Mar 03, 2026 Commissioners Court

WELL, I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR REGULAR COMM COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING HERE IT IS MARCH.

[Call to Order]

TELL YOU WHAT THE YEAR IS GOING BY.

SO FAST.

GLAD EVERYONE'S HERE.

WE'RE GONNA BEGIN WITH OUR OPENING CEREMONIES.

WE'LL HAVE OUR INVOCATION AND THEN WE'LL HAVE OUR PLEDGES IF YOU JOIN ME AND STAND, PLEASE.

LET'S PRAY.

LORD, WATCH OVER US.

KEEP US SAFE.

LORD, HELP US OVERSEAS RIGHT NOW.

UH, HELP TRUMP TO DO THE RIGHT DECISIONS.

LORD, THANK YOU.

IT'S ALL WRITTEN LORD TO KEEP OVER OUR CONLIN COUNTY'S EMPLOYEES AND ALL OUR FIRST RESPONDERS SAFE.

AND THANK YOU FOR THEIR HELP AND ASSISTANCE.

AND LORD, HELP US DOING YOUR NAME.

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TODAY? CHRIST, LET ME PRAY.

AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, DO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.

BE JUSTICE FOR ALL, ALL UNDER TEXAS.

FLAG OUR PLEDGE RELEASES TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

[1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE]

ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE THIS MORNING? WE HAVE THE, UH, COUNTYWIDE CLEANUP IS IN TERRELL.

THIS, THIS, UH, SATURDAY.

IS THERE ANYTHING THEY CAN BRING THAT THEY NEED TO PAY FOR OR THINGS THEY CAN'T? UH, THE CONS.

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT, UH, DEBRIS.

CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS.

THEY, THEY USUALLY DO NOT WANT.

YEAH.

HOW MANY TIRES CAN THEY BRING? THERE ARE SEMI TIRES.

45 PIECE , ALL TRUCK TIRES.

ALRIGHT, ON UH, I THE MATTRESSES, FURNITURE, APPLIANCES, TRASH AND RECYCLABLES.

UH, LIMIT 10.

LEMME SEE HERE.

10.

10 TIRES PER HOUSE ON TOOL TRUCK IS FULL.

PASSENGER TIRES ON NOW.

PASSENGER TIRES ONLY.

AND I THINK THERE'S A FEE ON ELECTRONICS TOO.

IF YOU BRING ELECTRONICS, THERE'S ADDITIONAL, THERE'S A FEE.

UH, I DO HAVE ONE THING.

AS YOU KNOW, THIS PAST WEEKEND WE HAD OUR KAUFMAN COUNTY LIVESTOCK SHOW AND THEY DID CELEBRATE THE HUNDREDTH YEAR OF OUR COUNTY SHOW.

AND WE HAVE A HAD A PROCLAMATION DONE.

AND ALSO REPRESENTATIVE BELL BROUGHT A, UH, CERTIFICATE ALSO.

AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE THEM HIS FRAMED ALONG WITH THIS ONE AND WE WILL HANG THEM IN THE, UH, THE OLD NEW COURTHOUSE WHENEVER IT'S COMPLETED IN OUR HISTORICAL ROOM WHERE A LOT OF ARTIFACTS WILL BE SO PEOPLE CAN SEE IT.

UH, IT'S JUST A NEAT THING THAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THIS MANY YEARS AND THAT MANY CHILDREN ARE LEARNING RESPONSIBILITIES.

UH, I I, I WISH THEY WERE MORE INVOLVED IN IT THAN WHAT THERE IS, BUT, UH, THE WAY EXPENSES ARE NOWADAYS, THE NUMBERS ARE DOWN AND SO WE JUST NEED TO ENCOURAGE THEM.

SO ANYWAY, CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR KAUFFMAN COUNTY EXPEDITION AND FAIR.

UH, CONSENT

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

AGENDA.

WE HAVE TWO ITEMS THERE.

DISCUSS, ACCEPT THE CO'S COURT REGULAR MEETINGS FOR FEBRUARY THE 24TH.

THE 26TH, AND TO ACCEPT THE FIRST QUARTER REPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

Y'ALL HAD TIME TO SEE THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

MR. KBANK A SECOND.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND ACCEPT THE 2025 RACIAL PROFILING REPORT FOR PRECINCT ONE MORNING.

[3. Constable Mayfield: Discuss/Consider/Accept the 2025 Racial Profiling Report for Precinct 1]

MORNING GOSPEL.

HOW ARE YOU? GOOD.

HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING? GOOD.

UH, LIKE YOU JUST SAID, I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE 2025 PRECINCT ONE RACIAL PROFILING REPORT.

UH, MY OFFICE CONDUCTED 109 TRAFFIC STOPS AND HAD NO COMPLAINTS FILED WITH OFFICE.

I KNOW YOU DO TOO.

ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE COUNTY AND YOUR DEPUTIES.

IT'S A GOOD REPORT AND WE THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.

SURE.

NEED A MOTION TO, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

WHO, WHO MADE THE MOTION? I DID.

MR. COLE MADE THE MOTION.

MR. PHILLIPS MADE THE, UH, SECOND.

BROOKS DISCUSSED, CONSIDER AND ACCEPT PER 2025, UH, PROFILE REPORT FOR PRECINCT FOUR.

A, A MOTION CARRIED.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT.

CONSTABLE

[4. Constable Brooks: Discuss/Consider/Accept the 2025 Racial Profiling Report for Precinct 4]

MORNING, VANESSA.

GOOD MORNING.

WE FILED OUR RACIAL PROFILING REPORT AND WE'VE GOT 35 STOPS WITH NO COMPLAINTS.

HE OUTDID YOU OWN STOPS.

I KNOW.

YEAH.

YOU GONNA STEP IT UP? I AM.

THAT'S A GOOD REPORT.

IT IS.

ALRIGHT.

HOW MANY PAPERS DID YOU SERVE THOUGH? I KNOW YOU SERVE A LOT OF PAPERS.

I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS ON THAT.

UH, SERVING PAPERS AND WE APPRECIATE IT FOR YOUR DEDICATION FOR YOUR DEPUTIES TOO.

I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY ALL THE TIME,

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GOT A GOOD GROUP WITH YOU.

YOU NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND.

[5. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve executing contract between Kaufman County and Doliver Enterprise, LLC dba Black Jack County Disposal for RFP 2025-007 Solid Waste and Recycling Services.]

MS. LORENA.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE EXECUTING AND CONTRACT BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND DOVER ENTERPRISES.

L-S-A-D-B-A BLACKJACK DISPOSAL FOR FP 2025 DASH OH OH SEVEN.

WASTE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES.

WELL GOOD MORNING JUDGE.

GOOD COMMISSIONERS.

SO LEGAL HAS REVIEWED THE CONTRACT.

UM, IT HAS, UM, IT WILL TAKE EFFECT APRIL 1ST.

PRICING IS FIRM FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS.

INITIAL TERM WILL BE THREE YEARS AND THEN TWO ADDITIONAL 12 MONTH RENEWALS.

ANY QUESTIONS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

I HAVE A MOTION.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR OF CI AYE.

THANK YOU MR. SIAN.

HOLD ON JUST A MINUTE.

LET ME SIGN THIS BEFORE WE GO ON.

LORENA, ONCE AGAIN DISCUSS.

MS.

[6. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve advertise and solicit BID 2026-002 Lower East Fork Lateral Watershed Site 2 Repair.]

CONSIDER AN APPROVED ADVERTISE OF SLIT FOR BID FOR 2026 DASH OH OH TWO, THE LOWER EAST FOR LATERAL WATERSHED SITE TWO REPAIR.

YES, MA'AM.

SO REQUESTING PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE THIS THIS WEEK.

UM, THIS IS A HUNDRED PERCENT FUNDED BY THE STATE AND THIS IS TO REPAIR DAM NUMBER TWO, APPROXIMATELY 3.3 MILES NORTHEAST OF CRANDALL.

THIS WOULD BE YOUR PRECINCT COMMISSIONER MOORE? YEAH, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

[7. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve the final allocations of the Family Protection Fee to Lone Star CASA, Inc., Kaufman County Children's Emergency Shelter, The Genesis Center, and the Kaufman County Children's Advocacy Center in equal shares.]

NEXT ONE IS MINE.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE FINAL ALLOCATION OF THE FAMILY PROTECTION FEE TO LONE STAR CASA INC.

KAUFMAN COUNTY CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY SHELTER, THE GENESIS CENTER AND THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER IN EQUAL SHARES.

MS. AUDITOR, DO WE HAVE UH, NUMBERS ON THAT OR, UM, I DID NOT.

BRING THE FINAL DISTRICT.

THAT'S FINE.

BUT WE KNOW WHICH THAT TIME.

AND IT'S A FEE THAT NO LONGER IS ACCEPTED.

SO THAT'S WHY THIS IS THE FINAL DISTRIBUTION.

IT'S BEEN DONE AWAY WITH.

SO IN THE YEARS PASSED, THEY'VE GOTTEN GOOD MONEY OFF THAT, BUT THIS IS IT.

NEED A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. PHIS MAKES THE MOTION.

MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

[8. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter into a public hearing.]

EIGHT IS MY DISCUSS.

CONSIDER EXITING REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER TO A PUBLIC HEARING.

IT IS.

I NEED A MOTION TO DO THAT.

MR. BOARD MAKES THE MOTION.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND MR. LANE, MAKE A SECOND.

PUBLIC HEARING TO RECEIVE INPUT REGARDING NOT ALLOWING THE THROUGH TRUCKS AND PLACING NO THROUGH TRUCK SIGNS ON THE FOLLOWING COUNTY ROADS IN PRECINCT ONE, WHICH IS FAIR ROAD USING R ROAD AS AN ALTERNATE ROUTE AND COUNTY ROAD 1 47 USING R ROAD AS AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.

MOTION CARRIES NUMBER NINE,

[9. Public Hearing: To receive input regarding not allowing Thru Trucks and placing "No Thru Truck" signs on the following county roads within Precinct 1: Fair Road using Rand Road as an alternate route and CR 147 using Rand Road as an alternate Route.]

THE TIME IS, UH, NINE 10.

DO I HAVE ANYONE HERE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE AGAIN? ANYONE HERE WHO WANNA SPEAK TO THIS ISSUE? NOW I NEED A

[10. Judge Allen: Discuss/Approve exiting public hearings and enter back into regular meeting]

MOTION TO, UH, CLOSE THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING.

PUBLIC HEARING AND THEY'RE BACK TO A REGULAR MEETING.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION.

MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND.

IT'S NINE 11.

DO I HAVE A VOTE? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER NOT ALLOWING THROUGH TRUCKS AND PLACING THE NO THROUGH TRUCK SIGNS ON THE FOLLOWING COUNTY ROADS IN PRECINCT ONE FAIR ROAD USING RAN ROAD AS AN ALTERNATE ROUTE AND COUNTY ROAD 1 47 USING R ROAD AS THE ALTERNATE ROUTE.

NUMBER 11,

[11. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider not allowing thru trucks and placing the "No Thru Trucks" signs on the following county roads within Precinct 1: Fair Road using Rand Road as an alternate route and CR 147 using Rand Road as an alternate Route.]

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

MR. KROLL MAKES THE MOTION.

MR. PHILLIPS MAKES A SECOND.

A AYE.

NUMBER 12,

[12. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and entering into executive session pursuant to Texas Government Code, Section 551.087 to discuss economic development negotiations regarding Project Youngblood.]

DISCUSS.

CONSIDER EXITING REGULAR MEETING ENTERING INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 5 5 1 4 0 8 7 TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING PROJECT YOUNGBLOOD.

NEED A MOTION? I I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

WHICH ONE Y'ALL TITHE.

GO AHEAD MR. I'LL SECOND MORE .

I'LL LET HIM, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

MR. BLA MAKES THE MOTION AND I'LL SECOND MR. MAKE A SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY A.

WE NOW AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

A MOTION TO EXIT, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION AND ENTER BACK INTO A REGULAR SESSION.

I NEED

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

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MR. BLA MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.

MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND.

A MOTION NUMBER

[14. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider taking any action resulting from the executive session.]

14.

CONSIDER TAKING ACTION RESULTING FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THE COURT HAS, UH, DECIDED THAT WE WILL ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF TERRELL FOR A BUSINESS THAT'LL BE OPERATED AT THE, UH, AIRPORT OVER THERE.

UH, ACCORDING TO OUR SCHEDULE, WHICH IS A FIVE YEAR ABATEMENT, UH, AS IN OUR GUIDELINES.

AND IT WILL GO TO OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND IT'LL COME BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

IF IT COMES BACK TO WAY WE'VE, THEY PRESENTED IT, THEN WE WILL MAKE A MOTION THEN TO APPROVE IT.

BUT IT'LL BE A COUPLE WEEKS OFF.

SO NEED A MOTION FOR THAT.

MR. LANE MAKES THE MOTION.

HAVE A SECOND.

MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND.

ALL THEM IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

A AYE.

UH, LINE ITEM AND BUDGET TRANSFERS PLEASE, MA'AM.

OKAY, MR. AUDITOR,

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

YES, SIR.

WE HAVE SEVERAL LINE ITEM TRANSFERS ROUTINE.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF, UM, CLEANUP ITEMS AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE AUDITOR? NO.

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

THERE YOU GO.

MR. CROW MADE THE MOTION.

HAVE A SECOND.

MR. PHILLIPS.

MAKE A SECOND.

ONCE AGAIN CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.

MOTION CARRIES MS. ARTHUR

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

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

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE A REGULAR PAYROLL AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO PAY THESE.

Y'ALL ALL RECEIVED THESE LAST WEEK TO LOOK AT ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NOW I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE.

MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION.

I HAVE A SECOND.

MR. BLA MAKES A SECOND.

AND YOU'VE ALSO SEEN THAT WE HAVE OUR FINAL 2025 CLEANUP.

AND EVERYTHING LOOKS VERY GOOD.

WE'RE ADDING TO FUND BALANCE AND OUR BONDS.

WE REFINANCED OUR BONDS.

THAT WENT EXTREMELY WELL AND WE GOT A BETTER INTEREST RATE IN WHAT WE THOUGHT.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE SAVING ABOUT 80 SOMETHING THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.

SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.

SO THAT'S GOING TO HELP THE COUNTY QUITE A BIT.

SO, YEP.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

[17. Adjourn Meeting]