Jul 27, 2026 Commissioners Court

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THIS MEETING

[Call to Order]

THE RECORDS SHOW IT IS 9:00 AM WE DO HAVE A QUORUM WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE PRESENT, AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION LED BY RODNEY.

IS IT, AND I'M GONNA GET IT WRONG.

GE GEISLER, NOT GEIS, YOU TOLD ME AND I STILL GOT IT WRONG.

FROM WATER CHURCH WATERHOUSE CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, LED BY PARKER COUNTY, JUDGE PATAM.

COMMISSIONER CONY, PLEASE STAND.

THANK YOU.

I READ FROM E EPHESIANS CHAPTER ONE, EVER SINCE I FIRST HEARD OF YOUR STRONG FAITH IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND OUR LOVE FOR GOD'S PEOPLE EVERYWHERE.

I HAVE NOT STOPPED THANKING GOD FOR YOU.

I PRAY FOR YOU CONSTANTLY ASKING GOD FOR HIS GLORIOUS FATHER OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, TO GIVE YOU SPIRITUAL WISDOM AND INSIGHT SO THAT YOU MAY GROW IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD.

FATHER, WE PRAY FOR THIS WEEK FOR EVERYTHING THAT TAKES PLACE IN THIS COURTHOUSE, EVERYTHING THAT TAKES PLACE IN OUR COUNTY.

THAT, THAT THERE WILL BE WISDOM.

THAT IS YOUR WISDOM, THAT YOU'LL GIVE DIVINE KNOWLEDGE, AND THAT THE, THE DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE ARE BASED UPON YOUR INTERESTS AND NOT ONLY MAN'S INTEREST.

AND FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR GIVING PEACE, SAFETY IN THIS PLACE.

IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.

AMEN.

I PLED THE LADIES TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION, ANOTHER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE HONORING TEXAS FLAG, TEXAS ONE STATE GOD, ONE.

AMEN.

MOVE TO

[4. CONSENT]

I'D ASK FOR A MOTION.

JUDGE, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED TO COURT TODAY.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE SWAP O GONNA MOVE DOWN TO ITEM FIVE

[Item 5.A & 5.B]

AND I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND ALSO OPEN ITEM B ON PRESENT RECOGNITION OF DEDICATED SERVICE AWARD TO NOLAN ANDERSON FOR HIS OUTSTANDING COM COMMITMENT TO PARKER COUNTY.

JAMES, IF YOU HAD COME ON A GOOD MORNING COURT.

UH, AS Y'ALL KNOW, WE ENTERTAIN ABOUT TWO INTERNS EVERY SEMESTER FROM WEATHERFORD COLLEGE, UH, FROM THEIR CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM.

AND SO I'D LIKE TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT THIS MORNING TO RECOGNIZE TWO OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE, FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE THIS SUMMER.

IF YOU'VE NOTICED ALL OF OUR SECURITY ALERTS, WE'VE HAD THE SUMMER YOU TO UPDATE GOOGLE.

THIS IS HORRIBLE.

THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE.

IT CAME FROM THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS RIGHT HERE, AND THEIR DEDICATION AFTER HOURS WHEN THEY'RE AT HOME SEARCHING, UH, UH, ACTUALLY LISTENING, UH, MAINTAINING AND JUST RETENTION HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL TO ME.

YOU KNOW, MY STANDARD, UH, WHEN PEOPLE MEET THAT I THINK IT'S WARRANTED TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

SO I'S TWO CERTIFICATES HERE LIKE TO READ, UH, THAT WAY THEY CAN ADD TO THEIR PORTFOLIO PORTFOLIO AND HAVE SOMETHING THEY TAKE TO THEIR NEXT HIRING MANAGER TO SAY, WE DID THIS AND WE HELPED PARKER COUNTY WITH THIS.

SO, UH, TWO RECOGNITION, A DEDICATED SERVICE FOR NOLAN ANDERSON, DANIEL PEREZ.

IT'S WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN DEDICATED, EXCEPTIONAL INTERN, AND WHERE THEY HAVE CO UH, HAVE CONSTANTLY DEMONSTRATED LEVEL OF TECHNICAL CU INITIATIVE AND PROFESSION PROFESSIONALISM THAT FAR EXCEEDS THE STANDARDS EXPECTED OF AN IN INTERNSHIP ROLE, WHERE THEIR PROACTIVE APPROACH TO EVALUATING OUR ENVIRONMENT LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF SEVERAL CRITICAL NETWORK VULNERABILITIES AND WHERE THEY HAVE BOTH RIGOROUSLY DOCUMENTED EACH FINDING TO THE INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND ACTIVELY COLLABORATED WITH OUR NETWORK AND SECURITY TEAM TO ENSURE SWIFT SUCCESSFUL RECOMMENDATION.

AND WHERE THEY BOTH SET A, UH, REMARKABLY HIGH STANDARD FOR FUTURE INTERNS AND HAS A VERY PROMISING CAREER AHEAD OF THEM, BOTH IN THE INFORMATION SECURITY FIELD, AND THEREFORE BE IT NOTED THAT THE COMMISSIONER COURT OF PARK COUNTY DOES HERE BY RECOGNIZE, UH, AND HONOR NOLAN ANDERSON, DANIEL PEREZ FOR THEIR HARD WORK VIGILANCE AND OUTSTANDING, OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO HELPING PARKER COUNTY, UH, KEEP SECURE AND SAFE.

SO IF Y'ALL COME UP, GUYS, INTRODUCE THEM TO COURT AND SAY, THANK YOU, NOLAN, HERE'S YOURS.

ALSO,

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SO HE'S BROUGHT THAT TO THE COUNTY AND EXCEL AND ACTUALLY ACTUALLY PAID ATTENTION.

SO THAT, THAT'S A GOOD THING IN THIS FIELD.

UH, AS WE KNOW, THE CYBERSECURITY ATMOSPHERE IS KIND OF WEIRD, UH, THE EVOLUTION.

BUT THESE GUYS HAVE DONE A TREMENDOUS, UH, UH, HELP AND SUCCESS THIS COUNTY.

SO LET'S GIVE, LET'S GIVE 'EM A HALF PLEASE.

JAMES, HAVE HIM COME UP IN, LET'S GET A PICTURE WITH HIM.

OH, LET'S GET A PICTURE.

YOU GOOD WITH THAT? MAKE IT AROUND WHEN YOU GO UP FRONT HERE.

LET'S GO UP.

I DON'T HAVE, YOU WON'T.

OKAY.

TAKE TWO.

TAKE TWO.

TWO PHOTOS.

1, 2, 3.

ONE MORE.

1, 2, 3.

THANK YOU.

BB, WE'RE GONNA MOVE DOWN TO ITEM

[6.B. Consider/Approve TxDOT Multiple Use Agreement for installation of Flock Cameras. (Mark Arnett/ Judge Deen)]

CONSIDER APPROVED TEXTILE MULTIPLE USE AGREEMENT FOR INSTALLMENT OF FLAW CAMERAS.

MARK, IF YOU WOULD.

GOOD MORNING.

MARK ARNETT SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

THIS IS THE LAST PIECE OF THE, UH, FLOCK SYSTEM, UH, THAT WE BOUGHT WITH SEIZES ASSET FUNDS IN ORDER FOR US TO INSTALL THEM WHERE WE NEED TO GET 'EM OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, THE FIRST PART WAS THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED, THE LAST BUDGET, OR I'M SORRY, THE LAST COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

AND THIS IS JUST THE, UH, THE ACTUAL AGREEMENT, THE MULTIPLE USE AGREEMENT TO BE SIGNED BY THE COUNTY JUDGE.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU.

CARRIES FIVE.

OH, THANK YOU.

WE'RE GONNA

[6.F. Discuss/Take action on TAC AI Cyber Training for 2026. (James Caywood I Judge Deen)]

UH, JAMES, IF YOU WOULD COME BACK UP, UH, UNDER DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON TAC OUT CYBER TRAINING FOR 2026.

YES, I KNOW WE, UH, JUST DID THE CYBERSECURITY TRAINING, UH, BUT NOW THE STATE'S MANDATING A AI TRAINING MANDATE.

I DID VISIT, UH, WAS TRYING TO PUSH BACK ON IT, BUT, UH, IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO REQUIRE.

SO I WAS LOOKING FOR APPROVAL AND WE'LL START PUSHING THAT OUT TO ALL THE COUNTIES.

OKAY.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER COL HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE.

OH, JUST A QUESTION.

UH, WHAT'S THAT GONNA CONSIST OF? DO YOU KNOW? I'M NOT QUITE SURE YET.

NO, SIR.

I'VE NOT, UH, I WOULD ASK QUESTIONS.

I I COULDN'T REVIEW IT FIRST.

UH, IT WAS JUST SAYING THE STATE SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO.

JOHN, DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? I KNOW Y'ALL VISITED WITH TAC UH, IT'S, IT'S, IT JUST GOES BACK TO THE AF A EI TRAINING AND ALSO PROPER USE OF USING IT, SO, RIGHT.

WE WILL, UH, WE'LL SEE WHAT IT ENTAILS.

I'M NOT SURE I HAVE A CERTIFICATION FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T GET INTO A VIRUS AND SHUT THE COUNTY DOWN.

OKAY.

JAMES, ONE MORE TIME.

IS THAT YES, SIR.

UNDER ITEM G AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE WELL BACK ON ITEM F.

DO WE NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION ON THAT, JOHN? WE, WE DO NEED TO APPROVE IT.

APPROVE IT SO WE CAN GET IT STARTED.

OKAY.

I'D ASK FOR A MOTION AND THAT WE, WE, OH, WE, I DID.

I'M SORRY.

I'M GETTING YEAH, WE DID.

OH, SORRY ABOUT THAT.

OKAY.

MOVED TO

[6.G. Authorization to move funds from program contingency in the amount of $24,368 for two APX Next Enhanced Radios. (James Caywood I Judge Deen)]

SO THESE ARE, WE'RE USING NOW THE TOWER CONTINGENCY FUNDS, UH, TRYING TO BUY, UH, IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY PORTABLE RADIOS.

THESE AP NEXT GIVES US THE ENHANCEMENT TO USE WIFI, UH, LT AND SOME OF OUR MESH NETWORK WE'RE TRYING TO DO AROUND THE COUNTY.

SO I'M TRYING TO TEST OUR FUTURE ENHANCEMENTS TO ADD COVERAGE OUTSIDE OF ADDING MORE TOWERS TO THE COUNTY.

OKAY.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE IN A DISCUSSION.

ALL IN FAVOR.

CARRIES FIVE VOTE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JAMES.

WE'RE

[5.C. Update on Homeless Citizens in Parker County presentation by Tom Kidd. (Commissioner Walden)]

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PRESENTATION BY TOM KIDD.

TOM, IF YOU WOULD COME UP INFORMATION FOR ANYBODY DOESN'T KNOW TOM, HE WAS, UH, A FORMERLY A COUNTY EMPLOYEE, I BELIEVE.

UH, HOW LONG TOM? HOW MANY YEARS? 32 YEARS JUVENILE PROBATION.

SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

.

HE WAS ON PROBATION.

HE WAS ON PROBATION.

AND, UH, HE'S A QUITTER.

.

I KNOW HIM AS A GOOD GUY.

SO, GOOD MORNING.

THIS IS DAN, DAN SIMMONS, UH, CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

AND, UH, HE'LL GIVE YOU THE, THE INFORMATION ON PROGRAMMING THAT RIGHT.

WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN YEAH.

HERE THIS MORNING JUST TO INTRODUCE YOU TO WAYPOINT, TX AND HOPEFULLY GARNER SOME SUPPORT FOR IT.

UH, FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, OUR CONGREGATION HAS, UM, SPENT A LOT OF FUNDS AND CHARITABLE RESPONSE TO THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

AND WE SEE THE SAME FOLKS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

AND SEVERAL YEARS AGO, WE BROUGHT TOGETHER A COALITION OF FOLKS WHO ARE WORKING TO SERVE THAT SAME POPULATION, TO, TO TRY TO BREAK THE CYCLES OF, OF HOMELESSNESS.

AND OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE YEARS, WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS IN WHAT CAME UP OVER AND OVER AGAIN WAS THERE'S A NEED IN THIS COUNTY FOR SOME TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, SOME PLACE WHERE THEY CAN PUT THEIR STUFF, GET THEIR STUFF TOGETHER, AND GET EMPLOYED AND FIND THEIR OWN PLACE, BECAUSE ALL OF US DESERVE TO LIVE WITH DIGNITY.

SO WE HAVE RECENTLY FORMED AS A 5 0 1 C3, UH, TOM, UH, KATHY ZELLER, AMY KRAMER, UH, SEVERAL OTHERS THAT ARE NOT PRESENT ARE ON THAT BOARD.

UH, MARY BETH DENNY, HANNAH ADAMS WITH CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY, AND ALSO RYAN ZARO.

SO WE HAVE COME TOGETHER AS A 5 0 1 C3.

WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF, UH, SECURING FUNDING FROM THE CONTINUAL OF CARE OUT OF, UH, FORT WORTH, UH, THROUGH WORKING THROUGH THEIR LEAD AGENCY, UH, PARTNERSHIP HOME.

AND WE'RE IN THAT FUNDING CYCLE NOW, WAITING TO SEE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

WHAT WE HAVE PROPOSED IS A PILOT PROGRAM OF 12 SROS, SINGLE RESIDENCY OCCUPANCY, UH, BUILDINGS, UH, SURROUNDING A COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE, UH, WRAPAROUND SERVICES WILL BE LOCATED.

WE HAVE MOUS WITH, UH, TEXAS WORKFORCE, UH, WEATHERFORD COLLEGE, UH, CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY.

WE'RE WORKING ON MOUS WITH FREEDOM HOUSE CATHOLIC CHARITIES, PECAN VALLEY, MMR. UH, WE HAVE AN ACTIVE, UH, MOU WITH UNITY RECOVERY.

UH, WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH PARK COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT AND HEART'S FULL OF LOVE.

SO IN THIS PROGRAM, UH, A PARTICIPANT WOULD COME IN AND THEY WOULD BE PAIRED WITH A PEER SUPPORT SPECIALIST WHO WOULD WORK WITH THEM SO THEY COULD DEVELOP THEIR PLAN TO REMOVE THE BARRIERS THAT THEY ARE EXPERIENCING FROM SECURING STABLE, UM, HOME AND PURPOSE AND BE ATTACHED IN A PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING FOR.

UH, THE INITIAL PROGRAM WILL BE, OF COURSE, AS I SAID, THE 12, UH, UNITS, UH, AND SERVING ADULTS OVER THE AGE OF 18.

WE DECIDED THAT THIS PILOT PROGRAM IS IMPORTANT TO, FOR A PROOF OF CONCEPT AND COMMUNITY BUY-IN AND ALL THOSE THINGS.

SO WE DID NOT THINK, UH, WE COULD HANDLE THE COMPLEXITY OF INVOLVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT THIS STAGE.

SO ONCE THIS PILOT PROGRAM, UH, PROVES OUT, THEN WE'LL EXPAND TO INCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS, UH, WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WITH CHILDREN.

SO, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT.

SO, ANY QUESTIONS IN PARKER COUNTY ON AVERAGE? DO YOU HAVE ANY STATISTICS ABOUT THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF, UH, FOLKS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THIS USING POINT IN TIME COUNT INFORMATION FROM HUD, WHICH IS NOTORIOUSLY LOW? RIGHT? ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS, IT'S VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO COUNT, UH, FOLKS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN RURAL AREAS, UH, USING TEXAS DATA AVERAGE OF 8.9 INDIVIDUALS PER 10,000.

UH, AND THAT NUMBER EQUATES TO ABOUT 164 FOLKS IN PARKER COUNTY.

BUT I PROMISE YOU IT IS A MUCH LARGER NUMBER THAN THAT.

THE POINT IN TIME COUNT IS DESIGNED FOR,

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AND THEN WHAT IS THE GENERAL BREAKDOWN? I KNOW Y'ALL PROBABLY DON'T HAVE THIS EXACTLY FOR PARKER COUNTY, BUT IN GENERAL, YOU KNOW, FOR, FOR PARENT PLUS KIDS VERSUS, YOU SAID THESE ARE SINGLE RESIDENT OCCUPANCIES, SO THAT WOULD JUST BE ONE PERSON BY THEMSELVES.

YES.

UH, WHAT'S, WHAT'S TYPICALLY THE NEED WHEN THERE'S KIDS INVOLVED? IS THAT A LOT HIGHER? IS THAT A LOT LOWER? THE, UM, THAT NUMBER WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT 8.9 PER 10,000.

YEAH.

RIGHT.

AND THE BREAKDOWN OF THAT, THERE'S, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION, HOW BIG IS THE NEED WITH A LOT OF KIDS, BECAUSE I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE NOT INCLUDING KIDS AT THIS POINT.

UM, BUT THAT ALSO SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING THAT, AS YOU SAID, WOULD BE GREAT TO FOCUS ON IN THE FUTURE AS WELL.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

AND YOU'RE GETTING AT A, A QUESTION.

YOUR QUESTION IS A VERY GOOD QUESTION THAT I DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO IT, AND I DON'T BELIEVE ANY OF US HAVE AN ANSWER TO IT, BECAUSE, AGAIN, THE DATA THAT WE HAVE IS THE POINT IN TIME COUNT.

GOTCHA.

UH, AND THAT IS A PART OF WHAT WAYPOINT, TX COULD BE HELPING WITH, IS COLLECTING MORE RELEVANT DATA FOR PARKER COUNTY ITSELF.

UH, WE WILL BE ENGAGED WITH THE HOMELESSNESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, UH, THAT THE COC OPERATES, UH, COLLECTING DATA FROM FOLKS, WHETHER THEY'RE, UH, ADMITTED AS PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM OR NOT.

WE CAN STILL COLLECT THAT DATA, WHICH WILL HELP US MAKE MORE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT HOW MUCH, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF RESOURCES DO WE NEED TO APPLY TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION.

AND IF SOMEONE WANTS TO, UM, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT ISSUE.

IF SOMEONE WANTS TO HELP WITH THIS, HOW CAN THEY HELP Y'ALL? WHAT'S THE BEST WAY THAT THEY CAN HELP Y'ALL ON THAT? IN THAT ENVELOPE I JUST GAVE HIM, THERE ARE A BUNCH OF WHAT WE CALL ONE PAGERS, AND IT'S JUST BASIC INFORMATION AT THE BOTTOM.

THERE'S A QR CODE.

FEEL FREE TO USE THAT OFTEN , IT TAKES YOU RIGHT TO A DONATION SITE WHERE YOU CAN HELP.

UH, WE HAVE LETTERS OF UNDERSTANDING, UH, LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM, UH, A NUMBER OF CHURCHES ALREADY.

AND AS IT SOLIDIFIES MORE, UH, WHICH IS VERY RAPIDLY IN, IN SPITE OF MY BEST EFFORTS, GOD KEEPS PUSHING THIS FORWARD.

UM, AS IT SOLIDIFIES MORE, WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO MORE FAITH COMMUNITIES.

UH, WE INTEND TO WORK WITH THE COC TO PUT TOGETHER A TOWN HALL FOR INFORMATION, GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE STATE OF HOMELESSNESS IN PARKER COUNTY, UH, AND THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ADDRESSING IT.

SO, UH, AS OF THIS MOMENT, UH, WE ARE STILL GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN BRING IN THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND SAY, HEY, THIS IS GOING ON.

UM, RIGHT NOW IT'S WORD OF MOUTH.

AND I KNOW THAT MY BOARD MEMBERS, UH, UNANIMOUSLY WOULD SAY THAT ANYTIME THEY BRING THE SUBJECT UP, ONE, IT IS RECOGNIZED AS A, AS A NEED, A VERY BIG IMMEDIATE NEED.

UH, AND TWO, THEY'RE EXCITED THAT SOMEONE IS ADDRESSING IT.

SOMEBODY'S WORKING AT IT.

HEARTFUL OF LOVE IS AN ORGANIZATION I'M SURE YOU ARE ALL AWARE OF.

AND THEY DO OUTSTANDING WORK, UH, UH, BEAUTIFUL WORK.

AND, BUT THE STAGE AT WHICH THEY PICK PEOPLE UP AT IS A STAGE THAT'S BEYOND WHERE THE TYPICAL PERSON WHO IS EXPERIENCING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS OR IS FACES, BARRIERS, UH, BEYOND, UM, JUST FINDING A PLACE TO LIVE.

THEY ALSO NEED TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.

THEY NEED TO GET SOME TRAINING.

THEY NEED SOME, SOME EDUCATION AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.

THEY NEED SOME HEALTHCARE, YOU KNOW, AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT SERVICES ARE THE KINDS OF SERVICES THAT WE'RE GOING TO CO-LOCATE ON THIS, YOU KNOW, THIS CAMPUS.

SO THAT THOSE ARE ACCESSIBLE.

WE HAVE, IN THIS CITY, WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE DOING A LOT OF REALLY GREAT WORK TO ADDRESS FOLKS WHO HAVE NEED.

BUT THE PROBLEM IS, IT HAS NOT YET COALESCED INTO A CENTRALIZED PLACE.

I'M A PRETTY SMART GUY, AND IF I WERE HOMELESS ON THE STREET IN WEATHERFORD PARKER COUNTY, UH, I DON'T THINK I COULD NAVIGATE IT.

I DON'T THINK I WOULD KNOW WHERE TO GO TO DO WHAT AND TO RECEIVE WHAT SUPPORTS GET THE HELP THAT I NEED.

I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT.

LET ME ASK YOU THIS.

THERE, EVERY YEAR, I, I DO A, A, UH, I, I GUESS IT'S JUST A, A PRESENTATION WITH THE COOK CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER, WHICH IS, ARE YOU AWARE OF THAT? THAT THEY COME IN HERE AND THEY DO AN ASSESSMENT? THEY, THEY, IT TAKES ALL YEAR LONG TO DO THAT.

AND THEY, THEY ASSESS WHAT THE PERCENTAGES ARE THAT ARE HOMELESS, THAT, THAT, THAT ARE KIDS THAT NEED, THAT DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO FEED THEMSELVES IN, IN HOMES.

AND,

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RIGHT.

THEY'RE UPDATING US TO DO WHAT WE WILL WITH THAT.

THIS IS A, A, A GREAT RESOURCE THAT CAN, CAN UTILIZE THAT INFORMATION.

BUT THIS PROBLEM IS, IS MUCH LARGER.

YOU MENTIONED ONE 60.

IS THAT WHAT YOUR ESTIMATION IS OF THE HOMELESS IN PARKER COUNTY? THAT'S BASED OFF THE POINT IN TIME COUNT, WHICH, BECAUSE THAT'S INTERESTING.

'CAUSE I'VE HEARD THAT NUMBER BEFORE, WHAT WE ESTIMATE THE HOMELESS AT, AT ABOUT, ABOUT BETWEEN ONE 60 AND 200, UH, HOMELESS PEOPLE IN PARKER COUNTY, AND THEY MANIFEST ITSELF DURING BAD WEATHER.

OBVIOUSLY.

YOU SEE THAT QUITE A BIT.

BUT YEAH, ANY WAY THAT YOU CAN GET THIS OUT, I THINK THAT'S A, IT'S A, AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT ENTITIES OUT THERE TO HELP WITH THIS.

UH, CENTER OF HOPE OBVIOUSLY PROVIDES A, A GREAT BENEFIT TO THAT AMONG MANY OTHER, UH, TYPE, UH, 5 0 1 CS AND OTHER BUSINESSES.

BUT I COMMEND YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE.

IT'S JUST A MATTER OF GETTING THIS OUT AND GETTING HOW YOU CAN HELP AND, AND DO THAT.

SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP AND GET WITH RICH AND, AND CERTAINLY PUT THIS ON OUR WEBSITE OR DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO HELP YOU WITH THIS.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

SO, TOM, I THINK ONE OF OUR, UH, YOU KNOW, TOM AND I, UH, TOM LED THE GROUP COMMUNITY, UH, RESOURCES COORDINATION GROUP FOR, FOR MANY YEARS, UH, WHICH IS MANDATED BY THE STATE, AND WHICH I PARTICIPATED IN IN MY FORMER FORMER EMPLOYMENT.

UH, UH, THE, I THINK THE, UH, GIST OF WHAT THE, THAT GROUP DID WAS TO MAKE SURE THERE WASN'T AN OVERLAP WITH SERVICES.

AND, UH, SO I THINK I SEE THINGS BECAUSE I'M FAMILIAR WITH HEARTS FULL OF LOVE.

AND, UH, I WOULD, I WOULD GUESS THAT FROM WHAT I'M HEARING, THAT THE, THIS GROUP'S MAIN DEAL IS TO PREVENT OVERLAP, TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE PROVIDING THOSE TYPES OF SERVICES HERE IN THE COUNTY CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH COMMON GOAL.

AND, AND WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE THAT MOVE FROM ONE PROGRAM TO THE OTHER.

I'M GUESSING THAT'S PROBABLY THE GIST OF WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO BRING TOGETHER HERE.

IS THAT PRETTY WELL, RIGHT? YES, SIR.

YES, SIR.

IN FACT, THE RELATIONSHIP WITH HEART'S FULL OF LOVE, UM, AS OF THIS MOMENT, THINGS ARE IN FLUX.

BUT AS OF THIS MOMENT, THE IDEA IS WE WOULD PREPARE FOLKS TO ENTER INTO THEIR PROGRAM, RIGHT? RIGHT.

WOULD BE THE, THE FIRST STEP IN, IN MOVING FORWARD.

AND, UH, I, I, I KNOW THAT LADY OVER THERE AND SHE'S PRETTY TOUGH.

AND, UH, SHE HAS CRITERIA FOR, UH, WHEN THEY MOVE IN, BUT WHEN THEY MOVE OUT, AND, UH, I, I GUESS THAT WE'RE, WE'RE LINING UP WITH THAT IDEA OF WE'RE GONNA MOVE IN AND THEN WE HAVE A TIMEFRAME THAT THEY'RE GONNA MOVE OUT AS WELL.

ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH.

AND MOVE ON TO ANOTHER, I I THINK OF IT AS LIKE A HOSPITAL.

MM-HMM .

IF YOU DON'T GO TO A HOSPITAL AND JUST LAY IN THE HOSPITAL BED, YOU GO THERE FOR SERVICES TO GET WELL.

RIGHT.

RIGHT.

AND IF, IF YOU REFUSE ALL OF THAT, THEN YOU NEED TO TALK.

YEP.

IS THERE ANY WAY YOU COULD, UM, UH, RICH IS, WHICH IS RIGHT THERE, UH, OVER TO YOUR, YOUR RIGHT.

LEFT.

AND, AND SO IF YOU GAVE WITH HIM WHAT A SUMMARY WE COULD DO, AND WE COULD PUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON OUR FACEBOOK WITH WHAT'S IN SERVICES, BUT WE NEED A SUMMARY OF KIND OF WHAT KIND OF WHAT TO DO WITH THIS INSTEAD OF JUST PUTTING THIS ON THERE.

IT WON'T REALLY YES, SIR.

I DON'T THINK IT'LL BENEFIT YOU.

SO AGREE.

NO, APPRECIATE, WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MUCH.

I WAS GONNA SAY, I APPRECIATE THE REPORT.

THIS, THIS GROUP MOVES PRETTY SLOWLY AS YOU CAN WELL, UH, UH, UH, GUESS.

UH, AND SO WE WOULD, WE WOULD LIKE SOME TIME TO, TO LEARN MORE.

ABSOLUTELY.

YES.

AND SO THIS WILL GIVE US THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT ABSOLUTELY.

BEFORE WE TAKE ANY ACTION.

BUT THANK Y'ALL, EVERYTHING THAT HE PRESENTED, YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT THESE YOUNG MEN AREN'T BEING FED.

THEY COME TO CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND THEY'RE FED AND THEY'RE MEET WITH PEOPLE THAT HELP TO SUPPORT THEM.

SO THAT'S A BIG THING.

YEP.

SO, I, I THINK Y'ALL, IT SOUNDS LIKE Y'ALL ARE DOING THINGS RIGHT AND, AND GARNERING SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY AND, AND, AND, AND, UH, SETTING THE BOARD UP AND EVERYTHING.

AND SO I, UH, APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION.

I APPRECIATE, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT Y'ALL GOT DOING.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU, I JUST WANT TO ADD REAL QUICK, I KNOW IT'S ON OUR PAPER HERE, BUT FOR THE FOLKS IN THE AUDIENCE ARE WATCHING, IF YOU WANT TO SAY LIKE A WEBSITE OR A PLACE, THEY CAN GET SOME INFO.

WE WATCH Y'ALL THAT NEW, OUR WEBSITE IS BASICALLY A PLACEHOLDER AT THIS MOMENT.

OKAY.

YEAH.

WE HAVEN'T EVEN DEVELOPED A WEBSITE YET, BUT, OKAY.

WELL, I SAW WAYPOINT TX.ORG ON HERE, AND I DIDN'T KNOW IF THAT MIGHT WE OWN THE DOMAIN HELP SOME FOLKS THAT WANTED MORE INFORMATION.

JUST EVERYBODY DOES WEBSITE DESIGN ? NO, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT FOR FOLKS THAT WERE ADDRESS, THANK Y'ALL.

OKAY.

WE'LL WORK IN GETTING THAT UP AND RUNNING.

ALL GOOD.

HELP.

GET THE WORD OUT FOR EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU, TOM.

THANK YOU.

THANK Y'ALL.

WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON, ON THAT ITEM.

MOVE TO ITEM SIX

[6.A. Consider/Approve the appointments of Dru Ann Starnes, Rider Scott, and Nancy Thurmon for membership to the Parker County Historical Commission. (Brenda McClurkin / Judge Deen)]

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GOOD MORNING.

UH, I'M BRENDA MCCLARIN AND I'M HERE, UH, REPRESENTING TERRY HUBBARD.

SHE'S NOT ABLE TO BE HERE THIS MORNING, BUT IT IS INDEED MY PLEASURE TO NOMINATE THREE INDIVIDUALS AS NEW MEMBERS OF THE PARKER COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION.

IT'S RIDER SCOTT, NANCY THURMAN, AND DREW STARNS.

AND TWO OF THEM ARE WITH ME TODAY.

STAND UP.

OKAY.

IF Y'ALL, IF Y'ALL WOULD GO AHEAD AND COME ON UP TO THE PODIUM, UM, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.

UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? CARRIES.

THERE BENCH BE FIVE.

OH.

BUT, UH, I WANT TO THANK Y'ALL.

IT JUST SEEMS, IT SEEMS ALMOST AS THOUGH THAT THE PARKER COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION SEEMS TO BE ON OUR AGENDA ALMOST EVERY TIME.

, AND I'M, NOW, I'M NOT KNOCKING.

THAT'S A GOOD THING.

WE'RE BUSY.

IT'S A GOOD THING BECAUSE IT SHOWS AGAIN, THE COMMITMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING TO WHAT OUR HERITAGE IS AND, AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.

AND, BUT YOU NEED TO BE GROUNDED TO WHO YOU ARE.

AND I'VE BEEN VERY, UM, PASSIONATE ABOUT THAT.

AND I, I KNOW THIS CORN IS AS WELL.

UH, IF Y'ALL WOULD, Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND WE'LL GET A PICTURE MADE AND, OKAY.

THANK YOU, ROGER.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, SIR.

HE DOESN'T CALL.

HE DOESN'T CALL ANYBODY.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

ONE MORE.

1, 2, 3.

OKAY.

CONGRAT.

CONGRATULATIONS Y'ALL.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO ITEM

[6.H. Discuss/Take action on the repair of the chiller at the Main Courthouse using fund 10,409 contingency that was approved for the environmental control system. (Mark Long / Judge Deen)]

UH, 4 0 9 CONTINGENCY WAS APPROVED FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM.

UH, I KNOW MARK THAT'S BEEN TALKING TO BRIANNA AND KEEPING HER UP TO DATE WITH THAT.

UM, THANK YOU FOR, FOR COMING.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

AND, UH, I WANT TO PREFACE THIS WITH, UH, YOU'RE, YOU'RE BASICALLY THE MESSENGER HERE TO LET US KNOW AND FOR IT TOO HARD ON HIM.

I KNOW THAT IT'S A CHALLENGE TO KEEP THIS BUILDING UP AND RUNNING WITH A MAINTENANCE THAT GOES WITH IT.

UM, WE, WE TAKE FOR GRANTED HOW COOL IT IS IN HERE.

'CAUSE I THINK WE REMEMBER THAT ONE TIME IT WAS SO HOT HERE.

YES.

UM, THAT, UH, THIS IS SOME PAINFUL INFORMATION, BUT, UM, AGAIN, YOU'RE THE MESSENGER OF IT AND I APPRECIATE WHAT Y'ALL DO TO DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO KEEP THIS BUILDING UP AND RUNNING AND KEEP IT IN GOOD CONDITION.

THANK YOU.

YES, SIR.

SO WE'RE, UH, LOOKING TO REPLACE BOTH THE VFD DRIVES, WHICH RUNS THE PUMPS, WHICH PUSHES THE WATER UP HERE FROM THE CHILLER STATION.

THE INTERNAL CONTACTS HAVE GONE BAD INSIDE THE DRIVES.

NOW, TO REPLACE BOTH THOSE DRIVES FROM SUTHERLAND, WE'RE LOOKING AT 63,000.

SO YOU HAVE TO ALWAYS SECOND GUESS EVERYTHING.

SO, , HOW DO WE KNOW ? HOW DO WE KNOW WE NEED THOSE? THE, THE, SO THOSE DRIVES ACTUALLY TELL THOSE PUMPS ON HOW FAR TO RAMP UP TO SEND THAT WATER ALL THE WAY FROM THE EOC BUILDING, WHICH IS LOCATED TO, TO HERE.

SO THAT'S WHAT THE, THE, THOSE DRIVES, LIKE I SAID, THEY RUN THOSE PUMPS.

AND WHAT HAPPENS IS THOSE INTERNAL CONTACTS HAVE GONE OUT, WHICH WE'VE GOT A RELAY, WHICH IS KIND OF LIKE A TEMPORARY FIX.

MM-HMM .

TO RUN 'EM FOR NOW.

BUT IF WE DO HAVE A FAILURE, WE'RE GONNA BE, IT'S GONNA BE HOT AND SOON.

AND CHRIS, WHAT IS YOUR SPECIALTY? WHAT IS IT THAT YOU DO PRIMARILY WITH BUILDING? I'VE DONE AIR CONDITIONED FOR YEARS, SO YEAH.

SO, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I'VE TALKED TO MARK IN LENGTH ABOUT THIS.

THERE'S NOBODY ELSE BETTER QUALIFIED TO BE UP THERE TALKING TO US ABOUT THIS SITUATION.

BUT AGAIN, I MEAN, WE DON'T REALLY, I MEAN, THERE'S NOT MUCH OTHER CHOICE.

RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, BEFORE WE ASK YOU, IS THERE ANOTHER OPTION HERE THAT WE CAN MAYBE GET CHEAPER? UM, YOU CAN ADDRESS THAT.

NOT, NOT THIS TIME.

WE FOUND NO OTHER OPTIONS BESIDES, I MEAN IF WE REPLACE THE CHILLER, BUT THAT'S TWICE AS

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TO REPLACE TWO DRIVES.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.

WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY, THE PROCESS, SIR, YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH, SIR, YOU'VE ALREADY DONE ALL THE, ALL THE RESEARCH.

THERE'S NO OTHER OPTIONS.

AND YES SIR, IT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION.

YES SIR.

BRIANNA, DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS ANY OF THAT? UH, I THINK WE'VE GOT FIVE, A LITTLE OVER FIVE YEARS OUTTA THIS, THESE DRIVES.

IS THAT PRETTY AVERAGE? THE WHAT? I'M SORRY.

21 THAT WAS INSTALLED.

BRIANNA, DO YOU, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THIS? NO, UM, BUILDING THE GROUND DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDS IN THEIR BUDGET.

UM, DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, UM, 250,000 WAS PUT INTO CONTINGENCY FOR THE, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS, UM, PROJECT THAT I, I'M NOT SURE, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S, UM, DECIDED NOT TO DO THAT OR WHAT, BUT THOSE FUNDS WERE SET ASIDE FOR BUILDING AND GROUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE.

AND SO OBVIOUSLY KEEPING THIS BUILDING UP AND OPERATING IS IMPORTANT.

SO, UM, MY RECOMMENDATION WAS TO COME PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA, UM, TO MOVE FUNDS FROM CONTINGENCY.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HALE FOR APPROVAL.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY? IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? JUST, JUST THIS, IT, IT, YOU KNOW, $63,000 AND THEY'VE BEEN THERE FIVE YEARS.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A REASONABLE, UH, TIMEFRAME FOR THOSE TO LAST TO ME JUST SAYING.

WELL, THAT'S WHY I WANT, I FIGURED WE WERE GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT.

YEAH, I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.

THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE VERY LONG.

NO LIFESPAN.

WHAT DO YOU, WHAT DO YOU THINK'S ATTRIBUTING TO THAT SHORT FIVE YEARS? IS THE CHILLER TOO FAR AWAY FROM THIS BUILDING? IT IS.

IT IS.

WELL, IT, IN MY OPINION, I THINK IT'S A LITTLE FAR, BUT WITH THE, I GUESS THE ENGINEERS OR WHOEVER DESIGNED IT SAID IT'S PLENTY FINE.

BUT THOSE PUMPS RUN PRETTY MUCH CONTINUOUSLY AND THEY RUN AT A WIDE OPEN AT A 60 HERTZ, WHICH IS PRETTY MUCH FULL BLAST JUST TO PUSH THAT WATER.

I MEAN, IT'S GOT A WAYS TO GO.

AND WE'RE KEEPING 43 DEGREE WATER DELIVERED ALL THE TIME TO THIS BUILDING TO MAINTAIN A COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE IN HERE FOR EVERYBODY.

WELL, AND, AND TOO, BEFORE THAT WE HAD A CONDENSATION PROBLEM 'CAUSE THE HUMIDITY FACTORS.

AND SO WHEN THEY BUILT THIS BUILDING IN 1878, THEY DIDN'T ACCOUNT FOR AIR CONDITIONING.

SO WE HAD TO CUSTOMIZE THAT.

AND SO NOW WE'RE DEALING WITH A, THE COST OF, OF HAVING TO MAINTAIN THIS BUILDING, WHICH, YOU KNOW, IT'S THE GEM OF THE COUNTY OBVIOUSLY.

AND WE KNOW THAT.

BUT THERE IS A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT UNFORTUNATELY.

DO YOU SEE GOING FORWARD THAT THIS IS GONNA BE KIND OF ON A FOUR TO FIVE YEAR ROTATION OF WHAT THIS COST IS GONNA BE? I'M HOPING THAT, UH, THESE NEWER VFDS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON HAS BEEN, UH, REDESIGNED.

SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE GET A LONGER LIFESPAN OUT OF THESE VFDS VERSUS THE, THE OLDER STYLE.

'CAUSE THEY'RE ALWAYS MOVING FORWARD WITH TECHNOLOGY.

IS THERE ANY WARRANTY ON THOSE OLD ONES? I DON'T.

I THINK IT'S LIKE, WELL BEING COMMERCIAL, THEY, MOST OF THE TIME IT'S LIKE A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON A LOT OF THINGS.

SO, AND MAYBE A FIVE YEAR WARRANTY ON THE COMPRESSORS.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR.

MOTION CARRIES ABOVE VOTE.

CHRIS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU MUCH.

OKAY, WE'RE GONNA

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

KIM, MOVE TO ITEM TWO ON FINAL REPORT ON RESULTS OF ONLINE SURPLUS AUCTION 5 11 20 26.

5 22, 20 26.

KIM, SO IT JUST REAL QUICK, WE RECEIVED $103,519 AND 10 CENTS IN PROCEEDS FROM THAT AUCTION THAT ENDED ON APRIL 20.

I'M SORRY, MAY 22ND.

SO WE NEED APPROVAL FOR THAT ONE.

NEED A MOTION? YES.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOL SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN IN THE DISCUSSION.

ALL FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH.

MOVE TO ITEM THREE ON ACCEPT, REJECT, RENEW PC 25 DASH 26 ROAD SIGNS AND RELATED MATERIALS.

PARKER COUNTY BID, PC 25 DASH 26 ROAD SIGN AND RELATED MATERIALS, UM, WAS AWARDED TO CENTER LINE SUPPLY AND IS ELIGIBLE FOR RENEWAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIOD.

THE VENDOR HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN RENEWING, UM, FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1 26 THROUGH AUGUST 31ST OF 27 AT THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AT THE AS THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT.

OKAY.

MOTION MOVED BY COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE.

OH, OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA

[6.C. Presentation of Monthly Investment Report and take any action the court deems necessary. (Becky McCullough/ Judge Deen)]

BECKY? HELLO.

SO

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ACTUALLY, I ACTUALLY PRESENT MY REPORT MONTHLY.

SO I MORE THAN MEET THE QUARTERLY REQUIREMENT, BUT A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR I DO LIKE TO PRESENT IT AND TALK ABOUT IT.

SO, UM, THE STRATEGIES WHENEVER I STARTED BECOMING, YOU KNOW, OVER INVESTMENTS WAS, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU GO THROUGH ALL THE TRAININGS, WHAT THEY HAMMER INTO YOUR HEAD IS LIQUIDITY, SAFETY, AND YIELD.

SO IT'S REALLY EASY TO WANNA CHASE YIELD, RIGHT? BECAUSE YOU WANNA GET THE MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK, THE MOST DOLLARS FOR YOUR COUNTY.

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS KEEPING 'EM SAFE, KEEP KEEPING THE MONEY SAFE AND, UH, BEING LIQUID ENOUGH AS YOU NEED TO BE.

AND SO WHENEVER I TOOK OFFICE, I IMMEDIATELY STARTED BUILDING A LADDER STRATEGY.

'CAUSE SOMETHING THAT I SAW WAS THAT MOST OF OUR MONEY WAS IN THE POOLS, WHICH THAT'S GREAT, THAT'S LIQUID, IT'S SAFE, YOU'RE GETTING A GREAT YIELD.

BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHENEVER RATES DROP? WHAT HAPPENS A YEAR OUT OR TWO YEARS OR THREE YEARS OUT? SO I STARTED BUILDING A LADDER STRATEGY THREE YEARS, THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO.

THAT IS REALLY, IT'S, IT'S REALLY WORKED WELL FOR THE COUNTY.

I'M VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE DONE.

UM, SO ANYWAY, THAT IS IN MY REPORT.

UM, IT'S A BREAKDOWN OF EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE AT THE DIFFERENT INVESTMENT FIRMS, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT I STAY COMPLIANT WITH, UM, OUR INVESTMENT POLICY.

ALWAYS PUT IN THERE, UM, WHAT OUR INTEREST IS THAT WE GET EVERY MONTH.

I DON'T PUT IT IN HERE, BUT I DO A COMPARISON FROM LIKE THIS MONTH LAST YEAR, KIND OF COMPARE BACK.

SO WHAT HAS BEEN INTERESTING THIS YEAR, AS YOU DRIVE AROUND THE COUNTY AND YOU SEE ALL THE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS REALLY KICKING OFF IS WE WERE SEEING A HIGHER SPEND BECAUSE OF THOSE PROJECTS.

AND THAT'S, THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.

THAT'S WHAT IT SHOULD BE.

SO I'VE REALLY BEEN KEEPING AN EYE ON THE LIQUIDITY THIS YEAR.

AND SO I'LL TWEAK MY INVESTMENT STRATEGY JUST A LITTLE BIT WITHIN MY INVESTMENT LADDER AGAIN, JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STAYING LIQUID ENOUGH THAT WE NEED TO BE.

OKAY.

ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? I'VE ASKED FOR PROMOTION OR REALLY THAT'S JUST THE PRESENTATION.

IT REALLY DOESN'T NEED ANY ACTION ON THAT.

I DO NEED IT APPROVED.

OKAY.

A MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HA DISCUSSION.

BECKY, DID YOU, UH, DID YOU FINISH WHAT YOU WERE GONNA SAY? YEAH.

OKAY.

JUST MAKING SURE YOU DID ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS.

IT WAS SO BRIEF AND I WAS SURPRISED IT WAS.

WELL, I'VE HAD TWO MORE ITEMS I OWED YOUR ANY, UH, DISCUSSION? ALL OF FAVOR? CARRIE? FIVE OH, MOVE TO ITEM D.

[6.D. Review and Consider for Approval to update Exhibit A Authorized Broker/Dealer List to include Texas Connect and Meeder Public Funds as an additional liquidity option for increased diversification and yield. (Becky McCullough/ Judge Deen)]

YES.

REVIEW AND CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL TO UPDATE EXHIBIT A AUTHORIZED BROKER DEALER LIST TO INCLUDE TEXAS CONNECT AND METER PUBLIC FINES AS AN ADDITIONAL LIQUIDITY OPTION FOR DIVERSIFICATION AND YIELD.

BECKY.

SO EVERY YEAR WHEN I PRESENT THE REPORT, I ALSO REVIEW OUR APPROVED BROKER DEALER LIST THAT Y'ALL ALLOW ME TO DO BUSINESS WITH.

UM, EVERY YEAR I MEET NEW COMPANIES, WE GET REACHED OUT ALL THE TIME FROM DIFFERENT BROKER DEALERS THAT WANNA DO BUSINESS WITH PARKER COUNTY.

SO ONCE I HAVE ENOUGH CONVERSATIONS THAT I FEEL LIKE SOMEDAY I MIGHT LIKE TO PARTNER WITH THEM AS AN ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT OPTION FOR PARKER COUNTY.

I JUST, FOR TRANSPARENCY SAKE, WANNA GO AHEAD AND GET THEM ON OUR BROKER DEALER LIST.

DOES NOT MEAN I'M OPENING AN ACCOUNT TODAY.

IF I EVER DID DO THAT, THAT WOULD COME BACK THROUGH COURT.

BUT JUST LETTING Y'ALL KNOW WHO I AM HAVING ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS WITH.

AND RIGHT NOW THAT IS TEXAS CONNECT AND METER PUBLIC FUNDS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THE APPROVED DEALER LIST.

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

HA.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR HEARING FIVE OH MOVE TO ITEM E

[6.E. Review and Consider for Approval update to Parker County Investment Policy under LGC 2256.005 Public Funds Investment Act. (Becky McCullough/ Judge Deen)]

BECKY.

SO LOOKING FORWARD, AS WE LOOK FOR, YOU KNOW, MAYBE POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTATION BONDS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, UM, I ALWAYS TRY TO BE PROACTIVE INTO THINGS THAT I KNOW WOULD BE BENEFICIAL, BENEFICIAL TO PARKER COUNTY WITH OUR INVESTMENT EARNINGS.

SO ADDING THIS CLAUSE INTO INVESTMENT POLICY, SHOULD PARKER COUNTY CHOOSE TO PARTNER WITH AN SEC REGISTERED INVESTMENT ADVISOR THAT IS AUTHORIZED TO OPERATE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE COUNTY WILL UTILIZE THAT INVESTMENT ADVISOR'S APPROVED BROKER DEALER LIST TO ENSURE BEST EXECUTION OF TRAITS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT A PARTNERSHIP WITH METER PUBLIC FUNDS WOULD BRING US.

SO INSTEAD OF ME HAVING TO HAVE ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT LISTED ON MY DEALER LIST, THIS WOULD GIMME AUTHORITY TO UTILIZE THEIR DEALER LIST.

AND IT JUST KIND OF CAST A BROADER NET TO WHERE IF I SAY, OKAY, I'VE GOT $5 MILLION THAT I WANNA LADDER OUT AND I SET THE PARAMETERS OF, AM I LOOKING FOR INTEREST RATES? AM I LOOKING FOR COUPONS, AM I LOOKING FOR DISCOUNTS? UM, WHAT MATURE MATURITIES IT KIND OF BUILDS, THEY CAN KIND OF PUT SOME COMPETITION IN THERE AND SEND ME BACK DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M

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SO AGAIN, IT'S VERY, IT'S EXACTLY WHAT I DO CURRENTLY WITH OUR BROKER DEALER THAT WE HAVE.

NOT CHANGING THAT PARTNERSHIP, JUST, I DON'T EVER WANNA BE COMPLACENT AND THINK WE'RE NOT DOING ENOUGH AND WANT TO DO MORE.

OKAY.

MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL FAVOR.

HERES FIVE.

OH, JUST TO CALL ME IF I MIGHT, UM, AND SHOULD HAVE ASKED IT ON ANOTHER ITEM THERE, BUT WHAT IS OUR ANTICIPATED, UM, AMOUNT OF RETURN IN THIS, IN THIS YEAR FOR THIS, FOR THIS FISCAL MM-HMM .

I'M GONNA SAY, I'M GONNA SAY PROBABLY BETWEEN EIGHT TO EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

I WAS REALLY SHOOTING FOR LIKE NINE.

MM-HMM.

BUT AS WE SEE THAT SPEND GO UP, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S GONNA BE LESS INTEREST THAT COMES IN AND WE ARE REALLY SEEING SOME HIGHER SPEND DUE THE PROJECTS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

I WANTED, I WANTED ANYBODY THAT WAS LISTENING TO, TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION ALL.

THANK YOU.

VERY WELL DONE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU BECKY.

THANKS.

OKAY.

WE'LL MOVE TO SIXTH ISLAND

[6.I. Authorization to transfer funds from program contingency in the amount of $18,000 for purchase of a grapple rake for the South Convenience Center. (Mark Long/ Judge Deen)]

HELLO EVERYBODY AGAIN.

UM, WE'RE TRYING TO, AS Y'ALL KNOW, WE'VE GOT THE AIR BURNER OUT THERE AT THE CONVENIENCE CENTER, UM, OUT THERE ON BETHEL AND WE'RE TRYING TO UTILIZE A RAFFLE TO GRAB A HOLD OF THE, I GUESS YOU SAY THE BRUSH AND LOAD INTO THAT AIR BURNER AND TO CONTINUE KEEP, WE'VE GOT A, WE'VE USING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT NOW THAT, UM, WE'VE GOT BORROWED, BUT UH, LIKE I SAID, WE LIKE TO HAVE SOMETHING OUT THERE WITH A LITTLE BIT BIGGER ARM SO WHEN WE GO TO LOAD THAT AIR BURNER, WE CAN LOAD IT MORE EFFICIENT WITH LESS TIME.

SO, UM, THIS IS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE.

UM, I'M TOTALLY IN SUPPORT OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

THEY WERE OFFERING A $10,000 RAKE TO REMOVE THE ASH WHEN WE LOOKED AT PURCHASING THEM.

UM, I WAS GONNA SAY IF THAT WAS THIS, MY MECHANIC SAID THAT HE CAN REDNECK WELD SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD JUST ATTACH TO A SKID STEER TO PULL IT OUT.

RIGHT.

BUT THAT'S A DIFFERENT ISSUE, RIGHT? WE, WE, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY GOT A CAT, WE'VE GOT A BACKHOE.

WE DON'T HAVE A A WE DON'T HAVE OUR OWN SKID STEER OUT THERE.

WE GOTCHA.

LIKE I SAID THAT AND THE ATTACHMENT, THE GRAPPLE THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS FROM HOLT THAT WILL DIRECTLY ATTACH TO THAT BACKHOE.

I'M TALKING ABOUT REMOVING THE ASH AFTERWARDS.

THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT THIS WAS ABOUT.

OH, OH, THE RAKE.

PULL IT OUT.

NO SIR.

THIS IS JUST THE GRAPPLE TO GRAB THE MATERIAL TO PUT INTO THE AIR BURNER.

WE LET 'EM BORROW OUR RAKE.

OKAY.

THEY'VE GOT IT OUT THERE.

GOTCHA.

SO I WAS GONNA OFFER THAT WE COULD BUILD THEM ONE IF THEY NEEDED ONE, BUT WE CAN'T BUILD THE GRAPPLE.

THAT'S DIFFERENT.

YEAH.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER.

SO HANG ON JUST A MINUTE.

SO THIS, THIS FITS ON YOUR BACKHOE? YES, SIR.

OKAY.

CAN, UH, CAN WE DO THIS, UH, I, I'M, I'M FOR, FOR THIS, BUT COULD WE LOOK AND SEE, BECAUSE I'VE GOT AN EXTRA, UM, UH, GRAD ALL THAT HAS A GRAPPLE WITH IT MM-HMM .

THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO, TO, TO LET Y'ALL USE.