Jul 28, 2025 Commissioner's Court

[1. Call meeting to order]

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MORNING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO COURT. IF YOU WILL PLEASE RISE. WE'LL HAVE THE PLEASURE. 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. UNDER TEXAS LIFE. OUR PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE. HEY AGAIN.

WELCOME. AND THE COURT THIS MORNING. GOT A GOOD GROUP THIS MORNING SO THINGS ARE GOING TO

[3. Citizens to be heard]

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

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. I KNOW LAST WEEK WE HAD MIKE CULBERTSON IN HERE FROM THE COASTAL BEND OR THE CORPUS CHRISTI REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND HE ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS IN FACT, RETIRING. AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY STARTING THE PROCESS OF SEARCHING FOR HIS REPLACEMENT. AND ONCE WE DETERMINE SOMEBODY, I WILL INFORM THE COURT. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. JUDGE. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. GONZALEZ. YES, WE'RE DOING SOME MOVING ON COUNTY ROAD 798 908 AND THE RANCHO CHICO BURIAL. SAINT DODD, COLONIAL AREAS ON COUNTY ROAD 502, SAINT PAUL AREA. WE DID A TYPE A GRADE BASED ON LIMESTONE UP THERE.

COUNTY ROAD 1740, OLD SAN PATRICIA AREA. WE PROCESSED THE ROAD. WE GOT ABOUT 23,000 TONS OF GRADE A BASE, LIMESTONE COUNTY ROAD 1740, THE MALONE ROAD, OLD SAN PATRICIO. WE DID A CULVERT INSTALLATION, 18FT, EIGHT INCH BY EIGHT FOOT PIPE, 24 INCH LONG, 24FT LONG. COUNTY ROAD 2047 OLD AN AREA. WE WERE LAYING LIMESTONE THERE BY THE CHEMICAL PLANT ON THAT RIGHT THERE IN FRONT THE ROAD. THE HOLES PATCHED UP IN THERE, AND OUR MATHIS YARD. WE INSTALLED A GENERAC POWER GENERATOR FOR OUR SHOP. THERE. WE'RE DOING MOSQUITO SPRAYING. THE LAKESHORE GARDEN AREA. LAKESIDE. PATRICIA EDROY GOT CULVERT INSTALLATIONS AND THE EDROY ON COUNTY ROAD 1677. WE DID SOME TREE REMOVAL IN THE SAINT PAUL AREA ON COUNTY ROAD 22, 49 AND 600. THERE AT THE FOUR WAY WE HAULED OFF THE EXCESS DIRT AT THE LOW WATER CROSSING THAT WE DID ON 1441, 696 THAT'S COMPLETED. WE TOOK THE EXCESS DIRT BACK TO COUNTY ROAD 188 FOR THE RECORD SET FOR ANOTHER, WE SET ANOTHER 1000 GALLON DIESEL TANK AT OUR MATHIS YARD. ALSO, ME AND MY WIFE ATTENDED A FUNDRAISER ORGANIZED BY ROSIE MARTINEZ. WE WERE SELLING SPAGHETTI PLATES FOR KERR COUNTY UP THERE FOR THE VICTIMS FUNDRAISER. THEY RAISED ABOUT $12,000 WITH THE FUNDRAISER. AND BIG THANKS TO LADY CHAPA FOR LETTING US USE HER BUILDING THE SOCIAL BUTTERFLY. THANK YOU. NOTHING TO REPORT. THANK YOU. ONE OTHER THING. WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING RECONSTRUCTION ON 4373. SO BE CAREFUL IF YOU'RE OUT IN THAT AREA. DEPARTMENT HEADS. THEY GAVE YOU HANDED OUT A FLIER. SO. JUST A REMINDER THAT THIS COMING SATURDAY IS THE TIRE DRIVE OUT AT THE PRECINCT FOUR YARD. I'VE GIVEN EVERY ONE OF YOU A FLIER FOR THAT EVENT. I WILL ALSO LEAVE SOME AT THE BACK TABLE. SO THAT'S SATURDAY FROM EIGHT TO NOON. IF THE TRAILER STILL HAS SPACE AVAILABLE, RESIDENTS CAN CONTINUE TO BRING THEM UP UNTIL THURSDAY OF THAT FOLLOWING WEEK.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD SPEAKER? LORI JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. WE ARE AT 95% ON OUR CYBERSECURITY, SO WE JUST PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT A HANDFUL OF FOLKS THAT NEED TO FINISH. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD LAST TIME

[5. PUBLIC HEARING ANNOUNCEMENTS: ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 18th, 2025 AT 9:00 A.M. FOR COUNTY CLERK'S RECORDS ARCHIVE, RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION PLANS FOR FY 2026. ANNOUNCEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR AUGUST 18th, 2025 AT 9:05 A.M. FOR DISTRICT CLERK'S RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND ARCHIVE PLAN FOR FY 2026.]

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[1. Approval of minutes]

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

ACTION OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY. MOVE TO PAY THE BILLS. THANK YOU. MOTION BY GILLESPIE.

SECOND BY YARDLEY. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY BILLS PRESENTED? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. BUDGET LINE ITEM

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

OKAY, I GOT THE VOTE. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIED. JUDGE, THERE IS ALSO A BUDGET AMENDMENT. I DON'T HAVE IT. SHOULD YOU NOT HAVE THAT? OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. OKAY. 9500. OKAY. WE DO HAVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT. OKAY. GRANT AND AID FUNDS RW CLEAN ENERGY DONATION THAT WILL GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECOND BY JARVIE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BUDGET AMENDMENT? NO, SIR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. LET ME. OKAY. 2.2 E. SEE? SEE HIS BANK RECONCILIATION

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

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[d. Possible action, discussion and/or presentations of budget requests for Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and related matters. ]

APPROVE THE MOTION THAT YOU JUST MADE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. ACCEPT THE LETTER FROM THE COASTAL BEND DISASTER RECOVERY GROUP FOR ANOTHER $10,000. RIGHT. EXACTLY. YEAH. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. OKAY. THAT. PATRICK, YOU WANT TO GO? YEAH.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND START AFTER CONTINUING MEETINGS WITH JUDGE. JUST GOT A FEW THINGS THAT WE WENT THROUGH. PERSONNEL REQUESTS, NEW POSITIONS THAT LIST. Y'ALL EACH HAVE A LIST OF THOSE NEW POSITIONS FOR Y'ALL TO REVIEW OVER. WE WILL NEED TO VOTE AT LEAST BY NEXT MONDAY, BUT THAT'S A LIST FOR Y'ALL TO GO THROUGH. LOOK AT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET US KNOW. SOMETHING ELSE THAT CAME UP OR THAT WAS I GUESS BROUGHT UP, WAS TO LOOK AT OUR WHAT IT WOULD COST TO COUNTY TO CHANGE OUR VESTING PERIOD WITH FROM TEN YEARS TO EIGHT YEARS WITH THE CURRENT PAYROLL, IT WOULD COST ABOUT $177,000 FOR THE COUNTY TO MOVE FROM 10 TO 8 YEAR VESTING PERIOD. SO THAT'S SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS HERE. WE ALSO, FROM A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT ONES, HAVE ASKED US TO LOOK AT KIND OF A TIERED LEVEL OF COLA. WE HAVE ONE. HANG ON ONE SECOND. SO WE LOOKED AT ONE LEVEL FROM $50,999 AND BELOW EARNINGS AT A 5% COLA. THAT WOULD COST ABOUT $408,368. AND THEN AND THEN THOSE EARNING 51,000 UP KEEP THEM AT A 3% COLA. THAT WOULD COST ABOUT 533,005 26, FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 941,884. JUST FOR REFERENCE, WE LOOKED AT THIS LAST WEEK OR MAYBE BEFORE LAST WITH EVERYONE AT 3% WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE ELECTED OFFICIALS. WE'RE LOOKING AT A COST OF ABOUT $848,000 FOR A 3% COLA ACROSS THE BOARD, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ELECTED OFFICIALS. THE OTHER ONE WE LOOKED AT WAS EVERYONE WHO EARNED $65,999 AND BELOW. AT A 5%, THAT WOULD BE $742,895, AND THEN EVERYONE EARNING 66,000 AND UP AT A 3% WOULD BE A COST OF ABOUT $332,809. SO USING THAT TIERED LEVEL WOULD COST ABOUT $1,075,705. AGAIN, JUST AS A REFERENCE POINT, WE HAD A COUPLE PEOPLE ASK TO LOOK AT THAT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID. SO JUST TO AS ANOTHER CONSIDERATION. AND THEN BACK TO THE INSURANCE, WE SHOULD BE GETTING SOME ADJUSTED NUMBERS TODAY FOR SURE.

TOMORROW. RIGHT NOW WE'RE STILL KEEPING THE COUNTY PORTION AT 11,000 WITH SOME PRELIMINARY NUMBERS THAT WE RECEIVED. THE EMPLOYEE AMOUNT WOULD GO UP ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT $9 TO ABOUT ALMOST $200 100 SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE. TOMORROW WE SHOULD GET SOME ADJUSTED NUMBERS THAT SHOULD HOPEFULLY BRING THOSE NUMBERS DOWN, AND WE'LL LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE AS SOON

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SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON WHAT THE PROPOSAL FOR YOU ALL. WELL JUDGE I BELIEVE THAT YOU KNOW WE NEED TO FIND A LIMIT. AND ANYTHING ABOVE THAT LIMIT THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY PAY RAISES. I MEAN YOU GOT PEOPLE MAKING OVER 100,000 A YEAR, BUT WE'VE GOT PEOPLE MAKING 30, 35,000 A YEAR. THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO CONCENTRATE OUR MONIES ON. THE PEOPLE IN THE LOWER GROUP. AND THEN BELOW 55,000 OR 60,000 GET THE PAY RAISE AND THE REST, YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE TIGHT, I THINK I THINK THAT THAT SHOULD BE BYPASSED. I MEAN, WE NEED TO YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO BE PUTTING, YOU KNOW, SAYING, YOU KNOW, SO AND SO AND SO, SO WE NEED TO FIND A LEVEL THAT IS WHAT, WHAT WHATEVER IT IS, IT GOES FROM FOUR TO, TO MIDDLE CLASS AND GIVE THE POOR FOLKS, THE PEOPLE MAKING LESS THE PAY RAISE. I DON'T NEED IT. AND I KNOW PEOPLE MAKING OVER $100,000 DON'T NEED IT EITHER. SO I THINK WHEN YOU CLARIFICATION THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT AND A PAY RAISE. SO OUR COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT SHOULD BE COUNTYWIDE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, WE MAKE THE DECISION TO EXCLUDE ELECTED OFFICIALS LAST TIME OR WHEN WE VOTED ON THAT. THAT'S FINE. BUT THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT SHOULD BE BASED ON THE RATE OF INFLATION. AND DEPENDING ON WHAT INDEX WE WANT TO FOLLOW, THE RATE OF INFLATION HAS BEEN LESS THAN 2% OR LESS THAN 3% OVER THE LAST YEAR. SO GOING WITH THE 3% COLA MAKES SENSE. NOW IF WE WANT TO MAKE A FURTHER ADJUSTMENT FOR PEOPLE UNDER A CERTAIN AMOUNT, THAT'S FINE. BUT THAT'S SEPARATE FROM A COLA. THAT'S A PAY ADJUSTMENT OR HOWEVER YOU WANT TO QUALIFY THAT. THAT'S A DIFFERENT ISSUE. I THINK WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO MIX THESE TWO TOGETHER. OKAY. WE WILL. I AGREE WITH SKI AS FAR AS IT'S GETTING THE THRESHOLD 100,000 ABOVE OR 90,000 ABOVE.

DON'T WE MIGHT WANT TO BYPASS THEM THIS YEAR AND LET OUR ENTRY LEVEL AND LOWER EARNING EMPLOYEES GIVE THEM A BIGGER BUMP. FOR THESE DECISIONS NEXT MONDAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. I HAVE YOU HAVE SOME PATRICK. NO, SIR. AND I DO. AND MOST OF YOU DO HAVE THE OTHER FLIER THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU FOR THE ALLIANCE OF I 69 WITH THE REST THAT THEY USUALLY HAVE. I KNOW I'VE HEARD SOME COMMENTS. MAYBE I 69 NOT DOING WHAT WE WANTED IT TO DO. IT'S ALL UP NORTH. THIS IS FOR THE COURT TO DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE ON, SIR. OKAY. YOU GOT IT ONLINE. OKAY.

WELL GOOD MORNING. I WAS TRYING TO. GOOD MORNING. I BET YOU CAN EXPLAIN IT A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN I CAN. WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION, SO LET ME SEE IF I CAN GET MY PRESENTATION GOING. LET'S SEE. BROWSE MY COMPUTER. BEAR WITH ME. I'M BETTER AT TALKING TO FOLKS THAN I AM OPERATING THE SYSTEM, SO JUST LET ME. BUT I'LL GET STARTED. I SO DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH YOU HERE TODAY. JUDGE AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION. MY NAME IS JENNIFER SHEPHERD AND I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ALLIANCE FOR I-69 TEXAS. THIS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS BEEN. IN EFFECT SINCE EARLY 90S. SO YOU'RE JOINING AN EFFORT OR PARTICIPATING STATE. JOINING HAS BEEN LONG STANDING MEMBERS OF THE ALLIANCE, AN EFFORT THAT HAS BEEN UNDERWAY FOR SOME TIME. WE ARE A MEMBERSHIP BASED ORGANIZATION. PREDOMINANTLY OUR MEMBERS ARE CITIES, COUNTIES, PORT AUTHORITIES AND SOME PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES. IN TERMS OF THE I-69 SYSTEM, YOU'LL SEE A MAP HERE TODAY THAT SHOWS THE SYSTEM IN TEXAS. IT IS CONGRESSIONALLY AUTHORIZED, A COMBINATION OF SEVERAL EXISTING HIGHWAYS THAT ARE BEING UPGRADED TO INTERSTATE STANDARD TO SUPPORT LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL NEEDS. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS EFFORT IN THE EARLY 90S, IT WAS A LOT OF TALK ABOUT NAFTA AND TRADE MOVEMENTS THAT NEED FOR FACILITATING MULTIMODAL FREIGHT PERSIST TODAY, BUT WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL OTHER

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I DON'T HAVE TO TALK TO YOU ALL MUCH ABOUT STORM EVACUATION AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE TO HANDLE THAT, BUT ALSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AND SERVING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. YOU KNOW, THE FOLKS AT OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN OUR ORGANIZATION TELL US ONE OF THE TOP CRITERIA FOR SITE SELECTIONS IS, IN FACT, ACCESS TO AN INTERSTATE. AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE MAP HERE, THE YELLOW COUNTIES OR COUNTIES HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW ARE THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED BY TXDOT AS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COUNTIES. SO WE WOULD EXPECT THOSE COUNTIES TO BENEFIT FROM INTERSTATE ACCESS, INTERSTATE HIGHWAY ACCESS. TO DATE, WE HAVE ABOUT 220 MILES OF I-69 AND I-2 THAT HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO INTERSTATE STANDARD AND SIGNED AS SUCH. I WILL TELL YOU THAT BUILDING INTERSTATE IS A CHALLENGE. THERE IS NO FEDERAL FUNDING DEDICATED TO THIS. THAT IS A CHANGE. WHEN THE INITIAL INTERSTATE SYSTEM WAS BUILT, I-10, I-35, I-45, THEY HAD DEDICATED 95 GUARANTEED. 95% OF THE COST WAS GUARANTEED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THAT PROGRAM HAS GONE AWAY NATIONWIDE, SO TXDOT MUST FIGURE OUT HOW TO BUILD THESE CONGRESSIONALLY AUTHORIZED INTERSTATES, GIVEN THEIR CURRENT FUNDING. STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING COMBINED. IN ADDITION TO THE 220 MILES WE ALREADY HAVE SIGNED, WE HAVE 40 MORE MILES THAT ARE COMPLETE AND WAITING FOR APPROVAL. ABOUT 20 OF THOSE IN THE COASTAL BEND REGION. HIGH LEVEL. THIS IS A VERY BUSY MAP, BUT TO ANSWER THE QUESTION ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE STATE, YOU WILL SEE ALL UP AND DOWN THE ROUTE STRETCHING FROM THE TEXAS MEXICO BORDER, UP THROUGH TEXAS, UP TO TEXARKANA, THROUGH THE COASTAL BEND REGION.

YOU WILL SEE THAT WE HAVE PROJECTS IN DIFFERENT PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT, STATE WIDE OR CORRIDOR WIDE. WE HAVE ABOUT $3 BILLION IN I-69 CONTRACTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. AND IN THE 2026 UTP, WHICH IS TECH STOCKS TEN YEAR PROGRAM FOR FUNDING PROJECTS, THERE ARE OVER 70 ADDITIONAL PROJECTS ALONG I-69 CORRIDOR, TOTALING ABOUT 9 TO $12 BILLION. LET'S DRILL DOWN A LITTLE FURTHER INTO YOUR AREA. TEXAS HAS BEEN VERY HEAVILY FOCUSED ON COMPLETION OF THE UPGRADE OF US 77, AND IT'S GOTTEN CONSIDERABLE FUNDING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. IN THE 2026 DRAFT, UTP THAT WILL BE APPROVED, WE EXPECT WILL BE APPROVED BY THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. THERE'S $753 MILLION IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY ON THE I-69 CORRIDOR, AND ANOTHER 498 MILLION IN YOUR NEIGHBOR COUNTY, REFUGIO COUNTY, TO UPGRADE US 77 TO INTERSTATE STANDARDS. SO THERE IS CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF RESOURCES BEING INVESTED. I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT IT'S NOT ALWAYS VISIBLE. IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO BUILD AN INTERSTATE. I THINK PART OF THAT IS JUST THE REALITY OF THE FUNDING CONSTRAINTS. BUT I THINK WE ARE MAKING TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IN TERMS OF BRINGING RESOURCES FROM THE STATE LAND TO THE COASTAL BEND REGION. IN ADDITION, I'LL ADD THAT THIS WEEK, TECH STOCKS IS SCHEDULED TO AWARD THE CONTRACT $170,000,175 MILLION CONTRACT FOR THE RIVERA RIVERA RELIEF ROUTE, AND THIS WILL ELIMINATE THE LAST STOPLIGHT BETWEEN THE VALLEY AND ODEM. NOBODY LIKES TO BE THE LAST STOPLIGHT, SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE VISIBLE PROGRESS COMING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. IN TERMS OF WHAT THE ALLIANCE DOES. I'LL GO THROUGH THIS VERY QUICKLY. WE WORK AT FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS FEDERALLY. WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR BOTH FUNDING AND LEGISLATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE I-69.

AGAIN, OUR BIG FOCUS THIS YEAR AS CONGRESS WORKS ON THE MULTIYEAR TRANSPORTATION AUTHORIZATION FOR NEXT YEAR, WE'RE WORKING TO GET INTO THAT, A PROVISION THAT WILL PROVIDE SOME LEVEL OF DEDICATED FEDERAL FUNDING. I DON'T EXPECT WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO SEEING 95% COST SHARE LIKE WE DID WHEN THE INTERSTATE SYSTEM WAS FIRST BUILT, BUT WE ARE WORKING TO HAVE FUNDING DEDICATED SPECIFICALLY TO CONGRESSIONALLY AUTHORIZED FUTURE INTERSTATES.

THAT IS A SMALL UNIVERSE OF PROJECTS OF WHICH I-69 IS ONE, AND THAT WILL HELP, I BELIEVE, ACCELERATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF I-69, BRINGING TO BEAR THESE RESOURCES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AT THE STATE LEVEL. WE PARTICIPATE VERY ACTIVELY ON BEHALF OF THE ICC COMMUNITIES IN

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THAT'S WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD. THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE BUILDING I-69. AND SO THE ALLIANCE COMES SIDE BY SIDE WITH THEM. AND LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS LIKE YOURSELVES TO IDENTIFY THE PRIORITIES AND TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE FUNDING AND THE LEGISLATION OR THE REGULATIONS TO TRY TO MOVE PROJECTS FORWARD. THERE'S JUST A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS OF SOME OF OUR WORK. YOU'LL SEE, YOU KNOW, WORK IN WASHINGTON THERE IN AUSTIN AT THE CAPITOL BOTTOM RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE OUR ANNUAL MEETING WITH WE HAVE EVERY YEAR. WE HAVE ALL OF OUR TEX DOT DISTRICT ENGINEERS THERE TO GIVE A REPORT. AND THEN SEVERAL OF THE GROUNDBREAKINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED JUST THIS PAST YEAR. SO WE ARE CERTAINLY ACTIVE. YOU KNOW, I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU ALL CAN SEE THE BENEFITS IN TERMS OF THE EXPLANATION TODAY AND WHAT IS COMING TO YOUR COUNTY. AND I CERTAINLY WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH US TO ENSURE THAT PROGRESS CONTINUES. JUDGE, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS. COMMENTS. WELL, I'VE BEEN ON BOARD WITH THE COUNTY FOR OFF AND ON FOR 35 YEARS. I REMEMBER I-69 ALLIANCE WHEN IT FIRST CAME TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. I WORKED FOR THE COUNTY AND I'VE SEEN THIS IN PLACE. SO BASICALLY YOU'RE A LOBBYIST, IS THAT CORRECT? YOU LOBBY THE STATE IN FEDERAL? YES, WE DO HAVE LOBBYISTS. WE DO HAVE STATE AND FEDERAL LOBBYING. SO THE MONEY, THE MONEY SAN PATRICIA COUNTY IS PUTTING INTO THIS IS GOING FOR LOBBYING, AM I CORRECT? I WOULD SAY IN PART PART OF IT THE. OR. PART OF IT IS EDUCATION. YES. YOU KNOW WHAT THE HOUSE IS MEETING AND SENATE'S MEETING ON IN IN THE SPECIAL SESSION RIGHT NOW ABOUT USING TAXPAYER MONEY FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. THEY'RE TRYING TO DO AWAY WITH IT. SO WE'RE VERY AWARE OF THAT. WELL, WE ARE VERY AWARE OF THAT IN SOME WAYS. YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE AGAINST IT HAVING HAVING TAKEN AWAY THE LOBBYING ASPECTS OF IT. WHEN OUR TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND OTHER OTHER ASSOCIATION GROUPS HERE IN TEXAS. BUT I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY IT'S BEING PUSHED SO HARD. NOW. I SEEN YOUR I-69 ALLIANCE BROCHURES AND SO FORTH. YOU MENTIONED EVERYTHING. WHAT TXDOT DOES, HOW MUCH MONEY DOES I-69 ALLIANCE ACTUALLY GIVE TO TEXDOT DIRECTLY? SIR, WE DON'T GIVE ANY MONEY TO TEXTILE. WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE LIMITED IN WHAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO IN TERMS OF GOING OUT AND SEEKING ADDITIONAL FUNDING, FOR EXAMPLE, PROP ONE AND PROP SEVEN, THAT HAS BROUGHT BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO TXDOT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION INTERESTS ALL ACROSS THE STATE WORKING TO EDUCATE THE LEGISLATORS ON HOW IMPORTANT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IS TO THE STATE.

SO YOU'RE BASICALLY COLLECTING MONEY ALL THE WAY FROM LAREDO UP TO CHICAGO, FROM ALL THE COUNTIES AND CITIES ALONG THE ROUTE. AND THIS IS ALL GOING FOR LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. AND BASICALLY PROMOTING THE I-69 LANDS. AND I'M SAYING IT'S BEEN 35 YEARS. HOW MANY MORE YEARS IT'S GOING TO GO ON? I WOULD SAY AGAIN, SIR, WE ARE PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S MULTIPLE ASPECTS OF THAT. I THINK, YOU KNOW, 12 AND $13 BILLION PROGRAMED. WE ARE MAKING CONSIDERABLE EFFORT. BUT THIS IS A TREMENDOUSLY LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WITH NO DEDICATED FUNDING SOURCE. WELL, YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND YOU HAVE A REAL NICE BROCHURE ON THE BACKSIDE. YOU HAVE A BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND I SPOKE WITH MY COUNTY JUDGE THIS MORNING AND I SAID, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. HE SAID, I AM. HE WAS SHOCKED. HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT. I MEAN, HOW MANY OTHER BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ON THERE THAT DON'T KNOW THEY'RE ON ON THERE AS BOARD OF DIRECTORS? I MEAN, I COULD PROBABLY CALL JUST ABOUT EVERY ONE OF THEM IF

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HAPPY TO BE HERE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. SO WE DO HAVE A REQUEST. THE I-69 LIONS. SO WE DON'T HAVE YOU RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL LETTER FOR THE REQUEST. THE I'M ASKING HAVE WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM HIM OR. NO I'D HAVE TO LOOK IN YOUR NOTEBOOK. I DON'T RECALL GETTING AN ACTUAL REQUEST. IT'S USUALLY A SET AMOUNT AND IT'S BASED ON POPULATIONS. IT'S SOMEWHERE ABOUT 6000. SOMETHING CLOSE TO 7000. IT'S LIKE 6009 50 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. OR YOU MIGHT NOTIFY HER THAT WE NEED AN OFFICIAL REQUEST. OKAY. YES, SHE WAS ON HERE, BUT THAT'S NOT A WRITTEN REQUEST THAT WE CAN HAVE INTO THEIR BUDGET PRESENTATION. OKAY. OKAY. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT? ANYTHING FOR US, JUDGE? AS FAR AS A MOTION OR ANYTHING? NOT ON HERS. I DON'T HAVE AN OFFICIAL LETTER. NO OFFICIAL LETTER. OKAY. NO OFFICIAL LETTER ON HERS. YEAH.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO BRING UP FOR THE BUDGET? NOW, WHILE WE'RE HERE, MOST OF THESE DECISIONS WE WILL BE MAKING NEXT MONDAY. OKAY, OKAY. SO WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. WE DO HAVE THREE THIS MORNING Y'ALL LOOKED AT THEM. IS THERE ANYONE NEED TO PULL ONE FOR DISCUSSION BEFORE WE VOTE ON THEM? OKAY. DON'T HEAR ANY REQUESTS. SO

[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:]

[a. Presentation of National WIC Breastfeeding Proclamation, August 1-7, 2025.]

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AND WHEREAS, WICK JOINS PROFESSIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND BREASTFEEDING ADVOCATES WORLDWIDE IN CELEBRATING WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK, AUGUST 1ST THROUGH THE SEVENTH OF EACH YEAR TO COLLABORATIVELY RAISE AN AWARENESS OF THE NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING TO STRENGTHEN INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR BREASTFEEDING. TO FURTHER STRATEGIES THAT PROMOTE BREASTFEEDING PRACTICES AND TO SUPPORT INCREASED BREASTFEEDING RATES. NOW, THEREFORE, IN APPRECIATION OF BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS AND ALL OF THE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, PROFESSIONALS, COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORT, I BROOK L ROLLINS, SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE, HEREBY PROCLAIM AUGUST 1ST THROUGH THE SEVENTH, 2025 AS THE NATIONAL BREASTFEEDING WEEK. IN WITNESS THEREOF, WE HEREUNTO SET OUR HAND ON THIS. 16TH DAY OF JUNE. THINK WE'RE A LITTLE BIT OFF THERE, AREN'T WE? 28TH. RIGHT? YES, JULY 28TH. THE 250TH YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. OKAY, WE GOT IT CORRECTED. OKAY. YOU WANT A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION? SO MOVED. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY. THANK YOU. REGARDED. ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. OH, Y'ALL READY FOR. DID YOURS HAVE THE RIGHT DATES ON THEM? NO, I HAVE TO GET THAT CORRECTED. OKAY. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS MINE WAS WRONG OR NOT. OKAY. YES. OKAY. I READ IT OVER THREE TIMES. PAY ME. WE HAVE TO. WE GOT SOMETHING ELSE.

HOW DO WE KNOW? THANK YOU. FOR. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE PROMOTIONAL EVENT OUTSIDE AFTER THE COURT. SO IF EVERYBODY WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL BREAST UNION.

[b. Presentation by Ruth Cristiana, Manager of Community Based Programs, on Recognition of Silver Certification from Texas Mother-Friendly Worksite for renovation of the Breastfeeding Room at the San Patricio County Courthouse.]

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. THIS IS ALYSSA RODRIGUEZ. AND SHE WORKS UNDER A COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT FOR THE SPAN PROJECT GRANT. AND ONE OF HER GOALS IS TO CREATE A MOTHER TEXAS MOTHER FRIENDLY BREASTFEEDING ROOM IN THE PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. AND SO WE DO HAVE ONE AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT HAS BEEN CERTIFIED UNDER ALYSSA GARCIA'S SUPERVISION. AND SO ALYSSA WORKED ON THE ONE IN THE COURTHOUSE. THERE'S OTHER PICTURES, TOO. THEY WANT TO SHOW THOSE. BUT ALYSSA WORKED VERY DILIGENTLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THE BEST BREASTFEEDING ROOM, AND WE RECEIVED A SILVER RECOGNITION FOR THAT. AND SO WE'RE REALLY PROUD THAT VISITORS TO THE COURTHOUSE AND STAFF EMPLOYEES ALSO HAVE THAT ROOM TO USE SHOULD THEY NEED IT. SO WE'RE REALLY GLAD FOR ALL THE WORK THAT SHE DID AND THE RECOGNITION SHE RECEIVED FOR THAT. AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THE SAME IN THE NEW COURTHOUSE AS WELL, SO THAT ALL OF OUR FACILITIES HAVE THE TEXAS MOTHER FRIENDLY BREASTFEEDING SITE.

OKAY, GREAT. I WALKED OVER THERE AND LOOKED AT IT. IT'S GREAT. IT'S NICE. REALLY NICE. SHE MADE

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[c. Consideration and action on a request from Ruth Cristiana, Program Manager Community-Based Programs, on entering into a one year agreement between Esperanza de Tejas and San Patricio County Health Department's Community-Based Programs. ]

AND SO WHEN THEY CAME WITH A MOBILE CLINIC LAST MONTH, THEY WERE ABLE TO SERVE ALMOST 100 FAMILIES. AND I WILL SAY THAT THEY STARTED AT 10:00 IN THE MORNING AND AT 8:00 IN THE MORNING IN THE HOT SUN. WE HAD, I THINK, WHAT ABOUT 20 ELIZABETH, 20 SENIOR CITIZENS ALREADY IN LINE? THESE ARE ITEMS THAT SENIOR CITIZENS CANNOT BUY WITH THEIR FOOD STAMPS OR OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL PROGRAMS THAT THEY'RE IN. AND SO WE WANT TO ENTER THIS AGREEMENT WITH THEM FOR A YEAR SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR CITIZENS HAVE THESE ITEMS THAT SOME SOME OF THEM CANNOT PURCHASE. ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD, MOVE TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND WITH A THANK YOU QUESTION. I GOT A QUESTION HERE OKAY. DO THEY DO THESE PROVIDE MEDICATIONS. THEY DON'T PROVIDE MEDICATIONS BUT THE MOBILE CLINIC DOES. AND WE ALREADY HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM. IN FACT THE MOBILE CLINIC IS HERE TODAY. AND I ACTUALLY WENT IN ONE DAY BECAUSE I WASN'T FEELING WELL.

AND I WALKED OUT WITH A PRESCRIPTION FOR FREE. AND SO OUR MOBILE CLINIC TAKES CARE OF THAT. THE MOBILE, THE MOBILE CLINIC, THE ONE I LOOKED AT, ENDED IN THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVED TO BE PARKED AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ENDED IN APRIL OR NO, WE HAD A NEW ONE BACK IN JULY. Y'ALL APPROVED A NEW ONE. MAYBE YOU WERE OUT THAT DAY, BUT WE THEY DID APPROVE A NEW ONE. SO WE HAVE ANOTHER YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM UNTIL JULY OF 2026. IN FACT, THEY'RE HERE TODAY. I'VE GOT SOME QUESTIONS I'LL GET WITH YOU LATER. SURE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YOU GET THE MOTION IN A SECOND. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.4 D IS DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION. AND

[d. Discussion consideration and/or possible action on request by Commissioner Ruben Gonzales, Pct 3, for speed bumps to be placed on CR 1876 in Odem/Bethel Estates area for safety reasons.]

YES. I'D LIKE TO GET SOME SPEED BUMPS. I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED A STUDY OR THE COURT CAN APPROVE IT OR WHAT'S THE PROCESS ON THAT? YOU MEAN SPEED BUMPS OR SPEED HUMPS? WHATEVER. HUMPS? YEAH, BECAUSE BUMPS ARE REALLY, YOU KNOW. RIGHT. JOHN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EDUCATE US ON SPEED BUMPS AND SPEED HUMPS AND THE REQUIREMENTS AND THE LIABILITY TO THE COUNTY AND ALL OF THOSE FUN QUESTIONS. I DON'T RECALL THEM. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, CHRIS, AT THE FOR ME, SOME DOCUMENTATION FROM THE TAC. AND THIS IS WHAT WE CALL IN A TEXAS MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES. IT'S SOMETHING THAT ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, TEXTILE COUNTY CITIES FOLLOW.

AND WITHIN THERE IT SAYS AS A COMMISSIONER, GILLESPIE HAD MENTIONED HER SPEED HUMPS AND SPEED BUMPS. BUT THEY ALSO RECOMMEND THAT WE VISIT WITH THE LOCAL TEXTILE TEXTILE OFFICE TO GET SOME INSIGHT AND APPROVAL. BUT PRIOR TO THAT, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND AND ADVISE THE COURT TO AUTHORIZE A SPEED STUDY TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE ON WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED IS. FIRST, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S ANY POSTED SPEED LIMITS ON THAT PARTICULAR ROAD, SO THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION. FIRST, LET'S GET THE SPEED STUDY. AND THEN WE CAN DETERMINE IF A VISIT WITH THE LOCAL TEXTILE FOLKS. IF A SPEED BUMP IS WARRANTED OR NOT. MY CONCERN IS I WOULD NOT ADVISE THE COUNTY TO INDISCRIMINATELY PLACE SPEED BUMPS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM, BUT PLACE IT WHERE IT'S ONLY APPROPRIATE NEEDED. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS? SO I REMEMBER THE LAST TIME WE LOOKED INTO THIS. THERE'S A LOT OF REQUIREMENTS AND HOW THESE CAN AND CANNOT BE USED. AND IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, SPEED HUMPS CAN ONLY BE USED ON SLOW SPEED

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THEN WE'RE GOING TO DETERMINE, YOU KNOW, STEP B WHERE A SPEED HUMP OR A SPEED BUMP IS WARRANTED. AND VISIT WITH OUR LOCAL TEXTILE FOLKS TO GET CONCURRENCE. I BELIEVE THE ORIGINAL QUESTION, WHAT WAS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SPEED HUMP AND A SPEED BUMP? YEAH, A SPEED HUMP IS MORE OF A LOWER. NOT AS NOT AS HIGH AS OR VERTICAL DEFLECTION OF THE ROADWAY.

WHEREAS SPEED BUMPS IS A SIGNIFICANT VERTICAL DEFLECTION OF THE ROAD. IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, READING IN THERE SOMEWHERE, SPEED BUMPS ARE ESSENTIALLY FOR USE IN PARKING LOTS AND SPEED HUMPS ON ROADWAYS LESS THAN 35 MILES AN HOUR. YES, I READ THAT SOMEWHERE I DID TOO, RIGHT? AND SO THAT'S WHY I ENCOURAGE THIS. FIND OUT WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED IS FIRST, AND SEE IF IT'S 35 MILES OR GREATER OR 35 MILES OR LESS. THAT'S MY RECOMMENDATION. WELL, OKAY, WELL, LET'S MAKE A MOTION TO DO A SPEED STUDY ON. OUR SECOND COUNTY ROAD, 1876 76 RESIDENTIAL AREA. ALL RIGHT. THE SECOND SPEED STUDY STUDY. TWO MONTHS. OKAY. AND A MOTION. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS ON ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION

[e. Discussion, Consideration and Action on request by Susan Boutwell, Floodplain Manager on the San Patricio County Substantial Damage Plan. ]

OKAY, MY ONLY DISCUSSION AND I PRAISED YOU FOR DOING THE PLAN. I'VE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT FOR MANY YEARS, BUT I'D LIKE TO SEE POSSIBLY A COPY OF THE PLAN SOMETIME. AND I'M, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE, BUT TO ACTUALLY REVIEW BEFORE I APPROVE SOMETHING, WELL, MAKE SURE I PUT IT ON THERE EARLY SO Y'ALL COULD SEE THEM. WELL, IT DIDN'T COME UP ON MINE. OH, IT DIDN'T COME UP. NO, IT'S. YEAH. YOU HAVEN'T EVEN MORE THAN THREE DAYS. IT TAKES TIME TO REVIEW THOSE OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. IF Y'ALL WANT ME TO BRING IT BACK NEXT WEEK I CAN.

NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE GOOD. OH, WELL, I KNOW THERE'S A DEADLINE, RIGHT? THIS HAS COME ABOUT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED UP IN KERRVILLE. YEAH, A LOT A LOT OF THE COUNTIES AROUND THERE DID

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BUILDING OFFICIALS ARE USUALLY US. SO IT GOES UNDER THE PERMITS. SO EVERY PERSON THAT HAS TO THAT GETS DAMAGED, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PUT PERMITS OUT. THE COUNTY IS ONLY ALLOWED SO MUCH RULES IN THE COUNTY. SO SUCH AS HOW HIGH THEY CAN BUILD THEIR HOME. IF YOUR HOME WAS DAMAGED AND YOU'RE NOT MEETING OUR STANDARDS, OUR THEN YOU HAVE TO BUILD A NEW SUBDIVISION OR THE NEW DIVISION OF YOUR HOME UP TO TODAY'S STANDARDS. RIGHT. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ON OUR COUNTY STAFF WHO WE'RE REFERRING TO, BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOCUMENT WOULD BE IN MY OFFICE, BUT WE CAN TAKE THAT. COULD YOU ACTUALLY PUT IT IN THERE AS A CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER? AND BEING THE APPROVAL ON THAT, I THINK THAT'S WHAT HE'S LOOKING FOR. WHO WHO IN YOUR OFFICE WOULD DO IT? IT WOULD. BEING A CERTIFIED FLOODPLAIN MANAGER THAT YOU ARE MY STAFF. SO AND YOUR STAFF IS ALSO CERTIFIED THEREFORE. WELL, RIGHT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR WHEN WE'RE READING THE PLAN, WE KNOW WHO THAT PERSON IS. BASICALLY THE PEOPLE THAT WORK WITH ME. SO KIND OF CONTINUING ON THAT, IF YOU GO TO THE TOP OF THE NEXT PAGE ON THE SAME TABLE, THEN IT STARTS USING THE WORDS EXAMPLE, EXAMPLE. PREPARE THIS EXAMPLE.

FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATOR. YEAH, THAT'S MY BAD, I SHOULD HAVE I HAD EXAMPLES ON THERE. AND THEN WHEN I WAS DOING IT UP AND I DIDN'T REMOVE THE EXAMPLES OFF THAT WORD EXAMPLE OUT OF ALL THAT. YES. AND I HAVE IT OUT OF MY COPIES. BUT COPY I SENT TO YOU ALL. IS IT IN THERE? SO THE GIST OF THIS ALL LOOKS GOOD. I DON'T I MEAN, I'M THIS ISN'T MY AREA OF EXPERTISE. THE ONLY A COUPLE OTHER PLACES WHERE EXAMPLE SHOWS UP. I'LL LET YOU LOOK AT THAT. FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE DOCUMENT ATTACHED, WHEN WE ACTUALLY GO TO PRINT IT, THERE'S SOME SORT OF FORMATTING ISSUES THAT IT CUTS A LOT OF THE TEXT OFF WHEN IT GETS PRINTED. SO THAT'S A TECHNICAL ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW WHY THAT IS. I SPENT SOME TIME FRIDAY TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT. I APOLOGIZE, I WASN'T A PROBLEM TO ME. THAT'S SOME SORT OF. BUT IF YOU APPROVE THE PLAN, I WILL HAVE A COPY FOR HIM TO COME AN AGREEMENT. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. YEAH.

YOU'RE WELCOME. ANYTHING ELSE? YOU. YEAH. OKAY. SO IN YOUR COPY, WHAT COMMISSIONER YARDLEY WAS TALKING ABOUT HAS ALREADY BEEN ADMITTED, RIGHT? YES, BUT I HAVE TO BRING YOU ONE WITH YOUR NAME. SIGNATURE IN BLUE. OKAY. CLICK IT. RIGHT CLICKING ON IT AND SEE WHAT THE MOTION NEEDS TO INCLUDE THAT. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT ALREADY. RIGHT. SO YEAH I WOULD CORRECT THOSE FEW THINGS BEFORE YOU SIGN IT. IF Y'ALL APPROVE IT WE'LL PASS THEM. WE'LL PASS IT WITH THE CORRECT CORRECT. APPROVED. OKAY. SO I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. WITH IT. YOU'RE GOOD. GOOD.

OKAY. THE OTHER THING ANY OTHER MOTION OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. OKAY. 2.4 IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A

[f. Consideration and action on request from Scott Marion, Emergency Management/Fire Marshal, authorizing the Auditor's Office to seek a Request for Proposal for Food Services during a disaster.]

THE FIRE MARSHAL IS NOT HERE. THIS MORNING. HE WAS CALLED TO KERRVILLE THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK TO ASSIST WITH SOME OF THE ASSISTANCE FOR THE RESCUERS THAT HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH UP THERE. SO HE'S I THINK HE'S SCHEDULED TO BE BACK TOMORROW OR WEDNESDAY. SO YOU MIGHT EXPLAIN WHAT HE'S DOING HERE. SO THE FIRE MARSHAL WAS CALLED OUT. SO HE TOOK A WEEK'S VACATION. HE

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MOTION OKAY. SECOND SECOND IS ACCEPTED. IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE. AYE AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES OKAY. 2.4 G. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A

[g. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Scott Marion, Emergency Management/Fire Marshal, to accept Grant terms and conditions for the FM-5552 FMAG fire (Welder Fire) reimbursement process. ]

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[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.]

DEPUTY CLERK ONE DISTRICT CLERK. FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 103. STEP ONE AT $2,738.94 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE JULY THE 16TH OF 2025. ALEJANDRO BRIONES, OTHER RETIREMENT ROVING CREWMAN ROAD AND BRIDGE THREE. FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 104 STEP EIGHT AT $3,828.53 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE JULY 15TH, 2025 3.1 SEE RICARDO BENAVIDES, EMPLOYMENT HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TWO ROAD AND BRIDGE TWO FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 106 STEP TWO AT $3,429.24 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1ST, 2025. SALARY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS STEP TWO PER CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN GUIDELINES. 3.1 D DARIAN BRO, EMPLOYMENT DEPUTY CLERK ONE DISTRICT CLERK FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 103 STEP ONE AT $2,738.94 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1ST, 2025, 3.1 E BENJAMIN FULLER, EMPLOYMENT ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FULL TIME, REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 107 STEP ONE $3,523.09 PER MONTH WITH A $65 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1ST, 2025. LINDSAY MORENO, EMPLOYMENT JUVENILE SUPERVISION OFFICER JUVENILE DETENTION FULL TIME, REGULAR NONEXEMPT WAGE 107 STEP ONE AT $3,523.09 PER MONTH, WITH A $50 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1ST, 2025. REBECCA ORTEGA, EMPLOYMENT DEPUTY CLERK ONE DISTRICT CLERK FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 103 STEP ONE WITH $2,738.94 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1ST, 2025 3.18 ROBERT SANDOVAL, EMPLOYMENT HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TWO. ROAD AND BRIDGE THREE. FULL TIME, TEMPORARY NONEXEMPT GRADE 106.

STEP ONE AT $19 AN HOUR, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1ST, 2025. CHRISTY CASTILLO, TRANSFER DEPUTY CLERK ONE DISTRICT CLERK, FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 103, STEP ONE AT $2,738.94 PER MONTH TWO. DEPUTY CLERK TWO FULL TIME REGULAR GRADES 104. STEP ONE AT $2,875.89 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1ST, 2025, 3.1 J. VICTORIA TORRES, TRANSFER LEGAL SECRETARY ONE COUNTY ATTORNEY FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 107 STEP ONE AT $3,523.09 PER MONTH TO DEPUTY CLERK. ONE DISTRICT CLERK, FULL TIME, REGULAR GRADE 103. STEP TWO AT $2,852.60 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1ST, 2025. SALARY COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS STEP TWO FOR CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN GUIDELINES AND 3.1 K ONE ETA CON. OTHER GL CORRECTION FROM 010 DASH 5820.

110 TWO 110 TO 1 010 6101 TEN. THAT'S JUST A CHANGE OF THE NUMBERS CHANGE. BUDGET COMES OUT OF MOTION TO APPROVE 3.1 A THROUGH K SECOND. MOTION. SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. 3.2 IS ACCEPT AND

[2. Accept and record employee status changes:]

[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.]

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[5. RECONVENE: Regular Commissioners Court Session]

[a. Consideration and action on request from William Zagorski Sr, Commissioner, Pct 1 to purchase property with 2 buildings in Taft, TX in accordance with Government Code, Section 551.072.]

[b. Consultation with Attorney pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Government Code regarding litigation with RWE and El Algodon Alto Wind Farm, LLC, and consideration and possible action on a settlement proposal.]

AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAM

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.