[1. Call meeting to order] [00:00:08] EVERYONE. WELCOME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR DECEMBER 22ND. ALMOST TO THE END OF THE YEAR, CLOSE TO CHRISTMAS. LET'S HAVE THE PLEDGES, PLEASE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE FLAG OF ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE NO CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. I HAVE NO CARDS THIS MORNING AND I NEVER [4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.] PRESENTED. SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO 1.4 REPORT FROM JUDGES, COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE, NOTHING TO REPORT, YOUR HONOR. MR. GONZALEZ. WELL, WE'VE GOT THE DIRT PATCH TRUCK WORKING ON COUNTY ROAD 1839, ALSO ON COUNTY ROAD 1859. WE GOT BRUSH PICKUP IN THE AREA, SAINT PAUL COUNTY ROAD, SIXTH STREET, PATCHING ON COUNTY ROAD 461. COUNTY ROAD 738. COUNTY ROAD 756. COUNTY ROAD 1568. AND THE SITTING AREA. WE GOT CULVERT REPAIR WORK THAT WE DID IN COUNTY ROAD 984 IN SINTON. MOWERS ARE MOWING ON COUNTY ROAD 652 AND COUNTY ROAD 50908. IN SAINT PAUL, WE'RE ROAD PROCESSING ON COUNTY ROAD 1136 IN THE MATHIS AREA AND COUNTY ROAD 471. WE'RE ROAD PREPPING FOR SEALCOATING ON COUNTY ROAD 756 AND COUNTY ROAD 471. THE MATHIS AREA WE SELL COATED COUNTY ROAD 461, COUNTY ROAD 738 AND COUNTY ROAD 477, THE MATHIS. WE ALSO CLEANED OUT THE MATHIS YARD LAST WEEK, GOT RID OF A BUNCH OF SCRAP IRON STUFF THAT WE HAD IN THERE. WE CLEANED OUT DRAINAGE DITCHES IN THE COUNTY ROAD. 760 774 7674 I'M SORRY, THE MATHIS AREA. AND WE ALSO INSTALLED DELINEATORS THERE ON COUNTY ROAD 705, MATHIS AREA. WE PICKED UP, FIXED THE ROAD GOING INTO THE BRUSH PIT, COUNTY ROAD 3024, AND WE'RE ROAD PREPPING THE SHOULDERS ON COUNTY ROAD 1136 OFF OF A 37 NEAR MATHIS. IT'S ONE OF THANK MY FOREMANS AND STUFF FOR THE GREAT JOB THAT WE'VE DONE. SOLID WORK THIS YEAR IN PRECINCT THREE. YEAH VERY UNUSUAL. YOU CAN WORK ON ROADS AND TOWARD THE END OF DECEMBER IT'S BEEN HOT. SO WE'RE STILL WORKING AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO GET HOTTER TOO, ON TOP OF IT. MR. YARDLEY. MORNING, JUDGE. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. THE PORTLAND ANNEX BUILDING IS CLOSED AND WILL BE THROUGH PROBABLY JANUARY 2ND BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING NEW FLOORING IN THAT BUILDING. SO ALL THE OFFICES IN THERE HAVE SOME SORT OF WORKAROUND FOR PRECINCT TWO. WE'RE STILL AVAILABLE ON OUR REGULAR PHONE NUMBERS, AND OBVIOUSLY IT DOESN'T IMPACT MY BARN, SO OUR WORK WILL CONTINUE. OTHER THAN THAT, I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A MERRY CHRISTMAS. HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY GETS TO SPEND IT WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND HAVE A VERY GOOD CHRISTMAS. WE'LL SEE YOU AFTER CHRISTMAS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. JUDGE. MRS. GORSKI OKAY FOR MON. GOT TWO CREWS OUT MOWING. I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT DECEMBER AND JANUARY ARE FOGGIEST. MONTHS OF THE YEAR HERE ON DOWN SOUTH ON THE COASTAL BEND AND DRIVE WITH YOUR LIGHTS ON, B B BE COURTEOUS. LET PEOPLE KNOW. ESPECIALLY WE GOT CREWS OUT THERE MOWING AND STUFF, HAVE YOUR LIGHTS ON WHEN YOU'RE GOING BY THEM AND SO FORTH. IT'S A GOOD THING WE'RE DOING A WATER LINE OVER IN TAFT. WE HAVE 900FT OF WATER LINE TO REPLACE WATER LINE THAT WAS EXISTING THERE, HAD LEAKS IN IT, AND IT'S PROBABLY OVER 50 YEARS OLD. SO WE'LL BE LAYING ABOUT 900FT OF WATERLINE NEXT DAY OR TWO. WE GOT THE GATE CONTROLLERS WE PUT ON THE FENCES OVER THERE HOPEFULLY TODAY. I ALSO WANT TO WISH THE JUDGE A HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON THURSDAY. HEY! OOH OOH OOH. BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY IT'S TIS THE SEASON. YOU KNOW, WE WE WE HAVE TO STOP AND REFLECT. AND WE MUST REMEMBER. THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE SEASON. YEAH. THERE ARE MANY FAITHS IN, IN CELEBRATING THESE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS, WHETHER IT BE KWANZAA, HANUKKAH OR AS CHRISTIANS, WE ACTUALLY DO CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF CHRIST. IT'S TIME TO TAKE IN AND LOOK FOR THE ELDERLY, THE WIDOWS, AND THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE SHUT IN. IT'S NOT JUST A SEASON OF GIVING, IT'S A SEASON FOR SHARING. WITH THAT, I WISH YOU ALL MERRY CHRISTMAS. JUDGE. THERE'S ONE MORE THING I HAVE TO ADD THAT I FORGOT THAT ON THE 12TH OF JANUARY, WE'RE SHUTTING DOWN THAT SECOND BRIDGE ON 1360 OLD COUNTY ROAD 100 TO REBUILD IT. OKAY. GOOD DEAL. A COUPLE OF THINGS, I [00:05:09] GUESS, THIS MORNING, JUST TO ITERATE A LITTLE BIT ON WHAT COMMISSIONER SIKORSKY SAID. YOU KNOW, WE GO THROUGH THIS PART OF THE YEAR AFTER THANKSGIVING WITH THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE, GOING TO PARTIES, GOING TO PARADES AND DOING THINGS A LITTLE BIT OUT OF OUR ORDINARY. I'M SO HAPPY THAT THE PARADE SEASON IS OVER WITH IN THE COUNTY, BELIEVE ME. YEAH, AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT THE PARTY SEASON IS OVER WITH. WHEN YOU HAVE 2 OR 3 OF THEM IN ONE NIGHT AND TRY TO MAKE ALL OF THEM, IT REALLY MAKES FOR LONG EVENINGS AND STUFF. BUT I THINK AS COMMISSIONER SAID, WE NEED TO STOP RIGHT NOW AND THINK WHAT THIS SEASON IS. WE NEED TO REMEMBER WHAT THE SEASON IS. YOU KNOW, IT'S FUN TO HAVE FAMILY AND STUFF AROUND, BUT JUST REMEMBER THE OLD SAYING, CHRIST IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON AND WE NEED TO KEEP THAT IN OUR HEARTS THE WHOLE TIME BETWEEN NOW AND NEW YEAR'S. CHRIST IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON, SO WE'LL GET THROUGH WITH THAT. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION IS I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE STAUNTON PIRATES FOR THEIR GREAT, GREAT RUN THAT THEY HAD THIS YEAR IN THE STATE PLAYOFFS. THEY ALMOST MADE TO THE END. YOU KNOW, MAYBE NEXT YEAR WILL BE THE YEAR THAT THEY CAN DO IT BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT A FANTASTIC PROGRAM HERE WITH A COACH THAT THEY HAVE. HE'S A FABULOUS COACH. HE REMINDS ME SO MUCH OF MY HIGH SCHOOL COACH, COACH RAY ATKINS. THE WAY HE HANDLES THE KIDS AND HOW HE TREATS THOSE KIDS AND HAS THOSE KIDS RESPECT EVERYBODY THAT THEY GO OUT AND TALK TO AND STUFF. HE'S A TREMENDOUS COACH, AND I HOPE HE STAYS HERE AND SITTING FOR A LONG, LONG TIME BECAUSE HE WILL DO LOTS OF GOOD HERE IN SINTON AND STUFF IN THE FUTURE. AND BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO THEM ON THEIR GREAT RUN IN THE PLAYOFFS. OKAY. ANY DEPARTMENT HEAD HAVE ANYTHING THIS MORNING. MARCY GET OUT THE CHECKBOOK. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. NOW I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE WHAT COMMISSIONER YARDLEY TALKED ABOUT. THE OFFICE IN PORTLAND. YOU KNOW, I HAVE THE TAX OFFICE HOUSES OUT OF THERE AS WELL. BUT THOSE THREE LADIES HAVE COME TO THE OFFICE HERE IN SINTON. SO WE HAVE ALL FIVE WINDOWS OPEN AND THREE LADIES AT THE DESK DOING THE MAIL AND ANSWERING THE PHONE. SO UNFORTUNATELY, IT MIGHT BE A LITTLE INCONVENIENT FOR THE PEOPLE IN PORTLAND TO COME AND PAY THEIR TAXES OVER HERE. BUT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN DO IT ONLINE OR, YOU KNOW, DO IT ONLINE OR MAIL IN YOUR YOUR CHECK IF YOU NEED TO. BUT WE ARE OPEN HERE AND FULLY STAFFED. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO DO TO THAT BUILDING. THAT IS CORRECT. AND IT IS ON THE WEB PAGE, ON MY WEB PAGE, ON THE COUNTY'S WEBSITE. AND SO IF THERE IF WE GET ANY UPDATES AS IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF DELAYS OR IF IT'S EARLIER THAN THAT, WE'LL BE BACK AS SOON AS WE CAN, OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENTS? WILL WE MOVE ON? [1. Approval of minutes] OKAY. SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO, WHICH IS OUR ACTION ITEMS. FIRST OF ALL WE HAVE 2.1 WHICH IS APPROVAL OF OUR DECEMBER 15TH MEETING MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIKORSKY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. ANY QUESTIONS? ADDITIONS TO THE MINUTES. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. JUDGE. YOU HAD TO RESIGN. I SAID YOU WEREN'T HERE FOR THAT MEETING. YEAH. OH, THAT'S RIGHT, I WASN'T HERE FOR THAT ONE. SO MAKE IT FOUR AND ONE WITH ONE ABSTENTION. OKAY. EXCUSE ME. COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB. OH, WELL, I DID READ THEM. Y'ALL DID A GOOD JOB. OH THANK YOU JUDGE. ALWAYS APPRECIATE THE PRAISE FROM YOU. YEAH. OKAY. GOING ON DOWN INTO OUR I GUESS, [a. Examination, consideration, and action on approval of all claims against San Patricio County Pursuant to section 113.064, Texas Local Government Code.] EXAMINATION CONSIDERATION ACTION OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY MOVED TO PAY THE BILLS. SO YOU GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY YARDLEY TO PAY THE BILLS. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY BILLS PRESENTED THIS MORNING? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. UNANIMOUS. OKAY. NOW WE CAN RELAX A LITTLE BIT [b. Consideration and action on Budget Line Items, Transfers, and Amendments.] BECAUSE I GOT A BUNCH OF, I DON'T KNOW, 13, 14 OF THEM SOMEWHERE. YES. BUT THERE'S A BUNCH OF BLITZES THIS MORNING. OKAY. THE FIRST ONE IS COMING OUT OF THE WICK DEPARTMENT. SHE IS TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM REGULAR EMPLOYEES, TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES, AND FROM TEMPORARY AND OVERTIME VICE VERSA, FROM REGULAR INTO TEMPORARY AND OVERTIME. AND THEN SHE IS [00:10:05] TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, POSTAGE, FOOD AND NCO FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT INTO UTILITIES, VEHICLE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, TELEPHONE AND GENERAL SUPPLIES. NEXT ONE IS OUT OF THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT, TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, SOFTWARE, LICENSE SUPPORT, PUBLIC NOTICES, FUEL, OIL AND LUBRICANTS IN THE GENERAL SUPPLIES, PHONE ALLOWANCE, OVERTIME, TELEPHONE TRAVEL AND NCO FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT. THE NEXT ONE IS OUT OF DEPARTMENT 734, WHICH IS CAMPBELL PORTER AIRPORT, TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION DUES AND TELEPHONE INTO MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES. CHARGES AND OVERTIME. NEXT FUNDS OUT OF THE PARKS DEPARTMENT THREE CHANGE TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM GENERAL SUPPLIES INTO MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES AND CHARGES. NEXT ONE IS OUT OF BUILDING AND YARDS. THIS IS FOR THE ODUM OFFICE ACCOUNTS 6080. TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM GENERAL SUPPLIES, INSURANCE, BONDS AND PREMIUMS INTO BUILDING REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS MATERIAL. ANOTHER ONE OUT OF BUILDING AND YARDS FOR 6100 ADMIN ANNEX, TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE INTO OVERTIME INSURANCE, BONDS, PREMIUMS AND GENERAL SUPPLIES. BUILDING YARDS AGAIN FIVE FOR 5860. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TRANSFERRED FUNDS FROM PRE EMPLOYMENT PHYSICALS, INSURANCE, BONDS AND PREMIUMS INTO LONGEVITY PAY, OVERTIME, EQUIPMENT, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES AND CHARGES, AND GENERAL REPAIRS. ANOTHER ONE OUT OF BUILDING AND YARDS. THIS IS FOR 5840 THE COURTHOUSE TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM TELEPHONE REPAIRS, PARTS, SIGNAGE, REPAIR MATERIALS INTO MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE AND CHARGES, GENERAL SUPPLIES, FUEL, OIL AND LUBRICANTS, ANOTHER ONE OUT OF BUILDING AND YARDS. THE COURTHOUSE 5820. I THINK THIS FIRST ONE WAS 5840. THIS IS ACCOUNT 5820. TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM INSURANCE BONDS AND PREMIUMS AND THE VEHICLE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, VEHICLE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, EQUIPMENT AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES AND CHARGES AND GENERAL SUPPLIES. BUILDING AND YARDS 5800. THE SHOP TRANSFERRING FUNDS. OH. EQUIPMENT REPAIRS. MAINTENANCE, TELEPHONE REPAIR MATERIALS, NCO FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT INTO VEHICLE REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, INSURANCE, BONDS, PREMIUMS, PUBLIC NOTICES, MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES AND CHARGES, REPAIR PARTS AND GENERAL SUPPLIES. ROAD AND BRIDGE THREE. TRANSFER AND FUNDS FROM SEALCOATING AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. ROAD AND BRIDGE THREE. TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM LAND AND BUILDINGS INTO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND THEN HAULING CHARGES. SOFTWARE LICENSE SUPPORT, FURNITURE, VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT, AND OKAY, THE NEXT ONE IS BUILDING AND YARDS. AGAIN, THIS IS 5900 MATHIS OFFICE AND 5910 THE TAFT OFFICE TRANSFERRING FUNDS, INSURANCE, BONDS, PREMIUMS, REPAIR PARTS, SIGNAGE, EQUIPMENT, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, AND UTILITIES AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE CHARGES, GENERAL SUPPLIES, BUILDING REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE, AND MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES AND CHARGES. OH RAN OUT. I MOVED TO APPROVE BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. OKAY, OKAY. MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECOND BY CHARLIE. APPROVED BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THEM? YES. WHERE ARE WE AT WITH THE WITH THE STATE. HAVE THEY REIMBURSED US EVERYTHING ON WICK OR PATRICK. PATRICK ON THAT REIMBURSEMENTS. WHO IS THAT A YES OR NO? THAT'S ONE WAY NOT TO ANSWER. WHAT. OH DON'T LET HIM TRY TO FIX IT. SO WITH THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN THERE ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF TO TWO MONTHS BEHIND FROM THE GOVERNMENT. BUT THEY ARE WE ARE GETTING MONIES IN. YES, SIR. COMING IN. IT'S COMING IN. IT'S JUST THERE'S A LITTLE SLOWDOWN THERE WHENEVER THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN THERE. AND SO BUT IT'S STARTING TO COME BACK IN. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO IS THE WICK DEPARTMENT ON HOLD ON ON THE TRAVEL PART OR IS SHE STILL TRAVELING? FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY MORE TRAVELING GOING ON HERE THROUGH 25. SHE'LL HAVE SOME MORE COMING UP IN 26. OKAY? YES, SIR. NOTHING ON TRUCK? NO. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGET ITEM TRANSFERS, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS. OKAY. BANK RECONCILIATION. TREASURER'S [c. Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ] [00:15:06] REPORT, MISS GARCIA. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS WEEK'S HEALTH TRANSFER TOTAL IS $88,900. OUR SECTION 125 TOTAL IS $2,468.52. AND WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PRE CLAIMS OR ESCROW THIS MORNING OR THIS WEEK. MOVE TO ACCEPT TREASURER'S REPORT. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. WE DO HAVE ONE, TWO, THREE, [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:] FOUR, FIVE OF THEM THIS MORNING. DOES ANY COMMISSIONER NEED ANY OF THOSE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION? OKAY. HEARING NONE. SEEING NONE I'LL GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH THEM. 2.3 IS CONSIDERATION ACTION REQUEST FROM GARY DAVIS, AIRPORT MANAGER FOR RENEWAL OF HANGAR LEASES BETWEEN SUMTER COUNTY, THE LESSOR, AND THE FOLLOWING MARVIN BUYER, LESSEE OF HANGAR C-3 TONY PENNINGTON. LESSEE HANGAR C-5. MARK BRADSHAW, LESSEE FOR HANGAR C-9 WESLEY SIDES, LESSEE FOR HANGAR C-10 JOE FULLERTON, LESSEE FOR 13 ARE INCORPORATED. LESSEE FOR FBO HANGAR SPACE DAN WEST. WHITESIDE. LESSEE FOR HANGAR C.H. 14. JACK MCDONALD. LESSEE FOR HANGARS S.H. THREE. AND PHILIP HENDRIX, LESSEE FOR HANGAR S, H 22.3 B IS CONSIDERATION IN ACTION. THIS IS A11 CONSIDERATION ACTION BY GARY DAVIS, AIRPORT MANAGER FOR ASSIGNMENT OF HANGAR LEASE BETWEEN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. THE LESSOR AND BILL SHUGART, DBA HAWKEYE PATROL, LESSEE FOR HANGAR S-H 13 AND THEN CONSIDERATION ACTION REQUEST FROM GARY DAVIS, AIRPORT MANAGER FOR RENEWAL OF HANGAR LEASE BETWEEN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, THE LESSOR AND BILL SHUGART, DBA SHOE AIR LEAK FOR HANGAR TWO. BILL SHUGART, DBA HAWK PETROLEUM FOR HANGAR S.H. 72.3 C IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON APPROVING THE AUDIT ENGAGEMENT LETTER FROM BROOKS WATSON AND COMPANY FOR THE 2025 INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF SAN PATRICIO COUNTY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SINGLE AUDIT 2.3 D IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON AWARDING THE CONTRACT WITH N MARTINEZ ASSOCIATES, INCORPORATED FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE PORTLAND TAX OFFICE. BUILDOUT. MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 2.3 A THROUGH D. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS. OKAY. GOING INTO INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS, [a. Consideration and action on request from Mathis Housing Authority for waiver of Payment in Lieu of Taxes payment. Joey Schumaker, Executive Director of Mathis Housing Authority. ] FIRST OF ALL TWO POINT 4AI NEED A MOTION TO TABLE A MOTION. SECOND FOR A TABLE MOTION BY GONZALEZ, SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO TABLE SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 2.4 A IS TABLE OKAY. 2.4 B AND TWO POINT C ARE [c. Presentation: Update on Air Monitoring in San Patricio County by Payton Campbell, Coastal Watch Association's Science Coordinator.] TWO PRESENTATIONS. BUT WE'RE GOING TO REVERSE THEM. WE'RE GOING TO RUN WITH 2.4 C. FIRST OF ALL IS GOING TO BE A PRESENTATION UPDATE ON AIR MONITORING AND COUNTY BY PEYTON CAMPBELL, COASTAL WATCH ASSOCIATE SCIENCE COORDINATOR. WELCOME. THANK YOU. YEAH. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. MY NAME IS PEYTON CAMPBELL. I'M THE SCIENCE COORDINATOR FOR THE COAST WATCH ASSOCIATION. AND JUST GOING TO UPDATE YOU ALL A LITTLE BIT ON OUR AIR MONITORING EFFORTS. SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, AS MANY OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW, THE T-C-E-Q DOES NOT HAVE ANY REGULATORY MONITORS IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. AND THERE ARE SOME OTHER NONPROFITS LIKE COASTAL BEND AIR QUALITY PARTNERSHIP THAT IS MONITORING OZONE AND N02 IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. AND THERE'S ALSO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS THAT OPERATES TWO SITES IN PORTLAND AND ONE IN GREGORY. IN THERE'S TWO SITES THAT THE T-C-E-Q MONITORS, PARTICULATE MATTER. AND IN SAN PATRICIO OR SORRY, IN NUECES COUNTY, ONE AT DONNA PARK AND ONE AT WEESATCHE. AND WE'LL BE GOING OVER THOSE HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. THIS IS OUR CURRENT AIR MONITOR MAP. WE WE HAVE NINE COASTAL WATCH MONITORS THAT WE HAVE, SEVEN OF WHICH ARE IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. TWO OF THEM ARE IN NUECES, ONE OUT IN PORT ARANSAS AND ONE AT THE HILLCREST [00:20:01] COMMUNITY. AND WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF EXPANDING THAT NETWORK. WE'VE GOT A PARTNERSHIP WITH UT ARLINGTON. WE HAVE A NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT THAT WE'VE WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THEM. YOU'LL SEE THOSE NEW MONITOR LOCATIONS IN ORANGE ON THE MAP, AND WE'RE EXPANDING. WE'VE GOT NOW ONE GOING IN IN ROBSTOWN, ONE GOING IN AT ROCKPORT. AS WE EXPAND, SORRY, WE EXPAND OUR AIR MONITOR NETWORK. WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO HAVE 20 MORE MONITORS THAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY BUILDING THAT WE NEED VOLUNTEER LOCATIONS FOR. SO IF ANYONE WANTS TO VOLUNTEER, JUST JUST LET ME KNOW. AND WE CAN WE CAN PUT YOU DOWN FOR A SUPPLEMENTARY LOCATIONS. NOW THESE MONITORS THAT UT ARLINGTON ARE BUILDING ARE SIMILAR TO OUR OWN MONITORS, WHICH ARE THE SUNSET RAMP UNITS, THEIR COMMUNITY LEVEL MONITORS. THEY'RE NON-REGULATORY SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT MEASUREMENT DEVICES PER EPA STANDARDS. WE'RE CURRENTLY MONITORING OZONE, NITROGEN DIOXIDE, SULFUR DIOXIDE, TOTAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, AND PARTICULATE MATTER OF 2.5 AND TEN DIAMETER. WITH THESE NON-REGULATORY MONITORS. AND I'M PROUD TO SAY AS OF THIS WEEK, WE'VE PURCHASED OUR FIRST REGULATORY GRADE MONITOR. IT IS A FEDERAL EQUIVALENCY METHOD AIR MONITOR. IT'S ACTUALLY GOING UNDER TESTING RIGHT NOW. AND WE'LL BEGIN READING THIS AFTERNOON AT 2 P.M. WILL BE OUR FIRST MEASUREMENTS. NOW, THE BENEFIT TO ALL THESE MONITORS IS THAT THEY'RE ALL MOBILE. THE RAMP UNITS THAT I PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED AND THE UT ARLINGTON UNITS CAN BE PUT ANYWHERE, AS LONG AS THERE'S PLENTY OF SUNLIGHT. THEY'RE ALL SOLAR POWERED AND THEY'RE POLE MOUNTED. WE CAN WE CAN PUT THEM IN ANYWHERE. THIS PARTICULAR MONITOR, THOUGH, HAS TO HAVE A POWER SOURCE, AND WE ARE PLANNING ON PURCHASING MORE UNITS ONCE WE ONCE WE GET THESE UP AND RUNNING. TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT PARTICULATE MATTER IS, IT'S IT'S NOT A GAS. THEY'RE SMALL SOLID PARTICLES THAT THAT COME IN THE AIR AND LIQUID DROPLETS, THEY'RE FROM DIESEL ENGINES, POWER PLANTS, INDUSTRIAL EMISSION DUST, SAHARAN DUST, WOOD STOVES, FIREPLACES, WILDFIRES. THOSE ARE ALL WHERE THIS THESE EMISSION SOURCES COME FROM. AND YOU CAN SEE ON THIS THIS SLIDE HERE THAT'S A HUMAN HAIR AND SOME SAND GRAINS. THE SMALL BLUE SPHERES ARE PARTICULATE MATTER WHICH IS THE TEN SIZE. AND THEN THE 2.5 MICRON SIZE WHICH IS EVEN SMALLER. SO VERY VERY FINE PARTICLES THAT CAN GET IN YOUR LUNGS LEAD TO PREMATURE DEATH WITH PEOPLE WITH HEART OR LUNG DISEASE, NON-FATAL HEART ATTACKS, REGULAR HEARTBEATS AND INCREASED RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AND CAUSE ASTHMA AS WELL. THERE WAS A RECENT STUDY THAT CAME OUT PARTICULARLY FOCUSED ON PARTICULATE MATTER, AND THIS STUDY WAS ON WILDFIRE SMOKE. THE CURRENT EPA STANDARD IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD FOR BAD AIR QUALITY, IS 35 MICROGRAMS PER CUBIC METER. AND ON THIS STUDY, THERE WERE 17 MICROGRAMS PER CUBIC METER THAT THEY FOUND WAS DAMAGING THE HEARTS OF TEENAGERS IN THIS EXPOSURE. WE'RE ALSO MONITORING OZONE. LUCKILY, RIGHT NOW OUR OZONE LEVELS ARE PRETTY GOOD IN OUR AIRSHED, BUT VEHICLE EXHAUST FUMES, INDUSTRIAL SOURCES ALSO HAVE THESE EMISSIONS LEADS TO SORE SCRATCHY THROAT, DIFFICULTY BREATHING, DAMAGES TO AIRWAYS, AND INCREASED LIKELIHOOD OF ASTHMA AND ASTHMA ATTACKS. THE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ONE OF THEM IS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN, WHICH ARE THE BTEX. THEY'RE ALSO FROM INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS, REFINERIES, OIL AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURE, AND THEY'RE KNOWN CARCINOGENS ARE RAMP MONITORS AT IT. AT SOME POINT WHEN WE HAVE THE BUDGET, WE'D WE WOULD LIKE TO TO TARGET HOTSPOTS FOR VOC SPIKES. AND IT HAS THE CAPABILITY OF ATTACHING GAS CANISTERS. AND WHEN WE NOTICE THOSE SPIKES, WE CAN TRIGGER THOSE GAS CANISTERS TO GATHER A SAMPLE. AND THEN WE CAN SEND IT OFF TO THE LAB TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT'S CAUSING THOSE SPIKES IF THEY'RE OF CONCERN. NOT ALL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS ARE THE SAME. SOME ARE MUCH WORSE, SUCH AS THESE. AND THIS. HERE IS A BRIEF VIDEO JUST KIND OF SHOWING KNOWN EMISSION SOURCES FOR PARTICULATE MATTER. AND THIS IS A 24 HOUR PERIOD WITH SOME MODELING SHOWING KIND OF WHAT THAT PARTICULATE MATTER DOES FROM THOSE EMISSION SOURCES. LET'S GO THROUGH THIS REAL QUICK. YEAH. WE'VE GOT THAT NORTHWEST WIND BLOWING THROUGHOUT THIS PARTICULAR 24 [00:25:06] HOUR PERIOD. AND THEN THAT SOUTHEAST WIND IS GOING TO COME IN HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. AND YOU'LL SEE HOW THAT'S GOING TO COVER ALL OF SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. THERE WE GO. THERE'S THAT SOUTHEAST WIND KICKING IN. AND THEN THAT'S THE SOLID PARTICLES BEING BORNE BY THE BY THE WIND. ALL RIGHT. SO OUR PARTICULATE MATTER THRESHOLD WAS LOWERED FROM 12 TO 9 MICROGRAMS PER CUBIC METER IN 2024. THAT WAS DONE TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS. BUT ALSO IT WAS DONE TO AVOID BY 2032, 4500 PREMATURE DEATHS, 800,000 CASES OF ASTHMA SYMPTOMS AND 290,000 WORK DAYS LOST BY 2032, IS WHAT THEY WERE ESTIMATING. WE WERE. IT'S A ROLLING THREE YEAR AVERAGE FROM 2021 TO 2023. WE WERE WITHIN ATTAINMENT, BUT AS OF 2024, WHEN THOSE NUMBERS CAME ON, THEY WERE SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED. EPA AS OF MAY IS SHOWING THAT WE ARE OUT OF THAT 9.0 ATTAINMENT, AND THAT COULD LEAD TO AIR PERMITS BEING DENIED. IF THOSE NUMBERS REMAIN. NOW, THIS IS KIND OF THIS IS WHAT OUR DATA IS LOOKING LIKE. THIS IS A A WEEK OR A FEW DAYS BACK IN NOVEMBER SHOWING OUR INGLESIDE MONITORS. AREAS IN YELLOW ARE ABOVE THAT NINE POINT THRESHOLD. NOW THAT'S A ROLLING THREE YEAR AVERAGE. IT'S NOT SAYING THAT THAT'S OUT OF ATTAINMENT, BUT THOSE AREAS IN RED ARE OVER THAT 3535 NUMBER FOR THE NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS. NOW THESE ARE NON-REGULATORY MONITORS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE EAGER TO GET OUR REGULATORY MONITOR OUT THERE TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT IT'S LOOKING LIKE. NOW, ALL THIS DATA IS HOSTED BY UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ARLINGTON ON THEIR WEBSITE. IT'S A SMART DASHBOARD. AND IF YOU CAN ACCESS IT HERE, THERE'S THE LINK THERE AT THE BOTTOM, AND YOU CAN ACCESS IT THERE. AND THIS IS KIND OF WHAT THE WEBSITE LOOKS LIKE. IT SHOWS OUR CURRENT AIR MONITORS WITH LOCATIONS AND THEIR STATUS. AND WHAT YOU CAN DO IS YOU CAN ACTUALLY SELECT THOSE AIR MONITORS TO DISPLAY ANY OF OUR GASES THAT WE'RE MONITORING. THIS HERE IS EVERY MONITOR WE HAVE IN SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY. AND IT'S SHOWING PARTICULATE MATTER FOR A WEEK. AND YOU CAN SEE THOSE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS COLOR CODED. YOU CAN JUST DO ONE THOUGH, SO THAT IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO DISPLAY. AND LASTLY, WE ARE CURRENTLY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI WITH THEIR STAGES PROGRAM. BASICALLY WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS USING MACHINE LEARNING OR AI TO ANALYZE PAST DATA TO FORECAST AIR QUALITY DAYS IN WHICH OUR PARTICULATE MATTER NUMBERS OR ANY OZONE WILL BE PARTICULARLY HIGH, SO THAT OUR CITIZENS CAN BE AWARE OF THAT, I BELIEVE, UP TO A WEEK IN ADVANCE. BUT REALLY, THE THE NEXT 72 HOURS IS WHEN IT'S MOST ACCURATE. THAT WAY, IF YOU'RE PLANNING ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, YOU CAN KEEP THAT IN MIND. IF YOU HAVE ANY PREEXISTING HEART OR LUNG CONDITIONS. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY QUESTION COMMENT OKAY. THANK YOU. OH GO AHEAD TOM. SO ON THE HANDOUT ON THE SECOND PAGE OF YOUR HANDOUT, IT SAYS NUECES COUNTY IS ALREADY OUT OF COMPLIANCE. CAN YOU EXPOUND ON THAT A LITTLE BIT. MAYBE BECAUSE I MEAN OH SORRY. THAT WAS IN MY YES. SO SO AS OF RIGHT NOW, THE DESIGN VALUES THAT THE EPA IS SHOWING SHOWS THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY OVER THAT 9.0 NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS. YEAH. SO WHAT HAPPENED IS THE NUMBERS FOR 2021 FELL OFF. AND THE THREE YEAR AVERAGE IS NOW 2022, 2023 AND 2024. WE WERE FINE IN 2022 2023. I BELIEVE IT WAS IN THE EIGHTS, MID TO LOW EIGHTS, WHICH IT HAD BEEN PRIOR TO THAT. BUT AS OF 2024, THE PARTICULATE MATTER NUMBERS WERE SO HIGH THEY WERE, I BELIEVE TEN. LET ME LET ME GET NUMBERS ACCURATELY FOR YOU HERE. YEAH. 10.29 AT THE WISOCKY LOCATION AND 11.5 AT THE DONNA PARK. AND SO THOSE DESIGN VALUES HAVE SHOWN NOW THAT WE'RE OVER THAT 9.0 THRESHOLD. SO BOTH OF THOSE READINGS ARE IN NUECES COUNTY. BUT DON'T WE LOOK AT THIS LIKE AS THE WHOLE AIRSHED. YEAH, IT IS THE WHOLE AIRSHED. BUT THOSE ARE THE ONLY REGULATORY MONITORS THEY USE. THERE'S BEEN [00:30:01] TALK TO LOCATE MONITORS IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. UNFORTUNATELY, EVERY YEAR IT GETS PUT OFF. BUT ONCE THOSE MONITORS DO GET PUT IN, HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO, THEY'LL NEED THREE YEARS OF DATA IN ORDER TO TO FACTOR THAT IN. SO AT THIS POINT, YOU'RE AT LEAST THREE YEARS, PROBABLY 4 OR 5 YEARS BEFORE THAT'S CALCULATED IN OUR AIRSHED CALCULATIONS. BUT BEFORE THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION LOWERED THE PARTICULATE MATTER, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN IN. CORRECT. SO YEAH, THE THE 12.0 DESIGNATION. YES, THE 12 POINT. AND THEY LOWERED IT DOWN TO NINE. YEAH. THEREFORE THROWING THEM OUT OF ATTAINMENT AND WITHOUT EVEN GIVING THEM ANY TYPE OF WARNING THAT THIS WAS COMING. YEAH. WHICH WAS 2020. THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION DID QUITE A LOT OF. YEAH. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. COMMENTS OKAY. WELL THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU I APPRECIATE IT OKAY. [b. Presentation by Patrick Nye,regarding the partnership of Coastal Watch Association and Texas Health Institute to provide overview of Phase I of the San Patricio County Health Study, proposed to begin January 2026.] THE NEXT ONE IS GOING TO BE 2.4 PRESENTATION BY PATRICK NA REGARDING. LET'S SEE WHERE IT IS REGARDING THE PARTNERSHIP WITH COASTAL BEND WATCH ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS HEALTH INSTITUTE TO PROVIDE OVERVIEW OF PHASE ONE OF THE SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY HEALTH STUDY, PROPOSED TO BEGIN JANUARY OF 2026. PATRICK, GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, MERRY CHRISTMAS AND THIS IS THE GIVING SEASON. WE ARE GOING TO GIVE A GIFT TO SAN PATRICIO COUNTY COASTAL WATCH AND TEXAS HEALTH INSTITUTE IS GOING TO INITIATE PHASE ONE OF A HEALTH STUDY IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. THE COASTAL WATCH HAS BEEN AROUND FOR NINE YEARS OR SIX YEARS ACTUALLY COMING ON, AND ONE OF THE FIRST GRANTS WAS THROUGH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR MESA FUND, WHERE WE LOOKED AT RISING SEA LEVEL AND DIFFERENT IMPACTS IT'S HAVING WITH DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES IN OUR AREA. WE ARE HERE TO PROMOTE HEALTH, SAFETY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITIES AND IT'S THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY AND ACTION. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. SO WHAT WE DO KNOW IS THAT AIR QUALITY CONCERNS IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY ARE DOCUMENTED, AND WHETHER IT'S LAST YEAR'S PPM NUMBERS OR THIS YEAR'S VOCS NUMBERS OR WHATEVER IT IS, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE BREATHING. AND THIS IS THE REALITY OF LIFE. POOR AIR QUALITY HAS SERIOUS HEALTH IMPLICATIONS IN NUECES COUNTY IS ALREADY OUT OF COMPLIANCE. AS WE JUST MENTIONED. THE NUMBERS WE'RE SEEING IS PRETTY HIGH ALSO. AND THE STUDY THAT THEY DID WAS JUST A TWO HOUR STUDY, TEENS WITH 17 PARTS MICRONS WERE HAVING HEART ISSUES IN TWO HOURS. SO WE'RE SEEING THIS HIGHER LEVEL THROUGHOUT OUR DAYS DURING OUR MEASUREMENTS. AND IN MANY AREAS HERE. SO THERE'S WHAT WE WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND. THERE'S NO COMPREHENSIVE LOCAL HEALTH OUTCOME DATA SET. SO WE WANT TO CHANGE THAT. THERE'S NO LINKAGE OF AIR QUALITY DATA TO HEALTH OUTCOMES. WHERE ARE THESE HOTSPOTS? WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE LIVING NEAR THE PORT ARE HAVING A LIFE EXPECTANCY OF 70 YEARS, WHERE THOSE ARE LIVING JUST TEN MILES AWAY, 85 YEARS IN CORPUS CHRISTI, BECAUSE THE PROXIMITY WE KNOW HERE THAT ALL THE INDUSTRIES ARE ALONG THE UPWIND OF EVERYBODY HERE BECAUSE IT'S BLOWING FROM THE SOUTHEAST PREDOMINANTLY. SO WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE OF THESE CONTAMINANTS IN OUR IN OUR RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS. NEIGHBORING COUNTIES. STUDIES EXIST AND WE DO NOT. AND THERE'S NO BASELINE HEALTH TRACKING AS OF NOW. SO THERE'S THIS IS PRETTY INTERESTING SLIDE BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT THESE RIGHT SIDE THIS IS WHAT INDUSTRY REGULATED REGULATORY REPORTING ARE DOING. THEY CONSIDER ONLY THE MOST SENSITIVE ORGAN PER CHEMICAL. AND IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE LEADING HEALTH METHOD IS THEY'RE CONSIDERING ALL KNOWN ORGAN SYSTEMS AFFECTED BY EXPOSURE. ON THE RIGHT, IT SAYS, OFTEN REPORTS THE NO RISK IF A SINGLE METRIC FALLS BELOW THE THRESHOLDS. AND WHAT WE FIND WITH THE MORE LEADING METHODOLOGY IS WE FIND THAT ADDITIONAL HEALTH RISKS MISSED BY THE TRADITIONAL METHODS IT'S FOUND. WE'RE FINDING OTHER RISKS. AND THEN THE NORMAL OR THE TRADITIONAL, THEY'RE FOCUSED ON INDIVIDUAL CHEMICALS. AND THIS INCORPORATES A CUMULATIVE AND MULTI CHEMICAL IMPACT. THIS IS WHAT THE NEW IMPROVED CUMULATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT LOOKS LIKE. THESE ARE HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS. THE TOXIC TOXICITY LEVELS ARE TRADITIONALLY REPORTED IN JUST 16 CHEMICALS. BUT THIS IMPROVED CUMULATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT LOOKS FOR 172 TOXIC CHEMICALS. I'M A CANCER SURVIVOR. WHEN I WENT TO MD ANDERSON, I WANTED EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION THAT THEY COULD FIND OUT ABOUT HOW TO CURE MY CANCER, AND I WANTED THE BEST OF THE BEST. THEY HAVE A TEAM OF OF PEOPLE TOGETHER. THEY LOOK AT WHAT YOUR HISTORY IS, THEY LOOK AT WHAT YOUR BLOOD CHEMISTRY IS, AND THEY [00:35:04] COME UP WITH A PROPOSAL AND A PROGNOSIS. AND THIS IS WHAT WE NEED FOR YOUR CITIZENS, THE RESIDENTS OF SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. WE NEED TO GIVE THEM THE BEST OUTCOMES, THE TOXIC CHEMICAL TARGETS THAT WE'RE FINDING WITH THESE EXTRA INCENTIVE, LOOKING AT DIFFERENT CHEMICALS, IF THERE'S NEUROLOGICAL, RENAL, RESPIRATORY, ENDOCRINE AND SYSTEMIC RISK NOT TRADITIONALLY IDENTIFIED. AND WE NEED THIS TO BE ABLE TO HELP FIGURE OUT WHAT OUR HEALTH MODELS ARE GOING TO BE HERE. AND WHY THE LOCAL HEALTH DATA NOW. WELL, TWO REASONS WE GOT FUNDING FOR THE FIRST PHASE. BUT THE SECOND THING IS RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION IS TAKING PLACE IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, AND THE BASELINE DATA ONLY WORKS BEFORE THE IMPACTS GET WORSE. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THINGS BEFORE THEY GET OUT OF HAND. THE LONG TERM DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE NOW. THE GROWTH PLAN FOR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, FOR INSTANCE, AND WE THINK THAT THIS HEALTH STUDY SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE SAN PATRICIO GROWTH GROWTH PLAN. AND I FOR ONE, I THREW THIS IN HERE AGAINST MY GUESS MY OTHER PEOPLE NOT KNOWING, BUT THE NOXIOUS, HEAVILY POLLUTING INDUSTRIES LIKE AMMONIA SHOULD BE BANNED FROM SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. 18,500 POUNDS A DAY WILL BE RELEASED FROM THAT ONE PLANT AND HAS BEEN STOPPED FOR NOW. AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STOP ANY KIND OF DEVELOPMENT THERE. THE SLIDES ARE SHOWING SOME OF THE OPTICAL GAS IMAGERY. THIS IS CHENIERE, WHICH IS BURNING OFF THE FLAME. BUT EVERYTHING THAT'S OUTSIDE THE FLAME, THE BLUE VAPORS, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT ARE NOT BEING COMPLETELY VAPORIZED. AND WHAT THAT IS, THOSE ARE THE VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND OTHER CHEMICALS THAT ARE GETTING AIRBORNE, LIKE PARTICULATE MATTER. YOU KNOW, ABOUT AXLE OR METAL. THEY HAD A $88 MILLION CLASS ACTION SUIT FOR THE DUST AND THE THE FINES FROM THE METAL SHAVINGS THAT THEY USE FOR THEIR PRODUCTION. AND THEY'RE STILL DOING THIS. YOU CAN SEE IT HAPPENING TODAY. THESE ARE OTHER PARTICULATE MATTER THAT'S GETTING UP IN THE AIR. AND THEN ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT, THAT'S ENBRIDGE AND THEIR EXPORT OF OIL AND GAS. RIGHT. WELL DURING THE VOLATILE I'M SORRY THE VAPOR COMBUSTION UNITS IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE. ANYTHING IN GRAY THAT IS SOLID GRAY IS WHAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY BURNING UP. BUT THE EMISSIONS BEYOND THAT THAT'S PARTICULATE MATTER. THAT'S THE VOCS. THAT'S THE OTHER CHEMICALS THAT ARE BEING AIRBORNE BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT TAKING CARE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S BEING BURNED UP. SO SAN PATRICIO COUNTY'S INDEPENDENT HEALTH STUDY, WE BEGIN JANUARY 1ST, IS A PHASE ONE GOAL TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE DATA IN THE COASTAL WATCH IN TEXAS HEALTH INSTITUTE ARE THE TWO PRIMARIES, AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR OTHERS TO JOIN US. WE THINK WE CAN USE EXISTING HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA. IT INCLUDES AIR MONITORING DATA THAT WE THAT PEYTON TALKED ABOUT. WE WERE GOING TO MAP THE HOT SPOTS AND IDENTIFY COMMUNITY NEEDS. I THINK THIS IS CRITICAL. I MEAN, THIS WE GO OUT AND VISIT PEOPLE DURING THIS TIME OF YEAR. WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THEIR HEALTH AS WELL. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR LIVES ARE GOING TO HAVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THEY DESERVE. THE PARTNERSHIP ALLOWS FOR INDEPENDENT AND CONFLICT FREE STUDY. THESE GUYS ARE SMART. THEY'VE DONE IT ALL OVER THE STATE. THEY ARE ALSO NATIONALLY CONNECTED. THEY HAVE CONDUCTED IN NUECES COUNTY IN 2019, 2020, AND THEY PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER LOCAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS. AND AS I SAY, THEY'RE NATIONAL EXPERTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER SLIDE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO. DOCTOR ANKI. ANKI SANGHAVI IS AN AMAZING MAN THAT I'VE HAD SEVERAL TIMES TO VISIT WITH HIM AND HIS STAFF. THESE PEOPLE ARE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THE RIGHT ANSWERS FROM THEM. I LIKE WHAT HE SAYS IN HIS COMMITMENT. WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT EVERYONE HAS THE OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED, FREE FROM BARRIERS TO PURSUE THEIR BEST HEALTH. THIS CENTERS EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AND HOW WE DO IT, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT OUR WHOLE PLAN IS, IS MAKE SURE WE DO THIS RIGHT. SO TODAY I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO JOIN US, HELP IDENTIFY AND HELP US IDENTIFY OTHER APPROPRIATE PARTNERS. WE WANT TO SIGNAL COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT HEALTH BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROCESS. AND LET'S INVEST IN PHASE TWO. PHASE TWO IS ADVANCED MODELING TO QUANTIFY, QUANTIFY SORRY HEALTH AND ECONOMIC BURDENS. THAT PRICE TAG IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THE FIRST INITIAL PHASE OF 60,000. IT'S GOING TO BE AROUND 350,000. SO WE'RE GOING TO NEED A LOT OF MONEY AND A LOT OF FOOTWORK TO GET THIS NEXT PHASE DONE. AND I LOOKED UP WHAT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DUTIES ARE RELATED TO PUBLIC HEALTH. IT'S PRIMARILY FINANCIAL, WHICH I'M GOING TO ASK FOR HERE HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR AND ALSO ADMINISTRATIVE. WE WANT YOU ALL TO BE PARTNERS. WE WANT YOU ALL [00:40:02] TO BE IN THIS AND BE PARTNERS WITH US. AND I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANY ANSWER, ANY QUESTIONS THAT I MAY THAT YOU MAY HAVE. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY. ANY QUESTIONS? MR. NAH. PATRICK, YOU SAID THAT NEIGHBORING COUNTY STUDIES EXIST, BUT NOT IN OURS. SO ARE YOU REFERRING TO NUECES COUNTY? YES. NUECES. YEAH. YEAH. THERE'S OTHER COUNTIES OUT NEAR HOUSTON AND EAST TEXAS, AND OF COURSE DALLAS, SAN ANTONIO AND AUSTIN. I BELIEVE THERE'S SOME STUDIES. THEY'RE REALLY TOP NOTCH TEAM. IF YOU READ THEIR NUECES COUNTY REPORT, IT'S PRETTY AMAZING. IT GETS DOWN TO THE NITTY GRITTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU PATRICK. THANK YOU. OKAY. I GUESS WE CAN GO DOWN TO 2.4 D WHICH IS JUSTICE CENTER. [d. Justice Center project update by John A. Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer.] UPDATE BY JOHN HERNANDEZ COUNTY ENGINEER JOHN. ALL RIGHT. THIS THIS MONTH'S UPDATE CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING. THE PAYOUT FOR THIS MONTH TO FULTON IS ABOUT $3.3 MILLION, AND THAT WILL BRING THE PROJECT COMPLETION TO ABOUT. 71%. I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THE YOU GUYS CAN JUST JUST GO THROUGH THE PICTURES THAT THEY'RE SELF-EXPLANATORY, BUT SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS COME IN FOR THIS MONTH. PERMANENT POWER HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AT THE JUSTICE CENTER. AND SO WHAT THAT MEANS IT'S VERY IMPORTANT STEP. THAT MEANS THAT WHAT THEY CALL COMMISSIONING OF THE HVAC AND OTHER SYSTEMS, CHILLERS, BOILERS WILL SOON COME ONLINE. FULTON IS THEIR SUBCONTRACTOR, MALIK AND WILL TAKE CHARGE OF THAT. AND THERE'S A CERTAIN SEQUENCE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO FOLLOW. BUT THAT'S GOING TO BEGIN THE EARLY PART OF NEXT YEAR. AND ON THE THIRD FLOOR, ALL THE METAL, THE METAL STUDS ARE BEING INSTALLED AT THIS TIME. AND THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS, THEY CONTINUE WITH THE GYPSUM BOARD AND ALSO THE PRIMING OF THE GYPSUM BOARDS ON THE FIRST FLOOR. APPROXIMATELY THREE SIDES OF THE OF THE JUSTICE CENTER. THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED. IT'S JUST THE FRONT SIDE, THE LEAVING OPEN. SO THAT WAY YOU CAN BRING IN BIGGER EQUIPMENT SUCH AS THE ELEVATORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, THE THE WHITE STONE MASONRY BEING INSTALLED AND ALSO THE BRICK IS CONTINUING ON THIS ON THE SECOND FLOOR. OKAY. RECENTLY THE DISTRICT JUDGES TEAM HAS VISITED, THEY TRAVELED TO HOUSTON AND THEY MORE OR LESS GOT SOME INPUT FOR WHAT WE CALL THE MODULAR FURNITURE. AND SO THINGS LIKE THE COLOR, THE FABRIC, THE STYLING, THINGS LIKE THAT HAVE BEEN MORE OR LESS BEEN PICKED OUT. AND THE COUNTY WILL BE RECEIVING FINAL INPUT AND SO THAT THE FURNITURE CAN BE DELIVERED. ALONG WITH THAT, THE FURNITURE, THEY'RE ALSO GOING TO BE AN UPCOMING PART OF NEXT YEAR, A COORDINATION MEETING. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE WITH THE THE MAINTENANCE STAFF, BECAUSE THIS NEW BUILDING WILL BE ALL COMPUTERIZED WITH THE CONTROL. EACH ROOM, COURTROOMS, OFFICES WILL BE CONTROLLED BY THE HVAC SYSTEM. SO OUR MAINTENANCE STAFF WILL NEED TO BE TRAINED ON HOW TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THAT STUFF. ANOTHER UPCOMING MORE COORDINATION MEETINGS WILL BE FINALIZING THE AUDIO VISUAL COORDINATION IN THE COURTROOMS. WE GOT SOME INPUT FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW JUDGES, AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT JUDGES ON FORMATTINGS SPACING, SIZE OF THE EQUIPMENT, AND AND THE MONITORS AT THE BENCHES. AND THEN FINALLY, ALSO, YOU KNOW, A KEY COMPONENT FOR THAT BUILDING WILL BE WHAT THEY CALL THE KING SCHEDULE. AND THAT'S TO ENSURE THAT THE THE ZONES OF THE PARTICULAR BUILDING, SUCH LIKE, [00:45:04] FOR EXAMPLE, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, THEY WILL HAVE A CERTAIN KEY CARD CODED KEY FOR ACCESS. INDIVIDUAL OFFICE WILL BE A HARD KEY. AGAIN, THE DIFFERENT ZONES THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING WILL BE SECURED. AND THAT ONE THERE, THE SHERIFF WILL BE TAKING THE LEAD ON THAT. BUT THE FULTON HAS SUBMITTED TO THE COUNTY A PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR ALL THAT INFORMATION. SO REALLY, IN THE UPCOMING UPCOMING NEXT YEAR, YOU KNOW, AS THE THE PHYSICAL COMPONENTS OF THE BUILDING ARE IN PLACE, WILL BE TIME TO FINALIZE ALL THE INTERIOR COMPONENTS OF THE BUILDING FUNCTIONALITY, HVAC, ACCESS TO DIFFERENT COMPONENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND THEN LASTLY, I ALWAYS MENTION THE CRITICAL PATH, THE COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING AND THE CASE. I BROUGHT A HARD COPY THIS TIME AROUND IN CASE ANY OF YOU GUYS WANT TO PERUSE THROUGH THE MATERIAL HERE, LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE. LOOK AT OOPS, I'M SORRY. DOWN LOOK OF ALL THE STEPS INVOLVED HERE, INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT THE PRETTY PICTURES THERE. BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE'RE STILL ON SCHEDULE FOR EARLY SUMMER. ON THE COMPLETION OF THE JUSTICE CENTER. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY COMMENTS, ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS? JOHN, IS THERE ANY BIG TICKET ITEMS THAT ARE ON BACK ORDER OR ANYTHING OR EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS TO BE COMING IN THE LAST BIG TICKET? THERE'S TWO BIG TICKET ITEMS, BUT THEY'RE ALREADY ON SITE ACTUALLY THREE. THE FIRST ONE, THE MAIN THING IS WHAT THEY CALL THE SWITCHGEAR. SO THAT MEANS IT'S IT'S LIKE A A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THAT ALLOWS DISTRIBUTION, KIND OF A, AN UPGRADED TRANSFORMER TO SPREAD ALL THE ELECTRIC COMPONENTS TO ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THE BOILERS AND CHILLERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE, THAT'S ALREADY HOOKED UP. DO WE HAVE A GENERATOR ON THIS BUILDING? GENERATOR IS ALREADY IN PLACE. IT'S NOT IN PLACE, BUT IT'S IT'S ON SITE ALREADY AS WELL. YES, SIR. WHAT SIZE? WHAT SIZE? I DON'T REMEMBER, IT'S IT'S A HUGE ONE. IT'S BIG. IT'S BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD PERFORM THINGS. IT'S NOT. IT'S NATURAL GAS. YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD THING. YES, SIR. LASTLY THE FURNITURE. IT'S STILL IN PROGRESS. THE THE LOCAL FIRM HERE IN TOWN, THE HOFFMAN COMPANY IS STILL ON TRACK AND MAKING THE FURNITURE. AND LIKE I SAID, YOU GUYS ARE MORE THAN, MORE THAN WELCOME TO TAKE A TOUR TO LOOK AT THE FURNITURE. IT'S RIGHT OFF, I THINK LAREDO STREET. I KNOW THE DISTRICT JUDGES HAVE PERUSED AND MADE AN ON SITE VISIT, AS WELL AS THE COUNTY'S TEAM, BUT ALSO AS THINGS PROGRESS. YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS WANT TO TAKE A TOUR OF THE THE ON SITE AS WELL. JUST BE JEALOUS. YES. YOU WANT US TO BE JEALOUS? BUT THAT'S THAT'S ALL I HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU JOHN. THANKS, JOHN. OKAY, 2.4 E. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON [e. Discussion, consideration and action on request from John Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, on approving Frontiers Communications fiber line junction box on CR 2995 near the FM 2512 intersection, located near Taft in Pct #1.] REQUEST FROM JOHN HERNANDEZ, COUNTY ENGINEER, ON APPROVING FRONTIER'S COMMUNICATION FIBER LINE. JUNCTION BOX ON COUNTY ROAD 2995 NEAR FM 2512 INTERSECTION LOCATED IN TAFT, TEXAS AND PRECINCT ONE. YEAH, THAT ONE THERE IS STRICTLY FOR A RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO PUT A WHAT WE CALL A JUNCTION BOX SO THEY CAN SERVE AS THE RESIDENTS. GOT QUESTIONS ON THIS JOHN I'M NORMALLY THEY WILL COME BY AND TALK WITH THE COMMISSIONER BEFORE THEY PUT THESE BOXES IN. AND IN THE PAST WE'VE HAD JUNCTION BOXES, ESPECIALLY THE ONE JUST EAST OF SINTON HERE AND SOUTH WHERE THE JUNCTION BOX WAS PUT IN, JUST LIKE THESE ARE GOING IN NEXT TO A STATE HIGHWAY, IN A COUNTY ROAD. AND OF COURSE, THE ONLY TIME WE HEAR FROM FRONTIER IS WHEN THEY SHOW UP ON A DOORSTEP WITH THEIR HAND OUT SAYING THEY NEED 18,000, 30,000, WHATEVER, BECAUSE ONE OF MY LAWNMOWERS HIT THEIR BOX. YET I GO OUT THERE AND LOOK, AND IT'S MORE ON THE STATE RIGHT OF WAY THAN IT IS ON THE COUNTY. BUT THE COUNTY SEEMS TO HAVE DEEPER POCKETS IN THE STATE OF FIRE. FIGHT THEM TOOTH AND NAIL AND YOU KNOW, AND CHRIS CAN CAN VOUCH FOR THIS. WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS WITH FRONTIER BEFORE NOW ON PEACH IN AND ROBINA. THEY'RE PLANNING ON PUTTING THESE BOXES IN AGAIN. AND I'M MOWING THOSE AREAS. AND THEY'RE NOTORIOUS FOR NOT PUTTING THE BOXES DOWN LOW ENOUGH WHERE THE LAWNMOWERS CAN CLEAR IT. AND WHEN I LOOK AT YOUR DRAWINGS AND IT SAYS. GENERAL ENGINEERING PRACTICES OR OR BEST ENGINEERING PRACTICES, DON'T TELL ME A WHOLE LOT. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M [00:50:02] GOING TO ASK THAT THIS, THIS FRONTIER CAN COME IN AND TALK TO US AND EXPLAIN TO US THAT THEY'RE GOING TO PUT THESE BOXES BELOW GROUND. I WOULD SAY NO, BUT THAT'S UP TO THE COURT. JOHN, DO YOU HAVE ANY ANYTHING ON THE DIMENSIONS OF THE BOXES, THE ELEVATIONS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? I MEAN, HE MAKES A GOOD POINT. I MEAN, WE RUN OVER STUFF ALL THE TIME IN HIGH GRASS. SO WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ANYWHERE FROM 18 TO $30,000 A BOX, IT'S IT'S QUITE EXPENSIVE. YEAH. NORMALLY, NORMALLY THE ONLY ALL I RECEIVE IS JUST A STANDARD THAT THEY INCLUDE. AND YOU DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THAT AND WE CAN TABLE THIS ISSUE UNTIL WE SURE THAT'LL GIVE THEM. THAT'LL GIVE THEM SOME IMPETUS TO GET BACK TO US WITH SOME INFORMATION. YES SIR. AND I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO TABLE THIS. I'LL SECOND OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. THE TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.4 IS TABLE OKAY? LET'S SEE. THAT WAS 2.4. SEE YOU GOT SOME READING TO DO NOW JUDGE. YEAH YEAH. LET'S MANZALA OKAY. 2.4 F IS CONSIDERATION [f. Consideration and action on request from John Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, on a Utility Permit for a 42" natural gas pipeline on the following County Roads, all located in Pct #3. Also included below are the following driveways permanent and temporary. SAN PATRICIO COUNTY ROAD CROSSINGS 1) TRV-TX-SNP-0079.000-RD – County Road 1931 2) TRV-TX-SNP-0081.000-RD – County Road 1726 3) TRV-TX-SNP-0090.000-RD – County Road 2015 4) TRV-TX-SNP-0096.000-RD – County Road 1568 5) TRV-TX-SNP-0098.000-RD – County Road 1510 6) TRV-TX-SNP-0101.000-RD – County Road 1472 7) TRV-TX-SNP-0104.000-RD – County Road 1470 8) TRV-TX-SNP-0126.000-RD – County Road 1196/36A 9) TRV-TX-SNP-0132.000-RD - County Road 1144 10) TRV-TX-SNP-0134.000-RD - County Road 2367 11) TRV-TX-SNP-0144.000-RD - County Road 2411 Permanent Driveway: 1) TRV-TX-SNP-0072.000-PDP County Road 1883 Permanent Driveway South. Temporary Driveways: 2) TRV-TX-SNP-0079.000-TDP County Road 1931 Driveway West and East. 3) TRV-TX-SNP-0081.000-TDP County Road 1726 Driveway South and North. 4) TRV-TX-SNP-0083.000-TDP County Road 33 Driveway East. 5) TRV-TX-SNP-0086.000-TDP County Road 2015 Driveway West. 6) TRV-TX-SNP-0090.000-TDP County Road 2015 Driveway West and East. 7) TRV-TX-SNP-0093.000-TDP County Road 2015 Driveway East. 8) TRV-TX-SNP-0096.000-TDP County Road 1568 Driveway South and North. 9) TRV-TX-SNP-0098.000-TDP County Road 1510 Driveway South and North. 10) TRV-TX-SNP-0101.000-TDP County Road 1472 Driveway South and North. 11) TRV-TX-SNP-0104.000-TDP County Road 1470 Driveway South and North. 12) TRV-TX-SNP-0126.000-TDP County Road 1196 / 36 A Driveway South and North. 13) TRV-TX-SNP-0132.000-TDP County Road 1144 Driveway South and North. 14) TRV-TX-SNP-0134.000-TDP County Road 2367 Driveway West and East. 15) TRV-TX-SNP-0135.000-TDP County Road 2367 Driveway East. 16) TRV-TX-SNP-0144.000-TDP County Road 2411 Driveway West and East. 17) TRV-TX-SNP-0153.000-TDP County Road 1028 Driveway West. Payment in the amount of $5,500.00 will be accepted once approved by the court.] ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM JOHN HERNANDEZ, COUNTY ENGINEER, ON A UTILITY PERMIT FOR A 42 INCH NATURAL GAS PIPELINE ON THE FOLLOWING COUNTY ROADS, ALL LOCATED IN PRECINCT THREE. ALSO WILL BE INCLUDED ARE THE FOLLOWING DRIVEWAYS. PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY COUNTY ROADS. COUNTY ROAD 1931. COUNTY ROAD 1726. COUNTY ROAD 2015. COUNTY ROAD 1568. COUNTY ROAD 1510. COUNTY ROAD 1472. COUNTY ROAD 1470. COUNTY ROAD 1196 36 A. COUNTY ROAD 1144. COUNTY ROAD 2367. COUNTY ROAD 2411. PERMANENT DRIVEWAY WILL BE COUNTY ROAD 1883. PERMANENT DRIVEWAY SOUTH TEMPORARY DRIVEWAY OKAY. NEXT IS TEMPORARY DRIVEWAYS. COUNTY ROAD 1931 DRIVEWAY WEST AND EAST. COUNTY ROAD 1726 DRIVEWAY SOUTH AND NORTH. NEXT COUNTY ROAD 1333 DRIVEWAY EAST. COUNTY ROAD 2015 DRIVEWAY WEST 2015 DRIVEWAY WEST AND EAST 2015 DRIVEWAY EAST. COUNTY ROAD 1568 DRIVEWAY SOUTH AND NORTH. COUNTY ROAD 1510 DRIVEWAY SOUTH. COUNTY ROAD 1472 DRIVEWAY SOUTH AND NORTH. COUNTY ROAD 1470 DRIVEWAY SOUTH AND NORTH. COUNTY ROAD 1196 SLASH 36 A DRIVEWAYS NORTH, SOUTH AND NORTH. COUNTY ROAD 1144 DRIVEWAY SOUTH AND NORTH. COUNTY ROAD 2367 DRIVEWAY WEST AND EAST. COUNTY ROAD 2367 DRIVEWAY EAST. COUNTY ROAD 2411 DRIVEWAY WEST AND EAST. COUNTY ROAD 1028 DRIVEWAY WEST. PAYMENT AND THE AMOUNT OF $5,500 WILL BE ACCEPTED ONCE APPROVED BY THE COURT. JOHN. ALL RIGHT. THIS THIS IS A HUGE PROJECT AND I GUESS IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE IT'S IT'S I'M NOT SURE IT BEGINS AND I'M NOT SURE WHERE IT ENDS, BUT I KNOW IT'S GOING THROUGH ALL OF SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, BEGINNING OF THE NORTH, ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RIVER AND CONTINUING SOUTH TO IT. CROSSES THE NUECES RIVER AND JUST WEST OF US 77. THIS. THE ONLY THING I'M REQUESTING TODAY IS JUST THE PERMIT TO BE APPROVED WITH THE APPLICABLE FEE FOR CONSTRUCTION. I WOULD ADVISE CONSTRUCTION NOT TO BEGIN BECAUSE THIS GROUP HAS NOT IDENTIFIED A CONTRACTOR TO BEGIN WORK. AND BEFORE WE BEGIN WORK, WHEN YOU STILL NEED THAT $600,000 BOND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS, BUT THE RIGHT OF WAY AGENT REPRESENTING TRANSVERSE PIPELINE HAS REQUESTED THE PERMITS BE INITIATED AND BE MOVED FORWARD. AND SO I'M. REQUESTING PERMISSION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PERMITS ONLY. OKAY. WE DON'T WE DON'T HAVE THE BOND IN PLACE. NO, NOT TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION, BUT JUST REQUEST A COURT APPROVED PERMITTING ONLY. CAN THERE BE A [00:55:03] PACKAGE ALL TOGETHER WHEN SUBMITTING FOR THE PERMIT? YES. IT'S HERE, IT'S HERE. AND YOU SHOULD HAVE THE ATTACHMENTS. THERE'S A DRIVEWAY PERMITS WITH THE PARTICULAR DRAWINGS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND ALSO THE ACTUAL UTILITY PERMIT ALSO INCLUDES THE ROAD CROSSING BORINGS AS WELL. WELL, WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACTOR PICKED AND I'D LIKE TO SEE THE CONTRACTOR BECAUSE THEY LEAVE A MESS. AND THEN THE PEOPLE ARE CALLING ME TO GO AND CLEAN UP. WE'VE HAD SOME DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS LEAVE TELEPHONE POLES. WE'VE HAD ROCK LEFT OUT THERE UNABLE TO ACCESS IT. IS THERE A PERSON THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE CONTACT WITH? I DON'T WANT TO GET CALLING ON PARTS OF THE COUNTRY JUST TRYING TO GET AHOLD OF SOMEBODY. I NEED A GO TO PERSON BEING. IT'S GOING TO BE IN MY PRECINCT CONSTRUCTION. THE PIPELINE FOLKS HAVE NOT SELECTED A CONTRACTOR YET. WHY ARE THEY HERE? WELL, IT'S JUST WELL, THIS IS JUST STRICTLY THE PERMIT ONLY, RIGHT? SO THEY CAN SHOW THE CONTRACT. HEY, THIS IS THE WORK TO BE DONE, AND WE HAVE APPROVAL, AND THAT'S ALL I'M REQUESTING AT THIS TIME. I DON'T I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM PULLING THE PERMIT, BUT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS, I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH THE CONTRACTOR AND YOU AND I OR ANY OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS, AS WELL AS ACCEPTANCE OF THEIR BOND. RIGHT? RIGHT. THAT'S CORRECT. RIGHT BEFORE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS. CORRECT. SO ALL I'M REQUESTING ARE THESE PEOPLE ARE REQUESTING HERE JUST THE PERMIT APPROVAL PROCESS ONLY AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE PERMIT FEE. SO THERE IS A CLAUSE IN THERE IT SAYS WILL NOT DAMAGE ANY PART OF THE ROADWAY. ARE THESE ALL BORINGS? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO INCLUDING THE DRIVEWAYS NONE OF THIS IS GOING TO BE CUT THROUGH THE DRIVEWAY OR ROADS. WELL THE DRIVEWAY IS THE PIPE IS IF NEEDED THERE NORMALLY AN OPEN CUT BUT THEY'RE RESTORED. IT'S HARD TO TYPICALLY THEY DON'T THEY DON'T PUT IN A BORE FOR CULVERT PIPES JUST FOR THE JUST FOR THE PIPELINE ITSELF. RIGHT. SO ARE THEY GOING TO BE DIGGING UP ALL THESE DRIVEWAYS IF NEEDED, IF NEEDED? AND WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ONE PERMANENT DRIVEWAY AND THE REST OF THE WORLD DESIGNATED TEMPORARY? BECAUSE I CAN GUARANTEE YOU IF SOMEBODY LIVES OUT THERE, THEY DON'T PROBABLY DON'T CONSIDER THEIR DRIVEWAY TEMPORARY. YEAH. WELL, THESE THESE TEMPORARY DRIVEWAYS ARE STRICTLY FOR THE PIPELINE, FOLKS. YEAH. THESE ARE TEMPORARY. YEAH. THEY'RE TEMPORARY DRIVEWAYS FOR THE PIPELINE COMPANY TO ACCESS THE PROPERTY. THAT'S ALL IT IS. OKAY. AND ONCE AGAIN, THEY HAVE A TENDENCY TO LEAVE A MESS WHEN THEY'RE DONE. YOU KNOW, AS 43, 43 IS EVIDENT THAT WE HAD TO PAY TO FIX IT BECAUSE THE BOND HAD EXPIRED AND WE DIDN'T GET THEM TO DO IT QUICK ENOUGH. SO COMMISSIONER BRINGS ANOTHER GOOD POINT, YOU KNOW, COURT COURT IS ON FILE AS A $600,000 BOND. AND THAT'S JUST FOR GENERAL. THIS BOND CAN BE RAISED IF NEEDED. OF COURSE IT FEELS LIKE WELL, SINCE IT'S SUCH A BIG PROJECT, I JUST DON'T WANT TO GET OUT OF TOWN, YOU KNOW, AND HAVE THE BOND EXPIRE. YOU KNOW, RESIDENTS ARE CALLING, COMPLAINING, AND THEN WE GOTTA FIX IT. AND I HAVE A QUESTION TO ALSO CATALYTIC CONVERSIONS, CATALYTIC PROTECTION UNDER THE ROADS. I'VE SEEN THESE PIPELINES BLOW UP AND BLOW A WHOLE ROAD OUT OF THE OUT OF EXISTENCE. 631 JUST SOUTH OF OLDHAM WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE, WITH ABOUT 90FT OF PIPE STICKING STRAIGHT UP IN THE AIR WHEN IT WHEN IT BLEW, BECAUSE IT DID NOT HAVE CATALYTIC PROTECTION UNDER THAT ROAD. CATHODIC PROTECTION. YEAH. CATHODIC PROTECTION. I'M SORRY. THAT'S RIGHT. CATALYTIC CONVERTER UNDER. CARS. SORRY. CATHODIC PROTECTION. YOU'RE CORRECT. SO IT'S ON THE PRINCE OR ANYTHING. THEY'VE SHOWN YOU WHERE THEY'RE DOING UNDER THE COUNTY. AND THE FACT THEY GOT AWAY WITH IT ON STATE HIGHWAY WAS, WAS AMAZING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY DON'T DO IT AGAIN ON THE COUNTY ROADS. THE ONLY THING THAT I'VE SEEN ON PUBLIC CROSSINGS SINCE THIS IS WHAT THEY CONSIDER AN UNCASED PIPELINE. THERE'S A THERE'S A SHELL THICKNESS REQUIREMENT AND THAT'S IN THE PERMIT. IT'S SIGNED AND SEALED FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER TO. DOES THAT PROVIDE CATHODIC PROTECTION? IS NOT INCLUDED, IS NOT TYPICAL ON PUBLIC CROSSINGS, WHETHER IT'S ON PRIVATE PROPERTY OR NOT. I DO NOT KNOW. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A HIGHWAY THAT'S GOT BLOWN UP FROM A PIPELINE THIS SIZE? EXCUSE ME? HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A PIPELINE BLOW UP WHAT IT DOES TO A COUNTY ROAD UNDER OR STATE HIGHWAY WHEN IT DOES BLOW? NO, SIR, I HAVE NOT. I HAVE NOT PRETTY. LUCKILY ENOUGH, NOBODY WAS TRAVELING ON THAT ROAD. YES, BUT THAT'S THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY ABOUT THE THE PUBLIC CROSSINGS ON THE, ON THE SHELF THICKNESS OR PIPE THICKNESS. THERE IS A, A CALCULATION WHAT THEY CALL BARLOW'S FORMULA. THAT'S INDUSTRY WIDE STANDARD PRACTICE. AND IT'S INCLUDED IN THE PERMIT. SO I DO HAVE A QUESTION BACK ON [01:00:06] THE DRIVEWAYS AGAIN. SO IF THESE ARE DRIVEWAYS FOR THEIR ACCESS IT'S CORRECT. DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE PERMANENT ONE WILL STAY WHEN THEY'RE DONE. AND THE TEMPORARY ONES WILL ALL BE REMOVED AND RETURNED TO THEIR ORIGINAL STATE? CORRECT? OKAY. OKAY. SATISFIED? QUESTION. NO, BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PERMIT SO WE CAN KEEP MOVING ON. I'LL SECOND. OKAY. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALES. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THE ANSWERS TO OUR QUESTIONS BY CATHODIC PROTECTION AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. OKAY. YES. THEY ASK. YEAH. SO, JOHN, DO YOU HAVE A LIST OF ALL THE DRIVEWAYS THEY'RE GOING TO BE INSTALLING. YEAH. OWNERS AND CONTACT. THAT WAY WE GET LIKE A WAIVER THAT THEY SIGN OFF ON THAT THAT THAT IT'S BEEN TO THEIR SATISFACTION CLEANED UP. WELL I JUST HAVE THE LIST OF DRIVEWAYS LISTED HERE. AND THESE ARE DRIVEWAYS THEY'RE PUTTING IN. YEAH. BUT THEY'RE NOT. YEAH I WANT A WAIVER FROM FROM THE OWNER SAYING THAT IT'S CLEAN. I DON'T WANT THEM COMING BACK AND CLEAN UP MY MESS FOR ME. RIGHT. I'M DOING THAT RIGHT NOW. I'VE GOT THAT. I'M PICKING UP THAT YOU. JUST SOMETHING TO CHECK ON, OKAY? YES, SIR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JOHN. THANK YOU JOHN. OKAY. DON'T FORGET US NOW JOHN I DID. I THOUGHT YOU HAD A QUESTION. OKAY. 2.4 G IS CONSIDERATION [g. Consideration and action to approve changes to Election Precincts resulting from Congressional maps approved in the 89th Legislative 2nd Special Session. ] AND ACTION TO APPROVE CHANGES TO THE ELECTION PRECINCTS RESULTING FROM CONGRESSIONAL MAPS APPROVED IN THE 89TH LEGISLATURE, SECOND SPECIAL SESSION. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. WE FINALLY HAVE OUR MAPS REDRAWN, AND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO VICTORIA FOR HER TO GO OVER THE NEW MAPS, THE IN THE NEW PRECINCTS THAT WE ARE CREATING, WE WILL HAVE TWO MORE PRECINCTS THAN PREVIOUS BEFORE. AT THIS TIME, WE DO NOT HAVE TO ADD ANOTHER POLLING PLACE. SO NEXT YEAR WHEN WE ARE ABLE, NOT NEXT YEAR 2027, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE PRECINCTS THAT ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE NUMBER OF VOTERS IN THEM AND REROUTE REDO THEM THEN. BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE VICTORIA GO OVER OUR NEW MAPS AND OUR NEW PRECINCTS. OKAY. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS TODAY, LIKE PAM SAID, WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER OUR PROPOSED ELECTION PRECINCTS. I WANTED, AS WE'VE MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES, THE 89TH LEGISLATURE WENT THROUGH THE REDISTRICTING PROCESS A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, AND REDISTRICTING IS ESSENTIALLY THE PROCESS OF REDRAWING ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES. I WANT TO MAKE IT REALLY CLEAR THAT WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY IS NOT REDRAWING THOSE BOUNDARIES. THE STATE LEGISLATURE DID THAT IN 89TH SESSION. OKAY. DID THAT IN THE 89TH SESSION. AND OUR ONLY RESPONSIBILITY TODAY IS TO ENSURE OUR ELECTION PRECINCTS ARE COMPLIANT WITH CHAPTER 42 OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE. WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WHILE THE NAMES OF THESE PRECINCTS MIGHT CHANGE, THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES TO COMMISSIONER PRECINCT LINES, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PRECINCT LINES OR CONSTABLE PRECINCT LINES, ALL OF THAT STAYS THE SAME. MOST OF THESE CHANGES ARE IN NAME ONLY. LET'S SEE. OKAY, THIS IS THE APPROVED CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS FOR OUR COUNTY THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE PASSED. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE WESTERN SIDE, ALL VOTERS ARE NOW IN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 15. AND THE FAR EASTERN SIDE REMAINED IN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 27. THE CHANGES THAT WERE MADE ARE WHAT RESULTED IN US NEEDING TO ALTER OUR ELECTION PRECINCTS. THE STATE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW US TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE REPRESENTATIVE PER PRECINCT, SO THAT RESULTED IN SOME OF OUR EXISTING PRECINCTS BEING SPLIT, AND WE DID OUR BEST TO COMBINE THEM WITH OTHER SIMILAR PRECINCTS. THAT WAY WE ONLY HAVE TO GO UP. TWO THIS IS A COMPLETE MAP OF THE 27 PRECINCTS. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE EASTERN SIDE. THAT'S WHERE MOST OF THE CHANGES ARE. IF YOU'RE ON THE WESTERN SIDE, WHICH STAYED CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 15, THERE WILL BE NO CHANGES TO ANY OF THAT AREA. ONLY THE AREAS IMPACTED BY REDISTRICTING HAVE CHANGES TO THEIR ELECTION PRECINCTS. AND [01:05:02] THEN HERE'S A MAP OF THE PREVIOUS PRECINCTS AND WHAT THEY CURRENTLY WILL LOOK LIKE UNDER THIS PLAN, IF APPROVED. AND THEN THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE PRECINCTS WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OVERLAY. THE GREENS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 15 AND THE GRAY IS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 27. AND THEN AGAIN, AS I SAID BEFORE, THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO COMMISSIONER PRECINCTS. ALL OF THESE CHANGES ARE IN NAME ONLY. ALL OF YOUR AREAS WILL STAY THE SAME. ALL THE VOTERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ELIGIBLE TO VOTE FOR EACH COMMISSIONER, EACH JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, EACH CONSTABLE, ALL THE RACES THAT THEY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR WILL STAY THE SAME. THIS IS ONLY THE NAMES OF THE ELECTION PRECINCTS AND WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED. THAT HAS CHANGED. AND THEN HERE'S AN EXAMPLE WITH THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OVERLAY. AND THEN ALL OF THIS INFORMATION, ONCE APPROVED, WILL BE PUT ON OUR WEBSITE. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT OUT THERE AS BEST WE CAN. SO PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE CHANGE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CHANGES TO THE ELECTION PRECINCTS. SECOND. OKAY, I'VE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ZAGORSKY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. YEP. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NO. JUDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WE HAVE ZOOMED IN MAPS IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT THEM. WE HAVE THEM IN THE OFFICE. AND ALSO TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT VOTER REGISTRATION CARDS WILL BE GOING OUT AS SOON AS WE GET THE VOTERS IN THE CORRECT PRECINCTS. THAT'S A GOOD THING. OKAY. ARE THOSE ZOOMED IN MAPS GOING TO BE AVAILABLE ON YOUR WEBSITE ANYTIME SOON? YES. NOW THAT Y'ALL HAVE APPROVED THEM, WE WILL PUT THEM ON THE WEBSITE. OKAY. I JUST HOPE EVERYBODY READS THEIR CARDS WHEN THEY GET THEM, INSTEAD OF THROWING THEM IN THEIR JEWELRY BOX OR THEIR GLOVE COMPARTMENT. BECAUSE BECAUSE THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY IN PORTLAND AND ARANSAS PASS, IS SPLIT. AND SO THEY'RE GOING TO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEIR NEIGHBOR ACROSS THE STREET IS VOTING FOR ONE CONGRESSIONAL MEMBER. AND THE THEY'RE VOTING FOR A DIFFERENT ONE. RIGHT. GOING BACK THE WAY WE WERE BEFORE WERE THIS WAY BEFORE THE QUESTION. OKAY. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL. OKAY. 2.4 H IS CONSIDERATION ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM SAN PATRICIO [h. Consideration and action on request from San Patricio County Economic Development Corporation (SPCEDC) for re-appointment of the following Board Members to the SPCEDC Board of Directors for the January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028 term: Mrs. Gayle Synder, Signet Maritime Mr. John Green Chemours, Mr. Todd Behne, Oxy Mr. Patrick King, AEP Texas] COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR REAPPOINTMENT OF THE FOLLOWING BOARD MEMBERS TO THE SWP. CDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE TERM OF JANUARY 1ST, 2026 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2028. MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. THEY'RE LISTED UP THERE. THE APPOINTEES. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.4. CONSIDERATION AND [i. Consideration and action on a request from Chesca Jennings, County Purchasing Coordinator, on awarding RFP2025-015 Unified Phone System for San Patricio County's IT Department.] ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM JESSICA JENNINGS, COUNTY PURCHASING COORDINATOR ON AWARDING RFP 2025 015, THE UNIFIED PHONE SYSTEM FOR THE COUNTY'S I.T. DEPARTMENT. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS FOR OUR COUNTY PHONE SYSTEM, AND THE SCORING COMMITTEE VOTED FOR VESTED NETWORKS. MOTION TO APPROVE VESTED NETWORKS FOR OUR COUNTYWIDE PHONE SYSTEM. SECOND, THANK YOU. SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. ANY QUESTIONS OR JESSICA? OH, I'M JUST CURIOUS. MAYBE THIS MIGHT BE MORE FOR STEVEN, BUT ARE WHY ARE WE CHANGING PHONE SYSTEMS AGAIN? IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH OUR THERE IS OKAY. YES. COST. AND I GUESS THE WORST PART OF THIS SUPPORT, IT'S REALLY FROM THE BEGINNING. IT STARTED OUT REALLY WELL AND IT JUST BECAME A A CONSTANT LACK OF SUPPORT. AND THEN THE COSTS KEPT COMING UP OR GOING UP. AND THAT'S WHEN I STARTED TO VET OTHER COMPANIES. AND THEN WE DECIDED [01:10:03] TO JUST TO MOVE OFF OF THAT. SO WE SWITCHED PHONE COMPANIES. DOES THAT MEAN ALL THE HARDWARE CHANGES? WHAT HOW BIG CHANGES? JUST BASICALLY JUST THE PHONES ITSELF. THAT'S IT. NOTHING ON THE BACK END. WELL THERE'S THERE'S OTHER THINGS YOU THAT THIS PHONE SYSTEM DOESN'T DO THAT THE OLD SYSTEMS DID DO. RIGHT. BASICALLY LIKE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THEY COULD ACTUALLY LISTEN, DISPATCH OFF THEIR PHONES AND SO FORTH. AND THIS SYSTEM SUPPOSEDLY DOES THAT SAME THING TOO. YES, SIR. YES. YEAH. STEVEN, YOU FEEL GOOD WITH THIS COMPANY THAT THAT YOU PICKED? I DO, I BET THEM I WOULD CHECK THE REFERENCES AND A LOT OF THE COUNTIES HAVE VESTED IN THEM. AND I DID TALK TO THEM AND NO ISSUES WITH THAT. YOU'RE GOOD. I FEEL GOOD WITH IT. HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A GOOD PARTNER GOING THROUGH. A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANYTHING ELSE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIED. OKAY. 2.4. LET'S SEE. WHERE ARE WE AT IN J. CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON IT. [j. Consideration and action on an IT request for the purchase and installation of access control systems, Road & Bridge #2 Yard, located at 3420 Co Rd 75, Taft, TX 78390, the total cost of $8,636.00, will be paid from Precinct #2.] REQUEST FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS. ROAD AND BRIDGE TWO YARD LOCATED 3420 COUNTY ROAD 75, TAFT, TEXAS 78390 FOR THE TOTAL PRICE OF $8,636, WHICH WILL BE PAID FROM PRECINCT TWO. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? [k. Discussion, consideration and action on request from Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Judge Nere Villarreal to purchase 5 HP Laserjet Pro 501dn Printers @ $513.76 and 5 HP laserjet toner 87x@ $364.96(total cost of $4393.05). Requesting out of court technology fund.] SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. UNANIMOUS. 2.4 K. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION. ON A REQUEST FROM JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT FIVE JUDGE MARY VARRIALE TO PURCHASE FIVE HP LASERJET PRO 500 1D AND PRINTERS AT $513.76 AND FIVE HP LASERJET TONERS 87 AT $364.94 EACH, FOR A TOTAL COST OF $4,393.05. REQUEST IS COMING OUT OF THE COURT. TECHNOLOGY FUND MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION BY SIKORSKI, SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. ARE WE UPGRADING HERE OR ALL FIVE WENT OUT WELL ON THESE? I THINK IT'S JUST I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S AN UPGRADE TO HER. OKAY. AND THERE IS MONEY IN THE TECHNOLOGY FUND, CORRECT? YEAH. OKAY. VERY GOOD. GOT IT. OKAY. I FIGURED SINCE YOU WERE QUIET OVER THERE, IT WAS OKAY. YEAH. NO, NO, DON'T TRY TO FIX IT EITHER. OKAY? DON'T UPSET HIM. YEAH. HE'S ROLLING. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? GOT A MOTION. AND SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION [l. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Commissioner William E. Zagorski Sr., Pct. 1 to award the construction and installation of metal doors on the Taft barns to KDH Construction 21 in the amount of $72,150.00 (Note: KDH Construction 21 requires 50% down payment of $36,075.00 to initiate services).] CARRIES 2.4 A DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION. ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER WILLIAM SIKORSKI. SENIOR PRECINCT ONE, TO AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF METAL DOORS AT THE TAFT BARNES TO KD CONSTRUCTION 21, IN THE AMOUNT OF $72,150. NOTE KD CONSTRUCTION 21 REQUIRES A 50% DOWN PAYMENT OF $36,075 TO INITIATE SERVICE. MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND. OKAY, LET'S SEE. I THINK GONZALEZ, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AND COMMISSIONER FIRST. ME SECOND AND MAIN WALK IN DOOR WILL BE ADA COMPLIANT. I KNOW IN THE PAST, PATRICK, WE NEVER HAVE DONE THIS 50% DOWN. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO START DOING THAT? WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE. WE'VE DONE IT BEFORE FROM TIME TO TIME, I KNOW, BUT YEAH, YEAH, IT'S COMING REAL COMMON, I KNOW, BUT WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE. RIGHT NOW WITH SMALLER COMPANIES, IT'S A YES, IT IS LARGE, LARGE INVESTMENT. JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR THAT WE ALL GET BETTER PRICE. YEAH OKAY. GOOD DEAL. YEAH. OKAY. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE? AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. 2.4 M [m. Discussion, consideration and action on request from Commissioner William E. Zagorski Sr. Pct. 1 to purchase a 2025 3CX14 CAB Backhoe Loader Extending Dipper 3439340 from Boss (JCB) (BuyBoard #788-25) in the amount of $122,935.43.] DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION. REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER WILLIAMS. OF COURSE. SENIOR PRECINCT ONE TO PURCHASE A 2020 53X 14 CAB BACKHOE LOADER EXTENDING DIPPER 3340 393 40 FROM BOSS, WHICH IS THE BY BOARD NUMBERS 78825 AND THE AMOUNT OF $122,935.43. MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ANYTHING ELSE? COMMENTS. HEARING NONE. [01:15:02] ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. AYE. MOTION [n. Discussion, consideration, with possible action on request from Tamara Cochran-May, San Patricio County Attorney, to approve the payment of supplements from SB22 funds to employees as delineated in the attached letter to Patrick Kieschnik, County Auditor, payable beginning January 1, 2026, until December 31, 2026.] CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. 2.4 IN DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION WITH POSSIBLE ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM TIMER. COCHRAN MAY, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY ATTORNEY, TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF SUPPLEMENTS FROM THE SB 22 FUNDS TO EMPLOYEES AND DELIGHTED IN THE ATTACHED LETTER TO PATRICK COUNTY AUDITOR, PAYABLE BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2026 UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. ANY COMMENTS? NO, SIR. I JUST APPRECIATE THE NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION FROM THE AUDITOR. ME TOO. BE WITH THEM. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS. OKAY. 2.4 N IS DISCUSSION WITH POSSIBLE ACTION [o. Discussion, with possible action, to approve Pre-Trial Diversion Supplements on request from Tamara Cochran-May, San Patricio County Attorney, to be paid from Pretrial Diversion Funds, beginning January 1, 2026, until December 31, 2026, as delineated in the attached letter to Patrick Kieschnik, County Auditor.] TO APPROVE PRETRIAL DIVERSION SUPPLEMENTS ON THE REQUEST FROM TAMARA COCHRAN. MAY PATRICIA COUNTY ATTORNEY, TO BE PAID FROM PRETRIAL DIVERSION FUNDS BEGINNING JANUARY 1ST, 2026, UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. AS DELIGHTED AND IN THE ATTACHED LETTER TO PATRICK COUNTY AUDITOR MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. DON'T HEAR ANY DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY I THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. CONCLUDES OUR AGENDA ITEMS. WE'LL GO INTO PERSONNEL TO DELIBERATE AND [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.] CONSIDER ACTION FOLLOWING 3.1 A AUTHOR ALAN RETIREMENT PARK SUPERVISOR. COUNTY PARKS. FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 108 STEP SEVEN AT $4,817.68 PER MONTH WITH A $50 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE, EFFECTIVE JANUARY THE 2ND OF 2026. 3.1 B CHRISTOPHER GONZALEZ, EMPLOYMENT MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT ONE. COUNTY PARKS FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 104 STEP ONE AT $2,875.88 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE JANUARY 2ND, 2020, WE WOULD APPROVE 3.1 A AND B SECOND A MOTION BY GONZALEZ, SECONDED BY YARDLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS. OKAY. WE GOT 3.2, WHICH IS ACCEPTING RECORD EMPLOYEE STATUS CHANGES. 3.2 A IS PATRICK FLANAGAN RETIREMENT DISTRICT JUDGE, JUVENILE BOARD FULL TIME REGULAR EXEMPT AT $1,150.34 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31ST, 2025. MOVE TO APPROVE 3.2 A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY SIKORSKI. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. ITEM FOUR, BEFORE WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE THIS MORNING. BUT YOU SAY SOMETHING. YES. I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING. OH, PLEASE. OKAY. PLEASE DO. THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. JUST WANT TO WISH ALL THE STAFF, EMPLOYEES THE SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, A VERY, VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAVE A SAFE CHRISTMAS IF YOU'RE TRAVELING. AND WE WILL BE BACK HERE ON DECEMBER THE 29TH FOR OUR LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR. SO MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND WE'LL SEE YOU LATER ON. THE MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND, I GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GREGORSKI. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY WERE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.