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ANY. IF YOU'LL PLEASE RISE BEFORE WE HAVE THE PLEDGES THIS MORNING, I WANT TO HAVE A MOMENT

[1. Call meeting to order]

OF SILENCE. JULY THE 4TH WAS NOT A VERY GOOD TIME IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AS YOU ALL KNOW. LOST A LOT OF OUR CITIZENS. A LOT OF OUR CHILDREN THAT WERE UP AT THE CHURCH CAMP DOING WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING AND SERVING GOD, AND LOTS AND LOTS OF OTHER CITIZENS AND STUFF THAT ARE LIVING THERE ALONG THE RIVER. AFTER WATCHING TV AND SEEING SOME OF THE MISHAP UP THERE, A LOT OF THE CAMPGROUNDS THAT I STAY AT WHEN I GO UP TO KERRVILLE WERE THE ONES THAT WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED. AT ONE, IT HAD 28 TRAILERS IN IT THAT WIPED ALL OF THEM OUT. WE STAY IN THAT ONE QUITE FREQUENTLY AND STUFF, AND WE DID HAVE PLANS TO GO UP THERE IN SEPTEMBER TO THAT CAMPGROUND. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL BE ABLE TO OR NOT, BUT IT'S ALL IT'S ALL GONE AND STUFF. AND OF COURSE, IF YOU REMEMBER THE TEXAS LIONS, YOU KNOW THAT WE HAVE A CAMP UP IN KERRVILLE. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT ANY INFORMATION IF WE GOT WATER IN CAMP OR WHAT HAPPENED, BUT OVER THE WEEKEND, I'M SURE THEY WERE ALL GONE AND DOING THEIR WORK, TRYING TO SAVE WHAT THEY COULD IF THERE IS WATER THERE. BUT I'M GOING TO TRY TO FIND OUT TODAY SO I CAN SEND IT OUT. INFORMATION TO ALL THE LIONS CLUBS AND STUFF HERE IN OUR DISTRICT SO WE CAN SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. IF YOU CAN HELP, PLEASE HELP. THERE'S NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE THAT ARE HELPING THE PEOPLE UP THERE AND STUFF. SO LET'S TAKE A QUICK MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR ALL THOSE THAT WE'VE LOST.

AND MAY GOD BE WITH ALL OF THOSE THAT WE'VE LOST. 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. AMEN. TEXAS FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. WELL. THANK YOU. LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO ON INTO CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS THIS MORNING, BUT IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WANTS TO BE HEARD, LET ME KNOW AND WE'LL MOVE ON WITH YOU, OKAY? I DON'T SEE ANYTHING. DO I

[4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.]

SEE ANYBODY? SO LET'S 1.4, WHICH IS REPORT FROM COMMISSIONERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS, COMMISSIONER SIKORSKI. NO, WE'RE CONTINUING MOWING. MOSQUITOES ARE COMING OUT REAL GOOD. AFTER ALL THE RAINS WE'VE HAD WORKING ON POTHOLES AGAIN, THEY SEEM TO COME BACK EVERY TIME THE RAINS COME. IT'S A GOOD THING WE'RE GETTING RAIN. BUT AGAIN, IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM. SO AGAIN, MR. HARLEY JUDGE. THANK YOU. THE ONLY COMMENTS I HAVE ARE ON THE FLOODING. WE'VE ALREADY COVERED THAT. I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO REPORT. MR. GONZALEZ. YES. WE PAID TWO COATS ON COUNTY ROAD 1883. THEY'RE IN THE OLDHAM AREA. WE'RE PATCHING HOLES. COUNTY ROAD 625, 647. WE'RE ROAD PROCESSING THERE IN THE AREA ON STRYKER ROAD, ON COUNTY ROAD 1677, 1672. LA FRUTA PARK. WE'RE REMODELING THE OFFICE AREA THERE. THE FIRE CHIMNEY CAP AND ALL THAT IS BEING REMOVED. AND WE'RE REBUILDING THAT. WE MOVED RECYCLED MATERIAL FROM TEX DOT 188YDā– !T TO THEIR SITTING YARD.

WE'RE ALSO PROCESSING IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY ROAD 1740. WE'RE WORKING ON THAT ROAD. WE'RE DOING ROAD WORK ON COUNTY ROAD 502 IN SAINT PAUL. BRUSH PICKUP IN SINTON, COLONIA, RANCHO CHICO AND SAINT PAUL AREA. WE DID SOME CULVERT INSTALLATION IN COUNTY ROAD 1272 IN THE AREA, AND WE ARE REMOVING BRUSH TREE. WE REMOVED A COUPLE OF TREES ON COUNTY ROAD 625 THERE IN THIS AREA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. I'LL SAY MINE TILL WE GET TO THE AIRPORT. JUDGE, ONE OTHER THING. I JUST HAPPEN TO REMEMBER. GREEN IS GOING TO BE START HARVESTING PRETTY SOON.

AND I ALSO WANT TO CAUTION ALL THE PEOPLE OUT THERE WATCHING THESE 18 WHEELERS THAT SOMETIMES THEY JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND STOP SIGNS, AND THEY DO RUN THEM. WE'VE HAD FATALITIES IN THE PAST. SO KEEP AN EYE OUT THOSE GREEN TRUCKS. DON'T EXPECT THEM TO STOP. ASSUME THE WORST. ANY DEPARTMENT HEAD. GOOD MORNING. THE SAN PATRICIO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS PART OF THE

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22 SHERIFF'S ALLIANCE THAT STRETCHES FROM GALVESTON TO KLEBERG COUNTY. THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE HAS ASKED US TO ASSIST WITH THE KERRVILLE INCIDENT, AND WE HAVE PREPARED OUR TEN TACTICAL UNITS TO RESPOND IF THAT BECOMES A REALITY. WE HAVE OUR EQUIPMENT. THERE WILL BE SENDING PLUS TEN DEPUTIES. THANK YOU SIR. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. JUST A REMINDER THAT THE CITY OF SINTON VOTERS ELECTION STARTED TODAY FOR THE SPECIAL ELECTION. IT IS FROM 8 TO 5, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEK. ELECTION DAY WILL BE JULY THE 22ND, 7 TO 7. ALL OF IT IS TAKING PLACE IN THE ELECTION OFFICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MA'AM. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT? MISTER RIVERA. JUST A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE OUR TECH TRAINING THIS COMING WEDNESDAY AT THE CIVIC CENTER. STARTS AT 9:00 TILL THREE. THEY WILL BE PROVIDING A BREAKFAST, A LIGHT BREAKFAST FOR EVERYONE, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE LUNCH BROUGHT IN SINCE WE'RE WORKING THROUGH LUNCH. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS? OKAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON. I HAVE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS I NEED TO MAKE THIS MORNING FOR THE COURT. AND I GUESS ALL CITIZENS. WE WILL BE HAVING A BUDGET WORKSHOP NEXT MONDAY FOLLOWING COMMISSIONERS COURT. THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT AND MYSELF HAVE FINISHED THE FIRST ROUND GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET.

AND WE DO HAVE SOME ISSUES THAT WE NEED TO BRING UP TO THE COURT TO GET SOME GUIDANCE. ONE OF THE BIGGEST ONES IS OUR EMPLOYEE INSURANCE. SOMEWHERE IN OUR BUDGET. AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, PATRICK, WE GOTTA FIND 1.4 TO $1.5 MILLION TO GO INTO OUR RESERVES FOR OUR EMPLOYEE EMPLOYER INSURANCE PROGRAM. THE PREDECESSOR THAT WE HAD DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP BRING OUR RESERVES BACK UP. SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BRING THOSE RESERVES UP. AND THAT'S ONE THING WE WANT TO TALK TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT ABOUT. AND THERE'S JUST A FEW LOTS OF OTHER ITEMS WE NEED TO BE BRINGING UP TO THE COURT TO GET SOME GUIDANCE BEFORE WE START GOING THROUGH OUR SECOND ROUND OF BUDGET HEARINGS. SO IT'LL BE RIGHT AFTER COMMISSIONERS COURT NEXT MONDAY.

WE WILL WE'LL DO THAT BUDGET WORKSHOP. OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON THEN TO APPROVAL OF

[1. Approval of minutes]

OUR MINUTES OF OUR LAST MEETING. THOSE HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO YOU LAST WEEK. IF THERE'S NO CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS, I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION FOR MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION BY SIKORSKY. SECOND BY CHARLIE FOR APPROVAL. AS SENT OUT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 2.2 A FINANCIAL AGENDA IS OUR EXAMINATION.

[a. Examination, consideration, and action on approval of all claims against San Patricio County Pursuant to section 113.064, Texas Local Government Code.]

CONSIDERATION OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY. BEFORE I DO GET A MOTION FOR THAT, I DO HAVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT INTO THE GENERAL FUND FOR $50,000 FROM THE SHELL FOUNDATION, FOR THE GRANT FOR EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. I THINK THAT COMES IN 2.2 BE. THE BE BE. BRAVO. OH, OKAY. WELL, THIS IS. RIGHT ADDITION FOR THE BUDGET OR BILLS. YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. RIGHT. MOVE TO PAY THE BILLS. ONE STEP AHEAD. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE TO PAY THE BILLS. I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND. SECONDED BY GONZALEZ.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. NOW, WE

[b. Consideration and action on Budget Line Items, Transfers, and Amendments.]

GOT THE BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR THE RESALE FOUNDATION PLUS ONE. I DO HAVE ONE LIST THAT WE NEED TO DO. AND IT'S FROM ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCT THREE, TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM SEALCOATING AND TO VEHICLE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. MOVE TO APPROVE BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFER AND THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. SECOND.

MOTION. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION

[c. Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ]

CARRIES. TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF MYSELF HERE. 2.2 C IS A BANK RECONCILIATION TREASURER'S REPORT. MISS GARCIA. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS WEEK'S HEALTH TRANSFER IS $141,200. OUR SECTION 125 TOTALS $1,931.71. WE HAVE ZERO ASSERTED CLAIMS THIS WEEK. OUR ESCROW TOTAL IS $2,498.49, AND OUR JUNE 2025 SALES TAX IS $440.24. MOVE TO

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ACCEPT TREASURER'S REPORT. SECOND MOTION SECONDED BY EARLY. ANY QUESTIONS, MR. GARCIA? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION

[d. Possible Discussion on Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and related matters. ]

CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. 2.2 D IS OUR POSSIBLE DISCUSSION ON FINANCIAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET AND RELATED MATTERS. THIS MORNING WE DO HAVE MISS SARAH MURPHY FROM THE AIR QUALITY PARTNERSHIP IN THE COASTAL BEND. WE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO US. SO GOOD MORNING, MISS MURPHY. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. I'M SHARON BAILEY MURPHY. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COASTAL BEND AIR QUALITY PARTNERSHIP, AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING AND BEING PART OF THE COASTAL BEND AIR QUALITY PARTNERSHIP FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS. YOU MIGHT RECALL THAT THE AIR SHED FOR NUECES COUNTY AND SAN PAT IS ONE AIR SHED, BECAUSE THE EMISSIONS FROM BOTH INTERACT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN ATTAINMENT OF NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS. SO I REALLY, REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE HELP THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE AND YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE COASTAL BEND AIR QUALITY PARTNERSHIP. I SEE THAT YOU HAVE YOUR AIR QUALITY REPORT BACK THERE FOR YOUR CITIZENS. ONE THING THAT I DID WANT TO MENTION IS THAT ALL OF LAST YEAR, WE MADE SURE THAT WE PUT TOGETHER THE FIRST EVER COASTAL BEND AIR QUALITY PARTNERSHIP, OUR AIR QUALITY PLAN. AND SO WE HAD OVER SEVEN OPEN HOUSES ALL THROUGH NUECES AND SANPETE COUNTIES, GIVING OUR CITIZENS AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE PLAN. WE HAVE BOTH INDUSTRY, THE MILITARY, BOTH COUNTIES, THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, EVERYBODY HELPING US TO MAKE SURE WE STAY IN ATTAINMENT OF NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS. ONE THING THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT IS PUTTING A MONITOR IN SANPETE COUNTY FOR PM 2.5. THE PM 2.5 WAS LOWERED IN FEBRUARY TO NINE MICROGRAMS PER METER CUBE. AND SO EPA HAS A MONITORING PLAN, AND THAT MONITOR WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN PLACE IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. NOW IT'S BEEN MOVED TO AUGUST OF 2025, BUT WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH EPA, MAKING SURE THAT THAT MONITOR DOES COME TO SANPETE COUNTY BECAUSE THERE IS NO PM 2.5 MONITOR IN SANPETE COUNTY. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING ON. ALSO PUTTING ADDITIONAL MONITORS, DOING PILOT PLANS IN OUR SCHOOLS FOR TO SEE WHAT THE EMISSIONS ARE FOR OUR SCHOOLS, AND ALSO DOING SOME PM 2.5 AND OZONE MONITORING AND FINGERPRINTING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE THE EMISSIONS ARE COMING FROM.

SO WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE SOURCES DIRECTLY. SO I APPRECIATE BOTH COMMISSIONER YARDLEY AND COMMISSIONER SKY FOR WORKING WITH US. I HAVE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. I AM FROM MATHIS. JUDGE, THANK YOU FOR THE SHOUT OUT AT THE STATE OF THE COUNTY FOR MATHIS. A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN MATHIS. WE'VE GOT A TRACTOR SUPPLY GOING UP THERE.

SO I'D LOVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO TALK WITH YOU AND MEET YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY. AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING AND BRINGING YOU OUR ANNUAL REPORT OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR, LATER ON IN THE YEAR. ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. WE'LL PUT THIS TO OUR BUDGET CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

[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:]

OKAY. MOVING ON TO 2.3 IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. WE DO HAVE TWO. THIS MORNING. IS ANY COMMISSIONER NEED EITHER ONE OF THEM TO DISCUSS. INDIVIDUALLY OKAY. IF NOT I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO INTO THEM. 2.3 A IS ACCEPTING REPORT. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION AWARDED TO COMMISSIONER RUBEN GONZALEZ BY THE VG YOUNG INSTITUTE OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING 11 HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL TRAINING AT THE 91ST ANNUAL SOUTH TEXAS COUNTY JUDGES COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S CONFERENCE. 2.3 B IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM GARY DAVIS, AIRPORT MANAGER, FOR ASSIGNMENT OF HANGAR LEASE BETWEEN SENATORSHIP COUNTY. LEASE AND MICHAEL PORTER FIELD AND MARK BRADSHAW. LEASES FOR HANGAR NUMBER C-9, TERM JANUARY 25TH THIS EVENING, JANUARY 25TH THROUGH THE 31ST TO DECEMBER 25TH, I GUESS. NO, IT'S THE TERM IS 1ST JULY 2025 TO 1 DECEMBER 31ST 25. OKAY. MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 2.3 A AND B. SECOND, A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY YARDLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. UNDER INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS

[a. Presentation by Constable Carlos Lopez, President of the Justice of the Peace & Constables Association (JPCA), to Judge Karen Diaz - Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 - of the T.A. Vines Award from the Justices of the Peace & Constables Association Conference. This award represents many years of leadership, faithful service, and dedication to JPCA.]

2.4 A IS PRESENTATION BY CONSTABLE CARLOS LOPEZ, PRESIDENT OF THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLE ASSOCIATION, TO JUDGE KAREN DIAZ, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT FOUR OF THE TO VIOLENCE AWARD FROM JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLE ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE. THIS AWARD REPRESENTS MANY YEARS OF LEADERSHIP, FAITHFUL SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO JP. MISS LOPEZ.

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MR. LOPEZ, IF YOU'LL GO TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE, SIR. THANK YOU. JUDGE. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS CARLOS LOPEZ. I AM THE CONSTABLE IN AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, DOWNTOWN. BUT I MIGHT WANT TO ADD THAT I WAS BORN HERE IN TEXAS AND I GREW UP IN GREGORY, TEXAS. OH, IT'S EVEN BETTER. I WENT ONE YEAR TO GP BEFORE I MOVED TO AUSTIN, BUT THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS THAT I'VE KNOWN FOR QUITE A BIT NOW. THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLE ASSOCIATION IS THE LARGEST ORGANIZATION WITH THE MOST ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WITH OVER 800 GPS AND OVER 600 ELECTED CONSTABLES AS WELL. AND EACH YEAR WE PRESENT AN INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION FOR THE OUTSTANDING WORK THAT THEY HAVE DONE, NOT ONLY IN THEIR COMMUNITY BUT ALSO WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS. I KNOW WE HAVE A LITTLE SHORT PRESENTATION THAT I'LL GIVE YOU, BUT I'M I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT JUDGE DIAZ WAS RELUCTANT TO DO THIS TODAY BECAUSE OF THE TRAGIC EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING AROUND THE STATE OF TEXAS, WITH THE WITH THE FLOODING. BUT I GOTTA TELL YOU THAT SHE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO CALL HER COUNTY AND OFFER HER ASSISTANCE AND ANYTHING THAT THEY NEEDED. YOU KNOW, IT'S A TRIBUTE TO HER, HER COMMUNITY AND THE FOLKS AROUND THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO I'M GLAD THAT YOU PROCEEDED WITH THIS RECOGNITION, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DO HAVE, LIKE I SAY, T VINES AWARD, AS YOU CAN SEE THAT T VINES WAS A VERY, VERY WELL KNOWN INDIVIDUAL CONSTABLE ACTUALLY OUT OF DALLAS, TEXAS, AND WE DECIDED TO PRESENT THIS BACK IN 81 FOR THE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP, TALENT, VISION, LENGTHY TENURE. AND AGAIN, MOST OF FOLKS THAT HAVE RECEIVED THIS RECOGNITION HAVE SERVED IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AS WELL. T VINES AGAIN, IS IT'S AN HONOR.

THERE'S ONLY ONE T VINES BY THE WAY, AWARD THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THERE'S ONLY ONE CAMERON DIAZ IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. SO THE TO VINES AWARD IS HEREBY PRESENTED TO THE HONORABLE CAMERON DIAZ. AND I DO HAVE A SHORT SLIDE, BECAUSE THERE'S SOME FOLKS THAT ARE LOOKING AND THEY'RE SEEING THIS STREAMING AROUND THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND A LOT OF FOLKS DON'T KNOW WHO KAREN IS. YOU KNOW, SHE'S SHE'S A JP. AND PRECINCT FOUR. SHE BECAME BEGAN HER SERVICE AS A CLERK FOR FIVE YEARS. AND BY THE WAY, MY VERY FIRST I, I JUST COMPLETED 48 YEARS OF TRAVIS COUNTY. AND MY VERY FIRST JOB IN TRAVIS COUNTY WAS A CLERK ALONG WITH CAMERON DIAZ. SO WE'VE COME A LONG WAY, KAREN, BUT SHE'S BEEN APPOINTED TO THE JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF MENTAL HEALTH, HAVE SERVED OVER 25 YEARS. MEMBERS. INSTRUCTOR. SHE'S MARRIED TO LORENZO DIAZ, ALSO KNOWN AS THE SHRIMP PIMP. PROUD GRANDMA TO 15 AND GREAT GRAND GRANDMA TO THREE. SHE, A LIFELONG ATHLETE, WAS A FORMER, WHICH SURPRISED ME, AUSTIN ROLLER DERBY SKATER IN THE 80S, AND SHE WAS KNOWN AS THE CANDY CRUSHER. YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO TAKE THAT OUT. SORRY I HAD TO LEAVE IT IN. BUT SHE TESTIFIED IN THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, DID A TREMENDOUS JOB IN GETTING THIS. SB 1896 PASSED, WHICH CONSISTS OF THE ARRESTING OFFICER, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO VICTIMS IN THE AID OF THE ISSUANCE OF THE EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE ORDERS IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES, WHICH WAS SB 1896, AND IT BECOMES LAW SEPTEMBER 1ST, 19 AND 2025. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KAREN. THERE'S A COUPLE OF PICTURES. SHE WENT. OF COURSE, GIDGET WENT ALONG TO TESTIFY, AND SHE'S FRIENDS TO EVERYONE THERE. SHE'S A MENTOR TO, I DON'T KNOW, THE QUEEN. WHO WHICH IS THE QUEEN? SHE'S A WILLIE NELSON ADMIRER AS WELL, ALONG WITH LORENZO. I KNOW I SAW HER OVER THERE IN CORPUS. SHE'S AGAIN A MENTOR TO FOLKS AS A PAST PRESIDENT. HOLLY ON THE RIGHT OF JPCA. AND AGAIN, SHE SHE SERVES AS AN INSTRUCTOR AND THE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS AROUND THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND THIS IS A DREAM TEAM, BY THE WAY, OF LADIES AROUND THE STATE THAT ARE JUST FANTASTIC AS WHAT THEY DO. AND AGAIN, A FRIEND TO MANY, MANY FOLKS THAT THAT ARE LEAVING JPCA AND RETIRING AND I'M GLAD SHE'S STILL AROUND. THIS IS HER COMMITTEE AND THE

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INSTRUCTORS THERE AT JPCA AS WELL. SHE AGAIN SHE SHE'S VERY INNOVATIVE. SHE COMES UP WITH IDEAS TO KEEP YOUR ATTENTION AS A STUDENT. AS YOU CAN SEE, SHE DRESSES UP AS CINDERELLA OR WHATEVER IT TAKES TO GET, YOU KNOW, TO GET KEEP YOUR ATTENTION. AND IT'S VERY, VERY EFFECTIVE. AND THE CAPTURES THE CROWD AS SOON AS SHE WALKS IN THE DOOR AND THE PROCEEDS TO TALK ABOUT THE STORY OF CINDERELLA AND HOW IT AFFECTS THE LAW IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AS WELL. SO. SO THANK YOU, KAREN, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. CONGRATULATIONS TO KAREN DIAZ ON BEING SELECTED THE RECIPIENT OF THE 225 AWARD. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO SAN PATRICIO COUNTY AS WELL. PLEASE, KAREN, COME UP. WHATEVER YOU GUYS WANT ME TO DO, I'LL DO. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GO? THANK YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU ONE MORE. THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. APPRECIATE. MR. JUDGE. AND I DO WANT TO SAY THAT I REALLY DID WANT TO PUT THIS OFF, BECAUSE KERRVILLE IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. WE HAVE FRIENDS, WE HAVE FAMILY. WE ALL HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S IN THAT AREA. THE JP'S THERE RIGHT NOW HAVE HAD TO DO 68 INQUESTS. OUR JOB SOMETIMES IS VERY HARD, WE ALL KNOW THAT. BUT I KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH. ONE OF THOSE JUDGES IS ON MY CLERK COMMITTEE. I'VE BEEN TEACHING WITH HER FOR 12 YEARS, AND SHE'S HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN. SO JUST PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE COMMUNITIES AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS AWARD. I WAS VERY HONORED AND HUMBLED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS, JUDGE. GREAT WORK. THE COUNTY IN THE STATE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. 2.4 BE. FIRST OF ALL, LET

[b. Presentation by Commemorative Air Force and possible consideration and action on a request for reduction in rent/suspension of ground lease at Ingleside Regional Airport McCampbell-Porter Field. This was tabled from June 30, 2025 Commissioners Court agenda.]

ME GET A MOTION TO BRING IT BACK UP ON THE TABLE. MOTION TO BRING IT BACK ON THE TABLE. SECOND MOTION BY SIKORSKI'S, SECONDED BY YARDLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN, COMMISSIONER. YES, SIR. YOUR HONOR, THE AIRPORT, THE AIRPORT MUSEUM FOLKS HAVE DECIDED TO PULL THIS. THEY THEY BELIEVE THEY HAVE A SOURCE OF FUNDING FOR THIS YEAR. SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO REQUEST ANYTHING FROM US AT THIS TIME. OKAY. OKAY. SO NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. NO ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN. OKAY. 2.4 IS

[c. Discussion and update by John A. Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, on current activities at the Justice Center.]

DISCUSSION AND AN UPDATE BY JOHN HERNANDEZ, THE COUNTY ENGINEER ON CURRENT ACTIVITIES AT THE JUSTICE CENTER. JOHN.

ALRIGHT. HERE'S THE LATEST REPORT ON THE JUSTICE CENTER ACTIVITIES. THIS MONTH'S CONSTRUCTION PAYOUT IS APPROXIMATELY $3.4 MILLION, AND THAT BRINGS A PROJECT TO ABOUT THEM. ABOUT 48% COMPLETES. I GAVE TO YOU GUYS THE LATEST UPDATE ON THE PHOTOS. YOU CAN SCROLL THROUGH THEM THAT SHOWS THE LATEST CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.

SO. ALSO I GAVE TO YOU GUYS THE LATEST PROJECT SCHEDULE. I DIDN'T STAPLE IT, BUT YOU GUYS CAN KIND OF PIECE IT TOGETHER. I'VE ALWAYS MENTIONED BEFORE I PIECED MINE TOGETHER, BUT REALLY

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IT'S ALWAYS COMES DOWN TO WHAT I CALL THE CRITICAL PATH, THE RED LINE. AND SO FOR THE UPCOMING MONTH OR SO. THE SECOND FLOOR ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WILL CONTROL THE PROJECT COMPLETION FOR THE REST OF THE OF JULY. ALSO NEXT MONTH, BEGINNING SOMETIME IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO.

YOU CAN ALREADY SEE IT, OBSERVE IT OUTSIDE. WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL THE FIRST FLOOR GYPSUM BOARDS AND THAT'S GOING TO BE COMPLETED ALSO, AND THAT'S GOING TO RUN APPROXIMATELY THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF AUGUST. I WANT TO SAY BEGINNING THE EARLY PART OF JANUARY THROUGH THE COMPLETION OF EARLY SPRING OR SO, EVERYTHING WITH THE JUSTICE CENTER WILL PRETTY MUCH BE ON CRITICAL PATH. AND SO THAT'S A THAT'S VERY GOOD NEWS FOR THE PROJECT.

AND SO WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT THE PROJECT SCHEDULE, THE PROJECT COMPLETION TO CLOSE OUT OF THE PROJECT TO BE APPROXIMATELY LATE SPRING, EARLY SUMMER. THE COMMISSIONING OF THE FACILITY THERE WILL BEGIN PROBABLY AROUND MARCH OR SO, MARCH OR APRIL.

AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION ON THE JUSTICE CENTER. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS FOR JOHN? OKAY. WELL THANK YOU JOHN. ALL RIGHT. AS USUAL, YOU GUYS ARE WELCOME AS WELL AS ANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE WELCOME TO TAKE A TOUR. JUST LET ME KNOW AND I CAN GET THAT LINE LINED UP FOR YOU FOR YOU GUYS. APPRECIATE IT. OKAY. WE GOT 2.4 D. NEXT IS

[d. Discussion and update by John Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, on ARPA funded projects including: The Animal Shelter, Juvenile Detention Center Extension and Fiber Optic.]

DISCUSSION AND UPDATE BY JOHN HERNANDEZ P COUNTY ENGINEER ON OPERA FUNDED PROJECTS INCLUDING THE ANIMAL SHELTER, JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, EXTENSION AND FIBER OPTICS. OKAY ALRIGHT. THE FIRST ONE JUST BRIEFLY UPDATE YOU GUYS IS THE FIBER OPTIC JOB. THAT JOB IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT IS F TELECOM. AND RIGHT NOW THE PROJECT IS ABOUT TO 58% COMPLETE. RIGHT NOW. WE'RE ALSO FINALIZING THE RAILROAD CROSSINGS. THERE'S TWO RAILROAD CROSSINGS. THE PROJECT HAS TO CROSS WITH THE UNDERGROUND. BORING. AND WE'RE FINALIZING THAT THAT THAT PROCESS TO GET TO A UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD. PERMISSION TO PERFORM THAT WORK.

STEVEN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT? OKAY, THANKS. HEY, JOHN, WHILE WE'RE ON THE OPTICS PROJECT, I KNOW WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON PUTTING A LOT OF NICE LOOKING GRASS OUT THERE IN FRONT OF OUR EMERGENCY CENTER, AND IT DOESN'T LOOK VERY GOOD RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW? NO, SIR. ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO COME BACK IN AND REDO ALL THAT FOR US? IS THE SHAPE THAT IT WAS IN WHEN CONSTRUCTION STARTED? WELL, WE'RE CERTAINLY GONNA ADD THAT TO THE PUNCH LIST. THERE'S SEVERAL OTHER OTHER ITEMS THE CONTRACTOR WILL NEED TO REPAIR OR PROCESS BEFORE THE COUNTY ACCEPTS THE PROJECT. OKAY. DO YOU REMEMBER, LIKE ALL THESE OTHER CONSTRUCTION JOBS, THERE'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RETAINAGE ON ON THESE ON THESE ITEMS. SO THEY OWN THEM BECAUSE THE COUNTY WILL NOT RELEASE THE CONTRACTOR TO A PUNCH LIST ITEMS AND ALL THESE OTHER REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. OKAY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANKS. NEXT ONE I HAVE HERE IS THE PRECINCT ONE GENERATOR PROJECT. AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALMOST COMPLETE OR JUST ABOUT COMPLETE. ALL WE HAVE LEFT. THAT'S THAT CONTRACTOR THERE IS DAWSON ELECTRIC COMPANY. AND BASICALLY I HAVE THE LAST PAY. I PAY UP HERE, AND THAT BRINGS IT TO ABOUT 90%, COMPLETE WITH ONLY THING WE HAVE IS RETAINAGE MONEY LEFT ON THAT. DO YOU KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO TEST? NO, I DO NOT. BUT I CAN FIND OUT. WELL I'VE, I'VE THEY DID FIND WORK OVER THERE. IT SEEMED LIKE EVERY TIME THEY CAME OUT TO DO MAJOR WORK, IT RAINED. AND THOSE GUYS WORKED RIGHT THROUGH IT. I WILL FIND OUT FOR

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YOU, COMMISSIONER, I APPRECIATE. THE NEXT ONE. HERE IS THE CIVIC CENTER GENERATOR PROJECT. THAT'S THE CONTRACTOR. THERE IS DC ENERGY. THAT PROJECT IS, YOU KNOW, IT'S ABOUT IT'S ANOTHER MILLION DOLLAR TYPE PROJECT THAT BRINGS HERE TO ABOUT 21% COMPLETE. AND OH, THANKS, JOSH.

HERE'S THE LATEST CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS. AND RIGHT NOW BASICALLY WE HAVE IS THE GENERATOR PAD CONCRETE PAD IN PLACE. ALL RIGHT. THERE YOU GO, SENATOR. THERE'S THAT ONE RIGHT NOW. SO FAR PROGRESS IS MOVING ALONG PRETTY WELL. THE NEXT ONE HERE IS THE JUVENILE DETENTION. THE CONTRACTOR THERE IS BECK BROTHERS RIGHT NOW. THAT'S A THAT'S ABOUT A $1.7 MILLION PROJECT. AND THAT BRINGS RIGHT NOW FOR THIS LATEST PAYOUT. WE'RE ABOUT TO 40, 43% COMPLETE.

AND HERE'S THE LATEST PROGRESS ON THAT PHOTO. HATE TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT JOHN, BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN MUCH ACTION OUT THERE AT THAT BUILDING. DO YOU KNOW WHY? THERE'S TWO THINGS.

ONE IS THERE'S SEEMS TO BE SOME ISSUE ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL PANEL. THE EXISTING ELECTRICAL PANEL IN THE TIE INTO THAT FACILITY. AND WE'RE WE'RE WORKING WITH THE ENGINEER HALF ENGINEERS TO RESOLVE THAT ISSUE. CASSIE, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENT ON THAT? NO, SIR. NO.

YEAH. IT'S BEEN OUT THERE TRYING TO GET THAT SITUATED, BUT. RIGHT. AND THEN WHEN THERE ARE TWO IS THE SAME A VERY SIMILAR LIKE THE, THE EOC BUILDING, THERE'S SOME DAMAGED IRRIGATION LINES ON THAT ON THE GROUNDS AS WELL. OKAY. YES, SIR. OKAY. GOOD DEAL. AND THE LAST PROJECT I HAVE TO COMMENT ON IS ANOTHER ONE BY BECK BROTHERS. AND THIS IS THE ANIMAL SHELTER. NO, THIS LATEST AND THAT'S ANOTHER $1.6 MILLION PROJECT. AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE ABOUT 23% COMPLETE. AND FOR SURE ON THAT PROJECT HAS BEEN VERY, VERY SLOW THIS MONTH. BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY'S TEAM, WITH GABRIEL'S TEAM, THE ENGINEERING TEAM, AND ALSO T-C-EQ. BUT HOPEFULLY WE BELIEVE ON THE RIGHT PATH FORWARD NOW TO RESOLVE THAT ISSUE ON THE SEPTIC SYSTEM WITH THE HUMAN WASTE AND ANIMAL WASTE. AND I KNOW HALF THE ENGINEERS ARE FINALIZING THEIR DESIGNS AND SO WE CAN HOPEFULLY GET BACK ON TRACK ON THAT ONE. YES, SIR. IS THIS GOING TO THROW THE PROJECT? WELL, IT CERTAINLY CAN BE A DELAY IN THE SCHEDULE. YES, SIR. BUT TALKING WITH THE BECK BROTHERS CONTRACTOR, THEY STILL SEEM PRETTY CONFIDENT TO COMPLETE THE PROJECTS BY THE END OF THE YEAR. YES, SIR. THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION ON THE ARPA FUNDS. JUST REMIND THE COUNTY THERE'S A LOT OF TEAMS INVOLVED, YOU KNOW, WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE GRANT COMMITTEE. THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENT HEADS, ALSO WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO THERE'S A LOT OF LOT OF FOLKS INVOLVED TO GET THESE ARPA PROJECTS MOVING ALONG IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION THERE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR JOHN? OKAY. THANK YOU JOHN. ALL RIGHT.

[e. Consideration and action on accepting and recording Resolution for HAVA Security Sub Grant for the Election Office.]

THANKS. OKAY. WE'LL GO DOWN TO 2.4 IS CONSIDERATION ACTION ON ACCEPTING AND RECORDING RESOLUTIONS FOR ATV SECURITY SUB GRANT FOR THE ELECTION OFFICE. GOOD MORNING. LAST WEEK WAS THE FIRST PART OF ACCEPTING SLASH REQUESTING THIS GRANT. IT WAS JUST NOTIFYING YOU THAT WE WERE GOING TO OPT IN TO LOOKING INTO THIS. THIS WEEK IS THE RESOLUTION THAT WE ARE BRINGING TO YOU. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY ACCEPTING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, THE HARBOR FUND SUB GRANT IS FOR ELECTION SECURITY. IT BASICALLY IS A REIMBURSABLE GRANT. SO WE PUT THE MONEY OUT AND THEN SEND JUSTIFICATION TO THE STATE. AND THEN THE STATE REIMBURSES THE COUNTY FOR EXPENSES. IS THE FIRST THING THAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE ELECTION SECURITY PROTOCOLS THAT WE WANT TO START IMPLEMENTING. WE'VE SEEN THE LEGISLATURE BECOME MORE AND MORE STRICT ON ELECTION SECURITY, SO WE WANT TO USE THIS

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GRANT WHILE IT'S AVAILABLE, BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TWO YEARS DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THEY IMPLEMENT MORE RESTRICTIONS, MORE REQUIREMENTS, MORE BEST PRACTICE GUIDES. SO THE FIRST THING WE WANT TO LOOK AT IS TRY TO GET A STANDBY GENERATOR. WE CURRENTLY HAVE BADGE ACCESS AND WE HAVE LOCKED DOORS. WE HAVE SECURITY CAMERAS. BUT IN THE EVENT OF A POWER OUTAGE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THAT CONTINUES TO RUN EVEN IN SOME TYPE OF DISASTER SITUATION OR JUST POWER DOWNTIME. THAT IS THE FIRST THING THAT WE WANT TO LOOK AT. IF THERE'S MONEY LEFT OVER, WE WANT TO ALSO GET A SECURE ENTRYWAY, A NEW VESTIBULE THAT BLOCKS OFF OUR OFFICE, AND EVERYTHING BEHIND IT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THAT WAY, WE CAN CONTROL WHO COMES INTO AND OUT OF OUR BUILDING. THE SECRETARY OF STATE DOES REQUIRE US TO DOCUMENT EVERYBODY WHO COMES INTO OUR BUILDING, THE TIME THEY ENTER, THE TIME THEY LEAVE. AND WE WANT TO FIND AN EASIER WAY TO MANAGE THAT. WE ALSO WANT TO LOOK INTO GETTING NEW DOORS TO OUR FACILITY. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE THOSE HOLLOW DOORS THAT ARE UNFORTUNATELY NOT THE BEST RESOURCE THAT WE HAVE, AND WE WANT TO LOOK INTO GETTING ADDITIONAL SECURITY CAMERAS FOR OUR OFFICE. NOW, WE UNDERSTAND THAT NOT ALL OF THIS CAN BE RESOLVED WITH THIS GRANT, BUT WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WAY. IT'S NOT ENTIRELY COMING FROM OUR COUNTY AND OUR TAXPAYERS, BECAUSE IT IS REQUIRED BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE, AND THEY ARE GETTING A LOT STRICTER WITH WHAT WE NEED IN OUR OFFICE WITH THIS RESOLUTION. THIS IS JUST, LIKE I SAID, GOING ALONG WITH THE TERMS AND ACCEPTING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. OUR COUNTY, BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE, WOULD BE ALLOTTED ABOUT $42,000. WE ARE REQUIRED TO MATCH THAT AT 20%, WHICH I BELIEVE IS 8500. I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT IT IS AND THAT IT CANNOT BE IN OUR BUDGET. YES. OH 8200 OKAY. THE NUMBERS ARE NOT STILL KIND OF OUT THERE. OKAY. SO WITH THAT WE WANT TO GET THIS STARTED. THIS IS THE FIRST STEP OF LOOKING INTO OTHER THINGS. SO THIS IS JUST GETTING OUR RESOLUTION OUT THERE FOR YOU TO ACCEPT. IS THERE A DEADLINE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE THIS SOME OF THIS ACCOMPLISHED BY BEFORE THE PRIMARY OR BEFORE GENERAL ELECTION NEXT YEAR OR WHAT? A LOT OF THIS IS COMING HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED THROUGH THE LEGISLATION THIS YEAR. AND SO SOME OF IT MAY BE SEPTEMBER THE 1ST AND SOME OF THE LEGISLATIVE BILLS ARE GIVEN US UNTIL 2027, WITH WE KNOW BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY THAT THEY ARE REQUIRING IS WHY THE STATE HAS COME BACK UP WITH HAVA MONEY STRICTLY FOR SECURITY. NOW, HOW LONG DO WE HAVE ON EACH INDIVIDUAL ITEM? THEY DON'T SPECIFY A DATE. AND SO WE WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERY GRANT THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE US AND START OFF WITH OF COURSE THE MOST EXPENSIVE, WHICH WE THINK WILL BE THE GENERATOR.

JUST LIKE LAST WEEK, WE HAD TWO ELECTRICITY BLINKS IN OUR OFFICE, ONE ONE DAY AND ONE THE NEXT DAY. THAT KNOCKS OUT ALL MY CAMERAS. IT KNOCKS ALL MY DOORS OUT TO WHERE THEY'RE OPENED AUTOMATICALLY BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY. I MEAN, BECAUSE OF THE ELECTRIC LOCKS THAT THEY ARE.

AND SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO START OFF WITH THE GENERATOR NOW, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO FOLLOW COMMISSIONER'S GUIDELINES ON THIS. WE KNOW WE NEED TO GO OUT ON A BID PROBABLY FOR THIS. AND SO NEXT WEEK, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET A RFP THROUGH THE GRANTS THROUGH JESSICA TO GO OUT FOR BIDS FOR IT. THAT'S SOMETHING I'LL BE TALKING TO HER ABOUT WITH THIS WEEK. WELL, WHAT I'D SUGGEST WOULD BE I KNOW GENERAC WILL SEND THE PEOPLE IN AT NO COST. EVALUATE YOUR BUILDING.

HOW MUCH POWER ARE YOU USING AND RECOMMEND A GENERATOR FOR IT? I THINK THE GENERATOR SUPERSTORE IN CORPUS CHRISTI WILL ALSO DO THAT, AND I HIGHLY ADVISE GO WITH GAS GENERATOR WHICH RUNS ON

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NATURAL GAS. I THINK THERE'S NATURAL GAS IN YOUR AREA RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR PROPERTY THERE. AND IT'S MOST EFFICIENT AND LEAST AMOUNT OF PARTICULATES PUT BACK IN THE AIR. IT BURNS 100% AND IT'S USUALLY THERE AFTER A HURRICANE, AND NOT TOO MUCH STUFF GETS TAKEN OUT FROM UNDERGROUND. SO I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT THAT THOSE BE TWO PLACES YOU LOOK FIRST, I THINK I THINK THE PRICES WILL BE OUTSTANDING, AND I KNOW BOTH OF THEM OFFER USUALLY ABOUT A 6 TO 7 YEAR GUARANTEE ON THE GENERATORS, AND AS LONG AS YOU GET THEM SERVICED PROPERLY AND WE DEFINITELY NEED ADVICE FROM OTHER PEOPLE BECAUSE I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT A GENERATOR MORE THAN HAPPY TO ASSIST. THANK YOU. ONE MORE THING, JUDGE THAT THE NEED TO LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE ON PROBABLY FINDING MONEY FOR IS THAT WITH THE SENATE BILL 25 SEVEN 2753, WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING TO EARLY VOTING WILL GO STRAIGHT THROUGH ELECTION DAY. THERE WILL BE NO TIME BETWEEN EARLY VOTING AND ELECTION DAY, WHICH ALSO MEANS THAT MY OFFICE HAS TO BE AN ELECTION DAY VOTING LOCATION. THERE'S NO WAY WE HAVE ROOM IN OUR BUILDING TO HAVE ELECTION DAY GOING ON THERE. SO WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT FINDING A PLACE THAT WE CAN EITHER STORE OUR EQUIPMENT IN A SECURE LOCATION OR FIND A PLACE FOR EARLY VOTING THAT WE CAN HAVE FOR TWO SOLID WEEKS WITHOUT ANY INTERRUPTION, OR ANYBODY BEING ABLE TO ACCESS IT. OKAY, WE DO HAVE TWO YEARS TO DO THAT. WE HOPE WE ARE GOING TO STAY CONFERENCE IN AUGUST AND WE WILL FIND OUT THEN IF THE STATE WILL IMPLEMENT IT FOR THIS YEAR OR IF IT WILL BE NEXT YEAR. THEY HAVE WE HAVE UNTIL 2027 TO PUT IT INTO PLACE, AND IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHEN THE STATE IMPLEMENTS IT. WE NEED TO KEEP THEM OUT OF AUSTIN. THEY CREATE MORE PROBLEMS THAN WE CAN. YEAH. WE FOUGHT. WE FOUGHT HARD. OUR ORGANIZATION MET WITH MANY OF THE CONGRESSMEN AND REPRESENTATIVES AND WE FOUGHT IT. BUT WE DIDN'T WIN. ALL RIGHT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE GO AHEAD AND ACCEPT.

RECORDING THE RESOLUTION FOR HARBOR SECURITY SUB GRANT, THE ELECTION OFFICE SECOND. OKAY.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY TO SET THE RESOLUTION. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF PAM HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. WE'LL WORK WITH YOU, PAM. OKAY. 2.4 F CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE

[f. Consideration and action on a request from Ruth Cristiana, Community Based Program Manager on entering into a One-year agreement between Coastal Bend Food Bank & Community-Based Programs for Senior Box Program.]

REQUEST FROM RUTH. RUTH CHRISTINA, A COMMUNITY BASED MANAGER ON A ONE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THE COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK AND COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAM FOR SENIOR BOX PROGRAM. RUTH.

MORNING. MORNING, JUDGE. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. WE WANT TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT FOR SECOND YEAR. WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL FIRST YEAR. WE'RE GIVING ABOUT 112 BOXES TO SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE COMMUNITY, NOT JUST SENTENCE. SOME COME FROM TAFT AND ODOM, A FEW FROM OTHER CITIES AS WELL. BUT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO WORKING WITH INGLESIDE, ARANSAS PASS, AND MATHIS. I MEAN, I'M SORRY, NOT MATHIS. THEY HAVE SOMEBODY ALREADY. I'M ALSO LOOKING I'M ALSO WORKING ON A PRESENTATION THAT I CAN SHOW Y'ALL, HOPEFULLY IN AUGUST, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE ANOTHER MOU THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING TO YOU WITH A NEW AGENCY THAT WANTS TO PARTNER AS WELL. AND I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT THE FOOD BANK RECENTLY ADDED FRESH PRODUCE. AND I MEAN, IT'S FRESH, IT'S GOOD PRODUCE. SO THE SENIORS COME IN, WE DISPLAY IT, WE GIVE THEM RECIPES THAT THEY CAN SO THEY CAN UTILIZE THE ITEMS THAT ARE IN THE NONPERISHABLE BOXES, AND THEN THE FRESH PRODUCE, THEY GET TO PICK WHATEVER THEY WANT.

WICK HAS GRACIOUSLY DONATED SOME BAGS TO THEM, SO THEY BRING IT EACH TIME AND CHOOSE THEIR FRESH PRODUCE. AND THEN ALSO THEY HAVE A CHOICE OF DIFFERENT BREADS THAT ARE DONATED AS WELL. SO IT'S GONE FROM NONPERISHABLE BOX THAT WE SHOWED HERE ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO TO FRESH PRODUCE AND BREADS. SO THEY'RE LEAVING VERY HAPPY. AND WE ALSO DO A LITTLE HELP PRESENTATION FOR THEM BEFORE THEY GET THEIR BOX. AND IT'S GOING VERY WELL. SO I WOULD APPRECIATE THE APPROVAL TO CONTINUE FOR ANOTHER YEAR. MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MISS CHRISTINA? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

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OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED 2.4 G IS CONSIDERATION

[g. Consideration and action on a request from Gabriel Arroyo, Environmental Health, to enter into an Agreement between San Patricio County and Reliable Tire Disposal to hold a Tire Drive in the near future, which will be at no cost to the County.]

AND ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM GABRIEL ARROYO. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN SANITATION COUNTY AND RELIABLE TIRE. ALSO TO HIRE TO HOLD A TIRE THIS ENTIRE DRIVE IN THE NEAR FUTURE, WHICH WILL BE AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY. GOOD. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. AS PART OF THE NATIONAL RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THAT COMMITTEE, WE DO HAVE EXISTING FUNDS THAT HAVE TO BE EXHAUSTED BY AUGUST 31ST. SO AS A GROUP, YOU KNOW, WE DECIDED THAT THE EASIEST WAY TO DO THIS TO USE THESE FUNDS BY AUGUST 31ST, WILL TO DO TIRE DRIVES THROUGHOUT, YOU KNOW, SAN DIEGO COUNTY AND OTHER COUNTIES THAT ARE PART OF THE GROUP AS WELL. SO I'M LOOKING TO DO A TIRE DRIVE BEFORE AUGUST 31ST, AND IT WILL BE AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY. AND THE LOCATIONS. THE TIME AND LOCATION IS TO BE DETERMINED. I JUST WANTED TO GET IT ON THE AGENDA. THAT WAY WE'LL HAVE IT SO THE TIME AND DATE WILL BE SET AT A LATER TIME. AND I WAS ACTUALLY THINKING ABOUT DOING MAYBE LIKE A WEEK LONG EVENT, YOU KNOW, LIKE ON A SATURDAY, LIKE SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

SO PEOPLE CAN JUST COME AND DROP OFF, YOU KNOW. SO BECAUSE WE'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE TIRE TRAILER PROBABLY FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS, SO HAVE ENOUGH FUNDS TO DO THE DRIVE. THE WHICH THE THIS ONE THERE'S IT DOESN'T COST THE COUNTY ANYTHING. OKAY. BECAUSE I WAS WONDERING I KNOW THE FARM BUREAU HAS THEIRS USUALLY IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER. RIGHT. SO ARE WE GOING TO BE INTERRUPTING THEIRS OR TAKING AWAY FROM THEIRS THIS YEAR? NO, I DON'T BELIEVE SO. WEEK DRIVE? NO, I DON'T THINK SO. OKAY. YEAH. YEAH. WE GOT PLENTY OF AREAS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW THAT ARE OVER LOADED WITH TIRES. SO AND WE CAN GET THOSE CLEANED UP FREE OF CHARGE. SO THE AND THERE'LL BE PLENTY IN OCTOBER TO TRUST ME OKAY. MOVE TO MOTION SECOND OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECOND BY GONZALEZ FOR APPROVAL. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU. SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. 2.48 IS

[h. Consideration and action on setting the following Public Hearings for August 18, 2025 9:00 a.m. County Clerk's Records Archive, Records Management and Preservation Plans for FY 2026. 9:05 a.m. District Clerk's Records Management and Archive Plan for FY 2026.]

CONSIDERATION ACTION ON SETTING THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 18TH, 2025 AT 9 A.M. IT'S THE COUNTY CLERK'S RECORD ARCHIVE RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 FOLLOWED AT 9:05 A.M. BY THE DISTRICT CLERK'S RECORD MANAGEMENT AND ARCHIVE PLAN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026. MOTION TO APPROVE 2.4 H. SECOND, I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIKORSKI, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS ON ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES 2.4 I. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND

[i. Discussion, consideration and action on request from Debra Sanders, Court Administrator for County Judge, to select public members to serve on the Grievance Committee and as Alternates pursuant to Sec. 152.015 LGC. ]

ACTION ON REQUEST FROM DEBORAH SANDERS, COURT ADMINISTRATOR FOR COUNTY JUDGE TO SELECT PUBLIC MEMBERS TO SERVE ON A GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE AND AS ALTERNATES PURSUANT TO SECTIONS ONE FIVE, 2.1015 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. THIS IS SOMETHING WE'RE REQUIRED TO DO EVERY YEAR WHEN THEY DO THE MOVE TO APPROVE. SO WE NEED TO DRAW TEN NAMES. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE FOR APPROVAL. I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. NOW, WE NEED YOU TO DRAW THE NAMES.

OKAY. NOW I WILL DRAW A NAME AND YOU NEED TO WRITE THEM DOWN. JUDGE WHERE THE NAMES COME FROM.

YES. THAT'S HOW YOU. DEBBIE. DEBBIE. HEY, HUGHES. HUGHES. HUGHES. OKAY. JUSTIN. GALVEZ.

TOMMY MCADOO. JOHN. WISE. CATHERINE. RITTIMAN. APPRECIATE THAT. HOLY SMOKES. I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S. THAT'S A NAME AND A HALF. SO Y'ALL THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE. YEAH. ROSALINDA

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BARRERA OKAY. IT'S ALL IN ONE ONE NAME. OKAY. WILLIAM MCKNIGHT. ROBERT HUGHES. I DON'T. HELEN MASON. COME ON. THANK CHERYL STANSBURY. IS THAT ENOUGH? OKAY. GOT IT. THANK YOU.

[j. Presentation, consideration and action on request from Auditors Office on 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report.]

YES. OKAY. 2.4 J. PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION ON ACTION. ON THE REQUEST FROM AUDITOR'S OFFICE ON 2024 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT. PATRICK. GOOD MORNING JUDGE.

GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. SO WE HAVE FOR Y'ALL TODAY WE PLACED A JUST A COPY FOR Y'ALL ON Y'ALL'S DESKS. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE COPY FOR Y'ALL PROBABLY IN ABOUT A MONTH. SO BUT IT IS ON THE WEBSITE FOR EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT AS WELL. SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT TODAY IS THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR DECEMBER 31ST, 2024 FOR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. IT IS AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, WHICH IS THE BEST ONE THAT AN ENTITY CAN GET. SO BASICALLY WHAT THAT MEANS IS THERE WERE NO MATERIAL MISSTATEMENTS IN THE FINANCIALS FOR THAT YEAR FOR 2024, CASCOS AND ASSOCIATES DID PREPARE THE AUDIT FOR US AGAIN THIS YEAR. AND SO ON. PAGE TWO OF THE REPORT, I'LL READ THE OPINION PARAGRAPH, THE SECOND PARAGRAPH IN THE UP FROM THE TOP. IN OUR OPINION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REFERRED TO ABOVE PRESENT FAIRLY IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS, THE RESPECTIVE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES. EACH MAJOR FUND AND THE AGGREGATE REMAINING FUND INFORMATION OF THE COUNTY. AS OF DECEMBER 31ST, 2024, AND IN RESPECT OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION AND, WHERE APPLICABLE, CASH FLOWS THEREOF FOR THE YEAR THEN ENDED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I'LL FLIP OVER TO THE REPORT ON PAGE PAGE 18. JOSH, IF YOU'RE GOING ON PAGE 18 OF THE REPORT, NOT THE. PDF. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE PDF IS, BUT I THINK IT'S 255 PAGES. SO THE REPORTS 237 SO WE'RE CLOSE. IT'S GOING TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THE TOTALS.

THE FIRST SECTION OR FIRST STATEMENT IS THE STATEMENT OF NET POSITION. IT'S BASICALLY GOING TO BE YOUR BALANCE SHEET THAT HAS OUR LONG TERM ASSETS LONG TERM LIABILITIES. IN THERE.

WE HAVE TOTAL ASSETS OF 321,819,000. TOTAL DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES OF 6,383,000, TOTAL LIABILITIES OF 134,703,000. TOTAL DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES OF 63,904,000. AND THAT BRINGS US TO A TOTAL NET POSITION FOR THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT WIDE OF $129,596,000. GO TO THE NEXT STATEMENT, THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. EXPENDITURES, GOVERNMENT WIDE WERE JUST A TAD OVER $74 MILLION. WHEN YOU OFFSET THE PROGRAM REVENUES, WHICH ARE YOUR CHARGES FOR SERVICES, OPERATING GRANTS AND CAPITAL GRANTS? THOSE PROGRAM REVENUES TOTALED ABOUT 15,329,000. SO THESE ARE WITH THE NET EXPENSE, WHEN YOU OFFSET THOSE OF 58,672,000, AND THEN WE BRING IN OUR GENERAL REVENUES, WHICH ARE YOUR PROPERTY TAXES, INTEREST EARNINGS, OTHER REVENUES. THOSE OTHER GENERAL REVENUES TOTALED 83,789,000. AND THAT BRINGS US TO AN INCREASE CHANGE IN NET POSITION OF 25,117,000. SO IT BRINGS US DOWN TO OUR UP TO OUR ENDING NET POSITION OF 129,000 596,000. I'M SORRY, $129,596,000. THE NEXT STATEMENT. IS GOING TO GO INTO OUR FUND FINANCIALS. SO BASICALLY WE'RE TAKING OUT OUR CAPITAL LONG TERM ASSETS AND OUR LONG TERM LIABILITIES IN THESE NEXT STATEMENTS HERE. THE MAJOR

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FUND STAYED THE SAME FROM LAST YEAR. WE HAVE A GENERAL FUND WHICH IS ALWAYS MAJOR ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND THAT COMBINES ALL OF OUR ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCTS TOGETHER. ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND, BOND CONSTRUCTION FUND, ARPA FUND. ALL THOSE ARE INDIVIDUALIZED OUT IN THE STATEMENTS. AND THEN WE HAVE EVERYTHING ELSE COMBINED INTO A NON MAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUND SECTION. JOSH CAN GO NEXT PAGE PLEASE. SO JUST BY EACH FUND, OUR GENERAL FUND WE HAD A INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF $4,857,000, WHICH BROUGHT US TO A FUND BALANCE OF 34,919,000. THE ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND, WE HAD AN INCREASE OF 5,553,000, WHICH BROUGHT US TO AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 15,502,000. OUR ROAD IMPROVEMENT FUND, BASICALLY, WE'RE THAT'S ALMOST COMPLETE. WE HAVE $1,000 LEFT THERE IN THAT ONE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND.

WE HAD AN INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE OF 8,231,000, WHICH BROUGHT US TO AN ENDING FUND BALANCE IN THAT FUND OF $36,868,000, THE ARPA FUND, WE HAVE AN INCREASE OF $491,171.

BASICALLY, THAT'S INTEREST IS WHAT THE CHANGE IS THERE. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THAT FUND IS IN AND OUT FOR THAT ONE. SO THAT'S THE INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE. THERE IS THE INTEREST OFF OF THAT OFF OF THAT MONEY. SO WE HAVE A FUND BALANCE OF 1,303,000. AND THEN IN NONMAJOR GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS, EVERYTHING ELSE COMBINED WE HAVE AN INCREASE OF $235,700. WHICH BRINGS US TO AN ENDING FUND BALANCE OF $8,357,195. SO AS A COUNTING JUST IN THE FUNDS, WE HAVE ENDING FUND BALANCE OF 151,000 $652,000. BEFORE WE FINISH UP, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONERS, JUDGE, EVERYBODY INVOLVED, OUR OFFICE, KENDALL, OUR STAFF. A LOT OF HOURS GO INTO THIS. THERE'S A LOT OF PAPERWORK, A LOT OF SPREADSHEETS, A LOT OF GASB STANDARDS. THIS IS THE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD, AND THEY ISSUE STANDARDS OUT LIKE IT'S CANDY SOMETIMES. AND SO WE HAVE TO KEEP UP WITH THOSE. WE DID SUBMIT THE GFOA SUBMISSION ON TIME. THAT WILL TAKE PROBABLY NINE MONTHS. I THINK WE GOT OUR CERTIFICATE THIS PAST YEAR OR FOR 2023. IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, 25. SO IT TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. BUT AGAIN, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK BEHIND IT. AND JUST LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT'S INVOLVED. SO APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AUDITOR'S COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 2024 2024. SECOND, I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER YEARLY, TO ACCEPT THE COMPREHENSIVE REPORT, FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 2024. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE AYE. SAME SIGN. MOTION

[k. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Scott Marion, Emergency Management/Fire Marshal, to contract RFP2025-007 with DRC Emergency Services, LLC as secondary contractor for Disaster Debris Removal, Reduction, Disposal, and Other Emergency Services.]

CARRIES 2.4 K. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON REQUEST FROM SCOTT MARIN, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. FIRE MARSHAL TO CONTRACT RFP 2025 007 WITH DRC EMERGENCY SERVICES, LLC AS SECONDARY CONTRACTOR FOR THE DISASTER DEBRIS REMOVAL, REDUCTION, DISPOSAL AND OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES. MOTION TO APPROVE MOTION. SECOND, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THE MOTION HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE

[l. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Scott Marion, Emergency Management/Fire Marshal, to contract RFP2025-008 with Thompson Consulting Services, LLC as secondary contractor for Debris Monitoring.]

OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES TWO POINT FOR A DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION.

ACTION ON THE REQUEST FROM SCOTT MARIN, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SLASH FIRE MARSHAL TO CONTRACT RFP 2020 5-008 WITH THOMPSON CONSULTING SERVICES, LLC AS SECONDARY CONTRACTOR FOR DEBRIS MONITORING. MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION WAS SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS MOTION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED. SAME SIGN.

[m. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Scott Marion, Emergency Management/Fire Marshal, to contract RFP2025-009 with EEW - Environmental Earth Wise as secondary contractor for Emergency Management Assets services for Emergency Disaster Response Services and Logistical Response Services.]

MOTION CARRIES 2.4 M. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON THE REQUEST FROM SCOTT MARIN. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FIRE MARSHAL TO CONTRACT RFP 2025 009 WITH THE UW ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH WASTE AS SECONDARY CONTRACTOR FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSET SERVICES FOR EMERGENCY DISASTER RESPONSE SERVICES AND LOGISTICAL RESPONSE SERVICES. MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS MOTION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY

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AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.4 N. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND

[n. Discussion, consideration and action on eliminating a full-time regular Deputy Clerk II position and replacing with a full-time regular Deputy Clerk III for the District Clerk's office.]

ACTION ON ELIMINATING A FULL TIME REGULAR DEPUTY CLERK TWO POSITION AND REPLACING WITH A FULL TIME REGULAR DEPUTY CLERK THREE FOR THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE.

SO IN THE IN THE FALL IN OCTOBER, WE HAD A THREE POSITION OPEN. BUT WHEN WE WERE HIRING WE DID NOT HAVE A THREE CANDIDATE. SO WE HIRED SOMEONE AS A TWO. AND SO WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE EXPERIENCES CHANGE AND SHIFTED. AND SO JUST WANTING TO BRING THAT TO BACK INTO A THREE SO THAT WE HAVE THAT POSITION WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY SLATED MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION BY GONZALEZ, SECONDED BY EARLY APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. HEATHER.

OKAY. 2.40 WILL BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM UNDER ARTICLE 551.076 WITH HIS CONSULTATION AND DISCUSSION WITH SECURITY DEVICES THAT WE DO HAVE IN DISCUSSION. OKAY. ITEM THREE

[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.]

PERSONNEL. WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN TO 3.1 A DANIEL MARTINEZ RESIGNATION, JUVENILE SUPERVISION OFFICER, JUVENILE DETENTION, FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 107 STEP ONE AT $3,523.09 PER MONTH WITH A $50 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE, EFFECTIVE JUNE 30TH, 2025. 3.1 B ROLANDO SALINAS, OTHER STATUS CREWMAN ROAD AND BRIDGE THREE FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 104 STEP THREE PLUS AT $3,248.70 PER MONTH TO A PART TIME TEMPORARY NONEXEMPT GRADE 104 STEP THREE PLUS AT $18.74 PER HOUR, EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2025. 3.1 C IS KEVIN SHOEMAKE OTHER ADJUSTMENT. HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ONE ROAD AND BRIDGE THREE FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 105. STEP TEN PLUS AT $4,506.67 PER MONTH. THIS STEP 11 AT $4,940 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2025. 3.1 D LISA GONZALES, EMPLOYMENT CUSTODIAN TWO. BUILDING TIME REGULAR NON GRADE 1 OR 2. STEP ONE AT $2,608.51 PER EFFECTIVE JULY 16TH, 2025. MOTION TO APPROVE 3.1 A THROUGH D SECOND MOTION SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES. 3.2 IS ACCEPTING RECORD EMPLOYEE STATUS CHANGES. WE HAVE NONE

[4. EXECUTIVE SESSION PUBLIC NOTICE is given that the San Patricio Commissioners Court may elect to go into Executive Session anytime during the meeting to discuss matters listed on the Agenda, when authorized by the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. To the extent there has been a past practice of distinguishing items for public deliberation and those for executive session, the public is advised that the Court is departing from that practice, and reserves the right to discuss any listed agenda items in executive session when authorized by law to do so. In the event the Commissioners Court elects to go into Executive Session regarding an agenda item the section or sections of the Open Meetings Act authorizing the Executive Session will be publicly announced by the presiding officer. In accordance with the authority of the Government Code, Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberation Regarding Real Property), 551.0725 (Contract being Negotiated), 551.073 (Prospective Gift), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.0745 (Personnel Matters Affecting County Advisory Body), 551.076 (Security Devices), 551.086 (Public Utilities Competitive Matters), 551.087 (Economic Development Negotiations) the Commissioners Court will hold an Executive Session to consult with attorney(s) including matters related to litigation; deliberate regarding real property; prospective gift(s); personnel matter(s), including termination; security devices, and/or economic development negotiations and other matters that may be discussed in an Executive Session. Upon completion of the Executive Session, the Commissioners' Court may in an open session take such action as appropriate on items discussed in Executive Session.]

THIS MORNING. ITEM FOUR WE DO HAVE ANOTHER EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM TO GO OVER. 4.0 A IS CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING LITIGATION WITH RE, RW AND EL ALTO WINDFARM LLC AND CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE ACTION OF A SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL. SO WITH THAT I WILL RECESS COMMISSIONERS COURT AND.

[5. RECONVENE: Regular Commissioners Court Session]

GO AHEAD AND RECONVENE COMMISSIONERS COURT. 1110. O'CLOCK. BUT IT'LL WORK. OKAY.

RECESSED AT 1004. YOU HAVE 20 MINUTES TILL EIGHT. INCLUDE THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 11 11, 11, 11 OR 13. YES, SIR. OKAY, OKAY. WITH THE RESULTS, I'D LIKE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS. SO. YES, SIR. YOUR HONOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEYS TO GO FORWARD WITH A SETTLEMENT OFFER. THANK YOU. SECOND. WAIT. HOLD ON. TWO. OH, YEAH. IT'S

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2.4. IS WHAT HE WAS DOING. OH, IT'S A BATCH. DO YOU WANT TO DO THE BATCH FIRST? I WISH YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME. OKAY. ALRIGHT. YEAH. THAT'S NOT THE WAY WE WANT TO. OKAY. JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, WE DIDN'T DO IT THAT WAY IN THE ROOM. ALRIGHT. JUST LETTING YOU KNOW I GOT MY

[o. Discussion, consideration and action on request from David Krebs, County Judge, on returning the badge machine responsibilities to the Human Resources Department instead of the I.T. Department as previously voted on the June 23, 2025 Commissioner's Court agenda. Badge/ machine, security doors and time clocks are currently operated on a group processing system. ]

NOTES HERE. ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION NOW FOR THE BATCH POLICY TO AMEND THE BATCH POLICY THAT WAS ADOPTED ON JUNE 23RD FOR H.R. TO ISSUE THE BADGES AND IT TO MAINTAIN BADGE SECURITY SECOND. OKAY. MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY DALI. CHARLIE, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

[6. Consideration and action on all items discussed in the Executive Session.]

MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. OKAY. NOW, I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION ONCE AGAIN FOR THE COUNTY ATTORNEYS TO GO FORWARD WITH THE COUNTER SETTLEMENT OFFER. SECOND. THANK YOU. ANY. ALONG WITH THE SETTLEMENT OFFER. COUNTER SETTLEMENT OFFER. YEAH, YEAH. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. TO ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIES 1113.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.