Jan 12, 2026 Commissioners Court

MOVE TO ITEM FOUR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA UNDER ITEM A AUDITOR, ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR AND UNDER ITEM B, THE TREASURER ITEMS ONE AND THREE UNDER ITEM C, UH, ITEM TWO, COUNTY JUDGE, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION ON THAT.

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

ONE, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

FOR ALL HONOR ON THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO LEAD TEXAS.

[4. CONSENT]

MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT, UH, AGENDA ITEMS AS PRESENTED TO COURT TODAY.

OKAY, COMMISSIONER WALDEN HAS MADE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

THE SECOND IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

AND IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES PAVO.

I WANT

[7.A. Proclaim January 12th as "Greyhounds Day" in Parker County honoring the Peaster High School football team's historic 2025 season. (Commissioner Holt)]

TO MOVE DOWN TO ITEM SEVEN A ON, UH, THE APPROXIMATION OF JANUARY 12TH IS GREYHOUND'S DAY IN PARKER COUNTY HONORING THE PIE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM'S HISTORIC 2025 SEASON.

UH, COMMISSIONER HOLCOMB FOR THIS TO YOU, IF YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND, UH, PROCEED.

SEMIFINALS BEFORE FALLING TO GRANDVIEW 21 TO 18.

SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T FAMILIAR, PIETER STARTED ITS FOOTBALL PROGRAM.

UM, I BELIEVE THEY'VE HAD EIGHT SEASONS, SIX OF WHICH HAVE BEEN COMPETING IN UIL AND THEY'VE HAD SOME UPS AND DOWNS.

COACH OWENS AND COACH MOBB TOOK OVER, UH, THREE YEARS AGO.

AND IF, IF Y'ALL WILL PERMIT ME, JUST VERY QUICKLY, I WANNA SHARE A VERY BRIEF PERSONAL STORY.

I HAD A SON IN THAT SENIOR CLASS THEIR FIRST YEAR, AND HIS NAME'S ISAIAH.

HE, HE, HE LOVES FOOTBALL, BUT IT FOOTBALL'S NOT HIS LIFE.

WHEN COACH OWENS AND COACH MOBB CAME IN THE FIRST DAY AND THEY WERE INTRODUCING THEMSELVES TO THE THEN SENIORS, THE FIRST WORDS OUT OF THEIR MOUTH WERE, TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF.

AND ISAIAH STARTED TO SAY, WELL, I PLAYED DEFENSIVE END AND BLAH, BLAH, BLAH.

AND THE COACHES SAID, NO, NO, NO.

STOP.

TELL ME ABOUT ANYTHING OTHER THAN FOOTBALL.

TELL ME ABOUT YOU.

AND ISAIAH CAME HOME AND TOLD ME ABOUT THAT.

AND HE SAID, THAT MEANT THE ABSOLUTE WORLD TO HIM.

I KNOW THAT ANY OF MY BOYS WHO HAVE PLAYED SO FAR WITH THESE MEN WOULD RUN THROUGH A BRICK WALL FOR THEM.

THEY ABSOLUTELY LOVE THEIR HEART, THEY LOVE THE CULTURE THAT'S BEING BUILT.

AND I THINK THE SUCCESS OF THIS SEASON SPEAKS TO THAT.

WE HAVE THE FOUR CAPTAINS HERE TODAY AND THIS TEAM THAT NO ONE REALLY PICKED TO DO A WHOLE LOT, MADE IT TO THE SEMIFINALS AND STATE AND SET A SCHOOL RECORD IN WINS, IN PLAYOFF WINS, AND PLENTY OF OTHER CATEGORIES THAT ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION.

AND I BELIEVE IT STARTS FROM THE TOP WITH OUR ATHLETIC, UH, DIRECTOR, COACH MOB, OUR HEAD FOOTBALL COACH, COACH OWENS, AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THESE FOUR YOUNG MEN.

I'D LIKE TO JUST CONGRATULATE THEM ON A HISTORIC SEASON AND MANY BRIGHT DAYS AHEAD FOR THE PEACE PROGRAM COACH OWENS.

COACH MOB, Y'ALL AREN'T ALLOWED TO GO ANYWHERE.

NEVER .

OKAY, SO JUDGE, I'M GONNA HAND THIS TO YOU AND LET YOU READ THIS.

THIS IS A PROCLAMATION OF GREYHOUND'S DAY FOR PEACE FOOTBALL.

I, IF I MAY, YES SIR.

I DON'T DO THIS VERY OFTEN.

IF I MAY ASK YOU IF YOU WOULD DO IT, I APPRECIATE THAT THAT WOULD BE AN HONOR FOR THEM.

NO.

WHEREAS THE COUNTY OF PARKER CELEBRATES THE PIE EASTER GREYHOUND'S HISTORIC 2025 SEASON REACHING THE STATE

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WHEREAS THE PIE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM SET A SCHOOL RECORD WITH 13 WINS.

AND WHEREAS THE PIE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM ACCOMPLISHED ALL OF THIS IN ONLY ITS SIXTH YEAR OF COMPETING IN UIL AND ONLY ITS EIGHTH YEAR WITH THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM.

AND WHEREAS HEAD COACH TREVOR OWENS AND THE ENTIRE COACHING STAFF, TRAINERS, FACULTY, STUDENT, BODY, AND COMMUNITY WERE INTEGRAL IN GUIDING THE TEAM TO VICTORY THROUGH THEIR UNWAVERING SUPPORT.

AND WHEREAS THE HARD WORK, DEDICATION, SPORTSMANSHIP, TALENT, AND EXCEPTIONAL TEAMWORK OF THE 2025 PIE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM CONTRIBUTED TO THIS HISTORIC SEASON.

AND WHEREAS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF PARKER COUNTY IS VERY PROUD OF THE INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE PIE HIGH SCHOOL GREYHOUND FOOTBALL PROGRAM.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT NOTED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF THE COUNTY OF PARKER DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE DAY OF, OF JANUARY 12TH, A CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF THE PIE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PROGRAM AND CALLS THIS OBSERVANCE TO THE ATTENTION OF OUR CITIZENS.

WE SO PROCLAIM THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026, GREYHOUND DAY.

GOOD MAN.

PLEASE, WOULD Y'ALL LIKE ANY OF Y'ALL LIKE TO SPEAK ? COME ON.

MARK, TELL US YOU DON'T WANNA SPEAK .

UM, I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYONE, UH, ON OUR TEAM, OUR COACHING STAFF, JUST FOR AN AMAZING SEASON.

I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR A BETTER SENIOR SEASON AT ALL.

UH, I FELT LIKE ALL OF US WERE LOCKED IN FROM THE START.

WE ALL FELT LIKE WE KNEW WHAT WE COULD DO, EVEN IF NO ONE ELSE BELIEVED IN US, IN THE COUNTY, WE KNEW THAT WHAT WE WERE CAPABLE OF.

AND I'M JUST SO GLAD THAT I GOT TO SPEND MY LAST YEAR OF FOOTBALL WITH THESE GUYS RIGHT HERE.

UM, I MAY BE THE GUY WHO SPEAKS, BUT THEY'RE DEFINITELY THE GUYS WHO LEAD BY EXAMPLE AND I LOVE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.

AND I WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR JUST HAVING US HERE.

AND I LOVE ALL Y'ALL TOO.

HEY, RHETT.

RHETT, WOULD YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND THEN CAN I JUST GET EACH OF Y'ALL JUST TO SAY YOUR NAME SO IT'S ON THE RECORD AND EVERYBODY KNOW WHO'S YOU ARE, WHO YOU ARE? UH, I'M RT KELLY.

ALRIGHT, IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND, CAN I GET THE COACHES AND THE FOUR CAPTAINS TO COME UP HERE? WE WILL DO A PICTURE HONORING THIS IF Y'ALL WILL COME AROUND THE BACK.

JACOB COME.

YOU CAN GO WHEREVER YOU WANT.

I JUST TEND TO BE HERE.

GO WHEREVER YOU WANT.

YOU GOTTA PUT ME NEXT TO THIS GUY .

I'M GONNA LET HIM SIGN THE PRO THAT WAY THAT CAN HOLD IT IN CENTER.

WHERE'S THE PRO? ALRIGHT, ONE, GO AHEAD.

CAN WE SHUT THE DOOR? WE'RE

[7.C. Discuss the potential data centers in Parker County. (Commissioner Holt)]

GONNA MOVE DOWN TO ITEM SEVEN C ON DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL DATA CENTERS IN PARKER COUNTY.

COMMISSIONER HOLT.

UH, THIS WAS ADDED AND WE MIGHT HAVE SOME FOLKS WHO ARE OUTSIDE.

UM, CAN SOMEBODY CHECK? RICH? DO YOU MIND CHECKING TO SEE IF ANYBODY OUT THERE IS HERE FOR THE DATA CENTER DISCUSSION?

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PERFECT.

JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, I PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE I HAVE MANY RESIDENTS IN PRECINCT TWO WHO ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THEY SEE WITH DATA CENTERS ACROSS THE STATE AND ACROSS THE NATION IN TERMS OF THE IMPACT ON THE LOCAL AREA.

HOOD COUNTY IS A, UM, IS AN EXAMPLE, ALTHOUGH I, I BELIEVE THAT'S BITCOIN MINING, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

BUT STILL, I KNOW THAT IT'S TOUGH BECAUSE JUST LIKE THE WORLD RUNS ON OIL, I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT AN OIL REFINERY GOING UP IN PARKER COUNTY, A BRAND NEW ONE AROUND A BUNCH OF HOMES AND RANCHES AND ALL OF THAT.

IT'S A TOUGH DISCUSSION.

PERSONALLY, I FEEL LIKE WITH THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD WITH OUR ALREADY VERY CHALLENGED WATER SITUATION, WHERE WE'VE DRILLED MORE WELLS THAN ANY OTHER COUNTY IN TEXAS, 50% MORE THAN THE NEXT CLOSEST COUNTY, WE ALL SAW WHAT HAPPENED WITH OUR POWER SITUATION DURING WINTER STORM URI, SOME OF THOSE.

AND THEN FRANKLY, THE, THE NOISE CONCERNS THAT I'VE HEARD FROM A LOT OF RESIDENTS, THE REASON I PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA WAS I WANT US TO BE PROACTIVE TO EVERY EXTENT WE CAN TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION STRATEGICALLY AND ATTE INTELLIGENTLY, JUST IN, IN CASE ANYBODY WONDERS, THERE'S NO POTENTIAL, THERE'S NOT A DATA CENTER ON THE AGENDA TO BE APPROVED TODAY.

THIS IS ME RAISING MY CONSTITUENTS CONCERNS ABOUT WATER, NOISE AND ELECTRICAL USAGE.

ALL OF THAT BEING SAID, COUNTIES ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED IN WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO IN TERMS OF OUR AUTHORITY TO, WE CAN'T REGULATE ZONING, WE CAN'T TYPICALLY REGULATE USE.

WE'RE VERY LIMITED.

BUT I DO WANT US TO BE READY SO THAT WE'RE PROPERLY PREPARED AND WE'VE DOTTED THE I'S AND CROSSED THE T'S TO EVERY EXTENT WE CAN IN THE EVENT THAT A LARGE DATA CENTER WANTS TO COME IN HERE.

THAT'S WHY I'M RAISING IT TO THIS COURT.

I DON'T KNOW THAT ANY OF US HAS ALL THE ANSWERS ON EXACTLY HOW MUCH WATER IS USED OR WOULD BE USED BY A POTENTIAL DATA CENTER.

WHAT THE NOISE SITUATION WOULD BE AND WHAT THE ELECTRICAL IMPACT OR THE ELECTRICITY USAGE IMPACT WOULD BE.

I'VE READ A LOT OF CONFLICTING REPORTS, SO I WANTED TO RAISE THIS TO THE COURT'S ATTENTION AND SEE WHAT WE NEED TO DO ABOUT IT TO BE PROPERLY PREPARED.

WE ALMOST HAD ONE OUT IN PRECINCT ONE A FEW MONTHS AGO, MR. STRADER HERE, AND THE CITIZENS OUT THERE WERE UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST IT.

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT.

UH, SO THERE ARE SEVERAL POTENTIAL PROJECTS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE IN THE QUEUE WITH ENCORE.

UH, THAT'S THE FIRST STEP FOR ANY OF THESE PROJECTS IS A LOAD STUDY, UH, THAT IS SUBMITTED, UH, TO ENCORE FOR, UH, THEIR REVIEW AND THEN ULTIMATELY FINAL APPROVAL BY ERCO.

AND SO ALL OF THESE, UH, POTENTIAL, UH, PROJECTS ARE LOOKED AT FROM ELECTRIC STANDPOINT, UH, VERY DILIGENTLY BY BOTH OF THOSE, THOSE ENTITIES.

UM, I WILL SAY THAT THEY'RE, YEAH, DEFINITELY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A BITCOIN MINING OPERATION AND A DATA CENTER OPERATION.

UH, A BITCOIN, UH, CENTER.

UH, YOU KNOW, IT IS JUST, IT'S A BUNCH OF MINERS, RIGHT? IT'S A BUNCH OF MACHINES THAT HAVE FANS ON 'EM.

AND THAT'S THE CHALLENGE.

THAT WAS, UH, AND THAT WHAT THEY HAVE DOWN THERE IN HOOD COUNTY, RIGHT? AND SO THERE IT IS, THERE'S A, THERE'S A NOISE POLLUTION, THERE'S A, THERE'S A HUM THERE.

UH, NOW THE TECHNOLOGY HAS GOTTEN BETTER WHERE THEY IMMERSE THOSE MINERS INTO A LIQUID AND OIL.

UH, AND SO IT CUTS DOWN THAT, THAT NOISE.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S, THAT'S NOT WHAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE ACTIVELY OR PROACTIVELY TRYING TO, TO LOOK FOR THE DATA CENTERS.

UH, OBVIOUSLY COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

IT'S SERVERS.

IT'S AI IT'S THAT THE, THE NOISE FROM A DATA CENTER INSIDE THE BUILDING IS, IS NOT LIKE IT IS FOR A BITCOIN, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT, IT'S, IT'S SERVERS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S RUNNING, YOU KNOW, ON THE COMPUTER THE NOISE WOULD COME FROM, UH, ANY BACKUP GENERATION.

'CAUSE TYPICALLY THEY WILL HAVE, UH, DIESEL GENERATOR BACKUPS, UH, THAT ARE USED WHEN, WHEN NECESSARY.

UH, AND THEN ALSO FROM A WATER STANDPOINT, UH, YOU TALK ABOUT THIS 10 YEARS AGO, THE WATER NEED WAS SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE ALL OF THESE DATA CENTERS WERE LIQUID, LIQUID COOLED.

UH, NOW THERE'S A BIG TRANSITION TO HAVING THOSE BEING AIR COOL.

SO AIR CONDITIONERS, SO NATURAL GAS.

AND SO THERE COULD BE SOME, UH, NOISE FROM THOSE, YOU KNOW, THE MACHINERY EQUIPMENT, YOU KNOW, AROUND THAT, UH, HVAC.

UH, BUT AGAIN, A LOT OF THESE DATA CENTERS HAVE BECOME VERY COGNIZANT, UH, TO THE CONCERNS OF RESIDENTS AROUND THE NOISE.

AND SO THEY DO A LOT TO ABATE THAT.

BUT YES,

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UH, ANY OF THESE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT, WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, WHERE THEIR LOCATION, WHAT'S THE IMPACT, THE NEIGHBORS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS BEFORE WE BRING IT TO YOU FOR ANY KIND OF APPROVAL.

SO CHRIS, YOU JUST GAVE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD INFORMATION.

I KNOW THERE'S QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO ASKED ME FOR THE LINK TO THE STREAM MM-HMM .

OF THIS.

IF I CAN SUMMARIZE WHAT I HEARD, AND PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I MISS ANYTHING.

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS WHEN WE HEAR THE WORD DATA CENTER, THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN IN HOOD COUNTY, WHICH IS A BITCOIN MINE, WHICH IS MUCH LOUDER.

AND ESPECIALLY OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING, IT'S MUCH LOUDER.

SO YOU'RE SAYING THAT A DATA CENTER WOULD BE MUCH QUIETER ON THE OUTSIDE.

MAYBE SOME LARGE FANS MIGHT KICK ON EVERY NOW AND AGAIN, THAT YOU MIGHT HEAR SOME NOISE FROM.

AND YOU'RE SAYING THAT THE WATER USAGE HAD BEEN MUCH HIGHER 10 YEARS AGO ON THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES, BUT NOW IT'S MUCH LOWER? OH, ABSOLUTELY.

SO IF, IF IT'S A LIQUID COOLED, WATER COOLED SCENARIO THAT HAS GONE FROM A MILLION GALLONS A DAY TO 150,000 GALLONS A DAY, WHICH IS STILL SIGNIFICANT.

BUT THEY'VE TRIED TO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IMPROVE ON THAT IN THE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE, ALL THE SEMICONDUCTOR AND CHIP MANUFACTURING, ALL OF THAT TECHNOLOGY IS GETTING SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER.

UH, AND SO THAT CUTS DOWN IN THAT WATER USAGE TOO.

BUT IF IT IS A, AN AIR COOLED SITUATION, THEN THE WATER NEED IS ONLY FOR BATHROOMS AND BREAK ROOMS. AND HOW MANY FOLKS USUALLY WORK AT THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES? IT DEPENDS.

SO IF YOU WOULD HAVE A HYPERSCALER, YOUR GOOGLE, MICROSOFT, AMAZON, AWS TYPES OF FACILITIES, YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT 50 PEOPLE THAT ARE, ARE WORKING IN THERE.

'CAUSE IT IS, IT'S JUST A BUNCH OF COMPUTERS.

SO YOU GOT A BUNCH OF TECHNICIANS IN THERE, OR SOME TECHNICIANS IN THERE.

SO THE TRAFFIC IMPACT IS MINIMAL BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF EMPLOYEES, UH, IN THERE.

ALTHOUGH THOSE EMPLOYEES DO, UH, CARRY A VERY HIGH WAGE WITH THEM.

IF IT IS A CO-LOCATED CENTER, WHICH IS, THINK OF THAT AS A, A HOTEL OF DATA CENTERS WHERE YOU OR ME OR ANYONE IN THIS ROOM COULD GO AND RENT SPACE INSIDE OF THAT DA THAT DATA CENTER FOR THEIR OWN PARTICULAR BUSINESS, UH, THEN YOU MIGHT HAVE YOUR MORE EMPLOYEES FLOWING IN AND OUT OF THAT BECAUSE THERE'S MULTIPLE DIFFERENT COMPANIES, UH, IN THAT DATA CENTER.

CHRIS, WHAT'S THE AMOUNT OF ACREAGE THAT, YOU KNOW, WOULD BE LIKE AN AVERAGE THAT ONE OF THESE FACILITIES WOULD TAKE? YOUR TYPICAL DATA CENTER AT THIS POINT, UH, IS ABOUT A 250,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING.

UH, SO THINK ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S 20 ACRES.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE, UH, NOW A LOT OF THESE, UH, GROUPS THAT ARE, ARE LOOKING TO DO THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE, THEY'RE DEVELOPERS.

AND SO THEY'RE LOOKING AT TAKING DOWN A LOT LARGER PIECE OF THE PROPERTY.

YOU GO, UH, 15, 20 YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON THESE DATA CENTERS, UM, WHEN I WAS IN OHIO, THE, THE AWSS, THE GOOGLES, THEY HAD THEIR OWN REAL ESTATE TEAMS THAT ARE OUT THERE DOING, UH, THESE PROJECTS THEMSELVES.

AND SO YOU LOOK AT THE FACEBOOK DATA CENTER THAT'S UP IN, UH, THE ALLIANCE AREA THAT WAS CONTROLLED BY FACEBOOK.

AND SO FACEBOOK FOUND THE LAND, DID ALL THE ENTITLEMENTS, EVERYTHING.

WELL, THAT MARKET HAS SHIFTED.

AND SO A LOT OF THOSE HYPERSCALERS HAVE WANTED TO GET AWAY FROM, UH, DOING, UH, THEIR OWN SITE LOCATION.

AND SO THEY HAVE BEEN PARTNERING WITH DEVELOPERS TO GO OUT AND THEN THE DEVELOPERS WILL GO FIND THE PROPERTY, DO THE LOAD STUDY, FIGURE OUT THE WATER SITUATION, ALL OF THE ENTITLEMENTS, ALL OF THOSE THINGS, AND THEN COME BACK AND EITHER SELL OR LEASE PROPERTY TO, UH, A HYPERSCALER.

AND SO NOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, 2, 3, 400 ACRE KIND OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT, YOU KNOW, MIGHT HAVE 10 OR 11 DIFFERENT BUILDINGS IN THEM, BUT IT MIGHT NOT ALL BE FACEBOOK, IT MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, A, A GOOGLE, A MICROSOFT, YOU KNOW, AND SEVERAL OF THOSE.

SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE THE MARKET HAS SHIFTED IN THAT, THAT DIRECTION.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS A LOT OF THOSE LOAD STUDIES THAT ARE IN ARE FOR, YOU KNOW, LARGER SCALE DEVELOPMENTS.

SO THE, UH, THE ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENT IS SUCH THAT IT'S NOT JUST GONNA POP UP ADJACENT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD SOMEWHERE.

'CAUSE THERE'S PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH POWER THERE CURRENTLY TO, TO, TO CORRECT TO, YEAH.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE GOING TO BE FOCUSED AROUND, YOU KNOW, THOSE HIGH TENSION LINES, YOU KNOW, 3 45 LINES, UH, AND THEN AVAILABLE SUBSTATIONS ARE AS WELL.

AND NINE TIMES OUTTA 10 WHEN YOU'RE HAVING THESE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A DEDICATED SUBSTATION TO THEMSELVES, BUT THEY'RE GONNA NEED TO BE IN PRETTY CLOSE CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THOSE 3 45 LINES.

IF WE CAN TRANSLATE THAT TO PRACTICAL IMPACT.

ARE YOU SAYING THAT HAVING A DATA CENTER WOULD NOT CAUSE ADDITIONAL LOAD TO THE SYSTEM WHERE A SUB, WHERE A SUBDIVISION OR AN AREA WOULD NOT LOSE POWER IN THE EVENT OF A STORM OR A ROLLING BLACKOUT? NO.

I THINK THE STATE OF TEXAS RUNS ON 80 GIGAWATTS RIGHT NOW, AND THERE'S SOMETHING LIKE 150 GIGAWATTS WORTH OF REQUESTS AND IT'S JUST NOT FEASIBLE.

THAT, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY THEY DO THIS LOAD STUDY BECAUSE ERCOT AND ENCORE AND ANY OTHER POWER COMPANIES ARE LOOKING AT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, RIGHT? AND THERE'S WHAT

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UH, AND SO THAT'S WHY THAT'S FOR TEXAS ALONE.

FOR TEXAS ALONE.

WOW.

AND SO THAT IS WHY IT'S TAKING SO LONG FOR THESE LOAD STUDIES TO BE DONE.

'CAUSE THEY HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, OKAY, WELL IF WE PUT ONE HERE, WHAT'S THAT DO OVER HERE? UH, AND YEAH, WE DO NOT WANT, YOU KNOW, POWER TURNING OFF TO HOSPITALS AND SUBDIVISIONS AND SCHOOLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND SO THEY ARE, YOU KNOW, VERY, VERY, VERY, UH, PRECISE IN IN WHAT THEY'RE DOING WITH THAT.

AND NOT ALL OF THOSE REQUESTS WILL BE APPROVED.

UH, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THERE IS JUST ISN'T ENOUGH POWER.

AND SO THEY'RE GOING THROUGH AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE THE REAL, YOU KNOW, APPLICATIONS, WHAT'S THE IMPACT ON THE SYSTEM? WHAT CAN WE SERVE? WHEN CAN WE SERVE IT? ANYTHING THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, BE APPROVED NOW WOULDN'T REALLY BE SERVED UNTIL 29, 30, YOU KNOW, 20, 29 30.

SO, GOTCHA.

SO, PARDON MY IGNORANCE ON THE ELECTRICAL GRID, BUT I KNOW THAT IT SEEMS TO BE BY STATE.

SO THE STATE OF TEXAS, I KNOW THAT THE TYPE OF POWER LINES IS VERY INFLUENTIAL ON THEIR SITE SELECTION.

BUT EVEN IF WE WENT AND, OR THEY WENT AND DEVELOPED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF WEST TEXAS IN THE DESERT, IF THERE WAS A POWER LINE THERE, WOULD THAT LOAD STUDY AND THOSE CALCS AFFECT, WOULDN'T THEY STILL AFFECT US? YEAH.

AND THAT'S WHY ERCOT IS INVOLVED.

THAT'S WHY ERCOT IS KINDA THE TIP OF THE SPEAR ON THIS.

EVERYBODY, ALL THE POWER COMPANIES ARE, ARE GETTING ALL THE LOAD STUDIES SUBMITTED TO THEM MM-HMM .

ANALYZING AND THEN THEY GOTTA PROVIDE IT TO ERCOT.

AND ERCOT HAS TO LOOK AT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM.

'CAUSE ERCOT ACTUALLY HAS TO APPROVE WHEN ENCORE WANTS TO MAKE, UH, LINE IMPROVEMENTS, ERCOT HAS TO APPROVE THAT.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW.

IT'S, OKAY, WELL WHERE'S, WHERE'S THE POWER? WHERE'S THE POWER NEED TO BE? WHAT'S THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEED GONNA BE? AND, YOU KNOW, HOW'S THAT GONNA GET PAID FOR? OKAY.

UM, I WANTED TO ADDRESS BACK ON THE WATER.

THOSE THAT DO USE THE WATER ARE, ARE THEY NOT ABLE TO RECYCLE OR REUSE OR, I MEAN, IS THE WATER CONTAMINATED FROM DOING THIS OR SOMETHING? NO, IT'S JUST, IT, IT'S JUST A, AN AIR, YOU KNOW, LIKE A LIQUID COOLED SYSTEM.

SO IT, A LOT OF IT IS RECYCLED.

SO, OKAY.

AND AGAIN, THAT'S WHY THE, THE, THE NEED, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK 10 YEARS AGO TO NOW HAS BEEN REDUCED SO MUCH.

THE LAST THING WAS GOING BACK ON THE, LIKE THE JOBS, THE JOBS THAT IT WOULD CREATE, UM, NOT ONLY JOBS, BUT WHAT TYPE OF TAX REVENUE OTHER THAN PROPERTY TAXES, BUT ARE THERE OTHER YEAH, THERE SALES REVENUE, SALES TAX REVENUE, YEAH.

THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

THESE, THESE ARE SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY AND SALES TAX GENERATORS.

THE, THE BUILDING ITSELF IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST, IT'S A, IT'S NOT WAREHOUSE, BUT IT'S A TILT WALL, YOU KNOW, CONCRETE BUILDING.

WHAT'S INSIDE THE BUILDING IS REALLY WHAT IS THE GENERATOR.

SO IN A 250,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING, BUILDING NOWADAYS, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S AI, IT'S A BILLION DOLLAR, YOU KNOW, JUST PROPERTY TAX GENERATOR MM-HMM .

AND THEN, BUT THE, THE EQUIPMENT, UH, THAT GOES IN THERE IS ALSO SALES TAX ELIGIBLE.

SO WHEN THEY GO AND THEY BUY $700 MILLION WORTH OF, OF SERVERS MM-HMM .

ALL OF THAT SALES TAX, YOU KNOW, APPLICABLE.

AND AS, AS TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES, THEY'LL COME BACK IN EVERY FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS, RIP OUT EVERYTHING, PUT NEW STUFF IN.

AND SO YOU GOT ANOTHER, YOU KNOW, SALES TAX, YOU KNOW, GENERATOR RIGHT THERE TOO.

SO THEY, THEY ARE SIGNIFICANT GENERATORS.

WE LOOKED AT, WE LOOKED AT, UH, ONE OF THE PROJECTS WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WORKING ON, JUST TO KIND OF GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THE SALES STACK GENERATION WOULD BE.

INFO FOR EACH BILLION DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT, UH, BY A DATA CENTER, IT WOULD'VE BEEN LIKE $12 MILLION A YEAR TO THE SCHOOLS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS MR. STRAYER? THANKS FOR COMING UP.

TALKING TO US.

AND IF, IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO SPEAK WITH ANY OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS ABOUT THIS, I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THAT.

THANK YOU FOR OFFERING THAT.

ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? COME ON UP AND STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE.

MY NAME'S TOM PAYS THE OVER ON FOX ROAD AND, UH, YOU KNOW, NOT AN EXPERT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THESE DATA CENTERS, BUT I DON'T THINK WE NEED 'EM IN PARKER COUNTY.

I'M JUST OPPOSED TO 'EM COMPLETELY.

WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON RESIDENTIAL GROWTH IN THIS COUNTY.

AGRICULTURAL GROWTH.

I MEAN, WE KEEP, BY THE TIME WE MOVE ALL THIS RESIDENTIAL IN HERE, THE WAY WE'RE GROWING, PARKER COUNTY PEACHES ARE NOT GONNA BE IN PARKER COUNTY ANYMORE.

THERE'S GONNA BE NO LAND, YOU KNOW, WATER USAGE.

THEY SAY THE WATER'S COMING DOWN, THE AMOUNT OF WATER, I DON'T KNOW, WHAT'D HE SAY? 150,000 GALLONS? WAS IT A DAY OR DID I GET THAT WRONG A DAY? THAT'S JUST A, UM, BALLPARK.

HAVE WATER ISSUES, IS THAT DATA CENTER GONNA COME OUT THERE AND PUNCH ME IN NEW? WELL, THE ANSWER IS NO.

WHEN MY WELL GOES DRY OUT THERE BECAUSE WE

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IS THE COUNTY GONNA PUNCH ME IN NEW? WELL THE ANSWER IS NO.

I'M THE ONE THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO DRILL DEEPER AND SPEND THAT MONEY.

AND I'M SURE THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER RESIDENTS THAT ARE IN THAT SITUATION.

WE'RE, WE'VE GOT WATER ISSUES HERE IN THE COUNTY, WE DON'T NEED TO COMPOUND THAT WITH ALL THIS.

I KNOW IT'S GONNA GENERATE MONEY FOR SALES TAX OR WHATEVER HE'S SAYING, BUT WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON THE RESIDENTS HERE AND AGRICULTURAL IN OUR AREA.

WE'RE GROWING.

YOU KNOW, MOVE THAT STUFF FURTHER TO THE WEST, YOU KNOW, IF THERE WAS WATER OUT THERE, THEY'D PROBABLY PUT IT OUT THERE.

SO IT'S GONNA BE USING A LOT OF WATER.

SO THAT'S MY STANCE ON IT.

WE JUST NEED TO BAN THEM IN THIS COUNTY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

STATE'S ATTORNEY NAME.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE COMING OUT.

ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP? MR. DOUG SHAW.

I'M NOT SURE IF YOU WERE HERE FOR THIS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION ON IT.

UH, AS OUR DIRECTOR OF THE UPPER TRINITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTARY? YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU GUYS.

UM, AND I AM HERE.

I SAW SOME OF THE AGENDA.

I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF CURIOUS 'CAUSE IT'S, IT IS A VERY HOT BUTTON ISSUE IN HOOD COUNTY.

BEEN REAL INVOLVED WITH DISCUSSIONS DOWN THERE.

UM, I WAS ACTUALLY JUST LOOKING AT A SITE PLAN FOR ONE, UM, DOWN IN SOUTH OF TOLLER.

UH, GOT PEOPLE REAL WORKED UP AND, AND YOU KNOW, YOU MENTIONED 250 SQUARE THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT BUILDING AT THAT ONE.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE PROPOSING 36 OF THOSE 250,000 SQUARE FOOT BUILDINGS.

UM, AND, AND THE, AND NOT JUST THE WATER DEMAND FOR THE DATA CENTER ITSELF, WHICH IS QUITE INTENSIVE.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE RUNNING, UH, EVEN IF IT'S CLOSED LOOP AND THEY'RE RUNNING WATER THROUGH, THE WATER HAS TO COOL.

THEY HAVE TO COOL THAT WATER THROUGH EVAPORATION.

IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT.

SO THEY DO USE QUITE A BIT OF WATER.

BUT WITH THOSE DOWN IN HOOD COUNTY, THE, THE BIG WATER USE ISN'T REALLY WHAT THE DATA CENTERS THEMSELVES.

UH, EACH OF THOSE, I THINK THERE'S SIX OR EIGHT PROJECTS DOWN THERE.

THEY'RE IN DISCUSSION, UH, ALL OVER HOOD COUNTY.

UM, I BELIEVE EACH OF THEM HAS A GAS FIRED PLANT TO PROVIDE POWER NEXT TO IT.

AND THOSE ARE ALSO VERY WATER INTENSIVE.

UM, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW, I'M NOT PRIVY TO ANY OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON IN PARKER COUNTY.

I JUST KNOW WHAT'S BEEN THERE DISCUSSING DOWN THERE.

AND SO IT'S USUALLY NOT ONE BUILDING.

IT'S USUALLY A CAMPUS OF MULTIPLE.

THAT PROJECT I JUST DISCUSSED IS 1500 ACRES AND THEY'RE GONNA TURN OVER HALF OF IT INTO IMPERVIOUS COVER.

ROOFTOPS AND PAVEMENT.

UM, SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S A BIG CHANGE TO THAT, THAT LAND DOWN THERE.

AND THAT'S WHY THE PEOPLE ARE SO WORKED UP.

UH, WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY.

WE'VE SEEN A BUNCH OF STUDIES.

I'VE LOOKED AT A BUNCH OF DATA FROM DATA CENTERS, UH, AROUND THE, AROUND THE COUNTRY TO LOOK AT WATER USE.

BUT UNTIL, YOU KNOW, THEY KEEP EVERYTHING VERY CLOSE TO THE VEST.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY ONCE THEY SUBMIT SOMETHING TO LIKE, TO US FOR AN APPLICATION, IT BECOMES PUBLIC INFO.

THAT'S WHY THEY WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE.

UM, SO WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY RECEIVED ANY APPLICATIONS YET, BUT I DO EXPECT SOME VERY SOON IN HOOD COUNTY.

AND I EXPECT THAT TO BE FIREWORKS IF Y'ALL INTERESTED TO COME WATCH OUR BOARD MEETINGS.

I EXPECT, YOU KNOW, A HUNDRED AND SO PEOPLE FROM DOWN IN THE XI VALLEY TO SHOW UP AND, UH, SO YEAH.

BUT THERE'S LIMITED, YOU SAID THAT'S HOOD COUNTY, JUST YES.

FOR ANYBODY WATCHING ON THE STREAM.

SO THEY DON'T MISH HERE.

THAT'S HOOD COUNTY.

YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S HOOD COUNTY.

THAT'S HOOD COUNTY.

I'VE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT ANYTHING PROPOSED HERE.

UM, BUT JUST LIKE YOU SAID, COMMISSIONER, THERE'S LIMITED THINGS THAT THE COUNTY CAN DO.

THERE'S LIMITED THINGS WE CAN DO, OBVIOUSLY THAT'LL OPERATE WITHIN OUR RULES THAT THEY GET A PERMIT.

WE LIMIT THEIR ANNUAL ALLOCATION BASED ON OUR PERMITTING RULES.

BUT STILL, OTHER THAN THAT, THERE'S VERY LITTLE WE CAN DO.

SO, BUT IT IS, IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS CONCERNING.

'CAUSE IT IS A CONCENTRATED HIGH USE OF WATER IN AREAS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE MOVING THE WESTERN SIDES OF THE COUNTY WHERE THERE ARE LESS PEOPLE.

WELL, THERE'S LESS WATER THERE AS WELL.

SO THAT'S, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS IN PARTICULAR, THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION.

IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR Y'ALL WANNA KNOW MORE ABOUT WHAT WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE, JUST GIMME A CALL.

YEAH, I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE WELL PREPARED FOR.

ON THE ONE HAND I HEAR FROM A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS ABOUT CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR PROPERTY TAXES, AS I'M SURE EVERYONE WHO SITS UP HERE DOES PART OF THE REASON PROPERTY TAXES ARE WHERE THEY'RE AT IN PARKER COUNTY IS BECAUSE WE HAVE A HIGHLY RESIDENTIAL TAX BASE.

THE BEST THING WE CAN DO TO GET THE PROPERTY TAX BURDEN OFF OF RESIDENTIAL IS TO HAVE MORE COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL.

THAT BEING SAID, WE NEED TO BE STRATEGIC AND THOUGHTFUL AND HAVE THE RIGHT TYPE OF COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL TO EVERY EXTENT WE CAN.

AGAIN, WE CAN'T ZONE IN THE COUNTY.

THERE'S VERY LITTLE WE CAN DO, BUT TO THE EXTENT WE CAN, WE PROBABLY SHOULD.

I AGREE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ANYBODY ELSE WANTS SPEAK?

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STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE.

NANCY FAUST.

I JUST WANNA MAKE A COUPLE SHORT COMMENTS ABOUT THAT.

WHEN THESE, WHEN THE PLANTS GO IN, THAT MAKES THE LAND AROUND THAT GO INDUSTRIAL SO THAT, THAT CHANGES THE MAKEUP OF OUR COUNTY.

AND Y'ALL DID A SURVEY A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO OF WHAT THE CITIZENS WANTED FOR THIS COUNTY.

AND I THINK THAT DEVIATES SIGNIFICANTLY FROM WHAT THE CITIZENS WANTED.

UH, AS A WHOLE, WE DO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH OUR WATER.

AND I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE VERY MINDFUL OF THAT IN MAKING ANY DECISIONS.

AND THIS NEEDS TO BE RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COUNTY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF GROWTH THAT WE HAVE.

THERE'S 400 OF THESE SLATED FOR OUR STATE.

THERE'S AROUND 200 IN THE DFW AREA.

IF YOU GO DOWN BOAT CLUB ROAD, THERE'S SEVEN OF THEM IN A ROW IS, YOU KNOW, AND ONCE ONE COMES IN, WE COULD HAVE A SITUATION LIKE THAT.

SO PLEASE KEEP THESE THINGS IN MIND AS YOU MAKE YOUR DECISIONS.

YOU, YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT THAT, UH, WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS THE, UH, AND THIS WAS DONE ABOUT SIX YEARS AGO, SIX AND A HALF YEARS AGO, UH, WHERE WE DID A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE COUNTY FOR GROWTH.

AND NUMBER ONE ON THAT PLAN WAS TO MAINTAIN THE RURAL INTEGRITY OF OUR COUNTY WITH ALL THE GROWTH THAT'S COMING.

WELL NOW WE'RE FAST FORWARD 7, 6, 7 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.

THAT GROWTH HAS, HAS BEEN EXPONENTIAL.

WE DO PLAN ON LOOKING AT THAT IN OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR TO UPGRADE OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AND, UH, BUT THAT JUST TO, SO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE THAT IS NUMBER ONE ON OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT SIDE? STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE.

UM, AMANDA GARNER.

I'M PRECINCT CHAIR FOR PRECINCT FOUR 40.

UM, I JUST WANNA ECHO WHAT, UM, UH, TOM PACE SAID ABOUT OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR, UM, AGRICULTURAL AREAS.

UM, I THINK DATA CENTERS ARE WRONG FOR PARKER COUNTY.

I KNOW CHANGE IS COMING AND I KNOW THAT THINGS GROW AND I KNOW THINGS CHANGE, BUT I THINK THAT AS CITIZENS, UM, WE, OUR OPPORTUNITY IS NOW TO TRY TO PUSH IT BACK AS, AS LONG AS WE CAN.

UM, SO WHILE I'M HERE AND WHILE I LIVE HERE, I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY STATE THAT I AM AGAINST IT.

AND I THINK THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN MY PRECINCT WOULD PROBABLY AGREE WITH ME.

SIT HERE AND SAY WE DON'T WANT SOMETHING, WE, WE CAN'T PASS A RULE THAT TODAY THAT SAYS WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANY, WE CAN'T PASS RULE THAT SAY WE'RE NOT, THAT SAYS WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE ANY MORE SUBDIVISIONS.

ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? I WANT TO THANK ALL OF Y'ALL FOR COMING ON THIS AND, AND TO PUT THIS ON THE FRONT OF THE AGENDA TO ALLOW YOU TIME TO SPEAK AND TIME FOR THE COURT TO, TO GIVE INPUT ON THIS.

IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE COURT THAT WOULD LIKE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS WITH US? JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS.

I I RESPECTFULLY HEAR ALL THE COMMENTS THAT COME, YOU KNOW, FROM TOM AND EVERYBODY, AND I AGREE WITH YOU.

THERE'S A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS THAT WE WOULD NOT LIKE TO HAVE IN OUR COUNTY.

AND, AND LOOKING BACK OVER TIME, UH, YOU COULD ASK, UH, A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THEY DON'T WANT ARE SUBDIVISIONS.

THEY DON'T WANT A SUBDIVISION NEXT TO THEIR PROPERTY.

UH, AND I I, I GO BACK TO THE DEAL.

WHEN, WHEN, UH, WHEN THIS COUNTRY WAS SETTLED, UH, THE STATE GAVE YOU 80 ACRES.

YOU KNOW, SOME PLACES 160, BUT STARTED OFF WITH 80 ACRES AND THEN SOMEBODY CAME ALONG AND DIVIDED IT INTO TWO 40 ACRE TRACKS AND THEY DIDN'T LIKE IT.

BUT THE STATE ALSO TELLS US THAT YOU HAVE PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS, UH, WITHIN REASON YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT TO ON YOUR OWN PROPERTY.

AND THAT'S WHY COUNTY GOVERNMENT DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF POWER IN AREAS LIKE THIS.

SO WE CAN SIT HERE AND TALK ABOUT THIS, BUT AS FAR AS US MAKING A RULE THAT SAYS WE CAN'T HAVE THEM HERE, IF WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT, THERE'D BE A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE.

WE WOULD MAKE RULES AGAINST HAVING HERE IN PARKER COUNTY.

AND I WISH THAT WE COULD, HOWEVER WE HAVE TO DO THE BEST THAT WE CAN AND MANAGE A DIFFERENT WAY.

AND THERE'S PROBABLY NOT A VERY MANY PEOPLE THAT WOULD SAY, YES, I WANT ONE OF THOSE NEXT TO MY HOUSE OR NEXT TO MY PROPERTY, WHEREVER IT MIGHT BE.

THEY ALSO DON'T WANT RV PARKS, TRAILER PARKS, UH, WIND, WIND TURBINES, UH, MAKE A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS THAT WE DON'T WANT THERE.

UH, SO WE WISH THAT WE HAD THAT POWER AT TIMES, BUT IT'S A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD, UH, WHEN WE HAVE TO WORK WITH WHAT TEXAS TELLS US.

AND THAT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS THAT YOU CAN WITHIN REASON ON YOUR OWN PROPERTY, DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

SO THAT'S THE, THAT'S THE FINE LINE THAT WE AS, AS COMMISSIONERS HAVE TO FOLLOW.

AND, UH, UH, SO WE, WE HEAR, WE HEAR YOU, UM, CITIES HAVE THE ABILITIES TO MAKE THOSE KINDS OF ORDINANCES THAT SAY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANNA PUT THIS IN, YOU HAVE TO COME THROUGH US.

AND, AND HERE ARE THE RULES THAT YOU CAN DO IT.

OR WE CAN JUST SAY YOU CAN'T DO IT.

COUNTIES DON'T HAVE THAT ABILITY.

WE DO NOT.

BUT WE DO HAVE OTHER AREAS THAT WE CAN WORK WITH THROUGH WATER, THROUGH POWER, THROUGH TAX INCENTIVES AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS TO PREVENT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT, UH, THAT WE DON'T WANT.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT AS MUCH AS WE

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UH, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT CAN'T HAPPEN.

SO THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

MAY I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION? CHRIS, ARE YOU F ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THE, I HEARD THE DATA CENTERS THAT ARE GOING IN THERE AND TARRANT COUNTY SIDE PRETTY CLOSE TO PRECINCT FOUR.

ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROJECT? THERE IS ONE PROJECT THERE THAT'S JUST OVER THE, UH, THE COUNTY LINE.

YEAH, THAT IS, UM, THEY'RE STILL WAITING ON THEIR LOAD STUDY TOO.

UH, AND THEY'RE, THEY SUBMITTED THEIR LOAD STUDY A LONG TIME AGO.

SO THEY'RE KIND OF AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE.

SO WE, YOU KNOW, I I SAY WE, BUT THEY PROBABLY EXPECT, UNDERSTAND TO HEAR IN THE FIRST, YOU KNOW, THIS QUARTER OR THE NEXT QUARTER ON THAT.

I THINK I WENT BY THERE YESTERDAY.

IT LOOKED LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF SITE PREP AND DIRT WORK GOING.

WELL, THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE GOING THERE TOO.

SOMETHING ELSE AS WELL.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, THAT'S CITY OF FORT WORTH.

SO WE HAVE THEM, I MEAN THAT'S LITERALLY ON THE COUNTY LINE, BUT IN TARRANT COUNTY.

AND JUST TO PUT SOME PERSPECTIVE ON WHY THEY'RE LOOKING AT US MM-HMM .

UH, BECAUSE THEY'RE, THEY'RE CHASING POWER AND WE HAVE ALL THE POWER.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOK AT RED OAK, UH, WHERE THERE'S A ON, YOU KNOW, EAST OF DALLAS MM-HMM .

THAT'S WHERE THE FIRST REAL, YOU KNOW, PUSH FOR THE DATA CENTERS WERE AND THEY'RE OUT OF POWER THERE.

AND SO THEY'RE LOOKING AROUND.

AND SO WHEN THEY GO INTO THE POWER COMPANIES AND SAY, WHERE'S THE POWER THEY POINTED US BECAUSE WE'RE THE FIRST STOP FROM THE NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, THE WIND AND SOLAR OUT WEST, IT ALL FLOWS THROUGH US.

AND SO THAT'S WHY THERE'S SO MUCH ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA AROUND MM-HMM.

AROUND THAT.

MM-HMM.

O ONE OF THE POINTS I WANTED TO ASK WAS, WOULD YOU KNOW THAT'S MORE THAN LIKELY ON CITY OF FORT WORTH WATER? YEAH.

OH YEAH.

AND I'LL ADDRESS THE WELL SITUATION.

'CAUSE THAT SEEMS TO BE, NONE OF THESE ARE GONNA BE OPERATING OFF OF WELLS.

THEY CAN'T, YOU KNOW, IN FACT THE, THE END USERS AREN'T GONNA WANT TO OPERATE OFF THAT.

THEY WANT GRID POWER AND THEY WANT MUNICIPAL SERVICES.

AND SO IT'S NOT GONNA BE IN COUNTY UNINCORPORATED.

IT MIGHT START THERE, YOU KNOW, AS THEY'RE WORKING THROUGH DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT EVENTUALLY IT'LL BE INSIDE THE CITY LIMIT BECAUSE THEY NEED THE MUNICIPAL WATER AND SEWER SERVICES.

SO I DON'T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT ANOTHER MUD DISTRICT POPPING UP WITH THE DATA.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS TYPE DEAL.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS.

I JUST DON'T SEE ANY END USERS WANTING THAT TO BE THEIR WATER SOLUTION.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WHERE I, YOU KNOW, THE EDC WOULD COME IN AND SAY, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S YOUR WATER SOLUTION? BECAUSE YOU DIGGING 40 WELLS IS NOT THE ANSWER.

YOU KNOW, AND, AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE COME IN AS WELL.

IT HAS BEEN POPPING UP THROUGH AUSTIN IN OUR BACKYARD.

SO IT'S A VERY BIG IMPORTANT TOPIC TO ME.

WE'LL MOVE DOWN TO ITEM SEVEN, SEVEN G APPROVE, REJECT CITY OF RENO, REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION OF A PORTION OF A PUBLIC ROADWAY AND RIGHT OF WAY ON NEWSOM MOUND ROAD AND MIDWAY ROAD.

'CAUSE I'M DEALING WITH IT IN PRECINCT.

SO, CHRIS, I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION, AND I THINK YOU MAY HAVE ALLUDED TO IT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER, BUT I WANNA HIGHLIGHT IT.

UM, WHAT ABOUT, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE IMPACT ON ELECTRIC LOAD.

WHAT ABOUT THE IMPACT ON ELECTRIC RATES? SO IN OTHER WORDS, IF DATA CENTER'S GOING INTO A, INTO A CERTAIN AREA AND THERE'S A LARGE ELECTRICAL ELECTRIC DEMAND MM-HMM .

DOES THAT IMPACT THE RATES FOR OTHER CONSUMERS IN THE AREA? SEE, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND I DON'T HAVE A GREAT ANSWER FOR YOU.

BUT, YOU KNOW, SET UP BILL SIX WAS THE START OF THIS, RIGHT? BECAUSE THERE IS GONNA BE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED.

THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT 7 65 LINES AND, YOU KNOW, DOING ALL KINDS OF UPGRADES, YOU KNOW, ACROSS THE NETWORK.

WELL, WHO PAYS FOR THAT IS THE USERS, RIGHT? AND SO, BUT THE, YOU KNOW, THE LEGISLATURE, AUSTIN, KNOWS THAT THAT'S NOT REALLY FAIR, YOU KNOW, ON, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PUBLIC HAVE TO, UH, PAY FOR THE PORTION OF THOSE IMPROVEMENTS WHEN THE REAL IMPROVEMENTS IS BEING CAUSED BY THIS OVER HERE.

AND SO I THINK YOU'LL SEE MORE COMING OUT OF AUSTIN ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THAT.

BUT AS FAR AS WHAT I, I, I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER WHAT THE, YOU KNOW, RATE IMPACT WOULD BE.

ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS ITEM? OKAY, WE WILL MOVE DOWN TO, AND TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT.

[7.G. Approve/reject City of Reno Request for Annexation of a portion of a public roadway and right-of-way on Newsome Mound Road and Midway Road. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]

JOHN AND MS. ADAMS ON WE, WE'VE RECEIVED SOME PAPERWORK.

I KNOW THAT IT'S FORMALLY FILED.

UH, THE CITY MANAGER OF RENO HAS WITHDRAWN THE REQUEST.

HOWEVER, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE ACTION TO REJECT PUT THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT ITEM.

SO WE SEND A LETTER.

THERE IS A TIME RESTRICTION ON WHICH WE HAVE TO RESPOND.

AND SINCE THAT PAPERWORK HAD BEEN RECEIVED BY THE JUDGE,

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WE JUST GO AHEAD AND REJECT THAT, THAT, I MEAN, WE REJECT ITEM F AND G.

OH, WE GOTTA HAVE TO DO SEPARATE.

IT'S GOTTA BE SEPARATE.

WE HAVE TO DO SEPARATE MOTIONS OR WE DO, WELL, WE DO.

AND WE'RE ON ITEM F.

SO YOUR MOTION IS MADE FOR ITEM F AND WE HAVE A SECOND ON ITEM F.

YOU SAID G, BUT IT SAYS G.

OH, I'M SORRY.

NOT FG, I'M SORRY.

UH, SO WE'RE ON G 4G, BUT SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ITEM G.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION WITH THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR? SO AN I VOTE IS TO REJECT, CORRECT, CORRECT.

MOTION.

MOTION TO REJECT FIVE OH

[7.F. Approve/reject City of Reno Request for Annexation of a portion of a public roadway and right-of-way on Newsome Mound Road and Veal Station. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]

MOVE TO ITEM F ON APPROVED PROJECT RENO, REQUEST FOR UNITED STATION, A PORTION OF A PUBLIC ROADWAY AND RIGHT OF WAY ON NEWSOM ROAD AND BILL STATION.

I MOVE TO MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

TO ITEM TWO ON AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE RFP PC 26 SLASH 24 VETERANS AFFAIRS OF ELECTRONIC CLAIMS SUBMISSIONS SOFTWARE.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE? FIVE OH AND THAT MOTION NEEDS AGAIN TO REJECT.

OKAY, WE WILL GO BACK TO ITEM D ONE ON INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS OF EQUIPMENT AND INVENTORY REPORTS.

AGAIN, ANY MOVE

[4.D.2. Authorization to Advertise RFP PC26-24 Veteran Affairs Electronic Claims Submission Software. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

SO I'M REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE FOR R-F-P-P-C 26 DASH 24.

THIS IS FOR A ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF CLAIMS SOFTWARE FOR OUR VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE.

UM, THIS WILL AUTOMATE A LOT OF THE, THE WORK THAT COMES INTO THAT OFFICE.

UM, ADVERTISING THIS ON JANUARY 14TH AND THE 21ST WITH A BID OPENING OF FEBRUARY 3RD AND ANTICIPATED AWARD OF FEBRUARY 9TH.

OH MOVE TO ITEM THREE, AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE PC 26 DASH 25 CORRUGATED STEEL CULVERT PIPE REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION FOR OUR ANNUAL BID FOR PC 26 25 FOR CORRUGATED STEEL CULVERT PIPE ADVERTISING.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

CARRIED FIVE

[4.D.3. Authorization to Advertise PC26-25 Corrugated Steel Culvert Pipe. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

JANUARY 14TH AND 21ST ANTICIPATED OPENING OF FEBRUARY 3RD AND AWARD DATE OF FEBRUARY 9TH.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE.

FIVE OH MOVE

[4.D.4. Approve the salvage/destruction of bulletproof vest. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

ITEM FOUR, APPROVE THE ESTABLISHED OBSTRUCTION OF BULLETPROOF VEST.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO DESTROY A BULLETPROOF VEST THAT HAS EXCEEDED THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY.

UH, FOR ASSET NUMBER 2 0 1 8 1.

IT'S A PLATE CARRIER VEST MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

SECOND.

COMMISSIONER HOLT, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH.

[4.D.5. Discuss/Take necessary action regarding PC26-14 Aggregate Road Materials. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

TO ITEM FIVE.

DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION.

REGARDING PC 26 DASH 14 AGGREGATE ROAD MATERIALS.

SO COMMISSIONER'S COURT AWARDED PC 26 DASH 14 AGGREGATE ROAD MATERIALS BACK IN DECEMBER ON THE 22ND.

AND THIS WOULD BE FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 15TH, 26TH THROUGH JANUARY 14TH OF 27.

THE VENDORS WHO RESPONDED ON THE HOT MIX PRODUCTS ARE OUTSIDE, UH, LOCATED OUTSIDE OF REASONABLE DISTANCE FROM PARKER COUNTY PRECINCTS AND THEY DON'T MEET, UH, WHICH MAKES IT HARD TO MEET THE ONE TO TWO HOUR DELIVERY WINDOW THAT THE PRODUCT IS PLIABLE.

UM, AND THE COLD MIX PRODUCTS SUBMITTED DO NOT MEET THE QUALITY STANDARDS NECESSARY FOR ROAD OVERLAY.

I'M GONNA REQUEST AT THIS TIME THAT YOU ALLOW ME TO ADVERTISE HOT AND COLD MIX, UM, ON PC 26 26 DASH 26.

AND THAT WOULD ADVERTISE ALSO ON JANUARY 14TH AND THE 21ST WITH A BID OPENING OF JANUARY 4TH AND ANTICIPATED AWARD OF FEBRUARY 9TH.

MOTION BE I HAVE, UM, I JUST BEFORE Y'ALL MAKE A MOTION, UM, WE DO HAVE AN INTERLOCAL WITH ELLIS COUNTY FOR THE HOT MIX AT THIS TIME THAT YOU ALL ARE, ARE ALREADY CAN USE UNTIL THE POINT IN TIME.

WE CAN AWARD, UM, THIS HOT AND COLD MIX BID.

I'VE TRIED TO UM, FIND ANOTHER COUNTY THAT HAS A COLD MIX BID WITH, UM, THAT IS ALLOW OR USEFUL AND SOMERVILLE COUNTY IS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD IT.

HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS IN PLACE AT THIS TIME WITH ANY OTHER ENTITY AND WOULD LIKE FOR THEIR, UM, COUNTY ATTORNEY TO LOOK AT AND REVIEW THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS SO THEY COULD, WOULD NOT GET IT ON TODAY'S COURT.

'CAUSE THEY HAVE COURT THIS MORNING AS WELL.

UM, SHE, THEIR, UM, AUDITOR WHO'S AUDITOR SLASH PURCHASE AGENT SAID THAT, UM, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE THE LA THEIR SECOND COURT IN FEBRUARY BEFORE THEY COULD PUT IT ON THEIR, UM, COURT FOR APPROVAL OF THE INTERLOCAL, WHICH WOULD BE PAST OUR DEADLINE.

UM, I KNOW THAT, UM, IT WAS MENTIONED COULD WE USE, UH, ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY, UM, SITUATION IN THIS.

UM, AND I DON'T THINK THAT, AND JOHN CAN CLARIFY THE, THE REQUIREMENTS TO BE EMERGENCY.

AND I DON'T THINK THAT THIS QUALIFIES EACH ALSO ORDER THAT Y'ALL DO FOR COLD

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MIX OR STUFF.

WE'RE RIGHT AT THE, THE THRESHOLD THAT THE STATE HAS SET FOR REQUIREMENTS OF A FORMAL PROCUREMENT.

UM, ALSO I CHECKED ALL THE CO-OPS TO SEE IF, UM, THERE WAS A VENDOR THAT COULD PROVIDE COLD MIX THE ONE THAT YOU ARE NEEDING THAT HAS BEEN AWARDED A CO-OP CONTRACT AND THERE IS NO SUCH, SO AT THIS TIME, THE FEBRUARY 9TH COURT WOULD BE THE SOONEST THAT WE COULD SOLVE THIS ISSUE.

I, UNLESS YOU ALL HAVE ANOTHER RESOLUTION FOR IT.

SO JUDGE, IF, IF I MAY, UM, WHAT'S GOING ON IS WE HAVE, AND, AND I'M NOT SURE ABOUT Y'ALL'S PRECINCTS.

I BELIEVE PRECINCT THREE IS IN THE SAME BOAT AS US.

WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF WORK THAT WE'VE TEED UP.

WE, AND WE'VE TEED UP THIS WORK TO USE COLD MIX AND THE PRODUCT THAT WE'VE HISTORICALLY USED AS A COLD MIX THAT DOESN'T HARDEN THE NEXT DAY OR AFTER TWO DAYS, YOU CAN WORK IT FOR A WHILE.

AND THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE STRUCTURE OF OUR OPERATIONS.

THE VENDOR THAT WE'VE USED FOR THAT, UH, DID NOT RENEW THEIR BID BECAUSE THEY DID NOT SUBMIT THE PAPERWORK ON TIME.

THE OTHER ENTITIES THAT WE'VE TESTED THE PRODUCT WITH THE PRODUCT HARDENS TOO QUICKLY AND IT WOULD DAMAGE OUR MACHINES AND IT DOESN'T WORK WITH OUR STRUCTURE OF OPERATIONS.

SO THIS IS A VERY URGENT ISSUE FOR US 'CAUSE WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TEED UP THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING TO PIVOT TO OTHER JOBS, WHICH IS NOT AS EFFICIENT.

SO MY QUESTION FOR YOU MS. REVA, IS IF WE WERE ABLE TO CALL THE SOMERVILLE COMMISSIONERS AND KIND OF EXPLAIN THE URGENCY AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT ON THEIR SECOND COURT IN JANUARY SURE.

OR A SPECIAL COURT I I MEAN, OR A SPECIAL COURT COURT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT, AS SOON AS WE EXECUTE A INTER INTER LOCAL WITH THEM, WE CAN PURCHASE THROUGH THE VENDOR THAT WE'VE BEEN USING SO FAR.

'CAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN AWARDED, UM, THE SOMERVILLE COUNTY CO CONTRACT AND, AND THAT VENDOR HAS AGREED TO ALLOW PIGGYBACKING OFF OF SOMERVILLE'S CONTRACT FOR US IF THEIR COMMISSIONER'S COURT APPROVES IT.

I SENT THEM AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

SO THAT'S ALREADY CREATED.

ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS AWARD IT AND SIGN IT AND THEN OUR COURT, IF YOU ALL WILL ALLOW JUDGE DEAN TO SIGN AND EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, IF WE GET IT IN THE MEANTIME FROM THEM, THEN WE'RE DONE.

IT'S JUST SOMEBODY, IF SOMEBODY ONE OF YOU ALL COULD REACH OUT TO THEM AND EXPLAIN THE URGENCY, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

HELPFUL.

I HAVE NO PROBLEM REACHING OUT TO THEM AND PESTERING HECK OUTTA THEM.

THAT WOULD PROBABLY HELP.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DECIDE TODAY TO AWARD JUDGE DEAN THAT AUTHORITY? YES.

SO MOTION, DO WE NEED A SEPARATE MOTION FOR THAT OR IS THAT COVERED UNDER MOTION? WELL, I NEED A MOTION TO ALLOW ME TO, TO ADVERTISE FOR OUR HOT, COLD AND COLD MIX BID.

AND THEN IF YOU ALL WILL DO A SEPARATE, UH, AGENDA ITEM AND THAT MOTION, LET'S GO ONE AT A TIME, WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

THAT'S THE MOTION AND A SECOND THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AUTHORIZE NEED TO GO AFTER, AUTHORIZE THE, UH, THE ADVERTISEMENT ON PROCESS.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION.

ENCOURAGED BY VOTE.

THE SECOND THING YOU'RE GONNA SAY, SO NOW I'M GOING TO MOVE THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO, UH, SIGN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH SOMERVILLE COUNTY WITH SOME COUNTY BASED ON THEIR UH, OKAY.

TO DO THAT.

NO PERMISSION TO THAT.

WE ONLY NEED THAT FOR THE COLD MIX PRODUCT, CORRECT? YES.

DO WE NEED THE HOT MIX IS ALREADY DONE WITH S COUNTY.

WE HAVE AN INTER LOCAL ART THAT'S ALREADY BEEN PLACED FOR, THEY DON'T HAVE COLD MIX ON THERE.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY DISCUSSION? DO WE, DO WE KNOW WHY THEY DIDN'T GET THE PAPERWORK IN ON THE BID? WELL, THEY NOT WANT TO BID SO THEY SOLD, THEY IT SOLD IT'S DIFFERENT OWNERSHIP.

OH.

AND THE SALESMAN FOR THAT PARTICULAR COMPANY LEFT IN NOVEMBER I BELIEVE.

OR THE NEW SALESMAN CAME OUT.

THAT'S WHAT I'D HEARD, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE.

HOWEVER, OUR, OUR BID SOFTWARE WILL SEND THE EMAIL TO THE, A DOMAIN ADDRESS FOR A COMPANY.

UM, SO AND IT DOES IT I HAVE THAT DOMAIN FOR THAT PARTICULAR COMPANY.

UH, UH, REPORT.

AS A REPORT.

NO, IT, IT AUTOMATICALLY GENERATES.

YEP.

UM, AND SO IT, IF THEIR JUNK, IF IT GOT CAUGHT IN THEIR JUNK MAIL OR UM, FIREWALL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT MM-HMM .

THAT'S OUTTA MY HANDS.

BUT IT DID GET SENT TO THAT COMPANY, UM, THE, THE PREVIOUS SALESPERSON PLUS ANYBODY AT THAT DOMAIN THAT HAS REGISTERED WITH THE BID PORTAL.

ANY OTHER STAFF? THEY ALSO DID NOT RESPOND TO TARRANT COUNTY AND THAT'S WHO WE'VE PIGGYBACKED OFF OF THEIR CO-OP BEFORE TOO.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE FOUND OUT.

OR THEY'RE VERY WILLING TO WORK WITH US ANYWAY.

THEY HAVE 'CAUSE THEY STAND TO LOSE A LOT.

YEP.

MOTION CARRIES ABOVE UP.

TO ITEM FIVE A ON DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON ONGOING REPORTING OF BOND PROJECTS TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT BY PRESIDENT NICHOLS.

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

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING .

GOOD MORNING.

CAN BOTH Y'ALL STATE Y'ALL'S NAMES FOR THE RECORD?

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MORGAN MCELWAIN, RESA NICHOLS.

HI, DUSTIN BLALOCK LARESA NICHOLS.

I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE MONTHLY REPORT TO Y'ALL FOR DECEMBER FOR THE TRANSPORTATION BOND PROGRAM.

AS FAR AS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, JUST THE COORDINATION WITH, UM, TDOT AND COG AND THE MUNICIPALITIES AND BRIAN GRIMES HERE WITH THE COUNTY IS ONGOING.

WE SAY THAT EVERY MONTH.

UM, WE'VE ALSO GOT SOME WEBSITE UPDATES THAT I'LL GET TO AT THE END OF THE MONTHLY REPORT.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THE PROGRAM IS IN GOOD SHAPE.

WE'RE MOVING ALONG, UM, AT A GOOD PACE.

WE'VE GOT ONE PROJECT THAT'S IN THE BID PHASE THAT WE'VE GOT, UH, RECOMMENDATION OF AWARD FOR TODAY.

SO WE'LL PRESENT THAT IN A FEW MINUTES.

PRECINCT ONE HIGHLIGHTS THE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITIONS ONGOING FOR CHURCH.

AND WE DO PLAN ON ADVERTISING THAT IN EARLY 2026, EARLY THIS YEAR.

UM, FOR MIDWAY ROAD WE'VE GOT THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING EXECUTED AND WE ANTICIPATE TO START THAT EARLY THIS YEAR AS WELL.

THE CONSTRUCTION FOR MIDWAY FOR THOMAS ROAD.

WE'RE ANTICIPATING ADVERTISING THAT LATER THIS MONTH.

THE STEWART STREET SIGNAL TDOT'S ANTICIPATING TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION ON THAT NEXT MONTH.

SAY, LET'S GO BACK TO THAT AGAIN.

STEWART STREET SIGNAL.

I MEAN I JUST GET HAMMERED EVERY DAY ABOUT THAT SIGNAL FOR TWO YEARS NOW.

SO AND YOU'RE SAYING WHAT T'S ANTICIPATING STARTING CONSTRUCTION ON THAT IN FEBRUARY? FEBRUARY? DIDN'T SAY WHAT YEARS YOU SAY THAT HESITANT.

YOU SAY THAT HESITANTLY IN WHAT YEAR? OH, I DID NOT SAY IT.

HESITANTLY NEXT MONTH THEY WILL BE OUT THERE.

FEBRUARY.

I HOPE EVERYBODY HEARD THAT THAT'S LISTENING FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S PEOPLE WATCHING ON THE TV DEAL, SO IT'S TOO LATE.

WHEN DID THEY ORDER THE POLLS FOR THAT JOB? TWO YEARS AGO.

WELL, THEY'RE FINALLY COMING.

JUST TO BE CLEAR.

TO BE CLEAR, THAT'S, THAT'S TEXDOT DOING THAT WORK? YES.

SO THAT'S THE UPDATE THAT WE HAVE FROM TEXDOT, BUT I HESITATE TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF.

YEAR, WHICH BEGINS SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DATE.

FM 51 AND VIL STATION.

THAT RECOMMENDATION OF AWARD IS BEING PRESENTED TODAY ALONG WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES HUTCHINSON ROAD.

THE SURVEY'S COMPLETE AND WE ARE WORKING ON 30% DESIGN FOR PRECINCT TWO UPDATES.

WE'VE GOT OAK RIDGE DRIVE, THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS ARE BEING EXECUTED FOR THAT PROJECT AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING CONSTRUCTION TO START ON THAT IN FEBRUARY AS WELL.

JOHNSON BEND AND GREEN.

CAN I, YES.

CAN I ASK ABOUT THAT? YES, BECAUSE I HAD HEARD THE DATE JANUARY 19TH MANY TIMES AND I HAD SHARED THE DATE OF JANUARY 19TH MANY TIMES WITH MY RESIDENTS IN HUDSON OAKS WHO ARE VERY EAGER FOR THIS PROJECT TO GET STARTED AND GET FINISHED.

SO WHY IS IT STARTING IN FEBRUARY INSTEAD OF JANUARY 19TH? I THINK WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IS WE HAVE EXECUTED CONTRACTS FROM THE CONTRACTOR AND WE, THEY ARRIVED ON MY DESK FRIDAY AND SO I'LL BE CHECKING 'EM TODAY, BRINGING 'EM TO THE JUDGE TO SIGN AND FULLY EXECUTE.

AND SO WE SHOULD BE SENDING OUT A MEETING INVITE FOR THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT TO BE HERE IN ABOUT TWO TO THREE WEEKS.

I FORGET THE EXACT DAY.

I JUST TALKED TO THE CONTRACTOR THIS MORNING ON THAT.

UM, AT THAT DAY HE'LL SHOW UP WITH A SCHEDULE AND WE WILL BE WORKING WITH HIM BEFORE THEN TO NAIL DOWN THE EXACT DAY THAT HE STARTS AND THEN JUST GETTING ALL OF THE SUBS AND HIS SUPPLIERS IN LINE.

I THINK IT'S GONNA BE, IT MIGHT PUSH UP, SAY ABOUT TWO WEEKS OR SO FROM WHAT WE ORIGINALLY WERE THINKING.

UM, BUT WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM TO GET 'EM OUT THERE AS QUICK AS WE CAN FOR JOHNSON BEND AND GREEN ACRES REALIGNMENT.

THE GREEN ACRES PAVEMENT IS COMPLETED.

WE'RE ANTICIPATING JOHNSON BEND TO BE COMPLETE THIS MONTH, 51.

AND CARTER, WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT WE'LL GET THAT 60% DESIGN SUBMITTAL PACKAGE TO TDOT THIS MONTH.

POJO ROAD WE DISCUSSED LAST MONTH.

WE'RE JUST CONTINUING TO WORK ON THE SCOPE FOR THAT PROJECT.

AND THEN FN SEVEN 30 EXTENSION, WE ARE STILL COORDINATING WITH DOT, WEATHERFORD AND COG ON THE FM 51 AND CARTER, THAT'S THE PROGRAM THAT WE RECEIVED FUNDING THROUGH THE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND I BELIEVE THAT'S THE RIGHT ACRONYM.

THE H CIP.

UM, DO WE HAVE AND TO THE MONTH OR QUARTER IS FINE 'CAUSE I KNOW THAT WE'RE STILL IN THE DESIGN PHASE, BUT CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA ON WHEN WE EXPECT THAT PROJECT TO ACTUALLY KICK OFF FROM A CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE ON BULLDOZERS, ET CETERA OUT THERE? ARE WE LOOKING AT SIX MONTHS FROM NOW? 12 MONTHS FROM NOW? I, I DON'T HAVE THOSE EXACT DATES WITH ME.

I WANT TO SAY TTO HAS IT.

UM, I THINK IT'S THE NEXT FISCAL

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I'D HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO YOU IN A COUPLE WEEKS.

IN THE, YEAH.

IN THE NEXT UPDATE.

IF Y'ALL COULD, AND AGAIN, I UNDERSTAND WE'RE FAR ENOUGH AWAY.

YOU CAN'T SAY IT'S GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, NOVEMBER 50TH SURE.

OR WHATEVER.

UM, BUT IF YOU COULD COME BACK WITH A ABSOLUTELY BETTER APPROXIMATION, I'D APPRECIATE IT.

WELL, I GOT SOMETHING ON RELATED TO THAT AT THE FIELD STATION IN 51.

IT'S JUST UP THE ROAD FROM CARTER IN 51 AND Y'ALL TOLD ME THE OTHER DAY THAT TDOT DROPPED THE FUNDING TO HELP US AT 51 AND BILL STATION.

ARE THEY GONNA DROP THE MONEY AT CARTER AND 51 OR NO, THOSE ARE DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES.

DIFFERENT.

SO CARTER DIFFERENT 51 HAS, UM, FEDERAL GRANT MONEY ALLOCATED TO IT.

AND THEN, UM, THE STUFF THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AT BILL STATION AND 51, THEY WERE GONNA USE LOCAL MAINTENANCE DOLLARS TO WIDEN IT, WHICH THEY'RE STILL PLANNING ON DOING.

JUST, IT'LL BE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WHICH BEGINS SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR.

BUT THEY'RE DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES.

SO THE HSIP FUNDING IS, DOESN'T, IS NOT IN JEOPARDY AFTER GOING THROUGH THE STEWART DEAL WITH TEXDOT IS I'M JUST KIND OF GUN SHY ABOUT THE BILL STATION AND THE CARTER 51 PROJECT.

I UNDERSTAND ALSO BEING KEEP, THEY KEEP BEING PUT OFF.

AND WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING WITH THEM CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, UM, KEEPING YOU GUYS UP TO DATE ON ANY CHANGES THAT MAY HAPPEN.

BUT AS OF NOW, THOSE FUNDING SOURCES ARE STILL SECURED.

ALRIGHT, DID YOU HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER? NO, MA'AM.

PRECINCT FOUR, BANKHEAD HIGHWAY.

PRECINCT THREE, THE RICK WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY WIDENING FROM 20 TO 180.

WE DID START CONSTRUCTION ON THAT.

AND UTILITY RELOCATIONS ARE ALSO UNDERWAY FOR THE I 20 FRONTAGE ROADS.

WE'RE STARTING ON THAT SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR THE I 20 RAMPS.

THE PLANS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO TDOT AND WE ARE WAITING ON COMMENTS.

AND THEN FOR FAIRVIEW LANE, WE'RE FINALIZING THOSE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS AND RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION COORDINATION IS UNDERWAY.

ALL RIGHT.

OUR FINAL DESIGN FOR PHASE ONE IS NEARING COMPLETION.

SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BID THAT ONE.

WE'RE THINKING NEXT MONTH IN FEBRUARY, THE PHASE ONE BANKHEAD BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS, 30% DESIGN IS UNDERWAY.

FM FIVE AND BANKHEAD, 60% DESIGN COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED FROM TDOT.

SO NOW WE'RE WORKING ON OUR 90% PLANS AND RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION IS UNDERWAY ON THAT ONE O WEATHERFORD ROAD.

THE UTILITY RELOCATIONS ARE MOVING TOWARDS COMPLETION.

WE'RE A LOT FURTHER ALONG NOW THAN WE, THAN WE EVER HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST.

, THANK GOD.

YOU SEE A LOT OF END OF THE TUNNEL ON THAT ONE.

AND WE'RE CONTINUING.

I'VE BEEN CHECKING IT.

WE'RE CONTINUING TO INSTALL STORM DRAIN ON THAT PROJECT AS WELL.

THE CONCEPTUAL DESIGN SCHEMATIC FOR 1187 SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO TXDOT LATER THIS MONTH.

AND KELLY ROAD CONSTRUCTION'S UNDERWAY.

WE'VE, UH, GOT A DETOUR AND TRAFFIC CONTROL IN PLACE OUT THERE AND WE'VE GOT A CHANGE ORDER THAT WE'RE GONNA BE PRESENTING FOR THAT.

AND THEN THE KELLY ROAD IN US 3 77 SIGNAL, 30% PLANS ARE UNDER REVIEW BY TDOT.

UM, CAN YOU REMIND ME WHICH NIGHT? 'CAUSE WE HAVE SOME FOLKS HERE TODAY THAT KELLY ROAD.

SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR THIS WEEK.

YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON IN PARKER COUNTY, YOU CAN GO TO THE COUNTY WEBSITE HERE, FIND THE LINK, SUBMIT YOUR QUESTION THERE, AND HAVE SOMEONE FROM ZA NICHOLS ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

SO, UH, WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF THIS WEEK, SO WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THURSDAY MORNING, WE ARE EXPECTING TO, UH, DO OUR FIRST CONCRETE PLACEMENT OR POUR.

UM, SO THEY'LL HAVE ONE HALF OF THE ROAD SHUT DOWN AND YOU'LL HAVE FLAGGERS ON THE OTHER SIDE.

UM, AND WE'LL ALLOW TRAFFIC TO COME THROUGH THERE.

AND THERE MAY BE SOME DELAYS WHEN THE CONCRETE TRUCK'S POURING THE CONCRETE, MAYBE FIVE TO 10 MINUTE DELAY WHEN THAT TRUCK SHOWS UP.

BUT WE'LL MAINTAIN TRAFFIC TO GET AROUND THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION.

AND THIS IS AT NIGHTTIME.

THIS WILL BE AT NIGHTTIME.

UM, WE NEED TO NAIL DOWN THE EXACT TIMES, BUT I WANT TO SAY IT'LL BE STARTING EIGHT ISH, GIVE OR TAKE AN HOUR AT NIGHT AND IT'LL BE WRAPPING UP THINGS AT 5 36 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.

UM, Y'ALL WANNA MENTION THE COST SAVINGS ON THE CHANGE ORDER NOW? CAN WE DO IT AT THE CHANGE ORDER? YEAH, WE'VE GOT AN ITEM, WE HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM FOR THAT, BUT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THAT TOO.

WE ARE EXCITED THOUGH, TOO.

SAVE MONEY.

I LIKE IT.

UHHUH.

SO FOR THE PROGRAM WEBSITE, WE ALL TALKED ABOUT ADDING THIS, UM, PROGRAM PROGRESS THING TO THE HOMEPAGE.

SO WE'VE ADDED THAT TO THE HOMEPAGE.

WE'VE DISCUSSED ADDING IT TO THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS.

I DON'T HAVE THAT DONE QUITE YET, BUT I AM WORKING ON THAT.

AS A REMINDER, WE DO HAVE THE CONTACT US BUTTON UP IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER, SO THAT LINKS YOU TO AN EMAIL THAT YOU CAN EMAIL IN AND SOMEBODY WILL RESPOND TO YOU WITH ANSWERS.

SO MY, LET ME EMPHASIZE THAT.

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WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE THAT IS THE QUICKEST.

IT'S THE QUICKEST WAY TO GET ACCESS TO THE, TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING ON THESE DESIGNS.

UM, AND YOU CAN GET THE BEST, QUICKEST ANSWERS THAT WAY.

DUSTIN AND MORGAN, DO WE HAVE A GUESS ON WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS WILL BE UPDATED WITH THAT TYPE OF PROGRESS BAR? YEAH, I'M, I'M HOPING TO HAVE THAT THIS MONTH.

SO AT THE FEBRUARY REPORT THEN I'M HOPING THAT'S PART OF MY UPDATE.

YOU SHOULD DO PRECINCT TWOS FIRST.

I'LL TRY TO GET 'EM ALL OFF.

UM, ALSO AS A REMINDER, WE CAN ONLY ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 2023 TRANSPORTATION BOND PROGRAM AT THAT LENGTH.

WE DON'T HAVE INFORMATION ON OTHER THINGS HAPPENING AROUND THE COUNTY, BUT YOU CAN'T DIRECT THEM TO THE APPROPRIATE SIDE.

I CAN'T DIRECT THEM.

SO WE, WE FILLED THOSE EMAILS AND GET THE TRACK DOWN THE ANSWERS THAT PEOPLE NEED, RIGHT? YES.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE UPDATE AND WE CAN MOVE INTO THE CHANGE REQUEST.

MOVE TO THE PRK 24 2 1 1 WN WOODY CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO LEVEL UP.

IS THERE ANY UPDATE, IS THERE ANY COMMENTS, UPDATES ON THAT BEFORE WE MOVE ON? OKAY, THANK YOU.

TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT.

WE'LL

[5.B. PRK24211 WN Woody Change Order #2 Level Up. (Kim Rivas / Commissioner Conley)]

SO THIS IS FOR THE, UM, WN WOODY PROJECT.

WE'VE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION AS YOU GUYS ARE AWARE.

AND AT THE END OF THE PROJECT, UM, WE ENDED UP FINISHING THE PROJECT ROUGHLY, UH, $56,000 UNDER BUDGET.

AND SO, UM, WE HAVE A, A CREDIT CHANGE ORDER BACK TO THE COUNTY TO REDUCE THE CONTRACT PRICE BY $56,000.

ONE SLIGHT CLARIFICATION ON THAT IS, UM, WE HAD A A ROUGHLY, UM, WE WERE STRAPPING JUST THE CURVES ON THE PROJECT.

WE PULLED OUT THE STRIPING AND WE'RE GONNA BRING IN, UH, A DIFFERENT CONTRACTOR.

THAT COUNTY ALREADY HAS A CONTRACT FOR IDIQ CONTRACT, UM, FOR STRIPING.

AND SO WE'RE GONNA BRING THE STRIPING IN, WE'LL BRING THAT BACK WITH ANOTHER COURT DATE TO GET THE W AND WOODY ROAD STRIPED.

SO CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE MINUS DROPPING.

UM, BUT WE CAN GET THE ENTIRE ROAD STRAP FOR WHAT WE WERE GOING TO BE PAYING TO GET.

ABOUT 20% OF IT'S DROPPED IF WE DO IT SEPARATELY.

AND SO WE'RE ASKING FOR COURT APPROVAL FOR THE CHANGE ORDER LEVEL UP CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $56,319 A CT 4 CENTS.

AND THAT'S CREDIT BACK TO THE COUNTY.

THE WN WOODY ROAD IS, UH, OUR FIRST ROAD COMPLETED ON THE NEW, UH, PROJECTS THAT WE VOTED ON.

IT'S CURRENT BOND ELECTION.

THE CURRENT BOND ELECTION.

AND IT'S REALLY NICE ROAD.

ONCE WE GET THE STRAPS ON IT, IT'LL BE EVEN BETTER.

BUT, UH, TO HAVE ONE JOB COMPLETED ALREADY IS GREAT FOR US.

AND LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THE REST OF 'EM GOING.

WE'RE, WE'RE ON IT.

TRYING TO GET 'EM ALL DONE FOR YOU.

THANK Y'ALL.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.

HA.

ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE? FIVE OH.

MOVE TO ITEM

[5.C. PRK24209 Kelly Road Change Order #1. (Kim Rivas / Commissioner Hale)]

C ON PRK 24 2 0 9.

KELLY ROAD CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE.

ALL RIGHT, SO THIS IS THE ONE THAT COMMISSIONER HELL'S EXCITED ABOUT.

SO, UM, THIS ONE, WE'RE BRINGING A CHANGE ORDER FOR THE KELLY ROAD PROJECT AND WE'RE CHANGING REALLY TWO THINGS ON THE PROJECT.

SO WE ARE ADDING A SOUTHBOUND RIGHT TURN LANE ON KELLY ROAD AS IT APPROACHES 3 77.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO MODIFY TRAFFIC CONTROL.

UM, AND SO WE'VE ABLE TO MODIFY THE TRAFFIC CONTROL, MODIFY THE TEMPORARY PAVING, AND ADD THE RIGHT TURN LANE AND IN ORDER TO, AND SO WE'VE ABLE TO DO THAT, WE'RE ASKING THE COURT TO APPROVE A, A CHANGE ORDER TO REDUCE THE CONTRACT PRICE BY 40 TH $40,283 AND 25 CENTS.

SO THE END PRODUCT, YOU'LL GET THE SAME THING YOU HAD BEFORE, PLUS A RIGHT TURN LANE AND IT'LL COST YOU 40,000 LESS DOLLARS.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HILL, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

YOU NEED THE DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE.

FIVE .

TO ITEM D ON DISCUSS TAKE ACTION.

[5.D. Discuss/Take action on construction contract and construction phase services for Veal Station Road. (Dustin Blaylock / Commissioner Conley)]

CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES REVEAL STATION ROAD.

OKAY, SO UNDER THIS ONE, WE'RE LOOKING FOR TWO MOTIONS.

ONE MOTION, UM, TO APPROVE THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.

AND SO WE WENT OUT AND BID THE VI STATION ROAD PROJECT.

WE RECEIVED SIX BIDS, UM, RANGING FROM BASICALLY ON THE BASE BID FROM ABOUT 239,000 UP TO 540,000.

AND THEN THE ALTERNATE BID FOR THIS IS TO RETRIP FM 51.

'CAUSE THE STRIPING NEEDS TO BE REFRESHED FOR SAFETY PURPOSES RIGHT THERE.

UM, AND WE'RE REQUESTING THE COURT TO AWARD THE BASE BID PLUS THE ALTERNATE BID, WHICH EQUALS, UH, $273,327 AND

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50 CENTS.

AND THAT WOULD BE TO G ROD CONSTRUCTION, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE SAME CONTRACTOR THAT JUST FINISHED W AND WOODY, UM, DID AN EXCELLENT JOB ON THAT PROJECT.

SO, UH, FIRST MOTION WOULD BE TO AWARD.

LET'S, WE'LL JUST GO WITH THE FIRST MOTION FOR RIGHT NOW.

TO ITEM SEVEN B ON AUTHORIZED APPROVED JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT THREE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CAREER TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WITH WEATHERFORD INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE, THE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN PAPER, CARRIE PAVO PROCEED.

AND, AND THE SECOND HALF OF THAT ONE WOULD BE TO, UH, TO MOTION TO AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION AND MATERIAL TESTING FOR THAT PROJECT.

AND THAT'S IN THE AMOUNT OF $85,953.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

ANY, UH, DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

MOVE TO ITEM SIX A.

UH, THERE IS NO UPDATE ON THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL THIS MONTH, AND WE'LL MOVE

[7.B. Authorize/Approve Justice of the Peace Precinct Three to participate in the Career and Technology Education Internship Program with Weatherford Independent School District. (Judge Grissom / Judge Deen)]

UH, IS JUDGE GRISSOM HERE OR SOMEBODY TO SPEAK FOR JUDGE GRISSOM? HELLO.

GOOD MORNING.

UM, JOLIE KILGORE, JP THREE.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THIS, THIS MOU MATCHES WHAT THE OTHER COURTS HAVE DONE, SO, EXACTLY.

THAT'S WHAT MY POINT.

THE OTHER OTHERS ARE DOING THE SAME THING.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN PAPER.

WE MOVE TO ITEM D ON DISCUSS, PROCEED WITH BUDGET COMMITTEE.

GOT YOU OFF HOOK ON THAT ONE.

PAT CARRIES FIVE.

OH,

[7.D. Discuss/Proceed with Budget Committee. (Commissioner Hale)]

COMMISSIONER HOLT.

UH, COMMISSIONER HALE, I BELIEVE HAS THIS ITEM.

OH, I'M SORRY.

I'M MISS ROAD.

I SAW THE H AND THOUGHT IT WAS YOU.

EASY ? NO, UM, IN BUDGET WE HAD, WE HAD COME UP PREVIOUSLY WITH THE, THE BUDGET COMMITTEE, WHICH IS BASICALLY OUR COUNTY LEVEL DOGE.

AND I THINK THAT, UH, I THINK IT WAS RECEIVED PRETTY, PRETTY POSITIVELY BY THE COURT.

I WANTED TO BRING THIS BACK UP FOR DISCUSSION BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE LEARNED A LOT THIS PAST YEAR, AND I THINK THAT WE MAY BE ABLE TO EXPAND THAT.

UM, I WANT TO GET IT IN DISCUSSION NOW TO HELP PLAN FOR HOW WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB UTILIZING THAT.

MAYBE, MAYBE HAVE MORE SPECIFIC COMMITTEES FOR DIFFERENT ITEMS AND HAVE REPRESENTATIVES ON THOSE COMMITTEES THAT MAY HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE AND BE ABLE TO HAVE BETTER FEEDBACK OR QUESTIONS WHEN, WHEN DEALING WITH BUDGETS FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS AND, AND CERTAIN NEEDS AND ASKS.

SO WHAT WE HAD DISCUSSED IS BASICALLY DIVIDING UP THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT COME TO US WITH REQUESTS AND UTILIZING THE ENTIRETY OF THE COURT TO WORK ON DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, WHICHEVER ONE.

SO MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT WE COME UP WITH A LIST OF THE, OF THE AREAS THAT WE HAVE ADDRESSED PREVIOUSLY IN THE, IN THE ONES THAT WE HAD, UH, YOU KNOW, INTERVIEWED AND ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT.

AND, AND THEN SEE WHAT THE PREFERENCE MIGHT BE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT THAT WOULD WANT TO SERVE ON THAT PARTICULAR SUBCOMMITTEE, IF YOU WILL.

UH, TO NOT, NOT NECESSARILY A SUBCOMMITTEE, BUT THE WHOLE THING'S, A SUBCOMMITTEE, BUT ON THAT SECTION OF THE, UH, OF THE COUNTY BUDGET TO, UH, COVER CERTAIN AREAS.

LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THE RUSTY STEP OUT.

SO WE HAVE PERMITTING WOULD BE RUSTY, SIR.

OH, YOU MOVED.

YOU MOVED.

WE HAVE A, A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE DEPARTMENTS WORK.

SO, SO PERMITTING IS A DEPARTMENT, UH, PERMITTING, UH, CERTAIN ONES OF US MIGHT BE MORE INTERESTED IN THAT.

SO I, I WOULD SAY THAT, UH, WE WORK WITH RICH OR WHOEVER, IF Y'ALL WANNA DO IT, WHOEVER GENERATE A LIST OF WHO THE DIFFERENT, UH, DEPARTMENTS ARE THAT WE WANT TO DO SOME OVERSIGHT ON.

AND, UH, AND WANT TO LISTEN TO THOSE REQUESTS.

FOR EXAMPLE, PERMITTING.

CERTAIN ONES OF YOU HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH THAT DEPARTMENT THAN OTHERS DO.

AND SO YOU'D WANT TO BE THE MEMBER REPRESENTING THE COURT ON THAT PARTICULAR SECTION THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING.

IS THAT FAIR? IS THAT, YEAH, I THINK WE NEED A LIST OF THE, THE DEPARTMENTS AND, AND THE AREAS THAT WE WANT TO, UH, SOUNDS GOOD.

I I I, I ALSO THINK THAT THOSE THAT WERE INVOLVED IN, IN THE LAST BUDGET, IN THE LAST BUDGET PERIOD, I THINK THAT, THAT THERE'S SOME GOOD FEEDBACK TO BE HAD THERE TO HELP WITH OUR IMPROVEMENTS AND HELP MM-HMM .

YOU KNOW, WITH DISCUSSION AND INFORMATION AND SOME INSIGHT FOR US AS COMMISSIONERS SO THAT

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AND I THINK THAT THE MORE KNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE AND THE BETTER THAT I UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS AND THE REQUESTS AND THE MORE INFORMATION I HAVE, THEN THE BETTER EDUCATED DECISIONS I CAN MAKE.

ONE OF THAT.

THAT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE, THE THINGS THAT I WOULD ASK WE LOOK AT HERE AS WELL.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED WAS UTILIZING DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THE COURT AND THE REMAINDER OF THE COMMITTEE TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF A MORE IN DEPTH, UH, LOOK AT, UH, ANALYSIS OF, UH, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND, AND MAYBE PERHAPS TO HELP THEM, UH, BECOME MORE EFFICIENT AND TO HELP UNDERSTAND WHY, WHERE SOME OF THESE REQUESTS COME FROM AND SOME THINGS THAT WE COULD DO WITH THE EXPERIENCE THAT WE HAVE IN DEALING WITH THEM OVER A PERIOD OF TIME.

HELP THEM HELP THEM COME UP WITH MORE REALISTIC, UH, REQUESTS RATHER THAN JUST SAYING, WELL, I WANT TO ASK FOR THIS, AND MAYBE THEY'LL APPROVE PART OF IT OR SOMETHING.

GET, GET, HAVE IT REAL, HAVE IT, HAVE IT BE REALIZED, UH, HAVE IT BE REALITY RATHER THAN, OKAY, I I WANT THIS AMOUNT, UH, THIS IS WHAT I NEED, BUT I'M GONNA ASK FOR TWICE THAT AMOUNT AND HAVE SOMEBODY THEN CUT IT DOWN.

SO DO A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH ANALYSIS OF WHAT THE NEEDS ARE SO THAT WHEN WE ACTUALLY DO GET THOSE REQUESTS FLOATING THROUGH THE REAL YEAH.

AND COMMISSIONER HALE, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE, YOU'RE KIND OF BUILDING ON WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT, I THINK AT THE DECEMBER 8TH COMMISSIONER COURT MM-HMM .

WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT STARTING THESE REVIEWS.

AND THEN WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT EXPANDING THE COURT.

OR NOT THE COURT, THE COMMITTEE.

UM, IF I'M HEARING YOU RIGHT, I THINK YOU'RE ON THE EXACT SAME PAGE AS WHAT THE COMMITTEE, MR. ER'S HERE, COMMISSIONER WALDEN, UM, I'M SURE THERE, UH, MS. MCCULLOUGH'S HERE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT WHEN WE WERE IN THOSE COMMITTEE WORKSHOPS MM-HMM .

WAS THE FIRST YEAR WE DIDN'T WANT TO GET OUT OVER OUR SKIS.

WE WANTED TO START VERY FOCUSED.

WE UNDERSTOOD THAT WE WERE GONNA LEARN, WE UNDERSTOOD THAT THE PROCESS WOULD PROBABLY LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN YEAR TWO AND YEAR THREE THAN IT DID IN YEAR ONE.

I THINK THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AT, IS MAKING SURE THAT THE WHOLE COURT HAS FEEDBACK BEFORE THAT COMMITTEE STARTS FOR THIS UPCOMING BUDGET HERE IN SEVERAL MONTHS ON MAYBE SOME, SOME TWEAKS AND WHAT Y'ALL WANNA SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF.

YEAH, I, THAT'S EXACTLY, THAT'S EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE.

'CAUSE WE'RE, WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO WORK ON THIS.

I'M NOT NECESSARILY PROPOSING WE TAKE ANY ACTION TODAY OTHER THAN WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED.

Y'ALL WERE IN THERE WITH YOUR SLEEVES ROLLED UP, WE KNEW WHAT YOUR RATING AND THINGS ON DIFFERENT ASKS, BUT HAVING MORE OF THAT INFORMATION AND BEING, FOR ME, I THINK IN, IN HELPING US TO UNDERSTAND AND GETTING MORE OF THAT FEEDBACK, I THINK IT'S THE SAME PAGE.

IT'S EXACTLY WHAT Y'ALL HAD HAD STATED, AND I JUST WANT TO CARRY THAT MOMENTUM YEAH.

AND, AND CONTINUE WORKING TOWARDS GETTING THAT DONE.

SO FOR ME PERSONALLY, I'M, I'M EXCITED, AS WEIRD AS THAT SOUNDS TO ROLL UP MY SLEEVES AND DIG INTO IT AGAIN THIS YEAR.

BUT WHAT I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IS OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T HAVE ALL FIVE MEMBERS OF THE COURT ON THERE DUE TO QUORUM ISSUES.

HEARINGS HERE, WE ARE ALREADY KNOW WHERE THEY COME FROM AND, AND A MEMBER OF THE COURT WILL BE ABLE TO STEP FORWARD AND SAY, WELL, HERE'S WHAT THE OUTCOME OF OUR COMMITTEE MEETING WAS.

WHOEVER'S NOT ON THERE, PLEASE GIVE US EARLY FEEDBACK ON, HEY, WE, WE LIKED THIS LAST YEAR, BUT I, I, I REALLY WANT TO SEE THIS AND THIS AS WELL.

UM, WHICH IT SOUNDS LIKE IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

SO, SO FOR CLARITY, WHAT I'M, WHAT I'M SUGGESTING WE DO IS, UH, IS THAT THE ENTIRETY OF THE COURT AT DIFFERENT TIMES BE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE.

AND SO WHEN YOU'RE DISCUSSING, I'LL GO BACK TO RUSTY AGAIN, BUT PERMITTING, WHEN WE'RE DISCUSSING PERMITTING, WHEN, WHEN, UH, THAT, UH, DEPARTMENT IS UP, THEN PERHAPS IT WOULD BE YOU TWO, AND WHEN IT'S SHERIFF'S OFFICE, PERHAPS IT WOULD BE YOU TWO.

AND SO I THINK WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A LIST OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE, UH, GETTING REQUESTS FROM AND DIVVY UP THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT ACCORDING TO OUR EXPERTISE OR OUR EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH THOSE PARTICULAR DEPARTMENTS SO THAT WE CAN THEN COME BACK AND, AND EVERYBODY WILL HAVE TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY.

AT THAT POINT, THERE'S NO, WE'RE ON THE COMMITTEE AND YOU'RE NOT BUSINESS, WE'RE ALL ON THE COMMITTEE, BUT WE'RE ALL ON IT AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

AND SO WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT WITH TWO MEMBERS OF THE COURT AT, AT, UH, DIFFERENT MEETINGS, UH, OF THE COMMITTEE.

AND, UH, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD WORKABLE SOLUTION TO MAKE THINGS BETTER.

AND ALL THESE THINGS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO BE, UH, UH, HURTING ANY DEPARTMENTS.

THESE, THESE ARE DESIGNED TO HELP AND MAKE THEM MORE EFFICIENT.

AND AGAIN, MAKE THE BUDGET REQUEST THAT WE GET FROM THEM, BE REALISTIC SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO SIFT THROUGH THAT.

UH, WHEN WE'RE HAVING BUDGET

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WE RATED THESE, BUT HERE'S WHY.

AND I THINK THAT WILL IMPROVE THEIR, THE ENTIRE BUDGET PROCESS AND SHORTEN THE ENTIRE BUDGET PROCESS.

WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION RATHER THAN COME UP HERE IN COURT ONE DAY AND SAY, WELL, SOMETHING HAPPENED YESTERDAY.

HERE'S MY NEW REQUEST TODAY.

AND I, I THINK THAT WE NEED TO DO OUR BEST TO ELIMINATE THOSE TYPES OF, UH, EMERGENCY OR LAST MINUTE SITUATIONS THAT WE DON'T, DON'T DEAL WITH AS WELL AS WE SHOULD.

YEP.

SO, AS, AS FAR AS MOVING FORWARD, JUDGE, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE, WE, UH, IN, IN CONJUNCTION WITH, UH, RICH, COME UP WITH A LIST OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WE WANT TO AND, AND, AND THEN JUST FLOAT THOSE AROUND VIA EMAIL AND SEE WHO, WHO MIGHT WANT TO VOLUNTEER TO BE, UH, UH, IN CHARGE OF, OR THE PERSON THAT IS THE, THE COURT'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE COMMITTEE ON THOSE PARTICULAR, UH, DEPARTMENTS.

AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE ON WITH WHAT WE DISCUSSED.

AND THAT IS, IF YOU'RE THE COMMITTEE PERSON OR PERSONS, THEN IT WILL BE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SET UP INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEAD TO GO OVER WHAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY DOING AND WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE COMING UP BEFORE WE EVER GET TO THE BUDGET PROCESS COMMISSIONER, IS THAT FAIR? CAN I, CAN I JUST ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION? SURE.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE DEPARTMENTAL REVIEWS OR ARE YOU TALKING I WANT THE, ABOUT HANG HANG ON JUST A SECOND.

ARE ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE OVERALL 20 26, 20 27 BUDGET PROCESS? BOTH.

UH, I WANT, I WANT, UH, UH, SO THAT THERE'S NOT AN, UH, CONCENTRATION OF ALL OF THE REVIEW PROCESS GOING ON.

I THINK THAT DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THE COURT NEED TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE REVIEWS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IN PREPARATION FOR THOSE BUDGET MEETINGS THAT, THAT COME ALONG LATER.

SO THINKING ABOUT HOW THIS PROCESS WORKED, I, I THINK THAT GETTING DIFFERENT COMMISSIONERS INVOLVED ON THE DEPARTMENTAL REVIEWS ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS IS FANTASTIC.

THAT NEEDS TO BE SHARED.

HOWEVER, PART OF THE PROCESS IS TAKING ALL OF THESE REQUESTS AND AGGREGATING THEM AND HAVING A CONSISTENT SCORING SYSTEM.

SO I DO THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF VALUE IN HAVING CONSISTENCY IN THE MEMBERS WHO ARE DOING THE RATING FOR THE BUDGET AS A WHOLE.

I WOULD, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE NOT CHANGE THAT PART, BUT WE DO SPREAD THE LOAD ON THE INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT REVIEWS THAT ARE SEPARATE FROM THE ACTUAL BUDGET WORKSHOP PROCESS.

I COULD SEE WHERE ONE COMMITTEE MAY GRADE DIFFERENTLY THAN ANOTHER COMMITTEE.

SO I COULD SEE, AND I THINK THAT'S GONNA CREATE A LOT OF CHALLENGES PERSONALLY.

WELL, LET'S JUST MOVE FORWARD AND SEE HOW IT GOES.

WE GOT AN, WE GOT A GENERATE A LIST AND SEE WHO WANTS BE.

WE GOT A PLAN.

AND WE, WE WILL, WE'LL REVISIT IT.

NEXT, NEXT COURT.

GOOD.

MATTER OF FACT, WE NEED TO BE MOVING TOWARD THAT.

WELL, THANKS FOR BRINGING IT UP, COMMISSIONER.

ITEM E ON CONSIDER APPROVED CONTRACT AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF ALITO.

WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT, ON THAT ITEM, AND WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM H OH, I'M SORRY.

[7.E. Consider/Approve contract amendment to the City of Aledo patrol contract with the Sheriffs Office. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]

PAT PATROL'S CONTRACT WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

MORNING MARK BARNETT SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

UH, THE CITY OF ALITO HAS, UH, INSTITUTED ITS OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY'RE IN THE PHASE, THE INITIAL ROLLOUT PHASE OF BEGINNING ACTUAL POLICE OPERATIONS IN THE CITY.

UM, THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS, UH, WE'VE DECIDED TO, UH, THE, THE CITY'S DECIDED TO, UH, GO AHEAD AND START THEIR OPERATIONS PROBABLY SOMETIME NEXT WEEK ON A LIMITED BASIS.

AND WHAT THAT WOULD ENTAIL IS THEY WOULD TAKE OVER DAYTIME OPERATIONS, POLICING SERVICES WITHIN INSIDE THE CEDAR LIMITS OF ALITO.

AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WOULD CONTINUE, UH, TO PROVIDE THOSE POLICING SERVICES IN THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.

SO THIS CONTRACT IS, WOULD REMOVE ONE DEPUTY FROM THE ALITO ASSIGNMENT AND REDUCE THE CONTRACT AMOUNT BY, UH, THAT PERSON'S, UM, SALARY AND BENEFITS.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HALE ON THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONNELLEY.

AND THE DISCUSSION PAYS FOR ANY OF THE DISCUSSION THIS COURT WANTS TO ASK.

I HAVE A QUESTION.

THEY'RE GONNA DO THE, THE DAYTIME STUFF.

DO THEY HAVE PLANS ON TAKING THE NIGHT LATER ON? THEY DO.

UH, AS THEY, THEY, THEY HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT THEIR AGENCY.

UM, AND AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, UM, MAYBE WITHIN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, THEY ACTUALLY TAKE OVER 24 HOUR OPERATIONS.

ABOUT BETWEEN 110 AND $120,000 A YEAR.

JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THEY HAD A PLAN TO, TO TAKE IT.

JUST A QUESTION.

UH, CHIEF, THE, THE AMOUNT THAT THE, OF THE REDUCTION JUST, JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S INFORMATION IS WHAT, UH, ABOUT IT'LL BE, IT'LL BE FOR THE, SO, UH, DEPUTY SALARY AND BENEFITS ON AVERAGE COST

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UH, SO THE CURRENT CONTRACT COVERS THREE DEPUTIES FOR THAT AMOUNT.

UM, SO THE, THAT CONTRACT WILL REDUCE THE COST TO THE CITY, UM, BY ABOUT $110,000.

AND SO THAT IS THAT REVENUE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE, HAVE BUDGETED ALREADY.

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE THERE.

HOW'S THAT GOING TO WORK FINANCIALLY? I, I THINK WE ACTUALLY CUT THAT OUT.

WE, WE ADJUSTED, I THINK WE, WE KNEW WE WERE GOING THAT DIRECTION.

WE ANTICIPATED THIS CHANGE, SO I THINK THAT'S BEEN CHANGED.

THE OTHER THING THAT, THAT STARTS, UH, FEBRUARY 1ST IS ONCE TO ACTUALLY START OPERATIONS, THEN THE DISPATCHING CONTRACT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY BOTH THE CITY AND AND COMMISSIONER'S COURT GOES INTO EFFECT.

SO THEY'LL BEGIN TO BE BILLED FOR THAT, UM, THOSE FEES AND THAT, THAT WAS NOT IN THE CONTRACT ORIGINALLY.

THAT WAS ALL PART OF ROLLED IN TOGETHER, CORRECT.

THAT'S A SEPARATE CONTRACT.

UM, SO THE COUNTY KIND OF TAKES THE COST, BEARS THE BURDEN OF THE CONTRACTING SERVICES FOR THOSE PARTICULAR DEPUTIES THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO ALITO PATROL.

UM, BUT ONCE THEY ACTUALLY START THEIR OPERATIONS, THEN, UH, THAT CONTRACT GOES INTO EFFECT THEN THAT IT'S KIND OF AN OFFSET WITH A DISPATCH VERSUS THE LOSS OF A 1.5 OR ONE EVER ONE DEPUTY.

WELL, YES SIR.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS, ADAM? THE REASON I HAVE TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS, UH, THE CHIEF IS BECAUSE, UH, A COUPLE OF US HERE, REMEMBER THE DAY IS WHEN WE SAID, OKAY, YOU APPROVED THIS TODAY.

NOW DO YOU WANT TIRES FOR THAT CAR? 'CAUSE THAT'S GONNA COST MORE.

SO THE BEST OF MY, WE, WE HAD A, WE HAD AN IDEA THAT THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN, AND I THINK WHENEVER WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, WHEN WE WERE WORKING ON THE BUDGET THAT THIS WAS BUILT INTO IT.

THIS, THIS RE REDUCTION.

GOOD.

I'D ASK FOR A MOTION ON THIS ITEM.

UH, IT'S ALREADY, WE HAVE A MOTION.

A SECOND.

I'M SORRY.

I ALREADY MOVED IT.

WHEN IT MOVES IT OFF THE SCREEN, IT'S, I DON'T NOTICE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE ITEM.

ALL IN FAVOR, CURIOUS BY VOTE.

MOVE TO ITEM H ON APPROVED, REJECTED CITY OF WEATHERFORD REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION FOR ATTRACTIVE LAND KNOWN AS THE ENCLAVE AT CHISHOLM TRAIL.

I WILL

[7.H. Approve/reject City of Weatherford Request for Annexation of a tract of land known as The Enclave at Chisholm Trail. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]

JOHN AND THE CITY HAD A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF 17.862 ACRES OF THIS LAND OF BUTS KING STREET.

AND SO SINCE THAT DOES ABUT THAT, THEN THEY'RE REQUIRED TO TAKE THAT IN.

UH, WE NEED TO VOTE TO AUTHORIZE THROUGH AN ORDER TODAY TO ALLOW THEM TO ANNEX, ACCEPT PARTICULAR ROAD.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES MOBO.

TO ITEM A ON ACCEPT INTO THE MINUTES.

[8. ACCEPT INTO THE MINUTES]

ITEM A, PARKER COUNTY IT DEPARTMENT QUARTERLY REPORT.

ITEM B, EXECUTED DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY REPORTS.

ITEM C, EXECUTED ELECTION.

DOCUMENT INVOLVED SERVICE AGREEMENTS, THOSE BE ENTERED INTO THE MINUTES.

MOVE TO ITEM

[9. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

NINE ON EXECUTIVE SESSION.

A ACCORDANCE TO A SECTION 5 5 1 0 7, 1 0 7 2 AND OH SEVEN FOUR AND OH SEVEN SIX AND OH EIGHT SEVEN OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS UNDER ITEM A EXECUTE EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION MEETING WILL BE HELD PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 5 1 0 7 1 2 AND 1 2 9 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE COMMISSION'S COURT TO CONSULT WITH AND SEEK ADVISE ITS ATTORNEYS REGARDING ITEM A, THE ACTIVE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF PARKER COUNTY, ITEM B, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO TEXAS COUNTIES.

AND ITEM C, ANY OTHER MATTER DESCRIBED IN THIS MEETING.

AGENDA UNDER ITEM B, UPDATE, DISCUSS PARKER COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER JAIL AND TAKE ANY ACTION.

COORDINATIVE NECESSARY.

ITEM C, DISCUSSED, TAKE ACTION REGARDING ALLOCATION, IMPROVEMENTS OF COUNTY REAL ESTATE.

ITEM D DISCUSSED, TAKE ACTION ON THE VETERAN ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION AND THE VETERAN ASSISTANT PRO POSITION.

ITEM E DISCUSSED TAKE ACTION REGARDING THE COUNTY WEBSITE, SECURITY UPGRADE AND EXPANSION.

ITEM F DISCUSSED, TAKE ACTION REGARDING NEGOTIATION ON PROPOSAL COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS RECEIVED FROM BILL DEAN RANCH DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS PROSPECT.

DISCUSS TERMS FOR ECONOMIC INCENTIVES TO THE BUSINESS PROSPECT PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0 8 7.

RECORDS SHOW THAT WE WILL RECESS FOR 10 MINUTES.

YEAH, AT 10 25.

WE'LL RECESS AND GO INTO THE NEXT SESSION AT 10 35.

UH, RETURN TO FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION 1159.

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WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO ITEM NINE ON EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ITEMS DISCUSSED UNDER ITEM A.

WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION.

WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM B ON THE UPDATE AND DISCUSSION.

PARK COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER AND JAIL, TAKE NO ACTION UNDER ITEM C ON THE ACTION REGARDING ALLOCATION IMPROVEMENT ON COUNTY REAL ESTATE.

THAT'S A NO.

ACTION TO COMMISSIONER.

MOVE TO ITEM D AND WE'D ASK FOR A MOTION.

I'M GONNA MOVE THAT WE, UH, APPOINT JIM BRANSON TO, UH, THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATOR TAKING JOHN HALE'S PLACE STARTING FEBRUARY THE FIRST, 2026.

ANYTHING YOU WANT ADDED TO THAT? DO YOU WANT ME TO INCREASE HIS SALARY TO WHERE MR. HALE IS LEAVING OR LEAVE HIM AT AT CURRENT SALARY? FOR NOW? CURRENT FOR NOW.

FOR NOW.

CURRENT SALARY AT NOW? FOR NOW.

FOR NOW.

WE DON'T WANT TO START HIM AT WHAT HELD.

SO THE POSITION AND SALARY.

BEGINNING FEBRUARY THE FIRST FOR FEBRUARY.

MOTION IN FEBRUARY.

COMMISSIONER HOLLY.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

CARRIE POVO.

MOVE TO ITEM ME.

I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT, UH, THAT WE FORM A COMMITTEE FOR OUR WEBSITE WITH, UH, WITH THIS COMMITTEE WOULD'VE OVERSIGHT OF THE WEBSITE, UH, TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND FOCUSING ON TRANSPARENCY AND EASE OF USE FOR OUR RESIDENTS IN PARKER COUNTY.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

THEN MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, COMMISSIONER HALE? I THINK, UH, MS. BECKY MCCULLOUGH SAID SHE REALLY WANTED TO BE ON THAT COMMITTEE.

OH, NICE.

ANOTHER ONE.

OKAY, MOVED.

ITEM F KNOWING THE DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO COMMISSIONS ON PROPOSED COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS RECEIVING BILL RANCH WILL TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT.

MOVE TO ITEM 10 ON PLANS UNDER ITEM UNDER A PRECINCT ONE.

WE HAVE NONE.

WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM B ON PRECINCT TWO.

ITEM ONE.

WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION.

ONE.

MOVE TO ITEM TWO ON THE APPROVAL OF THE REDUCTION OF SPEED.

UH, JUDGE BACK, I'M SORRY.

WE HAD 1, 3, 1, LET ME GO TO THAT THREE.

ONE, MY APOLOGIES.

[10.C. PRECINCT 3]

MOVE TO ITEM C PRECINCT THREE.

ITEM ONE APPROVED THE FINAL PROVISION FOR SILVERADO ON THE BRAS FOR 18 ACRES CONSISTING OF TWO LOTS LOCATED OFF OF SILVER SPUR DRIVE DEVELOPED BY WILL WOODS WITH WALL WATER AND PRECINCT THREE.

IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THIS IS A REVISION, A REQUESTED REVISION WITHIN SILVERADO.

UH, WHAT THE REQUEST IS IS TAKING AN EXISTING LOT, DIVIDING IT IN HALF, LEAVING ONE LOT, AND THEN COMBINING THE REMAINDER WITH A ANOTHER LOT THAT PRE-EXISTED.

SO THAT'S WHAT THE REVISION IS REQUESTING.

I BELIEVE THERE'S INDIVIDUALS HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THAT PARTICULAR REVISION.

AND SO THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING, SO, OKAY.

WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1202.

UH, IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? YES, YOU, YES YOU CAN.

SURE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

DO YOU NEED ONE? YOU GOT, YOU GOT NOTHING? YES, SIR.

I THINK SO.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

NOBODY SAID ANYTHING? NO, I WAS WAITING TO SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE STATE YOUR NAME, SIR.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE.

APPRECIATE Y'ALL LISTENING AND HEARING WHAT WE HAVE.

UH, I, UH, AM A NATIVE TEXAN, BEEN CONNECTED WITH PARKER COUNTY SINCE 1980.

UH, IN 2012 I BOUGHT A PROPERTY WITHIN THE SILVERADO, WHICH WAS 7.234 ACRES.

THAT WAS THE FIRST PROPERTY I BOUGHT.

THEN I BOUGHT, UH, ANOTHER PIECE.

I'VE BEEN ON THE BOARD AT THE HOA FROM 2015 TO

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2020, UM, OR 2020.

AND, UM, I PURCHASED THAT SECOND TRACK.

AND IN 2016, I, UH, I THOSE TWO TRACKS AND BECAME ONE TRACK.

BUT AT THE TIME WHEN THAT WAS GOING ON, I WAS SELLING A HOUSE WITH 3.44 OR 3.79 ACRES.

AND SO THE HOUSE GOT SPLIT FROM THE ORIGINAL SEVEN ACRES AND IT WAS SUBDIVIDED AT THAT TIME, IF THEY WANT TO CALL IT SUBDIVISION.

WE TOOK IT AND WE COMBINED THE REST OF MY LAND WITH ALL OUT OF THAT SEVEN WAS COMBINED INTO THE, THE 14 ACRES I BOUGHT ADJOINING.

AND SO AT THAT POINT, UH, THE HOUSE WAS SOLD AND THE LAND WITH IT, PART OF THE LAND WITH THAT ORIGINAL TRACK WAS SOLD.

UM, SIR.

HOW, HOW MUCH LAND WENT WITH THE HOUSE? JUST SO THAT I CAN KEEP THIS STRAIGHT IN MY MIND.

IT'D BE, IT'D BE THE, UH, 7.94 ACRES.

WENT WITH THE HOUSE OR THREE, I'M SORRY, 3.794.

I'M SORRY.

SORRY THERE.

YEAH, THAT WENT WITH THE HOUSE AND, UH, I HAD THE REST OF THAT TRACK LEFT ON THE HILL WHERE I HAD A BARN, UM, HAY BARN, UM, ARENA AND ALL THAT UP THERE.

SO, UH, AS THAT HAPPENED, I WOUND UP, DIDN'T HAVE A HOUSE TO LIVE IN THEN, SO WE BUILT THE HOUSE OVER IN THE HACIENDA, WHICH IS A ONE ACRE TRACK IN THE HACIENDA.

WE BUILT THAT.

AND SINCE I'VE BEEN DIVORCED, UH, THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD AND THAT HOUSE WAS SOLD.

AND NOW I'M LIVING IN MY BARN, MY MAIN BARN, UH, BARN ANDIN THERE AT THE BARN.

AND I'VE BEEN THERE SINCE 2022.

I DECIDED I'D LIKE TO HAVE A HOUSE TO LIVE IN AGAIN.

SO MY THOUGHT WAS I WOULD GO AND BILL ONE OVER ON THAT 14 ACRE TRACK, WHICH IS STILL THERE JUST AS IT WAS.

AND I, YOU KNOW, THAT'S AN OPTION.

BUT I ALSO WANTED TO SOMEHOW CHANGE THE CONFIGURATION SO I COULD SELL OFF ALL THE FACILITIES BECAUSE I'M 74 YEARS OLD AND I CAN'T DO WHAT I USED TO DO.

I STOOD STALLIONS FOR PEOPLE AND, AND MANAGED HORSES FOR PEOPLE.

AND I'M JUST GETTING TO THE POINT I, I DON'T WANNA MESS WITH ANYMORE.

I'M TOO OLD.

SO AS A RESULT OF THAT, NOW I WANT TO JUST HAVE A HOME THAT I CAN HAVE MY GRANDKIDS COME AND HAVE A PLACE TO STAY AND I HAVE TO STAY IN A HOTEL.

AND MY GRAND, YOU KNOW, MY, MY KIDS AND, UM, THIS, THIS WAS ALL ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ME TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO, TO BE.

AND, UH, I, I DON'T HAVE, I DON'T HAVE ANY STALLIONS.

I'M STANDING, I'M DOWN TO ONE HORSE AND I JUST WANT TO KEEP HER AND HAVE A PLACE TO KEEP HER, YOU KNOW? AND, UH, SO I, UH, I'VE SOLD EVERYTHING ELSE AND, UH, I'VE BEEN LEASING PASTURES AND, AND UH, HAD SOME APARTMENTS THERE.

I'VE BEEN LEASING OUT AND, UH, PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR THE HORSE PEOPLE AROUND THERE, VETERINARIANS, WHAT HAVE YOU LIVE IN MY APARTMENTS.

TAYLOR'S GOT A LADY THAT'S LIVING IN ONE OF MY APARTMENTS THAT TAYLOR SHERIDAN AND HIS, HIS LADY IS A, THE MANAGER OF THE BREEDING DEAL OVER ACROSS THE STREET THERE.

BUT I'VE HAD, I'VE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE ASK ME, WELL, THEY WANT TO BUY MY PROPERTY AND I REALLY DON'T WANNA SELL THE WHOLE THING, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO BUY.

AND THAT PUTS ME TO WHERE I CAN'T STAY THERE, YOU KNOW? AND I REALLY LIKE LIVING THERE AND BEING CLOSE TO THE ARENA AND BEING ABLE TO GO UP THERE AND WATCH THE SHOWS AND, AND THAT KIND OF THING.

THAT'S, I'M THE HORSE GUY.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A HORSE GUY.

THERE'S SOME OF THESE PEOPLE MAY NOT BELIEVE IT AND THEY THINK I'M NOT A BIG ENOUGH HORSE GUY MAYBE, BUT, BUT I PROBABLY HAD MORE STANDS AND DONE MORE WITH THE, THE HORSE BUSINESS THAN MOST OF 'EM.

I'VE STOOD HORSES FOR LARGER LONDON, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, I MEAN ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT DEALS.

AND UH, I JUST CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.

SO ANYWAY, THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT OF IT.

THE THING THAT I SAY BACK UP HERE, UH, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT SEVEN POINT UH, OR 3.794, WHEN WE DID THAT, THAT SET OF PRECEDENCE ON THAT PROPERTY, AND I'VE HAD LAWYERS LOOK AT AND SAY IT DID, BECAUSE WE SPLIT THAT SEVEN ACRE TRACK AND I STILL KEPT THREE, 3.44

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OF THAT TRACK.

IT'S STILL THERE WHERE MY BARN SET TODAY IN ALL MY FACILITIES.

SO, UM, I KNOW, UH, I KNOW WHAT THE, THE DCR SAY, BUT I WILL SAY THIS TO YOU.

I TALKED TO SEVERAL ATTORNEYS THAT ARE LAND ATTORNEYS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PRECEDENCE HAD BEEN SAID.

THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ONLY THING IT SAID IN THAT 6.03 IN THAT D IS YOU HAVE TO INFORM THE HOA, IT DOES NOT SAY THE HOA HAS TO APPROVE IT.

AND THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE CHANGES IN PLOTS RE PLATTING CHANGES IN, IN, UH, CONSTRUCTIONS THAT WEREN'T WHAT THE DCR SAID.

I WAS ON THE BOARD AND I KNOW WHAT I SAW.

IT ALL DEPENDED ON WHO IT WAS, WAS WHO WAS ASKING TO DO IT.

JUST SAYING IT'S JUST A NATURAL DEAL.

AND THAT HOA BOARD CHANGES.

BUT AS IT CHANGES, IT ALSO CARRIES, IT ALSO CARRIES THE, THE SAME, UH, THING AS THE GOVERNING BODIES OF THE HOA.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

THE, THE ATTORNEYS TELL ME IT DOESN'T MATTER THAT IT WAS THEN AND NOW.

AND, AND THEY WOULD MIGHT SAY, WELL, HE WAS ON THE BOARD WHEN THAT WAS DONE IN 16.

I WAS, BUT I WAS EXCUSED FROM THE ROOM AND I DID NOT VOTE WHETHER I COULD DO THAT OR NOT.

I WAS NOT INVOLVED WITH THE VOTING OF IT.

AND I HAVE A DOCUMENT THAT'S SIGNED BY EVERYBODY THAT WAS ON THE BOARD.

MY NAME'S NOT ON THERE.

SO, UM, I, I WILL PROBABLY, I MEAN, THE WAY I'M AT RIGHT NOW, UM, I SEE IT AS IT'S DISAPPOINTING THAT THE BOARD HAS TAKEN THE APPROACH THEY HAVE.

I'VE ASKED SEVERAL OF 'EM TO COME AND LOOK.

THEY CAME AND ONE OF 'EM SAID, WELL, I, I WANT, I WANNA BUY YOU A PLACE AND HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT? I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T EVER ANSWER, I DIDN'T SAY, BUT I THINK A WHOLE LOT OF THIS IS I'M BEING SINGLED OUT.

AND IT JUST DEPENDS.

IF I WAS THE RIGHT ONE, IT WOULDN'T MATTER WHO, WHO WAS IT, IT WOULD MAKE, MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

THEY COULD DO WHATEVER THEY WANTED TO DO BECAUSE 90% OF THE PROPERTIES IN THERE ARE LESS SIZE WISE THAN MINE.

IF YOU GO LOOK AT THAT MAP I GAVE YOU A UH, DEAL, 90% OF 'EM ARE LESS THAN FOUR ACRES OR FIVE, AND A LOT OF 'EM ARE ONE ACRE.

AND, UH, I HAVE ONE OF THE BIGGEST PIECES OF LEFT THAT HADN'T BEEN, AND NOTHING'S EVER BEEN BUILT ON THAT 15 ACRES WHERE I WANT TO BUILD AND I WILL BUILD ON IT.

EVEN WHATEVER HAPPENS HERE TODAY, I WILL STILL BUILD A HOME ON THAT, THAT SIDE AND HAVE IT.

AND THERE'S NOTHING ANYBODY CAN STOP THAT.

I MEAN, ONLY REASON I WANT TO SELL THE 10 ACRES 'CAUSE I'M NOT UTILIZING THE FACILITIES I'VE GOT UP THERE AND I JUST WANTED TO CUT IT OUT AND SELL IT OFF AND SOME CUTTER ENJOY IT AND HAVE IT AND USE IT.

IT'S GOT ALL THE MARINA 120 BY 120.

IT'S GOT EVERYTHING ANYBODY WANT TO DO THE BARN, THE ONLY TAYLOR SHERIDAN'S GOT A BETTER BARN THAT IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD THAN I DO.

AND HE JUST BUILT IT.

SO, I MEAN, IT'S A VERY, VERY NICE BARN, BRICK FLOORS, IT'S STATE OF THE ART.

LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING YOU'D SEE MAYBE IN KENTUCKY OR SOMETHING.

'CAUSE I KIND OF COPIED SOME OF THOSE GUYS.

BUT ANYWAY, UM, I JUST WANT Y'ALL TO, I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND UH, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WOULD GLADLY ANSWER 'EM IF I CAN.

I'LL TRY.

IS A SECTION 6 0 3, 6 0.03 AND IT'S A REAL SIMPLE SHORT PARAGRAPH.

ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

MY NAME IS, LEMME GET, MY NAME IS DALE, LAST NAME IS MCFARLAND.

I'M A RESIDENT IN SILVERADO ON NEBRASKA PROPERTY OWNER AS WELL AS A BOARD MEMBER ON THE CURRENT BOARD, UH, OF OUR HOA AND THROUGH, UH, THIS NOTIFICATION FROM THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT THAT THIS WAS BEING REQUESTED, THIS REPL UH, WE HAVE DONE CONSIDERABLE RESEARCH.

I PERSONALLY HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH IN THE HISTORY, IN THE MINUTES OF THE, THE BOARD, UH, IN THE MEETINGS AND TO TRY TO HONOR Y'ALL'S TIME AND OUR TIME.

WE'VE SPENT A GOOD DEAL OF TIME THIS MORNING SITTING HERE IN OUR DCR OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.

THERE

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I'D LIKE TO JUST READ THAT TO START WITH NO DIVISION AFTER A TRACK HAS BEEN CONVEYED BY THE DECLARANCE TO THE OWNER, NO TRACK MAY THEREAFTER BE SPLIT DIVIDED, SUBDIVIDED FOR SALE, RESALE GIFT TRANSFER OR OTHERWISE.

NOT WITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NOTHING HEREIN SHOULD PREVENT THE OWNERS OF THE TRACK FROM COMBINING TWO OR MORE TRACKS INTO ONE TRACK FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE, UH, RESIDENT THEREIN OR THERE ON OR NOW WE'RE NOT HERE SINGLING OUT ONE PARTICULAR PROPERTY OWNER BECAUSE THERE'S MANY PROPERTY OWNERS IN SILVERADO AND THE BRAAS.

SOME HAVE LARGE PROPERTIES, SOME HAVE SMALLER PROPERTIES, SOME HAVE MULTIPLE PROPERTIES.

AND THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND THIS IS WE HAVE AN ORGANIZATION WITH SO MANY VOTES IN IT AND THE SUBDIVISION CREATES MORE VOTES, DOESN'T CREATE LESS VOTES.

AND THAT'S THE WHOLE THING BECAUSE WE HAVE OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THESE MULTIPLE TRACKS THAT THEY OWN, THAT THEY MIGHT WANT TO DIVIDE 'EM DOWN TO 1.3 ACRE LOTS AND WE END UP WITH 50 NEW HOMES AND THEY CAN'T DO THAT.

THAT'S WHY THAT'S SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT WE DON'T WANT JUST ANOTHER NEIGHBORHOOD.

THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR LARGER PROPERTIES AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE A NEED FOR LARGER PROPERTIES.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE RULING DOCUMENT THAT I'M REFERRING TO.

AND I DIDN'T COME WITH COPIES FOR EVERYBODY, BUT THEY'RE PUBLIC RECORD.

THEY'RE, THEY'RE RECORDED IN PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS.

THEY ARE OUR OFFICIAL DCR.

AND THEN THAT, THAT KIND OF IS IT, UNLESS Y'ALL HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR ME AS A BOARD MEMBER, I'D LIKE TO JUST MAKE MY COMMENT AS A, AS A HOMEOWNER IF, IF THAT'S PROCEED.

UH, AS A HOMEOWNER, I HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN SILVERADO AND THE BRAZOS.

WE DON'T WANNA SEE THE SUBDIVISIONS TAKE PLACE.

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INSTANCES WHERE PEOPLE THAT HAD MULTIPLE TRACKS MOVE THE PROPERTY LINE WITHIN THEIR TRACKS TO MAKE ONE LARGER THAN THE OTHER.

BUT THEY DIDN'T SUBDIVIDE, THEY HAD TWO TRACKS TO START WITH.

THEY ENDED UP WITH TWO TRACKS BY JUST MOVING AN INTERNAL PROPERTY LINE.

THAT WAS DONE.

BUT THAT'S THE ONLY THING, NO SUBDIVISIONS THAT I'M AWARE OF, WERE DONE.

IF THERE WERE, IN MY KNOWLEDGE, THAT WAS BEFORE THE HOA WAS FORMED, WHEN THE DECLARANCE STILL HAD CONTROL OF THE WHOLE .

JUST TO JUST KIND OF YOURSELF AND JUST FOR FUTURE SPEAKERS, IF WE CAN KIND OF LIMIT OUR, OUR TIME.

UH, JUST FOR THE SAKE OF THIS TO ABOUT ONE TO TWO MINUTES.

NO MORE THAN THAT.

SO KIND OF FINISH UP WHAT YOU SAY, SIR, IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS OF ME, UH, AND THERE'S SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE.

AND IF Y'ALL NEED TO ASK ME ANYTHING ELSE, I DON'T NEED TO TAKE UP ANY MORE OF YOUR TIME.

SO JUST WANTED FUTURE, UH, PRAYER.

I DON'T WANT TO TIGHTEN THIS UP TOO MUCH, BUT ABOUT A MINUTE.

AND I THINK YOU KINDA CAPTURED WHAT WE NEED 'CAUSE WE, UH, UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION PRETTY WELL HERE.

VERY GOOD.

ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO COME UP? PLEASE? YOU STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE.

YOU HAVE ABOUT ONE MINUTE, PLEASE, SIR.

WELL, WELL, I DON'T THINK IT'LL TAKE THAT LONG.

UH, YANCY QUALS, UM, UH, BEEN IN SILVERADO SINCE 2020.

THE REALTOR THAT SHOWED US OUR PROPERTY WAS ACTUALLY WILL, UM, ONE OF THE, UH, SELLING POINTS, OR AT LEAST THE POINTS THAT HE MADE, WAS SINCE WE, UH, LIVE AT THE END OF A CUL-DE-SAC THAT NONE OF THE PROPERTIES CAN BE SUBDIVIDED.

SO WE DON'T EVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OUR SUB, OUR LITTLE CUL-DE-SAC GETTING MORE CROWDED THAN IT ALREADY IS.

SO JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

THAT'S JUST TO, UH, SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF.

STATE YOUR NAME, SIR.

UH, MY NAME'S PETER DODD.

I'M NOT A MEMBER OF THE SUBDIVISION, BUT I, UM, I HAVE A LETTER SIGNED BY STEVE AND MICHELLE ANDERSON.

UM, AS THE OWNERS OF THE LOT OF THREE OR FOUR LOTS IN THE SUBDIVISION THAT THEY REALLY DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN.

THIS PROPERTY THAT'S IN QUESTION IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THEIR PROPERTY.

AND SILVER ROD ON THE BRAZOS, IT HAS TWO DISTINCT PHASES.

THEY'RE SMALLER, LOTS, THE HACIENDA AND THERE'S LARGER LOTS.

AND THEY LIVE IN THE LARGER LOT SECTION AND THEY DON'T WANT THEM CUT DOWN TO ANY DIFFERENT SIZE AND THEY DON'T WANT MORE TRAFFIC BY HAVING ANOTHER HOUSE THERE, ANOTHER SET OF RESIDENCES THAT THEY'VE GOTTA DRIVE BY.

SO, UM, AND I'VE GOT A COPY OF THEIR LETTER FOR YOU IF YOU NEED IT.

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STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE.

MY NAME IS DREW KNOWLES.

I OWN TWO LOTS, THE CHAIR OF FENCE LINE WITH THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION 1410 SILVERADO AND 2 0 1 CUTTERS TRAIL.

I JUST WANTED TO COME HERE AND GO ON RECORD TO SAY THAT WHEN WE MOVED IN AND PURCHASED PROPERTY, WE SIGNED THE DOCUMENTS WITH THE HOA AGREEING TO ABIDE BY THEM.

AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE REQUEST TODAY IS IN OPPOSITION OF WHAT OUR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE.

I THINK IF IT IS TO GO THROUGH, IT WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR PROPERTY VALUES AND OUR WAY OF LIFE IN AN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY.

AND I HAVE NO OTHER COMMENTS.

ANYBODY ELSE SELECT TO COME UP AND SPEAK.

MARK? MY NAME IS MARK CUNNINGHAM.

I'VE BEEN A HOMEOWNER IN THE SILVERADO, NEBRASKA SINCE 2020.

AND IT'S A SPECIAL PLACE TO ME.

IT'S A SPECIAL PLACE TO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM, AND IT WOULD WORRY ME TO THINK THAT, UH, THIS WOULD SET A PRECEDENT THAT COULD RESULT IN MORE, UH, SUBDIVISION IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

US TO DISAPPROVE, UH, SINCE IT'S ON HERE FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL, WE WOULD'VE TO TAKE ACTION TO DISAPPROVE BASED ON AN ESTABLISHED RIGHT BEING PRESENTED TO THE COURT.

ANYBODY ELSE? SORRY TO COME UP.

MS. B, PLEASE THANK WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1221 AND GO TO THE ITEM MR. FORESTS.

HOW, UH, HOW WAS HE ABLE TO SPLIT THOSE LOTS SEVERAL YEARS EARLIER? WELL, PREVIOUSLY, IF NO ONE COMES AND OBJECTS AND THERE'S AN ESTABLISHED RIGHT THAT'S IN PLACE, THEN THE COURT'S NOT PUT ON NOTICE NOT TO PROCEED WITH A SUBDIVISION OF PROPERTY.

AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY.

UM, IN THIS SITUATION, YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE COME AND THAT THEY WANT TO ENFORCE THE PROVISION THAT PROHIBITS FURTHER SUBDIVISION.

UH, AS FAR AS THE PRECEDENCE, THAT'S NOT FOR THIS COURT TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION, YOU'D HAVE TO GET A DECK ACTION FROM ANOTHER COURT THAT WOULD THEN DIRECT Y'ALL TO SUBDIVIDE BASED ON WHAT'S HAPPENED PREVIOUSLY.

UH, BUT AT THIS POINT, SINCE THAT HAS NOT OCCURRED, UH, WE WOULD HAVE TO HONOR THE PROVISIONS THAT PROHIBIT FURTHER SUBDIVISION OF THAT LOT.

SO TO BE CLEAR, THIS BODY IS NOT SWAYED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER BY, BY, UH, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT A CITY MIGHT BE.

FOR EXAMPLE, UH, BEING A COMMISSIONER'S COURT, WE'RE NOT SWAYED BY, UH, YOU KNOW, MORE TRAFFIC OR LESS TRAFFIC OR THE VIEW OR, OR ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

WE'RE ONLY CONCERNED WITH WHAT THE LEGAL ASPECT IS FOR THE COUNTY, THE COUNTY OF PARKER.

AND WHENEVER THERE'S A REQUEST FOR A, UH, DIVISION LIKE THIS, UH, UNLESS THERE IS SOMEBODY THAT COMES FORWARD THAT SAYS, HEY, I HAVE A DOCUMENT HERE THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T DO THAT, THEN IT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH.

IN THIS CASE, WHAT WE'RE CONCERNED WITH.

IS THERE A DOCUMENT THAT SAYS THAT THIS CANNOT BE DONE? YES.

NOW THE, THE, WHAT MR. WOODS BROUGHT UP, UH, THE, THE PRECEDENT THAT'S BEEN SET, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE NOT QUESTIONS FOR THIS COURT TO ANSWER.

THAT'S SOMEWHERE ELSE.

WE'RE JUST A YES OR NO BASED ON THE FACTS THAT ARE LAID BEFORE US.

AND THE FACTS THAT AS I SEE THEM AND TO, TO REPEAT WHAT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY JUST SAID IS SOMEBODY'S COME FORWARD AND SAYS, YOU CAN'T DO THIS.

WE GOT THE PAPER THAT SAYS IT RIGHT HERE.

AND SO THAT TIES OUR HANDS AS TO WHAT WE CAN DO, WHAT, WHAT'S BEST OR WHAT, WHAT'S GOOD OR WHAT'S TAKING PLACE BEFORE NOW, NOW THAT MATTERS.

WE, WE HAVE THIS ONE PARTICULAR THING WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY THAT SAYS WE'RE HERE'S A REQUEST THAT WE SUBDIVIDE THAT AND WE HAVE A DOCUMENT OVER HERE THAT SAYS WE CAN'T.

AND SO THE REST OF IT HAS TO BE IRONED OUT SOMEWHERE ELSE IN ANOTHER FORUM, ANOTHER COURT NOT HERE.

SO A LOT OF TIMES WE'LL GET IN, PEOPLE COME IN HERE AND SAY, WELL, I DON'T WANT THIS OVER HERE.

IF WE DON'T HAVE A DOCUMENT THAT SAYS THAT IT, IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER YOU WANT IT OR NOT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE ARE AS A COUNTY, OUR HANDS ARE TIED UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING THAT SAYS WE CAN'T DO IT, IT'S GONNA GO THROUGH.

THIS CASE IS DIFFERENT.

THIS CASE, UH, WITH ALL RESPECT TO EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE, UH, WE, WE COULDN'T DO IT NO MATTER WHAT AM ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT'S BASED ON AN ESTABLISHED RIGHT FOR THE INDIVIDUALS SAYING THEY DON'T WANT TO PROCEED WITH THAT BEING FURTHER SUBDIVIDED NOW PAST THAT, PAST WHAT MIGHT BE SOMEWHERE ELSE, AGAIN, THAT'S FOR, UH, SOME OTHER COURT TO DECIDE NOT FOR US.

OKAY? THAT'S CORRECT.

SAY, UM, WOULD THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION BE TO NOT TAKE ANY ACTION OR FOR

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SO MOVED.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

WE HAVE A SECOND PLEASE.

SECOND MADE BY COMMISSIONER O.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION CARRIES.

FIVE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

THANKS.