Sep 06, 2022 Commissioners Court

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THIS REGULAR MEETING AND THE

[Call to Order]

TODAY IS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH, 2022.

IT'S 9:00 AM AND THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING ROOM AND THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX AND KAUFFMAN.

UH, WE'LL START OUR MEETING OFF I'LL OFFER AN INVOCATION FOR US.

AND, UH, COMMISSIONER CASEY IS GOING TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE STAND FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS OF THIS LIFE.

WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE THOSE OF US WHO MAKE DECISIONS ON BEHALF OF OUR CITIZENS, THAT OUR DECISIONS BE FAIR.

AND JUST, WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER THOSE WHO PROTECT US EVERY DAY AND PUT THERE IN MANY TIMES, PUT THEIR LIVES IN DANGER.

THANK YOU FOR THE RECENT RAINS WE'VE HAD.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS OF LIFE IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN.

OKAY.

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 LAW.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

I DON'T HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE MYSELF.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO SHARE? IF NOT, WE MOVE ON

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

WE HAVE ITEMS A THROUGH E UH, ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS CARE TO DISCUSS ANY PARTICULAR ITEM OFF OF THAT LIST.

IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE A MOTION WHERE THE EMOTIONAL COMMISSIONER BARBARA, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES NEXT

[3. City of Terrell; Discuss/Consider/Approve Amendment #1 Restated Interlocal Agreement between Kaufman County and the City of Terrell for City of Terrell TIR2 #1.]

WE HAVE FOUR ITEMS FOR THEM.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, RESTATED INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN COFFIN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF TERRELL FOR THE CITY OF TERRELL.

TERS NUMBER ONE.

OH, THERE MR. SIMS, UH, JUDGE, UH, COMMISSIONERS.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU.

UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THIS.

I WANT TO THANK KAREN BADGLEY.

I'M GOING TO THANK, UH, OUR TEAM OUT HERE.

YOU SEE RAY LAP AND JOHN GAUGUIN, GREG SHUMPERT, UH, THE MAYOR IS SO EXCITED ABOUT IT.

HE HAD TO GO TO THE DOCTOR, SO CAN'T, CAN'T HELP THAT, UH, SOMETIMES THE DOCTOR SAYS, COME ON DOWN AND YOU GO ON DOWN.

SO, UH, HIS APOLOGIES FOR NOT BEING HERE TONIGHT TODAY, BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

UH, I'LL TRY TO BE EFFICIENT IN THIS CONVERSATION.

THE AMENDMENT TO TOURIST NUMBER ONE IS BASICALLY TO SAY, LOOK BACK IN 2007, 2008, WE STARTED TOURIST NUMBER ONE, UH, WHICH IS A LITTLE OVER 4,000 ACRES AND, UH, WE'VE HAD GREAT SUCCESS WITH IT.

IT'S WHAT HELPED US, UH, LAND THE CROSSROADS PROJECT AND THE BUCKY'S PROJECT.

AND SEVERAL OTHER THINGS OUT IN THAT AREA.

AS WE WERE CREATING TOURS, TWO TOURS, THREE TOURS, FOUR, WE REALIZED THERE WAS GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF GEOGRAPHIC OVERLAP.

SO WE WANTED TO AMEND TOURS ONE TO REDUCE THAT.

AND THEN AS WE TALKED ABOUT HOW OVER THE NEXT MANY YEARS WE WERE ONE BE MANAGING TOURS, TWO TOURS TO TOURISTS, TWO, THREE, AND FOUR.

WE SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S HAVE THE SAME SET OF MANAGEMENT RULES ASSOCIATED WITH TOURIST.

NUMBER ONE.

SO WE DID DECIDE TO, UH, DO AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, RESTATED IN LOCAL AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN CITY OF TURTLE TAX INCREMENT, REINVESTMENT ZONE.

NUMBER ONE.

SO THE COMMITMENTS OF THE COUNTY ARE THE SAME HERE.

SO, UH, YOU'RE STILL GOING FROM A 30 YEAR PERIOD.

UH, THAT STARTED BACK WITH THE TAX YEAR, UH, 2008.

UH, THERE'S A MAXIMUM, UH, BUILT IN THERE THAT UNCHANGED FROM BACK IN THE 2007, 2008 PERIOD.

AND, UH, WE WOULD ASK YOU TO, UH, GIVE US A POSITIVE VOTE ON THIS.

THE CITY COUNCIL DIDN'T VOTE TO ENDORSE THIS, UH, COURSE OF ACTION AND YOUR TOURIST NUMBER ONE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, UH, DID, UM, UH, ALSO VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO ENDORSE THIS COURSE OF ACTION.

SO THEY'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DETAILS.

IT IS A YANG ABOUT THIS THICK, PLEASE DON'T PLEASE DON'T READ THAT.

SO I WILL, I WILL HESITATE FROM READING INTO IT, BUT REALLY I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THE PROJECT QUESTIONS FOR MR. SAMS OR ANYBODY AT THE CITY.

IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO TERMS NUMBER ONE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER BARBARA.

IS THERE A SECOND? WOW.

SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HAUNT DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

[4. City of Terrell; Discuss/Consider/Approve Interlocal Agreement between Kaufman County and the City of Terrell for City of Terrell TIRZ #2.]

I THINK I'LL SAY TAX INCREMENT, REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO.

SO, UH, JUDGE, I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN, REALLY THE SAME SORT OF ISSUE HERE.

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UH, THIS PARTICULAR TAX INCREMENT REFINANCE ZONE IS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 20.

UH, WE KNOW WE NEED TO BUILD MAJOR NEW INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE LAS LOMAS BOULEVARD, UH, SIX LANE ROAD GOING FROM NORTH TO EAST, I'M SORRY, NORTH TO SOUTH ON THE FAR WEST SIDE OF TOWN.

AND IF WE CAN'T BUILD THAT ROAD, THEN WE'LL NEVER SOLVE OUR LONGTERM, UH, TRAFFIC PROBLEMS. AND SO THAT PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND OTHERS LED US TO SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S ENGAGE IN SOME NEGOTIATIONS WITH A DEVELOPER, WHO'S GOT OVER A THOUSAND ACRES OUT IN THIS PART OF THE WORLD.

AND, UH, LET'S TRY TO GET THEM TO VOLUNTARILY ANNEX, UH, YOU'LL KNOW THE DIFFICULTIES WITH CONVINCING FOLKS TO VOLUNTARY ANNEX, UH, UNDER THE CURRENT SET OF, UH, STATE LAW.

UH, SO WE DID GO THROUGH A LOT OF NEGOTIATIONS THERE, BUT WE THINK WE'RE IN A REALLY GOOD, UH, POSITION.

UH, THIS IS THE, ONE OF THE SEVERAL THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.

THAT IS A CENTERING IN AMERICA PROJECT.

THE NORTH SIDE, THE PROJECT HAS ALREADY BEEN ANNOUNCED TO BE BLUESTAR, UH, WHICH IS THE DALLAS COWBOYS COMPANY THAT DOES INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THAT AREA.

UH, THIS IS THE ONE WHERE WE STARTED OUT SAYING, YOU KNOW, WE WANT, WE WANT A SIGNATURE HIGH QUALITY AMENITY OUT HERE.

AND, UH, THE DEVELOPER LOOKED AT US LIKE WE WERE A LITTLE BIT CRAZY WHEN WE SAID WE WANT AN ARBORETUM.

AND, UH, SO NOW THEY'VE CHANGED THE NAME OF THE THING TO ARBORETUM MISSTATES.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE DONATING A LARGE AMOUNT OF OPEN SPACE TO THE CITY OF TERRIBLE, HAVE TO MANAGE THAT OVER TIME.

AND AS WE'VE MENTIONED BEFORE, WITH SEVERAL OF THESE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATIONS, ONE OF THE BENEFITS IS INSTEAD OF HAVING TCEQ RUN THE PACKAGE PLANT AND KIND OF JUST KEEP AN EYE ON IT, OCCASIONALLY WITH THE DEVELOPER HIRING STAFF, TO STAFF THAT UP, WE'LL BE ABLE TO RUN THAT WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OUT HERE, MAKE SURE THAT IT IS OF QUALITY, MAKE SURE THAT OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT USED TO TAKE CARING OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT, UH, OVER AT KINGS CREEK WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, UH, IS ACTUALLY THE LABORERS OUT THERE DOING THAT WORK.

SO WE THINK THAT'S A GREAT STEP IN THIS.

OKAY.

SO IT'LL BE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT.

UH, WE, WE HAD THE SUGGESTION FROM COMMISSIONER'S COURT THAT WE INTRODUCE A PROVISION SAYING THAT WE ARE GOING TO HOLD TO ISO RATING, NUMBER TWO LEVELS OUT IN THIS AREA.

SO THAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS DOCUMENT AS WELL.

SO AGAIN, THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR WORKING ON IT.

AND, UM, UH, TOURIST NUMBER TWO IS, UH, QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR US AS A TEAM HERE.

QUESTIONS FOR MR. SAMS, THIS IS GOING INTO THE CITY RENT.

YES, SIR.

THIS WILL ALL BE ANNEXED.

YES.

I THINK IT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT.

AND YOU SAID THAT VOLUNTARY ANNEX EITHER THE WORD ANNEXATION CAN GET, UH, CAN BE A LITTLE CONTROVERSIAL, BUT THESE ARE ALL VOLUNTARY.

YES, SIR.

YES, SIR.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO OTHER QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF TERRELL REGARDING TERMS NUMBER TWO MOTION WHERE THE MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBERS OR SECOND, SECOND, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER CAGE, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES

[5. City of Terrell; Discuss/Consider/Approve Interlocal Agreement between Kaufman County and the City of Terrell for City of Terrell TIRZ #3.]

SO JUDGE, THIS IS THE ONE THAT GOES BETWEEN SPUR 5 57 AND INTERSTATE 20.

UH, THIS IS THE ONE THAT, UH, GETS NICKNAMED LAS LOMAS QUITE A BIT BECAUSE THERE'S AN OLD RESIDENTIAL PROJECT ON THE BOOKS IN THIS ZONE.

UH, WE ENGAGE WITH THE DEVELOPER OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, AS WELL AS WITH THE COOPERATION OF OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO TALK ABOUT, WELL, WHAT IF WE SWAPPED OUT ON THIS MONTH? I DO NO RESIDENTIAL AND ONLY DO, UM, UH, BUSINESS BUSINESS-RELATED THINGS, UH, FOR US, UH, WE WOULD LIKE, UH, TO CONTINUE OUR, UM, IDENTITY OF A CITY AS BEING A CITY WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF EMPLOYMENT, UH, RIGHT NOW, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT 18,000 PEOPLE LIVING IN THE CITY AND 14,000 JOBS IN THE CITY.

SO THAT'S OUR IDENTITY, THAT'S WHO WE'D LIKE TO BE.

AND WE ENGAGED IN THESE, UH, CONVERSATIONS TO SEE IF WE COULD GET THIS DEVELOPER TO SWAP OUT ALL OF THAT RESIDENTIAL AND DO INSTEAD A, UM, UH, A BUSINESS PARK, UH, APPROACH.

UH, THEY SAID YES TO THAT.

UH, SO AGAIN, THIS IS A LARGE VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION AND IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A REALLY GREAT PREMIER EMPLOYMENT LOCATION FOR THE CITY OF TERRELL.

AND I'LL KEEP GOING BACK TO LAS LOMAS BOULEVARD.

UH, THIS ACTUALLY GIVES US THE NEXT LEG OF LAS LOMAS BOULEVARD.

THIS TIME GOING FROM INTERSTATE 20 UP TO SPUR 5 57 AND THEN CONNECTING TO A, UH, NEW BRIDGE OVER US 80.

SO GOOD NEWS THERE.

AND AGAIN, THANKS FOR THE TEAM THAT HELPED US WORK THROUGH THE EFFORTS ON THIS PROJECT QUESTIONS FOR MR. SAMS, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN COFFIN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF TERRELL FOR TERMS NUMBER THREE, WHERE THE EMOTIONAL COMMISSIONER BARBERS ARE? SECOND, SECOND, SECOND, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT.

THIRD FROM COMMISSIONER KATE'S

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IS THERE, UH, ANY DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE, AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

[6. City of Terrell; Discuss/Consider/Approve Interlocal Agreement between Kaufman County and the City of Terrell for City of Terrell TIRZ #4.]

SO AGAIN, A GREAT NEW SORT OF A PROJECT.

UM, THIS TAKES, UH, SEVERAL HUNDRED ACRES ON THE FAR WEST CORNER OF TOWN, UH, ACREAGE THAT YOU WOULD GENERALLY IDENTIFY AS BEING A LITTLE BIT BELEAGUERED BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE NEGATIVE LAND USES ON THE CORNER OF SPUR 5 57 IN U US 80.

THIS GETS US AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAN UP THAT LOCATION AND DO SOME URBAN RENEWAL IN THAT AREA.

AND THEN ALSO, UH, TO GET AGAIN, A VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION, I'LL USE A TOURIST NUMBER FOUR TO GIVE YOU YOUR SUMMARY STATISTICS.

UH, REMEMBER ALL OF THESE DEVELOPERS HAD OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD, BUY RIGHT OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE WERE NOT GOING DOWN THIS PATH IS A GREAT THING TO REMIND OURSELVES OF, UH, THE CURRENT ETJ ENTITLEMENT, WHAT THEY COULD DO TODAY WITHOUT ASKING PERMISSION OF THE CITY, STAY OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AND DO DEVELOPMENT, UH, THAT WOULD STRICTLY BE A COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF.

THEY WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD THIS IS COMBINED THE THREE ANNEXATIONS THAT WE'RE SPEAKING OF HERE BETWEEN ALL THE TOURS IS THE CURRENT ETJ.

ENTITLEMENT WAS 6,659 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

WE SLASHED THAT DOWN TO 3,911, THE CURRENT ETJ RETIREMENT ON A MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENTS, 3,107.

AND THAT'S BEING CUT DOWN TO 630 IS A, THAT'S A BIG CHANGE.

UH, AND THEN THE BUSINESS COMMERCIAL ACRES, UH, THEY WERE ONLY GOING TO DO 61 ACRES OF JOB RELATED, UH, DEVELOPMENT.

NOW WE HAVE 1,209 ACRES OF JOB RELATED DEVELOPMENT, AND I THINK THAT'S AN ABSOLUTELY GREAT, VERY, VERY RARELY DOES THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT GET TO DO A VOTE, UH, TO CUT THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS COMING, UH, OR THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS COMING FROM AROUND 10,000 TO AROUND 5,000.

YOU JUST DON'T GET THAT OPPORTUNITY VERY OFTEN.

AND SO I APPRECIATE THE VERY HARD WORK THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT PUT INTO THIS.

WE KNOW IT'S A TEAM EFFORT.

WE KNOW WE ASKED YOU GUYS TO SACRIFICE AND TO PUT SOME WORK INTO THIS THING AND YOU DID.

AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

AND AGAIN, UM, YOU KNOW, WE, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY REALIZES THAT OUR, OUR SINCERE GOAL HERE IS TO WORK TOGETHER.

AND, UM, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN REALLY GREAT PARTNERS FOR US TO WORK TOGETHER WITH, UH, THING, UH, COMMISSIONER BARBARA FOR HIS LEADERSHIP COMMISSIONER HUNT SERVES ON OUR TAX INCREMENT REFINANCE ZONE.

WE'VE ALL HAD REALLY GREAT HEALTHY CONVERSATIONS.

UH, KAREN BADGLEY HAS GIVEN OF HER TIME ON THIS THING.

SO AGAIN, JUST THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH EVERYBODY'S WORK ON IT.

QUESTIONS FOR MR. SAMMS REGARDING ITEM SIX, IF YOU'RE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INTER-LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF TERRELL FOR TERS NUMBER FOUR? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

WE HAD THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBARA, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

UH, YEAH, Y'ALL DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE, BUT I MEAN, WE'VE GOT SOME THRILLING, UH, STUFF COMING UP HERE ON THE AGENDA.

YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THAT THE CITY OF TERRELL HAS A BUDGET HEARING, UH, THIS EVENING AND A PROPERTY TAX HEARING.

AND WHEN YOU GUYS ARE DONE HERE, Y'ALL COME ON DOWN TO CITY HALL AT 6:00 PM AND YOU'RE GOING TO COME IN OURS AS WELL.

THE GRANT THAT WE GET THEY'RE ALREADY THERE, I'M ALREADY THERE.

OKAY.

NEXT UP

[7. Bob Williams; Discuss/Consider approving a proclamation to proclaim the month of September 2022 as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.]

AND, UH, GOOD, MR. WILLIAMS, IF YOU WILL COME AND TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO YOU REPRESENT, AND THEN I'LL COME DOWN THERE AND READ THE PROCLAMATION.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, JUDGE.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.

GOOD MORNING.

I AM BOB WILLIAMS, A 12 YEAR SURVIVOR OF AN AGGRESSIVE FORM OF PROSTATE CANCER.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU THE COURT FOR ALLOWING US TO APPEAR TODAY.

WHY ARE WE HERE? BECAUSE SEPTEMBER IS NATIONAL PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH,

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AND I WORK AS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE QUALITY OF LIFE.

FOR MANY, I HAVE A COUPLE OF STEPS THIS YEAR ALONE.

WE'VE HAD 17,850 NEW CASES REPORTED 2,260 DEATHS.

THIS SIX EVERY DAY, WE CAN INFLUENCE THIS STAT WITH EARLY DETECTION, EARLY DETECTION, EARLY DETECTION, DUE TO MODERN MEDICINE.

WE DO NOT HAVE TO LOSE THAT MANY PEOPLE TO PROSTATE CANCER.

WE THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING OUR PROCLAMATION.

SO I'LL COME DOWN THERE AND READ THIS FOR YOU.

AND DONNA'S COMING UP THERE WITH HIM.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

I DARE SAY.

UH LET'S SO COMMISSIONER THING, UM, I DARE SAY THERE'S PROBABLY, I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME.

YEAH.

SO THIS IS A PROCLAMATION.

UH, SEPTEMBER IS PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.

WHEREAS PROSTATE CANCER CONSTITUTES 20% OF ALL MALE CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND 10%, 10% OF ALL MALE CANCER.

THIS WHEREAS IN TEXAS AND AN ESTIMATE IS 17,850 NEW CASES OF PROSTATE CANCER AND AN ESTIMATED 2,260 DEATHS WILL OCCUR IN 2022.

WHEREAS MEN OF AFRICAN ANCESTRY COME IN WITH A FAMILY HISTORY OF PROSTATE CANCER FIREFIGHTERS AND MEN EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE ARE AT THE HIGHEST RISK.

WHEREAS PROSTATE CANCER IS THE SECOND MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED CANCER IN AMERICAN MALE, ONLY BEHIND SKIN CANCER AND A LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATH IN A MAN BEHIND LUNG CANCER.

WHEREAS THIS YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 268,490 MEN WILL BE DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER IN THE UNITED STATES.

THAT'S ONE MAN, EVERY 1.9 MINUTES AND ROUGHLY 34,500 WILL DIE THIS YEAR FROM THIS DISEASE, WHICH IS WHAT MAN, EVERY 15.2 MINUTES OR AS ONE IN EIGHT MEN ARE DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER IN THEIR LIFETIME.

MANY OF THEM AFRICAN ANCESTRY ARE AT THE HIGHEST RISK FROM A DISEASE WITH ONE IN SIX MINUTES.

THEY ARE 2.1 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO DIE FROM THIS DISEASE WHERE IT'S PROSTATE CANCER, NOT ONLY AFFECTS MEN, BUT AFFECTS THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

WHEREAS EDUCATION REGARDING PROSTATE CANCER AND EARLY DETECTION, STRATEGIES ARE CRITICAL TO SAVING LIVES, PRESERVING AND PROTECTING FAMILIES.

AND WHEREAS ALL MEN ARE AT RISK OF PROSTATE CANCER.

THE CITIZENS OF KAUFMAN COUNTY ARE ENCOURAGED TO INCREASE THEIR PERSONAL AWARENESS OF PROSTATE CANCER AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PROSTATE CANCER SCREENINGS.

THEREFORE I, HOW RICHARD'S COUNTY JUDGE AND KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER, 2022 AS PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH, SATURDAY MYSTICS DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2022.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS TO US.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

AND YOU CAN HAVE THIS COPY IN YOUR ORGANIZATION.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU, KEISHA.

OKAY.

YEAH.

I THOUGHT ABOUT YOUR LOWER, SIR.

YOUR LORD.

YES.

THANK YOU.

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IS THERE SUCH A MOTION? WE HAVE MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES NEXT

[8. John Polster; Discuss/consider approval of the funding amendment for the FM 548 project between Kaufman County and Jacobs in the amount of $2,868,171.65.]

JOHN POLLSTER DISCUSS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR THE FM 5 48 PROJECT BETWEEN COFFIN COUNTY AND JACOBS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,868,171 AND 65 CENTS.

NO POLLSTER ITS UH, SORRY.

I DIDN'T MAKE THE LAST TIME.

I WAS A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER.

UH WE'RE BACK TODAY ON WHAT 5 48, BECAUSE WE CHANGED THE FUNDING, UH, TO BE A LITTLE MORE REFLECTIVE OF THE, OF THE PROJECT ITSELF.

BUT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT ITSELF IS THE SAME.

IT'S JUST THAT WE'RE UH, USING DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES IN THE INTENT IS TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON PRECINCT TWO'S DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNT.

OKAY.

SO, UH, THERE WAS AN APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM IN OUR LAST MEETING, RIGHT? YES, SAME PROJECT.

SO DOES THIS NEED TO BE REAPPROVED AGAIN, AS IT CHANGED, UH, WHAT I'M DOING IS BEFORE IT WAS ALL COMING OUT OF MISCELLANEOUS PRECINCT TWO, WE'VE GOT TWO PROJECTS THAT WE'RE FUNDING PART OF THIS IS COMING OUT OF THE FM 5 48, 7 40 PROJECT, WHICH IS PART OF THE LIMITS OF THIS 5 48 JOB.

AND THEN THE DELTA'S COMING FROM DISCRETIONARY.

SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, INSTEAD OF USING ALL OF HIS DISCRETIONARY, HE GETS UP AFTER THESE TWO VOTES, HE'S GOT 1,000,008 BACK IN HIS ACCOUNT.

OKAY.

OKAY.

CAN YOU FIND A PLACE? YOU SPEND THAT? YEAH.

WELL THE NEXT ONE I'M GOING TO SPEND A MILLION NOW, BUT AT THE END OF IT, YOU'LL STILL HAVE 1,000,008 IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND THAT ACCOUNT, AND REMEMBER THESE ARE NOT ON THE BOND PROGRAM.

WHEN WE DECIDED TO MOVE OUT ON THESE, THE ONLY AREA WE HAD TO COVER THE DELTA FROM OTHER THAN THE TWO PROJECTS, BECAUSE EACH OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE A DOLLAR AMOUNT IN THEM FOR A SEGMENT.

THE ONLY OTHER PLACE TO GET THAT DOLLAR WAS THE DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNT.

AND INSTEAD OF TAKING IT ALL WHERE YOU GIVE IT BACK 1,000,008, THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO.

OKAY.

UM, OKAY.

QUESTIONS FOR JOHN ON THAT? IS THAT RANG? YES.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE RAIN TO ME.

THAT'S CHASING ME.

UH, SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FUNDING AMENDMENT FOR FM 5 48 PROJECT BETWEEN COFFIN COUNTY AT JACOBS IN THE AMOUNT OF 2,868,171 AND 65 CENTS.

I'M GOING TO MAKE THAT MOTION.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MAKES THAT MOTION IS THERE FOR APPROVAL.

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

AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES BACK TO

[9. John Polster; Discuss/Consider approval of the Professional Services Agreement for the FM 740 Project between Kaufman County and Atkins in the amount of $3,447,966.00.]

AND I'M PLEASED TO SAY NO SINCE.

OKAY.

SO THIS IS A NEW ACTION ITEM FOR YOU.

THIS IS THE SECOND OF THE TWO PROJECTS IN PRECINCT TWO THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD ON THE ADVANCED PLANNING ON.

AND UH, AGAIN, THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE PRIMARILY FROM THE FM SEVEN 40 PROJECT AND THEN A MILLION IS COMING OUT OF THE DISCRETIONARY ACCOUNT FOR PRECINCT TO NOT QUITE MEAN, MAN, I'M AROUND HER.

YEAH, THAT'S TOTALLY LEAVE THE PENNIES OUT OF THEIR QUESTIONS FOR JOHN.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NINE IS PRESENTED.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

SO WE HAVE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

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

AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

DON'T GET WET.

I DON'T GET WET COWBOY UMBRELLA.

[10. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter a public hearing.]

IS THERE A MOTION TO DO SO WE'LL MOVE.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER CASE.

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

PPOS.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES ITEM

[11. Public Hearing; To receive input regarding not allowing thru trucks on Mister B's Blvd in the unincorporated area of Kaufman County Pet 4 and placing signs for same.]

WE WERE IN A PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE INPUT REGARDING NOT ALLOWING THROUGH TRUCKS ON MR. B'S BOULEVARD IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF COFFIN COUNTY PRECINCT FOUR IN PLACING SIGNED FOR THE SAME, UH, COMMISSIONER KATE OR ANYBODY.

WANT TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS? YEAH, JUDGE.

THIS IS A ROAD THAT WE JUST RECENTLY RESURFACED AND UH, IT'S UH, IT'S.

IT IS A RESIDENTIAL ROAD, UM, NEAR A, UH, A COMMERCIAL

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UH, SO SINCE WE JUST INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY IN THAT ROAD SURFACE, WE'D PREFER THE TRUCKS TO USE THE, THE PREFERRED COMMERCIAL ROUTE.

WE'D LIKE TO POST THIS AS A NO THROUGH TRUCKS.

SO IT'S A RESIDENTIAL SHORT RESIDENTIAL STREET THAT BIG TRUCKS ARE JUST GOING TO DESTROY OUR WORK.

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UH, IS THERE ANYONE WITH US THAT WOULD CARE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS PROPOSED ACTION TO THE COURT? IS THERE ANYONE WITH US WHO WOULD CARE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPOSED ACTION OF THE COURT WITH NO ONE COMING FORWARD, ITEM

[12. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider exiting the public hearing and enter back into a regular meeting.]

IS THERE A MOTION TO DO SO, SO MOVE WE'VE GOT THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER CAGES OR SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

THAT

[13. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider not allowing thru trucks on Mister B's Blvd and placing signs for same in the unincorporated area of Kaufman County Pet 4.]

IS THERE A MOTION TO DO SO, SO MOVE.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER AND KATE'S IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES

[14. Pam Corder; Discuss/Consider approving a resolution to apply for the funding through the office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, Criminal Justice Division for Bullet-Resistant Shields for the Sheriffs Department, Constables Offices, Adult Probation Department, and the District Attorneys Department.]

I'M MELLOWED ALL WEEKEND.

SO I WAS IN THEIR COFFIN.

SO I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK PERMISSION TO APPLY, UM, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR'S PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICE FOR BULLETPROOF, UH, RESISTANT BULLET RESISTANT SHIELDS FOR OUR, SO OUR CONSTABLES, OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND OUR ADULT PROBATION.

UM, WE ARE GOING TO BE, WE WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR ONE, THREE PANEL, UH, WIELD SHIELD THAT WE CAN PUT AT OUR COURTHOUSE, UM, AND IN A CRITICAL INCIDENT, IT CAN MEAN CARRIED IN THE SWAT TEAM WITH A SWAT TEAM TO AN EVENT.

AND THEN THE OTHERS ARE LEVEL THREE 20 BY 30 WINDOWED SHIELDS WITH CARRYING BAGS AT THE TOTAL.

UM, SO THE PANEL SHIELD IS 12,908.

THE 34 SHIELDS IS A HUNDRED AND FORTY THREE, ONE FORTY.

THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL TO ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX FORTY EIGHT.

WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ALL THE SCHOOLS AND THE CITIES BECAUSE WE FELT THAT IT WOULD BE VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO ALSO MAKE SURE THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS GRANT SO WE CAN PROTECT ALL THE KAUFMAN COUNTY, UH, QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT RESOLUTION.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT RESOLUTION IS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE WE HAVE A MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBARA, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

AND I'M GOING TO HAVE ONE REMINDER AT THIS WEEKEND.

THE 10TH IS THE MONTHLY CLEANUP IN PRECINCT, ONE FROM EIGHT TO FOUR IN SEPTEMBER THE 17TH, WE HAVE THE FREE ELECTRONICS AND HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION AT THE SOUTH CAMPUS FROM EIGHT TO 12.

THANK YOU.

ITEM

[15. Kristi Dickey; Discuss/Consider approving the final plat of Crow Addition located on FM 429 in Pet. 1.]

CHRISTIE DICKEY DISCUSSED.

CONSIDER APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT OF THE CRO EDITION LOCATED ON THE FM 4 29 IN PRECINCT.

ONE GOOD MORNING.

UH, THE CLIENT BOUGHT THREE TRACKS OF LAND OUT OF A LARGER TRACT.

UH, THEY'RE COMBINING THAT THREE INTO ONE, 3.801 ACRES.

UM, ALL THE APPROVING AUTHORITIES HAVE REVIEWED AND SIGNED OFF ON THEIR END.

SO WE'RE JUST ASKING THE COURT'S APPROVAL TODAY.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT FINAL PLAT AS PRESENTED I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

WE HAD A MOTION COMMISSIONER HAUNT.

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

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES, UH, BACK TO

[16. Kristi Dickey; Discuss/Consider approving final plat of Benham Park located on County Road 348 in Pet. 3.]

UM, BEEN IN PART, UH, THE CLIENT IS SPLITTING 1.3 72 ACRES OF LAND, UH, OUT FOR FAMILY.

THE CLIENT DID NOT MEET THE PLATTING EXCEPTION AS HIS PROPERTY WAS PART OF A LARGER TRACT.

SO HE WAS HAVING TO PLATT HIS A 1.372,

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AND SO WE'RE ASKING THE COURT'S APPROVAL TODAY.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

IF YOU'RE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT FINAL PLAT I'VE BEEN IN PARK HAS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE A MOTION WAY THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBERS OR SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, CHRISTIE NOW TO

[17. Sheriff; Discuss/consider approving the 4Sight Labs Master Services and Purchasing Agreement.]

GOOD EVENING.

UH, THIS IS BEEN THROUGH LEGAL.

THEY'VE LOOKED AT IT AND APPROVED IT.

WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS THIS IS A COMPANY THAT HELPS US MONITOR THE HIGH RISK INMATES IN THE JAIL.

WE PUT THIS MONITOR ON THEM AND THEN IT KEEPS UP WITH HER, UH, HEART RATES AND EVERYTHING ELSE CASE THEY STARTED DECLINING IN THE JAIL.

IT'LL BRING THAT TO THE MEDICAL STAFF AND THE BOOKEND STAFF SINCE USUALLY THAT'S OUR HIGHEST RISK IS BOOKING AREA.

WE'RE GOING TO PAY THIS COMPLETELY OUT OF COMMISSARY.

SO IT'S RIGHT AROUND A LITTLE OVER $80,000, BUT WE'RE GOING TO PAY THAT OUT, COME SURF ON.

CAUSE IT IS FOR THE HEALTH OF THE INMATES.

SO I JUST WATCHED THESE MONITORS ALL THE TIME.

YEAH.

LIKE THEY LOCK ONTO THEM AND IT MONITORS AND KEEPS HER HEART RATE AND EVERYTHING.

BLOOD PRESSURE, ANYTHING CHANGES.

THEN IT AUTOMATICALLY ALERTS US WHERE WE CAN GO CHECK ON JUST ANOTHER PART OF TRYING TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE IN THE JET QUESTIONS FOR THE SHERIFF ABOUT THAT.

IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT PURCHASING AGREEMENT AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE IT MY WAY.

THE MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

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

AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

THANKS SHERIFF.

NEXT

[18. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider approval of Road Construction Contracts and Associated Funding and Line-item transfers for Precincts 2 & 4 County Road & Bridge Projects in the amount of $2,040,363.00,]

ARE YOU GOING TO SMITH DISCUSS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND ASSOCIATED FUNDING AND LINE ITEM OR TRANSFERS PER PRECINCT, TWO AND FOUR COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE PROJECTS IN THE AMOUNT OF 2 MILLION, $40,363 IN NO PENNIES.

SO THIS IS JUST, UM, TO MOVE SOME FUNDS AROUND FOR COMMISSIONER FOR, AND THEN ALSO WE'VE GOT A CONTRACT COMING UP FOR DISCRETIONARY FUNDS FOR PRECINCT TWO QUESTIONS.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THOSE ROAD? CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND FUNDING IS PRESENTED.

SO MOVE WHERE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER CATES IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES ITEM 19.

[19. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider an offer for Unimproved Property Contract as presented by the Kaufman County Real Estate Contractor, M&D Real Estate for property described as 0.3 ac tract (R Anthony), FM 987, Kaufman, Texas 75142, in the amount of $22,000.]

THIS IS, UM, A PROPERTY CONTRACT FROM AN INDIVIDUAL TO PURCHASE THE TRIANGLE PIECE THAT WE HAD LISTED FOR 9 87 AT THE TOP, THE COMPANY WAS REQUESTING OFFICIAL MOTIONS ON THIS PROPERTY QUESTIONS FOR NO QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT CONTRACT IS PRESENTED WITH A MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT.

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

AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES BACK TO REDOLENT DISCUSS

[20. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider award of contract to The Henry Group for Pet 4 Bridge Replacement located on CR 4084, in the amount of $385,000; utilizing RFP 21-26.]

THIS IS THE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT THAT Y'ALL APPROVED FUNDING FOR LAST TUESDAY.

SO THIS WOULD BE THE ACTUAL CONTRACT FOR THE REPAIR QUESTIONS.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT CONTRACT HAS PRESENTED? I WOULD MAKE THAT MOTION.

SORRY.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM KATE'S FUNDING, BUT WE CAN APPROVE THE CONTRACT.

SO, SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FROM COMMISSIONER CATES.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

I'LL TAKE A COMMISSIONER HUNT FOR DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES ITEM 21.

[21. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider award of contract to MB Concrete Construction for road construction at 121 & University Drive; in the amount of $160,000; for Pet 2; utilizing RFP 21-26.]

THIS IS A CONTRACT FOR THE FUNDING THAT WAS APPROVED EARLIER.

THE QUESTIONS THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT CONTRACT AS PRESENTED WHERE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT DISCUSSION

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OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES NOW TO THE AUDITOR

[22. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line-item and budget transfers/corrections.]

YOU'RE HAVING A SIDEBAR AND TRANSFERS AND CORRECTIONS.

SORRY.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE THAT WERE EMAILED TO YOU? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ABOUT AND TRANSFERS AND BUDGET TRANSFERS CORRECTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED? WE HAD A MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER.

KATE'S DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING I KNOW THAT MOTION CARRIES I DON'T 23

[23. Auditor; Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.]

YOUR CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT OR $2,450,102 AND 29 CENTS A PAYROLL OF 1,000,400 AND $40,897 AND 70 CENTS.

TOTAL PAYOUT OF $3,890,999 AND 99 CENTS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? IF THE NO QUESTION FOR THE AUDITOR, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBERS OR SECOND, SECOND, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER CAGE.

DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES NOW.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?

[24. Adjourn Meeting]

OH, OKAY.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MOVES TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

IS THERE A SECOND SOMEWHERE? SECOND SEC, COMMISSIONER.

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

OPPOSED.

NO MOTION CARRIES.

WE ARE ADJOURNED.