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REGULAR MEETING OF THE COFFIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS CALLED TO ORDER.TODAY IS TUESDAY, MARCH 22ND, 2022 9:00 AM.
AND THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING ROOM LOCATED IN THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX.
UH, WE'LL START A MEETING TODAY WITH AN INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGES.
I'LL OFFER THE INVOCATION COMMISSIONER.
HANS KIND OF LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES.
WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS OF THIS LIFE.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE RAIN THAT YOU PROVIDED FOR US.
WE, UH, WE DO, UH, PRAY THAT YOU TAKE CARE OF THE FOLKS THAT MIGHT'VE HAD, UH, DAMAGES TO THEIR PROPERTIES.
WE, UH, WE PRAY FOR THE PEOPLE OF UKRAINE AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTRIES THAT ARE DEALING WITH ALL OF THE SUFFERING CAUSED BY WAR AND ASK THAT YOU BRING THAT TO A PEACEFUL CONCLUSION.
UH, WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER THOSE WHO WATCH OVER US AND GUIDE US AS WE MAKE DECISIONS ON THE BEHALF OF OUR CITIZENS THIS MORNING, ALL THIS IN JESUS NAME.
I MEAN, AND FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY ALLEGIANCE, TO THE TEXAS STATE UNDERGRAD ONE, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT TODAY.
A COMMISSIONER BARBARA CANNOT BE WITH US AND COMMISSIONER KATE'S IS JOINING US REMOTELY BY PHONE COMMISSIONER.
AND KATIE, ARE YOU WITH US? YES, JUDGE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS FROM ANYBODY, SO DON'T HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC TODAY.
[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE TO SHARE?[2. CONSENT AGENDA]
IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO, THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH CONSISTS ONLY OF OUR MEETING MINUTES FROM MARCH 15TH.UM, ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THE MINUTES? IF THERE ARE NONE.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
WE HAD A MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.
[3. Lauren Rowe; Discuss/Consider approving Proclamation to proclaim the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month.]
WE HAVE A LAUREN ROAD FOR DISCUSSING CONSIDER APPROVING A PROCLAMATION TO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH.YES MA'AM PLEASE COME UP HERE AND TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT WE'RE DOING.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME TODAY.
MY NAME IS LAUREN ROWE AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LONE STAR CASA.
AND WE SERVE THE CHILDREN WHO CAN UNFORTUNATELY NO LONGER REMAIN SAFELY IN THEIR HOME.
AND WE ADVOCATE ON THEIR BEHALF IN COURT THROUGH THE CIVIL PROCESS TO REALLY JUST FIND THEM A SAFE AND HEALTHY HOME.
OF COURSE, OUR FIRST GOAL IS ALWAYS TO GET THEM BACK HOME TO THEIR FAMILY OF ORIGIN OR TO A FAMILY MEMBER.
BUT, UM, I WANTED TO REQUEST TODAY, UM, IN 1983, APRIL BECAME CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH AND IT HAS BEEN HONORED EVERY YEAR, SINCE THEN.
AND KAUFMAN COUNTY HAS LONG, UH, OR WITH US PARTNERED IN THAT AND PROCLAIMING APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.
AND REALLY THE GOAL IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.
THAT CHILD ABUSE IS HAPPENING IN THEIR BACKYARD, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT ALSO TO HELP AND REACH OUT TO THOSE FAMILIES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM SERVICES AND EDUCATION TO HELP THEM OVERCOME THAT AND STOP THE CYCLE OF ABUSE.
SO I AM REQUESTING THAT YOU PROCLAIM APRIL IS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH FOR US.
MAY I READ PART OF THIS PLEASE? AND THEN, UM, THIS PROCLAMATION SAYS COFFIN COUNTY PRIDES ITSELF ON GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, CONTRIBUTING TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE CITIZENS.
THIS RECOGNIZES THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF COFFIN COUNTY PROVIDES JUSTICE AND HEALING FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY ABUSE THROUGH A SUPPORT OF A COLLABORATIVE CHILD CENTERED TO RESPONSE THE KAUFMAN CHILD WELFARE BOARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE TEXAS COUNCIL OF CHILD WELFARE BOARDS SUPPORTS KAUFMAN COUNTY'S NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS CONCERNED WITH THE WELFARE OF CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY THOSE SUFFERING FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
THE KAUFMAN COUNTY CHILDREN'S SHELTER SERVES CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND WORKS WITH CASA AND CPS OFFICES TO HELP MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND LONE STAR CASA IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NATIONAL COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE ASSOCIATION SPEAKS FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF ABUSED
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AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE JUVENILE COURTS.UH, THIS CONTINUES ON DESCRIBING THE WORK THAT ALL OF THESE GROUPS DO AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT.
AND IT CONCLUDES BY SAYING, UM, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNTY COFFIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL AS CHILD ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH IN KAUFMAN COUNTY.
AND IN DOING SO URGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN IN A NATIONAL EFFORT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND HELP PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
UM, MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE A PICTURE.
WHAT WE ALWAYS DO IS I'LL COME DOWN THERE AND WE'LL KIND OF GATHER A BRIGHT THERE AND DONALD TAKE A PICTURE AND THEN I'LL GIVE YOU THIS PROCLAMATION.
DONNA, HOW DO YOU WANT IT TO LIVE THIS ANGLES? PERFECT.
WHAT THE SIGN THIS FOR YOU BE BLANK.
SO I GUESS I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT PROCLAMATION.
WE HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNTER A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES.
[4. Commissioner Ken Cates; Discuss/Consider providing $2,500 in facilities relocation funding to the Kaufman County Master Gardeners via the Ag Extension Agent budget to be recouped upon the sale of the South Campus property.]
UH, NEXT ITEM IS COMMISSIONER KATE'S.UH, ARE YOU, I THINK YOU CAN JUST READ THIS TO US.
UH, COMMISSIONER, IS THAT GONNA WORK FOR YOU? OKAY, LET ME, LET ME TURN THAT UP A LITTLE BIT OR CAN YOU OKAY.
SO THIS ITEM IS, UH, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A HOUSEKEEPING RELATED TO OUR, UH, OUR PENDING, UH, REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE SOUTH CAMPUS.
UH, AS YOU WELL KNOW, UH, THE MASTER GARDENERS HAVE A FACILITY THAT, UH, THAT IS RESIDENT ON THAT PROPERTY NOW, UH, THROUGH THE GOOD GRACES AND COOPERATION WITH COMMISSIONER HUNT AND THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION TO THE MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM HAS SECURED SOME SPACE, UM, JUST TO SORT OF BEHIND THE, THE, UH, SOUTH CAMPUS AREA IN THE, IN THE POOR, ON THE POPE ON PROPERTY.
UH, THIS WAS A MOTION TO, UH, TO PROVIDE $2,500, UH, TO HELP WITH RELOCATING, UH, THAT FUNCTION AND TO REPLACE THE AGING HOOP HOUSE THAT THEY HAVE.
UM, THE MASTER GARDENERS SERVED THE ENTIRE COUNTY, UH, UH, PROVIDING, UH, HORTICULTURAL ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO ANY OF OUR CITIZENS, UH, THROUGH THE, UH, THE, UH, UH, TEXAS A AND M UH, COUNTY EXTENSION AGENTS OFFICE.
AND, UH, AFTER HAVING DISCUSSED THIS WITH, UH, THE AUDITOR, WE, WE HAVE THIS MONEY AVAILABLE IN CONTINGENCY BELIEVE AND, UH, WE'RE ALSO ABLE TO RECOUP IT ONCE THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY, THE SOUTH CAMPUS PROPERTY FINALIZES.
SO I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS A $2,500, UH, SUPPLEMENT TO, UH, THE MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM THROUGH THE COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT BUDGET AS WRITTEN, OKAY, WE HAD THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CASES OR SECOND, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT, UH, THIS IS ALL PART OF THE, UH, THE MASTER PLAN THAT HOK HAS DONE WITH THAT AREA DOWN THERE WITH THE POOR FORM OF THE VETERANS PARK, THE LIBRARY, THE SHOW GROUNDS, UM, AND WITH THIS HISTORICAL COMMISSION HAS, UM, WE HAVE A BUDGET LINE ITEM AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET WATER TO THEM AND ELECTRICITY, WHICH IS NOT GOING TO BE MUCH, BUT WE'LL TAKE THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND THEIR MONEY IS WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT TO GET THEM FUNCTIONING.
AND IT'S JUST NOT PART OF THE, THE BIGGER PICTURE, JUST SOMETHING WE TAKE CARE OF NOW.
SO I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE SUPPORT THIS MOTION, WHERE COMMISSIONER CAGE, YOURS IS A SECOND.
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FROM COMMISSIONER CASE SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT, UH, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.[5. Chuck Mohnkern; Present/Accept the Treasurer's monthly report for February 2022.]
NEXT ITEM, OUR TREASURER, CHUCK MONCUR, AND PRESENT FOR ACCEPTANCE.THE TREASURER'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY, 2022 MORNING COMMISSIONERS JUDGE AT THE, UH, END OF FEBRUARY, WE HAD $42,817,804 IN FUND 10, WHICH WAS AN INCREASE OF 3.3 MILLION OVER THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.
AND IT WAS INCREASED TO 7.6 MILLION OVER THE LAST YEAR.
AT THIS TIME, INTEREST TURNED ON AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK ACCOUNTS WAS $3,970.
UH, INTEREST EARNED ON INVESTED MONEY IS NINE, UH, $9,303.
TOTAL INVESTED IN TEXAS CLASS 52,000,600, $7,050.
OUR AVERAGE YIELD OF TEXT POOL IS 0.1, ONE THREE, 7%.
AND THE AVERAGE YIELD AT TEXAS CLASS 0.12, TWO 9%.
OUR, UH, TOTAL, UH, MONEY IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK IS $65,529,626.
THE VALUE OF THE PLEDGE SECURITIES AT THE END OF THE MONTH WAS 246,162,000 6, 88.
SO WE'RE VERY WELL COLLATERALIZED.
UH, WE WROTE 388 RECEIPTS DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY FOR A TOTAL OF $26,638,449.
ANY QUESTIONS, PRESSURES FOR THE TREASURE? NO, IF NOT.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT TREASURER'S REPORT IS PRESENTED LIKE AT MOTION? I HAVE MOTION I'LL SECOND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HUNT, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.
[6. Chuck Mohnkern; Discuss/Consider accepting the deputation of Robert Long for the Kaufman County Treasurer's Office.]
NOW BACK TO YOU AGAIN, DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE DEPUTIZATION OF ROBERT LONG FOR THE COFFIN COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE.ROBERT LONG WENT TO WORK FOR US ON A PLANNED BASIS IN FEBRUARY.
UH, JUST HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF HIS W2 STATION AS A DEPUTY TREASURER QUESTIONS.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE DEF TO APPROVE THE DEPUTIZATION OF ROBERT LAWN FOR THE COFFIN COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE? I MIGHT GET MOTION THAT MOTION.
SECOND, SECOND, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[7. Tandi Smith; Discuss/Consider partial funding of voting equipment for additional voting locations for May 7, 2022, Joint Election.]
YOU, SIR.NOW COMING UP, TANDY SMITH, UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER PARTIAL FUNDING OF VOTING EQUIPMENT FOR ADDITIONAL VOTING LOCATIONS FOR THE MAY 7TH, 2022 JOINT ELECTION.
I'VE BEEN KEEPING YOU GENTLEMEN IN THE LOOP ABOUT SOME REQUESTS MADE FROM 40 ISD TO ADD FIVE ADDITIONAL EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS.
ORIGINALLY THEY WERE PLANNING TO RENT THE EQUIPMENT TO SECURE THOSE LOCATIONS.
UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO MANY JURISDICTIONS, RUNNING EQUIPMENT FOR THE UPCOMING PRIMARY RUNOFF, WHICH OCCURS TWO WEEKS AFTER THE MAY ELECTION, THE VENDOR NO LONGER HAS RENTAL EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE.
HE ACTUALLY HAS NOT HAD RENTAL RENTAL EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE SINCE FEBRUARY.
UM, SO AT THIS TIME THE SCHOOL IS WILLING TO COMMIT TO THE FUNDING, UH, TO THE RENTAL PORTION OF THAT EQUIPMENT TOWARDS ITS PURCHASE.
THAT PURCHASE COST IS APPROXIMATELY $88,500.
THE DISTRICT FUNDED PORTION, THEY HAVE COMMITTED 68,000 8, 85, 25 LEAVING A BALANCE OF 19,000 6, 14 75.
UM, THIS WAS FOR THREE DS, 200 PRECINCT COUNTERS AND 19 MARKING DEVICES, 15 OF WHICH WILL BE USED FOR 40 ISD FOUR, WHICH WILL BE USED FOR CRANDALL ISD.
THE BENEFITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF COURSE, IS TO SERVE AS THEIR VOTERS.
UM, THAT ALSO HELPS THE COUNTY BECAUSE WE ARE ON THE BALLOT AS WELL FOR OUR STATEWIDE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT ELECTIONS.
UM, AND IT'LL ASSIST THE VOTERS BY INCREASING ACCESSIBILITY TO SIDES DURING EARLY VOTING.
UM, IT'LL ALSO PROVIDE THE COUNTY, THE BENEFIT OF HAVING THIS EQUIPMENT ON HAND FOR FUTURE ELECTIONS, AS YOU ARE ALL WELL AWARE WHEN YOU PURCHASED EQUIPMENT OR INITIALLY OUR POPULATION HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY.
UM, I DON'T FORESEE ANOTHER TIME WHERE WE WILL HAVE THE COMMITMENT FROM ANOTHER PARTY TO FUND PART
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OF A PURCHASE.SO I THINK IF THIS IS POSSIBLE WITH YOUR APPROVAL, IT WOULD BE TO THE BENEFIT OF THE CONSTITUENTS.
AND THEN YOU TAKE OF THE AUDITOR WAY.
AND SO THOSE FUNDS WOULD COME FROM WHERE, OKAY.
AND WE WOULD GAIN REVENUE OFF THAT EQUIPMENT AS IT'S LEASED FOR OTHER ELECTIONS.
SO WE WOULD EVENTUALLY PAY OURSELVES BACK THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT THERE'S SO MANY WE'RE IMPACTED IN SO MANY WAYS BY THE GROWTH, NOT ONLY BY THE GROWTH, BUT WE ALSO OF COURSE HAVE A LOT OF THERE'S SO MUCH ATTENTION BEING PAID TO VOTING NOW.
UM, UH, THIS IS JUST ANOTHER, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE EVERY MONTH THERE'S SOMETHING THAT COMES UP THAT WE REALLY, AND I MEAN, I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT HAVING TO ADD VOTING EQUIPMENT THIS YEAR, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S A NEED.
SO, UH, ANY, YOU WANT TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR TANDY? NO, I'M NOT THINKING, I THINK SHE'S DOING A GREAT JOB HERE AT KEEPING US ON TOP OF ALL THIS STUFF.
WELL, YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB.
OKAY, THEN, UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT PARTIAL FUNDING OF VOTE EQUIPMENT AS VOTING EQUIPMENT AS PRESENTED IN ITEM SEVEN? YES.
WE GOT THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[8. Kristi Dickey; Discuss/Consider motion to Approve Preliminary Plat of Morton Estates Located on FM 3486 in PCT3.]
ITEM.EIGHT CHRISTY DICKEY DISCUSS, CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE PRELIMINARY PLAT OF MORTON ESTATES LOCATED ON FM 34, 86 IN PRECINCT THREE MORNING.
UM, THE APPROVING AUTHORITIES HAVE ALREADY LOOKED OVER THE MORTON ESTATES.
UM, THEY'RE GOING TO, THE REASON THAT IT'S A PRELIMINARY PLAT IS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO IN INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE WATER, UH, PLAN ALONG WITH THERE WAS A POND ON THE PROPERTY.
SO DRAINAGE STUDY HAD TO BE DONE.
AND SO NOW THEY'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEIR FINAL PLAT.
SO WE'RE ASKING THE COURT'S APPROVAL FOR THE PRELIMINARY QUESTIONS? NO.
THEN IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT, A MORTON? THE STATE'S LOCATED ON FM 34, 86 IN PRECINCT THREE.
WE HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNTS ARE SECOND I'LL SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.
I THAT'S THREE VOTES THAT MOTION CARRIES.
[9. Monique Hunter; Discuss/Consider amending section 11.04 D of the Kaufman County Subdivision and Land Development Regulations.]
ITEM NINE, MONI CONNOR DISCUSS CONSIDER AMENDING SECTION 1104 D OF THE KAUFMAN COUNTY SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.UM, WE ARE, OUR REGULATIONS WERE A LITTLE VAGUE ON THE MATERIALS.
THE COUNTY FINDS ACCEPTABLE FOR CULVERTS.
AND SO WE, UM, KIND OF ADDED THE LANGUAGE IN THERE.
SO THERE WAS NO DENYING WHAT MATERIALS WERE ACCEPTABLE CULVERTS.
UM, UM, IT'S A LOT OF THEM WERE CONFUSED AND GOING OUT THERE WITH IRRIGATION VIBES.
AND SO WE'VE JUST KIND OF SPELLED IT OUT AND CLEANED IT UP.
AND WE'RE GOING TO AMEND IT INTO THE SUBDIVISION RANKS AS LONG AS YOU GUYS AGREE WITH THE, THE LANGUAGE.
UM, I TRIED TO MAKE THE LANGUAGE AS VERSATILE BECAUSE WE ALL FOUR HAVE SORT OF A DIFFERENT PROCESS CULVERTS.
AND SO AS LONG AS EVERYBODY AGREES TO THIS LANGUAGE, DOES IT FALL WITHIN, THEN I'LL ASK YOUR APPROVAL TO AMINTA REGS AND ALSO THE CHANGES WE'VE MADE ON THE APPLICATION PERMIT TO MAKE INITIALLY IT'S GOING TO BE ONCE YOU APPROVE IT.
WE GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF THIS.
UH, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AMENDING THAT SECTION 1104 D OF THE COFFIN COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.
IS THERE A SECOND? THAT MOTION IS FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL THINK A SECOND ONE COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE, I THAT'S THREE VOTES FOR THAT MOTION CARRIES BACK
[10. Monique Hunter; Discuss/Consider motion to approve order requiring the application of Subchapter F of the Texas Local Government Code to New Residential Construction in unincorporated Kaufman County.]
TO MONIQUE DISCUSS CONSIDER MOTION TO APPROVE ORDER REQUIRING THE APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER F OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IN UNINCORPORATED COUNTY KAUFMAN COUNTY.SO, UM, ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS JUST CLEANING UP OUR RIGS, MAKING THEM MORE, UM, UNDERSTANDABLE TO EVERYONE OUT THERE.
THAT'S DOING DEVELOPMENT KIND OF CLEAR SOME THINGS UP, UM, THIS BELIEVE IT OR NOT AS ALREADY IN OUR REGS, UM, THE LANGUAGES, BUT THE ORDER WAS NOT ADOPTED.
SO I WANT TO CLEAN THAT UP AND GO AHEAD AND GET THAT ORDER ADOPTED.
SO WE COVER OURSELVES, UM, ALSO WITH THE REGS, IT SAID THE CURRENT BUILDING CODE,
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BUT BY STATUTE WE HAVE TO USE THE COUNTY SEAT AND THE COUNTY SEAT IS USING 2015.SO WE NEEDED TO CLARIFY THAT WE NEEDED TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR.
SO BECAUSE SOME, SOME AREAS IN THE COUNTY ARE USING 2020, BUT WE HAVE TO GO WITH THE COUNTY SEAT.
SO THIS JUST KIND OF CLEANS IT UP.
UM, THIS, THE INSPECTIONS ARE NOT DONE BY THE COUNTY.
THEY ARE THIRD PARTY BROUGHT INTO US AND THEN THEY GET A LETTER OF COMPLIANCE ONCE THOSE, UM, STRUCTURES HAVE GONE UP.
BUT CAN YOU GO OUT AND TELL THE PUBLIC WHAT REALLY BROUGHT THIS ON TO REALLY ADDRESS THIS? OH YES.
UH, WELL, YOU KNOW, THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS WE LIKE TO CALL THE WILD WILD WEST ITS NICKNAME IS THAT WE HAD DEVELOPERS GOING OUT INTO THE UNINCORPORATED AREA AND NOT BUILDING TO CODE AND SELLING THOSE PROPERTIES.
AND I HAD SEVERAL, UH, INSTANCES RIGHT IN THE BEGINNING WHERE THE COLUMN FELL OFF THE PORCH.
LIKE THE GUY JUST BOUGHT IT FOR $300,000 IN THE COLUMN FELL OFF.
SO WE DON'T WANT OUR CITIZENS BEING TARGETED.
YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY NEED TO, WHEN THEY PUT THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY IN, THERE NEEDS TO BE A QUALITY STRUCTURE FOR SAFETY FOR THEIR FAMILIES.
AND SO BY HAVING THIS IN PLACE, UM, IT, IT PUTS PEOPLE ON NOTICE THAT IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA, YOU JUST CAN'T THROW UP SOMETHING AND SELL IT TO UNSUSPECTING CITIZENS AND THEY CAN'T GET THEIR FINANCING AND THAT FINANCING.
YES, BECAUSE THE HUD NOW REQUIRES A LETTER OF COMPLIANCE IN ORDER TO GET FINANCING, TO BUY THAT HOME.
AND SO THEY'VE GOT TO PRODUCE THAT.
SO IF YOU DIDN'T DO YOUR INSPECTIONS, YOUR THREE-PART INSPECTIONS DURING THE BUILDING PROCESS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET SOMEBODY THAT CAN PURCHASE THAT HOME.
AND YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T ISSUE THE COMPLIANCE IT IF THEY DON'T TURN THAT IN.
SO IF YOU DON'T TURN IT IN, THEN YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, CORRECT.
YOU'LL INVEST YOUR MONEY AND HOPE YOU CAN SELL IT.
YOU KNOW? SO, AND I THINK MORE AND MORE BANKS ARE GETTING ON BOARD WITH THAT LETTER OF COMPLIANCE BECAUSE THEY'RE PROTECTING THEIR INVESTMENT.
YOU KNOW, Y YOU KNOW, THEY DON'T WANT TO FINANCE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO FALL DOWN.
SO NOW THEY'RE, THEY'RE STARTING TO WISE UP AND SAY, OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO NEED THAT.
WE WANT TO SEE THAT YOU BUILT IT TO CODE.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT.
WE HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS TO APPROVE THAT ORDER AS PRESENTED IN ITEM 10.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.
[11. Brenda Samples; Discuss/Consider accepting the February 2022 Collections Report.]
NOW BRING THE SAMPLES TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE FEBRUARY 22 COLLECTIONS REPORT.GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.
UH, OUR FEBRUARY REPORT ON THE INCOME WAS, UH, 5 MILLION, $664.
WELL, I GOT MY CALM IN THE WRONG PLACE, BUT ANYHOW, 5 MILLION, 6 64, 6 30 POINT 70.
UH, WE HAVE, UH, DELINQUENT $247,554 AND 52 CENTS.
UH, WE HAVE 98,000 FOR 1145 ON DEFERRAL THAT'S FOR THE COUNTY.
IT IS, UM, THEIR CURRENT INCOME IS 1 MILLION, 2 0 2 5 1 5 POINT 20 DELINQUENT IS 53,000 5, 78 71.
AND ON DEFERRAL IS 17,000 287 12.
LAST MONTH WAS A PRETTY GOOD MONTH FOR A ROLLBACK TEXAS.
UH, WE HAD 1,828 ACRES 0.935 TO GO ON ROBOT, WHICH, UH, IS BUSIER THAN WE'VE BEEN FOR A LITTLE BIT.
THE, UH, M AND O FOR LAST SPOT IN THE, ON THE, UH, COUNTY IS, UH, 44 MILLION, 9 44 9, EXCUSE ME.
AND THE INS IS 9 MILLION 9 67, 7 34 0 8.
AND THAT'S FOR THE COUNTY PORT.
AND THE ROAD IN BRIDGE IS 11 MILLION FIVE FIFTY NINE, NINE HUNDRED AND THIRTY 0.10.
AND THEN, UH, WE STILL WE'VE STILL GOT TAXES COMING IN AND WE'RE GLAD OF THAT,
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BUT THEY STILL HAVEN'T ALL COME IN YET.HAVE YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS, SERVICE SAMPLES? NO.
AND IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FEBRUARY 22 COLLECTIONS REPORT? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
WE HAD MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND, THE COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
UM, I THAT'S THREE VOTES THAT MOTION CARRIES.
[12. Deborah Bonner; Discuss/Consider entering an interlocal cooperation project agreement with the City of Poetry.]
NEXT STEP, DEBRA BOND, OR DISCUSS, CONSIDER ENTERING INTO AN INNER LOCAL CO COOPERATION PROJECT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF POETRY.I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER BARBER TO REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS INNER LOCAL PROJECT AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN OF POETRY.
WE HAVE A EXISTING INTER-LOCAL CONTRACT OR INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THEM FOR THE BIG PICTURE.
AND THIS IS THE PROJECT AGREEMENT.
THEY WANT SOME TREE AND LIMBS CLEANED UP ON SOME OF THEIR ROADS AND I'M AARON AND THE CREW WERE WORKING ON THAT, THAT WE NEED TO GET Y'ALL'S APPROVAL ON THIS SO WE CAN TAKE THE CHECK AND CASH IT FOR THE ESCROW ACCOUNT.
OH, MIKE, AT MOTION POINT, UH, COMMISSIONER PHYLLIS MOVES TO ENTER TO APPROVE THE INNER LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[13. Deborah Bonner; Discuss/Consider Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the following towns for animal control: Cottonwood, Grays Prairie, Oak Grove, Post Oak Bend, Rosser and Scurry.]
NEXT STEP.DISCUSS, CONSIDER MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE FOLLOWING TOWNS FOR ANIMAL CONTROL, COTTONWOOD GREY'S PRAIRIE, OAK GROVE, POST OBAN, ROSSER, AND SCURRY.
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE SHERIFFS ITEM.
SO I'LL STEP ASIDE AND LET HIM TELL YOU ALL WHAT HE'S DOING.
WELL, I THINK OVER THE YEARS, IT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION AND STARTED LOOKING AT STUFF, AND WE HAD ANIMAL CONTROL PICKING UP ANIMALS AND INSIDE OF THESE CORPORATE CITIES WHERE WE DON'T HAVE THE LEGAL AUTHORITY TO DO THAT.
SO WITH THE CITIES THAT DO NOT HAVE ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT ANIMAL CONTROL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, UH, I HAVE REACHED OUT TO THEM, WORKED WITH THE DA'S OFFICE, NEVER BEEN GREAT IN GETTING THE MOU WHEN GET THE UNDERSTANDING THAT WE CAN DEAL WITH STRAY ANIMALS AND ABANDONED ANIMALS LEFT INSIDE THEIR CITIES, WHERE WE CAN GET THEM TAKEN CARE OF.
AND LIKE I SAY, THIS IS JUST FOR CITIES THAT HAVE NO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OR HAVE ANY CODE ENFORCEMENT OR ANYTHING.
THESE ARE CITIES OUT THERE BY HERSELF THAT WE NEED TO HELP TO GET THESE ANIMALS COLLECTED.
SO THIS IS WHAT WE WANTED TO BRING TO YOU TO DO IT.
YOU KNOW, YOU TO WORK WITH THESE CITIES WHERE WE CAN GET THESE ANIMALS PICKED UP LEGALLY, DOES THAT, DOES THAT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON US? UH, I KNOW LIKE CITY AND GARLAND SUED THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DALLAS BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T GETTING THE SAME SERVICES.
SUNNYVALE WAS SO DOES THAT GOING TO HAVE AN EFFECT ON US IF WE'RE GONNA, IF WE'RE, IF WE'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH THAT, DOES THAT MEAN WE NEED TO PROVIDE THE SAME SERVICE FOR 40 AND TERRELL AND EVERY OTHER CITY? IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE NEED TO, UM, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE CITIES IS THE CITIES THAT THE SHERIFF IS TARGETING HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO EMPLOYEES OR FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHEREAS THE OTHERS ARE YOU DO.
AND THAT'S WHILE WE'RE WE AGREE THAT, UH, IF THAT DOES HAPPEN, IF THEY DO PUT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE WILL NOT FIND THAT SERVICE FOR THEM FOR NO MORE.
THAT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING, BUT WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING TO THEM.
AND I'M NOT MAD ABOUT IT, BUT THE STUDY WAS THE SAME SHAPE.
THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT SHERIFF SERVICES SITTING GARLAND SAID, HEY, DON'T MATTER.
UH, I'M JUST SAYING, SHOULDN'T IT BE, UH, A COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT SO THAT IT WOULDN'T ELIMINATE THAT ASPECT OF THAT.
BECAUSE THE, THE, WHAT THE THINKS IS IS THAT, UH, THAT IT WOULD BE AT NO COST INCURRED BY THE COUNTY OR KCSO, BUT IF YOU'RE PICKING UP THEIR ANIMALS, THAT IS GOING TO BE A COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT.
AND THEN I KIND OF WONDERED WHAT ABOUT OAK RIDGE TALTI COMBINE AND POETRY? CAUSE THEY'RE A THERE, I MEAN, I WOULD ASSUME THEY'RE GOING TO WANT THE SAME THING TO , BUT I MEAN, THEY HAVE ANIMAL CONTROL NOW.
THEY DON'T HAVE ANIMAL CONTROL.
I WOULD SAY THE BIG DEAL WAS PEOPLE THAT HAD NO EMPLOYEES TO TRY TO HELP THEM BECAUSE, WELL, I, UH, I, YOU KNOW, EVERY, THE RESIDENCE OF KAUFMAN, TERRELL FORNEY, MAYBANK CRANDALL,
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WE WE'RE ALL PAYING FOR OUR ANIMAL CONTROL BECAUSE WE'RE A CITY.AND SO, YOU KNOW, MY TAXES GO TO PAY FOR ANIMAL CONTROL.
SO THE OTHER CONCERN, SO IT SEEMS TO ME, THIS WAS BROUGHT TO ME AND I TOLD HIM TOGETHER, IF Y'ALL WANT TO DO IT, WE DO.
IF YOU DON'T, YOU DON'T, I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD.
UH, I WOULD, I WOULD SUGGEST THAT I HAVE, I THINK THERE'S MORE QUESTIONS TO THE, AS PART OF IT HAS TO DO WITH WHAT HAPPENS ONCE THE ANIMALS APPEAR IN THE PARADOX CENTER.
UM, BECAUSE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, IF THE ANIMAL IS GOTTA BE VACCINATED, IF IT'S INJURED AND HAS TO BE TREATED BY A VETERINARIAN, IF THAT ANIMAL IS BROUGHT TO THE PET ADOPTION CENTER BY KAUFFMAN OR TERRELL COFFIN OR TERRELL IS GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR THOSE SERVICES TO, TO BRING THAT ANIMAL IN.
SO IT CAN, SO WE CAN BE, AND THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY, YOU KNOW, THE HOTEL CHARGE FOR THE FOOD AND ALL THAT SORT OF THING.
SO THERE'S GOING TO BE COSTS INCURRED AS FAR AS IT GOES.
AND MY, I THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD, UH, IF EVERYBODY WILL BE OKAY, I THINK MAYBE WE SHOULD TABLE THIS AND HAVE A MORE IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION ABOUT IT.
CAUSE MY DEALERS WON'T ANIMALS PICKED UP AND I CAN'T LEGALLY PICK THEM.
AND THEN YOU GET CITIZENS MAD AND MAYORS MAD.
BUT I DO THINK IF FOR NO OTHER REASON WE NEED, I MEAN, I THINK THAT IF YOU WERE GOING TO DO, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT, I THINK WE SHOULD RUN THIS BY THE OTHER, THE CITIES THAT HAVE ANIMAL CONTROL THAT ARE PAYING FOR IT AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO OBJECT TO IT.
ONE THING I DO THINK THAT DIFFERENTIATES IT DOESN'T TOTALLY TAKE AWAY THE ISSUE, BUT, UM, THESE CITIES HAVE NO EMPLOYEES HAVE NO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
AND SO WE, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE PROVIDES THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT.
AND PART OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES THAT THE SHERIFF PROVIDES TO THAT CITY REALLY INCLUDES ANIMAL CONTROL.
THERE MAY NEED TO BE A COST ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
I'M NOT SAYING THAT, BUT THE DIFFERENCE IN TITLE T COMBINE THOSE PLACES, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE KSL DOES NOT PROVIDE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES LIKE WE DO FOR THESE SMALL CITIES THAT DO NOT HAVE THAT.
UM, UM, UM, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS AND BRING IT BACK MORE IN DEPTH.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND EMOTION FROM ME IN A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS TO TABLE THAT, UH, ANY MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT, THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, THOSE OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES.
WELL, I MADE THE MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS SECONDED, UM,
[14. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider appointing Commissioner Skeet Phillips to the Housing Board.]
ITEM 14, UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPOINTING COMMISSIONER SKEET PHILLIPS TO THE HOUSING BOARD.UH, COFFIN COUNTY HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE HOUSING BOARD.
I'M LOOKING TO SEE IF I HAVE THE EXACT NAME.
UM, IT IS THE CENTRAL TEXAS HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, MULTIFAMILY HOUSING, GOVERNMENTAL BOARD.
UH, THIS IS A BOARD THAT EXISTS IN KAUFMAN COUNTY IS, HAS A BOARD, HAS LONG HAD A BOARD MEMBER, UH, JUDGE WAYNE GENT REPRESENTED THE COUNTY ON THAT BOARD THAT, UH, THERE'S NO DOLLAR OR COST IMPACT TO THE COUNTY IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS OTHER THAN JUST THE, THE COMMISSIONERS TIME.
AND, AND, AND THEY PROVIDE MOSTLY FOCUSED SKEET ON, UH, SENIOR, SENIOR LIVING AND LOW COST HOUSING.
SO, UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS WAS SERVED AS THE ALTERNATE ON THAT FOR A LONG TIME.
AND NOW I ASKED HIM SEVEN YEARS.
SO I ASKED HIM IF HE'D BE WILLING TO BE THE PRIMARY AND YOU ARE SO, UM, SO I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPOINT COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS TO THAT, THAT HOUSING BOARD HAS PRESENTED ON ITEM 14.
UM, I DID MOTION WHERE THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT.
THAT MOTION DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[15. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line-item transfers.]
ITEM NOW WE'RE TO ITEM 15 AUDITOR DISCUSS LINE ITEM TRANSFERS.YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS THAT WERE EMAILED TO YOU EARLIER? UH, THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE A LINE OF OUR TRANSFERS IS PRESENTED, UM, EMOTION
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WITH EMOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT.SECOND, SECOND, SECOND, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.
[16. Auditor; Discuss/Consider claims for payment.]
YOUR WELCOME BACK TO THE AUDITOR.DISCUSS CONSIDER PLANE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.
YOUR CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT TODAY OR $983,788 AND 32 CENTS TWO PAYROLLS OF 1,000,500 $11,515 AND 87 CENTS FOR TOTAL PAYOUTS OF $2,495,304 AND 19 CENTS.
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BILLS? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CLAIM FOR PAYMENT AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION WITH A MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[17. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter executive session.]
ITEM 17.DISCUSS, CONSIDER EXITING REGULAR MEETING AND GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IS THERE A MOTION TO DO SO I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
WE HAVE MOTION TO GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND OF A COMMISSIONER HUNT DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
[18. Executive Session; Pursuant to Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code, the Commissioners Court will meet in closed session to discuss real estate negotiations.]
EXECUTIVE SESSION, TWO PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 51 0.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE COMMISSIONERS COURT.WE MEET IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS REAL ESTATE NEGOTIATIONS AND
[19. Executive Session; Pursuant to Section 551.076 of the Texas Government Code, the Commissioners Court will meet in closed session to discuss security devices.]
SECTION 5 51 0.076 OR THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS SECURITY DEVICES.
WHY DON'T WE GO BACK INTO THE CONFERENCE ROOM? YEAH.
[20. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider exiting executive session and enter back into regular meeting.]
WE, UH, UH, I NEED, UH, LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO LEAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION, COME BACK INTO REGULAR MEETING.I'LL MAKE IT MONKEY WITH A MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS SECOND FROM PERMISSION OR HUNT DISCUSSION.
THAT WAS A FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES
[21. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider taking any action resulting from executive session.]
GO.WE DIDN'T TAKE ANY ACTION IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
OF COURSE, I DON'T HEAR ANY EMOTIONS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH BRINGS
[22. Adjourn Meeting,]
US TO ITEM 22 AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS AS ALWAYS MOVED TO ADJOURN.IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR.
THOSE OPPOSED AND OH, WE'RE WE'RE OUT.