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EVERYBODY GOT YOUR MIC ON? OKAY.[Call to Order]
EVERYONE.I'D LIKE TO WELCOME YOU TO TODAY'S REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING HERE, MARCH THE 11TH, UH, HERE AT THE NX.
AND WE'RE GONNA START OFF WITH THE INVOCATION.
THIS GONNA BE LED BY COMMISSIONER LANE, AND THEN COMMISSIONER UH, MOORE IS GONNA LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES IF YOU'D STAND WITH US, PLEASE.
THANK YOU FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL WEATHER.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OUR EMPLOYEES.
THANK YOU FOR OUR EMERGENCIES, MANAGEMENT PEOPLE, AND ALL OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND ALL OUR EMPLOYEES FOR KAUFFMAN COUNTY.
HELP US TODAY WITH THIS COURT.
HELP US GO YOUR WAY AND BLESS US AND KEEP US SAFE, CHRIST.
TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
INDIVIDUAL, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR HONOR FLAG TEXAS.
ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVIDUAL.
[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE]
ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE THIS MORNING? WELL, I, I, GO AHEAD.NO, I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, DURING THE STORMS WE HAD, UH, I'D JUST LIKE TO KAY SAY SOMETHING FOR THE PUBLIC, FOR LIKE SOME OF THE GENTLEMEN TO HELP US ON SOME OF OUR ROADS.
LIKE, UH, I'LL SAY FOR INSTANCE, WE'D LIKE MR. FERRO THIS WEEK.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD ALL OF OUR CREWS OUT, WE WAS TIED UP ON EQUIPMENT.
HE BROUGHT HIS BIG TRACTOR UP, HELPED US CLEAR BIG TREE OUT THE ROAD.
SO WE DO APPRECIATE THE CI, THE CIS AND EVERYTHING TO HELP US OUT ON THOSE TYPE OF SITUATIONS WHERE WE NEED HELP.
SO, THANK YOU GUYS THAT HELP US OUT.
I ALWAYS, I ALWAYS LIKED THAT IDEA THAT IT MAYBE WOULD HELP US, BUT I'M JUST GONNA SAY, YOU KNOW, I REALLY ENJOYED, I'M ENJOYING THIS WEEK 'CAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF SCHOOLS OUT FOR SPRING BREAK.
'CAUSE I SAID THAT'S REALLY, THE TRAFFIC'S REALLY NICE
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY'S ELSE HAS NOTICED THAT, BUT IT REALLY MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
AND MY, MY HOUSE IS A LITTLE BUSIER 'CAUSE I HAVE MY GRANDDAUGHTERS THERE FOR SPRING BREAK BECAUSE THEY'RE GETTING TO SPENDED IT TO US.
I MEAN, SO THAT'S PRETTY NEAT TOO.
SO ANYWAY, THAT'S, I JUST WANTED ME TOO THAT.
[2. CONSENT AGENDA ]
MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.WE HAVE, UH, FIVE ITEMS THERE IF Y'ALL HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT EACH ONE OF THOSE.
ANY COMMENTS, CORRECTIONS, CONVERSATION, DISCUSSION.
IF NOT, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE.
MR. PHIS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
[3. Shannon Roden: Discuss/Consider/Approve a motion to replat lot 16 of Beautiful Acres West located on FM 3094 and FM 148 in Precinct 4]
WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPROVE, A MOTION TO REPL LOT 16 OF BEAUTIFUL ACRES WEST, LOCATED ON FM 30 94 AND 1 48 IN PRECINCT FOUR.SO THIS PROPERTY IS ABOUT 4.75 ACRES AND THE OWNER IS SPLITTING THAT INTO TWO LOTS.
EACH OF THOSE BEING ABOUT TWO NET ACRES.
UM, WE DID NOTIFY THE RESIDENTS OF THE SUBDIVISION AND THE GEN THE PUBLIC IN THE NEWSPAPER.
UM, I RECEIVED ONE PHONE CALL, ONE EMAIL ADDRESS.
THOSE QUESTIONS, THEY WERE SATISFIED WITH THE RESPONSE AND ALL OF WE, ALL OF THE DOCUMENTATION WERE SUBMITTED AND WE JUST NEED THE COURT'S APPROVAL.
SINCE YOU IN YOUR PRECINCT, YOU MAKE THE MOTION.
MR. MOORE MADE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
[4. Commissioner Moore: Discuss/Consider/Approve entering into a project agreement with the City of Cottonwood to add material and blade the City of Cottonwood's portion of County Road 4083. Project total will be $1,441.01.]
COMMISSIONER MOORE, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE ENTERING INTO A PROJECT AGREEMENT WITH CITY OF COTTONWOOD TO ADD MATERIAL AND BLADE THE CITY OF COTTONWOODS PORTION OF COUNTY ROAD 40 83.UH, PROJECT ABOUT $1,441 AND A PENNY.
IT'S JUST A SYSTEM AND, UH, PUTTING A COUPLE LOADS OF ROCK DOWN IN MOTOR GRADE AND, UH, THAT PORTION OF THE ROADWAY.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT MOTION.
A MOTION CARRIES NUMBER FIVE, MS. BRENDA, GOOD MORNING.
WE'RE GONNA PASS ON NUMBER FIVE.
[6. Brenda Callaway, P.E.: Discuss/Consider/Approve the Supplemental Agreement for #3 for the FM 1641 Project between Kaufman County and LTRA in the amount of $131,850.00.]
NUMBER SIX.UH, WHICH IS DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR NUMBER THREE FOR THE FM 1641 PROJECT BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND THE LTRA IN AMOUNT OF $131,850.
UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE THE SCHEMATIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND WE ARE FINISHING UP THE DETAILED DESIGN ON FM 1641.
RIGHT OF WAY HAS BEEN PURCHASED AND THEN THERE ARE OUT THERE RELOCATING UTILITIES DURING THE TIMEFRAME OF DOING THE
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DETAILED DESIGN, TEXDOT HAS COME IN AND PUT IN TWO ADDITIONAL SIGNALS ALONG FM 16 41, 1 AT MONITOR AND ONE AT GATEWAY.SO THIS MONEY WILL ALLOW THAT TO INCLUDE THOSE INTO OUR DETAILED PLANS.
SO WHEN IT'S READY FOR LETTING IT WILL BE CORRECT.
YEAH, THEY NEEDED, THEY NEED IT, ESPECIALLY AT GATEWAY NOW.
YOU KNOW, GATEWAY, THAT'S BAD TO ME THING.
I'VE BEEN WATCHING THE, UH, ALL THE UTILITY MOVEMENT AND UP THERE BY THE, YOU KNOW, THE FLOOD AREA THAT BRINGS ALL THAT WATER DOWN AND I KEPT WATCHING IT.
I'M THINKING, MAN, THAT'S YES.
YEAH, THAT'LL BE A BLESSING TO GET ALL THAT DONE.
1640 ONES THIS NIGHTMARE AND GETTING IT PAST THAT SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, AND GETTING TO SCHOOL AND DOING ALL.
THINK MAYBE WE NEED TO GET 5 48 DONE FIRST, BUT I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU.
MR. FIFTH MAKES THE MOTION OF A SECOND.
WHERE ARE WE? UM, IT'S, IT'S, WE'RE STILL COORDINATING WITH THE EDC TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY WANT TO TREAT THAT POND.
UM, THAT'S JUST OFF OF THE ROADWAY THERE.
THE CITY WAS CONCERNED, UM, BECAUSE WATER WAS COMING OVER THE DAM AND ERODING IT.
SO WE'RE GONNA PUT SOME ROCK RIP REP ON IT TO PREVENT EROSION AND PAVE CON'S.
GETTING US A DOLLAR FIGURE ON THAT AND NEEDS TO GET OUT AND DO THE WORK.
[7. Teressa Floyd: Discuss/Consider/Approve the Tax Assessor-Collector's monthly Property Tax Collections report for January 2025.]
NUMBER MS. FLOYD, UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND IMPROVE THE TAX ASSESSORS, UH, COLLECTION MONTHLY REPORT FOR JANUARY 25.ALRIGHT, SO IN JANUARY WE WERE VERY BUSY.
UH, WE DID COLLECT FOR THE CURRENT TAXES, UH, AND CURRENT AND DELINQUENT FOR THE CURRENT YEARS.
AND FOR THE ROAD AND BRIDGE, UH, WITH CURRENT INTER DELINQUENT, WE COLLECTED 5,000,800, $302 AND 72 CENTS.
WE DID 31 THOU, UH, 30 1001 75 TRANSACTIONS.
UM, AND WE HAVE LOOKS LIKE SOME ROLLBACK.
PRECINCT ONE HAS 27 ACRES AND PRECINCT FOUR HAS FIVE FOR A TOTAL OF 32 7 47 IN ROLLBACK.
IT, IT WAS A BUSY MONTH AND I'M PROUD OF MY PEOPLE.
THEY ARE THE HARD, THEY ARE HARDWORKING AND THEY GOT THOSE PEOPLE IN AND OUT AND THEY, THEY WORKED HARD 'CAUSE EVERY TIME I COME IN THERE WERE LINES.
YEAH, WE, I KNOW THEY WERE BUSY.
NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE OR ANY QUESTIONS? FIRST COMMENTS.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
MR. PHELPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
[8. Teressa Floyd: Discuss/Consider/Approve the Tax Assessor-Collector's monthly Auto Collections report for January 2025.]
AGAIN DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S MONTHLY AUTO COLLECTIONS REPORT FOR JANUARY OF 25.SO FOR JANUARY OF 25, WE COLLECTED 3,218,000 605 73.
AND WE, UH, AS YOU CAN TELL, QUITE A BIT OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, UM, THAT JUST SHOWS THE GROWTH OF THE COUNTY.
YOU KNOW, AND OF THAT MONEY WE DID GET TO RETAIN FOR THE COUNTY 574,000 156 60.
THAT'S, THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD BIT OF INCOME LICENSE PLATES IN'T IT.
AND WE ARE PUTTING IN A FOURTH WINDOW OVER IN FORNEY.
AND I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE ABOUT THAT.
AND, AND UH, ONE OF IT'S, YOU KNOW, THEY MEASURED FOR THE WINDOWS AND ALL THAT AND IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
I LOOKED AT IT AGAIN THIS MORNING.
IT, THE CAMERAS AREN'T WORKING.
YEAH, I KNOW IT, BUT IT IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
I SHOULD HAVE TOOK PICTURE AND BROUGHT I BET IT LOOKS GOOD.
ANYWAY, ANY QUESTIONS? UHUH MS. THERE DO NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.
MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
[9. Kelly Lane: Discuss/Consider/Approve interlocat agreement between Kaufman County and the Town of Poetry for annual road repairs.]
THANK YOU MR. LANE.DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPROVE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF PRY.
THIS IS, UH, UH, I SAY THE, UH, ROAD AND BRIDGE, UH, FOR ROAD REPAIRS WITH THEM AND UH, IT'S THE SAME ONE THAT, UH, PRECINCT FOUR IS USING AND SOME OF THE OTHERS HAVE USED.
DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES SECOND.
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MOTION CARRIES.[10. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve reappointing Robert Messer to the North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority Board of Directors.]
THE NEXT ONE IS MINE.DISCUSS CONSIDERING APPROVED REAPPOINTING ROBERT MASTERS TO THE NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL MOBILE AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
HE'S BEEN ON THERE I GUESS SINCE THE BEGINNING.
AND SO NOT GONNA CHANGE IT, I WOULDN'T THINK.
I'M NOT GONNA CHANGE ANYTHING.
HE'S A GOOD REPRESENTATIVE FOR US.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU.
MR. PHELPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
[11. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve Public Relations & Education Services Agreement with Mayes Media.]
MS. MINE DISCUSS AND APPROVE THE PUBLIC RELATIONS AND EDUCATION SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH UH, MAY'S MEDIA.AND I THINK MS. EARLEY'S GOING TO PRESENT THAT.
I THOUGHT I WOULD, IT'D BE EASIER THAN YOU PRESENTING IT FOR YOURSELF.
HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING? UM, THIS IS AN EDUCATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS CONTRACT AGREEMENT FOR THE JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER.
SINCE WE HAVE GOT THAT COMING UP, WE HAD TO TWEAK IT A LITTLE BIT.
'CAUSE WE CAN'T TAKE A POSITION TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.
SO THAT MEANS IT'LL BE, YOU KNOW, THE PROS AND THE CONS.
THE COST IS THE CON ALWAYS, BUT I THINK THERE'S A BENEFIT.
SO THIS IS A SERVICE AGREEMENT.
UM, IT'S PRETTY REASONABLE WHEN YOU LOOK ON PAGE TWO, WHAT WE'RE GOING TO, UM, HAVE TO PAY TO INFORM THE PUBLIC.
AND SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, GLAD TO FILL THOSE FOR YOU GUYS.
KAREN AND I WENT BACK AND FORTH A LITTLE BIT 'CAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO BE CLEAR.
WE ALSO, UH, RAN THIS BY OUR BOND ATTORNEYS IN AUSTIN BICKERSTAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS AGREEMENT WASN'T GONNA BE ANY WAY.
HAVE A PROBLEM WITH US, WITH OUR BOND.
IT'S AN EDUCATION, NOT A POSITION.
MR. CROW MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
OH, YOU GONNA BE HERE JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT? I WILL.
[12. Auditor: Discuss/Consider line item and budget transfers/corrections.]
MR. AUDITOR LINE, CONSIDER DISCUSS LINE ITEM TRANSFERS.SO LAST WEEK WE SENT YOU ALL, UM, LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR YOUR REVIEW.
IF Y'ALL DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THEN I ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE AUDITOR? NO.
MR. LANE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
[13. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.]
ONCE AGAIN DISCUSS, CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION.IS YOU GOING TO GIVE IT TO US?
AND JUROR CHECKS OF $5,476 FOR A TOTAL CLAIMS, UM, CLAIM FOR PAYMENT OF $1,994,104 AND 6 CENTS.
UM, IF Y'ALL DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, CAN I ASK FOR YOUR I DO.
ON THE JUROR'S CHECKS, ARE THEY STILL ABLE TO DONATE THAT BACK TO THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER OR SOMEWHERE? YES SIR.
DO WE KNOW HOW MANY ACTUALLY DO THAT? UM, WE DO HAVE, I THINK WITHIN THE LAST YEAR WE PROBABLY HAVE HAD MAYBE ABOUT 30 DONORS.
UM, BUT THEY, THEY RANGE, I MEAN, SOME GIVE A PORTION OF IT, UM, AND THEN SOME ACTUALLY GIVE THEIR FULL CHECK FOR.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE AUDITOR? NOT NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE.
MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
[14. Adjourn Meeting.]
MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND, SECOND