Feb 06, 2024 Commissioners Court

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I'D

[Call to Order]

WE'RE THANKFUL FOR ALL WHO'S IN ATTENDANCE.

WE'RE GONNA BEGIN THIS MORNING VACATION BY COMMISSIONER MOORE.

AND THEN, UH, COMMISSIONER HUNT IS GONNA LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES.

SO IF YOU WILL STAND WITH ME, LETS PRAY.

MOST GRACIOUS, HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD, AGAIN, WE ALWAYS ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE TODAY, LORD, AS WE MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON THE COUNTY, LORD, WE ALSO WANT TO ASK YOU TO BE WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE APPRECIATE ALL THEIR HARD WORK AND EFFORTS THEY PUT IN EACH AND EVERY DAY.

LORD, BE WITH OUR GOVERNMENT AND, UH, AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS, WORLDWIDE DECISIONS, LORD, THAT IT BE YOUR WILL AS WELL, LORD, UH, BE WITH OUR LEADERS.

BE WITH OUR POLICE OFFICERS AND FIRE, UH, AGAIN.

WE JUST ALWAYS NEED TO SEEK YOUR GUIDANCE IN EACH AND EVERY DAY.

AND LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE SUNSHINE WE'VE HAD THIS WEEK.

WE JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LOVE THAT YOU SHOW US EACH AND EVERY DAY.

WE PRAY.

THE SAME SON'S HOLY NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

AMEN.

OUR PLEASURE OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.

FRAUD.

HONOR, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I REFLECT THE LEADING TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE INDIVISIBLE.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]

NOTHING.

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

THEN WE'LL SKIP ON DOWN TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS EVERYONE SEEING EVERYTHING THAT'S THERE AND ANY DISCUSSION ITEMS THAT YOU WANT TO BRING FORWARD? IF NOT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. HUNT MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU ALL.

MR. POLLSTER.

[3. John Polster: Discuss/Present an update on the Outer Loop project.]

DISCUSS AND PRESENT THE UPDATE ON THE OUTER LOOP PROJECT.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

I'M, UH, BRINGING BRIAN SWINDELL.

YES, PLEASE.

UH, WITH HDR TO HELP ME WITH THIS.

HE'S, UH, I'M JUST THE LOOK, HE'S THE BRAINS.

I LIKE THAT.

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AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE EVERYBODY TO BRENDA CALLAWAY.

SURE.

SHE'S, UH, NEW TO ITS.

UH, SHE AGREED TO LET HER REPUTATION BE DAMAGED BY ASSOCIATED WITH ME.

UH, UNDERSTAND.

SHE UNDERSTAND.

SHE A FORMER EX DOT.

YES.

AND, UH, GOOD FRIEND.

SO, OKAY.

WE'LL JUST GET STARTED.

I'LL LET YOU RUN THE SHOW.

SO I WANT TO GO OVER A COUPLE THINGS REAL QUICK.

UH, YESTERDAY WE HAD A, UH, A GROUP MEETING WITH BOTH DENTON COUNTY, ROCKWELL COUNTY, AND KAUFFMAN COUNTY AND COUNCIL GOVERNMENTS ON THE STATUS OF ALL OF THESE PROJECTS.

WE HAD THAT, UH, FIRST, UM, MEETING WITH THE, UH, KAMAN COUNTY TRANSPORTATION GROUP 10 DAYS AGO OR SO.

I CAN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS.

MM-HMM.

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AND THE OUTER LOOP SEEMED TO BE THE, UH, TOPIC, .

SO WE WANTED TO COME BEFORE YOU GUYS AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE ON THIS SEGMENT.

UH, AND THEN KIND OF GIVE YOU A BIG PICTURE ON WHERE THE EVER EVERYTHING IS GOING.

SURE.

THANK YOU.

SO, UM, AGAIN, BRIAN AND HIS TEAM DO ALL THE, ALL THE REALLY GOOD WORK ON THIS STUFF.

UH, AND AS YOU SEE ON YOUR NEXT PAGE, WE RUNNING, OH, YOU ARE RUNNING IT.

YES.

THERE, IT'S THERE.

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SO, AS, AS WE WERE TALKING, IT GOES FROM KAUFMAN THROUGH ROCKWALL.

UM, PARTS OF COLLIN COUNTY'S OUTER LOOP ARE ON THE REGION'S MOBILITY PLAN, BUT THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT ISN'T BECAUSE COG IS NOT REALLY CON CONFIDENT THEY NEED THAT PART YET, THAT THEY'LL, UH, USE THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO GET DOWN TO ROCKWALL.

UH, BUT DIDN'T, ROCKWALL AND KAUFMAN ARE ALL IN THE CURRENT MOBILITY PLAN.

SO, AS YOU KNOW, UH, WE PICKED UP THIS PROJECT, UH, FROM THE KAUFMAN ROCKWELL COUNTY LINE NEAR 2 0 5, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO I 20.

AND, UH, IN THIS AREA, WE'RE JUST SHOWING YOU THAT THERE'S, UM, A AREA OF, OF, OF, UM, FOCUS FOR THE VARIOUS LOCATIONS OF THE PROJECT.

AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT WILL DETERMINE THAT LOCATION AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, UH, THE QUARTERLY MEETING.

THAT, RIGHT.

SO BRIAN AND HIS TEAM HAVE TAKEN US THROUGH, UH, ALL OF THE VARIOUS STEPS TO, UH, TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

THEY, UM, WENT THROUGH A FEASIBILITY PROCESS TO DETERMINE WHAT PROJECTS, UH, ALIGNMENTS WERE FEASIBLE, AND, UH, CONTINUED TO IDENTIFY THOSE ALTERNATIVES, HAD PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT, UH, THROUGHOUT THE, UH, THE CORRIDOR,

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AND THEN HERE WE ARE TODAY, WE'RE INCORPORATING THOSE COMMENTS AND TAKING THAT FEEDBACK STUFF THAT THE COMMUNITIES TELL US, AND THE HOAS TELL US, AND, UH, REFINE THAT PROJECT AND ALL THAT WILL MOVE FORWARD TO MAKING A RECOMMENDATION, UH, FOR THE, UM, THE ALIGNMENT THAT WILL BE, UH, CARRIED THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND, UH, ULTIMATELY, HOPEFULLY CLEARED.

SO, I MEAN, WE'RE GONNA TELL YOU THINGS YOU ALREADY KNOW.

UH, WE'RE, WE'RE FOCUSED ON THE OUTER LOOK RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE, THE, THE DEVELOPMENT IN KAUFMAN COUNTY IS EXPANDING.

THE POPULATIONS MOVING, UH, MOVING UP.

AND THERE'S SIGNIFICANT GROWTH.

AND A LOT OF THAT'S FROM WHAT I CALL THE CORE AREA DIASPORA, WHERE DALLAS AND TARRANT COUNTY PEOPLE ARE MOVING FROM THAT AREA.

UH, STARTED THAT, YOU KNOW, AFTER COVID, THE COG REGION SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE PERIMETER COUNTIES POPULATIONS.

AND, UH, THEY REALLY WANTED TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE OUTER LOOP.

AND THOSE PEOPLE COMING HERE HAVE TO LIVE SOMEWHERE.

SO THOSE RESIDENTIAL HOUSES ARE BEING BUILT, THOSE DEVELOPMENTS ARE COMING IN, AND THE MORE THEY DEVELOP, THE TIGHTER THE CORRIDOR BECOMES FOR US TO FIND A LOCATION.

SO NOW IS THE TIME TO, UH, MOVE ON IT.

AND AS WE SAID EARLIER, AND BRIAN'S HERE TO CORRECT, ANYTHING I SAY IS WRONG, THREE RIGHTS HERE, UM, IS BECAUSE OF THE CONNECTIVITY.

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE IN COFFMAN COUNTY DON'T STAY IN COFFMAN COUNTY.

THEY TRAVEL THE REGION.

AND, UH, SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OUR ROADS CONNECT TO THE GREATER REGION AS A WHOLE.

SO THIS IS WHERE I'M GONNA LET BRIAN TALK ABOUT THE NEED AND PURPOSE.

'CAUSE HE'S ACTUALLY THE GUY.

YEAH.

I THINK THE NEED AND PURPOSE, UH, JOHN TALKED A LOT ABOUT IT ALREADY, BUT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS IS THE CONNECTIVITY PIECE OF IT.

BUT ALSO WE'RE, UH, EXPERIENCING A LOT OF CONGESTION ALREADY.

YOU KNOW, I WOULD THINK ABOUT 2 0 5 OF AND, AND TAR, AND THERE'S A LOT OF CONGESTION ALREADY IN THE AREA.

AND THEN IT'S ONLY GONNA GET WORSE AS THE, THE GROWTH CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

SO WE NEED TO BE OUT IN FRONT OF IT.

SO WE NEED TO IDENTIFY A GOOD NEED AND PURPOSE FOR THE PROJECT SO THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY A SPOT SO THAT WE HAVE AN ENVELOPE TO PUT ST PUT, UM, THINGS THROUGH.

I KNOW UP IN DENTON THERE, YOU KNOW, THAT, THAT KIND OF WINDOW CLOSED IN A HURRY UP IN DENTON.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WINDOW DOESN'T CLOSE IN COFFMAN BEFORE WE HAVE A GOOD SPOT TO PUT THIS, PUT THIS PROJECT.

SO THAT'S WHY, GO AHEAD.

BEFORE WE PASS OFF ON THIS, UH, I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE THESE ARE JUST WORDS WE'RE PUTTING DOWN, BUT THE NEED AND PURPOSE, WHEN WE ESTABLISH A NEED AND PURPOSE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT THEN VALIDATES, OR BECAUSE THERE'S A NO BUILD SCENARIO, SHOWS THAT WE NEED THE PROJECT, UH, AND, AND IT FITS THE PURPOSE.

SO WHAT WE DO FROM THIS POINT FORWARD IS TO ADDRESS THESE TWO ISSUES.

YEAH.

THIS IS THE GUIDING PART OF IT.

AND WE ARE CONSTANTLY TESTING OUR ALTERNATIVES AGAINST THE NEED AND PURPOSE.

AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE WORDS IN HERE ABOUT FUTURE TRAVEL DEMANDS, AND WE'RE TESTING ALL OF OUR PROJECTS AGAINST WHAT IS THE, THE FUTURE DEMAND THAT THIS PROJECT WILL, AND HOW WILL IT HELP ALLEVIATE THAT FUTURE DEMAND.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE WE'RE JUDGING THESE PROJECTS ON.

GO AHEAD, .

SO IF YOU, UH, LOOK AT THE PROPOSED PROJECT, THE ULTIMATE, ULTIMATE SECTION, AND THIS IS, YOU KNOW, LOOKING, YOU KNOW, DOWN THE ROAD, WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE ACCOMMODATED THE ULTIMATE AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE PHASES, AND I'LL WALK THROUGH THAT.

BUT THIS IS WHAT THE ULTIMATE WOULD, WOULD LOOK LIKE IS TWO MAIN LANES, FREEWAY MAIN LANES, UH, THAT, THAT ARE IN THE MIDDLE.

AND THEN TWO FRONTAGE ROADS ON EITHER SIDE, YOUR TYPICAL HIGHWAY, YOU KNOW, ALTERNATIVE THAT YOU SEE ON I 20, OR, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT, THAT PROVIDES GOOD CONNECTIVITY ON THE FRONTAGE ROADS, BUT ALSO, UH, PROVIDES THOSE REGIONAL MOVEMENTS ON, ON THE MAIN LANES.

BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT PHASING THIS PROJECT IN BASED ON NEEDS.

SO IT'S NOT THAT, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE BUILT TO DAY ONE.

LOOK, WE'RE LOOKING AT PHASING IN AS A NEED, AS A NEED IS AS A NEED OCCURS.

HOWEVER, UH, IN ORDER TO KEEP THAT ENVELOPE OPEN, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'VE ESTABLISHED THAT FOOTPRINT SO THAT WE HAVE ROOM TO DO, DO THAT.

SO PHASE ONE WOULD BE, UH, A TWO-WAY, FRONTAGE ROAD, UH, UH, SO JUST ONE OF THE FRONTAGE ROADS, BUT MAKE IT TWO WAY IN THE INTERIM PHASE.

UH, PHASE TWO WOULD BE TO ADD THE SECOND FRONTAGE ROAD AND THEN MAKE THEM ONE WAY FRONTAGE ROADS ON EITHER SIDE.

AND THEN THE LAST PHASE WOULD BE TO ADD THE MAIN LANES IN, INTO THE MIDDLE.

SO THAT'S KIND OF THE, THE GENERAL PHASING OF IT.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO, SO WE STARTED THIS PROJECT, UH, JOHN SHOWED YOU THE FOOTPRINT.

UH, WE LITERALLY CALL IT THE FOOTPRINT 'CAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG FOOT, UM, OF THE STUDY AREA.

BUT, UH, THAT'S TO KIND OF GIVE THE RANGE OF ALTERNATIVES WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT.

AND A, WE DEAL WITH WHAT WE CALL A, UH, UNIVERSAL UNIVERSE OF ALTERNATIVES OR A WORLD OF ALTERNATIVES.

WE LOOK AT EVERYTHING, NOTHING'S OFF THE, OFF THE TABLE.

AND THEN WE NARROW IT DOWN TO SOME PRELIMINARY ALIGNMENTS.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN HERE IS WE HAD, I KNOW, 10 TO 12 PRELIMINARY ALIGNMENTS THAT WE STARTED WITH TO, TO LOOK AT.

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BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE LOOKED AT.

UH, WE HAD TWO MAIN CONNECTION POINTS ON THE NORTH SIDE, UH, 2 0 5, AND THEN REALLY ONE PRIMARY CONNECTION POINT ON THE SOUTH AT AT 1 48.

AND, AND THOSE ARE THE LIMITS OF OUR, OF OUR STUDY.

WE, UH, TOOK THOSE ALTERNATIVES THROUGH SOME CRITERIA, UH, THAT LED TO THE NEED AND PURPOSE THAT, THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

UH, INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND ECONOMIC, YOU KNOW, ENVIRONMENTAL THINGS LIKE PARKS AND SCHOOLS, HAZMAT, UH, HAZARDS, MATERIALS, WETLANDS, FLOODPLAINS, UH, COMMERCIAL AREAS, ENGINEERING.

WE TALKED ABOUT CONNECTIVITY, BUT ALSO WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE LOCAL PLANNING EFFORTS AND MAKING SURE WE'RE CONSISTENT WITH SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE ALREADY IN PLACE AND MAKING SURE WE'RE, WE'RE ADDRESSING THOSE.

AND ALSO, UH, ADDRESSING DESIGN STANDARDS, MAKING SURE WE'RE, WE'RE BUILDING IT TO, UH, GOOD DESIGN STANDARDS FOR THE, FOR THE FUTURE.

AND THEN ECONOMIC, YOU KNOW, WE LOOKED AT THE CONSTRUCTION COST, BUT ALSO THE IMPACT TO THE RIGHT OF WAY COST AS WELL.

'CAUSE WE KNOW THAT THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THAT'S A BIG, A BIG ISSUE.

AND HOW DO WE MINIMIZE, MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THE, OF, OF THE PROJECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL.

SO THE STEP, THE SECOND STEP WAS TO TAKE THAT LIST OF ALTERNATIVES AND NARROW THOSE DOWN.

AND WE NARROWED 'EM DOWN TO ABOUT FOUR ALTERNATIVES.

AND, AND I WILL SAY AT THIS POINT THAT THE NO BUILD ALTERNATIVE IS ONE THAT WE CARRY THROUGH TO THE VERY END OF THE PROJECT.

IT'S ALWAYS AN OPTION UNTIL RIGHT AT THE VERY END.

SO THE NO BUILD IS AN OPTION, BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT WE HONED IN PRETTY QUICK SOUTH OF 80 ON A SINGLE ALIGNMENT.

AND THEN NORTH, WE STILL MAINTAINED OUR TWO, UH, CONNECTION POINTS AT 2 0 5.

UH, WE TOOK THOSE ALTERNATIVES TO AN OPEN HOUSE IN, IN NOVEMBER OF 2022.

SO IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN A LITTLE WHILE.

WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK, BUT WE HAD A LOT OF ATTENDANCE AND A LOT OF GOOD FEEDBACK.

AND, AND WE, AND BECAUSE OF THE FEEDBACK, WE MADE SOME, UM, WE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO SOME OF THE ALIGNMENTS.

AND WE, WE, UH, WE TWEAKED SOME OF 'EM.

WE'VE ALSO HAD A LOT OF ONE-ON-ONE, UH, MEETINGS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS.

WE'VE HAD, UH, EXTENSIVE NUMBER OF MEETINGS WITH THE CITY OF TARRELL, UH, AND SOME OF THE OTHER, UH, LARGER STAKEHOLDERS OUT THERE IN THAT AREA TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE, UH, ADDRESSED THEIR, THEIR ISSUES AS WELL.

UM, THIS IS ALSO BEING DONE, UH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH TXDOT AND WITH NCT COG, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE, UM, CONSISTENT WITH THAT.

BUT LIKE JOHN SAID, EARLY ON, WE ARE MEETING WITH ROCKWALL, COLLIN COUNTY AND DENTON COUNTY ON A, ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING IN KAUFMAN IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING ELSEWHERE AS WELL.

AND SO WE, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF COORDINATION, UH, TO LEAD US TO OUR STEP THREE, WHICH IS TO DETERMINE OUR RECOMMENDED ALIGNMENT.

AND THIS IS THE PHASE THAT WE'RE, WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW.

WE'RE DEVELOPING OUR, OUR, OUR RECOMMENDED ALIGNMENT BASED ON OUR ANALYSIS.

UH, WE HAVE A 60% DESIGN THAT WE'RE, WE'RE PUSHING TOWARDS.

WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE PUSHING TOWARDS, WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE THAT SUBMITTAL WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH, MONTH AND A HALF.

UM, AND THEN THAT WILL THAT, SO THAT SHOWS YOU THAT WE ARE AT THAT AREA.

THAT SECOND COLUMN THERE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY AND, AND DESIGN SCHEMATIC DEVELOPMENT IS WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.

AND, UH, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE, WE'RE PUSHING TOWARDS OUR 60%.

WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED THE VALUE ENGINEERING STUDY THAT, THAT'S COMING UP WHERE THEY HAVE SOME P PEER REVIEW OF THE, OF THE ALTERNATIVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT MAKES SENSE AND THERE'S NO FATAL FLAWS AND THERE'S NO BIG ISSUES.

AND THEN WE MOVE ON TO THE 90% AND FINALIZE THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE LOOKING AT.

AND WE HAVE ON HERE TWO TO THREE YEARS FOR CONSTRUCTION.

THAT DEPENDS ON THE PHASING AND THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

BUT, UH, THAT'S KIND OF THE, THE TIMELINE THAT WE, WE HAVE, UH, IDENTIFIED.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA GO THROUGH THE NEXT STEPS THERE.

I THINK YOU CAN.

SO NEXT STEPS IS, YOU KNOW, I SAID WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS OUR 60%, BUT WE ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC, A FINAL PUBLIC MEETING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HAVING SOMETIME THIS SPRING WE'RE LOOKING AT, IT'S PROBABLY GONNA BE IN THE MAY TIMEFRAME, MOST LIKELY IS WHAT I'M GUESSING.

UH, AND THAT WE WILL PRESENT THE, UH, PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE, UH, THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING TO CARRY FORWARD ALONG WITH THE NO BUILD ALTERNATIVE.

AND WE'LL GET FEEDBACK AND AFTER THAT WE'LL MAKE ANY FINAL MODIFICATIONS WE NEED TO MAKE TO IT.

WE WILL FINALIZE OUR DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL, AND THEN WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, EITHER LATER THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR TO AS THE FINAL MARK OF THE END OF THE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION PROCESS.

AND AT THAT POINT, THE SCHEMATIC WILL BE FINALIZED AND WE WILL WRAP UP THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND IT'LL BE READY FOR THE DETAILED DESIGN PHASE.

AND SO WHAT HAPPENS AT THE, BETWEEN THE NEXT STEP OF THE PUBLIC MEETING AND THEN THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING IS WE ATTEMPT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT ALTERNATIVE THAT WE ARE PROPOSING FORWARD, THERE'S WHAT'S CALLED TECHNICALLY PREFERRED AND LOCALLY PREFERRED.

AND WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS MAKE THE TECHNICALLY PREFERRED AND THE LOCALLY PREFERRED THE SAME ALTERNATIVE TECHNICALLY MEANS IT'S THE MOST VIABLE LEAST IMPACTS, UH, EASIER TO BUILD, MOST COST EFFECTIVE, LOCALLY PREFERRED, SOMETIMES TWEAKS THAT, UH, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS DOESN'T ALLOW YOU TO USE VALUE TECH AS A SOLE DETERMINER.

THE, UH, LOCAL PREFERRED

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SO BETWEEN THE MEETING, WHICH WHEN WE HAVE IN SPRING, WE'RE REALLY GONNA SEE ABOUT HEARING WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT WHAT WE THINK ABOUT THIS ALTERNATIVE, UH, TRY TO ACCOMMODATE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ON THAT.

SO WHEN WE ROLL INTO THE PUBLIC HEARING, WE'VE GOT A PROJECT THAT 90% OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT SUPPORT.

UM, AND BECAUSE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING, YOU'LL MAKE A COMMENT AND, UH, THE STATE WILL HEAR THAT COMMENT, BUT THEY WILL NOT RESPOND.

THEY WILL TAKE THAT STATEMENT THAT YOU MAKE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THEN, UH, BRIAN AND HIS TEAM WILL RESPOND TO THAT IN THE DOCUMENT ITSELF, SUBMIT IT TO THE STATE AND THE FEDS FOR FINAL APPROVAL.

UH, AND IF WE GET PAST ALL THAT, WE GET A, UH, FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, WHICH MEANS WE ARE SATISFACTORY FOR FURTHER, UH, ACTIVITIES, WHICH MEANS WE CAN ROLL INTO RIGHTAWAY ACQUISITION, UTILITY RELOCATION, AND DESIGN.

CORRECT.

I THINK THAT'S IT.

YEAH.

THAT'S ALL WE HAVE.

SO, YES.

AND UH, ALL OF THIS IS WE'RE GOING TO MAKE AVAILABLE, WE HAVEN'T ALREADY TELL YOU TO PUT UP ON YOUR WEBSITE.

UH, BRIAN IS OUR TECHNICAL, UM, UH, LIAISON.

AND THEN BRENDA WILL TAKE OVER AS A PROJECT MANAGER, UH, FOR THE COUNTY, UH, FOR ANYTHING THAT WE DO LOCALLY HERE.

SO, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, THOUGHTS, CONCERNS? YES.

CAJOLING.

CAJOLING.

OKAY.

ON THE MAP, THE ALIGNMENTS, THE FOUR YOU HAVE AT THE TOP, AND THEN PRETTY MUCH THE ONE AT THE BOTTOM, DO YOU HAVE A DETAILED MAP OF THAT? I MEAN, WHERE YOU CAN WE HAVE, WE HAVE, UH, WE HAVE THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE IMPACTED.

'CAUSE WE, THAT'S PART OF THE PROCESS WE HAVE TO LOOK AT.

UH, AND WHEN HE SAYS HE'S GOT A 60%, UH, PLAN, HE'S TALKING ABOUT A SCHEMATIC, WHICH IS JUST A PLAN AND PROFILE.

SO WE HAVE, UH, ANALYSIS ON THESE 'CAUSE WE HAVE TO GET RIGHTS OF ENTRY FOR A SURE.

UH, BUT WE DON'T, THERE'S NOT AN ACTUAL PLAN SET 'CAUSE WE'RE NOT APPROVED FOR ALIGNMENT YET.

WE DO HAVE ALIGNMENTS ON A, AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH, YOU KNOW, SO YOU CAN KINDA SEE KIND OF HOW THAT ALIGNMENT COMES THROUGH.

BUT AS JOHN SAID, THE 60% DESIGNS COME BACK.

WE HAD THAT ALSO.

SO I DON'T, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT.

OKAY.

ANY COMMISSIONER THAT'S SOMETHING INTERESTED IN SEEING? OH YEAH.

SO YEAH, WE'RE DEFINITELY, I MEAN, OF COURSE I BEAT HIM UP ALL THE TIME ABOUT MIKE DOES TOO, ABOUT HOW TRAIL ALIGNMENT OF THIS, BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF MAKING OUR ALIGNMENT, YOU KNOW.

BUT WHAT WE'RE DOING THAT, AND THAT'S IMPORTANT WHERE WE CROSS, UH, UH, 80, WE HAVE UM, GENERALLY ONE LOCATION WHEREBY THE SPUR 5 57, WE HAD, UH, WE DID Y'ALL, WE SCOPED IN WHEN THEY WERE DOING THE 80 JOB GHOSTED IN A, A FULL DIRECT CONNECT, UH, UH, INTERCHANGE AT THAT LOCATION.

SO WE WOULD KNOW WHERE THE RAMPING IMPACTS HELMS TRAIL.

AND WE'RE STILL PRETTY MUCH REAL CLOSE TO WHERE THE ALIGNMENT IS NOW.

'CAUSE WE'VE MOVED OVER THE, UH, THE OUTER LOOP JUST A LITTLE BIT.

SO I THINK WE, WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING A LOT WITH NELSON, UH, UNDER UNDERWOOD ON THE, ON THE EIGHTIES SCHEMATIC AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S OURS IS CONSISTENT WITH HIS AND THAT WE'RE MINIMIZING ANY KINDA REWORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE AFTER HIS IS BUILT AND OURS COMES IN.

SO OURS LAYS ON TOP OF HIS PRETTY, PRETTY WELL, WE HAVEN'T CHANGED THE CONNECTION TO HELMS TRAIL.

UH, THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOKED AT.

I ALSO LOOKED AT THE, UH, THE RAILROAD BRIDGE ON THE SPUR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WEREN'T IMPACTING THAT AGAIN IN OUR PROJECT AFTER HE IMPACTS IT IN HIS.

SO WE, WE HAD A LOT OF THAT COORDINATION.

IN FACT, THIS WEEK WE'RE MEETING WITH ALL OF, WE'RE MEETING WITH I 20 TEAM, THE USAD TEAM AND THE 2 0 5 TEAM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONSISTENT WITH ALL THEIR DESIGNS ONE LAST TIME.

SO BECAUSE 2 0 5 IS MOVING, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S FULLY FUNDED ALL THE WAY TO TERRELL.

AND SO I DON'T, I THINK IT'S IN 26 WHERE THE FUNDING IS.

AND SO IT'LL GO FIRST.

AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW THAT THEY ACCOMMODATED WHAT WE'RE GONNA NEED IN THE FUTURE, WHICH IS WHAT WE DID.

AND IT DID, IT, IT ALLOWED HELMS TRAIL TO DO WHATEVER WE NEEDED TO DO AND OUR, UH, STUDY ON THAT PROJECT.

WELL THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE DEFINITELY WANT TO GET IT MOVED FORWARD.

AND, AND I KNOW OUR CONGRESSMAN LANDS GOOD AND HE'S ALSO ON THE HIGHWAY FUNDING UP THERE.

AND HE'S, HE'S AFTER ALLOCATING MONEY FOR US TO MOVE THIS HELM SHELL FORWARD.

AND OF COURSE MIKE'S TAKEN OVER THE PROJECT DECK.

WE, WE MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE MADE SURE THAT THE RIGHT HAND DIDN'T MESS UP WHAT THE LEFT HAND WAS DOING.

I MEAN, BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING WE STARTED A LONG TIME AGO AND WE WANT TO, WE WANT TO GET IT MOVING.

I MEAN, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IT NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE TRAFFIC THROUGH OUR, OUR COUNTY NOW AND GO FROM ONE HIGHWAY TO ANOTHER HIGHWAY AND MOVE ON.

WE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE WANT TO DO ON HELM TRAIL, IT

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WELL, AND, AND REALLY TOO, ALL OF THEM HAVE ALL JOINED TOGETHER CROSSING 80 THROUGH TERRELL AT PRETTY MUCH THE SAME POINT.

'CAUSE I THINK THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB WITH THE DEVELOPERS CORRECT.

TO ACTUALLY HAVE THE EASEMENTS IN THE PLANS.

YEAH.

AND THEY'VE ALREADY DEDICATED DEVELOPERS.

WE MET WITH THE CITY OF TERRELL.

YEAH.

THEY'RE BOTH KIND OF GAVE US A THUMBS UP ON THE ALIGNMENT.

WE TWEAKED IT BASED ON SOME THINGS THEY SAID.

YEAH.

AND SO WE SHOULD HAVE CONSENSUS WITH THOSE GUYS.

I SURE CUT THE COST DOWN IF THEY GO IN.

YEAH.

BECAUSE IF THEY GO, THEY, BECAUSE THE PROPERTY RIGHTS, IF, IF WE'RE NOT CLEARED, THEY HAVE A RIGHT TO DO WHAT THEY WANT WITH THEIR PROPERTY.

AND IF THEY ACCOMMODATE US, THEN IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR US TO HIT THAT CORRIDOR BECAUSE THAT CORRIDOR HAS LEASED IMPACTS.

YEAH.

SO IT ALL WORKS OUT AS LONG AS WE'RE ALL TALKING.

RIGHT.

I KNOW THIS STOPS AT 1 48.

WHY WOULD THAT COME ON DOWN TO 1, 1 75 TO CATCH ALL THAT TRAFFIC? SO I, UH, AFTER OUR CONVERSATION AT THE QUARTERLY, I MET WITH, UH, MICHAEL MORRIS WITH THE DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION.

AND I TOLD HIM I'M GONNA DO A CURSORY LOOK AT OUR BOND PROGRAM TO SEE WHAT WE GOT.

AND WHAT IT'LL BE IS, IS IT'LL BE THE SAME, SAME IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR MONEY, HE'LL REIMBURSE US WITH FEDERAL DOLLARS ON A PROJECT.

UH, BUT IF WE'RE TIGHT, HE ALSO OFFERED TO FIND A WAY TO HELP US FUND IT.

OKAY.

'CAUSE HE WANTS IT MOVING FORWARD AS WELL.

SO THAT'LL BE, IT'LL TAKE A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO WALK THAT DOG.

OKAY.

BUT, UH, THAT'S IN THE WORKS.

OKAY, GOOD.

BECAUSE THEY, THAT WAS GOOD NEWS TO HIM.

HE WANTED TO HEAR THAT.

YEAH.

BUT IT'S VERY CROWDED.

LIKE EVERY, EVERY ROAD WE HAVE.

CORRECT.

IS .

IT IS IMPORTANT.

WE NEED Y'ALL TO HELP IN ROCK COUNTY TO KEEP THEM FOCUSED BECAUSE, UH, THERE, THERE'S SOME CONCERNS UP THERE AND WE GOT, IF WE LOSE THAT CORRIDOR, WE'LL LOSE THE WHOLE EASTERN SIDE OF THE YEAH.

OUTER LOOP.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS GENTLEMEN? I STILL LIKE TO SEE THE MAPS.

WE'LL WORK THROUGH JOHN AND GET THAT INFORMATION OKAY TOO.

OKAY.

JUST MAKE SURE IT SAYS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

YEAH.

WE ALWAYS .

THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD.

ANYTHING ELSE, JOHN? ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA SHARE WITH US? NO SIR.

I, I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

HEY BRENDA, GLAD TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD.

THANK YOU.

BACK AT THE RECORD SHOW THAT I WAS ON TIME TODAY.

HE WAS EARLY.

WERE HE WAS, HE WAS, HE WAS EARLY.

I FIRST ON JENNA.

WE DIDN'T HAVE TO MOVE HIM DOWN OR ANYTHING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT.

[4. Skeet Phillips: Discuss/Consider accepting Stadium Drive at the Forney Sheriff's Sub-Station and acknowledging Forney ISD will assume maintenance for the road.]

YES SIR.

UH, THAT'S, THAT'S JUST A FORMALITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO NAME THE ROAD SO THAT OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND STUFF CAN ADDRESS THAT ROAD AND IT WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

'CAUSE IT'S ALL THEIR PROPERTY.

IT'S UH, BUT THEY'LL BE ABLE TO NAME AND EMERGENCY, UH, VEHICLES WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO AN ADDRESS AND EVERYBODY WILL HAVE A NUMBER AND ADDRESS TO BE ABLE TO GO TO AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO BE RESPONDING.

DO WE HAVE A NAME FOR THE ROAD? STADIUM DRIVE? STADIUM DRIVE.

BUT IT'S ALSO WHAT WE NEED FOR US BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE TRAINING CLASSES THERE AND OKAY.

WHERE THE ADDRESS IS RIGHT NOW.

5 48.

NOBODY CAN FIND US.

SO, OKAY.

THIS IS A BIG STEP.

WE NEED TO HELP US WITH OUR SUBSTATION PLEASE.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT.

SO ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF NOT NEED A ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, NAME IT.

STADIUM DRIVE AND, OKAY.

COMMISSIONER PHELPS MADE THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIED.

OKAY, MS. PAM, YOU'RE UP NEXT.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

[5. Pam Corder: Discuss/Consider approving the Resolution to apply for the funding through the Office of the Governors Criminal Justice Division for Bullet Resistant Shields and Rife Resistant Body Armor for the new District Attorneys Office Investigators and the new Deputies in the Constables Offices.]

YES.

YES.

SO THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING.

UH, WE HAVE DONE ROUNDS OF THESE, THIS FUNDING BEFORE, BUT WE HAVE NEW EMPLOYEES AND WE DIDN'T ASK FOR ENOUGH FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES WHEN WE, UH, APPLIED FOR THE VE OR THE SHIELDS BECAUSE THAT WAS A NEW GRANT AND THEY ONLY ALLOWED YOU TO ASK FOR A PERCENTAGE OF WHAT YOUR EMPLOYEE BASE WAS.

RIGHT.

SO, UH, 16 CONSTABLES FOR THE BULLET RESISTANCE SHIELDS, THAT'S 59,000 AND SOME CHANGE.

AND THEN THE RIFLE VESTS WOULD BE 11 OF OUR CONSTABLES AND FOUR OF OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, UM, FOR HER NEW EMPLOYEES.

AND THAT'S ABOUT 14 OR 13,483.

OKAY.

SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

YES.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT WHILE WE CAN AND WHEN WE CAN.

YES.

ANY COMMENTS? IF NOT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU PAM.

THANK YOU

[6. Sheriff Beavers: Discuss/Consider accepting the Racial Profiling Report for 2023 for the Sheriff's Department.]

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD, GOOD MORNING AS ALWAYS.

THIS TIME OF YEAR, I'M A LITTLE EARLY.

THANK GOODNESS WE

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SO IF YOU CAN KIND OF TURN TO YOUR SUMMARY PAGE, UH, IT KIND OF GIVES YOU THE BREAKDOWN AS WE ALWAYS DO.

UH, OUR CONTACTS, UH, OUR TOTAL CONTACTS, WHICH WERE AS UP AROUND A THOUSAND MORE CONTACTS THIS THIS YEAR COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.

SO YOU CAN SEE OUR VARIANCE.

THE ONE THING THAT WE DO DO IS WE HAVE TO ANALYZE THE DATA.

THE DATA IS COMPARED AGAINST THE CENSUS DATA.

AND, AND YOU CAN SEE THE VARIANCES IN THE STOP BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, WE HAD 2134, UH, WHICH IS 61% COMPARED TO 54% OF THE, OF THE CENSUS.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE VARIANCES THAT WE DO IF YOU GO DOWN THERE TO REALLY COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES.

WE TAKE THE RESIDENCE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SO WE BREAK OUT THE RESIDENCE TO LET YOU SEE THAT.

AND YOU CAN STILL SEE THE VARIANCE IS MUCH HIGHER ON THE WHITE CAUCASIANS.

UH, WHERE WE'RE STOPPING MORE OF THOSE COMPARED TO THE CENSUS DATA, WHICH IS STILL FINE.

WE'RE ABOVE IN, IN SHOWING THAT WE'RE NOT DOING ANY OF THAT.

THE OTHER ASPECTS THAT WE'RE DOING IS THE SEARCHES.

EVERYBODY ALWAYS WONDERS ABOUT THE SEARCHES.

SO YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE DID 424 TOTAL, UH, SEARCHES, EITHER PROBABLE CAUSE OR, UH, CONSENT TO SEARCH.

AND WE DID 274 WHITES, 181 AFRICAN AMERICANS, 31 HISPANICS, AND ONE ASIAN.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE CONSIST IS PRETTY GOOD.

ONE THING I WILL DO IS AT THE VERY BOTTOM, UH, REVERSE SOME NUMBERS.

THE CAD REPORTS IS, IS 34 29 AND THEN THE CONTACTS ARE 34 72.

YOU NEED TO KIND OF REVERSE THAT NOW IF YOU'LL KIND OF MAKE YOURSELF A NOTE THERE.

UH, BUT FOR ONCE IN, UH, THE HISTORY OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, SINCE I'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE 2001, WE'VE GOT OVER, UH, CONTACTS COMPARED TO TRAFFIC STOPS, WHICH MEANS OUR PEOPLE ARE RUNNING TICKETS ON EVERY CONTACTS.

'CAUSE WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT ACCIDENTALLY WHEN THE TRAFFIC'S BAD OR SOMETHING, THEY DO STOP SOMEBODY AND THEY DON'T GET TO GET ON THE RADIO.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE SHOWING THAT THEY ARE DOING A CONTACT LIKE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO AND FOLLOWING THE LAW.

SO THAT'S A GOOD THING.

SO YES, WE'RE UP 101.

UH, AND THE REST OF IT IS JUST THE BREAKDOWN OF THE COMPARISON.

UH, YOU WILL SEE, UH, BACKFIRES COMPLAINTS DEAL.

WE HAD NO COMPLAINTS LAST YEAR OF ANY RACIAL PROFILING.

UH, SO WE'RE PROUD OF THAT AND WHICH THE WAY WE COLLECT OUR DATA AND THE REST OF IT IS WHAT I ALWAYS PUT IS WHEN IT FIRST STARTED IN SENATE BILL 10 74 RACIAL PROFILE IN 2001 TO EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND THEN OUR VIDEO POLICY, OUR BIAS BASED POLICY AND OUR CORRECTION ACTION IF WE NEEDED IT, WHICH WE HAVE NO COMPLAINTS.

SO THERE'S NO NEED FOR ANY CORRECTION, OUR TRAINING AND OUR OVERALL SUBMARINE STATEMENT.

SO I THINK OVERALL IT'S A GOOD REPORT.

IT'S ALREADY BEEN SENT TO TCO AND THE STATE AND ALL THE ANALYZING.

I'VE HAD SOME OTHER PEOPLE LOOK AT IT AND LOOK LIKE WE'RE FOLLOWING THE LAW AND THE MEN AND WOMEN AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ARE DOING A GREAT JOB AND COLLECTING ALL THE DATA AND, AND DOING THEIR PART.

I BELIEVE THEY ARE.

AND THE REPORT PROVES THAT.

AND, UH, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB.

AND SO ALL OF YOUR, UH, DEPUTIES, WE APPRECIATE THAT THE LEAST PROBLEMS AND ISSUES YOU HAVE, THE BETTER THEY RUNS.

YES, SIR.

OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER? OH, I, I THINK IT'S A GREAT REPORT.

I THINK IT'S A GREAT REPORT THAT WE HAD NO COMPLAINT.

YES.

I THINK THAT TELLS YOU THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT'S BEING RUN.

EXCELLENT.

YEP.

CAN'T COMPLAIN.

SO, UH, I APPRECIATE THAT.

I APPRECIATE THE REPORT.

APPRECIATE I APPRECIATE THE JOB YOU'RE DOING AND WELL, I APPRECIATE YOU ALWAYS BRING IT UP.

ALWAYS VERY DETAILED.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IMPORTANT.

YEAH.

WELL, IT'S ANYONE ELSE BUT I, I WANNA KNOW ABOUT THE DETAILS OF ALL THESE YELLOW DOTS ARE ON EVERY ONE OF THESE PAGES.

WELL, THAT, THAT, THAT'S CALLED THE COPIER.

I JUST SEE, I JUST WENT AND GOT MY EYES CHECKED AND I GOT NEW, NEW PRESCRIPTION.

IT'S LIKE, IT'S NOT ON ANY OF THE REST OF MINES .

IT'S LIKE, I THINK IT MIGHT BE NOT.

I TURNED THE PAGE ON EVERY PAGE.

OUR, OUR, OUR, OUR COLORED COPIER WHEN I WAS MAKING ALL THE BOOKS, FOR SOME REASON DOING THAT.

AND I SAID, WELL I JUST GOTTA GO WITH WHAT I GOTTA GO WITH.

SO YEAH, I WAS LIKE, I WAS JUST SEEING IF YOUR EYES WAS GOOD.

YEAH.

OKAY.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS DOING.

OKAY.

IF NO WITH THE COMMENTS TO HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE EXCEPT I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION.

HUH? YOU MAKE IT? I'LL SECOND.

HE'LL SECOND.

SECOND HE'LL SECOND IT.

WHATEVER.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU SHERIFF.

THANK

[7. Sheriff Beavers: Discuss/Consider/Approve the application for the Criminal Justice Grant Program FYT 2025 for funding of new Argus in-car camera system for 15 Sheriff's patrol units.]

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 25 FOR THE FUNDING FOR THE NEW ARGUS NCAR CAMERA SYSTEM FOR 15 SHERIFF'S PATROL UNITS.

YES SIR.

YEAH, WHAT WE'RE DOING AGAIN IS ONCE AGAIN WE'RE ASKING FOR A RESOLUTION TO Y'ALL FOR A GRANT.

WE'RE APPLYING FOR, UH, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AND WHICH I'M KIND OF BIG IN THIS GRANT STUFF.

WHAT WE'RE DOING, WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, IS USUALLY WHEN PEOPLE DO GRANTS, THEY GET A WHOLE BUNCH OF STUFF AND EVERYTHING.

I TRY TO PHASE IT IN BECAUSE WHEN IT GOES OUT, I DON'T WANT IT ALL TO GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME.

'CAUSE IT'S A BIGGER IMPACT FOR THE COUNTY.

UH, SAME LIKE VEST AND STUFF.

TRY TO PHASE THEM IN IN DIFFERENT PHASES BECAUSE IT'S A LOT EASIER IF A COUNTY HAS TO PICK IT UP.

WE'RE NOT BUYING, YOU KNOW,

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RIGHT.

SO TRYING TO PHASE THAT IN MAKES OUR LIFE A LOT EASIER.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE CAMERA SYSTEM THROUGH THE GRANT.

WE'RE ONLY ASKING FOR 15 IN WHICH THE CAMERA SYSTEM IS COSTING UH, 5,320.

UH, SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 79,800 AND IT'S A 100% GRANT.

NO MATCHING.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO SIGN THE RESOLUTION.

WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

YOU KNOW, LET'S, WE NEED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GRANTS WHEN THEY'RE COMING JUST LIKE PAM DID.

I MEAN YES, IT'S PROTECT ONLY THE OFFICERS, BUT IT PROTECTS OUR CITIZENS TOO.

OH, EXACTLY.

MM-HMM, .

OKAY, GREAT.

I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND MR. TRUMP, MAKE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU SHERIFF.

THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.

[8. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider adopting the updated Kaufman County Personnel Policy Manual.]

DISCUSS, CONSIDER ADOPTING THE UPDATED KAUFFMAN COUNTY PERSONNEL MANUAL.

HAVE Y'ALL ALL HAD TIME TO REVIEW IT? MM-HMM.

, ANY QUESTIONS? DEB IS HERE.

SHE WORKED ON IT.

SWEAT.

WE HAD TAG COME LAST YEAR.

BLOOD, SWEAT, TEARS TO GIVE US AN UPDATE AND MAKE SOME CHANGES.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANYTHING LEFT END OR LEFT OUT THAT SHOULD BE NO, I READ IT, IT AGAIN THIS MORNING.

I KEPT MISSING.

YEAH, GO AHEAD.

NO, I WAS GONNA ASK YOU AFTER ONE IF IT'S APPROVED AND EVERYTHING GOES THROUGH, SO ARE YOU GONNA SEND OUT LIKE A SUMMARY OF THE CHANGES THAT DID TAKE PLACE IN IT TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES? THAT WAY THEY'RE NOT GOING BACK THROUGH TRYING TO SEE WHERE THE CHANGE, I KNOW YOU SENT THAT TO US.

WE CERTAINLY CAN SEND IT OR HR CAN SEND IT TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES.

I LET EVERYBODY KIND KNOW WHAT THE CHANGES ARE WITHOUT HAVING TO SEARCH AND HUNT.

YEAH.

IRMA, CAN YOU TAKE CARE OF THAT FOR US? YES.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

MM-HMM, .

AND, AND OUR IDEA TALKING WITH IRMA WAS THAT WE PUT THIS ON THE WEBSITE AS A LIVING DOCUMENT DOCUMENT SO THAT AS CHANGES ARE MADE, IT'S CONSTANTLY UPDATED AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO LOOKING FOR, NOBODY HAS TO GO LOOKING FOR THE UPDATED VERSION.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

OKAY.

ALONG WITH LINKS, WE PLAN TO PUT LINKS FROM OUR POLICY MANUAL INTO THE CURRENT LAW SO THAT YOU KNOW, YOU CAN LOOK AT, THIS IS WHERE OUR POLICY SAYS ABOUT HARASSMENT.

THIS IS WHAT THE, THE LAW IS ON HARASSMENT.

OKAY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ANY MOTION TO APPROVE AND ACCEPT.

I MAKE THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER HUNT MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU GENTLEMEN.

THANK YOU MR. JACK.

[9. Jack Sebastian: Discuss/Consider purchasing office furniture from Piano Office Supply for the Sheriff's Office utilizing the Tarrant County Contract #2022-084.]

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING GENTLEMEN.

I THINK THE SHERIFF IS A, IS A SHE PERSONNEL AROUND AND, UH, NEEDS TO UPGRADE HIS FURNITURE AND UH, THIS IS LIKE YOU MENTIONED ON TARRANT COUNTY CONTRACT THAT MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS.

I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT IF YOU, IF YOU DIDN'T NOTICE, UH, THAT FURNITURE HAS A LIST PRICE OF 153,396 AND WE GET THAT FOR 59,753.

WE GET ABOUT 62% OFF THAT UH HA PRICE.

WE PROBABLY BUY FURNITURE FOR CHEAPER THAN SOME DEALERS BUY IT FOR AND, AND, AND WE'RE BUYING QUALITY FURNITURE.

HONDA'S A GOOD QUALITY FURNITURE.

EXACTLY.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE BOUGHT FOR THE SHERIFF'S.

SUBSTATION.

SUBSTATION.

SAME THING, JUST A SMALLER VERSION, NOT THE BIG ONE.

SO, OKAY.

WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE EVERYTHING LOOK THE SAME IN THAT.

THAT'D BE THAT'S GREAT.

THE FURNITURE WE GOT IN THERE NOW IS FALLING APART.

IT'S OVER 20 YEARS OLD.

OKAY.

WE GOT OUR LIFESPAN OUT THE, AND WE'RE PAYING FOR THIS.

WE'VE, I'VE GOT THE MONEY.

THAT'S WHAT I MOVED.

THAT AND THE MONEY DID.

I SIGNED IT.

OKAY.

SO WE'RE TAKING CARE OF WE OUT OF OUR BUDGET.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND ALSO, FULL DISCLOSURE, JUST TO LET YOU GENTLEMEN KNOW, UH, I ACTUALLY PLACED THAT ORDER LAST WEEK.

UH, I WANNA BRING THIS TO COURT AND GET IT CLEANED UP.

THERE WAS A PRICE INCREASE FEBRUARY 1ST, SO I WANTED TO GET THAT IN, BUT I WANT LET YOU KNOW.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR JACK? NO.

ALRIGHT.

NO.

NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. BOARD MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

NUMBER

[10. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider removing retired auditor Karen MacLeod from the American National Bank Signature card and adding acting interim auditor Brandi Van Huss to the following accounts, and any additional accounts requiring the auditor's signature, including but not limited to:]

OKAY.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER REMOVING RETIRED AUDITOR KAREN MCCLOUD FROM THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK SIGNATURE CARD AND ADDING ACTING INTERIM AUDITOR BRANDY VAN HUSS TO, TO THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNTS AND ANY ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTS WERE REQUIRED BY THE AUDITOR'S.

SIGNATURE INCLUDED BUT NOT LIMITED TO.

AND ALL THESE RIGHT HERE.

YEAH.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW WAS AN ISSUE UNTIL AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK SAYS, WELL YOU GOTTA DO THIS.

THEY WANTED ACTUAL NUMBERS, SOME NUMBERS ATTACHED.

THEY DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY WE DID IT LAST WEEK.

SO WE'VE GONE BACK, REVAMPED THIS TO MAKE IT TO WHERE IT'S ACCEPTABLE FROM AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK.

SO, YOU KNOW, BANKS ARE REAL PICKY ABOUT WHO SIGNS AND YEAH, THEY WON'T LET ME SIGN.

I KNOW.

OKAY.

HEY, ALRIGHT.

THAT'S A GOOD REASON.

WHATEVER.

OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OTHER THAN THIS ONE OVER HERE? NO.

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MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MS. HUNT MAKES SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIE.

THANK YOU GENTLEMEN.

OKAY, MS.

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

SO THESE WERE EMAILED OUT TO YOU PREVIOUSLY.

UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I WOULD ENTERTAIN THEM, BUT WE ASKED FOR YOUR APPROVAL FOR BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND LINE DOWN TRANSFERS.

ANYONE THINK IT LOOK GOOD TO ME? EVERYTHING GOOD? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THEN I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A A SECOND.

I SECOND.

MS. HUNT MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY MS. AUDITOR

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

CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY YOU.

SO FOR THIS WEEK WE HAVE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TOTAL, UM, REQUESTS FOR $1,316,940 AND 2 CENTS AND A PAYROLL OF 1,000,009 $913,203 AND 95 CENTS FOR A TOTAL PAYOUT OF $3,230,143 AND 97 CENTS THAT WE ASKED FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

IT LOOKED LIKE THE HEALTH INSURANCE WAS A BIGGIE THIS TIME.

YES.

ALRIGHT.

800,000.

THAT WAS THE MAJORITY OF IT.

YES SIR.

YEAH.

OKAY.

WHICH IS IMPORTANT.

OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS? NEED AN APPROVAL? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

COMMISSIONER PHIS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU BRANDY NUMBER 13 IS MINE.

[13. Judge Allen: Counsel for Commissioners Court finds that deliberation of business and financial issues regarding contracts being negotiated for plumbing and HVAC work in County buildings in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the Commissioners Court in negotiations with third party vendors and may also impact litigation strategy for recently constructed County buildings, and other related issues.]