[1. Call meeting to order] [00:00:09] TO COURT. THE JUDGE SENDS HIS REGRETS. HE'S OTHERWISE ENGAGED. 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 TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. OKIE DOKIE. ALRIGHT, THIS ON SO YOU [3. Citizens to be heard] CAN ALL HEAR ME. CITIZENS BE HEARD. I HAVE ONE FROM MR. JIMMY MCCOMBS. COME ON UP, SIR. STATE YOUR NAME AND WHERE YOU'RE FROM. OKAY, I'LL MAKE THIS QUICK. JIMMY MCCOMBS, 1118 SOUTH HOUSTON STREET IN ARANSAS PASS. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THE PURPOSE OF CITIZENS COMMENTS AND COMMISSIONERS COURT IS TO ALLOW THE CITIZENS TO VOICE THEIR OPINION AND VIEWS AND GIVE ON COUNTY BUSINESS AND GIVE THE COURT A MORE, MORE INFORMATION IN THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS. IT'S NOT FOR DISCUSSING FACEBOOK POSTS AND GROUPS, PUTTING PEOPLE'S PERSONAL BUSINESSES OUT ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY TO BE USED FOR A CAMPAIGN PLATFORM, OR TO AIR PERSONAL GRIEVANCES AGAINST PRIVATE CITIZENS OR PERSONAL ATTACKS THAT BASICALLY HAPPEN IN HERE TWO WEEKS IN A ROW. AND AS A TAX PAYING CITIZEN, I'M REQUESTING YOUR TIME AND MY MONEY NOT BE USED ON THAT KIND OF NONSENSE ANYMORE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER CARDS. WE'RE GOOD. ALRIGHT. MOVING ON. [4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.] REPORTS FROM JUDGE COMMISSIONER DEPARTMENT CONCERNING AN ITEM SLASH REPORT OF COMMUNITY INTEREST. COMMISSIONER JAWORSKI. THANK YOU. GOOD. GOOD MORNING. WE HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK WITH THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT TALKING ABOUT ABATEMENTS. AND THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS COMING. A LOT OF INDUSTRY WANTS TO MOVE IN THIS COUNTY. BUT UNTIL WE GET THIS ABATEMENT POLICY DOWN, IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT. WE'D BE MOWING TODAY OUT IN THE COUNTY ROUTE 65 AND 63, MOVING OUR STOCKPILES OUT OF SITTING OVER HERE, MOVING SOME TO TAFT AND GETTING READY TO MOVE SOME WRAP OUT OF THE 181 OFF THE HIGHWAY OVER THERE INTO OUR YARD. DON'T NEED IT FROM TEX-DOT SOON. JUST GETTING OUR LOADERS MOVED AROUND. SO I GOT. MISTER. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE THOSE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO WON THEIR CONTESTED ELECTIONS. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO JUDGE KREBS. COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE, CONGRATULATIONS. OUR TREASURER, APRIL GARCIA. CONGRATULATIONS. EVEN CHRIS DORSEY IN NUECES COUNTY. CONGRATULATIONS. AND ALL THOSE WHO WERE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR RACES. I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY OPPONENT, JESSICA JENNINGS, FOR STEPPING UP TO RUN. AND HER AND I JUST HAD A LITTLE BRIEF CONVERSATION. BUT RUNNING FOR OFFICE IS NOT EASY. IT REQUIRES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME, ENERGY, AND RESOURCES. BUT OUR DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON GOOD PEOPLE BEING WILLING TO PUT THEMSELVES FORWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO DO SO. SO THANK YOU. ON ANOTHER NOTE, COUNTY ROAD 1906. MY ROAD CREW REPLACED OR REPAIRED A CULVERT THERE THAT WAS BEGINNING TO FAIL. AND AS MENTIONED LAST WEEK, SEVERAL ATTENDED A LEGISLATIVE WORKSHOP FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. THE FOCUS WAS ON ADDRESSING THE TREND THAT LARGE TAXPAYERS ARE SUING THE DISTRICT TO LOWER THEIR APPRAISAL VALUES AFTER THEIR TAX ABATEMENTS HAVE EXPIRED. AND THE PLAN GOING FORWARD IS TO CREATE A WORKING GROUP TO DRAFT SOME LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS THAT PROBLEM. SO WE'LL SEE WHAT COMES OUT OF THAT. THURSDAY EVENING, I ATTENDED A RECEPTION AT THE CORPUS CHRISTI REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE NEW CEO, AARON BOWMAN. HE IS ON BOARD AND AT THE JOB, AND AS SOON AS HE CAN FIT IT IN HIS SCHEDULE, I'LL GET HIM OVER HERE TO INTRODUCE HIM TO THE COURT. SOUNDS GOOD. AND FINALLY, THE MPO OR THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION'S TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT I STILL HAVE YOU TO THANK FOR PUTTING ME ON THAT. YOU'RE WELCOME. SIR. I'M GLAD I COULD PASS THAT ON TO YOU. WE SPENT A GOOD PORTION OF FRIDAY WORKING OUT THE FINAL DETAILS ON THE MPO BOUNDARY THAT WILL BE NOW GOING TO THE POLICY COMMITTEE, WHERE JUDGE KREBS AND HIS FOLKS WILL REVIEW IT AND DOES. IT COULD BE EXPANDING. WE JUST HAD TO MAKE SOME CHANGES TO FIGURE OUT. OKAY, THERE'S A LOT OF I WON'T PIN YOU DOWN ON IT. SO THERE'S A LOT OF POLICIES THAT THAT HAS TO FOLLOW. I KNOW, AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT GRANT CATEGORIES. COMMISSIONER. YES, WE HAD MOWERS OUT LAST WEEK AT COUNTY ROAD 798 IN THE AREA, THE COUNTY ROAD 441, MATHIS AND COUNTY ROAD 2249. IN THE AREA WE HAD A DIRT PATCH TRUCK GOING ON COUNTY ROAD 2037, COUNTY ROAD 2253 AND COUNTY ROAD 629, THE MATHIS AREA AND COUNTY ROAD 502. IN THE SAINT PAUL AREA, WE'RE PROCESSING OUR LAST MILE [00:05:05] ON 1470. IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD. WE'RE FINALLY PROCESSING THAT LAST MILE, ALSO PROCESSING ANOTHER MILE THERE ON COUNTY ROAD 502, IN THE SAINT PAUL AREA. AND WE BROKE DOWN AND WAS STARTING TO ROAD PROCESS ON 798 ANOTHER MILE ON ON THAT ROAD, WE'VE GOT LIMESTONE ON SOME POTHOLES THAT WE HAD ON COUNTY ROAD 26, 67, ON COUNTY ROAD 1470, WE CHIPSEAL SOME NUMBER THREE ROCK ON THAT ROAD FOR FINAL. WE ALSO GOT SOME CHIPSEAL ON 1472 ON, ON THAT COUNTY ROAD, AND WE DID SOME CULVERT INSTALLATION ON COUNTY ROAD 1441, THE MATHIS AREA AND COUNTY ROAD 1674, IN THE OLDHAM AREA. WE'RE WORKING ON ON SOME SIGN INSTALLATIONS THERE ON COUNTY ROAD 704 AND MATHIS AREA, COUNTY ROAD 798, IN THE SAINT PAUL AREA AND COUNTY ROAD 1906, IN THE OLDHAM AREA. I ALSO LIKE TO THANK COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE HERE FOR HELPING US OUT WITH THE WATER TRUCK, HELPING OUT ON THESE, PROCESSING THESE ROADS BEEN A BIG HELP. IT'S ALL GOOD. YEAH. WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR TIMBER. THAT'S. THERE YOU GO. YOU STILL GOT MY GUY. OKAY. FROM FROM MYSELF. I GAVE SOME ITEMS TO THE COUNTY ENGINEER ABOUT A SAFETY CONCERN ON OLD HIGHWAY 102. JUST PASSED THAT NEW BRIDGE THAT TEX-DOT HAD PLACED ABOUT SOME SAFETY ISSUES, AND HE'S GOING TO LOOK INTO THAT FOR ME. AND NOW, AS FAR AS THE COUNTY ITSELF, AS ACTING JUDGE, SAN PATRICIO COUNTY AWARDS LUNCHEON WILL BE THURSDAY, MARCH 19TH. SOME OFFICES MAY BE CLOSING SO EMPLOYEES CAN ATTEND AND SUPPORT THEIR COWORKERS FROM 11 OR 11:30 A.M. UNTIL 1 P.M. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT 12 NOON. SO THERE YOU GO. YOU HAVE IT. DID I MISS ANYTHING? OKAY, GOOD. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. APPROVAL OF MINUTES [1. Approval of minutes] FROM THE SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. YOU GET ALL [a. Examination, consideration, and action on approval of all claims against San Patricio County Pursuant to section 113.064, Texas Local Government Code.] THAT? GOOD. ALRIGHT. MOVING ON. FINANCIAL AGENDA, EXAMINATION CONSIDERATION. NOW, WAIT A MINUTE. I'M GOING TO PAUSE FOR A MOMENT BEFORE YOU JUMP ON THAT GRENADE. I GOT SOME OTHER THINGS TO ADD, OKAY? SO JUST DON'T JUMP OUT THERE WITH A WITH A MOTION EXAMINATION CONSIDERATION AND ACTION APPROVAL OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST SAN PATRICIO COUNTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 113.064, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. BUT OH YES, PLUS THANK YOU. THERE IS ONE FOR 50% DEPOSIT FOR SIGNAGE FOR $6,080.87 TO ICONIC SIGN GROUP FOR COMMISSIONER SKI, AND THEN ONE TO EDWARD MARSHALL FOR AN ELECTRICAL DEPOSIT OF $15,000. ALSO FOR COMMISSIONERS OF GORSKI. AND THAT'S WHAT I HAVE. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE PAYING THE COUNTY BILLS, INCLUDING THE TWO ADDITIONAL ONES YOU JUST READ. I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CHARLIE. SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. UNANIMOUS. THANK YOU. MOVING ON. ALRIGHT. CONSIDERATION AND ACTION. BUDGET. LINE OF TRANSFERS. TRANSFERS. [c. Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ] AMENDMENTS. DO WE HAVE NONE? CONSIDERATION. ACTION. ACCEPTING BANK RECONCILIATION, RECONCILIATION, INVESTMENT REPORTS AND RELATED MATTERS BY THE COUNTY TREASURER. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. THIS WEEK'S HEALTH TRANSFERS $20,500. WE HAVE OUR SECTION 125. I'M SORRY. CLAIMS $30,743.70 AND MICHI CLAIMS $5,915.66. I'LL MOVE TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GORSKI. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OKAY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. CONSENT AGENDA. OOH. A LENGTHY [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:] 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 COMMISSIONER. DOES ANYONE WISH TO PULL ANY OF THESE FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION? OKAY, MOVING ON THEN. 2.3 A ACCEPT AND RECORD 19 HOURS OF EDUCATIONAL TRAINING FOR COMMISSIONER WILLIAM E ZAGORSKY SENIOR PRECINCT ONE FROM THE 68TH ANNUAL VG YOUNG SCHOOLS FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURTS ON FEBRUARY 17TH THROUGH THE 19TH, 2026, IN BRYAN, TEXAS. 2.3 BE, ACCEPT AND RECORD APRIL GARCIA'S 2025 CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF REQUIRED HOURS. HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION THAT WAS SPONSORED OR CO-SPONSORED BY AN ACCREDITED PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND WAS APPROVED BY THE COUNTY TREASURER'S ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS, FULLY SATISFYING THE COUNTY TREASURER. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS. ESTABLISHED BY SECTION 83.003 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. CONTINUING EDUCATION 2025 COUNTY TREASURERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS 2.3 C ACCEPT AND RECORD THE 2025 COUNTY [00:10:04] INVESTMENT ACADEMY CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR INVESTMENT EDUCATION THAT SATISFIES SECTION 2256.008 OF THE TEXAS PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT, COMPLETED FOR 1ST APRIL. GARCIA TWO. JESSICA ADAMI THREE. REBECCA CHAPA ROMERO 2.3. D CONSIDERATION ACTION ON A REQUEST BY GARY DAVIS, AIRPORT MANAGER FOR SIMON HANGAR LEASE BETWEEN SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY LESSOR AND THE FOLLOWING INGLESIDE REGIONAL AIRPORT MCCAMPBELL PORTERFIELD HANGAR C-7 TO BRIAN D PETERS, LESSEE. HANGAR C-11 MICHAEL T LIPPERT. LESSEE AND THEN THE AIRPORT ALFRED C BUBBA THOMAS FIELD HANGAR SH NINE AARON CORMAN, LESSEE 2.3 CONSIDERATION ACTION ON REQUEST BY GARY DAVIS, AIRPORT MANAGER FOR HANGAR SALE. SLASH GROUND LEASE TRANSFER BETWEEN TOM MADEIRA SELLER AND DAVID HIKO, BUYER FOR UNIT A-2 AND UNIT A-4. MOTION TO APPROVE 2.1. A THROUGH D 2.3 E, 2.3 A THROUGH E OKAY MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON. GOOD. VERY GOOD. ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, NOW LET'S MOVE ON DOWN TO THE INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION AND UPDATE BY THE P-3 POWER POOL BY DAVID QUINN. I DON'T SEE MR. QUINN IN THE AUDIENCE. SO WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO BYPASS THIS ONE. AND IF HE COMES IN LATER WE'LL WE'LL JUMP RIGHT ON IT OKAY. SO MOVING ON 2.4 B CONSIDERATION [b. Consideration and action on request from David Krebs, County Judge for a Resolution Supporting Legislation to Exempt Texas Counties from the State Hotel Occupancy Tax.] ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM DAVID KREBS, COUNTY JUDGE, FOR A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO EXEMPT TEXAS COUNTIES FROM STATE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX COMMISSIONERS. I BELIEVE YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION. I SHALL READ IT TO YOU ALL. SO YOU KNOW WHAT WE KNOW. ALRIGHT. RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION OF TEXAS OF TO EXEMPT TEXAS COUNTIES FROM THE STATE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. WHEREAS TEXAS COUNTIES ARE FUNCTIONAL ARM OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF NUMEROUS STATE PROGRAMS AS REQUIRED OR AUTHORIZED BY STATE LAW. AND WHEREAS, TEXAS COUNTIES PROVIDE ESSENTIAL STATE SERVICES TO CONSTITUENTS AT LOCAL LEVEL, MANY OF WHICH ARE FULLY OR PARTIALLY SUPPORTED WITH FUNDS DISBURSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS THROUGH THE STATE APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS. AND WHEREAS, TEXAS COUNTIES ARE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO PROVIDE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF COUNTY OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, OFTEN REQUIRING TRAVEL AND OVERNIGHT STAYS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO THE STATE OF TEXAS HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX. AND WHEREAS THE STATE OF TEXAS CURRENTLY EXEMPTS FROM HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, SEVERAL ENTITIES, INCLUDING FEDERAL AGENCIES, STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, AND CERTAIN CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, BUT DOES NOT EXEMPT COUNTY GOVERNMENTS, THEIR OFFICIALS OR EMPLOYEES. AND WHEREAS, WHEN COUNTIES, AS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE PAY THE STATE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX FOR FROM REVENUES GENERATED THROUGH LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES, IT RESULTS IN AN INEFFICIENT PRACTICE KNOWN AS TAX CHURN, IN WHICH ONE TAXING ENTITY COLLECTS TAXES FROM ANOTHER TAXING ENTITY, ULTIMATELY INCREASING THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON LOCAL PROPERTY TAXPAYERS, AND WHEREAS EXEMPTING TEXAS COUNTIES FROM THE STATE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX WOULD REDUCE THIS INEFFICIENCY, IMPROVE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY, AND HELP ALLEVIATE THE IMPACT OF RISING LOCAL PROPERTY TAXES ON TEXAS CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS THE EXEMPTION WOULD FURTHER ALIGN COUNTIES WITH OTHER GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT ENTITIES ALREADY RECOGNIZED UNDER STATE LAW AS EXEMPT FROM THIS TAX, ENSURING CONSISTENT AND EQUITABLE TAX TREATMENT ACROSS ALL PUBLIC ENTITIES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY FIND THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF TEXAS COUNTIES AND THEIR TAXPAYERS TO SUPPORT AND FAVOR THE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION THAT EXEMPTS COUNTIES FOR THEIR COUNTIES, THEIR OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES FROM PAYING STATE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX WHEN TRAVELING ON OFFICIAL COUNTY BUSINESS. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT A COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION BE FORWARDED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE REPRESENTING THIS COUNTY AND TO THE TEXAS COUNTIES FOR DISTRIBUTION, ADVOCACY, AND SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION. APPROVED AND ADOPTED SAN PATRICIO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT ON THIS DAY, WHATEVER. OKAY. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE FROM SECOND. SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. MR. OH, THERE HE IS. WELL. HELLO, SIR. GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT, MR. DORSEY, DID YOU HAVE A HAND IN WRITING THIS? NO. THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU. COULDN'T PASS IT UP, PAL. ALRIGHT. PRESENTATION AND UPDATE TO COMMISSIONERS COURT [a. Presentation and update to Commissioners Court on P3 Power Pool by David Quin.] ON P3 POWER POOL BY MR. DAVID QUINN. YOU'RE ON. SIR, DO WE HAVE HIS PRESENTATION BRING UP ALL RIGHT. YES, HE'S PUTTING IT UP ALREADY. GIVE COPY. WE ALREADY GOT PAPER COPIES. HAVE YOUR PAPER AHEAD OF YOU, MAN. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS DAVID QUINN. I'M THE [00:15:07] PROGRAM MANAGER FOR P3. SORRY FOR THE DELAY. I HAD SOME PRETTY BAD WEATHER COMING DOWN FROM AUSTIN THIS MORNING, BUT I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON THE P3 PROGRAM AND TELL YOU ABOUT OUR MOST RECENT PROCUREMENT THAT WE COMPLETED LAST JULY. THERE IS A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION UP THERE. IS IT A CLICKER OR I CAN GO THROUGH. YOU WANT ME PROMPT YOU OKAY. JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, P3 WAS SET UP BACK IN 2002 AT THE BEGINNING OF ELECTRIC DEREGULATION. THE INTENTION BEING TO COMBINE THE LOAD OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TOGETHER AND BY DOING SO TO MAXIMIZE OUR PURCHASING POWER IN THE MARKETPLACE AND DRIVE DOWN THE RATE, GET A BETTER QUALITY CONTRACT, AND PROVIDE YOU ALL WITH WITH FULL CONTRACT SERVICE. WE'VE MANAGED ABOUT 2,000,000 MEGAWATT HOURS OVER THE CURRENT THREE YEAR PROGRAM. IT'S WORTH ABOUT $63 MILLION A YEAR, ABOUT 3500 ACCOUNTS. IF WE CAN CLICK TO THE NEXT PAGE. TWO, THERE'S A CURRENT LIST OF OUR MEMBERSHIP. WE JUST ADDED A LARGE UTILITY DISTRICT UP IN MIDLAND COUNTY JUST LAST WEEK, SO WE KEEP ON GROWING OUR SAVINGS TO DATE ON PAGE THREE ARE CALCULATED AT $210 MILLION AGAINST MARKET. THAT IS, COMPARING THE PRICE OF MEMBERS OF PAID IN EACH OF OUR NINE CONTRACTS TO DATE, COMPARED TO THE MARKET SELLING PRICE FOR ELECTRICITY SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN. THE IMPORTANT NUMBER IS ON THE NEXT PAGE Y'ALL'S. COUNTY. SAN PATRICIO COUNTY HAS SAVED 917,000 AGAINST MARKET. USING THE SAME METHODOLOGY TO CALCULATE SAVINGS AGAINST THE MARKET SELLING PRICE FOR ELECTRICITY. NOW THAT IS JUST OUR IN-HOUSE WAY OF CALCULATING SAVINGS. THE PUC HAS US DO IT A DIFFERENT WAY. ON PAGE FIVE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS THE REPORT THAT WE SEND OUT TO YOU EVERY SPRING, AND IT SHOWS YOU THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEARS SAVINGS. WE DON'T HAVE 2025 NUMBERS IN YET. PROBABLY NOT COMPLETE UNTIL APRIL, BUT USING THE PUC METHODOLOGY OF CALCULATING SAVINGS YOU SAVE JUST IN 2024, YOU SAVED $152.6 THOUSAND. THAT IS USING THEIR METHODOLOGY. AND WE'LL TAKE THAT METHODOLOGY BECAUSE THAT'S THE BIGGEST SAVINGS CALCULATION THAN WHAT WE DO IN-HOUSE. WE'VE GOT A PRETTY CONSERVATIVE CALCULATION, BUT BUT THE PUC WANTS TO DO IT, WANTS US TO DO IT THIS WAY. AND THIS IS WHAT YOU CAN REPORT TO CONSTITUENTS IN TERMS OF YOUR CONSUMPTION, YOUR SPEND AND THE SAVINGS USING THEIR METHODOLOGY. JUST A QUICK WORD ABOUT HOW WE DID THIS LAST TIME. IF WE COULD GO TO SLIDE NUMBER SIX, PLEASE, WHEN WE SEND OUT AN RFP, WE SEND IT OUT TO EVERY REGISTERED RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDER IN THE STATE. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO GIVE IT BACK TO THE CURRENT PROVIDER OR OR SHOW ANY PREFERENCE. THERE'S NO FAVORITISM INVOLVED. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FULL COMPETITION DELIVERS THE LOWEST AND THE BEST PRICE AND CONTRACT. SO WE SEND IT OUT TO 150 ODD RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDERS THAT WERE REGISTERED WITH THE PUC LAST SPRING. REALISTICALLY, THERE ARE 20 TO 30 THAT HAVE THE BACK OFFICE SUPPORT AND A CREDIT RATING THAT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SERVICE A LOAD OF THIS SIZE. SO IT'S ALL A BIG HOUSEHOLD NAMES THAT FINISH UP ON THE SHORT LIST THAT THE P3 BOARD ULTIMATELY REVIEWS AND APPROVES. THIS TIME, WE AWARDED THE CONTRACT TO CHAMPION ENERGY SERVICES FOR THREE YEARS. IT IS AT A FIXED RATE FOR THE MEMBERS AS A WHOLE AT 6.4 CENTS. NOW YOU'LL DO BETTER THAN THE AVERAGE BASED ON YOUR LOCATION AND BASED ON THE COMPOSITION OF YOUR ACCOUNTS. YOU'RE IN AT 5.85, AVERAGED OUT OVER THAT THREE YEAR CONTRACT 5.8 $0.05 PER KILOWATT HOUR. NOW, THE BOARD DID APPROVE US TO GO OUT FOR AS LONG AS TEN YEARS. IF WE WERE ABLE TO COME IN BELOW THE CEILINGS THAT WE SHOWED YOU IN YOUR PROCUREMENT PROPOSAL, WE COULDN'T DO THAT. WE COULD ONLY COME IN FOR THE UNDERNEATH THE CEILING FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS, BUT THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN. IF WE. BECOME AWARE OF A PURCHASING OPPORTUNITY THAT DELIVERS A PRICE BELOW THE CEILING LEVEL FOR 2029, 20, 20, 30, 2031, EVEN THEN, WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO YOU WITH A REVISED PROPOSAL SHOWING YOU THAT THAT WE THINK WE CAN COME IN UNDERNEATH THAT CEILING RATE AND BE IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO PULL THE TRIGGER ON THAT KIND OF RATE, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE A FANTASTIC COUP FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. WE'RE NOT THERE YET. AND IF WE CAN FLIP FORWARD JUST TWO SLIDES TO SLIDE NUMBER EIGHT, PLEASE. [00:20:05] THANK YOU. YEAH, THAT THAT BLUE CURVE AT THE TOP OR NOT REALLY CURVE. IT'S A JAGGED LINE SHOWS YOU THE CURRENT FORWARD PRICE FOR ELECTRICITY IN 2029. THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE ARE OUT OF CONTRACT, THE DOTTED LINES UNDERNEATH SHOW YOU WHAT OUR CEILING RATES ARE FOR 2029, 2030 AND 2031. IN OTHER WORDS, THAT BLUE LINE HAS TO DROP DOWN TO WHERE THOSE DOTTED LINES ARE. FOR US TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS CURRENT CONTRACT AND ADD ADDITIONAL YEARS. NOW, CLEARLY WE'RE NOT THERE YET. IF YOU'D ASKED ME A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THE GENERAL TREND OF THAT BLUE BLUE LINE WAS, OVER TIME, TRENDING DOWN BASED ON WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO TREND DOWN VERY MUCH LONGER. SO SO WE ARE OUT OF THE MONEY. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADD 2029 OR 2030 ANYTIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE. BUT IF WE DO FIND OURSELVES IN A POSITION TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, THEN WITH THE BOARD'S APPROVAL, WE'LL BE COMING BACK TO YOU WITH THAT, WITH THAT PROPOSAL, JUST IF WE COULD FLIP BACK ONE SLIDE. I MENTIONED THE FOR THE RATE THAT YOU'RE LOCKED IN AT PAGE SEVEN, HERE IS PROBABLY THE MOST USEFUL DOCUMENT WE PRODUCE ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR MEMBERS. IT'S CALLED OUR FORWARD BUDGET REPORT. AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT THAT DOES IS IT TELLS YOU HOW MUCH YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF TO BUDGET FORWARD FOR THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR. NOW, WE REVISE THIS EVERY YEAR BASED ON YOUR CHANGING CONSUMPTION PATTERNS, SO WE CAN BE AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE. BUT WE SEND THIS OUT AT THE RIGHT AFTER WE DID THE PROCUREMENT. WE'RE GOING TO BE REVISING THIS LATE SPRING BASED ON YOUR 2025 CONSUMPTION NUMBERS, AND COME BACK TO YOU WITH A TOTAL COST ESTIMATE THAT WE THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT AS YOU DO YOUR BUDGETING OVER THE COMING WEEKS AND MONTHS. AND ESSENTIALLY, THAT'S THE PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THE LAST PAGE JUST TELLS YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT PAGE. THAT TELLS YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW HOW WE THINK WE ARE THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO OUTCOMPETE THE PRIVATE BROKERS. THE BULK DISCOUNT IS UNAVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUAL ENTITIES WORKING BY THEMSELVES. WE ESTIMATE THAT A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, IF IT WERE TO BE IN THE MARKETPLACE THE SAME DAY THAT WE DO THE GROUP PROCUREMENT, AN INDIVIDUAL ENTITY, WOULD PAY UP TO A HALF CENT MORE PER KILOWATT HOUR. AGAIN, WE ORIGINATE CONTRACTS THAT ARE BETTER QUALITY. WE'RE IN A POSITION OF STRENGTH AS WE ENTER THE MARKETPLACE TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN CONDITIONS AND PROVISIONS IN THE CONTRACT THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT TEXAS COUNTIES, THINGS LIKE, YOU KNOW, OVERCONSUMPTION, UNDERCONSUMPTION AND NOT PENALIZED IF ANY OF YOUR METERS NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN, THEN THERE'S NO MINIMUM USE REQUIREMENT. THERE'S NO PENALTY THERE. WE DO GO AFTER THE RETAILERS SOMETIMES IF THE BILLS ARE INACCURATE OR LATE, AND WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE AND WE'VE REFUNDED MONEY BACK TO MEMBERS BECAUSE OF THAT GAIN, WE PROVIDE YOU WITH A CUSTOMIZED SUPPORT THAT WE THINK YOU NEED. IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOUR STAFF WANT AT ANY TIME, THEN WE'RE HERE TO DO THAT WORK FOR YOU. WE WORK FOR YOU. OUR AGGREGATION FEE IS $0.99 PER MEGAWATT HOUR. JUST TO BE TRANSPARENT, THAT IS ITEMIZED ON THE BUDGETS MOST BROKERS ARE DOING, PROVIDING LESS SERVICE FOR 3 TO $5 PER MEGAWATT HOUR. SO AGAIN, IT'S A BENEFIT OF BEING PART OF A GROUP PROCUREMENT AND PURCHASING IN BULK. AND FINALLY, WE ARE A NONPROFIT OWNED AND OPERATED BY OUR MEMBERS. OUR OUR CURRENT BOARD LIST IS ON THE LAST PAGE AND I'M DELIGHTED TO COMMUNICATE THAT COMMISSIONER ZAGORSKY IS NOW ON THE BOARD OF P3. AND SO WE FINALLY HAVE REPRESENTATION FROM THE SOUTH ZONE IN WITH. WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN HEAVY ON THE NORTH ZONE AND HOUSTON, BUT I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE SOMEBODY FROM, FROM FROM THE SOUTH ZONE ON THE P3 BOARD. SO WELCOME, COMMISSIONER ZAGORSKY. IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN PROVIDE TO YOU, ANY INFORMATION YOU NEED, ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE, MY CARD IS IN THE FOLDER. I'M HAPPY TO GET YOU THE INFORMATION YOU NEED. WELL, NO, I WANT TO I WANT TO THANK PATRICK AND AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SHELLEY WORKING OVER THERE ON P3, SHE KEEPS TRACK OF ANY METERS THAT ARE DEFUNCT OR NOT BEING USED AND NO POWER USED AND SO FORTH, AND CALLS ME UP AND SEE IF I CAN GET THEM TRACKED DOWN AND FIND OUT WHERE THEY'RE AT AND GET THEM OFF THE BOARD. BUT SHE DOES A WONDERFUL JOB OVER THERE. THANK YOU. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND PRESENT TO YOU ALL AND LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK AND REPORTING ON [00:25:04] ADDITIONAL SAVINGS AS THOSE TRANSPIRE OVER THE THREE YEAR CONTRACT. I HOPE SO TOO. IT WAS PRETTY GNARLY ON THE WAY DOWN. IT WAS PRETTY HEAVY FOG UP THERE. INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN. YEAH, YEAH, YESTERDAY IN TWO MONTHS. YEAH. LAST TIME IT RAINED WAS VALENTINE'S DAY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE NEED IT, RIGHT? WE NEED A BATH. THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. [c. Consideration and action on appointments/re-appointments of 2026 Coastal Bend Council of Governments Voting Board members and non-voting members and Alternates for same, for San Patricio County: Voting Members: David Krebs, County Judge William Zagorski, Sr., Commissioner, Pct 1 Ruben Gonzales, Commissioner, Pct 3 Non-Voting Member: Melanie Cooper, SPC Grant Manager Alternate Voting Members: Christopher Dorsey, Government and Legal Affairs/PIO Gary Davis, Airport Manager for Ingleside Regional Airport and Sinton Airport Alternate Non-Voting Member: Chesca Jennings, SPC Grant Administration & Purchasing Coordinator] ALRIGHT, NOW 2.4 C CONSIDERATION ACTION ON APPOINTMENTS REAPPOINTMENTS OF 2026 COASTAL BEND COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS VOTING BOARD MEMBERS, NON-VOTING MEMBERS AND ALTERNATES FOR THE SAME FOR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. VOTING MEMBERS ARE DAVID KREBS, COUNTY JUDGE WILLIAM ZAGORSKY, SENIOR COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT ONE RUBEN GONZALEZ, COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT THREE. NON-VOTING MEMBERS MELANIE COOPER, SBC GRANT MANAGER. ALTERNATE VOTING MEMBERS ARE CHRISTOPHER DORSEY, GOVERNMENT AND LEGAL AFFAIRS PIO AND GARY DAVIS, AIRPORT MANAGER FOR INGLESIDE REGIONAL AIRPORT AND AIRPORT. ALTERNATE NON-VOTING MEMBERS ARE JESSICA JENNINGS, SBC GRANT ADMINISTRATIONS AND PURCHASING COORDINATOR. SO MOTION TO APPROVE 2.4 SEE SECOND. ALL RIGHT. MOTION FOR HIM. SECOND FROM HIM. ALRIGHT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE, AYE. VERY GOOD. MOVING ON. CONSIDER 2.4 D CONSIDERATION [d. Consideration and action on request from Gabriel Arroyo, Director of Environmental Health, for the Interlocal Agreement for Animal Control Services between San Patricio County and City of San Patricio (to handle animal bites within the city limits of San Patricio for dogs, cats on humans).] AND ACTION ON REQUEST FROM GABRIEL ARROYO, DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, FOR THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES BETWEEN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SAN PATRICIO, TO ANIMAL. ANIMAL BITES WITHIN CITY LIMITS OF SAN PATRICIO FOR DOGS CATS ON HUMANS. MOTION TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. [e. Consideration and action by an IT and the County Engineer on a fiber connection for the Justice Center, total cost of $14,867.00 ] OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR? I MOVE ON 2.4 E CONSIDERATION. ACTION BY AN EYE BY AN IT AND COUNTY ENGINEER FOR A FIBER CONNECTION FOR THE JUSTICE CENTER. TOTAL COST 14,867. DOLLARS. MOTION TO APPROVE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND WITH QUESTIONS? I'M SURE. OKAY. HAVE A MOTION SECOND AND QUESTIONS. GO AHEAD. TOM. SO IS THIS UNDER JOHN WHO'S ANSWERING THIS OR STEVEN. SO THIS 14,867, THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL COST THAN THE FIBER PROJECT ITSELF. AND THIS IS SIMPLY TO CONNECT THE FIBER CABLE TO THE BUILDING. SO THIS WASN'T PART OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT. ALL RIGHT JOHN. COME ON UP HERE AND EXPLAIN. COUNTY ENGINEER. COMMISSIONER, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN PART OF THE OWNER PROVIDES VERY SIMILAR LIKE A WATER LINE AND OTHER UTILITIES. THAT'S ALL IT IS. THE GOOD THING WE'RE REQUESTING IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE THE SAME CONTRACTOR THAT DID THE COUNTYWIDE FIBER JOB, WHICH IS FSG. RIGHT. AND FOR THIS PARTICULAR CASE, ALSO, THE COUNTY HAS BEEN FORTUNATE. FULTON CONSTRUCTION IS ALSO UTILIZING FSG. THAT'S ONLY FOR THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OR INTERNAL FIBER CONNECTIONS INSIDE THE BUILDING. SO THIS IS FOR THE JUSTICE CENTER. SHOULD WE EXPECT TO SEE THIS FOR EVERY CONNECTION THAT THAT FIBER CABLE IS GOING TO KNOW SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT? RIGHT. BUT SHOULD WE BE EXPECTING TO SEE THE SAME THING AGAIN FOR EVERYWHERE ELSE THAT FIBER CABLE IS GOING TO CONNECT? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. NOW WE'RE GETTING OFF TOPIC HERE. SO LET'S JUST KEEP TO THE AGENDA ITEM AND WE CAN LOOK INTO OTHER AREAS AFTER THIS OKAY. SO GIVE ME AN UPDATE WHEN YOU HAVE A CHANCE. YES. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. GIVE US ALL AN UPDATE WHEN YOU HAVE A CHANCE. YES, SIR. SHARE THE INFORMATION OKAY. SO MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION ALREADY HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND ALREADY. ALL WE GOT TO DO IS CALL FOR THE VOTE. THANK [f. Discussion, consideration, and action request from Sheriff Oscar Rivera to purchase a 2026 Ford Transit Van, Caldwell Country Ford, Buyboard #724-23 in the amount of $64,150.00.] YOU. APPRECIATE THAT ANYWAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION. ACTION. REQUEST FROM SHERIFF OSCAR RIVERA TO PURCHASE A 2026 FORD TRANSIT VAN CALDWELL COUNTY FORD BY BOARD NUMBER 724 TAC TWO THREE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $64,150. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION. GONZALEZ. AND YES, I KNOW THE OTHER G. OKAY. ALL IN [g. Discussion, consideration, and action on request from Commissioner Ruben Gonzales, Road and Bridge Precinct #3, on the purchase of one (1) Rosco RB-50 Broom (Sweeper), 2025 Model verified by Auditors' Office through BuyBoard #788-25 in the amount of $75,274.05] FAVOR? OKAY, OKAY. DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION. REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER RUBEN GONZALEZ. ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCT THREE TO PURCHASE ONE. ROSCOE RB, TAC 50, BROOM SWEEPER 2025 MODEL VERIFIED BY AUDITOR'S OFFICE THROUGH BY BOARD NUMBER 78825 AND THE AMOUNT OF $75,274.05. AND THEY WOULDN'T EVEN DROP THE $0.05 OFF THE END. THAT'S IT. MOTION [00:30:03] TO APPROVE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU. OKAY. DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION OF [h. Discussion, consideration and action on request from Christopher Dorsey, Government Affairs Attorney, on granting pipeline easement across Sinton Airport.] 2.4 H. DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION ON REQUEST FROM CHRISTOPHER DORSEY, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS ATTORNEY ON GRANTING PIPELINE EASEMENT ACROSS THE AIRPORT. YES. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS ON IT. IT'S I WORKED WITH THE COUNTY ENGINEER. I WORKED WITH MR. DAVIS ON THIS. WE HAVE A PRICE PER FOOT ON THAT. THAT WAS APPROVED BY MR. MR. HERNANDEZ, OUR COUNTY ENGINEER, AND ALSO I WORKED WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. WE ALSO HAVE A THEY HAVE A ON THE CONTRACT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE CONTRACT THEY HAVE A LONG PROVISION FOR DOING THE CONSTRUCTION. AND SO WE ADDED A DAMAGES PROVISION THERE AS WELL. AND SO THE DAMAGES PROVISION WAS BASED ON MR. DAVIS'S NUMBERS FOR THE AIRPORT BUDGET. ANY QUESTIONS GENTLEMEN. IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION BECOMES SECOND BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. VERY GOOD. MOVING ON TO PERSONNEL [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.] 33.1 DELIVERING. CONSIDER ACTION. CONSIDER ACTION. EMPLOYEE SALARY 3.1 A JIMMY FIKES, TRANSFER, JUVENILE SUPERVISION OFFICER. JUVENILE DETENTION. FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 107 STEP ONE AT $3,664.01 PER MONTH, WITH A $50 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE. TWO PART TIME TEMPORARY NONEXEMPT GRADE 107 STEP ONE AT 2114 A MONTH OR 2114 PER HOUR $21.14 PER HOUR EFFECTIVE MARCH 1ST, 2026. MOTION TO APPROVE 3.1 A SECOND. MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE AYE OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALRIGHT. THERE'S NO RECORD OF EMPLOYEE STATUS CHANGES. NO EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOTION TO ADJOURN. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OKAY. WE'RE DONE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.