[1. Call meeting to order]
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WELCOME TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. PLEASE RISE. WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGES AND I PLEDGE
[2. Pledge of allegiance]
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 INDIVISIBLE. OKAY, WELL, THANK YOU. AND HOPEFULLY EVERYONE HAD A GREAT EASTER WEEKEND. EVERYBODY'S READY AND FIRED UP AND READY TO GO THIS MORNING AFTER 3 OR 4 DAYS OFF. SO WE'LL SEE HOW THE DAY GOES, OKAY. IT'S A GREAT WEEKEND. GOT SOME RAIN ON THE EAST END OF THE COUNTY. I KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT UP HERE, BUT WE GOT ANYWHERE FROM INCH AND A HALF TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN ON THE EAST END OF THE COUNTY. MOST OF IT WAS YESTERDAY MORNING, SO WE'LL SEE. OKAY. CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.[3. Citizens to be heard]
I DO HAVE TWO CARDS THIS MORNING. THE FIRST ONE IS FROM SONIA WEATHERSPOON. PLEASE.MY NAME IS SONIA WITHERSPOON AND I LIVE IN PRECINCT THREE. FIRST OF ALL, I DO NOT HAVE SECURITY CLEARANCE. AND I'M NOT A SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR. HOWEVER, I AM DILIGENT IN OBTAINING DOCUMENTED PROOF LEGALLY WHEN SCRUTINIZING THE ACTIONS, STATEMENTS, AND DECISIONS OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. AS A SERIAL REQUESTER, A RESEARCH WHAT IS ALREADY AVAILABLE ONLINE FIRST BEFORE WASTING THE COUNTY'S OR MY TIME ON PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS.
WHILE WAITING ON THE COUNTY TO RESPOND, I COMPILED A LIST OF ALL COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THEIR SPOUSES IF THEY HAVE BEEN COUNTY STAFF CANDIDATES OR ELECTED OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS PORTLAND AND ODOM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CANDIDATES. I ASKED THE COUNTY CLERK WHAT I NEEDED TO DO NEXT, AND SHE INFORMED ME I WOULD NEED CASE NUMBERS TO REQUEST DOCUMENTS TO HER OFFICE.
SHE INFORMED ME I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR A SUBSCRIPTION TO I DOCKET TO OBTAIN THOSE CASE NUMBERS, SO I CHOSE THE GOLD SUBSCRIPTION THAT ALLOWED 130 SEARCHES PER DAY FOR ONLY ONE COUNTY. I WAS ABLE TO SEARCH FOR COUNTY CLERK CASE NUMBERS. HOWEVER, THE OPTION TO VIEW AND SAVE THEM WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE COUNTY CLERK CASES. I HAD TO GO IN PERSON AND REQUESTED AND PAID FOR THOSE DOCUMENTS. SO I WENT ON WEDNESDAY AND OBTAINED RECORDS ON AN ODOM CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATE. HOWEVER, THE FILE THAT WAS EMAILED WAS NOT REDACTED. SINCE I ALREADY PAID FOR THE I DOCKET SUBSCRIPTION, I DECIDED TO LOOK UP THE SECOND DEGREE FELONY FOR A FORMER STAFF MEMBER THAT WAS NOT REDACTED EITHER WHEN IT WAS EMAILED IN OCTOBER. THE I DOCKET SEARCH FEATURE WAS CHALLENGING AND THE LIST OF DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE LOOKED LONGER, SO I OPTED TO VIEW DOCUMENT IMAGES. I WAS CHARGED MORE THAN $300 FOR THE I DOCKET SUBSCRIPTION, AND 50 CHIPS REQUIRED TO BE ABLE TO SEE THEM. I'VE BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH THE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER ABOUT ISSUES ACCESSING PUBLIC INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTY, AND TOLD HER ABOUT MY CONCERNS WITH HAVING TO PAY TO OBTAIN CASE NUMBERS. I WAS ABLE TO LOOK UP THE SAME INDIVIDUALS FOR FREE ON NUECES COUNTY'S TYLER RESEARCH, TEXAS DATABASE. THE REPORTER CONTACTED THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE AND AN ALL ACCESS TO DISTRICT RECORDS THROUGH I DOCKET WAS STOPPED IMMEDIATELY WHEN SHE REALIZED THEY HAD ALLOWED ME TO ACCESS SEALED RECORDS. SINCE THEN, I HAVE RESEARCHED TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 51, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 118, KOH FILE I DOCKET, AND THE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR RECORDS MANAGEMENT, ARCHIVING, AND PRESERVATION FOR COUNTY RECORDS.
I UNDERSTAND THE COUNTY CLERK WAS ORIGINALLY SWORN IN ON JANUARY 1ST, 2003, AND THE DISTRICT CLERK WAS SWORN IN ON JANUARY 1ST, 2019. I FOUND THE I DOCKET CONTRACT THAT WAS SIGNED BY THE CURRENT COUNTY CLERK AND A FORMER DISTRICT CLERK ON JULY 17TH, 2006. THIS IS THE NON-REDACTED FILE ON THE ODOM CITY COUNCIL. CANDIDATES RELEASED FROM THE COUNTY CLERK.
THIS IS THE NON REDACTED PORTION OF THE DISTRICT CLERK'S FILE THAT WAS RELEASED IN OCTOBER.
THESE ARE THE SEALED DOCUMENTS I OBTAINED THROUGH I DOCKET. AND 13 CHIPS WERE WASTED ON SIX FILES THAT WERE ATTACHED INCORRECTLY TO THAT CASE. AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THOSE SIX FILES ARE ATTACHED. I HAVE LEARNED I DOCKET FILED BANKRUPTCY IN 2023, AND AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE, I'M CONCERNED THAT THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE CONTROL OVER ACCESS TO THE COUNTY RECORDS. I ONLY HAVE THREE MINUTES, SO I WILL SHARE MORE IN MY FACEBOOK GROUP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, THE NEXT CARD THAT I HAVE IS FROM LEAH MARTINEZ. MISS MARTINEZ, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. IF YOU'LL GIVE YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE. WILL YOU START? HELLO. MY NAME IS LEILA MARTINEZ. I LIVE AT 5582
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COUNTY ROAD 1430, TAFT, TEXAS, WHICH IS IN THE TRADEWINDS SUBDIVISION. WE'RE KIND OF A WEIRD GRAY AREA WHERE I BELIEVE I'M IN PRECINCT ONE. BUT OVER THE YEARS, MR. GILLESPIE HAS HELPED US WITH A FEW ISSUES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M JUST UP HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ROADS IN TRADEWINDS AND LEADING UP TO TRADEWINDS. THE PICTURES DO NOT DO THEM JUSTICE. I APOLOGIZE, I JUST HAVE A BLACK AND WHITE PRINTER. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU GUYS HAVE THE TIME TO DRIVE YOUR PERSONAL VEHICLES THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, OR AT LEAST UP TO IT. I HAVE A 15 YEAR OLD, SOON TO BE 16 YEAR OLD. WHO ARE WE ARE TRYING TO TEACH HOW TO DRIVE, AND THE POTHOLES LEADING TO TRADEWINDS ARE HORRIBLE. ON A GOOD DAY. THE COUNTY DOES COME OUT FREQUENTLY AND BLOW IN ASPHALT TO THE POTHOLES. IT RAINS, THE WIND BLOWS. THE ASPHALT IS GONE. THE POTHOLES BIGGER THAN WHEN IT STARTED. WE HAD AN AEP TOWER INSTALLED AT THE CORNER OF COUNTY ROAD 14, 58 AND 38, OR 3584. LAST YEAR WHEN I CALLED ABOUT IT. THE OLD PRECINCT ONE COMMISSIONER HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, WHICH WAS PART OF THE REASON I DIDN'T VOTE FOR HER AGAIN. THE TOWER IS HUGE. THEY BROUGHT IN HUGE FLATBEDS FULL OF RAIL TIES, HEAVY EQUIPMENT, CRANES JUST DEMOLISHED THE ROAD AND I ASSUMED AEP WOULD BE THE ONE TO FIX IT. THEY HAVE NOT. IN FACT, THE FARMERS AND A FEW OTHER PEOPLE IN TRADEWINDS HAVE PUT IN SAND BECAUSE THAT'S BETTER THAN THE CURRENT ROAD. YESTERDAY, A SINKHOLE FORMED. IT'S AT LEAST 16IN DEEP. SOMEBODY HIT IT.THEIR BUMPER IS STILL THERE. LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE. WE HAVE A ONE LANE BRIDGE LEADING INTO TRADEWINDS, WHICH HAS ABOUT TWO FEET OF SOLID ASPHALT IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. IT HAS NOTHING ON THE SIDES. MY CONCERN IS MY KID TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE. IF THERE'S A CAR PASSING AND HE CAN'T SWERVE, HE HITS A POTHOLE. WE HAD A BLOWOUT LAST WEEK. THE ROADS IN TRADEWINDS ARE EQUALLY BAD, BUT THE SPEED LIMIT IS ONLY 30MPH, SO IT'S NOT AS UNSAFE. WE HAVE SINKHOLES AND POTHOLES. THE COUNTY HAS COME OUT AND PUT IN CONES IN THE SINKHOLES. THEY HAVEN'T FIXED IT. THE CONES ARE STILL THERE. I CAN'T REMEMBER. I THINK IT'S CALLED MCCAMY ROAD LEADING FROM GREGORY TO TAFT.
THEY STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON IT LAST YEAR SOMETIME. I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO COME BACK AND FIX IT. THEY HAVE YET THEY'VE LEFT SEAMS DOWN THE MIDDLE OF BOTH LANES. TO WHERE NOW BOTH LANES ARE ALMOST UNDRIVABLE. I WOULD JUST APPRECIATE IT. AND I KNOW MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN TRADEWINDS. IT'S A WEIRD LITTLE SECTION OF SAN PAT COUNTY, BUT IF SOMEONE COULD COME OUT AND LOOK AT THE ROADS, BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING WITH FILLING IN THESE POTHOLES IS NOT CUTTING IT, IT'S MAKING THE ROADS EVEN MORE UNSAFE THAN WHAT THEY WERE TO BEGIN WITH. WE'RE PAST THE POINT OF NEEDING THEM REPAVED, AND I DON'T PERSONALLY BELIEVE IT SHOULD ALL BE ON SANPETE COUNTY. WE HAVE A LOT OF HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TRAFFIC MOVING THROUGH THERE ALL THE TIME, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT TO A FEW PEOPLE'S ATTENTION. THANK YOU.
HEY, ANY OTHER CITIZENS NEED TO BE HEARD. OKAY. HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON THEN
[4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.]
TO 1.4, WHICH IS REPORT FROM JUDGE COMMISSIONERS GILLESPIE. NOTHING TO REPORT, YOUR HONOR.YES. GOOD MORNING. WE'RE DOING SOME TREE TRIMMING RIGHT OF WAYS IN THE OLD SAN PATRICIO AREA.
1441 WE'VE CHIPPED AND SEALED OUR FIRST HALF MILE POINT SIX. ON 2015, THAT'S COMPLETED. WE'RE DOING BRUSH PICKUP IN THE LAKESHORE HIDDEN ACRES AREA. WE'VE DONE CULVERT INSTALLATIONS OFF OF 2047 AND THE LAKEVIEW AREA IN MATHIS. WE'RE PATCHING ROADS IN MATHIS AREA, COUNTY ROAD SEVEN, 98, AND WE ALSO ATTENDED A GROUNDBREAKING FOR TRACTOR SUPPLY IN MATHIS. SO THAT'S SOMETHING HUGE COMING TO OUR PART OF TOWN. WE'RE EXCITED. THE JUDGE WAS THERE, AND WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY DONE ON OUR 188 YARD FENCING IT IN SECURING ALL OUR EQUIPMENT. THANK YOU, MR. EARLEY. MORNING, JUDGE. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. LIKEWISE. I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A HAPPY EASTER EXTENDED WEEKEND. GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY BACK. ALSO ENJOYING THE RAIN. AND WITH THE RAIN COMES MOSQUITOES AND MORE POTHOLES. SO WE'LL BE OUT ADDRESSING BOTH THOSE THINGS.
LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET SOME MORE RAIN THIS EVENING. THEN WE'LL GET EVERYTHING AGAIN STARTING TOMORROW. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. JUDGE GORSKI. WE'RE STARTING OUR THIRD WEEK OUT AT TRADEWINDS. THOSE AREAS OUTSIDE OF TRADEWINDS WE'RE TRYING TO CONCENTRATE ON NOW. WE PRETTY MUCH GOT EVERYTHING INSIDE TRADEWINDS. ALL THE FIELD. AS FAR AS THE POTHOLES GO. YES, THE CRATERS ARE COMING OUT, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO THEM AS FAST AS WE CAN. YEAH, IT JUST TAKES TIME. OKAY. JUST A LITTLE BIT. WHAT COMMISSIONER SIKORSKI SAID. I. MEAN, YES, WHEN IT RAINS, THE POTHOLES WILL COME OUT AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE THEM A WHILE, ESPECIALLY FOR PRECINCT ONE AND PRECINCT THREE THAT HAVE VERY, VERY LARGE PRECINCTS TO TAKE CARE OF. SO HOPEFULLY WHEN IT GETS DRY, MAYBE THE OTHER TWO AND FOUR CAN BAIL IN AND HELP THESE TWO GUYS GET THEM COVERED
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UP HERE REAL QUICK SO WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ANY MORE POTHOLES AND STUFF, BECAUSE ALL THEY'RE GOING TO DO IS GET LARGER AND LARGER AND LARGER AS WE GO ALONG WITH THE RAIN. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THEM TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE ANYTHING THIS MORNING, MISS HALE? GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. JUST A REMINDER THAT TODAY EARLY VOTING BEGINS IN ALL OF OUR LOCAL CITIES AND SCHOOLS IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, EXCEPT FOR THE CITY OF SINTON, THE CITY OF TAFT, AND THE CITY OF PORTLAND. THEY ARE NOT HAVING ELECTIONS AT THIS TIME, BUT EVERYBODY ELSE. IF YOU ARE IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR A CITY INSIDE OF SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, ELECTIONS, EARLY VOTING STARTED TODAY. WE'RE OPEN TILL SEVEN TONIGHT. AND THEN IF YOU'LL CHECK MY WEBSITE FOR EACH ENTITY THAT YOU'RE IN, WE HAVE A SCHEDULE OF THEIR HOURS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD? MISS GONZALES? JUDGE? COMMISSIONERS. I GOT TWO ITEMS. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EMAIL THAT WE SENT TO EVERYBODY FOR CYBER SECURITY, THAT I HAVE IT UP THERE ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW. SO IT'S A LEGITIMATE EMAIL. IT'S NOT PHISHING. AND THE SECOND THING ON THAT, EVERY TIME THAT IT IS COMPLETE, IT GOES DIRECTLY BACK TO TECH. SO THERE WILL BE NO MORE PRINTOUTS REQUIRED. MY SECOND THING IS THERE'S THREE SITES. PRECINCT FOUR, PRECINCT ONE AND THREE THAT WERE DELIVERING SERVICES TO. I KNOW THAT, COMMISSIONER ONE, YOUR SERVICE HAS ALREADY BEEN DELIVERED. WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR DEVICES ON THE 30TH. MATHIS WILL BE DELIVERED. AND THEN FOR PRECINCT FOUR. WE'RE STILL NEGOTIATING WITH THE CARRIER. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT ON YOUR SIDE. COMMISSIONER. ANY QUESTIONS ON IT? QUESTIONS? NO. NO QUESTIONS, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU. YEAH, RIGHT. OKAY.PATIENCE. OKAY. THANK YOU. STEPHEN. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS? OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL
[1. Approval of minutes]
GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON, THEN INTO ITEM TWO, WHICH IS OUR 2.1 APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING AS THOSE HAVE BEEN MAILED TO YOU. IS THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS? IF NOT, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE. A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY QUIRKY.SECONDED BY YEARLEY. 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 CARRIES. UNDER FINANCIAL AGENDA 2.2 A IS EXAMINATION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY MOVED TO PAY THE BILLS. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECOND BY PAY THE BILLS. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THOSE BILLS THAT ARE PRESENTED TO YOU THIS MORNING? NO. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION[b. Consideration and action on Budget Line Items, Transfers, and Amendments.]
CARRIES. 2.2 B BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. I DO HAVE THREE THIS MORNING. THE FIRST ONE IS AT A COUNTY COURT AT LAW NUMBER ONE, TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM FURNITURE, VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT INTO GENERAL SUPPLIES. SECOND ONE IS OUT OF ROAD AND BRIDGE FOUR TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM SEALCOATING INTO OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND FURNITURE, VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT. THE NEXT ONE IS OUT OF THE SINTON AIRPORT. TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INTO EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES AND FURNITURE. MOVE TO APPROVE BUDGET TRANSFERS. SECOND. I GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ITEM 2.4 C IS[c. Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ]
CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON BANK RECONCILIATION. TREASURER'S REPORT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. TODAY'S HEALTH TRANSFER IS $59,700. OUR SECTION 125 IS $3,756.71. AND WE HAVE FOUR ASSERTED CLAIMS FOR $7,882.18. AND OUR ESCROW IS $162.68. MOVE TO ACCEPT TREASURER'S REPORT. SECOND. MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECONDED BY CHARLIE TO APPROVE.TREASURER'S REPORT. ANY QUESTIONS? MORNING ON THE REPORT. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. WE'LL GO DOWN
[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:]
INTO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. I'VE HAD A REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER TO TAKE 2.3 OUT OF CONSENT AND MOVE IT INTO A GENERAL ACTION. ITEM 23 B OR C C C C C AS IN CAT. OKAY. ANY OBJECTIONS TO[00:15:06]
THAT? OKAY. ANY OBJECTION? ANYONE? OTHER. OTHER. CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. HEARING NONE, WE'LL GO INTO CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. FIRST OF ALL 2.3 A IS ACCEPT AND RECORD. COUNTY AUDITOR'S MONTHLY UNAUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING MARCH 31ST, 2025 2.3 B CONSIDERATION AND ACTION TO APPROVE THE AWARD GRANT FOR SINTON AND INGLESIDE REGIONAL AIRPORTS. BOTH ARE STATE FUNDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $200,000 EACH, AND THE COUNTY PORTION IS 10%, WHICH IS $20,000 FOR EACH GRANT. I MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 2.3 A AND B. OKAY. MOTION GILLESPIE SECONDED BY CHARLIE TO APPROVE 2.3 A, 2.3 B ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. SO[c. Consideration and action on request from R & B Pct. #3, Commissioner Ruben Gonzales to purchase a Freightliner M2 106, 33K GVWR, Chassis Option Content, Tariff surcharge, Entyre Cimline P3 Durapatcher Upfit (w/specs) for $245,163.00. This is from TIPS Purchasing Coop that has been verified by Auditors Office. ]
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO INTO INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS. AND WE'LL START OFF WITH THE 12.3 C OUT OF CONSENT CONSIDERATION ACTION ON THE REQUEST FROM ROAD AND BRIDGE THREE COMMISSIONER RUBEN GONZALEZ TO PURCHASE A FREIGHTLINER M2 106 33 GVR CHASSIS OPTION CONTENT TRAFFIC SURCHARGE. INTRUDE. CLAIM LINE THREE APACHE UPFIT WITH SPECS FOR $245,163. THIS IS FROM THE PURCHASING CO-OP THAT HAS BEEN VERIFIED BY THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. MOTION TO APPROVE.SECOND. OKAY, I GOT A MOTION TO BUY GILLESPIE'S. I MEAN GONZALEZ. SECOND BY ZAGORSKY.
ANY OTHER. ANY COMMENTS OR ANYTHING? ANY. SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. GILLESPIE. OKAY. THE G AND G BOARD. IS THAT WHAT I NEED TO PUT? I WILL SAY IT'S A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED TO SEE A TARIFF SURCHARGE OF $3,500 ON THERE ALREADY, BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT'S BEYOND OUR CONTROL. YEAH, EVERYTHING'S GETTING CRAZY NOWADAYS. YEAH. DIFFERENT. CRAZY. OKAY. GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION
[a. Discussion, consideration and action on an Interlocal Agreement between San Patricio County and the San Patrico County Drainage District.]
CARRIES. OKAY. WE'LL GO INTO 2.4 A DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION ACTS ON AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE SAN PATRICIO COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT. OKAY. YES. THIS IS THE FIRST OF TWO AGREEMENTS. AND THIS IS JUST A GENERAL AGREEMENT TO SAY, OKAY, HERE ARE THE PARAMETERS OF THE OF THE FUTURE AGREEMENTS. AND SO WE ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THIS. CAN YOU EXPLAIN IT A LITTLE BETTER PLEASE. WHY WHY NOW, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, IS THIS SOMETHING NEW? WE'VE NOT HAD. NO, IT'S FRANKLY THE IT. ANY AGREEMENT REQUIRES COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVAL. AND WE PUT THAT IN WRITING WITH THIS GENERAL AGREEMENT. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT WHY ARE WE DOING IT NOW? BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SOME PREVIOUS PROJECTS WITH THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT THAT WERE EARLY AGREED. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO IT WAS MY, MY PREDECESSOR THAT. NO, NO, THAT'S ALRIGHT, I UNDERSTAND. I KNOW EXACTLY WHY. I'M JUST ASKING HIM IF HE KNOWS. YES, SIR, I KNOW. SO WE HAVE NO ROAD COMMISSIONERS ACTING. YEAH WE'VE HAD I, I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW, BUT YOU KNOW I TRIED TO DANCE AROUND IT, COMMISSIONER. NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED. YES. MOTION TO APPROVE. OH, LET'S BE TRANSPARENT. CALL IT THE WAY IT IS. YEAH. YEAH. ANYWAY, WE GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE IN A SECOND. OKAY, THERE'S A MOTION. I SECONDED ZAGORSKY AND GILLESPIE. YEP. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NO. I ASSUME MISTER DORSEY IS SATISFIED WITH THIS. DID YOU DRAFT THIS? YES, SIR. IT'S PRETTY. IT'S FAIRLY VAGUE, BUT I'M SATISFIED WITH IT. AND WE COULD BE MORE SPECIFIC WITH THE LATER AGREEMENTS. AND IT'S ALREADY BEEN SIGNED BY THE AND APPROVED BY THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT. OKAY. SEE THEIR SIGNATURES ON IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS. COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU, CHRIS, FOR THE LEGWORK. SAME SIGN. MOTION[b. Discussion, consideration and action to cancel the month-to-month Ricoh Printer contract for printer located at the Fairgrounds that is used by District Courts. Copier will be picked-up and returned once approved.]
CARRIES. OH, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT. OKAY. 2.3 B IS DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION ACTION TO CANCEL THE MONTH TO MONTH RICOH PRINTER CONTRACT FOR PRINTER LOCATED AT THE FAIRGROUNDS THAT HAD BEEN USED BY DISTRICT COURTS. COPIERS WILL BE PICKED UP AND RETURNED. ONCE APPROVED. THIS IS THE COPY THAT WE'VE HAD OUT THERE SINCE WE'VE BEEN HAVING MEETINGS AT THE MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND.OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY SIKORSKI. A SECOND BY GONZALEZ. I HAVE A QUESTION. OKAY. GO AHEAD.
ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE GOING TO CANCEL THE MONTH TO MONTH FOR THAT PRINTER. NOW IT'S GOING TO BE PICKED UP AND THEN RETURNED ONCE APPROVED. YES. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT'S GOING TO BE RETURNED TO RICOH. IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TO RICOH ONCE A WEEK. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES,
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SIR. NO, I THOUGHT THEY WERE. OH, OKAY. IT'S GOING TO BE RETURNED TO RICOH. THAT'S WHY I NEED TO KNOW. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. AND THE NEXT ONE, 2.4 C[c. Consideration and Action on Auditor's request to enter into a new lease agreement with Ricoh for Printer (equipment and maintenance), 60 month program, at $368.47 per month. ]
IS CONSIDERATION. ACTION ON AUDITOR'S REQUEST TO ENTER INTO A NEW LEASE AGREEMENT WITH RICOH FOR PRINTER EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENANCE FOR 60 MONTH PROGRAM AT $368.47 PER MONTH. MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND. SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? SO I WILL MAKE THE COMMENT TO OUR AUDITOR. I ASK THIS OF YOUR PREDECESSOR. WE SEEM TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON PHOTOCOPIERS AND WE HAVE MULTIPLE DIFFERENT LEASES. MAJORITY OF THEM SEEM TO BE WITH RICOH, BUT THERE ARE OTHERS AS WELL AND DIFFERENT VENDORS FOR THOSE MACHINES. AND I'D KIND OF LIKE TO JUST HAVE A HANDLE ON WHAT WE AS A COUNTY, WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE LEASING CURRENTLY.AND IF WE CAN GET A BETTER DEAL IF WE TRY TO DO SOME SORT OF COMBINED PURCHASE OF THESE THINGS OR COMBINED LEASE, I GUESS WOULD BE TO LOOK AT IT. AND I KNOW IT'S VERY CONFUSING BECAUSE ALL THESE LEASES START AND END ON DIFFERENT DATES, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S AN EASY SOLUTION TO IT, BUT I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD AT LEAST LOOK INTO THAT. SURE THING. WE'LL DO THAT. OKAY. GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I AGREE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 D CONSIDERATION
[d. Consideration and action to approve Closeout Documents and Final payout of $144,424.18 for the Ingleside Regional Airport, McCampbel-Porter Field Airport Building Project.]
ACTION TO APPROVE THE CLOSEOUT DOCUMENTS AND FINAL PAYOUT OF $144,424.18 FOR THE INGLESIDE REGIONAL AIRPORT, MCCAMPBELL PORTERFIELD AIRPORT BUILDING PROJECT. MOTION TO APPROVE.SECOND. OKAY, I GOT A MOTION. YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? I WAS JUST SAYING IF THERE WAS ANY QUESTIONS. EVIDENTLY NOT. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.
MOTION CARRIED. THANK YOU FOR THE BUILDING THERE. AIRPORT MANAGER. OKAY. 2.4 IS
[e. Consideration and action on request from Commissioner Precinct #1 William E. Zagorski, Sr. authorizing the Auditor's Office to seek a Request for Proposal for two (2) 100' x 50' Prefab Metal Buildings rated to 155 MPH with Insulation, two (2) Concrete pads: each concrete pad to be 100' x 70', 8" thick, 4000 PSI concrete, Reinforcement: #6 Rebar @ 12" O.C., Perimeter Grade Beam at Dimensions: 12" x 30", and Reinforcement: 2 - #6 top and bottom with #3 stirrups @ 12" O.C. with funds budgeted for the project.]
CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE REQUEST FROM COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT ONE, WILLIAM E SIKORSKY, SENIOR, AUTHORIZING THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO SEEK A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR TWO 100 FOOT BY 50 FOOT PREFAB METAL BUILDINGS LOCATED AT 155MPH, WITH INSTALLATION TWO CONCRETE PADS, EACH CONCRETE PAD TO BE 100 FOOT BY 70 FOOT, EIGHT INCH THICK, 400 PSI. CONCRETE REINFORCED NUMBER SIX REBAR AT 12 INCH OFF CENTERS AND PREMIER GRADE BEAMS AND DIMENSIONS 12IN BY 30IN IN REINFORCEMENT. TWO NUMBER SIX TOP AND BOTTOM WITH NUMBER THREE STIRRUPS AT 12 INCH CENTERS WITH FUNDS BUDGETED FOR THE PROJECT. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS. IT'S GOT CHANGED A COUPLE TIMES. AND YOU KNOW, WE ORIGINALLY IT WAS GOING TO BE A 35 BY 40 FOOT BUILDING AND WITH THE OUTLYING SHEDS WE'D DONE AWAY WITH THE SHEDS. WE'RE GOING WITH TWO BUILDINGS, ONE FOR ACTUAL STORAGE OF EQUIPMENT, WITH THE BUILDING RATED AT 155 MILE AN HOUR, WHICH WILL ACTUALLY PROTECT THE EQUIPMENT RATHER THAN HAVING OUT IN THE SHEDS WHERE THE ONLY PROTECTED IS FROM THE SUN. SO AT THIS TIME, WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING. WE DID TRY TO GO THROUGH A JOB ORDER CONTRACT WITH THE BAE BOARD AND FOUND OUT WE COULD NOT DO IT THAT WAY. WITH THE NEW CONSTRUCTION, WE HAD TO GO WITH A RFP, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M REQUESTING TODAY. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GONZALEZ.ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? NO. YOU HAVE SOME VERY SPECIFIC SPECS IN HERE. WHO WROTE THAT? I'VE BEEN DOING RESEARCH FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS AND WITH A DIFFERENT VENDORS AND LOOKING AT IT AND STRUCTURALLY, THAT THE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN BUILT TO 155, AND THOSE ARE REQUIREMENTS IN ORDER TO BEAT THAT 155 TO HAVE THOSE SPECS ON THERE. SO IT WAS A COUNTY ENGINEER BEEN INVOLVED WITH THIS AT ALL YET? NO, SIR. I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ENGINEERING BACKGROUND MYSELF, AND I DIDN'T WANT TO BOTHER JOHN, BUT I DID CHECK IT OUT WITH SEVERAL VENDORS AND THEY AGREE. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. HAD A MOTION. AND SECOND. ANYTHING ELSE? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.4 FOR CONSIDERATION
[f. Consideration and action on a request from Chesca Newman, County Purchasing Coordinator, on awarding IFB2025-004 Materials for county-wide road materials.]
AND ACTION ON THE REQUEST FROM JESSICA NEWMAN. COUNTY PURCHASING COORDINATOR ON AWARDING IFB 2020 5-00 FOR MATERIALS FOR COUNTY ROAD. MATERIAL USED. MR. HERNANDEZ.[00:25:10]
YES, COMMISSIONERS, WE HAD THE BID OPENING LAST THURSDAY AND I GAVE YOU GUYS A COPY OF THE BID TABULATION REPORTS, AND WE CAN GO. JUST A COUPLE OF GENERAL COMMENTS. THE MATERIALS ARE ALL GOING TO MEET TXDOT SPECIFICATIONS. OUR COUNTY IS FORTUNATE TO RECEIVE A NEW BIDDER. ANDERSON, COLUMBIA. THEY HAVE THEIR YARD IN MATHIS, JUST SOUTH OF MATHIS, A HUGE RAIL YARD JUST ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. AND AS PART AS PART OF THE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, TEST REPORTS WILL BE REQUIRED PRIOR TO ANY DELIVERY OR TO THE PROJECT SITES. WE CAN GO HERE BY PRECINCT. BY PRECINCT. THERE'S FIVE LOCATIONS HERE. THERE'S SINTON, TAFT, MATHIS, ODEM, AND ARANSAS PASS. LIKE I SAID, WE PREFER TO GO BY PRECINCT. WE'LL START OFF WITH PRECINCT ONE. ALSO, YOU'LL NOTICE I TOOK THE LIBERTY TO BOLD THE LOWEST BID.COST. AND THAT IS PER TON OF MATERIAL. AND SO, FOR EXAMPLE, WE WILL START WITH PRECINCT ONE, COMMISSIONER GAZOWSKY. FOR BASE MATERIAL, WE HAVE THREE BIDDERS MARTIN MARIETTA, VULCAN MATERIALS, ANDERSON, COLUMBIA. AND THERE'S TWO BID OPTIONS. ONE IS TO BE DELIVERED TO THE YARD.
AND THEN THE OTHER OPTION IS TO BE PICKED UP. AND SO FOR MARTIN MARIETTA, FOR PRECINCT ONE, MARTIN MARIETTA IS THE LOW BID AT $39.23, ANDERSON COLUMBIA IS VERY CLOSE AT $39.45. VULCAN IS AT $43. AND SO. AND THEN TO BE PICKED UP, MARTIN, MARIETTA AND VULCAN ARE BOTH AT $34. AND ANDERSON, COLUMBIA IS AT $32. SO FOR THIS CASE. COMMISSIONER ZAGORSKY, YOU CAN YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE ON WHO YOU FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH AND BIDDING, SELECTING THE MATERIAL. THE BIDDER FOR BASE MATERIAL ONLY, AND YOU CAN ONLY PICK ONE VENDOR. FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. AND THIS IS A TWO YEAR CONTRACT. AND SO IT ENDS. SO IT ENDS AT THE END OF 2027. EXCUSE ME JOHN. GO AHEAD. JOHN. DO ALL THREE. VENDORS MEET TEXDOT APPROVAL WITH ENGINEERING SPECS.
AS FAR AS THE PAST. MARTIN MARIETTA AND VULCAN HAVE THEY? THEY ARE TEXDOT SUPPLIERS.
ANDERSON. COLUMBIA. THEIR YARD IS TOTALLY BRAND NEW. BUT THEY THEY HAVE ASSURED ME THAT THEY MEET TEXTILE SPECS. BUT WE HAVE WE NEED TO RECEIVE THAT WHEN WE DO THE CONTRACT. SO YOU DON'T YOU DON'T HAVE THOSE DOCUMENTATIONS YET? WELL NO. IT SO IN COURT DECIDES WHO THEY SELECT FOR THEIR BASE MATERIAL. THEN THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE CAN INITIATE THE CONTRACT. AND AS PART OF THE CONTRACT, WE'LL GET THE TEST REPORT SUBMITTAL. AND THAT WAY WE HAVE A COMPLETE PACKAGE FOR THE FILES. OKAY. SO FOR PRECINCT ONE, COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE A DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE ON WHO YOUR BASE MATERIAL SUPPLIER IS GOING TO BE? WELL, I PREFER VULCAN BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION OF HOW THEY WORK WITH US. RIGHT. SEE, IN THE CONTRACT COURT HAS THE DISCRETION. THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO WITH LOW BID. IF YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE, YOU CAN SELECT A VENDOR. AND THEN WE MOVE ON TO THE SEALCOAT ROCK. SO FOR BASE MATERIAL YOU PREFER VULCAN MATERIALS? I DO. OKAY. AS WE GO ALONG. AND THAT WAY WE CAN INITIATE THE CONTRACTS. ALRIGHT.
NEXT ITEM HERE. THERE'S ONLY. THERE'S ONLY TWO VENDORS FOR THE SOCO AGGREGATE. AGGREGATE. HERE AGAIN, VULCAN MATERIALS IS THE APPARENT LOW BIDDER. MARTIN MARIETTA IS AT $90 AND $50 TO BE PICKED UP. SO. RIGHT HERE. ANOTHER GOOD THING WITH VULCAN MATERIALS THEY PUT IN THEIR BID.
IF YOU WANT TO GO PICK IT UP. BUT YOU HAVE TO GO TO YOUR VALLEY TO PICK IT UP. BUT THEY
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ALSO DELIVER HERE TO THE PARTICULAR YARD FOR THE YARD. SO ARE YOU OKAY WITH VULCAN ROCK? OKAY. CIRCLE, THE LAST ITEM HERE IS WE CALL THE MATERIALS TO BE DELIVERED OR BE PICKED UP. WE ONLY HAVE ONE VENDOR, ANDERSON COLUMBIA. AND THEY HAVE TWO YARDS, ONE IN CORPUS, ONE IN MATHIS. AND THAT'S THEY ALSO HAVE A DELIVERY. SO THE DELIVERY IN THIS CASE IS $159.75. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO, COMMISSIONER PRECINCT ONE, IF YOU WANT TO PICK IT UP IN CORPUS, IT'S $148 PER TON AND $160 PER TON IN MATHIS. SO IF YOU ELECT TO CONTRACT WITH PATCHY MATERIAL, I DON'T THINK I HAVE A CHOICE. I ONLY GOT ONE BIDDER. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALRIGHT. ROCKET SCIENCE.YES, SIR. I MADE THAT EASY. JOHN, WHAT HAPPENED TO VULCAN AND PATCHING MATERIAL THAN THEY USED TO MAKE IT? THEY USED TO DELIVER VAULT PATCHING MATERIAL. YES, SIR. I HAVE, IN FACT, EVEN COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AND I, WE WENT UP TO VISIT THE VULCAN. AND THEY HAD THEY SHOWED US ALL KINDS OF PRETTY NEAT PATCHING MATERIAL. BUT I'VE NOT SPOKEN TO THE VENDOR ABOUT THIS ITEM. I'M JUST CURIOUS, THAT'S ALL. BECAUSE HE USED TO DELIVER THE MATERIAL. YEAH. YEAH. ACCEPT THE BID. OPENING WAS THURSDAY, AND OF COURSE, FRIDAY AND MONDAY WERE OFF AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH HIM. OKAY. THAT'S FINE. I'M JUST CURIOUS. ALRIGHT. ON THE PRECINCT TWO, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE TAFF YARD. HERE AGAIN. VERY SIMILAR. WE HAVE THREE VENDORS FOR THE BASE MATERIAL, AND THIS IS THE WHAT I CALL THE PREMIUM MATERIAL. THE TYPE A GRADE ONE BASE IS NOT CALICHE. NOTHING LIKE THAT. COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE? I'LL MAKE THIS SIMPLE FOR YOU. OKAY. GO FOR BASE MATERIAL. WE'LL GO WITH MARTIN MARIETTA. SEALCOAT MATERIAL. GO TO VULCAN AND PATRICK MATERIAL WITH ANDERSON. COLUMBIA. VERY GOOD. OKAY. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. FOR PRECINCT THREE, WE HAVE TWO LOCATIONS. THE MATHIS YARD, AND ONE IS THE ODEM YARD. AND WE'LL START WITH THE MATHIS YARD FIRST. JOHN, I'LL MAKE IT SIMPLE. I'M GOING TO GO VULCAN ALL THE WAY. VULCAN ALL THE WAY. YUP. ALL RIGHT. WHAT ABOUT PACKING MATERIAL? WELL, WELL, CAN WE GO BACK OUT AND REACH FOR ANOTHER BID FROM VULCAN FOR THE PATCH MATERIAL? MAYBE THEY DIDN'T. WHY? THEY MISSED THAT, I'M NOT SURE. CAN WE REACH REACH OUT TO THEM, OR. THIS IS, OF COURSE, FOR. OKAY, SO FOR PRECINCT THREE, WE'LL PUT PENDING ON ANDERSON. COLUMBIA BASED ON THE FUTURE. REACH OUT FOR VULCAN MATERIALS. PERFECT.
OKAY, DO THAT FOR PRECINCT ONE TWO. OKAY. LET ME. MARK, LET ME MAKE THAT NOTE. COMMISSIONER YARDLEY, DO YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE? ARE YOU OKAY WITH THE. I MEAN, IF YOU GET ANOTHER BID, I'D BE WILLING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT, SO. OKAY. I JUST THINK YOU NEED TO GO BACK AND.
YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. ALRIGHT. PRECINCT THREE, AUTUMN YARD. HERE AGAIN ON BASE MATERIAL. WE HAVE THREE VENDORS. COMMISSIONER, YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE? WE'LL GO. WELCOME.
OKAY. THAT'S ALL THE WAY FOR. BASE MATERIAL AND. SO-CALLED AGGREGATE. CORRECT. OKAY. THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE PAGEANT. CORRECT. OKAY. GOT IT. ALRIGHT. LAST ONE. COMMISSIONER, I WANT MARTIN MARIETTA FOR BASE MATERIAL. VULCAN FOR THE SEALCOAT MATERIAL. I'D ALSO LIKE VULCAN FOR THE PATCH MATERIAL. IF YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THEM AND GET IT. YES, SIR. ALRIGHT. THEY GOT THE BETTER PATCH MATERIAL, RIGHT? I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ANDERSON COLUMBIA YET, SO.
ALRIGHT. VERY GOOD. AND THAT CONCLUDES THE BID TABULATION FOR THE MATERIALS CONTRACT. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY OTHER FURTHER QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE NO QUESTION. NO. OKAY. DOES YOUR COMMENTS APPROVAL NEED ACTION HERE? ANY ACTION? WELL, JUST TO PROCEED, MOVING WITH THE FORWARD IS AS PRESENTED BY THE COURT. JOHN, I GUESS MY ONLY CONCERN, WHICH MAY BE A REASON ON SOME OF THESE WHERE WE DON'T HAVE THE WE DON'T DO LOWEST BID. I UNDERSTAND IF ANDERSON COLOMBIAN THEY'RE NOT TEXDOT AS OF RIGHT NOW CERTIFIED. I KNOW THEY CAN GET SO THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION
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THAT WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO STEP OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT. LET ME CLARIFY THAT. THEY THEY ARE PROVIDING METRO TO TXDOT PROJECTS. WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE PAPERWORK. AS WITH ALL THE VENDORS, WE DO NOT HAVE PAPERWORK BACK. BUT HISTORICALLY, MARTIN MARIETTA AND VULCAN ARE TEXAS SUPPLIERS. IT'S JUST THAT ANDERSON, COLUMBIA, THEY HAVE A IT'S A BRAND NEW FACILITY, COMPLETELY BRAND NEW. THAT'S THE ONLY THING. OKAY. SO ON THE OTHER ONES, FOR THE LOWEST BID, THERE SHOULD PROBABLY BE A REASON BEHIND THAT. AND SO WE JUST NEED TO BE SURE WE CLARIFY WHAT THE REASONING IS. AND GOING THROUGH THOSE, YOU KNOW, AS WE AS WE APPROVE THIS. SO. WELL YEAH. FOR MARTIN MARIETTA, IT'S A MATTER OF DISTANCE FOR US BECAUSE WE PICK UP ALL OUR OWN MATERIALS WITH BELLY DUMPS. AND SO IT'S A LOT CLOSER FOR US TO THEIR GREGORY YARD FROM OUR YARD AT INGLESIDE REGIONAL AIRPORT. OKAY. AND AS FAR AS VULCAN GOES, THEY'RE THE ONES THAT HAVE DELIVERED HISTORICALLY TO US AS FAR AS GRADE THREE AND FOUR ROCK. AND FOR SEALCOAT AND PATCH MATERIAL. THE ONLY THE ONLY ISSUE IS WHICH IS GUIDED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT IS THE BASE MATERIAL. THE AGGREGATE IS CLEARLY IT'S VULCAN. THEY'RE THE LOWEST BID. AND SO REALLY WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT BASE MATERIAL. YEAH I THINK THE BASE MATERIAL, THERE WAS SOME I THINK VULCAN FOR A COUPLE SPOTS WHERE THEY WEREN'T THE HEIGHT WHERE THEY WEREN'T THE LOWEST. SO JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF IT'S A TIME DISTANCE PROBLEM AS FAR AS PICKING IT UP OR BEING DELIVERED. SO SERVICE SERVICES. YEAH. WOULD IT, WOULD IT BE EASY FOR Y'ALL JUST FOR EACH ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS TO SEND YOU AN EMAIL SAYING, WHY YES SIR. YES, WE CAN HAVE A REASON. YES, SIR. RECORD. I DON'T THINK WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE. NO, I SEEM TO REMEMBER WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE. NOW, DO WE NEED AN APPROVAL ON THIS, JOHN? YES, SIR. TO MOVE FORWARD, TO INITIATE THE CONTRACTS. I MOVE, I MAKE A MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND PROCEED WITH THIS AS WE DISCUSSED IT. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. GO AHEAD PLEASE. YOU GIVE IT, YOU GIVE IT TO HIM. OKAY. I'LL TALK AT THE SAME TIME. OKAY. YEAH. I THINK WE'VE COVERED EVERYTHING. SO GET TOGETHER, GET YOUR EMAIL SENT TO MR. KUCINICH SO HE'LL SURE WILL RECORD IF WE EVER NEED IT. YOU WANT TO EMAIL? YOU WANT TO GO ON, JOHN? NO, IT GOES TO SEND IT TO MR. KUCINICH. TO THE AUDITORS. YOU CAN COPY. THE AUDITOR HAS THE QUESTIONS. SO HE'S THE ONE THAT NEEDS THE ANSWERS. HE NEEDS THE ANSWERS. HE NEEDS IT FOR THE AUDITING DEPARTMENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JOHN. OKAY. 2.4 GHZ. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND[g. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grant Management, for Auditors to go out for RFQ for legal services that specialize in Eminent Domain, funded with CDBG Mitigation Comp D239. ]
ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM MELANIE COOPER, GRANT MANAGEMENT FOR AUDITORS TO GO OUT FOR RFQ. FOR LEGAL SERVICES THAT SPECIALIZE IN EMINENT DOMAIN. FUNDED WITH CDBG MITIGATION CORP D 239.HELLO. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS A PROJECT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR A WHILE, AND WE HAVE SOME ACQUISITION, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THE RIGHT OF ENTRY TO GET INTO THE PROPERTIES, AND WE'VE BEEN HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE. WE WILL STILL CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE RESIDENTS. AND WE'VE HAD TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND TWO MEETINGS, BUT WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THIS PROJECT IS A $15 MILLION PROJECT, AND IF WE DO NOT, WE'RE AT 90% COMPLETION ON OUR ENGINEERING DESIGN PLANS IF WE DON'T GET ALL THE WAY. CURRENTLY, 1.8 HAS BEEN INVESTED IN IT, AND IF WE CAN'T GET THIS PROJECT OFF THE GROUND, THE COUNTY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT MONEY. WHAT IS THE PROJECT? REMIND ME. THIS IS THE DRAINAGE PROJECT WE'RE DOING OVER THERE WITHIN SITTON AND TAFT. I SEE AN EMINENT DOMAIN. I MEAN, ARE YOU LOOKING TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY THROUGH EMINENT DOMAIN? WELL, I REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO THAT ROUTE, AND I ACTUALLY, NEITHER DO I, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE THAT'S A BAD WORD WHERE POLITICIANS ARE CONCERNED. YOU'RE GETTING SOME PUSHBACK OR WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE NOT GETTING A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THE RESIDENTS WE ARE SENDING OUT. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE RESIDENTS, AND IF THEY WILL WORK WITH US AND WE CAN GET THE RIGHT OF ENTRY, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OR NEED THEIR PROPERTY NECESSARY WITHOUT THAT SURVEY DONE. SO WE NEED THE SURVEY TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT. WE DO HAVE ABOUT A LITTLE OVER $9 MILLION. I MEAN, A LITTLE OVER A MILLION, UNDER $1 MILLION TO OFFER FOR THE BUYOUT IF WE DO HAVE ACQUISITION ON THAT. SO WE DO HAVE MONIES TO BUY TO PAY FOR THAT. IF WE HAVE TO GO TO THE EMINENT DOMAIN ROUTE, THAT'S LOOKING AT ABOUT 30 000 PER PROPERTY. SO WE REALLY DON'T WANT TO GO THAT WAY. WE'D RATHER WORK IT OUT WITH THE RESIDENTS AND THE ENGINEERING COMPANY AND COME UP WITH A PLAN. WE'RE JUST NOT GETTING A LOT OF COMMUNICATION. WE HAVE TRIED, WE'VE HAD PUBLIC MEETINGS, WE HAVE SENT OUT MULTIPLE LETTERS.
WE'RE JUST NOT GETTING ANYWHERE. AND WE HAVE TO GET THIS PROJECT COMPLETED. CONSTRUCTION BY JANUARY 31ST 27. ALL RIGHT. NOW MY OTHER QUESTION HOW MANY PROPERTIES ARE INVOLVED? THERE'S
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A THERE'S A LIST WE HAVE, I BELIEVE I CAN'T GIVE YOU THE EXACT NUMBER, BUT IT'S BETWEEN 22 AND 42 ON THE LIST THAT WE'VE REACHED OUT TO. BUT A GAP THERE. SO. WELL THERE'S IT'S TWO DIFFERENT. THERE'S IT'S LISTED IN TWO DIFFERENT SECTIONS. ONE IS FOR SINTON, ONE'S FOR TAFT.AND I BELIEVE THERE'S AT LEAST ABOUT 20 ON EACH OF THEM. SO OKAY. ALL RIGHT. RIGHT NOW YOU'RE TRYING TO JUST GAIN ACCESS TO PEOPLE'S PROPERTY TO CONDUCT SURVEYING. THAT IS CORRECT. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AT THIS POINT. WE'RE GOING TO SEND OUT THIS PACKET AND THIS LETTER TO THE RESIDENTS AT THIS TIME. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE RFQ PROCESS TAKES ABOUT THREE MONTHS AS WE LOOK INTO THAT. AND IF YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO AT LEAST GET THE SURVEYS AND GET THE ENGINEERING PLANS, AND WE'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE RESIDENTS BY ALL MEANS AND DOING WHATEVER, WE ACTUALLY DEVELOPED THIS LETTER FROM A PUBLIC MEETING WHEN THEY ASKED IF THEY COULD BE INVOLVED IN THE SCHEDULING OF PEOPLE COMING IN AND ON THE PROPERTY. SO WE'RE TRYING IN ALL OUR WAYS TO WORK WITH THE RESIDENTS AND MAKE THEM HAPPY AND DO THE BEST WE CAN.
THIS PROJECT, THOUGH, IS IN OUR MASTER DRAINAGE PLAN. WE DID RECEIVE THE AWARD BACK IN 22.
WE'VE ALREADY ASKED FOR ONE EXTENSION. THERE WILL BE NO MORE EXTENSIONS ON THIS GRANT PROGRAM, AND THIS IS VITAL TO GETTING THIS PROJECT KICKED OFF THE GROUND AND GETTING CONSTRUCTION STARTED. AND WE'VE HAD THESE MEETINGS IN THIS ROOM FOR ASKING THE PUBLIC TO COME IN AND TALK WITH US, EXPLAIN THE PROJECT TO THEM, GO OVER IT FOR THE RIGHT OF ENTRY. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM I THINK WE'RE HAVING RIGHT NOW IS ABSENTEE LANDOWNERS THAT OWN PROPERTY HERE, LEASE IT OUT, AND TRYING TO REACH THOSE LANDOWNERS HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM. AND WE ARE WORKING WITH A TITLE SEARCH COMPANY TO MAKE SURE WE REACH THOSE OWNERS AS WELL. WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT DOES LEAVE MORE MONEY IN THERE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IF WE DO NOT HAVE TO GO THIS ROUTE, WHICH I WOULD PREFER TO, TO USE THAT, BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND WE'LL BEND OVER BACKWARDS TO GET WITH ALL THE RESIDENTS TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND EVERY ONE OF THEM. BUT SOME OF THEM JUST WON'T WANT TO BE FOUND. WE'RE NOT DETECTIVES. AND THEN IN THE PROCESS OF RESIDENT COMES IN AND AGREES TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY AND LET US GET THOSE SURVEYS AND LET US GET THAT STUFF DONE. THEIR ADDRESS WOULD BE DROPPED FROM THAT, FROM THAT, FROM THAT EMINENT DOMAIN ISSUE. AND WITH THE COURT'S PLEASURE, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. I GOT A MOTION BY SIKORSKY. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. SECOND FROM ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS? YEAH. THIS, BY THE WAY, THIS AFFECTS PRECINCT ONE AND THREE. I UNDERSTAND WE WILL BE WORKING TO GET THOSE PACKETS OUT TO THE RESIDENTS THIS WEEK, AND WE'LL CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS ON THIS.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES CLEAR THIS IS A REQUEST FOR THE ENTRY OF THE PROPERTY TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH PROPERTY, NOT THE FINAL. SO TO SEE WHERE OUR USERS ARE AND WHERE THEIR LAND IS TO MAKE SURE. BECAUSE IF WE DO GO OVER ON ANY SEGMENTS, WE WILL COMPENSATE THEM. JUST THIS. THIS WILL COME BACK BEFORE ANY EMINENT DOMAIN. OH YES, YES, YES, IT DEFINITELY WILL. MAKE SURE THE ROUTE WE WANT TO GO, WE'RE JUST TAKING PRECAUTIONS BECAUSE THE COUNTY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AT THIS TIME, RIGHT NOW, $1.8 MILLION, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE PAID BACK TO THE GLOW. IF WE CANNOT GET THIS PROJECT KICKED OFF THE GROUND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, ALL I GOT. ANYTHING ELSE? A MOTION. AND SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE? AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. MADELEINE. OKAY. CONCLUDES THE
[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.]
AGENDA ITEMS. WE'LL GO INTO PERSONNEL 3.1 A IS THE ISAAC RODRIGUEZ RESIGNATION. RUBEN ROAD BRIDGE THREE FULL TIME REGULAR GRADE 104 STEP TWO AT $2,995.24 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE APRIL THE 11TH, 2025. DAVID VILLALOBOS RESIGNATION. HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TWO ROAD AND BRIDGE ONE FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 106 STEP ONE AT $3,292.60 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE APRIL 4TH, 2025 3.1 SEE CHERYL HANDY, EMPLOYMENT EXTENSION AGENT, COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE, FULL TIME REGULAR, $2,746.67 PER MONTH WITH A $50 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2020. JUNE 2ND, 2025 MOVE TO APPROVE 3.1 A THROUGH C SECOND. SECOND BY. WE'D LIKE TO DO A QUICK PRESENTATION ON THREE. WELL WE CAN LEAVE. IT'S A IT'S APPROVED I MEAN IT'S APPROVED I MEAN IT'S GOING TO BE APPROVED. SO IT'S I GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND. NOW, DONNIE, I WANT YOU TO GET UP AND INTRODUCE FORMALLY INTRODUCE. WELL, SHOULD HE DO THAT AFTER WE APPROVE[00:45:02]
EVERYTHING. YEAH. WELL, AFTER WE HAVE THE FINAL VOTE, WE CAN APPROVE HER. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. YEAH. OKAY. THOSE THINGS SIGN. SHE'S APPROVED NOW. THANK YOU. HONOR, I FEEL BETTER NOW. I WANT TO SEE HIM SWEAT. GOOD. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE.COMMISSIONERS, MEMBERS OF THE COURT. THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE FASTEST APPROVAL I'VE EVER GOTTEN BEFORE. DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO COME UP HERE. FOR THE RECORD, I'M DONNIE MONTEMAYOR. I'M THE DISTRICT EXTENSION ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE. AND IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO BRING US TO YOU, OUR FINALISTS FOR THE VACANCY HERE IN THE SAN PATRICIO COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE. FOR THE FOUR-H AGENT POSITION, BRING TO YOU CHERYL HANDY. CHERYL IS OUR PICK, OUR FINALIST FOR THE THAT HAS JUST RECENTLY BEEN APPROVED FOR THE POSITION. SHE WOULD START ON JUNE THE 2ND. SHE WOULD BE A JOINT EMPLOYEE OF THE AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. SHE'S RECENTLY CURRENTLY THE SINTON AG TEACHER, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE TEACHER, AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO HIRE HER OVER AND FOR HER TO PROVIDE HER, PROVIDE US WITH HER LEADERSHIP. ASSISTANT KATHY AND BOB IN THE EXTENSION OFFICE AND MOVING THE PROGRAM FORWARD. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SUMTER COUNTY IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST FASTEST GROWING COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WE FEEL THAT CHERYL CAN PROVIDE LEADERSHIP IN OUR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND PARTICULARLY GROWING THE FOUR-H PROGRAM HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHERYL? ANY QUESTIONS? NO, NONE. LOOKING FORWARD CHERYL, WELCOME ABOARD TO WORK. THANK YOU. OKAY.
THANK YOU DONNIE. GREAT HIRE THERE. OKAY. 3.2 IS EMPLOYEE STATUS CHANGES. WE HAVE NONE OF THOSE THIS MORNING. WE DO NOT HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOTION TO ADJOURN, YOUR HONOR. SECOND MOTION BY MR. GILLESPIE. SECOND BY GORSKI TO ADJOURN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.
AYE, AYE. OPPOSED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.