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REGULAR MEETING OF THE, UH, KAMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT.IT'S TIME FOR OUR MEETING TO BEGIN.
UH, IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COURT ON ANY ISSUE THAT IS ON THE AGENDA, THERE'S SOME SIGN IN SHEETS ON THE TABLE OVER THERE, UH, THAT WE WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU FILL OUT.
AND IF YOU'RE ALREADY ON THE AGENDA, THERE'S NO NEED FOR YOU TO DO THAT.
BUT, UH, IF YOU WISH TO, UH, UH, ADDRESS AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, FEEL, UH, FEEL FREE TO DO THAT AND BEGIN THAT THROUGH THE CLERK MS. USED ON THE VERY BACK ROW THERE, AND SHE WILL, UH, PROCESS THAT AND GET THAT TO US.
SO WE WILL BEGIN TODAY WITH OUR INVOCATION.
I'VE ASKED COMMISSIONER HUNT TO DO THAT, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO BOTH OF OUR FLAGS.
GIVE US THE, MAKE THE BEST DECISION WE CAN BE THE COUNTY, THE CITIZENS WHO ARE THE FIRST RESPONDERS IN OUR MILITARY, AND, UH, JUST THE NAME, I MEAN THE FLAG, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR STANDS WHILE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE.
FOR ALL HONOR, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE SAVED UNDER GOD, ONE AN INDIVISIBLE.
ALRIGHT, UH, DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT, UH, WISH TO ADDRESS THE COURT? NOBODY TURNED THAT ON.
ALRIGHT, WE LEMME HAVE A MAKE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS AS FAR AS ROUTINE, UH, CORRESPONDENCE IS CONCERNED.
UH, MAY THE 12TH IS THE COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE.
UH, THEY HAVE A PROGRAM, REALLY IT'S ING OF EXHIBITS THAT WILL BE OUT AT THE COUNTY FAIR BARN, NOT BARN, BUT EXHIBIT BUILDING THERE.
UH, AND I BELIEVE IT STARTS AT 11 AND GOES TO
THERE ARE SOME INFORMATION SHEETS THERE ON THE TABLE IF ANY OF THEM WOULD, WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND.
SO, UH, JUST BE AWARE OF THAT.
I'M SURE YOU'LL SEE SOME ADDITIONAL PUBLICITY IN THE, UH, NEWSPAPERS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
AS FAR AS THE CONSENT AGENDA IS CONCERNED, WE HAVE FIVE ITEMS. UH, ONE WOULD BE THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES FROM MARCH 24TH, 2017.
UH, B WOULD BE TO ACCEPT THE RESIGNATIONS OF JERRY ANN HEDRICK AND JOE STAGGS FROM THE, UH, KAUFMAN COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
C IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING A REQUEST FROM FORMER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE TO CONSTRUCT AN ELECTRICAL BA UH, POWER DISTRIBUTION FACILITY ACROSS QUAIL LANE, WHICH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 2,600 FEET SOUTHWEST OF COFFEE, COFFMAN COUNTY, TEXAS PRECINCT NUMBER THREE, UH, D IS TO REVIEW THE, UH, STAR TRANSIT DEMAND AND RESPONSE RIDERSHIP, UH, REPORT FOR MARCH, 2017.
AND THEN E IS TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR OWN COMMISSIONER, JACKIE ALLEN, WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS POLICY STEERING COMMITTEE FOR A ONE YEAR TERM.
THAT'S A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION AND COMMISSIONER, UH, CONGRATULATIONS.
A LOT OF ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
THOSE OPPOSED NEXT ADAM IS TO DISCUSS, I DON'T REMEMBER THE, IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PRO FLAMING THE MONTH OF MAY AS MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AND AWARENESS MONTH IN CALIN COUNTY.
AND, UH, I DO HAVE, UH, AN OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION.
AND, UH, SUE, IF YOU WOULD, UH, COME UP, LET ME, UH, BELIEVE WE'VE GOT SEVERAL COPIES HERE.
THAT SIGN, UH, YOU'RE HERE, YOU'RE YOU.
AND, UH, I'LL GET BETWEEN YOU TWO.
THIS IS A, UH, PROCLAMATION AND I'LL READ IT FOR YOU.
THIS IS A PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS TODAY, SOCIETY IS FINDING MORE CITIZENS INVOLVED IN MOTORCYCLES ON THE ROADS OF OUR, UH,
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UH, COUNTRY.AND WHEREAS MOTORCYCLISTS ARE ROUGHLY UNPROTECTED AND THEREFORE, UH, MORE PRONE TO INJURY AND OR DEATH IN A CRASH THAN ANY OTHER VEHICLE DRIVERS.
AND WHEREAS COM CAMPAIGNS HAVE HELPED INFORM RIDERS AND MOTORISTS TO LIKE ON MOTORCYCLE ISSUES, UH, TO REDUCE MOTORCYCLE RELATED RISK INJURIES, AND MOST OF ALL, FATALITIES THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO MOTORCYCLE SAFETY.
AND WHEREAS IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL WHO PUT THEMSELVES BEHIND THE WHEEL TO BECOME AWARE OF MOTORCYCLISTS REGARDING THEM, WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS ANY OTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING THE HIGHWAYS OF THIS COUNTRY.
AND IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF RIDERS AND MOTORISTS TO LIKE TO OBEY ALL, UH, TRAFFIC LAWS AND SAFETY RULES.
WHEREAS, UH, URGING ALL CITIZENS OF OUR COMMUNITY TO BECOME AWARE OF THIS INHERENT DANGER INVOLVING, UH, OPERATING A MOTORCYCLE AND FOR RIDERS AND, UH, MOTORISTS DELIGHT TO GIVE EACH OTHER THE MUTUAL RESPECT THEY DESERVE.
NOW, FOR WE, THE, UH, KAUFMAN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY AS MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AND THE EST MONTH IN KAMAN COUNTY.
FURTHER, WE URGE ALL RESIDENTS TO DO THEIR PART TO INCREASE SAFETY AND AWARENESS, UH, IN OUR, UH, COMMUNITY.
SO, UH, ALL OF US KNOW PEOPLE THAT RIDE MOTORCYCLES.
UH, AND WE ALSO SEE FROM TIME TO TIME, UNFORTUNATELY, IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY, WHERE WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR, UH, UH, SOMETIMES UNFORTUNATELY EVEN, UH, KILLED BY DOING THAT.
SO IT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF AND WE APPRECIATE, UH, YOUR ORGANIZATION BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION.
WE, YOU WANT TO YEAH, WE NEED TO GET SOME PICTURE.
THANK YOU, JUDGE, WHILE YOU'RE OFF THIS HAIR.
THEY'RE WORKING ON THE AIR, I THINK TO, THEY'VE BEEN ON THE ROOF WORKING, WORKING PRESIDENT SINCE I'M THE ONE DOING MOST OF THE TALKING SO FAR.
THERE MUST BE A LOT, LOT OF AREAS.
ALRIGHT, NUMBER FOUR IS TO, UH, RECEIVE ANYBODY THE FIRST ORDER ELECTION REPORT OR COLLINS FIRST, SECOND ON OUR SECOND FINE COLLECTIONS.
SO WELCOME, APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND IT'S AN EXCELLENT REPORT.
I HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK IT OVER.
DID YOU GET A, DID WE GET A FIRST AND SECOND ON THAT PROCLAMATION? NO, WE DID NOT.
MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ALLENS SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER BARBER.
THAT'S WHAT KEEPS MOTION AND YOU.
COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE THIS MORNING.
MY NAME IS DOUG BURNSTEIN, I'M PARTNER WITH PURDUE GRANDFIELD OF COLLINS AND MO WE JUST WANT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A BRIEF REPORT ON OUR COLLECTIONS FOR THE FIRST QUARTER, THE FIRST QUARTER FOR THE JUSTICE OF THE PIECE.
UH, WE HAD A VERY GOOD QUARTER OVERALL COLLECTED $266,000 FOR THE COUNTY, UM, AND RESOLVED IN ADDITIONAL 144,000 CASES THAT WERE JUST CLEARED WITHOUT MONEY BEING COLLECTED.
FIRST QUARTER IS TYPICALLY GONNA BE OUR BEST QUARTER, BUT THAT'S WHEN WE HAVE THE STATEWIDE WARRANT ROUNDUP AND WE HELPED PROMOTE THAT THIS QUARTER BY DOING ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE LOCAL PAPERS IN ADDITION TO POSTING, UM, POSTER BOARD AT THE COURTHOUSE, AT THE TAX OFFICE AND AT EACH OF THE JP COURTS.
SO, UM, OVERALL IT'S A GOOD, GOOD QUARTER.
UM, PRECINCT FOUR COLLECTED 53,000, PRECINCT THREE FOR JUDGE SMITH.
WE HAD A REALLY GOOD QUARTER WITH 47,000 COLLECTED, SO I'M SURE THEY'RE VERY HAPPY OVER THERE.
AND THEN PRECINCT TWO IS OVER 37,000 AND PRECINCT ONE 27,922.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THE REPORT? NO, I, I GRACIOUS, THAT'S ONE OF THE BETTER REPORTS I WE HAD AND THAT'S, UH, HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE AND TRY TO NOT, YOU KNOW, DO WHAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DO.
ALRIGHT GENTLEMEN, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT Y'ALL WANT ON FUTURE COURT, JUST LET US KNOW AND WE CAN PROVIDE WHATEVER YOU, WE CERTAINLY, UH, APPRECIATE THE PART OF THE REPORT.
IT KEEPS US, KEEPS US UP TO DATE HERE.
SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT? MAKE A MOTION.
COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MAKES THAT MOTION.
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HAVE A SECOND.THANK, THANK YOU FOR MAKING TRIP TO TYLER, I GUESS.
I WAS UP HERE FOR A CONFERENCE.
UH, ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER PUTTING UP TEMPORARY GATES ON COUNTY ROAD 4 40 11 40 17, 40 28 AND 40 61 IN KAMAN COUNTY, UH, PRECINCT, UH, NUMBER FOUR.
AND I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER ALLEN HAS THE INFORMATION.
DID Y'ALL GET YOUR PICTURES OF CHECK? NO, NOT THOSE PICTURES.
DIDN'T BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAND THEM OUT.
DIDN'T GUILTY GONNA, NO, YOU NOTICE THE GAUGE HIGHLIGHTED THE ROADS AND IT'S IN GREEN ON THIS MAP HERE.
THAT'S NOT THE ENTIRE ROAD AND THE SMALL ROADS ON THE BACK, IT JUST, THE PICTURES BEING INCLUDED, IT SHOWS THE CONDITION OF 'EM.
THIS IS ABOUT A WEEK AFTER IT RUNS STILL.
AND UH, THE PICTURES ARE DAMAGED.
UM, BECAUSE PEOPLE GO DOWN THE ROAD, IT'S SAFETY ISSUES.
NUMBER ONE, THEY TEAR STUFF UP AND THEY'RE GOING IN PEOPLE'S PLACES, CUTTING FENCES, COWS GETTING OUT AND KIDS PARTY.
AND UH, ONE OF 'EM ON 40 17, ESPECIALLY A FRIEND OF MINE WILL TAKE THEM TO THE HOSPITAL.
THE GPS WILL TAKE 'EM DOWN 40 17 AND THE BOTTOM WHERE YOU CAN'T GO AND SWEAT BECAUSE IT STAYS MUD MOST ALL YEAR.
AND THE HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO CATCH 'EM BEFORE THEY GOT TOO FAR DOWN THE ROAD TO BACK THEM UP AND MAKE THEM GO AROUND.
AND SO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THESE ROADS, A LOT OF 'EM HAVE ASKED US AND WE'VE GOT A COUPLE HERE THIS MORNING, IF YOU WANNA ASK THEM A QUESTION, YOU CAN.
I, CONWAY, RODNEY RAY, UH, ASK FOR THESE P TO PROTECT THE PROPERTY AND IT'S FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW.
'CAUSE GPS HAS TAKEN WHERE THEY SHOULDN'T BE GOING.
I MEAN SOMETIMES THEY DON'T READ THE SIGNS.
WE GOT 'EM UP SINCE PASSABLE WENT WE, AND SO IT'LL BE A CADILLAC ON MALLOY BRIDGE ROAD, THE TEMPORARY BARS TO GO UP CLOSE.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WILL KNOW THE CODE TO GATE.
ALL PROPERTY OWNERS KNOW THE CODE.
SO ANYONE WHO HAS BUSINESS DOWN IN HERE'S MOSTLY JUST PASTURE.
THEY CAN GET THERE, TAKE CARE OF THEIR BUSINESS, HE CAN GET OUT THERE AND THEY'RE NOT MAINTAINED ANYWAY.
NO, WE, WE PUT A YES ON ONE AND WHATEVER IT'S ON.
BECCA LEGAL HAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED.
AND THE ONLY THING I'VE ASK IS JUST GET THAT MAP TO LAURA SO THAT SHE CAN HAVE IT FOR THE RECORD.
AND THEN VICKY'S CONTACTED ALL THE COPY OWNERS.
ALL PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND EVERYONE IS VERY MUCH IN.
LAURA, WE'LL MAKE SURE YOU GET A COPY.
ALL THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS BE NOTIFIED ALSO.
ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER? OKAY.
FURTHER BE, UH, PRIOR TUBING WE'LL BE ON A, WE'RE MAKING A MINIMUM OF 18 FOOT WIDE IN CASE SOME OF THE BRANCHES NEED TO PUT DOWN THE ROAD TO GET THEIR PUTTING IN AND OUT.
THEY VOLUNTEERED TO HARNESS A LOT OF MATERIAL TO BUILD EM, BUT WE HAVE MATERIAL BUILD WITH OUT A SALVAGE.
SO EITHER WAY, JUST A MATTER OF TIME WE'RE GONNA PUT 'EM UP SO WE KNOW WHERE THEY ARE AND BEYOND THE WAY SO IT WON'T INTERFERE.
ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION? I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE A.
FIND A REASONABLE SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM.
THAT COULD BE A BIGGER PROBLEM.
ITEM NUMBER SIX IS TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE EDGEWATER EDITION IN CA COUNTY PRECINCT COURT.
THIS IS ALSO COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
WE ADDRESSED SOME OF THEM LAST TIME.
IF YOU WANT A COPY OF THE PLAT, THEY'LL BE COMING BACK TO THE FINAL PLA THROUGH SHORTLY.
WE'RE WORKING ON THE, UH, THE ROAD AGREEMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THAT UP FRONT SO WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR A BOND CASH MONEY.
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REBECCA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOUR UM, I DON'T, OTHER THAN YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE SEEING THE FINAL LOT QUICKER THAN YOU WOULD NORMALLY JUST BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DOING THAT TYPE OF, UM, AGREEMENT.AND THEY HAVE EVERYTHING DONE SOMETIME IN JUNE.
SO IT'S A QUICK TURNAROUND AND THEY'RE, I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE ALREADY MOVING A LITTLE DIRT.
AND CHRIS THE IS HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
CHRIS, DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING BEFORE? NO, JUST, UH, WE APPRECIATE THE, THE HELP OF THE WORKING WITH THE, THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.
THEY'VE BEEN GREAT AND, AND ALSO YOUR CONSULTANTS.
THEY'VE BEEN HELPING US MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD.
SO, UH, AS, UH, COMMISSIONER ALLEN SAID, I THINK, UH, WHAT WE'RE HOPING TO DO IS PROVIDE THIS THE COUNTY AND CASH FOR THE, FOR THE ROADS.
SO WE GET, GET STARTED ON THE, BUT WE'VE ALREADY DONE THE CLEARING AND, AND UH, THAT'S OUR FILL UP THE BASE.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE MOVING FORWARD.
WE ALWAYS LIKE THE CASH PART,
AND, UH, WHEN DO YOU EXPECT THESE WILL GO ONLINE TO START? UH, WELL WE'RE HOPING THAT, UH, AGAIN, OUR PUSH IS, IS WE'RE, UH, WE'RE SCHEDULED FOR A SALE, UM, IN THE END OF MAY.
SO WE'RE HOPING THAT WE CAN DO OUR FIRST, FIRST ROUND OF SALES THEN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR I'M GOOD.
WE HAVE MOTION COMMISSIONER, ALLEN, COMMISSIONER MOTION.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS, UH, ALSO REPORT ON QUARTER REPORT ENDING MARCH 20 AND ITEM NINE, HE'LL ASK US TO ACCEPT THE TREASURER'S QUARTER INVESTMENT.
BELIEVE YOU PROVIDED US, UH, YES, SIR.
SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT YOUR WORK STATION THERE.
SO THE FIRST PAGE YOU'RE SEEING, UH, GENTLEMAN, IS THE, UH, MARCH 1ST THROUGH MARCH 31ST TREASURY REPORT.
AND AS WE DISCUSSED, UH, IN FEBRUARY OF MARCH, WE DID MOVE FROM THE GENERAL FOR PRIVATE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK.
WE MOVED 14,955,300 1642 TO TECH SCHOOL.
AND THEN AS WE SEND AN EMAIL TO Y'ALL THE FIRST WEEK OF APRIL, WE'VE NOW BROUGHT 3 MILLION OF THAT BACK TO AMERICAN NATIONAL TO USE FOR OUR BILL PAYMENTS IN THE MONTH OF APRIL.
AND, AND YOU CAN SEE THE, THE IMPACT OF THAT 14 MILLION IN THE LOWER SECTION WHERE WE'RE SHOWING TAX POOL INTEREST, THAT 14 MILLION EARNED COUNTY 9,000 6 0 2 42 IN INTEREST INCOME AND ALL OF THE OTHER FUNDS THAT WE HAD AMERICAN NATIONAL UNDER THE 8,000 2 0 7 91 IN INTEREST.
AND THEN WE, UH, THE COUNTY'S RECEIVED 20 1004 1550 IN INTEREST ON THE ROAD BONDS.
THE SECOND ISSUANCE BOX, THE BALANCE ON THE FIRST ISSUANCE OF BOND AT THE END OF MARCH, IF YOU'LL SEE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE IS 4 MILLION 3 9 5 3 7 9 29.
AND IN YOUR PACKAGE, YOU'VE GOT THE DISPERSEMENT, UH, REPORTS THAT YOU NORMALLY SEE.
YOU'VE GOT THE PLEDGE COLLATERAL LISTING.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FIRST REPORT THAT WE RECEIVED? THE, UH, MONTHLY REPORT? LIKE EVERYTHING'S IN ORDER.
YEAH, INTEREST MINE A LITTLE BIT.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NOT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS REPORT.
UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS MAKES A MOTION TO COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THE NEXT ONE.
I ALREADY READ OUT THE YES SIR.
UH, THE SECOND PAGE IN YOUR PACKET THERE, UH, IN THAT, IN THAT FIRST BUNDLE, WE PUT THAT PAGE, UH, ON YOUR NEXT PAGE, YOU CAN SEE OUR QUARTER TO TO DATE ACTIVITY JANUARY 1ST THROUGH MARCH 31ST.
AND AGAIN, WE, WE, LIKE, WE DID THE MONTHLY REPORT, WE REFORMATTED THAT TOP SECTION A LITTLE BIT SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WE'RE, WE'RE NOT DOWN TO JUST
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2 MILLION 951, 1 36 0 8.WE'VE PAIRED THAT WITH THE 14,000,955 THAT'S AT TECH SCHOOL.
SO YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE ALL OF THAT AS, UH, GENERAL FUND LANE.
UH, FOR THE, UH, QUARTER, UH, THE DEPOSITS AT AMERICAN NATIONAL INTEREST INCOME WAS 26,000 436 14.
THE INTEREST AT TECH POOL, UH, 69,000 5, 58 44.
ANY, ANY, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THAT? NO.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO MOTION OR MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER SECOND.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? THE LAST ONE? YES.
AND THIS IS THE SECOND PACKET THAT IS UNDER THAT PAPER CLIP.
SO THAT SECOND PACKET IS OUR QUARTERLY INVESTMENT REPORT.
AND AGAIN, WE, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON EVERY PAGE.
SO THIS IS WHAT YOU'VE SEEN BEFORE.
UH, IN THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH WE MOVED 14 MILLION, 9 45 TO SPOOL AND, AND ON THAT IS IN ACCOUNT THAT HAD EXISTED AT TECH POOL AND THAT ACCOUNT LABEL WAS 10 DASH GENERAL FUNDS.
SO THAT WE'VE ALWAYS KEPT THOSE FUNDS SEGREGATED FOR.
AND THEN I I THINK THAT THE, UH, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE THERE, THE 2014 ROAD BOND, THE 26 MILLION THAT'S AT SPOOL HAS EARNED THE COUNTY A HUNDRED ELEVEN, EIGHT SIXTY SIX IN, IN INTEREST.
UM, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE PAYING INTEREST EXPENSE OF, YOU KNOW, ABOUT THREE TIMES THAT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE NOT IN ANY, UH, SITUATION WHERE WE'RE GETTING MORE INTEREST INCOME THAN WE'RE PAYING, BUT WE ARE MAKING IT IN.
AND ULTIMATELY IT'S EXTRA MONEY FOR ROADS FOR THE COUNTY.
AND, UH, AND YOU CAN SEE FOR THE QUARTER TOTAL QUARTERLY INTEREST OF ALMOST A HUNDRED THOUSAND 9 5 4, UH, TODAY'S TAX POOL RATE IS 1.0 0 0 11.
YOU JUST, IT'S BEEN TRENDING RIGHT AT A 1% YIELD.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. ON THIS COURT? I, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I'LL MR. PHILLIPS SECOND MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND I'M STANDING ON A SWEEP BEFORE THAT.
NEXT ITEM IS THE, UH, TAX ASSESSOR'S REPORT FOR MARCH, 2017.
LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A GOOD REPORT TOO.
JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, GOOD MORNING.
UH, YES, WE'VE HAD A REAL GOOD REPORT.
WE'VE, UH, I NEED YOU, EVERYBODY'S HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING.
WE, THE CODE COLLECTED TO $630,070 29 CENTS.
UH, WE'VE HAD THE DEFERRAL OF 57,000 3 24 74.
WE'VE HAD A ROLLBACK ON 20 ACRES OVER IN CORN.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? LOOKS LIKE WE'RE, UH, ABOUT 95%.
SO THAT'S KIND OF, OF COURSE THAT INCLUDES PENALTY AND INTEREST, BUT, UH, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OVER THROUGH SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR.
I MEAN, THAT'S, THAT'S BUDGET.
MATTER OF FACT, WE WITH SEIZURES THE OTHER DAY.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE, UH, TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR? NO.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT BOARD.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
UH, ITEM NUMBER, UH, 12 IS THE ANNUAL REPORT, UH, THAT WE REQUEST MONEY FROM THE STATE.
AUGUST 11, JUDGE 11, I'M SORRY, UH, DIDN'T MEAN OVER 11 IS TO, UH, HAVE A REPORT FROM THE KAUFMAN COUNTY HISTORICAL
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COMMISSIONS PROJECT REPORT.I HAVE TO HAVE OUR NEW PRESIDENT OF THAT ORGANIZATION, BUT I WAS FOUND HERE THIS MORNING.
I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD GO TO 12
UH, GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.
THIS IS MY FIRST REPORT, THE FIRST ANNUAL OF 2017 ON JANUARY 28TH, 2017.
THE JANUARY MEETING WAS HELD AT THE RESIDENCE OF UNIONED 11:00 AM THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WHO HAD APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT WERE SWORN IN BY COUNTY COURT LAW JUDGE, UH, TWO JUDGE BOBBY RIDGE ON THE OLD FIELD AS TREASURER, OF COURSE, JUDY MCPA, CHAIR BUD SPAN.
CARRIE CONLIN, STAN CAP,
FEBRUARY 14TH, 2017 MEETING WAS HELD AT KCH CONFERENCE ROOM.
WE WELCOME THE FOLLOWING NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT SWORN IN BY COUNTY COURT ON JUDGE BOBBY RICH.
IT WAS JU CHUCK SHEPHERD, JIM DAVIS, STEVEN DAVIS, WHO HAS SINCE RESIGN AND DON EMER.
APRIL 11TH ELECTIONS WERE HELD FOR THE KCHC AND BOTH STANDING WAS ELECTED.
CHAIRMAN PAT RAYMOND WAS ELECTED AS VICE CHAIRMAN.
KENDALL MILTON WAS REELECTED AS SECRETARY.
AND OF COURSE, RON OAKFIELD REMAINS AS TREASURER IN THE EVENTS ON SATURDAY, MARCH 4TH, KCHC CELEBRATED TEXAS INDEPENDENT DAY AT THE FOR FOREFRONT.
ON MAY 18TH, KCHC WILL HOLD A LUNCHEON FOR THE KAMAN COUNTY APPRECIATION DAY AT THE LIBRARY COMMUNITY ROOM.
ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 19TH, CASEY EZ WILL BE HOSTING AN OLD WEST FESTIVAL AT THE FOR FARM AS A FUNDRAISER.
THIS WILL INCLUDE VENDORS AND OLD TESTAMENT OLD, OLD WEST MAYBE THEY WERE THAT OLD WEST ACTORS AND REENACTORS AND LIVING HISTORIANS.
AND I'M BRINGING ACTORS REENACTERS FROM THREE STATES, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS.
ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21ST, WILL THE ARCHEOLOGY DAY AT THE COURT PARK MOW AND REMOVING TREES.
I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE PROBATIONARIES THAT ARE WORKING OUT THERE.
JQ ENGINEERING OF ARLINGTON PERFORMED A LIMITED STRUCTURAL REVIEW OF THE KAUFMAN COUNTY FLOOR FORM.
THESE FIELD OBSERVATIONS WERE CONDUCTED ON APRIL 11TH AND AUGUST 9TH, 2016 TO ASSESS THE STRUCTURAL CONDITION OF THE MULTIPLE BUILDINGS ON THE PROPERTY.
DRW ARCHITECTS WERE HIRING ARCHITECTS, BUT THE ARCHITECTS WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THE PROJECT.
YOU CAN ASK STAN WHEN HE GETS BACK MORE ABOUT THAT AND A NEW ARCHITECT WILL SEE, UH, ME, STAN, AND MYSELF ON APRIL 27TH TO DO THE PROJECT.
UH, LOTS OF ACTIVITY GOING ON AT THE POOR FARM.
I MEAN, I KNOW SEVERAL OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AND CERTAINLY THE, THE PROBATIONERS HAVE BEEN A BIG HELP AND IT'S REALLY, REALLY LOOKING, UH, A LOT BETTER.
SO APPRECIATE YOU STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND TAKING OVER AS PRESIDENT.
COMMISSIONER, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ASK BUD.
NO, IT'S GOOD TO SEE A REPORT.
IT IS GOOD TO HAVE A REPORT AND SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, I DON'T THINK WE'VE RECEIVED, UH, A REPORT LIKE THIS.
I MAY BE WRONG, BUT I DON'T RECALL SEEING.
BUT IT'S GOOD TO KNOW WHAT WHAT'S GOING ON, RIGHT? YEAH.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE, YOU'VE LOST SOME MEMBERS AND, UH, AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW, WHERE YOU ARE ON MEMBERSHIP, BUT TOO YEAH.
SO WE WILL, UH, YOU KNOW, AS WE HAVE PEOPLE COME FORWARD, UH, THAT ARE INTERESTED IN SERVING, UH, THESE PASSOVERS ALONG TO US AND, UH, WE, IT'S, IT'S NOT JUST AN HONORARY BOARD.
AND I THINK THAT'S THE, THAT'S, THAT'S CRAZY.
ANYONE CARES ABOUT YEAH, IT COULD BE.
OKAY, GENTLEMEN, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR US? NO.
CAN I MAKE ONE COMMENT, JUDGE? SURE.
JUST TO SUPPLEMENT, UH, ON MAY 18TH, UH, AT THE APPRECIATION DAY THERE WILL BE A, A BRIEF WALKING TOUR AFTER LUNCH FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO TAKE IT MM-HMM
SO THAT YOU CAN SEE, UH, SOME OF THE RESTORATION WORK THAT'S ONGOING AND SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER
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BARBARA A SECOND.NEXT ITEM IS NOW NUMBER 12 AND THAT IS TO, UH, PRESENT CONSIDER, UH, REQUESTING DISBURSEMENT OF THE UNCLAIMED CAPITAL CREDITS FUND FROM THE TEXAS CONTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
THIS IS AN ANNUAL, UH, REQUEST THAT WE HAVE TO DO.
AND WHAT IT IS, IS UNCLAIMED CREDIT THAT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE REDISTRIBUTED BACK TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ELECTRICAL COOPERATIVES.
AND WE HAVE TWO IN OUR COUNTY THAT ARE VERY LARGE.
ONE OF COURSE THE TRENCH VALLEY ELECTRIC CO-OP AND THE OTHER ONE IS FARMERS' ELECTRICAL CO-OP OUT OF GREENVILLE.
UH, WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH WE WILL RECEIVE.
WE WON'T KNOW UNTIL, YOU KNOW, WE GET THE CHECKS IN THE MAIL.
UH, BUT IT IS, AND AND THERE ARE LIMITATIONS ON UH, WHAT CAN BE SPENT TOWARDS.
BUT UH, FIRST STEP IS TO ACTUALLY, AND YOU READ TO BE SENT INTERIOR TO YOU.
SO THE FIRST STEP IS TO APPLY FOR THESE FUNDS.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? HONOR ENTERTAIN MOTION TO THE ALLOW FUNDS.
COMMISSIONER MAKES THAT MOTION.
UH, ITEM NUMBER 13 IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING AN AGREEMENT FOR RELEASE OF DRIVER OF RECORDS TO GOVERNMENT ENTITIES WITH TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
LORI, THIS IS I BELIEVE YOURS.
THIS IS BASICALLY JUST A CONTRACT RENEWAL THAT WE HAD IN PLACE THAT HAS EXPIRED TO RUN, UM, NDRS FOR REEMPLOYMENT TESTING AND CDL HOLDER LICENSES ON A PERIODIC BASIS.
SO IT WAS ORIGINALLY, UM, SIGNED THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO AND IT EXPIRED AND THE ONLY PERSON THEY CAN TALK TO IS THE PERSON THAT'S ON THE CONTRACT.
SO THAT IS WHY IT NEEDS TO BE RE AND REDONE.
AND Y'ALL GOT A COPY OF THE CONTRACT DATES, CORRECT? YEAH.
AND THIS AFFECTS OUR HIRING AND ALL THE CDL DISCUSS
I HAVE A MOTION MR. PHILLIPS TO HAVE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY ITEM NUMBER, UH, 14 IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A BID OF, UH, 17 WASTE HAULING FOR THE COUNTYWIDE RESIDENTIAL CLEANUP REPORT.
LISA, I BELIEVE YOU PROVIDED US WITH SOME INFORMATION ON THAT.
YEAH, WHICH, THAT'S, THAT'S ENOUGH.
'CAUSE UH, IF YOU LOOK, I THINK WE CAN DIVIDE OUT THE EXACTLY THE SAME AS IT WAS LAST YEAR.
FERRIS GETTING THREE OF THE, UH, SITES AND CWD GETTING THE OTHER TWO SITES.
UM, I WASN'T ABLE TO GET YOU GUYS THIS INFORMATION ANY QUICKER BECAUSE THE, THE BID DIDN'T CLOSE UNTIL THURSDAY.
SO, BUT WE BE BEING THE O ONLY TWO ACTIVE BIDDERS.
SO IT'S MY RECOMMENDATION THAT WE AWARD THE SITES ONE, TWO AND BOARD AFFAIRS AND SITES THREE AND FIVE TO CW DI MAKE IT MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION, UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
A AYE VOTE OPPOSED? THIS IS JUST RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND WEEKEND AFTER NEXT.
AND AGAIN, WE HAVE SOME BROCHURES THAT ARE OUT AND I'M SURE THERE'LL BE PLENTY OTHER NOTIFICATION AND I THINK WE'RE ALREADY BEGINNING TO GET A FEW CALLS ASKING ABOUT WHEN STORM BE HIT.
IT'S ALWAYS A, ALWAYS A BIG EVENT AND, AND AN ACCIDENT CLEAN UP OUR COUNTY.
ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER 15 IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A VARIANCE ON PROPERTY OR SEPTIC SYSTEM ON HALF ACRE AT 1 1 0 5 8 24.
THE DEADLINE FOR INSTALLATION AND INFORMATION HERE FROM OUR FIRE MARSHAL AND, UH, THE, UH, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
SO WHICHEVER ONE OF YOU GUYS WANTS TO GO.
SO I BELIEVE Y'ALL ALL RECEIVED THE PACKAGE.
YOU CAN SEE HERE WE HAVE A TIMELINE AGAIN ON THE SECOND PAGE WHERE WE TRIED TO DEAL WITH MRS. COUNTS A COUPLE TIMES.
I DO WANT, UH, SHE REQUIRES HER PRO PROPERTY ON, UH, 5 19 19 89, UH, OR 98.
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ALSO HAVE THAT SHE HAS A HALF ACRE THERE.THAT IS EXACTLY BY OUR, UH, CAD SHOWS THAT SHE HAD 0.39 OR 3 5 9, UM, OF AN ACRE, WHICH IS ABOUT THREE EIGHT OF AN ACRE.
UM, WE HAVE HAD THIS COMPLAINT STARTED WITH 'EM ON, UH, SEVEN 16 2012 IS WHEN, UH, THE OLD INSPECTOR GOT A COMPLAINT ON HER.
SO IT'S BEEN AN ONGOING COMPLAINT.
UH, WHAT SHE HAS IS SHE'S ACTUALLY DUMPING SEWAGE INTO THE ADJACENT PROPERTY.
THEY HAD FAMILY OWNED A, UM, QUITE A BIT OF LAND THERE, 14, 14 AND A HALF ACRES.
UH, THEY TURNED AROUND AND THEY KIND OF SUBDIVIDED IT.
UH, GIVEN MRS COUNTS THE 0.3 OF, OF AN ACRE, THEY HAD A, UH, ONE SEPTIC SYSTEM THAT DONE HER MOTHER'S HOUSE AND HER HOUSE THAT WENT OUT.
IT'S NOT ON MRS. COUNT'S PROPERTY, UH, OFF.
SO IT IS JUST RUNNING OVER WITH A BROKEN PIPE TO THE CENTER OF THE PROPERTY AND IT DRAINING OUT.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE WOULD BE IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS THAT I TOOK, THERE'S PICTURES OF THE TANK DOWN THERE.
SO IT'S KIND OF RUNNING DOWN, RUNNING IN THAT TANK.
SO WE DO HAVE A BIG NUISANCE OF ISSUES OF, ACCORDING TO KAUFMAN COUNTY ORDINANCE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE ONE ACRE TO HAVE A SEPTIC SYSTEM OR THE TCEQ, THE STATE OF TEXAS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST A HALF ACRE FOR THAT.
SO OUR POLICY'S AN ACRE AND THEN THE TCEQ IS A HALF ACRE.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, UH, SHE ONLY, SHE DOESN'T HAVE HALF ACRES.
WE HAVE REALLY BEEN OVER BACKWARDS TRYING TO HELP THIS LADY AS BEST WE CAN.
UH, THE LAND HAS THAT HER FAMILY OWNED HAS SINCE BEEN SOLD, THEREBY NOT ALLOWING HER TO USE THE SYSTEM ORIGINAL SYSTEM.
SO SHE NOW HAS TO HAVE HER OWN SYSTEM.
THAT'S WHERE WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY.
UH, WE'VE TRIED TO OFFER ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE USDA GRANTS.
UH, WE TRIED TO GET HER BACK BEFORE THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD TO GET MORE PROPERTY THROUGH THE FAMILY SO THAT SHE COULD SATISFY THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
UH, NONE OF WHICHEVER OCCURRED.
UH, SHE'S BEEN IN AND OUT OF COURT NUMEROUS TIMES AND WHEN SHE FINALLY BROUGHT US TO THIS FINAL DISPOSITION AND, UH, HER ONLY ALTERNATIVE, SHE WAS ASKING FOR ANY OTHER ALTERNATIVES AND I SAID, WE TOLD YOU MA, THE ONLY OTHER THING YOU HAVE WOULD BE TO GO TO COMMISSION SCORE FOR VARIANCE.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE IT WAS NEVER BEEN GRANTED, BUT PRESENT YOUR EVIDENCE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
UH, WE DID HAVE A LICENSE INSTALLER, CERTIFIED INSTALLER TO PROVIDE AN ARCHITECTURAL MAP AND DRAWING A SYSTEM CAN BE INSTALLED THAT WILL COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS OF SLAVE BOARD BY TCQ WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HALF AC RULE.
I BELIEVE THAT, UH, REBECCA'S BEEN IN DISCUSSION WITH THE TCE Q'S LEGAL COUNSEL AS WELL AND GOTTEN SOME FEEDBACK FROM THEM.
I I DIDN'T SPEAK TO THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL SPECIFICALLY, JUST TANYA APPLE, WHO'S A REPRESENTATIVE THAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT OSSF, BUT UH, THEIR OPINION ON IT WAS THAT THE FIVE, THE THE HALF ACRE IS PRETTY STRICT.
SO IF WE WERE TO GRANT THE VARIANCE, WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE ADDITIONAL FINDINGS, UM, FIRST TO DO THE ENGINEERING STUDY, WHICH RAIN IS DONE, WHICH IS NICE.
AND THEN, UH, MAKE LIKE FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT FINDINGS SAYING THAT IT WOULDN'T BE AN ADVERSE EFFECT TO, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL WELL WELFARE.
UM, BUT SHE DID CAUTION THAT PCQ MAY SEND US A A LETTER IF WE DO GRANT DISCOVERY VARIANCE.
SO IT, IT'S REALLY UP TO YOU GUYS DISCRETION ON HOW YOU WANNA, HOW YOU WANNA PROCEED.
PUBLIC WORKS HAS DONE PHENOMENAL JOB TRYING TO INTERACT WITH, UM, WITH THE COMMUNITY AND HELP OUT TO THE, THE MOST EXTENT THEY CAN.
SO, I MEAN, I THINK WE HAVE TO BE COGNIZANT OF THAT IN OUR EFFORTS, BUT IT'S ULTIMATELY BY IT, YOUR DISCRETION DECISION.
IT BROUGHT THIS TO ME AND AND COMMISSIONER, THEY'VE BEEN OVER BACKWARDS.
I JUST WANNA REITERATE WHAT REBECCA HAS SAID.
THEY, THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP THESE PEOPLE OR THIS LADY.
UM, IT'S SO UNFORTUNATE THAT, THAT AT THE TIME THAT SHE GOT THE PROPERTY, SHE DIDN'T REALLY KNOW THE RULES, YOU KNOW, SO I'M NOT MAKING EXCUSES FOR HER BECAUSE THEY'VE TRIED TO HELP HER ANY WAY THEY CAN.
BUT I, AND AND MY CONSCIOUS, I CAN'T PUT SOMEBODY OUT ON THE STREET THAT HAS
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A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD AT THIS TIME.AND I KNOW WE'RE TAKING A CHANCE THAT THE ENGINEERS SAY THAT A SEPTIC SYSTEM CAN BE PUT IN THERE.
SO I MEAN I I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE DID GIVE HER A VARIANCE.
WE GIVE HER A TIMELINE AND IF SHE DOESN'T DO IT THIS TIME, THEN WE HAVE TO BE HARSH AND JUST SAY YOU, IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
BUT I THINK I GOOD CONSCIOUS, I JUST CAN'T NOT TRY TO GIVE HER A CHANCE TO GET AN ASSISTANCE THAT WILL WORK.
AND I KNOW WE'RE STICKING OURSELVES OUT A LITTLE BIT BY HAVING TO FOLLOW UP AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
IT MAKES MORE WORK FOR PUBLIC WORKS UP THESE SMALLER SHE HAS PLACE.
SO THAT'S, AT THE TIME SHE COULD HAVE BOUGHT MORE PROPERTY.
AND I THINK THERE'S, I THINK THERE'S A PERSONAL PROBLEM BETWEEN THE NEW PROPERTY OWNER AND HER.
WE DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TRUTHFULLY, BACK WHEN IT WAS ALL FAMILY, UH, I KNOW IT WAS OFFERED, FOUND SOME NOTES.
WE DON'T KNOW WHY THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN AND A LOT OF IT MIGHT NOT, YOU KNOW, SYSTEMS ARE NOT EVERY AVERAGE JOE DOESN'T KNOW ARE RULING SYSTEMS. WE DUNNO WHY THE USDA GRANT NEVER SHE HAD, SHE INHERITED THIS MAN.
IT WAS HER, IT WAS A WARRANTED TO HER.
SO IT'S ALWAYS BEEN FAMILY LAND.
WHAT KIND OF RESIDENCE DOES SHE HAVE? HOUSE? IT'S A SINGLE MOBILE.
IS THERE A RESTRICTION WE CAN PUT? I MEAN CAN WE, ONCE SHE SHE CAN'T SELL IT, LIKE DEFINITELY I DON'T BELIEVE I WAS.
I DEFINITELY THINK THAT PUTTING A, UM, A RESTRICTION ON THERE THAT THERE COULD NEVER BE A HOUSE LARGER THAN WHAT IS ALREADY ON THE PROPERTY WOULD DEFINITELY BE A GOOD IDEA.
BUT WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND IS THAT YOU, UM, ALLOW THE VARIANCE FOR HER SPECIFIC, UM, LIVING SITUATION CURRENTLY BECAUSE THE SEWER SYSTEM, UM, THE OR THE SEPTIC SYSTEM HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR THAT TO ACCOMMODATE THAT TWO BEDROOM HOME AND THAT SIZE.
SO IF, IF WE PERMIT IT, UM, JUST SPECIFICALLY TO THAT, I THINK YOU MAY BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.
UM, BUT I DON'T KNOW OF ANY TYPE OF RESTRICTIONS THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY PLACE ONTO THAT PROPERTY OTHER THAN JUST I'M STILL RESEARCHING TAILORING IT.
BELIEVE I MAYBE SOMETHING IN THE, UH, STATUTE THAT REFERENCES UH, SOME TYPE OF AN AFFIDAVIT INVOLVED WITH THE, UH, APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
IF THAT PROPERTY DOES EVERY RETAIN HANDS, IT WOULD BE IN ESSENCE A DEEP RESTRICTION.
BUT I KNOW IT'S, IT'S NOT TRULY A DEEP RESTRICTION.
IS THAT IN BROUGHT UP THE CODE THEN? YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING SIR? THEY, TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, WE RUN ACROSS ALL THE TIMES THAT THEY'LL MOVE ONE MOBILE HOME OUT AND THEN PUT ANOTHER ONE IN THE LARGER STOVE.
THE UNIT IS A 500 GALLON SYSTEM PER DAY GOING IN.
UM, WHICH IS THE MINIMUM AND STUFF THAT SHE'LL HAVE AND SPRAY ANYTIME THAT WE SEE A NEW HOME GOING IN.
WE HAD TO PULL THE PHONE, MAKE SURE THAT THE SYSTEM IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR THEIR HOME.
AND SO THERE'S BEEN QUITE A FEW TIMES THAT I HAD TO TELL THEM, YOU HAVE TO GET A NEW SYSTEM BECAUSE WHAT YOU HAVE IS NOT PICKING UP.
WE, WE DON'T, WE WE DON'T HAVE CERTAIN YET IF DISBELIEVING GO THROUGH, UH, SHE HAS FINANCIAL ISSUES AND OH, OKAY.
BECAUSE SHE MIGHT NOT GO PUT THE SYSTEM.
I DUNNO, THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT DESIGNS THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE HER AND SHE'LL HAVE TO MAKE THAT CHOICE.
WHAT THAT REMAIN IN VIOLATION.
WELL SHE'S CURRENTLY MAKING PAYMENTS TO THE COUNTY NOW PROOF THIS VIOLATION.
THE OTHER, HOW MANY OTHER SIMILAR YOU PROBABLY, I YOU PROBABLY HAVE NO IDEA, BUT DO WE HAVE OTHER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES DOWN IN THE COUNTY THAT YOU MIGHT BE AWARE OF THAT COULD OPEN CASE IF WE UH, APPROVE IT, NOT FOLLOW WITHIN THE TIMELINE THERE PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF OUR OFFICIAL ORDER, THERE ARE PROPERTIES IN THIS COUNTY THAT OUR SMALLEST OF WHAT MAY FOUR RECORD, QUARTER RECORD THAT DO COMPLY.
BUT THAT WAS PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE SO THEY GRANDFATHER, YES.
UNLESS THEY TRY TO UPDATE OR SOMETHING, THAT'S WHEN THEY'LL GET SALE.
I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT WE GET A SYSTEM THAT WILL WORK, UH, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN PROVEN.
IT'S PRIMARILY IN THE SCURRY AREA, THE ELDER SCURRY AREA.
IS THERE, CAN WE UH, REBECCA, CAN WE PUT A TIMELINE FOR HER TO COMPLY? I I THINK SO.
GIVEN THAT THEY HAVE COURT CASES PENDING, THE COURT IS ALREADY PROVIDED THE COURT TELL WHAT YOUR PLEA, WHAT YOU WANNA DO.
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VARIANCE WITH PARAMETERS WITH THE TIMELINE AND THAT SHE FOLLOW THROUGH.DOESN'T FOLLOW THROUGH WHO'S GONNA SET THE COURT? WE'LL ACTUALLY KNOW BY WHAT THE, THE RECORD REPORT ARE I BELIEVE PROVIDED A 30 DAY TIME.
IF NOT, WE'LL CONTACT THAT MAGISTRATE.
MAKE SURE RECORD I WOULD A VERY SHORT TIME.
GIVEN THE TIME THAT WE'VE ALREADY, SO WE KNOW HER.
SHE IS NOTIFIED MEAN? YES SIR.
WE KNOW THE ROUGH COST OF THE MOST.
HAVE TIME TO GET THE SYSTEM OR DO SOMETHING WITH YOURSELF.
REASONABLE TIME TO BE ABLE TO GET DONE.
I HAVE A, WE HAVE A MOTION ON FLORIDA.
HAVE A SECOND STATE COMMISSIONER.
BARBARA, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED? JUDGE, I I HAVE A QUESTION ON THAT OR BASICALLY THAT MIGHT BE MORE FOR REBECCA IF YOU'RE GONNA ALLOW FOR THE SEPTIC SEPTIC SYSTEM ON HALF AN ACRE AND PLACING IN A DEADLINE.
DO YOU WANNA PUT IN THE MINUTES JUST SO WE HAVE SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, UM, LIKE THE DEADLINE FOR INSTALLATION ASSET BY JP OR DO YOU WANT GET US A TIMELINE? EIGHT.
I JUST THINK IF YOU, WE COULD WARN NOTIFICATION THROUGH OUR OFFICE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW 30 DAYS.
SO YOU'RE GONNA GIVE HER A 30 DAY TIMELINE.
I JUST THINK IF YOU'RE GONNA PUT, I DON'T THINK IT'S UP TO US.
I DON'T THINK IT'S UP TO OUR COURT TO PUT THE DEADLINE.
WE CAN PROVIDE A 30 DAY APPLICATION BEFORE WE ACTUALLY FILE THE CASE.
AND ONCE IT'S FILED, THEN THE COURT HAS HAVE, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO THAT.
AND THE COUNTY JUDGE OR OR I HEARING CASE, I THINK RANDY'S RIGHT.
'CAUSE THAT CASE WILL RUN KIND OF ALONGSIDE WHAT THEY GRANTED THE VARIANCE.
WE, WE WILL PROVIDE A 30 DAY NOTICE.
THE FOR, FOR COMPLETION, THE ONLY THING I WOULD ASK YOU GUYS, UH, TO CONSIDER, I THINK YOU'VE ALREADY VOTED, BUT I JUST WANT TO PUT ON THE, ON THE RECORD SO THAT UM, FOR TC Q'S SAKE THAT UH, YOU GUYS HAVE DISCUSSED THAT THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED, UH, FOR A LOT THAT CAN MEET OR EXCEED THE MINIMUM PUBLIC HEALTH STANDARDS.
NO ADVERSE EFFECTS TO PUBLIC HEALTH WELFARE WILL OCCUR, NO ADVERSE EFFECTS TO ENVIRONMENTAL WELFARE AND IT PROMOTES OVERALL BETTER HEALTH FOR THE, UH, FOR THE COMMUNITY.
JUST SO THAT'S, SO THAT'S ALL TO BE IN THE MOTION.
IT MAKE MOTION THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN THE MOTION.
YOU GUYS ARE JUST, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT IT'S BEEN FOR YOU AND YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONSIDER THAT.
UM, BASICALLY WHAT SHE'S SAYING IN A NUTSHELL IS WE OURSELVES BY DOING THIS, ARE VIOLATING TQ RULES AND WE'RE SUBJECT TO, AND HE'S GOTTEN THE ENGINEERING, THEY'VE GOT THE ENGINEERING REPORT SAID THAT THERE'S THREE POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR HER AND IT ALLOWS, UH, THE COURT BILL TO KIND OF MAKE THOSE FINDINGS THAT IT'S NOT, IT'S GOING TO BE ACTUALLY BETTER FOR PUBLIC WELFARE.
I BELIEVE THEY'LL PROBABLY THE MOTION IF, BUT I I DON'T THINK THERE'LL BE ANY ADVERSE OUR DUE DILIGENCE.
YOU JUST HAVE TO HAVE YOUR JUSTIFICATION.
WE VOTED EVERYBODY AGAIN, I WANNA SAY THANKS TO WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
SEEMS LIKE THEY HAVE FOR SOMETHING.
ALRIGHT, THE NEXT ITEM IS NUMBER 15.
UH, I'M SORRY, NUMBER 16 IS TO THE, UH, THIS IS CLE IS HAVING EYE SURGERY THIS MORNING I BELIEVE SO SHE HAS HER FIRST ASSISTANT HERE.
I THINK WE RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS.
I JUST WANTED A COUPLE HIGHLIGHTS AS, UM, THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE IS ROUGHLY $2.5 MILLION HIRING AS OF MARCH 17 COMPARED MARCH, 2016.
SINCE WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH HERE, SOME OF THESE HIGHLIGHTS WOULD BE A GOOD INDICATOR.
UM, THIS IS PRIMARILY DUE TO A 2.1 MILLION INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.
SO MAJORITY OF THAT INCREASE IS DUE TO THAT.
PLUS THE FACT THAT OUR EXPENDITURES ARE ROUGHLY ABOUT THE SAME AS OF, UM, LAST YEAR, MARCH 17TH 16.
UM, THE GENERAL PLAN, I'M SORRY, THE ROAD BRIDGE GENERAL PLAN HAS RECEIVED ABOUT EIGHT $40,000 MORE IN PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.
SO THAT PROVIDES MORE MONEY TO EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL ROOF BRIDGES AND UM,
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ALL FOUR ROAD BRIDGES HAVE A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE MARCH OF INCREASED LAST YEAR.ANY QUESTIONS ON THE QUARTERLY REPORTS? NO.
COMMISSIONER ALLEN MAKES THE MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
ITEM NUMBER 17 IS TO, UH, THEN ACCEPT THE AUDITORS MONTHLY REPORT.
UH, THE BENCHMARK FOR, UH, MARCH 17 IS SIX MONTHS OR 6%.
SO HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR, UH, TOTAL REVENUE COLLECTED IS A 86 POINT 58%.
AGAIN, PRIMARILY DUE TO PROPERTY TAX REVENUE.
UM, A COUPLE THINGS I WANTED TO POINT OUT.
OFFICIAL FEES, INTEREST AND MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES ARE ALL ABOVE THE BENCHMARK.
SO WE'RE DOING REALLY WELL THERE.
UM, AND THEN MIXED RATES AND OTHER FEES.
UM, THEY'RE BELOW BENCHMARK BUT THEY HAVE A LOT OF QUARTERLY REVENUES THAT AREN'T REPORTED UNTIL THE MONTH AFTER THE QUARTER.
SO THOSE ARE, THAT'S PROBABLY WHY YOU SEE THOSE BELOW BENCHMARK.
UH, SO WITH EXPENDITURES ARE UNDER BENCHMARK AT 45.63%.
THERE ARE SOME HAND, THERE'S SOME IN THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE OVER THAT 50% BENCHMARK.
THAT'S PART WHAT I DO TO, UM, THEY HAVE A LOT OF BIG EXPENDITURES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR.
SO IT KIND OF SKEW THOSE SO THAT THIS CASE NOT A WHOLE LOT TO WORK AROUND.
UM, BRIDGE REVENUES FOR ABOVE BENCHMARKS AND EXPENDITURES ARE BELOW BENCHMARKS.
AND ALSO WANTED TO POINT OUT, THERE'S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY LEFT FOR THE PROFILES FOR EACH ONE, THREE, AND FOUR OR IN THAT MILLION DOLLARS, NOT THE C NO.
AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EVERYBODY'S WEARING THAT.
CAN WE HAVE MOTION? SECOND, SECOND, SECOND.
AND THEN, UH, ITEM NUMBER 18, EMAIL TO Y'ALL.
LAST THURSDAY, I THINK ONE ITEM WAS, UH, INCREASED TO JP ONE'S, UH, SECRETARY SALARY LINE ITEM.
UM, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT BAR WOULD CONTACT US ABOUT TO FIND, FIND THE MONEY IN HER BUDGET TO, UH, HIRE ANNA NEW PERSON AT THAT HIGHER THAN WAS ORIGINALLY BUDGETED FOR.
UM, SHE DIDN'T QUITE HAVE THE MONEY IN HER BUDGET.
UM, MAINLY BECAUSE THE PERSON GOING OUT HAS A BIG, UH, SHE JUST GOT HER ANNUAL, UH, VACATION TIME, SO WE HAVE TO PAY THAT OUT.
SO CONSTABLE MAYFIELD AGREED TO HELP HER OUT FROM HIS BUDGET.
SO HE'S HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THAT IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
BUT, UM, THIS IS ALSO TO SAY
WHY, UH, HIRING THIS PERSON HIGHER THAN WAS BUDGETED THIS YEAR.
BUT IT'S BECAUSE OF THE EMPLOYEE LEAVING A HIGHER SALARY WAS HERE BEFORE? NO, THE, THE EMPLOYEE THAT LEFT BEFORE THAT ACTUALLY HAD A LOWER SALARY, BUT SHE HAD A LOT OF COMP TIME, VACATION TIME TO PAY OUT THE, THE WOMAN THAT SHE'S REHIRING USED TO WORK FOR HER.
AND SO SHE ALREADY HAD THE HEARINGS OF HOW UM, OFFICE WORKS, YOUR GUEST EXPERIENCE WITH THE, UH, SOFTWARE THAT THEY USE.
AND UM, THE AMOUNT THAT SHE'S WANTED TO HIRE HER BACK CAME AT WAS THE AMOUNT THAT SHE HAD LEFT AT LAST YEAR, I THINK IS WHAT IT WAS.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERE, THE DOLLAR WE TALKING ABOUT? DECREASE BUDGET FOR YEAR.
I MEAN MARY SAID THAT, UH, JP THIS LADY, SHE'S A TREMENDOUS ASSET, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S OUT THIS YEAR THAT HAVE TO INCREASE.
THE CONSTANCE HAVING OUR OUT TOO WELL ACCESS BACKYARD.
YOU'RE WHAT? ALRIGHT, HAVE HAVE A MOTION.
MOTION ON THE LINE ITEM TRANSFER IS, UH, MOTION.
MR. PHILLIPS, UH, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AND THEN NUMBER 19 IS THE, UH, CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT.
THANKS FOR PAYING AT THIS TIME IS, UH, 1,569,000 3 78 AND 59 CENTS.
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I DID.DO ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE, THE BILLS THAT YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, UH, CLARIFIED? NOT.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO, UH, MAKE BILLS SECOND.
COMMISSIONER HUNT SECOND'S MOTION.
OPPOSED? HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN MR. ALLEN.