* 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. [00:00:03] I WANNA GO AHEAD [Call to Order ] AND CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER ON THIS, UH, 24TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2020 FIFTH. WELCOME. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. UH, LET THE RECORD SHOW IT IS 9:00 AM WE DO HAVE A QUORUM WITH THE COUNTY CLERK AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE PRESENT. WE WILL BEGIN WITH INVOCATION LED BY NEIL ROWE FROM WATERHOUSE CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, LED BY PARKER COUNTY JUDGE PRO COMMISSIONER CONLEY POLICE STAND. I DON'T THINK HE SHOWED UP, JUDGE. NOT. IS HE NOT HERE? GREAT. YEAH. YOU TRYING TO SAY I DON'T DO A PRAYER BECAUSE I'LL, I'LL PASS THE OFFER PLATE. ADAM . I'M KIDDING. ALRIGHT, COME ON OUT. YEAH. COME ON UP. FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE TODAY, LORD, AND WE GET TO ENJOY YOUR CREATION. WE THANK YOU FOR THE REIGN THAT YOU'VE SENT US. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THESE THAT LEAD THIS COUNTY. FATHER, GIVE THEM WISDOM, LORD, PROTECT THEM FROM HARM OR PROTECT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND FATHER, MOST OF ALL, WE'RE THANKFUL FOR YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST, AND THE FACT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US THIS INSTITUTION OF GOVERNMENT. AND LORD, IT'S TO EXERCISE YOUR JUSTICE AND YOUR FAIRNESS. AND LORD, WE PRAY YOUR BLESSINGS UPON THEM. THANK YOU. AS WE GET READY TO CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING, FATHER, MOST OF ALL, MAY WE BE GRATEFUL FOR YOU AND FOR ALL THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US, WE ASK YOUR BLESSINGS. NOW, UPON THE REMAINDER OF THIS TIME, WE PRAY, FATHER, THAT YOUR SPIRIT WOULD GUIDE EACH AND EVERYTHING THAT'S ABOUT TO TAKE PLACE. AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THE PRAISE AND THE GLORY AND THE HONOR FOR WE PRAY THESE THINGS IN CHRIST'S NAME THROUGH THE SPIRIT. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALL ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD AND INVIS, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE CR HONOR, UNDER THE TEXAS FLAG, ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE. ANY, DID YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK? [4. CONSENT ] WE'LL MOVE TO THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA UNDER ITEMS A, UH, WE WILL MOVE TO ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE UNDER ITEM B, TREASURES ONE, TWO, AND THREE UNDER COUNT. JUDGE ITEM C, ITEMS ONE, TWO, AND THREE. I'D ASK FOR A MOTION. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? MR. CONY HAS MADE THE SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE. OH, THANK YOU. [7.A. Notification and invitation to the County Attorney's Tree of Angels Ceremony. (John Forrest I Judge Deen) ] MOVE DOWN TO ITEM SEVEN A ON THE NOTIFICATION INVITATION TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S TREE OF ANGEL CEREMONY. JOHN, DO YOU WANNA OPEN THAT? UH, YES. WE, THIS IS A ANNUAL EVENT. UH, WE'VE BEEN HOLDING IT FOR QUITE A WHILE. LISA DOES A GREAT JOB OF ORGANIZING AND, UH, SHE'S GONNA TELL US HOW MANY YEARS WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS, WHICH IF YOU'LL COME ON UP, LISA, UH, RECOGNIZES SURVIVORS AND VICTIMS OF CRIME. AND SO IT'S A GREAT EVENT. IF ANY OF Y'ALL CAN SHOW UP, IT WOULD BE WONDERFUL SUPPORT FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS. LISA, IF YOU CAN GIVE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL, I PITCH IT EVERY YEAR, BUT YOUR PRESENCE IS INVALUABLE. WHEN WE SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH VIOLENT EVENTS AS EITHER THE VICTIM OF THE CRIME OR THE SURVIVORS OF THE, OF THE VICTIM'S FAMILY. UM, IT, IT'S CRUCIAL THAT THEY ALWAYS HAVE THAT LITTLE LIFELINE THROUGH US. WE HAVE BEEN DOING THE TREE OF ANGELS HERE FOR 27 YEARS. UM, WE ARE MOST IN THE MOST RECENT YEARS AT THE DOSS HERITAGE AND CULTURE CENTER, AND THEY, UM, DONATE THE FACILITY TO US COMPLETELY FOR THIS EVENT. UM, CHRISTMAS IS BUSY AND SOMETIMES VERY HARD FOR PEOPLE ANYWAY, BUT THEN YOU THROW IN VICTIMIZATION AND VIOLENT CRIME AND TRYING TO GET PAST THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE OR THE LOSS OF INNOCENCE OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. IT'S ESPECIALLY CRITICAL TO BE ABLE TO LOOK TO YOUR OWN COMMUNITY AND HOPE THAT YOU HAVE SOME SUPPORT AND THAT THEY UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT OF, OF WHAT THEY NEED TO DO TO BE THERE FOR YOU. SO, CAN WE TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ORNAMENTS? ABOUT WHAT THE ORNAMENTS? YES. UM, THIS, WE [00:05:01] HAVE A 12 FOOT TREE. I THINK WE'RE ABOUT TO NEED A 20 FOOT TREE, UM, FULL OF ORNAMENTS. EACH PERSON WHO'S AT THE EVENT, WHETHER IT'S YOU REPRESENTING THE COUNTY OR WHETHER IT'S THE VICTIM OR THEIR FAMILY, WHATEVER PERSON HAPPENS TO BE THERE, UM, YOU CAN BRING AN ORNAMENT, A SPECIAL ORNAMENT TO YOU. UM, WE PUT ONE UP EVERY YEAR FOR A CASE THAT'S TOUCHED US PRETTY CLOSELY OR WHAT, OR THEY ALL DO. BUT THE ORNAMENT HANGS ON THE TREE IN MEMORY OR IN RECOGNITION OF THAT PERSON AND THE TREE'S FULL. AND WE'LL KEEP PUTTING 'EM ON THERE TILL YOU CAN'T SEE GREEN ANYMORE. I, IT'S IMPRESSIVE THAT THAT'S BEEN, BEEN GOING ON, UM, COUNSELOR SINCE 27 YEARS. UM, IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS REAL QUICK? YEAH. DID I MISS THE DATE AND TIME? THAT'S PROBABLY, IT'S THE SIX, THE 2ND OF DECEMBER. DECEMBER THE SECOND. IT'S ALWAYS THE FIRST TUESDAY OF DECEMBER AND IT'S AT 6:00 PM AT THE DOSS. OKAY. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FOR BRINGING THAT UP. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? UM, COME ON UP AND, UH, I'LL PROBABLY LOSE MY CHAIR ON THIS ONE, BUT THAT'S OKAY WITH THESE. BUT I, UH, I'M NOT LETTING HER JUMP IN YOUR CHAIR ANYMORE UNLESS YOU THINK YOU'RE READY FOR ANOTHER I DON'T CARE. SURGERY, BILL. I DON'T CARE. , COME ON UP. COME ON CLOSER. ALRIGHT, 1, 2, 3. ONE MORE. 1, 2, 3. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, HOW TERRIBLE THEY REC. HOW TERRIBLE. COME ON. HE IS NOT RICH. IF YOU WOULD, UM, PUT THAT ON OUR FACEBOOK, OUR, UM, WEBSITE, AND LET'S MARKET THAT AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO GET PARTICIPATION. OKAY. UM, [8.A. Discuss, consider and take action on a Joint Resolution for the Parker County Democratic Patty Chair and Republican Patty Chair to enter into a 2026 Joint Primary Election Services Contract with the Parker County Elections Administrator for the Primary March 3rd , 2026 and Primary Runoff May 26th , 2026 Elections. (Crickett Miller/ Judge Deen) ] LET'S MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT A UNDER DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON JOINT RESOLUTION WITH THE PARKER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR AND REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIR TO ENTER INTO A 2026 JOINT PRIMARY ELECTION SERVICE CONTRACT WITH THE PARKER COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE PRIMARY MARCH 3RD, 2026. PRIMARY RUNOFF, MAY 26. 2026. ELECTIONS CRICKET. YES. THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. UM, BOTH THE PARTY CHAIRS HAVE SIGNED THE CONTRACT WITH THE COUNTY TO HOLD THE JOINT PRIMARY FOR 2026. THIS IS THE RESOLUTION THAT Y'ALL NEED TO SIGN ALONG WITH THEIR SIGNATURES FOR US TO HAVE THAT ELECTION. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE DISCUSSION PHASE. THERE'S A PAPER CIRCULATING AROUND I THINK COMMISSIONER HALE, YOU NEED TO SIGN IT AND THEN THEY SIGN IT. WE'RE GOOD. UM, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES. FIVE. THANK YOU. UNDER [8.B. Discuss and take action on Election Building parking lot. (Crickett Miller/ Judge Deen)] ITEM B, DISCUSSION TO ACTION ON ELECTION BUILDING PARKING LOT. OKAY. SO WE'VE HAD OUR SECOND ELECTION IN THE, UH, NEW BUILDING AND WE ORIGINALLY WERE GONNA BUILD A PARKING LOT IN THE FRONT. SO NOW I JUST KIND OF NEED TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE ON THAT, UM, SO THAT WE ARE HAVING THE PRIMARY COMING UP AND THEN THE MAY ELECTION AND THE MAY PRIMARY RUNOFF. SO WE'RE RUNNING OUTTA TIME, SO I JUST NEED TO NEED, I JUST NEED TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT ON IT SO WE CAN EITHER MAKE SIGNS TO HELP PEOPLE KNOW WHERE TO VOTE, HOW TO GET TO THE ENTRANCE, WHERE TO PARK, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. WELL, WE'RE STILL GONNA DO IT, BUT, OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE FOR US TO START TODAY? I GUESS, UH, AND MY QUESTION IS, WE HAD, WE HAD A LOT OF RAINFALL IN THE SPRING AND SO WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET THAT DONE. WE KNEW IF WE STARTED IT THAT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET IT DONE IN TIME FOR THIS ELECTION. THIS IS, IT'S THE SAME SITUATION. THIS IS A BUDGETED ITEM. CORRECT. UH, IT'S A MATTER OF TIMING GOING INTO THE, UH, AS COMMISSIONER WALDEN CLEARLY STATES, I THINK, UH, THIS IS GONNA BE A CHALLENGE FOR US. UH, I THINK WITH GETTING THAT DONE THROUGH THIS TIME OF YEAR. OKAY. UH, WE'LL DO THE BEST WE CAN AND THEN, UM, ADDRESS THIS AS QUICK AS WE CAN, UH, AS THE WEATHER ALLOWS. OKAY. BUT JUST [00:10:01] BEING SOMEBODY, AND I THINK PROBABLY A LOT OF, OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM WENT, UH, WE CERTAINLY HAVE ISSUES THERE THAT, THAT DOES NEED TO BE DONE CLEARLY. RIGHT. UH, FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, UH, AN ACCESSIBILITY STANDPOINT THAT DOES NEED TO TO BE ADDRESSED AND IT WILL OKAY. BECAUSE IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A COMMITMENT THAT THAT COMMITMENT WAS MADE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, BUT THAT WILL BE DONE BECAUSE THE ELECTION'S PART OF THIS IS, UM, IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE PUT THE, THE VOTERS IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. CORRECT. AND THAT STREAMLINES THE PROCESS AND IT DOES NEED TO BE STREAMLINED A LITTLE BIT MORE. WELL, THIS HELPS US TO KNOW WHAT SIGNS WE NEED TO MAKE AND ALL THAT KINDA STUFF. UNDERSTOOD. SO, OKAY. WELL, WONDERFUL. THANK I, I HAVE SOME REAL QUICK QUESTIONS. SURE. 'CAUSE I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH, UM, I KNOW WHAT THE PROJECT IS, BUT MAYBE NOT QUITE THE SCOPE OF IT. UM, HOW LONG DO WE THINK THE PROCESS WILL TAKE IF WE, YOU KNOW, ASSUMING MAGICAL, GOOD RAIN, ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF? OR LIKE NO RAIN, GOOD WEATHER? PROBABLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS. ABOUT TWO MONTHS. WHAT? YEAH, PROBABLY. OKAY. SO WHEN DOES EARLY VOTING START? UH, FEBRUARY THE FIRST IS WHEN WE'RE GONNA START TRAINING AND GETTING EVERYBODY READY FOR THE ELECTION. SO IT WON'T, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING IF WE CAN'T DO IT NOW. IT'LL BE THE 1ST OF JUNE THAT WE CAN START AGAIN BECAUSE WE HAVE ONE ELECTION RIGHT AFTER THE OTHER. YOU MEAN START ON THE PROJECT? OKAY. YES, SIR. SO IF IT TAKES A COUPLE OF MONTHS, I MEAN, WE'RE ALMOST AT DECEMBER 1ST, IT'S LOOKING UNLIKELY WITH THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS AND ALL OF THAT. YOU'RE NOT ASKING A LOT BEFORE FEBRUARY 1ST. IS THAT FAIR TO SAY? RIGHT. IT'S FIRE. CORRECT. OKAY. AND WE CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO THAT PROCESS TO BE GOING NOT COMPLETED, RIGHT? CORRECT. YES. SO NOW WE, WE ARE COMMITTED TO DO IT, UM, BUDGETARILY, BUT WE'RE COMMITTED TO DO IT BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE MADE THE DECISION, I THINK, TO UNDERSTAND THIS, IS TO BRING IN THE PUSH PUT, TAKE THE FENCE ON THAT SIDE, ON THE RIGHT NORTHERN SIDE, BRING THAT PARKING LOT AROUND TO THE FRONT, TAKE SOME OF THOSE TREES, UM, OUT. YES. AND MAKE THAT MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT, UM, HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THERE FROM PARKING WAY OUT. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PARK WAY OUT, DOWN THIS, DOWN THE STREET, ACTUALLY. UH, SO WE ALL UNDERSTAND AND KNOW THAT THAT NEEDS, AND I, I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS AND, AND BEING PASSIONATE ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT GETS DONE FOR THE VOTER. WONDERFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. WE'LL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO DO THAT. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. MOVE TO ITEM. LET'S SEE ON THIS ONE. OKAY, LET'S SEE. BEAR WITH ME HERE ON THIS. UM, MAY BE WE'VE DONE THAT. ALRIGHT. GOOD. OKAY. [4.D.1. Interdepartmental transfers of equipment and inventory reports. ] SO WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM D ONE ON THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS OF EQUIPMENT AND INVENTORY REPORTS CAMP. OKAY. MOVE [4.D.2. PCSO Total Loss Offer-VIN: 88845. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen)] TO ITEM TWO ON THE PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. TOTAL LOSS OFFER OF THE VIN V 8 8 8 4 5 KIM. SO REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE ACCEPTANCE OF A TOTAL LOSS OFFER FROM TAC AS A RESULT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 25TH OF THIS YEAR. IT WAS A 2023 DODGE DURANGO VIN NUMBER 8 8 8 4 5 ASSIGNED TO THE PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. UM, THE TOTAL LOSS OFFER IS 31. I'M SORRY, 30,000 3 0 9 AND 13 CENTS. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE OH. MOVE [4.D.3. BUY PC26-21 2025 Develon DX225 Excavator Pct. 4. (Kim Rivas/ Commissioner Hale)] TO ITEM THREE ON BY PC 26 DASH 21 20 25. DELON DX 2 25 EXCAVATOR PRECINCT FOUR. REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF BY PC 26 DASH 21 FOR A 2025 DELON DX. 2 25 EXCAVATOR FOR PRECINCT FOUR. AND THIS WOULD BE THROUGH THE BY BOARD CONTRACT. 6 8 5 2 2 FROM RRB EVERETT. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HILL. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE. SPOT EVAN, MOVE [4.D.4. City of Fort Worth Interlocal Agreement for the Hazardous Waste Disposal Voucher Program. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen) ] TO ITEM FOUR ON THE CITY OF FORT WORTH. IN HER LOCAL AGREEMENT TO THE HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSABLE VOUCHER PROGRAM. SO REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION, UH, FOR THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN PARKER COUNTY AND THE CITY OF FORT WORTH. THIS IS FOR THEIR HAZARDOUS WASTE VOUCHER SYSTEM. AND TO DETERMINE WHICH DEPARTMENTS WILL ISSUE THE VOUCHERS. THE VOUCHERS INCREASED FROM, I THINK IT WAS $50 ORIGINALLY, AND WE ARE NOW GOING TO BE AT, HANG ON JUST ONE SECOND. OKAY. [00:15:01] WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT, WE HOLD THE NEW FEE WOULD BE $125. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT IN THE DISCUSSION, THESE, UH, VOUCHERS ARE FOR, UH, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. YES, SIR. IS WHAT THEY'RE FOR. IT'S, IT'S MATERIAL THAT THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT AT THE, UH, ANY LANDFILL. RIGHT. OR OUR CONVENIENCE CENTER. RIGHT. WE WON'T TAKE IT. SO THEY HAVE TO TAKE IT FORWARD. HOW DO WE GET RID OF THOSE MATERIALS? AND THAT'S THE ANSWER. RIGHT? SO THIS INCLUDES SHINGLES? YES. PAINT. HUH? DOES IT INCLUDE SHINGLES? 'CAUSE SHINGLES IS WHAT WE RAN INTO LAST TIME WHEN SOMEBODY WAS TRYING TO DISPOSE OF SOME SHINGLES. IT SEEMS VERY HARD TO FIND A SPOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. I CAN'T TALK ABOUT SHINGLES. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT, BUT I I KNOW LIKE I, THINGS LIKE ANTIFREEZE, WHICH IS NOT A GOOD PLACE FOR, AND PAINT, PAINT A LOT OF PAINT. LI LIQUID PAINT. WHAT ABOUT BATTERIES, CAR BATTERIES, ANY OF THAT? I, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ALL IS ACCEPTED. I'M NOT, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT BATTERIES. KIM, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO GET A LIST OF WHAT THIS INCLUDES? SURE. YEAH. WE, WE WOULD NEED NOT ACCEPT AT THE COUNTY CONVENIENCE CENTER AND THEN MAYBE WE COULD POST IT ON OUR VARIOUS PRECINCT BARNS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF. SURE. YEAH. THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT BEFORE THEY GET THERE. I THINK IT'S POSTED ON OUR COUNTY WEBSITE RIGHT NOW. OH, IT IS? OKAY. GOOD. I THINK SO. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. ANY OTHER, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT TALKS ABOUT THE, THE SPECIFIC MATERIALS, BUT THE, THE FACT THAT WE DO HAVE THE VOUCHER PROGRAM I THINK IS POSTED MAYBE BE ANYHOW, IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST AT SOME POINT. RICH, IF YOU WOULD LOOK AT THAT AND JUST MAKE SURE AND, AND JUST KIND OF GO OVER IT WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE COVER THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT, AND I CAN, I CAN GET, WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE AWARE OF WHAT'S YOU CAN BRING AND NOT BRING. AND KIM, FOR THOSE WHO ARE WATCHING, IF A RESIDENT NEEDS TO GET ONE OF THESE VOUCHERS, WHERE DO THEY GO TO BUY ONE? THAT'S WHAT YOU ALL NEED TO DECIDE. DETERMINE TODAY. DO YOU WANT IT TO BE BOTH OF THE CONVENIENCE CENTERS OR ONE OF THE PRECINCTS OR, OR WHAT? EACH VOUCHER. AND I KNOW THAT, UH, IT USED TO BE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BUT THE SHERIFF'S HAS SAID NO, IT IS NOT ACCEPTING THEM. WE NEED TO DO IT AT THE CONVENIENCE, CONVENIENCE CENTERS. IT SEEMS LOGICAL TO HAVE IT THERE. CAN, CAN WE DO IT AT BOTH? YES. MM-HMM . SO, AND THE VOUCHERS ARE NUMBERED. SO WE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING DUPLICATE NUMBERS SO THAT WHEN THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE GETS THE REPORT EACH MONTH, THAT WE'RE ABLE TO, UM, RECONCILE HOW MANY VOUCHERS THAT WE, THE COUNTIES HAVE TO COLLECT FOR, BECAUSE WE PAID THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE REIT . SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO WORK THROUGH HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK. CONVENIENCE CENTER ALREADY ACCEPTS MONEY WHEN FOLKS DISPOSE OF STUFF. DO YOU ACCEPT PRECINCT TWO ACCEPTS? NOTHING AS FAR, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT THE PUBLIC BUYS AT OUR LOCATION. SO MY PREFERENCE IS NOT TO SELL A VOUCHER AT PRECINCT TWO, BUT INSTEAD TO SELL IT AT THE TWO CONVENIENCE CENTERS WHERE FOLKS, THAT'S ALREADY, THAT'S WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE DONE AT. YEAH. YEAH. YEAH. UNLESS I'M OVERLOOKING SOMETHING THAT'S MY THOUGHT PRODUCT THAT I FEEL THE SAME WAY. YEAH. END DISCUSSION. YEAH. WE'LL HAVE TO WORK THROUGH IT BECAUSE WE COLLECT IT AND WE SEND IT TO TARRANT COUNTY. SO IT'S THERE. CITY OF WHAT? FORT WORTH OR CITY OF WORTH? CITY OFT WORTH. I'M SORRY. YEAH, SO, WE'LL, SO OUR MOTION TODAY IS TO APPROVE THE INCREASE TO 1 25 AND SELL IT AT THE TWO CONVENIENCE CENTERS. YES. DO I UNDERSTAND THAT CORRECTLY? YES, SIR. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M SECONDING. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. AND I'LL GET THAT INFORMATION TO RICH TO POST ON THE WEBSITE AS FAR, WHAT, WHAT IS A HAZARD AS WASTE? THE WEBSITE WAS POSTED IN THOUSAND. DOES IT GIVE A DEFINITION OF WHAT IS HAZARD AS WASTE? YES. IT SAYS AIR CAN BATTERIES, UH, BRAKE FLUID, AND IT GOES ON AND ON. OKAY. DOES IT LIST SHINGLES ANYWHERE ON THERE? BECAUSE WE HAD A, YEAH. UM, IT'S MAINLY CHEMICAL WASTE. WE, WE SHOULD PROBABLY, SINCE IT'S A NEW AGREEMENT, WE SHOULD PROBABLY DOUBLE CHECK THAT LIST, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S UP TO DATE, AND THEN GIVE 'EM THE DIRECTION ON WHERE TO SURE. WHERE THEY PURCHASE 'EM. BUT I THINK THE WEBSITE'S WHERE WE DEFINITELY NEED TO HAVE IT POSTED AND STEER FOLKS TOO. SO I SHOULD KEEP TELLING PEOPLE TO DUMP SHINGLES IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE PARKING LOT. IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? HAD BREAKFAST DETAIL LIST. SO FOR CITY OF YEAH. WHAT'S ACCEPTED, WHAT'S NOT ACCEPTED, AND THEN THERE'S ACTUAL ACCEPTED, UM, QUANTITIES. AND THAT'S FORT WORTH'S LEFT. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE'S ANY PLACE IN THE COUNTY THAT ACCEPTS SHINGLES. I, I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS, UH, THE, THE GUYS THAT I'VE TALKED TO TAKE THEM SOME OTHER PLACE IN TARRANT COUNTY TO DISPOSE OF THEM. YEAH. THAT'S REALLY NOT, THEY'RE NOT HAZARDOUS. THEY'RE JUST NON-COMPATIBLE. SO IT COSTS A LOT MORE TO DISPOSE OF THEM. YEAH. BOY, YOU'D OPEN PANDORA'S BOX ON THAT ONE WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. YEAH. THEY DON'T HAVE THE FACILITIES TO ACCEPT SHINGLES THERE. I'M SURE. [00:20:01] ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR ALREADY DID. OH, SORRY. [4.D.5. Accept/Reject/Renew RFP PC26-01 Bundled Insurances. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen) (Part 1 of 2)] OKAY. MOVE TO ITEM FIVE. WE ACCEPT, REJECT, RENEW, RFP PC 26 DASH OH ONE. SO BUNDLED INSURANCE, ONE RESPONSE WAS RECEIVED FROM TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES FOR RFPC 26 DASH OH ONE FOR BUNDLED INSURANCES, WHICH INCLUDE WORKERS' COMP, AUTO LIABILITY, AUTO PHYSICAL DAMAGE, GENERAL LIABILITY, PROPERTY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, AND CYBERSECURITY INSURANCES. UM, THE COURT NEEDS TO DETERMINE WHAT DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT FOR THE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTION THAT YOU ALL WANT TO, UM, ACCEPT FOR AUTO LIABILITY AND GENERAL LIABILITY FOR AUTO LIABILITY. IT'S A $0 DEDUCTIBLE. UM, WOULD BE A CONTRIBUTION OF 115,729. IF WE BUMPED THAT FOR AUTO LIABILITY TO A THOUSAND, IT WOULD BE A CONTRIBUTION OF 1 0 9 542. IS THAT THE ONLY TWO OPTIONS? YEP. YES, SIR. , THAT'S PRETTY EASY. OKAY. THOUSAND DOLLARS DEDUCTIBLE? NO, NO. FOR $6,000. WE GO FROM A THOUSAND DOLLARS DEDUCTIBLE TO ZERO. HOW MANY, HOW MANY CASES? HOW MANY? WE, WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF AUTO, AUTO HAVE LIABILITY CLAIMS. WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE SIX A YEAR. I DON'T, I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK. THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE SIX FOR IT TO BE A RIGHT CHANGE THERE. OKAY. SO GO WITH THAT. YEAH. Y'ALL ARE THINKING THAT AUTO PHYSICAL DAMAGE WE HAVE. YEAH, THAT'S THE ONE THAT WE DON'T GET TO CHOOSE THAT DEDUCTIBLE. THIS IS AUTO LIABILITY. THIS IS LIABILITY. THIS IS, WE'RE AT FAULT. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YES. ALL RIGHT. WHEN DOES THIS DECISION HAVE TO BE MADE? DOES THIS, DOES THIS HAVE TO BE DECIDED TODAY? WELL, WE NEED TO LET TACK KNOW SOON. AND THEN THE, THE, THIS IS FOR JANUARY ONE START. I GUESS WHAT I'M ASKING IS, IS THIS SOMETHING WE CAN DIG INTO JUST A LITTLE BIT? I WAS AT A CONFERENCE LAST WEEK. I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO DIG INTO THIS. IS IT OVERLY CUMBERSOME IF WE DO THIS? NO, I CAN, CAN I CAN WE CAN LIKE COME BACK TO AT THE END OF THE COURT TODAY. 'CAUSE I CAN GET SABRINA TO PULL OUT HOW MANY LIABILITY. I MEAN, I, IF IT'S NOT, YOU'RE RIGHT. $6,000. I, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT NEXT YEAR LOOKS LIKE. SO, BUT IT BUT HISTORICALLY WE PROBABLY HAVEN'T HAD SIX CASES. N NOT FOR AUTO LIABILITY LIABILITY. AUTO LIABILITY. THAT'S OUR FAULT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. MM-HMM . OKAY. TO ME THEN IT'S PRETTY EASY THAT WE NEED TO GO WITH THE, THE LESSER COST. CAN WE WAIT UNTIL, UNTIL THE END OF COURT TODAY? SURE. THANK YOU. TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT ITEM THEN. AND WE'LL COME BACK TO THAT. MOVE [4.D.6. Accept/Reject/Renew PC25-03 Transportation of Human Remains. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen) ] TO ITEM SIX. WE ACCEPT PROJECT RENEW PC 25 DASH OH THREE. TRANSPORTATION OF HUMAN REMAINS. SO THIS IS JUST TO RENEW PC 25 DASH OH THREE FOR TRANSPORTATION OF HUMAN REMAINS. UM, IT'S AWARDED TO FORT WORTH FUNERAL AND CREMATIONS. AND IN ELIGIBLE FOR ANOTHER ONE YEAR PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH DECEMBER 20. I'M SORRY, DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. THEY HAVE REQUESTED AN INCREASE FROM 2 95 TO 3 95 FOR EACH CASE. OKAY. AND THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES. AND PREVIOUSLY THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES WHO BID ON THIS. I BELIEVE THIS LAST TIME. YES. YEAH. OKAY. MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION. I HAVEN'T MADE A MOTION. I'M JUST GETTING THE INFORMATION. YEP. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER. HOLD SECOND. BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. CARRIE? FIVE VOTE. MOVE [4.D.7. Independent Audit Service for Parker County. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen)] TO ITEM SEVEN OR INDEPENDENT AUDIT SERVICE FOR PARKER COUNTY. SO REQUESTING, UH, THE APPROVAL OF THE, OF THE DISCRETIONARY EXEMPTION FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 FIVES INDEPENDENT AUDIT SERVICES TO WEAVER AND TIDWELL, LLP. THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 2 6 2 0.024 AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY AUDITOR TO SIGN AN ENGAGEMENT LETTER. OKAY, MOTION MOVE ON. MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES BY VOTE. [4.D.8. Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign the Mooring USA Change Order #1 for the JP 3 Renovation Project. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen) ] MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT ON APPROVE AND AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIGN THE MO USA CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE FOR THE JP THREE RENOVATION PROJECT. I THINK I GAVE OUT ALL MY COPIES OF THIS. THIS IS THE . WHAT'S THAT CHANGE? SA YEAH, IT'S IN HERE. IT, IT'S NOT A CHANGE ORDER. WE WERE DO A CHANGE ORDER, BUT THE AMOUNT FOR THE ADDITIONAL WORK THAT THE COUNTY HAS REQUESTED TO RIGHT, IS TO ADD A COUNTERTOP ACROSS THROUGH THEIR, THE NEW AREA THAT'S BEING RENOVATED, LIKE THE AUTO REGISTRATION COUNTERTOP AND PLUS THE GLASS AND THEN MOVE THE SECURITY DOOR AND SO FORTH. AND THE ESTIMATE CAME BACK AT 49,000 602 92. [00:25:02] UM, THIS IS, UM, MORE THAN WHAT WOULD BE ALLOWED AS A CHANGE ORDER ON THE CURRENT CONTRACT. SO WE'RE REQUESTING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THIS IN SEPARATELY THAN THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT. THERE IS MONEY AVAILABLE IN BUILDING GROUNDS, UM, ANNEX LINE AS WELL AS, UM, SOME ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR A PROJECT THAT, UM, MARK LONG, UM, DOESN'T FEEL LIKE HE'S GONNA NEED AFTER ALL, UM, THAT THE COURT BUDGETED IN THIS, THIS BUDGET CYCLE. SO THERE'S FUNDS ALREADY AVAILABLE. WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL COST? THE ORIGINAL COST FOR THE CONTRACT IS 47,008 SOMETHING. UM, AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS MORE THAN DOUBLE THAN THAT, SO, AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S A OWNER CHANGE REQUEST, IT'S STILL, UM, MORE THAN 25% WE CAN'T DO A CHANGE ORDER FOR. AND THE MOORING CONTRACT IS THROUGH THE TIPS. USA CO-OP CONTRACT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WHOLE WHERE THE DISCUSSION PHASE, I GUESS I'M, WE DIDN'T PUT IT IN THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE. HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT? THE ENTIRE PROJECT? WELL, IT'S GONNA BE A SEPARATE PROJECT. SO, SO THAT, THAT TWO 50, WAS THAT NOT IN IT'S OKAY. SO WE WOULD NEED A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO MOVE THE MONEY INTO THE BUILDING. ANNEX EXXON, I GUESS I'M SEVEN 57,000 WAS BUDGETED FOR THE PROJECT. AND I THINK THE PO IS FOR 40, 47, 8 OR NINE. BUT THIS, WAIT, IT HAS TO BE A SEPARATE CONTRACT. SO THE TOTAL FOR ALL THE RENOVATIONS IS GONNA BE AROUND 98,000. WHAT WAS IT BUDGETED FOR ORIGINALLY DONE? 57. 57. 57. SO WE'RE ADDING 80%, 85% MORE. I MEAN, I'M, I NEED MORE INFORMATION. WELL, THAT, AND I, I, I SECOND THAT, BUT FOR TRANSPARENCY, JUST TO THE, TO THE PUBLIC IS TAXPAYER MONEY HERE, WHAT, WHAT IS WHY THE INCREASE? BECAUSE WE REQUESTED MARK HAD REQUESTED IT. IF THIS IS NOT MORE JUST JUDGE BUDGET FAR, UM, YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO THIS OR MARK OR BOTH? I'M THE ONE THAT ASKED FOR THE CHANGE. OKAY. BUT I CLEARED IT WITH JUDGE GRISSOM HERE FIRST. WE WANT TO MAKE IT LOOK AS WELL AS WE CAN MAKE IT LOOK, TRY TO MATCH IT UP TO WHAT THE AUTO RESTORATION LOOKS LIKE. AND BECAUSE IT FUNCTIONS SO WELL, THE WAY THEY'VE GOT IT SET UP, HIS OFFICE TAKES MONEY, IT'LL GIVE HIM A LOT MORE COUNTER SPACE AND, UH, SOME GLASS IN FRONT OF HIM. AND HONESTLY, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GONNA BE THIS MUCH, BUT, UH, LET'S, IT'S IT'LL IT'LL BE DONE RIGHT. AND IT'LL BE NICE. I THOUGHT YOU SAID IT WAS BUDGETED. WE HAD THE, THE MONEY BUDGETED TO DO THE PROJECT. WELL, SO THE COURT GAVE BUILDING AND GROUNDS $250,000 FOR A ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM. AND THEY FIGURED OUT NOW THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA NEED THAT. AND SO THAT MONEY WAS BUDGETED IN THE CONTINGENCY LINE? NO. TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE. WE, THERE'S STILL $10,000 LEFT IN WHAT WAS BUDGETED FOR THIS PROJECT. SO 10,000 OF IT CAN STILL COME FROM THAT LINE, WHICH WOULD LEAVE ABOUT $40,000. THAT WOULD NEED TO BE MOVED TO JOE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT. THIS WILL BE THE LAST RENOVATION. RENOVATION AT THE, UH, SANTA FE ANNEX. THEN WE'LL BE FINISHED. THE WHOLE THING WILL BE DONE SINCE THE FLOOD CHRISTMAS. SO I, I GUESS WILL WE BUDGETED 57,000 FOR IT? INITIALLY IT WAS GONNA BE 47 8. DID I GET THAT RIGHT? AND THEN NOW IT'S COMING BACK AT 98. THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S A PRETTY HUGE IMPACT. WHY DID WE NOT, WHY DID WE NOT? AND I'M, I'M PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT, MARK. YOU DO A GREAT JOB AT WHY, WHY NOW? IN 98, WHAT I DIDN'T REALIZE IT'S GONNA COST THAT MUCH TO ADD THE ADDITIONAL WORK FOR THE COUNTER. AND SOME OF IT IS FOR THE DESK TOO BECAUSE, AND WE'RE DOING SOME OF THAT OURSELF. ARE WE DOING IT ALL OR ARE WE CON ARE WE DOING SOME OF THAT OURSELF? WE DOING IT ALL. WE'RE DOING SOME OF IT, YES. OKAY. WE'RE LAYING THE FLOOR DOWN, PUTTING THE GRID IN THE LIGHTS. NO, WE'RE NOT PUTTING THE GRID IN. WE'RE PUTTING THE CEILING TILES IN AND, UH, THE LIGHTS AND THE CARPET FLOORING. IS THERE A, I GUESS, AND WITHOUT BEING ON SITE AND UNDERSTANDING THIS A LITTLE BIT BETTER, UH, IS THERE A REASON WHY THERE'S A, THERE'S A CONFORMITY NEED FOR THAT TO MATCH WHAT THE, THE, UH, TAX ASSESSOR IS? OR WHY DOES IT NEED TO BE THIS? THAT'S AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY FOR, FOR THIS RENOVATION. IT IS, [00:30:01] BUT IT'S THE, IN MY MIND, IT'S THE BEST WAY TO GO. YOU KNOW, IT'LL BE DONE. IT'LL BE DONE RIGHT. AND IT'LL LOOK GOOD. AND IT'S VERY FUNCTIONAL. I GET IT. I'M NOT, I'M NOT, I'M NOT SO MUCH QUESTIONING AS, AS WHAT I'M, I'M LOOKING AT WHERE WE'VE BUDGETED SOMETHING AND NOW WE'RE RIGHT UNDER THAT $50,000 THRESHOLD WHERE WE CAN JUST ADD A, A CHANGE HERE. THAT BOTHERS ME. THAT THRESHOLD IS A HUNDRED THOUSAND NOW, ISN'T IT? NO, THAT'S TOTALLY SEPARATE FROM THIS. OKAY. THIS IS A CALL CONTRACT. SO IT'S BEEN PROCURED. THE CHANGE ORDER AMOUNT IS THE ISSUE TO DO A SEPARATE CONTRACT FROM THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT. WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T JUST DO A CHANGE ORDER TO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT. THIS IS A NEW PROJECT. AN ADDITIONAL PROJECT. SO THIS JUDGE, WHY DON'T YOU WEIGH IN ON THIS AND GIVE US I THINK INFORMATION. I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT PICKING, WE JUST HEAR FROM NO, WHAT WE RAN INTO IS WHEN THE CLERK COUNTERS THAT WE HAD IN THERE THAT WE WERE GONNA DO A TRY TO UTILIZE THOSE AGAIN, WHENEVER MAINTENANCE COME IN TO START GETTING THOSE OUT OF THEIR, BASICALLY THEY STARTED FALLING APART. I MEAN, THEY WERE NOT IN GOOD SHAPE. COME TO FIND OUT ONCE THEY STARTED PULLING 'EM OUT. SO THAT KIND OF TOOK THAT REFURBING, THOSE REUSING THOSE OUT OF THE SCENARIO. SO NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANY COUNTERTOPS TO WORK WITH. UH, AND THEN THE SECURITY DOOR WE HAD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUILDING, ONCE THEY REMOVED THE WALL, IT KIND OF BECOME A STRUCTURAL ISSUE OF JUST A FREESTANDING DOOR. SO THEY'RE HAVING TO TAKE THAT SECURITY DOOR AND MOVE IT TO AN EXISTING WALL. UH, SO WE'RE KIND OF WITHOUT COUNTERS WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO MOVE THAT SECURITY DOOR FOR STRUCTURAL REASONS IN THERE. UM, I'M, I'M KIND OF LIKE, MARK, I'M SURPRISED AT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT IT'S COMING BACK AT. UH, BUT EITHER WAY, WE, I MEAN, I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS. WE'VE GOTTA GET THE COURT BACK UP AND RUNNING AND WITH THE, DOING THE COUNTERTOP, LIKE WHAT OTTO HAS MEANS WE HAVE TO ACQUIRE, UH, LIKE JENNY GENTRY DID, HUH? A CABINET MAKER? WELL, I THINK NO, WE'RE, WE'RE IT'S CABINET MAKER THAT MORE EMPOWERING TO BUILD THAT CABINET AND PUT THE CABINET YES. BUILD THE CABINET AND PUT THE COUNTERTOPS IN. YES. AND WHAT ABOUT THE FURNITURE? THE FURNITURE WITH DESK THAT THEY'RE GONNA NEED? UM, AND THAT IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT RANDALL'S GOT SOME MONEY IN HIS LINE, BUT NOT ENOUGH. AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE THAT ADDITIONAL MONEY. UH, THE MAINTENANCE LINE PAID THOSE TOO. YEAH. SO THE FURNITURE WAS BUDGETED AND YOU ALL HAVE 4,000 ALLOTTED AND I 13. YES. BUT SAME THING. IF ANY OF THAT START, BECAUSE IT'S NOT IN THE CORRECT LINE, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO ASK FOR AN OVERRIDE IN ORDER TO ORDER IT AND NOT DELAY IT, OR ELSE IT WON'T GO UNTIL THE NEXT WELL, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE DEPENDING ON Y'ALL TELL US WHAT TO DO THERE. WELL, THE COURT HAS NOT THAT, I'M HOPING THAT NUMBER'S GONNA BE MORE LIKE 10,000, NOT 13. UH, 'CAUSE I THINK IN THERE THEY HAD, UH, STAPLES OR WHOEVER IT WAS DELIVERY INSTALLATION SET UP. AND WE'RE NOT GONNA, WE'RE GONNA USE OUR OWN PEOPLE FOR THAT. SO I'M HOPING THAT WAS ABOUT A $3,000 LINE ITEM THAT I QUESTIONED. AGAIN, I MEAN, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT POKING AT ANYBODY, BUT, BUT THE DOUBLE, ALMOST DOUBLE COST IS A, IS A FLAG FOR US. SO, YES, SIR. UM, I GUESS MY QUESTION IS TO YOU, MARK, ARE THESE THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING THIS? OR WOULD THIS BE THIS 4 9, 6 0 2 BE SOMETHING THAT WE COULD GET QUOTES ON FROM SOMEBODY ELSE? I'M JUST, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T WANNA INTERRUPT. I KNOW THAT THE, YOU'VE GOT THE FOLKS THERE WORKING. THAT'S OUR ISSUE IS WE ALREADY HAVE THE TO, SO I COULD REACH OUT AND GET QUOTES FROM SOMEBODY ELSE, BUT THEN COME BACK ON DECEMBER 8TH THAT HOLDS THEM UP WHERE THEY CAN'T DO COURT. I GET IT. SO I GET IT. AND I DON'T KNOW THAT THE QUOTES WOULD COME IN. I JUST THINK, I THINK IT'S, I, I UNDERSTAND THE BACKUP OF, OF A COURT DOCKET AND, AND CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT. YEAH. BUT I THINK ALSO THAT, THAT WE, WE OWE IT. THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS AND, AND GET A SECOND LOOK AT THIS. ONCE AGAIN, I DON'T, I DON'T MEAN TO THROW ROCKS, JUDGE. UH, I DON'T MEAN TO TO INTERRUPT WHAT'S GOING ON EITHER. UH, I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW THE BEST COURSE TO TAKE HERE BEING GIVEN THIS SITUATION TODAY TO MAKE A DECISION ON, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME. AND I, AGAIN, I HEAR, I'M HEARING EVERYTHING THAT THE, THAT THE JUDGE IS SAYING, I'M HEARING EVERYTHING THAT, THAT THE DIRECTOR IS SAYING, NOT, NOT MEANING TO QUESTION EVERYTHING AND MICROMANAGE EVERYTHING, BUT PUT YOURSELF IN MY POSITION. WHAT DO YOU THINK, MAYOR? WE'RE GOING TO DOUBLE THE COST OF THIS ALMOST. AND, UH, WANNA GET IT DONE AND WANNA GET IT FIXED SO THAT YOU CAN BE, BE BACK IN BUSINESS AS SOON AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN. WE RECOGNIZE THAT TOO. I DON'T KNOW. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE AN OPINION ABOUT, SO HOW TO MANAGE THIS AT PRECINCT TWO? WE HAD OUR MECHANIC ADD A WALL RECENTLY, AN INTERIOR WALL AND REDO SOME OF THE OTHER, UM, SOME OF THE STUFF THAT'S ASSOCIATED [00:35:01] WITH, WITH MOVING A WALL AND ALL OF THAT. MY QUESTION IS A LITTLE BIT BROADER. IT'S FOR BRIANNA. BRIANNA, COULD YOU RUN SOME NUMBERS AT SOME POINT? NO RUSH ON HOW MUCH WE'RE SPENDING PER YEAR OUTSOURCING STUFF LIKE DRYWALL FRAMING AND, YOU KNOW, MOVING DOORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. 'CAUSE I'M WONDERING HOW MUCH THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING WE COULD SAVE THE TAXPAYER SOME MONEY AS WE CONTINUE TO GET BUSIER IN THIS AREA IF WE DON'T ADD SOME ADDITIONAL STAFF IN HOUSE THAT CAN DO THAT WORK INSIDE VERSUS CONTRACTING IT OUT WHERE IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. SO THAT, THAT WOULD BE MY REQUEST AS A BIGGER OVERALL PICTURE. BUT THEN TO ECHO COMMISSIONER WALDEN'S POINT, THIS WAS PITCHED IN BUDGET AS A, AS A LOW COST SOLUTION. I UNDERSTAND THINGS HAPPENED, BUT WE'RE NOW ALMOST AT A HUNDRED GRAND. THAT'S, THAT'S TOUGH. NOW HOW DID Y'ALL NOT KNOW TILL TODAY WHAT THE COST WAS GONNA BE? WELL, THE CLOAK CAME IN LAST WEEK. HUH? THE CLOAK CAME IN LAST WEEK. BUT DIDN'T YOU, BOTH OF Y'ALL SAY YOU DIDN'T KNOW TILL THIS MORNING? NO. NO. OH, I SAID I DIDN'T KNOW TILL THIS MORNING OR UNTIL I GOT MY BOOK. MATTER OF FACT, WHEN KIM, I THINK SHE CALLED ME AND SAID, HAVE YOU SEEN THE QUOTE? AND I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH MY ELDERLY PARENTS LAST WEEK. I HAVEN'T. THEN SHE TOLD ME IT WAS LIKE, OH MY GOSH. SO IT WAS MY RESPONSE TO THE, THAT I GUESS I'M LOOKING FOR, FOR SOME MIDDLE GROUND HERE OF BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, SATISFY THE CONCERN THAT WE HAVE. BUT, BUT NOT OVERLY DELAY WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE. WE WANNA GET IT DONE. WE WANNA GET YOU BACK IN BUSINESS. UM, I'M, I'M AT AN IMPASSE HERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE BEST WELL CAN IS. CAN WE HAVE SOMEBODY GET ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS AND MAYBE MAKE A MOTION CONTINGENT UPON GETTING THAT SECOND LOOK AT IT? IF NOT, IF THAT'S THE BEST WE CAN DO, THEN GO WITH THIS. BUT I, NO, WE CAN'T. I'M, I'M NOT, I'M NOT GOING TO. HEY MARK. HOW, HOW MANY LINEAR FEET ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE? ON THE COUNTER? YEAH. COUNTER CABINETS, RIGHT IN A WING WA OR A WALL THAT'S ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE CAB. I JUST THINK IT'S LIKE 32 FEET, I BELIEVE. I CAN'T REMEMBER LINEAR FEE. WELL, NO, JUST, JUST CROSS THE RING. I, I MOVE TO RESCIND MY MOTION. YOU CAN WITHDRAW YOUR MOTION. WITHDRAW MY MOTION. SAME ON THE SECOND. WELL, THE DRYWALL IS 54 INCHES TO OFFICES AND SIX INCHES. THAT'S, IS THAT PART OF THIS? YES. UNTIL WE GET ALL THIS FIGURED OUT. 36 INCHES BY 30 INCHES. YES. COMMISSIONER, YOU RESCINDED YOUR MOTION. READ, WITHDRAW MY MOTION. WITHDREW WITH DREW. SAVE HIM A SECOND. OKAY. I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSIONER HOLTE ABOUT IN-HOUSE WORKING. MY GUYS CAN DO THE WHAT? OKAY. BUT WE'RE JUST NOT VERY FAST. AND ONE OF THE REASONS, THE MAIN REASONS BECAUSE ALL THE OTHER WORK ORDERS THAT START COMING IN WHEN WE START A PROJECT SURE. BUT WE FINISHED ONE AT JOHN'S, YOU KNOW, UH, ADDED A WALL PRETTY QUICKLY AND IT LOOKS AS GOOD AS ANY OF THE OTHER WORK THAT THE CONTRACTORS HAVE DONE. SO WE DO THAT, HAVE THAT ABILITY, BUT IF WE WERE TO GET ADDITIONAL STAFF TO DO MORE OF THAT, THEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE SLOW TIMES WHERE YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING FOR THESE GUYS TO DO. AND THAT, THAT RIGHT THERE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES WE HAVE. WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S GONNA HELP HERE IS, I THINK IT'S THE TIME OF YEAR IS ALSO IN OUR FAVOR HERE A LITTLE BIT WITH THINGS SLOWING DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT, I WOULD THINK. BUT I WOULD JUST, MY THOUGHT ABOUT THIS IS, IS TAKE A STEP BACK HERE AND JUST TAP THE BREAK A LITTLE BIT AND LOOK AT ANOTHER OPTION AND SEEING IF IT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO EITHER INTERNALLY HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE LOOK AT THIS, BUT TO DOUBLE THIS AND THEN BRING THAT BACK TO THE, THAT THAT'S, THAT'S A HARD PILL TO SWALLOW FOR THIS COURT. MM-HMM . SO I, I, I GET, I GET, UH, THIS SAME SCENARIO EVERY TIME I GO TO A STORE TO BUY SOMETHING, IT COSTS ABOUT TWICE AS MUCH AS I THINK IT SHOULD. I'M NOT SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT A, A STANDARD INDUSTRY STANDARD PRICE, BUT IT SEEMS PRETTY EXPENSIVE TO ME. IT DOES TO Y'ALL TOO. IF WE, UH, EVEN IF WE HAD TO HAVE A SPECIAL COURT, UH, BETWEEN NOW AND THEN, ONCE AGAIN, OUR, OUR, MY MOTIVE IS NOT TO SLOW THE PROJECT DOWN OR TO SECOND GUESS ANYTHING, BUT LET'S JUST TAP THE BRAKES HERE AND JUST SEE IF WE CAN GET ANOTHER QUOTE FROM SOMEBODY ELSE, SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER, UH, TO, TO TRY TO SEE IF, IF THIS IS AN ACCURATE NUMBER OR NOT. AND THEN WE'RE, YOU KNOW, THEN WE'LL MOVE FORWARD AND WE CAN SCHEDULE A SPECIAL COURT MEETING. WE COULD HAVE A SPECIAL COURT MEETING, UH, NEXT WEEK OR WHATEVER. MM-HMM . WELL, WHAT ABOUT THE TIMELINE ON THAT? CAN, WELL, HOW WOULD THAT DELAY US? [00:40:01] YEAH, MY, I UNDERSTAND. I, I UNDERSTAND. I JUST WANT TO GET A TIMELINE. I'VE ALREADY SET MY DOCKET OUT LIKE TWO WEEKS AND WE SET, SO THAT MEANS WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO START MOVING CASES FARTHER OUT AT THIS POINT. AND THAT'S AN UNKNOWN TIME. THAT'S THE ONLY THING I'M RUNNING INTO, IS BEING ABLE TO GET MY CASES HEARD IN THE TIMELY MANNER THAT THEY NEED TO BE HEARD. WE'RE NOT GONNA HOLD YOU, WE'RE NOT GONNA HOLD YOU UP AS MUCH AS WE CAN. WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING. WE'LL DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO DO THIS. WE'RE JUST WANT BE DILIGENT WITH TAXPAYER MONEY. SO IS THIS, IS THIS COUNTER IN THIS AREA? I WAS THINKING IT WAS MORE OF THE RECEPTION AREA AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE SIDE. IT'S MORE IN WHERE YOU'RE DOING COURT? NO, NO, NO. THIS, THIS IS ACTUALLY, THIS IS WHERE THE GENERAL PUBLICS WERE COMING IN AND MY CLERKS ARE WAITING ON THEM. YEAH. SO IT WOULD BE A COUNTER, IT'D BE JUST LIKE WHAT THEY PUT IN ELECTIONS. SO CAN WE NOT THROW UP SOME TEMPORARY TABLES AND WORK OFF THOSE SO YOU'RE NOT GETTING HELD UP ON YOUR DOCKET? SO THESE, THESE, THEY'RE ALL WORKING. YEAH, WE'RE, WE'RE, OUR, OUR OFFICE IS WORKING. WE'VE MOVED EVERYTHING TO THE COURTROOM. SO WE'RE UP AND RUNNING, BUT WE JUST CAN'T HOLD COURT BECAUSE I GOT CLERKS EVERYWHERE AND EQUIPMENT EVERYWHERE. SO THAT'S THE PROBLEM IS MY COURT DOCKET. MM-HMM . JUST GETTING FARTHER AND FARTHER BEHIND. AT THIS POINT, WE HAD SLATED INITIALLY LIKE TWO WEEKS. YEAH. I TOLD 'EM TO GO AHEAD AND SIT IT THREE WEEKS OUT. WELL, NOW WE'RE GONNA BE EVEN FARTHER OUT. UH, I, I DON'T, I DON'T CARE WHO DOES THE WORK. WE JUST NEED TO GET IT MOVING WHERE WE CAN GET BACK UP AND OPERATIONAL AGAIN. UH, AGAIN, SOME, UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN YOU GET INTO THESE PROJECTS, WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE, THE CLARK COUNTERS THAT WE WERE GONNA REUSE STARTED FALLING APART AND THEY HAD TO TURN APART TO GET OUT OF THEIRS. THEY WERE BUILT IN PLACE. NO, I, I THINK WE UNDERSTAND. ARE THE, ARE THE, UH, IS IT LAMINATE COUNTERTOPS THAT WE'RE PUTTING BACK IN, UH, GRANITE? NO, I'M NO . STOP RIGHT THERE. I AM SORRY. I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF, BUT THEY ARE SOME, YES. IF YOU WANNA SEE WHAT WE'RE LOOK TALKING ABOUT LAMINATE, UH, IT'S, IT'S THE SAME AS THE, UH, TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S OFFICE. YEAH, IT'S LAMINATE. YOU GOTTA BUILD THE HEADERS, THE, THE STRUCTURE ON THE BOTTOM SIDE. YOU GOTTA BUILD THE HEADERS ON THE TOP AND PUT THE GLASS IN THE MIDDLE. OKAY. SO, YEAH. UNDERSTOOD. OKAY. WELL WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA KNOCK YOU BACK A WEEK OR SO. OKAY, RANDALL. AND, UH, SORRY, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. OKAY. BUT WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH THE, WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE, I, I THINK FOR EVERYBODY INVOLVED, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE AND WE'RE GONNA KNOCK YOU BACK A WEEK PROBABLY JUDGE WILL, WILL SCHEDULE A SPECIAL MEETING. ALRIGHT, WE'LL, WE'RE, THANK YOU. THAT FAIR ENOUGH? YES, MARK. THAT'S FINE. OKAY, WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM EIGHT. [4.D.9. Approve and authorize the county judge to execute the Tyler Munis C.O. 3 PCR. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen) ] MOVE TO ITEM NINE ON APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE TYLER EUNICE CO. CO THREE PCR. KIM. DID SHE JUST, OH, THERE YOU WERE. OKAY. SO I'M REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO, UM, APPROVE THE CHANGE ORDER WITH TYLER ENTERPRISES. CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE. THIS IS, UH, TO EXTEND THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GO LIVE DATE FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2026 TO MARCH 1ST, 2026. THIS IS WHAT WE'VE PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED. WE DISCUSS IN HERE ABOUT, WE DISCUSSED BACKING IT UP AND GETTING SOME MORE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN THERE. I MOVE TO APPROVE THAT. YES. MOTION MAY BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT DISCUSSION PHASE, THE COST IS 21 400, SO A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF DAYS LAST WEEK. OKAY. ALL, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH, [4.D.10. Requesting Authorization from Commissioners Comito advertise online auction 11/25/25 & 11/29/25 and list surplus items in an online auction with GovDeals 12/1/25-12/12/25. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen) ] MOVE TO ITEM 10 AND REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FROM COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO ADVERTISE ONLINE AUCTIONS 11 25, 25 AND 1129. 25. ENLIST SURPLUS ITEMS, AN ONLINE AUCTION WITH GOV DEALS 12 1 25 THROUGH 12 12 25. WE HAVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HALE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE. OH, THANK YOU. WE'LL [5.A. Discuss/Take action on design services for Kelly Road. (Chris Bosco/ Commissioner Hale) ] MOVE TO ITEM FIVE A AND DISCUSS TAKE ACTION ON DESIGN SERVICES FOR KELLY ROAD. SORRY TO MAKE YOU WAIT THERE, BROTHER. OH, NO PROBLEM. I CAN GET THIS CONNECTED. UH, CHRIS BOSCO WITH REZA NICHOLS. UM, OKAY, SO LET'S SEE IF I CAN GET THIS. LOOKS LIKE IT'S SLIGHTLY OFF. UM, SO HERE TO TALK ABOUT, UH, THE KELLY ROAD. UH, OF COURSE, WE'VE, UH, PREVIOUSLY Y'ALL HAVE AWARDED THE CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF KELLY ROAD. SO TODAY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE, UH, SIGNAL DESIGN AT 3 77. UH, THAT WAS ONE I'VE REPORTED IN IN PAST COURTS THAT COMMISSIONER HALE'S BEEN WORKING WITH. THE, UH, DEVELOPER. THE DEVELOPER IS ACTUALLY FUNDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SIGNAL. UH, AND THEN THE, THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY IS THAT, UH, WE'LL INCLUDE THE, THE COUNTY WOULD DO THE DESIGN OF THE SIGNAL. UM, SO THIS IS THE SUMMARY. UH, LET ME ZOOM IN HERE, UM, [00:45:01] OF THE AMENDMENT. SO, UH, HAS THE DESIGN OF THE SIGNAL, UH, DESIGN MANAGEMENT, UH, SURVEY. OUR SURVEY BASICALLY DID KELLY ROAD, BUT DIDN'T INCLUDE 3 77 IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. UH, YOU'LL SEE THE SURVEY RIGHT OF WAY. UH, SO WITH THE DEVELOPER, UH, HE IS GOING TO DEDICATE, UH, THE LAND FOR, UH, US TO WIDEN THE TURN LANE ON THE KELLY ROAD SIDE. UH, SO PINNACLE'S BEEN WORKING WITH HIM ON THAT. AND SO THIS WAS, DO THE SURVEY DOCUMENT AND KIND OF FINALIZE THAT, UH, DEDICATION. UH, SO THIS AMENDMENT IS, UH, SEEKING APPROVAL FOR 57,000, UH, 440. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? WOULD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT AN OVERSIZED SET OF SIGNAL LIGHTS LIKE AT THIS, THIS LOCATION? A BALLPARK ABOUT THE VALUE OF WHAT THOSE ARE COSTING? UH, YES. SO, UH, IF, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'VE DRIVEN 3 77, IT'S QUITE A WIDE INTERSECTION. AND SO, UH, THAT PRODUCES LIKE VERY L LARGE, UH, POLES AND MASSED ARMS. UH, ONE OF THE ELEMENT, I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IN COURT, SOME OF THE, THE FRUSTRATIONS WITH THE DELAY ON ORDERING THOSE. SO, UH, ONE OF THE NICE THINGS WITH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH A DEVELOPER IS WE'RE GETTING APPROVAL FROM TECH STOCK TO PRE-ORDER THOSE POLES. SO THE DEVELOPER WILL BE ABLE TO ORDER THOSE POLES WHILE WE'RE FINALIZING THE DESIGN. SO THOSE WILL HAPPEN CONCURRENTLY. UH, BUT YEAH, AT THIS LOCATION, THE, THE KIND OF ESTIMATES ARE BETWEEN 600 TO 800,000. SO IT IS A, A MORE COSTLY SIGNAL. ONE GOOD NEWS IS THE TURN LANES ARE IN PLACE, UH, ON 3 77. SO ALTHOUGH WE'RE ADDING TURN LANES ON KELLY ROAD, WE WON'T HAVE TO TOUCH PAVEMENT. IT'S JUST GETTING THE SIGNAL IN PLACE AND, AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE RIGHT OF WAY DONATED FOR THOSE TURN LANES, WHICH WAS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AS WELL. OKAY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION, CARRIE? FIVE. OH, CHRIS, STAY THERE A SECOND IF YOU WOULD PLEASE. UH, BRIAN, IF YOU WOULD COME UP, UH, WE'LL [6.A. Discussion/Update on Regional Transportation Council Meeting. (Judge Deen)] MOVE TO ITEM SIX, A DISCUSSION UPDATE ON REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL MEETING. UM, BRIAN HAS, UM, BEEN INTIMATELY INVOLVED WITH MYSELF ON A, UM, SITUATION THAT IS DEVELOPING. UH, CHRIS, IF YOU WOULD COME UP PLEASE, SORRY TO HAVE YOU HOLD YOUR, YOU CAN SET YOUR COMPUTER DOWN IF YOU'D LIKE TO. UM, BUT IF YOU'ALL WOULD BOTH COME UP. UM, WE, WE BOTH, WE'VE ALL TALKED ABOUT, UM, THE DISCUSSION UPDATE TYPICALLY, AND I, I, UH, NORMALLY GIVE THE AGENDAS OUT TO YOU. UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF VOLATILITY IN THE LAST REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL INVOLVING THE EAST AND WEST OF OUR, OUR DISTRICT. UM, THERE IS A SITUATION DEVELOPING ON THE LEADERSHIP OF, OF THE RTC. UH, I DON'T WANNA GO INTO DETAIL WITH IT TOO MUCH HERE, OTHER THAN, UH, THE TIMING OF THIS IS, IS, UH, CHALLENGING BECAUSE OF THE, UH, OF THE NUMBERS BEEN PUT OUT THERE OVER $1.6 BILLION WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE INCREASE OF I 20 CAPACITY, THE CONNECTIVITY OF THE ACCESS ROAD DEVELOPMENT GOING ALL THE WAY FROM LOST DOWN TO CLOSE TO BROCK. AND, UH, WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PROJECTS GOING ON WITH TDOT THAT'S NOT, SHOULDN'T BE INTERRUPTED, ALTHOUGH THEIR FUNDING'S BEEN CUT A LITTLE BIT. I WANT TO TASK, UH, BRIAN AND CHRIS BOTH TO, UH, WORK WITH, UH, KEY LEADERS OF COG AND, UH, THERE WAS A MEETING THAT THEY HELD IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, THAT IS CHALLENGING THE LEADERSHIP OF WHAT THE RTC THAT IS A SERIOUS DEAL BECAUSE, UM, IT JEOPARDIZES IN MY MIND THE DIRECTION OR FUNDING VEHICLE THAT IS COMING TO PARKER COUNTY. AND THE, AND I DON'T WANNA GO INTO GREAT DETAIL WITH THAT. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU NOT ASK ME ANY MORE THAN THAT OTHER THAN WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TASK THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS TO WORK TOGETHER, UH, WITH COG AND THE RTC TO STABILIZE THIS SITUATION. UH, IT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING THAT'S INVOLVED, THE TIMING THAT'S INVOLVED, THE PROJECT'S INVOLVED. UH, I'M ON THE RTC, THERE'S SOME VOLATILITY THAT HAS TO GET RESOLVED AND IT'S NOT GOING WELL. AND SO I WOULD ASK THAT YOU TWO, UH, GET VERY CLOSELY INVOLVED WITH THAT. YOU, YOU KNOW, THE CONTACTS, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. AND SO, UM, I KNOW I'M A LITTLE VAGUE ON THIS, BUT I'D ASK THAT YOU, UM, BE AWARE OF THE SITUATION THAT, UM, UH, IN FACT, I THINK THERE WAS AN EMAIL THAT WAS SENT OUT THAT KIND OF HIGHLIGHTED IT. UH, BUT THERE IS, THAT IS THAT DOES POSE A SERIOUS THREAT [00:50:01] TO THE, TO THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE, UH, NOT FROM THE BOND STANDPOINT, BUT FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE MATCHING FUNDS THAT WE'VE BEEN PROMISED IN, IN THE MONEY THAT'S COMING AND THE TIMING OF WHAT THESE PROJECTS ARE WITH THE, IN THE CAPACITY INCREASE WITH I 20. OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A SENSE OF SUBJECT IN THE COMMUNITY WITH CONGESTION THAT WE HAVE AND THE CONNECTIVITY AND THE PROCESS ON THE DESIGN OF THE ACCESS ROADS. UH, ALL THAT IS NOW IN MY MIND A CONCERN. JOHN, UH, IF IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE, I, I'M, I'M JUST GUESSING THAT THE, THE COURT MIGHT BE WILLING TO DRAFT A LETTER THAT, THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION. I WAS GONNA, MY NEXT COMMENT WAS THAT, UM, WE AND, AND BRIAN, IF YOU WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT IN DRAFTING THAT, UH, TO HAVE A LETTER OF SUPPORT, UH, FOR THE CURRENT LEADERSHIP OF THE RTC AND, UH, FOR THAT LETTER TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND TO THE RTC AS WELL AND DO IT. AND THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE QUICKLY, QUICKLY. SO THANK YOU BOTH AND, AND AGAIN, CHRIS, IF YOU WOULD KIND OF HELP IN YOUR CONTACTS OF THIS SITUATION. OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE INTIMATELY INVOLVED WITH IT AS WELL AND YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. SO SORRY FOR THE VAGUENESS, BUT AGAIN, THIS DOES POSE A RISK TO US, UH, A VULNERABILITY, IF YOU WILL, UH, TO THE PROJECTS BEING ON TIME, THE, THE MONEY THAT'S BEEN EARMARKED TO US, UM, AND IT JEOPARDIZES OUR RELATIONSHIP AS WELL. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, Y'ALL HAVE A SEAT? WE'VE DONE ITEM SEVEN, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT. WE'VE DONE EIGHT [8.C. Approve the TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT COUNTY BOAT AGENT AGREEMENT for Auto Registration. (Jenny Gentry / Judge Deen)] AND B WE'LL MOVE TO ITEMS EIGHT C ON APPROVE THE TEXAS PARKS WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, COUNTY BOAT AGENT AGREEMENT FOR AUTO REGISTRATIONS. I'M, I'M GUESSING THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF SOMETHING WE ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE. YEAH, AND ON THIS I GOT A, A, THE, UH, NOT COMING TO COURT, BUT THE ITEM WAS TO HAVE TO SIGN THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE TO ALLOW THE CONTINUED PROCESSING OF BOAT TRANSACTIONS. JOHN ALREADY HAS REVIEWED IT. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HA. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. MOTION CARRIES FIVE VOTE. [8.D. Discuss two Office of the Governor Grant requests and take any action the court deems necessary. (James Caywood/ Bianca Lord/ Judge Deen) ] MOVE TO ITEM D ON DISCUSS TWO. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR GRANT REQUEST AND TAKE ANY ACTION COURT NAMES NECESSARY. UH, JAMES AND BIANCA? YES, GOOD MORNING. WE HAD TWO OFFICER OF THE GOVERNOR GRANT FOR C CYBERSECURITY THAT WE APPLIED FOR. THE ANTICIPATED AMOUNT IS LESS THAN WHAT WE HAD REQUESTED. ALSO, THE TIMELINE HAS CHANGED, WHICH IMPACTS WHAT WE REQUESTED. SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO A, UM, BEFORE WE NEED TO CHANGE OUR REQUEST TO ALIGN WITH THE ANTICIPATED FUNDING, WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL TO CHANGE THAT REQUEST, WHICH YOU'LL APPROVE. AND THEN WE STILL HAVE TO GO TO THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR TO GET IT APPROVED. SO, SO JAMES WILL SPEAK ON THE, AND WE PROBABLY LIKE TO KNOW THE NUMBER, THE, THE CHANGE FROM WHAT IT WAS. THE CHANGE IS ABOUT WHAT DID WE APPLY FOR? I BELIEVE WE APPLIED FOR 130,000 ON THIS LINE AND THEY SAID THAT WAS TOO MUCH AND THEY DROPPED IT TO AROUND 50,000. 50,000. SO WE APPLIED FOR 130. YES, SIR. AND, AND YOU MIGHT REMIND US ABOUT WHAT, THAT'S THE REASON I'M ASKING THESE QUESTIONS IS 'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE AGENDA ITEM HERE. UH, OR I DON'T. THIS THIS LINE WAS, UH, UH, I, I APPLIED FOR, GOT Y'ALL PERMISSION DURING BUDGET TIME TO DO, UH, WHAT WE CALL AN EXTENDED DETECTION, UH, KIND OF A HIGHER LEVEL CYBERSECURITY INFRASTRUCTURE. I SAID IF WE COULDN'T GET A GRANT, I WASN'T GONNA PUSH FORWARD BECAUSE OF THE DOLLAR AMOUNT INTENDED. UH, THEY'VE REDUCED IT. IF WE GET IT, YOU KNOW, I'LL SPEND EVERY DOLLAR WE CAN GET CYBERSECURITY TO HELP. UH, WE WILL UTILIZE IT IN THE XDR SPACE. IT'LL JUST BE A LITTLE LIMITED, UH, AS FAR AS COVERING EVERYTHING, BUT, OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOL. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES. FIVE. THANK YOU. [8.E. Approve/Accept revised DSHS Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) A-4 grant agreement. (Jason Lane/ Bianca Lord/ Judge Deen) ] MOVE TO ITEM E. APPROVE TO ACCEPT REVISED DSHS CITY'S READINESS INITIATIVE, CRIA FOUR GRANT AGREEMENT. JASON BIANCA? UM, YES. UH, THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UM, HAS AN AMENDMENT AND THEY CHANGED, UH, THEY'RE TWEAKING SOME OF THE DELIVERABLE TASKS THAT MY OFFICE HAS TO PERFORM TO STREAMLINE THOSE ACROSS THE STATE. IT'S REALLY A PAPERWORK THING FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES. SO NO CHANGE TO ANY DOLLAR AMOUNTS, NO CHANGE TO ANY WORK THAT I HAVE TO DO. IT'S JUST KIND OF CLEANING UP SOME OF THEIR PAPERWORK. I ALWAYS BEFORE I, I ALWAYS ENJOY WHEN I HEAR WHEN IT IS SAID, NO DOLLAR AMOUNT. LARRY, YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE TO PUT THAT MOTION OUT THERE. I ADMIRE THAT. UM, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER. HELL. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? I'M NOT JABBING YOU, I JUST, I I LOVE IT CARRIES FIVE. OH, [8.F. Donate two estray pigs to the Weatherford Animal Shelter for adoption. (Mark Arnett / Judge Deen) ] [00:55:01] MOVE TO ITEM F. DONATE TWO ASTRAY PIGS TO THE WEATHERFORD ANIMAL SHELTER FOR ADOPTION. MARK, SORRY TO MAKE YOU WAIT ON THAT. THAT'S OKAY. WE, UH, WE CAPTURED TWO ASTRAY PIGS. UH, THEY DID NOT SELL AT AUCTION AND SO WE'RE REQUESTING TO DONATE 'EM TO THE SHELTER. MOTION. COMMISSIONER HOL THEY CAN MAKE MR. WALL ANY OF THE DISCUSSION. WELL, I WAS GONNA ASK CHIEF, UH, DID YOU NOT WANNA TAKE HIM HOME WITH YOU PETS? NO. MY WIFE WOULD LOVE ME TOO, BUT NO, THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. WHAT'S QUESTION? ALL IN FAVOR? THANKS. CARRIES FIVE OH, [8.G. Discussion and approval of lump sum payment to TCDRS from FY 25 FUND 10 retirement budget lines in amount of $34,311.73. (Becky McCullough/ Judge Deen) ] MOVE TO ITEM G, DISCUSS AND APPROVE OF LUMP SUM PAYMENT TO C-D-T-C-D-R-S FROM FY 25 FUND 10 RETIREMENT BUDGET LINES IN AMOUNT OF $34,311 73 CENTS, BECKY. SO THIS IS THE, UM, LUMP SUM PAYMENT THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THE LAST FEW YEARS. AND SO NOW THAT WE'RE PAST FISCAL 25, THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE HAS HAD TIME TO RUN THE FINAL NUMBERS. SO THIS YEAR I'M ASKING FOR THE LUMP SUM PAYMENT TO BE 34,300 1173. AGAIN, THIS IS SENT DIRECTLY TO T-C-D-R-S TO HELP WITH OUR FUNDING RATIO. AND THIS IS JUST FUND 10. THIS DOES NOT COME FROM PRECINCT FUNDS OR ANY SPECIAL REP SPECIAL FUNDS. A MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER. HOLD ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE. BILL, [8.H. Discuss and authorize County Judge to sign ILA agreement with PEBC and City of Dallas for Cooperative purchasing program and Standard Insurance Company Contract for voluntaty employee benefits. (Becky McCullough/ Judge Deen)] MOVE TO ITEM A SHOULD DISCUSS AND AUTHORIZED COUNTY JUDGE HAS SIGNED ILA AGREEMENT WITH PEBC AND CITY OF DALLAS FOR COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM. AND STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY CONTRACT FOR VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS. SO THIS IS AN I A THAT PBC UH, WENT OUT TO WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS TO BE ABLE TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY. WE, UM, WE MOVED OUR LIFE INSURANCE, OUR COUNTY PAID LIFE INSURANCE, OUR VOLUNTARY LIFE INSURANCE. WE WERE ABLE TO BRING ANCILLARY LIFE BENEFITS ALL ON BOARD IN THIS OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR 2026 WITH USING THE STANDARD. THE STANDARD ALSO BECAUSE OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH PBC PROVIDED THE LICENSE FOR OUR ONLINE PLATFORM FREE OF CHARGE. SO, UM, WE'RE JUST NOW KIND OF MAKING SURE WE'RE THE, THIS HAS, THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN, UH, CLEARED THROUGH PBC GENERAL COUNSEL AS WELL. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE. OH, THANK YOU. [8.I. 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 Grindstone Road in Precinct Three. (Commissioner Walden) ] MOVE TO ITEM I, APPROVAL OF APPLICATION FROM PARKER COUNTY SPECIAL UTILITY. SORT TO LAY AND MAINTAIN A WATERLINE THROUGH UNDER A, ALONG ACROSS AND OVER THE RIGHT OF WAY ON GRINDSTONE ROAD AND PRECINCT THREE. I GOT THIS REQUEST. UH, IT'S ON, I HAVE THE APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK HERE. AND PARKER COUNTY, SUD IS RECOGNIZED AS A UTILITY IN THE EYES OF THE STATE. SO I MOVE TO APPROVE THAT. REQUEST. A MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN PAPER. CARRIE? FIVE OH, [8.J. Exempt Precinct 3 septic permit. (Commissioner Walden) ] MOVE TO ITEM J EXCEPT PRECINCT THREE. SEPTIC PERMIT EXEMPT PRECINCT. THREE SEPTIC PERMIT. SORRY. SO I'LL, I'LL GIVE YOU THE BACKGROUND ON THIS. WE, UH, FOR OUR, UH, OUR FACILITY NEEDED TO, UH, DO SIGNIFICANT WORK TO OUR, UH, SEPTIC SYSTEM. SO, UH, MY CREW IS, UH, IS GOING TO, UH, COMPLETELY REDO OUR SEPTIC. NO GO. YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND COME UP COMPLETELY REDO OUR SEPTIC SYSTEM AT THE PRECINCT. AND, UH, IN ORDER TO DO THAT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT FROM PARKER COUNTY. THERE'S A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT. AND WE'RE ASKING YOU TO WAIVE THE, THE ASKING, UH, US TO ALLOW, UH, MR. BRO TO WAIVE THAT FOR US. YEP. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HILL. ANY COMMENTS? THAT'S PRETTY MUCH SUM IT UP. WE'RE JUST GONNA ASK COMMISSIONER HILL FOR PRECINCT THREE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? CHECK THEIR WORK REALLY CLOSELY. WELL, I'LL, I'LL PROBABLY BE HELPING THEM. . ALL IN FAVOR. CURIOUS ABOUT THAT. [8.K. Discuss/Approve Terralogic Digital Scanning Contract for the County Clerks Office. (Lila Deakle / Judge Deen) ] MOVE TO ITEM K, DISCUSS APPROVED TE LOGIC DIGITAL SCANNING CONTRACT FOR THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. LILA, UM, THIS IS A CONTRACT THAT WAS APPROVED, UH, IN THE FY 26 BUDGET. UM, THESE, UH, RECORDS ARE ACTUALLY IN THE BASEMENT OF THIS BUILDING. IT'S, UH, ABOUT 400,000 PAGES. UM, AND SO THIS PROJECT WILL BE PAID BY THE FUNDS WE COLLECT IN OUR SPECIAL FUNDS, OUR, OUR ARCHIVE FEE. AND THEN AFTER THIS, WE'RE GONNA HAVE ONE MORE CONTRACT AND EVERY RECORD WILL BE DIGITIZED. AND THIS WAS COVERED DURING THE BUDGET, CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. NICE JOB. THANK YOU. CARRIE. FAVO, [8.L. Waive 10-day notice for a position in the County Clerk's Court Division. (Lila Deakle / Judge Deen) ] MOVE TO ITEM L AND WAIVE 10 DAY NOTICE FOR POSITION IN THE COUNTY CLERK'S COURT DIVISION. LALA. UM, I HAVE A LADY RETIRING THIS WEEK, AND I'VE RECENTLY HELD INTERVIEWS, UH, FOR SOME CLERK. AND I WANNA, UH, INSTEAD OF REPOSTING, I WANT TO, UH, CHOOSE FROM MY LAST SET OF INTERVIEWS. OKAY. MOTION MAY BY COMMISSIONER HALL, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR. CARRIE [01:00:01] . [9. ACCEPT INTO THE MINUTES] MOVE TO ITEM NINE, ACCEPT INTO THE MINUTES UNDER ITEM A, PARKER COUNTY PERMITTING DEPARTMENT OF QUARTERLY REPORT ITEM B, EXECUTED MORE IN USA TIPS CONTRACT FOR JP THREE RENOVATIONS. ITEM C, EXECUTED MANSFIELD OIL CONTRACT FOR BULK FUEL PURCHASES THROUGH SOURCE. WELL CO-OP ITEM NUMBER 1 2 1 5 2 2 DASH MF. ITEM D, EXECUTED TRANSITION AGREEMENT FOR MEDICAL EXAMINER INVESTIGATORS. ITEM E, EXECUTED AGREEMENT WITH BERT PICKARD, FUNERAL HOME FOR DISPOSAL OF INDIGENT REMAINS. ITEM F, EXECUTED MOTOROLA AGREEMENT FOR THE 400 SELF SUPPORT TOWER. ITEM G. EXECUTED AGREEMENT FOR MCCI FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SOFTWARE THROUGH THE DIR CO-OP, D-I-R-C-P-O 5, 3, 3, 2 RECORDS. SHOW THAT THOSE ENTERED IN INTO THE, UH, MINUTES. UH, MOVE TO ITEM 10 ON EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECTION 5, 5, 1 0 7. [4.D.5. Accept/Reject/Renew RFP PC26-01 Bundled Insurances. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen) (Part 2 of 2)] CAN WE GO BACK TO THE INSURANCE CLAIM? YEAH, JUDGE, I WAS GONNA SAY I'M, I'M SORRY. I'VE SEEN WHAT I NEED TO SEE NOW. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT FOR, FOR D OH, THE ITEM THAT WE PUSHED? YES. D FIVE, LET ME GO BACK TO THAT. OKAY. UNDER ITEM FIVE? YES, THAT'S THE ONE YOU'RE TALKING. OKAY, PROCEED. WE'RE ON ITEM FIVE. SO, UM, WE HAD FIVE CLAIMS THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR FOR AUTO LIABILITY. LAST YEAR WE HAD ONE, AND IN 2023 WE HAD SEVEN . IT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE, SO THAT'S WHY. AND I'M SORRY. YEAH, I GOT, ACTUALLY GOT A TEXT, KIM, I GOT, I JUST SAW YOUR TEXT. UM, I DON'T REALLY KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA GO DOWN ANYWHERE. THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC IN THIS COUNTY. YEAH. SO WE'RE, WE'RE SITTING HERE DEBATING OVER $6,000. SO, SO THE ISSUE IS DO WE, UH, THE COST IS $6,000 LESS. UH, IF WE GO TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS DEDUCTIBLE AND WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE BETTING ON WHETHER WE HAVE SIX CLAIMS OR LESS. THAT'S, THAT'S ALL THE DEAL IS. YES, SIR. I AS WELL FLIP A COIN ON THIS ONE. I WOULD SUGGEST WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE LESS, BUT IF WE GO TO THE A THOUSAND DOLLARS DEDUCTIBLE, BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS WE CAN MAKE AN ISSUE GO AWAY IF WE EAT A FIVE, LET'S SAY SOMEBODY ASKS FOR 500 BUCKS FOR DAMAGES TO THEIR VEHICLE AND THEY ALLEGE THAT WE CAUSE IT, WE MAKE IT GO AWAY FOR 500 BUCKS VERSUS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME TYPE OF LITIGATION OR A BIGGER CLAIM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THAT'S HOW I'M SEEING THIS. DO YOU WANNA RESPOND TO THAT? SORRY. SO ANY OF THE CLAIMS THAT COME IN AGAINST THE COUNTY, YOU'RE GONNA PAY THAT A THOUSAND DOLLARS DEDUCTIBLE IS, IS WHAT WHAT WE'RE SAYING. SO IT'S LOWERED DOWN FROM WHAT AMOUNT IS CURRENTLY? I THOUGHT IT WAS ZERO. IT'S ZERO CURRENTLY. YEAH. SO WE JUST HAVE TO PAY A THOUSAND DOLLARS. BUT A LOT OF THOSE ARE, WHEN THEY'RE IN THAT PRICE RANGE, USUALLY DENIED ANYWAY. UH, THERE'D HAVE TO BE SOME TYPE OF LIABILITY THAT DIRECTLY RELATES TO THE COUNTY. RIGHT. SO LIKE THE WINDOW DAMAGE FROM A, YOU KNOW, A MOWER OR WHATEVER. I THINK MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE THE A THOUSAND DOLLARS DEDUCTIBLE. WELL, THE COMMENT WAS MADE ALL THE WAY IN ON THIS. MY PRECINCT'S EXPERIENCING EXPONENTIAL GROWTH. MM-HMM . WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC. WE ACTUALLY HAD AN INCIDENT THAT THIS WOULD PROBABLY FALL UNDER HERE RECENTLY. MY OPINION IS, I DON'T KNOW THAT THE AVERAGE NUMBER'S GONNA GO DOWN, WHICH MEANS IT POTENTIALLY GO UP IF WE'RE AT THE ZERO, WE, IF WE UPFRONT THE 6,000. NOW THE DIFFERENCE IN THE PREMIUM, WE HAVE $0 DEDUCTIBLES. IF IT'S OVER THAT SIX THRESHOLD, WHICH IT SOUNDS LIKE THE LAST THREE YEAR AVERAGE IS ABOUT SIX. IF, IF WE LIABILITY CLAIMS THE CURRENT, THE CURRENT YEAR FOR AUTO LIABILITY. SO WITH OUR CURRENT CARRIER, LET'S SAY THAT WE HANDLE SOMETHING IN-HOUSE UP TO A, UP TO THE THOUSAND OF MILES. PRE, PRE, PRE-APPROVED AMOUNT, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF WE HAVE A ZERO DEDUCTIBLE, IF WE HANDLE SOMETHING IN-HOUSE A LITTLE BIT AND THEN WE TURN IT OVER TO THE AUTO CARRIER, DOES THAT DISQUALIFY US FROM COVERAGE? I KNOW SOME CARRIERS, YEAH. THEY DEMAND THAT YOU USE THEM FROM THE VERY BEGINNING INSTEAD OF TRYING TO HANDLE IT YOURSELF. I, I DON'T, I THINK TO EXPAND ON WHAT I BELIEVE YOU'RE GETTING AT IS IF IN FUTURE, WHEN WE'RE, WHEN WE'RE SOLICITING QUOTES FROM OTHER COMPANIES, WILL WE POTENTIALLY DENY QUOTES FROM OTHER COMPANIES BECAUSE OF UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES? OH, RIGHT. OF EXCESSIVE CLAIM ACTIVITY. NO, WE HAVE TO STICK WITH THAT COUNSELOR. WHAT, WHAT DO YOU SAY? WELL, MIKE'S EXPERT HERE IN THE FIELD IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY. SO YOU I PROBABLY DEFER TO MIKE AN AGENCY, NOT A COMPANY. WE HAD A MOTION, WE HAD A MOTION WE COULD PROBABLY ACT ON IT. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. WHEN DISCUSSION, WHAT'S THE MOTION? WHAT'S THE MOTION? YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION. WE ACCEPT A [01:05:01] ZERO DE DOLLAR ZERO DEDUCTIBLE BASED OFF OF WHAT I STATED A MINUTE AGO. OKAY. CO AND COMMISSIONER CONY, YOUR SECOND AFFIRMS THAT. YES. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? AND THIS IS FOR AUTO LIABILITY, RIGHT? SO ALL GO AHEAD, GO AHEAD. ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE FIVE VOTE. THE SECOND MOTION WOULD BE FOR GENERAL LIABILITY. UM, I RECOMMEND THAT YOU DO THE $0 DEDUCTIBLE 'CAUSE WE'VE HAD, UM, FOUR OR FIVE OF THESE THIS YEAR. AND THE DIFFERENCE IS $3,800 BETWEEN THE $5,000 DEDUCTIBLE AND ZERO DEDUCTIBLE MOTION. MAY SO ONE CLAIM WOULD ALT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, THE MOTION IS FOR THE ZERO. YEP. AND GO AHEAD AND THEN WE NEED OVERALL MOTION TO AWARD TO T OKAY. WITH THIS MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR? YEAH. CARRIES FIVE OH AND ASK FOR ANOTHER MOTION. AND I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU WHAT YOUR, THE MOTION WAS YOU WERE ASKING. WELL, SO OVERALL TO AWARD, I MEAN, THEY'RE THE ONLY RESPONSE BUT TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO TAC FOR THE 26 DASH OH ONE BUNDLED INSURANCE BID. OKAY. I NEITHER THAT, I JUST WANTED FOR THE RECORD, FOR THE, FOR THE CLERK'S OFFICE, NOT READ OFF THE WHAT IT WA THE COST IS GONNA BE $934,127 PLUS 1 15 7 29 PLUS 20 1001 79. OKAY. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOL. COMMISSIONER, WE'RE GONNA MONEY YOU WERE IN THIS DISCUSSION, PLEASE. I JUST TURNED OFF MY COMPUTER, BUT I THINK THE TOTAL THAT WAS BUDGETED IN THAT LINE WAS 867,000 AND WE HAD INCREASED THAT, I THINK LAST YEAR'S TOTAL WAS 669,000 AND NOW IT'S GOING TO BE WELL OVER A MILLION. AND I DO NEED TO LET THE COURT ALSO KNOW THAT ON THE AUTO PHYSICAL DAMAGE, UM, ACROSS THE BOARD ATTACK, IT'S NOT JUST BASED ON OUR, THE NUMBER OF CLAIMS WE'VE HAD FOR AUTO PHYSICAL DAMAGE, BUT THE DEDUCTIBLE IS GOING FROM A THOUSAND DOLLARS A VEHICLE OR AN INCIDENT TO $2,500. SO EVERY CLAIM, OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER, THE SHORTAGE WILL COME FROM CON WILL HAVE TO COME FROM CONTINGENCY AND THEN I CAN PROVIDE THAT BUDGET ADJUSTMENT. SO DO WE KNOW, SO THE PERCENTAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 20% INCREASE FROM YEAR OVER YEAR. WE WERE EIGHT. WE WERE, I MEAN IT WAS SIX MORE THAN THAT. SO LAST YEAR WAS 669,000 IS WHAT WE BUDGETED. AND IT'S GOING OVER A MILLION, WELL OVER A MILLION. BUT WE ONLY GOT ONE RESPONSE. ONE RESPONSE. SO A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, THE COURT REQUESTED THAT WE DO A BUNDLED, UM, RFP. WE USED TO HAVE THE WORKERS' COMP SEPARATED OUT. BUT NOW THAT YOU ALL WANTED THE BUNDLED RFP, IT'S ELIMINATED OTHER RESPONSES BECAUSE THEY DON'T OFFER THE WORKERS' COMP. SO SHOULD WE BE SEPARATING, I I DON'T KNOW THAT IT THAT IT WE'RE GONNA GET BETTER RESPONSES FROM OTHERS FROM TAC. IS THERE, I DON'T REALLY KNOW. IS THERE A CARRIER? WHAT LEVEL DOES THE CARRIER KICK IN ON THE WORK COMP? THEY DON'T. IS IT AFTER A MILLION? NO, WE'RE, WE'RE SELF-INSURED. YEAH. SO WE'RE SELF-INSURED FOR THE ENTIRE TOWER ON WORK COMP. THERE'S NO AMOUNT THAT A CARRIER KICKS IN AT. RIGHT. SO WE BUDGET A CERTAIN AMOUNT. WE GET LIKE A, A RATE PER POSITION THAT WE RATE LIKE ROAD AND BRIDGE OR MAINTENANCE OR CUSTODIANS CLERKS. AND SO WE BUDGET THAT INTO EACH ONE OF YOUR BUDGETS. AND THEN WHENEVER THE BILL COMES IN, THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE DOES THE ALLOCATION TO, TO PAY THE BILL. UM, I WILL SAY PROBABLY WORKERS' COMP, IT'S ONE OF THE, THERE WASN'T A BIG INCREASE TO THE WORKERS' COMP SIDE. SO, YOU KNOW, AND, AND WHAT, WHAT THE INCREASE IS PROBABLY BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE EMPLOYEES. EXACTLY RIGHT. WE HAVE TO DO PAYROLL AUDITS WITH THEM. WE HAVE TO SEND EXACTLY HOW MANY EMPLOYEES WE HAVE. WE HAVE TO HAVE SALARY STUFF, SALARY INCREASES, AFFECTS IT AS WELL. YES. THIS, UH, THIS, IT'S PART OF THAT TOTAL COST. WE TALKED ABOUT AN AN EMPLOYEE 0.89. IS THAT OUR EXPERIENCE MODIFIER ON THE WORK COMP? I DON'T THINK IT HAS IT ON HERE. I OR IS IT EQUIVALENT TO AN EXPERIENCE MODIFIER. OKAY. I DON'T, SO THE REASON THAT I'M ASKING IS I'VE SEEN QUITE A FEW PROGRAMS WHERE THE SELF-INSURANCE IS FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT, BUT THEN FOR CATASTROPHIC LOSSES ABOVE THAT YOU CAN, ON EITHER THE LIABILITY OR ON THE WORK COMP, A CARRIER WILL KICK IN AT SOME POINT. AND SO I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT WAS WHAT WAS HAPPENING HERE. IT'S MORE COMMON ON THE LIABILITY SIDE. BUT YOU CAN DO IT ON THE WORK COMP SIDE AS WELL, I BELIEVE. UM, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A CARRIER SINCE WE'RE SELF-INSURED. I DIDN'T YEAH, PARDON? WE DON'T HAVE A CARRIER SINCE WE'RE SELF-INSURED. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT YOU CAN SELF-INSURE ONLY A PORTION AND THEN HAVE A CARRIER THAT KICKS IN ABOVE THAT LIKE A STOP LOSS. YEAH. YEAH. YES. WE DON'T, YES. SO MY THOUGHTS [01:10:01] FOR THE COURT WOULD BE NEXT YEAR THAT WE MAYBE ALLOW A BUNDLE OTHER THAN WORK COMP AND EXPAND OUR OPTIONS BY ALLOWING GROUPS TO BRING US A BUNDLED OPTION WITH A SEPARATE WORK COMP POLICY SO THAT IT INCREASES THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES BY QUITE A BIT. 'CAUSE IF WE'RE TAKING, IF WE'RE GOING FROM 600 ISH TO A MILLION, BASICALLY, I MEAN THAT'S, THAT'S 50%, THAT'S, THAT'S TOUGH. SO ALSO THEN WE NEED TO UM, DISCUSS, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING THE BUNDLED INSURANCES AS A THREE YEAR OR SINGLE YEAR WITH THREE OPTIONAL RENEWAL PERIODS. SO IF THAT'S THE CASE AND YOU WANT ALL WANT TO DO THIS AGAIN NEXT YEAR, THEN WE WOULD NEED TO ONLY AWARD FOR A YEAR. THAT'S FINE WITH ME. YEAH. I THINK IT, IT IS PROBABLY PRUDENT THAT WE LOOK AT THAT OPTION BECAUSE SOMETIMES COMPANIES APPETITE RISK THEIR RISK FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF APPETITE, THEIR APPETITE FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF RISK CHANGES. THEY MAY BE OVEREXPOSED IN A CERTAIN AREA AND THEY SAY WE'RE NOT, WE HAVE NO APPETITE FOR THIS THIS YEAR. OR THEY SAY, HERE'S THE NUMBER WE'LL TAKE ON THIS, THIS RISK. SO I KNOW THAT THOSE CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR COMPANY TO COMPANY, BUT I ALSO COULD SEE HOW THAT COULD HAMSTRING US IF WE'RE BUNDLING THOSE AND NOT JUST WITH WORKERS' COMP, BUT IF WE HAVE THE ABILITY. I I, I WOULD ENCOURAGE, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THIS PRETTY IN DEPTH AND LOOK AT THE OPTION OF GOING OUT FOR BIDS FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF, OF INSURANCE. UM, AND I THINK WE WILL SEE SOME SHARPER NUMBERS COMING IN. YES. OKAY. YES. SO IT DIDN'T GO UP QUITE AS MUCH BECAUSE THIS WOULD BE BUDGETED IN EACH LINE TOTAL. OH, THAT'S TRUE. YEAH. IT'S ALREADY, IF THAT'S NOT THAT TOTAL, SO WE CAN LOOK AT THAT. YEAH, SO IT SHOULD SHOULDN'T BE OUTSIDE. 'CAUSE WORKERS' COMP, WE DON'T BUDGET A LUMP SUM AS BECKY SAID, IT'S ALL AN INDIVIDUAL BUDGET LINE. SO IF THAT NUMBER INCLUDES THAT, THEN IT DIDN'T GO UP QUITE AS MUCH. OKAY. YEAH, GOOD POINT. YES. AND THAT'S GOOD NEWS. YEAH. YEAH, WE DO. IF YOU LOOK YOUR BUDGET, YOU'LL SEE YOU HAVE A WORKER'S COMP FILE, RIGHT? YES. SO CAN YOU, UH, JUST WHENEVER YOU GET A SECOND, SHOOT ME AN EMAIL ON THAT EXPERIENCE MODIFIER ON OUR WORK COMP. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE. FIVE OH MOVE [10. EXECUTIVE SESSION] TO ITEM 10. EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 5 5 1 0 7 1 AND OH SEVEN TWO OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE RESERVING THE RIGHT TO MEET AND CLOSE SESSION AS NEEDED. ON ITEM A EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION MEETING WILL BE HELD PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1 AND 2 1 2 AND 5 5 1 1 2 9 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEY FOR COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO CONSULT WITH AND SEEK ADVICE. UNDER ITEM MAY THE ACTIVE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF PARKER COUNTY ITEM B, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION ITEMS AVAILABLE TO TEXAS COUNTIES. ITEM C, ANY OTHER MATTER RELATED TO THE MEETING AGENDA, ITEM B. UPDATE, DISCUSS PARKER COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER AND JAIL AND TAKE ANY ACTION. COURT DEMS NECESSARY. ITEM C, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION REGARDING ALLOCATION OF IMPROVEMENTS OF COUNTY REAL ESTATE RECORDS. SHOW THAT WE'LL MOVE TO RECESS AT 10 15 AND LET'S TRY TO TAKE FIVE OR 10 MINUTES AND GET IN THERE PROPERLY FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 1119 AND MOVE TO THE ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM A, UH, WILL TAKE NO ACTION UNDER ITEM B, UH, WILL TAKE NO ACTION. AND UNDER ITEM C WILL TAKE NO ACTION. TAKES US TO ITEM 11 [11.A. PRECINCT 1] ON PLA. UNDER ITEM A PRECINCT ONE. ITEM ONE, APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION FOR THE, FOR THE RANCHES IN VALLEY VIEW EAST WITH TWO LOTS CONSISTS OF 3.65 ACRES LOCATED OFF OF GONZALES ROAD DEVELOPED BY BEVERLY FE WITH WALNUT CREEK SUD IN PRECINCT ONE. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING. THIS IS GONNA BE A, UH, TWO LOTS SPLIT. UH, DID SEND OUT 77 CERTIFIED LETTERS AND RAN AS IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTE. OKAY, WE'LL OPEN ON PUBLIC HEARING AT 1120. IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM ONE? PRECINCT ONE? DO I NEED TO SAY ITEM 11, PLATZ HEARING ON C NINE? WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1120 AND GO TO THE ITEM COUNSELOR. EVERYTHING GOOD FOR FINAL REVISION AND YES. JUST A COMMENT ON THE PUBLIC NOTICE. UH, THE INITIAL PUBLIC NOTICE LISTED LOT 54 INSTEAD OF 55 [01:15:01] A CORRECTION WAS MADE. OH, AND THOSE NOTICES WERE PRESENTED. THE NOTICES WERE SENT IN THE LETTER. THE PROPER PLAT WAS PRESENTED SHOWING THE PROPER LOTS. SO PROPER NOTICE WAS PLACED IN NEWSPAPER LISTED THAN THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND PURPOSE AT TODAY'S HEARING, THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE. IT DOES HAVE A BALANCE BASED ON THE TIME OF THE YEAR OF $2,742 AND 6 CENTS. THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT HAS APPROVED PUBLIC WATER THROUGH WALNUT CREEK AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND ALL OF THEIR LEGAL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH. GO ITEM TWO. ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING ROADWAYS INSIDE THE SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS BITTERSWEET SPRINGS, A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAYS, CLAYTON CROSSING, ERNEST TRAIL FORD FLATS. HYDE PASS. NSC PARK LOPEZ RUN. TAYLOR BRANCH WAYWARD SPUR AND LEY WAY IN PRECINCT ONE. AND WE DID ACCEPT THE, OR WE TOOK IN THE ROAD BOND ON THESE ROADS. SO I WAS JUST TAKING FORMAL ACTION FOR US TO ACCEPT THOSE. OKAY, THEY MOVE TO APPROVE. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER. HA, SIR. , DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT COMMISSIONER? NO. ALL, ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH. MOVE TO ITEM THREE, APPROVE THE WAIVER FOR A GROUNDWATER STUDY FOR PLEASANT OAKS. PHASE FIVE WITH ONE LOT CONSISTS OF TWO ACRES IN PRECINCT ONE. THEY DO HAVE A WELL REPORT THAT IS REPORTING A 15 GPM WITH A 10 FOOT DRAW DOWN AFTER ONE HOUR. THIS IS GONNA BE FOR ANOTHER ONE ACRE OR TWO ACRE TRACK OF LAND MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER MCC CONLEY. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE. VOTE. MOVE TO ITEM FOUR, APPROVE THE WAIVER FOR DRIVEWAY DISTANCES FOR PLEASANT OAKS. PHASE FIVE IN PRECINCT ONE. AND THIS IS, YOU KNOW, AGAIN FOR THIS ONE ACRE OR ONE TRACT OF LAND AND THE FOREMAN DID GO OUT AND LOOK AT THE LOT AND SAID THAT IT SHOULD BE OKAY. RIGHT MOVE. MOTION. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, SECONDING BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES. FIVE. MOVE TO ITEM FIVE. APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION FOR HEATHER RIDGE EDITION WITH TWO LOTS CONSISTING OF FIVE ACRES LOCATED OFF OF HEALTHY RIDGE COURT DEVELOPED BY MARIO CARDIA WITH WHITEWATER AND PRECINCT ONE. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND I DID SEND OUT 16 CERTIFIED LETTERS FOR THIS REVISION AND RAN AS IN THE PAPER AS PER THE STATUTE. OKAY, WE'LL OPEN ON PUBLIC HEARING AT 1123. IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM FIVE, PRECINCT ONE. UH, ITEM 11 PLOTS CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING HEARING NONE, C NONE AT 1123 AND GO TO THE ITEM COUNSELOR. EVERYTHING GOOD FOR THE FINAL REVISION? UH, YES. PROPER NOTICE WAS PLACED A NEWSPAPER LISTING DATE, TIME, LOCATION, PURPOSE OF TODAY'S HEARING, THE TAX CERTIFICATE DOES INDICATE A BALANCE OF $7,775. UH, BUT BASED ON TIME OF THE YEAR RIGHT, THEY CAN HAVE THAT BALANCE. PERMITTING HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THEY HAVE MET ALL THEIR LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE VOTE. MOVE TO ITEM SIX. NOTIFICATION OF THE RELEASE OF 23.96 ACRES FROM THE ETJ OF THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD LOCATED OFF OF NORTH FM 51 IN PRECINCT ONE. IT HAS JUST A NOTIFICATION. IS THERE ANY COMMENT ON THAT? COMMISSIONER COLE? NO. THIS IS JUST A PETITION THAT WAS PUT FORTH FROM LANCE LAND AND CATTLE. RIGHT. OKAY. TO RELEASE. MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN, I WANNA APPROVE THE FINAL PLA FOR SUBDIVISION, BE KNOWN AS SADDLE AND HILLS ESTATES. PHASE FOUR, RELEASE FROM THE CITY OF SPRINGTOWN ECJ WITH 10 LOTS CONSIST OF 12.80 ACRES LOCATED OFF OF THE TEX LANE, DEVELOPED BY TM LAND COMPANY WITH WALNUT, SUD AND PRECINCT ONE. UH, THESE LOT SIZES, THEY RANGE IN SIZE FROM ONE ACRE TO 1.3 ACRES. UH, THEY ARE GONNA BE PUTTING IN TEXT LANE. THEY HAVE PROVIDED A LETTER OF CREDIT ON THIS. UH, WALNUT CREEK IS GONNA BE THEIR WATER SOURCE. COUNSEL, EVERYTHING GOOD FOR THE FINAL? UH, YES, THE DEVELOPER DOES HAVE A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING ZERO BALANCE PERMITTING HAS APPROVED PUBLIC WATER THROUGH WALNUT CREEK AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. OKAY, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONNELLEY. SECOND. COMMISSIONER HALE. FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE FIVE OH. MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT. ACCEPT A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF SADDLE HILLS ESTATES, PHASE FOUR IN PRECINCT ONE. THIS LETTER OF CREDIT IS IN THE AMOUNT OF $101,750. WE WILL KEEP THAT IN PLACE UNTIL DECEMBER 6TH, 2026. COUNSELOR, UH, EVERYTHING GOOD? YES SIR. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. END DISCUSSION. ALL PAPER CARRIED FIVE OH. [11.B. PRECINCT 2] MOVE TO ITEM B PRECINCT TWO. ITEM ONE, APPROVE THE WAIVER FOR DRIVEWAY DISTANCES TO WOODLAND PHASE TWO IN PRECINCT TWO. AND, UH, MD DID GO OUT AND [01:20:01] LOOK AT THIS, UH, PROPERTY AND APPROVE THE WAIVER MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. WE IN THIS DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR, HEARING ABOVE VOTE. MOVE TO ITEM TWO, APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS WOODLAND PHASE TWO WITH TWO LOTS CONSIST OF 2.5 ACRES LOCATED OFF OF COWBOYS LANE, DEVELOPED BY DAVID DOOLEY, CRAIG AND KATRINA WHITLOCK WITH WALNUT CREEK WATER IN PRECINCT TWO. IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THIS IS A SPLIT BETWEEN, UM, TWO LOTS. UH, WE DID SEND OUT CERTIFIED LETTERS AND RAN ADS IN THE PAPER. AS PER THE STATUTE ON THIS, THERE ARE DEED RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE FOR THIS PROPERTY, UH, THAT STATE THAT ALL TRACKS CAN BE SUBDIVIDED ONE TIME AND THAT THEY ALL HAVE TO BE OVER ONE ACRE IN SIZE. AND I'M SORRY, THERE WAS 44 LETTERS SENT OUT. OKAY, WE'LL OPEN THEM PUBLIC HEARING AT 1126. IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM B? PRECINCT TWO. ITEM TWO. I THINK I DO HAVE TWO PROPERTY OWNERS. IS ANY ANYBODY YOU'D LIKE TO SEE COME ON UP. STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE. I'M ROBERT WALLS AND UH, I LIVE AT 3 75 VICTORY LANE, ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 30 OF WOODLAWN TWO SUBDIVISION, WHICH IS INCLUDES THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION HERE THIS MORNING. AND UH, UH, I'M HERE TO SPEAK AGAINST THAT VEHEMENTLY AGAINST IT BECAUSE IT, UH, GOES AGAINST THE, THE INTENDED CHARACTER OF THAT SUBDIVISION WHEN IT WAS FORMED ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO. AND, UH, UH, IN, I LIVE ON 20 ACRES. I'VE GOT A 20 ACRE LOT AND A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT LIVE ON COWBOYS LANE HAVE LARGE LOTS LIKE MINE. AND, UH, UH, THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER IT'S PROPERTY TO INCREASE THE CONGESTION THERE ON COWBOYS LANE AND THAT INTERSECTION THERE WITH PRATHER AND, UH, PRATHER DOESN'T NEED ANY MORE TRAFFIC ON IT. IT'S IN A REAL BAD CONDITION. UH, IT INCREASES CONGESTION ON JE WOODY ROAD. IT INCREASES CONGESTION ON HIGHWAY 1 99 WEST OF SPRINGTOWN WHERE THERE'S MANY, MANY TRAFFIC DEATHS THERE EVERY YEAR. IT'S REALLY DANGEROUS OUT THERE THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW, AND I DON'T SEE ANY POINT IN ADDING TO THAT CONGESTION AND DANGER RIGHT NOW. OKAY, THANK YOU SIR. I'M CHAIRMAN ASBELL. I LIVE OUT THERE ON COWBOY LANE. I HAVE ENOUGH LAND TO HAVE TWO HOUSES, BUT I DON'T WANT TWO HOUSES. THE ROADS ARE BAD ENOUGH AS THIS WHERE THEY'RE TRYING TO PUT AN ACRE AND A QUARTER IN THERE. THE SEWERS ARE NOT, WOULDN'T BE VERY GOOD SEWER SYSTEMS OR EVEN, UH, SPRINKLE SYSTEMS. YOU'D BE PUTTING A LOT OF PRESSURE ON YOUR NEIGHBOR WITH AN ACRE AND A QUARTER. AND UH, THERE'S ENOUGH PROBLEMS OUT THERE IS WITH ANIMALS RUNNING LOOSE AND EVERYTHING'S SUPPOSED TO BE FENCED IN PARKER COUNTY, YOUR ANIMALS, AND THEY'RE NOT. BUT THE ROADS ARE BAD, THE TRAFFIC'S BAD AND WE DON'T NEED MORE HOUSES. I DON'T WANT ONE ON MY PLACE. I'M ALLOWED TO, I DON'T WANT ANOTHER HOUSE I BOUGHT OUT THERE FIVE YEARS AGO. SO IT WAS MORE OR LESS QUIET AND NOT AS PROBLEMS ON WOODY ROAD. THEY PUT HOUSES SO CLOSE TOGETHER. YOU CAN HEAR YOUR NEIGHBOR TALKING INSIDE, I'M ASSUMING SO. I SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY PULL OUT RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU AND PEOPLE HAVE GOT THE SPEED LIMIT LIKE IT IS AND YOU CAN'T HARDLY GET ON HIGHWAY 51 DOWN, UH, WOODY ROAD TO START WITH. THEY NEED A RED LIGHT THERE. UH, A LOT OF TRAFFIC ERROR AND UH, BUT THAT'S MY WAY OF THINKING AND I'D RATHER NOT HAVE IT. I OPPOSE IT. SO THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT IT. IT'S TOO CROWDED TO START WITH AND IT'S ALREADY SUBDIVIDED 20, ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO. AND SO I I BELIEVE IN LEAVING IT LIKE IT IS. THANK YOU SIR. VERY MUCH. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? DID I HEAR THAT THIS LAND WAS ALREADY SUBDIVIDED? BECAUSE IN THE MS. JAMIE, YOU MENTIONED THAT IN THE DEED RESTRICTIONS IT CAN ONLY BE SUBDIVIDED ONCE. HAS IT ALREADY BEEN SUBDIVIDED? I DON'T HAVE ANY RECORD OF THAT. HIS DEED SHOWED [01:25:01] A DOUBLE CHECK. HIS, YEAH, IT WAS THE 2.5 ACRE TRACK OF LAND. THIS IS A GIFT DEED FOR WHAT THIS IS, IS IT WAS A FAMILY MEMBER THAT GIFTED ONE OF THE TRACKS OVER, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN SUBDIVIDED AS FAR AS I'M AWARE OF. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN 2.5 ACRES. THAT'S HOW THEY SUBMITTED IT? YES. OKAY. I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1131 AND GO TO THE ITEM SO WE CAN HAVE THAT DISCUSSION. IF IT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REVISED, IT WOULD'VE HAD AN R ON THE PLAT WHEN THE DEED WAS DONE AND WHEN IT WAS SUBMITTED ORIGINALLY. AND THERE WASN'T ANY RECORD THAT THIS HAS EVER BEEN SUBDIVIDED PREVIOUSLY. THE RESTRICTIONS SAID THEY CAN DIVIDE AT ONE TIME, BUT I DON'T SHOW RECORD OF IT BEING SUBDIVIDED PREVIOUSLY. I GUESS THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING, ASKING IS IF MOST OF THESE TRACKS ARE QUITE A BIT LARGER THAN 2.5 ACRES MM-HMM . I I'M NOT SURE THAT THAT, AND I'M NOT SAYING ANYBODY'S DOING ANYTHING UNETHICAL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO RELY JUST ON PAPERWORK BEING SUBMITTED TO US CORRECTLY AS THE ONLY MEANS OF VERIFYING THAT IT HASN'T BEEN SUBDIVIDED BEFORE. IS THERE A WAY TO MEAN THERE, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN YEAH, I CAN VERIFY BEFORE APPROVING CAN, YOUR TAX SEARCH SHOWS IT AS 2.5. IN OTHER WORDS, HOW DO WE KNOW THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY A 2.5 ACRE TRACT? WHAT THE ORIGINAL HAVE? WE, HAVE WE DONE THAT? I CAN GO DO THAT. I JUST, I DIDN'T SEE ANY, I DIDN'T GO BACK THAT FAR JUST BECAUSE NOTHING THAT I WAS GIVEN SHOWED THAT IT HAD EVER BEEN DIVIDED PREVIOUSLY. SURE. I JUST, I'D HATE TO APPROVE THIS WHEN IT, IF IT'S ALREADY BEEN SUBDIVIDED, UM, GIVEN THE CONCERNS OF THE RESIDENCE. YEAH. SO WE CAN JUST TAKE, I JUST NEED TO GET MY LAPTOP. TAKE NO ACTION. CAN WE TAKE ACTION? CAN YOU BRING IT BACK AND DO THIS AT THE NEXT COURT? WE PUBLIC NOTICE, WE'VE ALREADY ADVERTISED THE NOTICES BEEN BACK HOW MUCH, BUT, BUT WE CAN DELAY IT IN TODAY'S COURT AND SHE CAN THEN MAKE THAT CHECK ON HER LAPTOP AND, AND COME BACK WITH THE INFORMATION. OKAY. WE CAN JUST, WE JUST, WE CAN JUST FINISH UP PLATS AND THEN BY THEN WELL YOU WON'T, YOU'RE, YOU'RE STILL FINISHED UP PLATS AND SO, SO YES SIR, GENTLEMEN, JUST, JUST SO THAT, UM, WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. THE COUNTY IS INCREDIBLY LIMITED BY STATE LAW ON WHAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE WHEN IT COMES TO PLATS. IN OTHER WORDS, IF THERE'S NOT A SPECIFIC ITEM THAT'S OUTLAWED, THAT'S OUTLINED IN STATE LAW, WE HAVE VERY FEW THINGS THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO DECLINE A PLATFORM. THE EXAMPLE THAT I USUALLY GIVE IS IF YOU HAVE ALL YOUR PAPERWORK IN ORDER TO GO GET YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE RENEWED, THE PERSON WHO'S REVIEWING THAT APPLICATION CAN'T JUST SAY, HEY, WE THINK THERE'S TOO MUCH TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD DENIED. I'M NOT GONNA GIVE YOU A, A NEW DRIVER'S LICENSE. IN VERY MUCH THE SAME WAY, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO CONSIDER THINGS BY LAW SUCH AS CONGESTION ON THE ROAD OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU. J WOODY'S A NIGHTMARE. 1 99 IS A NIGHTMARE. THOSE ROADS ARE AN EXTREMELY, UH, HEAVILY TRAVELED. UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE LIMITED BY LAW WHERE WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO CONSIDER THAT AT ALL. AND IF WE TRY TO CONSIDER THAT, THEN WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IS THE PERSON WHO'S DEVELOPING THIS COULD SUE US. THEY WOULD WIN VERY QUICKLY IN A SUMMARY JUDGMENT. SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHY I'M ADDRESSING THE SUBDIVISION, THE SUBDIVIDING ASPECT RATHER THAN YOUR CONCERNS ABOUT TRAFFIC CONGESTION. IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T AGREE WITH YOU, I AGREE WITH YOU COMPLETELY. I'M JUST NOT LEGALLY ALLOWED TO CONSIDER THAT AS PART OF THE ISSUE. COUNSELOR, CAN WE APPROVE THIS CONTINGENT UPON FURTHER RESEARCH? WE'LL, WE'LL GET AN ANSWER TODAY, BUT, BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY IF IT VIOLATES AN ESTABLISHED, RIGHT, SO IF YOUR DEED RESTRICTIONS AS STATED, NO FURTHER SUBDIVISION OF ANY LAWS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION, BUT UNFORTUNATELY Y'ALL SUBDIVISION RULES SAY SPECIFICALLY YOU CAN DIVIDE IT ONE FURTHER TIME AS YOU WERE POINTING OUT. YOU HAVE THAT ABILITY BUT YOU CHOOSE NOT TO. AND SO SAME THING THIS INDIVIDUAL'S EXERCISING THAT IF HIS LOT HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY SAID ABOUT. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT AND THAT'S WHAT, UH, JACOB COMMISSIONER HOL HAD BROUGHT UP. WE NEED TO VERIFY THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LAW HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN SUBDIVIDED AND IF IT HAD NOT BEEN SPECIFICALLY THE RESTRICTIONS TO GET THAT AUTHORITY FOR HIM TO DO SO. I'LL ALWAYS BRING THIS UP TO COMMISSIONER THAT, UH, THE CONFUSING PART IS CITIES DO HAVE DISCRETION TO APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE BASED ON THE CONDITIONS THAT YOU GUYS ARE TALKING ABOUT. WE RECOGNIZE THOSE ARE ISSUES, [01:30:01] BUT COUNTIES DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY. UH, IT'S IT'S JUST LIMITED TO CITIES, MUNICIPALITIES NOT THE COUNTY. AND SO OF ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU BROUGHT UP, THOSE ARE ALL VALID POINTS. THOSE ARE NOT REASONS WHY WE CAN DENY SUBDIVISION AND ITS A COUNTY AND EVERY COUNTY IN TEXAS IS THAT WAY. EVEN THOUGH THE, THE ONE POINT ACRE THEY PUT A OR SYSTEM IN AND THEY'RE SPRAYING WATER. THE BLOWS ON YOUR NEIGHBOR. SO WE, WE'VE GOT THE, WE'VE GOT THE GUY RIGHT OVER HERE WHO SAYS, WHO CAN TELL US THAT THE, THE COUNTY, UH, REGULATION IS ONE ACRE, UH, FOR A-O-S-S-F SEPTIC SYSTEM. THAT IS CORRECT, BUT THE STATE REGULATION IS ONLY HALF. THAT IS CORRECT. WE, WE'VE DOUBLED THE AMOUNT THAT'S REQUIRED THAT THE STATE REQUIRES IN THAT AREA. SO, SO YES, THOSE THINGS ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. THEY HAVE TO GET A PERMIT WITH AN APPROVED DESIGN. THAT IS CORRECT. YES, SIR. THAT, THAT, THAT BEFORE THEY CAN GET A PERMIT TO PUT THAT SYSTEM IN. SO ALL THOSE ARE GOOD POINTS. ALL THOSE ARE THINGS, BUT, BUT OUR HANDS ARE TIED. IT HAPPENS TO ALL OF US FROM TIME TO TIME. EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING. IF, IF YOU CAME TO US AND SAID, HEY, THIS PIECE OF PAPER SAYS YOU CAN'T SUBDIVIDE THAT LOT, THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO HONOR YOUR REQUEST. BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW. BUT THEY'RE GONNA RESEARCH AND, AND BEFORE WE ADJOURN HERE, WE'LL FIND THE ANSWER TO THAT. OKAY? OKAY. WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION. ITEM TWO, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM THREE, BEGIN THEIR REVISION PROCESS FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF PESTER WITH TWO LOTS CONSISTING OF 16.186 ACRES, UH, LOCATED ON CHURCH STREET DEVELOPED BY MICHAEL HENRY, RELEASED FROM THE TOWN OF PESTER WITH WELL WATER AND PRECINCT TWO. SO THIS IS GONNA BE A PURPOSE OF THIS REVISION IS TO PLAT A ONE LOT INTO TWO LOTS AND TO SELL LOT TWO. THESE TRACKS ARE EIGHT ACRES IN SIZE. UH, THE TOWN OF PIECER HAS GONE THROUGH THE ABANDONMENT PROCESS TO ABANDON SOME STREETS THAT RUN THROUGH THIS PLAT. UH, SO WE'RE JUST GETTING PERMISSION TO BEGIN THIS PROCESS FOR THIS TOWN OF PESTER. I MADE A MOTION, OH, I'M SORRY. THAT MOTION IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT AND I'M SORRY. OKAY, MS. I'M SORRY, THAT COMMISSIONER IT BOUNCED UP. SO COMMISSIONER WALDEN HAS MADE THE SECOND, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH MY APOLOGIES ON MOVE TO ITEM FOUR AND BEGIN THE PROCESS TO CHANGE, REDUCE THE NEED, THE SPEED LIMIT ON OAK TREE DRIVE AT OAK TREE COURT AND TAKE ANY ACTION TO THE COURT NECESSARY. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE SPEED LIMIT TO 25 MILES AN HOUR ON OAK TREE DRIVE AND OAK TREE COURT. AND THAT IS MY MOTION. MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALL. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN. ANY THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE FIVE. VOTE NO. MOVE TO ITEM [11.C. PRECINCT 3] C PRECINCT. THREE. ITEM ONE. APPROVE THE WAIVER FOR A GUN WATER STUDY FOR GRIMM OR RANCH AT SOUTHRIDGE WITH TWO LOTS CONSISTENT OF FIVE ACRES AND PRECINCT THREE. THIS IS GONNA BE A SPLIT THESE TWO LOTS. IT'S GONNA HAVE A TWO ACRE TRACK AND A THREE ACRE TRACK. A NEIGHBORING WELL HAD A 20 FOOT DRAW DOWN AFTER ONE HOUR. WE PREVIOUSLY HAVE APPROVED THIS SUBDIVISION WITH THE GROUNDWATER STUDY AND IT YES, ALSO MOTION. BUT COMMISSIONER WALDEN SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY DISCUSSION? FOLLOW FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH, WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM TWO AND THREE. MOVE TO ITEM FOUR, APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS RANCHER HIGHWAY. DEVELOPED PHASE TWO WITH TWO LOTS CONSIST OF 10.50 ACRES LOCATED OFF OF RANCHER HIGHWAY DEVELOPED BY K-B-L-T-L-L-C AND DEI CRIS WITH WELL WATER PRE PRECINCT THREE. THIS PROPERTY WAS RELEASED FROM THE ETJ OF THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD. I'VE GOT TWO LOTS HERE. ONE IS 4.461 ACRES AND THE OTHER IS 6.039 ACRES. THEY DO HAVE AN ACCESS EASEMENT GETTING BACK TO THIS BACK PROPERTY. UM, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE RANGER HIGHWAY IS A T STOP, UH, MAINTAINED ROADWAY AND WE HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THEIR WAIVER FOR GROUNDWATER STUDY. SO EVERYTHING IN PLACE, JOHN? UH, YES SIR, EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER. UH, THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A BALANCE OF $70,010. PERMITTING HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL, AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. MOTION FAVOR, COMMISSIONER WALDEN. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIE? FIVE OH, MOVE TO ITEM FIVE. FIVE. OKAY, SORRY. APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL WITH HOOD COUNTY WITH PLANNING FOR TIMBER REVIEW RESERVE PHASE TWO AND TAKE ANY ACTION OF ACCORDING TO THE NECESS MISSOURI. SO THIS TRACK OF LAND IS GONNA BE A TOTAL OF 101.855 ACRES, 45.7 ACRES FALLS [01:35:01] IN HOOD COUNTY. HOOD COUNTY IS SEATING OVER TO PARKER TO DO ALL OF THE PLATTING. UH, WE'VE APPROVED THESE INTER LOCALS BEFORE, SO I JUST NEED TO GET THE COURT'S AUTHORITY TO, TO TAKE THIS PLAT MOTION. LAY BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT ANYTH. EXCUSE ME. ANY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CURIOUS FIVE OH MOVE TO [11.D. PRECINCT 4 ] ITEM D ONE, APPROVE THE WAIVER FOR DRIVEWAY DISTANCES FOR BLUEJACK RANCH PHASE TWO AND PRECINCT FOUR. UH, THESE STREETS HAVE A STORM SYSTEM THAT CAPTURES THE DRAINAGE AND ROADSIDE CHANNELS. THESE ARE CONCRETE STREETS AND THEY'RE RIGHT AT 50 FEET, SO THEY'RE REQUESTING ANOTHER VARIANCE FOR PHASE TWO. OKAY, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HILL, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR PASSES FOUR FIVE OH MOVE TO ITEM D TWO. NOTIFICATION OF MORNINGSTAR NORTH PHASE CONSISTS OF 38.60 ACRES WITH 130 LOTS INSIDE THE ETJ OF FORT WORTH, DEVELOPED BY PA DAWSON, LSC LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR. AND THIS IS JUST NOTIFICATION OF ANOTHER PHASE OF MORNINGSTAR. OKAY, SO WE'RE ON HOLD ON THE ONE ITEM. YES SIR. UH, BEFORE WE MOVE, IS THERE, UH, YOU WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO LOOK THAT OVER AND WE'LL JUST TAKE A SHORT RECESS? WE'LL TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS. OKAY. WE'LL REOPEN THE MEETING AT 1152. UM, AND GO TO THE ITEM. WE PULLED THE ORIGINAL PLAT. IT IS 2.5 ACRES. IT WAS FILED IN IN 1995. SO THIS HAS, WE DON'T HAVE ANY RECORD OF THIS BEING PREVIOUSLY SUBDIVIDED. OKAY. SO WITH, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE TWO GENTLEMEN WHO CAME HERE, MR. WALLS, AND I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T GET THE SECOND GENTLEMAN'S NAME. UM, I UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS AND I SHARE THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC AND THE CONGESTION AND CONCERN REGARDING SEPTIC SPACING AND ALL OF THAT. AS, UH, AS WE'VE NOTED HERE MANY TIMES, THOSE ARE NOT REASONS THAT ARE PERMISSIBLE UNDER STATE LAW FOR US TO DECLINE A PLAT. WE ARE VERY LIMITED IN WHAT WE CAN DECLINE FOR. AND IF ONE OF THOSE REASONS IS NOT MET, THEN WE ARE, UH, FORCED TO BE OUR MINISTERIAL DUTY TO APPROVE PLATS. SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER FOR ANY REASON TO ALLOW US TO DECLINE. SO I WILL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE ITEM B TWO. AND, OKAY, LET ME ADD ONE THING. SO SPECIFICALLY ON, THERE WASN'T AN ESTABLISHED HOLD, THE MOTION IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SAME BY COMMISSIONER WALTER AND THE DISCUSSION PHASE PROCEEDING. I'M SORRY. AND SO SPECIFICALLY THERE WAS NOT AN ESTABLISHED RIGHT THAT WAS VIOLATED. SO SPECIFICALLY THE RESTRICTIONS ALLOWED THAT. SO THE ESTABLISHED RIGHT WAS IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL MAKING THE DIVISION. PROPER NOTICE WAS PLACED IN NEWSPAPER LISTING THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, PURPOSE OF TODAY'S HEARING, THE DEVELOPER PROVIDED A ZERO TAX CERTIFICATE, A ZERO BALANCE, UM, PERMITTING APPROVED PUBLIC WATER THROUGH WALNUT CREEK AND PROBABLY DISPOSAL IN NAMED, MET ALL OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. OKAY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE. FIVE. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM EVENTUALLY MOVE TO ITEM 12. AND I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION, THE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER COLLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL. ALL IN FAVOR FOR ADJOURNMENT AT AND THE RECORD SHOW AT 1154. RECORD SHOWS, UH, WE ADJOURN AT 1154. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. * 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.