[1. Call meeting to order]
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LET'S HOPE. MORNING, EVERYONE. WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE 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, WELL, GOOD MORNING AGAIN, EVERYONE. HOPEFULLY I SOUND A LITTLE BETTER THAN I DID DURING LAST WEEK. IT WAS KIND OF HECTIC LAST WEEK, AND WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT AS WE GET GET GOING HERE. FIRST OF ALL,
[3. Citizens to be heard]
CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. I DO HAVE ONE THIS MORNING. MR. CASEY, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND MAKE YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT, PLEASE. MY NAME IS BRETT CASEY, LIVE AT 7329 COUNTY ROAD 2347, SINTON, TEXAS. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. CITIZENS HAVE A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE. THIS COMING SATURDAY AT 5 P.M. BUTTER CHURN SCENT IN TEXAS. WE'RE HOLDING A TOWN HALL MEETING. MYSELF, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDER COMPLEX SLASH FIRE ACADEMY OUT OF CORPUS, WILL BE HOLDING THIS TOWN HALL MEETING. THE DISCUSSION IS GOING TO BE FORMING AN ISD, WHICH STANDS FOR AN EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT.NOT GOING TO GO INTO DETAILS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT FUTURE. WE HAVE A $60 MILLION PLUS COURTHOUSE THAT'S BEEN BUILT THAT'S GOING TO BE OPENING, AND WE HAVE NO EMERGENCY RESPONSE THAT COULD HANDLE IN CASE THAT COURTHOUSE WAS SOMETHING CATASTROPHIC WAS TO HAPPEN. SO NOT ONLY THAT, WE HAVE ALL THESE SUBDIVISIONS BEING BUILT AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS WAY, WAY WE'RE YEARS BEHIND TIME. THIS IS SOMETHING SERIOUS. AND HOMEOWNERS THAT ARE PAYING HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE ON, THEY GOT TO TELL YOU BEWARE IT'S COMING. IF YOU THINK YOU'RE PAYING HIGH INSURANCE NOW, IT'S FIXING TO GO UP A LOT HIGHER. SO 5:00 SATURDAY BUTTER CHURN. LOVE TO SEE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL THERE. HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? CITIZENS TO BE HEARD BEFORE WE PROCEED. OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PROCEED THEN TO THE REPORT FOR JUDGES, COMMISSIONERS AND
[4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.]
DEPARTMENT HEADS. COMMISSIONER GORSKI. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO GIVE MY CONDOLENCES TO THOSE THAT LOST THEIR HOMES IN THE FIRE LAST WEEK. I'D LIKE TO ALSO THANK THE STATE DPS, THE FOREST SERVICE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT, ALL OUTSIDE FIRE DEPARTMENTS THAT RESPONDED RENDERED A DECISION IN THIS TIME OF NEED. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CONSTABLES. WE HAD A LOT OF CONSTABLES OUT THERE AND SINTON PD. SAN PATRICIO COMPANIES THAT VOLUNTEERED THEIR DOZERS, WATER TANKERS AND DUMPSTERS, LOCAL COMPANIES THAT DONATED FOOD, DRINKS, SNACKS AND, YOU KNOW, THE DUMPSTERS OUT THERE SITTING STRONG. VOLUNTEERS, VOLUNTEERS FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE COUNTY. THEY CAME FROM ROCKPORT AND EVERYWHERE. THESE ARE THE HEROES. DONATIONS WERE OVERWHELMING THE GOODS, AND THE MONEY WOULD BE PUT TO GOOD USE, AS MANY LOST EVERYTHING AND DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE. THIS WAS A WAKE UP CALL. GOD SPARED US WITH NO LOSS OF LIFE. AND I'M THANKFUL. MR. YARDLEY. THANK YOU JUDGE. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. WELL, YOU COVERED PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING I WAS GOING TO SAY, SO I'M NOT GOING TO REPEAT EVERYTHING, BUT I THINK WE ALL HAVE THE SAME SENTIMENTS. I WILL SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THE HARD PART STARTS NOW, AND THAT IS THE ACTUAL RECOVERING AND REBUILDING. SO THESE FOLKS ARE GOING TO NEED OUR SUPPORT FOR A LONG TIME MOVING FORWARD IN THE FUTURE. ON A LIGHTER NOTE, CASH REAL ESTATE IS HOLDING THEIR ANNUAL SAINT PATRICK'S PARTY THIS MARCH 13TH. I REALIZE THAT'S NOT SAINT PATRICK'S DAY, BUT IT'S OVER AT THE PORTLAND COMMUNITY CENTER. THEY'VE OUTGROWN THEIR PARKING LOT WHERE THEY USED TO HOLD THIS. THEY[00:05:02]
HAVE LIVE MUSIC, FOOD TRUCKS, CASH BAR, ALL THE FUN THINGS OF SAINT PATRICK'S DAY. ANYBODY'S INTERESTED. I HAVE FLIERS. GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? YES. I'D LIKE TO TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ON THE TRAGEDY WE HAD. ALSO WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, LIKE MR. NED FARMS, THE ODOM EPCOT CENTER WITH DANIEL AND PINKSTON FARMS AND BUS SERVICES FOR THEM COMING OUT AND PARTICIPATE IN BRINGING THEIR PERSONAL EQUIPMENT, GETTING INVOLVED AND HELPING OUT WITH THE WATER SUPPLY AND ALL THE THINGS THEY DO FOR US. WE ALSO GOT SOME ROAD WORK GOING ON IN COUNTY ROAD 17, 47, 23, 49. DOING CULVERT INSTALLATIONS ON 1344 2347. I PARTNERED UP WITH THE SHERIFF THIS LAST WEEK ON COUNTY ROAD 441. WE BROUGHT THE TRUSTEES OUT, PICKED UP 28 LARGE 44 GALLON BAGS OF TRASH ALONG ONE SIDE. WE DID A MILE AND A HALF OF COUNTY ROAD OUT THERE PICKING UP TRASH. WE'RE CONTINUING OUR BRUSH PICKUP. WE ARE NOW STARTING IN THE AREA, PICKING UP ON A QUARTERLY BASIS THERE, AND WE'RE DOING PATCH UP WORK IN ODOM. THANK YOU. YOUR HONOR. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO FINISH UP THE SMALL WOODEN BRIDGE ON 85 THIS WEEK. SO THAT'LL BE OPENED UP AGAIN. OKAY. WELL THANK YOU. THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE TAKEN AWAY A LOT OF MY THUNDER THIS MORNING, BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU ALL A 30 MINUTE SPEECH ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED ON MAY THE 4TH, BUT IT'S HELPED SOME. ALL I CAN SAY IS. THAT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THIS COUNTY, THIS AREA, AND ESPECIALLY SINCE IT CAME TOGETHER. I'VE NEVER SEEN A GROUP OF PEOPLE, INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES COME UP TO ME AND SAY, WE WANT TO HELP IN THIS SITUATION. MR. FARMS, THE PINKSTON, ALL THE GYMS, ALL THE ELEVATORS, ALL THE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. WE DIDN'T CALL THEM. THEY CAME UP ON THEIR OWN BECAUSE THEY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON IN THIS TOWN. AND THEY WORKED AND THEY HELPED US TREMENDOUSLY.OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STAFF, SCOTT, Y'ALL WORKED TO A TEE. I COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER GROUP TO BE OUT THERE AT THAT TIME. WORKING IN THAT BUILDING CITY OF SINTON WAS A LITTLE RELUCTANT TO TAKE OVER. YOU JUMPED IN AND YOU TOOK OVER AND YOU TOOK CARE OF THAT SITUATION. YOU WORKED WITH THE SHERIFF, YOU WORKED WITH TATUM, YOU WORKED WITH THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE, YOU WORKED WITH EVERYBODY THAT WAS THERE, THAT CAME IN. YOU AND YOUR STAFF OUGHT TO BE COMMENDED FOR THE GREAT JOB THAT Y'ALL DID. GETTING THAT THROUGH AS QUICK AS WE DID, BECAUSE I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU. AND TO Y'ALL, Y'ALL KNOW I WAS ON THE FRONT LINE. I LEFT MY OFFICE. I WAS A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN FOR 25 YEARS IN PORTLAND AND A CHIEF FOR A WHILE. AND WHEN YOU SEE SMOKE AND YOU SEE FIRE, YOU DON'T SIT AROUND. YOU GO GET ON THE END OF A HOSE. AND IT WAS TOUGH OUT THERE. I'VE BEEN 25 YEARS. I'VE NEVER BEEN IN A FIRE THAT MOVED THAT FAST AND WAS THAT HOT IN MY LIFE. VOLUNTEERING. IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO GO OUT THERE, YOU MIGHT HAVE LOOKED AT SOME OF THE DRIVEWAYS OF VEHICLES THAT WERE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAYS, AND YOU SAW LITTLE SILVER STREAKS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. THOSE WERE THE ALUMINUM WHEELS OFF OF THE VEHICLES THAT MELTED. AND IF YOU LOOK UP THE MELTING POINT OF ALUMINUM, YOU WILL FIND OUT IT'S 1250 DEGREES IS THE MELTING POINT IN THE METAL AND THE PIPING. EVERYTHING WAS JUST MELTED. SO THERE'S NO TELLING HOW HOT THAT FIRE WAS. AND AS A FIREMAN AND BEING OUT ON THE FRONT LINE, MR. GONZALES WAS OUT THERE WITH ME. MATTER OF FACT, HE GOT A LITTLE EMBER ON HIS NECK. SO HE'S GOT A BATTLE SCAR FOR BEING OUT THERE AND STUFF. BUT WHEN YOU SEE THE FLAMES OF A FIRE THAT ARE SPINNING UP IN THE AIR LIKE A WHIRLWIND GOING UP, THAT IS HOT, THAT IS TREMENDOUS HOT. WE GOT HELP FROM EVERYWHERE, FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE. THERE WAS FIVE DEPARTMENTS, I BELIEVE, IF I'M CORRECT, SCOTT FROM THE DALLAS FORT WORTH AREA THAT SHOWED UP DOWN HERE AS WELL, AND THEY STAYED HERE UNTIL SATURDAY, MAKING SURE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM OUT THERE. THEY WERE PART OF THE TASK FORCE THAT CAME IN AND STUFF. SO IT WAS A YOU KNOW, IT WAS REALLY IF YOU LOOK AT THE YOU LINE THE STARS FOR DISASTER. THAT DAY WE HAD IT, WE HAD THE LOW HUMIDITY. ONE
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READING THAT DAY OF THE HUMIDITY OUT THERE, SOMEBODY TOLD ME, I THINK IT WAS THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.ONE OF THE GUYS THAT WAS INVESTIGATING SAID THEY HAD A 1% READING OF HUMIDITY OUT THERE.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN FROM THE FIRE AND EVERYTHING ELSE. AND THEN WE HAD WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MILES AN HOUR DURING THAT FIRE IN OUR RESOURCES THAT AFTERNOON WERE THIN AS THEY COULD HAVE EVER BEEN IN THIS COUNTY. THEY HAD 3 OR 4 SMALL FIRES THAT WERE OUT IN THE ODOM AREA. SO WE WERE AT THE MERCY OF HAVING A DISASTER. WE HAD A MINOR DISASTER. WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT IT, YES, WE DID LOSE 20. WELL, WE HAD 21 HOMES WE KNOW OF THAT WENT DOWN DURING THE FIRE. AND I THINK 4 OR 5 MORE HAVE BEEN DECLARED TOTAL LOSSES THAT ARE STILL STANDING. SO WE LOST 26 HOMES OUT THERE AND STUFF. BUT LIKE I TOLD ONE OF THE NEWS MEDIA, SINTON IS A VERY PROUD TOWN, VERY STRONG TOWN. AND BUT WITH THE COUNTY AND WITH THE CITY OF SINTON, THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND THEY'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND THEY WILL BE BETTER THAN THEY WERE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. SO IF I MISSED ANY OF Y'ALL, THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID DURING THAT AFTERNOON. IT WAS A LONG AFTERNOON, 2 OR 3 LONG NIGHTS AFTERWARDS. I KNOW OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STAFF, THEY WERE WORKING FROM THE TIME 7:00 IN THE MORNING OR 6:00 IN THE MORNING UNTIL, WHO KNOWS, EIGHT, 11:00 AT NIGHT. YEAH. THERE'S RAYMOND, I EVEN WE EVEN GOT ON THE PHONE AND CALLED MR. DUGAN AND SAID, RAYMOND, WE NEED A CATERPILLAR. WE NEED A DOZER OUT HERE. AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, HE GOT US A DOZER. HE GOT THREE DOZERS AND BROUGHT UP HERE TO HELP US, BECAUSE ALL THAT BRUSH, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY YOU'RE GOING TO PUT BRUSH OUT IS GET AHOLD OF DOZERS AND KNOCK IT DOWN. AND HE CAME UP HERE WITH THREE DOZERS, PLUS THE 3 OR 4 THAT THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE, I THINK THEY BROUGHT IN HERE. SO WE HAD EIGHT DOZERS OUT THERE, WERE WORKING, TRYING TO CLEAR A LOT OF THAT STUFF OUT. AND EVENTUALLY WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT EARLY. I MEAN, I THINK ABOUT 630, 7:00. SCOTT, I THINK WE COULD BREATHE A LITTLE BIT MORE WITHOUT HAVING TO GET SMOKE IN YOUR LUNGS AND STUFF. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT HELPED. YOU KNOW, WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU. COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT HIM. AND WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE AND THE TASK FORCE THAT CAME IN HERE TO HELP AND STUFF. SO WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK AND WE'RE GOING TO BE STRONGER NOW THAN WE WERE BEFORE. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. PAM, IF. I COULD SAY I THINK WE SHOULD GET APPLAUSE FOR ALL THOSE WHO VOLUNTEERED AND WERE OUT THERE BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH WORSE. GRACIE'S HOUSE WAS RIGHT THERE. AND WHEN I WENT TO HELP HER. THAT SMOKE WAS SO BLACK. AND IF IT WASN'T FOR THE VOLUNTEERS, I THINK WE LOST ALL OF THESE LIVES HERE. SO I THINK WE SHOULD GIVE A HAND OF APPLAUSE TO ALL OF OUR. THANK YOU, PAM. THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOT CLOSE. WE HAD TO KNOCK DOWN SOME GRASS THAT WAS STARTING TO BURN IN FRONT OF THAT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OUT THERE. WELDER I THINK IT IS WELL OVER THERE. YEAH. SO IF YOU GO BY THERE, YOU'LL SEE THE SCAR MARKS IN THE GRASS OUT THERE FROM THAT. SO THAT'S HOW CLOSE IT GOT TO BEING A BIG, BIG DISASTER. SO THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS WANT TO SAY ANYTHING. SHERIFF. THANK YOU.
AND TO YOUR GENTLEMAN THAT PEOPLE THAT WERE OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE OUT THERE AND A LOT OF THEM DIDN'T HAVE MASKS ON AND THEY WERE INHALING THAT SMOKE. YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER GONZALES SAID A FEW OF THE LITTLE COVID 19 MASK IN HIS TRUCK, AND WE TRIED TO GIVE IT OUT TO SOME OF THEM THAT WERE IN THE BIG MIDDLE OF IT, BECAUSE THAT SMOKE WAS JUST UNBELIEVABLE, YOU KNOW? AND I GUESS WE CANNOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE DPS GUYS THAT CAME OUT THERE. MY GOSH, THE CHIEF, I MEAN, THE SERGEANT SAID HE ENDED UP WITH 41 UNITS OUT THERE, I THINK, OR SOMETHING AT ONE TIME. WE'RE OUT THERE. AND THOSE GENTLEMEN, EITHER THEY GRABBED A FIRE HOSE IF WE NEEDED THEM, OR THEY WENT KNOCKING ON DOORS TO GET PEOPLE EVACUATED OUT THERE.
SO EVERYBODY JUST CAME TOGETHER. IT WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, THIS IS FAMILY AND WE'RE HELPING. AND THEY DID. THEY DID. I CANNOT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE HELP THAT WE HAD OUT THERE. OR LIKE PAM SAID, WE COULD HAVE HAD HALF THAT TOWN OR MOST OF THAT SIDE OF TOWN COULD HAVE BEEN DESTROYED REAL EASY. AS FAST AS THAT WAS MOVING. OKAY. AND I KNOW THAT. PRECINCT FOUR, I SAW A FEW OF YOUR GENTLEMEN OUT AND ABOUT LATE AT NIGHT, ABOUT 1130 ON, I THINK, TUESDAY NIGHT OUT HERE
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HELPING OUT THE GUYS AT SDI AND WHATNOT FOR MY FOR MY GUYS, THE WATER TRUCK AND ANOTHER TRUCK WITH DIESEL OUT TO HELP. AND THEN THEY GOT REDEPLOYED OVER BY THE STEEL PLANT. SO. YES, SIR.AND THEN ROSA AND HER CREW AS WELL. THEY GOT BACK ABOUT MIDNIGHT. YEAH. THANK YOU. OKAY.
ANY DEPARTMENT ONE MORE TIME BEFORE WE MOVE ON. OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON
[1. Approval of minutes]
TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF OUR FIRST MEETING THERE IN MARCH. I THINK THERE'S BEEN A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, I'LL ACCEPT THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE. OH. COMMISSIONER GORSKI. OKAY. MADE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED WITHOUT A SECOND. GOT A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. YEAH. YEAH. SO FIRST. YEAH. YEAH.THAT'S RIGHT. 1 IN 4. WE GOT 1 IN 4, AND THEN ME. OKAY. SKI IN YOU ONE AND FOUR TODAY. ONE AND FOUR OKAY OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN.
[a. Examination, consideration, and action on approval of all claims against San Patricio County Pursuant to section 113.064, Texas Local Government Code.]
MOTION CARRIED. FINANCIAL AGENDA. WE GOT EXAMINATION. CONSIDERATION OF ACTIONS OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY. MOVE TO PAY THE BILLS. SECOND MOTION. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED THIS MORNING? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. UNANIMOUS BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. WE DO HAVE
[b. Consideration and action on Budget Line Items, Transfers, and Amendments.]
ONE BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFER THIS MORNING. THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM THEIR FURNITURE, VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT ACCOUNT INTO THEIR PRINTING ACCOUNT. I MOVE TO APPROVE BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFER SECOND. MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECOND BY YARDLEY.ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES.
[c. Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ]
CONSIDERATION. ACTION. BANK RECONCILIATION. TREASURER'S REPORT, MISS GARCIA. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS WEEK'S HEALTH TRANSFER IS $90,600. OUR SECTION 125 TOTAL IS A TOTAL OF $6,342.76. WE HAVE TWO ASSERTED CLAIMS FOR A TOTAL OF $1,831.63, AND OUR ESCROW TOTAL IS $4,037.29. OUR FEBRUARY 2025 SALES TAX IS A TOTAL OF $470.74, AND I'D LIKE TO REPORT AND RECORD THE AUDITED FEBRUARY 2025 MONTHLY INVESTMENT REPORT. MOVE TO ACCEPT TREASURER'S REPORT. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY YOLI. ANY QUESTIONS, MISS GARCIA, ON ANYTHING? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE.THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, MISS GARCIA. OKAY. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. IS
[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:]
THERE ANY COMMISSIONER WANT TO PULL ANY ONE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO IN. 3.2.3 A IS ACCEPTANCE FOR TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTORS. MONTHLY STATEMENT OF COLLECTIONS FOR THE MONTH ENDING FEBRUARY 28TH, 2025 2.3 B IS ACCEPTANCE OF RECORD.PACIFIC WIND DEVELOPMENT LLC, WHICH WAS USED TO BE THE ARCA EVENT GRID RENEWABLE ARCA CARCARANA WINDS LLC ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT FOR 2024 AND THE CORPUS CHRISTI REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION'S AUDIT COMPLIANCE LETTER OF SAME DATE OF FEBRUARY 6TH, 2025. 2.3 C IS CONSIDER AND ACCEPT ORDER DIVIDING PRECINCT 115 AND CREATING NEW VOTING PRECINCTS 126. MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 2.3 A THROUGH C SECOND A MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECOND BY CHARLIE. ANY QUESTIONS ON EITHER ONE? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS
[a. Discussion and update by John Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, on current activities at the Justice Center.]
2.4 A IS DISCUSSED. AN UPDATE BY JOHN HERNANDEZ, COUNTY ENGINEER, ON CURRENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON AT THE JUSTICE CENTER ACROSS THE STREET. I'M GOING TO TURN IT ON. JOSH. THIS IS OUR MONTHLY PROJECT UPDATE ON THE JUSTICE CENTER. HERE'S THE LATEST VIDEO. IT'S A DRONE VIDEO SHOWING THE SURROUNDING OF THE STRUCTURE. BASICALLY ALL THE STEEL PLACEMENT IS COMPLETE. AND THERE'S WE'RE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT PHASE. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, APPROXIMATELY 27% OF THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE. THIS MONTH'S PAYOUT IS APPROXIMATELY 1.8 MILLION. AND THE NEXT BIG THING FOR THE STRUCTURE IS A PLACEMENT OF CONCRETE, WHICH CAN BE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.BASICALLY, THEY'RE ALL THE ALL THE MOST OF THE SUPPORT FOR THE CONCRETE IS IN PLACE FOR THE SECOND. AND THEY'RE BEGINNING ON THE THIRD FLOOR. AND LIKE I SAID, IF YOU LOOK ON THE
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ATTACHED SCHEDULE HERE AGAIN, I MENTIONED IT SEVERAL, SEVERAL TIMES, ALL THE TIME. THE CRITICAL PATH TO COMPLETION TO THE JOB IS SHOWN IN RED. AND THEN WITH THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, I SAID CONCRETE IS SCHEDULED TO BE PLACED ON THE SECOND FLOOR CURRENTLY. RIGHT NOW THEY'RE GETTING PLACING FOR WHAT WE CALL THE UTILITY STRAPS FOR THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS THAT WILL BE PLACED IN THE ON THE SECOND FLOOR. SO THAT CAN THEN THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JUDGE DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE? ONLY THING I CAN TELL YOU. Y'ALL SEE THE CRANE IN THE VIDEO. THE CRANE HAS BEEN MOVED OUT LAST WEEK, SO IT IS GONE. WE'RE STILL ON SCHEDULE TO HAVE THIS BUILDING COMPLETED APRIL, END OF APRIL. SOMETIME, MAYBE MAY THE 1ST. IT SHOULD BE COMPLETED OF 26. SO FULTON CONSTRUCTION IS DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB STAYING ON SCHEDULE. THEY KEEP WHEN WE HAVE OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS, THEY THEY'RE TELLING US ABOUT STUFF THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T THINK ABOUT AT THIS TIME. WHEN YOU SEE A BUILDING WITH JUST THE STEEL, WE'VE GOT A COMMITTEE. AND I THINK CHRIS IS ON IT. AND I DON'T KNOW IF PATRICK'S ON IT OR NOT. THEY'RE ALREADY ASKING US TO DECIDE WHAT KIND OF FURNITURE WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING IN THAT BUILDING IN THE OFFICES AND STUFF. SO THAT'S HOW FAR ADVANCED THINKER THAT FULTON CONSTRUCTION IS. SO I DEFINITELY DID A GREAT JOB DECIDING ON HAVING THEM DO IT. SO WE'LL SEE. YOU KNOW, IF IT DOES TURN UP AND WE DO HAVE A MONTH OF RAIN, WE'LL ACCEPT A MONTH OF RAIN AND BE A MONTH BEHIND SCHEDULE TO OPEN IT. NO PROBLEM THERE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU JOHN. THANK YOU. 2.4 B IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION ACTION[b. Discussion, Consideration, and action on a request from Chesca Newman, Purchasing Coordinator, on awarding RFP2025-003 Public Works Software for County-Wide use.]
ON A REQUEST FROM JESSICA NEWMAN, PURCHASING COORDINATOR AWARDING RFP 2025 006 PUBLIC WORKS SOFTWARE FOR COUNTYWIDE USE. JESSICA. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS SOFTWARE. IT'LL TRACK ROAD MAINTENANCE AND ALSO OUR FLEET MAINTENANCE. WE'RE SUGGESTING TO AWARD I WORK. POINT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO. PUBLIC WORKS SOFTWARE AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO TRACK ROAD MAINTENANCE. YES SIR.SO YEAH ALL THE COMMISSIONERS AFTER WE GET GET IT INSTALLED AND READY TO ROLL. WE'RE ALREADY USING PART OF OUR WORKS. BUT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TRACK YOUR ROADS. YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TRACK WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE RETHOUGHT OR REWORKED. AND YOU WILL ACTUALLY BE PART OF THIS PROGRAM WILL BE YOUR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM OR YOUR VEHICLES. IF YOU GO TO SOME OF THE NEW FEMA CLASSES AND THE TATUM CLASSES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, IF YOU DON'T HAVE A RECORD OF MANAGEMENT OF YOUR VEHICLE THAT YOU CAN TALK, SHOW FEMA WHEN THEY COME IN OR ANY OF THE AGENCIES THAT COME IN THE COUNTY, NOT JUST YOU. THE COUNTY IS OUT OF LUCK FOR FUNDING HELP. OKAY, YOU CAN'T HEAR. I GUESS I'M GOING TO GET REAL CLOSE TO THIS. I'M GOING TO MOVE IT UP HERE TO THE FRONT. WE HAVE TO HAVE RECORD OF MAINTENANCE OF OUR VEHICLES. AND THIS PROGRAM WILL BE THE TOOL THAT YOU CAN USE INSTEAD OF HAVING TO WRITE IT DOWN ON A PIECE OF PAPER, WE'LL TRAIN Y'ALL. WE'LL ALL BE TRAINING YOUR SUPERINTENDENT TO HOW TO ALL PUT ALL THIS INPUT IN. I THINK THE FIRST THING THAT THEY WANT TO DO IS COME IN HERE AND DO A, I GUESS YOU CALL IT X RAY OF ALL THE COUNTY ROADS, IT'S INFRARED ON THE ROADS. DO AN INFRARED BASICALLY WILL TELL YOU HOW LONG THE ROAD IS GOING TO LAST. RIGHT. SO YES SIR. IT'S GOING TO BE A MAJOR, MAJOR ASSET TO THE COUNTY. IT'S GOING TO MOVE OUR PROGRAM IN THIS COUNTY WAY, WAY IN ADVANCE. SO I AGREE THAT THIS IS A USEFUL SOFTWARE.
I'M JUST A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED THAT, I MEAN, HOW MUCH WERE THE ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCTS CONSULTED ON THIS SOFTWARE? THEY WERE PART OF THE SCORING PROCESS. I WAS ON THE SCORING PROCESS. AND DOES THIS DUPLICATE SOME OF THE OTHER WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH LIKE BLUE RASTER? AND NO, SIR, IT'LL INTERTWINE. OKAY. IT'LL TRANSFER THE INFORMATION TO BLUE RASTER.
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AND THEY'VE BEEN IN THE LOOP ON ALL OF THIS AS WELL. EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING TIES IN TOGETHER.IT'LL BE ONE BIG PARTICLE THAT WE CAN USE. EVERYTHING TYING TOGETHER 911 GIS AND EVERYTHING WILL BE TIED INTO THIS. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE GO AHEAD AND APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW WHO GOT THE SECOND ON THIS. FIRST. ALL. GRACY, COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE MADE THE MOTION. THE REST OF THEM MADE THE SECOND. OKAY. OR WHOEVER. HE'S CLOSER. THERE YOU GO. YOU CAN DO THAT. OKAY. GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. I'LL TELL YOU. I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THIS IN THE IN THE COUNTY HERE AS QUICK AS WE CAN. OKAY. 2.4 C IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION,
[c. Discussion, consideration and action on request from Judge Krebs, for Resolution appointing a new San Patricio County Representative to the P3 Texas CUC Aggregation Project, Inc., d/b/a Public Power Pool or P3.]
ACTION ON THE REQUEST FROM JUDGE KREBS FOR THE RESOLUTION APPOINTING A NEW SAN PATRICIO COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE TO THE P3 TEXAS COOK AGGREGATION PROJECT, INCORPORATED DBA PUBLIC POWER POOL, OR THE P3. IT'S TIME FOR US TIME FOR US TO PUT SOME, I GUESS EVERY TWO YEARS, THREE YEARS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TERM IS, BUT THE PRESENT PERSON THAT WE HAD ON THERE WAS FROM PRECINCT TWO, AND HE'S NO LONGER HERE ON THE COMMITTEE. COMMISSIONER MOORE BUT I THINK THIS RUNS OUT APRIL 1ST, IS WHEN THE NEW PERSON HAS TO BE ON MY RECOMMENDATION TO GO ON. HERE IS COMMISSIONER ZAGORSKY. SO MOVED SECOND. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY, TO APPOINT COMMISSIONER ZAGORSKY TO THE P3 AS A REPRESENTATIVE FOR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.MOTION CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY. 2.4 D IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A
[d. Discussion, consideration and action on request from Commissioner Zagorski Precinct #1 to purchase a 2025 Chevrolet 2500HD Pickup from Caldwell Country Chevrolet (BuyBoard #724-23) for $55,045.00 with funds covered in current budget.]
REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER GORSKI PRECINCT ONE TO PURCHASE A 2025 CHEVROLET 2500 HEAVY DUTY PICKUP FROM CALDWELL COUNTRY CHEVROLET BY BOARD NUMBER SEVEN, 24 DASH 23 FOR $55,045, WITH FUNDS COVERED IN CURRENT BUDGET. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY, GOT A MOTION. I JUST NEED TO MAKE Y'ALL AWARE THAT 2.4 D AND E WE HAVE NOT VERIFIED WITH BY BOARD YET. OKAY, WE'RE WAITING ON VERIFICATION FROM THEM. OKAY. WE'VE HAD PURCHASED VEHICLES FROM THEM THIS YEAR. YES WE HAVE, BUT NOT EVERY VENDOR IS AWARDED EVERY PRODUCT I UNDERSTAND. SO OKAY, Y'ALL CAN APPROVE IT. PENDING APPROVAL. BOARD APPROVAL. IF IT CHANGES, WE'LL LET YOU KNOW. YEAH, I'LL AMEND IT JUST TO AMEND THE MOTION TO PENDING APPROVAL. YEAH, I'M IN MY SECOND TO PENDING APPROVAL BY BY BOARD. OKAY. GOT A MOTION AS AMENDED WITH APPROVED FORMAL APPROVAL.OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. AND IT'LL BE THE SAME THING FOR E. SAME THING FOR E.
ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. WE APPROVE IT PENDING BY BOARD APPROVAL. SECOND. SECOND.
YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S FOR E. OH HE DIDN'T I DON'T I GUESS I SOUNDS LIKE OUR 2.4 E. SO THE ONE I MADE THE MOTION ON. SO IF HE WANTS TO READ IT, PLEASE DO. OKAY, I GOT A MOTION. AND THEN I
[e. Discussion, consideration and action on request from Commissioner Pct. 1 Zagorski to purchase a 2025 Volvo VHD Dump Truck for Road & Bridges #1 through Volvo Mack Trucks of Waco (BuyBoard #723-23) at $177,516.00.]
SAY WHO MADE THE SECOND COMMISSIONER YARDLEY? OKAY, I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ 2.4 D BEING AN ALREADY HAVE A MOTION, BUT I'LL STILL READ THE DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER PRECINCT ONE SIKORSKY TO PURCHASE A 2025 VOLVO HPD DUMP TRUCK FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE NUMBER ONE THROUGH VOLVO MACK TRUCKS OF WACO BY BOARD. 723 DASH 23 $177,516. SO I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL. AS PENDING BY BOARD IS IF BY BOARD.RIGHT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTION? THIS IS A 14 YARDER OKAY OKAY OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. THAT'S WITH APPROVAL OF
[f. Discussion, consideration and action on eliminating a full time regular Crewman postion, Grade 104 and replacing with a full time regular HEO I position, Grade 105 for Road and Bridge Pct. #3.]
THE BOARD OKAY. 2.4 F IS DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION ACTION ON ELIMINATING FULL TIME REGULAR CREWMAN POSITION GRADE 104 AND REPLACING WITH A FULL TIME REGULAR 1801 POSITION. GRADE 105 FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE. PRECINCT THREE. MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND OKAY, I GOT A MOTION BY ZAGORSKY. SECOND BY GILLESPIE. I KNOW COMMISSIONER PRECINCT THREE NEEDS SOME MORE. HE KNOWS HE'S REALLY GETTING AFTER IT AND STUFF INSTEAD OF SOME CREWMAN RIGHT NOW. SO OKAY. GOT A MOTION. AND SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. CONCLUDES REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. WE'LL GO INTO PERSONNEL ITEMS FIRST. 13.18[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.]
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SYLVIA BAILEY, RESIGNATION, HEALTH EDUCATOR, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER, COMMUNITY HEALTH FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 108. STEP ONE AT $3,769.70 PER MONTH WITH A $50 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE, EFFECTIVE MARCH 14TH, 2025. 3.1 B RYAN ARCHIBALD, EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY FULL TIME REGULAR EXEMPT, GRADE 118 STEP TEN AT $10,833.33 PER MONTH WITH A $65 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE, EFFECTIVE MARCH 17TH, 2025, 3.1 C HAS BEEN PULLED FROM THE AGENDA. WE DON'T NEED THAT ONE ANYMORE, SO WE JUST HAVE THOSE TWO RIGHT NOW. OKAY, I MOVE TO APPROVE 3.1 A THROUGH B B YEAH A AND B A AND B YEAH OKAY I GOT I SAID C THOUGH. SECOND WE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. HAVE A SECOND. SECOND SECOND. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. OH DOWN THERE AGAIN OKAY. OH OKAY. YOU'D ALREADY SECONDED.RIGHT. YES. YOU ALREADY SECOND. YES. SORRY. YEAH I THOUGHT YOU'RE ON THE BAD SIDE I THINK I KNOW WHAT IT'S HARD TO HEAR Y'ALL RIGHT NOW. YEAH. SO DID YOU TURN IT ON? I GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND. OH, YOU TURNED IT ON. OKAY, LET ME HELP, AND I'LL SAY HONESTLY, TOO. I HAD MINE TURNED ON, SO GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION CARRIED. WE DO HAVE ONE EMPLOYEE STATUS CHANGE. 3.2 A SEAN YBARRA,
[a. Chawn Ybarra - Transfer - Office Coordinator/County Auditor full-time regular, non-exempt grade 106 step 8+ at $4,536.00 per month ($26.17 hr.) to Purchasing/Accounts Payable Clerk full-time regular, non-exempt grade 107 step 8+ at $4,762.80 per month ($27.48 hr.) effective March 16, 2025.]
TRANSFER OFFICE COORDINATOR, COUNTY AUDITOR, FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 106.STEP EIGHT AT $4,536 PER MONTH TO PURCHASING SLASH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. CLERK FULL TIME, REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 107. STEP EIGHT AT $4,762.80 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE MARCH 16TH OF 2025. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY, I HEARD THOSE. GOT A MOTION SECONDED BY ZAGORSKY FOR APPROVAL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOVE TO ACCEPT RIGHT. SHOULD BE MOVED TO ACCEPT. YEAH.
ACCEPT. RIGHT. WE'VE BEEN ON THE WRONG ONE. TO US. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. NO EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS MORNING. MOVE TO ADJOURN.
SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECOND BY YARDLEY TO ADJOURN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? SAME
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.