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OKAY.[Call to Order]
GATHERED HERE TODAY IN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND FOR A REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING, UH, ON TUESDAY, UM, NOVEMBER 15TH.SO, UH, WE'RE GOING DO OUR INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGES AT FIRST.
AND, UH, COMMISSIONER BARBARA IS GONNA DO THE PRAYER FOR US, AND I'LL DO THE PLEDGES.
SO PLEASE RISE, PRAY WITH YOU, PLEASE.
I, HEAVENLY FATHER, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND ALL THE BLESSINGS THAT WE LOOK FORWARD THAT MAY COME FROM IT, ASK YOU TO BE WITH US THIS MORNING ON THE COURT HERE AS WE MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THE COUNTY, AND TO HELP US TO MAKE THE RIGHT ONES THAT ARE GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.
UH, CONTINUE TO, UH, BLESS AND, UH, BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR MILITARY AND KEEP US ALL SAFE.
AND IN YOUR SON'S NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR, I PLEDGE THENCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE.
[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]
RIGHT.FIRST THING UP IS, UH, ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.
AND ON THE ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE, I HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING HERE.
IT'LL BE, UH, UH, THE JUSTICE CENTER OPENING, UH, WILL BE THE 17TH, OF COURSE, AND THAT'S AT THREE O'CLOCK.
AND EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE A TOUR, UH, THE DAY BEFORE ON THE 16TH FROM 11 TO ONE.
SO ANY EMPLOYEES THAT WANT TO COME AND SEE THE JUSTICE CENTER BEFORE THE, THE OPENING OF IT, THE RIVERING CUTTING, IS MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME OVER THERE DURING 11 AND ONE AND SEE IT.
UH, AND YOU'RE ALSO WELCOME AT THE OPENING.
I MEAN, BUT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT BEFORE THE PUBLIC SEES IT.
SO, DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE SOME ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE? NO.
[2. CONSENT AGENDA]
ANY.WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
AND THERE'S TWO ITEMS ON THERE.
DOES ANYBODY WISH TO SEPARATE EITHER ONE OF 'EM OR TALK ABOUT EITHER ONE OF 'EM? IF NOT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO A MOTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT.
SECOND AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARBER.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY, AYE.
[3. Judge Tracy Gray; Discuss/Consider and possible action regarding current juvenile arrests, detention trends and the need for available detention beds. Consider potential sources of funding for the juvenile detention facility including the issuance of certificates of obligation.]
UM, NUMBER THREE ON THE AGENDA, UH, I GOT A, A TEXT FROM JUDGE GRAY TO ASK THE TABLE THAT ITEM UNTIL THE FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER.AND SO, UH, DOES ANYBODY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT? UH, SO I THINK WE'LL JUST MOVE ON AND WE'RE GONNA TABLE THAT.
I GUESS WE NEED A MOTION TO TABLE IT, THOUGH.
WE HAVE THE MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER BARBARA AND THERE SECOND, SECOND, AND SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER KATES.
[4. Sheriff Beavers; Discuss/Consider retired Chief Rodney Evans to purchase his duty weapon in accordance with Commissioner's Court Policy pursuant to HB 1379, Serial number PLL813,]
NUMBER FOUR.WE HAVE, UH, UH, JACK SEBASTIAN GOING TO DO THIS ONE TOO.
UH, IT, IT'S, UH, THE, THE RETIRED RODNEY EVANS IS CHIEF, UH, WISHES TO PURCHASE HIS WEAPON, AND, UH, TELL US ALL ABOUT THAT.
UH, THIS IS A POLICY THAT WAS ADAPTED BY COURT WAY BACK WHEN, AND, UH, UH, IN HONOR OF HIM RETIRING, UH, PROCEDURE, HE CAN BUY HIS WEAPON.
AND THE AVERAGE PRICE, YOU TAKE AVERAGE PRICE, AND THEN YOU, UH, UH, GET 50% OF THAT.
AND SO THE COST ON THAT WEAPON IS $217 AND 33 CENTS, AND I WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
UH, COMMISSIONER BARBER MAKES A MOTION.
I'LL SECOND AND SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT.
ALL IN FAVOR OF POLICE SAY AYE.
[5. Sheriff Beavers; Discuss/Consider accepting the deputation of Jason L. Riggle for the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office.]
ALL RIGHT.NUMBER FIVE, SHERIFF EVERS TO DISCUSS ACCEPTING THE REPUTATION OF JASON WRIGLEY FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
WELL, MR. WRIGLEY, HE COMES FOR US FROM, HE'S GOT 15 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, FOR THOSE, HE WAS, UH, USED TO AS A SERGEANT, THEN HE LEFT AND WENT TO OKLAHOMA, THE STEVENS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WHERE HE WORKED THERE AS A SERGEANT 11 YEARS AND EIGHT MONTHS.
SO HE HAS MOVED BACK TO THE STATE AND BACK IN THIS AREA, AND HE HAS GOT HIS TCO LICENSE BACK UP IN ORDER.
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US WITH THAT 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE.DO WE HAVE A MOTION FROM SOMEBODY? YEAH, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
COMMISSIONER BARBARA MAKES A MOTION.
[6. Sheriff Beavers; Discuss/consider/approve LEFTA Jail Agreement for the Sheriff's Department.]
ALSO BELONGS TO THE SHERIFF TO CONSIDER AND, UH, CONSIDER AND APPROVE, UH, THE LEAVE OF JAIL CONTRACT FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.YEAH, THIS IS LIFT, IT'S REALLY NOT JUST THE JAIL THAT CONSISTS OF BOTH, UH, THE JAIL AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THIS IS OUR FTO AND T TRAINING.
EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ONLINE AND, UH, CONSOLIDATED IN A SOFTWARE.
THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE DA'S OFFICE.
WE'VE GOT THAT FIXED, SO WE'RE JUST ASKING TO ENTER INTO THIS CONTRACT TO PUT EVERYTHING, UH, WHERE WE CAN HAVE IT DIGITAL AND GET AWAY FROM PAPER.
AND SO, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SHERIFF OVER THIS? NO.
THEN I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
COMMISSIONER KATES MADE THE MOTION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? NO, SECOND.
ALL RIGHT, MR. BARBARA, SECONDS.
[7. Jack Sebastian; Discuss/Consider awarding BID 23-01 Annual Contract for Road Repairs / Asphalt Overlay for Pet. 4 Road & Bridge.]
SEVEN.JACK SMASHING PURCHASING AGENTS BACKUP.
THE WARNING, AB BID 2301 ANNUAL CONTRACT OF ROAD REPAIRS ASPHALT OVERLAY FOR PRECINCT FOUR.
UH, GENTLEMEN, THAT BID OPENED UP YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, AND TYPICALLY, UH, I WAIT A WEEK TO PUT ON AGENDA FOR, UH, AWARD.
BUT, UH, WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT GET, GET THIS THING THROUGH, BUT WE HAVE SOME EVALUATION TO DO ON THE BIDS.
SO I I'M NEED TO TABLE THAT BID UNTIL NEXT WEEK.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TABLE? SO MOVED.
COMMISSIONER C'S TABLE, UH, MADE MOTION TABLE.
HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT.
IT'S GONNA BE A JACK SEBASTIAN SHOW TODAY, I GUESS RIGHT.
[8. Jack Sebastian; Discuss/Consider procedures for disposal of county surplus property per Local Government Code section 263.152 (a)(1) & (3).]
DISCUSSING, CONSIDER THE DISPOSAL OF COUNTY SURPLUS PROPERLY PER, PER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 2 63.JIM, IN THE BACK IN THE DAY, WE HAD HAD A, KIND OF, HAD A PROCESS WE WENT THROUGH AND, UH, UH, FOR ITEMS THAT ARE LESS THAN $500, WE DON'T TAG.
RIGHT? UH, BUT THEY'RE STILL COUNTY PROPERTY.
AND SO, UM, BACK IN THE DAY, UH, WE, WE HAD A STORAGE AREA, AND I WOULD HAVE THOSE ITEMS PUT IN A STORAGE AREA, AND WE'D DO LOTS, LIKE ONE ROOM WOULD BE A LOT, 100, THE NEXT ROOM BE LOT 200, AND WE DISPOSED OF PROPERTY.
UH, THERE WAS A DISCUSSION THE OTHER DAY ABOUT AN ITEM THAT WAS LESS THAN $500 IN MY OFFICE, AND IT APPEARS WE HAVE NOTHING IN PLAY FOR THAT.
AND THOSE ITEMS ARE JUST BEING DISPOSED OF.
UH, AND PART OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, UH, UH, THE SHORT VERSION IS YOU HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO SELL THIS PROPERTY EITHER BY AUCTION OR BY, UH, SEALED BID.
IF YOU CANNOT SELL IT, IF NO ONE WILL BID ON IT, THEN IT BECOMES SAVAGE PROPERTY, AND THEN, THEN THE COURT WILL DEEM THAT SAVAGE PROPERTY, THEN IT CAN BE THROWN AWAY.
UH, BUT CURRENTLY WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT ACCOUNTING FOR THAT PROPERTY.
AND SO I'M, I'M LOOKING FOR WHAT, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? THAT EVERY SINGLE ITEM LESS THAN $500 HAS TO BE SOLD? YES, SIR.
SO IF A STAPLER GUN BREAKS OR SOMETHING, YOU HAVE TO SELL IT.
YOU HAVE TO PUT OUT A BID FOR A STAPLE GUN.
WELL, THAT'S, THAT'S, WELL, NO, YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE PICKING ITEMS HERE.
AND THEN I SAID, I THINK, I THINK WHAT I'M SAYING IS COMMISSIONER LAW, I'M ASKING THE 500 LAW SAYS LESS THAN FIVE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S, I MEAN, SO WHERE'S YOUR, WHERE'S YOUR CUTOFF LINE IF SOMEBODY'S IN THE OFFICE IS ALL I'M ASKING.
I MEAN, IF, YOU KNOW, ITS SHOULD MAYBE BE A QUESTION, IT WRAP A PIECE OF PAPER.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, WE WOULD GET THINGS ALL TIME FROM LIKE DPS, UH, OLD POLICE PROPERTY, AND IT, AND IT WAS, UH, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A RADAR GUN OR SOMETHING.
UH, A RADIO WASN'T NO LONGER USED, WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, FURNITURE, UH, CALCULATORS.
I, I'M JUST BRINGING WELL, I'M, I UNDERSTAND.
I'M JUST ASKING THE QUESTION BECAUSE I THINK THAT, THAT AT SOME POINT, YOU CAN OVERLOAD THE SYSTEM BY MAKING THIS MOTION HERE SAYING THAT EVERYTHING IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING HERE, EVERYTHING UNDER $500, THAT MEANS NOBODY CAN THROW ANYTHING AWAY.
I'M JUST LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION.
UH, I'LL EXPECT ANYTHING TO BE PASSED TODAY, HONEST WITH YOU.
BUT I MEAN, I'M, I'M JUST ASKING, I UNDERSTAND THIS IS FOR DISCUSSION.
I'M NOT, I'M NOT TRYING TO PICK THE PENNY HERE.
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TRYING TO SAY, COUNSEL, HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THAT STATUTE? IS THERE ANY PROVISION FOR NOMINAL? I HAVE NOT LOOKED AT THAT STATUTE, SO I KNOW, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE STUFF LIKE, WE HAD FUEL TANKS AND TOOL BOXES THAT WILL UNDER THE $500, WE PUT 'EM IN AUCTION ANYWAY.I MEAN, AND I MEAN, SO I, WE HAVE, WE SELL, YOU KNOW, I THINK SOMEBODY KNOWS IF IT'S WORTH, IT'S UNDER $500, YOU KNOW, BUT, AND IF IT DOESN'T SELL IN THE FIRST AUCTION, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY SCRAP ME, IT'S, IT'S GOLDS TO SOMEONE ELSE IN THE NEXT AUCTION.
I THINK THERE'S A POINT, THERE'S A POINT OF DIMINISHING RETURNS WHERE THE SALARY EXPENSE AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS NOT WORTH IT.
YOUR POINT IS TAKING, THAT'S ALL.
I'M, MY STAPLER BROKE THE OTHER DAY.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
SO THERE IS CERTAINLY PROPERTY THAT'S EXPENDABLE.
I MEAN, I THINK EVERY GOVERNMENT, ORGAN, GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THAT SOME PROPERTY IS EXPENDABLE.
AND IF WE DON'T HAVE A POLICY LIKE THAT, THEN WE CERTAINLY NEED TO, TO, UH, MAKE A LOCAL THAT, UH, UH, AND I WOULD SAY IN THIS DAY AND AGE, I MEAN, WE, WE KNOW IF A PIECE OF OFFICE FURNITURE, IF THE LEG BROKE OFF A CHAIR, THAT THING IS NOT GONNA SELL.
YOU KNOW, IF THE BACK, UH, YOU KNOW, IF THE, UH, THE COVERING OF SOME DESK CHAIR IS RIPPED BEYOND REPAIR, AND IT JUST SEEMS TO BE NOT VERY COST EFFICIENT.
SO WE, WE DEFINITELY SHOULD, UH, DEVELOP SOME POLICY THAT SOMETHING OF NOMINAL OR, OR, UH, DEEMED NO VALUE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE DISPOSED OF EXPEDITIOUSLY.
I, I WOULD, YOU KNOW, UH, I WOULD RECOMMEND, UH, IF WE COULD PURCHASE TWO CONTAINERS AND PROPERTY IS TAKEN AND THROWN THE CONTAINER, AND THEN EVERY THREE MONTHS, SIX MONTHS, YOU PUT A BID OUT, UH, FOR, FOR THE WHOLE CONTENTS AND SELL IT, AND THEN PROBLEM SOLVE.
I JUST, NOW, SINCE WE, SINCE WE OPENED THE DOOR, UH, I'D LIKE TO COUNSEL TO LOOK AT THAT STATUTE AND SEE WHAT IT'S I THINK SO TOO.
I DON'T THINK, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GONNA, I, YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT, BUT I MEAN, WE GOT DRILL BITS.
WE GOT THINGS THAT ARE SO MINUTE THAT WE WE'RE NOT GONNA KEEP FOOLING WITH 'EM.
I MEAN, IF YOU WANT, IF YOU WANT TO MOVE THE COST TO DRIVE THE COST TO DRIVE SOME OLD TOOLBOX FROM KE TO A CONTAINER.
I MEAN, SINCE, SINCE WE'VE OPENED UP THAT DOOR, I WON'T MENTION NAMES OR DEPARTMENTS, BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT, UH, SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I HAVE REQUESTS FOR FURNITURE, UH, CHAIRS THAT WERE HERDING EMPLOYEES BACKS.
AND THEY DID HAVE ALL CHAIRS REPLACED.
THERE WAS NO MONEY IN THAT BUDGET.
AND SO I AFFORDED, I AFFORDED HIM TO THE, TO THE COUNTY AUDITOR.
I PLACED THE ORDER FOR CHAIRS.
UH, AND, AND, UH, I ASKED THAT THE CHAIR TO BE RETURNED.
AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS LATER, CHAIRS WEREN'T THERE.
I CONTACTED THE LOCAL COMMISSIONER AND ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD MIND GOING BY AND PICKING UP THOSE CHAIRS TO PUT IN THE AUCTION.
HE ADVISED ME THE NEXT DAY, THOSE CHAIRS WERE NOT THERE.
AND SO I PASSED ALONG TO THE COMMISSIONER THAT THEY HAD UNTIL NOON THE NEXT DAY, OR I WAS GONNA FILE THEFT CHARGES WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOME KIND OF PROGRAM.
I'M JUST STATING THE LAW AND I'LL, I'LL DEFER TO COUNSEL.
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
NOW YOU GUYS HAVE THE ULTIMATE DECISION.
Y'ALL CAN DECIDE HOW YOU WANT HANDLE IT.
I'M JUST STATING WITH THE LAW TELLS ME MM-HMM.
WELL, I THINK IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA IF MAYBE, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL COULD TAKE A LOOK AT, UH, WHAT IF THERE'S ANYTHING DIFFERENT WE COULD DO OR WHATEVER.
BUT IF NOT, THEN I, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH LIKE, LIKE JACK WAS SAYING, HAVING A BIN OR SOMETHING THAT THIS STUFF GOES INTO.
AND WE TRY TO SELL IT AS A LOT.
AND IF, YOU KNOW, NOBODY TAKES IT, THEN WE SALVAGE IT AND WE'RE DONE WITH IT.
AND, AND TYPICALLY WHAT HAPPENED TO PASTOR WAS WHEN YOU HAD HAD THESE LOTS, A GUY COMING IN HERE, HE SEES A ROOM FULL OF FURNITURE, WHATEVER.
AND THERE'S ONE THING HE WANTS, IF HE BIDS ON THAT AND HE TAKES THAT ONE PIECE OF FURNITURE, MY MIND, MY MIND, THAT'S THE RESTS JUST HIS.
AND WE'RE GONNA DISPOSE OF IT.
BUT I MEAN, I HAVE SEEN TIES WHERE WE THROW THINGS IN THE DUMPSTER, PEOPLE PULL 'EM OUT,
SO I DON'T KNOW ONE MAN TRASH.
WELL, WHAT I DON'T, I DON'T WANT IS A RECREATION OF WHAT WAS OUT THE SOUTH CAMPUS IN ALL THOSE JAIL CELLS.
BUT ILL SAY BACK IN THE DAY, DAY, IT WAS NOT A NIGHTMARE.
THEY'RE GONNA LET IT STACK UP SOMEWHERE.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, AND, AND FOR ME TO TAKE A GUY AND SEND
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HIM OVER HERE TO THE DROPOFF BOX, AND I'M PAYING 28 BUCKS AND USE UP THE GAS AND ALL THAT, AND TAKES HIM AN HOUR AND AN HOUR AND A HALF OR TWO HOURS TO FOOL WITH THIS PROJECT, I'VE ALREADY SPENT MORE THAN I'M GONNA RECOUP IN A SALE.THAT'S WHERE THE PROBLEM COMES.
YOU KNOW, THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.
BUY A CONTAINER OR MORE, YOU'LL SPEND THREE GRAND OR MORE TO BUY LIKE A, A SHIPPING CONTAINER.
WELL, I, WELL, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GONNA STORE IT.
I THINK WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO PUT IT AT THE NEW JUSTICE CENTER, MAYBE OUT FRONT PORCH OR SOMETHING.
I'M JUST PRESENTING PROBLEMS AS I SEE 'EM.
WELL, LET'S WORK ON THIS PROJECT A LITTLE BIT.
WE DON'T, WE DON'T MIND, YOU KNOW, IF YOU PUT LIKE, LIKE BIG ITEMS, SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN, FURNITURE AND THINGS.
IF YOU WANT FURNITURE, THAT'S GREAT.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
WE SEND EVERY PIECE OF FURNITURE FROM OUR PRECINCT OVER THERE IS, AND WE DID NOT GET PENCILS AND STAMPERS.
AND I KNOW, I'M JUST SAYING THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN YOU SAY ZERO TO ONE, IT MEANS ZERO TO ONE.
IF WE ORDER THAT, THAT MEANS ZERO TO ONE.
YOU SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? COUNCIL MIGHT CAN PROVIDE WHAT, WHAT, WHAT, YOU KNOW, SO IS SALVAGE AND WHAT? SURPLUS.
WHY DON'T WE DID SURPLUS? WE'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND, UH, COME UP WITH A PROCEDURE POLICY THAT WE CAN ALL LIVE WITH OR HOPEFULLY WE CAN ALL LIVE.
SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO, UH, NOT DO ANYTHING WITH THIS UNTIL THEY COME BACK WITH THIS, MOVE OVER THIS AND LET IT GO AWAY AROUND.
UH, SO I'M GONNA ASK FOR A MOTION.
SO THE ITEM DIES ON THE SPOT UNTIL SOMETHING ELSE COMES UP.
[9. Jack Sebastian; Discuss/Consider purchasing a commercial dishwasher for the Kaufman County Jail utilizing the BuyBoard cooperative.]
UH, NEXT IS ALSO JACK TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING AND CONSIDER PURCHASE IN THE COMMERCIAL DISHWASHER FOR THE KAUFMAN COUNTY JAIL UTILIZING, UH, THE BUY BOARD.HOW'D WE DO THE OLD ONE?
LET'S DON'T TALK ABOUT IT SELLING PLACE.
WELL, IT'S A LITTLE BIT EASIER.
SO, UH, THIS IS ON BY BOARD CONTRACT 5 98 19.
AND I WOULD MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION.
THAT'S A CHEAP DISH ONE HERE, ISN'T IT? YEAH.
SO ANYWAY, YOU OFFERED, UH, $10 AN HOUR TO WASH DISHES.
YEAH, THEY SAID I GET PAID THAT I I SAID
CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS PLEASE? SO MOVE.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER KATES IN A SECOND.
[10. Bobby Bridges; Present updates on Animal Shelter, Justice Center, and all new construction projects in Kaufman County.]
NUMBER 10 IS BOBBY BRIDGE IS TO PRESENT UPDATES ON THE ANIMAL SHELTER, JUSTICE CENTER, AND ALL THE NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN KALE COUNTY.SO JUST TO KINDA GIVE YOU AN UPDATE REAL QUICK ON THE JUSTICE CENTER, WE ARE STILL PLANNING ON MOVING, STARTING THE MOVE ON THE 19TH OF DECEMBER.
UM, WE DID OUR PUNCH LIST WALKTHROUGH LAST WEEK.
UM, IT TOOK TWO DAYS TO DO IT, BUT IT'S THE TYPICAL STUFF THAT YOU FIND DURING CONSTRUCTION.
UM, JUST PAINT TOUCHUPS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
CEILING TILE ISSUES, SOME AIR DUCTS THAT WERE, UH, DAMAGED.
BUT I MEAN, IT'S JUST TYPICAL STUFF THAT YOU FIND DURING A COMMERCIAL PROJECT.
UH, THE JUSTICE CENTER IS LOOKING BEAUTIFUL.
I MEAN, IT DOES LOOK REALLY GOOD.
UM, IT'S ACTUALLY CAME OUT ALMOST EXACTLY TO WHAT WE SAT DOWN AND TALKED ABOUT AND DESIGNED AT THE BEGINNING.
UM, SO IT LOOKS, IT TURNED OUT LIKE THE PICTURE OF THE, IS THAT, I MEAN, IT'S A PICTURE.
SO, YEP, THAT'S, NO, I MEAN, DESIGN WORK, RIGHT? IT REALLY LOOKS GOOD.
I MEAN IT, I MEAN, THESE GUYS ARE REALLY WORKING REALLY HARD TO GET IT WRAPPED UP AND GET, YOU KNOW, GET US IN THERE.
I KNOW WE HAVE TOMORROW, UM, THE EMPLOYEES WILL BE THERE DOING THE VIP TOUR.
SO WE HAVE ORDERED JANITORIAL SUPPLIES THAT WILL BE INSTALLED TODAY.
WE'VE HELD OFF ON PUTTING THEM IN THERE BECAUSE OF ALL THE CONTRACTORS AND STUFF.
BUT TODAY WE WILL INSTALL ALL THE JANITORIAL ITEMS SO THE RESTROOMS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR TOMORROW.
AND GOING FORWARD, UM, LET'S SEE.
UM, THE CITY HAS REACHED OUT AND THEY ARE WANTING TO INSTALL SOME CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS ON THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE COURTHOUSE.
OKAY, SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE GOING BIG THIS YEAR FOR CHRISTMAS.
THE CITY IS, THEY'RE DOING A POLAR EXPRESS KIND OF THING AND UM, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE OUTTA SIGHT AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE THEIR LIGHTED PARADE AND ALL THAT AS WELL.
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THEY'VE REACHED OUT AND WANNA KNOW IF WE HAVE A PROBLEM PUTTING THAT STUFF ON THE LAWN AND IT'S IN THE FOUR CORNERS.UM, I TOLD 'EM I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT AS LONG AS IT'S TASTEFUL AND I DIDN'T THINK THAT YOU GUYS WOULD HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT.
UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING THAT.
UM, ALSO THE, UH, THE CHRISTMAS TREE THIS YEAR, MR. HUNTS TALKED ABOUT PROVIDING THE CHRISTMAS TREE AGAIN THIS YEAR.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE FIXING TO BE FULL FORCE ON MOVING AND DECORATING FOR CHRISTMAS AT THE COURTHOUSE.
UM, ANY OTHER PROJECTS THAT I, OH, THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER PROJECT IS STILL GOING ALONG.
UM, WE'VE RAN INTO SOME ISSUES THERE WITH SOME PLUMBING STUFF, BUT WE'VE GOT THAT RESOLVED AND IT'S ALL WORKED OUT.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE, HAVE THE FAMILY RESTROOM WRAPPED UP BY EARLY NEXT WEEK BEFORE WE GO FOR THANKSGIVING BREAK.
SO ON THE ANIMAL SHELTER, WE STILL, WE STILL HAVE NOT, I'VE CONTACTED AND TALKED TO GREG NUMEROUS TIMES.
THEY DID RECEIVE THE REPORT BACK.
HE SAID THE REPORT WAS VERY VAGUE.
HE SENT IT OFF TO THE UPPER GUYS AT HIS COMPANY.
HE HAS NOT HEARD BACK FROM 'EM YET.
HE'S TRYING TO GET AN ANSWERS BACK FROM 'EM.
BUT, UM, WE, WE HAVE HAD SOME MORE ISSUES ARISE OVER THERE FROM THE SHIFTING.
SO ONE OF THE DOORS, ONE OF THE DOORS, UH, ON THE, UH, EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING, IT'S NOT CLOSING ALL THE WAY NOW THE CONCRETE HAS LIFTED.
UM, AND THEN WE'VE HAD TWO MORE PIPES ISSUES AND THEY, ON THIS, THEY WENT IN ON THIS FLOATING FOUNDATION THAT THEY PUT THAT SOMEWHERE ELSE.
DO WE KNOW THAT THIS IS, OR IS THIS A BRAND NEW THING FOR US? THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I KNOW THAT THERE WAS, UH, I THINK IT WAS ORIGINALLY SUPPOSED TO BE SEVEN INCHES AND THEY CHANGED IT TO 12 INCHES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT WAS, THERE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SEVEN INCH OR EIGHT INCH GAP AND THEN THEY CHANGED IT TO 12 INCH GAP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO THAT, THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR THE HEAVING IN THE GROUND TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAVING THAT'S REALLY HEARSAY CUZ I'M YEAH, I MEAN I WASN'T INVOLVED IN IT.
YOU WERE TOLD YOU WERE TOLD NOT TO GO OUT THERE.
SO YOU'RE TOTALLY REMOVED FROM THIS.
THAT'S JUST, I HEARSAY HEAR BY DEALING AND DEBORAH, MAYBE SHE CAN ANSWER THIS AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT A DECISION MAKING DEAL, BUT I GUESS WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT, WHAT KIND OF WARRANTY WE HAVE, WHAT KIND OF RECOURSE WE HAVE TO EDUCATE US IN CASE NOTHING COMES OUT OF WHAT WE'VE REQUESTED FROM THE PEOPLE THAT SEE, I MEAN, I ASKED A GUY POINT BLANK WHO DID THE PUNCH LIST ON THAT BUILDING.
IT WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, WELL THE PEOPLE THAT LEASED IT.
NO WE HAVE, WE HAD, DID WE HAVE ANY COUNTY EMPLOYEES INSPECT THIS BUILDING AT ALL? UH, THE ADOPTION, YOU KNOW, I, I, OKAY.
SO I, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE, TO BRIEF US THE NEXT REPORT EVERY, HOW WE GOTTA PUT IT ON THE COURT TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS WHAT MAYBE OUR OPTIONS ARE TO TRY TO GET, CUZ TIME'S GONNA KEEP GOING AND, AND THEN IT'S GONNA BE, WE'RE GONNA MISS OUR WINDOW OR THEY'RE GONNA BE OFF THE PROPERTY AND GONE AND BECAUSE THERE'S A DIFFERENT CONTRACTOR, RIGHT? RIGHT.
IS THAT RIGHT? WELL, I BELIEVE IT WAS THE SAME CONTRACTORS.
IT'S JUST DIFFERENT ARCHITECT TERM.
ARCHITECT BECAUSE OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER STUFF.
YOU KNOW, YOU GET LEFT OUTTA STUFF'S.
IT'S KIND OF, YOU'RE LEARNING AS YOU GO.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHO, WHO'S ACCOUNTABLE AND WHO WE NEED TO TALK TO.
WHY CAN'T WE SCHEDULE GREG TO COME IN HERE AND ASK, ASK SOME, ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS? YES SIR.
I TRIED TO GET HIM IN TO COME IN TODAY AND HE, HE ACTUALLY WAS BOOKED.
HE HAD SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON, BUT I'LL DEFINITELY SEE IF WE CAN GET HIM HERE TUESDAY.
YOU KNOW, AND GREG ACTUALLY SAID, I THINK LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE, HE SAID THAT IT DIDN'T REALLY SAY ANYTHING AND THAT'S WHY HE SENT IT ON UP.
AND HE HASN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM THE UPPER PEOPLE.
SO, I MEAN, IT'S STUCK UP THERE SOMEWHERE.
WE REALLY NEED SOME ANSWERS AND HE CAN BE HERE NEXT WEEK.
WELL, IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT ANSWERS.
WELL, WE'VE LIVED WITH THE SHERIFF'S.
I MEAN THE, THE JAIL FOR HOW MANY YEARS AND HOW FAR HAS IT MOVED OVER THE YEARS? NO.
RIGHT, RIGHT NOW IT'S, I MEAN, WE'RE MOVING AGAIN ON OUR SIXTH OR EIGHTH.
OH RIGHT NOW WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA BE AT 160,000 BEFORE THIS IS OVER WITH.
WHAT I'M PLANNING TO IS GET ALL THE PICTURES TOGETHER FOR Y'ALL WHERE Y'ALL CAN SEE IT.
CAUSE I MEAN THE GROUND IS, HED THIS MUCH, I MEAN THERE'S THIS MUCH OPENING UNDERNEATH IT AND SOME OF THE STUFF IS BROKEN IS OVER A FOOT MOVEMENT.
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AND WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING THE ENGINEER TO LOOK AT THIS CUZ THE BUILDING AIN SO MUCH.ALL THE WATER'S COMING TO THE BUILDING, WE ALL KNOW THAT'S NOT GOOD.
SO WE GOTTA FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
AND I'M TELLING YOU, WE'RE WE'RE HITTING THE SAME HOSE THAT WE HIT BEFORE.
TWO OR THREE TIMES I FIXED TWO OR THREE THINGS OVER THERE WITH THE RO CREW, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT MOVES SO MUCH AND YOU AND YOU JUST, THERE'S SOME THINGS OF COURSE WE CAN'T DO.
BUT I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I'M TELLING YOU THAT GROUND MOVE, THAT'S WHAT I SAID BEFORE WHEN WE WAS BUILDING OUT THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF MOVEMENT OUT THERE IN THAT GROUND.
I WAS LIKE, THE SITE IS THE PROBLEM.
I MEAN, IT, IT, WELL I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S OUR WHOLE AREA, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT JUST ONE'S TOUGH.
BOBBY, WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THE JUSTICE CENTER EXPANSION? HOW'S THAT CONSTRUCTION COMING? THAT CONSTRUCTION IS MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE PLANNING TO HAVE THAT DRIED IN BY THE END OF THE YEAR.
THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED SHOOTING OUTSIDE OF IT.
UM, SO YEAH, THEY'RE PLANNING ON HAVING IT.
WHAT WHAT'S GONNA END UP HAPPEN IN THEIR COMMISSIONER CASE IS THAT THEY'LL BE DONE ON THAT ALMOST WAITING ON H V A C UNITS TO SHOW UP, YOU KNOW, THE AIR HANDLERS AND, YOU KNOW, LONG LEAD ITEMS. STUFF THAT'S BEEN 44 WEEK LEAD TIMES AND STUFF.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE MOVING REALLY QUICK ON THAT.
SO THE DATE FOR COMPLETION ON THAT, WHAT? MAY OR JUNE OR SO SEPTEMBER OF, OF SEPTEMBER NEXT YEAR.
AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE LONG LEAD ITEMS? I MEAN, IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE LONG LEAD ITEMS, THEY, I THINK JULY THEY'D BEEN DONE.
NO, IT WAS ORIGINALLY I THINK SOMEWHERE AROUND MAY OR SOMETHING.
THEY GET PUSHING OUT JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
I SAW SOMETHING ON THE NEWS ON THAT.
SOMEBODY WAS TALKING ABOUT THEY WERE HAVING REALLY TROUBLE AND THEY'VE BEEN WAITING A YEAR.
IT'S GONE PAST THE DATE OF A YEAR, YOU KNOW.
SO HOPEFULLY SOME OF THIS WILL START.
HOW ABOUT OUR CLEARING UP SHERIFF SUBSTATION? HOW'S THAT PROGRESSING? UM, STILL DIRT.
JUST STILL DIRT WITH THE RAIN AND ALL THAT STUFF GOING.
THEY WERE, THEY WERE GONNA START DRILLING PIERS, BUT I THINK THE, THEY HADN'T DONE THAT YET.
THEY PULLED THAT AROUND, GOT THE PAD FOR THE RADIO, BUT THEY BEEN MOVING DIRT AND THEN HAULING SOME DIRT OFF.
I THINK WE WORKED ON A DATE DECEMBER 6TH.
SO I THINK THAT'S WHEN WE PLAN TO SEND EVERYTHING OUT TO CUT THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY.
THAT, I MEAN, AT THIS PHASE, PARTICULARLY SINCE WE'VE HAD SO MUCH OTHER SITE, UH, PREPARATION PROBLEM, WE OUGHT TO TAKE A DOUBLE, DOUBLE LOOK AT AT WHAT THAT SITE.
AND I AGREE HOW OUR ARCHITECTURAL, UH, PLANNING HAD BEFORE THE, FOR THE SLAB SAID TO ADDRESS IT.
WELL, YOU KNOW, UH, SOMETHING OTHER DAY AND, AND OVER THERE AND POINTING, THEY WERE DIGGING PIERS AND THE PIERS WERE LIKE 75 FEET DEEP, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY, THEY HAVE TO GET IT DOWN TO A CERTAIN BEDROCK OR ROCK AND, AND ONCE YOU GET THERE, THEN IT DOESN'T MOVE.
YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY BRING IT UP AND THEY GET ALL THOSE PIERS IN AND THEN SET IT.
BUT WHAT I'VE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEIRS ARE.
EVEN, EVEN LIKE IN WINDMILL, THEY, WE ON THAT CROSS FROM BROWN AND THEY DID THAT.
IT WAS SO DEEP THEY WERE GOING THROUGH WITH THE SCRAPERS AND THEY'D GO OUTTA SIGHT.
CAUSE THE OTHER PART OF WINDMILL, THE MAIN THING AND STUFF, THE CONCRETE, YOU KNOW, JUST OVERNIGHT ONE NIGHT IT'LL BE STICKING UP THREE FEET YEAH.
AND OF COURSE I GET A LOT OF PHONE CALLS THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH US, BUT I MEAN, THEY GET A LOT OF PHONE CALLS WHEN IT HAPPENS.
THEY, THEY HAVE, WHAT I'VE SEEN OVER THERE IN FORNEY IS THEY'VE BEEN DIGGING OUT THE DIRT AND BRINGING NEW DIRT IN NEW DIRT AND THEY BRING IT IN AND THEY PLACE IT THAT DEEP AND THEN THEY'LL SINK THE PIERS.
SO, AND MAYBE, I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE THAT'S WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE OVER HERE.
WHO KNOWS? I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE A CLUE.
I JUST KNOW WHAT I SEE AND I, I KNOW IF YOU'RE DIGGING THAT DEEP AND YOU'RE BRINGING IN SOME KIND OF SELECT FEEL TO FILL IT BACK UP.
AND THEN I GUESS JACK'S ALREADY LEFT, BUT I MEAN, YOU GO BACK TO THE MONEY ISSUE.
WHERE ARE WE AT WITH OUR BOND MONEY AND WHERE DO WE STAND? WHERE THERE TOTALS WHAT WE'VE EXPENDED, WHAT WE HAVE LEFT FOR THE PROJECTS? IS IT GONNA OVERRUN? IS IT GONNA COME IN UNDER JUST SIGN 'EM AN UPDATE ON THAT? YOU SAID IT CAME IN PRETTY MUCH ON POINT, RIGHT POINT.
I DON'T LOOK, I DON'T KNOW THE DOLLAR LOOK.
WE'RE WE'RE DEFINITELY MATCHING EXACTLY WHAT, WHAT WE DESIGNED PICTURE SHOW.
I'M NOT, I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT INFORMATION.
I GOT A QUESTION ABOUT SOMETHING THAT CAME UP TO ME THE OTHER DAY.
UH, I HADN'T BEEN OUT TO THE BUILDING IN A WHILE, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN TRADITION, UH, BUILDINGS LIKE THAT, THAT THE LOCAL MASONS, UH, SET A CORNERSTONE AND THEY SAID THERE WASN'T ONE OUT THERE.
YOU KNOW, IF THAT'S IN THE PLANS OR ANYTHING OR I DON'T HAVE A CLUE.
UM, I KNOW THE GENTLEMAN REACHED OUT TO ME ABOUT IT.
I THOUGHT GET OFF THE RAIL ONES HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT BUILDING AND
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OUR BUILDING ON THERE.THERE'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO CHECK INTO MAYBE.
Y'ALL HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR BOBBY? ME AND SEE IF WE CAN GET ANY MORE INFORMATION ONE WAY OR THAT, OR SOMETHING? PROBABLY IS GO SQUEEZING THE TOURNAMENT HERE.
RIGHT? YOU GUYS HAVE A GOOD DAY.
I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING TO DO
[11. Kristi Dickey; Discuss/Consider approving the replat of lot 25 in Creek Ranch Estates, located on Judy Rd. in Pet. 1.]
WITH THAT.CHRISTIE NICKEY, UH, DISCUSSING, CONSIDER APPROVING THE REAT, UH, BLOCK 25 IN CREEK RANCH OF STATES LOCATED ON JUDY ROAD.
UM, LOT 25 IN CREEK RANCH OF STATES, UH, IS BEING SUBDIVIDED INTO FIVE LOTS.
UH, FOUR LOTS BEING APPROXIMATELY ONE TO ONE IN 0.1 ACRES OF LAND, AND THEN ONE LOT BEING 2.4 ACRES OF LAND.
THIS WILL BE, UH, PRIMARILY FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE.
UM, ALL APPROVING AUTHORITIES HAVE REVIEWED THE PACKET AND HAVE SIGNED OFF, AND WE'RE JUST ASKING THE COURT'S APPROVAL TODAY.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
WE HAVE A, A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? YEAH, I'LL SECOND THAT.
THE SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER MAR.
[12. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line-item and budget transfers/corrections.]
NOS.ITEM 12, WHICH IS, UH, AUDITOR TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND BUDGET TRANSFERS AND CORRECTIONS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OF THOSE? DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO YOU FOR REVIEW? NO.
WELL, IF THERE'S NO DISCUSSION ON IT, THEN DO I HAVE A MOTION? MAKE THAT MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT.
I'LL SECOND A SECOND FROM MR. BARBARA.
[13. Auditor; Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.]
13 WILL ALSO BE THE AUDITOR TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AND THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO THE COUNTY.YOU, YOUR CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT ARE MILLION $198,242 AND 98 CENTS.
A PAYROLL OF 1,000,740 2070 $7 AND 23 CENTS FOR TOTAL PAYOUT OF $2,940,320 AND 21 CENTS.
YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, MA'AM.
ALSO, I'M FIXING TO PASS YOU OUT A UH, HILLTOP SECURITY DID OUR ARBITRATION AND WE DON'T OWE ANY IRS TAXES, WHICH IS GOOD NEWS.
I REMEMBER A FEW YEARS AGO WE OWNED A BUNCH
BUT ANYWAY, DO, UH, SOMEBODY HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT A COMMISSIONER? KATES MAKES A MOTION.
WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT.
[14. Adjourn Meeting]
NOS.I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO AURN THIS MEETING.
COMMISSIONER KATES HEAD A SECOND.