Feb 09, 2026 Commissioners Court

[1. Call meeting to order]

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COMMISSIONER'S COURT. IF YOU PLEASE RISE, WE'LL HAVE THE TWO PLEDGES AND 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, PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE EAST. TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. OKAY, AGAIN, GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS THAT ARE IN THE AUDIENCE WITH US THIS MORNING. YEAH. LET'S GO

[3. Citizens to be heard]

[4. PUBLIC NOTICES: San Patricio County Offices will be closed Monday, February 16th, 2026 in observance of Presidents Day Holiday. The next Commissioners Court will be held on Friday, February 13, 2026 at 9:00 am; as there will NOT be a Commissioners Court on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 due to lack of Quorum.]

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COMMISSIONERS COURT THIS FRIDAY THE 13TH AT THE REGULAR TIME AT 9 A.M. THIS IS BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THE COURT IS GOING TO BE AT A CONFERENCE. SO WE WILL NOT HAVE A QUORUM HERE FOR THE 17TH. SO PLEASE KNOW THAT WILL BE THIS FRIDAY. IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMISSIONERS COURT OR HAVE ANYTHING THIS FRIDAY, 9 A.M.

THE 13TH IS WHEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COMMISSIONERS COURT. OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO

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

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THEY'RE ROTTED THROUGH. I NEED FIVE, NINE BY 13 BY 22.5 LONG TIMBERS SPECIAL MADE TO THE DIMENSIONS THAT WERE THERE WHEN THE BRIDGE WAS BUILT. AND IT'S GOING TO BE A NUMBER 12 CREOSOTE. SO BAYOU FORCE, THE ONLY PLACE WE CAN GET THIS STUFF FROM SULFUR LOUISIANA.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE 45 DAYS TO GET. WELL, WE'VE ORDERED IT AND I'LL KEEP YOU APPRIZED THE SITUATION. WE CAN'T PUT THE BRIDGE BACK TOGETHER WITHOUT THESE CROSS MEMBERS. THAT'S TRUE. I WANT IT BACK TOGETHER. UNLESS IT'S RIGHT. WELL, YEAH. WE DON'T WANT TO REUSE THE SAME OLD STUFF. REALLY? EXACTLY. OKAY, MR. GONZALEZ. YES, WE GOT MOWERS ON COUNTY ROAD 1876.

COUNTY ROAD 22, 11, 22, 21 AND COUNTY ROAD. 22, 2095. IN THE BETHEL AREA, WE ALSO GOT THE GRAVEL TRUCK IN THE LAKESHORE GARDEN AREAS, STAGECOACH LANE IN MATHIS AREA AND EDWARDS AREA.

WE'RE ALSO ON COUNTY ROAD 798 ON THE SAINT PAUL AREA. WE'RE ROAD PREPPING OUT THERE, FINISHING SOME WORK ON SOME DRIVEWAYS WITH LIMESTONE. ALSO, WE'RE ON COUNTY ROAD 1470, IN THE OLDHAM AREA. WE JUST APPLIED 2800 TONS OF LIMESTONE FOR ROAD PROCESSING. WE'RE ON OUR THIRD MILE THERE ON COUNTY ROAD 1470. WE'RE ALSO ON COUNTY ROAD 502, IN THE SAINT PAUL AREA. WE GOT SOME REPAIR WORK AND BLADE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING THERE. WE'RE ON COUNTY ROAD 1478, COUNTY ROAD 1662, IN OLDHAM. BOTH ROADS WERE STILL COATED. WE GOT THOSE FINISHED UP LAST WEEK. WE'RE ALSO ON COUNTY ROAD 2047, THE OLDHAM AREA WHERE MULCHING TREES AND REMOVING BRUSH. ALSO ON COUNTY ROAD 1674, IN OLDHAM. WE'RE DOING THE PATCHING ON THAT ROAD AND ALSO ON COUNTY ROAD 505 AND COUNTY ROAD 509. WE GOT THE DIRT PATCH USING TO FIX UP POTHOLES THERE. ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT ON WORKING TOGETHER ON GETTING THAT TIRE EVENT GOING ON. MATHIS. I THINK WE PICKED UP OVER 600 TIRES. ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE SHERIFF FOR BRINGING OUT HIS WORKERS AND HELPERS OUT THERE. HE'S GOT HIS PRISONERS WORKING OUT THERE. SO THANK YOU, SHERIFF. THAT WAS A BIG HELP. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE ON WORKING TOGETHER ON BRINGING OUT HIS WATER TRUCK ON FOR OUR COUNTY ROAD ON 502. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME SIR. WELCOME, TRUCK AND DRIVER. WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU SENDING SOMEBODY OVER TO MOW FOR ME WHILE WE'RE WORKING ON THE BRIDGE. SO YOU GO MEET HIM NOW, THOUGH. WE GOT THE BRIDGES AND POLES. YEAH. OKAY. SO EARLY MORNING JUDGE.

GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. I ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM THIS MORNING. TOMORROW EVENING AT 630, THE PORTLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS HOLDING A CANDIDATE FORUM. SO IF YOU HAVE WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME OUT AND MEET THE CANDIDATES AND ASK SOME QUESTIONS, THERE'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO SO. 630 AT THE PORTLAND COMMUNITY CENTER. THAT'S ALL I GOT. COMMISSIONER SIKORSKY. THANK YOU. JUDGE. WE RIPPED UP 81 PRETTY GOOD OVER THERE. WE HAULING LIMESTONE.

IT'S 36, 77 OR 81 OUT THERE TODAY. WE'RE MOWING ON 1458. WE HAVE TWO TRACTORS UP, TWO DOWN.

ONE OF THEM TRANSMISSIONS ARE RELATIVELY NEW. JOHN DEERE JUST WENT DOWN. AND THAT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO FIX. ANOTHER ONE'S DOWN FOR A HYDRAULIC OIL. THAT'LL BE HOME ROAD MATERIALS TO 95 BE. AGAIN I WANT TO REITERATE WHAT REUBEN SAID. WE ALSO DID A TIRE DRIVE AND TAFT GOT OVER 600 TIRES AND 18 WHEELERS, ABOUT AT LEAST THREE QUARTERS FULL. AND WE'RE PROUD OF THAT. AND THANK YOU, SHERIFF, FOR THE PRISONERS THAT CAME OUT AND SO FORTH. YOU HAD A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR IT. AND A LOT OF FOLKS SHOWED UP, ATTENDED LAST WEEK. THE GULF COAST VENTURES THING. IT WAS A NICE EVENT DOWN IN PORTLAND AND ALSO ATTENDED THE WATER BOARD MEETING, WHICH WAS NOT. SO IT WAS A LITTLE CONTENTIOUS LAST WEEK, MONDAY, FRIDAY. HOPEFULLY THIS THING WILL GET SETTLED SOMETIME SOON AND WE'LL ALL KNOW SOMETHING. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, SIR. THANK YOU. DEPARTMENT HEADS. ANY DEPARTMENT HEADS? I JUST WANTED TO LET THE COURT KNOW. ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS. OUR ANNUAL AWARDS LUNCHEON IS SET FOR THURSDAY, MARCH THE 19TH. INVITATIONS GO OUT WITH THE PAYCHECKS THAT ARE COMING UP. LETTERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SENT OUT TO ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES TEN AND ABOVE YEARS OF SERVICE. THE FIVE YEARS ARE GOING OUT TODAY. I JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW IT IS FROM 11 TO 1, AND THE ACTUAL AWARDS IS AT 12:00 AT THE CIVIC CENTER. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THE DEPARTMENT. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO I JUST WANTED TO TELL EVERYONE THANK YOU FOR ANYONE WHO HELPED IN THE EITHER ONE OF THOSE EVENTS TOO. THEY WERE GREAT EVENTS. I WASN'T IN TAP.

I WAS IN MATHES MOST OF THE DAY AND WE PRETTY MUCH WERE BUSY FROM START TO FINISH. SO. BUT I

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[1. Approval of minutes]

OKAY. AS PRESENTED. AND THAT AS PRESENTED. OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.

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

[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. ]

THIS WEEK'S HEALTH TRANSFER IS $16,100. OUR SECTION 125 TOTAL FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2026 IS $30,037.65. AND OUR JANUARY 2026 SALES TAX TOTAL IS $527.57. MOVE TO ACCEPT TREASURER'S REPORT AGAIN. GILLESPIE SECONDED BY CHARLIE. ANY QUESTIONS? MISS GARCIA ON REPORT. NO HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OKAY. GOING TO 2.3 CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. WE DO HAVE FIVE

[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:]

COURT CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION OF THE REQUIRED 20 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS EDUCATION FOR 2025, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 51.605 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR GRACIE ALANIZ GONZALEZ FOR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY CLERK 2.3 BE, ACCEPT AND RECORD COUNTY AUDITOR MONTHLY UNAUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2020 52.3 C IS ACCEPT AND RECORD THE 2025 ABATEMENT COMPLIANCE REPORT FOR PACIFIC WIND DEVELOPMENT, LLC, AKA EVERGREENS RENEWABLES, AKA KAWANA A WIN LLC AND AUDIT FOR SOME FROM SAME FROM REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP.

JORDAN, YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW? OKAY JORDAN LIGHT OUR CHIEF APPRAISER, WANTS TO HAVE A COMMENT ON THIS ONE BEFORE WE WE VOTE HERE. OKAY. HOWDY, HOWDY I MY PURPOSE IN SPEAKING TODAY IS TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT FOR WHAT WIND HAS IS DOING AS IT'S TANGENT TO THIS AND OVERLAPS WITH THIS ABATEMENT. THEY HAVE SUED THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT FOR THEIR 2025 VALUES AND THAT AND THAT HAS SOME IMPACT ON THE COUNTY THEY'RE SUING FOR FOR ABOUT 30% REDUCTION OR $60 MILLION. THEY'VE GOT ABOUT $200 MILLION IN TOTAL VALUE AT THIS TIME IN 2025. THIS MAKES A REALLY BIG IMPACT, THOUGH, ON THE SCHOOLS. THEY'RE IN TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITH THIS PROJECT, BOTH IN MATHIS ISD AND SKIDMORE-TYNAN. THAT HAS A MAJOR IMPACT ON THEIR 313 AGREEMENTS WITH THE SCHOOLS. AND I THINK THAT Y'ALL IS REPRESENTING THOSE SCHOOL

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[a. Presentation by Paul Fritsch on Annual Up-date for Gulf Coast Growth Ventures; and introduction of new Site Manager, Ed Caputo.]

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SO ANY OF YOUR FILM PLASTIC, YOUR LETTUCE IN A BAG, YOUR SOUP IN A BAG THESE DAYS, THOSE THINGS ARE ALL POLYETHYLENE. SO I LIKE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT THERE'S NOT A DAY THAT GOES BY THAT YOU'RE NOT TOUCHING BOTH OF THE THINGS THAT WE MAKE OUT THERE IN GULF COAST GROWTH VENTURES. AND AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE A COMPANY HERE IN TEXAS USING TEXAS NATURAL RESOURCES, MAINLY FEEDSTOCK OUT OF THE PERMIAN. IT IS IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE MANY OF YOU IN THIS ROOM. I'VE KNOWN SINCE I JOINED THE PROJECT IN 2018. AS YOU KNOW, AROUND 2016 TIME FRAME, WE STARTED LOOKING AT PLACES TO DO THIS PROJECT AND SETTLED IN ON THAT IN LATE 17 EARLY 2018.

AND I JOINED AND LATER IN 2018. BUT HARD TO BELIEVE. I'VE BEEN DOWN HERE IN A PART OF IT FOR SEVEN YEARS AND RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS WEEK. WE ENTER OUR FIFTH YEAR OF OPERATIONS THIS YEAR, AND I WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT KIND OF THOSE FOUR YEARS, BUT MAINLY FOCUS IN ON ON 2025. SO LAST YEAR, KEY HIGHLIGHTS. YOU KNOW, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR US IS THAT WE SEND EVERYBODY HOME EACH AND EVERY DAY THE WAY THEY CAME IN, AND WE DON'T LET ANYTHING OUT OF OUR PIPES. THAT'S OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR EMPLOYEES, TO OUR COMMUNITY AND REALLY TO THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN. AND SO VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT WE WE DID SEND EVERYBODY HOME. NOBODY GOT HURT LAST YEAR FROM AN OSHA RECORDABLE STANDPOINT. WE HAD OUR SECOND YEAR IN A ROW OF ZERO RECORDABLE INJURIES. IT'S BEEN, I THINK, 5 OR 6 YEARS SINCE WE HAD A LOST TIME INJURY ON SITE. SO GREAT, GREAT SAFETY PERFORMANCE. I LIKE TO SAY THAT'S ALL MY DOING, BUT IT'S NOT. IT'S THOSE GUYS OUT THERE IN THE FIELD. EACH AND EVERY DAY I SIT IN THE OFFICE AND THEY THEY DELIVER. THEY TAKE WHAT THEY DO EXTREMELY SERIOUSLY, WHETHER IT'S A JOB THEY'VE DONE A THOUSAND TIMES OR SOMEBODY THAT'S NEVER STEPPED THROUGH OUR GATE, THEY THEY APPROACH IT WITH THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF DILIGENCE. AND THAT'S THAT'S JUST THE NATURE OF SOUTH TEXANS. I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO IF THEY'RE GOING TO AGREE TO DO THE JOB, THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE JOB RIGHT. I SEE THAT OUT OF OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AS THEY'RE WORKING OUT IN ON THE THINGS THAT WE DO TO TO KEEP THE COUNTY THE WAY IT IS. ALSO, LAST YEAR WE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF OF ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS AS WELL. AND SO REALLY PROUD OF THEM, MAKING SURE WE'RE REALLY MEETING OUR COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY THERE. OKAY, Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH OUR GOOD NEIGHBOR PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. FOCUS IS REALLY IN ON FOUR PILLARS. THE FIRST ONE, OF COURSE, IS HEALTH AND SAFETY AND THEN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. THOSE ARE WHAT WE CALL OUR LICENSE TO OPERATE. IF WE DON'T DO THOSE RIGHT, WE OUGHT TO REALLY BE THINKING ABOUT ARE WE RESPONSIBLE OPERATING. BUT IT ALSO ROLLS OVER INTO EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE AS A FOCUS AREA FOR US. AND THEN ALSO QUALITY OF LIFE, YOU KNOW, AS AS YOU GUYS WORK EACH AND EVERY DAY TO MAKE THIS A BETTER COMMUNITY TO LIVE IN. WE LIKE TO THINK AND HOPE THAT WE DO OUR OUR OWN LITTLE PIECE OF THAT. AND SO I'M GOING TO WALK YOU THROUGH A HANDFUL OF THINGS, MAYBE IN EACH OF THESE AREAS, AND THEN LEAVE SOME TIME FOR ANY QUESTIONS. AT THE END, Y'ALL WILL BE GETTING IN MARCH, A OUR NORMAL ANNUAL REPORT THAT WE ISSUE WITH A LOT MORE DETAILS. IT'LL COME IN THE MAIL. YOU CAN PERUSE THAT WHEN YOU GET IT. WE JUST WEREN'T ABLE TO GET IT OUT IN IN THE FIRST MONTH OF THE YEAR. SO IT'LL IT'LL COME IN MARCH AND YOU'LL SEE THAT STARTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT. SO YOU WILL SEE THAT AS WELL. I UNDERSTAND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IS WORKING ON THE ANNUAL ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT. REMEMBER WHEN WHEN WE CAME IN, WE COMMITTED TO INSTALLING TWO AIR MONITORS IN THE PORTLAND AREA, ONE AT THE OLD EAST CLIFF AND ONE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. THOSE LOCATIONS WERE CHOSEN BY THE COMMUNITY IN AREAS THAT ARE POPULATED. THE CONCERN AT THE TIME WAS, WHAT'S THE LONG TERM HEALTH EFFECTS, AND IS THE AIR GOING TO CHANGE WITH INDUSTRY COMING IN, PARTICULARLY OUR PLANT, WHICH HAS A LOT OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AT IT? AND SO WE INSTALLED TWO. CHENIERE, INSTALLED ONE. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, A THIRD PARTY MAINTAINS ALL THREE OF THOSE, MAINTAINS THE HOUSES. THE ANALYZER HOUSES ALL THE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT ARE EPA QUALITY PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, BY THE WAY, AND THEY MAINTAIN THAT AND THEY DO THE REPORT BASED ON THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS OF DATA I HAVEN'T SEEN

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I THINK ALL OF YOU ALL KNOW, AND I SAW MANY OF YOU OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AT VARIOUS WATER RELATED THINGS. YOU KNOW, WE ARE WE ARE FEELING THAT THREAT OF, OF STARTING TO, TO FACE CURTAILMENT. SO OUR WORKING ON A LOT OF THINGS, BOTH INTERNALLY AS AS WELL AS EXTERNALLY. LAST YEAR WE PUT IN TWO DIFFERENT WATER RECYCLE PROJECTS THAT IMPROVED OUR WATER USE BY OVER 0.5 MILLION GALLONS A DAY. SO PRETTY BIG, PRETTY BIG BITE OUT OF OUR NORMALLY 13 MILLION GALLON A DAY WATER USE. AND WE'RE NOT STOPPING WORKING INTERNALLY.

OUR CHALLENGE IS IT'S IT'S HARD TO RETROFIT A LOT OF THINGS IN THERE, AND WE'RE STARTING TO STARTING TO RUN OUT OF IDEAS. AND SO TRYING TO REALLY HELP LOOK EXTERNALLY AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAN, CAN HELP OUR REGION. FROM A PORTFOLIO STANDPOINT. I SAW MANY OF YOU AT THE MEETING ON ON FRIDAY. I WOULD SAY I'M VERY PROUD OF OUR COUNTY. IT'S IT'S IT'S GREAT TO GO TO ONE OF THOSE KIND OF MEETINGS AND SEE PEOPLE RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE AND HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS AND LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND SAY, LET'S FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIND ACCOMMODATION AND AND WORK ON SOME THINGS. YOU DON'T SEE THAT OUT OF ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR, IN OUR REGION. SO IT WAS A IT WAS A IT WAS A GREAT MEETING, I THINK, REALLY TO HEAR DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. AND I'M VERY HOPEFUL THAT THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER AS, AS A REGION, THE SEVEN COUNTIES THAT ALL UTILIZE THE SAME WATER SOURCES AND FIND A SOLUTION THAT THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE ON TO, TO RESPONSIBLY MANAGE THE THE RESOURCES AND REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP THE THE COURT CAN, CAN HELP PROVIDE THOSE VARIOUS GROUPS THAT NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIND THAT FIND ONE OF THE LEGS TO THAT LONG TERM SOLUTION. FROM AN EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE STANDPOINT. YOU KNOW, WE YOU SEE ME STANDING HERE WITH A LOT OF REALLY BIG CHECKS. YOU KNOW, WHAT I'M SEEING IS THE EXXONMOBIL FOUNDATION UP IN HOUSTON WHEN WHEN OUR FOLKS HERE IN THE COASTAL BEND PUT TOGETHER A PROGRAM AND KIND OF A PITCH SHEET THAT KYLIE TAKES UP THERE TO, TO HOUSTON, AND THEY STACK THEM AGAINST ALL THE OTHER COMMUNITIES IN WHICH WE OPERATE, I WOULD SAY WE'RE GETTING OUR OUR UNDUE SHARE OR UNFAIR SHARE OF EXXONMOBIL'S FOUNDATION'S MONEY, AND I'M PERFECTLY FINE WITH THAT. THEY SEE THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE SCHOOL TEACHERS OR SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS. ART MUSEUM OF OF OF SOUTH TEXAS. THE DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATORS OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE REALLY HELPING KIDS, THEY SEE THE PROGRAMS THEY'RE PUTTING TOGETHER AND THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND THE MEASURABLE MEASURABLES AND THE PROGRESS THAT THEY'RE MAKING. AND CALLIE'S GOT AN EASY SELL UP IN HOUSTON TO GET TO GET GOOD, GOOD GRANTS FOR US DOWN HERE.

AND SO REALLY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. I THINK WE DID $750,000 IN GRANTS AIMED AT IT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATH PROGRAMS. AND THEN WE DID. I'LL TALK ABOUT IT IN A MINUTE. ANOTHER, I THINK, 200 IN THE HEALTH CARE ISSUE DONE A NUMBER OF THINGS AROUND, YOU KNOW, REALLY HANDS ON WITH KIDS. AND SO A LOT OF THINGS AT BUCK DAYS, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MAY AND SEEING BUCK DAYS COME THROUGH AGAIN. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A A BIG SPONSOR OF THAT. AND THEN WE ALSO DID A LOT WITH WITH YOUTH IN THE SUMMERTIME TO INTRODUCE THEM TO SOME OF THE VARIOUS TRADES AND CRAFTS CLOSE TO A HUNDRED KIDS WE SPONSORED AT THE CRAFT TRAINING CENTER OVER OFF OF LEOPARD IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TO BE ABLE TO REALLY GET SOME HANDS ON. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S ACTUALLY LIKE. YOU CAN YOU CAN HEAR A LOT, YOU CAN READ A LOT, BUT UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY, YOU REALLY KNOW WHETHER THIS IS A THIS IS SOMETHING FOR YOU, WHICH I'M SURE EACH OF YOU, AS YOU DECIDED WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANTED TO BE A COMMISSIONER OR NOT, HAD TO HAD TO THINK THROUGH THAT, BECAUSE I CERTAINLY KNOW THAT YOU GUYS GOT A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF YOU, AND YOU NEED TO BE WILLING TO

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AND WE'D LOVE TO LOVE TO BE A PART OF THAT. SO I MEAN, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE LITTLE THINGS, BUT WHEN YOU PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER, YOU HAVE TO DO A LOT FOR THE COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING, JUDGE, SINCE I WAS ON THE COURT AT THE TIME, WE APPROVED ALL THIS STUFF FOR THEM, WE HAVEN'T QUITE FILLED UP THE DISTRICT COURTROOM WITH NAYSAYERS NOW, SO THERE ARE A LOT MORE SUPPORTERS THAN THERE WERE THEN.

SO, YOU KNOW, DON'T ALWAYS BE UPSET BY SOMETHING NEW COMING IN. THAT'S ALL. BECAUSE IT'S TURNED OUT TO BE REALLY GOOD FOR SANPETE COUNTY. AND I'M GLAD WE CHOSE WISELY BACK THEN.

THANK YOU PAUL, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. YEAH, PAUL, FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR EXXON AND WHAT YOU'VE DONE FOR PATRICIO COUNTY AND THE COASTAL BEND. YOU HAVE BEEN A HEAVY, HEAVY PLAYER. AND WHAT GOES ON IN THIS COASTAL BEND REGION. ED, YOU GOT SOME BIG SHOES TO FILL. LET ME TELL YOU RIGHT NOW IS THIS GENTLEMAN, HE IS INVOLVED WITH IT. AND WHEN HE GETS INVOLVED WITH IT, HE DOES THE RIGHT THING BECAUSE HE KNOWS IT AND STUFF, KNOWS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE WHEN IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FROM THE COURT. THANK YOU FROM THE CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTY FOR YOUR SERVICE AS THE PLANT MANAGER OF EXXONMOBIL. I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND ALWAYS WELCOME YOU ABOARD. YEAH. SO HOPE YOU LIKE TO FISH. SO WHEN IS YOUR OFFICIAL LAST BIT? LAST DAY IS FRIDAY, FRIDAY THE 13TH. FRIDAY THE 13TH. OH, I PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE PICKED MONDAY THE 16TH, BUT YEAH, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO SKIP IT TO MONDAY. YEAH, YEAH, MAYBE. I GUESS OFFICIALLY ON MY RETIREMENT PAPERWORK. IT'S SUNDAY THE 15TH, SO I BETTER START PROBABLY GOING WITH THAT.

OKAY. BUT TAKE A MONTH OFF AND THEN JUST DECOMPRESS AND AND I'M, I'M CERTAIN I'LL BE BACK BECAUSE I KEEP GETTING PICTURES FROM OUR RETIRED FRIEND OF MINE WHO GOT HOOKED ON LIVING DOWN HERE WHEN HE WORKED WITH ON THE PROJECT WITH ME, AND HE KEEPS SENDING ME PICTURES OF THE THE BIG REDFISH HE'S CATCHING RIGHT NOW. NO, YOU'RE YOU'RE TAKING YOU'RE TAKING A MONTH OFF AT THE PERFECT TIME. GOLF'S GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL. FISHING WILL BE GORGEOUS. YOU GOT IT ALL PLANNED OUT AND IT MIGHT EVEN RAIN. YEAH, YEAH. WELL, IN THE WORDS OF ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, I'LL BE BACK. I'LL BE BACK. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU ALL. OKAY. THANK YOU. PAUL. OKAY. I FORGOT TO ADD. DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? NO, IT'S I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS IN THE COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS PAUL. AND IT SEEMS LIKE A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE. AND I'LL BE MOVING HERE SHORTLY. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT. WELCOME ABOARD. WELCOME ABOARD. IT'S A LITTLE BIT NICER THAN SAUDI ARABIA TO. IT'S JUST NOT QUITE AS HOT. YEAH, RIGHT. OKAY. MOVING ON TO

[b. Consideration and action on renewing an Interlocal agreement between San Patricio County and the following cities to act as the authorized representative to regulate and enforce 25 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 228 Texas Food Establishment Rules, 2017 FDA Food Code by reference, On-Site Sewage Facilities Title 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 285 and San Patricio County On-Site Sewage Facilities Order. 1. Ingleside 2. City of Lakeside]

OKAY. NOW I'M GOING TO LET YOU KNOW SOMETHING. GABRIEL, YOU CAN COME UP HERE AND TELL US THIS STUFF BEFORE WE GET STARTED, AND WE CAN JUST LINE THEM UP. YES. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S OKAY. WE STILL LOVE YOU. NO. OKAY. OKAY. IT'S BEEN AMENDED A SECOND. YOU AGREE WITH THE AMENDMENT? OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS. OKAY. THANK

[c. Consideration and action on request from Gabriel Arroyo, Environmental Health to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding between San Patricio County and Sinton Veterinary Clinic for Temporary Housing of Animals.]

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[d. Consideration and action on re-appointing the following to the San Patricio County Drainage District Board of Directors effective 2026-2028: George S. Hernandez, Pct #1 Gary W. Moore, Sr., Pct #2 Chris Brezina, Pct #4]

[e. Discussion, consideration and action on request by Juvenile Detention to approve Contracts and Agreements of Detention of Juvenile Offenders with the following entities: 1. Bee County]

[f. 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. This was tabled from the February 2, 2026 Commissioners Court agenda.]

SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION SECOND BY CHARLIE TO RETURN TO THE TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. SO, 2.4 H. 2.4 F.

EXCUSE ME. CONSIDERATION OF ACTION. ON A REQUEST FROM MARGIE FLORES, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, TO PURCHASE TWO KIA VEHICLES FOR THE PRICE OF 24,912 $0.56 AND 24,513, EVEN TOTALING 49,000 FOR 2566. CHRIS MISS SILVA FOUND SOME TOYOTAS FOR THE CHEAPER PRICE, SO WE'RE GOING TO ADD THAT TO THE AGENDA TO HAVE THAT MOTION TABLED. SHE'S ASKING JUST TO TO PASS ON THIS SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIKORSKY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE. SO WE'LL PASS ON THIS AND THEN WE'LL BRING IT BACK FRIDAY. I GOT A QUESTION OVER THERE AT THE TABLE. CAN WE JUST REMOVE IT SO WE CAN CHANGE THE WORDING INSTEAD OF TABLING IT. YEAH. WHY ARE WE TABLING. WELL WE'LL HAVE TO CHANGE THE WORDING BECAUSE IT'S THE CARS AND THE PRICE OF BOTH GOING TO CHANGE. RIGHT. SO WE CAN JUST REMOVE IT FRIDAY FRIDAY.

BECAUSE THIS IS VERY THIS IS VERY SPECIFIC. AND WE CANNOT AMEND THIS MOTION. WELL WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE TABLE THIS FOR NOW. BUT WE BRING IT BACK FRIDAY AS A WHOLE DIFFERENT AGENDA ITEM.

BUT WE CAN DO EITHER WAY. THAT DOESN'T MATTER. WE CAN WE CAN TABLE IT AND NOT BRING IT BACK.

AND WE'LL HAVE A NEW AGENDA ITEM ON THE TOYOTAS FOR FRIDAY. WELL, I GOT A MOTION, I GUESS.

WHATEVER TABLE. YEAH. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO. COMMISSIONER, YOU MADE THE MOTION. I THINK WE JUST LEAVE IT TABLED IN TABLE, OKAY? AND THEN BRING IT BACK AS WE REWRITE IT. OKAY. BRING IT BACK. BRING IT BACK AS A NEW AGENDA ITEM. OKAY. AT A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO TABLE SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. AYE. MOTION CARRIES RIGHT. 2.4 G.

[g. Discussion, consideration and action to allow the County Auditor's Office to purchase a new vehicle for the Motor Pool Department from Al Willeford Chevrolet. Vehicle is a 2025 Chevrolet Blazer, VIN # 2841. The purchase price is $35,670.11.]

THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. 2.4 H WAS TABLED ON AUGUST THE 4TH. MOVED

[h. Discussion, consideration, and possible action on request from JP Easley, Constable #8, to appoint John Landreth to Reserve Deputy Constable Pct. #8 department, and any other discussion or action related to this position. Possible closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 551.074, deliberation about personnel matters, and Section 551.071, consultation with attorney. This was tabled from the August 4, 2025 Commissioners Court agenda.]

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[i. Justice Center Project Update by John A. Hernandez, P.E. County Engineer.]

WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THE NORTH AND THE EAST SIDE. OUR COURTROOM FURNITURE IS BEING FABRICATED AT HOFFMAN. IT'S BEING STORED THERE. WE HAVE OFFERED PEOPLE TO GO LOOK AT IT AND JUST GIVE ME A CALL, JOHN, A CALL, AND WE CAN TAKE A TOUR AND ACTUALLY SEE WHAT THE FURNITURE LOOKS LIKE. THEY'RE BUILDING ALL THE COURTROOM BENCHES, TABLES, CHAIRS, TABLES AND JURY RAILS, WALL PANELING, CEILING. SO THEY'VE GOT QUITE A BIT GOING ON. INTERIOR MASONRY, AS YOU SEE, IS GOING UP IN THE COURTROOMS. WE'RE ON TARGET FOR FURNITURE TO BE DELIVERED IN MAY, TRANSITIONING US OUT AND Y'ALL IN EARLY SUMMER. AND THAT'S THAT'S OUR GOAL. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS. COMMENTS OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. THAT'S THE EASY PART. THAT'S THE EASY PART. THE EASY PART. JUST TO ADD TO WHAT TIM WAS SAYING, I GUESS BEFORE, BUT EVERYTHING I ALWAYS MENTIONED ABOUT THE CRITICAL PATH AND THE LATEST, LATEST ONE RIGHT HERE IS STILL SHOWING THAT WE'RE ON BOARD FOR EARLY SUMMER CLOSEOUT. SO KEEP THEM ON TRACK. ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU. GOOD QUESTIONS ON THAT PART OF IT. OKAY. OKAY. 2.4 J IS CONSIDERATION AND

[j. Consideration and action on request from John Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, on finalizing the Justice Center Secured Parking Area Spaces.]

CURRENTLY IN THE IN THE REAR IF YOU SCROLL UP JUST A TAD THE OPPOSITE IF YOU SCROLL DOWN.

SORRY. THE HIGHLIGHTED AREAS SECURED PARKING. THAT'S A GATED ENTRY. ORIGINALLY HAD EIGHT

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IF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WOULD LIKE US TO PURSUE THAT CHANGE, ORDER IT. IT WOULD BE A CONTRACT CHANGE. WE'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO START MOVING FORWARD WITH. OKAY, TIM. ESTIMATED COST. WE HAVE A BUDGET OF APPROXIMATELY 300,000 FOR THE ADDITION. IT'S A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND FEET OF ADDITIONAL CONCRETE PAVING, MASONRY WALLS, SOME ELECTRICAL AND SECURITY CONCERNS. WHO ARE THE CONCERNED PERSONNEL THAT REQUESTED THIS? MAINLY THE JUDGES. THE DISTRICT JUDGES? WELL, ALL ALL THE JUDGES, THE JUDGES. AND DID YOU AND AND SOME OF THEIR STAFF AS WELL, SOME OF THEIR STAFF CORRECT A LOT OF STAFF JUST FOR THE JUDGES AND STAFF, OR ARE WE DOING JUST THE SECURED PARKING IS FOR WHO? JUDGE ANYBODY'S FOR JUST FOR THE JUDGES OR IS IT FOR THE STAFF AS WELL? A LOT OF IT'S FOR THEIR COURT REPORTERS.

AND AND HONESTLY, I THINK THE THE ATTORNEYS WOULD LIKE SOME OF THAT ACCESS AS WELL. OH, ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. THE COUNTY'S TEAM HAS BEEN RECEIVING A LOT OF REQUESTS, MANY OF THE FOR NOT ONLY THE DISTRICT JUDGES AND COUNTY COURT OF LAW JUDGES, BUT ALSO THE VISITING JUDGES.

THAT MAY CAME BY ALSO IN, IN THE IN THE NEAR FUTURE. OKAY. AND SO THE 25 ADDITIONAL PARKING THAT'S THE MAXIMUM THAT WE CAN PUT IT IN THERE AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME. IF, IF IN THE FUTURE, FIVE, TEN YEARS DOWN THE ROAD, IF THE COUNTY WANTS TO ADD. BUT THAT'LL BE LATER ON.

WELL, I'VE GOT A QUESTION TOO, AND I'VE GOT A QUESTION PRIMARILY FOR THE SHERIFF. DO WE NEED A WHEN THE COURTHOUSE HAS NEVER HAD A SECURED PARKING FOR THE DISTRICT JUDGES EVER THAT I MY KNOWLEDGE THE LAST 35 YEARS IS WHAT'S WHAT'S YOU KNOW, IS THERE A BIG CHANGE COMING WHERE WE'RE GETTING THREATS? THAT'S CORRECT. WE'VE NEVER HAD IT'S OPEN HAS BEEN OPEN FOR YEARS. AND ONE OF MY CONCERNS WE HAD IN THE PAST THAT WE HAVE CONCERNED ABOUT SECURITY, BUT WE PUT LABELS, DISTRICT JUDGES, PARKING. AND SO IT'S I AGREE. BUT I MEAN, IS THERE A NEW THREAT THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT? WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE THREAT. I WAS VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SECURE PARKING FOR OUR JUDGES, BUT AT SOME POINT WE NEED TO DRAW A LINE OF JUDGES VERSUS EMPLOYEES AND SECRETARIAL STAFF AND, YOU KNOW, SECOND IN COMMAND OR WHAT HAVE YOU, BECAUSE THIS CAN GO WE DO HAVE OTHER PARKING ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF THAT FOR EMPLOYEES THAT WE CAN ALSO ADDRESS THAT WOULDN'T HAVE TO PARK IN THE FRONT. THEY CAN PARK IN THE BACK. AND SO WE HAVE SOME PARKING AREAS THERE AS WELL. MY POINT IS, IS THIS IS TAXPAYER MONEY. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S A BUILT IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY FOR THREE DISTRICT JUDGES FOR NOW, BUT THAT REPRESENT A WHOLE LOT OF BIG AREA SOUTH TEXAS. AND UNLESS I COULD SEE A THREAT I CAN'T SEE GOING ANY MORE THAN WHAT WE ALREADY DOING. WHY DID WE PICK EIGHT? BECAUSE, JUDGE, WE HAVE THE THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW JUDGES AND DISTRICT JUDGES. BUT THAT WAS EIGHT OKAY. RIGHT. THAT DIDN'T INCLUDE THE DISTRICT OR COUNTY ATTORNEYS, DIDN'T INCLUDE ANY OF THE STAFF. DIDN'T INCLUDE US EITHER, DID IT? THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. I MY OPINION I MY OPINION IS IS WE JUST LEAVE IT WITH THE EIGHT NOT SPEND THE EXTRA MONEY. YEAH.

I'LL SECOND THAT. IS THERE ANY PARKING BACK HERE IN THE BACK. JUST RIGHT THERE. WHERE YOUR WHERE YOUR PENCIL IS. YES, SIR. HOW MANY ARE THESE TWO. THE ONE ON THE ONE ON THE LEFT. THERE'S 14 SPACES. THAT IS THE THE MECHANICAL YARD. THERE'S NO PARKING. CORRECT. BUT TO YOUR LEFT, THERE'S PARKING FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. HAS BOTTOM LEFT THERE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

CORRECT. THE IDEA WOULD BE THAT WOULD BE FOR THE DEPUTIES AND THE SHERIFF'S STAFF. THERE IS A SECURED ENTRANCE IN THAT IN THAT AREA AS WELL. SO THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM THERE, SOME MORE ROOM THERE THAT WE DON'T. WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE UP EVERY ROOM THERE RIGHT NOW. I THINK WE JUST LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS. I ONE TIME I WAS JUST THINKING, I DON'T KNOW IF IT MAKES SENSE IF THEY WANT SOME KIND OF SECURED PARKING, I DON'T KNOW, WHY DON'T WE PUT SOME KIND OF GATE UP HERE? THE CODE. KEY CODE? YEAH. THAT'S THAT'S CHEAPER THAN A WHOLE BUNCH MORE. COME THROUGH IT AND PARK SOMEWHERE BACK THERE IN THE PARKING LOT, OR HAVE SOMETHING UP FRONT UPON THE PARKING THAT IS THE ENTRANCE FOR DETAINERS TO COME IN THROUGH THAT SALLYPORT AS

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THAT'S FINE. EIGHT SPACES FOR THE JUDGE ANYWAY, RIGHT? YEAH, SURE. IF. DO YOU THINK THE ATTORNEYS NEED SOMETHING? WHY? I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST ASKING HIM IF HE THINKS THEY NEED. MY POINT IS, IT'S BEEN OPEN PARKING. WOULD YOU THINK NEED SECURE IN THAT SECURED AREA? WELL, I AGREE WITH YOU PART. IF WE CAN GET IT SECURED ON THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE OF THE BUILDING, WHICH WOULD BE THE THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE BUILDING, THAT WOULD BE AMPLE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE IT FENCED. IF YOU HAVE A GATE YOU HAVE CAMERAS AND ALL. IT'S KIND OF LATE IN THE PROGRAM TO BE TALKING ABOUT THIS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS BUILDING FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, AND WE'RE JUST NOW DECIDING THIS IS A PROBLEM OF SLIDING GATE THAT HAS A CODE ON IT, A BUNCH OF CODE IN CERTAINLY MUCH CHEAPER THAN, THAN THE OTHER PLAN. SO YOU HAVE CONCERTINA WIRE ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WALL FOR THE GENERAL STAFF MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES. THEY PARK IN THE MAIN PARKING LOT OUT FRONT. IS THAT WHERE THE JUST. THAT'S CORRECT. STAFF MEMBERS LIKE THEY DO NOW ANYWHERE AROUND THE COURTHOUSE EXCEPT WE HAVE SECURITY AREAS FOR THE COURT REPORTERS, NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE OF SECURITY, BECAUSE OF THEY BRING IN ITEMS THAT THEY NEED TO BRING IN THOSE KIND OF FOLKS. YOU'D PROBABLY PUT IN THE BACK SECTION WHERE THEY CAN BRING IN THEIR THEIR RECORDS OR WHAT HAVE YOU, THEIR EQUIPMENT THAT THEY USE. AND THE DISTRICT AND COUNTY ATTORNEY DEFINITELY NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE AREA BACK IN THE CORNER OF THAT PARKING AREA AS WELL, AND WE'D BE GLAD TO SHARE THAT WITH THEM. SURE, IF IT MEANS PARKING SOME OF OUR CARS IN THE FRONT, WHICH I WOULD SUGGEST ANYWAY FOR SECURITY PURPOSES, AND LET THEM UTILIZE OUR BACK PARKING AREAS FOR THAT PURPOSE. IT LOOKS GOOD TO HAVE THE VEHICLES OUT IN FRONT. I MEAN THE CORRECT. YES.

YOU KNOW, AT SOME POINT WE'VE GOT TO DRAW A LINE. I AGREE, I THINK WE ALREADY HAD THE LINE DRAWN. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE ANYTHING. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE LEAVE IT AS IS WITH, WITH IN IN APPROVE THE EXISTING PLAN AND HAVE THE COUNTY ENGINEER ADD AN EXTRA GATE TO THE ROAD IF NECESSARY. YEAH, I'LL SECOND THAT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. YOU GOT THAT MOTION OKAY. THANK YOU. SHERIFF BALL, YOUR COURT. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SIKORSKY, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ LAST WEEK. PROGRAM WHERE IT IS LAST. BE THIS G NOT THAT G G OKAY. THE GATE IN. WE'RE LOOKING AT PUTTING THE GATE. YEAH. YEAH. SURE NECESSARY OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS ON THAT HEARING. NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE. AYE AYE. THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. OKAY, OKAY.

[k. Courthouse Renovation Project Update by John A. Hernandez, P.E. County Engineer.]

SO THAT'S VERY CRITICAL. SO WITH THAT, THAT MEANS AT THAT TIME, FULTON WILL ABLE TO FINE TUNE THE ESTIMATED PROJECT COST. AND SO IN THIS COMING I MEAN WHEN THE WHEN FULTON EXECUTES OR GIVES TO THE COUNTY A COST, THEN THE COUNTY WILL WILL BE THE SAME THING LIKE WE DID FOR THE JUSTICE CENTER. THIS WILL BECOME A CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK WITH A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE. SO WE ANTICIPATE THAT TO BE. LATE LATE APRIL OR SO. AND SO THAT'LL STILL PUT US ON TRACK. FOR THE JUSTICE CENTER COMPLETION. AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE COURTHOUSE RENOVATION PROJECT CONTRACT ALREADY SIGNED IN HAND. AND SO THAT STILL BRINGS US ABOUT.

EARLY, EARLY CONSTRUCTION. AND THE COURTHOUSE RENOVATION PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 18 MONTHS OF CONSTRUCTION TIME, WHICH WILL BRING THAT COMPLETION DATE TO AROUND

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REALLY GOING TO BE ON A GOOD SCHEDULE TO GET THAT BACK IN THERE HOPEFULLY BY SEE WHEN'S OUR CONTRACT. DAVE I KNOW WE HAD ONE FIVE AND THEN AN EXTENSION OF FIVE. WHEN IS THAT LAST EXTENSION RUN OUT? YOU KNOW, AND THIS BUILDING ON THIS BUILDING I BELIEVE WE HAVE TWO MORE YEARS. OH FOR HERE FOR THIS BUILDING. OH YEAH. IT WAS EXTENSION FOR HERE. I'D HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AND SEE I DON'T RECALL. OKAY. WELL, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF HERE BY 28, RIGHT? YEAH. WELL, IF IT ALLOWS A 27 OR 28, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE GOOD. I THINK WE'LL LOOK IT UP AND SEE. YEAH, WE HAVE AT LEAST THE REST OF THIS YEAR AND ALL OF NEXT YEAR. BEYOND THAT, I'M NOT SURE I'D HAVE TO LOOK. OKAY. OKAY, OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JOHN ON THAT? OKAY. GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JOHN. THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW TWO POINT

[l. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grants Manager, to Contract with Halff Engineering and Associates for RFQ2025-005 to assist in the project construction management for the GLO-CDBG Program, Contract #22-085-011-D239, not to exceed $522,463.50.]

[m. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grants Manager, on accepting a contract with J. Carroll Weaver RFQ2025-019 D239 - Sinton & Taft Construction for $2,041,724.08 to provide drainage improvements to the Taft Channel.]

[n. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grants Manager, on accepting a contract with JE Construction RFP2025-019 D239 - Sinton & Taft Construction for $7,341,037.70 to provide drainage improvements for the Sinton Channel.]

SECONDED BY GILLESPIE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED.

SAME SIGN CARRIES OKAY. COMPLETES AGENDA ITEMS GOING INTO PERSONNEL 3.1 DELIBERATE

[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.]

[0. 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.]