Dec 02, 2025 Commissioners Court

IS A ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.

ROUTINE

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE]

CORRESPONDENCE.

I THINK, UH, MR. MOORE HAS SOMETHING.

YES.

UH, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LAST COUNTY CLEANUP FOR THE YEAR.

UH, SO IT'S GONNA BE THIS, UH, WEEK, WEEKEND TO SATURDAY AT THE KEMP ECO STATION.

SO, AND IT'S GONNA BE FROM 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM THE USUAL THINGS IS NO CONSTRUCTION TRAILERS, UH, FULL OF DEBRIS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM FOR EVERYONE TO COME OUT AND GET RID OF SOME JUNK.

SO PLEASE COME OUT AND PART IN IT.

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

WE HAVE, UH, FIVE ITEMS THERE.

YOU'VE ALL HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THOSE.

ANY COMMENTS, CHANGES, RECOMMENDATIONS? NOPE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU.

MR. PHELPS MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE TO HAVE A SECOND.

MR. K CROW MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

[3. Chuck Mohnkern: Discuss/Consider/Accept the Treasurer's Monthly Report for October 2025.]

OR TREASURER DISCUSSED.

CONSIDER AND ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER OF 25.

GOOD MORNING, CHUCK.

GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE, UM, YOU'VE ALL RECEIVED THE REPORT ALREADY AND HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT.

CASH POSITION IS GOOD AGAIN, UH, THIS MONTH, UH, OUR, UH, EARNINGS ON THE, UH, INVESTED PORTIONS, WHICH, UH, WE'VE GOT ABOUT 76% OF OUR, UH, CASH INVESTED RIGHT NOW.

AND THAT'S DOWN JUST SLIGHTLY FROM ABOUT 4.3% DOWN TO ABOUT 4.2%, UH, ON THE AVERAGE, NOT BAD AVERAGE THIS MONTH.

SO, BUT STILL GOOD, STILL NOT BAD.

UH, THE FED, UH, IS VERY LIKELY THIS MONTH TO DROP AT A QUARTER POINT, SO WE'LL SEE PROBABLY THE EFFECTS OF THAT IN A MONTH OR SO.

BUT THAT STILL WON'T BE A WHOLE LOT.

NOT MUCH, YEAH.

WELL, GREAT.

THAT'S RECEIVED YOUR COPY.

MM-HMM .

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CHUCK? HE SIGNED THIS.

SAY SOMETHING, IF NOT, NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? MAKE A MOTION.

MR. CROW MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

FABBY, DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACCEPT, UH, WELL DISCUSS SCOOTER AND APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR BLADELOCK ESTATES LOCATED ON CANYON ROAD 40 16 AND CANYON ROAD 40 17 IN PRECINCT FOUR.

MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

[4. Fabi Carrillo: Discuss/Consider/Approve the Final Plat for Blaylock Estates located on County Road 4016 and County Road 4017 in Precinct 4.]

GOOD MORNING.

BLAYLOCK ESTATES.

IT'S APPROXIMATELY 10 ACRES.

THE OWNER IS SPLITTING INTO TWO LOTS, RANGING FROM THREE TO 6.2.

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

AND I'M JUST HERE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL.

COMMISSIONER, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION, HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER, UH, MOORE.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

MR. L.

MAKE SECOND.

CONSIDER AN APPEAL OF SUBDIVISION VARIANCE DECISION MADE BY THE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT COMMITTEE FOR THE ENCHANTED OAKS, UH, PROJECT FOR SECTION 13.01, 1.1 OF THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.

CLAIM SHANNON, DISCUSS,

[5. Shannon Roden/Hayden Moses: Discuss/Consider an appeal of a Subdivision Variance decision made by the Development Support Committee for the Enchanted Oaks Estates project, per Section 13.01.1.1 of the Subdivision Regulations.]

GOOD MORNING.

SO THE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF FIVE DIFFERENT MEMBERS.

WE HAVE FOUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM DIVISIONS, VARIOUS DIVISIONS WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, AND WE ALSO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE FROM, FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.

SO THEY ALL MET AND THEY REVIEWED THIS REQUEST.

THEY DID VOTE UNANIMOUSLY TO DENY IT.

UH, THERE'S A TECHNICAL MEMO INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA PACKET THAT EXPLAINS THE REASON FOR THE SCALE REQUIREMENT SO THAT THE ENGINEER CAN CONDUCT A THOROUGH AND ACCURATE REVIEW OF THE PLANS.

UM, THE REGULATIONS DO INDICATE THAT IF A, IF A VARIANCE IS DENIED, THE APPLICANT CAN APPEAL THAT DECISION TO THE COURT.

AND WE HAVE MR. HAYDEN MOSES HERE.

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HE IS ONE OF THE OWNERS AND HE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THAT CASE TO YOU.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

MORNING, MORNING.

IF YOU GIVE US YOUR NAME AND WHO YOU WORK FOR.

YES, ABSOLUTELY.

SO MY NAME IS HAYDEN MOSES AND I WORK FOR THE OWNERSHIP OF THIS DEVELOPMENT, UM, LIBERTY BANK INSURANCE GROUP.

KIND OF EXPLAINS WHY THEY NEED THEM TO BE AT THAT SCALE.

AND, UM, I'M HERE TO EXPLAIN TO YOU GUYS KINDA OUR REASONING BEHIND THIS VARIANCE AND OUR DE DESIRE TO APPEAL THIS DECISION.

UM, SO LEMME FIRST WALK THROUGH A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT ITSELF.

SO CHINA OAKS IS A, UH, 530 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED AT, AT THE INTERSECTION OF 27 28 AND 3 46.

UM, OUR DEVELOPMENT IS WHAT'S REFERRED TO AS A LARGE LAW DEAL, UH, MEANING THAT WE'RE NOT BUILDING, YOU KNOW, YOUR 50 FOOT BY ONE 20 FOOT LOSS, YOU'RE BUILDING, UM, AT LEAST A ACRE AND A HALF TO SIX ACRES.

IT'S OUR LAYOUT YIELD'S ABOUT TWO, THREE LOTS.

AND LIKE I SAID, THEY'RE BETWEEN ONE AND A HALF AND SIX ACRES LONG OR LARGE.

UM, OUR CONSTRUCTION CONSISTS OF ONLY ASPHALT ROAD INSTALL, ROAD, UH, WATER INSTALL, AND THEN UNDERGROUND POWER INSTALL AS WELL.

WE'LL BE DOING NO GRADING OR, UH, LAND IMPROVEMENTS OUTSIDE THE RIGHT OF WAY.

UM, SO ONLY WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY WE'LL BE DOING WORK.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF? OKAY, SO AS SHANE DESCRIBED, UH, WE'VE REQUESTED THE VARIANCE FROM THE KAUFMAN COUNTY STANDARDS TO ESSENTIALLY NOT INCLUDE WHAT'S REFERRED TO AS 40 SCALE GRADING SHEETS IN OUR CIVIL PLAN SET.

OUR BELIEF IS THAT NOT OUR GRADING SHEETS, OR I'M SORRY, ALL OF OUR GRADING OPERATIONS FOR THIS PROPERTY ARE ALREADY DETAILED AND SHOWN ON THE PAVING SHEETS THEMSELVES.

UM, OUR REASONING AND DESIRE FOR THIS VARIANCE IS THAT WE BELIEVE THAT ADDING THESE GRAD, THESE GRADING SHEETS WOULD BE WHAT I CALL WASTED EFFORT.

UM, I PROVIDED TO YOU GUYS THREE EXHIBITS, UM, YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT.

I THINK THIS SHOULD HELP EXPLAIN AND ILLUSTRATE OUR REASONING BEHIND THIS REQUEST.

UM, EXHIBIT A, UM, IT KIND OF JUST SHOWS, AND ALSO THESE ARE ALL SHEETS FROM OUR CURRENT PAVING PLAN SET, OR, I'M SORRY, OUR CURRENT, CURRENT CIVIL PLAN SET.

EXHIBIT A IS JUST OUR OVERALL PAVING SHEET.

UH, THIS IS A GOOD ILLUSTRATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF.

AS YOU CAN SEE, UH, ALL THE LOTS ARE, ARE VERY LARGE.

UM, THEY ALL RANCH, LIKE I SAID, BETWEEN ONE AND A HALF AND SIX ACRES.

UM, YOU CAN SEE THE ROADS HERE.

UM, THEY CONNECT TO BOTH 27, 28 AND 3 46.

UM, THIS JUST SHOWS WHAT THE LAYOUT LOOKS LIKE ITSELF.

AND KEEP IN MIND, YOU KNOW, THE, THE PAVING WHERE IT'S LIKE, KIND OF LIKE A SHADED GRAY, THAT'S ALL THE GRADING THAT WE'RE DOING WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE WHITE OUT THERE.

THERE'S NO GRADING GOING ON WHATSOEVER.

ALL OF THE GRADING WITHIN THE LOT WILL BE ON THE LANDOWNER THEMSELVES WHENEVER THE LAND IS PURCHASED.

SO, LIKE, IN OTHER WORDS, IF THEY BUY THE LOT AND THEY WANT TO BUILD A HOME ON IT, UM, IT'S ON THE LANDOWNER TO GET PERMITS AND TO PROVIDE THOSE PLANTS TO THE COUNTY, UH, FOR APPROVAL.

EXHIBIT B, UM, IS AN ASSORTMENT OF SIX PAVING SHEETS FROM OUR PLAN SET.

AND I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THESE AND KIND OF JUST NOTICE HOW, UH, WE ALREADY PROVIDE, UM, THE PROPOSED CONTOURS AND FULLY ENCOMPASS GRADING OPERATIONS ON THESE PLAN SHEETS.

NOW, I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT WHERE YOU PROVIDE GRADING ON THE PAVING SHEETS AS WELL, BUT SINCE THIS DEVELOPMENT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN YOUR STANDARD, UH, LARGE LOT OR UH, SMALL LOT DEAL, UM, I THINK THAT THE PAVING SHEETS CAN ENCOMPASS ALL THE GRADING OPERATIONS, UM, FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT.

SO EACH SHEET SHOWS A DIFFERENT ROAD AND IT SHOWS THE PROFILE ITSELF AND THE GRADING OPERATIONS ON THE PLAN VIEW.

AND ALSO ON THE PLAN VIEW, IT IS THE 40 SCALE, WHICH IS WHAT THE, UH, STANDARDS ASK FOR ON GRADING SHEETS.

NOW, EXHIBIT C IS KIND OF A GOOD ILLUSTRATION OF WHAT, OF WHY I THINK THIS, UH, WHY WE ASKED FOR THIS VARIANCE.

SO THIS IS AN EDITED VERSION OF THE PAVING SHEET THAT HAD ON EXHIBIT A.

UM, AND I HIGHLIGHTED THE ROADS IN RED AND PROVIDED A BLUE SQUARES, UM, WHICH DEPICT A 40 SCALE GRADING SHEET.

AS YOU CAN SEE, A LOT OF THESE SQUARES CONSISTS OF ONLY THE LOT AND HAVE NO ROADWAY SHOWN.

IN OTHER WORDS, IF WE MADE A GRADING SHEET OUT OF THESE SQUARES, A LOT OF THEM WOULD BE BLANK, MEANING IT WOULD JUST SHOW EXISTING CONTOURS AND NO PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION.

AND OF COURSE THE ONE, THE SHEETS THAT, I'M SORRY, THE SQUARES THAT HAVE THE RED IN THERE, THAT'S DEFINITELY A ROAD WHICH WOULD SHOW SOME OF THE PAVING AND GRADING.

BUT THAT'S ALREADY DETAILED AND SHOWN ON THE PAVING SHEETS IN EXHIBIT B.

UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT, THAT'S KIND OF THE REASONING BEHIND THIS OR ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF WORDS.

UM, ANYTHING I CAN, I CAN CLARIFY FOR YOU GUYS BEFORE I MOVE ON TO MY NEXT POINT? ALRIGHT.

I'LL ASK YOU ONE QUESTION.

YES, BRAIDING, WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS COUPLE YEARS BACK WITH A SUBDIVISION IN TERRELL THAT THEY DIDN'T DO THE GRADING AND IT DIDN'T, IT AFFECTED ALL THE DOWN WATER STREAMING AND THE FLOODING WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE WATERING THEIR HOUSES.

SO I'M ASSUMING THAT'S WHY WE ASKED FOR THAT, RIGHT? FOR THE COMPLETE GRADING, BECAUSE WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS COUPLE YEARS BACK.

THAT'S WHY THE REGS JUST LAY OUT THAT GRADING AND DRAINAGE PLANS ARE REQUIRED FOR THE PRELIMINARY REVIEW PROCESS.

AND THESE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE PLANS.

UM, SO THE TECHNICAL MEMO FROM THE ENGINEER JUST

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I'M NOT AN ENGINEER SO IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO REALLY EXPLAIN THOSE REQUIREMENTS, BUT WE DO HAVE THAT INFORMATION FROM THE CONSULTING ENGINEER FIRM THAT'S GONNA REVIEW THOSE PLANS AND THAT'S THE REASONING FOR IT.

AND, UH, MR. MOORE, JUST LIKE TO LET YOU KNOW, WE, WE DID A FLOOD STUDY FOR THIS PROJECT, UM, THAT ENCOMPASSES THE ENTIRE GRADING OPERATION AND IT PROVED THAT THERE'S NO DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS, UM, OF THE FLOODPLAIN AWAY FROM OUR PROJECT.

UM, SO WITH THAT, THAT'S NOT IN THE CIVIL PLANE SET, BUT THAT FLOOD STUDY ENCOMPASSES ALL OF OUR GRIDING OPERATIONS AND PROPOSED CONTOURS AND IT PROVES THAT THERE'S NO DOWNSTREAM EFFECTS OUTSIDE OF OUR DEVELOPMENT.

JUST KINDA GIVE YOU MORE CLARITY ON THAT.

UM, SO ANOTHER POINT, UH, IS THAT THESE, SO ALSO YOU CAN SEE THERE'S TO BE 34 GRADING SHEETS THAT WE WOULD ADD INTO OUR PLAN SET.

UM, OUR BELIEF IS THAT THESE SHEETS WOULD NOT BE USED DURING CONSTRUCTION.

UM, ALL THE PAVING SHEETS THAT ARE ALREADY IN THE PLAN SET SHOW THE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT 40 SCALE GRADING SHEETS ARE NEEDED FOR THESE SORT OF DEVELOPMENTS.

UM, LIKE I HAVE SPENT SIX YEARS DOING ENGINEERING, UH, FOR A FIRM IN NORTH DALLAS.

I SPENT MANY, MANY HOURS, UH, PAINSTAKINGLY HOURS OVER CREATING THESE SORT OF DEAL, THESE SORT OF PLAN SETS, UH, FOR MASTER PLAN COMMUNITIES, RIGHT? BUT THOSE, THOSE COMMUNITIES ARE DEALS WHERE THE DEVELOPER HAD HIGH DENSITY PRODUCT, MEANING THAT THEY PUT IN AS MUCH HOUSES AS THEY COULD.

UH, WE'RE NOT DOING THAT HERE.

WE WANT TO GIVE FAMILIES OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A FEW ACRES OUTSIDE THE CITY WHERE THEY CAN COME WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND BUILD THEIR OWN PRODUCT ON THEIR OWN LAND.

UM, SO I THINK THROUGHOUT CONSTRUCTION, UH, THE INNING CONTRACTOR WON'T NEED TO BUILD UP ANY PATHS WHATSOEVER.

THEY'LL BE DOING JUST THE GRINNING OF THE, OF THE ROAD AND THE DITCHES.

UM, AND THEY WON'T BE DOING ANY SORT OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LOTS THEMSELVES.

UM, SO TO KINDA SUMMARIZE ALL THAT INTO A FEW, A FEW POINTS, UH, WE BELIEVE THAT ADDING THESE GRADING SHEETS TO THE PLAN SET WOULD ADD HARDSHIP, UH, TO THE DEVELOPER.

THE TIME, MONEY, AND OVERALL EFFORT IT WOULD TAKE TO ADD THESE SHEETS IS PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL.

UM, NUMBER TWO, UH, LIKE I SAID, I THINK THERE'S NO NEED FOR THESE GRADING SHEETS DURING CONSTRUCTION.

LIKE I SAID, UH, THEY'LL BE USING JUST THE PAVING SHEETS FOR THE PROFILE AND FOR THE BAR DITCHES.

AND IN THE END AS DESCRIBED TODAY, UH, WE DON'T THINK THAT THESE GRADING SHEETS WOULD ADD ANY INFORMATION THAT'S NOT ALREADY ON OUR PLAN SET.

UM, SO THAT'S MY, THAT'S MY PITCH.

UH, ANY QUESTIONS, UH, FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OR JUDGE? WELL, I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THE FUTURE.

YES SIR.

PEOPLE'S GONNA BE THERE AND SO EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE COMPLETE AND I THINK THE COMMITTEE HAS GONE THROUGH THAT THOROUGHLY AND THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS TO NOT APPROVE IT.

AND SO IT TO BE LEFT UP TO THE COMMISSIONER HERE THAT'S IN HIS PRECINCT TO, UH, MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

BUT DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? WELL, THE ONLY THING I, I DID HEAR YOU SAY THAT NONE OF THE LOTS WILL BE GRADED, RIGHT? CORRECT.

CORRECT.

AND SO THEN YOU SAID STATED THAT THE COUNTY WILL COME OUT AND INSPECT EACH LOT ON THE GRADING.

AND I DON'T, WE HAVEN'T BEEN DOING THAT.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN GO OUT AND WE DON'T DO THAT.

WE DON'T, WE CAN'T GRADE EVERY LOT AND WHERE'S THE WATER GOING? NO, I'M SORRY.

THERE'S NO INSPECTIONS TO BE DONE BY THE COUNTY.

I MEANT THAT IF A LANDOWNER COMES IN HERE AND WANTS TO BUILD A HOME RIGHT ON THEIR LOT, IF THEY HAVE TO GET A BUILDING PERMIT OR, UM, F WELL I UNDERSTAND, BUT YOU'RE SAYING GET A BUILDING PERMIT AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DECIDE IF THEY'RE GONNA FLOOD THE NEXT LOT.

MM-HMM .

AND I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY IN OUR DEVELOPMENTS THAT PEOPLE DON'T FLOOD OTHER PEOPLE LOTS.

CORRECT? YES SIR.

SO ONE THING THAT YOU'RE NOT GRADING THE INTERNAL PART, CORRECT? YES SIR.

SO THE, SO WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THE WATER FLOW IS GOING.

SO I THINK ONE THING THAT WE COULD HAVE CLARIFIED ON OUR PLAN SET FROM THE VERY BEGINNING IS THAT THE DRAINAGE SWELLS BETWEEN THE LOTS ARE GONNA BE COMPLETELY ON THE LANDOWNER WHENEVER THEY BUILD ANYTHING ON THEIR PROPERTY, IT'S, IT'S WITHIN, IT'S THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO INSTALL THE, THE, THE DRAINAGE RAILS BETWEEN THE LOTS SO THAT THE LOT TO LOT DRAINAGE DOES NOT HAPPENING.

HERE'S WHERE WE RUN INTO A PROBLEM WITH THAT.

NOW I'VE GOT SOME FRIENDS WHO ARE IN IT ADDITION THAT THAT HAPPENED.

THEY DON'T DO IT, THEY DON'T DO IT.

RIGHT.

THEY'RE NOT.

AND SO THEREFORE THEY COME RUNNING US, WELL WHY DIDN'T Y'ALL INSPECT THIS AND WHY DIDN'T Y'ALL GET THIS APPROVED BEFORE THEY LET ALL THESE PEOPLE COME HERE AND BUILD HOUSES? CORRECT.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

THEN THE NEIGHBORS ARE FIGHTING ABOUT EACH OTHER.

THE GRADING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEVELOPER AND THEY NEED TO BE SHOWN IN THEIR CIVIL PLANS.

SO, AND THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO CONTROL THE SITUATION IS WHEN YOU GUYS GO THROUGH, UH, OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND TO PROTECT US.

'CAUSE ONCE IT'S DONE, WE'RE STUCK WITH THAT ISSUE AND UNHAPPY PEOPLE.

UM, JUST TO UM, ADD A LITTLE BIT OF MY UNDERSTANDING, AND AGAIN, I'M NOT AN ENGINEER, BUT BASED ON OTHER PROJECTS AND OUR REGULATIONS, BECAUSE THE COUNTY DOES NOT ALLOW LOT TO LOT DRAINAGE,

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AND FOR THOSE PLANS TO BE RE BE APPROVED BY THE CONSULTING ENGINEER, THEY HAVE TO BE ON THERE.

AND THEN THERE WILL BE AN INSPECTION ONCE THAT CONSTRUCTION IS DONE TO CONFIRM THAT THAT GRADING AND AND DRAINAGE WORK IS, IS GOING TO MATCH THE PLANS THAT WERE APPROVED.

EXACTLY.

ALRIGHT.

AND I KNOW JUST LET YOU UNDERSTAND TOO, THAT WE HAD THIS HAPPEN IN REAL TIME, BUT REMEMBER UP IN PRECINCT THREE A COUPLE YEARS AGO MM-HMM .

PEOPLE, THEY WERE IN THIS COURTROOM, GOT BY THEIR HOUSE WATER COMING IN THEIR FRONT DOORS 'CAUSE NOTHING WAS DONE.

RIGHT.

SO WE WERE TRYING TO PREVENT THAT.

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

AND WE HAVE A DEAL LIKE THIS, UH, IN BROWNWOOD COUNTY OR BROWNWOOD AND ZEPHYR AND WE HAD TO PUT, YOU KNOW, CAST SOME CONSTITUENTS ON THE LANDOWNERS TO, YOU KNOW, NOT TAKE DOWN ANY HIGH FENCE OR, UH, YOU KNOW, NOT, UM, MESS UP THE BAR DITCHES WHEN THEY INSTALL THEIR HOMES.

UH, AND THEY HAVE TO AGREE TO THAT AND SIGN IT, UH, BEFORE THEY BUY THE PROPERTY.

AND SO, UH, IF IT CAME DOWN TO IT, WE COULD, TO EASE OUR MIND OF THE COUNTY, WE COULD ADD IN A CONSTITUENT TO THE LANDOWNERS WHEN THEY BUY IT, WHERE THEY HAVE TO SIGN A BEFORE BUYING IT, THEY HAVE TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT THAT SAYS THAT IT IS ON THE LANDOWNER TO, THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THAT'S A CIVIL MATTER THEN HERE WE GO.

AND WE DON'T WANNA GET INTO THAT.

SO COMMISSIONER, UM, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION FOR NO FOR DENY FOR DENIAL.

AND I'LL SECOND MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NOPE.

NOPE.

MOVE ANY FURTHER, UH, WE HAVE MIKE, IS IT JAFFY? JAFFY? YES SIR.

[Additional Item]

HE'S OUR NEW MAYOR OF CITY OF POETRY.

BUT LIKE, JUST COME AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF 'CAUSE WE'LL BE DOING, UH, TRADING OUT WORK WITH YOU GUYS AND HELPING YOU OUT MOST MUCH AS WE CAN.

AND IT'S A BREATH OF FRESH AIR TO HAVE SOMEONE THAT WANTS TO WORK WITH US.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

THANK YOU JUDGE.

COMMISSIONERS AND SHERIFF AND, UH, OTHERS THAT ARE HERE.

UH, YEAH, I JUST WANTED TO STAND UP AND, AND JUST EXPRESS OUR, I THINK THE LAST TIME MY TOWN WAS REPRESENTED IN THIS COURTROOM WASN'T SUCH A GOOD SITUATION.

I HOPE TO CORRECT THAT HERE.

UM, BUT TO RECOGNIZE ESPECIALLY THE, UH, HELP OF COMMISSIONER LANE AND HIS TEAM AND OF COURSE WITH THE SUPPORT OF, OF YOURSELF AND THE COURT AND UH, HELPING US WITH OUR LITTLE TOWN OF POETRY.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT THAT OLD.

WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF RESOURCES.

WE DON'T YET HAVE A, UH, CITY PROPERTY TAX.

SO OUR FUNDS ARE VERY LIMITED.

AND QUITE HONESTLY, IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOUR SUPPORT THROUGH THE ILA SHERIFF CONSTABLE AND OTHERS, WE WOULD BE IN BAD SHAPE.

THINGS WOULD NOT BE GOOD.

SO WE VERY, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE DURING THIS KIND OF MATURING PHASE OF OUR TOWN AS WE KIND OF GET UP AND RUNNING AND FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING.

UM, HAVING YOU GUYS AND, UH, LIKEWISE OVER IN HUNT COUNTY, COMMISSIONER MONROE, AND BY THE WAY, KELLY AND DAVID WORK VERY, VERY WELL TOGETHER.

I MEAN, THEY'RE JUST A GREAT TEAM TO KIND OF BACKSTOP US TO, UH, HELP US.

SO AGAIN, I JUST WANNA SAY TO, YOU KNOW, KAUFMAN COUNTY TO ALL OF YOU AND OTHER OFFICIALS THAT HAVE BEEN HELPING US, THANK YOU VERY MUCH ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND THE TOWN OF POETRY BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE HUGE.

WE DEFINITELY APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH US.

WELL GOOD.

WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN.

AND I'M TRYING TO LEARN FROM YOU AS WELL, SO, WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT .

I APPRECIATE YOU.

YES SIR.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

YES, SIR.

OKAY, NUMBER SIX IS

[6. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve signing the MOU Endowed Agreement Establishing the Andrew Gibbs Memorial Nursing Scholarship at Trinity Valley Community College.]

MINE.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPROVED SIGNING, THE MOU ENDOWMENT AGREEMENT, ESTABLISHING THE ANDREW GIBBS MEMORIAL NURSING SCHOLARSHIP AT TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

AS Y'ALL WELL KNOW, WE DID THIS LAST TWO WEEKS AGO.

THE MONEY WAS THERE, WAS SET UP, IT WAS NEVER USED.

WE'VE GIVEN THE CHECK NOW TO OUR AUDITORY, WOULD NOW GO BACK TO THE BANK AND THEN PEOPLE WHO WANNA GO INTO NURSING CAN APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP.

BUT WHO HAD TO LIVE WITHIN THAT DISTRICT WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.

SO THAT'S ALL THIS AS FAR AS TO MAKE IT A FINAL, UH, MOTION TO GET IT TAKEN CARE OF ALL THE LEGAL ISSUES.

SO I MAKE THE MOTION.

I GOT THE TWINS MOTION A SECOND.

I'M SORRY.

GIMME A SECOND SEAT.

CONSIDER A LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS.

A MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY, MS. AUDITOR, DISCUSS,

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

YES, SIR.

SO THIS WEEK WE HAVE, UM, ONE LINE ITEM BUDGET AMENDMENT FROM 20, UH, 2025 FOR GRANTS.

AND THEN WE HAVE SEVERAL FOR 2026 WITH GRANTS AND REGULAR LINE ITEM TRANSFERS.

AND WE ASKED FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL.

YOU HAVE ALL RECEIVED THOSE.

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MR. CROW MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A SECOND.

ONCE AGAIN CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.

A MOTION CARRIES NUMBER EIGHT, MS. HAR

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

THIS WEEK WE HAVE, UM, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES, MOSTLY MADE UP OF GRANT EXPENDITURES AND ROAD EXPENDITURES.

AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL.

Y'ALL HAVE RECEIVED THOSE.

REVIEW THEM.

ANY CONCERNS OR COMMENTS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER EXTRA REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 0.0761 AND 5 5 1 0.089 TO DISCUSS KAUFFMAN COUNTY'S NETWORK SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND SECURITY INCIDENT.

A MOTION CARRIES.

NUMBER NINE IS MINE.

[9. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and entering into executive session]

NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

FAYE.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

MR. CROW MAKES SECOND.

COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

IT'S NINE 20.

OKAY, WELL I NEED A MOTION TO

[10. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting executive session and enter back into the regular meeting.]

ENTER BACK INTO A REGULAR MEETING.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. LANE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

MR. BOARD MAKES SECOND.

CONSIDER TAKING ACTION RESULTING FROM THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

AYE.

IT'S 9 38.

NUMBER 11, DISCUSS,

[11 . Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider taking any action resulting from the Executive Session .]

THERE'S NO ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

ANY MOTION TO APPROVE? THEN I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES A MOTION.

DID YOU DIS FIRST AND SECOND.

NO ACTION TAKEN? YEAH.

SO KELLY LANE IN TOMMY, THAT MATTER.

I MADE THE MOTION.

HE SECONDED, HE SECONDED IT.

AND WE ALL SAID, OKAY.

AND, AND THEN YOU KNOW WHAT MOTION I'M GONNA MAKE? I DO.

I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

I'M,

[12. Adjourn Meeting.]

MR. PHELPS, AS USUAL.

I HAVE A SECOND AND I'M A SECOND AS USUAL.

MR. MORE SECOND.

AYE ARE Y'ALL.