AND, AND I THINK IT'S A VOID. AND THAT'S ONE THING WE TALKED ABOUT. MAYBE IT'S A VOID, THE LAW THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. BUT THE SECONDARY PART OF THAT IS IF YOU HAD A DEED RESTRICTION LIKE THAT, AND LET'S SAY IT WAS A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, YOU KNOW, IF NOW LAND'S DEVELOPING AND LET'S SAY IT WAS A LARGE TRACK OF LAND, SHOULD THAT DEED RESTRICTION STILL PROHIBIT THE DEVELOPMENT? WELL, WHOEVER HAS THE BENEFIT OF THAT DEED RESTRICTION HAS STANDING TO BRING SUIT TO ENFORCE IT. IF NOW OF A SUDDEN EVERYBODY WANTS IT TO GO AWAY, YOU HAVE NO, IF SOMEBODY JUST DOESN'T OBJECT TO IT, THEN THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT ON THAT PROPERTY. IT'S ONLY THE ONES THAT HAVE STANDING, THEY'RE GRANTED THE RIGHT TO FILE AN OBJECTION TO THAT. SO HYPOTHETICALLY, IF WE WERE TO, LET'S SAY THIS COURT WERE TO TAKE ACTION AND WE WERE TO SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, THAT THAT, UM, THE THING THAT WE PASSED IN AUGUST, WE'RE GONNA REVOKE THAT BECAUSE THIS CAME UP AUGUST 26TH OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 11TH. THANK YOU. UM, WE VOTED ON THIS AS PART OF OUR MINISTERIAL DUTY ON AUGUST 11TH. HYPOTHETICALLY, IF WE WERE TO DECIDE TO REVERSE THAT TODAY, ARE YOU SAYING THAT WE WOULD BE IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW? ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. AND WE HAVE NO, THE WAY THAT IT, IT'S RESCINDED, IT'D HAVE TO BE BY THE DEVELOPER. GOTCHA. WE COULDN'T DO IT ON OUR OWN VOLITION. SO I'LL I'LL TAKE THIS MOMENT TO GRANDSTAND JUST A LITTLE BIT. UM, AND IT'S A, IT'S A SENTIMENT THAT I BELIEVE EVERY COMMISSIONER HERE SHARES. MS. DAVIDSON. WE ARE EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED BY THE HEAVY LIMITATIONS PUT ON COUNTY GOVERNMENT BY STATE LAW THAT BASICALLY, I, I USE THE ANALOGY OF THE DMV, THE PERSON AT THE DMV CAN'T REJECT A DRIVER'S LICENSE RENEWAL JUST BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THE WAY INTO [01:35:01] WORK THAT DAY. IN THE SAME WAY, WE HAVE ZERO AUTHORITY IN GENERAL WHEN A DEVELOPER BRINGS US ATTRACTIVE LAND AND THEY'RE CUTTING IT UP INTO A BUNCH OF PIECES, AS LONG AS THEY'VE MET THE REQUIREMENTS IN CHAPTER 2 32. EVEN IF WE THINK IT'S A NOT A GOOD IDEA, IF THE ROADS CAN'T SUPPORT IT, IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S SAYING, HEY, WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T SUPPORT IT IF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR THE ESD SAYING WE CAN'T SUPPORT IT, EVEN IF ALL THE ENTITIES ARE SAYING WE CAN'T HANDLE THIS, PLEASE PAUSE IT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY AUTHORITY TO DO THAT. WE HAVE A MINISTERIAL OBLIGATION TO APPROVE THESE SUBDIVISIONS THAT COME IN. JUST LIKE THE DMV HAS THE OBLIGATION TO APPROVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE RENEWAL THAT IS MEETING ALL OF THE ITEMS ON THE CHECKLIST. DO I LIKE IT? NO. UM, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. IT PUTS COUNTIES LIKE US THAT ARE IN AN EXTREMELY FAST GROWTH PACE. PUTS US IN A VERY DIFFICULT POSITION. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IF WE DECIDE TO STEP OUTSIDE OF THE LAW, EFFECTIVELY WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IS THE DEVELOPER'S GONNA SUE US. THEY'RE GONNA WIN BASED OFF OF WELL-ESTABLISHED CASE PRECEDENT. AND THEN PARKER COUNTY TAXPAYERS ARE GONNA HAVE TO PAY THE SETTLEMENT COSTS. THAT'S OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT NONE OF US WANT EITHER. SO I'M THINKING WHY MY HEART BURN? YOU GENTLEMEN, THE COURT. BUT FROM THE, FROM THE RULES AND THE LAWS THAT WE HAVE. IF IT'S A SUB I THAT'S RIGHT. BUT IT MEET NOTHING, YOU KNOW, UNLESS YOU FIND DEMOCRAT, WHICH I KNOW IS THE ONLY PLACE YOU'RE REQUIRED TO AS A GOVERNMENTAL BODY TO POST, THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON. NOW, IT WOULD'VE BEEN KIND IF MY NEIGHBOR, WHEN SHE CALLED ME OVER AND WANTED FENCE REPAIR, IT WOULD'VE BEEN KIND OF HER TO SAY, OH, BY THE WAY, I'M GONNA SELL FIVE ACRES. BUT SHE DIDN'T, SHE DIDN'T SAY ONE WORD. ALL SHE WANTED OUTTA ME WAS THE MONEY TO SHARE IN THE COST OF FENCE, TO KEEP FERAL HOGS OUT. SO HAD SHE BEEN FORTHCOMING, NONE OF US WOULD BE HERE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION BECAUSE THE OTHER LANDOWNER AND I WOULD'VE SAID, RIGHT THEN, NO, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO THAT. AND THEN SHE COULD HAVE HIRED AN ATTORNEY TO SAY, WE'RE GONNA DO THAT. SO NOW, BECAUSE OF HOW IT'S BECAUSE OF HOW THE NOTICES ARE DONE, BECAUSE OF HOW THE RULES ARE AND THE LAWS, IT PUTS THE BURDEN ON ME FOR LEGAL EXPENSE TO TRY TO CONTAIN HER. THAT'S JUST RUNNING RAMPANT. AND, AND SO IT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, I'M REALLY FEELING LIKE, I DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY TO START, BUT I'M GONNA START SOMEWHERE PROBABLY WITH THE TEXAS REALTORS TO WORK WITH THE, UM, POWERS THAT BE TO GET SOME OF THESE NOTICE CHANGES. YOU KNOW, SOMETHING UPDATED AND HOW PEOPLE GET NOTICED. BECAUSE HAD WE HAD, HAD WE HAD NO, AND I UNDERSTAND YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO SEND ME NOTICE, BUT HAD WE HAD NOTICE THIS CONVERSATION MIGHT NOT BE GOING ON AND YOU MIGHT NOT WOULD'VE APPROVED A FIVE ACRE, IF I'M, IF I'M HEARING MR. CORRECTLY, YOU DO HAVE REMEDY. IT'S JUST THROUGH A CIVIL ACTION. CORRECT? I DO. I UNDERSTAND THAT. SO I, SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO EXPLORE ALL YOUR OPTIONS THERE. THAT I WILL. OKAY MA'AM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO JUDGE, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE UH, SHOULD TAKE NO ACTION. WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION. ON ITEM 16, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM [C. PRECINCT 3] C. PRECINCT THREE ITEM ONE, RELEASE TO THE MAINTENANCE BOND IN THE FORM OF A CASHIER'S CHECK FOR BULLDOG CROSSING PHASE TWO AND ACCEPT RES RESOLUTE ROAD AND TAKE ANY ACTION IN THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY IN PRECINCT THREE. THE PRECINCT YOU HAVE APPROVED. WE HAVE APPROVED MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. CARRIED FIVE OH. MOVE TO ITEM TWO. RELEASE TO THE MAINTENANCE BOND IN THE FORM OF A CASHIER. CHECK FOR BULLDOG CROSSING PHASE THREE. ANY EXCEPT CHURCHILL LANE, MARINE CIRCLE, ENGLISH LANE, AND TILLMAN BOULEVARD. AND TAKE ANY EXTRA COORDINATING NECESSARY IN PRECINCT THREE. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH DO ITEM THREE, RELEASE THE MAINTENANCE BOND IN THE FORM OF A CASHIER'S CHECK FOR OX MILL CREEK AND EXCEPT CARSON CREEK ROAD AS A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAY AND TAKE ANY ACTION. THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY IN PRECINCT THREE. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER. HOLD ANY OF THE DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM FOUR. BEGIN THEIR VISION PROCESS FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WEATHERFORD [01:40:01] MANY RANCH ESTATES WITH TWO LOTS CONSISTENT OF 4.99 ACRES. LOCATED UP HILLTOP TERRACE DEVELOPED BY LANCE PHILLIPS WITH LOW WATER AND PRECINCT THREE. THIS IS JUST GONNA BE A SPLIT OF THESE TWO LOTS. THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD'S. ETJ WOULD JUST LIKE TO BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS. WE HAVE THE DOCUMENTS TO BEGIN THE PROCESS. YES, WE DO. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ALT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. CARRIE FIVE OH. MOVE TO ITEM FIVE. APPROVE THE ADDENDUM FOR CITY OF BROCK FOR ROAD REPAIRS AND PRECINCT THREE. THE AMOUNT OF THIS PROJECT IS 2030 $9 AND 40 CENTS. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND WITH COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. CARRIE FIVE OH. MOVE TO ITEM SIX. RELEASE THE MAINTENANCE BOND FOR ELEVATION ESTATES PHASE TWO AND ACCEPT UPLIFT DRIVE DOWN SLOPE LANE. UPLAND COURT, HIGHLAND POND COURT, AND IN THE DRIVE AS COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAYS AND PRECINCT THREE AND THE PRECINCT HAS APPROVED THESE ROADWAYS. MOTION. MAY BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY IN THIS DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE? FIVE. OH. OKAY. [D. PRECINCT 4] WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM D, PRECINCT FOUR. ITEM TWO. WE WILL TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM ONE. BEGIN THE REVISION PROCESS WITH SUBDIVISION ON IS YOUNGER RANCH WITH TWO LOTS, CONSISTS OF 11.26 ACRES LOCATED, LOCATED OFF OF FM 1886. DEVELOPED BY YOUNGER RANCH AT WELL WATER PRECINCT FOUR. THIS IS GONNA BE A TWO LOT SUBDIVISION. LOT ONE HAS SIX ACRES, LOT TWO HAS 5.626 ACRES. UH, THIS HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, ETJ. WE'D JUST LIKE TO BEGIN THE PROCESS FOR THE REVISION. OKAY, COUNSEL, WE HAVE EVERYTHING TO BEGIN THE REVISION. DO. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN A FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH. MOVE TO ITEM 11. ASK FOR A MOTION. WE ADJOURNED. SECOND. YOU HAVE A SECOND. ALL ALL IN FAVOR. RECORD SHOW WILL ADJOURN IN 1216. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.