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I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE HERE THIS MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26TH, HERE IN THE, UH, ANNEX IN COFFIN FOR OUR RECORD COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING.
WE'VE HAD A SPECIAL DAY TODAY AND WE'RE, UH, GONNA MAKE SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS HERE SHORTLY.
UH, SO WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH A, UH, INVOCATION AND WE'VE BEEN SERVED BREAKFAST BY OUR LOCAL FOUR H GROUP THIS MORNING.
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY GOOD AND I APPRECIATE THAT VERY, VERY MUCH.
UH, SO ROSS HEISER IS GOING TO LEAD US OFF.
THE INVOCATION INTERNATIONAL PLEDGE IS GONNA BE LED BY ELI SCHER, SCHER SCHER, AND OUR TEXAS PLEDGE BY HAYDEN EWING.
SO IF YOU GUYS WILL COME ON UP FRONT HERE, AND IF YOU'LL ALL STAND, GO AHEAD.
FATHER, THANK YOU FOR THE, UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE BEING ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, UH, IN YOUR CINCINNATI.
WOULD OUR PLEDGES AMERICAN, SO IF ALL WOULD RISE AND REMOVE ANY NON-RELIGIOUS HEADGEAR, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDERGONE ONE INDIVIDUAL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOUNGMAN.
[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]
ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE, UM, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE ASHLEY KIRBY IS ANNABEL'S NEW ASSISTANT BACK THERE, ASSISTANT COORDINATOR.SO EVERYONE WELCOME HER IF YOU WILL, PLEASE.
UH, AGAIN, WE'VE MENTIONED THE FOUR H BREAKFAST, SO WE'RE SO THANKFUL FOR THAT.
[2. CONSENT AGENDA]
SO LET'S MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.UH, A DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER THE 19TH OF 2023.
YOU WANNA HAVE ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CORRECTIONS? NO.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU MR. PHIPPS.
MAY THE MOTION HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARBARA.
[3. Carrie Sharp, CEA 4-H; Commissioner's Breakfast and Present the National 4-H Week Proclamation, October 1-7, 2023.]
KERRY SHARP, NUMBER THREE, COMMISSIONER'S BREAKFAST AND PRESENT THE NATIONAL FOUR H WEEK PROCLAMATION.OCTOBER ONE THROUGH SEVEN OF 2023.
GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND GOOD MORNING JUDGE.
I HOPE Y'ALL HAD A GREAT BREAKFAST THIS MORNING.
UM, AND I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WISDOM THAT YOU AFFORDED TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE, AND I HOPE THEY BEHAVE THEMSELVES.
I'LL PROBABLY FIND OUT LATER,
UM, BUT I WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR OPERATING THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL FOUR H WEEK.
THE THEME THIS YEAR IS, IT'S A FOUR H IS A F A THING OF FEELING.
IT'S A, A LIFESTYLE THAT WE ALL GET INTO.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR 2023, 2024 OFFICER AND TEAM LEADER TEAM, AND I'LL LET THEM DO ALL THE TALKING.
MY NAME IS KATIE DEWIT AND I'M OUR KAUFMAN COUNTY PRESIDENT AND OUR DISTRICT FOR SECOND VICE PRESIDENT.
I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE COUNTY, AND I'M ALSO A DELEGATE FOR THE DISTRICT.
I'M HANNAH HEWITT AND I'M THE SECRETARY FOR, UH, KAUFMAN'S COUNTY COUNCIL.
HI EVERYONE, MY NAME'S JESSE MAY AND I'M THE TREASURER FOR THE FOUR H COUNTY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS ASHLEY DOVE AND I AM THE TEAM LEADER, TEAM LEADER OF THE QUILTS OF VALOR.
MY NAME'S ROSS HEISER, I'M THE RECREATION OFFICER FOR THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY COUNCIL.
I'M HAYDEN YOUNG AND I'M THE TEAM LEADER FOR ARCHERY.
THIS IS THE NATIONAL FOUR H WEEK PROCLAMATION, WHERE AS THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY FOUR H IS PROUD TO HONOR THE TEXAS FOUR H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OF THE TEXAS A AND M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE FOR 115 YEARS OF PROVIDING EXPERIENCE-BASED EDUCATION TO YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE LONE STAR STATE.
AND WHEREAS THE ADMIRABLE PROGRAM, WHICH SEEKS TO PROVIDE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR ALL YOUTH THROUGH THEIR HEAD, HEART, HANDS AND HEALTH, HELPS YOUNG TEXANS TO ACQUIRE KNOWLEDGE, DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS AND FORM ATTITUDES TO ENABLE THEM TO BECOME SELF-DIRECTED,
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PRODUCTIVE, AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY.WHEREAS THIS PROGRAM, THIS ADMIRABLE PRO, WHEREAS THIS PROGRAM MORE THAN 550,000 URBAN, SUBURBAN AND RURAL YOUTH PARTICIPANTS WA KAUFMAN COUNTY 17,000 165 YOUTH THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE FOUR H CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT AND FOUR H CLUB PROGRAMMING RANGING IN EIGHT IN AGE FROM EIGHT TO 18, COME FROM DIVERSE ETHNIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS, AND TRULY REPRESENT A CROSS SECTION OF THE STATE AND IT'S NEXT.
WHEREAS THE PROGRAM UNDOUBTEDLY COULD NOT HAVE ACHIEVED THE SUCCESS THAT IT HAS TODAY WHERE, AND NOT FOR THE SERVICE OF ITS MORE THAN 30,000 VOLUNTEERS IN TEXAS AND OVER 700 TEACHERS AND VOLUNTEER LEADERS WHO HAVE GIVEN GENEROUSLY OF THEIR TIME, TALENTS, ENERGIES, AND RESOURCES TO THE YOUTH OF TEXAS.
AND WHEREAS THROUGH ITS PROUD HISTORY, THE FOUR H PROGRAM HAS DEVELOPED POSITIVE ROLE MODELS FOR COUNTLESS TEXANS THROUGH ITS INNOVATIVE AND INSPIRING PROGRAMS, AND CONTINUES TO BUILD CHARACTER AND INSTILL THE VALUES THAT HAVE MADE OUR STATE STRONG.
SO GENTLEMEN, IF YOU COULD PLEASE APPROVE THIS PROCLAMATION FOR NATIONAL FOUR H WEEK TO CELEBRATE THE YOUTH OF KAUFFMAN COUNTY, UM, IN THEIR ENDEAVORS OF LEADERSHIP AND AS YOU UNDERSTOOD THEIR FUTURE GOALS OF BECOMING SELF-SUSTAINING INDIVIDUALS OF THIS COUNTY AND OF THE STATE.
THE LAST PARAGRAPH IS THAT THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY COMMISSION'S COURT IS GONNA DESIGNATE OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH THE SEVENTH, 2023 AS NATIONAL FOUR H WEEK.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO HAVE? NO, BUT I'LL MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION THAT WE APPROVE THIS PROCLAMATION.
DO I HAVE, UH, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY AND, AND SERVING AND WE KNOW FROM JUST TALKING WITH YOU, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A BRIGHT FUTURE.
Y'ALL EXAM, WE STAND UP HIGH ALTITUDES AND BACK.
OH NO, I DON'T WANNA BREAK ANYBODY.
I DON'T WANNA BREAK ANYBODY'S PHONE.
REALLY? WHERE ARE WE GOING? UH, YOU'RE RIGHT HERE WITH ME.
THOSE OF YOU IN SCHOOL, OFF YOU GO
WOW, GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU ALL.
[4. Rheanne Archer; Discuss/Consider giving the City of Kaufman the authority to set fireworks off the top of the Kaufman County Courthouse on the evening of October 14,2023, during the Kaufman Harvest Festival Concert.]
ON TO NUMBER FOUR.DISCUSSED CONSIDERED GIVING THE CITY OF KAUFFMAN THE AUTHORITY TO SET FIREWORKS OFF THE TOP OF THE OLD CRAWFORD COUNTY COURTHOUSE ON THE EVENING OF OCTOBER THE 14TH OF 2023 DURING THE KAUFMAN HARVEST FESTIVAL CONCERT.
GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.
YES, I AM RACHEL TREP MENDOZA, THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
AND I'M GONNA PLUG IN HERE JUST FOR A MOMENT SO THAT I CAN SHOW YOU A VERY, VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION OF WHAT THE DISPLAY IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
WELL GUYS, KEEP BEEPING AT ME.
AND DALLAS, YOU'LL BE NEXT AS SOON AS THEY GET THROUGH.
GOOD MORNING AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, I'M RACHEL B. MENDOZA.
IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE WITH Y'ALL THIS MORNING.
JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A VERY, VERY BRIEF OVERVIEW ABOUT WHAT, UM, WE ARE REQUESTING FOR THE EVENING OF OCTOBER THE 14TH, THE EVENING OF HARVEST FEST.
SO WE ARE REQUESTING TO UTILIZE THE ROOF OF THE COURTHOUSE ACROSS THE STREET TO SHOOT OFF PYROTECHNICS.
AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE DELINEATE THAT PHRASE OVER THE PHRASE FIREWORKS BECAUSE THESE ARE PYROTECHNICS, THEY ARE NOT
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YOUR STANDARD FIREWORKS DISPLAYS WITH THE BIG MORTARS AND THE BOOM THAT YOU FEEL IN YOUR GUT.UM, BUT THEY ARE, UH, WE WANT TO PARTNER WITH THE COUNTY FOR YOUR HUNDRED 75TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION THAT WE'RE ALSO VERY LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, CELEBRATING THAT DAY.
UM, THE SHOW ITSELF IS SLATED TO BE ABOUT THREE TO FIVE MINUTES IN LENGTH AND, UH, WE ARE AGAIN TRYING TO DO IT FROM THE ROOF OF THE COURTHOUSE BUILDING.
AND I DO HAVE A LITTLE VIDEO HERE FOR YOU FROM THE CONTRACTOR THAT WILL BE A GOOD WAY TO ENVISION THE DISPLAY IF IT WILL PLAY.
HERE WE GO SO THAT WE CAN SEE THEY, THEY DON'T GO TERRIBLY HIGH OR FAR.
UM, SO THERE'S, THERE'S NOT A WORRY OR A CONCERN ABOUT, UH, DEBRIS FALLING.
I THINK THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD SHOW.
SO JUST WANTED TO GIVE Y'ALL A LITTLE TASTE OF WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR THAT EVENING.
UM, AND JUST AS AN EXTRA BIT OF INFORMATION, THE CONTRACTOR WILL MAINTAIN AT LEAST A $5 MILLION LIABILITY POLICY FOR THIS EVENT IN PARTICULAR.
UM, SHOULD Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TECHNICALITIES, WE CAN GET THAT FROM THE CONTRACTOR.
UM, RAYANN HAS ALSO BEEN WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THEM IN THE PROCESS, BUT IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE FOR YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS? WOW, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL.
WELL, I I SPOKE WITH THE COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL TOO, AND UM, ALSO HE, HE, HE'S IN A CLASS WITH A BUNCH OF, UH, PEOPLE WITH A LOT OF EXPERTISE ALL OVER THE STATE AND OUTTA STATE.
AND I ASKED HIM TO MAYBE GET SOME INPUT FROM THEM.
THIS IS, UH, YOU KNOW, MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN FIREWORKS, BUT I KNOW WE JUST PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE ROOF ON TOP OF THE COURTHOUSE.
AND, UH, I, I DON'T KNOW, JUST BEING A FIREFIGHTER, THIS IS JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOU, YOU'RE GONNA SET OFF PYRO TESS SURROUNDED BY A HUNDRED YEAR OLD BUILDINGS IN A SQUARE.
AND JUST THE CONCEPT OF IT ALL IS JUST KIND OF GUT WRENCHING AND, AND AND RAISED IN MY WORLD.
I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE MODERN TYPE STUFF, BUT IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF RES RES RESIDUAL OR, OR, OR, OR STUFF THAT'S STILL HOT FALLING ON THE BUILDINGS AROUND THE SQUARE, IT KIND OF CONCERNS ME.
BUT I MEAN, YOU KNOW, CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT ISSUE FOR YOU? YEAH.
OH, SO MIKE, OUR CONTRACTOR, HE IS AN EX FIREMAN.
I MEAN, THAT'S ALL Y'ALL, I DO FLOOD THINGS OUT.
YOU PUT DOWN, THEY PUT SOMETHING DOWN ON THE ROOF WHERE THEY SET THE PYROTECHNICS AND THEY'VE DONE THIS ON THE SILVER SPRINGS COURTHOUSE, LONGVIEW LINDE TYLER.
AND WHEN THE, WHEN IT GOES UP THERE IS NO FALLING DEBRIS, IT DISSOLVES INTO THE AIR.
IT'S NOT YOUR NORMAL, WHAT WE USE AT 4TH OF JULY.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE SWITCHED OVER TO THIS GUY.
THIS WAS OUR FIRST YEAR AT 4TH OF JULY USING HIM.
WE DIDN'T HAVE GRASS FIRES THIS YEAR LIKE WE NORMALLY DO.
I MEAN WITH HIM, AND HE KNOWS MOST OF OUR FIRE MARSHALS AND HE KNOWS THE CHIEF AND THE CAPTAIN HERE.
HE'S KNOWN HIM FOR A LONG TIME.
BUT, 'CAUSE THAT WAS OUR CONCERN TOO, BECAUSE WE KNEW YOU HAD JUST PUT A NEW ROOF ON, BUT THEY LAY SOMETHING OUT WHERE THEY SET THESE, THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO BE UP THERE WHEN IT GOES OFF, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO BE, BECAUSE WE'VE ASKED 'EM TO BE INSTEAD OF BEING ON THE GROUND, BUT HE, THERE'S NO WORRY, HE SAID WHATSOEVER, THEY'VE NEVER HAD A FIRE OR ANYTHING ON ANY OF THE COURTHOUSES THEY'VE USED DONE AT THIS ON BEFORE.
I HAD ALL THE, THE SAME CONCERNS.
SO I CALLED BOBBY AND BOBBY TALKED TO BOTH FIRE MARSHALS, TALKED TO THE CONTRACT, OUR CONTRACTOR PUT THE ROOF ON.
HE SAID THAT HE'D GUARANTEE THE ROOFS EVEN IF SOMETHING HAPPENED AND HE IS GONNA COME BACK AND REDO 'EM.
BUT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO PUT PLYWOOD DOWN AND THEN THEY PUT FIRE BLANKETS YES.
AND I ASKED THE SAME QUESTION YOU DID THE DEBRIS IN BECAUSE ALL THE BUILDINGS AROUND, I DON'T WANT EVERYBODY TO PUBLICLY KNOW THEY ALL HAVE WOOD DECKS.
I I GOTTA ADMIT THAT'S TOTALLY SCARY.
BUT EVERYBODY ASSURES ME THE FIRE MARSHALS SAID THAT IT, THAT THE DEBRIS FALLS AS IT'S A NORMAL DEBRIS.
IT'S, UM, IT'S NON, IT'S NOT THE MORTAR SHELLS, IT'S LIKE MM-HMM.
IT'S LIKE, UM, WELL THEY USED A BAD EXAMPLE.
ONE OF 'EM TOLD ME IT IS LIKE, LIKE A SPARKLER.
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I, WELL SPARKLERS CALLED FIRES ALL THE TIMEAND SO, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A BAD EXAMPLE, BUT I MEAN, IT'S SUPPOSED TO, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GLOW IN THE DARK MATERIAL ALMOST LIKE IT GLOWS AND NOT AMBER'S, BUT I DON'T, I THIS IS WHAT THEY SHOOT OFF AT THE FOOTBALL GAMES.
IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT, AMBERS DON'T FALL.
THEY SAY, AND, AND Y'ALL TALKED TO THE BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AROUND THE SQUARE AND THEY'RE OKAY WITH THIS.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, AND WE'VE WALKED THIS THROUGH.
THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE THE, THE OLDEST BUILDINGS, TRACTORS AS WELL WITH THE FIRE, UH, THE CHIEF AND THE CAPTAIN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? NO, SIR.
JUST A REMINDER THAT AGAIN, WE, THE CONTRACTOR WILL MAINTAIN THAT LIABILITY POLICY IN THE EXTREME UNEVENT
CITY AND, AND THEY'VE SENT THAT TO OUR LEGAL STAFF TO MAKE SURE.
ANYTHING ELSE WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 14TH AS FAR AS OUR PARTICIPATION? THE 14TH.
I SEE YOU, I HEARD YOU'RE LOOKING FOR COSTUMES.
WELL, TWO ALREADY HAVE 'EM MEASURED.
SO THE THREE OF US ARE GOING TO FINISH THAT UP THIS WEEK.
UM, I THINK PAM HAD SAID THERE WAS SOME DISCREPANCY ABOUT THE MAYORS, UH, THE MAYORS ARE, ARE WANTING THEM ON THE FLOAT WITH THE MASCOTS.
SHE HAD SAID TO MENTION THAT AND THAT SHE, SHE'S, THAT'S Y'ALL'S CALL.
SHE'S REACHED OUT TO SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT DON'T HAVE A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ASKING THEM TO DO FLOATS AS WELL.
AND WE'VE HAD A, WE'VE HAD A HUGE RESPONSE OKAY.
FROM ALL THE COMMUNITIES AROUND, THEY'RE GONNA BE WITHIN THE PARADE WITH THEIR BANDS AND THEIR DRILL TEAMS AND EVERYTHING.
AND JUST, UM, THE INVITATION THAT WE GAVE YOU.
SO WHAT'S THE SCHEDULE THAT DAY AS FAR AS WHEN DOES IT START? WHEN'S THE PROCLAMATIONS GONNA BE READ AND THE PROCLAMATIONS AND EVERYTHING ARE ON THE 10TH.
10TH HERE AT COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
AND THEN AFTER IT'S SIX 15 THAT NIGHT ON THE 10TH AT THE POOR FARM IS WHEN WE WILL HAVE, AND THAT'S ON THE INVITATION THAT, UH, I BELIEVE THEY HANDED OUT TO YOU JUST A SECOND AGO.
ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS THERE.
AND THAT'LL BE OUT AT THE FARM.
WHERE WE'RE GONNA DO THE TIME CAPSULE AND THE TOAST TO THE COUNTY WITH THE CAKE AND EVERYTHING.
SO IT'S KINDA LIKE THE COUNTY STUFF IS REALLY GOING ON THE 10TH AND THEN WE'RE KIND OF TAKING PART IN CELEBRATING THE CITY, THE CITY SIDE.
AND THE LINEUP STARTS AT EIGHT O'CLOCK AT AT WASHINGTON SQUARE.
CAN YOU GET UP AT EARLY MAN? IT'S A SATURDAY.
I, I SLEEP, I GET UP LIKE AT FIVE ON SATURDAYS.
YOU CAN MEET ME AT 5:00 AM I WAS GONNA SAY, WHY DON'T YOU COME HELP JESSE AND RAYANN.
WELL, DON'T, DON'T COUNT ON IT.
I NEED A MOTION ON THIS, PLEASE.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION COMMISSIONER.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
MOTION CARRIES ALONG WITH NUMBER FOUR AS MR. DALLAS FOX WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
I'M NOT GONNA COME UP THERE, BUT ANYWAY.
YOU HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO HEAR YOU.
WE'LL GET IN TROUBLE BACK HERE IN THE BACK.
UH, UM, MY, MY NAME IS DALLAS FOX.
WE HAVE A MILITARY MUSEUM OUT HERE ON 1388 AND 1 48.
NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT, BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT IT.
AND, UH, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING OUT AND SEEING IT.
AND WHAT, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS BRING THE MUSEUM ON OCTOBER THE 14TH, BRING IT DOWNTOWN, DISPLAY THE MUSEUM DOWNTOWN.
WE HAVE TWO MILITARY VEHICLES AND AN AIRPLANE.
UH, AT THAT TIME WE, UH, ALSO GONNA BE, WE, WE LIKE CATERING TO THE KIDS.
SO WE'LL BE GIVING THINGS TO THE KIDS LIKE HATS.
UH, BALLPOINT PEN, P 38 CAN OPENERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
FORGIVE ME, I HAD A STROKE HERE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
'CAUSE I I'M NOT A YOU'RE GOOD.
MARINE RECRUITER FROM TER HERE TO HELP SUPPORT ME.
HE IS VOLUNTEER ON THAT DAY TO COME OUT AND HELP, HELP ME WITH OUR MUSEUM AND GIVE THINGS TO THE KIDS AND EVERYTHING.
KEEP TRY TO GET, TRY TO, TO, UH, KEEP MORE PEOPLE INVOLVED OF WHAT THE VETERANS ARE DOING AROUND HERE.
AND, AND, AND, UH, HE'S, AND THAT'S MY GRANDDAUGHTER AND SHE'S IN CHARGE OF THE MUSEUM BARGAINING.
AND, UH, SHE DOES ALL THE, UH, COMPUTER
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WORK AND EVERYTHING FOR ME.BUT, BUT LIKE I SAY, WE, WE LIKE TO BRING THE MUSEUM DOWN HERE AND SHOW EVERYBODY WHAT THE VETERANS FROM KAUFFMAN COUNTY HAS GIVEN TO US.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PERSONAL STUFF.
WE HAVE MACHINE GUNS, WE HAVE A HAND GRENADE.
WE GOT ALL KIND OF, UH, HELMETS.
WE GOT, UH, AND ANYWAY, UH, WHAT WHAT I'M NEEDING TO DO IS, IS FIND A TENT, GET SOMEBODY TO VOLUNTEER A TENT SO WE CAN BRING THE WORLD WAR I AIR.
WE HAVE A WORLD WAR I AIRPLANE, A SPITS, I MEAN A SPUD 1916 REPRODUCTION WAS FUD.
AND THE KIDS WILL BE ABLE TO GET INTO THE AIRPLANE.
THEIR PARENTS CAN TAKE PICTURES OF THEM AND EVERYTHING.
WE, WE PLAN PLAYING BY BRINGING THE AIRPLANE UP HERE IN TWO JEEPS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SPACE PROBABLY ABOUT 40 BY 40 TO PUT THE AIRPLANE AND THE TWO JEEPS UP.
BUT ANYWAY, UH, THIS IS OUR, OUR MARINE RECRUITER.
I'M THE MARINE CORPS RECRUITER FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY.
I WORK DIRECTLY WITH ALL OF THE SCHOOLS HERE, LOCATED HERE.
FROM FORNEY WILLS POINT HERE IN KAUFMAN AS WELL.
UH, I'M WORKING WITH OUR ADMINISTRATION AND MY COMMANDING OFFICER ON GETTING SOME MARINE CORPS.
A COUPLE SHIRTS, HATS, LANYARDS, WATER BOTTLES, ANYTHING TO JUST GET THE MARINE CORPS'S NAME OUT THERE AND TO BE MORE INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY AS FAR AS THE YOUNGER GENERATION GOES.
AND PROVIDE FOR THEM THAT HEY, MILITARY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A PLAN B OR A SECOND OPTION.
YOU CAN STILL ACHIEVE EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO DO BY CHOOSING MARINE CORPS OR MILITARY AS A WHOLE, AS A OPTION A.
SO IT'S JUST MORE BEING INVOLVED WITH MR. FOX.
YOU NEED TO TWIST YOUR ARMS. SOME OTHER RECRUITERS FROM THE AIR FORCE AND ARMY NAVY TO SHOW UP.
MAYBE I CAN REACH SHOWING IF YOU COULD, I CAN REACH OUT TO THEM.
AND THEN SEE IF THEY WOULD BE INVOLVED OR IF THEY'D LIKE TO BE INVOLVED.
THAT WAY WE GET MORE PARTICIPATION FROM ACROSS ALL BRANCHES.
YOU KNOW WHERE THEY HAVE A LITTLE FARMER'S MARKET? ABSOLUTELY.
UH, I'M NOT SURE WHERE DALLAS HAD PLANNED ON MAYBE PUTTING A TENT TO FOR THIS.
WE WERE GONNA PUT IT OVER ON THE HERITAGE PARK THAT I'VE I'M OH, OKAY.
SO I'M, I'M ON BOARD NOW BECAUSE I ALWAYS LIKE TO START OUR GOT A 10 ALREADY PLANNED ON.
I, I SAW ON, UH, AT THE CITY CREEK COUNTRY CLUB.
WE'RE GONNA DO A FUNDRAISER DOWN THERE ON NOVEMBER THE SECOND.
AND, UH, I THINK I'D LIKE TO INVITE Y'ALL DOWN THERE, BUT LAST YEAR WE WAS ABLE TO RAISE $4,000 FOR OUR VETERANS HERE IN KAMAN COUNTY.
GET THAT OUT ON OUR WEBSITE, GET THAT OUT.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY.
I JUST WANT TO GET EVERYBODY ON BOARD.
[5. Sarah Curtis; Discuss/Consider approving the resolution for Kaufman Central Appraisal District Property Project.]
NUMBER FIVE.MS. SARAH CURTIS DISCUSSED, CONSIDER APPRO THE RESOLUTION FOR THE KAUFMAN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT PROPERTY PROJECT.
WE ARE ONLY HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU GO.
SO QUESTIONS CAN, CAN YOU KINDA EXPLAIN THE, THE ENTITY THAT Y'ALL HAVE TO FORM AN ENTITY TO MAKE THE CREDIT WORK? WILL YOU KIND OF TALK ABOUT THAT? THAT, UM, IF YOU'LL COME UP, PLEASE, SIR.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FORMS A TRUST AND THAT'S BEEN DONE.
AND IT'S UM, ANY BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT COME ON IN THE FUTURE, THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY A PART OF THAT TRUST.
AND SO THE PROPERTY IS PURCHASED BY THAT TRUST AND LEASED TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
AND ONCE THE FINAL PAYMENT IS MADE, THEN IT BECOMES THE PROPERTY OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING IN THE CODE THAT SAYS THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT CAN BORROW MONEY.
BUT THIS IS THE WAY OTHER APPRAISAL DISTRICTS HAVE DONE IT.
SO WE'VE, WE'VE DONE THAT PART.
SO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT ITSELF WILL HAVE PROPERTY AT THE END OF ALL OF THIS? YES.
THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTROLS? YES.
UH, WE'RE STILL ABOUT THE SAME TIMELINE.
YOU GOTTA WAIT ALL THESE GET ENOUGH APPROVED WHERE YOU CAN GO FORWARD WITH IT.
WE'RE AT THREE AND OH OH THREE HAVE VOTED.
ANYBODY TURN YOU DOWN? NOT YET.
SO Y'ALL KNOW THE PROGRAM, YOU OWE THE PRICE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION YET? DO WE ADD THE MONEY? I'D CHECK IT OUT.
CONTINGENCY IT, IT WON'T, WON'T SHOW UP.
IT WON'T BE UNTIL NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
THE FIRST PAYMENT IS, IS A YEAR AFTER THE LOAN IS MADE.
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IT'LL PROBABLY BE IN YOUR 25 BUDGET.SO I NEED A MOTION ANNUAL DEAL.
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? YEAH, THAT IS THAT TWO YEAR, THAT'S, THAT'S TWO YEAR 2324.
I GUESS THE ONLY THING I HAVE IS A LEGAL QUESTION BECAUSE IT SAYS IN THE STATUTE TWO YEARS WE CAN'T OBLIGATE COURT TWO YEARS AWAY.
IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE, THE WELL IT'S, IT'S YOUR ANNUAL BUDGET, SO IT'S NOT IN THIS BUDGET.
I MEAN, YOUR PAYMENT INTO OUR BUDGET THAT YOU DO EVERY, EVERY YEAR ANYWAY.
THAT'S, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT DOING SOMETHING THAT IN WORDS, IF WE DID IT AT 23 MONTHS IS FINE.
I MEAN, IT WOULD, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED AT THE TIME, YOU KNOW, AND INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET FOR THAT CYCLE BY THAT COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
IT, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO.
I'M, I'M SEEING WHAT YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THE FUTURE COURT COULD SEE THE NECESSITY FOR IT.
HOW MUCH ARE WE PAYING NOW PER YEAR AND WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? INCREASE ANY IDEA.
YOUR IN, WELL YOUR, YOUR AMOUNT WILL CHANGE EVERY YEAR, BUT YOUR APPROXIMATE INCREASE IS AROUND 130,000 A YEAR.
MORE THAN WHAT WE'RE PAYING THEM.
AND, AND WHAT SHE WAS ANSWERING.
AND THAT'S THE ANSWER I WANTED TO HEAR WAS THEY'D HAVE TO CONSIDER IT IN THEIR BUDGET.
'CAUSE WE'RE JUST LIKE, WE'RE SKINNER OURS IN OUR, SEE WHAT I'M SAYING? I'M, I'M JUST ASKING.
I WANTED ONLY FILM THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING ILLEGAL.
FIRST, ARE WE, ARE WE GOING TO BE, UH, GETTING THE BUILDING THAT Y'ALL HAVE NOW, WILL THAT COME BACK TO THE COUNTY? IS THAT CORRECT? YES.
SO WE'LL HAVE THAT TO, YOU ACTUALLY BELONGS TO THE COUNTY, RIGHT? THE LAND DOES WHEN WE, WHEN WE LEAVE, IT BELONGS TO THE COUNTY.
RIGHT NOW THE LAND IS THE COUNTY'S THE, THE BUILDINGS ARE THE DISTRICTS.
AND WHEN WE VACATE, YOU GET ALL OF IT.
CAN WE MAKE YOU UPGRADE IT BEFORE YOU LEAVE
I HAVE TO PUT MY MONEY IN THE NEW BUILDING PICTURE THE PICTURE I SAW WITH THE BIG CRACK AND STUFF FALLING OUT.
YEAH, THEY CAN FIX THAT ONE CORNER.
IT'S, I THOUGHT Y'ALL WERE SUPPOSED TO KEEP UP THE BUILDING.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A SECOND.
I FEEL LIKE I WAS WAITING FOR A VERDICT TO BE READ.
[6. Johnny White; Discuss/Consider approving the Pretrial Bond and Supervision Department policies and procedures.]
OKAY, MR. JOHNNY WHITE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PROVING THE PRETRIAL BOND AND SUPERVISION DEPARTMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.GUESS THE FOUR H FIREWORKS MACHINE.
GUNS, HAND GRENADES AND AIRPLANES? PRETTY HARD TO FOLLOW UP ON
UH, SOME OF 'EM WERE LEGISLATIVE IN NATURE, SOME OF 'EM THE MAINLY WE NEEDED CHANGE AND UPDATE ALL OUR FORMS AND BOND CONDITIONS AND STUFF THAT, UH, THE COURTS ISSUE WHEN THEY ISSUE BOND CONDITIONS.
UM, AND CHANGE OUR ADDRESS FOR THE NEW BUILDING EFFECTIVELY OCTOBER.
SO THAT WAS THE MAIN, THE MAIN THING.
AND WE JUST NEEDED TO BRING IT BACK TO YOU GUYS.
THERE'S SOME MORE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE.
I, I EMAILED THAT OUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.
I HOPE YOU HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ABOUT 12 DIFFERENT JUDGES IF YOU COUNT TERRELL.
AND WE HAVE A JUDGE IN SEVILLE THAT DOES MAGISTRATE AND WE GOT THE COUNTY COURTS AND DISTRICT COURTS.
SO ANYWAY, WE, WE PUT THIS IN PLACE TO KIND OF ASSIST AND STREAMLINE AND KINDA MAKE IT MORE CONSISTENT.
OF COURSE, WE'RE GONNA SUPERVISE AND LAUNCH OR DEFENDANTS OUT ON BOND WITH WHATEVER WE GET FROM THE COURTS.
BUT WE GOT TOGETHER WITH THE DA'S OFFICE AND WE KIND OF COME UP WITH THESE, UM, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, UM, WHEN THEY STARTED, UM, INPUTTING THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, UH, DISPATCH STARTED INPUTTING THOSE INTO T C I C.
SO WE HAD TO TWEAK SOME OF THAT.
IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST A WORK IN PROCESS.
THIS IS OUR FIFTH YEAR NOW AND IT'S GONE BY LIKE, LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE, BUT, UH, STARTED OUT IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OVER THERE AND 50 PEOPLE THE FIRST MONTH AND FIVE YEARS LATER WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, FOUR STAFF AND, UH, ALMOST 600 PEOPLE WE'RE SUPERVISING.
AND, YOU KNOW, CHANGES COME, YOU KIND OF TWEAK THINGS.
YOU GO TO CONFERENCES AND YOU LEARN THINGS AND, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BE SURE THAT EVERYBODY'S COVERED AND, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE CONSISTENT WITH EVERYTHING.
SO ANYWAY, I'M JUST HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
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TO GET SHIPPED? BECAUSE WHEN YOU SENT IT TO YOU SENT IT TO ME, I FORWARD IT TO AMY.AND AND THAT'S AND SHE HAD SOME CORRECTIONS FOR YOU I THINK.
YEAH, SHE HAD SOME RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND WE, AND WE DID GET ALL OF THOSE PUT IN.
AND I GUESS YOU WERE YOU ALSO, WE DID ALL THE REST OF THE JUDGES NOT, WE SENT IT TO EVERYONE.
AND HAVE YOU GUYS EVER BEEN WORKING AT THE END OF THE DAY, A PHONE CALL AND THE NEXT TIME MAKE 'EM ALL HAPPY? YEAH.
THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING STILL IN YOUR DRAFT THAT YOU THOUGHT YOU SENT THREE DAYS AGO.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT PARTICULAR INCIDENT.
BUT, BUT SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
THERE WAS A THING THAT SHE CALLED ABOUT THE DWS.
YOU KNOW, SO I'M, I'M, I'M GOOD WITH IT.
YOU MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
MR. UH, BARBARA, MAKE A SECOND.
[7. Commissioner Moore; Discuss/Consider accepting seal coat rock donation from Knife River for Precinct 4.]
SEVEN, COMMISSIONER MOORE, DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACCEPTING SEAL COAT ROCK DONATION FROM KNIFE RIVER FOR PRECINCT FOUR.COMMISSIONER, UH, ONE OF THE FARMER MARKET ROADS THAT WAS BEING REDONE, UH, 24 51 KNIFE RIVER WAS A CONTRACTOR BY THE STATE.
SO HE HAD ABOUT THREE END DUMPS WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 60 TONS OF ROCK THAT THEY OVERSHOT YOU OVER, UH, FIGURED FOR.
SO HE SAID BY THE TIME HE SENT HIS TRUCKS FROM WACO UP HERE TO PICK THAT UP, IT COST HIM MORE MONEY.
SO HE'D LIKE TO DONATE IT TO THE PRECINCT.
SO THEY SENT ME AN EMAIL LETTER SAYING THEY'D LIKE TO DONATE IT TO THE PRECINCT AND WE'LL PICK IT UP AND USE IT FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
DO WE NEED A VALUE ON THAT? YES SIR.
UH, LOOKING AT 60 TONS, LEMME TELL YOU REAL QUICK AS YOU CAN TURN, IT'S ABOUT 58 OR 5,880.
IT'S GONNA BE APPROXIMATE VALUE ON IT BASED ON $98 A TON.
CAN YOU MAKE THAT INTO A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
YOU HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
[8. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider approving the 2024 Official Holidays for Kaufman County Employees.]
OKAY, NUMBER EIGHT, DISCUSS.CONSIDER APPRO A 2024 HOLIDAYS SCHEDULE FOR KALEY COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
Y'ALL HAVE A COPY OF THAT IF YOU LOOKED IT OVER.
ANY CORRECTIONS THAT YOU WANT TO THROW OUT THERE? SUGGESTIONS.
A LOT OF, A LOT OF HOLIDAY
SO I'M, I'M APPRECIATED OF THAT.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
MR. FIPPS MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
I SECOND MAYOR TO MAKE A SECOND.
[9. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider approving the FY2024 Kaufman County VINE Service renewal agreement.]
NUMBER NINE, JUDGE ALLEN, UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER PROVING THE FFY 2024 KAUFMAN COUNTY VINE SERVICE RENEWAL AGREEMENT.THIS IS JUST A YEARLY AGREEMENT THAT WE DO AND HAS TO COME BEFORE EVERY YEAR ON THE VICTIM'S NOTIFICATION.
SO, ANY QUES QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? HOW THAT I MAKE THAT MOTION.
[10. Judge Allen; Discuss/Consider entering into an interlocal agreement between North Central Texas Emergency Communications District and Kaufman County for Regional 9-1-1 Service,]
10.DISCUSS, CONSIDER ENTERING TO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT AND KAUFFMAN COUNTY REGIONAL 9 1 1 SERVICE.
WELL, WE DID THIS, DID THIS A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
WASN'T THAT A DIFFERENT ONE? A DIFFERENT ONE? THE 9 1 1 ADDRESS? YEAH.
MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
I'LL SECOND MR. WE MAKE SECOND.
[11. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line-item and budget transfers/corrections.]
AUDITOR.CONSIDER LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS OR CORRECTIONS.
UH, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE? THEY WERE EMAILED TO YOU LAST WEEK FOR YOUR REVIEW.
[12. Auditor; Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.]
AGAIN, DISCUSS, CONSIDERED CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUDITOR.THESE WERE EMAILED FOR YOUR REVIEW AND I HAVE ONE ADDITIONAL, UH, SINCE YOU'RE GONNA BE IN CONFERENCE SEMINAR NEXT WEEK AND WE'RE NOT HAVING A MEETING, RIGHT.
I HAVE A VENDOR THAT IS REALLY NEEDING THEIR MONEY.
THEY, UH, EMAILED THEIR INVOICE THURSDAY OR FRIDAY TO, UM, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STEVE WAS OUT.
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SO I ASKED HIM ABOUT IT YESTERDAY AND HE SENT IT OVER.AND BEFORE I COULD CALL THE MAN BACK TO SAY, I'M GONNA ASK THE COURT TO APPROVE IT IN COURT TOMORROW, HE HAD THE ENGINEER CALL ME AND ASK ME THE SAME THING.
AND THEY ALL HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY NEED TO GET THEIR INVOICES BY NOON TO BE ABLE TO BE WORKED FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
SO I HAVE ATTACHED THAT INVOICE.
SO YOU CAN SEE IT'S TO DO WITH THE DAM MAINTENANCE.
SO THERE'S MONEY IN THAT FUND.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? ANY ISSUES WITH IT? IF NOT, THEN I ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
COMMISSIONER, I'LL MAKE A SECOND.
[13. Adjourn Meeting]
MAKE A, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.