May 09, 2023 Commissioners Court

[00:00:02]

IS ABOUT TO COME APART OVER HERE.

[Call to Order]

LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE HERE, REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING ON MAY THE NINTH OF 2023 HERE IN ANNEX.

SO FIRST OFF, WE'RE GONNA HAVE YOUR INVOCATION BY COMMISSIONER BARGER, WHO'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK.

THANK YOU.

AND THEN MR. HUNTS GONNA LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES, IF YOU WILL STAND, PLEASE PRAY WITH ME, PLEASE OR HEAVEN.

ME.

FATHER, WE WANNA THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY, AND I WANNA, AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME GET MY HEALTH BACK AND GET BACK HERE WHERE I NEED TO BE.

UH, THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR ALL THE PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS I WANNA ASK YOU TO BE WITH US THIS MORNING IS, UH, WE DELIBERATE THE BUSINESS OF KAUFMAN COUNTY.

UH, GIVE US THE WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR THE FOLKS OUT HERE.

UH, BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND KEEP US ALL SAFE.

WE PRAY YOUR SON'S NAME, AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, THE FLAG, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE OF LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR HONOR OF THE TEXAS FLAG PLEDGE LEADS US TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD ONE INVISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

WE

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]

I HAVE SOME, THEN THE SHERIFF HAS A LITTLE BIT.

SO GO AHEAD, MR. CHAIR.

JUDGE, MR. I HANDED YOU A HANDOUT AND JUST KIND OF GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.

UH, THE TEXAS JAIL COMMISSION DID A LENDING COMPLIANCE REVIEW UNANNOUNCED AND SHOWED UP.

SO I'LL GIVE THAT TO YOU.

WE PASSED IT ALL WITH FLYING COLORS.

I JUST WANTED YOU TO BE AWARE THAT THEY WENT THROUGH THERE AND CHECKED LIFE, SAFETY, FOOD AND EVERYTHING.

SO WE'RE DOING REALLY GOOD AND IN COMPLIANCE.

THE OTHER THING THAT WE DO HAVE GOING IS OUR JAIL BASED RESTORATION THAT WE ARE WORKING ON, UH, WORKING WITH THE COURTS AND THE MENTAL HEALTH.

UH, KIND OF GIVE YOU A UPDATE WHERE WE'RE AT ON OUR BURNING.

UH, IT'S RIGHT NOW WE HAVE FOUR INMATES WAITING TO GO TO VERNON.

IT'S OVER 125 DAYS TO GET 'EM A BED.

THE TERRELL STATE, RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE SIX AND THAT'S OVER 300 DAYS TO GET 'EM IN BED.

SO WE'RE STILL, MENTAL HEALTH IS STILL A MAJOR ISSUE, BUT I BELIEVE WORKING, UH, WITH THE COURTS AND THE WAY WE'VE DESIGNED OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND THE LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME REST, UH, GET SOME RESTORED IN THE JAIL AND MAYBE SAVE SOME TIMES AND, AND SOME TAXPAYERS MONEY.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT ON THAT.

SO IT'S DEFINITELY AN ISSUE EVERYWHERE.

VERY MUCH.

IT'S SO HAPPEN ALLEN.

IT'S AN ISSUE.

YEAH.

SAD, SAD, SAD SAID.

BY THE WAY, I HAVE WAS PRIVILEGED ON TWICE WHEN I WAS COMMISSIONED TO GO WITH THE INSPECTOR WHEN THEY WERE DOING THE JAIL INSPECTION.

AND I'M TELLING YOU, THEY DON'T LEAVE ANYTHING UNTURNED, .

THEY, IF IT'S GONNA MOVE, THEY'RE GONNA TOUCH IT AND THEY'RE GONNA TRY IT.

AND IT, IT'S QUITE AMAZING TO WATCH THEM.

VERY, VERY THOROUGH.

OTHER THINGS ON ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE, COMMISSIONERS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS, Y'ALL KNOW THAT MS. KAREN HAS SENT OUT THE BUDGET SHEETS AND THEY'RE DUE BY THE 19TH OF MAY.

AND THEN WE WILL SCHEDULE TIMES FOR EACH DEPARTMENT ELECTED OFFICIAL COME IN AND MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION FOR THEIR NEEDS AND WANTS AND DESIRES FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.

SO IF YOU WILL, PLEASE HAVE THOSE TO US.

BY THE 19TH, OUR KAREN'S GONNA BE ON YOUR CASE, ISN'T IT? RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

OKAY.

UH, RENOVATIONS, UH, THIS BUILDING HERE, WE'VE WATERED THE CONTRACTS FOR ALL THE ROOFS FOR ALL THREE BUILDINGS.

THEY'RE GONNA START WITH THIS ONE.

IT'S THE WORST ONE.

UH, BUT WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL SOME OF THE RAIN GETS AWAY BECAUSE I'M GOING FALLEN IN MORE THAN WHAT IT ALREADY IS.

WE GOTTA UNCOVER IT TO FIX IT.

WE GOTTA UNCOVER IT TO FIX IT.

YES.

RIGHT.

SO THAT'S IN THE WORKS.

IT HAS BEEN AWARDED.

UH, WE'RE REDESIGNING WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IF THE OLD COURTHOUSE, I'VE GOT SOME INQUIRIES ABOUT US PAINTING IT.

WELL, UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T PAINT IT.

IT WOULD PROBABLY LOOK NICER IF IT WERE PAINTED, BUT CAN'T DO IT.

HISTORICAL BUILDING.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE UP? NOTHING PEDAL MY TIRES .

IT'S A FREE TIRE, UH, DISPOSAL LIMIT OF 20 TIRES.

SATURDAY, MAY 20TH AT THE SOUTH CAMPUS FROM NINE TO ONE OR UNTIL THE TRAILER IS FULL.

SO GET THERE EARLY.

SO, YEAH.

YEAH, I MEAN, I, I GOT THERE AT 8 45 AND THEY WERE ALREADY LOADING TIRES AT 8 45 AND A LINE, SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE DID IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

SO GOOD.

IT, UH, IT'S, IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD TURNOUT, BUT IT'S BETTER THERE THAN ON, ON THE COUNTY ROAD.

SO YES IT IS.

THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.

ON THE NEXT NUMBER TWO, THE CONSENT

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

ANY COMMENTS THERE? ANY CHANGES? IF NOT, I NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

MR. PHELPS.

MAKE MOTION.

NEED A SECOND? NO SECOND.

MR. BARR, MAKE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY

[00:05:01]

AYE.

NUMBER THREE IS

[3. Monique Hunter; Discuss/Consider approving TCEQ Order allowing the City of Terrell to regulate the On-Site Sewage Facilities in the City Limits of Terrell.]

YES, MA'AM.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

SO, UM, YES, TCE E Q HAS AUTHORIZED TARELL TO BECOME THEIR OWN AUTHORIZED AGENT.

UM, ACTUALLY IT WENT THROUGH IN 2022.

SO, UM, WE SPENT THE TIME PULLED APPROXIMATELY 128 PERMITS WITHIN THEIR CITY LIMITS.

UM, THOSE WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO TERRELL TOMORROW VIA USB.

ALL THE DATA, THE FILES, EVERYTHING WE HAVE ON THOSE SEPTIC SYSTEMS, UM, WE'VE DISCUSSED WITH THEM THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE EXPECTED TO BE ANNEXED.

THEY HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH ALL THEIR DEVELOPERS OR HOMEOWNER AGREEMENTS.

AND THEY'RE GONNA GIVE US A LIST OF THOSE PROPERTIES AND THEN WE'LL GIVE THOSE THEM THE, THAT DATA AS WELL.

UM, WE ONLY HAVE WHAT'S IN THE GROUND PRIOR TO OR AFTER 1989.

SO SLOWLY AS THINGS OCCUR, WE FIGURE OUT WHERE ALL THESE OLD CONVENTIONALS ARE THAT DIDN'T HAVE TO BE PERMITTED.

WE'LL ALSO, UM, NEED THOSE ON RECORD.

SO WE'RE GONNA TRANSFER IT TOMORROW.

SO WE JUST NEED THE COURT TO RECOGNIZE THEIR AUTHORIZED AGENT.

NOW, THE COUNTY WILL STILL BE DOING DE SEPTIC INSPECTIONS AND STUFF IN THE EJS.

YES.

THEY ONLY CAN DO IT IN THEIR CITY LIMITS.

JUST THE CITY LIMIT, NOT OUTSIDE THEIR CITY LIMITS.

OKAY.

THAT'S ALL THAT AUTHORIZED AGENT IS FOR.

OKAY.

SO NOBODY HAVE ANY MORE DISCUSSION.

I NEED A MOTION THEN I'LL MAKE MOTION TO BRING MR. BARBER MAKES THE MOTION.

NEED A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES NUMBER

[4. Jack Sebastian; Discuss/Consider Job Order Contract (JOC) method for the renovation of Kaufman County Courthouse with a presentation by Acumen Enterprises, Inc.]

OH, BY THE WAY, WE NEED A, UH, ATTABOY TO JACK.

HE WORKED ALL DAY FRIDAY AND THE SHERIFF.

YES.

AND ON THE PHONE WITH TDC TO GET ALL OF OUR BENCHES FROM THE ELK COURT HOUSE TO GET TRUCKS HERE, TO GET 'EM LOADED, TO HAVE 'EM REFURBISHED TO GO OVER TO THE NEW EXPANSION.

AND THANK BOTH OF Y'ALL.

I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY THANK THE SHERIFF.

UH, I SPOKE WITH TDC NUMEROUS TIMES ON FRIDAY.

YES.

AND ADVISED THEM THAT WE WOULD NOT FURNISH HELP LOADING THE BENCHES.

AND THAT'S THE LAST CONVERSATION I HAD.

AND I GUESS LATER ON THEY CALLED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYING THEY WAS GONNA BE NEEDING HELP.

YEAH.

SO WHEN I CAME IN THERE MONDAY, I WAS SURPRISED THAT, UH, WE ONLY HAD A DRIVER WITH NO HELP.

BUT THE SHERIFF'S GUYS, ALL THE TRUSTEES, THE DEPUTIES, THEY ALL PITCHED IN AND IT WAS, IT WAS, IT WAS A LONG DAY.

AND I THANK THE SHERIFF FOR GETTING THAT HANDLED.

YOU BET.

AND I TRIED TO HELP.

I WAS THERE WHO WOULDN'T LET ME.

THEY WOULDN'T LET YOU SUPERVISE.

I WAS TOO BIG OF A LIABILITY.

THINK ABOUT THE TIME, ABOUT THE TIME.

I SAID JUDGE, HE GOT IN THE TRUCK AND, AND RAN OFF.

BUT , I KNOW NONE.

YEAH.

WELL, OKAY.

DON'T BLAME HIM.

ALL RIGHT.

NUMBER FOUR, JACK.

DISCUSS CONSIDERED JOB ORDER, CONTRACT METHOD FOR THE RENOVATION OF THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

THAT'S THE OAK COURTHOUSE WITH THE PRESENTATION BY ACUMEN ENTERPRISES INC.

YES, SIR.

JUDGE, REMEMBER, REMEMBER WE SPOKE THE OTHER DAY, UH, ABOUT A METHODIST JOCK JOB, WATER CONTRACT.

AND THAT'S CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.

IT'S ALL IN-HOUSE.

UH, THEY HAVE THEIR ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS AND SUCH AN IN PLACE.

AND IT'S BASED ON THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION IN YOUR AREA.

UH, THERE'S PRICING FOR EVERYTHING.

UH, IT'S TYPICALLY WHAT'S USED ON SMALL PROJECTS.

WE USE THAT UPSTAIRS.

WHEN WE RENOVATED THE UPSTAIRS, UH, JOB ORDER CONTRACT, IT WORKS SO WELL.

AND I'VE GOT, UH, BURT BRIGGS WITH ACUMEN ENTERPRISES HERE TO UH, TELL YOU FOLKS HOW THIS THING WORK.

SO, OKAY, I CAN BRING THOSE GUYS UP.

I'LL, OKAY.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING JUDGE ALLEN, I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU FOLKS ALLOWING US TO COME TALK TO YOU FOR A FEW MINUTES.

I'M NOT MR. BRIGGS, THAT'S THAT YOUNGSTER THERE I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO, SURROUND MYSELF WITH YOUNGER, BETTER LOOKING PEOPLE THAN MYSELF.

MOSTLY I'M JUST JEALOUS OF THEIR HAIRCUT , UNFORTUNATELY I OWN ACUMEN ENTERPRISES AND I WAS HOPING I COULD JUST HAVE A FEW MOMENTS.

WE SPOKE BRIEFLY TO MR. JACK AND I WAS GOING TO EXPLAIN IN GENERAL TERMS NOT ONLY HOW IT WORKS, BUT HOW WE HAVE EFFECTIVELY HAD THAT BENEFIT.

OTHER CUSTOMERS, ACUMEN ENTERPRISES IS A FULL SERVICE GENERAL CONTRACTOR THAT SPECIALIZES IN DESIGN BUILD ENVIRONMENTS AND SITUATIONS THAT CALL FOR A BETTER DEFINING OF A SCOPE OF WORK.

SOMETIMES WHEN A CUSTOMER OR A CLIENT KNOWS THEY NEED TO HAVE SOME THINGS DONE, BUT DOES NOT NECESSARILY KNOW THE TRUE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY HAVE TO GET IT FINISHED.

THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT HAVING A JOB ORDER CONTRACT IS THAT IT IS COMPETITIVELY AWARDED TO THE CONTRACTOR.

[00:10:02]

THEY UPDATE THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT IT IS ALWAYS COMPLIANT WITH WHATEVER THE STATE GUIDELINES ARE AND THE MUNICIPAL GUIDELINES THAT AFFECT HOW CONTRACTS ARE LET.

BUT THE ADVANTAGE IT REALLY HAS TO THE END USER IS IT HAS THE ABILITY FOR THEM TO HAVE ESSENTIALLY OPEN BOOK ESTIMATION.

SO THAT IF YOU TELL US YOU NEED A PARTICULAR SCOPE, A DIVISION OF CONSTRUCTION COVERED, WE CAN GO THROUGH IT, EXPLORE IT, PRESENT DIFFERENT BUDGETS WITH DIFFERENT OPTIONS, AND THEN ALLOW YOU TO PICK WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.

WHAT HAPPENS IS THE JOB ORDER CONTRACT IS GOVERNED BY A THIRD PARTY THAT MAKES CERTAIN THAT NOT ONLY IS OUR PRICING COMPLIANT, BUT IT'S ALSO COMPLIANT WITH THE CONTRACT TERMS AND LANGUAGE THAT WE'VE AGREED ON.

SO ESSENTIALLY THE CONTRACT RESPONSIBILITY GETS FUNNELED THROUGH THE THIRD PARTY MANAGER DIRECTLY TO US, BUT WE GET TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE CUSTOMER.

WE'VE DONE THIS IN A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS, DALLAS COUNTY, AS WELL AS HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECTS.

WE ARE JUST NOW FINISHING UP ONE JOB WHERE WE ARE RESTORING A A HUNDRED YEAR OLD FEDERAL COURTROOM DOWN IN ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA FOR THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION.

A VERY SIMILAR TYPE OF THING WHERE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SCOPES WILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, SOME OF WHICH WERE NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL THAT PERIOD OF DISCOVERY WHEN YOU START OPENING UP WALLS AND TAKING CEILINGS DOWN AND REALIZING THAT YOU DIDN'T HAVE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL ABOVE A CEILING THAT YOU REALLY WANT TO PRESERVE OR SOMETHING AWFUL AND OBNOXIOUS BEHIND A WALL THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED FROM.

IN DOING THOSE THINGS, IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY TO GO RIGHT IMMEDIATELY TO THE CUSTOMER AND ADDRESS THE SITUATION AND GET IT RESOLVED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

OFTENTIMES WHAT WE WILL DO WITH THIS IN AN ITEMIZED PROPOSAL, IT ALLOWS THE CLIENT TO HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY, ESSENTIALLY LIKE A CAFETERIA PLAN TO PICK AND CHOOSE IF THEY WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING ADDITIONAL OR THEY WANT TO HAVE SOMETHING REMOVED.

AND THEN WE WILL GIVE THEM THE ADVICE WE NEED AS A DESIGN CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONAL, TELLING THEM THE MOST INTEGRAL PARTS OF WHAT THEY REALLY NEED TO HAVE TAKEN CARE OF AND COMPLETED IN ORDER TO HAVE THE BEST COMPLETE WORKING PRODUCT AND SYSTEM.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'M ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS, MR. SEBASTIAN.

THAT'S GOOD.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN ANSWER SPECIFICALLY TO, TO HELP YOU GUYS ALONG HERE? ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NO.

HAVE Y'ALL EVER, Y'ALL DONE PROJECTS IN TEXAS, RIGHT? QUITE A FEW SIR.

QUITE A FEW.

OKAY.

WITH, UH, AS FAR AS DEALING WITH THE HISTORICAL COMMISSIONS, THE STATE OF TEXAS, I HAVE, IN FACT, ONE OF THE JOBS THAT WE DID THAT WAS QUITE CHALLENGING AS WE WORKED WITH THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION.

THERE'S A OLD PONY FORT, A CAVALRY FORT, UH, CALLED FORT MACIT THAT'S DOWN A LITTLE SOUTHWEST OF FREDERICKSBURG.

AND ON THAT PARTICULAR ONE, WHAT THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION HIRED US TO DO WAS WE NEEDED TO REMOVE EVERY DOOR, EVERY WINDOW, AND INCLUDING THE COUPLA OF THE OLD BARRACKS THAT WAS DOWN THERE.

WE HAD TO REBUILD AND ESSENTIALLY MAKE ONSITE BRAND SPANKING NEW DOORS AND WINDOWS, BUT TO TREAT THEM IN A WAY THAT THEY APPEARED TO BE 150 YEARS OLD.

AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAD TO BE VERY CAREFUL.

WE HAD TO INVENTORY, IDENTIFY DOCUMENT AND CRATE EACH INDIVIDUAL ITEM THAT WE TOOK APART TO BE SENT BACK TO AUSTIN FOR IT TO BE WAREHOUSED IN A SPECIAL CONDITION SPACE.

WE HAD TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH NOT ONLY THE STATE'S ARCHITECT, BUT A CLOSE PROJECT MANAGER WITH A HISTORICAL COMMISSION WHO WOULD COME OUT ON SITE.

AND WHAT WE DID AT THE TIME IS WE USED IPADS AND WE WOULD TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE WORK BEFORE WE BEGAN.

WE WOULD TAKE A PHOTOGRAPH WHILE WE WERE DOING THE WORK, AND THEN WHEN THEY CAME, WE WOULD SHOW THEM THE, BEFORE THE, AFTER THE FINISHED PRODUCT, ALLOW THEM TO BLESS IT.

WE COULD SIGN OFF ON IT, DOCUMENT IT, AND SEND A COPY RIGHT TO THEIR EMAIL IMMEDIATELY ON THE SPOT IT MADE DOCUMENTATION AND ACCEPT IT SO MUCH MORE SEAMLESS AND SO MUCH FAST.

SOUNDS GOOD.

YES SIR.

I DON'T KNOW IF I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION TO YOUR SATISFACTION, SIR.

YEAH, SIR.

SO I THINK, I THINK WE'RE NOW AT A POINT TO WHERE WE NEED TO HAVE A WORKSHOP ON EXECUTIVE, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO WITH THE BUILDING.

I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO BE PRESENT AT THE TIME,

[00:15:01]

IN JACK.

YES, SIR.

AND, UH, CUZ WE'RE AT A TIME CRUNCH HERE AND WE NEED TO GET BACK IN THE BUILDING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

UH, IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING YOU, WHAT IS YOUR TIMELINE, SIR? A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

NO, .

WE GOTTA GET TO WORK.

, YOU GONNA, WE GOTTA LEAVE.

WE GOTTA GO.

YEAH.

I'D LIKE TO ADD ONE THING.

THE LAST THING ABOUT JOB WATER CONTRACT IS, IS THESE GUYS CAN REACH OUT TO THE LOCAL VENDORS AND CONTACT THE LOCAL H V A C GUYS, THE LOCAL, LOCAL PLUMBERS, WHATEVER, AND, UH, GET THEIR PRICE AS WELL.

OKAY.

GETS THEM INCLUDED IN THE PROCESS.

BECAUSE I KNOW BOBBY'S ALREADY REACHED OUT TO THE H V A C PEOPLE AND THEY'RE WORKING ON IT WITH THEIR ENGINEERS TO SEE WHAT WE NEED TO CHANGE TO MAKE IT WORK BETTER OVER THERE.

SO THAT'S GOOD.

IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ADDING TO THAT.

A LOT OF TIMES WHAT WE ALSO KNOW, LIKE I SAID, WE, WE PRIMARILY WORK AS A GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

WE HAVE LOTS OF DIFFERENT SELF-PERFORMING APTITUDES.

UH, WE'VE GOT A, YOU KNOW, HVAC LICENSE, PLUMBING LICENSE, GENERAL CONTRACTOR LICENSE.

WE HAVE A LOT OF THOSE THINGS.

BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT OFTENTIMES KEEPING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AS LOCAL AS POSSIBLE IS SOMETIMES THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO THAT LOCAL CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, HAVING A VERY RAPID RESPONSE TO ANY TYPE OF WARRANTY WORK OR ADDITIONAL WORK GOING FORWARD IS VERY IMPORTANT AS WELL.

IF YOU'VE GOT A LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS IDENTIFY THAT WE WILL RESPECT IT AND WORK INSIDE THAT RELATIONSHIP AS WELL.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE, IF POSSIBLE, NEXT TUESDAY AFTER COMMISSIONER'S COURT HAVE A WORKSHOP.

COULD Y'ALL BE PRESENT? WE WILL MAKE OURSELVES AVAILABLE.

SIR.

JACK, LIKE I'M HAVING A PROCEDURE DONE NEXT TUESDAY, SO I I'LL PROBABLY BE OUT, UH, THAT AFTERNOON.

YOU NEED GET YOUR PRIORITIES RIGHT, JACK .

SO I'M LIFTING THOSE BENCHES, KEEP HIS HEAD SAND RIGHT.

Y'ALL JUST TELL ME A GOOD TIME AND I'LL MAKE IT A PRIORITY.

OKAY.

OKAY.

LET'S TAKE YOUR TIME GUYS.

IS THAT RIGHT? AFTER COURT? WELL, AND THEN WELL, I HAVE ELSE CENTER FOR ME IF YOU WANT TO GO NEXT WEEK.

THAT'S, THAT'S MY PROBLEM.

OKAY.

BUT I MEAN, I MEAN THIS RIGHT HERE IS JUST DISCUSSED.

TELL US ABOUT IT AND WE'LL GET, WE'LL GET TO SEE THE CONTRACT BEFORE WE VOTE, RIGHT? OH YES.

OKAY.

DEFINITELY.

YES.

THIS IS JUST DISCUSSION TODAY.

THIS JUST DISCUSSION.

JUST DISCUSSION.

THERE IS NO FINANCIAL COMMITMENT.

THEY JUST SAID DISCUSS AND CONSIDERED.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE.

YEAH.

WE'RE JUST DISCUSSING TODAY SOMETHING HERE TO APPROVE OTHER THAN SET UP THE WORKSHOP.

SAME THING.

SAME THING WITH WORKSHOP.

IT'LL BE DISCUSSING.

YEAH.

AND THEN WE, WE GET START GETTING THE PRICING AND STUFF AND THEY'LL COME BACK.

YEAH, CERTAINLY.

OR APPROVAL ON ANYTHING.

IT IS ONE O'CLOCK NEXT TUESDAY.

OKAY, THAT'S FINE.

YEP.

FAR AS I KNOW.

WELL, LIKE I SAID, WE WILL PRIORITIZE THAT AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY THIS MORNING TO, TO TALK TO YOU FOLKS AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT CONVERSATION AS WELL.

OKAY.

ANNABELLE, WOULD YOU MAKE SURE WE GET THAT ON AGENDA? SET UP A WORKSHOP PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, NUMBER FIVE,

[5. Jack Sebastian; Discuss/Consider awarding Bid 23-06 Annual Contract: Polyurethane Culverts.]

CONSIDER AWARDING BID 23 DASH OH SIX, THE ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR POLYURETHANE COVERAGE.

YES, SIR.

JUDGE, I, UH, COULDN'T GET YOU TO GUYS TIME FOR THE PACKET.

I WAS FAST.

THE COMMISSIONER, WE OKAY.

OKAY.

SO THAT'S WHY WE DON'T HAVE THAT.

THANK YOU.

AND WE RECEIVED ONLY ONE BID, I THINK, I THINK THEY'RE THE MANUFACTURER FOR THAT, UH, UH, FOR THE, UH, MATERIAL.

SO THAT'S PROBABLY WHY WE ONLY HAD ONE BID.

BUT, UH, BASED ON THAT, I THINK THE PRICE IS IN LINE WITH WHAT, UH, COMMISSIONER I SPOKE WITH.

SO, UH, WE'VE USED THESE FOLKS BEFORE.

RIGHT? WE HAVE, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A CURRENT VENDOR.

CURRENT VENDOR.

OKAY.

I, I THINK WE'RE BUYING DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER.

OKAY, GOOD DEAL.

I'LL MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION.

OKAY, JACK, MAKE THEY NEED A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION.

SECOND, SECOND, MR. PHELPS.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

[6. Jack Sebastian; Discuss/Consider advertising a bid for an annual contract for HOPE Culverts.]

[7. John Polster; Discuss/Consider approval of resolution supporting the realignment of the FM 148 Bypass project.]

MR. JOHN POSTER DISCUSS, CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE REALIGNMENT OF FM 1 48 BYPASS PROJECT, I ASSUME MRS. INCR.

YES, SIR.

UH, JOHN POLLSTER, INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS.

AND, UH, TODAY'S KIND OF UNIQUE, I'M NOT ACTUALLY HERE ASKING YOU TO SPEND ANY MONEY .

THAT IS NICE.

SO, UH, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH TEXTILE ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

THE PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED IN JUNE.

THE CONTRACT AMOUNT IS FOR $55,000,425 AND 936 CENTS.

THE COUNTY TODAY HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE, THE DESIGN

[00:20:01]

AND THEN A CONTRIBUTION TO CONSTRUCTION THAT Y'ALL APPROVED, UH, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO OF ABOUT 7 MILLION.

SO RIGHT NOW ON THIS PROJECT WE'RE IN FOR ABOUT 12% OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT AND UH, THAT'S ABOUT, UH, $8 FOR DOLLAR THE COUNTY'S SPENDING.

WITH THAT SAID, THOUGH, THE, THE TEXT, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE PUT THE MONEY INTO THE PROJECT TO HELP, UH, IT'S A NEW ALIGNMENT, WE'RE REER IT TO, UH, 1 75.

AND SO THEY BOTH, THEY WANT BOTH THE COUNTY AND CITY CRANDLE TO PASS A RESOLUTION SAYING THEY, THAT WE SUPPORT ALL THE WORK WE DID TO GET IT READY TO GO FOR REALIGNMENT.

SO IT'S KIND OF A PAPERWORK, BUT ALL YOU'RE DOING IS SAYING YOU SUPPORT THE REALIGNMENT TODAY.

DID THEY MOVE THE ROAD IN ANY, SO WHAT IT IS, IS 1 48 GOES, DOES A BUNCH OF 90 DEGREE TURNS THROUGH CRANDLE AND THEN COMES AND HITS.

WHAT WE DID IS WE CURVED IT UP JUST PRIOR TO, JUST TO THE EAST SIDE OF CRANDLE, TIED IT INTO 1 75.

AND THAT 1 75 SOUTHBOUND FRONTAGE ROAD THAT WE BUILT A YEAR OR SO AGO INCLUDES THE, THIS, THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE THE GREAT SEPARATION WHERE WE TAKE 1 75 OVER 1 48, WHICH CREATES FOUR DEVELOPABLE CORNERS ON 1 75.

WHEN WILL THE OVERPASS, IT'S PART OF THIS PROJECT PROJECT.

SO IF THEY AWARDED IN JUNE, YOU'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT AUGUST SOMETIME BEFORE YOU SEE THE CONTRACTOR OUT THERE WORKING.

AND THEN ONCE THEY AWARDED IN JUNE, WE'LL BRING, BRING IT BACK TO YOU AND SHOW YOU IN YOUR REPORT.

UH, WHAT THEY'LL DO IS THEY'LL BID SAY 620 WORKING DAYS.

UH, BUT I GO INTO THEIR BID AND LOOK AND INSIDE THEIR BID THEY HAVE A LINE ITEM FOR, UH, BARRICADES CUZ THEY ALWAYS RENT THEIR BARRICADES AND THEY'LL SAY THEY'RE GONNA RENT THEIR BARRICADES FOR 34 MONTHS OR WHATEVER.

AND SO WE'LL HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW LONG THEY THINK THE PROJECT WILL LAST AND THEN WE'LL PUT THAT IN YOUR REPORT.

SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO, TO SEE THAT.

AND THEN MONTHLY WE GET A CONSTRUCTION REPORT FROM TECH ON THE STATUS OF THAT PROJECT THAT TELLS US WHAT THEY'VE DONE THIS MONTH AND WHAT THEY'RE GONNA BE DOING NEXT MONTH.

AND FOR THE COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THAT PROJECT, WE ASK THEM TO TELL US ANY CHANGES TO, UH, TRAFFIC PATTERNS IN THE COMING MONTH.

RIGHT.

BECAUSE IF IT'S ALREADY CHANGED BY THE TIME YOU REALIZE THAT YOU'RE ALREADY TOAST.

YEAH.

SO, UH, WE KEEP, KEEP YOU UP TO DATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PROJECT.

OKAY.

IT'S BEEN IN THE WORKS A LONG TIME.

UH, IT WAS, YES SIR.

IT, I THINK IT WAS, UH, ONE OF THE EARLIER BOND PROGRAMS THAT WE HAD IT IN AND THEN, UH, TEXT THAT ALLOWED US TO PICK UP THE DESIGN ON IT.

AND, UM, IT WAS GOOD BECAUSE DURING THAT TIMEFRAME THEY ENDED UP LOSING THEIR DEVELOP AUTHORITY FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.

AND BECAUSE WE WERE FUNDING IT OURSELVES, WE WERE OUTSIDE THAT SYSTEM, WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MOVE OUR PROJECT ON, WHICH I THINK IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY THIS PROJECT GOT FUNDED AS QUICKLY AS IT DID.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.

WE NEED TO VISIT WITH YOU AFTER MR. COURT.

CAN YOU HANG AROUND? YES SIR.

SURE.

OKAY.

SO HE'S MADE RECOMMENDATION.

I NEED A MOTION, PLEASE.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION.

NEED A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. BARR.

MAKE A SECOND.

ALL, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU JOHN.

MR. NUMBER

[8. Jim Cook; Present Human Resource status update.]

I NEED Y'ALL TO SIGN THIS.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

I'VE JUST GOT A FEW THINGS, UH, LET YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE HR DEPARTMENT.

NUMBER ONE, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET IRMA CASTILLO.

SHE, IRMA IS OUR NEW HR CLERK.

OKAY.

SHE TOOK CHRISTIAN'S PLACE.

OKAY.

SHE COMES TO US FROM CALIFORNIA WHERE SHE WORKED 21 YEARS.

YES.

IN THEIR HR DEPARTMENT WITH THE CITY OF LA HARBOR.

SO SHE HAS A LOT OF EXPERIENCE.

SHE'S ALREADY PROVEN THAT SHE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT OUR DEPARTMENT.

AND I, VICKY DEALT A LOT WITH, UH, WORKER'S COMP AND RISK MANAGEMENT, RECRUITMENTS, TERMINATIONS, HIRING PROCESS LIABILITY INSURANCES.

SO SHE'S OPEN ENROLLMENT , SO SHE'S GONNA HOW LARGE OF AN OFFICE WERE YOU IN THERE? I WAS THERE FOR 21 YEARS.

NO, I MEAN, HOW BIG WAS THE OFFICE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES IN YOUR HR, WHICH WAS, UH, 525 EMPLOYEES AT THE TIME I LEFT.

OKAY.

OKAY.

MM-HMM.

.

SO SHE'S GONNA BE QUITE AN ASSET I FEEL.

UH, YES.

UM, OTHER THING, UH, WE'RE GETTING READY TO SIGN ON WITH A NEW RECRUITING WEBSITE CALLED GOVERNMENT JOBS.COM.

THEY CATER TO PEOPLE THAT ARE TRYING TO GET EMPLOYMENT WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

UM, THERE'LL BE ONE FLAT FEE FOR THE WHOLE YEAR WHEN WE HAVE

[00:25:01]

WHAT IS THE FEE FOR THAT $2,001, WHICH IS ABOUT WHAT WAS BUDGETED THIS LAST YEAR FOR RECRUITING.

BUT WE HAVE UNLE UNLIMITED POSTINGS.

IT'LL LINK TO OUR WEBSITE.

SO ANYBODY THAT'S WISHING TO APPLY FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY CAN CLICK ON THAT LINK.

IT'LL TAKE 'EM TO THE WEBSITE.

THEY CAN APPLY THERE.

AND WHAT WEBSITE WERE WE USING PRIOR TO THIS? WELL, WE'VE USED SEVERAL.

WHENEVER WE WERE TRYING TO HIRE FOR LIKE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WE WENT TO ONE WEBSITE.

WE WERE TRYING TO HIRE FOR THE PURCHASING AGENT.

WE WENT TO A PURCHASING AGENT, UH, WEBSITE AND IT CHEWED UP OUR BUDGET REALLY QUICK.

IT WAS GONE, LIKE WHAT WAS BUDGETED WAS GONE LIKE WITHIN FOUR MONTHS.

THIS WILL GIVE US OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO ONE WEBSITE PLUS OUR OWN WEBSITE THAT WE STILL, UH, UM, WON'T BE USED.

MAINTAINED.

YEAH.

YES SIR.

UM, AND WE ALSO USE INDEED, INDEED WE PAY PER, IF WE CHOOSE AN APPLICANT, WE, WE PAY FOR THAT.

SO, LIKE I SAID, THE MONEY'S THERE FOR, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SIGN UP NOW.

THEY'RE GONNA PRORATE IT FROM NOW UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH.

AND THEN WE'LL PAY A FEE FOR OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH NEXT SEPTEMBER 30TH.

BUT THE YEARLY FEE IS $2,001.

$2,001.

YES, SIR.

SO WILL THIS, OKAY, LIKE WE'RE FOR THE COURTS VARIOUS HITTING A SPECIFIC AREA OF EXPERTISE, HUMAN RESOURCES AUDITOR AND STUFF.

WELL THIS, IT'S KINDA LIKE A GENERAL SPLATTER OUT THERE FOR EVERYONE ARE CUZ THE PEOPLE LOOKING TO GO TO WORK FOR THE COURTS OR THE AUDITOR OR PURCHASING OR WHATEVER, PEOPLE ARE GOING STRAIGHT TO THOSE WEBSITES TO LOOK FOR THOSE JOBS.

THIS GONNA BE A BETTER AVENUE FOR US TO GET BETTER QUALIFIED APPLICANTS OR NOT.

WELL, WE FEEL LIKE IT WILL.

YES SIR.

OKAY.

YES SIR.

WELL, THIS WEBSITE'S BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME.

YES, SIR.

THEY'RE PART OF NEO GOV, NEIL GOV, WHICH I THINK WE ACTUALLY HAD DEALINGS WITH THEM IN THE PAST.

OKAY.

SO YES SIR.

THEY'VE BEEN AROUND AND, AND I THINK THEY ADVERTISE, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, ON IF IT'S NEIL GOV THEY ADVERTISE ON THE PURCHASE AND DEAL WEBSITES TOO.

YES, SIR.

SO THEY KNOW THAT'S COMING THAT WAY.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR JIM? OKAY.

I I JUST HAVE ONE MORE THING.

YES SIR.

I'M SORRY.

SURE.

UM, STARTING THIS MONTH, WELL YOU'VE SENT OUT A, AN EMAIL, UH, WE'RE GONNA START NEW WORKSHOPS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.

THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT YOU HAVE TO COME.

IT'S GONNA BE HANDLED THROUGH TECH.

THERE'S, THEY'RE GONNA SEND OUT HALEY BERRY, WHO'S OUR HR REP FOR TACK AND SHE WILL PRESENT THESE WORKSHOPS WITH OUR HELP.

UH, DON'T KNOW IF ANABEL MADE YOU A PRINT OF WHAT I SENT HER AS FAR AS THE DIFFERENT COURSES THAT THEY HAVE.

THERE'S SEVERAL OF THEM.

THIS FIRST ONE WILL BE COVERING F M L A, ADA AND WORKERS COMP.

WE ENCOURAGE DEPARTMENT HEADS TO COME TO THESE CUZ I'VE, I'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF THIS TRAINING IN THE PAST.

NOT THROUGH TACT, BUT THROUGH OTHER, OTHER AVENUES.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION THAT I THINK WILL HELP THE COUNT.

I THINK MAYBE SOME OF THESE AREAS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE SHOULD BE MANDATORY.

WELL CAUSE THAT'S UP TO YOU.

IT KEEPS US OUT OF IT KEEPS US OUT OF LITIGATION.

ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH.

WE'LL SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT THAT.

YES.

LATER.

YES SIR.

ANYTIME YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT IT.

OKAY.

YOU KNOW, JUST LET US KNOW.

SURE.

I'M GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD.

THANK.

APPRECIATE IT.

THAT'S ALL.

I THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

HOW'D YOU GET HALEY BARRY TO COME AND TEACH YOU ? HE'S STILL THINKING ABOUT HALEY BARRY.

OKAY.

SHE GONNA BE TEACHING.

OH, OKAY.

.

I WOULD'VE BEEN THERE EARLY .

OKAY.

SORRY.

I APOLOGIZE, HAILEY.

YES, I WAS.

OKAY.

I HAD HEAD TOO.

YOU DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE RIGHT NAME.

, I THOUGHT.

WELL, BARRY'S GOT A NEW JOB.

OKAY, MOVING ON.

NUMBER NINE.

THANK YOU JIM.

NUMBER NINE,

[9. Jennifer Russell; Discuss/Consider approving a resolution proclaiming the month of May as Mental Health Awareness Month.]

DISCUSSED CONSIDER APPROVING A RESOLUTION FOR CLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS.

AND JUDGE RICH IS GOING TO INTRODUCE HER.

YES.

YES SIR.

THANK YOU.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK THE COMMISSIONERS FOR ALLOWING, UH, US TO HIRE, UH, JENNIFER RUSSELL.

I DON'T KNOW IF SOME OF YOU HAVE MET HER YET MM-HMM.

, UH, I, I THINK SOME OF YOU HAVE.

SOME OF YOU MAY NOT HAVE.

BUT SHE'S

[00:30:01]

AND SHE'S JUST, WHEN I STEPPED BACK AND SHE TOOK OVER THINGS STARTED WORKING A LOT BETTER.

I DON'T WHAT HAPPENED THERE, BUT ANYWAY, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT HAVING HER.

WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION TODAY THAT SHE WANTS TO READ AND I'M GONNA BE PART OF IT.

WE'RE NOT GONNA READ THE WHOLE THING.

I DID WANT TO, UH, TELL THE COMMISSIONER'S QUOTE.

WE DO HAVE A WEBSITE UP NOW, A MENTAL HEALTH WEBSITE.

YOU CAN ACCESS THAT THROUGH KAUFMAN COUNTY.NET AND I THINK FREESTANDING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD GO TO.

UM, THERE'S DONNA.

DONNA.

IT'S A REGULAR WEBSITE BROUGHT DOWN TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.

OKAY.

DONNA SIMMONS, UH, WAS THE ONE THAT HELPED WITH THAT AND WE APPRECIATE HER HELP ON THAT.

OKAY.

SO, UM, THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO JENNIFER.

THANK Y'ALL ALL FOR HAVING US THIS MORNING.

I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE.

SO AS WE ALL, UH, WATCH THE NEWS, WE ALL KNOW THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS A TOP PRIORITY IN OUR NATION AND STATE AND COUNTY.

UM, AND FOLLOWING UP WITH THAT, MENTAL HEALTH IS PART OF EVERYONE'S OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLBEING.

AND MENTAL ILLNESSES ARE PREVALENT IN OUR COUNTRY.

UH, NEARLY HALF OF THOSE INCARCERATED SUFFER FROM A MENTAL HEALTH CONCERN.

AND FURTHERMORE, 10 TO 25% OF THOSE HAVE A SERIOUS AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS.

UM, HAVING SAID THAT, THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A JAIL DIVERSION, UH, THAT'S IN THE WORKS.

UH, WE USE THE BRIDGE, WHICH IS, UM, PARTNERED WITH, IT'S THROUGH THE NORTH TEXAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY AND ALSO THROUGH, UM, SHERIFF BEAVERS AND LIEUTENANT WEST.

THEY HAVE BEEN HUGE HELP IN THIS PROCESS.

UM, AND ALSO WITH EFFECTIVE TREATMENT.

IT'S, UM, IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THE INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS CAN RECOVER AND LEAD FULL PRODUCTIVE LIVES WHEN THEY RECEIVE HELP.

AND ALSO WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE, NOT ONLY THE PROCLAMATION THAT THIS IS MENTAL, MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, BUT ALSO THE EFFORTS OF OUR NEW KAUFMAN COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY.

I MEAN, KAUFMAN COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP BOARD, UH, THAT JUDGE RICH GOT STARTED A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND IT'S BACK UNDERWAY AFTER COVID.

UM, SO JUDGE, YEAH.

THANK YOU.

I WANNA END THE PROCLAMATION BY JUST ASKING THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, UM, TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP BOARD AND THEIR EFFORTS TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND A RECOMMENDATION TO THE VARIOUS ENTITIES IN KAMAN COUNTY TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE TO PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS WITH THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THESE PERSONS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND ALL THE RESIDENTS OF KAUFMAN COUNTY.

THANK Y'ALL.

THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW IT.

THANK YOU.

IT'S SUCH A BIG ISSUE TODAY.

IT IS.

IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN.

I THINK MAYBE THE NEWS MAKES IT MORE, MAKES US MORE AWARE OF IT.

IT'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE AND ALWAYS WILL BE.

AND I'M JUST THANKFUL FOR PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THIS AREA TO HELP KEEP THE REST OF US SAFE AND THEN GET THOSE FOLKS THE HELP THAT THEY NEED SO THEY CAN'T HAVE A PRODUCTIVE LIFE.

YES.

CAN I SAY ONE MORE THING? YES MA'AM.

SO IT HAS BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING TO SEE HOW MANY, UM, ENTITIES THAT WE HAVE IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT HAVE COME TOGETHER TO REALLY SUPPORT, UM, KAUFFMAN COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT LIVE WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES SUCH AS, YOU KNOW, OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE LOCAL PDS, UM, THAT ARE MEETING TO TRY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THOSE.

AND I HAVE SEEN THEY REALLY HAVE TRUE EMPATHY FOR THOSE THAT THEY COME INTO CONTACT WITH.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE THE NORTH TEXAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY.

WE HAVE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, WE HAVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UM, AND FAMILY SERVICES AND HOSPITALS THAT ARE REALLY PULLING TOGETHER TO HELP WITH THIS POPULATION.

WELL THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH.

I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. PHELPS MAKES A MOTION.

NEED A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. HUNT.

MAKE SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I'LL PASS THIS AROUND SO THAT YOU CAN SIGN IT.

MM-HMM.

NUMBER 10,

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

SO WE'LL DO SO AT THIS TIME.

IT IS, UH, I NEED A MOTION TO DO THAT AT 9 34.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. PHELPS MAKES THE MOTION YOU TO SECOND, SECOND, MR. BARR.

MAKE SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

IN THE

[11. Public Hearing; to receive input regarding the installation of stop signs and stop ahead signs on the following county roads, in the unincorporated area of Kaufman County Precinct 2: Ranch Road.]

THAT'S CORRECT.

AND WE'RE PUTTING UP THREE SEPARATE TOP SIGNS DOWN IN THAT AREA TO PROBABLY SLOW AND INTERRUPT TRAFFIC A LITTLE BIT ON RANCH ROAD,

[00:35:01]

SAFETY, SAFETY ISSUES WITHOUT A DOUBT.

SO, UH, AS YOU KNOW, IT'S A 35 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT.

YESTERDAY WE WERE CLOCKING TRAFFIC AND YOU KNOW, ABOUT 60 FIVES AVERAGE SPEED.

SO WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT SOME WAY TO SLOW IT DOWN.

OKAY.

AND, UH, AND THAT'S IN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE WHERE I'VE GOT WARNING THAT IT'S 20 MILES AN HOUR AT THE SPEED LIMIT RIGHT NOW, BUT SINCE, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY HARD TO DO.

YEAH.

YOU KNOW.

ANYONE ELSE HERE WANNA SPEAK ON BEHALF OF RANCH ROAD? I'M GOING TWICE, THREE TIMES.

OKAY.

I NEED A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I GOT 1 35.

MR. PHELPS MAKES A MOTION TO YOU.

SECOND.

SECOND.

MR. BARR MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

SO THAT PUTS YOU DOWN TO NUMBER

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

DISCUSS CONSIDERING, UH, PUBLIC HEARING BACK IN THE REGULAR.

WE'VE DONE THAT.

I'LL MAKE MOTION.

MR. PHELPS MAKES THAT MOTION THE SECOND.

NO.

SECOND MR. MOR.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

[13. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider the installation of stop signs and stop ahead signs on Ranch Road, in the unincorporated area of Kaufman County Precinct 2.]

COMAN COUNTY PRECINCT TWO.

AND WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT.

I NEED A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. PHELPS MAKES THAT MOTION.

NEED A SECOND? SECOND, MR. BARBER.

MAKE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

NUMBER

[14. Paul Ayres; Discuss/Consider the reorganization of the Fire Marshal's Office.]

MOTION CARRIES.

PAUL OR FIRE MARSHALL, DISCUSS THE REORGANIZATION OF HIS OFFICE.

YES SIR.

MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

ALL RIGHT.

SO WHAT I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE, UH, MONIQUE AND I HAVE BEEN KIND OF LOOKING AT THE WORKLOAD OF THE CLERKS UP AT THE FRONT DESK.

UH, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONE CLERK THAT'S SPLITTING HER DUTIES BETWEEN, UH, FIRE MARSHALS OFFICE AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

AND WE'D LIKE TO BRING THAT PERSON OVER WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO FOCUS A HUNDRED PERCENT ON THE FIRE MARSHALS OFFICE.

UH, SO WE'VE REWORKED SOME OF THE, UH, WORKLOAD, UH, AMONG THOSE CLERKS.

AND, UM, IF THIS IS APPROVED, UH, WE WOULD JUST WORK WITH THE DAUGHTER'S OFFICE TO MAKE WHATEVER LINE ITEM TRANSFERS NEED TO HAPPEN.

UM, WE'RE NOT ANTICIPATING ANY CHANGES TO THE BUDGET.

IT'S ALREADY A BUDGETED POSITION.

JUST A TRANSFER OF THE POSITION, HISTORY, ASSIGNMENT OF JOB DUTY, MOVING PEOPLE AROUND.

YEAH.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMERCIAL? NOTHING NEW.

, ANY COMMENTS? MONIQUE, YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? RIGHT.

SO WE BROUGHT, UM, SHANNON ON BOARD TO HELP WITH THE LOAD, BUT LEARNING DEVELOPMENT'S A LITTLE LONGER PROCESS.

AND SO SHE'S FINALLY, SHE'S GOOD TO GO ON THE DEVELOPMENT SIDE.

SHE'LL BE HELPED WITH DEB AND MYSELF.

UM, THE FIRE SIDE IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT ANIMAL AND CHRISTIE HAS, UM, ADAPTED WELL TO THAT SIDE AND HER DOING BOTH HAS HAD SOME CONFLICTS.

UM, HE MIGHT HAVE A MEETING.

WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT MEETING.

IT JUST WAS NOT, UM, AND SO WE TALKED TO CHRISTIE AND SHE'S SHOWN AN INTEREST IN FIRE AND SO SHE WOULD LIKE TO BE TRANSFERRED OVER THERE INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, HIM TRYING TO HIRE SOMEONE FROM OUTSIDE AND THEN GET THEM TRAINED.

THAT'S GONNA TAKE A LONG TIME.

SO IF SHE WOULD MOVE OVER TO HIS LINE, IT HIM OUT OF MIND AND THEN, UM, HOPEFULLY NEXT BUDGET, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO REPLACE HER IN MY SIDE IF NEEDED.

I'LL REEVALUATE THAT.

OKAY.

MS. TER MONEYS ARE GOOD.

I I WAS INCLUDED IN SOMETHING ELSE WITH HIS DEPARTMENT.

NOT THIS, BUT I'LL MAKE IT WORK.

OKAY.

AND WE'LL WORK WITH HER AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.

SO WHEN YOU SUBMIT SOMETHING TO COURT, IF IT HAS TO DO WITH DOLLARS, IT SHOULD BE SENT TO THE AUDITOR TO LOOK AT SO I CAN MAKE SURE I GOT IT COVERED.

BUT NOW I'VE GOTTA GO HUNT AND MAKE SURE OF WHAT I'M DOING.

BUT THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY MONEY DIFFERENCE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING.

IT'S JUST THE TRANSFER.

LET'S TAKE IT OUTTA DEVELOPMENT AND PUT IT IN HIM.

OKAY.

GOOD.

SO I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE PAUL'S REQUEST CAN YES, SIR.

BOTH DISCUSSION AND I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.

CAN WE, CAN HE GIVE AN UPDATE ON HIS DEPARTMENT HOW THINGS ARE RUNNING WITH NO.

NO.

OKAY.

I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S A REORGANIZATION WITH FIRE DEPARTMENT, SO I THINK THAT'S PRETTY LIMITED.

OKAY.

WE CAN DO THAT NEXT WEEK.

YEAH.

WAY.

SURE.

LET US KNOW HOW ARE THINGS ARE FLOWING WITH THE MANPOWER THAT WE ALREADY SHUFFLED AROUND.

ABSOLUTELY.

REVIEWED.

OR, AND, AND HOW THE DIVISION AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE WORKING.

SURE.

OKAY.

THIS MORNING ANNABEL, DID YOU GET THAT PLEASE? THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I NEED A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. PHELPS MAKES A MOTION.

HOW ABOUT A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. HUNT, MAKE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

MS. FLOYD,

[15. Teressa Floyd; Discuss/Consider accepting the assessment and collection contracts between Kaufman County and Forney ISD; Kaufman County ESD #1; Kemp ISD; City of Kaufman; and City of Oak Grove.]

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION CONTRACTS BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY FORNEY, I S D KAUFMAN, E SD ONE KEMP I S D, CITY OF KAUFMAN AND CITY OF OAK GROVE.

YES, MA'AM.

HEY, GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

ALL RIGHT.

I THINK THAT'S IT.

UH, THESE ARE THE LAST OF THE CONTRACTS I HAVE FOR THE IN, YOU KNOW, FOR THE ONES WE ALWAYS CONTRACT WITH.

I THINK THAT MAKES US ABOUT 44 CONTRACTS

[00:40:01]

AND I THINK I HAVE TWO PIS IN CRANDLE THAT ARE THINKING ABOUT CONTRACTING WITH US FOR COLLECTION.

SO AS SOON AS THEY HEAR SOMETHING FROM THAT AND GET CONTRACTS, I'LL BE BACK.

OKAY.

RIGHT.

I CAN GOT YOUR HANDS FULL.

THANK YOU.

YES, SIR.

NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. BARBER MAKES A MOTION.

NEED A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. MAKES SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR WILL SAY AYE.