* 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. OKAY. [00:00:01] LITTLE BIT EARLIER HERE GOING ON BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE YET STARTED. OKAY. WELCOME [Call to Order] EVERYONE WHO'S HERE TODAY FOR OUR REGULAR COMMISSIONS COURT MEETING. AND WE'RE THE INEX IS AND WE'RE GONNA BEGIN WITH OUR INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGES. IF YOU JOIN ME STAND, PLEASE LET US PRAY. LORD GRACIOUS, HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD, WE JUST THANK YOU AND ALWAYS GIVE YOU PRAISE FOR YOUR LOVE THAT YOU SHOW US EACH AND EVERY DAY. LORD. LORD, AS WE DO COUNTY BUSINESS, WE PRAY FOR WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE. LORD, WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH THE COUNTY AND DEALING WITH ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, LORD, WE JUST GIVE YOU PRAISE FOR THEM AS WELL. WE HAVE GREAT EMPLOYEES HERE AND WE JUST THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR LOVE. BE WITH US TODAY. GUIDE US IN JESUS NAME. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEASURE LEADERS TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE STEP GOD, WHICH JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG JUDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD INDIVIDUAL. THANK YOU. [1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE ] ANYONE HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE THIS MORNING? PAM? ANYTHING AT THE DOG SHELTER GOING ON THAT'S A FREEBIE THAT PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT? WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, UH, ANY VACCINE CLINICS SCHEDULED RIGHT NOW. WE'LL PROBABLY GET ANOTHER ONE IN NOVEMBER. OKAY. BUT WE HAD THE WONDERFULLY VACCINATED OVER HUNDRED 20 ANIMALS. OKAY. AND SO, ALRIGHT. GOOD DEAL. ALRIGHT. [2. CONSENT AGENDA ] WE HAVE, UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA THERE. IF Y'ALL WILL READ THAT. WE HAVE, UH, FIVE ITEMS A DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND ACCEPT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT REGULAR MEETINGS FOR JUNE THE NINTH OF THIS YEAR. DISCUSS, CONSIDER KA THE COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION ACCEPTING THE 2025 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FROM THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION. AND WE HAVE A GROUP HERE TODAY IF Y'ALL WOULD COME FORWARD, HAVE QUITE A FEW THINGS GOING ON. SO I HAVE WITH ME DOTTIE. DOTTIE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR CEMETERY, UM, WORK THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON. BUT I WANNA JUST TELL YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT, UM, YES. THE KAUFMAN COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION DID RECEIVE THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FOR 2025. UM, WE ARE A VOLUNTEER GROUP AND WE'RE DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND PROMOTING THE HISTORY OF KAUFFMAN COUNTY. OVER THE PAST YEAR, COMMISSION MEMBERS HAVE WORKED HARD ON HISTORICAL MARKER PROJECTS, UM, ARE DOCUMENTING THE LOCAL HISTORY, SUPPORTING PRESERVATION EFFORTS, AND ASSISTING IN IDENTIFICATION AND PRESERVING THE HISTORIC CEMETERIES AND PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN HELPING KEEP KAUFMAN COUNTY HERITAGE ALIVE. WE ALSO, UM, WE'RE THE SPONSORS, CO-SPONSORS WITH THE KAUFMAN COUNTY, UM, HOMESTEAD DAY. UM, IT'S GROWING EVERY YEAR. IT PROVIDES OUR RESIDENTS WITH AND VISITORS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY AND EXPERIENCES AND TRADITIONAL SKILLS, AGRICULTURE, HERITAGE, AND LOCAL HISTORY. THESE EVENTS HELP CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY WITH THE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND TRADITIONS THAT HELPED SHAPE KAUFFMAN COUNTY. SO WE HAD OVER A THOUSAND HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE GIVEN BY OUR MEMBERS THIS YEAR. AND DOTTIE, DO YOU WANNA SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING? 'CAUSE IT'S SO INTERESTING. I WORK ON THE HISTORICAL DESIGNATIONS FOR THE CEMETERIES. A LOT OF THESE OLD CEMETERIES, THEY'RE, THEY'RE SO IN JEOPARDY OF GETTING LOST WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMING IN. AND WE TRY TO GET THEM ALL DESIGNATED. WE'VE GOT MOST OF THEM MARKED ON THE ATLAS OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION. UM, THE GPS COORDINATES AND A LITTLE BIT OF DIRECTIONS ON WHERE THEY ARE. RIGHT. SO THEY WON'T BE LOST. 'CAUSE ALL THE DEVELOPERS SHOULD BE CHECKING WITH THAT ATLAS BEFORE THEY DEVELOP. UM, THERE'S STILL ABOUT 30 THAT WE JUST CAN'T FIND, BUT I RETIRE FRIDAY, SO I'M GONNA BE DEVOTING MY TIME TO THAT. AND THE HISTORICAL DESIGNATION IS JUST ANOTHER LAYER OF PROTECTION. THEY DON'T PROTECT THE CEMETERIES, BUT IT'S ANOTHER LAYER. AND IT'S FROM THE STATE CERTIFIED AS A HISTORICAL. SO THERE'S ACTUALLY 30 OTHER CEMETERIES THAT WE KNOW OF BUT CAN'T FIND THEM. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? RIGHT. YES. I JUST, BUT WE KNOW ABOUT WHERE THEY ARE. YES. THEY'RE JUST NOT ANY MARKERS. RIGHT. DRIVE. YEAH. AND THEY'RE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY OR YOU JUST CAN'T GET TO THEM OR YOU TRY TO GET TO 'EM. AND THE DIRECTIONS MAY BE A LITTLE SKEWED, BUT I LOOK IT THERE. SO ONCE YOU FIND ONE WHO OWNS IT? WELL, IF IT'S ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, IT'S THE LANDOWNERS, BUT THEY CAN'T DO WITH IT. OBVIOUSLY. IT'S MOST LIKELY ABANDONED CEMETERIES. YOU KNOW, THAT'S, YEAH, IT'S FINE. ABOUT THE ONE IN KEMP WHEN THE PEOPLE BOUGHT IT, THEY HAD NO IDEA. YES. THERE WAS ONE IN KEMP AND THESE LANDOWNERS, UH, LANDOWNERS, UM, THEY WERE NEW PURCHASERS FROM CALIFORNIA, BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, SAW UNSEEN. THEY NEVER COME TO LOOK AT IT. THEY WERE JUST, YOU KNOW, WORKING THROUGH THE INTERNET, PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, WE'RE OUT THERE CLEANING IT UP. IT WAS VERY OVERGROWN, A LOT OF BRAMBLE. AND THERE [00:05:01] IS, THEY RAN INTO A BIG, UH, STATE OF TEXAS MARKER, A BIG GRANITE MARKER, PROBABLY THIS TALL, ABOUT THIS WIDE WOW. TEXAS STATE SEAL ON IT. AND THEY CONTACTED THE REALTOR LIKE, WHAT, WHAT IS THIS? AND HE CONTACTED THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND THEY CONTACTED ME. I'M THE LIA LIAISON WITH THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION. SO WHEN THEY WANNA KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A CEMETERY, THEY YELL AT ME, NOT GO AND, AND ANSWER THAT QUESTION. BUT THEY CONTACTED ME AND I RUN OUT THERE. 'CAUSE I KNEW IT'S THE NOBLE CEMETERY. FOUNDERS OF KEMP WERE BURIED THERE. IT'S VERY HISTORICAL. UM, JOHN H REAGAN'S WIFE WAS BURIED THERE. WE HAVE 18, 12 VETERANS BURIED THERE. VERY, VERY HISTORICAL CEMETERY. BUT IT WAS LOST. IT WAS JUST LOST TO TIME. WE COULDN'T FIND IT. AND ONCE I GOT OUT THERE AND SEEN THE MARKER, I KNEW, YOU KNOW WHAT IT WAS. AND THEN YOU COULD SEE THE DEPRESSIONS AND THERE'S, UH, UNDERGROUND VAULTS THAT WERE LINED WITH THE ROCKS. BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET A DESIGNATION AND CLEAN IT UP A LITTLE BIT. AND NOW THE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THEY KIND OF, I DON'T WANNA SAY THEY FREAKED OUT A LITTLE BIT, BUT YOU KNOW, THEY DIDN'T KNOW THAT THEY BOUGHT A CEMETERY. YEAH. BUT IT'S SETTLED WITH THEM. AND THEY'RE GREAT KEEPERS AT THE CEMETERY NOW. THEY PUT UP A NICE FENCE AND A LITTLE WALKTHROUGH AND A CROSS. GOOD. AND YEAH. AND THEY, THEY RESPECTED AND IT'S THEIRS AND THEY'RE TAKEN CARE OF. AND WE HAD A, A WONDERFUL CEREMONY. WE, UM, WE HAD CANNONS THAT WERE FIRED OFF AT THE C AT THE, UH, CEREMONY. SO GOOD. YES. GOOD. THAT'S INTERESTING. YEAH. AND WE HAD A LOT OF THE FAMILY COME IN FROM OUTTA TOWN, DIFFERENT STATES. THEY ALL CAME THROUGH. WE TRY TO GET A HOLD OF EVERYBODY FOR DOING SOMETHING LIKE THAT. LET 'EM KNOW IT'S THERE AND WE'RE HAVING A DEDICATION AND YOU KNOW, OF COURSE THEY'RE WELCOME TO COME AND THAT'S AMAZING. YES. WHAT'S GOOD IS SOMEONE CARES ENOUGH TO DO THAT. BUT THAT IS HISTORY AND THAT IS SOMEONE'S FAMILY. YES. THAT'S GREAT. EXACTLY. MM-HMM . OKAY. EXACTLY. WELL, WE'RE PROUD OF THE WORK YOU'VE DONE AND PROUD OF. YOU'RE DOING IT. AND SO HERE'S A, HERE IS THE AWARD. SO IF YOU GUYS COME AROUND AND GET A PICTURE IF Y'ALL, ANYONE ELSE HERE FROM THE NO, NOT MA'AM. THIS IS IT TODAY. Y'ALL HOLD THIS IN FRONT OF YOU GUYS. Y'ALL HOLD THAT AND YOU'RE THE ONES THAT DID IT. 1, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I DO WANNA SAY THAT, UM, THROUGH THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION, EACH OF THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE SOLD THERE, UH, THROUGH THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WE FILL OUT A HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE LETTER. SO TAKES A LOT OF RESEARCH TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROPERTY THAT'S FIXING TO BE SOLD OR DIVIDED, WHATEVER'S HAPPENING DOESN'T HAVE SOMETHING HISTORICAL ON IT. RIGHT. SO IT'S A LOT WORK AND IT'S IMPORTANT. YES. SO, ALRIGHT. THANK YOU PAM. MM-HMM . OKAY. NUMBER C, DISCUSS AND ACCEPT THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES QUARTERLY REPORT FROM JANUARY TO MARCH OF THIS YEAR. AND DISCUSSED AND, AND CONSIDER, UH, KEEP KAUFMAN COUNTY BEAUTIFUL, BEING RECOGNIZED AS A SILVER STAR AFFILIATE BY THE, UH, TEXAS BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION AND E DISCUSSED, CONSIDER AND APPROVED ENTERING TO A CONTRACT WITH GLOBAL ABILITY FOR DIGITAL BULLETIN BOARD SOFTWARE FOR THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE TO BE PAID FOR BY THE COUNTY. CLERK'S RECORDS, ARCHIVE FUNDS. ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF NOT, I ANY NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. K CROW MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ADAM. NUMBER THREE, [3. Steve Howie: Discuss/Consider/Approve the appointment of Roland Napoles to fill the unexpired term of Stephen Womack beginning on 6/16/2026 and ending on December 31, 2026.] UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPROVED APPOINTMENT OF ROLAND, UH, NAPOLE. I'M PROBABLY BUTCHERED THAT NAME, I'M SORRY. . TO FEEL THE UNEXPIRED TERM OF STEVEN WOMACK BEGINNING JUNE 16TH AND ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. COMMISSIONER LANE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES MS. PAM, [4. Pam Corder: Discuss/Consider/Approve appointing Sherry Duff and Kasey Hovis to the Kaufman County Pet Adoption Center Advisory Committee and the continuation of service of current members Dr. Joe Urso and Veronica Slayton.] ONCE AGAIN DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE APPOINTING SHERRY DUFF AND CASEY HOVAS TO THE KAUFMAN COUNTY PET ADOPTION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND THE CONTINUATION OF SERVICE OF CURRENT MEMBERS, DR. JOE URSO AND VERONICA SLATON. JUDGE, CAN WE GO BACK TO ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ONE THING? SURE. WHAT GOT, WE HAD THE KEEP KAUFMAN COUNTY BEAUTIFUL. YES. AND KEEP KAUFMAN COUNTY BEAUTIFUL. I HAVE WITH ME MS. KATHY TODAY. OKAY. AND, UM, KEEP KAUFMAN COUNTY BEAUTIFUL. I'D LIKE TO JUST READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE RECEIVED THE SILVER STAR AWARD THIS YEAR. UM, UM, THE RECOGNITION IS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL BECAUSE KEEP KAUFMAN COUNTY BEAUTIFUL HAS RECENTLY BEEN REVITALIZED. OVER THE PAST YEAR, WE HAVE FOCUSED ON REBUILDING OUR ORGANIZATION BY HOLDING REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETINGS, RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS, AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. WE PROMOTE THE [00:10:01] KAUFFMAN COUNTY CLEANUPS. WE SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL, UH, WE SUPPORTED EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS. WE ENCOURAGE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP BY SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY GARDENS AT THE POOR FARM AND OUR SEMI-ANNUAL HOMESTEAD DAY EVENT, WE, UH, PROVIDED KID ZONE, UH, ACTIVITIES WITH PINE CONES AND MADE BIRD FEEDERS. UM, THE KIDS MADE BIRD FEEDERS SO THAT WE COULD EXPLAIN TO THEM AND, AND TELL THEM THE IMPORTANCE OF, UM, YOU KNOW, CONNECTING OUR RESIDENTS WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND NATURE. KEEP KAUFFMAN COUNTY BEAUTIFUL. UM, LIKE I SAID, IS IN THE REVITALIZATION STAGE. WE, UM, WANT TO DO MORE CLEANUPS. IF YOU'LL REMEMBER WE USED TO DO A LOT OF TIRE CLEANUPS, UM, ELECTRONICS, CLEANUPS, UM, THE MONEY KIND OF DRIED UP, BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MONEY IS STARTING TO COME BACK DOWN. SO BEING A PART OF KEEP KAUFMAN COUNTY BEAUTIFUL OR KEEP TEXAS BEAUTIFUL HELPS US BE ABLE TO GET THE FUNDING. SO WE DON'T HAVE ONE ON THE RECORDS YET, BUT WE ARE GONNA BE HOSTING IN AN ELECTRONICS CLEANUP WHERE RESIDENTS CAN BRING THEIR STUFF FOR FREE. AND, UM, AND IT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF THROUGH SOME FUNDING THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO US THROUGH OUR DESIGNATION AS A SILVER STAR, UH, WINNER. SO WE DEFINITELY NEED THAT BECAUSE WE FIND IT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE COMMISSIONER CREWS HAVE TO PICK IT UP AND DO SOMETHING WITH IT. SO. EXACTLY. THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. SO, SO THAT IS OUR GOAL OF KEEP KAUFMAN COUNTY BEAUTIFUL IS EXACTLY. TO KEEP IT BEAUTIFUL TO, UH, TO, YOU KNOW, EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON, ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS THAT WE HAVE. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK AND FOR ALL THE MEETINGS. I KNOW Y'ALL HAVE A LOT OF MEETINGS AND SO THAT CAN BE JUST STARTED HAVING THOSE MEETINGS AGAIN. THAT'S GOOD. YEAH, THAT'S GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND SHE BRINGS A LOT OF KNOWLEDGE. UH, WE HOPE TO GET IN THE SCHOOLS AND, YOU KNOW, START TALKING ABOUT RECYCLING AGAIN AND THOSE THINGS THAT WE KIND OF HAVE LOST TOUCH WITH, SO. OKAY. FANTASTIC. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES MA'AM. OKAY, WE'RE BACK TO NUMBER FOUR. I'VE READ THE, UH, MOTION. ANY COMMENTS, ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVORS SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU PAM. THANK YOU MR. OWEN. [5. Owen Cantrell: Discuss/Consider/Approve the Application for Federal Assistance and the Application for Structural repairs for Kaufman-Van Zandt SWCD 505 regarding the rehabilitation of Cedar Creek 57 TX03338 in the amount of $10,000,000.00. ] HE WANTS TO TALK TO US AND MAYBE APPROVE THE APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AND THE APPLICATION FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIRS FOR KAMAN COUNTY VAN ZANT. UH, SWCD 5 0 5 REGARDING THE REHABILITATION OF CEDAR CREEK 57 TX OH 3 3 3 8 AND THE AMOUNT OF $10 MILLION. MORNING. MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS A, UH, I HAVE TWO APPLICATIONS. ONE OF 'EM IS FOR A FEDERAL REHABILITATION AND THE OTHER ONE IS FOR A STATE UPGRADE APPLICATION. BOTH OF THEM ARE FOR CITY CREEK SITE 57. THIS IS, UH, LOCATED ON FM 27 28 ON THE OLD, UH, BAXTER RANCH. YEAH, IT, AND THE STATE IS ASKING FOR APPLICATIONS FOR UPGRADES, STATE UPGRADES, WHICH BASICALLY IS THE SAME THING AS A REHABILITATION, BUT IT'S STRICTLY STATE MONEY. NO FEDERAL MONEY INVOLVED. OKAY. OKAY. UH, BUT THEY'RE RULE APPLY FOR, TO ASK FOR A UPGRADE APPLICATION, YOU ALSO HAVE TO APPLY FOR THE FEDERAL REHAB. SO THAT'S THE REASON BOTH THESE APPLICATIONS ARE FOR THE SAME SITE. OKAY. UH, AND THIS WILL BE EXACT LIKE, UH, THE ONE WE'RE DOING DOWN AT, UH, WARSAW RIGHT NOW. UH, THE COUNTY WOULD BE ASKED TO BE THE CONTRACTING OFFICER AND TO HANDLE THE PAPERWORK END OF IT. AND FOR THAT YOU, THE STATE OR THE COUNTY WOULD GET A, UH, ADMIN FEE BACK FOR THOSE. RIGHT. HAVE THEY FINISHED THE ONE IN WARSAW STILL THERE? NO. NO, NO, NO. , THEY STILL WORK. THEY'RE GONNA MAKE A LIFETIME OUT THAT ONE. UH, THEY'RE GONNA MAKE A LIFETIME OUTTA THAT ONE. UH, THE ANTICIPATED, UH, COMPLETION DATE IS ABOUT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, I BELIEVE. I THINK THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT JUNE OF, OF 27. UH, THEY'VE RUN INTO A LOT OF, UH, PROBLEMS DOWN THERE WITH THE MATERIALS. UH, THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF GROUNDWATER PROBLEMS. UH, EVERY TIME THEY GO TO DO AN EXCAVATION, THEY FALL THROUGH AND HAVE TO, THEY A LOT OF UNDERGROUND SPRINGS IS GIVING THEM PROBLEMS. AND THE WEATHER, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF WEATHER DELAYS, SO, OKAY. IT'S, IT IS BEHIND SCHEDULE. IT IS FOR SURE. IT'S, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL GET IT COMPLETELY. IT'D BE NICE TO GET IT, IT COMPLETED BEFORE, UH, NEXT WINTER. BUT THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN. NO SIR. . OKAY. ALRIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CANTRELL? ANY A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. [00:15:01] MR. LANE MAKES THE MOTION. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AND SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION. CARRIE OWEN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. OKAY, MS. BRENDA CALLOWAY [6. Brenda Callaway, P.E.: Discuss/Consider/Approve the appointment of Brenda Callaway, P.E. to the Surface Transportation Technical Committee to represent Kaufman County.] DISCUSSED, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF BRENDA CALLOWAY PE TO THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL COMMITTEE TO REPRESENT KAUFMAN COUNTY. AND IF YOU WOULD JUST KINDA EXPLAIN WHAT YOU'RE GONNA BE DOING. MS. BRENT? YES SIR. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING. UH, FOR THE FA PAST SEVERAL YEARS, BARRY HEARD HAS BEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY'S REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL COMMITTEE OUT AT COG. UM, WHEN I STARTED WORK WITH ITS, I TOOK OVER MORE OF KAUFMAN COUNTY'S PROJECT COORDINATION WITH YOU BECAUSE OF MY HISTORY IN KAUFMAN COUNTY. SO IT'S COME TO A TIME THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE BARRY WITH MYSELF ON THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL COMMITTEE. WHAT WE DO IS WE MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROJECTS FUNDING, UM, APPLICATIONS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS. UM, WE MAKE THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO RTC AS THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE MPO IN OUR REGION. AND THEN THEY ACT ON THE TECHNICAL, UM, RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE MAKE. OKAY. BRENDA DEFINITELY HAS A LOT OF HISTORY IN COMAN COUNTY AND SO I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE KEEP HER AND PUT HER IN THIS POSITION. MM-HMM . ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FOR BRENDA? NOW I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. CROW MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. MS. BRENDA ONCE AGAIN [7. Brenda Callaway, P.E.: Discuss/Consider/Approve authorization of the ICA between Kaufman County and Crandall EDC for the FM 741-US 175 project and receipt of funding from Crandall EDC for the project in the amount of $315,000.00. ] DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE ICA BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND THE CRANDALL EEDC FOR THE FM 7 41 S 1 75 PROJECT AND RECEIPT OF FUNDING FROM THE CRANDALL EDC FOR THE PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF 315,000. YES MA'AM. YES. SO LAST YEAR WE WENT OUT WITH A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR AN ENGINEERING FIRM TO DO THE ENGINEERING DESIGN ON THE FM 7 41, UM, AT US 1 75 BRIDGE. UH, ONCE WE NEGOTIATED WITH THEM AND GOT COSTS, UH, WITH BOND PROGRAM FUNDS, WE WERE A LITTLE SHORT. SO WE COORDINATED WITH THE CRANDALL EDC AND ASKED THEM FOR SOME ASSISTANCE IN THE ENGINEERING DESIGN AND THEY FELT LIKE IT WAS AN IMPORTANT ENOUGH PROJECT FOR THEIR COMMUNITY THAT THEY, UM, ARE WILLING TO CONTRIBUTE $315,000 TOWARDS THE HDR CONTRACT. RIGHT. AND THIS ICA IS TO GET THAT, UM, ACCOMPLISHED AND GET THE MONEY INTO KAUFFMAN COUNTY'S COFFERS. WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR SOME TIME. WE HAVE. AND FINALLY WE GOT SOME, UH, HELP THERE. YES. WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT. TRAFFIC IS AWFUL. YES. AND FOR DEVELOPMENT TO HAPPEN, IT'S SOMETHING NECESSARY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR BRENDA ON THIS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THEN? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. CROW MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES AND I'LL SIGN BOTH OF THESE SHORTLY. OKAY. BEFORE YOU LEAVE, YOU CAN TAKE 'EM OH ONE WITH YOU. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. NUMBER EIGHT, MS. [8. Brenda Callaway, P.E.: Discuss/Consider/Approve professional services agreement between Kaufman County and HDR for the FM 741 at US 175 project in the amount of $1,341,918.00.] BRENDA, ONCE AGAIN DISCUSS, CONSIDER AN APPROVED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN KAUFMAN COUNTY AND HDR FOR THE 7 4 1 1 7 5 PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,341,918. YES MA'AM. OKAY. UM, NOW THAT YOU HAVE APPROVED THE FUNDING TRANSFER FROM THE CRANDALL EDC INTO KAUFMAN COUNTY, WE WILL UTILIZE THAT FUND ALONG WITH BOND FUNDS TO EXECUTE HDR'S CONTRACT AND ALLOW THEM TO START, UM, ENGINEERING ON THE FM 7 41 AT US 1 75 BRIDGE. UH, THEY'RE HOPING TO GET THE PSE PACKET TOGETHER, UM, AND READY FOR TECH. SO CONSIDERATION IN ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS. OKAY. SO HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE BACK SOMETIME NEXT YEAR ABOUT THIS TIME AND BE SEARCHING FOR FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT BRIDGE. THERE'S NOT, UH, ANY ENVIRONMENTAL HAS TO GO ON THIS 'CAUSE IT'S A BRIDGE. UH, SINCE IT'S IN THE, UM, EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY, THE ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION WILL BE MINIMAL. UM, IT WILL BE A CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION. SO JUST A COUPLE OF TECHNICAL REPORTS THAT THEY WILL DO. UM, AND THEN THEY'LL MOVE DIRECTLY INTO PSE WITHOUT ANY SCHEMATIC. OKAY. GOOD DEAL. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR BRENDA? COMMENTS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THEN I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A AYE. MOTION. BRENDA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU AND JOHN DO FOR US. THANK YOU. NUMBER NINE, [9. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve MB Concrete to do work at 15913 US 175 W. Kemp, TX 75143 in Precinct 4 utilizing City of Forney RFP 2026-002.] MS. LORENA, [00:20:02] DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE MB CONCRETE TO DO WORK AT 15,913 US 1 75 WEST KEMP, UH, PRECINCT FOUR, UTILIZING THE CITY OF FORNEY RFP 20 26 0 0 2. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. AND COMMISSIONERS. SO COMMISSIONER MOORE HAS ASKED ME TO PLACE THIS ON THE AGENDA FOR TRANSPARENCY. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS DRAINAGE AND FLOODING ON THE SITE AND THE TOTAL COST IS 31,536. PURCHASING IS BEING MADE THROUGH THE CITY OF FORNEY CONTRACT. IT MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS AND, UM, LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? UH, THE REASON I BROUGHT THIS, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, IT'S GONNA BE AT 40 20 AND 1 75. THERE'S A BUSINESS THERE THAT IN THE PICTURES THAT I ATTACHED SHOWED THERE WAS A DITCH THERE YEARS AGO. UH, THE COUNTY DID GIVE 'EM A GREEN LIGHT TO GO AHEAD YEARS AGO TO FILL ALL THAT IN, BUT THEN THE LAST PICTURE SHOWS ALL THE FLOODING. SO I NORMALLY DON'T DO CONCRETE, UH, LIKE LOW WATER CROSSING, STUFF LIKE THAT. SO IT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN FIX THIS TO GET THAT DRAINAGE RIGHT. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I BROUGHT IT FOR, TO COURT ON SOMETHING WE NORMALLY DON'T DO, BUT I, IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. SO I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE IT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION? COMMISSIONER MOORE? DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER LANE. MAKE A SECOND. ALL YOU IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALL THANK MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU LORENA. MS. AUDITOR TO DISCUSS [10. Auditor: Discuss/Consider line item and budget transfers/corrections. ] LINE ITEM TRANSFERS THIS WEEK. WE DO HAVE, UM, SEVERAL ROUTINE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AND BOTH, UH, BUDGET AMENDMENTS AS WELL. AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL. Y'ALL SEEN THESE SINCE LAST WEEK? HAVE YOU LOOKED AT 'EM? ANY QUESTIONS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. CROW MAKES A MOTION. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND MR. LANE. UH, MOORE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, CI. AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIED. MR. AUDITOR ONCE [11. Auditor: Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor. ] AGAIN CONSIDERED LINE ITEM, I MEAN CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT. SO THIS WEEK WE DO HAVE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES, WE ALSO HAVE JUROR INVOICES AND WE HAD AN ELECTIONS PAYROLL AND MOST OF THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE IS MADE UP OF HEALTH INSURANCE AND LEASES. UM, AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO PAY THESE. OKAY, Y'ALL SEEN THESE TWO? ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY ITEM THERE? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MR. LANE MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES SECOND. ALL THEM IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. OKAY. WHO'S [12. Adjourn Meeting ] GONNA ADJOURN US TODAY? BUT MR. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SIR. MAKE A MOTION. I HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TAKE A SHORT BREAK THEN WE'LL GET INTO THE BUDGET. UH, ABOUT NINE O'CLOCK. * 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.