Jul 28, 2020 Commissioners Court

YES, SIR.

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COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS CALLED TO ORDER IT'S

[Call to Order]

AND WE'RE IN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING ROOM AND THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX.

UH, WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT COMMISSIONER CATES IS JOINING US VIA CONFERENCE CALL.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S ONLINE YET OR NOT, BUT, UH, WE'LL FIND THAT OUT IN A MINUTE.

UH, WE'LL START OFF THIS MORNING BY WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER, BARBER'S GONNA OFFER AN INVOCATION AND, UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS IS GONNA LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES TO HER FLAGS.

IF YOU'LL PLEASE STAND PROBABLY WHEN HE PLAYS OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO YOU THIS MORNING, ASKING YOU TO BE WITH US.

AS WE DELIBERATE THE BUSINESS OF A COFFIN COUNTY, ASK YOU TO HELP US MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED, ASK YOU TO BE WITH US ALL AND KEEP US SAFE, ESPECIALLY A BE WITH OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR MILITARY.

UM, AGAIN, BE WITH THE SAUL AND, UH, I BLESS AMERICA AND ESPECIALLY OUR COUNTY IN JESUS NAME.

WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

ONE SECOND ONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, WE GET TO START OFF TODAY WITH THE, UH, BOTTOM OF THE DAY IT WAS ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE TO PRESENT? OKAY.

OKAY.

[2. CONSENT AGENDA]

THERE ARE THREE THINGS, A, B AND C ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

UH, WOULD ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WANT TO SPEAK TO THOSE ITEMS SPECIFICALLY? OR IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT.

WE HAVE MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

HOW SECOND SHAKER COMMISSION, BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

THOSE POSTS KNOW THAT MOTION CARRIES ITEM

[3. Judge Richards; To present the Kaufman County Historical Commission with the Distinguished Service Award for the 2019 year of service.]

IT'S PRESENT THE COFFIN COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION WITH THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FOR THE 2019 YEAR OF SERVICE.

UH, I'D ASKED TO SPEAK AT OUR SHOW, OUR CHAIRMAN OF THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION, IF HE'D COME UP.

AND, UH, I THINK HE HAS A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION TO SHARE WITH US ABOUT THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION.

AND THEN AFTER THAT I'LL COME DOWN THERE AND WE'LL MAKE A, LIKE A PRESENTATION OF HIS WORK.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION IS ALWAYS A PLEASED THAT THE COOPERATION THAT WE GET FROM OTHER AREAS OF THE, OF THE COMMISSION, UH, COUNTY COMMISSION AND ALL THE GROUP THAT'S COME IN.

UH, MY CLIENT WORKS WITH US REGULARLY.

TERRY BARBARA WORKS WITH US, ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE VERY, VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN WHAT GOES ON WITH THE, UH, WITH THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION.

AND WE APPRECIATE IT THAT, UH, WE HAVE, UH, 15 VOLUNTEERS ARE APPOINTEES TO THE COMMISSION.

MANY OF THEM ARE HERE TODAY.

WE HAVE SEVERAL THAT ARE HERE TODAY AND, UH, THEY PUT IN A TOTAL THAT THEY LISTED ON THEIR LIST AND WE DON'T ALWAYS LIST ALL THE HOURS WE PUT IN AS VOLUNTEER HOURS, BUT THEY LISTED OVER 595 HOURS THIS YEAR THAT THEY PUT IN HIS VOLUNTEER HOURS ON SATURDAY MORNING, ADULT PROBATION COMES OUT AND DOES SOME WORK AT THE POOR FARM.

THEY PUT IN OVER 2000 HOURS OUT AT THE POOR FARM WORKING ON SATURDAY MORNINGS.

AND, UH, THAT'S ALWAYS VERY GOOD.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

WE GAVE FIVE GUYS ADDED TOURS THIS LAST YEAR, UH, AT THE POOR FARM UC FOR SCHOOLS, WE HAD A VINTAGE OUR FIRST VINTAGE MARKET DAY EVENT OUT THERE ON ONE DAY WE WERE PLANNING ANOTHER ONE THIS YEAR, BUT THEY HAVE NOW CANCELED IT FOR THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, BUT THE WE'VE HAD ARCHEOLOGY MONTH WITH THE PEROT MUSEUM THAT WAS OUT THERE.

AND THAT WAS ANOTHER ONE WAS SCHEDULED SCHEDULED THIS MONTH.

THEN THAT ALSO, I'M ASSUMING, ASSUMING IT'S GOING TO BE GANTZ.

WE'VE HAD THE TRACK AUDI TRACTOR CLUBS INVOLVED.

THEY'RE DOING THINGS OUT THERE WITH US AND FOR US.

AND, UH, THERE'S THINGS THAT THEY'RE WANTING TO GET MORE AND MORE INVOLVED WITH THE THINGS OUT AT THE POOR FARM.

WE ALSO HAVE THE MASTER GARDENERS, UH, THAT, UH, COME OUT AND DO THINGS.

THEY HAVE A GARDEN OUT THERE AND ARE WORKING ON SOME WONDERFUL THINGS.

AND WE'RE WORKING.

THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE VANTAGE MARKETING DAYS AND DOING PROJECTS THROUGH THAT.

ON ONE DAY, THIS YEAR OUT AT THE FARM FOR FARM, WE HAD OVER 400 GUESTS IN ONE DAY, WHICH IS REALLY

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WE'RE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

WE'RE WANTING TO GET MORE PUBLICITY.

WE'RE WANTING TO DO MORE THINGS OUT THERE.

UH, THE SATURDAY MORNING GROUP ARE WORKING ON REPAIRING SOME OF THE BUILDINGS THAT WERE, UH, IN VERY DISREPAIR OUT THERE.

WE'RE NOW GETTING MORE ELECTRICITY OUT THERE SO THAT WHEN WE HAVE PROJECTS AND, UH, WEEKEND EVENTS THAT THE, UH, UH, PEOPLE WHO WILL HAVE ELECTRICITY FOR THEIR BOOTHS AND, AND THIS TAP THING.

SO IT'S REALLY COMING OUT, COMING TOGETHER.

IT'S NOT ALL THERE BY ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION.

IT TOOK THEM TO TAKE A LOT MORE MONEY TO DO THAT, BUT IT'S A, WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT AS INEXPENSIVELY AS WE CAN AND GET AS MUCH, UH, DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS TO DO THINGS AS WE CAN.

SO IT'S REALLY, WE'RE REALLY PLEASED WITH WHAT'S GOING ON.

WELL, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE OWN RECEIVING THIS.

I'LL COME DOWN THERE IF IT'S ALL RIGHT.

AND I GUESS WE ALL NEED TO MAKE SURE WE MAINTAIN OUR SIX FEET IS FACING SOME AIR LETTER, UH, IMAGE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE, LIKE BE A LITTLE, YOU HAVE TO USE A WIDE ANGLE, I GUESS.

AND IF THE COMMISSIONERS, IF Y'ALL WANT TO MAYBE GATHER DOWN ON THIS SIDE AND I'LL COME DOWN THERE AND WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE OF EVERYBODY IN THE SHOTTY, IS THAT GOOD? ALRIGHT.

YOU DON'T PUT YOUR MASK ON THAT.

WELL, I'M GOING TO GET INTO PICTURE.

COME ON.

OKAY.

I'LL SPEND COMMERCIAL JOKES.

YOU CAN JUST DRIVE ME, CUT ME UP.

WE NEED OUR MATCH TO THE ELECTRIC.

I WAS THINKING THAT WE NOT BE MATCHED UP PERFECTLY.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

NOBODY'S HOLDING THEIR BREATH.

HOLD YOUR BREATH.

EVERYBODY'S OKAY.

THIS IS FROM THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION.

THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION PRESENTS THIS 2019 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD TO KAUFMAN COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND RECOGNITION OF EACH ACTIVE AND WELL-BALANCED PRESERVATION PROGRAM AND IS SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MARK WOLF GRADUATION.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, IS DONE SO MUCH IN HELPING THIS KEEPS US LEARNING.

IT KEEPS US TOGETHER.

I THANK Y'ALL.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU GUYS.

YEAH, I'M SHOCKED THAT THEY'RE LEAVING BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY INTERESTING THINGS TO TALK ABOUT.

MMM.

I SKIPPED OVER THE REMARKS AND VISITORS, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANY CARDS FROM ANYBODY.

SO, UH, OKAY.

THANK YOU.

[4. Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and enter into a public hearing.]

UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO DO SO I'LL MAKE THE MOTION WHERE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBERS OR SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

UH, THERE'S

[5. Public Hearing; Discuss annexation of a portion (.8 of a mile) of CR 4001 by City of Mabank, Texas pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Sections 43.1055 and 43.106.]

THE FIRST IS TO DISCUSS ANNEXATION OF A PORTION EIGHT TENTHS OF A MILE OF COUNTY ROAD FOUR ZERO ZERO ONE BY THE CITY OF MAYBANK, TEXAS PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 43.105, FIVE AND 43.106.

UM, IF COMMISSIONER KATE IS WITH US, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF HE WANTS TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND IF HE'S NOT, UM, DEBRA, CAN YOU, ARE YOU PREPARED TO SAY JUDGE I'M HERE? OKAY, GO.

UH, COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THE ANNEXATION OF THIS EIGHT TENTHS OF A MILE? SO THIS IS JUST A, UH, JUST AN, A, AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN A PRECINCT FLOOR AND THE CITY OF MAY BANK.

THE CITY MAY BANK HAS A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT GOING ON, ON, UH, ON THIS PARTICULAR COUNTY ROAD.

AND, UH, THEY HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN, IN, UH, NOT ONLY ANNEXING THE ROAD, BUT ALSO ULTIMATELY ANNEX THAT PORTION OF LAND AND, UH, BEING DEVELOPED.

WE BELIEVE THAT, UH, THIS WILL BE IN THE BEST INTEREST TO, UH, ALLOW MAYBANK TO TAKE OVER, UM, MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ROAD.

AND IT WILL ALSO, AND THEY, UH, INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THEM.

UH, THAT'S BEEN IN PLACE FOR A WHILE THAT HAD, UH, UH, PARTICIPATING IN THE AMENDMENTS, BUT, UH, UH, THE PORTION OF THE ROAD THAT BELONGED TO THIS CITY PURSUANT TO THAT.

SO,

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BUT, UH, I RECOMMEND THAT WE PROCEED WITH THIS.

UH, THIS IS JUST A MECHANISM TO ALLOW ME BANK TO TAKE IN THIS ROOM.

OKAY.

I'LL CALL FOR A MOTION IN A FEW MINUTES.

THE FIRST WE'RE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

SO IS THERE ANYONE WITH US WHO WOULD CARE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THIS PROPOSED ACTION IN THE COURT? UH, IS THERE ANYONE WITH US, HE WOULD CARE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPOSED ACTION.

OKAY.

[6. Public Hearing; Lily Solar; To receive input from the public regarding designation of Reinvestment Zone for Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act, Chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code.]

UH, THIS IS LILY SOLAR TO RECEIVE INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING DESIGNATION OF A REINVESTMENT ZONE FOR PROPERTY REDEVELOPMENT AND TAX ABATEMENT, ASH CHAPTER THREE 12 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE.

AND I THINK DEB BONNER IS GONNA EXPLAIN THEM WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS THE LILY SOLAR OR AN EL ENERGY IS DEVELOPING A PIECE OF PROPERTY IN THE PRECINCT FOUR AREA DOWN AROUND SCURRY INTO A SOLAR FARM.

AND THIS, UH, RESOLUTION AND ACTION WOULD CREATE A REINVESTMENT ZONE TO GIVE THEM SOME TAX INCENTIVES AS DISCUSSED WITH COMMISSIONER'S COURT PRIOR.

OKAY.

UM, IN THIS PUBLIC HEARING, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD CARE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THIS PROPOSED ACTION OF THE COURT? IS THERE ANYONE WITH US WHO WOULD CARE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS PROPOSAL ACTION.

OKAY.

OKAY.

I

[7. Discuss/Consider exiting public hearing and enter back into regular meeting.]

WE HAD THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBARA, IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE POSTS.

NO, UH, UH, THOSE POSTS, NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES,

[8. Discuss/Consider approving Annexation Resolution for a portion of CR 4001]

I'D MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THAT REQUEST FOR INDEXATION.

WE HAVE MOTION WITH COMMISSIONER CASE TO APPROVE THE ANNEXATION IS PRESENTED.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

NEXT

[9. Lily Solar; Discuss/Consider and take all appropriate action on a resolution designating a reinvestment zone for property tax abatement under the property redevelopment and tax abatement act, chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code.]

CONSIDER TO TAKE ALL APPROPRIATE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING, A REINVESTMENT ZONE FOR PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT UNDER THE PROPERTY REDEVELOPMENT AND TAX ABATEMENT ACT CHAPTER THREE 12 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

UH, IS THERE ANYONE WHO WOULD CARE, UH, TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ACTION? YEAH, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION AS WRITTEN.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CAGE TO PROVE THAT ACTION IS PRESENTED AN ITEM NINE.

IS THERE A SECOND ALSO AGAIN SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BARBARA, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY.

[10. Monique Hunter; Motion to Approve Civil Plans for Lily Solar Substation and Battery Storage.]

GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

SO, UM, WELL THE SOLAR, YOU KNOW, IS PUTTING IN THE SOLAR FARM.

UM, WE'VE SENT THEIR CIVIL PLANS TO TNP OR TO NOME PARKINS STOP USING AN ACRONYM THERE.

UM, FOR REVIEW, THERE WAS A SLIGHT LITTLE HICCUP ON THE AMOUNT OF VEGETATION REMOVED, BUT THEY GOT IT ALL SQUARED AWAY WITH, UH, THEIR NEW CALCULATIONS AND COMMISSIONER KATES WAS INFORMED OF THAT AND THEY NOW HAVE APPROVAL TO MOVE FORWARD.

AS LONG AS YOU GUYS SAY IT'S OKAY.

QUESTIONS.

IF THERE, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CIVIL PLANS FOR LILY SOLAR SUBSTATION AND BATTERY STORAGE? JARED I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION AS WE HAD A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER KATES.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HUNT, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE POSTS KNOW THAT MOTION CARRIES BACK TO MONIQUE AGAIN,

[11. Monique Hunter; Motion to Approve Amending the Kaufman County Subdivision Regulations to Require 1 Mylar or 1 Vellum for Final Plat Submittal in Section 4.03.]

YES.

IN THAT SECTION OF THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, IT DIDN'T REALLY SPECIFY WHAT THEIR FINAL PLAT WOULD.

UM, THEY COULD TURN IN PAPER VELLUM, MILER.

UH, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S CLEAR THAT WE NEED AT LEAST

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IT HOLDS UP BETTER.

THAT SEEMS SIMPLE.

NO, WE JUST DIDN'T MAKE IT IN THERE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MONIQUE? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE? YES.

WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS TO APPROVE THAT AMENDMENT TO THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND SECOND WERE COMMISSIONER BARBER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES

[12. Ron Sullivan; Discuss/Consider amending Kaufman County Subdivision and Land Development Regulations Section 11.04, Driveway Culverts Processing and Standards "Culvert Policy."]

RON SULLIVAN DISCUSS, CONSIDER AMENDING THE KAUFMAN COUNTY SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.

SECTION 1104 DRIVEWAY CULVERTS PROCESSING AND STANDARDS KOHLER POLICY.

THE MORNING, SIR, MORNING COMMISSIONERS, UH, AS PRESENTED YESTERDAY, YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE, UH, SUBDIVISION AND, UH, UH, SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS REGARDING CULVERTS.

UM, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR YEAH, WE WORKSHOP THIS EXTENSIVELY YESTERDAY.

I THINK TWEAKED A COUPLE OF CHANGES IN THERE, UM, THAT I SAW CIRCULATING.

YES, SIR.

JUDGE.

I'M SORRY.

UH, UH, IF I COULD INTERRUPT YOU, UH, AFTER OUR SESSION YESTERDAY, I HAD, UH, I VISITED WITH, UH, OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND UH, OH, IT IS, IT IS A CONSENSUS OPINION THERE.

AND I CONFER THAT, UH, THAT, UH, THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM REQUIRES SOME ADDITIONAL WORK TO ENSURE THAT, THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE SCOPE AND THE IMPACT THAT IT, UH, PERHAPS NEEDS TO BE, UM, BROKEN OUT INTO A COUPLE OF, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, SECTIONS AND SUBSECTIONS.

SO, UH, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, UH, IF IT IS THE REST OF THE COURT THROUGH A TABLE, THIS ITEM AND, UH, AND BRING IT BACK TO THE COURT AFTER THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, UH, KIND OF TWEAK THIS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, UH, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, UH, UH, THE, THE, UH, QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS REGARDING COMMISSIONER DISCRETION ARE WELL ADDRESSED.

AND SO WE WOULD, UH, UH, WILL BE OCCURRING TO MYSELF.

BELIEVE WE'D BE WELL SERVED TO A TABLE, DECIDED TO BRING IT BACK AS THE NEXT SESSION.

OKAY.

COULD I CONSIDER THAT A MOTION TO TABLE? UH, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

OKAY.

A COMMISSIONED CAGE MAKES A MOTION TO TABLE ITEM 12.

IS THERE A SECOND SEGMENT COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES NEXT STEP.

OH, WHEN

[13. Owen Cantrell; Discuss/Consider entering into an agreement between Kaufman-Van Zandt Soil and Water Conservation District and Kaufman County for the Lower East Fork Laterals Watershed.]

UH, THE MORNING MORE JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, UH, ALSO HAVE BROUGHT WITH ME, DICK CAN EXPLAIN THIS A LOT BETTER THAN I CAN.

UH, MARK NORTHCOTT.

HE IS THE STATE WATER RESOURCES LEADER WITH NRCS NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION SERVICE.

AND, UH, I JUST WANT BRIEFLY, HE HAD A FEW ITEMS ON HERE THAT I'D LIKE TO BRING YOU UP FOR.

HE, HE TALKS, THIS IS A SAT SPECIFIC, UH, WASH.

SHE HAD AGREEMENT THAT COVERS, UH, LOWER EAST FORKS AND IN, UH, THAT IS DOWN IN THE WARSAW COMMUNITY.

THIS, THESE ARE THE SITES THAT WE HAD ALL THIS FLOOD PROBLEMS BACK IN 2016 HOME.

AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING PLANNED IN FOR REHAB, FEDERAL REHAB.

AND ALL OF THIS HAS TO DO WITH FEDERAL FUNDING BEING PUT INTO THIS PROJECT.

AND THIS IS AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL HAVE TO BE SIGNED BY THE COUNTY AND ALSO OUR DISTRICT.

AND IT WILL ALSO BE SIGNED BY THE STATE, UH, IN RCS, A CONSERVATIONIST THEN WHEN EVERYTHING'S SIGNED AND EVERYBODY WILL GET BACK A COPY OF ALL THIS.

I'M GOING TO LET MR NORTHCUTT COME UP AND EXPLAIN, OKAY, THE POINTS ON THIS GOOD MORNING MORNING.

SO, UM, THESE PARTICULAR SITES ARE PART OF THE OVERALL WATERSHED PLAN FOR THE LORRIES FOR COLLATERALS, WHICH THE COUNTY AND THE LOCAL SWCD SOLON WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN SINCE THEY DEVELOPED THIS PLAN AND BUILT THESE STRUCTURES

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UH, SO OVER TIME DEVELOPMENT THINGS, CHANGE POLICIES CHANGE.

UH, THESE STRUCTURES ARE NO LONGER CONSIDERED SAFE.

UH, THEY'VE BEEN RECLASSIFIED AS HIGH HAZARD DAMS AS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED AS LOW HAZARD DAMS. SO THEIR CLASSIFICATION CHANGE MEANING THAT THEY NO LONGER PRESENT, UM, THE SAFETY REQUIREMENTS, UH, THAT THE STATE TCEQ, THE DAM SAFETY, UM, STATE DAM SAFETY REQUIRES.

SO IN RCS OR SOLE CONSERVATION SERVICES AT THE TIME HAS A SMALL WATERSHED REHABILITATION PROGRAM, WHICH ALLOWS THESE STRUCTURES THAT NEED TO BE WORKED ON, WORKED ON THROUGH, THROUGH THIS FEDERAL PROGRAM.

SO, UH, THESE DAMS WENT AN ASSESSMENT SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO IDENTIFY THESE NEEDS.

UM, AND, UM, A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE ASKED FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.

SO IN OUR CSPS A HUNDRED PERCENT FOR THIS PLANNING PHASE OF IT.

UH, AND SO WE ARE COMPLETING THAT PLANNING PHASE NOW WHERE THEY LOOK AT ALTERNATIVES, UM, WHICH INCLUDE DECOMMISSIONING THE DAMS ROOM REMOVAL OF THE DAMS AND, OR UPGRADE THE STRUCTURES THROUGH THE REHABILITATION PROGRAM.

AND SO THE REHABILITATION USUALLY INCLUDES UPGRADING THE PRINCIPAL SPILLWAYS, THE AUXILIARY SPILLWAYS, UM, BECAUSE OF THESE PARTICULAR DAMS DOWN THERE ARE, UM, GOT RESIDENTS, UH, IN DEVELOPMENT, REALLY CLOSE TO IT.

YOU KNOW, WE WERE REALLY LIMITED ON KIND OF WHAT OUR OPTIONS WERE, BUT, BUT THEY CAME UP WITH THIS, UH, THIS PLAN THAT WENT THROUGH THE, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, SOCIAL REVIEW, UH, EVERYTHING THAT THE NEPA REQUIRES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PURSUE AS THEY'RE MAKING THIS CHANGE.

SO WE'RE AT THE TAIL END OF THIS PLANNING ASPECT.

UH, SO RIGHT NOW, UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, UH, THIS, UH, WATERSHED PLAN IS GOING TO BE A SUPPLEMENT TO THE ORIGINAL WATERSHED PLAN.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS AGREEMENT BASICALLY SAYS THAT, THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT THE CHANGES NEEDED FOR LORI'S FORKS NINE AND 10, AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD TO INCORPORATE THAT INTO THE ORIGINAL WATERSHED PLAN, UM, ONCE THIS, UH, AGREEMENT SO, UH, MOVES FORWARD, THEN WE WILL SUBMIT THIS UP TO OUR NATIONAL OFFICE WHO WILL TAKE IT TO THE CHIEF OF NRCS WHO AUTHORIZES THIS ACTION.

AND AT THAT POINT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE NEXT STEP, WHICH IS THE DESIGN PHASE.

SO IN RCS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM PAYS 100% FOR THE PLANNING.

UH, THEN WE PAY A HUNDRED PERCENT FOR THE DESIGN OF IT.

AND THEN ONCE WE COME UP WITH A PREPARED DESIGN, THEN WE'LL ENTER INTO, UH, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT, BOTH WITH, WITH THESE SAME SPONSORS, UH, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION PART, THE CONSTRUCTION PART WILL INCLUDE A COST SHARE, UH, 35 65 FEDERAL, UM, AND WITH, UH, CURRENTLY THE TEXAS STATE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD, WHO IS OUR STATE AGENTS, SISTER AGENCY, UH, DOES HAVE A PROGRAM TO ASSIST THE LOCAL SPONSORS WITH UP TO 95% OF THEIR LOCAL SHARE.

SO THERE'S AN AGREEMENT THAT THEY CAN WORK WITH THE STATES ON WATER CONSERVATION BOARD TO ASSIST WITH SOME THAT COST SHARE MONEY.

BUT AT THIS POINT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PLAN, UH, TO SUBMIT FOR AUTHORIZATION.

AND THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THEY, THAT THE DAMS WILL BE REHABILITATED YES.

UPGRADED TO HIGHER LEVEL OF HAZARD.

OKAY.

YES, SIR.

QUESTIONS TO THIS, UH, THIS AGREEMENT IS, DOES NOT HAVE ANY FUN FINDING, UH, ON THE COUNTY'S PART.

THIS IS JUST, JUST AN AGREEMENT.

UH THERE'S NO, IT'S NOT BINDING IMPACT FINANCIAL IMPACT AND THAT'S RIGHT.

NO.

CAN I ASK FOR MORE THAN THAT, UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO PACK US, UH, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.

UH, THANK YOU FOR SOME OF YOUR MR. NORTHCUTT AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO, EVEN THOUGH YOU AND THE BOARD, YOU ALL DO A LOT OF BACKGROUND WORK THAT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT, AND WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO FOR US.

THANK YOU.

UH, SO WHAT I WOULD BE LOOKING FOR IS A MOTION TO APPROVE ENTERING INTO THE AGREEMENT, UH, AS PRESENTED IN BRIEFING ITEM 13, I MIGHT GET MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENT FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, ALSO SECOND COMMISSIONER BORROWER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT.

UH, DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY REPRESENTING BICKERSTAFF WITH US? ALRIGHTY.

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UM, WELL, WE'RE GONNA SKIP ITEM 14 AND 15 FOR NOW, I SUPPOSE.

UH, ITEM 16.

UH, UH, WE KNOW WE DON'T REALLY NEED TO SKIP THAT.

THAT WAS JUST TO BE ON THE AGENDA TO GET THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO PAY THOSE TWO NOTES OFF.

OKAY.

SO YOU DON'T THINK I WAS IN THE UNDERSTANDING THAT DAVID WAS GOING TO BE HERE.

HAVE YOU HEARD FROM HIM OR ANYTHING? OKAY.

I DIDN'T WANT TO HOLD OFF.

LET'S WAIT UNTIL IT JUST DON'T.

LET ME GO PAST IT.

IF YOU DON'T REMIND ME KAREN, THAT WE I'M JUST CHECKING TO MAKE SURE I HAVEN'T GOT A MESSAGE FROM HIM.

UH, I DO HAVE A MESSAGE THAT HE WAS NOT PLANNING TO ATTEND, SO I GOT MISCOMMUNICATION THERE.

SO WE'LL GO BACK

[14. Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP; Consideration and possible action on an order authorizing partial redemption of Kaufman County, Texas Public Property Finance Contractual Obligation, Series 2015; and authorizing and approving other matter related thereto.]

THANK YOU, KAREN.

UH, UH, THIS IS FOR CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDER AUTHORIZING PARTIAL REDEMPTION OF KAUFMAN COUNTY PUBLIC PROPERTY, FINANCE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, SERIES 2015 IN AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING, UH, OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERE TO, UH, YOU WANT TO JUST EXPLAIN KAREN WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE? YES, SIR.

WE HAD BUDGETED THE EXTRA MONEY.

I'D SPOKE TO HIM DURING BUDGET TIME, UH, TO PAY THIS OFF.

AND WITH THIS, THIS ONE PAYMENT, IT'S ABOUT A $27,000 SAVINGS GOING AHEAD AND PAYING IT OFF.

AND, AND THAT FUND IS, IS GOT, HAS THE MONEY IN IT TO DO THAT, RIGHT? YES, SIR.

YES, SIR.

UH, WE, I THINK THIS KID'S COME UP ALREADY IN BUDGET DISCUSSIONS Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT IS ANY, ANY, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, UH, I WOULD LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT ACTION TO FOR PARTIAL A PARTIAL REDEMPTION TO THAT BOND.

2015 SERIES, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION AND I'M PAYING THAT OFF.

WE HAVE THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND WERE COMMISSIONER HUNT DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES.

WELL, YEAH, THE COMMISSIONER KATE'S WERE CHUCKLING BECAUSE I KEEP JUMPING THE GUN THERE.

I GUESS WE HAVE, I GUESS YOUR LITTLE SATELLITE DELAY OR SOMETHING TO GET YOUR VOICE IN.

SO I'LL SLOW DOWN NEXT TIME.

SO ADAM 15,

[15. Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP; Consideration and possible action on an order authorizing repayment of outstanding balance of 2012 Texas Department of Transportation State Infrastructure bank loan.]

THIS IS CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON AN ORDER AUTHORIZING REPAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING BALANCE OF 2012 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE STATE UNIFIED INTER INFRASTRUCTURE, BANK LOAN, UH, KAREN, SAME THING.

IT'S THIS IS JUST EXACTLY THE SAME THING AS THE PREVIOUS.

THERE'S A LITTLE HITCH IN THAT AGREEMENT WITH TECH, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT.

UM, WE CAN'T PAY IT OFF TIL OCTOBER 1ST AND, UM, IT'S STILL A SIX, ALMOST A $7,000 SAVINGS.

SO PAYING BOTH OF THESE OFF GIVES US ABOUT AN EXTRA $36,000 IN INTEREST THAT THE COUNTY WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO PAY.

RIGHT.

ALRIGHT, GREAT.

SO I APPROVAL.

THIS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THAT OCTOBER 1ST DATE, UH, FOR THEIR QUESTIONS.

IF FOR NO QUESTION, IS, IS THERE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE REPAYMENT OF THOSE 2012 SIBLINGS I'LL MAKE A MOTION WHERE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBERS OR SECOND I'LL SECOND SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.

I'M A SLOW LEARNER, BUT I DO LEARN EVENTUALLY

[16. Brenda Samples; Discuss/Consider approving deputation of Sharlie Davis for the Tax Assessor-Collector's Office.]

UH, UH, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THERESA FROM THE, UH, FROM BRENDA SAMPLE'S OFFICE DISCUSSING CONSIDER APPROVING DEPUTIZATION OF CHARLOTTE DAVIS FOR THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S OFFICE.

GOOD MORNING.

OKAY.

SO I GUESS WE JUST NEED TO CONSIDER DISCUSSING CONSIDER APPROVING CHARLOTTE DAVIS AS A DAY TO DAY, YOU KNOW, DEPUTY CLERK FOR THE TAX ASSESSOR QUESTIONS.

NO, SIR.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CHARLOTTE DAVIS FOR TEXAS SISTERS COLLECTOR'S OFFICE I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

WE HAD THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT THAT WAS THERE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

I WAS OPPOSED.

NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES NEXT

[17. Brenda Samples; To Present/Accept the Tax Assessor-Collectors Monthly Report.]

UH, AGAIN, BACK TO THERESA TO, UH, PRESENT FOR ACCEPTANCE THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S MONTHLY REPORT.

OKAY.

SO IT LOOKS LIKE IN JUNE, UH, OUR CURRENT COLLECTIONS WERE AT 356,736 AND 63 CENTS.

DELINQUENT WAS, WERE 56,091, TOTAL COLLECTED 412,008, 27 63.

AND UM,

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UM, ROGAN BRIDGE WAS 85,003, 1697, DELINQUENT, 11,001 58 97 FOR A TOTAL COLLECTED OF 96,004, 75 94.

AND DEFERRAL THAT WAS UNPAID WAS 12,311 17.

OF COURSE.

THERE'S LOTS OF DETAIL IN THIS REPORT.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THERESA? NO.

OKAY.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S MONTHLY REPORT? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.

MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND SECOND WITH COMMISSIONER BARBER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU.

MA'AM NEXT STEP.

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

GOOD MORNING.

I HAVEN'T DONE THIS IN AWHILE.

WELL, WELCOME BACK.

THANK YOU.

WE STARTED OFF A JEW WITH A $23,315,462 IN FUND 10.

OUR RECEIPTS DURING THE MONTH FOR 4,660,192, DISPERSEMENTS 6,726,461.

SO OUR ENDING CASH BALANCE AND FUND 10 WAS $21,249,192.

LAST YEAR.

AT THIS TIME, IT WAS 16,000,854, 330.

OUR INTEREST EARNED ON AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK ACCOUNTS, $4,756 78 CENTS DURING THE MONTH.

OUR, UH, INVESTMENTS IN TEXAS POOL AND TEXAS CLASS EARNED $44,663 39 CENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 49,400 2017.

COMPARE THAT TO LAST YEAR, DOESN'T LOOK ALL THAT GREAT.

79,900 1443, BUT THE REASON FOR THAT IS INTEREST RATES, RIGHT? UM, TOTAL INVESTED IN TEXT POOL WAS 12,773,130 TOTAL INVESTED IN TEXAS CLASS 79,939,902 37.

THE AVERAGE YIELD ON THE TAX POOL INVESTMENT WHO WAS 0.5 TO 4% DURING JUNE AVERAGE YIELD ON TEXAS CLASS.

A LITTLE BIT HIGHER 0.59, 0%.

AND COMPARED TO LAST YEAR'S 2.5226 AVERAGE YIELD.

THE, UH, TOTAL IN THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK, UH, AT THE END OF JUNE WAS $19,097,118.

THE VALUE OF THE SECURITIES THAT AMERICAN NATIONAL HAS PLEDGED IS 83 MILLION, 18,161.

SO THEY HAVE THIS VERY WELL COLLATERALIZED AT 435%.

AND THAT'S THE REPORT.

YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MMM.

IF THERE'S NO, BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT.

UH, YOUR REPORTS ARE EXCELLENT.

UH, THANK YOU REALLY A VERY CLEAR AND WELL GRAPH.

TODD.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, SO IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S MONTHLY REPORT? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT IT FROM MR. HUNT EXCEPT THE MONTHLY REPORT.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND SECOND WITH COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

I SUPPOSE NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES ITEM

[19. Chuck Mohnkern; To Present/Accept the Treasurer's Quarterly Investment Report.]

THIS COVERS, UH, APRIL 1ST THROUGH JUNE THE 30TH AND AT THE END OF THAT PERIOD, WE HAD A TOTAL OF $94,799,244 IN CASH EITHER IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK OR INVESTED OF THAT 12,773,130 WAS IN A TEXT POOL, 79,939 NINE OH TWO WAS IN TEXAS CLASS, OUR EARNINGS FOR THE QUARTER ON A TEXTBOOK INVESTMENTS, $31,343,000.

OUR EARNINGS ON TEXTS.

SORRY, I'M SORRY.

31,000.

OH, I'M SORRY.

DID I STILL WISH IT WAS 31 MILLION? I GUESS I'M BEING VERY WISHFUL.

OKAY.

THIS GIVE US MORE MONEY THAN WE MADE.

YEAH, I'M TRYING REALLY HARD.

IT'S WORKING ME.

OKAY.

OKAY.

31,343 AND 31 CENTS.

THE, UH, INTEREST EARNED

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AND OUR, UH, TOTAL FUNDS INVESTED AT THE END OF THAT QUARTER, $92,713,032.

OUR AVERAGE YIELD DURING THE QUARTER WAS 0.7, THREE, 9% ON TEXT POOL AND 0.82% ON TEXAS CLASS.

OKAY.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT.

UH, IF THERE ARE, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THAT MOTION.

PERMISSION.

BARBERS ARE SECOND.

AWESOME.

SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES.

[20. Chuck Mohnkern; To recognize Car la Cook with Certificate of Achievement for successfully completing the County Investment Course offered by Texas Association of Counties.]

DO YOU HAVE THAT CERTIFICATE YOURSELF? I DO TO HELP.

GREAT.

UH, CARLA ACTUALLY MADE IT TO CLASS BEFORE THEY CANCELED THEM ALL.

OH, REALLY? SO SHE, UH, WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE THE, UH, PFIC TRAINING AND THE ADDITIONAL COURSES THAT WERE OFFERED AT THAT TIME PASSED BOTH TESTS.

AND SO SHE IS NOT ONLY ACHIEVED A PFI, A CERTIFICATION, BUT SHE ALSO HAS MADE IT INTO THE COUNTY INVESTMENT ACADEMY.

AND SO THAT, UH, RECOGNIZES THE, A ADDITIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND ALSO REQUIRES THAT SHE COMPLETE A FURTHER TRAINING SO THAT SHE MEETS THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE ACADEMY MEMBERSHIP.

AND SHE HAS MADE THAT SHE IS.

I WONDER IF SHE WOULD COME UP HERE AND RECEIVE THAT CERTIFICATE, MAINTAINING SIX FEET AT A DISTANCE WHILE SHE'S DOING IT OR HOLDING HER BREATH.

CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS CALLER.

THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU FOR LEADING THAT EFFORT.

OKAY.

UH, TODAY'S REPORT DAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE, UH, NEXT,

[21. Randy Richards; To Present/Accept the Fire Marshal's Monthly Report.]

GOOD MORNING.

I THINK ALL OF YOU RECEIVED A COPY, UH, THAT JUST LIKE TO TOUCH ON A FEW ITEMS. UH, THE FIRST ROW, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE ON THE REPORTING FOR STRUCTURE FIRES.

A LITTLE EXPLANATION THERE WITH THE GRASS FIRES THAT WE'VE RECENTLY HAD.

THE MAJORITY OF THESE 14 WERE ACTUALLY OUTBUILDINGS, SHEDS AND SO FORTH THAT WERE NOT DUE TO GRASS FIRES, CONTROLLED, BURNS THAT GOT OUT OF CONTROL.

UH, HOWEVER THEY'RE COUNTING, BUT I DON'T KNOW IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, BUT, UH, HOWEVER, THERE WERE A FEW STRUCTURES THAT, UH, DID RECEIVE A SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OR WERE EVEN DESTROYED, UH, BY THE SAME REASONS IT WAS TO A BURN.

IT JUST GOT OUT OF CONTROL.

SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT A WAY HOW TO ADDRESS THAT WITHOUT, YEAH, WE CAN'T REALLY GO INTO THE BIRD BAND YET.

IT'S HIT AND MISS IT'S OR THREE DAYS REALLY DRY.

AND THEN WE'RE GOOD WITH OUR, UH, MOISTURE LEVELS NOW, BUT I WOULD, UH, I WOULD PREDICT THAT HERE WITHIN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE WEEKS, I'D PROBABLY BE APPROACHING THE COURT FOR A BURN BAN FOR GETTING VERY, VERY CLOSE.

WELL, IT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DO BURNING IF THEY WOULDN'T DO IT WHEN THE WIND IS BLOWING 20 MILES AN HOUR, COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, IF THEY WOULD AT LEAST MONITOR THEIR OUTDOORS.

WELL, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S GOING, LIKE IT WAS THAT DAY WHEN THAT FINAL 34.

YES, SIR.

THAT WAS ONE OF THEM NOT SMART, UM, DOWN, UH, ALL ABOUT TWO THIRDS WAY DOWN ON INSPECTIONS, A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FROM LAST MONTH AND EVEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR, UH, WERE GETTING A LOT MORE BUSINESS COMING IN AND INSPECTIONS.

AND THEN THE FOLLOWUPS ON THE ROAD BELOW THAT, UH, THOSE NUMBERS KIND OF COINCIDE WITH SOME OF THE FOLLOW UP INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS AND, UH, NEXT TO THE BOTTOM ROW OF THAT PERMITS NEW PERMITS, PLAYING REVIEWS AND SO FORTH, AGAIN, A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FROM LAST MONTH, BUT IT'S ROCKING ALONG ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS LAST YEAR.

SO THIS APPARENTLY JUNE IS A VERY BUSY MONTH FOR A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION AND PERMITS.

ANY PARTICULAR SORT OF, UH, BUILDING OR BUSINESS THAT YOU SEE GOING UP OR IS ANY, I MEAN, IT IS, IT IS ALL TYPES.

WE ARE HAVING SOME

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WE JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER APPLICATION YESTERDAY FOR A, UH, I THINK IT'S A $1.1 MILLION ESTIMATED VALUE ON JUST AN EXPANSION OF CURRENT STORAGE BUILDING.

THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE STORING A LOT OF STUFF IN IT.

YES, SIR.

YES, SIR.

AND THEN OF COURSE WE'VE STILL GOT THREE MONTHS LEFT TO GO IN THE GEAR, BUT ON THE BOTTOM ROW, WE'RE ALREADY AT ONE AND A HALF TIMES THE REVENUE THAT WE WERE FOR THE ENTIRETY OF LAST YEAR.

SO IT'S THE OLD INDICATING COUNTIES, COUNTIES GROWING THAT'S GOOD.

NAVY, ROCKET ALONE, ALL THE OTHER QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

THEN, UH, UH, LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FIRE MARSHAL'S MONTHLY REPORT, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SAY SECOND, WERE COMMISSIONER HUNT DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE.

THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES, UH, GOING TOO FAST.

[22. Robert Hunter; Present/Accept the Veterans Service Quarterly Report.]

GOOD MORNING, MORNING, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS.

SO I SUBMITTED, UH, THE REPORTS TO YOU.

WERE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT THAT WAS SUBMITTED THROUGH THE PACKET? OBVIOUSLY OUR NUMBERS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DOWN.

UM, DURING THIS QUARTER WE HAD PERIODS OF CLOSED OFFICE, UM, LIMITED, LIMITED ACCESS, A LOT OF PHONE CALL, UM, EMAIL TRANSACTIONS, AND YOU'LL SEE THOSE IN THE REPORTS, HOW THE NUMBERS ARE, ARE DIFFERENT.

UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT SPECIFICALLY? THE ONLY THING I REALLY WANTED TO POINT OUT IN THE REPORT IS WE DID GET THE GDX BACK.

UM, YOU KNOW, EVERY MAY WE GET A GDX FROM THE VA THAT SHOWS WHAT THE ALLOCATIONS ARE TO THE COUNTY.

UM, AND WE HAD A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE, UM, IN THOSE DISTRIBUTIONS.

UM, WE DID SEE AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF VETERANS THAT THE VA HAS LISTED FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY.

UH, SO THIS MAKES THE THIRD YEAR IN A ROW THAT OUR VETERANS HAVE CLIMBED.

UH, THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

I THINK LAST YEAR WHEN WE GOT THE GDX WE TALKED ABOUT, WE WERE LIKE ONE OF THE ONLY COUNTIES THAT ACTUALLY SAW AN INCREASE IN VETERAN POPULATION.

UM, AND WE STILL SAW AN INCREASE IN POPULATION THAT THE NUMBERS GROW ABOUT A HUNDRED A YEAR THOUGH.

SO IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE A LOT.

UM, OUR NUMBERS ARE 81 51 FOR VETERANS IN KAUFMAN.

I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THAT NUMBER IS MUCH LARGER.

YEAH.

THIS NUMBER IS ONLY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE VETERANS THAT ARE CURRENTLY USING THE VA SERVICES OR THAT THE VA HAS AN ADDRESS.

YOU KNOW, HERE THEY MAY HAVE MOVED TO CALIFORNIA FOR EXAMPLE, AND NEVER TOLD THE VA, SO THE VA WOULD STILL LIST THEM HERE AND VICE VERSA, PEOPLE THAT LIVED IN CALIFORNIA THAT NOW LIVE HERE, THAT AREN'T REALLY USING THE VA, THE VA WON'T KNOW.

SO THESE ARE GONNA BE PEOPLE THAT THE VA HAS AN ADDRESS IN COMMON FOR.

IT SEEMS FUNNY TO ME THAT THE NUMBERS ARE GOING UP WHEN YOUR NUMBER OF VISITS.

YEAH.

LOWER.

WELL, THE NUMBER OF VISITS ARE LOWER BECAUSE OF THE COVID.

SO THAT'S THAT THOSE TWO THINGS ARE JUST NOT CONNECTED.

NO, NOT AT ALL.

OUR, OUR NUMBER OF VETERAN POPULATION IS GROWING.

I MEAN, I GUESS ONE OF THE THINGS YOU CAN LOOK AT UNDER THE GDX FUNDINGS, UM, THE VISITS THAT THE VETERANS ARE DOING, THOSE, THOSE VISITS ARE PAYING OFF.

UM, I GAVE YOU KIND OF A BREAKDOWN OF THE LAST THREE YEARS, UM, HOW THAT GDX COMES OUT AND REALLY WHEN YOU RECEIVE A GDX IT'S, IT'S REALLY FOR LIKE LAST YEAR, SO TO SPEAK, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT THIS YEAR, A PRODUCT OF THIS YEAR.

UM, AND SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE 2017 ON THAT REPORT, YOU KNOW, OUR GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION WAS LIKE 78 MILLION AND IN 2018, THE GDX, IT WAS ONLY 79 MILLION.

SO ONLY SAW ABOUT A MILLION, A GROWTH OF ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS IN THE TOTAL DISTRIBUTION SENT TO VA'S AND KAUFMAN COUNTY.

UM, BUT IN 2019 WE SAW IT WENT TO 98 MILLION.

AND I THINK THAT GOES IN LINE WITH WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT YOUR TICKETS, BECAUSE YOU SAW A SIGNIFICANT SPIKE IN THE, OF PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING SEEN BY VETERAN SERVICE OFFICE NOW, AS OPPOSED TO IN YEARS PAST.

AND THOSE TICKETS ARE RESULTING IN APPROVED CLAIMS, APPROVED HOSPITAL, UM, TREATMENTS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

UM, SO I THINK THAT'S WHERE YOUR, YOUR TICKETS THAT'S WHERE YOUR BANG YOUR TICKET COMPARISON WILL, WILL PLAY A FACTOR LIKE, LIKE NEXT YEAR.

I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF WE DIDN'T SEE AS BIG A GROWTH IN THAT NUMBER AS WE DID THIS YEAR, BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE'VE SEEN

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UM, AND I'M SEEING A LOT OF REPEAT PEOPLE, PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING BACK FOR MAYBE ADDITIONAL SERVICES OR MORE SERVICES.

SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ADDED INTO THIS.

THEY WON'T BE ADDED WELL, THEY'LL, THERE'LL BE ADDED.

YES, SIR.

UM, BUT FOR EXAMPLE, SOMEONE WHO CAME IN LAST YEAR, UM, AND THEY HAD NEVER USED THE SERVICES AND WE DID A CLAIM FOR EXAMPLE, AND LET'S SAY THEY GOT 40% OR SOMETHING, WELL, THAT'S A THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH AND THEY COME BACK THIS YEAR AND THEY, THEY FILED FOR SOME ADDITIONAL THINGS AND IT TAKES THEM TO 50, 50%.

WELL, IT'S ONLY ABOUT A $200 INCREASE.

SO YOU, YOU WILL SEE THAT THEY'RE THERE, BUT THE NUMBER OF DOLLARS COMING IN FOR THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE AS SIGNIFICANT AS WHEN THEY FIRST CAME, BECAUSE WHEN THEY FIRST CAME, THEY WENT FROM ESSENTIALLY A ZERO TO WHATEVER THAT PERCENTAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN.

SO THE ONLY OTHER THING I HAD, UM, FOR VETERAN SERVICES IS AS WE ARE, UM, WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS AT THE PARK, UH, THAT IS AN ADDITIONAL DUTY THAT, UH, THAT I MAINTAIN.

AND, UM, I KNOW THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH YOU GENTLEMEN, IN THE PAST, UM, AT PREVIOUS MEETINGS ABOUT HOW THE, THE PODIUM, WHERE WE NORMALLY DO OUR CEREMONIES AND WE HAVE OUR PA SYSTEM SET UP, UM, THAT PODIUM IS SINKING.

UM, THE, THE WHOLE PODIUM ISN'T SINKING, IT'S THE PLATFORM THAT EVERYTHING IS SITTING ON IS WHAT'S SINKING.

UM, AND SO, UH, ALL OF THE GRANITE MARBLE AROUND THE BOTTOM BASE OF ALL THOSE FLAGPOLES HAVE BEEN REMOVED, UH, AND THEY'RE BEING STORED SO THAT THEY DON'T GET DAMAGED.

UM, AND THE REBAR HAS BEEN LAID AND SOME WORKERS ARE OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, PREPARING TO FIX THAT.

UM, I DID HAVE, UM, I DID, AS YOU SAID, AT THE, UM, COUNTY DAY AND HAD, UH, THE COUNTY ENGINEER GO OVER AND LOOK AT IT, UM, AND HE, AND HE STOPPED BY AND SAW ME AND SAID WE NEEDED TO GET SOME OTHER PEOPLE TO LOOK AT IT AS WELL.

SO, UH, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME WORK BEING DONE OUT THERE.

SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL BE REPAIRED.

AND, AND THAT WILL BE, YOU KNOW, THOSE, THOSE, UH, GRANITE MONUMENTS WALL FACES WILL BE BACK ON IN THE PARK WOULD BE LOOKING PRETTY.