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

AGENDA, EXAMINATION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION OF APPROVAL OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST SAN PATRICIO COUNTY PURSUANT TO SECTION 113.064 TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. RUTH. PAY THE BILLS. SECOND MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. VERY GOOD. ANY. I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY BUDGET LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. TREASURER'S REPORT. GOOD MORNING.

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

COMMISSIONERS. THE ONLY THING WE HAVE FOR THIS WEEK IS OUR HEALTH TRANSFER OF $27,500.

I'LL MOVE TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT AS PRESENTED. SECOND, MAKE A MOTION AND A SECOND. SECOND. I'LL GO. WAS WAS SKI FIRST WAS A TIE. GOOD SKI. THAT'S FINE. RUBEN WILL UNDERSTAND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WON'T YOU? IT'S QUICK. YEAH, I KNOW CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU.

THANKS, MA'AM. THANK YOU. CONSENT AGENDA. ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS LISTED THERE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE BY THE COMMISSIONERS. COURT MEMBERS, THE COMMISSION COURT HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTATION ON EACH ITEM. ALL AND ALL SUCH ITEMS MAY BE ACTED UPON BY ONE VOTE WITHOUT BEING DISCUSSED SEPARATELY, UNLESS REQUESTED BY COUNTY JUDGE OR COMMISSIONER. ANYBODY.

COMMISSIONER. MR. CHRIS DORSEY, SORRY TO INTERRUPT. DID YOU VOTE? I DIDN'T HEAR A VOTE ON 22C OKAY, ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. MAN. I TELL YOU, I'M MAKING ALL KINDS OF MISTAKES THIS MORNING. I GUESS I WASN'T PREPARED. OKAY, 2.3 A OKAY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD.

[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. EXCEPT TO RECORD FULLY EXECUTED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES FOR INMATE HOUSING AND SERVICES. ONE VICTORIA COUNTY. WAS THAT WAS THAT TABLED? NO, I DON'T WAS IT TABLED AGAIN? IT DOESN'T SAY IT WAS MOTION. BRING IT BACK ON THE TABLE. ALL RIGHT. MOTION. BRING IT BACK ON THE TABLE. SECOND. ALRIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, BRING IT BACK.

ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT, OKAY. IT'S BACK ON THE TABLE NOW. COMMISSIONER. THE THE COURT APPROVED IT. WE SENT IT TO VICTORIA FOR THEIR COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO APPROVE IT. IT'S BEEN SENT BACK TO, TO, TO MAKE I GUESS TO RATIFY IT. OKAY. SO WAS THE TABLE TO JUST AMEND IT? IT WAS TABLED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYWAY, SO MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION TO APPROVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. GOOD.

UNANIMOUS 2.3 B CONSIDERATION. ACTION. REQUEST BY. WE DID THAT ONE SEPARATELY. THAT'S OKAY. WE HAD TO BECAUSE IT WAS ON TABLE 2.3 B CONSIDERATION ACTION REQUEST BY GARY DAVIS, AIRPORT MANAGER FOR ASSIGNMENT OF HANGAR LEASE BETWEEN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY LESSOR ANDREW CROSS, C, HANGAR C 12 AND CONSIDERATION ACTION BY REQUEST. ERIC DAVIS, AIRPORT MANAGER FOR RENEWAL OF HANGAR LEASE BETWEEN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY LESSOR AND ISAAC ONRA, DBA UNDER CONSTRUCTION LESSEE FOR HANGAR S H A AND THEN 2.3 C ACCEPTANCE RECORD LETTER OF TAX ABATEMENT

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COMPLIANCE FOR GULF COAST GROWTH VENTURES FOR FY 2025 AND AUDIT LETTER FOR THE SAME FROM CORPUS CHRISTI REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, CCR. A MOTION TO APPROVE 2.3 B 2.3 C SECOND MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OPPOSED TO A AGAIN. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. INDIVIDUAL ACTION ITEMS 2.4 A PRESENTATION UPDATE ON THE

[a. Presentation and Update on the County Parks by Kimberly Garcia, Parks Department Manager.]

COUNTY PARKS BY KIMBERLY GARCIA, PARKS DEPARTMENT MANAGER. YAY. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT THIS PRESENTATION. IT'S JUST REALLY GOING OVER FRED JONES TO GIVE AN UPDATE ABOUT IT. BUT I DID PUT IN JUST SO YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF SOME KIND OF PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE OUT OF FRED JONES. SO THESE ARE THE FIVE PARKS, THE FIVE PARKS THAT WE MAINTAIN.

YOU HAVE SOME IN MATHIS OLD SANDPIT, PORTLAND, AND WE HAVE SOME IN SAINT PAUL AND ONE IN SINTON. THOSE TWO ARE VERY SMALL. I CALL IT THE PARK AT THE POCKET PARK. OKAY. OKAY.

THIS IS THE FIRST PROJECT THAT I DID WHEN I GOT INTO THIS POSITION. ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S SOME DAMAGE TO THE ROOF. THERE'S A TREE HANGING OVER, WHICH I'M ASSUMING THAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE. AND SO WE REMOVED THE TREE AND WE FIXED THE ROOF AND THE, THE FINISHED VERSION OF IT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. OKAY, OKAY. THIS IS A VIDEO. DO YOU WANT TO TRY TO DO IT? JOSH? NO. OKAY. WELL, IT DID A 360 AND THIS IS FACING AWAY FROM THE DRIVEWAY.

BUT ON THIS RIGHT, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE, THERE'S A BUNCH OF BRUSH AND BUSHES AND TREES THAT ARE OVERGROWN. AND SO A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM THE NEIGHBORS WAS THAT THERE WAS SOME ILLEGAL OR UNWANTED ACTIVITIES DUE TO THE LACK OF VISIBILITY. AND SO ALSO SOME KNOWN PROBLEMS FROM THE PREVIOUS LACK OF PARKING. THERE WAS ON THE ROAD PARKING, WHICH WAS A LITTLE SCARY AND DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF STEEP AS YOU GO DOWN. AND THEN I'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS THE VIDEO TOO. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ANOTHER 360. OUCH. I'M KIND OF SAD, BUT THERE'S SOME PHOTOS ON THE NEXT SLIDE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO VIEW. BUT THIS IS FRED JONES. AS OF TODAY, WE USE A CRIMINAL PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN. AND IT IS A WAY TO PREVENT CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES. SO WE REMOVED SOME TREES IN THE FRONT TO ADDRESS THE UNWANTED ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES. AND THEN WE ALSO OPENED THE AREA BECAUSE OUR FUTURE PLAN IS TO HAVE OFF ROAD PARKING. AND SO WE LEFT A COUPLE OF TREES THERE FOR SHADE FOR PARKING. AND THEN WE WILL HAVE BOLLARDS IN THE FRONT. SO THAT WAY NO VEHICLES CAN ENTER THE PARK. THERE WON'T BE ANY FENCE, THERE WON'T BE ANY CHAINS. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO MONITOR OPERATION HOURS WITH POSSIBLY CAMERAS. BUT IT'S UP FOR DISCUSSION. WE'RE WORKING WITH COASTAL BEND BAY AND ESTUARY TO KIND OF COME UP WITH SOME OF THE SOLUTIONS WITH THIS. THIS IS SOME PHOTOS OF THE PATIO THAT'S THERE. THIS IS WHERE ALL THE UNWANTED ACTIVITY WAS HAPPENING. THERE'S SOME VANDALISM. THERE ARE SOME AFTER OUR ACTIVITIES. AND SO WE OPENED THAT UP. THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME MORE UPDATES ON THE PATIO. WE HAVE SOME WORK GOING ON THERE. ON THE BOTTOM. THOSE ARE THE PALM TREES. IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL. AS YOU GO DOWN THE TRAILS, IT ACTS AS NATURAL SHADE. AND THEN BESIDES THAT, THERE'S NO OTHER TREES THAT ARE BEING CHOPPED DOWN ON THE TRAILWAY. I KNOW THERE WAS A LOT OF CUSTOMERS OR LIKE PEOPLE THAT WERE CALLING AND ASKING, YOU KNOW, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE ANY TREES LEFT? ALL THE TREE ACTIVITY THAT WE'RE CUTTING DOWN IS IN THE FRONT. AND THAT'S JUST TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT WERE PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY. BUT AS FAR AS THE TRAILS, WE'RE KEEPING THEM THERE. WE'RE MAINTAINING THE TREES. WE'RE NOT CHOPPING DOWN ANY TREES. WE'RE JUST MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN WALK THERE WITHOUT GETTING SLAPPED BY A BRANCH. AND SO OUR MAIN GOAL IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE PROTECTING AND PRESERVING OUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND FLORA AND FAUNA. FAUNA IS WILDLIFE THAT'S THERE.

DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. ANY QUESTIONS? NO, NO. I WILL SAY I'M HAPPY TO SEE US DOING SOMETHING WITH THE FRED JONES NATURE SANCTUARY. ME TOO. ONE TIME THIS WAS IN MY PRECINCT, BUT THAT WAS BEFORE I CAME INTO OFFICE. BUT I KIND OF INHERITED.

TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE WE'RE DOING SOMETHING AS A COUNTY TO DO

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SOMETHING WITH THIS. I WOULD BE CAREFUL ON A COUPLE THINGS. I KNOW THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE IN THE IN THE WORDING ON THE DEED THAT WAS TRANSFERRED TO US, IT SAYS THAT WE ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN IT FOR THE FLORA AND FAUNA. YEAH. DOESN'T SAY FOR THE PEOPLE. YEAH. I WANT TO SEE IT USED BY THE PEOPLE. SO WE JUST NEED TO FIGURE OUT THE RIGHT BALANCE THERE. AND THERE ARE SOME NATIVE TREES IN THERE THAT ARE ACTUALLY VERY RARE. YEAH. AND I HAD SOMEBODY ONE TIME CONTACT ME FROM UP IN NORTHERN TEXAS, AND HE'S TRACKING A PARTICULAR PALM TREE THAT IS IN THAT NATURE SANCTUARY. AND IT'S ACTUALLY THE ONLY NATIVE TREE, PALM TREE TO TEXAS. YEAH. WE HAVE THREE EXOTIC PALM TREES THERE AND WE ARE PRESERVING THOSE. WE HAVE TEXAS SAGE MEXICAN OLIVE TREES, AND WE'RE TRYING TO PRESERVE AS MUCH OF THAT AS POSSIBLE. AND YEAH, I DID PROVIDE CHRIS WITH THE DEED AND WE WENT OVER IT. AND I THINK WE'RE WORKING WITH COASTAL BEND BAY, JAKE HERRING, WHO'S A LAND CONSERVATOR, AND HE'S DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB AT KIND OF DIRECTING US AND GIVING US THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED FOR THE COUNTY. VERY GOOD. AND I KNOW AT ONE TIME WE HAD DISCUSSED THE BRIDGE THAT'S IN THE PARK. YES, IT GOES OVER THE GULLY AND WE WERE APPROACHED ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, AND I'M SURE IT'S NOT GOING TO BE OFFERED ANYMORE. BUT BOY SCOUTS IN PORTLAND WERE LOOKING AT THAT BRIDGE AS A PROJECT FOR EAGLE SCOUTS. THEY MAY TOUCH BASE WITH SOME OF THE SCOUTS DOWN THERE IN PORTLAND OVER THERE, AND THEY MAY HAVE. SOMEBODY WANTS TO TAKE THAT PROJECT ON. YEAH. YES. WE PROVIDE THE MATERIALS. THEY PROVIDE THE LABOR. YEAH. WE'RE WILLING TO COORDINATE AND WORK WITH ANYONE. THAT'S A GOOD WAY TO GO. YEAH, YEAH. WE GOT SOME GRANT MONEY THAT WE'RE WORKING ON REPLACING THAT BRIDGE. AND WE'LL ALSO BE REPLACING THE, THE ROOF THIS WEEK ON THAT CARPORT. YEAH. THING THAT WE GOT THERE. WELL, ONE TIME THE BOY SCOUTS ALL OVER THE COUNTY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE COUNTY PARKS AND SIGNAGE AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS. WE, WE HAD MANY EAGLE SCOUT PROJECTS GOING WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. AND I LIKE TO SEE THAT COME BACK.

ME TOO. YEAH, YEAH. THANK YOU KIMBERLY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 2.4 B JUSTICE CENTER

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

PROJECT UPDATE BY JOHN A HERNANDEZ P E ENGINEER. IS IT DONE YET? LET'S GET IN THERE SIR. IT'S GETTING THERE. ALL RIGHT. THIS THE MONTHLY PAYOUT FOR THIS MONTH IS APPROXIMATELY 1.8 MILLION. AND THAT'LL BRING THE PROJECT COMPLETION TO ABOUT 87% COMPLETE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THE LATEST PROGRESS REPORT IS AS FOLLOWS. LAST WEEK, WE HAD A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DLR GROUP, WHICH IS A SUBCONSULTANT TO B R W. THEY PERFORMED A SITE VISIT ABOUT TWO HOURS AND WALKED ALL WE WALKED ALL THE FLOORS AND ALL THE PERIMETER. SO THAT. THAT VISIT WENT VERY WELL. THE SUBCONSULTANT WAS OVERALL HAPPY WITH THE PROGRESS AND OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

COMING UP HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'RE TRYING TO WRAP UP WHAT WE CALL THE THE TRYING TO GET A GET A. THE OFFICE MOVE INS. SO WHAT THAT ENTAILS WORKING WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, FINALIZING THE PARTICULAR OFFICE REQUIREMENTS, AND IN PARTICULAR, SOME DEPARTMENTS ARE GOING TO BRING OVER WHAT WE CALL THE, THE PORTABLE WORKSTATIONS. SO THAT'S GOING TO BE A SAVINGS TO THE COUNTY RIGHT THERE. SO WHEN THE DEPARTMENTS BRING OVER THAT PARTICULAR EQUIPMENT, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE BRW AND THEIR OFFICE COORDINATOR, SUBCONSULTANT, TO MAKE SURE ALL THE PIECES OF FURNITURE ARE GOING TO FIT WITHIN OUR ASSIGNED WORK AREAS. THE FIRST FLOOR OFFICE FURNITURE INSTALLATION IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR MAY 19TH. OKAY, SO WE BEGIN THE WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF ACTIVITY FROM THE DEPARTMENT HEADS. IN THE FUTURE, USERS. THE ONE THAT. WE'VE BEEN TAKING A LOT OF TOURS OUT THERE AND AS WELL AS YOU GUYS ARE WELCOME TO TAKE A TOUR AT ANY TIME. WE GET A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING IN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS FOR THIS PROJECT TO BE COMPLETE. RIGHT NOW. RIGHT HERE, IT CAN'T HURT TO THE CRITICAL PATH FOR THIS PARTICULAR PHASE IS STILL THE

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THIRD FLOOR AND WE STILL NEED TO GET COMPLETE. THE SHEETROCK INSTALLATION AND THE PRIMER ON THAT. OKAY. JOSH, CAN YOU PULL UP THOSE PHOTOS? THERE YOU GO. YEAH. OH, ONE MORE THING. THE ELEVATORS ARE CURRENTLY BEING ASSEMBLED AND THERE SHOULD BE PRETTY OPERATIONAL HERE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. SO IF ANY STAFF MEMBER WANTS TO TAKE A TOUR, WE'D HOPEFULLY TAKE THE ELEVATORS, ESPECIALLY UP TO THE THIRD FLOOR OR EVEN THE ROOFTOP. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY UPDATE.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU JOHN.

[c. Consideration and action on approving an agreement between San Patricio County District Clerk's Office and Kofile Technologies, Inc for book preservation, archival imaging, and indexing services for a total of $20,587.62 to be paid from the budgeted District Clerk's Records Archive/Preservation annual fund for 2026.]

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. ALL RIGHT. 2.4 C CONSIDERATION ACTION ON APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE AND CO FILE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

FOR BOOK PRESERVATION, ARCHIVAL IMAGING AND INDEXING SERVICES FOR A TOTAL OF $20,587.62 TO BE PAID FROM THE BUDGET OF DISTRICT CLERK'S RECORDS ARCHIVE PRESERVATION ANNUAL FUND FOR 2026. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. UNANIMOUS. MOVING ON. ALL RIGHT. CONSIDERATION. ACTION. REQUEST FROM

[d. Consideration and action on request from Commissioner William E. Zagorski Sr., Precinct 1, on renewing the uniform contract with Cintas. ]

COMMISSIONER WILLIAM E ZAGORSKY. JUNIOR PRECINCT ONE ON RENEWING THE UNIFORM CONTRACT WITH CINTAS. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION TO SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. UNANIMOUS. ALL

[e. Discussion, consideration and action requested by Pct. 1 Commissioner William E. Zagorski, Sr. to purchase a Modern AG Viper 15' Batwing Shredder for $27,500.00 from Diamond B Tractors & Equipment. ]

RIGHT, 2.4 E DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION REQUESTED BY PRECINCT ONE COMMISSIONER WILLIAM E ZAGORSKY SENIOR TO PURCHASE MODERN AG VIPER, 15 FOOT BATWING SHREDDER FOR $27,500 FROM DIAMOND B TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION AND A SECOND, COMMISSIONER YARDLEY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. 2.4 F

[f. Discussion, consideration and action on request from Justice of the Peace, Pct. 4, Judge Karen Diaz for approval to purchase two (2) Ricoh fi?8170 document scanners at a unit cost of $1,034.42, for a total cost not to exceed $2,068.84. Funding is requested from the Court Technology Fund.]

DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION, ACTION AND REQUEST FROM JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT FOR JUDGE KAREN DIAZ FOR APPROVAL TO PURCHASE TWO RICOH. F I QUESTION MARK 8170. I'M GOING TO ASSUME THERE'S SOMETHING OTHER THAN A QUESTION MARK IN THERE. SLASH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

DOCUMENT SCANNERS AT A UNIT COST OF 1034 42 FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $2,068.84. FUNDING IS REQUESTED FROM COURT TECHNOLOGY FUND. MR. KIESCHNICK DOES THE COURT TECHNOLOGY FUND HAVE THE MONEY? OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT, 2.4 G. CONSIDERATION. ACTION ON ORDER.

[g. Consideration and action on an order authorizing the issuance of the County's general obligation, refunding bonds in the approximate amount of $5,530,000 for debt service savings; levying an Ad Valorem Tax for the payment thereof; and other matters in connection therewith]

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF THE COUNTY'S GENERAL OBLIGATION. REFUNDING BONDS. IS THIS THE.

OKAY? I'M GOING TO. OKAY. I'LL FINISH READING IT. DON'T DON'T DON'T NOBODY MAKE A MOTION.

OKAY. I'M READING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. APPROXIMATE AMOUNT 5533, $35,530,000 FOR DEBT SERVICE, SAVINGS, LIVING AND AD VALOREM TAX FOR PAYMENT THEREOF AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION WITH THERE WITH. SO GO AHEAD, MR. KIESCHNICK. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. SO YEAH, OUR SAVINGS HAVE DECREASED. NEVER TONY CAME UP. TONY ALSO CAME OUT BACK IN FEBRUARY.

WE'RE AT ABOUT 3.9 TO 4.2% SAVINGS. WE'RE DOWN TO LESS THAN 1% DUE TO GEOPOLITICAL EVENTS HAPPENING OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO. AND SO NUMBER RATES GET BACK IN OUR FAVOR.

WE'RE GOING TO REVISIT THIS, BUT WE ASK THAT Y'ALL TAKE NO ACTION. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION.

TAKE NO ACTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. NO

[h. Discussion, consideration and action on creating a new Heavy Equipment Operator III, Grade 107, for Road & Bridge Pcts .]

ACTION. ALRIGHT. 2.4 A'S DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON CREATING A NEW HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR. THREE GRADE 107 FOR ROAD AND BRIDGE PRECINCTS. WHAT HR DIRECTOR.

LET ME SPEAK. WE JUMP INTO THIS. SO AS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS ABOUT POSITIONS THAT THEY HAVE FOR SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT, 3 TO 4 SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT THAT NOT ANYBODY THAT EITHER HAS A CDL OR DOES NOT HAVE A CDL. SO WHAT WE DID IS WE HAVE, WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN 0102 AND THEN WE HAVE A LEAD CREWMAN. AND LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS AND TRYING TO PLACE THIS ONE IN, WE DECIDED TO GO IN WITH AN HEO3. AND THOSE POSITIONS ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS, THE FIRST DOT ON THERE, THOSE PARTICULAR POSITIONS FOR THE SPECIALIZED. NOW WE DID WANT TO MAKE SURE

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THAT IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THE OTHER OPERATORS, BUT YET LESS THAN THE LEAD CREWMAN BECAUSE OF THE SUPERVISION OF IT. THERE IS SOME SUPERVISION, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS THE LEAD CREWMAN IS. OKAY. MY QUESTION IS WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY NEED TO HAVE MOST LEAD EATS AND DISHES AND RELATED THINGS ON AG3? I MEAN, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE NORMALLY HAVE OUR SUPERVISORS IN IN THE PRECINCTS DO. THESE ARE NOT SUPERVISORS SPECIFICALLY. THOSE WOULD BE OUR LEAD MEN. THOSE ARE JUST ADDITIONAL DUTIES THAT WE PUT ON THERE. JUST AS ANY OTHER ASSIGNED DUTIES. ALRIGHT. THIS WAS WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMISSIONER THAT PUT IT IN. WE DID NOT SPECIFICALLY PUT IT FOR THAT PRECINCT ITSELF. THIS POSITION IS FOR ALL OF THE PRECINCTS. SO IF YOU DO HAVE THOSE, THOSE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT WOULD GO AHEAD AND QUALIFY FOR THIS. AND I HAD AN INCIDENT WITH SOMEBODY WHO WAS A HIRED ON AS A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR. AND WHEN IT CAME TO TO DOING OTHER LABORS, HE SAID, WELL, I WAS ONLY HIRED TO DRIVE A TRUCK, PERIOD. ALRIGHT. I DON'T, YOU KNOW, ANY OPERATE HEAVY EQUIPMENT, PERIOD.

SO SOMEONE THAT I KNOW VERY WELL HANDED HIM A SHOVEL AND SAID, HERE, HERE'S A PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT, START DIGGING RIGHT NOW. AND THAT'S WHY, THAT'S WHY I PUT THE OTHER THINGS IN THERE, BECAUSE WE NEED THEM TO DO EVERYTHING RIGHT. EXACTLY. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU

[i. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grants Manager, to contract with Caldwell Tanks, Inc., for Saint Paul Elevated Storage Tank RFP2025-020 with $855,000.00 in TDA Colonia Fund CFC24-0101 and $427,000.00 ARPA Funded for a total of $1,282,000.00.]

MISTER, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. 2.4 I DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON REQUEST FROM MELANIE COOPER, GRANTS MANAGER TO CONTRACT WITH CALDWELL TANKS INC FOR SAINT PAUL ELEVATED STORAGE TANK. RFP 2025 TAC 020 WITH $855,000 AND TDA COLONIAL FUND CFC 24, TAG 0101 AND 427,000 ARPA FUNDING, FOR A TOTAL OF $1,282,000. MOTION TO APPROVE. THIS IS MY PRECINCT.

WE NEED TO GET THAT TANK GOING SECOND. ALRIGHT. GOT A MOTION, A SECOND, A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. 2.4 J DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION.

[j. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grants Manager, to contract with C.F. McDonald Electric RFP2025-020 Generators with $310,469.00 ARPA Funds.]

ACTION. A REQUEST FROM MELANIE COOPER, GRANTS MANAGER TO CONTRACT WITH C F MCDONALD ELECTRIC RFP 2025 020. GENERATORS WITH $310,469 OF ARPA FUNDS. ANYBODY HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT? OH, GOOD. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THIS IS PART OF THE TDA COLONIA FOR SAINT PAUL. IT'S JUST THE GENERATORS FOR SAINT PAUL, SAINT PAUL. ALRIGHT. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. OKAY. MOTION SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. THANK YOU. HEY, LISTEN. ALRIGHT,

[k. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grants Manager, on a contract amendment for RFP2024-016 Juvenile Expansion Construction to September 20, 2026]

LET'S SEE HERE. 2.4 K DISCUSSION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION. REQUEST FROM MELANIE COOPER, GRANTS MANAGER ON A CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR RFP 2024. TAC 016 JUVENILE EXPANSION CONSTRUCTION ON TWO SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2026, LENGTHENING THE TIME PERIOD THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FINISH THE CONSTRUCTION. THIS CHANGE ORDER. IT IS A AN EXTENSION TO THE CONTRACT. WELL, THAT'S ACTUALLY A CHANGE ORDER. YEAH. IT NEEDS TO. YEAH. IT NEEDS TO BE A CHANGE ORDER. IT'S CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FOUR. IT'S CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FOUR. OKAY. SO IT'S JUST AN EXTENSION TO THE CONTRACT. WELL THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO KNOW. THE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FOR THE ORIGINAL DATE WAS 1031 2025. YES, SIR. NINE 2026 SO WHAT IS THE DELAY IN THIS PROJECT? I SEE WE HAVE YEAH, WE GOT ANYBODY CAN SPEAK. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, COME ON. IT SAYS NO CHANGE. YEAH. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS DREW GWYNN, PROJECT MANAGER ON THIS THING FOR BECK BROTHERS. THIS PROJECT WE'VE WE'VE WE'VE HAD WE'VE HAD WE'VE HAD SCOPE GAPS. WE'VE HAD ISSUES WITH SUBMITTALS. WE'VE WE'VE HAD JUST, JUST GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THIS THING.

WE'RE ASKING FOR THE TIME EXTENSION AS FAR AS RIGHT NOW, WE, WE, WE PUT IN EVERYTHING FOR HVAC, PUT IN ALL OUR SUBMITTALS, SPENT MONTHS WITH THAT, GETTING ALL THAT STUFF TURNED IN AND, AND TURN IT IN TO PERSPECTIVE WHAT THEY ASKED FOR. AND THEY, THEY, THEY CHANGED THE ENTIRE THING. THEY SAID THE, THE, THE LAWS AND STUFF HAVE CHANGED. SO WE HAD WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE HAD TO TAKE IT BACK AND REDO THE ENTIRE SYSTEM, WHICH BASICALLY YOU'RE ASKING FOR AN EXTENSION TIME. YES, SIR. WELL, THAT SHE SAID, WE NEED WE NEED SOME MORE TIME TO GET THIS THING DONE. MOTION TO APPROVE. SO I'LL SECOND IT WITH THE WITH THE CAVEAT THAT THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SO IS THIS SOMETHING THAT THE COUNTY CAN BE ASSISTING WITH? HOW DO WE MOVE THIS ALONG? WE WE HAVE SET UP NOW A DIFFERENT SYSTEM

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TO MAKE THIS MOVE MORE, MORE SMOOTHLY. EVERYBODY'S NOW A LOT MORE INVOLVED. THE COUNTY IS INVOLVED. WE WE GOT A WHOLE DIFFERENT SYSTEM GOING NOW. AND I TAKE IT YOUR SUBMITTALS ARE FOR FOR PAYMENT? NO SIR. NO, SIR. THESE ARE THESE ARE PRODUCT SUBMITTALS FOR FOR ACROSS THE THE PROJECT. SO THE ROOF HAS CHANGED THREE TIMES. SO WE, WE SUBMITTED WHAT THEY EXPECT IN THE PLANS. THEY CHANGED THE ROOF. THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE NEXT ROOF. IT DIDN'T MEET HALF ENGINEERING, SIR. OKAY. WHERE ARE THEY? THEY. OKAY. THEY PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE BEEN OKAY. YES, SIR. SO IT'S JUST SUBMITTALS ARE THROUGH HALF ENGINEERING. THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S WHERE THE MAJOR HANG UP. IS THAT SIR? OKAY. VERY GOOD. SO, JOHN HERNANDEZ, ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH THIS PROJECT? YEAH. AS THE COUNTY ENGINEER. YES, SIR. I'M INVOLVED. TRY TO COORDINATE BETWEEN THE COUNTY PERSONNEL. HALF THE THE COUNTY'S ENGINEERING CONSULTANT FIRM AS WELL AS THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT. SO BACK BROTHERS ASSIGNED US. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION BETWEEN THE SUBMITTALS, TIMELINESS, RED LINES GOING BACK AND FORTH, AND THEN NEXT TO THE EXTRA TIME. BACK, BROTHER WAS SAYING, I GUESS ABOUT MAYBE A MONTH AGO OR SO, WE'VE HAD A LOT MORE INVOLVEMENT FROM BECK BROTHERS, AS WELL AS PRODUCT OWNERSHIP.

IN FACT, ROLAND BECK IS HERE NOW REPRESENTING BECK BROTHERS. I'M NOT I'M NOT BLAMING. I'M I'M JUST, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE WE'RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SUBMITTALS GOING BACK AND FORTH, YOU KNOW, THIS STUFF NEEDS TO BE EXPEDITED SO WE DON'T HAVE TO EXTEND THE PROJECT ANY LONGER. IT NEEDS TO BE. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THAT'S NOT LIKE THEY'VE CAUSED PROBLEMS. IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE THROWN ROADBLOCKS UP ON THEM. THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S PART OF THE. SO WE NOW AND LIKE I SAID, THE PAST MONTH OR SO, WE'VE BEEN HAVING MUCH, MUCH MORE COORDINATED EFFORTS ACROSS THE BOARD. OKAY. DIFFERENCES IN THIS, EXCUSE ME, COST. NO, NOT FOR THIS PARTICULAR CASE. THERE'S NOT ASK FOR THEM PROBABLY HE'S NOT. YEAH. SO I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, HIM BEING A CONTRACTOR AND GETTING LENGTHENED OUT ON TIME AND SUBMITTALS AND THINGS BEING CHANGED. AND YOU KNOW, EVERY TIME YOU CHANGE A DESIGN, YOU GOTTA CHANGE WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO USE TO BUILD IT. IT'S LIKE I SAID, I'M SURE HE WANTS TO GET DONE SO HE CAN GO ON TO HIS NEXT PROJECT. YES, SIR. THIS REALLY SHOULDN'T BE THAT COMPLICATED OF A PROJECT. I MEAN, IT'S A PRETTY IT'S A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD BUILDING, SO I'M JUST NOT. LOTS OF DISCUSSION. GETTING SO BOGGED DOWN IN NOT MOVING FORWARD IN A TIMELY MANNER. OKAY. ALRIGHT, WELL, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION MADE A MOTION A SECOND. RIGHT, YOU GOT IT. ALRIGHT, LET'S GO AHEAD. ALL IN FAVOR, I REGRET THE INCONVENIENCE TO ALL. OKAY, HOPEFULLY IT'LL GO SMOOTHLY FROM NOW ON. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE. ALL RIGHT. THREE PERSONNEL, EMPLOYMENT AND CURRENT EMPLOYEE STATUS CHANGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CURRENT PERSONNEL POLICY. COUNTY BUDGET, STATE LAW NOTIFICATION. SUCH CHANGES.