[1. Call meeting to order] [00:00:09] MORNING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT. WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGES, PLEASE. LEAD US TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. OKAY, AGAIN. WELCOME. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE SCREENS ARE BLACK HERE IN THE COURTROOM, BUT THE FEED IS GOING OUT AND THE AUDIO IS GOING OUT THIS MORNING. SO WE HAVE IT JUST ABOUT HALFWAY COVERED THIS MORNING. FOR THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY, OKAY, CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. I DO [3. Citizens to be heard] HAVE ONE CARD THIS MORNING FROM MR. BRANT CASEY. WELL, THERE HE IS OVER IN THE CORNER. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS BRANT CASEY. I LIVE AT 7329 COUNTY ROAD 2347, SINTON, TEXAS. I WANT TO START OUT THIS MORNING BY GIVING A SHOUT OUT TO OUR TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS. IT'S BEEN 30 DAYS, AND I MEAN TO TELL YOU, THEY'VE HIT THE THEY HIT THE GROUND RUNNING. AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I'M SO GLAD IN PRECINCT THREE THAT WE'VE GOT SOME OLD POLICIES BEING RESTORED AGAIN, LIKE TRASH PICKUP AND KEEPING THE ROADS CLEAN. SO A GOOD SHOUT OUT TO OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS. I WANTED TO TALK THIS MORNING. WE HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US IN PRECINCT THREE, AND PROBABLY THE WEST END OF PRECINCT ONE. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE GROWING LEAPS AND BOUNDS. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE NOTICED ALL THE CONSTRUCTION OUT ON 77. GOT A NEW SUBDIVISION GOING IN. HAVE A QUESTION, WHERE'S THE INFRASTRUCTURE? I JUST GOT ANOTHER LETTER FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY'RE FIXING TO DO ANOTHER ISO AUDIT FOR THE INSURANCE. OUR HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE IS ALREADY GONE THROUGH THE ROOF, BUT IT'S REALLY FIXING TO SKYROCKET. SO THIS MORNING I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO THE COURT THAT WE FORM AN EMERGENCY COURT TO HELP START PUTTING TOGETHER, GETTING EMERGENCY SERVICES OUT IN THE RURAL AREA, THE RURAL AREA IN PRECINCT THREE IS OUTGROWING THE CITIES. WE HAVE NO FIRE COVERAGE OUT FROM BETWEEN. 19. WELL, EVERYWHERE NORTH OF 77. THERE'S NONE. AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I HEAR THAT TAXES OR TAXES GO UP. I'M PAYING ALMOST $10,000 EVERY SIX MONTHS FOR HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE, VERSUS I PAY A COUPLE OF THOUSAND IN TAXES. ON TOP OF THAT, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF THIS SUBDIVISION, THESE ONE OF THESE BIG SUBDIVISIONS, BUILT ONE OF THESE HOUSES CATCHES ON FIRE? IT'S A CHAIN REACTION. SO WE'VE GOT TO GET SOMETHING DONE ABOUT IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NO. I'M OUT. OKAY. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THANK YOU, MR. CASEY. ANY OTHER CITIZENS TO BE HEARD? [4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.] OKAY. HEARING NONE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO REPORT FROM JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS. COMMISSIONER ZAGORSKY, I'D LIKE TO START OUT BY SAYING MY FOREMAN REACHED A 30 YEAR MARK ON SATURDAY, AND I WANT TO THANK BENNY MURPHY FOR HIS 30 YEARS OF SERVICE. AND IT'S REALLY AN OUTSTANDING MILESTONE FOR THE COUNTY. HE PROVIDES OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO ALL. AND I KNOW HE'S WORKED UNDER THREE COMMISSIONERS NOW. I'LL BE I GUESS I'LL BE. I'LL BE NUMBER THREE. BUT OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES ARE THE ONES WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE MORE OFTEN. AS HE SAID TO ME, IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT'S EVER ANYBODY'S EVER RECOGNIZED HIM BEFORE. WE HAD A LITTLE CAKE AND ICE CREAM ON FRIDAY, BUT THAT WAS A GOOD THING. WE'RE CONTINUING MOWING. WE'RE GETTING SOME STREET STREET [00:05:01] CLEANED UP. WE DO HAVE A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF SINTON, SO WE'LL BE CLEANING UP HARVILL STREET. SO YES, IT'S A CITY STREET, BUT IT GOES TO OUR SHOW BARN. AND AFTER THE SHOW WE GOT A LITTLE DIRTY. BUT ONCE IT DRIES OUT REAL GOOD, WE'RE GOING TO GO OUT THERE WITH THE BRUSH AND CLEAN THAT THING UP AND GET THAT ROAD BACK TO WHAT IT IS, WHAT IT SHOULD BE. AND WE'LL CONTINUE OUT THERE DOING OUR OUR WORK. THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. OKAY, COMMISSIONER YARDLEY MORNING, JUDGE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. JUDGE, REALLY, THE ONLY THING I HAVE OF NOTE IS IN PORTLAND, BOTH CHIPOTLE AND FIVE GUYS BURGERS ARE BOTH OPEN. SO I WENT AND TRIED THEM BOTH OUT TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE OKAY BEFORE I RECOMMENDED THEM. SO ANYBODY WHO'S INTERESTED IN ANOTHER PLACE TO EAT, THERE YOU GO. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, JUDGE. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, GOOD MORNING. WE'RE OUT IN THE BETHEL AREA FINISHING THAT UP, PICKING UP BRUSH, AND WE'RE GOING OVER HERE TO RANCHO SECO AND THE COLONIAS AREA. WE'RE PICKING UP ALL THE BRUSH IN THERE, AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD. AND APRIL AND HER STAFF FOR HELPING ME OUT ON TRANSITIONING OVER. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. YEAH, I ACTUALLY HAVE SOMETHING THIS MORNING, YOUR HONOR. I KNOW IT'S A SHOCK, BUT THE YEAR IS 2025. OKAY. YOU'RE TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF. NO. WELL, THE STATE INSPECTIONS, STATE VEHICLE INSPECTIONS ARE NO MORE. OKAY, SO CARS, PICKUP TRUCKS, THERE'S NO PLACE TO GET THEM INSPECTED BECAUSE NOBODY DOES IT ANYMORE. SO WE HAVE TO TAKE EVERYTHING TO THE DEALERSHIP. WELL, I'M NOT SAYING. I'M NOT SAYING I'M NOT COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT. THAT'S JUST FINE. THE PROBLEM IS, IS THE LARGER TRACTOR TRAILERS, HEAVY UTILITY TRAILERS, DUMP TRUCKS, THE FIVE 50S. OKAY, WE DON'T FALL UNDER D.O.T. BECAUSE WE'RE EXEMPT, BECAUSE WE DON'T OWN STUFF. WHAT DO WE DO WITH THE TRACTOR TRAILERS? DO WE TAKE THEM TO FRENCH EDISON OVER IN CORPUS? ARE WE REQUIRED TO HAVE THEM INSPECTED NOW THAT THERE'S NO STATE INSPECTION ON ANYTHING? AND IF WE DO THAT, IF WE DO THE DOT INSPECTION, DO WE NEED DOT NUMBERS? DO WE NEED TO FILE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, HAVE ALL OUR TRUCKS HAVE DOT NUMBERS. SO WE NEED TO FIND THAT OUT. SO AND IF WE DO IF WE DO DOT INSPECTIONS YOU KNOW THEY'RE ONLY ABOUT $40 A PIECE. BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO TAKE ALL THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT, ALL YOUR TRACTOR TRAILERS, DUMP TRUCKS, EVERYTHING HEAVY TRAILERS OVER TO CORPUS TO GET IT DONE AND GET IN LINE WITH EVERYBODY ELSE. OKAY. AND THE OTHER THING I'M LOOKING FOR IS A PRECINCT FOR DRAINAGE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE. SO IF ANYBODY KNOWS ANYBODY IN PRECINCT FOUR THAT WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT BOARD, WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO REPLACE LARRY GILLESPIE. THAT'S IT. JUDGE. THANK YOU. OKAY. GREAT COMMENTS THIS MORNING, COMMISSIONER. JUDGE, I HAVE ONE ALIBI. IF I COULD ADD SOMETHING. SO FOR PRECINCT TWO, OUR BRUSHSTROKE HAS BEEN DOWN FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS WAITING FOR A PART. IT GETS TO BE VERY FRUSTRATING HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET PARTS AND STUFF ANYMORE. BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE LAST WEEK WE GOT THE TRUCK UP AND OPERATING. SO LAST WEEK WE DID GO OUT AND CLEAN UP KOONS LOOP AND THE ROLLER COASTER ROAD. PICKED UP ALL THE BRUSH OUT THERE AND WE'LL FINISH THE REST OF OUR PRECINCT THIS WEEK. OKAY, ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS? OKAY. OH, THERE COMES SCOTT. OKAY. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE SENT OUT AN EMAIL WITH A DEPARTMENT HEAD LISTING FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES IN EACH DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL SHEETS FOR EVERYBODY. WE ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO GET GET THOSE DONE AND BACK TO US. WE'VE RECEIVED A LOT OF THEM, BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT OUT. WE ALSO SENT OUT AN EMAIL REGARDING TWO OF THE CLASSES THAT WE'RE HOLDING THIS MONTH. THESE ARE PART OF THE MATRIX. WE'VE HAD A COUPLE OF PEOPLE SIGN UP, BUT THERE'S STILL A WHOLE LOT OF OPENINGS. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL OR DEPARTMENT HEAD TO GET SIGNED UP FOR THOSE CLASSES. THE FIRST ONE WILL BE FRIDAY, AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS THE 25TH THROUGH THE 27TH. JUST SHOOT ME AN EMAIL, LET ME KNOW YOU WANT TO GET IN THE CLASS, AND THEN WE'LL SEND YOU A LINK FOR THE REGISTRATION. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU CHIEF. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS? OKAY. GOT [5. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: CDBG Drainage Improvement - Property Acquisition Public Meeting, Monday, February 10, 2025 at 11:00 am, in the San Patricio County Administrative Annex Building, 1301 E. Sinton Street, Suite C, Sinton, TX 78387 in the County Commissioners Court courtroom.] THAT. OKAY. 1.5. WE I DO HAVE A PUBLIC NOTICE THIS MORNING THAT CDBG DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT WE HAVE GOING ON HERE IN THE COUNTY, IT'S GOING TO HOLD A PROPERTY ACQUISITION PUBLIC MEETING NEXT MONDAY AFTER COMMISSIONERS COURT FEBRUARY 10TH, 2025 AT 11 A.M. OR LATER IF THE COURT GOES ALONG LONGER. BUT IT WON'T BE ANY EARLIER. IN THE SAN PATRICIO COUNTY [00:10:01] ADMINISTRATIVE ANNEX BUILDING, 1301 EAST SEVENTH STREET, SUITE C, HERE IN DENTON, TEXAS, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT ROOM. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED OR HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY GOING ON TO THAT DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT GRANT, PLEASE MAKE TIME TO SHOW UP FOR THAT, PLEASE. 10:11 A.M. NEXT MONDAY. OKAY. OKAY. GOING ON INTO ITEM [1. Approval of minutes] TWO, APPROVAL OF A MINUTES OF OUR LAST MEETING. THOSE WERE SENT TO YOU. IS THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? SECOND MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION, MR. GILLESPIE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER YEARLY FOR APPROVAL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. UNDER FINANCIAL AGENDA [a. Examination, consideration, and action on approval of all claims against San Patricio County Pursuant to section 113.064, Texas Local Government Code.] 2.2 A EXAMINATION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST HAMPSHIRE COUNTY MOVED TO PAY THE BILLS. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY BILLS THAT ARE PRESENTED THIS MORNING? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. [b. Consideration and action on Budget Line Items, Transfers, and Amendments.] THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. WE HAVE NONE THIS [c. Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ] MORNING. ITEM 2.2 C IS CONSIDERATION ACTION ON BANK RECONCILIATION. TREASURER'S REPORT. MORNING, MR. GONZALEZ GARCIA. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. THIS WEEK'S HEALTH TRANSFER IS $63,800. OUR SECTION 125 TOTALS $8,394.48. WE HAVE A TOTAL OF THREE ASSERTED CLAIMS FOR $7,807.56, AND OUR ESCROW TOTAL IS $2,825.12. MOVE TO ACCEPT TREASURER'S REPORT. SECOND MOTION BY WESTBURY. SECOND BY CHARLIE TO APPROVE TREASURER'S REPORT. ANY QUESTION, MISS GARCIA ON TREASURER'S REPORT. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. THANK YOU. OKAY. 2.3 IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA [3. Consent Agenda: All Consent Agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the Commissioners Court. Members of the Commissioners Court have been furnished documentation on each item, and all such items may be acted upon by one vote without being discussed separately unless requested by County Judge or a Commissioner:] ITEMS. I'LL LET SOMETHING SLIP BY. LAST WEEK WHEN COMMISSIONER ASKED SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. AND I GUESS WHAT I NEED TO ASK ON THIS IS, IS THERE ANY ONE OF THE THREE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION? ANY ONE OF THEM HEARING? NONE. I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 3.2.3 A IS ACCEPT AND RECORD CERTIFICATE. OF COURSE. COMPLETION FOR COMMISSIONER PRECINCT THREE. RUBEN GONZALEZ OF THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT AND THE OPEN MEETING ACT 2.3 B IS ACCEPT AND RECORD DATA AUTHORIZATION AND TRANSFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN MACS FOUR PLUS LIMITED AND COUNTY EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELFARE PLAN AND CERTAIN FY WITH WILLIAM RUSTBURG, DBA RISK MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025 AND 2.3 C IS ACCEPT AND RECORD FREE IT QUOTE AN ARCTIC WOLF SOLUTIONS AGREEMENT FOR CYBER SECURITY FOR PATRICIO COUNTY. I MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 2.3 A THROUGH C SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECOND BY YARDLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. NOW WE'LL GO INTO 2.4 IS OUR INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS. IS THERE ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT THE COMMISSIONER WILL HAVE A CONFLICT WITH THIS [a. Consideration and action on request from San Patricio County Drainage District to reappoint Raymond L. Dugat III (at Large), and Debra Barrett (Pct 3) to a 2-year term on the 2025 San Patricio County Drainage District Board of Directors.] MORNING. ABSTAIN. OKAY. HEARING NONE. SEEING NONE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON. 2.4 A CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM SAN PATRICIO COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT TO REAPPOINT RAYMOND L DOUGLAS TO THIRD AT LARGE AND DEBORAH BARRETT, PRECINCT THREE TO A TWO YEAR TERM ON THE 2025 SAN PATRICIO COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ANY COMMENTS? SO, JUDGE, THE ONLY COMMENT I HAVE IN GENERAL IS WE HAVE SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS TO DIFFERENT BOARDS ON TODAY'S AGENDA, AND I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR TWO YEARS NOW FOR A LIST OF WHO WE HAVE APPOINTED TO WHAT BOARDS, HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN THERE, AND WHAT POLICY WE FOLLOW AS FAR AS APPOINTING PEOPLE AND HOW OFTEN WE ROTATE THEM. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THAT COME TO FRUITION. SO I HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHO WE HAVE ASSIGNED TO WHAT BOARDS. SO IF WE COULD MAKE THAT HAPPEN, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT. COMMISSIONER, IF YOU'LL RECALL, I DID RESPOND TO YOU RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SUCH LIST. SO I MADE UP WHAT I COULD REMEMBER OF A LIST, WHAT I DIDN'T HAVE, AND I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO RESEARCH. BUT YOU DO HAVE AN ADMIN PERSON THAT CAN HELP DO THE SAME RESEARCH. I DON'T HAVE ALL THE TERMS OF EVERY APPOINTMENT. A LOT OF THE APPOINTMENTS FOR DIFFERENT BOARDS ARE THE COUNTY JUDGE BY STATUTE. THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT [00:15:04] IS FOR THE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS. IN SOME CASES, HE HAS APPOINTED SOMEBODY ELSE TO REPRESENT HIM ON THOSE BOARDS. BUT LIKE I SAID, THERE WAS NO LIST. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAD TO BE COMPILED. I DID COMPILE AN ORIGINAL LIST AND GAVE IT TO YOU, IN WHICH CASE ONE TIME YOU ADDED IT AND I CAN GO BACK IN MY EMAILS. I CAN SEND YOU THE LIST, BUT THAT'S THE STATUS RIGHT NOW. ALL RIGHT. SO I GOT THAT LIST SOME TIME AGO. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION WE WERE STILL WORKING ON COMPLETING THAT LIST. SO I'LL GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT. BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT'S NOT CURRENT ANYMORE. WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS THAT TOOK HIGHER PRIORITY THAN THAT, THAT IT IS STILL IN ONE OF MY ROUND TWO OF THINGS, BUT I AM ADMIN FOR NOT JUST THE JUDGE, BUT A COUPLE OTHER OFFICES. I DO ALSO SUPPORT ANY OTHER THINGS IN OUR OFFICE IS EXTREMELY BUSY, AND IT TAKES BOTH TRISHA AND I JUST TO KEEP UP WITH THE STUFF THAT WE ARE DOING. ALL RIGHT, I'LL TALK TO BOTH OF YOU AND MR. DORSEY OFFLINE. THANK YOU. OKAY. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ITEM 2.4 A. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION [b. Consideration and action on naming Commissioner William Zagorski to replace Sonia Lopez as the County's appointed board member to the Coastal Bend Air Quality Partnership. ] CARRIES. 2.4 B CONSIDERATION OF ACTION ON NAMING COMMISSIONER WILLIAM ZAGORSKI TO REPLACE COMMISSIONER SONIA LOPEZ AS THE COUNTY'S APPOINTEE ON THE BOARD OF MEMBERS OF THE COASTAL BEND AIR QUALITY PARTNERSHIP. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECOND. FOLLOW US. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 C IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON [c. Consideration and action on appointing the following people to the Coastal Bend Council of Governments (COG). Judge David Krebs Commissioner Precinct # 1 William Zagorski Commissioner Precinct # 3 Ruben Gonzales Melanie Cooper, Grants Manager Alternates: Chesca Newman Chris Dorsey Mr. Gary Davis ] APPOINTING THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE TO THE COASTAL BEND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. JUDGE DAVID KREBS, COMMISSIONER. PRECINCT NUMBER ONE WILLIAM ZAGORSKY, PRECINCT COMMISSIONER. NUMBER THREE RUBEN GONZALEZ AND MELANIE COOPER, GRANTS MANAGER. THOSE WILL BE OUR FOUR VOTING MEMBERS FOR THE COG. THE ALTERNATES WILL BE JESSICA NEWMAN, CHRIS DORSEY AND GARY DAVIS. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. A MOTION GILLESPIE. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. ANY COMMENTS? NO. MR. DAVIS IS PLEASED TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AS AN ALTERNATE, SIR. I SEE THE RECOMMENDATION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. 2.4 [d. Consideration and Action on the Sheriff's request for a Resolution for Operation Stone Garden FY 24 application submission.] D IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE SHERIFF'S REQUEST FOR A RESOLUTION FOR OPERATION STONE GARDEN. FY 24 APPLICATION SUBMISSION. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS JUST A THE ANNUAL RENEWAL OF THE BORDER STORE PROJECT. PROJECT. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. SO, SHERIFF, DON'T GO ANYWHERE YET. WE'VE GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? SHERIFF? HE'S SITTING THERE. OH, IS THIS FOR 2025? BECAUSE EVERYTHING ON IT SAYS 2024. ACTUALLY, 2025 STARTS LATER ON IN AUGUST. YOU'RE ACTUALLY ONE YEAR BEHIND. SO IS THIS RETROACTIVE? NO, WE'RE STILL CURRENT RIGHT NOW FOR 2024. IT IS 2024 DOESN'T EXPIRE TILL AUGUST. IT'S ONE OF THOSE GRANTS THAT DOESN'T GO CALENDAR YEARS. IT GOES. YES, PERIOD. YOU'RE BEHIND. SO OUR GRANT EXPIRES IN AUGUST. AND THEN SO WE WERE TIED TO RENEW FOR AUGUST. IT'S KIND OF CRAZY BECAUSE WE'RE SAYING 2025 IS ACTUALLY AUGUST THROUGH 2026 OF NEXT YEAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. OKAY. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE [e. Discussion and update by John Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, on current activities at the Justice Center.] OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 E IS DISCUSSION AND AN UPDATE BY JOHN HERNANDEZ, COUNTY ENGINEER ON CURRENT ACTIVITIES AT THE JUSTICE CENTER. JOHN. COMMISSIONERS, HERE'S THE LATEST. THE MONTHLY PROJECT UPDATE ON THE JUSTICE CENTER. YOU GUYS CAN PERUSE TO THE HANDOUTS THAT I GAVE YOU. BUT BASICALLY, HERE ARE THE UPCOMING THINGS THAT OCCURRED THIS PAST MONTH WITH THE STRUCTURAL STEEL WE HAVE. THE COLUMNS AND SECOND FLOOR BEAMS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. THE THIRD FLOOR BEAMS ARE IN PROGRESS. WE ALSO HAVE THE ROOF AND PENTHOUSE STEEL DELIVERED AND ALSO THE METAL DECKING FOR THE FLOORING HAS BEEN DELIVERED. AS FAR AS SITE WORK AND UTILITIES, WE HAVE THE WATER LINE. THE EAST LINE IS COMPLETE, THE NORTH LINE IS IN PROGRESS. AND THIS IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE THE WATER LINE WILL EVENTUALLY TIE IN TO THE CITY'S DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. AND SO AFTER THAT WE'LL DO SOME [00:20:04] PRESSURE TESTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THAT'LL BE ANOTHER TO ME, ANOTHER MILESTONE. AGAIN, THE WATER LINE UTILITY HOOKUP. ALSO, THE LIMESTONE BASE FOR THE PARKING LOT IS IN PROGRESS. AND THEN THE MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, PIPING AND OTHER MATERIALS ARE BEING DELIVERED AS WE SPEAK. THE NEXT UPCOMING MONTH, WE'LL HAVE WHAT I CALL THE SCHEDULED PROBABLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. TOWARDS THE END OF THE MONTH, WE'LL HAVE THE CONCRETE DECK AND THE CONCRETE POURING ON THE SECOND FLOOR. SO THAT'LL BE ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT STEP. AND THEN THE STEEL ERECTION WILL CONTINUE PROBABLY THROUGH MOST OF MARCH. THIS MONTH'S PAYOUT WAS APPROXIMATELY $1.2 MILLION. AND SO THAT BRINGS THE PROJECT TO ABOUT 25% COMPLETE AS FAR AS FUNDING PAYOUTS. THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATE ON THE JUSTICE CENTER. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? WHEN WE LOOK AT YOUR SCHEDULE HERE? HOW DO I TELL IF SOMETHING IS NOT ON SCHEDULE? WOULD THAT BE REFLECTED ON HERE, OR DO I NEED TO GO BOUNCE THIS OFF THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE TO SEE WHAT'S SHIFTED? YEAH. YEAH. THAT'S A THAT'S THAT'S A WHAT I CONSIDER A WORKING SCHEDULE. IT CHANGES FROM MONTH TO MONTH DEPENDING ON MATURE SUPPLIES. IF I GO BOUNCES OFF THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULE, YOU CAN COMPARE THAT WAY. WHAT IS HARD COPY? YES, SIR. SO, DO YOU KNOW OFFHAND WHAT IS NOT ON SCHEDULE? I GUESS IS THE WAY TO LOOK AT IT? NOT EXACTLY. ALL THE COMPONENTS WOULD I? WOULD I LOOK AT IT AS REALLY WHAT WE CALL THE CRITICAL PATH. AND THAT CAN REALLY CONTROLS THE COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT. MAYBE OTHER THERE MAY BE OTHER COMPONENTS THAT ARE MAYBE ON SCHEDULE, AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, DEPENDING ON MATERIAL SUPPLY. BUT REALLY RIGHT NOW THE RED LINE WILL CONTROL THE COMPLETION OF THE JOB. WHAT I TO WHAT WE CALL SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION. AND SO FAR THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DATE IS STILL SCHEDULED ON SCHEDULE FOR SPRING OF 2026. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JOHN. YEAH. I'VE GOT A QUESTION BASICALLY ON THE WHEN YOU CLEARED THE LAND, YOU HAD BRUSH AND TREES AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THAT WAS OVER THERE. AND I'VE HAD SOME CONCERNS FROM LANDOWNERS THAT HAVE. LAND IN THE, IN THE, IN THE FLOODWAY TYPE OR CREEK BED AREA, WHICHEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. THEY GOT AN OUTFALL DRAINAGE THAT COMES OFF THE DRAINS OF PROPERTY, AND A LOT OF THAT WOOD AND BRUSH WAS PUSHED INTO THAT WHERE WE'RE WIDENING THE CREEK AND SO FORTH. THIS, THIS PROJECT WE HAVE GOING IN. AND THE CONCERN CAME FROM LANDOWNERS. AT THE LAST PUBLIC HEARING WE JUST HAD ON, ON THE RIGHT OF WAY AREAS AND THEIR CONCERN. SO CAN WE DEAL WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND FIND OUT IF THEY DID PUSH BRUSH IN THOSE CREEKS AND STUFF LIKE THAT? AND BASICALLY WE NEED TO GET THAT CLEANED OUT, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT WANTS TO DO IT PER SE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE COUNTY DID IT. SO IF WE PUSHED ANYTHING INTO THAT THING, APRIL RAINS ARE COMING. MARCH. IT'S WHAT TIME OF YEAR NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO GET IT OUT IF IT'S FEASIBLE. YES, SIR. THANK YOU SIR. YES, SIR. OKAY. IT'S THE ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS, YOU KNOW, ACCORDING WITH THE SCHEDULE, FULTON IS WAY, WAY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. AND I'LL GIVE YOU A PERFECT EXAMPLE. AT OUR LAST CONSTRUCTION MEETING, THEY STARTED TELLING US YOU NEED TO START LOOKING AT WHAT KIND OF FURNITURE YOU'RE GOING TO PUT IN THAT BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET. WELL, THAT'S HOW FAR IN ADVANCE FULTON IS WORKING ON THAT BUILDING. THEY'VE GOT THE ELEVATORS IN. THEY'VE GOT THEM IN STORAGE. I THINK THEY'VE GOT THE TRANSFORMERS ARE IN OR CLOSE TO SCHEDULED. YES, SIR. I MEAN, THEY ARE ON TOP OF IT. FULTON IS ON TOP OF IT. AND IF WE EVER GET BEHIND ON SOMETHING, WE WILL DEFINITELY KNOW. AND WE WILL DEFINITELY LET THE COURT KNOW, YOU KNOW, IF SOMETHING HAPPENED. BUT I DON'T LOOK FOR FULTON TO BE BEHIND ON ANYTHING AT THE RATE THAT THEY'RE GOING RIGHT NOW, WORKING ON THAT BUILDING ACROSS THE STREET. SO OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. WE'LL MOVE [f. Consideration and action on Harvest Midstream's request to place a permanent driveway on County Road 3161. Installation design plan approved by Drainage District.] ON. THANKS, JOHN. YES. 2.4 F CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON HARVEST MIDSTREAM. REQUEST TO PLACE A PERMANENT DRIVEWAY ON COUNTY ROAD 3161. INSTALLATION OF DESIGN PLAN HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT. JOHN, ARE YOU ON? OH, A REQUEST IS PARTICULARLY TO BE TABLED. [00:25:04] COMMISSIONER YARDLEY IS REFERENCED THAT THIS PARTICULAR DRIVEWAY OR PROPERTY IS INSIDE PORTLAND'S ETJ OR CITY LIMITS. AND SO WE'LL HAVE TO DEFER TO THOSE GUYS AND SEE WHAT KIND OF FURTHER ACTION THESE GUYS REQUIRE. YOU NEED A MOTION TO TABLE. YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. I'LL MOVE TO TABLE THIS ITEM. SECOND. I GOT A MOTION SECONDED BY SIKORSKY TO TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. 2.4 [g. Consideration and action on request from Steven Gonzales, I.S. Manager, for County-wide Service on all Panic buttons, JP 1,4,5,6 & 8, Courthouse, surrounding offices and Juvenile Building to be paid out of Courthouse Security; Equipment for Administrative Annex to be paid out of I.S. Department funds.] G. CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM STEPHEN GONZALEZ IS MANAGER FOR THE COUNTY WIDE SERVICE ON ALL PANIC BUTTONS. JP ONE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX AND EIGHT. COURTHOUSE, SURROUNDING OFFICES AND JUVENILE BUILDING TO PAID OUT OF COURTHOUSE SECURITY EQUIPMENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ANNEX TO BE PAID OUT OF IS DEPARTMENT FUNDS. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. NO. I HAVE QUESTION. WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE? I ALMOST GOT AWAY CLEAN. STEVEN. SO THIS IS $3,500 TO REPLACE THE BATTERIES. WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? NO. NO, SIR, IT'S MORE THAN THAT. PEOPLE MOVE AROUND AND LOSE THE PANIC BUTTONS. SO BASICALLY, THE IT DEPARTMENT HAS TO GO AND RELOCATE THEM. BUT IF WE DON'T, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET REPLACED. SO I'VE ASKED SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS WHEN THEY DO MOVE AROUND PEOPLE OR MOVE TO DIFFERENT BUILDINGS TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE US A COURTESY CALL OR BETTER YET, JUST TAKE THEM WITH YOU. BUT THAT DOESN'T USUALLY HAPPEN. BUT ON TOP OF THAT, HE HAS TO TEST IT BACK TO DISPATCH FOR EVERY SINGLE BUILDING AND WORK WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. SO DOES THIS LIST INCLUDE ALL OF THE COUNTY BUILDINGS? EVERY ONE OF THEM? YES, SIR. ALL THE COUNTY BUILDINGS ARE TIED BACK TO DISPATCH. YES, SIR. SO LAST YEAR WE REPLACED ALL THE BATTERIES IN THEM. OR THE BATTERIES? GOOD FOR MORE THAN ONE. THERE'S MORE THAN JUST THE BATTERY, SIR. YEAH. YEAH. OR ARE THEY? I ASSUME THE BATTERIES ARE GOOD THIS YEAR. YES. OKAY. YES, SIR. GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. HANG ON THERE, STEVEN. YES, SIR. 2.4 H. PRESENTATION, [h. Presentation, discussion and possible action on Steven Gonzalez, I.S. Manager, I.S. Department, report on research for possible cell phones plan to be used countywide. FirstNet (AT&T) - MRC Services] DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON STEVEN GONZALEZ IS MANAGER IS DEPARTMENT. REPORT ON SEARCH FOR POSSIBLE CELL PHONE PLANS TO BE USED COUNTYWIDE. STEVEN. YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS. JUDGE, THIS IS A REQUEST TO BRING THIS BACK. CIRCLE BACK TO THIS. I PICKED UP ALL THE DATA. I WORKED WITH THE AUDITORS TO THE YEARLY COST AND KIND OF COMPARE IT TO THE CELL PHONE. AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, CORRECT ME IF I'M THIS IS A VOLUNTEER BASE, RIGHT? RIGHT. YEAH. SO I, I GATHERED ALL THE DATA FROM TWO CARRIERS, PLUS A DEVICE MANAGEMENT PIECE THAT PROBABLY SHOULD BE IN PLACE. IT'LL GATHER ALL THE DATA FROM EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON WITH THE CELL PHONE. SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE COST, I CAN I CAN GO THROUGH EACH LINE. SO I READ THROUGH ALL THIS. I GUESS I'M HAVING A HARD TIME. YES, SIR. BEING ABLE TO COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES TO APPLES. SO ON THIS SHEET, THE FIRST LIST AT THE TOP IS THAT 200 USERS, IT'S 65 TO $100, WHICH WHAT IS MRC MEAN, A MONTHLY RECURRING COST. SO THAT IS OUR CURRENT WHAT WE PAY. YES, SIR. I THOUGHT WE WERE PAYING 50 TO $65 PER PERSON. I GOT THESE NUMBERS FROM THE AUDITOR'S DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S GETTING PAID $100 A MONTH. CELL PHONE? YEAH. WE ARE. WE ARE? YES, SIR. THAT'S NOT WHAT MY. THAT'S NOT WHAT MY STATEMENT SAYS I GET. IT SHOULD SAY ON YOUR PAY STUB THAT YOU GET IT $100 A MONTH. MINE DOES. I WILL GO BACK AND LOOK. I I'M PRETTY SURE MINE'S NOT AT 100. OKAY, WELL, THEN I'VE BEEN SHORTCHANGING YOU, I TELL YOU. THERE'S ALWAYS THAT 10%, 145,000 IS BASICALLY WHAT WE'RE ESTIMATING. SO WE HAVE 200 PEOPLE RIGHT NOW THAT GET A CELL PHONE ALLOWANCE. YES, SIR. SO HOW DO I COMPARE THAT TO THE OTHER OPTIONS YOU HAVE HERE? SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE AT&T T-MOBILE, THEY'RE SIDE BY SIDE MONTHLY AND YEARLY. AND THEN I ADDED THE DEVICE MANAGEMENT PER YEAR AND AT THE YEARLY COST FOR ALL THREE SOLUTIONS. FOR BOTH CARRIERS WITH THE MANAGEMENT PIECE. SO FOR THE AT&T YEARLY IS [00:30:08] 161 88 AND THE T-MOBILE IS 360 388 68. THE DEVICE MANAGEMENT PIECE IS PER USER. SO THAT'S 1944 PER USER OR PER USER. AND THEN THE TOTAL COST WILL COME FOR THE 200 USERS PER YEAR. SO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS QUOTE FOR THE AT&T ONE, IT SAYS PRICES DO NOT INCLUDE TAXES, SURCHARGES REGULATORY FEES. NO, SIR. THAT MAKES ME NERVOUS THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING THE FULL PICTURE OF WHAT THIS THING COSTS. WELL, BECAUSE WE'RE WE'RE A GOVERNMENT, SO WE DON'T GET PAID. WE DON'T GET CHARGED ANY OF THAT, SIR. WE DON'T PAY TAXES. WE JUST PAY THE DATA PLAN, THE CELL PHONES, ALL THE TAXES ARE ALL WAIVED. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE AT&T, THE $461.88 SLASH THREE 8868, WHAT DOES THAT TELL ME? YEARLY COST FOR ONE PHONE. THAT'S PER PHONE. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. WE'RE NOT COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES HERE, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT. SO LOOK AT THE AT&T PER MONTH TIMES 12. THAT'LL COME OUT TO 461 88. AND THEN THE T-MOBILE IS THE SAME. SO MY PRICE PER PHONE FOR THE COUNTY THAT WE'RE THE WAY WE PAY PHONE ALLOWANCES RIGHT NOW COMES OUT TO $729. PER PERSON ON THE AVERAGE. PRETTY MUCH. THAT'S WHAT I'D BE COMPARING TO THE 461. RIGHT. SO IT DEPENDS ON WHICH CARRIER YOU GO WITH. SO YOU'RE EITHER GOING TO PAY YEARLY COST OF 461 OR 388 388 PER YEAR PER PHONE. AND THEN YOU CAN DO IT TIMES 200. AND THEN YOU GET YOUR YEARLY COST. AND THEN THE DEVICE MANAGEMENT 1944. YES, SIR. THAT IS A ONE TIME FEE PER PHONE OR NO, THERE'S A $700 ONE TIME INSTALLATION FEE FOR THAT FOR THE 1944. THAT'S THE YEAR. YEAH, THAT'S THE YEARLY COST PER PHONE. SO I GUESS I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW I'M COMPARING WHAT WE CURRENTLY DO NOW WITH EITHER AT&T OR T-MOBILE. RIGHT. SO THEN AT THE END WHERE IT SAYS 200 USERS, THAT'S PER PER USER. SO PER EACH USER THAT'S 2406. AND THEN OR IF YOU GO WITH THE AT&T OR T-MOBILE IT'S 202,332 PER USER, PER USER WITH THE MANAGEMENT PIECE. AND THEN YOU CAN DO THAT TIMES 200. AND THAT'LL GIVE YOU YOUR YEARLY. SO RIGHT NOW OUR PER USER AVERAGE IS $729. IS THAT CORRECT. WELL YOU GOT YOUR MONTHLY ALLOWANCE IS 65 TO 100 PER MONTH. AND THEN TOTAL COST FROM THE AUDITOR. RIGHT. SO I TAKE OUR YEARLY TOTAL $145,817 DIVIDED BY 200 USERS. I GET $729. SO THAT WOULD BE THE AVERAGE COST. YES, SIR. AND WE'RE COMPARING THAT TO THE OTHER OPTIONS OF $2400 OR $2300. RIGHT. SO THAT SEEMS TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY MORE EXPENSIVE. IT IS WITH THESE OTHER PERSONS. THE ACTUAL MANAGEMENT PIECE IS JUST AN OPTION. AND THE ONLY REASON I DID THAT IS BECAUSE I WAS TALKING TO THE, THE CHRIS DORSEY. AND JUST TO KEEP THE INTEGRITY OF THE DATA, ARCHIVE THE DATA, MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ONBOARD DEVICES AND OFF BOARD DEVICES. WE CAN USE THIS MANAGEMENT PIECE. IF I MAY INTERJECT ON THAT. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PUBLIC WE'VE HAD PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS FOR CELL PHONE DATA OF COMMISSIONERS. AND FRANKLY, THERE'S A TEXAS COMPTROLLER SETS FORTH THE STANDARDS FOR DATA RETENTION FOR COUNTIES. AND WE ARE REQUIRED TO RETAIN GOVERNMENT RECORDS. IN FACT, IT'S A IT COULD BE A FELONY IF SOME PEOPLE DESTROY A GOVERNMENT RECORDS BEFORE IT'S TIME TO DESTROY THEM. AND SO I STRONGLY RECOMMEND SOME DATA RETENTION, NOT JUST FOR THE COMPUTER SERVICES, BUT ALSO FOR THE CELL PHONES AS WELL. SO THAT'S WHAT DEVICE MANAGEMENT THAT COVERS RETENTION OF ALL THAT, EVERY SINGLE THING THAT'S ON THAT PHONE. SO I BELIEVE I'M THE ONE THAT REQUESTED THIS STUDY QUITE SOME TIME AGO. AND I REALLY WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE WERE PAYING AS A CELL PHONE [00:35:02] ALLOWANCE VERSUS WHAT IT WOULD COST TO MOVE TO A JUST PAYING FOR THE CELL PHONES. SO BASED ON THAT, WHAT YOU'RE SHOWING US TODAY, WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION ON THIS? I RECOMMEND ALL OF IT. THAT'S THE REASON I'M UP HERE. IT DOESN'T. YOU CAN YOU CAN PICK AT&T OR T-MOBILE. THAT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME. BUT THE DEVICE MANAGEMENT PIECE, I RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY. AND SO IF WE CONTINUE AS WE DO BUSINESS TODAY BY PAYING CELL PHONE ALLOWANCES, IS THERE A WAY TO DO DEVICE MANAGEMENT ON SOMEBODY'S PERSONAL PHONE. HOW DOES THAT WORK? WE CAN DO BYOD, BUT THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE APPROVED THROUGH THE COURTS. AND THEN THAT WOULD HAVE TO EVERYBODY. THAT'S A DEPARTMENT HEAD WOULD HAVE TO VOLUNTEER THEIR PHONE, BUT THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM, SIR. OKAY. SO WHAT ACTION DO WE NEED TODAY? EITHER APPROVE OR DISAPPROVE ONE OF THEM. APPROVE ONE. I GOT A QUESTION REAL QUICK. I'VE JUST GONE. I'VE JUST GONE TO A T MOBILE PHONE FOR COUNTY USE. OKAY. I'M GETTING OFF MY PERSONAL PHONE AFTER A MONTH IN OFFICE, AND I HAD TO GET SOMETHING. SO BEING A T MOBILE DEVICE, IF YOU GO WITH T MOBILE, IS THAT ALL THOSE FEES AND EVERYTHING ELSE FOR THE. WILL IT BE ABLE TO MIGRATE OVER AND ALL THAT STUFF? YES. BRAND NEW PHONE. THAT WOULD YOU HAVE TO WORK THAT THROUGH THE AUDITORS AS FAR AS FEES BUT THE DEVICE ITSELF, WE CAN MANAGE IT. OKAY. SO YOU CAN SWITCH BECAUSE I'VE HAD MINE. YEAH. THE MANAGEMENT PIECE DOESN'T DISCRIMINATE ON ANY CARRIER, YOU KNOW, SO WE CAN WE CAN ONBOARD ANY, ANY, ANY PHONE CARRIER. OKAY. AGAIN IT'S JUST VOLUNTEER FROM MY UNDERSTANDING. IT'S GOING TO BE VOLUNTEER BASIS. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO DO IT YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT. IT'S UP TO YOU. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE COST OF THE COUNTY. THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS PARTICULAR GRANT OR REQUEST INCLUDES THE DEVICES THAT WE USE CURRENTLY FOR OUR LAPTOPS, FOR OUR COMMAND TRAILER, FOR OUR CAMERAS, BECAUSE THESE DEVICES DON'T WORK WITH OUR LAPTOPS. AND I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO GET A VENDOR THAT'S COMPATIBLE WITH OUR EQUIPMENT THAT WE HAVE. WE HAVE A LICENSE PLATE READER PARK IN THE BACK PARKING LOT. WE STILL DON'T HAVE A CORRECT SIM CARD FOR THIS THING BECAUSE OF THE VENDOR. SAME THING WITH OUR LAPTOPS. THEY'VE BEEN DISABLED FOR A FEW MONTHS BECAUSE WE CAN'T GET THE RIGHT DEVICES FOR THE VENDOR. SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE ARE GOING TO SELECT A VENDOR THAT MAKES SURE THAT THEY'RE COMPATIBLE WITH WHAT WE'RE USING. OTHERWISE, NOT SERVES NO PURPOSE. EVEN IF THESE ARE BOTH COMPATIBLE FOR WHAT THE SHERIFF IS TALKING ABOUT. THE SHERIFF'S TALKING ABOUT CONNECTION ISSUES AND TRYING TO MITIGATE THAT. WE JUST KIND OF RAN INTO THAT ONE WHERE FIRSTNET WAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH TYLER ODYSSEY. SO WE'RE TRYING TO MITIGATE THAT AND MAYBE EITHER FIND ANOTHER CARRIER TO HAVE MORE, YOU KNOW, FOR IT TO WORK THE WAY IT SHOULD BE WORKING THROUGH. BUT THE DEVICES, IT DOESN'T DISCRIMINATE ON WHAT EITHER. CELL PHONE, LAPTOPS, IT COULD BE ANYTHING THAT WE CAN CONNECT TO THE MANAGEMENT PIECE. SHERIFF, WHO ARE Y'ALL USING CURRENTLY? FIRSTNET. YEAH. FIRSTNET. WE'RE WE'RE. YEAH, WE'RE USING FIRSTNET. THAT'S THROUGH AT&T, RIGHT? YES, YES. TYLER, TECHNOLOGY HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT DOESN'T WORK. AND SO WE'VE BEEN BACK AND FORTH AND THEY'RE TELLING US IT DOESN'T WORK. AND SO WHAT ARE WE DOING BEING AGAINST THE WALL HERE. WE NEED TO GET FIXED. PATRICK DO YOU HAVE SOME? YEAH. JUDGE, I WAS TALKING TO CHRIS, I THINK RECOMMEND THAT WE TABLE THIS AND THEN WE CAN WORK WITH STEPHEN TO GET EVERYTHING IRONED OUT. AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK TO Y'ALL AND KIND OF GET THE, YOU KNOW, ALL THE FACTORS TAKEN CARE OF. MOVE TO TABLE. SECOND, GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECONDED BY GONZALEZ TO TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. OKAY, STEPHEN, SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIGURE OUT. GET. COMPATIBLE AND BE. YOU KNOW, IT'S TURNKEY. DEAL. AND, STEPHEN, IS THERE A WAY TO DETERMINE THE COVERAGE OF AT&T VERSUS T-MOBILE FOR OUR COUNTY? BECAUSE I KNOW AT&T HAS PROBLEMS IN MY PRECINCT THERE. THERE IS, SIR. AND I'VE TALKED TO BOTH OF THE CARRIERS AND THEY'VE ALWAYS RECOMMENDED THAT IF WE DO HAVE A DEAD SPOT TO LET THEM KNOW AND THEY'LL PUT AN ANTENNA FOR US, OR THEY'LL ADD AN ANTENNA OR, OR, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST YOU'RE SAFE FROM THEIR PART. THEY CAN PROBABLY PROMISE THE MOON. BUT YEAH, UNTIL WE SEE IT, I DON'T. WELL, THE ONE DEAD SPOT I KNOW OF IS TAFT. AND JUST SOUTH OF PORTLAND. IS IT? YES. [00:40:02] YES, SIR. YEAH, YEAH. SO IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR A FEW YEARS. AND SO THAT'S ON THEIR PRIORITY [i. Consideration and action on request from County Auditor, Patrick Kieshcnick for renewal of a 3-year service agreement with Fifth Asset Inc. dba DebtBook to provide software for Debt Management, Lease & SBITDA Management, and Premium Support Services in the amount of $11,250.00 year one, $11,750.00 year two, and $12,250.00 year three. ] LIST. THEY'RE NOT REALLY DEALING WITH IT. OKAY. GOTCHA. THANK YOU. 2.4 I CONSIDERATION ACTION REQUEST FROM COUNTY AUDITOR PATRICK CASE FOR A RENEWAL OF A THREE YEAR SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH FIFTH ASSET INCORPORATED DBA DEBT BOOK TO PROVIDE SOFTWARE FOR DEBT MANAGEMENT, LEASE AND SBA, TDA MANAGEMENT AND PREMIUM SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,250 FOR YEAR ONE, $11,750 FOR A YEAR TWO, AND $12,250 PER YEAR THREE. YES, SIR. JUST, JUST THIS JUST A RENEWAL OF WHAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST. WE ARE ADDING LEASES AND BETAS, WHICH IS A SUBSCRIPTION BASED LEASES. WE'LL SEND THEM THE INFORMATION THEY KEEP TRACK OF, YOU KNOW, MAKE SURE IT IS A LEASE. AND DEALS WITH SOME OF OUR GASB STANDARDS AS WELL FOR REPORTING. SO MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION BY RECIPE SECONDED BY CHARLIE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF MR. KUCINICH? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION [j. Discussion, consideration and action on request from David Krebs, County Judge, for Auditors to go out for RFP (bid) on public works and fleet management software solutions, service and/or applications for data management and services for San Patricio County public works, and Fleet Management activities, projects and records. Tabled from January 27, 2025 Commissioners Court Meeting.] CARRIES. 2.4 J IS DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION ON THE REQUEST FROM DAVID KREBS, COUNTY JUDGE FOR AUDITORS, TO GO OUT FOR RFP, A BID FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND FLEET MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, SERVICES AND OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR DENIM DATA MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES FOR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS AND FLEET MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, PROJECTS AND RECORDS. LOT THERE, ISN'T IT? YEAH, THIS IS A PROGRAM PROGRAM WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT ALL YOUR FLEET MANAGEMENT INTO THE COMPUTER AND HAVE IT. I KNOW WE PROBABLY DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH FLEET MANAGEMENT RECORDS RIGHT NOW. IF FEMA COMES DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A DISASTER AND ASKS FOR OUR FLEET MANAGEMENT RECORDS AND WE CANNOT PROVE THEM OR SHOW IT TO THEM, WE'RE OUT OF LUCK. JUDGE, I'M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS. I WILL MOVE TO BRING IT BACK ON THE TABLE. OH. EXCUSE ME. YEAH. OKAY, I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. I GOT COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. SECOND BY GILLESPIE TO BRING BACK ON THE TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. SORRY. MOTION IS BACK ON THE TABLE. OKAY, MAYBE IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE ADDED INTO THIS, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE A WAY THAT WE AS COMMISSIONERS COULD USE THIS AS ALSO OUR EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE REPLACEMENT PLAN. THIS IS FOR Y'ALL. I KNOW IT IS. EVERY PRECINCT IS GOING TO HAVE THIS. PLUS THERE'S GOING TO BE ROAD MANAGEMENT IN THE PROGRAM. WE NEED TO GO OUT FOR RFP BEFORE WE CAN GET THE, YOU KNOW, THE COMPANY THAT I'VE BEEN TALKING TO COME DOWN AND GIVE YOU A PRESENTATION, IT'S A VERY, VERY EXTENSIVE, DEEP PRESENTATION OF WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR ROAD SYSTEM, PLUS WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, YOUR VEHICLES. YEAH. AND VEHICLES. SO VERY DEEP. I KNOW LEE IS NOT HERE TODAY AND HE'S OBVIOUSLY ON THE AGENDA LATER IS RESIGNING, BUT HE ALSO HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS BLUE RASTER ROAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SYSTEM. I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE IT TIES ALL TOGETHER. TIE ALL THIS INTO THIS SYSTEM. WELL, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THIS JUDGE, SO THANK YOU. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. I GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECOND BY YARDLEY FOR APPROVAL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. [k. Discussion, consideration and action on request from John Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, on approving Halff Contract Amendment No. 1 to provide construction material testing services in the amount of $33,000.00 for the ARPA funded Animal Shelter and Juvenile Building Expansion projects.] THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 K IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM JOHN HERNANDEZ, COUNTY ENGINEER, ON APPROVING HALF A CONTRACT AGREEMENT. NUMBER ONE, TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL, TESTING SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF 33,000 FOR THE ARPA FUNDED ANIMAL SHELTER AND JUVENILE BUILDING EXPANSION PROJECTS. JOHN. YES, THIS IS PART OF THE WHAT I CONSIDER THE QC, QA, INDEPENDENT TESTING. THE CONTRACTOR AND THE OWNER. THE COUNTY. IS THIS ALSO GOING TO BE PAID FOR WITH ARPA MONEY? IT'S A VERY, VERY STRONG. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LEANING TOWARD. YES, SIR. WE'LL NEED TO VERIFY THAT WITH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND ALSO THE GRANT. THE GRANT COMMITTEE. BUT THAT'S A THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE'RE LEANING TOWARD. YES, SIR. OH, THERE'S SOME TALKING IN THE BACK GOING ON. YES, SIR. SO WE PAID OFF SOME OF THE INTEREST FROM THE ARPA MONEY THAT WE'VE HAD IN THERE. IT'LL BE PAID FOR THAT. OKAY. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION BY. SECOND. SECONDED BY CHARLIE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. [l. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grant Department, on accepting the Texas Department of Agriculture TxCDBG FY 2024 award CFC24-0101 for $1,000,000.00.] THANK YOU. 2.4 L. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM MELANIE COOPER. GRANT DEPARTMENT ON ACCEPTING THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, TX. CDBG Y FISCAL YEAR 24 AWARD, CFC 20 4-0101 FOR $1 MILLION. THIS AWARD IS FOR SAINT PAUL AREA FOR THE WATER TOWER, AND IT WILL GET STARTED RIGHT AWAY ON GETTING THAT FIXED AND CORRECTED AND MOVED TO [00:45:04] APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY CHARLIE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MISS COOPER? THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD. SO THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 M AND CONSIDERATION. ACTION ON [m. Consideration and action on allowing the Auditor's Office to issue an RFP for Construction for the Texas Department of Agriculture, Community Development Block Grant Program Colonia Fund.] ALLOWING THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO ISSUE RFP FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, COLONIAL FUND. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH OUR RESIDENTS AND SO IS OUR ENGINEER. WE'RE READY TO GO OUT FOR RFP TO PROVIDE THOSE SEPTIC SYSTEMS FOR THIS AREA. CONSTRUCTION. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. I GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE TO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. SECONDED BY CHARLIE. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. [3. PERSONNEL-Employment and current employee status changes in accordance with the current personnel policies, County Budget, and State law with notification of such changes to the payroll division of the Treasurer's office.] OKAY. CONCLUDES THE AGENDA ITEMS. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO INTO PERSONNEL. 3.1 A SYLVIA TREVINO RETIREMENT COURT REPORTER. COUNTY COURT AT LAW NUMBER TWO FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT AT $10,068.45 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 31ST, 2025. AARON OZUNA. RESIGNATION MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT TO FAIRGROUNDS. FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 106 STEP ONE AT $3,292.60 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 21ST, 2025. LEE. TOBY. RESIGNATION. GIS ADMINISTRATOR, NC 911. COORDINATOR, GIS AND G 911 FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 111 AT STEP 11 PLUS AT $5,250 PER MONTH WITH A $65 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE. FEBRUARY 14TH, 2025. 3.1 D DAVID BARRERA, EMPLOYMENT HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TWO. ROAD AND BRIDGE THREE. FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 106. STEP ONE AT $3,292.60 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 3RD, 2025, REQUESTED BY THE ELECTED OFFICIAL IS STEP TWO AT $3,429.25 PER MONTH. 3.1 E REAGAN CAVALRY EMPLOYMENT CLERK. THREE. COUNTY TREASURER. PART TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 105. STEP TWO AT $18.49 PER HOU, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 3RD, 2025. SALARY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS STEP TWO PER CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN GUIDELINES. 3.1 F ANDREA CASTILLO, EMPLOYMENT COUNTY CLERK ONE. COMMISSIONERS COURT PRECINCT TWO. PART TIME TEMPORARY NONEXEMPT GRADE ONE AND TWO. STEP ONE AT $15 AND A NICKEL PER HOUR, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 3RD, 2025. 3.1 G MICHAEL JOHNSON, EMPLOYMENT HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ONE ROAD AND BRIDGE THREE FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 105 STEP ONE AT $3,077.20 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 3RD, 2025, REQUESTED BY THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. STEP FOUR AT $3,476.43 PER MONTH, 3.1 H. CHARLIE JONES, JUNIOR EMPLOYMENT MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT TWO FAIRGROUNDS FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 106. STEP ONE AT $3,292.60 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 3RD, 2025 AND 3.1. I. ERNESTINA MEDRANO. EMPLOYMENT CLERK TWO. COUNTY CLERK TWO. EXCUSE ME, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE FIVE. FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 104. STEP ONE AT $2,875.89 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 3RD, 2025. MOVE TO APPROVE. 3.1 A THROUGH I WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS REQUESTED AMOUNTS. SECOND. I HAVE A CORRECTION JUDGE. OKAY. IT'S JUST A SMALL CORRECTION ON THREE. THREE. LEE REAGAN CAVALRY. IT IS A DEPUTY CLERK. THREE INSTEAD OF A CLERK THREE. AND I HAVE THE PAPERWORK FOR MISS BUSTAMANTE. ALL RIGHT. I AMEND MY MOTION TO SAY DEPUTY CLERK THREE IN MY SECOND. THANK YOU. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND TO ACCEPT THEM AS PRESENTED WITH THE CORRECTION OF DEPUTY CLERK THREE AT THE ELECTED OFFICIALS REQUESTED ELECTED OFFICIALS REQUEST. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. 3.2 EMPLOYMENT STATUS CHANGES. WE HAVE NONE THIS MORNING. ITEM FOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE DO [00:50:02] NOT HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION SCHEDULED THIS MORNING. MOVE TO ADJOURN. SECOND. SECOND TO ADJOURN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ADJOU * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.