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GOOD MORNING, THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE COFFIN

[Call to Order]

COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS CALLED TO ORDER.

TODAY IS TUESDAY, JUNE 15TH, 2021 9:00 AM.

WE'RE IN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING ROOM IN THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX.

UH, AT THIS TIME I'LL ASK PASTOR COLL IF HE'LL OFFER AN INVOCATION AND ASK, UH, COMMISSIONER HUNT, IF HE'LL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES, PLEASE STAND GOOD MORNING, FATHER.

WE THANK YOU, LORD THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US SUCH AN AWESOME DAY TO BE ABLE TO COME AND TO REJOICE AND BE ABLE TO BE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING ALL THERE IN OUR COUNTY.

PAULA, WE ASK THAT YOU MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES AND DECISIONS FOR US TO DO THE THINGS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO YOUR GLORY AND HONOR FATHER, FATHER.

WE JUST WANT MORE OF YOU AND LESS OF US AND EVERYTHING THAT THERE IS.

AND FATHER, WE PRAY A HEDGE PROTECTION OVER OUR COUNTY, ALSO IN ALL OF THIS COMING IN DAYS TO COME FATHER, WE GIVE YOU ALL THE PRAISE AND HONOR, AND GLORY, AND WE ASK THIS IN THE WONDERFUL NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, AMEN OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR, TEXAS, TEXAS ONE STATE ONE GOOD MORNING AGAIN.

UM, NORMALLY AT THIS TIME WE WOULD, UH, HAVE, WE WOULD HEAR COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC.

I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS FROM ANYONE, SO I ASSUME NO ONE IS HERE TO ADDRESS US TODAY.

IT BRINGS US TO ITEM ONE,

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]

A ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.

I HAVE ONE THING, UH, TODAY AT TWO O'CLOCK AT THE CAMPUS OF TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO BE, UH, RECOGNIZING THE CLOSING OF THE VACCINE, THE HUB VACCINE SITE, AND, UH, THE EVENT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY FUNNY VENT OUT IN, UNDER THE TENT OUT THERE.

UH, WE'RE WE'RE RECOGNIZING ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATED IN, IN RUNNING THIS HUB, UH, UH, VOLUNTEERS AND OTHERS.

AND I BELIEVE WE HAD SOME SOMEWHAT IN THE ORDER OF ABOUT 300 PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED IN ADMINISTERING 30,000 VACCINES OVER THE COURSE OF THE, THE HUB SITE.

SO WE INVITE EVERYBODY TO COME TO THAT AT TWO O'CLOCK.

UH, WE WE'VE, WE GOT A TENT, WE GOT FANS AND, UH, WE'RE COMMITTED TO HAVING A PRETTY SHORT EVENT.

SO WE JUST ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO RECOGNIZING THE PEOPLE THAT ALL PUTTING IN A LOT OF WORK ON THAT.

DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE? OKAY.

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

THEN THAT GETS US TO THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS, A THROUGH C UH, IS THERE ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT, UH, ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS IN DETAIL? RIGHT? UH, THEN I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION.

IT WAS A FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES.

I FAILED TO MENTION, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT TODAY.

UH, COMMISSIONER BARBER IS, UH, NOT, UH, NOT ATTENDING TODAY.

ITEM THREE,

[3. Chuck Mohnkern; Present/Accept Treasurer's Monthly Report for May 2021.]

UH, PRESENT EXCEPT TREASURES MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY, 2021 MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONER.

OKAY.

WELL, WE STARTED OUT MAY WITH, UH, IN FUND 10 $29,877,000.

WE, UH, HAD RECEIPTS IN THAT FUND OF 1,965,000 DISBURSEMENTS OF 4 MILLION, 681,000, LEAVING US WITH $27,161,847.

LAST YEAR, THAT SAME TIME WE HAD 23,315,000 IN FUND TAN INTEREST EARNED ON AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK ACCOUNTS DURING THE MONTH, $6,560 ON THE, UH, FUNDS THAT ARE IN TEXT POOL IN TEXAS CLASS 8 MILLION ARE $8,692 FOR A TOTAL OF $15,252.

THE TOTAL THAT WE HAVE INVESTED IN TEXTUAL RIGHT NOW IS $33,888,531.

TOTAL THAT WE HAVE INVESTED IN TEXAS CLASS IS 100, 4 MILLION, 242,544 FOR A TOTAL OF 138 MILLION, $131,076.

THE

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YIELD ON POOL INVESTMENTS RIGHT NOW IS 0.07, SEVEN 7%.

THE AVERAGE YIELD ON TEXAS CLASS.

OH, HER 0.0784%, WHICH IS ABOUT A 10TH OF WHAT IT WAS LAST YEAR.

AT THIS TIME, THE TOTAL COUNTY FUNDS IN THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK ACCOUNTS AT THE END OF THE MONTH, 28,901,000, THE TOTAL VALUE OF THE PLEDGED SECURITIES BY AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK, 111,743,000.

SO WE'RE COLLATERALIZED AT 387%.

82% OF OUR CASH IS IN INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS, RIGHT AT THE TIME 17.3% IS IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK.

AND DURING THE MONTH WE, UH, PROCESSED 362 RECEIPTS ISSUED FOR A TOTAL OF 4 MILLION 5, 780 $1.

AND THAT'S MY REPORT QUESTIONS FOR THE TREASURER.

NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT REPORT.

UH, IF THERE, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT? OH MY GOD.

MOTION WHERE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER.

KATE'S DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, SIR.

NEXT,

[4. Brenda Samples; Present/Accept the Tax Assessor-Collector's Monthly Report for May 2021.]

UH, OUR TECH SISTER COLLECTOR, BRENDA SAMPLES.

HE'S GOING TO COME TO PRESENT FOR ACCEPTANCE THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTORS MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY, 2021.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS FOR THE, UH, EIGHT.

LET'S SEE FOR APRIL, WE SHOULD BE ON MY YOUNG, SORRY WE HAD, UH, IN THE, UH, CURRENT ROLE WE COLLECTED, OKAY.

$8,121.

THIS IS FOR THE ROLL BACK TAXES THAT WE'VE GOT ON, UH, SOME PROPERTIES IN, WELL, I GUESS THERE'S SOME IN EACH, UH, PRECINCT, UH, BUT IN THE END, UH, ROLL BACK TAXES, UH, COLLECTED FOR THE YEAR IS $258,000, 112 AND 6 CENTS.

NOW, UM, FOUR, THE MONTH WE COLLECTED FORTY SEVEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SEVENTY SIX THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE DOLLARS AND 13 CENTS OF WHICH WE HAVE DELINQUENT 91,000 7, 5780.

AND WE HAVE DEFERRED 88,000 8 0 6 43.

NOW THE, UH, ROAD AND BRIDGE, WE COLLECTED $97,924 AND 7 CENTS.

AND THERE'S A 17,000 9, 22 64.

THAT IS DELINQUENT.

AND THEN WE HAVE 15,000 370 95.

THAT IS ON DEFERRAL.

YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE, UM, ON, UH, WAIT FOR THIS MONTH, UH, WE HAD COLLECTED, UH, 47 ME SEE $97,924 AND 7 CENTS FOR THE ROAD AND BRIDGE.

WE'VE COLLECTED 41 MILLION, 3 88, 5 8193 FOR M AND O.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS SAMPLES? NO, IF NOT.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TEXT SISTER COLLECTOR'S MONTHLY REPORT FROM MAY, 2021? WE HAVE THAT MOVE FROM COMMISSIONING CASES OR SECOND I'LL SECOND, A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES BACK TO BRENDA

[5. Brenda Samples; Discuss/Consider entering interlocal cooperative agreement for Villages of Fox Hollow Public Improvement District #1 Assessment Collection between Kaufman County and the City of Forney.]

AGAIN, DISCUSS, CONSIDER ENTERING INNER LOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR VILLAGES OF FOX HOLLOW, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, DISTRICT NUMBER ONE ASSESSMENT COLLECTION BETWEEN COFFIN

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COUNTY AND THE CITY OF FORNEY.

YES, SIR.

FOX HOLLOW IS IN THE CITY OF FORNEY AND THEY ARE WANTING TO CONTRACT WITH US TO COLLECT THEIR TAXES FOR THEIR TF FOR IT'S A PEER DIDN'T IT, UH, THE TIFFS AND THE PEDS AND THE JURORS, YOU KNOW, UH, THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE ASKING US TO DO AT THIS TIME.

AND, UH, WE JUST NEED THE COURT'S APPROVAL IF THEY SO DESIRE.

UH, WELL WE'RE COLLECTING FOR EVERYBODY ELSE, RIGHT? MIGHT AS WELL JUST ADD ONE MORE, UH, QUESTIONS FOR MS. SAMPLES, IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ENTERING INTO THAT INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED ON ITEM FIVE? OH MY GOD, WE HAD MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NEXT

[6. Pam Corder; Discuss/Consider signing the Resolution allowing Kaufman County permission to apply for grant funding to increase awareness and participation in a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Project.]

PAM QUARTER DISCUSSED FOR CONSIDERATION SIGNING THE RESOLUTION AND ALLOWING KAUFMAN COUNTY PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDING TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION IN A HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION PROJECT.

GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY SKEET.

OKAY, SO READY NOW.

IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY.

SO I WANTED TO, UM, COME IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY ASKING YOU TO SIGN THE RESOLUTION FOR THE SOLID WASTE FUND, WHICH IS THROUGH THE NORTH TEXAS COUNCIL, GOVERNMENT AND TCEQ.

UM, I HAVE A LITTLE SLIDE SHOW THAT I WANTED TO SHOW YOU REAL FAST ABOUT OUR PAST EVENTS, JUST SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IN KAUFMAN COUNTY.

SO WE HAD TWO EVENTS, 2000, THE END OF 2018, 2019.

THIS WAS WHAT WE COLLECTED IN HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE, WHICH MAY BE PAINTS, FERTILIZERS OILS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THIS WAS FREE TO OUR CITIZENS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE APPLYING FOR TO, TO HAVE THIS EVENT FREE.

AGAIN, THIS IS COLLECTION, UM, THE, UH, COMPUTERS, ANYTHING LIKE THAT, IT JUST KEPT COMING AND COMING AND COMING.

UM, WE ACTUALLY HAD TO LEAVE STUFF ON THE GROUND AND THEY HAD TO COME BACK AND GET MORE.

ONE OF THE EVENTS YOU CAN SEE THE BIG TVS WE ASK.

WHEN DO YOU THINK THAT KAUFMAN COUNTY WILL BE FINISHED WITH THESE? AND SHE SAID, WE'D PROBABLY HAVE A LONG WAYS TO GO FOR PEOPLE TO GET THESE OUT OF THEIR HOMES, THEIR STORAGE, THEIR BARN, AND JUST GOES ON AND ON THE TRAIL WE'RE FULL.

WE ASKED HELP EVERYWHERE THAT COMMISSIONER WAS A GREAT HELP.

MY KIDS CAME AND HELPED THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SENT TRUSTEES.

SO IT'S THE LINE THAT WAS WAITING BEFORE WE EVEN OPENED.

AND IT WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN.

34.

YEAH.

OKAY.

SO WHAT I'M ASKING FOR IS ASKING THAT YOU APPROVE US APPLYING FOR TWO HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION EVENTS AND TWO E-WASTE HOUSEHOLD.

HAZARDOUS WASTE IS A CHEMICAL OILS AND THE PAINT THAT'S A VALUE OF $29,800.

AND THE E-WASTE WOULD BE COMPUTERS, TVS, LIGHT BULBS, BATTERIES, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THAT'S A VALUE OF $28,114.

AND ALONG WITH THAT WOULD BE ADVERTISING OF $560.

SO THE TOTAL I'M ASKING YOU TO APPROVE IS $57,914 THAT'S TO ADVANCE.

UM, WE'LL HAVE TO GO IN FOR A PRESENTATION STILL, AND THEN WE'LL FIND OUT ABOUT OUR FUNDING AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THEM IN NOVEMBER, THE END OF THIS YEAR, AND THEN APRIL AND NEXT.

SO QUESTIONS, UM, TELL YOU IS IT'S SURPRISED ME, HOW OLD, A LOT OF THESE TVS AND APPLIANCES.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS LAUGHING.

MY GOSH, YOU KNOW, I LOOK LIKE A GARAGE SALE.

YEAH.

BUT IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S JUST AMAZING.

AND THEN OF COURSE, ALONG WITH THIS, TIRE'S TERRIBLE TOO.

AND HOPEFULLY WE HAVE WHERE WE'RE IN THE LINE WITH TCQ TO GET FUNDING FOR TIRE EVENT.

UM, THAT FUNDING IS VERY, UM, LOW COMING OUT.

SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL GET IT.

SO JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE COLLECTED 36,602 POUNDS OF ELECTRONICS IN THOSE EVENTS.

AND THEN WE FEEL THAT THE TWO BOX TRUCKS, AND THAT WAS JUST UNTIL, UM, THAT WAS LIKE A FOUR HOUR PERIOD.

SO THIS IS JUST A, IT'S JUST, IT'S AMAZING.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT YOU NEED TO COME OUT BECAUSE YOU WILL WORK YOUR AUNTIE OFF.

WE NEED HELP ON REAL TRUSTEES THIS TIME.

IF WE DON'T, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO, CAUSE IT'S REALLY GONNA, IT'S GONNA BE BAD.

MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME ADULT PROBATION GUYS TO HELP US.

SO

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ANYWAY, QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

THEN, UH, LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO, UH, AUTHORIZE THAT RESOLUTION OF THE COURT, ALLOWING KAUFMAN COUNTY PERMISSION TO APPLY FOR GRANT FUNDING AS PRESENTED ON ITEM SIX, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

WE HAD A MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND ONE COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY.

CAN YOU AND HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO YOU GUYS TOO.

THANK YOU.

NEXT UP CHRISTIE DICKIE

[7. Kristi Dickey; Motion to approve Replat of Lot 2 in Moses Addition Located on FM 2613 in PCT 4]

MOTION TO APPROVE REPLAT OF LOT TWO IN MOSES ADDITION, LOCATED ON FM 26, 13 IN PRECINCT FOUR.

GOOD MORNING.

SO WE ARE ASKING THE COURT TO, UH, FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REPLAT OF LOT TWO.

AND THE MOST IS ADDITION LOCATED IN F ON FM 26, 13, UH, AND PRECINCT FOUR.

IT WAS 9.173 ACRES, AND THEY'RE SPLITTING IT TO THREE ACRES OF 3.058 EACH.

UM, THIS IS GOING TO BE BUILT BY L E CUSTOM HOMES AND THEY'RE PLANNING ON DOING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON EACH LOT AND THEN SELLING IT.

HOW MANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FOR CHRISTIE? NO, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT PLAN IS PRESENTED THAT REPLANT IS PRESENTED THEM.

SORRY.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

WE HAVE THE MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER CATES.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND CHECK THE COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

NEXT UP, RAELYNN,

[8. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider permission to solicit various RFP(s) 21-07, 21-09,21-10, 21-18, 21-19,21-22, 21-23 and RFQ 21-20, as presented. (Part 1 of 2)]

DISCUSS, CONSIDER PERMISSION TO SOLICIT A PLETHORA OF RFPS AND I'LL JUST READ THE NUMBERS.

21 0 7 21 0 9 21, 10 21 18 21, 19 21 22, 21 23.

AND RFQ 2120 AS PRESENTED.

YES I AM.

OKAY.

GOOD MORNING.

UH, SO IT'S OBVIOUSLY RFP TIME AND WE WILL ALSO BE RELEASING AN RFQ, WHICH JOHN POLLSTERS HERE TO TALK ABOUT, BECAUSE THAT IS PART OF THE TRANSPORTATION BOND PROGRAM.

UM, I AM ASKING THE COURT TO REMOVE 2118 AS OUR LAWN MAINTENANCE, RFP COVERED AN ADDITIONAL YEAR.

SO THAT ACTUALLY WON'T COME UP UNTIL 2020.

SAY THAT AGAIN, UH, TO REMOVE 2118 FROM THE LIST.

ALL RIGHT.

SO EMOTION WOULD BE TO NOT INCLUDE THAT ONE.

OKAY.

AND THE COUNTY CLERK HAS THE NEW LIST AS WELL.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE RFPS? WE DID WANT TO MENTION THAT THE, UM, ENGINEERING SERVICES WILL INCLUDE THE OUTER LOOP FM SEVEN 40 AND FM FOUR 60 FM SEVEN 40 AT FM 5 48, THE FM 7 41 EXTENSION AND US 1 75 GRADE SEPARATIONS.

SO WE'VE COMBINED ALL OF THAT INTO ONE PIECE QUESTIONS.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO, UH, SOLICIT THOSE RFPS? AND I WOULD ASK THAT YOU EXCLUDE RFP 2118 FROM YOUR MOTION.

WELL, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION AND ALSO MAKE THE MOTION TO EXCLUDE 2118.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES,

[9. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider the purchase of new CopTrax Body Worn Cameras, docking stations, and software licensing in the amount of $52,401.00 from Stalker Radar; utilizing HGAC Contract #EF04-21; for Kaufman County Sheriffs Department.]

UH, NEXT UP RAYLAND DISCUSS, CONSIDER THE PURCHASE OF NEW COP TRACKS.

BODY-WORN CAMERAS, DOCKING STATIONS IN SOFT SOFTWARE LICENSING FOR THE AMOUNT OF $52,401 FROM STALKER RADAR UTILIZING THE AJC CONTRACT E F 4 0 4 DASH 21 FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

SO THE SHERIFF IS MOVING AWAY FROM HIS CURRENT CAMERA SYSTEM WITH PROVISION.

AND SO HE IS WANTING TO GO INTO A NEW CONTRACT WITH THIS COMPANY, THE STALKER RADAR.

SO HE'LL BE DOING A SLOW TRANSITION AS HE PURCHASES NEW EQUIPMENT.

WELL, THIS CONTRACT INCLUDE THE CONSTABLES AND OUR CONTRACT DEPUTIES.

I AM PREPARING A PRESENTATION FOR THEM, SO THE IN GETTING SOME PRICING IN A DEMO FOR THEM AS WELL.

SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET EVERYONE UNDER ONE CONTRACT.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

YES, THAT WILL.

THAT'S MY GOAL.

ARE THERE QUESTIONS ABOUT ITEM NINE? IF NOT,

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IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE HAS PRESENTED IN ITEM NINE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

WE HAVE MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CATES.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL THINK OF A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY.

I HAVE A BUG ON ME.

WE'LL WAIT.

NEXT STEP.

DAVID ASKED

[10. David Asbill; Discuss new staff position for the Kaufman County Children's Shelter.]

BILL TO DISCUSS NEW STAFF POSITION FOR THE KAUFMAN COUNTY CHILDREN'S SHELTER.

GOOD.

HOW ARE YOU SIR? GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, COME BEFORE YOU TO, UH, PRESENT A OPS IN HERE AT FOUR, THE KAUFMAN COUNTY CHILDREN'S SHELTER.

UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO HIRE A NEW FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE AS CASE MANAGER, UH, HERE AT THE SHELTER THAT WOULD HELP US, UM, PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE KIDS THAT WE SERVE IN THE SHELTER.

AND, UM, WHAT I HAVE BASED MY STATEMENTS HERE ON IS, UH, OUR CURRENT SITUATION AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE HAD, UH, THREE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES RETIRE, UH, TO, UH, PART-TIME POISE LEAVE.

UH, WE HAVE, UH, XCEL, UH, WE'RE UNDER BUDGET IN SALARIES FOR NOW, SO IT WILL NOT IMPACT OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR.

UH, AND THEN EVEN THOSE COMBINED TOGETHER WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THE SALARY FOR THE, UH, CASE MANAGER FOR NEXT YEAR AND THE BUDGET.

AND AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR MONEY COMES FROM, UH, STATE REVENUE FUNDS AS WELL AS THE FOUNDATION BOARD.

UH, BUT I WANTED TO PRESENT THIS, UH, TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT AS A CHANGE AS OF A LINE ITEM, UM, BECAUSE BASICALLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO OUR NURSE RETIRED.

AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THAT LINE ITEM IN OUR BUDGET FROM NURSE TO CASE MANAGER.

UM, AND IT WILL CHANGE ALSO BECAUSE SHE WAS PART TIME.

SO THERE'LL BE SOME CHANGES THERE, BUT I THINK THAT'D BE SIMPLER THAN JUST ADDING A FULL-TIME STAFF PERSON, UM, MAKE THAT CHANGE IN THE LINE ITEM, BUDGET, UH, FOR US TO TRACK.

UM, AND THEN I, YOU SEE THE NUMBERS, I HANDED OUT THE SHEET THERE OF NUMBERS WE'RE AT CURRENTLY AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON WHO YOU HIRE, HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE, UH, YOU KNOW, WHAT KIND OF JOB RELATIVITY THEY HAVE, THE SALARY WILL FLUCTUATE JUST A LITTLE.

SO, UM, THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T HAVE A SPECIFIC FIGURE ON THE EXACT HIGHER SALARY.

A LOT OF, A LOT OF MOVING PARTS THERE.

YES.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? YOU KNOW, NOT HAVING A NURSE.

YEAH, THAT WAS MY QUESTION.

DO NOT.

YEAH.

AND YOU DON'T REQUIRE ONE, NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A NURSE ON STAFF.

UM, THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL.

YOU KNOW, KIDS GET STRIPES FALLS, WHATEVER, BUT, UM, FOR LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALWAYS EVALUATE AND SEE IF THEY NEEDED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR KIND OF LIKE YOUR OWN KIDS AT HOME.

YOU KNOW, IF THEY FELL OFF A BICYCLE, GOT SCRAPED, YOU'D TAKE CARE OF IT.

BUT IF THEY HAD SOME SYMPTOMS GO TO THE DOCTOR, I MEAN, CAUSE I GUESS THE NURSE ALSO ACTED AS A CASEWORKER.

YEAH.

PARTS OF THAT.

YES.

AND PROBABLY THE GATES WORK IS MORE IMPORTANT.

IT IS JUST BECAUSE OF DOCUMENTATION AND PROTOCOL THAT WE HAD TO FOLLOW FOR THE STATE.

AND RIGHT NOW IT'S DIVIDED BETWEEN THREE PEOPLE AT THE SHELTER, UH, ME AND OUR OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR AND THEN THE NURSE.

SO HAVING THAT UNDER ONE PERSON MAKES IT EASIER FOR THE STATE TO CALL ONE PERSON WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT STAFF THAN HAVING TO CALL DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

SO THAT WAS LIKE GOOD PLAN TO ME.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO.

THANK YOU, DAVE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE MADAM AUDITOR, EVERYTHING.

OKAY.

OKAY THEN, UH, UH, I GUESS LOOKING FOR EMOTION TOO, TH TH UH, ACTUALLY THIS IS NOT ON FOR CONSIDERATION.

SO IT WAS JUST A REPORT.

[8. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider permission to solicit various RFP(s) 21-07, 21-09,21-10, 21-18, 21-19,21-22, 21-23 and RFQ 21-20, as presented. (Part 2 of 2)]

UM, REGULARLY HAS UNDONE ME WITH HER EXTREME EFFICIENCY BECAUSE, UH, WE DID NOT HEAR FROM, UH, OUR TRANSPORTATION CONSULTANT

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ABOUT RFQ 21 DASH 20 AND ON, I WOULDN'T WANT HER TO, PRIOR TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OR OPPORTUNITY TO LISTEN TO MR. POLLSTER.

SO, UH, AND THEN I'LL, UH, I'LL TALK TO KAREN AND WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW WE NEED TO, IF WE NEED TO GO AHEAD.

AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THAT MOTION INCLUDED RFQ 21 DASH 20.

I THINK WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUST MAKE THAT AS A SEPARATE MOTION.

MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERED.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COURT, SIR? 21 DASH 21.

OKAY.

JOHN POLSTER, INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS.

UH, THE RFQ THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU COVERED THE LIST OF PROJECTS THAT RED AND MENTIONED, BUT I'LL GO OVER THEM AGAIN.

IT'S PRIMARILY THE LARGE ONE IS THE OUTER LOOP.

UH, THE NEXT ONE IS POTENTIAL EXTENSION OF 7 41 SOUTH, STILL TO BE NEGOTIATED THE TWO INTERCHANGES ON 1 75 IN THE CAMP AREA, THE, UH, SOUTHBOUND FRONTAGE ROAD OR THE NEW EXTENSION FOR ALL THE WORK WE'RE DOING NEAR THE NEW FACILITY AND THEN THE 5 48, UH, PROJECT SOUTH.

AND THEN THE, UH, 7 44 60 PROJECT UP THROUGH, INTO ROCKWALL COUNTY.

WE ALREADY HAVE THE COUNTY OF ROCKWELL AGREEING TO PAY THEIR PORTION.

AND SO WHAT WE'LL DO IS IN THE SECOND ISSUANCE THAT THE COURT APPROVED A FEW MONTHS AGO, WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU WITH A FEW ADJUSTMENTS, UH, ON THAT TO MATCH WHAT WE GET BACK FROM, WHOEVER GETS SELECTED.

ONCE WE START THE NEGOTIATIONS, BECAUSE THE SECOND ISSUE ONCE WAS THE ASSISTANT ESTIMATE OF WHAT WE THOUGHT WE WOULD NEED FOR THESE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS.

SO LIKE IN, IN COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS CASE, HE ISSUED A CERTAIN DOLLAR AMOUNT, BUT HIS CONTRACTS AND, UM, ONCE WE KNOW THE ACTUAL DOLLAR AMOUNT, WE'LL ADJUST THOSE AMOUNTS TO BE THOSE SPECIFIC PROJECTS.

AND THEN THE REMAINDER OF THAT WILL BE LEFT IN HIS DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNT.

SO I'LL JUST, WE'LL DO SOME CLEANUP AFTERWARDS FOR EACH OF THE MEMBERS ONCE WE KNOW THE ACTUAL NUMBERS.

SO THAT'LL, YOU'LL SEE THAT COME IN.

ONCE WE GET THE, UH, SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNTS, UH, QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

THEN I THINK WHAT I'LL DO JUST TO OUR CLARITY, I THINK I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE RFQ 21 DASH 20, WHICH WAS IN THAT ITEM EIGHT, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE SPECIFICALLY APPROVED THE RFQ.

SO, UH, CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE A RFQ 21 DASH 20? I'LL MAKE THAT WAY.

THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND ONE COMMISSIONER AND CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THE MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

[11. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line item transfers.]

OKAY.

ON TO THE AUDITOR, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER LINE ITEM TRANSFERS.

GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS OR BUDGET AMENDMENTS? IF THERE ARE NONE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE LINE ON TRANSFERS AS PRESENTED? SO WE HAD A MOTION COMMISSIONER CAGES OR A SECOND I'LL SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

UM, THE AUDITOR

[12. Auditor; Discuss/Consider claims for payment.]

AGAIN ON ITEM 12, DISCUSS CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.

YOUR CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT ARE $417,023 AND 47 CENTS A PAYROLL AND TRANSFER OF 1,000,400 AND 17,000 THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY ONE TWENTY FIVE FOR A TOTAL OF 1,000,830 $4,414 AND 72 CENTS.

YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE CLAIMS? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AS PRESENTED ON MY GOOD MOTION? MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

YOU FINALLY LEARNED TO WAIT UNTIL WE BUILD FOR YOU.

VERY GOOD.

VERY GOOD.

UH, ITEM 13, UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER EXITING

[13. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter executive session.]

REGULAR MEETING AND ENTERING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IS THERE A MOTION TO DO SO? OH, MY GOOD MOTION.

WE HAD A MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND ONE COMMISSION CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR.

AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

SO WE ARE NOW

[14. Executive Session; Pursuant to Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code, the Commissioners Court will meet in closed session to consult with attorney regarding real estate negotiations.]

IN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 51 0.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

THE COURT WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION TO CONSULT WITH ATTORNEY REGARDING REAL ESTATE NEGOTIATIONS.

UM, WHAT WOULD Y'ALL THINK ABOUT MEETING IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM? I ASKED THE AUDITOR IN JERRY TO STAY WITH US.

WE'RE GOOD.

I DON'T THINK WE'LL NEED ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE.

THANK YOU.

UH, YOU DON'T WANT TO, LET'S GO BACK ON THE CONFERENCE.

[00:30:01]

OKAY.

AT

[15. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider exiting executive session and enter back into regular meeting.]

THIS TIME WE'RE OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION OR I'D LIKE TO LIKE LOOK FOR A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND BACK INTO REGULAR MEETING.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

THE MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING I SUPPOSE NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

[16. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider taking any action needed as a result of executive session.]

UH, WE DIDN'T OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T TAKE ANY ACTION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I HEAR NO MOTIONS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO WE'LL PASS ON ITEM 16

[17. Adjourn Regular Meeting]

AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING.

MS. HARRIS, PHYLLIS MOVE TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND REMISSION CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO WE'RE OUT OF HERE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WE'RE ADJOURNED.

I GUESS.