Sep 17, 2024 Commissioners Court

CONSENT AGENDA DISCUSS ACCEPTING THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT'S REGULAR EXECUTIVE MEETING MINUTES AND, UH, UH, ON SEPTEMBER AND THE RIDERSHIP REPORT FOR THE YEAR END FOR STAR TRANSIT.

I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANYTHING EITHER.

UH, THE

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ANYBODY HAVE ANY, UH, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THAT? NOPE.

IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION APPROVE.

ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER BARBARA MAKES A MOTION.

I'LL, I'LL SECOND .

WE HAVE A SECOND.

NUMBER THREE, PAM QUARTER DISCUSSING, CONSIDER APPROVING THE 2025 CONTINUE MULTI-YEAR GRANT FROM THE TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION.

ALRIGHT,

[3. Pam Corder: Discuss/Consider/Approving the FY2025 Continued Multf Year Improvement Grant from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission.]

YES, SIR.

SO THIS IS A GRANT FOR THE ASSISTANT INDIGENT DEFENSE COORDINATOR.

MM-HMM.

, THE COUNTY GOT, YOU KNOW, GREW SO FAST THAT WE NEEDED TO GET SOME HELP FOR OUR INDIGENT DEFENSE DEPARTMENT AND, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE FUNDING TO START THAT PROGRAM A LITTLE BIT EARLY.

AND THEN THE FUNDING THAT, UM, I'M ASKING YOU TO ACCEPT TODAY IS, UH, $49,155, WHICH WILL COVER THE SALARY, UM, A PORTION OF THE SALARY FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

THIS IS A MULTI-YEAR, SO IT WILL, UM, EACH YEAR KIND OF GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

THE IN KIND PORTION FOR THE COUNTY IS AT 19, UM, THOUSAND $433.

SO JUST HELPING US OUT WITH THAT POSITION.

AND THAT ONE SECOND 2000 IS ALREADY IN THE BUDGET.

YEAH.

IS IT ALREADY BUDGET? OKAY.

MOTION, THE COMMISSIONER BARBARA SECOND.

I'LL MAKE PERMISSION TO APPROVE COMMISSIONER.

I WILL SECOND .

GOT TO IMPLEMENT THAT INTO THE CONTRACT.

THANK YOU.

LET'S KEEP GOING REAL

[4. Desiree Pool: Discuss/Consider/Approving the new contract with Texas Health Resource-Kaufman.]

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PLANT FOR, OH, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

THE NEW CONTRACT FOR THE TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCE AND CALL.

UH, SO THE, UH, HOSPITAL REACHED OUT TO ME AND ASKED IF I COULD GIVE THEM A COPY OF THE CONTRACT THAT WAS DONE.

AND OF COURSE, I, I KEEP IT.

SO I GAVE IT TO 'EM AND IT WAS, UH, IT RENEWS EVERY YEAR, BUT IT WAS DONE BACK IN 1996.

SO THEY ASKED US IF WE COULD GO AHEAD AND REDO IT.

UM, THE DIRECTOR THAT WAS HERE BEFORE ME ACTUALLY HAD A VERBAL CONTRACT WITH THEM ON THE INMATES FOR 50% FOR EACH CLAIM THAT CAME IN.

WELL BACK IN 2017, ME AND DEBORAH BONNER WORKED ON GETTING A RESOLUTION THAT EVERY INMATE THAT COMES IN IS AUTOMATICALLY INDIGENT ON THE INDIGENT HEALTHCARE PROGRAM.

SO WE

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UM, SO I JUST WANT TO KIND OF TELL YOU WHAT THE SAVINGS IT'S GONNA BE LOSING MY VOICE.

UM, SO FOR OUTPATIENT IT, WE'RE GONNA SAVE 37%.

AND FOR INPATIENT WE'RE GONNA SAVE 19% FOR THE JAIL.

SO JUST WANTED TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT.

YEAH.

GOOD.

SO THAT'S A BIG SAVINGS FOR THEM.

UM, BUT I JUST NEED TO GET THIS SIGNED BY THE JUDGE.

WE CAN GET IT IMP BACK INTO PLACE AND WE CAN START IMMEDIATELY, IMMEDIATELY, IMMEDIATELY.

GET THAT DONE.

MOTION TO APPROVE THAT SECOND .

WELL, COMMISSIONER BARBARA.

MR. BARBARA MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.

MR. HUNT.

COMMISSIONER MOORE SECONDS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IF YOU, YOU GONNA GIVE THAT TO YES.

OH, SHE'S GOT ONE.

SHE'S GOT IT ALREADY.

SHANNON ROAD, SHE'S UP FOR APPROVING THE PRIMARY PLANT FOR VALENTINE ESTATES ACRES.

[5. Shannon Roden: Discuss/Consider/Approving the Preliminary Plat for Valentine Acres 1 located on CR 4042 and CR 4043 in Precinct 4.]

ONE LOCATED ON COUNTY ROAD 4 42 AND COUNTY ROAD 4 43 IN PRECINCT FOUR.

SO THIS UH, PROPERTY IS ABOUT 125 ACRES.

IT'S BEING SPLIT INTO 14 LOTS.

THEY RANGE FROM 3.9 TO 23 ACRES AND WE JUST NEED YOUR APPROVAL SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PLAN REVIEW.

WELL, THEY DO ONE ACRE AT A TIME I GUESS.

'CAUSE YOU SEEM TO COME A LOT ON THIS ONE.

WELL THIS ONE'S BEEN A LITTLE SPECIAL, SO WE'RE FINALLY GETTING TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.

SO WE HOPE WE CAN WRAP IT UP SHORTLY.

, I GUESS COMMISSIONER MOORE IS GOING TO, YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

A MOTION DEPARTMENT AND COMMISSIONER SECOND ON A SECOND.

SEVEN SHANNON, FINAL PLAN OF A OF HERNANDEZ EDITION LOCATED ON COUNTY ROAD 2 82 IN PRECINCT ONE.

AND THEN SHANNON'S GONNA STAND UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT ANOTHER

[6. Shannon Roden: Discuss/Consider/Approving the Final Plat of Valentine Acres 2 located on CR 4043 in Precinct 4.]

TWO ACRE ON COUNTY ROAD.

SAME PLAY FOR 2043 AND, AND PRECINCT FOUR.

OKAY, SO THIS IS VALENTINE ACRES TWO MM-HMM, .

AND THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 46 AND A HALF ACRES AND THAT'S BEING SPLIT INTO SEVEN LOTS RANGING FROM 4.8 TO 7.3 ACRES.

SO ALL OF THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND APPROVALS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THE AGENDA PACKET.

AND WE JUST NEED YOUR APPROVAL FOR THE FINAL PLAT.

AND COMMISSIONER MOORE GONNA MAKE A MOTION.

MAKE THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER BARBER GO ON A SECOND.

[7. Shannon Roden: Discuss/Consider/Approving the Final Plat of A. Hernandez Addition located on CR 282 in Precinct 1.]

DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS ONE, BUT, AND THIS IS ABOUT 11 ACRES, SIR.

AND THE OWNER SPLITTING THAT INTO TWO LOTS.

UH, LOT ONE IS 1.23 ACRES.

LOT TWO IS ABOUT NINE AND A HALF ACRES.

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

SO WE JUST NEED YOUR APPROVAL.

ALL RIGHT, WELL I GUESS I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR MR. MIKE.

COMMISSIONER HUNT.

I'LL SECOND.

AND COMMISSIONER BARBARA WILL SECOND.

AND ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.

[8. Monique Hunter: Discuss/Consider/Approving the Use of Property Application for Hotwire Communications to install fiber optic cable on Windy Lane and Helms Trail in Precinct 1.]

MONIQUE HUNTER DISCUSSING IMPROVING, UH, USE OF A PROPERTY OUT APPLICATION FOR HOT WIRE COMMUNICATIONS TO INSTALL ON OPTIC CABLE ON WINDY LANE AND HELMS TRAIL IN PRECINCT ONE.

GOOD MORNING.

SO, UM, THIS IS HOTWIRE NOT OPEN, INFRA DIFFERENT COMPANY.

UM, THEY'RE GOING TO BE, UH, THEY SEND SOME VERY DETAILED PLANS.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE BARE.

THEY'RE, UH, THEY'RE DEPTHS ARE WAY BEYOND 24.

SOME OF THEM ARE GONNA BE 60 FEET BELOW SINCE THERE'S PIPES AND STUFF THERE.

UM, THEY'RE GONNA BE LAYING THAT FIBER.

COMMISSIONER HUNT WAS SENT THE DETAILED PLANS.

HE HAS NO OBJECTION TO IT.

AND SO WE JUST, AND THEY'VE SIGNED THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, SO WE WILL GO OUT THERE AND CHECK WHEN THEY'RE, UH, WHEN THEY'LL NOTIFY US THAT THEY'RE OUT THERE WORKING JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, UNLESS I CAN JUMP IN THE HOLE AT 60 FEET.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA MEASURE THAT, BUT I'M GONNA FIGURE THAT OUT.

SO, ALRIGHT.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AFTER MIKE.

I'LL SECOND WE HAVE MOTION AND A SECOND.

MONIQUE MARINA, GATHER MY PAPERS.

SHE IS HERE TO MAKE, UH, CONSIDER APPROVING RENEWAL BID FOR 23 DASH OHE ANNUAL CONTRACT POLYETHYLENE CULVERTS FOR AN EXTENDED 12 MONTH PERIOD AND CURRENT FOR THE CURRENT PRICING.

[9. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approving renewing BID 23-06 Annual Contract for Polyurethane Culverts for an extended 12-month period at current pricing.]

CORRECT.

SO, GOOD MORNING GENTLEMEN.

I'M HERE TO REQUEST APPROVAL FOR THE RENEWAL BID OF 2306 FOR THE ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR AN ADDITIONAL 12 MONTH PERIOD.

I ASK THE

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COURT TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL AND THIS IS GONNA BE FOR THE, UH, THE PLASTIC CULVERS A DS COURT THAT WE NORMALLY USE.

SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE IT.

COMMISSIONER MOORE, MAKE A MOTION.

SECOND.

MR. BARBARA SECONDS.

ALL IN FAVOR? A AYE.

ALRIGHT, MOTION CARRIES.

[10. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approving awarding and executing all documents for the BID 24-14 Annual Contract for concrete box culverts and miscellaneous concrete work.]

10.

MR. DIAZ IS BACK AGAIN APPROVING, AWARDING, AND EX EXECUTING THE DOCUMENTS FROM THE BID OF 24 14 ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR CONCRETE BO BOX CULVERTS AND MISCELLANEOUS CONCRETE WORK.

CORRECT.

SO WE RECEIVED ONE BID WITH, UH, FROM MB CONCRETE, THE 32 BY 12 AND A HALF BOX CULVERTS CAME IN AT 99, 1 20 EACH, THE 20 BY FOUR BEAMS AND 20 BY SIX HEADER WALLS CAME IN AT 27 300.

IF THE COURT IS SATISFIED WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS IN PRICING, I RECOMMEND A WARNING.

THE BID TO MB CONCRETE, IT'S GONNA BE, BUT IT'S JUST I HAVE, UH, ONE OF COUNTY ROADS WITH A LOT OF DRAINAGE ISSUES.

WE'RE PUTTING TWO UH, BOX CULVERTS ON THAT ROAD THAT'S GONNA BE BUILT IN PLACE.

AND THEN WE HAVE A HEADER WALL ON 40 70.

THE FIRST TWO'S GOING ON 40 23, THEN THE SECOND ONE'S ON 40 70.

YEP.

WHERE THERE'S A LARGE CREEK AREA.

SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE BID.

ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES IT.

AND SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBER SECONDS? YES SIR.

ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.

11, WE'LL READ IT BACK UP HERE AGAIN OR APPROVING.

I'D LIKE TO MENTION REALLY QUICK, UM, THAT WE DID RECEIVE ONE MORE BID AFTER BID CLOSING.

UM, AND THAT WAS FROM KNK CONCRETE EXPRESS.

SINCE IT WAS SUBMITTED AFTER OFFICIAL CLOSING, IT WASN'T, UM, CONSIDERED IN THE EVALUATION PROCESS.

SO IT CAN'T, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A DATE AND CLOSE IT THAT THIS ALRIGHT, NUMBER

[11. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approving awarding and executing all documents for RFP 24-11 Inmate Food Services for Kaufman County Detention Center.]

AND THE WARNING, THE EXECUTING DOCUMENTS ON 20 DASH 11, UH, FOOD SERVICES FOR KAUFFMAN COUNTY DETENTION CENTER.

SO I BELIEVE YOU ALL HAVE A COPY OF THE EVALUATION SHEET THAT SHOWED THAT WE RECEIVED FOUR PROPOSALS FOR THE RFP.

THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF A CHIEF COMPTON, CHAD, CAPTAIN, CHAD HILL, CHRISTIAN MINARD, AND MYSELF FIVE STAR CAME IN AT THE HIGHEST SCORE OF 3 87 FOLLOWED BY TRINITY SERVICES AT A SCORE OF 3 75 SUMMIT CORRECTIONAL SERVICES AT 3 35 AND CELL RICO SERVICES AT THREE 18.

GIVEN THE TRACK OF, UM, EXCELLENCE, RECORD OF EXCELLENCE AND THE HIGHEST SCORE EVALUATION, I WOULD RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH FIVE STAR.

ALRIGHT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

COMMISSIONER BARBER, MAKE A MOTIONS NO SECOND.

MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND.

AND THEN MARINA TO DISCUSS THE C ROOM RESERVATION, UH, RENOVATION PROJECT, BUT WE'RE GONNA PASS ON THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE PRICE OF END ON IT, RIGHT? NO, WE DO NOT, BUT I JUST REALLY QUICK UPDATE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

UM,

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SURE.

WE ARE, WE HAVE REACHED THE 80% COMPLETION WITH THE GENERAL DEMOLITION.

AS OF THIS MORNING, UM, WE'RE ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE 95% COMPLETION BY THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK.

YEAH, I WAS OVER THERE.

I WAS OVER THERE YESTERDAY AND THEY, THEY SAID, MAN, OKAY, THEY'RE, THEY'RE MOVING PRETTY FAST AND SO WE HOPE TO HAVE ALL QUOTES FOR THE HVAC, THE PLUMBING AND THE ELECTRICAL, UH, BY THE END OF THIS WEEK SO WE COULD MEET NEXT, UH, MONDAY YEAH.

WE'RE PUSHING, WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE WE'RE, WHERE WE'RE GOING ON IT.

SO ANYWAY, WE'RE NOT GONNA, UH, DO ANYTHING ON THIS ONE AT THE MOMENT 'CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE, WE'RE JUST USING IT FOR DISCUSSION AT THE MOMENT.

THANK YOU.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT WHILE IT'S EITHER NO.

[14. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approving the Official 2025 Holidays for Kaufman County.]

ALRIGHTY.

SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.

UH, THIS, THIS IS, THIS WAS ALSO THE JUDGES, BUT WE'RE GONNA DO THAT ANYWAY BECAUSE THIS IS, UH, FOR DISCUSSION AND APPROVING THE OFFICIAL HOLIDAYS FOR 2025 IN COMPMAN COUNTY.

AND WE NEED TO DO THAT.

IT GOES INTO OUR BUDGET AND THEY ALL RECEIVED THE, THE HOLIDAYS AND, UH, THEY'RE THE SAME BASICALLY AS THEY WERE LAST YEAR.

MM-HMM.

AND SO ALL THE CORRECTED DATES ARE ON THERE FOR NEXT YEAR.

SO I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR THE HOLIDAYS NEXT YEAR.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A MOTION.

I'LL SECOND AND COMMISSIONER BARBARA SECONDS.

HAS ON HERE ALSO FOR THE COURT MEETINGS, THE NUMBER 15 THAT AUGUSTAN PROVEN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT ORDER AND SCHEDULE MEETINGS FOR 2025.

[15. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approving the Commissioner's Court Order for Schedule of Meetings 2025.]

AND YOU'VE ALL GOT THOSE AND RECEIVED THOSE.

IT'S THE SAME AS THIS YEAR.

YEP.

NOT GONNA CHANGE ANYTHING, SO I'LL TAKE A MOTION ON THAT.

COMMISSIONER BARBER,

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MAKE A MOTION.

COMMISSIONER BARB.

I MEAN MORRIS SAID SECOND.

AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO THE AUDITOR TO CONSIDER LINE ITEM BUDGET TRANSFERS AND YOU'VE ALL RECEIVED THOSE IN THE MAIL AND LOOKED AT THOSE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN.

UH,

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

AND DO YOU HAVE ANY SAY OR NO QUESTIONS ON THE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS? BRANDI, DO YOU HAVE ANY TO SAY ABOUT IT? I DO NOT, BUT WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

ALRIGHT, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER BARBER WILL SECOND.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A MOTION.

SECOND.

ALRIGHT, WE'RE BACK TO THE AUDITOR ONE MORE TIME FOR CLAIMS AND PAYMENTS AND THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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

YOU'VE ALL RECEIVED THAT ALSO.

SO, BUT, SO THIS WEEK WE ASK FOR, UM, PAYMENT.

WE HAVE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES OF TOTAL OF $1,016,510 AND 40 CENTS.

AND WE HAVE A PAYROLL OF $1,993,723 AND ONE PENNY FOR A TOTAL OF $3,010,000.

233.41.

AND WE ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

ALRIGHT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

AND I'LL SECOND.

ALRIGHT, WELL ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.