[1. Call meeting to order] [00:00:08] COMMISSIONERS COURT. IF YOU'LL 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. TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. OKAY. AGAIN, THANK YOU AND WELCOME THIS MORNING TO THE COURT. GOT A BUSY AGENDA THIS MORNING. GOT A LOT OF FOLKS IN HERE. SO SOMETHING MUST BE GOING ON. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON. [4. Report from Judge, Commissioner or Department concerning an item/report of community interest.] CITIZENS BE HEARD. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS RECEIVED. YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY. OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO 1.4, WHICH IS REPORT FROM THE JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. COURT COMMISSIONERS, OF COURSE, WE'LL BE OUT THERE. WE'D EAT AND CUT AND RUN GOING ON COUNTY ROAD 1612 1544. MOVING EQUIPMENT FOR THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT. THIS MORNING WE'RE MOVING DIRT FOR OUR NEW PRECINCT YARD, MOVING MATERIALS TO A WASHOUT ON COUNTY ROAD 85 OR 8963. AND IT'S GOING TO BE A SHORT WEEK. SO ABOUT A FOUR DAY WEEK. AND IT WON'T BE HERE THE REST OF THE WEEK. SO WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY EASTER. MORNING, JUDGE. MORNING, EVERYBODY. LET'S SEE. SO LAST WEEK SEEMS LIKE IT WAS A FOCUS ON WATER. I BELIEVE OUR WHOLE COURT WAS AT THE STATE OF THE WATER EVENT IN ARANSAS PASS, WHICH WAS ESSENTIALLY AN UPDATE FROM THE NUECES RIVER AUTHORITY ON THERE. HARBOR ISLAND DESALINATION PROJECT. ACCORDING TO THEIR TIMELINE, THEY'RE LOOKING AT DECEMBER OF 2029 FOR COMPLETION OF THAT PROJECT. SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS. BUT OBVIOUSLY THAT DOES NOT HELP US IN OUR IMMEDIATE CRISIS OF WATER. SO WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE OTHER SOLUTIONS FOR THAT. THAT WAS TUESDAY. ON WEDNESDAY, I WENT UP TO AUSTIN FOR THE TEXAS DESALINATION ASSOCIATION'S WORKSHOP. IT'S THE THIRD TIME I'VE ATTENDED THAT EVENT IN THE PAST. CORPUS CHRISTI WOULD BE MENTIONED ONCE OR TWICE, MAYBE THIS TIME. CORPUS CHRISTI WAS THE FOCUS OF THAT MEETING. IT SEEMED LIKE UNFORTUNATELY, NOBODY FROM CORPUS CHRISTI ATTENDS THOSE MEETINGS. BUT NONETHELESS, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS AT THE AUSTIN LEVEL, I THINK, THAT ARE COMING TOGETHER THAT WILL HELP OUR WATER SITUATION AS WELL. THIS WEEK I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO LUNCH WITH THE CHILD WELFARE BOARD. I SEE SEVERAL OF YOU IN THE AUDIENCE THERE. LOOKING FORWARD TO OUR ANNUAL LUNCHEON ALSO THIS WEEK. I BELIEVE MOST OF US WILL BE AT THE RISK MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AT THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES PUTS ON. AND FINALLY, I MADE A PROMISE A WHILE BACK THAT I'D GET THE NEW CEO FOR THE CORPUS CHRISTI REGIONAL EDC HERE. AARON BOWMAN IS HERE, ALONG WITH OUTGOING CEO MIKE CULBERTSON. I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE HIS LAST OFFICIAL ACT. I'M NOT SURE. ANYWAY, WELCOME ABOARD AND GOOD TO HAVE YOU HERE. DON'T JUDGE, MR. GONZALEZ. YES. LAST WEEK WE HAD OUR MOWERS OUT IN THE OLDHAM AREA ON COUNTY ROAD 2095 THROUGH 1694, COUNTY ROAD 1726 OFF OF COOPER ROAD. THERE WE HAD A MULCHER CLEANUP AT THE FRED JONES PARK. WE WERE STARTED REVAMPING THAT PARK. WE DID A LOT OF MULCHING, CLEARING UP. WE'RE WAITING ON SOME ROOF BIDS. WE'RE GOING TO COMPLETELY REDO THAT PART. THANK YOU, MISS KIMBERLY. I THINK SHE WAS HERE SOMEWHERE. BUT ANYWAY, WE DID A LOT OF WORK THERE LAST WEEK. ALSO, WE DID ROAD PROCESSING ON OUR THIRD MILE THERE IN 502 ON SAINT PAUL. WE ALSO DID ROAD PROCESSING. COUNTY ROAD 798 ON THE WEST SIDE IS SITTING THERE. WE ARE ALSO IN THE COUNTY ROAD. 2249, THE SITTING AREA. WE REDID THE SHOULDERS. THANK YOU. THE COMMISSIONER FOR SUPPLYING THE THE BELLY DUMP TO GET THAT DONE. SO WE'LL BE SEALCOATING THAT THIS WEEK. WE ALSO WERE ON COUNTY ROAD 502. WE CHIPSEAL THE FIRST COURSE AND SECOND COURSE. NUMBER THREE ROCK STABILIZER. ON THE SECOND MILE, WE HAD OUR GRAPPLE TRUCK OUT IN THE BRUSH PICKUP, LAKESHORE GARDENS, STAGECOACH LANE AND COUNTY ROAD. 625 WE HAD A DIRT PATCH STRUCK OUT ON COUNTY ROAD 2399, COUNTY ROAD 2415 AND COUNTY ROAD 798 IN THE AREA. I'D LIKE TO THANK PRECINCT ONE FOR ASSISTING US ON THE OIL TRUCK. WE HAVE OUR BIG OIL TRUCK DOWN, BUT SKI STEPPED IN AND ALSO WITH COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE ON HIS WATER TRUCK. THANK YOU, MR. GILLESPIE. NOTHING TO REPORT. DEPARTMENT HEADS. I KNOW WE HAVE ONE. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MARCY, GO AHEAD AND GET YOURS OUT OF THE WAY. DAVID MAY HAVE TO GO TO WORK. YES. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS. I HAVE TODAY STEVENS SAUCEDA FROM LINEBARGER, [00:05:09] AND HE'S GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE RUNDOWN ON A NEW PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE ROLLING OUT FOR THE THE TAX OFFICE. SO JUST PUSH THAT OUT THERE. THANK YOU. ON NUMBER FIVE. THERE WE GO. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. THANK YOU MARCY YOUR TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. MY NAME IS STEVEN SALCEDO. I'M A PARTNER WITH LINEBARGER ATTORNEYS AT LAW. OF COURSE. WITH ME ALSO IS MISS AMY RODRIGUEZ, WHO IS THE LITIGATION MANAGER FOR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. WHAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU I'M VERY EXCITED TO TALK ABOUT. IT'S A NEW PROGRAM, A NEW COLLECTION TOOL ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY. WE'RE NOW GOING TO START TO DO TEXTING CAMPAIGNS IN ORDER TO TRY TO GENERATE MORE DELINQUENT TAX COLLECTION REVENUE FOR YOU GUYS. IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL EIGHT DELINQUENT MAILINGS WE SEND A YEAR. NOW WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT THE TEXTING CAMPAIGN THAT'S ABOUT TO KICK OFF. AND WE'VE SEEN IT PRODUCE SOME GOOD FRUIT IN OTHER COUNTIES. IT'S ALREADY BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN VICTORIA AND NUECES COUNTY AND DEWITT. AND SO YOU GUYS ARE NEXT ON THE ON THE LIST. OUR HOPE IS TO HAVE EVERYBODY OUT OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI OFFICE WHO WHO OUR CLIENTS, TO HAVE IT ALL OUT BY JULY. WE FIND THIS TEXTING CAMPAIGNS VERY EFFECTIVE WITH THE YOUNGER GENERATION. AS YOU ALL KNOW, EVERYBODY IS ATTACHED TO OUR CELL PHONES. NOW, EVEN THE OLDER GENERATION, THEY'RE HIGHLY ADDICTIVE. AND I HATE TO SAY THAT WORD, BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. WE ALWAYS HAVE IT WITH US NO MATTER WHERE WE GO. AND SO NOW WE KNOW. WE GET TEXTS, WE CHECK OUR PHONES. SO NOW IF YOU OWE THE COUNTY DELINQUENT TAXES, YOU'RE GOING TO GET A TEXT FROM OUR FIRM. THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF TEXT YOU'RE GOING TO GET. IT'S A HIGH QUALITY SMS TEXT. IT'S NOT THE SAME SMS TEXT THAT'S LOWER QUALITY. WHEN YOU CLICK ON THIS THING, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME OF THESE FOR THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS THAT CAME OUT. IF THE CANDIDATES SPENT ENOUGH MONEY, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE HIGH QUALITY GRAPHICS ATTACHED TO IT. SO IT'LL BE PRETTY EVIDENT THAT THIS IS THIS IS A LEGITIMATE DEAL, AND IT'S GOING TO DIRECT THEM. AND OUR PURPOSE IS TO DRIVE THE DELINQUENT TAXPAYER TO THE TAX OFFICE IN ORDER TO GET THESE DELINQUENCIES PAID. AND ONE THING I REALLY LIKE ABOUT IT, WE DO MAIL EIGHT TIMES A YEAR ON. THAT'S IF SOMEBODY OWES $25 OR MORE. NOW, IF THEY EVEN OWE ONE PENNY, THEY'RE GOING TO GET A DELINQUENT TEXT FROM OUR LAW FIRM TO TRY TO GET THEM IN THERE TO SETTLE THE ACCOUNT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO TRY TO TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. GOOD. DOING A GOOD JOB. A GOOD WAY TO GET IT OUT QUICK PEOPLE. HOW ABOUT THAT? NO, WE NEED TO DO IS DO AWAY WITH TAXES. YES I DO. I'M SORRY MARCY CORRECTED ME. I, I DID FORGET WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE WEBSITE WITH PAGES ON IT A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN. THERE WE GO. THAT'S GOING TO BE ATTACHED TO THE COUNTY WEBSITE TO IF PEOPLE GET THESE TEXTS AND WE DO EXPECT A LOT OF PEOPLE TO GET THEM AND PERHAPS EVEN CONTACT YOU ABOUT THEM, WE'RE GOING TO DIRECT THEM TO THE COUNTY WEBSITE TO MAKE SURE THEY KNOW IT'S LEGITIMATE. THAT'LL BE ON MY WEBPAGE. OKAY. I MEAN, UNLESS THE COUNTY WANTS TO PUT IT ON THE ON THE ON THE FIRST PAGE, THAT'S FINE. WHEREVER YOU ARE, WHEREVER YOU DECIDE, JUDGE, YOU WANT TO PUT IT, BUT IT WILL BE ON THE THE TAX COLLECTOR'S WEB PAGE. OKAY. SO FOR ANY QUESTIONS. OH GOOD GOOD GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. HOPEFULLY IT WON'T LAST LONG. WE'LL DO AWAY WITH TAXES. WE'LL DO OUR BEST. SORRY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU STEVE BROWN BRINGING US SOME GOOD NEWS. OKAY, MISS RIVERA, I JUST WANT TO LET THE COURT KNOW IN ALL THE EMPLOYEES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS, WE'VE BEEN DILIGENTLY WORKING ON CHANGING OUR HEALTH INSURANCE THE LAST FEW MONTHS IN THE COURT MADE THAT DECISION THIS LAST MONDAY. WE WILL BE RECEIVING THE NEW INSURANCE CARDS FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES TODAY, MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT TRANSITION GOING TO APRIL 1ST. THERE IS A THERE WILL BE TWO LETTERS ATTACHED TO THAT, ONE FOR THE EMPLOYEE, ONE FOR THE PROVIDER. IF THEY HAPPEN TO GO TO THE PROVIDER. WE ARE ALSO SENDING NEW LETTERS TO THE PROVIDERS INFORMING THEM WHERE TO SEND THEIR CLAIMS, WHICH IS NOW GOING TO BE SENT. VIVO. WE NO LONGER WILL HAVE MICHI AS OF APRIL 1ST, AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THAT OUT TO EVERYONE ABOUT THAT. WE ARE ALSO ATTACHING AN ADDITIONAL FORM IN THE PAYCHECKS FOR EVERYBODY, SO THEY CAN SEE THAT WE WILL HAVE OUR NEW LIVE MD. SO IF ANY EMPLOYEES NEED TO HAVE SERVICES, THEY CAN DO IT OVER THE PHONE AT NO COST. FOR THE EMPLOYEES. IT'S A ZERO CO-PAY. SO THAT'LL BE COMING UP THIS WEEK. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU JOHN. I HAVE ON THERE A POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL ROADBED SOURCE MATERIAL. THIS IS A IRON SLAG. IT'S A BYPRODUCT FROM SDI. [00:10:05] THERE'S A COMPANY ON SITE, LEVI MILLS SERVICES, AND THEY PRODUCE OR MANUFACTURE OR USE THAT IRON SLAG FOR ROAD BASED MATERIAL IN. ANY OF YOU GUYS WANT TO TOUR THE FACILITY? LEVI MILLS SERVICES? LET ME KNOW AND I'LL SET UP A A SITE TOUR FOR YOU GUYS. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? DO YOU KNOW OF ANYBODY THAT'S USED THAT MATERIAL? NO. THESE GUYS ARE JUST STARTING UP, STARTING TO USE THE BYPRODUCT FROM FROM THE PLANT. THEY HAVE A CHARGE FOR IT. I'M SURE THERE'LL BE SOME TYPE OF CHARGE. DOES HE HAVE A DATE SCHEDULED OR DO WE KNOW? JUST LET ME KNOW AND I CAN SET UP A DATE FOR ON SITE. YEAH. OKAY. NOW THIS PRODUCT HERE IS IT'S A MUCH HEAVIER UNIT WEIGHT THAN THE STANDARD BASE MATERIAL WE GET FROM VULCAN AND MARTIN MARIETTA. WHO ELSE IS USING THAT MATERIAL? NO ONE, NO ONE? NO ONE. ARE THEY GOING TO GIVE US A TEST SAMPLE OR SOMETHING? THEY WILL CONSIDER THAT OPTION. YES, SIR. YES. OKAY. DO THEY HAVE ANY IDEA HOW THE COST IS GOING TO BE? I JUST ASKED HIM. HE DON'T KNOW. NO SIR, I DON'T, I DO NOT I DO KNOW THEY DO NOT DELIVER. THEY'RE LIMITED TO A 50 MILE RADIUS, BUT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO LOAD THE MATERIAL TO THE COUNTIES. WHAT DO THEY DO WITH THE MATERIAL NOW? JUST STOCKPILING IT. RIGHT NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY HELPING THEM GET RID OF IT. WELL, LIKE I SAID, THIS IS A WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER A GREEN SOURCE. SO IT SAVES OUR RESOURCES, NATURAL RESOURCES, LIKE FROM OUT OF SHIPPING, FROM OUT OF THE COUNTRY MATERIAL HERE, IT'S A RENEWABLE MATERIAL. SOURCE TO BE PLACED IN ROADBEDS. OKAY, WAIT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, JOHN. JOHN. JUST A MINUTE. JOHN. ONE MORE. SINCE THIS IS A BYPRODUCT OF THEIR PROCESS AND THEY'RE JUST STOCKPILING IT NOW AND HAVE NO USE FOR IT, I THINK THEY OUGHT TO GIVE IT TO US FOR FREE. LET'S JUST THROW THAT OUT THERE. YES, SIR. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAUL IT. THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT. AND THAT AIN'T FREE. WE'LL GLADLY TAKE IT OFF THEIR HANDS. ALRIGHT. IF WE DON'T TAKE IT, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO HAUL IT IN. DISPOSE OF IT? YES, SIR. ALRIGHT. FOR THE MATERIAL, WE CHARGE THEM FOR THE HAULING. STILL ENDS UP AT ZERO. YES. NO PROBLEM. THAT'S ZERO. THERE YOU GO. YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. WE'LL SEND A MESSAGE ON COMMISSIONER. OKAY. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS? OKAY. SEEING NO MORE DEPARTMENT HEADS, WE'LL [1. Approval of minutes] GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO ITEM 2.1, WHICH IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, I GOT A MOTION BY SIKORSKY, SECOND BY CHARLIE FOR APPROVAL. SEEING. HEARING NO CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THE MINUTES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN I ABSTAIN. OKAY, FOUR YAYS ONE. ABSTENTION. OKAY. GOING ON IN [a. Examination, consideration, and action on approval of all claims against San Patricio County Pursuant to section 113.064, Texas Local Government Code.] TO 2.2 A EXAMINATION CONSIDERATION ACTION OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST THE COUNTY. MOVE TO PAY THE BILLS. MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY SIKORSKY. ANY QUESTION ON ANY ONE OF THE BILLS PRESENTED THIS MORNING? HEARING NONE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. 2.2 B BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. WE [b. Consideration and action on Budget Line Items, Transfers, and Amendments.] DO HAVE TWO THIS MORNING. FIRST ONE IS OUT OF R&B FOR TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM SEALCOATING INTO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, AND THE OTHER ONE IS OUT OF THE AIRPORT, TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INTO EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES AND FURNISHINGS. MOVE TO APPROVE BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. SECOND MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. [c. Consideration and action on accepting bank reconciliation, investment reports, and related matters by County Treasurer. ] MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, 2.2 C IS CONSIDERATION. ACTION. BANK RECONCILIATION. TREASURER'S REPORT, MISS GARCIA. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS, THIS WEEK'S TOTAL HEALTH TRANSFER IS $17,000. OUR PRE CLAIMS IS A TOTAL OF $3,765.24. AND OUR POSTAGE IS $7,228.50. MOVE TO ACCEPT TREASURER'S REPORT. OKAY. MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY YARDLEY. ANY QUESTIONS? MISS GARCIA ON TREASURER'S REPORT? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN [00:15:02] FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, [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:] THANK YOU. 2.3 IS OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. WE HAVE, WHAT, ONE, TWO, THREE OF THEM THIS MORNING. DOES ANYONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS NEED ANY ONE OF THEM PULLED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. HEARING NONE. SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO ON THROUGH. 2.3 A IS ACCEPTING RECORD AUTH AND DEPUTATION OF NORMA AND VICTORIA PEREIRA, AREA DEPUTY CLERKS, COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE 2.3 B ACCEPTING RECORD COUNTY AUDITOR'S MONTHLY UNAUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING FEBRUARY 28TH, 2026 2.3 C IS CONSIDERATION ACTION REQUEST FROM GABE. HOST AND PROMOTE A VESSEL TURN IN PROGRAM WITH TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE AND THE TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE AT PRECINCT FOR YARD ON FEBRUARY 14TH TO THE 16TH. AS PREVIOUSLY DISCUSSED AT THE MARCH 23RD COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING. MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS TWO POINT A THROUGH C SECOND. LAST PIECE SECONDED BY YARDLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS 2.4 A IS CONSIDERATION AND [a. Consideration and action on declaring April 2026 as Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month.] ACTION ON DECLARING APRIL 2026 AS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH. MOVE TO APPROVE. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER YARDLEY FOR APPROVAL. LET ME READ THE PROCLAMATION REAL QUICK AND WE'LL GO FOR A VOTE. WHEREAS 125 CHILDREN DIED FROM CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN TEXAS IN 2025, WHEREAS 672 INVESTIGATIONS WERE CONDUCTED, 130 CONFIRMED CASES OF ABUSE OF CHILDREN AND ZERO DEATHS FROM SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS, IN 2025. WHEREAS, 130,050 INVESTIGATIONS, 51,985 CHILDREN WERE CONFIRMED VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT IN TEXAS IN 2025, WHEREAS ALMOST EVERY 15 MINUTES A CHILD BECOMES A VICTIM OF ABUSE OR NEGLECT. AND WHEREAS 94 CHILDREN ENTERED INTO THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM EACH DAY, WHEREAS, CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION IS A COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY AND FINDING SOLUTIONS DEPENDS ON THE INVOLVEMENT AMONG ALL PEOPLE. AND WHEREAS, EFFECTIVE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS SUCCEED BECAUSE OF PARTNERSHIPS AMONG AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND SHOULD BECOME MORE AWARE OF CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION. NOW. THEREFORE, I JUDGE DAVID KREBS, ALONG WITH SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026 AS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS, AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP REDUCE CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE YEARS TO COME. DATED THIS 30TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026. HEY, I GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE READY? PICTURE TIME. HEATHER, YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING FOR WHOEVER PRESIDENT IS? WHY DON'T YOU COME UP? OKAY. NO. YEAH. GO, GO. COME ON. I THINK I WAS JUST VOLUNTOLD. SO WE DO HAVE A A VIDEO PRESENTATION THAT GIVES YOU KIND OF A REVIEW, A QUICK REVIEW THAT I WANT TO. JOSH IS GOING TO CUE UP AND I WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE OUR BOARD THAT'S HERE IN JUST A LITTLE BIT. [00:21:16] OKAY, SO THAT THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU A GOOD LITTLE REMINDER OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THE COUNTY. THIS IS ACTUALLY OUR 51ST YEAR IN EXISTENCE IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. AND SO WE'RE VERY HUMBLED BY THAT, BUT ALSO VERY, VERY BLESSED BY WHAT WE GET TO DO FOR THE KIDS IN THE COUNTY. AND SO I WANT TO ASK THE BOARD MEMBERS TO COME UP TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. WE'VE GOT A FEW OF US HERE TODAY. JUDY RODRIGUE. I'VE BEEN A MEMBER SINCE ABOUT 35 YEARS. GRACIELA GONZALEZ AND I THINK I'VE BEEN A MEMBER FOR ABOUT 15 OR 16 YEARS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. MONICA ADAMS AND THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR, I THINK. I DON'T KNOW, IT FEELS LIKE FIVE, BUT I THINK IT'S THIRD. I THINK THIS IS MY THIRD YEAR. I'M PAMELA BREWER. I'M LARRY BAKER. I'VE BEEN A MEMBER SINCE LAST MONTH. ALL RIGHT. SO WE GOT WE GOT OUR OUR VERY EXPERIENCED. WE'VE GOT OUR ROOKIE HERE. SO WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET TO UPDATE YOU ON THIS YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. YOU WILL SEE US A LITTLE LATER OUT ON THE LAWN OF THE COURTHOUSE, PUTTING UP PINWHEELS WHEN YOU SEE THOSE PINWHEELS AROUND TOWN. FOR US, THOSE REPRESENT LIVES. THEY REPRESENT CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY ABUSE AND NEGLECT. AND THOSE ARE JUST THE ONES THAT ARE REPORTED. WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE IN THIS MONTH, THE MANY CHILDREN THAT ENDURE ABUSE, THAT AREN'T, AREN'T CAUGHT AND AREN'T HELPED. AND SO WE WANT TO SPREAD THAT AWARENESS SO THAT IT LEADS TO MORE ACTION AND MORE LIVES ARE ARE SAVED. SO WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL. GOOD. THANK YOU. OKAY. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE. THANK YOU. YOUR HANDS ARE COLD. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO 2.4 B WHICH IS [b. Presentation by Mike Culbertson of Corpus Christi Regional Economic Development Corporation (CCREDC) of new CEO for CCREDC, Aaron Bowman; and Annual Report on CCREDC.] A PRESENTATION BY SHORT LIVED MIKE CULBERSON. OH OH. NOW THEY CALL ME SHORT LIVED PRESENTATION OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. AND [00:25:02] THE NEW CEO FOR THE EDC, AARON BOWMAN, AND THE ANNUAL REPORT. SO CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT. OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS TALKING ABOUT LIVE. DO YOU KNOW I LIVE IN SAN FRANCISCO? I DON'T KNOW IF I EVER BROUGHT THAT UP. SO LET'S TALK HOUSING. HOUSING, EVERYTHING'S EVERYTHING, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IS JUST AT A STEADY STATE. YOU CAN SEE THAT MONTHS OF INVENTORY IS 6.4, WHICH IS SIX. IF YOU CONSIDER, YOU KNOW, THE BREAKING POINT, ANYTHING OVER THAT IS A BUYER'S MARKET BECAUSE SELLERS ARE WILLING TO COME DOWN ON THE PRICE. ANYTHING BELOW THAT IS A SELLER'S MARKET BECAUSE BUYERS ARE BUILDING UP. HOWEVER, IF YOU PUT YOUR HOUSE ON THE MARKET, TAKE A LOOK AT CLOSED DAY. TOTAL DAYS IS ONLY 126, SO IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE THE ENTIRE SIX MONTHS. MEDIAN HOUSES. I KNOW IT'S DOWN BY 6%, BUT I THINK IT'S STILL FINE. CLOSED HOUSINGS ARE ARE FINE. NOW REMEMBER MONTHS OF INVENTORY IS NOT HOW LONG THE HOUSE IS GOING TO STAY ON. MONTH IS JUST ACTIVE LISTINGS DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF CLOSED SALES. IT'S JUST A MATHEMATICAL THING. SALES TAX. YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AND SEE HOW WE'RE DOING. THE ONES THAT ARE IN RED ARE THE ONES THAT ARE GOING DOWN. INGLESIDE. OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME YOU HAVE KIEWIT AND, AND PROJECT AND PROJECT TYPES OF BUYING ON SALES TAX, YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY ARE ON A ROLLER COASTER, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, THEY'RE UP 4.8 AND 23 AND THEN THEY'RE DOWN 3.7. ENTER UP 5 MILLION. AND THEN RIGHT NOW THEY'RE DOWN YEAR OVER YEAR. BUT YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK. LAST YEAR YOU KNOW WAS A RECORD YEAR FOR THEM ALMOST. AND EVERYBODY ELSE IS IS DOING FINE. PORTLAND WAS A LITTLE BIT DOWN. BUT YOU KNOW THAT'S ALMOST A ROUNDING ERROR WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT IN 2024. AND THEN WE'RE DOWN REALLY BECAUSE OF THE INGLESIDE NUMBER. WHY IS PORTLAND SO FROM 25 DOWN TO. ABOUT 8 MILLION, THEN IT'S DOWN TO 468,000. OH NO. SO SO THAT'S JUST THAT'S JUST THE MONTH MONTH TO DATE. YEAH. SO IT'S A CALENDAR. SO SALES TAX IS CALENDAR YEAR. SO THAT'S FOR TWO MONTHS RIGHT? YES SIR. OKAY. SO YOU CAN SEE EMPLOYMENT RATE IS IS ACTUALLY WE'RE DOING FINE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF TIMES THAT THAT IT THAT WE'VE BEEN SITTING LIKE A 1% HIGHER THAN THE STATE. SO NOW WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING PRETTY WELL. WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING REALLY CLOSE. AND PART OF THAT WAS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE, IF WE'RE, WE'RE ACTUALLY NOT, NOT RAISING THAT SIGNIFICANTLY. SO I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THE, WHAT THE POINT IS, YOU WILL SEE THAT MOST OF THE TIME THAT WE HAVE AN INSULATED ECONOMY. NOW, I WILL TELL YOU SOMETHING REALLY QUICKLY ABOUT THE EAGLE FORD. IF THE EAGLE FORD STARTS UP. SO LET ME GIVE YOU A CAVEAT ON EAGLE FOR THE MAJORS WENT IN AND BOUGHT A LOT OF THE A LOT OF THE LEASES IN THE EAGLE FORD AND. AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE EAGLE FORD, MY FATHER IN LAW, THEY DRILLED A WELL ON HIS LAND AND HE DIDN'T OWN THE MINERAL RIGHTS. SO, YOU KNOW, HE AIN'T RICH, BUT THEY CAME IN, DRILLED, FRACKED, SUCKED THE OIL OUT AND LEFT IN 18 MONTHS. SO IT'S NOT LIKE THE PERMIAN WHERE THEY DRILL A HOLE AND STAY THERE FOR 30 YEARS. THEY COME. SO THE, THE IRAN WAR, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, THERE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE A LOT OF HIGH PRICES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT FOR FOR THE MAJORS TO GO IN AND REALLY KICK OFF THE EAGLE FORD. IF THEY DO KICK OFF THE EAGLE FORD, THIS IS WHAT THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN. OUR CITIZENS, YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU KNOW, IN THE REGION WILL GO UP INTO KARNES, KARNES COUNTY AND ALL OF THOSE WHERE THE EAGLE FORD ARE, AND THEN THEY'LL DO THEIR RIGHT 14 DAYS, 12 AND 12 COME HOME BY F2 50, YOU KNOW, BE ALMOST OUT OF MONEY BY THE TIME THEY HAVE TO GO BACK. AND THEN THEY'LL GO BACK UP THERE AND THEN THEY'LL COME BACK CASH FLUSH AGAIN AND THEN JUST KEEP GOING. BUT WHEN IT DIES AGAIN AND IT, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS IT? HERB KELLEHER WITH SOUTHWEST SAID, GOD, GIVE ME ONE MORE. BOOM. I SWEAR I WON'T SCREW IT UP, YOU KNOW, SO WHEN 2016 WE HAD A RECESSION, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER, WE HAD A RECESSION BECAUSE THEY GO FOR DIED AND EVERYBODY ELSE ENJOYED CHEAP, CHEAP GAS. BUT WE HAD A RECESSION. AND WHAT HAPPENED WAS ALL THOSE GUYS, I SAY GUYS BECAUSE PROBABLY GUYS [00:30:01] WHO WENT UP THERE DID THE 14, 12 AND 12, THEY CAME HOME AND THEY FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT HERE. AND SO WE'RE SCRATCHING OUR HEADS. OUR UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS WENT WAY UP, BUT OUR JOB COUNT STAYED THE SAME BECAUSE THEIR JOBS WERE COUNTED IN KARNES, KARNES COUNTY. BUT THEY CAME HOME AND FILED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT. SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING WELL. AND I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT BEER. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BEER, WE GO OUT AND WE YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO IS WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESSES. AND THIS IS WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR ABOUT HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT IT. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WATER AND POWER AND BUSINESS INTEL, BUSINESS INTEL IS WHAT IS GOING ON OUT THERE BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING THAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS GOING TO BE. A LOT OF THAT IS TARIFFS. WE GOT SOME KIND OF A RESOLUTION WITH THE SUPREME COURT. BUT NOW, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ANOTHER LAW THAT YOU CAN USE THAT TO BUMP THEM UP TO 15%. SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WATER IS IS WATER, RIGHT? THE MAJOR THE THE INDUSTRIAL USERS ARE LOOKING FOR HOW TO GET OTHER WATER. YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOISES, RIVER AUTHORITY, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, BRINGING ON CC POLYMERS WATER. I WILL TELL YOU THAT IN 2012 TO 18, A GROUP MET FOR MONTHLY. AND THEN AT THE END EVERY TWO WEEKS THAT INCLUDED ALL OF INDUSTRY THAT WAS STARTED BY PICC, PORT INDUSTRIES OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND CORPUS CHRISTI. YOU KNOW, THE EDC, WE EACH PUT $150,000 IN. AND CORPUS CHRISTI, RON OLSON, WHO'S THE CITY MANAGER, GOT HIM PUT IN UP TO $50,000. AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT UNTIL I REALIZED THAT HE COULD DO UP TO $50,000 WITHOUT COUNCIL APPROVAL. SO WHATEVER. AND WE LOOK FOR WATER. AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE SAID THEY THEY SAID WAS WE'RE GOING TO DO INDUSTRIAL WATER. THAT WAY THEY CAN'T TAKE IT FROM US. AND WE FOUND OUT REALLY QUICKLY THAT YOU CANNOT THAT THERE ARE NOT PIPES TO MOVE INDUSTRIAL, INDUSTRIAL CLASS WATER. THERE ARE PIPES TO MOVE RAW WATER PIPES TO MOVE POTABLE WATER. THERE ARE NO PIPES TO MOVE INDUSTRIAL WATER. SO IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO THE CC POLYMERS WATER, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE IT ALL THE WAY OVER TO OWEN STEPHENS TO TREAT IT, BECAUSE THERE IS NO TRANSMISSION LINES FOR INDUSTRIAL WATER. SO YOU KNOW THAT THAT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT. SO WE'LL WE'LL SEE WHERE THEY ARE. SO LET ME CATCH UP TO MYSELF. SO OUR SHOWS WE'RE STILL LOOKING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE FINISHING UP WITH PHARMA. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE REALLY LOOKING AT IS OBVIOUSLY WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO FIND PROJECTS AND HELP EXISTING INDUSTRY ON THOSE PROJECTS THAT DON'T USE A LOT OF WATER. THE NAVY GUYS KNOW WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I SAY HOTEL SERVICES. WHEN THE WHEN A SHIP PULLS PIERSIDE, IT THROWS, YOU KNOW, ELECTRICAL CABLES AND WATER PIPES OVER THE SIDE. AND THEN THEN IT FEEDS THE SHIP AND IT'S CALLED HOTEL SERVICES. YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO LOOK, YOU KNOW, FLUSH THE TOILETS, KITCHENS, THINGS LIKE THAT. NOT REALLY USED IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES THAT THAT USE A LOT OF WATER. SO THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THINGS WE'RE LOOKING FOR. AND YOU'RE THINKING, WHAT ARE THOSE? WELL, DRONES. DRONES DON'T USE A LOT OF WATER BECAUSE THEY'RE SMALL. THEY'RE PLASTIC. SO THEY'RE NOT DOING PAINTING, THEY'RE NOT DOING WASHING. AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. WE HAVE PLACES, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING WITH G P CAMPBELL OR, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE SHOWING SOME OF THOSE PLACES. WE'RE SHOWING CORPUS CHRISTI INTERNATIONAL. YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF PLACES THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. ONE OF THE NICE THINGS IS WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT, WE'RE HERE AT THE EDGE OF THE EARTH. BUT ONE OF THE NICE THINGS IS WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC. SO PEOPLE CAN FLY DRONES. WE HAD THE BEEVILLE MOA, THE MILITARY OPERATING AREA THAT IS NOT BEING USED BECAUSE BEEVILLE, NAS CHASE WENT AWAY. SO THEY CAN USE THAT. WE HAVE, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, OFF THE COAST IS IS DESIGNATED A WARNING AREA, YOU CAN'T STOP PEOPLE FROM FLYING THERE. BUT YOU CAN TELL PEOPLE, HEY, THERE GOING TO BE FLIGHTS OVER THERE, UNMANNED OR, OR, OR WHATEVER. SO TO SEE IN A VOID. SO THEY COULD DO, THEY COULD USE THOSE AIR SPACES TO DO THESE DRONES AND DRONES ARE A BIG DEAL, YOU KNOW, MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE. AND IF ANYBODY WANTS TO KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT DRONES, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO UKRAINE AND LEARN BECAUSE THEY THEY ARE REALLY THE STATE OF THE ART RIGHT NOW. SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE [00:35:04] DOING WITH BUSINESS ATTRACTIONS. I KNOW WE HAVE A DISCUSSION ON THIS ALL THE TIME, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF MONEY THAT IS THAT HAS COME FROM FROM THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND THAT ARE COMING FOR SAN PATRICIO, THAT ARE COMING OFF OF TAX ABATEMENTS, THAT YOU CAN HAVE. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR FOR ALL THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS AND, AND YOUR SUPPORT. AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT. I WANT TO INTRODUCE MY REPLACEMENT, AARON BOWMAN. WE'VE GONE AROUND AND MET EARLIER, BUT I'LL LET HIM TALK TO TALK ABOUT HIMSELF. AARON. THANK YOU MIKE, AND THANK YOU, JUDGE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, FOR WELCOMING ME TODAY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING AND SUPPORTING ALL OF YOU ON ON THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF YOUR WONDERFUL COUNTY. BUT BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING ELSE, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE MIKE. HE'S COMING UP ON WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN 17 YEARS SUPPORTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN OUR REGION. SO IT'S IT'S I'M IN WEEK FIVE AND I THINK I'VE TRANSFERRED ABOUT 5% OF HIS NEURONS INTO MY BRAIN. AND FORTUNATELY, HE'S STAYING RIGHT HERE IN YOUR COUNTY. AND I'VE GOT HIM, I'VE GOT HIM LOJACK ON HIM AND I'VE GOT HIM ON ON CELL PHONE CALL. BUT IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK IN THE COASTAL BEND AREA. I VERY EARLY IN MY MY NAVY CAREER, I WAS AT FLIGHT SCHOOL DOWN IN KINGSVILLE AND WE CAME UP TO THIS AREA ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND TO, TO GET THE BIG CITY LIFE, THE BEACHES AND, AND ENTERTAINMENT. AND SO MY WIFE AND I ARE VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE. AND IT'S A REMINDER TO EVERY NIGHT SETTING OUT BACK AND JUST WEATHER'S BEAUTIFUL AND WE GOT A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE, YOU KNOW, FOR THE EDC. AND ALONG WITH THE COASTAL BEND AREA, YOU WERE MAJOR ASSET THAT WHEN WE NEEDED SOMEBODY TO STEP IN, YOU STEPPED IN AND DID THE JOB PHENOMENALLY. ALRIGHT. I'VE APPRECIATED, I'VE APPRECIATED, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH US, WORKING WITH THIS COMMISSION. AND, YOU KNOW, I'VE ENJOYED MOST OF IT. BUT WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE GOING TO STAY IN PORTLAND ANYWAY. YEAH, YEAH. DID I MENTION I, I LIVE OVER HERE. OKAY. OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON [c. Consideration and Action on request by Howard Gillespie, Commissioner, Pct 4 for fencing around Precinct #4 new shop building. We received three bids. Bids are as follows: Price Welding & Fence in the amount of $67,000; D & C Fence Company in the amount of $99,570.00; IND Fence in the amount of $99,913.00. We recommend going with Price Welding & Fence in the amount of $67,000.] TO 2.4 C CONSIDERATION ACTION ON REQUEST FROM HOWARD GILLESPIE, COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT FOUR FOR FENCING AROUND PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR. NEW SHOP BUILDING RECEIVED THREE BIDS. BIDS ARE AS FOLLOWS. PRICE, WELDING AND FENCE IN THE AMOUNT OF 67,000 D AND C FENCE COMPANY AN AMOUNT OF $99,570 IN IN DEFENSE AND THE AMOUNT OF $99,913. WE RECOMMEND GOING WITH PRICE WELDING AND FENCING THE AMOUNT OF $67,000. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY GONZALEZ. SECOND BY SIKORSKI. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NOPE. AS LONG AS WE MAKE SURE WE GOT THE PRICE COMPANY IN THERE RIGHT WHEN YOU'RE RECOMMENDING. VERY GOOD. RECOMMENDED. OKAY. NOTHING ELSE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE [d. Consideration, discussion and action for approval of Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between San Patricio County Precinct #1 and the City of Taft under the Texas Interlocal Cooperation Act with regard to reconditioning of streets and/or parking areas for the City of Taft.] OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. AYE. MOTION CARRIES 2.4 D CONSIDERATION, DISCUSSION AND ACTION FOR APPROVAL OF AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY PRECINCT ONE AND THE CITY OF TAFT UNDER THE TEXAS INTERLOCAL COOPERATION COOPERATIVE ACT. WITH REGARD TO RECONDITIONING THE STREETS AND OUR PARKING AREAS IN THE CITY OF TAFT. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION SECONDED BY GONZALEZ. ANY COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 2.4. [e. Consideration and action on an IT request for additional fiber to establish connectivity back to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). Adult Probation - $12,760.00 Juvenile - $17,875.00 Records Warehouse & R&B # 1 - $15,880.00 Total $46,515.00 - this will be coming out of the IT Budget] CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON AN I.T. REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL FIBER TO ESTABLISH CONNECTIVITY BACK TO THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER FROM THE ADULT PROBATION CENTER FOR 12,760. JUVENILE FOR $17,875. AND THE RECORDS WAREHOUSE AND R&B ONE FOR $15,880, FOR A TOTAL COST OF $46,515. AND THIS WILL BE COMING OUT OF THE IT BUDGET. STEVEN, YOU MIGHT [00:40:10] EXPLAIN WHAT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS JUDGE. THIS IS JUST ADDITIONAL CRITICAL LOCATIONS SO THAT WE CAN ALL CONNECT BACK TO THE EFC WITH OUR FIBER MOVE TO APPROVE SECOND MOTION SECOND. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS TO STEVEN? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. [f. Consideration and action on request from John Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, on expanding the Justice Center's "West Parking Lot" in the amount of $97,391.00.] THANK YOU. STEVEN. 2.4 F CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A REQUEST FROM JOHN HERNANDEZ, COUNTY ENGINEER ON EXPANDING THE JUDICIAL CENTER'S WEST PARKING LOT AND THE AMOUNT OF $97,391. JOHN. YES. DISCUSSED LAST WEEK, FULTON CONSTRUCTION CAME BACK TO THE COUNTY FOR THIS AMOUNT. THE INITIAL COSTS WERE IN THE RANGE A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. BUT THIS IS A REDUCTION. AND THIS IS THE PRICE. THE CURRENT PRICE FOR THIS PROPOSED WORK. THIS IS A REDESIGN REDESIGN FROM THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURE. THAT'S CORRECT. WHY ARE WE CHANGING IT TO ADD 14 SPACES. WELL, THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST FROM A LOT OF OFFICIAL PUBLIC ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR INCREASED. WHO? WELL, I WOULD SAY SOME OF THE FOLKS FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S. NO, SIR. THEY'RE GOING TO ADD 14 SPACES FOR. $97,391. YES. I MEAN, THIS THIS WAS A DESIGN THING FROM THE GET GO WITH THE PARKING LOT WAS GOING TO BE. SO NOW WE'RE CHANGING IT AT THE LAST HOUR, THEY HAD 14 SPACES FOR $97,000. AND I KNOW WE PROBABLY HAVE A CONTINGENCY, BUT I'M SAYING, IS THIS THE MOST USEFUL, USEFUL ONE? I MEAN, WE'VE GOT FOUR PRECINCTS THAT THAT BUILD PARKING LOTS AND ROADS AND BRIDGES. I'M JUST WONDERING WHY WE'RE SPENDING 97,000 MORE. WELL, I BELIEVE LAST WEEK I WAS GIVEN DIRECTION FROM THE COURT FOR APPROVAL, AND I WAS JUST COMING BY FOR THE COST. JUST LOST IT. YES, SIR. I WAS HERE LAST WEEK, I DON'T REMEMBER. YES, SIR JOHN, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THE ORIGINAL PLAN FOR THIS WAS LIKE $380,000. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THAT INCLUDED A, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL SECURITY DEVICES, GATES AND ARMS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S ABOUT AS LOW AS WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET IT. IS THIS GOING TO BE THE LAST ONE? I CANNOT ANSWER THAT. NO, SIR. THERE'S ALSO CONSIDERATION FOR IN THE FUTURE, IF THE COURT WANTS TO PROCEED WITH THE SEMI SECURED AREA, LIKE THE ELECTRONIC GATE, AND WE ALREADY DID THIS, DIDN'T WE? NO, SIR. NOT COME BACK WITH THE PRICE. I WAS JUST GIVEN A PERMISSION TO PURSUE THAT OPTION. OH. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ADDITIONAL PARKING AT THE WEST PARKING LOT FOR $97,391? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE WEST PARKING LOT ADDITION FOR $97,391. HAVE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN SINCE I WASN'T IN DISCUSSIONS LAST WEEK. OKAY. I SAID I YOU SAID I OKAY, NOT WILLINGLY, BUT REALLY. NO, I'M GOING TO SAY NO, WE NEED TO PUT A STOP ON THIS AND LET'S GET IN THIS BUILDING AND THEN MAKE SOME MODIFICATIONS AFTERWARDS. OKAY. WE HAVE TO THREE DAYS, ONE NAY AND ONE ABSTENTION. OKAY. THE MOTION PASSES. OKAY. [g. Consideration and Action on a request by John Hernandez, P.E., County Engineer, concerning a Utility Permit for Rincon Water Supply Corporation's for the following all located in Pct 3: 12" Waterline Extension CR 1468 CR 1470 CR 1478 CR 1518 CR 2567 6" Waterline Extension Sodville 6" Waterline Extension CR 1296 CR 2567 CR 1230 CR 1344 CR 1906 18" Waterline Extension for High Service Pump Station] 2.4 G CONSIDERATION ACTION ON THE REQUEST BY JOHN HERNANDEZ, P COUNTY ENGINEER, CONCERNING THE UTILITY PERMIT FOR RINCON WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION FOR THE FOLLOWING. ALL LOCATED IN PRECINCT THREE, A 12 INCH WATER LINE EXTENSION ON COUNTY ROAD 1468, A NUMBER TWO COUNTY ROAD [00:45:09] 1470. NUMBER THREE, COUNTY ROAD 1478. AND NUMBER FOUR, COUNTY ROAD 1518. COUNTY ROAD 2567 WILL HAVE A SIX INCH WATER LINE EXTENSION. SOMMERVILLE WILL HAVE A SIX INCH WATER LINE EXTENSION ALONG WITH COUNTY ROAD NINE, 1296 COUNTY ROAD 25. 67, COUNTY ROAD 1230 AND COUNTY ROAD 1344 IN LAST, COUNTY ROAD 1906 WILL HAVE AN 18 INCH WATER LINE EXTENSION FOR HIGH SERVICE PUMPS STATION. JOHN. ALL RIGHT. THE COUNTY HAS RECEIVED FROM RINCON AN ENGINEERING DESIGN SEALED AND PLANS. AND THESE DRAWINGS ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNTY'S UTILITY ACCOMMODATION POLICY. AND ALSO TODAY IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, I HAVE MR. ART SMITH FROM RINCON TO FURTHER EXPAND OR GIVE THE DETAILS FOR HIS PROPOSED INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. OKAY. IS THIS FOR NEW BUSINESSES COMING IN OR RESIDENTIAL OR WHAT? I MEAN, YOU KNOW, LEAVING US SAYING FOR PRECINCT THREE, IT'S NOT FOR OBVIOUSLY IT'S IN PRECINCT THREE, BUT IT'S NOT FOR PRECINCT THREE. I MEAN, IT'S NOT FOR PRECINCT THREE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY JUDGE. THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL OF THE EXISTING CUSTOMERS THAT ARE NOW ON RINCON WATER CONTINUE TO HAVE THEIR SUPPLY OF WATER. WITH THE ADDITION OF THE LENOIR HOME PROJECT THAT IS UNDERWAY, THE SENT IN RANCH. SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, THESE PROJECTS THAT ARE PROPOSED, THESE PERMITS, THESE INCREASES IN OUR CAPACITY ARE TO ACCOMMODATE THE EXISTING CUSTOMERS OF RINCON. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE CALLING THE OFF SITE IMPROVEMENTS TO ALLOW FOR US TO PROVIDE WATER TO THE LENNAR PROJECT. ALSO OUR ENGINEERS ALSO WITH ME TODAY, IF WE HAVE ANY FURTHER TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO CUT ANY ROADS. EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE BORED. THE MAJORITY OF OUR WORK WILL BE IN PRIVATE BECAUSE OUR EASEMENTS ARE PRIMARILY ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COMING OUT AND CROSSING. AND SO THE THERE ARE LINES WHERE WE'RE PROPOSING TO LAY LINES. NOW, WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT PUTTING NEW LINES OUT THERE. THESE ARE UPSIZING EXISTING LINES AND EXISTING EASEMENTS. IS THERE ANY FIRE HYDRANTS OR ANYTHING IN THE. NOT IN THIS PARTICULAR SECTION. THERE ARE, OF COURSE, IN THE NEW SUBDIVISION WHICH HAS BEEN ENGINEERED TO ACCOMMODATE THE FLOWS. OKAY. WELL ANYTHING ELSE? COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. COMMISSIONER GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER YEARLEY FOR APPROVAL. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. CONCLUDES. AGENDA ITEMS WILL GO INTO PERSONNEL. 3.1 A STACEY [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.] COPELAND RESIGNATION. DEPUTY CLERK TWO DISTRICT CLERK, PART TIME TEMPORARY NONEXEMPT GRADE 104. STEP TWO AT $17.97 PER HOUR, EFFECTIVE MARCH 31ST, 2026. DIANE MENDOZA RESIGNATION ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, FULL TIME, REGULAR EXEMPT GRADE 118. STEP EIGHT PLUS AT $10,746.67 PER MONTH WITH A $50 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE EFFECTIVE MARCH 23RD, 2026. AND ROSE RAMOS, SALARY PROMOTION SERGEANT, SHERIFF'S OFFICE FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 114 AT $8,192.71 PER MONTH WITH A $65 A MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE TO LIEUTENANT FULL TIME REGULAR NONEXEMPT GRADE 115 AT $8,751.96 PER MONTH, WITH A $65 PER MONTH PHONE ALLOWANCE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST, 2026. MOVE TO APPROVE 3.1 A THROUGH C SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE, SECONDED BY YARDLEY. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES 3.2. ACCEPT AND RECORD [00:50:06] EMPLOYEES. STATUS CHANGES. NONE. ITEM FOUR, EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE WERE SCHEDULED TO HAVE AN [4. EXECUTIVE SESSION PUBLIC NOTICE is given that the San Patricio Commissioners Court may elect to go into Executive Session anytime during the meeting to discuss matters listed on the Agenda, when authorized by the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. To the extent there has been a past practice of distinguishing items for public deliberation and those for executive session, the public is advised that the Court is departing from that practice, and reserves the right to discuss any listed agenda items in executive session when authorized by law to do so. In the event the Commissioners Court elects to go into Executive Session regarding an agenda item the section or sections of the Open Meetings Act authorizing the Executive Session will be publicly announced by the presiding officer. In accordance with the authority of the Government Code, Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberation Regarding Real Property), 551.0725 (Contract being Negotiated), 551.073 (Prospective Gift), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.0745 (Personnel Matters Affecting County Advisory Body), 551.076 (Security Devices), 551.086 (Public Utilities Competitive Matters), 551.087 (Economic Development Negotiations) the Commissioners Court will hold an Executive Session to consult with attorney(s) including matters related to litigation; deliberate regarding real property; prospective gift(s); personnel matter(s), including termination; security devices, and/or economic development negotiations and other matters that may be discussed in an Executive Session. Upon completion of the Executive Session, the Commissioners' Court may in an open session take such action as appropriate on items discussed in Executive Session.] EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT I NEED A MOTION TO TABLE. EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOVE TO TABLE SECOND. OKAY. GOT A MOTION BY GILLESPIE. SECONDED BY OF COURSE, TO TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, WE'RE DOWN TO ITEM SEVEN. MOTION TO ADJOURN, YOUR HONOR. OKAY. FOR YARDLEY TO ADJOURN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE. AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE ADJOURNED. 9:50 A.M. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.