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[Call to Order]
OF THE KAUFMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS CALLED TO ORDER IT'S TUESDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 2020 AT 9:00 AM OR IN THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING ROOM IN THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX.A FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS, UH, COMMISSIONER HUNT IS GOING TO OFFER AN INVOCATION AND A COMMISSIONER CAGE WEARING HIS FLAG.
TAI IS GOING TO OFFER PLEDGES TO THE FLAG.
IF YOU'LL PLEASE STAND LET'S PRAY.
AS WE MAKE A BUSINESS DECISIONS FOR OUR CITIZENS, EMPLOYEES, HEALTH AND FINANCIAL WELLBEING.
DURING THIS CRISIS, WE'RE THANKFUL FOR OUR HEALTHCARE WORKERS ARE FIRST RESPONDERS, OUR EMPLOYEES, PLEASE WITH BE WITH HIM AS THEY DO THEIR JOBS, KEEP THEM SAFE.
I MEAN, I'M IN THE STATES OF AMERICA STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, TEXAS, ONE STATE ONE GOOD MORNING TO EVERYONE.
UH, WE PRAY, WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE A GOOD ATTENDANCE AT OUR MEETINGS.
UM, WE HAVE, UH, UH, WE NORMALLY ONLY WOULD HAVE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ABOUT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
WE DO HAVE SOME FOLKS WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO US TODAY, BUT WE WILL, UH, THEY'RE GOING TO SPEAK WHEN WE COME UP, WHEN THOSE AGENDA ITEMS COME UP.
SO ITEM ONE ON THE AGENDA TODAY IS ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE TO SHARE? OKAY, THEN WE'LL
[2. CONSENT AGENDA]
MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO, THE CONSENT AGENDA.WE HAVE, UH, TWO ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TODAY.
DOES Z ANY COMMISSIONER CARE TO PULL THOSE OFF AND DISCUSS THEM INDIVIDUALLY? OR IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED? NO, I'LL MAKE A MOTION APPROVE THAT COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BARBER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES A NEXT STEP.
[3. HOK; Presentation on the Kaufman County Justice Center.]
UM, WE HAVE HOK ARCHITECTS WITH US TODAY.THEY'RE GOING TO DO A PRESENTATION TO UPDATE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE KAUFMAN COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER PROJECT.
UH, WE HAVE CURT PART EIGHT WITH US TODAY.
HE'S THE LEAD ARCHITECT ON THIS PROJECT AND TAKE IT AWAY, SIR.
AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE YOUR MASK OFF, TO SPEAK TO THE MICROPHONE.
AND I'LL JUST BE UP HERE SHORTLY.
THAT'S GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY, BUT A KURT PARTY WITH HOK.
AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH YOUR, UH, YOUR DEPARTMENTS AND YOUR, YOUR, YOUR COURTS AND EVERYONE, UH, THROUGHOUT THE LAST THREE MONTHS ON THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE FOR THE NEW JUSTICE CENTER PROJECT OVER AT YOUR JAIL SITE.
SO, UH, WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN MEETINGS, UH, LAYING OUT THE PLANS, MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE'S GETTING WHAT THEY WANT AND WHAT THEY NEED IN THE BUILDING.
UH, IT'LL BE A SIX COURTHOUSE, UH, SIX COURTROOM, UH, BUILDING ALONG WITH THE SUPPORTING DEPARTMENTS, UH, IN THE BUILDING.
UM, TODAY WE'RE GOING TO SHOW YOU THE, UH, THE EXTERIOR DESIGN, THE SITE LAYOUT, UH, AND ALSO THE BUILDING LAYOUTS FOR THE BUILDING.
UM, AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO ALSO TOUCH BASE ON THE COST ESTIMATE, UH, AND THE PROJECT SCHEDULE AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
UM, AND SO WE'RE AT THE END OF DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AND THE NEXT PHASE IS CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
SO WE'LL BE MOVING INTO CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS REAL SHORTLY.
IN FACT, WE'VE KIND OF ALREADY STARTED, SO WE'VE GOT A SCHEDULE TO MEET.
AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP THAT ALL, ALL MOVING.
UM, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WE GAVE A 75%, UH, DESIGN DEVELOPMENT SET TO GALLAGHER CONSTRUCTION.
AND SO THEY HAVE BEEN, UM, PRICING THE PROJECT.
AND SO WE'RE GOING TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT AS WELL, UH, LATER IN THE PRESENTATION.
SO WITH THAT, I'LL INTRODUCE BEN PROPER.
BEN IS OUR SENIOR DESIGNER ON THE PROJECT AND, AND HE'S GONNA KIND OF LEAD YOU THROUGH, UH, HIS IMAGES AS WE GO FORWARD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING, UM, IS ON PRINCIPLE ON THE PROJECT AND I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH CURTAIN JUDGE RICHARDSON AND THE TEAM.
SO WE'RE GLAD TO BE HERE THIS MORNING, UH, WALK YOU THROUGH WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF THE BUILDING ARCHITECTURE.
SO WE'LL COVER KIND OF FOUR DIFFERENT SUBJECTS IS KURT KIND OF ILLUMINATED SECOND AGO.
UM, WE'LL START WITH SITE, UH, AND WE HAVE SOME GOALS THAT WE KEEP IN FRONT OF US, UH, AS A TEAM, UH, MORE THAN ANYTHING WE'RE LOOKING TO OBVIOUSLY UPGRADE THE FACILITY TO MAKE IT OPERATIONALLY, UH, AS WELL AS COST EFFICIENT.
UH, WE CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE A DIGNIFIED AND WORTHY OF THE SPIRIT OF THE JUSTICE IS GOING TO BE ADMINISTERED THERE.
UH, AND THEN WE, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A BUDGET AND A SCHEDULE AND MEET, SO WE'RE WORKING ON THOSE THINGS AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE, UH, UH, WE'RE IN A GOOD
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POSITION TO, UH, GET THROUGH OUR DOCUMENTS AND GET THIS THING BUILT VERY QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY SITE DEVELOPMENT.HERE'S JUST AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE SITES OVER ONE CAN KIND OF SEE WHAT, WHERE WE ARE TODAY.
UH, OUR PROPOSED PLAN INVOLVES ADDING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PARKING, ABOUT 300 NEW PARKING SPACES, UH, TO THE NORTH OF THE EXISTING JAIL, ALONG WITH, UH, THE NEW COURTHOUSE, UH, FACILITY, UH, WE'LL HAVE BOTH PUBLIC AND STAFF ORIENTED PARKING, WE'LL HAVE, UH, NEW ACCESS FOR THE, BOTH THE COURTHOUSE SITE AND THE, UH, JAIL ADJACENT.
UH, WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE CHANGING THE FENCING TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SECURITY.
AND I'LL COVER THAT IN A SECOND.
WE'RE ALSO GOING TO COVER SOME SPECIFIC, UM, SECURE PARKING AREAS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS, UH, TO THE REAR OF THE BUILDING WOULD BE TO THE WEST OR JUST TO THE LEFT EAR.
AND THEN THE PRIMARY PART PUBLIC PARKING IS BEING ADDED TO THE EAST, UH, FACING THE HIGHWAY.
AND THEN HERE'S A BIT MORE DETAIL OF THE ENTRY CONDITIONS OF THE BUILDING, OR YOU CAN BE IN THE, SEE THE PARKING AGAIN IS TO THE EAST.
UH, WE'RE JUST OUTLINING A FEW OF THE SECURITY MEASURES AND SITE MEASURES THAT HELP KEEP THE BUILDING SECURE.
WE'RE PROVIDING, UH, UH, A LINE OF TREES ALONG THE STREET, AND THEN AT WHERE WE HAVE A CROSSWALK HERE TOWARD THE FRONT DOOR, PROVIDING BOLLARDS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ADEQUATE SECURITY.
WE'RE PROVIDING A STAFF LOT HERE TO THE NORTH WAS JUST OFF THE PAGE, WHICH WILL HAVE ITS OWN KIND OF GATES AND SECURE ACCESS.
AND THEN ON THE REAR OF THE BUILDING TO THE LEFT, WE'LL HAVE SERVICE AND THE SECURE PARKING HERE TO THE WEST, UH, WE WERE INTENDING TO LANDSCAPE THE SITE.
UH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE GOOD FIRE ACCESS AROUND IT ON ALL SIDES UNTIL WE'VE GOT SOME FIRE LANES AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT ARE, ARE JUST KIND OF SHOWING UP HERE IN THIS PLAN.
UM, AND THEN WE DO HAVE A SECURE LINK FROM THE EXISTING JAIL, UH, FROM THE SOUTH INTO THE BUILDING AND TO THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE COURTHOUSE SO THAT WE CAN, UH, PROVIDE TRANSFER SAFE AND EFFECTIVE TRANSFER.
THOSE THAT ARE IN CUSTODY, UH, TO GO TO GO THROUGH THEIR COURT PROCEEDINGS.
AND THEN HERE'S THE GENERAL SITE PLAN SHOWING THE GENERAL SECURITY PLAN FOR THE SITE.
UH, WE'RE PROVIDING AGAIN, A SECURED PARKING AREA TO THE NORTH FOR STAFF PROVIDING IN RED.
YOU CAN BEGIN TO SEE IT IN BLACK, THE, UH, FENCING THAT WOULD BE ABOUT 10 FEET TALL AROUND THE ENTIRE SITE.
WE'RE PROVIDING SOME GATES, UH, FOR SERVICE ACCESS TO THE WEST.
UH, WE ARE GOING TO BE CONTINUING TO ENCLOSE THE JAIL STAFF PARKING AREA.
SO THAT'LL REMAIN SECURED AND SEPARATED.
WE'RE GOING TO INCLUDE JAIL STAFF AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PARKING, UH, THERE TO THE EAST AND NORTH OF THE EXISTING JAIL.
UH, THE REMAINING PARKING TO THE EAST WILL JUST BE FREE, FREELY ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC.
UH, AND THEN WE WILL HAVE ADEQUATE FENCING.
UH, YOU CAN SEE HERE IN PURPLE, I GUESS, KIND OF THE, A LINK FROM THE JAIL TO THE COURTHOUSE, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE, UH, ADEQUATE FENCING AND SECURITY AROUND THAT, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, UH, SECURE PERIMETERS IS COMPLETE.
THEN BIT OF THE BUILDING EXTERIOR.
UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE AGAIN, IT'S THE SITE.
THIS IS, IF YOU FROM KIND OF THE EAST NORTHEAST, YOU CAN BEGIN TO SEE THE PARKING IN FRONT AND WE TURNED OFF THE TREES.
THERE WILL BE MORE THAN ADEQUATE LANDSCAPINGS, WE'VE SHOWN THE SITE PLAN, BUT JUST SO THAT THE BUILDINGS MORE VISIBLE, YOU CAN BEGIN TO SEE THE LAYOUT OF THE BUILDING.
UH, THE PARKING LAYOUT, THE STAFF LAY A LOT HERE TO THE NORTH AND EAST, UH, AND ALL IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE EXISTING JAIL.
HERE'S A VIEW AS YOU WERE APPROACHING THE SITE AS YOU'RE COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY.
UH, SO THIS WILL BE THE PRIMARY PUBLIC KIND OF VIEW OF THE BUILDING.
AND WE'RE INTENDED TO USE BRICK MATERIALS MOSTLY TO MATCH WITH THE EXISTING, UH, JAIL FACILITY.
YOU FEEL LIKE THAT'S KIND OF AN APPROPRIATE MATERIAL HERE TO USE.
UH, WE ARE PROVIDING A VERY WELL-DEFINED ENTRY PORTICO.
THAT'S KIND OF SYMBOLIC OF THE IMPORTANCE OF GOING TO COURT.
UM, BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE AS WE DEVELOP IT THAT IT'S, UH, PROVIDING ADEQUATE SECURITY AND IT IS APPROPRIATELY WELCOMING FOR THE PUBLIC AS YOU PARK IN THE LOT, THIS WOULD BE THE PROMINENT THAT YOU WOULD TAKE AS YOU WALKED TOWARD THE FRONT DOOR.
SO YOU CAN BEGIN TO SEE UNDER THE HERE A GLAZED ENTRY LOBBY, AND HERE'S KIND OF A CLOSER VIEW OF THAT.
YOU BEGIN TO SEE A LOT OF BOLLARDS.
WE WOULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, TREES ALONG THE STREETS, SO THIS WOULD HAVE SOME SHADE AND COVER.
UH, BUT WE OBVIOUSLY TURN THAT OFF JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUILDING'S MORE VISIBLE.
YOU CAN BEGIN TO SEE THE SCALE OF THE OPENINGS.
WE'RE DOING FAIRLY TALL OPENINGS IN THE PUBLIC SPACE, WHICH IS PRIMARILY FACING EAST.
UH, SO THE PUBLIC QUARTERS THAT WILL SHOW YOU AS IT GOES THROUGH THE PLAN, GIVE YOU A SENSE OF, BUT THIS GIVES YOU A SENSE OF THE AMOUNT OF DAYLIGHT WE'LL BE BRINGING INTO THE INTERIOR.
UH, HERE'S THE LAYOUT OF THE BUILDING LOBBY OF THE APPROACHES ARE FROM THE EAST, FOR THE PUBLIC.
UH, IT'S A ONE WAY IN ONE WAY OUT SYSTEM.
SO YOU COME IN FROM THE EAST, UH, YOU GO THROUGH, WE'RE KIND OF SHOWING THE ABILITY, IF YOU HAVE EXTENDED CROWD FOR JURY CALL, UM, TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO QUEUE APPROPRIATELY, UH, THEN THEY'RE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE TWOS, UH, SECURITY SCREENING STATIONS, UH, AND THEN PROCESS THROUGH.
AND THEN ONCE THEY'RE THROUGH, THEY'RE ABLE TO KIND OF COLLECT THEIR THINGS, GET THEMSELVES ORGANIZED, AND THEN PROCEED INTO COURT, UH, GOING THROUGH THIS PORTAL HERE, AND THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO GO TO THE ELEVATORS, TO CONTINUE TO THE SOUTH HERE, TO,
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UH, REACH COURTROOMS OR FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING TO COURT TO THE COURTHOUSE, THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO SEE THE CLERKS AND THERE'S GOOD ACCESS TO THE CLERK'S OFFICES, BOTH COUNTY AND DISTRICT, WHICH ARE HERE JUST TO THE NORTH.AND AGAIN, WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT IN A LITTLE MORE DETAIL LATER.
HERE'S JUST A QUICK VIEW KIND OF, OF THAT KIND OF SCALE OF THAT KIND OF SPACE.
IT'S A TWO STORY SPACE, WE'LL HAVE GLASS AROUND IT.
SO WE THINK WILL BE A REALLY NICE ENVIRONMENT TO WELCOME PEOPLE FROM WEALTH.
AND THE CITIZENS HERE IS, UH, THE ACCESS FROM THE NORTH, UM, MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A STAFF LOT.
SO AS A STAFF IS WALKING TO WORK EVERY DAY, THIS WILL BE KIND OF THE VIEW THAT THEY WOULD GET TO SEE.
AND THEN HERE'S JUST A LITTLE BIT FARTHER REMOVED A VIEW OF THAT, UH, FROM THE NORTH AS A PEDESTRIAN, FOR INSTANCE, ON THE LEFT WOULD BE WALKING UP TO THE FRONT DOOR.
UH, HERE'S A VIEW FROM THE WEST KIND OF WESTERN NORTH SHOWING THE SERVICE ACCESS.
THIS IS ACTUALLY OUR SERVICE DOCK HERE, AND THEN WHAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE CHALLENGING TO SEE, BUT THERE'S A SECURE WALL AREA FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS, PARKING SECURED IN THE REAR OF THE BUILDING.
UH, WE'VE KEPT THE, AND THEN HERE IS FROM THE SOUTH AND WEST.
UH, SO YOU WERE KIND OF STANDING IN THE SECURE AREA, JUST NORTH OF THE JAIL.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A SECURED WALKWAY THAT I MENTIONED THAT CONNECTS THE JAIL TO THE COURTHOUSE, TO THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE COURTHOUSE, UH, IS FULLY FENCED AND ENCLOSED.
SO THERE'LL BE A SECURE TRANSFER, UH, FOR THOSE THAT ARE INCARCERATED AND MAKE IT SAFE FOR STAFF, UH, TO MOVE PEOPLE BACK AND FORTH.
AND THEN FRANKLY, AND THEN FINALLY, HERE'S ANOTHER VIEW FROM THE, AGAIN, FROM THE EAST KIND OF FROM THE PARKING LOT.
SO YOU CAN BEGIN TO SEE THE SCALE OF THE BUILDING.
IT'S THREE STORIES OF COURTS HERE ON THE SOUTH END OF THE BUILDING.
UH, THEN YOU'LL SEE HERE, THE LOBBY, AND THEN THE NORTH END, WE HAVE OFFICES, UH, FOR THE DA AND FOR CLERKS, UH, ON, ON THE, UH, TWO LEVELS TO THE NORTH.
SO WITH THAT, I'M GONNA HAVE MY COLLEAGUE, SARAH, UH, PROHEART COME IN AND TALK A BIT ABOUT THE INTERIOR PLANNING.
SO FROM AN INTERIOR STANDPOINT, BEN DID A REALLY GREAT JOB OF KIND OF WORKING US THROUGH THE ENTRY SEQUENCE HERE.
SO AS HE MENTIONED, UH, YOU KINDA COME IN ENTRY, VESTIBULE, UM, YOU KNOW, JUST QUEUING, UH, THROUGH A SECURE SCREENING, UH, BRINGS US INTO THE PUBLIC CORRIDOR.
SO AT THIS POINT, JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING, THE BUILDING IS DESIGNED IN A WAY THAT, UH, THE NORTH PORTION IS A MAJORITY OF OUR OFFICES THAT IS SPLIT BY THE CORE WITH OUR KIND OF, UH, MAIN, VERTICAL, UM, CIRCULATION HERE WITH THE ELEVATORS, OUR MAIN STAIR, AND A LOT OF OUR, UM, MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL IDF ROOMS AND OF THE SORT.
AND THEN, UM, ON THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE BUILDING, UM, WE HAVE OUR COURTS, UH, COURT SUPPORT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR, UH, YOU KNOW, ALSO OUR JURY, I MEAN, SORRY, OUR, UM, ADDITIONAL, UH, UH, SORRY, PANTRIES AND, UH, SUPPORT ALL THROUGH THE BACK HERE WITH ADDITIONAL, UH, STAIRWELLS ON EITHER END OF THE BUILDING HERE.
SO AS YOU WALK INTO THE BUILDING, UM, WE HAVE OUR KIND OF MAIN QUEUING FOR OUR CLERKS, UM, COLLECTIONS ON THIS SIDE AND THEN COURT, UH, WE HAVE OUR, UH, TWO CLERKS, UH, KIND OF SPLIT HERE BY, UM, A PUBLIC CORRIDOR, UH, TO THE KIND OF MAIN STAIRWELL ON THIS PORTION OF THE BUILDING.
WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC DEFENDER, OUR, UH, PROBATION AND OUR, UH, GRAND JURY HERE, UM, WITH ADDITIONAL SUPPORT KIND OF ALONG THE BACK OF THE BUILDING HERE.
UM, AS WELL AS THE ARCHIVE STORAGE FOR THE CLERKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED ON LEVEL ONE.
ON LEVEL TWO, AS BEN MENTIONED, WE HAVE A NICE KIND OF DOUBLE HEIGHT SPACE HERE WHERE WE HAVE RAILING AND KIND OF A WOOD SCREEN THAT, UH, DIVIDES THIS KIND OF A DOUBLE VOLUME SPACE FROM THE PUBLIC CORRIDOR.
UM, BUT WE STILL KIND OF HAVE THAT VISUAL FROM, UH, OVER HERE ON THIS SIDE OF THE BUILDING, WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND RECEPTION KIND OF VISUAL TO THE LOBBY, UM, AS WELL AS YOU, UH, KIND OF, UH, GETTING OFF AT THE MAIN PUBLIC, UH, ELEVATOR HERE AND GOING DOWN A PUBLIC CORRIDOR TO ONCE AGAIN, THE COURTS, UH, PORTION OF THE FLOOR ON A LEVEL THREE, IT'S A SPLIT TO BE KIND OF A, JUST A FORMERLY A COURT'S, UH, FUNCTION, UH, WITH OUR KIND OF TYPICAL COURTROOM HERE AND A QUIET JURY QUALIFICATION ROOM, UH, HERE TO THE SOUTH.
SO FROM A DESIGN STANDPOINT, WE'VE GATHERED A FEW VISUALS HERE TO START TO GIVE YOU A FEEL FOR THE DIRECTION THAT WE ARE.
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UM, THE LOBBY WE ARE SEEING HERE FROM THE QUEUING, UM, GETTING TO SEE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT, UH, DESIGN, WHERE WE'VE PROPOSED TO MIMIC A LOT OF WHAT, UH, THE MODULE THAT'S BEEN, UM, SHOWN FOR THE EXTERIOR, UH, YOU KNOW, BLENDING AND MAKING IT SWAYED INTO THE INTERIOR ELEVATION HERE FOR THE, THE LOBBY.AND THEN WHAT'S, AGAIN, A VIEW LOOKING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION HERE.
UM, AS YOU START TO SEE THAT JUST GENERALLY FROM A MATERIAL STANDPOINT, UM, KEEP KEEPING IT FAIRLY CLEAN WITH, UH, NEUTRALS STONE AND WOOD, UH, TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE WARMTH TO THE PALLET FOR THE, UH, UH, PUBLIC CORRIDORS HERE.
WE'VE TAKEN A TYPICAL, A DESIGN CONCEPT WHERE YOU'RE SEEING IT REPEATING ON, ON EACH FLOOR WITH JUST A VERY SIMPLE, UM, ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT HERE THAT KIND OF, UH, YOU KNOW, ACTS AS WAYFINDING AND CARRIES YOU THROUGH THE PUBLIC CORRIDORS TO EACH OF THE COURTS.
THEN WE ARE SHOWING HERE PLANS IN KIND OF A, JUST A 3D ILLUSTRATION OF WHAT IS HERE, THE CEREMONIAL COURTROOM.
SO JUST A VERY, UM, STANDARD, UH, CORNER BENCH, UH, WELL HERE, UM, WITH THE EXTENDED, UM, GALLERY HERE FOR THE CEREMONIAL COURTROOM.
AND THEN ONCE AGAIN, VERY SIMILAR WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE, THE SPECTATOR SEATING HERE FOR THE TYPICAL COURTROOM FOR THE, UH, FOR THE DESIGN OF THE COURTROOMS THEMSELVES, UH, WE'VE KIND OF TAKEN THAT, UH, NOTION OF WHAT YOU WERE SEEING IN THE TYPICAL CORRIDORS AND BROUGHT IN, UM, IN A DIFFERENT MANNER HERE FOR THE COURTROOMS THEMSELVES TO NOT ACT AS WAYFINDING, BUT MORE AS A FRAMING MECHANISM TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE WELL, AND ALSO TO GIVE US VERY BEAUTIFUL, NATURAL LIGHTING, UM, IN THE WELL, UM, AND REALLY KIND OF FRAMING THAT FEATURE WALL AT THE FOCAL POINT OF THE COURTROOM.
SO WE JUST HAVE SEVERAL OF USE HERE JUST TO GET EVERYONE A FEEL FOR THE SIGHT LINES THROUGHOUT THE ROOM JUDGE, TO AUDIENCE.
ONCE AGAIN, JUDGE, TO WITNESS AND JURY BOX.
AND AS I MENTIONED FROM A MATERIAL PALLET STANDPOINT, UM, YOU KNOW, FAIRLY NEUTRAL TIMELESS, UM, AND REALLY, UH, AS FAR AS THE BASE OF THE PALLET ITSELF, REALLY TRYING TO KEEP WITH LOCAL MATERIALS IN THE TEXAS, UM, WIDE OAK AND LIMESTONE THAT TO THE END OF THIS SIDE HERE.
UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT THE BUILDING'S LOOKING LIKE.
UH, YOU MIGHT ASK, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS A DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE? IT'S ACTUALLY, WE HAVE, UH, TWO VOLUMES OF DRAWINGS.
WE COULDN'T BRING THOSE WITH US TODAY, BUT THAT THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE BEGINS TO, UH, SEPARATE OUT ALL THE DRAWINGS, MEANING ALL THE DISCIPLINES YOU HAVE, UH, ARCHITECTURAL, YOU HAVE CIVIL ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL PLUMBING, SECURITY SYSTEMS, AND OF COURSE INTERIORS, UH, AND YET BUILDING CODE ANALYSIS, ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS ARE IN THE DRAWING SET THAT HAVE BEEN STARTED TO BE DEVELOPED.
THAT'S PART OF OUR DEVELOPMENT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE.
SO, UM, THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE, UH, FINALIZED AND, UM, LAST FRIDAY.
AND, AND SO WE HAVE LARGE PDFS OF THOSE READY TO SEND TO YOU OFF, OR IF, FOR YOUR REVIEW.
AND, AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT REALLY EMULATES WHAT YOU'RE SEEING HERE ON THE SCREEN IN TERMS OF WHAT THE BUILDING'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
UM, UH, AND I, I DIDN'T MENTION EARLIER, WE ALSO HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE BUILDING COMMITTEE.
SO THERE'S A SPECIAL COMMITTEE THAT YOU ALL PUT TOGETHER FOR US TO MEET WITH.
AND SO IT'S BEEN REALLY HELPFUL, UH, TO MEET WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT, UH, PEOPLE AS PART OF THAT, YOU KNOW, GIVING US THEIR FEEDBACK AS WE WORK THROUGH WHAT THE BUILDING LOOKS LIKE AND THE MATERIALS TO USE THE COLOR SELECTIONS.
THAT'S ALL BEEN PART OF WHAT WE'D DONE AS, AS THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PHASE.
UM, AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AS I MENTIONED, UH, WE, UH, SUBMITTED THE 75% DESIGN DEVELOPMENT SET TWO WEEKS AGO TO GALLAGHER CONSTRUCTION.
THEY PUT TOGETHER COSTS REALLY QUICKLY.
I KNOW THE GUYS ARE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM THERE AND APPRECIATE ALL THEIR EFFORTS.
UM, AND SO, UH, WE GOT THE NUMBERS YESTERDAY.
UH, WE ARE GONNA CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM.
NOW, A PART OF THEM AS A CMA AGENT, WORKING WITH YOU IS THEY ALSO WORK WITH US.
AND AS WE DEVELOP THE DRAWINGS, THEY GIVE US FEEDBACK ON, YOU KNOW, WHERE CAN WE SAVE MONEY? HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS, UM, YOU KNOW, FIT YOUR BUDGET.
SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT THAT.
UH, THEY HAVE GIVEN US A LIST OF THINGS.
UM, REALLY THERE'S A LOT OF MATERIALS AND THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT.
I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT WE WOULD CHANGE THE FLOOR PLAN AT THIS POINT, UH, BECAUSE, UH, YOU KNOW, THE BUILDING, AS YOU CAN SEE IS PRETTY SET.
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YOU KNOW, THE FLOOR PLANS ARE DEVELOPED.UH, COURTHOUSES, GENERALLY SPEAKING ARE VERY SPECIFIC IN TERMS OF HOW A COURTROOM SITS.
YOU HAVE YOUR JUDICIAL CHAMBERS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THAT.
YOU'VE GOT YOUR PUBLIC CORRIDORS ON THE FRONT SIDE, AND THEN YOU ALSO HAVE YOUR INMATES, CIRCULATION THAT CONTINUES THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
AND AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED IN THE DESIGN OF THE FLOOR PLANS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SEPARATE INMATES, CIRCULATION COMING FROM THE JAIL.
UH, IT COMES THROUGH THAT COVERED WALKWAY.
THAT'S A PRIVATE, UH, SECURED WALKWAY FROM THE JAIL OVER TO THE COURTHOUSE AND ENTERS THE LOWER LEVEL.
AND THEN THERE'S A SEPARATE ELEVATOR FOR THOSE INMATES TO GO UP TO THE COURT FLOORS.
THEY NEVER, UH, ARE IN CONTACT WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND, UM, THEN THERE'S COURT HOLDING CELLS ON EACH COURT FOR BETWEEN A SET OF COURTROOMS. SO IT'S A MUCH MORE SECURE SETTING WHAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE IN YOUR EXISTING COURTHOUSE DOWNTOWN.
AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'S, UH, EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
AND, UM, ALSO THE JUDGES ARE SEPARATED FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
SO IF SOMEONE'S COMING TO SEE A COUNTY JUDGE OR A DISTRICT JUDGE OR JP COURT JUDGE, NOT THE COUNTY JUDGE, I'LL STILL BE OVER THERE RIGHT COUNTY COURT AT LAW JUDGE, THANK YOU.
UH, THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW, THEN THEY WILL GO TO A, UH, A WINDOW AND, YOU KNOW, AND ASK A RECEPTIONIST TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHO THEY WANT TO SEE.
SO IT'S A MUCH MORE SECURED SETTING THAN WHAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE IN YOUR EXISTING COURTHOUSE, WHICH OF COURSE IS WHAT YOU WANT.
SO, UM, THAT'S A PART OF THE DESIGN AS WELL.
UM, MOVING FORWARD, UH, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT, UM, YOU KNOW, FROM A, FROM A SCHEDULE STANDPOINT, UH, WE ARE COMPLETE WITH DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.
UM, IF YOU ALL AGREE TODAY, THEN WE'RE GOING TO MOVE IN CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.
AND THAT'S THE FINAL DESIGN PHASE OF, OF THIS, UH, SCENARIO.
SO AS WE PUT THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS TOGETHER, WE'RE GOING TO WORK MORE CLOSELY WITH GALLAGHER CONSTRUCTION AND THE CMA AGENT, UH, TO, TO UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, PRICING AND MAKE SURE WE KEEP THIS THING AT THE BUDGET THAT YOU ALL HAVE GIVEN US TO DESIGN THE BUILDING TO.
SO, UM, AND, AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S OUR NEXT STEP.
UH, IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WE'LL HAVE A LOT OF MEETINGS TO GO OVER THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
WE ALSO WILL HAVE AT LEAST ONE MORE SET OF MEETINGS WITH, UH, A BUILDING COMMITTEE TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE DETAILS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE COURT BUILDING.
THERE'S JUST A LOT OF THINGS FOR THIS KIND OF FACILITY, UH, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF THE PUBLIC WINDOWS, HOW THOSE WORK, UH, THERE'S THE SECURITY DOORS AND LOCKS THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING AND INTERCOM SYSTEM AND A SECURITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND HOW THAT WORKS AND FUNCTIONS AND HOW IT CONNECTS BACK TO, YOU KNOW, UH, THE MONITORS OF WHO MONITORS AND CONTROLS THE BUILDING.
SO THERE'S A SPECIAL SPACE IN THIS BUILDING, FOR INSTANCE, FOR ALL THOSE SECURITY CAMERAS THAT ARE GOING TO BE AROUND THE PERIMETER ON THE OUTSIDE, AS WELL AS ON THE INSIDE, AND ALSO LOOKING AT THE SALES THAT ARE IN THE BUILDING.
UH, SO THERE THERE'S A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE BUILDING.
IN TERMS OF THAT REGARD, WE ALSO HAVE STARTED LOOKING AT THE CORE AB SYSTEMS FOR THE COURTROOMS THEMSELVES.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY BEEN SIMPLIFIED OVER THE PAST FIVE TO 10 YEARS IN TERMS OF HOW COURT TECHNOLOGY'S INTEGRATED INTO A COURTROOM.
AND SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE NEARLY AS MANY MONITORS AS YOU USED TO HAVE THAT HELPS REDUCE COSTS.
UH, IT ALSO IS SIMPLER FOR EVERYONE TO RUN, SO IT ACTUALLY GETS USED AND THAT'S IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PUT A SYSTEM IN PLACE THAT EVERYONE CAN WORK WITH.
AND, UM, AND THAT WILL GET USED IN THE BUILDING.
SO, SO WE'RE GOING INTO THAT, THAT PHASE OF DESIGN RIGHT NOW.
AND, UH, WE'RE ANTICIPATING, WE'LL BE WRAPPING THAT UP AROUND, UH, LATE NOVEMBER.
UH, SO, YOU KNOW, APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS TO GET US THERE, UH, AND A LOT OF MEETINGS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN WORKING WITH GALLAGHER, UH, CONSTRUCTION, UH, AND, UH, AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ON BUDGET AS WE GET TO THAT POINT.
SO THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE NEXT.
AND, UH, AND THEN HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE HAVE A PROJECT THAT, UH, IS IN BUDGET AND Y'ALL GIVE US AND GALLAGHER, UM, I'VE NOTICED TO, TO MOVE FORWARD AT THAT POINT.
WE'VE ALSO MET JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE'VE MET WITH THE CITY, WE'VE, UH, WE'VE COORDINATED THE SITE LAYOUT WITH YOUR, UH, ANIMAL SHELTER, UH, THAT Y'ALL BEEN LOOKING AT AS ON THIS SITE AS WELL.
SO WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THAT ARCHITECT, UH, JUST MAKING SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING ACCOMMODATES, WHAT'S BEING DONE AT THE TOP END OF THE SITE, UH, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF ON THE, ON THE SOUTH SIDE, SO, UH, WE'VE BEEN COORDINATING WITH THEM.
UH, AND, AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN COORDINATING WITH YOUR CITY, UH, WITH, REGARDING BUILDING CODES AND ZONING REQUIREMENTS AND ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS AS WELL.
SO I THINK WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE WITH ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.
ONE OF THE THINGS HOK IS BEEN REALLY GOOD TO HELP WITH HAS BEEN, WE'VE HAD OUR FACILITIES DEPARTMENT INVOLVED IN ALL THESE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GOAL BEING THAT, THAT, THAT WE SPEC OUT THINGS IN THE BUILDING, JUST WHAT WE, THE TERM THAT WE USE.
SO OUR GUYS CAN GO TO HOME DEPOT AND GET IT, IF NOT BE SOMETHING SPECIAL, UH, YOU KNOW, ALL THE DIFFERENT
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COMPONENTS AND HLC HAS BEEN REALLY GOOD TO HELP WITH THAT.AND, UH, THEY DID A GREAT JOB WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE REPRESENTED THAT ARE GOING TO BE IN THAT BUILDING.
I MEAN, THEY REALLY, I THINK IT'S FAIR TO SAY, UH, THEY REALLY HAD THEIR SAY AND, UH, HOK, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD TO MAKE ALL THAT FIT.
SO, AND I APPRECIATE THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WORKED HARD ON THAT.
YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY, THERE WAS A LOT OF GIVE AND TAKE.
I THINK I AGREE IT'S BEEN A GOOD PROCESS.
UM, EVERYONE WAS VERY AMENABLE TO INFLEXIBLE AND THAT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY NICE, YOU KNOW, AS WE'VE WORKED WITH ALL YOUR DEPARTMENTS, UM, THAT CAN BE DIFFICULT ON MANY PROJECTS.
SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT WE'VE HAD GOOD DIRECTION THERE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME ON THE DESIGN OR CONCERNS? WE'D LOVE TO HEAR THEM, IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS SO THAT WE CAN INCORPORATE THOSE THINGS, THIS BUILDING, IS IT, I GUESS, FOR LACK OF KNOWING WHAT TO SAY, IS IT, IS IT FULLY LOADED? IS THERE ROOM FOR GROWTH OR IS, ARE ALL THE ROOMS TAKEN? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU REMEMBER LAST SUMMER, WE DID THE MASTER PLANNING FOR YOU.
AND DURING THAT PHASE, WE, UH, LOOKED AT, UH, WE ASKED ALL THE DEPARTMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL WORKSTATIONS THAT THEY MIGHT NEED IN THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, 15 YEARS.
AND SO WE HAVE INCORPORATED THAT SPACE INTO THIS DESIGN.
UH, SO FROM A DEPARTMENTAL SPACE, THE COUNTY CLERKS, UH, THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, UH, THEY ALL HAVE, UH, ADDITIONAL GROWTH, UH, FACTORED INTO THEIR LAYOUTS RIGHT NOW.
SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS INITIALLY WHEN THE BUILDING OPENS IN, UM, 20, 22, UM, THEY WILL HAVE SOME WORKSTATIONS THAT, YOU KNOW, WILL BE EMPTY, THAT YOU CAN GROW INTO, NOT A LOT, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, BUT YOU ARE A GROWING COUNTY AND SO YOU NEED TO HAVE SOME ACCOMMODATION FOR GROWTH.
UM, AND ON THE COURT SIDE, UM, IF, IF I BACK UP JUST TO THE PLAN, UM, ON THIS LEVEL, THE, THAT BIG, UH, THIS BIG SPACE RIGHT HERE IS, UH, INITIALLY GOING TO BE USED FOR A CPS COURTROOM, BUT ALSO JURY QUALIFICATIONS.
AND IT WILL BE ABLE TO BE, UH, YOU KNOW, CHANGED, RENOVATED INTO AN ADDITIONAL COURTROOM IN THE FUTURE.
SO IT WOULD BE A SIX COURT ROOM IN THE BUILDING, UH, AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S, IT HAS ALL THE, ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF WHAT THE TYPICAL COURTROOM WOULD NEED IS AS ACCESS TO THIS INMATE HOLDING SPACE ON THE COURT FLOOR.
UM, THIS IS YOUR TYPICAL COURTROOM OVER HERE.
SO IT WOULD BE A LARGER COURT SPACE, UM, AND A LARGER COURTROOM IN THE FUTURE.
IF YOU WANTED ANOTHER FORMAL COURTROOM AT THAT POINT IN TIME, IF I GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE SITE PLAN, UM, WE HAVE ALSO ACCOMMODATED GROWTH, UH, UH, WELL, LET'S GO ONE MORE, TWO MORE.
SO WE HAVE ACCOMMODATED GROWTH HERE, COMMISSIONERS.
SO ON THE SOUTH SIDE, YOU CAN ADD ONTO THE BUILDING HERE TO ADD ADDITIONAL COURTROOMS IN THE FUTURE.
AND THAT'S THE NEXT, UH, YOU KNOW, WOULD BE THE ADDITION TO THE BUILDING.
WE ADD COURTROOMS AT THAT POINT IN TIME, IF, AND WHEN YOU NEEDED THEM.
AND THE EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU WILL NEED THEM, YOU KNOW, AFTER 15 TO 20 YEARS.
SO, SO WHAT HAPPENS TO THE YOU SIDE? WE NEED ANOTHER COURT, WHAT EMPHASIS THE CPS COURT THAT WOULD PROBABLY GO INTO, YOU KNOW, YOU'D PROBABLY AT THAT POINT, RENOVATE THAT THIRD FLOOR CPS COURT INTO A REGULAR COURTROOM, AND THEN YOU COULD ADD A CPS COURT ON THE LOWER LEVEL HERE.
THEN THIS WOULD BE A TWO OR THREE STORY ADDITION.
SO THEY WOULD GO INTO THAT SPACE AT THAT POINT.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALSO SPACE TO ADD ONTO THE BUILDING ON THE NORTH SIDE AS WELL, YOU KNOW, SO THERE, AND WE POSITIONED THE BUILDING.
SO THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH FOR YOU, AND YOU'RE GOING TO NEED THAT.
SO, UM, IT'S, THE BUILDING IS CITED FOR THAT.
AND I KNOW YOU GUYS, UH, HAVE WORKED WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY DURING THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE, WE HAVE TO ENSURE THAT, THAT, UH, WE, WE ADEQUATELY SUPPORT OUR JAIL BECAUSE THAT CAN'T BE THOSE OPERATIONS CAN'T BE IMPACTED WHILE CONSTRUCTION GOES ON.
SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, YOU KNOW, YOUR ATTENTION TO THAT.
WE DEFINITELY MET WITH THE SHERIFF AND HIS TEAM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.
UH, WHEN WE, YOU KNOW, UH, THE LAST MEETING WITH THEM WAS ABOUT THE SECURITY SYSTEMS AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO, WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT CAMERAS IN THE INTERCOMS AND ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO INTEGRATE THAT WITH THE EXISTING SYSTEM.
THANK YOU, CURT, WE APPRECIATE ALL OF Y'ALL, UH, FOR BRINGING THOSE PRESENTATIONS TODAY AND WE'LL SEE YOU SOON.
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I SAW A GUY WALKING AROUND HERE WITH A COWBOY GOT ON LONG AGO.HE DOESN'T HAVE A COWBOY HAT ON NOW THOUGH.
[4. John Polster; Discuss/Consider approval of Road Construction Contracts and Associated Funding for Precincts 1,3, and 4 County Road & Bridge Projects in the amount of $6,755,671.97.]
ITEM IS JOHN POLLSTER DISCUSSED CONSIDERED APPROVAL OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND ASSOCIATED FUNDING FOR PRECINCT ONE, THREE AND FOUR ROAD AND BRIDGE PROJECTS IN THE AMOUNT OF 6,755,681 AND 97 CENTS.I'M NOT SURE THAT THE 97 CENTS WAS NECESSARY, BUT YOU GOTTA BE ACCURATE.
UH, MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME NOT TO WEAR A HAT IN THE HOUSE.
SO YOU DO HAVE, BEFORE YOU A, UH, AGENDA ITEM RELATED TO THE $6.7 MILLION IN SOME CHANGE RELATED TO PROJECTS IN PRECINCT ONE, THREE AND FOUR PRECINCT, TWO'S MAJOR FIRST ISSUANCE PROJECT TO TOWNS TRAIL, AND WE ARE FINALIZING THE DRAFT OF THE RFQ FOR THAT.
AND WHEN WE GET THAT READY, WE'LL BRING THAT TO COURT AS WELL.
UH, YOU HAVE FOR YOU, UM, A FUNDING MEMO THAT IDENTIFIES THE PROJECTS, THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS WANT TO DO FOR THOSE PROJECTS, THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE PROJECTS, THE CONTRACTORS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNT TOTALS.
AND SO, UM, WE'VE WORKED WITH THE AUDITOR AND CIVIL AND PURCHASING TO MAKE SURE, AND OBVIOUSLY THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE COURT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE'VE GOT THE NUMBERS PROJECTS AND THE DESCRIPTIONS ACCURATE.
AND SO IT DOESN'T TAKE LONG TO SPEND THIS KIND OF MONEY.
SO WE'RE, I'M SUGGESTING THE COUNTY, UH, APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION BY YOUR STAFF FOR THESE PROJECTS IN THESE THREE PRECINCTS AS REFERENCED BY THE FUNDING MEMO IN YOUR AGENDA PACKET QUESTIONS.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ROAD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT HAS PRESENTED I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION WITH THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER CASE.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND SEGMENT COMMISSIONER HUNT, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES.
[5. Lt. Kitchens; Discuss/Consider approving Interlocal Agreement for Law Enforcement Patrol Services Between Kaufman County and Kaufman Count Municipal Utility District No. 5. (Part 1 of 2)]
BRINGS US ADAM FIVE, UH, LIEUTENANT KITCHENS.UH, IF SOMEBODY, IF HE COMES IN SOMEBODY, REMIND ME, CAUSE I PROBABLY WON'T REMEMBER.
I'LL BE ON THE NEXT PAGE MAYBE.
UM, I DON'T SEE, YOU ASKED ME HERE EITHER OR THERE SHE IS.
[6. Yasma Holland; Discuss/Consider accepting the Texas State Library & Archives Commission Cares Grant award in the amount of $19,242.00 to the Kaufman County Library.]
OUT OF THIS IS ITEM SIX.SHE ASKED MAHAL AND DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACCEPTING TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSION CARES GRANT AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $19,242 TO THE KAUFMAN COUNTY LIBRARY.
WELCOME AND GIVE US WHAT INFORMATION YOU GOT.
GOOD MORNING, JUDGE RICHARDS INTO THE COURTS, UM, THROUGH THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUMS AND LIBRARY SERVICES THAT FUNNELS DOWN TO THE STATE LIBRARIES.
THEY HAD THE CARES GRANT MONEY, JUST LIKE THEIR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
SO LIBRARIES, THESE ARE SPECIFIC FOR LIBRARIES.
ONE OF THE INITIATIVES WAS THE, UM, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, UM, JUST BRIDGING THAT DIGITAL VIDE.
I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY LIBRARIES HAVE APPLIED, BUT 39 WERE AWARDED IN THIS FIRST CYCLE.
AND OF COURSE, KAUFMAN COUNTY WAS ONE OF THEM.
UM, WE ARE, WHEN WE OPENED ON MAY 18TH, WE KNEW THAT THE COMPUTERS WERE GOING TO BE VERY BUSY.
SO, AND WITH SCHOOL STARTING BACK, WE'VE GOT PODS COMING IN USING THE INTERNET, USING THE WIFI.
SO IT'S, UM, I'M GLAD THAT WE FOCUSED ON THAT PART OF THE GRANT.
THE LIBRARY WAS AWARDED $19,000 AND $19,242,000 FOR COMPUTERS, UM, LAPTOPS.
AND IT ALSO INCLUDED FURNITURE TO KIND OF SPREAD OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE LIBRARY.
UM, ONE OF THE, THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS GRANT IS TO BUMP UP OUR WIFI SPEEDS, WHICH I THINK IT'S GOING TO HELP A LOT.
SO I'M WORKING WITH NATHAN AND IT TO SEE THE BEST WAY TO DO THAT.
UM, THIS IS A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT, SO THAT DOES REQUIRE THE COURT TO, UM, APPROVE THAT FOR US.
SO I'M BRINGING IT TO THE COURT QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS.
UH, WHAT'S PERFORMANCE SHOULD BE, UH, LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TEXAS STATE LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES COMMISSIONED CARES.
I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
IS THERE A SECOND SEGMENT, COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH.[7. Chuck Mohnkern; Present/Accept the Treasurer's Monthly Report.]
NEXT UP OUR TREASURER TRIP, MARKER.THE TREASURER'S MONTHLY REPORT JUDGE, THE STATE OF OUR CASH BALANCE IS A REALLY GOOD RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT 18 MILLION, 347,001 66 AT THE END OF JULY, WHICH IS 4 MILLION HIGHER THAN WE WERE LAST YEAR AT THIS TIME.
UM, AS FAR AS MONEY INVESTED, WE HAVE IN TEXAS CLASS IN TEXT POOL, A TOTAL OF $88,654,000 INVESTED COMPARED TO 27 MILLION, FOUR 35, ONE 22 AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
NOW WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT 58,000 OR 58 MILLION OF THAT IS A BOND MONEY, BUT THAT STILL LEAVES US AHEAD OF LAST YEAR ON INVESTED FUNDS AS WELL.
THE INTEREST THAT WE'VE EARNED ON A ACCOUNTS IN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK, 1,400, $2 INTEREST ON A TEXT POOL IN TEXAS CLASS INVESTMENTS, 34,648 FOR $36,050 EARNED DURING THE MONTH OF JULY.
THAT DOESN'T LOOK SO GOOD COMPARED TO LAST YEAR 60 2035.
BUT IF YOU LOOK DOWN A LITTLE BIT FARTHER WHERE IT SHOWS THE INTEREST OR THE YIELD, OUR AVERAGE YIELD ON TEXT POOL WAS 0.4, ONE SEVEN, 9% AVERAGE YIELD ON TEXAS CLASS 0.4, 5%.
AND LAST YEAR WE WERE LOOKING AT AN AVERAGE YIELD OF 2.49, NINE, 8%.
WE ARE VERY WELL COLLATERALIZED AT AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AT 407%.
ANY QUESTIONS BRINGING IN QUESTIONS? IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURES? THERE'S NOTHING.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER BARBARA'S OR SECOND SEPARATE COMMISSION CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES.
[8. Randy Richards; Present/Accept the Fire Marshal's Monthly Report.]
RANDY RICHARDS PRESENT FOR ACCEPTANCE THE FIRE MARSHALL'S MONTHLY REPORT.I BELIEVE EACH OF YOU HAVE RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS PREVIOUSLY.
SO IN AN EFFORT TO HELP SAVE THE COURT TIME, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC LAND THAT YOU'D LIKE TO DISCUSS OUR TRANS PRETTY MUCH BEING AS THEY WERE LAST WEEK, A FEW FLUCTUATIONS HERE AND THERE, BUT NOTHING SIGNIFICANT OTHER THAN THE CASH CASHFLOW.
AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT BY THE END OF THE YEAR, WE'LL BE AT ABOUT DOUBLE WHAT WE WERE LAST YEAR.
NO, IS THAT WHILE YOU'RE, WHILE YOU'RE HERE, YOU'RE GOING OVER YOUR REPORT.
I KNOW WE DON'T GET RAIN FROM THIS, UH, HURRICANE WE'RE GOING BE IN TROUBLE.
SO WHERE ARE WE AT ON THE HEAT? I MEAN THE DROUGHT INDEX DRIVING INDEX NUMBERS ARE DEFINITELY UP A SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH IN ORDER TO, UH, CALL FOR A BURN BAN, WHICH I AM BALLING THE SPECIAL MEETING NEXT AGENDA TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THAT HOPEFULLY GIVE A SURPRISE WITNESS.
UH, I THINK MAYBE JUST US TALKING ABOUT PUTTING A BURN BAN IN, WE'LL BRING THIS RIGHT.
IT'S TYPICALLY BURN BAY AND THEN WE GET RANK, UH, QUESTIONS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FIRE MONTHLY REPORT ON LIKE THE EMOTION THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNTER? OUR SECOND I'LL SECOND SACRIFICE MR. PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED NO MOTION CARRIES, UH, STAY RIGHT THERE.
[9. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider re-appointing Randy Richards as the Kaufman County Fire Marshal for a two (2) year term.]
NINE, UH, IS IT IS TIME TO CONSIDER, UH, APPOINTMENT OF A FIRE MARSHALL FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS.UM, AND, UH, WHAT'S, I GUESS WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA WOULD BE DISCUSSING CONSIDER REAPPOINTING RANDY RICHARDS AS THE KAUFMAN COUNTY FARM MARSHALL FOR THE TWO YEAR TERM.
AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, UH, RANDY AND I HAVE LOOKED WAY BACK IN OUR FAMILY RECORDS AND WE'VE DISCOVERED THAT WE ARE NOT RELATED AND HE WAS, RANDY WAS EXTREMELY RELIEVED TO HEAR THAT.
UH, SO, UH, THERE ARE QUESTIONS.
UH, WOULD THERE BE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT? RANDY RICHARDS IS THE COVERING COUNTY FIRE MARSHALL WHERE THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT IS OUR SECOND I'LL SECOND SACRUM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.
[10. Chelsea Endicott; Discuss/Consider motion to approve replat for Elwood Estates located in Pet. 1.]
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WE START WITH THIS, THIS ITEM IS CHESSY INTO INDYCARS DISCUSSING CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE A REPLAT FOR ELWOOD ESTATES LOCATED IN PRECINCT ONE.AND, UH, WE HAVE, I HAVE TO, WE'LL HAVE ONE CARD HERE.
ONE PERSON IS GOING TO WANTS TO SPEAK TO THAT AND THAT WOULD BE CAROLYN HARRISON.
IF YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE, TELL US YOUR NAME, WHERE YOU LIVE AND UH, GIVE US YOUR THREE MINUTE SPEECH.
I AM CAROLYN HARRISON AND I LIVE HERE IN THE CITY OF KAUFFMAN AT 1589, ANTHONY.
UM, I'M USUALLY READING THIS FOR A GROUP OF PEOPLE, FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT LIVE OUT IN ELWOOD ESTATES.
SO I WAS VOLUNTEERED FOR THAT GOOD MORNING, JUDGE RICHARDS AND HONORABLE COMMISSIONERS COURT.
WE WERE A GROUP OF CONCERNED CITIZENS AND PROPERTY OWNERS IN ELWOOD, A STAGE STATES, WHICH HAS AN ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA FOR TODAY.
YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO APPROVE A REPLANT OF LOT FIVE AVAILABLE TO STATES IN THE FOUR TRACKS, RATHER THAN THE ORIGINAL SAS TRACK.
WE ARE AGAINST THIS ACTION AND ASK THAT YOU DISAPPROVE THE REQUEST.
WE FEEL THEY WOULD BE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR PRIVACY QUALITY OF LIFE AND PROPERTY VALUES.
IF APPROVED, IF WE WANTED TO LIVE IN A SUBURBAN AREA, WE WOULD HAVE BOUGHT AND MOVED THERE.
THERE ARE ALREADY SUFFICIENT HOMES WHERE WE LIVE IN ENOUGH TRAFFIC ON DRY DRIVE, WHICH IS A ROCK ROAD TO HANDLE THE LOAD.
IT HAS NOW MORE HOMES WOULD MEAN MORE NOISE TRAFFIC AND CROWDING THOSE REQUESTING THE REPAY PLAN.
WE'RE AWARE OF THE SIZE OF THIS TRACK WHEN THEY PURCHASED IT.
THIS IS AN AGRICULTURE SUBDIVISION, AND WE WANT IT TO REMAIN THAT AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED.
THEREFORE WE ASK THAT YOU DISAPPROVE THE REPLANT OF LOT FIVE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HEARING OUR CONCERNS.
BRAD KNOWS 83, 26 DIANNE DRIVE.
SANDRA KNOWS 84 74, DIANE DRIVE.
TOMMY JACK KNOWS 84 74, DIANE DRIVE, NEIL HARRISON, 82 20 DIANE DRIVE, TINA HARRISON, 82 20 DIANE DRIVE AND LOSE SEIFERT 82 64.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMING TODAY.
SO NOW WE BRING UP, UH, CHELSEA ENDICOTT TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE REPLAT FOR ELWOOD A STATE'S LOCATED IN PRECINCT ONE GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN.
SO, UH, THE DEVELOPER FOR THE SUBDIVISION IS ACTUALLY A GENTLEMAN NAMED JOHN BAZOOKIE.
UM, AS YOU'RE AWARE, HE'S GOING TO TAKE LOT FIVE AND CHOP IT UP INTO FOUR, SEPARATE LOTS.
UM, THE DEVELOPER, UM, IS MAKING ALL THESE FOUR LOTS ABOVE TWO ACRES TO COMPLY WITH THE EXISTING DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE LOCATED IN ELLA STATES.
AND IT'S GOING TO OCCUR IN PRECINCT ONE.
HE'S GOTTEN ALL OF HIS APPROVALS THAT ARE REQUIRED BY OUR REGS.
UM, HE DID NOTIFY THE HOMEOWNERS BY POSTING IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, TWO OF THEM AND OUR OFFICE ALSO SET OUT THE CERTIFIED LETTERS THAT'S REQUIRED BY TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS YOU'LL HAVE ABOUT IT? ANYTHING I CAN ANSWER? YOU SAID YOU MADE THE COMMENT THAT THERE ARE DEED RESTRICTIONS TO THIS.
BUT THERE, THE DEED RESTRICTION SAY YOU CAN HAVE TWO ACRE LOTS.
SO YOU CAN SUBDIVIDE, BUT THEY HAVE TO BE ABOVE TWO ACRES.
WE UNDERSTAND THIS TWO AND A HALF AND THEY ARE TWO AND A HALF.
THERE THEY'RE COMPLYING WITH THE EXISTING NEED RESTRICTIONS.
AND THIS HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE, BUT I HAVE THE PLOT.
IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT YES, MA'AM ALSO DO THE DEED RESTRICTS THE, SAY THAT THEY ALLOW SPLITTING UP THE PROPERTY.
THEY DO SAY THAT SPECIFICALLY, APRIL BACK HAS TO SMILE.
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SO IT'S JUST A SQUARE FEET SQUARE FEET.UH, WHERE CAN WE SAY THAT? IT'S BIGGER.
THAT'S THE DATE ON THE FRONT OF THE SUBDIVISION? YOU KNOW, SHE'D COME IN.
ALL THE TRACKS ARE SLAS, WHICH SHE WAS MEANT TO BE THAT WAY WHEN IT WAS ESTABLISHED AND HAD BEEN THERE.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S YEAH.
AS FAR AS IF THEY'RE NOT BUILDING, THEY'RE JUST GOING TO TELL THE LIGHT.
WHEN THEY WENT AND DEVELOPED IT, THE ORIGINAL RELIC RESTRICTS ME PRETTY MUCH.
IS THAT THE SAME? IT SAYS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RAVEN, THE MIDDLE ACRES, LET'S SAY RIGHT HERE, 2.5 12, IT WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THERE WERE ADVERTISED ON THE INTERNET BEFORE THEY WERE ON THE INTERNET BEING ADVERTISED.
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT RESTRICTIONS UNTIL OUR OFFICE FOUND THIS ONE IS THE ONE THAT HAS TWO BUILDINGS.
THERE'S AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.
WELL, THEY CAN HAVE TO COME TO LAKERS ANYWAY.
THEY CAN'T SELL THEM AND RATTLING OF THE SUBDIVISION AND HAVING A SMALL CRACK WHEN THEY HAD A RURAL TOWN AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE ENJOYED AND IT HELPS CONTINUE YOU.
CAN YOU GIVE THEM WHAT DO THEY CAN'T ACTUALLY, IT'S JUST ENOUGH FOR Y'ALL TO SIGN A FEE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER? OH, AND THEN YOU WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS.
YOU CHECKED OUT THE DEED RESTRICTIONS AND DID IT GO TO THE COMMITTEE TOO? WE DID NOT MEET ON THE COMMITTEE ON THIS CAUSE THERE WEREN'T ANY WAIVER REQUESTS OR ANYTHING.
I DID NOT GET A SEARCH WARRANT.
WASN'T EVERYONE'S SUPPOSED TO GET YES.
MA'AM WE MAILED THEM OUT TO EVERYBODY LOCATED IN THE HIM.
WE KNOW FOR, AT LEAST THAT IT WOULD BE CHELSEA ARE THOSE SENT OUT WITH RECURRENT RECEIPTS.
WE DO HAVE RICH FARMER SEATS ON SOME OF THEM.
WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN BACK SIGNATURES.
CAUSE IT HAS THE COVID THAT THE MAIL OFFICE HAS BEEN PUTTING ON, BUT WE SENT THEM OUT TWICE.
DO YOU MAIL ONE STANDARD MAIL AND ONE REGULAR? YES, SIR.
WHAT'S THE STANDARD, THE STANDARD FIRMS HAVEN'T BEEN RETURNED.
IT WAS IN THE NEWSPAPER TWICE, RIGHT? YES.
SO IT WAS IN THE TERRIBLE, IN THE COFFIN ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS.
UM, OUR OFFICE SENT OUT CERTIFIED LETTERS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BOTH ONE CERTIFIED AND THEN ONE REGULAR AS WELL.
SOME OF THE ONES ARE COMING BACK WITH COVID-19 FROM THE MAIL OFFICE THAT THEY'VE WRITTEN WITHOUT ACTUAL SIGNATURES.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE DOING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF COVID.
UM, I DO NOT KNOW AN EXACT NUMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT WE HAVE EITHER THREE OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE.
AND THAT'S NOT THE I'M INTERESTED.
I'M STARING AT REBECCA TO SEE IF SHE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT NOTIFICATION.
SO THE NOTIFICATION, THE WAY THE STATUTE WORKS THAT DUPLICATE THE NEWSPAPER REQUESTS AS WELL AS SENDING IT OUT.
IT DOES NOT REQUIRE A SIGNATURES BEING RECEIVED BACK JUST THAT THEY BE SENT TO THE ADDRESSES LISTED ON THE SUBDIVISION.
AS LONG AS YOU HAVE PROOF OF THAT, THEN THAT WOULD BE A COMPLIANCE STATUTE.
WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, I MEAN, I, I FEEL EVERYBODY'S PAYING BECAUSE I MEAN, THANKS FOR HAPPENING
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AROUND MY HOUSE TOO, THAT I WOULD LIKE TO NOT SEE HAPPEN, BUT THEY'RE HAPPENING.AND I MEAN, IF THE STATUTE AND THE DEED RESTRICTIONS, THEN WE, WE DID OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND WE ACTUALLY MADE THE LAST BIGGER BECAUSE WE Y'ALLS DEPARTMENT CAUGHT SOMETHING THAT WASN'T CAUGHT.
SO DANIELLE'S JOB AND DONE IT WELL.
SO I JUST DON'T SEE ANYTHING IF THE WHITE TO STATUTES READS,
CAUSE THEIR ORIGINAL INTENTION WAS ONE ANCHOR TRACK.
SO REBECCA FROM A, FROM A LEGAL POINT OF VIEW, THOSE, OR, OR ALSO FROM, UH, THE REVIEW BY THE COUNTY'S ENGINEERING FIRM, IS THERE ANY STATUTORY BASIS TO DENY THIS REQUEST? SO THE WAY THAT REPORTS WORK, UM, YOUR BASIS WOULD BE THE INTERFERES WITH INVESTING PROPERTY, RIGHT? SO IF YOU REMEMBER, THERE'S THIS BUNDLE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS THAT EXISTS, YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE POSSESSION, UM, CONTROL EXCLUSION, UM, ENJOYMENT OF YOUR PROPERTY OR DISPOSITION.
IF IT INTERFERES WITH ANY OF THOSE THINGS, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE MAYBE SOME TYPE OF REASON TO SAY NO TO THE REPLY, BUT OTHERWISE IT READS THAT PORT SHOUT ORDER OR SHALL PERMIT TO REPLAT.
UM, I THINK THAT HAVING EXISTING DEED RESTRICTIONS THAT SAY THAT YOU CAN REPLAT SOMETHING WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION, UM, IT DEFINITELY ADDS EVIDENCE TOWARDS IMPROVING THAT REPLY.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER I'LL CALL A QUESTION.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR, UH, UH, CHELSEA OR FOR REBECCA HERE? NONE, UH, WHAT'S FOR IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A MOTION TO APPROVE REPLAT OF ELWOOD A STATE'S LOCATED IN PRECINCT.
I HAD TO MAKE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE THE REPLANT.
COMMISSIONER HUNT MAKES A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REPLAT AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE A SECOND, A SECOND, MR. PHILLIPS SECOND, THAT MOTION, UH, DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES L CHELSEA BACK WITH US AGAIN, DISCUSS, CONSIDER
[11. Chelsea Endicott; Discuss/Consider motion to approve civil construction plans for Bella Tresa Place located in Pet. 3]
MOTION TO APPROVE CIVIL CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR BELLA TRACE A PLACE LOCATED IN PRECINCT THREE.UM, SO BELLA THERESA, THE PRELIMINARY PLANS WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED, UM, IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT BACK IN JANUARY ON THE 14TH.
UM, SINCE THAT TIME THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THOSE SEVERAL PLANS THEY HAVE NOW RECEIVED, UH, THE ENGINEER APPROVAL FROM TMP.
AND SO THEY'RE READY TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTING THE ROAD.
IF Y'ALL GENTLEMEN WOULD ALLOW THEM TO DO THAT QUESTIONS.
SO THE QUESTIONS IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CIVIL CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR BELLA TRACY PLACE LOCATED IN PRECINCT THREE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER BARBARA.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND WITH COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES.
[12. Chelsea Endicott; Discuss/Consider motion to approve final plat of Saddle Ridge Ranch subject to Section 4.03 of the Kaufman County Subdivision and Land Use Regulations.]
A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ITEM 12, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO SPEAK AFTER THE DISCUSSION.AND THIS IS BACK WITH CHELSEA AGAIN, DISCUSS, CONSIDER MOTION TO APPROVE FINAL PLAT OF SADDLE RIDGE RANCH, SUBJECT TO SECTION 4.03 OF THE COFFIN COUNTY SUBDIVISION AND LAND USE REGULATIONS, SHELTER, UM, SADDLE RANCH.
RANCH IS A SUBDIVISION THAT'S GOING TO OCCUR IN PRECINCT THREE, A FEW GENTLEMEN APPROVE IT.
UM, THERE WILL BE NO INTERIOR ROADS.
UM, ALL OF THEIR LOTS ARE GONNA GET THEIR FURNITURE FROM FM 27, 28 AND COUNTY ARE THREE 46.
UM, THE DEVELOPER FOR THE SUBDIVISION IS TERRY WHEELER.
UH, TERRY'S RECEIVED ALL OF HIS APPROVAL OR OTHERS THAT'S LAID OUT IN OUR REGULATIONS.
UM, ALSO HE DID GET APPROVAL FROM TECH STOTT, UM, FOR THE ENTRANCES OFF OF 27, 28.
LET'S UH, LET'S HEAR FROM, UH, THE TWO FOLKS, UH, WE'LL START WITH, UH, TERRY WHEELER.
UM, WHAT ABOUT PATRICIA THOMAS? YOU DON'T CARE TO SPEAK EITHER.
UM, THEN WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS DISCUSSED AND SHARED OR A MOTION TO APPROVE FINAL OR SADDLE RIDGE, UH, SUBJECT TO SECTION 4.03 AND A CALL FROM COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS.
BEFORE WE DO THAT, EXCUSE ME, I'D LIKE TO SAY A FEW THINGS.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, UM, I'M EXTREMELY CONFLICTED AND TORN ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS AFFECTS MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT I HAVE TO DO AS COMMISSIONER THAT I DON'T PARTICULARLY LIKE SOMETIMES, BUT I HAVE TO DO IT.
UM, BEING A LANDOWNER OUT THERE, THIS IS GONNA AFFECT ME AS WELL AS IT DOES.
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WHO HAVE COMPLAINED TO ME, I'VE HAD NUMEROUS PEOPLE CONTACT ME.WE ACTUALLY HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK AND MR. WAITER AND MS. THOMAS DID COME TO THE MEETING.
UH, I FELT LIKE THE MEETING WENT PRETTY GOOD.
A LOT OF PEOPLE GOT TO EXPRESS THEIR OPPOSITION TO THIS, BUT I THINK, UH, MOST FOLKS UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THE WAY THE LAW IS WE DON'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE AS A COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
UH, BUT, UH, AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THAT WE'VE GOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN OUR COUNTY, A LOT OF PEOPLE FEEL JUST LIKE THE TWO LADIES THAT SPOKE A WHILE AGO.
UH, WE'RE STARTING TO LOSE OUR, OUR RURAL AREAS OUT HERE IN OUR WAY OF LIFE.
UM, AGAIN, UH, AS AN INDIVIDUAL OUT HERE LIVING IN COFFIN COUNTY, I DON'T LIKE IT AS A COMMISSIONER.
I DON'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE IN THINGS, UH, BECAUSE OF THE LAW.
BUT I DO WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT JUST BECAUSE OF THE DECISIONS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE UP HERE BASED ON WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES US TO DO, THAT DOESN'T NEGATE ANYTHING THAT INDIVIDUALS OR NEIGHBORHOODS CAN DO, CAN GET TOGETHER TO DO IF THEY CHOOSE TO DO SO, TO TRY AND FIGHT SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
SO THE DECISIONS THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE UP HERE DO NOT AFFECT THAT.
UH, SO, UM, WITH THAT IN MIND, I JUST LIKE SAY IS A COFFIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT THREE.
I AM VOTING FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE PLAN AS A MINISTER ELECT ONLY.
UH, THE STATUTE DOES NOT PROVIDE ME WITH THE ABILITY TO DENY PLAT APPLICATION.
WHEN AN APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED ALL REQUESTED INFORMATION PER THE COUNTY'S REGULATIONS AND CHAPTER TWO 30, TWO OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, MY VOTE OF APPROVAL DOES NOT WAIVE ANY FUTURE COMPLIANCE ISSUES OR CAUSES OF ACTION THAT MAY ARISE WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT.
UH, ALSO WITH THAT SAID, UH, I DO WANT FOLKS TO KNOW THAT I AM ACTIVELY WORKING WITH OUR DA'S OFFICE WITH OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE KEITH BELL.
AND I'M GOING TO BE TALKING TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE ABOUT ANY CHANGES THAT WE CAN MAKE, UH, TO POSSIBLY MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT, UH, FOR THESE, UH, DEVELOPMENTS TO COME IN ON TOP OF US LANDOWNERS DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA DO ANY GOOD WITH THAT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY, UH, I BELIEVE THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT CAN BE CHANGED.
UH, BUT I DO HAVE TO SAY IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE, UH, EVEN WITH ALL THE OPPOSITION, PEOPLE BEING UPSET AND ANGRY AND EVERYTHING, UH, PEOPLE HAVE HELD THEIR TEMPER REALLY WELL.
I DO APPRECIATE THAT FROM MY CONSTITUENTS.
AND I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT, UH, MR. WAITER AND MS. THOMAS HAVE BEEN VERY PROFESSIONAL AND THEY HAVE ACCOMMODATED, UH, SOME OF THE REQUESTS, UH, THAT PEOPLE HAVE ASKED FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, UH, MAKING THE HOMES LARGER THAN THEY ORIGINALLY PLANNED, UH, IN THEIR DEED RESTRICTIONS.
UH, SO I DO APPRECIATE THAT FROM Y'ALL.
UM, ALL I CAN DO IS HOPE FOR THE BEST THAT THIS WILL TURN OUT TO BE A REALLY NICE, UH, DEVELOPMENT, SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ALL LIVE WITH.
UM, THERE ARE DEED RESTRICTIONS ON IT, BUT ONE OF THE ISSUES I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WITH DEED RESTRICTIONS IS IT DOES TAKE SEVERAL LITIGATE LITIGATION TO ENFORCE IT.
CAUSE THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO AS A COUNTY TO ENFORCE IT, UNLESS THEY HAVE AN HOA.
AND EVEN THEN IT DOES COME DOWN TO CIVIL LITIGATION.
SO, UM, I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT, BUT WE'RE GOING TO WORK WITH THEM AS BEST WE CAN.
AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, ALL OF THAT, THAT I JUST SAID, UH, I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS, UH, THIS DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER BARBARA TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAN OF SHADOW RIDGE RANCH.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED.
[13. Monique Hunter; Discuss/Consider approving standard format for ETJ Interlocal Agreements.]
DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING STANDARD FORMAT FOR ETJ IN OUR LOCAL AGREEMENTS MORNING.SO A LOT OF OUR, EXCUSE ME, A LOT OF OUR INNER LOCAL AGREEMENTS ARE OLD AND OUTDATED.
UM, A LOT OF THEM ARE DIFFICULT TO READ ON WHO HAS JURISDICTION OVER WHAT.
AND SO, UM, REBECCA AND THE DA'S OFFICE WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET IT STREAMLINED ON A STANDARD FORM.
SO WHETHER THE CITY HAS JURISDICTION OR THE COUNTY, UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEND THESE OUT IF COURT APPROVES THESE STANDARD AGREEMENTS, SEND THEM OUT TO THE CITIES SO THAT WE CAN GET A CURRENT IN OUR LOCAL AGREEMENT IN OUR OFFICE.
SO WE CAN CLEARLY STATE WHO HAS JURISDICTION OVER WHAT IT'LL MAKE EVERYBODY'S JOB A LOT EASIER.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT STANDARD FORM? DID YOU GUYS GET A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT? OKAY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS SORT OF, UM, UH, MUFFLED, SO TO SPEAK WAS WHO WOULD DO CULVERTS IN THE ETJ? UM, YOU KNOW, IT, BECAUSE IT IS THE COUNTY'S JOB TO MAINTAIN THAT RIGHT AWAY.
IT WAS KIND OF, WELL, YOU CAN'T PICK THE COVERT SIZE IF WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN IT, BECAUSE IF YOU DAMAGE THAT WE, IT COMES OUT OF OUR POCKETS AND STUFF.
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SO, AND ACTUALLY THAT'S, I GUESS THE COVERT DEAL ON A DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS DONE AT TERRELL'S TJ.AND WE WERE JUST FOLLOWING UP BECAUSE WHEN WE DROVE BY, THEY HAD SMALL CULVERTS IN THERE.
SO I CALLED STEVE OVER IN TERRELL AND OF COURSE I GOT THE PLANS AND WE'VE GOT THE PLANS.
THEY HAD ALREADY PUT TWO CULVERTS IN THERE WERE SMALLER THAN WHAT THE ENGINEERS IS REQUIRED AND CONCRETE.
SO, AND I WAS DEALING WITH THAT BECAUSE IT'S IN MY RIGHT OF WAY.
SO THERE'S KIND OF SOME MISCOMMUNICATION THERE.
AND IF WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT FOR LIFE, BUT LUCKILY THE CITY OF OAK RIDGE ANNEX THAT.
SO I KIND OF HAD THE PLANS OFF TO THE MERIT OF OAK RIDGE, UNLESS YOU'LL DEAL WITH THIS.
SO YES, IT WAS MY GIFT TO HIM LAST WEEK.
SO I DO SEE THAT IF SOMEONE IS NOT ANNEX IN THAT, AND IT SOUNDED LIKE COUNTY THAT WE NEED TO HAVE SOME TYPE OF A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CULVERTS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, EVEN THEY WERE EVEN GOING TO GUESS WHAT THEIR PLANS AND THEIR ENGINEERING DRAWINGS THAT THEY HAD SUBMITTED TO GET, OKAY, THEY WERE GOING AGAINST THEM.
SO IT WOULD JUST BE SOMETHING TO CHECK SOME CHECKS AND BALANCES THERE.
AND I KNOW WE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT, UH, NUMBER ONE, THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF HAVING A, A TEMPLATED, INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT.
AND YET WE STILL HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY FOR ADDENDUMS AND ADJUSTMENTS.
IF IN FACT, WE HAVE TO ENTER INTO, UM, YOU KNOW, A SPECIFIC OR ISOLATED NEGOTIATIONS WITH ONE CITY OR ANOTHER.
SO WE STILL MAINTAIN THAT FLEXIBILITY AS WELL.
AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE CONSTANTLY CHANGING AS THESE CITIES GROW, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ALL THE NINE 11 ADDRESSES, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE GETTING ON BOARD TO DO THEIR GIS THEMSELVES.
AND SO THESE WILL CONSTANTLY BE AMENDED OR ADDENDUMS ADDED TO THEM.
SO, BUT WE JUST NEEDED A STANDARD, SPELL IT OUT.
WHO'S DOING WHAT FOR THEIR SAKE AND FOR THE STAFF TO FIGURE OUT WHO, WHO DO WE SEND IT TO? WELL, DUDE, THIS IS A STARTER.
THIS, THIS STARTS THE CONVERSATION.
WHEN WE SEND IT OUT, THE CDS CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH YOU AND THEY CAN LEARN WHAT YOUR NEEDS ARE.
YOU CAN LEARN WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND WHAT THEY NEED TO DO AND MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT.
AND THAT'S A LOT OF, IT'S JUST EDUCATION.
CAUSE THEY'VE ALWAYS DONE THINGS IN THEIR OWN LITTLE WORLD AND NEVER REACHED OUT OR DID ANYTHING ELSE.
AND SOME OF OUR INNER LOCAL AGREEMENTS ARE LIKE FROM 1999, THEY JUST AUTO RENEW.
SO, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE HAD MANY ELECTED OFFICIALS COME IN THAT DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT AGREEMENT EXISTS FROM TINY NINE.
SO YEAH, BEFORE Y'ALL WERE JEALOUS DEPARTMENT WAS DEVELOPED.
AND THE REASON Y'ALL WERE IS BECAUSE YOU HAD FOUR PEOPLE THAT WERE DATING WITH CDS AND IT WAS OUT DONE DIFFERENTLY.
IF THEY WERE ASKING LEGAL, THEN THEY WERE DOING IT THE SAME, BUT THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT THE ELECTED OFFICIAL WAS DOING IT.
SO NOW WE'VE GOT CONSISTENCY AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND NOW WE JUST TRY TO DEVELOP POOR WITH ALL THE CDC.
ONCE WE GET ON THE SAME PAGE, IT'S GOING TO BE A SMOOTH PROCESS.
AND THEY'RE ALL WORKING REALLY WELL.
THEY'RE MAJORITY, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE VERY WELCOME TO ANY SUGGESTIONS WERE OPENING THE DOORS OF COMMUNICATION.
SO A LOT OF THEM ARE REACHING OUT.
ANYTHING ELSE? UH, WHAT WE HAVE BEFORE.
AND SO IT WOULD BE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE STANDARD FORMAT FOR THE ETJ INNER OUR LOCAL AGREEMENTS I'LL MAKE THAT MOST EFFECTIVE.
THE MOTION COMMISSIONER IN CASE, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER HUNT DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED? NO MOTION CARRIES.
[14. Commissioner Hunt; Discuss/Consider approving interlocal agreement with the City of Oak Grove for road maintenance, projects and repairs.]
COMMISSIONER HURT, DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING IN A LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF OAK GROVE FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE, PROJECT AND REPAIRS.UH, WE JUST HAVE TO GET IN A LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH OAK GROVE SO WE CAN, UH, HELP THEM OUT WITH SOME OF THEIR NEEDS OVER THERE.
SO I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE AGREE FOR THEM TO LOCAL AGREEMENT QUESTIONS.
IS THAT GOOD? YOU KNOW, LET'S HAVE A MOTION.
DID YOU MAKE A MOTION? I DIDN'T HEAR IT.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER HUD TO APPROVE THAT IN A LOCAL AGREEMENT, A SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES KOSHER
[15. Commissioner Cates; Discuss/Consider authorizing OSSF/Environmental Investigators to travel directly to or from residences to field work locations in their assigned County vehicles when work assignments so warrant.]
CAGE DISCUSS, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING OSS IF ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATORS TO TRAVEL DIRECTLY TO, OR FROM RESIDENCES TO TWO FIELD WORK LOCATIONS IN THEIR ASSIGNED COUNTY VEHICLES WHEN WORK ASSIGNMENTS WARRANT.SO THERE'S JUST AN EXTENSION OF, UH, OF THE ACTIONS OF THE COURT, WHERE WE, UM, RECOGNIZED AND ADJUSTED THE, THE COMPENSATION, UH, SALARY FOR OUR, UM, OSF AND ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATORS.
UH, WE ALSO, UH, RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR SOME ADDITIONAL, UH, AN ADDITIONAL POSITION THERE.
AND THIS ADJUSTMENT WOULD ALLOW THE DEPARTMENTAL HEAD
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TO AUTHORIZE HER INVESTIGATORS TO ESSENTIALLY TRAVEL FROM THEIR RESIDENCES DIRECTLY TO WORK ASSIGNMENTS OR FROM THE IN ENDING WORK ASSIGNMENT DIRECTLY BACK TO THEIR HOUSE REALLY IS A COST SAVINGS AS WELL AS A, A, A MAGNIFICATION OF THEIR AVAILABLE WORK TIME WITHOUT HAVING TO LOSE THAT TIME, TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES BACK AND SECURE THEM AT THE COUNTY.UM, AND AGAIN, THIS WILL ALL BE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE DEPARTMENT HEAD, SO IT REALLY JUST MAKES THEM MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE AND, AND, UH, ALSO RECOGNIZES THEIR NEW DUTIES THAT THE COURT GAVE THEM AS OFFICERS OF THE COURT AND, UH, OSF INVESTIGATORS QUESTIONS.
SO, UM, I'D MAKE THE MOTION THAT, THAT, UH, AUTHORIZATION BE APPROVED AS WRITTEN, UH, COMMISSIONER CAGE, UH, MAKES A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THAT AUTHORIZATION IS PRESENTED ON ITEM 15.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THAT WAS IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES, UH, LOOKS LIKE RAYMOND'S GOING TO BE WITH US WHILE, UH, DISCUSSED,
[16. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider permission to solicit RFP 20-25: Annual Contract for County Purchase of Various Road Materials, Hauling of Materials, Road Projects, and Culverts.]
CONSIDER PERMISSION TO S TO SOLICIT RFP 20 DASH 25 ANNUAL CONTRACT FOR COUNTY PURCHASES OF RUBBED MATERIALS, HAULING AND ROAD, PROJECT CULVERTS.THIS PARTICULAR RFP WILL NOT SUPERSEDE ANY CURRENT CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE WITH ROAD MATERIAL VENDORS THAT YOU DO HAVE.
HOWEVER, UM, TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE WITH ADDITIONAL VENDORS, WE HAVE FOUND ADDITIONAL VENDORS FOR SAND, AND ALSO THIS WILL INCLUDE, UM, ALTERNATE BIDS FOR MATERIALS, SUCH AS YOUR BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION IN YOUR CULVERTS, RATHER THAN HAVING SEPARATE RFPS.
WE'RE ALLOWING ALL VENDORS TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE RFP.
UM, I'VE BEEN IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH A LOT OF THE VENDORS THAT HAVE YOU'VE SENT MY WAY AS WE'RE TRYING TO GET TOGETHER AND GET A LOT OF THE WORK DONE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
SO WE'RE TRYING TO PLAY CATCH UP JUST TO MAKE SURE WE'RE PROTECTED WITH CONTRACTS QUESTIONS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO, UH, AUTHORIZE, UH, THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO SOLICIT THAT RFP 20 DASH 25? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT EMOTIONAL COMMISSIONER BARBERS OR SECOND, SECOND, SECOND, COMMISSIONED CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
NO MOTION CARRIES ITEM 17, REGULAR
[17. Raylan Smith; Discuss and consider permission to solicit RFP 20-26: Application & Administrative Services (Community Development Block Grant Program).]
SMITH DISCUSSED CONSIDER PERMISSION TO SOLICIT RFP 20 DASH 26 APPLICATION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES REGARDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.THIS WOULD BE THE POSSIBILITY OF HIRING A VENDOR TO HELP US IDENTIFY THE AREAS AS WELL AS START THE PROCESS WITH THE INCOME SURVEYS, THE APPLICATION PROCESSES, UM, AND TO REALLY ASSIST WITH THAT THREE TO FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
UM, THE WAY THAT THE RFP READS WAS THAT IF WE WERE ELECTED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM, THAT THEY WOULD ALSO OVERSEE THE APPLICATION AND GRANT PROCESS AS WELL.
SO THIS WOULD COVER ALL OF THE PREAUTHORIZATION AND ALSO POST CONTRACT WITH BLOCK GRANT.
IF THAT WAS THE DIRECTION THAT YOU CHOSE TO GO, I'M TOLD THERE'S A POSSIBILITY OF ABOUT $300,000 IN THIS BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
UM, SO IT'S BEYOND OUR CAPABILITIES TO ADMINISTER AND WRITE THE GRANT OURSELVES.
SO QUESTIONS, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO PERMIT THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO SOLICIT RP 20 DASH 26? SO MOVED, WE HAVE THAT MOTION WITH COMMISSIONER IN CASE, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES BACK.
[18. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider permission to solicit RFP 20-27: Kaufman County COVID-19 Testing Supplies.]
PERMISSION TO SOLICIT RP 20 DASH 27 KAUFMAN COUNTY COVID-19 TESTING SUPPLIES.THIS PARTICULAR RFP WILL BE JUST FOR PRICING AND VENDORS FOR THE 15 MINUTE TEST KITS, THE RAPID TEST KITS.
UM, IF WE CHOOSE TO PURCHASE THEM WITHIN THE COUNTY, UM, I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH WITH PURCHASING CO-OPS AND OBVIOUSLY BECAUSE ALL OF THIS JUST HAPPENED, WE'VE GOT VERY FEW VENDORS THAT SELL THESE PRODUCTS THAT ARE WITHIN A CURRENT CO-OP.
SO AS THESE NEEDS ARISE, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO GO OUT FOR INDIVIDUAL RFPS, BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO WATCH THE BOB BOARDS.
WELL, I ASKED STEVE TO COME AND MONITOR THESE ITEMS. STEVE, THE, YOU AGREE THAT, UH, THAT THIS WOULD BE FUNDING THAT WOULD BE, UH, APPLICABLE UNDER THE CARES ACT.
THEN WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR WOULD BE AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO SOLICIT RFP 20 DASH 27.
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WE HAD A MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT.IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE, THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES ITEM 19,
[19. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider proposal in the amount of $48,567.00 from R. Alden Marshall & Associates LLC & Laura Pate, PA for the cleaning and consolidation process of the Trustee's Quarters Mural located at the Kaufman County Poor Farm.]
DISCUSS CONSIDERED PROPOSAL IN THE AMOUNT OF 48,005 67 FOR OUR ALDEN MARSHALL ASSOCIATES IN LAW PAID FOR THE CLEANING AND CONSOLIDATE CONSOLIDATION PROCESS OF THE TRUSTEES QUARTERS MURAL LOCATED AT THE KAUFMAN COUNTY PURE POOR FORM.UM, THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION DID RECEIVE THE ATTACHED QUOTE FROM OUR ALDEAN MARSHALL AND LAURA PATE.
UM, THIS IS FOR THE COMPLETE RESTORATION OF THE MORE MURAL AT THE POOR FARM.
UM, I DID INCLUDE THE ACTUAL FUNDING PIECE.
UH, YOU HAD AN ORIGINAL BUDGET WITHIN THE GENERAL BUDGET FOR MAINTENANCE AND FACILITIES LINE ITEM.
UM, AND ONCE THE SIGNAGE AND EVERYTHING IS PAID FOR, WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE REMAINING BALANCE OF WHAT WAS BUDGETED TO APPLY TOWARDS THIS WITH THE TOTAL REMAINING BALANCE WOULD BE DUE FROM THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
SO BASICALLY WE'LL JUST GO ZERO OUT THE LINE ITEM BASED ON WHAT YOU BUDGETED THIS YEAR.
AND THEN THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REMAINING BALANCE.
AND THEN THE MURAL, I WISH WE'D HAD THE COLOR PICTURES IN IT.
THERE WERE PASSES, THERE WAS A, THERE'S A MURAL THAT WAS PAINTED BACK IN THE LATE 1950S DOWN THERE AND IS KIND OF THE CENTERPIECE FOR THE POOR FORM.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GUY THAT WAS A FREQUENT VISITOR THAT, UH, AND HE HAD A TALENT.
SO THEY, UH, HE PAINTED ALL THIS STUFF AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING AND TRYING AND TRYING TO FIND THE MONEY TO PRESERVE IT.
AND THEY'D MADE SOME CONTACTS WITH THIS CONSERVATOR THAT WORKS ALL OVER THE GLOBE.
HE'S WORKING IN PARIS FRANCE RIGHT NOW.
SO, I MEAN, HE'S, HE WORKS EVERYWHERE, BUT IT STARTED WHERE IT WAS JUST TOTALLY UNREASONABLE AND IT WAS LIKE $80,000 AND THEY DID SOME JUGGLING AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND THEY GOT IT DOWN TO SOMETHING THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY AFFORD.
SO I'D LIKE TO THE COUNTY, WELL, IT'S LESS THAN IT'S ABOUT, I GUESS, A THIRD NEARLY BIOTICS PAY A SMALL PORTION AND THEN THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION WOULD PAY THE BALANCE TO GET THIS RESTORED.
UM, IT'S LIKE I SAY, THIS IS, IT'S A, ONE OF A KIND DEAL.
THE POOR FORM IS THE LAST POUR FORM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO TRY TO SAVE IT.
SO THESE CONSERVATORS ARE NOT CHEAP, BUT EVIDENTLY SOMEONE NEW, SOME OF THEM AND COULD DO IT.
SO WE FOUND A WAY TO GET IT DONE.
MIKE WENT TO WHAT'S THE ULTIMATE PLAN FOR DISPLAYING THIS ART AFTER IT WAS RESTORED.
IS THERE, DO WE HAVE, UH, UH, WAY AHEAD, SO IT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD.
WHAT I, I SEE THIS BEING A PUBLIC PLACE AND OF COURSE IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE COURT WHERE WE, HOW FAR WE WANT TO GO WITH THIS, BUT HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME HELP WITH SOME DEVELOPERS THAT ARE DEVELOPING SOME PROJECTS AROUND THERE.
AND WE HAVE A, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CITIZENS COME OR THEY HAVE KIOSKS, WE WERE REDOING A LOT OF THE BUILDINGS AND WE HAVE KIOSKS.
THEY HAVE INFORMATION ON EACH BUILDING.
AND WHAT WENT ON OUT THERE DURING THE TIME THE POOR FORM WAS OPEN, UH, AS FAR AS GOING IN THERE, IT'S GOING TO BE SECURE, BUT THERE ARE WINDOWS WHERE YOU CAN LOOK INTO THE ROOM TO SEE THE PAINTING THAT IS DETERIORATED.
SO IN THE FUTURE, THERE MIGHT BE OPEN HOUSES.
I KNOW THERE'S A PUBLIC GATHERINGS AT THE VINTAGE FAIR.
THEY HAD LAST TIME, THEY HAD NEARLY 500 PEOPLE THERE THAT DAY AND THEY TOOK TOURS OF THE POOR FARM.
SO THEN HOPEFULLY THOSE OPPORTUNITIES BECOME MORE FREQUENT AS SOON AS THIS STUFF IS OVER WITH.
I MEAN, I, I REALLY, YOU KNOW, I SUPPORT THE POOR FARM.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT IT'S THE LAST REMAINING POOR FARM OWNED BY A COUNTY IN THE STATE.
IF I'M DONE, I THINK I'M CORRECT THAT.
AND, UH, I THINK WE, UH, JUST AS WE SAW AND HAD EARLIER DISCUSSION ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT THAT GOES ON IN COFFIN COUNTY, MORE AND MORE, I THINK WE REALLY DO HAVE A NEED FOR SOME PUBLIC SPACES, UM, YOU KNOW, TO OFFSET SOME OF THE URBANIZATION THAT'S GOING ON.
BUT I, I GUESS I HAVE A LITTLE CONCERN ABOUT SPENDING $50,000 THAT WE'RE NOT EVEN SURE IF THE PUBLIC'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO IN AND SEE IT ANYTIME SOON.
WELL, I MEAN, IT'D BE UP TO HAVE TO BE SPECIAL EVENTS AND STUFF COMING OUT THERE.
AND IF PEOPLE WALKING THEIR DOGS AND STUFF, THEY CAN LOOK THROUGH THE WINDOWS AND SEE IT, BUT THAT'S, I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO HAVE IT OPEN ALL THE TIME OR TO BE VANDALIZED.
DO WE HAVE A, AND THIS MAY BE A BETTER QUESTION FOR THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION, BUT I MEAN, DO WE HAVE A PLAN THAT
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IS ACTUALLY GOING FORWARD ON, ON THE REVITALIZATION AND THE, AND THE, YOU KNOW, THE OPENING TO THE PUBLIC OR THE POOR FARM AND HOW WE'RE ACTUALLY REALLY GONNA TURN IT INTO SOMETHING CAN I USE DO IS TRYING TO REVITALIZE THE BUILDINGS AND TRYING TO PRESERVE THEM BY PUTTING ROOFS ON THEM AND PAINTING THEM AND REBUILDING SOME OF THEM THAT WERE IN DISREPAIR.AND, UH, WE, UH, WE'RE PUTTING ELECTRICAL OUT THERE FOR THESE, UH, PUBLIC VENUES THAT WILL COME OUT THERE AND USE IT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S THE WILD WEST SHOWS OF ANY FARE AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL CONTINUE TO GROW.
UM, THERE'S A, UM, A PLAN THAT WE HAD, UH, SOMEONE BEFORE I EVER GOT ON THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION, THEY CAME IN AND THEY DREW A PLAN FOR WHAT WE WANTED TO BE WITH THE WALKING TRAILS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF THROUGH THE POOR FARM.
AND THAT'S KIND OF OUR GOAL THAT'S OUR TEMPLATE IS TO, AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST, WE JUST KINDA, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH THAT MANY FUNDS, SO WE'RE JUST DOING WHAT WE CAN DO EACH YEAR.
SO, BUT WE DO HAVE THAT PLAN THAT THEY HAVE ADOPTED.
WELL, I THINK IT'D BE WORTHWHILE TO HAVE MAYBE, AND MAYBE THEY'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST, BUT MAYBE JUST TO REFRESH US IF THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION COULD, YOU KNOW, COULD COME IN AND, AND JUST GIVE US A, AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE THE, WHERE THE POOR FARMS HEADED.
UM, I MEAN, IF YOU GOT 50 GRAND TO SPEND ON THIS, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE OUGHT TO BE MAKING PROGRESS ON OPENING IT TO THE PUBLIC SOMEHOW.
AND I DON'T MEAN NECESSARILY THESE RUNOFFS, BUT YEAH.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S, YOU KNOW, IT'S THAT ALL I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO RE REPAIR AND MAINTAIN WHAT WE'VE GOT, AND WE HAVE A PLAN.
WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO MOVE FORWARD.
AND THIS RIGHT HERE IS SOMETHING THAT'S DETERIORATING TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE GONE.
AND ONCE IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S, UH, WHAT WAS THE SPLIT ON THIS 18? ONE 77 WOULD BE OUR PART AND THE WRITING REMAINING BALANCE WOULD BE 30,003 89 FROM THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
AND THEY'VE, AND THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION HAS VOTED IN FAVOR OF THIS.
AND SO THIS IS, THIS IS ONLY LUCY AND TO BE TIED UP RIGHT HERE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, THEY'VE, UH, IT'S SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE SILO.
I'VE HAD AN ENGINEERING OUT THERE TO CHECK THE THERE'S A SELLER, LIKE A SMOKEHOUSE TOP SELLER OUT THERE, AND THE ENGINEERS LOOKED AT IT AND THEY GAVE US SOME OPTIONS THERE.
UH, WE GOT BIDS TO DEAL WITH THAT.
AND, UH, THEN THE SILO, UM, THE ENGINEERING FIRM SAYS WE REALLY NEED TO DEMOLISH IT.
ALTHOUGH THERE'S SOME, YOU KNOW, SOME OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION WHERE THEY WANT TO TRY TO GET SECOND OPINIONS TO TRY TO SAVE IT.
SO, I MEAN, WE'RE JUST, WE'RE JUST MOVING FORWARD A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME.
AND LIKE, DEALING WITH COMMISSION IS, I MEAN, LIKE YOUR WIFE'S ON THE COMMISSION, IT'S JUST, WHEN PEOPLE SHOW UP TO COME, THEN WE JUST NEED TO, YOU KNOW, AND WE JUST, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GO DIFFERENT WAYS.
SO WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH COMEDIANS, IT TAKES A WHILE TO DO IT.
AND AS SOON AS WE GET ALL THIS STUFF DONE AT THE TOP OF THE HILL, THEN WE'LL START WORKING ON THE TRAILS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M REALLY HOPING TO GET HELP WITH FROM THE DEVELOPERS, THAT KIND OF STUFF TO UTILIZE THE LAKE AND STUFF LIKE THAT DOWN THERE.
BUT PEOPLE COME OUT THERE AND WALK THEIR DOGS.
UM, THEY, UH, THEY GO FISHING.
I MEAN, SO THERE'S A LOT OF USE AND IT'S PICKED UP SINCE WE'VE CLEANED ALL THE UNDERBRUSH UP, WE KEEP IT MOWED AND YOU GET IN IT.
I THOUGHT IT WAS ALWAYS CLOSED.
THEY JUST DRIVE OFF THE ROAD AND PARK UP THERE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WALKED DOWN THERE AND, OR THEY WALK THEIR DOGS, THEY JUST WALK IN, OR THE CANINE GUY THAT DOES THE SEARCH TEAM.
HE'S THERE EVERY DAY WORKING HIS DOGS, YOU KNOW, DOING THIS.
BUT THAT MAIN GATES CLOSED RIGHT THERE BEHIND THE YEAH.
YOU USED TO, YOU COULD JUST WALK AROUND THE ROD IRON, BUT WE FENCED IT ALSO.
SO NO, THIS IS GETTING FAR AFIELD, BUT WHAT, WHAT ABOUT THAT HOUSE? W WHAT, WHAT'S THE COMMISSION'S PLAN FOR THE SUPERINTENDENTS HOUSE? IT'S THERE, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION JUST ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENTS HOUSE, BUT IT COSTS SO MUCH TO MAKE AN ADA COMPLIANT.
SO THAT'S KIND OF OUR HOLDUP, I MEAN, MONEY IS REALLY THE HOLDUP DEVA.
WE'VE, REROOFED IT WE'VE REPAINTED THE OUTSIDE.
UH, THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF CARPENTER WORK, REPLACING WINDOWS.
UH, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE FIXING TO START PAINTING THE INTERIOR OF IT, FRESHEN IT UP.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'LL WANT TO INVEST THE MONEY TO MAKE AN ADA COMPLIANT WHERE PEOPLE COULD WALK IN, OR WILL IT BE LIKE A LOT OF THE STATE
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PARKS OR NATIONAL PARKS WHERE YOU WALK UP ON THE PORCH AND YOU LOOK THROUGH THE WINDOWS AND PERIOD TYPE STUFF.ALTHOUGH THE HOUSE IS NOT, IT'S NOT HISTORICAL, IT'S NOT HISTORICAL, BUT IT WAS A SUPERINTENDENTS HOUSE, YOU KNOW, A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.
HE LIVED THERE AND THEN THE FIFTIES ALL THE WAY TO THE SEVENTIES.
SO AS A CHILD, YOU GREW UP THERE, UH, THE, UH, THE JAIL, WHEN YOU SANDBLASTED ANYTHING, EVERYTHING INSIDE THE JAIL, WE'VE REPAINTED IT.
AND WHEN WE'VE HAD PUBLIC THINGS OUT THERE, PEOPLE EAT UP TO JAIL.
I MEAN, THE JAIL IS REALLY POOR.
IT STILL HAS THE OLD SWEAT BOX IN IT AND STUFF LIKE THAT FROM THE GOLDEN YEARS, I GUESS.
BUT IT'S, UH, YEAH, BUT, BUT IT, UH, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ENJOY GOING OUT THERE.
SO HOPEFULLY, AND ONCE WE GET TO A CERTAIN POINT, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE A COMMITMENT HERE AS A, AS A COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
DO WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE THIS THING A PUBLIC PARK? AND THEN WE HAVE THE, YOU KNOW, THE DESIGNATION TO GO TO THAT, TO TRY TO GET GRANTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
THAT'S A BIG DECISION, YOU KNOW, THAT, UH, BUT RIGHT NOW WE HAVE IT ON AT LEAST, UH, I GUESS IT'S LEASED TO THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR ONE 99 YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WHEN THEY DO THAT, DO YOU HAVE PLANS TO PRESERVE IT THE WAY THAT'S ALL, THAT'S ALL PART OF THIS THEY'LL GO IN AND THEY TEST THIS, THIS STUFF.
I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND, BUT THEY GO IN, THEY TESTIFY, YOU KNOW? NO, I MEANT, BUT WHEN THEY COMPLETED IT.
IT'S ALL GOING TO BE PROTECTED AND STUFF WITH A CERTAIN TYPE OF THAT IN THERE.
IF YOU READ THE LITERATURE, THEY'LL TELL YOU WHAT TYPE OF, FOR THE LACK OF A SILLY WORD LACQUER OR WHATEVER, THEY'RE GOING TO PUT OVER IT TO PROTECT IT.
WELL, AS YOU POINTED OUT, I THINK SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT TO REALLY GET A CONSENSUS AND MOVE AHEAD WHEN YOU HAVE A, WHEN YOU'RE TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING BY COMMITTEE.
I THINK WE OUGHT TO GIVE, OR MAYBE THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION OUGHT TO GIVE SOME SERIOUS THOUGHT TO ACTUALLY APPOINTING SOMEBODY, TO BE THE PROJECT MANAGER, TO, TO BE THE POINT AND FOCAL PERSON FOR THIS.
AND MAYBE THAT'S YOU, I'M NOT SURE, BUT, UH, I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO INVEST 50,000 IN THIS AND BELIEVE ME, I'M I GET, IF SOME HISTORICAL IS GONE, IT'S GONE.
I'M, I'M A STUDENT OF HISTORY.
UH, BUT, BUT IT JUST SEEMS A LITTLE BIT PIECEMEAL TO ME.
I MEAN, I JUST, OH, I, YOU KNOW, IN MY TWO YEARS HERE, I JUST HAVEN'T SEEN MUCH FOCUS, REALLY MOVING THAT TO US AS COURT, YOU KNOW, THAT THEY ADOPTED WITH ALL THE PICTURES OF ALL THE BUILDINGS AND ALL THE TRAILS AND ALL THIS AND STUFF THAT THEY HAD SOMEONE COME IN TO TWO AND WORK WITH THEM AND I DREW IT UP, SO.
UM, WELL WE HAVE, BEFORE US IS, UH, LOOKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSAL AMOUNT OF 48,005 67.
THAT'S THE TOTAL, THE COUNTY'S PART IS $18,170.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION REGARDING ITEM 19? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE USE THE BALANCE OF THE CORE FORM FUND, UH, KRISHA HUNT MAKES A MOTION THAT WE PAY THAT BALANCE OF THE FUND, I GUESS, SUPPORTING THIS.
UH, WHAT'S AN ITEM 19, IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.
NO MOTION CARRIES, UH, RATHER THAN AGAIN, DISCUSS,
[20. Raylan Smith; Discuss/Consider sole source vendor designation in accordance with Section 262.024 (a)(7)(A) of the Local Government Code for Flock Safety Camera.]
CONSIDER SOLE SOURCE VENDOR DESIGNATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION TWO 62.02 FOR THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE FOR FLOCK SAFETY CAMERA SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS TRYING TO PURCHASE SOME REALLY COOL SOFTWARE, AND THIS WILL ACTUALLY BE LESSENS PLATE READERS, AND IT ALSO HELPS IDENTIFY CERTAIN PARTICULAR VEHICLES.UM, AND SO I DO HAVE THE SOLE SOURCE VENDOR LETTER, WHICH I THINK WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET QUESTIONS, WHATEVER, NO QUESTIONS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT SOLE SIM SOLE SOURCE VENDOR DESIGNATION HAS PRESENTED AN ITEM 20? YEAH.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND ONE COMMISSIONER BORROWER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.
[21. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider renewing the FY 2021 Statewide Automated Victim Notification Service (SAVNS) Grant contract.]
ONE ITEM IS MINE.CONSIDER REVIEWING FISCAL YEAR, 2021 STATEWIDE AUTUMN MADE IT VICTIM NOTIFICATION VIA A SAVINGS GRANT.
UH, THIS IS, UH, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG WE'VE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM FOR MANY YEARS.
UM, IT ALLOWS FOR NOTIFICATION TO PEOPLE WHEN SOME MONEY IS BEING RELEASED FROM JAIL OR
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IS COMING UP FOR TRIAL AND THAT SORT OF THING, UH, VICTIMS AND AFFECTED PEOPLE.UM, REAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
IF THEY'RE NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO RENEW THE FYI 2021 STATEWIDE SAVINGS GRANT? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND, SECOND ONE COMMISSIONER.
KATE'S DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES, UH, ITEM 22,
[22. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider grant application process for HAVA Cares Fund distributions and proposed MOU.]
DISCUSS CONSIDERED GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS.THAT'S WE'VE GOT A LITTLE BIT OF THAT WORD HAVA SHOULDN'T REALLY BE IN THERE.
THIS HAS TO DO WITH CARES FUND DISTRIBUTIONS, AND I'M GOING TO JUST LAY OUT BRIEFLY WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND THEN I DON'T KNOW, STEVE MIGHT WANT TO ADD SOMETHING TO IT.
UH, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, WE RECEIVED OVER $750,000, UH, AS A PART OF OUR INITIAL CARE FUNDING.
AND I THINK OUR TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDS IS ABOUT $3.8 MILLION.
UH, WE, THAT THE COUNTY ITSELF IS NOT GOING TO APPROACH ANYWHERE NEAR THIS AMOUNT OF EXPENDITURES FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING.
UM, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER, UH, FUNDS THAT QUALIFY AND THEY COULD GO TO NONPROFITS, UH, OUR FOOD PANTRY OPERATIONS IN THE COUNTY.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY HAVE PROVIDED FOOD OR SERVICES UNBUDGETED, UH, FOR THE PRO, BECAUSE OF COVID, UH, THEY, THEY, THOSE PHONES WOULD CALL THOSE EXPENDITURES WOULD QUALIFY.
AND WE COULD FUND THAT THROUGH RETIREMENT USING A GRANT APPLICATION, AND THEN WRITING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE I'M SAYING.
YOU GOT TO DOCUMENT WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO USE IT FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT.
UH, THIS WOULD ALSO APPLY TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS OR SOME COUNTIES THAT ARE PROVIDING THIS FUNDING THAT THEY HAVE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO COVER SOME OF THEIR UNBUDGETED CARES OR COVID COSTS.
SO, STEVE, WHAT DID I MISS AND TELL ME WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW.
UM, ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO IS TO PROVIDE THOSE FUNDS.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO USE TWO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR IN, IN OTHER AGENCIES FOR MANY DIFFERENT PURPOSES.
UH, AS YOU WILL KNOW, THIS HAS TEXT EVERYBODY IN THEIR BUDGETS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
UH, AS AN EXAMPLE AT THE PRE K LEVEL WHERE MY WIFE WORKS, THEY'RE PROVIDING MASS FOR THOSE CHILDREN, BUT THEY HAVE TO REUSE THEM.
SO THEY HAD MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT GETTING A WASHER AND DRYER SO THEY COULD WASH THEM AND ROTATE THEM FOR THE KIDS OUT THERE.
AND I CHECKED ON THAT ONE, UH, WITH THE STATE AND THEY SAID THAT IS DEFINITELY APPLICABLE.
UM, THE KEY TO THIS THING IS IT'S UNBUDGETED AND IT IS CAUSED THE, BY THE RESULT OF THIS PANDEMIC THAT HAS OCCURRED.
SO I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY GOOD FOR THE COUNTY, UH, TO HELP OTHER FOLKS OUT.
I THINK IT WOULD BE A POSITIVE IMAGE FOR US, AND I WOULD TOTALLY SUPPORT IT AND WILLING TO HELP IN ANY WAY.
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE, UH, YOU KNOW, STEVEN I'VE HAD CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS.
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE, THAT WE DESIGNATE THIS PROCESS TO HIS DEPARTMENT.
CAUSE I DON'T THINK WE WANT TO BRING EACH ONE OF THESE GRANT APPLICATIONS TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, UNLESS YOU WANT TO DO THAT.
I MEAN, UH, WE CAN ESTABLISH THE RULES, UH, PERHAPS YOU'D YOU'D WANT US TO FLESH IT OUT OR SOMETHING, BUT HAVE A FOR PUBLICIZING IN FORCE, UH, FOR SCORING THESE GRANT APPLICATIONS.
UH, AND WE WOULD SET THE AMOUNT OF MONEY.
I MEAN, I THINK WE HAVE OUR FUNDING IS WAY IN EXCESS OF WHAT I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR.
SO WHAT DO Y'ALL THINK ABOUT THAT? THAT MAKES SENSE TO YOU.
SO, UH, IT WAS A LOT OF THOUGHT IN THAT I THINK, UM, YEAH, I THINK I'LL, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION JUST SO, UH, BE CLEAR AND THAT WOULD BE, MY MOTION WOULD BE THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, UH, AUTHORIZED THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR TO CREATE AND MONITOR THIS GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS TO GO TO, UH, CHARITIES, NONPROFITS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OTHER AGENCIES THAT
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ARE IMPACTED BY UNFUNDED EXPENDITURES FOR CARERS.THAT'D BE MY MOTION, UH, FOR COVID I'M SORRY, IS THAT CLEAR? YES.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE.
[23. Judge Richards; Discuss Presidential Executive Order on Tax Deferral.]
A LEGAL TO TALK ABOUT THIS JUST A LITTLE BIT, JUST MAKE, THIS IS AN AWARENESS THING.I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE THIS AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND, NEXT WEEK.
UH, MORE DETAILED, BUT, UH, I THINK DEB'S GOING TO TALK TO US A LITTLE ABOUT THE PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDER.
SO AS YOU'RE AWARE, UH, PRESIDENT TRUMP PUT IN AN EXECUTIVE MEMORANDUM BACK AT THE 1ST OF AUGUST, WHICH, UH, PROVIDES FOR THE DEFERRAL OF THE EMPLOYEE'S PORTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY TAX.
SO WE'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH, WE'VE DONE SOME LOOKING, EVERYBODY IS STILL WAITING ON TREASURY TO GIVE SOME GUIDANCE AND SOME RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THAT.
BUT WHAT WE'RE IMAGINING IS GOING TO HAPPEN IS IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE IN A AFFIRMATIVE ELECTION BY THE EMPLOYEE TO SAY THAT THEY WANT THIS TO HAPPEN FOR THEIR PAY.
AND THEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POSSIBLY HAVING THEM ISSUE AT THAT TIME, A WAIVER.
SO THAT SHOULD THEY LEAVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF KAUFMAN COUNTY BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
AND, UH, WE'LL HAVE A WAY OF RECOUPING THOSE FUNDS SO THAT, UH, WE'RE NOT STUCK WITH THE BILL.
IF THE TAXES ARE NOT EVENTUALLY WAIVED BY THE LEGISLATURE, WHICH MEAN I COULD GO EITHER WAY, DEPENDING ON THE ELECTION AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
SO THAT'S KIND OF THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THINKING ABOUT, UM, WE'D LOVE INPUT.
AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE WAITING FOR THE TREASURY TO GIVE US SOME SPECIFIC GUIDANCE.
I THINK EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD IN THIS COUNTRY IS WAITING FOR GUIDANCE FROM THE TREASURY ON HOW THIS IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.
IT'S THE SAME INFORMATION ONLY TODAY.
AND, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL PUT IT ON THE AGENDA.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GOING TO BE RESOLVED ENOUGH TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT ON WEDNESDAY TO BE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST, BUT BEING THE 25TH.
AND I GUESS THE CONGRESS, DIDN'T THEY SAY THAT THERE ARE THE ACTUAL BUDGET FINANCIAL OFFICERS AND THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN ACTUALLY AUTHORIZE IT IN A SENSE, EVEN THOUGH HE MADE AN EXECUTIVE ORDER.
SO IF WE DON'T TAKE YOUR TAX AND YOU LEAVE, THEN WE'D BE ON THE HOOK.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE WANTED TO TRY AND AVOID FOR THE COUNTING IS HAVING THAT POTENTIAL LIABILITY.
UM, THE CHANCES MAY BE RARE THAT SOMEBODY IS GOING TO LEAVE, BUT I MEAN, YOU, YOU JUST NEVER KNOW.
OH, WELL I JUST THINK TOO THAT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO EDUCATE THE EMPLOYEES TO ABSOLUTELY THAT THERE'S NO GUARANTEES HERE AND YOU CAN PUT YOUR SELF IN A BIND.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE NOT PAYING RENT, I MEAN, ARE NOT PAYING UTILITIES.
EVENTUALLY YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO TO PROBABLY THE POPPER.
SO, SO OUR GOAL WOULD BE TO EDUCATE THE EMPLOYEES ON THE OPPORTUNITY, THE POTENTIAL RISKS, UM, WHAT THE PROCESS IS GOING TO BE.
AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK WITH HR AND THE TREASURER AND, AND TRY AND MAKE SURE WE GET ALL OF OUR I'S DOTTED AND T'S CROSSED SO THAT EVERYBODY HAS ALL THE INFORMATION THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION.
SO IF I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS, RIGHT, THE EXECUTIVE ORDER IS BASICALLY JUST A DEFERRAL OF THE ATTACK.
SO AT SOME POINT, IS THE EMPLOYEE GOING TO BE EXPECTED TO PUT THAT MONEY BACK IN THOUGH? YES.
YOU CAN, IF THEY DON'T WAIVE IT IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE YEAR OR DO SOMETHING ELSE TO FORGIVE IT OR WHATEVER THE EMPLOYEE POTENTIALLY WOULD HAVE TO PAY THAT MONEY BACK PROBABLY ON YOUR, ON THEIR TAX RETURN.
YEAH, BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND AS A TAXPAYER, YOU'RE THE ULTIMATE TARGET.
IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOUR EMPLOYER DON'T PAY YOUR TAXES, GUESS WHO THEY COME AFTER, THEY STILL COME AFTER YOU, YOU STILL COME AFTER YOU.
AS, AS YOU MENTIONED, YOU DON'T PAY YOUR RENT BECAUSE OF THE COVID SOONER OR LATER, THEY'RE GOING TO COME LOOKING FOR THAT RENT MONEY.
SO THAT'S REALLY JUST MORE OF A HEADS UP AND BE KIND OF WATCHING THESE GROUPS ON THIS AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AND IF WE CAN RESOLVE IT NEXT WEEK, WE WILL.
ARE YOU GOING TO HANDLE THIS NEXT TIME? I'M GOING TO HANDLE THIS NEXT DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING
[24. District Attorney; Discuss/consider approving the sale of property located at Park and 2nd Street for the benefit of the Children's Shelter.]
SEVERAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT PARKING SECOND STREET FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER.RIGHT? SO COMMISSIONER HINES BROUGHT IT TO OUR ATTENTION THAT A PIECE OF PROPERTY HAD BEEN DEEDED TO THE COUNTY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILD WELFARE, UM, CENTER CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S CHILDREN'S SHELTER.
UM, THAT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ROUGHLY AT PARK AND SECOND STREET.
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UH, IT WAS DEEDED TO THE COUNTY IN ABOUT 1989 AND IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE AND THE COMMISSIONER HUNTSMAN MOWING IT.IT'S A VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY.
THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER REALLY NEEDS THE FUNDS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF KOBE.
SO THEY'RE NOT GETTING THE FUNDS THAT THEY NORMALLY GET FROM THE STATE.
AND THEY WOULD LIKE FOR YOU GUYS TO APPROVE PLACING THIS PROPERTY ON THE MARKET SO THAT WE CAN TRY AND SELL IT AND GET SOME FUNDS IN FOR THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER QUESTIONS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT MARKET VALUE IT MIGHT HAVE? IT'S SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 30 AND 30, 35 AND $40,000.
AND I GUESS TO JUST, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY MAXIMIZE THE SALE OF THIS.
I MEAN, IT'S NO, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT PUTTING IT ON THE COURTHOUSE STAMPS, RIGHT? NO.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HIRING A REALTOR AND MARKETING IT AND DOING WHATEVER WE CAN TO GET THE BEST.
THE INTENT OF THE PEOPLE THAT DONATED IT AND WE WON'T DO IT FOR THE CHILDREN TOO.
WE NEEDED TO GET THOSE KIDS AS MUCH MONEY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, WHATEVER THE MARKET WILL BEAR FIND A SOFTHEARTED, REALTOR WOULD DONATE THEIR SERVICES.
SO ANYBODY WHO'S LISTENING, IF YOU'RE A SOFT-HEARTED REALTOR, THE COUNTY COULD USE YOUR HELP, THEIR CHILDREN COULD USE YOUR HELP.
AND THEY DON'T, THEY DON'T AND THEN NEVER NEED THE PROPERTY.
THEY'VE NEVER NEEDED THE PROPERTY, THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER.
PHYSICAL LOCATION WHERE RESIDENTIAL AREA TOO.
I MEAN, ASK ASKING SOMEONE COULD EASILY SO DIVIDED AND PUT, YOU KNOW, FOUR HOUSES ON IT, I THINK, AND, AND MAKE SOME MONEY IF THEY WERE OF A MIND.
SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR WOULD BE IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SHELL OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT PARKING SECOND STREET, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION.
IS THERE A SECOND WAS SECOND CHECK WITH COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING I WAS OPPOSED.
[25. Auditor; Discuss/Consider line item transfers.]
UH, WE'D GO TO THE AUDITOR DISCUSSING CONSIDERED LINE ITEM TRANSFERS.UM, YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED THE ALANA ON TRANSFERS, UM, IN AN EMAIL TO REVIEW, UM, PRETTY STANDARD.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAY NEED TO BE POINT OUT IS WE'RE TRYING TO, UM, CLEAN UP SOME OF THE HAVA SECURITY, UM, AND HAVA, UM, GRANT CARES GRANTS.
UM, AND THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE CREATED A NEW FUND TO KEEP INTEREST SEPARATE ON THAT.
UM, SPECIFICALLY FOR SECURITY AND CARES.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS AS PRESENTED MIKE MADE THE MOTION COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE OPPOSED.
[26. Auditor; Discuss/Consider claims for payment.]
TO BRANDY AGAIN, DISCUSS, CONSIDER CLAIM FOR PAYMENT.UM, YOU ALSO RECEIVED THIS IN YOUR EMAIL PRIOR TO FOR REVIEW.
UM, WE HAVE A TOTAL, UM, CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT OF $4,092,409 AND 41 CENTS.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAD ONE PAYROLL, UM, 1 MILLION, $320,764 AND 96 CENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 5 MILLION, 413,174 AND 37 CENTS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT AS PRESENTED? I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBERS OR SECOND, SECOND, SECOND COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING, AYE, I SUPPOSE.
I'M BRINGING IT BACK TO FIVE AND, AND SAYING LET'S TABLE IT BECAUSE HE'S AT THE HOSPITAL HAVING A BABY, NOT KICKING, BUT THEY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE, THEY TEXTED ME BACK.
[5. Lt. Kitchens; Discuss/Consider approving Interlocal Agreement for Law Enforcement Patrol Services Between Kaufman County and Kaufman Count Municipal Utility District No. 5. (Part 1 of 2)]
US BACK TO ITEM FIVE, WHICH WOULD BE LIEUTENANT KITCHENS, DISCUSS, CONSIDER IMPROVING INNER LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PATROL SERVICES.AND YOU HAVE A MOTION TO TOM, MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE, A MOTION TO TABLE THAT ITEM FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING I WAS SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU, SKEET, UH, ITEM 27,
[27. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider exiting regular meeting and entering into executive session.]
DISCUSS, CONSIDER EXITING REGULAR MEETING AND ENTERING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.UH, IS THERE A MOTION TO EXIT REGULAR MEETING AND ENGINEERING EXECUTIVE SESSION? I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION, BUT EMOTIONAL COMMISSIONED.
KATE IS HER SECOND, SECOND, SECOND,
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COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE EXECUTIVE
[28. Executive Session: Pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Texas Government Code, the Commissioners Court will meet in closed session to discuss economic development negotiations re: TIRZ No. 13 (Spradley Farms).]
[29. Executive Session; Pursuant to Section 551.074 of the Texas Government Code, the Commissioners Court will meet in closed session to consider personnel issues regarding the Human Resources Department.]
SESSION IN HERE AND WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR SPACE A I'LL READ THE ITEMS THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE, FIVE, 1.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.WE'LL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.
WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THIS SECOND.
SO WE'LL ASK YOU GUYS TO LEAVE THE ROOM AND THEN WE'LL DO THE OTHER ONE FIRST, UH, PURSUANT TO FIVE, FIVE, 1.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
UH, WE'LL MEET IN CLOSED SESSION TO CONSIDER PERSONNEL ISSUES REGARDING THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.
UM, SO WE ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A FIVE MINUTE RECESS OR WHATEVER.
[30. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider exiting executive session and entering back into regular meeting.]
WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS TIME WE WOULD, UH, CONSIDER EXITING, UH, EXECUTIVE SESSION AND GOING BACK INTO REGULAR SESSION.IS THERE A MOTION I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION WHERE THE MOTION COMMISSIONER IN CASE, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BARBER DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? NO, THAT MOTION CARRIES, UH, NEXT ITEM 31, DISCUSS, CONSIDER ANY ACTION NEEDED AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UH, WE TOOK NO ACTION EXECUTIVE SESSION.
IS THERE ANY EMOTION COMING OUT OF COMMISSIONER'S COURT OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? OKAY, LET WE MOVE ON TO ITEM 32,
[32. Ken Cates; Discuss/Consider approving Agreement to Participate in Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 13, City of Mesquite, Texas (Spradley Farms).]
UH, COMMISSIONER CAGE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN TAX INCREMENT, REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 13, CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, UH, ALSO KNOWN AS SPRADLEY FARMS COMMISSIONER.SO THE, UH, AGREEMENT HAS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY OUR ATTORNEYS AS WAS, UH, FOR THIS TERSE PARTICIPATION WAS FORWARDED TO YOU PREVIOUSLY.
AND, UH, BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT WE PRESENTED THAT WAS PRESENTED TODAY, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A TAX INCREMENT, REINVESTMENT ZONE, SPECIFICALLY NUMBER 13, THE CITY OF MOSQUITO KNOWN AS BRADLEY FARMS. OKAY.
WE HAVE THAT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CASE.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL START AGAIN.
SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
NO, UH, WE HAVE, UH, THREE EYES, ONE WINDOW.
UH, SO THAT MOTION CARRIES ITEM
[33. Judge Richards; Discuss/Consider personnel issues regarding the Human Resources Department.]
33, UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER PERSONNEL ISSUES REGARDING HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT.UH, I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE NO MOTION.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE A MOTION ABOUT THAT? OKAY, THEN WE'LL PASS THAT ITEM.
I THINK THAT BRINGS US DOWN TO ITEM 34.
[34. Adjourn Regular Meeting]
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN, MAYBE COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MOVE TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING.AND HE SAID SOMETHING ELSE THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
IS THERE A SECOND OR A SECOND COMMISSIONER BARBARA DISCUSSION THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.