[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:08] >> OKAY. IF I COULD GET YOU ALL TO STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGES. REVEREND HENRY WILLIAMS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY TO DO THE INVOCATION. >> SHALL WE PRAY. I LIFT UP MY EYES UNTO THE HILLS FROM WHICH COME MY HELP MY HELP COMES FROM THE LORD WHICH MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH FEAR ALMIGHTY GOD, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE INVITE YOUR PRESENCE, YOUR BLESSING, YOUR GUIDING HAND UPON COUNTY JUDGE SCOTT, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. GIVE THEM WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING, UNITY AND PURPOSE, AND THE GUIDANCE OF YOUR HOLY SPIRIT AND ALL IT CONFRONTS THEM TODAY. MAY YOU GUIDE THEIR HEARTS AND LIVES TO FULFILL YOUR PURPOSES IN THIS MEETING TODAY. MAY ALL THAT IS SAID AND DONE BE TO YOUR GLORY, UNTIL THE GLORY OF NUECES COUNTY. MAY THEY EMBRACE VISION AND FORWARD THINKING AND ALL THAT CONFRONTS THEM. THESE THINGS, WE ASK, IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, AMEN. >> THANK YOU. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. >> THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. IT IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL THE 15TH. WE ARE AT NINE '01 A.M. THE NUECES COUNTY COURTROOM. ALL COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY JUDGE ARE HERE. IT IS NINE '06 A.M., AND I WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR DISCLOSURES CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. [1. Proclamation - April 2026 Safe Digging Month] YOU CAN BRING IT UP IF YOU SEE SOMETHING LATER. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR RESOLUTIONS PROCLAMATIONS E1 WE HAVE PROCLAMATION FOR APRIL 2026 SAFE DIGGING MONTH AND I BELIEVE KATHY FROM OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS IS GOING TO READ THAT ONE. THANK YOU. >> WHEREAS EACH YEAR NUECES COUNTY UNDERGROUND UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE IS PUT AT RISK DUE TO UNINTENTIONAL DAMAGE CAUSED BY FAILURE TO CALL 811, THE NATIONAL CALL BEFORE YOU DIG PHONE NUMBER, TO HAVE THE UNDERGROUND LINES LOCATED AND IDENTIFIED BEFORE DIGGING. AND WHEREAS FAILING TO CALL 811 BEFORE DIGGING CAN LEAD TO UNDESIRED CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURY. AND WHEREAS THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI NUECES COUNTY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE LEPC AND THE GULF COAST DAMAGE PREVENTION COUNCIL ARE COMMITTED TO PROMOTING SAFE DIGGING PRACTICES AND PREVENTING DAMAGE TO UNDERGROUND UTILITIES IN NUECES COUNTY. THESE ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR THE NATIONAL 811 NOTIFICATION SYSTEM TO HELP REDUCE THESE DAMAGES, AND WHEREAS BY SIMPLY CALLING 811 BEFORE STARTING ANY DIGGING PROJECT, WHERE -- WHETHER RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL WAITING THE REQUIRED AMOUNT OF TIME, RESPECTING THE MARKING LINES BY MAINTAINING VISUAL DEFINITION THROUGHOUT THE EXCAVATION AND DIGGING WITH CARE AROUND THE MARKED LINES, TIME AND MONEY CAN BE SAVED NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY THAT COMMISSIONER COURT OF NUECES COUNTY HEREBY PROCLAIMS THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026 AS SAFE DIGGING MONTH IN NUECES COUNTY ON BEHALF OF THE PIPELINE DAMAGE PREVENTION SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI NUECES COUNTY LEPC AND THE GULF COAST DAMAGE PREVENTION COUNCIL. HOMEOWNERS AND CONTRACTORS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ALWAYS CALL 811 BEFORE DIGGING. REMEMBER, SAFE EXCAVATION IS NO ACCIDENT. DULY ADOPTED BY VOTER COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY TEXAS ON THIS 15TH DAY OF APRIL 2026. >> I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE ANY [00:05:06] OPPOSED. THAT CARRIES UNANIMOUS. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYONE HERE FROM THE CITY. WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK? PLEASE. SORRY. I WAS LOOKING OVER THERE. >> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. I AM THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI NUECES COUNTY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE. THE CHIEF COULD NOT BE HERE THIS MORNING. HE IS AT CITY HALL ON AN UNRELATED ISSUE. I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING US TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION. WE DO RECEIVE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT FROM NUECES COUNTY. D SITS ON OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE KATHY AND RUBEN BOTH SIT ON MY PIPELINE GROUP. SO WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNTY. THIS PAST YEAR, WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR. WE DID A SAFE DIGGING WORKSHOP IN SEPTEMBER. WE HAD 175 FOLKS ATTEND THE WORKSHOP. IT'S A FREE WORKSHOP THAT WE DO ANNUALLY FOR OUR NEXT ONE WILL BE HELD IN JULY, I BELIEVE ON THE 16TH. AND AGAIN, THIS IS OUR EFFORTS TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE AND NO PROPERTY IS DAMAGED BY DIGGING INAPPROPRIATELY. WE ALSO, THE L.A.P.D. WAS RECOGNIZED LAST YEAR IN OCTOBER BY THE DAMAGE PREVENTION COUNCIL OF TEXAS FOR OUR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS IN OUR AREA AND WE DO CONTINUE TO SEE THE NUMBER OF HITS OR LINE STRIKES AND HITS GOING DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY EACH YEAR. SO WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO SEE PROGRESS. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP DOING WHAT WE DO AND REMEMBER, IF YOU ARE CHANGING OUT SOMETHING AT YOUR HOUSE, IF YOU ARE CHANGING YOUR FENCE, PLANTING A TREE OR GETTING A NEW SIDEWALK, ALL OF THESE THINGS DO REQUIRE CALLING BEFORE YOU DIG. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PROCLAMATION AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION IN THE LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE. >> ABSOLUTELY. WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. FROM SOMEONE WHO COMES FROM THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS AND PIPELINE BUSINESS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT WE AT LEAST GET THE WORD OUT. NO MATTER HOW SMALL THE PROJECT IS, WHATEVER YOU THINK YOU MAY BE CHANGING, A FENCE POST OR SOMETHING, YOU REALLY NEED TO CALL AND FIND OUT, MOVING YOUR FENCE LINE OR ANYTHING CAN BE SO DANGEROUS FOR SOMEONE IF YOU DON'T CHECK THESE OUT BEFORE. NO JOB IS TOO SMALL THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO CALL ABOUT THIS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE THIS FOR YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP HERE WE WOULD LOVE TO DO A PHOTO. >> YOUR HONOUR, BEFORE WE DO THAT, COULD I SAY ONE QUICK WORD. I WANT TO TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. >> I WAS GOING TO MENTION IT BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO. >> JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, A EP PUT UP A NEW POWER POLE AT ONE OF OUR PARKS. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THEIR CONTRACTOR OR THEY HIRED A SUBCONTRACTOR BUT THEY CAME OUT TO INSTALL WHAT -- BASICALLY IT IS A GUIDE WIRE TO HOLD THE POLE FROM FALLING OVER. THEY HAVE AN AUGER THAT IS ABOUT FOURMAC OR 5 FEET LONG AND THEY HAVE A MACHINE THAT DRILLS THE METAL AUGER INTO THE GROUND. WHILE THEY DIDN'T CALL ANYBODY AND THEY DRILLED THAT AUGER THROUGH A 480-VOLT BURIED CABLE THAT RUNS ALL OF THE LIGHTS FOR ONE OF OUR SOFTBALL FIELDS. FORTUNATELY FOR THEM, WE HAD THE POWER CUT OFF AT THAT POLE WHEN THEY DID THAT. HAD IT NOT BEEN CUT OFF, SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. SO NO MATTER IF YOU ARE DIGGING OR DRILLING AUGERS OR NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE DOING, IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE FROM NOW ON THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT ANYONE THAT'S GOING TO COME AND DO ANY WORK LIKE THAT AT OUR FACILITY, THEY HAVE TO CALL AND DO A DIG TEST BEFORE THEY DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT. >> IF I COULD ADD ONE MORE THING, OUR GOOD COMMUNITY PARTNER, OUR RADIO PARTNER IS CURRENTLY CELEBRATING SAFE DIGGING MONTH. AND RUBEN PEREZ FROM YOUR STAFF RECORDED A MESSAGE IN SPANISH. SO THEY ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING BOTH MESSAGES OF SAFE DIGGING BOTH IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THEIR SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL. >> THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. >> IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD. >> MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER, [2. Proclamation in Remembrance of Ben Mostafa] [00:11:03] PROCLAMATION AND REMEMBRANCE OF BEN MOSTAFA. PRISCILLA IS GOING TO READ THAT ONE. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THIS PROCLAMATION IS IN REMEMBRANCE OF BEN MOSTAFA, AND COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SAFETY. AS ON APRIL 14TH, 2014, BENJAMINH MUSTAFA, A BELOVED MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND OWNER OF BEN'S COMMUNITY MARKET IN CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS WAS TRAGICALLY TAKEN FROM HIS FAMILY AND COMMUNITY AT THE AGE OF 59 DURING A VIOLENT ROBBERY AT HIS STORE LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF INNER STREET AND BOUNTY BOULEVARD. HE WAS A DEVOTED HUSBAND TO HIS WIFE AND A PROUD FATHER TO HIS SIX CHILDREN GENEVIEVE, AMANDA, JOHN, ZACH, BEN AND AMERICA AND A CHERISHED GRANDFATHER TO SARAH, JALEN, STEVEN AND SOFIA, WHOSE LIVES CONTINUE TO REFLECT HIS LOVE, STRENGTH AND ENDURING LEGACY WITHIN THE COASTAL BEND COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS BORN IN IRAN AND LATER IMMIGRATING TO THE UNITED STATES TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION, BENJAMIN MUSTAFA EMBODIED THE SPIRIT OF DETERMINATION AND THE OPPORTUNITY, EARNING A DEGREE IN ENGINEERING AND DEDICATING HIS LIFE TO BUILDING BUSINESSES, SUPPORTING FAMILIES AND STRENGTHENING THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FABRIC OF THE COASTAL BEND COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS BENJAMIN MUSTAFA WAS AN ENTREPRENEUR, COMMUNITY LEADER AND ROLE MODEL WHO INVESTED IN LOW INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS, CREATED BUSINESSES AND PROVIDED JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY AND GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED FAMILIES IN NEED, YOUTH PROGRAMS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, LEAVING A LASTING IMPACT ON THE WORKING CLASS COMMUNITIES OF CORPUS CHRISTI. AND WHEREAS EACH YEAR SINCE HIS PASSING, FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS HAVE GATHERED FOR A MEMORIAL WALK IN A WALK OF REMEMBRANCE TO HONOR HIS LIFE, SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY, SAFETY AND THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE. AND WERE AS APRIL THE 14TH, 2026 MARKS 12 YEARS SINCE THE TRAGIC LOSS OF BENJAMIN MUSTAFA, AND SERVES AS A SOLEMN REMINDER OF THE ONGOING NEED TO FOSTER SAFETY, UNITED AND COMPASSION COMMUNITIES AND WHEREAS THE CONTINUED GATHERING OF THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AT BEN'S COMMUNITY MARKET STAND AS A POWERFUL TESTAMENT TO RESILIENCE, REMEMBRANCE AND THE ENDURING IMPACT ONE INDIVIDUAL CAN HAVE ON AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY, THAT APRIL 14TH SHALL BE RECOGNIZED AS A DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE IN NUECES COUNTY AND A CALL TO ACTION TO PREVENT SAFETY, UNITY AND COMPASSION THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. ADOPTED BY VOTE OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT IN NUECES COUNTY TEXAS ON THIS 15TH DAY OF APRIL 2026. >> THANK YOU, MISS PRISCILLA. >> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. >> I WILL SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, I. -- SAY AYE THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THE REMEMBRANCE WAS YESTERDAY, YESTERDAY BEING -- I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY AND BLESSING TO BE THERE PRETTY MUCH EVERY YEAR SINCE THE FAMILY ORGANIZED THE REMEMBRANCE OF BEN. AND THIS HAS TURNED INTO SOMETHING QUITE BIGGER. THIS HAS BECOME A VICTIMS RIGHTS DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF FAMILIES WHO HAVE COME TO CONNECT WITH OTHER FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR TRAGEDIES OF VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE ENDED LIFE AND MURDERED. [00:15:05] THERE IS ALWAYS GREAT REPRESENTATION FROM COMMUNITY LEADERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND OTHERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO JUSTICE IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT THE FAMILY. AND SO WE HAVE SOME OF THE FAMILY HERE TODAY TO RECEIVE THIS PROCLAMATION. AND SO YESTERDAY, I HAD A COMMITMENT PLANNED IN ADVANCE AND I SHOULD HAVE IT IN MY CALENDAR, I SHOULD NOTE THAT WHEN I SEE THAT DATE IT'S A SPECIAL DATE, NOT JUST THAT I DIDN'T THINK OF IT. I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND IN PERSON BUT I WANTED US TO DO THE NEXT BEST THING WHICH WAS TO BE ABLE TO ONCE AGAIN RECOGNIZE THE REMEMBRANCE OF BEN. IT IS A DIFFERENT STORY EVERY YEAR. IT'S THE SAME COUNTY BUT A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AND I'M SURE IT IS THERAPEUTIC IN A WAY FOR THE FAMILY TO BE ABLE TO BRING THIS UP AND ALLOW OTHER FAMILIES TO HAVE THE MICROPHONE AND SHARE THEIR TIME ON THEIR LOSSES BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY CACTUS IS A MAN THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN THE SHIRT OFF HIS BACK HAD SOMEONE GONE AND ASKED FOR HELP RATHER THAN TO JUST TAKE WHAT THEY COULD OUT OF THE CASH REGISTER. SO IT'S A REMEMBRANCE TO LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER, TO CARE FOR EACH OTHER AND NEVER TO FORGET. AND THAT'S WHY IT'S HERE TODAY. EVEN THOUGH IT BRINGS SADNESS AND I GET EMOTIONAL THINKING OF IT AND BEN WAS A GREAT MAN WHO HELPED ME EARLY ON IN MY POLITICAL CAREER SO I ALWAYS HOLD THAT PART TO IT BUT YOU CAN TELL FROM HIS KINDNESS AND HIS STORY, HIS BACKGROUND, COMING AND IMMIGRATING TO THE U.S. FROM IRAN AND MAKING SOMETHING OF HIMSELF, A BUSINESSMAN OVER MULTIPLE DIFFERENT BUSINESSES. A TRUE ENTREPRENEUR. AND TO HAVE HIS LIFE ENDED SO SUDDENLY LIKE THAT. BUT TO SEE THE FAMILY EACH YEAR GROW AND GETTING OLDER AND MATURING IN THEIR OWN LIVES BUT ALWAYS COMING BACK ON THIS SPECIAL DAY. SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. IT IS AN HONOR TO PUT THIS ON THE AGENDA TO RECOGNIZE HIM AND WE WILL DO IT AGAIN NEXT YEAR. >> I KNEW HIM AS MR. BEN. I COULDN'T PERHAPS HIS LAST NAME RIGHT SO IT WAS MR. BEN. MR. BEN WAS A SPECIAL, DIFFERENT OWNER OF A STORE. YOU COULDN'T LEAVE THE STORE WITHOUT HIM GIVING YOU SOMETHING TO DRINK COFFEE, WATER OR A SNACK. YOU HAD TO HAVE SOMETHING BEFORE YOU LEFT HIS STORE. AND I USED TO STOP BY THERE THREE TIMES A MONTH JUST TO TALK TO HIM, JUST TO HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE AND HAVE A BOTTLE OF WATER OR SOMETHING. IF I RECALL BACK THEN, I THINK THE PERSON THAT DID THIS TO BEN, BEN HAD HELPED THAT PERSON QUITE A BIT. THAT'S THE KIND OF PERSON THAT BEN WAS. EVEN THE PERSON THAT DID THIS, BEN HAD HELPED THAT PERSON MANY TIMES. AND THAT IS SAD. BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN THAT PERSON'S MIND. I THINK MR. BEN ALWAYS REMINDS US THAT IT'S GOOD TO BE KIND BUT IT'S GOOD TO BE AWARE. BUT BEN DIDN'T CARE. HE OPENED THE DOOR TO ANYBODY. AND THAT'S HOW I WILL REMEMBER HIM. ALWAYS LAUGHING AND A BIG OLD SMILE AND NOTHING BOTHERED HIM. AND TO THE FAMILY, THE YEARS THAT WE WENT TO THE STORE -- THE FRONT OF THE STORE AND HAD THOSE GET TOGETHERS AND THE MURAL CAME UP. I REMEMBER THOSE DAYS. BEN WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. SO MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY. MY PRAYERS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE WITH YOU AS LONG AS WE ARE HERE. AGAIN, IN REMEMBRANCE OF BEN, I WANTED TO SAY THIS. >> I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY SAY AND JEN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP, THEY SAID YOU MAY WANT TO SPEAK. BUT I WANTED TO SAY, I DIDN'T KNOW YOUR FATHER BUT FROM THIS CONTINUING THE WAY IT HAS AND THE CONVERSATIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD ABOUT HIM THROUGH THIS AND THE FACT THAT YOUR FAMILY HAS EXPANDED THIS TOWARDS ALL VICTIMS. WE DON'T WANT ANYONE TO DIE IN OUR COMMUNITY IS A TRUE TESTAMENT TO THE MAN AND THE FAMILY THAT HE RAISED. SO WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO COME SPEAK IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO. >> I REALLY WASN'T QUITE READY FOR THIS. BUT THANK YOU. THIS IS AN HONOR. UP TO THIS DAY, WE STILL HEAR STORIES FROM PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE NEVER SPOKE TO, THAT WE HAVE NEVER SEEN ABOUT THE GREATNESS AND THE GOODNESS THAT HE HAS DONE. IT'S ALMOST LIKE FINDING AN EASTER EGG EVERY TIME. I THINK IN HIS OFFICE, LAST WEEK [00:20:03] I FOUND THAT HE HAD THE HARLEM THEATER AND HE HAD DONATED TO SOME PEOPLE THAT HE WANTED THEM TO DO A COMMUNITY EVENT AND HE WAS GOING TO CALL IT BENJAMIN'S HOUSE. AND I THOUGHT THAT IS ODD. BUT SEEING PEOPLE GROW FROM THIS AND HAVING SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPEN IN THAT STORE AND MAKING SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL COME TO LIFE OF IT AND WE JUST EXPERIENCED THAT YESTERDAY, HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE TOUCHED, HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE CHANGED AND WE THOUGHT, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL THAT WE CAN BRING SOMETHING GOOD OUT OF SOMETHING THAT IS JUST SO BAD AND REALLY JUST KEEPING UP HIS LEGACY AND SHARING STORIES INSPIRING AND CONNECTING PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED HELP. AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE HERE TO DO. WE ARE JUST DOING IT DAY BY DAY. SO WE THANK YOU AND WE HONOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR TAKING THIS TIME AND THIS PROCLAMATION TO REMEMBER MY FATHER AND FOR ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HE HAS DONE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP HIS LEGACY ALIVE HELPING PEOPLE IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HELPING PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF SENSELESS CRIMES. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE HONOR IS OURS. >> WE HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, IF YOU AND YOUR MOTHER WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD, IF YOU WOULD. [3. In Recognition of Coach Malcolm Smith for his incredible career at Incarnate Word Academy. ] >> MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 3, IN RECOGNITION OF COACH MALCOLM SMITH FOR HIS INCREDIBLE CAREER AT -- HIS INCREDIBLE CAREER AT INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY. >> COACH MALCOLM SMITH DEDICATED MORE THAN 35 YEARS OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY IN THE COASTAL BEND, INCLUDING HIS ROLE AS DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS OPERATIONS UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT IN 2022, AFTER WHICH HE CONTINUED TO SERVE AS HEAD GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH, COMPLETING A REMARKABLE 15 YEAR CAREER LEADING THE LADY ANGELS. WERE AS HIS COACHING CAREER REFLECTS A LIFETIME COMMITMENT TO STUDENT ATHLETES BEGINNING WITH TEN YEARS AS JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS COACH FOLLOWED BY SIX YEARS AS HEAD VARSITY BOYS COACH AND CULMINATING IN HIS LEADERSHIP OF THE LADY ANGELS PROGRAM. DURING HIS TENURE AS VARSITY COACH OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS, HE COMPILED -- COMPILED 501 CAREER WINS INCLUDING 413 VICTORIES IN HIS 71% WINNING PERCENTAGE WITH THE LADY ANGELS. WHEREAS UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, THE LADY ANGELS ADVANCED TO THE TOP STATE TOURNAMENT THREE TIMES IN HIS TWICE NAMED TEXAS COACH OF THE YEAR. WHERE AS COACH SMITH HAS EXEMPLIFIED INTEGRITY CONSISTENCY AND SPORTSMANSHIP, INSPIRING GENERATIONS OF STUDENT ATHLETES WHILE EMBODYING THE CORE VALUES OF INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY RECOGNIZING THE INCREDIBLE CAREER OF COACH MALCOLM SMITH AND THE INCREDIBLE SERVICE TO THE COASTAL BEND COMMUNITY. ADOPTED BY VOTE OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT IN NUECES COUNTY TEXAS ON THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL 2026. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE -- SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED. IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> DID YOU WANT TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS? WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOU UP HERE AND TAKE A PICTURE WHILE YOU ARE WALKING UP HERE I WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE FROM AFAR, RIGHT AT THAT BACK MICROPHONE OVER THERE. >> WE WANT YOU TO SPEAK. >> I GOT TO WATCH HIM FROM AFAR AND WHAT AN OUTSTANDING MAN AND COACH HE HAS BEEN. HAS REPRESENTED A WAY FOR SO LONG AND BEEN A FACE FOR THAT SCHOOL AND HAS JUST DONE A [00:25:02] REMARKABLE JOB NOT ONLY COACHING AND TEACHING BUT JUST BEING A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR THOSE THAT HE HAS COACHED AND TAUGHT. BUT I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SEE IT. THOSE ARE A LOT OF WINS OVER YOUR CAREER. THAT'S AN AMAZING WIN PERCENTAGE AT 71%. IT IS VERY, VERY UNHEARD OF. SO IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF THE FACT YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT A LONG TIME, IT'S A MATTER OF THE FACT THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING IT SO WELL FOR SUCH A LONG TIME ON ALL FACETS AND SO IT WAS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT THIS COURT WANTED TO DO TO RECOGNIZE YOU AND AS I ASKED YOU BEFORE, ARE YOU READY TO HANG IT UP? YOU SAID YOU WERE BUT I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO MISS IT A LITTLE BIT. BUT WE ARE GLAD YOU HERE AND WE'D LIKE YOU TO SAY A FEW WORDS. BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF NUECES COUNTY. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOUR HARD WORK. >> IT SEEMS A LITTLE INSIGNIFICANT AFTER WHAT I JUST SAW BEFORE THIS. COACHING IS NOTHING COMPARED TO WHAT MR. BEN WENT THROUGH OR THE FAMILY WENT THROUGH BUT I CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THE PROCLAMATION AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT I DID WHEN I WAS THERE. IT WAS -- I TOOK OVER THE PROGRAM WHEN THEY HAD HAD FOURMAC COACHES IN FOURMAC YEARS SO IT WAS KIND OF A ROUGH START. ONE IN SEVEN OUR FIRST YEAR IN DISTRICT AND AFTER THAT, WE JUST KIND OF KEPT GOING AND THROUGH SOME OF THE SCOREBOOKS -- WENT THROUGH THE SCOREBOOKS YESTERDAY AND REVIVED A FEW OF THOSE GOOD MEMORIES AND EVERYTHING WENT FINE SO I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING FOR ME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE SCHOOL AND THE STUDENTS AS WELL. >> I WOULD LIKE TO GET ADDED ON HERE.>> CAN WE GET YOU TO COME . >> SURE HERE. >> ITEM NUMBER 4 IN RECOGNITION [4. In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month - April 2026.] OF CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND PREVENTION MONTH APRIL OF 2026 BLAKE FROM OUR OFFICE IS GOING TO READ THAT. >> THANK YOU. WHEREAS NUECES COUNTY, WE BELIEVE THAT CHILDREN THRIVE WITH SAFE, STABLE, NURTURING FAMILIES WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. THROUGH ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES THAT CAPITALIZE ON COLLECTIVE STRENGTHS OF PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN, WE CAN BUILD STRONG, HEALTHY FAMILIES IN RESILIENT COMMUNITIES WHERE CHILDREN CAN THRIVE. WHEREAS SADLY, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT ARE STILL SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES. AND FISCAL YEAR 2024, 99 CHILDREN DIED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS DUE TO ABUSE OR NEGLECT. CHILDREN BEING FROM NUECES COUNTY. DESPITE THE COMPLEX FACTORS THAT CAN LEAD TO CHILD MALTREATMENT, IT CAN BE PREVENTED. WHEREAS CHILD WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS IN NUECES COUNTY HAVE LONG SUPPORTED AND ADVOCATED FOR THE WELL-BEING OF LOCAL CHILDREN. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS, THESE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND VITAL RESOURCES WHILE WORKING TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION EACH YEAR, THE MONTH OF APRIL IS DEDICATED TO RECOGNIZING THE CRITICAL WORK BEING DONE ACROSS OUR GREAT COUNTY TO PROTECT AND UPLIFT OUR CHILDREN WHEREAS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION IS A TASK THAT REQUIRES DAILY WORK AND CONTINUED EDUCATION OF EVERYONE IN OUR COUNTY. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CANNOT BE TASKED TO ONE PERSON, AGENCY OR SYSTEM. WE MUST ALL WORK TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES AND KEEP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SAFE. IT TAKES EVERYONE WORKING HARD TO CREATE POSITIVE, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS FOR THE FUTURE LEADERS OF OUR GREAT COUNTY AND STATE. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 2026 TO BE CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH IN [00:30:05] NUECES COUNTY AND ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ASPECTS OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT PREVENTION AND UTILIZE SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS PUT IN PLACE TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN. TOGETHER, WE CAN CREATE A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NUECES COUNTY AND ENSURE TOMORROW'S LEADERS HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO THRIVE AND REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. DULY ADOPTED BY VOTE OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY TEXAS ON THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION PASSES. I KNOW I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO SPEAK FIRST OR WE HAVE SOME OF OUR CHILD WELFARE BOARD HERE. ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TODAY. >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE YOU KNOW MY NAME IS JENNIFER AND THROUGH MY PROFESSION AT FOSTER ANGELS AND ON BEHALF OF MY VOLUNTEER ASPECTS OF THE CHILD WELFARE BOARD, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY. THIS WORK IS NOT EASY. I'VE BEEN AT COMMISSIONERS COURT MANY TIMES TO ADVOCATE FOR THE WORK OF OUR CHILDREN IN NUECES COUNTY. AS YOU HEARD IN A PROCLAMATION FISCAL YEAR 2024, WE HAD 90 DUE TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT WE DO HAVE 2025 STATISTICS AND UNFORTUNATELY, GETS INCREASED 25% AS WE ADD 124 CHILDREN PASSING AWAY DUE TO NEGLECT OR CHILD ABUSE -- CHILD ABUSE IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. LAST YEAR WE HAD TWO CHILDREN IN NUECES COUNTY, LAST FISCAL YEAR IN 2025 WE HAD ONE CHILD IN NUECES COUNTY. EVEN THOUGH THAT'S A DECREASE, ONE CHILD IS ONE TOO MANY, NO MATTER WHAT IT IS. OUT OF THOSE STATISTICS, 91 OF THE 124 CHILDREN WERE UNDER THE AGE OF THREE. THAT MAKES QUITE A DIFFERENCE. AND WHEN WE LOOK CLOSER, WE SEE PATTERNS 52 DEATHS WERE DUE TO PHYSICAL ABUSE WHICH IS THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON. 20 WERE DUE TO DROWNING, 17 WERE TIED TO VEHICLE RELATED NEGLECT, NO CAR SEAT, NO RESTRAINTS, AND 15 WERE FROM LACK OF SUPERVISION, WHICH IS PURE LACK OF NOT WATCHING THE CHILDREN. THE THING ABOUT CHILD ABUSE, IT CAN BE PREVENTED BUT IT TAKES, AS THE PROCLAMATION SAID, IS NOT ONE ORGANIZATION'S JOB, IT'S THE WHOLE COMMUNITIES JOB WITH US HERE TODAY, WE HAVE A FEW CHILD WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COASTAL BEND THAT WORK EVERY DAY ON HELPING WHETHER IT'S PROVIDING NORMALCY TO CHILDREN IN CARE, WHETHER IT'S HELPING OUT FOR CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH, WHETHER IT'S THE CHILD WELFARE BOARD TO REQUEST NEEDS OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT RECOGNIZING A PROBLEM, IT'S ABOUT MOBILIZING A COMMUNITY. I WILL PERSONALLY SAY I FEEL LIKE WE'VE DONE A LOT BETTER IN THE LAST TWO YEARS ON BRINGING THIS BACK INTO THE FOREFRONT. I FEEL LIKE OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN A HUGE SUPPORT AND THAT IS SOLELY THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR GETTING THE CHILD WELFARE BOARD BACK UP AND RUNNING. WE DO HAVE A REGIONAL BOARD AND WE DO SIT ON THE TEXAS COUNCIL OF CHILD WELFARE BOARDS AND WE REPRESENT NUECES COUNTY AND ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS ON A TEXAS LEVEL. OUR NUMBERS DO LOOK GOOD BUT AGAIN ONE CHILD IS ONE TOO MANY AND SO WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO. BUT THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. DID YOU WANT TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE HERE. MAYBE SOME PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. >> WE HAVE AGAPE RANCH, AND THEY WORK WITH CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE PROVIDING NORMALCY ACTIVITY. AND THEN WE HAVE A WORLD OF CHILDREN, WHICH IS A CHILD PLACING AGENCY. THEY LICENSE FAMILIES AND WORK WITH FAMILIES TO HOUSE AND FOSTER AND ADOPT CHILDREN CURRENTLY IN FOSTER CARE AND THEN WE HAVE THE CHILD WELFARE BOARD, OUR NEW CHILD WELFARE BOARD FOR OASIS -- FOR NUECES COUNTY, THE NEW PRESIDENT. AND THEN WE HAVE THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY PROTECTIVE SERVICES. I REPRESENT FOSTER ANGELS AND THE ART GALLERY AND ANY ORGANIZATION THAT WILL HAVE ME VOLUNTEER TO FIGHT THIS CAUSE. AND I THINK THAT'S ALL, I DIDN'T SEE ANYONE ELSE WALK IN SO THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING OR ARE YOU READY FOR A PHOTO? WE WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO COME FORWARD AND TAKE A PICTURE WITH US, PLEASE. [00:35:55] >> BEFORE ALL OF YOU SNEAK OUT, REAL QUICKLY CACTUS IS SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART AS IT IS TO THE COMMISSIONERS HERE AND OUR JUDGE. ALL OF YOU WORK VERY HARD AND THE SACRIFICE TO HELP PROTECT OUR MOST PRECIOUS ASSET, AND THAT IS OUR CHILDREN. IT IS SOMETHING NEAR AND DEAR TO MY WIFE AND I, WE CONTRIBUTE TO THESE CAUSES ON A REGULAR BASIS. I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE YOU. I KNOW THE WORK CAN BE REWARDING BUT I KNOW THAT IT CAN BE VERY HEARTBREAKING SOMETIMES AND YOU GO THROUGH A LOT DOING YOUR JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO AND FOR CARING. THANK YOU. >> I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER, I DIDN'T SEE THAT YOU WANTED TO SPEAK. >> I'M JUST WEIGHED DOWN HERE. >> YOU ARE AT THE END SPYORG I. THINK EVERYBODY ELSE SPEAKS UP. YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO SPEAK UP. >> THE VIOLINS ARE PLAYING. >> THE ONLY BENEFIT OF BEING ABLE TO SEE THE COUNCIL AS THEY GAVE US A BUTTON THAT WE COULD PUSH. >> WE ALL HAVE BUTTONS, COMMISSIONER. >> WHEN YOU SAY THE ONLY BENEFIT, YOU ARE NOT KIDDING. >> MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER F. PUBLIC COMMENT. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE SIGN UP. IS THERE ANYONE THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP THAT WISHES TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT NOW? THERE BEING NONE, WE WILL MOVE [2. CONSENT AGENDA: The following Agenda Items are of a routine nature, and the Commissioners Court has received supporting materials for consideration. All of these Agenda Items will be passed with one vote without being discussed separately, unless a member of the Commissioners Court or the public requests that a particular Agenda Item be discussed. If so, that Agenda Item will be pulled from the Consent Agenda and discussed as part of the regular Agenda at the appropriate time. One vote will approve the remaining items on the Consent Agenda.] RIGHT ALONG. SECONDS AND YOU ARE OUT OF HERE ON THAT ONE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. ITEM NUMBER. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE PULLED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY YOU WISH TO PULL FROM CONSENT? OTHERWISE, I WILL ACCEPT -- >> L5. >> L5 AND ANY OTHERS? >> I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM L, THERE'S A COUPLE. >> THE WHOLE L? OKAY. ANY OTHERS? >> IS GOING TO PULL ALL OF IT. >> AND ITEM M AS WELL. >> LM. I MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING ITEMS L AND M, FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHERS CAN WE. >> L AND M. HE WANTS ALL OF IT, NOT JUST THE ONE, HE'S PULLING THE REST. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO PASS EXCLUDING ITEMS L AND M. ALL OF THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [L. Authorize the following Fiscal Year 2025-2026 "Outside Agency" Contracts: 1. Robstown ISD Education Foundation -Total $1,500 Commissioner Pct. 1 - $1,000; Commissioner Pct. 3 - $500 2. Texas Sealife Center - Commissioner Pct. 4 - $1,000 3. Texas State Aquarium - Total $3,500 Commissioner Pct. 1 - $2,500; Commissioner Pct. 4 - $1,000 4. The ARK Assessment Center & Emergency Shelter - Total - $2,500 County Judge - $1,000; Commissioner Pct 1 - $1,500 5. The Purple Door - Total - $2,000 County Judge - $1,000; Commissioner Pct 1 - $1,000 6. Timon's Ministries - Commissioner Pct. 4 - $1,000] ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING TO ITEM L. I WILL GO TO YOU FIRST, COMMISSIONER BECAUSE COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ HAS FIVE. >> REAL QUICKLY, A COUPLE OF THESE THAT I WANTED TO COMMENT ON. THE FIRST IS THE CONTRIBUTION TO THE ISD EDUCATION FOUNDATION. I JUST WANT TO SAY IT IS SOMETHING VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. MAYBE YOU KNOW, MY DAUGHTER TAUGHT SCHOOL THERE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. AND I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH MY WIFE AND I APPRECIATED THE KINDNESS AND LOVE AND CARING AND CONCERN THAT THE ROBSTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT AND ROBSTOWN FAMILY SHOWED TOWARD MY DAUGHTER WHEN SHE BECAME ILL. SHE RETIRED FROM THERE A YEAR BEFORE LAST BUT NOT BECAUSE SHE WANTED TO BUT BECAUSE HER HEALTH WOULD NOT ALLOW HER TO PARTICIPATE ANY MORE. BUT ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY [00:40:04] HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID FOR OUR FAMILY AND MY DAUGHTER. AND I WANTED TO REAL QUICKLY RECOGNIZE JESSIE GILBERT AND JENNIFER LEILARH. THEY ARE HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF OUR TEXAS STATE AQUARIUM AND THE GREAT WORK THAT THEY DO AND I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM AND SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL THAT YOU DO AND ALL OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT THE AQUARIUM BRINGS TO THIS COMMUNITY. JESSIE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS, YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO THAT. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. AND I THANK THE ENTIRE COURT FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE AQUARIUM AND SOME OF THE INITIATIVES THAT WE HAVE GOING ON. WE'VE GOT SOME BIG PLANS COMING. WE ARE OPENING A NEW ATTRACTION LATER THIS MONTH AT THE CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY CENTRE. TONIGHT WE HOST THE NORTH BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE PLANS ON NORTH BEACH AND HOW THE AQUARIUM IS GOING TO TRY TO MOVE THOSE INITIATIVES FORWARD AND CERTAINLY THE WILDLIFE PROGRAM. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT IN THAT ENDEAVOR. IT HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> JUDGE, I WANTED TO ADD MY APPRECIATION FOR THE AQUARIUM AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE DONE THERE. JESSIE AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON A PROJECT FOR QUITE A WHILE REGARDING SEA TURTLES AND WE ARE STILL WORKING ON THAT. HOPEFULLY A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS AND SOME PROGRESS THERE. WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT WITHOUT THEM AND THEIR LEADERSHIP. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY. I'M SORRY I CAN'T REMEMBER THE PARENT ORGANIZATION BUT THEY HAVE GOT SO MANY FASCINATING THINGS. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE SEA LESSON OR HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE AQUARIUM LATELY, YOU'VE GOT TO GO CHECK IT OUT BECAUSE IT IS INCREDIBLE. THEY ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN AN AQUARIUM IN THIS COMMUNITY. AND I KNOW THE COMMISSIONER IS INVOLVED WITH WHAT GOES ON -- COMMISSIONER PUSLEY IS INVOLVED I APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE THERE IS JUST SO MUCH MORE THAN AN AQUARIUM NOW. IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU AND AGREE. >> YOUR HONOUR, I WANTED TO QUICKLY, THEY DIDN'T HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE TODAY BUT THE ARK ASSESSMENT CENTRE IS ANOTHER AGENCY IN OUR GROUP -- THAT OUR GROUP CARES FOR AND LOOKS AFTER THE CHILDREN OF THIS COMMUNITY. IT IS A VERY SPECIAL PLACE. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR WHAT THEY DO AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING, AS I SAID, OUR NUMBER 1 ASSET, OUR CHILDREN. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT NUMBER 5? >> I WOULD LIKE TO GO AND ADD $1000 OF MY FUND TO NUMBER 5. IT WOULD BE A TOTAL OF $3000. CAN WE DO THAT? THEY CAME TO OUR COALITION MEETING AND THEY DID A GREAT PRESENTATION USING GREAT STATS AND THEY ARE ALWAYS THERE TO HELP OUT AND THEY DO HELP OUT A LOT. A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. >> FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. ANOTHER GREAT ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS FAMILIES. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ALLOCATE $1000 FROM MY FUNDS. >> YOUR HONOUR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, AS AMENDED, JASPEER WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [M. Receive the following Economic Development contract from Commissioner Precinct 1 with Northwest Business Association for $7,500, pursuant to action taken in Commissioner’s Court on January 14, 2026.] ANY OPPOSED MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO ITEM M. I BELIEVE THAT WAS YOURS, COMMISSIONER. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR EYE BRIEFLY WANTED TO CONGRATULATE THE NORTHWEST BUSINESS ASSOCIATION. THERE IS A LOT OF GREAT THINGS GOING ON WITH THAT ORGANIZATION. THEY'VE MADE SOME REAL STRIDES HERE AND MOVING FORWARD THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL OF THE WORK. WE'VE GOT A SPECIAL EVENT COMING UP IN A FEW DAYS FOR THAT GROUP AND THERE'S A LOT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOING ON IN THE NORTHWEST AND SOME EXCITING THINGS HAPPENING SO CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN TO THE ASSOCIATION. THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR WITH THAT, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM M. >> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. [1. Discuss and consider adopting the Meeting Minutes from March 25th, 2026 and all related matters.] WE APPRECIATE IT. MOVING ON TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS. ITEM 3A ONE DISCUSSING CONSIDER ADOPTING MEETING MINUTES FROM THE MARCH 25TH 2026 MEETING. [00:45:01] AND ALL RELATED MATTERS I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION TO APPROVE, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO. >> SURE. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION PASSES. [2. Receive presentation from Ardurra Group, Inc. on the Nueces County Pct 2 Colonias Septic Improvement Project. ] MOVING ON TO ITEM, RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM A GROUP ON THE NUECES COUNTY PRECINCT TWO COLONIAL SEPTIC IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE ON THE SEPTIC SYSTEM PROJECT. I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONER AND HIS TEAM AND SANDRA FOR ALLOWING US A QUICK UPDATE. WE BROUGHT A SLIDESHOW. IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. WE KIND OF WANT TO DO A BACKGROUND AND AN UPDATE ON EXISTING PROJECTS THAT ARE ONGOING AND UPDATED AND THE FUTURE SEPTIC SYSTEM PROJECT. THE FIRST SLIDE IS SHOWING THE SCOPE OF WORK IN -- AND THE INTENT WAS TO BASICALLY ELIMINATE OVERFLOWS FROM SEPTIC SYSTEMS THAT WERE GETTING INTO THE CREEKS. THIS IS ALL IN PRECINCT, WHICH AFFECTED THE CREEK WATERSHED AND THE OSO CREEK WATERSHED AS WELL. AND WE WILL BACKSLIDE TO SHOW THAT HERE IN A SECOND. THIS PROJECT UTILIZED FUNDING AND THE FIRST PHASE ALSO INCLUDED SOME CORPUS CHRISTI AUTHORITY FUNDS AS WELL. AND THE SCOPE OF THE WORK CONSISTED OF REPLACING EXISTING SYSTEMS, ELECTRICAL UPGRADES AND ABANDONING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATIONS. I WANT TO SAY ALL PROPOSED SEPTIC SYSTEMS HAD TO BE INSPECTED AND APPROVED BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR THIS PROJECT. ONE THING THAT DID RAISE A FLAG AND I'M SURE THE COMMISSIONER WILL ADD TO THIS BUT A CONCERN THAT A LOT OF THESE SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN THE RURAL AREAS WERE NOT OPERATIONAL. AND THAT HAD TO BE DUE TO THEIR ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANELS AND PUMPS NOT FUNCTIONING AND SO YOU WOULD GET AN EVENT AND YOU WOULD GET AN OVERFLOW OR JUST BE THERE PRIVATE PROPERTY WITH KIDS PLAYING IN THE AREA AND JUST NOT A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. SO THAT IS WHAT THE INTENT OF THIS PROJECT WAS. SO WHEN WE STARTED, WE WANTED TO TAKE THE APPROACH TO MAYBE FIX THE ELECTRICAL UPGRADES COMPONENT, RAISED THEM TO WHERE IT WOULDN'T BE INUNDATED ON RAIN EVENTS WE MET WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WHICH KIND OF GAVE US GUIDELINES. IT WASN'T AS EASY AS JUST IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. IT HAD TO BE THE WHOLE SEPTIC SYSTEM IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE PERMITTED THROUGH THE COUNTY. AND THAT WAS LEADING INTO A WHOLE REMOVE AND REPLACE AND ABANDON THE EXISTING SYSTEM. THAT WAS THE PROJECT BACKGROUND AND SCOPE. IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, IT WILL HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF THE PROJECT'S. WE'VE GOT THREE PROJECTS HERE. PHASE ONE IS ALREADY COMPLETE. IT WAS COMPLETE EARLIER THIS YEAR. AND THAT WAS THE FUNDING WITH THE PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI FUNDS AS WELL. IN THAT, THERE WERE 34 SEPTIC SYSTEMS THAT WERE COMPLETED ON THAT PROJECT AND THOSE ARE ALL PERMITTED AND WITH THE HELP -- PHASE, WHICH IS FUNDING AS WELL, JUST BID LAST WEEK AND IT DOES HAVE THE SAME LOW BIDDER FOR THE PROJECT. THE CONTRACTOR WITH A SUBCONTRACTOR WITH THE SEPTIC SYSTEMS FOR THE INSTALLATION ON ITS PIER PHASE TWO IS GOING TO INSTALL 13 ADDITIONAL SEPTIC SYSTEMS FOR THIS PROJECT. THE BOTTOM PART, I KNOW EVERYONE'S FAMILIAR FOR PHASE TWO, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ HAS 2.3 MILLION SET ASIDE FOR THE SEPTIC SYSTEM. ONCE WE GET BIDS IN, WE ARE FIGURING INTO THE RANGE OF 100, 155 ADDITIONAL SEPTIC SYSTEMS THAT CAN BE REPLACED ON THAT PROJECT ALONE. SO ON THE THREE PROJECTS, BY THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S LOOKING LIKE WE ARE APPROACHING PROBABLY 200 TOTAL SEPTIC SYSTEMS IN PRECINCT THAT WILL BE REPLACED WHEN IT'S ALL COMPLETE. AND THE NEXT SLIDE. I KNOW THIS IS HARD TO SEE BUT IT IS -- ALL WE ARE TRYING TO SHOW HERE IS THE PRECINCT TWO AND THE WATERSHEDS THAT ARE AFFECTED. THE BOTTOM PART OF THAT ON THE SOUTH SIDE SHOWS THE CREEK WATERSHED AND ALSO THE OUTFLOW INTO THE BAY WHICH IS AFFECTED [00:50:03] AND THE NORTH PART OF THAT IS THE OSO CREEK TO OSO BAY WATERSHED AS WELL. SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO SHOW THERE. THESE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES ARE JUST SOME PICTURES OF CONSTRUCTION TO GIVE EVERYONE AN IDEA OF WHAT'S BEING INSTALLED AND THIS SHOWS THE THREE COMPARTMENT SEPTIC SYSTEM TANKS. AND AGAIN, THESE ARE LOW DOSE SEPTIC SYSTEMS WITH THREE COMPARTMENTS AND THE THIRD COMPARTMENT WITH THE SUBMERSIBLE PUMP THAT PUMPS OUT TO A DRAIN FIELD THERE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE ELECTRICAL PANELS THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT. NOW BY REGULATION THEY HAVE TO BE 3 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND SO A RAIN EVENT WOULDN'T AFFECT THE ELECTRICAL PANEL CAUSING OUTAGES. THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THIS IS SHOWING THE ELECTRICAL PANELS AND WE CALL IT THE HEADER PIPE COMING OUT OF THE HOUSE INTO THE TANK AND TO THE ELECTRICAL PANEL AS WELL. THE NEXT SLIDE, WE WILL SHOW PIPES COMING FROM THE PUMP AND TANK TOWARD THE DRAIN FIELDS AND THESE DRAIN FIELDS ARE TYPICALLY SIX TO EIGHT ROWS OF PIPE THAT'S PERFORATED PIPE THAT JUST LEACHES INTO THE GROUND. THIS IS A TYPICAL LOW DOSAGE SYSTEM FOR SOIL CONDITIONS IN OUR AREAS. AND THEN THE LAST SLIDE SHOWS THE DRAIN FIELDS AND THE CLEANUP AND AFTER THE CONTRACTOR IS DONE, COMPLETED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. I'M SURE I LEFT SOME STUFF OUT. IF YOU'VE GOT ANYTHING TO ADD, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE. >> THE ONE THING I WANTED TO ADD THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT IS WE HAD A SURVEY OF SOME OF THE EXISTING HOMES DONE IN THE COMMISSIONER'S PRECINCT. AND OUT OF 600 SURVEYED, ONLY 9% HAD SEPTIC TANK PERMITS. SO THE REST WERE EITHER DUMPING ONTO THE GROUND OR DUMPING INTO THEIR OWN HOMEMADE SYSTEMS AND THAT'S WHY THE COMMISSIONER SAID THIS CAN'T STAND, WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. >> ON THE BOTTOM ONE OF THE SLIDES, THAT WAS IN THERE. >> THAT IS JUST ONE PRECINCT. THIS IS INDICATIVE OF THE WHOLE COUNTY. >> AND I THINK THIS IS WHERE MY 1 MILLION WENT. THIS IS HOW YOU GAVE 2 MILLION ON THIS. I GAVE YOU EACH A MILLION AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE DEDICATED MINE TO WAS THE SEPTIC SYSTEM. >> THANK YOU. IF WE'VE GOT MORE, I WILL TAKE IT. >> I HAD. >> RT HON. MARK CARNEY: AND MY PROJECT GOT CANCELLED SO I GAVE THE COMMISSIONERS WHAT THEY NEEDED TO USE. AND THIS IS WHAT WE DEDICATED IT TO BECAUSE IT WAS IMPORTANT TO CLEAN UP OUT THERE. >> I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR HELPING OUT. THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT PROJECT. PEOPLE HAVE REALLY GOTTEN BETTER, MORE HEALTHY AND SAFE LIFESTYLES BECAUSE OF THIS AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS STUFF GOING INTO THEIR HOUSES AND GETTING THEM SICK AND GOING TO HOSPITAL. WE MET WITH BASIN ESTUARIES LAST WEEK. WE DID A PRESENTATION AND THEY WERE REALLY IMPRESSED AND WANTED TO USE IT AS A MODEL, THE PROJECT THAT WE DID. SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. SO WE ARE GOING TO WORK ON THAT BUT ALSO THERE'S A BOOKLET WE WILL PUT ON THE DESK AND WE'RE GOING TO PASS ALL OF THE BOOKLETS TO THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE GOTTEN NEW SYSTEMS AND THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO BE BUILT BECAUSE THIS BOOKLET, IT'S A GUIDE TO HELP YOU MAINTAIN YOUR SYSTEM AND MAINTAIN IT CORRECTLY. BECAUSE SOMETIMES, ONCE YOU INSTALL IT, YOU FORGET ABOUT IT. AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS. AND SO THANK YOU TO BASIN ESTUARY FOR PROVIDING THAT TO US AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH US ON A FUTURE PROJECT HOPEFULLY. ALSO LOOKING TO TRY TO GET A GRANT SO WE CAN GO COUNTY WIDE. >> THESE ARE VERY HANDY, VERY GOOD. >> I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO SAY, THIS IS SUCH AN AMAZING PILOTS PROJECT. LET'S TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. WE HAD A UNIQUE STORM OF EVENTS WITH THE FUNDING THAT CAME IN THAT IS NOT FUNDING WE WOULD TYPICALLY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO OFFSET COSTS LIKE THIS AND WE KNOW THIS IS PART OF PRECINCT TWO AND THERE ARE A LOT MORE. AND SO THAT I AM SOLD ON. I HAVE VOTED AND SUPPORTED EVERY TIME THAT THIS ITEM HAS COME UP IN WHATEVER FORM TO FUND IT OR PROCEED WITH AWARDING CONTRACTS [00:55:02] AND GETTING IT GROUND READY AND BEING BUILT. MY ISSUE IS BIGGER AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYONE FROM PUBLIC WORKS BUT MY CONCERN IS WE ARE ADDRESSING ISSUES THAT ARE NEEDED. AND I'VE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM DEALING WITH THAT. AND I SHARED IT WITH A JUDGE EARLIER THAT FOR ME, IT HAS OPENED PANDORA'S BOX WHICH I THINK IS A GOOD THING, NOT NECESSARILY BAD BUT THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT I THINK THAT WE AS A COUNTY CAN AND SHOULD TAKE ON WITH INFRASTRUCTURE IN GENERAL IN INCORPORATED AREAS. BUT MY CONCERN THAT PUBLIC WORKS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CAN HELP US WITH IS THE CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL DEVELOPMENTS. THE CRACKDOWN OF HOW WE GOT HERE. THESE GROUPS, THESE INDIVIDUALS THAT BROUGHT -- THAT BOUGHT PROPERTY, MANY HAVE HELD THESE PROPERTIES FOR MANY YEARS. SO I THINK WE HAVE DONE A BETTER JOB OVER THE PAST FIVE TO SEVEN YEARS, ESPECIALLY HERE IN NUECES COUNTY, WE'VE GONE AFTER PEOPLE WHO ARE ILLEGALLY SUBDIVIDING PROPERTIES THAT THEY HAVE KEPT CALLING THEMSELVES DEVELOPERS BUT IN NO SHAPE OR FORM OTHER THAN THEY HAVE A LARGE PARCEL OF PROPERTY THEY ARE GOING OUT AND SELLING AND SUBDIVIDING THESE PROPERTIES AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY ARE SOLD A PROPERTY THEY FIGURED THAT THEY HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE BUILT IN PLACE HERE MY CONCERN IS BEYOND THE SOLUTION. IT'S HOW DO WE ADDRESS THE PROBLEM BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM IN GOING AFTER AND TACKLING ALL OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE SHOULD MAKE AS A COUNTY. BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SLOW THIS DOWN. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN EVER STOP IT. BUT MY CONCERN IS SLOWING DOWN ILLEGAL DEVELOPMENT. AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO HELP US. IN THE END, WE ARE GOING TO BE PUTTING OUT MORE MONEY INTO OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY AND YOU ARE GOING TO END UP ASKING TAXPAYERS FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTY WHO LIVE IN DEVELOPED PROPERTIES TO SUBSIDIZE THOSE WHO ARE NOT. IT'S NOT ABOUT THE PROPERTY OWNER, IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE, THE SCRUPULOUS PEOPLE OUT THERE CALLING THEMSELVES DEVELOPERS WHO ARE SUBDIVIDING THIS LAND. THAT'S MY CONCERN. HOW DO WE DO THE NEXT STEP, HOW DO WE PURSUE THIS? AND SO JUDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON GETTING SOMETHING PUT IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO OF HOW CAN WE TACKLE THAT? BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT WOULD GIVE A STRONG SENSE TO PEOPLE WHO CONSIDER THEMSELVES DEVELOPERS AND ARE SELLING THESE PROPERTIES BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE TURNING TO SEPTIC AND IT'S AN ISSUE. WATER, IT'S AN ISSUE. OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES OF THE ROADS, THE ROADS THEMSELVES THAT WE ALL DEAL WITH, NO MATTER WHAT PRECINCT WE LIVE IN. DRAINAGE, A VERY GOOD POINT. SO THAT'S MY CONCERN. WE AS A COUNTY, AS MUCH AS WE'VE DONE SOME GOOD WORK WITH THIS PILOT PROJECT AND I HOPE WE CAN EXPAND, HOW DO WE CURTAIL THIS SO THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE AN EXPLOSION OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FROM DEVELOPERS AND THEN YOU ARE GETTING PROPERTY OWNERS BUYING AND NOT KNOWING. THEY WILL TURN TO NO ONE ELSE IN THE COUNTY. AND WE ARE LIMITED IN OUR BUDGETS AND THEY WILL BE TIED AND POTENTIALLY SHRINKING AS THE LEGISLATURE CONTINUES IN FUTURE YEARS. SO WE'VE GOT TO BE REAL RESOURCEFUL. THAT'S MY CONCERN. I THINK IF WE CAN GO AFTER THESE LEGAL DEVELOPERS AND TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE FOLLOWING EVERY PROPER PROCEDURE TO GET THE PROPERTY PLOTTED AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN PLACE. I REMEMBER WHEN I FIRST GOT ON COMMISSIONERS COURT YEARS AGO, I ASKED THAT ANY PROPERTY THAT WE SELL BY AUCTION, THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY THOSE WINNING BIDS, PROPERTIES, ESPECIALLY ON UNDEVELOPED LAND. THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY THEM THAT YOU ARE BASICALLY BUYING AN EMPTY LOT. DON'T EXPECT ANY INFRASTRUCTURE. ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. IF YOU ARE IN TOWN, I EXPECT YOU TO CONNECT TO THE CITY, CITY INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT OUT IN THE COUNTY, WHEN WE SELL EMPTY LOTS FROM TIME TO TIME, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I ASKED TO DO. I'M GOING TO FOLLOW UP TO SEE IF THAT IS BEING DONE, IF WE ARE NOTIFYING SO NO ONE COMES BACK TO SAY, HEY, I BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY, WHERE IS MY ROAD, WHERE IS MY WATER, WHERE IS MY SEPTIC AND ALL OF THAT. SO ONCE AGAIN, AN EXCELLENT PROJECT. I DON'T WANT TO DAMPEN THAT PURE THESUCCESS OF THAT, IT'S AN AMAZING JOB HERE I THINK WE COULD COOKIE CUTTER THIS OUT WHERE -- EVERYWHERE THROUGHOUT THE PRECINCT'S. BUT I THINK IT GOES BEYOND THAT. WE ARE RESPONDING TO A PROBLEM THAT WASN'T OURS BUT WE INHERITED IT AS COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND NOW WE ARE TRYING TO GET SOME OF IT RESOLVED BUT MY WORRY IS I AM SEEING IT IN RURAL AREAS. THERE'S A LOT OF INTEREST OUT THERE. PEOPLE WANT TO MOVE OUT OF THE CITY. ANY CITY THAT IS INTRODUCED THEIR PROPERTY TAXES, REDUCED SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXES. AND SO I WORRY THAT WE ARE GOING TO SEE MORE PEOPLE THAT WILL STEP UP AND HAVE MORE NEEDS BECAUSE WE CAN ONLY DO SO MUCH. AND WE STILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT [01:00:03] OF MONEY LEFT THAT THE JUDGE GAVE US BUT THAT MAY BE EARMARKED FOR OTHER PROJECTS SO WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS IN EVERY SINGLE PRECINCT. BUT I WOULD LOVE TO DO IT. I WOULD LOVE TO SIT DOWN WITH COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ ABOUT THIS HOW CAN WE DO SOMETHING MAYBE NOT ON THIS GRAND SCALE BUT SOMETHING SMALLER IN PRECINCT THREE TO START. IT'S ALL GOING TO BE A GRANT. WE WANT TO PURSUE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE ON THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL. >> I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT THAT UP. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO FIGHT THIS FOR YEARS AND YEARS. AND THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS NOT THE DEVELOPER, IT IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY JUST WANT TO SELL. I THINK THE BIG PROBLEM THAT STARTED WAY BACK THEN AND WE ARE STILL FIGHTING IT IS THE WHO SOLD THE LAND, IS AT THE FARMERS THAT SOLD THE LAND, IS IT THE OWNERS THAT SOLD THE LAND. KNOWING HOW THE PROPERTY WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WATERWAY THAT WENT THROUGH THEIR HOUSE, THAT'S WHY IT FLOODS. WHERE DOES IT SIT. IS IT TOO LOW? IS IT BENEATH THE ROAD. I THINK WE HAVE GONE BACK, AND ALSO THE ISSUE IS THOSE PEOPLE, TALK TO THE COMMISSIONER PUSLEY ABOUT THIS, WE LOOKED AT A FORM THAT WE PUT TOGETHER. WE MAY COME BACK WITH THAT FORM. IT'S AN INFORMATIVE FORM SO THERE ARE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BUY. THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT. AND THE QUESTIONS TO ASK BECAUSE THEY SHOULD BE TELLING YOU BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TELL YOU. YOU SHOULD BE ASKING QUESTIONS LIKE WHY ARE YOU SELLING IT. DOES IT FLOOD? WHERE DOES THE WATER GO. BECAUSE A LOT OF THE HOUSES THAT WE GO THROUGH, IT FLOODS BECAUSE THEY ARE EITHER TOO LOW, THEY ARE IN A HOLE OR WATER GOES THROUGH THERE. THEY BOUGHT IT THINKING IT WAS OKAY BUT THEY NEVER CHECKED. SO I THINK PART OF IT IS EDUCATION. IF WE CAN PROVIDE THEM WITH SOME KIND OF GUIDE, I THINK THAT WE START PUTTING IT TOGETHER. I THINK IT WILL HELP BUT I'M GLAD THAT YOU MENTIONED THE DEVELOPERS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT UPFRONT WITH A LOT WHEN THEY START DIVIDING. I MET YESTERDAY AND THEY DO TELL THEM. THEY TELL THEM AND ADVISE THEM WHAT IT IS THEY ARE BUYING. WHAT NOT TO EXPECT AND WHAT TO EXPECT FOR SO WE CALLED THE GUY ON THE PHONE AND LET HIM KNOW. I THINK THERE'S MORE WE NEED TO DO WE HAVE TO GET A GUIDE AND FOLLOW THE GUIDE. I APPRECIATE THAT. I APPRECIATE THE CONCERN. A LOT MORE BY WORKING TOGETHER. >> WHEN THE COMMISSIONER AND I MET WITH THE CITY OF BISHOP, THEY HAD A GOOD PROGRAM, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. YOUR WATER AUTHORITY OR THE WATER AUTHORITY CONTACTS THE CITY PRIOR TO CONNECTING ANY UTILITIES OR ANYTHING. IT TELLS THEM, IS THIS PROPERTY PLOTTED? DO THEY HAVE THE APPROPRIATE SETUP -- APPROPRIATE SEPTIC TANK SYSTEMS, BEFORE THEY EVEN CONNECT WATER. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT BUT MAYBE LEGISLATIVELY, BEFORE YOU TURN ON THE TAP OR TURN ON THE ELECTRICITY IN RURAL AREAS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE STEPS OR PERMITS IN PLACE. >> I AGREE WITH WHAT MR. MAREZ SAID. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY. THE FACT WE'RE DOING IT WE GOT LUCKY. WE HAVE COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AND JUDGE SCOTT COMMITTING MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE. THIS IS EXTRA MONEY THAT WE GOT LUCKY. WE ARE OPENING PANDORA'S BOX. WE HAVE JUMPED INTO IT BUT WE ARE DOING IT WITH DRAINAGE PROJECTS TWO. I WAS A MEETING YESTERDAY ON A PROJECT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW YOU HAD GIVEN UP THE MONEY TO US TO WORK ON THE PROJECTS, IN THAT MEETING. AND ONE OF THE PROJECTS, IS NOT A COLONIA BUT SOMEONE IN THE ROOM SAID THIS IS ALMOST LIKE A COLONIA BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS DEVELOPED. AND NOW WE ARE HAVING TO GO IN, NOT HAVING TO GO IN BUT WE ARE GOING IN AND TRYING TO FIX DRAINAGE PROBLEMS AND SEPTIC PROBLEMS AND ALL OF THESE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT WE AS A COUNTY DON'T HAVE STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITY TO DO. BUT BECAUSE WE GOT SOME MONEY AND SPECIFIC GRANT MONEY THAT WAS SAID THAT HAD TO BE USED FOR XY AND Z, I'M GOING TO SAY AGAIN, WE GOT LUCKY. WE CAN'T DO THIS. WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THE ONES GOING IN AND FIXING PEOPLE'S SEPTIC SYSTEMS THAT [01:05:03] WEREN'T DONE RIGHT IN THE FIRST PLACE SO COMMISSIONER MAREZ IS DEAD ON. WE HAVE TO GO WORK ON LEGISLATIVE STUFF. WE HAVE TO DO OUTREACH WITH THE KIND OF STUFF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WITH THESE SMALLER CITIES AND WHOEVER IS TURNING ON THE ELECTRICITY AND WATER, AND TELLING THEM, DON'T TURN IT ON. IF YOU TURN IT ON, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BAD DEVELOPMENT OR THE BAD SYSTEMS OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE IF YOU DON'T TURN ON WATER AND ELECTRICITY, YOU CAN'T SELL THE PROPERTY BECAUSE IT BECOMES UNMARKETABLE. AND SO COMMISSIONER MAREZ IS RIGHT, WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO HIT AND CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE LEGISLATURE TO TIGHTEN THIS UP HERE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH LOCAL JURISDICTIONS I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT IS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF THIS OR ANY OF THIS BIG REALLY THE ONE THAT WAS REFERENCED YESTERDAY ISN'T ONE BUT THERE'S DEFINITELY PROBLEMS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN DONE THAT WAY BECAUSE IF WE DON'T TIGHTEN THIS UP THERE'S GOING TO BECOME AN EXPECTATION IN THIS COUNTY THAT WE HAVE TO DO ALL THIS AND WE ARE GOING TO START GETTING THESE CALLS AND WE WILL HAVE TO START TELLING THEM WE CAN'T AND THEY ARE GOING TO SAY YOU DID IT OVER HERE. AND WE WILL HAVE TO SAY WE GOT LUCKY, WE GOT GRANT MONEY AND WE HAD A CHAMPION LIKE COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ WHO WORKED ON IT, WE HAD JUDGE SCOTT WHO DONATED MONEY FOR THIS IS A REALLY GREAT PROJECT BUT WOW, IS IT PANDORA'S BOX. I CONGRATULATE YOU ON IT BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ARE OUT THERE ALL THE TIME AND I KNOW IT HAPPENS A LOT IN THE PRECINCT. IT'S A BIG TIME PROBLEM. TO SAY IT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM IS NOT WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY. I'M JUST SAYING IT'S STATUTORILY NOT WHAT WE ARE CHARGED TO DO. WE ARE TRYING THE BEST WE CAN. AND LIKE I SAID WE GOT LUCKY. I COULDN'T DO THESE DRAINAGE PROJECTS IN LONDON THAT I'M DOING. WE HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS OUT THERE BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES THAT WENT ON OUT THERE AND NOW WE ARE TRYING TO GO AND HELP THOSE AROUND BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM. WE ARE ALL ELECTED TO HELP PEOPLE. SO GREAT COMMENTS. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER, GONZALEZ FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. AND THANK YOU, JUDGE SCOTT FOR THE MONEY. I WILL THANK YOU LATER, COMMISSIONER PUSLEY, SO I DON'T LEAVE ANYBODY OUT. IT'S GOOD THAT WE ARE DEFINITELY TALKING ABOUT THIS BUT I THINK WE NEED TO ADD SOMETHING TO THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THIS AND I THINK IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT GOES AS FAR AS TO PUT SOME DEED RESTRICTIONS, AND THAT MIGHT NOT BE THE RIGHT WORD BUT SOME SORT OF DEED RESTRICTIONS ON THESE PROPERTIES WE SELL THAT SAY WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN'T DO, MAYBE IT'S NOT JUST TELLING THEM WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN'T DO AND INFORMING THEM THAT'S GREAT. THE MINUTE THEY WALK OUT THE DOOR, THEY FORGET IT AND UNLESS WE PUT SOME DEED RESTRICTION OR COVENANT IN THERE THAT SAYS IF YOU BUY THIS PROPERTY, YOU HAVE TO DO THIS, THIS AND THIS BEFORE -- AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT IS. MAYBE WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT SO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO ON THAT FRONT. >> COMMISSIONER PUSLEY, YOU HAVEN'T SPOKEN. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK? >> I WOULD. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU RECOGNIZING ME. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE COMMISSIONER MAREZ ON THIS PROJECT. WHETHER WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING IT OR NOT IS IRRELEVANT AT THIS POINT. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS HE TOOK THIS CHALLENGE ON AND COMMITTED SOME MONEY TO IT. AND FOR SOMEONE WHO GREW UP IN THE RURAL AREAS OF THIS COUNTY AND UNDERSTANDS SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE TO BE CORRECT, BECAUSE IF THEY ARE NOT CORRECT AND THERE IS NO NICE WAY TO SAY IT, THAT SEWAGE ENDS UP IN OUR CREEKS, IN OUR RIVERS AND OUR LAKES, AND OUR DRINKING WATER, PEOPLE WHO DEPEND UPON WATER WELLS FOR DRINKING AND RAISING LIVESTOCK, THAT STUFF FILTERS RIGHT INTO THE WATER ZONE. SO IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROJECT BACK THERE ARE LAWS AGAINST COLONIAS BUT THEY SEEM TO GET CREATED ANYWAY. AND I AGREE, WE NEED TO LOOK AT MAYBE SOME LEGISLATIVE HELP IN SOME FORM OR FASHION TO CRACK DOWN ON THESE THINGS. I GET CALLS, AS YOU PROBABLY ALL DO ON A WEEKLY BASIS FROM SOMEONE SAYING I BOUGHT THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY AND IT FLOODS. WHAT IS THE COUNTY GOING TO DO TO FIX IT. AND WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. I HAVE TO TELL THESE PEOPLE ALL THE TIME, AND THEY GET REALLY UPSET. IT'S THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS DRAINAGE PROBLEM. AND I HAVE TO TELL THEM, I KNOW COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ PUT OUT A LITTLE BOOKLET THAT I HAVE ON MY DESK, THAT HOPEFULLY WORKING WITH THE IT DEPARTMENT, WE ARE GOING TO PUT ON OUR WEBSITE. IT'S BASICALLY BUYER BEWARE PAMPHLET. PEOPLE NEED TO REALLY RESEARCH BEFORE THEY BUY A PIECE OF PROPERTY WHAT THE IMPACTS OF THAT ARE GOING TO BE WITH [01:10:03] RESPECT TO DRAINAGE AND WATER AND SEWAGE AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WILL DEPEND ON IT FOR. AGAIN, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS ON. HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE WE CAN EXPAND ON THIS AND HELP GET SOME THINGS DONE RELATED TO IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER'S CHESNEY AND MAREZ COMMENTS AS WELL. >> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS WELL. I'M GOING TO PULL UP LETTER THREE -- I'M GOING TO PULL UP THREE LETTER A7 AND I WILL DO THE OTHER ITEM. I SEE THE CONSTABLE'S ARE HERE AND WE NEED THEM TO BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO WORK SO I'M GOING TO [7. Receive an update on the Law Enforcement E-Citation System; Discuss and authorize funding in the amount of $43,953.01 from General Capital Projects, (19010) to cover the maintenance costs for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 and all related matters.] PULL THESE ITEMS UP FIRST. 3A SEVEN IS RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CITATION SYSTEM. DISCUSS AUTHORIZED FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $43,953.01. FROM GENERAL CAPITAL PROJECTS, 1901 TO COVER THE MAINTENANCE COSTS. WE APPROVE THIS BUT WE FAILED TO PUT THE MAINTENANCE COST IN. TERESA HAS GRACIOUSLY FOUND -- >> IS IT BUDGETED? >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK ONE QUESTION QUICKLY BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE THIS DATED AND I WOULD LIKE THE OTHER CONSTABLES TO HEAR THIS AS WELL. WE HAVE 55 LICENSES APPROVED WITH THIS AND WE ARE ONLY UTILIZING 25, ABOUT HALF OF THOSE? >> 43. >> WE HAVE 43 NOW? WE INCREASED? GREAT. I REALLY WANT THESE THINGS TO BE UTILIZED WHEN WE PASS THESE AND FUND THESE. SO I AM EXCITED BECAUSE IT WASN'T THAT HIGH BEFORE WHEN THIS WAS BROUGHT TO ME. >> A QUICK UPDATE, QUICK NUMBERS FOR LAST -- LAST FISCAL YEAR, PRECINCT ONE WROTE 500 CITATIONS, PRECINCT TWO OVER 650, PRECINCT FIVE OVER 1200. AND EVERY YEAR, WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT RACIAL PROFILING. IT MAKES IT A LOT EASIER INSTEAD OF GOING THROUGH PAPER TICKETS ONE BY ONE AND GETTING ALL OF THE REQUIRED DATA. THE SYSTEM UPLOADS IT, YOU CAN PRINT IT OUT AND PUT IT INTO THE STATE SYSTEM. >> WE APPROVED THIS. I THINK IT'S A GREAT SYSTEM. I'M GLAD THAT MORE ARE UTILIZING THIS. >> AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, I SPOKE WITH THEM YESTERDAY, IT IS NOT THEIR TOP PRIORITY BUT THEY ARE THINKING ABOUT [1. Discuss, consider, and authorize the purchase of law enforcement equipment in the amount of $115,165.60 for all Nueces County Constable Offices, Precincts 1 through 5, from Galls, LLC, and The Peacemaker’s Armory; purchase with 2019 Tax Note funds, (19230) and all related matters.] POTENTIALLY COMING ON BOARD. >> GOOD. MOVING ON TO F ONE, I BELIEVE IT IS MORE OF A PURCHASING BUT IT IS YOURS AS WELL, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $115,165.60 FOR ALL NUECES COUNTY CONSTABLE OFFICERS, PRECINCT ONE THROUGH FIVE AND PEACEMAKERS ARMORY, THE PURCHASE WITH THE 2019 TAX NOTES. THIS IS ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT. THIS GETS EVERYBODY, ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT USING THE SAME GUN SPARE BEFORE, CONSTABLES WERE NOT PROVIDED THESE AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS REQUESTED AND PASSED. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. THIS IS DIFFERENT. ONE OF THE STIPULATIONS THAT WE DID HAVE WAS THAT WHEN YOU PICK THEM UP FROM THE PURCHASING OFFICE, YOU HAVE YOUR HIGH SPEED CHASE AND YOUR EXCESSIVE FORCE POLICY IN PLACE WHERE I DO UNDERSTAND THREE PRECINCT ONE, PRECINCT TWO AND PRECINCT FIVE HAVE TURNED THEM IN. THREE AND FOUR ARE STILL PENDING. AND JUST A NOTE AS WELL, I RECEIVED A CALL THAT THEY HAD PUT OUT AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF WHAT IS NOW REQUIRED ON POLICY. SO JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE ALL IN COMPLIANCE IF YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED AT YOUR EMAIL, PLEASE, WE DON'T WANT ANY CITATIONS. SO I THINK WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. >> A? -- A. QUICK DISCUSSION. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT THIS IS GREAT. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS. I KNOW YOU WORKED WITH ALL THE CONSTABLES. THIS IS A BIG DEAL. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS AND THE FACT THAT YOU TOOK IT AND RAN WITH IT AND I APPRECIATE YOU DISCUSSING IT AND COMING AND TALKING TO ME ABOUT IT WE HAD SOME GOOD DIALOG OF WHICH I THINK WAS VERY POSITIVE. I FELT CONFIDENT WHEN I SPOKE TO YOU THAT EVERYONE UP HERE WOULD SUPPORT THIS. IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF NOT SPEAKING FOR ANYBODY BUT FELT LIKE THEY WOULD. AND IS JUST A MATTER OF FINDING THE FUNDS BECAUSE WE DEFINITELY WANT TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT HERE I THINK THIS IS LONG OVERDUE. >> WE ALL APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE LEAD. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> I KNOW I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL CONSTABLES PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I KNOW WHEN WE WERE IN COUNCIL, [01:15:05] COMMISSIONER CHESNEY, WE DID THIS WHERE WE HAD SOME OFFICERS THAT HAD REVOLVERS AND OTHERS HAD PISTOLS AND IF YOU HAVE A PISTOL, IT COULD BE A 40 CAL OR 9-MILLIMETER. NOW IT'S EVEN MORE. IT USED TO BE, NOW YOU HAVE MULTIPLE. THE POINT WAS THAT THEY NEEDED ALL TO HAVE THE SAME M.O., THE SAME CLIPS SO THAT IF GOD FORBID THEY GET INTO SOME SORT OF BATTLE THAT THEY HAD TO SHOOT THEIR WAY OUT, THEY COULD EASILY INTERCHANGE WITHOUT GETTING STUCK WITH NO MORE AMMUNITION. BUT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS. I KNOW ALL OF OUR CONSTABLES HAVE BEEN. TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS IS BIG THIS IS BIG NEWS. WE SHOULD HAVE FULL ON MEDIA. EVEN THE NASTY SOCIAL MEDIA, THEY SHOULD BE PROMOTING THIS AS WELL BECAUSE THIS IS A BIG DEAL FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. >> NOT ONLY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ALL OF THE ISDS, ALL OF OUR OFFICERS WILL BE THE SAME. EVERYTHING WILL BE INTERCHANGEABLE. THE SAME EQUIPMENT. IT'S A GOOD THING FOR NUECES COUNTY. >> I THINK WE COULD HEADLINE IT TO SAY FINALLY. THAT'S THE SIMPLEST WAY TO SAY IT. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE LEAD. >> IT IS WAY OVERDUE. >> I ALSO WANTED TO EXPRESS MY THANK YOU TO THE CONSTABLE FOR WALKING -- FOR WORKING WITH THE PROCUREMENT OFFICE ON THIS AND MAKING SURE WE HAD EVERYTHING CORRECT AND COMPLIANT WITH THE COMPETITIVE DEPARTMENTS OF THE PURCHASING ACT. WE RECEIVED MULTIPLE QUOTES FOR THE OTHER PART OF IT. EVERYTHING COMPLIES. WE SUPPORT IT AND WE THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE ON IT. >> PURCHASING WILL BE THE DEPARTMENT DISTRIBUTING ITEMS TO THE CONSTABLE'S. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. WITH RESPECT TO THE SYSTEM, THE CITATION SYSTEM, WHICH IS GREAT BY THE WAY, ARE ALL FIVE CONSTABLES USING THIS NOW? >> WE ARE NOW. >> OKAY. >> ALSO THE ENVIRONMENTAL ALSO TOOK FOR HIS OFFICERS BECAUSE WE BUILT ENVIRONMENTAL, EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE FOR CITATIONS FOR THAT PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT IS IN THE CITATION. >> THAT IS AWESOME. THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT AND AS YOU TOUCHED ON, WHEN WE NEED TO GO BACK AND DO RESEARCH ON ANY PART OF THAT, IT WILL MAKE IT SO MUCH EASIER TO DO THAT THAN HAVING TO GO THROUGH IT MANUALLY. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT UP AND RUNNING BEFORE NOT TOO MUCH LONGER AS WELL. >> THE ONLY THING I WANT TO SAY IS THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE JUDGE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON ITEM F ONE, LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SA AYE. ANY OPPOSED. THE MOTION PASSES. >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET, THE MAINTENANCE COSTS WILL BE ALLOCATED WITHIN THE USER DEPARTMENT'S BUDGET. THE INCREASE IN GENERAL FUND TO THEIR SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT. >> FOR EQUIPMENT. >> FOR THE MAINTENANCE FOR NEXT YEAR. THE CITATION. >> YOU ARE CONFUSING ME. WE VOTED ON THE CITATION. THIS IS FOR THE GUNS AND BELT AND EVERYTHING STANDARDIZED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. ITEM F NUMBER 1. BUT THE OTHER WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET. YOU HAD ME GOING WHEN YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT THE E CITATION AND WE WERE ON EQUIPMENT. >> I'M SORRY. >> WE ARE GOOD. NOW WE ARE GOING BACK TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, FOR ITEM LETTER THREE -- THREE LETTER A7, WHO IS THE SECOND. >> WHO MADE THE MOTION? I THINK IT WAS GONZALEZ. IT WAS THESE TWO. HE MADE THE MOTION AND COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ MADE THE SECOND. >> YOUR HONOUR, SINCE WE HAVE ANOTHER PERSON HERE WAITING TO GO BACK TO WORK, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE C ONE TO GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY? >> DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL [1. Discuss and consider approval of a No Dune Protection Permit Determination for addition of a pool at 114 Beach View, Port Aransas, Nueces County, Texas, DPP-20251230. ] C ONE OF A PROTECTION PERMIT DETERMINATION FOR 114 BEACH AVENUE TEXAS. >> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION PASSES [01:20:02] UNANIMOUSLY THANK YOU. SORRY THAT YOU HAD TO SIT HERE AND WAIT ON THAT. YOU ARE ALWAYS HERE SO I DON'T THINK ANYTHING ABOUT IT. YOU WILL HAVE TO WAVE AT ME WHEN YOU ARE IN A HURRY AND I CAN'T SEE YOU BEHIND THERESA THERE. ARE YOU WANTING TO DO GRANTS ALSO, SINCE YOU ARE HERE? [1. Discuss, consider, and take action on adopting an Amended Order approving Request-For-Qualifications as the method of procurement for Engineering Services for Colonia Fund Construction Program, authorizing the Purchasing Agent to publish a notice, and delegating evaluation authority to an evaluation committee; and related matters.] >> I DIDN'T WANT TO MESS UP THE ORDER OF THINGS. >> WE ARE ALREADY WAY OUT OF ORDER SO GRANT D ONE CACTUS GUSCOTT CONSIDER, TAKE ACTION ADOPTED AND AMENDED ORDER, METHOD OF PROCUREMENT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE COLONIA FUND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASING AGENT TO PUBLISH A NOTICE AND DELEGATE EVALUATION AUTHORITY TO THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE. >> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL. THAT'S TO GET THE ENGINEERING ON BOARD FOR THE TDAC FC. >> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> IT'S A FIXED AMOUNT. >> WE NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [2. Discuss, consider, and take action approving execution of a Consultant Services Agreement with GrantWorks, Inc. for Grant Management Services; and all related matters.] ANY OPPOSED. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM NUMBER, DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION APPROVING CONSULTANT AGREEMENT WITH GRANT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. [4. Discuss, consider, and take action on approving execution of Amendment No. 2 to the Engineer Master Services Contract with DCCM Infrastructure, Inc. (formerly Urban Engineering, LLC) for services related to the Council of Governments Method of Distribution/Community Development Block Grant Mitigation-funded Drainage Projects; and related matters.] ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO PASS THREE AND FOUR. >> MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO PASS ITEM THREE AND FOUR. >> D THREE AND FOUR. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ON THREE. >> HOW ABOUT JUST D4D FOUR. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO PASS ITEM D FOUR. ANY DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [3. Discuss, consider, and take action on adoption of a Resolution designating authorized signatories in connection with the Texas Community Development Block Grant, Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, Colonia Self-Help Center Program, and approving Designation Form; and related matters. ] ANY OPPOSED MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ OUT OF THE ROOM. ITEM D THREE, DISCUSS, CONSIDER TAKE ACTION ON A RESOLUTION -- IN CONNECTION WITH THE TEXAS COMMUNITY BLOCK GRANT, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, COLONIA SELF-HELP CENTRE PROGRAM AND APPROVING THE DESIGNATION FORM. YOU HAVE A QUESTION. >> WHAT HAS BEEN THE RESPONSE WITH THIS WORK THAT IS BEING DONE ON THE COLONIA SELF-HELP CENTRE? WE WERE IN PRETTY BAD SHAPE. I'M GOING TO BE PRETTY BLUNT AND HONEST. I THINK THERE HAS BEEN SOME IMPROVEMENT. I WANTED TO GET YOUR TAKE ON THIS ITEM. >> ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS IS THERE IS CONFUSION ON THE REIMBURSEMENT PROCESS AND SO WORKING WITH THE TEAM AND AUDITOR'S OFFICE WITH THE GRANT ACCOUNTANT, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THAT FIXED AND EVIDENTLY THERE WAS A RESOLUTION THAT HAD TO BE ADOPTED I THOUGHT WE HAD TO CHANGE NAMES ON THE FORMS BECAUSE THEY WERE ADAMANT IT WAS DONE THIS WAY AS A RESOLUTION. SO WE GOT THAT FIXED. WE GOT TWO HOUSES GOING IN THE COLONIA RIGHT NOW WORKING. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO GET ME SOME NAMES OF SOME INSPECTORS. THEY ARE GOING THROUGH A PROCESS FOR THAT. THAT PROCESS, BECAUSE THEY ARE IN THE FLOODPLAIN ZONE, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH SEVEN STEP FEMA FLOODPLAIN PROCESS, YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION. WE ARE CHECKING THE BOXES. WE HAD TO GET ELIFA -- ELEVATION CERTIFICATION. THE TOOL LENDING LIBRARY SEEMS TO BE GOING FINE. WE HAVE TO DO THE REIMBURSEMENTS. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REIMBURSEMENTS DONE THROUGH THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM. >> WE HAD A MEETING EARLY ON. IT'S BEEN A YEAR AND A HALF AT LEAST WHERE THE SENATOR'S OFFICE WAS PROVIDING OVERSIGHT WITH THIS. IT WAS BEFORE WE TRANSITIONED TO THE CURRENT STRUCTURE WE ARE IN. WE WERE MISSING A LOT. MY THING IS AS WE TALKED EARLIER ABOUT LEGISLATION AND WHAT WE COULD DO WITH THE LEGISLATIVE TEAM, AND MENTIONING THIS ISSUE TO THEM, I WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO GO AND ASK THE STATE FOR MORE FUNDING. IN A WAY THAT WE ARE ABLE TO UTILIZE IT AND BE CREATIVE IN THE WAY WE CAN USE IT. AND USING BEST PRACTICES. THERE ARE SEVEN OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE THIS DESIGNATION. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GO AND GET AN EARMARK PUT FOR US NEXT SESSION THAT WE CAN GET SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING. WE DON'T HAVE TO BE GREEDY. MAYBE THE SAME AMOUNT, MAYBE THE 500,000, MAYBE WE ASK FOR A MILLION. BUT I THINK THAT WE ARE THERE,. >> THEY ARE REALLY GOOD. >> WE HAVE ESTABLISHED OURSELVES HAVING THAT THEY'VE DONE THAT WORK ALREADY FOR WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS I WANT TO SAY NOW WE CAN SAY WE ARE DOING THE RIGHT THINGS. MOVING FORWARD, WE'VE GOT PROGRESS. NOW WE SHOULD DO THE ASK. >> WE ARE GETTING EVERYTHING [01:25:01] CLEANED UP. >> SO WE ARE GETTING THERE. >> AND THIS IS THE LAST STEP TO GET THE BATTLE RHYTHM GOING. THE WORK THEY ARE DOING IN THE FIELD, THE REPORTING THAT COMES TO US BECAUSE IT DOES THE QUARTERLY REPORTS, WE SUBMIT THEM TO THC. IT'S A CYCLE OF. WE'VE GOT THE CYCLE GOING. NOW THE FOLKS CAN GET IN THERE AND GET THOSE REIMBURSEMENTS BACK. >> GREAT NEWS. THANK YOU. >> YES. VERY IMPORTANT. >> I AGREE. I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS. AND WE NEED TO LOOK AT HOW THIS CAN HELP ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY WITH ALL OF OUR PRECINCTS. I THINK THE COMMENTS WE HAVE HEARD IS THIS MONEY IS AVAILABLE AND WE CAN ASK FOR MORE BUT THEY WANT TO SEE THAT WE ARE USING -- I KNOW YOU ARE JUST INTO THIS SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. >> I CAN'T HEAR OUT OF THIS EAR. I HAD BRONCHITIS ALL LAST WEEK SO I HAVE BEEN OUT. >> I FEEL YOUR PAIN, TRUST ME. >> THAT'S WHY I KEEP GOING LIKE THIS. I'M NOT DEAF. >> IN ALL FAIRNESS, AND TO SCOTT'S BENEFIT, THIS HAS BEEN A CLEAN UP FROM THE TRANSITION AS WELL WHERE WE HADN'T ASKED FOR ANY REIMBURSEMENTS AND GETTING EMAILS TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE AND THE SIGNATORIES, IT HAS BEEN A TRANSITION. EVERYONE THAT THINKS THIS HAS BEEN EASY, THEIR OFFICES AND THESE PEOPLE DOING THIS STUFF HAVE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO GET US TO THIS POINT WHERE NOW THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE CAN REQUEST THEIR REIMBURSEMENT. WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MEANS TO DO IT BEFORE SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL OF THE WORK ON THAT. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE ANY OPPOSED MOTION PASSES [1. Discuss, consider, and take action on granting an electrical utility Easement and Right-of-Way to American Electric Power at the new Driscoll Community Center property; and related matters] [2. Discuss, consider, and take action approving execution of Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement with Arguindegui Oil Co. II Ltd. for Bulk Diesel and Unleaded Fuel Contract; and related matters.] UNANIMOUSLY. >> SINCE WE ARE ON A ROLL, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE E ONE, TWO AND THREE, THOSE ARE HOUSEKEEPING ITEMS. WE COULD GET THOSE DONE QUICKLY. >> E ONE, TWO AND THREE. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ON THREE. IT WON'T TAKE LONG. >> SO ONE AND TWO. CAN WE CHANGE YOURS TO ONE AND TWO? E ONE AND TWO. >> I SECOND THAT. >> ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED. THE MOTION PASSES. [3. Discuss, consider, and take action approving execution of Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with Sparkling Clean & Janitorial Services, adding the Animal Care Center facility to the scope of services; and related matters.] UNANIMOUSLY WITH COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ STILL OUT. ITEM THREE CACTUS GUS, CONSIDER, TAKE ACTION DISCUSSING AMENDMENT NUMBER 2 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH SPARKLING CLEAN JANITORIAL SERVICES ADDING THE ANIMAL CARE FACILITY TO THE SCOPE OF SERVICES. COMMISSIONER MAREZ, YOU HAVE A QUESTION. >> YES, JUST REAL QUICK. THIS IS THE SECOND AGREEMENT. BUT THIS IS NEW. WE ARE ADDING THE NEW ANIMAL CARE FACILITY. >> THAT IS CORRECT. >> I GUESS THE BUDGET IS ALREADY THERE. ARE WE DOING? >> WE ARE HAVING TO TAKE IT FROM CONTINGENCY. OUR NEW BUILDING THAT WE DID, WE DID NOT PUT ANYTHING IN THE BUDGET FOR THESE KIND OF EXPENSES. >> SO THIS IS ENDING OUT. >> THIS IS THE FISCAL YEAR AND THEN WE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR. AND WE HAD THEM GET A PRICE FOR US SO WE COULD PHASE IT OUT OVER SEVEN MONTHS. >> I GUESS THERE WAS NO PUSHBACK -- THEY ARE GETTING PAID. IT'S NOT LIKE WE WERE ASKING THEM TO DO EXTRA WORK BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF WORK THAT THEY HAD PLANNED. SO ARE WE GOING TO COME BACK FOR THE NEW FISCAL YEAR WITH A NEW CONTRACT? OR DO WE NEED TO? HOW DO WE ROLL THIS IN? IS IT JUST A MATTER OF ALLOCATING THE FUNDS. IS IT THAT SIMPLE? AS FAR AS TO COVER THIS? NOW THAT WE ARE ADDING ANOTHER FACILITY, TO ME THIS IS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CLEANING. IT'S NOT THE STANDARD CLEANING THAT YOU WOULD DO HERE IN THE COURTHOUSE WITH REGULAR FLOORS WHERE IT'S DIFFERENT SURFACES, SPECIAL SURFACES, MAYBE EVEN SPECIAL CLEANERS. SO DO WE NEED TO GO OUT FOR A NEW CONTRACT, A NEW BID OR DO WE FUND IT DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS? >> WE ARE GOING TO FUND IT FOR NEXT YEAR BUT THEN MICHAEL WILL PROBABLY AMEND IT. >> THAT IS CORRECT. THE CONTRACT WORK WILL BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE NEW FACILITY. >> I THINK WHEN WE SPOKE TO THE ANIMAL CARE FACILITY, SAID THIS IS MORE FOR THE OFFICES AND THE FRONT SPACE THEY TAKE CARE OF THE BACK SPACE THEY DO THE BACK AS THEY ALWAYS HAVE HERE BUT THIS GIVES US UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR IF SOMETHING CHANGES. WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. SO MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. [01:30:02] >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. [3. Recieve presentation on Virtower Software from the Nueces County Airport.] >> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE IT WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO ITEM 3A THREE. UNLESS ANYONE ELSE HAS SOMETHING THEY WANT TO THROW IN. RECEIVE A PRESENTATION ON THE VER TOWER SOFTWARE FROM THE NUECES COUNTY AIRPORT. >> YOUR HONOUR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF ITEMS THERE. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE THE COURT AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR AIRPORT. THE FIRST THING I WANTED TO TALK TO OR UPDATE YOU ON, THE COURT APPROVED US INSTALLING AND PUTTING TOGETHER -- FIRST OFF I WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR AIRPORT ADMINISTRATOR. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO STAND UP, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE HIM, AND LET -- IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, REAL QUICKLY. OR YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL WE GET THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AND SPEAK IF YOU WOULD LIKE. >> WE CAN WAIT. >> WHY DON'T WE DO THAT FOR ANY WAY, THIS VIRTOWER SYSTEM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY WANTED US TO BE ABLE TO DO IS TRACK THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC COMING IN AND OUT OF OUR AIRPORT TO BE ABLE TO JUSTIFY REQUESTING GRANTS FROM THEM, ESPECIALLY A FUTURE GRANT WE HOPE FOR EXTENDING OUR RUNWAY OR PUTTING IN ANOTHER RUNWAY. THIS VIRTOWER SYSTEM DOES EXACTLY THAT. IT'S AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM THAT PUTS IN, IT SCANS EVERY AIRCRAFT THAT COMES IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BACK UP MATERIAL HERE, THESE FIRST SHEETS SHOW ON A MONTH BY MONTH BASIS. WE GOT THIS UP AND RUNNING IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR. >> AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. >> OKAY. AND THIS WILL SHOW YOU ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS WHAT KIND OF TRAFFIC, WHAT KIND OF AIRPLANE, WHAT KIND OF HELICOPTER. WHETHER IT'S A SINGLE ENGINE OR MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANE. SO IT GIVES US -- IT'S A GREAT TOOL. AND? DOT AVIATION LOVES THIS BECAUSE WE ARE ABLE TO SHOW THEM HOW MUCH OUR AIRPORT IS BEING UTILIZED AND WHAT KIND OF TRAFFIC IS COMING IN AND OUT OF THE AIRPORT. THE ONE CAN SAY WE ARE NOT DOING OUR PART FOR THE MILITARY. IF YOU NOTICE ON THESE REPORTS THEY ARE DOING A LOT OF THINGS, THEY USE OUR AIRPORT FOR TOUCH AND GO PRACTICES WITH THEIR HELICOPTERS. IT'S ALMOST ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS, THEY'RE OUT THERE ALL DAY LONG DOING TOUCH AND GO SPEAK SO IF YOU THUMBED THROUGH THAT, YOU CAN SEE ON A MONTH TO MONTH BASIS. THE SECOND PAGE OF EACH ONE OF THOSE REPORTS WILL GIVE YOU A MORE DETAILED REPORT ABOUT WHICH RAMPS THEY USE, WHICH DIRECTION THEY LAND. WHETHER OR NOT THEY PURCHASED FUEL AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO ALL KINDS OF GOOD INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO US. WE CAN GENERATE THESE REPORTS AND PULL THEM OUT ANY TIME WE WANT TO. IT'S A GREAT TOOL FOR US. IT REALLY SHOWS THE UTILIZATION. IF YOU GO TO THE VERY LAST PAGE, THERE IS A GRAPH THERE WHERE I HAD MY TRUSTED ASSISTANT KIM GO IN AND TAKE THOSE NUMBERS AND PUT THEM INTO A GRAPH TO EXEMPLIFY WHAT THIS IS SHOWING US AS FAR AS OUR USAGE AT THE AIRPORT AND AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, WE'VE ONLY GOT A SHORT. OF TIME THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS A GREAT TOOL THAT SHOWS US WHAT OUR USAGE IS AT THE AIRPORT. YOU CAN LOOK AT THE LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. SO JUST A QUICK PRESENTATION ON THAT. [4. Recieve a presentation on current hangar lease rates at Nueces County Airport; and related matters.] >> DO YOU WANT TO INCORPORATE NUMBER 4 WITH THIS ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION? >> I WILL MOVE RIGHT ON TO NUMBER 4, IF I CAN. IT'S BASICALLY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ HAD SOME QUESTIONS AT OUR LAST MEETING ABOUT OUR AIRCRAFT HANGARS. IF YOU LOOK AT THIS PAGE CACTUS WILL SHOW YOU OUR AIRCRAFT HANGARS. ALL OF OUR HANGARS ARE LEASED OUT. WE DON'T HAVE ANY VACANT HANGARS. [01:35:02] THEY ARE ALL LEASED OUT. WE ARE COLLECTING MONEY ON EACH ONE OF THEM. IF YOU GO TO THE LAST PAGE THERE, THE SPREADSHEET HERE, IT SHOWS YOU HOW MUCH WE EARN IN INCOME ON EACH ONE OF THOSE HANGARS, WHAT THE MONTHLY TOTAL IS. AND FOR 2026, THE TOTAL REVENUE. KIM, IS THIS 2026 OR 2025? IT SAYS 2026. I'M SORRY. IT SHOULD BE 2025. THE TOTAL REVENUE FOR 2025 WAS $8114 HERE WE HAVE ADDED AN ADDITIONAL LEASE TO THAT ALSO, IF YOU WILL LOOK AT OUR H1 WILLIAMS HANGAR AND OUR M3 HANGAR, THOSE ARE TWO OF OUR BIG HANGARS. WE BID THOSE OUT ON TERM AND THEY ARE GOING TO BOTH COME UP FOR RELEASE THIS YEAR. WE BID THOSE OUT TO THE HIGH BIDDER. THOSE ARE OUR LARGEST AIRCRAFT HANGARS. THEY ARE BEING UTILIZED. AND OF COURSE WE GET A BIGGER WRITE FOR THOSE AS THEY COME IN ON BID. WE ALSO ADDED ONE AIRPLANE IN OUR OLD HANGAR, IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY BOTTOM. WE'VE GOT ONE PLANE PARKED IN THERE. WE DIDN'T MAKE IT FOR THIS MEETING BUT OUR NEXT MEETING, I'M GOING TO HAVE A REPORT AND WHAT WE MIGHT PROPOSE TO DO WITH THAT IN THE FUTURE. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. >> THIS IS GOOD INFORMATION. WE APPRECIATE YOU GOING BACK. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE GOTTEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE THAT'S BROKEN DOWN AND WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I KNOW THAT A 487 LANDED AND THE 4:30 TWO TOOK OFF. THE REST OF THEM THERE? >> YES, THAT'S TRUE. >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> YOU ARE VERY WELCOME. IT'S REALLY GREAT INFORMATION. WE ARE GOING TO UTILIZE IT AS WE GO FORWARD, TALKING WITH THE AVIATION PEOPLE AND ASKING FOR GRANT MONEY. THEY WANT TO KNOW IF OUR AIRPORT IS BEING UTILIZED AND HOW MUCH IS BEING UTILIZED. SO IT'S ABSOLUTELY PERTINENT THAT WE HAVE THAT KIND OF INFORMATION. IN THIS APPLICATION GIVES US THE ABILITY TO DO THAT. >> WHO IS DOING THE LANDING? THE HELICOPTERS? >> IT IS THE MILITARY. THEY DO TOUCH AND GO FOR TRAINING NEW PILOTS. >> IT'S USUALLY THE COAST GUARD. EVERY NOW AND THEN THEY WILL DO TOUCH AND GO AS WELL. >> HERE IS THE THANK YOU FOR YOU TODAY, COMMISSIONER PUSLEY. THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION. IT'S REALLY APPRECIATED HOW YOU GUYS ARE TAKING THE LEAD ON THIS AIRPORT. THERE IS SO MUCH POTENTIAL OUT THERE. I APPRECIATE YOU DOING IT. I KNOW OUR FRIEND LLOYD NEAL, REST IN PEACE, WOULD APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT HIS NAME IS ON THAT AND IS STILL BEING USED. >> WE ARE KEEPING IT GOING. [5. Discuss and consider the increase of fuel prices at Nueces County Airport, and related matters.] >> THE RIGHT WAY. >> ANYWAY, IF WE COULD, YOUR HONOUR, WITH YOUR PERMISSION, I WILL MOVE TO THREE LETTER A5, THIS IS THE ONLY THING WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO TAKE ACTION ON. THIS RELATES TO OUR FUEL. WE RECENTLY HAD TO BUY A NEW LOAD OF FUEL, WHICH IS A GOOD THING BECAUSE IT MEANS WE ARE SELLING FUEL. IT'S ONE OF OUR GREAT INCOME STREAMS THROUGH THE -- FROM THE AIRPORT, IS THROUGH FUEL SALES. WHAT WE DID IS WHEN WE BOUGHT THIS, IF YOU GO OVER -- I'M SORRY THAT WE DON'T HAVE THESE BUT THERE'S A PAGE IN HERE THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS WITH A BUNCH OF NUMBERS ON IT. THE INFORMATION OFF OF THIS REPORT, WHICH SHOWS ALL OF THE MUNICIPAL AIRPORTS THAT SURROUND OUR AREA HERE AND WE BASICALLY TOOK WHAT EACH ONE OF THOSE AIRPORTS, WE LEFT OFF ALICE BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SPECIAL SITUATION. WE TOOK THEM OUT BUT WE TOOK THE OTHER EIGHT AIRPORTS THAT ARE SELLING FUEL IN OUR AREA AND WE TOTALED THOSE UP AND DIVIDED IT BY AND IT CAME UP TO $5.61 A GALLON PER WE HAVE INCREASED OUR FUEL PRICE UP TO $5.65 A GALLON. THE LAST LOAD OF FUEL WE BOUGHT, WE PAID $4.93, WHICH GIVES US A 52-CENT MARKUP PER GALLON ON THE FUEL THAT WE WILL BE SELLING OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. [01:40:03] IF YOU GO BACK TO THE FIRST PAGE HERE IN THE DOCUMENT, AND I APOLOGIZE, WE GOT THIS STUFF IN LATE AND DIDN'T MAKE THE AGENDA CUT OFF FOR THIS SHOWS FOR 2024 AND 2025 THE MONTH TO MONTH SALES FOR FUEL AT OUR AIRPORT. THEN THERE'S A GRAPH ATTACHED TO IT THAT BASICALLY SHOWS OUR FUEL SALES FOR 2024. WE HAD $91,579 IN SALES. OUR COST TO THAT WAS 76,000. THE INCOME FOR THAT FOR THE AIRPORT WAS A LITTLE OVER $15,000. FOR 2025, WE HAD AN INCOME OF ALMOST $18,000 IN FUEL SALES FOR THE AIRPORT. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS ASK THE COURT TO APPROVE OUR INCREASE IN FUEL SALES. WHAT WAS THE PRICE BEFORE WE INCREASED IT? >> IT WAS $5.20 PER GALLON. >> WE ARE GOING UP A LITTLE BIT BUT AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE OTHER AIRPORTS, WE ARE GOING TO BE COMPETITIVE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE OUT OF RANGE FOR WHAT OTHER AIRPORTS ARE CHARGING IN THIS AREA. IT STILL MAKES US COMPETITIVE AND ALSO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE LEASING HANGARS FROM US DON'T FEEL LIKE WE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THEM. BUT AS YOU KNOW, FUEL IS GOING UP. >> I DO HAVE UPDATED PRICING FROM WHAT WAS PUT ON THE AGENDA. IT HAD GONE UP A LITTLE BIT AS FAR AS CORE BUSINESS FOR $6.31 PER GALLON. THE COUNTY AIRPORT SELLING $5.95 PER GALLON. AND ANOTHER IS SELLING FOR $6.50. SO IT HAS GONE UP A LITTLE BIT. SO IT IS BASICALLY -- WE CAN EASILY RAISE AND LOWER THE PRICES THROUGH THE FUEL MASTER SYSTEM. BUT IS -- IT IS THE COURT'S DECISION. >> CAN WE DO IT ON A FLEXIBLE BASIS SO WE DON'T HAVE TO COME BACK ALL THE TIME IF IT GOES UP A BIT. >> WE TYPICALLY HAVE NOT BROUGHT THIS TO THE COURT. I'M JUST DOING IT AS A COURTESY. I WANT THE COURT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE DOING AND WHY WE ARE DOING IT. >> I'M SAYING SO WE DON'T HAVE TO KEEP BRINGING IT BACK, MAYBE WE HAVE A RANGE SO WHATEVER THE PRICING IS APPROPRIATE TO WHERE WE ARE STAYING WITH COMPETITIVE BUT WE DON'T BIND IT TO $5.65 IN CASE WE WANT TO GO UP TO $5.95. >> WE TYPICALLY DO THAT AND WE DO IT WITH A SURVEY AND WE PULL THIS OUT AND LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AND BASICALLY TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE STAYING COMPETITIVE BUT THAT WE ARE NOT GIVING OUR FUEL AWAY EITHER. >> WAS THIS BROUGHT TO YOUR BOARD? DID THEY APPROVE THIS? I KNOW MOST OF THEM ARE PILOTS OUT THERE AS WELL. >> I WOULD SAY WE CONSIDERED THE INCREASE TO THE FUEL PRICES BUT ALLOW THE AIRPORT MANAGERS SOME FLEXIBILITY ON PRICING GOING UP, IF SO GO THE PRICES. >> I WAS UNAWARE OF HOW THE FORMER AIRPORT MANAGER DID IT. >> WE ARE TO. IT'S A SURPRISE TO US. >> I HAVEN'T SEEN THE FORMER AIRPORT MANAGER IN ABOUT SIX YEARS. >> THE QUESTION THE JUDGE ASKED, I HAVE NOT PRESENTED THIS REPORT TO THE BOARD YET. WE JUST FINISHED PUTTING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER BUT AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING, I PLAN TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION TO THEM. THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH ALL OF THE VIRTOWER AND HOW THAT IS WORKING. AS COMMISSIONER MAREZ WILL I THINK AGREE, WE HAVE A GREAT AIRPORT BOARD NOW FOR THE MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS WELL ATTENDED. LOTS OF GOOD INPUT. ALL OF THOSE GUYS HAVE AIRPLANES OR ARE ASSOCIATED WITH FLYING IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER. THEY ARE EITHER PILOTS OR HAVE THEIR OWN PLANE OR WHATEVER. AND SO WE GET LOTS OF GOOD INPUT FROM OUR AIRPORT BOARD. AND MANY OF THE IMPROVEMENTS WE ARE LOOKING AT ARE THINGS THAT THEY ARE MAKING SUGGESTIONS ON. >> I DON'T THINK THAT THEY WOULD DISAGREE WITH US ON PRICE COMPARISONS EITHER. WE PUT A BOARD IN -- IT WILL BE ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR SURE. >> I WANTED TO WEIGH IN ON THE PRICING. MAYBE WE DO IT BY PERCENTAGE. I AGREE, IT'S NOT EFFICIENT TO HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO US ALL THE TIME TO CHANGE, UNLESS IT'S [01:45:03] SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT. I REMEMBER THE GOOD OLD DAYS WHEN THE GAS STATION ACROSS THE STREET WOULD POST THEIR NEW NUMBERS AND IT WAS ON THE BILLBOARD. IT WASN'T DIGITAL. YOU WOULD SEE THE NUMBER FLASH UP AND THE OTHER SIDE WOULD CHANGE AND IT WAS A PRICE WAR. I KIND OF SEE THAT HAPPENING IN THE PILOTS ONE. I KNOW WE'VE HAD THAT DISCUSSION BEFORE. IF WE CAN INCENTIVIZE MORE TOUCH AND GOES BECAUSE THEY ARE ABLE TO SAVE A BIT MORE MONEY COMING TO US OR AT LEAST SO THAT IT'S COMPETITIVE, THEY CAN KEEP THEIR FLIGHT PATH MORE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION THEY ARE GOING, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE GOING NORTH TO SOUTH. WE WILL SEE MORE. ENDS GOING TO THE VIRTOWER EARLIER, JUST ABOUT HAVING AN ACCURATE SYSTEM. THAT'S GOING TO SPEAK FOR ITSELF. THAT'S GOING TO PUT US IN A BETTER LEVEL. I KNOW THERE ARE DIFFERENT CLASSES ON AIRPORTS AS FAR AS HOW MANY TOUCH AND GOES YOU HAVE AND IT PUTS YOU IN A CERTAIN CLASSIFICATION. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS BUT BASICALLY HOW BIG OF AN AIRPORT YOU ARE. SO WE CAN ALREADY SEE THE TREND GOING UP JUST BY ACCURATE NUMBERS, NOT BY ESTIMATING OR FLIGHT LOGS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT BUT ON THIS, I WOULD SAY PERCENTAGE MAY BE HELPFUL. AND I AGREE, WITH THE BOARD THAT WE HAVE, COMMISSIONER PUSLEY LEAD, YOU ARE SEEING THESE TRANSFORMATIONS HAPPEN WITHIN A MATTER OF MONTHS THAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN YEARS, OR A LOT OF POKING AND PRODDING FROM THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. THIS IS HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT GROUPS INVOLVED. IT STARTS AT THE BOARD LEVEL WITH OUR APPOINTEES. WE'VE MADE SOME EXCELLENT CHOICES. I THINK WE SHOULD KEEP THAT IN MIND WHEN WE GO BACK FOR REAPPOINTMENTS BECAUSE THEY ALL HAVE SOMETHING TO CONTRIBUTE HERE THEY ARE ALL ENGAGED. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE THERE. THEY ARE THERE. EACH ONE IS GIVING A LOT OF BACKGROUND INTO THE WHY OF WHAT WE ARE DOING. WE WANT TO KEEP INVESTING IN THE AIRPORT, I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK. I DON'T KNOW, WAS THERE A MOTION ON A PROCEDURE? >> I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO A PERCENTAGE. >> YOUR HONOUR, IF I CAN, LET ME VISIT WITH THE BOARD FIRST AND WITH BEN, AND I WILL BRING BACK A RECOMMENDATION ON THAT. IF I COULD, I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE COMMISSIONERS APPROVAL TODAY FOR THE PRICE INCREASE. >> THAT'S FINE. WE MADE A MOTION AND SECONDED. >> WE DID HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, A AYE. ANY OPPOSED. THE MOTION PASSES. I DO HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. ARE YOU THROUGH, COMMISSIONER PUSLEY? SORRY. ALL OF THESE FUNDS, THE RENTAL, THE FUEL THAT THEY MAKE A YEAR AND STUFF, IS THIS GOING BACK INTO THE AIRPORT FUND? DO THEY GET THIS ADDITIONAL MONEY? I THOUGHT WE DID AWAY WITH THEIR FUNDS, AND THEY ONLY GOT THE ONE GRANT NOW. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. >> THE REVENUE IS BUDGETED IN THE AIRPORT DEPARTMENT. >> IT IS, FOR EMPLOYEES. I KNOW THEY ARE WANTING TO DO SOME OTHER THINGS, IF THEY WERE ABLE TO UTILIZE THESE FUNDS. >> I KNEW THAT QUESTION WAS GOING TO COME UP HERE I HAD PLANNED TO HAVE A REPORT HERE. BUT WITH CONSTANCE NOT BEING HERE, I WAS NOT ABLE TO -- >> WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT. BUT I DON'T REMEMBER US DOING IT. I THOUGHT -- I. WANT TO DO APATEL FOR THE AIRPORT TO SHOW THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WHAT OUR REVENUES ARE, WHAT OUR EXPENSES ARE, WHERE THE MONEY IS COMING FROM, WHERE IT IS GOING TO. I WILL HAVE THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING. A PNL. >> PROBABLY SUPPLEMENTING THE AIRPORT WITH FUNDS. ARE THEY OPERATING AT A PROFIT DO YOU KNOW. >> NO? OR. >> THEY HAVE A FUND BALANCE AND RESERVES BUT IT'S USUALLY JUST THE FUND BUDGETED. >> YOU'VE GOT TO SPEND MONEY TO MAKE MONEY. EVENTUALLY, WE WILL GET TO THAT POINT. >> BUT I THINK THAT'S A GOOD REPORT TO HAVE TO HELP US GET TO THAT POINT. >> IN REFERENCE TO THE HANGARS, WE HAVE HOW MANY PEOPLE RIGHT NOW FOR THE HANGAR? 18. >> ABOUT 17. >> 17 PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE, SOME FOR MULTIPLE YEARS. >> 2018 IS WHAT I WAS TOLD. >> IF WE BUILT 20 MORE HANGARS TOMORROW, WE WOULD FILL THEM ALL UP. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO -- THE LAST HANGARS I BUILT WHEN I WAS COMMISSIONER BEFORE, WE GOT A GRANT TO DO THOSE. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE PERCENTAGE WAS BUT A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE COST OF BUILDING THOSE -- DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT THE PERCENTAGE WAS? IT HAS BEEN TOO LONG. BUT THEY PAID THE LION'S SHARE OF THE COST FOR US TO BUILD THOSE HANGARS. AND EVERY ONE OF THEM IS LEASED. WE'VE GOT OLD HANGARS OUT THERE THAT DON'T HAVE ANY DOORS OR SIDES ON THEM. BUT WE STILL LEASE THEM OUT. [01:50:03] THEY ARE IN BAD SHAPE BUT PEOPLE WANT TO PARK THEIR AIRPLANE UNDER THERE. SO THEY ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER. IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE AIRPORT IN OUR REGION, HANGAR SPACE IS A BIG SHORTAGE FOR EVERYBODY. THAT'S ONE THING WHERE WE COULD BRING IN ADDITIONAL -- AND PART OF WHAT I WANT TO BRING BACK TO THE COURT FOR THE NEXT MEETING IS WHAT WE DO WITH THE OLD HANGAR, WHICH IS CURRENTLY OTHER THAN ONE PLANE PARKED IN THERE, IS VACANT. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY THERE TO MAKE SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS, IF WE DO GET THAT OUT FOR BID. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE APPRECIATE IT. AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING THERE, IT'S IMPRESSIVE. THANK YOU. >> BEN HAS BEEN -- WE APPRECIATE EDWARD GIVING IT UP FOR THE TEAM. BUT BEN HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB AS OUR AIRPORT MANAGER. HE IS ON TOP OF EVERYTHING GOING ON OUT THERE. HE GETS CONTINUALLY GREAT REMARKS AND COMMENTS FROM OUR BOARD. AND THESE ARE GUYS WHO HAVE AIRPLANES AT OUR AIRPORT WHO UTILIZE OUR AIRPORT. SO THEY HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS GOING ON. SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU HAVE DONE. >> THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING ME IN TAKING OVER THE POSITION THERE. I INHERITED AN AIRPORT -- I. DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S BEEN NEGLECTED BUT A LOT OF THINGS HAD BEEN OVERLOOKED AND PASSED TO THE SIDE. BUT WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN GET IT BACK UP AND RUNNING AND GET THE WHEELS TURNING. >> JUST BY GOING TO WORK EVERY DAY, YOU ARE ONE STEP AHEAD. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [6. Discuss and consider requesting the MPO establish a road connecting the County Airport to I-69, and related matters.] >> YOUR HONOR, THAT'S ALL I HAD FOR THAT. >> OKAY, ITEM NUMBER 6, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REQUESTING A MISPRINT OR EARLIER INCORRECT MPO ESTABLISHED THAT WOULD NOT BE THE MPO ESTABLISHING A ROAD CONNECTING TO THE COUNTY AIRPORT AND I-69. IT WOULD BE THE TECH START RULE PROGRAM PROJECTLIST. A REQUEST. >> CAN WE UPDATE THAT OR AMEND THE MOTION. >> I THINK THERE IS NOT REALLY ANYTHING THAT HAS TO BE DONE OTHER THAN WE GET -- >> MAKE THE MOTION CORRECT? >> IS SAID DISCUSS AND CONSIDER. MAYBE A DISCUSSION. >> IT'S REALLY DISCUSSION YOU CAN REQUEST ALL YOU WANT. THEY HAVE A PROCESS. >> IS IT LEGALLY POSTED? CAN WE SPEAK ABOUT IT? >> IT IS IN RELATED MATTERS BUT IF -- SHOULD WE REQUEST THE MPO TO REQUEST -- >> IT'S NOT AN MPO REQUEST, IT IS A DIRECT REQUEST FOR THE RURAL PROGRAM PROJECT LIST. I TALKED TO MPO AND OTHERS YESTERDAY. >> SO IT'S A DIFFERENT ENTITY. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A TIME CRUNCH, I WOULD SAY YOU WOULD WANT TO NOTICE THE ENTITY YOU'RE GOING TO BE APPROACHING. >> SO YOU WANT ME TO BRING THIS BACK. >> YES, PLEASE. >> ALL RIGHTS. WE WILL DO THAT. THERE IS NO TIME CRUNCH? >> NO. >> THERE IS NOT. IF YOU LOOK AT THE DATE ON THIS MAP THAT IS ATTACHED, IT'S FROM 2016. THIS IS A STUDY THAT THEY DID FOR US, AND COMMISSIONER MAREZ WILL PROBABLY HAVE COMMENTS ON SOMETHING HE AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME IF WE WANT TO TAKE OUR AIRPORT TO THE NEXT STEP, WE HAVE TO GET ACCESS TO IT THAT IS EASIER THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW. TO GET TO OUR AIRPORT NOW, YOU'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF ROBSTOWN. REGARDLESS OF WHICH DIRECTION YOU COME, YOU HAVE TO GO ACROSS A RAILROAD TRACK FOR AND THROUGH A SCHOOL DISTRICT. AND FOR WHATEVER REASON, THEY LEAVE THEIR 15-MILE-AN-HOUR SIGN ON 24 HOURS A DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR. I LEFT THE BOARD MEETING THE OTHER NIGHT AT 9:00 AND IT WAS STILL FLASHING. BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY AGREE WE NEED TO DO TO TAKE OUR AIRPORT TO THE NEXT LEVEL, HAVE ACCESS OFF OF I 69 INTO OUR AIRPORT AND THIS WILL BE A BIG STEP FORWARD. WE KNOW THIS ALWAYS TAKES A LONG TIME, THIS SORT OF THING DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE YEARS BUT WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS STARTED AT SOME POINT. I WILL BE HAPPY TO BRING THIS BACK WITH THE CORRECT TERMINOLOGY. >> AND AFTER TODAY, ON AGENDA RELATED -- I. KNOW YOU DON'T PUT THE AGENDA TOGETHER BUT THE REASON WHY I'M TALKING TO THIS IS THAT THIS HAS ITS OWN SECTION [01:55:03] NOW WE HAVE A VIBRANT DEPARTMENT WHO IS BUSY. COASTAL PARKS GRANT SHERIFF, THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR OWN AIRPORT SECTION IN THE AGENDA. IT IS A HIT OR MISS -- >> YOU WOULD LIKE US TO ADD AN AIRPORT SECTION ON THEIR. >> WHEN NEEDED. IS NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE ON THERE. I'M ADDRESSING TO HER BECAUSE WE SHOULDN'T BE TALKING ABOUT IT IF IT'S NOT POSTED PROPERLY. >> MOTION TO TABLE TO THE NEXT MEETING WOULD BE APPROPRIATE AT THIS POINT. >> WE NEED TO ADDRESS IT PROCEDURALLY ON THE AGENDA. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE. [8. Discuss, consider, and take action approving execution of agreement documents with Kyocera Document Solutions Southwest, LLC for one (1) KIP wide-format plotter for County Clerk; and related matters.] ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER 8, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, TAKE ACTION APPROVING EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT DOCUMENTS WITH KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS FOR A WIDE FORMAT PLOTTER FOR THE COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE. THIS IS IN HER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [9. Discuss, consider, and take action authorizing and approving execution of a Customer Service Agreement with Republic Services, Inc. to add weekly Solid Waste Collection to the Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery; and related matters.] ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER 9, DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE ACTION AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING EXECUTION OF A CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES TO ADD WEEKLY SOLID WASTE COLLECTION TO THE COASTAL BAND STATE VETERANS CEMETERY AND RELATED MATTERS. THEY HAVE APPROVED THIS AS WELL FOR THEIR BUDGET. I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? [10. Discuss and consider upcoming Commissioners Court meeting date(s), workshop date(s), and related matters.] THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER, NUMBER 10, COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING DATES. OUR NEXT MEETING APRIL 30. A REMINDER, WE ALREADY DID DO, ON A THURSDAY OF WEDNESDAY BECAUSE AN EVENT WE ALL WANTED TO ATTEND THE DAY BEFORE. MAY 13. OUR COURT IS GOING TO START AT 8:30 A.M. FOR YOUR NOTES FOR EVERYONE. THERE IS NO MOTION OR ANYTHING NEEDED FOR THAT. THE 13TH, MAY 13TH WE VOTED TO START AT 8:30 INSTEAD OF 9:00 BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO AN EV EVENT. I DON'T HAVE IT IN MY NOTES. [1. Authorize the execution of an Interlocal Agreement between Nueces County and the City of Corpus Christi for the purpose of the (No Cash Match) Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program FY2026 Local Solicitation Award.] ITEM B1 UNDER THE SHERIFF, AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN NUECES COUNTY IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE NO CASH MATCH EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. A LOCAL SOLICITATION AWARD. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [1. Discuss and consider authorizing Budget Amendment No. 07 and all related matters.] AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO OUR BUDGET OFFICE. G1. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING JUDGMENT AMENDMENT NUMBER 7 AND ALL RELATED MATTERS. THIS IS ON THE ANIMAL CARE ITEMS AND STUFF IN THE LANDSCAPING THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT WITH THE JANITORIAL SERVICES AND STUFF. I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE PAID ANY OPPOSED? [2. Accept for record purposes Internal Budget Amendment No. 06 for Special Revenue Funds and all related matters as of April 15, 2026.] THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM UTTERED SHE .2. EXCEPT FOR RECORD PURPOSES INTERNAL BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBEE FUNDS AND ALL RELATED MATTERS. TERESA, ANY NOTES ON THAT? I KNOW THIS IS WHEN THE DEPARTMENT TRANSFERS AND BUDGETS. >> IT'S INTERNAL FOR THE SHERIFFS FUND. >> YOU MADE THE MOTION. COMMISSIONER SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [3. Discuss and consider authorizing Project Budget Amendment (PBA) No. 007 and all related matters.] ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO PASS ITEM NUMBER 3, THE PROJECT BUDGET AMENDMENT. NUMBERS 007. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? EFFECTS ON THE LAW-ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. AND UNLESS I SKIPPED OVER ANYTHING AND THE HOPPING AROUND EARLIER, I BELIEVE WE ARE READY TO GO TO EXECUTIVE. ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO CORRECT ME IF I MISS SOMETHING? [4. EXECUTIVE SESSION: PUBLIC NOTICE is given that the Commissioners Court may elect to go into an Executive Session anytime during the meeting to discuss matters listed anywhere on the Agenda, when authorized by the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code. To the extent there has been a past practice of distinguishing items for public deliberation and those for executive session, the public is advised that the Court is departing from that practice, and reserves the right to discuss any listed agenda items in executive session when authorized by law to do so. In the event the Commissioners Court elects to go into Executive Session regarding an agenda item, the section or sections of the Open Meetings Act authorizing the Executive Session will be publicly announced by the presiding officer. In accordance with the authority of the Government Code, Vernon’s Texas Codes, Sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.0745, 551.076, 551.086, 551.087, 551.089, the Commissioners Court will hold an Executive Session to consult with attorney(s) including matters related to litigation; deliberate regarding real property, prospective gift(s), personnel matters, including termination, county advisory bodies, security devices, and/or economic development negotiations and other matters that may be discussed in an Executive Session. Upon completion of the Executive Session, the Commissioners Court may in an open session take such action as appropriate on items discussed in an Executive Session.] I DON'T THINK SO. EXECUTIVE SESSION. PUBLIC NOTICES GIVEN THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY ELECT TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ANYTIME DURING THE MEETING TO [02:00:06] DISCUSS MATTERS LISTED ANYWHERE ON THE AGENDA WHEN AUTHORIZED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. TO THE EXTENT THERE'S BEEN A PAST PRACTICE OF DISTINCTION ITEMS FOR PUBLIC DELIBERATION AND THOSE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED THAT THE COURT IS DEPARTING FROM THAT PRACTICE AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISCUSS ANY LISTED AGENDA ITEMS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WHEN AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO DO SO. IN THE EVENT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT ELECTS TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING AN AGENDA ITEM THE SECTION OR SECTIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY OF GOVERNMENT CODE, VERNON'S TEXAS CODES SECTION 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.0745, 551.076, 551.086, 551.087, 551.089 THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH ATTORNEYS INCLUDING MATTERS RELATED TO LITIGATION, DELIBERATE REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, PERSPECTIVE GIFTS, PERSONNEL MATTERS INCLUDING TERMINATION, COUNTY ADVISORY BODIES, SECURITY DEVICES AND/OR ECONOMIC DEVELOP NEGOTIATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE DISGUSTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. UPON COMPLETION OF THESE EXECUTIVE SESSION THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY END IN OPEN SESSION TAKE SUCH ACTION AS APPROPRIATE ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM A IS CONSULT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ON LEGAL MATTERS RELATED TO THE MARCH 24, 2026 CLAIM OF DEEANN STRONG AND RELATED MATTERS. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION IN REGULAR SESSION IF NEEDED. ITEM B, DELIBERATE IN CLOSED SESSION REGARDING THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEWPORT PASS AND AVIATOR FIELD, PREVIOUSLY APPROVED AND COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR POTENTIAL ACQUISITION ON FUTURE SALE AND ALL RELATED MATTERS. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.072 AND TAKE ACTION IN OPEN SESSION IF NECESSARY. ITEM C CONSULT WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL ON LEGAL MATTERS RELATED TO THE SETTLEMENT PARTICIPATION AND RELEASE FORMS REGARDING SETTLEMENT OFFERS FROM THAT REMNANT DEFENDANTS IN THE MATTER OF TEXAS OPIOID MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION, COUNTY OF NUECES VERSUS PURDUE PHARMA, AT ALL, MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION, PRETRIAL CAUSE NUMBER 2018-63587 IN THE 152ND DISTRICT COURT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND AUTHORIZED A NUECES COUNTY JUDGE AND/OR THE NUECES COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO EXECUTE NECESSARY SETTLEMENT DOCUMENTS. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION IN REGULAR SESSION IF NEEDED. THERE ARE NO OTHER ITEMS. IT IS 11:07. Y MUCH. IT'S 12:30 ONE AND WE ARE BACK IN SESSION. WE ARE GOING BACK TO ITEM A ON THE EXECUTIVE AGENDA, COMMISSIONER PUSLEY, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MOTION. >> YES, YOUR HONOR. IF IT PLEASES THE COURT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF THE MARCH 24, 2026 CLAIM OF DEEANN STRONG IN THE AMOUNT OF $255 CONTINGENT ON EXECUTION OF ALL RELEASE DOCUMENTS. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM C, COMMISSIONER MAREZ, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MOTION. >> YES, JUDGE PRIMO TO TO ACCEPT THE SETTLEMENT OFFER OF THE REMNANT DEFENDANTS OFFER VERSUS PURDUE PHARMA. TO EXECUTE ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THERE ARE NO OTHER ITEMS FOR US [ Adjournment in Memory (upon request)] TO TAKE CARE OF. DO WE HAVE ANY ADJOURNMENTS IN MEMORY? IF SOMEONE WANTS TO START, I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER CHESNEY, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE READY TO START. >> I'VE ONLY GOT ONE. OH, I HAVE TWO. APOLOGIZE. I HAD THREE. NOW I HAVE TO COPRODUCE WITH HEAVY HEARTS WE ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF JENNIFER DUNN SAGER WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE IN CORPUS CHRISTI. SHE WAS CHERISHED BY FAMILY, FRIENDS, ALL HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING HER. SHE WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 8, [02:05:04] 191944. MOST BEAUTIFUL IN HIGH SCHOOL, VOTED MOST BEAUTIFUL. SHE ATTENDED IN ILLINOIS. SHE MARRIED IN HAWAII AND THEY SETTLED IN CORPUS CHRISTI. JENNIFER AND HER FAMILY LEFT LASTING IMPACT ON HER COMMUNITY. SHE WAS THE GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF A RANCHER WHOSE LAND BECAME PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE. HER PARENTS HELP RAISE FUNDING TO HIRE AN ARCHITECT TO DESIGN THE ICONIC ART MUSEUM IN SOUTH TEXAS. LATER WHEN A PARKING LOT WAS DISCUSSED FOR THE BAYFRONT ARTS AND SCIENCE PARK JENNIFER'S FAMILY FORM THE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE AND ART AND HIRED A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT ARE TO DESIGN THE WATER GARDEN. JENNIFER WAS MEMBER OF THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CORPUS CHRISTI COUNTRY CLUB AND LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE YACHT CLUB. JENNIFER AND HER FAMILY ESTABLISHED A PLACE THAT DISPLAYED MINERALS, MUSEUM, SHE LOVED EVERYTHING PURPLE AND WITH A GENTLE PEACEFUL BEATABLE HAPPY SOUL. SHE TRAVELED THE WORLD WITH HER FAMILY, LOVED BOATING. THE BAHAMAS, BAR HARBOR. SWIMMING, PLAYING BRIDGE AND BEING WITH HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS. OUR CONDOLENCES GO TO THE SINGER AND DUNN FAMILY. DR. MICHAEL ROBERT MIKE NISBET PASSED AWAY THE AGE OF 81. HE LIVED A LIFE MARKED BY LOVE, HIS FAMILY DEDICATION WITH PATIENCE AND LOVE OF THE TEXAS OUTDOORS HE MARRIED KAY HOGAN ON DECEMBER 291971. HE WAS A FATHER TO JENNIFER, DR. ALAN NISBET, AND PROUD GRANDFATHER. HIS GRANDCHILDREN BROUGHT HIM IMMENSE JOY. HE WAS A CHILD AT HEART AND LOVE CRACKING JOKES AND CRAZY ANTICS WITH THE GRANDKIDS. HE WAS MOST COMFORTABLE WHEN HE WAS WITH THEM. IN ADDITION TO HIS WIFE, KAY, THREE CHILDREN FOUR GRANDCHILDREN HE IS SURVIVED BY MANY OTHERS. DR. NISBET GREW UP ON A RANCH ON THE O OUTSKIRTS OF SAN ANTONIO. HE EARNED HIS MEDICAL DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS BRANCH IN GALVESTON. FOLLOWING MEDICAL SCHOOL, HE COMPLETED A SURGICAL INTERNSHIP AT WESLEY HOSPITAL IN WICHITA, KANSAS, AND WENT ON TO RESIDENCY IN OPHTHALMOLOGY AT A FELLOWSHIP AT HENRY FORD HOSPITAL IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN. SPECIALIZING IN RETINAL OPHTHALMOLOGY, HE BECAME A PROFESSOR ON THE UTMB GALVESTON TEACHING FOR SEVEN YEARS. AFTER MOVING TO CORPUS CHRISTI 1982 HE BEGAN A LONG AND SUCCESSFUL 35 YEAR CAREER PRACTICE IN PRIVATE PRACTICE. HE WAS KNOWN AND RESPECTED FOR HIS SKILL COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT TO HIS PATIENCE. HE WAS DEDICATED TO PATIENT CARE REGARDLESS OF ONE'S SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OR ABILITY TO PAY. HE WAS OFTEN THE OPHTHALMOLOGIST WHOM OTHER PHYSICIANS REFERRED PATIENTS WITH UNUSUAL AND PUZZLING PATHOLOGY. OUTSIDE OF MEDICINE HE FOUND HIS GREAT HAPPINESS IN THE TEXAS OUTDOORS. HIS OTHER LOVE WAS THE NESBITT RANCH IN ORANGE GROVE. HE WAS MOST ANIMATED WHEN DISCUSSING THE WILDLIFE ON THE RANCH INCLUDING MANY SPECIES OF BIRDS THAT HE RECORDED IN HIS BURNING LIFE LIST. IN APRIL, MIKE WAS FORCED TO RETIRE FROM HIS CAREER IN MEDICINE DUE TO IDIOPATHIC PULMONARY FIBROSIS. HE RECEIVED THE GIFT OF LIFE THROUGH A SINGLE LUNG TRANSPLANT ON JULY 8, 2017. HE WILL BE MOST REMEMBERED FOR HIS PRIDE AND LOVE OF FAMILY, HIS DISTINGUISHED MEDICAL CAREER, AND HIS WISECRACKS AND INAPPROPRIATE JOKES. HIS LEGACY LIVES ON THE MANY LIVES HE TOUCHED AND HEALED IN THE FAMILY CHURCH SO DEEPLY. CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY ON THE PASSING OF DR. MICHAEL "MIKE" NESBITT. >> GREAT GUY. GREAT GUY. >> DOES ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANY OTHERS? OTHERWISE I'LL DO MINE. FIRST IS CONDOLENCES TO THE PLUMARITY FAMILY. CONSTANCE WORKS HERE, IT'S HER SWEET MOTHER. SHE PEACEFULLY FELL ASLEEP IN THE LORD ON APRIL 7, 2026 SURROUNDED BY HER DAUGHTERS. SHE WAS BORN ON JULY 5TH 1930 IN MINDEN, LOUISIANA. HER PARENTS IMMIGRATED FROM TURKEY IN THE EARLY 1920S AND SETTLED IN MINDEN, LOUISIANA WHERE THEY RAISE THEIR CHILDREN. THALIA ATTENDED THE ELEMENT OR SCHOOL AND GRADUATED FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL. IN 1960 WHEN SHE MET HER FUTURE HUSBAND, HARRY G PLOMARITY. THEY WERE UNITED IN MATRIMONY AND SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA. THEY MADE THEIR HOME IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, WHERE THEY RAISE THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS, OLGA AND CONSTANCE. THALIA WAS A DEVOTED WIFE AND MOTHER WHO LOVED HER FAMILY AND CHURCH ABOVE ALL. SHE WAS VERY PROUD OF HER DAUGHTERS, HER SON-IN-LAW GILBERT, AND HER TWO [02:10:02] GRANDCHILDREN. THALIA'S PRIDE AND JOY WERE HER GRANDCHILDREN. SHE WAS AN INSTRUMENT OR PART OF THEIR CHILDHOOD AND CONTINUED TO REMAIN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THEIR LIVES UNTIL HER DEATH. THALIA LOVE THE GREEK ORTHODOX FACE AND WAS AN ACTIVE AND DEDICATED MEMBER OF ST. GEORGE GRGREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH ENTRY PT LOUISIANA FOR 32 YEARS IN ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH FOR 63 YEARS. SHE WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE ST. NICHOLAS LADIES PHILOPTOCHOS SOCIETY. AS WELL AS BEING A MEMBER OF THE DELPHI CLUB. THALIA IS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE GREEK PASTRY SALE IN CORPUS CHRISTI THAT LATER GREW INTO THE GREEK FESTIVAL SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE CONTINUATION AND GROWTH OF THE GREEK FESTIVAL IN CORPUS CHRISTI. THALIA BEGAN THE PARISHES WEEKLY COFFEE HOUR AFTER SUNDAY DIVINE LITURGY TO UNITE THE PARISH PARISHIONERS TOGETHER. THALIA TAUGHT CATECHISM SCHOOL FOR 25 YEARS AND LOVE TO PASS ON HER KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAITH THROUGH THE MONTHLY BULLETIN WHICH HE PUBLISHED AND WAS EDITOR FOR 35 YEARS. SHE WAS A TALENTED COOK AND BAKER, HAVING MADE MANY BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY, AND WEDDING CAKES FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS. THALIA WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HER SMILE, HER KIND AND GENEROUS SOUL, HER EAGERNESS TO HELP OTHERS AND STAND UP FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE, AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND FAMILY ABOVE ALL. SPECIAL THANKS ARE GIVEN TO THALIA'S CAREGIVERS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, MOST RECENTLY MICHELLE IBARRA AND MELANIE IBARRA FOR THEIR COMPASSIONATE AND DEDICATED CARE AND SUPPORT. SHE IS PRECEDED BY HER HUSBAND, HARRY G THALIA, HER PARENTS, HER PARENTS-IN-LAW, HER SIBLINGS. THEIR SPOUSES, HER NEPHEW, HER NIECE, HER GODDAUGHTER AND NIECE AND NIECE PATRICIA. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTERS OLGA AND CONSTANCE. HER HUSBAND GILBERT SANCHEZ JR. AND GRANDCHILDREN DIMITRI SANCHEZ AND SOPHIA SANCHEZ OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. DEEPEST CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO THE FAMILIES. THE NEXT ONE I HAVE IS FOR COUNCILMAN ERIC CAN'T YOU'S FATHER, JOSE, AND CANTU PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 31ST 2026 AND ENTERED ETERNAL REST IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY OF LOVE DEDICATION AND SERVICE. BORN ON AUGUST 25TH 1951 IN KINGSVILLE TEXAS. A DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER, BROTHER, GRANDFATHER, GREAT-GRANDFATHER AND VETERAN, HE PROUDLY SERVED IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. HIS REMARKABLE CAREER SPANNED 34 YEARS AS U.S. POSTAL SERVICE MEMBER CARRIER. JOE HELD A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND WORE MANY HATS AS A LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER, AGENT BROKER, PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, TRUCK DRIVER, AND SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR. HIS DIVERSE THE COMPLEMENTS REFLECTED HIS DYNAMIC PERSONALITY AND MANY TALENTS. HE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE, MARIA, AND TWO SISTERS. SURVIVORS INCLUDE HIS WIFE MARY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, ONE DAUGHTER. TWO SONS. CORPUS CHRISTI SAI CITY COUNCIL MEMBER. 15 GRANDCHILDREN, AND NUMEROUS GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, COUSINS, NIECES, NEPHEWS. OUR CONDOLENCES GO TO HIS FAMILY AS WELL. TODAY'S ADJOURNMENTS. WANT TO KEEP EVERYONE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR THE SINGER, NESBIT, PLOMARITY, AND CANTU FAMILIES. WE PRAY FOR THEM CONTINUOUSLY IN THE NEXT WEEKS. IF THERE ARE NO OTHERS, I BELIEVE IT IS 12:42, * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.