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THE FIRST THING THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT WHEN I CAME UP HERE WAS TRANSPARENCY.WE'RE NOT OPPOSED TO THAT FOR LAURA AT ALL.
AND, AND THE ONE THING THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT, THIS LETTER HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP QUITE A BIT AND I, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, AND IT'S GOT CALLED COUNTY KEY PARTY ON IT, AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE CA COUNTY PARTY AND I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THAT.
BUT IT DOES SAY DOWN HERE, OUR ENEMIES AND EVERYONE ELSE KNOWS WHO THEY ARE, WILL ATTEMPT TO CHARACTERIZE THE, THE PUSH FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN BEING DISRESPECTFUL TO THE THOMAS FAMILY LAWS WITH THEIR BELOVED BROTHER AND SON.
WE HASTEN TO ASSURE EVERYONE THAT THE TEA PARTY DEEPLY, DEEPLY RESPECTS ALL MEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK TO KEEP THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESSES AND NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE.
AND THIS IN NO WAY IS AN ATTEMPT TO BE SPURTS THE MEMORY OF SKIP TOPS.
AND I UNDERSTAND THE GRIEF AND I REALLY DO.
THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S ALL OF IT.
I HAVE SON MYSELF, AND WE ALL DO.
AND SO, UH, I JUST WANNA MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT WE DO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHERE THE TITLE STANDS.
MY QUESTION TO YOU, SIR, IS WHY BEFORE YOU SEND OUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS, WHY WOULD YOU NOT AT LEAST GIVE ANY COURTESY AND CALL ME AND ASK ME IF WE WOULD PRINT SOMETHING OR ASK THE COMMISSIONER BEFORE YOU PRINT SOMETHING THAT IS SERIALLY UNTRUE? WELL, UH, I'M NOT SURE IT'S UNTRUE, JUDGE.
I'M SURE IT'S, AND WELL, I MEAN THAT'S, THAT'S, WE CAN AGREE TO DISAGREE ON THAT, BUT THE THING ABOUT IT IS THE COMMISSIONERS DIDN'T KNOW, AND THE SHERIFF, YOU SAID, I KNEW YOU AND WELL, AND PUSHED IT TO, HOW DO YOU HIDE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN FRONT OF THE JAIL? HOW DO YOU DO THAT? WHAT PURPOSE WOULD I HAVE OR COMMISSIONER ALLEN HAVE IN DOING THAT? WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT, RAY? WHY? I MEAN, DOES THAT, DO YOU LIKE THE PUBLICITY? NO.
WHY WOULD YOU DO ANSWER MY QUESTION? WE DIDN'T, WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS THERE.
WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS THERE.
THE COMMISSIONER DIDN'T KNOW THAT IT WAS THERE.
I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS THERE UNTIL, I'M SORRY.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND.
DO ANY OF THE DISCUSSION WITH ANY MEMBER OF THIS COURT BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD? I'D JUST LIKE TO ADDRESS MR. PERSONAL.
I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST HIM OR HIS SON.
I KNOW WHY HE THINKS THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS ARTICLE STEMS FROM ME.
UH, MY QUESTION TO HIM WOULD BE, WHAT WHAT DOES HE THINK IS MY CONNECTION IS TO THIS? I MEAN, I JUST, I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT AND SHOWED UP AND SAW EXACTLY WHAT, WHAT Y'ALL SAW.
AND MY QUESTION TO HIM AND HIS DAUGHTER IS WHY FROM THE ENTIRE COURT.
MR. DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO, I DO.
UM, SINCE I, I JUST HAVEN BEEN LISTENING TO ALL OF IT BECAUSE I HONESTLY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ANY OF IT.
SO, UM, UNTIL I SAW IT AGAIN, AND I SURE APOLOGIZE, I SORRY, Y'ALL, BUT IN, IN MY RESPECT, WE SHOULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO DISCUSS THE PLANS OF SOMETHING GOING ON.
IT INVOLVE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
I HAVE NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER, BUT I THINK IT PROBABLY NEEDS TO INVOLVE MORE PEOPLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE RIGHT CAUSE AND RIGHT PERSON AND THE RIGHT.
AND, AND MY FOLDER WAS EMPTY ON THIS AGENDA ITEM.
I, I SAW NOTHING ON THE AGENDA.
I I HAD NOTHING TO GO BACK EXCEPT WHAT I HEARD THIS MORNING.
UM, AND SO I KIND OF FELT LIKE I'M LEFT OUT OUT THE, IT'S THERE.
I WISH SOMEBODY I'VE BEEN, I'VE BEEN HAPPY IF BE INCLUDED.
UH, WHEN I WAS IN, I HAD ABOUT THE FEDERAL'S OFFICE, ONE FEDERAL DISTRICT, A FEDERAL JUDGE IN DALLAS, PLUS THE NEXT FEDERAL JUDGE.
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LOTS OF PEOPLE IN ENFORCE, ENFORCE PEOPLE.THEY PUT THEIR LIVES ON EVERY DAY FOR US AND FOR US.
I DIDN'T EVEN GET BACK OF THIS.
AND, AND THAT'S, THAT'S VERY SICK.
I, I'VE BEEN VERY IMPORTANT POLICE I HAD YESTERDAY, I ANYTHING MORE ABOUT THIS.
BUT WE GONNA DO SOMETHING RIGHT? I WANT US TO FORM A COMMITTEE OF CITIZENS IN COUNTY AND DO THIS UPRIGHT AND MAKE IT THE RIGHT THING FOR PEOPLE.
THEY, COMMISSIONER, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? WELL, I, TO ECHO TO, TO RAY OR WHOEVER I, WHAT I KNEW WAS THE DAY I SHOWED UP FOR THE DEDICATION AND THAT'S ALL I KNEW OF IT.
SO THAT'S WHAT I KNEW WHEN I GOT THERE, IS A PIECE OF CONCRETE.
I THINK THE PLAN IS SOMETHING THE COUNTY SHOULD, SHOULD BE RELISH AROUND AND WE SHOULD ACCOMPLISH THIS AND MAKE IT BETTER.
MAYBE WHAT THEY HAD ENVISIONED, UM, WITH A LOT OF HELP FROM OTHER PEOPLE FROM THE COUNTY, UH, PROBABLY WAY LATE.
WE'VE ALREADY HAD THIS IN PLACE.
I COMMEND THEM FOR WANTING TO DO SOMETHING.
AND I'M SORRY, THINGS KIND OF GOT REVERSED OUT OF ORDER AND CALL SUCH A, BUT WE'RE WHO WE ARE.
SO WE NEED TO MAKE DO WITH WHAT WE HAVE AND MOVE FORWARD AND GET THIS BEHIND US AND, AND WORK TOGETHER.
UH, WE HAVE A MOTION, UH, BY COMMISSIONER AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SHANE TO TABLE THIS MATTER.
UH, THIS WILL BE A ROLL CALL VOTE.
UH, SO I'LL START WITH, UH, THIS, UH, UH, SIDE THAT COMMISSIONER RODICK, YOUR VOTE IS THE TABLE.
UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, YOUR VOTE IS I'LL, I'LL TABLE IT.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE RULES GOING FORWARD WITH THE MONEY.
I I I'M SAYING IT SHOULD BE, BUT I WANT MY PACKET.
I WISH Y'ALL WOULD'VE GAVE ME SOMETHING.
EXPLAIN TO ME WHO, WHO YOU WANT ON IT.
WHO'S GONNA BE A, YOU KNOW, A RECIPIENT DOWN THE ROAD OF IT.
UH, WHO'S GOING TO SELECT THE PEOPLE THAT GO ON AND AND IS IT IN THE, IS IT, I MEAN, HONESTLY, IS IT IN A PROPER PLACE? IF IT'S, IF IT'S, IF IT SHOULD BE OUT INTO A, IF MAYBE IT SHOULD BE IN A GRANDER PLACE THAN IT IS.
HOW MANY PEOPLE VISIT THE JAIL AND WHERE IT'S AT THE JAIL NOW.
HOW MANY PEOPLE VISIT THE JAIL? I DON'T.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.
THE ONLY PEOPLE GOING IN AND OUT.
I'M NOT TRYING REALLY HARD, NOT KIND.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS MOVE FORWARD.
BUT, UM, I SPEAK ONE QUESTION.
UH, DID WAS THE MR. ALLEN I STIPULATION YOUR MOTION WAS TO TABLE IT.
I'LL TO PUT A TIME TABLE TIME PUT ON WHERE IT'S NOT DRUG OUT QUICKLY.
UH, PEOPLE INVOLVED AND I THINK ONE OR TWO OF THE COMMISSION SHOULD BE THERE.
MAKE SURE THEREFORE WE LOOP WE BE, AND OBVIOUSLY TO THINK THEY SHOULD BE INVOLVED.
SO I'M GIE THOMAS, AND I'M APPARENTLY THE, THE SUBJECT OF ALL THE, THE CONTROVERSY.
WHEN I APPROACHED THE SHERIFF, MY FATHER WAS THE SHERIFF OF DALLAS COUNTY.
HIS FATHER BEFORE HIM SERVED UNDER SHERIFF DECKER.
WE ARE A LONGSTANDING LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORTING FAMILY.
THIS WAS ERECTED BECAUSE I APPROACHED THE SHERIFF ABOUT DOING THAT.
WE TALKED ABOUT NEW MEMORIAL FOR THE DEPUTIES WHO HAVE PASSED AWAY.
UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DOING THAT SINCE MY BROTHER PASSED AWAY FOUR YEARS AGO.
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IS NOT, WELL, MY FATHER JUST SUFFERED HIS FOURTH TIA ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO.AND I WANTED TO SEE THIS ESTABLISHED BEFORE EITHER ONE OF THEM PASSED.
AND I DID APPROACH THE SHERIFF.
I DID KIND OF PUSH IT FOR THAT REASON ONLY.
IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE POLITICAL.
IT'S TO HONOR ANYONE WHO SERVED IN THEIR CAPACITY OF THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.
WHERE ELSE WOULD YOU PUT A MEMORIAL FOR THOSE WHO SERVE IN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OTHER THAN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER, THE VFW, THE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS.
AND I APOLOGIZE IF PEOPLE WERE NOT INVITED, BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO VIOLATE ANY OPEN RECORDS MEETING REQUIREMENTS.
I, MY UNDERSTANDING IS, IS YOU CAN'T HAVE MORE THAN ONE PERSON OR, OR THE JUDGE AT THE SAME SITE OR ALSO TWO PEOPLE.
WE HAD THE TWO, THAT'S WHY NO ONE ELSE WAS INCLUDED.
AND IT WAS A PICTURE, IT WASN'T A DEDICATION.
IT WAS A PICTURE OF A PRESS RELEASE ACTUALLY.
AND IT, WHY ARE YOU GONNA TRY AND HIDE SOMETHING IF IT'S A, IF IT'S GONNA BE IN THE PAPER? I MEAN IT, I DIDN'T COMMUNICATE FULLY.
I, I DID TALK TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, BUT THAT'S ALL I NEED TO DO.
AND AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW OUR DONATION.
MY BROTHER WAS A NON-CONTROVERSIAL PERSON AND I'M NOT GONNA HAVE MY FAMILY'S NAME DRUG DOWN ANYMORE BY PEOPLE WHO DON'T CARE ABOUT OR RESPECT LAW ENFORCEMENT.
UH, COMMISSIONER YOUR VOTE AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON.
UH, YOUR HONOR, I MIGHT SAY IF IN FACT SHE'S GOING TO WITHDRAW HER DONATION, THE, UH, THE AGENDA ITEMS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACCEPTING THE DONATION.
IF, IF IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE'S NO LONGER A TENDER DONATION AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT SHE'S SAID.
IF IN FACT THAT'S RIGHT, THEN ANY VOTE IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION IS WE DO NOT.
THERE'S, THERE'S NOTHING TO TABLE.
BASED ON, BASED ON THE ADVICE FROM THE DA'S OFFICE AND THE STATEMENT BY, UH, UH, MRS. THOMAS, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS OUT WILL BE, UH, NOT VOTED ON.
AND, UH, IT'S REALLY A SAD DAY IN THE HISTORY OF COFFMAN COUNTY GOVERNOR THAT THIS OCCURRED.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS, UH, ADAM, UH, MY CAMERA.
THIS IS A LITTLE, UH, EASIER SUBJECT PERHAPS FOR US, UH, TO TALK WITH.
HE'S GONNA DELIBERATE, NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING.
AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, UH, UH, FROM THE KAMAN COUNTY CHILDREN, THE SHELTER FOUNDATION, WHICH YOU'RE A, UH, GROUP MEETING THIS MORNING REGARDING A PROPOSAL FOR FOR THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
ALL I'M DOING IS YOU SHOULDA HAVE A PACKET FOR THIS.
UH, WE'RE JUST RECOMMENDING AS YOU CONSIDER CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY, WHICH WILL ADD EIGHT SPACES OF PARKING, WHICH WE, WE'LL ALSO FREE THE FIRE ZONE UP AND HAVE BETTER VISIBILITY COMING IN AND OUT OF THE, THE AREA WHERE THE FILTER IS, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S, THE SHELTER SITS SOMEWHAT DOWN AND SO IT'S HARD TO SEE IF YOU'RE GETTING OUT.
SO ANYWHERE THAT'LL HELP THAT IT'S 20 FOOT CIRCULAR DRIVE.
AND THIS IS A PROPOSAL THAT YOU'RE RAISING FUNDS FOR NOW OR THAT YOU WE'RE ASKING FOR, FOR Y'ALL TO FUND WHATEVER WE SAYS YOU REMEMBER.
WE DO HAVE FUNDS THAT ARE ON HAND THAT WE RECEIVED FROM CREDIT.
SIMILAR, SIMILAR REQUEST FROM THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER RECENTLY.
AND THIS IS THE SECOND REQUEST.
SO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS MR. CANON, BEFORE WE, UH, HE'S NOT ASKING FOR ACTION, HE'S JUST BRINGING THIS TO US AS A, AS A REQUEST.
DID WE, UH, GO THROUGH THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS? WE HAVE ONE BID BID JACK, WHERE? WELL, I MEAN JACK, IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED FOR THE NORMAL PROCESS? OFFICE COUNTY?
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WE'RE GONNA WRITE THE CHECK.'CAUSE YOU'VE DONE THE RESEARCH ON THIS.
WHY ISN'T THAT MAKING CHILDREN SELFCARE INVOLVED THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE AND PUT INTO THIS, UH, PROJECT BECAUSE THEY REALLY BROUGHT YOU GUYS A PRETTY GOOD ESTIMATE OF WHAT THEY THINK IT'S GONNA COST.
YOU KNOW, WE REALLY HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT GONNA ACCUMULATE INTO A PROJECT THAT'S GONNA BE CONSIDERED PUBLIC WORKS.
I THINK IT PROBABLY DOES RISE THAT LEVEL MONETARILY.
UM, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CAN'T TAKE YOUR BIDDERS THAT YOU HAVE THERE AND UM, ASK THEM TO GO THROUGH OUR COUNTY BID PROCESS.
I THINK LOGICALLY A LOT OF THEM ARE GONNA COME IN FIRST BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTEN PRETTY GOOD NUMBERS THERE.
UM, BUT WE WOULDN'T NEED TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
SO TO ANSWER COMMISSIONER AL'S QUESTION, WE WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE BIDDING PROCESS.
BUT WHEN THE CHILDREN SHELTER ASKED US TO GIVE YOU ALLALL A REAL GOOD IDEA OF WHAT IT COST, THEY WENT THROUGH AND GOT A REAL GOOD ESTIMATE, I WOULD SAY AN EXACT ESTIMATE SHOULD BE HIGHER THAN WHAT THEY PRESENTED TO DO THAT WORK.
I MEAN, YOU'VE ALREADY STATED FOR THE RECORD WHAT FUND THAT WOULD COME OUTTA SO NOT TAXPAYER DOLLARS.
AND WE'VE ALREADY RELAY THE OPINION THAT WE THOUGHT THE SHELTER WOULD FIT UNDER THAT FOR THIS PROCUREMENT.
SO THIS GIVES IMPORTANT IDEA WHAT THE COST WOULD BE AND OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO SEND THAT BACK TO JACK AND HAVE THE BIDS DONE.
NO, TELL THE SHELTER TO PROVIDE YOU AN IDEA.
IT WAS BESIDES ESTIMATE, I'D LIKE TO ADD ON MY COMPUTER SIDE SINCE WE WOULD WRITING A CHECK AT END DAY.
WE HAVE, DO WE PAY FOR, WE NEED TO KNOW THE TOTAL COST BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE RECORDED AS AN ASSET.
AND THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR, BUT ALL THEY'RE ASKING IS, I APPRECIATE WE'LL FOLLOW UP AND GET BACK AND DETERMINE EXACTLY.
WE DO HAVE FUNDING IN FOR REASONS DA'S OFFICE THAT WE AND WE 30.
I HAVE HAVE TO, WE ALREADY HAVE THAT.
ALRIGHT, NEXT ITEM IS TO DISCUSS RESOLUTION.
PO COUNTY JUDGE BRUCE WOOD SERVE ON THE TEXAS CONFERENCE SERVE URBAN COUNTY'S 20 16 17 POLICY.
UH, I WAS CONTACTED BY THE URBAN COUNTY GROUP OF WHICH WE ALL MEMBER FOR PEOPLE TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE.
I'M WILLING TO SERVE AND IT DOES TAKE A FORMAL SOLUTION OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO APPROVE.
UH, IF YOU AGREE WITH THE IDEA OF ME SERVING ON THAT COURT, UH, I WOULD BE PLEASED TO DO SERVING NOT ON THAT COURT, BUT ON THAT BOARD.
NO, I, ALL THIS DOES IS FORMAL RESOLUTION.
UH, A LITTLE PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION.
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ALL IN FAVOR TO SAY AYE JURY.THE NEXT ITEM IS TO, UH, DISCUSS.
CONSIDER AWARDING RFP NUMBER 0 2 1 5.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND MITIGATION.
MITIGATION GRANTS FROM C COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY TO TWO OLD PARTNERS AND THIS, I'M SORRY, EMERGENCY MANAGER MANAGER'S OFFICE.
AND WE HAVE PROPOSALS FROM H PARTNER MASON AND THE 22ND H STORE AND 95, 20 SECOND QUESTIONS.
UH, STEVE, YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? BRIEFLY? UH, THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD ADD IS THAT, UH, THIS IS TO ASSIST US IN GETTING AS MUCH BACK IN REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE DISASTER RECOVERY EFFORTS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.
QUESTIONS FROM ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN TO ACCEPT, UH, THIS ITEM.
SECOND PHILLIPS SECONDS MOTION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERYBODY'S WORKING.