Mar 09, 2026 Commissioners Court

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? AND YOU GOT THAT IN YOUR BUDGET? WELL, I WAS GONNA ASK IF THE COURT WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF THE CONTINGENCY FUND.

UH, IF THEY, IF NO, I, I CAN SCRAPE IT TOGETHER.

I CAN.

WHAT IS, UH, WHAT'S THE PROCESS ON THIS? I MEAN, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO RF, QS OR GET A SHORT LIST OF FOLKS TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS OR, SO, SUMMER OF 24, WE DID THE RFQ PROCESS FOR IDIQ, AND WE GOT, WE HAVE A LIST OF ABOUT 14, UM, ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS ON THAT LIST THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD AND UTILIZE AT THIS POINT.

AND THEN ANY PROPOSALS, UM, IF WE CAN'T COME TO AN AGREEMENT, THEN WE GO TO THE NEXT, UM, ENGINEER ARCHITECT THAT'S IN THAT GROUP.

UM, AS FAR AS THE, UM, CONSTRUCTION PORTION, OBVIOUSLY THAT PORTION WOULD HAVE TO GO OUT TO RFP AFTER THEY DID THE ARCHITECT DRAWINGS.

SO WE'VE DONE THAT PROCESS.

PROCESS AS TO GET SOME CLARITY ON THE PROCESS.

HOW KIM? YES, SIR.

HOW LONG IS THAT LIST OF 14 GOOD FOR? UM, TYPICALLY WE CAN UTILIZE IT FOR FOUR OR FIVE YEARS.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT, UM, HAS AN EXEMPTION SOMEWHAT.

SO, CHIEF, CHIEF, I HAVE A QUESTION.

UM, WE ADDED, UH, SOME SPACE THERE OVER ACROSS THE, ACROSS THE WAY.

UH, YEAR OR SO AGO, UH, AND MOVED QUITE A FEW PERSONNEL OVER THERE.

WHAT WAS THE SQUARE FOOT AS YOU RECALL OF THAT, OF THAT ADDITIONAL SPACE OVER THERE? UH, THAT, THAT WAS A LITTLE OVER 3000 SQUARE FOOT.

WE MOVED, UH, HALF OF THE CID DIVISION INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION OVER, AND THEN ALL THE PATROL DIVISION, UH, THE TEMPORARY BUILDING.

UM, MARK LONG CAN ATTEST THAT IT'S GOT A LOT OF PROBLEMS. IT'S, IT'S A TEMPORARY BUILDING.

ALL THE, UH, HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONERS HAVE FAILED.

UM, SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING ELSE TO DO WITH THAT.

WE, IT'S, IT'S A TEMPORARY BUILDING, SO I NEVER INTENDED IT TO BE PERMANENT.

I WAS HOPING IT WOULD LAST US FIVE OR SIX YEARS.

UM, IF THIS IS APPROVED AND WE DO EXPAND, THEN OUR, UH, DESIRE WOULD BE TO SEE THAT BUILDING SOLD OFF AND, UH, PAVE THAT AREA OVER FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING, POTENTIALLY.

YOU, ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? SO I GUESS I'M ASKING THEN, WHAT, WHAT KIND OF SQUARE FOOTAGE ARE YOU ANTICIPATING ADDING? NOW? WE ADD, YOU KNOW, WE, WE'VE BEEN ADDING BETWEEN EIGHT AND 10 EMPLOYEES A YEAR FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.

UM, WE, IF WE CONTINUE THAT PACE OF GROWTH, WHICH I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW THE WILL, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WON'T, BUT I COULD SEE ADDING, UH, DEPENDING ON THE OTHER, THE OTHER PART ABOUT THIS IS THAT THE CURRENT SPACE THAT WE'RE IN WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE LATE NINETIES AND OCCUPIED IN THE EARLY EIGHTIES OR EARLY NINETIES, LATE EIGHTIES AND EARLY NINETIES.

IT WAS DESIGNED AND, AND BUILT TO HOUSE BOTH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURT.

UM, AND IT WAS DESIGNED AROUND THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN TOTAL ONLY HAD, YOU KNOW, MAYBE 40 OR 60 EMPLOYEES.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOW AT, UH, 140 AND GROWING.

UM, AND SO IF WE CONTINUE TO GROW AT THAT PACE, WE'LL NEED TO ADD ADDITIONAL SPACE.

NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO IN HOUSE THESE DAYS THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE SPACE TO DO.

YOU KNOW, THE CRIME SCENE STUFF HAS ADVANCED SO FAR, AND THOSE FACILITIES WERE NEVER ALLOCATED ROOM IN THAT, IN THAT CURRENT FACILITY.

SO, UM, THERE'S A BREAK ROOM THERE.

UM, THE, THE LITTLE KITCHENETTE IS VERY SMALL.

SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE OTHER FEATURES THAT WE'D LIKE TO EXPAND.

UM, SO I CAN'T GIVE YOU A, A HARD AND FAST.

UM, I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT ONCE WE GET DONE WITH THIS, THIS PIECE, PART ONE OF THIS PLAN, THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US WITH ADDITIONAL, HOW MANY ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOT WE'RE LOOKING AT.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CONLAND, A SECOND BY

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COMMISSIONER.

HALT.

IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE? WHAT'S THE MOTION? I MOVE TO PRE, UH, APPROVE THE FEASIBILITY STUDY PLUS TAKE THE 7,500 OUT OUR PROGRAM CONTINUOUSLY.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA GO TO, UH, ITEM B ON DISCUSS TAKE ACTION.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? I'M SORRY.

DID, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? NO.

I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE JUDGE TO SIGN THE CONTRACT, UM, PENDING.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

[6.B. Discuss/Take action regarding exterior repairs to the Jim Wright building. (Brenda McClurkin / Mark Long / Judge Deen)]

REGARDING EXTERIOR REPAIRS FOR THE JIM WRIGHT BUILDING.

UH, WE HAVE BRENDA LARKIN HERE, AND, UH, ALSO, UH, SOME OTHERS IF YOU'D WANT TO INTRODUCE THEM AS WELL.

IT'S ON.

I'LL JUST TALK LOUDER.

WHERE'S MARK ? GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, DEAN AND COMMISSIONERS.

I'M BRENDA MCCLURKIN.

UH, I, WE CURRENTLY HAVE A CONTRACT WITH KOMATSU ARCHITECTURE TO DO A CONDITION ASSESSMENT ON THE JIM WRIGHT HOUSE.

AND THAT, UH, ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND IT'S BEEN SENT TO YOU.

IT'S LIKE AN 83 PAGE DOCUMENT AND THOROUGHLY, UM, UH, DOCUMENTS THE, THE, UH, THE CONDITIONS THERE ON NOT ONLY THE, UM, THE, THE ROOF, UM, THE EXTERIOR AND THE INTERIOR AS WELL.

WE WOULD, AT THIS POINT, WE DETERMINED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH KOMATSU ARCHITECTURE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE, UH, COUNTY'S POLICY ON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES.

AND WE NOW HAVE, UH, A PROPOSAL FROM THEM TO CREATE PHASED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.

SO WE WERE, HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY DRAWINGS, DETAILED DRAWINGS OF THE HOUSE.

SO THE FIRST STEP IN THIS IS TO DO LIDAR SCANNING OF THE EXTERIOR AND THE INTERIOR.

UH, THIS WILL BE DONE BY DRONES AND SOME WHATEVER TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT THEY WOULD USE ON THE INSIDE.

AND THE PROPOSAL IS ALSO INCLUDING SPECIFICATIONS AND CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS FOR THE ROOF, THE EXTERIOR, UM, AND, UH, THE WINDOWS.

SO, UM, WE, THE TOTAL FOR THE WORK IS $29,600.

AND, UH, MARK LONG HAS OFFERED TO HAVE THESE FUNDS COME OUT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS BUDGET.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YOU SAY 29,600.

600? MM-HMM .

DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM TOO? DO YOU HAVE ANYBODY ELSE HERE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? MARK, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTARY? YEAH, I WAS GONNA HAVE MARK COME UP AS WELL.

I, I AGREE TO THAT.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

I THINK IT'S THE BEST WAY TO MOVE FORWARD ON SCOPE.

REHABILITATING ON.

AND YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT 30,000 ISH OUT OF YOUR BUDGET? YES.

WHAT I ALSO WANNA PULL OUT, UH, JUST JUST TO COMMENT HERE, THAT WHEN WE ACQUIRE THIS TRANSITION THROUGH THE CITY OF WEATHERFORD, WE KNEW GOING IN THAT THERE WAS GONNA BE SOME, UH, COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS.

AND THERE WAS GONNA BE SOME EXPENSES TO GET THIS UP TO, I WANNA SAY CODE AND, OR GET IT UP TO A STANDARD THAT IT'S REQUIRED FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE THERE.

AND, UH, 29,600.

I KNOW THERE'S OTHER ISSUES TOO THAT WE'RE GONNA BE DEALING WITH, BUT, UH, I THINK THE 29,600 MARK, THANK YOU FOR.

AND THAT DOESN'T CRIPPLE YOU OR DOESN'T HURT YOU AND TAKE IT AWAY.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU'RE ABLE TO DO THAT? NOT DONE AT THIS TIME? .

GOOD ANSWER.

THE HOUSE, THE HOUSE IS NOT, IS NOT IN THE BEST SHAPE AND UNDERSTOOD.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS WORK WILL BE TO MAKE IT WATERTIGHT BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF LEAKAGE.

UM, THE WINDOWS, THE ROOF IS IN VERY POOR CONDITION.

UM, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION THAT ARE HERE IN SUPPORT, BUT, UM, ANYWAY, OKAY.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.

WELL, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HOLT AND WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM BEFORE WE VOTE ON IT? I WANTED TO ASK AGAIN ON THIS ONE REGARDING

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KOMATSU.

THEY'RE ON THAT SAME LIST FROM 22 4.

BUT I'LL LET THEM VOTE.

UH, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

UM, WE'RE IN DISCUSSION PHASE.

IF YOU'RE A, A MEMBER OF THE HISTORIC COMMISSION, WOULD YOU PLEASE STAND? I WANNA RECOGNIZE THESE INDIVIDUALS.

I THINK THEY, UM, GO ABOVE AND BEYOND TO MAINTAIN WHAT IS SO VITAL TO THIS COMMUNITY IS THE HERITAGE OF THIS, THIS COUNTY, AND THAT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT SO MUCH LATELY.

UH, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND, UH, WE'LL CERTAINLY DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP YOU WITH THIS.

AND THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ALSO SERVING ON THE FACILITIES COMMITTEE, SO THEY ARE INTEGRALLY INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT SPECIFICALLY.

VERY GOOD.

MOTION.

CARRIE .

UM, I HAVE ANOTHER MATTER PERTAINING TO THE FIRST, THE FIRST CONTRACT.

UH, THERE IS AN OPTION IN THE FIRST CONTRACT FOR, UH, A PRESENTATION TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT BY PRINCIPALS IN THE KOMATSU, UH, ARCHITECTURE FIRM.

IT'S, UH, 3,900 AND NOT $3,894.

UM, IF THE, THE, THE REPORT ITSELF IS QUITE DETAILED, UH, AND IT'S UP TO YOU WHETHER YOU WOULD LIKE KAMATSU TO COME AND PRESENT A DIGESTED FORM OF THAT REPORT IN A PRESENTATION TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

IF YOU FEEL LIKE THE REPORT IS SUFFICIENT, THEN UH, WE WOULD ASK TO HAVE A CHANGE ORDER, UM, TO AMEND THE CONTRACT AND THEN BE ALSO ASKED TO BE ABLE TO USE THE, THOSE FUNDS FOR, UM, ANOTHER ASPECT OF THE PROJECT.

OKAY? IF, IF YOU WOULD LIKE THE, THE, UM, PRESENTATION, I WILL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN.

COURT, YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ON THAT? SO MY FEELING WAS THAT WE COULD SAVE THAT MONEY, READ THE REPORT OURSELVES, AND USE THAT MONEY ELSEWHERE.

SO, THAT'S MY MOTION.

THANK MOTION.

MOVE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ALE.

FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIE .

I THOUGHT YOU'D FEEL THAT WAY.

AND I DO TOO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TO ITEM SIX A ON APPROVED CONTRACT FOR THE MARCH 31ST, 2026 OF MAY 2ND, 2026, GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTIONS AUTHORIZING COUNTY ATTORNEY DESIGN CONTRACTS.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE

[6.A. Approve contracts for the March 31, 2026 and May 2, 2026 General and Special Elections; authorize County Attorney to sign contracts. (Crickett Miller / Judge Deen)]

GOOD MORNING.

THIS IS JUST OUR CUSTOMARY THING TO HAVE JOHN SIGN OUR CONTRACTS WITH THE SCHOOLS AND THE CITIES.

AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION ON MARCH 31ST FOR CITY OF ALITO.

THEY HAD A COUNCIL MEMBER THAT PASSED AWAY, AND SO THEY'RE HAVING TO REPLACE SOMEBODY ON THAT POSITION.

SO THAT'S WHAT THAT IS FOR.

SIX ITEM SIX H ON CONSIDER, TAKE ACTION ON A BURN BAN AND TAKE ANY ACTION THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ALT.

END OF THE DISCUSSION.

ALL OF THAT CARRIES FIVE.

OH, OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE DOWN TO CHRIS.

I IT'S GOOD THAT YOU'RE, I SEE YOU OVER THERE, CRANK, CRANKING OUT SOMETHING.

'CAUSE I WANNA MAKE YOU WAIT JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

UH, WE'RE GONNA GO DOWN TO

[6.H. Consider/Take action on a burn ban and take any action the court deems necessary. (Frank Watson / Commissioner Holt)]

UH, WE HAVE FRANK HERE, JUDGE, AS I RECALL, WE, UH, WE HAD MADE THIS A ROLLING BURN BAN EFFECTIVE UNTIL THE NEXT COMMISSIONER'S COURT, WHICH WOULD BE TODAY.

AND, UH, MR. WATSON, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH US NOT EXTENDING THAT BURN BAN, GIVEN THE PRECIPITATION WE'VE HAD AND WHAT WE ALSO EXPECT TODAY AND TOMORROW.

THAT'S CORRECT.

SO, JUDGE, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION.

NO, BECAUSE THE PRIOR BURN BAN ONLY LASTED THROUGH TODAY.

WELL, I THINK IT WAS ACTUALLY FOR 60 DAYS.

UM, YOU GUYS HAD IT ON TWO WEEK REVIEW, SO I BELIEVE YOU WOULD HAVE TO TAKE ACTION TO LIFT IT.

I THOUGHT WE HAD DISCUSSED IT.

I COULD BE WRONG, BUT I THOUGHT WE HAD DISCUSSED 60 DAYS, BUT THEN WE ACTUALLY MADE IT EFFECTIVE FOR ONLY UNTIL THE NEXT COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND WE WOULD HAVE TO RUN.

THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING OF IT.

UH, I CAN SETTLE THAT.

I MOVE TO, UH, UH, NOT EXTEND THE BURN VAN PASSED TODAY.

MOTION MADE BY COMM WALDEN.

GONNA MOVE DOWN TO ITEM J ON DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE.

WE'RE

[6.J. Discuss/Take action to authorize HR to post County Fire Marshal position. (Commissioner Walden)]

AUTHORIZED HR TO POST YOUR COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL POSITION, COMMISSIONER

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BALDWIN.

SO I, UM, I ENTERED THIS ITEM.

I PREVIOUSLY, UH, HAD A MOTION, I HAD A AGENDA ITEM LIKE THIS, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TIME.

SO I BELIEVE THAT, UH, UH, IF WE WERE TO BEGIN THAT PROCESS NOW, UH, WE WOULD'VE PLENTY OF TIME TO HIRE A FIRE MARSHAL FOR THE, AS A COUNTY EMPLOYEE.

UH, I REMIND THE COURT THAT WE'RE SPENDING A A THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY ROUGHLY, UH, TO CONTRACT THIS OUT.

SO, UH, MY MOTION IS THAT WE BEGIN THE PROCESS OF HIRING A COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL POSITION THAT IS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE COUNTY MCCOY.

HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THIS ITEM? I'M GONNA SECOND IT JUST TO GET TO THE DISCUSSION PHASE OF THIS SO WE CAN GET DRILL INTO THIS JUST A LITTLE BIT.

UM, SO WE'RE IN, IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE.

IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR ANYTHING BY THE COMMISSIONER? YEAH, WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THE SD ONE, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE DOING A WONDERFUL JOB.

TO CONTINUE TO BE IN THE FIRE MARSHAL BUSINESS.

UH, IT'S COSTING A THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY, ROUGHLY.

THE CONTRACT IS FOR A YEAR AND IS FOR $360,000 FOR A YEAR.

AND, UH, I THINK WE CAN TAKE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, UH, HIRE OUR OWN EMPLOYEE THAT WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS THAN THAT.

THAT DOESN'T JUST COVER THE FIRE MARSHAL, THAT THAT CONTRACT COVERS THE AREA THAT THEY ARE, UH, MAINTAINING.

SO WE'RE GONNA DO AWAY WITH THAT WHOLE CONTRACT IF WE, NO, THE CONTRACT HAS AN END DATE.

IT ALSO HAS AN OUT DATE, UH, OUT OF 30 DAYS, I BELIEVE, BUT IT HASN'T END DATE.

AND PREVIOUSLY WHEN I BROUGHT THIS UP, I WAS TOLD THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO THOROUGHLY, UH, YOU KNOW, ADVERTISE THAT AND, AND GET ACCEPTABLE, UH, EMPLOYEES THAT WOULD APPLY FOR THE JOB.

SO STARTING NOW, WE'D HAVE PLENTY OF TIME.

ANY COMMENTS ON THIS FROM THIS COURT? I THINK THAT, UH, WE ARE SPENDING A THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY, AND THAT'S A, THAT'S A REAL SUM OF MONEY.

AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK WE'RE GETTING FAR MORE THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAY OF VALUE FROM THE SERVICES WE CURRENTLY GET FROM SD ONE.

THE, UH, THE REPORTS THAT I'M GETTING FROM THE FOLKS IN MY PRECINCT ARE VERY POSITIVE.

AND I THINK THAT IN A COUNTY THAT'S GROWING AS FAST AS WE'RE GROWING, PARTICULARLY IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS WHERE FOLKS ARE MOVING THAT ARE NOT USED TO LIVING IN THE COUNTRY, IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A WELL-STAFFED, STRONG PRESENCE IN THAT AREA, SIMPLY BECAUSE FIRE DOESN'T STOP AT PROPERTY LINES.

YOU KNOW, I CAN BURN RESPONSIBLY, BUT IF MY NEIGHBOR DOESN'T BURN RESPONSIBLY, THAT FIRE DOESN'T GET TO THE FENCE LINE AND SAY, OH, NOPE, I'M, I'M STOPPING HERE.

AND SO WHAT I'VE SEEN ES D ONE DO IN THIS FIRE MARSHAL POSITION, I BELIEVE HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL FOR PUBLIC SAFETY, PROTECTION OF PROPERTY, PROTECTION OF LIFE.

I'VE GOT NO PROBLEM WITH, UH, US CONTINUING TO EVALUATE OUR OPTIONS, BUT I DO THINK WE'RE GETTING A VERY POWERFUL BANG FOR OUR BUCK.

I THINK WE SHOULD AT LEAST WAIT TILL BUDGET TIME AND GIVE THEM MORE TIME TO SHOW US THAT THEY'RE GONNA DO A GOOD JOB.

AND I, AS COMMISSIONER HOPE SAYS, I, I DON'T HEAR ANY PROBLEMS YET, BUT I JUST THINK WE SHOULD WAIT TILL LEASE BUDGET TIME, SO WE HAVE CHIEF TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

I I WAS TOLD PREVIOUSLY DURING BUDGET TIME THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME.

WELL, I DON'T, WE DIDN'T.

TIME WASN'T, THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TIME TO ADVERTISE THIS JOB.

WELL, THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST, BUT, UH, NOW WE HAVE TIME.

THAT'S IT.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TIME NOW.

SO YEAH, WE HAVE CHIEF WATSON FROM ESD ONE HERE THAT, UH, IT'S JUST MY OPINION I UNDERSTAND, IS AN AUDIENCE CHIEF, WOULD YOU COME UP, PLEASE? CAN YOU GIVE US, I MEAN, CAN YOU GIVE US, I GUESS YOUR INSIGHT ON THIS AND WHERE YOU ARE AND WHAT THE THOUGHTS ARE OF BSD ONE, WHAT YOUR EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN, AND SURE.

UH, CAN YOU ADD ALSO TO THIS, THERE, THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ON LIKE CERTAIN, UH, FIRE CODES BEING ENFORCED THAT MAYBE WE HAVEN'T.

CAN YOU KIND OF ADDRESS KIND OF WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT AS WELL? ABSOLUTELY.

GOOD MORNING.

UM, MY NAME'S STEVEN WATSON.

I'M FIRE CHIEF FOR ESD ONE.

I'VE GOT A LITTLE ONE PAGE HANDOUT HERE JUST TO ARM YOU WITH SOME EDUCATION, UM, ON WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING, INCLUDING A FINANCIAL REPORT SO THAT YOU CAN SEE HOW THE A THOUSAND DOLLARS A

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DAY IS BEING SPENT.

UM, AND I THINK I'LL, I'LL JUST START WITH THAT.

SO RIGHT NOW WE ROUGHLY HAVE, WE, WELL, WE DO HAVE THREE AND A HALF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES, UM, ASSIGNED TO THE FIRE MARSHAL DUTIES.

UH, WE HAVE FRANK AND THEN, UM, TWO OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT HOLD THEIR INSPECTOR AND INVESTIGATOR CERTS.

UM, AND THEY'RE ON SHIFT.

SO WE HAVE, UM, A FIRE MARSHAL ON DUTY 24 7 365 IS THE WAY WE'RE DOING IT NOW.

UM, AS WELL AS, UH, FRANK IS OFTEN WORKING, UH, DURING THE DAYTIME.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE THERE, THAT'S A, A FINANCIAL REPORT OCTOBER ONE THROUGH FEBRUARY 28TH.

SO THAT'S A FISCAL YEAR REPORT.

UM, SO WE'RE ON PACE TO SPEND OVER THE 360,000 BY JUST A LITTLE BIT.

UM, OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU WAS THAT WE WOULD ULTIMATELY HAVE, UH, FOUR PEOPLE ASSIGNED TO THIS.

AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF, UM, VETTING QUALIFIED CANDIDATES FOR A PLAN REVIEWER POSITION BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH LOAD, UM, ON THAT SIDE OF THINGS.

AND SO TO, TO GIVE YOU SOME INFORMATION ON WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING.

THERE'S, THERE'S THE DAY IN AND DAY OUT RESPONSE TO INVESTIGATE FIRES AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

AND SINCE JULY, UM, THERE'S BEEN A LITTLE OVER 80 FIRES.

WE HAD THE TRIPLE FATALITY FIRE, UNFORTUNATELY, AND THAT WAS A, A MULTI-AGENCY, UH, MULTIFACETED INVESTIGATION THAT, THAT, UM, FRANK LED AND, AND DID A GOOD JOB.

AND WE'VE NOW HAD, UM, I THINK FOUR OTHER FIRE INCIDENTS WHERE PEOPLE WERE INJURED AND, AND THOSE TYPES OF FIRES.

WE HAVE TO GO INVESTIGATE AND PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE STATE.

AND THEN ANY OTHER TIME WE'RE CALLED OR REQUESTED TO GO INVESTIGATE A FIRE, UM, WE'RE STATUTORILY OBLIGATED TO RESPOND WITHIN 24 HOURS.

UM, BUT WE'RE USUALLY RESPONDING WITHIN THE HOUR.

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL DUTIES, ASIDE FROM THAT, AND THEN JUST BURN BAN ENFORCEMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL SIDE, THE TCEQ, UM, THE STATE BURN BURN RULES, UM, IS REALLY THE, THE BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT SIDE AND THE INSPECTION SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

SO WE'VE NOT PROACTIVELY IN SHOWN UP AND INSPECTED ANY BUSINESS.

WE HAVE SOME OF THE SCHOOLS, MANY OF THE SCHOOLS WE'VE SHOWED UP AT THEIR REQUEST.

UM, WE VIEW SCHOOLS AS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE PROACTIVE ABOUT.

UM, SO AS YOU SEE THERE, WE'VE CONDUCTED WELL OVER A HUNDRED INSPECTIONS, UM, AND PLAN REVIEWS.

AND I THINK THE THING I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS, IS THIS, THE ROLE OF HAVING A COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL HAS CHANGED OVER THE YEARS WITH ANNEXATION REFORM.

UM, WE'RE EFFECTIVELY BUILDING OUT THE CITY OF PARKER COUNTY, AND I, I'M CAUTIOUS WITH THE WORD CITY BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE MUNICIPAL CODES AND, AND YOU KNOW, BUILDING CODES AND BUILDING OFFICIALS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS THAT USED TO JUST NOT BE THE CASE.

YOU DIDN'T USE TO BUILD A $40 MILLION, YOU KNOW, SIX FIGURE SQUARE FOOT MIDDLE SCHOOL AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY.

THAT ALWAYS HAPPENED IN A TOWN WHERE ALL OF THE CODE THINGS WERE IN PLACE.

UM, AND THE OTHER COMPONENT TO THAT IS OUR PHONE IS RINGING.

WE'RE NOT GOING OUT PROACTIVELY SEEKING INSPECTIONS ON THESE BUSINESSES AND OTHER, UM, UM, INSTALLATIONS THAT ARE BEING BUILT.

AND THE REASON IT'S RINGING IS IN THE INSURANCE WORLD, UM, UNDERWRITING IS EVERYBODY'S TRYING TO PASS THE LIABILITY AND WHETHER IT'S FOR INSURANCE UNDERWRITING, UM, LOAN UNDERWRITING, IN SOME CASES, REGULATORY LICENSURE.

AND NOW WE'RE EVEN SEEING, UH, ON THE ENGINEERING SIDE WITH SOME FIRMS, THEY WANT TO KNOW, UM, HAVE SOME FORM OF DOCUMENTATION THAT THEY'VE, THAT THE STANDARD HAS BEEN MET, UM, FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

SO THERE'S FOUR DIFFERENT LAYERS THAT ARE CAUSING OUR PHONE TO RING.

AND IN THAT IT CAN'T, THE STANDARD THAT WE MEASURE THESE THINGS TOO CAN'T BE, WELL, IT'S WHATEVER FRANK SAYS IT IS, THERE HAS TO BE A STANDARD.

RIGHT? AND IN THE ABSENCE OF A LOCALLY ADOPTED FIRE CODE, WE FOLLOW THE STATE'S FIRE CODE.

AND ON THE BACKSIDE OF YOUR SHEET, THERE'S AN EXPLANATION OF THAT, OF HOW THAT'S AUTHORIZED THROUGH CHAPTER FOUR 17 AND THEN AN, AN ADMINISTRATIVE RULE THROUGH THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.

AND I'VE SPOKEN PERSONALLY WITH DEBORAH AND I AT THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL TO ENSURE WE'RE DOING THIS, LIKE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING IT.

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU DO HAVE SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY, UH, AND THERE IS CHAPTER 3 52, I THINK IT'S OH TWO OH, YOU KNOW, PROTECTS FIRE MARSHALS FROM ERRORS AND OMISSIONS, BUT NOT FROM WILLFUL NEGLIGENCE IN THAT WE'RE NOT JUST GONNA PRETEND THAT THE STATE'S LIFE SAFETY CODE ISN'T THERE.

AND SO THERE'S, THERE'S A, A DEMAND FOR THESE INSPECTIONS BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED SOME DOCUMENTATION OR SIGN OFF THAT THE PLANS HAVE RE HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND THE THE FACILITIES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND THAT WORKLOAD IS FAR MORE THAN WHAT ONE PERSON CAN DO.

UM, AGAIN, THIS IS, YOU KNOW, YOU ALL AS A COURT, UH, CHOOSE

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SO I'M JUST TRYING TO ARM YOU WITH INFORMATION.

UM, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO BE YOUR PARTNER AS LONG AS YOU SEE FIT.

UM, WHAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING PRIOR TO THIS ENGAGEMENT IS, UM, SEEING A LOT OF THINGS THAT REALLY WERE NOT SAFE HAPPENING OUT IN THE COUNTY FROM A CONSTRUCTION STANDPOINT.

UM, AND JUST GETTING NO ENFORCEMENT ON BAD ACTORS OUT THERE ON VIOLATING BURN BANDS, YOU KNOW, PUSHING OVER A TRAILER HOUSE AND JUST SLIDING THE WHOLE THING ON FIRE, UM, OR ANY KIND OF ENFORCEMENT GOING ON.

AND YOU'LL SEE THERE, THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF ARRESTS AND A HANDFUL OF CITATIONS ISSUED.

UM, AND WE DO HAVE, UM, SOME BAD ACTORS OUT THERE, RIGHT.

WE HAD A, AN ARSON CONFESSION JUST LAST WEEK WOUND UP, UM, ENGAGING A MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENT ON THAT PARTICULAR ONE.

UM, IS THAT THE TERRORISTIC THREAT? NO, THAT WAS A D THAT WAS A DIFFERENT, CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THE TERRORISTIC THREAT? SO I DON'T, I DON'T WANT TO JEOPARDIZE A, AN ONGOING CASE.

UM, BUT THERE WAS A, THERE WAS A FIRE THAT WAS, UM, A HOUSE FIRE THAT WAS SUSPECTED TO BE SET BY AN INDIVIDUAL AND THEN THAT INDIVIDUAL MADE A THREAT TO ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER.

AND THAT'S, THAT WAS THE MEANS TO AN END TO, YEAH.

GET A HANDLE ON THE BAD ACTOR AND, AND TELL MORE THINGS BE FIGURED OUT.

SO THANK YOU SIR.

ALRIGHT.

UM, I DON'T WANNA INTERRUPT YOU.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? NO, THAT, THAT'S IT.

I'M, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I, I JUST HAVE A COUPLE ISSUES OR COMMENTS.

THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE TWO ISSUES WHERE YOUR DISCUSSION IS, IS THAT WE'VE EXPANDED THE RESOURCES BEYOND THE INITIAL, PRIOR TO ES D ONE, HAVING A FIRE MARSHAL.

YOUR, YOUR COMMENTS HAVE, UM, SHOWN THAT WE HAVE EXPANDED RESOURCES.

YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIRE WITH FOUR PEOPLE THAT COVER NOT ONLY JUST FRANK, BUT ALSO FOUR PEOPLE.

RIGHT? WE HAVE THREE FULL-TIME NOW, FRANK AND TWO OTHER, UM, INSPECTOR INVESTIGATORS.

DID THEY REPORT TO FRANK? IS FRANK THE, THE KEY? THEY, THEY, THEY REPORT TO FRANK? YES.

AND SO THEN YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE GOING TO FOUR, RIGHT? AND, AND WE HAVE ONE OF OUR FRONT OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE, UM, PERSONNEL.

SO YOU HANDLE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE AS WELL.

PERSONNEL, SHE'S SPENDING ABOUT HALF HER TIME.

YOU KNOW, THE PHONE CALLS ARE GETTING STEERED THERE, THE EMAILS ARE GETTING STEERED THERE, SCHEDULING THEM FOR INSPECTIONS, THAT KIND OF STUFF.

THE, WHAT WE'RE REALLY SEEING NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN IN IT FOR A MINUTE IS RATHER THAN NEEDING A FOURTH INSPECTOR INVESTIGATIVE WHERE WE REALLY NEED A PLANS REVIEWER BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH LOAD THAT'S COMING TO US, WE'RE NOT GOING OUT AND ASKING FOR IT FROM NEW CONSTRUCTION OR FACILITY MODIFICATIONS OUT IN THE COUNTY FROM, FROM BROCK TO EAST OF ALITO THE SECOND, THAT'S WHERE MY QUESTIONS WERE.

WE'RE LYING WHAT YOU WERE FINISHED.

WELL, AND SECOND ASPECT OF THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE IS THE FINANCIAL ASPECT, UM, AFFECTING THIS, GOING FROM A PARKER COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL TO AN A, ESSENTIALLY A THIRD PARTY OR ESD ONE IN THIS CASE.

BRIANNA.

UM, CAN YOU YOU MIND COMING UP JUST FOR A SECOND? I HAVE A QUESTION HERE THAT, IF YOU DON'T MIND, SORRY TO PULL YOU OUT OFF THE BACK END OF THAT PEW.

CAN YOU ELABORATE OR DISCUSS WHAT WAS THE COST TO THE COUNTY ON WHAT OUR FIRE MARSHAL WAS BEFORE WHEN WE HAD, I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING BENEFITS RETIREMENT EVERY, EVERY DOWN TO THE PENNY OF WHAT IT COSTS US.

BECKY'S GONNA GO THROUGH THE SALARY AND BENEFITS, AND THEN THERE WERE OTHER ADDITIONAL, UM, CONTRACT SERVICES AND OTHER NON PERSONNEL OPERATING EXPENSES.

BECAUSE WE ALSO HAD A EMPLOYEE THAT WAS PARTIALLY ALLOCATED TO THE FIRE MARSHAL ALSO TO EMS. YES.

SO THE PREVIOUS FIRE MARSHAL BETWEEN SALARY CELL PHONE AND CERTIFICATION PAY SALARY ALONE, IT WAS JUST A LITTLE OVER 103,000.

THAT'S NOT INCLUDING ANY SORT OF HEALTH INSURANCE PACKAGE, UH, RETIREMENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IF YOU WERE LOOK AT POSTING, I WOULD SAY YOU WOULD PROBABLY ADD AT LEAST 30 TO 35,000 ONTO THAT FOR AT LEAST, UM, 'CAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF BENEFITS SOMEONE IS GOING TO TAKE.

UH, THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE ON THERE.

I WOULD SAY THAT ONE WAS PROBABLY BUDGETED AROUND 80,000.

OH, I'M SORRY.

TIME AT THAT TIME.

UH, IT WAS ACTUALLY BUDGETED RIGHT AT 67,000.

BUT AGAIN, ADD IN A BENEFITS PACKAGE, UH, YOU'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THAT.

WE ADJUSTED FOR THAT ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE, UM, THAT WOULDN'T BE IN THERE.

SO WHAT I'M LOOKING AT IS ABOUT $240,000 OF TOTAL NET COST OF, OF HANDLING THE FIRE MARSHAL POSITION WITHIN THE COUNTY PRIOR TO THIS TRANSITION.

CORRECT.

THE TOTAL THAT WE HAD FOR FY 25, IF

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IT WAS $318,018.

WAIT, WHAT WERE THE, WERE THE OTHER 68,000? THERE WAS 148,800 IN OPERATING EXPENSES.

UM, CERTAIN, I KNOW THERE WAS LIKE A FIRE REPORTING, UM, SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT.

I THINK THAT'S YES.

WHERE THEY DID ALL THE REPORTS AND THAT WENT AWAY WHEN WE WENT TO SD ONE, CORRECT? YES.

AND SO ALSO, UM, WHEN THEY DOING FIRE INVESTIGATIONS LIKE TLO USING THAT TO RUN BACKGROUND CHECKS, I BELIEVE, OR THOSE TYPE OF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS, UM, WE HAD SOME SUBSCRIPTIONS ON THAT.

UM, OF COURSE YOU HAVE YOUR TRAINING AND TRAVEL, IF THERE'S ANY SORT OF, UM, TRAINING FOR THAT EMPLOYEE AND THEN A COUPLE OTHER, UM, JUST MEMBERSHIP LEGAL EXPENSES, THE RIGHT FUEL.

SO THREE 18 OUTFITTING.

YEAH, CORRECT.

I THINK FRANK WATSON HAS, HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB AND I'VE MET THE FOLKS THAT WORK WITH HIM AND THEY HAVE TOO.

MAINTENANCE , DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA ADD? I APPRECIATE Y'ALL COMING UP.

UM, JASON, DO YOU MIND COMING UP FOR A MOMENT? YOU HAVE AN INTERESTING WINDOW TO LOOK THROUGH, UM, OUTSIDE OF THIS COURT BECAUSE YOU ENTER YOUR INTERACTION IS, IS ENTWINED IN THERE WITH THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS.

CAN YOU GIVE US A, ANY, ANY, UH, FEEDBACK AS TO WHAT IT WAS POST PRIOR TO INTERNALLY HAVING A FIRE MARSHAL? AND NOW I HAVE AN SD ONE ON YOUR INTERACTION WITH THAT, SIR.

UM, JASON LANE, UH, MERCK PARKER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

UM, I THINK, UH, WHAT CHIEF WATSON SAID WAS, WAS ACCURATE.

I THINK THAT THERE WAS, UH, UH, WE, THE COUNTY WHEN, WHEN THE FIRE MARSHAL WAS ON THE COUNTY'S PAYROLL, UM, THEY REALLY WEREN'T DOING THE PLAN REVIEWS AND, UH, TO THE LEVEL THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE DOING.

UM, THE ENFORCEMENT WAS LACKING.

UM, THE FEEDBACK THAT I GOT FROM, UH, THE ESDS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS WAS THAT, UM, IF WE DID, THEY DID HAVE AN INCIDENT AND THEY NEEDED A FIRE MARSHAL, UM, IT WAS, UH, DELAYED OR, OR, UH, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO COME IN A TIMELY MANNER.

UM, AND THAT'S, UH, THAT'S THE FEEDBACK THAT I'VE GOTTEN FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

UM, I WILL FROM BEFORE VERSUS NOW.

AND, UH, AS I TALK TO THESE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, UM, WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THEM AND, UH, IS THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE HAPPY WITH THE WAY THAT IT'S GOING NOW.

UM, THEY GET RESPONSES IN A TIMELY MANNER, UM, AND TO, TO INVESTIGATE THESE THINGS BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS INTENTIONAL OR NOT.

SO YOU BRING AN EXPERT THAT HAS THAT TRAINING AND EXPERTISE TO HELP EVALUATE THAT, UM, HAS BEEN HELPFUL.

UM, I THINK, UH, FROM A PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE, UM, I'VE WORKED WITH, UH, WITH FRANK WATSON QUITE A BIT AND HE'S DONE A GREAT JOB ON, ON SOME OF THESE INVESTIGATIONS AND SPENT A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT HE'S DOING IT RIGHT.

AND I THINK THAT BENEFITS PARKER COUNTY.

UM, AND, UH, I THINK THAT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I, I WOULD, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COURT TO CONTINUE THE EXISTING CONTRACT.

UM, NOW THAT'S Y'ALL'S DECISION.

THAT'S NOT MINE.

UH, BUT I THINK THAT, UH, THE WAY IT'S GOING NOW HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE SO.

AND I THINK THAT WE'RE GETTING A LOT MORE BANG FOR OUR BUCK, UM, THAN WE DID WHEN THE FIRE MARSHAL WAS ON THE COUNTY PAYROLL.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S JASON LANE'S OPINION.

JASON, WOULD SOME OF THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE, UH, WITH THE INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE OF THAT PERSON RATHER THAN THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE JOB THOUGH? WELL, UH, AND, AND I THINK Y'ALL, Y'ALL KNOW THIS BETTER THAN ANYBODY THAT, UM, WHO YOU HIRE, UM, MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE ON HOW, WHAT KIND OF JOB THEY DO.

UM, AND ALSO HOW MUCH YOU PAY THEM DOESN'T NECESSARILY REFLECT HOW GOOD A JOB THEY DO.

UM, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO, TO GET THE RIGHT PERSON.

UM,

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UM, BUT, UH, THAT'S ALSO A FUNCTION OF CHIEF WATSON HAVING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO BE DOING.

UM, I THINK THAT, UH, I, I GOT I'LL, I'LL JUST, I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

HOW ABOUT, THAT'S FINE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION, SIR.

IT DOES.

WE HAVE INVOLUNTARY ANNEXATION.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JASON OR, WE HAVEN'T SAID THAT, BUT JASON, IF I, IF I'M JUST GONNA KIND OF WRAP YOUR COMMENTS UP A LITTLE BIT.

I DON'T WANNA PUT WORDS IN YOUR MOUTH.

SURE.

SO I WANNA MAKE SURE I'M HEARING YOU, UM, CORRECTLY, YOU'RE NOT ADVISING US ON HOW TO MOVE, BUT YOU ARE SAYING THAT YOU BELIEVE ESD ONE IS DOING A VERY GOOD JOB YES, SIR.

IN THEIR CURRENT ROLE.

UM, AND YOU THINK THAT THE CURRENT APPROACH IS WORKING? YES, SIR.

PARTICULARLY, AND THIS IS MORE MY REFLECTION, I DON'T THINK YOU SAID THIS, BUT PARTICULARLY IN THE CASE WHERE WE DO HAVE SO MANY MOVING PIECES RIGHT NOW IN THE COUNTY, WE DO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE MOVING OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS.

SO IT IS INCUMBENT ON THE COUNTY TO MAINTAIN STAFFING LEVELS THAT MAYBE WE NEVER HAD TO MAINTAIN BEFORE BECAUSE WE HAVE A POPULATION OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS THAT WE'VE NEVER HAD BEFORE.

THAT'S NOT GONNA CHANGE ANYTIME SOON.

TO ELABORATE ON WHAT YOU JUST SAID, UH, COMMISSIONER, OVER 60% OF THE GROWTH IN THIS COUNTY IS HAPPENING IN THE, IN THE ETJ JS OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS.

THE THING TO KE HAVE, AND, AND WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET MY HANDS ON HERE, IS TO UNDERSTAND THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE GETTING.

BECAUSE FIVE YEARS AGO WE WASN'T, WE WEREN'T NEAR 200,000 POPULATION.

NOW WE'RE ON THE THRESHOLD OF THAT.

AND SO HERE WE ARE FACING THIS TODAY AND LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD TWO TO THREE YEARS OR FOUR YEARS, THE EXPANDED RESOURCES, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO EXPAND OUR, OUR, OUR, OUR FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.

IF WE HAD A FIRE MARSHAL ALSO ENTWINED WITH EMERGENCY OPERATIONS GO HAND IN HAND.

SO, UM, YOUR, YOUR FEEDBACK ON THIS IS ESSENTIAL.

ESSENTIALLY THE WAY THE COURTS LOOK AT THIS TODAY IS WE'RE PAYING A, WE'RE PAYING A PREMIUM OF $42,000 ADDITIONAL.

'CAUSE 360,000 SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY, BUT YOU START BREAKING THIS DOWN, WE'RE REALLY PAYING 42,000 MORE TO HAVE SD ONE DO THIS WITH THE RESOURCES WE'RE HAVING.

AND I'VE, I'VE, I'VE ALWAYS HAD THE MINDSET THAT I BELIEVE IN HAVING A FIRE MARSHAL WITH A, A PARKER COUNTY ON PARKER COUNTY UNIFORM.

UH, I'VE NOT MADE ANY SECRET ABOUT THAT, BUT THE RESOURCES THAT THEY'RE PROVIDED AND, AND I THINK THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS HERE, CHIEF WITH WHAT YOU'RE GIVING AND LOOKING AT, AT WHAT, UH, THE ACTION OF THIS IS, AND MAYBE WE DIDN'T GET THIS AS ENOUGH BEFORE, BUT I LOOK AT THIS WITH THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE HAVING, THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE EVOLVING SO MUCH MORE IN AND HAVING TO INVEST IN THIS IN THE FUTURE.

MY QUESTION IS, AND I KNOW YOU'RE SITTING DOWN OVER THERE, WE'RE CURRENTLY AT 360,000.

DO YOU SEE THIS WITH ADDITIONAL FOUR PEOPLE COMING ON WITH ADDITIONAL FOUR PEOPLE? UH, DO YOU SEE THIS CONTRACT REMAINING AT $360,000 OR DO YOU SEE A, A SPIKE IN THIS OF GOING UP YEAR OVER YEAR? OR HOW DO YOU SEE THAT? JASON, THANK YOU.

WELL, THE COMMITMENT THAT WE MADE TO THE COURT WHEN WE ENGAGED IN THIS CONTRACT WAS THAT WE WOULD HAVE SOME SKIN IN THE GAME AS WELL.

UM, SO I, I'M NOT ADVOCATING RIGHT NOW THAT THERE BE AN INCREASE IN THE CONTRACT IF IT WERE TO GO FORWARD INTO A FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE WE'RE ENTERING INTO A BUDGET, UH, I WON'T PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.

UH, WE'RE, WE'RE WEEKS AWAY FROM GOING INTO THE BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR.

AND, UH, SO THIS COURT, UH, CAN LOOK AT THIS 360,000 AND SAY, THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT ON THE COST OF THIS, IN THIS NEXT BUDGET.

WOULD YOU SAY? YES.

PRECINCT PRIMARILY, AND WE HAVE A GREAT ESD, UH, WITH CHIEF WATSON.

I, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE WANTED.

DO ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? I GOT A COUPLE OF, I GOT A COUPLE ITEMS. CAN I MAKE COMMENT FIRST, COMMISSIONER? SURE, GO RIGHT AHEAD.

JUST, JUST TO PUT THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE, IN THE LAST THREE YEARS WE'VE GONE FROM A, UH, A TWO PERSON, UH, FIRE MARSHAL SLASH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FULL-TIME.

NOW A SECOND ONE IN THAT OFFICE.

UH, AND WE'RE, I, UM, CHIEF IS TELLING ME WE'RE PAYING FOR FOUR FIRE MARSHALS PLUS HALFTIME OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE PERSON FOR THIS, FOR THIS POSITION.

SO ANYBODY SAY THAT'S IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, THAT'S, THAT'S HOW THIS DEPARTMENT HAS GROWN IN THE LAST FOUR, I MEAN THREE YEARS, NOT TO MENTION THE, THE ASSOCIATED COSTS WITH IT.

SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU.

NO, YOU'RE FINE.

UM, I'M FORTUNATE BECAUSE ESD ONE COVERS MY

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UM, I SEE THIS AS EXTREME GROWING PAINS, SOME PRECINCTS MORE THAN OTHERS, MAYBE, UM, THE MUD DISTRICTS, THAT CAUSES ANOTHER LAYER OF CONFUSION AS FAR AS A MINI CITY IN THE COUNTY.

UH, I THINK THESE ARE VERY IMPORTANT ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE HANDLED IN AUSTIN.

AND, UH, TRY TO CUT THROUGH SOME OF THE, THE DEVELOPERS LOBBYISTS DOWN THERE AND GET SOME REAL REFORM DONE.

I NEED TO MAKE THAT ON THE RECORD BECAUSE IT'S AN ISSUE FOR ME.

UM, I'M NOT A BIG PROPONENT OF TURNING A COUNTY INTO A CITY.

UM, THAT BEING SAID, THIS TIDAL WAVE OF DEVELOPMENT IS HITTING PRECINCT FOR THE CITY OF FORT WORTH THAT'S COMING LIKE A TIDAL WAVE.

BUT THE CITY OF FORT WORTH BRINGS ITS OWN FOLKS.

UM, THE PLAN REVIEW, THAT'S A BIG ONE.

I WOULD SAY THAT THE, THE PHONE CALLS THAT I GET REGARDING THIS NEW POSITION, UM, IS I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE RULE BOOK IS.

I SAID, WELL, WHAT, OKAY, EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT.

THEY SAY, YOUR FIRE MARSHALS OUT HERE TELLING ME YOU JUST DROPPED THE PLAN.

SUBMIT 'EM TO ME AND I'LL REVIEW 'EM AND TELL YOU WHAT'S WRONG WITH 'EM.

I'VE DONE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS KNOW HOW MUCH EXPENSE AND COST TO GO INTO THESE.

YOU GET A RULE BOOK, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DESIGN TO, YOU KNOW WHAT TO DEVELOP TO, AND YOU CAN START OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT.

SO I'M GETTING A LOT OF NEGATIVE FEEDBACK ON THE INTERACTION WITH DEVELOPERS ON EXACTLY THIS CODE, WHICH THE BACK OF THIS, THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS 'CAUSE THAT HELPED ME UNDERSTAND, OKAY, HOW ARE WE GONNA NAVIGATE THIS? SO THE WAY THAT I'M READING THIS, AND PLEASE INTERJECT OR CORRECT ME WHERE I'M WRONG, THE COUNTY, WE DON'T HAVE THE FIRE CODE.

SO IN ABSENCE OF THE FIRE CODE THAT THE COUNTY HAS, THE STATE CODE IS WHAT YOU GUYS ARE CHOOSING OR HAVE CHOSEN TO ENFORCE WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S WHAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO ENFORCE.

IF WE'RE ENGAGED, WE HAVE TO HAVE A STANDARD TO WEIGH AGAINST MM-HMM .

WE'RE NOT GONNA CREATE OUR OWN.

THAT'S NOT OUR, THAT'S NOT OUR PURVIEW.

THAT'S YOU ALL AS THE LOCAL GOVERNANCE.

AND THERE'S NOT A LOCAL CODE.

AND CHAPTER FOUR 17 STATES THAT IN THE ABSENT AND 3 52 DOES MM-HMM .

AND I'VE, I'VE CITED THOSE EXACT SECTIONS, BUT STATES THAT IN THE ABSENCE OF THAT, THIS IS WHAT A COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL SHOULD USE.

OR EVEN THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL IF THEY WERE ENGAGED FOR SOME REASON IN MM-HMM .

IN, UH, PARKER COUNTY.

I WILL SAY IT'S NOT POPULAR TO BE IN , THE ROLE OF A FIRE MARSHAL, NO MORE THAN A BUILDING OFFICIAL OR ANYTHING ELSE.

I WILL SAY FOR THE RECORD, I'M A PRO PROPERTY RIGHTS PERSON BY PERSONAL CONVICTION.

UM, AND I REALLY THINK THAT I DON'T LIKE BUREAUCRACY AND RED TAPE.

UM, I'M PRO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT BENEFITS EVERYONE IN THIS COUNTY.

MORE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OFFSETS THE TAX BURDEN ON HOMEOWNERS.

WE DON'T EVER WANNA GET IN THE WAY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HAVE TRIED REALLY HARD TO, UM, DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ACCOMMODATE THAT WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE N FPA ONE AND 1 0 1.

AND THERE'S SOME INSTANCES WE'RE KIND OF LEARNING THAT, AND PLEASE DON'T BOOT ME OFF THE PODIUM HERE, BUT A LOCALLY ADOPTED CODE MAY RELAX SOME OF THE REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE OF LOCAL AMENDMENTS THAT YOU COULD DO, UM, OUT IN THE CAMP FOR OUT IN THE COUNTY.

THE CHALLENGE IS, IS AGAIN, THE PHONE IS RINGING.

SO WHETHER IT'S THEIR ENGINEERS OR THE DEVELOPER THEMSELVES, OR SOMETIMES IT'S WHOEVER'S DOING THE ELECTRICAL WORK, THEY WANT US TO COME OUT AND LOOK AT IT.

THEY WANT TO, THEY WANT SOMETHING TO SAY SOMEONE FROM THE COUNTY CAME AND LOOKED AT THIS AND SIGNED OFF ON IT.

FOR PROBABILITY CONFINE.

SAID, HEY, THIS NEW, AND ONE OF 'EM I DRIVE BY EVERY SINGLE DAY GOING TO THE OFFICE.

AND WELL, IT'S NOT GOOD JUST 'CAUSE WE SAID SO IT, WE'RE GONNA FOLLOW THE, THE, THE LAWFUL STANDARD THAT'S ADOPTED BY THE STATE.

I THINK, UM, WITH A COUPLE OF THE DEVELOPERS WE VISITED WITH, UM, THEY UN THEY UNDERSTAND AND WANT TO DO THINGS RIGHT.

I THINK SOME OTHERS, THERE'S JUST BEEN ZERO OVERSIGHT OR ACCOUNTABILITY AND, UM, PERHAPS THEY WERE USED TO THAT AND, AND DON'T LIKE THAT SO MUCH NOW.

AND I'M, I'M NOT TRYING TO CALL ANYBODY OUT.

UM, THERE'S STUFF THAT I DRIVE BY EVERY DAY THAT I KNOW DOESN'T MEET THAT CODE, BUT THEY HAVEN'T CALLED US AND WE HAVEN'T GONE AND PROACTIVELY INSPECTED THEM AND

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UM, SO I WANT YOU TO HEAR THAT WE'RE NOT OUT HERE TRYING TO THROW THE BOOK AT EVERYBODY, NOR DID WE BRING SOME NEW THING.

WE'RE WE'RE DOING WHAT THE STATE ADOPTED IN 2021.

UM, AND THAT IMPLIES, THAT APPLIES IN ALL 254 COUNTIES IN TEXAS WHERE A LOCAL CODE HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED, WHETHER IN A CITY OR A COUNTY OR AN ESD.

SO, SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE, WE WENT FROM ONE EXTREME, UM, CITY CODE ON THE OTHER END OF THE, THE SPECTRUM ALMOST.

WELL, I'M, I I HEAR YOU.

THE PENDULUM HAS DEFINITELY SWUNG, BUT IT'S NOT A CITY CODE.

IT'S THE STATE'S LIFE SAFETY CODE.

I UNDERSTAND, BUT AS FAR AS THE INSPECTIONS AND THE, THE RIGOROUS WELL, WELL, I THINK THE DIFFERENCE IS IS THE CITY WILL COME OUT AND SHUT YOU DOWN IF YOU DIDN'T PULL A PERMIT.

WE'RE NOT DOING THAT.

WE'RE ONLY RESPONDING TO PEOPLE THAT CALL US.

AND THE THREE FIFTY TWO DOES SAY, IF THEY CALL US, WE'RE OBLIGATED TO SHOW UP WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME.

DO YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SHOVE 'EM DOWN? THE CHA THE STATUTE DOES AUTHORIZE THAT.

YEAH, WE'VE NOT DONE THAT.

UH, SORRY TO INTERJECT, BUT I I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.

SO MY UNDERSTANDING, MAYBE THIS IS ME OVERSIMPLIFYING IT, IS THAT THE STATE HAS A CODE THAT APPLIES IF WE DON'T HAVE OUR OWN CODE, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE OUR OWN CODE.

THE STATE ACO, THE STATE CODE APPLIES.

THE CHALLENGE HERE IS THAT PRIOR TO THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENT, WE WEREN'T ENFORCING THAT CODE EVEN REMOTELY CLOSELY, WHICH WE DID NOT HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO JUST SAY, WE'RE NOT GONNA ENFORCE THE CODE.

WE JUST WEREN'T DOING IT.

IS THAT ACCURATE? I I WOULD SAY IN MANY CASES, YES.

I, IN SOME, IN A FEW OCCURRENCES, I THINK IT WAS HAPPENING OR SOMEWHAT HAPPENING.

I THINK THE, THE WORKFORCE WASN'T THERE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

UM, YOU KNOW, AND, AND ON ON THE DEVELOPER SIDE, IF THEY GET THE, IF THEY GET THE SIGNATURE, THEY'RE GOOD, RIGHT? MM-HMM .

AND, AND THE DA THE DANGER THERE IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN SOMETHING BAD DOES HAPPEN AND THE INVESTIGATORS START DIGGING, THEN WHAT? SO, UM, BUT, BUT FOR US, IF WE'RE NOT GONNA WEIGH IT AGAINST THE STATE LIFE SAFETY CODE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY, IT'S NOTHING OTHER THAN FRANK'S WORD ON PAPER, WHICH IS, I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOMETHING TO FOLLOW.

UM, AND THAT'S WHY WE CITED TO TELL YOU HOW WE'RE GETTING THERE, WHY WE, WE CITED THAT ON THAT INFORMATION.

SO, AND I, MAN, I'M ALL ABOUT PROVIDING EDUCATION, MEETING WITH DEVELOPERS.

WE MET WITH, UM, IMPERIAL CONSTRUCTION ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO.

HE SAID, MAN, I'VE BEEN HEARING PEOPLE GRIPING AND, AND, UH, I'D LIKE TO GET A HANDLE ON IT.

WE MET WITH HIM AND HE SEEMS GOOD WITH IT.

THERE, THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I THINK WOULD MAKE IT A LITTLE, HE'S ACTUALLY ALREADY DOING A LOT OF THAT CORRECTLY WITH, WITH HIS PARTICULAR, UH, DEAL THEY'RE PUTTING IN.

UM, BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS WITH A LOCAL CODE, WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS THAT WOULD RELAX THAT SOME.

AND WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON IS COMING UP WITH TWO OR THREE EXAMPLES OF, HEY, HERE'S THIS DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE LIFE SAFETY CODE.

IT'S THIS UNDER THE IFC WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS.

AMENDMENTS.

IT COULD BE THAT WE WANNA SHOW YOU REAL WORLD EXAMPLES.

AND I, WE'VE BEEN HESITANT TO EVEN DO THAT.

'CAUSE I THINK IT'S THE WILL OF THE COURT, REALLY.

LIKE WE DON'T EVEN WANT TO TALK ABOUT A LOCAL CODE, BUT WE'RE SEEING THAT IT COULD ACTUALLY RELAX SOME OF THE, THE LOCAL CODE COULD.

I MEAN, HOW COUNTIES IN TEXAS HAVE A LOCAL CODE? I WANT TO SAY IT'S IN THE FIFTIES, BUT I'D HAVE TO GET THAT INFORMATION.

I'VE SEEN IT BEFORE, BUT I'D HAVE TO LOOK UP, LOOK IT UP TO TELL YOU ACCURATELY.

AND AGAIN, IF, I MEAN, WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE INFORMATION HERE, I'M NOT UP HERE ADVOCATING THAT WE SHOULD DO THAT.

BUT IF, YOU KNOW, AND THEN THE OTHER OPTION I'LL JUST, THAT WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE IS PUTTING A WORKING GROUP TOGETHER TO, IF, IF THE COURT WOULD LIKE TO, TO GRADUATE THE COUNTY OUT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL BUSINESS AND LEAN ON THE ESDS TO DO THAT.

IF YOU WOULD RATHER NOT DO THAT, YOU DO HAVE THAT OPTION.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY NOW THAT ARE NOT IN AN ESD, UH, AT ALL OTHER THAN MAYBE THE ETJ OF CRESCENT.

I NEED TO CHECK THAT.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THE COUNTY IN ITS ENTIRETY IS SOMEWHERE IN AN ESD AND ESDS HAVE A STATUTORY AUTHORITY TO, TO DO THIS SAME THING IF THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANTED TO DO IT.

BUT CAN I GO BACK ON THE PLAN REVIEW, BECAUSE THAT'S A, THAT'S BEEN A RECURRING ISSUE THAT I'M GETTING CALLS ABOUT.

UM, I MEAN, IS THERE A, A CODE BOOK THAT THEIR ARCHITECTS OR ENGINEERS ARE SUPPOSED TO GO BY AB AND SUBMIT? ABSOLUTELY.

THE NFPA ONE AND 1 0 1.

AND WE'VE, I'M SURE FRANK CAN PRODUCE CORRESPONDENCE

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ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.

THAT SAY THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT APPLIES.

BUT I, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING.

AND IT'S WHAT APPLIES ANYWHERE IN THE STATE.

IN THE ABSENCE OF A LOCAL CODE, ANY ENGINEER SHOULD KNOW THAT , I UNDERSTAND.

SOME OF THE EXAMPLES THAT ARE POINTED OUT TO ME DON'T MAKE SENSE.

AND I THINK THAT THEIR ARCHITECTS ARE, AND, UM, WE CAN VISIT MORE ABOUT IT DEPENDING ON HOW THIS GOES, BUT SURE, WE'RE DEFINITELY DEALING WITH GROWING PAINS.

I THINK THERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE DISCUSSIONS.

UM, THERE ARE DEFINITELY SOME KINKS TO WORK OUT IF THIS ARRANGEMENT STAYS IN PLACE.

UH, AND IF THIS WERE TO COME BACK IN HOUSE WITH A COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL, UM, YOU KNOW, DSD ONE, LIKE I STARTED THIS, I'M FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU GUYS IN MY NECK OF THE WOODS AND I APPRECIATE THE JOB THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU, STEVEN.

BEFORE HE SETS DOWN, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.

UM, ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I HAVE IS, IS, UH, THEM DOING THEIR JOB, FRANK, UH, STEVE DOING THEIR JOB.

AND, AND, UM, THE WAY IT COMES BACK TO ME THAT THE PHONE CALL THAT I GET IS HERE, HERE, HERE'S THIS FIRE MARSHAL AND HERE'S WHAT THE RESULT IS.

AND, UH, UH, WE'RE BEING TOLD THAT IF WE DON'T LIKE IT, THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CAN OVERRIDE WHAT WE'RE DOING.

AND THAT IS NOT MUCH APPRECIATED WHEN IT COMES TO ME THAT WAY.

AND SO I THINK THE, UH, UH, THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IS NOT VERY GOOD IN, UH, SAYING, WELL, HERE'S THE RULE, HERE'S WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO.

BUT IF, IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS, YOU CAN GO BACK TO YOUR ELECTED OFFICIAL AND HAVE THEM OVERRIDE THAT.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S COME ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.

AND SO, UM, THAT'S, THAT WAS MY, UH, MAIN ISSUE THAT I HAD.

AND, UH, I, UH, UH, I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME KINKS WORKED OUT IF, AS WE CONTINUE IN THIS PROCESS, I HEAR YOU.

AND RESPECTFULLY, UM, I THINK THERE'S SOME CONTEXT THAT MAYBE GOT LOST THERE.

OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND SAY, THIS IS THE STANDARD THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW, THE LAWFUL STANDARD THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.

THE ONLY WAY AROUND IT IS THROUGH LOCAL GOVERNANCE, WHICH IN THIS CASE IS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO ADOPT A LOCAL CODE WITH CERTAIN LOCAL AMENDMENTS.

BEYOND THAT WE'RE DOING, LIKE, WE'RE DOING OUR JOB.

UM, SO I, NO DISRESPECT HAS BEEN MEANT, NOR DO I THINK IT WAS SAID THAT BLACK AND WHITE, UM, NOR WOULD WE ASK YOU TO GO IN A POSITION TO JUST GIVE A WAIVER OR AN OVERRIDE, BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S NOT A GOOD THING.

IT WOULD NEED TO BE IN THE FORM OF A, A, A LOCALLY ADOPTED CODE.

BUT, BUT I HEAR YOU.

AND WE'LL DEFINITELY BE CAUTIOUS WITH THAT, THAT INTERACTION.

WELL, TO SOLVE ALL THIS, WE NEED TO DO A COUNTY CODE.

IF WE DON'T LIKE THE STATE'S CODE, WE NEED TO DO OUR OWN CODE.

I THINK ONE OF THE ISSUES WE HAVEN'T HAD A CODE OF OUR OWN, AND Y'ALL, Y'ALL CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IS THE OVERREACHING ARM OF GOVERNMENT WHERE WE TRY TO STAY OUT OF PEOPLE'S PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, STAYING OUT OF PEOPLE'S LIFE, KEEPING, UM, GOVERNMENT SMALL AND NOT HAVING THAT CODE.

AND I THINK THAT'S BEEN ONE OF THE PREVAILING ISSUES.

THIS HAS NOW BECOME A SITUATION WHERE IT WOULD REQUIRE, AS WE GROW TO HAVE THAT CODE FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT THESE ISSUES WITH DAYCARES, SCHOOLS AND ALL THESE THINGS THAT ARE GROWING AND FACTORING IN, UH, THE OTHER ISSUE, AND I'M INCLINED TO DO HERE IS, UH, WE HAVEN'T REALLY GIVEN THIS ENOUGH TIME, AND I HAVE MADE THE SECOND SO WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION PHASE, UH, UM, UNLESS THE COURT WANTS TO, TO GO TO A VOTE ON THIS, UH, I'M INCLINED TO REMOVE MY SECOND BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO IMPLY THAT WE DON'T APPRECIATE OR UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.

YOU'VE COMMITTED RESOURCES TO THIS.

UH, YOU'RE IN THE PROCESS OF COMMITTING MORE TO THIS.

WE HAVE CONCERNS HERE.

AND COMMISSIONER WALDEN HAS BEEN VERY ELOQUENT IN WHAT HIS CONCERNS ARE.

AND SO WITH THE REST OF THE COURT, I'M INCLINED TO NOT HAVE A VOTE AND HAVE US CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT AND PUT THE BEST FOOT FORWARD, MAKING THIS THE BEST PRODUCT WE CAN.

IF NOT, THEN WE CAN COME BACK TO THIS.

IT'S LIKE, WE HAVE TO MAKE THIS DECISION AND DO IT TODAY AND BLOW IT UP TODAY OR, OR, OR, OR PUT IT ON NOTICE THAT WE'RE GOING TO OPT OUT AT SOME POINT.

BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE HERE YET.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE HERE THAT WE CAN MAKE OR NEED TO MAKE THAT DECISION AS OF TODAY BECAUSE WE NEED MORE COMMUNICATION, CONTINUING TO WORK TOGETHER.

AND IF AT THAT POINT WE DON'T SEE IT BEING A, A, A FIT, THEN WE CAN, WE CAN GO WITH THAT OPTION AT THAT POINT.

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I APPRECIATE THE, THESE REPORTS.

I KNOW THERE'S SOME GROWING PAINS IN WORKING TOGETHER.

'CAUSE THIS IS WHEN YOU GO TO A THIRD PARTY, THEN YOU KIND OF TEND TO FEEL THAT YOU'RE LOSING OWNERSHIP OF IT OR CONTROL OF IT.

AND I DON'T KNOW THAT I THAT THAT'S RIGHT.

I THINK THE FINANCIAL ASPECT OF THIS IS THE $42,000.

IS THAT TRANSLATE INTO A BETTER PRODUCT WITH ADDITIONAL RESOURCES? I TEND TO THINK IT DOES.

UM, BUT THEN YOU HAVE THESE OTHER ISSUES AND CONCERNS.

I JUST THINK WE NEED TO, TO CONTINUE TO TRY TO WORK TOGETHER.

IF WE CAN MAKE IT WORK, LET'S, LET'S DO THAT.

IF WE CAN'T, THEN WE CAN GO AT THAT POINT.

BUT I'M INCLINED TO, TO NOT HAVE THAT, THAT VOTE.

AND I'M WILLING TO, WITH, I'M GONNA WITHDRAW MY MOTION AND IF THERE'S A SECOND ON THIS, WE COULD GO TO A VOTE ON IT.

BUT I AM WITHDRAWING MY MOTION.

MY SECOND ON THIS ITEM.

I THINK ESD ONE'S DONE A GREAT JOB.

I THINK FRANK'S DONE A GREAT JOB.

I THINK HE'S BEEN EXTREMELY RESPONSIVE.

I THINK WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF BANG FOR OUR BUCK.

I THINK THAT, UH, $360,000 TO GET WHAT WE'RE GETTING RIGHT NOW IS EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL TO THE COUNTY.

AND IT'S, I I THINK IT'D BE VERY, VERY, VERY DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO BRING THIS IN-HOUSE AND GET THE SAME VALUE.

JUDGE, COULD I MAKE A COMMENT, PLEASE.

AND THIS IS FOR THE RECORD.

I'M NOT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A REVENUE, A NET REVENUE LOSS ENDEAVOR FOR ESD ONE.

AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S OCCUPIED SOME OF MY A FAIR AMOUNT OF MY TIME AS WELL.

I'M NOT HERE TRYING TO STRONG ARM YOU INTO A CONTRACT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE WE'RE ADVOCATES FOR RESPONSIBLE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS COUNTY.

THAT TO BE DONE IN A SAFE WAY THAT IS REASONABLE AND RATIONAL, NOT OVERBEARING, UM, AND RESPECTFUL TO DEVELOPMENT, UM, TAXPAYERS AND EVEN AGRICULTURE WHERE THAT APPLIES.

WE, WE WANT TO BE PART OF YOUR SOLUTION AND TO HELP YOU WITH THIS, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO WORK AGAINST YOU.

IF YOU HAVE A CONSTITUENT THAT, UM, OR DEVELOPER OR WHOEVER THAT, UH, IS HAVING A PAIN POINT DEALING WITH US, PLEASE REACH OUT TO US.

WE WILL PROVIDE ALL THE EDUCATION YOU NEED.

IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE MISSING THE MARK, WE'LL ADJUST AND CORRECT.

UM, BUT WE, WE DEFINITELY WANT TO KEEP THOSE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN.

UM, TO, TO THAT POINT, COULD I ASK A QUESTION? HOW MANY MEMBERS OF THE COURT DID YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH PRIOR TO THIS MEETING IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS? UH, I'VE VISITED WITH COMMISSIONER HOLT AND HA.

THANK YOU, STEVEN.

I THINK IT'S FAIR TO NOTE, UM, THAT'S A QUESTION I DON'T THINK I'VE HEARD FROM THIS COURT BEFORE, BUT I THINK CHIEF WATSON AND I PROBABLY TALK EVERY WEEK.

I WOULD GUESS SOME FORM OF COMMUNICATION.

SO HIM, HIM HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH ME IS ABSOLUTELY NOT OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

YOU COULD ASK THAT JUST ABOUT EVERY WEEK.

ESD ONE COVERS QUITE A BIT OF PRECINCT TOO.

TO BE FAIR TO COMMISSIONER HALE, I REACHED OUT TO HIM 'CAUSE HE'S MY, MY LOCAL COMMISSIONER AND JUST OFFERED IF HE HAD ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.

SO I WAS PROACTIVE IN THAT, JUST 'CAUSE HE, HE IS MY COMMISSIONER AND, AND WHAT IT DID I SAY IF I HAD ANY SAID YOU WOULD CALL .

HIM AND I HAD A DISCUSSION ON THIS, UH, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT WE ALL WORK TOGETHER ON THIS AND WE ALL, UH, ARE ON BOARD WITH IT.

SO I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE MUCH OF A DISCUSSION, BUT HE REACHED OUT, ASKED IF I HAD ANY QUESTIONS.

IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS? I, I THINK FOR THE RECORD, I'D LIKE TO STATE THAT, UH, IN GENERAL WHAT, WHAT JUDGE DEAN HAD MENTIONED, UM, TO ME SOUNDS, UH, SOUNDS MORE OF WHAT MY TEMPERATURE IS BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES THAT I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK ON, WE NEED TO LOOK AT AND WORK ON, WHICH, UH, I THINK IS PRETTY NORMAL WITH A LOT OF, UH, A LOT OF NEW, NEW FORMATS OR SYSTEMS OR, UH, SETUPS PUT IN PLACE.

UM, SO I JUST THOUGHT, I FELT LIKE I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT FOR THE RECORD.

I WILL SAY THIS, THAT IN, IN CLOSING OF THIS ITEM, 'CAUSE I HOPEFULLY WE CAN PUT THE, AT LEAST MOVE ON FROM THIS, IS IT, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT EVERY SINGLE COMMISSIONER ON THIS COURT IS COMFORTABLE IN, IN, IN, UM, UNDERSTANDING THE VALUE OF THIS.

OR IF THERE'S AN ISSUE, WE NEED TO WORK ON IT AND RESOLVE IT.

AGAIN, IT GOES BACK TO WHAT I SAID BEFORE, BUT THERE'S NOT A, A, A, A RESOLVE TO THIS, THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THAT POINT TO HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS.

BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME AND COMMISSIONER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO ME WHAT YOUR CONCERNS ARE.

I'VE LISTENED TO THOSE AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, OUR STRATEGIC, UM, PROJECTS MANAGER, AS WE,

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I WOULD ASK THAT TODAY, WE TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO, TO, UH, IF THERE'S ISSUES, LET'S CONTINUE TO WORK ON RESOLVING THOSE BEFORE WE BLOW THIS THING UP.

I THINK WE'VE GONE TOO FAR.

I THINK THERE'S AN INVESTMENT MADE BY THEM.

UH, THEY'VE SHOWN THAT, THAT THIS RIGHT HERE IS NOT WHAT WE ARE USED TO GETTING.

UH, THIS IS A GREAT DEAL OF WORK AND OBVIOUSLY WITH THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE HAVING, UH, IT'S ONLY GONNA GET MORE, THIS IS GONNA BE A, A TWO PAGER, A THREE PAGER.

AND, AND I SEE THIS GROWING, UH, WELL BEYOND WHAT IT IS TODAY.

AND I, I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY ALSO TO THANK YOU, UH, BOTH AND, UM, IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED FOR WHAT YOU, WHAT YOU DO.

SO TO THAT POINT, UM, UNLESS THERE'S SOME MISUNDERSTANDING, I, I POINTED OUT SEVERAL TIMES HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THEM STEPPING FORWARD IN DOING THE WORK, STEPPING FORWARD AND, AND DOING WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

ON THE OTHER HAND, GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE, TO THE TAXPAYERS AND, AND ACCOUNTABLE TO THE VOTERS.

AND I, I, I, UH, THINK THAT THE MORE, MORE BUREAUCRACY AND THE MORE LEVELS THAT WE, UH, HAVE BETWEEN THE TAXPAYERS AND THE VOTERS AND GOVERNMENT, UH, THE WORST THINGS WIND UP BEING.

SO THAT'S MY POINT.

THAT'S, THAT'LL END IT.

I'LL, I'LL TAKE MY, UH, MOTION AWAY.

I WILL, UH, BE INTERESTED TO, UH, DO SOME RESEARCH ON HOW MANY COUNTIES IN TEXAS ACTUALLY HAVE THAT LOCAL FIRE CODE AND, UH, ABOUT HOW THEY, UH, WHAT OTHER COUNTIES OF OUR SIZE MIGHT DO AS WE MOVE FORWARD AS WELL.

AND I THINK WE HAVE, THANK THE COURT.

I APPRECIATE THE, UH, UH, INPUT TODAY.

I APOLOGIZE FOR IT TAKING SUCH, UH, IT'S AN IMPORTANT, A LARGE AMOUNT OF TIME HERE.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE.

AND, AND AGAIN, IT INVOLVES PUBLIC SAFETY.

I MEAN, IT INVOLVES SOMETHING THAT IS GONNA CONTINUE TO BE A, A PREVAILING ISSUE IN THIS AS WE GROW.

UH, THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, MARK JACK, WANT ACKNOWLEDGE YOU AS WELL AND YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT HAS JUST ENTERED THE ROOM.

UH, WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO, SIR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, BOTH OF YOU.

SO, OKAY.

ANYTHING ELSE? BUT WE'LL MOVE ON.

THANK YOU BOTH.

MOVE TO MOVE DOWN TO CHRIS.

I PROMISE I'M GONNA GET TO YOU.

WE'RE GONNA MOVE DOWN

[6.I. Reappoint Donna Tillman, Tim Lewelling, and Tom Huffines to the ESD6 board of directors. (Commissioner Walden)]

TO ITEM SIX I ON REAPPOINTMENT OF DONNA TILLMAN, TIM LEWELLEN AND TOM POPIN TO THE SD SIX BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMISSIONER WALTON.

UH, THESE, THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS HAVE, UH, GRACIOUSLY GIVEN OF THEIR TIME TO, UH, UH, OPERATE, SERVE ON THE BOARD AND OPERATE ESD SIX FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

UH, AND I, I WANT TO, UH, PUBLICLY TELL EVERYBODY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THEY DO, THE EFFICIENT OPERATION THAT THEY RUN AT ESD SIX.

AND, UH, THEY ARE UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT AND ARE WILLING TO SERVE.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN AND SAY GOODBYE.

COMMISSIONER HALE.

ANY THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR TO FIVE.

UH, WE'RE GONNA GO, UM, QUICKLY TO THE ITEM D ONE ON ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSFER SCHEME.

[4.D.1. Interdepartmental transfers of equipment and inventory reports.]

IF YOU WOULD COME UP, PLEASE.

WE DID HAVE SOME INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS, UM, INCLUDING SOME COMPUTER, UM, EQUIPMENT, FURNITURE GENERATOR, MOTOR ROLLER RADIOS AND TVS THAT WERE TRANSFERRED BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS.

ITEM TWO, ACCEPT REJECT REVIEW, PC 25 DASH OH EIGHT.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL OF FAVOR PERIODS FIVE OH

[4.D.2. Accept/Reject/Renew PC25-08 Home Improvement & Building Supplies. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

HOME IMPROVEMENT AND BUILDING SAMPLES.

SUPPLIES, I'M SORRY, PARKER COUNTY BID, PC 25 DASH OH EIGHT.

HOME IMPROVEMENT AND BUILDING SUPPLIES WAS AWARDED TO HIGGINBOTHAM BROTHERS, UM, IN 2025, AND THEY'VE REQUESTED AN ADDITIONAL YEAR, UM, RENEWING THE BID FOR THE PERIOD OF APRIL 1ST, 2026 THROUGH MARCH 31ST, 2027 AT THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT.

OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION MADE WITH COMMISSIONER CONLEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE .

[4.D.3. Accept/Reject/Renew PC26-28 Emergency Outfitting Equipment 2026 Chev. 1500 Pickup. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

ITEM THREE, EXCEPT FOR REJECT RENEW PC 26 28, EMERGENCY OUTFITTING EQUIPMENT 2026 CHEVY 1500.

PICKUP FORWARD RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED FOR PC 26 28.

EMERGENCY OUTFITTING EQUIPMENT FOR A 2026 CHEVROLET 1500 PICKUP.

THIS IS THE, UM, EMERGENCY, UM, MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR'S TRUCK.

WE RECEIVED RESPONSES FROM DANA SAFETY SYSTEMS,

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DREAM WRENCH, OFFICE SUPPLIES, MAL TECHNOLOGIES FLEET AND PARKER COUNTY.

ESD NUMBER ONE.

DANA SAFETY SYSTEMS IS THE LOWEST COMPLIANT BID AND IS RECOMMENDED FOR AWARD.

REMIND ME HOW MUCH THAT IS PLEASE.

UM, DANA SAFETY SYSTEMS, UH, BID WAS $4,630.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

CARRIED ABOVE .

MOVE

[4.D.4. Discuss and take any action necessary related to property coverage for Parker County historical buildings. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

TO ITEM FOUR.

DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION.

ANY ACTION NECESSARY RELATED TO PROPERTY COVERAGE FOR PARKER COUNTY HISTORICAL BUILDINGS.

SO THIS ITEM WAS, UM, TABLED AT THE LAST COURT.

UM, YOU ALL WANTED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT, UM, THE INSURANCE PROCEED OR PREMIUM AND THIS AND ABOUT THE DEDUCTIBLES.

AND SO I CONTACTED TAC FOR THAT INFORMATION.

AND, UM, INCREASING THE DEDUCTIBLE FOR A LOWER CONTRIBUTION RATE WOULD REQUIRE INCREASING THE DEDUCTIBLE ON ALL COUNTY BUILDINGS.

HISTORIC AND ON HISTORIC.

SO, UM, CURRENTLY THE DEDUCTIBLES AT $50,000, IF WE WERE, WE INCREASED IT IN ORDER TO LOWER THIS PREMIUM, IT WOULD BE ACROSS THE BOARD.

THIS IS THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION.

JUST TO TAKE NO ACTION THEN, OR DO YOU NEED A MOTION? I MEAN, IF YOU ALL I I THINK YOU SHOULD ALL CONSIDER THIS BUILDING AT LEAST, UM, HAVING THE HISTORIC, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT IS OUR MOST, IT'S INTERIOR, EXTERIOR.

THE OTHER BUILDINGS ARE EXTERIOR ONLY.

UM, AND THEN THERE'S THE G ROCK BUILDING.

AND I DON'T WITH ALL DID I HEAR THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE THE NO, I'M SAYING JUST TO, TO HAVE COVERAGE ON AS, AS WAS PRESENTED FOR PREVIOUSLY NOT CHANGING THE DEDUCTIBLE.

SO IF WE ADDED HISTORICAL COVERAGE TO THIS BUILDING, IT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF SEVEN $76,800, WHICH WOULD BE AN INCREASE OF 27,714.

IT'S THE, IT'S THE MOST AFFORDABLE FOR THIS BUILDING WITH THE SAME DEDUCTIBLE? YES.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THAT? AND THEN WE WOULD NEED TO, UH, AUTHORIZATION TO, UM, TAKE THE ADDITIONAL EXPENSE IF YOU ALL APPROVE THAT OUT OF PROGRAM CONTINGENCIES TO ADD TO THE INSURANCE PROCEEDS LINE.

IT'S THE MOST VULNERABLE BUILDING.

IT'S THE ONE THAT WE JUST ALWAYS, IT'S THE OLDEST.

DID THEY GIVE YOU ANY IDEA ON PREMIUM WHAT THAT ADJUSTMENT WOULD BE AND THEN THE DEDUCTIBLE? LIKE ARE THEY IN INCREMENTS OF 50 OR 25 LIKE A HOLIDAY? THEY DID NOT, I, I DIDN'T FIGURE ACROSS THE SAVINGS ON THE PREMIUM.

DO WE WANT TO GO AHEAD AND DO THE MAIN COURTHOUSE AND THEN WE COULD ASK ON THE OTHERS? AGAIN, I JUST, WE HAVE A LOT OF CLAIMS FOR HE INSURANCE AND I MEAN THAT'S, IT WAS A BIG JUMP FROM 25 TO $50,000 AND IT'S, IT IS PER VENT OBVIOUSLY, BUT IF WE HAVE, I UNDERSTAND.

OTHER ISSUES.

IT'S A LOT.

I UNDERSTAND.

WHAT, I DIDN'T KNOW IF MARK WAS IN HERE.

WHAT ARE WE AVERAGING ON, ON THE ROOF HERE? ABOUT ONE EVERY 10 YEARS.

UH, WE REPLACE THIS ONE IN 2017 ON THIS BUILDING.

NINE YEARS? YEAH.

AND BEFORE THAT IT HAD BEEN YEARS AND YEARS.

LIKE IT'S GOT A 30 YEAR WARRANTY.

I WOULD SAY 10 YEARS IS PROBABLY AVERAGE ON THE ROOF.

AND WE'RE AT YEAR NINE.

BUT, BUT THIS IS A METAL ROOF.

IT'S METAL.

THE LAST ONE WASN'T METAL, WAS IT? YES SIR.

IT WAS.

IT WAS, BUT IT'D BEEN ON THERE PROBABLY SINCE 2002.

TWO.

SO THAT'S ABOUT 15 YEARS.

IS IT COVERED FOR COSMETIC OR IS IT JUST YES.

FUNCTION COSMETIC TOO.

MR. HILL, THE ONLY ROOF THAT I KNOW THAT WE HAVE REPLACED SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, PROBATION TO BUILDINGS.

WELL, WE'VE REDONE THE, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY BUILDING AND, UM, SHERIFF'S OFFICE ROOF.

WE DID, WE DID YOURS.

WE DID THE REPAIR REPAIRS.

NO, WE DID A NEW ROOF ON THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S BUILDING.

WE DID, WE DID A COMPLETE TPON.

SO THAT WAS BEFORE MARK GOT HERE.

OH, IN FIVE YEARS.

WELL, IT GOES BY FAST .

75 OR $76,000? DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA OF THAT? IS THAT SOMETHING I I DON'T KNOW.

THE JAIL.

UH, THIS IS ONE OF THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE YOU'RE BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE.

YOU, YOU DON'T SPEND THE MONEY FOR THE ADDITIONAL HISTORIC COVERAGE HERE.

AND WE, WE HAVE A, A, A FIRE AND, UH, OR I, I SUPPOSE ADDITIONAL WATER DAMAGE MM-HMM .

AND THEN WE'RE ON THE HOOK FOR THOSE REPAIRS.

UH, THIS IS AT A RATE OF 75,000 ROUGHLY PER YEAR, SIR, THAT IT'S COSTING US FOR THAT ADDITIONAL COVERAGE.

UH, HOW MUCH ADDITIONAL COVERAGE, DOLLAR WISE ARE WE GETTING FOR THAT

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I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THE, YEAH, I CAN'T, I CAN'T GIVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT TO, I MEAN, WHAT MIGHT BE HARD TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT ANYTIME WE DO ANYTHING TO THIS BUILDING, IT, IT HAS TO BE HISTORICALLY CORRECT AND THAT LIMITS THE AMOUNT OF CONTRACTORS WHO ARE ABLE TO PERFORM THAT WORK, WHICH DRIVES THE PRICE UP EVERY TIME WE DO ANYTHING, UH, TO THIS BUILDING.

THEY ALSO HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED.

YEAH, THEY HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED THROUGH HISTORICAL COMMISSION.

UH, TEXAS STATE HISTORICAL COMMISSION IS, IS PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE TO DO THAT WORK.

UM, SO IT'S, IT'S A DIFFICULT DECISION TO MAKE.

DO YOU SPEND THAT MONEY, UH, AND, AND TAKE A CHANCE THAT YOU WON'T HAVE A LOSS? OR DO YOU COVER THAT $76,000 PER YEAR IN ADDITIONAL COVERAGE? AND IN CASE WE DO HAVE A LOSS, THEN WE'RE ABLE TO, TO RECOVER THAT.

I DON'T, IT'S ALWAYS THE INSURANCE QUESTION, MIKE.

SO IT'S REPLACEMENT COST, BUT AT THE HISTORICAL, UM, PROCESSES, CORRECT? YES.

YEAH, I JUST WANT TO VERY, I'LL GIVE A SHORT VERSION OF THIS THAT SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

I, I DON'T DO WEDDINGS MUCH AFTER FIVE O'CLOCK, BUT THERE WAS ONE AND PUSHED, IT'S ABOUT SEVEN 30 IN THE EVENING AND I DID A WEDDING ONE NIGHT AND I LOOKED OUT AND THERE WAS WATER POURING OUT OF THAT ROOM IN THERE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A HOT BUST UP THERE, THE CEILING WAS FALLING AND THIS WAS RECENT AND WATER WAS RUNNING DOWN THE HALL.

AND IF I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN HERE, THIS WOULD'VE BEEN DEVASTATING.

MARK, I THINK YOU RECALL YOU WERE OUT OF TOWN, BUT, UH, TRAYWICK HANDLED THAT VERY WELL.

HAD I NOT BEEN THERE, THIS WOULD'VE DEVASTATED THIS BUILDING BEYOND BELIEF.

AND IT'S THE MOST VULNERABLE ONE WITH, WITH AGING PIPES.

I THINK WE, I THINK IT WE'D BE REMISS IN NOT CONSIDERING THIS.

SO WHAT WAS CAUSING THAT LEAK? WE DON'T KNOW.

I I, I RECALL IT WAS AN AC BUT I'D LIKE TO REPORT.

I HAVE A ROOF COME OUT ONCE A YEAR AND INSPECT ALL OUR ROOFS.

IT'S NOT HISTORICAL REPLACEMENT.

SO WE, WE DON'T HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED TAC IT'S NOT GONNA BE THAT LONG.

SO WE'RE GONNA START TAC DOES PROVIDE THAT, THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, REVIEW OF OUR BUILDINGS.

THAT'S GOOD.

I ALSO THINK THAT, UH, WELL, ONE QUESTION FIRST, BRIANNA, IF WE SUPPOSE THIS BUILDING A TORNADO HITS IT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WE COULD PULL THE GENERAL FUND HAS VERY SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS OUTSIDE OF CONTINGENCY ON WHAT YOU CAN USE.

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE FUND BALANCE, BUT REPLACEMENT OF A BUILDING DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL WOULD FALL UNDER THAT, WOULD IT NOT? YES.

ALTHOUGH I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE ENOUGH RIGHT.

TO BE ABLE TO RESTORE THE BUILDING TO NO, I MEAN, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT COST, BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT WE WOULD HAVE THE INSURANCE PROCEEDS AND THEN, YEAH.

INSURANCE.

WE, WE HAVE INSURANCE ON IT RIGHT NOW.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF DO WE WANNA BUY THE ADDITIONAL INSURANCE? UM, AND I WOULD ASSUME THAT OUR CURRENT INSURANCE, IF SOMEBODY DECIDES TO TRY TO SET THIS PLACE ON FIRE, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT'S A POLITICAL BUILDING, POLITICAL TENSION'S, HIGH, ET CETERA, UM, OUR INSURANCE WOULD RESPOND TO THAT.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S RESPONDING AT NORMAL REPLACEMENT.

CORRECT.

UH, I I KIND OF FEEL LIKE PERSONALLY THE TWO BUILDINGS WE SHOULD HAVE THIS ADDITIONAL COVERAGE ON OR THIS BUILDING AND THE JIM WRIGHT BUILDING.

UM, THAT'S MY PERSONAL OPINION.

I I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE.

HOW QUICK DO WE NEED TO KNOW, MAKE THIS DECISION? IS EVERY, THERE'S, IT'S NOT, SO THIS IS ON A JANUARY ONE.

UM, OH, OKAY.

CYCLE.

WELL, IT WOULD BE NICE TO KNOW THE PREMIUM CORRELATION WITH THE DEDUCTIBLE.

YOU KNOW, IF WE DECIDED IT WAS WORTH CARRYING A LITTLE HIGHER DEDUCTIBLE AND THEN OFF SAVE THE SAVINGS FOR THE PREMIUM, YOU KNOW, THAT MAY HELP US MAKE A, COULD WE, UH, DECISION, COULD WE REACH OUT TO WISE AS WELL AND SEE HOW MUCH IT COST THEM TO DO THE RESTORATION OF THEIR, BECAUSE THEIRS HAD A SIGNIFICANT FIRE, WHAT, 18 MONTHS AGO? WISE COUNTY'S COURTHOUSE.

A COURTHOUSE VERY SIMILAR TO OURS.

AND THEY, THEY HAD MASSIVE RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS AND I BELIEVE THEY DID RESTORE TO THE ORIGINAL OR THE HISTORIC NATURE, THEIR COURTHOUSE.

SO IF THERE'S A WAY TO FIND OUT, KIND OF SUPPOSE A F FIVE TORNADO COMES THROUGH HERE AND IT TAKES THIS TO THE GROUND AND WE WANTED TO BUILD IT BACK WITH THE HISTORICAL NATURE IN MIND, HOW MUCH WOULD THAT COST? IF, IF THERE'S EVEN JUST A, YOU KNOW, TO THE CLOSEST MILLION BALLPARK? I THINK THAT'D BE HELPFUL.

ALSO, HILL COUNTY HAS A, HAS

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AND THEY HAD A FIRE, WHICH BURNED EVERYTHING EXCEPT WALLS.

THE OUTSIDE WALLS.

IT, IT WAS BURNED DOWN TO THE WALLS AND, AND THE, UH, UH, THAT WAS MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.

BUT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND REALIZE THAT THAT COULD, THAT SAME THING COULD HAPPEN HERE.

AFTER THAT, THERE WAS A, UH, WE ACCEPTED FUNDS FROM TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION TO DO THE RESTORATION OF THIS COURTHOUSE.

AND MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT WAS, WAS WHAT WISE COUNTY WAS DOING AS A RESTORATION OF THEIR COURTHOUSE.

BUT I'M NOT POSITIVE ABOUT THE, THE FIRE ASPECT.

BUT, UH, IT WOULD, IT WOULD COST MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO BRING THIS COURTHOUSE BACK TO ITS HISTORICALLY CORRECT.

UH, BECAUSE WOULDN'T THAT BE CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS AT THAT POINT IN THE ORIGINAL BUILDING IS TOTALED.

I MEAN, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS WITH BUILDINGS.

YEAH, INFIELD COUNTY, THEY CHOSE TO, THEY CHOSE TO HAVE, UH, FUNDRAISERS.

'CAUSE I KNOW 'CAUSE I WENT TO ONE, UH, TO, TO RAISE THE MONEY TO RESTORE THAT COURTHOUSE BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS.

BUT, UH, SOON AFTER THAT IS WHEN WE, WE HAD THE, UH, RESTORATION PROJECT HERE.

JOHN'S, UH, THAT, THAT UPDATED EVERYTHING.

BUT, UH, IT'S, IT'S A GAMBLE AS TO WHETHER, UH, IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD THING OR NOT.

UM, I'M INCLINED TO, UH, UH, AGREE THAT WE SPEND THE MONEY TO DO IT, BUT I'D PROBABLY LIKE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION.

UH, COMMISSIONER HALE.

I WOULD RECOMMEND WE TAKE NO ACTION, THEN COME BACK WITH SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT COMMISSIONER HALE HAS REQUESTED, UH, IN THE COURT.

PLEASE, IF THAT'S OKAY WITH THE COURT.

I'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM.

I, I THINK IT'D BE GOOD INFORMATION FOR US TO MAKE THE DECISION ON.

AND I'M NOT AGAINST IT 'CAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS BUILDING.

[4.D.5. Approve as salvage and destruction of Whirlpool refrigerator, bulletproof vests and Law Library desk and shelving. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]

TO ITEM FIVE THEN.

APPROVE A SALVAGE AND DESTRUCTION OF WHIRLPOOL REFRIGERATOR, BULLETPROOF VEST AND LAW LIBRARY DESK IN SHELVING.

KIM.

UM, JUST PRECINCT ONE IS REQUESTING THE AUTHORIZATION TO SCRAP ASSET NUMBER 1 9 7 9 7.

IT'S A WHIRLPOOL REFRIGERATOR THAT QUIT WORKING AND HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED.

UM, COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO SCRAP LAW LIBRARY SHELVING AND DESK.

IT INCLUDES A DESK IN PANELS FOR SHELVING AND, UM, OTHER SHELVING.

AND THEN THE SO IS REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO DESTROY A BULLET WITH DESK THAT HAS EXCEEDED THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE FIVE OH.

MOVE

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

TO ITEM FIVE ON UPDATE ON THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.

ON ITEM A, DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON ONGOING REPORTING OF BOND PROJECTS TO COMMISSIONER COURT BY FREEZING NICHOLS.

CHRIS, THANK YOU.

I, UH, CHRIS BOSCO WITH FREEZE THE NICHOLS.

UH, SO FIRST ITEM HERE IS THE MONTHLY REPORT FOR MARCH.

UM, SOME OF THE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, UH, WE DO HAVE ON THE AGENDA THE, THE FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH, UH, TECH STOCK ON I 20 FRONTAGE ROAD.

SO THAT'S THE NEXT ITEM.

UH, ONE OF THE ITEMS HAVE BEEN COORDINATING, UM, ON THE 1187 SEGMENT FROM FIVE TOLEDO ANA ROAD.

UH, THAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE COG PLAN IS A SIX LANE.

AND IN THE FORT WORTH PLAN, 'CAUSE A LOT OF THAT'S IN FORT WORTH.

UH, IN THE FORT WORTH PLAN IS A FOUR LANE.

AND SO WE'VE JUST BEEN COORDINATING THOSE ACTIVITIES.

AS YOU KNOW, THE, THE OTHER PORTIONS OF 1187 OR FOUR, INCLUDING THE, THE PORTION, UM, THEY'RE ADJACENT TO THE SCHOOLS.

AND SO THE INTENTION OF WHAT TEGNA IS DESIGNING THERE IS TO BUILD A, A FOUR LANE, UH, URBAN SECTION.

AND SO WE'VE JUST BEEN DOING THOSE COORDINATION EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE THE PLANS MATCH.

THAT ALWAYS CREATES A PROBLEM WITH TECH STOCK WHEN THE PLAN DOESN'T MATCH WHAT YOU'RE BUILDING .

UM, SO, UH, I'LL SHOW YOU IN A MOMENT.

WE'VE DONE SOME UPDATES TO THE WEBSITE, UH, ADDING THE SCHEDULES ON A PER PROJECT BASIS.

SO NOW AS CITIZENS GO TO TO THAT, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO, TO SEE THOSE UPDATES, NOT JUST THE OVERALL PROGRAM.

UH, AND THEN WE DID, UH, I KNOW BRIAN PRESENTED TO Y'ALL LAST COURT ABOUT THE FUNDING, UH, FEDERAL FUNDING REQUEST.

UH, SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THOSE.

SEVERAL HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED.

AND THEN THE, UH, CONGRESSMAN WILLIAMS IS ACTUALLY DUE THIS WEEK.

SO WE'RE, UH, GETTING THOSE FINALIZED, UH, SNAPSHOT.

AND I'LL GO INTO THE, THE PER PRECINCT DETAIL, BUT THIS IS KIND OF A SNAPSHOT OF, UH, STATUS THAT WE INCLUDE FOR, UM, THE PUBLIC TO SEE.

UM, SO ON THE PRECINCT UPDATES, UH, ON CHURCH, WE'RE, UH, WORKING ON RIGHT AWAY ACQUISITION.

UH, WE HAVE A PIECE ON

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THE SOUTH THERE WE'RE GETTING, UH, AND THEN WE TALKED ABOUT ADDING IN THE ROUNDABOUT, UH, AT THE, UH, INTERSECTION OF V STATION.

UH, SO THAT WAS THE EARLY CONCEPT.

AND, AND DUE TO KIND OF CONCERNS ON THE TRAFFIC FLOW, FEEL LIKE THE, THE ROUNDABOUT NEEDS TO BE IN PLACE THERE, UH, FOR THAT TRAFFIC FLOW.

UH, WE HAD THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION ON MIDWAY ROAD AND ARE, UH, TARGETING THAT NOTICE TO PROCEED WITH A CONTRACTOR TO BE MARCH 23RD.

UH, THOMAS ROAD IS OUT BID NOW AND, UH, THE BID OPENING SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 12TH, UH, STEWART STREET, UH, IS THE SIGNAL THAT THAT TECH STOCKS INSTALL.

AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THEY'RE BACK OUT THERE.

UH, SO I'LL, I'LL TRY TO GET CONFIRMATION OF WHEN THE END WILL BE THERE, BUT THAT'S THE SIGNAL WE WE'RE WAITING ON, THE POLES ON.

UH, SO, UH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT, UH, MOVING FORWARD, UH, THE NOTICE TO PROCEED FOR THE CONTRACTOR ON VIL STATIONS ACTUALLY TODAY.

UH, AND THEN ON HUTCHINSON, WE'VE, UH, ARE WORKING ON THE DESIGN OF, OF THAT, UH, SEGMENT THERE CONNECTING TO 51 AND 1 99 AND PRECINCT TWO.

UM, SO OAK RIDGE, UH, I KNOW, UH, THERE'S A, SOME FRUSTRATION AROUND OAK RIDGE.

WE, WE DO HAVE THE CONTRACT UNDER CONTRACT WITH YOU GUYS THAT BEGAN FEBRUARY 16TH.

I KNOW THE FRUSTRATION OF, UH, THE CONTRACTOR HASN'T MOVED QUICKLY ON THAT.

UH, WE ARE ENFORCING THE CONTRACT AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING DAILY COMMUNICATIONS TO GET THAT MOVING.

UH, THE CONTRACTOR DOES HAVE THE RIGHT TO KIND OF SCHEDULE HIS WORK HOW HE SEES NECESSARY.

BUT I THINK WITH THE, THE COMMUNICATION WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT STARTED, UH, WORKING THROUGH THE TRAFFIC CONTROL AND, UH, AND GETTING THEM GOING.

SO I DON'T WANT TO ADD TO THIS.

YEAH, YEAH.

AND I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO GET INTO IT 'CAUSE I'M NOT ROAD BRIDGE OR SPECIFIC PROJECTS OF EACH OF THE COMMISSIONERS.

THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF THIS, BUT I MEAN THEM TO COME TO ME AND, AND, AND, AND JUST SLAMMING ME ON THIS PROJECT.

AND I, AND I'VE LISTENED EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN SAID TO ME, I'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT IT.

I, I, THIS IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE THERE CONTINUES TO BE SOMETHING SAID TO THE CITY, TO THE COMMISSIONER, THIS IS NOT HAPPENING.

IS THERE ANY OTHER RECOURSE OTHER THAN WHAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TO GET THEM TO COMPLY AND GET THIS GOING IS WHAT'S BEEN AGREED UPON IN THE INITIAL STAGE OF THIS PROJECT.

THIS IS THIS ONE WHEN HE COMES TO MY DESK AND THEN, AND THEN STARTS SLAMMING ME ON THIS.

AND, AND COMMISSIONER HOLT DOES A GREAT JOB OF THIS PROJECT, SO I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT TO GET INTO HIS PRECINCT OR COMMISSIONER WALDENS OR ANYBODY ELSE, BUT THIS IS FRUSTRATING.

THIS THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE DON'T NEED.

UH, YEAH.

AND, AND WE'VE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'VE UPPED THE COMMUNICATION WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER HOLT AND, AND BRIAN, UH, REALLY ON A DAILY BASIS TO GET THAT MOVING.

UH, AT THIS POINT I DON'T HAVE GOOD NEWS.

LIKE THEY HAVEN'T EFFECTIVELY MOVED.

THEY PUT A FEW SIGNS OUT.

UM, THE SCHEDULE THEY'RE SHOWING SHOWS THAT THEY'LL BE MOVING THIS MONTH.

UH, AND OF COURSE WE'RE TRYING TO SPEED THAT UP.

UH, SO, UH, YOU KNOW, APOLOGIZE, I DON'T HAVE A BETTER ANSWER RIGHT NOW.

I'LL SAY THAT.

THAT'S WHY I KIND OF POINT TO, WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THEM AND WE'RE GONNA ENFORCE THAT CONTRACT TO THE FULL EXTENT.

UM, CONTRACTORS DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO KIND OF ADJUST THEIR WORK.

YOU KNOW, I, IS THERE ANY ABILITY, AND THIS IS MY IGNORANCE TALKING TO YOU, IS THERE ANY ABILITY IN THE CONTRACT TO WHERE WE CAN ASSESS THEM A FINE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT SO THAT THAT IS ON THE BACK END OF THE CONTRACT? SO IF THEY, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THEY'VE HAD A DELAYED START.

IF THAT, UH, GOES BEYOND THE EXTENT OF THE CONTRACT, THEN THERE, THERE IS PENALTIES IN, IN THE CONTRACT OKAY.

TO BE ENFORCED.

I'LL BELIEVE THAT.

SO ON THE, ON THE MOBILIZATION PHASE, THERE'S NOT A CERTAIN WINDOW THAT THEY HAVE TO MOBILIZE WITHIN.

THERE'S NOT A SPECIFIC WINDOW OTHER THAN TO SAY THAT THEY HAVE TO DO SOMETHING EVERY 10 DAYS SO THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY PUT THE SIGNS OUT.

AND SO EFFECTIVELY, YOU KNOW, THAT, YOU KNOW, IS THAT 10 BUSINESS DAYS OR CALENDAR DAYS? I, I, YEAH, I NEED TO VERIFY IT, BUT IT SHOULD BE, IT SHOULD BE CONTRACT DAYS.

SO IT, IT TYPICALLY BE A FIVE DAY WORK WEEK.

SO I THINK, I THINK TO, TO HIT ON WHAT JUDGE DEAN IS, IS SAYING IS THAT ORIGINALLY THIS PROJECT AND, AND OAK RIDGE IS PROBABLY THE BUSIEST, THE PORTION THAT'S PRECINCT TWO IS PROBABLY THE BUSIEST ROAD THAT WE HAVE IN ALL OF PRECINCT TWO.

THAT'S A COUNTY ROAD.

UM, THIS PROJECT WAS ORIGINALLY EXPECTED TO BEGIN,

[01:30:01]

I WANNA SAY MID 2025.

SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S, IT'S, YOU KNOW, MET ITS OWN SHARE OF DELAYS, WHICH, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S DIFFERENT REASONS FOR THAT.

I THINK OVERALL THE CHALLENGE THAT I HAVE IS GIVEN HOW MUCH GROWTH WE HAVE AS A COUNTY, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO CATCH UP WITH NORMAL CONSTRUCTION DELAYS.

BEFORE THAT CONSTRUCTION'S DONE.

YES, THERE ARE DELAYS IN CONSTRUCTION, BUT WE'RE NEVER GONNA BE ABLE TO CATCH UP.

AND WHAT I DON'T WANT IS, I DON'T WANT PARKER COUNTY TO START TO FEEL LIKE I 35 WHERE MY GRANDKIDS WILL BE DEAD MM-HMM .

AND SO WHATEVER WE CAN DO, ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WE CAN DO IN CONTRACTS, ET CETERA, I WANT US TO BE PUSHING AS HARD AS WE CAN ON THE AGGRESSIVE SIDE OF HOLDING FOLKS RESPONSIBLE TO THE SCHEDULES THAT WE SET OUT, INCLUDING IF WE SAY WE'RE GONNA MOBILIZE ON FEBRUARY 16TH AND WE'RE SITTING HERE ON MARCH 9TH, AND THERE'S SOME SIGNS THAT GOT PUT OUT LAST WEEK THAT THEN GOT BLOWN OVER AND THAT'S ALL THEY'VE DONE, THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO MY RESIDENTS AT ALL.

UM, AND I'VE GOTTEN MORE THAN ONE PHONE CALL AND EMAIL ABOUT IT.

JESUS.

SO HAVE I, AGAIN, LET ME EXPAND ON THAT.

IT'S A SMALL WORLD IN THE ENGINEERING FIRMS MM-HMM .

THAT WE'RE LOOKING OBVIOUSLY IN, IN, IN MY, MY ROLE ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE WITH TDOT, THERE WILL BE A FUTURE TRANSPORTATION BOND.

THERE WILL BE SOME WORKING WITH THESE ENGINEERING FIRMS THAT IS CERTAINLY GONNA BE KEPT IN MIND AS WE ALLOCATE THAT OUT.

I WOULD, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT TO BE A VERY STRONG MESSAGE TO THEM, UM, THAT THEY NEED TO DO THEIR JOB.

PERIOD.

CAN YOU INCREASE THAT DAILY CLAW BACK ON THE BACK END? UM, WE, WE CAN'T INCREASE THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES, BUT I, YEAH.

IT, IT'S, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S BUILT IN THE CONTRACT OF, I I MEAN, IN FUTURE CONTRACTS.

OH, UNDERSTAND THAT.

I MEAN, THAT NUMBER CAN BE ALTERED.

UM, IT, IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

THERE'S A, THERE'S A LIMIT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T ASSESS THE DAMAGE.

YOU HADN'T USUALLY IF IT GOES TO COURT AND YOU HAVEN'T FELT THAT DEGREE OF DAMAGE.

SO THERE IS KIND OF A AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S REASONABLE FOR LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.

I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE 'EM TO LOOK THE BIG PICTURE HERE.

I MEAN, WE'RE, WE OBVIOUSLY WANT THIS TO GO FORWARD AS WELL, AND SO WE'RE PUSHING THAT AND, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE HIGHER DEGREE OF COMMUNICATION.

HAVE WE HAD TROUBLE WITH THESE CONTRACTORS IN THE PAST? UM, THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACTOR IS NEW.

YOU KNOW, THEY, IT'S NOT ONE THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH IN THE PAST.

UM, YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S SEVERAL CONTRACTORS THAT CONTINUALLY, WHEN Y'ALL'S WORK THAT THIS IS CONTRACTOR IS NOT ONE OF THE ONES WE'VE WORKED WITH IN THE PAST.

UM, AND WE HAVE, WE HAVE NO NEGATIVE TO SAY BY THE CONTRACTOR, YOU KNOW, THEIR REFERENCES CHECKED OUT.

I, I THINK, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY THEIR BALANCING WORK AND ARE JUST GETTING A SLOWER START THAN I THINK WE'D ALL LIKE TO SEE.

THIS IS A CREDIBILITY ISSUE WITH US.

BECAUSE THE ONE THING THAT THIS COURT, AND I COMMEND MY, THE PREDECESSORS, WHICH I CAME IN AND INHERITED THIS FROM A PREVIOUS COUNTY JUDGE WHO THEY DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB ON THESE.

THE REASON THIS BOND PASSED IS SEVERAL REASONS.

ONE, WE WERE HONEST UP FRONT, WE DID A LOT OF TOWN HALL MEETINGS, BUT WE HAD CREDIBILITY FROM PAST BONDS OF WHICH WE ABSORBED THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN AS I UNDERSTAND IT, BECAUSE WE, THERE WAS LIMITED PROJECTS.

THIS IS A WHOLE LOT OF PROJECTS, BUT THEY'RE HURTING OUR CREDIBILITY HERE.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.

THAT'S INTOLERABLE.

ROAD PROJECT, UH, RICK BACK TO, OH, YES, SIR.

MISS STOPS.

SO, UM, SO, SO OTHER UPDATES.

UM, SO ON JOHNSON, UH, BEN, OF COURSE, THAT, UH, REVISION GOT COMPLETED AND WE'RE WORKING ON THE CLOSEOUT DOCUMENTS, UH, TO BRING THAT, UH, TO THE NEXT MONTH'S COURT.

UH, WE DID GET COMMENTS FROM TECH STOCK ON THE 60% PLANS AND ARE NOW WORKING ON THE 90.

THAT ONE, OF COURSE HAS A AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE BECAUSE OF THE HIGHWAY SAFETY FUNDS.

AND SO THE 90, UH, WILL BE SUBMITTED IN APRIL, UH, ON POJO ROAD.

WE, WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE CITY LAST WEEK AND, AND ONE OF THE KEY ELEMENTS ON THAT WAS JUST KIND OF CONFIRMING THE LIMITS OF THAT PROJECT.

AND I THINK WE'RE IN ALIGNMENT BETWEEN, UH, THE COUNTY AND THE CITY, UH, ON THAT.

UH, AND THEN AS WE MENTIONED, UH, IN THE PAST REPORT, WE, WE HAVE PUT THE SEVEN 30 PROJECT ON HOLD AND ARE, UH, WORKING WITH COG AND, AND TECH STOCK ON OTHER PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS, UH, IN PRECINCT THREE.

UM, SO THE, UH, RICK WILLIAMSON JOB IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

SO TRAFFIC CONTROL'S BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND THEY'VE BEEN STARTING KIND OF THE EARLY EARTH WORK.

THEY HAVE THE FIELD OFFICE IN PLACE, UH, THE I 20 FRONTAGE

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RICK WILLIAMSON.

I, I THINK IT MIGHT BE, UH, A GOOD MOVE IF, IF WE WERE TO HAVE A, A PRESS RELEASE TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT, UH, THAT WORK HAS BEGUN ON THAT ROADWAY.

UM, SO THE, THE, AS THEY BEGAN THE TRAFFIC CONTROL, UH, PROCESS HERE TODAY, I, I DON'T THINK PEOPLE WERE REALLY AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON.

UH, THEY, THEY, UH, I MEAN, THERE WAS SOME CONFUSING, UH, MARKINGS ON THE ROADWAY FROM, UH, NOT FROM, UH, IT WAS FROM A SUBCONTRACTOR THAT THAT LEFT IT FOR A WHOLE WEEKEND AND ANOTHER DAY THERE.

AND SO WE HAD TO KIND OF STEP THINGS UP THERE.

BUT, UH, PEOPLE ARE GONNA HAVE TO REALIZE THAT, THAT UTILIZE THAT ROADWAY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE FORCED DOWN TO ONE LANE THERE AND THE WEIGHTS ARE GONNA BE LONG AND IT'S GONNA GO ON FOR 13, 14, 18 MONTHS.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S CUT UNTIL THAT IS COMPLETED.

AND, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE WILL REALIZE WHAT'S, THEY DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT WAS GOING ON.

THEY CAN'T READ THE SIGN THAT SAYS THAT THE WIDENING PROCESS HAS BEGUN.

AND, UH, UH, THEY DON'T REALIZE, YOU KNOW, THEY COME UP THERE AND DON'T REALIZE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO WAIT, UH, ON A, ON A SINGLE LANE, UH, AT THE INTERSECTION MM-HMM .

AND YOU'RE GONNA BE BACKED UP LIKE I WAS OVER THE WEEKEND, YOU KNOW, AND SET THROUGH THE RED LIGHT THERE THREE TIMES TO GET THROUGH.

AND, UH, UH, SO PEOPLE NEED TO REALIZE THAT'S GOING ON, WHY IT'S GOING ON, THAT, THAT DURING CONSTRUCTION, THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME INCONVENIENCES, UH, WITH ANY ROADWAY AND IT'S NOT GONNA BE DONE OVERNIGHT.

AND SO I THINK IF WE HAD A PRESS RELEASE REGARDING THAT, UH, THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE GOOD TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

SO I'M DONE.

I, I CAN WORK WITH BRIAN ON, ON PULLING SOMETHING TOGETHER.

THERE YOU GET WITH RICH ON THAT.

UM, SO THE I 20 FRONTAGE ROADS, UM, UM, THIS IS THE ONE GRAHAM'S DESIGNING, SO IT'S ALSO THE PROJECT, UH, THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM RELATED TO THE A FFA.

AND, UH, SO WE'RE, UH, THEY GOT COMMENTS BACK FROM TECH SUCK ON THEIR 30% AND ARE ADDRESSING THOSE.

AND THEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION WITH TECH STOCK ON JUST THE LONG TERM I 20 AND MAKING SURE THAT THE, THE CONCEPT IS IN ALIGNMENT.

SO WE DON'T HAVE NO THROWAWAY BETWEEN THE TWO PROJECTS.

UH, AND THEN OF COURSE, THE RAMP PROJECT, UH, ALL THAT'S BEEN SUBMITTED TO TECH STOCK AND WEATHERFORD WAS HELPING, UH, GET THE, SOME RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENTS.

AND SO THAT'S BEEN COMPLETED.

UH, SO WE'RE SET, UH, TO GET THAT PROJECT, LET THIS SUMMER.

UH, AND THEN ANOTHER ITEM ON THE AGENDA, WE DID GET, UH, CONTRACTOR PRICING ON FAIRVIEW LANE AND, UH, HAVE THAT AS A AGENDA ITEM FOR, UH, COURT CONSIDERATION.

UH, THE BANK HAD IMPROVEMENTS, UH, WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH RIGHT AWAY, BUT, UH, FROM A DESIGN STANDPOINT, UH, WE'RE READY TO GET THAT PHASE ONE BID.

UH, AND THEN THE BRIDGE, UH, BANKHEAD BRIDGE, UH, WE HAVE THE BRIDGE SUB WORKING THERE, WORKING ON THE 60% PLANS OF THAT BRIDGE.

UH, I KNOW THERE'S MORE COORDINATION WITH WILLOW PARK ON THAT PROJECT.

UH, BUT, UH, UH, BRIDGE BRIDGES MOVING FORWARD.

UH, FM FIVE, UM, ONE PIECE OF GOOD NEWS THERE IS WE DID GET APPROVAL ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT, SO THAT'S, UH, ALWAYS KIND OF A REGULATORY STEP TO TAKE.

AND THEN THE, UH, SAME KIND OF STATUS, UM, UH, TEON PERKINS ON THE 1187 WIDENING, GOT COMMENTS BROUGHT FROM TECH STOCK AND IS ADDRESSING THAT.

AND THEN Y'ALL PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THAT INTERSECTION CONTROL EVALUATION.

SO THAT'S THE TRAFFIC STUDIES THAT TECH STOCK ASKED FOR.

SO THEY'RE WORKING ON THAT.

UH, KELLY ROADS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, UH, AT THE MOMENT ON THE CONCRETE PAVING.

AND THEN OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE SIGNAL JOB.

WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH A DEVELOPER ON KIND OF THE RIGHT OF WAY NEEDS THERE AND THEN HIM BEING ABLE TO ORDER THE POLES.

SO THAT, UH, THAT TRYING TO GET THAT SIGNAL, OR WE CAN GET THOSE POLES, WE'RE NOT DELAYED.

WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION HONOR ITEM MAY WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM B.

UM, SO, UH, LAST SLIDE HERE IS, UH, JUST KIND OF DID SOME SNAPSHOTS OF THE WEBSITE, BUT Y'ALL COULD CHECK IT OUT.

WE, WE DO HAVE THE QR CODE, AND THOSE ARE PUT ON ALL THE CONSTRUCTION SIGNS NOW SO THAT THE PUBLIC, YOU KNOW, CAN KIND OF GET TO THE WEBSITE QUICKLY, UH, AND, YOU KNOW, IF THEY WANT TO, UH, CHECK OUT THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT THEY'RE DRIVING BY.

UH, SO THOSE ARE UPDATES.

AND THEN IF OF COURSE Y'ALL HAVE OTHER IDEAS OF, UH, ELEMENTS YOU WANT, WE'RE HAPPY TO GET THOSE ADDED.

UH, SO ANY QUESTIONS ON THE REPORT? ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? EXCUSE ME, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OKAY,

[5.B. Discuss/Authorize the County Judge to sign Advanced Funding Agreement CSJ# 0314- 07-091 with TxDOT regarding IH-20 frontage roads from Dennis Road to Old Dennis Road. (Chris Bosco / Judge Deen)]

UH, SO I MENTIONED THIS.

UH, SO THIS IS, UH, BOTH OF THESE ARE, UH, PRECINCT THREE PROJECTS.

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THE, UH, INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, OR SHOULD, IT'S REALLY A ADVANCED FIGHTING AGREEMENT WITH TECH STOCK.

UM, AND THAT IS THE, THE FRONTAGE ROAD PROJECT, UH, THERE FROM OLD DENNIS ROAD TO DENNIS ROAD, UH, THAT GRAHAM AND ASSOCIATES IS DESIGNING.

UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO POINT OUT HERE IS, UH, SO A COUPLE THINGS, JOHN, IS, IS YOUR, UH, KIND OF GIVING FINAL APPROVAL ON THIS.

YOU KNOW, THESE ARE THE STANDARD AGREEMENT YOU'LL NOTE ON THAT SECOND PAGE.

UH, WE DID HAVE A, A COST EDIT THAT WE'VE SENT TECH STOCK, UH, 'CAUSE THE GRAHAM CONTRACTS ACTUALLY THE 1 MILLION, UM, 890 2007 60.

SO IT WAS INTENDED TO BE THAT SCHEMATIC WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING.

UH, I THINK NOTE, UH, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, THOSE LAST TWO LINES, I THINK ARE THE ONES THAT WILL MATTER THE MOST, IS THAT, UH, SPECIFYING THAT, UH, Y'ALL'S MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION IS THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT AND THAT THE STATE WILL COVER, UH, ADDITIONAL, THEY'LL, THEY'LL BE BUILDING THE JOB, OF COURSE.

AND SO ANY COST OVERRUNS ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION JOB IS, UH, THE STATE'S RESPONSIBILITY ABILITY.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE DOING ON THESE AFAS, WE'RE THERE WILL BE AMENDMENTS LIKE WE USED TO WAIT NEAR THE END OF THE JOB AND PUT 'EM IN PLACE.

BUT THE IDEA IS LET'S GET THE INITIAL ONE IN, AND THEN IF WE NEED TO MAKE AMENDMENTS WITH FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS, THEN THAT CAN BE DONE.

DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON CHANGE ORDER FOR RICK WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.

THERE'S A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

I'M SECOND OF THE MOTION.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE SPOT.

OKAY, WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM C ON

[5.C. Discuss/Take action on change order for Ric Williamson Memorial Highway. (Chris Bosco/Commissioner Walden)]

CHRIS.

UM, SO THIS IS FAIRVIEW, UM, ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, UH, AS A PROJECT THAT COMMISSIONER WALDEN'S BEEN WORKING.

THERE'S A, A, UH, REALLY LARGE DEVELOPMENT GOING ON ADJACENT TO THIS.

ALTHOUGH THE PROJECT HAS TONS OF BENEFITS FOR ACCESS, YOU COULD SEE FAIRVIEW ROAD, UH, KIND OF MEANDERS ALL THE WAY UP TO 180.

SO, UH, THIS WOULD BE A, A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOMMODATE THE, UH, ADDITIONAL TRUCK TRAFFIC WE ANTICIPATE AT THAT LOCATION.

SO, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, THE, THE IDEA WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE FOR YOUR APPROVAL IS TO AMEND THE, UM, RICK WILLIAMSON CONTRACT FOR, UH, ED BELL TO EXECUTE THIS WORK.

UM, THIS IS THE CHANGE ORDER FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

UM, THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR THE FULL CONSTRUCTION OF FAIRVIEW ROAD IS 1,632,635 AND 25 CENTS.

UH, THE FUNDING FOR THIS, UH, IS ACTUALLY WITH YOUR APPROVAL, WE WOULD SHIFT MONEY FROM THE EAST WEST ARTERIAL PROJECT, UH, TO, INTO THE RICK WILLIAMSON TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THIS ADDITION.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY DISCUSSION? JUST A COMMENT.

IT'S MORE THAN THE, UH, THAN THE DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON THERE.

UH, THIS ROADWAY IS PROBABLY 30 DEGREE ANGLE WHERE YOU'RE SITTING THERE LOOKING UP AT THE, AT THE SKY, UH, AND THERE'S A, UH, AN EXIT RAMP FOR THE BROCK EXIT 3, 3 97 RIGHT THERE THAT YOU'RE, UH, CARS ARE FLYING OFF THAT EXIT RAMP RIGHT THERE.

AND SO YOU'RE SITTING THERE AT A, AT AN ODD ANGLE AND UNABLE TO SEE.

SO WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS BRING THE, UH, ELEVATION UP TO, TO THE SAME LEVEL AS THE, UH, SERVICE ROAD THERE.

THERE'S ALSO A DAYCARE ON THE CORNER, DAYCARE RIGHT THERE THAT HAS TRAFFIC.

AND, UH, THERE'S A CONVENIENCE STORE ON THE OTHER SIDE.

SO IT, IT'S A BUSY PLACE, BUT, UH, IT'S, IT'S ALSO THE PLACE WHERE, UM, BEFORE WE HAD, UH, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS IN MOST OF OUR COUNTY DUMP TRUCKS, YOU BURN THE CLUTCH OUT ON THE TRUCK AS YOU CAME BACK UP THAT WAY, SO MM-HMM .

AT ANY RATE, UH, THAT'S, IT'S A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE FOLKS.

WE'VE ALREADY HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH ED BELL REGARDING THIS PROJECT, AND, UH, I APPRECIATE THEM MOVING IT FORWARD AND AS THAT'S THE SPEED THAT THEY HAVE.

SO, THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE? FIVE.

OH, THANK YOU, CHRIS.

MOVE DOWN TO ITEM SIX DI CONSIDER APPROVED.

OKAY, WE'LL

[6.D. Consider/Approve K-9 stipend at $250 per pay period for Sheriff s Office K-9 handler. (Mark Arnett / Judge Deen)]

CAN NINE STIPEND AT TWO 50 PER DAY PERIOD FOR SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

CAN NINE HANDLER, SORRY, WHILE I HAD MARK HERE, I SHOULD HAVE HIT HIM WITH IT.

THAT'S OKAY.

HE, HE HAD TO LEAVE.

UM, WE JUST, UH, OUR CURRENT CANINE HANDLER BEEN HANDLING HIS, UH, I GUESS, UH, FUNDING OR, OR THE, WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS THROUGH TIME, I THINK BY LAW WE HAD TO GIVE HIM A HALF HOUR A DAY.

SO, YOU KNOW, PAY PERIOD, THAT SEVEN HOURS, THAT'S A FULL DAY.

UH, WE'RE GONNA ASK TO KIND OF DO WHAT, UH, JOHN FOREST'S OFFICE DOES WITH THEIR CANINE HANDLER.

JUST GO TO A MONETARY REIMBURSEMENT.

DISCUSSION ON ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR.

DO A MOTION ON THIS MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY

[01:45:01]

BECKY, YOU'RE, UH, FRANTICALLY WAVING YOUR HANDS LOOKING LIKE YOU MIGHT BE HAVING A SEIZURE.

SORRY, BECKY, I DIDN'T SEE YOU.

I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR, THIS IS $6,500 A YEAR.

AND WHERE WILL THE, TYPICALLY FOR A CANINE HANDLER, WE HAVE A SEPARATE LINE FOR THAT.

SO THIS WILL, UM, INVOLVE A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT THAT I'M ASSUMING WILL COME FROM SALARY LINE OR, OR CURRENT.

HE DOES HAVE CERTIFICATION PAY LINE THAT I DO BELIEVE IS THERE'S ENOUGH IN IT TO DO THE BUDGET ADJUSTMENT.

AND THEN WE CAN ADDRESS IT AGAIN AT BUDGET.

THANK YOU, BECKY.

SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE YOU WAVING YOUR HANDS.

MOTION CARRIES FIVE.

OH, I THINK YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER ITEM THERE THAT THERE'S A, OH, I'M SORRY.

YOU, YOU, YOU WERE LOOKING AT ME.

I DIDN'T READ THE REST OF IT.

NOT

[6.E. Notification of intent to enter into an MOU between the Parker County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Office to train and credential Parker County Sheriff's deputies to perform certain immigration enforcement functions utilizing the 287(g) program. (Mark Arnett / Judge Deen)]

A UPON DISCUSS APPROVED ACCEPTANCE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AND OR REIMBURSEMENT FUNDS FROM THE US OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT TO THE APPLICATION OF THE FEDERAL 2 87 G PROGRAM BY THE PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

IT'S ITEM E, NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ENTER INTO MOU BETWEEN THE PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND US IMMIGRATION CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT OFFICE TO TRAINING ANN CREDENTIAL PARKER COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES TO PERFORM CERTAIN IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT INTENTIONS UTILIZING THE 2287 PROGRAM G PROGRAM.

SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE THAT ONE.

THAT'S OKAY.

YEAH, THE 2 87 G PROGRAMS. NONE, NOTHING NEW.

AND, UH, THIS ISN'T REALLY, PARTS OF THIS IS NEW.

I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE NOT A SANCTUARY COUNTY.

UH, WE'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, I GUESS COOPERATING WITH ICE FOREVER.

WE HAVE 28 IN JAIL RIGHT NOW WITH DETAINERS ON 'EM.

UH, THIS IS GONNA GIVE US SOME EXTRA TOOLS IN THE BOX AND, AND ADOPTING THE WARRANT SERVICE MODELS AND THE TASK FORCE MODELS.

IT GIVES SOME OF OUR GUYS SOME EXTRA, I GUESS, ENFORCEMENT, UH, IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.

OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.

HA.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH ITEM

[6.F. Discuss/Approve acceptance of supplemental and/or reimbursement funds from the U.S. Office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the application of the federal 287(g) program by the Parker County Sheriff's Office. (Mark Arnett / Judge Deen)]

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONY.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE, BY WILL, I'M GONNA MENTION ANYTHING.

SO I REVIEW THE MOA AND NORMALLY ANY, WE'RE RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS.

IT'S ONLY BEEN IN THE FORM OF A GRANT.

AND SO IT'S VERY SPECIFIC AS TO, UM, INVENTORYING ITEMS. ANY DISPOSITION OF THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU USE FEDERAL FUNDS, UM, THROUGHOUT THAT AGREEMENT.

IT DOESN'T REFER TO IT AS A GRANT.

IT DOESN'T MENTION A-C-F-D-A NUMBER.

UM, ANY OTHER LANGUAGE THAT WE WOULD NORMALLY SEE THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO SINGLE AUDIT.

AND SO I DID ASK, UH, MARK ARNETTE TO REACH OUT TO THE CONTACT TO ASK IF ANY OF THIS IS CONSIDERED A GRANT OR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

AND THEY SAID NO.

UM, I DID TALK TO MARK AND AS THESE THINGS GET EXECUTED AND WE HAVE IT, WE WILL, UM, ACCOUNT FOR THESE FUNDS SEPARATELY OUTSIDE OF THE GENERAL FUND.

SO THAT WAY, UM, YOU KNOW, AT THE TIME THAT THERE IS ANY SORT OF REPORTING OR COMPLIANCE, UM, THAT WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION READILY AVAILABLE.

AND SO THAT WAS ANOTHER QUESTION WE ASKED.

IS THERE ANY SORT OF, UM, SPECIFIC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OR ANYTHING? AND AT THIS TIME, UM, THERE WASN'T ANYTHING, BUT WE JUST WANNA ENSURE THAT WE'RE ACCOUNTING FOR THIS SEPARATELY.

SO, UM, IF THEY DO COME BACK THAT IT'S VERY CLEAR HOW THOSE FUNDS WERE SPENT, THAT WE TAG ANY INVENTORY, UM, THAT WE PURCHASE THEM WITH THOSE FUNDS.

AND THERE IS A SPECIFIC LIST OF ITEMS THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE UNDER THIS MOU, WHICH IS $7,500 FOR EQUIPMENT PER TRAINED OFFICER, 7,500 FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PER TRAINED OFFICER, A HUNDRED THOUSAND FOR NEW VEHICLE SALARY BENEFITS AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE TRAINED OFFICERS AND OVERTIME FUNDS.

AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, UM, THERE WON'T BE ANY SORT OF, UM, SALARY OVERTIME.

THIS WILL JUST BE, UM, DEPUTIES ON SHIFTS.

SO IT WOULD ONLY BE, UM, STIPEND FOR THE EQUIPMENT AND THEN THE ONE TIME HUNDRED THOUSAND.

AND THEN THE TRAINING THAT WOULD ALL BE COMING DIRECTLY FROM THEM.

I DON'T, BECAUSE I THINK SOME OF THAT IS ONLINE THAT WE WOULDN'T BE, UM, SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT 'CAUSE THAT WOULD BE PAID UP FRONT.

SO, UM, IF THERE'S ANY UPDATES ON THIS OR REQUIREMENTS, WE WILL BRING THAT TO THE COURT.

DISCUSS, APPROVE AND SIGN RESOLUTION 26 DASH 10 FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE OOG STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT.

THANK YOU, SHERIFF.

MOVE TO ITEM G ON

[6.G. Discuss/Approve and sign Resolution 26-10 for the application of the OOG State Homeland Security Grant 5911901. (Ben Overholt / Bianca Lord / Judge Deen)]

55 9 1 19 0 1.

YES, GOOD MORNING.

UM, WE WERE INCLUDED IN A PROJECT SUBMITTED BY OUR ORIGINAL WORKING GROUP TO RECEIVE, UH, POTENTIALLY RECEIVE 2026 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM GRANT FUNDING.

PARKER COUNTY COULD RECEIVE UP

[01:50:01]

TO 30,000.

AND OUR PROJECT IF APPROVED, UM, IS FOR THERMAL IMAGING DEVICES.

AND SERGEANT OVERHOLT WILL BE HERE TO GIVE MORE DETAILS ON THAT, UM, DEVICE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DEVICE.

SO THIS DEVICE IS, UH, THEY SAID THAT WE CAN DO ANY THERMAL IMAGING DEVICE THAT'S NOT WEAPONS MOUNTED.

SO I GOT A, UH, QUOTE FOR A, UH, IT'S A POLE CAM SO I CAN SLIDE IT UNDERNEATH THE DOOR.

I CAN GO INTO A WINDOW AND IT JUST ENHANCES OUR CAPABILITIES.

MOTION.

MOVED BY COMMISSIONER HOLT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONY.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE.

OH, THANK YOU.

YOU.

SO THIS IS THE APPROVING THE RESOLUTION TO SIGN, SIGN THAT RESOLUTION.

OKAY, GOOD.

TO ITEM K, APPROVE OF APPLICATION.

OKAY, WE'LL MOVE DOWN

[6.K. Approval of application from Parker County Special Utility District to lay and maintain a water line through, under, along, across or over the right-of-way at 465 Big Valley Circle in Precinct Three. (Commissioner Walden)]

PARKER COUNTY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT TO LAY AND MAINTAIN A WATER LINE THROUGH, UNDER, ALONG ACROSS AND OVER THE RIGHT OF WAY AT 4 65 BIG VALLEY CIRCLE IN PRECINCT THREE RECEIVED THE, UH, APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK FROM PARK COUNTY SUD TO, THEY'RE ACTUALLY BORING UNDER THE ROADWAY.

THEY'RE PUTTING NEW WATER LINES IN THERE.

THE NEXT TWO ARE THE SAME.

UH, HOWEVER, UH, THIS IS AT 4 6 5 BIG VALLEY CIRCLE.

THEY'RE RECOGNIZED AS A UTILITY BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND I MOVE TO APPROVE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

M ON APPROVAL OF APPLICATION FROM WHAT CURRENTLY SPECIAL UTILITIES SEARCH TO LAY AND MAINTAIN A WATER LINE THROUGH, UNDER, ALONG, ACROSS AND OVER THE RIGHT OF WAY IS 6 35 BIG VALLEY CIRCLE IN PRECINCT THREE.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

FIVE OH.

MOVE TO

[6.L. Approval of application from Parker County Special Utility District to lay and maintain a water line through, under, along, across or over the right-of-way at 2121 Taylor Road in Precinct Three. (Commissioner Walden)]

ITEM L.

APPROVE THE APPLICATION FROM PARKER COUNTY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT TO LAY AND MAINTAIN A WATERLINE THROUGH UNDER LONG CROSS OR OVER THE RIGHT OF WAY AT 2121 TAYLOR ROAD IN PRECINCT THREE.

SAME MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE HAND.

DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH.

MOVE TO ITEM

[6.M. Approval of application from Parker County Special Utility District to lay and maintain a water line through, under, along, across or over the right-of-way at 635 Big Valley Circle in Precinct Three. (Commissioner Walden)]

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THE PAPER PERIODS.

FIVE OH.

MOVE TO ITEM END.

[6.N. Discuss/Approve the installation of a generator at the Main Tower site and take any action the court deems necessary. (James Caywood / Judge Deen)]

DISCUSS.

APPROVE THE INSTALLATION OF THE GENERATOR, THE MAIN TOWER SITE.

TAKE ANY ACTION.

THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.

SORRY TO MAKE YOU WAIT, JAMES.

I HAVE NOT.

GOOD MORNING COURT.

UH, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

UH, LAST BUDGET, UH, SESSION.

WE HAD, UH, I'D ASKED FOR $200,000 IN CONTINGENCY FUND, UH, FOR THE MAIN TOWER SITE.

UH, TO GET THAT DONE, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

UH, WE MOVE OUT OF THE EXISTING ENCLOSURE 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA GET DEMOLISHED HERE SOON.

WORKING WITH THE, UH, SIDE OWNER, HE'S GOT THE METAL BUILDING DONE, SPRAY FOAMED, AND, UH, BEEN TRYING TO ACCOUNT FOR EVERY MONEY, UH, TO GET THIS DONE.

AND SO LOOKING AT THE, THE, UH, QUOTES WE HAD, UH, Y'ALL GAVE, UH, UH, $40,000 TO BUILDINGS OF GROUNDS TO DO THE ELECTRICAL WORK.

AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING PHENOMENAL WORKING WITH THEM.

UH, LOOKING AT IT.

UH, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO DO TEMPORARY WIRING TO THE TRANSFER EXISTING GENERATOR.

UH, THEY DID RECEIVE A QUOTE, UH, FROM LA ELECTRIC SUPPLY FOR A TOTAL OF, UH, $51,383 FOR A 35 KW GENERATOR AND THE TRANSFER SWITCH.

UH, I'M ASKING TO APPROVE THOSE FUNDS FROM THAT CONTINGENCY FOR BUILDING THE GROUND TO ACQUIRE THAT.

THAT WAY THEY CAN FINISH THEIR, UH, UH, COMPLETE WIRING AND THAT ENCLOSURE IS READY TO MOVE OUR EQUIPMENT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY TEMPORARY WIRING.

IT WILL REDUCE OUR, UH, OUTAGES AND, UH, UH, IMPACT TO THE RADIO SYSTEM.

MOTION.

SORRY, GO AHEAD.

I WAS GONNA SAY WITH THIS, IT'S STILL CHEAPER THAN ORIGINAL QUI UH, QUOTES I WERE GETTING FOR JUST THE ELECTRICAL WORK.

UH, SO OKAY.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT SECOND.

UH, SORRY.

DID YOU GET A, OH, I DON'T KNOW.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER COLLEY, THE DISCUSSION PHASE.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? UH, WHAT I WAS GONNA ADD ON TOP OF THAT, UH, THE EXISTING GENERATOR, THERE'S, THERE'S NOW IS A 36 KW GENERATOR.

PRETTY GOOD SHAPE.

UH, BUILDING THE GROUND'S GONNA HELP ME, UH, PUT THAT ON A TRAILER.

SO WE'LL HAVE A PORTABLE GENERATOR.

UH, WE CAN MOVE AND WE'LL HAVE A QUICK CONNECTS AT ALL OF OUR TOWER SITES.

WE CAN MOVE THAT TO AND, UH, HOOK UP IF WE NEED IT.

UH, HELP RESOLVE ANYTHING.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

CURIOUS FIVE OH, MOVE TO

[6.O. Discuss/Approve Certificates of Milestone Acceptance from Motorola and take any action the court deems necessary. (James Caywood / Judge Deen)]

ITEM O.

DISCUSS APPROVED CERTIFICATES OF MILESTONES ACCEPTANCE FROM MOTOROLA AND TAKE ANY ACTION ACCORDING NEEDS NECESSARY CHANGE.

UH, SO ALSO WITH THAT QUICK UPDATE, UH, ON, UH, THE 700 SIMULCAST UPGRADE FOR THE PUBLIC COUNTY, UH, PARK COUNTY EMERGENCY RADIO SYSTEM.

IT, IT IS FULL SPEED AHEAD.

UH, VERY RAMPANT.

UH, IT'S PRETTY MUCH SEVEN DAYS A WEEK RIGHT NOW.

AS YOU SEE, WE HAVE MORE REPRESENTATIVES FROM MOTOROLA HERE.

UH, THERE'LL BE HERE EVERY COMMISSIONER'S COURT JUST IN CASE WE RUN INTO AN ISSUE.

UH, THEY CAN ANSWER TO YOU, UH, COURT,

[01:55:01]

SO, UH, WE'RE SHOOTING FOR NEXT MONTH TO BE DONE.

UH, PROBABLY MID-APRIL.

UH, WE WILL HAVE THAT UPGRADE DONE.

THE 700 SIMULCAST AND THE INTEGRATION TO INTERN, UH, THE NORTH TEXAS EMERGENCY RADIO NETWORK THAT THAT'LL GO FROM HERE TO DALLAS FOR INTEROPERABILITY.

SO IT'S, UH, JAMES, WHEN WERE, WHEN WERE WE ORIGINALLY EXPECTED TO HAVE THAT DONE? WASN'T IT OVER THE SUMMER? NOT NEXT MONTH.

YES, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN LAST SUMMER.

UH, THIS PROJECT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DONE RIGHT.

THERE'S JUST A LOT OF, UH, DELAYS, THINGS THAT DIDN'T MOVE HAPPEN.

UH, AND SO, UH, WITH CHANGES Y'ALL MADE, UH, WE'VE BEEN PUSHING REALLY HARD TO GET THIS DONE.

UH, ONE FACT WE HAVE TO DO IT HERE PRETTY SOON, UH, JUST SO WE CAN ACCOUNT FOR ALL THE ARPA FUNDS THOUGH.

BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE IT, UH, DONE, COMPLETED CHECKS, UH, CLEARED THE BANK, UH, REPORTING AND EVERYTHING JUST SO THAT CAN GET ACCOUNTED FOR.

SO WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE ALL THOSE DONE BY THE END OF JUNE, UH, WORKING WITH MOTOROLA.

UH, SO, UH, WITH THAT, WE HAVE SEVERAL MILESTONES HERE TODAY.

WE'VE INCLUDED, UH, MOST OF THAT WORK IS THE SMITH TOWER, UH, STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS, UH, UH, REMOVAL OF ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS ON IT.

AND THE PARK TOWER REDESIGN.

THAT ONE WAS $281,983 52 CENTS.

THAT WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

DONE.

I VERIFIED IT.

UH, SECOND ONE IS, UH, UH, WORK AT THE MAIN TOWER SITE.

UH, WE INSTALLED OUR NEW 800, UH, ANTENNAS, EQUIPMENT LINES.

UH, WE'RE GETTING READY TO, IF WE CAN GET THIS BILL DONE, MOVE THE 700 TO OUR NEW ENCLOSURE.

UH, THAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS, IF WE CAN GET IT DONE QUICK ENOUGH.

UH, THAT WAS A TOTAL OF $336,836 59 CENTS SINCE THAT WORK HAS BEEN DONE AT MAINE.

UH, LAST ONE IS, UH, UH, BASICALLY FINISHING UP SMITH TOWER, UH, THE ANTENNA WORK, UH, THAT AND, UH, THE SIRI GRANT WE RECEIVE.

SO THAT WORK HAS BEEN DONE TO TOTAL OF $215,699 AND 42 CENTS.

UH, ANY QUESTIONS? THAT SMITH TOWER? THAT? YES SIR.

WHEN IS IT GONNA BE OPERATIONAL? UH, IT IS OPERATIONAL AS FAR AS NETWORKING RIGHT NOW.

SO OUR, IT IS PART OF OUR RING AND BROCK, UH, SO OUR TELEMETRY OF ALL THE RADIO ARE GOING THROUGH THAT.

THE RF EQUIPMENT IS APRIL, MID-APRIL.

UH, BROCK AND SMITH WILL COME ON AS FAR AS RF IN THE SIMULCAST MODE.

SO I'M PUSHING FOR THAT, UH, MID-APRIL, A LITTLE SOONER IF WE CAN.

UH, BUT HOPEFULLY, UH, WE WILL BE DONE IN APRIL.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.

IS THIS JUST TO ACCEPT THE, THIS IS JUST ACCEPT THE MILESTONES FOR CERTIFICATE.

UH, UH, UH, WE, WE NEED ACTION SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

I CAN SIGN FOR, FOR PAYMENT.

WE HAVE MOTOR OF CONTACT.

IS THERE ANY, UH, IF, IF I HAVE WORDS OR DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS YOU WANT TO ADD TO THIS? AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING THE MEETING.

YEAH, NO, NO.

I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

UM, GLAD TO BE A PARTNER WITH YOU GUYS.

WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S TIME TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW US TO GIVE ANY UPDATES, UH, AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

I'LL SAY JAMES HAS BEEN A, HAS BEEN PARAMOUNT IN THE, UH, ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF CONTINUING TO MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD.

SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO GET THIS MOVED ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

UH, CONTINUE OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH PARKER COUNTY AS A WHOLE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IS IS THE WORK GONNA BE DONE IN TIME TO GET THE PAYMENTS THAT WE NEED BY THE HERE? YES.

COMMISSIONER WALL AND THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

THAT'S ONE THING JAMES AND I AND OUR TEAM, WE HAVE A WHOLE SLEW OF INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS PROJECT AND THAT'S BEEN A, A HUGE PORTION OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO RACE AGAINST THE TIME CLOCK.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE MEET SPECIFIC DEADLINES SO WE CAN GET ALL THE PAPERWORK ON THE BACK END TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE WE MEET THOSE SPECIFIED DEADLINES.

SO THE SIMPLE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES, SIR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COURT I CAN ANSWER FOR YOU GUYS? OKAY, THANK YOU SIR.

APPRECIATE THE TIME.

JAMES, I GOT A QUESTION ABOUT THE JACKSON TRAIL TOWER.

ITEM P ON TAKE ACTION REGARDING CLAIMS REPRESENTATION AND CLASS ACTION LITIGATION AGAINST DISCOVER OVER, OVER CREDIT CARD FEES, JOHN AND DISCOVER CHARGED COMMERCIAL FEES ON ALL CREDIT CARD TRANSACTIONS WITH THE COUNTY.

WERE WE LEAVING THE OLD EQUIPMENT ON THAT TOWER OR DID WE MOVE IT TO THE SMITH TOWER? WE MOVED IT TO THE SMITH TOWER.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN MOVED.

THE MICROWAVE DISH HAS THE RF EQUIPMENT.

UH, THAT EQUIPMENT WILL JUST BE PHASED OUT.

UH, WE HAVE THE COURT HAD AGREED TO SUPPORT VHF TO THE END OF THIS YEAR.

SO WE'RE LEAVING JUST THE VHF EQUIPMENT IN THERE TILL MAYBE THE END OF THE YEAR OR WE COME BACK AND DISCUSS THAT FURTHER.

THE MICROWAVE, UH, DISHES HAVE BEEN MOVED TO SMITH, BUT THE RF EQUIPMENT IS STILL THERE.

THAT'S RUNNING ON A, A COUNTY CIRCUIT.

UH, WE SET UP FOR MOTOROLA, UH, TO KEEP THAT GOING FOR VHF.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.

CAN WE HAVE, UH, MOTION TO SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? ALL OF FAVOR.

CARRIE MOVE TO

[6.P. Take action regarding claims representation in class action litigation against Discover over credit card fees. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]

UH, THERE IS A SETTLEMENT.

THEY DID THIS NATIONWIDE AND WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO RECEIVE

[02:00:01]

SOME FUNDS BACK AS A RESULT OF THOSE ACTIONS.

OKAY, MOTION WILL MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

SAY GOODBYE COMMISSIONER HOLT.

PERIODS FIVE OH.

MOVE TO ITEM

[6.Q. Order 26-11 for the disposition by cremation of a pauper and authorize payment of $850 to Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel & Cremation Services for disposition of an indigent person. (John Forrest / Judge Deen)]

ORDER 26 DASH 11 FOR THE DISPOSITION OF CREMATION OF A PAUPER AUTHORIZED PAYMENT OF $850 TO GOD PICKARD FUNERAL, CHAPEL AND CREMATION SERVICES FOR DISPOSITION OF AN INDIGENOUS PERSON.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY END DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, .

MOVE TO

[7. AССЕРT INTO THE MINUTES]

ITEM SEVEN ON ACCEPTANCE MINUTES.

ITEM EIGHT, PARKER COUNTY BUILDINGS.

THE GROUNDS DEPARTMENT QUARTERLY REPORT.

ITEM B, EXECUTED TYLER MINUS MINUTES AMENDMENT.

REMOVING THE RECRUITING MODULE, THEN ITEM C, EXECUTED.

COPY OF THE THRIFT WARRANT PARTNERSHIP.

LEASE EXTENSION.

LET THE RECORD SHOW THOSE ARE ENTERED INTO THE MINUTES.

MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT,

[8. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 5 5 1 0 7 1 OH.

SEVEN TWO AND OH SEVEN SIX AND OH EIGHT SEVEN RESERVING THE RIGHT AND CLOSED SESSION TO MEET TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING.

UNDER ITEM EIGHT, EXECUTIVE CLOSED SESSION MEETING WILL BE HELD PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 5 5 1 0 7 1 2 AND 1 2 9 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO CONSULT WITH AND SEEK ADVICE FROM ITS ATTORNEYS REGARDING ITEM A, THE ACTIVE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF PARKER COUNTY ITEM B, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF OPTIONS AVAILABLE AT TEXAS COUNTY AND ITEM C, ANY OTHER MATTER DESCRIBED IN THIS MEETING.

AGENDA ITEM B, DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON TCQ SETTLEMENT PROCLAIMING TO ENFORCEMENT.

CASE NUMBER 6 8 1 0 1 ITEM C, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION REGARDING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT THIS SOUTHWEST CORNER OF CHAMPIONS DRIVE AND EAST BAY HIGHWAY IN ALITO, TEXAS.

ITEM D UPDATE, DISCUSS PARKER COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER AND JAIL AND TAKE ANY ACTION.

COORDIN NAMES NECESSARY.

ITEM E, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION REGARDING ALLOCATION IMPROVEMENTS OF COUNTY REAL ESTATE.

ITEM F, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION REGARDING COUNTY WEBSITE SECURITY UPGRADE.

ITEM G DISCUSSED DELIBERATE NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO ANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 5 5 1 0 8 7 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE WILL, WELL I HAVE THIS WE WILL RECESS AT 1102 AND LET'S GET INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THE GOAL WILL BE 1110 EXECUTIVE SESSION 1143 AND MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT ON THE ITEMS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER ITEM A WILL TAKE NO ACTION UNDER

[8.B. Discuss and take action on TCEQ settlement pertaining to Enforcement Case No. 68101. (Judge Deen)]

ITEM B ON DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON TCQ SETTLEMENT PERTAINING TO ENFORCEMENT.

CASE NUMBER 6 8 1 0 1.

NO ACTION IS THERE.

NO, UH, NO I DON'T.

JOHN, CAN I DO ALL THREE OF THOSE ITEMS IN ONE MOTION OR DO I NEED TO SEPARATE THEM ALL? OKAY, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT THE SETTLEMENT.

WE MAKE A REQUEST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM AND THAT WE ALSO ASK TCEQ FOR AN EXTENSION ON THIS MATTER.

TWO ITEM C ON DISCUSS 10 CASHIER REGARDING THE PROPERTY.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN FOR THE DISCUSSION ALL IF EVER CARRIE ABOVE VOTE MOVE

[8.C. Discuss/Take action regarding the property located at the SW corner of Champions Drive and E. Bankhead Highway, Aledo, Texas. (Commissioner Hale)]

WELL WE LOCATED IN SOUTHWEST CORNER OF CHAMPIONS DRIVE IN EAST BANKHEAD HIGHWAY.

ALITO IS RANCH ON THIS ITEM? YEAH.

I'D LIKE TO UH, MAKE THE MOTION THAT UH, THE COUNTY THAT WE UTILIZE THE CONTRACT AND MOA PROVIDED BY BAILEY RANCH UH, FOR THIS PROPERTY MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

GONNA MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT, PRECINCT TWO, ITEM B ON APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT.

CARRIE I BILL MOVE TO ITEM D AND DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION.

EXCUSE ME.

UPDATE AND DISCUSS PARKER COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER IN JAIL AND TAKE ANY ACTION.

THE COURT DAMAGE NECESSARY.

WE WILL TAKE NO ACTION.

MOVE TO ITEM E DISCUSS TAKE ACTION.

REGARDING ALLOCATION IMPROVEMENTS OF COUNTY REAL ESTATE WILL TAKE NO ACTION UNDER ITEM F, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION REGARDING COUNTY WEBSITE AND SECURITY UPGRADE AND EXPANSION, TAKE NO ACTION.

UNDER ITEM G, DISCUSS DELIBERATE NEGOTIATIONS RELATING TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS IS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 5 5 1 0 8 7 FIXES.

GOVERNMENT CODE WILL TAKE NO ACTION THAT TAKES THIS TO ITEM NINE.

ARE Y'ALL HERE FOR ANY SPECIFIC ITEM ON THE PLANNING? OKAY, WE'RE

[9.B. PRECINCT 2 (Part 1 of 2)]

REASON FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS CRAZY HORSE W RANCH CONSISTING OF 2.963 ACRES WITH ONE LINE PRECINCT.

TWO.

IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

COULD YOU GRAB IT?

[02:05:03]

ARE YOU HERE? UH, SO AS MENTIONED, THIS IS FOR ONE LOT AND IT'S GONNA BE 2.963 ACRES.

HERE WE GO.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1146.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM EIGHT PRECINCT TO PROCEED? I, WE CLOSE IT HERE NOW SEE THEN WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1146.

PROCEED PLEASE.

AND PROPER NOTICE WAS PLACED IN PAPER LISTED THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND PURPOSE OF TODAY'S HEARING.

THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE PERMITTING HAS APPROVED PUBLIC WATER THROUGH CSWR TEXAS AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

SO COUNSEL, ALL DOCUMENTS ARE IN ORDER.

THIS IS JUST A UH, ONE LOT SUBDIVISION REVISION FOR 2.963 ACRES.

I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE.

OH THANK YOU SIR TO MAKE Y'ALL WAIT FOREVER BACK THERE.

NOW DO YOU WANT THE LETTER? ARE YOU HERE? ARE YOU WITH THE UM, I DON'T HAVE COPY GRANT ESTATE GREEN ESTATES IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING.

THAT'S ITEM SEVEN.

JUST ABOVE IT.

5.6991 LOT SUBDIVISION REVISIONS.

WE'LL MOVE UP TO ITEM SEVEN ON APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION FOR SO DIVISION KNOWN AS GREEN ESTATES CONSISTING OF 5.699 ACRES WITH ONE LOT PRECINCT TWO.

IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING, IT'S ALSO ONE LOT 5.699 ACRES.

OKAY, WE'RE OPEN IN PUBLIC HEARING AT 1148.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM SEVEN? NO.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON THIS? ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1148 AND GO TO THE ITEM AND PROPER NOTES WAS PLACED IN THE NEWSPAPER LIST THAN THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION, AND PURPOSE TODAY'S HEARING, THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING ZERO BALANCE FOR BOTH LOTS.

PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL WERE APPROVED BY PERMITTING AND ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET.

HANDS RIGHT THERE.

ANY MOTION? WE APPROVE THIS.

BACK TO ITEM A PRECINCT ONE.

I GIVE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

CURIOUS ABOVE VOTE.

THANK YOU FOR COMING SIR, GO

[9.A. PRECINCT 1]

ITEM ONE, APPROVE THE EXTENSION OF THE CONSTRUCTION BOND IN THE FORM OF A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR WATERSTONE STATES.

UM, SO THIS IS A REQUEST TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE TO JUNE 21ST, 2026.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I SPOKE TO PRECINCT ONE'S FOREMAN ABOUT AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS TO THAT.

COUNSELOR.

ALL THE PAPERWORK GOOD AND EVERYTHING.

MOTION MAY BY COMMISSIONER CONY.

FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THE PAPER CURIOUS ABOVE.

ITEM TWO, RELEASE THE MAINTENANCE BOND IN THE FORM OF A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR DOUBLE H ESTATES AND ACCEPT MAGNOLIA COURT AS A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAY AND PRECINCT ONE.

UM, I SPOKE TO THE FOREMAN FOR PRECINCT ONE.

HE WENT OUT AND LOOKED AND VERIFIED EVERYTHING IS GOOD TO GO TO RELEASE THE MAINTENANCE AND WE'RE ASKING TO ACCEPT MAGNOLIA COURT AS A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROAD COUNSELOR.

EVERYTHING GOOD? EVERYTHING IS MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVORS.

MOVE

[9.B. PRECINCT 2 (Part 2 of 2)]

TO ITEM B PRECINCT TWO.

ITEM ONE, APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS ROADS RANCH ESTATES CONSISTENT OF 26.723 ACRES WITH A TWO LOTS IN PRECINCT TWO.

IT IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

WE'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1150.

IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? AND THAT IS B PRECINCT TWO.

ITEM ONE HERE ON C THEN WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1150.

MOVE TO THE ITEM PLEASE.

AND PROPER NOTICE WAS PLACED IN THE NEWSPAPER LESS THAN THE DATE, TIME, LOCATION AND PURPOSE OF TODAY'S HEARING, THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE PERMITTING HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

OKAY, MOTION MOVE.

COMMISSIONER HOLT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ZERO BALANCE AND PERMITTING HAS APPROVED PRIVATE PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OF THEIR LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

CARRIE FIVE O HEIGHT ADDITION I GUESS MOVE TO ITEM TWO, APPROVE THE FINAL P FOR SUBDIVISION BE KNOWN AS HEIGHT ADDITION CONSISTENT OF 10.005 ACRES WITH ONE LOT IN PRECINCT TWO.

SO THIS IS ONE LOT, 10.005 ACRES.

COUNSEL ARE ALL DOCUMENTS IN ORDER.

THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING

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MOTION BE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE FIVE OH.

MOVE TO ITEM THREE, ACCEPT A SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED FOR RIGHT OF WAY OF COTTONWOOD TRAIL FOR A SUBDIVISION BE KNOWN AS HOT EDITION CONSISTS OF 10.005 ACRES WITH ONE LOT PRECINCT TWO.

SO THIS IS THE RIGHT OF WAY.

DEDICATION TO GO ALONG WITH A PLOT THAT WAS JUST APPROVED.

OKAY, MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOL SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

CARRIE .

MOVE TO ITEM FOUR, APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS TRINITY OAKS ESTATES CONSISTENT OF 50.066 ACRES WITH 18 LOTS IN PRECINCT TWO.

SO THERE'S 18 LOTS.

THEY RANGE IN SIZE FROM JUST OVER TWO ACRES TO 6.474 ACRES.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY OF THAT DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, JU ABOVE OH.

MOVE TO ITEM FIVE.

ACCEPT THE LETTER OF CREDIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION BOND OF TRINITY OAKS ESTATES IN PRECINCT TWO.

CAN I GO BACK ONE COMMISSIONER? ALL DOCUMENTS WERE, OR I'M SORRY, COUNCIL, ALL DOCUMENTS WERE IN ORDER FOR ITEM FOUR, CORRECT? I YES.

ALRIGHT, SORRY.

ON ITEM FIVE.

NO, I'M, I'M, YEAH, WE'RE ON ITEM FIVE.

SORRY, I I RUSH YOU ON THAT.

SHOULD HAVE CONFIRMED THAT.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

SO WE WILL ACCEPT THE LETTER OF CREDIT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION BOND ATTORNEY OAKS ESTATES.

SO YES.

ALRIGHT, SO YES, IT'S $160,000 CONSTRUCTION BOND THAT WOULD BE SET TO EXPIRE MARCH 12TH, 2027.

THAT'S THE ONE THAT MD AND I AND YOU DISCUSSED A FEW TIMES AND WE'RE NOW OKAY WITH, CORRECT? CORRECT, YES.

AND THAT'S IN THE FORM OF A, A LETTER OF CREDIT.

OKAY, MOTION MOVE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT SECOND COMMISSIONER WALDEN HAND DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR.

CARRIE? FIVE OH MOVE TO ITEM SIX EXCEPT OF SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED FOR RIDE OF WAY OFF SARAH LAND FOR SUBDIVISION TO BE KNOWN AS TRINITY OAKS ESTATES CONSIST OF 50.066 ACRES WITH 18 LOTS IN PRECINCT TWO.

THIS IS A RIDE OF WAY DEDICATION WE REQUESTED AS PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE SUBDIVISION THAT WAS JUST APPROVED.

OKAY, I'M SORRY MY, MY OVERSIGHT HERE.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER, HOLD SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

AND DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR PASSES.

FIVE OH MOVE DUE.

ITEM ITEM NINE, RELEASE TO CONSTRUCTION BOND IN THE FORM OF LETTER CREDIT FOR SOBER SPURS.

RANCH.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

SO WE RECEIVED THE MAINTENANCE BOND WHICH I SEPARATED OUT AS A SEPARATE VIRGINIA ITEM.

SO WE'RE ASKING TO RELEASE THE CONSTRUCTION BOND.

SO, OKAY.

MOTION MOVE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

CARRIE ABOVE OH MOVE TO ITEM 10 EXCEPT THE MAINTENANCE BOND IN THE FORM OF A LETTER OF CREDIT FOR SOBER SPURS RANCH.

SO THAT'S A MAINTENANCE BOND, THE AMOUNT OF $120,825 AND 47 CENTS WITH AN EXPIRATION OF MARCH 10TH, 2028.

AND THAT'S IN THE FORM OF A LETTER OF CREDIT.

SECOND BACK.

COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY OF THE DISCUSSION IN FAVOR?

[9.C. PRECINCT 3]

MOVE TO ITEM C.

PRECINCT THREE.

ITEM ONE, APPROVE THE FINAL PLA FOR SUBDIVISION BE KNOWN AS TWO.

LM DEVELOPMENT PHASE FOUR CONSIST OF 5.000 ACRES WITH ONE LINE PRECINCT.

THREE.

SO ONE ACRE TRACK THAT'S FIVE ACRES FOR SOMETHING.

IS EVERYTHING IN PLACE? JOHN AND THE DEVELOPER HAS A ZERO TAX CERTIFICATE.

PERMITTING HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

MOTION BE BY COMMISSIONER WALDENS.

THANK BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR AND JUDGE BEFORE YOU PROCEED VO OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

SORRY I COULD TALK TOO EARLY.

NO, GO AHEAD.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

IT'S ON THE NEXT ONE.

I'M SORRY.

OH, OKAY.

UP THE GUN.

MOVE ITEM TWO, I APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION FOR SUBDIVISION NOTICE.

SO NO ACTION.

TWO AND THREE.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET TO.

UH, THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET EVERYTHING NEEDED, BUT GIVEN THAT IT WAS A PUBLIC HEARING, WE WENT AHEAD AND LEFT IT ON THE AGENDA JUST IN CASE.

GONNA MOVE TO ITEM FOUR ON ITEM D ON ITEM ONE IN PRECINCT FOUR, APPROVE THE WAIVER FOR THE GROUNDWATER STUDY FOR SUBDIVISION BE KNOWN AS DAAL ACRES CONSISTS OF 3.008 ACRES WITH TWO LOTS IN PRECINCT FOUR.

RECORDS SHOW THAT WE'LL ROTATE NO ACTION ON ITEM TWO AND THREE.

UNDER PRECINCT THREE.

MOVE TO ITEM.

SORRY, COME BACK TO THAT.

OKAY, WE'RE

[9.D. PRECINCT 4]

SURE, I BUTCHERED THAT NAME.

SO, UM, JUST TO BE CLEAR ON THIS ONE, IT WILL BE A ONE ACRE TRACK AND A TWO ACRE TRACK.

IT ALREADY HAS TWO EXISTING WELLS ON THE PROPERTY.

ONE IS RE UM, REGISTERED WITH A WATER DISTRICT THAT HAD A WELL REPORT BY AFFORDABLE WELL SERVICES WITH A YIELD OF, UH, 20

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GALLONS PER MINUTE WITH A 240 FOOT PUMPED DEPTH.

THE SECOND WELL, WHICH HAD ALREADY EXISTED, PREDATED THE REGISTRATION SYSTEM THAT GOT, WE HAVE A SERVICE LETTER ON THAT BY MALONE'S WATER.

WELL YIELD IS 20 GALLONS PER MINUTE.

PUMPED DEATH IS 240 FEET.

SO MOTION BE BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SAY GOODBYE.

COMMISSIONER COLING DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE FIVE OH.

MOVE TO ITEM TWO, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION.

PERMIT REQUESTS FOR ENCORE ELECTRIC DELIVERY LLC BY CONTRACTOR PIKE ELECTRIC TO SET AN ELECTRIC POLE ACROSS THE COUNTY RIGHT OF WAY ON EAST BANKHEAD DRIVE.

SO IT'S A, A UTILITY PERMIT.

UH, IT'S FOR ENCORE, BUT PIKE ELECTRIC WILL BE DOING THE WORK THEY PROVIDED.

PROOF THAT THEY'RE DOING IT ON BEHALF OF ENCORE, IT'S NOT GOING ACROSS ANY ROADWAYS WILL JUST BE WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY.