* 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. [00:00:02] YEAH. THAT CLOCK UP APPEAR IS NOT RIGHT. THAT CLOCKS ARE NOT RIGHT. SLOW. YEAH. ALL [Call to Order] RIGHT. IT'S 9:00 AM ALL RIGHT. WELL, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING. HERE IT IS FEBRUARY THE 10TH, AND WE'RE IN THE NEXT. AS USUAL, WE'RE GONNA BEGIN WITH THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGES IF YOU JOIN ME. AND STAND, PLEASE, I PRAY. LORD, WATCH OVER US. KEEP US ALL SAFE, LORD. THANK YOU. AND WATCH OVER OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, ALL OUR CA COUNTY EMPLOYEES, LORD, UH, KEEP US, UH, IN YOUR, IN OUR, KEEP YOU IN OUR PRAYERS AND HELP US AND WITH OUR COUNTY WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. AND KEEP US ALL INFORMED. CHRIST. NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEAD ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEAD LEAD TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE INDIVIDUAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. DOES ANYBODY HAVE [1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE ] ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE THIS MORNING? NOTHING. OKAY. THEN [2. CONSENT AGENDA ] WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS THERE DISCUSSED EXCEPT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT. REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY THE THIRD OF 26. DISCUSSED ACCEPT THE QUARTERLY REPORT FOR ENGINE HEALTHCARE. TEN ONE TWENTY FIVE TO 12 31 25. DISCUSSED ACCEPT THE KAMAN COUNTY LIBRARY'S FIRST QUARTER REPORT FOR OCTOBER 25 TO DECEMBER 25. ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, CORRECTIONS? NO. I'M A MOTION TO APPROVE. COMMISSIONER IPP MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER CROW MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIED. SHERIFF [3. Sheriff Beavers: Discuss/Consider/Accept the 2025 Racial Profiling Report for the Sheriffs Office. ] BEAVERS DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACCEPT THE 25 RACIAL PROFILING REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. MORNING SHERIFF. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER. AS YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR I HAVE TO SUBMIT A REPORT, COLLECT ALL THE DATA FROM ALL OUR CONTACTS. UH, I PROVIDED YOU THE BOOK THAT I ALWAYS DO EVERY YEAR. IF YOU CAN NOTICE THAT WE DID ABOUT 4,989 STOPS. UH, WE'RE AT 99.66 IN REPORTING ALL CONTACTS. UH, YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE BREAK 'EM DOWN. WE, BY TCO RULE, WE HAVE TO ANALYZE THE DATA. THE DATA HAS TO EITHER BE ANALYZED, THE DLS, OR THEY HAVE TO BE BY THE CENSUS. SO WE CHOOSE THE CENSUS BECAUSE WE HAVE THREE MAJOR ROADWAYS THAT GOES THROUGH HERE, AND WE'RE ALWAYS DEALING WITH PEOPLE THAT DON'T LIVE IN THE COUNTY. SO, THE FIRST SUMMARY REPORT, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE ALL THE CONTACTS, THEN YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF THE RESIDENTIAL CONTACTS. UH, SO ON THE PAGE RIGHT BEHIND THE SUMMARY, YOU'LL SEE THE CONTACT DATA. IF YOU'LL NOTICE THAT WE HAVE INCREASED, UH, FROM LAST YEAR BY 29% IN OUR CONTACTS. UH, ALSO IF YOU LOOK INTO OUR SEARCHES, EVEN THOUGH WE MOVED OUR CONTACTS UP, OUR SEARCHES WERE DOWN BY 2.4%. UH, SO ALL OUR VARIANCES AND EVERYTHING IS MEETING WITH OUR RESIDENTIAL DATA. WE SHOW NO, UH, ISSUES WITH OUR CONTACTS. WE HAVE ZERO COMPLAINTS OF RACIAL PROFILING FOR LAST YEAR. SO IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL BE MORE TALK TO YOU ABOUT IT. IT'S A, IT'S A GOOD REPORT. IT IS GOOD REPORT. A LOT MORE REPORT, A LOT MORE CONTACTS. IT, IT'S LOTS OF ACTIVITY. AND WITH THAT MANY NUMBERS, IT'S, IT'S GREAT THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS. YES. SO THE OFFICERS ARE DOING THEIR JOB. YES. AND THAT'S APPRECIATED VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS FOR THE SHERIFF? ANY QUESTIONS? NO. IT'S A GOOD REPORT. LIKE I SAID, IT'S, UH, IT'S A GOOD THING. NO COMPLAINTS. YES. WELL, THERE'S ALWAYS VERY DETAILED IN HIS REPORT, SO THAT'S VERY AMAZING. THERE'S NO COMPLAINTS. YEAH. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE? AS I SAID, YOU GOT, YOU GIVE RESPECT. YOU GET RESPECT. THAT'S RIGHT. EXACTLY RIGHT. YEAH. WE'RE VERY BIG IN, IN TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HANDLE THAT. OKAY. SO I NEED A MOTION ON NUMBER THREE TO ACCEPT THE IS RO UH, RACIAL PROFILING REPORT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES THE MOTION. DO HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR OF SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES NUMBER [4. Sheriff Beavers: Discuss/Consider/Accept the Kaufman County Sheriff's Office Quarterly Report for October-December 2025.] FOUR, SHERIFF BEAVERS, ONCE AGAIN DISCUSSED EXCEPT THE KAWELL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE QUARTERLY REPORT FOR OCTOBER, DECEMBER 25. YES, SIR. ONCE AGAIN, I'VE SENT YOU ALL THE DATA OF ALL THE REPORTS. I PROBABLY, I'M NOT GONNA REALLY GO OVER A WHOLE BUNCH OF 'EM. THE ONE THING I WILL DO, UH, 'CAUSE THERE'S NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY THAT'S REALLY POPPING, BUT IF YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE VERY LAST ONE I SENT YOU, IT'S A VERY LONG PAGE. THAT'S THE REPORT WE'RE GONNA START GOING TO. IT'S GOT A LOT, IT'S A LOT USER FRIENDLY. AND YOU CAN COMPARE MONTH TO MONTH, A LOT EASIER THAN HOW I SEND IT TO YOU NOW. SO YOU CAN KINDA LOOK AT THE, THE END OF THE YEAR. YOU CAN SEE, YOU KNOW, WE HANDLED, UH, 10,138 INCIDENT REPORTS. WE FORWARDED 5,233, UH, TO CID AND WE CLEARED OVER, [00:05:01] UH, 15, RIGHT AROUND 1500, UH, PATROL OUR SECURITY CHECKS. YOU CAN SEE WHAT WE'VE DONE THERE. AND THEN WE RECOVERED. UH, WE BROKE A RECORD THIS YEAR. WE RECOVERED 5.286 MILLION IN STOLEN PROPERTY. SO THEY'RE, THEY'VE BEEN OUT THERE WORKING REALLY HARD BETWEEN CID AND THE, UH, PATROL OFFICERS ON THE STREET. THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB IN RECOVERING STOLEN PROPERTY. OTHER THAN THAT, THE JAIL, WE ALMOST, UH, WITH THE US MARSHAL CONTRACT ALMOST OFFSET THE JAIL A LITTLE BIT BY CLOSE TO A MILLION DOLLARS. UH, BUT EVERYTHING ELSE IS PRETTY, UH, ORDINARY AND NOTHING OUTTA THE ORDINARY TO REPORT. THAT'S GOOD, DUDE. YES. STILL, AGAIN, LOTS, LOTS OF ACTIVITY. THE ONE THING I WILL TELL YOU, DOING A, A YEARLY SUMMARY FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, AND THE OVERALL CRIME IS DOWN 18.1. UH, IF YOU WANT TO COMPARE 23 TO 24, WHEN WE DID THAT, OVERALL CRIME WAS DOWN 3.6. SO I'M VERY PROUD OF THE MEN AND WOMEN AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THAT WORKS HARD TO DO THAT WITH THE POPULATION GROWTH AND THE STEADY NUMBERS AND GOING UP. USUALLY MORE, UH, PEOPLE GENERATE MORE CRIME AND IT DOES GENERATE MORE COST FOR SERVICE. BUT THE, THE MEN AND WOMEN ARE DOING OUT JOB, OUTSTANDING JOB OUT HERE TRYING TO REDUCE CRIME. WELL, IT'S GOOD Y'ALL ARE ON THE STREETS. AND ALSO THAT OUR, UM, LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS MAKING PROSECUTIONS TO JUST TURN 'EM LOOSE SO THEY CAN DO IT AGAIN. THAT'S IT. SO IT TAKES BOTH OF US. SO I APPRECIATE THAT. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? AND A MOTION? GREAT JOB. APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, CI. AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU, SHERIFF. [5. Fabi Carrillo: Discuss/Consider a motion to approve the final plat for Romero Estates located on County Road 4042 in Precinct 4. ] OKAY, MS. FABI, SHE WANTS US TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAT FOR ROMERO ESTATES LOCATED ON COUNTY ROAD 40 42 IN PRECINCT FOUR. YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. ROMERO ESTATES IS APPROXIMATELY 2.7 ACRES. THE OWNER IS SPLITTING INTO TWO LOTS, RANGING FROM 1.12, 1.3. ALL THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND APPROVALS WERE SUBMITTED WITH THE AGENDA PACKET. AND WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL TODAY. COMMISSIONER THIS IN YOUR PRECINCT. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. LA MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION IN CASE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. [6. Pam Corder: Discuss/Consider/Approve an application for the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP)- Mitigation Projects, funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, to enhance Kaufman County's cybersecurity protections.] MS. PAM. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE AN APPLICATION FOR THE STATE AND LOCAL CYBERSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM, UH, MITIGATION PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, UH, TO ENHANCE COLTON COUNTY'S, UH, OPERATION PROTECTIONS. GOOD MORNING. YES, MA'AM. MORNING, NATHAN. I HAVE NATHAN WITH ME BECAUSE THIS LANGUAGE I DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND, BUT WE GOT IT. WE GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. SO OUR GRANT, UH, THE IDEA WOULD BE TO STRENGTHEN THE CYBERSECURITY AND TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE TO BETTER PROTECT OUR CRITICAL SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. DO YOU WANNA TALK MORE ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY? YEAH, THIS IS, UM, I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE. SO, UM, UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING A LOT THIS YEAR TO IMPROVE EVERYTHING. UM, AND I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS THAT I WAS GONNA NEED TO PURCHASE IN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE YEARS ANYWAYS. AND PAM'S BEEN WORKING WITH ME ON THIS GRANT AND STUFF I ALREADY WOULD HAVE TO BE PAYING FOR. THIS COULD HELP TREMENDOUSLY. YES. SO, SO THE TOTAL, UM, OF THE GRANT WOULD BE AROUND THE, THE FIVE THOU, UH, 535,000. NOW THIS IS A GRANT THAT HAS IN KIND, SO 30% MATCH. SO, UM, OUR PORTION WOULD BE 160,500, AND THEN WE WOULD RECEIVE 374,500. THAT WOULD BE OUR 30% MATCH. IS THAT ONE 60? SO, BUT, BUT NORMALLY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I ROLL MY INFRASTRUCTURE LINE ITEM IN, UH, MOST OF THE TIME. SO GETTING AN EXTRA 374 TO, TO PAY ATTENTION TO STUFF THAT, UH, TO PROJECTS THAT I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DO. I'LL GIVE YOU SOME SPECIFICS, BUT, UM, NOT TOO SPECIFIC ON EVERYTHING, BUT ONE, OUR COUNTY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, THE PHONES, THEY, THAT'S AN OLD SYSTEM THAT NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED. UM, WE NEED TO GET INTO THE MODERN AGE. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY HELP WITH UPGRADING THAT, UM, UH, BATTERY BACKUPS AROUND THE COUNTY. UM, THOSE ARE COSTLY. UM, AND ANYTIME YOU SEE A BLIP IN THE, IN THE, UH, UH, LIKE A POWER OUTAGE OR SOMETHING, YOU'LL SEE OUR NETWORK EQUIPMENT GO DOWN AND THEN IT TAKES 10 MINUTES TO COME BACK UP. SO SOME OF THIS STUFF WILL ADDRESS THAT AND KEEP US AVAILABLE AND ONLINE, UH, ALL THE TIME. SO, WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT WE HAVE THE BEST OF SUPPORT, BUT ANYTIME THERE'S A GRANT OUT THERE AND PAYMENT'S VERY GOOD AT WATCHING [00:10:01] AND INCREDIBLE GOING AFTER GRANTS FOR EVERYONE IN THE, IN THE COUNTY. YEAH. AND THAT RELATES BACK TO HELPING OUR TAX RATE. MM-HMM . WHICH IT GOES BACK TO EVERY PERSON LIVES IN THE COUNTY. SO TO COVER 70% OF WHAT I WOULD ALREADY BE PAYING IS, IS FANTASTIC. IT'S AMAZING. YEAH. YEAH. AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT DEAL. THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD DEAL. ANY QUESTION? I REMEMBER, I'M REMEMBER WHEN GRADED JUST FROM THE COPPER , , YOU KNOW. HEY, SO I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THIS IS, THAT'S, THIS IS GREAT. YEAH. SO WE WILL, UM, APPLICATION IS DUE ON THURSDAY AND, UM, WE'LL KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED. WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A STRONG APPLICATION AND AS LONG AS THIS IS SOMETHING THE STATE WANTS TO FUND, AND IT WILL DEFINITELY HELP OUR KIDS, WE DEFINITELY ACCEPT THE FUNDS. YES. YES, WE WOULD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NEED A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. MR. LANE MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION, CARRIE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU BOTH OF Y'ALL. OKAY, [7. Tandi Smith: Discuss/Consider/Approve t he Election Administrator to execute the May 2, 2026 Joint Election contract for Election Services in accordance with Chapter 271 of the Texas Election Code. ] MS. TANDY, SHE WANTS TO, UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND APPROVE THE ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE MAY 2ND, 2026 JOINT ELECTION CONTRACT FOR ELECTION SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 2 71 OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE. MORNING, MS. ANDY. GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN. SO FOR OUR FIRST ITEM, IT IS GONNA BE THAT JOINT ELECTION CONTRACT AUTHORIZATION CHAPTER 2 71 OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE ALLOWS ME TO CONTRACT WITH OUR LOCAL POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO HOLD THEIR ELECTIONS IN MAY. CURRENT, WE, WE HAVE 46 ENTITIES LOOKING TO JUMP ON THAT BALLOT. , WE HAVE ALL OF OUR, I KNOW YOU, I'M SURE YOU DO HAVE ALL YOUR JUDGES AND HELPERS AND EVERYTHING IS LINED UP, READY TO GO. YES, SIR. AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES, SO THAT'S GOOD. YES, SIR. OKAY. SO ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. TANDY? SHE DOES AN OUTSTANDING JOB. I HAVE A GREAT STAFF. APPRECIATE THAT. WE DO, I GUESS I DID HAVE A SMALL QUESTION. SURE. YOU KNOW, I NOTICED THE OTHER DAY ON THE, THE NEWS, YOU KNOW, DALLAS SAID THEY WEREN'T GOING TO HAVE TO PAPER COUNT ANY OF 'EM. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO COUNT PAPER? SO WE USE OUR ELECTION EQUIPMENT, UM, AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT. THEIR REPUBLICAN PARTY WAS LOOKING AT HAND COUNTING THEIR PAPER BALLOTS AND NOT USING THEIR VOTING EQUIPMENT OR SCANNERS. THEY'VE SINCE LEFT THAT DECISION AS FAR AS ACTUALLY HAND COUNTING PAPER BALLOTS BY LAW WE'RE REQUIRED TO PO UH, COMPLETE A POST-ELECTION HAND COUNT AFTER EVERY ELECTION. SO WE TOUCH THOSE PAPER BALLOTS AS A VERIFICATION THAT WHAT OUR ELECTRONIC SYSTEM DID WAS ACCURATE. SO THE ANSWER IS YES AND NO. YES AND NO. YEAH. YES AND NO. IT SEEMED, IT SEEMED LIKE IT'S A VERY LENGTHY THING. THEY HAVE TO, UM, IF WE WERE TO MOVE AWAY FROM EQUIPMENT AND HAND TABULATE BALLOTS, THAT THAT WOULD BE A NIGHTMARE. AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS COULD TALK TO SOME OF MY BALLOT BOARD WHO HAD TO TAKE OVER THAT POST-ELECTION HAND COUNT PROCESS AND THEY'LL TELL YOU IT'S NO JOKE. YEAH, YEAH. IT'S NO JOKE. SAID THEY COULDN'T EVEN FIND IT IS VERY TIME CONSUMING. YEAH. YEAH. WHO WANTS TO SIT THERE AND DO THAT? WELL, WE'VE DONE IT FOR YEARS. YEAH. WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A, AN ELECTION, POST ELECTION MANUAL COUNT. WELL, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT THEY INCREASED IT SOME. WELL, THEY'VE GIVEN THEM WHOLE LOCATIONS RATHER THAN WHOLE LOCATIONS AND SPLIT PRECINCTS, WHICH MY STAFF HAD TO DO ON THEIR OWN BEFORE, SO, OKAY. YEAH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IT'S INTENSIVE FOR MS. TANDY. NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. PHELPS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. TRO MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MOTION CARRIES MS. TANYA, ONCE [8. Tandi Smith: Discuss/Consider/Approve - For the procurement of 25 additional e-pollbooks to meet the need of our growing community utilizing our HAVA Grant Expansion funds. ] AGAIN DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF 25 ADDITIONAL E POLL BOOKS TO MEET THE NEED OF THE GROWING COMMUNITY UTILIZING OUR HAVA GRANT EXPANSION FUNDS. YES, MA'AM. CORRECT. SO LAST YEAR WE PURCHASED ELECTRONIC POLL BOOKS. WE DID BARE MINIMUM BECAUSE WE WANTED TO BE VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AND WE KNEW WE HAD BUDGETARY NEEDS TO MEET. UM, WE DO NEED ADDITIONAL POLL BOOKS BECAUSE AS OUR COUNTY GROWS, WE HAVE MORE VOTERS TO PROCESS. YEAH. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE OUR HAVA GRANT FUNDS TO PURCHASE THOSE ADDITIONAL 25. AND THIS WILL ALLOW US TO PUT THREE POLL BOOKS AT LOCATIONS RATHER THAN JUST HAVING TWO. DO YOU HAVE AN ESTIMATED COST ON THAT? $49,000. OKAY. NOTHING IS CHEAP. NOTHING IS CHEAP. THAT'S WHY WE WANNA USE THOSE GRANT FUNDS WHILE WE CAN. YES. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? NONE. I GUESS. YES. RIGHT THERE LOOKS LIKE A REAL PRICE. OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL 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. THANK YOU TANDY FOR ALL, ALL HARD WORK TODAY. AND YOU'RE WELCOME. AND JUST, YOU GUYS KNOW OUR CURRENT VOTER REGISTRATION TOTAL IS 113,528. SO THAT'S UPPER WHAT'S LAST YEAR? 1 0 5. WE WERE [00:15:01] AT 1 0 7 7. OKAY. IT'S GROWING. YES, SIR. OKAY. MS. LORENA [9. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve to advertise and solicit annual contract for Plumbing and HVAC.] DISCUSS IT AND APPROVED TO ADVERTISE AND SOLICIT ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR PLUMBING AND HVAC? YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. SO CONTRACTS EXPIRED AND THE RENEWAL OPTIONS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED REQUESTING APPROVAL TO ADVERTISE AND SOLICITATE. THIS IS FOR BOTH THE HVAC AND PLUMBING. DID THE, OUR CURRENT WOULD NOT WANT TO CONTINUE ON WITH OUR, THEY'VE, ALL THE RENEWALS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED, SO I WOULD HAVE TO RESATE ANYWAY. OKAY. GOOD DEAL. MM-HMM . SO THIS IS THE EASY ONE. A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE SECOND. I SECOND. MR. BOARD MAY 2ND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER [10. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve to award RFP 2025-013 Kaufman County Juvenile Facility to CORE Construction and begin project negotiations.] 10, DISCUSSED. CONSIDER AN APPROVED AWARD, RFP 2025 DASH OH 13 KAWELL COUNTY JUVENILE FACILITY TO COURT CONSTRUCTION AND BEGIN, UH, PROJECT NEGOTIATIONS. YES, MA'AM. SO THIS WAS A TWO STEP PRO UH, PROCUREMENT PROCESS. WE RECEIVED SEVEN RESPONSES TO THE RFQ. WE SHORTLISTED THE TOP THREE. WE ISSUED THE RFP TO THE TWO, UH, TO THE THREE TOP FIRMS. THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE EVALUATED, SCORED, AND INTERVIEWED ALL THREE FIRMS. AND COURT CONSTRUCTION RANKED THE HIGHEST OVERALL SCORE. THEY'RE THE, THE BEST VALUE TO THE COUNTY. THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE CONSISTED OF JUDGE ALLEN, JUDGE RUSSELL, JUDGE WILEY, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, JUDGE GRAY, JUDGE RICH, AND TR RAMSEY. I RECOMMEND AWARDING THE CONTRACT TO CORE CONSTRUCTION AND ENTERING INTO CONTRACT NEGOTIATION WITH THEM. THEY'RE WITH ME THIS MORNING IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. ANYONE, ANY QUESTIONS? WANNA COME UP HERE FOR, FOR A FEW MINUTES? HAPPY IF FEW MINUTES. YES. COME OFFICER, COME AND SPEAK. YES. I'M SURE HE JUST DYING TO TALK . I CAN SEE IT IN HIS EYES. GIVE US YOUR NAME PLEASE. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAY, UH, TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I'M JEFF JACKSON, VICE PRESIDENT WITH CORE, AND WE WERE HERE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AND MET YOUR COMMITTEE, INTRODUCED OUR TEAM, UM, TALKED ABOUT OUR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE, OUR QUAL, WHAT WE FELT LIKE WERE, UH, OUR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE PROJECT AND REALLY OUR, UM, I THINK THE MOST INTERESTING COMPONENT WAS OUR APPROACH TO THE PROJECT. SOME VERY INNOVATIVE IDEAS THAT, UH, I THINK WOULD BE A, WOULD BE A WELCOME DISCUSSION AS WE GO THROUGH THE DESIGN PHASE OF THE PROJECT. BOTH OF OUR FIRMS ARE, UM, NATIONAL FIRMS. UM, THE ARCHITECT DESIGN FIRM IS NUMBER ONE IN THE COUNTRY IN, UM, DETENTION DESIGN FACILITIES. WE'RE NUMBER ONE IN THE COUNTRY IN TERMS OF MUNICIPAL CONSTRUCTION. WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, UM, ALL OVER THIS AREA CURRENTLY IN TERRELL BUILDING SEVERAL PROJECTS. UH, SO WE'RE, UH, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. CERTAINLY, SIR. YES SIR. THANK YOU. BET. ANYBODY. WE ALSO HAVE MITCHELL HERE IN CASE ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS. , THERE ARE, ARE OWNERS REP HOPEFUL? OH, WE KNOW HIM. . HE'S BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE NOW. HE MAY NOT WANNA KNOW US. EXACTLY. OKAY. OKAY. NEED A MOTION THEN? I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU. MS. FIELDS MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND OFFICER. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVORS SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. OKAY, MR. [11. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve purchasing the AV hardware and software for the Commissioners Courtroom at the Kaufman County Courthouse.] SNO, ONCE AGAIN, DISCUSS HERE AND APPROVE PURCHASING THE AV HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT AT THE COLTON COUNTY. YOU KNOW, THE OLD COURTHOUSE. SO THESE ARE TWO SEPARATE PURCHASE ORDERS. A BL WILL PROVIDE THE EQUIPMENT AND IT'S, UH, ON A DIR COOPERATIVE. GRANICUS IS WILL PROVIDE THE SUBSCRIPTION, THE SUPPORT, AND IT'S ON A TIPS CONTRACT. IT MEETS SPECIFICATIONS AND PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS. I KNOW THE COUNTY CLERK RECORDS ARCHIVE IS PAYING FOR THE FIRST 200,000 AND IT WILL BE PAYING FOR THE E ANNUAL FEES. CORRECT. AND THE ANNUAL FEES, UM, IT'LL START NEXT YEAR. SO MY UNDERSTANDING, I HAVEN'T BEEN PAYING, UM, FOR THE ANNUAL FEES FROM EQUIPMENT, BUT IT HAS TO DO AT THE REQUIREMENT TO, TO DO THIS, THE STREAMING SO PEOPLE CAN WATCH THIS RIGHT. ONLINE. UM, STARTED WHEN OUR POPULATION, UH, WENT ABOVE 125,000. YEAH. SO NOW THAT IT'S A REQUIREMENT, IT'S, I MEAN, MOST SOFTWARES ARE ROLLED INTO THE IT BUDGET. SO THAT, THAT'S REALLY ALL I WANTED TO MENTION HERE. OTHER THAN, UM, THE AB HARDWARE, THE AB SOFTWARE, ALL THIS STUFF IS GONNA BE BRAND NEW. MM-HMM . A LOT OF THAT STUFF IS END OF LIFE WINDOWS [00:20:01] SEVEN COMPUTER BACK, YOU KNOW, SO ALL THIS IS GONNA BE NEW EQUIPMENT IN THE NEW COMMISSIONER'S COURT, TOP OF THE LINE STUFF. WE'LL HAVE MORE CAMERAS AROUND AND MM-HMM . MM-HMM . FANTASTIC. AND IT'S ALL COVERED BY THE, UH, RECORDS. FUNDS, YES. THE INITIAL COST AND THEN THE, THE FIRST 200 STREAMING COST GOING FORWARD WILL BE UNDER IT. RIGHT? BOBBY, YOU NEED TO SAY ANYTHING. , YOU'LL BE NICE AND QUIET BACK THERE. YEAH. SO I'M RECOMMEND THE PURCHASE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANYONE? NO. NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. YOUR A MOTION. CARRIE, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK FROM THE [12. DA's Office: Discuss/Consider/Approve Kaufman County, Texas' funding resolution for Kaufman County's Misdemeanor Family Violence Prosecutor and Investigator Project grant. ] DA'S OFFICE. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE COLTON COUNTY'S FUNDING, UH, RESTORATION FOR KAUFFMAN COUNTY'S MISDEMEANOR FAMILY VIOLENCE PROTECTION AND INVESTIGATION PROJECT GRANT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HEARING ME THIS MORNING. I'M, MY NAME IS ASHLEY HOLMAN. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. UH, I SERVE AS, UH, THE CHIEF OF THE FOUR 89TH DISTRICT COURT. UM, BUT PRIOR TO THIS PROJECT ACTUALLY WORKED ON FAMILY VIOLENCE. AND SO I'M HERE, UM, ASKING YOU TO SUPPORT YEAR TWO OF OUR FAMILY VIOLENCE MISDEMEANOR PROSECUTOR AS WELL AS MISDEMEANOR INVESTIGATOR. THE COURT MAY REMEMBER WE CAME LAST YEAR AND APPLIED FOR GRANT FUNDS THROUGH THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN'S ACT. AND THAT WAS A STATE GRANT, MUCH LIKE WHAT, UH, NATHAN AND PAM WERE TALKING ABOUT. SAME ENTITY THAT HAS THOSE FUNDS. WE WERE AWARDED THAT GRANT AND STARTED THAT PROJECT WITH A PROSECUTOR IN PLACE, ACTUALLY IN NOVEMBER OF 2025. SO WE'RE VERY EARLY ON IN OUR GRANT PROJECT. UM, WE ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A CONTINUATION APPLICATION, UM, TO GO INTO YEAR TWO. THE GRANT IS MEANT TO BE ON A TWO YEAR CYCLE, UM, AND GO TO SEE THAT WORK DONE IN YEAR TWO, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE AN APPLICATION IN SUPPORT FROM THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT. UM, A 30% MATCH IS REQUIRED IN, IN KIND, JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUS GRANT THAT WAS SPOKE ABOUT. UM, AND SO THE NUMBERS I HAVE FOR YOU ALL, UM, THE TOTAL GRANT PROJECT, UM, COMES IN AT, UH, AROUND $216,000. BUT WHAT IS BEING ASKED OF THE COUNTY IS A 30% MATCH OF $64,968 AND 71 CENTS. THAT MATCH CONTRIBUTED WILL ACTUALLY PROVIDE FOR, UM, AN INVESTIGATOR FULL-TIME IN A MISDEMEANOR ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHO IS SPECIALIZED IN PROSECUTING FAMILY VIOLENCE OFFENSES. UH, IF AWARDED THAT MONEY, UH, AWA FUNDS WOULD GIVE US $151,593 AND 66 CENTS. UM, AS THE COMMISSIONERS ARE PROBABLY WELL AWARE, THE CONTRIBUTION BEING ASKED OF THE COUNTY, UM, IS, UH, SMALL IN COMPARISON THAT WOULD NOT EVEN BE ONE OF THOSE FULL-TIME SALARIES. AND SO IT IS A VERY BIG BENEFIT TO US. I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE WITH THE COURT, UM, WE KNOW THAT THIS GRANT WORKS. UH, IN 2019, YOU ALL SUPPORTED OUR OFFICE IN THE CREATION OF THE FELONY FAMILY VIOLENCE GRANT, UM, THAT TURNED INTO THE SPECIAL VICTIMS DIVISION. AND SO WE NOW KNOW THAT THAT HAS FOUR ACTIVE PROSECUTORS, TWO INVESTIGATORS, TWO PARALEGALS, AND TWO FULL-TIME BACKS. UM, HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS ASSET TO THIS COUNTY. UM, AND SO WE HOPE TO PUT THE SAME MODEL IN PLACE FOR OUR MISDEMEANOR FAMILY VIOLENCE OFFENSES. UH, YOU ALL WILL BE RECEIVING, I'M SURE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS OUR, UH, 2025 ANNUAL REPORT FROM OUR OFFICE. AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE WHEN YOU LOOK AT THAT IS THE ONE NU ONE OF THE MOST FIVE COMMON CRIMES IN THE COUNTY. UM, THE NUMBER ONE INCLUDES ASSAULT, FAMILY VIOLENCE. AND SO IT IS, UM, IT REMAINS A PROBLEM, UM, BUT A PROBLEM THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS ALWAYS WANTED TO ADDRESS AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT IN ADDRESSING. SO WE JUST ASK THAT YOU WOULD, UM, PASS THE RESOLUTION TO APPLY FOR THAT GRANT AGAIN THIS YEAR AND CONTRIBUTE THE 30% MATCH. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE I'M IN YOUR OFFICE ALL THE TIME AND I SEE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING AND IN THE COURT. SO IT IS VERY MUCH NEEDED AND I'M, I'M HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR GRANTS. YOU BET. ANYONE ELSE? WELL, THAT'S ONE THING THAT IT'S NOT GONNA GO AWAY. NO. IT'S GONNA GET MORE AND MORE AS WE GROW. IT CONTINUES TO GROW. SO THAT'S THE SAD PART. YEAH. MAKE A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. A MOTION. COMMISSIONER PHIS. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND MR. WE'LL MAKE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT. OKAY, [13. Jakie Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve Ordering a public hearing regarding creation of Willow Ranch Municipal Utility District 1 of Kaufman County, and issue Notice to Applicant for said proposed district to appear and present evidence to Kaufman County Commissioners' Court. ] BRAD, NUMBER 13, DISCUSS HERE AND APPROVE ORDERING A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE CREATION OF WILLOW RANCH, MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT NUMBER ONE OF KAUFFMAN COUNTY. AN ISSUE NOTICE TO APPLICANT FOR SAID PROPOSED DISTRICT TO APPEAR AND PRESENT EVIDENCE [00:25:01] TO COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT. YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER'S COURT. UM, BEFORE WE GET INTO THIS SPECIFIC ITEM, I WANNA EXPLAIN THE CREATION OF A MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT OR MUD AND, YOU KNOW, EXPLAIN THE PROCESS. UH, IN GENERAL. UM, IN TEXAS THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF WATER DISTRICTS, AND EACH ONE IS A BIT DIFFERENT IN HOW IT'S CREATED FOR A MUD. THEY ARE CREATED BY APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY THROUGH A PETITION. AND THEN THE TEXAS COMMISSION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IS THE FINAL DECIDING ACT, ACT BODY THAT DECIDES THAT, UM, ALL THE THREE MUDS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, UM, ARE ONLY APPLIED TO HAVE BE IN THIS ONE COUNTY AND NONE OF THEM ARE WITHIN, UH, MUNICIPAL LIMITS. SO THE RULES CHANGE A LITTLE BIT IF THOSE FACTS WERE DIFFERENT, BUT ESSENTIALLY THE ROLE OF A COUNTY IN THE CREATION OF A MUD IS A COUNTY DOES MEET THE DEFINITION OF AN INTERESTED PERSON. AND ANY INTERESTED PERSON CAN APPLY TO TEXAS COMMISSION ENVIRON QUALITY TO REQUEST THAT THAT PETITION HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. BUT PURSUANT TO THE WATER CODE, IF NO ONE ASKS FOR A PUBLIC HEARING AND THE COMMISSION FINDS THE APPLICATION IN ORDER, THEY ARE ALLOWED BY LAW TO ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE IT, TO JUST DO IT BY THE BOARD WITHOUT HAVING A PUBLIC HEARING. BUT AS LONG AS AN INTEREST PERSON HAS ASKED FOR A HEARING, IT MUST HAVE A HEARING. SO ANY PERSON CAN COME FORTH TO, YOU KNOW, THE COMMISSION IN AUSTIN AND SAY THEIR PIECE. UM, WE, THIS COURT IN 2025 ON ALL THREE OF THE MUDS COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY DID HAVE AN ORDER OF THIS COURT AUTHORIZING, UH, JUDGE ALLEN TO REQUEST THE COMMISSION TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING. SO ALL THREE OF THE MUDS WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS TODAY. UH, WE HAVE REQUESTED, AND I HAVE CONFIRMED THROUGH RECORDS OF TCQ, THEY HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE REQUEST FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. AND SO THAT'S HOW THOSE WILL ALL PROCEED. SO THEY, NONE OF THE ONES WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS TODAY WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED SO THAT THEY HAVE TO BE PASSED, YOU KNOW, IN THE LIGHT OF A HEARING. THAT'S THE FIRST STEP. ADDITIONALLY, A COUNTY BY THE WATER CODE IS ALLOWED TO, IF THE COURT ORDERS TO PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ABOUT WHAT, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY'S POSITION ON THE APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL OF THAT MUD IS. NOW, I DO WISH TO CAUTION THE COURT THAT THE STATUTES FOR APPROVAL DO PROVIDE SPECIFIC CRITERIA THE COMMISSION IS TO CONSIDER. AND SO RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE ON THOSE CRITERIA CAN BE PRESENTED, BUT WILL LIKELY CARRY VERY LITTLE WEIGHT IN THEIR PROCESS BECAUSE THEY ARE MANDATED TO CONSIDER C CERTAIN CRITERIA. THE PURPOSE FOR THE CURRENT ITEM IS SIMPLE, IS TO BRING, OH, IN THIS CASE, UH, THE, UH, WILLOW RANCH MUD, OH, THE, THE PETITIONER TO THE COURT TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THAT MUD BECAUSE, SO THAT Y'ALL CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT WHAT RECOMMENDATION, IF ANY, TO MAKE TO THE COMMISSION. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU TODAY IS THAT THIS MUD FROM THEIR FILING CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 140 ACRES IN THE, AGAIN, SULLIVAN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND OUTSIDE THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF ANY CITY, AND THAT IT IS LOCATED PART OF THEIR APPLICATION, UM, IN THE, IN THE ETJ, THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF DALLAS. SO ON THAT SIDE OF THE COUNTY, OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION IS THEY ARE EXPECTING THE MUD PROJECT, YOU KNOW, FOR THEIR PROPOSED DISTRICT TO HAVE A TOTAL PROJECT COST OF $18,305,000. WHICH AGAIN, THE WAY A MUD WORKS IS THE MUD WOULD CREATE, BUILD A PROJECT AND THE, UH, PERSONS WHO LATER LIVE WITHIN THAT MUD WOULD PAY A TAX TO THE MUD. AND SO THAT WOULD, RIGHT. UM, THAT IS THIS SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION I HAVE FOR YOU. NOW, OBVIOUSLY, THAT'S NOT MUCH FOR THE COURT TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION. THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, IS SO THAT THEY CAN COME HERE AND PROVIDE Y'ALL MORE INFORMATION SO Y'ALL CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT WHETHER TO PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION AT ALL. AND IF YOU DO WHAT Y'ALL WOULD RECOMMEND, THE LAW ALSO ALLOWS Y'ALL TO PASS ON ANY FINDINGS OR FACTS AND CONCLUSIONS Y'ALL FIND IN THAT HEARING. UM, AT THAT HEARING, WE WILL HAVE AN ORDER READY FOR Y'ALL. SHOULD Y'ALL CHOOSE TO PROCEED AT THIS TIME, WE RECOMMEND THAT Y'ALL HAVE THAT HEARING SO YOU CAN GATHER INFORMATION AND MAKE THE BEST DECISION POSSIBLE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM BRAD? OKAY. PRETTY SIMPLE. NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE AND SOMETHING ELSE TO IS UNDER CHAPTER 53 OF THE WATER CODE [00:30:01] SECTION 16. IT SAYS WE SHALL, UH, THIS IS 54, CHAPTER 54. UM, BUT AS FAR AS SHALL, LIKE WE, WE TALKING ABOUT FRESH, THEY, THEY, WE HAVE TO GIVE 'EM A PUBLIC HEARING, RIGHT? OR IS THAT UNDER 53? UH, NO SIR. I BELIEVE I'M TALKING ABOUT FRESH WATER. THAT WOULD BE A FRESH WATER. OKAY. SO 54 IS MUD. YES, SIR. 54 IS, UH, THE MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS AND THE, THE, THERE ARE SEVERAL MINOR DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN THE DIS DIFFERENT DISTRICTS AND I DON'T WANT US TO, UH, TRY TO GET INTO TOO MUCH OF THE DETAILS. THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE FOR THE PURPOSES OF TODAY IS THE ENACTMENT, FRESH FRESHWATER DISTRICTS. THE COUNTY HAS MORE OF A MEANINGFUL YES OR NO VOTE. MUDS. THE FINAL DECISION RISE WITH THE COMMISSION THE MOST THE COUNTY HAS IS AN ADVISORY. YOU KNOW, ONE AS AN INTERESTED PARTY IN THE COUNTY, WE CAN ASK FOR THE HEARING IN THE FIRST PLACE. AND TWO, WE ARE PROVIDED BY STATUTE THE RIGHT TO PRESENT A RECOMMENDATION. TCQ WILL DO WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION WHAT THEY WILL. YEAH. AND I REQUEST A HEARING ON EVERYTHING COMES ACROSS MY DESK. YES. THAT'S A WE, BECAUSE THIS IS A-T-E-C-Q YES. REQUEST THAT THEY'RE ASKING TO BE ABLE TO PUT IN A, A MUD DISTRICT, A SEWER SYSTEM, BASICALLY THEY, UH, YOU KNOW, AND HAVE A RUN OFF WATER INTO OUR CREEKS. AND THIS ONE, THIS ONE'S ACTUALLY PLATTED IN THE CITY OF DALLAS. IT'S NOT, IT WON'T BE PLATTED WITH US. IT'LL BE PLATTED IN DALLAS. IT'S ALREADY FLATTED IN DALLAS, I THINK. YEAH, RIGHT. I I DO NOT, YEAH, BUT I MEAN, I, I KNOW IT IS AND PART OF IT'S GOING TO BE PLANTED IN ROCKWALL. THEY HAVE A RULE IN ROCKWALL, THEY WON'T TAKE OURS AND EXTEND IT INTO THEIR COUNTY. THIS THIS APPLICATION FOR THIS ONE, WE HAVE MANY DEVELOPMENTS GOING ON. RIGHT. THE APPLICATION FOR THIS MUD, YOU KNOW, SAYS THAT THE DISTRICT, THE PROPOSED DISTRICT'S ENTIRELY WITHIN THE KAUFMAN KAUFMAN COUNTY. SO THIS ONE, WELL, BUT THERE'S, YOU SAID THEY GOT ANOTHER PORTION OF IT'S GOING TO GO INTO ROCK. IT'S ENTIRELY POSSIBLE THAT THE LARGER DEVELOPMENT MAY HAVE MULTIPLE MUDS AND THERE MAY BE OTHER MUDS WITHIN RIGHT. OR OTHER COUNTIES THAT THE, THE BOUNDARY LINES OF THOSE MUDS, YOU KNOW, UH, STOP AT THE COUNTY LINES OR AS SUCH YEAH. KNOCK WALL STOPS AT. BUT THIS MUD, WHICH WOULD BE A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY IN EITHER APPLICATION IS TIED WITHIN THIS COUNTY AND INSIDE THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF CITY OF DALLAS. THAT'S WHAT I CAN ADVISE YOU TODAY. OKAY. YOU NEED A MOTION? I'LL, I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. FIELDS MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. [14. Jakie Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve Ordering a public hearing regarding creation of Kaufman County Municipal Utility District 16, and issue Notice to Applicant for said proposed district to appear and present evidence to Kaufman County Commissioners' Court. ] OKAY. BRAND NUMBER 14. PRETTY MUCH THE SAME. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE ORDERING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CREATION OF KAUFMAN COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT 16 AND ISSUE NOTICE TO THE APPLICANT FOR SAID PROPOSED DISTRICT TO APPEAR AND PRESENT EVIDENCE TO THE CAMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT. AGAIN, I'VE ALREADY EXPLAINED THE, THE BACKGROUND. THE, THE DETAILS WE KNOW ABOUT THIS MUD IS AGAIN, WE HAVE REQUESTED THE PUBLIC HEARING WITH UM, TCQI WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST ONE REQUEST FROM PARTY REQUESTING THE HEARING SO THAT IT WILL NOT BE ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED. UM, THE DISTRICT ITSELF, PER THEIR UM, PETITION CONTAINS 1754.6 ACRES OF LAND. AND THIS IS ENTIRELY WITHIN KAUFMAN COUNTY. AND IT IS FURTHER APPLICATION NOT WITHIN THE INCORPORATED, UH, LIMITS OR EXTRA, UH, LIMITS OF ANY CITY. THE OTHER INFORMATION I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY IS THEY ARE, UM, THEIR ESTIMATED COST OF THEIR FINAL PROJECT WOULD BE $358,707,365. AGAIN, THOSE WOULD BE COSTS THAT WOULD BE BORNE BY THE PERSONS, THAT PERSONS OR ENTITIES THAT LATER OR WITHIN THAT DISTRICT. BUT THAT IS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE COST TO THE TAXPAYERS WITHIN THERE ARE THINGS THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED AT THOSE HEARINGS. UM, SO THAT'S THE INFORMATION I HAVE FOR YOU. NOW, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE, UM, HAVE THE HEARING SO YOU CAN GATHER MORE INFORMATION AND MAKE A MORE INFORMED DECISION. THIS PROPERTY IS ON 1 75. THERE BUD STORY ON BOTH SIDES. THEY CAME A COUPLE YEARS AGO, SO THAT'S LOCATION. NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER 15, [15. Jakie Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve Ordering a public hearing regarding creation of Grand Meadows Municipal Utility District of Kaufman County, and issue Notice to Applicant for said proposed district to appear and present evidence to Kaufman County Commissioners' Court. ] DISCUSS HITTER AND APPROVE ORDERING A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING CREATION OF GRAND MEADOWS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, COPELAND COUNTY. AND ISSUE NOTICE TO APPLICANT OF SAID PROPOSED DISTRICT TO APPEAR AND PRESENT EVIDENCE TO THE COPELAND COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT. YES SIR. AGAIN, PROVIDED THE BACKGROUND, THIS MUD IS A BIT DIFFERENT IN THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED TO THE BEST I CAN FIND ANY COPY OF THE PETITION. THE PETITION. I LOCATED THIS ONE WHEN DOING THE RESEARCH FOR THE TWO I'VE ALREADY DISCUSSED, UH, [00:35:01] ON THE TEXAS COMMISSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY'S WEBSITE. I FOUND THIS WAS AN ACTIVE PETITION IN KAUFMAN COUNTY. UM, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE VERY LITTLE ABOUT THIS PETITION OTHER THAN IT'S APPARENTLY WITHIN OUR COUNTY. UM, AND IT IS STILL ACTIVE. UH, LAST YEAR WHEN I FOUND THIS, WE DID REQUEST THE HEARING. I CAN CONFIRM THAT IT HAS BEEN SET FOR A HEARING SO THEY CAN'T ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVE IT. OTHER THAN THAT, I KNOW THAT THE MAILING ADDRESS FOR THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY IS 27 28 NORTH HARWOOD STREET, SUITE 500 DALLAS, WHICH IS THE SAME ADDRESS AS THE MUD 16 YOU JUST DISCUSSED. I DO NOT KNOW CURRENTLY IF THIS IS A RENAME THAT SOMEHOW WE HAVEN'T DISCLOSED THIS APPLICATION OR THIS IS PO POTENTIALLY A AGENT FOR MULTIPLE MUDS. I DO NOT KNOW. SO ON THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR, I WOULD RECOMMEND, UM, APPROVING THE ORDER, HAVING THEM COME IN TO EXPLAIN THE MUD SO YOU CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION BECAUSE I CAN PROVIDE YOU NO FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ONE. AND YOU KNOW, TCQ, WE HAVE TO LOOK WHERE THESE PLACES ARE. THEY DON'T GIVE US ADDRESSES. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND. IT'S HARD TO FIND THEM. UM, AND I SPEND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME TRYING TO, UM, FIND INFORMATION FOR THIS COURT FOR TODAY'S HEARING. AND I CAN FIND NO COPY OF THE PETITION. I MEAN, I COULD GET ONE THROUGH PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST, BUT THAT WOULD TAKE TIME. THEY SAID IT COULDN'T BE A RENAMED, IT COULDN'T BE. WELL, IT'S ENTIRELY POSSIBLE, BUT THE CURRENT SYSTEM SHOWS IT TO BE PENDING. SO I WOULD RECOMMEND IN, YOU KNOW, IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, THIS COURT PRESUME IT IS STILL AN ACTIVE APPLICATION THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE A COPY OF. WHAT I WAS ABLE TO FIND IS NORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 2 21 AND NE ROAD IN FORNEY. THAT'S ALL I CAN FIND. I COULDN'T EVEN LOCATE THAT, SIR. I THINK THAT'S THE, THE OTHER ONE. I THINK IT'S THE SAME ONE, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. I MEAN, I DON'T, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW. I'M LIKE YOU, I'M LOST. AND EVEN WHEN THEY SAY THAT THE RUNOFF, IT'S ALL ABOUT RUNOFF WATER. THEY HAVE TO DO THIS AND THEY HAVE TO AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT UNTIL THE LAST LEGISLATOR. RIGHT? I MEAN IS WHEN THEY PASSED THE RULE THAT THEY HAD TO, THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY ASK FOR THE FORMAL HEARING. AND IT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN DO ANYTHING. THAT'S ALL IT IS, IS A HEARING. SO, WELL THAT'S, WE WENT TO THE ROOM WAS FULL. YEAH. AND ALL THE TQ PEOPLE WERE THERE AND THIS ONE IS LIKE 300,000 GALLONS A DAY. RUNOFF YEP. IS WHAT THEY PROJECT AND THEY APPROVED IT ANYWAY. SO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO SHOWED UP THAT NIGHT FOR A COUPLE HOURS WAS PRETTY MUCH A WASTE OF TIME. WELL, UNFORTUNATELY THEY STAND UP AND LOOK AT THE CROWD AND AUTOMATICALLY TELL YOU IF YOUR, IF YOUR LAND'S NOT TOUCHING THEIR LAND, YOU CAN'T FILE A COMPLAINT. ONLY PEOPLE THAT'S ACTUALLY TOUCHING THE LAND ARE DIRECTLY IMPACTS RIGHT OFF OF THE LAND. CAN EVEN FILE A COMPLAINT. NOBODY ELSE CAN EVEN FILE A COMPLAINT. YES. THE, THE STATUTES FOR APPROVAL OF A MUD IN PARTICULAR PROVIDE, AS I EXPLAINED, A LIST OF CRITERIA THAT YOU CAN CONSIDER WHEN WE HAVE THAT HEARING. AT THAT TIME, I WILL GO INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE THINGS THAT THE TCQ CAN CONSIDER. AND THE REASON WHY THAT'S RELEVANT FOR Y'ALL IS BECAUSE THE RECOMMENDATIONS Y'ALL MAKE NEED TO BE BASED UPON AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ON THOSE. 'CAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY CRITERIA TCQ WILL TO BE CONSIDERED. YOU CAN MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT OTHER THINGS ABOUT TRAFFIC OR SUCH, BUT AS THOSE ARE NOT WITHIN THEIR PURVIEW, RIGHT. THEY IT DOESN'T, THEY, EVEN IF THEY WERE SYMPATHETIC, THEY CAN'T MAKE DECISION MAKE AS FACTS. THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. UM, SO IT'S, IT'S KIND OF A LEGISLATIVE THING. IT IS. . ALRIGHT. NEED A MOTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION AGAIN. MR. PHE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND AGAIN. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION EXCUSE. OKAY, MS. [16. Auditor: Discuss/Consider line item and budget transfers/corrections. ] A DISCUSS, CONSIDER ITEMS AND BUDGET TRANSFERS. YES SIR. WE HAVE SEVERAL LINE ITEM TRANSFERS, UM, AND BUDGET AMENDMENTS. THEY'RE JUST ROUTINE AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL. OKAY. Y'ALL ALL SEEN THOSE? ANY QUESTIONS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MAKE MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, CI. AYE. A AYE. MOTION [17. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor. ] CARRIED. MS. AUTHOR ONCE AGAIN CONSIDER CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT. THIS WEEK WE HAVE AP INVOICES. UM, MOST OF IT'S MADE UP OF PASS THROUGH MONEY. UM, AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE JUROR PAYMENTS. AND THAT'S IT. AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO PAY THESE. Y'ALL SEEN THOSE? ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY BILLS THAT'S COME ACROSS? I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND CALL. SECOND. COMMISSIONER LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. [18. Adjourn Meeting ] OKAY. MAKE A MOTION. ADJOURN THE MEETING. HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. COMMISSIONER PHIPPS TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND MR. WE'LL MAKE SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. 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.