Dec 16, 2025 Commissioners Court

FROM ANYONE THIS MORNING.

LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE HERE TO OUR REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING.

THANKS, SIR.

HERE IT IS, DECEMBER THE 16TH, ANOTHER WEEK AND WE'LL BE SANTA CLAUS.

TIME YEARS GOING BY VERY, VERY FAST.

WE'RE GONNA BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH OUR, UH, INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGES IF YOU'D STAND AND JOIN ME, PLEASE.

THAT'S PERFECT, LORD.

WATCH OVER ALL.

KEEP US ALL SAFE.

LORD, THANK YOU FOR ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL OUR COFFIN COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

AND LORD, THANK YOU THIS BEAUTIFUL, UH, CHRISTMAS SEASON AND KEEP US ALL SAFE AND, UH, HELP US DO IN COURT WHAT IN YOUR EYES NEEDS TO BE DONE.

TRUST AND WE PRAY.

AMEN.

A PLACE TO LEAD TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WHEN LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

A PLEDGE TO S TO LEAVE TEXAS.

ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE INDIVIDUAL I SHUT DOWN.

YOU WELCOME ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE]

WE DO HAVE ONE, UH, GENTLEMAN, MR. ROLAND.

OPPOSED? I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

HE'S IN OUR AUDIENCE TODAY AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT AND WISH YOU THE SAME.

APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

YES SIR.

OKAY, WE HAVE

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE JUST HAVE TWO ITEMS. UH, Y'ALL HAD TIME TO LOOK AT THOSE.

ANY COMMENTS, CHANGES THAT WE NEED TO MAKE NOT NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. KROLL MAKES A SECOND.

AYE.

UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

STEWART, IS HE HERE? HE IS ALMOST HERE, JUDGE.

SO I COULDN MOVE MOUND.

WE WILL MOVE HIM DOWN AND WE'RE GOING TO

[4. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve action regarding Dallas/Fort Worth Foreign Trade Zones 168's application for Hithium Tech USA Inc. within the jurisdiction of Kaufman County.]

I VISIT WITH CLIFF KA FROM THE CITY OF MESQUITE.

UH, THIS PAST WEEK.

HE HAS, UH, AN ATTORNEY WHO HANDLES THESE ISSUES AND THEY'LL BE HERE SOMETIME IN JANUARY.

SO I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THAT.

I NEED A SECOND.

I'LL MAKE A SECOND.

MR. LANE, MAKE A SECOND.

STEWART, GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

AYE.

MOTION YOU, CARRIE.

OKAY, MR. STEWART,

[3. Stewart McGregor; Discuss/Consider approving County Judge to execute tax-abatement agreement with Agile Cold Dallas, LLC for property in Agile Cold Storage Reinvestment Zone in the City of Kaufman.]

YOU'RE UP.

YOU WANT TO DISCUSS CONSIDERING APPROVING THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT WITH AGILE COAL DALLAS LLC FOR THE PROPERTY AND AGILE COAL STORAGE REINVESTMENT ZONE IN THE CITY OF COFFMAN CORNER.

APOLOGIES FOR THE DELAY IN GETTING OVER TO YOU.

I WAS SPEAKING TO THE, THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING.

SO IT'S, IT'S A MARATHON DAY FOR US, UH, AT THE EDC.

IT'S A GOOD DAY 'CAUSE UH, RIGHT AFTER THIS I'M HEADING OUT TO AGILE COLD STORAGE HERE IN TOWN FOR THEIR RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY.

AND SO, UH, WE'VE HAD, UH, THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT TO BOTH APPROVE THEIR TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS.

AND SO I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH KAREN, UH, ON THIS ABATEMENT THROUGH THE COUNTY.

AND THIS, UH, MIRRORS Y'ALL'S, UH, STANDARD POLICY THAT Y'ALL HAVE FOR SEVEN YEAR SLIDING SCALE FOR THEIR $46 MILLION INVESTMENT.

AND SO HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME ON THE TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT.

I THINK WE'VE COVERED THIS PRIOR.

YES.

BUT THIS IS JUST THE OFFICIAL.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? WE'RE GLAD THEY'RE HERE.

YES, THAT'S FOR SURE.

IT'S GOOD FOR THE TOWN.

GOOD FOR THE COUNTY.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE.

MS. LORENA DISCUSSED CONSIDERING AWARD APPROVAL OF NEW WINDOW IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE OLD, UH, ADDED TO THE SCOPE ITEM TO THE OLD COURTHOUSE RENOVATION PROJECT IN AMOUNT OF $706,233 AND 94 CENTS TO BE FUNDED BY ARPA.

MR. KROLL MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

MR. PHE MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVORS SAY AYE.

LEMME GO AHEAD AND SIGN THIS RIGHT QUICK.

ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

[5. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Award Approval of new window improvements as an added scope item to the Courthouse Renovation Project, in the amount of $ 706,233.94, to be funded with ARPA.]

GOOD MORNING MS. LORENA.

THANK YOU MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

SO GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

UM, JUST REALLY, REALLY QUICK.

I DID PASS, I PASSED OUT SOME WORKSHEETS, BUT DON'T LOOK AT THOSE YET QUITE YET.

THAT'S FOR MY NEXT ITEM.

FOR THE WINDOWS.

UM, WELL IF WE PUT THIS OFF, IT'S GONNA COST US MORE MONEY.

IT'S GONNA COST MORE DISRUPTION LATER.

UM, THE BUILDING IS UNOCCUPIED SO THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT TIME FOR US TO DO THIS.

THE ORIGINAL QUOTE CAME IN OVER A LITTLE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS.

COST WAS NEGOTIATED DOWN TO 7 0 6 2 33 0.94 CENTS.

THERE'S NO IMPACT TO THE SCHEDULE.

UM, THESE ARE ENERGY EFFICIENT DOUBLE WI UH, PANE

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WINDOWS.

THE TINT SEALED IS INSIDE THE GAS CHAMBER.

SO THERE IS A LIVE WARRANTY ON THE TENT.

UM, THE ALUMINUM FRAMES ARE NEW AND I RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS PURCHASE.

WELL, YOU KNOW, IT ONLY MAKES SENSE.

MM-HMM .

WE'VE PUT IN ALL THIS ENERGY EFFICIENT EQUIPMENT.

WE PUT A NEW ROOF ON, KEEP LEAKS HAPPENING.

WHY WILL WE NOT DO THE WINDOWS AT THE SAME TIME? 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW WIND JUST KIND OF BLOWS THROUGH THOSE SINGLE PANE.

THE OLD FRAMES ARE WORE OUT.

MOST OF 'EM ARE BROKEN AND SO IT'S PERFECT.

THEY'RE JUST COLD.

YOU TOUCH 'EM IN THE COLD.

OH YEAH.

IT'S COLD.

IT'S ALWAYS COLD AND IT SWEATS.

MM-HMM .

THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES SO IT ONLY MAKES SENSE.

SO, AND WE HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT.

SO THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME.

AND WE NEGOTIATED ALMOST 300,000 DOWN.

SO YES, THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT TIME FOR US TO DO IT.

WELL SURE.

AND IT DOESN'T SLOW UP THE PROGRESS OF THE RENOVATION.

WHICH IS GREAT.

GOING ROCK RIGHT ALONG IN WITH IT.

IT'S STILL TARGETED SOMEWHERE.

FIRST WEEK OR SO MAY.

YES, THAT'S CORRECT.

SO WE'RE WAY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

YEP.

FROM OUR ORIGINAL TARGET.

THAT'S JUST AROUND THE QUARTER.

WHAT YOUR PLEASURE GENTLEMEN.

I SECOND.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION.

MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND.

MS. MORENO, ONCE AGAIN DISCUSSED.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

NUMBER SIX.

[6. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve adopting the updated Kaufman County Purchasing Policy Manual.]

CONSIDER APPROV ADOPTING THE UPDATED KAUFMAN COUNTY PURCHASING POLICY MANUAL, WHICH Y'ALL HAVE THESE TWO SHEETS HERE.

WE REMOVED OUTDATED LANGUAGES, CLARIFIED PROCEDURES.

AND KEEP OVER FOR US.

SO WITH THE RECENT INCREASE ON THE PURCHASING AND THRESHOLD, WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE POLICY ALTOGETHER AND MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO IT.

WE CLEANED UP, UH, A LOT OF THINGS.

UM, I DID CREATE THE QUICK REFERENCE TOOL THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU THAT I DO PLAN TO GIVE THAT TO EACH INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT AND PROVIDE TRAINING AS NEEDED.

UM, IT'S A CHANGE.

IT'S PEOPLE DON'T LIKE CHANGE AND WE'RE HERE TO HELP WITH THE, THE TRANSITION.

SO I DID HAVE A MEETING WITH HR, LEGAL AND UM, THE AUDITOR.

THEY'VE ALL LOOKED AT ALL THE CHANGES AND THEY'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT.

UM, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ALL ENFORCEABLE AND THEY ARE.

AND, UM, IT'S A GOOD CHANGE.

I THINK ONCE YOU START LOOKING AT THE QUICK REFERENCE TOOL THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF ME, YOU'LL BE PLEASED WITH THE CHANGES THAT WE'VE MADE.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO STREAMLINE IT.

STREAMLINE IT.

WELL WE NEED TO STREAMLINE IT, BUT EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT UP TO DATE BECAUSE THINGS DO CHANGE.

POLICIES, CHANGE, LEGAL'S LOOKED AT IT AND Y'ALL ARE GOOD WITH IT.

YES, YES.

BRANDY, YOU'VE SEEN IT AND YOU'RE OKAY WITH IT.

SO AS EACH ELECTED OFFICIAL AND DEPARTMENT HEAD GETS A COPY OF IT, THEY KNOW IT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY THE COURT AND NICE TO HAVE A QUICK REFERENCE SHEET.

YES.

I I MEAN I TEND TO USE IT MYSELF.

I, I HAD ONE BEFORE THE POLICY UPDATE, BUT IT JUST MAKES IT EASIER INSTEAD OF YOU FLIPPING THROUGH PAGES AND IT'S, AGAIN, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP EVERYONE OUT OF TROUBLE AND SO WHEN WE DO PUSH BACK, IT'S NOT BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE LIFE DIFFICULT WITH, TO, YOU KNOW, OR OR MAKING IT CHALLENGING.

IT'S JUST US TRYING TO KEEP EVERYONE OUT OF TROUBLE.

SURE.

WELL, SO IT KEEPS US ON TARGET.

SO IT'S, IT'S REALLY NICE TO, TO USE IF YOU LOOK AT IT.

UH, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BY ALL MEANS GIVE ME A CALL AND WE'LL SCHEDULE SOME TRAINING AND UM, WE'LL GO THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH YOU GUYS.

WELL I APPRECIATE YOU SPENDING THE TIME TO DO THIS.

IT SIMPLIFIES A LOT OF THINGS AND KEEPS US ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

DEFINITELY.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE GENTLEMEN? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. LANE MAKES A MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL SET.

THERE YOU GO.

MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THAT AERIAL INSTALLATION OF FIBER ON COUNTY ROAD 1 25 AND COUNTY ROAD 1 26 AND 1 27 AND 1 71 RUM ROAD PROOF LANE AND CLEARWATER RANCH ROAD AND PRECINCT ONE.

[7. Jeremy Mungin: Discuss/Consider/Approve Aerial installation of Fiber on County Road 125, County Road 126, County Road 127, County Road 171, Hiram Rd, Pruett Ln. and Clearwater Ranch Rd in Precinct 1.]

GOOD MORNING.

UH, SO THE ITEM THAT I'M PRESENTING TODAY IS ALL AERIAL FIBER OPTIC BY SPECTRUM INTERNET.

UH, ALL OF THE ROADS ARE LOCATED IN PRECINCT ONE.

UM, UH, WITH THAT SAID, UH, ALL OF IT IS AERIAL SO IT'S MINIMUM TO NO IMPACT TO COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURES, BUT WE DID REQUIRE A TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S A ONE-WAY, UH, TRAFFIC MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF THE INSTALLATION.

SO ARE THEY DOING OKAY AS FAR AS NOT HITTING BORDER LINES AND TELEPHONE LINES AND STUFF LIKE THAT? ANY ISSUES? UH, FOR OUR AERIAL LINES, NO.

WHAT TIME? WHAT TIME ARE THEY GOING TO START? WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.

FOR THE BORING, UH, WE'VE PRETTY MUCH HASHED ALL OF THAT OUT FROM THE LAST INCIDENT, BUT, OKAY.

COMMISSIONER IN YOUR PRECINCT, THE ONLY PROBLEM I GOT, ARE THEY GOING TO WORK ALL

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UH, SO FAR I BELIEVE THE TIME SCHEDULE THAT WE'VE ALLOWED IN THE PAST WAS FROM EIGHT TO FIVE.

UM, THAT'S ENOUGH TO PRETTY MUCH GET THERE, INSTALL, CLEAN UP AND LEAVE.

UM, 'CAUSE OF COURSE WE DON'T WANT CALLS AFTER HOURS.

YEP.

COLLEGE MAN, THEY WAS WORKING, THEY WAS WORKING LATE ON THE LAST AT T TIME THEY GOT HOME, THEY HAD TO COME BACK AND FIX A WATER LEAK.

YES SIR.

THEY'D DONE IT TWO OR THREE TIMES.

MM-HMM .

I CALLED JEREMY AND HE WENT OUT THERE.

OH YEAH.

WHAT TIME DID THEY CALL HIS ? FIVE FOUR THIRTY.

FOUR 30.

MAYBE WE OUGHT MOVE THE TIME.

WELL THAT WAS A AT AND T ORDEAL AND THEY WERE BORING.

AND WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY RECOLLECTION OF WHAT WAS GOING ON UNTIL THE WATER MAINS WERE HIT.

MOVE IT BACK TO WILD WATER COMPANIES OPEN SO THEY'LL KNOW ABOUT IT BEFORE THEY GO HOME.

YEAH SIR.

FOUR 30.

YOU OKAY WITH THAT? YES SIR.

MR. UH, CROW MAKES A MOTION.

PARDON? MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A SECOND.

A AYE.

DISCUSS IT AND APPROVE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE ANY OR NECESSARY FOR THE CREATION OF ANDREW GIBBS MORAL NURSING SCHOLARSHIP AT TRINITY VALLEY COLLEGE.

THANK YOU JEREMY.

JEREMY NUMBER A IS MINE.

[8. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve the County Judge to execute any instruments necessary for the creation of the Andrew Gibbs Memorial Nursing Scholarship at Trinity Valley Community College.]

WE HAD SOME WORDING ISSUES WITH THE LAST THAT WE DID, SO NOW IT'S COME BACK AND IT'S FIXED.

SO IT'S JUST A FORMALITY.

SO I NEED A MOTION TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

WAYNE MAKES A SECOND.

NUMBER NINE IS MISS AUDITOR DISCUSS LINE, ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS.

THANK YOU GENTLEMEN.

WE'VE ALREADY SENT THE MONEY SO THEY HAVE THE MONEY.

OKAY,

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

YES SIR.

SO THIS WEEK WE HAVE SEVERAL LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND BUDGET AMENDMENTS, BUT THEY'RE ROUTINE.

UM, AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.

Y'ALL HAVE SEEN THESE.

YOU HAD 'EM LAST WEEK TO LOOK AT 'EM.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR BRANDY? NO.

I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE.

THERE YOU GO.

COMMISSIONER LANE MAKES THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

COMMISSIONER.

MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND.

A A MOTION CARRIES NUMBER

[10. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or financial information as provided by the County Auditor.]

10, AUDITOR.

ONCE AGAIN, JUST COULD CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.

SO THIS WEEK WE HAVE UM, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES AND MOST OF THAT IS MADE UP OF OUR INSURANCE PAYMENT AND LEASE PAYMENTS.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE JURY INVOICES AS WELL.

AND WE ASK THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO PAY.

AGAIN.

Y'ALL RECEIVED THESE LAST WEEK.

ANY QUESTIONS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND MR. LANE, MAKE A SECOND.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER EXITING REGULAR MEETING AND ENTERING EXECUTIVE SESSION.

NUMBER 11 IS MINE.

[11. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and entering into executive session: A. Pursuant to Texas: Government Code, Section 551.087, to discuss economic development negotiations regarding Project Grand Slam. B. Pursuant to Texas Government Code, Sections 551.0761 and 551.089 to discuss Kaufman County's network security and infrastructure and security incident.]

WE HAVE TWO ITEMS THERE PURSUANT TO GO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 5 51 0.087 TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS DURING PROJECT GRAND SLAM MB PURSUANT TO TEXAS CODE 5 5 1 0.0761 AND 5 5 1 0.089 TO DISCUSS KAUFFMAN COUNTY'S NETWORK SECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND SECURITY INCIDENT.

NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MAKES THE MOTION.

MR. COLE MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SEE? AYE.

IT'S NINE 12.

THANK YOU.

JUST WANNA CLOSE THAT WITH THIS MOTION.

I NEED A MOTION TO EXIT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ENTER BACK INTO OUR REGULAR MEETING.

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

IT IS, UH, 10 26.

COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION.

MR. BLA MAKES A SECOND.

13 TO DISCUSS TAKING ANY ACTION RESULTING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.

A AYE.

MOTION CARRIES NUMBER

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

THE ONLY ITEM THERE IS WE APPROVE IT INFRASTRUCTURE PER PURCHASES.

SO I NEED A MOTION FOR THAT.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION OF SECOND.

SECOND.

MR. PHIL MAKES A SECOND.

AYE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION

[14. Adjourn Meeting.]

TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING.

MR. PHIL MAKES A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

MR. MOORE MAKES SECOND.

A AYE.