[1. Call meeting to order]
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          DON'T DO IT. THEY TYPEKIT. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO COURT. IF YOU PLEASE RISE, WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGES TO THE FLAGS AND THEN WE'LL PROCEED. 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 TO TESTIFY. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE. WELL, AGAIN. WELCOME. GOT A RATHER LENGTHY AGENDA THIS MORNING, BUT I THINK IT'LL GO AT A GOOD PACE. SO WE'LL WE'LL PROCEED AND SEE 
          [3. Citizens to be heard]
WHERE WE END UP AT. OKAY. 1.3 IS OUR CITIZENS TO BE HEARD THIS MORNING. AND I DO HAVE THREE CARDS THAT ARE PRESENT HERE WITH ME THIS MORNING. SO THE FIRST ONE IS GOING TO BE MR. BRANT CASEY. THERE YOU ARE, BRANT. COMMISSIONERS, JUDGE, FELLOW CITIZENS. MY NAME IS FRANK CASEY. I LIVE AT 7329 COUNTY ROAD 2347, SINTON, TEXAS. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS THIS MORNING. FOR SIX MONTHS WE'VE HAD A NEW REGIME CHANGE AND THERE IS STILL A PRIVATE PROPERTY THAT HAS COUNTY MATERIAL, COUNTY EQUIPMENT STORED ON IT. WE'VE BEEN NOTICING THAT THIS MATERIAL IS GOING AWAY LITTLE BY LITTLE, AND IT'S NOT GOING BACK TO THE COUNTY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF SOMEBODY THOUGHT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO SWEEP IT UNDER THE RUG, THAT THE CITIZENS WOULDN'T REALIZE IT. BUT WE DO. WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET OFF OF IT. SECOND, WHILST IN MY ILLUSTRIOUS DAY AT SINTON HOSPITAL UP IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF AUSTIN, I GET A CALL THAT OUR PREVIOUS COMMISSIONER IS TELLING THAT OUR NEW COMMISSIONER, GONZALEZ, HAD FOUR OF HIS WORKERS OVER MY HOUSE DOING PERSONAL WORK. WELL, I DON'T TAKE TOO KINDLY TO THAT. LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. HE'S DONE MORE IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS THAN THE LAST TWO COMMISSIONERS DID IN TEN YEARS. HE'S A MAN OF HIS WORD. HE STICKS TO IT. THEY WERE OVER IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE WERE FOUR GUYS. THEY DID SOMETHING NONE OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS EVER DID. THEY CLEANED OUT THE DITCHES AND CUT TREES THAT WERE OVER EIGHT YEARS OLD, GROWING IN THE DITCHES. 
          IT'S WHAT THEY DID. SO. AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN, I WANT ANSWERS ON WHY OUR PREVIOUS COMMISSIONER STILL RUNS AROUND ACTING LIKE THAT. SHE'S STILL COMMISSIONER. SHE BELITTLES THE SHERIFF. SHE BELITTLES THE JUDGE. SHE BELITTLES THREE OF THESE COMMISSIONERS SITTING HERE TODAY. BUT NOTHING IS EVER DONE ABOUT IT. FOLKS, THIS IS OUR TAX MONEY AND PRECINCT THREE THAT SHE HAS STORED ON HER PERSONAL PROPERTY. AND NO TELLING WHAT ELSE. SO THERE'S TOO MUCH GOING ON AND WE WANT SOME ANSWERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CASEY. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT CARD FROM EDNA CAVAZOS. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS EDNA CAVAZOS, I AM I LIVE IN TEN, FIVE, SEVEN, SEVEN COUNTY ROAD 2349 I AM PRECINCT THREE. I AM KIND OF JUMPING ON THE BACK OF MISTER CASEY. I AM COMING HERE TO BE TO SHOW A LOT OF GRATITUDE TO MISTER GONZALEZ. PRECINCT THREE COMMISSIONER, MISTER FONSECA GABRIEL, WHO ORGANIZED THE CLEANUP OUT IN SAINT PAUL. GREAT OUTCOME. 
          PEOPLE THAT MY NEIGHBORS WERE. I NEVER SEEN THEM MOW THEIR LAWNS, PICK UP TRASH. THEY WERE HAULING TRASH TO THE TO THE LOCATIONS. GREAT. GREAT JOB. EVERYBODY WAS ENTHUSIASTIC. ALL THE STAFF THAT SHOWED UP. I DIDN'T HAVE TO UNLOAD ANYTHING. EVERYTHING WAS WELL ORGANIZED. PEOPLE WERE SMILING, ENVIRONMENTAL. WAS THERE. GREAT GUIDANCE? EVERY. IT WAS WELL ORGANIZED. YOU KNEW WHERE TO COME THROUGH. YOU KNEW WHERE TO STOP. YOU KNEW WHERE EVERYBODY WAS. MISTER GONZALEZ 
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WAS THERE. MISTER FONSECA WAS THERE AS WELL, ALL WITH SMILES, ALL HAPPY TO BE THERE, ALL HAPPY TO BE IN, YOU KNOW, CLEANING UP OUR COMMUNITY, WHICH WE NEEDED OUT THERE. I, I, I, I'M GOING TO SAY YOU'RE RIGHT, MR. CASEY. HE HE HAS DONE MORE FOR US THAN ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER HAS DONE. I EVEN JOKINGLY TOLD HIM, YOU ARE THE TRUMP STATUS OF OUR. HE HAS DONE MORE IN FOUR SIX MONTHS THAN ANYBODY ELSE HAS DONE. SO I REALLY THANK YOU. AND I THANK MR. MISTER FONSECA AND GABRIEL, OF COURSE, EVERYBODY THAT WAS OUT THERE ORGANIZING THIS, I REALLY ENJOYED IT. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, MISS CAVAZOS. THANK YOU. OKAY. THE LAST CARD I HAD IS FROM MISTER BOBBY. BOBBY. 
          MY NAME IS BOBBY. I LIVE AT 13 895 COUNTY ROAD 908 AND SINTON. AND I'M IN PRECINCT THREE. MY COMMENTS THIS MORNING, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME AND BEING SURE TO GET ALL THE POINTS IN. I'M GOING TO READ THIS. LATELY I'VE HEARD SOME RUMORS ACROSS THE COUNTY. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY'VE STARTED, BUT THEIR COMMENTS, LIKE OUR AREA HAS BEEN FORGOTTEN AND THE COUNTY THINKS THAT WE'RE TOO SMALL AND NOT IMPORTANT. UNIT ROAD SYSTEM IS FOR THE BIG GUYS. UNIT ROAD MANAGEMENT WILL HIRE A CONTRACTOR AND EMPLOY OUTSIDE LABOR TO REPLACE OUR LOCAL EMPLOYEES. WHY IS THIS BAD INFORMATION BEING SPREAD? MAYBE IT'S TO BECAUSE OF UNINFORMED SPECULATION. MAYBE SOMEONE HAS SOMETHING TO HIDE, LIKE POWER OF PERSONAL GAIN OR COMMUNITY FAVORS TO CONTROL. I SPOKE LAST WEEK TO FRED NARDINI. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, ACROSS THE COUNTY, FRED NARDINI WAS ADMIRED FOR HIS HONORABLE, EFFICIENT OLD WORLD GERMAN WORK ETHICS AND EXPECTATIONS OF EMPLOYEES. KIND OF COUNTY FIRST COMMISSIONER. MR. NARDINI TOLD ME THAT WHEN HE RETIRED, IT HAD BECOME EVIDENTLY CLEAR TO HIM THAT THE COUNTY, INDUSTRIAL AND POPULATION GROWTH HAD OUTGROWN THE OLD BROKEN SYSTEM OF ROAD MANAGEMENT AND NEEDED TO BE CHANGED WITH AN OVERALL MANAGEMENT APPROACH TO STOP THE WASTE AND POOR MANAGEMENT. TOO MUCH MONEY WAS BEING USED IN TOO FEW ROADS ON THE HIGH POPULATION EAST END OF THE COUNTY. BY CONTRAST, LOWER POPULATION AREAS IN THE REST OF THE COUNTY IS OVERLOADED WITH OLD ROADS REQUIRING HIGH LABOR NEEDS, GREATER NEEDS FOR EQUIPMENT AND REPAIRS, AND MORE MONEY FOR MATERIALS TO REPAIR THESE OLD ROADS. IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS, 2030. THE NEXT CENSUS WILL MAKE THIS IMBALANCE EVEN WORSE. PLEASE GET SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A COURT TO WISELY MANAGE COUNTY TAX MONIES AND SERVICES, WITH THE OBVIOUS CHOICE TO HAVE A UNIFIED COUNTY MANAGEMENT OF COUNTY ROADS, TAXPAYERS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES NEED THIS. AND NO, IT IS NECESSARY FOR THIS COUNTY TO BE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. NADEAU. 
          THANK YOU, MR. BOB. ANY OTHER CITIZENS WANT TO BE HEARD? OKAY. AND WE WILL MOVE ON INTO ITEM 
          [4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.]
1.4, WHICH IS REPORT FROM JUDGES, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. MR. GILLESPIE. THANK YOU, MR. GONZALEZ. YES, WE DID OUR FIRST COURSE OF NUMBER THREE CHIP SEAL ON COUNTY ROAD 2015. WE'RE WAITING FOR THE WEATHER TO DRY UP AND WE'LL GIVE IT THE SECOND COAT. WE'RE DOING IN THE ODOM AREA. BETHEL AREA, THE BRUSH PICK UP. AND WE PAINTED THE CEMENT BARRIERS ON THERE AT THE COUNTY ROAD SEVEN, 98 AND SAINT PAUL AREA. I'M WAITING FOR THE REFLECTORS TO COME IN SO WE CAN PUT REFLECTORS ON TOP, BUT THEY ARE. THE CONCRETE HAS BEEN POURED AND PAINTED. SO WE'VE GOT THAT GOING. COUNTY ROAD 1747. WE'RE HAULING LIMESTONE OUT THERE DOING SOME ROAD REPAIR ON THAT, AND WE'RE PATCHING ROADS ON 2015, 798 AND 1519 IN THE MATHIS AREA. WE'RE ALSO MODELING 
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IN THE FRUITA PARK IN MATHIS AREA. WE'RE PROCESSING THE ROAD IN EDROY AT 1590, AND WE HAD A TREE THAT CAME DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD LAST NIGHT. THEN OLD SAN PATRICIO ROAD. THANK YOU, SHERIFF, FOR REACHING OUT AND CALLING US ON THAT. WE HAD GUYS OUT THERE AT 9:00 LAST NIGHT CALLING THAT OFF. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY, I GUESS I'M NEXT RIGHT NOW. THIS WEEK WE'RE GOING TO BE CONCENTRATING REAL HEAVY IN PRECINCT ONE ON ROAD SIGNAGE. ONE OF THE THINGS HAPPENED WHEN WE HAVE ALL THIS WIND IN SPRINGTIME. AND EVEN LAST NIGHT WHEN THAT FRONT CAME IN, WAS A HEAVY WINDS AND SO FORTH. WHEN LOSING SIGNS, WE'RE TRYING TO UPGRADE THEM AND MAKE THEM LOOK RIGHT SO WE CAN FIND OUR ADDRESSES OUT THERE IN THE COUNTY. WE'RE ALSO OUT THERE LOOKING AT THE POTHOLES AND STUFF WITH THE RAINS WE'VE HAD. THANK YOU LORD, FOR THE RAIN, BUT THE POTHOLES COME BACK REAL QUICK WITH THE RAIN AND SO FORTH. SO WE'RE GOING TO BE OUT THERE HOT AND HEAVY ALL WEEK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. OKAY. ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS. START. 
          GOOD MORNING JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, I JUST WANTED TO BRING COLTON UP HERE. HE'S OUR GIS MAN. HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH BLUE RASTER, AND WE HAVE A NEW APP THAT'S AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. I JUST WANTED HIM TO KIND OF GO THROUGH THAT SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS AND WHERE TO FIND IT. COLTON, BEFORE YOU BEGIN, LET ME JUST TELL Y'ALL THAT ARE SITTING HERE AND Y'ALL THAT ARE WATCHING COLTON IS BRINGING A HIGH, HIGH CLASS OF GIS TO THIS COUNTY. THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST PROGRAMS THAT HE IS WORKING ON. THIS IS GOING TO BE A HURRICANE SYSTEM. IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO ONLINE TO OUR WEBSITE AND WATCH, AND HE'S GOING TO DESCRIBE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SEE ON THIS, AND IT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO ALL THE CITIZENS THAT CAN GET ON TO OUR WEBSITE. SO I WANTED COLTON TO COME IN HERE AND EXPLAIN THIS TO EVERYBODY, JUST TO SEE HOW FAR WE'RE ADVANCING IN THIS COUNTY WITH OUR TECHNOLOGY TODAY AND SPENDING OUR MONEY WISELY ON DOING THIS SO THE CITIZENS CAN BE MORE INVOLVED IN WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THIS COUNTY. SO, COLTON, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. SO WE HAVE THIS IS OUR HURRICANE PLANNING TOOL. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW THERE IS A TROPICAL STORM OR DEPRESSION THAT IS IN THE PACIFIC. WE HAVE NO EXAMPLES TO SHOW THAT ARE IN THE GULF RIGHT NOW. SO THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE. IF YOU LOOK CLOSER OVER HERE. IF I CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE IT, ZOOM UP, YOU HAVE SAMPAT COUNTY HERE. THE EVACUATION ZONES ARE LAID OUT. WHENEVER A ZONE IS EVACUATED, IT WILL LIGHT UP ON THE MAP. SO YOU WILL KNOW. YOU CAN SEARCH YOUR ADDRESS TO FIND OUT WHAT ZONE THAT YOU LIVE IN. YOU CAN SEE THE EVACUATION ROUTES ARE MAPPED OUT. THOSE CAME FROM THOSE ARE TXDOT DESIGNATED ROUTES. THEY'RE ALL MAJOR HIGHWAYS WITH A COUPLE OF CITY MAIN STREETS. IT'S ALSO GOT OTHER WEATHER ALERTS THAT YOU CAN GO THROUGH. SO RIGHT HERE FOR EXAMPLE. YOU CAN SEE THAT'S A FLASH FLOOD WARNING. AND THIS UPDATES. PRETTY MUCH IN REAL TIME. SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE DIFFERENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALERTS AND THINGS ARE GOING OUT. WE ALSO HAVE SOME HISTORICAL DATA THAT'S ADDED IN HERE LIKE THE STORM SURGE AND HISTORICAL HURRICANE TRACKS. BUT THE MAIN FOCUS IS DEFINITELY BEING ABLE TO TRACK HURRICANES IN RELATION TO SANPETE COUNTY. I DO HAVE TWO OTHER TOOLS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW AS WELL. SO YOU CAN FIND THESE. ONE OF THEM YOU'LL BE ABLE TO FIND UNDER EITHER MINE OR SUSAN'S, THE FLOOD PLAINS. DEVELOPMENTS AND PERMITS. TAB. SO RIGHT HERE YOU HAVE THE PUBLIC DATA VIEWER. 
          THIS IS MORE OF JUST A GENERAL DATA VIEWER FOR THE COUNTY. YOU'D BE ABLE TO CLICK THE DIFFERENT CITIES. IT WOULD PULL UP THE CITY WEBSITES. YOU CAN CHANGE THAT. YOU HAVE COMMISSIONER PRECINCTS WHERE IF YOU ACTIVATE THAT, IT'LL SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENT COMMISSIONER PRECINCTS. YOU CAN CLICK IT RIGHT HERE. YOU CAN SEE COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ IN THE LINK WILL TAKE YOU TO HIS PAGE ON THE WEBSITE. YOU HAVE ZIP CODE BOUNDARIES, VOTING DISTRICTS, JP PRECINCTS. YOU ALSO HAVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SO IF YOU WANTED TO KNOW WHAT 
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SCHOOL DISTRICTS YOUR HOUSE FALLS UNDER, YOU CAN TURN ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS LAYER. AND THERE YOU CAN CLICK THESE AS WELL AND THEY WILL SHOW YOU THE DIFFERENT SCHOOL WEBSITES, PHONE NUMBERS, MAILING ADDRESSES, THINGS LIKE THAT. IF YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT IF YOU WERE MOVING TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR YOU WANTED TO KNOW WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICT YOU WERE GOING TO FALL UNDER, THAT'S WHERE YOU WOULD FIND IT. AND I GUESS I. ARE RIGHT HERE. THIS IS SO FEMA HAS A TOOL ONLINE. IT'S THE FLOOD FLOOD MAPS WHERE YOU CAN SEE DIFFERENT FLOOD ZONES. 
          AND IT'S A IT'S A NATIONWIDE DATA SET. RIGHT HERE WE HAVE IT MORE FOCUSED DOWN TO SANPETE COUNTY. SO IT'S GOT A COMBINATION OF PARCEL DATA THAT IS DRAWN FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. SO YOU CAN SEE YOUR PROPERTY LINES AND IT'S GOT FLOOD DATA. AND IT HAS THE ABILITY FOR YOU TO SEARCH FOR AN ADDRESS. SO FOR EXAMPLE, IF I GO TO. GO TO THE FAIRGROUNDS. IT WILL PAN AND ZOOM TO THE FAIRGROUNDS AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE DIFFERENT FLOOD AREAS. 
          YOU CAN SEE THE PARCELS. SO YOU KNOW, IF YOUR PIECE OF LAND THAT YOU OWN OR GOING TO PURCHASE FALLS UNDER A FLOOD ZONE, THIS IS GOING TO BE UPDATED AS WELL AS THE PUBLIC VIEWER. BOTH ARE GOING TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ADDED TO THEM. WE'RE LOOKING AT LAND USE AND FOR THIS WE'RE LOOKING AT ADDING ELEVATION DATA. SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT YOU'RE ROUGHLY, WHAT YOUR ELEVATION IS THAT YOUR PROPERTY IS ON. ANYBODY GOT ANY QUESTIONS. OH THAT'S GOOD. VERY NICE. ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE NOTICED IS THE CITY OF SINTON, THE ONLY MAP BOUNDARIES THEY ACTUALLY HAVE IS CITY HALL. THEY DON'T HAVE I KNOW THEY'RE GOING DIGITAL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ESTIMATED TIME IS ON THAT FOR CITY OF SINTON, BUT I KNOW YOU HAVE TO GO TO CITY HALL TO LOOK AT THE MAPS TO FIGURE OUT IF YOUR CITY LIMITS OR NOT. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO HAVE AVAILABLE HERE. SO ONCE AGAIN, I'M GOING TO KEEP USING THE FAIRGROUNDS AS AN EXAMPLE. 
          I'LL TAKE A SECOND TO UPDATE. SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE I GUESS IT'S THE COMPUTER TAKES A LITTLE BIT TO CATCH UP, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE. CITY LIMITS BOUNDARY. SO IF YOU WANTED TO SEARCH FOR YOUR ADDRESS AND FIND OUT IF YOU ARE IN THE CITY LIMITS, AND I BELIEVE THIS MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE PARCEL DATA ATTACHED TO IT, I DON'T THINK THE PARCEL DATA IS ACTUALLY. OH IT IS, IT IS. SO THE PARCEL DATA FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS ALSO HERE. ALTERNATIVELY, THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT DOES HAVE THEIR OWN DATA VIEWERS, AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO LOOK IT UP THAT WAY AS WELL. 
          SO THERE'S SEVERAL WAYS TO FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT YOU FALL INSIDE OF CITY LIMITS. I DO HAVE A QUESTION, JUDGE. SO YOU'RE IT'S ARE YOU YOU'RE GOING TO BE CONNECTED TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. CORRECT. ARE YOU USING THE SAME VIS CONSULTANTS AS THEY ARE? NO. OR SO IF SO, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, IF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, ARE THEY GOING TO LET THE COUNTY KNOW, LIKE IF THE PARCELS CHANGE, IF THEY COMBINE THEM BECAUSE YOU'RE YOU'RE PICKING UP PARCELS FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT? I COMMUNICATE WITH THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT REGULARLY, AND THE DATA THAT I HAVE IS DIRECTLY TIED TO WHAT THEY HAVE. SO WHENEVER THEY MAKE UPDATES, MY UPDATES HAPPEN. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? WE HAVE THE TJS ON THERE. I DON'T THINK TJS ARE ADDED ON HERE, BUT WE CAN ADD TJS. IT'S ALL IT'S ALL SUBJECT TO CHANGE. WE CAN ADD WHATEVER WE WHATEVER WE NEED TO, AS LONG AS IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S PUBLIC FACING DATA, IT'S FINE. YEAH, DEFINITELY SCARE PEOPLE. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? I JUST WANT TO THANK COLTON AGAIN FOR WHAT HE'S DOING TO BRING COUNTY UP TO THE 21ST CENTURY. I MEAN, Y'ALL CAN GET ON TO THIS, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FIND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW INSTEAD OF HAVING TO RUN INTO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT OR GOING TO A SCHOOL BOARD TO FIND OUT WHAT THEIR BOUNDARIES ARE, WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE GOING TO GO, IT'S ALL GOING TO BE AVAILABLE RIGHT HERE FOR YOU. YOU CAN DO IT FROM YOUR DESKTOP AT HOME AND GET IT DONE. SO WE'RE ADVANCING. 
          WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. WE'LL KEEP THE COUNTY MOVING FORWARD. AND I KNOW COLTON IS DOING A FANTASTIC 
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JOB WITH THE GIS. THANK YOU JUDGE. YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HERE A YEAR I DON'T THINK. ANYWAY, NOW TWO MONTHS, TWO MONTHS. WELL, I GUESS TIME FLIES WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN THEN. BUT HE CAME IN WORKING AND WORKING TO IMPROVE OUR SYSTEM HERE IN THE COUNTY, SO I'M GLAD I WAS ABLE TO FIND HIM AND STEAL HIM FROM OUR BUDDY MAYOR AND VICTORIA. SO THANKS, COLTON. THANK YOU FOR THAT UPDATE. THANK YOU JUDGE. OKAY. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD HAVE ANYTHING THIS MORNING JOHN. 
          THANK YOU. THE COUNTY RECENTLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THAT ONE OF OUR BRIDGES, COUNTY ROAD 1214, OLD COUNTY ROAD 98, WHICH IS JUST EAST OF SINTON, SOUTH OF 188, THE BRIDGE DECK WAS DAMAGED. SO PRECINCT ONE COMMISSIONERS HAS CURRENTLY HAS BARRICADES UP THERE. AND THEN WE'LL TRY TO GET IT UP ON THE WEBSITE SOON. IT'S CLOSED AT THIS TIME. OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          JOHN. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD BEFORE WE MOVE ON? OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON THEN TO. OUR SOME OF OUR ACTION ITEMS. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. THE MINUTES ARE NOT 
          [1. Approval of minutes]
READY. SO I NEED A MOTION TO TABLE MOTION. OKAY OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY THE PORTUGUESE. 
          SECONDED BY GILLESPIE TO TABLE OF MINUTES UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. WE'VE GOT ONE ABSENT 
          [a.  Examination, consideration, and action on approval of all claims against San Patricio County Pursuant to section 113.064, Texas Local Government Code.]
COMMISSIONER UP HERE. OKAY. GOING INTO OUR FINANCIAL EXAMINATION, CONSIDERATION OF ACTION FOR ALL CLAIMS AGAINST HAMPSHIRE COUNTY. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECOND BY SIKORSKI. IS THERE ANY QUESTION ON ANY OF THE BILLS PRESENTED TO YOU THIS MORNING, HEARING NONE. 
          ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO. 
          [b.  Consideration and action on Budget Line Items, Transfers, and Amendments.]
OKAY. GOING INTO BUDGET LIGHT ON TRANSFERS, WE DO HAVE A FEW THIS MORNING. THE FIRST ONE IS THAT OF THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY. MR. KITTIES, TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM BOOKS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS IN THE CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION AND DUES. THE NEXT ONE IS OUT OF CONSTABLE NUMBER EIGHT. TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM GENERAL SUPPLIES, VEHICLE REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, FUEL OIL, LUBRICANTS, MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES AND CHARGES INTO NCO FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. THE LAST ONE IS OUT OF ROAD AND BRIDGE FOR TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM UTILITIES INTO OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND INSURANCE BONDS AND PREMIUMS MOVED TO APPROVE BUDGET ITEM TRANSFERS. SECOND MOTION MY SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE TRANSFERS HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY 
          [c.  Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ]
AYE. AYE AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.2 C IS CONSIDERATION. ACTION ON THE TREASURER'S REPORT AND BANK RECONCILIATION. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS WEEK'S HEALTH TRANSFER IS $76,100. OUR SECTION 125 TOTALS $4,734.36. WE HAVE THREE ASSERTED CLAIMS FOR A TOTAL OF $9,777.95. OUR ESCROW TOTAL IS $1,555.37. OUR MAY 2025 SALES TAX IS A TOTAL OF $635.13. OUR POSTAGE THROUGH JUNE 10TH IS $7,370.54. AND I'D LIKE TO REPORT AND RECORD OUR MAY 2025 GENERAL FUND, PAYROLL AND ADULT PROBATION, BANK RECONCILIATIONS, AND REPORT AND RECORD OUR MAY 2025 MONTHLY INVESTMENT RECONCILIATION. I MOVE TO ACCEPT TREASURER'S REPORT. THANK YOU. I GOT A MOTION BY SECONDED BY. ANY QUESTIONS, MISS GARCIA ON THE REPORT? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. 
          MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OKAY, 2.2 D IS A CONTINUATION OF OUR COUNTY BUDGET PRESENTATIONS. AND 
          [d.  Continuation of San Patricio County FY 2026 Budget Presentations; and possible discussion on Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and related matters.   1)  County Clerk Office 2) Constable, Precinct 2, Frank Cantu 3) County Court at Law #1, Judge Welborn 4) Tax Assessor/Collector, Marcy Thormaehlen]
WE DO HAVE SOME DEPARTMENTS THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO ATTEND LAST MONDAY AND TUESDAY. BUT BEFORE I GET STARTED I WANT TO OFFER MY CONDOLENCES AND THE COURT'S CONDOLENCES TO MARCY THORMAHLEN AND THE LOSS OF HER MOTHER AND THE CONSTABLE. PRECINCT ONE. MR. CANTU, I THINK IT WAS YOUR MOTHER, TWO THAT PASSED AWAY, CORRECT? MY FATHER, MY MOTHER IN LAW. SO THANK YOU. WE OFFER OUR CONDOLENCES TO Y'ALL. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. FIRST ONE WE WOULD CALL UP IS COUNTY CLERK'S 
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OFFICE. GOOD MORNING. I'VE LEFT TWO BUDGETS THERE WITH Y'ALL. WE'LL START WITH A SMALL ONE. 
          AND IT'S THE RECORDS MANAGEMENT. IT'S BASICALLY FLAT. JUST CARRIED EVERYTHING OVER. SAME AS LAST YEAR. THAT BUDGET WE USE FOR TO PAY FOR OUR SOFTWARE, FOR MAINTENANCE, FOR VITAL AND OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS. AND THEN WE ALSO PAY TO MAINTAIN THE RECORDS WAREHOUSE THAT I HAVE ABOUT TWO BLOCKS BEHIND THE COURTHOUSE, PAY ALL THE UTILITIES THERE AND WHATEVER IS NEEDED. AND THAT'S MONEY WE COLLECT THROUGH DIFFERENT FILINGS IN OUR OFFICE, AND WE USE IT FOR THAT. AND THEN THE SECOND BUDGET IS THE REGULAR CLERK'S BUDGET, AND IT'S PRETTY FLAT THE SAME. THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGED WERE, OF COURSE, THE BENEFITS. NOT ASKING FOR A WHOLE LOT. I AM ASKING IF POSSIBLE, FOR TWO EMPLOYEES TO BE RECLASSIFIED TO CLERK THREES, AND THAT WOULD BE AT A STEP 105. I MEAN GRADE 105. STEP TWO. THAT WOULD BE THE 4.14 4.15% AS IT IS IN THE POLICY. AND THAT'S BASICALLY ABOUT IT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. GONZALEZ? YES. 
          HOW MANY OUT OF TOWN OR OUT OF STATE TRIPS DO YOU MAKE FOR CONFERENCES AND OUT OF STATE? NO. HOW MANY ARE LOCAL AND TEXAS DO YOU THINK PROBABLY THIS YEAR IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT FIVE BECAUSE IT'S A LEGISLATIVE YEAR, BUT NORMALLY IT'S ABOUT FOUR. WE HAVE A SUMMER AND A WINTER CONFERENCE AND TWO REGIONAL MEETINGS. 4 TO 5. YEAH, 4 TO 5. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. 
          ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MR. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. I WILL BE CONSTABLE. THANK YOU. MR. THANK YOU. 
          MR. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS, COUNTY JUDGE, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ALL PUBLIC PEOPLE HERE. I'M CONSTABLE FRANK CAMP, TWO OUT OF THE ODOM AREA. MY PRECINCT COVERS ODOM EDROY WESTON AND A QUITE A BIT OF OTHERS. I'M HERE TO GIVE A QUICK PRESENTATION OF MY ON MY BUDGET HERE. IT'S NOT I'M NOT ASKING MUCH. IT'S JUST THE CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION DUES. JUST $500 MORE PER YEAR AND VEHICLE REPAIRS, $500 MORE. UP TO A THOUSAND AND FUEL $500 MORE TO UP IT TO 2000. AND I'M ALSO ASKING FOR A PAY RAISE FOR ALL THE CONSTABLES ACROSS THE BOARD IN THE WHOLE COUNTY. WE'VE ALL BEEN STAYING A LITTLE BUSY WITH OUR PAPERWORK FOR EVERY JP ACROSS THE COUNTY, AND I GUESS WE'RE THE QUIET ONES OUT THERE. YOU DON'T HEAR AS MUCH ON THE RADIO, ESPECIALLY ME. BUT IF I KNOW THE PEOPLE I'M DEALING WITH, I USUALLY DON'T TALK ON THE RADIO. BUT IF I DO NOT, I WILL REPORT WHERE I'M AT. THIS INCREASE WILL BE GREAT FOR THE CONSTABLES, AND THAT'S BASICALLY ALL I GOT. ANYBODY GOT ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS, THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT ONE IS THE COUNTY COURT OF LAW. NUMBER ONE, JUDGE WILBURN. SHE WILL BE HERE AT 10:00. SHE HAD TO CALL COURT THIS MORNING. THANK YOU. YOU'RE READY? OKAY. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. 
          JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. SO I HAVE TWO BUDGETS. FIRST ONE, LET'S LOOK AT THE TAX OFFICE. IT'S GOT UP AT THE TOP. I DO HAVE I AM ASKING FOR AN INCREASE ON THE REGULAR EMPLOYEES. I HAVE A CLERK ONE THAT I WANT TO MOVE TO. CLERK TWO SHE'S BASICALLY SHE'S SHE CAME IN ON THE TAX SIDE BUT WE'RE CROSS-TRAINING HER. SO TO DO AUTO AND SHE'LL BE UP BY JANUARY 1ST. SHE'LL BE ABLE TO COVER FOR THE SUBSTATIONS SO SHE'LL HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE. SHE'S ALREADY BEEN 
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HERE. IT'LL BE A YEAR. AND SHE SHE WENT THROUGH THE FIRST TAX SEASON. SO NOW SHE'S READY TO LEARN AUTO. AND SHE'S CURRENTLY TRAINING IN THAT. AS FAR AS MY EXPENSES ARE CONCERNED REALLY NOT A LOT OF CHANGES ON THAT. HAD A LITTLE BIT OF. INCREASE IN PRINTING. SO JUST FOR ENVELOPES, THAT TYPE OF MATERIAL THAT I NEED, EVERYTHING ELSE PRETTY MUCH STAYED THE SAME. Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE TAX OFFICE SIDE OTHER THAN MY MOVING MY CLERK ONE TO A TWO ONCE SHE GETS FINISHED TRAINING IN THE AUTO SIDE? THE QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. NO ON YOUR TRAVEL. 
          CAN YOU YOU GOT ANY OUT OF STATE CONFERENCES OR AND HOW MANY LOCAL DO YOU HAVE IN STATE. NO, SIR. WE DON'T DO TRAVEL OUT OF STATE. WE DO HAVE TWO CONFERENCES, ONE IN THE SUMMERTIME AND ONE IN THE IN NOVEMBER. I USUALLY GO TO THE ONE IN THE SUMMERTIME, BUT MY CHIEF DEPUTY USUALLY GOES TO THE ONE IN NOVEMBER BECAUSE WE BOTH HAVE TO MAINTAIN OUR HOURS TO HAVE OUR PCC DESIGNATION. WE DO HAVE SOME REGIONAL MEETINGS, BUT WE TRY TO KEEP THOSE LOCAL. SO IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, OVERNIGHT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO 2 TO 3 MAX. YES, SIR. TWO, TWO MAX THAT WERE THAT WERE HAVING TO TRAVEL. NOW LET ME BACK UP. I'M SORRY. WE DID HAVE THE LEGISLATIVE YEAR SO I WILL WE WILL DO POST LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE IF I CAN GET AWAY IN AUGUST. WE DID PRE LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE. THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES IN ON THE DMV SIDE AND ALWAYS ON THE TAX PROPERTY SIDE. BUT I DON'T ALWAYS GO TO THE ONE THE LEGISLATIVE IN AUGUST DEPENDING ON THE SCHEDULE FROM THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE IT'S RIGHT BEFORE TAX SEASON. SO I DON'T ALWAYS ATTEND THOSE. AND THERE MAY BE A EXTRA SESSION THIS YEAR OR TWO ON TAXES, I BELIEVE. SO I'M THINKING NOT HEARD THAT. BUT OKAY, THAT'S SORT OF THE RUMOR RIGHT NOW THAT'S BEING KICKED AROUND IN AUSTIN. YEAH. WELL, AND IT'S JUST GOING TO DEPEND ON MY SCHEDULE BECAUSE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S FINISHED THEIR TAX YEAR AT THE END OF AUGUST. SO IF, IF IT'S BUSY, WE DON'T HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE OPPORTUNITY, THEN I WON'T GO. I THINK WE SHOULD HEAR SOMETHING PROBABLY NEXT WEEK BECAUSE I THINK THIS FRIDAY THE 20TH IS THE LAST DAY FOR THE GOVERNOR TO SIGN BILLS OR REJECT BILLS. I'M SURE WHATEVER HAPPENS OUT OF THAT IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK, WE'LL PROBABLY HEAR FROM. 
          SOMEONE, OKAY, OKAY. SO THEN THE NEXT ONE IS AUTO REGISTRATION. THAT'S THE NEXT PAGE, AND THERE IS AN INCREASE ON THERE. I DO HAVE A STEP INCREASE FOR TWO CLERKS THAT DIDN'T GET IT LAST YEAR. THEY DIDN'T MEET THE CRITERIA, BUT THEY DO THIS YEAR. SO I AM ASKING FOR THE 4.15% INCREASE ON TWO CLERKS ON THE AUTO REGISTRATION SIDE. AND THEN OF COURSE THE BUILDING LEASING UTILITIES. THAT'S SOMETHING NEW. WE'RE STILL NOT, YOU KNOW, THERE WITH THE WITH THE BUILDING IN PORTLAND LAST YEAR THE OR. YEAH. LAST YEAR THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR WE DID GET TWO MORE EMPLOYEES IN THE PORTLAND OFFICE. BUT I HAVE NOT FILLED THAT BECAUSE WE STILL DON'T HAVE ROOM FOR THAT FOR THEM. BUT IF WE GET IT DONE BEFORE TAX SEASON, I'LL BE READY TO GO. BUT THAT'S ALREADY IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET. SO BUT FOR NEXT YEAR, I DO HAVE THE BUILDING AND OFFICE RENTAL INCREASE AND UTILITIES INCREASE. AND I INCREASED THE POSTAGE A LITTLE BIT ON THE DMV SIDE. SO I AM ANTICIPATING A LITTLE MAILING OUT LICENSE PLATES A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE OF SB 718 CHANGES. 
          SO I DO ANTICIPATE A LITTLE BIT MORE POSTAGE THERE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. ANY QUESTIONS OKAY. ALL RIGHTY. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND WHEN JUDGE WILBURN COMES IN WE'LL STOP WHEREVER WE'RE AT. WE'LL GET HER TAKEN CARE OF SO SHE CAN GET BACK. I'M SURE SHE'S GOT CAUGHT PROBABLY AS WELL THIS MORNING ON SOME OTHER ISSUES. IT'S MONDAY. OKAY. WE'LL GO INTO OUR CONSENT 
          [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:]
AGENDA. ITEMS 2.3. I'VE GOT ONE, TWO, THREE OF THEM THIS MORNING. IS ANY COMMISSIONER NEED EITHER ONE OF THEM PULLS UP FOR DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE ON THEM. OKAY. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND DO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. 2.3 A EXCEPTING RECORD NOTIFICATION FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR. FIRE MARSHAL, EXPIRATION OF THE 90 DAY BURN BAN EFFECTIVE ON JUNE 17TH, 2025, WHICH WILL BE TOMORROW MORNING, THEN WILL BE NON-EXISTENT. 2.3 B IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A REQUEST BY GARY DAVIS, AIRPORT MANAGER, FOR ASSIGNMENT OF GROUND LEASE BETWEEN BLACK DOG DEVELOPMENT ASSIGNOR AND. K K A T K, A T AND LLC ASSIGNEES FOR 
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HANGAR NUMBER 12 AND THEN 2.3 C IS CONSIDERATION IN ACTION ON THE REQUEST BY GARY DAVIS, AIRPORT MANAGER, FOR ASSIGNMENT OF GROUND LEASE BETWEEN AND CAMPBELL ASSIGNOR AND KIM AVIATION AND ED NELSON. ASSIGNEE FOR HANGAR NUMBER FOUR. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 2.3 A THROUGH SECOND. OKAY, I THAT'S BE SECONDED BY THE COURT. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THEM? SECOND BY GONZALEZ. GONZALEZ DID IT OKAY. OKAY. NO QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO OKAY. INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEM 
          [a.  Proclamation recognizing R.J. Thomas for his 30+ years of public service in San Patricio County. ]
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING RJ THOMAS FOR HIS 30 YEARS PLUS OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. LET ME READ THIS PROCLAMATION, AND WE'LL HAVE RJ COME UP AND I'VE GOT A PLAQUE TO PRESENT HIM. WHEREAS RJ THOMAS HAS DEDICATED HIS LIFE TO THE SERVICE OF OTHERS BY SERVING IN PUBLIC SERVICE FOR OVER 40 YEARS, AND WILL RETIRE ON JUNE THE 30TH, 2025. STARTING AS A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER IN EASTERN KENTUCKY IN 1976 AND THEN SERVING 25 YEARS IN THE SIDE WITH THE US NAVY AND OVER TWO DECADES, COASTAL BEND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. AND WHEREAS, RJ THOMAS HAS SERVED AS THE DIRECTOR OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE COASTAL BEND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, THE COASTAL BEND MULTI-AGENCY COORDINATION GROUP MANAGER, THE FIRE MARSHAL OF INGLESIDE ON THE BAY FIRE DEPARTMENT, SECOND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE STATE FIREMEN'S AND FIRE MARSHALS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS, AND IS AN ADJUTANT INSTRUCTOR FOR TEXAS A&M EXTENSION ENGINEERING SERVICE. WHEREAS RJ THOMAS HAS SERVED AS A MULTIPLE COMMITTEES, INCLUDING PRESIDENT OF THE COASTAL BEND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION, BOARD MEMBER OF THE COASTAL BEND DISASTER RECOVERY GROUP, PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, MEMBER OF THE SS, S FMA CERTIFICATION BOARD, MEMBER OF THE AREA MARITIME SECURITY COMMITTEES FOR THE COASTAL BEND. COASTAL GUARD SECTOR. CORPUS CHRISTI MEMBER OF THE PORT AUTHORITY WORKING GROUP. SECURITY WORKING GROUP AS BOARD MEMBER OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS, AND WAS RECENTLY INDUCTED INTO THE TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HALL OF FAME THIS YEAR. AND WHEREAS RJ THOMAS HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN HURRICANES, FIRES, PANDEMICS AND OTHER EVENTS IN THE COASTAL BEND AREA. 
          AND WHEREAS, RJ THOMAS HAS DEMONSTRATED THAT HE IS AN OUTSTANDING, EFFECTIVE AND INSIGHTFUL COMMUNITY LEADER THROUGH HIS PUBLIC SERVICE, AS EVIDENCED BY HIS DEDICATION. 
          NOW, THEREFORE, I, DAVID KREBS, JUDGE, COUNTY COMMISSIONER, COURT OF SAMPSON COUNTY, EXTENDS OUR DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO RJ THOMAS AND ARE HONORED TO RECOGNIZE AND EXTEND THEIR SINCERE APPRECIATION. AND THANK YOU TO JUDGE THOMAS FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF SERVICE, DEDICATION, LOYALTY, AND FRIENDSHIP TO THE CITIZENS AND THE COMMUNITIES OF SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. AND CONGRATULATIONS, RJ. THANK YOU. CARRIE. SIR. LET ME STRETCH A LITTLE BIT FIRST. 
          BRIAN. CARRIE. THAT. OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS NOW. MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN I DID. YOU HAVE BEEN A SERVANT TO THIS COUNTY AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU FOR EVERYTHING. TOTALLY EVERYTHING. 
          YOU KNOW. SO WE HAVE OUR WORD HE'S NOT LEAVING THE AREA. THAT'S CORRECT. AND WE'RE STUCK. WE'RE STUCK WITH YOU. RIGHT. BUT. GOOD DEAL. OKAY. MOVING DOWN TO 2.4 B 
          [b.  Discussion, consideration, and action on request from Justice of the Peace, Precinct 6 Judge Susan Price to purchase a new HP Printer for the courtroom @ $575.00 and toner @$119.00 total cost $694.00. Requesting out of Court Technology Fund.]
DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT SIX JUDGE 
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SUSAN PRICE TO PURCHASE A NEW HP PRINTER FOR THE COURTROOM AT $575 AND A TONER AT $119, FOR A TOTAL COST OF $694. THIS IS BEING REQUESTED OF THE COURT TECHNOLOGY FUND. PATRICK, ARE WE GOOD? ON THE PHONE? YES, SIR. OKAY. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. MOTION BY SECOND. 
          SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION 
          [c.  Discussion, consideration and action on request from Cassandra Martinez, Juvenile Detention, to enter into a Contract and Agreement for Secure Short-Term Detention of Juvenile Offenders (Space available) between San Patricio county and Youth Opportunity Investments, LLC.]
CARRIES. 2.4 C IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM SANDRA MARTINEZ. 
          JUVENILE DETENTION TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT. AN AGREEMENT FOR SECURE SHORT TERM DETENTION OF JUVENILE OFFENDERS. IF FACES AVAILABLE BETWEEN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY AND THE YOUTH OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENT LLC. MOTION TO APPROVE 2.4 C SECOND MOTION SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. 
          MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, GOOD. OKAY. 2.4 D IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON CONSENT FOR ASSIGNMENT 
          [d.  Consideration and action on Consent for Assignment of Rail Spur Lease Agreement, dated December 12, 2022 by and between San Patricio County and Midstream Texas Operating LLC (MTO) to assign the Lease to Midstream Texas Ingleside LLC (MTI).]
OF RAILS FOR LEASE AGREEMENT DATED DECEMBER 12TH, 2022 BY AND BETWEEN COUNTY AT MIDSTREAM TEXAS OPERATION, LLC TO ASSIGN THE LEASE TO MIDSTREAM TEXAS INGLESIDE, LLC. A MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION B SECOND. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? NO, IT'S JUST A NAME CHANGE. I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL IT IS. THEY TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THE TWO RAIL SPURS WE HAVE. I WAS JUST OVER THERE PASSING THEM THE OTHER DAY, SO NO, IT'S A GOOD THING FOR US TO HAVE THEM TAKEN CARE OF THAT STUFF GOT A MOTION. AND SECOND, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.4 CONSIDERATION 
          [e.  Consideration and action on request from Ruben Gonzales, Commissioner, Pct 3 to enter into an Interlocal Agreement between San Patricio County R&B #3 and San Patricio County Drainage District to install a low water crossing on CR 696 (old CR 24) located 360' E of CR 1441.]
OF ACTION ON THE REQUEST FROM RUBEN GONZALEZ, COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT THREE, TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHESTER COUNTY R&B NUMBER THREE AND SAN PATRICIO COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICT TO INSTALL A NEW LOW WATER CROSSING ON COUNTY ROAD 696, WHICH IS OLD COUNTY ROAD 24, LOCATED 360FT OF COUNTY ROAD EAST OF COUNTY ROAD 1441. MOTION TO APPROVE 2.4 SEE SECOND MOTION. MOTION SECONDED BY. GILLESPIE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.4 F. CONSIDERATION AND 
          [f.  Consideration and action to authorize the auditor’s office to go out for bids for a pneumatic roller for Road & Bridge, Precinct 2.]
ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO GO OUT. BIDS FOR PNEUMATIC ROLLER FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE. PRECINCT TWO. I REQUEST MAYBE THAT WE NEED TO TABLE THIS MOTION TO TABLE. 
          SECOND MOTION BY MR. GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO TABLE SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. 2.4 G IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A 
          [g.  Consideration and action on request from Steven Gonzalez, IT Director, to add/install new audio and visual system for the San Patricio County Fairgrounds, Civic Center building.  Recommend CTI to provide services at $47,804.16 (Note: CTI required 60% down payment to initiate order) will be paid out of the SPC Fairgrounds budget.]
REQUEST FROM STEVEN GONZALEZ, I.T. DIRECTOR, TO ADD AND OR INSTALL NEW AUDIO AND VISUAL SYSTEM FOR SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. THE CIVIC CENTER BUILDING RECOMMENDED CTI TO PROVIDE SERVICES AT $47,804.16. PLEASE NOTE THAT CTI REQUIRES 60% DOWN PAYMENT TO INSULATE THE INSTALLATION. THE ORDER WILL BE PAID OUT OF S&P FAIRGROUNDS BUDGET. MOTION TO APPROVE 2.4 G. 
          I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. OKAY. PATRICK, DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE CONTRACT? I MEAN, BEING THE 60% DOWN IS SORT OF UNUSUAL FOR US. IT IS. WELL, IT'S BECOMING MORE NORMAL, I THINK, AND STUFF WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, THEY'VE BEEN ASKING I THINK THE 6% COVERS THE EQUIPMENT PRETTY MUCH. AND SO THAT'S PRETTY MUCH STARTING TO BECOME THE NORM TO GET THE EQUIPMENT. ONCE YOU GET THAT, THEN WE'LL PAY THE 6% OF THAT. SO OKAY, HE WENT THROUGH THE TIPS CO OP. SO THAT'S BEEN ALL VERIFIED. SO DID WE ACTUALLY EVER HAVE AN AGREEMENT OR SOME KIND OF ORDER SAYING THAT WE WOULDN'T DO THE 50%. WAS I JUST UNDERSTANDING I BELIEVE IN THE PAST IT'S BEEN AN UNDERSTANDING UNDER MR. WENDELL. HE DIDN'T LIKE TO DO IT. BUT THEN YEAH, WE DIDN'T LIKE TO DO IT. BUT LIKE I SAID, PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN COMING ACROSS LATELY, 
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THEY'VE BEEN THAT'S BEEN IN A LOT OF THE AGREEMENTS, IS HAVING THAT SOME KIND OF PERCENT DOWN AND SOME WRITE DOWNS FOR THE EQUIPMENT IS WHAT IT IS. YEAH. IT'S MATERIALS. YES, MATERIALS. 
          THIS IS THIS. HAVE WE DONE BUSINESS WITH THIS VENDOR BEFORE OR FIRST? FIRST TIME. STEVEN. 
          ALL THREE OF THEM ARE FIRST VENDORS. SO CTI WAS ONLY RECOMMENDED AND THEN THE 60% REALLY IS JUST LIKE PATRICK SAID, IT'S JUST AN AGREEMENT JUST TO ORDER THE EQUIPMENT AND GET THE START WORKING ON THE PROJECT. OKAY. AND JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, HE WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD A CO-OP, CORRECT? YES, SIR. OKAY. YOU FEEL GOOD WITH THEM? YES, SIR. OKAY. GOOD. 
          QUESTIONS. COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 5040. EXCUSE ME FOR MISS COUNTY FOR. OKAY, 2.4 H IS CONSIDERATION. 
          [h.  Discussion, consideration and action on a request from John A. Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, on accepting the following roads in the Angelita Estates North Unit 5: Lariat Lane Longhorn Drive]
ACTION ON REQUEST FROM JOHN HERNANDEZ, P COUNTY ENGINEER, ON ACCEPTING THE FOLLOWING ROADS INTO THE ANGELINA ESTATES NORTH UNIT FIVE DIVISION LARIAT LANE AND LONGHORN DRIVE. I JUST WANT TO ADD TO THAT. IN ADDITION TO LARIAT LANE AND LONGHORN ROAD IS ALSO SADDLE ROAD TO BE INCLUDED. 
          JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY. ON THESE PARTICULAR ROADS. THIS IS PART OF A SUBDIVISION, ANGELINA ESTATES NORTH UNIT FIVE COURT ACCEPTED THE SUBDIVISION BACK IN MARCH OF 2022, BUT DID NOT ACCEPT THE ROADS. THAT WAS PRIOR. THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION DID NOT ACCEPT THAT. DID THE ROAD TO MEET THE STANDARD. EXCUSE ME SIR, THE ROAD TO MEET OUR COUNTY STANDARDS? YES, SIR. SO AFTER THAT THE DEVELOPER AND GOOD FAITH EFFORTS HAS PROVIDED A SIGNED AND SEALED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PAVEMENT SECTION, PAVEMENT SECTION CONSISTS OF. 
          1.5IN OF HOT MIX, EIGHT INCHES OF LIMESTONE BASE, AS WELL AS 12IN OF LIME STABILIZED SUBGRADE MOTION TO APPROVE 2.4 H. SECOND, I GOT A MOTION SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN AND CARRY IT FOUR ZERO. 
          THANK YOU JOHN. THANK YOU. OKAY. 2.4 CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM JESSICA NEWMAN, 
          [i.  Consideration and action on a request from Chesca Newman, County Purchasing Coordinator, on Awarding IFB2025-002 Seal Coating for Pct. 3 and Pct. 4. ]
COUNTY PURCHASING COORDINATOR ON AWARDING IFB 2025 002 WITH SEALCOATING FOR PRECINCT THREE AND PRECINCT FOUR. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. WE RECEIVED TWO BIDS FOR THIS, AND EACH PRECINCT IS GOING WITH THE LOWEST BIDDER. FOR PRECINCT THREE, IT'S JACOB WEAVER AND PRECINCT FOUR, KAY NEWBURY. OKAY, I'D JUST LIKE I JUST WANT TO JUST COMMENT ABOUT THESE CONTRACTORS ARE TEXDOT CONTRACTORS. AND THE MOST OF THE BOTH OF THESE BIDS THAT CAME UNDERNEATH MY ENGINEERING ESTIMATES, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR PRECINCT THREE, I ESTIMATED ABOUT 340,000. AND THESE GUYS, A LOW BID CAME IN AT ABOUT 200, 200 AND 287,000. AND SO WOULD THAT WAS DUE TO THE CURRENT ASPHALT PRICES BEING VERY, VERY LOW. AND SO I RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR THESE CONTRACTORS. BOTH I MOVE TO APPROVE THE AWARDING AND CONTRACT FOR SEALCOATING FOR PRECINCT THREE AND FOUR TO THE CONTRACTORS LISTED. I JUST WANT TO ADD COMMISSIONER FOR PRECINCT FOUR. DOES THAT DO YOU WANT TO INCLUDE. THERE WAS A THERE WAS A BASE BID. AND THEN FOR YOUR PRECINCT THERE WAS ALSO THE ADDITIVE BIDS TO DO THE INVERTED PRIME AND THINGS LIKE THAT. DO YOU WANT TO AWARD THE BIDS AS WELL? THAT'S FINE. SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU. GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 402.4 J. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND 
          [j.  Discussion, Consideration, and action on a request from Chesca Newman, Purchasing Coordinator, on awarding IFB2025-008 Roadway Patching Material.  ]
ACTION ON THE REQUEST FROM JESSICA NEWMAN, PURCHASING COORDINATOR ON AWARDING IFB 2025 008, WHICH IS THE ROADWAY PATCHING MATERIALS ON THIS ONE, WE RECEIVED ONE BID AFTER THE 
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REBID AND THAT WAS FOR VULCAN. TYPICALLY THE ONLY ONES. YEAH. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. THANK YOU. MOTION. OKAY, I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. 
          [k.  Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grant Manager, on awarding RFQ2025-003 for Legal Services to assist with acquisition activities for Taft and Sinton GLO contract No.22-085-011-D239 Harvey Competition Program. ]
MOTION CARRIES FOUR ZERO. 2.4 K. DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION. REQUEST FOR MELANIE COOPER, GRANT MANAGER ON AWARDING RFQ 2025 003. FOR LEGAL SERVICES ACQUISITION ACTIVITIES FOR TAFT AND SINTON. GLO CONTRACT NUMBER 20 2-085001-D2 39 HARVEY COMPLETION PROGRAM. 
          THIS IS ONE OF OUR GLO PROGRAMS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH AND THIS IS FOR LEGAL SERVICES. WE ARE WORKING WITH THEIR ENGINEER TO AVOID ANY EMINENT DOMAIN OR ISSUES LIKE THAT. BUT THIS WOULD BE MORE FOR EMINENT DOMAIN MIGHT BECOME A FACTOR. BUT WE ARE MOVING PROPERTY LINES TO WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO NOT MAKE THAT A FACTOR IN THIS PROJECT. BUT THIS WILL ALSO HELP US DETERMINE THE RESIDENTS AND FINDING THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A FEW OF THEM THAT WE CANNOT FIND WHO THE ACTUAL PROPERTY OWNER IS. SO IF WE AWARD THIS, THAT WILL ALLOW US TO START NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE FIRM TO COME TO A CONTRACT AGREEMENT, ACCORDING TO THE COURT. MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND IT. COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? QUESTIONS ON IT? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. 
          AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. JUDGE, IF I MIGHT ADD. JUDGE WILBURN IS HERE NOW. OH, JUDGE WILBURN SHOWED UP. OKAY, MISS WILBURN, YOU'RE ON DECK. AWESOME. LET'S SEE. SOMEONE NEEDS COPIES. I DIDN'T SEE YOU SOMETIME. THANKS FOR LETTING ME. YEAH. YOU GOT CAUGHT GOING FOR A LITTLE WHILE. 
          THANK YOU. ALL OVER HERE. NEED COPIES? GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS FIRST FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY. SOMETIMES WHEN WE'RE NOT HERE, WHEN Y'ALL ARE DOING THE ACTUAL BUDGET PRESENTATION, TO BE ABLE TO DO IT AT A DIFFERENT TIME QUICKLY, NOT A LOT OF EXCITEMENT ON THE BUDGET PRESENTED IT TO Y'ALL. AND SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME FORMAT. I'LL GO OVER ANY OF THE KIND OF CHANGES OR MODIFICATIONS FROM REALLY LAST YEAR'S. ONLY SUBSTANTIAL IS THE ATTORNEY'S FEES. AND WE HAD ACTUALLY PROPOSED A HIGHER AMOUNT. IT WAS BUDGETED FOR SOME REASON LOWER. NOT EXACTLY SURE WHY, BUT WE DID END UP SPENDING PROBABLY THE AMOUNT WE REQUESTED AND MORE THINGS LIKE ATTORNEY'S FEES, PSYCHOLOGICAL TRANSLATOR SERVICES. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT KIND OF KEEP INCREASING JUST WITH THE AMOUNT OF VOLUME OF CASES THAT THE COURT DOES, AND THEN THE AMOUNT THAT PEOPLE ARE CHARGING FOR THOSE. AS FAR AS ESPECIALLY THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND THE TRANSLATORS. AND WE DID PUT A ACTUAL LINE ITEM FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL THIS YEAR, SPECIFICALLY AS TO OPPOSED TO IT BEING REFERRED TO AS LIKE OTHER COURT COSTS, JUST SO THAT WE CAN DIFFERENTIATE THAT, ESPECIALLY IN THE FUTURE, AS WE'RE GOING AS TO HOW MUCH WE'RE ACTUALLY SPENDING ON THOSE PER YEAR. THE ONLY OTHER THINGS JUST REALLY KIND OF THE COST OF, OF THINGS INCREASING, JUST A LITTLE INCREASE, PROBABLY FOR SUPPLIES AND TRAVEL. FOR SOME REASON, THE WORKER'S COMPENSATION WAS OFF. AND SO THAT ONE I JUST DID ACCORDING TO WHAT WAS ACTUALLY SPENT VERSUS WHAT WAS BUDGETED. SO BECAUSE SOMEHOW THAT WAS IT SEEMED LIKE SUBSTANTIALLY OFF FROM LAST YEAR AS FAR AS BUDGETED TO SPENT. BUT BESIDES THAT, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. NOTHING ELSE TERRIBLY EXCITING. QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? NO, I DON'T KNOW. CAN YOU TOUCH A LITTLE BIT ON. YES, SIR. DO YOU DO ANY OUT OF STATE TRAVELING FOR CONFERENCES AND HOW MANY IN TEXAS DO YOU DO? NO OUT OF STATE TRAVELING GENERALLY FOR CONFERENCES IN STATE GENERAL TRAVEL. FOR ME PERSONALLY, YOU HAVE A REGIONAL CONFERENCE. OUR 
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OUR JUDICIAL OVERALL IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IS DIVIDED INTO REGIONS. AND SO WE HAVE ONE REGIONAL CONFERENCE, WHICH IS BASICALLY KIND OF LIKE HALF OF THE REGIONS IN THE STATE. AND THEN WE HAVE AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND THEN WE HAVE SPECIFIC CONFERENCES. SO THEN WE HAVE CONFERENCES THAT REFER TO SPECIFICALLY FOR LIKE PROBATE, FOR FAMILY PROTECTIVE SERVICES, FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CRIMINAL, CIVIL, THE THINGS THAT ARE MORE SPECIFIC IN NATURE. AND THEN WE HAVE OUR GENERAL AND REGIONAL CONFERENCES. SO I WOULD SAY MAYBE, YOU KNOW, A MINIMUM OF PROBABLY TWO, MAYBE FOUR ISH TOTAL FOR, FOR ME INDIVIDUALLY, BUT BUT ALL OF MY STAFF HAS TO HAVE CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS AS WELL. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR JUDGE. WELL THANK YOU JUDGE THANK YOU. ONLY OTHER THING TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF. JUST I KNOW Y'ALL KNOW THESE THINGS BUT JUST I FEEL BETTER MENTIONING THEM. WHEN WE MOVE BUILDINGS. WE'LL NEED TO HAVE SOME MONEY SET ASIDE FOR OUR CONTINUED GROWTH. AS FAR AS PERSONNEL FOR THE BUILDING ITSELF, AS FAR AS SECURITY AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. AND THEN TWO, AS YOU KNOW, WITH OUR JAIL NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO TAKE MISDEMEANORS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY SETTING SOME MONEY ASIDE TO HAVE THOSE ADDRESSED WOULD WOULD BENEFIT, I THINK OUR COURT TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THOSE. SO THOSE ARE JUST THINGS I THINK YOU KIND OF NEED TO START THINKING ABOUT. AS FAR AS I KNOW, MORE MONEY WILL BE NEEDING TO BE SET ASIDE AND ADDRESS THOSE TYPE OF ISSUES AND BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY TYPE OF QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE TODAY OR ANYTIME IN THE FUTURE. THOSE ISSUES JUST SHOOT ME AN EMAIL OR SOMETHING ON THEM, AND THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE THEM IN OUR RECORDS WHEN WE START, YOU KNOW, LOOKING INTO THAT. YES, SIR. SOUNDS GREAT. THANK YOU ALL. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. YEAH. DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION, ACTION. ON A REQUEST FROM MELANIE COOPER, GRANT MANAGER ON AWARDING RFP 2020, RFQ 2020 5-003 FOR LEGAL SERVICES TO MEET THE ACQUISITION ACTIVITIES FOR TAFT AND SINTON. DIDN'T WE DO THAT ONE, MELANIE OKAY. YEP. 
          [l.  Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Chesca Newman, Purchasing Coordinator, to enter into a Contract for RFP2025-006 with Management Advisory Group International Inc. for the Employment Classification and Compensation Study in the amount of $38,500.00.]
OKAY. SO WE GO DOWN TO EL DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE REQUEST FROM JESSICA NEWMAN, PURCHASING COORDINATOR, TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT FOR RFP 2025 006 WITH MANAGEMENT ADVISORY GROUP INTERNATIONAL FOR THE EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION STUDY IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,500. MANAGEMENT ADVISORY GROUP WAS AWARDED THIS PROJECT IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT, AND THIS IS THE CONTRACT ASSOCIATED MOTION TO APPROVE 2.4 MILL SECOND. THANK YOU. THAT BASKET. I THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSER, GUYS. WE'RE GETTING CLOSER. 
          OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS MELANIE I MEAN JESSICA. NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. 
          THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.4 M IS DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON 
          [m.  Discuss, consider and take action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grant Manager, for Amendment #2 to the Grant Administration Services contract for the Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) Method of Distribution (MOD) Program Contract Number # 24-065-146-F005. Tabled from the May 12, 2025 Commissioners Court Meeting.]
REQUEST FROM COOPER GRANT, MANAGER FOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO THE GRANT ADMINISTRATION SERVICES CONTRACT FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT MITIGATION, WHICH IS CDBG SCHMIDT METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION. THE MOD IN THE PROGRAM CONTRACT NUMBER 24. 0650146F0059. MOTION TO BRING IT BACK ON THE TABLE. SECOND. OKAY, I GOT A MOTION BY THE COURT TO RETURN TO THE TABLE FOR THE TABLE. I DON'T HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO BRING BACK TO THE TABLE SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. 
          MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. NOW, MELANIE, WE'RE LEAVING. THIS ITEM WAS TABLED ON MAY 12TH. THE LANKFORD BROUGHT IN A PRESENTATION. WE DID A PRESENTATION AND WE WENT FOR AN AMENDMENT. THIS IS OVER THE CDBG FUNDS, WHICH IS SEPARATE FROM THE D 239, WHICH WOULD BE THE MITIGATION COMPETITION. SO THIS WILL BE OVER. THE MOD PROJECTS THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH. 
          LANKFORD IS HERE TODAY TO SPEAK, SPEAK WITH YOU GUYS ON THIS AMENDMENT. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK ON IT. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. I'M JUDY LANGFORD, OWNER AND PRESIDENT OF THE LANKFORD COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES. I HAVE WITH ME BEHIND ME, JESSICA DAIDONE, WHO HAS BEEN WORKING THE PROJECT WITH WITH THE COUNTY. WE REALLY HAVE APPRECIATED OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY AND THE WAY OUR PROJECT, OUR OUR, 
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OUR CONTRACT WAS DONE WITH THE COUNTY ORIGINALLY WAS A, IF YOU WILL, AN UMBRELLA CONTRACT THAT THE PROCUREMENT WAS DONE EARLY ON PRIOR TO THE COMP APPLICATION THAT THAT THAT CONTRACT HAD AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, BECAUSE GLOW REQUIRES THAT BEFORE A FINALIZATION OR A REQUEST FOR FUNDS ARE REQUESTED BACK FROM GLO, THAT THE CONTRACT HAS A HARD NUMBER ON IT. SO THE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WAS THE 6% OF THE COMP FUNDS. AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IS 6% OF THE MOD FUNDS. AND THAT'S THE AMENDMENT THAT'S HERE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. IT IS FOR THE METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION THAT HAS TEN PROJECTS, TEN DIFFERENT AREAS, TEN DIFFERENT SETS OF BENEFICIARIES. IT INCLUDES THE ENVIRONMENTAL THAT WE ANTICIPATE WILL HAVE A CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY IN AT LEAST A COUPLE OF PLACES. IT ALSO WILL LIKELY INCLUDE CORE PERMITTING FOR PARTICULARLY LIKE THE CHANNELIZATION ON THE ON THE ARANSAS PASS CHANNEL. IT IS INCLUSIVE OF THE DAVIS-BACON WAGE RATES, THE ENVIRONMENTAL, ALL OF THE OVERSIGHT OF THE OF THE CONSTRUCTION. AND IT'S AN ALL INCLUSIVE CONTRACT TO THE COUNTY. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GUYS THAT THE THAT THE COMMISSIONERS HAD QUESTIONS. SO I WANTED TO BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. I BELIEVE FOR THE UPDATE ON THE LAST ONE IT WAS PRESENTED, THE JUDGE HAD ASKED FOR A PERCENTAGE REDUCTION ON THIS. WE'VE HAD A FEW MEETINGS WITH LANKFORD AND WE MOVED THROUGH. SO THAT'S THAT'S WHERE WE WERE AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE TODAY TO SEE IF THE AMENDMENT WILL BE APPROVED AS IS. WELL, BASICALLY, I'M LOOKING AT THESE PROJECTS AND SO FORTH. 
          YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALMOST 35 MILLION IN DRAINAGE PROJECTS. AND WHEN I CAME IN OFFICE IN JANUARY ON THE PREVIOUS ONE, THE 15,000,001, IT WAS AT 95%. AND TODAY THEY TELL ME SIX MONTHS LATER, WE'RE STILL AT 95%. YOU KNOW, I HAVE A VERY MUCH CONCERN THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING ANY MOVEMENT ON IT. BILLS ARE GETTING PAID, THINGS ARE DOING GREAT OUT THERE. AND NOW WE GOT A $25 MILLION CONTRACT THAT WE'RE DEALING WITH. AND I UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE AT, BUT I STILL HAVE CONCERNS. I MEAN, JUST JUST IN THE FACT THAT PROGRESS. WHERE ARE WE GOING? ABSOLUTELY. AND I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE CONCERNED YOUR CONCERN WITH THAT, UNFORTUNATELY, WITH THE COMP PROJECT, THE ENGINEERING WAS SLOW TO GET CONTRACTED TO BEGIN WITH. SO THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT OF IT. AND THEN THE ENGINEERING WAS SLOW TO ACTUALLY COME UP WITH DESIGN. AND SO IT'S NOW MET TO DESIGN AND IT'S READY TO GO OUT TO BID. JUST FINALIZATION OF ACQUISITION. THE NEW MOD PROJECT HAS A LIMITED AMOUNT OF ACQUISITION IN IT. THERE IS SOME MONEY SET ASIDE FOR ACQUISITION THERE. AND THE CONTRACTS ALREADY IN PLACE. SO I IF WE NEED TO DISCUSS THE CONTRACT, WE CAN DO THAT. BUT IT WAS PROCURED UNDER THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT. THE ONLY. 
          WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING THAT READY FOR BID. IT IS NOT YET READY TO GO OUT FOR BID ON THE 239. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THAT. THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL DELAYS ON THAT PROJECT AND WE ARE LOOKING TO ASK FOR ANOTHER EXTENSION. THE GLO DOES NOT ALLOW ANOTHER EXTENSION, BUT WE ARE GOING TO TRY AND GET SOMETHING READY FOR RFP, WHICH WILL BE A SEGMENT OF THAT PROJECT TO PUT OUT FOR BID. WE WILL STILL HAVE SITTING IN SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS WHICH ARE WAITING FOR ACQUISITION, AND THE ENGINEERING PLANS ARE NOT FINALIZED BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE APPROVED BY THE RAILROAD STILL. SO THAT'S THE UPDATE ON THAT PROJECT. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON IT. WE'RE TRYING TO MOVE THAT ONE FORWARD. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE GLO SAYS NO? WE WILL HAVE TO TRY AND RUSH TO MEET THAT DEADLINE. SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THEM AND TRYING TO SEE WHAT WE CAN PUSH FORWARD. I'M STILL LOOKING AT THE Y'ALL UTMOST CONFIDENCE IN WHAT YOUR STAFF CAN DO, BUT THE SITUATION IS YOU TRY TO RUSH IT THROUGH AND ALL THAT STUFF. WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DON'T MAKE IT? THERE? THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT SCENARIOS FOR THAT. THOSE ARE, YOU KNOW, CHICKEN LITTLE SCENARIO FOR ME IS ALWAYS A CHICKEN LITTLE SCENARIO. WE WOULD HAVE TO WE CANNOT COMPLETE THE PROJECT. WE MIGHT HAVE TO REIMBURSE SOME OF THE FUNDING WE'VE RECEIVED. THERE'S ALWAYS THAT THAT'S WHAT I WAS GETTING AT. IT WOULD BE ON THE COUNTY. SO THERE'S DIFFERENT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE GLO ON A SOLUTION BECAUSE WE WILL WE WILL PROVIDE THE COUNTY WITH A SOLUTION. WHO'S YOUR ENGINEERING ON THE FIRST ONE IT WAS THE FIRST ONE IS AG THREE ENGINEERING AG THREE. YEAH OKAY. SO YES, THEY ARE THE ENGINEER ON THAT ONE. THEY ARE 95% COMPLETE. SO WORKING WITH THE RAILROAD WE'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE PLANS 
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TO 100% COMPLETION TO GO OUT FOR BID. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION FOR 2.4 M. I BELIEVE IT IS FOR APPROVAL. I'LL SECOND IT. MOTION BY. MR. ZABORSKI, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. CORRECT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? CONCERNS ON THEM? NO, I THINK FELLOW COMMISSIONERS GOT ON AG THREE. YEAH, THAT'S THE PROBLEM. OKAY. AND NO OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN MOTION. OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS WE APPRECIATE IT. WE DO APPRECIATE BECAUSE WE ALSO KNOW HOW HARD IT WAS FOR YOU GUYS TO MOVE TO A DIFFERENT ENGINEERING FIRM FOR THE FOR THE MOD. AND THANK YOU. YES. WE'RE JUST GOING TO WORK IT OUT AND WORK IT OUT. I'M GLAD I KNOW THEY CAME FROM THE HEART. YES, SIR. IT ABSOLUTELY DID. YOU NEED 2.4 END POINT FOR AN. SINCE THE CONTRACT WAS AWARDED, THERE WILL BE NO ACTION FOR THAT ITEM. OH, ACTION. NO ACTION FOR THAT ITEM OKAY OKAY OKAY OKAY. THANK YOU MELANIE. THANK YOU. OKAY. 2.40 IS DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION 
          [o.  Discussion, consideration and action on request for reclassification to combine two existing positions, Deputy Emergency Management Coordinator and Floodplain Manager/Permit Specialist into one position.  The new classification/position would be Deputy EMC/Floodplain Manager/Permit Specialist, Grade 112.]
ACTION ON THE REQUEST FOR RECLASSIFICATION TO COMBINE TWO EXISTING POSITIONS. DEPUTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR AND THE FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT PERMIT SPECIALIST INTO ONE POSITION. THE NEW CLASSIFICATION POSITION WOULD BE THE DEPUTY EMC FLOODPLAIN MANAGER PERMIT SPECIALIST GRADE 12. MOTION TO APPROVE 2.40. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. HEARING NONE. WELL, LET ME JUST SAY TO START OFF WITH BEING AS A MOTION A SECOND, I DON'T KNOW HOW THE VOTE WILL COME OUT, BUT THIS POSITION IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE COMBINING THESE TWO POSITIONS WILL SAVE THE COUNTY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 70 AND $75,000 A YEAR. BETWEEN THESE TWO POSITIONS TOGETHER AND STUFF. SO THAT'S WHAT I LOOK FORWARD TO WHEN I'M LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, JOBS. NOW, IF WE CAN COMBINE JOBS, LET'S COMBINE JOBS AND SAVE MONEY BECAUSE THE TWO POSITIONS TOGETHER, IF YOU HAD TWO PEOPLE DOING THEM, YOU'D PROBABLY HAVE SOMEWHERE AROUND 140 TO $150,000 IN SALARIES PLUS BENEFITS. THIS IS A WAY WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE THE ONE OF WHATEVER SALARY WE AGREE ON ON THE 23RD WITH ONE PERSON IN THERE. SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY IT REMINDS ME OF DEJA VU FROM 2017. YEAH. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. GOT A MOTION A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. OKAY. CONCLUDES OUR 
          [a.  Raegan Calverley - Resignation - Deputy Clerk III/County Treasurer part-time regular, non-exempt grade 105 step 2 at $18.49 per hour effective June 6, 2025.]
AGENDA ITEMS. WE'LL GO INTO PERSONNEL. WE HAVE ONE. PERSONNEL ACTION. EMPLOYEE SALARY 3.1 A REAGAN CAVALRY RESIGNATION. DEPUTY CLERK THREE. COUNTY TREASURER. PART TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 105. STEP TWO AT $18.49 PER HOUR, EFFECTIVE JUNE 6TH 25. MOVE TO APPROVE 3.1 A SECOND MOTION. LESLIE. OKAY. ANY COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OKAY. CARRY FOUR ZERO OKAY. NO EMPLOYEE CHANGES, NO EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOTION TO ADJOURN, YOUR HONOR. SECOND. PLEASE. AUSTIN, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.
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