[00:00:06] THE MEETING FOR THE PARKER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA EMERGENCY AGENDA AT 9:04. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, AND WE WILL MOVE TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING. [I.A. Approval/Extension of Declaration of Local Disaster Related to Severe Weather and Damaging Winds pursuant to Texas Government Code 551.045. (Judge Deen)] ACT UPON THE FOLLOWING AGENDA ITEMS UNDER ITEM ONE. APPROVAL FOR THE EXTENSION AND DECLARATION OF LOCAL DISASTER RELATED TO SEVERE WEATHER AND DAMAGING WINDS PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.045. BRIAN, WOULD YOU COME UP? WELL, WE HAVE A MOTION BY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL IN THE DISCUSSION PHASE. SO CAN YOU KIND OF COVER THIS A LITTLE BIT AS TO WHAT'S EXPIRING AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO HERE. SO STATE STATUTE SAYS WHEN YOU ISSUED THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON THAT IT'S GOOD FOR SEVEN DAY PERIOD, AND THEN IT HAS TO BE EXTENDED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OR IT EXPIRES, AND THERE WAS NO PROVISION FOR AN AUTOMATIC RENEWAL. SO THE EMERGENCY IS THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE THIS EMERGENCY DECLARATION THROUGH AN INDETERMINATE AMOUNT OF TIME. JOHN, IS THAT CORRECT? YES. FOR 30 DAYS, 45 DAYS, WHATEVER THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY. YES. YEAH. THIS ALLOWS THE CONTINUATION OF STATE SUPPORT AND FUNDING AND POTENTIAL FEDERAL SUPPORT AS WELL. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS IS NOT ANOTHER ONE WEEK EXTENSION. THIS IS AN INDETERMINATE EXTENSION. YEAH. THE STATUTE SAYS THE JUDGE CAN CALL AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR SEVEN DAYS. AND THE COURT MUST EITHER EXPIRE THAT DECLARATION OR TERMINATE THAT DECLARATION OR CONTINUE THE. THEY JUST SIMPLY CAN CONTINUE THAT. YES. YES. SO MY MOTION IS THAT THIS CONTINUES UNTIL WE CANCEL IT. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? THE MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO WITH ONE ABSENT. I'M SURE THAT LARRY WOULD AGREE TO THAT. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE WAITED AND LET HIM BE HERE FOR THIS VOTE, BUT I THINK THIS IS A STRAIGHTFORWARD ISSUE. WE MIGHT WANT TO NOTIFY HIM THAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE THIS AND TAKEN ACTION, WHETHER HE'S ON HIS WAY OR NOT, JUST TO LET HIM KNOW. RICH, IF YOU WOULD IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THAT ITEM BEFORE WE MOVE TO ITEM TWO ON ADJOURNMENT? YES, I THINK JASON WAS GOING TO VISIT WITH US. JASON, WOULD YOU COME UP, PLEASE? SO I'VE GOT SOME HANDOUTS AND THAT'LL KIND OF GIVE MAYBE JASON LANE, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR, PARKER COUNTY. MAYBE KIND OF GIVE LARRY A LITTLE TIME TO GET HERE IF HE'S COMING. THANK YOU. I HAVE A SITUATION. EXCUSE ME. I HAVE A SITUATION REPORT I SENT OUT. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT UP TO SPEED ON EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON. WITH THOSE SITUATION REPORTS I'VE BEEN SENDING OUT. SO HOPEFULLY THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN HELPFUL. TO KEEP YOU ALL IN THE LOOP. WE HAD EF ONE TORNADO ON SATURDAY EVENING WENT THROUGH SPRINGTOWN OVER NEAR AND THEN ENDED UP OVER NEAR THE PRECINCT ONE BARN. AND THEN TUESDAY NIGHT, THE DAYS ARE RUNNING TOGETHER A LITTLE BIT. TUESDAY NIGHT WE HAD A EF THREE. IT STARTED OVER IN PALO PINTO COUNTY NORTHWEST OF FORT WALTERS. WENT THROUGH FORT WALTERS. I THINK YOU ALL HAVE SEEN SOME OF THE DAMAGE ON TV AND STUFF FROM THAT. IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. AND THEN PRETTY MUCH THE TORNADO PRETTY WELL WRAPPED UP BY THE TIME IT GOT TO 180, WE DIDN'T FIND ANY DAMAGE OF ANY SIGNIFICANCE SOUTH OF 180. WE'VE HAD DAMAGES. I'VE REQUESTED SOME ASSISTANCE FROM THE STATE. I'VE GOT ABOUT 30 FOLKS FROM THE STATE ASSISTING ME IN THE EOC RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW I'VE GOT SEVEN TEAMS PLUS SOME OF OUR VOLUNTEERS DOING, TRYING TO WRAP UP THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT. HOPEFULLY TODAY OR TOMORROW AT THE LATEST WRAP UP THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND SOME NUMBERS FROM THIS MORNING. WE ALSO BEEN PUSHING OUT INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC TO USE THE I STAT DAMAGE REPORTING TOOL. AND I'VE GOT SOME PRELIMINARY NUMBERS AS OF 800 THIS MORNING BETWEEN THE, THE PUBLIC REPORTING AND OUR TEAMS THAT ARE COMING OUT, THEY HAVE REPORTED 130 MAJOR OR DESTROYED IN THE COUNTY. NOW, SOME OF THOSE ARE REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC. SO AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, YOU UPLOAD PHOTOS AND THAT SORT OF THING. AND THE STATE HAS CONFIRMED 74 THAT ARE MAJOR OR DESTROYED IN PARKER COUNTY. [00:05:09] WE'VE ALSO HAVE I'M SORRY, I CAN'T READ THIS. THERE YOU GO. I MAY NEED THEM. COMMISSIONER. WE HAVE THANK YOU. SORRY. I FEEL YOUR PAIN. IT'S BEEN A FAIRLY RAPID ONSET HERE OF THAT. YOU LOOK GOOD IN THOSE GLASSES. THE MINOR DAMAGE. WE'VE HAD 523 OF THOSE REPORTED, AND 341 HAVE HAVE BEEN VETTED. SO WE'VE GOT 94 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE FROM THE VARIOUS VOLUNTEER GROUPS HERE IN THE COUNTY. SO AS, AS WE GET THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS, WE PUT TOGETHER THAT IN A LIST THAT WE CROSS-REFERENCE THAT WITH THE FOLKS THAT HAVE SERVICES OR GOODS THEY WANT TO HELP WITH. WE STARTED OFF WITH A VOLUNTEER RECEPTION CENTER AT THE ANNEX IN SPRINGTOWN IN PERSON, BUT WE'VE TRANSLATED THAT TO A VIRTUAL THING. JUST IT REQUIRES LESS MANPOWER. AND SO THAT'S HOW WE'RE CONNECTING THE DOTS ON WHO NEEDS HELP AND WHO HAS HELP THAT THEY CAN GIVE. WE'VE GOT SOME NONPROFIT GROUPS FROM FROM ALL OVER THAT HAVE COME IN AND ARE HELPING MINUTEMAN WHICH IS A DISASTER GROUP WITH, I WORKED WITH IN COLLIN COUNTY. IT'S BASED IN COLLIN COUNTY. THEY'RE AT OUR EOC RIGHT NOW. WE'RE GETTING BRIEFED ON WHAT WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AND THAT SORT OF THING. AND THERE'S COUNTLESS OTHER ONES. WE'VE GOT A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE UNITED WAY OF PARKER COUNTY TO HELP WITH THE DONATION MANAGEMENT AND LONG TERM RECOVERY. SO THAT'S ONGOING. THE, IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LONG TIME TO, TO GET THIS TO GET THESE FOLKS HELPED. AND UNFORTUNATELY, BASED ON THE DAMAGE NUMBERS, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE'RE GOING TO MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE. JASON, CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? YES, SIR. CAN WE COMBINE WITH WISE. YES. YES WE ARE. AND WE STILL WILL NOT. YES. SO CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT WITH DO WE NEED A JOINT RESOLUTION TO DO THIS OR WE DO NOT. NO, NO. SO I THINK HE'S SAYING THAT EVEN ALL OF US COMBINED STILL DON'T MEET THE TOTAL NUMBER, I DON'T THINK. YEAH. I THINK THAT WHAT I, I GUESS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS MAYBE DIFFERENT THAN CAN WE COMBINE THREE THE THREE COUNTIES TOGETHER FOR A JOINT DISASTER RESOLUTION? THERE MAY BE A JOINT QUESTION. NO, NO, NO, EACH EACH COUNTY HAS TO DO IT INDIVIDUALLY. HOWEVER WE ARE COORDINATING BETWEEN THE COUNTIES ON ASSISTANCE. SO SO I'M JUST THINKING OF MAYBE STRONGER IN WELL TOGETHER. IF WE'RE STRONGER. LET ME LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT AND I'LL TRY TO DO A BETTER JOB OF EXPLAINING THE DISASTER DECLARATION PROCESS. SO. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT KINDS OF FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE. ONE OF THOSE IS INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE. AND THAT'S ASSISTANCE THAT BASICALLY FEMA AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE DIRECTLY TO RESIDENTS IMPACTED BY A DISASTER. THAT'S. YOU MAY YOU KNOW, IT'S IF YOU IF YOU GO BACK FAR ENOUGH, YOU MAY RECALL BACK DURING KATRINA, YOU HAD. FOLKS WOULD GET THEIR FEMA CHECKS AND THEY WOULD BUY TVS AND STUFF WITH IT, BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE A HOUSE, THAT SORT OF THING. IF YOU LOSE EVERYTHING AND THERE'S A PRESIDENTIAL DISASTER DECLARATION, THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE YOU CAN GET FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS ABOUT 50,000, WHICH DOES NOT MAKE YOU WHOLE. SO THAT'S INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE BASED ON HOW THEY CALCULATE ELIGIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE. THE STATE TELLS ME THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DAMAGE IN OUR, ALL OF THESE COUNTIES IMPACTED TO MEET THE THRESHOLD FOR INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE. SO THAT'S WHY WE HAVE WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD UP A ROBUST DISASTER RECOVERY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL USING THESE VARIOUS NONPROFIT GROUPS UNITED WAY TAKING THE LEAD ON THAT CHURCH GROUPS AND ALL THE OTHER ONES. THEN THE OTHER POT OF MONEY FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE IS PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. AND DESPITE ITS NAME, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IS NOT FOR THE PUBLIC. IT'S TO HELP PUBLIC ENTITIES LIKE COUNTIES, CITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UNIVERSITIES, THAT SORT OF THING. [00:10:06] PUBLIC ENTITIES AND THAT THRESHOLD THAT HAS TO BE MET. THERE'S A COUNTY THRESHOLD, AND THEN THERE IS A STATE THRESHOLD. THE STATE THRESHOLD OF UNINSURED LOSSES TO PUBLIC ENTITIES IS 56 MILLION. AND ACCORDING TO THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS WE'VE DONE SO FAR IN ALL THESE COUNTIES, BECAUSE THE SAME SAME DAMAGE ASSESSMENT PROCESS IS GOING ON IN PALO PINTO. AND WISE COUNTY JOHNSON COUNTY, THEY, THEY GOT HIT ON TUESDAY AS WELL. SO ALL OF THOSE DAMAGES DON'T REACH THAT 56 MILLION THRESHOLD FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO THAT MEANS THAT ANY OF THE RECOVERY EFFORTS THAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN PARKER COUNTY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE LED BY THE LOCALS AND THOSE LOCAL NONPROFIT GROUPS, WHICH IS WHY WE PARTNERED WITH THE UNITED WAY HERE IN PARKER COUNTY. I WISH WE, I'M STILL WORKING SOME ANGLES ON TRYING TO GET THOSE NUMBERS UP TO HIT THAT 56 MILLION, HOPEFULLY. BUT AT LEAST THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM. 08:00 OR SO LAST NIGHT WAS THAT IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HIT THAT THRESHOLD AND THAT 56 MILLION NUMBER IS NOT GOING TO BE REACHED, BECAUSE WHAT WE WERE BROADLY CONSIDERING WAS, IS THERE A WAY TO COMBINE OUR LOSSES WITH PALO PINTO AND WISE? THAT'S THAT'S HOW YOU GET TO THAT STATE TO GET TO THAT 56 AND YOU'RE SAYING EVEN IF WE COMBINE ALL THOSE TOGETHER, WE'RE STILL NOT GOING TO HIT THE 56. AND I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT'D BE A LOT MORE THAN 56 MILLION BETWEEN THE THREE COUNTIES. IT HAS TO BE UNINSURED LOSSES. SO IF A HOME IS DESTROYED UNINSURED, THAT'S THAT'S LOSSES TO GOVERNMENT. ROADS, BRIDGES, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. IS THERE IS THERE A WAY TO COUNT EXPECTED MAN HOURS AND EQUIPMENT USAGE, FEMA RATES? YES, THERE IS. BECAUSE I WOULD IMAGINE GEORGE AND I CAN PUT TOGETHER FEMA RATES. SO ON THE, ON THE HOURS, THE ONLY, THE ONLY HOURS THAT COUNT TOWARDS THAT IS OVERTIME. AND GENERALLY THEY ONLY COUNT THAT FOR THE FIRST 72 HOURS. WOW. SO IF WE HAVE TEN GUYS BETWEEN US DOING NOTHING BUT TREE CLEANUP FOR THE NEXT FOUR MONTHS. THAT PORTION IS NOT GOING TO COUNT TOWARDS THE 56 MILLION. I'LL CONFIRM THAT WITH THE WITH THE STATE, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S THAT'S RIDICULOUS. BECAUSE I WOULD I WOULD BET PARTICULARLY FOR HIM, BUT ALSO FOR ME, WE'RE GOING TO BE RUNNING HEAVY EQUIPMENT. WE'RE GOING TO BE HAULING BRUSH. YES, FOR A LONG TIME. THOSE DOLLARS ADD UP FOR MAN HOURS, EQUIPMENT USAGE, FUEL, ETC. THEY DO. YES SIR. I COMPLETELY AGREE. BUT. JUST DO WHAT YOU CAN AND LET'S SEE WHERE WE GO. ANOTHER ANOTHER AVENUE THAT I'M GOING TO PURSUE TODAY IS ANOTHER ELIGIBLE ENTITY IS ELECTRIC CO-OPS. AND I KNOW THAT OUR ELECTRIC CO-OP INCURRED A LOT OF LOSSES AND A LOT OF OVERTIME. SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT NUMBER IS, BUT AND I'M PRETTY SURE THEY'VE GOT ELECTRIC CO-OP UP IN WISE COUNTY AS WELL. WELL, WE. BUT WE SHARE ONE, AT LEAST THAT I KNOW OF. SO SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO CAPTURE THOSE ELECTRIC CO-OP NUMBERS AS WELL TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT NUMBER CLOSER. BUT AS I SAID, AT LEAST WHAT THE STATE'S TELLING ME SO FAR IS THAT WE'RE NOT, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HIT THAT NUMBER, RIGHT. CAN I REAL QUICK, I WANT TO I MEAN, SOME OF THE OTHERS I KNOW MY MY PRECINCT, WE'VE HAD CREWS TO HELP AND ASSIST WITH SOME EQUIPMENT AS WELL. SO IF WE NEED TO HELP PUT SOME NUMBERS TOGETHER ON WHAT'S BEEN ALLOCATED FOR THESE CLEANUP. YES, SIR. MY OFFICE NEEDS TO KNOW. IT'S THE, THE THERE'S A THERE'S A THERE'S AN EQUIPMENT RATE PER EQUIPMENT THAT YOU USE. SO IS IT THE RATE? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. YEAH. AND I THINK YOU ALL USE THAT FOR SOME OF THE STUFF THAT Y'ALL DO. ALRIGHT. SO SO USE THE FEMA RATE ON THE NUMBER OF HOURS THAT EQUIPMENT IS USED FOR THE DISASTER AND THEN THE THE OVERTIME HOURS THAT ARE INCURRED. AND I KNOW, I KNOW AT LEAST PRECINCT ONE AND TWO HAVE INCURRED SOME OVERTIME HOURS. OH YOU HAVEN'T. HUNDREDS OF HOURS. YES. CORRECT. JASON, WHAT IS THE. I TALKED TO JUDGE LONG AND PALO PINTO. AND HIS RESPONSE TO ME WAS, IS THAT ANYTHING WE NEED OVER HERE THAT THEY HAVE, WHETHER IT'S MANPOWER OR EQUIPMENT, [00:15:05] WHATEVER, TO, TO INFORM THEM AND LET THEM KNOW. AND I KNOW THERE'S COLLABORATION THAT YOU'VE HAD WITH THEIR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. YES, SIR. IN FACT, THERE'S A LOT OF APPRECIATION FOR YOU SPECIFICALLY TO GO AND HELP WITH THEM. YES, SIR. SO THEY'VE OFFERED THEIR SERVICES. THAT IS EXPLAIN, I GUESS, THE COLLABORATION OF HOW, YOU KNOW, WE WE CERTAINLY HAVE A SITUATION HERE WITH WITH. YES, SIR. SO WHEN THAT TUESDAY NIGHT, WHEN THAT TORNADO HIT WE HAD TO PULL IN CREWS THAT WERE DOING DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS BECAUSE THAT'S ONE OF THOSE STORMS WAS TRACKING RIGHT OVER THE PATH THAT THE PREVIOUS TORNADO HAD COME DOWN. SO. SO WE HAD TO PULL ALL THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT CREWS. THEN WE SWITCHED INTO MONITORING THE WEATHER AND TAKING IN DAMAGE REPORTS COMING IN FROM DISPATCH SO THAT WE COULD LOOK AT OTHER AREAS FOR DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS FOR THE NEXT DAY. THEN WE HEARD ABOUT THE DAMAGES OVER ON FAR WEST AND INTO INTO PALO PINTO COUNTY. SO WE SENT DRONES TO GO HELP THEM FLY THAT SO THEY COULD GET SOME DAMAGE ASSESSMENT ON THE, ON THE BUILDINGS OUT AT FORT WALTERS. AND THAT, THAT THAT'S IT'S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. WHAT I WILL TELL YOU IS, IS THAT I'VE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME, AND THAT'S SOME OF THE WORST DAMAGE THAT I'VE SEEN. SO NOW THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THOSE THOSE ARE NOT BRAND NEW BUILDINGS. THEY'VE BEEN AROUND SINCE WORLD WAR TWO. BUT IT'S A SIGNIFICANT THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF, OF JOBS FOR PARKER COUNTY AND PALO PINTO COUNTY THAT, THAT, THAT WORK THERE. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG FINANCIAL IMPACT TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. SO WE SENT DRONES OVER THERE TO GO CHECK IT OUT. THEY HAD A MEETING WEDNESDAY MORNING. SO I WENT OVER TO THAT MEETING AND MET THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO GO DO THE OFFICIAL DAMAGE SURVEY. AND AND THEY WERE OUT. WINTER WELLS WAS OUT WORKING. I'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH THE PALO PINTO COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR. MATTER OF FACT, I HELPED DRAFT THE DISASTER DECLARATION FOR PALO PINTO COUNTY AND THE CURFEW THAT THEY INSTITUTED IN WELLS. I HELPED DRAFT THAT AS WELL JUST TO HELP THEM OUT. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY CLOSELY. AND WE, AND WE ALWAYS HAVE, AT LEAST SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE I'VE KNOWN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR THERE FOR A LONG TIME. WISE COUNTY. I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM TOO MUCH BECAUSE HE'S AS BUSY AS I AM. BUT HE'S PRETTY SQUARED AWAY AND I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR A LONG TIME TOO. SO, SO ALL OF THAT COORDINATION JUST TRYING TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT. I OFFERED TO, SINCE WE ALREADY HAVE AN EXISTING DONATION FRAMEWORK SET UP. I OFFERED THAT OUT TO PALO PINTO SINCE WE WERE A COUPLE OF DAYS AHEAD OF THEM ON THIS. BUT THEY ALREADY HAD THEIR OWN SYSTEM IN PLACE. SO, SO WE'RE OPERATING SEPARATELY. BUT OUR UNITED WAY FOLKS. MATTER OF FACT, THE PALO PINTO COUNTY UNITED WAY PERSON IS IN MY OFFICE RIGHT NOW COORDINATING WITH THE PARKER COUNTY UNITED WAY. SO WE'RE, WE'RE COORDINATING, I THINK AS BEST AS. I MEAN, I CAN'T FIGURE OUT ANY OTHER WAYS TO MAKE IT ANY BETTER. WELL, I THINK WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN. CAN I TRANSITION THIS DISCUSSION JUST A LITTLE BIT HERE ON THE AGENDA ITEM THAT IT'S GOING TO RELATE TO? THERE'S THERE'S TALK ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ALL THIS BRUSH, WHETHER WE HOW WE TURN IT AWAY, WE ACCEPT IT. AND I KNOW THERE'S SOME DISCUSSION ON THAT AND WHETHER HOW WE CAN BE ABLE TO AFFORD A SITUATION LIKE THIS. IS THERE ANY RESOURCES OUT THERE? YOU TALK ABOUT THE UNITED WAY. IS THERE ANY RESOURCES? FORESTRY DEPARTMENT, FORESTRY. I CAN'T SAY THAT FORESTRY FOR THE FOR THE DEBRIS. YEAH, FOR THE DEBRIS. IS THERE ANY ASSISTANCE OF ANY OTHER AGENCIES OR ENTITIES THAT COULD HELP THESE PRECINCTS? BECAUSE, ONE, WE HAVE THE ISSUE HERE TURNING THEM AWAY, WHETHER TAKING THAT IN THE AMOUNT OF OF IMPACT FINANCIALLY TO US IS GOING TO BE DEVASTATING, BUT I DON'T SEE HOW WE CAN TURN THEM AWAY. BUT THEN AGAIN, YOU HAVE THE REVERSE ARGUMENT OF I DON'T SEE HOW WE CAN TAKE ALL THAT AND DEVASTATE THE FINANCIAL STATUS OF OUR COUNTY AS WE GO INTO IT, ESPECIALLY GOING INTO A BUDGET. YES, SIR. CAN WE ADDRESS THAT? SO THE DEBRIS THING IT'S SIGNIFICANT. IT'S I THINK BOTH OF Y'ALL WOULD AGREE IT'S A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DEBRIS. SO WE HAD A MEETING TUESDAY. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT DAY WE HAD A MEETING. WE HAD A MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THAT. WE HAD MR. JOHN FORREST WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY THERE. [00:20:03] WE HAD KIM RIVAS WITH PURCHASING. WE HAD SOME EXPERTS ON DEBRIS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS THERE TO HELP US KIND OF NAVIGATE THAT. AND WE HAVE APPROVAL FROM THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY TO DO STAGING AND BURNING OF MATERIAL AT THE, THE TWO PRECINCT ONE AND TWO PRECINCT BARNS. WE'VE ALSO GOT APPROVAL TO USE A COUPLE OF OTHER LOCATIONS ONE ACROSS THE STREET FROM PRECINCT ONE BARN FOR A TEMPORARY DEBRIS STAGING AREA. AND WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE WITH EASTER ISD THAT WE'VE SUBMITTED. I THINK, I THINK THE ONE BY YOU GOT APPROVED THIS MORNING. COMMISSIONER. THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD. YES. I THINK THEY GOT APPROVED THIS MORNING. WE DO HAVE A POSSIBILITY OF REQUESTING AN AIR CURTAIN INCINERATOR, WHICH WILL GIVE US THE ABILITY TO BURN SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER ON THIS VEGETATION MATERIAL. WE CAN REQUEST THAT FROM THE STATE. THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS YOU HAVE TO BE 340FT FROM ANY BUILDINGS. AND THERE IS NOT A LOCATION AT THE PRECINCT ONE BARN THAT'S 340FT AWAY FROM A BUILDING. SO IF WE ARE GOING TO USE SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHICH WE CAN REQUEST, WE'D HAVE TO DO IT AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION. WE COULD POTENTIALLY DO IT AT THAT LOCATION ACROSS THE ROAD. BUT THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS KIND ENOUGH TO LET US OFFER TO STAGE DEBRIS THERE ASKING TO, TO PUT AN INCINERATOR AND BURN STUFF FOR MONTHS ON END IS IT'S A LITTLE BIGGER ASK. I'M NOT GOING TO DO THAT AT THIS TIME. JASON. YES, SIR. YOU'RE SAYING THE STATE WILL PROVIDE THAT AIR CURTAIN? YES, SIR. WITH SOME RULES. AND WILL THEY OPERATE IT OR WOULD WE NEED TO OPERATE? THEY WILL BRING DOWN ONE PERSON TO TRAIN US HOW TO USE IT. AND HERE YOU GO. HOW DO WE GET HOW DO WE DO THAT? HOW DO WE HAVE A LOCATION THAT WOULD BE EASY TO GET TO? IT'S A IT'S THE SAME PROCESS THAT WE HAVE FOR THAT. WE'VE REQUESTED THESE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAMS AND ALL THIS OTHER STUFF I'VE REQUESTED. IT'S IT'S EASY. WE NEED TO GET OUT. THE LOCATION THAT WE DISCUSSED RIGHT OFF OF 730. AND RICK WILLIAMSON OH YEAH WE DID. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD GET YOUR GUYS TO, GIVEN THAT YOU COULD GO DOWN 730 OR FM 51? I MEAN, WE CAN GET THERE. YEAH. AND ANOTHER OPTION MIGHT BE THE OTHER CONVENIENCE CENTER. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY STRUCTURES THAT WOULD BE THAT WAY. FATHER THOUGH IT IS FURTHER. THAT'S REAL CLOSE TO THAT. 730 AND RICK WILLIAMSON I MEAN HOW MUCH HEAT WOULD BE COMING OUT OF THAT THING? IT'S PRETTY HOT. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE TWO. THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHY THERE'S A 340 FOOT SET OFF. THERE'S WE'RE WE'RE EASILY OVER 340FT FROM THE NEAREST STRUCTURE. IT'S A LARGE OPEN PAD. WHAT ABOUT THE HIGHWAY? ARE YOU 340 FROM IT? DO YOU HAVE TO BE 340 FROM THE ROAD AS WELL? WELL, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE CARS COMING BY WITH THAT HEAT. THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING. BUT IT'S A IT'S A IT'S AN ENCLOSED BOX WITH FOUR INCH THICK CERAMIC REFRACTORY MATERIAL. SO THE HEAT IS GENERATED A LOT OF TYPICALLY I HAVE TO CHECK THAT, BUT I THINK THAT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THAT 340 FOOT WOULD PROBABLY BE FROM A ROADWAY. CAN WE EXHAUST EVERY EFFORT TO LOOK AT THAT? I WANT TO ADD ONE MORE THING TO THIS. AND JACOB, YOU PROBABLY HAVE TALKED MUCH MORE THAN I DID. GET A MESSAGE FROM OUR SENATOR, FROM PHIL KING ON ANY RESOURCES THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO, THAT HE IS THERE TO HELP. AND JACOB, I'M SURE YOU PROBABLY COULD ELABORATE ON THAT, BUT WE DO HAVE OUR SENATOR THAT IS REACHING OUT TO US AND OFFERING THE HELP THAT WE CAN. I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO JUST EXHAUST EVERY POSSIBLE OPTION THERE IS AT THE STATE LEVEL, LOCAL LEVEL, GETTING THIS CURTAIN, GET MOVING ON THAT QUICKLY. IF WE HAVE A SPOT TO GET THIS IN, WE NEED TO. BECAUSE AGAIN, I GO BACK TO WHAT I ORIGINALLY SAID WAS, WE'RE IN A DILEMMA HERE FROM A FINANCIAL STANDPOINT THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE DESPERATELY TRYING TO GET THIS STUFF OUT TO US. AND I KNOW THAT THE FINANCIAL ASPECT AND THE OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF VOLUME OF IT IS THAT WE CAN'T JUST TAKE IT ALL, BUT WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TRY TO PROVIDE THAT ASSISTANCE IF THAT BECOMES AVAILABLE. AND I KNOW COMMISSIONER HOLT HAS DISCUSSED THAT AND ADDRESS THAT. AND COMMISSIONER SPRINGTOWN COMMISSIONER WITH WHAT'S YOUR NAME AGAIN? WE IN PRECINCT ONE AND TWO IS A SERIOUS SITUATION AND COMMISSIONER CONLEY IS, IS WHERE HE'S TRYING TO TAKE IT ALL IN WHERE COMMISSIONER HOLT IS, YOU KNOW, HOW IS HE DOING THAT WITH THE VOLUME HERE? [00:25:01] WE WE'VE GOT TO SOLVE THAT SOMEHOW BECAUSE WE CAN'T JUST LEAVE THESE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT SO, AND, AND I, I COMMEND YOU BOTH COMMISSIONERS, THAT, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO TO HELP THESE PEOPLE. AND WE NEED TO EXHAUST EVERY EFFORT POSSIBLE, EVEN WITH THE OTHER PRECINCTS AS WELL. WE'RE FORCED TO. I MEAN, WE'RE BLESSED THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE EVERY PRECINCT THAT GOT THE SAME IMPACT. BUT PRECINCT ONE AND TWO, WE GOT TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN HERE TO HELP THESE PEOPLE. SO I THINK WE NEED TO WE FEEL KING'S OFFICE BECAUSE, COMMISSIONER CONNELLY, I COMMEND YOU FOR TRYING TO DO THAT. COMMISSIONER HOLT, I THINK THAT THE SITUATION HERE IS THAT THE AMOUNT OF VOLUME APPARENTLY IS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN YOUR SITUATION. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE GOING TO, BUT YOU'RE I COMMEND YOU FOR TRYING TO HELP. AND WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN HERE AND EXHAUST EVERY POSSIBLE OPTION. THE CURRENT, THE WHAT'S IT CALLED AGAIN? THE AIR CURTAIN, AIR CURTAIN AIR CURTAIN. INCINERATOR. OKAY. SO SO THE THE GIST OF THE AIR CURTAIN INCINERATOR IS, IS THAT IT LOOKS LIKE A ROLL OFF BOX, ROUGHLY, BUT IT'S GOT SOME FIRE PROTECTION STUFF ON THE SIDE. WE WOULDN'T OWN IT. WE WOULD. THEY WOULD JUST LET US USE IT. THAT'S CORRECT. YES. OKAY. THAT THIS IS A REQUEST THAT WE CAN MAKE. IT'S A BIG ROLL OFF BOX AND IT DOES A HUNDRED TONS AN HOUR OR SOMETHING. SOME CRAZY NUMBER OF HOW FAST IT BURNS THROUGH VEGETATION BURNS APPROXIMATELY 40 TIMES FASTER THAN OPEN PILE BURNING, AND IT DOES NOT PRODUCE NEARLY AS MUCH SMOKE. IT'S VERY POPULAR IN THE NORTHWEST WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. VERY LITTLE SMOKE. WHAT? IN OUR VERY BRIEF RESEARCH, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN PUT IT ON TOP OF AN ASPHALT ROAD, AND THERE'S NOT ENOUGH HEAT GENERATED TO MELT THE ROAD UNDERNEATH THE ROAD UNDERNEATH MELTS IT LESS THAN 300 DEGREES. SO INSULATE IT WELL ENOUGH. I MEAN, IT'S FOUR INCH THICK CERAMIC PLATING. NOW OBVIOUSLY IT ESCAPES ABOVE. BUT WHAT THE FIRE MARSHAL TOLD US WAS THAT THOSE ARE SAFE ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN USE THEM EVEN ON A NO BURN DAY. OBVIOUSLY, IF IT'S 105 DEGREES WITH 40 MILE AN HOUR WINDS, YOU YOU PROBABLY DON'T WANT TO USE IT BECAUSE OF AN EMBER, BUT THERE THERE'S SOMETHING WE'RE HEAVILY LOOKING INTO RIGHT NOW FOR OUR GENERAL OPERATIONAL USE. BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, 40 TIMES FASTER, YOU CAN DO ONE WE'RE LOOKING AT IS SOMEWHERE IN THE 230 TO 240 RANGE. ONCE YOU COUNT A TRAILER, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIALIZED ROLL OFF TRAILER FOR IT, BUT YOU CAN CHEW THROUGH ABOUT 9 TO 11 TONS PER HOUR. I'D ALREADY HAD ONE OF THESE IF I'D HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT. WELL, CAN I LET ME ADD TO THIS, TO WHAT WE'RE SAYING HERE. GET THE ONE THAT WE, WE WOULD BE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE STATE AND THEN DO ANOTHER ACQUISITION THROUGH THE COUNTY LOCALLY TO GET ONE OR UP TO 1 TO 2 MORE HAVE A TOTAL OF THREE OF THESE. THAT WOULD, FROM A VOLUME STANDPOINT, START TRYING TO GET THIS CAUGHT UP AND GETTING IT. I MEAN, THAT'S A FINANCIAL ISSUE THAT WOULD INVOLVE A MUCH MORE IN DEPTH DISCUSSION. I BELIEVE THAT THE PURCHASING DIRECTOR HAS THAT ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR MONDAY. I THINK THAT'S CORRECT. AND IF WE OWN OUR OWN, WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME STIPULATIONS, DO WE? THAT THE STATE HAS TO BE 340FT FROM A BUILDING. YEAH. BUT WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE THAT STIPULATION. CORRECT. BUT THERE'S SOME MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO FOLLOW. YEAH. I JUST THINK THAT WE HAD THREE OF THESE THINGS BASED ON BASED ON. I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE THAT LONG, ALTHOUGH I'VE CRAMMED A WHOLE LOT OF WORK IN, IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME HERE. THE I AND I, I DON'T RUN A, I DON'T RUN ROAD AND BRIDGE CREWS. I DO DISASTERS, BUT THE WAY I SEE THAT THE ROAD AND BRIDGE CREWS OPERATE AT SOME OF THE PRECINCT BARNS, NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT THE, THE TWO THAT TAKE IN DEBRIS OR VEGETATION FROM THE PUBLIC. IT'S A SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT METHOD FOR DOING WHAT YOU'RE ALREADY DOING. RIGHT. SO AND I DON'T MAKE FINANCIAL DECISIONS FOR PARKER COUNTY, BUT I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER BECAUSE I THINK REGARDLESS OF, OF THE ONGOING DISASTER THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW FOR DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS, I THINK THAT'S A SAFER, MORE EFFICIENT OPTION IN THE FUTURE, BUT IT ALSO HELPS SOLVE SOME OF OUR PROBLEMS DURING THIS EXISTING DISASTER. YEAH, IT WOULDN'T JUST BE FOR THIS SITUATION. IT WOULD BE FOR AND WE'RE ACTUALLY REALLY BLESSED THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD THIS SITUATION MORE OFTEN. THE. WE HAVE FOLKS THAT ARE CLEARING BRUSH ALL OVER PARKER COUNTY. CLEARING BRUSH AND PARKER COUNTY HELPS REDUCE OUR WILDLIFE WILDFIRE MITIGATION, WILDFIRE RISK. SO IT'S BENEFICIAL FOR FOLKS TO BURN DEBRIS VEGETATIVE DEBRIS IN PARKER COUNTY BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF IT AND WE HAVE A VERY SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR WILDFIRES. [00:30:04] SO THE MORE OF THAT SORT OF THING WE CAN REMOVE FROM THE LANDSCAPE, THE BETTER OFF WE ARE FROM A WILDFIRE RISK MITIGATION STANDPOINT. JASON, DID YOU SAY IT WAS A 300 FOOT SETBACK? 340, I BELIEVE. 340. THE THE ONE FROM THE STATE. NOW, IF WE PURCHASE ONE THEY HAVE DIFFERENT SETBACK DISTANCES BASED ON THE DESIGN AND THE SIZE AND ALL OF THAT SORT OF THING. CAN I, CAN I INTERJECT FOR A MINUTE, KIND OF TAYLOR TAILING OFF OF WHAT YOU WERE JUST SPEAKING ABOUT. AND I DON'T KNOW, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER A LITTLE BIT OF THIS, JOHN. YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP, BUT I'VE HAD A SIGNIFICANT INTERRUPTION AND INTERACTION WITH ENCORE ENERGY, THE LAST BETTER PART OF A YEAR. OKAY. WHERE THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF JUST COMING IN AND CLEAR CUTTING TREES AT GRADE. APPARENTLY THEY HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO COME IN AND DO THAT. YES, SIR. SO I'M WONDERING IF THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES TO HELP CONTRIBUTE ON THE CLEANUP, SINCE THEY HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO COME IN AND JUST STEAMROLL. JUST CLEAR, CLEAR, MASSIVE CLEAR CUT. SO SO I'VE TALKED TO ENCORE QUITE A BIT OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. THEY'RE WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE OR HELP. I HAVE NOT TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THAT SPECIFICALLY. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE POWER BACK ON. SO THEY HAVEN'T OFFERED. SO NO. NO SIR. YEAH. WE DID GET A, I GOT AN INQUIRY FROM ENCORE OVER BY LAKE MEMORIAL STATE PARK. THEY NEEDED A DOZER BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET THE POWER BACK ON, BUT WE GOT THAT RESOLVED. SO I'M TALKING TO THEM. SO THEY WERE NEEDING RESOURCES FROM THE COUNTY. YEAH. YES. BUT NOT BUT NOT CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES TO HELP. NOT YET, NOT YET. WE HAVEN'T ASKED FOR THAT. WE HAVEN'T MADE THAT. ASK WHAT I WILL TELL YOU. THAT'S WHAT POINT I WANT TO MAKE. NOW, I'M NOT TRYING TO BE RUDE TO YOU. NO. GO AHEAD. MY POINT IS THAT WE NEED HELP. WE NEED ALL HANDS ON DECK. AND THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY HEAVY HANDED WITH THE COUNTY AND OUR INTERACTIONS. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM STEP UP AND TRY TO HELP AS WELL, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW. I SAW ON THE NUMBERS HERE A LOT MORE OF TRI COUNTY FOLKS WERE IMPACTED ON THESE NUMBERS AND THE DATA. YES, SIR. THAN ENCORE. YES, SIR. SO I DON'T KNOW IF HOW THE INTERACTIONS BEEN WITH TRI COUNTY, BECAUSE MY INTERACTION WITH TRI COUNTY OVERALL HAS BEEN MORE POSITIVE THAN IT HAS BEEN WITH ENCORE. OKAY. WHAT I WILL TELL YOU ON THE ENCORE THING THEY HAVE AFTER THE WILDFIRES UP IN THE PANHANDLE THE LAST YEAR, YEAR OR TWO THE LEGISLATURE MANDATED THAT ELECTRIC UTILITIES DEVELOP A RESILIENCY PLAN. SO I'VE READ ENCORE RESILIENCY PLAN AND THEY HAVE THE, ALL OF THAT BRUSH, ALL THE TREES THAT YOU'RE SEEING THAT THEY'RE DOING IS PART OF A REVAMPED VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM THAT ENCORE IS DOING. I'VE GOT A MEETING IN MY OFFICE HERE IN SOMETIME IN MAY TOWARDS THE END OF MAY WITH THE HEAD GUY FOR THAT VEGETATION MANAGEMENT FOR ENCORE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING SO WE CAN PARTNER ON THIS WILDFIRE MITIGATION THING. SO WHAT I'M TELLING YOU IS I HAVE A CONTACT AND CELL PHONE NUMBER FOR THE GUY THAT MANAGES THAT FOR ENCORE. DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW HIS NAME? IF NOT, IT'S OKAY. KEITH. KEITH RITCHIE I THINK. OKAY. IN THAT MEETING, WILL YOU PLEASE REITERATE BECAUSE I HAVE MULTIPLE TIMES WITH ENCORE MY CREWS, THE COUNTY CREWS AND THE COUNTY RESOURCES HAVING TO COME IN BEHIND ENCORE TREE TRIMMING CREWS AND CLEAN UP THE TRASH, THE REFUSE AND JUST MESS LEFT BEHIND BY THEM. COMMISSIONER CAN I THROW AN IDEA OUT THERE? I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT SENATOR KING WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT. ACTUALLY, SENATOR KING HAS HELPED US IMMENSELY WITH ENCORE. YES, SIR. OKAY, SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE HIM KUDOS AS WELL AS MR. NYE WITH WITH ENCORE AS TRYING TO HELP GET THE LOCAL CREWS IN SOME OF THESE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS. BUT ALSO I FELT LIKE THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO MENTION THIS BECAUSE WE NEED HELP RIGHT NOW. OKAY. I WASN'T AWARE OF THOSE ISSUES, BUT I DO KNOW A GUY WITH ENCORE THAT'S OVER THERE. THANK YOU. VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. CAN I ADD TWO THINGS QUICKLY? YES, SIR. WITH THE PERMIT THAT WE GOT, THE 26. 680. YES, SIR. FRANK WATSON, OUR FIRE MARSHAL, HELPED US PROCURE THANK YOU TO MR. WATSON FOR THAT. YES, HE'S BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL. PRECINCT TWO LOCATION GOT A COST RECOVERY. THEY THEY INDICATED IN THE APPROVAL OF THE PERMIT FOR TEMPORARY STAGING AND BURNING THERE. YES, SIR. GIVEN THE NATURAL DISASTER THAT WE HAVE COST RECOVERY AVAILABLE. [00:35:02] FRANK IS LOOKING INTO THE SAME OR HE'S LOOKING INTO THIS BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. COST RECOVERY AVAILABLE. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THAT MEANS, OR IS THAT SOMETHING YOU CAN LOOK AT OFFLINE? SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION HERE. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT. LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW. I KNOW THAT SOMETIMES I'VE HEARD THAT TERM WITH THE TC AND THAT INVOLVES THE METAL THAT WE'RE TAKING IN. WE CAN SELL THAT FOR SCRAP, WHICH I THINK HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THAT'S ONE COST RECOVERY THING, BUT THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL ONES THAT I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH. SO I'LL SEND THIS TO YOU OFFLINE AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT THEN. FINAL QUESTION FOR ME IS THESE RESIDENTS. SO WHAT I'VE BEEN TELLING MY RESIDENTS IS IF YOU DRAG YOUR DEBRIS TO THE ROADSIDE. IT WILL BE MONTHS BEFORE WE CAN GET TO IT. IN THE MEANTIME, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE GRASS AND VEGETATION GROWING. WATER'S GOING TO POOL. DRAINAGE IS GOING TO BE POOR. MOSQUITOES, LINE OF SIGHT ISSUES, ALL OF THE VARIOUS FACTORS. SO I'M ASKING THAT FOLKS NOT DRAG IT TO THE DITCH RIGHT NOW. IF IT'S ALREADY IN THE DITCH, WE'LL HANDLE IT. YES, SIR. I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE WE HAD THAT COMMUNICATION. YOU SENT ME ABOUT THAT, AND WE UPDATED OUR INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THAT. AND I APPRECIATE IT. AND WE DIDN'T CATCH THAT THE FIRST TIME. NO, NO, NO. YOU'RE GOOD, YOU'RE GOOD. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS THIS WHO SHOULD WE DIRECT THEM TO? IF IT'S SOMEBODY WHO IS NOT PHYSICALLY CAPABLE OF DEALING WITH SOME OF THESE TREES THAT ARE DOWN ON THEIR PROPERTY. IF IT'S A SINGLE MOM WITH A MINIVAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S KIND OF TOUGH TO SAY, HEY, GO GET THAT OAK TREE THAT'S FALLING OVER OUT OF YOUR YARD. SO, SO WHAT, WHAT LOCAL CHARITIES OR CAN WE DIRECT THEM TO YOUR OFFICE AND Y'ALL CAN QUARTERBACK THAT? OR ARE THERE LOCAL CHARITIES, ORGANIZATIONS THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THAT I SHOULD POINT THEM TO FIRST. YES. SO, SO AND I THINK I, I THINK I REFERENCED THIS EARLIER. SO WE'RE DOING THIS DAMAGE ASSESSMENT. WE'RE TRYING TO IDENTIFY WHERE ALL THIS STUFF IS. AND THEN WE HAVE ON THE UNITED WAY SIDE, WE'VE GOT FOLKS THAT ARE WILLING TO HELP. TALK TO CHRIS WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THEY'VE GOT VOLUNTEER CONSTRUCT CONTRACTORS THAT ARE WILLING TO HELP. SO WE'RE TRYING TO MATCH THAT UP. THERE'S A PROCESS FOR DOING THAT VIRTUALLY. AND I DON'T HAVE THE WEBSITE OR ON ME, BUT I CAN GET THAT TO ALL OF YOU TO SHARE WITH THE PUBLIC. I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR FOLKS THAT NEED ASSISTANCE WITH TREE LIMBS DOWN, TARP ON THE ROOF, DOG FOOD, WHATEVER THAT IS. YOU CAN PUT THAT IN THERE IN THE, IN THE VIRTUAL ONLINE SYSTEM. AND THEN THE FOLKS THAT, HEY, I'VE GOT A SKID LOADER AND STRONG BACK AND I'M WILLING TO HELP IN A CHAINSAW SIGN UP HERE. AND THEN WE MATCH THEM UP. SO. BUT I HAVE TO GET YOU FROM MY BRAIN VERY QUICKLY. WE'RE BUILDING THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO VIRTUALLY SUBMIT NEEDS, PEOPLE WITH THE ABILITY TO MEET THOSE NEEDS, AND THEN WE CROSS THEM. YOU'RE GOING TO SEND US THE INFORMATION FOR HOW THEY GO ABOUT REPORTING THOSE NEEDS. YES, SIR. OFFLINE. YES, SIR. CAN I GO BACK TO THE AND THAT'S FOR ANYBODY, BECAUSE I KNOW Y'ALL ARE GETTING INQUIRIES FROM THE PUBLIC CONSTANTLY AS WELL. WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT OUT. WE'VE PUSHED OUT SOME STUFF ON IT. I JUST DON'T HAVE THE WEBSITE IN FRONT OF ME. WE KIND OF GO BACK TO ONE THING REAL QUICK IS ON, ON THE, ON THE ACQUISITION OF THE STATE SUPPORTING, BRINGING THE CURTAIN IN. AND THEN WE ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL RESOURCE NUMBERS OF THOSE. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE HERE WITH WHERE WE WOULD PUT. ONE. WOULD WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO IF WE HAD THREE OF THEM, WOULD WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PUT THOSE IN LOCATIONS? YES, SIR, WE WOULD. AND THE DIFFERENCE IS THAT IF WE OWN THAT THERE IS A PROCESS THAT'S A SIMPLE COUPLE PAGE FORM TO GET THE OKAY TO PUT IT WHEREVER THE HECK WE WANT TO PUT IT. SO FOR EXAMPLE FOR THE, IF WE END UP PURCHASING SOME OF THESE, WHICH WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THAT'S AT LEAST ON THE TABLE IF WE WANTED TO PUT ONE OUT OF THE CONVENIENCE CENTER AT THE COUNTY FARM, BECAUSE WE GOT A WHOLE LOT OF FOLKS BRINGING STUFF IN FOR WHATEVER REASON WINDSTORM, THIS EVENT, WHATEVER, WE COULD PUT ONE OUT THERE, RUN IT THERE. WE, IF WE WANTED TO PUT ONE AT, SAY, WE HAD A LITTLE SMALL STORM AND IT HAPPENED AT NEAR MILLSAP, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT, WE COULD PROBABLY GET THE OKAY TO PUT IT. THEY GOT SOME VACANT LAND THERE. THEY COULD PUT IT MAYBE AT THE SCHOOL OR FIND A LOCATION OVER THERE. WE COULD PUT IT WHERE WE WANT TO. IT'S A COUPLE PAGE FORM. T-C-E-Q APPROVES IT AND WE CAN PUT IT WHEREVER THE HECK WE WANT TO. IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT OF PAPERWORK BEFORE YOU JUST LOAD IT UP AND TAKE IT ALL OVER THE COUNTY. [00:40:01] WELL, THAT SAID, THE SECOND THING I WAS GOING TO SAY WAS THIS HAPPENED IN A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME WITH TWO IMPACTING US IN WHAT, 48 HOURS OR WHATEVER. NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HAVE THIS SITUATION. WE'RE JUST NOW GETTING INTO THE SEASON. I MEAN, WE HAVE A WHOLE SEASON IN FRONT OF US HERE. AND SO IT JUST IT JUST MAKES SENSE TO ME THAT AND WE ALSO FAIRLY QUICKLY, I KNOW WE'VE GOT RAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY AND SOME POTENTIAL FOR MORE STORMS, BUT IT WON'T BE VERY HOT VERY LONG BEFORE IT GETS HOT. AND WE'RE IN CONCERNS ABOUT WILDFIRES. SO THERE'S A THERE, THERE IS A SHORT WINDOW AND A SENSE OF URGENCY TO DO THIS AS WELL. THANK YOU. YES, THERE IS A SENSE OF URGENCY. SO ANYWAY, YEAH, WE, WE GOT, I THINK WE GOT SOME GOOD RESPONSES HERE AND SOME GOOD DISCUSSION. THANK YOU FOR THE HOURS YOU'RE PUTTING IN, AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR COLLABORATION WITH THESE COUNTIES. I GAVE YOU A COPY OF THE SITREP, WHICH YOU ALREADY RECEIVED LAST NIGHT, BUT I ALSO PUT IN GAVE YOU ALL A COPY OF THE CURRENT INCIDENT ACTION PLAN, WHICH LAYS OUT ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT ARE IN ACROSS THE COUNTY THAT ARE IN PLACE THAT, THAT MY OFFICE IS MANAGING FROM THE STATE, OUTSIDE AGENCIES, VOLUNTEERS, ALL OF THAT'S IN THERE. SO YOU CAN KIND OF GET A FEEL FOR HOW LARGE THAT OPERATION IS. ONE OTHER THING I WAS GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT, WE WAS WANTING TO HAVE A MEETING THIS WEEK ON GETTING YOURSELF AND OTHERS TO DETERMINE AN ASSESSMENT OF KIND OF WHAT OUR RESPONSE WAS. I'M GOING TO PUSH THAT OUT BECAUSE WE'RE NOW THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. NOW WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT AGAIN. WE DON'T HAVE THE TIME FOR THAT YET. YES, SIR. SO SO ONCE WE WIND DOWN SOME OF THESE OPERATIONS AND GET ALL THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT DONE, WE'LL GET TOGETHER, GET AND GET, IS THIS AS BEST ORGANIZED AS WE CAN WHERE IT'S NOT IN AN EMERGENCY? WE'LL PULL IN THOSE PARTNERS THAT WERE INVOLVED AND SET UP A MEETING AND CONDUCT A AN AFTER ACTION REPORT SO WE CAN IDENTIFY WHAT WENT RIGHT, WHAT WENT WRONG WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO IMPROVE? RIGHT. AND THEN WHAT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED? WE'LL GET THAT ASSIGNED TO WHOEVER'S GOING TO FIX THAT PROBLEM. SO THAT WE CAN TRACK TO MAKE SURE THAT IT GETS DONE. SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES THAT WE DID THIS TIME. OVERALL I THINK THAT. THIS IS JASON LANE'S OPINION, BUT I THINK THAT OVERALL, I THINK THAT THIS HAS GONE RELATIVELY WELL. IT'S A, IT'S A BAD HAND TO BE DEALT. BUT WE ALSO LIVE IN NORTH TEXAS. AND THERE'S A RISK FOR THIS ALL THE TIME, WHICH IS WHAT I TRY TO IT'S WHAT I DO, BUT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. SO I THINK THAT AT LEAST IN TERMS OF THE RESPONSE WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE RECOVERY SIDE OF THINGS. I THINK THAT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I THINK THAT WE'RE HANDLING UP ON THE STUFF THAT WE NEED TO HANDLE UP ON. WE'RE GETTING A FRAMEWORK IN PLACE TO GET ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO NEED ASSISTANCE MECHANISM FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO HELP PEOPLE TO GET TO THE PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP AND DONATIONS SET UP FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO CONTRIBUTE. I THINK THAT PROCESS IS ALL GOING PRETTY GOOD. WE'VE GOT SOME, SOME BUMPS HERE ON THE, ON THE DEBRIS SIDE OF THINGS. BUT WE'RE GOING TO GET THOSE SORTED OUT HERE VERY QUICKLY BECAUSE THERE'S A SENSE OF URGENCY HERE THAT WE NEED TO GET THIS DONE ASAP. SO WE WANT TO GET THIS WHERE IT'S RUNNING LIKE A FINE TUNED MACHINE AND IT JUST TAKES A LITTLE WHILE TO RAMP UP FROM 10 OR 20 TRAILERS A DAY OF DEBRIS TO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING OUT THERE NOW. AND THAT TAKES THAT'S, THAT'S A, IT'S A BIG BUMP IN SCALE. I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THAT DEBRIS. WE WE MET MONDAY AND. YES, SIR. I VOLUNTEERED TO HOLD OFF ON DEBRIS, BUT I CAN'T. YES. CAN'T HOLD OFF MUCH LONGER, SO I'M LOOKING AT I TALKED THIS MORNING TO THE DEBRIS MONITORING FOLKS. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE ME A PLAN TO HAVE SOMEBODY THERE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING TO HELP WITH THE DEBRIS MONITORING IS WHAT I'M WORKING ON. HE GAVE ME SOME NUMBERS PURCHASE THINGS. NOT HERE, BUT I'M SUPPOSED THE PLAN IS TO HAVE SOMEBODY THERE TO HELP YOU WITH THAT DEBRIS MONITORING FIRST THING IN THE MORNING IS WHAT I'M WORKING ON. COMMISSIONER CONLEY, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED THAT THIS COURT CAN DO OR PROVIDE OR. I'M JUST THROWING THIS OUT THERE, JUST A BROAD NET ON ANYTHING ELSE YOU NEED OR CAN HELP YOU WITH AS WELL AS COMMISSIONER HOLT WELL, YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DECIDE HOW WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THIS DEBRIS. WELL, THAT GOES BACK TO AGAIN ACQUISITION OF ONE OF THESE OR TWO OF THESE TO LET PEOPLE COME IN AND DROP THIS STUFF OFF, WHICH I'VE GOT THEM ON HOLD RIGHT NOW. SO HE'S TALKING ABOUT DEBRIS, AS IN LIKE ROOF SHINGLES AND LUMBER INSULATION, INSULATION, WHICH IS WHAT HE'S NOT TALKING ABOUT VEGETATION. [00:45:03] THE ONLY THING THE AIR BURNERS SOLVE IS PURE VEGETATION. WE CAN'T YEAH, WE GOT THE BRUSH DEAL WORKED OUT. BUT THE DEBRIS, THE SEEMS LIKE TO ME THE DEBRIS IS THE PROBLEM. CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION DEBRIS. WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT EXCEPT SEND IT TO THE LANDFILL. AND EVERY LOAD COSTS MONEY. AND JUST SO THAT WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT FRAME OF REFERENCE ON THIS. THE NUMBERS THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER THIS WEEK, IT'S SEVEN DIGITS. YEAH, IT COULD BE $5 MILLION HIT TO THE COUNTY. 5 TO 10 IS WHAT I ESTIMATE. AND SO THESE ARE THESE ARE VERY SUBSTANTIAL NUMBERS THAT COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO OUR COUNTY BUDGET. SO WE NEED TO WE NEED TO HAVE OUR DUCKS IN A ROW ON THAT AND AND BE PREPARED. SIR, I HAVE ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION TO THE LINE OF QUESTIONS I WAS ASKING EARLIER. WHEN DO YOU THINK THAT RESOURCE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE TO SUBMIT ONLINE ASKING FOR HELP? LIKE DO YOU THINK PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO ASK FOR HELP STARTING NEXT WEEK? OH, NO, I THINK IT'S ALREADY ONLINE. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY HAVE THE WEBSITE. I BELIEVE IT'S ALREADY ONLINE. I'M SUPPOSED TO GET A BRIEFING AT 10:00. ON THE SPECIFICS ON THAT FROM THE STATE. MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S ONLINE NOW. I JUST DON'T HAVE, BECAUSE I WANT TO PUSH OUT TO THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE ASKING US, HEY, I CAN'T GET RID OF ALL THESE TREES. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. YES, SIR. THAT THAT THAT THAT I NEED TO PUSH THAT OUT. THAT PORTAL, IT'S TCR, I THINK IS THE NAME OF IT TRCI CAN'T REMEMBER. I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET A BRIEFING ON IT AT 10:00. MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S LIVE. I JUST DON'T HAVE THE LINK THAT I CAN SHARE WITH YOU RIGHT NOW. AND IS THAT YOUR OFFICE THAT'S QUARTERBACKING NEEDS AVAILABILITY. WE'RE INVOLVED IN THAT PROCESS. WE'VE GOT AN EXPERT FROM THE STATE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT AND WE GOT THE UNITED WAY SITTING IN MY OFFICE PLUS US. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO WE, THE PLAN IS TO DO A BRIEFING ON THAT. SO I UNDERSTAND IT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S MESHING UP. YEAH. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS STUFF'S ALREADY IN THERE. THERE'S PEOPLE THAT HAVE NEEDS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THERE AND THERE'S PEOPLE THAT WANT TO HELP THAT'S ALREADY IN THERE. THEY CAN GO SEE BECAUSE I WOULD IMAGINE THERE'S A LOT OF PARKER COUNTY CONTRACTORS. YES. WHO WANT TO HELP BUT DON'T KNOW TO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THAT. ON THE FLIP SIDE, CHRIS STRAYER IS SUPPOSED TO SEND ME A LIST THAT WE CAN GET THAT PUSHED OUT TO ALL OF THOSE CONTRACTORS THAT THEY HAVE WITH THE EDC. IF YOU'LL INCLUDE ME IN THAT AS WELL. WE CAN DO THAT BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO PUSH TO CONTRACTORS AND WHAT TO PUSH TO AFFECTED CITIZENS. I THINK IT'S A, I THINK IT'S A SINGLE PORTAL. AND YOU LOG IN DIFFERENT. YOU GOT IT. I THINK IT WORKS LIKE THAT. APPRECIATE IT. CAN I CIRCLE BACK REAL QUICK ON THE DEBRIS AND THE ISSUE THERE AND THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT TO THE COUNTY COST. BASED ON YOUR EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE POLICY THAT HAS LINE OF LINE ITEM COVERAGES FOR THIS, FOR DEBRIS DISPOSAL. YES, SIR. IS THERE A WAY TO INTERACT OR. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT INTERACTION WORKS BETWEEN THE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE INSURED, WHICH IS THE RESIDENT AND THE COUNTY'S EXPENSE ON THAT DISPOSAL. SO. TO SOME, TO SOME DEGREE, TO SOME DEGREE. WELL, LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT. THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. FIRST OFF BECAUSE IT'S SO SO WE HAVE A SCENARIO WITH THIS. WE HAVE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE. I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL FOLKS THAT DO HAVE INSURANCE. YES, SIR. SO THERE'S A LITTLE LAG TIME BEFORE YOU CAN DO MUCH. YEAH. AND THEN THE WAY THAT I'VE SEEN THAT WORK IN PREVIOUS DISASTERS IS IF, IF THE INSURANCE WILL COVER THAT, USUALLY THE WAY THAT WORKS IS THEY'LL BRING OUT A ROLL OFF BOX AND LOAD THAT UP AND SOMETIMES SEVERAL ROLL OFF BOXES BECAUSE A HOUSE WON'T FIT IN ONE ROLL OFF BOX IN MOST CASES. THEN THEN THE COMPANY DROPS OFF THE ROLL OFF BOX. THEY EITHER PAY SOMEBODY OR GET THEMSELVES TO LOAD IT ALL UP, AND THEN IT SHIPS OFF AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL COVER ALL OR PART OF THAT COST, DEPENDING ON DEDUCTIBLES AND WHAT THE POLICY SAYS AND THAT SORT OF THING. SO THAT THAT THAT PROCESS OPERATES INDEPENDENTLY FROM WHAT PRECINCT ONE IS DOING OUT THERE WITH FOLKS JUST LOADING STUFF UP AND TAKING IT UP THERE. NOW WHAT YOU'LL AS YOU CAN READ BETWEEN THE LINES THERE, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME FOLKS THAT HAVE HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE. AND IF WE'RE TAKING IT AT A REDUCED PRICE OR WHATEVER, IF I IF WHICH 1 A.M. I GOING TO DO? YOU'RE GOING TO GO, YOU'RE GOING TO. EVERYBODY'S GOING TO GO. THAT'S MORE OF WHAT MY QUESTION WAS ADDRESSING. [00:50:03] BUT IN, IN TERMS OF IS THERE REALLY A WAY TO COORDINATE THAT? IT'S, WE, I DON'T KNOW, INSURANCE COMPANIES OR WHAT THEIR POLICY SAYS. I DON'T HAVE, I DON'T HAVE ACCESS. NO, I UNDERSTAND THERE'S PROBABLY SOME PRETTY BIG VARIANCES THERE. YES. YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THOSE CONTRACTORS THAT GO IN TO DO THE DIRECT WITH THOSE INSUREDS OR THE AFFECTED FOLKS WITH A ROLL OFF IN THE YARD, GET THEM CLEANED UP AND THEN POTENTIALLY BRING THAT ROLL OFF TO A COUNTY YARD. AND THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE COLLECTING INSURANCE MONEY. YES, SIR. AND THEN THE. AND THEN THE COUNTY GETS. WHICH IS SADDLED WITH THAT EXPENSE. THAT THAT IS HUGE. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK THAT THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THE HIT TO THE COUNTY. YES, SIR. THAT CONTRIBUTES THAT GREATLY. THAT THAT'S WHAT I'M WHAT WHAT WHAT'S WHAT'S A LITTLE MORE PALATABLE IS WHEN YOU HAVE A HOMEOWNER'S POLICY. AND AND I THINK, I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD DISAGREE WITH THIS. SOME ARE BETTER THAN OTHERS. ABSOLUTELY. SO, SO I'VE HAD FOLKS THAT HAD THEIR HOUSE COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND THEIR POLICY SAYS THEY WILL PAY FOR DISPOSAL. A GRAND TOTAL OF ONE ROLL OFF BOX. YEAH. SO NOT ALL INSURANCE POLICIES ARE CREATED EQUAL. YES, SIR. YOU KNOW THAT BETTER THAN I DO. BUT THOSE FOLKS THAT. WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ALL OF THIS DISASTER STUFF THAT'S TOWARDS THE MEETING THOSE THRESHOLDS THAT'S UNDERINSURED. YEAH, THEY'RE UNDERINSURED BECAUSE IT DOESN'T COVER THEIR EXPENSE. YEAH. NOW THE PROBLEM IS YOU CAN'T CAPTURE THAT VERY EASILY. AND WE WANT TO CAPTURE UNDERINSURED ISSUE COSTS TO HELP WITH THAT THRESHOLD NUMBER. BUT THERE'S NO EASY WAY TO DO THAT. YEAH. I MEAN, I'VE DONE SURVEYS BEFORE. AND I GET SOME NUMBERS, BUT THE, IT'S SO IT, IT TAKES A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO COVER EVERYTHING THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO COVER. SO BUT THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF, THAT'S ONE OF THE AREAS THAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT ON EXPENSE TO COUNTY IS THAT SORT OF SCENARIO WHERE CONTRACTORS ARE GETTING PAID BY THE INSURANCE TO DISPOSE OF IT, BUT INSTEAD THEY'RE TAKING IT TO PART OF IT. WELL, IT'S CLOSER ALL OF THOSE VARIABLES. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF AND TRY TO PROTECT THE COUNTY AS BEST WE CAN FROM THOSE KIND OF AVOIDABLE COSTS AS BEST WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FOLKS THAT THAT THAT DON'T HAVE INSURANCE. AND THAT'S THEIR ONLY MECHANISM. AND IT'S, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEIR HOUSE WASN'T DESTROYED, BUT THEY GOT SOME SHEDS AND THAT SORT OF THING. WE CAN WORK WITH THOSE DONATIONS THAT COME IN AND THOSE NONPROFIT GROUPS TO KIND OF HELP OFFSET THAT GAP FOR THOSE FOLKS THAT MAY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO, TO TO AFFORD ANY KIND OF DROP OFF TIPPING FEES KIND OF THING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANKS FOR THE DAY. WORKING ON IT. YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYTHING ELSE Y'ALL WANT TO DO HERE IN THIS SESSION AT ALL? ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY. WE'LL MOVE TO WE'LL MOVE TO ADJOURNMENT. I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ALL IN FAVOR? RECORD SHOW THAT WE'LL ADJOURN AT 957. JASON. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.