Aug 22, 2023 Commissioners Court

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE THIS MORNING? IF NOT, WE MOVE TO THE CONSENT

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

AGENDA.

HAVE TWO ITEMS THERE.

A IS CONSIDERED ACCEPTING THE COMM COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING MANAGED FOR AUGUST THE 15TH OF 23, AND B IS CONSIDER PROVING THE HOT WIRE FIBER OPTIC INSTALLATION ALONG COUNTY ROAD 2 69, WHICH IS LOCATED IN, UH, PRECINCT FOUR.

, ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. BAR MAKES A SECOND.

CONSIDER AWARDING A TO GALLERY CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PARKING LOT EXPANSION AT THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

WE ARE GOING TO CHUCK, WE'RE GONNA MOVE JACK IN FRONT OF YOU.

HE HAS A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, SO IF WE WILL, JACK, IF YOU'LL COME ON UP AND WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS,

[8. Jack Sebastian; Discuss/Consider awarding contract to Gallagher Construction for Parking Lot Expansion at Kaufman County Justice Center.]

SO LET'S GIVE US A LITTLE HISTORY SO THE PEOPLE LISTEN WILL KNOW AND THEN WE'LL GO FROM THERE.

WELL, I THINK, UH, EVERYONE KNOWS, KNOWS WE'RE KIND OF SHORT ON PARKING OVER THERE AND I BELIEVE IT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF WORK THAT, UH, POSSIBLY GOT PULLED OUT TOWARD THE END OR WHEN THEY STARTED CONSTRUCTION, THEY PULLED THAT, UH, PORTION OF THE PARKING LOT OUT.

AND SO WE'RE SEEING THE, THE ISSUES THERE WITH NOT HAVING ENOUGH PARKING.

SO WE TRYING TO ADDRESS THAT.

UH, WE'RE UTILIZING THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT WE HAD WITH GALLAGHER CONSTRUCTION TO KIND OF FAST TRACK THIS AND THEY PUT BIDS OUT FOR ALL THE WORK AND UH, OF COURSE FOLLOWED ALL PROCEDURES.

WE'RE JUST KIND OF UTILIZING THEIR CURRENT CONTRACTS SINCE THEY'RE STILL AT THE, UH, EXPANSION.

AND SO IT'S KIND OF GOOD TIMING TO DO THAT.

WE DIDN'T HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL, SO TO SPEAK, UH, BUT THEY DID PUT OUT BIDS FOR THAT.

AND UH, I THINK THE GENTLEMAN HAVE THAT, UH, LOOKS LIKE ON, ON THE CONCRETE PORTION, UH, THEY RECOMMEND LOW BID, UH, WITH THE USED AND SUN AT 298,000.

AND ON THE SITE UTILITIES, UH, SOUTHERN MECHANICAL AT 205,000, I THINK YOU SEE AN, UH, ATTACHMENT THERE.

YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT HAS ALL THE ADDITIONAL ITEMS LIKE LANDSCAPING AND UH, SITE UTILITIES AND UH, JUST DIFFERENT ITEMS. AND, UH, GREG IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

UH, I THINK THIS IS GOING TO ADD LIKE 85 PARKING SPACES TO THAT AREA, BUT I'LL TURN IT OVER TO GREG IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AS FAR AS THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION ITSELF.

AND WE DID GET AUTHORITY TO USERA MONEY TO PAY FOR THIS SO IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE BUDGET.

ANY SUMMARY? THAT'S GOOD.

YES, SIR.

GREG? NO, I'M JUST, ANY QUESTIONS? LIKE, LIKE JACK SAID, IT'S THE ORIGINAL DESIGN THAT WAS OPTED NOT TO DO BY OTHERS.

I'M JUST GONNA SAY IT LIKE THAT.

SO WE UTILIZE THOSE DOCUMENTS AND JUST PUT, PUT THE CONCRETE AND UTILITIES OUT TO BID TO GET SOME COMPETITIVE PRICING ON IT.

ELECTRICAL WE'RE GONNA USE UTILIZE CONTRACTOR THAT'S THERE, IT'S A SMALL AMOUNT.

WE'LL DO THAT.

CHANGE ORDERS ALL WITHIN THEIR LIMITS THAT WE CAN DO.

AND THEN LANDSCAPING, WE JUST HAD TO PUT A BUDGET IN FOR NOW 'CAUSE TILL WE FINALIZE THAT DETAIL.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

AND WE HELP GET SOME OF THAT MONEY BACK.

YEAH, SURE.

AND, UH, ESTIMATED TIME WHEN WE CAN START, UM, SOON AS WE PULL, IF Y'ALL APPROVE IT TODAY, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET EVERYBODY ROLLING.

I THINK SOME OF THE UTILITY COMPONENTS ARE AT LEAST THREE WEEKS LEAD TIME OUT JUST WITH MATERIALS AND THEN GET STARTED SHORTLY AFTER THAT, UH, AROUND THAT TIMEFRAME.

WELL, I KNOW THIS WEEK THEY HAD TWO COURTS ON MONDAY AND IT WAS REALLY PACKED.

AND SO THEY'RE, THE JUDGES ARE TRYING TO SCHEDULE TO WHERE THERE'S ONE OR TWO, NOT THREE.

THIS WILL HELP.

YEAH, THIS WILL DEFINITELY HELP.

SO YEAH, WE'LL PUT, WE'LL PUSH IT ALONG.

I MEAN, AGAIN, IF COMMISSIONERS APPROVE IT TODAY, THEN WE WILL PULL THE TRIGGER ON THE PEOPLE TO GET MATERIALS ROLLING.

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THAT'S WHY WE, THAT'S WHY WE PUT A BUDGET IN THERE WHEN WE GET WITH THE COUNTY AND FIRM UP TREES AND GRASS.

I THOUGHT MAYBE IT'D BE TURF .

WELL, WE COULD DO THAT TOO.

, LOW LOW MAINTENANCE.

YEAH, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT WE DID.

NOW THEY'RE DOING AT THE EXPANSION, YOU'LL SEE THEY'RE PUTTING THAT IN.

IN FACT, THEY'RE BRINGING THE GRASS IN TODAY, TOMORROW FOR PARTS OF IT.

SO IT'S, YOU'RE ALREADY PUTTING TREES IN AND THEY'RE PUTTING TOP SOIL IN TODAY AND YESTERDAY ALSO.

AND SO THEN IT'LL BE, KEEP IT SIMPLE.

SAW IT.

YOU'LL GIVE US AN UPDATE ON EXPANSION WHILE YOU'RE STANDING UP HERE.

EXPANSION'S REALLY GETTING CLOSE.

UH, RIGHT NOW, THE ONE KEY FACTOR WE GOT IS THE ELEVATOR PEOPLE.

THEY GOT ALL, FINALLY GOT, WE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW WHERE WE WENT ON CONTROL BOARDS THROUGH THE ELEVATORS FOREVER.

THEY FINALLY GOT 'EM.

THEY'RE IN, WE'RE ON SCHEDULE FOR THEM THE WEEK AFTER LABOR DAY TO COME OUT AND DO THEIR FINAL COMMISSIONING AND TESTING WHERE WE CAN GO AND GET THE STATE INSPECTION FOR THAT.

, ONCE WE DO THAT, EVERYTHING ELSE SHOULD BE PRETTY MUCH READY.

AND Y'ALL ARE SLATED TO MOVE IN, START OPERATING OCTOBER 1ST.

PRESENT AND ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S OFFICE MONTHLY REPORT FOR JULY THE FIRST OF 23.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ANY MORE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PARKING? IF NOT, WOULD Y ALL LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

COMMISSIONER HEALTH MAKES A MOTION TO PROCEED WITH THE PARKING.

HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

OKAY, CHUCK, GET BACK TO YOU.

NUMBER THREE,

[3. Chuck Mohnkern; Present/Accept the Treasurer's Office monthly report for July 1, 2023. ]

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

GOOD MORNING.

MORNING.

WE, UH, ENDED JULY WITH A, UH, CASH BALANCE IN, UH, FUND 10.

THE GENERAL FUND OF $28,686,337.

UH, WE EARNED IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK $2,790 IN INTEREST IN, UH, TPO AND TEXAS CLASS $462,936.

UH, OUR TOTAL, UH, AMOUNT INVESTED IN TPO AND TEXAS CLASS IS 98,358,916.

DURING THE MONTH OF JULY, OR AT THE END OF THE MONTH OF JULY, THE AVERAGE YIELD IN TECH POOL, UH, 5.3245000000000005% IN, UH, TEXAS CLASS 5.3597%.

THE, UH, TOTAL FUNDS IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK, 47,072,739.

THE, UH, PLEDGE SECURITIES 73 MILLION 247 1 54.

SO WE ARE COLLATERALIZED AT 156%.

THE, UH, PERCENTAGE OF OUR CASH INVESTED IS 67.63%.

WE WROTE 455 RECEIPTS DURING THE MONTH OF JULY FOR A TOTAL OF $3,070,157 AND 27 CENTS.

AND ON OUR, UM, AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT INVESTMENT, WHICH IS GOING ON TOMORROW WILL BE TWO, UH, TWO WEEKS.

UH, WE ARE NOW UP 28,313,033.

MS. THERESA FLOYD ACCEPT THE TAX ASSESSORS COLLECTORS MONTHLY PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS REPORT FOR JULY OF 23.

ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

FOR JUDGE? NO.

I HAVE NO, I NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. BAR MAKES A MOTION.

I HAVE A SECOND.

I, SIR.

BISHOP HUNT MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK.

NUMBER FOUR,

[4. Teressa Floyd; Present/Accept the Tax Assessor-Collector's monthly Property Tax Collections report for July 2023.]

GOOD MORNING, THERESA.

GOOD MORNING.

OKAY, SO FOR JULY OF 2023, I THINK THIS IS STATED WRONG, BUT UM, LOOKS LIKE THE CURRENT COLLECTIONS WERE, UM, 350 1060 1 0 7.

DELINQUENT WAS 28,000 537 35 FOR A TOTAL COLLECTION OF THE CURRENT, UM, OF, FOR COFFMAN COUNTY WAS 379 5 98 42.

WE HAVE UNPAID DEFERRAL IN THE AMOUNT OF 87,006 1455 ROAD BRIDGE.

EXCUSE ME.

THE CURRENT COLLECTIONS IS 66 8 0 1 91 AND THEN THE DELINQUENT IS 5,000 947 91 FOR A TOTAL COLLECTED OF 72,000 749 82.

AND WE HAVE 15,000 954 56 IN UNPAID DEFERRALS.

WE DID, UH, 3,133 TRANSACTIONS ON THE TAX SIDE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY.

AND WE HAVE 14 ACRES AND PRECINCT FOUR THAT HAS A ROLLBACK THIS TIME.

LIKE, UH, 9 MILLION, 10 MILLION.

THAT'S A LOT OF DELINQUENT.

DID Y'ALL NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE IN TAXES FROM 22 TO 23? DID YOU LIKE ON THE REPORT MM-HMM.

? YEAH.

IT WAS QUITE AN INCREASE.

IT'S QUITE A BIT.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

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AND OUR PERCENTAGES ARE A LITTLE BIT LIKE, I THINK 0.23% WE'RE DIFFERENT.

80%, WHICH IS GOOD.

OH YEAH.

REALLY GOOD.

IT'S DOING REALLY GOOD.

ESPECIALLY WITH THE ECONOMY AMOUNT OF DELINQUENT TAX.

IT'S LIKE 28,000, YOU KNOW.

THAT'S A LOT.

YEAH, IT IS.

THAT'S A GOOD NUMBER.

ANY QUESTIONS? NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THEN I'LL MAKE THE MOTION COMM.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND MR. PHILLIPS, MAKE A SECOND.

THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR MONTHLY AUTO COLLECTION REPORT FOR JULY OF 23.

THANK YOU MS. TERESA.

AND THEN AGAIN, ALL NUMBER FIVE EXCEPT

[5. Teressa Floyd; Present/Accept the Tax Assessor-Collector's monthly Auto Collections report for July 2023. ]

YES MA'AM.

SO FOR THE MONTH OF JULY WE COLLECTED 2 MILLION 872, 180 1 34.

UM, THE MAJORITY OF THAT OF COURSE, IS USUALLY YOUR SALES TAX, WHICH IS 1 MILLION 777 2 15 40.

BUT OF THAT 2 MILLION WE TOTAL, WE COLLECTED TOTAL, WE PAID THE COUNTY 177,000, 78 AND 30 CENTS.

THAT GOOD LONG IS GOING UP.

ALRIGHT.

THINK THE PEOPLE ARE STILL BUYING STILL? THEY ARE.

ANY QUESTIONS MR. THERESA? NO.

NOT ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. HUNT MAKES A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A SECOND.

A MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, THEREA.

APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

NUMBER SIX, COMMISSIONER

[6. Commissioner Hunt; Discuss/Consider approval of Precinct 1 2019 Road Bond funding transfer in the amount of $2,180,500.00. ]

HUNT.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PRECINCT 1 20 19 ROAD BOND FUNDING TRANSFER IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,180,500.

YES, SIR.

THIS IS JUST, UH, BALANCE ON PROJECTS THAT, UH, UH, OUR, OUR MAN DOWNTOWN JOHN FOSTER HAS GOT THE FUNDING FROM THESE THINGS AND, UH, PART OF IT IS LEFT OVER FROM THE FRONTAGE ROAD AND PART OF IT'S THE 34 1 7 5 INTERSECTION THAT'S COVERED IN THE, THE BIG LARGE SCALE, 1 75.

SO IT DID A GOOD JOB ON GETTING THAT STUFF FUNDED.

SO NOW WE'RE ROLLING OVER TO DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS FROM PRECINCT ONE, LITTLETON COUNTY ROADS, THE TRUE COUNTY ROADS.

AND JOHN DOES A GREAT JOB IN DOING THIS.

OH YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

REALLY? OH, I'M HAPPY.

WELL, THE CITIZENS WILL BE TOO.

, THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY FOR LONG ROAD.

ARE YOU PUTTING THAT IN FORM OF A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. HUNT MAKES THAT MOTION.

HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND POINT.

MR. PHELPS MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

COMMISSIONER BARBER, NUMBER SEVEN,

[7. Commissioner Barber; Discuss/Consider appointing Ryan Hamilton to ESD#3 Board to replace Eric Porter. ]

CONSIDER APPOINTING RYAN HAMILTON TO E S D NUMBER THREE BOARD TO REPLACE ERIC PORTER.

YES, SIR.

UH, UH, ERIC PORTER, UH, DECIDED HE DIDN'T WANT TO, UH, SERVE AGAIN, BUT I WANT TO, UH, THANK HIM FOR THE TIME THAT HE DID SERVE WITH US ON THAT BOARD.

AND, UH, RYAN HAMILTON WAS, UH, BROUGHT UP TO ME AND I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT IT AND HE'S DEFINITELY, UH, EXCITED ABOUT WORKING WITH THEM ON THAT BOARD.

SO I WANNA RECOMMEND THAT WE, UH, PUT RYAN IN THE PLACE OF ERIC AND, UH, I GUESS WE'LL GET WITH YOU ABOUT SWEARING HIM IN AT SOME POINT.

SURE.

SO, OKAY.

MAKE THAT A MOTION TO PROVE THAT.

ANY, ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, WE HAVE A MOTION.

A MOTION CARRIES.

TO DISCUSS, UH, ASBESTOS REMEDIATING A HISTORICAL COURTHOUSE.

NUMBER NINE,

[Items 9 & 10 ]

NOW, I HAD A CALL ON THIS THIS'S, JUST NOT A WIDESPREAD THING.

THIS IS THE OLD NINE INCH SQUARE TILE AND SOME OF THE FLOORS IT HAS TO BE TAKEN UP.

SO THAT'S WHAT THAT IS ABOUT.

AND IT ALSO HAS TO DO, BOBBY, COME ON UP AND TALK TO US.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO PUT THIS IN ALSO WITH NUMBER 10 'CAUSE THEY'RE ALL ARE RELATED, WHICH IS CONSIDERED ACCEPTING A $15,000 DONATION FROM TARGET SOLUTIONS FOR A WATER LEAK ON THE SECOND FLOOR COURTROOM AT THE DOWNTOWN COURTHOUSE.

SO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED AND WHERE WE ARE.

YEAH, SURE.

SO WE'LL GO BACK TO, UH, THE REMEDIATION PART REAL QUICK.

SO, SO THE FLOOR TILE IN THE COURTHOUSE, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S THAT EIGHT BY EIGHT OR NINE BY NINE.

IT'S THE NINE BY NINE TILE WITH THE, THE BLACK MAST STICK, WHICH IS HOT.

SO WE'VE HAD, WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST SOME OF THIS STUFF TESTED BECAUSE WE WAS TRYING TO DO A REMODEL AND WE WERE KIND OF SHUT DOWN ON IT BECAUSE THERE IT IS HOT.

UM, THE COVE BASE, THE COVE BASE GLUE, THE FLOOR, UH, THE TILE AND THE MASTEC ARE HOT.

UM, ALSO THE, UH, THE PIPE ON THE PIPES, THE WRAPPING INSULATION AROUND THE PIPES, THAT STUFF'S HOT.

SO I, I WAS TALKING TO JUDGE ALLEN AND I WAS, MY RECOMMENDATION IS, IS BEFORE WE START THE, THE REMODEL THAT WE GO IN AND WE REMOVE ALL OF THE ASBESTOS OUT OF THE BUILDING.

UM, BUT TO DO THAT, I THINK IT'S BEST THAT WE HAVE A COMPANY COME OUT AND JUST TEST EVERYTHING.

AND THEN WE HAVE ON A DRAWING WHERE ALL THE ASBESTOS IS LOCATED AT, AND THEN WE GET A PRICE TO WHAT IT'S GONNA COST TO DO THAT.

WE BRING IT BACK TO COURT, YOU GUYS APPROVE IT OR NOT APPROVE

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IT.

AND IN SOME OF THE FLOORS, YOU KNOW, UH, IN THE OLD JUDGE'S OFFICE THERE WAS A LEAK IN THERE AND THEY PUT CARPET ON TOP OF CARPET, WHICH IS ON TOP OF TILE.

AND THAT'S TRUE.

AND IT IS NOT JUST THERE, IT'S OTHER PLACES TOO IN THERE.

ABSOLUTELY.

AND YOU CAN'T HAVE TWO LAYERS OF CARPET AND IN TILE 'CAUSE AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

AND THAT WAS, THAT WAS ONE THING THAT WAS, UH, YEAH.

AND IF YOU PULL IT UP, IT'S GONNA PULL UP, IT'S GONNA COME TILE AND EXPOSE THE ASBESTOS AND THAT IN TROUBLE ANYWAY.

SO, AND, AND, UH, IN JUDGE ALLEN'S OFFICE CURRENTLY WHERE IT'S AT, AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE, UH, WHEN HAL ASKED US TO REMODEL THAT AREA, WELL WE COULDN'T REMOVE THE CARPET BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT'S GLUED DOWN TO THE TILE UNDERNEATH IT.

AND WE DID PULL IT UP, IT'S GOING TO PULL THE TILE UP.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID TO GET CREATIVE WAS WE DID LAY CARPET OVER THE TOP OF THAT.

SO THERE'S TACK STRIPS STRETCHED IT AND STUCK IT.

WHICH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A, THAT'S A VERY TEMPORARY FIX.

I MEAN, IT LASTED ABOUT FOUR YEARS.

I MEAN, IT LOOKS BAD NOW IT'S TIME FOR A REPLACE TO BE, IT'S HARD TO PUT CARPET ON TOP ABSOLUTELY.

OF THE CARPET'S GONNA A WRINKLE INFLUENCE LOOK BAD.

SO WE DID HAVE, UM, DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS OF REDOING THE ROOFS, UM, A COUPLE OF ROOF DRAINS LEAKED, UM, FROM A FREAK DOWNPOUR WE HAD WHILE THEY WERE DOING THEIR CONSTRUCTION.

AND WATER DID GET INTO THE BUILDING.

IT, IT LANDED IN, UH, THE 86TH DISTRICT COURT, WHICH IS, UH, MR. BLAIR'S COURTROOM.

UM, SO IT GOT THAT AREA VERY GOOD.

AND THEN IT LEAKED DOWN INTO THE JUDGE'S OFFICE, THE COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE, UM, AND GOT THE CARPET IN THERE, WHICH, UM, THESE GUYS, THEY, THEY CAUGHT OUT LOCAL CONTRACTORS HERE FROM KAUFMAN AND HAD 'EM GIVE 'EM PRICING ON, YOU KNOW, REPLACING CARPET, REPLACING CEILING TILES, STUFF LIKE THAT.

AND FROM THERE I'LL LET YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN WHAT Y'ALL YEAH.

TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU REPRESENT PLEASE.

UH, I'M STEVE SHABB WITH GARLAND.

WE'RE THE MANUFACTURER OF, YOU KNOW, FOR THE ROOFING, OVERSEEING OF THE ROOF PROJECT.

WHEN IT DID LEAK, UH, WE PULLED TOGETHER.

UH, 'CAUSE ALWAYS ANYTIME THAT THERE'S AN ISSUE LIKE THAT, WE ALWAYS PULL TOGETHER, PUT IT BACK EXACTLY HOW IT WAS.

UM, WE WORKED UP ALL THE PRICING.

IT'S ABOUT $8,500 TO REDO ALL THE CARPET WORK.

IT WAS ABOUT $4,500 TO REDO ALL THE TILE.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S GONNA BE DONE TOMORROW OR TWO YEARS.

WE ROUNDED UP ABOUT 10 OR 15% AND CALLED IT ABOUT 15 GRAND IS WHAT IT'S GONNA COST.

UM, WE CAN DO IT TWO DIFFERENT WAYS.

WE CAN GO IN THERE AND REPLACE THAT CARPET, UM, AND FIX THE CEILING TILES.

OR IF YOU'RE DOING A MORE OF AN EXPANSIVE PROJECT, WE'LL JUST, UH, THAT'D BE, YOU KNOW, TARGET THE CONTRACTOR SIDE.

WE WORKED WITH THEM.

SAY, HEY, YOU OWE 'EM THE MONEY, THEN THEY'LL, THEY'LL JUST GIVE YOU THE MONEY.

YOU KNOW, PLUS ABOUT 10% THAT COULD SHIP OUT 15,000.

UH, IN CASE YOU WANNA JUST TAKE THAT AND SAVE IT FOR A DIFFERENT, SO DOESN'T REALLY, UH, YOU KNOW, MATTER TO US ON THAT END.

UM, IT'S JUST REALLY WHAT THE COURT WANTS TO DO.

IF THERE'S A BIGGER PROJECT, YOU KNOW, PUTTING DOWN SOME NEW CARPET AND THEN IN SIX MONTHS YOU'RE GONNA REDO THE WHOLE COURTROOM, THAT DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE.

NO.

UM, SO, BUT WHICHEVER, WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE IT RIGHT, WE WILL.

WELL WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING FORWARD TO, TO HELP US WITH THIS.

YEP, NOT A PROBLEM.

AND THEN JUST A LITTLE UPDATE ON IF YOU WANT A LITTLE UPDATE ON THE ROOF.

YES, PLEASE.

UH, JUVENILE BUILDING IS COMPLETE.

UM, THE ANNEX AND THE COURTHOUSE ARE SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF THIS WEEK.

UM, BECAUSE OF THE DELAYS, UH, WE APOLOGIZE, BUT WE'RE ALWAYS GONNA MAKE IT RIGHT.

WE ARE GONNA EXTEND, UH, WE'RE GONNA COME BACK.

UH, IT HAS TO CURE OUT, BUT WE'RE GONNA, UH, COAT THE COURTHOUSE.

UM, AND SOME OTHER SECTIONS OF THE OTHER BUILDINGS, WE'RE GONNA EXTEND IT.

INSTEAD OF A 30 YEAR WARRANTY, WE'RE GONNA EXTEND A 35 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE COURTHOUSE.

NO EXTRA CHARGE OF THE COUNTY.

UH, WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY.

IT GOT REALLY, REALLY HOT AND CREW SLOWED DOWN AND UH, WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE KIND OF FIRST, UH, 1ST OF AUGUST SLOWED DOWN THAN THIS HEAT.

ON THE ROAD.

SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE 1ST OF AUGUST.

CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE .

UM, BUT, UH, WE'VE VALUE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY AND, UH, SO WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA EXTEND THAT AND, UH, AND MAKE IT RIGHT ON THAT.

AND SO WE'LL BE EXTENDING A, A LONGER WARRANTY ON THE COURTHOUSE.

WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS, GENTLEMEN? WELL, I, I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF IF WE'RE GONNA REMODEL THE COURTHOUSE TO GO AHEAD AND CHECK FOR ASBESTOS INSTEAD OF COMING BACK AND DOING IT LATER, JUST DO IT ALL TO GET OVER WITH.

THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE, WHEN THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION CAME UP HERE AND THE ONLY THING THEY REALLY WANTED TO SEE SAY WAS LIKE THE ENTRYWAY, THE STAIRWELL AREAS.

IS THAT TILE INSIDE? IS THAT A A NO, SIR.

THAT'S, THAT'S LIKE A GRANITE.

YEAH, THAT'S 'CAUSE I THINK THAT'S, THAT'S WHY THEY WANTED TO SAVE.

IT'S ALL GRANITE AND GREEN.

THERE'S NO ASBESTOS THAN THAT.

OKAY, COOL.

NO.

SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, WE'RE TRYING TO LIVE WITH THEM 'CAUSE WE DON'T WANT THEM TO SURE.

TO HOLD THIS HOSTAGE FOR 90 DAYS OR WHATEVER.

ABSOLUTELY.

YOU KNOW, IT JUST WORKED WITH 'EM AND, AND ALL THEY SEEMED TO ME THEY CARED ABOUT WAS THE ENTRYWAY.

SO THAT, YOU KNOW, SO WELL THEY CARE ABOUT THE MARBLE ON THE WALL.

THE STUFF THAT, THAT YOU DON'T SEE ANYMORE AND IT ISN'T, IT'S VERY NEAT.

KNOW, WITH, WITH ALL THE ASBESTOS THAT'S ON THE FLOORING IN THERE CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, IT, IT REALLY HINDERS ANY FUTURE PROJECTS THAT YOU CAN DO.

AND WE GO INTO REMODEL, RESTORE IT.

WE NEED TO GO BACK RIGHT THE FIRST TIME AND NOT HAVE TO DO A DO WORK THAT'S RIDICULOUS.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

AND IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE, YOU KNOW, AND IT, YOU

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YOU KNOW? RIGHT.

I MEAN, IF YOU GET IT OUT OF THERE NOW, YOU KNOW, 10 YEARS FROM NOW, 20 YEARS FROM NOW, IT'S SUPER EASY TO GO IN THERE AND REPLACE FLOORING.

SURE.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? VERSUS VERSUS REMEDIATING.

RIGHT.

IT'S ALSO NOT GOING TO INTERFERE WITH ANY OPERATIONS WE HAVE GOING ON.

AND WE, IT'S, YOU REMEMBER WHAT WE HAD HERE YES.

AND THE DISRUPTION OF SERVICES WE HAD WHEN, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T NEED THAT.

SO THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

UM, SO WHAT WE'VE DONE CURRENTLY IS, IS EVERYBODY HAS PRETTY MUCH, WE'VE MOVED EVERY PIECE OF FURNITURE OUT OF THERE THAT SOMEBODY ASKED FOR THAT NEEDED IT CURRENTLY ON A NEEDED BASIS.

SO EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S LEFT IN THERE, WE'VE MOVED IT FROM THE BASEMENT UP.

WE'RE WRAPPING THAT UP TODAY.

HOPEFULLY ALL THE FURNITURE WE'RE MOVING UP TO THE FIRST FLOOR FROM THE BASEMENT, ALL THE FURNITURE FROM THE SECOND FLOOR MOVING DOWN TO THE FIRST FLOOR SO THAT JACK CAN HAVE AN AUCTION TO CLEAR ALL THAT, THE REST OF THAT STUFF OUT OF THERE.

SO THE FURNITURE SHOULD BE READY TO BE ON AUCTION BY FRIDAY LATEST.

AND THEN WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH REMODEL.

YES SIR.

AS SOON AS WE GET THE GETTING BINS ON THE OTHER, THE, WELL WE, BUT I DO THAT FINALLY HAS ALL THE DRAWINGS AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS.

AND UM, I DO HAVE A COMPANY, UH, WELL IT'S ACTUALLY TARGET SOLUTIONS.

THE COMPANY THAT JUST DOING THE ROOFING CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW.

THEY ALSO DO ASBESTOS TESTING AND REMOVAL.

SO THEY'RE ALREADY ON THE BUYBOARD, THEY'RE ALREADY PART OF IT.

AND THEY'RE GONNA BE HERE WEDNESDAY JUST TO KIND OF GET US A PRICE ON WHAT IT'S GONNA COST US TO DO THE REMEDIATION AND LOCATE ANYTHING TO SPEED IT UP.

THAT'D BE GOOD.

ALRIGHT GENTLEMEN, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? NUMBER, NUMBER? UH, WE GOT, GOTTA DO NINE WAS JUST DISCUSSION.

WE'VE DISCUSSED THAT, BUT NUMBER 10, WE NEED TO MAKE A DECISION AND VOTE ON THAT.

YEAH, I'LL, I'LL VOTE ON THAT AND I'LL UH, I'LL AGREE TO, YOU KNOW, ACCEPT HIS DONATION FOR THE $15,000.

'CAUSE I I AGREE THAT IT'S, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A FAIR BARGAIN AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THE WHOLE THING, SO YEAH.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING BID ON THE OTHER, BUT THAT'S IT.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? UHM SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. BARBARA, SECOND STATE.

A MOTION CARRIED CHAIR.

CAN YOU PUT THIS IN A ME SO I CAN RECEIVE IT CORRECTLY? YES MA'AM.

CAN YOU PUT THIS IN A SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOR SO WE KNOW WHERE IT IT COMES FROM SIR.

AND WHAT IT'S SUPPLIED TO.

IT'S INFORMATION ALSO WE HAVE TO RECORD IT.

JUDGE, CAN I GET A CLARIFICATION, SIR, TO MAKE SURE, UH, YOU WANT A DONATION CHECK OR DO YOU WANT A TOTAL, DO YOU WANT A TOTAL REDUCTION OFF THE FINAL PAYMENT FOR THE ROOF? YOU KNOW, IT REALLY, IT'S AN ACCOUNTING THING.

I'M NOT AN ACCOUNT SO YOU TELL ME HOW YOU WANT IT.

I WANT A SEPARATE CHECK.

YOU WANT A SEPARATE CHECK? OKAY.

MADE TO TRAIL, MADE OUT TO THE KAMAN COUNTY COUNTY.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS.

AND THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY BETTER OFF WITH IT LIKE THAT ANYWAY.

SURE.

MAKE YEAH, NOT A PROBLEM.

IT'S A DONATION, NOT A REDUCTION.

NUMBER 11, MS. AUDITOR,

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

YES SIR.

THESE WERE EMAILED TO Y'ALL FOR REVIEW.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE? Y'ALL LOOK GOOD TO ME.

ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

IF NOT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. BARR MAKES SECOND.

CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION AS PROVIDED BY THE AUDITOR.

A MOTION CARRIES AND MS. AUDITOR AGAIN

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

ALL RIGHT.

YOUR, UH, CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT ARE $4,441,413 AND 44 CENTS.

A PAYROLL OF 1,000,700 AND $6,149 AND 60 CENTS.

TOTAL PAYOUT $6,147,563 AND 10 CENTS.

UM, 3,000,790 WAS DEBT PAYMENTS.

THAT WAS OUR INTEREST PAYMENTS ON OUR BONDS.

AND THEY WERE DUE ON THE 15TH.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THOSE.

IT'S SO EXPENSIVE THIS WEEK.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BILLS OR ANYTHING? ANYONE? NO.

I ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

MAY I ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

MAYOR HUNT MAKES A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. PHELPS, MAKE A SECOND.

[13. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter executive session pursuant to section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code, the Commissioners Court will meet in closed session to discuss real estate negotiations. ]

13 IS FOR MYSELF.

CONSIDER EXITING REGULAR MEETING AND ENTERED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO 5 5 1 0.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEET CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MAKES A SECOND.

UH, THIS WON'T TAKE LONG.

LONG.

[14. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider exiting executive session and enter back into a regular meeting. ]

BACK IN SESSION HERE.

SO I NEED A MOTION TO COME OUTTA EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR.

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BAR MAKES THE MOTION.

HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND MR. WAKE SECOND.

NUMBER 15 IS WHERE WE TAKE YOU HAD NOTHING THAT COME OUT OF NOTHING.

COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION THEN I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING.

RIGHT? I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT MM-HMM.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES MOTION TO ADJOURN.

NEED A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. BAR MAY 2ND.

ALL IN FAVOR? SECOND.