Nov 16, 2021 Commissioners Court

[Call to Order]

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THIS REGULAR MEETING OF THE KAUFMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS CALLED TO ORDER.

TODAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16TH, 2021.

IT'S 9:00 AM.

AND WE WERE IN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING ROOM IN THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX IN KAUFMAN.

UH, WE HAVE A CORN, UH, QUORUM TODAY.

UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS IS, UH, IS NOT WITH US.

WE AS ALWAYS START OUR MEETING OFF WITH THE INVOCATION IN PLEDGES TO THE FLAGS.

UH, MR. BARBARA IS GOING TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES AND, UH, PASTURE KYLE IS GOING TO LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION.

PLEASE STAND GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, FATHER.

WE THANK YOU, LORD, THAT YOU ARE SO AWESOME AND MIGHTY AND PRECIOUS ON TO EACH.

AND EVERY ONE OF US, WE ASK THAT YOU LEAD US AND GUIDE US AND DIRECT US THROUGHOUT THIS DAY.

AND THROUGHOUT THE THINGS TO BE DONE THROUGHOUT THIS DAY, FATHER, FATHER, WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER OUR COUNTY, PROTECT US FATHER GOD, AND KEEP US OUT OF HARM'S WAY.

AND FATHER, WE THANK YOU THAT YOUR LOVE MERCY AND GRACE IS SUPERNATURAL FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US FATHER, WE SURRENDER ALL THAT WE HAVE UNTO YOU.

AND WE LAID IN THE LACROSSE AND LORD, WE ASK ALL THIS IN THE WONDERFUL GLORIOUS NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.

AMEN.

I PLAYED NIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR, THE TEXAS FLAG TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE VISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

WELL, WE NORMALLY WOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO HEAR FROM ABOUT SOMETHING ON THEIR MIND.

THAT'S ON THE AGENDA, BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS FROM ANYBODY THAT BRINGS UP THE NEXT

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE]

UM, WE'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF CORRESPONDENCE IN OUR OFFICE THE LAST DAY OR TWO ABOUT, UM, OUR MEETING SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK.

APPARENTLY A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE TRYING TO GET THEIR VACATION DAYS IN, UH, NEXT WEEK WITH THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY.

SO I WAS THINKING BASED ON ALL THAT INPUT, NOT TALK TO THE AUDITOR AND SHE DOESN'T HAVE A PROBLEM.

WE DON'T MEET NEXT WEEK.

OKAY.

THAT'S NOT AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, BUT I GUESS, UH, THAT'LL BE OUR PLAN.

UH,

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

UH, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS, A AND B IS, UH, DOES ANY COMMISSIONER WANT TO TALK ABOUT ANY OF THOSE TRIGGER ITEMS AS A SEPARATE MATTER, IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? SO WE HAVE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER CAGE.

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

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES NEXT

[3. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider Receive construction and financial updates for the Justice Center and Pet Adoption Center.]

REGULAR SMITH DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND RECEIVING CONSTRUCTION IN FINANCIAL UPDATES FOR THE JUSTICE CENTER IN PET ADOPTION CENTER.

GOOD MORNING.

WE HAVE GREG HERE FROM GALLAGHER.

SO HE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION UPDATES.

I'VE ALSO GIVEN YOU ALL OF YOUR HANDOUTS AS WELL AS YOUR BUDGET REPORTS FOR THE BOND.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, MORNING.

WELL, IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY YOU SEE THING THAT COMES SEE A LOT OF CHANGES WITH THE PET CENTER, THE, UH, KIND OF JUST GIVE YOU KIND OF OVERALL VIEW OF IT.

THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDINGS MOVING ALONG BRICK WORKS PROBABLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS OUT FROM FINISHING, AND THEN WE'VE GOT SOME ADDITIONAL FINISHES THAT GO ON THE OUTSIDE, POURING SOME OF THE LOT OF THE CONCRETE PAVING WORKING ON THE SIDEWALKS AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.

AND YOU'RE IN THE NEXT ABOUT THREE WEEKS OR SO, WE'LL BE ACTUALLY GRADING IT OFF TO START SOME OF THE LANDSCAPE.

SO IT'S, UH, MOVING ALONG ROOFS ON, LIKE I SAID, THE OUTSIDE IS LOOKING REALLY GOOD, BUT IN THE WINDOWS AND SEALING THE BUILDING OFF INTERIOR, YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PICTURES THERE.

WE'VE GOT THE MAJORITY OF THE INTERIOR FRAMING AND DRYWALL UP PAINTERS ARE THERE YOU GO, IT'S BETTER TAPING, EMBEDDING, AND WE'RE STARTING TO PRIME THE WALLS AND THE CEILINGS.

UH, SO WE CAN START THE FLOORS HERE IN THE NEXT THREE WEEKS OR SO, ALONG WITH SOME OF THE FINISHES ARE PUTTING INTO YOUR CERAMIC TILE AND RESTROOMS AND A LOT OF THE, UH, ANIMAL AREAS PRETTY MUCH, UH, WE'RE ON TRACK WITH IT.

EVERYTHING'S LOOKING GOOD ON THE, UH, MOVING ON TO THE JUSTICE CENTER, HAVE YOU DRIVEN BY YOU SEE WE'RE GOING UP WITH THE MAIN STEEL STRUCTURE? UH, KIND OF, NOT A LOT OF DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES GOING ON THERE OTHER THAN THE STEEL STRUCTURE, STEEL, CONCRETE FOUNDATION WORK HAPPENING AND, UH, DRILLING PIERS FOR THE, UH, CONNECTOR WALKWAY, GOING BACK TO THE JAIL, WE MISSED THE SHERIFF'S FIBER LINE, SO WE'RE GOOD.

WE MOVED, WE MOVED, WE MOVED IT, BUT WE DIDN'T HIT IT.

SO HE, HE POLITELY TOLD ME IF WE HIT IT AGAIN OR HIT IT, IT WOULD BE A, I WOULDN'T BE UP HERE TALKING ANYWAY.

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AGAIN, STEEL STRUCTURES GOING UP, WORKING ON THE SITE PAVING, WE POURED BIG SECTION OF PARKING LOT, GETTING ANOTHER AREA PREPPED UP TO POUR, TRYING TO GET THAT OPEN BACK UP FOR THE SHERIFF WHERE THEY GET ACCESS FROM THE FRONT.

UM, NEXT PROBABLY DID AT THE END OF THE YEAR, YOU'LL SEE THE STEEL GOING UP AND FINISHING OUT.

AND THEN ALSO WE'LL BE, ONCE WE GET THAT UP WHERE, UH, PROBABLY WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS START POURING CONCRETE ON THE DECKS UPPER LEVELS TO WHERE WE COULD FIREPROOF AND THEN START THE FRAMING WORK AND ALL THE INTERIOR STUFF START PROCEEDING ON.

SO KIND OF THE SUMMARY OF IT.

UM, SO THAT'S A GREAT REPORT AND, UH, THE PET ADOPTION CENTER JUST IS THE MAIN BEGINNING TO LOOK FROM THE OUTSIDE FINISHED.

SO YEAH, IT, IT IT'LL KEEP IT'LL CONTINUE ON.

LIKE I SAID, ONCE THE BRICKS FINISHED, THEN WE GOT THE THERE'S SOMETHING LIKE THE VELVET, THE COMPOSITE PANELS THAT GO AROUND A BRICK, WE'RE STARTING THOSE RIDES FOR THANKSGIVING.

AND THEN ALONG WITH THE LITTLE METAL ROOFS AND ALL THAT STUFF, AND JUST A CHANGE IT'S CHANGING QUITE A BIT.

EVEN THE INSIDE SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU WERE, THERE HAS CHANGED A LOT.

IT'S STARTING TO LOOK FINISHED OUT, UH, IS SUPPLY SITUATION STILL LIKE IT IS OR BETTER, OR, YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE EVERY OTHER DAY YOU GET HIT WITH A SURPRISE.

UM, WE WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE JUST LIKE DOOR LOCKS IN RIGHT NOW OR A WEEK OR SO AGO, AND THEY'RE GONNA PROBABLY BE MID DECEMBER CAUSE THEY'RE WAITING ON SOME PARTS FOR THAT TYPE OF LOCK.

GOT, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY SHIT IN SOME BOAT OFF THE COAST, YOU KNOW, THERE'S STILL THE BIG ISSUE.

I MEAN, THERE'S STILL A LOT OF ISSUES, BUT IT'S JUST KIND OF HIT OR MISS WHAT IT IS.

WELL, I KNOW YOU ALL NAVIGATED A LOT OF ROUGH WATERS THERE AND WE JUST KEEP WORKING THROUGH IT.

AND SO HOPEFULLY NOTHING, NOTHING, NOTHING DONE SURPRISE COMES UP.

AND SO, UH, EMAIL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

THAT'S GREAT.

COMMISSIONER KATES HAD MENTIONED, UM, A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE JUSTICE CENTER EXPANSION.

SO WE HAVE FILED FOR THE SA PERMIT AND THE CITY OF KAUFFMAN ALSO HAS OUR DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PLANS.

UM, SO WE'VE MADE A FEW ADJUSTMENTS AT THE JUSTICE CENTER TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE MONEY SPENT ON THE JUSTICE CENTER, WE'VE DONE SOME UPGRADES TO SOME OF THE ELECTRICAL, THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO WE'RE WORKING IN PROGRESS TO GET READY FOR THAT EXPANSION TO START.

UM, THAT ITEM IS DISCUSSED, CONSIDERED RECEIVE THE CONSTRUCTION TO FINANCIAL UPDATES.

IF ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT, THEN ONE, OH, WE LOOK FOR A MOTION TO, UH, ACCEPT THAT REPORT.

OH, WAIT A MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBARA, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND TO MAKE SURE IN CASE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, THOSE OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION.

NOW

[4. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider approval of final Management Services Agreement for Animal Services & Pet Adoption Center between Kaufman County and Human Society of North Texas (HSNT).]

WHAT YOU HAVE IS THE FINAL DRAFT FOR THE OPERATIONS AND MANAGEMENT AT THE PET ADOPTION CENTER.

UM, THIS AGREEMENT HAS GONE BETWEEN LEGAL AND ALSO THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF NORTH TEXAS.

UM, JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON RIGHTS FEES, ET CETERA, THIS WILL KIND OF RUN LIKE, UM, SIMILAR TO OUR SOLID WASTE CONTRACT.

SO EACH YEAR THEY WILL SUBMIT THEIR FEES THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED.

UM, AS FAR AS THE ADOPTION FEES THAT WILL BE CHARGED OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND ALSO THE FEES THAT WOULD BE, UM, CHARGED TO THE COUNTY.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THE INITIAL CONTRACT IS A START DATE OF JANUARY ONE, GALLAGHER SEEMS TO BELIEVE THAT WE'LL HAVE THE KEYS TO THE BUILDING, UH, THE MONTH OF JANUARY.

AND SO WE WOULD START THE OPERATIONS SO THAT THEY COULD BEGIN THE HIRING PROCESS, ET CETERA.

I DO HAVE SUSAN HERE AND SHE'LL BE GIVING YOU KIND OF AN UPDATE IN THE SCHEDULING OF HOW THAT WILL TAKE PLACE.

BUT WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS A JANUARY ONE START DATE ON THE CONTRACT, AND THAT WOULD RUN THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.

AND SO THEN THAT PUTS US ON THAT FISCAL YEAR, UM, DURING BUDGET WORKSHOPS EACH YEAR, UM, THE MONTH OF MARCH IS WHEN THOSE FEES WOULD BE DUE.

SO WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THOSE PUBLISHED OBVIOUSLY IN JANUARY, BEFORE THEY OPENED.

UM, BUT SHE'S STILL DISCUSSING THAT.

SO THIS IS A BASIC CONTRACT WHERE, UM, THEY HAVE A HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING.

UH, WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OUTER, UM, YARDS, ET CETERA, THAT CONNECT TO THE JUSTICE CENTER, LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER.

THE QUESTIONS, UH, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT

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WE HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT.

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

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES AND BACK TO RAYLAND DISCUSS

[5. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider Receipt of operations plan and scheduling update from Human Society of North Texas (HSNT). (Part 1 of 2)]

YEAH, THIS IS SUSAN.

SHE'S GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE PLAN, THE OPENING PLAN, RIGHT? FUN STUFF.

HI, MY NAME IS, EXCUSE ME.

MY NAME IS SUSAN GULLETT I'M.

THE PRESIDENT PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE HAD A GLASS OF WATER BEFORE IT STARTED.

MY NAME IS SUSAN COOLING.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF NORTH TEXAS.

UH, IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE, TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OPENING OF THE, UM, KAUFMAN COUNTY PET ADOPTION CENTER.

YOU HAVE AN AMAZING FACILITY AND WE'RE REALLY PLEASED TO PARTNER WITH YOU ON SAVING LIVES.

UM, I HAVE DOWN HERE THAT HAS START THAT THE COMPLETION WOULD BE EARLY FEBRUARY.

IF IT'S END OF JANUARY, IT DOESN'T MATTER.

WE'LL WE'LL BE READY TO START.

WE'LL HOLD A JOB FAIR IN JANUARY, UH, TO HIRE ADOPTION COUNSELORS AND VETERINARY TECHNICIANS, THE MANAGER OF THE FACILITY IS SOMEONE WHO'S ALREADY MANAGING OUR FORT WORTH FACILITY.

SO SHE KNOWS OUR OPERATIONS.

SHE'S INTERESTED IN MOVING OUT, UH, EAST OF TOWN.

AND SO THIS WORKS OUT GREAT FOR BOTH OF US.

UH, SO WE'LL BE HIRING ABOUT SEVEN TO NINE PEOPLE TO MANAGE THE FACILITY, UH, AND OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM, UM, FROM THE FORT WORTH AREA, WE'LL COME OUT HERE AND OVERSEE THE STARTUPS.

SO WE'LL MAKE SURE WE HAVE SMOOTH OPERATIONS WHEN EVERYTHING'S TURNED OVER.

UH, ANOTHER IMPORTANT ASPECT OF SUCCESSFULLY OPERATING THE FACILITY WILL BE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

WE PLAN TO ACTIVELY RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS AND FOSTERS VOLUNTEERS WILL BE WALKING DOGS, SOCIALIZING, PETS, PHOTOGRAPHY, UM, AND THEN, UH, FOSTERS HELP PETS THAT ARE EITHER TOO YOUNG OR MEDICALLY, UH, NEED SOME MEDICAL, UM, ASSISTANCE BEFORE THEY'RE READY TO BE ADOPTION ADOPTED.

WE HAVE ABOUT 400 FOSTERS AND 400 VOLUNTEERS AT OUR OPERATIONS IN FORT WORTH.

SO WE PLAN TO REALLY GROW A ROBUST VOLUNTEER AND FOSTER PROGRAM HERE.

UM, AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING THAT.

WE WILL ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, UH, WHO ARE INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN EITHER VETERINARY TECHNICIANS OR AS PHOTOGRAPHERS OR PHOTOGRAPHY CAN BE ON THE SIDE.

UM, WE WILL REACH OUT TO THE VET TECH PROGRAM IN FORNEY.

HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET, BUT WE WILL BE DOING THAT.

UM, AFTER THE HOLIDAYS, UH, WE'VE ALREADY SPOKEN OR UNSPOKEN.

WE'RE AWARE OF THE MULTIMEDIA DIRECTOR IN TERRELL, UH, IS PLANNING TO INVOLVE STUDENTS IN PHOTOGRAPHY.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO OUR WEBSITE, IF YOU'VE SEEN OR SOCIAL MEDIA, AN AMAZING PICTURE OF A PET CAN MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD AND GETTING IT ADOPTED.

SO WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS TO COME AND TAKE THOSE PICTURES OF A PET.

SO IT'S NOT JUST A PET SITTING IN A KENNEL, THEY'RE OUT AN ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND IT'LL BE A GREAT PICTURE.

GRAPHS ARE WHAT I CALL GLAMOUR SHOTS.

YEAH.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT REALLY IS.

WE HAVE ALL KINDS OF LITTLE SETUPS AND WE'RE GOING TO PLAN ON SETTING UP A ROOM IN THE PET ADOPTION CENTER OR HAVE SOME FACILITIES.

WE HAD A BOY SCOUT TROOP SET UP A LITTLE, UM, DISPLAY AREA.

SO IT HAS LIKE A SET BACKDROP.

SO YOU PUT THE PET ON THAT AND THEN YOU CAN CHANGE THE BACKDROPS AND THEN TAKE THE PICTURES AND YOU CAN HAVE LITTLE TOYS AND STUFF TO GET THEM ENGAGED.

SO THAT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

AND WE'RE REALLY HAPPY THAT THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THAT.

UM, COMMUNICATIONS IS ANOTHER KEY ELEMENT FOR A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH AND OPERATIONS OF A PROGRAM.

OUR COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR HAS ALREADY BEEN IN TOUCH WITH DONNA ON YOUR TEAM AND THEY'RE ALREADY COORDINATING THINGS.

THAT'S HOW WE LEARNED ABOUT THE MULTIMEDIA DIRECTOR, UH, BEING INTERESTED IN PHOTOGRAPHY.

WE WILL CREATE A SEPARATE WEB PAGE ON OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS HSN T.ORG.

SO IT'LL LIST ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE'RE PROVIDING IN KAUFMAN COUNTY.

AND THEN OF COURSE, WE'LL HAVE ALL THE ADOPTABLE PETS THERE BY, WE DO IT BY DOG CAT AND OTHER.

UM, SO WE'LL HAVE THAT ON OUR CURRENT WEBSITE, EXCUSE ME, RECEIVES OVER 5 MILLION PAGE VIEWS A YEAR.

MOST OF THAT ARE THE ADOPTABLE PETS.

UH, AND THEN WE DO MOST OF OUR ADVERTISING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE HAVE OVER 183,000 FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS.

SO WE PLAN TO GROW THAT WITH MORE FOLKS OUT THIS WAY.

UH, WE WERE LOOKING AT A SOFT OPENING IN FEBRUARY, OR IT COULD BE THE END OF JANUARY, DEPENDING ON WHEN THINGS KIND OF GET UP AND RUNNING.

UM, AND WE'D START WITH JUST THE PETS COMING OVER FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

SO EVERYONE KIND OF GETS A FEEL FOR WHERE EVERYTHING IS IN THE BUILDING, WHAT THE RESPONSIBILITIES ARE IN HANDLING PETS, BUT THEN WE'D WORK WITH KAUFMAN COUNTY ON HAVING A BIG GRAND OPENING SOMETIME IN THE SPRING WHEN EVERYTHING'S KIND OF WORKED OUT AS FAR AS OUR ACTUAL OPERATIONS, THE SERVICES THAT WE'D BE PROVIDING, OR OBVIOUSLY PET ADOPTIONS, BUT WE'LL TRANSFER IN STRAYS FROM THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, WE'LL HAVE OWNER SURRENDERS, UM, RETURNING PETS, LOST PETS TO THEIR OWNERS.

WE'LL WORK WITH LOCAL RESCUE GROUPS FOR REHOMING CERTAIN, SOME PETS JUST NEED A LITTLE EXTRA TIME AND WE CAN WORK WITH THE LOCAL RESCUE GROUPS.

AND THEN THOSE THAT DON'T FIND A HOME LOCALLY.

WE ARE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN TRANSPORT OUT OF THE AREA.

LIKE I SAID,

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SO WE HAVE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH ASP CA UH, PETSMART CHARITIES AND PETCO AND OTHERS, AND WORKING ON, UM, HAVING THOSE TRANSPORTS, UH, OUR FEE AS RAYMOND TALKED ABOUT WOULD BE, UM, FROM JANUARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER, WE'RE LOOKING AT 113,400, AND THEN IT'S, IT'S ROUGHLY A $12,600 FEE PER MONTH.

AND THEN WE JUST CARRY THAT IN.

BUT ANY BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS WOULD COME IN IN YOUR, IN YOUR SCHEDULE.

I DIDN'T HAVE IT IN THERE AND WE CAN LOOK AT THIS BEFORE WE OPENED, BUT OUR CURRENT ADOPTION FEES ARE A $75 FOR ADULT DOGS, $55 FOR ADULT CATS.

AND THEN PUPPIES ARE 2 85, 180 5 TO 85.

AND THEN, UM, KITTENS ARE, ARE SEVENTY-FIVE, BUT THAT ALL ADJUSTS.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THE LONGER OUR PETS THERE, THE PRICE WILL DECREASE BECAUSE WE WANT TO GET THEM, YOU KNOW, FIND THEM A HOME.

SO, UM, AND WE THINK WORKING TOGETHER WILL SAVE THE LIVES OF MORE THAN 1500 PETS A YEAR WITH THIS NEW FACILITY.

IT'S JUST AN AMAZING FACILITY.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET IN THERE.

SO ANY QUESTIONS, I REALLY THINK ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT THIS HAS BEEN Y'ALL'S INVOLVEMENT.

UH, CORUM WAS A GREAT ARCHITECT, GREAT ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, BUT HAVING YOU INVOLVED IN THE, WITH WORKING WITH GALLAGHER AND, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF EXPERIENCE FACILITIES AND KNOWING, OH, WELL, THIS REALLY WOULD BE BETTER IF IT WAS OVER HERE.

INSTEAD OF THERE, I KNOW THAT'S GOING TO MAKE THAT FACILITY A LOT MORE NELDA CORBELL AND OUR TEAM WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN THE RELATIONSHIP WE HAD WITH, WITH KELLER WHEN, UM, THAT FACILITY OPENED.

AND I THINK THAT'S HOW YOU GUYS HEARD ABOUT US.

AND SO SHE'S BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED WITH THAT, THROUGH THAT WHOLE CONTRACT.

AND SHE'S GOING TO BE THE ONE WHO'S GOING TO HELP LEAD THE EFFORT MOVING OVER HERE.

AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, UH, MIKE HOLDER, WHO IS THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HERE IN KAUFMAN, UH, HE WAS THE KEY LINK.

HE, HE, UH, HELPED US WITH OUR EARLY PLANNING AND HE WAS THE KEY LINK THAT LINKED US TO KELLER AND CAUSE HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE CREATION OF THAT SHELTER WHEN HE WAS POLICE CHIEF IN COLLEYVILLE.

SO, UM, SHOUT OUT TO MY COLDER FOR CAUSE YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST AMAZING HOW ALL THESE PIECES OF YEAH, YEAH, NO, WE'RE EXCITED.

THANK YOU.

BACK YOU

[6. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider Task Orders No. 7, 8, and 9 for Freese & Nichols' Thoroughfare Plan Administration contract.]

WHEN IS THE EXTENSION OF COUNTY ROAD 1 53, A UM, ALSO TEXTS DECISION TO RETAIN THE CURRENT ALIGNMENT OF HIGHWAY 34.

WE'RE HAVING TO GO BACK TO THAT ON OUR PLAN.

AND THEN WE'VE ALSO REQUESTED THAT THEY DO AN INTERIM UPDATE OF THE ENTIRE PLAN, WHICH WILL BE THEM REACHING OUT TO EACH COMMUNITY, EACH CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FULLY UPDATED.

UM, SO THAT NOW THAT WE HAVE A GOOD SYSTEM IN REPORTING THIS AND ALSO SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP KEEP UP WITH IT, UH, THROUGH THE COUNTY ENGINEER, I WILL HAVE A GOOD STARTING POINT.

SO THESE FUNDS, UM, ARE BEING PROVIDED OUT OF THE 2013 BOND FUNDS ACCORDING TO ITS IN THE TOTAL OF 63,500 QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE TASK ORDERS, SEVEN, EIGHT, AND NINE FOR FREESE AND NICHOLS THOROUGHFARE PLAN ADMINISTRATION CONDUCT CONTRACT I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

WE HAVE MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBERS OR SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, MARILYN.

YES.

MA'AM IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT NUMBER FIVE WAS DISCUSSING BETWEEN THE SITTER, THE RECEIVER.

OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES.

UH, I DID.

I DID NOT SEE THAT THAT WAS CONSIDERED.

SO, UH,

[5. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider Receipt of operations plan and scheduling update from Human Society of North Texas (HSNT). (Part 2 of 2)]

UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT REPORT? SO WE HAD A MOTION COMMISSIONER KATES.

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

THOSE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LAURA.

SO

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

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

UM, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LINE ENTER TRANSFERS? THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT LINE ITEM TRANSFERS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE

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I'LL LOOK AT THE MOTION WHERE THE MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBERS OR SECOND, SECOND, SECOND ONE COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES

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

DISCUSS, CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.

YES.

YOUR TOTAL, UH, CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT, UM, IS 1,000,430 $1,357 AND 4 CENTS A PAYROLL OF 1,000,400 THOUSAND $110 AND 33 CENTS FOR ALL OVERALL TOTAL OF 2,831,000 FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY SEVEN THIRTY SEVEN.

ASK THEM FOR YOUR APPROVAL QUESTION FOR THE AUDITOR.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT.

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

THOSE OPPOSED.

NO THANK YOU FOR BOTH OF THEM.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

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

DISCUSS, CONSIDER EXITING REGULAR MEETING AND ENTERING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION.

COMMISSIONER BARBERS ARE SECOND, SECOND, SECOND.

COMMISSIONER HUNT.

DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

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

THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER TO DISCUSS REAL ESTATE NEGOTIATIONS.

UM, ITEM B PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 51 0.07 FOR THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

WE'LL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS APPOINTMENT OF THE FIRE MARSHALL POSITION.

SO WE'RE IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, I GUESS WE'LL GO BACK IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM.

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

LOOKING FOR EMOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION WHERE THE MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBERS ARE.

SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER.

KATE'S DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING I SUPPOSE NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

UH,

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

ARE THERE ANY, IS THERE EMOTION COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? YEAH, JUDGE, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY TREASURER IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE HEAD OF HR TO EXTEND AN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT AT THE, UH, UPPER RANGE AT THE UPPER REACHES OF THE SALARY RANGE, UH, SHOWN ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT, UM, TO OUR LEADING CANDIDATE.

UH, OKAY.

YOU'VE HEARD THAT MOTION WITH COMMISSIONER CATES.

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

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES ANYONE CARE TO MAKE ANOTHER MOTION.

I'LL MAKE THEM UH, WAIT.

I'M THE OLDEST.

YOU'RE OLDER THAN ME.

GO AHEAD.

GET OUT TODAY.

CAUSE HE WAS GONE ALL DAY.

I SHOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE JUST HANG AROUND FOR A WHILE, BUT INSTEAD I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ADJOURN THIS.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM OUR SENIOR ELDER OR ELDER COMMISSIONER TO ADJOURN.

THE MEETING IS OUR SECOND I'LL SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR.

AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

I'M THE YOUNGEST.