Jun 18, 2024 Commissioners Court

YES.

LET US PRAY.

MOST GRACIOUS, HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD, JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LOVE THAT YOU CHOSE EACH AND EVERY DAY, THE BLESSINGS.

AND WE ASK YOU TO BE WITH US TODAY AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE COUNTY.

LORD, THAT'LL BE YOUR WILL, NOT OURS.

WE THANK YOU FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS, OUR MILITARY, AND THOSE WHO MAKE OUR COUNTY GREAT.

AND WE JUST THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR LOVE.

AND WE JUST GIVE YOU PRAISE AND YOUR SON'S HOLY NAME.

AMEN.

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

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT.

ALRIGHT, PUT THESE ON.

HOPEFULLY I CAN SEE SOMETHING.

THE, UH, ROUTINE

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.]

CORRESPONDENCE.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.

IT LOOKS LIKE COMMISSIONER MORRIS PULLING OUT, HAVE A CLEANUP COMING UP OR ANYTHING.

HE'S THINKING ABOUT IT.

NOPE, WE'RE GOOD.

HMM? WE'RE GOOD? YES, SIR.

NO, I JUST MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T HAVE A CLEANUP OR ANYTHING COMING UP.

DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT.

THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

THE CONSENT AGENDA.

AND EVERYBODY'S HAD TIME TO SEE THE MINUTES AND THE CONSENT AGENDA.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

AND DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE A AYE.

ALL RIGHTY.

[3. Jody Deller: Discuss/Consider/Accept report of the Republican primary election and primary runoff election.]

NUMBER THREE.

UH, JODY DI DISCUSS AND ACCEPT THE REPORT OF THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY ELECTION AND PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION.

SO, UH, THERE SHE IS.

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

UM, FOR THE UH, REPUBLICAN PRIMARY THAT WAS HELD ON MARCH THE FIFTH, UM, THE TOTAL VOTES CAST WERE 20,271 WITH 11 PROVISIONAL VOTES.

THE KAUFMAN COUNTY COURT AT LAW WITH JOSEPH RUSSELL HAD 4,093 VOTES.

DEBORAH BONNER, 1,975 VOTES RICK HARRISON 3,956 VOTES.

AND KAREN BADGLEY 3,352 VOTES FOR A TOTAL OF 13,376 VOTES WITH EIGHT PROVISIONALS.

COMMISSIONER PRECINCT ONE TERRY CROW 1,721 MIKE HUNT, 1,601.

EXCUSE ME, JIMMY JOE LIK 1,191 FOR A TOTAL OF 4,513 VOTES WITH SIX PROVISIONALS.

NOW THIS IS ONLY THE TWO LOCAL RACES THAT WENT TO THE RUNOFF RIGHT.

FOR THE MAY 28TH REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RUNOFF.

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES WAS 3,140.

PROVISIONAL VOTES COUNTED WAS 58.

JOSEPH RUSSELL COUNTY COURT AT LAW 2,283 RICHARD HARRISON 784 COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT ONE TERRY CROW 927 MIKE HUNT

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703.

AND I DO HEAR HEREBY CERTIFY THE RETURNS AS SHOWN ON THE OFFICIAL CANVAS STATEMENT ARE TRUE AND CORRECT AS CERTIFIED BY THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I JUST WISH WE COULD GET MORE PEOPLE TO VOTE THOUGH.

ABSOLUTELY.

THE NUMBERS ARE LOW.

I WISH, I THINK IT WAS, WAS A 19% TURNOUT.

YEAH.

SO VERY LOW.

I IS THAT ALL IMPRESSED? ARE YOU SURE THAT'S 19%? DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT DOES IT? NO IT DOESN'T.

NO.

BUT I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT.

ALRIGHT, I'LL SECOND YOU HAVE A SECOND.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION AND COMMISSIONER BARBER SECOND.

NEXT UP IS MONIQUE HUNTER AND DISCUSSING THE, UH, DISCUSSING ETC.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH JUDY.

ALRIGHT,

[4. Monique Hunter: Discuss/Consider/Approve amendments to Kaufman County Subdivision and Land Development Regulations.]

AND APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

GOOD MORNING.

AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT AND WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING TO, UM, CORRECT ANY, UH, TYPOS OR ADD ANY LEGISLATIVE, UH, UH, APPROVALS THAT WE CAN USE IN OUR REGS.

AND ALSO ANYTHING WE ENCOUNTER ON A DAILY BASIS IN DEVELOPMENT WE REALIZE NEEDS TO BE PUT INTO OUR REGULATIONS.

SO, UM, IF YOU NOTICE, UH, YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE PACKET.

ALL OF THE RED ITEMS, UM, ARE THE, UH, AMENDMENTS THAT WE'VE MADE.

UM, THEY DEAL WITH, UM, LET'S SEE.

UM, THE AFFIDAVIT THAT WE HAVE FILED AT THE CLERK'S OFFICE, IF YOU MEET AN EXCEPTION, WE WENT AHEAD AND MADE SURE THAT WAS CLEARLY NOTED IN THE REGS.

UM, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, ALL THAT.

IT'S THE SUB, THE DEVELOPER HAS GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE DRAINAGE PLANS ARE, UH, DONE PROPERLY.

SO WE ADDED THAT IN THERE.

UM, EASEMENTS, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

WE CLARIFIED THAT.

UM, WE ALSO, EVERYONE KNOWS ABOUT THE SENATE BILL 2038 WHERE THEY CAN DE ANNEX FROM THE ETJ.

SO WE MADE SURE THAT WE PUT IN THERE WE NEED SOMETHING FROM THAT CITY SHOWING YOU, YOU, YOU WERE ALLOWED TO DE ANNEX OR YOU ARE PROPERLY DE ANNEX BEFORE WE WILL ACCEPT A PROJECT.

SO WE ADDED THAT INTO THE REGS.

UM, WE ALSO ADDED, UM, AS YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO WORK ON THE STORM WATER.

WE'VE NOW REQUIRED THE SW TO BE BROUGHT TO OUR OFFICE BEFORE THE PRE-CONSTRUCTION MEETING.

THAT MEANS THAT YOU DID WHAT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO WITH TCAQ AND WE WILL ARCHIVE THAT SWIP.

IT ALSO LETS US KNOW, UM, BY REVIEWING THAT SWIP WHAT'S REQUIRED AT THAT CONSTRUCTION SITE SO THAT AS WE'RE GOING BY WE CAN SEE IF THEY'RE DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO.

SO WE HAVE ADDED THAT INTO OUR REGULATIONS TO ENSURE THAT THOSE ARE PROPERLY BEING DONE.

UM, DRAINAGE IN BETWEEN HOMES WITH THESE DENSITY LOTS SO SMALL, WE HAD TO GO AHEAD AND, AND TRY TO GET SOME MORE DRAINAGE IN THERE BECAUSE WE CAN'T HAVE ANY LOT TO LOT DRAINAGE.

SO IF YOU'LL NOTICE WE ADDED THE, UM, THE UH, SIDELINES AND THE REAR LINES SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THE DRAINAGE IS GOING COMPLETELY AND STAYING WITHIN THE LOT SO THAT THE HOUSE WHEN THEY BUILD IT DOESN'T END UP PUSHING WATER.

TO THEIR NEIGHBOR.

SO THAT'S WHAT THAT SECTION IS.

ANOTHER ONE ON SWIP, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE WE HAVE TO ADD IT IN EVERY SECTION THAT IT APPEARS IN THE BOOK.

UM, RV PARKS.

SO RV PARKS, WHEN THEY DESIGN THEM, THE SLOTS ARE LIKE NORMAL SIZE SO TO SPEAK.

BUT WHEN YOU PUT A SLIDE OUT, THEN THAT LOT KIND OF INTERFERES INTO THE NEXT LOT.

AND OF COURSE FIRE PREVENTION IS YOU DON'T WANT 'EM ANYWHERE NEAR EACH OTHER.

THEY ALL GO UP LIKE A MM-HMM.

LIKE A DOMINO.

SO, UM, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY WERE AWARE THAT THE LOTS NEED TO BE A CERTAIN DISTANCE AFTER THE SLIDE OUT.

NOW SOME PEOPLE SAY, WELL HOW DO I KNOW THAT? AND IT'S LIKE, WELL YOU HAVE TO DESIGN IT FOR THE MAXIMUM SLOT IF YOU'RE GONNA ALLOW LARGE RVS.

AND SO THAT'S HOW WE ANSWERED THAT QUESTION SO THAT YOU GUYS ARE AWARE.

UM, AND THEN THE BIGGEST ONE IS SOLAR FARMS. WE HAVE THREE WORKING SOLAR FARMS RIGHT NOW.

SHANNON IS UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE TRYING TO MANAGE ALL THOSE AND KEEP STRAIGHT ON THEM.

SO WE DECIDED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SOLAR FARMS, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE REQUIRE, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE DESIGN PLAN SO WE KNOW WHERE ALL THEIR LINES ARE GONNA BE AS WELL AS A RECLAMATION AGREEMENT.

RIGHT? WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THE SOLAR FARM LEAVES, IT TAKES ITS STUFF WITH IT AND DOESN'T CREATE AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE.

SO WE DID MAKE SURE TO ADD THAT INTO OUR REGS SO THAT IT WAS, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE WE CON CONSTANTLY GET, WELL WHERE IS IT WRITTEN? SO WE MADE SURE IT WAS WRITTEN OKAY.

AND THEN, UM, THAT TAKES UP LIKE A TWO PAGE ONE.

AND THEN WE DID CLARIFY THE BUSINESS DAYS BECAUSE IF THE COUNTY'S CLOSED, THAT'S NOT A BUSINESS DAY FOR THE COUNTY.

SO WE JUST MADE SURE THAT THEY WERE AWARE THE 10 BUSINESS DAYS WAS OFF A COUNTY CALENDAR.

AND THOSE ARE THE AMENDMENTS SO FAR.

WE'VE GOT NEW ONES COMING AS ALWAYS.

SO THOSE ARE THE AMENDMENTS FOR THESE.

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AND THEN I'LL TAKE A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBARA, I'LL SET MOTIONS AND COMMISSIONER MOORE SECONDS.

ALL IN FAVOR OF PLEASE SAY AYE.

MONIQUE,

[5. Monique Hunter: Discuss/Consider/Approve Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for ETJ AuthorityLand Use Regulations between Kaufman County and the City of Forney.]

BACK UP.

ONE MORE TIME.

ALRIGHT, ONE MORE TIME TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IN THE AGREEMENT IN ETJ AUTHORITY AND LAND USE AND REGULATIONS BETWEEN KAUFFMAN COUNTY AND THE CITY OF FORNEY.

YES.

SO WE DID ACTUALLY HAVE IES BACK EARLY, BUT WE NEEDED A UM, ETJ MAP THAT'S ATTACHED BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO TELL US WHAT THEIR ETJ BOUNDARY IS.

WE CAN'T JUST ASSUME WELL THEY WERE WORKING ON SOMETHING SO THEY, THEY FINALLY SENT THE MAP SO I CAN GET THIS ON THE AGENDA.

UM, WE ARE STILL WORKING TO GET THOSE AMENDMENTS.

I HAVE REACHED OUT TO SOME OF YOU ASKING FOR YOUR HELP BECAUSE IT'S JUST NO ANSWER, NO CALL, NO NOTHING.

AND WE REALLY WANT TO GET THESE UPDATED.

AND SO I HAVE REACHED OUT.

UM, I'M STILL WAITING ON, I HAVE SEVEN POINTS BY THE WAY.

UM, BUT I JUST DON'T HAVE THEIR MAP.

I'M WAITING ON THEIR MAP.

BUT THEY DID TAKE IT THROUGH THEIR, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT LITTLE PORTION DOWN THERE IS PART OF KAUFMAN COUNTY.

SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S COVERED.

BUT I DO HAVE, UM, QUITE A FEW THAT ARE STILL OUT THERE AND UM, I'LL BE SENDING AN EMAIL TO YOU GUYS WITH THE LIST SO YOU CAN HELP ME OUT IF YOU, IF YOU HAVE A CONTACT THERE AND STRESS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GET THESE RENEWED.

UM, I WILL SAY THAT I'M VERY EXCITED THAT UM, GABRIEL AND I ARE SCHEDULING A MEETING WITH DALLAS.

WE HAVEN'T HAD OUR INTERLOCAL RENEWED FOR A LONG TIME AND WE'RE SITTING DOWN WITH THEM AND WORKING THAT OUT.

THERE'S A, BECAUSE OF THE THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE 2000, THE FIRE CODE ESPECIALLY AND WHO'S GOING TO BE DOING FIRE.

UM, WE'RE GONNA WORK THAT OUT AND AT THAT TIME WE'RE ALSO GONNA HAVE THE ILA DISCUSSED.

SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT ONE RENEWED, WHICH WILL BE, YAY.

VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE.

SO I THINK THAT MEETING'S GOING TO OCCUR NEXT WEEK.

I THINK WE'RE SCHEDULING THAT MEETING NEXT WEEK.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT WE JUST NEED TO ACCEPT THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

IF YOU GUYS APPROVE IT, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT IT.

I'LL SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBARA SECONDS.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A MOTION.

IT'S APPROXIMATELY THREE ACRES.

[6. Fabi Carrillo: Discuss/Consider/Approve final plat for Manny's Corner on CR 141 in Precinct 1.]

CABELLA.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON MAN.

WE NOTICED YOU CHANGED THE LOBBY THIS TIME.

, I MADE IT EASIER ON YOU GUYS.

YEAH, JUST SHORTENED IT FIRST.

I DIDN'T WANT MY NAME BUTCHERED.

YES.

IT'S CARDWELL.

OKAY, GOOD MORNING.

TODAY I PRESENT TO YOU MANNY'S CORNER.

THE OWNER IS SPLITTING INTO TWO LOTS, RANGING FROM 1.08, TWO TO 1.249 ACRES.

ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND APPROVALS WERE SUBMITTED WITH THE AGENDA REQUEST PACKET.

AND WE'RE ASKING FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL TODAY.

I KNOW THAT'S PRECINCT ONE, MIKE, IT'S NOT HERE THIS MORNING, BUT I WAS LOOKING THROUGH IT.

I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING.

IT LOOKS LIKE THEY DID EVERYTHING THEY WERE ASKED TO DO, SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.

ALRIGHT, MR. MOORE MAKES A MOTION.

I'LL SECOND AND MR. BARBER SECONDS.

ALL IN FAVOR OF PLEASE SAY AYE A AYE.

HUNT ALL PRESENTING SECTOR.

THANK YOU GUYS.

ALRIGHT, NOW WE'RE MOVING ON DOWN THE ROAD.

UH, COMMISSIONER

[7. Commissioner Hunt: Present/Accept the Precinct 1 Road Report for 2024-2025.]

WELL SINCE HE'S NOT HERE WE'LL JUST PASS ON THAT ONE.

I GUESS UNLESS SOMEBODY WANTS TO DO HIS ACCEPTANCE OF HIS ROAD REPORT.

WELL, UH, KELLY DID, UH, SPEAK WITH FELICIA.

THEY KIND OF WORK TOGETHER ON THOSE AND UH, I CAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT.

IT'S JUST HIS DOCUMENTATION FOR HIS ROADS FOR THIS YEAR OR SOMETHING.

YEAH.

ALRIGHT, I'LL SECOND.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A MOTION AND COMMISSIONER HUNT SECOND.

MR. BARBARA? HUH? YEAH.

COMMISSIONER BARBER.

WELL I GOT HUNT ON MY MIND HERE.

I KNOW YOU, YOU CAN PLAY HIM FOR A MINUTE.

RUN DOWN HERE.

WOULD YOU, YOU GOT ABOUT THE SAME HAIRCUT? ABOUT THE SAME THING? HUH? OKAY.

THE NEXT ONE IS AUDITOR DISCUSSING CONSIDER THE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AND UH, FINANCE INFORMATION.

ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.

NOW THE POLICE DON'T APPRECIATE THAT 'CAUSE HUH? HER AND KELLY CAN'T SEE WHO GETS THEIRS DONE FIRST EACH YEAR.

SO I COULD HAVE, WE COULD HAVE PASSED ON THAT.

THEY WOULD'VE DONE IT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.

SO LIC IS WATCHING SO YOU'RE WELCOME FELICIA.

ALRIGHT, GOOD LUCK ON IT.

WELL, UH, DISCUSSING

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

BET NUMBER EIGHT.

FIRST OR LINE, LINE ITEM.

HMM, NUMBER EIGHT.

ISN'T THAT ONE? OH, OKAY.

WE'RE GONNA DO THE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS FIRST.

YEAH, IT WOULDN'T MATTER.

DO 'EM EITHER WAY.

SO THESE WERE EMAILED, UM, TO Y'ALL PRIOR.

UM, ROUTINE BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND LINE ITEM TRANSFERS.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY

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QUESTIONS, UM, IF NOT WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION APPROVE.

ALRIGHT, I'LL MAKE THE SECOND.

ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE A AYE.

NOW WE'RE GOING TO THE PAYMENTS AND THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

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

SO THIS WEEK WE ASK FOR ACCOUNTS PAY, PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES, TOTALING $567,986 AND 85 CENTS.

AND THAT IS MADE UP OF MOSTLY YOUR OPERATING AND LEASE PAYMENTS.

UM, AND WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE IT.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A MOTION.

I SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBARA SECOND.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING THEN I'LL SECOND .

AND COMMISSIONER BARBER SECOND.

AND GO.