[00:00:01]
THE COUNTY COMMISSION COURT.TODAY IS, UH, MONDAY, MAY 8TH, 2017.
AND, UH, WE'LL AGAIN, JUST IN A MOMENT WITH OUR INDICATION AND OUR PLEDGES, IF YOU HAVE AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT YOU WISH TO SPEAK TO, IF YOU WILL SIGN SIGNED FORM LOCATED OVER HERE, FIRE MARSHAL BY SHERIFF.
UH, CERTAINLY FEEL FREE TO DO THAT.
AND THEN TURN THOSE IN TO THE FULL, THIS COUNTY CLERK, FOLKS THERE.
SO IF YOU WOULD, MAN, UH, STAND WITH ME AND I'VE ASKED, PRAY WITH ME.
HEAVENLY FATHER, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY, CALL COUNTY.
WE WANT TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE BE WITH US THIS MORNING.
THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE, WE DO THESE IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR WILL.
DEAR GOD BLESS US AND KEEP US SAFE.
ESPECIALLY KEEP OUR FIRST RESPONDERS SAFE AND LET THEM KNOW, LORD, THAT UH, WE APPRECIATE THEM, WE KNOW WE NEED THEM.
BE WITH OUR SOLDIERS THAT ARE OVERSEAS, FIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOM AND OUR SAFETY.
AND THEN YOUR SON'S NAME TO PRAY.
THANK FLAG FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL ON OUR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO BE IN TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AN INDIVIDUAL.
WE HAVE TWO FLAGS SOON, REGULAR DOWNSTAIRS.
WE JUST NEEDED TO PLACE TO STORE THOSE FLAGS.
SO WE JUST DOUBLED UP, UP HERE.
SO, UH, IF YOU'RE COMPLETING YOUR FORMS, I DO, UH, KNOW WE HAVE ONE ITEM, UH, WRITTEN AN ANNOUNCEMENT UNDER ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE.
COMMISSIONER ALLEN, IF YOU WOULD GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE GUEST.
RU THEY'RE NEW MEMBERS OF THE IONS.
AND SO YES, JUST WANTED TO INTRODUCE OURSELVES TO Y'ALL SO YOU KNOW THAT IT'S ALL THE COUNTY DEAL.
AND WE JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT A NEW BOARD EXCITED TO MOVE IN A NEW DIRECTION AND APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH Y'ALL.
THANK YOU, APPRECIATE, APPRECIATE SAYING OR THE SECOND MOTION.
ALRIGHT, WE'LL MOVE RIGHT ON THE AGENDA.
AGENDA FIRST ITEM IS, UH, THE CONSENT AGENDA.
AND THAT'S TO DISCUSS ACCEPTED THE RESIGNATION OF STEPHEN DAVIS FROM COLTON COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION.
UH, YOU HAVE A LETTER REGARDING HIS, UH, REQUEST TO RESIGN, UH, AND THE ITEM B IS TO DISCUSS AND OF MATTHEW C, DEPUTY FIRE MARSHAL.
AND, UH, I'M, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THOSE ITEMS ON MAKE A MOTION? HAVE A MOTION.
COMMISSIONER ALLEN TO HAVE A SECOND.
MR. PHILLIPS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE RETIREMENT OF CANINE AND TO ALLOW HIS HANDLER TAKE ON THE BUSINESS.
YOU TO, UH, HELP DOCUMENTATION ON THAT.
SHERIFF, YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE? NO, WE GOT HIM.
HE IS ABOUT TO, LIKE I SAY, HIS HANDLER IS ALSO LEAVING US, UH, WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE VET.
AND ALSO HE HAD PROBLEMS LAST YEAR ALMOST NOT CERTIFY, TRYING TO GET HIM WITH A NEW HANDLER BECAUSE, SO IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THIS DOG, BE BETTER TO RETIRE.
BOTH, THEY'RE BOTH GOING GO TOGETHER.
YEAH, WE HATE THAT, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.
ALRIGHT, THE NEXT ITEM IS, UH, WE'RE GONNA, UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER EXITING A REGULAR MEETING AND ENTERING INTO A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING
[00:05:01]
THE PROPOSED COUNTY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NUMBER.UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, MOTION COMMISSIONER ALLEN SECOND MOTION.
ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS TO DISCUSS ION OF COUNTY DEVELOPMENT, DISTRICT NUMBER ONE AND TRANSFERRING DISTRICT FUNDS AND PROPERTY AND TO COMMENTS FROM THE, WE'RE NOT GOING TO VOTE IT ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, BUT IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE CONCERNING, UH, THE DISSOLUTION OF THIS, UH, DISTRICT, UH, NOW BE THE TIME.
COME FORWARD AND GIVE YOUR NAME AND, UH, SO WE CAN HEAR YOU.
GOOD MORNING, MR. JUST STEP RIGHT HERE.
ABOUT A MONTH AGO, YOU CALLED ME UP HERE BEFORE RUN THIS DISSOLUTION OF THIS BOARD.
IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS IN THE MAKING.
UM, WIMO FARMS HAS BEEN UNDER THIS FOR, SINCE, FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.
AND IT HASN'T REALLY ACCOMPLISHED ANYTHING OF ITS GOALS TO, TO PROMOTE OR TO MAKE ANYTHING HAPPEN IN OUR AREA.
COLLECT TAXES, SALES TAXES FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS AND EVERYTHING.
IT'S JUST, IT'S SITTING THERE IN THE BANK ACCOUNT, YOU KNOW, JUST NOT DOING ANYTHING.
UM, I'VE TALKED TO MY RESIDENTS, UH, ONCE I CAN GET AHOLD OF ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS WELL AS HAVE SOME SIGNATURES THAT WANT TO GO MOVE FORWARD S FORWARD TO DISSOLVE THIS BOARD.
UM, THE PURPOSE OF, IT'S THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, EVER SINCE PROPERTY TAXES CAME OUT RECENTLY, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE UPSET ABOUT IT.
WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT THIS WAS A SALES TAX, THEY WERE, THEY WERE JUMPING ON IT WITH NO PROBLEM.
AND I'M SURE YOU GUYS, UH, PROBABLY HAVE RECEIVED CALLS FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS ABOUT IT AND PROBABLY DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF THEM BLAMING YOU AS MUCH AS THEY TRY TO BLAME ME AS WELL.
UM, WITH THIS SALES TAX GOING AWAY, IT MAKES PEOPLE MOVE, PUNCH AND
'CAUSE YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A SAY IF THIS TELE TAX STAYS OR GO TAXES, WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL.
AND, AND SO IT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL IN MY AREA, BETTER ABOUT THEIR COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND THEIR COMMISSION.
SO, OKAY, WE HAVE A VALUE RELATIONSHIP WITH MR. PHILLIPS, WHO I KEEP IN THAT WAY.
UM, WE HAVE OVER 2000 HOMES, OVER 4,000 REGISTER VOTERS IN OUR AREA.
AND I'M GONNA TRY TO KEEP HIM AS HAPPY AS POSSIBLE SO I CAN STAY ON THIS THING.
SO WE NEED, SO, UM, I'VE BEEN IN POLITICS NOT VERY LONG, AND I'VE COME TO CONCLUSIONS WHEN I'M SITTING ON YOUR SIDE, WHAT I HAVE TO DO WITH MY RESIDENTS, I TRY TO DO WHAT'S BEST AND WHAT'S RIGHT, YOU KNOW, VERY QUICKLY, THOSE TWO EVER GO WRONG AGENDA.
USUALLY WHAT'S BEST IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT'S RIGHT.
AND YOU DON'T KNOW, THERE'S NOT ALWAYS A WRONG, THERE'S NOT ALWAYS A RIGHT, THERE'S JUST WHAT'S BEST.
BUT FOR SOME REASON, THIS RULE OR THIS TASK HAS BOTH OF THEM.
IT'S WHAT'S BEST AND WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK YOU GUYS WILL, WHEN YOU SIT DOWN TO TALK ABOUT IT, YOU'LL FIND OUT IF IT WORKS THAT WAY FOR US TOO.
IT SERVES NO PURPOSE FOR OUR AREA AND IT JUST NEEDS TO COLLECT FOR NO REASON.
SO I, I'M HERE FOR PURPOSE ALARMS. JUST SIT THERE AND TRY TO GET THIS OUT OUT OUR AREA SO THAT WE CAN, SO I CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PEACE AND QUIET ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA, MY PHONE, MY EMAIL.
SO YOU SIT THERE AND SAY, NO MORE TAXES.
BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, SIR.
LAW GENERAL COUNSEL FOR THE DISTRICT SINCE JULY EIGHT, OVER THAT PERIOD OF, BUT I DON'T REALLY WANT TALK ABOUT POLITICS SITUATION.
I JUST WANNA GIVE YOU SOME FACTS AND GIVE YOU SORT OF THE LEGAL, UH, UH, POSITION HERE, UH, WITH ME IS, SO MR. BILL BAKER PRESENT OF THE BOARD, UH, KATHY DI, KATHY DI ASSOCIATES, WHO IS THE ACCOUNTANT, THE BOARD, UH, ON THE ENGINEERING HEALTH COMPARISON OF THE MAP HAS NOT MADE IT HERE YET.
UH, OF COURSE YOU'VE HEARD FROM MATT SHARMA.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS HEARING UNDER THE STATUTE IS BASICALLY TO HEAR EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY THAT THE SUPPORT, THE, THE, THE DISSOLUTION OF THE DISTRICT, WE DELIVER PACKAGE TO OF DOCUMENTS THAT WE MAKE SUPPORTS, UH, UH, THE DISTRICT.
AND I'M GONNA REFER TO, I'M GONNA KEEP THIS BRIEF AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I'VE GOT VERY AGENDA.
UH, I'VE GIVEN A PACK COPY OF THIS TO YOUR, UH, COUNTY ATTORNEY AS WELL AS TO THE, TO THE CLERK.
BUT, UH, IN TERMS OF THE PROCEDURES, I MEAN, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING PROCEEDINGS ED BY, UH, CHAPTER 3 8 3 CODE.
AND REALLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS TO GIVE YOU ANOTHER EVIDENCE SO THAT YOU CAN FIND THAT THE STATUTE SAYS THAT YOU MUST FIND UNANIMOUSLY, UH,
[00:10:01]
UH, THAT THE, A QUOTE IN THE STATUTE, THE BEST INTEREST OF COUNTY AND THE OWNERS OF PROPERTY INTEREST IN PROPERTY, THE DISTRICT WE SERVE AS REGARD.POSITION STATUTE ALSO SAYS THAT ANY INTERESTED PERSON CAN COME AND TALK AND PRESENT EVIDENCE EITHER FOR OR AGAINST THIS SOLUTION DISTRICT.
AND IN THAT REGARD, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE'VE GIVEN NOTICE OF THIS HEARING BY PUBLISHING, UH, NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER TWO TIMES ON THE 29TH AND THE 22ND OF APRIL.
IN THE, UH, UH, TERRELL TRIBU, WE POSTED NOTICE OF THIS HEARING AT FOUR DIFFERENT PLACES WITHIN THE DISTRICT AND TALKING TO YOUR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
I THINK IT'S BEEN POSTED ON YOUR LOCAL BOARD AND ON YOUR WEBSITE.
AND, UH, MATT HAS, HAS TOUCHED ON, UH, A COUPLE OF THE FACTUAL SITUATIONS HERE THAT WE THINK SUPPORTS THE DECISION TO DISSOLVE THE DISTRICT.
BUT I'M JUST GONNA RECITE THESE VERY QUICKLY AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AND OUR, OUR GROUP IS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
BUT FIRST OFF, THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THIS DISTRICT WAS CREATED INITIALLY WAS IMPROPER.
WHEN I SAY THAT IS ANYTHING OF THE COUNTY DID, BUT THE USE THAT WAS PUT, THAT DISTRICT WAS PUT TO ORIGINALLY TO FUND RESIDENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE HAVE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION THAT WAS WRITTEN IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST BY A NEW FORMER, UH, CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY THAT SAYS IF THEY THINK IT'S HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT THE USE OF OF DISTRICT REVENUES FOR THAT PURPOSE IS, IS APPROPRIATE.
SO WHAT WE WOULD SAY IS THAT THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THAT THAT WAS APPLIED, UH, DISTRICT WAS APPLIED, UH, WAS NOT PROPERLY.
THE SECOND THING THAT WE WOULD, UH, TELL YOU IS THAT THERE'S NO NECESSITY TO THIS DISTRICT.
THIS DISTRICT WAS CREATED BACK IN THAT 1999.
THEY MADE ONE ATTEMPT TO FUND TO, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE, TO SUPPORT RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
THE DISTRICT HAS DONE NOTHING SINCE THAT TIME.
UM, WE HAVE A LETTER FROM OUR, THIS IN YOUR FILE FROM OUR DISTRICT ACCOUNTANT THAT SHOWS THERE'S BEEN NO EXTINGUISHERS FOR ANY PROJECT TO PROMOTE TOURISM OR VISITORS TO THE COUNTY, WHICH IS THE MANDATE THAT THIS BOARD HAS.
SO, AND OUR ACCOUNT IS SO WILLING, UH, IS HERE TO AFFIRM THAT WE HAVE NO PROJECT'S PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD, NO PROJECT TO PROMOTE VISITORS OR TOURISM.
UH, OUR BOARD PRESIDENT BILL BAKER, HAS WRITTEN YOU A LETTER.
IT'S IN YOUR FILE AND HE'S HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THAT TODAY.
NOR IS THERE ANY PROJECT THAT'S BEEN MENTIONED TO US TO PROMOTE TOURISM VISITORS COUNTY, UH, THE MORE IMPORTANTLY THE TYPICAL, UH, THE HISTORICAL LAND USE OF THE PROPERTY.
THERE'S A MAP IN THE, IN YOUR PACKET THAT SHOWS THAT YOU HAVE OVERLAY THE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES OVER THE, UH, PHOTO, AERIAL PHOTO OF THE PROPERTY AND THE HISTORICAL LAND USE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES, THE DISTRICT IN SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
UM, SO THERE'S NO LIKELIHOOD, UH, IN THE FUTURE FOR A TYPE OF PROJECT THAT WILL PROMOTE DISTRICT OR TOURIST CONTEMPLATED BY THE STATUTE NOW PUBLIC PURPOSE OR YOU LET THE TAX YOU GENTLEMAN KNOW, THERE NEEDS TO BE A PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR THE TAX.
UH, THERE'S A CONSTITUTION OR STATE CONSTITUTION, AN ARTICLE THREE SECTION SAYS TAXES SHALL BE LEVY AND COLLECTED ONLY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.
WE'RE LEVYING IT AND IT'S IN THE BANK.
AND QUITE FRANKLY, THE ONLY THING IT'S DOING IS PAYING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS TO KEEP THE DISTRICT ALIVE AND IN GOOD STANDING.
SO THERE IS NO PUBLIC PURPOSE THERE FOR TAXES.
IT'S BEING, UH, TO CONTINUE TO, TO COLLECT THAT TAX WOULD BE CON COMPLICATORY WOULDN'T BE FAIR.
BASICALLY THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE VOTERS, THAT THE VOTERS OFF OF US WAS GIVING THE BOARD THE AUTHORITY TO LEVY A TAX TO PROMOTE TOURISM.
THE RESIDENTS ARE PAYING THE SALES FOLKS, BUT THEY'RE GETTING NOTHING FOR THAT.
SO WE'RE BASICALLY TAKING MONEY FOR NOTHING.
SO BASED UPON THAT, WE'RE REQUESTING THE BOARD, UH, THE COUNTY COMMISSION'S COURT HERE TO, UH, DISSOLVE THE DISTRICT, THE ASSETS AND FUNDS.
UH, THEY GO BACK TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION'S COURT.
UH, WE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE PROPOSED BOARD OF RESOLVING THE DISTRICT IS IN YOUR PACKET.
REVIEW THE TERMS WITH YOUR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
I THINK IT'S ACCEPTABLE TO, TO HER.
UH, WE HAVE SEVERAL LETTERS, UH, FROM RESIDENTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT, THE DISSOLVE THE DISTRICT.
AND SO, UH, I'M PREPARED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, DOCUMENTS OR AN ENGINEER ALEX RODRIGUEZ.
UH, HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT THE MAP.
SO ANY QUESTIONS THAT Y'ALL HAVE, MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE.
UH, BUT WE HOPE, UH, THAT Y'ALL FORWARD DISSOLVING, UH, COUNTY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
WE'VE HAD THIS INFORMATION ABOUT A WEEK NOW.
AND SO, UH, SOME OF IT'S INTERESTING, SOME OF IT'S NOT SO INTEREST, BUT, UH, UH, I THINK THE COMMISSIONER NOT GONNA LIE, THAT TIME OVER.
REBECCA, BEFORE, UH, MS. LUNDBERG OR MS,
[00:15:01]
WOULD YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? UH, THESE ARE OUR, YOUR HONOR, WE REVIEWED ALL THE INFORMATION AND POSTED ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE ON THE, UH, COURTHOUSE AS MR. CLAY REPRESENTED.SO I THINK EVERYTHING'S IN GOOD STANDING, HOWEVER THE COURT WOULD LIKE TO PROCEEDERS.
Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HONOR MR. BAKER? I SAID YOU'RE ANXIOUSLY WAITING.
WELL, I'M REALLY NOT, BUT I'M GOING TO
UH, YEAR OR SO AGO, Y'ALL APPOINTED FIVE INDIVIDUALS TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF THE, UH, DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, NUMBER ONE, AND THAT BOARD ELECTED ME TO BE THE PRESIDENT WE HAVE MET AND, UH, WE HAVE REVIEWED THE FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS OF THE, UH, OF THE, UH, ENTITY.
AND THE ONLY THING THAT WE CAN FIND THAT THEY'VE DONE SINCE INCEPTIONS IS TO PAY MR. CRAWFORD OR LAWYERS OR CPAS AND, UH, BOOKKEEPERS.
IT, IT, IT HAS NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO HELP THE, UH, RESIDENTS OF THAT DISTRICT.
SO IT IS WITH OUR WHOLEHEARTED, UH, UH, SUPPORT OF THE BOARD UNANIMOUSLY THAT THIS, UH, DISTRICT BE DISSOLVED, THAT THE TAX LEVIED ON THESE INDIVIDUALS BE STOPPED.
UH, ONE OTHER THING WE WOULD ASK.
WE KNOW THAT, UH, THE MONEY AND, AND RIGHT NOW, AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THERE'S ABOUT $126,000 IN THE BANK ACCOUNT.
THERE WILL PROBABLY BE A LITTLE MORE ONCE THIS IS DONE.
IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT WINDMILL FARMS PAYS THE, UH, CARLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, UH, UH, MONEY EACH YEAR TO PROVIDE, UH, UH, SECURITY FOR THAT AREA.
UH, ALTHOUGH WE KNOW Y'ALL HAVE A RIGHT TO USE THE MONEY AS YOU WISH, WE WOULD ASK THAT Y'ALL CERTAINLY CONSIDER THAT THIS MONEY TO BE, UH, USED PAID TO THE, OR HOWEVER YOU CAN DO IT TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO OFFSET THE COST OF A YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF OF THAT MONEY THAT THOSE PEOPLE WOULD BE PAYING.
I KNOW THAT THE, THE WHOLE MATH AREA OF THE DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT RUNS A LITTLE OUTSIDE WINDMILL FARMS, BUT, UH, WE CERTAINLY THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD USE, UH, FOR THIS MONEY.
UH, AND AND ITS USE, WAS THAT VOTED ON BY THE BOARD OR? IT WAS, AND THAT WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE BOARD.
IT WAS A RECOMMENDATION OF THE BOARD.
OF COURSE, OBVIOUSLY COMMISSIONERS HAS, WE UNDERSTAND THAT AND IF THERE, WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S LEGALITIES WITH THAT, UH, BUT THAT WOULD CERTAINLY BE OUR HOPE THAT Y'ALL COULD DO THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS? MR. THANK, THANK YOU ALSO.
AND I'M THE ACCOUNT DISTRICT AND I HAVE BEEN SINCE JULY OF 2008.
UM, THERE IS APPROXIMATELY $30,000 REASON I APPROXIMATELY IS SALES TIME AND I DON'T HAVE THAT AMOUNT YET.
SO, UH, IT HAS BEEN RUNNING ABOUT 7,000.
SO, AND THEN DEPENDING UPON, AS BILL SAID, $7,000.
AND, AND AS BILL SAID, UM, THERE MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM THE TIME THAT IF, IF AND WHEN THINGS WERE AROUND.
SO, UM, I'VE BEEN PAYING THE BILLS FOR THE BUSINESS SINCE 2008.
I'VE BEEN MAINTAINING THE FINANCIAL RECORDS AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO EXPENDITURES FOR ANY KIND OF PROJECT THAT WOULD PROMOTE TOURISM OR VISITORS TO, TO COUNTY.
THE PROPER'S ALREADY SPOKEN, I BELIEVE.
ANYBODY ELSE HERE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING? I HAVEN'T CALLED ON BUT THE, LIKE, TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BEFORE WE ADJOURN OR ADJOURN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE A TO SPEAK BEFORE WE ADJOURN THE PUBLIC HEARING? ANYONE ELSE? OKAY, I'LL, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION NOW TO ADJOURN THE, UH, PUBLIC, UH, HEARING THE ITEM NUMBER SIX MAKES THAT MOTION A SECOND.
WE'LL MOVE DOWN TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVE ORDER OR DON'T HEAR OR ANY PETITION OR
[00:20:01]
THE DISILLUSION COUNTY ONE AND TRANSFERRING DISTRICT FUNDS AND HAVE A MOTION OR ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT SECOND COMMISSIONER ALLEN TO ANY OTHER DISCUSSION.SO WE JUST SECOND, WE JUST RESOLVE RIGHT NOW, RIGHT? AS FAR AS THE MONEY LATER OR, YEAH, WHENEVER WE KNOW THE EXACT AMOUNT, UH, THAT WAY WE'LL KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THAT.
THEN WE'LL ASK LEGAL TO DETERMINE WHAT THEIR REQUEST IS.
OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTION?
OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH GENTLEMEN.
WE APPRECIATE THE EFFORT THAT THE DISTRICT MADE.
IT'S UNUSUAL TO GOVERNMENTAL AND SO THAT'S GOOD.
SO PASSED HOUSE NOW WE'RE HOPING INTO YOUR INCOME BECAUSE YOU NOT SERVICES.
RANDY, RICHARD, DEPARTMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT.
I BELIEVE HAD EVERYBODY KNOWS OFFICE DOWN, THE NUMBERS ARE GONNA BE DOWN.
GOOD NEWS IS SO, UH, HE KNOWS THERE'S A, A LARGE BACK LOG.
A LOT OF A LOT OF PHONE CALLS BEING ANDREW ON HIS PHONE.
OFFICER DPP HAS BEEN DOING WHAT HE CAN STILL TAKE CARE OF WHAT HE, ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? BACK AND FORTH.
YOU'RE GONNA NOTICE THERE'S A PARDON? YEAH.
UH, THAT'S, I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SET A ON THAT OR ANYTHING THAT THEY POP UP.
I DUNNO IF IT'S MAYBE SPRING CLEANING CONCEPT MAKING THINGS CLEANED UP LOT.
SPRING CLEAN LAST FRIDAY AREA.
AND THAT'S ABOUT ALL THAT WE COULD ATTRIBUTE THAT MAYBE NEVER SAID THEY WERE THE RIGHT THING.
GETTING RID THE FACT THAT WE'RE, THAT DEPARTMENT STILL GOT ON THE PRETTY MUCH AN EVEN KEEL.
YOU'LL SEE THE, UH, THE DEPOSITS DOWN THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.
THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD PROJECTION.
THIS DEPARTMENT CONTINUES TO GROW THAT GULF COUNTY CONTINUES TO GROW.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR FIRE MARSHAL? PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND ELSE ENVIRONMENTAL? THE ISSUE TO WE HAVE LAST COMMISSIONER COURT IS GOING AWAY THAT, UH, YES.
THE, UH, COURT ORDER THAT THE COURT PROVIDED SYSTEM, EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL WITH THAT CONTRACT HAS BEEN FORWARD.
[00:25:09]
BEFORE.BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM, THIS IS SOMEWHAT RELATED, UH, KIND OF, I LIKE FOR EACH COMMISSION KIND GIVE US AN UPDATE ON HOW TO CLEAN UP.
WHEN I'VE HEARD DIFFERENCE STORIES, HUGE TURNOUT PRECINCT ONE.
THIS IS MY FIRST ONE TO EXPERIENCE AND I DIDN'T KNOW THERE MANY PEOPLE JUST, UH, IT WAS JUST WAY DOWN THE ROAD ALL THE WAY BACK TO 34 SOMETIMES.
AND BECAUSE WE WERE DOING THE CITY IN OUR PRECINCT, THE CITY, THE COUNTY THE SAME DAY.
AND SO WE DOUBLED UP ON THE GUYS WORKED HARD STUFF.
SO YEAH, MY GUYS WORKED HARD TO AND VERY BUSY DAY PROBABLY.
BUT I KNOW THAT, UH, THEY, THEY KIND OF ENJOY IT.
THEY, THEY LIKE BARBECUE AND THEY WANT THANK THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TOO, SENDING US SOME EXTRA HELP.
MAKE SURE THEY PAYING LOT OF SEND THEM OVER TO PAY THE RENT BILL.
THEY SAID YOU DIDN'T BEAT THEM TIRED.
YEAH, THEY REALLY LIKE HAMBURGERS.
WE, UH, 37 DUMPSTERS UP THERE IN OUR PRECINCT AND UH, YOU KNOW, THE GUYS DID A HECK JOB.
THEY COOKED BRISKET IN OUR, OUR PROBABLY THE PRISONERS REALLY ENJOYED THAT.
UH, BUT, UH, WE PUBLISHED, I POSTED PICTURES, UH, YESTERDAY ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, UM, CA COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT THREE ON FACEBOOK THERE WE GOT ABOUT, OH GOSH, AGAIN, WE HAVE A LINE JUST LIKE Y'ALL DID.
UH, AND IT WAS JUST LOADED UP.
YEAH, IF YOU COME FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS, IT WAS VISIT AND YOU RECEIVED KUDOS FROM OUR NEIGHBOR THAT BROUGHT A BUNCH OF STUFF.
HE SAID THEY WERE ON THAT AND HE SAID, I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA HAVE TO HELP UNLOAD.
HE SAID NO, THEY JUST UNLOADED IT.
SO YOU GOT A THUMBS UP THERE? NOT ONE, ONE THAT FULL MATT? YEAH.
AND UH, THE CONSTABLES, IT'S GOOD THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND, AND BROW SEND THE TREASURES AND SAID THEY LOVE TO EAT.
WE HAD TO SCOOT THEM AWAY FROM THE TABLE FROM TIME TO TIME TO WORK.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT THEY WERE, IT WAS GOOD.
ENJOYED THE ONE THE MORE POPULAR THAT WE DO, PAY DIVIDENDS AND CERTAINLY PROBABLY HELPS YOUR DEPARTMENT.
ITEM NUMBER NINE NOW IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING AN ORDER AUTHORIZING MEMORIAL DAY FIREWORK SALES UNDER OCCUPATIONS CODE 21 54 2 2 1.
AND SO WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE THAT WISH TO SPEAK TO, UH, THIS DISCUSS AND VOTE.
ONE IS NATHAN BULLARD, WHO LIVES ON THE COUNTY ROAD 34 15, AND THEN ALSO MARY BULLARD, UH, WHO LIVES AT, UH, ON GRIFFITH AVENUE IN TERRELL.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO COME FORWARD YES, SIR.
UH, BELIEVE YOU'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT, WHAT THE ITEM IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
COMMISSIONERS, UH, MY NAME'S NATHAN BULLARD.
UH, THE PRIOR BUSINESS HAS BEEN MY FAMILY MY ENTIRE LIFE.
UM, AND OF COURSE SHE HAS ARE VERY FAMILIAR.
SO 4TH OF JULY, 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY WHERE FIREWORKS ARE, UH, PART OF THE TRADITION AND BEEN AROUND FOR MANY YEARS.
OF COURSE THAT, UM, ALSO THE NEW YEAR E HOLIDAY, UH, THE STATE LEGISLATORS HAS PASSED A LAW THAT ALLOWS, UH, THE ADDITIONAL CELL FIREWORKS DURING SAME CENTER DAY, TEXAS INDEPENDENCE DAY AND AS WELL AS MEMORIAL DAY.
MEMORIAL DAY IS THE HOLIDAY WHERE OUR FAMILY FEELS LIKE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO OPEN AND BE SUCCESSFUL DURING THAT HOLIDAY.
UM, JUST HERE TO, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE ORDINANCE AND HOPE YOU GUYS WILL CONSIDER IT.
A COUPLE OF THE, UM, I GUESS CONCERNS THAT I KNOW THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR THIS ORDINANCE IS A FIRE CONCERN.
ME AND MR. RICHARDS KIND OF BRIEFED
[00:30:01]
THIS, SPOKE THIS MORNING.I KNOW THAT HE'S SOMEWHAT CONCERNED OF THAT.
I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR YOU, UH, COMMISSIONERS AND, AND YOUR HONOR TO CONSIDER THAT THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY FALLS IN THE SPRING AND FIREWORKS.
THE BIGGEST CONCERN WITH FIREWORKS IS WILDFIRES, GRASS FIRES, UH, STRUCTURE FIRES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAYS FALLS IN THE SPRINGTIME WHEN MOST OF THE TIME, MOST OF THE YEARS ARE GRASS IS GREEN AND THERE'S THREAT OF FIRES IS VERY LOW.
UM, THE OTHER CONCERNS THAT, UM, I'VE ENCOUNTERED WITH COMMISSIONERS ON THE SAME ORDINANCE IS MEMORIAL DAY IS A SOMBER HOLIDAY.
AND SO SOME PEOPLE MAY FIND THAT THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY AND DISCHARGING FIREWORKS DON'T GO AHEAD.
AND, UM, I SOMEWHAT AGREE WITH THAT.
UM, I DO BELIEVE THAT MEMORIAL DAY, THE SOMBER HOLIDAY, THE HOLIDAY TO SUPPORT AND TO REMEMBER THOSE THAT GIVEN IN THEIR LIFE TO OUR COUNTRY, BUT ALSO LIKE TO CONSIDER OR FOR YOU TO CONSIDER THE MEMORIAL DAY AS DAY HOLIDAY ABOUT AMERICA.
IT'S A HOLIDAY ABOUT CELEBRATING OUR FREEDOM.
UM, AND SO BASICALLY CELEBRATING WHAT THOSE PEOPLE HAVE DIED FOR.
AND I BELIEVE THAT FIREWORKS IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO DO THAT.
IT'S, IT'S NOT ONLY IS MEMORIAL DAY, UM, AROUND THE COUNTRY CELEBRATING WITH FIREWORKS, IT'S EVEN CELEBRATED ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN EVERY MEMORIAL DAY.
THEY HAVE ONE OF THE LARGEST FIREWORKS IN THE COUNTRY ON MEMORIAL DAY.
AND I FEEL LIKE IT'S, UH, UH, A BENEFIT TO THE CITIZENS OF COLTON COUNTY TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE AND DISCHARGE POWERS ON THAT HOLIDAY.
AND, UH, I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY TO ADDRESS CAN AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN SUPPORT THIS ORDINANCE.
COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONERS, DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. BULLER? NO.
MR. MILLER, ARE YOU PRESENT HERE? MARRIED MEGAN.
UH, NATHAN IS MY SON AND HE'S RAISING THE FIREWORKS BUSINESSES SPOKE.
AND I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE THREE HOLIDAYS THAT NATHAN MENTIONED, AND HE DID COVER MOST OF THE THINGS THAT I, I WOULD TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
SO I DON'T WANT THOSE, BUT I WANTED TO TELL THE COMMISSIONS WE ARE SEVERAL BUSINESS PEOPLE IN OUR COUNTY THAT WILL RELY ON THESE ADDITIONAL HOLIDAYS.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, TO MY KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO A COMMISSIONER'S COURT APPARENT WE TALKED ABOUT, BUT NOT BROUGHT UP.
I SPENT SOME TIME WITH MR. RICHARDS IN HIS OFFICE FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS OF THE, OF THIS, UH, OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, ABOUT WHETHER THEY WOULD CONSIDER THIS OR NOT.
AND AT THE TIME, I DID RESPECTFULLY LISTEN TO, HE DISAGREED ABOUT A FEW THINGS, SOME OTHER THINGS, LET THEM, BUT THAT CONVERSATION PUT INTO A NUTSHELL WHAT I TOOK WITH ME.
MR. RICHARDS TOLD ME HE COULDN'T CONDONE, BUT HE TOLD ME, HE SAID, I'LL SUPPORT WHATEVER COMMISSION I SAID DO AND I'LL PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY AND LIVE.
SO I APPRECIATE MR. RICHARDS IN JUST CONSIDERATION.
UH, AS NATHAN MENTIONED, THERE'S UM, I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND ONE OF THE MAIN THINGS THAT OUR RETAILERS ARE FACING IS THE ABILITY TO COMPETE, UH, THE SURROUNDING IES.
MOST OF THEM AND Z HUNT ANDERSON HAVE ALREADY, UH, APPROVED THE SALE OF FIREWORKS DURING THE MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY.
AND SO WHAT WE FACE HERE AS SMALL BUSINESS PEOPLE IS THIS, A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THEY CROSS THROUGH ANOTHER LINE BY THE
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP OUR DOORS OPEN AND KEEP OUR BUSINESSES RUNNING.
I THINK I LOOKED AROUND THE ROOM, I'VE SEEN SEVERAL FIREWORKS PEOPLE THAT I VISITED WITH THIS WEEK.
MOST OF 'EM ARE JUST, UH, SMALL BUSINESS FAMILY BUSINESSES AND THEY EXPRESSED HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO BE ABLE TO, TO, UH, BE OPEN.
AND UH, AS NATHAN SAID, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS I'VE ANSWER, I'D BE GLAD TO.
AND SO MY REQUEST IS, IS THAT YOU ALLOW THE CELL FIREWORKS DURING THE MEMORIAL PERIOD.
ONE THING THAT WASN'T MENTIONED, THE MEMORIAL PERIOD, AS, AS THE OTHER TWO ADDITIONAL PERIODS ARE VERY SHORT, IS FROM MAY THE 24TH UNTIL THE 29TH, JUST SIX DAYS.
AND SO IT'S JUST OVER THAT MEMORIAL WEEKENDS.
SO IT'S NOT THE LONGER PERIODS LIKE WE'VE SEEN IN THE OTHER TWO MAJOR
EVERYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YES, SIR.
ON THE SECOND MR. I DID READ IN THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, I COULDN'T FIND IT IN THE AGENDA BECAUSE THE AGENDAS DON'T QUITE KEEP UP, YOU KNOW, TO WHERE WE CAN READ IT OFFICIALLY.
BUT THAT'S WHAT I HAD, I KNOW HUNT COUNTY APPROVED ALL THREE HOLIDAYS BECAUSE I WAS AT THAT
[00:35:01]
UNTIL AFTER ADOPTION.SIR, DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT
THEY WENT AHEAD AND OH, I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE WERE AND VAN OUT THE POLL THAT I HAVE, UH, DALLAS, ROCKWELL AND ELLIS COUNTY HAVE NOT, UH, I HAVE NOT HEARD DALLAS DALLAS.
DALLAS DOESN'T HAVE ANY, YOU GET THE WHOLE COUNTY HAS BANNED POWER.
AND UH, IN COUNTY, I'VE NOT HAD A RESPONSE BACK WITH THEM YET.
BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE ADOPTED, AND I BELIEVE THEY DID LAST YEAR AS WELL.
I, I ACTUALLY ATTENDED THAT MEETING AND IT WAS AFFORDABLE VOTE AND UH, I WAS ACTUALLY THERE.
SO WE'RE ASKING FOR JUST ONE HOLIDAY.
THE WAY THAT THIS READS IS THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADOPT ALL THREE OR ONE OF ANY.
AND I DIDN'T COME FORWARD TO THE OTHER TWO HOLIDAYS, UH, BECAUSE I WANTED TO FOR THE MEMORIAL DAY BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS FINANCIALLY ONE OF BE THE BEST ONE FOR THE VENDORS.
BUT, UH, ALSO IT'S A FEDERAL HOLIDAY.
THE OTHER TWO ARE VERY UNIQUE TO TEXAS.
THEY'RE TEXAS HOLIDAYS AND, UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE, SO MANY NEW PEOPLE HERE, THEY DON'T EVEN REALIZE.
THOSE HAVE UNFORTUNATE THAT, UH, TEXAS HAS A VERY RICH CULTURE, BUT THE FEDERAL HOLIDAY IS MUCH MORE RECOGNIZABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE UH, STATUTE ALSO INDICATES THAT JUST BECAUSE YOU, IF YOU DO APPROVE IT TODAY, THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S ALWAYS, THIS HAS BEEN DONE EACH YEAR.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE'LL HAVE TO BOTHER THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT IF WE WANNA COME AND ASK FOR ANYTHING ELSE BECAUSE THIS IS JUST A ONE, ONE PERIOD AT A TIME.
BUT YOU DO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON ANY ONE OF THREE OR IF YOU WANT SOME, UH, SOME, UH, COUNTIES DO IT THAT WAY.
SO I WAS, UH, OPEN LAST YEAR AT MEMORIAL BAY IN HUNT COUNTY.
I HAVE A FIREWORKS DOWN OVER THERE TOO.
I WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED THAT THE, UH, PEOPLE WERE VERY INTERESTED IN AND CURIOUS ABOUT ONE, THEY WERE OPEN.
SO IT TURNED OUT TO BE A GOOD EXPERIENCE.
UH, MY DAD ALWAYS SAYS IT FOR A SMALL BUSINESS TODAY ONLY NEVER THAN A DAY CLOSE NO MATTER WHAT.
AND SO THAT'S WHAT SMALL BUSINESS IS ALL ABOUT.
ALRIGHT, OTHER, I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF LETTERS HERE THAT I'D LIKE TO READ HERE.
UH, DO WE HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. FULLER OR ANYTHING ELSE? I CAN.
DID RECEIVE A ONE, I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND READ IT QUICK HERE, SIR.
REGARDS TO THE AGENDA OF THE UPCOMING COUNCIL MEETING ON MONDAY MAY 1ST I WOULD ISSUE TRADITIONALLY AGO THE RETAILER SPENT MONEY ON PROPERTY AND BILLINGS REALIZING THAT THE ORIGINAL 21 7 DAYS OR YEARS WERE NOT ENOUGH.
THOSE WE NOW HAVE HANDS ON STORES, WHICH IN MY OPINION IS VERY DANGEROUS TO THE CONSUMER, ALTHOUGH ALSO 2% SALES TAX HAS BEEN ABANDONED.
THIS SALES TAX FIRE, YOU'LL HEAR THE ARGUMENT THAT OTHER COUNTIES ARE SHUTTING APPROVED, BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE MORE IMPORTANT THAT KAUFMAN COUNTY FIRE OFFICIAL VFDS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ENJOY THE HOLIDAY WITHOUT THE THREAT OF POSSIBLE FIRES.
MEMORIAL DAY SHOULD BE A DAY TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED FOR THE FREEDOM OF OUR COUNTRY, NOT ANOTHER WAY TO MAKE MONEY.
NICHOLSON WAS WHOLESALE FIREWORKS AND I HAVE HIS NUMBER HERE.
THE NEXT ONE, UH, IS EMAIL, UH, FROM, UH, MR. J PHILLIPS.
UH, AND THIS WENT TO THE FIRE MARSHAL AND SAID, I'M AGAINST THE SELLING OF FIREWORKS DURING TWO ADDITIONAL DAYS A YEAR.
HERE'S WHY AT THE TIME, UH, THEY HAVE HERE IN JULY AND DECEMBER ARE ALREADY TAXING ON ALL OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTY, DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND OF WEATHER CONDITIONS, UH, THAT EXIST.
IF THE COURT WERE TO APPROVE THE DATE ON A YEARLY BASIS AND SEEK INPUT FROM YOUR OFFICE ON WHETHER OR NOT CONDITIONS ARE USE TO ALLOW FIREWORKS TO BE SOLD, I WOULD SAY YES.
I'M SURE ONCE THEY APPROVE THOSE DATES, IT'S GONNA BE HARD TO CONTROL THAT OR TAKE IT BACK.
THE ADDITIONAL DAYS APPROVED BY THE
[00:40:01]
LAW THAT YOU'VE LISTED ARE SOME OF THE DRY DAYS, MONTHS WE HAVE PENDING AGAIN ON THE WEATHER.ALSO, THESE DAYS ALLOW PEOPLE TO STOCK UP ON FIREWORKS MUCH LIKE THEY DO DURING JULY NEW YEARS AND CONTINUE SHOOTING THEM FOR MONTHS AFTER THEY WERE PURCHASED.
ALSO, INCREASING OUR CALL VOLUME.
AND SOME, I WOULD SAY THESE TWO FIREWORKS STANDS ARE OF COURSE, ONE TO MAKE MONEY.
HOWEVER, TAXES, OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT RESOURCES AND UH, POLICE RESOURCES DURING THIS TIME AND NO RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT.
IN THE END, IT IS GOING TO COST THE TAXPAYERS MORE AND DRAIN THE RESOURCES OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS OUT CHASING FIRE.
CAUSE THIS, UH, THIS NOT EVEN TO TOUCH THE PROPERTY DAMAGE THAT COULD OCCUR DURING THIS TIME, EXPECT TO LEAVE JL PHILLIPS, JOSH PHILLIPS, SENIOR SPECIAL AGENT, PUBLIC SAFETY UNION, PACIFIC POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, SO THOSE ARE TWO, UH, OPINIONS THAT WOULD PROCEED FROM THE PEOPLE, UH, THAT ARE OPPOSED THE, UH, UH, FIREWORK SALES.
AND, UH, SO TELL WHAT YOUR RANDY DO, BY THE WAY, YOU HAVE A RECOMMENDATION.
I SPOKE WITH BARRY NATION EARLIER.
UH, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO PROMOTING BUSINESS IN COUNTY.
I THINK WE NEED TO DO THAT, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, AND I'VE EXPRESSED MY CONCERN TO THEM, I AM CONCERNED ANYTIME THAT WE PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN INCREASED RISK OF FIRE OR INCREASED RISK OF LIFE SAFETY, I HAVE CONCERNS.
AND THAT'S NOT CONDUCIVE WITH WHAT MY DEPARTMENT IS DESIGNED TO DO.
YOU, I'VE SUPPORTED ON IT FOR THAT REASON.
UH, ONE OF MY BIGGER CONCERNS BESIDES THAT WOULD BE, UH, I WISH THERE WAS SOME WAY THAT WE HAD ENOUGH FORCES AT EVERY STREET CORNER, WHATEVER, TO HAVE PEOPLE CLEAN THEIR MESS UP WHEN THEY'RE DONE.
THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TRACKS LEFT ON STATE HIGHWAY ROAD THAT WE, WE SPENT THREE DAYS OVER THERE AFTER FOUR, TWO.
I ALWAYS CLEANED IT UP THOSE MILES.
IT TAKES US, IN ALL FAIRNESS, I DID THE POLL AND YOU KNOW, THERE WERE AT LEAST HALF OF DID SUPPORT DID THE POLL AREA OF OUR DEPARTMENTS AND, UH, NO, NO OPINION OR OTHER RESPONSE.
THE STATE OFFICERS OFFICE PRETTY ISSUE.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY COMMENTS? WELL, YOU KNOW, I KIND OF, MY PRIOR LIFE WAS FIRE, THE FIRE SERVICE.
SO I UNDERSTAND WHERE RANDY'S COMING FROM AND, AND FROM THAT VIEWPOINT, UM, I WOULD SAY NO, BUT, YOU KNOW, AND I'VE GOT A LOT OF, A LOT OF PEOPLE CONTACTING ME, ALL SIDES.
UH, SOME OF BOBCAT AT FIRE DEPARTMENTS DON'T CARE.
SOME OF 'EM ARE PRETTY ADAMANT THEY DON'T WANT IT.
UH, BUT I, THIS TIME OF YEAR, IT'S GREENED.
WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HAY VALVES, FIELDS.
THAT'S THE ONLY DRY GRASS AROUND.
BUT, UH, IF I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PRIVATE BUSINESSES IS INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS OWNERS NEED TO TRY TO MAKE A LIVING TO, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT WOULD CAUSE IT TO SUFFER THE TWO BIG HOLIDAYS IF THEY HAVE FREE HOLIDAYS.
I'VE HEARD SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT, THAT THEY HAVE TOO MANY OPPORTUNITIES ABOUT FIREWORKS.
THEY WON'T GO AND BUY A BUNCH OF FIREWORKS FROM THE OTHER TODAY.
UH, MAYBE WHAT I'LL LOOK AT IS IF IT'S A YEAR TO YEAR DEAL, DO IT WANTS TO KEEP TRACK OF RECORDS, SEE WHAT KIND OF IMPACT IT HAS ON US WITH ENFORCEMENT, WITH INSPECTIONS, YOU KNOW, IF IT STARTS TAXING OUR COUNTY RESOURCES AND FOR VOLUNTEER FIREPLACE, SEE AN INCREASE IN
I MEAN, I I I DON'T SEE TRYING ONCE TO SEE WHERE WE'RE AT, IF IT DOESN'T MAKE A BE IMPACT ON US, DISCUSS IT.
AND I THINK WE CAN ALWAYS, WE CAN ALWAYS SAY THE STATUS.
IF IT DOES FALL DOES SMALL, WE CAN FIX IT NOW, SHERIFF WISHES SECOND.
THE ONE THING I'D SAY, IF Y'ALL APPROVE IT WITH THE, WITH THE CAT SYSTEM, EVERYTHING WE DO, WE CAN GENERATE THE COST FOR SERVICE EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED ON THIS DAY.
AND WE'LL GET YOU A REPORT THAT'S THE END OF THESE THESE DAYS.
AND THEN WE CAN TELL WHAT IMPACT IT HAD ON OUR RESOURCES.
IT IMPACTS US JUST AS MUCH AS IT DOES FIRE OF EVERYBODY CALLING ABOUT THEM SHEET FIREWORKS.
SO THAT WAY WHEN WE SEE THE TRUE IMPACT OF WHAT IT'S DONE, BRING IT BACK OFFICE AND Y'ALL GO, THAT,
[00:45:01]
THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.WE DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OPENING UP.
UH, WE'RE NOT CERTAIN AT THIS POINT IN TIME UNTIL THEY DO COME FORWARD AND OPEN UP AND WE MAY NEED TO RECONSIDER TO OUR OFFICE.
CURRENTLY WE HAVE THE ONE TIME APPLICATION TO CUT THE TWO SEASONS BECAUSE MOST EVERYONE OPENED UP SEASONS.
IF WE DO HAVE A LOT OF THE ADDITIONAL FIREWORK STANDS THAT GO INTO THIS, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 30% INCREASE IN THE WORK.
SO, UH, WE CAN EVALUATE IT LATER.
I KNOW IT CAN'T BE DONE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE MAY CONSIDER A SINGULAR, UH, FEE FOR EACH SEASON OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT JUST TO COVER THE EXPENSES OF THE INSPECTIONS.
TYPICAL EACH INDIVIDUAL FIREWORK SEASON YOU GO OUT AND MAKE SURE WE HAVE, IT'S NOT JUST ONE TIME AND THEN YOU TRUST FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
BUT WE'VE NEVER DONE A, WE'VE JUST ON THE CALLS ON JULY 4TH OR ANYTHING.
NO, I MEAN WE'VE HAD 'EM, BUT WE'VE NEVER DONE SOME STATISTIC STUDY ON IT.
SO, BUT THIS WAY WE CAN, WE CAN DO THAT INTO A VOTE.
SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH BECAUSE THIS, WE COULD DO IT ON JULY THE FOURTH, THEN NEXT YEAR COME BACK AND SAY, WELL, IT DIDN'T HAVE A GREAT IMPACT SO, SO BAD.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? NO, I'M NOT HAPPY WITH THE TRADE SITUATION ALONE.
YOU KNOW, IF THEY, IF THEY WERE TO RESPECT OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY, BUT, YOU KNOW, COMES DOWN THE ROAD.
JUDGE, I HAVE ONE MORE COMMENT MR. PHILLIPS.
OUR, UH, INDUSTRY IS A LOT OF SELF-REGULATING.
WHEN WE SEE SOMETHING THAT'S WRONG, WE TRY TO CORRECT IT WITHOUT THE LAW HAVING TO BE CHANGED.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I DID TALK TO, UH, JAKE'S FIREWORKS WAS ONE OF THE MAJOR SUPPLIERS IN THIS AREA.
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN ON OUR PART WITHOUT BEING, UH, LEGALLY SUPPORTED TO HAVE TO DO THIS AND ASK OUR CUSTOMERS TO PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY.
WE ARE GOING IN A, IN A WAY TO PROMOTE THE SAFETY OF OUR PRODUCTS, WHICH WE DO THAT IN AT MY STANDS ALL THE TIME.
BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO SAY, BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AND BE RESPECTFUL OF NOT ONLY THE TRASH SITUATIONS BUT THE TIMING OF FIREWORKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE'RE TAKING AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN TO THIS AND WE'RE GONNA START AT THIS HOLIDAY IF WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.
I, YOU KNOW, LIKE MIKE, I MEAN IN MY PREVIOUS LIFE, YOU KNOW, AS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE IMPACT AS FAR AS WE SAW WASN'T THAT GREAT, BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOTHING WE COULDN'T HANDLE.
AND PERSONALLY, I'M, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THESE FOLKS OPENING THEIR STANDS, SO, OKAY.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE VOTES YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN ON THAT.
UH, ONE OF THOSE, YOU KNOW HOW YOU FEEL AS AN INDIVIDUAL.
SO I, I GUESS I'M READY FOR A MOTION TO, UH, ORDER THE AUTHORIZATION AND MOTOR A FIREWORKS MOTION.
MR. ALLEN, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND MR. BARBER SECONDS AND I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO RAISE YOUR HANDS ON THIS ONE, ON THIS MOTION.
SO WE CAN MAKE, THAT'S WHAT THE RESOLUTION STATES IS.
BUT I MEAN AS FAR AS YES, KEEPING THE DATA THAT BE PART OF THE MOTION.
I GOT ALL, SO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
SO THE MOTION CARRIES THREE TO TWO.
WE'LL, UH, WISH YOU WELL IN YOUR ENDEAVOR AND, UH, SO, UH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS IS THE WAY DEMOCRACY WORKS.
UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER 10 NOW IS TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE EDGE WATER ADDITION PHASE ONE IMPROVEMENT.
AND I KNOW WE WERE WAITING ON OUT.
I DON'T SPEAK BASICALLY TODAY I'M ON BEHALF JUMP AND THE DEVELOPERS, UM,
[00:50:01]
I PREPARED A CONTRACT WHERE WE ARE BASICALLY AGREEING TO ALLOW THE EDGEWATER SUBDIVISION TO GO AHEAD AND START SELLING LOTS WHEN THE FINAL PLAT IS APPROVED.THAT BEFORE THE ROADS ARE FULLY CONSTRUCTED.
AND WHAT THIS, WHAT THIS, UM, CONTRACT BASICALLY DOES IS IT ALLOWS, UM, THE OWNER DEVELOPER TO DEPOSIT MONEY WOULD BE ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS, A LITTLE OVER $900,000 INTO THE
AND IT'S THE COST BASED ON THE ESTIMATE TO ESTIMATES TO PREPARE THE ROAD BASE AND TO PREPARE, UM, THE ASPHALT ROADS SO THAT BELMAN WILL DEPOSIT THE ENTIRE MONEY INTO A PARKLAND COUNTY LINE ITEM.
AND THEN THAT MONEY WILL BE USED TO PAY THE, UM, CONTRACTORS AS THOSE ROADS ARE COMPLETED.
AND THE ROADS HAVE TO BE COMPLETED, I BELIEVE, UM, WITHIN ONE YEAR OR, UM, LET ME LOOK AT THE, THE, UM, THE DEVELOPER'S OBLIGATIONS ARE THAT, UM, THE ROADS WILL BE, UM, WILL BE COMPLETED.
UM, BUT BEFORE, UM, THE PHASE TWO SELLING BEGINS, IT'S BASICALLY THE SUBDIVISION WILL HAVE TWO PHASES OF PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO AND UM, THE ROADS WILL BE DEDICATED TO THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
THEY'LL NEVER BE DEDICATED TO THE COUNTY, BUT THEY WILL MEET THE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS FOR ROADS S AND UM, WAS THAT OUR ENGINEERING PART, THEY 80 DAYS THEY'RE OUT THERE AND THEY'RE PAYING FOR FOR, AND YES, THE DEVELOPER IS PAYING FOR THE, UM, THE ENGINEERING FEES AND THAT'S THE ONE BLANK IN THE CONTRACT IS WE'RE WAITING FOR OUR ENGINEERS TO GET US THOSE FINAL FEES.
BUT, UM, BASICALLY WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS WHEN THE FINAL PLAT IS, IS UM, APPROVED AND IF THIS AGREEMENT IS APPROVED, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE THE DATE FOR THAT FINAL PLAT.
AND IF, UM, WHEN THE ROADS ARE BUILT, THEY WILL HAVE TO BE APPROVED BY OUR ENGINEERS.
IF THERE'S NOT, IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S NOT APPROVED, IT'LL GO BACK TO THE CONTRACTORS, THEY'LL HAVE 10 DAYS TO APPROVE IT.
AND BASICALLY THAT PROCESS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE ROADS ARE APPROVED AND THE ROADS HAVE TO BE FINISHED WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE DATE OF THE FINAL PLA AGREEMENT.
AND SO THE COUNTY, WE BELIEVE THE COUNTY IS PROTECTED AND, AND COMMISSIONER ALLEN AND I HAVE WORKED ON THIS BY, UM, FIRST OF ALL, THE MONEY IS THERE TO PAY.
SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENED, WORST CASE SCENARIO, THE DEVELOPER LEFT AND IT'S CASH AND WE DON'T HAVE TO PROVE WITH THE BOND.
INSURANCE COMPANIES AND ALL THAT.
IT'S CASH MONEY THAT WILL BE WIRED TO THE ACCOUNT UPON FINAL APPROVAL OF THE PLAT.
AND IT'S THERE WHERE THE CONTRACTOR CAN, THE MONEY CAN BE RELEASED AS SOON AT TO THE CONTRACTORS BY THE COUNTY AS SOON AS OUR ENGINEERS INSPECT AND SAY THAT ROAD IS OKAY.
BASICALLY THE DEVELOPER COMPANY, WHICH IS CEDAR CREEK PRESERVATION, LLC, THEY'VE DONE THIS IN TWO OTHER COUNTIES IN, UM, IN NORTH TEXAS.
AND, UM, COMMISSIONER ALLEN, REBECCA AND I WENT AND LOOKED AT THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS THAT THEY'VE DONE AND WHAT THEY DO IS THEY GO IN AND UM, IT'S PRIMARILY IS PRIMARILY LAKEFRONT SUBDIVISIONS WHERE THE DEVELOPER DOES NOT DO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HOMES.
INDIVIDUAL LAKE PROPERTY OWNERS WILL BUILD THEIR OWN HOMES, BUT AFTER THE ROAD BASE IS COMPLETED AND THEY DO A LIMESTONE TYPE OF BASE, THEY ALLOW THE HOMEOWNERS TO START, UM, TO START BUILDING OR START SELLING AND TO START BUILDING THESE HOMES.
AND THEN THEY GO IN AND, AND COMPLETE THE ASPHALT ROADS.
AND SO IT'S WORKED WELL IN THE OTHER TWO AREAS.
THEY DID IT IN A, IN IN, THEY DID IT NEAR MOUNT PLEASANT.
I COULDN'T REMEMBER AROUND, UH, WHAT IS THE LAKE UP THERE? LAKE
AND THEY'RE BASICALLY, UM, VERY NICE DEVELOPMENTS LIKE HOMES OF, YOU KNOW, $300,000 AND UP AND SO IT'S MORE OF A, YOU KNOW, HIGH SCALE DEVELOPMENT.
UM, BUT BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS THE ROAD AND
WORST CASE SCENARIO, THAT MONEY IS STILL THERE WITH THE ESTIMATES FROM THE CONTRACTORS TO COMPLETE THE ROADS.
UM, IT, WE DON'T WANT OUR COUNTY TO MISS AN OPPORTUNITY 'CAUSE IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF AN UNUSUAL TYPE
[00:55:01]
OF DEVELOPMENT.IT'S A GREAT DEVELOPMENT FOR A PRECINCT FLOOR THAT WE WANNA PROTECT THE COUNTY SO THAT WE'RE NOT LEFT HIGH AND DRIVE WITH UNFINISHED ROADS.
ONE OF THE HIGHER END DEVELOPMENTS WE HAVE IN THE COUNTY, IT REALLY IS, IT REALLY WILL BE AN ASSET ON AND THE LAKE AREA AND IN PRECINCT FOUR.
WELL ONCE PHASE ONE'S COMPLETED, COMPLETELY SOLD, ALL THE ROADS HAVE TO BE COMPLETED BY THEN.
SO THE DA'S OFFICE IS ALONG WITH THE COMMISSIONER ALLEN, YOU'RE BOTH OKAY WITH IT.
AND I PARTICULARLY LIKE THE CASH, UH, DEPOSIT.
WE'RE OKAY WITH IT BECAUSE WE FEEL LIKE IT PROTECTS THE COUNTY.
WE TRY NOT TO MAKE THE CONTRACT SO ONEROUS AND LONG THAT, YOU KNOW, IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO, YOU KNOW, TO FOLLOW.
YEAH, IT'S VERY EASY TO MANAGE AND, AND ALLOW HIM AND MR. CUNY, IS HE HERE BY THE WAY? NO, BUT I'M HERE.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE MAY HAVE.
RANDY, I'M ONE THE DEVELOPERS ON THE, ON THE SUBJECT, SO.
BUT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO DO WHAT YOU SAY YOU GOING TO DO.
IN FACT, UM, WE'VE ALREADY GOT OUR GUYS OUT THERE DOING OUR PLAN IS REALLY TO GO BEYOND THE COUNTY SPECS THAT HAVE ALREADY DONE, UM, MAINLY FROM, FROM OUR PROTECTION, JUST JUST OUR REPUTATION.
WE DON'T WANT TO PUT IN ANY KIND OF PRODUCT THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S GONNA BREAK DOWN LATER ON.
SO, SO WE WERE YOU MORE THAN HAPPY TO.
UM, AND WHEN WE DO PROJECTS LIKE THIS, WE SECURE FUNDING FOR THEM IN ADVANCE SO THAT MONEY'S ALREADY ACCOUNTED ON OUR END.
SO WE HAVE NO PROBLEM GOING AHEAD AND PUTTING IT WITH Y'ALL ACCOUNTING FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL'S OWN PROTECTION BECAUSE WE, WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT THAT BECOMES ISSUE.
SO HAVE YOU SOLD ANY LODGE YET? NOT YET.
OUR UM, OUR FIRST, UH, FIRST SALES PLAN FROM MAY 20TH.
UM, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE, WELL I GUESS WE GET LUCKY.
GET ALL THE HOUSE BILL AND EVERYTHING DONE BEFORE YOU HAVE TO PUT THE ROPE IN, THEN YOU PUT THE ROAD IN AND SAVE THE ROOM.
WE HAVE ANY JUDGE, THIS IS GONNA BE A TWO STEP PROCESS TOO.
YEAH, WE WANT TO TRY AND GET THE AGREEMENT APPROVED THIS MORNING.
WE, JENNY STILL HAS SOME ISSUES WITH OUR FINAL PLAT, WHICH THEY HAVE CORRECTED.
THEY FINISHED UP THE CLOCK THIS MORNING.
WHAT? TALKING ABOUT HE WAS HERE WHILE THEY'RE GOING THERE TODAY AND HAS 10 DAYS WE HAVE TO SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THEIR MAY 20TH SALE START.
THEN WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING JUST TO APPROVE THE FINAL PLAN THAT, BUT IF WE GET THE CONTRACT APPROVED TODAY, WE CAN GO AHEAD.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE WILL STILL BE THE DAY OF FINAL PLA, BUT WE CAN HAVE THE MONEY WIRED AND GET EVERYTHING, GET THAT PART GOING.
ALRIGHT, SO DO I HAVE A MOTION, UH, IN THIS REGARD? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
DO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THIS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, LET'S MOVE RIGHT ON WHILE YOU'RE BOTH UP HERE.
AND NUMBER 11 IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER ACTION ON THE FINAL PLA APPROVAL FOR EDGEWATER ADDITION PHASE ONE PRECINCT FOUR TON COUNTY.
OKAY, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE? MOTION? SECOND.
YOU GET ITEM NUMBER 12 IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER A HOMELAND SECURITY TRANSFER GRANT FROM THE NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL GOVERNMENT CALLED EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER SUPPORT TRAILER WITH EQUIPMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND AUTHORIZED THE SIGNING OF RESOLUTION FOR THE ACCEPTANCE.
UH, STEVE, UH, UH, OVER THE PAST EVENTS OF THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS IN CANTON, I THINK WE SAW THE NEED TO, TO, UH, WE'RE PREPARED, BUT THIS WILL BE ANOTHER STEP IN MAKING A SEASON MORE PREPARED.
WE ALREADY HAVE ONE IN OUR REGION, MORE CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNOR REGION.
IT'S STATIONED IN LEWISVILLE CITY OF AND, UH, THE REGIONAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE OR REPACK AND THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANNING COMMITTEE OR EPPC COG BOTH INDICATED THEY WANT A SECOND ONE IN OUR REGION.
UH, COG THAT'S THE COMMITTEE THAT COMMISSIONER, HE'S ABOUT TO BE ON THAT ONE.
UH, THEY WANTED TO SEE ANOTHER ONE.
UH, BUT SINCE WE'RE GONNA BE THE ONES HOSTING IT, YOU APPROVE IT, UH, THEY'RE GONNA TRANSFER THE FUNDS TO US, WE'LL DO THE PURCHASING THROUGH OUR PURCHASING OR WE TALK TO, UH,
BASED ON THEIR SPECIFICATIONS.
UH, SO, AND I THINK I SENT PICTURES OF, YOU KNOW, THE LITTLE POWERPOINT THAT I HAD AND EVERYTHING TO YOU.
THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGED FROM THE BEGINNING, AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANGIE GOT IT TO YOU IN TIME, BUT THE OFFICER, THE GOVERNOR WANTED TO CHANGE THE RESOLUTION A LITTLE BIT, SO WE
[01:00:01]
HAD TO CHANGE THAT LAST MINUTE.BUT, UH, YOU KNOW HOW GOVERNMENT WORKS, RIGHT? ANY QUESTIONS FOR STEVE? IS THIS GONNA BE YOU GONNA TRAVEL ALL OVER THE STATE OF TEXAS WITH THIS UNIT OR REGIONAL? IN OUR REGION? IN OUR REGION.
I SAY IN OUR REGION, ZA COUNTY'S NOT IN OUR REGION.
THEY WOULD'VE BROUGHT ONE FROM LEWISVILLE TO HELP THEM, YOU KNOW, IF IT IS CLOSE, WE'RE GONNA HELP.
WE'RE ABOVE THE EDGE OF THE REGION.
AND WHO'S GONNA BE MANNING THIS VIEW? UH, WELL YEAH, THERE, MY OFFICE WILL, WE WILL HAVE IT SET UP WHERE ONE OF THE OTHER EMERGENCY MANAGERS COULD TAKE IT IF FOR SOME REASON I'M NOT AVAILABLE, UH, JOE LANE IN ROCKWALL COUNTY OR, UH, STEPHANIE PARKER DOWN IN ELLIS COUNTY COULD FEASIBLY COME GET IT, SHOULD I NOT BE AVAILABLE AND, YOU KNOW, CHECKOUT AND EVERYTHING ON IT.
UM, THAT'S PART OF THE, PART OF THE, UH, THE GRANT AND US HOSTING IT IS THAT IT IS AVAILABLE FOR DEPLOYMENT TO OUR REGION.
OTHER QUESTION? I HAVE A MOTION.
COMMISSIONER BARBARA MAKE'S MOTION COMMISSIONER HUNT.
OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY A ITEM NUMBER 13 IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPLYING FUNDING THROUGH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION TO COVER COSTS FOR THE BROWNLOW CAPITAL MURDER TRIAL.
THIS IS SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT WE HAVE FOUND THAT IS AVAILABLE IF WE PURSUE IT.
UH, PAM, UH, DO YOU WANT, UH, THIS AMOUNT IS 173,000 $173,000.
IT GOES TOWARDS THE, UH, PROSECUTION, UH, OR THE DEFENSE OF UH, UH, THE PREPARING THE DEFENSE FOR GROUND LAW IS ACTUALLY THE COST OF THE COURT REPORTERS, UH, EFFORTS.
I BELIEVE IT'LL BE THE, THE, UH, PROSECUTION SIDE, THE APPEAL OF THE PROSECUTION, UH, THE APPEAL OF THE PROSECUTION.
I'LL GIVE YOU RIGHT IN SECOND.
SO IT'S MONEY THAT WE HAVE BEEN, UH, TOLD THAT IF WE APPLY FOR THAT, WE SHOULD STAND A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF RECEIVING.
WE'VE ALREADY PAID THE MONEY SO IT BE A REIMBURSEMENT BILL.
AND WE, WE NEED, THIS IS THE APPEAL HELP LADIES, THE APPEAL OF A CAPITAL MURDER TRIAL IS THE COST OF THE COUNTY, RIGHT? I MEAN OF THE STATE, RIGHT? RIGHT.
SO IT'S FUNDS THAT WILL HELP OBTAIN THE COURT REPORTING THE COST, UH, WHICH BASICALLY IN AN APPEAL YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE APPEAL RECORD OF THE APPELLATE RECORD.
AND THAT'S LIKE ALL THOSE MONTHS OF TRIAL, WHICH IS TERRIBLY EXPENSIVE.
SO THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT COST INITIALLY.
WE HAVE TO BASICALLY PAY FOR THE RECORD.
AND SO THIS WILL COVER BASICALLY THE APPELLATE RECORD, THE COST FOR THE APPELLATE RECORD.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? IT'S, AND WE WILL BE FOLLOWING UP PROBABLY WITH A SIMILAR REQUEST FOR THE WILLIAMS CASE AS WELL.
UH, SO, BUT THAT THIS IS THE FIRST THING WE HAVE TO DO.
SO THE COUNTY HAVE EVERYTHING ELSE.
I KNOW THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN FILLED OUT, SO WE'RE WAITING, WAITING, YOU KNOW, FOR THE RESOLUTION.
WE'LL SEND THAT ON AND THEN HOPEFULLY EVERYTHING WILL GO THROUGH.
COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS, THE OTHER DISCUSSION.
NEXT ITEM IS SIMILAR, UH, NOT, NOT, NOT OBJECT, BUT IT'S TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ENTERING INTO AN ENVELOPE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROCKWELL COUNTY, TEXAS, CA COUNTY, TEXAS TO EXECUTE LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS TALKING OR TARGETING FRAUDULENT OR IMPROPER MOTOR VEHICLE, UH, INSPECTIONS.
I KNOW THERE'S DISCUSSION I THINK IN AUSTIN, UH, NOW THAT, UH, AUTOMOBILE INSPECTIONS MAY GO AWAY.
UH, BUT THEY'RE STILL HERE AND PROBABLY THAT LEGISLATION WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT IF IT DOES PASS, WOULD NOT TAKE EFFECT, UH, FOR SOME TIME.
I'M NOT SURE THE START DATE, BUT THIS IS A PROJECT THAT'S ALREADY GOING ON.
PAM, DO YOU WANNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? PRECINCT TWO, UM, CONSTABLE JOHNSON HAS HAD THIS PROGRAM GOING IN HIS PRECINCT FOR TWO YEARS.
IT'S ABOUT EMISSIONS ENFORCEMENT AND SO ANY TYPE OF CAR THEY ARE WORKING TO WHOLE COUNTY, ANY TYPE OF CAR THAT IS OUT OF, UM, I'M GONNA SAY THEY DON'T PASS, DON'T PASS OUT OF COMPLIANCE.
THEY ARE, UM, BASED OFF THEM AND, AND TRY TO HELP THEM GET BACK INTO COMPLIANCE.
SO THEY SPARE, THEY SHARE THE WORD
[01:05:01]
ABOUT THAT.UM, ROCK WALL COUNTY DID NOT HAVE A PROJECT FOR THEIR 2017 2018 FUNDS.
WE JUST HAPPENED TO BE, UM, AT THE RIGHT TIME AT THE RIGHT PLACE.
JUDGE WAS HEADED DOWN TO AUSTIN WITH JUDGE SLATE AND I SAID ASK HIM IF WE CAN HAVE HIS FUNDS IF THEY'RE NOT GONNA USE IT.
AND SURE ENOUGH, WE WERE ABLE TO WORK A DEAL IN ROCKWALL COUNTY.
I ASKED JUDGE
UM, IT'LL BE SOMEWHERE AROUND, UM, THAT NEEDS, THE FUNDING THAT NEEDS TO BE SPENT BY AUGUST 31ST, 2018 IS ALMOST $40,000.
AND THE FUNDING TO BE SPENT, UM, BY AUGUST OF 31ST OF 2019 IS ABOUT 35,000.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON THERE, A HUGE BLACK MARKET FOR A COUNTERFEIT, UH, INSPECTION STICKER.
AND IT MUST BE GROWING, WHICH IS INTERESTING.
THAT WOULD, I GUESS MAKE IT EASIER NOW TO NOT HAVE TO REGISTER THAT BECAUSE I CUT OUT THE BLACK MARKET.
BUT, UH, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THIS GRANT DOES.
IT ALSO, UH, HELPS US COME IN AND FIND WHERE PEOPLE ARE.
UH, AN INSPECTION STICKER IS, UH, GIVEN, BUT IT'S NOT BASED ON THE EXHAUST THAT COMES FROM THE VEHICLE THAT'S BEING, UH, TESTED, USED.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST ALL KINDS OF GAMES OUT THERE AND WORKED THE SYSTEM FOUND A WAY TO DO IT.
YEAH, AND ACTUALLY I THINK WE CLOSED DOWN ONE AND TERRELL, I BELIEVE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, UH, SHERIFF, YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THAT.
I DUNNO HERE, BUT IT WAS, IT WAS A BIG BUSINESS.
I, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? NO, I THINK ON THE IN I'M THINKING I READ SOME MORE THAT BILL, IT'S NOT GONNA ELIMINATE, IT'S NOT THE MISSION GOING STAY, BUT THE SAFETY PART OF THAT INSPECTION GONNA GO IN.
I GUESS THEY'RE GOING TO EXTEND THE YEARS ON LIKE BLUE CARS WON, HAVE TO BE TESTED FOR FIVE YEARS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND THEN THE OTHER PART MANY DOWN.
YEAH, I SURPRISED TO 35 STATES ALREADY.
BUT THE ADMISSIONS PART DOES CONTINUE AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THE INSURANCE AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE PROPER INSPECTION ON THEIR VEHICLE.
AND THERE HAVE BEEN PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN KILLED BECAUSE THEY PURCHASED A CAR THAT DOESN'T PASS INSPECTION.
SO WE'RE ALSO TALKING WITH DENTON COUNTY, UH, ABOUT, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE SOME FUNDS THAT ARE UNSPENT, BUT WE MAY, THERE'S, THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT.
WELL, AND WE JUST RECEIVED THAT OTHER, WE DID RECEIVE MORE FUNDING.
SO, SO THERE, THERE'S SEVERAL COUNTIES THAT JUST DIDN'T HAVE A PROJECT AND WE'RE JUST KIND OF GETTING BUSY AND IN THE MIDDLE OF IT RIGHT NOW IT'S, IT'S, UH, ALL COORDINATED OUT OF PRECINCT TO THE CONSTABLE, MR. JOHNSON.
AND WE NEED TO EXPAND IT IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY.
AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'LL WE'LL BE DOING WITH PRECINCT FOUR, I BELIEVE.
I THINK WE HAVE MEETING DAY, CHAD.
SO PROBABLY ALL OVER THE COUNTER.
SO GENTLE, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE ON THIS FRIEND MOTION? HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
HAVE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? SAY A.
ALRIGHTYY NUMBER 15 IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER PURCHASING A 4 20 18 MAG GU SEVEN 13 M DRIVE, TANDEM ACTUAL DUMP TRUCKS AT $128,400 FOR PRECINCT FOUR ROAD AND BRIDGE FROM EAST TEXAS MAC.
UTILIZING THE TIPS INTER LOCAL PURCHASING SYSTEM.
CONTRACT NUMBER TWO DASH 1 0 2 3 1 4.
LISA AND SIR, THIS SAYS, UH, MR. ALLEN GETTING READY TO REPLACE HIS DUMP TRUCKS.
MAYBE
WELL, THEY'RE ENDING IT THIS YEAR.
THESE VEHICLES WOULD NOT BE ON ANY KIND OF BUYBACK.
THIS WOULD STRICTLY BE A PURCHASE FOR NO GUARANTEE.
THESE ARE HOURS FROM HERE NOW, AND IF THAT'S WHAT HE CHOOSES TO DO, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN GET ALL THE FINANCING THAT WILL BE REQUIRED.
UM, IT ALSO DISCUSSED PERHAPS KEEPING THE ONES HE CURRENTLY HAS.
WE HAVE, PLUS WE'RE LOOKING AT PETER BILL.
PETER BILL IS ON BOARD TO SEE WHAT, SO WE KIND, AND I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY OTHERS THAT OFFER ANY, NO ONE ELSE HAS OFFERED I ANYTHING.
YEAH, WE SHOULD KNOW SOMETHING TODAY ABOUT THE FUNERAL WAITING MATTER FACT, EMAIL SHOULD BE THERE WHEN I GET BACK THE NUMBERS ON.
OKAY? BUT WHAT THIS DOES IS GIVE YOU THE AUTHORITY IF
[01:10:01]
YOU DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD, FORWARD.WE CAN ALWAYS PULL PLUG IF WE DON'T DO THESE HAVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS ON THEM? BY THE WAY,
YES OR NO? THEY DO, THEY DO COME WITH A SEMI YES OR NO, DO THEY? OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WON'T GO ANY DEEPER INTO THAT, BUT, UH, YOU CAN HAVE THAT FORM PROMOTION.
OKAY, I'LL SECOND MR. SECONDS.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
A OPPOSED? ALRIGHT, WE'RE MOVING RIGHT ALONG HERE THEN.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK HERE.
JUST IN A MOMENT, UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER PURCHASE OF A REFURBISHED EURO PATCHER FOR PRECINCT FOUR IN THE AMOUNT OF 39,500.
OKAY? THIS IS A ONE THAT'S BEEN REFURBISHED BY, UH, YOUR, I HAVE TWO HAVE THREE PRECINCT, FOUR, THREE REPAIR.
AND, UH, WE CAN GET THIS ONE WITH A SIX MONTH WARRANTY, BUT IT'S ALL BEEN TOTALLY REDONE, REPAINTED, AND EVERYTHING ABOUT 50,000 LESS THAN A NEW ONE.
AND ON SERVICE JUST AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS UNDER THE THRESHOLD OF THE 50,000 RIGHT.
FELT IT NECESSARY TO GO AHEAD AND PUT IT ON THE AGENDA SINCE HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO OBTAIN TWO WRITTEN QUOTES INSTEAD? THREE INSTEAD OF THREE.
GOOD NEWS IS YOU'LL USE IT ALL SUMMARY.
YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL BREAK OR NOT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 16? I MAKE THAT MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
COMMISSIONER BARBARA, SECOND MOTION.
ALL IN FAVOR TO SAY A VOTE OPPOSED? ITEM NUMBER, UH, 17 IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPROVING USING ALLIANCE PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR ALARM, UH, ALARM MONITORING IN THE PRECINCT THREE ROAD AND BRA, UH, ROAD AT BRIDGE, BARN AT COST.
UH, THE COMPANY IS OWNED BY BARBER.
UH, THIS WAS PLACED ON THE, UH, AGENDA BY COMMISSIONER ALLEN AND I THINK MAYBE THE DA'S OWN MR. BARBER.
SO, UH, I BELIEVE ALL THE DISCLOSURE DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN NAMED I, WHETHER I GAVE YOU GUYS ALL THE, ALL THE DISCLOSURES ARE IN PLACE, WHICH MAKES IT COMPLIANT.
SO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? YEAH, YOU CAN GO AHEAD.
UH, BASICALLY WHAT THE DEAL IS, UH, WE HAD AN INCIDENT AT THE PRECINCT FREE BARN.
UH, WHEN WE DID OUR INVENTORY, UH, WE SAW THAT THE, UH, FENCE HAD BEEN CUT AND SOME ITEMS HAD BEEN STOLEN FROM THE YARD OUT THERE.
AND CONSIDERING THE NEIGHBORHOOD WE'RE IN EVERYTHING, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEBODY BREAKS INTO THE BUILDING.
AND WE HAVE A LOT COMPUTERS, UH, TV SCREENS, THINGS LIKE THAT IN THERE THAT CAN BE STOLEN AS WELL.
SO I WANTED TO GET AN ALARM SYSTEM FOR THE BUILDING IN ADDITION TO UPGRADING THE CAMERA SYSTEM FOR THE, THE ENTIRE PROPERTY.
UH, IN DOING THAT, WE WENT THROUGH, UH, BOBBY, OUR, UH, FACILITIES MAINTENANCE MAN, UH, TO GET SOME QUOTES ON HAVING IT DONE.
AND, UH, THE ONES WE GOT BACK CAME IN EXTREMELY HIGH, IN MY OPINION, BECAUSE I OWN A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY AND, UH, MY WIFE AND I OWN IT.
THAT'S WHY I ASKED HER TO BE HERE TODAY IN CASE Y'ALL HAD ANY QUESTIONS OF HER.
AND BASICALLY WE LOOKED AT THIS AND SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? WE CAN SAVE THE COUNTY AND PARTICULARLY PRECINCT THREE SOME MONEY AND DO THIS AT COST.
UH, AND WE CAN, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING TO DO, FIRST OF ALL, WHEN WE VOTE ON THIS, I'M GONNA ABSTAIN FROM THE VOTE OF COURSE.
BUT, UH, IN STARTING THIS WHOLE PROCESS, I CONSULTED WITH OUR COUNTY ATTORNEYS FIRST TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY TYPE OF, UH, CONFLICT OF INTEREST OR ANYTHING.
AND, UH, OF COURSE THEY TOLD ME, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO LOOK AT THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS THAT HAD TO BE DONE NOT ONLY FOR THE COUNTY, BUT FOR TEXAS ETHICS COMMISSION AS WELL.
UH, WE REVIEWED ALL THOSE AND DID THOSE.
AND WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING TO DO IS, UH, THE WAY THAT ALARM COMPANIES WORK IS TO MONITOR AN ALARM SYSTEM.
IT HAS TO GO THROUGH A LICENSED ALARM COMPANY.
UH, THE MONITORING COMPANY ITSELF CANNOT DIRECTLY INVOICE THE CUSTOMERS.
IT HAS TO GO THROUGH A LICENSED ALARM OR, UH, A SECURITY COMPANY.
SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, OR WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO IS THE COMPANY, THERE'S TWO COMPANIES THAT WE USE.
ONE IS THE ACTUAL MONITORING SERVICE, WHICH IS A COMPANY CALLED SOUTHWEST DISPATCH.
UH, THEY'RE OUT OF RICHARDSON, TEXAS.
AND WHAT THEY DO IS THEY JUST SIT THERE AND BASICALLY MONITOR ALARMS IS THEY GO OFF, THEY, THEY DISPATCH THE POLICE.
UH, THE OTHER PART OF IT IS A COMPANY CALLED ALARM.COM.
AND WHAT THEY DO IS IT ALLOWS US, THE END USER, UH, TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR THE ALARM OURSELF TO SOME EXTENT, BUT WE CAN ALSO CONTROL IT FROM OUR SMARTPHONE OR
[01:15:01]
ANY OTHER MOBILE DEVICE WHILE WE'RE AWAY FROM THAT LOCATION.UH, SO THAT WE CAN MONITOR WHO'S COMING AND GOING OUT OF OUR BUILDING.
AND, UH, IF SOMETHING HAPPENED, WE CAN SEE IT IMMEDIATELY ON OUR COMPUTER OR WHATEVER.
AND WE CAN ALSO TURN THE ALARM OFF AND ON REMOTELY IF WE NEED TO FOR SOME REASON.
AND WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING TO DO IS, AS THOSE COMPANIES INVOICE US, UH, ALLIANCE PROTECTIVE SERVICES AT THE COST THAT COST OUR COMPANY TO DO THAT, WHICH WOULD BE, UH, $5 A MONTH FOR THE MONITORING THROUGH SOUTHWEST DISPATCH, 9 95 FOR THE EXTRA SERVICE TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE ALARM SYSTEM TOTAL OF 14.95.
UH, WE WILL OF COURSE, UH, GIVE THOSE ACTUAL INVOICES ALONG WITH THE INVOICE FROM ALLIANCE PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR THE 14, 9, 5 TOTAL A MONTH TO SHOW IT IS OUR COST ONLY, NO PROFIT IS BEING MADE WHATSOEVER.
AND OF COURSE, THE, THE TAX AND EVERYTHING WILL NOT BE ON THERE AS WELL.
SO THAT'S OUR PROPOSAL TO DO THAT, TO SAVE US SOME MONEY.
AND, UH, THE OFFER IS OPEN TO, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER PRECINCTS IF THEY DECIDE THEY WANT DO THAT AS WELL.
AND THEN IN FUTURE DISCUSSION, UH, WE'RE LOOKING ALSO AT, UH, GETTING THE MATERIALS OR THE EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO, UH, UPGRADE OUR EXISTING CAMERA SYSTEM AND TO HAVE A, UH, CONTRACTOR, A SUBCONTRACTOR THAT WE'VE USED IN THE PAST WHO HAS GIVEN US AN EXCELLENT RATE TO DO THE INSTALL.
HE'S DEEPLY DISCOUNTING IT TO DO IT FOR US OUT THERE.
UH, BUT AGAIN, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THE EQUIPMENT AT COST, NO EXTRA COST OVER WHAT, UH, WE PAY FOR IT.
SO THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT IT IS, AND WE'RE JUST, UH, ASKING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT TO SAVE US SOME MONEY AND SO WE CAN GET THIS THING MONITORED BECAUSE WE'VE GOTTA GET THAT BEFORE WE CAN EVEN START USING THE THING.
AND WE'VE ALREADY INSTALLED IT SO IT'S READY TO GO.
WHAT IS THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT FOR THE SERVICE? UH, IT'S BASICALLY AN OPEN-ENDED CONTRACT.
WE, UH, SET IT UP AND IF AT ANY TIME WE DECIDE THAT WE WANT TO DISCONTINUE, WE CAN.
THERE'S NO COST TO THAT WHATSOEVER.
UH, THAT'S BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND ALLIANCE PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND OUR CONTRACT IS WITH THE MONITORING COMPANIES AND WE JUST, IT'S JUST WHENEVER WE WANT TO USE 'EM, WE DON'T WANT TO USE 'EM, IS HOW IT WORKS.
SAME THING, I GUESS THEY DO
AND SO, UH, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING IN THE FUTURE THAT GUYS MAY WANNA LOOK AT MM-HMM
AND, UH, WE'LL GET YOU HOOKED UP WITH THAT.
MAYBE SOMETHING OUR GUYS CAN YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT.
IS THAT WE WELL ASK? YES, SIR.
SO THIS, I ASSUME THAT A QUESTION THAT IT RECORDS, IT KEEPS THE PICTURES FOR HOW LONG? OH, THE, THE, UH, THE ALARM PART OF IT OR THE, WELL, LET'S SAY SOMEONE BREAKS IN UHHUH, YOU'LL GO BACK AND REVIEW THE VIDEO.
WHERE'S THE VIDEO? HOW LONG
WE'RE LOOKING DO IT, IT IS GOT A, OR IT HAS A, UH, DVR SYSTEM THAT'S THERE AT THE LOCATION AT OUR OFFICE.
IT'S GONNA BE LOCKED IN THE CLOSET.
WE CAN ALSO HAVE THAT GO DIRECTLY TO ANY COMPUTER WE WANT TO GO TO.
IT COULD GO TO GEORGE'S OFFICE OR IT COULD GO TO MY HOME WHERE WE WANT IT TO GO TO.
IT COULD RECORD THERE AS WELL, UH, BECAUSE IT IS AN INTERNET BASED SYSTEM.
SO THIS, I BELIEVE HAS MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS AS FAR AS, UH, DISCLOSING HIS CONCERN.
COMMISSIONER BARBERS WORKED WITH OUR OFFICE.
WE WENT THROUGH TWO DIFFERENT FORMS. ONE FOR HIM AND THEN ALSO ONE FOR, UM, THE VENDOR.
AND THEN HE ALSO FILLED OUT A SUPPLEMENTAL, UM, WARRANT FOR OUR OUTSIDE AUDITORS.
HE'S COMPLETED THE STEPS THAT ARE REQUIRED UNDER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 1 76.
AND I BELIEVE YOU'VE INDICATED YOU'RE GOING TO WITH, UH, STAND DO NOT GOING ABSTAIN.
SO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS.
MR. HUNT MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND.
MOTION PASSES THIS ON THE THREE, TWO VOTE, AND, UH, WE WILL GET YOU HOOKED UP WITH THE, UH, UH, WITH, UH, MAINTENANCE.
TALK ABOUT WHAT MAYBE THEY ALL JUDGE.
YOU NEED TO HAVE THAT IN THE RECORD THAT HE ABSTAINED.
THE OUTSIDE AUDITORS WILL LOOK AT THAT AND THEN THEY'LL QUESTION ALL THIS.
SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S RIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO, UH, TAKE A BREAK NOW AND, UH, THEN WE'LL COME BACK SESSION.
[01:20:24]
SOMEBODY WAKE YOU UP.ALL WE, UH, HAD A MOTION, UH, TO ENTER BACK INTO, UH, OPEN SESSION.
THE MOTION WAS MADE BY TERRY BARBER AND, UH, STEVE PHILLIPS.
SO NOW WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 21.
AND, UH, I BELIEVE AT THIS POINT IN THAT TALKS ABOUT DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE TAKING ACTION NEEDED AS A RESULT OF SESSION.
THERE IS NO ACTION NEEDED POINT.
MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
LOOKS LIKE WE SKIPPED, YOU KNOW, WE DID, WE DID COUNT.
DISCUSS AND LINE ITEM TRANSFER.
YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE LINE ON TRANSFER OR THE BUDGET COMMITMENT? DONE? UH, NO, I'M DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY GOING THROUGH THIS STUFF BEFORE WE GET HERE.
SO WE ON, IT'S ALL A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD, SO HAVE A MOTION.
DO MOTION, UH, STEVE PHILLIPS MAKES MOTION.
OPPOSED? NUMBER 24 IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER CLAIM PAYMENT.
P PAYMENT ARE $749,110 AND 57 CENTS.
ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS.
DON'T FORGET THE, UH, IS THIS FRIDAY? I BELIEVE THIS FRIDAY, YES, THIS FRIDAY.
WE HOPE IT JUST AS A MATTER OF CAUTION.
DON'T THINK, I THINK IT STARTS ANOTHER, WHAT YOU SAW.
BUILDING OUT AT THE, UH, AT THE FARM.
SO WE'LL OUT THERE THEN NOT BEFORE I'M LEAVING IN THE MORNING TO GO TO, OR TOMORROW AFTERNOON TO GO TO MY POLICY MEETING.
AND, UH, BUT I'LL HAVE MY PHONE.