May 11, 2026 Commissioners Court

[1. Call meeting to order]

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ORDER. BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH THE PLEDGE, I THINK I'D LIKE TO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR ONE OF OUR JAILERS. EDUARDO PEREZ, 47 YEARS OLD, JUST, JUST PASSED AWAY. AND SO IF YOU COULD. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME IN PLEDGES 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 FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE.

TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. WELL WELCOME EVERYBODY. THE JUDGE IS IN WASHINGTON, DC PURSUING HIS LEADERSHIP CAREER, I GUESS TRYING TO GET AHEAD. SO YOU GOT ME. SO ANYWAY, CITIZENS BE HEARD. DON'T HAVE ANYBODY DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS. ANYBODY

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

PUT SOME PRIME STABILIZER FOR THE CHIPSEAL FOR THIS WEEK, AND WE WERE ALSO ROAD PROCESSING ON COUNTY ROAD 2763 IN THE SITTING AREA. AND WE STILL COATED THREE AND A HALF MILES ON COUNTY ROAD 600 IN SAINT PAUL. THAT WAS A LONG PROJECT THERE THAT WE FINALLY WRAPPED UP. WE ALSO INSTALLED SIGNS, DID END SIGNS ON COOPER ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD 1726 AND COUNTY ROAD 1653 IN THE AREA. WE ALSO ADDED SOME HEADWALLS ON COUNTY ROAD 798 FOR A LOT OF CONCRETE OUT THERE.

GETTING THAT SQUARED AWAY AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DRAINAGE DISTRICT, AND WE DID SOME CULVERT RESETS ON COUNTY ROAD 2763 IN THE SITTING AREA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER. CHARLIE. MORNING. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. OBVIOUSLY LAST NIGHT WE HAD SOME RAIN AND SOME WIND. SO THIS MORNING AND PROBABLY ALL DAY, WE'RE SPENDING THE DAY BASICALLY JUST DOING SOME BASIC CLEANUP AND STRAIGHTENING UP SOME SIGNS AND TAKING CARE OF ANYTHING ELSE THAT OCCURRED LAST NIGHT. YEAH, QUITE A STORM. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. COMMISSIONER ZUCKER. YEAH. LAST WEEK ON TUESDAY, WE HAD A WATER PRESENTATION BY TSUNAMI WATER OVER THERE. WE HAD A GOOD ATTENDANCE, A LOT OF INDUSTRY DOWN THERE. IT WAS GOOD HAVING PIZZA AND WE DRANK AIR. OTHERWISE WATER CONVERTED FROM AIR. WE HAD A HURRICANE CONFERENCE FOR THE COASTAL BEND ON ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WELL ATTENDED OVER 1200 PEOPLE HURRICANE SEASONS COMING UP IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND IT WAS A GOOD, GOOD CONFERENCE. ATTENDED A PORT COMMISSION ENVIRONMENTAL BRIEFING ON THURSDAY NIGHT. THEY HAD SOME YOUNG PEOPLE THERE THAT GAVE A VERY GOOD PRESENTATION ON THE AIR, WATER AND SOIL AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT SHOWING THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTISE. THAT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED AND WAS VERY GOOD. I WANT TO THANK PRECINCT THREE FOR SOME HELP ON ON THE BRUSH PICKUPS ON KUNTZ LOOP. I'M WORKING ON GETTING A BRUSH TRUCK FOR PRECINCT ONE, BUT SOME OF THE RESIDENTS CALLED IN AND WE GOT IT DONE, TAKEN CARE OF. THANK YOU. RUBEN. MY HAUL DRIVER BE MOVING EQUIPMENT FOR DRAINAGE DISTRICT THIS WEEK. WE'RE PATCHING ON 1360 OLD COUNTY ROAD 101 ON COUNTY ROAD 1612 AND WEEDING. AND WE'RE OUT CHECKING OUR SIGNS AND AND THROUGHOUT THE PRECINCT BECAUSE THAT WIND AND RAIN PORTA POTTY I HAD NEXT TO ONE OF MY BUILDINGS OUT THERE WAS BLOWN OVER THIS MORNING. SO IT TELLS YOU HOW MUCH WIND WE ACTUALLY HAD LAST NIGHT. I GOT ABOUT AN INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN HERE IN SINTON, SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE, SIR. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. AS COMMISSIONER FOR PRECINCT FOUR, COMMISSIONER YARDLEY AND I ATTENDED A CONFERENCE OF URBAN COUNTIES LAST WEEK AND NOT AS LARGE AS OUR TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF

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YEAH. IT GOT CANCELED THIS PAST SATURDAY. WELL, WE WERE EXPECTING RAIN AND WE GOT GOT LAST NIGHT. YES. THANK YOU. FLEX SOME MUSCLE. DO TWO THINGS AT ONCE. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

ANYBODY ELSE? NO. NO NO. OKAY. MOVING ON TO APPROVAL OF MINUTES. OH. PUBLIC NOTICE

[5. PUBLIC NOTICE: On Monday, May 18, 2026, immediately following Commissioners Court, the Commissioners Court will hold a Budget Workshop with Department Heads and Elected Officials to go over the Budget Process for FY 2027.]

[1. Approval of minutes]

THAT'S RIGHT. FINANCIAL AGENDA. EXAMINATION. CONSIDERATION. ACTION. APPROVAL. ALL CLAIMS

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

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

[3. Consent Agenda: All Consent Agenda items listed are considered to be routine by the Commissioners Court. Members of the Commissioners Court have been furnished documentation on each item, and all such items may be acted upon by one vote without being discussed separately unless requested by County Judge or a Commissioner:]

[a. Discussion, consideration and action on request by Margie Flores, District Attorney on rReallocation of Asset Forfeiture Funds for a relocation stipend for new hire Yasmine Wicker]

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[b. Discussion, consideration and action on request from Justice of the Peace, Pct. 5 Judge Nere Villarreal for approval to purchase a Ricoh fi 8170 document scanner at a unit cost of $1,030.97. Funding is requested from the Court technology fund.]

[c. Discission, consideration and action on request from Leslie Pullin, Justice of the Peace, Pct 8 to change her currently unfilled part-time position to a full-time position as the office is handling increased case loads.]

[d. Consideration and action on request from Melanie Cooper, Grant Manager, for a change order to RFQ2023-002 engineering contracts to redistribute ARPA funding from Fiber Optic and Generator projects to the Juvenile Detention and Animal Shelter.]

[e. Consideration and action on request from Melanie Cooper, Grant Manager, for a change order for contract RFP2025-020 for an increase of $18,840.45 BABBA requirements. ]

YES. THIS IS BY AMERICA. BUILD AMERICA. AND THIS IS ONE OF THE ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS THE CONTRACTOR HAS TO GO THROUGH. SO THERE IS AN INCREASE IN CONTRACT PRICE TO GET THAT UP.

SO WE THEY'RE REQUESTING THE 18,000 BECAUSE MATERIALS COST MORE WHEN WE BUY AMERICA BUILD AMERICA. AND THAT THAT IS THE ISSUE. OKAY. WELL, YES IT IS. I BUILT A COUPLE OF FERRIES THAT WAY. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION SECOND. MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR. THERE'S THERE'S WE JUST NEED TO LOOK FOR THOSE FUNDS ON THAT. OKAY. OH, WE GOTTA LOOK FOR THE FUNDS. GO AHEAD, MR. KIESCHNICK. BEFORE I CALL THE WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING IN, SEE IF THERE'S ANY INTEREST LEFT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THERE IS LEFT IN THERE. AND SO WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK FOR THAT AND SEE WHERE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PULL THAT MONEY FROM. WE DO HAVE SOME MONEY SOMEWHERE TO PUT MONEY SOMEWHERE. WE'RE HOPING THAT WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH IN INTEREST TO FULLY COVER IT, BUT WE'RE NOT QUITE SURE IF THERE'S QUITE ENOUGH ARPA INTEREST LEFT TO COVER THAT. OKAY. VERY GOOD.

WE'LL LOOK INTO IT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. IF YOU'D LET US KNOW LATER FOR SURE, WE'LL WHERE IT CAME FROM. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE, AYE. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. 2.4 F DISCUSSION,

[f. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grants Manager, on accepting a change order with JE Construction RFP2025-019 D239 - Sinton & Taft Construction in the amount of $1,619,246 for total contract price of $8,960,283.70 to provide drainage improvements for the Sinton Channel.]

THOUSAND $283.70. TO PROVIDE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CHANNEL. ACTUALLY, I DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY IN MY CHECKING ACCOUNT, SO IT'S HARD TO SAY. GO AHEAD. THIS PROPOSAL HERE HAD TO BE REVISED FROM THE ORIGINAL DUE TO THE ACQUISITION AND THE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS, WE HAD TO MOVE THAT LINE 25 FOOT. IT IS STILL WITHIN THE 25% ALLOWABLE BY THE GLO EXCHANGE TO CHANGE IT, AND THEY DID NOT CHANGE THE UNIT PRICES. SO IT IS WITHIN STATE LAW. WE DO HAVE GRANT FUNDS FOR THE INCREASE, AND THIS WILL HELP US GET THROUGH TO OUR

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AYE AYE. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET ME SEE HERE. 2.4 G DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION.

[g. Discussion, consideration, and action on a request from Melanie Cooper, Grant Management, to designate a new Labor Standards Officer (LSO) for TDA CFC24-0101.]

BUT IN FACT, IF IT IS HIM, HE'D HAVE TO GO OUT TO THE JOB SITE AND INTERVIEW EMPLOYEES. AND WE KNOW MR. DORSEY IS VERY BUSY. SO I WOULD LIKE TO DESIGNATE THAT TO FILL UP WITH THE NUECES RIVER AUTHORITY, TO GO INTO THOSE EMPLOYEE INTERVIEWS AND TO WATCH OVER THAT CONTRACT. WE WE ARE CONTRACTED WITH THEM TO DO THAT. I'VE I'VE DONE THAT IN THE PAST, AND I'M MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL SECOND A MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. PART OF THAT JOB ALSO IS TO GET WITH THE AUDITOR AND VERIFY THAT ALL THE ALL THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR LABOR STANDARDS ARE MET AS FAR AS PAYMENT FOR THE EMPLOYEES. SO IT'S A IT'S A HEADACHE. THEY ACTUALLY WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR DIRECTLY. AND THEY REVIEW ALL PAYROLLS BIWEEKLY TO MAKE SURE THOSE STANDARDS ARE BEING MET. I BELIEVE THEY ALSO INTERVIEW EMPLOYEES FROM TIME TO TIME TO MAKE SURE WHAT THE COMPANY IS TELLING YOU IS THE SAME, THAT THAT IS CORRECT, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'LL BE ON SITE DOING SINCE WE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. OKAY. MOVING ON. COMMISSIONER.

YEAH. IS THERE A LAST NAME FOR PHILIP? OH, YEAH. PHILIP. PHILIP. IT. DO WE KNOW? I WILL HAVE TO GET THAT. THAT'S FINE. I DO HAVE IT. I JUST IT'S HARD FOR PRONUNCIATION. UNDERSTOOD.

THANKS. OH, HE DID HE EARLY SECOND. PHILIP WITH NO LAST NAME. PHILIP. PHILIP FROM THE NUECES RIVER AUTHORITY. YES. FILL IT FROM THE NUECES RIVER AUTHORITY UNTIL WE GET A LAST NAME. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, NOW. 2.4 H

[h. Consideration and action on request from Melanie Cooper, Grant Manager, for a change order to contract RFP2025-002 CDBG F005 engineering contract with Halff Associates, Inc. from 14.5% to 15% of construction costs. ]

THE COURT APPROVED US AT 15%. ORIGINALLY THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS WE GOT 14.5% DO SOME TO SOME ISSUES AND SOME PROJECTS. THEY HAD TO TAKE ON A FEW EXTRA PROJECTS. AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING TO ADD THAT EXTRA 5%. RIGHT NOW IT'S LOOKING AT ABOUT $150,000 INCREASE, BUT THAT NUMBER IS GOING TO CHANGE AS WE GO THROUGH THE ACQUISITION FUNDS. BUT IT WOULD JUST BE FOR THAT FULL 15%. AND THEN IF THE COURT DOES APPROVE THAT, WE'LL PUT AN AMENDMENT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. NEXT. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO ASK IS THESE ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS ARE TAKEN ON THEIR HOURS, RIGHT? THEY ARE. YES, THEY ARE, AND THEY ARE THEY'RE IT'S ADDITIONAL WORK IN THE PROJECTS WE ALREADY HAVE STANDING. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY ORIGINALLY REQUIRED, YOU KNOW, YES, THEY ARE OUR CONTRACTS. IT'S OTHER. THEY WILL TAKE THOSE RESOURCES AND DEDICATE IT TO OTHER PROJECTS WITHIN THE COG MOD. OKAY. ALLOCATED FUNDS. SO SOME STUFF HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. A SECOND APPROVE AND A SECOND. OKAY. GO AHEAD. SKI WE HAD WE HAD ANOTHER COMPANY BEFORE CALLED AG THREE THAT WAS DOING A LOT OF WORK ON THIS AREA TOO.

AND THEY WERE HAVING TO GO AFTER SOME OF THE DOCUMENTATION THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE DONE. AND ALSO SOME OF THE LANDOWNERS, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE ITEMS FOR CONSTRUCTION EASEMENTS AND SO FORTH. IT ALL ADDS UP ATTENDING THESE MEETINGS. AND I THINK HALF IS DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB. OKAY. VERY GOOD. OKAY. FOR THE TESTIMONIAL. OKAY, MOTION A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE, AYE. OKAY. GOOD. YEAH. SECOND. WHO WAS THE SECOND ONE? THAT WAS ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. KEEP UP. OKAY. WHERE ARE WE AT? HERE NOW? YEAH. COME ON. ALL 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.]

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OH, WHY DID HE DO THAT MOTION? BRING BACK ON THE TABLE. SECOND. MOTION. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. OKAY, GOOD. IT'S BACK ON THE TABLE. I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT AGAIN THOUGH. MOTION TO APPROVE 3.1 A, B AND C. SECOND MOTION IS SECOND 311 A, B AND C. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE AYE. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. WELL FORTUNATELY OR UNFORTUNATELY WE DO HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION SO.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS GIVEN. SAN PATRICIO COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY ELECT TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ANY TIME DURING THE MEETING DISCUSS MATTERS LISTED. ANYWAY IT'S ALL THERE. IT'S

[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.]

LET'S STOP THIS AND WE'LL MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION RECONVENE AT 945. WE SECURED

[5. RECONVENE: Regular Commissioners Court Session]

[6. Consideration and action on all items discussed in the Executive Session.]