* 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. [00:00:05] OKAY. LIKE TO [Call to order] WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING. HERE IT IS, JULY THE 14TH, AND WE'RE MAY NEXT. AS USUAL, WE'RE GONNA BEGIN, UH, WITH OUR INVOCATION AND OUR PLEDGES IF YOU WOULD JOIN ME AND STAND, PLEASE. LET'S PRAY. LORD, THANK YOU FOR SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY. WE PRAY FOR SOME MORE RAIN IN CERTAIN AREAS. LORD, UH, WATCH OVER IN COURT TODAY. WATCH OVER ALL OUR CA COUNTY EMPLOYEES ARE OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. HELP US HAVE A BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL AFTERNOON CHRIST. LET ME PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD. INDIVISIBLE. WAS LIBERTY DEEMED JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. OKAY, [1. ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE] I HAVE A COUPLE OF ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE THINGS. UH, LET'S SEE. WE HAVE, UH, DATE TEETH, THE 40 LINES CLUB GRILL AND SPLASH BASH. I'M SURE SQUI WILL BE OUT THERE IN HIS SWIM TRUNKS ON THAT ONE. IS THAT, DID I NOT GET THAT RIGHT? NO. OKAY. DID YOU . YOU GONNA BE RIGHT BESIDE ME, RIGHT? NO, I'M NOT. MM-HMM . AND THEN THIS SATURDAY IS THE, UH, UH, TEXAS, I MEAN THE CRAWFORD COUNTY AGGIE AUCTION AND SCHOLARSHIP DINNER AT THE CIVIC CENTER, UH, STARTS AT FIVE 30. AND THAT'S ALL WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA FOR THIS WEEK. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. CAN I THROW SOMETHING IN THERE? YEAH. UH, I, I, I'LL GIVE ALL THEIR DETAILS BUT I JUST WANNA THROW A LITTLE SHOUT OUT TO THE, THE CORDOVA FAMILY IN PRAIRIEVILLE BECAUSE WE HAD A LARGE TREE FALL IN THE ROAD AND SOMETIMES THE CITIZENS HELP US AND THEY ACTUALLY CUT THAT TRIP, MOVED IT TO THE SIDE. SOMETIMES WE GET CALLS OF A LIMB IN THE ROAD AND THEY WANT US TO COME PICK IT UP. BUT THIS FAMILY ALWAYS HELPS US OUT IN STORMS AND MOVES THE STUFF. SO THANK YOU TO THE COORDINATOR FAMILY. THERE GO. ALRIGHT. NEED MORE OF THAT, THAT'S FOR SURE. OKAY, WE MOVE ON TO [2. CONSENT AGENDA] OUR CONSENT AND AGENDA. WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS THERE. AM I GONNA READ THEM ALL? YOU HAVE ALL HAD TIME TO LOOK AT 'EM. ANY DISCUSSIONS ON ANY ITEM THAT'S LISTED? NO. I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR YOU. MOTION TO APPROVE TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. COLE MAKES THE MOTION TO, I MEAN THE SECOND TO APPROVE. ALL IN FAVOR OF CI. AYE. MOTION [3. David Asbill: Present the Children's Shelter Quarterly Report. ] CARRIES. OKAY, MR. DAVID, AS BILL, HE WANTS TO GIVE US THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER QUARTERLY REPORT. MORNING, DAVID. GOOD MORNING. I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S TIME. THANK YOU SIR. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU SIR. SO I JUST UH, WANT TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, UH, ON THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER. UH, APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. UH, FOR THE LAST QUARTER. UH, LIKE I SAID, ALL THE DATE IS ON THERE. WASN'T SURE EXACTLY HOW YOU WANT IT BROKE DOWN, BUT, UH, WE TOOK CARE OF 27 KIDS AND UM, PROVIDED 1002 AND 33 DAYS OF CARE FOR THOSE KIDS. UH, DURING THAT QUARTER. UM, WHAT I DIDN'T PUT ON THERE THE LONGEST, UH, ONE KID WAS HERE 103 DAYS AND THEN WE HAD, UH, THE SHORTEST TIME LENGTH WAS 10 DAYS. UH, SO LIKE I SAID, BECAUSE OF BEING THE EMERGENCY SHELTER IN THOSE CASES AND SITUATIONS, YOU KNOW, WE NEVER KNOW EXACTLY HOW LONG THEY'RE GONNA BE THERE OR WHATEVER. UM, THE STATE MANDATE IS THAT AFTER 90 DAYS, UM, THERE HAS TO BE A PLAN IN PLACE THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM AND EVERYTHING. AND SO, UM, LIKE I SAID, THEY'LL GIVE US A LITTLE EXTENSION IF THERE'S A PLAN IN PLACE, YOU KNOW, THAT IT WANNA MOVE THEM AND THEN MOVE THEM AGAIN AND, YOU KNOW, TWO OR THREE DAYS. SO THAT'S WHY THE UH, ONE, UH, GROUP OF THREE SIBLINGS STAYED 103 DAYS IS 'CAUSE THERE WAS A PLAN IN PLACE. JUST NEEDED A LITTLE BIT OF YEAH. EXTENSION. OKAY. BUT ANYWAY, UH, I BROKE DOWN THE STATISTICS. Y'ALL CAN SEE THERE. UM, THE KIDS WE TAKE AND THE COUNTIES WE SERVE. AND UM, I SAY YOU SEE ALL THE NUMBERS THERE. UH, AND CURRENTLY WE HAVE EIGHT [00:05:01] KIDS, BUT I JUST ACCEPTED TWO RIGHT BEFORE I CAME HERE, SO WE'LL GET TWO MORE TODAY THIS AFTERNOON. UM, LET'S SEE. I'M LETTING Y'ALL LOOK AT THE NOTES THERE TOO. A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON WITH THE STATE RIGHT NOW AND WITH US, UH, THIS YEAR. IT STARTED IN JANUARY. ONE DIDN'T GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, UH, BECAUSE THEY GAVE EVERYBODY A TRANSITION PERIOD, BUT THEY'RE KIND OF MOVING. WHAT USED TO BE MINIMUM STANDARDS IS, IS WHAT Y'ALL, THE RULES OR REGULATIONS YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW TO BE LICENSED CHILDCARE ENTITY. UH, THEY'VE CHANGED THAT TO WHAT'S CALLED T THREE C AND THAT'S TEXAS CHILD-CENTERED CARE AND UH, JUST RENAMED IT AND HAVE UM, KIND OF REORGANIZED THINGS AND MADE DIFFERENT CRITERIA AND EVERYTHING. AND LIKE I SAY, THEY GAVE EVERYBODY FROM JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER, YOU KNOW, TRANSITION TO GET INTO AND MAKE THE CHANGES YOU NEED TO MEET THOSE CRITERIA. UH, AND SO WE'RE IN THAT PROCESS RIGHT NOW. UM, AND THAT'S, WE'VE HAD TO HIRE A COUPLE OF MORE PART-TIME STAFF, UH, THERE AGAIN TO MEET THOSE CRITERIA BECAUSE THEY LOWERED THE NUMBER OF KIDS THAT EACH CAREGIVER CAN BE WATCHING AND THAT'S WHAT'S CALLED THEIR RATIO. UH, SO, UH, THAT MADE SOME CHANGES THAT WE'VE HAD TO MEET. UH, BUT I WILL SAY WE'RE VERY BLESSED TO HAVE UH, DONORS. UM, AND LIKE I SAY SUMMERTIME, UH, YOU KNOW, THE KIDS COULD BE BORED, YOU KNOW, THEY JUST NEED STUFF TO DO. SO THAT'S WHY I PUT DOWN THERE THAT LIST OF ACTIVITY THINGS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TAKE THE KIDS TOO AND UH, THEM PARTICIPATE IN AND DO UH, IN THE SUMMER. UM, SO I LISTED THAT. UM, ANY QUESTIONS FROM YOU GUYS THE OTHER DAY? YOU MENTIONED ABOUT THE AGES OF KIDS, THE CHILDREN OR KIDS, CHILDREN FROM TWO TO FIVE, YOU HAD TO HAVE MORE SUPPORT FOR THAT. MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT THOSE? 'CAUSE I SAW IN YOUR BUDGET WHERE IT RUNS THE COST UP SO HIGH BECAUSE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL YOU HAVE TO HAVE. SO HOW DO YOU MANAGE THAT OR DO YOU MANAGE THAT OR WHAT'S THE ANSWER? SO IF I DON'T HAVE IT, IT'S ANY KID UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. YEP. THEY COUNT AS TWO. RIGHT. WHICH INCREASES YOUR RATIO. SO YOU, THE ACTUAL PHYSICAL BODIES THERE AREN'T MORE BUT THE RATIO IS, AND THEN IF YOU HAS TO BE ONE PER EIGHT FOR STAFFING. NOW THE POINT TO THAT IS, SO IF YOU HAD UH, MORE THAN EIGHT KIDS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE TWO. BUT IF THERE WERE UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE AND YOU HAD TWO OR THREE OF THEM, WELL THAT'S GONNA BE FOUR OR SIX, YOU KNOW. WELL OUR QUESTION IS DO YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE CHILDREN AT THAT AGE? THE BOARD HAS SAID YES. SO IT'S NOT A STATE, IT'S OUR BOARD. YES. OKAY. BUT I'M LIMITING IT TO JUST LIKE TWO MAX BECAUSE THERE AGAIN, IT REALLY PUTS OUR STAFF RATIO. SO I'VE LIMITED IT TO TWO UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. THEY'RE AGAIN, ONLY BECAUSE OF STAFFING ISSUES. WELL THAT WAS MY QUESTION. 'CAUSE WHEN YOU MENTIONED THAT THE OTHER DAY AND THE CALLS, I THOUGHT, WELL WAIT A MINUTE. YEAH. HER HITS THE BUDGET. YEAH. OKAY. YEAH, I GOT, I GET THAT. NO, NO. GOOD KNOW ANY QUESTIONS FOR DAVID? THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WELL YOU GOT ANYTHING ELSE? YOU CAN'T GO. YOU CAN'T GO YET BECAUSE I HAVE ONE MORE. ONE MORE. VERY ONE MORE. OKAY. PROFESSIONAL IMPORTANT THING WE WANT IT THAT I DON'T WANT YOU TO FORGET ABOUT WE, OUR FUNDRAISER IS COMING UP AND YOU KNOW, I'M SURE SOME OF YOU HAVE PAID ATTENTION TO AND KNOW AND KEPT UP WITH US, BUT YEAH, I ALWAYS HAVE TO KEEP TOMMY IN PLACE AND SO I WANT HIM TO MAKE SURE AND KNOW THAT UH, WE NEED HIS HELP. 'CAUSE HE'S SUCH A GOOD MAN. YES. ANYWAY, I DID WANNA SHARE THAT OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER IS AUGUST THE 15TH. YEP. AND I, I KNOW YOU'LL BE BORED AND NEED SOMETHING TO DO, SO PLEASE COME OUT AND HELP US. IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. OH. AND WE'RE ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE TO CHEF BEAVERS 'CAUSE HE'S VERY HELPFUL. YEAH. HE'S GOTTA WRANGLE YOU AROUND WHILE YOU'RE THERE. I'VE SEEN HIM . HE DOES. HE DOES. HE KEEPS ME IN LINE. YES. OKAY, ALL THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU DAVID. APPRECIATE Y'ALL, APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT Y'ALL DO OUT THERE. YEP. THANK YOU. OH, IF Y'ALL ARE AT BOARD, I WILL HAVE Y'ALL OUT TO SEE OUR FACILITIES [00:10:01] UH, OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. WE'VE REMODELED THE WHOLE ENTIRE BUILDING SO Y'ALL NEED TO COME AND LOOK AT IT Y'ALL. WE'LL DO THAT. Y'ALL NEED TO YOUR COMMON SENSE. SOMEDAY WE DO IT. THANK YOU. POINT. OKAY. WE'LL SEE. OKAY, COMMISSIONER LANE, DISCUSS, [4. Commissioner Lane: Discuss/Consider/Approve the Precinct 3 2019 road bond funding transfer in the amount of $457,941.49.] CONSIDER AN APPROVED PRECINCT 3 20 19 ROAD, UH, BOND FUNDING TRANSFER IN THE AMOUNT OF $457,941 AND 49 CENTS. YES SIR. THESE ARE FOUR, UH, THAT WERE BOND ROADS, UH, QUI AND SAMUELS. AND UH, WE HAD THIS DISCRETIONARY LEFT OVER SO WE'RE GOING TO PUT IT BACK ON THERE FOR UH, THEY'RE IN BAD SHAPE AND UH, WE'LL ADD A LITTLE BIT TO IT AND SEE IF WE CAN GET IT DONE. OKAY. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I'LL HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LANE. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER WILL MAKE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. [5. Commissioner Lane: Discuss/Consider/Approve the lnterloca1 Contract with the Town of Poetry for road cap-1000' and pothole repair costing $8,100.00. ] COMMISSIONER LANE, ONCE AGAIN DISCUSS. CONSIDER AN APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL CONTRACT WITH THE TOWN OF RY FOR ROAD REPAIRS CAMP, UH, 1000 FEET AND POTHOLE REPAIR COSTING $8,100. YEAH, JUST UH, WITH RY HELPING THEM OUT A LITTLE BIT ON THE ROAD STANDARD. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. YOU HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LANE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. WE MAKE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES MS. [6. Lorena Diaz: Discuss/Consider/Approve the purchase of a Farman 110A with Alamo Sam 22 Boom Mower for PCT 3 R&B utilizing Buyboard Contract #788-25.] LONO, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF A FARM ONE 10 A WITH ALAMO SAM 22 BO MOWER FOR PRECINCT THREE ROAD BRIDGE UTILIZING BY BOARD CONTRACT 7 88 DASH 25. YES MA'AM. GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. SO THIS MEETS ALL PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATION. THE PRICE TAG ON THIS IS 1 67, 1 0 7 AND IT'S BEING FINANCED THROUGH WELCH BANK. WELCH BANK. THIS IS FOR COMMISSIONER LANE. OKAY. ALRIGHT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LANE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. COLE MAKES A ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. NEXT [7. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and entering into a public hearing. ] ONE IS MINE. DISCUSS, CONSIDER EXITING REGULAR MEETING AND ENTER INTO A PUBLIC HEARING. IT IS, WHAT TIME IS IT? TWO TRUCKS. OH, ABOUT 12 AFTER 9, 9 12. SO I NEED A MOTION TO DO THAT. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. COLE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT, NUMBER [8. Public Hearing: To receive input regarding: A. Not allowing Thru Trucks and placing "No Thru Trucks" signs on the following county roads within Precinct 4: County Road 4083, and using State Hwy 34, FM 2451 as an alternate route, pursuant to Texas Transportation Code Section 251.1575; B. Not allowing Thru Trucks and placing "No Thru Trucks" signs on the following county roads within Precinct 4: County Road 4084, and using State Hwy 34, FM 2451 as an alternate route, pursuant to Texas Transportation Code Section 251.1575.] EIGHT. TO RECEIVE INPUT REGARDING WITHIN PRECINCT FOUR ROAD BRIDGE 40 83 UTILIZING, UH, STATE HIGHWAY 34 AND FM 24 51 AS AN ALTERNATE ROUTE PURSUANT TO TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE 2 51 0.1575. THERE'S NO ONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS THAT I CAN SEE SINCE WE'RE ALL EMPLOYEES HERE. SO, AND THEN B IS NOT ALIGNED THROUGH TRUCKS PLACING NO THROUGH TRUCK SIGNS ON THE FOLLOWING COUNTY ROADS AT PRECINCT FOUR COUNTY ROAD 40 84 UTILIZING STATE HIGHWAY 34 AND FM 24 51. THAT'S ALTERNATE ROUTE PURSUANT TO TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE 2 51 0.1575. ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS NOT? [9. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider exciting public hearing and entering back into regular meeting.] SO I NEED A MOTION TO GO BACK INTO OUR REGULAR MEETING. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. IT'S NINE 13. HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. COMMISSIONER, WE'LL MAKE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES. NUMBER [10. Judge Allen: Discuss/Consider/Approve: A. Not allowing Thru Trucks and placing "No Thru Trucks" signs on the following county roads within Precinct 4: County Road 4083, and using State Hwy 34, FM 2451 as an alternate route, pursuant to Texas Transportation Code Section 251.1575; B. Not allowing Thru Trucks and placing "No Thru Trucks" signs on the following county roads within Precinct 4: County Road 4084, and using State Hwy 34, FM 2451 as an alternate route, pursuant to Texas Transportation Code Section 251.1575. ] 10, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND APPROVE A NOT ALLOWING THROUGH TRUCKS AND PLACING NO THROUGH TRUCK SIGNS ON THE FOLLOWING COUNTY ROADS AND PRECINCT FOUR COUNTY ROAD 40 83. UTILIZING STATE HIGHWAY 34 AND FM 24 51 AS AN ALTERNATE ROUTE PURSUANT TO TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE 2 51 0.1575 AND B NOT ALLOWING THROUGH TRUCKS AND PLACING NO THROUGH TRUCKS SIGNS ON THE FOLLOWING COUNTY, ROADS AND PRECINCT FOUR CANYON ROAD 40 84 AND USING HIGHWAY 34 AND FM 24 51 AS ALTERNATE ROUTES PURSUANT TO TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE 2 51 0.1575. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER MOORE MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. I'LL SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES MS. [11. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line-item and budget transfers/corrections. ] CHAR DISCUSS LINE ITEM TRANSFERS. UM, THIS WEEK WE JUST HAVE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS FOR ROUTINE EXPENDITURES AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO PROCESS THOSE. OKAY. Y'ALL GOT THESE LAST THURSDAY TO LOOK AT ANY QUESTIONS? NO. A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. OH, HE BEAT YOU TO IT. I'LL SECOND. SECOND. MR. LANE MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A MOTION CARRIES MR. AUDITOR ONCE [12. Auditor; Discuss/Consider claims for payment and/or Financial Information as provided by the County Auditor. ] AGAIN CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT. THIS WEEK WE HAVE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE INVOICES MAINLY MADE UP OF MEDICAL, UM, HEALTH [00:15:01] EXPENDITURES. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE JURY PAYMENTS AND WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO PAY THOSE AGAIN. Y'ALL GOT THESE LAST THURSDAY? ANY QUESTIONS? NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. MR. MOORE MAKES THE MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION CARRIES. I'LL MAKE [13. Adjourn Meeting ] A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER PHIPPS TO ADJOURN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. MR. CROW MAKES A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. BOTH. AND CARRIES. WE WILL START A BUDGET HEARING AT 10 O' 10 O'CLOCK SO WE WILL TAKE A BREAK UNTIL THEN. * 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.