* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. OKAY. [00:00:03] GOOD [Call to Order] MORNING. EVERYONE LIKE TO WELCOME EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US THAT'S HERE. AND THOSE ARE WATCHING ONLINE TO REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING. HERE IT IS, MAY THE 27TH. AND AS USUAL, WE'RE HERE AT THE ANNEX. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION LED BY COMMISSIONER MOORE. AND THEN, UH, MR. PHELPS GONNA LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME AND STAND PLEASE, MS. PRAY. MR. QUESTIONS. HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU GIVE US EACH AND EVERY DAY. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE RAIN OVER THE WEEKEND. LORD SAYS, WE KNOW THAT SOON IT'LL BE DRY AND WE JUST GIVE YOU PRAISE FOR YOUR BLESSINGS AND THAT, AND LORD, WE ASK THAT YOU BE WITH US AND GUIDE US TODAY AS WE MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE COURT AND LET IT BE YOUR WILL, NOT OURS. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. WE THANK YOU FOR OUR MILITARY ABROAD, OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, AND ALL THE MANY WONDERFUL EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE HERE FOR THE COUNT YOU PRAY THESE SONS THINGS IN YOUR SON'S HOLY NAME. AMEN. AMEN. MY 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 UN TEXAS FLAG HAVE PLACED THE LEASE TO BE TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVIDUAL. THANK YOU. [1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.] OKAY. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE TODAY? ANY CLEANUPS OR ANYTHING HAPPENING? THAT'S GONNA BE, THAT'LL BE ON THE, WE WE HAD ALL THE CLEANUP, HUH? YEAH. ON THE SEVENTH. WE DO. WHICH WILL BE NEXT WEEK. YEAH. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THEN WE'LL MOVE ON [2. CONSENT AGENDA] TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAD THREE ITEMS THERE. DISCUSS. THEY'RE ACCEPTED A COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING FOR MAY THE 20TH OF 25. DISCUSS THAT ARE ACCEPTED THE TAX ASSESSOR'S, COLLECTOR'S MONTHLY PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS REPORT FOR APRIL OF 25 AND DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S MONTHLY AUTO COLLECTION REPORT FOR APRIL 25. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR MR. PHILLIPS. MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. NUMBER THREE. [3. Judge Allen/Jon Leatherberry: Discuss/Consider/Approve signing the certificate to approve the Bonds for Texas Health Resources to renovate various hospital facilities, including one location in Kaufman County.] YOU'RE WELCOME. UH, JOHN LEATHERBERRY, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPROVED SIGNING THE CERTIFICATE TO APPROVE THE BONDS FOR THE TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES TO RENOVATE VARIOUS HOSPITAL FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE ONE LOCATED IN KAUFFMAN COUNTY. COME FORWARD, JOHN, AND SHARE WITH US. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU COMMISSIONERS? GREAT. THANKS FOR HAVING US. UM, MY NAME'S JOHN LEATHERBERRY. I'M AN ATTORNEY WITH BRACEWELL. IT'S A LAW FIRM BASED OUTTA HOUSTON. WE REPRESENT TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES. TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES IS DOING A TRANSACTION IN WHICH THEY ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBLE ENTITY FOR THE REPAYMENT OF THE BONDS. IT'S GONNA BE ABOUT A BILLION DOLLAR TRANSACTION. IT'S GONNA BE A MASSIVE, UM, CONSTRUCTION UNDERTAKING IN VARIOUS PLACES ACROSS NORTH TEXAS. ONE OF THE FACILITIES IS GONNA BE HERE IN KAUFFMAN COUNTY IN, UH, IN FORNEY. UH, IT'S GONNA BE A NEW FIRST, UH, ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN FORNEY. IT'LL HAVE, UH, AN A, UH, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LABOR AND DELIVERY. UM, AND IT'LL ALSO BE, UM, ROOM FOR EXPANSION. THE ESTIMATED COST IS GOING TO BE NOT TO EXCEED $200 MILLION OF MONEY SPENT IN KAUFMAN COUNTY. THE REASON WE'RE COMING HERE TODAY FOR YOU IS BECAUSE THE IRS REQUIRES US TO TELL, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL WANT US TO SPEND MONEY IN Y'ALL'S COUNTY AND WE DO . SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE WHAT'S, UH, CALLED THE TE R APPROVAL. WE PUBLISHED, UH, NOTICE IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS EFFECTIVELY TO GIVING EVERYONE NOTICE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE SPENDING MONEY HERE IN KAUFMAN COUNTY. AND TODAY WE'RE GETTING THE APPROVAL FROM YOU ALL TO, TO GO AHEAD AND SPEND THE MONEY. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE BONDS WILL BE ISSUED IN, UM, IN AUGUST, JUST KIND OF DEPENDING ON WHAT THE MARKET DOES. AND, UM, THE, UH, THE, THE CONSTRUCTION WILL START PRETTY SOON THEREAFTER. I FORGET HOW MANY BED UNITS IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. OH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. I THINK IT'S GONNA BE AROUND 75. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NO. AND, AND PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THIS BOND IS THEIR BOND, NOT OURS. IT DOESN'T COST TAXPAYERS ANY MONEY. SO I WANT EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THAT CLEARLY. I HOPE THEY WERE LISTENING TO THE YEAH. TO JOHN. YES. AND, AND, BUT PEOPLE DON'T LISTEN SO WE MAKE IT NICE AND CLEAR. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. NO TAX. THAT HAS NOTHING TAX. NO TAX. THAT'S RIGHT. NO TAX. THIS, THIS IS SOLELY THE RESPONSIBILITY OF TEXAS HEALTH RESOURCES. THAT'S CORRECT. AND THAT'S ALL. ANYBODY ELSE? NOPE. AND I'M HAPPY IT'S COMING THE TO APPROVE THEM. I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. ALRIGHT. COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER MOORE, MAKE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. AYE. MOTION. CARRIE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SIGN THESE. COULD YOU NEED ONE OF THESE, UH, COPIES HERE, RIGHT? UH, YES. YES. OKAY. UH, WE CAN PICK, WE CAN PICK IT UP NOW OR WE CAN SUBSEQUENT IF YOU WANT. HEY, IF I FIXING THE HAND, GO AHEAD AND SIGN 'EM NOW. AND ASHLEY, IF YOU YES SIR. COME PLEASE. [00:05:07] THEY WANT YOU TO LEAVE, UH, WITH EVERYTHING YOU NEED. I'LL SIGN TO BOTH, SO, OKAY. THANK YOU JOHN. APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. YES, JUDGE. MM-HMM . NUMBER [4. Commissioner Lane/Steve McBride: Discuss/Consider/Approve Mr. McBride repairing the fence around his home, at his expense that is located behind the Terrell Sub Courthouse in Precinct 3.] FOUR IS COMMISSIONER LANE. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE MR. MCBRIDE REPAIRING THE FENCE AROUND HIS HOME AT HIS EXPENSE LOCATED BEHIND THE TARIFF SUB COURTHOUSE IN PRECINCT THREE. OKAY. MR. MCBRIDE, IF YOU'D COME FORWARD AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE, SIR. HOW Y'ALL DOING? GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS STEVE MCBRIDE. I ACTUALLY RESIDE IN ATHENS, BUT I HAVE OWN HALF OF A HOUSE IN TERRELL THAT MY DAUGHTER LIVES IN. OKAY. AND IT'S ADJACENT TO THE COUNTY. THE COURT FROM THE COURTHOUSE. YES SIR. ANYWAY, I'M HERE TO ASK HELP FOR MY, MY TERRELL SCHOOL TEACHER DAUGHTER'S HOME, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 4 0 3 EAST COLLEGE STREET BEHIND THE PRECINCT THREE COURT BUILDING. MY DAUGHTER LISA, IS A SINGLE WOMAN TRYING TO, TO MAINTAIN HER RESIDENCE. AND IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN OVER THERE, IT'S ONE BIG BLOCK AND Y'ALL HAVE THREE QUARTERS OF IT. AND THAT HOUSE SAT THERE IS, SHE'S GOT, GOT LIKE A QUARTER OF THE LOT AND JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED ANSWER FROM THE COURT, BASICALLY REFUSING TO, TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN GIVE ME RELEASE SO I COULD BUILD IT. AND I'VE BEEN MESSING WITH IT FOR LIKE, OH, YEAR AND A HALF. ANYWAY. I PREVIOUSLY ASKED FOR APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED FOOT OF EIGHT FOOT PRIVACY FENCE, WANTING TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. I LOWERED THAT REQUEST TO SPLIT IT 50 50 IN STILL BEING REFUSED. I LOWERED AGAIN TO TRY TO MAYBE JUST FOR MATERIALS AND IF HE REFUSED TO DO WHAT I CALL THE RIGHT THING. I WAS REQUESTING SOMEBODY IN, IN WRITING TO GIVE ME PERMISSION TO REMOVE SOME OF THE PLANT LIFE SO I CAN STAY RIGHT DOWN THE PROPERTY LINE AND TO INSTALL A FENCE ON THE COMMON PROPERTY LINE. WHY I THINK THERE WAS A COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY IS THE HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1903 AND SHE'S PENN'S EVERY PENNY SHE HAS KEEPING IT UP. AND IT'S ONE THE NIGHT SHE JUST HAD A NEW ROOF PAINT AND EVERYTHING, BUT IT, UH, WAS, WAS THERE, YOU KNOW, FIRST, BUT THERE'S A SECURITY REASON. THERE'S PEOPLE THAT WALK ACROSS HER YARD 'CAUSE THERE'S NO BARRIER THERE. AND ALL THESE, UM, I GUESS PEOPLE FROM THE COURT OR WHATEVER, AND SOME OF 'EM DON'T SEEM TOO DESIRABLE. AND SHE HAS A RING PHONE AND, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WALKING ACROSS THE PORCH EVERY NOW AND THEN, PLUS A FENCE WOULD, WOULD STOP SOME NOISE BARRIER. BUT THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THE DUST. UH, YOU KNOW, THE, I KNOW IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE PARKING LOT'S NOT PAVED AND YOU CAN'T RUN A WATER TRUCK THROUGH THERE EVERY DAY. SO THERE'S A LOT OF CARS, YOU KNOW, POLICE CARS AND CONSTABLES AND SHERIFFS AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S BUSY AREA AND IT'S LIKE A CLOUD OF DUST CON CONTINUOUSLY AND A FENCE WOULD, WOULD, WOULD HELP THAT TREMENDOUSLY I THINK. AND UH, THE REASON I WAS GIVEN BY THE COUNTY IS BECAUSE IF THEY HELPED ME, THEY'D HAVE TO HELP EVERYBODY ELSE. AND YOU KNOW WHY MY RESPONSIBILITY IS EVERYBODY ELSE IS, IS NOT SHARING THE, THE COMMON PROPERTY LINE. YOU KNOW, THE, THE, I GUESS IF I'M A COUNTRY BOY AND I'VE HAD LAND, IF YOU'RE MY NEIGHBOR, I'M GONNA BUILD A FENCE. I TALK TO YOU, WE USUALLY SPLIT IT. I SURE DON'T GO CUT IT AND, YOU KNOW, WITHOUT ASKING YOU THAT KIND OF THING. BUT THAT WAS THE, THE THE THING, YOU KNOW, I'D APPRECIATE THE COUNTY JUST, I GUESS STEPPING UP THE PLATE AND HANDLING SITUATION IN A FAIR, PROFESSIONAL MANNER. AND, AND, UH, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND LISTENING TO ME, BUT YOU NEARLY HAVE TO GO THERE AND AND SEE IT. IT'S ONLY A HUNDRED FOOT, BUT MY BIGGEST CONCERN WAS I'M RETIRED DALLAS FIREMAN 42 YEARS. AND I WORKED FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS FIRST AND I WAS THE DIRECTOR OF UTILITY RELOCATIONS FOR THE WHOLE CITY OF DALLAS. SO WATER LINES, GAS LINES, SEWER LINES, BRIDGES, I MEAN, I KNOW ABOUT EASEMENTS AND RIGHT OF WAYS AND A LOT OF THE LEGAL PART. AND I KNOW , IF I JUST BUILT A FENCE AND DIDN'T GET PERMISSION, SOMETHING'S GOING TO BITE ME. YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY WOULD SAY, HEY, THAT'S OUR PROPERTY, YOU'RE PUTTING IT ON. YOU KNOW, SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS A SOLUTION. AND BELIEVE ME, I STARTED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO AND IT'S JUST PROGRESSED. AND I REALLY [00:10:01] THINK THE COUNTY HAS SOME RESPONSIBILITY. BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S IT. IF Y'ALL CONSIDER IT. WELL, I THINK MR. LANE HAS TALKED WITH YOU AND HE'S GOT WITH OUR, UH, DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND EVERYTHING, DEFENSES. I TALKED TO A LAWYER AND I, I'VE TALKED TO LIKE 20 PEOPLE THAT CALLED ME AND THEY SAY, WELL, WELL AT LEAST WE'LL GIVE YOU HALF THE MATERIAL. AND THEN THE GUY, THE LAWYER CALLED AND SAID, OH, I, I SHOULDN'T BE, I, I WAS WASN'T ASKING ABOUT THE FENCE, BUT IT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. I'LL PUT IN A GOOD WORD FOR YOU. BUT I'M JUST SAYING IT'S, IT FINALLY, IT THEY CHANGED COMMISSIONERS. YEAH. AND WE HAD ELECTION AND CHANGED COMMISSIONERS. YEAH. AND MR. LANE HAS DONE, YOU KNOW, HE'S DONE HIS JOB. HE'S DONE GREAT. YEAH. I'M THE PAST CITY COUNCIL MEMBER AND ON THE SCHOOL BOARD AND STUFF IN WILLS POINT. SO I, I UNDERSTAND. I JUST ASK FOR A LITTLE CONSIDERATION AND IT, BUT AT A MINIMUM WOULD LIKE SOMETHING IN WRITING SAYING IT WAS AN EXISTING FENCE THERE AND IT'S JUST WORE OUT. JUST NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SURE. HALF OF IT'S HER IS STILL IN GOOD SHAPE, BUT IT'S JUST LIKE A HUNDRED FOOT THERE. I BELIEVE WE CAN SEND YOU A LETTER. OKAY. UH, WE WON'T, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO, UH, BUY ANY OF THE MATERIAL OR ANYTHING. 'CAUSE IT'S GOING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. WELL, IT'S NOT PRIVATE PROPERTY. IT'S, IT'S A, IT IT IS GONNA HAVE TO GO ON YOUR PROPERTY. YOU COULDN'T BUILD IT ON OUR PROPERTY. WELL, IT GO ON THE PROPERTY LINE. WELL, IT'S ON YOUR PROPERTY THOUGH. CAN'T GO ON THE PROPERTY LINE. Y'ALL SAID IT'S ON YOUR PROPERTY. OKAY. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MY PROPERTY AND YOUR PROPERTY? WE BUILD ONE ON OUR PROPERTY, BUT WE CAN'T BUILD ONE ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROPERTY. IT'S JUST STATE LONG. WE YOU CAN'T, WE CAN'T WORK ON PRI PROPERTY OURSELVES. WHAT HE SAYING? MOVE OVER THREE INCHES. YEAH. IT, IT, IT IS NOT US. IT'S WHAT THE STATE CONSTITUTION ALLOWS US TO DO. AND WE'RE NOT LIKE THE CITY, THE CITY CAN WRITE ORDINANCES AND DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO. WE CAN'T DO THAT. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT. I MEAN, I DON'T THOUSAND UNDERSTAND, I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE BIG PROBLEM BUILT ON PROPERTY LINES. I DON'T KNOW WHY. IS IT ALL ON YOUR UH, I'M NONE OF IT'S ON OUR PROPERTY. IT'S ALL ON HIS, THEIR PERSONAL PROPERTY. HOW IS A COMMON PROPERTY? WELL, THE PROPERTY LINES JOIN AND I THINK, WELL, THEY DON'T JOIN. THEY'RE PARALLEL. THE SAME. SAME. WELL I THINK THE BIGGEST, THE BIGGEST THING WE LOOK AT IS THE FACT THAT IT'S ABOUT IF YOU AND I HAVE PROPERTY TOGETHER LIKE A FARM OR SOMETHING RIGHT. AND IT'S MY MONEY AND YOUR MONEY PAYING FOR IT. BUT WHEN IT COMES TO TAX DOLLARS, WE'RE VERY RESTRICTED ON WHERE THAT MONEY GOES. IF IT GOES ON TO PRIVATE PROPERTY, THEN WE VIOLATE THE LAW. SO WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH TAXPAYER MONEY. SO, UH, OKAY. MAYBE PUT UP A SIGN AND SAY, PLEASE DON'T BURN OFF AND CAUSE US . I MEAN IT'S LIKE A I UNDERSTAND. I MEAN, AFTER BEING, AFTER BEING A FIRE, MY DAD WAS, WAS A HIGHWAY PRO. SO I CAN SAY COPS, YOU JUST HAVE TO ABIDE ALL COPS RIGHT THERE. THEY'RE BURNING OFF AND SLIDING IN THERE AND IT'S, IT'S JUST A BE IT'S JUST A, WE COULD TALK TO THE CONSTABLE AND THE DEPUTIES, BUT AS, AS FAR AS US ASSISTING WITH ANY FINANCIAL HELP FOR YOU TO BUILD A FENCE, THEN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE, BY LAW WE JUST CAN'T DO. BUT WE CAN GIVE YOU A WRITTEN PERMISSION TO REPAIR IT YOURSELF. YEAH. IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT. WE SURE CAN. WELL THERE'S OUR ATTORNEY SETTING RIGHT THERE. IF THAT'S BILL TOTALLY ON MY PROPERTY, I DON'T NEED IT. YEAH. BUT I'VE NEVER HEARD OF ANYBODY BUILDING A FENCE ON THEIR PROPERTY EVER. AND I'VE BEEN DOING THIS AND I'M TALKING ABOUT, I GUESS EVERYTHING I LEARNED AT A AND M WAS WRONG. . YEAH. I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, 'CAUSE YOU HAVE A COMMON PROPERTY. YOU, YOU, IT'S ON THE PROPERTY LINE. YOU BUILD A FENCE. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T BUILD LIKE, LIKE AT MY HOUSE, I DIDN'T BUILD IT ON, I DIDN'T BUILD IT ON THE LINE. I BUILT IT LIKE A FOOT INSIDE MY LINE BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT HIM MESSING WITH MY FENCE. YEAH. YOU KNOW, I MEAN, BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. I'VE GOT A GOOD NEIGHBOR. I KNOW. I'LL LEAVE YOU ALL THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. OKAY, SO NUMBER FOUR. WE DON'T REALLY NEED ANY ACTION ON THAT. I DON'T THINK SO. NO. ALRIGHT, [5. Fabi Carrillo: Discuss/Consider/Approve the final plat for Zara 2024 Addition located on County Road 120 in Precinct 1.] NUMBER FIVE. MS. FABI HERE WE CAN DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR ZARA 2024 EDITION LOCATED ON CAN ROAD ONE 20 IN PRECINCT ONE. GOOD MORNING, BOBBY. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. SARAH, 2024 EDITION IS APPROXIMATELY FIVE ACRES AND THE OWNER IS SPLITTING INTO TWO LOTS, RANGING FROM 1.3 TO 2.8. ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WAS SUBMITTED WITH THE AGENDA REQUEST PACKET AND WE'RE ASKING FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL. ALRIGHT, I'LL MAKE A, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. CROW MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND FOR YOU. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY, [6. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/ Consider/ Approve advertising a bid for annual contract for Box Culverts, Header Walls and Guard Rails.] MS. LORENA, SHE WANTS TO DISCUSS AND POSSIBLY APPROVE ADVERTISING FOR A BID [00:15:01] FOR CONTRACT WITH, FOR BOX CULVERTS, HAIR TO WALLS AND GUARDRAILS. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING GENTLEMEN. SO REQUESTING APPROVAL TO ADVERTISE NEW SIZE BOX COVERTS AND HEADER WALLS AND GUARDRAILS. THIS IS NECESSARY FOR PRECINCT FOUR, COMMISSIONER MOORE AND I'M REQUESTING FOR APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE BID. AND BASICALLY WHAT THIS IS, IS REMEMBER LAST YEAR WE DID THE GENERAL 10 INCH WALL DESIGN FOR THE BOX COVERTS THAT ARE NOT IN A BRIDGE CLASS. I WAS ABLE TO GET A BUNCH OF TEXT DOT DRAWINGS. SO WE HAVE DETAILED T DOT SPECS, UH, ABOUT WHAT EIGHT TO 12 DIFFERENT CULVERT SIZES THAT COULD BE USED. SO WE'RE JUST GONNA PUT IT OUT THE BID WHERE IT ALSO HAS, UH, ALL THE, UH, SPECS TO IT AS WELL. THAT WAY, IF THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, IF WE'RE BUILDING MULTIPLE CULVERTS, WE'RE NOT HAVING TO GO TO BID FIVE OR SIX TIMES A YEAR, JUST DO ONE OPEN BID TO COVER THESE MULTIPLE SIZES. IS DID WE ALREADY DO THIS NOT TOO LONG AGO? D NO, WE DID IT WITH DIFFERENT, JUST THE GENERAL. WHAT HAPPENED WAS WE DID IT WITH THE GENERAL DESIGN, BUT AFTER SPEAKING WITH BRAD, IT HAS TO BE THE EXACT SAME DIMENSIONS, UH, TO USE THAT SAME BID AGAIN. OKAY. IF, IF THE SIZE CHANGES IN ANY WAY, WE HAVE TO REBID IT SO IT'S EASIER JUST TO DO IT BY TECH STOCK SPECS. AND YOU MAKING A MOTION THEN? YES SIR. I MAKE THE MOTION. SO I EXPECT BY, BY THE FOOT, RIGHT? OKAY. SO IT DOESN'T MATTER. HAVE WHAT SIZE IT IS. HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. YEP. MR. LANE MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A A MOTION CARRIES A SECOND. IT'LL BE JUST OKAY. [7. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve agreements between Kaufman County and McGough Construction Co., LLC related to McGough Construction Co. serving as Contractor for the Kaufman County Courthouse Renovation project, and authorizing execution of all related agreement.] NUMBER SEVEN, MS. LORENA, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN KAUFFMAN COUNTY AND MCCALL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LLC RELATED TO MCCALL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY SERVING AS THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE KAMAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE RENOVATION PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF ALL RELATED AGREEMENTS. YES MA'AM. YEAH. SO REQUESTING APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD WITH WITH ENTERING THE CONTRACT WITH BOTH MCCALL AND UM, OUR LEGAL TEAM HAVE BOTH REVIEWED THE TERMS AND, UM, WE'RE EXPECTING FINAL VERSION BY END OF DAY TODAY. WE, WE, AS WE UH, DISCUSSED, WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING THE FINAL DRAFTS. UM, THERE'S A FORMATTING ISSUE. WE'RE WORKING ON GETTING THAT DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. UH, BUT WE DO NOT EXPECT TO GET ANY OF THE ACTUAL TERMS TO CHANGE THE, THE VERSION THAT'S IN YOUR BACK. JUST PUT THAT BEING . IT'S JUST THE FORMAT THAT HAS TO CHANGE. THE FORMAT'S ONLY CHANGING. YEAH. SO PENDING THAT WE RECEIVED THE FINAL VERSION BY END OF DAY TODAY, WE'RE ASKING THE COURT'S APPROVAL FOR YOU TO SIGN. YEAH. SUBJECT TO, I DON'T WANT TO LOCK IT INTO TODAY. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S BECAUSE WE MAY HAVE TO PHYSICALLY REDRAFT THE WHOLE THING. I WE CAN GO AHEAD AND APPROVE IT THOUGH, BASED ON NOTHING CHANGES OTHER THAN THE FORMAT. YES. AND IF, IF, IF SOMETHING HASN'T CHANGED, I'LL TAKE IT UP ON NEXT WEEK'S AGENDA JUST TO MODIFY THE NEW VERSION. YES. YEAH. AND THEY'RE OPTIMISTIC THAT THEY'RE GONNA GET SOMETHING TO US TODAY, SO, OKAY. WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED. ALRIGHT. SO NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND MR. KRO, MAKE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES. [8. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve Order granting an exception to the competitive bidding requirements for the emergency repair of electrical transfer switch controls at Kaufman County Jail, pursuant to Section 262.024(a) of the Texas local Government Code, such section authorizing exceptions to preserve property of the county; to preserve and protect health and safety of residents of the county; and because of unforeseen damage to public property.] THANK YOU LORENA ONCE AGAIN DISCUSSED. CONSIDER AN APPROVE ORDER GRANT EXCEPTION TO THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY REPAIR OF ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS, WHICH CONTROLS YEAH. AT THE KAMAN COUNTY JAIL PURSUANT TO SECTION 2 62 0.024 A OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. SUCH, UH, SECTION AUTHORIZED IN THE COUNTY, UH, TO BUY THESE THINGS BECAUSE IT'S THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AND RESTRICTIONS OF THE CITIZENS. YEAH. AND THE SHERIFF CALLED ME LAST WEEK. YEAH, YOU WANNA KINDA EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED, SHERIFF? YEAH, I DON'T KNOW. TALK ABOUT ALL OF THIS. THE FINAL RUNNING OUTTA JAIL. UH, WHAT WE HAD IS, UH, WHEN THE TRANSFER SWITCH SWITCHED OVER, IT WOULD NOT SWITCH BACK FROM GENERATOR POWER. SO WHEN THE TEST WAS DONE, SO WE WOUND UP HAVING TO HAVE A 4,000 WHAT SWITCH REPLACED? UH, WE ONLY COULD FIND ONE. IT WAS USED COMPARED TO GETTING A NEW ONE THAT WOULD TAKE ABOUT EIGHT DAYS. UH, THE USED ONE WAS REBUILT. TESTED, IT'S ALREADY IN AND READY TO GO. BUT THE REASON WE HAD TO GO WITH IT 'CAUSE I COULDN'T WAIT OR WAS GONNA HAVE TO MOVE INMATES. YOU GOTTA REMEMBER IN JAIL STANDARDS ONCE THE TEMPERATURE, WHICH IT RUNS THE MAJORITY OF THE JAIL BUT DOES NOT RUN EVERY AC 'CAUSE WE GOT 62 AC UNITS ON THAT BUILDING SO IT DON'T RUN 'EM ALL. SO WE CAN SUSTAIN OURSELF FOR A WHILE, BUT ONCE THE TEMPERATURE GETS TO 84 DEGREES, I GOTTA MOVE IN. SO YOU GO, THAT'S WHY WE HAD TO DO NEED TO GET THIS FIXED. YOU SURE DON'T WANNA MOVE INMATE AND COST YOU A LOT MORE THAN A SWITCH, WOULD IT? A LOT, LOT MORE THAN A SWITCH AND THEN A LIABILITY OF TRANSPORTING. YEAH. AND SHERIFF CALLED ME AND THIS EMERGENCY THING, SO WE DIDN'T HAVE ABOUT FORBIDDING OR ANYTHING BY THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. SO IT'S IN, IT'S FIXED. IT'S IN IT'S FIXED. WE'RE BACK. SO WE'RE GOOD TO GO. MM-HMM . IT WAS DEFINITELY NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONS AND SAFETY. SO YES, NO QUESTION. WE CLASSIFIED IT AND DECLARED IT AS AN EMERGENCY. YES. AND [00:20:01] SO BIDDING DID NOT NEED TO TAKE PLACE. SO I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. FI MAKES THE MOTION OF A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. COLE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU LORENA. OKAY, [9. Pam Corder: Discuss/Consider/Approve applying for the County Essentials Grant through the Governor's Office.] MS. PAM, SHE WANTS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AND APPROVE APPLYING FOR TEXAS ESSENTIALS GRANT THROUGH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. SO THIS IS FUNDING THAT WE WOULD, UM, WE HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN PERMISSION. IT'S THROUGH THE, THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. IT'S CALLED THE COUNTY ESSENTIALS GRANT. AND THEY HAVE THAT SITTING OUT THERE FOR EMERGENCIES AND WITH THE PROSECUTION OR THE CAPITAL MURDER TRIAL THAT WE HAVE COMING UP THAT COULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE. SO WE REACHED OUT TO SEE IF WE COULD POSSIBLY APPLY. THEY TOOK OUR BUDGET. WE NOW HAVE AN APPLICATION THAT HAS BEEN TURNED IN WAITING FOR THEM TO APPROVE IT FOR THE SECOND TIME. SO, SO WE, WE HAD PERMISSION TO APPLY. NOW WE'RE WAITING FOR THE, THE APPLICATION TO BE APPROVED. IT WILL COVER THINGS LIKE OUR COURT, OUR COURT PERSONNEL, THE PROSECUTOR, AND THE MOST EXPENSIVE THING IS THE EXPERT WITNESSES BECAUSE THOSE COULD JUST DRAIN THE COUNTY. UM, ALSO IT'LL HELP US WITH OUR JURY SUMMONS, OUR POSTAGE, ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GONNA BE INVOLVED BECAUSE THE CAPITAL MURDER TRIALS ARE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE THAN A REGULAR TRIAL. AND SO WE'RE WE'RE ASKING FOUR 469,000. UM, 200, 469 2. AND SO, UM, I JUST ASKED PERMISSION FOR YOU TO, TO ALLOW US TO DO THIS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE DONE THIS BEFORE AND THIS WE RECEIVED THE MONEY AND ITS VERY, THIS IS ONE HELPED US. OH MY GOODNESS. UHHUH . WE, WHEN, UM, WHEN WE HAD THE TRAGIC DEATHS OF, OF OUR DAS, WE DID APPLY FOR THIS FUNDING AND THEN AS YOU KNOW, IT TURNED AROUND AND WE HAD, UM, THE BROWNLOW CASE RIGHT AFTER THAT. AND SO IF WE WOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT, WE'D PROBABLY, IT WOULD'VE BANKRUPT US. YEAH. SO THEY DO GET EXPENSIVE. SO NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION QUESTION. LANE MAKES MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. WILL MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. THANK YOU PAM FOR WATCHING NOW FOR THOSE GRANTS AND TAKING CARE OF 'EM FOR US. [10. Commissioner Crow: Discuss/Consider/Approve the Reclamation Agreement, Road Use Agreement, and Security Assignment Addendum between Kaufman County and Kaufman Solar, LLC, and authorize execution of such agreements related to installation of solar farm located on tracts in Pct 1 & Pct 4 of Kaufman County.] OKAY, WE'RE GONNA PASS ON NUMBER 10 AND GO [11. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line-item and budget transfers/corrections.] TO NUMBER 11. MS. AUDITOR LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS. YES SIR. WE HAVE A FEW ROUTINE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND BUDGET AMENDMENTS, UM, THAT WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL. ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU. OKAY. MR. MR. PHELP MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL THE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AND ONCE AGAIN, MR. AUDITOR CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT. [12. Auditor; Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor.] SO THIS WEEK WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF PAYMENT. WE HAVE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES TOTALING $1,256,409 AND 38 CENTS. MOST OF THAT IS MADE UP OF OUR PAYMENT TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND ROAD MATERIALS AND CULVERTS. UM, WE ALSO HAVE A PAYROLL OF $2,046,954 AND 57 CENTS FOR A TOTAL PAYOUT OF $3,303,363 AND 95 CENTS. AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO PAY. OKAY. HAVE Y'ALL RECEIVED THESE EARLIER TO LOOK AT ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THEM? MAKE THE MOTION MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. [13. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter and executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code§ 551.076, relating to Security Devices and Security Audits, to consult with Facilities Manager Casey Morris regarding an update on the results from the monthly generator tests and inspection of secured holding areas of the Justice Center as required of Texas Commission on Jail Standards.] NUMBER 13 IS MINE. DISCUSS CONSIDERED EXITING. REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER TO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.076 RELATING TO SECURITY DEVICES, SECURITY AUDITS TO CONSULT, UH, WITH FACILITIES MANAGER CASEY MORRIS, REGARDING THE UPDATE AND RESULTS FROM THE, UH, MONTHLY GENERATOR TEST AND INSPECTION OF SECURED HOLDING AREAS OF THE JUSTICE CENTERS REQUIRED BY TEXAS JAIL STANDARDS. NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES A MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIED. NOW WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. APPRECIATE Y'ALL COMING. AIN'T NO PROBLEM. OKAY. [14. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting executive session and entering back into regular meeting.] I NEED A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. ENTER BACK INTO REGULAR MEETING. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. THERE'S UH, NO DECISIONS OR ANYTHING COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO NOW WE'RE UP TO MR. PHILLIPS. [15. Adjourn Meeting] I TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU JIM. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.