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CLOSE.[Call to Order]
EVERYONE TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING.IT'S A GREAT DAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION AND COMMISSIONER MOORE'S GONNA DO THAT.
THEN WE'RE HAVE COMMISSIONER HUNT, DO US AND OUR PLEDGES.
HEAVENLY FATHER LORD WOULD JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AGAIN, TO COME AND SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY TO SERVE THE DECISIONS OF KAUFMAN COUNTY.
LORD, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE THAT YOU SHOW US.
EACH AND EVERY DAY WHEN I ASK YOU TO BE WITH US WILL MAKE DECISIONS, LORD, THAT IS BASED ON, UH, THE GOODWILL AND, AND, AND THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR THE PEOPLE.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, UH, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM THAT MAKE THE COUNTY SUCCESSFUL.
AND LORD, WE ALSO KEEP THOSE THAT ARE SICK IN OUR PRAYERS.
UH, WE BE WITH DEBBIE AS SHE'S RECOVERING.
UH, DEBBIE BORAD IS, AND WE JUST THANK YOU AGAIN, UH, FOR ALL YOUR WONDERFUL BLESSINGS.
WE PRAY THESE SAINT YOUR SON'S HOLY NAME.
I PLEASURE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE TO ABOVE, FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVIS WITH LIBERTY.
I BLACK TO LEAVE TO BE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INVISIBLE.
YOU HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP TO SPEAK THIS MORNING? OKAY.
THEN WE'LL GET RATTLED INTO, UH, ANYONE HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE, ANY CLEANUPS, OR ANYTHING GOING ON THAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT? WE'RE ALL GOOD? OKAY.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
AGENDA.SEVERAL ITEMS HERE, IF Y'ALL HAD TIME TO LOOK THOSE OVER.
ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY ITEM? BUT I'LL READ THESE OFF ANYWAY.
CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETINGS FOR JULY THE 11TH AND JULY THE 13TH.
CONSIDER PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION OF STIES, WHICH WILL CROSS COUNTY ROAD DIAMOND ACRES SOUTHEAST OF NEAL ROAD IN PRECINCT TWO.
CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE KABY COUNTY LIBRARY'S QUARTERLY REPORT.
CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE STAR TRANSIT RIDERSHIP REPORTS FOR JUNE OF 23.
CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES QUARTERLY REPORT FOR APRIL THROUGH JULY OF 23.
CONSIDER ALLOWING SUDDENLINK AERIAL FIBER INSTALLATION ON HELMS TRAIL AT FM 1641.
AND FINALLY, CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE INGEN HEALTHCARE QUARTERLY REPORT.
ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION.
[3. Tommy Phillips; To present the Extension Office quarterly report.]
PHILLIPS PRESENT THE EXTENSION QUARTERLY REPORT.UH, JUST WANT TO COME AND GIVE Y'ALL A BRIEF UPDATE OF WHAT'S TRANSPIRED FROM APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE WITH, UH, SOME OF OUR PROGRAMMING.
AND I KNOW Y'ALL GOT THAT IN Y'ALL'S, UH, COMMISSIONER'S COURT PACKAGE.
JUST KIND OF WANT TO RUN OVER SOME, SOME ITEMS FROM MY AGON NATURAL RESOURCES SIDE OF THINGS.
AND I'LL LET KA GO OVER HER PROGRAMS AND WE WILL KIND OF WRAP UP WITH CARRIE AND I APOLOGIZE, CARRIE'S NOT HERE.
CARRIE'S AT THE STATE FOUR H HORSE SHOW IN COLLEGE STATION THIS WEEK WITH ABOUT 500 KIDS AND YEAH, EXACTLY.
SO, BUT ANYWAY, JUST KIND OF WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR BIG PROGRAMS THAT HAPPENED IN OUR A AND R UPPER SABINE CATTLEMAN'S CONFERENCE BACK IN APRIL.
UH, THAT'S A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN COFFMAN VANS, ANT AND RANGE, REALLY WILL ATTENDED.
UH, THE REALLY NEAT THING WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, WE'RE HAVING A RESULT DEMONSTRATION THAT WE'VE GOT SET UP, UM, SHOWING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REGULAR HERBICIDE SPRAYER ON A TRACTOR AND USING A DRONE.
NOW I'M SAYING DRONE, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THESE LITTLE ONES WE BUY AT WALMART.
THIS ONE'S HUGE AND IT'S $30,000.
UM, BUT THE, THE NEAT THING ABOUT THIS IS, IS THE APPLICATION AND THE WAY THAT IT'S BEING USED, UH, WE'RE SHOWING, SHOWING THE EFFICACY OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.
WE DID NOT PURCHASE THIS ROSELL SPRAYER'S LETTING US USE THESE.
UH, IT'S KIND OF A TREND AROUND MIDWEST GUYS ARE SELLING THEIR INTERROGATORS UP THERE AND RUNNING FOUR OR FIVE OF THESE AND YEAH.
SO WE'RE SEEING WHAT THE EFFICACY IS THEN.
UH, WHEN WILL YOU GET THE RESULTS BACK AND WHERE, UH, YOU HAVE THE PICTURE? WHERE WERE YOU DOING THE TESTING? SO THIS, THIS PLOT IS ACTUALLY AT, UH, PART OF GABRIEL RANCH, WHICH IS IN VAN ZANT COUNTY.
SO IT'S, UH, VAN Z KAUFMAN RAINS AND SMITH COUNTY PROGRAM.
WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING A FIELD DAY PROBABLY IN SEPTEMBER.
SO IT'S GOING TO BE A THREE YEAR TRIAL.
UH, THIS IS YEAR ONE, SO PROBABLY SOMETIME
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IN SEPTEMBER WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING A FIELD DAY TO GET OUT THERE AND GO LOOK AND SEE.THEY DID A 30 DAY TEST AFTER, AFTER WE SPRAYED.
AND THEY COULD TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHERE THE TRACTOR SPRAYED AND THE DRONE WAS SPRAYED.
WHICH ONE THE DRONE DID A BETTER JOB.
AND THEY'RE GONNA DO A COST MM-HMM.
IT'S, IT'S PRETTY HIGH, BUT EVEN AT 30,000, IT'S A LOT CHEAPER THAN A TRACTOR.
THE FUNNY THING IS, IS WHILE WE WERE OUT THERE, THE WIND KICKED UP, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SPRAY OVER ABOUT 10 OR 11 MILES AN HOUR.
IT WAS FUNNY BECAUSE THAT IT, YOU CAN'T REALLY TELL WHERE THEY, THE PICTURE IS THAT DRONE, BUT THAT DRONE WAS PROBABLY EIGHT FOOT OVER THE, ON TOP OF THE GROUND.
OF COURSE, THAT SPRAY RIG IS ABOUT A FOOT AND A HALF OFF.
THERE WAS LEFT DRIFT WITH THAT DRONE THAN THERE WAS WITH THE SPRAY RIG.
THE PROPELLERS HAVE PUSHED HIM DOWN.
LIKE THE HELICOPTER STRAIGHT DOWN.
AND THEY'RE USING, USING AIR INDUCTED TIPS.
UM, SO IT'S, IT'S PRETTY NEAT.
WE STARTED, UH, ANOTHER JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN KAUFMAN RAINS AND VAN ZANT.
UH, WAS A NORTHEAST TEXAS RURAL LAND SUMMIT WE DID ON JUNE THE 30TH.
AND WE ACTUALLY GOT OUR COWORKERS INVOLVED WITH THIS.
IT'S KIND OF INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM.
THIS WAS A, THIS WAS AN AUDIENCE WE HAVEN'T HIT BEFORE.
IT'S KIND OF REALLY KIND OF HIT ON THOSE NEW LANDOWNERS, THOSE FOLKS THAT CALL US, HEY, I JUST BOUGHT THIS.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? UH, SO WE TALKED ABOUT, UH, AG VALUATION, UH, HOW TO TAKE FOREST AND SOIL SAMPLES.
'CAUSE I'LL TELL YOU IN THIS COUNTY THAT'S PEOPLE BUYING MY GRASS ISN'T GROWING WHAT I NEED TO DO IF YOU PULL A SOIL SAMPLE.
HOW DO I DO THAT? UM, THEN WE KIND OF DID AN AGENCY HIGHLIGHT AND WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE VENDORS OUT THERE TRYING TO SELL THINGS.
WE HAD, LIKE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, THINGS THAT COULD HELP THESE NEW LANDOWNERS.
AND WE KIND OF DID, I JUST KIND OF WRAPPED IT UP WITH A AGENT ROUND, UH, ROUND PANEL DISCUSSION, UM, WHERE WE JUST LET FOLKS ASK QUESTIONS.
WE TOLD 'EM WHAT WE SAW IN OUR COUNTIES.
UM, SO IT WAS, THERE WAS A LOT OF NEW FACES WE'D NEVER SEEN BEFORE.
SO WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL.
AND THEN I'LL HAVE TO HIGHLIGHT, JUST RUN ONE, ONE LAST THING HERE.
UH, OUR MASTER GARDENERS OVER THE LAST TWO OR THREE MONTHS HAVE REALLY BEEN ACTIVE ON DOING SOME EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING OUT AT DEVINS SHIRE HEARTLAND, AND, UM, HOLD THE OTHER ONE.
UH, BUT THEY DID THAT ON KEYHOLE GARDENING, RAINWATER HARVESTING, AND GROWING TOMATOES AND ALL.
WE JUST GOT THE RESULTS BACK, UH, ON SUNDAY EVENING, AND THE GUY, DR.
PAUL POPE THAT DOES ALL EVALUATIONS, SAID THAT THEY WERE THE HIGHEST CHANGE OF PERCENTAGE THAT HE HAD EVER SEEN IN 15 YEARS OF RUNNING THESE EVALUATIONS.
AND ONE LAST THING THAT I WAS INVOLVED WITH BACK IN JUNE THAT KEPT ME OUT OF THE COUNTY FOR THREE DAYS BECAUSE OF THE TORNADOES THAT HAPPENED IN NORTHEAST PART OF THE, THE STATE.
I WAS UP THERE DOING, UH, DISASTER ASSESSMENTS DOING THIS.
THAT'S, I'M ON THE, THE WHITE TEAM FOR STRIKE TEAM FOR EXTENSION.
IT WAS ME AND SOME AGENTS FROM RAINS COUNTY AND SOME OTHERS FROM THE AREA.
WE, SO WE WERE UP THERE FOR THREE DAYS LOOKING AT TORNADO DAMAGE.
THERE'S SOMETHING HE FORGOT TO TELL YOU.
WHAT'S THAT? HE WAS AT TC AAA.
AND HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD AS A COUNTY AGENT FOR THE STATE.
WE HAVE A, A DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD WINNER IN OUR COUNTY.
WELL, WE LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR PEOPLE DISTINGUISHED.
BUT THIS IS A, IT'S A BIG DEAL WITH BETTER TO BE DISTINGUISHED AND EXTINGUISHES.
HE WOULDN'T TELL YOU THAT, BUT I'LL TELL YOU.
SO THEY PURCHASED ONE, UH, SOMETIME LAST MONTH.
UH, IN FACT, THE RECEIPT'S BEEN TURNED IN TO, TO BE REIMBURSED.
IT'S A SMALLER ONE THAN WE WANTED TO GET, BUT IT WAS IN OUR BUDGET.
UM, SO THERE IS ONE, IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN DELIVERED.
I THINK THEY'VE GOT IT IN STORAGE RIGHT NOW TO BE PUT TOGETHER, SO.
'CAUSE WE ALREADY GOT THE ELECTRICITY AND THE WATER OUT THERE.
I THINK THEY'RE KIND OF WAITING JUST FOR IT TO GET COOLER BEFORE WE SET IT UP, SO, OKAY.
SO IT WAS LESS THAN 1600, I THINK.
SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ONE THAT'S AT THE, AT THE POOR FARM.
NOW WE, WE TWO BUDGETS TO GO BEFORE YOU GOT HERE, WE, WE ALLOTTED WHAT, 2,500? 2,500? YEAH.
AND THEY'RE GONNA MOVE THE GREENHOUSE BACK BEHIND THE SUPERINTENDENT'S HOUSE.
THEY'VE ALREADY GOT THEIR SHED THERE.
THE OTHER GREENHOUSE IS PRETTY DILAPIDATED.
WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO TRY, I THINK TO, WITH THE OTHER FUNDS, HOPEFULLY BUY SOME NEW PLASTIC AND TRY TO SALVAGE WHAT WE CAN OF THAT.
BUT THEY WANT, THIS ONE IS PLEXIGLASS.
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A LITTLE BIT NICER.UM, BUT I THINK IT'LL, IT'S GOT ONE OF THOSE AUTOMATIC VENTS IN THE ROOF.
I MEANT TO TELL YOU THAT WE HAD THAT.
SO, UM, THIS IS THE, WE FINISHED WALK ACROSS TEXAS WITH THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES, AND I WAS REALLY PROUD OF OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
WE HAD 137 EMPLOYEES, UM, TO PARTICIPATE ON 22 TEAMS. AND THEY WALKED 33,912 MILES.
THAT'S 40 TIMES ACROSS TEXAS
WE DID A LITTLE SIDE CHALLENGE WITH ANYBODY THAT WALKED OVER 200 MILES.
UM, AND WE HAD 81 PEOPLE OF THAT 137 PARTICIPATE.
SO THEY CONTRIBUTED OVER 200 MILES.
SO, UM, WE DID NOT BEAT ROCKWALL THIS YEAR, BUT THEY'RE READY TO DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR.
SO WE'RE GONNA KEEP THAT LITTLE RIVALRY GOING.
AND YOU CAN SEE FROM THE REPORT ALL OF THE, UH, TOP WALKERS AND TOP TEAMS AND WHO WON THOSE AWARDS.
AND, UH, WE'RE, WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH HUMAN RESOURCES TO DO A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
UM, SO WE HIGHLIGHT TAX SPONSORED PROGRAMMING AND EXTENSION PROGRAMMING AND OTHER LITTLE, UM, HEALTH TIDBITS TO HELP PEOPLE TO HELP THE EMPLOYEES.
AND TODAY, ACTUALLY TODAY WE'RE MEETING TO GET THE, UH, WELLNESS COMMITTEE ROLLING, UM, TO SEE WHO, I KNOW CHRISTINA CRUZ DID A, A, A SURVEY TO FIND OUT WHO WAS INTERESTED.
SO WE'RE GONNA PULL THOSE PEOPLE TOGETHER AND HOPEFULLY GET THAT GOING IN THE NEXT SIX WEEKS.
SO I DID COMPLETE THE HEALTHY SCHOOL RECOGNIZED CAMPUS PROGRAM WITH NORMAN JUNIOR HIGH HERE IN KAUFMAN.
SO THEY WILL RECEIVE THEIR BANNER AFTER THE SCHOOL'S YEAR STARTS.
AND WE DID WALK ACROSS TEXAS, UM, FOR THE TEACHERS AND THE YOUTH.
AND WE ALSO DID A PROGRAM CALLED CHOOSE HEALTHY FOR OUR TEENAGERS SO THEY CAN HAVE, CREATE SOME HEALTHY HABITS.
AND I'VE ALREADY GOT ANOTHER SCHOOL ONLINE TO START THIS FALL.
SO WE'LL HAVE, UM, THE JUNIOR HIGH.
WE'LL KEEP GOING AND THEN WE'LL ADD ANOTHER SCHOOL.
UM, I'M ABOUT TO COMPLETE THE HEALTH MATTERS WITH BE HAPPY RE DAY HAVE, UM, THAT IS A REALLY, HAS BEEN REALLY EXCITED.
WE, WE DID 22 SESSIONS IN THE LAST QUARTER AND WE AVERAGED ABOUT 17 PEOPLE PER SESSION.
AND I THINK IN THE NEXT MONTH WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING A, UH, EXERCISE VIDEO WITH THESE FOLKS.
SO THAT'LL BE A FUN, FUN ENDEAVOR.
IT'S, IT'S BEEN REALLY REWARDING.
AND THEN THE LAST THING I DID HAVE DONE IS WE DID A PRESSURE COOKING CLASS OUT AT, UM, THE LIBRARY.
AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE REPORT, YOU SEE THAT, UM, IN 2019, THE LAST TIME I DID IT, UM, THERE WAS A LITTLE BOY NAMED HAYDEN WHO WAS THERE, AND HE, UH, KIND OF TOOK EVERYTHING OVER AS YOU CAN SEE.
AND THEN, UM, HE CAME BACK JUST LAST MONTH AND, UM, HE ACTUALLY TOOK OVER AGAIN.
SO HE LOVES TO COOK AND HOPEFULLY WE PLANTED A SEED FOR HIM.
SO THAT WAS A REALLY FUN I DO, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ON THE PRESSURE COOKERS, UHHUH
NOW, I'M NOT AS OLD AS SOME FOLKS IN THE ROOM WHEN THEY WERE USED TO THE EXTENSION SERVICE USED TO COME TO THE HOUSE TO CHECK THE RINGS ON THE PRESSURE COOKERS.
YOU DON'T REMEMBER THOSE DAYS? NO, BUT I STILL DO IT.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PRESSURE CANNER AND A PRESSURE COOKER.
AND WHAT WE'RE USING FOR THIS CLASS IS THESE ARE ELECTRIC.
SO THOSE RINGS, THOSE RUBBER SILICONE RINGS GET CHECKED EVERY TIME.
WHEN WE'RE USING THE ELECTRIC ONE.
UM, THE PRESSURE CANNERS, YES, I DO TEST THE GAUGES AND LOOK AT THE RINGS.
IF PEOPLE WANNA BRING 'EM TO MY OFFICE, BE HAPPY TO TAKE CARE OF IT FOR 'EM.
UM, I'M REALLY ONLY SET UP TO TAKE CARE OF THE PRESTO BRAND, SO, BUT YES.
AND I HAVE TESTED, TESTED I IF THAT, THAT WAS STILL EVEN GOING OR NOT GOOD.
SOMETHING FROM THE OLDEN DAYS IS STILL COMING OVER.
PEOPLE CAN, AS THEY ACTUALLY, WHAT'S OLD IS NEW AGAIN.
I MEAN, THAT'S ONE I THINK IT'S COMING BACK.
BUT I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WELL THEN IT WAS, IT IS COMING BACK, BUT PROBABLY PERCENTAGE WISE IN THE POPULATION IS NOT, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? IT'S KIND OF A TREND THAT'S COMING BACK IN.
I KNOW MY WIFE CANNED THE OTHER DAY, TOMATOES.
BECAUSE OUR DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WANTED SOME GOOD, SO SHE WENT, BOUGHT A LOT OF TOMATOES AND CANNED THEM.
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IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WANT TWO AND A HALF TO, YOU KNOW.AND IT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE A HALF TO RIGHT.
SO JUST KIND OF REAL QUICK RUNDOWN OF SOME OF THE FOUR H ACTIVITIES THAT, UH, TOOK PART OF COURSE, MAY, YOU KNOW, APRIL, MAY AND JUNE ARE SUPER BUSY WITH, UH, DISTRICT ROUNDUP AND ALL THE CONTESTANTS THAT WE HAD THERE, STATE ROUNDUP.
UM, THEY'VE HAD, UH, DISTRICT ULTRA LEADERSHIP CAMP, WHICH IS, UH, OUR DISTRICT WIDE REPRESENTING 22 COUNTIES WHERE THE KIDS GOING, UH, THREE OR FOUR DAYS FOR LEADERSHIP CAMP.
THEY ELECT, UH, THEIR DISTRICT OFFICERS FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
THEY HAD MULTI-COUNTY CAMP ALREADY THAT'S MOST OF DISTRICT FOURS REPRESENTED.
AND THEY DID THAT OVER, UH, IN THE NORTHEAST, UH, AREA OF THE DISTRICT.
UM, OF COURSE, SHE STAYS REAL BUSY IN JUNE TOWARD THE END OF THE MONTH, UH, WITH ALL THE COUNTY VALIDATIONS FOR STEERS, LAMBS AND GOATS.
AND SHE KIND OF HELPS COORDINATE ALL THAT.
UM, FINISHED UP ALL THIS, THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM BACK IN, UM, MAY WHEN SCHOOL ENDED GETTING OUR THREE PROGRAM ASSISTANTS GEARED UP FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
AND, AND THOSE, THOSE GIRLS ARE READY TO, TO ROLL.
AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT, UH, WHAT 23, 24 SCHOOL YEAR IS GONNA LOOK LIKE.
UM, AGAIN, I SAID SOMETHING ABOUT ME BEING OVER IN NORTHEAST TEXAS, PART OF THE STATE.
CARRIE ACTUALLY WENT OVER, UH, I WAS THERE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
CARRIE CAME OVER AND RELIEVED ME ON THURSDAY.
IT'S THE ONLY DAY SHE COULD WORK.
SO SHE'S ACTUALLY ON STRIKE TEAM WITH ME TOO.
SO THAT WAS ONE OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT SHE TOOK PART IN JUNE AS WELL.
AGAIN, SHE'S AT THE HOR STATE, FOUR H HORSE CAMP.
UH, AND THEN NEXT WEEK SHE GOES STRAIGHT TO STATE FOUR H AGENTS CONFERENCE.
I THINK THEY'RE, THEY'RE, YEAH.
I MEAN, I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY GROWING.
AND, UH, THE FOOD CHALLENGE AT THE FAIR THIS YEAR, PUT ME DOWN.
THAT'S A, THAT'S A LAST, LAST YEAR ONE THING TO DO.
ME, BUT I MEAN, I THINK WE'VE GOT STEVE, WE GO EVERY YEAR.
I THINK WE'VE GOT COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS AND YOU JUDGE UHOH DANGEROUS.
YOU ARE ALREADY IN, AND MY SECRETARY TOOK CARE OF GETTING ALL THE PASSES AND GOOD EVERYTHING TO YOU, SO IT SHOULD BE COMING IN THE MAIL AND YES.
THAT, THAT IS A REALLY A FUN THING TO DO.
THE FIRST YEAR THAT I WENT OUT THERE, THAT, THAT'S THE FIRST TIME THEY EVER HAD AN ELECTED OFFICIAL COME IN THE, THE FOOD CHALLENG.
AND THEY SAID, AND I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DON'T HAVE MORE GO.
THAT'S REALLY, IT'S REALLY STRANGE.
I'D RATHER HAVE PEOPLE THAT WOULD WANT TO BE THERE.
YOU KNOW, I MEAN IT, AND IT'S REALLY A NEAT EVENT.
I MEAN, IT'S LIKE PARTY WATCHING A BUNCH OF, A BUNCH OF WILD OH YEAH.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THEY JUST, UH, THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.
WE APPRECIATE YOU ASKING THE QUESTION, JACKIE HERE.
THEY DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THE RABBITS AND STUFF LIKE THAT, OR THE CHICKENS, BUT IT'S LIKE, UH, 36 MARKET STEERS, 79 STATE FAIR GOATS LAMBS AND 55 JUNIOR PRINTING HEIFERS.
YEAH, THAT'S JUST THE SUMMER VALIDATION.
SO THERE'LL BE ANOTHER VALIDATION IN OCTOBER FOR HEIFERS.
SO, I MEAN, IT'S, THE PROGRAM SEEMS TO BE GROWING.
WHAT THEY'D SAID WAS HEIFERS ARE REALLY BECOMING POPULAR.
COST TOO MUCH TO BE THE STEER.
NUMBER FOUR, MR. JOHN POLLSTER.
[4. Jon Polster; Discuss/Consider approval of Precinct 1 2019 Road Bond funding transfers in the amount of $220,000.00.]
CONSIDER APPRO, UH, PRECINCT 1 20 19 ROAD BOND FUNDING TRANSFERS ANY AMOUNT OF $220,000.GOOD MORNING, JOHN JUDGE COMMISSIONERS JOHN POLLSTER INNOVATIVE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS.
THIS ITEM IS, UH, TO TRANSFER SOME OF THE FUNDS FROM THE, UH, COUNTY ROAD 1 53 TO PRECINCT ONE'S DISCRETIONARY FOR USE WITH, UH, COUNTY ROADS ELSEWHERE IN PRECINCT ONE.
NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
YOU GOT A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[5. John Polster; Discuss/Consider approval of Authorization of the Addendum #1 to Task Order No. 20 between Kaufman County and Teague Nalt and Perkins, Inc. for the SH 34-US 175 Connector Road in the amount of $30,965.00.]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF THE AMENDMENT.NUMBER ONE TO TASK ORDER NUMBER 20, BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY, TEGNA AND PERKINS INC.
FOR SOUTH HIGHWAY 34 1 75 CONNECTOR ROAD, THE AMOUNT OF $30,965.
SO, UH, FIRST OF ALL, WE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER BUDGET
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ON THIS PROJECT THAT WE, UH, ESTABLISHED BACK WHEN WE FIRST STARTED DOING THIS PROJECT.SO WE'RE ABOUT 3.2 MILLION ALL IN, AND WE'VE GOT THREE SEVEN ALLOCATED TO THE PROJECT.
SECOND, WE HAD TO CHANGE SOME OF THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE ROAD OR GET ADDITIONAL TOPOGRAPHY WHEN WE CAME ACROSS THAT, UH, TOWER WHERE THE, THE ANCHORS WERE INTO THE E D C UM, PROPERTY, WHICH WE WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT, UH, NOT TODAY, BUT GOING FORWARD ON, ON THE RIGHT OF WAY SWAP.
AND THEN, UH, WE HAD SOME CULTURAL RESOURCES AND ANTIQUITIES, UH, STUDIES WE HAD TO DO THAT WE WEREN'T ANTICIPATING, UH, THAT WE HAD TO INCLUDE INTO THE PROJECT.
SO THERE, THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE LESS, BUT THE STATE HAS ITS OWN REQUIREMENTS FOR THINGS YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT ON THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS.
AND SO WE'RE ADDING THAT AND THE ADDITIONAL TOPOGRAPHY FOR THE 39, 30,900 SOME CHANGE TIME WISE.
WE'RE ALREADY STILL ON OCTOBER, STILL OCTOBER, STILL OCTOBER FOR CONSTRUCTION START.
SO IT'LL TAKE, YOU KNOW, YES MA'AM.
THIS IS THE INVOICE YOU HAD EMAILED.
THAT'S THE INVOICE I GAVE YOU.
WHICH I HAVE A REQUEST THEN TO CALL YOU LATER ABOUT THOSE THINGS.
ANY QUESTIONS? UM, ARE YOU STAYING OR YOU, YOU GOTTA LEAVE? UH, I CAN STAY.
I, UH, I'VE JUST GOTTA TAKE MY WIFE'S CARD IN FOR SO COUPLE QUESTIONS WAY YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN TELL HER SHE'LL HAVE TO WAIT.
I NEED A MOTION FOR THIS, THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
[6. Chuck Mohnkern; Discuss/Consider accepting the Treasurer's monthly report for June 2023.]
CONSIDER ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR JUNE OF 23.WE, UH, ENDED APRIL WITH, UH, OR RATHER JUNE.
I SLIPPED BACK IN TIME THERE FOR A MINUTE.
WE EARNED INTEREST IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OF $3,492, UH, ONT POOL AND TEXAS CLASS ACCOUNTS OF 452,353.
TOTAL INVESTED IN UHT POOL IS 15.9 MILLION.
TOTAL INVESTED IN TEXAS CLASS IS 87.8 MILLION.
WE ARE EARNING AN AVERAGE YIELD ON, UH, TAX POOL IN JUNE OF 5.3%.
AND THE AVERAGE YIELD ON TEXAS CLASS WAS 5.267%.
UH, WE'RE COLLATERALIZED AT 143% BY AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK, WHICH IS, UH, QUITE GOOD.
OUR PERCENTAGE, UH, OF, UH, CASH INVESTED IS 66.95% IN, UH, THE INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.
33.05% OF OUR CASH IS IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK.
WE WROTE 356 RECEIPTS DURING THE MONTH OF, UH, JUNE FOR A TOTAL OF $2.9 MILLION.
ANY QUESTIONS? WE ARE STILL DOING.
WE ARE, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR INTEREST.
ANY QUESTIONS? NO NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT, THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
SO AGAIN, CONSIDER ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S
[7. Chuck Mohnkern; Discuss/Consider accepting the Treasurer's quarterly investment report.]
QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT.OUR, UM, QUARTERLY EARNINGS, UH, ON CASH IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK.
UH, $11,133 EARNINGS ON TAX POOL INVESTMENTS, 260,799 EARNINGS ON TEXAS CLASS INVESTMENTS.
SO OUR TOTAL INTEREST EARNED DURING THAT QUARTER WAS, UH, $1.4 MILLION.
UH, LOOKING BACK TO THE, UH, FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR, WE MADE 1.254 MILLION.
SO OUR TOTAL, UH, INTEREST EARNED, UH, CALENDAR YEAR WAS, UH, $2,669,000.
AND IF WE LOOK BACK TO THE, UH, START OF THE FISCAL YEAR, OCTOBER, WE HAVE EARNED, UH, SO FAR $3.490 MILLION ON OUR, UH, TEXAS POOL AND TEXAS CLASS ACCOUNTS.
ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? IF NOT ANY MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
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CHUCK.[8. Teressa Floyd; Discuss/Consider approving the interlocal cooperative agreement for River Ridge Public Improvement District Assessment Collection between Kaufman County and the City of Crandall; and ESD #4 -Kemp.]
THOUGHT SHE WAS ON HER WAY UP ALREADY.YOU WAIV WE'RE GONNA CONSIDER PROVING AIR LOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR RIVER RIDGE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ASSESSMENT COLLECTION BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF CRANDALL AND E S D FOUR.
I'M JUST, UH, HERE TO SEE IF Y'ALL WANT TO SIGN OR GO INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THESE TWO DISTRICTS TO SEE ABOUT COLLECTING THEIR TAXES.
IT'S THE SAME PERCENTAGE AS THE OTHER ONES THAT WE'VE, THAT YOU DO.
[9. Jim Cook, Mickey Shuler, Alex Miro; Discuss/Consider requesting AFLAC to be our new insurance facilitator.]
OH.THIS IS JUST A CONTINUATION OF TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN WE MET WITH THE AFLAC FOLKS ABOUT OUR SUPPLEMENT POLICIES AND EMPLOYEE BEING ABLE TO NAVIGATE THEIR PLATFORM.
UM, HOPEFULLY WE CAN MAKE OUR PRESENTATION A LITTLE CLEARER THAN WE DID THE LAST TIME.
ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS WHY I WANNA MAKE THIS CHANGE WHEN WE MOVE TO TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, IF COLONIAL WERE TO DO A FILE FEED TO TYLER, THEY'RE GONNA CHARGE US.
WE WERE NOT TOLD HOW MUCH WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE US.
ALSO ON THE F SS A I KNOW Y'ALL HAD SOME CONCERNS ON IT, WHAT I WOULD ASK IS, Y'ALL ALLOW ME TO SEND OUT A IS EMPLOYEE SURVEY TO SEE WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK WE GET FROM THE EMPLOYEES.
IF WE DON'T GET MUCH OF A FEEDBACK, IT'S OFF THE TABLE.
YOU KNOW, IF Y'ALL DON'T WANT IT, IT'S OFF THE TABLE.
IT'S NOT REQUIRED THAT WE DO THE F SS A BY GOING TO AFLAC.
THAT WAS JUST SOMETHING I PERSONALLY THOUGHT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE EMPLOYEES.
BUT IF Y'ALL ALLOW ME TO, I'D LIKE TO HAVE THE EMPLOYEES HAVE A SAY SO IN IT.
I DON'T THINK I'D BE ANYONE OBJECTIVE.
NO, JUST THE, JUST THE QUESTIONNAIRE, SIR.
AND SAYING THAT I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO THE A AFLAC REPRESENTATIVES.
AND, UH, TODAY AS PROMISED, UM, WHAT WE WANTED TO PROVIDE YOU GUYS WAS, UH, LITERATURE IN BLACK AND WHITE REGARDING THE EMPLOYEE NAVIGATOR PLATFORM.
UH, JUST TO REST ASSURE THERE WOULD BE NO COST PASSED ON WHATSOEVER, UH, TO THE COUNTY, UM, OR ANY OF ITS STAKEHOLDERS IN ADDITION TO AFLAC WILL ABSORB THE COST FOR ANY E D I FEEDS.
UH, AND THEN SO THEREFORE, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO BRING JUSTIN GOSS FROM, UH, EMPLOYEE NAVIGATOR, UM, UH, DIRECTLY WHERE WE, UH, HAVE A L O U FOR YOU ALL, UH, PROVIDED TO GIVE YOU, LIKE I SAID, UH, HARD FACTS THAT, UH, ESSENTIALLY THIS WOULD BE AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY.
AND THEN ALSO ONE THING THAT WE, UH, DO COMMIT AS WELL IS NOT ONLY ARE WE GONNA PROVIDE, UM, LIKE I SAID, A PLATFORM THAT IS, UH, VERY ROBUST THAT CAN REALLY HELP WITH, UH, NOT JUST OPEN ENROLLMENT, BUT OTHER HR RELATED DUTIES AT NO COST AS WELL.
BUT THE PLATFORM IS NOT A LEAVE IS, SORRY.
THE, THE PLATFORM ITSELF IS A LEAVE BEHIND.
BUT JUSTIN AND TEAM ARE ALSO COMMITTED TO CONTINUING SERVICE.
SO IN THE EVENT JIM OR ANYONE WITHIN HIS DEPARTMENT HAS QUESTIONS, HEY, HOW DO WE DO THIS PARTICULAR FUNCTION? JUST KNOW THEY'RE AN EXTENSION OF OUR TEAM.
UH, WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER ALREADY, UH, IN, UH, MANY DIFFERENT PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES, MUNICIPALITIES AND CITIES AS WELL.
SO I KNOW JUSTIN HAS THE, UH, L O U FOR YOU GUYS THAT WE NEED TO SHARE.
AND THEN, UH, UH, WITH THAT AS WELL, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS AFLAC, BUT WE'RE POSITIONING OURSELVES AS LIKE A FACILITATOR OF BENEFITS.
WE WERE JUST SHARING WITH JIM.
WE'D BE ABLE TO STAFF, UH, AS MANY AS, YOU KNOW, AS NEEDED IN ORDER TO BE ON SITE TO DO EMPLOYEE EDUCATION, ON ALL BENEFITS.
UH, IN ADDITION TO LEVERAGING, UH, DIFFERENT WAYS TO PROMOTE, UM, LIKE I SAID, ANY SPECIFIC BENEFIT THAT JIM WANTED MORE EDUCATION ON.
SO, UM, FROM JUST A HOLISTIC POINT OF VIEW, UM, OBVIOUSLY WE'RE OFFERING, UM, FANTASTIC PROGRAMS. THEY ARE LIKE, FOR LIKE, UM, WE'VE DONE OUR DUE DILIGENCE.
WE HAVE A WAY, AND WE'VE ALSO DISCUSSED WITH JIM IN THE DEPARTMENT, IF ANYONE
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WANTS TO KEEP ANY OF THEIR COLONIAL, THERE WOULD ESSENTIALLY BE A GRANDFATHERED IN PAYROLL DEDUCTION.UM, BUT MOVING FORWARD NEW POLICIES WOULD BE OFFERED, OBVIOUSLY FROM A, FROM AN AFLAC PERSPECTIVE.
GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER, UH, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.
UM, MAY I HAVE PERMISSION TO YES, PLEASE HONOR.
THIS IS A LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE BLUE ORANGE SOLUTIONS, WHICH IS THE BUILDER OF EMPLOYEE NAVIGATOR, AFLAC AND THE COUNTY OF KAUFLAND.
SHOULD, SHOULD YOU, UH, AGREED TO IT.
YOU'LL NOTICE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT E D I FEEDS, THOSE ARE THE FEEDS TO THE CARRIERS.
IT SAYS THEY'RE STANDARDIZED FEEDS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND VISION CARRIERS.
UH, WE DO CHARGE A SETUP FEE, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE ABSORBED BY AFLAC, UH, ON YOUR BEHALF.
SO PLEASE NOTE EMPLOYEE, UH, EMPLOYEE NAVIGATOR HAS ELEVATED RELATIONSHIPS, WHICH WE CALL DATA EXCHANGE, THAT ARE NEVER CHARGED TO ANY CLIENT.
UM, BECAUSE IT'S AN AUTOMATIC EXCHANGE, SOME OF YOUR BENEFITS MAY QUALIFY FOR THAT AS WELL.
UM, YOU'LL NOTICE ALSO THAT THERE ARE TIMELINES, UH, OUTLINED IN THE L O U, UH, ONCE WE HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO BUILD YOUR BENEFIT PACKAGE INTO EMPLOYEE NAVIGATOR.
UM, IT TAKES, UH, ABOUT 10 DAYS TO GET YOUR BILL UP AND RUNNING SO THAT WE CAN BE READY FOR YOUR OPEN ENROLLMENT.
ON THE E D I ADDENDUM ON PAGE THREE, UH, YOU'LL NOTICE AGAIN, UH, IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH, UM, THESE 8 34 E D I COSTS WILL BE ASSUMED BY AFLAC ON YOUR BEHALF.
SO AGAIN, UM, IT IS A PROGRAM THAT AFLAC SUBSIDIZES, UM, AND WE'RE, UH, HAPPY TO DO THAT FOR YOU.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I KNOW OF YOUR PRODUCT, IT'S A GOOD PRODUCT.
IT WILL HELP US AT NO COST ON THE FEES WOULD DEFINITELY BE A BENEFIT TO THE COUNTY.
BENEFIT OF USING EMPLOYEE NAVIGATOR AS A, UM, AS A PLATFORM, UM, IS, WAS OUTLINED BY ALEX.
UM, BEING ABLE TO PUT ALL OF YOUR, UM, YOUR PRODUCTS IN ONE PLACE FOR THE EMPLOYEES TO SEE AT ONE TIME SO THAT THEY CAN MAKE A HOLISTIC DECISION FOR THEIR, UH, FOR THEIR BENEFITS.
UM, YOU KNOW, MANY TIMES A CARRIER MIGHT, UH, YOU MIGHT HAVE A CARRIER COME OUT AND JUST ENROLL THEIR PRODUCT AND THEN, UH, ANOTHER CARRIER WILL COME OUT AND AND ENROLL THEIR PRODUCT.
AND THE EMPLOYEES DON'T HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE EVERYTHING IN ONE PLACE WHEN THEY'RE MAKING DECISIONS.
EMPLOYEE NAVIGATOR MAKES THAT ACCESSIBLE TO THE EMPLOYEES.
THE EMPLOYEES WILL HAVE ACCESS TO EMPLOYEE NAVIGATOR ALL YEAR ROUND.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PERSONAL LOGIN SO THAT THEY CAN LOG IN, SEE WHAT BENEFITS THEY HAVE.
IF THERE'S, UH, A CLAIMS FORM THAT THEY NEED TO DOWNLOAD, THEY'LL HAVE THAT AVAILABLE TO THEM.
IF THERE IS, UM, A QUESTION ON THEIR BENEFITS, UH, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO SEE IT, UM, WITH, UH, JUST A FEW CLICKS OF THE BUTTON.
QUESTIONS? WELL, YOU KNOW, I WENT AND VISITED WITH JIM LAST WEEK OR WHATEVER AND KIND OF WENT OVER WHAT ALL YOU KNOW, AND THEY MADE IT CLEAR, THE ONLY THING I JUST DON'T WANT TO HAPPEN IS I JUST DON'T WANT HR WHENEVER THEY GO IN AND THEY, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THEIR INFORMATION AND THEIR FORMS AND ALL THAT STUFF, THAT HR IS STILL A RESOURCE WHEN WE'RE NOT, NOT DOING OUR JOB AS HR AND JUST PUTTING IT INTO A COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROGRAM THAT WE STILL HAVE THE CONTACTS THAT CAN CALL AND WALK 'EM THROUGH A, B, C.
'CAUSE I'LL PROBABLY BE ONE OF 'EM TO CALL IN WHENEVER YOU GET ON THERE AND START DOING THE STUFF.
EVERYONE WILL BE THERE EVERY STEP OF THE TIME.
BUT WHENEVER I'VE MET WITH JIM, I FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT.
ANYONE ELSE? ONE OF THE, UH, THE THINGS THAT AF UH, THAT EMPLOYEE NAVIGATOR EXCELS AT IS MAKING THINGS AVAILABLE TO THE EMPLOYEE THAT EDUCATES THEM.
SO WE NOT ONLY CAN EDUCATE THEM ON THE PRODUCT, BUT WE CAN HAVE HRS CONTACT INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE.
SO IF THEY HAVE A QUESTION, THEY CAN CALL OR EMAIL.
UM, THEY HAVE OUR TEAM'S INFORMATION, SO, UH, HR WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THAT.
UM, THE BLUE ORANGE EXCELS ALSO IN REALLY HOLDING YOUR HAND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR NO MATTER WHAT YOU NEED.
SO IF THERE'S A QUESTION ON, UM, HOW TO ENRO, UH, TO BRING A NEW HIRE ON BOARD IN THE SYSTEM, WE'RE THEREFORE, UM, SOON AS OPEN ENROLLMENT IS DONE, WE HAVE AN HR SUPPORT PERSON THAT'S OUR SPECIALIST THAT
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WILL REACH OUT TO, UH, TO JIM AND, UH, HE OR, UM, UH, HE WILL, UH, OR SHE WILL EDUCATE HIM, UH, ON THE SYSTEM AND ANYONE ELSE WHO ON HIS TEAM THAT NEEDS TO BE EDUCATED, UM, ON NOT ONLY USING NEW HIRES BUT ACTUALLY USING THE SYSTEM FOR, FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S AVAILABLE.SO WE CAN HOUSE, UH, EMPLOYEE DOCUMENTATION, UM, WE CAN HOUSE, UM, UH, ANYTHING THAT'S EMPLOYEE FACING FROM AN HR PERSPECTIVE CAN BE IN THE SYSTEM AND CAN BE, UH, ACCESSIBLE TO THE, UM, TO THE EMPLOYEE IN A LOGICAL MANNER.
UM, THAT WAY, UM, WE NOT ONLY CAN HAVE THEM DOWNLOAD IT, YOU CAN, UH, DIGITALLY INTERACT WITH IT.
IF YOU NEED A DIGITAL SIGNATURE, IT'S THERE.
UM, EVERYTHING IS HIPAA COMPLIANT.
UH, SO PRIVACY, UH, UH, PRIVACY IS INTACT AND WILL ALWAYS BE.
SO AGAIN, IT'S A, A WONDERFUL TOOL THAT YOU CAN USE FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES.
UM, BUT YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER IT.
SO, UM, YOU OWN THE INFORMATION, UM, AND UH, WE WE'RE JUST FACILITATORS FOR YOU.
AND ONE THING TO STRESS, UH, JUDGE AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE INTRODUCING TECHNOLOGY, WE'RE ALSO MAKING SURE THE HUMAN ELEMENT IS THERE WITH THESE BENEFIT COUNSELORS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE'S UP TO SPEED ON THEIR BENEFITS, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY WHEN THEY NEED TO USE IT ON THE SERVICE SIDE OF THE RECORD.
ALRIGHT GENTLEMEN, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? I GUESS, UH, WELL NOW I'M ASSUMING, OR WE'RE GOING TO DO ACTION NOT ON THE S F S A PART OF THIS, BUT NO, THE FS A PART'S GONNA BE BY THE, ON THE, HE'S JUST GONNA SEND THAT OUT.
AND IF IT GETS APPROVED AT A LATER DATE, WELL, I CAN COME BACK TO US.
WE CAN, WE CAN START THAT UP REAL QUICK.
SO THIS IS JUST TO CONSIDER REQUESTING AFLAC TO BE OUR NEW INSURANCE FACILITATOR.
NOW IS THERE ANY CONTRACTS WITH THE PREVIOUS ONE OR ANYTHING? OR IS IT JUST A NO, RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACT.
I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO THANK MR. MOORE.
NEED A SECOND? I SECOND MAYOR.
SO MAKE A SECOND IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR HELP.
I SAW COMMISSIONER MOORE DOWN THERE COMPLICATE CONTEMPLATING IN HIS LIFE.
[10. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider requesting disbursement of the unclaimed capital credits funds from the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.]
NUMBER TENS, UH, CONSIDER REQUESTING DISBURSEMENT OF UNCLAIMED CAPITAL CREDITS FUNDS FROM THE TEXAS CONTROLLER AND PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS.WHO HAS THE NUMBERS? FACT, I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY NUMBERS.
DO WE KNOW IF NOT THEY'S SOMETHING THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR AND THE FUNDS ARE PUT BACK WHERE THE GENERAL ON ITEM WHERE WE PROCEED IT.
SO THAT'S JUST, AND YOU KNOW WHERE IT COMES FROM.
PEOPLE THAT CAN'T FIND WITH THEIR ELECTRIC BILLS, IT DOESN'T PAY, IT COMES BACK TO THE COUNTY.
ONLY A PORTION, NOT THE WHOLE THING.
ONLY A PORTION, PORTION OF STATE KEEPS MM-HMM.
LIKE OUR 9 1 1 NUMBERS TO HELP BALANCE THEIR BUDGET.
SO EVEN WHEN THE 9 1 1 NUMBERS GO TO ARLINGTON.
NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
AND WHEN WE REQUESTED, WE WILL GET THE NUMBERS TO EVERYONE.
[11. Commissioner Hunt; Discuss/consider approval of City of Oak Ridge annexing a portion of Abner Road in accordance with Oak Ridge City Ordinance 71-22.]
CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CITY OF OAK RIDGE AND ACTUALLY PART OF ABNER ROAD IN ACCORDANCE WITH OAK RIDGE CITY ORDINANCE 71 DASH 22.WELL, THIS RIGHT HERE IS JUST REALLY TO CLEAN UP THE ANNEXATION OF ABNER ROAD.
THE CITY IS ALREADY ACCEPTED THE ROAD THROUGH, THROUGH CITY COUNCIL AND WE JUST NEED TO, I GUESS, GIVE 'EM THE ROAD THAT THEY WANT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO DO THAT.
YEAH, WE JUST REDID THE ROAD FOR 'EM SO THEY GOT A BRAND NEW ROAD, SO, OKAY.
SO YOU MAKING THAT INTO A MOTION? I'M MAKE A MOTION.
[12. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter a public hearing to receive input regarding the placement of "No Thru Truck" signs on Falcon Road, Crandall, Texas.]
CONSIDER EXITING REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER TO PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE INPUT REGARDING THE PLACEMENT OF NO THROUGH TRUCK SIGNS ON FALCON ROAD.IS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE? MR. MOORE? WE A MOTION ON THE TURN? YOU GOT A MOTION?
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I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.UH, ON FALCON ROAD, IT SPARKED MY ATTENTION BY CITIZENS ON THAT ROAD THAT THE, THERE'S BEEN FOR SOME REASON G P S WANTS TO DIRECT TRUCK TRAFFIC DOWN THAT ROAD.
UH, SO THERE'S BEEN AN ISSUE KIND OF WITH SOME OF THE ADDRESSING THERE, WHICH I BELIEVE WE HAVE THAT THAT'S CORRECTED.
UH, AND THEN ON THE OTHER PART IS HAVING SIGNS PUT UP NO, THROUGH TRUCK.
SO WE ASK THAT WE PUT THE SIGNS UP AND, UH, WE'RE GOING TO DO 'EM IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH SO THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S NOT A NO THROUGH AREA, NO THROUGH TRUCK AREA.
SO, UH, SOME DECISIONS THAT LIVE ON FOUNTAIN ROAD ARE PRESENT.
SO, UH, WE WERE WANTING TO GET THAT APPROVED SO THAT WE CAN GET THE SIGNS IN PLACE AND WE'VE ALREADY DID THE NOTICES.
ANNABEL'S ALREADY DID ALL THAT FOR US.
SO WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR APPROVAL AT THE DEAD END ROAD.
YOU WOULD THINK THAT G P S WOULD NOT SEND SOMEONE DOWN A DEAD END ROAD.
I GOT SOMETHING WE NEED TO GET MAYBE CLARIFIED, CLARIFIED THROUGH OUR LEGAL, UH, THERE A WHILE BACK WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON COUNTY ROAD THREE 14.
G P SS WAS SENDING THE TRUCK DRIVERS DOWN THERE AND WE'D JUST REDID THE ROAD.
UH, BUT, UH, WE ASKED D P S, UH, TO COME OUT AND ASSIST WITH THAT BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF VIOLATIONS AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T ENFORCE IT BECAUSE THESE TRUCK DRIVERS ARE PAYING A, THEY GET A STATE PERMIT, WHICH THEY CLAIM ALSO APPLIES TO COUNTY ROADS.
I'M LIKE, WELL, WE DON'T GET ANY OF THAT MONEY, SO WE NEED TO FIND OUT IF, YOU KNOW, ARE WE ELIGIBLE FOR MONEY FROM THOSE PERMITS OR WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THE PERMITS THAT THEY PAY TO TO BE OVERWEIGHT? YES.
THE STATUTE, THEY DON'T GET THAT.
THE STATUTE DOESN'T GIVE US ANY WAY TO HAVE ANY ACCESS TO THOSE FUNDS.
UM, SO IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET D P S TO ASSIST US WITH THAT? 'CAUSE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, THEY'RE, THEY'RE BUSY AND THEY CAN'T GET OUT THERE.
THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE HELPS SOME, BUT I KNOW THAT THEY'RE WRITING CITATIONS FOR IT.
BUT D P SS REFUSED TO HELP US ON IT SAYING THEY COULDN'T ENFORCE IT.
WHEN YOU SAY THAT THEY'RE REFUSING TO HELP US, ARE YOU SAYING THAT THEY ARE NOT WRITING CITATIONS ON OVERWEIGHT TRUCKS? NO, THEY'RE NOT WRITING CITATIONS FOR NO.
AND, UH, SO WE'RE HAVING TO DO THAT ON OUR OWN.
AND I, I GUESS THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE JPS OFFICE, UH, WHEN THEY, YOU KNOW, ARE WHAT, WHAT WE NEED TO DO, AND HONESTLY, THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE BEEN AWARE OF IT IS WE'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH OUR D P S CONTACT AND TRY TO, YOU KNOW, CONTACT COUNSEL, YOU KNOW, ALL RIGHT.
FOR D P S AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO TRY TO RESOLVE THAT SITUATION.
BUT I, I JUST, JUST AWARE OF IT NOW.
NO, IT'S JUST THE, THE OFFICER THAT WAS OUT THERE SAID THAT TALKED TO OUT THERE.
AND THIS HAS BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND WE'VE SINCE SOLVED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE, UH, UH, CONSTABLE WOODALL AND HIS GUYS REALLY HELPED A LOT.
AND WHEN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT CAN GET LOOSE, THEY COME OUT AND HELP TOO.
AND THEY'RE WRITING 'EM TICKETS, BUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE.
AND SOMETIMES WE ASK FOR D P S TO ASSIST AND THEN WELL WE THERE.
WE ALSO ASKED, ARE THEY, ARE THEY, THEY DIDN'T SIGN UP.
BUT THE ISSUE WE HAVE TOO ALSO IS LIKE WE, WE ATTACH PICTURES IN THERE WHERE THE DRIVERS TURNED AROUND IN THE DRIVEWAY, RU YARD UP AND HE COULDN'T TURN TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD.
SO HE JUST, I MEAN, INTENTIONALLY RAN OVER THE MAILBOX.
AND SO OF COURSE, I MEAN, IT'S RIDICULOUS.
SO ONE THING THAT WE DID FIND OUT ABOUT THE KNOW THROUGH TRUCK SIGNS, I EXPLAINED TO EVERY, I WENT TO A MEETING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD VISIT WITH EVERYBODY ON FALCON ROAD, AND THE ONE THING THAT WAS EXPLAINED WAS UNDER THE STATUTE THAT WE, IF THEY'RE MAKING A DELIVERY MM-HMM.
SO SOMEBODY'S THERE MAKING, YOU KNOW, DELIVERING BRICKS FOR A HOME OR, OR ANY OTHER LARGE ITEM, THEN LIKE THAT'S ONLY APPLIES TO THAT.
SO, AND EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD THAT.
I THINK IT WAS THE ADDRESS OF THAT STREET.
THE DELIVERY SLIP AND THEY SHOW IT TO THE OFFICER.
SO SIGNS ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE PUT UP, UH, THE EUROPEAN SIGN THAT JUST HAVE PICTURE.
AND IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE A LANGUAGE ON IT.
SO THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING YOU WANT
I MEAN IT'S, THAT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.
SO COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER BARBARA, EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT SIGNAL THOUGH.
SO THEY'RE NOT ENFORCING THE KNOW THROUGH TRUCK SIGNS? THAT'S CORRECT.
WELL, UH, I BELIEVE D P S RIGHT? D P S.
BUT, BUT OUR, OUR GUYS ARE, YOU KNOW, YES.
OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT GUYS ARE D P SS WOULDN'T, THEY WOULDN'T RIDE A TICKET AND SAID THEY COULDN'T BECAUSE OF THIS PERMIT, WHICH DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO US.
'CAUSE WE'RE THEY OVERWEIGHT PERMIT? THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, OVERWEIGHT PERMITS, UNLESS THEY'VE CHANGED THE LAW IS ONLY GOOD FOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS.
THAT THAT'S WHAT IT'S NOT GOOD FOR ANYWHERE ELSE.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE TRIED TO TELL THAT OFFICER.
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HE DIDN'T WANT TO TALK TO US ABOUT IT.SO
NEED YOU CONSIDER EXIT PUBLIC HEARING AND BACK IN ACRES? JUDGE, WAIT, WE DID HAVE ONE TO YES.
WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? YES, I WOULD.
YES, PLEASE COME FORWARD, GIVE US YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE.
I'M DANA MORTY AND I LIVE ON, UH, FING ROAD 1 48 BETWEEN GRACE PRAIRIE AND SCURRY.
I'M NOT A REAL GOOD PUBLIC SPEAKER, BUT WE DO HAVE A PROBLEM ON 1 48.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE, POLICE POLICE IN THAT AREA.
ADDRESS THAT RIGHT OVER THERE TO THE CORNER.
THE OTHER THING, UM, THAT I'D LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IS ALL OF THE ROCK HAULS ON THE SAME ROADS AS OUR SCHOOL BUSES IN THE MORNINGS.
UH, 1 48 IS REALLY BAD IN THE S-CURVE AND I KNOW THAT IN, IN CRANDALL AND THE CRANDALL TRAFFIC IS GONNA BE ALLEVIATED ALSO WITH THE BYPASS, WHICH WE CAN'T GET SOON ENOUGH.
ARE WE IN AGREEMENT ABOUT THAT?
I TAKE SOME CAPTAIN NUMBER PATROL, GET SOME.
UH, MS. HATHWAY, ARE YOU WANTING THE SPEAKER OR ANYTHING OR YOU JUST
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE KNOW THROUGH TRUCK SIGNS ON.
WE GOT FIRST, I GOTTA EXIT THE MEETING FIRST.
[13. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider exiting public hearing and enter back into a regular meeting.]
PUBLIC HEARING.IT MAKES THE MOTION MR. PHILLIPS SECOND IT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[14. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider placing "No Thru Truck" signs on Falcon Road, Crandall, Texas.]
THEN WE CAN GO BACK.NUMBER 14, CONSIDER PLACING NO THROUGH TRUCK SIGNS ON FALCON ROAD IN CRANDALL, TEXAS.
NEED A SECOND? I'LL SECOND FOR YOU.
[15. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line-item and budget transfers/corrections.]
15, MS. HONOR TO CONSIDER LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS AND OR CORRECTIONS.DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS OR BUDGET AMENDMENTS THAT WERE EMAILED TO YOU FOR REVIEW? NO MA'AM.
NO MS. A LOT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T MEET LAST WEEK.
[16. Auditor; Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.]
CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AND OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY YOU.YOUR CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT WERE $4,074,939 AND 63 CENTS.
THE PAYROLL OF 1,000,600 $82,981 AND 34 CENTS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT? HERE YOU GO.
IF NOT, NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE A MOTION.
MR. BARBER? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
[17. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and entering an executive session pursuant to Section 551.071, the Commissioner's Court will meet in closed session to discuss County of Kaufman v. Purdue Pharma, L.P., et al., MDL PRETRIAL CAUSE NO. 2018-63587, in the 152d District Court of Harris County, Texas, removed to MDL 2804, N.D. OH.]
CONSIDER EXIT IN REGULAR MEETING ENTERING EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 5 5 1 0.07.COMMISSIONER COURT TO MEET AND CLOSED SESSION.
DISCUSS THE COUNTY KAUFMAN, CITY OF KAUFLIN COUNTY VERSUS PURDUE PHARMA AND M L D PRETRIAL CALLS NUMBER 20 18 63 5 87 IN HUNDRED 52ND DISTRICT COURT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS REMOVED TO M L D 28 0 4 ND OHIO.
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A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.SO WE'LL ENTER TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
I NEED A MOTION TO EXIT EXECUTIVE
[18. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider exiting executive session and enter back into a regular meeting.]
I A MOTION TO EXIT.COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MAKES A SECOND.
[19. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider authorizing the County Judge or other authorized officials to execute the Settlement participation and release forms regarding settlement offers in the matter of Texas opioid multi-district litigation for the County in the matter of County of Kaufman v. Purdue Pharma, L.P., etal.]
A, UH, WHAT WE DECIDED.AND WE'VE DECIDED TO ACCEPT THE SETTLEMENT, UH, THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM OUR COUNSEL ON THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT.
SO WE MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT.
THAT WAS TERRY MEEK'S MOTION IN NO.
COMMISSIONER MOORE MADE THE MOTION.
COMMISSIONER BARBER MADE THE SECOND AND EVERYBODY SAID AYE.
AND THEN WE NOW NEED, AND NOW I'M AJO A MOTION AND ADJOURN.
[20. Adjourn Meeting]
I THINK, I BET YOU COULDN'T GUESS THIS.COMMISSIONER CHAPS ARE GONNA MAKE THE MOTION TO ADJOURN.
NEED A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT'S.