Feb 02, 2026 Commissioners Court

[1. Call meeting to order]

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WELCOME TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT. IF YOU PLEASE RISE, WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGES, AND THEN WE'LL GET STARTED. 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 FACTS OF LIFE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. GOOD AGAIN, THANK YOU AND WELCOME THIS MORNING. WEATHER'S WARMING UP A LITTLE BIT. I HOPE SO. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND. MAYBE WE'LL GET BACK TO NORMAL IF THERE'S SUCH A THING AS NORMAL IN SOUTH TEXAS. LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO ON

[3. Citizens to be heard]

MR. CASEY, IF YOU'LL COME TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE, SIR. WRITE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE, SIR. THEN YOU CAN GO OUT. MY NAME IS BRANT CASEY. I LIVE AT 23, 47, 73, 29, 23, 47. SINTON, TEXAS 78387. GOOD MORNING CITIZENS. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. IF I HAD A TOPIC TO DO THIS MORNING, I'D PUT IT. IT'S FOR ME, NOT FOR THEE. I'M GOING TO READ YOU. PAGE 18. SECTION 1B-7.

POLITICAL ACTIVITIES. EMPLOYEES SAID PATRICIO COUNTY SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUPPORT CANDIDATES OF THEIR CHOICE AND ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES DURING THEIR PERSONAL TIME. COUNTY EMPLOYEES SHALL NOT USE THEIR OFFICIAL AUTHORITY OR INFLUENCE TO INTERFERE WITH, WITH EFFECT, THE RESULTS OF ANY ELECTION OR NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. COERCE, ATTEMPT TO COERCE, COMMAND, ADVISE ANY OTHER PERSON TO PAY, LEND OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY VALUE OF PROPERTY OR COMMITTEES, ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES OR PERSONS FOR POLITICAL REASON.

USE ANY EQUIPMENT, PROPERTY OR MATERIAL OWNED BY THE COUNTY FOR POLITICAL ACTIVITY OR ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITIES WHILE ON DUTY WITH THE COUNTY. LAST WEEK. THIS PAST WEEK, RUDY DAVILA AND I WERE OUT PUTTING UP CAMPAIGN SIGNS. I'M THE REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN FOR PRECINCT 104 VOTING DISTRICT. AND WHILE WE'RE OUT PUTTING UP CAMPAIGN SIGNS, WE NOTICED THIS RED PICKUP TRUCK THAT HAD SOME BIG CAMPAIGN SIGNS ON IT. DIDN'T THINK NOTHING ABOUT IT.

A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, WE COME BACK BY STILL THERE. SO. WE DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT. AND WE LEARNED THAT THIS VEHICLE BELONGS TO OUR PRECINCT THREE COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT.

PRECINCT. TWO. PRECINCT TWO. COMMISSIONER. SORRY, COMMISSIONER. AND THAT GOES BACK. IT'S NOT FOR THEE. IT'S FOR ME. SO IF WE CAN EXPECT OUR OFFICIALS TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES AND DEFINED BY POLICY, THEN HOW ARE WE TO EXPECT ANY BETTER FROM THE EMPLOYEES UNDER THEIR GUIDANCE? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. OKAY.

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

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THANK YOU MR. EARLY. MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. LET'S SEE THURSDAY EVENING ON A BRIDGE FROM HANSON PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WAS INSTALLED AS THE CORPUS CHRISTI UNITED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAIR. AND AS MOST OF THE COURT KNOWS, SHE WAS ALSO RECENTLY ELECTED AS THE CORPUS CHRISTI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION CHAIR AS WELL. SO IT LOOKS LIKE MISS ALDRIDGE IS GOING TO HAVE A VERY BUSY YEAR. WHEN YOU SEE HER, YOU CAN CONGRATULATE HER.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE, JUDGE MR. SIKORSKY. YES, SIR. WE'LL BE INSTALLING CULVERTS ON ELM AVENUE. THIS MATTER OF FACT, SHOULD BE DONE TODAY. NO. ONE AND COUNTY ROAD 3087, AS WE MOVE THROUGH THAT AREA, REMOVING DIRT FROM THE TAP LAY DOWN YARD TO THE NEW TAFT BARN.

BUILD UP THE PROPERTY SO WE CAN PUT A PROPER PARKING LOT IN THERE THAT DOESN'T FLOOD. BE ATTENDING THE WATER BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 6TH COMING UP. AND JUST A REMINDER, BE 830 AT THE DOME. I BELIEVE IT IS 830 AT THE DOME. WE'LL BE ATTENDING GULF COAST VENTURES OPEN HOUSE ON THE FOURTH, HAVING OPEN HOUSE A COUPLE TIMES OVER THERE. I'M GOING TO GO AND LISTEN, AND WE'RE ALSO HAVING A TIRE DRIVE COMING UP ON NEXT SATURDAY IN MATHIS AND IN SINTON. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT HEADS. ANY DEPARTMENT HEAD? GOOD MORNING.

JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, I DID WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION. IF YOU HAVE CHANGED YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, IF YOU TURN 18 BEFORE THE ELECTION DAY, THEN GO AHEAD AND GET YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION TAKEN CARE OF TODAY. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT IS ON RECORD, YOU CAN GO TO VOTE TEXAS GOV OR GIVE OUR OFFICE A CALL AND WE WILL LOOK INTO THAT FOR YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JOHN. TEXAS FY 25 BRIDGE INSPECTION REPORTS. COUNTY RECEIVED THEM. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT TEXAS PROVIDES TO THE COUNTY EVERY TWO YEARS. SO IF YOU GUYS HAVE A SPECIFIC BRIDGE OR CONCERN, LET ME KNOW AND I CAN PROVIDE YOU THE REPORT. ALSO IF YOU HAVE IF YOU NEED IF ANY OF YOU GUYS NEED AN INTERIM INSPECTION TEXT, I'LL BE GLAD TO GO VISIT YOU GUYS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. JOHN. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD? OKAY. GOOD MORNING. THE TIRE DRIVE IS THIS COMING SATURDAY. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY THE 7TH, FROM EIGHT TO NOON AT BOTH LOCATIONS IN MATHIS AND THE PRECINCT, ONE YARD RIGHT OUTSIDE OF TAFT. IT IS A GRANT FUNDED PROJECT, SO THERE IS NO CHARGE TO THE CITIZENS OF SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. WHETHER YOU RESIDE INSIDE CITY LIMITS OR OUTSIDE IS AVAILABLE TO BOTH. THANK YOU. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF TIRES 20 IS THE LIMIT.

NO RIMS. SO OKAY. THANK YOU GABE. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD OKAY. SEEING NONE. JUST ONE THING I HAVE JUST ONE THING. I ATTENDED THE ARANSAS PASS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS DINNER ON FRIDAY NIGHT. GREAT. GREAT TURNOUT. IT'S AMAZING WHAT ARANSAS PASS CAN BRING OUT WHEN THEY START. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR SHERIFF. HE IS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER FOR ARANSAS PASS CHAMBER AGAIN. SO CONGRATULATIONS, OSCAR. WHETHER YOU IF YOU DESERVE IT OR NOT. BUT CONGRATULATIONS. OKAY. YEAH, HE TOOK MY PLACE. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SHERIFF. APPRECIATE IT. THE COUNTY IS REPRESENTED AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR ARANSAS PASS. SO THANK YOU, SHERIFF. OKAY. MOVING ON. ITEM 22.1 IS APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY

[1. Approval of minutes]

SECOND BY YARDLEY. ANY CORRECTIONS? ADDITIONS. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION. PASS. UNANIMOUS. 2.2 IS OUR

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

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

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

[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:]

YEAH. CONFUSE ME TOO. ALL RIGHT. NO MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS 2.3 A THROUGH E SECOND. OKAY, Y'ALL, DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THEM THIS MORNING? THAT'LL WORK. MIGHT BE GOOD. I GOT A MOTION. WE'RE GOOD. WE READ THEM. YOU READ THEM? OKAY. THEY CAN READ THEM UP THERE. SO THAT'S GOOD ON. LET ME ADVISE THE COURT ON 2.3 B. WE'RE GOING TO ACCEPT THE OATH OF OFFICE FOR VICTORIA, THE ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR. THE BOND IS NOT READY. SO WE WILL BE BRINGING THE BOND BACK FOR COUNCIL'S I MEAN COMMISSIONER'S COURT DECISION AT A LATER DATE. THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE THAT WOULD BE IN THOSE. OKAY. DO WE NEED A TABLE THEN. NOW WE JUST KNOW WE CAN TAKE AN AGENDA ITEM. WE CAN ACCEPT THE OATH OF OFFICE. YEAH.

YOU CAN ACCEPT THE OATH. BRING THE BOND BACK. OKAY, THEN WE'LL GET THE NEXT MEETING. IT'S COMPLETED. SO DO WE NEED TO REVISE OUR MOTIONS? YES. YEAH. OKAY, I'LL. I'LL GO AHEAD AND CHANGE MY MOTION TO APPROVE 2.3 A THROUGH E, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RECORDING THE BOND ON 2.3 B, AND I'LL SECOND THAT ONE AS WELL. SECOND. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NOPE. HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY.

[a. Consideration and action on a request from Margie Flores, District Attorney, to purchase Two (2) Kia vehicles for the price of $24,912.56 and $24,513.30, totaling $49,425.86. This purchase was included in the 2026 Budget for the District Attorney Office from the Forfeiture Budget. District Attorney allocated $50,000 for this purchase. These vehicles will be used by the prosecutors in the District Attorney's Office. Three of their current vehicles are close to the 200,000 mile mark. ]

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TABLE IT TILL NEXT. ALRIGHT. WELL LET ME LET ME WITHDRAW MY MOTION OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WITHDRAW MY SECOND OKAY. ALL RIGHT. MOVE TO TABLE OKAY OKAY. GOT A MOTION TO TABLE BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY YARDLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE. AYE, AYE.

OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. OKAY. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. LET'S GO TO 2.4 B. DISCUSSION,

[b. Discussion, consideration, and action request from Commissioner William E. Zagorski Sr., Road & Bridge Precinct 1, to purchase a 2025 Kubota Tractor from Fuller Tractor Company (Buy Board # 706-23) in the amount of $71,177.30.]

[c. Discussion, consideration and action on division of TxDOT RAP Surplus Road Materials.]

THANK YOU. LATER IN LIFE. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY GONZALEZ, SECONDED BY GILLESPIE.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS. OKAY, TWO POINT 4DI NEED A MOTION TO BRING THIS

[d. 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. Tabled from the December 22, 2025, Commissioners Court Meeting.]

AND THEY HAVE IT ON THE ON THE ATTACHMENTS. IT SHOWS THE ON THE PRINCE ITSELF THAT THE BOX

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[e. Consideration and action on an IT request for relocating data ports and adding HDMI for security cameras at Justice of the Peace, Precinct # 8 Office, located at 1155 Gregory Street, Taft, Texas 78390. The total cost of $362.00 will be paid from the Courthouse Security Fund.]

[f. Consideration and action on an IT request for the purchase and installation of a security system for the Evidence Room for Constable # 8, J. P. Easley, at Justice of the Peace, Precinct # 8 Office, located at 1155 Gregory Street, Taft, Texas 78390. The total cost of $2,865.00 will be paid from the Courthouse Security Fund.]

[g. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Scott Marion, Emergency Manager, for a Resolution to Adopt The 2026 San Patricio County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Action Plan.]

WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO, JUDGE. OKAY? WHATEVER. NO, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. OKAY? Y'ALL WANT ME TO READ THIS RESOLUTION? Y'ALL GOT IT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER GRACIE? DO YOU WANT TO READ IT? READ IT. OKAY, WE'LL READ IT. COUNTY. STATE OF TEXAS. COUNTY OF PATRICIA. WHEREAS RECOGNIZE THE THREAT THAT NATURAL HAZARD POSED TO PEOPLE AND PROPERTY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS UNDERTAKING HAZARDOUS MITIGATION ACTIONS BEFORE DISASTER OCCURS REDUCES THE POTENTIAL FOR HARM TO PEOPLE AND PROPERTY AND SAVES TAX DOLLARS. AND WHEREAS AN ADOPTED HAZARDOUS MITIGATION PLAN IS REQUIRED AS A CONDITION OF FUTURE FUNDING FOR MITIGATION PROJECTS UNDER MULTIPLE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, BETTER KNOWN AS FEMA AND PRE AND POST DISASTER MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS, PATRICIA COUNTY HAS FULLY PARTICIPATED IN THE UPDATE PROCESS OF THE 2026 PATRICIA COUNTY MITIGATION HAZARD PLAN ACTION PLAN IN COORDINATION WITH PATRICIA COUNTY AND OTHER PARTICIPATING JURISDICTIONS.

AND WHEREAS, THE 2026 COUNTY HAZARDOUS MITIGATION PLAN IDENTIFIES NATURAL HAZARDS AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES SPECIFIC TO PATRICIA COUNTY AND BEING ADOPTED BY PATRICIA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR SUBMISSION TO THE TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND FEMA. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS, AS FOLLOWS. NUMBER ONE ADOPTION SAN PATRICIO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HEREBY ADOPT THE 2026 PATRICIA COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION ACTION PLAN AS THE OFFICIAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN FOR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY NUMBER TWO. IMPLEMENTATION, THE EMERGENCY MANAGER AND ALL APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PURSUE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDED MITIGATION ACTIONS AS FEASIBLE AND AS APPROPRIATE.

NUMBER THREE CONTINUED PARTICIPATION. THE COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO ACTIVELY

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SCOTT, DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? HOW WE'RE PROGRESSING ON GETTING THE REST OF THE MUNICIPALITIES INVOLVED? I KNOW YOU WANT TO SAY HOW MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE SPENT DOING THIS. NO. NOT REALLY WANT TO JUDGE COMMISSIONERS. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE CITIES TO SIGN OFF ON THIS. ONCE WE HAVE ALL OF THE CITIES RESOLUTIONS SIGNED AND BACK TO US ALONG WITH THE COURTS, THEN IT'LL BE SENT INTO THE STATE WHO WILL THEN APPROVE IT AND SEND IT TO FEMA. ONCE FEMA RECEIVES IT, THEN THEY WILL SEND US BACK A LETTER SAYING THAT IT'S OFFICIALLY ADOPTED BY FEMA. GOOD. THE LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS HAZARD MITIGATION ACTION PLAN. IT STARTED OUT BACK IN THE EARLY DAYS. IT WAS ANNEX P OF THE EMERGENCY PLAN, AND IT STILL IS. ONE HALF OF IT IS ANNEX P, I BELIEVE IT STILL IS. AND THE OTHER ACTION IS INDUSTRY INPUTTING. AND IT TAKES SOME ALMOST PROBABLY ALMOST A YEAR TO GATHER ALL THE INFORMATION THAT HAS TO GO INTO THIS PLAN. WELL, IT SHOULD BE A CONTINUOUS PROCESS. YES IT IS.

YES, SIR. CHRIS, SORRY TO INTERRUPT. CAN YOU CHECK THE DATE? I DIDN'T SEE THE DATE. I HAVEN'T SEEN THE DOCUMENT, BUT IS IT 2025 OR 2026? SAYS 2025. CAN YOU CHANGE THAT PLEASE? TO 2026? IS THAT SO? IN THE PAST WE ACTUALLY GOT HARD COPIES OF THIS. I KNOW IT'S A VERY LARGE DOCUMENT. ARE YOU PLANNING ON DISTRIBUTING HARD COPIES AT SOME POINT? NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE PRINTING THIS. THIS THING IS LIKE 670 PAGES. WE DID PROVIDE A FLASH DRIVE TO JUDGE'S OFFICE, SO WE CAN MAKE COPIES OF THAT AND DISTRIBUTE IT TO THE COMMISSIONERS. IF IT MIGHT TAKE A LOOK AT THE STAKEHOLDER LIST. I THINK IT'S A LITTLE BIT OUT OF DATE. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND MAKE SURE IT'S CURRENTLY DOESN'T HAVE THE CURRENT COMMISSIONERS ON THERE. WELL, THE WHAT'S IN THE PLAN WAS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PLAN PROCESS. RIGHT.

IT'S NOT WHO'S CURRENTLY IN OFFICE OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE. NOT FROM ME OKAY. GOT A MOTION A SECOND. THANK YOU. AND I'VE GOT ANOTHER SHEET GOING AROUND WHERE I'VE CHANGED THE DATE AND INITIALED IT SO IT BECOMES OFFICIAL. SO JUST WONDERING. SO I DID OKAY. WE GOT TWO OF THEM.

YEAH. OKAY. AND A MOTION A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE? AYE.

OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. MITIGATION PLAN IS ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY. OKAY.

[h. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grants Manager, to award RFQ2025-005 to assist in the project construction management for the GLO-CDBG Program, Contract #22-085-011-D239.]

SO WE'D LIKE TO AWARD THIS TO HALF AMEND MY MOTION TO AWARD IT TO HALF ENGINEERING. I'LL AMEND MY SECOND SAME SAME THING. OKAY. MOTION IN A SECOND HAS BEEN AMENDED. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. UNANIMOUS. 2.4 II DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION

[i. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grants Manager, on a contract amendment for RFP2024-015 Animal Shelter Construction to June 1, 2026.]

I THINK THIS ONE IS FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTER. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. WE SIT DOWN WITH THE ENGINEERS AND THE CONTRACTOR AND WE REVIEWED THE SCHEDULE. THERE WERE SOME CHANGE ORDERS AND SOME ISSUES WITH THE MOVE AND LOCATION. AND SO WE HAVE RESOLVED THOSE ISSUES AND WE HAVE APPLIED ALL THE CHANGE ORDERS. WE HAVE WORKED WITH THE CONTRACTOR. THEY FEEL THIS IS A VIABLE DATE. AND WHAT WE DID ON THIS CHANGE ORDER IS THAT THEY'RE SO CONFIDENT ON THE DATE. AND NOW THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THESE CHANGE ORDERS DONE, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON THE

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[j. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grants Manager, on a contract amendment for RFP2024-016 Juvenile Expansion to April 1, 2026.]

MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS. OKAY, 2.4 K. DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION ON THE

[k. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grants Management, to amend the Project Allocations in the Memorandum of Understanding with the Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries. ]

MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. ANY QUESTIONS. COMMENTS. SO THE FRED JONES NATURE SANCTUARY IS THAT WHERE WE'RE TAKING THE MONEY FROM TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE? THAT IS CORRECT. AND AS AS FUNDS COME AVAILABLE, THAT PROJECT IS NOT MOVED FORWARD AS MUCH AS THE OTHER ONES. SO WE HAVE MORE TIME ON THAT PROJECT. BUT THIS PROJECT'S AT CONSTRUCTION AND WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND EXECUTE IT. AND WE MIGHT SEE ADDITIONAL FUNDS GO BACK INTO THE FRED JONES PROJECT. BUT WE'RE WAITING. SINCE THE OTHER PROJECT IS STILL ACTIVE, WE DO BELIEVE WE'LL HAVE ADDITIONAL FUNDS LEFT OVER. BUT JUST TO ENSURE THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL COSTS IN THAT PROJECT, WE'RE GOING TO HOLD OFF ON THAT AND USE THE FUNDS AS NOW. AS OF NOW, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AND I AND GRANTS MANAGER, WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSION. AND THIS IS HOW WE DETERMINED TO PROCEED. OKAY, OKAY, OKAY. GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. MELANIE CONCLUDES OUR INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS

[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.]

PRECINCT NUMBER THREE FULL TIME REGULAR NON EXEMPT GRADE 104. STEP FIVE PLUS A $3,605.34 PER MONTH TO A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TWO FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 106 STEP THREE PLUS AT $3,754.96 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1ST OF 2026. 3.1 B ANDREAS, THE J. HASSETT, EMPLOYMENT CREWMAN, ROAD AND BRIDGE, PRECINCT NUMBER THREE FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 104, STEP ONE AT $2,990.92 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY THE 2ND OF 2026. 3.1 C MICHAEL MARTINEZ, EMPLOYMENT DEPUTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 109 AT AT $4,278.25 PER MONTH WITH A $65 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026. MOTION TO APPROVE 3.1 A THROUGH C. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECOND BY CHARLIE.

ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THE PERSONNEL HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. 3.2 ACCEPTANCE

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MOTION CARRIES ADJOURN.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.