Nov 26, 2019 Commissioners Court

MR. HUNT.

UH, I'D LIKE TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT THE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.

UH, SATURDAY AT THE SOUTH CAMPUS, UH, WE FILLED UP AN 18 WHEELER AND A BOBTAIL.

AND I KNOW THAT, UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE SOMETIMES QUESTION, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE, BUT WE HAD, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO THE PEOPLE OUT THERE WORKING AND ONE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICERS HE WAS MISSING, HE WAS GOING TO BE LATE TO HIS THANKSGIVING.

AND THEN, UH, UH, DAVID ADAMS AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, NOW HIS MOM DID SAY THAT THEY'RE EATING AT ONE 30 AND HE BETTER BE THERE, BUT IF YOU WANTED TO EAT, BUT YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T PAY HIM QUARTER, HAD FAMILY OVER TWO AND THEY WERE HAVING THEIR THANKSGIVING.

SO, I MEAN IT JUST, YOU KNOW, IT JUST, IT JUST SHOWS SOME OF THE DEDICATION TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE THAT THEY DO, THAT THEY GAVE UP SOME OF THEIR FAMILY TIME TO DO THIS.

IT WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.

ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE? OKAY.

THEN NEXT ITEM TWO CONSENT

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AGENDA.

WE HAVE A ITEMS A, B AND C ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

IS THERE ONE THAT YOU WILL WANT TO TAKE ANY OF THOSE OFF AND DISCUSS THEM OR DO YOU WANT TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS, AS WHOLE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IS WRITTEN THAT MOTION.

COMMISSIONER CAGE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

COMMISSIONER BARBER DISCUSSION.

THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, ALL RIGHT, LET'S SUPPOSE NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT UP WE HAVE UH,

[3. John Jordan; Discuss/Review TIRZ Participation for proposed Spradley Farms Development, generally located between FM 2757, IH-20, and north of IH-20 East of FM 740 in Kaufman County. ]

JOHN JORDAN TO DISCUSS REVIEW TURNER'S PARTICIPATION FOR PROPOSED SPRADLEY FARMS DEVELOPMENT GENERALLY LOCATED BETWEEN FM 27 57 INTERSTATE 20 AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 EAST OF SEVEN 40.

GOOD MORNING AGAIN.

GOOD MORNING JUDGE WARNING.

COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I GREATLY APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY.

UM, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE A COUPLE OF FOLKS THAT WE HAVE WITH US TODAY.

SO WE HAVE THE MAYOR OF ARLINGTON, JEFF WILLIAMS, UH, CAME IN OUR, OUR MAIN PROJECT CURRENTLY IS DOWN IN ARLINGTON VERIDIAN PROJECT.

SO HE'S HERE TO SPEAK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW WE'VE PERFORMED DOWN THERE.

WE ALSO HAVE CHARLIE SPRADLEY AND MARK CONNELL.

UM, CHARLIE IS THE OWNER OF THE LAND, UH, THE PARCEL THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON.

AND, UH, WE ALSO HAVE TED CHEN FROM THE CITY OF MOSQUITO.

HE'S THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.

UH, CITY OF MESQUITE HAS ALREADY, UM, APPROVED OUR TERS APPROVED OUR, THEIR PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.

AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE WELL DOWN THE ROAD HERE.

JUST BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION, WE ARE THE NEHEMIAH COMPANY.

UM, WE, WE TOOK THE NAME FROM THE, THE BIBLICAL CHARACTER.

NEHEMIAH AND NEHEMIAH IN OUR VIEW IS KIND OF THE FIRST MODEL OF HOW WE WORK.

WE ONLY DO PUBLIC, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.

AND IF YOU KNOW THAT THE BIBLE STORY, UH, NEHEMIAH WANTED TO GO REBUILD THE OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM.

AND SO THE KING, UH, HELPED FUND THAT AND PUT THE CITY BACK TOGETHER.

UH, SO THAT'S WHERE WE CAME FROM.

OUR MISSION IS CREATING VALUE TO RESTORE HOPE BY KNOWING HIM AND MAKING HIM KNOWN.

SO WHAT WE TRY TO DO, WE BELIEVE THAT THAT ARE IN LIFE.

WE ARE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE VALUE BEHIND IN OUR PROJECTS THAT WE DO.

WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO JUST TAKE AND TAKE.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO LEAVE BEHIND VALUE.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THIS

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PROJECT AS WELL.

UM, THE, THE BEST EXAMPLE OF OUR WORK, A CURRENT EXAMPLE IS, IS THE PROJECT OUT AT VERIDIAN.

A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON VERIDIAN, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, IT'S A, IT'S LOCATED AT ONE 57, WHICH IS NORTH COLLINS STREET.

IT'S ABOUT FOUR MILES NORTH OF, UH, COWBOYS, ATT AT AND T STADIUM.

UM, BEFORE WE, UH, TOOK THIS PROJECT, IT WAS MOSTLY THE WHOLE PROPERTY WAS MOSTLY A, JUST KIND OF A WASTELAND REALLY.

IT WAS A CONSTRUCTION DUMP.

UH, ACROSS THE ROAD.

THERE IS A, A LANDFILL.

IT WAS A VERY PROBLEMATIC PIECE.

A LOT OF RECOVERY FROM FLOODPLAIN HAD TO, HAD TO OCCUR.

UM, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT WHEN, WHEN THE PROPERTY WAS FIRST ACQUIRED, THAT THE ENTIRE VALUE OF IT'S ABOUT 3000 ACRES, THE ENTIRE VALUE ON THE TAX ROLLS WAS ABOUT $10 MILLION.

AND, UM, IF IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE GOING TO HIT, UH, CLOSE TO $2 BILLION IN TAX VALUE WHEN WE'RE FINISHED WITH THIS PROJECT.

SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THAT REALLY ROUGH PIECE AND KIND OF BRING IT UP OUT OF THE ASHES AND MAKE A, A REALLY NICE COMMUNITY OUT OF IT.

UM, ONE OF THE UNIQUE FEATURES AND SIMILAR TO WHAT WE HAVE OUT AT SPRADLEY FARMS, UH, THE VERIDIAN PROJECT IS ABOUT ONE THIRD, UM, OPEN SPACE AND PARKS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO ACHIEVE OUT HERE AS ROUGHLY A THIRD OF THE PROPERTY TO BE, UH, OPEN SPACE AND PARKS WE'RE ABLE TO IN IN THE VERIDIAN COMMUNITY, UH, GET AUTOBON GOLD SIGNATURE CERTIFICATION.

AND WE'RE ONE OF THE ONLY PLACES IN TEXAS THAT HAS GOTTEN THAT, UM, THAT IS FOR PRESERVATION OF THE WILDLIFE, BEAUTIFICATION OF THE, THE, UM, THE NATURAL AREAS.

WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF, UH, SCS PONDS OUT ON THE SPRADLEY FARMS DISTRICT.

AND WE'RE LOOKING TO REALLY ENHANCE THAT GREEN SPACE AND, AND MAKE THAT SOMETHING THAT'S NATURAL AND, AND BEAUTIFUL.

UM, ANOTHER KEY FEATURE IS, ARE, ARE, UH, TEAMING UP WITH HEB SCHOOL DISTRICT TO PUT IN VERIDIAN ELEMENTARY.

UM, WHEN, WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS PROJECT, UM, THE, IT'S, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD NEVER DONE A MULTISTORY, UH, SCHOOL FOR AN ELEMENTARY.

UH, SO THIS WAS THEIR FIRST ONE.

WE WORKED WITH THEM ON THE, UH, DESIGN GUIDELINES AND THEY REALLY PUT IN A VERY BEAUTIFUL SCHOOL THERE.

UH, THEY, THEY PUT IN, UH, SOME, I GUESS, UH, CHOICE PROGRAMS IN THERE.

SO THE KIDS THAT GO TO VERIDIAN ELEMENTARY, UM, OR HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SPANISH IMMERSION, CHINESE IMMERSION AND SUZUKI STRINGS.

AND SO, UH, THIS, THOSE PROJECTS OR THOSE PROGRAMS WERE OPEN TO THE WIDER COMMUNITY.

AND, UH, AND SO WHEN WE HAD JUST A FEW RESIDENTS IN VERIDIAN, THEN THAT SERVED THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

UM, WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE PROBABLY NOT AS USED TO OUT HERE AS A LOT SMALLER LOT SIZES.

UM, I THINK TYPICALLY THE, IN, IN TEXAS IN GENERAL, A SMALLER LOT SIZES ARE GENERALLY ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER HOME VALUES.

UH, BUT WHAT WE, WHAT WE DO IS WE ENHANCE ALL THE PARKS.

WE HAVE A VERY HIGH DENSITY OF, UM, OF PUBLIC PARKS THAT ARE RIGHT THERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES HERE.

UM, THE IDEA IS THAT WE, WE HELP LIKE DRIVE COMMUNITY A LITTLE BETTER BY NOT HAVING EVERYONE JUST LIVE IN THEIR BACKYARDS, BUT COME OUT TO A COMMON COMMUNITY SPACE.

AND THAT'S WORKED REALLY BEAUTIFUL IN, UH, DOWN IN VERIDIAN.

I ALSO LIKE TO SHOW THESE THESE RENDERINGS WHEN WE'RE A COMPANY THAT REALLY TRIES TO DO EXACTLY WHAT WE SAY WE'RE GONNA DO.

SO WHEN WE HAVE OUR ARCHITECTS RENDER, UM, ARE OUR KIND OF FUTURE LOOKS, WE DON'T LET THEM PUT IN FULL MATURE TREES.

WE MAKE THEM PUT IN, IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT THREE INCH CALIBER TREES IN OUR PARKS, WE MAKE THEM RENDER THREE INCH CALIPER TREES BECAUSE WE WANT TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE PICTURE LOOKED LIKE.

AND SO HERE'S A, HERE'S A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES OF HOW THOSE, HOW THOSE PARKS, UH, WERE RENDERED AND THEN HOW THEY TURNED OUT.

UH, THIS, THIS IS ONE WE LOVE.

THIS IS CALLED AMUSE PARK.

UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, IT'S NOT A NEW IDEA.

THESE THINGS WERE, WERE COMMON LONG AGO.

WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THEM BACK.

WHAT WE'VE DONE IS TAKE OUT THE CENTER STREET AND UH, SO THESE ARE ALL ALLEY LOADED PRO, UM, ALI LOADED PRODUCT, BUT WE PUT A TRAIL SYSTEM AND PARKS IN THE FRONT AND UH, THESE ARE, THESE ARE REALLY NEAT LITTLE PORTIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE SEVERAL OF THESE LOCATED IN THE PLAN FOR, UM, FOR SPRADLEY FARMS. AND I WANT YOU TO KIND OF PAY ATTENTION TO, TO THE HOUSEMATES HERE.

WHAT WE'RE, WHAT YOU SEE IN OUR TYPE OF DESIGN

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IS WE, UM, WE DON'T BELIEVE IN, I GUESS KIND OF AN ARTIFICIAL SEGREGATION BY ECONOMICS.

SO WHEN YOU DRIVE DOWN OUR STREETS, YOU'LL SEE 35 FOOT LOTS AND 40 FOOT LOTS AND 60 FOOT LOTS AND 70 FOOT LOTS, ALL INTERMIXED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

THEY'RE ALL SHARING THE SAME TRAILS, THE SAME PARKS.

WE DON'T HAVE THE MANSION'S GATED OFF AND THEIR SEPARATE POD AND THE TOWNHOMES OVER IN THEIR SEPARATE POD.

WE BELIEVE IN REALLY INTEGRATING, UM, THE MIX OF HOMES, BUT WE SET THEM WITH THE SAME OFFSET FROM THE STREETS SO THAT AS YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, YOU CAN'T REALLY CAN'T REALLY TELL A HUGE DIFFERENCE.

SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT HAVE REALLY MADE US A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

WE'RE ALSO PUTTING IN CURRENTLY A 55 PLUS COMMUNITY.

UM, THIS HAS GONE REALLY WELL.

WE A LOT OF PRESALES OUT THERE, BUT THESE ARE JUST REALLY, UH, NEAT HOMES, UM, FOR, YOU KNOW, THE KIND OF RETIRING OR SOON TO RETIRE PEOPLE.

UH, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING OUT THERE AND NOW WE'RE EXPECTING THAT THIS, UH, THIS ADDITION WILL REALLY DRIVE OUR VELOCITIES FOR, FOR A COMPARISON OF WHAT, UH, WE ENDED UP WITH FROM WHAT THE MARKET WAS SAYING WE WOULD GET, WHEN WE FIRST CAME INTO THIS PROJECT, UH, THE FIRST MARKET STUDY WE SAID WE, WE CONDUCTED, UH, WAS LOCALLY DONE AND WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE $150,000 HOME VALUES AND WE WOULD SELL A HUNDRED A YEAR.

LAST YEAR WE SOLD 357 HOMES AND OUR, OUR AVERAGE HOME VALUES OVER 400,000, AND YOU CAN GET IN FROM ENTRY LEVEL ALL THE WAY THROUGH THREE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR HOMES IN THERE.

SO WE'VE REALLY, THE, THE, THE MARKET STUDY COMPANY THAT WE USED, UM, ULTIMATELY HAS HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE HEAD, EXCEPT THEY WERE LOW ON THE HOME VALUE ESTIMATES.

SO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS WE'RE EXPECTING OUT AT SPRADLEY FARMS ABOUT 250 HOMES A YEAR AT A, AT AN AVERAGE VALUE OF $330,000 PER HOME.

AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT IN A MINUTE.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK 'EM THEIR WILLIAMS TO COME UP JUST FOR A MOMENT.

UH, GOOD MORNING MAYOR.

SO HONORED TO HAVE YOU WITH US, JUDGE.

YOU STOLE WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY, COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME COME BEFORE YOU TODAY AND THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE IN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND IT'S PRETTY EXCITING TO BE IN NORTH TEXAS RIGHT NOW, ISN'T IT? GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING.

WELL, VERIDIAN IN OUR, IN OUR CITY WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST THINGS THAT'S HAPPENED TO US.

UH, IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS DEVELOPMENT, UH, THERE BECAUSE IT'S BROUGHT A LOT OF PEOPLE TO OUR CITY.

BUT ALSO IT'S BEEN A KEY FOR US IN BRINGING JOBS INTO OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE NEEDED A VARIED HOUSING STOCK.

YOU KNOW, WE WERE WAY SHORT IN THE VARIETY AND, AND UH, AS JOHN SAID, WE HAD A IN OUT AT VERIDIAN WE HAD 200,000 TO THREE AND A HALF MILLION NOW OF HOMES, WATER RANGE.

SO THAT WAS A HUGE ADVANTAGE TO US AS WE GO AND RECRUIT COMPANIES AND GET OUR COMPANIES TO STAY.

THAT WAS HUGE.

BUT THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT'S BEEN A TREMENDOUS INVESTMENT FOR US BECAUSE THAT PIECE OF LAND WAS VALUED AT 10 MILLION WHEN THEY STARTED.

AND I GUESS JOHN LEFT LEFT ME TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THE REAL THING.

HE MENTIONED IT'S GOING TO BE OVER $2 BILLION WHEN IT'S FINISHED.

WELL, LET'S START AT 10 MILLION.

RIGHT NOW.

IT'S ON THE BOOKS FOR $836 MILLION AND A, THAT IS TREMENDOUS VALUE.

NOW LET'S GET DOWN TO QUALITY OF LIFE.

UM, IT'S AN INTERESTING DYNAMIC.

UH, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU GO BACK IN HISTORY, BECAUSE USED TO IN THE 19 HUNDREDS, WE HAD ALL OF OUR HOMES OF DIFFERENT VALUES ALL TOGETHER AND UH, AND WHETHER YOU WERE, UH, DOWN AT THE LOW POVERTY LEVEL OR WHETHER YOU HAD A LOT OF MONEY, THE NEIGHBORHOODS WERE MIXED.

AND I LOVE THE FACT HERE THAT WE MAY HAVE A $300,000 HOME NEXT TO A MILLION DOLLAR HOME AND IT WORKS THERE AND EVERYONE HAS COMMUNITY.

AND BECAUSE OF ALL THE AMENITIES AND WHEN I SAY AMENITIES, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE PARKS, THE CLUBHOUSE, THE WATER PARK, THE VOLLEYBALL, UH, THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT THEY PUT IN THERE.

IT GETS PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND THEY COME AND THEY ALSO DO PROGRAMMING.

AND SO THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY IS UNBELIEVABLE AT VERIDIAN.

AND IN FACT IT'S, IT'S AN INTERESTING DYNAMIC BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A LOT OF THE LEADERS IN OUR COMMUNITY ALL MOVE OUT TO VERIDIAN BECAUSE OF COMMUNITY.

THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT AND FELLOWSHIP AND BE WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS.

AND, AND PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST TESTIMONIALS I CAN SHARE WITH YOU HAPPENED A, YOUR ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO, CITY MANAGER, MANSFIELD, UH, WENT OUT TO SEE IT CAUSE HE SAID, HEY, WE'RE WANTING TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND HE SAYS,

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I WENT OUT THERE ON A TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND HE SAID, I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT HAD KNOWN WHERE I WAS COMING BECAUSE WE HAD THE, THE MOTHERS WITH THE BABY STROLLERS GOING DOWN THE SIDEWALK.

WE HAD CHESS GAMES GOING ON IN THE CLUBHOUSE.

UH, WE HAD, UH, PEOPLE OUT AT THE PARK THERE.

AND THEN PEOPLE OUT IN THEIR FRONT YARD TALKING TO THE NEIGHBORS.

AND UH, IT'S, IT'S AN INCREDIBLE THING BECAUSE I HAVE YET TO TALK TO A SINGLE RESIDENT WHO HASN'T LOVED LIVING OUT THERE, BUT IT HAS A HIGH STANDARD OF AMENITIES AND PARKS THAT YOU NORMALLY DON'T SEE.

AND THEN I'LL SAY TO OUR INVESTMENT IS MADE AFTER THE VALUE IS BUILT.

AND THAT IS A HUGE THING IS A PUBLIC SERVANT AND IN YOUR SEAT, UH, THERE IN MY SEAT, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ALL LOOKING FOR IS MAKING SURE THE VALUE IS THERE BEFORE WE INVEST ANY MONEY.

AND THEN THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS OUR MONEY IS INVESTED IN INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO AGAIN, IT GOES ON THE BOOKS THERE FOR US.

SO IT HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS INVESTMENT FOR US AND IT IS THE FASTEST GROWING MASTERPLAN COMMUNITY IN NORTH TEXAS.

UH, THERE, IT IS REALLY GOING GREAT, UH, THERE FOR US.

BUT THE BIG KEY IS, IS THE EXTRA AMENITIES AND THE WAY IT'S PLANNED SO THAT EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF YOUR ECONOMIC STATUS IS ALL TOGETHER AND THEY'RE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

AND THEN THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS SOME OF OUR MOST ACTIVE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE COMING OUT FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT.

IN FACT, WE FREQUENTLY DO TOWN HALL MEETINGS OUT THERE BECAUSE WE GET SUCH A TURNOUT THERE.

AND THAT'S ALSO A PLACE WHERE WE GO FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS AND THEN THEY ARE VERY ENGAGED IN OUR NONPROFITS, WHICH AGAIN HELPS THEIR WITH THEIR CHARITIES.

SO I'M GOING TO STOP TALKING, BUT IT'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE.

WELL, THANK YOU.

IT'S AN HONOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU, MAYOR CLAIRE.

THANK YOU JEFF.

UH, WHEN I JUST FINALLY ON THE ABOUT US PART, UM, WE ALSO BELIEVE IN, IN INVESTING BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.

UM, THE EXAMPLE IN ARLINGTON IS WE'VE TEAMED UP WITH MISSION ARLINGTON, WHICH IS A CHARITY DOWN THERE.

IT DOES A LOT OF GREAT WORK.

UH, WE STARTED UP A YOUTH WRESTLING PROGRAM, CURRENTLY SERVES ABOUT 50 KIDS AND, UH, AND THIS IS A, A, WE HIRED A FULL TIME STAFF TO GO OUT THERE AND BASICALLY SPEND LIFE WITH THESE, UH, UNDERPRIVILEGED KIDS.

AND IT'S BEEN JUST A TREMENDOUS, UH, TURNAROUND FOR THESE KIDS AND FOR THEIR PARENTS.

A LOT OF THEM COME FROM SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND THEIR MOTHERS ACTUALLY TO THE, TO THE WRESTLING PRACTICES AND WORKOUT WITH A THOUGH THE WIFE OF OUR COACH AND THEY'RE ALL MAKING A LIFE TURNAROUND.

NOW I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE, WHAT THAT PARTNERSHIP WILL LOOK LIKE YET HERE IN MESQUITE.

BUT WE ARE GOING TO, UH, SEEK OUT THE RIGHT, UM, YOU KNOW, CHARITY ORGANIZATION TO TEAM WITH AND SEE HOW WE CAN HELP THEM ALONG.

SO DOWN TO OUR, OUR PROJECT HERE, THIS IS SPRADLEY FARMS, UH, LOCATION.

SO THIS IS JUST OUT JUST RIGHT ON THE CITY LIMITS OF MUSKIE.

UH, 27 57 IS THE, UH, KIND OF, UH, SOUTHEAST AND NORTHWEST RUNNING, UM, EDGE THERE.

ON THE, ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE THAT YOU'RE SEEING, UH, THIS IS THE, THE UM, GENERAL CONCEPT DESIGN.

YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF GREEN SPACE AND PARKS ALREADY BUILT IN.

IT'S ESSENTIALLY 210 ACRES OUT OF THE, UH, OUT OF THE 620 TOTAL.

UM, WE ALSO HAVE A SMALL SECTION THAT WOULD BE WITHIN THE DISTRICT, WITHIN THE PROJECT THAT THAT WOULD BE SET ASIDE FOR COMMERCIAL.

UH, THAT'S THAT, UH, NORTHERN TRIANGLE THERE, THAT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE OF .

AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S SOME, SOME FRONTAGE, UH, THAT, UM, IF WE, AS WE BUILD THE COMMUNITY AND GET MORE POPULATION UP THERE, IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE, UH, TO PUT SOME TYPES OF COMMERCIAL RIGHT THERE.

SO WE'RE, WE'VE SET UP THE PLAN ZONING SO THAT, THAT'S POSSIBLE.

SOME KEY NUMBERS FOR YOU.

THE GROSS RESIDENTIAL ACRES IS SIX CERT 613 PARKS, TRAILS OPEN SPACE 210.

WE'VE ALSO SET ASIDE FOR 40 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, A NINE ACRE, UH, LOCATION CENTRAL TO THE, UH, TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

UH, WE'VE ALSO, WE SPOKEN WITH DR. TERRY AND, UH, HE SEEMS TO BE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT.

UH, WE MET WITH, UH, ACTUALLY ALL HIS, HIS PUBLIC WORKS PEOPLE AND, AND, UH, THEIR FINANCE PEOPLE.

AND THERE'S SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS THAT, THAT WE CAN BRING THAT I THINK ARE GONNA HELP THAT, UH, ULTIMATELY WE'LL HAVE 2,513 HOMES OUT THERE, GIVE OR TAKE.

UM, AT ABOUT 250 PER YEAR ON AVERAGE, UM, ABSORPTION,

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THE AVERAGE HOME VALUE AT 330,000.

SO THE INCREMENTAL TAX INCREMENT VALUE AT BUILD-OUT.

SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT THE TAX VALUE IS NOW AND WHAT IT WILL BE WHEN WE BUILD OUT IS $836 MILLION AS PROJECTED TODAY.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? UH, FOR THE TAX IMPACT, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE CREATING A VERY DENSE AREA IN, IN ASSESSED VALUE.

THIS BEING A LARGELY RURAL AREA, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE VALUE IS SPREAD OUT AND I THINK THAT, UH, DR. TERRY HAD SOME CHALLENGES WITH THIS AS WELL BECAUSE OF THE BUSING SITUATION AND HOW MUCH THEY HAVE TO SPEND ON, ON FUEL AND GETTING PEOPLE AROUND.

SO THE DENSITY ACTUALLY HELPS THE SCHOOLS QUITE A LOT.

UH, THE HOME VALUES, UH, THAT WE BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO ACHIEVE ARE ONLY ACHIEVABLE IF WE HAVE THAT HIGHER LEVEL OF AMENITIES.

NOW, LET ME EXPLAIN THE AMENITIES REAL QUICK.

THERE WILL BE A COUPLE OF CLUBHOUSES THAT ARE PRIVATE, BUT THE PARKS, THE TRAILS, THAT'S ALL GONNA BE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO THERE AND THERE ARE NO GATES ON THIS COMMUNITY.

SO YOU, ANYBODY, UH, FROM KAUFMAN COUNTY MOSQUITO, WHOEVER WANTS TO COME AND VISIT AND USE THE PARKS AND USE THE TRAILS IS CERTAINLY WELCOMED TO, OF COURSE I DISCUSSED THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BENEFITS.

UM, WHAT DR. TERRY SAID THAT, UH, WAS THAT THE NEW HOMES BEING BUILT, THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE SOMEWHERE AROUND 360 TO $400,000, UH, PER HOME AND TAX VALUE IN ORDER FOR A BREAKEVEN TO OCCUR AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND I DON'T, I DON'T SEE US BEING ABLE TO ACHIEVE THAT IMMEDIATELY JUST BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL IS SO GREAT FROM WHAT'S OUT THERE.

BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE A GIGANTIC STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

UM, THE ALTERNATIVE IS MORE OF WHAT'S OUT THERE.

SO, UM, WHAT WE'RE PRESENTING NOW IS GOING TO BE A REQUEST TO YOU KIND OF TO PARTICIPATE IN, UH, A GOVERNMENTAL SO TO SPEAK, WHERE WE HAVE MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS WHO ARE ALL PARTICIPATING WITH A PORTION OF THEIR TAX TAX INCREMENT TO JOIN TOGETHER, PULL THE, PULL THE RESOURCES TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN BUILD THAT HIGHER LEVEL OF PARKS AND TRAILS AND, AND INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL ACHIEVE THESE HIGHER GROWTH NUMBERS.

SO HOW MUCH HIGHER, UH, I APOLOGIZE FOR THE SIZE OF THIS.

WE DID SEND AHEAD THESE SLIDES AND I THINK YOU'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THEM.

BUT THIS, UH, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ON THE TOP, YOU'RE SEEING THOSE RED LINES.

UH, THE, THIS IS CUT DIRECTLY OUT OF OUR MARKET STUDY.

THE REASON THOSE ARE RED IS BECAUSE OUR MARKET ANALYST SAYS THESE ARE YOUR HOME VALUES AND THEY ARE FAR ABOVE WHAT IS CURRENTLY ON THE MARKET.

BUT THEY SAID NONETHELESS, BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF WHAT YOU'RE BUILDING, WE BELIEVE THOSE PRICES ARE JUSTIFIED AND YOU'RE GOING TO HIT THE SALES VELOCITIES OF 250 PER YEAR.

SO, UH, THE LINE WITH THE DOTS, THE BLACK LINE WITH THE DOTS, THAT'S OUR NEAREST NEIGHBOR.

THAT IS HEARTLAND.

UH, SO YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE BETWEEN 40 AND $80,000 PER UNIT, HIGHER VALUE THAN WHAT'S CURRENTLY GOING OUT IN, UH, IN HEARTLAND.

AND THIS IS, THIS SHOWS THE MARKET MEAN.

AGAIN, THIS IS FROM OUR MARKET STUDY.

YOU CAN SEE OUR SPRADLEY FARMS ITEMS ARE ALL IN RED UP THERE BECAUSE AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE FAR ABOVE.

IF YOU LOOK OVER ON THE RIGHT PRICE, PRICE VARIATION FROM MARKET, UH, AT THE TOP END, WE'RE ALMOST $80,000 ABOVE THE CURRENT MARKET.

UM, THE MARKET VALUE IS THAT DARK BOLDED IN THE CENTER AT 250, 6,000.

SO HERE'S WHAT OUR, WHAT OUR SALES, UH, AVERAGE SALES PRICE AT CLOSING WILL LOOK LIKE.

SO WE'RE IN THE, UH, AVERAGING AT THREE 30, UH, COMPARING TO 256,000 IN THE MARKET VALUE.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 74, $75,000 MORE.

SO HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE DO THAT? WE HAVE TO BUILD, LIKE I SAID, THE AMENITIES, PARKS, TRAILS AT A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL.

IMAGINE IF YOU'RE GOING OUT TO BUY A CAR AND YOU HAVE TWO CARS THAT ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AND ONE COSTS A THIRD MORE, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PAY MORE FOR GETTING NOTHING MORE.

SO WE HAVE TO GIVE THE HOMEOWNERS SOMETHING MORE TO JUSTIFY THE PRICE.

UM, SO HERE'S HOW WE DO IT.

THE TECH STACK THAT WE'RE, UH, ANTICIPATING AND WE'VE ALREADY, WE'VE APPLIED FOR THE MMD.

WE GOT THROUGH THE TCEQ AND THAT'S BEEN ACCEPTED AS A ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLETE.

WE'RE EXPECTING FEBRUARY, MARCH, SOMETIME THAT WILL BE A COMPLETED.

UH, WE ALREADY HAVE THE TERS, UH, APPROVED THE, WITH THE, UH, FINANCE PLAN DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVED ON A FIVE YEAR PLAN, UH, THROUGH THE CITY OF MESQUITE.

CITY OF MESQUITE HAS, UM, APPROVED 70%

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PARTICIPATION, 70% OF THE INCREMENT.

WHAT WE'RE ASKING FROM KAUFMAN COUNTY IS A 65% PARTICIPATION.

AND A WAY THAT WOULD PUT US IN OUR TOTAL TAX WRAP IS ABOUT $3 AND 18 CENTS PER A HUNDRED DOLLARS VALUE.

AND COMPARE THAT WITH HEARTLAND.

YOU KNOW, HARLOT HAS A, AS A MUD I BELIEVE, AND A, THEY'RE ARRIVED AT AROUND $3 AND 26 CENTS ON THEIR TAX.

SO WE BELIEVE THIS WILL STILL GIVE US A NICE COMPETITIVE, UM, POSITION THERE.

EVEN IN SPITE OF, YOU KNOW, HAVING THE HIGHER HOME COSTS OR TAXES WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN OUR, THAN OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR.

AGAIN, DIFFICULT TO READ FROM WHERE YOU SIT, BUT WHAT I, WHAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU HERE IS THAT, UM, THAT TOTAL PARTICIPATION, YOUR AD VALOREM TAX COLLECTION FOR THE COUNTY ALL IN OVER THE LIFE OF THE TERMS WHICH WE'RE ASKING FOR 35 YEARS IS A, IS A HUNDRED.

AND LET'S SEE, ON THE COUNTY SIDE, EXCUSE ME, IS $89 MILLION.

SO OVER THAT, OVER THE LIFE OF THE TOURS, THE COUNTY SHOULD BE RECEIVING AT CURRENT TAX RATES, UH, ALMOST $90 MILLION.

UH, WE'RE ASKING FOR THE COUNTY TO DEDICATE 65% OF THAT, WHICH COMES TO ABOUT 49 MILLION, ALMOST 50 MILLION OF THAT.

AND THEN THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD LEAVE THE JURISDICTION TO RETAIN AROUND 40 MILLION.

SO, UH, THAT'S WHAT'S WE'RE ASKING FOR.

AND COMPARE THAT TO WHAT THE, UM, WHAT THE CITY AND THE, AND THE DISTRICT ARE PUTTING IN.

SO THE DISTRICT, UH, WE'LL BE PUTTING IN $92 MILLION INTO THE FUND AND THE, UH, THE CITY HAS PLEDGED 102 MILLION INTO THE FUND.

SO WE'RE ASKING ABOUT 50 MILLION ALL IN FROM THE COUNTY TO HELP MAKE THIS, MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.

SO, UM, I KNOW I NEED TO WORK WITH, UH, WITH THE JUDGE AND WITH THE COMMISSION TO, I'D LOVE TO GET YOU ALL OUT TO VERIDIAN AND SHOW YOU WHAT WE DO AND WHY WE DO IT, UH, GIVE YOU A TOUR.

UM, I BELIEVE THAT, UH, THE NEXT STEPS ARE GOING TO BE KIND OF TO, UH, HAVE MORE DISCUSSION AND TO, UH, LET YOU TAKE A DEEPER LOOK AT THE NUMBERS.

I'VE ALREADY SENT OVER THE FINANCE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FROM THE CITY.

UM, SO THAT'S WHAT I HAVE FOR TODAY.

DO I HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? BUT ONE QUICK QUESTION TO THE MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, WHICH IS A SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO A MUD DISTRICT.

YES, IT'S, THAT'S CORRECT.

SO NOT THERE.

THE MUD DISTRICT OR THE NMD PARTICIPATION IS 92 MILLION.

CORRECT.

AND THAT MONEY IS GENERATED BY THE TAXES DIRECTLY FROM THE TAX RATE DIRECTLY FROM THE DISTRICT.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT TOO IS THE, THE RISK FACTOR IN THIS IS THAT BECAUSE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO OPERATE UNDER, UM, THE TCEQ RULES FOR THIS.

SO THIS IS NOT UPFRONT BONDING.

WE SPEND ALL YOUR MONEY AND THEN THE WAY THIS WORKS IS WE HAVE TO BUILD THE TAX INCREMENT AND WE'RE ONLY ABLE TO GET ESSENTIALLY REIMBURSED FOR THE PROJECTS.

WE HAVE TO PUT THE MONEY IN FIRST, BUILD THE PROJECTS AND THEY GET REIMBURSED BASED ON THE ACTUAL TAXES FROM THE, THE ASSESSED VALUE THAT WE BUILD.

IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU DON'T, IF YOU DON'T CREATE THE INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES, YOU DON'T GET THE MONEY.

EXACTLY.

RIGHT.

YES, SIR.

UH, I DON'T WANT TO DOMINATE THE CONVERSATION, GENTLEMEN, BUT THE OTHER QUESTION HAS TO DO WITH THE, I THINK THE THING THAT ALL OF US ARE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT IN THE COUNTY IS TRAFFIC.

RIGHT? UM, SO I THINK THAT TCEQ UH, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, ONE OF THE PROVISIONS THAT THEY PROVIDED IS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO AN IMPACT STUDY.

AND WE HAVE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE THE TRAFFIC.

WE HAVE IN THE CITY OF MOSQUITO HAS IT AND CAN PROVIDE PROVIDED TO YOU.

HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONVERSATION WITH TEXTILE YET ABOUT TRAFFIC IMPACT? UM, OUR CONSULTANT DID.

I'LL SEND YOU OVER THE DATA AND, UH, IN THE REPORT AND WE CAN GET YOU A PACHECO COKE DID THAT FOR US AND WE CAN HAVE THEM, UH, PRESENT IF YOU'D LIKE.

AND SO THAT'S PART OF THE PROCESS AND WE WENT OUT AND DID CURRENT TRAFFIC COUNTS.

THEY DID PROJECTIONS BASED ON ALL OF THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE GOING IN.

UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT TO THE NORTH, UM, NORTH SIDE OF HEARTLAND, 70 40 AREAS A LITTLE BIT CONGESTED CURRENTLY MORE THAN, UM, SO OUR, OUR MAIN, BECAUSE OF THE WAY OUR SYSTEM IS LAID OUT, IF WE, IF OUR RESIDENTS WERE GOING TO GET OVER THERE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO MILES OUT OF THEIR WAY.

SO THE MAJORITY OF THE IMPACT IS GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE AT THAT SEVEN 41 AND 27 57 INTERSECTION.

AND AGAIN, I, I'LL,

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I'D BE INTERESTING TO SEE THAT.

YES, SIR.

ABOUT THE PUBLIC SAFETY IMPACTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT FALL ON THE SKEET OR ON THE COUNTER.

IT'S GOING TO BE ON MESQUITE AND WE'VE ALREADY, UH, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS, UH, WITH THEM ALREADY AND WE HAVE A PLAN IN OUR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY ON HOW TO HANDLE THOSE ITEMS. WELL, IT'S IN THE CITY LIMITS OF, THAT'S CORRECT.

THINGS IN THE CITY LIMITS.

THAT'S CORRECT.

BUT THERE ARE, THERE ARE INCREASED COSTS TO THE CITY AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE, WE'VE ALREADY NEGOTIATED AND WORKED OUT WITH THE CITY.

ANYBODY ELSE? NO.

UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, SIR.

ITEM FOUR IS DISCUSSED, CONSIDERED MOTION TO APPROVE FINAL PLAT FOR SEVEN C ACRES.

OKAY, WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS HERE FROM CHELSEA ENDICOTT.

UH, FIRST ITEM,

[4. Chelsea Endicott; Discuss/Consider motion to approve Final Plat for Seven C Acres Phase II. ]

PHASE TWO.

UM, SO FOR 70 ACRES, PHASE TWO, IT'S A SUBDIVISION, UM, THAT WE'LL BE GOING IN IN PRECINCT FOUR.

UM, IT'S BEING DEVELOPED BY A LADY NAMED CARLA GRADY.

UM, AND IT'S GOING TO JUST CONSIST OF TWO LOTS.

UM, ALL OF THE NECESSARY APPROVING AUTHORITIES HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT THIS AND HAVE SIGNED OFF ON IT.

UM, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GENTLEMEN MAY HAVE REGARDING 17 QUESTIONS REGARDING ITEM FOUR? THEY'RE NOT AS THEIR EMOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.

WE HAVE MOTION AND COMMISSIONED CASE TO APPROVE.

ITEM FOUR IS PRESENTED IN BRIEF.

DOES HER SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION.

THOSE POSTS KNOW THAT MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM FIVE,

[5. Chelsea Endicott; Discuss/Consider motion to approve Final Plat for The Preserve]

CONSIDER MOTION TO APPROVE FINAL PLAT FOR THE PRESERVE.

SO THE PRESERVE IS A SUBDIVISION THAT WILL BE GOING IN THAT PRECINCT, ONE OF THE DEVELOPERS, KENNETH SLANG AND HE'S DONE SOME, SOME THINGS IN THE COUNTY ALREADY.

UM, IT IS JUST GOING TO BE A SUBDIVISION THAT'S GOING TO CONSIST OF THREE LOCKS.

UM, AND ONCE AGAIN, ALL OF THE NECESSARY APPROVING AUTHORITIES HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT IT AND SIGNED OFF ON IT.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS YOU GENTLEMEN MAY HAVE? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

WE APPROVE THE PLAN.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER TO APPROVE THE PLAN AS PRESENTED, UH, FOR THE RESERVE IS THE PRESERVES ARE, IS THERE A SECOND? OH, SECOND SEVENTH COMMISSION.

BORROWER DISCUSSION.

THOSE PO'S KNOW THAT MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[6. Commissioner Barber; Discuss/Consider entering into an Interlocal Agreement between Kaufman County and Emergency Services District #3 for parking lot repairs. ]

ITEM SIX, COMMISSIONER.

BORROWER DISCUSSED, CONSIDER ENTERING INTO INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN COFFIN COUNTY AND OREGON SERVICES.

ISSUE NUMBER THREE FOR PARKING LOT REPAIRS.

YEAH, THIS IS BASICALLY A RENEWAL OF ONE WE ALREADY HAVE HAD WITH THEM WHERE MY GUYS DO THE WORK AND THEY UH, THE DIS SERVICES DISTRICT THREE PAYS FOR IT AND WE'RE JUST WANTING TO RENEW THE AGREEMENT SO WE CAN GET SOME WORK DONE FORM UP THERE.

UH, QUESTIONS? NO, I'M GOOD.

IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO BREW.

WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE.

ITEM SIX IS PRESENTED.

UH, COMMISSIONER BARBRA IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

COMMISSIONER HUNT.

IT'S A GRANT THAT WE RECEIVED FOR SIXTEEN THOUSAND SIXTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED NINETY ONE.

THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE, THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT ITEM

[7. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider approving the Appriss Safety-Vine Service Agreement #20192044900418-01 for the Statewide Automated Victim Notification Services (SAVNS) Grant. ]

SEVEN IS MINE.

UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING APRIS SAFETY VINE SERVICE AGREEMENT, UH, FOR STATEWIDE AUTOMATED VICTIM NOTIFICATION SERVICES.

THIS IS A, UH, THIS COMES TO US AS A VERY KIND OF MULTILAYERED THING.

BOTTOM LINE IS IT IS A REVENUE FOR US.

UM, AND IT HAS TO DO WITH NOTIFYING, UH, THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE STATUS OF A CASE WHERE SOMEBODY IS IN PRISON, THAT SORT OF THING.

SO PUBLIC SAFETY MATTER, REALLY.

UM, QUESTIONS IF NOT A, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT THE SERVICE AGREEMENT IS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION WITH COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

SECOND FOR COMMISSIONER IN CAGE DISCUSSION.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

[8. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider approval of Agreement for Lease of Real Property between Kaufman County and Forney Independent School District. ]

UH, NEXT TIME IS MINE.

ALSO, UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT FOR LEASE OF REAL PROPERTY BETWEEN COFFIN COUNTY AND FORNEY.

I THINK EVERYBODY IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS MATTER.

UH, IT HAS TO DO WITH, UH, INITIATIVE BY THE 40 ISD TO PROVIDE US A DOLLAR A YEAR LEASE FOR 25 YEARS ON PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE, UM, NORTH FORNEY HIGH SCHOOL.

UH, AFTER THE 25 YEARS AT THEIR OPTION, THE DISTRICT CAN DONATE THAT LAND TO THE COUNTY.

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UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE DONATION IS THAT WE WOULD BUILD A EMERGENCY SERVICES BUILDING AND WITH THE ASPIRATION THAT WE COULD PROVIDE CLASSROOM SPACE AND USE THAT AS A SPRINGBOARD FOR SOME CAREER AND TECH EDUCATION.

UH, GIVE US A PLACE TO LOCATE SOME OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSETS, YOU KNOW, PUT OUR ASSETS CLOSER TO WHERE THE POPULATION IS.

SO QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT DONATION AT THE END OF THE 25 YEARS.

IS IT A, WE HAVE MEAN CHOICE IN THE MATTER OF THE CONTRACT IS AT THEIR OPTION, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT, BUT IT'S THEIR OPTION TO DONATE IT IF THEY SO CARE TO.

I MEAN, SO WE SPEND QUITE A BIT OF MONEY THERE AT THE END OF THE 25 YEARS.

THEY JUST OWN THE BUILDING IN THE PROPERTY.

IF THEY, THEY COULD, THEY COULD, UH, 25 YEARS IS A PRETTY LONG TIME AND YEAH.

NOW WE'LL STILL, YOU AND I WILL STILL BE HERE.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE HERE.

I'M ASSUMING THAT THAT BUILDING IS SERVING THE PURPOSE THAT IT IS FOR.

I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO NEED LESS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THAT SORT OF THING THERE AT THAT TIME.

SURE.

SO, UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE LEASE OF THAT REAL PROPERTY BETWEEN COFFIN COUNTY AND FORNEY ISD IS OUR SECOND ALSO AGAIN, SECOND FOR COMMISSIONER BARBARA.

MOTION CARRIES A NEXT

[9. Sheriff Beavers; Discuss/Consider entering into an Interlocal Agreement for Traffic Regulations in Special District between Kaufman County and Kaufman County Freshwater Supply District No. 6. ]

STEP.

THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, I DON'T THINK THIS ISN'T THE SHERIFF.

THIS IS A SHERIFF'S REPRESENTATIVE.

CONSIDER ENTERING INTO YOUR LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR TRAFFIC REGULATION AND A SPECIAL DISTRICT BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND KAUFMAN COUNTY FRESHWATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NUMBER SIX.

AND THIS WOULD BE FOR AN ENVELOPE AGREEMENT FOR US TO DO TRAFFIC CRO IN THE VINTAGE MEADOW SUBDIVISION.

SO IT WON'T BE ANY COST.

IT'S JUST WHERE IT WOULD GIVE US THE AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE TRAFFIC QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THE MOTION? WE HAVE MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT TO APPROVE THAT AND LOCAL AGREEMENT IS PRESENTED.

WERE COMMISSIONER KATE'S DISCUSSION? THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THANK YOU SIR.

MIXED

[10. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider approval of Master Cooperative Purchasing Agreement between the Sheriff's Association of Texas, Inc. ("SAT") and Kaufman County.]

UP.

RAYMOND SMITH.

DISCUSS CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MASTER COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT AND THE SHERIFF'S ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS.

THIS IS SIMPLY AN ADDITION TO SOME OF THE CO OPS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

THIS, UH, SHERIFF FEVERS BROUGHT THIS TO ME A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ASSET FOR THE COUNTY TO HELP LOCATE PURSUIT VEHICLES THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR.

UH, QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PROVE WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE, UH, THAT MEASURE.

COOPERATIVE AND PURCHASING AGREEMENT FROM COMMISSIONER BARBERS OR SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

COMMISSIONER AND CAGE DISCUSSION.

UH, DISCUSS CONSIDERED PERMISSION TO SOLICIT RFP 2008 DSS WCB, UPPER EAST FORK LATERALS WATERSHED OR DOING SOME REPAIRS, SOME ADDITIONAL REPAIRS.

MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 11,

[11. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider permission to solicit RFP 20-08: TSSWCB Upper East Fork Laterals Watershed Site 11 Repair, Kaufman County.]

UM, AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE PUBLIC NOTICE.

WE WILL HAVE ALL OF THE DOCUMENTATION AVAILABLE ONLINE OR REPAIRS TO SITE 11 MOVING RIGHT ALONG.

IS THIS OUR FIRST OR SECOND? SECOND ONE.

UM, AND WE'LL HAVE FIVE.

YEAH, FIVE PROJECTS.

UM, OKAY.

SO WHAT'S BEFORE US IS TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.

SOLICIT RFP 2008.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

WE'RE EMOTIONAL COMMISSIONER CAGE TO FOR THAT AUTHORIZATION.

SECOND FRONT COMMISSIONER.

BORROWER DISCUSSION.

AND THEN ITEM 12, DISCUSS CONSIDERED PERMISSION TO SOLICIT RFP 2006 ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC NUISANCE.

MOTION CARRIES.

[12. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider permission to solicit RFP 20-06: Annual Contract for Public Nuisance Abatement. ]

THIS IS AN ANNUAL CONTRACT, MUCH LIKE OUR MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE CONTRACTS.

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS GET A LIST OF VENDORS THAT ARE, HAVE GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WILL MEET ALL OF THE BONDING AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR WHEN WE HAVE PUBLIC NUISANCE ABATEMENT ON PROPERTY SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO BID OUT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY.

WE WILL AWARD ANNUAL CONTRACTS TO MULTIPLE VENDORS WHO CAN WORK FOR THE COUNTY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

UH, WHEN DO YOU EXPECT THOSE TO BE IN? UM, WE WOULD HAVE VENDORS WITHIN 30 DAYS, 30 TO 45 DAYS.

THAT RFP SOLICITATION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ALL THROUGHOUT THAT UH, COMMISSIONER HUNT MOVES.

UM, QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.

IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE

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UH, WE AUTHORIZE THAT SOLICITATION FOR RFP 2006 ZERO SECOND.

I'LL SECOND SING FOR COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

UH, THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I ONLY HEARD TWO EYES.

YOU CAN ONLY VOTE ONCE MR. PHILLIPS.

UH, IT MAKES ME, MAYBE I NEED TO TURN MY HEARING AID UP OR SOMETHING.

UH,

[13. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider permission to solicit RFP 20-05: Annual Contract for County Road Right of Way Excavation. ]

AND THEN DISCUSS.

CONSIDER A PERMISSION.

THIS IS ITEM 13.

CONSIDER PERMISSION TO SOLICIT RFP 2005 ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR COUNTY ROAD RIGHT AWAY.

EXCAVATION.

THIS WOULD BE AGAIN, THE SAME TYPE OF SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT.

THESE PROJECTS ARE PRETTY COSTLY WHENEVER YOU LOOK AT GOING IN AND CLEARING OUT ROADWAYS.

SO THESE CONTRACT AMOUNTS CAN INCREASE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE USING THE SAME VENDOR THROUGHOUT THE DIFFERENT PRECINCTS.

SO WHAT THIS WILL DO IS ALLOW FOR US TO HAVE A POOL OF VENDORS AND IT WILL BE AN ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR THOSE VENDORS THAT ARE APPROVED.

QUESTIONS.

UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE SOLICITATION OF ? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT MOTION FOR APPROVAL FOR INITIAL BARBERS OR SECOND.

SECOND COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION.

LUMBERG DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING ORDER TO ESTABLISH AN ORGANIZED CALL FROM COUNTY ASSISTANT'S DISTRICT NUMBER TWO AND TAKING ALL NECESSARY ACTION TO APPOINT AN INITIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

[14. Rebecca Lundberg; Discuss/Consider approving Order to Establish and Organize Kaufman County Assistance District #2 and taking all necessary action to appoint an initial board of directors]

SO AS YOU GUYS KNOW, UM, AS OF LAST WEEK, CAD NUMBER TWO HAS PASSED IN THE COUNTY.

SO AT THIS TIME THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT CAN VOTE TO ESTABLISH THAT ASSISTANCE DISTRICT AND THEN, UM, APPOINT THE FIRST INITIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS THE COMMISSIONER'S CORPS.

AND THEN AFTER THIS MEETING, THAT BOARD OF DIRECTORS WOULD MEET TO IMPOSE THAT TAX, UM, COUNTY ASSISTANCE.

DISTRICT NUMBER TWO IS LOCATED IN THE CRANDALL, UM, ETJ AREA BETWEEN THE CITY OF KAUFFMAN AND CRANDALL.

AND THEN THE ASSISTANCE DISTRICT IS JUST THE BOUNDARIES OF THE NEW SPECIAL DISTRICT.

AND I THINK IT'S, THE NAME IS KINGSBOROUGH CREEK POTENTIALLY.

UM, I KNOW IT'S IN COMMISSIONER HANS PRECINCT.

DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ASSISTANCE DISTRICTS AND WHAT THEY DO OR WHAT FUNDING CAN BE SPENT ON UNDERNEATH THAT STATUTE? YOU WANT TO JUST GO AHEAD, I CAN OUTLINE IT.

SURE.

SO COUNTY ASSISTANCE DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR FOR A LITTLE WHILE, BUT THEY'RE DEVELOPED OUT OF, UM, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER THREE 87.

ONCE A SALES TAX IS IMPOSED, UM, 2% IS THE MAXIMUM RATE THAT YOU CAN DO.

THAT'S ON TOP OF THE 6.25 THAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE.

AND SO THEN THAT BRINGS IT TO THE MUNICIPAL RATE.

UM, AT THAT POINT A FUND IS COLLECTED BY, UM, THE STATE AND THEN IT'S RETURNED TO THAT DISTRICT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AUTHORIZES SPENDING.

SO THE BOARD COULD SPEND IT ON CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, HIGHWAYS, PROVISIONS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES, UM, IMPROVEMENTS OF LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, PARKS, AND THEN, UM, ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BENEFIT THE PUBLIC HEALTH OR WELFARE, INCLUDING FIREFIGHTING AND THEN ALSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, TOURISM.

SO THERE'S QUITE A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS YOU CAN USE IT FOR.

UM, BUT IT DOES BUILD SLOWLY.

SO WE'RE PUTTING THIS IN PLACE NOW IF YOU GUYS CHOOSE TO DO SO AND THEN WE'LL IN THE FUTURE, HOPEFULLY YOU'LL BE ABLE TO VOTE AND USE IT FOR SOME OF THOSE ITEMS. IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE KNOW THAT DISTRICT IS SPENT FOR THAT DISTRICT.

EAST IS THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW IT'S JUST DIRT.

SO IT'S GOING TO GROW INTO SOMETHING AFTER OUR TIME AND THEN THEY CAN USE THE MONEY TO DO LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS IN HISTORY.

SO I'LL HAVE TO GO AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDER.

ESTABLISHING AN ORGANIZING CALL FROM COUNTY ASSISTANT DISTRICT NUMBER TWO AND APPOINT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AS THE INITIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE DISTRICT.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

COULD WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, TO ESTABLISH THAT DISTRICT FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

[15. Brenda Samples; Present/Accept Tax Assessor-Collector's Monthly Report. ]

STEP.

BRING THE SAMPLES FOR ACCEPTANCE TO TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTORS.

MONTHLY REPORT.

GOOD MORNING GENTLEMEN.

AS OF LAST MONTH, OUR UM, RECOMMEN COUNTY, OUR COLLECTION WAS SEVEN OH NINE FOUR.

OH ONE 12.

WE HAVE $138,005 AND 78 CENTS THAT'S UNDER DEFERRAL.

WE HAVE $93,263 96 CENTS

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THAT IS DELINQUENT NOW.

THAT'S FOR COFFIN COUNTIES IN THE ROAD AND BRIDGE.

WE'VE COLLECTED ONE 48 900 1838 WE HAVE $19,597 AND 66 CENTS DELINQUENT AND WE HAVE 20 3004 28 OH TWO UNDER DEFERRAL.

THE ROW BACK TAXES FOR OCTOBER WAS, THIS IS VERY SMALL COMPARED TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING.

A 1.5848 ACRES.

AND UH, KAUFMAN COUNTY COLLECTED SIX 55 OH FIVE AND RODEN BRIDGE COLLECTED ONE 30 52 ON THE ROAD BACK.

TAXES, RENDER ROLLBACK TAXES ARE ALWAYS FIVE YEARS.

IS THAT CORRECT? THEY'VE CHANGED IT NOW.

I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THAT GOES INTO EFFECT THAT HAD, IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST BEEN FIVE YEARS THAT THEY COULDN'T CHANGE IT TO THREE.

I'LL CHANGE IT TO THREE.

I'M NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT SURE OF WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT, BUT THAT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD THAT YES.

OR FIVE, FIVE YEARS IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING IN THE PAST.

BUT IT WAS AN KNOW AN ALL CASES, RIGHT? YES.

THERE WAS NO VARIATION FROM ONE PROPERTY TO THE OTHER.

NO SIR.

QUESTIONS FOR MS SAMPLES.

THE IS YOUR MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTORS MONTHLY REPORT.

I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

THAT MOTION.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

SAY WHERE? COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

MOTION CARRIES GENTLEMEN.

THE NEXT STEP DOES A RACIAL PRESENT FOR ACCEPTANCE.

OKAY,

[16. Desiree Pool; Present/Accept Indigent Health Care Quarterly Report. ]

THE QUARTERLY REPORTS A LITTLE LATE, BUT UM, I'VE HAD A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON, CONFERENCES AND TRAINING AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO, UM, IF YOU NOTICE THE NUMBERS ARE KIND OF GOING DOWN, NOT REALLY SURE IF IT'S BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY MEAT GOING TO THE HOSPITAL OR IF IT'S JUST BECAUSE I'M SOMEBODY WHO'S NOT NOTIFYING ME.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT THE NUMBER HAD WENT DOWN FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER.

SO, UM, THAT'S A GOOD THING.

UM, I DO WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I'M WORKING REAL WELL WITH PARKLAND RIGHT NOW.

UM, THEY ARE, UH, KIND OF HARD TO WORK WITH, BUT WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER AS FAR AS, UM, THEY'LL SEND ME PEOPLE THAT POSSIBLY DON'T QUALIFY, UM, FOR MY PROGRAM, BUT THEY NEED SOMETHING IN WRITING STATING THAT THEY DON'T QUALIFY.

SO, UM, AS SOON AS I CAN GET DOWN TO THAT DENIAL LETTER, THEY CAN GO BACK TO PARKLAND AND THERE'S PROGRAMS AT PARKLAND THAT CAN ASSIST THEM.

SO EVERYTHING'S GOING WELL WITH THAT.

I HAVE, UH, PROBABLY FOUR CANCER PATIENTS THAT HAVE APPLIED FOR THE PROGRAM IN THE PAST, UM, FOUR MONTHS, UM, THREE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH PARKLAND RIGHT NOW.

UM, THEY'RE ON THE PROGRAM BECAUSE WE STILL, THEY ARE STILL ELIGIBLE FOR OUR PROGRAM AND WE PROVIDE THEM WITH, UM, DOING AN MRI, CT, UM, X-RAYS, BLOOD WORKUP.

WE CAN STILL DO THOSE TYPES OF THINGS FOR THEM, BUT PARKLAND IS DOING, UM, THE OTHER THINGS SUCH AS SURGERY, CHEMOTHERAPY, RADIATION AND WHATEVER THEY NEED FOR THAT.

SO, UM, WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM.

SO THAT'S A GOOD THING THAT WE'RE BEING ABLE TO DO THAT, THOSE SERVICES THAT THE MRIS AND THAT SORT OF THING YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT.

ARE THEY DONE HERE IN KAUFMAN? UH, NO.

THEY ARE ACTUALLY DONE THERE WHEN HE DID.

UM, UT SOUTHWEST DOES A LOT OF THE, UM, BLOOD WORKUP AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

SO, UM, BUT EVERYTHING'S WORKING REAL WELL.

KAUFMAN SENDS ME SOME THAT KNOWS THAT THEY WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR ME.

UM, BUT IF I CAN GET THEM THAT DENIAL LETTER, THEY CAN GO TO PARKLAND AND, AND REACH OUT FOR ASSISTANCE WITH PARKLAND.

SO WE'RE ALL TRYING TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET THESE PEOPLE HELP AND ASSISTANCE.

SO DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT? THANK YOU.

UH, THEN IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE INDIGENT HEALTH CARE QUARTERLY REPORT? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

WE HAD AN EMOTIONAL COMMISSIONER HUNT.

NOW WE HAVE A OUR FARM MARSHALL, RANDY RICHARD'S PRESENT FOR ACCEPTANCE OF FIRE MARSHALL'S MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT.

SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER IN CAGE DISCUSSION.

THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I WAS OPPOSED.

NO, MOTION CARRIES.

[17. Randy Richards; Present/Accept Fire Marshals Monthly Activity Report. ]

GOOD MORNING JUDGE COMMISSIONER.

UH, WE'RE OFF TO A PRETTY BUSY START AS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR THIS TIME.

UH, BUT IT DOES FLUCTUATE THROUGH THE YEAR.

MOST OF OUR NUMBERS ARE, ARE MORE THAN DOUBLED.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE NOTE IN YOUR FIFTH COLUMN, OTHER CALLS, CONTROLLED BARNES, FALSE ALARMS, ET CETERA.

I BELIEVE YOUR COPIES ARE BLANK IN THAT FIELD.

WE JUST NOTICED THAT THIS MORNING AND I WENT BACK, CHECKED ALL THE NUMBERS AND THAT NUMBER SHOULD BE 20.

I HAVE APPLIED THAT NEW INFORMATION TO THE

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COUNTY CLERK INSPECTIONS ARE UP SIGNIFICANTLY FROM THE PREVIOUS UH, PERMITS THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND PERMITS KEEP GOING UP.

MOST EVERYTHING IS PRETTY MUCH DOUBLE WHAT WE WERE LAST YEAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE FIRES.

THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE BECAUSE OF OUR WEATHER AND UH, HAD PRETTY LOW INCOME RATE THOUGH FOR THE MONTH OF UH, OCTOBER.

IT WAS A, MOSTLY THE SMALL PROJECTS, THAT'S WHAT IT WAS.

SO WE HAD ONE THAT 1000, $950 ON THE REVENUE FOR THAT MONTH.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY SPECIFIC COLUMN, BUT GLAD.

ANDREW, ARE YOU STILL IN REVIEW ON YOUR FEES? ARE YOU STILL REVIEWING YOUR FEES? YES SIR.

FIRE MARSHALL BARCODE.

WE HAVE TIMELINE FOR WHEN THIS CAN BE DONE.

IT'S KIND OF HARD TO GET WORK DONE ON THAT BECAUSE OF WORK, PUN INTENDED THERE, BUT NOW IT'S, IT'S REAL.

UH, WE ARE SHORT-STAFFED.

I'M STILL SEEKING ANOTHER FULL TIME POSITION AND THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE TAKING VACATION, SO I'M HAVING TO HELP OUT IN THE FIELD QUITE A BIT.

BUT UH, AM WORKING ON IT DILIGENTLY.

I EXPECT, UH, IF I COULD SIT DOWN STRAIGHT ON IT, I'D PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT ANOTHER EIGHT TO 12 HOURS IN IT AND I'LL BE DONE.

IT'S JUST BASICALLY A MATTER OF COMPARING OTHER COUNTIES THERE.

THAT'S PART OF IT.

ANOTHER PART IS THE 2018 FIRE COAT THAT WE INTEND TO ADOPT HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED THE LANGUAGE AS A PAST YEARS HAVE EVEN OUR ADOPTED CODE, THEY HAVE NOW REFERENCED THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS ITSELF AS IT SHOULD BE INTO THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE.

SO CHANGING UP, UH, THE DA'S OFFICE HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS HELP.

IT HELPED ME WITH THIS AND GETTING EVERYTHING LINED OUT AND GET A LOT OF THE LANGUAGE RIGHT SO THAT IT MAKES SENSE WHEN YOU DO READ THE CODES, BUT IT ALL TIES TOGETHER.

ONE IN THE SAME.

UM, AND THEN THE, UH, BARCODE HAS CHANGES AS WELL.

NOW THE 2018 POWER CODE, UH, PROVIDES FOR, UH, OPERATIONAL PERMITS FOR CERTAIN TYPES.

THERE'S 50 TYPES OF OPERATIONS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO PERMIT EACH YEAR TO CONTINUE OPERATION.

AND THEN THE ADDITION OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS, UH, SETTING THAT BEING DIFFERENT FROM BUILDING BILLING WOULD BE NEW CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY BUSINESS, SO FORTH.

CONSTRUCTION PERMITS WOULD BE ADDITIONS TO RENOVATIONS OF ITEMS SUCH AS SPRINKLER SYSTEMS, HOOD SYSTEMS, ALARM SYSTEMS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

AND THERE ARE 25 OF THOSE COULD SPECIFIC CONSTRUCTION PERMITS.

SO NOT JUST A MATTER OF COMPARING COUNTIES.

COMMISSIONER AND CAGE DISCUSSION.

UH, I'VE GONE BACK AND MOST OF THE COUNTIES, UH, HAVE NOT UPDATED THEIR CODES SINCE OH SIX OH NINE.

AND IT'S, IT'S REALLY HARD TO TRY TO GET A GOOD GUESS.

I AM REACHING OUT TO OTHER CITIES, OTHER STATES.

I KNOW IT'S KIND OF HARD TO MAKE A COMPARISON WITH OTHER STATES, BUT, UH, I'VE GOT A BIG, BIG STACK OF THINGS THAT, UM, I AM TRYING TO GET AS FAIR AS POSSIBLE.

AND, UM, ONE OF OUR BETTER EXAMPLES, ONE OF THE MORE PROGRESSIVE COUNTIES IN OUR STATE AND STAYING ON TOP OF THINGS SUCH AS THIS WOULD BE BEAR COUNTY.

I KNOW THEY'RE A VERY LARGE COUNTY, BUT UH, THEIR, THEIR PAY STRUCTURE IS, IS MUCH MORE UP TO DATE.

AND WE'RE USING THAT AS A COMPARISON, UH, MAYBE NOT QUITE AS HIGH AS THEY ARE, BUT, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN WHAT WE HAVE BECAUSE OUR CODE IS 12 YEARS OLD.

WHEN, WHEN DO YOU EXPECT TO ADOPT 18 CODE? WE ARE, UH, INTENDING HAVE FULL INTENTION TO HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA.

UH, AND UH, ALONG WITH THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, I BELIEVE THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 10.

AM I CORRECT? I DON'T REMEMBER, BUT THAT'S, THAT'D BE OUR NEXT MEETING.

I BELIEVE IT'S DECEMBER 10.

AND, UM, THAT IS MY FULL INTENTION AND I DON'T BELIEVE WE WILL.

OTHER QUESTIONS, IF NOT AS OUR MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FIRE MARSHAL'S MONTHLY REPORT.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION WHERE THAT MOTION.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

UH, AUTOMATE TEEN OR TREASURES PRESENTING HIS MONTHLY REPORT.

MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU SIR.

[18. Chuck Mohnkern; Present/Accept Treasurer's Monthly Report. ]

WELL, THE JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, WE, UH, STARTED OFF OCTOBER WITH A NINE POINT $8 MILLION IN FUND 10 OUR RECEIPTS DURING THE MONTH FOR 7.5 MILLION DISBURSEMENTS, 9.2 MILLION.

SO OUR ENDING CASH BALANCE AND FUND 10 WAS EIGHT POINT $1 MILLION AND LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME THAT BALANCE WAS 4.3 OUR INTEREST EARNED DURING THE MONTH ON AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK ACCOUNTS WAS $4,212

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99 CENTS EARNINGS FROM TEXT POOL 37 $1,204 92 CENTS TOTAL LEARNINGS, 41,400 1791 A LITTLE BIT DOWN FROM LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS 49,487 BUT INTEREST RATES ARE DOWN.

OUR AVERAGE BALANCE INVESTED DURING THE MONTH IN A TEXT POOL WAS $21,158,752 LAST YEAR, THAT BALANCE WAS 22,000,576 13 OUR AVERAGE YIELD DURING THE MONTH WAS 2.0701% LAST YEAR.

AT THIS TIME IT WAS 2.3317% OUR TOTAL COUNTY FUNDS IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AT THE END OF THE MONTH, $15,901,753 THE VALUE OF THE PLEDGE SECURITIES AT THE END OF THE MONTH, $38,183,715 SO THE BANK HAS THIS COLLATERALIZED TO 240% AND THAT'S MY REPORT.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS? OKAY.

IF THERE NO QUESTIONS, YOU'RE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S MONTHLY REPORT.

EMOTIONAL COMMISSIONER BARBER.

SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER KATE'S DISCUSSION.

WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO DISCUSSION ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION OF EMPLOYEE PORTAL.

NOW

[19. Chuck Mohnkern; Discuss implementation of the employee portal and the advantages afforded to county employees.]

ANY ADVANTAGES FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES? OKAY.

THE, UH, PROBABLY MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION AND WHILE I WAS, UH, DELIVERING PAYROLL CHECKS, UH, ET CETERA GOING AROUND THE COUNTY HAS BEEN WHETHER OR NOT THE EMPLOYEES CAN ACCESS THIS ONLINE.

AND SO I STARTED LOOKING INTO THIS, FOUND OUT THAT STW DOES HAVE AN EMPLOYEE PORTAL.

AND WHEN I CONTACTED STW TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH THAT COSTS, I FOUND OUT WE ALREADY OWNED IT.

SO THE ONLY THING WE NEEDED TO DO WAS INVEST ABOUT FOUR HOURS IN GETTING IT IMPLEMENTED.

SO I'VE GOT CHRIS POWERS AFTER I TALKED TO KAREN BADGLEY BY THE WAY.

UH, SHE SAID THAT SINCE WE ALREADY HAD THE, UH, SOFTWARE, WE ALREADY OWNED THE SOFTWARE, IT WAS A BASICALLY A NO FINANCIAL IMPACT TO THE COUNTY.

I COULD GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD ON THAT AND JUST COME AND PRESENT THE, UH, UH, PORTAL TO USE SO THAT, UH, YOU WOULD KNOW WHAT, UH, WHAT IT OFFERS.

UM, I'VE GOT CHRIS POWERS, UH, IN OUR IT DEPARTMENT WORKING WITH CHRIS AT STW IN THE IT DEPARTMENT THERE AND THEY'RE WORKING ON IMPLEMENTING A VIRTUAL MACHINE, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO IMPLEMENT THAT PORTAL.

AND THEN ONCE THAT IS IN PLACE, OUR FIRST STAGE OF THIS ANYWAY, WE'LL, UH, GIVE EMPLOYEES THE ABILITY TO LOG IN FROM ANYWHERE, ANY MACHINE ON THE INTERNET OR FROM THEIR PHONE AND PULL UP THEIR, UH, PAYSLIPS.

UM, SO IF THEY NEEDED, IF THEY WERE PERHAPS APPLYING FOR A LOAN AND THEY WERE TOLD WE NEED PAYSLIPS TO THE LAST THREE PAY PERIODS IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS, THEY COULD, WHILE THEY'RE THERE, PULL IT UP AND PRESENT IT TO THEM, UH, WITHOUT HAVING TO COME TO US OR TO HR AND ASK FOR DOCUMENTATION.

UM, ALSO THIS WILL GET THE W2 UP THERE ON THE PORTAL FOR THEM TO ACCESS IN JANUARY IF WE HAVE IT ACTIVATED BY THAT TIME.

SO OTHER THINGS CAN BE ADDED TO THAT.

QUITE A FEW HR FUNCTIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

UH, THAT'S NOT ON THE INITIAL ROLLOUT, BUT, UH, ONCE THE PORTAL IS ACTIVE, IT'S A MATTER OF US GOING IN AND TURNING THESE FUNCTIONS ON AND OFF.

SO IT'S, IT WON'T INVOLVE STW AT ALL.

ONCE WE'VE, ONCE THE PORTAL IS ACTIVE, UH, WE CAN GO IN AND TURN ON WHATEVER OTHER, UH, BENEFITS, UH, THAT PEOPLE ASK FOR THAT WE WANT TO, UH, MAKE AVAILABLE TO THEM.

UH, JUST BY GOING INTO THE CONTROL PANEL ON THAT AND TURNING THOSE FUNCTIONS ON OR OFF.

ANY QUESTIONS I SEEM IT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SECURITY.

BREACH OF SECURITY ON IT.

WHATEVER SECURITY.

THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT HAS SLOWED US DOWN A LITTLE BIT ON THE ROLLOUT.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE CHRIS POWERS WOULD LIKE TO WRITE HIS OWN VIRTUAL MACHINE AS OPPOSED TO USING THE ONE THAT STW PROVIDES.

AND THAT IS FOR SO THAT HE CAN WRITE IN OUR LEVELS OF SECURITY AND NOT BE DEPENDING ON THEM FOR A WHATEVER SECURITY THAT THEY HAVE WRITTEN INTO THEIRS.

ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE, THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY BREACHES OF SECURITY ON THEIR VIRTUAL MACHINE.

UH, ANY OF THE COUNTIES THAT ARE USING THIS, I'VE TALKED TO HENDERSON COUNTY, THEY ARE USING THE PORTAL AND THEY HAVE IT SET UP.

THEY'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH, UH, ANY

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AND BASICALLY WHAT THEY HAVE SET UP IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW WITH, UH, PAYROLL FUNCTIONS.

AND THEN, UH, FOR HR FUNCTIONS, THEY HAVE FORMS AVAILABLE AND PEOPLE CAN GO ONLINE, PULL DOWN THE FORMS AND STILL TURN THEM INTO THE HR DEPARTMENT.

SO IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR THEM TO TRACK CHANGES THAT ARE MADE.

SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA.

ALL RIGHT.

SO THIS IS JUST A, THERE'S NO ACTION REQUIRED FROM US ON THIS, SO SINCE WE ALREADY OWN IT.

OKAY, SO LIKE PROGRESS NEXT STEP.

[20. Karen MacLeod; Discuss/Approve County Auditor's Monthly Report for September 30, 2019. ]

KAREN MCLEOD DISCUSS FOR APPROVAL A COUNTY AUDITOR'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2019.

YES, SIR.

I SENT THIS OUT TO MISS ANNA BELT.

SO BEING IN YOUR PACKET, UH, WE ENDED THE FISCAL 2019 IN A VERY POSITIVE NOTE FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

UM, MOST EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD ON IT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANYBODY? OKAY.

AND, UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S MONTHLY REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 30 2019 AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE? WE HAVE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE.

AND COMMISSIONER BARBARA'S SECOND.

I'LL SECOND.

SECOND WITH COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

UH,

[21. Karen MacLeod; Discuss/Approve County Auditor's Fourth Quarter Report ending September 30, 2019. ]

NEXT STEP.

CONSIDER AUDITOR'S FOURTH QUARTER REPORT ENDING SEPTEMBER 30 2019.

AND WE'RE, WE'VE DONE REALLY GOOD ON THIS AS YOU CAN SEE.

QUESTIONS? YEAH.

IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE FOURTH QUARTER REPORT WITH EMOTIONAL COMMISSIONER HUNT? IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND SHAKE.

I'M A COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION.

[22. Discuss/Consider line item transfers.]

LINE ITEM TRANSFERS.

THERE WAS ONLY ONE AND IT WAS SENT TO YOU EARLIER FOR A PLOY APPRECIATION FOR PRECINCT FOUR.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THAT? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE LATERAL TRANSFERS AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

WE MAKE THAT WE HAVE EMOTIONAL FROM COMMISSIONER KATE'S.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT DISCUSSION.

SECOND WITH COMMISSIONER BARBER DISCUSSION.

OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES

[23. Discuss/Consider claims for payment. ]

AND CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.

YEAH.

YOUR UM, TOTAL CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT ARE $2,780,507 AND 84 CENTS 986,006 45 18 WAS ACTUAL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, MANUAL CHECKS AND JURY CHECKS.

WE DID THE EMPLOYEE SAVINGS CHECKS AT 472,572 59 AND THE PAYROLL WAS MILLION $321,290 AND 7 CENTS.

QUESTIONS IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT? SO MOVE, WE HAVE THAT MOTION PERMISSION IN CASE IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

TO EXIT REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MOTION

[24. Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and entering into executive session ]

[25. Executive Session: Pursuant to Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, the Commissioners Court will meet in closed session to discuss TABC Permit and potential litigation involving Jamuluddin Premjee.]

[26. Executive Session: Pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code, Economic Development negotiations, the Commissioners Court will meet in closed session to discuss the Lily Solar Project.]

PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE 51.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS T B C PERMIT AND POTENTIAL LITIGATION INVOLVING GEMO LUDIN PRIM G A ALSO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE FIVE 1.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSIONS.

THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT WILL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS LILY SOLAR PROJECT.

WE'LL BE DISCUSSING THAT PROJECT FIRST.

SO, UH, DID I BROKE THAT WE VOTE ON GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO.

DID I TAKE A MOTION? IS THERE A MOTION TO GO IN EXECUTIVE SESSION? I GAVE YOU A MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

A SECOND.

SECOND COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION.

WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

TO LEAVE A EXECUTIVE SESSION AND COME BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION.

UM, CAN I,

[27. Discuss/Consider exiting executive session and entering back into regular meeting]

I HAVE A MOTION

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I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO, UH, GO BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION.

THE, UH, THERE WAS NO ACTION TAKEN THE EXECUTIVE

[28. Discuss/Consider taking any action needed as a result of executive session. ]

SESSION.

IS THERE A MOTION COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? UH, I DO HAVE A MOTION JUDGE RELATIVE TO, UH, A SECOND INCIDENT OF, UH, ADMINISTRATIVELY ERRONEOUS ISSUANCE OF A TABC PERMIT.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT, UH, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BE AUTHORIZED TO PROCEED WITH, UH, WITH THE ENFORCEMENT OF, UH, WITH THE INJUNCTION AUTHORIZATION.

IF IN FACT THAT ISSUED TABC PERMIT, UH, IS NOT VOLUNTARILY SURRENDERED AS HAS BEEN INDICATED THAT IT WILL BE OKAY.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION, UH, FROM COMMISSIONER CASES OR A SECOND.

I'LL SECOND SEGMENT.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING.

[29. Adjourn Regular Meeting]

WE HAVE MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS TO ADJOURN THE MEETING IS OUR SECOND.

SECOND START WITH COMMISSIONER BARBER.

[Board of Directors Kaufman County Assistance District No. 2]

THIS MEETING OF THE COFFIN COUNTY ASSISTANT CITRON NUMBER TWO IS CALLED TO ORDER.

IT'S TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 NINE OR 11:15 AM WE'RE IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM, UH, AUTUMN ONE.

DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING ESTABLISHING SALES AND USE TAXES.

UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO LET THEM MAKE A MOTION TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDER IMPOSING SALES AND USE TAXES AT THE RATE OF 2% WITHIN THE DISTRICT? UH, WE HAD THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.

SABER.

COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, I KNOW THAT MOTION CARRIES AND I'LL MAKE ANOTHER MOTION TO ADJOURN THE SECOND MEETING OF THE DAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. PHILLIPS.

SHOULD ADJOURN THIS MEETING.