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COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO ORDER ON THIS 10TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026.
IT IS 9:00 AM WE DO HAVE A QUORUM.
NOW I WANNA BREAK YOUR EARDRUMS. I GOT IT SO HIGH.
[Call to Order]
MORNING.I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING OF THE PARKER COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO ORDER ON THIS 10TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026.
THAT THE RECORD SHOW IT IS 9 0 1.
WE DO HAVE A QUORUM, AND THE AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW WITH THE COUNTY COURT.
PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE COURT INCLUDE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE IS PRESENT.
WE WILL BEGIN WITH AN INVOCATION BY MARK JULIAN FROM NORTHSIDE BAPTIST CHURCH, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE, LED BY PARKER COUNTY, JUDGE PROAM.
COMMISSIONER CONLEY, PLEASE STAND, LET US PRAY.
HEAVENLY FATHER GOD, WE APPROACH YOU THIS MORNING WITH, UH, HUMILITY, GOD AND SO MUCH WITH GRATEFUL HEARTS.
WE COME BEFORE YOUR PRESENCE, LOOKING TO YOU AS OUR SOVEREIGN GOD, ALL KNOWING EVER PRESENT.
AND MAY YOU LORD JESUS, PLEASE BE OUR DIRECT LINE TO THAT FATHER GOD, I'M REMINDED GOD THAT YOUR LOVING KINDNESSES IS NEVER CEASE.
I PRAY FOR THE DECISIONS THAT'LL BE MADE FOR THE AGENDA.
GOD, I PRAY AND PUT IT IN YOUR HANDS.
I PLEDGE OF THE UNITED STATES, AMERICA STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR, TEXAS FLAG PGI, TEXAS.
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MOVE TO FOUR ON THE CONSENT AGENDA UNDER ITEM A AUDITOR.ITEMS ONE THROUGH FOUR, ITEM B, TREASURER ITEMS ONE AND THREE.
COUNTY JUDGE ITEM CI CAN GET THIS THING ON HERE REAL QUICK.
WE APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS. I THINK WE HAVE SOMEBODY HERE THAT'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON.
SO UNDER THE AUDITOR CONSENT, UNDER BUDGET, BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS, I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED ON YOUR FORM, UM, I KNOW THERE WAS DISCUSSIONS DURING OUR BUDGET COMMITTEES ABOUT THE PURCHASE, THE COUNTY FUNDED PURCHASE OF GUNS.
AND SO WE HAVE A DEPARTMENT THAT IS TRANSFERRING FUNDS TO PURCHASE, UM, FIREARMS. AND SO I WANTED TO BRING THAT TO YOUR ATTENTION AND IF THERE WOULD BE ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION, I I WOULD, UH, UH, TAKE MY MOTION BACK AND, AND I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PURCHASE OF THE GUNS.
LET ME, THE, THERE'S A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT HERE.
WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE MR. PAT PAGET.
THAT'S PART OF YOUR, HANG ON JUST A MINUTE.
I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL OF THEM, EXCEPT THAT.
SO THAT'S THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR.
AND THEN WE HANDLE THAT AS A SEPARATE MOTION, WHICH WOULD BE OPEN TO DISCUSSION WHEN THAT'S WHEN THAT MOTION COMES FORWARD.
SO MY MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE GUNS.
AND WE WOULD, WE WOULD THEN PROCESS THAT MOTION.
AND THEN WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE THE GUNS AS A SEPARATE MOTION.
AND A SECOND IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER O.
NO, OUR MOTION IS TO, UH, IS, IS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE GUNS, WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE A SEPARATE MOTION TO APPROVE THE GUNS.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
OH, NOW WE HAVE THAT ITEM, THAT ONE SINGLE ITEM LEFT OVER IF SOMEONE WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION OR TO DISCUSS IT.
SO WHY ARE THEY, THEY THAT THE MONEY FOR THESE GUNS IS COMES OUTTA YOUR BUDGET? YES.
YOU ALREADY HAVE THE MONEY THERE.
WE'RE JUST MOVING MONEY TO PURCHASE.
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SO WHY DO WE HAVE TO APPROVE THAT IF THEY, THEY ALREADY HAVE IT IN THEIR BUDGET? RIGHT.UM, WE HAVE NOT HISTORICALLY PURCHASED FIREARMS OTHER THAN, UM, MOST RECENTLY, I THINK THIS LAST YEAR WHEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AUCTIONED GUNS, THEY WERE PURCHASING GUNS.
UM, DURING THE BUDGET COMMITTEE HEARINGS, THERE WAS A WHOLE DISCUSSION ABOUT, UM, THE COUNTY PURCHASING FIREARMS AND WHETHER THERE NEEDED TO BE SOME SORT OF POLICY FOR COUNTY ISSUED FIREARMS AND SUCH.
AND SO AT THAT TIME, I DID GET UP AND SAY, YOU KNOW, I'D HAD A DISCUSSION WITH THE DEPARTMENT THAT WAS GOING TO SUBMIT A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT.
UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD LET THEM KNOW THAT THERE MAY BE, UM, DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS.
AND BECAUSE IT TURNED INTO SUCH A DISCUSSION AT THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING, I WANTED TO CALL IT TO YOUR ATTENTION.
WHY DO YOU NEED THESE SHOTGUNS? WELL, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE, UH, STATE, THEY'RE GONNA BE MANDATED THAT THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE START CARRYING WEAPONS.
THE SHOTGUNS PURCHASED FOR ANYBODY THAT'S LAW ENFORCEMENT'S BEEN THROUGH TRAINING, KNOW THAT, UH, WE LIKE BREACHING LOADS FOR THE SHOTGUNS.
TRYING TO BREACH A DOOR, UH, BY YOURSELF IS PRETTY DIFFICULT.
WE HAVE A SCHOOL BEING BUILT WITH A ROCK THROW FROM OUR BUILDING.
THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE WE'RE GONNA BE FIRST ON SCENE.
SO THOSE ARE REALLY TOOLS OF THE TRADE THAT, UH, WE THINK IS A PRETTY SMART PURCHASE AT THIS POINT.
Y'ALL NEVER HAD SHOTGUNS BEFORE? INDIVIDUAL SHOTGUNS? UH, THEY HAVE, UH, SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE 'EM, SOME DON'T, UH, RIFLES AND, AND HANDGUNS IS MAINLY WHAT THEY CARRY.
SO WHEN YOU SAY SEVERAL HAVE 'EM, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES OR CONSTABLES? WELL, BOTH.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE USING FOR A BREACHING TOOL TO BREACH A DOOR.
SO THEY CARRY BREACHING LOADS.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET IN IF YOU'RE BY YOURSELF BREACHING A DOOR IS A TWO MAN JOB, YOU SHOULD ABLE TO BREACH.
STATE'S GONNA MANDATE BY THAT.
YOU HAVE A SHOTGUN? IS THAT WHAT WHAT YOU SAID WHILE AGO? I I DO NOT HAVE A SHOTGUN.
I SAY THE STATE IS MANDATING THAT YOU HAVE A SHOTGUN.
IT SAID FIREARMS. SO THEY JUST SAID FIREARMS. YES.
WELL, THEY ALL, WE ALL HAVE FIREARMS, SIR.
THESE ARE PURCHASED BY AGENCY.
SO, SO WHAT'S THE OPTION THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN THESE BUDGET COMMITTEES? AS FAR AS OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT GUYS BEEN FIREARM PURCHASES.
WE HAD LOOKED AT SOME OF THE REQUESTS THAT HAD COME ACROSS, AND IT KIND OF TURNED OVER INTO MORE OF A POLICY DISCUSSION.
HISTORICALLY, WE HAVE NOT PURCHASED INDIVIDUAL FIREARMS FOR INDIVIDUAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT ALLOWS THEM TO PICK A, A FIREARM OF THEIR CHOICE, SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT FITS THEIR HAND, ET CETERA.
WE DO PROVIDE LONG GUNS AND ARE IN THE EFFORT OF PROVIDING LONG GUNS FOR MORE FOLKS.
YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M NOT A LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERT.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO GUESS TO WHAT DEGREE SHOTGUNS FALL UNDER FIREARM VERSUS LAWN GUN.
I WOULD ASSUME IT WOULD BE A LONG GUN.
BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE SHERIFF COMMISSIONER WALDEN AND MYSELF AND THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED QUITE A BIT.
SO WE, WE DON'T HAVE A POLICY CURRENTLY, UM, REGARDING THIS.
SO THE DISCUSSION WAS THAT WE NEED, WE NEED A POLICY, UH, IN, IN ABSENCE OF ONE AND I I, YEP.
I'M NOT, WE'RE NOT CRITICIZING YOU RIGHT.
UH, SO, UH, MY, UH, POINT IS I THINK WE MIGHT WANT TO DEFER, WE STILL HAVE TIME IN THE BUDGET CYCLE.
I THINK WE MIGHT NEED TO DEFER UNTIL WE HAVE, UH, SUCH TIME AS WE CAN ADOPT A POLICY, DISCUSS IT AND ADOPT IT.
REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF, OF, OF THINGS LIKE THIS.
AND WE STILL HAVE TIME IN THIS BUDGET BUDGET CYCLE TO DO THAT.
UH, BUT, UH, WE DON'T HAVE A POLICY CURRENTLY.
AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS GIST OF THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD.
COMMISSIONER, MY, WHAT BROUGHT THIS UP TO Y'ALL AT THIS TIME? WELL, I, I THINK THE TRAINING THAT SOME OF OUR OFFICERS WENT THROUGH, THROUGH THE SCHOOL, UH, SHOOTINGS AND WHATNOT, UH, BREACHING AND GETTING IN WHEN IN A LOCKDOWN, IF WE NEED TO GET IN, WE DO HAVE TOOLS TO DO SO, BUT IT'S A TWO MAN UNIT.
IF YOU'RE BY YOURSELF AND THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT YOU MIGHT BE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO BREACH WITH A SHOTGUN BREACHING LOAD TO GET INTO THE DOOR WELLS DO, LIKE YOU SAY, NO ACTION UNTIL WE GET SOME MORE INFORMATION.
AND SO I, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE TRY TO AVOID IS, IS THE, UH, THE DOMINO EFFECT OF YOU DID THIS FOR THIS AND THIS AND THIS, YOU KNOW? SO TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A COMMON POLICY THAT WE CAN ADOPT COUNTYWIDE, I THINK IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF EVERYBODY.
THAT WAY THERE'S NO, UH, PIECEMEAL OF, OF WHAT THE POLICY IS.
SO I AGREE, NO, NO REFLECTION AT ALL OF THE, OF THE LACK OF NEED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
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BUT I THINK IN THE INTEREST OF, OF BEING UNIFORM WITH EVERYBODY, UH, AND, AND HAVING ADEQUATE TIME TO DISCUSS IT, I THINK TO, TO TAKE NO ACTION TODAY WOULD BE MY SUGGESTION.AND JUST TO BE CLEAR FOR THE RECORD, THERE HAVE BEEN FIREARMS PURCHASED FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE MM-HMM
AND THE REASON WHY THAT THOSE WEREN'T BROUGHT UP PREVIOUSLY IS BECAUSE AT THE TIME WE STARTED DOING THE FIREARMS AUCTION, THE REQUEST FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WAS TO CERTIFY THOSE FUNDS TO REPLACE THEM.
I PRESENTED THE CERTIFICATION OF REVENUE TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
AND SO AT THAT POINT, WHEN IT WAS APPROVED, UM, THERE WAS THE PURCHASE OF THEM.
SO I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT, WHAT HAS HISTORICALLY TAKEN PLACE AND WHAT WE, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO MOVING FORWARD.
JUDGE, HAVE A LITTLE TIME TO DISCUSS NO ACTION ON THAT SECOND PART, JOHN, IN THOSE FUNDS THAT THE SHERIFF UTILIZES TO PURCHASE, THOSE ARE FROM SEIZED GUNS THROUGH, NOT ALL OF THEM WERE SEIZED.
I MEAN, THERE WERE CERTAIN ONES THAT WERE FORFEITED AND SUCH, BUT, UM, I KNOW THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL THAT WERE CERTIFIED INTO FUND 10, AND THEN THERE WAS PURCHASES OF FIREARMS. OKAY.
BUT THEY USE A PROGRAM WHERE WHEN WE HAVE A, A CRIMINAL CASE WHERE A, A FIREARMS FORFEITED, THEN THEY'RE SOLD, THEY UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS.
THAT, THAT'S WHAT THAT CAME FROM.
SO I THINK, THINK WE NEED TO WORK TO DEVELOP THAT POLICY AND, AND EXAMINE THINGS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR COMING UP.
WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT ITEM.
ON THAT PART OF THE ITEM, UH, WE'LL MOVE DOWN TO ITEM SEVEN
[7.A. Discuss/Approve the placing of campaign signs on Parker County property by United Way for their campaign kickoff. (Jana Snow/ Judge Deen)]
A.I WANNA DISCUSS THE APPROVE THE PLACEMENT OF CAMPAIGN SIGNS ON PARKER COUNTY PROPERTY BY UNITED WIFE WITH THE CAMPAIGN KICKOFF.
I AM JANICE SNOW WITH UNITED WAY OF PARKER COUNTY.
AND THIS YEAR, WE, UM, HAVE PUT TOGETHER A LOFTY GOAL, UM, TO RAISE A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN.
SO, AS FAR AS I KNOW, WE HAVEN'T HAD A COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN IN SEVERAL YEARS, BUT I REMEMBER AS A CHILD THEY DID, AND THEY HAD A BIG SIGN OF A THERMOMETER ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN.
SO WE ARE GONNA BRING THAT BACK.
AND SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO PUT OUR CAMPAIGN SIGN UP WHERE WE WILL GET A LOT OF VISIBILITY ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALL, THINKING BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN AND THE DISCUSSION.
[7.B. Approve the use of Parker County's northwest quadrant and the parking lot on DallasNork by Downtown Weatherford, Inc. at no charge for the Wine & Whiskey Walk event on Saturday, October 3rd, 2026. (Amme O'Grady / Judge Deen)]
TO ITEM SEVEN B ON APPROVE THE USE OF PARKER COUNTY'S NORTHWEST QUADRANT AND THE PARKER COUNTY LIGHT ON DALLAS YORK BY DOWNTOWN WEATHERFORD INC.AND NO CHARGE FOR THE WINE AND WHISKEY WALK EVENT ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3RD, 2026.
QUICK COMMISSIONERS, HOW ARE YOU THIS MORNING? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK THIS MORNING.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE, IF I'M SURE YOU'RE FAMILIAR, ONE OF OUR BOARD MEMBERS, RYAN ZAMRON.
OCTOBER 3RD IS SCHEDULED FOR THE WINE AND WHISKEY WALK.
WE WOULD LOVE TO USE THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT AND THE DALLAS AND YORK LOT, UM, FOR THE ACTIVITIES, WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY AND THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SAFETY PROCEDURES.
UH, THE IDEA OF MOVING IT OVER TO THIS SIDE THIS YEAR IS TO HELP WITH FOOT TRAFFIC FOR OUR YORK MERCHANTS AND THE NORTHWEST.
UM, THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN ROTATE AS THE YEARS PROGRESS, BUT I THINK THAT CHANGING IT UP AND TRYING TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR DOWNTOWN MERCHANTS IS REALLY OUR GOAL.
OKAY, WE HAVE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER.
HOLD SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
[7.C. Approve the use of Parker County parking lots by the North Texas Veterans Business Council at no charge for the 2nd Annual Veterans Day Celebration on Saturday, November 7th, 2026 from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. (Mark Lusk/ Judge Deen)]
TO ITEM SEVEN C.APPROVE THE USE OF PARKER COUNTY PARKING LOT BY THE NORTH TEXAS VETERANS BUSINESS COUNCIL AT NO CHARGE FOR A SECOND ANNUAL VETERAN'S DAY CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH, 2026 FROM 10:00 AM TO 3:00 PM MARK.
UM, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS OUR, UH, SECOND ANNUAL VETERAN'S DAY EVENT CELEBRATION.
UM, SO WE'RE REQUESTING USE OF THE PARKING LOTS FOR THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT, UH, IN DALLAS, NEW YORK, SO WE CAN HAVE THESE FESTIVITIES.
UM, LAST YEAR WE HAD ABOUT 2,500 PEOPLE.
WE'RE HOPING TO HIT 3,500 TO 4,000 THIS YEAR.
SO IT'S BEEN A, A GREAT EVENT FOR THE COMMUNITY.
AND JUST ASK FOR Y'ALL'S HELP IN THE PARKING LOTS.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALES.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
[7.D. Approve the use of Parker County lots (4 quadrants, corner parking lot on DallasNork) by The Weatherford Chamber of Commerce at no charge for Christmas on the Square on Saturday, December 5th, 2026 from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. (Gloria Martinez/ Judge Deen)]
MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN D, APPROVE THE USE OF PARKER COUNTY LOTS FOR QUADRANTS, QUARTER PARKING LOT ON DALLAS ORG BY THE WEATHERFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT NO CHARGE FOR CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE.SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5TH, 2026 FROM 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM GLORIA, GOOD MORNING.
WE WILL BE CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS ON THE SQUARE, AND IT IS FROM 10:00 AM TO 4:00 PM AND WE WOULD LIKE TO, UH, REQUEST THE USE OF THAT PARKING LOT AGAIN.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
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HALE.ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR HEARING FIVE.
[7.E. Discuss/Approve the nomination of Kristen Carlson to fill a vacancy to the NCTCOG Regional Aging Adviso1y Committee. (Kristen Carlson/ Judge Deen)]
TO SEVEN ITEM SEVEN E DISCUSS, APPROVE THE NOMINATION OF CHRISTIAN CARLSON TO FILL A VACANCY TO THE NET COG REGIONAL AGING ADVISORY COMMITTEE.UH, IS KRISTEN HERE? IS ANYBODY GONNA DISCUSS WITH THIS ITEM? I HAVE MET THEM.
UH, WOULD SUPPORT THAT THAT ROLE.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO FILL THAT ROLE ON THE COUNCILOR OF GOVERNMENTS.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT HOLT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
I'M AMY CRIPPIN AND I AM THE COMMUNITY EDUCATION DIRECTOR FOR WEATHERFORD ISD.
AND I'M JUST HERE THIS MORNING TO HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR REAPPOINTMENT ON THE WORKFORCE BOARD.
WELL, LET ME, WHICH, WHICH NUMBER IS THAT? I'M SORRY.
DID I SKIP TOO SOON? NO, NO, YOU DID GOOD.
YOU, YOU, YOU'RE KEEPING ME ON MY TOES HERE,
I'M AMY CRIPPIN, COMMUNITY EDUCATION DIRECTOR FOR COM FOR WEATHERFORD ISD.
AND I HAVE SERVED ON THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS WORKFORCE BOARD FOR FOUR YEARS NOW, AND JUST HUMBLY ASK FOR THEIR REAPPOINTMENT FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
THE MOTION IS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR.
UH, AGAIN, UH, BEING CLOSE WITH THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS, UH, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD, I THINK I'M ACTUALLY THE PERSON THAT DEFERS THAT OUT.
UH, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOU COME UP AND TAKE A PICTURE, BECAUSE AGAIN, THIS IS A, THIS IS A BIG DEAL BECAUSE OF THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN PARKER COUNTY.
WHAT YOU DO IS REPRESENT A, A KEY COMPONENT.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT GOES INTO THAT.
AND I REALLY COMMEND YOU FOR DOING THAT BECAUSE THAT'S PART OF THE ROLE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE.
AND YOU TAKE THAT AND DEFER THAT.
WHAT, WHAT YOU DO, PLEASE COME BACK AND WANT TO GET A PICTURE.
AND AS YOU, AS YOU LEAVE, AGAIN, OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH COG IS IMPORTANT.
HAVING THAT REPRESENTATION, REPRESENTATION ON THERE IS GOOD.
AMY, THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
IS CHRIS BOSCO HERE YET? DUSTIN'S OUTSIDE.
AND YOU ALSO HAVE, UH, LET'S GET, LET'S GET, GET HIM IN HERE.
[5.A.Discuss/Take action on ongoing reporting of bond projects to Commissioners Court by Freese & Nichols. (Chris Bosco/ Commissioner Holt/ Judge Deen)]
FIVE A ON DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON ONGOING REPORTING AND BOND PROJECTS TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT BY P NICHOLS.I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE TRANSPORTATION BOND PROGRAM.
MONTHLY UPDATES AS FAR AS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES GO, UM, WE ARE PLANNING TOWN HALL MEETINGS.
THEY'RE SCHEDULED TOWARDS THE END OF SEPTEMBER FOR THE THOROUGHFARE PLAN.
SO WE DON'T HAVE EXACT, UH, DATES AND LOCATIONS NAILED DOWN FOR THAT YET.
BUT WE WILL WITH COG, WE'VE CONTINUED COORDINATING FOR THE I 20 FRONTAGE ROADS AND NOW WE'RE ALSO COORDINATING ON POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN 27.
SO THIS LOOKS LARGELY THE SAME EVERY MONTH.
THE ONE BIG THING THAT CHANGED ON IT THIS MONTH IS THAT THE CENTRAL ROAD CULVERTS ARE NOW COMPLETE.
SO THAT MOVED UP TO A COMPLETE STATUS.
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SO FOR PRECINCT ONE, OUR MAIN HIGHLIGHTS ARE ON MIDWAY ROAD.THAT ASPHALT PLACEMENT BEGAN LAST MONTH AND IS ONGOING FM 51 AND VEAL STATION.
THE CONTRACTOR COMPLETED THE FINAL WALKTHROUGH ITEMS AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING BRINGING THAT, UH, FINAL PAPERWORK NEXT MONTH TO GET THAT CLOSED OUT.
AND HUTCHINSON ROAD IS MOVING TOWARDS 60% DESIGN.
OUR BIG HIGHLIGHTS HERE ARE THAT THE POJO ROAD EXTENSION, WE GOT THAT SCOPE PULLED TOGETHER.
SO WE'VE GOT THE CON THE DESIGN CONTRACT HERE.
IT'S GONNA BE THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA.
UM, CENTRAL ROAD CULVERTS AS MENTIONED IS COMPLETE.
AND WE ALSO DID, UH, VILLE PAVEMENT MARKING.
SO THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT CAME UP JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET THAT ONE TURNED AROUND PRETTY QUICKLY.
SO THE COUNTY ROADS AROUND VILLE ELEMENTARY WERE CONVERTED TO ONE WAY AND RETRIED IN ANTICIPATION FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR.
FOR PRECINCT THREE, OUR MAIN THINGS ARE, UH, RICK WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL WIDENING FROM 20 TO 180.
THE CONCRETE PAVEMENT INSTALLATION IS UNDERWAY FOR FAIRVIEW LANE UTILITY RELOCATIONS ARE UNDERWAY AND THAT CONTRACTOR IS READY TO BEGIN AS SOON AS THE UTILITY RELOCATIONS ARE COMPLETE.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT A NEW ONE IN PRECINCT THREE AS WELL, A SIGNAL TRAFFIC WARRANT STUDY AT FM 1708 AND FM 51.
SO WE'RE DEVELOPING THAT SCOPE NOW.
SO PEOPLE ALWAYS ASK WHAT WE'RE DOING, YOU KIND OF SKIPPED OVER THAT, UH, FRONTAGE ROAD DEAL THERE THAT THEY YES.
THEY WONDER WHAT'S HAPPENING TOWARD RELIEVING SOME CONGESTION ON I 20 AND THIS IS PART OF THAT PUZZLE.
COULD YOU TOUCH ON THAT JUST A LITTLE BIT? YEAH, I'M VERY SORRY.
SO THE PUBLIC MEETINGS ANTICIPATED TO BE IN OCTOBER.
WE ARE WORKING ON A FEASIBILITY STUDY RIGHT NOW AND MOVING TOWARDS A DESIGN CONTRACT.
AND THIS IS ANTICIPATING, IS ANTICIPATING THAT WE WOULD, UH, COMPLETE THE SERVICE ROADS ON I 20 AND MAKE THEM EVERYWHERE INSTEAD OF JUST SPORADIC AS THEY ARE NOW, UH, IN, IN PREPARATION FOR WHAT WOULD WIND UP BEING AN EXPANSION TO I 20 SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD.
JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT YEAH, NO, WHAT THAT IS.
THIS IS NOT JUST WORKING ON THE SERVICE ROADS.
CAN YOU, WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN BEFORE CONNECTING THEM? ANYTHING? ANYTHING CAN BE, THEY HAVE TO BE CONNECTED.
WE HAVE TO MOVE THE RAMPS AND ALL THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
THE COUNTY IS PAYING FOR THAT IN ORDER TO GET TEX.TO GIVE A TIMEFRAME THAT IT WILL HAPPEN.
AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE PAYING FOR THAT DESIGN WORK AND THAT, THAT KINDA LOCKS THEM IN ON WHEN THE WORK IS GONNA BE DONE.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FOR IDENTIFYING THAT.
JUST REAL TO CLARIFY ALSO, WOULD YOU MENTION WHAT, HOW MANY LANES ARE GONNA BE ON THE ACCESS ROADS? 'CAUSE THERE, WE, WE ALWAYS THINK ABOUT WHAT THE EXPANSIONS ARE GONNA BE ON I 20.
IT DOESN'T ALLOW MORE THAN ONE LANE TO BE ADDED EAST AND WEST BECAUSE YOU THEN YOU'D HAVE TO TEAR DOWN ALL THE BRIDGES OBVIOUSLY.
BUT HOW MANY LANES ARE GONNA BE ADDED TO THE, THE ACCESS ROADS? I DON'T, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION, BUT I THINK THE ANSWER TO THAT IS THAT THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING THOSE MEETINGS AND DOING THE FEASIBILITY STUDY TO GET THAT QUESTION FIGURED OUT.
JUDGE IT, IT, IT'S FIGURED OUT IT'S GONNA BE 3 3, 3 GOING EAST, THREE GOING WEST.
SO THE NET NET OF THIS WILL BE THREE AND THREE, THREE GOING EAST AND WEST.
SO YOU'LL HAVE A TOTAL OF 3, 6, 9, 12 LANES, SIX GOING EAST AND WEST IS WHAT THE CLARIFICATION OF THAT'S GONNA BE.
THAT IS WHAT'S GOOD INFORMATION.
SO CHRIS, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU CHRIS, SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU MORGAN.
UM, SO FOR PRECINCT FOUR, OUR MAIN HIGHLIGHTS ARE THAT WE ARE ADVERTISING THE PHASE ONE OF BANKHEAD THIS MONTH.
SO WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT DONE.
UM, KELLY ROADS MAINLY DONE, WE'VE JUST GOT THE RIGHT OF WAY AND UTILITY RELOCATIONS THAT ARE ONGOING THERE AT THE INTERSECTION OF BEAR CREEK.
AND THEN AT THE INTERSECTION OF 3 77 THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL, POLES AND EQUIPMENT ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING ORDERED.
PROGRAM WEBSITE IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE.
HI MORGAN, CAN I INTERRUPT A LITTLE BIT OR INTERJECT ON THE KELLY ROAD IN THREE IN 3 77 SIGNALIZATION, DO YOU WANNA MENTION HOW THAT WAS DONE OR YOU WANT ME TO YOU TOO.
SO TEXDOT, WE DID THE WARRANT STUDIES.
EVERYTHING WAS IN PLACE AND NEEDED FOR SIGNAL LIGHT DOWN THERE ON 3 77 WITH
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ALL THE INCREASE AND WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE AND THE, THE DEVELOPER THERE IS FUNDING THE SIGNALIZATION AT THAT.AND FOR PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW, SIGNALIZATION IS EXPENSIVE.
SO I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT.
IT WAS A COLLABORATION WITH TEXDOT PRIVATE DEVELOPER THERE IN THE COUNTY.
SO YES, JUST WANTED TO GIVE SOME DUE THERE.
SO THE DEVELOPER IS ACTUALLY THE ONE THAT'S ORDERING ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT NOW AND HAS IT ON THE WAY.
WE, WE SAW, UM, SOME DELAYS WITH SIGNAL POLES.
SO WE TRIED TO EXPEDITE THAT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE SO HE COULD GET THOSE POLLS ORDERED.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION UPDATE.
[5.B. Discuss/Take action on Pojo Road professional design services. (Chris Bosco / Commissioner Holt)]
UH, OPEN ITEM B.OKAY, SO ITEM D IS FOR POJO ROAD.
SO IF YOU LOOK HERE KIND OF TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE SCREEN IS 1 99 AND JUST TO THE LEFT OF WHERE IT SAYS SPRINGTOWN HIGH SCHOOL IS POJO ROAD.
FURTHER LEFT OF THAT IS WHERE WE'RE GOING TO ADD A NEW SECTION OF POJO FROM GOSHEN DOWN TO JAY WOODY.
SO JUST TO ORIENT YOU ALL, SO WE ARE GO BACK TO BRINGING THIS, GO BACK TO THAT PICTURE IF YOU WOULD.
AND THE ROAD'S GONNA SEE WHERE THAT HORSESHOE IS RIGHT THERE.
EVERYBODY THAT'S LOOKING, I BELIEVE THAT'S WHERE THE ROAD IS GONNA START AND COME DOWN TO JE WOODY.
JUST SO PEOPLE CAN KNOW OR SEE THAT YEAH, THAT'S WHERE IT'S GONNA COME.
THEY HAVE TO MAKE A LITTLE JOG AND GO DOWN THERE.
SO IF, IF YOU SEE THERE'S A GAP BETWEEN RIGHT POJO THIS WAY AND POJO THIS WAY.
AND WE'RE GONNA REDO THAT LITTLE PORTION OF GOSHEN ALSO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE GOT TURN LANES AND EVERYTHING'S FUNCTIONING WELL.
WE'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE A SINGLE LANE ROUNDABOUT AT POJO AND JE WOODY THERE ON THE SOUTH.
SO THIS'LL BE A COUNTY ROAD, 12 FOOT LANES IN EACH DIRECTION, TWO FOOT SHOULDERS AND A DESIGN SPEED OF 35 MILES PER HOUR.
AND WE ARE GOING TO, IF YOU LOOK HERE, THERE'S A LOT OF WETLANDS THERE.
SO WE'LL HAVE SOME CULVERTS TO CROSS THAT.
SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT CULVERTS.
SO THE DESIGN FEE FOR THIS IS $783,411.
AND WE ARE SEEKING APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY DISCUSSED THIS ABOUT HOW LONG DO, DO WE HAVE A GUESSTIMATE ON, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE VERY EARLY IN THE PROCESS.
BUT THIS IS GONNA BE A VERY HELPFUL KIND OF CUT THROUGH FOR FOLKS WHO DON'T HAVE TO GO OVER TO 51 JUST TO GET BACK OVER ONTO GOSHEN FROM JE WOODY 51 TO GOSHEN, ET CETERA.
DO WE HAVE A GUESSTIMATE ON, IS THIS A 18 MONTHS FROM NOW? IS THIS TWO YEARS FROM NOW? 20 YEARS FROM NOW? YEAH.
WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD GUESS RIGHT NOW UNTIL WE REALLY FIGURE OUT THE CULVERT SITUATION AND GET EVERYTHING IN PLACE.
BUT ONCE CONSTRUCTION STARTS PROBABLY ABOUT 12 MONTHS IS WHAT I THINK SOMEBODY TOLD ME ABOUT.
WHERE'S THE MONEY COMING FROM? THIS PART OF THE BOND PROGRAM? YES.
I WANTED PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A BOND PROJECT, RIGHT? THIS IS NOT COMING OUT OF GENERAL FUND.
CAN I, I WANT JUST REAL QUICK ON THIS, UM, WITH THE BOND THAT WAS PASSED, WHICH WAS $130 MILLION IS WHAT WE SEE HERE, ROUGHLY 40 PLUS PROJECTS THAT WERE BEING DONE, WE'RE PROGRESSING THIS AND GIVING UPDATES ON THIS.
UM, THEY WERE COMMISSIONER'S COURT THE WANT TO ADD TO THIS ALSO THE MATCHING BONDS THAT ARE COMING THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT IN.
AND THEN TDOT TAKING OVER SOME PROJECTS AND PUTTING IT ON ONE SYSTEM.
THERE'S ALL THESE COMPONENTS GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN WE PARTNER WITH TXDOT, WHICH GETS LOW ON FUNDS, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THERE'S A SHIP TO MONEY GOING FROM INTERNALLY WITHIN THE STATE WHERE THERE'S MONEY AVAILABLE AND SHOVEL READY THERE.
THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX PROCESS BECAUSE MONEY BECOMES AVAILABLE THROUGH MATCHING FUNDS ALSO, UH, TO DO THAT.
AND THEN YOU ADD IN THE CONNECTIVITY OF THE EI 20 EXPANSION, THE ACCESS ROADS AND ALL THAT.
UM, IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THAT'S APPROACHING $2 BILLION.
THAT, AND ONCE THAT'S ALL DONE, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO GET WITH TEXT DOT GET A FIRM NUMBER OF WHAT THAT IS.
AND YOU GET, AS COMMISSIONER HOLT SAID, ALSO BE SURE TO ADD TO
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THIS OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH TIMELINES SO WE CAN, UH, UNDERSTAND THE CONSTITUENTS, UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE PAYING FOR, IF YOU WILL.MR. CON, UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? AGAIN, THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE? MY VOTE.
[6.A. Update from Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District on proposed rule changes. (Doug Shaw/ Judge Deen)]
DOWN TO ITEM SIX A ON UPDATE FROM UPPER TRINITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT OF PROPOSED RULE CHANGES.UH, WE HAVE THE DIRECTOR HERE OF THE OPPORTUNITY.
FOR THE RECORD, DOUG SHAW, GENERAL MANAGER OF OPPORTUNITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT.
MAY I APPROACH, I HAVE SOME HANDOUTS FOR YOU GUYS.
WE'RE GOING THROUGH UPDATING RULES.
WE'RE UPDATING A COUPLE THINGS.
UM, SOME OF YOU PROBABLY HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS.
UH, I'VE GOT A HANDOUT KIND OF OUTLINE MY DISCUSSION.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE.
UM, OR IF YOU WANNA TALK TO ME AFTER LOT AFTERWARDS, THAT'S FINE.
SO THE FIRST THING WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH, WE WE'RE GONNA DO IS WE'RE UPDATING IS, AS YOU KNOW, WE CLASSIFY WATER WELLS INTO TWO, TWO MAIN CATEGORIES, EXEMPT AND NON-EXEMPT.
SO NON-EXEMPT IS ANYTHING COMMERCIAL WATER WELLS.
WATER WELLS USED FOR TO SUPPORT OIL AND GAS ACTIVITIES.
WATER WELLS, UH, USED FOR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS EXEMPT.
SO ALL YOUR HOUSEHOLD PRIVATE WELLS, WELLS USED FOR AGRICULTURE, FOR LIVESTOCK, THEY'RE EXEMPT.
SO FOR NON-EXEMPT WELLS, WE, WE ISSUE A PERMIT WHICH ALLOCATES A VOLUME OF WATER THAT THEY CAN PUMP PER YEAR FOR THE TRINITY GROUP OF AQUIFERS, WHICH INCLUDES THE XI, UH, AND THE LOWER TRINITY, WHAT EVERYBODY CALLS THE TRINITY.
UM, WE'VE ALWAYS ALLOCATED BASED ON THE THICKNESS OF THE AQUIFER, MULTIPLIED BY THE ACREAGE, THE OWNER CONTROL BY A FACTOR OF 500.
UM, AND YOU'RE GONNA, I'M GONNA REFERENCE THIS A LITTLE BIT LATER, BUT REALLY DRIVEN BY A PROJECT THAT WAS, UH, PROPOSED IN THEIR BUILDING IN WISE COUNTY.
THE ROLLING V RANCH, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, IT'S UP IN THE ROME AREA.
YOU KNOW, THEY HAD ORIGINALLY TALKED ABOUT GONNA GET WATER FROM FORT WORTH, GONNA GET WATER FROM HERE.
AND EVENTUALLY THEY STARTED APPLYING FOR WATER WELLS.
WE MADE THEM DO A PRETTY DETAILED STUDY.
THEIR OWN ENGINEERS CAME BACK WITH SOME PRETTY, UH, PRETTY SHOCKING RESULTS IF THEY WERE TO GET THEIR FULL PERMIT ALLOCATION AND PUMP THAT BASICALLY SHOWED THAT THE WELLS WOULD PUMP OFF IN LIKE LESS THAN A YEAR.
SO THAT SHOWED US IN AREAS WHERE THE AQUIFER IS VERY THICK, WE WERE PROBABLY ALLOCATING TOO MUCH.
SO WE WERE PUTTING AN UPPER CAP OF 250,000 GALLONS PER ACRE.
SO THAT'S REALLY GONNA ONLY AFFECT THE EAST SIDE OF THE, THE, UH, THE DISTRICT AND THE UPPER END OF THOSE PERMIT ALLOCATIONS FOR THE CROSS TIMBERS AQUIFER, WHICH IS EVERYTHING REALLY JUST ON THE FAR WEST SIDE OF THE DISTRICT.
AND THIS IS REALLY ONLY RELEVANT IN MONTE COUNTY WHERE THE CROSS TIMBERS ACTUALLY PRODUCES A DECENT AMOUNT OF WATER.
UM, WHEN WE FIRST ADOPTED PERMITTING, WE JUST THREW A BLANKET 25,000 GALLONS PER ACRE.
'CAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF INFO.
WE'VE SINCE HAD A MODEL BUILT OF THE CROSS TIMBERS HAVE A LOT MORE INFORMATION.
SO WE'RE DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE TRINITY BASED ON THE DEPTH OF THE, WELL, THE CROSS TIMBER FORMATIONS ARE THOUSANDS OF FEET DEEP.
WE'RE, WE'RE PRODUCING OIL AND GAS FROM THE BOTTOM OF 'EM.
THE TOP PARTS OF 'EM HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF DECENT WATER IN SOME AREAS.
UH, SO IT'S BASED ON THE DEPTH OF THE WELL MULTIPLIED BY A FACTOR OF ONE 50.
UM, BUT WE'RE CAPPING THAT AT A HUNDRED THOUSAND GALLONS PER ACRE.
SO, SO HERE, WHAT'S THE CROSS TIMBERS AQUIFER LIKE IN PARKER COUNTY? I KNOW YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.
SO IN PARKER COUNTY IT GETS PRETTY SPOTTY.
SO, SO COMMISSIONER THE, THE CROSS TIMBERS IS, IS MUCH OLDER.
SO THE TRINITY GROUP IS MADE UP OF CRETACEOUS AGE FORMATION.
THE, THE CROSS TIMBERS ARE, UH, PALEOZOIC IN AGE, LIKE THE PERMIAN BASIN, ALL THAT.
SO IN, AND THEN IT ALSO, IT GETS, THE YOUNGER PORTIONS OF IT ARE UP NORTH.
AND THEN AS YOU MOVE SOUTH, IT GETS OLDER.
SO UP IN MONTE YOU GOT THE YOUNGEST PORTION OF THE CROSS TIMBERS THAT MAKE SOME WATER.
ONCE YOU GET DOWN INTO WISE COUNTY AND PARKER COUNTY AND YOU GET WEST OF THE TRINITY.
THE CROSS TIMBERS WAS, WHEN THAT WAS CREATED, UH, A LOT OF THIS PART OF THE WORLD WAS UNDERWATER.
AND THAT WAS LIKE BAYS ESTUARIES.
AND IN BAYS AND ESTUARIES, YOU HAVE A LOT OF CHANNELS.
SO YOU HAVE THESE CHANNELS IN THE, IN THE SUBSURFACE THAT, THAT ARE SANDS.
AND IF YOU HIT THOSE CHANNELS, YOU CAN MAKE SOME WATER.
IF YOU MOVE OVER AND YOU, YOU DON'T, YOU GET OUTSIDE OF THOSE CHANNELS, YOU DRILL DRY HOLES.
SO IT'S SAME THING YOU SEE IN PALO PINTO COUNTY.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S SPOTTY.
YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR, THEIR FINGERS OF WATER.
SO THE WELLS IN, IN PARKER COUNTY THAT ARE IN CROSS
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TIMBERS WOULD BE IN THE WESTERN PORTION? YES, SIR.OUS PERIOD, 114 MILLION YEARS AGO.
SO WE'RE TALKING, YOU KNOW, PRETTY MUCH, YOU KNOW, BROCK MILLSAP, YOU KNOW, WEST OF VILLE, THAT WESTERN LESS THAN PROBABLY THIRD OF THE COUNTY IS, IS WHERE THE CROSS DENVER SURFACE IS.
UM, SO WE'RE CAPPING THAT AT A HUNDRED THOUSAND BECAUSE WHEN YOU START PUMPING FROM THOSE OLDER FORMATIONS, THERE'S JUST NOT AS MUCH WATER.
UH, THE HYDROGEOLOGIC REPORTS, WE ACTUALLY ADOPTED THIS THROUGH A RESOLUTION EARLIER THIS YEAR.
THIS WAS ALSO DRIVEN, UH, IN LARGE PART BY THAT STUDY THAT WAS DONE FOR THE ROLLING V.
WHAT, YOU KNOW, AND, AND AGAIN, AND WE ALL KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF DEMAND, ESPECIALLY IN HOOD COUNTY.
AND THERE'S DISCUSSION HERE ABOUT BIG INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS COMING IN.
I WANNA POINT, WE DIDN'T DO THIS BECAUSE OF THESE GUYS WE HAD ALREADY HAD CONSIDERING THIS.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, WE DON'T DISCRIMINATE ON TYPE OF USE.
WHAT CONCERNS US ARE THESE MASSIVE PERMIT REQUESTS.
SOMEBODY SELLS A COUPLE THOUSAND ACRES AND THEY'RE GONNA DO DENSE DEVELOPMENT OR DO A REALLY BIG INDUSTRIAL PROJECT.
WE'RE NOW REQUIRING THEM TO DO THIS HYDROGEOLOGIC REPORT BEFORE THEY, WE CAN, UH, CONSIDER THEIR PERMIT.
WE'LL BE OVERSEEING IT, IT'S GONNA GIVE US ALL KINDS OF GOOD INFORMATION.
AND, AND IF THE REPORT SHOWS, UH, UNREASONABLE IMPACTS COULD OCCUR, THEN THEY CAN SIT DOWN WITH US.
THEY CAN VOLUNTARILY EN ENTER, ENTER INTO SOME MITIGATION PLANS.
OR WE CAN REQUIRE CERTAINS OF THINGS OF THEM ON THEIR PERMIT TERMS. UH, MINIMUM TRACK SIZE REQUIREMENT.
IF YOU LOOK AT, THIS IS PROBABLY THE, THE ITEM YOU'RE GONNA HEAR THE MOST ABOUT.
UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THE LAST TWO PAGES OF THE HANDOUT, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
UM, BUT WE'RE STILL SEEING ISSUES, RIGHT? THERE'S MORE WELLS DRILLED IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD THAN ANYWHERE, PART PROBABLY IN THE WORLD.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO SEE, I'M GONNA USE AN EXAMPLE OF, UH, MR. SMELLY, UH, GAVE US, UH, THE RIGHT TO DRILL SOME MONITOR WELLS OUT THERE ON CHARLOTTE SMELLY ROAD OUT THERE WHERE THE TOWER IS, UH, SOUTH OF PI.
WHEN WE DRILLED THOSE MONITOR WELLS, THERE WAS MAYBE LIKE FIVE WATER WELLS WITHIN LIKE TWO MILES.
SEE A LITTLE BLIP IN THE, IN THE, IN THE SUMMER.
BUT WATER WELLS, THE LEVELS DIDN'T REALLY CHANGE.
NOW THERE'S PROBABLY 200 WATER WELLS WITHIN, YOU KNOW, TWO MILES OF THAT, OF THAT MONITOR.
WELL, LAST SUMMER WATER LEVELS FELL LIKE 20 FEET JUST DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE AND JULY.
SO WHAT THAT SHOWS IS WHEN YOU PUT THESE DENSE AREAS OF WATER WELLS, IT HAS AN IMPACT IN THE AREA.
UM, SO WE ARE PROPOSING, OKAY, IT WENT DOWN 20 FEET IN JUNE OR JULY.
WHAT DID IT DO? DID IT COME BACK UP IN JANUARY? YES, SIR.
SO WATER LEVELS, WHEN PUMPING IS OCCURRING, IT FALLS IN THE SUMMER, COMES BACK UP IN THE WINTER.
BUT WHAT HAP WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS FROM YEAR TO YEAR, THE, IT'S COMING BACK UP A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN IT WAS THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? SO EVERY YEAR WHEN IT COMES BACK UP, IT'S A LITTLE BIT LOWER, A LITTLE BIT LOWER.
AND YOU GOT DOCUMENTATION OF THAT.
ALL OVER THE COUNTY, WE MEASURE WATER LEVELS AND WELL OVER A HUNDRED WELLS IN THE COUNTY AND EVERYWHERE IN THE COUNTY IT'S TRENDING DOWNWARD A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME.
UM, AS A MATTER OF FACT, I WOULD, I, I, IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I PAT MYSELF ON THE BACK OR OUR DISTRICT ON THE BACK, THERE'S A HUNDRED GROUNDWATER DISTRICTS IN THE STATE.
NONE OF THEM COLLECT AS MUCH DATA AS WE DO AS FAR AS MEASURING WATER LEVELS AND, AND TRACKING WHAT'S HAPPENING.
AND A LOT OF THAT'S THROUGH VOLUNTEERS, PEOPLE LETTING US COMING OUT AND TAKING THAT.
AND THEN WE'VE DRILLED SEVERAL WELLS WHERE WE, THAT WE DO NOTHING BUT MEASURE WATER LEVELS IN THOSE WELLS.
UM, SO WHAT WE'VE, WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS WHERE THE TRINITY, AND YOU CAN LOOK AT THE LAST, I THINK THE NEXT TO THE LAST PAGE.
YOU SEE THE KIND OF LITTLE CROSS SECTION.
AND, AND, AND PARKER COUNTY AND, AND OUR DISTRICT, THE TRINITY AQUIFER AS A WHOLE, THE GROUPS, THEY DIP TO THE SOUTH AND EAST.
SO AS YOU MOVE WEST, THE AQUIFER GETS THINNER AND THINNER AND THINNER UNTIL EVENTUALLY PINCHES OUT.
SO BASED ON THE, THE MODEL WHICH IS CREATED THROUGH, UH, HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF GEOPHYSICAL LOGS, MOST OF THOSE WERE DONE USED, TAKEN FROM THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY WHEN THEY'RE DRILLING OIL WELLS.
AND THEY, THEY, THEY RUN THE EQUIPMENT DOWN HOLE.
YOU CAN MAP WHERE THE SANDS AND WHERE THE LIMESTONE AND WHERE THE SHALE IS.
SO THEY'VE IDENTIFIED ALL THESE FORMATIONS THAT MAKE UP THE FORMATIONS OF THE TRINITY AND THEY PINCH OUT, YOU KNOW, AS YOU MOVE WEST.
SO WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS WHERE THOSE FORMATIONS THEN TO 60 FEET.
SO YOU'RE TALKING AREAS WHERE A WELL IS ABOUT A HUNDRED FOOT DEEP, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU'RE MAKING NOT VERY MUCH WATER TO BEGIN WITH.
SO THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTY, WE ARE PROPOSING A FIVE ACRE MINIMUM OF TRACK SIZE.
UM, AGAIN, THIS IS, THIS GOES ALONG WITH OBVIOUSLY ANY, ANY TRACT OF LAND THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SUBDIVIDED IS, IS GRANDFATHERED IN, CAN STILL HAVE A, WELL, IF IT'S LESS THAN FIVE ACRES, IF SOMEBODY IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING SOMETHING IN THAT AREA.
SO LONG AS THEY SUBMIT THE WAY THE, THE PROPOSED RULES ARE WRITTEN, SO LONG AS THEY SUBMIT THE, UH, THE PLAT EITHER THE, THE PRELIMINARY, JUST SUBMIT IT TO EITHER THE COUNTY OR US BY THE, BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
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THEY'RE, THEY'RE LOCKED IN.UM, THIS IS JUST FOR NEW DEVELOPMENT AFTER STARTING THE BEGINNING OF NEXT YEAR BEFORE I I'M SURE COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
AND I'M GONNA JUST STEP JUST REAL QUICK BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING.
I I WOULDN'T, I WOULD ASK THAT THIS COURT, THIS IS A BIG DEAL WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING.
AND, UH, I KNOW YOU AND I AND COMMISSIONER HOLT MET AND SIT DOWN AND TALKED ABOUT THIS CONCEPT IN THE PAST.
UH, THIS COURT IS BEING NOW HIT WITH THIS, WITH, UH, AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE BOB BAKKER IN THE PAST.
UH, BUT THIS IS A BIG DEAL TO SIT HERE AT THIS COURT AND JUST PASS THIS.
AND, UH, COMMISSIONER WALDEN, I KNOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ON THIS AND YEAH.
WELL THIS, THIS IS NOT A DECISION THAT, THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MAKES IS A DECISION THAT UPPER TRINITY GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT BOARD WILL MAKE.
DOUG, DO YOU HAVE AN, UH, UH, A TIMEFRAME FOR WHEN THAT MIGHT BE SO DISCUSSED AT YOUR BOARD? YEAH.
SO THAT ALREADY BEEN DISCUSSED OR NO, WE HAVE, WE HAVE NOT, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A WHILE.
WE'RE GONNA HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON AUGUST 27TH.
UH, AND, AND THE BOARD CAN, ANYTIME AT THE CLOSE OF THAT HEARING OR ANYTIME AFTER THAT, THEN THE BOARD CAN TAKE ACTION.
YOU KNOW, I CAN'T SPEAK AS TO WHEN MY BOARD WOULD, WOULD TAKE ACTION.
I KNOW A LOT OF THINGS IN HERE.
UM, WE'D LIKE TO GET IN PLACE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME LARGER PROJECTS COMING IN THAT WE'D LIKE TO CAPTURE IN SOME OF THE OTHER MAYBE LESS CONTROVERSIAL ITEMS IN THERE.
BUT YES, THE AUGUST 27TH IS WE'LL BE HOLDING OUR, OUR PUBLIC HEARING TO, TO DISCUSS THIS.
AND THIS IS BASED ON THOSE WELLS THAT YOU PUT IN THERE TO MONITOR THE, THE, THE, THE FLUCTUATIONS, IF YOU WILL.
IT'S BASED ON LOOKING, YOU KNOW, UH, BIG PICTURE.
LOOK, I MEAN, WHAT, WHAT WE'RE DOING, ALL THE INFORMATION WE HAVE, WHAT WE'RE DOING CONTINUING TO DRILL THIS MANY WELLS OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
IT, IT'S, IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE.
WE CAN LOOK AT THE WATER LEVEL TRENDS AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT A SECOND AGO AND OUR OTHER COUNTIES, AND WE'LL SEE BLIPS HERE AND THERE OR THE TRENDING DOWNWARD.
BUT I'M GONNA BE HONEST, NONE OF THEM IN PARKER COUNTY, EV EVERYTHING IS TRENDING DOWNWARD.
THAT'S US ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY GOING MEASURE WATER LEVELS IN THE SAME WELL OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
SO I, I HAVE A QUESTION, DOUG.
AND IT HAS TO DO WITH, UM, THE, WHAT I WOULD TERM COMMERCIAL WELLS YES, SIR.
THAT ARE, THAT ARE IN EITHER CROSS TIMBERS OR TRINITY.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE THE ALLOCATION OF THIS MANY, UH, GALLONS PER ACRE PER YEAR.
BUT CAN YOU GIMME AN IDEA OF THE COMMERCIAL WELLS THAT WOULD BE TAKING MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER OUT OF RIGHT.
EITHER OF THESE AQUIFERS AND RIGHT.
AND HOW MANY THERE ARE AND IS THERE GONNA BE ANY RESTRICTION ON THOSE? 'CAUSE IT'S THE SAME AMOUNT.
I MEAN, WHETHER IT'S A COMMERCIAL WELL OR IT'S A PRIVATE WELL, RIGHT.
THERE'S PROBABLY USING THE SAME AMOUNT OF WATER OR PERHAPS LESS IF IT'S COMMERCIAL.
WELL, BUT THERE ARE CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL WELLS THAT WOULD BE TAPPED INTO.
I KNOW FOR THE, FOR A FACT THE, THE TRINITY.
THAT WOULD BE TAKING MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER OUT.
SO THERE'S, COLLECTIVELY WE'VE GOT ABOUT 25,000 REGISTERED WELLS IN OUR DATABASE.
THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN PUMP ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
UM, A, A PRIVATE WELL, THERE IS NO CAP, SO LONG AS THEY'RE NOT COMMITTING WASTE.
AND, AND LITERALLY BASED ON THE LAW WASTE IS LETTING WATER RUN DOWN THE BAR DITCH.
SO AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT LETTING WATER RUN OFF YOUR PROPERTY AND DOWN THE BAR DITCH MM-HMM
YOU CAN PUMP AND IT CURRENTLY, IF YOU'VE GOT A 17 GALLON A MINUTE, WELL THAT'S NINE, A LITTLE OVER 9 MILLION GALLONS A YEAR YOU CAN PUMP, YOU KNOW, IF YOU PUMP NONSTOP.
UM, THAT WE HAVE NO, LOOK, I MEAN WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SURE.
YOU KNOW, IT'D BE NICE IF WE COULD, YOU KNOW, REQUIRE, YOU KNOW, ZERO ESCAPING AND ALL THESE OTHER THINGS FOR PRIVATE WELLS.
THE ONLY REGULATION WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, THAT THE, THAT THE STATE THAT THE LEGISLATURE HAS GIVEN US IS SPACING REQUIREMENTS AND TRACK SIZE.
UM, WE DON'T, WE DON'T METER, WE DON'T PUT, UH, ANNUAL LIMITS ON PRIVATE WELLS LIKE WE DO COMMERCIAL WELLS MM-HMM
AND SO, YOU KNOW, EVEN, YOU KNOW, THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO IS JUST TRY TO SPACE THEM OUT AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S FAR MORE OF THE, THE EXEMPT, YOU KNOW, PRIVATE WELLS, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THEM.
AND LOOK, WE HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH MAY OR MAY NOT BE A POPULAR STATEMENT, BUT IT'S JUST BEING HONEST.
I GREW UP OUT IN THE COUNTRY, PEOPLE THAT TYPICALLY, YOU KNOW, HISTORICALLY LIVED OUT IN THE COUNTRY AND HAD A PRIVATE WELL, DIDN'T USE A LOT OF WATER.
PEOPLE THAT ARE MOVING OUT HERE AND DEPENDING ON THESE PRIVATE WELLS ARE, ARE NOT WHAT WAS ONCE HERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? IT, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S SUBURBAN.
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LAWNS, IT'S WATERING ALL THE TIME.IT IS A MUCH HIGHER WATER USE.
AND IF, IF WE COULD, I'VE SAID THIS TO THIS COURT, I'VE SAID THIS ON EVERY STAGE.
IF WE WEREN'T TALKING ABOUT ICE OUTSIDE WATER USE, WE WOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION.
BUT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.
UM, AND THAT, THAT'S THE UN UNFORTUNATE SIDE IS JUST PEOPLE ARE JUST USING SOME, WHY, WHY CAN'T YOU DO ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? YOU CAN, YOU CAN TELL US AND YOU CAN MAKE THE CITIZENS OF PARKER COUNTY DO FIVE ACRE TRACKS UNDER THE LAW.
BUT YOU CAN'T TELL THOSE SAME PEOPLE THAT THEY CAN'T WATER THEIR GRASS.
YOU CAN USE IT FOR HOUSEHOLD USE AND LIKE YOU SAID, AND THEY HAVE PLENTY OF WATER MM-HMM
YOU TELL THEM THEY CAN'T WATER THEM RAIN.
WE CAN'T, UNTIL WE DO THAT, WE'RE JUST WASTING MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER.
EVEN THE ONES THAT LIVE ON THIS GREEN SIDE.
THE PROBLEM, LOOK, I, I THINK, I THINK MOST, YOU KNOW, COMMON SENSE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROBLEM IS, IS THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT'S BEING USED OUTSIDE.
BUT WE HAVE NO AUTHORITY WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE PRIVATE WELLS.
AND HOW AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT COMMITTING WASTE AND WATERING YOUR LAWN FOR FOUR HOURS A DAY, EVERY DAY IS NOT WASTE UNDER THE LAW.
SO HOW DO, HOW DOES ARIZONA KEEP THEIR PEOPLE FROM WATER? WELL, ARIZONA O OPERATES UNDER DIFFERENT LAWS THAN TEXAS DOES.
SO OUR REPRESENTATIVES WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE.
THE ONLY THING THAT WE HAVE FOR PRIVATE WELLS IS EXPLICITLY GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO SPACE THEM OUT THROUGH SPACING FROM WELL TO WELL AND TRACK SIZE REQUIREMENT.
THAT'S, THAT'S EXPLICITLY GIVEN TO US FOR PRIVATE WELLS.
SO DOUG, I GOT A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
I KNOW YOU AND I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THIS AND I'VE ASKED, 'CAUSE I'M, I'M, I'M A LITTLE SKEPTICAL SOMETIMES.
OVER IN PRECINCT FOUR, SEEMS LIKE MOST PEOPLE THAT MOVE IN, THEY LIKE THEIR YARDS THAT LOOK LIKE GOLF COURSES AND MANICURED.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU'VE MENTIONED IT, I THINK IT'S AROUND SEVEN UPPER 70 PERCENTAGE OF THE WATER USE IN THE HOUSEHOLD IS OUTSIDE THE PERIMETER OF THE FOUNDATION.
SO THEN WHEN THE TWO ACRE MINIMUM WAS PROPOSED, HOW MANY YEARS AGO WAS THAT? OH NINE.
SO I MEAN, IT WAS BEFORE MY INVOLVEMENT HERE AT THE COURT, BUT IN PRECINCT TWO I STARTED SEEING TWO ACRES LOOKING LIKE GOLF COURSES.
AND SO I'VE ASKED, AND I'VE WONDERED WHAT THOSE PROFORMAS LOOK LIKE ON WHEN WE DID GO FROM A ONE ACRE MINIMUM TO A TWO.
HOW MUCH ACTUAL WATER WAS BEING USED.
AND NOW WITH THE FIVE, SO IT TAKES ME TO, I GUESS THE NEXT QUESTION IS IF, IF YOU IMPLEMENTED THE FIVE ACRE MINIMUM MM-HMM
WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO ALLOW VARIANCES TO FOLKS THAT VOLUNTEERED TO HAVE A METER ON THEIR PRIVATE WATER WELLS AT THAT POINT? I MEAN, MY BOARD COULD CONSIDER THAT.
I DIDN'T KNOW WITHIN THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS IF Y'ALL WOULD BE ABLE TO DO.
WELL, A LOT OF THINGS YOU CAN CONSIDER IF FOLKS DO VOLUNTEER TO DO THINGS RIGHT.
IF FOLKS VOLUNTEER TO DO THINGS YEAH.
YOU, YOU COULD, YOU CAN OPEN THINGS UP RIGHT.
SO LISTENING TO YOU A MINUTE AGO, IT SOUNDED LIKE ALL OF, I MEAN, I OWN PRIVATE WATER WELLS AND MM-HMM
BEEN ON 'EM FOR DECADES AND I UNDERSTAND CATCH WATER, DO EVERYTHING I CAN, BUT TO INCENTIVIZE THESE FOLKS, 'CAUSE A SECOND AGO IT SOUNDED LIKE THE COMMERCIAL WATER WELLS, YOU'RE ABLE TO TO REGULATE 'EM.
IF PEOPLE VOLUNTEERED OR DEVELOPERS VOLUNTEERED ON THESE FIVE AC WITH THE FIVE ACRE LEVERAGE MM-HMM
LEGALLY, CAN YOU POTENTIALLY NEGOTIATE THAT TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT WOULD VOLUNTEER TO HAVE THEIR WELLS, THESE PERSONAL WELLS? YEAH.
NO, I, I THINK THERE'S, OF COURSE, THERE'S, THERE'S MANY A SLIP, TWIST, A CUP AND A LIP, RIGHT? MM-HMM
THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN CONSIDER.
YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, ANY GO ANY GOVERNMENT BODY, RIGHT? MM-HMM
YOU CAN, YOU CAN GRANT, YOU KNOW, EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULES.
AND IF SOMEBODY'S WILLING TO VOLUNTEER TO DO SOMETHING, THEN THAT, THAT COULD WEIGH IN ON THAT CONSIDERATION.
YOU KNOW, I'M NOT GONNA SPEAK FOR MY BOARD AND WHAT THEY WOULD OR WOULD NOT CONSIDER, BUT THEORETICALLY YES, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED.
I'M JUST TRYING TO THINK DOWN THE ROAD IF YEAH.
BUT MY CONCERNS ON WHAT I'VE SEEN IN PRECINCT FOUR, RIGHT.
WITH THE TWO ACRE TRACKS, BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN THOSE NUMBERS.
HOW MUCH ARE THESE PRIVATE WATER WELLS THAT RIGHT.
AND IT'S AN ESTIMATE, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S PURELY AN ESTIMATE, SO WE DON'T KNOW.
AND, AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALSO TIGHTENING UP OUR SPACING REQUIREMENTS.
IF YOU LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE OTHER PAGES ON THERE, I GOT OUR SPACING TABLE, WE'RE LOWERING IT DOWN TO LIKE AN EIGHT GALLON A MINUTE.
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TYPICALLY NOW UP TO 17, YOU'VE GOTTA BE FURTHER AWAY.AND THAT'S DRIVEN BY A LOT OF THE, THE ACTUAL REPORTS WE'VE SEEN WITH HARD DATA THAT'S SHOWING IT.
MOST OF THE 60 SOME ODD REPORTS WE'VE SEEN WELLS PUMPING AT 13, 14 GALLONS A MINUTE ARE IMPACTING, UH, MON UH, OBSERVATION.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE PROPOSING SPREADING THOSE OUT, LOWERING THE GALLONS PER MINUTE IF THEY'RE GONNA STAY CLOSER TOGETHER.
SO HOPEFULLY TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE, BECAUSE IT'S, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT WATER IMPACT GROUNDWATER, IT'S THE VOLUME MATTERS, BUT THE RATE AT WITH IT, WHICH IT'S BEING WITHDRAWN, MATTERS MORE AND THE, AND THE NUMBER OF WELLS.
SO WHEN THEY START GETTING TO CLOSER TOGETHER AND THEY'RE PUMPING A RATE, IT, IT IMPACTS AN AREA.
MORE JUST GREATER, RIGHT? SURE.
IT'S, IT'S A COMPLEX THING, BUT YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I UN I GET IT.
LIKE I GET THE CONCERNS, I GET THE ISSUES, BUT ULTIMATELY IT COMES DOWN TO WHAT WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO.
AND LIKE, WE CAN'T, YOU KNOW, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, EVEN VOLUNTARY, I SIT HERE IN THE BACK OF MY MIND THINKING LIKE, YEAH, IT'D BE GREAT IF FOLKS HAD VOLUNTEERED TO DO THAT.
BUT THEN I ALSO LOOK, I'M, I MEAN, PARTIALLY JOKING, BUT I I, THERE'S SOME SERIOUSNESS TO THIS.
I, THE, THE, THE IDEA OF A METER ON A PRIVATE WELL, UM, I WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY STAFF, RIGHT.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, RIGHT? I DO.
AND EVEN IF SOMEBODY VOLUNTEERED, I DON'T CARE ABOUT OUR WELLBEING.
EVEN IF SOMEBODY VOLUNTEERED TO DO IT, WELL MAYBE THE NEXT HOMEOWNER DIDN'T, DIDN'T LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? SO THERE'S A, THERE'S A REALISTIC REAL WORLD LIKE ACTUAL SAFETY CONCERN TO THAT, YOU KNOW? BUT THAT IS WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION ON THE STATUTORILY, HOW DOES THAT WORK? TRYING TO THINK THROUGH RIGHT.
WHAT, WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE ALWAYS, I MEAN, THE STATE ON DOWN HAS ALWAYS JUST BASICALLY GIVEN, YOU KNOW, FOR PRIVATE WATER WELLS, I MEAN, DON'T COMMIT WASTE.
AND THE WAY WE DEFINE WASTE, LOOK, WE HAVEN'T, WE HAVEN'T UPDATED THE DEFINITION OF WASTE IN THE WATER COATS.
AND IT'S LIKE THE 1950S, RIGHT? UM, AND AT THE TIME, I MEAN, THE WORLD WAS A LOT DIFFERENT IN THE 1950S THAN IT IS NOW.
AND SO THE, THE, WHEN THEY WROTE THAT DEFINITION OF WASTE, IT WAS LARGELY WRITTEN FOR FOLKS WEST OF HERE THAT WERE FLOOD, IRRIGATING COTTON AND OTHER CROPS.
AND THEY, THEY, THEY SAID, WASTE IS LETTING THE, THE WATER RUN OFF YOUR PROPERTY.
SO THAT'S WHEN THEY STARTED BUILDING THOSE, UH, STRUCTURES AT THE BOTTOM OF THOSE FIELDS TO CATCH THE WATER AND HOLD IT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE TAIL WATER.
SO, BUT IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD THAN IT WAS THEN.
SO, HEY DOUG, I HAVE A FEW, UH, YES SIR.
FIRST, UH, BEFORE I GET TO THOSE THOUGH, IT'S CLEAR YOU ALL HAVE PUT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF THOUGHT INTO THIS AND JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS.
THIS LOOKS LIKE IT'S, UM, VERY CAREFULLY PLANNED AND, AND YOU'VE REALLY DONE YOUR HOMEWORK ON THIS.
UM, ALSO PER SOME COMMENTS I HEARD FROM YOU RECENTLY, PARKER COUNTY HAS HAD MORE PRIVATE WATER WELLS DRILLED THAN ANY OTHER COUNTY IN THE STATE.
AND IS IT YOUR UNDERSTANDING, I THINK I HEARD YOU MAKE THIS COMMENT THAT YOU'RE NOT AWARE OF ANYWHERE IN THE US AND FRANKLY EVEN THE WORLD YES.
THAT HAS MORE WATER WELLS DRILLED SINCE 2010 THAN WE HAVE RIGHT HERE IN PARKER COUNTY? THAT, THAT'S CORRECT.
WE LOOKED AND WE WE'RE 99% SURE IN THE COUNTRY, AND WE CAN'T REALLY FIND ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IF YOU TAKE AN AREA THE SIZE OF PARKER COUNTY, PLOP THAT ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD AND THAT MANY OF WATER WELLS HAVE BEEN DRILLED.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HAVING TO TAKE AN APPROACH LIKE THIS BECAUSE NO ONE REALLY WANTS THE GOVERNMENT JUMPING IN AND TELLING FOLKS WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN'T DO ON THEIR OWN PROPERTY.
BUT I WOULD SUSPECT THAT NO ONE ALSO WANTS, WHEN THEY TURN THE FAUCET ON EITHER NOTHING COMES OUT OR VERY LITTLE COMES OUT WHERE WE CAN'T SUPPORT HOUSEHOLD USE.
AND, AND IF I MAY, REAL QUICK, COMMISSIONER, UM, YOU KNOW, I HADN'T MENTIONED THIS YET, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS PROMOTE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE, RIGHT? MY BOARD WANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE RIGHT NOW THAT HAVE WELLS ON THE GROUND CAN CONTINUE TO LIVE THE WAY THEY'RE LIVING RIGHT NOW FOR AS FAR INTO THE FUTURE AS WE CAN SEE, WHAT WE SEE HAPPENING IS, IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO THAT.
BUT THE BIG TAKEAWAY BEHIND A TRACK SIZE REQUIREMENT IS YOU MENTIONED TO THE OTHER 254 COUNTIES, THE REASON THERE ARE OTHER COUNTIES THAT ARE GROWING, BUT THEY'RE GROWING WITH INFRASTRUCTURE, RIGHT? THEY'RE RUNNING WATER LINES.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE CONNECTING ALL THESE PEOPLE THROUGH A COMMON WATER SOURCE, UM, THROUGH A COMMON WATER DISTRIBUTION SOURCE.
SO A BIG PART OF THIS IS TRYING TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE, RIGHT? BECAUSE EVEN IF IT'S A GROUNDWATER BASED CENTRALIZED WATER SYSTEM, THERE'S GONNA BE UPPER LIMITS ON HOW MUCH IT CAN PUMP TO BEGIN WITH.
AND AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, THEY CAN TIE INTO ANOTHER SOURCE.
YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S NOT PIPES IN THE GROUND, THAT CAN JUST NEVER HAPPEN.
YOU'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THE GROUNDWATER, BE IT YOUR WATER, WATER LEVELS START FALLING AND, AND THE RATES, 'CAUSE LOOK,
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AND MOST PEOPLE I TALK TO IS MINE.RUNNING OUT OF WATER DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEIR WELLS GONE COMPLETELY DRY.
IF THEIR EXPECTATIONS ARE NOT MET IN THEIR MIND, THEY'RE OUT OF WATER.
YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY SPEND THE MONEY AND BUY THAT HOUSE AND BUY THAT LAND, AND THEY'RE TOLD, YOU KNOW, HEY, MAYBE THEY'RE BEING, IT'S BEING PROMOTED AS YOU DON'T HAVE A WATER BILL.
YOU CAN, YOU KNOW, NOBODY TELLING YOU WHEN YOU CAN AND CAN'T WATER YOUR LAWN.
AND THEY, THEY BUY THIS PROPERTY WITH THIS EXPECTATIONS, AND WHEN THEIR EXPECTATIONS AREN'T MET, THEY GET UPSET.
AND I GET THOSE CALLS ALL THE TIME.
AND, AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO PRO PROMOTE SOMETHING THAT, THAT'S MORE SUSTAINABLE LONG TERM, SO THAT THE COUNTY DOESN'T RUN INTO A PROBLEM 20, 30, 40, 50 YEARS FROM NOW.
SO IF I CAN, I JUST WANNA CIRCLE BACK ON TWO DATES THAT I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY.
ONE THE PUBLIC HEARING IS ON AUGUST 27TH.
AND THAT WOULD BE SIX O'CLOCK AT YOUR FIVE.
FIVE O'CLOCK AT OUR O OFFICES? YES, SIR.
CORRECT, SIR, IN SPRING TOWN, JUST WEST OF THE HIGH SCHOOL ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF 1 99.
AND THEN SOMETHING ELSE I HEARD YOU SAY, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR ON THIS, ANYTHING THAT'S SUBMITTED IN THE CURRENT CALENDAR YEAR.
WOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS RULE CHANGE.
SO THAT GIVES FOLKS WHO ARE, YOU KNOW, WORKING ON A DEAL RIGHT NOW, TIME TO FINISH THAT UP, CORRECT.
OR AT LEAST GET IT IN THE CHAIN, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
AND THEN I, I DON'T NEED AN ANSWER TO THIS NOW, BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THIS COULD COME UP AT SOME POINT.
THE LINE THAT YOU DRAW BETWEEN WHERE THE AQUIFER IS MORE THAN 60 FEET THICK VERSUS WHERE IT DROPS DOWN TO THAT.
I WOULD HAVE TO IMAGINE THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET PRETTY PRECISE YES.
WITH THAT LINE IN CASE SOMEONE WERE TO BUY A TRACK THAT IS SPLIT BY THAT LINE.
AND THEN FIGURING OUT HOW YOU'RE GONNA WORK THAT, HOW DOES THAT TRACK APPLY? CORRECT.
AND WHAT WE'LL DO IS SIMILAR TO LIKE THE MAP THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS HAVE MAINTAINS ON THEIR WEBSITE.
SO WE MANAGE, MAINTAIN ONE OF THOSE INTERNALLY THAT MY STAFF'S BUILT.
WE GET APPRAISAL DISTRICT DATA FROM ALL FOUR OF OUR COUNTIES.
WHAT WE WOULD DO, WE WOULD MAKE ONE PUBLIC FACING WITH ALL THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT DATA, THE, THE TRACK, THE PARTIAL LINES, AND THIS, THIS LINE THAT TOOK, SO PEOPLE CAN ZOOM IN JUST LIKE GOOGLE MAPS, RIGHT.
HOW DO YOU COME UP WITH THIS SAW BLADE LOOKING LINE? SO, SO IT, IT'S BASED ON, AND IT'S BASED ON THE, THE STATE APPROVED MODEL.
AND THAT MODEL IS BUILT BASED ON OIL AND GAS LOGS.
COMMISSIONER, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE SEEN, I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN 'EM WITH THE SQUIGGLY LINES.
YOU SAY, HERE ARE THE SANDS, HERE ARE THE SHELLS.
SO THEY'VE GONE THROUGH, UH, HUNDREDS OF THOSE LOGS AND IDENTIFIED THE FORMATIONS AND THEY MAP THOSE FORMATIONS ACROSS THE SUBSURFACE.
SO WHEN THE, WHEN THE, THE FIVE, THE FIVE FORMATIONS THAT MAKE UP THE TRINITY GROUP COME OUT IN THIN IN THAT MODEL TO 60 FEET IS WHERE THAT LINE IS.
UM, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S BASED ON WHAT WE CONSIDER AND IT'S WRITTEN IN COAST AND THE WATER CODE, THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE.
RIGHT? SO IT'S DECADES AND DECADES OF GEOLOGISTS MAPPING THE SUBSURFACE CONSTANTLY UPDATING THAT MAP.
AND SO WE CAN JUST PULL THAT DATA AND DRAW THAT LINE, UH, RIGHT FROM THAT.
AND THAT'S, WE, WE HAVE TO USE SOMETHING THAT'S PUBLIC SO THAT COME, IT CAME FROM A PUBLIC SOURCE.
SO ANY PERSON IN THE WORLD THAT UNDERSTANDS HOW TO EXTRACT THE DATA FROM THE MODEL CAN GO GET THAT, THAT INFORMATION FROM THE TEXAS WATER DALTON BOARD'S WEBSITE.
ANYTHING ELSE, DOUG? ANY QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
UM, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT IF Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING.
I'M SURE THERE'S GONNA BE MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS.
I'M, I'M GONNA BE HONEST, MY, MY DAUGHTER'S STARTING SCHOOL TOMORROW MONTH'S.
MY DAUGHTER'S STARTING SCHOOL WEDNESDAY.
SO THE NEXT FEW DAYS I'M TIED UP.
BUT PLEASE, IF Y'ALL REACH OUT TO ME, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY, ANY QUESTIONS OR VISIT WITH Y'ALL ANYTIME.
[7.H. Approve the qualifying applicants for the Child Safety Program Funding for July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027 and the pro rata percentage quatierly share. (Jenny Gentry/ Judge Deen)]
WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO ITEM SEVEN H ON APPROVE THE QUALIFYING APPLICANTS FOR THE CHILD SAFETY PROGRAM FUNDING FOR JULY 1ST, 2026 THROUGH JUNE 30TH, 2027.AND THE PRO RATA PERCENTAGE QUARTERLY SHARE.
WE ONLY HAD THREE APPLICANTS THE SAME THROUGH, WE ALWAYS DO CASA CPS BOARD AND THE CAC AND THE BOARD APPROVED ALL THREE OBVIOUSLY.
AGAIN, I JUST WANTED THE COURT TO APPROVE AND TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT WE HAVE CONTINUED TO GROW, UM, FUNDS MORE THAN WHAT THEY REQUESTED EVERY YEAR.
DO YOU HAVE THE IDEA, AN IDEA FOR US OF HOW MUCH THOSE FUNDS ARE FOR EACH OF THOSE HAVE THAT BEEN REQUESTED? SO WE DO IT BY A PERCENTAGE.
SO, UM, CASA WOULD BE AT 35.71%.
CPS BOARD WILL BE AT 10.71% AND THE CAC WILL BE 53.57%.
THEIR REQUESTS WERE FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND, 30,000 AND 150,000.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND ON THIS ITEM, MR. WALDENS? MAY THE
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SECOND.ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE? ABOVE.
[7.I. Consider/ Approve Tax Assessor-Collector to submit the Imposition of Optional Fees Calendar Year (CY) 2027 to TxDMV with no changes for Auto Registration. (Jenny Gentry / Judge Deen)]
MOVE TO ITEM I OWN.CONSIDER APPROVED TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR TO SUBMIT THE IMPOSITION OF OPTIONAL FEES CALENDAR YEAR 2027 AT DMV WITH NO CHARGES FOR AUTO REGISTRATION.
YES, THIS IS THE OPTIONAL ROAD AND BRIDGE AND CHILD SAFETY FEE.
AND I'M ASSUMING WE'RE NOT GONNA REMOVE THOSE, SO I JUST NEED THE COURT TO AUTHORIZE THAT.
WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE ON AS WE DO NOW.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONY, ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? OOPS.
WE'RE GOING BACK TO ITEM D ONE ON INTERDEPARTMENTAL TRANSFERS OR EQUIPMENT INVENTORY REPORTS.
[4.D.2. Accept/Reject/Renew RFP PC25-24 Juvenile Probation Specialized Therapeutic and Skills Building Services. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen)]
TO ITEM TWO ON EXCEPT REJECT.JUVENILE PROBATION, SPECIALIZED THERAPEUTIC AND SKILLS BUILDING SERVICES.
IT'S A PARKER COUNTY BID, RFP PC 25 DASH 24.
JUVENILE PROBATION, SPECIALIZED THERAPEUTIC AND SKILLS BUILDING SERVICES IS ELIGIBLE FOR A RENEWAL PERIOD.
THIS WAS AWARDED TOLE POPE WHO HAS REQUESTED IN OR EXPRESSED INTEREST IN RENEWING FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027 AS THE SAME TURNS AND CONDITIONS AS THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT.
OKAY, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT? YOU HAVE THE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM.
[4.D.3. Request approval and authorization for the county judge to execute the Tyler Enterprise Change Order #6. (Kim Rivas/ Judge Deen)]
MOVE TO ITEM THREE, REQUEST APPROVAL AND AUTHORIZATION FOR THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE TO ENTERPRISE CHANGE ORDER.SO THE TOTAL OF THIS CHANGE ORDER IS 58,900.
UM, WE CAME TO YOU EARLIER THIS YEAR TO DISCUSS WHEN WE WERE CHANGING THE GO LIVE DATE FOR THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM, UM, WHICH WAS MOVED TO APRIL 1ST.
AND AT THAT TIME, UM, WE ALSO INDICATED THAT WE WOULD BE CHANGING THE GO LIVE FOR PAYROLL.
UM, SO BECKY AND HER TEAM HAVE WORKED, UM, WITH TYLER, UM, TO ENSURE THAT TIMELINE'S GONNA WORK, UM, WHAT ARE, UM, WHAT WE NEED AS FAR AS SESSIONS, EVERYTHING ELSE.
AND SO THIS ENCOMPASSES THE TOTAL THROUGH THE END OF THAT PROJECT.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IF EVER, THANK YOU.
AND JUST TO NOTE, WE WILL COME WITH ONE MORE CHANGE ORDER AND THAT IS ONLY TO REDUCE OUR SAAS FEE.
UM, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS PROJECT, THE TOTAL OF OUR, UM, SAAS FEE, SO OUR SUBSCRIPTION ANNUAL FEE WAS 101,423.
AND SO WE'VE CONTINUALLY REDUCED THAT FEE AS WE'VE WORKED THROUGH THINGS THAT WE DON'T THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE.
WE'VE GONE BACK TO TYLER TO ASK THEM TO REMOVE THAT.
SO THAT WILL BE THE NEXT ONE TO COME BEFORE YOU.
UM, BUT THIS IS THE HOPE THAT THIS WILL GET US THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PROJECT AND GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF CUSHION SHOULD WE NEED ANY, UM, ADDITIONAL TRAINING HOURS FOR THAT.
[4.D.4. Accept/Reject/Renew RFP PC25-39 Juvenile Probation Mental Health Diversionmy Services. (Kim Rivas / Judge Deen)]
TO ADAM FLOOR EXCEPT FOR OBJECT, RENEW, RFP PC 25 DASH 39.JUVENILE PROBATION MENTAL HEALTH, DIVERSIONARY SERVICES, KIM.
SO PARKER COUNTY BID RFP PC 25 DASH 39 FOR JUVENILE PROBATION.
MENTAL HEALTH DIVERSIONARY SERVICES WAS AWARDED TO PECAN VALLEY CENTERS.
IT'S ELIGIBLE FOR AN ADDITIONAL ONE YEAR PERIOD, BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027 AT THE SAME TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
[7.G. Waive IO-day posting for Deputy Constable position in Precinct One. (Ray Wright/ Judge Deen)]
MOVE TO ITEM G ON WAIVE THE 10 DAY POSTING FOR DEPUTY CONSTABLE POSITION PRECINCT ONE.I THINK OUR CONSTABLE LEFT, DIDN'T HE? A COUNSELOR? DO THEY HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK? THEY DO.
THEY'RE JUST MAKING THAT REQUEST TO DO THE WAIVER MOTION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON FAVOR? GARY? FIVE OH.
[7.J. Authorize the County Attorney, District Attorney, and County Judge to apply for, accept, and sign grant agreements for SB 22 Funds for FY 2027. (Bianca Lord/ Judge Deen)]
MOVE TO ITEM J, UNAUTHORIZED COUNTY ATTORNEY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND COUNTY JUDGE TO APPLY FOR, ACCEPT AND SIGN GRANT AGREEMENTS FOR SB 22 FUNDS FOR FY 2022.UH, WE'RE JUST SEEKING APPROVAL TO APPLY FOR THE SB 22, WHICH IS A STATE FUNDED GRANT PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE TEXAS COMP COMPTROLLER TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PROSECUTOR OFFICES AND COUNTIES WITH POPULATION OF 300,000 OR LESS.
SO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS ELIGIBLE FOR 500,000 AND THE PROSECUTORS AND COUNTY, UM, ATTORNEYS IS ELIGIBLE FOR 275,000.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IS IT 275 FOR THEM COMBINED OR IS THAT 275,000 EACH? EACH? THAT'S EACH.
AND THAT OPENS AUGUST 1ST, IS THAT CORRECT?
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I BELIEVE SO, YEAH.ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN PAPER CARRIES FIVE OH,
[7.K. Present/Discuss Proposed FY2027 Budget. (Bianca Lord/ Judge Deen)]
MOVE TO ITEM K AND PRESENT, DISCUSS PROPOSED FY 2027 BUDGET.BIANCA? YES, THE JUDGE'S PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE FILED TODAY AND WILL BE POSTED IN THE NEWSPAPER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE JUDGE'S PROPOSED FOR FUND 10 IS 90,261,878 WITH $3,717,863 IN CONTINGENCY TO BE ALLOCATED FOR APPROVAL.
THIS AMOUNT DOES NOT INCLUDE CAP, NON CAP IT, NEW EMPLOYEE REQUEST OR ROLLOVER.
AND THEN TOMORROW WE WILL DISCUSS IN DETAIL THE BUDGET REQUEST.
OKAY, SO IN, IN, IN THE GIST OF THIS IS THAT YOU'RE REQUIRED BY STATUTE TO, TO PUT A BUDGET OUT, BUT, UH, THAT BUDGET HAS NOT, THIS IS NOT AN APPROVAL OF A BUDGET, IT IS JUST YOUR PROPOSED BUDGET AND THEN OUR, UH, OUR WORK.
THEN WE WILL COME TO NO, IT'S FINE.
NO, THEN WE WON'T HAVE ANY ANYMORE BUDGET MEETINGS AFTER TOMORROW AT THE END OF SECOND
UM, AS BIANCA HAS NOTED, UH, THIS BASICALLY IS A TEMPLATE THAT COMES TO YOU.
UH, WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T GO DOWN, GO UP, UH, BUT BASICALLY COMING TO YOU, UH, NO NEW REVENUE RATE.
AND, UH, THEN WE GO TO WORK COMMISSIONER, AS YOU KNOW, AS WE DO EVERY YEAR.
AND, UH, THEN WE GO INTO THE COMPONENTS OF THE, UH, DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND WE MAKE THOSE DECISIONS THAT DETERMINE WHAT THAT TAX RATE'S GONNA BE.
BUT IT'S CERTAINLY NOT AN APPROVAL OF THE TAX RATE OR THE TAX BUDGET.
UH, IT IS JUST SIMPLY A STARTING POINT FOR US NOW.
WE CAN GO TO WORK, WE HAVE THE DATA THAT WE NEED AND, UH, WE GO TO WORK.
IT'S A, IT'S A COMPONENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF THE COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE TO SUBMIT THAT PROPOSED BUDGET.
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TODAY.
THE PUBLICATION WILL BE POSTED ON THIS SATURDAY, UH, NEWSPAPER AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD ON, UM, THE 25TH.
AND THAT ALIGNS WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIREMENT.
AND I ASK FOR A MOTION ON THAT.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? UH, CARRIE FIVE.
OH, UH, BIANCA, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM, UH, WITH THE AUDITOR'S DEPARTMENT ON THE SUPPORT OF THIS AND GETTING THIS DONE.
[7.L. Request approval to apply for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Local Emergency Planning Committees Grant. (Jason Lane/ Judge Deen)]
MOVE TO ITEM L REQUEST APPROVAL TO APPLY FOR THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE'S GRANT.JASON? UM, YES, JUDGE, THE COMMISSIONER, UH, JASON LANE, UH, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR PARKER COUNTY.
THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IS THE STATE AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW ACT, WHICH ALLOWS, UM, A MECHANISM FOR THE PUBLIC TO GET INFORMATION ABOUT HAZARDOUS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, UH, IN THE COMMUNITY.
SO, UM, THEY HAVE SOME GRANT FUNDING AVAILABLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF ABOUT 6 MILLION, UM, UH, ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.
UM, ONLY EMERGENCY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEES ARE ELIGIBLE.
AND, UH, MY OFFICE AND THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, UM, IS IN THE PROCESS OF REVAMPING, UM, THOSE THAT LEPC THAT HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR A WHILE.
UM, SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA RE RAMP THAT BACK UP.
AND AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, WE'RE GONNA, I'M REQUESTING APPROVAL FROM THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO APPLY FOR A GRANT TO PURCHASE A, UH, PLOTTER, WHICH IS A LARGE FORMAT, UH, PRINTER TO PREVENT TO, TO, TO PRINT MAPS OF WHERE THESE SITES ARE, UM, THAT WE CAN, UM, SHARE WITH, UH, FIRST RESPONDERS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.
WE CAN ALSO USE THAT PLOTTER TO, UM, ASSIST WITH SOME OF OUR EMERGENCY PLANNING, UH, EFFORTS THAT MY OFFICE DOES.
AND THERE IS NO MATCH WITH THIS GRANT.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.
MR. LANE, BEFORE YOU GO COUNSELOR, CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE FIRE BURN, UH, THE FIRE, THE BURN BAND WITH THIS ITEM HERE, OR NO? I MEAN WE'RE, WE'RE BEING SCORCHED OUT THERE.
WE NEED TO PUT THAT BACK ON THAT GEORGIA.
IT IS NOT WITHIN THAT AGENDA ITEM.
I, I THINK THE, UH, IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT THAT I THINK THE, UH, THE COUNTY JUDGE,
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UH, HAS THE ABILITY TO, UH, SIGN AN EMERGENCY BURN BAN ORDER IF IT, IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY.I THINK IT IS SEVEN DAYS, I BELIEVE IT.
AND SO IF THAT, IF THAT WOULD BE THE COURSE THAT NEEDS TO TAKE PLACE, THEN THAT COULD HAPPEN.
THEY'RE TALKING THAT BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON TODAY'S AGENDA, A LOT OF HIGH WINDS THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK TO THE WEEKEND.
I THINK IT'S CONCERNING FOR EVERYBODY HERE WHEN WE, WE LOOK AT THINGS.
BUT IF THAT OPPORTUNITY THAT MIGHT COME ALONG THAT WOULD BE, UH, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE JUDGE, THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR.
AGAIN, WE WORK AS A TEAM, UH, JASON, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS GET YOU AND, AND COMMISSIONER CONNOLLY ON THE PHONE AND THEN WE CAN DETERMINE WHAT COURSE OF ACTION WE NEED TO TAKE.
AND SO, UH, LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT AFTER COURT.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE, UH, COURT ON MONDAY A WEEK FROM TODAY.
SO WE COULD SQUEEZE IT ONTO THAT AFTER, AFTER AN EMERGENCY ORDER.
WELL, AND, AND TO YOUR POINT, WE CAN GO AHEAD AND ISSUE THAT IF, IF, AGAIN THE TEAM AGREES AND UNDERSTANDS THIS AND THEN THAT CAN BE RATIFIED AND EXTEND EXTENDED OR THROUGH THAT, THAT MEETING.
[7.M. Discuss/Approve application and sign Resolution 26-33 for DOJ FY 2026 Starlink Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide Program. (James Caywood I Judge Deen)]
MOVE DOWN TO ITEM IN ON DISCUSS APPROVED APPLICATION AND RESOLUTION 26 THROUGH 2033 FOR D-O-J-F-Y 2026 STERLING BRIDGING IMMIGRATION RELATED DEFICITS EXPERIENCE NATIONWIDE PROGRAM.JAMES, GOOD MORNING COURT, UH, ASKING FOR PERMISSION TO, UH, GO OUT FOR A GRANT.
UH, I BELIEVE THE, I I BELIEVE IT'S 202 $13,213,000 TOTAL.
ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT WITH STARLINK, UH, IT'S GOING TO COMBAT TWO THINGS RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE KIND OF DRIVING AROUND WITH LTE HOTSPOTS.
SO DATA'S REALLY LIMITED IN CERTAIN SPOTS.
I HAVE HOTSPOTS IN A COUPLE OF OUR BUILDINGS.
THEY HAVE TO PULL UP TWO TO OFFLOAD THAT DATA AND PLUS IT'S GONNA HELP US WITH OUR FUTURE ENHANCEMENT OF, UH, RADIO COVERAGE USING THAT HOPEFULLY AT THE PRECINCT BARNS WE'RE UTILIZING IT.
UH, Y'ALL HAVE WITNESSED THAT AND WE'RE GETTING TO THE PRICE POINT NOW THAT IT'S PRETTY COST EFFECTIVE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO UTILIZE.
SO THIS COMES OUTTA THE SAME FUNDS THE SHERIFF'S GETTING, BUT IT'S DIFFERENT.
SO WE'RE ASKING FOR MORE FUNDS FROM THAT BUCKET TO OUTFIT THESE VEHICLES.
MOTION MAY ABOUT COMMISSIONER HALE SECOND WITH COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
ANY DISCUSSION IS, IS THERE A MATCH? THERE'S NO MATCH.
SO JUST TO KIND OF SIMPLIFY THAT, WE'RE APPLYING FOR THESE FUNDS TO PAY FOR STARLINK.
FOR THESE PEOPLE IN AND THIS MONEY IS, IT'S OKAY TO DO THAT? YES SIR.
AND WHAT'S THE LENGTH OF THE GRANT? ONE YEAR PROBABLY AS FAR AS, UH, PAYING THE SERVICE, I BELIEVE IT PAYS UP TO THREE YEARS.
UH, AND SO IT'S REALLY CLOSE NOW WITH THE NEW SERVICE WE GOT THAT'S GONNA BE REALLY CLOSE TO THE LT LTE SERVICE, WE'RE PAYING NOW FOR EVERY PATROL VEHICLE.
THE REASON I'M ASKING THOUGH IS THAT, UH, WHEN WE GET ACCUSTOMED TO SOMEBODY ELSE PAYING THE BILL AND THEN THE, THAT MONEY GOES AWAY, THEN, THEN THAT BECOMES THE PROBLEM BACK TO US.
SO YES, AND THE GOAL IS HAVE IT REALLY CLOSE.
THERE'S NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE THAN THE, UH, LTE BILL WE'RE PAYING NOW.
THE, WE'RE CURRENTLY PAYING WITH THE L TB.
SIR, ILL REPORT BACK, UH, WHEN WE GET CLOSE TO THAT, HOPEFULLY IT'S A LITTLE BETTER.
UH, UH, SIMILAR OR A LITTLE HIGHER AND I'LL JUSTIFY THAT.
AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK IN, IN DOING THIS.
HOWEVER, WHEN WE START RELYING ON THIS AND SPEND THAT MONEY SOMEWHERE ELSE, THEN THE GRANT GOES AWAY, THEN WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND FILL THAT NEED.
SO WHAT'S THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT, DO YOU KNOW? UH, $213,000 FOR, FOR ALL THE EQUIPMENT AND THE INSTALL OF ALL THE, UH, STARLINK GPS ON THE VEHICLE.
I, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THAT? YES, WE DO.
A MOTIONS MADE BY COMMISSIONER HA.
GIVE THE SECOND, BUT COMMISSIONER CONLEY IN DISCUSSION.
[7.N. Discuss/Take action regarding replacement of personal property at 3741 Kelly Road. (Commissioner Hale)]
DO I AMEND AND DISCUSS TAKE ACTION.REGARDING REPLACEMENT OF PERSONAL PROPERTY AT 37 41 KELLY ROAD, COMMISSIONER HILL, I JUST, I'M WANNA MAKE THE MOTION THAT, UH, THAT I CAN DEAL WITH THE HOMEOWNER REGARDING HIS PRO, HIS PERSONAL PROPERTY ON KELLY ROAD AT 37 41.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONING.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE PROVO.
WE, ITEM O DISCUSS TAKE ACTION SET TO 2027 SHERIFF'S AND CONSTABLES FEE PER THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE ONE 18.131 LALA.
UM, I GAVE YOU GUYS A COPY OF, UH, THE FY 27, UM, PROPOSED, UH, SHERIFF AND CONSTABLE FEES.
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I JUST WORK WITH THEM AND I SUBMITTED, UH, BUT THEY DON'T WANT ANY CHANGES, UM, FROM LAST YEAR.AND SO I'LL SUBMIT, UM, WHAT THEY GAVE ME AND YOU GUYS HAVE A COPY OF IT.
AND IT'S SAME AS LAST YEAR? SAME AS LAST YEAR.
MOTION BE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, C BY COMMISSIONER HOLT.
MOVE TO ITEM P AND DISCUSS APPROVED PARKER COUNTY CLERK'S PRESERVATION RISK ION AND RECORDS ARCHIVE PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027.
SO, UM, I'VE GIVEN YOU, UH, A PACKET THERE.
UM, THIS FIRST SHEET, UH, THIS SHOWS OUR CURRENT, UM, BALANCE OF, UH, ALL OF OUR FEES COMBINED.
UM, THIS SHEET HERE, UH, SHOWS AGAIN THAT OUR CURRENT FUNDING AND THEN OUR PROPOSED FUNDING AND THE TOTALS.
UM, AND SO THIS IS THE PLAN FOR FY 27.
SO THIS PLAN IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ME AND MY OFFICE FOR IMPLEMENTING, UH, PRESERVATION RESTORATION FOR THE RECORDS ARCHIVE.
SO WE DECIDE THE FUNDING, BUT IT COMES BEFORE THE COURT FOR YOU GUYS TO APPROVE.
UM, SO LAST YEAR WE COMPLETED, UH, TARA LOGICS.
UM, THAT CONTRACT WAS $85,000.
THEY DID A WONDERFUL JOB ON IT.
WE, UH, COMPLETED OUR FI FIDDLER TECHNOLOGY.
WE COMPLETELY HAVE, UM, SWITCHED OVER TO FI FIDDLER AND WE GOT RID OF TYLER EAGLE AND UH, WE DID A CONTRACT WITH REVOLUTION.
THEY DID SOME SCANNING, ARCHIVING AND INDEXING.
BUT WE HAVE TWO PROJECTS FROM FY 26 THAT MAY NOT BE FINISHED, UM, BEFORE THE DEADLINE OF SEPTEMBER THE 30TH.
THE FY 27, THE ROLLOVER PROJECTS, AND THAT'S WITH, UH, EOC AND THE AMOUNT OF $60,000.
AND THEN THERE'S A, A CONTRACT WITH COFI IN THE AMOUNT OF $99,000, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GONNA GET FINISHED.
SO I'LL ROLL THOSE OVER INTO NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
SO THE FY 27, THE NEW PROJECTS FROM FUND 79 IS SOME PRESERVATION AND ARCHIVING OF HISTORICAL BOOKS FROM 1880S TO 1960S.
I'M GONNA GO OUT WITH AN RFP TO FIND A COMPANY THAT CAN DO A AI DRIVEN DOCUMENT STORAGE FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE SEARCH PLATFORM.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE CONTENT MANAGER AND IT KIND OF WORKS, BUT IT'S REALLY HARD, UH, TO FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
AND THAT CONTENT MANAGER, THAT'S ALL OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MINUTES AND AGENDAS FROM 1874 FORWARD.
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA SEE IF WE CAN'T FIND A BETTER WAY TO DO IT.
UM, THEN A RECURRING FEE WILL BE OUR ANNUAL FIDDLER CONTRACT FOR $120,000.
AND ANOTHER ADD-ON, UH, TO THE CON TO FIDDLER, IT'S CALLED CONDOR.
AND WE'LL ONLY USE THAT WHEN WE NEED IT.
UM, AND THAT WOULD BE, FOR INSTANCE, WE HAVE A HORRIBLE ICE STORM.
UM, WE CAN KIND OF TURN ON AUTOMATIC INDEXING AND THEY CAN INDEX FOR US, BUT WE CAN TURN IT ON AND TURN IT OFF ONLY WHEN WE USE IT.
SO FOR CLARITY, THE, THE MONEY THAT PAYS FOR THESE THINGS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MM-HMM
WHERE DOES THAT MONEY COME FROM? UM, ALL OF THAT MONEY COMES FROM A DIRECT FEE THAT, UM, THE CUSTOMER PAYS.
FOR INSTANCE, WHEN YOU FILE SOMETHING IN DEEDS AND RECORDS, WE COLLECT A $10 FEE.
UM, THIS FEE IS ALSO ON SOME COURT CASES.
UM, AND THERE'S A, THERE'S A BREAKDOWN RIGHT HERE OF ALL THE SPECIAL FUNDS, BUT THAT'S A FEE THAT MY OFFICE COLLECTS.
SO I I THE REASON I'M BRINGING THIS UP IS 'CAUSE EVERYBODY DOESN'T HAVE THE HANDOUT THAT WE'RE YOU'RE REFERENCING BACK THERE.
SO THESE ARE FUNDS THAT ARE COLLECTED AND CAN ONLY BE USED FOR RESTORATION PRESERVATION.
SO THERE'S 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 DIFFERENT FUNDS AND EACH FUND IS VERY SPECIFIC HOW YOU CAN USE IT.
FOR INSTANCE, FUND 72, I CAN ONLY USE THAT ON VITAL RECORDS, BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE.
UM, AND THEN SOME I CAN USE ON TECHNOLOGY AND ALSO FUND 79, WE ARE ALLOWED TO PAY EMPLOYEES.
AND SO I ACTUALLY PAY THREE EMPLOYEES FROM FUND 79.
SO THAT DOES NOT COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.
UM, SO NEXT YEAR'S PROJECTS, UM, WE'RE GONNA DO A, A VITALS PROJECT.
WE HAVE A LOT OF OLD MARRIAGE LICENSE THAT WE'RE GONNA SCAN.
UM, AND, AND YOU'LL SEE IT ON THE NEXT PAGE, THE PERSONNEL.
SO WE'LL SPEND $184,890 ON PERSONNEL, BUT I WANNA SAY THIS WILL BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, UM, IN CASE THE EMPLOYEES, IF THERE'S A COLA CHANGE I WOULD LIKE FOR IT TO APPLY FOR TO THESE EMPLOYEES.
ALSO, UM, FUTURE PROJECTS AFTER, UM, THESE IS, UM, WE HAVE A SERIES OF BOOKS THAT IS HELD AT UT ARLINGTON AND THE 1970S CLERKS WERE RUNNING OUT OF SPACE AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE THIS FUND TO PRESERVE.
AND SO THE STATE ARCHIVES TOOK THOSE POSSESSIONS.
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IT WAS A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM.AND SO NOW THAT WE ARE ABLE, I WOULD LIKE TO GET THOSE BOOKS BACK.
AND SO I'M WORKING WITH UTA AND THE STATE ARCHIVIST TO GET THOSE.
AND THERE'S ALSO A SERIES OF BOOKS, UH, THAT I'M WORKING WITH THE HISTORIC COMMISSION THAT WRITER SCOTT HAS, I BELIEVE THEY'RE HELD OVER AT ZENO'S.
IT'S SOME BOOKS THAT BELONG TO THE DISTRICT CLERK AND MYSELF.
AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE HISTORIC COMMISSION TO GET THOSE BACK.
AND SO, UM, UPON GETTING THOSE BACK, I'M SURE THEY'RE GONNA NEED WORK AS WELL AS THE ONES THAT ARE AT UTA.
UM, SO THAT'S THE FUTURE PRODUCT, UH, PROJECTS.
AND SO THE FUNDING, IT'S, IT COMES, UH, JUST LIKE WE SAID, IT'S A $10 RECORD ARCHIVE FEE.
AND SO TODAY, UH, MY RECOMMENDATIONS ARE THAT, UM, THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT APPROVES ME TO KEEP COLLECTING THE $10 ARCHIVE FEE AND ALSO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACTS PRESENTED IN THIS PLAN SO I DON'T HAVE TO KEEP COMING BACK, UM, TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT, BUT ONLY AFTER THEY'VE BEEN, UH, REVIEWED BY THE PURCHASING AGENT AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.
SO, UM, ANYWAY, THAT'S, THAT'S THE PRESERVATION PLAN FOR FY 27.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I APPRECIATE THE WORK BECAUSE YEAH, THEY, THOSE OLD BOOKS I WAS AT THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION MEETING LAST THURSDAY AND, AND ROGER SCOTT HAD SOME OF THOSE BOOKS THERE.
AND SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE PRESENTING THEM TO THE CLERK'S OFFICE FOR GOOD, FOR PRESERVATION AND WITHOUT THAT THE, THOSE RECORDS WILL BE LOST.
SO, UM, AND ALSO THERE WAS SOME LEGISLATION LAST YEAR THAT ALLOWS THE COUNTY CLERK TO WORK WITH THE DISTRICT CLERK TO USE PART OF MY FUNDS.
'CAUSE I BELIEVE THOSE BOOKS THAT YOU'RE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ARE MOSTLY DISTRICT CLERK BOOKS.
BUT WE CAN, WE CAN JOIN IN AND WORK ON THOSE TOGETHER.
UM, I'M ABLE TO COLLECT MORE FEES THAN THE DISTRICT CLERK.
AND SO YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE I HAVE A TOTAL RIGHT NOW OF ABOUT $4 MILLION AND SO I'VE BEEN LETTING THAT BUILD AND BUILD, UH, ANTICIPATING GETTING THESE BOOKS BACK TO THE COUNTY.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HALE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR AND JUDGE YOUR, YOUR COPY UH, THAT I GAVE YOU, THAT'S THE ORIGINAL FOR EVERYBODY TO SIGN.
[7.Q. Approve payment of mediation fees to Jason Nash in connection with Cause No. CV26- 0l 75. (John Forrest I Judge Deen)]
TO ITEM Q ON APPROVE PAYMENT PERMIT MANY MEDIATION FEES TO JASON NATIONAL IN CONNECTION WITH CAUSE NUMBER CB 26 0 1 75 JOHN.AND I'M ASKING THE COURT TO APPROVE PAYMENT FOR MEDIATION FOR THE LITIGATION WITH ALITO FORT WORTH WILL PARK AND THE AMOUNT WAS SPLIT EQUALLY AMONGST ALL ENTITIES OR FIVE ENTITIES IN THAT LITIGATION.
THE AMOUNT THAT WE WOULD OWE WOULD BE 1,260.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.
[8.A. Parker County Veteran Services Department Quatierly Report. (James Bransom/ Judge Deen)]
TO ITEM A ON ACCEPT INTO THE MINUTES UNDER ITEM A, PARKER COUNTY VETERAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT COURT REPORT.[8.B. Executed Automatic Bank Draft Authorization FAIRSTREAM OUTDOORS for Auto Registration transactions. (Jenny Gentry/ Judge Deen)]
ITEM B EXECUTED AUTOMATIC BAIN DRAFT AUTHORIZATION, VARIOUS STREAM OUTDOORS FOR AUTO REGISTRATION TRANSACTIONS.[8.C. Commissioners Cami Order 26-22. (John Forrest/ Judge Deen)]
ITEM C COMMISSIONER'S COURT ORDER 26 DASH 22 ITEM[8.D. Commissioners Court Order 26-23. (John Forrest I Judge Deen)]
D COMMISSIONER'S COURT ORDER 26 DASH 23[8.E. Commissioners Court Order 26-30. (John Fonest / Judge Deen)]
ITEM E COMMISSIONER COURT ORDER 26 DASH 30[8.F. Commissioners Court Order 26-32. (John Forrest I Judge Deen)]
ITEM A COMMISSIONER'S COURT ORDER 26 SLASH 32.[8.G. Executed Interlocal with Wise County for road repair on Sadie Lane. (Commissioner Conley)]
G.EXECUTED INTER LOCAL WITH WISE COUNTY FOR WEB REPAIR ON SADIE LANE.
HAVE THOSE ENTERED INTO THE MINUTES UNDER ITEM
[9. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
NINE ON EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 5 5 1 0 7 1 0 7 2 0 7 4 AND OH SEVEN SIX OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE RESERVING THE RIGHT TO MEET IN CLOSED SESSION IS NECESSARY TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING.UNDER ITEM MAY EXECUTE THE CLOSED SESSION MEETING AND BE HELD PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 5 5 1 0 7 1 2 AND 1 2 9 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO CONSULT AND SEEK ADVICE FROM ITS ATTORNEYS REGARDING THE ACTIVE LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF PARKER COUNTY.
ITEM B, LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO TEXAS COUNTIES AND ANY OTHER MATTERS DESCRIBED IN MEETING AGENDA UNDER ITEM B.
DISCUSSION TAKE ACTION ON CITY OF VALLE, TEXAS, CITY OF FORT WORTH, CITY OF WILLOW PARK AND BILL DEAN RANCH CAUSE NUMBER CCB 26 DASH OH 1 75.
UNDER ITEM ITEM C, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION ON THE TEXAS RESALE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZED SIGNING OF THE TEXAS RESALE DEED REGARDING IMPROVEMENTS ON A PROPERTY AS DESCRIBED IN CALL CB ONE OH ONE SIX OH NINE.
ITEM D DISCUSS TAKE ACTION REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT NORTHWEST CORNER OF FM 1187 IN EAST BANKHEAD TOLEDO.
ITEM E DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 0 1 BEAR CREEK ROAD.
ALITO ITEM F, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT ONE 11 NEWSOM MOUND ROAD, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS.
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ITEM G, UPDATE AND DISCUSS PARKER COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER AND JAIL AND TAKE ANY ACTION.EXCUSE ME, THE COURT NEEDS NECESSARY.
REGARDING ALLOCATION IMPROVEMENTS OF COUNTY WILL ESTATE ITEM I TAKE ACTION.
NECESSARY ACTION BASED ON EVALUATIONS OF THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS, PERMITTING COUNTY JUDGE IT MEDICAL INVESTIGATION UNDER ITEM J, DISCUSS TAKE ACTION REGARDING COUNTY WEBSITE SECURITY OF GRADING EXPANSION.
AND THE RECORD SHOW THAT WE WILL TAKE A RECESS AT 2025 AND IF WE CAN GET INTO THE UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 10 35, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
RECORDS SHOW AT 1140 AND RETURN FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION DISCUSS THE ITEMS DISCUSSING EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER ITEM A.
WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION UNDER ITEM B.
I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION ON THAT.
I'M GONNA BE THE ONE TO MAKE THAT MOTION.
UH, ON THIS, NO THAT ACTUALLY THAT'S C THAT I'M GONNA BE DOING THAT ONE I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION ON ITEM B.
I DIDN'T HAVE, WELL MIKE, HOLD ON A SECOND.
JOHN, IS THAT ME OR IS THAT C THAT I'M DOING IT? YOU CAN DO THAT JUST IT'S THAT, UH OH.
IT'S THE ONE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE DOING THAT PERSONAL RESOLUTION.
YEAH, LET ME DO THAT ONE UNDER ITEM B ON DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION IN THE CITY OF TOLEDO, TEXAS AND THE CITY OF FORT WORTH VERSUS CITY OF WILLOW PARK, TEXAS, PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS.
AND BILL RANCH L LIMITED CAUSE NUMBER CV 26 DASH OH 1 75.
I GOT B AND C CONFUSED ON THAT.
UH, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ON THIS WHEREAS THE RESOLUTION OF AUTHORIZING THE TAX RESALE.
THAT'S UH, THAT ONE GOES WITH C WELL THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING.
I WAS THINKING THAT THAT WAS THE ONE I WAS GONNA BE DOING.
SO B IS TO AUTHORIZE YOUR EXECUTION ON SETTLE.
AND UNDER ITEM B THEN I WOULD APPROVE, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE MYSELF TO EXECUTE THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT ON THE CAUSE NUMBER CV 26 DASH OH 1 75.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND ANY OF THE DISCUSSION.
I GOT THAT MIXED UP ON ITEM C, MOVE TO ITEM C ON DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION ON TAX RESALE RESOLUTION.
AUTHORIZED SIGNING OF TAX RESALE DEED REGARDING IMPROVEMENTS ON A PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN CAUSE NUMBER CD 1 0 1 16 0 9.
I WOULD ASK FOR THE MOTION ON THE APPROVAL OF THIS RESOLUTION UNDER AUTHORIZED IN THE TAX RESALE WHEREAS PARKER COUNTY HAS BECOME THE OWNER OF CERTAIN REAL, REAL PROPERTY BY VIRTUE OF THE FACT THAT THE PENSION BIDS WERE NOT RECEIVED AT PRIOR TAX SALES CONDUCTED BY THE SHERIFF'S PURSUANT TO ORDER OF THE DISTRICT COURT.
AND WHEREAS A SUM OF A HUNDRED DOLLARS HAS BEEN ENTERED BY LE LANCASTER AT PARKER COUNTY FOR THE PURCHASE OF SAID PROPERTY DESCRIBED BELOW AND REFERENCE AND CAUSE NUMBER CV 10 16 0 9 ACCOUNT NUMBER R OH 9 21 21 IMPROVEMENT ONLY CONSISTING OF A HOME LOCATED ON THE RUBEN ALLEN SURVEY ABSTRACT FIVE IN PARKER COUNTY, TEXAS.
WHEREAS ALL TAXING ENTITIES INVOLVED IN THE ABOVE REFERENCE MATTER MUST DEACON MUST CONSENT TO THE SALE OF THE HERE ABOVE DESCRIBED RURAL PROPERTY AND WHEREAS IT IS A BENEFIT OF ALL TAXING ENTITIES INVOLVED THAT THE PROPERTY BE RETURNED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE TA TAX ROWS NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SPRINGTOWN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, PARKER COUNTY, PARKER COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER ONE PARKER COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT IN WHETHER OR JUNIOR COLLEGE, UM, DISTRICT THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF EACH TAXING ENTITY BE AND HEREBY DIRECTED AND AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENT NECESSARY TO CONVEY THE REAL PROPERTY AS DESCRIBED ABOVE FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THE CASH SUM INDICATED TO BE DISTRIBUTED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 34 OF THE TEXAS GOV TAX GOVERNMENT CODE RESOLVED THIS 10TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026.
I WOULD ASK FOR AND I'LL MAKE OKAY MOTIONS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
ANY OF THE DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR? OKAY.
PASSES FIVE OH AND JOHN IS THERE ANY OTHER THING WE NEED TO ON IMC? UH YES AUTHORIZE YOU TO EXECUTE THE TAX SALE.
AND ALSO MAKE A, I WILL MAKE A, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO AUTHORIZE THE TAX RESALE P.
OKAY, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND IS THERE THE DISCUSSION.
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MOVE TO ITEM D ON DISCUSS TAKE ACTION.REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED NORTHWEST CORNER OF FM 1187 IN EAST BANKHEAD IN ALITO, I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE, ACKNOWLEDGE AND EXECUTE FORM 82 83 NON-CASH CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION FOR THE DONATION OF PARCEL.
1515 E RIGHT OF WAY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF EAST BANQUETTE HIGHWAY AND FM 1187 WILL PARK TEXAS REQUIRED FOR THE WIDENING OF THE EAST BANQUETTE HIGHWAY PROJECT FROM SOUTH RANCH HOUSE ROAD TO FM 1187.
OKAY, MOTION MOVED BY COMMISSIONER HILL, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONY HERE.
DISCUSSION ALL PAPER CARRIES ABOVE VOTE.
MOVE TO ITEM ME AND DISCUSS TAKE ACTION.
REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6 0 1 BEAR CREEK ROAD, LEO, TEXAS.
I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE DONATION OF PARCEL ONE A RIGHT AWAY.
LOCATED AT 6 0 1 BEAR CREEK ROAD, LIDO, TEXAS REQUIRED FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF KELLY ROAD AND BEAR CREEK ROAD INTERSECTION.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HALE.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH MOVE TO ITEM FI WANNA DISCUSS, TAKE ACTION.
REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT ONE 11 NEWSOM MOUND ROAD, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS.
I MAKE A MOTION TO UH, TO APPROVE THE APPRAISAL FOR THE INITIAL OFFER TO ACQUIRE THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS PARCEL C.
LOCATED AT ONE 11 OSA MOUND ROAD, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHURCH ROAD PROJECT MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER CONY.
ANY DISCUSSION? OIL FAVOR CARRIES PABO.
MOVE TO ITEM G AND UPDATE, DISCUSS PARKER COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER AND JAIL AND TAKE ANY ACTION WITH THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY, TAKE NO ACTION.
REGARDING ALLOCATION IMPROVEMENTS OF COUNTY REAL ESTATE WILL TAKE NO ACTION.
UNDER ITEM I TAKE NECESSARY ACTION BASED ON EVALUATIONS OF THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENTS UNDER PERMITTING COUNTY JUDGE STRATEGIC PROJECTS.
ITEM THREE IT NUMBER FOUR, MEDICAL INVESTIGATION WILL TAKE NO ACTION.
AND ITEM J DISCUSS TAKE ACTION REGARDING COUNTY WEBSITE SECURITY UPGRADES AND EXPANSION WILL TAKE NO ACTION.
[10.A. PRECINCT 1]
ITEM A PRECINCT ONE.WE HAVE NONE ON PRECINCT ONE MOVE TO WE DON'T HAVE ANY LAND LEFT.
[10.B. PRECINCT 2]
ITEM B ON PRECINCT TWO.APPROVE THE FINAL VISION FOR A SURGERY KNOWN AS THE OAKS OF PARKER COUNTY LOTS.
11 R AND 13 R CONSIST OF 6.00 ACRES LOCATED OFF OF OAK BEND LANE BY CLINTON AND DONNA LAMBERT AND RICARDO, CHRISTINA, JAMIE AND WILL WATER IN PRECINCT TWO.
I'M GONNA OPEN THAT PUBLIC HEARING AT 1147.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM B? PRECINCT? TWO.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1147.
ALL DOCUMENTS IN ORDER? UH, YES.
PROPER NOTICE WAS PLACED IN NEWSPAPER LESS THAN THE DATE, TIME.
LOCATION OF PURPOSE TODAY'S HEARING THE DEVELOPER HAS PROVIDED A TAX CERTIFICATE INDICATING A ZERO BALANCE PERMITTING.
H HAS APPROVED PRIVATE WATER AND PRIVATE WASTE DISPOSAL AND THEY HAVE MET ALL OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SAME BY COMMISSIONER WAL.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH.
RELEASE THE MAINTENANCE BOND FOR BURG HILLS SUBDIVISION IN THE FORM OF ESC, ROAD FINES AND ACCEPT WOODED HOLLOW COURT IN COUNTY MAINTAIN ROADWAY.
SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THESE ARE GOOD TO GO.
I SPOKE TO THE FOREMAN FOR PRECINCT TOO.
SO WE WOULD BE UH, RELEASING THAT BOND AND ACCEPTING WOODED HOLLOW ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY MAINTAIN ROADWAY SYSTEM.
OKAY, COUNCILOR ALL DOCUMENTS IN ORDER? YES.
HOLD SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR CARRIES FIVE OH MOVE TO ITEM THREE, RELEASE THE MAINTENANCE BOND FOR DOVE HILLS BRANCH STATE SUBDIVISION IN THE FORM OF A LETTER OF CREDIT EXCEPT DOVE HILL BRANCH ROAD AS A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAY.
UM, SAME SITUATION AS THE THE LAST ITEM.
ALL DOCUMENTS IN ORDER? YES SIR.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
ALL IN FAVOR HEARINGS FIVE VOTE.
MOVE TO ITEM FOUR, RELEASE THE MAINTENANCE BOND FROM MONARCH MANOR PHASE THREE IN THE FORM OF ESCROW FUNDS AND ACCEPTABLE
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LEO LANE AND CECIL COURT AS COUNTY MAINTAIN ROADWAYS OR TAKE ANY ACTION OF THE COURT DEEMS NECESSARY.UM, I DID SPEAK TO THE FOREMAN ON THIS ONE AS WELL AND THE DEVELOPER SAID THAT IT WAS PUTTING IN THE STREET SIGNS THAT WAS THE ONLY HOLD UP.
SO, UM, AND THAT WAS BEING TAKEN CARE OF PRIOR TODAY.
MOTION MOVED BY COMMISSIONER HOLT, SECOND BY MR. WALDEN.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE.
[10.C. PRECINCT 3]
C PRECINCT THREE.RELEASE THE MAINTENANCE BOND FOR SUNSET RIDGE SUBDIVISION IN THE FORM OF LETTER OF CREDIT AND ACCEPT HIGH RANCH VIEW ROAD, WINDY POINT RANCH ROAD IN THE PARKER COUNTY PORTION OF PARAMOUNT DRIVE AS COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAYS AND I CONFIRM THIS WITH COMMISSIONER WALDEN THAT THIS IS READY TO BE RELEASED.
MOTION BE BY COMMISSIONER WALDEN.
ANY OF THE DISCUSSION? ALL I EVER CARRIED.
[10.D.D. PRECINCT 4]
ITEM D PRECINCT FOUR.ITEM ONE APPROVED THE WAIVER FOR GROUNDWATER STUDY FOR THE REVISION OF SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS LAGUNA VISTA ESTATES LOSS 38 D 40 D 40 1D AND A PORTION OF LOT 39 D CONSIST OF 4.456 ACRES LOCATED OFF OF INDIAN CAMP ROAD WITH WALL WATER AND PRECINCT FOUR.
UM, AND SO THIS IS A COMBINATION.
UM, SO THERE'LL BE ONE LOT WILL BE 4.415 AND A WELL REPORT WAS PROVIDED SHOWING YIELD OF 60 GALLONS PER MINUTE, UM, WITH A ZERO FOOT OR ZERO FOOT DRAW DOWN AFTER AN HOUR.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.
MOTION MAY BY COMMISSIONER HALE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY IN DISCUSSION.
MOVE TO ITEM TWO, APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION FOR SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS LAGUNA VISTA ESTATES LOSS 38 D 40 D 40 1D AND APPORTION OF THE 39 D CONSENTS TO 4.56 ACRES LOCATED OFF OF INDIAN CAMP ROAD BY ROBERT AND JENNY HOOP WELL WATER PRECINCT FOUR.
I'M GONNA OPEN THAT PUBLIC HEARING AT 1151.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM D PRECINCT FOUR.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1151.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL REVISION.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HA SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CONLEY.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL PAPER CARRIES FIVE OH MOVE TO ITEM THREE.
NOTIFICATION OF PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF WALLS.
INDUSTRIAL AX 26 DASH OH OH FOUR BY THE CITY OF FORT WORTH.
THIS IS JUST A NOTIFICATION RECEIVED THAT THERE'S A PROPOSED ANNEXATION FOR AN INDUSTRIAL AREA.
WE'LL MOVE ITEM FOUR, DISCUSS APPROVED SIGNING AN ORDER.
ABANDONING 0.33 ACRE TRACTOR PROPERTY BEING UNDEVELOPED ROAD NAME WILL HAVE BEEN RECORD IN PRECINCT FOUR PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE.
TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION ACCORDING TO NECESSARY.
I'M GONNA OPEN THAT PUBLIC HEARING AT 1152.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM D PRECINCT? FOUR.
ITEM FOUR, PUBLIC HEARINGS AT 1152.
WE'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 1152 AND GO TO THE ITEM AND I WOULD ASK THE, THE MOTION BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE.
IT IS A 0.33 ACRE TRACK AND A 0.82 ACRE TRACK, BUT MAKES UP WILLOW BEND COURT, UM, ON IT'S AN UNDEVELOPED ROAD.
OKAY, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ADOPT THAT SPECIFIC LANGUAGE AND SIGNING THE ORDER ABANDONING THESE TWO TRACKS.
MOTION BE ABOVE COMMISSIONER HALE.
SECOND BACK MR. CONLEY IN DISCUSSION.
WE MOVE TO ITEM FIVE, RELEASE OF THE MAINTENANCE BOND FOR PARKER COUNTY SUBDIVISION IN THE FORM OF ASSURITY BOND AND ACCEPT EMORY COURT AS A COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADWAY.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER HILL.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, CARRIE FIVE VOTE.
A RECORD SHOW THAT WE'LL ADJOURN 1153.