* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. AND WELL [00:00:01] NOT BRIGHT , WET AND RAINY TODAY, BUT IT'LL BE BRIGHT AND GREEN AND SUNNY FOR SURE. UH, WE HAVE A FORUM PRESENT AND SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND, AND CALL THE MEETING, UH, TO ORDER. UH, COMMISSIONER ALLEN WILL GIVE OUR INVITATION AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A WHILE. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THIS DAY. WE ARE SO THANKFUL FOR THE RAIN. WE KNOW THAT, UH, SOMETIMES WE THINK WE HAD TOO MUCH, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, BEST WHAT WE, WHAT WE NEED AND WHAT WE'LL ASK. WE'RE ALSO GRATEFUL FOR THE NATION WHICH WE LIVE, AND IN THIS COUNTY WE PRAY THIS TO THE DECISIONS THAT WE MAKE. WE'LL BE FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF ALL WHO ARE CONCERNED. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THOSE WHO PROTECT US, WHETHER HERE IN OUR HOME COUNTRY OR THOSE OVERSEAS, BRING THEM BACK TO THE LOVED ONES AND ALWAYS WATCH OVER THEM. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SON WHO DIED FOR US, AND WITHOUT THAT WE NEVER HAVE E YOU. AND JUST BLESS THE NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. ALLEGIANCE THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC BEFORE WHICH STANDS ONE NATION OF GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY REGIME, JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR, FLAG ALLEGED ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE, HONOR GOD ONE AN INDIVISIBLE. THAT WAS THE BRIGHT PART OF THE DAY. GOOD POINT. UH, IF ANYBODY IS HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO ANY ITEM THAT'S ON JIM HERE AT THE SIDE, YOU NEED TO PICK UP ONE TO SIGN IN, AND YOU'LL PRESENT THOSE TO OUR COUNTY CLERKS IN THE BACK OF OUR COUNTY CLERK. UH, YOU'LL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY AT THAT, THAT POINT IN THE MEETING. UH, I AM GOING TO, UH, BEFORE WE, I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY ROUTINE CORRESPONDENCE AT THIS POINT IN TIME, UH, BUT I DO WANT TO MOVE THE ADDENDUM UP. GEORGE HAS A, UH, UH, DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT, UH, UH, HERE IN A LITTLE WHILE. AND SO HE'D ASK THAT WE MOVE HIS UP. SO YOU WILL TURN OVER TO THE ADDENDUM, UH, WHICH YOU SHOULD AND THE ADDENDUM TALKS ABOUT. WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON THE ADDENDUM AND THAT IS TO DISCUSS AND DISCUSS AND CONSIDERING DISCRETIONARY EXEMPTION FROM SECTION OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE FOR SOLE SUICIDE REGARDING CONTRACT WITH CENTURYLINK FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF IT SERVICES. GEORGE, I KNOW YOU'VE WORKED ON THIS, HAD THE ATTORNEYS INVOLVED WITH US. SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO STEP UP FOR US, GENTLEMEN. SO, A BRIEF BACKGROUND, LAST YEAR ABOUT JULY OR AUGUST, WE HAD THE, UH, VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS OF CENTURYLINK. WE HAD A TECHNICAL CREW FROM OVER ATHENS. UM, WE MET OUT AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND WHAT OUR GOAL WAS TO CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO SIMPLIFY AND CONSOLIDATE IT SERVICES, VOICE AND DATA. TOMMY CAME ALONG, OF COURSE, HE'S INVOLVED IN THIS TOO. WE EMAILED BACK AND FORTH WITH THE JUDGE AND WITH, UH, SO THE GOAL WAS TO MAKE THINGS SIMPLE. SO LEMME JUST BACK UP. SO WE, IN 2003, 2004, WHEN WE DESIGNED AND WORKED ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER OUT AT 1 75, AT THE TIME, THE OBJECT FOR FIBER AND THINGS WE CAN ENJOY TODAY DIDN'T EXIST. THE PRIMARY REASON WHY IS BECAUSE CENTRAL HAS BROUGHT A COMPANY CALLED QUEST. SO NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY BRING TO THE TABLE A LOT OF BANDWIDTHS AND A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE CAN TAKE, THINGS WE STRUGGLED WITH OVER THE YEARS AND SIMPLIFY IT BY DAIRY FIBER. OUR GOAL IS TO BE DAIRY FIBER AT EVERY SITE TO MAXIMIZE AND HAVE THE MAXIMUM TOP, UH, BANDWIDTH WE CAN HAVE. AND THEN WITH OUR PHONES, SO YOU'LL NOTICE I HAVE QUOTE, THOSE ARE THOSE SIP TRUNK, THOSE ARE FOR TOMMY'S INITIATIVES TO, UM, HAVE DUPLICATE MAIL SURGERY, I'M SORRY, DUPLICATE, UH, FOAM SWITCHES RUNNING SIP INSTEAD OF COPPER. SO WHAT ESSENTIALLY DOES PULLS ALL THE COPPER OUT. SO ANYWAY, SO BACK WHEN WE OPENED UP THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, WE WENT TO WIRELESS. SO A LOT OF FOLKS WONDERED, WHY WOULD YOU HAVE THESE BIG PARABOLIC DISHES ON TOP OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ON, ON OUR, OUR COURTHOUSE AND SO ON. WELL, AT [00:05:01] THE TIME, THAT'S ALL THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY WE HAD BACK IN 2002, AFTER THE TOWERS HAD HIT, UM, STEVE BOWIE AND, UH, WAS INVOLVED AND WE WORKED ON A SSI GRANT AND THE SSI GRANT, I'LL LET STEVE DO THE ACRONYM FOR YOU. URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE. WHAT WE DID IS WE WERE ABLE TO PROCURE AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY SOLUTION FROM MOTOROLA TO PROVIDE BANDWIDTH TO ALL THE BUILDINGS, UH, SHERIFF'S OFFICE BACK TO HERE AND WHEREVER ELSE. AND IT KIND OF GREW FROM THE MOTOROLA ACADEMY TO ORTHOGON. AND NOW WE USE A PRODUCT FROM AIRBUS. THOSE LARGE GRAY PAIR OF OLIVE DISHES YOU SEE ON TOP, THERE'S TWO ON TOP OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ONE THAT IS DOWN FOR THE ELC AND ONE BACK OVER TO HERE. HOWEVER, WE FEEL NOW THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD. I KNOW WE HAVE TO PUT A NEW ROOF ON THIS COURTHOUSE. WE NEED TO, UH, FREE UP SOME OF THAT STUFF. AND WE NEED TO CONSOLIDATE AND SIMPLIFY SO THE PERSON THAT COMES AFTER ME DOESN'T HAVE TO DO ALL THE CARE AND FEEDING THAT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE ALL THIS INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE. YOU KNOW, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT BETTER. UM, WHEN THE STORMS AND TORNADOES COME THROUGH, YOU'LL KNOW THAT MOST OF THE FIBER IS BURIED AND WE NO LONGER HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH, UH, THE WATER. SO NOW, SO THEN IN 2000, WHAT DID WE GET THAT EOC BUILDING? 11 OR 12? WE, UH, UH, ABOUT 13. OKAY. YES. MAYBE WE HAD, WHEN WE HAD THE EVENTS OF EARLY 2013, WE WEREN'T THERE THEN. SO I BELIEVE IT WAS COMPLETED. 14. 14. YEAH. AND YOU KNOW, I GUESS ANOTHER THING THAT KIND OF CONTRIBUTED TO BEING WHERE THE FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS, UH, WERE WERE QUITE A BIT. WE HAD TO SAY WHEN THE JUDGE CAME, IF YOU REMEMBER, WE WERE RED AND HE WAS ABLE TO TURN THINGS BLACK AND WE WERE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING BETTER NOW. SO, UM, BUT WE ALL WERE ABLE TO TURN THINGS BLACK. SO WE, IT'S BEEN GREAT. SO 2013 WE PLAYED VOC. THE GOAL THEN WAS TO DRIVE REMOTE PHONES AND PHONES ACROSS THE COUNTY BY PUTTING A MITEL 3,300 IN THERE. AND, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE WASN'T TRULY A PLACE WE THE FIBER, BUT THE GOAL WAS WE WOULD MOVE AHEAD WITH THAT PROJECT. BUT AGAIN, IT COST MONEY TO DO IT. SO NOW COUNTY'S COME, COME ALONG. SO THAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS WORKING TOGETHER TO TOTALLY CHANGE THE WAY WE PROVIDE VOICE DATA SERVICES TO THE COUNTY. SO IF YOU LOOK IN THE MAP, WE WORKED ON THIS FOR A WHILE INITIALLY OVER THIS, BUT WE ALL WHAT YOU'RE FIXING TO DO, GUESS YES. YES. SO THE ISSUE WAS HOW DO WE PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE FOUR BUILDINGS IN KAUFMAN BURIED FIBER. SO THE GREEN IS BURIED, THE YELLOW IS NOT VARI. SO YOU'LL SEE THE ONLY EXPOSURE WE HAVE AT THIS POINT IS GONNA BE THAT YELLOW PART. THAT'S THE CONSTRUCTION EASTBOUND HIGHWAY, US HIGHWAY 1 75. AND YOU APPROACHED THAT 8 34 BYPASS. SO THE GOAL IS, AND WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT EVENTUALLY THAT WILL BE BURIED, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS EVERY OTHER, THE REST OF IT WAS ALL BURIED. ORIGINALLY, THE ANY BANDWIDTH THAT CAME TO THIS PART OR THE, THAT END OF THE COUNTY WAS OVERHEAD AND IT CAME DOWN TO SOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP. IT STILL DOES, BUT THIS IS A SPECIAL DEAL THEY'RE DOING FOR US. AND A LOT OF IT, IT'S UTILIZATION ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THAT THREE FOUR BYPASS IS GONNA BE FAIRLY NEW FOR US AND FOR AND FOR THEIR OPERATION. SO WHAT, SO WHAT THIS WILL DO IS, REMEMBER THAT, THAT WAS THAT LAST ONE WE HAD. SO THE TURN UP IS 90 TO A HUNDRED TO 120 DAYS. WHENEVER YOU GUYS APPROVE IS SHOW IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO. UM, WHAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR, A FEW THINGS WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR TO, UH, MAKE THINGS WORK IF WE CAN'T FOR SOME REASON DO THIS. SO WE TALKED ABOUT WIRELESS. SO FOR YEARS, THE DELIVERY OF INTERNET SERVICES WAS TO THE TOP OF THE COURTHOUSE AND THE TOP OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BY WIRELESS, THE PROVIDER ONE RING ORIGINALLY TRINITY VALLEY WAS THEN TELE NATIONAL, THEN WAS, UH, BOUGHT OUT BY ONE RING, PROVIDES THAT WIRELESSLY TO THE TOP OF THIS BUILDING AND THE TOP OF THE SHERIFF OFFICE. THAT'S, THAT'S THE MOST WE ON MOST SIDES THAT'S LOOK AT IT HERE. SO, SO, SO WHAT WE DID, WHAT WE, WHAT WE'VE DONE THIS YEAR IS A FEW THINGS TO ACCOMMODATE THE PHONES HERE. 'CAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO RUN PHONES, DRIVE THE PHONES AT THE OC OVER WIRELESS. SO WE'VE ASKED, AND WE'VE HAD, WE HAD, UH, ONE RING CONVERT THE WIRELESS CONNECTION TO THE TOP OF THE BUILDING TO FIBER. SO TODAY, UM, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS SIDE OF THE BUILDING IN THAT SERVER ROOM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, WE NOW RUN FIBER IN TO HEAR FROM, SO THE DEL INTERNET DELIVERIES OVER FIBER. WE ALSO RAN WITH THE JUDGE'S PERMISSION, BUT I SAW HIM, IT WAS LIKE SOME WINTER, WASN'T IT? SHORTLY AFTER CHRISTMAS, WE DIDN'T KNOW IF THIS WAS GONNA BE ON THE TABLE. WE WERE ABLE TO DO THIS. SO WHAT ELSE, WHAT WE DID IS WE NOW HAVE FIBER RUNNING [00:10:01] DOWN TO THE ELC, BUT IT'S ALL AREA. OKAY? SO THE ISSUE THERE IS STORM, TORNADO, THUNDER, WHATEVER HAPPENED, WE, WE CAN LOSE IT WHENEVER THERE'S A, YOU KNOW, TREE FALLING ON THE WIRE. SO OUR GOAL, OUR PLAN IS TO CONSOLIDATE THAT OTHER AS WELL, KEEP ONE RING ONLY AS A BACKUP, MOVE THE BANDWIDTH DOWN TO THE ELC. SO IF WE HAVE AN OUTAGE, WE CAN KICK OVER. IF CENTURYLINK HAS AN OUTAGE, THEN WE CAN KICK OVER ONE RING. AS WE'VE ALWAYS HAD SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD TWO INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS. SO WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO FAIL OVER IT FROM ONE TO THE OTHER. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE PRICING DIAGRAM, YOU'LL NOTICE THE BANDWIDTH IS PROVIDED TO EACH LOCATION. AND YOU'LL NOTICE WE HAVE GIG TO EVERY SITE AND A TOTAL OF GIG GIG FIBER. BUT WHAT WE DID IS WE SPLIT IT. WE'VE GOT A SPLIT BETWEEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE OC. THE REASON FOR THAT IS THOSE TWO OPERATIONS ARE UP 24 7. WE HAVE GENERATOR POWER AND WE WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, IN THE EVENT OF AN ISSUE, I THINK WE WOULD BE MOST SUCCESSFUL THERE. YOU KNOW, HAVING THE INBOUND SERVICE TO THOSE LOCATIONS AND ROUTING TO THE OTHER LOCATIONS AS WE DO TODAY. SO PRICING, SO I'M SURE THE FIRST THING WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT IS PRICING. SO WE'RE GONNA, WE'VE ALREADY ENJOYED SOME SAVINGS BY USING, BY PUTTING THE TELEWORKER PHONES AND THE REMOTE LOCATIONS AND BY DOING AWAY WITH THE COPPER. SO WE'VE ALREADY CANCELED SOME AT T LINES. AND WHEN WE DO THIS, WE'LL, WE WILL CANCEL THREE PRIS, WE'LL CANCEL THE COPPER. AND TODAY WE PAY ABOUT 41,000 A MONTH TO CENTURYLINK. THIS IS 47. THE DIFFERENCE IS $603 BETWEEN THIS AND WE'RE PAYING CENTURYLINK TODAY. WE'VE ALSO ENJOYED SOME SAVINGS, AS I MENTIONED WITH AT T AND WE'LL FURTHER CONSOLIDATE OUR ONE RING SERVICE. SO WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, IT WILL BE LESS. THAT'S OUR GOAL. HOWEVER, UNDERSTAND THAT AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS IN TRANSITION, WE'RE GONNA HAVE ISSUES WHERE WE'LL TURN OFF SOMETHING, WE'RE STILL RUNNING IT ON THE OLD SYSTEM, THEN WE TURN IT DOWN AND SO ON. SO UNDERSTAND THAT IN THE FOURTH FISCAL QUARTER OF THIS YEAR, IF WE CHOOSE TO DO THIS, WE WILL HAVE PROBABLY HIGHER BILLS IN THAT PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH IS REALITY. IT'S THE WAY IT'S, AND AND ANOTHER VARIABLE HERE IS, SO ONE ISSUE THAT'S BEEN ABOUT THREE OTHER TIMES, WE TRY TO GET FOLKS AWAY FROM CONVENTIONAL FAX AND MOVE TOWARDS A FAX SERVER. WELL, THERE ARE CERTAIN OPERATIONS THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, ESPECIALLY THERE'S LEGAL ISSUES, THE HIPAA FOLKS DON'T WANT TO DO IT. UM, I THINK WE'RE BETTER NOW BECAUSE THE WAY A FAX SERVER WORKS, YOU HAVE DEDICATED INBOUND LINES WHERE WE FAX INTO, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OR A CERTAIN OFFICE, IT'LL HIT THAT FAX SERVER AND IS ROUTED TO THAT PERSON'S EMAIL AND SO ON. AND THEN OUTBOUND, THE AN ISSUE THERE, WHICH WILL BE AN EXPENSE, IF THE PERSON DOESN'T HAVE ACCESS TO A SCANNER, THEN WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, BUY SOME PRODUCT THERE SO THEY CAN SCAN AND EITHER SCAN THE FAX AWAY, THEY DO IT ON THESE REMOTE MACHINES OR SEPARATE SCANNER. SO WE, IN THE LAST WEEK OR SO HAVE BEEN GOING OFFICE TO OFFICE DISCUSSING WHAT FOLKS PREFER TO DO AND WHAT THE ADVANTAGES TO A FAX SERVER ARE. AND OUR GOAL IS TO MIGRATE EVERYBODY TO A FAX SERVER, GO AWAY WITH ALL THE COPPER AND ALL FAXES. REALITY IS, IT PROBABLY WON'T HAPPEN EXACTLY THAT WAY, BUT THAT'S OUR GOAL. SO, SO REALLY THE REASON WHY WE'RE HERE, AND I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE THE CONTRACT IN YOUR HAND. OUR DA HAS ASKED FOR A FEW MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES. OUR PRIMARY GOAL TODAY IS TO DISCUSS, GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW AND ALSO TO TALK ABOUT SOLE SOURCE. SO WE BELIEVE WE CAN ARGUE SOLE SOURCE SINCE WE NOW HAVE, THERE'S WHAT'S KNOWN AS AN INCUMBENT, LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER AND A , WHICH IS A COMPETITIVE LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER. AFTER DEREGULATION, WE ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE MORE THAN LOCAL ONE LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER. SO THE QUESTION IS, CAN WE JUST GO ESSENTIALLY, OR DO, DO WE GO OUT TO BID? I BELIEVE OUR POSITION IS, OUR POSITION IS THAT NUMBER ONE ESSENTIALLY CAN DIVIDE THE BANDWIDTH. THAT ONE RING CANNOT NOT THERE. THAT'S HUGE. THE OTHER THING IS ONE RING CANNOT PROVIDE THE VARI FIBER THE CENTURYLINK CAN DO. THE THIRD THING IS, UH, CENTURYLINK SIP TRUNKS ARE CERTIFIED. THERE'S A PROCESS THAT, UM, FOAM PROVIDERS CIVICALLY DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU TRANSITION FROM COPPER TO SIP IT'S SUCCESSFUL. AND WHAT THEY'LL ASK A TELCO TO DO IS OFFER THEIR PRODUCT TO THE VENDOR SO THEY CAN TEST IT AND CERTIFY BETWEEN CENTURYLINK AND WONDER RING. CENTURYLINK IS THE ONLY ONE OF THE PROVIDERS THAT'S CERTIFIED FOR MYSELF. NOW ONE RING MAY DO, SO TALK TO THEM. THEY MAY GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, BUT TODAY THEY'RE NOT. SO THAT IS THREE REASONS WE BELIEVE THAT WE CAN SELL SERVICES. SO, SO, UH, I WONDER IF REBECCA HAS ANYTHING FURTHER SHE WANTS, WOULD WANT TO SAY ABOUT IT? WHAT DO YOU THINK? ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? UM, I DO NOT, OTHER [00:15:01] THAN WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE COMMENTARY BACK FROM CENTURYLINK. OKAY. OKAY. AND WE, WE, THERE'S FOUR, WE ADDED THREE AND WE ADDED ONE MORE YESTERDAY. AND THE ONE WE ADDED YESTERDAY WAS IN THE EVENT THAT WE MOVE, LET'S SAY WE, WE, WE MOVE, WHO KNOWS, WE MAY BUILD A COURSE BUILDING SOMEWHERE. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MOVE SERVICES WITHOUT ANY FURTHER CALLS. AND THAT'S WHAT THAT FOURTH ITEM WAS THAT WE, WE WERE, WE PUT OUT THERE TODAY. SO, AND I BELIEVE, UH, CENTURYLINK HAS ALREADY DONE SOME WORK AT THE ELC. YES. HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED. LEMME TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED. JUST KIND OF SHOWED IT UP AND DID IT. SO THAT KIND OF KICKED THE BALL ROLLING. THAT'S WHY WE CONTACTED THEM AGAIN. I THOUGHT, WELL, HELL MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA. ONE DAY I GOT A CALL FROM BEN AND WE SAID, CENTURY CENTURYLINK, IS I HERE TO DO SOME WORK LIEUTENANT, UM, CHECK. SO MET THEM OUT THERE AND THEY PULLED 24 STRAND FIBER IN THAT BUILDING WITHOUT ANY OF US ASKING FOR IT. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE CO DID. WELL THE GOOD NEWS IS THEY NEED ONE STRAND. THERE'S 23 MORE. SO WE ALREADY HAVE THE FIBER INTO THE OC NO PROBLEM. AND SO WE DISCUSSED IT. YOU'LL NOTICE ON HERE THE INSTALL COSTS FOR THE FIBER AT ALL THE OTHER LOCATIONS. THERE'S NO COST FOR THAT. SO IT'S, I THINK IT'S GOOD. BASICALLY THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF IT IN, IN A NUTSHELL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THAT BACK OF POSITION, SO WHAT WE'RE BEING ASKED TO DO TODAY IS DESIGNATED CENTURYLINK AS A THE SOLE SOURCE YES. FOR THIS, UH, WHAT, WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS FAR AS THE OVERHEAD. YES, YES. AND IF POSSIBLE, I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT, I TALKED TO REBECCA ABOUT THAT YESTERDAY. IS IT POSSIBLE TO SAY YES THAT WE MAY USE IT AS A SOLE SOURCE AND MAY WE SAY MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PENDING THE DA'S SATISFACTION BEFORE THINGSS IN QUESTION AND MAYBE A FINAL REVIEW OF PRICING SO YOU CAN GET YOU GUYS TO GET YOUR HANDS ON, YOU KNOW, A MORE GRANULAR VIEW OF WHAT THE, UH, PRICING WILL BE BASED ON CUT CUTOFF CIRCUIT AND CIRCUITS TURN THAT. IS THAT POSSIBLE? TYPICALLY, TYPICALLY WHENEVER WE SEE THE SOLE SOURCE PUT ON THE AGENDA ACCOMPANIES A CONTRACT'S, THE SECOND AGENDA ITEM, I THINK THE WAY IT'S WORDED TODAY, IT'S JUST ASKING TO DESIGNATE THE SOLE SOURCE VERSUS APPROVE THE AGREEMENT. SO NOW THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS, WE SHOULD BE, SHOULD BE READY TO PUT IT ON NEXT WEEK. OKAY. BUT THE SOLE SOURCE WE COULD ACT ON. YES. OKAY. LISA, AND YOU, UH, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS, BUT, UH OH, IT'S AS CLEAR AS MUD TO ME. . YEAH. WE'RE, WE'RE RELYING ON GEORGE FOR PIECE OF THE SUBSTANTIVE MATTER. WELL, WHAT WHAT'S BEEN EXPLAINED TO ME IS YES, THAT, THAT WITH THE, ALL THE STUFF FROM CENTURYLINK AND, AND ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF THE STUFF THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE AND, UH, THE BANDWIDTH AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE, THAT IT, IT DOES APPEAR TO BE A SOLE SOURCE. UM, I WOULD FEEL A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORTABLE WITH IT IF I HAD SOME TYPE OF DOCUMENTATION TO ACCOMPANY THIS. BUT I MEAN, BASED ON WHAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED, YES, IT MEETS THE CRITERIA. OKAY. UH, ONE RING IS, I I NEVER HEARD OF ONE RING UNTIL, YOU KNOW, A YEAR AGO MAYBE, OR THAT I CAN REMEMBER. AND THAT IS THE OLD TREY VALLEY. YES. UH, NEIGHBOR IN PHONE VISITS, MAN. SO IN THE EARLY NINETIES THEY PUT A, THEY PUT A FIBER RING AROUND THIS CITY, AROUND C IN THE EARLY NINETIES AND THEY OFFERED DIAL UP INTERNET SERVICE THROUGH THE FIRST ONE WAS CALLED DOT COM. AND BACK WHEN LINDA SPENCER WAS HERE, UM, WHEN SHE WAS THE AUDITOR, THEY USED TO, THEY WOULD CALL TRINITY VALLEY AND IF YOU WANTED INTERNET, THEY WOULD RUN A COPPER TO YOUR DESK AND DO THE INTERNET OVER. WE HAVE PICTURE THAT DIAL UP CONNECTIONS, , WHICH WE FIXED THAT WHEN WE GOT HERE. BUT ANYWAY, YEAH. SO THEY WENT FROM THERE. THEY SOLD TO TELE NATIONAL, THEN TELE NATIONAL WAS BOUGHT BY ONE. THE ADVANTAGE TO THEM, THEY'RE HERE, THEY'RE ATHENS, THEY'RE QUICK, THEY'RE ON THE PHONE, IS THEY TELL US, BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH WHAT WE NEED. REALIZE THEIR RESPONSES BE VERY GOOD. UNFORTUNATELY THEY DON'T HAVE THE DEEP POCKETS AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY THAT THESE FOLKS DO AND THEY CAN'T DO THE BURIED FIBER. AND I WANT STEVE TO BE ABLE TO SLEEP AT NIGHT. SO I THINK THE BURIED FIBER WILL BE GOOD. OKAY. QUESTION FROM THE COURT. I MAKE A MOTION. ALRIGHT, WE HAVE A MOTION FROM MR. ALLEN TO APPROVE, UH, CENTURY LINK AS THE SOLE SOURCE AS PROVIDED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AS I READ EARLIER. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, SECOND FROM, UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. THOSE OPPOSED. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK I, EVERY TIME I HEAR THE PRESENTATION I'VE LEARNED A LITTLE BIT MORE. I'M SURE I'LL GET IT, BUT, UH, ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT. THE, UH, DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WISH TO ADDRESS THE COURT? ANY FORMS THAT [00:20:01] WERE TURNED IN? OKAY. UH, THE NEXT ITEM WOULD BE THE, UH, CONSENT AGENDA. AND THAT NUMBER A IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER, UH, DESIGNATED APRIL THE EIGHTH THROUGH THE 14TH, 2018 AS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIM RIGHTS WEEK IN KAMAN COUNTY. AND ITEM B IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER MEMBERSHIP WITH THE KAUFMAN COUNTY LEADERSHIP COUNCIL AND PAYING VIEWS OF $500. AND ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, ON EITHER ONE OF THOSE ITEMS? HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT I SECOND MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HUNT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A OPPOSED? AND WE DO HAVE, LEMME GO AHEAD AND ADMIT, GO AHEAD AND DISCUSS BRIEFLY OUR, OUR MEETING. UH, AND I HAVE A, A RESOLUTION I NEED TO PASS HERE AROUND YOU GUYS. IT'S OUR APRIL THE WHAT DATE IS THE CRIME VICTIM'S BREAKFAST? UH, THE 11TH. 11TH. AND WE, JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOW, I THINK WE'VE SENT A NOTIFICATION, WE'LL BE MOVING THE DATE, UH, THE TIME OF OUR COMMISSIONER COURT MEETING UNTIL ONE 30 THAT ACCIDENT. JUST SO EVERYBODY WILL, UH, HAVE THAT ALRIGHTYY. THE NEXT ITEM IS TO, UH, DISCUSS, CONSIDER PROVING A FINAL PLAT FOR THE TENANT FARM SUBDIVISION LOCATED IN KAUFMAN COUNTY PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE MOTION MONIQUE. ALRIGHT, HERE'S THE PLAT. YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A PAPER COPY, UH, SENT 21 DAYS BEFORE TODAY TO REVIEW. THEY'VE HAD SEVERAL REVIEW. THIS IS IN PRECINCT FOUR. IT'S, UH, 15 LOTS. IT'S A SHEFFIELD PROPERTY. IT'S GONE THROUGH SEVERAL REVIEWS AND FINALLY CHECKED OFF THE SURVEYOR HAD SOME CONCERNS THAT WAS CHECKED OFF. SO THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT THEY NEED TO DO AND THE, UH, AUTHORITIES ON IT HAVE SAID IT'S GOOD TO GO. THEY'LL COME IN, UH, ONCE WE APPROVE THIS. THEY HAVE A FEW, UH, FEES LEFT, WHICH ARE THE RECORDING FEES FOR THEIR COVENANTS AND RESTRICTIONS. AND THEY NEED TO RECORD THE PLAT ITSELF IN THE COUNTY RECORDS. HAVE THEY PAID ALL THE ENGINEERING FEES YET OR THEY BE GIVEN A BILL? THEY, THEY'VE, THEY PAY IN AS WE GO. OKAY, GOOD DEAL. COME BACK TO MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? YES. SECOND. COMMISSIONER BARBER. SECOND THE MOTION. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ALRIGHT, FAIR MUCH. NEXT ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS FROM OUR TREASURER PRESENT THE, UH, TREASURER'S MONTHLY REPORT. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU JUDGE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FOR, UH, YOU KNOW, GENERAL FUND CASH. WE'VE STARTED WITH 21 MILLION OH 96 6 37 8. WE END WITH 7 MILLION 8 98 5 4 2 22 WITH 16 MILLION, UH, ADDITIONAL GENERAL FUND DOLLARS AT TECH POOL. SO YOUR TOTAL GENERAL FUND DOLLARS BETWEEN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK AND TECH POOL IS UH, JUST SHORT OF $24 MILLION. UH, THE INTEREST EARNINGS ON THE ROAD BOND, UH, IS 29,000 259 39. SO YOUR ENDING BALANCE OF THE ROAD BOND AT TEX POOL IS 22 MILLION 611 662 22. YOU CAN SEE WE'VE TRANSFERRED 2.8 MILLION INTO THE FUND. 1 28 ROAD BOND FUND, WHICH IS WHAT WE SPEND FROM, UH, THE GENERAL FUND. UM, INTEREST EARNED AT AMERICAN NATIONAL WAS $9,587 OR 39 CENTS THAT THE INTEREST SPREAD BETWEEN GENERAL FUND, THE ROAD BOND FUND AND THEN ALL OTHER FUNDS. UH, THE INTEREST EARNED AT TECH POOL YOU CAN SEE WAS 12 2 37 63 AT THE GENERAL FUND IN 29, 2 59 39 AT, UH, T POOL. SAW A TOTAL OF 41 4 9 7 58 THERE. SO WHAT IS T POOL PRIME PAYMENT DIRECT QUESTION, JUDGE. TODAY THE 2020 FOURTH RATE WAS 1.7 WAS A SEVEN DAY AVERAGE. OKAY. AND I THINK YOU FARTED TO ME YESTERDAY THE, UH, ONE OF THE OTHER GROUPS THAT WE TALKED TO, UH, FINANCIAL NORTHEASTERN SAM BOND. YEAH, UP TO CD RATES. SAM'S LIKE 2%, 2.3% OR SOMETHING. SAM'S PRO FORMA CD PORTFOLIO [00:25:01] WAS WELL OVER 2%. YEAH, I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT. SO, YEAH, SO, UM, AND I, THANKS FOR SEGUEING THERE. YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE PREPARED ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS FOR THE FIVE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO CREATE ARRANGEMENTS WITH. WE'VE, UH, REACHED OUT TO SOME OF MY PEERS TO GET, UH, THEIR FILINGS WITH THOSE ENTITIES TO COMPARE OURS TO THEIRS TO SO THAT WE KNOW HOW WE'RE FILLING IN THE BLANKS AS CONSISTENT WITH HOW OTHERS ARE. WE ARE THEN, UH, GOING TO SEND THOSE TO, UH, TEXAS CLASS FINANCIAL, NORTHEASTERN MULTI-BANK SECURITY LOGIC, HAVE THEM PRE-REVIEW THEM BEFORE WE SEND THEM TO Y'ALL. BUT OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE THOSE TO YOU BY 8:00 AM ON THIS FRIDAY SO THAT WE CAN BE ON NEXT WEEK'S AGENDA. BUT THE, THE KEY THING HERE, IT'S JUST TO, YOU KNOW, WE, THE COUNTY'S NOT EVER DONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, RIGHT? SO I'M, Y'ALL KNOW, I'VE REALLY GONE SLOWLY TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT WHEN WE DO EXECUTE SOMETHING, IT'S SOMETHING THAT CAN SURVIVE FOR A LONG TIME. NO GUARANTEES. WE CAN ALWAYS AMEND AND CHANGE, BUT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO BE DILIGENT WITH THIS. ANY QUESTIONS? NO. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. JUDGE. QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY? NOT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. MOTION. UH, COMMISSIONER BARBARA MAKES THAT MOTION. COMMISSIONER HUNT SECOND OF THE MOTION. ALL IN FAVOR? I A. ALRIGHT, THE NEXT ITEM IS TO PRESENT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT'S MONTHLY REPORT. WELL, GENTLEMAN, THAT'S NORMAL. USUALLY A PRETTY GOOD REPORT. UH, YOU CAN SEE THE CRIMINAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, I'M NOT GONNA READ IT VERBATIM AS SOMETIMES I DO, BUT EVERYTHING'S PRETTY WELL ON THE NORMAL GUIDELINES. YOU CAN SEE WE DID ABOUT 611 INCIDENT COURT 3 26 WENT THROUGH INVESTIGATION. OUR PERCENTAGE RATE IS STILL GOOD. YOU CAN SEE OUR CASES FILED WITH CAPERS AND ALL ATTENTION FACILITY AVERAGE POPULATION IS 396. UH, WE'RE STILL TAKING CLASS C FOR IN-HOUSE CLASS C, NO, IOWA COUNTY CLASS C. AND THEN YOU CAN SEE WE'RE STILL HOUSING ABOUT 108 AND WE BROUGHT IN 155,000. UH, COMMUNICATION IS STILL RUNNING, UH, PRETTY GOOD. WE'RE RUNNING ABOUT 324 CALLS FOR SERVICE. OUR WARRANTS DIVISION IS STILL THE SAME CIVIL PROCESS, STILL RUNNING PRETTY WELL. UH, THE ONE THING FAR AS ANIMAL CONTROL, YOU NOTICE THERE COMMISSIONER HUNT WANTED SOME IERS. UH, I BELIEVE WE TALKED ABOUT THE IERS. THAT'S THE I ON TRULY PICKING UP A DOG AND TRULY TRANSPORTING 'EM TO UH, THE ANIMAL SHELTER. AND THAT'S NOT INCLUDING ANY OF HIS INVESTIGATIONS. SO THAT'S TRULY PICKING UP ANIMALS AND TRULY TAKING THEM TO WHERE WE NEED TO TAKE THEM. SO THAT GIVES YOU THE HOUR. COMMERCIAL VEHICLES STILL DOING THE SAME. RUNNING THERE, UH, STILL GOT THE TWO, EVERYTHING'S GOING ON GOOD WITH THAT DIVISION. IN-HOUSE TRAINING, YOU CAN SEE WE DID 24 HOURS, 30 STUDENTS, SAME ABOUT 1100. UH, NARCOTICS DIVISIONS ARE STILL RUNNING ABOUT THE SAME. YOU CAN SEE WE DID THREE ARRESTS AND GOT OVER EIGHT GRAND AND FILED 23 CASES. UH, THE CANINE UNIT, YOU CAN SEE THEY'VE BEEN REALLY ACTIVE IN RUNNING UH, SIX ARRESTS AND OVER 97, UH, GRANDS OF NARCOTICS. AND THEN WE HAD, THEY STILL DID THE COST FOR SERVICE AND WE ASSISTED SIX OTHER AGENCIES. UH, ENVIRONMENTAL, YOU CAN SEE THE NUMBERS ARE REALLY GOOD ON THAT. I THINK Y'ALL SEEN SOME OF THE PRODUCTS WHERE THEY'RE REALLY, I THINK PRODUCING. WE DO HAVE, THEY WERE GOING TO A SCHOOL WITH TWO OTHER PEOPLE, UH, THAT WILL TAKE OVER THEIR PLACE AFTER DECEMBER WHEN THE TWO RETIRE BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY'RE RETIRED. SO WE'VE ALREADY GOT TWO IN PLACE. THEY'LL GO TRAINING I THINK NEXT MONTH. SO WE'LL HAVE 'EM DOWN THERE GETTING THEIR TRAINING, BE READY, TAKE OVER. YOU WANNA GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE LITTER TRUSTEES? YEAH, WHAT WE'VE, WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE UH, LITTER PART, WE'VE ALREADY POSTED, UH, THE TWO POSITIONS SINCE WE GOT THAT FUNDS MOVED OVER. WE GOT THE LINE TRANSFER THAT MOVE OVER INTO 5 61 BUT AS DETENTION OFFICERS. SO WE POSTED THAT IT CLOSES, UH, NEXT WEEK. UH, WE WILL INTERVIEW WHOEVER THAT IS. PICK THE TWO. WE'VE ALREADY GOT THE TRUCK AND THE TRAILER. UH, SO AS SOON AS THAT'S DONE, I'LL BE GETTING WITH Y'ALL. 'CAUSE I THINK OUR FIRST GOAL AND TASK IS TO GO JUMP ON 2 61. UH, THAT'S GONNA BE THE BIG JUMP ON THAT AND GET THAT CLEANED UP BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST HIGH IN WE CAN AND THEN WE'LL START GOING DOWN THE ROAD. SO I'M GONNA KIND OF SET A PROTOCOL AND I'LL PROBABLY BE MEETING WITH Y'ALL TALKING TO YOU HOW WE WANNA DO THAT. UH, SETTING UP DISPATCH IS PROBABLY WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS GET Y'ALL'S SECRETARY, WHOEVER WANTS TO HANDLE THAT, THEY'VE GOT A ROLL GO CALL DISPATCH. WE'LL PUT IT ON THE LIST AND THEN MY PEOPLE WILL GET THE LIST AND WE'LL START WORKING ON IT. WHAT I THINK WE WANT TO DO IS FAR AS THE PRECINCTS, I'M GONNA SET 'EM UP. Y'ALL CALL 'EM IN AND WHAT WE'LL DO IS THEY'LL RUN THIS PRECINCT THIS DAY. IF THEY DO [00:30:01] IT THAT THEN THEY'LL GO DOWN THERE. WE'LL JUST RUN FROM PRECINCT TO PRECINCT WHERE THAT WAY WE'VE SEEN EVERYWHERE AND EVERYBODY GETS A PIECE OF, I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. BUT IF Y'ALL THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE, FEEL FREE TO JUMP TO ME. TRANSPORT DIVISION. SEE WE TRANSPORTED OVER 83, 2 OF 'EM INSIDE OF STATE. WE WENT OVER 14,000 MILES. AND THEN TRANSPORT THE COURT. YOU CAN SEE WE DID 360 QUITE A BIT THERE. AND THEN THE FINANCIALS, YOU CAN SEE WE DID OVER A LITTLE OVER 19,000, UH, FOR FEBRUARY. THAT IS THE REPORT. YEAH. WHAT'S IT ON YOUR UH, PATROL DIVISION? IF THEY MAKE A NARCOTICS ARREST PROCEDURE, IS THAT JUST INCLUDED IN THE PAIN DIVISION? IS THEY'RE CALLED OUT OR THAT'S SEPARATE? NO, THAT'S SEPARATE. OKAY. THAT IS, THAT IS TOTALLY SEPARATE. ALRIGHT, THAT IS IT. THAT THAT NARCOTICS STUFF IS THE K NINE PEOPLE. AND THEN THE ONLY THING THAT REFLECTS IF THAT'S ARREST IS IN THE NARCOTICS DIVISION FOR THE CASES FILED. OKAY. UH, THEY DO MOST WE AFTER THAT ON THE ARREST, WE GET THE NARCOTICS DIVISION TO LOOK AT IT, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S GOOD ON, AND THEN THEY FILE THE FINAL CASE. NOW WE'RE A LITTLE WET, BUT WE'LL BE ON ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE. COMMISSIONER. THANK Y'ALL. ALRIGHT, SO I HAVE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE SHERIFF'S REPORT. I MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER YOUR NAME AND SECOND COMMISSIONER ALLEN. ALL IN FAVOR SAY A. A. ALRIGHTY. THE NEXT ITEM I CAN FIND MY AGENDA NOW IS TO, UH, IS THIS ONE WE WERE GOING TO TABLE REBECCA ACTUALLY THE WORKSHOP SECTION OF IT SO I CAN COVER IT IN THIS ITEM. OKAY. LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ YOU THIS TO DISCUSS. UH, AND UH, ITEM NUMBER SIX TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN UPDATE REGARDING SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, REDRAFT AND POTENTIAL TO UTILIZE AN ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURAL FIRM TO ASSIST THE COUNTY. SO I DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOING TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION. I CAN DO THAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S NOT ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS ISSUE. OR MAYBE AFTER WE'RE DONE TALKING THEN WANTS TO SPEAK JUST BECAUSE WE'RE TABLING THE WORKSHOP ITEM. OKAY. WHAT I DID IS JUST COMPILE A LIST OF CONSIDERATIONS THAT HAVE KIND OF COME UP FROM THE SUBDIVISION DRAFTING THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. GOT ME SOME EXTRA COPIES. SO I THOUGHT I'D RUN DOWN THROUGH A COUPLE OF THESE. WE DON'T HAVE TO HIT 'EM ALL SINCE YOU GUYS HAD THE LIST. AND THEN I'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AND KIND OF WHERE THE, WHAT DIRECTION WE'LL FORWARD TO GOING IN THE FUTURE. UM, SO I DON'T KNOW HISTORICALLY HOW, IF YOU GUYS KNOW, UM, WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING AS FAR AS SUBDIVISION DRAFTING. BUT BACK IN 2017 WE GOT A SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE, WHICH OF YOU GUYS WERE ON? AND THAT'S, THAT MET, GOSH, PROBABLY THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. AND WE WENT OVER THE REGULATIONS WHICH LOOK ABOUT LIKE THIS. THEY'RE ABOUT 70 PAGES. AND UM, THEN AFTER THOSE MEETINGS, THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AND I WOULD MEET OCCASIONALLY AND JUST RIP 'EM APART AND REDRAFT. AND WE'VE DONE THAT SEVERAL, SEVERAL TIMES. AND IT'S TO THE POINT WHERE THEY NEED TO BE, UM, REVIEWED BY A TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, SOMEONE WHO HAS EITHER, UM, ENGINEERING BACKGROUND OR ARCHITECTURE BACKGROUND WHO, UM, COULD COME IN AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE UPDATED IN A WAY THAT THEY NEED TO BE. THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF DIFFERENT REFERENCING ISSUES THAT WE HAVE WITH OUR REGULATIONS WHERE THEY'RE KIND OF NOT AS EASY TO READ AND UNDERSTAND. UM, AND THEN IF WE'RE LOOKING TO UPDATE THEM IN THE WAYS THAT I'VE LISTED HERE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT IN OUR CURRENT REGULATIONS. AND WHEN YOU ADD THAT IN, IT INTERRUPTS SOME OF THE TIMEFRAMES AND THE, UM, THE PROCESS THAT WE HAVE AS IT STANDS NOW. SO IT'S REALLY TO SCRAP TYPE OF, UM, TIME WHERE WE'RE LOOKING AT NEEDING TO REDRAFT THEM COMPLETELY. AND I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE NEWS THAT YOU GUYS WERE, WERE LOOKING FOR, BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO EXCITING IN A WAY THAT WE GET TO INCORPORATE THE NEW THINGS THAT WE NEED FOR THE COUNTY AND FOR THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE GONNA EXPERIENCE. UM, SO A COUPLE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU GUYS ON, UM, I KNOW NUMBER ONE IS CLOSE TO COMMISSIONER HANS HARD AS FAR AS THE CREATION OF THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. OUR CURRENT REGULATIONS DO NOT TALK ABOUT THAT. IN FACT, THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT PROCESS WHERE IT GOES TO THE COMMISSIONER FIRST AND THEN IT OUTLINES CONCEPT PRELIM AND FINAL PLAT. UM, THOSE THINGS FROM AN ADMINISTRATIVE STANDPOINT, THE COMMITTEE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO CHANGE. AND SO WHEN YOU DO THAT, YOU CHANGE THE ENTIRE FRAMEWORK OF YOUR REGULATIONS [00:35:01] AND WE'D LIKE TO AT THE SAME TIME IMPLEMENT AND FORM THIS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THEN MAKE SURE THAT OUR REGULATIONS REFERENCE IT CORRECTLY. AND THEN WE'RE CREATING THIS COMMUNICATION TIMELINE FOR EVERYONE THAT COMES IN AND THEY KNOW WHICH DEPARTMENT TO GO TO, WHAT TO EXPECT, AND SO THAT THEY CAN REALLY MAKE A FINANCIAL INVESTMENT IN KAUFMAN COUNTY THAT'S NOT UNSETTLED IN ANY WAY SO THAT THEY KNOW WHERE, WHERE IT'S GOING. UM, SO THE SECOND ONE IS THE TALK. UH, IT TALKS ABOUT ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL REVIEWS. A LOT OF THE REGULATIONS WE LIKE, THEY SPLIT IT INTO, INTO TWO COMPONENTS. AND THAT WAY, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE MEETING YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW, YOU PAID YOUR FEES, YOU'VE DONE YOUR CHECKLIST, YOU'VE SUBMITTED THE LAST YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO AND THE TIMELINE YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO, THEN IT GOES OVER TO THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, UM, GIS, FLOOD PLAIN, ALL OF OUR DIFFERENT SPECIALIZED TECHNICAL REVIEW DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE ABLE TO LOOK THROUGH IT AND LET US KNOW IF THERE ARE ISSUES AND WE'D LIKE THAT INCORPORATED IN OUR REGULATIONS. UM, THE THIRD ONE IS, IT'S KIND OF A BIG DEAL. IT HAS TO DO WITH LOT SIZE. AS YOU GUYS KNOW, MOST OF OUR LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS COME FROM OUR ONSITE SEWER REGULATIONS, WHICH, AND RANDY'S NOT HERE TODAY, BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT ALSO, UM, BRINGING YOU GUYS SOME MINOR UPDATES TO THAT IN THE NEXT, UH, PROBABLY MONTH. TCQ ACTUALLY HAS OUR REGULATIONS RIGHT NOW. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO DO WITH THE LOT SIZE, IT'S UM, IT DEALS WITH OUR MAINTENANCE PROVIDERS AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THAT A LITTLE BIT, A LITTLE BIT MORE TO YOU GUYS. BUT THE SUMMARY IS THAT RIGHT NOW THE HOMEOWNERS ARE, ARE BEING PENALIZED AND SENT TO SEWER COURT FOR FAILURE TO RENEW THEIR CONTRACT. AND, UM, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WAS, IS INTERESTED IN REWRITING THAT SO THAT THE MAINTENANCE UH, PROVIDERS ACTUALLY HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE LIABILITY IN THAT REGARD VERSUS THE HOMEOWNERS 'CAUSE THEY GET TO SEWER COURT AND KIND OF ARE SHOCK AS TO WHY THEY'RE THERE. UM, BUT SO THAT'S DOWN THE, I ALSO INCLUDED THAT DOWN THERE AS FAR AS UPDATING ONSITE SEWER FACILITIES ORDER. BUT AS FAR AS THE LOT SIZE GOES, THERE'S BEEN, UM, KIND A, A LITIGATED ISSUE OF LARGE DEVELOPERS REGARDING LOT SIZE WHEN, WHEN YOU'RE NOT USING AN ONSITE SEWER FACILITY. SO THIS IS THE INSTANCE WHEN YOU HAVE PRIVATE, UM, SEWER OR PUBLIC SEWER AND THEN, OR YOU HAVE, UH, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE WATER. SO WE'VE SEEN OTHER COUNTIES THAT DON'T HAVE ANY LOT ZONE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS BECAUSE THERE'S A BELIEF THAT THE COUNTY IS NOT ACTUALLY ABLE TO REGULATE THAT WHENEVER YOU'RE PROVIDING, UM, WHENEVER YOU'RE NOT USING AN ONSITE SEW FACILITY. AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE DEFINITELY WANT OUR NEW REGULATIONS TO ADDRESS SO THAT WE'RE NOT IN ANY TYPE OF, UM, UNSETTLED AREA WITH OUR CURRENT REGULATIONS. AND THEN, UM, IT, IT ALSO ADDRESSES THE EMERGENCE OF ALL THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS THAT ARE KIND OF COMING INTO KAUFMAN COUNTY. MOST OF THEM, UM, OR ALL OF 'EM ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE ONSITE SEWER FACILITIES. THEY'RE GONNA HAVE PRIVATE OR PUBLIC, UM, SEWER AND WATER. SO THAT, THAT IN OF ITSELF IS, IS WHERE OUR REGULATIONS KIND OF NEED TO TREND AND TO ADDRESS THOSE SO THAT WE'RE ATTRACTING THOSE LARGER DEVELOPERS IN A WAY THAT, UM, IS GONNA BE POSITIVE FOR KAUFMAN COUNTY VERSUS PUSHING PEOPLE AWAY IF THAT'S WHAT THE COURT IS SEEKING TO DO. THAT'S, WE HAVE SO MUCH LAND MASS THAT'S NOT ME, YOU AND THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THE ONSIDE SEWERS AND STUFF IS THE REASON THAT WE HAVEN'T ADDRESSED IT VERY MUCH IS BECAUSE THEY'VE ALL BEEN IN ETJ THE CITIES AND GROWTH REGULATIONS FOR 'EM. AND, AND WE HAVEN'T NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN WE WE'RE FACING EM RIGHT NOW THAT WE'RE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. SO I MEAN, AND THEY'RE COMING, I MEAN THERE'S A LOT MORE OF THEM COMING. SO THERE ARE, ESPECIALLY TOWARDS PRECINCT FOUR. SO THAT'S WHERE THE N THREE, THOSE ARE THE TWO NEXT LAND DRAFT ACCORDING TO THE DEVELOPERS. SO, UM, AS FAR AS THERE'S OTHER REQUIREMENTS WE CAN ADD IN THAT WE DON'T HAVE LIKE PARKLAND AND OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENTS. A LOT OF DIFFERENT RURAL COUNTIES LIKE UH, LIKE HOFFMAN TEND TO INTEGRATE THOSE INTO THE REGULATIONS SO THAT THEY CAN MAINTAIN THE TYPE OF SPACE AND FIELD THAT PEOPLE ARE USED TO HAVING IN THEIR COMMUNITY. AND THEN IT ALSO HELPS WITH DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS SO THAT YOU'RE NOT GETTING AS MUCH, UH, RUNOFF BY ADDING SO MUCH CONCRETE. UM, THERE'S UH, UPDATING OUR, STEVE CAN TALK ABOUT MORE ABOUT THIS, BUT OUR STORM WATER MANAGEMENT AND UH, RAIN RUNOFF CALCULATIONS, THAT'S ANOTHER BIG DEAL THAT IS NOT REALLY ADDRESS FULLY IN OUR REGULATIONS. UM, THE FIRE CODE THAT'S NOT ADDRESSED AS WELL. SOME REGULATIONS INCLUDE THAT IN THERE. UM, CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICS, OURS ARE OUTDATED AND DON'T REALLY MEET WHAT WE'RE CURRENTLY DOING. AND SO THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER AREA TO, TO UPDATE. AND THEN ALSO OUR THIRD GROUP PLAN, SKE HAS HAD THIS COME UP A COUPLE TIMES RECENTLY. I KNOW JP HAD IT COME UP ONCE, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SAFEGUARDING THE AMOUNT OF, UM, TIME THAT YOU GUYS PUT [00:40:01] IN THE MONEY THAT WE'VE PUT INTO CREATING THAT THIRD FAIR PLAN AND THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE RETAINING UM, THOSE THAT RIGHT AWAY WE'RE SUPPOSED TO SUPPOSED RIGHT AWAY. SO, UM, GIS 9 1 1 ADDRESSING, THERE'S SOME TIMELINE ISSUES IN THERE THAT WE WANT TO FIX AND WE WANT TO JUST MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ADDRESSED IN THE REGULATIONS. AND THEN AS WELL AS UM, OUR FLOODPLAIN ORDER, LAURA, I KNOW YOU WANT THE UPDATED FEES AND THE CHECKLIST, UH, SO THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR, BASICALLY ALL OF OUR FORMS THAT ARE REFERENCED IN THE REGULATIONS WOULD BE UPDATED SO THAT THEY ARE COMING A PACKET AND THAT PEOPLE ARE, UM, ABLE TO RECEIVE THAT UPFRONT AND KIND OF KNOW WHAT THEY NEED TO NEED TO DO. UM, SO TODAY I'VE ASKED, OH OUR FINANCIAL SECURITIES IS ANOTHER THING I DON'T WANNA SKIP THAT HAS TO DO WITH WHETHER OR NOT YOU'RE ASKING THE DEVELOPER TO USE AN ESCROW, A LINE OF CREDIT, UH, MAYBE A BOND IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS BUILT APPROPRIATELY. THERE'S NOT REALLY A CONSENSUS AMONG THE COMMITTEE AS TO HOW THE COUNTY WANTS TO GO ON THAT. SO THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO FINALIZE AND SET INTO PLACE AND SO THAT IT'S NOT CONFUSING FOR THE DEVELOPERS 'CAUSE THAT IS AN, UM, AN EXPENSE THAT THEY'RE GONNA WANT TO KNOW ABOUT. SO LET ME SEE. OKAY, SO I WANNA TALK ABOUT PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE COMMITTEE AND UM, WHO MAY, YOU MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ON THE NEXT ITEM TO POINT FOR THE RQ PROCESS. SO THAT WOULD BE, STEVE HAS DEFINITELY BEEN ON THE COMMITTEE BEFORE. UM, JENNY, I'VE ASKED JENNY TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT UM, ANY OF THE ENGINEERING SPECIFIC RELATED ISSUES AND I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A MINUTE TO ANSWER THAT. AND THEN, UM, GIS JEFFREY'S HERE TOO. AND THEN THE CLERK'S OFFICE, UM, MONIQUE AND BOTH LAURA HAVE HELPED, UM, LISA'S HELPED IN THE PAST BEFORE AND I KNOW IF ANYTIME WE DO AN RQ YOU KIND OF GET STUCK ON THAT COMMITTEE . UM, BUT, AND THEN I KNOW, UH, MIKE AND JACKIE HAVE ALSO BEEN ON THAT COMMITTEE. DID I MISS ANYONE? THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT HERE. UM, FIRE MARSHAL'S, OFFICE, PUBLIC WORKS. UM, I THINK THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S IT. DO YOU GUYS, DID YOU MENTION SHERIFF THAT THEY, BUT SHERIFF'S OFFICE? WELL SHERIFF, YOU WANNA BE ON SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE. , I'VE GOTTEN THAT. . WOULD IT BE GOOD TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE SHERIFF? UM, THE, THE, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP WOULD BE ACTUALLY PRETTY HELPFUL BECAUSE OF THE NUISANCE ABATEMENT. OKAY. I DIDN'T, WE THAT WOULD HELP. UM, OKAY. SO JENNY, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTARY ABOUT KIND OF THE LIST OF CONSIDERATIONS? SURE. THESE ARE NOT ALL INCLUSIVE FOR BEING HERE. SURE. BAD WEATHER TRAVEL. I'M SORRY FOR BEING LATE. OKAY. UM, YEAH, SO BASICALLY WHAT REBECCA SAID, THE, THE 70 SOMETHING PAGES WE HAVE, UM, COMPARED TO TYPICALLY EVEN OTHER COUNTIES HAVE, YOU KNOW, KIND OF AT LEAST IN THE ONE TO ONE 50, THE 200 RANGE. SO WE'VE GOT VERY, VERY MINIMAL REGULATIONS, WHICH IS NOT A BAD THING, BUT WE DO NEED TO UPDATE WHAT THOSE MINIMAL, MINIMAL REGULATIONS ARE. UM, WE TEND TO ERR ON THE SIDE OF BEST ENGINEERING JUDGMENT, WHICH AGAIN, IS NOT A BAD THING BECAUSE AS THINGS CHANGE AND AS AS NEW INFORMATION COMES TO LIGHT AND WE UPDATE BEST ENGINEERING PRACTICES, WE DON'T WANT TO BE STUCK BACK WITH UM, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WE IMPLEMENTED 12 YEARS AGO. BUT WE DO NEED TO SET AT LEAST A NEW MINIMUM BAR ON QUITE A FEW OF THESE THINGS AS FAR AS WHAT MINIMUM STANDARD WE'RE LOOKING FOR. AND THEY CAN APPLY ADDITIONAL LAYERS ON TOP OF THAT AS NEEDED DOWN THE ROAD. BUT WE DO NEED TO DEFINITELY UPDATE QUITE A FEW THINGS IN THERE AS WELL AS THE PROCESSES AND, UH, REVIEWS AND EXACTLY WHO'S LOOKING AT EVERYTHING AS WELL. LAURA, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY? NO. OKAY. OKAY. WELL, I, I MAY JUDGE, CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? SURE. ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE BIGGEST IMPACTS THAT THE ENTIRE COUNTY HAS SUFFERED ON THESE SUBDIVISIONS COMING IN IS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. MM-HMM . I DIDN'T SEE THAT ADDRESS AT ALL. I THE LARGEST CONSUMER OF GOVERNMENT MONEY. AND UH, YOU GET POOR DISTRICTS LIKE, UH, ROSS FOR EXAMPLE, AND WE GET 80% OF OUR MONEY FROM THE STATE. THESE ROOFTOPS WON'T PAY FOR NEW SCHOOLS. IT'S NOT THERE. THAT IS PROBABLY NOT A BAD IDEA TO HAVE AT LEAST A REPRESENTATIVE, BUT MAYBE NOT, I DUNNO. YOU WHAT'S YOUR THOUGHTS? WELL, MY INITIAL THOUGHTS ARE I DON'T THINK THE COUNTY HAS ANY TYPE OF REGULATORY AUTHORITY REGARDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SO THAT'S PROBABLY WHY YOU'RE NOT SEEING 'EM INCLUDED INTO SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. BUT THE OTHER THING WOULD BE, UM, I'VE SEEN BEFORE THAT YOUR REQUEST THAT SOME SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS REQUEST, UM, NOTICE FROM THE DEVELOPER, UH, REGARDING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, UM, POST OFFICE. POST OFFICE. AND THEN IT'S BASICALLY SAYING WE KNOW THAT THIS IMPACT IS COMING AND WE'VE ADDRESSED THIS PLAT. AND SO THAT'S DEFINITELY A, UM, A A CONCEPT THAT WE'VE INCLUDED [00:45:01] IN THE REDRAFT THAT WE'VE DONE. AND I KNOW MONIQUE'S SHAKING HER HEAD YES. 'CAUSE WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT A NUMBER OF TIMES, ESPECIALLY THE, UM, ESPECIALLY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. BUT THAT IS IN OUR REDRAFT YEAH. ELLIS COUNTY, I CAN'T PROVE THIS, BUT I'VE HEARD TALK THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO CREATE A MINIMUM FLOOR PLAN TO HELP ADDRESS THAT ISSUE SO THEY CAN CREATE ENOUGH REVENUE TO ANTICIPATE THE BUILDING OF THOSE SCHOOLS WHERE THEY ONLY HIT $125 BILLION BOND LIKE CRANDALL DID. I WOULD BE, I WOULD BE WHERE THEY CAN'T BOND MONEY ANYMORE. WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT. AND, AND THE SCHOOL IS A, IT'S A BIG IMPACT FOR THEM AND HUGE. AND THEY INSTANTLY CALLED, MAYBE THEY CALLED ME NOT LONG AGO OVER ONE IN SAN HEY CAN, CAN YOU TALK TO 'EM WHEN THEY DONATE SOME LAND? MM-HMM . SO WE HAVE FUTURE, EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN'T BUILD A SCHOOL, AT LEAST HAVE A PLACE THERE SO THAT WHEN THEY DO DO THAT, AND MOST OF THE DEVELOPERS AUTOMATICALLY DO THAT, ESPECIALLY IN MY DISTRICTS AND STUFF, THEY HAVE SO MANY HOMES THEY KNOW THEY CAN'T SELL 'EM WITHOUT A SCHOOL. I MEAN IT KINGS THEY'VE GOT INCORPORATED IN THEIR FLAT AND WE'RE ABOUT TO GET HIT WITH 2,400 ACRES OF DEVELOP A PROPERTY IN THE CROSS DISTRICT. WE CAN'T PULL SCHOOL. I MEAN WE'RE MATCHED DOWN ON CREDIT NOW AND CAN'T, CAN'T BELONG TO SCHOOL. SO WHAT WE GONNA DO, I DUNNO. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WELL, THAT GOES BACK TO THE WHOLE ISSUE OF SCHOOL OF FINANCE LEGISLA. I MEAN, BECAUSE THE STATE, THE STATE DOESN'T GIVE US THE AUTHORITY, THE DEMAND THAT THEY EITHER, YOU KNOW, TO ME I THINK THEY OUGHT BILL THE SCHOOL. I DON'T EVEN THINK THAT WE SHOULD EVEN, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF . I THINK IF YOU'RE GONNA COME IN AND PUT 10,000 HOMES, THEN YOU OUGHT TO BE RESPONSIBLE BUILDING. I SAID THE PERSON THAT LIVED THERE FOR 50 YEARS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, YEAH. YOU CAN PUT THOSE KINDS OF THINGS IN AS A COUNTY. YOU HAVE TO BE REALLY, REALLY CAREFUL ONLY TO DO WHAT IS WHAT A COUNTY HAS AUTHORITY TO DO. 'CAUSE WHEN YOU GET INTO SOME OF THE HOUSING ISSUES, YOU'RE REALLY GETTING INTO SOME CONSTITU CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ISSUES, FAIR HOUSING ACT A LOT THAT IT COVERS A LOT OF AREA WHERE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE TALKING . YEAH. AND SO WHAT IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO, IT'S REALLY A SCHOOL OF FINANCING ISSUES, REALLY A LEGISLATIVE CONCERN WHERE FOR BOTH COMMUNITIES, I MEAN IT'S A, IT'S DEFINITELY A CONCERN. I'M NOT IN ANY WAY NEGATING THAT, BUT, BUT IT'S JUST, IT'S JUST ONE OF OUR MAJOR CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO FUND THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND WE'RE ALREADY CONSUMING 52% OF THE, UH, TEXAS MONEY JUST TO PAY FOR THAT ALONE. SURE. SO IT'S A BIG DEAL. IT IS A BIG DEAL. DEAL DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST YEAR, SEVERAL YEARS. IT'S JUST MORE OF A LEGISLATIVE ISSUE OPPOSED A SUBDIVISION REGULATION ISSUE. BUT IT'S OKAY AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS. UH, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO ADD? SO WHAT ARE YOU ASKING US TO DO TODAY? SO THIS ITEM IS JUST INTENDED TO GIVE YOU GUYS A BRIEF UPDATE AND KIND OF INTRODUCE YOU TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED. UM, BUT THE SECOND ITEM IS INTENDED TO APPOINT AN RQ COMMITTEE, UM, SO THAT WE CAN PUT TOGETHER SPECIFICATIONS AND THEN KIND OF REPORT BACK THE COUNTY, UM, TO YOU GUYS EITHER NEXT WEEK OR THE WEEK AFTER AND KIND OF GIVE YOU THAT, THAT FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS. YES, IT'S A GOOD IDEA. WE THINK WE SHOULD, COUNTY SHOULD PURSUE IT FOR THESE REASONS, UM, OR NO, BECAUSE OF THIS REASON. AND UM, AND THEN IF, IF IT'S A YES, THEN WE'LL GET YOU THE SPECIFICATIONS BACK SO WE CAN START THE PROCESS. OKAY. SO DO YOU NEED A MOTION, UH, FOR THE SECOND ITEM? YES. YES. SO IF YOU WANT TO MOVE ON TO THAT, THEN. OKAY. WELL, ANYBODY GOT ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE, WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION. ANYBODY ON THE COURT HAS ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WELL, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THE COMMITTEE WENT THROUGH THE EXERCISE AND WORKED ON THESE REGULATIONS. YES. AND I, SO IT WASN'T A WASTE OF TIME. I MEAN, THIS IS STUFF THAT WE NEEDED TO DO AND, AND WE FIND OUT THESE PROBLEMS THAT, THAT HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED AND THINGS HAVE COME UP AND A LOT, THE ONE STOP SHOP THAT WE TALK ABOUT, I THINK EVERYBODY IN CLOSE QUARTERS, THERE'S PROBLEMS THAT, THAT ALL HAD THEIR OWN INTERPRETATION OF THE REGULATIONS AND WE, IT JUST HAVE A BIG COLLISION THAT WE HAVE GROWTH NOW. AND SO IF YOU GET ALL THE SAME ROOM, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN CHARGE OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS WHO WILL MORPH INTO SOMETHING THAT'S POSITIVE. SO WHAT IT ENDS UP AT THE END WILL BE ACTUALLY THE PEOPLE THAT DO THE JOB. RIGHT. BUT WE JUST GOTTA GET THEM TOGETHER WHERE THEY CAN COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER AND SHARE THEIR PROBLEMS AND THEY'VE COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS. SO I, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER WE GOTTA DO TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN, I'M, YEAH, AND I THINK ALL OF US, MY ONLY COMMENT, I THINK ALL OF US WANNA MOVE AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO MOVE JUST, WE DON'T WANNA MESS UP BY . NO, NO, NO. BUT THIS HAS POINTED OUT A LOT OF [00:50:01] PROBLEMS AND I THINK WHENEVER WE GET THE EXPERTS TO LOOK AT THIS, THEN YOU KNOW, IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, AND THERE COULD BE SOME ITEMS WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE LEGISLATURE NEEDS TO GET SOME ISSUES SOLVED TO HELP US SOME OF THE THINGS WE WOULD LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH. YEAH. AND THERE'S SOME THINGS MAYBE THAT CAN BE DONE AT THE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL SINCE WE ARE CONTIGUOUS TO THE, UH, DALLAS COUNTY. UH, THERE MAY BE SOME WE CAN WORK THROUGH THE URBAN COUNTIES GROUP THAT WE BELONG TO THAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP US GET SOME ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY, WHICH, UH, PEOPLE MOVE TO THE COUNTRY SO THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, DO WHAT THEY WANT. BUT AFTER THEY GET HERE, THEY, OH, YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW IT BE WAY, DIDN'T KNOW YOU DOWN, DOWN THE DIRT ROAD. YEAH. THAT'S GIVING NO CONCRETE WORK. SO THAT BEING SAID, UH, WE WON'T TAKE ANY ACTION ON THIS. UH, ITEM NUMBER SIX. I THINK THAT'S WHAT REBECCA SUGGESTED. YES, PLEASE. AND, BUT WE WILL, WE'LL THIS, UH, LET'S GO AHEAD AND TABLE IT FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION JUST SO WE'LL HAVE IT IF WE NEED TO BRING IT BACK OFF THE TABLE. SO DOES ANYBODY HAVE A, A MOTION A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN? SECOND. SECOND, UH, FOR COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS? UH, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THOSE OPPOSED? THE NEXT ITEM IS TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER APPOINTING MEMBERS TO A COMMITTEE TO COMPLETE A STATUS REVIEW OF THE EXISTING SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AND TO DISCUSS FEASIBILITY AND SOLUTION FOR A REDRAFT PROCESS AND DEVELOPMENT SPECIFICATION FOR AN RFQ PROCESS. SO, SO THAT'S THE ITEM I WAS TALKING ABOUT. I JUST KIND OF LISTED OUT THE DUTIES OF THE COMMITTEE SO THAT IF YOU GET APPOINTED, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GONNA DO, AND THEN I WOULD JUST ASK THAT WE, WE DEFINITELY INCLUDE, UH, JENNY IN THE, IN THE COMMITTEE. THAT WAY WE HAVE, UH, SOMEONE WITH AN ENGINEERING BACKGROUND WHO CAN ALSO HELP TAILOR SPECIFICATIONS AND THEN LET US KNOW COMMENTARY AS FAR AS WHO'S A GOOD ENGINEERING FIRM WHO'S NOT AND THAT KIND OF THING. SO ARE WE READY TO APPOINT THAT COMMITTEE? WOULD WE, WOULD WE PICK HER FIRM? SO I, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ELLI DOES, DOES NOT HAVE AN INTEREST IN IN BIDDING ON THAT. OKAY. I WAS GONNA SAY BECAUSE IF SHE PUT HER ON THE COMMITTEE, THAT THAT'S WHERE WE STAND AT THE MOMENT, THAT WE WOULD ACTUALLY PREFER TO BE ON THE REVIEW SIDE OF IT THEN ON THE PREPARATION SIDE OF IT. SO WHAT IS YOUR, DO YOU WANT WAIT, UH, TILL NEXT WEEK? OR WHAT, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO? UM, WELL, I MEAN, I, I CAN, WE CAN GET STARTED NOW. I MEAN, THERE'S NO, JUST BECAUSE YOU GUYS APPOINT A COMMITTEE AND THEN THEY COME BACK AND SAY, YES, WE'D LIKE TO DO THE RFQ DOESN'T MEAN YOU GUYS HAVE TO DO THAT. IT'S, IT'S JUST A, A COMMITTEE OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INVOLVED AND THEN REPORTING BACK SAYING HERE'S OUR SPECIFICATIONS. WE CAN GO OUT FOR RFQ AND THE COURT WILL SAY YES OR NO. SO THERE'S REALLY NO ACTION THAT'S, THAT'S GOING TO BE MANDATORY THAT WE'RE DOING OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. THAT WOULD COME UP LATER IF YOU DECIDE TO DO IT RIGHT. I GUESS I WANT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, WE KNOW WHO WE WANT. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHO NEEDS TO BE ON THERE, THE COURT, BE, UH, COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. AND THIS WOULD BE A, WITH THE NAMES, UH, THE DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN LISTED. REBECCA, YOU WANT GO OVER THOSE AGAIN? YES, SIR. I'LL BE HAPPY TO. SO IT'S STORM WATER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WHICH IS STEVE EY 9 1 1 GIS FLOODPLAIN, WHICH IS JEFFREY BARMA ENGINEERING. JENNY PROJECT COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. LAURA, WOULD THAT BE YOUR, YOU OR, AND MONIQUE OR JUST MM-HMM . OKAY. UH, LAURA HUGHES AND MONIQUE HUNTER. AND THEN I'D ASK THAT I, I COULD BE ON THE COMMITTEE AS WELL AND THEN WELL WE MAY WON'T TALK ABOUT IT. MAY WON'T HEAR IT INSTEAD. UM, THEN THE, THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE. RANDY RICHARDS, UM, PUBLIC WORKS. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE WAYNE MCKENZIE AND THEN, UM, SOMEONE FROM THE COURT OR TWO SOMEONE'S FROM THE COURT AND THEN THE PURCHASING AGENT LISA CALLAHAN AND, AND, AND BE DESIGNATED BY THE SHERIFF. OKAY. ENVIRONMENTAL WILL BE DESIGNATED BY SHERIFF FILL IN. ALRIGHT. SO I BET I CAN DESIGNATE SOME, I THINK, I THINK WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE TWO COMMISSIONER COURT MEMBERS ON THERE. GOT HIGH GROWTH AREAS AND, AND, UH, WHATEVER. SO WOULD SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO DO ON THE COMMITTEE. OKAY, NO PROBLEM. MIKE OR YOU? YEAH. OKAY. AND I, IF ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER WANTS TO PARTICIPATE, WE'LL JUST NEED TO POST IT AS A MEETING, BUT WE CAN DO THAT IF THAT WAS DONE NECESSARY. SO READ THOSE NAMES AGAIN AND WE'RE GONNA ASK SOMEBODY TO PUT IT INTO A MOTION. OKAY. KAREN'S WRITTEN 'EM DOWN FOR US. . OKAY. SO I CAN GIVE THAT TO WHO WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE NAMES? YOU WANT ME TO READ THEM INTO THE MOTION? YES. OKAY. YEAH. OKAY. UM, STEVE HUEY. JEFFREY BARMA, JENNY PROJECT. LAURA HUGHES. [00:55:01] MONIQUE HUNTER, REBECCA BERG. RANDY RICHARDS, WAYNE MCKENZIE, UM, ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE OFFICER TO BE APPOINTED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. LISA CALLAHAN, JACKIE ALLEN AND MIKE HUNT. OKAY, GENTLEMEN, YOU'VE HEARD THESE RECOMMENDATIONS TO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO, UH, UH, APPROVE THESE NUMBERS? COMMISSIONER ALLEN MAKES THAT MOTION. COMMISSIONER HUNT SECONDS MOTION. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I KNOW A LOT OF WORK HAS GONE INTO THIS BY A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND WE'RE TRYING TO DO IT THE RIGHT WAY. AND UH, SO I'M PLEASED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE ALONG LIKE WE DID THIS MORNING ON THAT. SO THE NEXT ITEM IS TO DISCUSS AND, UH, CONSIDER LINE ITEM TRANSFERS, PLEASE. GOOD MORNING. THESE WERE MAIL TO YOU EARLIER DURING THE WEEK. UM, YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THE TRANSFERS? WE HAD TO AMEND THE COUPLE OF FUNDS FOR BUDGETS BECAUSE OF A PRECINCT COURT. DID A, UH, PROJECT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF COMBINE AND THEN, UM, JUVENILE PROBATION GOT SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE STATE, SO WE WANTED TO AMEND HER BUDGET SO SHE COULD USE THOSE AND EXPEND THAT AND NOT HAVE TO MOVE BACK TO THE STATE. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE TRANSFER. I'LL MAKE COMMISSIONER MR. MAKES THAT MOTION. MR. BARBARA. SECONDS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED? OPPOSED. AND THEN, UH, EVERY FAVOR BILL YOU, YOUR CLAIMS FOR PAYMENT YOU RECEIVED THE LISTING IS $288,129 AND 33 CENTS. UM, YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE BILLS? NO. YOU'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK OVER THE BILLS. THANK EVERYBODY. SO I WANTED TO CALL IT TO YOUR ATTENTION TWO CHECKS I WROTE, I'VE WRITTEN, AND IT'S TO DO WITH THE CITY OF KAUFMAN AGREEMENT ON TAX ABATEMENTS. UH, ONE CHECK I HAD TO WRITE, THEY PAID, UH, LET'S SEE, KLLM TRANSPORT SERVICES. WELL, THEY, THEY HAD CAME TO US FROM THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE, RIGHT? YES. THEY PAID $10,301. WHAT THE AGREEMENT WAS, THE COUNTY WOULD REBATE 'EM OR REFUND THEM 80%. SO THAT'S THEIR CHECK FOR $8,200. OKAY. UM, ITS EQUIPMENT LEASING AND MAINTENANCE, THEY PAID 68,000 749 10 AND 80% OF THAT IS $54,999 AND SOME CENTS. SO I WANTED YOU TO UNDERSTAND WHY I WAS WRITING THOSE CHECKS, OKAY? OKAY. EVERYBODY, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF THAT? I, WE, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THESE AGREEMENTS OUT HERE. YES, SIR. UH, AND, YOU KNOW, NO ONE SAID ANYTHING TO US TILL THE BIG FIRM PAID THE BIG AMOUNT AND THEN THEY CALLED US AND SAID WHEN ARE Y'ALL GONNA SEND US A CHECK? ? SO WE GOT COPIES OF THOSE AGREEMENTS FROM, UM, YOUR OFFICE AND READ 'EM THROUGH SO WE WERE UNDERSTAND THE PERCENTAGES THAT WE HAVE TO PAY HIM BACK. OKAY. SO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PLAN FOR PAYMENT MOTION FROM SOMEONE? MR. BAR MAKES A MOTION. COMMISSIONER ALLEN SECOND MOTION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALRIGHT. DO WE, UH, BEFORE WE, UH, ADJOURN INTO, UH, AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, DO WHAT'S THE STATUS ON THE WORKSHOP NOW? DO WE NEED, UH, I WOULD JUST ASK THAT IT BE TAILORED JUST BECAUSE THE DEVELOPER HAS ASKED NOT TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION TODAY. OKAY. AND THEN, UM, THE OTHER SECTION WAS ALREADY COVERED IN THE, IN THE PREVIOUS ITEM THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. ALRIGHT, SO I WANNA GO AHEAD AND GET THAT OUTTA THE WAY BEFORE WE DO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. UH, YOU HEARD THE REASON WHY WE WOULD TABLE IT. I HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE THE, UH, WORKSHOP MAKE MOTION COMMISSIONER BARBER TO MAKE THAT MOTION. SECOND. COMMISSIONER ALLEN. SECONDS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY A. ALRIGHT, NOW WE'LL GO INTO A, UH, ITEM NUMBER 10. UH, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER EXITING A REGULAR MEETING AND ENTERING INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I, COMMISSIONER ALLEN MAKES A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. AND, UH, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS SECONDS. UH, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AND WE'LL EXECUTIVE SESSION 10 O. SO IF YOU WANT STAND UP AND, UH, WE'LL, ALRIGHT, WE'LL CALL THE, UH, MEETING BACK TO ORDER. WE, UH, HAD A MOTION, UH, FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS TO EXIT THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THE TIME ON THAT WOULD BE 10 17, UH, AM [01:00:01] SO THAT BEING SAID, LET'S MOVE NOW TO DISCUSS ITEM NUMBER 13 AND, UH, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TAKING ANY ACTION NEEDED AS A RESULT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO, GENTLEMEN, DO I HAVE A MOTION CONCERN FOR THAT? I HAVE A MOTION I CAN MAKE THAT WE APPROVE, UH, GOLDEN PFIZER AND PFIZER, UH, LLP TO APPROVE THE TAX SETTLEMENT REGARDING OF, UH, $126,833 AND 54 REGARDING THE 2013 WITHHOLDING FEES AND FINALS. OKAY, YOU HEAR THE MOTION, UH, FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN? DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS SECOND THE MOTION. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A. THOSE OPPOSED, DO I HAVE A, I THINK WE DECIDED WE'RE NOT GOING DO A, UH, A EXECUTIVE, I MEAN A WORKSHOP. SO I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN. I HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER UH, BARBARA, A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PHILLIPS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. A THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.