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DID YOU BRING MY PACKET? DID YOU FORGET IT? UH, I GUESS I DID.
WE WILL, UH, CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.
AND I'D LIKE TO, UH, THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING.
THIS IS, UH, KIND OF OUR TEMPORARY MEETING PLACE UNTIL WE GET BACK TO THE ANNEX.
AND SO WE'LL TRY TO SPEAK LOUD SO YOU CAN HEAR WHAT, UH, TAKES PLACE IN OUR IN OUR MEETING TODAY.
THIS IS A, UH, A DELAYED REGULAR MEETING.
ACTUALLY, WE WERE MEETING ON MONDAY, BUT BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAY, WE DELAYED IT TILL TODAY.
UH, SO THIS IS A REGULAR MEETING, EVEN THOUGH IT'S BEING HELD A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER THAN WHAT WE NORMALLY WOULD'VE, UH, THE SHERIFF HAS ALREADY INDICATED, IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COURT, UH, WE'LL PROVIDE TIME AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO DO THAT.
IF IT'S AN ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA THAT YOU WISH TO SPEAK ABOUT, WELL THEN WE WILL ASK YOU TO DO THAT.
WHEN WE'RE DISCUSSING THAT ITEM, WE'LL ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD AND, AND DISCUSS THAT.
AND THEN WE MAY HAVE QUESTIONS AS WE MOVE THROUGH THAT.
SO WE WILL BEGIN WITH OUR INVOCATION, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO BOTH THE FLAGS.
OUR GRACIOUS HEAVEN, THE FATHER, WE THANK YOU THIS MORNING FOR ALLOWING US TO, UH, MEET AND, UH, CONDUCT THE ITEMS OF BUSINESS THAT AFFECT KAUFMAN COUNTY.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS GREAT COUNTRY THAT YOU, UH, AFFORD US TO, TO LIVE IN.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE FREEDOMS AND THE LIBERTY AND, AND ALL THE THINGS THAT GO WITH, UH, AMERICA.
UH, SOMETIMES WE TAKE THOSE THINGS FOR GRANTED.
UH, LAURA, WE THANK YOU FOR THE PEOPLE THAT GIVE THEMSELVES TO PUBLIC SERVICE.
UH, WE'VE JUST GONE THROUGH AN ELECTION PROCESS AND, AND WE PRAY FOR THOSE THAT, UH, UH, PARTICIPATED.
AND, UH, AND JUST THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THAT PROCESS TO, WE HAVE THE FREEDOM FOR THAT.
UH, LORD, THANK YOU FOR OUR, OUR MILITARY.
WE JUST OBSERVED, UH, MEMORIAL DAY.
UH, WE THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT HAVE GIVEN THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.
AND LORD, WE ALSO PRAY FOR THOSE THAT, UH, HAVE BEEN WOUNDED AND THAT ARE COMING BACK AND HAVE BEEN WOUNDED MAYBE FOR MANY YEARS, AND ARE STILL SUSTAINING THOSE WOUNDS AND TAKING CARE OF, UH, THAT WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM.
LORD, HELP US CONDUCT THIS MEETING TODAY IN THAT, IN A WAY THAT WOULD BE, UH, PLEASING TO YOUR SITE.
UH, WE, UH, VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR GRACE.
UH, WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE ARE A CHRISTIAN NATION AND THAT YOU BLESSED US BEYOND ANY, UH, BEYOND IMAGINATION THESE THANK ASKED IN OUR SONS.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE, FLAG, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
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ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXASES ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE AGENDA ITEMS. UH, FIRST, UH, WE HAVE FOUR PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.I BELIEVE THREE OF THEM ARE ON ITEMS THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE AGENDA.
THE FIRST, UH, TROY INGER, UH, TAX SALE PROPERTY AT 2 0 7 COUNTY ROAD.
IS THAT THE ONE THAT'S ON? YEAH, IT IS ON THE AGENDA.
AND THEN THE OTHERS WE WILL CALL AS, AS WE GET TO THE, UH, ITEM.
DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THE COURT AT ALL? UH, SURE, SURE.
UM, THE PROPERTY IS 2 0 7 TTE ROAD.
I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU GUYS A LITTLE INFORMATION.
UH, IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR TWO YEARS AND, UH, THE, UH, THE HOUSE HAS BEEN VANDALIZED.
THE ENTIRE CENTRAL HEAT AND AIR SYSTEM IS REMOVED.
THE PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL HAS BEEN DAMAGED.
UM, IT SITS OPEN NOW WITH THE DOORS OPEN AND THE YARD IS OVERGROWN.
AND, UM, IT'S LOCATED JUST ABOUT A BLOCK SOUTH OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS IN TERRELL NEAR, UM, 1 48, WHERE 2 0 5 AND 1 48, UH, CHANGE THERE AT THE INTER STEP OR AT THE RAILROAD TRACK.
UM, MY INTENTION IS TO JUST RENOVATE IT AND PUT IT, MAKE IT USEFUL.
RIGHT NOW IT'S AN EYESORE AND, UH, ATTRACTION FOR VANDALISM, AND IT'S DETERIORATING RAPIDLY.
MY BID THAT I MADE HAS BEEN MODIFIED SO THAT IT IS 25% MORE THAN 25% OF THE, UH, ACTUAL WHAT WAS DUE IN THE SALE.
SO IT'S JUST MY HOPE THAT YOU WOULD APPROVE THE BID AND, UH, SO WE CAN IMPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD THERE AND MAKE IT USEFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR, FOR BEING FORCED.
UH, FIRST ITEM ON THE, UH, IS THE ROUTINE OF, UH, UH, CORRESPONDENCE.
AND I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO PRESENT OTHER THAN THE, UH, JP TWO COURTROOM THAT JUDGE, UH, TRO HAS PRESENTED.
YOU'VE GOT THAT, THAT'S NOT ON THE AGENDA, BUT IT'S JUST A REVIEW OF SOME OF THE, UH, REMODELING AND RENOVATIONS OF THAT COURTROOM THAT WE'LL PROVIDE NEXT TIME.
UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.
UH, THE FIRST IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REAPPOINTING AND COFFMAN COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE, UH, TO THE LAKES REGIONAL COMMUNITY CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
ITEM B IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER DE AND BOND OF JOHN ER AS DEPUTY CONSTABLE PRECINCT TWO.
UH, ITEM C IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING BOND TO CECIL PATRICK POSTING AS RESERVED DEPUTY CONSTABLE TO PRECINCT THREE.
ITEM D IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RENEWING THE BOND OF JACK SEBASTIAN.
THAT'S KAMAN COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT.
ITEM E IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING DEPUTATION OF MIGUEL T.
WHAT ROBERTO P DO DOMINGUEZ FOR THE, UH, KAMAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
ITEM F IS JUST THE ONE WE HEARD ABOUT, IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER, UH, REJECTING OR ACCEPTING A BID FOR TAX RESALE OF, UH, THE PROPERTY LOCATED IN BLOCK 7 24, BLOCK SIX AND SEVEN IN THE CITY OF TERRELL, LOCATED AT 2 0 7 ITY ROAD.
AND THEN THE OTHER, UH, ITEM G IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING PROCLAMATION OF, UH, AND CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE SMITH LEVER ACT, THE FOUNDING LEGISLATION OF THE NATIONWIDE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE.
SO NOW WE KNOW AS IT'S NOT THE EXTENSION SERVICE ANYMORE, IT'S THE AG, AG LIFE.
AG LIFE, PARDON ME FOR NOT REMEMBERING THAT OFF THE TOP OF HEAD, BUT WE'LL REMIND YOU.
WE HAVE ANY, UH, ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF THE COURT ABOUT ANY OF THESE ITEMS? UH, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS WITH ACCEPTING THE, UH, HEAD ON F THAT WE JUST JUST HEARD ABOUT.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER SHANE.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ARE WE GONNA REJECT THAT OFFER OR ACCEPT, ACCEPT, ACCEPT.
OKAY, WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SO WHAT IS THE REVISED BID ON THIS PROPERTY? IT'D BE 25%.
IT'S ABOUT A HUNDRED DOLLARS OVER THERE.
YOU REMEMBER THE TIME YOU WANTED GO? WE WENT TO 25% ON OUR BID NOW FOR RESALE PROPERTIES.
AND THE REASON THIS IS ON HERE SEPARATELY IS THIS WAS ONE KIND OF IN THE PIPE PIPELINE
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TILL WE GET STARTED WITH A NEW WAY OF DISMISSING THIS PROPERTY.BUT THE ACTUAL BID IS 51 50, I BELIEVE, RIGHT? 51 50, YEAH.
AND THAT BRINGS IT UP TO THE 25% AMOUNT THAT WE PUT, UH, THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
AND AS PART OF THAT, WE, UH, DO HAVE A, UH, A SPECIAL PROCLAMATION, UH, THAT I'M GOING TO READ THIS MORNING.
AND IT DEALS WITH, UH, NOT ONLY ITEM G ON THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA, BUT ALSO ITEM THREE ON THE EXTENSION, UH, AGENTS, UH, WHO ARE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT A BUILDING BETTER TEXAS, UH, BUILDING A BETTER TEXAS AWARD FOR THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT FROM THE, UH, A M UH, EXTENSION SERVICE.
AND WE'RE AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE.
AND, UH, THIS IS, UH, YOU GUYS COME ON UP.
NOW, YOU, YOU TOLD ME I HAD TO READ THIS WHOLE THING, SO I'M, I I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST.
BUT WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT OUR EXTENSION AGENTS DO IN OUR COUNTY.
THEY STAY BUSY AND, AND, UH, HELP A LOT OF OUR KIDS AND, UH, FARMERS AND RANCHERS, AND DO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS FOR OUR COUNTY.
AND THIS IS A SPECIAL TIME FOR THE EXTENSION SERVICE.
AND, UH, WE, UH, I WANT TO, UH, CERTAINLY CELEBRATE THAT WITH, UH, WITH OUR EXTENSION SERVICE.
UH, THIS IS THE PROCLAMATION, UH, CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE SMITH WEAVER ACT, THE FOUNDING LEGISLATION OF THE NATIONWIDE, UH, COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, UH, SYSTEM SERVICE.
WHEREAS ON MAY 8TH, UH, 2014 MORRIS, THE CENTENNIAL OF THE SIGNING OF THE SMITH LIEBER ACT, UH, WHICH ESTABLISHED COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, THE NATIONWIDE TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM OPERATING THROUGH LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
AND I THINK ONE OF THE MAIN LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES WAS TEXAS A AND M.
I THINK WE DON'T HAVE ANY WHOOPS IN HERE FROM ANYBODY.
AND WHEREAS, UH, US SENATOR HOPE SMITH IN GEORGIA AND US, REPRESENTATIVE AF LI OF SOUTH CAROLINA AUTHORED THE SMITH LIBRA ACT TO EXPAND THE VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND HOME DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS IN RURAL AMERICA ARE BRINGING THE RESEARCH BASED KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES, THE UNIVERSITIES, TO PEOPLE WHERE THEY LIVE AND WORK.
AND WHEREAS A COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE THREE PART LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITY MISSION AND WORKS COLLABORATIVELY WITH RESEARCH, PARTICULARLY THE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT SYSTEM, UH, STATION SYSTEM AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, AND 106 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING SOME OF THE HISTORICALLY BLACK UNIVERSITIES, NATIVE AMERICAN AND HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS IN ALL 50 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND SIX US TERRITORIES, TO REACH TRADITIONAL AND UNDERSERVED, UH, AUDIENCES IN ALL COMMUNITIES.
AND WHEREAS THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE CONTINUES TO RECEIVE, UH, FEDERAL PROGRAMMATIC LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT ENABLED BY THE SMITH SMITH LEVER ACT AND OTHER LEGISLATION THROUGH THE US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE.
WHEREAS COOPERATIVE OF EXTENSION'S RESEARCH-BASED EDUCATION FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS HAVE ESTABLISHED THE UNITED STATES AS A LEADING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCING NATION IN THE WORLD.
AND WHEREAS SINCE 1924, WHEN THE CLOVER EMBLEM WAS, UH, ADOPTED BY THE USDA TO REPRESENT THE FOUR H COOPERATIVE EXTENSIONS NATIONWIDE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS NOW REACHED MILLIONS OF YOUTH AND HELP PREPARE THEM FOR RESPONSIBLE ADULTHOOD, AND I SHOULD ADD, A VERY ACTIVE IN CATON COUNTY.
AND WHEREAS THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE PREPARES, UH, PEOPLE FOR HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE LIVES THROUGH SUSTAINED EDUCATION, SUCH AS THE EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAMS, BREAKING THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND REDUCING EXPENDITURES FOR FEDERAL AND STATE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE PROVIDES RAPID RESPONSE TO DISASTERS AND EMERGENCIES THROUGH THE EXTENSIONS, UH, DISASTER EDUCATION NETWORK AND OTHER SIMILAR EFFORTS ABOUT PROVIDING REAL TIME ALERTS AND RESOURCES SO THE EXTENSION EDUCATORS CAN RESPOND TO URGENT NEEDS RESULTING FROM HURRICANES, FLOODS, ALL SPILLS, FIRE, DROUGHT, TEST, OUTBREAKS AND INFECTIONS, INFECTIOUS DISEASES AFFECTING HUMANS, LIVESTOCK AND CROPS.
WHEREAS COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, WHEREAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION ENGAGES WITH RURAL AND URBAN LEARNERS THROUGH PRACTICAL COMMUNITY BASED AND ONLINE APPROACHES, RESULTING IN THE ACQUISITION OF KNOWLEDGE
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AND SKILLS AND MOTIVATIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE PROFITABILITY OF ANIMAL AND PLANT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS TO PROTECT NATURAL RESOURCES TO HELP PEOPLE MAKE HEALTHY, UH, HEALTHFUL LIFESTYLE CHOICES.AND TO ENSURE A SAFE AND ABUNDANT FOOD SUPPLY, ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY VITALITY AND, AND TO GROW THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEAD LEADERS.
WHEREAS MANY STATES ARE CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL OF THE SIGNING OF THE SMITH LEVER ACT, WITH RESOLUTIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS ACROSS THE LAND, AND MANY LAND GRANT INSTITUTIONS ARE ALSO COMMEMORATING THE SIGNING OF THIS HISTORIC LEGISLATION.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES RECOGNIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SMITH LEVER ACT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION NATIONWIDE ENCOURAGES THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES TO OBSERVE AND CELEBRATE THE CENTENNIAL WITH A FOCUS ON LAUNCHING AND INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR COOPERATIVE ED.
UH, COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK TO HONOR THE UNIVERSITY AND FACULTY AND LOCAL EDUCATORS WHO DEDICATED CAREERS TO PROVIDING TRUSTED EDUCATION TO HELP PEOPLE, FAMILIES, YOUTH, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITY SOLVE PROBLEMS, DEVELOP SKILLS, AND BUILD A BETTER FUTURE.
THANKS TO THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OF VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF WORK TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE FOR FOUR H OR THE MASTER GARDENER SHARING IN OUR COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE, FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES AND OTHER PROGRAMS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
IT ALSO ENCOURAGES, UH, CONTINUED, UH, COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION AMONG FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ENSURE COOPERATIVE EXTENSIONS.
SUSTAINABILITY AS A NATION'S PREMIER, NON-FORMAL EDUCATIONAL NETWORK CELEBRATES MILLIONS OF YOUTHS, ADULTS, FAMILIES, FARMERS, RANCHERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND OTHERS WHO ENGAGE IN COOPERATIVE EXTENSION LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES DESIGNED TO EXTEND AND CHANGE LIVES.
AND THIS WILL, UH, SIGN ALL BY MYSELF AS COUNTY JUDGE, AND BY HERE JUST IN A MINUTE, JUST BY THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO.
UH, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE AN EVENT FRIDAY THAT, UH, YOU'RE GOING TO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT AS WELL.
SO AS SOON AS EVERYBODY PUTS THEIR NAME ON THIS, I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU.
BUT, UH, LET'S GIVE THESE GUYS A HAND.
WE HAVE, UH, I HAVE JUST A, A LITTLE PREPARED STATEMENT HERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO GIVE, UH, A COMMEMORATIVE AWARD TO THIS COUNTY.
UH, WE'RE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE AND HONOR A HUNDRED YEAR PARTNERSHIP.
IT'S A HUNDRED YEARS OF BUILDING OF BETTER TEXAS.
IN 1903, THE FIRST COOPERATIVE FARM DEMONSTRATION WAS HELD RIGHT HERE, INMAN COUNTY, ON THE WALTER SEED QUARTER FARM, UH, UP TEXAS.
THIS DEMONSTRATION EMPLOYED THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF LEARNING BY DOING BETWEEN LOCAL CITIZENS AND PRODUCERS.
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DR. SIMON A NA, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
A HUNDRED YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, IN MAY, 1914, THE NATIONAL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE SMITH LIEBER ACT, WHICH CREATED A STATE BY STATE NETWORK OF EDUCATORS WHO EXTEND LAND GRANT AND UNIVERSITY KNOWLEDGE AND LIFE SKILLS TO HELP PEOPLE THRIVE AND PROSPER.
THIS COURT'S COOPERATION AND SUPPORT HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR TEXAS A AND M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE AND THE KAUFFMAN COUNTY EXTENSION AGENTS TO REACH FAMILIES AND PRODUCERS IN KAMAN COUNTY WITH MUCH NEEDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE COUNTY HAS A MULTITUDE OF VOLUNTEERS ASSISTING EXTENSION TO PUT ON PROGRAMS IN AREAS OF AGRICULTURE, FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES, ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES, FOUR H YOUTH AND COMPUTE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
AND SO IT ALL STARTED RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.
TO SHOW OUR APPRECIATION, WE'D LIKE TO PRESENT CAMAN COUNTY WITH AGRILIFE EXTENSIONS BUILDING A BETTER TEXAS AWARD.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO EXTEND KNOWLEDGE AND PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO YOUR COUNTY.
WE COULD NOT HAVE AND CANNOT CONTINUE TO DO ANY OF THIS WITHOUT YOU.
AND WE'RE GOING FORGIVE YOU FOR NOT KNOWING THE NAME, BECAUSE I HAVE A WHOLE COFFEE CUP SET OF NAME CHANGES.
YOU CALL US WHATEVER YOU WANT.
JUST DON'T FORGET THE CALL, BUT IT, BUT THANK Y'ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR US.
I MEAN, WE CANNOT, WITHOUT THIS PARTNERSHIP, IT COULD NOT BE, WE COULD NOT REACH THE PEOPLE.
WE DO, AND WE REACH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTY, UH, EVERY YEAR.
SO WE CAN EVERYBODY SIT? THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLAN.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO INVITE EVERYBODY TO OUR THINK FRIDAY.
HERE'S THE SIGNED PROCLAMATION.
THERE IS AN EVENT THAT THEY'RE HAVING FRIDAY.
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OKAY.FRIDAY WE'RE HAVING AN OPEN HOUSE.
WE'RE HAVING AN OPEN HOUSE FRIDAY FROM 11 TO THREE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS, UM, SO THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY COME AND SEE THIS DISPLAY OF WHAT WE DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
UM, WE'LL HAVE SOME DEMONSTRATIONS AND LOTS OF FOOD.
WE HOPE EVERYBODY WILL, THAT'LL BRING THEM OUT.
SO COME YOU HAVE A BREAK AND HEALTHY FOOD.
WELL, I JUST READ ABOUT HEALTHY FOOD.
WE'LL HAVE SOME DESSERTS AND SOME FOOD.
AND JUST SO YOU'LL KNOW IF YOU NEED ANY HAY HAULING DONE, RALPH DOES THAT ON THE SIDE.
WELL, I KNOW THAT YOU DIDN'T WRITE THAT THE PROCLAMATION.
WELL, I PROMISE YOU THIS WAS WRITTEN IN COLLEGE STATE
THAT'S WELL, IT IS GOOD TO SETTLE THESE SUCCESS.
YES, IT IS TO ANGIE BEFORE I BREAK.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS TO, UH, HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON PETITION FOR THE CREATION OF CAMAN COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, SUBMITTED BY CRANDALL AND 4 89 PARTNERS LIMITED.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO GO TO, UH, OPEN? I MAY.
UH, COMMISSIONER MANNING MAKES THAT MOTION.
THAT MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
WE WILL HAVE NOW A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CREATION OF, UH, THIS DISTRICT.
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE, UH, FROM THAT IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND, UH, UH, WE'VE GOT THE INFORMATION YOU'VE PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED TO US.
AND, UH, JUST COME ON FORWARD HERE.
KIRK WILSON, UH, JUDGE KIRK WILSON.
FORMER JUDGE KIRK WILSON IS FROM DENTON COUNTY.
HE WAS ON THE DENTON COUNTY COMMISSIONER COURT AND SERVED AS, UH, COUNTY JUDGE FOR, UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG, BUT, UH, HE GOT WISE AND DECIDED TO GET OFF THE COURT, AND NOW HE'S, UH, WORKING ON DEVELOPMENT AROUND METROPLEX.
WE'RE PLEASED TO HAVE BOTH, UH, BOTH OF YOU GUYS HERE FOR DENNIS.
THANK YOU, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS.
UM, TODAY I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF CRANDALL AND 4 89 LAND PARTNERS.
BACK IN, UH, JANUARY OF 2012, THE CITY OF CRANDALL, UH, GAVE US CONSENT TO COME TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO CREATE THE DISTRICT THAT WE'RE HERE BEFORE YOU WITH THE PETITION ON TODAY, FOLLOWING JANUARY.
YOUR COURT POLICY IS THAT WE GO TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND GAIN THE SAME CONSENT.
WE DID THAT IN AUGUST OF 2012.
AND SO NOW AS WE COME BEFORE YOU, WE HAVE FULFILLED ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE COUNTY POLICY.
THE 489 ACRES THAT YOU HAVE FOUND IN THE CREATION BOOK IS LOCATED, UH, JUST OUTSIDE OF CRANDALL.
IT'S BETWEEN HEARTLAND AND THE CARTRIGHT RANCH PROPERTY, WHICH BOTH WILL BE, UH, FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AREAS.
HEARTLAND DEVELOPMENT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO A POINT THAT CONNECTS TO ANOTHER PIECE CALLED HEARTLAND 1100, WHICH THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, UH, HEARD A HEARING ON THAT BACK IN 2011.
AND SO WHAT YOU'VE GOT RIGHT NOW IS A SERIES OF DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO ULTIMATELY HAVE, UH, LARGE MASTER PLAN COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN THE CITY OF CRANDALL OVER TIME.
HOWEVER, THE WATER, SEWER, DRAINAGE, ROADS, THOSE TYPE PROJECTS HAVE TO BE FINANCED.
AND THESE TYPE OF DISTRICTS ALLOW FOR THE FINANCING OF THOSE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
ULTIMATELY, THOSE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS ARE CONSTRUCTED AND BUILT.
PEOPLE MOVE INTO THOSE HOUSES, AND OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS, UH, THOSE BOND DEBT RELATED TO THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS ARE PAID.
AND THE CITY OF CR WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE THOSE PEOPLE WITHIN THEIR CITY BOUNDARIES.
SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW THE PROCESS EVOLVES.
THE CREATION BOOK THAT YOU HAVE, UH, WITH YOU OUTLINES THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS THAT THE TCQ REQUIRES.
IF WE WERE TO GO TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND CREATE WHAT WOULD BE CALLED A MUD AND A MUD CREATION, UH, KIND OF TAKES THE COUNTY INVOLVEMENT OUT, CITY INVOLVEMENT OUT.
AND WHAT MOST OF THE CITIES HAVE PREFERRED TO DO NOW IS NEGOTIATE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS, HAVE THE DEVELOPER GO TO THE COUNTY AND STAY MORE INVOLVED.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE CHOSEN TO DO IN THIS CASE.
UM, I HAVE WITH US TODAY, FRANK BAB.
FRANK IS THE, UH, LANDOWNER AND THE MANAGING PARTNER OF CRANDALL AND 4 89 INVESTMENTS, AND ALSO JEREMY STEEN, WHO IS ALSO WITH, UH, CRANDALL AND 4 89.
AND IN A MOMENT, I'M GONNA INTRODUCE, UH, CHRIS JORDAN.
CHRIS JORDAN IS OUR ATTORNEY, AND CHRIS HAS PUT TOGETHER THE
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CREATION PACKET AND HE'LL DISPLAY THE, UH, EVIDENCE FOR CREATION.AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR THE LANDOWNER, WE'LL BE HERE AS WELL.
CHRIS JORDAN IS WITH CRAWFORD AND JORDAN IN HOUSTON.
UH, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS GOOD MORNING.
UH,
WE HAVE OFFICES IN HOUSTON AND DALLAS.
UH, WE HAVE WORKED ON THIS, OBVIOUSLY OUT OF OUR DALLAS OFFICE.
UH, WE, UH, PREPARED THE BINDER THAT WAS PRESENTED TO YOU A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.
UH, THE, THE INFORMATION IN THE BINDER, I KNOW IT'S EXCITING READING.
UH, IT CAN BE GROUPED INTO TWO CATEGORIES.
THE FIRST IS YOU HAVE EVIDENCE IN THERE FOR THE, UH, COMPLIANCE WITH LEGAL REQUIREMENTS IN THE WATER CODE, UH, FOR CREATION OF THE DISTRICT.
SO YOU HAVE DOCUMENTATION THAT SHOWS WE'VE COMPLIED WITH ALL THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY TO CREATE THIS DISTRICT.
YOU ALSO HAVE THREE PROFESSIONAL REPORTS, UH, IN THE BINDER THAT SUPPORT THE ALLEGATIONS THAT ARE MADE IN THE PETITIONS OF THE COUNTY.
UH, YOU HAVE A, UH, MARKET FEASIBILITY STUDY, UH, PREPARED BY RSI.
YOU HAVE A FINANCIAL FEASIBILITY STUDY, UH, PREPARED BY FIRST SOUTHWEST COMPANY, WHICH INCIDENTALLY WAS A FINANCIAL ADVISOR TO THE COUNTY AS WELL.
UH, AS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, UH, YOU ALSO HAVE AN ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY STUDY, UH, THAT WAS PREPARED BY HEWITT.
UH, AND, UH, WE HAVE, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM EACH OF THESE GROUPS HERE.
UH, WE HAVE BRENT ALEXANDER FROM RSI.
WE HAVE ROBERT INGLE FROM HET ZO, AND WE HAVE JIM S FROM FIRST SOUTHWEST.
AND THEY'RE ALL HERE AND AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE, UH, REPORTS.
UH, AND OBVIOUSLY I'M, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY, UH, OF THE, UH, CREATION DOCUMENTS.
UH, KIRK INTRODUCED, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE LANDOWNER, UH, WHO ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
SO, UH, WE WOULD OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
UH, UM, BUT AGAIN, I THINK THAT THE, THE INFORMATION, THE BINDER DOES SUPPORT THE, THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF, OF THE PETITION YOUR PRECINCT APPRECIATE FOUR OR FOUR.
I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I THINK RAY'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS
UH, LIKE I SAID, WHEN THE MUD DISTRICT CAME IN, THEY JUST COME IN AND YOU JUST ACCEPTED IT.
YOU JUST DEALT WITH IT BY GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS RIGHT HERE.
WE'VE GOT THE CITIES AND THE SCHOOLS INVOLVED IN IT, SO AT LEAST THEY KNOW WHAT'S COMING ON.
THEY KNOW HOW TO PLAN FOR IT IN THE FUTURE, WHETHER IT'S THIS YEAR OR 10 YEARS FROM NOW, THEY, THEY CAN MAKE SOME LONG RANGE PLANS.
UH, I'VE KNOWN MR. WILSON FOR, FOR QUITE A WHILE NOW.
UH, THE LAW FIRM OF CRAWFORD AND JORDAN, MY DEALINGS WITH THOSE PEOPLE, IF IT'S NOT EXACTLY RIGHT, YOU DON'T DO IT.
I MEAN, THEY, THEY'LL TAKE IT BACK AND REDO IT AGAIN IF, IF A, IF THE X IS NOT IN RIGHT PLACE, IT DIDN'T COME THROUGH.
THEY'RE VERY, VERY WELL RESPECTED IN WHAT THEY DO.
HE AND I WORKED TOGETHER WHEN HE HAD HAIR AND MINE WAS BLACK.
SO I'VE KNOWN FRANK FOR A LONG TIME.
UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH ANYTHING THAT GOES ON HERE.
IT'S DONE ACCORDING TO THE WAY THAT WE SET THE PRECEDENT FOR, UH, THE CITIES AND THE SCHOOLS ARE, ARE FINE WITH IT.
ONE QUESTION, THE TECHNICAL QUESTION I'VE GOT, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS.
WHEN YOU ENTER INTO THE FOUNDATION OF PEOPLE WITH THE SCHOOLS, IT'S A PERCENTAGE OF THE SALES OF THE PROPERTY AS IT GOES IN THE FUTURE, DOES IT NOT? IT, IT IS A PERCENTAGE OF EVERY PROPERTY SALE, AND EACH TIME A PIECE OF PROPERTY FLIPS, A ASSESSMENT PAYMENT IS PAID.
NOW, THE REALTORS HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THESE FEES FOR SEVERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS AND LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THEY, UM, DEFEATED THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON SOME POINTS, BUT THAT, THAT BATTLE WILL BE FOUGHT AGAIN.
UH, BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME MAJOR, MAJOR FUNDS GOING TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
AND, AND DENTON COUNTY SPECIFICALLY, THE LARGEST FUND IS CASTLE HILLS.
AND ANOTHER IS, UM, LOCATED IN THE MONTANA SUBDIVISION.
AND THESE FUNDS HAVE GROWN SO LARGE AND CASTLE HILLS THAT EVERY CHILD IN CASTLE HILLS, THEIR ENTIRE COLLEGE TUITION IS PAID.
SO THESE FUNDS HAVE GROWN DRAMATICALLY.
NOW, SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN CHOOSE HOW TO USE THESE FUNDS, THEY CAN USE 'EM IN A VARIETY OF WAYS, BUT IT'S OUTSIDE OF THE WEIGHTED ROBINHOOD, UH, FUNDING SCENARIO.
SO IT'S REALLY GOOD FOR THE SCHOOLS, BUT THE REALTORS SPECIFICALLY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING THESE TYPE OF FEES.
AND, UH, THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION, WE'LL TAKE THIS ISSUE UP AGAIN, BUT OUR INTENTION AND OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS TO ABIDE BY THESE FEES.
AND, AND, UH, WE INTEND TO SUPPORT THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE NEXT SESSION AS WELL.
I THINK THAT'S A, THAT'S A GREAT PERK FOR THE, FOR THE SCHOOL TO DO.
AND I REALLY, REALLY LIKE THAT.
MY QUESTION, I GUESS IS WHO MONITORS THAT? I MEAN, IS THAT, WHOSE JOB IS IT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, THAT THE FEES ARE PAID TO THE SCHOOL THROUGH THE, WELL, LET'S TAKE HARLAND FOR INSTANCE, BECAUSE HARLAND HAS AN ON ONGOING PROGRAM AND,
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UM, IT'S, IT'S HANDLED AT THE TITLE COMPANY LEVEL.SO EVERY TIME THERE'S A CLOSING, ONE HALF OF ONE PERCENT'S PAID.
AND THE, IN THAT, THAT CASE IS, UM, IT'S HANDLED AT THE TITLE COMPANY BECAUSE IT'S RECORDED.
OH, IT IT'S TIED TO THE DEED THEN.
SO WHEN THE DID GOES TO THE TITLE COMPANY, THEY KNOW TO TAKE THAT OUT.
AND SO THEY KNOW, SEND THAT MONEY HOPEFULLY TO THE YES.
AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS SEEM TO THINK IT'S WORKING GREAT AT HEARTLAND AND THESE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT I'M CITING UP IN DENTON COUNTY.
BUT THE, THE WAY THOSE FUNDS ARE ABLE TO USE SCHOOLS ARE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS THAT THEY SPECIFICALLY HAVE.
AND SO THE ONE I CITED A MOMENT AGO IN LEWISVILLE, THE LEWISVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ALLOWING THOSE FUNDS TO BE USED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THESE KIDS TO GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
BUT IN LANTANA, WHICH IS AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, IT HANDLED A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT WAY.
AND IN HEARTLAND, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW THEY'RE ALLOCATING FUNDS, BUT THE OTHER MA OTHER MAJOR POINT I WANNA MAKE IS THE LAND USE RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ARE NEGOTIATED WITH THE CITY.
SO WHAT THE COMMISSIONER ALLUDED TO A MOMENT AGO IS IF THE DEVELOPER JUST GO DOES AND DOES A MUD, HE JUST DO WHATEVER HE WANTS AND THERE'S NO LAND USE RESTRICTIONS.
IN THIS CASE, THE DEVELOPER NEGOTIATED WITH THE CITY WHAT CAN BE PUT ON THE PROPERTY AND WHAT THE RESTRICTIONS ARE.
SO THE PROCESS IS MUCH MORE CUMBERSOME FOR THE DEVELOPER.
BUT IN THE END, UH, WE HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WE'RE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND THE SCHOOLS AND THE COUNTY, AND, UH, WE JUST LIKE TO DEVELOP IN THAT MATTER AND NOT HAVE SURPRISES.
SO THIS PROPOSED SCHOOL SITE HERE WILL BE A CRANDALL ISD SCHOOL? IT WILL BE IF THEY CHOOSE TO PUT A SCHOOL THERE AND, AND IT CAN'T, IT'S DEDICATED FOR A SCHOOL.
CAN'T BE USED FOR SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL? NO, NOT UNLESS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS WE DON'T WANT THE SCHOOL THERE.
MOST OF OUR COMMUNITIES, WE TRY TO PLAN FOR ELEMENTARY SITES FOR EVERY CERTAIN EQUIVALENT UNIT FOR, FOR KIDS.
THIS FARM ROAD 1 48, IT SHOWS REDRAWN.
AND I GUESS THAT WOULD BE A JOINT VENTURE MAYBE BETWEEN YOUR DEVELOPMENT COMPANY AND TDO, OR CARTRIGHT RANCH IS THE MAJOR DEVELOPER HERE.
AND SO WHOEVER DEVELOPS CARTRIGHT RANCH WILL BE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH, UH, WITH TEXDOT IN THE COUNTY.
I'M SURE THIS DEVELOPER, AS YOU CAN SEE, IS PROBABLY A MINOR PLAYER COMPARED TO THE CARTRIGHT MASTER PLAN.
BUT WHAT I WOULD, WHAT PRACTICALLY WILL HAPPEN IS WHEN CARTRIGHT DEVELOPS CRANDALL 4 89 WILL WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THAT DEVELOPER AND DETERMINE HOW EVERYTHING CAN CONNECT.
AND WE'LL WORK WITH CRANDALL AND MAKE SURE ALL THE ROADS CONNECT AND THERE'S A GOOD REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLAN.
THE 400 AND I GUESS IT'S 89 ACRES, TAKES IN COUNTY ROAD, A PORTION OF COUNTY ROAD 2 62.
UM, I GUESS THAT WILL BE DRAWN INTO THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND, AND REBUILT BY THE DEVELOPER YES.
AT THE DEVELOPER'S EXPERIENCE.
WELL, I THINK THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH THE ENGINEERS.
I WOULDN'T GO TO GO TOO FAR BECAUSE I COULDN'T ANSWER THE EXACT SPECIFICS ON THAT YET, BUT I'M SURE WE'LL WORK WITH, WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND DETERMINE HOW TO BEST DEAL WITH THAT.
JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I DIDN'T HAVE TO BUILD A NEW ROAD FOR
RIGHT, RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT OBLIGATING YOU TO ANYTHING, BUT WE, WE'LL ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH YOU AND WE'LL TRY TO GET YOU TO BUILD IT.
NATURALLY
SO WE'LL BE IMPARTED THAT WE WORK WITH, UH, WITH YOU GUYS ON THAT, UH, PART OF DISTRICT QUESTION THAT COMMISSIONER LIK TALKED ABOUT.
HET SOS THE ENGINEERS THAT ARE HERE WITH US TODAY, THEY'RE THE ENGINEERS FOR CARTRIGHT AS WELL.
SO WE GOT, WE DON'T HAVE TWO DIFFERENT ONES.
THAT'D PROBABLY BE A QUESTION FOR WHO.
WELL, I'M VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT THE THOROUGH IN THE, IN THE, UH, MINUTE DETAIL THAT, THAT, UH, Y'ALL ARE PROVIDED IN THIS DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS THE KIND OF QUALITY DEVELOPMENT THAT COLMAN COUNTY NEEDS.
AND, UH, UH, I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT, THAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE.
SO MY MAIN QUESTION IS FOR YOU IS WHAT IS THE BEEF OF THE REALTORS WITH THAT LEGISLATURE? WELL, THE, THE STATE REALTORS ASSOCIATION ARE AGAINST ALMOST ANY FEE THAT ADDS TO THE COST OF REAL ESTATE.
SO WHEN THEY BRING SOMEONE TO THE CLOSING TABLE TO BUY A TWO OR $300,000 HOUSE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LIST OF FEES THERE TO PAY AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER FEE.
AND SO THEIR ARGUMENT IS THAT THIS IS JUST ANOTHER, UH, OBLIGATION THAT TAXPAYERS ARE HAVING TO PAY AND THEY'RE JUST AGAINST ALL
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FEES.AND I'LL LET THEM COMMENT ON THAT OFFICIALLY, AND I'M SURE THAT THEY'LL SEND THEIR LOBBYISTS DOWN HERE TO TELL YOU WHY, RIGHT.
BUT I'LL SEND MY LOBBYIST HERE TO TELL YOU WHY
WELL, I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS PROJECT.
LOOKS LIKE A TOPNOTCH FIRST CLASS DEVELOPMENT.
LIKE TOM SAID, THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO, AND YOUR WATER AND, UH, SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL.
THAT ALL, UH, WE HAVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH CRANDALL.
CRANDALL WILL BE THE RETAIL PROVIDER FOR ALL UTILITY SERVICES.
CRANDALL HAS BEEN IN, UH, PLANNING NOW FOR SEVERAL YEARS ON HOW TO, TO PLAN THIS, BOTH OF THESE PROJECTS AND HEARTLAND 1100, WHICH IS HERE, AND CAPACITY WISE, THEY'LL HAVE A PHASED IN PLAN OF HOW TO, HOW TO DEAL WITH THE NUMBER OF, OF ROOFTOPS.
THE CARTWRIGHT RANCH AGREEMENT HAS A NUMBER, A SPECIFIC NUMBER RESERVATION.
NOW HEARTLAND 1100 WILL WANT A SPECIFIC NUMBER.
AND I THINK WHAT WE'LL SEE OVER TIME IS CREL WILL DO A PHASE ONE PLAN OF HOW TO DEAL WITH WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND A PHASE TWO AND A PHASE THREE.
IT PROBABLY WON'T BE A ONE SOLUTION FOR THE ENTIRETY BECAUSE OF HOW BIG THE NUMBER IS.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT SEVERAL OF OUR CITIES ARE LOOKING AT, I SAY SEVERAL, I KNOW AT LEAST A COUPLE, UH, ARE TRYING TO WORK WITH THE MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT FROM, UH, LEVO THE NORTH AND ALL REGIONAL, UH, PLANT.
YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S ONE NOW IN EXISTENCE THAT I THINK FORNEY USES, BUT I KNOW SOME OF THE OTHER COMMUNITIES ARE, ARE LOOKING AT THINKING THAT'S PROBABLY THE BETTER WAY TO GO THAN EACH COMMUNITY TRYING TO HAVE THEIR OWN SEWER OPERATION.
SO, AND I THINK THAT CRANDALL'S ACTIVELY BEEN INVOLVED IN THE DIALOGUE ALONG WITH TERRELL AND FORNEY AND MESQUITE, AND THEY ALL HAVE BEEN IN DISCUSSION.
AND I THINK YOU'LL SEE THAT MATURE.
I DO TOO, BUT RIGHT THIS MINUTE, THERE'S NOT A, JUST A TURNKEY DEAL.
WE'RE CONFIDENT WE'RE, WE'RE GAMBLING THAT THAT WILL BE THE CASE.
YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE FOR IT TO, TO WORK THAT WAY.
COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS DURING THE HEARING? NO, THEY'VE DONE A, THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB ON IT AND I KNOW THAT, UH, ALL THREE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE, YOU KNOW, QUALITY PEOPLE AND HAVE, HAVE NEVER, UH, MISLED US.
AND THE FIRST TIME WE ARE MISLED AND IT'D BE THE LAST TIME WE PROBABLY BE MISLED.
SO YOU, THEY, THEY TRIED TO DO THINGS.
ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU HAVE A MOTION TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING, SO MAY COMMISSIONER MANNING MAKES THAT MOTION.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, I'M SERGEANT NUMBER FIVE IS TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDER UNDER HEARING, UH, IN DRAINING PETITION FOR THE CREATION OF CALTON COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT NUMBER THREE AND APPOINTING TEMPORARY SUPERVISOR.
SO, UH, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE, WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION IF YOU'D LIKE TO PRESENT AGAIN.
THAT'D BE A ALRIGHT JUDGE, I THINK, UH, AT THE, UH, BACK OF YOUR BINDER.
UH, THE LAST ITEM IS A PROPOSED FORM OF ORDER, UH, CREATING, UH, THE DISTRICT.
UH, WHAT IT DOES IS IT ACCEPTS THE PETITION, UM, MAKES A FINDING THAT THE ALLEGATIONS AND THE PETITION ARE SUPPORTED LEGALLY, UH, AND, AND, UH, CREATES THE DISTRICT AND APPOINTS THE FIVE INDIVIDUALS, UM, WHOSE QUALIFICATIONS HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED IN THE BINDER, UH, AS TEMPORARY SUPERVISORS.
AND WHY DON'T YOU READ THOSE NAMES OUT IF YOU WOULD.
SO WE WOULD LIKE THAT ON THE MATTER RECORD FOR THE COURT.
OF THE FIVE INDIVIDUALS THAT WOULD BE APPOINTED AS TEMPORARY SUPERVISORS ARE, UH, DEC PAINTER, NANCY PERRY, MICHELLE THRIFT, CLAYTON SNODGRASS AND JOHN HENDRICKSON.
AND, UH, AGAIN, THEY HAVE ALL BEEN DEEDED, UH, PROPERTY, UH, THAT WILL BE TAXABLE THAT'S IN THE DISTRICT AND THAT QUALIFIES THEM TO SERVE ON THE BOARD.
YOU ALL HAVE COPIES OF THE DEEDS TO THESE INDIVIDUALS, UH, FROM, UH, THE LANDOWNER.
YOU ALSO HAVE COPIES OF AFFIDAVITS FROM THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
AND THAT WHAT THOSE AFFIDAVITS DO, UH, IS, UH, IN FRONT OF THE NOTARY, UH, THESE INDIVIDUALS, UH, SIGN THE AFFIDAVIT THAT'S, UH, BASICALLY SAYS THEY NEED ALL THE STATUTORY QUALIFICATIONS TO SERVE AS A SUPERVISOR, UH, FRESHWATER SUPPLY DISTRICT.
UH, AND THEY DON'T, UH, THEY'RE NOT DISQUALIFIED BY ANY OF THE DISQUALIFICATION PROVISIONS IN CHAPTER 49 OF THE WATER CODE.
SO, UH, WE'VE DEMONSTRATED OUR QUALIFICATIONS THROUGH BOTH THE OWNERSHIP AND THE AFFIDAVIT.
UH, AND THAT'S, UH, IN ADDITION TO CREATING THE DISTRICT, UH, THIS ORDER ALSO, UH, APPOINTS THOSE AS TEMPORARY SUPERVISORS.
THIS IS THE SAME FORM OF ORDER THAT WE'VE USED FOR CREATION OF PREVIOUS FIRST WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS.
UH, IT'S EMBEDDED TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, UM, WHEN BONDS HAVE BEEN ISSUED.
SO IT'S KIND A TRIED AND TRUE, UH, DOCUMENT IN OUR OFFICE.
HOW LONG WOULD THEY BE TEMPORARY?
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WE WILL PERMANENTLY, UH, WELL, WE WOULD IMAGINE, UH, THEY PROBABLY HAVE THE ELECTION.I THINK IT'D BE A LITTLE AGGRESSIVE TO ORGANIZE AND HAVE THE ELECTION FOR NOVEMBER, MAYBE NEXT MAY.
AND SO, UH, THEY ALL ARE ELECTED TOGETHER, UH, AS A PERMANENT SUPERVISORS THEN AT THAT POINT.
UH, YOU STAGGERED THEIR TERMS, SO, BUT THEY'RE ALL, UH, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY, UH, THERE'S NO TERM IN THE BEGINNING.
UH, YOU HAVE THAT PERMANENT DIRECT RELATION, THEN YOU, THEN YOU, UH, NAME THE TERMS. CHRIS, ON THE PUREST TECHNICAL PART OF THIS, DOES THIS NOT REQUIRE A PLAT IF, SINCE YOU'RE DIVIDING, GIVEN THEY'RE NOT GETTING UNDIVIDED ISSUES, AREN'T THEY GETTING A CERTAIN RIGHT.
WELL, THE, THE PROVISION IN THE, IN THE, IN THE PROPERTY CODE, UM, SAYS THAT IF YOU ARE, UH, DIVIDING LAND FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBDIVIDING IT OR, OR DEVELOPING IT, UH, AND THAT'S NOT THE PURPOSE OF, OF THIS DEED, THE PURPOSE OF THIS DEED, UH, IT'S JUST TO QUALIFY THEM AS A SUPERVISOR.
SO THIS IS THE WAY WE'VE DONE IT AROUND THE STATE FOR YEARS.
UH, WE'VE NOT DONE THE, THE FIVE ACRE LOTS FOR THAT REASON.
UH, AND, AND THAT'S BEEN VETTED.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S AN ISSUE TO RUN INTO ON ALL OF THESE.
WHAT IS THE EXEMPTION THAT, WHAT IS THE EXEMPTION THAT, THAT EXEMPTS IT FROM BEING PLANTED? UH, WELL, WELL WHAT THE, WHAT THE, THAT PARTICULAR PROVISION SAYS IS THAT IF YOU ARE SUBDIVIDING IT FOR THE PURPOSE, OR, OR, OR YOU ARE CONVEYING IT FOR THE PURPOSE OF, UH, DEVELOPING THE LAND.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE, YOU'RE NOT, THEY'RE NOT BEING CONVEYED THIS LAND TO DEVELOP IT, IT'S JUST THEY'RE HOLDING IT, UH, UH, TO SERVICE SUPERVISORS.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S THE EXCEPTION.
AND, AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PROBABLY A THOUSAND WATER DISTRICTS ACROSS TEXAS THAT, THAT HAVE USED THE SAME, THE SAME EXCEPTION, I GUESS THIS IS INSIDE THE, THE, THE ETJ.
SO WE'RE TALKING IT WOULD'VE TO BE ONE ACRE LOTS, BUT, BUT THAT'S THE EXCEPTION THAT WE ALWAYS USE.
I KNOW IN THE PAST I'VE HAD THEM, UH, YOU KNOW, SINCE YOU'RE IN ETJ CITY, IT COULD BE FIVE ACRES LEFT WITHOUT PLANTING.
AND IF THEY WERE, IF THEY WERE DEEMED UNDER DIVIDED INTEREST IN FIVE ACRES AND YOU DID, YOU CIRCUMVENT THAT PLANNING PROCESS.
WHICH INVOLVES A LOT OF DETAIL WORK, ENGINEERS, YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW.
I MEAN, IF IT MAKES THE COUNTY MORE COMFORTABLE, UH, YOU KNOW, WE CAN CERTAINLY GO BACK.
I MEAN, I THINK I'M, I'M COMFORTABLE THAT THEY OWN AN INTEREST IN, IN, IN LAND.
UH, BUT IF THE COUNTY'S MORE COMFORTABLE, WE CAN CERTAINLY GO BACK, UH, INDEED AN UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE VIOLATED TRACK WE MADE, WE MAKE ANOTHER, UH, AND WE'VE DONE THAT.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE WAY THAT IT IT'S TYPICALLY DONE NOW IS YOU, YOU, YOU GIVE EACH, UH, DIRECTOR OR SUPERVISOR A 5,000 FOOT, A 5,000 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL.
BUT YOU, WE CAN, WE CAN CERTAINLY GO BACK AND CHANGE THAT IF IT MAKES THE, THE COUNTY MORE COMFORTABLE.
WELL, I DON'T WANT TO SET A PRECEDENCE WHERE WE DON'T HAVE, WHERE WE'RE NOT REQUIRING PEOPLE TO PLAT IN OTHER LOCATIONS.
AND, AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH THAT MEAN, LIKE I SAID, THAT'S BEEN VETTED AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH THAT IN THE PAST.
UM, UH, IT IT'S REALLY A TECHNICALITY IN THOSE TWO PROVISIONS.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVEN'T PLATTED PROVISION FOR ETJ AND THE PROVISION FROM TJ, BUT, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO GO BACK IF, UH, AND I MEAN WE COULD DO THAT IN A MATTER OF DAYS.
DEED THIS BACK TO THE DEVELOPER AND, AND DO A, DO A SINGLE, UM, WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHT CARD? WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE COURT ALLOW THIS EXEMPTION TO CARRY FORWARD.
THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN GOING ON A LONG TIME.
BUT WE, WE DON'T THINK THIS CREATES ANY KIND OF LOOPHOLE FOR YOU TO WHERE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO APPROVE THIS FOR SOMEONE ELSE THAT DOESN'T APPLY THE SAME EXEMPTION THIS EXEMPTION'S DONE.
THERE'S PROBABLY 2000 DISTRICTS THAT HAVE THIS EXHIBITION.
I MEAN, AND IT'S JUST NOT UNCOMMON.
IT'S STANDARD WAY OF DOING THIS.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CONCERN IS THAT SOMEONE IS GONNA ACTUALLY WANT TO DEVELOP AND USE THIS.
UM, I'M NOT, I'M NOT HAVE, AND NO ONE CAN DEVELOP UNDER THIS.
THEY, THEY, THEY CAN'T DEVELOP.
I MEAN, IF THEY WERE TO DO ANYTHING, THEY'D HAVE TO GO TO PLAT.
UM, BUT, BUT AGAIN, IT, IT, IT'S BECAUSE OF THE, THE TECHNICAL WORDING OF THOSE.
AND, AND AGAIN, THIS HAS BEEN DONE FOR YEARS AND WE'VE KIND OF GONE BACK AND FORTH.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, OUR PREFERENCE IS TO DO THE INDIVIDUAL LOT.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY, UM, THAT THE, THE WATER CODE REQUIRES THAT EACH, UH, SUPERVISOR OR DIRECTOR OWNS A PARCEL THAT IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION.
I WANNA SEE EVERYBODY'S NAME ON, ON THE TAX ROLL.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DO AN UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN A, YOU GET ONE PERSON AT ALL.
NOW, I DO THINK THEY HAVE OWN LAND ON SUBJECT TAXATION, BUT I FEEL BETTER HAVING EACH NAME ON THE TAX ROLL.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'VE, WE'VE DONE IT THIS WAY.
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, KIRK'S RIGHT HERE, WELL OVER A THOUSAND DISTRICTS, MAYBE 2000 DISTRICTS IN TEXAS THIS WAY ABOVE HERE IN NORTH TEXAS, WEST TEXAS, CENTRAL SOUTHEAST.
AND, AND, AND I'VE NOT SEEN IT, YOU KNOW, ONCE, UH, CREATE SOME SORT OF A LOOPHOLE FOR, FOR A SUBSEQUENT DEVELOPMENT.
AND IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN DISCUSSED
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AT THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS COMMITTEE IN AUSTIN IN THE HOUSE.AND THE CONCLUSION HAS BEEN THERE DOESN'T NEED TO BE ANYTHING CHANGED.
THIS IS A, A PROPER WAY OF OPERATING.
BUT IT'S A GOOD QUESTION AND IT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, KIRK AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT OVER THE YEARS.
WE TALKED TO OUR ENGINEERS OVER THE YEARS ABOUT IT.
IT, IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS COMING UP.
WELL, THIS IS ALREADY PLAIN COMMUNITY THE WAY IT HERE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
SO IT'S, I WOULDN'T THINK THAT IT WOULD DIRECTLY AFFECT OUR SUBDIVISION RATES THAT WE ENFORCE OTHERWISE IN THE COUNTY.
AND OUR LAND USE REGULATIONS THAT WE'VE AGREED TO IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO VIOLATE THAT WITHOUT RENEGOTIATING WITH, WITH THE CITY ON HOW TO USE THE LAND.
SO WE VOLUNTARILY LIMITED OUR LAND USE TO MEET THE LAND USE REQUIREMENTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH, WITH THIS PART AT ALL.
MY, MY CONCERN WOULD BE WE GOT DEVELOPERS RIGHT HERE, WE MAY GO THROUGH ALL KINDS OF HOOP TO FOLLOW THE RULES.
IF YOU, IF YOU CUT A PIECE OF PROPERTY IN TWO PIECES, YOU NEED, YOU KNOW, LESS THAN FIVE ACRES, YOU NEED TO HAVE IT PLANTED.
NOT NOT WORRIED ABOUT THE PRECEDENT THAT MIGHT BE SETTING.
AND, AND COMMISSIONER, THAT'S, THAT'S, LIKE I SAID, THAT'S A, A CONCERN THAT, THAT, UH, THAT WE HAVE DEALT WITH AND, AND THAT, UM, BUT AGAIN, WE, YOU KNOW, IN THOSE CASES YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT SOME USE PROPERTY TO DEVELOP IT, BUILD ON IT.
IN THIS CASE, UH, THE POSITION OF, OF, UH, OF WATER DISTRICT LAWYERS ACROSS THE STATE, UH, IN DEVELOPERS HAS BEEN THAT IF IT'S NOT BEING SUBDIVIDED FOR THAT REASON, UH, AND SO IT DOESN'T IMPLICATE THE, THE, THE, THE PLANNING REQUIREMENT.
SO YOU REPRESENT THIS, WHEN THIS COMES UP AND SOMEBODY WILL CHALLENGE US, I'LL BE HAPPY TO
AS LONG AS THERE'S NO CONFLICT.
AGAIN, IT, SOMETHING JUST, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, IF IT WERE, UH, YOU KNOW, THIS WERE UNIQUE SITUATION, UH, YOU KNOW, I TELL YOU, BUT, BUT AS KIRK AND I HAVE TOLD YOU, IS IT'S, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WELL OVER A THOUSAND WATER DISTRICTS THAT HAVE, THAT HAVE DONE THIS THE SAME WAY ACROSS THE STATE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANSWER WHAT? YOU ALRIGHT.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF THIS ORDER.
SO MAY, UH, COMMISSIONER ROSA, THAT MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? THANK YOU VERY MUCH GENTLEMEN.
APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN COFFEE.
ALRIGHT, THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER SIX, UH, ALSO DEALING WITH LAND.
AND THIS HAS TO DO WITH REVIEW, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF SALE OF PROPERTY FROM KAUFMAN COUNTY TO THE KAUFMAN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 2 7 2 0 1.
AND YOU HAVE A DOCUMENT, UH, THAT'S PREPARED.
UH, COMMISSIONER, I'LL LET YOU, UH, TALK ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME FOLKS HERE THAT, UH, FROM THE
WOULD Y'ALL LIKE TO COME UP? HOW REPUTABLE THEY ARE? SEEMS THE COUNTY OWNS A PORTION, IF I CAN FIND MINE FLAT HERE A SECOND UP.
UH, TWO LITTLE PARCELS, UM, 1.820 ACRES AND 1.30 ACRES.
AND THE KAUFMAN CEMETERY THERE AT LINDA OF WASHINGTON STREET THAT, UH, KAMAN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN MAINTAINING FOR HOW MANY YEARS? UH, OVER A HUNDRED, ACTUALLY OVER A HUNDRED.
OVER A HUNDRED, OVER A HUNDRED YEARS.
AND, UH, IT APPEARS TO BE NO NUDE PLOTS AVAILABLE.
IT APPEARS TO BE FULLY DEVELOPED.
AND, UH, COUNTY PRECINCT ONE HAS BEEN MAINTAINING, UH, A SHORT PORTION ROAD IN THE CEMETERY.
AND THE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, UH, REQUESTS THAT WE GRANT THE LAND TO THEM SO THEY CAN CONTINUE MAINTENANCE, UM, UNDER THE, THE PRESENT, UH, CONTRACT THAT THEY'VE GOT.
AND THE ROAD IS IN NEED OF A LITTLE BIT OF REPAIR THAT I, THAT THE PRECINCT ONE HAS BEEN MAINTAINING.
AND I AGREED TO REPAIR THE ROAD IF, UH, THEY WERE GOING TO ACCEPT THE PROPERTY.
I SEE NO REASON, UM, TO HOLD THE PROPERTY AND, AND HAVE SOME OTHER ASSOCIATION MAINTAIN IT.
SO THIS GOING BACK TO 1860, I BELIEVE THAT'S, YEAH.
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14 OF, OF 1860 LOOKS LIKE WAS A, A RECORDED DATE.AS YOU'RE GOING DOWN THE MAIN GATE.
IT'S ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD THERE FOR YEAH, I JUST BARELY REMEMBER THE PARDON.
SO, UM, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE, UH, COULD APPROVE THE SALE OF THIS PROPERTY TO THE KAUFMAN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 2 72 0.001.
WE'VE HAD THIS VETTED BY OUR ATTORNEY AND, UH, I GUESS IF WE'RE GONNA SELL IT TO US, THEY NEED TO TELL US HOW MUCH THEY'RE GONNA PAY US FOR IT.
SO, UH, BUT BEFORE WHY DON'T YOU DO THAT BEFORE WE ACT ON THE MOTION, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER AND I THINK COMMISSIONER SHANE, YOU SECONDED THAT THING.
SO BEFORE WE FINALIZE THIS DEAL, HOW MUCH YOU GONNA GIVE US FOR THIS? WE'LL GIVE YOU $10 IN ANOTHER BAG CONSIDERATION.
DO YOU HAVE CASH ON HAND? WE HAVE A CHECK AND JUST WALKED OUT TO ANSWER A PHONE.
SO WE WILL, UH, SELL THIS PROPERTY TO COFFMAN CEMETERY ASSOCIATION FOR $10 AND OTHER VALUABLE CONSIDERATIONS.
AND, UH, THAT WILL GO ALONG WITH MOTION THAT COMMISSIONER ROSA.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THIS PERPETUAL CARE CEMETERY? YES, SIR, IT IS.
YOU NEED, BEFORE YOU DO ANY MAINTENANCE ON THE ROAD, YOU NEED TO SEARCH THE LAW ON THAT.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE ALLOWED TO DO ANY MAINTENANCE WORK ON PERPETUAL CARE CEMETERY.
WELL, IT'S, BUT THAT, THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO THE SALE OF IT BEFORE THE CONVEYANCE.
IF I MAY OFFER JUST, UH, SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
WHAT HAPPENED AS THE RESULT OF RELEASING AUDIT? UM, GOING BACK EVEN FURTHER, A COUPLE OF CEMETERIES, UH, DOWN IN SOUTH TEXAS, UH, WENT INTO RECEIVERSHIP.
AND WHEN THEY WENT THROUGH THE PAPERWORK, THEY COULDN'T FIND THE FEEDED INFORMATION OF THE RECORDED INFORMATION WHERE IT HAD BEEN CONVEYED TO THE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.
AND SO NOW THE STATE HAS COME DOWN WITH THE MANDATE REQUIRED ALL THE, UH, CEMETERY ASSOCIATIONS TO HAVE PROOF OF THE PROPERTY THAT THEY HAVE MAINTAINED FOR WHETHER 10 YEARS OR A HUNDRED YEARS THAT THEY HAVE PROOF OF OWNERSHIP.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE? THE PROPERTY WAS CONVEYED TO THE COUNTY FOR, UH, BURIAL PURPOSES, BUT WHEN THE ENTITY WAS CREATED, IT WAS NEVER PROPERLY CONVEYED.
AND IF IT WAS, THE DOCUMENT WAS NEVER RECORDED.
SO WE'RE JUST COMPLIANT TO THE STATE'S REQUIREMENTS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS BEFORE WE VOTE? I'LL JUST ADD THAT I'LL REPAIR THE ROAD WHILE IT'S STILL THE PROPERTY OF THE COUNTY BEFORE CONVEYANCE.
APPRECIATE, THANK ALL IN FAVOR.
THANK VERY MUCH LEGAL, A SPEECH GIVEN MEMORIAL DAY.
HERE BEFORE WE, UH, MOVE ON, WE DO HAVE, UH, SOME SPECIAL GUESTS IN OUR AUDIENCE TODAY.
UH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE OUR, UH, NEWLY ELECTED, UH, 86TH DISTRICT COURT.
HE, WELL, HE JUST DISAPPEARED ON ME, SO I WAS GOING HIM, HE'S NOT NEWLY ELECTED BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE A ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.
AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE, UH, JACKIE ALLEN, WHO IS THE, UH, WINNER FROM LAST NIGHT'S, UH,
JACKIE, OF COURSE, UH, STEVE, UH, DIDN'T HAVE TO GET INTO THE RUNOFF, SO HE'S HERE TODAY.
SO WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BEING HERE AND, AND LISTENING TO WHAT WE'RE, WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
SO I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, UH, TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING THE 2015 KAUFMAN COUNTY RESOLUTION FOR IN DEFENSE DESCRIPTION.
GRANT PAM, I KNOW THIS ONE ON MORNING, GENTLEMEN.
UM, THE DR. WOOD HAS THE RESOLUTION.
THIS I'M ASKING YOU TO SIGN THE 2015 TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION RESOLUTION FOR THE 2015 MULTI-YEAR CONTINUED DISCRETIONARY GRANT.
THIS IS A GRANT FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH ATTORNEY AND, AND, UM, ADVOCATE,
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ADVOCATE TEAM THAT WE RUN THROUGH OUR PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE.THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR OF THAT GRANT.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? IS IT CONTINUATION OF THE GRANT? THIS IS A THIRD YEAR.
AND HOW MANY MORE YEARS IS LEFT ON ONE MORE YEAR? MM-HMM
AND THIS IS THE GROUP ATTORNEY AND ADVOCATE FOR THE, THE JUDGE CHEESE? YES.
THE MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THIS GRANT.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER MANNING TO APPROVE THE GRANT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, CLARK.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS HERE FROM KATHY MORRIS, OUR PUBLIC WORKS, UH, DIRECTOR.
AND THANK YOU KATHY FOR BEING HERE.
FOR APRIL, UH, THE STATISTICAL REPORT FOR PUBLIC WORKS, WE DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF GETTING PERMIT SAYING WE HAVE 35 FOR TOTAL, WHICH IS PRETTY GOOD.
SINCE THE LAST FOUR YEARS WE'VE BEEN GOOD TO GET TO ONE BY PRECINCTS.
WE HAD 11 IN PRECINCT ONE, PRECINCT TWO HAD EIGHT, PRECINCT THREE HAD FIVE, AND PRECINCT FOUR HAD 11 FOR COMPLAINTS THAT WERE INVESTIGATED FOR NO MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.
IT WAS 110 FOR MALFUNCTIONS, IT WAS 40 AND WE ONLY HAD ONE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER VIOLATION BY PRECINCT.
IT'S PRECINCT ONE HAD 59, PRECINCT TWO HAD 30, AND PRECINCT THREE HAVE 33.
PRECINCT FOUR HAD 28 AT COURT PASSES FIVE, WE HAD 65 FOR NO MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS, 23 FILE FUNCTIONS.
AND WE DID FILE ON THE MAINTENANCE PROVIDER IN COURT CASES BY PRECINCT PRECINCT.
ONE HAD 32, PRECINCT TWO HAD 15 PRECINCT, 15 PRECINCT 4 26.
THERE WERE ACTUALLY 56 SITE VISIT FOLLOW UP ON COMPLAINTS ADDRESSING.
WE HAVE PRECINCT ONE HAD EIGHT, PRECINCT TWO DIDN'T HAVE ANY NEW ADDRESS SINCE PRECINCT THREE HAD EIGHT AND PRECINCT FOUR HAD 12 OR TOTAL 28.
UH, THE CAUCUS GOT THEIR STAFF HIRED AND THEY HAD MOVED THEIR ADDRESS, THEIR OPERATIONS TO I THINK THE 7.3 BUILDINGS.
SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY DATA FOR GIS.
UM, AND THEY HAD SOME ISSUES MOVING AND SO IT'S PROBABLY STILL GONNA BE ANOTHER A COUPLE MONTHS BEFORE WE GET ANY JAZZ DATA, BUT WE SHOULD STILL BE AT 98%.
LAST THING I HEARD, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR KATHY'S ACTIVITIES PICKING UP? YES, IT HAS.
AND KATHY HAS, UH, ANNOUNCED, UH, OFFICIALLY HER RETIREMENT.
UH, YOU ALL RECEIVED A LETTER OF THAT THIS MORNING, I BELIEVE, AND IT'S GONNA BE ON SEPTEMBER THE 19TH.
SHE MOVED IT AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
I I STARTED BACK IN NOVEMBER AND DECIDED TO MOVE TO AUGUST 29TH.
WE GOT, WE'RE GETTING SUCH A LATE START ON THE BUDGET, I DECIDED TO WAIT TILL THE 19TH.
SO EVERYTHING SHOULD BE DONE BY THEN.
I THAT'S HOPEFULLY Y'ALL COOPERATE.
SO,
ANY QUESTIONS FOR KATHY ON HER REPORT? NOT I'LL ENTERTAIN THE MOTION.
NEXT IS ITEM NUMBER NINE, CLAYTON KELLY TO PRESENT AN UPDATE REGARDING THE VETERAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
CLAYTON, IF YOU'D COME FORWARD.
UH, CLAYTON'S BEEN ON THE JOB NOW FOR SIX MONTHS.
SIX MONTHS, SIX MONTHS AS OUR VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER.
UH, HE HAS, UH, I TELL YOU, HE STAYS BUSY AND IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO, UH, HELP OUR VETERANS, WHICH WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER IN OUR COUNTY.
AND, UH, I APPRECIATE, UH, WORK AND I THOUGHT IT'D BE GOOD IF YOU GUYS JUST HAD, IF WE JUST HAD HIM GIVE AN UPDATE ON KIND OF WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING SINCE HE STARTED.
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO.
AND YOU HAVE HIS HANDOUT OF HIS REPORT? YES, SIR.
UH, AND, AND THAT'S, THAT'S REALLY JUST A, UH, UH, SOMETHING THAT CAME ACROSS MY DESK THAT, UH, IT'S, IT REALLY JUST DESCRIBES HOW MANY VETERANS WE HAVE AND, AND THE, THE TYPE OF, UH, I GUESS, UH, UH, BENEFITS THAT THEY'RE GETTING, UH, THE TYPE OF COMPENSATION THEY'RE GETTING AND HOW MUCH IT IS AND WHAT'S COMING INTO THE COUNTY VERSUS OTHER COUNTIES.
AND IT KIND OF GIVES YOU A LITTLE BREAKDOWN OF THAT.
BUT, UH, YEAH, THE PAST SIX MONTHS HAVE BEEN, IT'S BEEN PRETTY, PRETTY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF A ROLLERCOASTER.
UH, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I DID A, A WEEK AND A HALF TRAINING AND, UH, OR ABOUT A WEEK LONG TRAINING AND SAN ANTONIO, UH, UH, PROVIDED FROM THE STATE AND MET,
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MET A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE, A LOT OF GOOD CONTEXT.AND WHEN I FIRST STARTED, UH, SIX MONTHS AGO, I REALLY WANTED TO SEE WHAT TYPE OF VETERANS, UH, REALLY NEEDED THE MOST HELP IN THIS COUNTY.
AND WITH THE HELP OF, UH, A COUPLE OTHER SERVICE OFFICERS OUT OF DALLAS FROM ROCKWELL AND WHAT HAVE YOU, WE, UH, OUR OLDER, UH, UH, VETERANS WHO ARE IN ASSISTED LIVING AND, UH, THEY'RE, THEY HAVE BENEFITS THEY'RE NOT EVEN AWARE OF.
SO I STARTED A PROGRAM, UH, I STARTED INFORMING GOING TO THESE ASSISTED LIVING PROGRAMS AND DOING, UH, UH, BENEFIT SEMINARS, YOU KNOW, SOMEWHERE AROUND DINNER TIME SO I COULD GET AS MANY VETERANS AS I COULD.
AND THAT HAS, UH, THAT HAS REALLY, YOU KNOW, THAT'S REALLY PAID OFF.
A LOT OF 'EM DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THEY HAD BENEFITS, DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY HAD, UH, SERVICE CONNECTED PENSIONS THAT, UH, THAT, THAT THEY KNEW ABOUT.
AND SO NEEDED TO SAY IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS, I'VE, I'VE GOT 32 BASICALLY RIGHT NOW, 32 WORKING CLAIMS, UH, JUST FROM, UH, UH, UH, ABOUT THREE ASSISTED LIVING PLACES JUST IN FORNY.
I STARTED OUT IN FORNY AND I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE, YOU KNOW, BE THIS, UH, THIS MUCH.
SO I'M HAVING TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE I THINK I'M OVER OVERWHELMING MYSELF.
BUT, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S, UH, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE I'M AT THERE.
AND IT'S BEEN, THEY'RE, THEY'VE BEEN VERY, UH, VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE EXTRA INCOME THAT THEY'RE GETTING TO HELP, YOU KNOW, SUPPLEMENT, UH, WHAT THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR, YOU KNOW, NURSING HOMES AND ASSISTED LIVING, AND WHICH OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, BRINGS MORE MONEY INTO THE COUNTY.
AND, AND MANY OF THESE, I GUESS GO BACK MAYBE TO WORLD WAR II, KOREA WAR.
THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S NOT MANY WORLD WAR II VETERANS LEFT.
UH, BUT, UH, THERE, THERE'S, UH, THE KOREAN AND, AND ACTUALLY SOME, YOU KNOW, SOME VIETNAM VETERANS THAT ARE NEEDING ASSISTED LIVING, UH, YOU KNOW, FOR WHATEVER REASONS THEIR, THEIR FAMILIES CAN'T, CAN'T TAKE CARE OF 'EM OR, OR WHAT HAVE YOU.
AND SO INSTEAD OF THEM, UH, TRYING TO GET TO YOU, YOU'VE BEEN GOING OUT.
I MEAN, AND, AND, AND I STAY IN THE OFFICE AS MUCH AS I CAN AND, AND ANSWERING PHONE, UH, PHONE CALLS AND, YOU KNOW, GETTING PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING IN, BUT REALLY GETTING OUT THERE AND FINDING 'EM IS, IS WHAT I'VE FOUND MORE, MORE BENEFICIAL THAN ME WAITING ON THEM TO COME TO ME.
AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH ROXANNE.
SHE'S A, UH, SHE WORKS FOR THE TVC AS, UH, VETERANS UNEMPLOYMENT, UH, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THIS AREA.
SHE HAS AN OFFICE OVER IN TERRELL.
AND, UH, IF I GET PEOPLE COMING INTO MY OFFICE INSTEAD OF TRYING TO GET AN UNEMPLOYMENT PROGRAM GOING, SHE ALREADY HAS ONE UP AND RUNNING THROUGH THE STATE.
SO I'VE BEEN GOING OVER THERE WITH VETERANS AND TRYING TO GET THEM LINED UP WITH HER, WHICH, UH, WHICH ALSO MAKES MY JOB EASIER.
IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN BLOWING AND GOING.
AND IF I CAN, YOU KNOW, FACT, THE MORE I GET BRING IN, THE MORE I CAN BOOST THOSE NUMBERS THERE.
WHICH AS, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THOSE NUMBERS, WE'RE, WE'RE, IF WE'RE COMPARABLE, IF NOT MORE THAN EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE STATE THAT HAS THE SAME AMOUNT OF BEDROOMS THAT WE HAVE.
SO IT'S, IT'S, UH, IT'S BEEN A TASK, BUT, WE'LL, WE'RE GETTING THERE.
ARE YOU ABLE, HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO MAKE ANY, UH, UH, I KNOW YOU HAVE I THINK SOME, BUT SOME OF THE SERVICE CLUBS AND, AND GROUPS, UH, AROUND, UH, EXPLAINING WHAT YOU DO? YES.
LIKE WITH THE LION CLUB MM-HMM
HERE, BUT I MEAN, AROUND THE COUNTY.
THE, UH, THE AMERICAN UNIONS AND THE, AND THE BWS, UH, I'VE BEEN CALLING AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF JUST SWINGING BY, MAINLY JUST TALKING MAINLY.
I, UH, NOT DOING ANY PROGRAMS WITH THEM YET, BUT, UH, JUST SWINGING BY AND TALKING TO 'EM AND MEETING THEIR
GENTLEMEN, Y'ALL, ANY QUESTIONS QUESTION? I THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK, AND I SEE YOU BEING PROACTIVE, AND THAT'S A, THAT'S REALLY BENEFIT TO OUR VETERANS, AND YOU ARE CERTAINLY APPROVED.
SO WE APPRECIATE IT FOR WHAT YOU DO.
DOES ROCKWALL COUNTY HAVE A VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER? YES, SIR.
UH, LES LES COOKS IS, MAN, IS THAT, THAT THE NEW POSITION FOR THEM? IT, HE CAME FROM HUNT COUNTY AND, UH, IT IS NEW FOR THEM.
AND HE'S A, HE'S A, HE'S A REAL NICE GUY.
HE'S BEEN DOING IT FOR ABOUT 17 YEARS NOW, AND HE, HE'S PRETTY KNOWLEDGEABLE.
I KNEW THEY WERE LOOKING AT, AT, AT GET SOMETHING STARTED.
IF YOU LOOK AT, UH, THE NUMBER OF VETERANS THAT THEY HAVE VERSUS THE COMPENSATION THAT, THAT THEY GET, WE'RE DOING A MUCH BETTER JOB HERE.
YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT 6,000 VETERANS WITH 17,000 WORTH OF COMPENSATION.
WELL, YOU'VE GOT 7,000 VETERANS WITH 25,000 WORTH OF COMPENSATION.
AND I TOOK MY TWO, APOLOGIES FOR GOING OUT ABOUT FIVE MINUTES, EVERYBODY.
AND, UH, AND, AND HE'S, UH, YEAH, HE'S OVER IN THEIR COURTHOUSE NOW AND HE'S JUST, UH, I, HE'S NOT JUST GETTING STARTED, BUT HE'S, HE'S REALLY, AND THAT'S WHERE I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF THE PROGRAM, UH, UH, THE DEALS I'M DOING NOW.
UH, I'VE GONE OVER THERE AND, UH, YOU KNOW, SPENT A DAY OR TWO SITTING WITH HIM AND, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, AND, AND TALK ABOUT HIS, UH, YOU KNOW, HIS, HIS PROGRAM.
AND HE'S, HE'S, UH, HE'S A VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE GUY.
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FOR THE UPDATE, PLEASE.UH, ITEM NUMBER 10 IS TO, UH, FROM LORETTA WILLIAMS TO PRESENT THE CHILDREN'S SHELTER DIRECTOR'S REPORT FOR MARCH, 2014 AND APRIL, 2014.
COMMISSIONERS, UH, WE HAVE BEEN SO BUSY THAT I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD TIME TO ASSESS
UH, OUR MEMBERS HAVE BEEN, UH, STEADILY, UH, SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.
UM, I THINK WE WERE RUNNING ABOUT 15, UH, FOR JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH.
UH, APRIL WAS 16.2, AND WE ARE AT 20 TODAY.
UH, WE ARE, I ALWAYS COMMENT ON THE FE AND FAMINE CYCLE, AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE FEE CYCLE.
UH, I'M REFUSING BETWEEN 10, 15, 18 PLACEMENTS A DAY.
REALLY, UH, IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
UH, WHAT I'M HEARING FROM THE PLACEMENT COORDINATORS IS THAT THERE ARE NO FOSTER HOMES AVAILABLE, EAST AND SOUTH, UH, VERY SPORADIC EASTERN NORTH, UH, AND DALLAS DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING.
UH, SO, UH, A LOT OF THE PLACEMENT REQUESTS THAT WE'RE GETTING RIGHT NOW ARE FOR THE PRIOR MAINTENANCE TEENAGERS, AND SURPRISINGLY, UH, THE UNDER 12 MONTH INFANTS, UH, NORMALLY THE INFANTS, THEY CAN FIND PLACEMENT IMMEDIATELY.
UH, BUT I'M GETTING CALLS DAILY ON BIRTHS OF 12 MONTHS.
UH, HAVE YOU EVER HAD THIS TYPE, UH, THE TEENAGERS? YES.
UH, DURING SUMMER WHEN THE FOSTER HOMES ARE, ARE HOME ALL DAY WITH HIGH MAINTENANCE TEENAGERS, THEY KIND OF SLACK OFF TOWARD THE END OF SCHOOL.
UH, BUT NOT TO THE NUMBERS THAT I'M SEEING.
YEAH, LIKE LACROSSE, LIKE THE BABIES.
I MEAN, I'VE NEVER SEEN THE BABIES THAT'S NOT HAD PLACEMENTS.
UH, BUT THE LAST PLACEMENT COORDINATOR THAT CALLED ME WITH A, WHAT WAS IT, A THREE WEEK CALL.
I HAVE A THREE WEEK CALL, MIGHT MIGHT'VE BEEN A NEWBORN.
UH, SHE WAS LIKE LOOKING IN BROWNSVILLE AT THAT ONE DOWN BY CORPUS CHRISTI.
UH, SHE HAD TO GO THAT FAR TO FIND A HOME, UH, FOR, FOR AN INFANT.
I'VE, I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED THAT.
UH, SO WE ARE DEFINITELY IN FEE CYCLE.
UH, I HAVE AUSTIN CALLING ABOUT EVERY OTHER DAY BECAUSE THEY KNOW, I HATE TO SAY NO, SO THEY'LL CALL IT BACK.
UH, BUT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, I DON'T HAVE ANY BEDS OPEN.
WE'RE, WE'RE AT CAPACITY, UH, IT HAD BEEN FOR, FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
UH, SO ONE SIDE OF THE COIN, THAT'S, THAT'S A TERRIBLE THING, UH, THAT THERE'S SO MANY KIDS OUT THERE THAT NEED PLACEMENT AND THAT WE DON'T HAVE, WE DON'T HAVE PLACEMENTS FOR, UH, THE GOOD FOOT SIDE OF THE COIN THAT AFFORDS US A LITTLE EXTRA REVENUE, UH, THAT WE ARE TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF IN DOING SOME REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE ON THE, ON BUILDINGS, UH, THAT HAVE, THAT HAS BEEN DESPERATELY NEEDED, UH, FOR A LONG TIME.
WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE FUNDING TO DO IT.
UH, SO WE'RE GETTING, WE GOT SOME, UH,
UH, WE'RE HAVING TO REPLACE SOME FLOORS IN THE, IN THE BATHROOMS, IN THE KIDS HALLS.
UH, WE JUST, WE JUST HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN THEM, UH, FOR FUNDING REASONS.
BUT WE GOT SOME, WE GOT SOME REALLY GOOD TILE ON SALE.
UH, SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND DO THE FLOORS NOW.
UH, IT WAS ACTUALLY DISCOVERED WHEN HE WAS, HE WAS, UH, HE WAS DOING SOME CAULKING AROUND THE BATHTUBS AND SHOWERS, AND HE FOUND SOME TILES THAT WERE LOOSE AND, UH, HAD SOME TERRIBLE STUFF GOING UNDERNEATH.
SO WE JUST SAID RIP IT OUT AND PUT IN NEW ONES.
UH, BUT THE BUILDING WILL LOOK REALLY GOOD, UH, AND WE'RE NOT HAVING TO BORROW THE MONEY TO DO IT.
UH, SO WE'RE HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
UH, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, UH, I HAVE ADDED SOME, I ACTUALLY HIRED FOUR STAFF, UH, IN PREPARATION FOR SUMMER, IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE THIS MANY KIDS HOME.
AND I, I NEEDED SOME EXTRA STAFF.
UH, AND I HIRED FOUR, AND PROBABLY THE NEXT WEEK I LOST TWO.
SO, UH, WE'RE GONNA RUN THERE FOR A WHILE AND JUST SEE OUR NUMBERS HOLD, UH, BEFORE ANYBODY ELSE ON, UH, OTHER THAN THAT, WE'RE JUST, JUST MAINTAINING.
ANYBODY, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? SO, YOU'RE AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND YOU HIRED FOUR EMPLOYEES.
SO, ARE, ARE YOU OKAY NOW, OR I AM FOR THE BE AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY.
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UH, IF THE NUMBERS HOLD, I MAY ACTUALLY PUT ON ONE ADDITIONAL, JUST HAVE A FLOATER, UH, WITH THAT MANY PEOPLE, I'VE ALWAYS, ALWAYS GOT STUFF GOING ON WITH THE EMPLOYEES, UH, KIDS, PARENTS, FAMILIES.UH, SO I DON'T, I DON'T MIND HAVING AN EXTRA ONE, JUST, JUST TO HAVE IT.
AND I'M HOPING WITH THIS NUMBER, I CAN KEEP THE NUMBERS, THE HOURLY NUMBERS DOWN, UH, THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO IN A WHILE, UH, JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE STAFF.
UH, BUT I'M HOPING TO GET THAT DOWN TO COUNTY COMPLIANCE.
OTHER QUESTIONS? APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK, DEDICATION.
THAT'S, I'M NOT GONNA SAY IT'S SO HARD, HARD.
IT'S PRETTY, PRETTY TOUGH SITUATION TOO.
UH, WE'RE THINKING ABOUT HAVING MAYBE AN OPEN HOUSE, UH, BEFORE IT GETS TOO HOT OR WHEN IT STARTS TO SCHOOL OFF A LITTLE BIT.
UH, JUST LET EVERYBODY SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS WE'RE MAKING AND SEE THE CHANGES WE'VE MADE.
UH, JUST FYI, WE DON'T HAVE A DEPUTY DATE YET, BUT, UH, OUR NURSE, MARY HARMON, IS PROBABLY GONNA RETIRE, UH, SOMETIME THIS SUMMER.
UH, I HAVE TO LOCATE
MARY AND I STARTED FIRST GRADE TOGETHER.
UH, BUT SHE, DO YOU HAVE ANY PROSPECTS? I ACTUALLY DO.
UH, I'VE BEEN INTERVIEWING FOR, FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS WHEN MY FIRST STARTED UP.
UH, I HAVE ONE VERY DEFINITE THAT, THAT I'M CONVINCED FOR.
UH, BUT I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO.
I'VE GOTTA REWRITE SOME, UH, POLICY AND PROCEDURES, UH, AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS.
UH, 'CAUSE SHE'S NOT AN LVN, UH, SHE'S A CERTIFIED MEDICAL ASSISTANT.
UH, BASICALLY THE QUALIFICATIONS ARE, ARE JUST ABOUT THE SAME, UH, JUST DIFFERENT TITLES.
SO, UH, I NEED TO ADDRESS, UH, OUR POLICIES AND JOB DESCRIPTIONS TO FIT, UH, KIND OF OPEN, BROADEN THAT, BROADEN THAT SCOPE A LITTLE BIT.
SO, UH, IT, IT ALLOWS ME TO INTERVIEW THE WIDER BASE.
UH, I'VE ACTUALLY INTERVIEWED, UH, TWO LVNS AND TWO MAS, UH, BUT I'M NOT REALLY HAPPY WITH THEIR EXPERIENCE, BUT I'M HAVE, HAVE KID EXPERIENCE.
UH, AND, AND THE LADY THAT I'M, THAT I'M REALLY INTERESTED IN, UH, HAS HAD BOTH, UH, EXTENSIVE.
UH, SO I'M, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HER.
UH, BUT I'M NOT GONNA, I'M NOT GONNA DO IT UNTIL I GET ALL PAPERWORK IN ORDER.
ALRIGHT? UH, BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
THAT PROMOTION TO ACCEPT LETTER REPORT.
AND THEN NEXT MOTION COMMISSIONER MANNING SECONDS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
NEXT IS TO HEAR FROM OUR TREASURER, JOHN, ON HIS REPORT FOR, UH, MARCH, 2014 AND APRIL, 2014.
YOU, THERE'S NOTHING UNUSUAL THERE.
UH, ONE POINT THOUGH THAT, UH, WE PUT BOTH OF OUR MONEY ON THAT $3 MILLION INTO
THEY CALLED ME THIS WEEK AND NOW THEY CAN.
SO WE MOVING MOST OF THAT BACK OUT.
UH, AND THEN I GUESS FRIDAY MORNING WE'RE GONNA HEAR SOME INFORMATION ON THEN START SPENDING THAT MONEY.
JOHN TOLD US, HE TOLD US AT THE TIME, LIKE A YEAR AND A HALF, THAT MONEY WOULD DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
OKAY? SO GET A LITTLE BETTER, LITTLE BETTER INTEREST AT, UH, AMERICAN.
REALLY? YEAH, BUT NOT MUCH BETTER.
BUT IF WE GET SOME THAT'S BIG MONEY FOR YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF, WE, WE EARN YOUR MONEY.
WELL, I THINK AFTER WE HAVE OUR MEETING, YOU KNOW, UH, FRIDAY ON THE TRANSPORTATION STUFF, WE'LL HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA ABOUT WHERE, SO HE TOLD US THAT WE WENT THROUGH THE
ANY OTHER COMMENTS, JOHN? NO, THANK ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE TREASURER? I, I THINK YOU JUST PRESENTED THIS SORN.
SO I'LL ENTERTAIN MOTION TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S REPORT.
SO COMMISSIONER SHANE MAKES THAT MOTION.
ALRIGHT, NEXT IS TO HEAR FROM THE AUDITOR, MS. COOPER, TO PRESENT THE AUDITORS MONTHLY REPORT FOR APRIL, 2014.
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YOUR REPORT DOWN.HAVE YOU FOUND IT IN YOUR GENERAL FUND? YOU'VE, UH, GOT ABOUT 87.9% IN YOUR REVENUES.
YOUR EXPENDITURES ARE LESS THAN 56%.
UH, MAIN ROAD BRIDGE FUNDS, YOU HAVE 88% YOU FILED, THE TRANSFERS HAVE BEEN AT 86 AND A HALF, AND YOU HAVE YOUR REGULAR FUNDS ON YOUR THIRD PAGE THAT SHOWS YOU, WE'VE BROUGHT IN, UH, THE TRANSFERS OF ABOUT 70.58%.
YOUR EXPENDITURES BEFORE PRECINCTS ARE AT 45%.
YOU'LL KNOW THAT I ADDED YOUR ROAD BOND CONSTRUCTION SHOWING YOUR REVENUES OF THE 30,820,006 90.61.
AND YOUR EXPENDITURES ARE AT 1,000,080 8975.81.
OKAY, ON THE, UH, FRONT PAGE ON THE REVENUE.
UH, WE HAVE REALLY GOTTA WATCH OUR FEES.
UH, PARTICULARLY THAT OFFICIAL FEES.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE, WE'RE JUST ABOUT 52%.
AND OF COURSE, THAT'S AFTER SIX MONTHS, I GUESS.
YEAH, YOU SHOULD BE SITTING AT ABOUT 58% YEAH.
ALSO ON THE OTHER FEES IT'S DOWN.
AND SO, UH, AND THAT INCLUDES FINES AS WELL? YES, SIR.
SO IT'S WELL ON THE, ON THE GOOD SIDE OF IT, WE GOT MORE ON THE MIXED BEVERAGE TAX.
YEAH, WE'RE DRINKING A LOT MORE.
AND THE MISAL, THE MISCELLANEOUS, DON'T LET THAT ONE FOOL YOU.
IT'S BECAUSE OF THE 900,000 ON THE LAND SALES, WHY THAT HAS GOTTEN SO HIGH.
'CAUSE THAT, THAT WAS AN UNBUDGETED NUMBER THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE GONNA DO AT BUDGET TIME.
SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I TALK.
EVERYBODY'S PRETTY WELL WHERE THEY SHOULD BE.
UH, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT REALLY STICKS OUT.
MR. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS ON YOUR SPECIFIC ROAD BRIDGE AREA? ALL RIGHT, WE DONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, UH, ACCEPT THE, UH, AUGUST REPORT.
HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CLARK, SECOND AND SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ROSA.
UH, ITEM NUMBER 14 IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PROVING THE RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT.
INCREASE STATE FUNDING FOR, UH, TRANSPORTATION FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
DID WE SKIP 13? DID I MM-HMM
WELL, AND SHE'S ACTUALLY, WE NEED TO PULL THAT TABLE THAT, UH, SHE'S NOT HERE THIS MORNING.
SO I'M SORRY, I FAILED TO MENTION THAT I MOVE THE TABLE.
ITEM NUMBER 13 AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ROSA.
I MEAN, COMMISSIONER, UH, ALL IN FAVOR SAY I NOW WE'LL GO AND TALK ABOUT THIS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT FOR, UH, INCREASED ROLE, UH, FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS.
RAY, YOU HAD, UH, I THINK, REQUESTED THAT THIS BE ON THERE AND PRESENTED, UH, US WITH A, UH, WITH, UH, INFORMATION.
THIS IS, THIS IS GONNA BE ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER.
MUCH LIKE THE, UH, WATER LAST, UH, NOVEMBER'S ELECTION.
UH, THIS WILL INCREASE THE FUNDING BY SOME, BUT NOT ENOUGH.
RIGHT? BUT IT'S AT LEAST IT'S A START TO KIND OF STABILIZE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT'S GONNA COME INTO THE TRANSPORTATION.
AND THIS WOULD RE YOU READ THE RESOLUTION.
I'M NOT GONNA READ THE RESOLUTION.
MUCH WANT TO READ IT, BUT IT BASICALLY SAID THAT WE'RE IN FAVOR OF THE, OF THE AMENDMENT AND WE HOPE THAT EVERYBODY WILL VOTE FOR IT TO COME NOVEMBER.
AND THIS WILL ASSIST US AND DOWN THE WAY WITH OUR ROAD PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY WHEN THE STATE GETS ADDITIONAL ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RESOLUTION? I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE.
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I'LL MAKE A MOTION.WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CLARK AND, UH, OF Y'ALL, UH, TOM, UH, SECOND TO THE MOTION.
BUT IN THE PROCESS OF, UH, WHAT WE'RE DOING, DAD, LET DISCUSS, UH, ITEM NUMBER 15, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR TRAFFIC REGULATION IN KAMAN COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLIED DISTRICTS NUMBER ONE B AND ONE C.
THIS WILL ALLOW US TO, I PUT THIS ON.
THIS WILL ALLOW US TO ENFORCE, UH, THE TRAFFIC LAWS, UH, THANKS TO THE HELP OF DR.
DOLE AND, UH, UH, REPRESENTATIVE GOODEN.
WE'VE GOT, UH, A LAW TO PASS THIS PAST SESSION TO ALLOW US TO DO THIS.
PREVIOUSLY, ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID THAT A FRESHWATER SUPPLY DISTRICT WOULD BE DISCIPLINED.
UTILITY DISTRICT HAS NO AUTHORITY TO ERECT TRAFFIC SIGNS AND ENFORCEMENT, THEREFORE IS NOT, YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T ENFORCE ANY LAWS, ANY TRAFFIC LAWS IF THE SIGNS ARE NOT POSTED CORRECTLY.
THIS ALLOWS US TO ACCEPT THE SIGNS POSTED, UH, AND BE ABLE TO ENFORCE THE TRAFFIC LAWS AND THOSE DISTRICTS, LIKE ONE WE JUST APPROVED.
HOWEVER, THIS IS ONLY FOR FRESHWATER SUPPLY.
DISTRICT ONE C IS JASON'S STILL HERE? I THINK JASON'S GOING TO TRY AND GET ONE DONE FOR TRAVIS RANCH.
BUT, UH, THERE'S HEARTLAND NEEDS ONE.
UH, THERE'S SEVERAL OTHER DISTRICTS AROUND THAT.
EVERY, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HAVE ONE OF THESE INTER LOCAL AGREEMENTS WITH THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT.
OTHERWISE, WHEN YOU GO OUT THERE AND THERE'S A TRAFFIC VIOLATION GIVEN WITHIN THAT DISTRICT, IT COULD PROBABLY BE DEFEATED IN COURT, WHICH IS NOT A TERRIBLE THING.
BUT THE TERRIBLE THING THAT WE WERE TRYING TO GET OUT OF WAS THAT WHAT IF THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT WAS TO PULL SOMEBODY OVER TO RUN THE STOP SIGN AND THEY HAD, UH, YOU KNOW, A DEAD BODY OF THE CAR, A TRUCK FULL OF DOPE, OR DON'T TELL ME WHAT PORNOGRAPHY, UH, HE HAD NO AUTHORITY TO PULL 'EM OVER FOR THAT.
AND SO THE CASE IS GONNA GET THROWN OUTTA COURT.
WE HAVE TO SPLIT SCHOOLS ON THE COUNTY.
WE'VE GOT SCHOOLS ON OUT THERE, THERE, ESPECIALLY IN THIS DISTRICT, WE'VE GOT FOUR SCHOOLS THAT WOULD NEED TO BE ABLE TO FORCE THE TRAFFIC LOG ON.
I WENT DOWN AND TESTIFIED FOUR YEARS AGO, AND OUR BILL GOT DEFEATED.
ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS A LITTLE MORE ONEROUS THAN THIS.
SO WE WENT BACK AND REVISITED AGAIN.
WE GOT OUR BILL PASSED THAT ALLOWS US TO DO THIS.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THEIR LOCAL AGREEMENT FOR TRAFFIC RELATIONS IN SPECIAL DISTRICT.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CLARK, SECOND COMMISSIONER MANNY, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IS THIS FOR WIND FORMS? YES.
BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO HAVE ONE FOR EVERY FIRST COUNTY TO GET INTO THESE.
WE DO THIS AND THIS IS A NO COST, RIGHT? WE'RE NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SIGNS, MAINTAINING THE SIGNS.
IT JUST ALLOWS US TO ENFORCE THE TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION ON A SECOND.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY A THOSE ITEM NUMBER 16 IS TO REVIEW OF PURPOSE FACILITY AND OFFICES, EQUIPMENT AND SPACE THAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE PRESERVATION AND MAINTENANCE OF, UH, COUNTY RECORDS.
AND THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE, UH, RECORDS MANAGEMENT, UH, FUND THAT, UH, WE HAVE, THAT THE COMMISSIONERS, UH, HAVE CONTROL OVER.
AND, UH, WE CHECKED THIS MORNING, UH, AND THIS IS, IT HAS TO BE FOR RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND RECORDS PRESERVATION.
AND WE CHECKED THIS MORNING, I HAD, UH, AND, UH, I BELIEVE WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY, KAREN, YOU CORRECT ME, APPROXIMATELY $384,000 IN THAT FUND.
NOW, WHEN WE ADOPTED THE BUDGET EARLIER THIS YEAR, OR THE CURRENT YEAR BUDGET, I BELIEVE MS. HUGHES, I BELIEVE THERE WAS 86,000 THAT WE DESIGNATED FOR YOUR USE.
I BELIEVE AFTER IN REPORTING AND IT'S RIGHT.
TOOK IT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND AND PUT IT OVER, RIGHT, RIGHT.
SO THAT, THAT SOME OF THAT HAS
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BEEN SPENT, I GUESS MM-HMMSO, UH, THAT, I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY, I GUESS, UH, SOME OF IT'S BEEN SPENT, BUT WE STILL HAVE OVER $300,000 IN THERE.
AND IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS.
IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT GOES UP ABOUT 30 OR 35,000 BUCKS A YEAR.
AND, UH, WE, UH, ASKED JOHN, UH, LONG, WHO IS NOT HERE TODAY, I DON'T BELIEVE JAMES IS EITHER ABOUT USING THESE FUNDS FOR, UH, SOME OF THE, UH, ELECTRONIC STORAGE THAT WE ARE, UH, TRYING TO DO NOW.
AND IT IS, UH, GIVEN US, UH, HIS OPINION THAT IT IS ALLOWABLE TO DO.
AND PRIMARILY THE FIRST PROJECT WE WOULD'VE WOULD BE OVER IN THE UPSTAIRS ANNEX THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY REMODELING FOR THE, UH, SERVERS AND THE AIR CONDITIONING AND THINGS THAT SERVE THAT, UH, SERVICE, UH, SERVER ROOM.
AND THAT WILL ALLOW US TO PAY FOR THAT OUT OF THIS FUND RATHER THAN OUT OF THE MONIES.
THAT CURIOSITY WOULD BE, UH, ARE WE GONNA COMPLETE THE RECORDS PHONE SO THAT, UH, HOW MANY RECORDS DO WE STILL HAVE THAT YOU NEED TO FILE? DO WE HAVE, WE SPENT 30,000 ALREADY.
ALREADY, SO THERE'LL PROBABLY BE ANOTHER 30,000 SPENT THE REST OF THE YEAR JUST ON, ON THE INDEXING REPORTING.
AND I DON'T USE THIS MONEY AT ALL FOR ANY PRESERVATION OF MY RECORDS.
IT, AND IN THAT REGARD, JUST SO YOU KNOW, I VISITED WITH, UH, UH, THE DISTRICT, UH, CLERK RHONDA EARLIER, UH, A FEW DAYS AGO ABOUT, UH, SHE HAS A LOT OF RECORDS STORED ACROSS THE STREET IN THE OLD LIBRARY.
SHE HAS A FUND THAT HAS APPROXIMATELY $150,000 IN IT THAT SHE IS GOING TO, UH, START, UH, WORKING WITH JACK AND GETTING PROPOSALS TO, UH, DIGITIZE THOSE, UH, RECORDS THAT, TO GET 'EM OUT OF THAT BUILDING, WHICH WE ALL KNOW IS AN ISSUE FOR US, AND 150,000 TO GET US VERY FAR.
UH, WELL, I MEAN, IT'LL, IT'LL DO A LOT, BUT WE'LL HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, GET PRICES AND ALL THAT.
BUT THAT'S MONEY THAT NEEDS TO BE USED AS WELL, UH, PER FUND.
AND THEN SOME OF THIS MONEY HERE CAN BE USED FOR THAT AS WELL.
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WAS GOING GOING TO BE MY NEXT QUESTION.
SHOULD WE RESERVE, UH, PORTION OF THIS? WELL, I THINK UNTIL WE KNOW THE COST OF THE RECORDS PRESERVATION, WELL, I THINK IT'S GOING TO PROBABLY, IT'LL PROBABLY BE A, MAYBE A TWO OR THREE YEAR PROJECT.
AND SO, UH, I MEAN WE CAN, UH, BUT I THINK RIGHT NOW WE, WE DO NEED THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE RECORDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE STORED ELECTRONICALLY IN THE, UH, UPSTAIRS OVER THERE.
AND I GONNA KNOW EXACTLY GEORGIA, DO YOU HAVE A NUMBER ON THAT? UH, JUDGE, THERE'LL BE A COUPLE COMPONENTS TO THAT.
SO WHEN WE TALKED TO JOHN WONG, WHAT WE DESCRIBED IS WE'RE CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RECORDS THAT INCLUDES ALL THE RECORDS, ALL THE FINANCIAL ASSETS, ALL THE HARDWARE PLATFORM THAT STORE ALL THE FINANCIAL RECORDS, HUMAN RESOURCES RECORDS, UM, ALL THE RECORDS FOR THE COURT MEETINGS THAT THE COUNTY CLERK HAS THAT'S GONNA GO OVER THERE.
UM, WE TALKED THE OTHER DAY ABOUT UPGRADING THE HARDWARE PLATFORM, BLAZER, FISH AND THE SOFTWARE.
NOW WE WOULDN'T USE THAT FOR THAT, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE'RE GOING TO USE, YOU KNOW, THAT ENVIRONMENT WE'RE CREATING THERE IS FOR THE RECORDS FINANCIAL, WHICH YOU'RE DOING HERE TODAY, AND EVERYTHING RELATED TO COUNTY BUSINESS, INCLUDING HR.
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 36,000.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE, UH, WHEN WE TALKED TO JOHN, HE SAID WE COULD ALSO USE IT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, COOLING SECURITY AND SO ON.
SO OUR INTENT IS TO ALSO DEAL WITH THE MINI PLAYER AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM GOING IN AND WE SHOULD HAVE A DEFINITIVE PRICE PROBABLY BY THE END OF THE WEEK WE CAN GET THAT TABLE RIGHT.
LONG STORY SHORT, WE'RE NOT EVEN COMING CLOSE TO DEPLETING THIS.
THIS IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF THAT PHONE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT USING OVER THERE.
KAREN, I WANTED TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU APPROVED FOR THE DA'S SOFTWARE TO COME OUT THERE ABOUT 110,000, RIGHT? WHICH WE'VE NOT, WE DON'T GET THAT ONE TO EITHER
NO, THE, THE 110,000 WILL BE COMING OUT OF THE 3 84.
THAT'S WHAT SHE HAD PRESENTED TO COURT THAT YOU APPROVED.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR THAT PROJECT'S GOTTEN YET.
I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU TO FORGET AND THINK YOU HAD WAY MORE THAN WHAT YOU REALLY DID.
SO THAT WOULD LEAVE 2 74 AND IF WE SHOULD PRESERVE 36,000, WELL, 36 PLUS.
YEAH, IT'S GONNA BE ALL TOGETHER.
IT'D BE UNDER A HUNDRED, BUT IT'S GONNA BE I WOULD OH YES.
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SO THAT LEAVES US IN THE NEGATIVE 200,000 THAT WE COULD SPEND.AND THEN I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ANOTHER FUND THAT YOU, I DON'T KNOW, IT COULD BE USED FOR WHAT OUT HERE, BUT THERE'S SOME OTHER FUND.
I THINK YOU HAVE UH, I HAVE A RECORDS ARCHIVE.
IT'S, IT WON'T APPLY WITH THE FINANCIAL YEAH, RIGHT SYSTEM, THE ANNEX, BUT I I I'M JUST CURIOUS IF IT'S $383, 383,000 ACCORDING TO JOHNNY'S RECORDS AND 30,000 IS STILL LEFT TO TAKE CARE OF THE INDEXING AND REPORTING AND THEN 110 FOR THE, UM, DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S SOFTWARE.
I THINK IT LEAVES LESS THAN WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
SO IT'D BE 2 44, ROUGHLY ABOUT 1 4, 1 40 PLUS 80 OR 90 BE 2 20, 2 30.
SO THAT'D BE 120, $35 LEFT IN THAT FILE.
WHAT? WELL, I MEAN, HEY, I'VE GOT THIS HERE.
HANDED IT OUT TRYING TO CONFUSE US WITH THE WITNESS.
AND DO YOU THE INDEXING 150 GRAND LEFT OVER AND YOU INCLUDED THE INDEXING, YOU COVERED THE 36,000 YES, IT WAS COMMITTED.
WE COMMITTED TO 110,000 AND WE MAY HAVE TO COMMIT TO 90,000.
AND BUT PART OF THAT IS, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, GEORGE, PART OF PART OF THAT IS GOING TO BE, UH, UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES OVER THERE IN REGARDS, UH, WHEN THAT INCLUDE, UH, THE UPGRADING, THE UPGRADE IN THE FIRE ALARM.
UH, WE'RE RIGHT NOW THAT LOOKS TO BE MORE AFFORDABLE THAN WE THOUGHT.
WE REACHED OUT TO THE FOLKS THAT WORK IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, PLEX PR.
WE HAVE A QUOTE FROM THE CURRENT VENDOR WE'RE USING.
WE'LL HAVE ONE TODAY FROM CAROL ALARM.
UM, BUT IT WASN'T, IT DOESN'T INCLUDE THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT.
THAT WOULD BE ROLLED INTO THAT.
AND WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS GONNA HAVE TO BE DONE UNTIL WHILE AFTER THE FACT IT WAS KIND OF THROWN IN BY THE CITY AT THE LAST MINUTE.
ANOTHER CONSIDERATION, WE TALKED SOME TIME AGO ABOUT MOVING ODYSSEY INTO A SOFTWARE SERVICE ENVIRONMENT AND WITH, UH, JUDGE WILEY, WE HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS AND BACK WHEN WE ORIGINALLY CONTRACTED WITH JEFF, WITH JOHN GALBERRY TO GO LIVE WITH ATTORNEY, THE ATTORNEY, MANAGER, ATTORNEY PORTAL, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT, WE COULD STILL AT BUDGET TIME DISCUSS MOVING THE SA AND MOVING THAT INTO ANOTHER BUDGET YEAR AND POSSIBLY SAVING IN IT.
BECAUSE THE LAST CONVERSATION I HAD WITH JOHN JUDGE, I THINK HE TWO, THAT HE'S LOOKING AT THIRD, FOURTH QUARTER TO ROLL OUT ATTORNEY PORTAL.
SO WE MAY IN BUDGET TIME DISCUSS SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE.
SO A HUNDRED TEN THIRTY SIX AND 90 COMING AT THAT FUND? YES SIR.
WHICH THAT MEANS THAT THAT'S 246,000 OBJECTION CORRECTION.
SO IS THERE ANOTHER 30,000 THAT SHE'S GONNA SPEND THAT OF IT OR IS THE 36,000 THAT'S INCLUDED? THAT'S INCLUDED, YEAH.
AND THEN THIS FUND INCREASES ABOUT, ABOUT $35,000 A YEAR.
WE'VE JUST NEVER SPENT ANY MONEY OUT OF THIS FUND.
WELL, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT USING IT OR SOMETHING.
WELL, WHAT WE HAD, WHAT WE HAD TO REALLY RESEARCH AND MAKE SURE THAT'S WHAT JOHN DID, THAT THE ELECTRONIC RECORDS, YOU KNOW, SHIFT OUR THINKING ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC RECORDS ARE RECORDS TOO.
AND SO THEY'RE MUCH JUST LIKE A PROJECT THAT, UH, THAT RHONDA'S DON'T BE LOOKING ON.
I MEAN, THAT'S A MUCH BETTER WAY TO DO IT THAN HAVING THOSE LADIES WALKING BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE STREET.
WELL DO THAT WHEN THOSE, WHEN SHE DIGITIZES THOSE RECORDS, ARE THEY STORED ON THE CLOUD? NO, THEY'RE, YES, THEY'RE OFF.
WELL IN HERE ACTUALLY, WILL ALL THOSE PAPER RECORDS THEN BE DESTROYED? THEY CAN BE, YES.
THEY'LL HAVE TO BE CERTIFIED AND THEY HAVE TO BE, I THINK STRAIGHT INTO ALL THAT.
I WONDER WHAT THE COST FOR THAT.
WELL, I THINK THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE SHE'S GOT A SEPARATE YEAH.
WHOEVER WINDS UP WITH A JOB DOING, DOING THAT.
I THINK RIGHT NOW WE USE A COMPANY, I THINK FIVE OR SOMETHING.
WE, WE USE THE TEXT MESSAGE CONTRACT WITH COOP AND IS THAT WHAT I LET GENERATED ON A $5 FEE? OR WE'RE NOT GOING TO A $10 FEE NOW? YES.
SO THE INCOME WOULD DOUBLE ON THOSE, I DON'T THINK DOUBLE'S ON OUR BUDDY, BUT IT WILL DOUBLE ON THE DISTRICT CLERKS AND THE COUNTY CLERKS.
SO THAT PROGRAM WON'T PAY FOR ITSELF.
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WELL IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY TO DO THAT, BUT YEAH.BUT IT, IT TAKES IN A LOT OF MONEY THAT LIKE YOUR RECORD FUND ARCHIVE FUND INCREASES BY HOW MUCH A YEAR.
I DON'T WANT TO DEPLETE THE FUND, BUT IF WE'VE GOT NEEDS, WE OUGHT TO GO AHEAD AND BE USING IT THREATENING.
SO WHAT DO WE NEED TO, WHAT'S OUR ACTION GONNA BE? UH, WELL IT'S, I WOULD BE ITEM NUMBER 17, WHICH IS TO REVIEW ET AND APPROVE OF USE OF FUNDS DESIGNATED IN TEXAS
WILL IT BE FOR A SPECIFIC AMOUNT AS SOON AS WE GET, UH, I THINK WE'RE WAITING ON PRICES NOW.
SO WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IN OUR BUDGET TO TAKE CARE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING.
WE HAD SOME CHANGES UP THERE THAT, UH, THE, UH, THAT WE HAD DONE THAT WERE NOT ANTICIPATED THAT THE, UH, HELP ME HERE ON THIS.
I THINK THE CITY HAD APPROVED, UH, WHAT WAS CALLED, UH, UH, AN AREA OF REFUGE OR THEY HAD NOT SCHEDULED.
WE WERE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE AN AREA OF REFUGE AND NOW THEY, THE AREA OF REFUGE WAS NOT CONSIDERED IN THE PRICING.
AND THEN WE HAD THE ENCORE ADDITIONAL, UH, SERVICE THAT WASN'T ALLOCATED FOR IS A TWO MAJOR HONOR.
WE HAD TO BRING THE ENTIRE BUILDING UP THE CODE.
WE COULDN'T JUST DO THE SECOND FLOOR.
THE PLAN WE HAD WAS JUST THE SECOND FLOOR, THE TIME WE GOT THE PERMIT.
WHENEVER WE WERE DEALING WITH THE CITY ON THIS INITIALLY, NONE OF THIS WAS EVER BROUGHT TO ANYBODY'S ATTENTION.
AND THEN BEFORE THEY WOULD LET US PROCEED, WE HAD TO, THE NEW ALARM SYSTEM WOULD COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING ALARM SYSTEM, HAD TO BRING IT ALL TO CODE ADDITIONAL COST.
SO THAT'S THE REASON WE HAD, WHICH IS NOT A BAD IDEA.
I MEAN, WE WANTED TO BE SAFE AND BE THE CODE, BUT THE REASON IT WASN'T BUDGET, WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS PART OF THE DEAL.
UNTIL JUST IN THE LAST FEW, YOU KNOW, RECENT WEEKS THEY MIGHT NEED MONEY.
DO ARE WE ANTICIPATE ANY MORE THINGS? I DON'T.
WELL, OF COURSE YOU NEVER KNOW.
I GUESS THE INSPECTOR COMES OVER, YOU KNOW, YOU'LL, THERE'LL BE SOME MORE, THERE'LL BE SOME ADDITIONAL COSTS COME IN ON.
THAT'S HIS NATURE OF THE BEAST.
SO ITEM NUMBER 16, IT DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY APPROVAL, IT'S JUST A DISCUSSION.
AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER 17.
AND UH, WE CAN UH, YOU KNOW, WE CAN UH, COME BACK WHEN WE HAVE AN EXACT FIGURE IF YOU'D LIKE FOR US TO, AND SCHEDULE THIS AT ONE OF OUR NEXT MEETINGS WHEN WE HAVE A LITTLE BETTER COST ESTIMATE FOR THAT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO DO THAT.
MAIN THING I WANTED TO GET OUT TODAY WAS, IS THAT OUR ATTORNEYS LOOKED AT IT, AND THIS IS A LEGITIMATE EXPENSE THAT CAN COME OUT OF THESE FUNDS.
SO IF YOU'D RATHER TABLE, UH, ITEM NUMBER 17, UNTIL WE DO GET AN EXACT, UH, AMOUNT.
SO COULD WE TABLE OR COULD WE PUT A, UH, NOT TO EXCEED, NOT TO EXCEED, NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT ON IT.
WHAT, WHAT WOULD Y'ALL BE MORE COMFORTABLE STILL BRING IT BACK AND DISCUSS IT.
YOU KNOW, WHY PUT NOT TO EXCEED, EXCEED? WE COULD PROBABLY, IF WE PUT A NOT TO EXCEED SAY 138,000, WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING TO BE LEFT LESS, LESS THAN A HUNDRED IS NOT NO 600 YOU SAID HUNDRED 38,000 IS WHAT YEAH, BUT WE COULD NOT TO EXCEED A HUNDRED.
WELL, NOT I, BECAUSE A HUNDRED THOUSAND SHOULD COVER US UNLESS SOMEBODY I WOULD SAY NOT TO EXCEED HUNDRED THAT WAY.
SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS BECAUSE THEN WHEN, WHEN DOES THAT MONEY COMPOUND? WHEN DOES THAT 35,000 COME IN OCTOBER.
ALL THROUGH, NOT ALL, ALL THROUGH YEAR.
WELL, PROBABLY BY OCTOBER 1ST IT'S GONNA BE SOMEWHERE AROUND THIRD BACKUP.
MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, APPROVE THE USE OF FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED $100,000 FOR CONSTRUCTION REPAIRS AND RENOVATION OF THE CLAND COUNTY AND TO ANNEX AND THE CREATION FACILITATION AND MAINTENANCE FOR COUNTY RECORD LOCATION OUT OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S RECORDS.
STORAGE FUND OR WHERE WE ALL CLAIM WE'LL HAVE TO GET THE EXACT NAME.
MANAGEMENT RECORDS MANAGEMENT.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CLARK.
SHE WOULD CITE THE GOVERNMENT CODE IN THERE UNDER THE 3 2 3 2 3 0 3.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
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ITEM NUMBER 18 IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING AN AMENDED INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE TOWN OF ROSSER ORDINANCES BY THE CONSTABLE PRECINCT FOR AND KAMAN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.AND I BELIEVE YOU, UH, HAVE THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.
WHAT? AND SHERIFF, DO YOU RECALL FROM THAT SHERIFF Y'ALL, ANY, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? ANYBODY? THIS JUST GIVES CONSTABLE AND THE SHERIFF THE AUTHORITY TO INVOLVE ENFORCE.
THIS IS THE WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY, UH, ENFORCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND, AND MAINLY IN, UH, ANIMAL CONTROL OUT THERE UNDER RIGHT NOW WE CAN DO THE, UH, ANIMAL CONTROL OF THE STATE LAW WITH A DANGEROUS ANIMAL, BUT UH, FOR THE STRAYS AND ALL THAT, UH, WE SAY HAVE SOME OUT THERE.
AND THEN OF COURSE THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUFF, WHICH IS REALLY A BIG IMPACT BECAUSE THEY'VE GOT A VERY SHALLOW WATER TABLE OUT THERE AND ALL EVERYBODY ON.
WELL, SO WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO TO, AND THAT'S MAINLY WHAT THIS IS FOR.
I THINK BEFORE IT WAS JUST, UH, PRECINCT FOUR WAS DESIGNATED.
AND I, I DUNNO WHY IT WAS DONE THAT WAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER MANNING.
A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER SHANE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE POST ITEM NUMBER 19 IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING A PRELIMINARY FLAT FOR ROCK LAKE SUBDIVISION TALKING COUNTY PRECINCT NUMBER.
I HAVE ALL THE, UH, REQUIRED BLACK LINE COPIES AND THE MYLAR OF THE, UH, ENGINEER APPROVED FINAL PLAT FOR, UH, SUBDIVISION.
DO YOU AM HERE ON THE TABLE OR ANYTHING? OR LAY IT OUT? YEAH, THESE ARE REALLY EXCITING.
I, ANY MY ATTORNEY OR ENGINEER, I DON'T VENTURE INTO THAT DEEP POND.
YEAH, I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE WE'RE MAKING THE END OF THIS STREET LOOK A LITTLE BETTER WHAT WE'RE DOING.
UH, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSION TO CHANGE TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR ROCK LAKE SUBDIVISION ON PRECINCT THREE.
COMMISSIONER MANNING SECOND MOTION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
A A OPPOSED ITEM NUMBER 19 AND TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER ITEM NUMBER 20 IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING A FINAL FLAG FOR ROCK LAKE SUBDIVISION IN COUNTY.
THIS, EVERYTHING SIGNED OFF ON AND I MOTION.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION MR. CHAIN TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAN.
SECOND, UH, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ROSALE.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION WITH ALL THE FEES? BUT DID WE EVER COME UP WITH A MECHANISM WHERE ALL FEES HAVE BEEN MADE? I THINK WE'RE WORKING ON THAT NOW, AREN'T WE? UH, WE, WE WENT WITH, WE WENT OVER WHAT THEY HAD PAID AND, AND UH, THE JUDGE'S OFFICE HAD COME UP WITH WHAT THEY PAID, WHAT THE INVOICES ARE AND THEN THEY REVIEWED AGAIN WITH MY RECORDS.
THERE WERE SOME MODIFICATIONS BECAUSE HE HAD MADE ADDITIONAL PAYMENT AND WE HAVE A PAID IN FULL AS OF YESTERDAY, WE PAID EVERYTHING THAT WE THOUGHT COULD POSSIBLY BE OUTSTANDING.
I HAVE A COPY OF THAT IF YOU'D LIKE.
I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT OUR ENGINEERS FEE WERE IN LINE WITH OUR, UH, OUR INCOME IS IN LINE WITH OUR EXPENSES.
HE'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN HELPING US TRYING TO GET THAT DONE.
THAT MAY BE SOMETHING WE MIGHT WANT.
WORKSHOP DOWN THE WAY YOU OUT, YOU KNOW, OUR ENGINEERING FIRM IS WORKING AND ALL THAT IS KIND OF A COMMUNICATION THING.
I THINK MUCH WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE THAT'S, THAT'S GONNA BE COMING THROUGH
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THE PIPE PRETTY QUICK THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO TAKE LOOK AT AS WE MOVE THAT THROUGH THE INTERIOR'S OFFICE.ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION A SECOND.
OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GOING.
UH, ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER 21 IS TO THE DID YOU WANT TABLE? I WANTED THE TABLE ITEM 21 AND 22, UH, PENDING A NEW FORM, UH, OF INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY RENEW PURSUANT TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT CODE.
OKAY? UH, UNLESS EITHER PARTY, UH, DECIDES TO TERMINATE THE OLD FORM THAT I HAVE SAYS THAT IT WILL END IN 12 MONTHS.
SO I WANT TO GET A NEW FORM SIGNED BY THE, THE MAYOR OKAY.
SO WE WON'T HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR.
SO YOU'D LIKE TO TABLE ITEM 21, 22, 21, AND 22.
MOTION AND SECOND COMMISSIONER.
UH, ITEM NUMBER 23 IS LIE TRANSFER THE CHANCE TO REVIEW THESE TO YOU.
WE GOT ONE MORE THIS FLOATING AROUND SOMEWHERE.
JUST, THAT'S ALL I, YEAH, WE'LL I'LL, I'LL SEND Y'ALL TO GET COPY GET FRIDAY.
THAT WAS ON THE, UH, TRANSPORTATION AMENDMENT.
WE, WE CAN USE, UH, THEY PUT YOU ON HOLD HERE.
THERE'S THIS NOTE ON THIS SIGNED THREE COPIES ON WHAT ITEM IS ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
I THINK I SIGNED, I THINK WE SIGNED WHAT ITEM IS THAT? 14.
IT SHOULD BE IN OUR, UH, PACKAGE.
THIS ONE HERE? YEAH, THERE WAS ONE THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE BOTTOM SO WE NEED TO GO AHEAD AND SIGN THAT ONE.
YEAH, THERE WAS ONE THAT DID ONLY FOR SOME REASON.
I JUST FILED THE INSTRUCTION ON WHOSE NOTE THAT IS.
ALRIGHT, MS. COOPER, WE'LL LET YOU, WE THINK WE GOT EVERYTHING SIGNED AND STILL WE'LL LET YOU MOVE HERE AND I'VE GOT A LUNCH MEETING AT 12 O'CLOCK TOO, SO, WELL WHAT TIME IS IT? WELL, IT'S 1127.
UH, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE LINE ITEM TRANSFERS? THIS IS THE TRANSFER ON.
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? ALRIGHTY, ANY NO QUESTIONS ABOUT MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THEM AS PRESENTED BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR COMMISSIONER? MAN MAKES THAT MOTION.
AND THEN THE NEXT ITEM, ITEM 24, DISCUSS CONSIDER CLAIMS PAYMENT.
UH, THE CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT IS, UH, TOTAL OF $659,991 AND 81 CENTS
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THROUGH.I I WENT TO PRETTY THOROUGH WITH KW.
YOU GOT ALL MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
Y'ALL HAD COMMENT ABOUT MY HAND.
DID YOU GET IT DONE? GOTTA COME HERE BRUCE.
I'M DOWN THERE TIGHTENING A TRAILER HEAT BALL THE OTHER DAY.
I GOT A PHONE CALL FROM ONE LIKE FOUR MONTHS FOR CHECK WHAT'S GOING ON.
WHO WAS THE ALSO T CALLED ME ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE ON PAYMENT FOR THE TRUCK BOUGHT Y'ALL JUST, OR IT OR WHAT'S GOING ON? IF WE DON'T GET 'EM, IF WE DON'T GET 'EM TO WORK BACK THAT DEADLINE, THEY DON'T GET WORK TILL THE NEXT PAY, PAY.
I DON'T KNOW, WE DIDN'T GET AN INVOICE FROM THAT ON THAT TRUCK.
JACK BROUGHT ME A QUOTE, A PROPOSAL FROM HIM AND UH, HE SAID HE WAS WAITING ON THE INVOICE.
SO THAT WAS PART OF THE ISSUE.
WELL IF I DON'T GET THE BILL, I CAN'T PAY IT.
I BELIEVE WE HAD EVERYTHING OVER HERE.
I HADN'T RECEIVED IT WHEN I WHEN YOU CALLED, ASKED ABOUT IT.
I WENT OVER THERE AND, AND GOT WHAT WAS GIVEN TO ME FROM THE UH, PURCHASING DEPARTMENT AND I PAID IT.
TEN FIVE THAT TIME CARDS AND THE JP UNDER, I THINK WE ACTUALLY ASKED THAT QUESTION.
WHAT FUNDS FUND 10? IT'S IN FUND 10.
BUT WHOSE DEPARTMENT? THIS ONE RIGHT HERE.
UH, TEN FIVE NINE TWO OUTTA FUND.
NEVER SEEN THAT, THAT NAME BEFORE.
THAT'S WHAT I THAT'S WHAT I WAS ASKING ABOUT
IT WAS FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
SOMETHING HAD TO DO TO KEEP UP THE JAIL STANDARDS.
THEY HAVE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF RECORD KEEPING, HAVE TIME FOR JAIL STANDARDS.
IS THAT CORRECT? TIRE CHANGE? THAT LOOKS LIKE A MAINTENANCE.
THAT NO, THAT IS A TIRE CHANGE.
YEAH, THAT'S JUST A TIRE CHANGE.
INSTEAD OF HARVEY'S GONNA DO, WHAT WAS THE AMOUNT? 51 70.
I JUST NEVER SEEN THAT
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ONE IN ABOUT DALE, BUT YOU NEVER SEEN THEY'RE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, I THINK.WELL THERE IS DALE TIMEKEEPER SYSTEM OTHER TIME ITS TOTALLY SEPARATE.
I JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GET LOST.
OKAY, WHAT'S SUPPLY, RIGHT? WHAT IS THAT? I MEAN, THAT'S A PRINTING DEAL I BELIEVE.
WHAT'S WHAT'S FILE AND SUPPLY? YEAH.
UH, I KNOW, I THINK WHAT WHAT'D YOU GET FOR 500? JERRY PREACHES HOBBY HORSE.
HUH? SIGNS FOR THE NEW TRUCKS? YEAH, I'VE GOT THAT ON THE AGENDA FRIDAY ON THAT TEXT STOCK TRUCK.
IS THERE AN EXACT AMOUNT IN THERE? YES.
WELL I SAY I HAVE AN EXACT AMOUNT.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S ON THE AGENDA YET.
WELL, I I MEAN I DON'T HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA SO SHE CAN GET THAT CHECK.
I'VE GOT THREE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT THAT WE, UH, SENT LETTERS TO TDO WE WANTED.
A TRUCK, A ROLLER AND A TRAILER.
DO YOU HAVE ALL THOSE FIGURES? I, I GUESS MAKE IT, HAVE YOU RECEIVED IT FROM JACK'S OFFICE? WE'RE GONNA HAVE IT ON THE AGENDA.
THE FIRST THING ON OUR WORKSHOP.
IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE A SPECIAL MEETING AND THERE'S YOUR TIMEFRAME.
I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE CHECK IN AUSTIN BY THE SEVENTH.
SO ONCE WE APPROVE IT FRIDAY, I WILL NEED Y'ALL TO CUT A CHECK IMMEDIATELY AND MAYBE OVERNIGHT IT TO MAKE SURE THEY GET IT THERE.
CAN YOU GO AHEAD AND GET EXACT AMOUNT TOO? I CAN, YEAH.
I'LL GET, I MEAN JACK HAS IT, BUT OKAY.
DO I NEED JACK? WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET IT TO YOU? BUT IF THEY JIMMY GETS THAT TO YOU BY, AFTER WE APPROVE FRIDAYS, YOU SHOULD BE FRIDAY MORNING.
BUT THAT THE CLOCK IS STICKING.
WE HAD 30 DAYS FROM THE TIME THAT WE SET THAT LETTER.
PARDON? THAT HAPPENED BEFORE ON THAT.
IT DIDN'T GET PUT ON THE, IT FAILED TO GET PUT ON THE AGENDA AGAIN.
SO GOTTA BE PUT ON THE AGENDA ALREADY.
WELL IT'S NOT, I MEAN THEY, THEY GIVE US A PRICE.
WE GIVE THEM THE OTHER TWO ITEMS. SIX 60.
THIS, I THINK THE ALREADY GONE OUT.
WELL I MEAN IT JUST HOLDS DOWN A COUPLE DAYS BUT THANK GOODNESS WE WERE HAVING THAT WORKSHOP SO RIGHT.
WE GOTTA HAVE WITH A CHECK BY THE SEVENTH.
I'M GONNA MEET DIRECTOR CHECK DO AFTERNOON.
ARE YOU? WELL I CAN'T UNTIL FRIDAY.
ARE YOU GOING BACK MONDAY? I HAD DELIVERED TOO.
I, I SAW LAST NIGHT ON LIQUOR ON, THERE'S
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HIS HAND SWELLING WHEN YOU TIGHTEN TRAILER KNOBS IT HELPS IF YOU TAKE A PIECE OF PACK.YOU KNOW WHAT, WELL WITHIN 10 MINUTES IT SWELLED UP TWICE.
MY PRETTY DID NOT HURT ALL THAT MUCH AND IT LOOKED WORSE THAN IT LOOKED REAL.
I MEAN IT, THAT'S WHAT I WOULD GO SAY ABOUT TOO CLOSE TO.
IT HURT WHEN I DID IT, YOU KNOW, IMMEDIATELY, YOU KNOW, FOR, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE MINUTES BUT THEN OF COURSE IT BLED A LITTLE BIT.
KNOW, BUT IT IT, I GOT A LOT FROM THAT'S GOOD'S NOT VERY SYMPATHETIC ABOUT STUFF.
MY, I FOUND OUT OVER, I THANK EVERYBODY BIRDS' GO AROUND TOWN MAYBE FIVE MILES AN HOUR.
IT'S HARD TO BREAK THAT ONE WHEN YOU DO 90.
WHERE ELSE? I DO CONSIDER THE HIGH CHASE CREATING.
I MEAN WE ALL SENT SOMEBODY YEAH.
WHEN IT WAS SENT AND WAS SENT TO, SHE SAID COPIES INSTRUCTIONS TO THE COURT AND I CAN'T REMEMBER WHO SENT BACK.
THIS FINANCIAL SOFTWARE AT STW FOR 20,007 PEOPLE.
IS THAT LIKE A MONTHLY OR THAT'S THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE.
ARE YOU THREE YEARS GONNA BE A LOT OF CHANGES OF 25% OR WHATEVER, BUT THEY WON'T CONTINUE TO.
THERE'S A ONE TIME 25% REDUCTION.
THERE'S NOT 25% REDUCTION ANNUAL BUT GO STRICTLY CONTRACT
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MAINTENANCE AND STUFF.I DIDN'T, THE NEW SHERIFF CAME DOWN NOW SO THAT MAY THAT'S WHAT I WAS WONDERING.
THEY'VE DONE THAT IN THE PAST AND IT DIDN'T WORK.
THEY'LL OUTSOURCE SOMETHING AND FIND THAT TO LOOK LIKE THAT AND THEN IT DOESN'T WORK.
THEY GO BACK BACK, SELL ALL THAT EQUIPMENT AND ROCK BY FRONT AND THEN COME BACK AND BUY IT ALL BACK.
THAT'S WHAT THEY GOT DOWN THERE.
THEY DID COUNTY WHEN THEY WENT SYSTEM DOWN THERE AND SOLD ALL EQUIPMENT.
WHAT DID THEY DO? CONTRACT SO MUCH AN HOUR BUDGET WHEN YOU DON'T HOW MANY POTHOLES YOU BE.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO PAY THE BILL.
WE HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND FROM UH, COMMISSIONER WHATEVER HIS NAME IS.
THE FIRST WAS COMMISSIONER MANNY.
WHAT NAME? ALL IN FAVOR SAY A.
COMMISSIONER CLARK MAKES THE MOTION.
OPPOSED? FRIDAY WE GOT YOU THE WORKSHOP AND IT'LL BE BACK AT OUR DIRECTOR MEETING.
AND THEN WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, THE EXTENSION LUNCHING OUT HERE, YOU KNOW, CLUB, I THINK MOVING COMMUNITY OUT THERE.
SO I JUST HOPING IT AND EVERYBODY THE WORKSHOP IS GONNA BE BECAUSE THE COUNTYWIDE TRANSPORTATION.
SO I'VE ALREADY HEARD IT SO I HAPPEN.
ALRIGHT, ALL, WE LEFT YOU WITH YOUR BILLS THERE, BUD.
ONE SEVEN, GO TURN THE CAMERA OFF.
WELL THE 171 ROUND BA THAT'S A 55 ACRE.