[E. PUBLIC COMMENT: This section provides the public the opportunity to address the Commissioners Court on any issues within its jurisdiction. The Commissioners Court may not take formal action on any requests made during the Public Comment period which are not on the Agenda, but can refer such requests to County staff for review if appropriate.]

WE DO HAVE TWO. AND I RECOGNIZE THE FIRST, MYSTERY IS A KLEIN, SHE IS CLEANING YOUR MICROPHONE.

AS SOON AS HE FINISHES, YOU MAY TAKE THAT MICROPHONE EVEN THOUGH I KNOW YOU, RESTATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE CO COURT'S RECORD AND THEN MR. -- COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ, YOU WILL BE NEXT. AND I ALSO ASK DEPUTY VASQUEZ TO LOOK OUTSIDE IN THE HALL TO SEE IF ANYBODY ELSE THAT NEEDS TO SPEAK. YOU AS WELL? OKAY. OF COURSE.

>> GOOD MORNING. HI, I AM TERESA KLEIN.

I LIVE AT 3501 MONTEREY STREET. AND HERE IN NUECES COUNTY.

AND I AM STANDING HERE TODAY TO ASK A FAVOR OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. DR. DONNA SHAVER AT THE NATIONAL SEASHORE HAS A PHENOMENAL PROGRAM ON SEA TURTLE REST RAILINGS. IT HAS HELPED THE KEMP'S RIDLEY SEA TURTLES TO COME BACK, YOU KNOW, TO SURVIVE.

IT IS A SMALL PART OF A NATIONAL PUSH TO TRY TO RESTORE THE KEMP'S RIDLEY. AND RECENTLY THERE HAVE BEEN SOME BUDGET CUTS TO HER PRO PROGRAM.

NOW I KNOW THAT THE NATIONAL SEASHORE IS NOT IN NUECES COUNTY. IT IS NOT IN ANY OF YOUR DISTRICTS. I GET THAT.

BUT WE ARE THE GATEWAY TO THE NATIONAL SEASHORE.

AND THE NATIONAL SEASHORE GIVES US BACK SO MUCH.

THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE KIDS OR GRANDKIDS WHO HAVE TAKEN THEM OUT TO A TURTLE RELEASE, IT IS JUST MAGICAL.

HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE SHOW UP.

WE HAVE THOUSANDS EVERY YEAR THAT COME TO THESE EVENTS.

THEY ARE UNIQUE IN THE CONSERVATION FOR KEMP'S RIDLEY.

AND WE ARE UNIQUE BECAUSE WE ARE TEXAS.

AND BECAUSE TEXAS HAS THE OPEN BEACHES ACT.

WE DRIVE ON THE BEACH. THAT IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE SEE IN OTHER STATES LIKE SOUTH CAROLINA AND OTHER STATES.

AND SO WE HAVE TO HAVE DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES TO HELP TO SAVE THIS ENDANGERED SPECIES. I AM ALSO A MEMBER OF THE SIERRA CLUB WHICH IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP IN THE -- WELL, IN THE WORLD ACTUALLY.

WE ARE WRITING A LETTER TO DEB HOLLAND, THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR IN SUPPORT OF DR. SHAVER SEA TURTLE RESTORATION PROGRAM. WE KNOW THAT LETTING THE SEA TURTLES FEND FOR THEMSELVES MAY NOT BE THE BEST BET HERE IN NUECES COUNTY AND WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM TRY TO SHUT COUNSEL THE BEACHES FOR SEA TURTLE SEASON BECAUSE WOULD IMPACT THE FISHERMEN AND THE TOURISTS AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

AND, YES, WE ARE AN ENVIRONMENTALISTS, BUT WE WANT TO PROTECT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY AS WELL.

BUT WE WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO ALSO WRITE A LETTER IN SUPPORT, WHETHER IT IS A RESOLUTION OR LETTER TO DEB WHO WILL LAND, TO SECRETARY WHO WILL LAND AT THE INTERIOR TO HELP THEM SUPPORT AND TELL THEM HOW MUCH THIS PROGRAM MEANS TO US. THAT IS MY ASK FOR THE DAY.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING.

>>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ATTENDING TODAY.

AND SO WE HAVE COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ FOLLOWED BY

COMMISSIONER CHESNEY. >>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: THANK YOU, JUDGE. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. I SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT THIS MORNING BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN APPROACHED ABOUT I CONSTITUENTS FROM ALL PREC PRECINCTS.

THEIR MAIN CONCERN HOW THE COUNTY IS SPENDING THEIR TAXPAYER DOLLARS. THE QUESTIONS I HAVE BEEN ASKED LATELY PERTAIN TO THE AGENDA ITEM WHICH WATER WAS SUPPLIED TO AREA HOSPITALS. THE QUESTION THAT I AM BEING ASKED ARE, WHO MADE THE INITIAL PHONE CALL TO THE JUDGE

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REQUESTING THE WATER. WHERE WAS THE WATER DISTRIBUTED TO? WHY WAS THE WATER APPROVED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT? THERE ARE CONCERNS BECAUSE, O ONE, NO ONE DIED, LIKE, IT HAD BEEN SUGGEST.

IN MY PRECINCT, MY CONSTITUENTS ARE HAVING DRAINAGE, THEY ARE NOT HAPPY THAT A DOG PARK AT HAZEL BAZEMORE PARK WHEN CAN BE UTILIZED TO TRY TO FIX THE FLOODING PROBLEMS. WHEN IT COMES TO COUNTY BUSINESS, OUR CONSTITUENTS BELIEVE THERE IS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY WHICH RESULTS IN A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE IN THIS COURT.

IF WE HAVE MORE TRANSPARENCY, THEY WOULD HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING HOW THEIR TAX DOLLARS ARE BEING UTILIZED AND WOULD HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE ON US AS A GOVERNING BODY.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC COMMENT ON BEHALF THE TAXPAYERS OF THIS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. >>JUDGE CANALES: COMMISSIONER

CHESNEY. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: THANK YOU, JUDGE. I CAN'T RESPOND TO MISS KLEIN, SO I AM MAKING MINE -- JUST AS PUBLIC COMMENT.

WHAT IS GOING ON QUITE FRANKLY MA MISS KLEIN DID NOT TALK ABOUT IS A TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE WHAT IS HAPPENING OF THE TURTLE PROGRAM RUN BY HIS SHAVER. I PERSONALLY HAVE ALREADY E-MAILED WHO I WAS TOLD TO E-MAIL IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THIS.

OF COURSE I GOT NO RESPONSE BACK.

I REACHED OUT TO MISS SHAVER AND SHE CAN SAY VERY LITTLE OR NOTHING BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION SHE IS IN.

I WILL JUST SAY IN PUBLIC COMMENT AND AGAIN NOT IN RESPONSE -- SO I DON'T VIOLATE ANYTHING.

I ASKED PAUL THURMAN TO PUT THAT RESOLUTION ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA TO SHOW OUR SUPPORT INTO THAT PROGRAM.

A PHENOMENAL PROGRAM. IT'S KIND OF IN MY PRECINCT SORT OF. IT IS IN THAT CLAYBURG AREA AND THE NATIONAL SEASORE AND MAY NOT BE EXACTLY IN MINE, BUT DEFINITELY AN AREA AND PROGRAM THAT IS SO VERY VITAL TO THIS COMMUNITY AND TO THIS AREA AND TO LOSE IT BASED ON WHAT I THINK IS A BUNCH OF BACK-ROOM POLITICS WOULD BE VERY UNFORTUNATE. IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME IF THE MAN WHO IS DOING THIS HEARS ME SAY IT.

ALL HE CAN DO IS NOT VOTE FOR ME, I GUESS.

I DON'T REALLY CARE BECAUSE WHAT IS GOING ON OUT THERE IS HORRIBLE. PEOPLE NEED TO BE AWARE OF IT.

THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF IT.

SHE IS AN ICON. NOT JUST A LOCAL TREASURE BUT A NATIONAL TREASURE AND WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SUPPORT THAT. AND I WILL ASK PAUL -- IN FACT I HAVE THE E-MAIL SITTING HERE BECAUSE I SHOULD HAVE DONE IT BEFORE TO GET WITH MISS KLEIN AND OTHERS TO WORK ON THE WORDING AND PUT THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA FOR THE COURT TO LOOK AT AND APPROVE AND PROPERLY HAVE DIALOGUE ABOUT IT AND JUST IN THE VAIN OF MY PUBLIC COMMENT.

THAT NUMBER ONE OF. AND NUMBER TWO, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT VACCINATION AND FREE PHYSICALS -- FREE VACCINATIONS AND I BELIEVE THE IMMUNIZATIONS OUT THERE AS WELL AT VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL.

IT IS AT VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL BUT ENCOURAGE ANYONE AND EVERYWHERE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS.

WE DO IT FOR REASONS THAT ARE OBVIOUS.

AS THE JUDGE HAS REPORTED, 95-PLUS PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL THESE DAYS ARE UNVACCINATED PEOPLE.

EVERYBODY HAS A CHOICE. YOUR CHOICE TO MAKE, BUT I WOULD STRO STRONGLY HOPE YOU LOOK AT THE STATISTICS AND REALIZE THIS IS AN EPIDEMIC. WE DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO WEARING MASKS ALL THE TIME AND DOING THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO, BUT THIS DELTA VARIANT IS A VERY SERIOUS -- VERY SERIOUS, IT IS ATTACKING THE YOUNGER PEOPLE LIKE THE FIRST ONE WASN'T. IT IS DOING THINGS -- NO ONE WANTS TO SHUT DOWN AND I DON'T ADVOCATE SHUTTING DOWN.

I BELIEVE THAT TRULY WE CAN LIVE WITH THIS AND LIVE WITH THIS SAFELY AND CONTINUE TO OPERATE, BUT WE ARE PROVIDING THESE KINDS OF EVENTS FOR REASONS.

THEY STARTED OUT FOR THE REASONS OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR YOUTH -- WE HAD A VERY, VERY SUCCESSFUL ONE IN FLOWER BLUFF.

UNBELIEVABLE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE VACCINATED. PEOPLE COME WITH THE SPORTS PHYSICAL. I AM OKAY WITH THAT IF THEY GET IN THE DOOR. HOPEFULLY IF THEY ARE IN THE DOOR THEY WILL CONSIDER GETTING THEIR COVID VACCINATION WHILE THEY ARE THERE AS WELL. THAT IS THE SAME THING AT VETERANS MEMORIAL. WE WILL HAVE ONE IN PORT ARANSUS. COMMISSIONER MAREZ HAD ONE AT RAY. AND COMMISSIONER SUAREZ WITH BISHOP. AND THE JUDGE TOO.

THEY DO THEM ALL OVER PLACE. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE FREE AND EASY OPPORTUNITIES AND I AM A BIG BELIEVER -- YOU DON'T HAVE PEOPLE COME TO THE PEOPLE, WE -- GOVERNMENT COME TO THE

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PEOPLE. >>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHESNEY. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

>>COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ: JUST MY SUPPORT FOR COMMISSIONER CHESNEY. I WANT TO ECHO SOME OF THE THINGS HE SAID. WE ARE ALL UP HERE ON THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT REALLY ENCOURAGING EVERYBODY, EVEN THE CHILDREN THAT ARE 12 YEARS OLD AND UP, THE PARENTS, CONSIDER VACCINATING THEM. BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT.

ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN THAT ARE UNDER 12.

YOU KNOW THOSE ARE THE ONES WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT WHO WON'T BE ABLE TO FIGHT IT. SO THE VACCINATION IS -- IT'S SO IMPORTANT. WILL ALSO ENCOURAGE TO CONTINUE PRACTICING WEARING YOUR MASK WHEN THERE ARE BIG CROWDS OR AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. I AM NOT TELLING TO DO IT, BUT I AM ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER IT. PRACTICE DISTANCE.

AND NOT ONLY CAN WE SAVE TURTLES, WHICH WE SHOULD, BUT WE CAN SAVE CHILDREN IN THE LONG RUN.

SO I AM ASKING TO YOU PLEASE FROM PRECINCT 2 AND PEOPLE FROM BISHOP, IF YOU ARE LISTENING IN THOSE AREAS, TAKE -- TAKE ADVANTAGE WHEN WE GO OUT THERE TO DO VACCINATIONS.

AND VACCINES FOR SCHOOL. THANK YOU.

>>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> JUDGE, I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING.

>>JUDGE CANALES: GIVE ME MOMENT.

A DIFFERENT SUBJECT MATTER? >> YES ABOUT THE VACCINE.

URGING PEOPLE TO GET VACC VACCINATED.

>> NOT TOO LONG AGO, TWO WEEKS AGO, WE HAD A HEALTH FAIR AT KILLIAN HIGH SCHOOL AND. IT WAS VERY WELL ATTENDED AND WE OFFERED KIDS, THE STUDENTS ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES -- A LOT OF THEM GOT VACCINATED. THAT IS WHAT WE ARE DOING.

AND I KEEP URGING EVERYBODY -- WHATEVER PRECINCT THEY ARE F FROM, TO PLEASE CONSIDER TAKING THE VACCINE.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. IT HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT IT WORKS. SO THAT -- LET'S HAVE OUR TEENAGERS AND YOUNG STUDENTS. REMEMBER THEM AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE THE VACCINE IF THEY CAN.

THANK YOU. >>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU.

I SIGNED UP JUST TO SAY THAT I WILL BE DRAFTING A LETTER FOR THE NATIONAL -- TO DEB HOLLAND AND WILLS TO THE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT IS WHERE WE HAVE AN ISSUE AND MAKE COMMENT TO THE PUBLIC THAT WE HAVE AN EXPERT IN THIS FIELD TIM RICHARDSON AND HE IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND WE HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED IT WHEN WE HAD OUR GULF -- REALLY THE TURTLE PROGRAM AFFECTS THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO. AND SO OUR GULF COAST PARISH CAUCUS FROM THE NATION, WE ARE GOING TO BE ASKING THE CHAIR -- IT'S EWASY BECAUSE I AM THE CHAIR, ASKING MY CO-CHAIR JUDGE BRANDIS. EVEN THOUGH IT IS HERE LOCALLY.

CALL IT COUNTIES AND PARISH CAUCUS FROM FLORIDA TO TEXAS.

SO I HOPE THAT -- I WANT TO YOU KNOW WHILE YOU ARE HERE THAT THIS REACTION IS VERY -- IT WAS VERY VISCERAL FOR US TO HEAR YOU SPEAK SO PASSIONATELY OF A SPECIES THAT MATTERS SO MUCH.

NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT. DEPUTY, DO WE LOOK GOOD? HOW OUR FRIENDS ONLINE. ANY PEOPLE WHO WANT TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT? ANY INDIVIDUALS ONLINE? THIS IS YOUR TIME TO RAISE YOUR HAND.

SEEING NONE AND HEARING NONE FURTHER, WE NEED TO OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT. I WILL CLOSE IT AND MOVE TO THE

[1. In recognition of London ISD Baseball Team for a historic 2021 Season.]

ADOPTION OF THE RESOLUTIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND ORDER AND THE FIRST ONE IN RECOGNITION OF LONDON ISD BASEBALL TEAM.

THEY ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE THEIR VERY HISTORIC 2021 SEASON. AND GENTLEMAN, TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY TO SPREAD OUT AND NOT CROWD EACH OTHER.

WE CREATED SOCIAL DISTANCING WITH CHAIRS.

BUT THANK YOU. MR. LITTLE IS OUR COURT ADMINISTRATOR AND HAS AN IMPORTANT RESOLUTION TO READ AND YOUR COACHES AND IF YOU BROUGHT ANY ADMINISTRATORS WITH YOU. TYNER.

>>TYNER LITTLE: I WILL BEGIN, JUDGE.

THIS IS RECOGNIZING THE NEW LONDON ISD HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM FOR THEIR 2021 HISTORIC AND UNDEFEATED SEASON.

WHEREAS, THE LONDON PIRATES BOYS VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM, LED

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BY COACHES KEVIN CARR,AL ALERT AMAYA FINISHED A HISTORIC 2021 SEASON GOING UNDEFEATED IN DISTRICT WITH A RECORD OF 12-0.

AND ALSO BROUGHT CORPUS CHRISTI A CLASS 3 A STATE FINALIST FOR FIRST TIME IN LONDON HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY.

WHEREAS, INAUGURAL BASEBALL SEASON IN 2012, THE FURTHEREST AND MOST MEMORIAL RABBLE SEASON OF THE SCHOOL'S BASEBALL PROGRAM. NOT ONLY DID THE TEAM ACHIEVE AN UNDEFEATED SEASON OF 12-0, BUT ALSO WERE 2021 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS, BIDISTRICT, AREA CHAMPIONS, REGIONAL CHAMPIONS AND CLASS 3 A STATE FINALIST. WHEREAS THE TEAM'S REQUEST FOR CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CAME UP SHORT JUNE 12, 2021 AT DEL DIAMOND IN ROUND ROCK TEXAS FALLING 8-7 AGAINST THE TIGERS. HOWEVER, THE LEGACY OF THE 2021 LONDON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.

THE STRONG WORK ETHIC, DETERMINATION, AND RESPECT THAT THEY SHOWED FOR ONE ANOTHER AND THE WILLINGNESS TO WIN THROUGHOUT THE SEASON IS NOTE WORTHY FOR ALL LONDON BASEBALL TEAM PLAYERS. WE KNOW THAT THE LONDON HIGH SCHOOL PIRATES WILL BE BACK STRONGER THAN EVER IN 2022.

WHEREAS, THE LONDON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PLAYERS INCLUDE SENIORS CORBIN, JOHN MARTINEZ, ZACK BRITON, FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT CONNOR KIPER, REID ROS EPA L.

JUNIORS KATE BUD, MVP. JADEN SAMARITANS, FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT. CARLOS RUIZ.

COLE SHOOTS. SOPHOMORES MASON ARISPE.

FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT. JOE BENVIDES, HONORABLE MEN MENTION. FRESHMAN LANDON SELINAS NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR. MASON JACOB, FIRST TEAM ALL DISTRICT. JOHN MARTINEZ, PITCHER OF THE YEAR. BLAKE WATERS, HONORABLE MENTION. HENRY SEPULVEDA, SECOND TEAM ALL DISTRICT. JACOB GONZALEZ, SECT TEAM ALL DISTRICT. BLAINE RHYME, RICKY RAMIREZ, COLBY BUD. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COURT RECOGNIZES THE LONDON HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM FOR THEIR ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS TOWARD A VERY

SUCCESSFUL 2021 SEASON. >> SO MOVED, JUDGE.

JU >>JUDGE CANALES: I WILL SECOND. AND JUST BEFORE WE HAVE DISCUSSION, TYNER WOULD YOU -- COACH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THE PODIUM? YOU MAY ALSO PASS THE PODIUM TO

ANYONE AT THIS TIME. >> JUDGE, IF I CAN MAKE A FEW COMMENTS WHILE HE IS WALKING UP?

>>JUDGE CANALES: CERTAINLY. >> THIS IS AN AMAZING HONOR.

BELIEVE ME, WE SAT AT HOME AND WATCHED THAT GAME AND ALL HEARTBROKEN IN THE END, BUT WHAT YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER IS THAT THERE IS NOT A PERSON IN THE STATE OF TEXAS EXCEPT THOSE IN THE ROOM THAT WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT THAT LONDON BASEBALL WOULD BE IN THAT GAME. YOU ACHIEVED MORE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME IN THIS PRO PROGRAM'S HISTORY THEN EVEN CAN BE IMAGINED. YOU ARE NOW OFFICIALLY THE GREATEST TEAM IN LONDON HISTORY BY HOW FAR YOU HAVE GONE.

THAT IS HARD FOR ME TO SAY BECAUSE I HAVE A BASKETBALL PLAYER AT LONDON. A TOUGH THING TO SAY BECAUSE I KNOW IT. I ACKNOWLEDGE IT.

I AM WILLING TO GIVE UP THAT TITLE GLADLY, BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB. AND -- I ALWAYS GET MY YEARS MIXED UP. BUT THE NINTH YEAR -- THIS LAST YEAR WAS THE NINTH YEAR THAT LONDON -- OR COACH -- I CAN'T REMEMBER. WHAT IS THAT? LAST YEAR WAS THE NINTH YEAR. LONDON HAS ONLY BEEN A HIGH SCHOOL FOR NINE YEARS. I WANT EVERYBODY TO SAY THIS -- I SAY THIS NEXT THING NOT TO EMBARRASS BUT TO MAKE A POINT.

COUPLE OF YEARS AGO -- WHEN JOSHUA WAS THERE.

LONDON DIDN'T WIN A DISTRICT GAME, I DON'T THINK.

SO THE AMAZING TURN AROUND. THAT TO SHOW HOW FAST -- LET ME TELL YOU LONDON PLAYS IF THE -- IF NOT THE TOUGHEST -- JUDGE CANALES MAY TAKE EXCEPTION TO THIS.

BASEBALL HISTORY BISHOP AND BANCHETTI.

THOSE ARE TEAMS THAT HAD LONG HISTORY OF BASEBALL SUCCESS IN

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THIS AREA. SO ESPECIALLY GRATIFYING.

NO OFFENSE TO MY FRIENDS THAT REPRESENT BISHOP AND OTHER PLACES IN NUECES COUNTY, BUT ESPECIALLY GRATIFYING TO WATCH LONDON KICK SOME BUTT THIS YEAR.

YOU GUYS AND GIRLS AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THIS AND COACH LIKES TO TALK AND THE OTHER ONES GET HERE.

NOT ONLY WANT TO HEAR FROM THE COACHES BUT MAYBE ONE OF YOUR CAPTAINS OR WHOEVER YOU DESIGNATE THAT LIKES TO TALK.

THIS SAN AMAZING DEAL. TRYING TO DO THIS EARLIER IN THE SUMMER AND IT DIDN'T WORK. LONDON IS ON A SHORT SCHEDULE AND THEY COME BACK TO SCHOOL AND THE COACHES NEEDED THEIR BREAK. THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO COME IN AS FAST AS I WANTED THEM TO COME IN HERE.

AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT TO COME TO THE STATE FINALS AND NUMBER TWO TEAM -- BOY, I THINK YOU ARE NUMBER ONE, BUT NUMBER TWO IN THE ENTIRE -- I KNOW 350 PLUS TEAMS IN THE.

CONGRATULATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENT DURING THE COVID.

HOLY COW. THINGS YOUR PARENTS WENT THROUGH AND YOU WENT THROUGH AS ATHLETES AND KEEP YOUR GRADES UP AND WEAR YOUR MASK. LONDON WITH SUN OF THE STRICT DISTRICT OF COVID PROTOCOLS. THEY WORKED HARD ON KEEPING PEOPLE SAFE OUT THERE AND IT WAS TOUGH TO DO WHAT YOU ALL DID AND MAKE IT THROUGH YOUR SEASON WITH COVID AND EVERYTHING THAT WENT ON AND TO DO IT AT LONDON WHICH IS A SUPER HIGHLY ACADEMIC ACHIEVING SCHOOL DISTRICT IS A GREAT TESTAMENT. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS.

COACH, I WILL LET YOU. >>JUDGE CANALES: COACH,

WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS COURT, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US ON BEHALF OF COACH CARR AND COACH SALINAS. THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR EVERYTHING THEY DID FOR US LAST YEAR, BUT MOST OF ALL THESE KIDS THAT WE HAVE, EVERYBODY INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM, THEIR PARENTS. THEY ARE TRULY UNIQUE AND SPECIAL KIDS. YOU CAN SEE THAT BY THE WAY THEY PLAY THE GAME WITH THE JOY AND LOVE THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR HEARTS. AND THAT IS DEFINITELY OUR MOTIVATION GOING INTO THE 2022 SEASON.

IT WAS A DREAM SEASON. IT DIDN'T END THE WAY WE WANTED IT. BUT LOOKING IN THESE KIDS EYES ALL THE TIME. WE WILL GET BACK AFTER IT TODAY IN ATHLETICS. AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. ME AND COACH CARR AND COACH SALINAS SINCE JUNE 12. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US AND WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, GUYS.

>>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU, COACH -- ARE THERE ANY -- WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE OTHER COACHES IN THE ROOM AND ALSO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT IF ANY OF THE CAPTAINS WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COURT, WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO HAVE THEM.

>> COACH CARR THE OTHER HEAD COACH, AND COACH SALINAS, TREY. AND I AM COACH MEYER.

>>TYNER LITTLE: I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE LONDON SUPERINTENDENT THAT IS HERE AND THE GREATEST ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, ROBERT MAREN O, I MIGHT CATCH A LITTLE GRIEF LATER.

I NEED TO RECOGNIZE HIM -- IF ANY OF THE I DON'T YOU THINK MEN THAT WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE TEAM, WE WOULD

LOVE TO HAVE THAT HAPPEN. >>JUDGE CANALES: CAPTAIN.

>> THIS IS DARREN, OUR RIGHT FIELDER.

SENIOR. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

I REALLY A MEMORABLE SEASON. I CAN REMEMBER STARTING AND ALL WE WANT TO DO ONE GAME AT A TIME THIS TEAM IS MORE OF A TEAM, IT IS A BROTHERHOOD AND THEY WOULD LAY THEIR LIFE DOWN FOR EVERYONE -- I GET A LITTLE CHOKED UP, YOU ALL HAVE MEANT A LOT TO ME. AND I WANT TO THANKS THE COACHES. AND THEY HELPED ME THROUGH A LOT. AND I WAS INJURED TWO YEARS AGO AND TO HAVE -- TO HAVE ME BACK AND FOR THEM TO ALLOW ME TO BE BACK, WORDS CAN'T DESCRIBE HOW GRATEFUL FOR THESE COACHES AND FOR THIS TEAM I HAVE. SO THANK YOU ALL.

>>JUDGE CANALES: WELL SAID. WELL SPOKEN.

[APPLAUSE] WELL, GENTLEMEN, I JUST -- AND ALSO YOU HAVE YOUNG WOMEN HERE. I IMAGINE THEY WERE YOUR TRAINERS. I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEM. AND I BET YOU WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEM A HAND FOR THE TIME THAT THEY WERE THERE FOR YOU.

NOBODY -- WHETHER YOU ARE A SUCCESSFUL MAN, I BET THERE IS A WOMAN CLOSE BY, IF YOU ARE A SUCCESSFUL WOMAN, THERE IS A GREAT MAN CLOSE BY. .

>> AND OUR STUDENT TRAINERS. THEY DO SO MUCH FOR US AND WE APPRECIATE YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS.

THANK YOU, LADIES. >>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU,

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LADIES. [APPLAUSE] I WANT TO SAY NOT AT A COUNTY JUDGE BUT A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY, IT WAS MY HONOR TO EULOGIZE AN ICON IN BASEBALL.

THERE IS A REASON THAT WE SAY BASEBALL IS AMERICA'S SPORT.

AND WHEN WE SAY "BASEBALL"AND "APPLE PIE." LITTLE RATLEY BASEBALL HAS BEEN A CONSTANT ALL THESE YEARS.

A VERY FAMOUS LINE FROM A VERY FAMOUS MOVIE CALLED "FIELD OF DREAMS"SPOKEN BY A GREAT MAN JAMES EARL JONES.

I USED THAT AS I EULOGIZED THIS GREAT MAN WHO WAS ONLY KNOWN AND REVERED AS "COACH." AND YOU HAVE THE BLESSING NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT MANY COACHES ONE OF WHOM HAS DAD MADE THE GAME WHAT IT IS IN SOUTH TEXAS. I THINK WHAT COACH SALINAS, BIG COACH SALINAS IN THE SKY, HE WAS YOUR X FACTOR THIS YEAR.

AND I JUST WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT YOU REPRESENT OUR ENTIRE COUNTY SO WELL. THIS IS A GAME THAT WE ALL LOVE. ALL OF US HERE HAD SOMEBODY PLAY IT. SOME -- HAD PLAYERS HERE.

DIDN'T LOOK LIKE IT BUT HE PLAYED THE GAME VERY WELL A LONG TIME AGO. THAT IS YOU.

SOME OF US ARE JUST FANS IN THE STANDS.

BUT AT ALL -- WHEN IT IS ALL SAID AND DONE, WHAT YOU LEAVE IS -- I THINK IT WAS LASORDA SAID WIN A THIRD OF YOUR GAME AND LOSE A THIRD OF YOUR GAME. AND MATTERS IS THE MEMORIES IN THE MIDDLE AND WHAT YOU FORGED AND THE PERSEVERANCE TO PLAY THIS GAME DURING A VERY CHALLENGING YEAR WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED BUT THE LOVE OF ONE ANOTHER THAT REALLY MAKE IT ALL WORTHWHILE. AND SO YOU LEARN PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL KEEP FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

AND TODAY MY HONOR AS THE NUECES COUNTY JUDGE TO SAY THE FOLLOWING, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. AND, OF COURSE, COMMISSIONERS, YOU ARE WELCOME TO MAKE COMMENTS AND WE ARE SO PROUD TO HAVE YOU HERE UNITED. WE WISH YOU THE VERY BEST FOR AN AWESOME SEASON. BRING HOME THAT STATE TITLE BUT NEVER, EVER FORGET THAT YOU ARE AND WILL ALWAYS BE CHAMPIONS.

COMMISSIONERS? >> JUDGE, IF WE CAN ALSO GET THEM IN THE WELL FOR A PICTURE, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

>>JUDGE CANALES: THIS IS TRICKY FOR ME BECAUSE OF COVID.

NORMALLY I WILL ASK YOU TO BE IN HERE, BUT I AM GOING -- WITH THE INDULGENCE OF THE COURT, ASK YOU TO GO OUTSIDE WHERE WE CAN DO A LITTLE BIT BETTER. I NEED TO PROTECT EVERYBODY UP HERE. I WILL GET INTO BIG TROUBLE IF I DON'T. I AM GOING TO ASK EVERYONE WHO HAS ONE. ONLY AN ENCOURAGEMENT, BUT IF YOU WEAR THE MASK. WE ARE OLD UP HERE AND LOOKING

TO GET SOME PROTECTION. >> CAN I SAY A WORD.

HECTOR SALINAS AND I PLAYED BALL TOGETHER.

THE LAST GAME WE PLAYED WAS A GAME IN PRICE FIELD.

AND HE WAS -- THE PAPER PUT HIM ON AS THE HOTTEST PITCHER OF THE NIGHT. AND I WAS A CATCHER.

AND, OF COURSE, GONZALEZ, HOTTEST HITTER THAN I.

HECTOR AND I PLAYED BALL FOR MANY YEARS TOGETHER.

HE LIVED IT. HE DREAMED IT.

HE ATE EVERY DAY -- THAT WAS HIS DREAM, BALL, BALL, BALL.

HOW CAN WE GET BETTER? HOW CAN WE GET BETTER? EVERYBODY HERE IN THIS ROOM, I WANT TO YOU KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHAT SCHOOL YOU ARE FROM, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU ARE THE LAST TEAM STANDING, EVERYBODY IS BEHIND YOU.

BECAUSE YOU REPRESENT ALL OF US.

THE LAST TEAM STANDING THAT GOES TO NATIONAL OR WHATEVER, YOU REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY. THE BADGERS SUPPORTED YOU.

EVEN MIDDLE SCHOOL, ONCE A BUCK, ALWAYS A BUCK SUPPORT Y YOU, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. I WANT TO YOU KNOW THAT WHAT YOU DID IS, YOU KNOW. JUST CONTINUE TO PICK YOUR HEADS UP AND WORK HARD. BUT REMEMBER ONE THING, WHETHER YOU ARE NUMBER ONE, NUMBER TWO IN BASEBALL AND SPORTS, YOU GOT TO BE NUMBER ONE IN EDUCATION. THAT IS GOING TO BE YOUR FU FUTURE. IT MIGHT NOT BE BALL, BUT IT WILL BE EDUCATION. SO, YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT GIVE UP ONE OF THEM. DON'T GIVE UP EDUCATION.

OKAY. GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS YOU, GUYS. THANK YOU, COACHES, FOR

EVERYTHING YOU DID. >>JUDGE CANALES: ABSOLUTELY.

COACH? >> FIRST OF ALL, I JUST -- I THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING OUT. THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT.

JUDGE CANALES, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR MY FAMILY AND THE EULOGY. BUT I JUST WANT TO THANK THE TEAM AND THE COACHES -- LOSING MY FATHER WAS REALLY TOUGH, BUT

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THAT REALLY -- THIS SEASON WAS REALLY SPECIAL TO HELP ME GET THROUGH IT. I MEAN I AM STILL DEALING WITH IT. BUT DEFINITELY WAS HUGE.

I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS LIKE I HAVE BEFORE.

JUST REALLY SPECIAL SEASON. AND I JUST -- I THINK THIS YEAR WE STILL -- THAT LOSS WAS HUGE, BUT -- AND I WAS UPSET.

BUT WHEN I CAME HOME, MY SON TOLD ME, DAD, MAYBE IT WAS GOOD WE LOST. AND WE CAN STAY HUNGRY.

THESE GUYS MAY BE SATISFIED. IT CHANGED MY WHOLE PERSPECTIVE OF IT. SO I HOPE THAT ALL YOU GUYS TAKE THAT ATTITUDE THIS YEAR AND REALLY, YOU KNOW, BRING IT THIS YEAR AGAIN BECAUSE I WANT TO HAVE ANOTHER SPECIAL YEAR.

MY DAD IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE A PART OF ME AND BASEBALL AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST HOPE YOU GUYS KEEP THAT HUNGER THIS YEAR.

AND DON'T BE SATISFIED. AND LET'S GO OUT THIS YEAR AND MAKE THE CITY PROUD AGAINST. ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

GREAT JOB. >> COACH, REAL QUICK.

YOU ONLY STARTED TWO SENIORS LAST YEAR?

>> TWO SENIORS. >> AND HOW MANY -- FIVE OR SIX

FRESHMEN YOU STARTED. >> FOUR OR FIVE FRESHMEN AT A

TIME. >> NOT TO PUT ANY PRESSURE ON, FOLKS, BUT WE ARE HOPING TO SEE YOU RIGHT BACK HERE NEXT YEAR.

>> ON THAT TOO. I MEAN, THE GUYS REALLY BOUGHT IN. IT WAS GREAT -- LIKE I SIDE A BROTHERHOOD. I PLAYED A LOT OF BASEBALL AND COACHED A LOT AND I NEVER REALLY BEEN PART OF A TEAM THAT HAS BEEN THIS CLOSE. I MEAN IT WAS VERY SPECIAL.

AND I AM HOPING THAT WE CAN CONTINUE THAT THIS YEAR AND WITH THE PROGRAM GOING FORWARD. BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY SOMETHING

SPECIAL. >> I THINK PART OF THE LURE, A GROUP OF THESE GUYS THAT I THINK PLAYED TOGETHER LIKE FOR A LONG TIME AND ALL KIND OF DECIDED TO GO TO LONDON TOGETHER. THAT A TRUE STORY?

>> NO, NOT AT ALL. EVERYTHING JUST FELL INTO PL PLACE. I EVEN TALKED TO COACH THIS YEAR. EVERYTHING JUST FELL INTO PL PLACE. EVERY TEMPT WAY.

IT WAS SO CRAZY. LIKE YOU SAID MY DAD WAS LIKE THE X FACTOR. I FELT LIKE HE WAS UP THERE LOOKING AFTER US EVERY TEMPT WAY.

DAD, THANKS. I KNOW HE WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE CHEERING US -- OUR BIGGEST FAN BUT I KNOW HE WAS WATCHING EVERY GAME AND RIGHT THERE BY OUR SIDE.

YOU GUYS, MAN, HAVE A SPECIAL THING GOING.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. KEEP WORKING.

KEEP THAT CLASSROOM GOING AND LET'S NOT WASTE THIS YEAR AND

THIS OPPORTUNITY. >>JUDGE CANALES: WHAT DO YOU GUYS SAY ON THREE, PIRATES? WHAT DO YOU DO.

LONDON BASEBALL. ON THREE, ONE, TWO, THREE.

LONDON BASEBALL! ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO CHECK THAT TAKE -- THAT HISTORIC PICTURE.

LET'S GET THAT OUTSIDE. IF EVERYBODY -- WE WILL JUST GO AHEAD AND ASSEMBLE. THE DEPUTY WILL KNOW THAT WE WILL JOIN YOU SHORTLY. FOR OUR AUDIENCE IT WILL NOT TAKE LONG BUT SAFER FOR US TO BE

>>JUDGE CANALES: ALL RIGHT, WE ARE BACK IN THE COURT ROOM.

ONE COMMISSIONER COMING IN. SO GIVE IT JUST A MOMENT.

[2. In recognition of the Parker Pool Lifeguards.]

BUT WE ARE GOING TO PROCEED TO THE PARKER POOL LIFEGUARD RESOLUTION. I KNOW FLO IS HERE.

SO TYN E R -- MICHAEL, DO ME A FAVOR AND SEE IF COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ IS WALKING. IF HE IS WALKING IN, WE WILL WAIT. IF NOT HERE HE COMES.

OUT OF RESPECT WE WILL WAIT UNTIL HE IS SEATED.

YOU MAY PROCEED. >> RECOGNIZING AND HONORING PARKER POOL LIFEGUARDS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION FOR KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. WHEREAS, LIFE GUARDS PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN A SWIMMING FACILITY RISK MANAGEMENT.

AND SUPERVISE PATRONS AND WARN PATRONS OF POTENTIAL OF INJURY AND ENFORCE RULES AND REGULATIONS THAT PREVENT INJURIES. OF COURSE, THEY ARE EXPECTED TO PERFORM RESCUES, TO PREVENT DROWNINGS AND PROVIDE IMMEDIATE FIRST AID AND CP ARE A. BUT TO DO SO, THEY MUST FIRST IDENTIFY ANYONE WHO IS IN DISTRESS.

WHEREAS, PUT LIFE GUARDS PRESENT AT AQUATIC FACILITIES THERE IS DISORDERLINESS, LACK OF ORGANIZATION, DISARRANGEMENT AND NO STRUCTURE. YOUNG SWIMMERS TYPICALLY ONES THAT VISIT SWIMMING FACILITIES THE MOST ARE FREE TO USE THEIR JUDGEMENT TO DETERMINE WHAT IS SAFE OR NOT SAFE TO A POOL FACILITY. THIS CAN USUALLY GO TO A LOT OF UNFORESEEN ISSUES AND RISKS. THANK YOU PARKER POOL L LIFEGUARDS FOR CONTINUING TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE IN AND AROUND THE WATER. PARKER POOL WOULD NOT BE THE SAME WITHOUT YOUR DEDICATION, CARE AND COMMITMENT TO OUR

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COMMUNITY WHO COME AND USE THE FACILITIES.

WHEREAS, THE PARKER POOL LIFE GUARDS INCLUDE DANIEL GAZA, GRACE GAZA, LAUREN LINDERMAN, POOL MANAGER, KILA HOWARD, MARIN COX, HARLEY, MEGAN, AND JAMES.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT BE RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY THAT THE COURT HEARBY RECOGNIZES THE PARKER POOL LIFEGUARDS FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND DEDICATION AND IN

KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE. >>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU,

TYNER. >> MOTION TO APPROVE AND A

QUICK DISCUSSION. >>JUDGE CANALES: MOTION AND A SECOND AND A CALL FOR DISCUSSION.

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA WHEN FLO CAME AND SAID WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE OUR GREAT LIFEGUARDS AND JUST -- THOUGHT IT WAS A GREAT IDEA. THEY HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.

PARKER POOL HAS RUN EXTREMELY WELL THIS SUMMER.

AND WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE OF ALL THE HARD WORK THESE WONDERFUL YOUNG PEOPLE PUT IN. QUITE HONESTLY, WE WANT -- I TOLD FL O, MAY WANT TO KEEP THEM HIDDEN SO NO ONE ELSE S SNAGS THEM BECAUSE NOT TOO MUCH RECOGNITION AND WE DON'T WANT THEM TO GO OTHER PLACES. WE HEAR NOTHING BUT WONDERFUL THINGS OF HOW THE POOL RUNS AND HOW PROFESSIONAL AND THE TRUE TESTAMENT TO ALL OF Y'ALL'S HARD WORK AND SO VERY APPRECIATIVE OF EVERYONE WHO IS VERY HARD OUT THERE TO DO IT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH ON BEHALF OF ALL THE CITIZENS OF COUNTY NUECES. I KNOW -- I KNOW YOU GET PAID TO DO A JOB, BUT -- BUT IT IS DIFFERENT.

I MEAN WHEN YOU ARE KIND OF IN THAT POSITION OF POSSIBLY SAVING LIVES. A DIFFERENT CATEGORY FOR ME.

I APPRECIATE YOU ALL HAVE DONE AND WANTED TO RECOGNIZE YOU AND HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO WORK AT PARKER POOL.

I KNOW AS YOU GET OLDER AND BETTER JOBS AND OTHER JOBS WE LOSE SOME OF YOU WHEN YOU GO OFF TO COLLEGE BUT FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE A PLACE AT NUECES COUNTY PARKER POOL WHEN YOU WANT TO COME BACK AND WORK IN THE SUMMER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATED.

GOOD JOB. >> I WILL LET CYNTHIA AND LAUREN INTRODUCE YOU ON NUMBERS AND INTRODUCE EACH OF THESE KIDDOS. WON'T TAKE A SECOND.

>> TAKE YOUR TIME. >>JUDGE CANALES: WELCOME,

LADIES. >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE, FOR HAVING US GOOD MORNING. I AM CYNTHIA THE ASSISTANT MANAGER AT PARKER POOL AND THIS IS MY MANAGER.

>> I AM LAUREN, THE MANAGER AT PARKER POOL.

THESE ARE OUR LIFE GUARDS AND WILL GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE

THEMSELVES. >> WE GOT TO GET YOU A

MICROPHONE. >> THE MIC HELPS THE PEOPLE

ONLINE. >> KIRA HOWARD AND I WILL ATTENDING TEXAS STATE IN THE FALL.

>> DANIEL GARZA AND A SOPHOMORE AT TEXAS A&M.

>> I AM GRACE SGAR ZA, AND AHIGH SCHOOL.

>> I AM MARIN COX AND I GO TO FLOWER BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL.

>> WE LOVE FLOWER BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL.

>> WE HAD A VERY SUCCESSFUL SUMMER.

WE HAD FOUR OR FIVE SAVES. OUR LIFE GUARDS DID A GREAT J JOB. WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THEM. OVER 300 KID LESSON, 90 KIDS ON SWIM TEAMS. WE HAD OUR OWN MEET AND WE HAD OVER 2,000 PEOPLE COME TO SWIM FOR COMMUNITY POOL.

WE HAD A SUPER SUCCESSFUL SUMMER.

ALL THESE LIFEGUARDS DID A WONDERFUL JOB AND PASSIONATE ABOUT SWIMMING AND LIVING ON THE COAST.

WE REALLY WANT TO FOCUS ON WATER SAFETY.

I AM PROUD OF THEM. THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB THIS SUMMER AND CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT SUMMER.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>>JUDGE CANALES: A TERRIFIC REPORT, LADIES.

HOT IN THE SUMMER IN SOUTH TEXAS.

AND ONE THING THAT EVERYBODY LOOKS FORWARD TO IS GETTING NEAR OR BY THE WATER. BUT WATER SAFETY, AS YOU SAID, IS JUST PRIORITY AND WHETHER YOU ARE IN A POOL OR ON THE BAY OR IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. AND WE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE WATER SAFETY, AND I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU GUYS. MAYBE YOU CAN CREATE SOME REAL INPUT FOR US. NEW LAW THAT IS GOING TO REQUIRE BY PIERS AND JETTIE S LIFEGUARDS FOR A CERTAIN SEASON. WE WERE PROACTIVE IN THE CO COUNTY, BUT FURTHER EXPAND WHAT WE LIKE TO CALL OUR PROFESSIONAL LIFEGUARD SERVICE, BUT REALLY THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND WHO -- AND AS THEY SAY, MANY GO TO CHURCH BUT FEW UNDERSTAND.

MANY WOULD SAY I WOULD GO JUMP IN THE WATER, BUT YOU ACTUALLY

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UNDERSTAND HOW TO ACTUALLY SAVE SOMEBODY.

SO I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU GUYS HAVE INPUT IN OUR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF WATER SAFETY PROGRAMS AND I THINK THAT YOU ARE AMAZING LEADERS AND THINK ABOUT ALL THE FUN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD ALL THESE CHILDREN BECAUSE YOU MADE IT SAFE FOR THEIR PARENTS TO FEEL GOOD OF BEING AT PARKER POOL.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF HELP. IT IS GOOD TO HAVE SOMEONE IN YOUR CORNER AND MISS FLO EAST FOR MANY OF YOU.

FL O, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING YOUR ALL-STAR LIFEGUARD TEAM.

AND COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AT THIS TIME? IF NOT, WE WILL DO THIS WONDERFUL -- YOU CAN STILL MAKE A COMMENT, FLO.

>> YES, I WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF THE COMMUNITY AND THE WHOLE AREA HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING OVER PARKER POOL BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO BE FILLED IN. AND IT HAS BEEN A BLESSING FOR OUR COMMUNITY FOR KIDS THAT DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO.

THEY COME. THEY HANG OUT.

THEY SWIM. THEIR PARENTS SWIM.

IT HAS BECOME A FAMILY POOL JUST LIKE WE WANTED IT TO BE.

AND I WILL TELL YOU YOUR COUNTY GUARDS LOVE WANTING TO COME TO WORK FOR US. WE HAD A LIST THAT WE COULD SOLICITED FROM. YOU KNOW WHAT, THEY TELL ME, WORKING AT THE POOL IS SO DIFFERENT THAT THE OCEAN, BECAUSE WE CAN SEE THE BOTTOM. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT IS VERY SCARY FOR SOME OF THOSE GUARDS WHEN THEY CAN'T SEE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO RESCUE. SO ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. AND I HAVE TO SAY EDWARD HAS BEEN A MESSING. YOU KNOW HE.

WHENEVER WE HAVE A NEED. HE IS RIGHT THERE.

HE COMMUNICATES. HE HELPS US RESOLVE ISSUES.

SO -- I WANT TO SAY TO THEM YOU ARE AWESOME KIDS AND WE WANT YOU BACK NEXT YEAR. SO THANK YOU.

>>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SERVE.

[APPLAUSE] HERE IS THE BEST PART.

ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

WE WOULD LOVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A PICTURE.

NOT TOO MANY OF YOU. IF YOU WILL STAND UP HERE.

IF YOU WILL FILL IN HERE. WE WILL LET MISS EAST TAKE THAT PHOTO FOR US.

>> EVERYBODY KEEP SMILING. NEVER STOP.

NEVER STOP.

>>JUDGE CANALES: TYNER WANTS TO TAKE ONE FOR THE COURT'S

RECORD. >>JUDGE CANALES: THANKS EVERYBODY. THANKS, GREAT JOB.

>>JUDGE CANALES: IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN INTERNING.

I AM LOOKING FOR A INTERN. SO SPREAD THE GOOD WORD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DANIEL.

OKAY, TYNER. PRETTY FANTASTIC MORNING SO

[3. In recognition of Mark Wagner, former Deputy to the Commander of Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD).]

FAR. SO TILT, OUR NEXT RECOGNITION OF MR. MARK WAGNER. HE IS THE FORMER -- HARD FOR ME TO SAY. THE FORMER DEPUTY TO THE COMMANDER OF CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT KNOWN AS CCAD.

AND FORMER, BECAUSE HE IS MAKING AN INCREDIBLE TRANSITION AND TYNER'S RESOLUTION HELPS EXPLAIN.

>>TYNER LITTLE: TYNER IN RECOGNIZE OF MARK WAG INJURY.

WHEREAS MARK WAGNER, FORMER DEPARTMENT TEE TO THE COMMAND ARE OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT HAS OVER 20 YEARS COMBINED CIVILIAN AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE.

JOINING CCAD IN SEPTEMBER 2015 AS THE DIRECTOR OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WITH A BROAD RANGE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE AT MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS IN THE

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, INCLUDING CHAMPIONING INITIATIVES OF IMPROVED RESOURCES.

WHEREAS, MARK GRADUATED 199 AUSTIN UNIVERSITY WITH A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMMUNICATION DISORDERS AND PSYCHOLOGY AND WENT ON TO ATTAIN HIS MASTER OF PUBLICED A ENERGIES 2004 FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS BEFORE JOINING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

MARK WORKED AS AN INVESTMENT ADVISOR FOR EDWARD JONES AND A SPECIAL EDUCATOR PROVIDING INCLUSION AND CONTENT MASTERY SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.

WHEREAS, MARK THEN SERVED AS THE COMPTROLLER FOR THE COMMANDER FLEET READINESS CENTERS.

AS COMPTROLLER, MARK HAD OVERSIGHT OF $2 BILLION IN WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS AND $100 MILLION IN APPROPRIATED RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF ORGANIC AVIATION DEPOT REPAIRS.

HIS KEY ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST COMPTROLLER ORGANIZATION FOR FLEET READINESS CENTERS.

WHEREAS, MARK JOINED THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY IN 2004 AS A BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL MANAGER IN THE NAVY ACCESSORY INTERN PROGRAM WHERE HE WAS -- ACQUISITION INTERN PROGRAM WHERE HE WAS ASSIGNED TO AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND AND SUPPORTED MULTIPLE PROGRAMS INCLUDING NAVY, UNMANNED COMBAT AIR SYSTEMS, F-18 HORNET, ADVANCED ANTIRADIATION-GUIDED MISSILE AND THE -- EXCUSE ME, SH-60 S SEAHAWK.

WHEREAS IN 2007, MARK WAS ASSIGNED TO THE OFFICE OF THE UNDERSECRETARY OF DEFENSE COMPTROLLER OPERATIONS DIRECTORATE TE. IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS HE WORKED IN SEVERAL CAPACITIES INCLUDING SENIOR BUDGET ANALYST FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, APPROPRIATIONS OF THE U.S. ARMY MARINE CORPS, NATIONAL GUARD, AND RESERVE COMPONENT ACCOUNTS.

HE WAS ALSO LEAD FOR THE DEFENSE FOREIGN DAUGHTER REN SEE FLUCTUATION ACCOUNT, CIVILIAN PERSONNEL, NOT APPROPRIATE FUNDS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACCESSORY WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT FUND. NOW, THEREFORE, IT BE RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, HEREBY CONGRATULATE MARK WAGNER FOR YEARS OF SERVICE IN NUECES COUNTY AND ENCOURAGES ALL CITIZENS OF NUECES COUNTY TO JOIN THE COURT IN WISHING MARK PROSPEROUS AND REWARDING ENDEAVORS AS HE MOVES TO BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, TO TAKE A POSITION WITH THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION,

ALSO KNOWN AS NATO. >>JUDGE CANALES: MARK, WE ARE SO HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE ALONG WITH YOUR LOVELY WIFE, JOYCE, WHO HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR YOU AND A HERO IN HER OWN RIGHT AS A HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL, BUT ALSO CRESTON COOK, BEFORE YOU WERE THE DEPUTY COMMANDER FOR CCAD, HE HAD THAT POSITION. HE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH TEXAS MILITARY TASK FORCE.

I HAD THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH BOTH OF YOU.

WE HAD AN INCREDIBLE CCAD UPDATED TOUR SHOWCASING THE NEW INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, SO MANY THINGS AND PEOPLE GET FLOWN JUST COMPLETELY UNDER THE RA RADAR. THE WORK AT CCAD, UNLESS YOU REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON BASE IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS.

THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO OUR ECONOMY, OUR NATIONAL SECURITY QUITE FRANKLY IF YOU ARE A ROTARY BLADE HELICOPTER PILOT, YOUR SAFETY IS REALLY IN THE HANDS OF THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT BELONG TO THE CCAD ORGANIZATION OF WHICH YOU LED ON A CIVILIAN SIDE OUR GREATEST ADMIRATION AND SENSE OF GRATITUDE IS GIVEN TO YOU ON BEHALF OF NUECES COUNTY HERE TODAY.

AND BEFORE WE GET TOO FAR, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION, COMMISSIONERS, FOR ADOPTION OF THIS RESOLUTION.

AND WOULD ASK FOR A SECOND. >> SECOND.

>>JUDGE CANALES: AND THEN -- JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS ALWAYS, THEY SAY, DREAM J JOBS, YOU KNOW THINGS YOU COULD WISH YOU COULD DO IF YOU LOVE POLICY.

FOR ME NATO IS ONE OF THOSE. HAVING SECRETARY AND NOW AMBASSADOR HUTCHINSON TRANSITIONING OUT OF NATO, I THOUGHT, GOSH, WE LOST OUR TEXAN.

NOW LOOK WHAT GOD HAS DONE. HE HAS GIVEN US BACK OUR TEXAN AT NATO. ALTHOUGH YOU WILL BE FAR AWAY, I KNOW YOU WILL STAY CLOSE BY AND WE ARE WISHING YOU THE B BEST. BUT MOST OF ALL, YOU MAKE US SO

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PROUD THAT NUECES COUNTY WILL BE REPRESENTED IN ONE OF THE GREATEST ALLIANCES THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN AND QUITE FRANKLY THE ALLIANCE THAT KEEPS OUR WORLD SAFE.

WE ARE WISHING YOU CONGRATULATIONS AND I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO MAKE COMMENTS BUT NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, BUT I MIGHT OPEN IT UP IN CASE CRESTON WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING

AS WELL. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE.

I KNOW WITH THE SOCIAL DISTANCING IT IS HARD TO SEE AND THANK ABBY WAGNER, MY DAUGHTER --

>>JUDGE CANALES: ABBY, DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE YOU WERE HERE.

I WAS LOOKING THIS WAY. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

>>JUDGE CANALES: HOLD ON -- WE NEED TO MUTE.

EVERYBODY ON VIRTUAL. THANK YOU.

GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU, AGAIN.

COMING TO CORPUS CHRISTI HAS BEEN A VERY INTERESTING EXPERIENCE FOR ME. WE CAME HERE IN 2015.

I WAS INITIALLY CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER TO BECOME THE DEPUTY, AND THE MOST AMAZING, SIGNIFICANT, EMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY OF MY ENTIRE CAREER, OF MY LIFE.

I WILL TRY NOT TO GET EMOT EMOTIONAL, JUDGE AND TEAM.

WE CAME HERE NOT REALIZING HOW MUCH WE WOULD FALL IN LOVE WITH THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE MOMENTS I WILL GIVE THAT YOU AND TALKING MORE ABOUT CCAD.

I KNOW WE ARE GOING THROUGH THE COVID, TRUST ME, I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN. HURRICANE HARVEY.

TALK ABOUT THE WORK FORCE A LITTLE BIT.

AFTER HARVEY WE HAD TO RECOVER LIKE EVERYBODY HERE.

WE HAUL A EMOTIONAL SIS CANS GOING ON AROUND US AND OUR W WORKFORCE WERE COMING IN WORKING EIGHT HOURS A DAY TO BRING OPERATIONS BACK. THIS IS WHEN I REALIZED I LEFT CORPUS CHRISTI AND AS WELL AS JOYCE SUPPORTING AT SHORELINE.

I WOULD SEE THE SAME PEOPLE OUT IN THE COMMUNITY IN THE EVENING COOKING BURGERS FOR OTHERS. HELPING OTHERS FIX THEIR HOME.

THAT IS A MOMENT I KNEW WE WANTED TO COME BACK TO.

AFTER TIME IN BRUSSELS, WE WILL COME BACK, BUT DEPUTY APPRECIATES YOUR SUPPORT. I NEVER HAVE BEEN IN A COMMUNITY MY ENTIRE DEFENSE CAREER THAT LOVES ITS MILITARY COMMUNITY AS MUCH AS CORPUS CHRISTI.

TO SEE IT REFLECTED AND -- I DON'T KNOW JUDGE, THE LARGEST HELICOPTER REWORK FACILITY IS RIGHT THERE CORPUS CHRISTI DELIVERING FOR THAT WAR FIGHTER EVERY DIE DELIVER ON THAT MISSION. 3200 PEOPLE.

IF YOU THINK OF IT, 1% OF THE POPULATION WORKS IN THAT DEPO IN SAME, WAY, FORM AND FASHION TO TAKE CARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND MILITARY AND DELIVER ON THAT.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR ME. THANK YOU TO ALL COMMISSIONERS.

I REMEMBER DIFFERENT MOMENTS. ONE OF THE THING THAT BIO DOESN'T SAY AND THANK COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ TO THE GED. I ACTUALLY HAVE THE GED.

START EARLY IN MY LIFE. YOU EVER ASK ME DOING SOMETHING LIKE THIS. I WOULD TELL YOU ABSOLUTELY NOT. AS I HAVE GROWN IN MY LIFE AND GROWN THROUGH THAT. SO I AM GLAD TO SUPPORT THE MISSION TO NATO AND TO BE A TEXAN AND COME BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY. THE DEPOT WILL BE HERE A LONG TIME TAKING CARE OF THE COMMUNITY.

>>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE ARE GOING TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS RESOLUTION.

WE WOULD LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTO, BUT CRESTON WOULD YOU LIKE TO OFFER ON BEHALF OF THE SOUTH TEXAS MILITARY TASK FORCE AND THE TEXAS MILITARY PREPAREDNESS COMMISSION BECAUSE WE HAVE A MEMBER THAT SERVES AT THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL.

>> MARK, WELCOME TO THE RANKS OF FORMER DEPUTY TO THE COMMANDER OF CORPUS CHRISTI ARMY DEPOT.

BROTHER, YEAH, I ACTUALLY WAS THE WESTERN THAT HIRED MARK AND GOT HIM INTO CORPUS CHRISTI. YOU HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB FOR THE DEPO AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THE DEPOT MUST OPERATE AS A BUSINESS JUST LIKE THE COUNTY DOES. PROFIT AND LOSS.

THEY DO NOT GET A BUNCH OF FUNDS EVERY YEAR TO OPERATE FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND, MARK, WITH YOUR BUSINESS BACK GROUND, YOU HAVE PUT THE DEPOT IN A GREAT STANDING AND MADE IT SUCCESSFUL FOR YEARS TO COME.

MY HONOR TO HAVE WORKED WITH YOU AND WISH YOU BEST WISHES AS YOU HEAD TO NATO. THANK YOU.

>>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU, CRESTON, THANK YOU, MARK.

THANK YOU, JOYCE, FOR ALL THOSE -- I AM SURE VERY HARD DAYS.

WHEN WE TALK OF HURRICANES AND ALL OF THE CHALLENGES, WINTER STORM. THAT DEPOT IS CRITICAL TO MISSION. AND THAT MEANS LONG, HARD HO HOURS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SACR SACRIFICES. ABBY, YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF HIS LIFE. THANK YOU FOR BEING JUST A GREAT DAUGHTER. AND HONESTLY OFF GREAT FAMILY.

I AM JUST SO SAD THEY ARE GOING SO FAR AWAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT, I ALREADY TOLD -- I ALREADY TOLD HIM BECAUSE YOU ARE HERE. YOU ARE IN COLLEGE HERE IN TEXAS. I AM RIGHT HERE.

WHATEVER YOU NEED. >> THANK YOU.

>>JUDGE CANALES: YOUR FAMILY IS PRECIOUS TO NUECES COUNTY.

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BUT ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, YOU ARE SO IMPORTANT TO ME.

>> KEEP THE LIGHT ON, OKAY. >>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU.

WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A PHOTO. IF YOU GUYS WOULD COME IN -- WHAT WE CALL THE WELL HERE. WE ARE GOING TO STAND UP BEHIND YOU. TYNER WILL TAKE THE PHOTO.

AND MAGGIE, IF YOU WERE LI LISTENING --

>> THERE IS A NUECES COUNTY PIN THAT I HAVE.

>> CONGRATULATIONS. >>JUDGE CANALES: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PASSING THIS IMPORTANT RESOLUTION, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

THERE YOU GO. >>JUDGE CANALES: I AM GOING TO

PIVOT BECAUSE HE IS SO TALL. >> EVERYBODY SEE ME? OKAY. ONE, TWO, THREE.

ONE, TWO, THREE. OKAY.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]

>>JUDGE CANALES: OKAY. NOW WE ARE GOING TO PROCEED TO

[1. Announcement of August 2021 Employee of the Month.]

THE AUGUST 2021 PROFESSOR THE MONTH.

YOU KNOW WHAT IS INTERESTING, IS I KNOW IT IS SITTING HERE.

>> JUDGE, KEVIN KESNICK IS OUT OF TOWN AND HE --

>>JUDGE CANALES: A MOTION TO TABLE PLEASE.

I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

[2. Government Finance Officers Association - Distinguished Budget Presentation Award - Fiscal Year beginning October 1, 2020.]

OKAY. AND THIS ONE -- THIS NEXT ONE IS REALLY SOMETHING WE HAD ON LAST CALENDAR AND COULDN'T GET TO IT AND WE REALLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WHOLE WORLD HEARD ABOUT IT AND A BIG DEAL. THAT IS THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICE ASSOCIATION HAS AWARDED NUECES COUNTY A DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2020. AND DALE, I THINK YOU CAN TELL

US MORE ABOUT THAT. >> EVERY YEAR WE SUBMIT OUR BUDGET TO A JUDGE AND COMMITTEE AS THE ASSOCIATION TO TRY TO RAISE OUR BUDGET TO A HIGH LEVEL SO IT IS EASY TO READ FOR EVERYONE THAT CHOOSES TO READ THIS, AS WELL AS OTHER FUN FUNCTIONS. MY STAFF AND I HAVE GONE THROUGH MANY TRIALS AND -- TO TRY TO MAKE THIS WORK.

AND FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE ARE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FINANCE OFFICER ASSOCIATION AND THEY AWARDED US WITH THE DISTINGUISHED BUDGET PRESENTATION AWARD FOR FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 2020.

HOWEVER, THIS MAY BE OUR LAST, BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT CHANGES REQUIREMENTS. THEY ARE GOING TO ASK FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT MORE OF. OF THE REQUIREMENTS THAT WE DO NOT HAVE THE RESOURCES TO REFORM AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW THIS EVERY YEAR AND ONCE WE HAVE THIS -- WHERE WE CAN FIGURE OUT THAT THE RESOURCES HAVE NOT -- THE COSTS HAVE NOT EXCEEDED THE BENEFIT WE WILL CONTINUE HOWEVER FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF LAST YEAR OF OCTOBER 2020.

WE DID RECEIVE THE AWARD. I -- I THINK MY STAFF AND EVERYONE WHO HELPED PUT THIS TOGETHER AND THIS IS A VERY HIGH AWARD FROM THE GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION.

>> IF WE CAN COMMENT TO THIS. I HAVE THE BACKGROUND HERE AND I WILL TREAD QUICKLY. AWARD REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT BY THE ENTITY. IT REFLECTS THE COMMITMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT BODY AND STAFF FOR THE HIGHEST PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENTAL BUDGETING. TO RECEIVE THE BUDGET AWARD, THE ENTITY HAS TO SATISFIED NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE BUDGET PRESENTATION.

THESE GUIDELINES ARE DESIGNED TO ASSESS HOW WELL THE INCIDENT TEE'S GOVERNMENT SERVES AS FOUR THINGS, A POLICY DOCUMENT, A FINANCIAL PLAN, AN OPERATIONS GUIDE AND A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE. THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT, THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE GOT ONE OF THESE AND THIS ONE IS PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY AND I WILL HAND IT OVER TO THE JUDGE.

>>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU SO MUCH.

JUST -- IN THE MIDST OF ALL THE CHAOS, NUECES COUNTY CONTINUES TO RECEIVE NATIONAL RECOG RECOGNITION, WHICH WE DID DURING NAACO FOR OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.

RECEIVE STATEWIDE RECOGNITION FOR OUR VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER

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AND SERVICE OFFICE AND A BUDGET FINANCE AWARD AND COUNTY FUNCTIONS ONE WAY WITH DOLLARS AND WE CAN'T HELP A SOUL WITHOUT A STRONG BUDGET. THIS AWARD AND PRESENTATION OF THIS AWARD REALLY BELONGS TO DALE, HIS STAFF, AND ALL THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE AUDITORS DEPARTMENT FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO COURT ADMINISTRATION.

WE RECOGNIZE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR REALLY HIGHLIGHTING THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE THAT MAKE UP THE NUECES COUNTY STAFF.

THANK YOU, DALE. THIS BELONGS TO YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT -- THAT HIGH REGARD TO EVERYTHING THAT MY STAFF DID AS WELL AS THE OTHER ASSISTANCE FROM THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. HOWEVER, AS I MENTIONED THE GF OA HAVE REQUIRED REQUIREMENTS. AND MORE PRESENTATIONS.

AND MORE VISUALIZING AND VIDEO INFORMATION AND WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO CONTINUE THAT CURRENTLY.

WE WILL BE ABLE TO GO -- EVERY YEAR WE WILL TRY TO SEE IF WE CAN MEET THE REQUIREMENTS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO BECAUSE OF THE TIME AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE. SO THIS IS -- THE EIGHTH YEAR THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED THIS AWARD.

AND AS SOON AS WE ARE ABLE TO GET MY STAFF AND MEET THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY SET FOR US, WE WILL BE ABLE TO

REINITIATE THIS PROCESS AGAIN. >>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU, DALE. WE KNOW YOU WELL.

AND WE KNOW WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A STELLAR REPORTING AGENCY HERE WITH REGARDS TO OUR BU BUDGET.

AT THIS TIME, COMMISSIONERS, I AM GOING TO SKIP H 1.

MELISSA. I AM ACCOMMODATING PEOPLE IN THE COURT ROOM WHO HAVE BEEN PATIENT FOR SO LONG AND TACKLE

[I. Accept the following Minutes:]

I, ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING MINUTES OF JULY 1, 2021.

IS THERE A MOTION. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

[1. Announcement by County Judge of Appointments to the Nueces County Industrial Commission aka Nueces County Development Commission, pursuant to Chapter 381 of the Texas Local Government Code.]

AYE. I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO THE BOARD APPOINTMENTS, ITEM J 1 AND REGULAR AGENDA TO RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK BECAUSE BEA HAS A LOT TO DO AT THAT FOOD BANK AND YOU WILL BE NEXT.

BUT FIRST MOVE INTO J 1, THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY MYSELF AS THE COUNTY JUDGE THE NEW APPOINTMENT TO THE NUECES COUNTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION PURR SUPERINTENDENT TO CHAPTER 381 OF THE LOCAL TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND MISS CHRISTINE BRYANT WAS A COMMISSIONER, BUT YOU MAY REMEMBER SHE JUST GOT A GREAT OPPORTUNITY IN GALVESTON.

SHE IS GOING TO RUN THEIR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. YOU KNOW, THE TRUTH IS THAT WE WISH HER WELL BUT LEFT AN IMPORTANT VOID AND WE DO NOT NEED TO WASTE ONE MOMENT BECAUSE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS THE WAY WE CAN QUITE FRANKSLY OBTAIN RECOVERY.

AND THE NUECES COUNTY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IS WORKING HARD AT THAT. SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE JUST TO THE PODIUM SO YOU CAN SEE HER AND LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF A BACKGROUND.

MISS CHRISTIE BITE AFFILIATED WITH CWA.

YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE THE ACR ACRONYM.

COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA.

THAT NUMBER 61 37. YOU HEARD OF ALL THE ACCOLADES.

DON'T FORGET THEY ARE UNION PROUD AND UNION STRONG OVER AT CCAD. CHRISTIE HAS BEEN REPRESENTING COMMUNICATION WORKERS SINCE 2008.

WITH ALL OF THE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS QUITE FRANKLY IN THE FIELD BOTH AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL FOR BROADBAND.

I CAN THINK OF NO BETTER AMERICAN IN MY MIND TO REPRESENT NUECES COUNTY THAN SOMEBODY WHO UNDERSTANDS THE TELECOMMUNICATION BUSINESS. KRISTI IS THE PAST PRESIDENT OF COASTAL BEND LABOR COUNCIL. SHE ACTUALLY MADE THAT TRANSITION. SHE WAS THERE NINE YEAR, 2011 TO 2020. MOST IMPORTANTLY, SHE IS A MOTHER TWO OF BEAUTIFUL AND GROWN DAUGHTERS.

HARD TO BELIEVE WHEN YOU LONG AT HER BUT NO DOUBT -- SHE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED IN SO MANY W WAYS.

ONE THAT STAND OUT THAT WE RECOVERED AND REMEMBERED WHEN SHE WAS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING 40, UNDER 40, NOT TOO LONG AGO HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A REAL NEED AND UNDERSTANDING TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY THE BACKBONE OF AMERICA ARE WORKING-CLASS, MEN AND WOMEN THAT THEY ARE PART OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOO. NOT JUST LARGE CORPORATIONS.

I THINK KRISTI, WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO BRING TO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION IS THAT UNDERSTANDING OF WHEN THESE BIG PROJECTS COME TO TOWN, THAT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND HOW TO MARRY

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THE NEXUS BETWEEN THE CONTRACTORS, THE SUBCONTRACTORS AND MEN AND WOMEN WORKING INSIDE THOSE CONTRACTS.

WE NEED YOU. AND SORRY THEY JUST HAD A MEETING TWO DAYS AGO BUT AFTER TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU.

AND GET YOU UP TO SPEED VERY QUICKLY.

I WANTED THE COURT TO SEE YOU AND TO KNOW YOU AND ENCOURAGE TO YOU BRING BACK INFORMATION TO ALL OF US BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL INTERESTED IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

YOU ARE IN FINE COMPANY HERE. WITH SOME SUPPORT.

>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND?

>>JUDGE CANALES: JUST AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AN HONOR FOR THIS APPOINTMENT.

I HAVE KNOWN SO MANY OF YOU. SOME OF YOU ALL MY LIFE.

LOOKING AT YOU COMMISSIONER MAREZ.

I WILL DO MY BEST AND ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MY UNION BROTHERS RICK LORE IN THE HOUSE WHO IS SUPPORTIVE OF COASTAL TOWNS AND ALL THE WORK THAT GOES ON. AND WE LIVE BY THE MOTTO THAT WORK CONNECTS US ALL. EVERY SINGLE WORKER IN THIS COMMUNITY AT EVERY LEVEL CREATES OUR DYNAMIC.

AND WITHOUT EACH OTHER, WE F FAIL.

AND SO WE MUST CONTINUE TO HAVE CONTINUITY.

AND JUST BECAUSE I WORK IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS.

I HAVE A FASCINATION WITH CONTINUITIES BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE DO. WE SUVS HAVE CONTINUITY TO EACH OTHER AND BARBARA, I WILL BE GLAD TO BE YOUR CONDUIT AND THE COMMUNITY'S CONDUIT FOR THIS COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>JUDGE CANALES: AGAIN, I AM SO FASCINATED HOW MUCH MONEY IS OUT THERE FOR BROADBAND AND THE RURAL COMMUNITY. COMMISSIONER MAREZ'S WISH THAT WE CREATE THAT CONNECTIVITY TO THE RULE BUT LOOK, NOT JUST SAY IT AND HAVE TO MARRY THE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE DOLLARS AND BRING THEM HOME TO THE RIGHT PROJECTS AND AGAIN, WE JUST NEED MORE ARMS AND TENTACLES TO DO THAT.

WE THINK MCDC IS VERY SUPPORTIVE AND PARTICULAR GRANT THAT WE ARE FOR FIBER LOOP. BUT, AGAIN, I NEED TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS FOCUSED ON THAT. AND THAT IS WHY YOU BRING -- COMMISSIONER, DO YOU WANT TO ADD.

>> I DON'T KRISTI TO THINK I AM MAD.

THAT LADY LOOKS LIKE KRISTI -- BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT IS NOT CHRISTIE. I NEED TO GET MY GLASSES.

>> YOU CAN'T THAT OLD. YOU CAN'T BED A OLD --

>> SINGLE DIGITS. I WAS IN MY 20S.

>> I THINK WE ARE SIMILAR IN AGE.

>> I KNOW WE ARE. AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT CHOICE, JUDGE, AND REALLY DIVERSIFIES THE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. AS YOU SAID BROADBAND IS HUGE AND A LOT MOVE ATTENTION. SURPRISINGLY TEXAS, EVEN STATE OF TEXAS PUTTING EMPHASIS ON IT.

WE QUESTION ARE WE ON THE LEADING EDGE OF SOME ITEMS BUT THE GOVERNOR HAS PUSHED WE NEED TO ESTABLISH AND FOCUS ON BR BROADBAND. THAT BEING YOUR FOCUS ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE YOU WILL GET EXPERIENCE WITH WORKING WITH THIS COMMISSION. I AM EXCITED OF THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE AND I KNOW YOU WILL BE MORE THAN CAPABLE AND EXCITED THAT YOU ARE ON BOARD AND SORRY I DIDN'T REALIZE -- I WAS LIKE THAT LADY LOOKS LIKE KRISTI AND I DIDN'T WANT TO

WAVE TO SOME STRANGER. >> APOLOGY GEE ACCEPTED, MY

FRIEND. >>JUDGE CANALES: HOLDEN HO HOPKINS IS ON LINE. SKILL CRIST TOYOTA STEP INTO MY OFFICE AFTER THIS TO GET YOUR CONTACT.

IF WOULD YOU BE SO KIND TO REACH OUT AND REALLY GET HER UP TO SPEED. MEETINGS ARE MONTHLY.

THEY ARE POSTED. THAT MEANS THEY ARE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT AND ALSO -- WE ENCOURAGE BOOM TO COME AND GIVE PUBLIC COMMENT AND -- BUT IT IS THE WORK OF THE NCDC THAT TAKES THE PROJECT AND MAKES -- BRINGS THE VISION AND GETS IT TO BECOME A REALITY, AND SO MANY AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES RIGHT N NOW. TOO MANY TO NAME.

BUT YOU CAN HELP BRING THOSE TO FRUITION.

AND ALSO, YOUR EXPERTISE IS GOING TO BE INVALUABLE.

GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR JOINING YOUR SISTER HERE.

AND REALLY -- I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE A RESOURCE AND AN

ADVISOR AS WELL. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE.

[1. Receive presentation from the Coastal Bend Food Bank.]

>>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL MOVE TO THE -- THE ITEM AS I MENTIONED, 3-A-1, AND RECEIVE A VERY PRESENTATION FROM THE COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK.

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ROBERT CUIVAS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BEAA HANSON.

IT WAS MY PLEASURE TO SIGN A INDIVIDUAL LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK AS THEY DEAL WITH FOOD INSECURITY, BUT I THINK AFTER THIS PRESENTATION, COMMISSIONERS, I BET YOU WILL WANT TO JOIN IN AS WELL.

>> JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, GOOD MORNING, ROBERT CUEVAS.

YOU THEY ME AS THE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD MEMBER OF THE COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE ON THE BOARD THE LAST TEN YEARS AND I HAVE GOTTEN TO KNOW BEA HANSON AND ROBERT MORALES FROM THE I WANTED TO INTRODUCE THEM. AND THEY WILL PROVIDE A SHORT REPORT AND A -- A SHORT PRESENTATION ABOUT OUR NEW BUILDING THAT WE ARE WORKING ON.

THE FUTURE BUILDING FOR THE FOOD BANK LOCATED ON BEAR LANE.

OVER TO BEA HANSON. >> GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY.

>>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU. >> A LITTLE BIRDIE TOLD ME YOU

HAD A.BIRT >>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS BECAUSE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS OF THE COASTAL BEND FOOD BANK. IN FACT I WAS A GRANT THAT THE COMMISSIONERS GAVE US THAT ALLOWED US TO START THE DIABETES PROGRAM AT THE FOOD BANK, AND IT MADE US THE VERY FIRST FOOD BANK IN THE NATION TO HAVE A DIABETES PROGRAM.

AND A NURSE WHO WAS ALSO A DIABETES EDUCATOR CERTIFIED DIABETES EDUCATOR AND THAT PROGRAM IS GOING ON 12 YEARS NOW AND WE HAVE MADE A DIFFERENCE IN HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNION AND YOU GUYS HAVE THE VISION AND LEADERSHIP TO GET US THERE SO NOW WE MENTIONED EARLIER SOME OF THE DISASTERS WE HAD, AND IT WAS ACTUALLY HARVEY THAT WAS OUR TRAINING CAMP AND MADE IT VERY CLEAR US TO, THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD BANK AS OUR ROLE OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS IN CASE OF A DISASTER. AS IT -- AS GOD WILL HAVE IT RIGHT AFTER HARVEY THEN, WE HAD HANNA.

AND THEN WE HAD THE PANDEMIC ONGOING.

AND THEN WE HAD THE WINTER STORM THAT WAS A DISASTER ON TOP OF THE DISASTER AND KEPT THE FOOD BANK IN THE FOREFRONT DOING THE JOB THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO FOR OUR COMMUNITIES. LET ME TELL YOU IN NUECES COUNTY THIS PAST YEAR, WE HAVE -- DISTRIBUTED 8.5 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD JUST IN NUECES COUNTY.

A LITTLE OVER 60% OF OUR TOTAL DISTRIBUTION IS IN NUECES COUNTY AND WE SERVE 11 COU COUNTIES.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED WORKING HERE 24 YEARS AGO WE WERE D DRIBING TWO AND A HALF MILLION POUNDS A YEAR.

THIS YEAR 14 MILLION POUNDS OF GOOD THAT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED.

LET ME TELL YOU, MIRACLE IS NOT SO MUCH WE HAVE GROWN SO MUCH AND WE DISTRIBUTE SO MUCH MORE FOOD, IS THAT WE GET THAT MUCH FOOD. WHEN STORES WERE EMPTY AND WE WERE COMPETING WITH THE RETAILERS FOR FOOD AND HAVING TO BUY FOOD WE RECOGNIZED HOW LUCKY WE ARE WHEN WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THE FAMILIES. IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO ANNOUNCE OUR BIGGEST EVER PROJECT IN THE GOOD BANK.

WE HAVE OUTGROWN OUR FACILITY. 60% OF OUR DRY PRODUCTS IS AN OUTSIDE STORAGE WHICH MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR US BECAUSE TIME A WATER BOIL NOT TOO WHO AGO AND WE COULDN'T GET TO THE WATER AND IT WAS AN OUTSIDE STORAGE AND THEY WERE CLOSED.

SOMETIMES WE HAVE -- AND THIS IS WHAT HURTS ME -- WE HAD TO REJECT A TRUCKLOAD OF DONATED FOOD BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A PLACE TO PUT THAT FOOD, AND THAT SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN.

SO WE ARE GOING TO BUILD A A 108,000-SQUARE-FEET WAREHOUSE ENOUGH OFFICE SPACE AND THE RENDITION OF THE NEW FACILITY, THE FRONT OF THE FACILITY. WE HAVE A VIDEO.

IF YOU WILL RUN IT. A VIRTUAL VIDEO OF WHAT THE FACILITY -- WALK THROUGH THE FACILITY.

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>> DOES IT FROM A PASSWORD. >> R-I-C-H-T-E-R.

♪ ♪ ♪

. >> IT'S BEAUTIFUL, BEA.

>> IT IS, ISN'T IT. MY THANKS HURRAH.

>> IT IS BEAUTIFUL AND MODERN AND THE SPACE YOU NEED FOR GROWTH. UNFORTUNATELY FOOD INSECURITY, IT DIDN'T GET THIS WAY OVERNIGHT AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO SOLVE IT OVERNIGHT, SO I THINK THAT PLANNING FOR THE GROWTH OF OUR REGION IS SMART. AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE. YOU KNOW THOSE NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMS YOU HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY, AS YOU SAID, FOR THEM. BUT I FEEL LIKE THAT IS WHERE WE REALLY NEED TO WIN THE DAY IF WE ARE GOING TO CHANGE, ALSO, HOW PEOPLE EAT. IT IS AS IMPORTANT GETTING THEM SOMETHING TO EAT. WHAT THEY CONSUME IS KILLING THEM IN SO MANY WAYS, AND I THINK BEING ABLE TO DEAL WITH BOTH UNDER ONE ROOF IS REALLY EXCEPTIONAL, AND I HOPE THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION AND THIS COURT CAN DO SOMETHING TO

FURTHER THAT MISSION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED. WE ARE ALREADY AT 75% OF THE MONEY THAT WE NEED. THAT FACILITY IS GOING TO COST

AROUND $30 MILLION. >>JUDGE CANALES: YES.

>> ALSO WE WILL BE LOCATE RIGHT NEXT TO WEST SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND WE ALREADY HAVE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHOOL AND WE HAVE A PANTRY AT THE SCHOOL.

AND THE KIDS WILL BE ABLE TO COME AND VOLUNTEER AT THE FOOD BANK. AND I THINK IT WILL BE A W WIN-WIN SITUATION. AND THIS IS AN AREA THAT RECEIVES A LOT OF OUR FOOD. SO WE WILL BE SEVERING THE COMMUNITY RIGHT THERE AND THEY WILL BE OUR NEIGHBORS.

>> OBVIOUSLY RICTER IS HIS ARCHITECT AND RECOGNIZE HIS BEAUTIFUL WORK. COMMISSIONER, I WILL GET YOU NEXT. WHAT IS YOUR TIMELINE FOR -- YOU ARE NOT LIKE GOVERNMENT -- MAYBE -- BECAUSE ARE YOU RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDING FROM USDA AND I NEED A RFP FOR CONSTRUCTION. HOW WILL THAT WORK?

>> WE -- WE ARE APPLYING FOR A NEW MARKET TAX AND ASKING FOR A TIMELINE AND LOOKING TO BREAK GROUND MARCH APRIL.

THE TIME THAT THE CONTRACTORS ARE SAYING ABOUT 16 MONTHS.

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>>JUDGE CANALES: ARE YOU USING LOCAL CONTRACTORS?

>> YES. >>JUDGE CANALES: IN COURT WANTS TO CHEER WHEN WE SEE LOCALS.

THE PRESENTATION BEFORE WAS THE NCED.

AND YOU ARE GOING TO HELP THIS COUNTY WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH THIS CONTRACT AND WE WANT TO SEE AS MANY LOCAL SUBCONTRACTORS BE INVOLVED BECAUSE THAT JUST

HELPS OUR ECONOMY. >> ALL LOCAL.

AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE NEW JOBS ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AS WE GROW, WE WILL BE -- >>JUDGE CANALES: WE WILL LOVE TO SEE THAT. YOU WILL CREATE MORE JOBS THAN

PEOPLE RECOGNIZE. >> PROBABLY, YES.

THERE IS NO ROOM ANYMORE. WE DON'T HAVE OFFICE SPACE.

AND SO -- WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS SO WE CAN GROW OUR PROGRAMS. BECAUSE, LIKE YOU SAY, IF WE ARE NOT FEEDING PEOPLE THE RIGHT FOOD AND TEACHING THEM HOW TO EAT BETTER, WE ARE PART OF THE PROBLEM.

WE NEED TO BE PART OF THE SOLUTION.

>>JUDGE CANALES: RIGHT. WHEN WE GIVE PEOPLE FOOD TO EAT BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO FEED THOSE HUNGRY BELLY.

WE MUST GIVE THEM THE RIGHT FOOD OTHERWISE WE ARE PERPETUATING OUR PROBLEMS AND I THINK THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT.

COMMISSIONER CHESNEY, YOU WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: A QUICK COMMENT.

BY AN BEA HANSON FAN FOR MANY YEARS.

THE WORK SHE DOES THERE. WE KNOW BEA AND HER FAMILY FOR MANY YEARS. I AM DATING MYSELF -- I WAS ON THE FOOD BANK -- AND I EVENTUALLY HAD THE HONOR OF SERVING AS A CHAIRMAN OF THAT BOARD FOR A YEAR OR MAYBE TWO, AND NO ONE KNEW WHAT IT WAS BACK THEN.

NOBODY KNEW WHAT THE FOOD BANKS WERE AND THE ONLY HELP WE HAD BACK THEN WAS HEB. AND WE WERE STRUGGLING TO DO WHATEVER WE COULD DO IN THIS LITTLE SMALL FACILITY AND TO SEE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE WITH THAT IF A CELT AND THIS ORGANIZATION OVER THE YEARS IS NOTHING SHORT OF MIRACULOUS AND YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD. YOUR BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF AND ALWAYS TAKE GOOD LITER AND, B E A, YOU HAVE BEEN AT HELM.

HOW MANY YEARS HAVE BUN THERE? >> 24.

>> THAT IS HOW OLD I AM BECAUSE I WAS NOT THERE WHEN BEA WAS THERE. THAT IS INCREDIBLE.

SO -- AND THE MAJORITY -- AND THE MAJORITY AND MAGNITUDE OF GROWTH HAVE COME UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP AND TUTELAGE AND SO APPRECIATED. AND SHOUT TO THE MOUNTAINTOPS AND TELL PEOPLE. JUDGE IS RIGHT.

WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR THE GROWTH AND THE STATE IS GROWING AND THE PROJECTED GROWTH OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS IS STAGGERING TO BE HONEST. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ARE GOING TO EVEN KEEP UP WITH IT. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL -- I MEAN THE BASIC NECESSITY OF FEEDING PEOPLE IS WHAT YOU DO. I MEAN, EVERYTHING ELSE.

STREETS AN ROADS AND EVERYTHING WE FIGHT ABOUT, TALK ABOUT AND DISCUSS. YOU TAKE CARE OF THE BASICS WHICH IS MAKING SURE PEOPLE GET TO EAT AND THANK YOU FOR

EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. >> THANK YOU.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: YES, MA'AM.

>>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ROBERTS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>JUDGE CANALES: I AM NO GOING TO EMBARRASS HIM, BUT I WANT TO SHARE -- ROBERT CUERVA S, ARGUE ABOUT WHEN RETIRE WHO GETS TO WORK AT THE FOOD BANK.

>> I HAVEN'T COLDER THAT. >>JUDGE CANALES: THE POINT IS THAT THE LOVE OFF THIS FOR T THIS, ROBERT, IS SO PALATABLE TO ME AND ALL YOUR BOARD MEMBERS.

IT IS SORT OF INCREDIBLE WORK OF ART HOW YOU BROUGHT ALL THESE GREAT PEOPLE TOGETHER. AGAIN, I WANT TO ASK ONE MORE TECHNICAL QUESTION. WHAT IS THE SQUARE FOOTAGE ON

THIS BUILDING. >> 108,000.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: WHAT WAS IT ORIGINALLY --

>> 22,000. WE ARE STILL OPERATING OUT OF

THE SAME FACILITY THAT -- >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: DIDN'T YOU EXPAND IT EVEN AFTER YOU LEFT.

>> WE EXPANDED THE BACK. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: WHEN I WAS THERE 15,000 AND GOING TO 108,000, WOW!

>>JUDGE CANALES: I HAVE GIVEN UP MY OUTSIDE AGENCY FUNDS TO HELP BUDGET, BUT ASK THOSE COMMISSIONERS TO CONSIDER OUTSIDE AGENCY FUND THIS YEAR AS AN IMPORTANT YEAR FOR FOOD INSECURITY AND CONSIDER THE FOOD BANK AND YOUR GIFT IN SOME

PART OR ANOTHER. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> I THINK I HAVE BEEN TAKING CARE OF THE FOOD BANK FOR,

WHAT, 12 YEARS -- >> 100%.

>> I AM THERE WITH YOU AND WHATEVER YOU NEED, YOU KNOW YOU CAN CALL ME. WE APPRECIATE THE SCHOOL PANTRIES. I AM GOING TO HELP YOU EXPAND

TO A COUPLE MORE SCHOOLS. >> EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

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>> ALSO TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

I AM GOING TO OFFER MY HELP WHENEVER I CAN.

I DID GO TO PANTRY AND IT WAS VERY NICE OF YOU TO DO THAT.

THOSE KIDS REALLY NEED IT. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

>> THANK YOU. >> ALSO, TOO, ON BEHALF OF THE FOOD BANK AS WELL TOO. WE KNOW IT AS -- ALONG WITH OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, WE HAVE OUR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.

WE KNOW NOT A MATTER OF IF BUT A MATTER OF WHEN.

WE KNOW WE ARE IN HURRICANE SEASON AS WELL TOO, BUT WE ARE PREPARING IF THAT SITUATION ARISE AS THAT WE ARE READY TO SERVE NUECES COUNTY, BUT ALSO OUR SURROUNDING COUNTIES AS WELL TOO. SOME THAT IS THE ONE THING THAT FOOD INSECURITY NEVER STOPS, WE THANK EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS, YOUR SUPPORT, AND YOUR WELL WISHES AS WELL AS TOO AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING TOGETHER.

AND CONTINUED BEING SOUTH TEXAS STRONG.

>>JUDGE CANALES: YOU BET. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE

THIS MORNING. >> IT'S INTERESTING.

>>JUDGE CANALES: IT IS INTERESTING.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO BE A CITIZEN AS WELL AS AN ADVOCATE.

NICE TO HEAR WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE WOULD BE HONORED. TYNER, WOULD YOU MIND RECEIVING THOSE FOR THE COURT FOR CONNIE AND SHE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE GET ALL OF THEM. AT THIS TIME, I AM GOING TO ASK

[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.]

MELISSA -- BEAR WITH ME. I AM GOING TO TRY TO GET TO THE CONSENT AGENDA AND RIGHT BACK TO YOU FOR THE ALL-IMPORTANT DISASTER INFORMATION REPORTS. AND THEN -- BUT AT THIS TIME, COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A-O.

A-O. ANY AT THIS TIME TO BE REMOVED FOR FURTHER EXPLANATION OR INFORMATION?

>> MOTION TO APPROVE, >>JUDGE CANALES: JUDGE THANK YOU. I WILL SECOND --

>> HOLD ON, I NEED TO PULL SOMETHING.

>>JUDGE CANALES: LET'S GO. >> I AM TRYING TO FIGURE --

>> I WANT TO PULL M. >>JUDGE CANALES: M AS IN MARY.

>> QC JUDGE JUDGE C AS IN CAT. >> H, I, J.

>>JUDGE CANALES: J. >> AND N.

>>JUDGE CANALES: "N" AS IN NANCY? OKAY. ALL RIGHTY.

>> I WILL WITHDRAW MY MOTION. >>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU FOR

THE WITHDRAWAL. >> MOTION TO WITHDRAW LEFT

LEFTOVERS. >>JUDGE CANALES: I LIKE THAT.

HOW ABOUT THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINING.

>> TO APPROVE IS WHAT I MEANT. >>JUDGE CANALES: MOTION APPROVE A, B, D, E, G AND G AND L AND O.

I GOT A SECOND. WE WILL TAKE THEM IN ORDER BY ALPHABET. ITEM C, PLEASE.

[D. Authorize payment of bills - group health insurance claims and fees by Boon Chapman dated July 13 and 20, 2021.]

>> ITEM C, I WANTED AN EXPLANATION ON THAT.

I KNOW -- WE HAD A CONTRACT WITH --

>> DO YOU MEAN BCFS. >> THERE WAS A CONTRACT AND A CAP OR MAXIMUM OF $350,000. WHERE ARE WE WITH THAT ALREADY.

, PRETTY MUCH THERE, RIGHT? >> I WILL TO REVIEW THE AMOUNTS BUT UNDER THE CAP OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED.

SO THESE ARE STILL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF CONTRACT.

>>JUDGE CANALES: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT?

>> ON THIS HERE -- THEY ARE HELPING WITH THE DES DISTRIBUTION OF -- OF THE VACCINE OR WHAT?

>>JUDGE CANALES: YES. >> ALL RIGHT, THAT IS ALL I

HAVE ON THAT BUDGE. >> MOTION TO PASS.

>>JUDGE CANALES: MOTION TO PASS AN A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

OKAY. >>JUDGE CANALES: H, TEXAS BAR

[H. Ratify the submission of a grant application to the Texas Bar Foundation for the Nueces County Law Library.]

FOUNDATION. >> DEADLINE.

DID WE NEED TO SUBMIT THAT BEFORE OR WHAT?

>>JUDGE CANALES: MARIA, I WILL ASK YOU TO UNMUTE AND ANSWER THIS QUESTION. QUESTION REGARDS THE SUBMISSION OF THE GRANT FOR THE NUECES COUNTY LAW LIBRARY.

>> A DEADLINE FOR THAT THAT WE NEEDED TO MEET?

SAYS RATIFY. >> SO, THERE WAS A DEADLINE, BUT WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET IT ON THE AGENDA PRIOR TO THAT DEADLINE, SO THAT'S WHY IT IS A RATIFY.

>> OKAY. >>JUDGE CANALES: IS THERE IS A

MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SO MOVED.

>>JUDGE CANALES: GOT A MOTION. HOW ABOUT A SECOND.

>> SECOND. >>JUDGE CANALES: ALL THOSE IN

FAVOR. >> SAME THING IN J.

[I. Ratify the execution of Amendment No. 1 to a grant agreement with the Texas Department of Agriculture for the 2021 Texans Feeding Texans: Home-Delivered Meals Grant Program.]

>> JAME THING FOR I. IT WAS AN INCREASE TO THE AWARD AND THEY GAVE US, LIKE, A COUPLE OF DAYS TO SUBMIT IT BACK SO TIMELINE OF GETTING SOMETHING ON AGENDA DIDN'T WORK

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OUT. >> WILL BE NICE WITH THE TIMELINES WE ARE START AND US KNOW SO WE WON'T HAVE TO PULL

IT. >> I CAN ADD THAT IN THE

DISCUSSION PART. >> WITH IF HE CAN WAKE TO THE MEETING. FOR THAT REASON, I CAN UNDERSTAND. OKAY.

THANK YOU, MARIA. >> YOU ARE WELCOME.

>>JUDGE CANALES: A MOTION? >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >>JUDGE CANALES: MOTION AND A SECOND AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

MARIA, ON THE TEXAS HOME-DELIVERED MEALS PROGRAM.

WHAT THEY DID WAS GIVE US MORE MONEY FOR THAT, ISN'T THAT

CORRECT? >> YES.

IT WAS AN $8400 INCREASE. >> $8400?

>>JUDGE CANALES: $8400 EXTRA. HARD TO SAY NO TO LET ME HELP YOU MORE. ITEM NUMBER J.

[J. Approve Amendment to Short Term License Agreement with Corpus Christi Retail Venture LP for space at La Palmera mall related to COVID-19 vaccination operations.]

>> LA PALME RA GO $7,000 AND GO $10,000.

>>JUDGE CANALES: $10,000. AND GOING FOR THREE MORE MONTHS

FOR DECEMBER, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES, LOOKS LIKE THE -- THE FIRST ONE IS A PRORATED AMOUNT BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 8.

THAT'S WHY IT IS LESS. >>JUDGE CANALES: BUT A $10 $10,000-PER MONTH THAT WE SUBMIT FOR REIMBURSEMENT AND, AGAIN, OUR ADVANCED FUNDING FOR FEMA UNDER P. A., PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. WROTE THAT GRANT, GOT MONEY AHEAD OF TIME AND HAVE THE DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE LOCATIONS WHERE WE OFFER SEVEN-DAY-A-WEEK VACCINES.

AND THIS TAKE US THROUGH DECEMBER.

>> DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY PEOPLE GO THROUGH THERE?

>>JUDGE CANALES: EVERY DAY WE SET A CENSUS.

KATHY LATNER IS ON LOCATION AND WE HAVE SEEN A UPTICK IN VACCINE. IT OBVIOUSLY VARIES.

IT IS A FLUID CENSUS COUNT DEPENDING ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT DAY OF THE WEEK IT IS. BUT EVERY VACCINE MATTERS BUT WE CAN -- IF YOU WANT TO GET A CENSUS COUNT PER WEEK, WE CAN GET THAT TO YOU SHORTLY. LET ME LITTLE ISSA GET IT TO

YOU IN THAT REPORT. >> BREAK IT DOWN DAILY.

>>JUDGE CANALES: SINCE WE ARE OPEN UNTIL LATE AT NIGHT, YOU GET COUNT THE NEXT DAY. WE ARE OPEN LATE.

>> THANK YOU. >>JUDGE CANALES: SOUTH FLORIDA

A MOTION AT THE TIME FOR J. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >>JUDGE CANALES: MOTION AND SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY

SAYING AYE. >> M, ARE THESE GENERATORS WE

[M. Rescind Facilities Sales Agreement with AEP Texas related to County Jail Annex generator project approved on June 23, 2021; Ratify Facilities Sales Agreement with AEP Texas related to County Jail Annex generator project with effective date of July 30, 2021.]

APPROVED -- SOMEBODY APPROVED LAST TIME.

NOT THE TRANSFORMERS BUT GENERATORS?

>>JUDGE CANALES: RESCINDING AN AGREEMENT ON APPEAR DATE SITUATION. YOU SEE IT WAS APPROVED ON JUNE 23. NOW WE WILL HAVE AN EFFECTIVE

DATE OF JULY 30. >> CHANGING THE DATE?

>>JUDGE CANALES: CHANGING THE DATE.

>> SO MOVED. >>JUDGE CANALES: MOTION AND A

SECOND. >> SECOND.

>>JUDGE CANALES: ALL KNOWS FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

[N. Approve interlocal agreement between City of Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District, Nueces County and the University of Michigan regarding provision of office space for the BASIC-Cognitive Project.]

>> THE NEXT ONE IS THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT NUECES UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN ON THE BASIC COGNITIVE PROJECT GOING TO ALLOW THE OPPORTUNITY TO -- HALF YOU RECALL TO HAVE TOWER TWO SPACE. THEY WILL PAY FOR HALF OF THIS SPACE WITH THE HEALTH DISTRICT THE 11-15 WAIVER PROGRAM SO BASICING COULD ANY FIVE HAS A PLACE TO GO.

WE WERE AT THE HEALTH DISTRICT AND THEY HAVE TO BECAUSE THE COVID NO LONGER ACCOMMODATE THEM IN CITY-COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH AND ACCOMMODATE THEM HERE.

THIS IS RESEARCH BEING CONDUCTED THE PAST 20 YEARS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THEY HAVE GIVEN YOU A PRENGSZ BEFORE AND FOCUS ON COGNITIVE TIS ORDERS INCLUDING ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA AND THE WORK THEY DO OF THE HEALTH DISTRICT AND, OF COURSE, WITH DISHES AND INSTRUMENTAL AND ALSO MAKES CERTAIN THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHERE OUR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS ARE. AND NOW WE ARE UNDER MANDATE AS TO LOCATING THEM DURING EMERGENCIES AND PROVIDING, YOU

KNOW, ALL THE -- >> HAVE IT IN NUMBER 2 ON REGULAR AGENDA. DO WE NEED TO DO BOTH OF THEM.

>>JUDGE CANALES: I THOUGHT MAYBE WOULD WANT TO HEAR WHAT IS GOING ON. THEY ARE COMING TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION, BUT THE INTERLOCAL IS ON THE CONCEPT SO THEY CAN MOVE IN. THEY WANTED TO MOVE IN AUGUST

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1, BUT THIS WAS OUR SOONEST MEETING AUGUST 4.

AGAIN, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE OUR LEASE AND DIVIDE IT INTO TWO.

THEREFORE, WE WILL MAKE MONEY, SO TO SPEAK.

NUECES COUNTY WILL REDUCE THEIR OBLIGATION BY 50% AND MAKE CERTAIN THAT BASIC-COGNITIVE PROJECT WILL BE IN NUECES

COUNTY. >> WHAT WAS THE LEASE ON THAT,

JUDGE? >>JUDGE CANALES: THE INITIAL LEASE IS $3 200 -- $3200 A MONTH? I HAVE TO REFER TO MY NOTEBOOK. TYNER, HOW MUCH WAS THE ORIGINAL LEASE AND THE HELP FROM THE DISTRICT THROUGH THE WAIVER PROGRAM. I FEEL LIKE IT IS $1115 OR $

$1151. >> LET ME SEE PARTICULAR FIND THAT ABOUT HALF. $3200 AND THEY PLAY $1150.

>> HALF OF THAT WILL BE $1500. >>JUDGE CANALES: THEY ARE PLAYING THE PRO RATA OF WHAT THEY ARE USING.

WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS, THE NUMBER IS.

CLOSE TO HALF. >> SO MOVED.

>>JUDGE CANALES: A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

THAT TAKES CARE OF ALL OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND I ALWAYS LIKE CLERK MAKING SURE DID WE TAKE CARE OF EVERYBODY? NOW WE WILL GO BACK IN TIME AND HAVE THE GENERAL INFORMATION --

[2. Receive presentation from the University of Michigan regarding Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi-Cognitive Project (BASIC-Cognitive), a Health District and University of Michigan work-study research partnership.]

YOU KNOW WHAT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THE REPORT FROM BASIC COGNITIVE NOW? ANYBODY HERE -- DR. GONZALEZ? OKAY. I AM -- I MEAN, IF YOU CAN W WAIT. MELISSA HAS BEEN WAITING.

OKAY, LET'S DO THAT. >> I CAN WAIT, JUDGE.

>>JUDGE CANALES: KIND OF NICE AND IT GOES ON THE BACK OF IT AND STAYS FLUID. DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT?

>> HELLO. >>JUDGE CANALES: HI, WELCOME.

>> SO -- DO YOU NEED FOR ME TO GO CLOSER.

AND BASIC COGNITIVE IN THE WORK THEY DO AT NUECES COUNTY SINCE 2018. YOU KNOW, MY INTEREST IN THEM IS PRIMARILY BECAUSE THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE COGNITIVE HEALTH THAT FALLS IN LINE WITH MENTAL HEALTH.

AND WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN DOING HERE IS REALLY A -- IT'S -- WE CALL IT "RESEARCH"BUT RESEARCH IS TRYING TO MAKE ASSESSMENTS ON HOW THE COMMUNITY IS AND HOW WE CAN APPLY THAT TO THE NATION ABROAD. PARTICULARLY WHAT THIS GROUP IS LOOKING AT IS FOCUSING IN ON OUR AGING POPULATION, THOSE WHO ARE 65 AND ABOVE. AND WHAT THEY ARE REALLY IS WHAT IS THE COGNITIVE HEALTH OF THOSE 65 AND ABOVE HERE IN NUECES COUNTY. THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT INT INTERLIES WITH SEVERAL FACTORS TOO.

THEY DO LOOK AT WORK MAKING DISTINCTION -- DISTINCTIONS OF MEXICAN-AMERICANS AND NONHISPANIC WHITES.

THE THING AROUND THAT -- CENSUS NUMBERS, 60% OF OUR POPULATION IS HISPANIC. AND THE KEY WITH THAT WITH OUR HISPANIC POPULATION, THEY TEND TO NEGLECT COGNITIVE HEALTH AND END UP DEVELOPING DISEASES FALLING UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF DEMENTIA A LOT SOONER. AND IT IS USUALLY NOT CAUGHT AND THAT IS THE MAIN REASON. THEY DON'T HAVE THOSE ASSESSMENTS FOR CATCHING COGNITIVE HEALTH.

PART OF THE WORK IS THAT THEY ARE -- THEY ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS DOING COGNITIVE HEALTH ASSESSMENTS IN THOSE THAT ARE 65 AND ABOVE. AND WHAT THAT REALLY HELPS IS THAT AT THE MOMENT ARE THEY HAVE DONE 1600 MENTAL HEALTH, COGNITIVE ASSESSMENTS AND THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE REALLY DON'T HAVE MANY PHYSICIANS IN TOWN THAT FOCUS ON COGNITIVE HEALTH. AND APART FROM THAT, THERE JUST ISN'T TIME. IF YOU TALK TO THE PHYSICIANS THAT ACTUALLY DO THAT. THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO A COGNITIVE MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT BECAUSE TAKES 20 MINUTES AND AN EXTRA INDIVIDUAL TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

HERE OFF RESEARCH GROUP DOING THAT AS PART OF THEIR ASSESSMENT FOR THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE FOCUSES IS -- THOSE BASICALLY INDIVIDUALS WHO MIGHT BE SUFFERING FROM COGNITIVE HEALTH. APART FROM THAT, LOOKING AT CARETAKERS IN PARTICULAR. THOSE CARETAKERS THAT ARE INTERESTED YOUR. NOT YOUR -- THE NONPAID CARETAKE IRES, USUALLY FAMILY MEMBERS.

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THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT IMPACTS ECONOMICALLY THROUGHOUT THE BOARD, BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT NEEDS TO DEDICATE THEIR TIME TO A FAMILY MEMBER, THEY ARE NOT WORKING.

AND THEY ARE -- AND IF THEY ARE WORKING, IT IS VERY PART-TIME BECAUSE IF ANY HAD YOU ANY EXPERIENCE WITH SOMEONE SUFFERING FROM DEMENTIA, THEY REQUIRE A LOT OF CARE.

AND SO, THEY ARE ALSO LOOKING AT THE CARETAKERS, IF WE GO BACK TO DATA AND STATISTICS, YOU CAN LOOK AT THE CARETAKERS SHOW A TREND OF ACTUALLY GETTING SICK SOONER, BECAUSE THEY ARE -- BEING THE CARE CARETAKER, THEY ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES. NOW WE HAVE A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM CO-MORBIDITIES SUCH AS DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, AND THEY ARE NOT TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES. THAT IS JUST ANOTHER TREND THERE AND THEY ARE MAKING THE ASSESSMENTS WITH THAT POPULATION. THIRD, AND I THINK ANOTHER IMPORTANT FACT THEIR THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE HERE LOCALLY. AND MAKING A SESMENTS ON INTO TO PROVIDE THAT OUTCOME WHAT ARE SOME OF THE NEEDS FOR, IN PARTICULAR, FOR THE POPULATION ON HAND.

THE 65 AND ABOVE, THOSE SUFFERING FROM COGNITIVE HE HEALTH, LOOKING AT OUR CARETAKERS, POSSIBLE SUGGESTIONS WHAT WE CAN DO FOR -- FOR ALLEVIATING SOME OF THE GAPS IN -- IN CARING FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS.

AND SO, AS A WHOLE, THAT -- THE WORK THAT THEY ARE DOING, THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THAT SINCE 2 2018.

AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE CONTINUING TO DO THAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. ONE OF THE NICE -- WHEN IT COMES TO RESEARCH, YOU KNOW, THIS -- THERE ARE THINGS THAT JUST TYPICALLY DON'T GET DONE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE DOING WHEN IT COMES TO THIS RESEARCH, THEY ARE GOING DOOR TO DOOR. THEY ARE KNOCKING ON DOORS AND TALKING TO PEOPLE. A LOT OF TIME PEOPLE GET A PHONE CALL AND NOWADAY PEOPLE DON'T ANSWER THEIR PHONES AND THEY HAD TO SHIFT GEARS AND GO TOWARD DOING PHONE CALLS AND ONLINE, BUT A LOT OF RESEARCH GROUPS DECIDED TO SHUT DOWN.

THEY CHOSE TO CONTINUE FORWARD BECAUSE, AGAIN, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT WORK HERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

NEXT AND FOREMOST. TALK ABOUT THE INDIVIDUALS.

YES, THE UNIVERSITY OF MIC MICHIGAN.

YES, THEY ARE OVER THERE IN MICHIGAN BUT ALL OF THE FIELD WORKERS ARE FROM NUECES COUNTY AND HAVE AN INVESTMENT -- EVEN PERSONAL INVESTMENT IN THIS HAVING SOME OF THEIR OWN FAMILY MEMBERS SUFFERING FROM ISSUES WITH COGNITIVE HEALTH.

THEY ARE THERE. THEY ARE HERE WORKING.

THEY ARE ON THE GROUND. THEY ARE DOING THE DOOR TO DOOR AND SHIFTED BACK TO DOOR TO DOOR NOW THAT A GREATER MAJORITY HAVE STARTED TO GET VACCINATE AND ALL OF THEIR GROUP HAVE BEEN VACCINATED A WRND THEY ARE SHIFTED BACK TO GETTING THAT DOOR-TO-DOOR ACTIVITY.

APART FROM THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE JUST BEEN A -- A MAIN INVESTIGATOR HAS BEEN ADAPTED AND ADOPT THIS COMMUNITY AS A STRONG REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COUNTRY ITSELF.

I SAY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COUNTRY AND SOMETHING WE DON'T TYPICALLY THINK ABOUT, BUT THEN 63% OF OUR POPULATION IS HISPANIC AND PART OF THAT, TOO, IS A NONTRANSIENT POPULATION AND YOU WILL FIND SEVERAL GENERATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE REPRESENTATIVE OF WHAT THE NATION WILL LOOK LIKE AND CAN

BE APPLIED ACROSS THE NATION. >>JUDGE CANALES: EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE WORKING ON, SOCIAL DETERM NANCE.

IT CONVERGES THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OF COGNITIVE DISORDERS AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES OF THOSE VULNERABLES THAT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF IN EMERGENCIES.

AND WORKS BEAUTIFULLY WITH YOUR -- I GUESS ENTIRE MISSION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. IT IS REALLY GREAT AND WE DIDN'T PLAN IT AND KIND OF WORKS OUT PERFECTLY AND WE ARE IN THAT BUILDING TOO. SYNERGY OF THEM ON 9 AND YOU ON ONE, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FACILITATE BETTER MEETINGS AND COORDINATION. THE ONLY THING I ASK FOR TO ALL THIS DATA. THAT DAY IS SO VALUABLE.

IF YOU NEED ANOTHER AGREEMENT, VISIT WITH US, THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND SHARE THAT DATA IN THE SOCIAL DETERMINE NANCE OF HEALTH D DASHBOARD.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO ACHIEVE THAT, DOCTOR, BUT START THAT, LET THEM MOVE IN AND GET COMFY, GIVE THEM A CUP OF COFFEE BEFORE YOU START ASKING FOR STUFF, BUT IF YOU COULD, A HUGE BENEFIT HAVING THEM DOWNSTAIRS AND REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

QUESTIONS FOR DR. GONZALEZ ON THIS? TEXAS A & M WERE SUPER GENEROUS AND WANTED TO HELP.

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BUT IT SEEMS TO ME IF WE WERE TO HOST A SYMPOSIUM AND USE THEIR FACILITY, I THINK THEY ARE VERY WELL AWARE OF WHAT IS GOING ON AND WE COULD CALL ON THEM AS WE CAN CALL ON DEL MAR FOR BIG ROOMS THAT THEY OFFER FROM TIME TO TIME.

>> YOU KNOW, ANOTHER THING THAT KIND OF POPPED OUT TO ME THAT IS KIND OF HAPPENSTANCE AS W WELL, FOCUSSING ON DIABETES WORK AND LITTLE HUB STARTING TO BUILD DOWNTOWN JUNZ JUDGE MAYBE WE CAN START A TREND. I HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT THAT, A GREAT THING TO SHOWCASE. WE HAVE A MEDICAL RESEARCH.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR DR. GONZALEZ? WE WILL LET YOU GET BACK ACROSS THE STREET AND CONTINUE THE GREAT WORK THEIR DOING.

AND YOU WANT TO JUST TELL THE COURT.

YOU ARE GOING TO DALLAS TOMORROW.

WE ALSO NEEDED TO FOCUS ON DEVELOPING A MENTAL HEALTH COURT. SO PART OF THAT IS WHAT I WILL BE DOING TOMORROW IS FLYING OUT TO DALLAS TO INTERACT WITH JUDGE CARR WHO AT TARRANT COUNTY WHO HAS BEEN KNOWN THROUGH THE COMMUNITY AS A RESOURCE OF MENTAL HEALTH COURT IN VARIOUS COUNTIES. AND SO WE ARE GOING OUT THERE AND WILL BE INTERACTING WITH HIM AND PROVIDING SOME -- SOME MENTORSHIP ON HOW WE CAN DEVELOP THAT HERE IN NUECES

COUNTY. >>JUDGE CANALES: AND IF AND WHEN WE DO GET THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROVE A MENTAL HEALTH COURT STAND ALONE, THEN WE WOULD BE ABLE TO EMBARK.

BUT THE LEARNING COMES FIRST, RIGHT, DOCTOR?

>> CORRECT JUDGE JUDGE THE MENTORING AND UNDERSTANDING AND WHY WE ARE SENDING A SMALL GROUP.

BUT, OF COURSE, IT IS OUR DESIRE TO -- AND THIS ALL -- A GENESIS OF A GROUP THAT WE ARE LEADING TOGETHER.

I CALL IT THE JAIL DIVERSION CENTER WORKING GROUP BUT MADE UP OF ALL THE OFFICES, MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY, HOSPITAL DISTRICT, MEMBERS OF NIHD, MYSELF, YOURSELF, CCI 3-RBGZ.

MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS LIKE OCEANS THAT GIVES OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HEALTH CARE, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND OTHERS. I WANT TO SAY THAT BECAUSE SOME CONFUSION THIS MORNING AND I WANT TO MAKE IT CRYSTAL CLEAR THAT IN THE WORLD OF WHO WANTS TO HELP US, WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN CLOSING ANY DO DOORS.

ALL ARE ALWAYS WELCOMED. AND EVERYBODY HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING IN THIS JAIL DIVERSION CENTER WORK GROUP.

DURING TO COVID AND EXPOSURE IN THE COURT ROOM, THIS SUR OUR FIRST TIME TO TAKE A LOOK. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT IF IT IS A WILL OF THIS COURT TO GO FORWARD AND ASK FOR A MENTAL HEALTH COURT, IT WILL BE DONE SO WITH THE PROPER PROCESSES.

WE WILL HAVE TO GET THAT AS PART OF THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AS PART OF THE 88TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

WE ARE NOT EXCLUDING ANYBODY FROM THIS AMAZING ROUNDTABLE IN THIS DISCUSSION, BUT WE ARE GOING THROUGH TO LEARN.

ONCE WE LEARN, WE ARE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SHARE THIS EDUCATION WITH OTHERS. I SPOKE WITH JUDGE GALVAN YESTERDAY. HE HA BE BEEN ACTIVE IN THE JUDICIARY WITH MENTAL HEALTH COURT.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE HE GETS INCLUDED AND EVERYBODY ELSE ON A SECOND TRIP. DUE TO THE DELTA VARIANT AND COVID, WE ARE KEEPING THIS VERY TIGHT AND SMALL.

AND, AGAIN, LOOK FOR IN THE FUTURE FOR WHOEVER IS LI LISTENING, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS TYPE OF DISCUSSION. AGAIN WE HAVE TIME ON OUR SIDE.

WE CAN'T GET TO THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION UNTIL THE 8 8TH. BECAUSE THE SUMMER SESSIONS HAVE VERY SPECIFIC AGENDA EYE FROM THE GOVERNOR.

SO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

>> THANK YOU, DOC. >>JUDGE CANALES: WITH THAT, I AM GOING TO MOVE ON TO -- DO YOU HAVE TIME TO -- TO HANG FOR FIELD OF HONOR. WE WILL DO ONE MORE AND THEN YOU WILL BE ON DECK. AND SO, WHAT WE WILL DO IS MOVE

[1. Discuss disaster preparedness and response, including matters related to COVID-19, Emergency Orders, severe weather, flooding, drainage, economic recovery, state and federal assistance, and infrastructure status, and other related matters.]

TO MELISSA, SO SHE CAN CONTINUE HER WORK IN MANAGE MANAGEMENT.

MELISSA, I SKIPPED OVER H-1 AND I WILL ASK YOU TO HELP IDENTIFY A GOOD SUMMARY WITH MATTERS RELATED TO COVID-19 AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT FALLS UNDER THE OTHER FOUR DISASTER

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DECLARATIONS THAT WE ARE UNDER. HANNA, YURI, FLOOD AND JULY AND THE GRANDDADDY OF THEM ALL, COVID-19.

>> SURE, GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

I WILL START WITH COVID-19 AS THIS PARTICULAR DISASTER HAS THE MOST TO UPDATE ON. RIGHT NOW, COVID-19, AS WE KNOW, IS SURGING AGAIN. KEV THE DELTA VARIANT HERE, AND IT IS -- IT IS FAST AND FURIOUS COMPARED TO WHAT WE HAVE SEEN BEFORE. JUST TO GIVE YOU A RECAP ON YESTERDAY'S NUMBERS IF YOU ARE NOT AWARE, WE HAD 246 CASES CONFIRMED. 184 HOSPITALIZATIONS WITH 43 OF THOSE BEING ICU PATIENTS AND ONE DEATH.

THE DAY BEFORE WE HAD FIVE DEATHS.

SO SEEING ONE DEATH IS A RELIEF, BUT IT DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL LIKE THE SITUATION HAS CHANGED AT ALL.

THE BIGGEST ISSUE ARE THE FOLKS THAT ARE BECOMING ILL WITH COVID-19 WHO ARE NOT VACCINATED ARE GETTING HIT VERY HARD.

THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE REALLY SUCCUMBING TO THE ILLNESS. THOSE THAT ARE VACCINATED THAT ARE CONSIDERED THE BREAKTHROUGH CASES, THOSE ARE THE FOLKS THAT ARE HAVING WHAT WE EXPERIENCED IN THE -- IN THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC WHEN PEOPLE GOT COVID-19, HAD FLU-LIKE SYM SYMPTOMS, STRUGGLED FOR A LITTLE BIT AND RETURNED TO W WORK. THOSE THAT ARE NOT VACCINATE, THEY ARE NOT RETURNING TO WORK. SO RIGHT NOW THE BIGGEST MISSION IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SHOULD BE FOR THE COUNTY AND THE WHOLE REGION AND THE WHOLE STATE OF TEXAS IS GETTING PEOPLE VACCINATED. WE HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE VACCINATED ACCORDING TO ANNETTE RODRIGUEZ FROM PUBLIC HEALTH THAT ARE ONLY VACCINATED WITH FIRST DOSE.

IMPORTANT ALSO TO MESSAGE FOR THOSE FOR WHATEVER REASON DIDN'T COME BACK FOR A SECOND DOSE TO TELL THEM HOW IMPORTANT THAT SECOND DOSE IS TO THEIR OVERCOMING COVID-19 IF THEY DO GET IT. I DO WANT TO SAY QUICKLY I WILL DISCUSS MORE SOME OF THE EV EVENTS, BUT I WANT TO BRING UP AFTER JUST SAYING THAT THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DRIVE THROUGH WE ARE GOING TO HAVE VACCINATED FROM 7:30 IN THE MORNING TO 7:30 AT NIGHT ALL DAY LONG, ASKING ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY WHO NEEDS A VACCINE TO PLEASE SHOW UP.

THIS IS GOING TO BE, AGAIN, AN ALL-DAY EVENT AND WE HAVE MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE IT OUT TO THIS SITE, AND, OF COURSE, OTHER PLACES TO GET VACCINATED AS WELL.

BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING AN INCREASE OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM COVID-19. THE IMPACT IS REALLY TRICKLING INTO OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. WE DO KNOW THAT ONE OF OUR BEST DEFENSES TO KEEPING PEOPLE WHO HAVE COVID-19 OUT OF HOSPITALS IS THE MONO -- EXCUSE ME THE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENTS.

WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT THE POTENTIAL SHORTAGE AS A POTENTIAL NEED AND HOW NUECES COUNTY, ALL OF THE JURIS JURISDICTIONS WITHIN AND THE HOSPITAL SYSTEMS WILL MANAGE THE LARGE VOLUME OF PEOPLE THAT WILL QUALIFY FOR INFUSIONS.

SO BECAUSE OF THAT, WE HAVE DECIDE BOTH COUNTY AND CITY PUBLIC HEALTH, CBRAC, THE COASTAL BEND REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL AND OTHERS THAT OUR BEST BET IN BEING ABLE TO MANAGE INFUSIONS FOR THE HOSPITAL SYSTEMS AND KEEPING THOSE INFUSION PROCESSES FROM FURTHER TAKING AWAY FROM THE HOSPITAL'S CAPABILITY, WE ARE GOING TO BE SUBMITTING A STAR REQUEST TODAY. THE STAR REQUEST IS FOR A TEAM TO FULLY RUN WHAT IS CALLED A RAPID INFUSION CENTER.

THE RAPID INFUSION CENTER IS GOING TO BE A DIRECT CONNECTION FROM THE HOSPITALS TO BCFS WHO WILL FULLY OPERATE WHAT IS CALLED THE RIP. IN WILL HAVE A REGIONAL REACH THAT WILL HELP OUR PARTNER AS THEY HAVE FACILITIES OUTSIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND MANY OTHERS.

A SELF-SUSTAINED TEAM THAT CAN FULLY OPERATE.

A SECOND COMPONENT TO OUR STAR REQUEST, THAT IS REQUESTING THE BCFS TEAM THAT WILL HAVE MOBILE INFUSIONS AS WE RECOGNIZE AND HAVE THE ENTIRE PANDEMIC THAT THERE IS A POPULATION HERE IN NUECES COUNTY THAT HAS LIMITATIONS THAT ARE HOMEBOUND AND HAVE OTHER REASONS TO NOT GET IN A CAR AND GET TO THE INFUSION CENTER AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT REACH.

AND SO THAT SECONDARY TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GOING OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TO PERFORM INFUSIONS.

IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE ENTIRE TEAM AND AS I SAY THE ENTIRE TEAM AND NOT NUECES COUNTY, ALL OF OUR PARTNERS AT HOSPITALS AND DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT RESPOND WITH US.

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REGIONAL AND STATE INJURIES THAT THIS IS THE BEST DECISION FOR NUECES COUNTY TO MAKE TO HELP OURSELVES, HELP OUR PARTNERS AND HELP OUR HOSP HOSPITALS.

MOVING FROM THAT, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO TALK OF THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM AND THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.

WE HAVE AN EXTREME SHORTAGE OF STAFF.

YOU WILL SEE THAT WE PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE.

IT WAS AN ALL CALL TO NURSES. THE REASON WHY WE DID THAT IS BECAUSE THE SITUATION FOR ALL OF OUR HOSPITALS IS CRITICAL.

THEY HAD MORE BEDS. THEY HAVE MORE CAPACITY.

THEY JUST DON'T HAVE THE STAFF TO RUN THEM.

AND SO WE ARE WORKING COLLECTIVELY ABOUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE OF TRYING TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT WAYS OF GETTING STAFF INTO THESE HOSPITALS. I HAVE BEEN MANAGING THE ALL CALL THURSDAY LINE. AND I AM VERY HAPPY TO SAY THAT IT IS A STEADY FLOW OF PEOPLE CALLING IN THAT ARE WILLING TO WORK. THAT ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING TO FILL THESE GAPS. WE DO HAVE MORE INFORMATION DIRECTLY FROM THE HOSPITALS. AND I AM GOING TO ASK THAT JUDGE CANALES PRESENT THIS ON THE PRESS CONFERENCE LATER, BUT I THINK IT IS A GREAT TIME TO JUST SAY IT SINCE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IT AS WELL. IF YOU WERE INTERESTED IN EMPLOYMENT WITH CORPUS CHRISTI MEDICAL CENTER 361-761-1531.

AND YOU WILL BE SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO HUMAN RESOURCES TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

ADDITIONALLY WE HAVE 361- 361-881-3204, AS WELL AS 36 361-881-3138. THOSE TWO NUMBERS FOR BOTH HR INDIVIDUALS THAT CAN HELP YOU WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

ADDITIONALLY THE PHONE NUMBER RELEASED WITH THE PRESS RELEASE 859-396-8204. THAT PHONE WILL BE CONTINUED TO MANNED IF YOU PREFER TO CALL THAT LINE.

EVENTUALLY WE WILL GET A RE RECORDING THAT HAS ALL OF THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONNECTED TO OUR ALL CALL NURSE LINE SO YOU CAN GET THAT INFORMATION IN ONE CALL.

FROM THERE, I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS QUICKLY.

I KNOW THAT, COMMISSIONER, YOU ASKED FOR THE AVERAGE, FULL AT LA PALMERA MALL FOR THE VAC VACCINES.

I AM LOOKING TO CONFIRM WHAT THE AVERAGE FOR MAY, BUT AVERAGE FOR JUNE WAS 201 VACCINES --

>>JUDGE CANALES: PER DAY. >> PER DAY.

THIS SITE IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AND HOW IMPORTANT VACCINATIONS ARE IN THE COMMUNITY.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE OTHER SITES, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO POSSIBLY HAVE A TEAM.

A STATE TEAM COME DOWN AND PERFORM REGULAR VACCINE OPERATIONS. THERE WILL AN CALL AT 123:30 WITH THE STATE AND PUBLIC HEALTH, TO CUSS HOW THIS WILL WORK AND WHAT THIS MEANS FOR THE COUNTY.

BUT IF WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL WAY THAT THANK IS TO BE RUN BY THE STATE TO PROVIDE VACCINES FOR COMMUNITY.

THIS WILL BE CRITICAL TO OUR -- TO OUR RESERVATION OF STAFF AND ABILITIES. I THINK WE ARE IN A PLACE RIGHT NOW WHERE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT GETTING VACCINATED AND ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONS TAKEN BY ALL WHETHER YOU ARE VACCINATED OR NOT.

EVERYTHING FROM MAKING THE PERSONAL CHOICE TO WEAR A MASK.

BY MAKING THE PERSONAL CHOICE TO GET VACCINATED.

BY MAKING THE PERSONAL CHOICE KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE AND KEEP HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND RESPONSE OFFICIALS SAFE.

IT IS IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN ALL OF THIS IS THE PUBLIC MESSAGE SIDE.

IT IS REALLY CRITICAL THAT WE COMMUNICATE THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE IN TO OUR PARTNERS, TO OUR COMMUNITY, TO EVERYBODY THAT IS AROUND US. I AM OKAY WITH TAKING THE TIME TO GO THROUGH THIS SLOWLY BECAUSE IT IS SO IMPORTANCE.

IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME RIGHT NOW THAN OTHER DISASTERS THAT ARE HAPPENING BECAUSE THIS ONE, THIS ONE IS REALLY IM IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY IN SO MANY WAYS.

SO I URGE EVERYBODY THAT IS LISTENING TODAY WHETHER YOU ARE AN EMPLOYEE WITH NUECES COUNTY OR A RESIDENT OF NUECES COUNTY TO PLEASE MAKE THE DECISION FOR YOURSELF OR COMMUNITY OF HOW YOU CAN TAKE PRECAUTIONS. WE KNOW THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE VACCINATE REQUESTED GET COVID-19.

WHETHER YOU ARE VACCINATED OR NOT, I REALLY, REALLY URGE TO YOU TAKE THE EXTRA MEASURES AND NOT FORGET OF THE THINGS WE DID AT THE BEGINNING TO US AT TIMES WAS SO CRITICAL AND IMPORTANT.

SOCIAL DISTANCING, WEARING MASKS, STAYING OUT OF LARGE

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GROUPS. THOSE THINGS ARE NOT MANDATED, THEY ARE STILL JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THEY WERE IN THE BEGINNING IN HELPING US TO PREVENT THE FURTHER SPREAD OF THIS VERY, VERY FAST SPREADING DELTA VARIANT.

I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT ALSO ON THE BACK OF THIS CONVERSATION TO TALK ABOUT THE RESOURCE RESERVE WAREHOUSE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. IT SEEMS LIKE A MONTH OR TWO AGO ALREADY AND HOW IMPORTANT ON THE BACK OF THE WINTER STORM AND A FEW DIFFERENT FLOOD DISASTERS THAT IN EACH OF THOSE DISASTERS WE IDENTIFY THE NEED FOR A WAREHOUSE.

WHERE WE CAN STORE PPE, WHERE WE CAN STORE RESOURCES THAT ARE NEEDED. BUT I THINK BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING FOR COVID-19 AND THE SITUATION THE HOSPITALS ARE EXPERIENCING, IT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THE NEXT REQUEST WE ARE GOING TO GET FOR THE HOSPITALS IS PROBABLY HOW CAN WE STORE PPE.

HOW WE GET MORE PPE. WE NEED TO GO BACK TO THE PETITION BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC AND THINK OF WHAT WERE THE ISSUES WE DEALT WITH? SUPPLY CHAIN INTERRUPTION.

NOT ONLY THE ANTIBODY TREATMENT AND THE ACQUISITION OF THOSE TREATMENT, BUT THE PPE TO CONTINUE TO PROTECT AND SAVE OUR RESPONDERS AND HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.

CONSIDERING FURTHER PURCHASING THOSE ITEM BECAUSE WE CAN LOOK FORWARD AND WE CAN SEE THE NEED THERE AS IT HAS BEEN THE NEED THE ENTIRE PANDEMIC. AS FAR AS COVID-19, THAT IS REALLY MY UPDATE FOR NOW. I WANT TO OPEN THE DOOR FOR QUESTIONS BEFORE I MOVE ON TO NICKELS.

>>JUDGE CANALES: OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MELISSA? OBVIOUSLY THE HIGHLIGHT IS THAT SHE HAS THIS 2 B 30 CALL.

WE HAVE A 5 HE CLOCK TO PRESS CONFERENCE.

WE ARE INVITING EVERY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO BE A PART OF THAT MESSAGING AND LISTEN TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE, BUT THAT 2:30 CALL IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT, BECAUSE IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER ONCE AGAIN WITH OUR STATE FOLKS.

AND WE LOVE DOING THAT. AND SO THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE VACCINATIONS ALL AROUND THE CITY.

THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IN THE LAST GO AROUND, WE USED THE STATE FOR EVERYTHING, FOR STAFFING, FOR CONTRACT TRACING, FOR VACCINATIONS AND TESTING.

WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, NOW ANY TIME A STATE SAYS CAN WE HELP YOU, WE SAY, YES, WE WOULD LOVE IT.

THANK YOU. AND SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THESE TEAMS -- THESE STRIKE TEAMS COME IN AND FOCUS AREAS THAT WE BELIEVE WE HAVE HIGH LEVEL OF VULNERABILITIES IN WHERE WE CAN UTILIZE THE VACCINES AND ALSO BRINGS UP ANOTHER TEAM TO WORK ON TESTING.

WE ARE STARTING TO GET A LOT OF CALLS FOR TESTING.

AND SO WITH SCHOOLS HAVING OUTBREAKS AND JUST -- WE ARE SEEING IN GENERAL WHENEVER THERE ARE BIG, BIG CONGREGATE SETTINGS FOR THAT REASON, I HAVE DECIDED TO RESCHEDULE THE STATE OF THE COUNTY, BECAUSE WE WERE EXPECTING OVER 800 PEOPLE ON AUGUST 25. AND JUST NO WAY I CAN EFFE EFFECTIVELY ACHIEVE THAT GOAL UNLESS WE RESCHEDULE.

I HAVE BEEN OFFERED TO DO THINGS VIRTUALLY.

I AM ALWAYS HAPPY TO -- TO PRODUCE VIDEOS, TO TALK ABOUT THE COUNTY, AND I PROBABLY WILL DO THAT TO KEEP PEOPLE INFORMED AND WE WILL WAIT FOR A BETTER TIME.

THAT WAS MY UPDATE, MELISSA. I KNOW YOU WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION FROM 5:00 FROM THE HOSPITALS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAID IT BECAUSE OF OUR ALL CALL, WE WERE ABLE TO ACHIEVE OVER 30 VERY VIABLE LICENSED HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO SEND TO OUR HOSPITALS WHO ARE OFFERING INCENTIVES AND GOOD PAY. AND SO I THINK IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT WHEN WE DO THESE TYPES OF CALLS, WE DO NOT DO SO LIGHTLY, BUT LOOK AT THE RESULTS THAT I YESTERDAYED. HCA NEEDED 40 NURSES, WE WERE A I BELIEVE TO IDENTIFY 30 IN 24 HOURS.

WHAT DOES THAT TELL YOU? ONE, WE HAVE AN AMAZING COMMUNITY AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR HEEDING IN CALL.

AND TWO, WHEN WE ARE IN TROUBLE, WE COME TOGETHER, PERIOD. AND WE DON'T BELIEVE IN -- IN FEARMONGERING. WE WE BELIEVE IN ACCURATE INFORMATION AND WE HAVE IN COURT AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM THAT I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF LEADING THAT UNDER STAND THAT HISTORY AND EXPERIENCE MEAN SOMETHING AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO WAIT UNTIL WE ARE ON UBER CRISIS WITH THE STAFF THAT IS THERE NOT GETTING THE SUPPORT THEY NEED.

THAT IS WHY WE TOOK ACTION AND SO GRATEFUL THAT THE RESULTS HAVE WILL BE BEEN FELT. IN ADDITION, MELISSA IS WORKING

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WITH -- AS REALLY A FACILITATOR FOR THE CONTRACTORS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE HOSPITALS. THERE IS A LOT TO UNPACK HERE, BUT JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW, WHEN STAFFING IS NEEDED, THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT TRACKS. A TRACK FOR PROFIT HOSPITALS AND A VERY DIFFERENT TRACK FOR NONPROFIT.

TAKE KRISTA SPAWN. THEY CAN HIRE A CONTRACTOR AND HAVE A PORTAL AVAILABLE FOR FEMA AND NOT THE CASE FOR HCA.

WE NEED BOTH HOSPITAL SYSTEMS TO BE STRONG FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND RESPOND TO OUR REGION. DRISCOL IS IN ITS LEAGUES ALL OF ITS OWN WITH PEDIATRIC CARE AND WE STAND READY TO ASSIST THEM AS WELL. RIGHT NOW THE CALLS AND PLEAS WERE FROM STAFFING FOR BOTH OUR MAJOR HEALTH CARE HOSPITALS AND I BELIEVE BECAUSE OF OUR EFFORTS HERE AT NUECES COUNTY, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP THE NONPROFIT AND PROFIT ACHIEVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STAFF CORRECTLY SO THAT ALL OTHER ILLNESSES IN OUR COMMUNION CAN ALSO BE TAKEN CARE OF.

YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR HOSPITALS NOT PERFORMING REGULAR SERVICES BECAUSE THEIR ENTIRE HOP IS DEDICATED TO COVID, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL. THAT IS AN UPDATE FROM MYSELF, MELISSA. ANY QUESTIONS FOR HER AT THE

TIME. >> I HAVE A QUESTION, JUDGE.

MELISSA, WHEN YOU WERE DOING SHOTS AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE,

DID YOU GET A GOOD RESPONSE. >> YES, WE DID.

FROM 20 TO 100 IN A ONE-DAY PERIOD.

THAT SITE IS SUCCESSFUL. WE WANT TO KEEP DOING ANY OF THE VACCINATION SITES THAT RENDERED PEOPLE GETTING VACCINATED. LA PALMERA IS VERY SUCCESSFUL.

HAVING ONE IN COURTHOUSE IS VERY SUCCESSFUL.

LIKE THE JUDGE SAID EARLIER IF WE VACCINATED ONE MAKES A DIFFERENCE. BUT SOME OF THE AREA THAT HAS A HIGHER VOLUME I WANT TO ADD REAL QUICK AND WE TALKED ABOUT TESTING IF SOMEONE IS NEEDED TESTING WHETHER THEY ARE SICK ARE WELL, THEY CAN ALWAYS CALL AND GET TESTED THROUGH THE AMISTAD CLINIC OR SICK AND KNOW THEY HAVE A POSSIBLE EXPOSURE AND QUESTIONS OF TESTING IS GETTING HIGHER AND HIGHER.

>> HOW ABOUT USING EVERY BUILDING THAT WE HAVE GOT, CALDERON BUILDING AND EVEN IF WE VACCINATE ONE PERSON, WE

HAVE DONE GOOD. >> I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT, COMMISSIONER. MY ONLY PROBLEM WITH THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BANDWIDTH AND STAFF.

>> I WAS THINKING OF MAYBE DOING MONDAY AND THURSDAY AND GO BACK TO THE ORDINARY SIDE. NOT EVERYBODY WILL BE OUT THERE AT ONCE. TAKE DIFFERENT STATES FOR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AND MAYBE -- I WAS THINKING.

A LOT OF PEOPLE GO TO CHURCH. HAVE WE ATTEMPTED TO TALK TO THE PEOPLE AT THE CHURCH, THE DIOCESE AND GIVE A SPOT AT THE BACK OF THE CHURCH AND LET PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED.

>>JUDGE CANALES: WE HAVE HAD ACTIVE VACCINATION AT CHURCHES AND THEY HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL.

THAT IS WHY THE CALL AT 2:30 IS TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE TEAMS. WE CAN MAKE -- WE HAVE A LIST OF PLACES THAT THEY CAN GO.

AND THEY WILL BE ABLE TO BE OUR FACILITATORS.

THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH JARROD AND MICKI OUR TEAM AND THE GO OUT AND VACCINATE ALL OVER OUR COMMUNITY IN VERY SMALL -- WE WILL CALL THEM P POP-UP MOBILE CLINICS AND PUT COUNTY BUILDINGS ON THOSE LI LISTS.

AND THAT IS J GETTING THOSE TEAMS IS SO CRITICAL.

>> I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, JUDGE.

THAT IS WHY I WAS ASKING. THANK YOU.

>>JUDGE CANALES: OKAY, MELISSA, YOU KNOW WITH COVID, YOU COULD REALLY NEVER STOP. WE WILL LEAVE YOUR GATEWAY OPEN -- YOUR E-MAIL, YOUR PHONE FOR COMMISSIONERS TO CONTINUE TO GET EN GAMED AND ASK QUESTIONS, WHATEVER THEY NEED.

ALL THESE CLINICS THAT YOU ARE DOING, COMMISSIONERS, ARE SUPER HELPFUL. THANK YOU TO ALL OF HOW ARE DOING SCHOOL CLINICS AND COMBINING THEM.

IT IS SUPER IMPORTANT THAT YOU COORDINATE WITH MELISSA.

OTHERWISE, WE HAVE REPETITIVE. AS YOU SAID ROUND ROBINING THE

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STAFF AND IF YOU HAVE BEEN AT WEST OSO YESTERDAY, WE CAN WAIT A FEW DAYS TO GO BACK. WE CAN ASK IF YOU HAVE A SEPARATE CLINIC WORKING, WE ARE GRATEFUL.

AND WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THOSE COORDINATED EFFORTS HAPPEN. ALSO IF WE ARE NOT.

IF THE COUNTY OR HEALTH DISTRICT IS NOT USING OUR SOFTWARE, IT MEANS THEY ARE UPLOADING THE INFORMATION TO END TRACK IN A DIFFERENT WAY AND WE NEED TO WORK WITH THEM FOR CENSUS OF THEIR VACCINATIONS AND WE UNDERSTAND WEEKLY HOW IT HAS BEEN TAKEN. IF WE WAIT FOR THE STATE, IT TAKES TOO LONG. NOT EVERYBO REALLY HIGH-TECH SOFTWARE THAT WE TO DO LET US UPLOAD IT STRAIGHT TO THE TEXAS SITE. IF YOU ARE HAVING SOMETHING IN BISHOP, FLOWER BLUFF. COORDINATE AND GET THE.OF CONTACT AND GET IN TOUCH WITH MELISSA AND SHE CAN WORK WITH THEM TO REPORT THE DATA ACCURATELY EVERY WEEK.

MELISSA, I WILL LET YOU CONTINUE.

THAT IS THE HIGHLIGHT. YOU ALWAYS ARE WELCOME TO TALK ABOUT THE REST, BUT I KNOW THAT COVID JUST TAKES UP SOME OF THE

OXYGEN THERE ON THESE OTHER. >> I THINK THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, THIS UPDATE IS THE MOST RELEVANT AND CRITICAL INFORMATION AND I WOULD LIKE IF THAT IS OKAY WITH THE COURT TO CONTINUE BACK IN MY WORK RIGHT NOW.

I HAVE MORE -- I HAVE MORE INFORMATION I CAN SHARE VIA E-MAIL ON SOME OF THE PLACES WE ARE AT ON THE OTHER DISASTERS, JUST THAT WHEN WE GET ONE PARTICULAR DISASTER THAT TURNS INTO WHAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING RIGHT NOW WITH THE COVID SURGE,

IT REALLY DOES TAKE PRIORITY. >>JUDGE CANALES: I AGREE.

I WILL DO MY ALL CALL HERE. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS WHETHER FLOODING, DRAINAGE, ECONOMIC RECOVERY, ERAP PROGRAM OR ANY OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE STATUS REGARDING OUR LOCAL DISASTERS, YURI, HANNA, MAY FLOOD, JULY FLOOD, THAT YOU SPEAK NOW AND IF NOT, ALLOW MELISSA TO GIVE YOU A SUMMARY.

IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ARE, A, THIS IS YOUR TIME.

ALL OF THE LOCAL DISASTERS. I PERSONALLY WILL BE ADDRESSING COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING WATER AND THE NECESSITY OF WATER DURING HURRICANE -- WINTER -- FELT LIKE A HURRICANE. FREEZING HURRICANE.

WINTER STORM YURI SEPARATELY. I WON'T BELABOR THE MOMENT NOW ALREADY ONLY TO SAY THAT -- THAT I WILL BE ADDRESSING THAT AND I FIND DISGRACEFUL THAT A COMMISSIONER WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

>> ARE YOU MAKING A COMMENT, JUDGE?

>>JUDGE CANALES: MELISSA, DO YOU HAVE ANY -- HANG ON FOR A SECOND. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MELISSA, COMMISSIONERS, WITH REGARD TO -- WITH REGARDS TO THIS? WE HAVE DELIVERED THE INFORMATION REGARDING WATER AND THE NECESSITY FOR WATER TO KEEP OUR HOSPITALS AVAILABLE DURING WINTER STORM YURI, THERE WAS NO WATER AVAILABLE. AS YOU KNOW NOT ONLY DID WE HAVE THE LIGHTS OFF BUT WE HAD A WATER PROBLEM ALL THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY BUT IS ESPECIALLY EFFECTED WATERS TO RUN THEIR BOILERS, TO RUN THEIR FACILITIES.

WITH NO WATER, IT IS NOT JUST A CRISIS, IT IS A COMPLETE CA AT THAT TIME TROPHY. WE -- CATASTROPHE.

WE SPENT THREE NIGHTS MAKE CERTAIN WE FOUND EVERY WATER PUMP -- NOT JUST US BUT THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS.

I AM GRATEFUL THAT I WAS AN ENGINEERING IN THE OIL FIELD AND I CALLED EVERY OIL FIELD COMPANY THAT I WORKED WITH LOOK FOR THE RIGHT TRUCKS, AND THE RIGHT WATER, AND I AM ALWAYS HAPPY TO ANSWER, BUT WE HAD NUMEROUS.

NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THIS IN COMMISSIONERS COURT.

AGAIN, IT IS SORT OF AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO LAY IT OUT AND I AM HAPPY TO DISCUSS IT WITH ANY RESIDENT THAT IS LISTENING TODAY. YOU DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION THAT THESE COMMISSIONERS GET BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO MELISSA EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK.

SHE IS 24-7. SOMETIMES YOU DON'T GET A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETINGS.

SO YOU GET -- YOU GET OPEN ACCESS TO ANY QUESTION AND WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANYTHING WE CAN WHEN IT COMES TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DISASTERS BUT WILL BE AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO ADDRESS A COMMISSIONER WHO DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE -- QUITE FRANKLY THE CATASTROPHE WE WERE LIVING

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THROUGH AND THERE IS NO EXCUSE, BECAUSE WE ARE ALL HERE.

AND, AGAIN, I AM GRATEFUL THAT WE COULD SUPPLY WATER.

THANK YOU TO THE JUDGE FROM LAREDO TEXAS.

THANK YOU TO DD 2, TO WATER DISTRICT NUMBER THREE, YOU SAVED SO MANY LIVES BY ALLOWING WATER TO BE USED FROM YOUR JURISDICTIONS AND ALL OF THE -- JUST ALL OF THE AMAZING PEOPLE FROM AIMS WORTH TRUCKING THAT GAVE US CDL DRIVERS.

AN UNBELIEVABLE FEAT. NOT ABOUT ME, BUT REALLY MAKES ME VERY ANGRY THAT THERE IS NOT AN APPRECIATION FOR THE H HARD-WORKING MEN AND WOMEN INSIDE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO DID EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO GET YOU ARE TO THESE HOSPITALS. IF THATS WAS NOT CRYSTAL CLEAR, I WILL MAKE SURE I WRITE A VERY THOROUGH BRIEFING SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND IT, COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ.

>> YOU MIGHT WANT TO LET CHANNEL 6 KNOW THAT.

>>JUDGE CANALES: SO GLAD THAT YOU THINK CHANNEL 6 AND ONE COMMENT REALLY DEFINES EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

WE KNOW INSIDE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ALL THREE HOSPITALS UNDERSTAND THAT IT WAS NUECES COUNTY, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, THAT WAS ABLE TO DELIVER FOR THEM INSIDE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. IF THAT IS WHERE YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION, AND YOU DO NOT GET IT FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, I

FEEL SORRY FOR YOU. >> WELL, THANK YOU FOR FEELING STORY FOR ME, BUT THE PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHERE THAT

MONEY WENT TO. >>JUDGE CANALES: IT WENT TO SAVE YOUR HOSPITALS. IT WENT TO SAVE YOUR HOSPITALS.

>> NOT WHAT PETERSON SAID -- >>JUDGE CANALES: YOU ARE INCORRECT. LISTEN, IT IS NOT IMPORTANT UNTIL WE GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED TO REREAD AND REUNDERSTAND. YOU WERE HERE.

NO REASON -- >>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: YOU DON'T TELL US UNTIL YOU -- SOMEBODY CALLED YOU LATE AT NIGHT AND YOU COME TO US AND TELL US -- WE ARE THINKING THAT YOU ARE TELLING US -- BEING TRUTHFUL THAT PEOPLE ARE DYING SO WE APPROVE THE PAYMENT. PEOPLE ARE CRITICIZING US THE COMMISSIONER BECAUSE WE APPROVED THE MONEY FOR THAT

WATER. >>JUDGE CANALES: YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ, YOU HAVE INVOKED THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. YOU HAVE INVOKED CE O, AND KRISTA SPAN SYSTEM. I WILL BE HAPPY TO HAVE THEM CALL YOU AND TELL YOU WHAT THE URGENCY OF THE MATTER SINCE --

>>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: I AM ONLY GOING WHAT THEY TOLD

MEDIA, OKAY. >>JUDGE CANALES: YOU HAVE THE STORY AS USUAL INCORRECT. SORRY FOR YOUR LACK OF UNDERSTANDING. I AM GOING TO TRY MAKE YOU -- GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED.

I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE UP ANY MORE OF THE COURT'S TIME.

>>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: I APPRECIATE THAT.

>>JUDGE CANALES: YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

MELISSA AND EVERYBODY IN OUR RIDE OUT TEAM AND EVERYBODY ELSE IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, BUTTER BELIEVE WE ARE GOING TO ACT TO SAVE LIVES. THAT IS WHAT WE DID THAT NIGHT AND DISGRACEFUL YOU DON'T HAVE AN APPRECIATION FOR THE PEOPLE IN THAT EMERGENCY RIDE OUT TEAM.

>>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTY THAT WORKS FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND SUCH A THING

THAT YOU HAVE TO BE TRUTHFUL. >>JUDGE CANALES: WE ARE AND WE ARE. AND I JUST WANTED TO STAY COMMISSIONERS AND I AM REALLY CALLING ON YOU AT THIS TIME, SOMETIMES THE SILENCE OF OUR FOREIGN, NOT THE HATEFUL WORDS OF AN ENEMY THAT REALLY HURTS. AND I AM CALLING ON YOU, COMMISSIONER MAREZ, COMMISSIONER CHESNEY AND COMMISSIONER -- YOU KNOW FOR A FACT THAT WATER IS NEEDED TO RUN THE MONEY. AND WHETHER YOU NEED THE INFORMATION AFTER THE MEETING, I SUSPECT THAT THERE COULD BE SOME DOCUMENTATION THAT YOU CAN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS COUNTY SAVED LIVES THAT NIGHT AND THE NIGHTS AFTERWARDS TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT WATER WAS GIVEN TO THOSE HOSPITALS.

YOU HAVE GOT TO HAVE WATER TO RUN YOUR HOSPITALS.

AND WE DID. AND THERE IS -- THAT IS AN

UNEQUIVOCAL FACT. >>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: JUDGE, I WELL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WATER SAVES LIFE.

I WELL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WATER IS NEEDED IN HOSPITALS AND

MEDICAL FACILITIES -- >>JUDGE CANALES: YOU KEEP WITH

YOUR LINE OF ARGUMENT. >>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: YOU

BROUGHT IT UP, JUDGE. >>JUDGE CANALES: YOU KEEP IT.

YOU EXPLAIN WHY YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO PAY FOR WATER TO YOUR HOSPITALS. I AM COMPLETELY --

>>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: JUDGE, WE HAVE APPROVED TO PAY

FOR THAT WATER. >>JUDGE CANALES: YOU JUST SAID

YOU DIDN'T WANT TO. >>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: I SAID WE DIDN'T WANT TO. I SAID -- UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT IT WAS HAPPENING WHY IT WAS APPROVED.

>>JUDGE CANALES: ACTUALLY, S SIR, IT WOULD HAVE COME UNDER EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. WE ACT WITHIN AN EMERGENCY.

IF WE DON'T, PEOPLE GET HURT. WE ACT.

WE ARE NOT GOING. >>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: VERY

WELL, JUDGE, THANK YOU. >>JUDGE CANALES: BOY.

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>> CAN WE JUST GO ON. >>JUDGE CANALES: I WILL BE HAPPY TO. BUT CERTAIN THINGS COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ THAT SHOULD BE COMMENTED ON BECAUSE, YOU KNOW WHAT, TOO MUCH OF A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING AND TRUTH THAT NEEDS TO BE UPHELD HERE. IT'S -- LIKE I SAID, IT'S JUST

-- IT IS A DISGRACE. >>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: ALL

ABOUT TRANSPARENCY. >>JUDGE CANALES: JUDGE THAT'S RIGHT. THAT IS WHY WE BRING THINGS TO COURT. HAVE THESE REPORTS EVERY SINGLE MONTH. THE PROBLEM IS REQUIRES YOU LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING AND LISTENING.

AND FOR THAT, I CHALLENGE YOU, SIR.

>>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: WELL, YOU --

>>JUDGE CANALES: AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON.

>>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: BRING BACK AND WANT US -- AND

TO -- BECAUSE YOU DID IT. >>JUDGE CANALES: SOMETHING CALLED COMMISSIONER SCHOOL AND YOU SHOULD ATTEND.

>>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: I WAS ACTUALLY THERE AT THE

CONFERENCE. >>JUDGE CANALES: BOY.

OKAY. I WILL LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE.

[4. Discuss and consider approval of BCFS Incident Management Team Response Services Contract, in the event of a disaster to support response operations in Nueces County.]

NUMBER 4 IS DISCUSS AND SISTER ON THE REGULAR AGENDA 3 A-4 DISCUSS BCFS INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM RESPONSE SERVER CONTRACT. THIS ITEM WILL BE TABLED BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO GO FOR AN RFP TO DO A REALLY COMPREHENSIVE SCOPE OF WORK. IT SEEMS WE HAVE TOO MANY DISASTERS BACK TO BACK. AND RATHER THAN THIS BEING VERY NARROW, WE WILL HAVE AN RFP TO FOCUS ON OUR NATURAL DISASTERS.

WITH THAT TABLING, I WILL GO BACK INTO REGULAR ORDER.

>> DO WE NEED A MOTION TO TABLE.

>>JUDGE CANALES: YES, WE DO. >> MOTION.

>> I WILL TAKE AS SECOND SINCE COMMISSIONER CHESNEY ASKED FOR THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY

SAYING AYE. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: TO

WHAT DATE, JUDGE? >>JUDGE CANALES: YOU KNOW IT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK AS A AUTHORITY -- LIKE A PROCUREMENT

SESMENT. >> FRIDAY AT P.M.

>> I WON'T BE HERE. >>JUDGE CANALES: YOU CAN

ATTEND BY PHONE OR VIRTUAL. >> I WILL BE TRAVELING.

>>JUDGE CANALES: CAN YOU PARTICIPATE.

>> TUESDAY -- >>JUDGE CANALES: WENT OUT MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE REASON IS BECAUSE IN ORDER TO MEET THE HURRICANE SEASON, WE NEED TO ACTUALLY GET IN RPF

UP. >> BELINDA CHECKED WITH EVERYBODY'S OFFICE. COMMISSIONER CHESNEY.

>> APPROVE IT TODAY WAS NOT ENOUGH.

>>JUDGE CANALES: WE DIDN'T NOTICE IT PROPERLY.

RFP. IT LIT RALEIGH WOULD TAKE TWO

MINUTES. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I WILL TRY TO JUMP ON. I HAVE FAMILY OBLIGATION.

I DIDN'T SEE IT. >>JUDGE CANALES: COMMISSIONER MAREZ, CAN YOU BE ON THE PHONE. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, CAN YOU

BE ON THE PHONE. >>COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ: I

WILL TRY. >>JUDGE CANALES: YOU CAN CALL IN RIGHT HERE OR NO? YES?

>> YOU CAN CALL IN IF YOU WOULD LIKE, BUT THE NUMBER IS ON AGENDA ON THE COVER. THE SAME NUMBER EVERY TIME.

>>JUDGE CANALES: YOU KNOW WHAT WE COULD DO WORST-CASE SCENARIO IF YOU CAN NOT -- IF REALLY TOO MUCH DIFFICULTY, WE CAN RENOTICE IT FOR TUESDAY WHEN WE ARE IN BUDGET WORKSHOP AND DO IT RIGHT BEFORE BUDGET WOR WORKSHOP.

>> THAT WOULD BE PREFERABLE. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I JUST

HAVE A FAMILY OBLIGATION. >>JUDGE CANALES: TAKE CARE --

>> AND NOT ME. >>JUDGE CANALES: THAT IS CORRECT. ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

WELL YOU ARE DERELICT TO THE PEOPLE.

THEN DON'T BE A GOOD COMMISSIONER FOR THE PEOPLE.

WE ARE TRYING TO GET HURRICANE MATTERS SOLVED.

COMMISSIONER CHESNEY. >>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: I AM

TRYING TO WORK WITH YOU. >>JUDGE CANALES: I JUST WORKED FOR YOU MAKING THE CHANGE FOR TUESDAY.

BECAUSE CHESNEY HAS AN EMERGENCY.

>> MINE TOO. MY WIFE HAS A APPOINTMENT.

>> I WILL TRY IN. >>JUDGE CANALES: YOU CAN CALL

IN. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: IF WE NEED TO CALL IN ON FRIDAY, -- WHATEVER IS EASY FOR EVERYBODY.

>> IT WILL BE VERY SHORT. >>JUDGE CANALES: WE WILL TRY IF WE DON'T ESTABLISH QUORUM GET READY FOR TUESDAY --

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: JUST TO POST SOMETHING?

>>JUDGE CANALES: POSTING AN RFP.

>> YES, MICHAEL HAD THE AGENDA WORDING.

>>JUDGE CANALES: WE WILL DO THE PLEDGE BUT DON'T DO

ANYTHING ELSE. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: REQUESTING PERMISSION TO RFP. I'LL CALL IN.

>>JUDGE CANALES: THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

>> I WILL BE HERE TOO, JUDGE, IN CASE YOU WANT TO KNOW.

>>JUDGE CANALES: ITEM NUMBER 5 IS DISCUSS AN AWARD -- SO

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SORRY, I NEED TO GO BACK. I KEEP SKIPPING.

[3. Discuss and consider Memorandum of Understanding with Military VIP, Inc. related to Field of Honor event to be held at the Richard Borchard Regional Fairgrounds.]

NUMBER THREE. WE NEED TO GO BACK TO NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND MAY CREATE WHAT WE CALL LEVEL SETTING, WHICH IS BRINGING THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE BACK INTO THIS AGENDA AND MAYBE CREATING SOME UNITY.

THIS IS TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MILITARY VIP, RELATING OF FIELD OF HONOR EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE RICHARD BORCHARD REGIONAL FAIRGROUNDS.

JJ -- I SHOULD HAVE CALLED HIM -- DO YOU WANT TO TEXT HIM TO SEE IF HE CAN JOIN ON THE TELEPHONE.

BUT LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACK GROWN, AND THEN I AM GOING TO ASK THE MILITARY VIP TO PROVIDE BACKGROUND INFORMATION. BUT THERE WAS AN AMAZING EVENT THAT WE DISCOVERED IN VICTORIA HELD EVERY YEAR CALLED "FIELD OF HONOR." DURING VETERANS DAY.

30 DAYS AND INCLUDES VETERAN'S DAY TO HONOR OUR MEN AND WOMEN WHO SACRIFICED SO MUCH WITH THE FLAG.

YOU RECALL WE DO THIS INSIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SO BEAUTIFULLY, AND WE WANT TO THANKS ALAN WILSON AND THE ROTARY CLUB FOR SHARING AND SHOWCASING THIS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. THE FLAGS LINE UP OCEAN DRIVE AND SIMILAR AND UNIQUE -- VERY UNIQUE FOR THE COUNTRY AND OUR IDEA IS TO BRING A FIELD OF HONOR WITH MILITARY FLAGS, AMERICAN FLAGS HONORING VETERAN THE RICHARD BORCHAR D FIELD.

WHAT IS DONE IN VICTORIA GOES TO A MILITARY ORGANIZATION.

WE NEEDED A MILITARY TORSION PARTNER WITH US, AND IT IS VERY EXCITING THAT MILITARY VIP WHICH WAS -- WHICH IS SOMEWHAT NEW, BUT I WILL LET YOU HEAR MORE.

AND ITS FOUNDER IS MIKE SHAW NOT ONLY A VETERAN FROM THE VIETNAM WITH A WAR, BUT EVERYBODY KNOWS -- VIETNAM WAR, BUT EVERYBODY KNOWS HIM OF SUPPORTER OF ALL THINGS VETERANS. AND HE DECIDED THAT VETERAN ISSUES WERE SO IMPORTANT IN NUECES COUNTY THAT WE FORM AN O TO PUT EVERYTHING UNDER ONE UMBRELLA AND THAT UMBRELLA IS MILITARY VIP. SO, AGAIN, LIKE ANYTHING, ANY TIME YOU WANT TO DO GOOD, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED, AN AGREEMENT. TODAY BEFORE YOU COMMISSIONERS, AND I WILL INVITE MILITARY VIP TO THE PODIUM, BUT WE NEED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. AND YOU HAVE BEEN PROVIDED, I BELIEVE THAT DOCUMENT. BUT WILL YOU US UP A LITTLE BIT WITH LITTLE MORE BACK GROUND WHAT WE ARE HOPING FOR? I KNOW ALL THESE COMMISSIONERS WOULD WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO

PARTICIPATE. >> HI, THANK YOU, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. KATE RIPPERT, DIRECTOR OF MILITARY VIP, INC. AND OUR OBJECTIVE WITH THIS EVENT IS TO SUBSTANTIATE ALL OF THE MONEY WE TAKE IN FOR THIS EVENT AND REISSUE WITH THE VARIETY OF OTHER NONPROFIT VETERAN FORWARD ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN NUECES COUNTY.

THIS WILL BE OUR FLAGSHIP EVENT.

AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO GROW THAT AS WELL AS OUR SUPPORT PARTNERING SPONSORSHIP OF MILL FORWARD PROGRESS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY -- MILITARY FORWARD PROGRESS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

>>JUDGE CANALES: WHAT IS SO EXCITING.

KATE AND I MET FOR THE VETERANS ROUNDTABLE AND SHE IS THERE TO LISTEN AND PROMOTE WHAT THEIR GOOD WORK WITH AND WE REALIZED THAT, WOW, WE HAVE A REAL SYNERGY HERE.

AGAIN, WE ALREADY KNOW WE WILL REPURCHASE -- I WISH THIS COMES

IN HANDY, BUT 500 FLAGS. >> WE MAY UP IT.

>> MAY UP IT. >> DEFINITELY 500.

>>JUDGE CANALES: ON OCEAN DRIVE.

THEY HAVE GROWN. 2500.

THEY ARE HUGE. THIS FIELD OF HONOR AT THE FAIRGROUNDS BE WITH VISITED BY ALL OF NUECES COUNTY FOR A PERIOD OF DAYS. AND WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED TO RECEIVE PEOPLE, INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND POLITICAL JURISDICTIONS WHO WANT TO BE A PART OF IT.

AND THIS IS SO EXCITING BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT WE CAN HAVE FLAGS AVAILABLE EVEN IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD THE $40, OR $50.

WE ARE KEEPING IT LEVEL WITH ROTARY.

>> EXACTLY. >>JUDGE CANALES: IT IS $40 IN VICTORIA. THAT'S WHY I HAVE IT IN MY

HEAD. >> I UNDERSTAND.

>>JUDGE CANALES: IT WILL COME WITH A TAG WHETHER I HAVE THIS NAME OF A VETERAN THAT YOU ARE -- THAT YOU ARE HONORING.

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>> CORRECT. >>JUDGE CANALES: IT IS JUST GOING TO REALLY BE BEAUTIFUL. BUT THE MOST EXCITING THING -- AND THIS PART WE HAVEN'T WORKED OUT YET.

BUT JJ HAS A NICE COMMITTEE. STEVEN DAVIDSON FROM MOTA FOR STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE. HE WAS THE SOLDIER OF THE YEAR AT ONE POINT FOR OUR COUNTRY AND WORKS IN THE COASTAL BEND AND LIVES HERE AND ISRAEL GARCIA, A VERY FINE ARMY VETERAN, AND HE HAS STEPPED UP. AND A NICE SMALL COMMITTEE AND IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED, I ASK THAT YOU REACH OUT TO KATE AT MILITARY VIP AND ALSO YOU START THINKING ABOUT WHO YOU ARE GOING TO HONOR THIS VETERANS DAY. WE ARE LOOKING ALSO FOR A LIGHTING SPONSOR IN ORDER TO REALLY APPRECIATE THIS INCREDIBLE SEA OF FLAGS. WE NEED TO FIND SOME SPO SPONSORSHIP FOR LIGHTING IT UP. KATE IS WORKING ON THIS WITH THIS COMMITTEE, BUT I PLEDGE TO HELP IN THIS ENDEAVOR.

YOU KNOW, SO WE -- WE HAVE SOME WORK TO DO.

WE ARE GOING TO GROW AND THIS WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL EVENT.

WE MIGHT HAVE A HAND UP. IT IS JJ.

IN ADDITION TO ALL OF BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT JJ DOES WITH ALL THE VETERAN CEMETERIES. HE HAS AGREED TO TAKE THIS ON.

AND WE THINK THAT IT IS GOING TO BE VERY MEANINGFUL.

JJ, WELCOME TO THE COURT. SORRY TO GIVE YOU NO NOTICE.

BUT I WANT TO TELL THAT YOU WE ARE TALKING OF THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MILITARY VIP AND SEE IF YOU MIGHT WANT TO SAY SOMETHING OR THROW IN YOUR TWO CENTS.

>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME ON. SORRY I AM NOT THERE IN PERSON.

I HAVE TWO KIDS WITH COVID SO I AM IN ISOLATION RIGHT NOW.

YES, MA'AM, WE ARE WORKING WITH MILITARY VIP WITH KATE AND MR. MIKE SHAW AND HOPEFULLY GET THIS FIELD OF HONOR GOING.

MINIMUM OF 500 FLAGS AT THE FAIRGROUNDS.

WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER A RE RENDERING OF WHAT WE WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE. WE ARE TRYING TO PUT THE FLAGS OUT THERE IN THE SHAPE OF THE CROSS.

IN KEEPING WITH WHAT MIKE IS DOING OUT IN VICTORIA.

ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN GUIDING US THROUGH THIS WHOLE PROCESS.

AND SO I TALK TO HIM DAILY. TALK TO -- WITH MILITARY VIP, KATE, AND THIS WILL BE AN AMAZING -- AN AMAZING -- [INAUDIBLE] -- AND MAKE SURE THAT WE HONOR ALL OF OUR VETERANS HERE IN NUECES COUNTY.

SO WE THANK KATE. AND WE HOPE THAT THE COMMISSIONER AND YOURSELF, JUDGE, MOVE FORWARD WITH

APPROVING THIS MOU. >>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU.

QUESTIONS FOR KATE OR FOR JJ? AND, AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH HE IS NOT LISTENING, OUR GRATITUDE TO MAKE P ETRASH.

FOR COLONEL PETRASH FOR SHARING SO MUCH.

AN EVENT AND A SIGNATURE EVENT FOR THE COUNTRY, IT IS LIKE IT IS YOURS BUT HE DOESN'T SEE IT THAT WAY.

HE SEES IT AS HUGE EXPRESSION OF LOVE TO BE ABLE TO COME AND SHARE IT AND HAVE IT REPL REPLICATED.

I PERSONALLY THINK THAT WE WILL SEE ALL COUNTIES AROUND US DO THIS. AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD -- JUST WALKED IN. YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS.

I AM GOING TO ASK A FAVOR. WHAT REALLY HELPS THESE LOGISTICS FOLKS IS TO HAVE A MAP.

A GIS MAP OF WHAT THESE -- HOW WOULD YOU PLACE THESE FLAGS.

IN OTHER WORDS, -- AND WORKS IN PUBLIC WORKS.

THIS IS -- PUBLIC HEALTH -- SORRY, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR AND COUNTY ENGINEERING. WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR -- WE IDENTIFIED THE FIELD AND PRETEND THERE ARE 500 OR 1,000 BECAUSE YOU WON'T KNOW UNTIL THE END.

THE IDEA IS THEY NEED TO BE SO MANY FEET APART AND ONLY A GIS PERSON COULD FIGURE THAT ALL OUT.

AND JJ THAT IS GOOD. JUST DUMB LUCK, AND HE IS HERE IN THE COURT ROOM AND WE ARE PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.

THE OTHER REASON IT IS VERY IMPORTANT IS THE LIGHTING.

IF WE HAVE A GIS CONFIGURATION OF WHAT IT COULD BE FOR 500 FLAGS AND 1,000. THEN WE KNOW WHAT KIND OF LIGHTING WE WILL NEED TO LIGHT UP -- TO LIGHT IT UP.

>> BECAUSE WE ARE ILLUMINATING. >> DON'T HAVE A CARD ON HAND DIRECTOR TO THE OFFICE. THAT WILL BE GREAT.

YOU KNOW HOW NORMAL THAT IS. WE NEED IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> LIKE YESTERDAY. >> JUDGE, I DID SEND OUT THE PLAT MAP THINK THAT PUT TO EDWARD AND SEND THAT TO JUAN

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AND MAYBE GET THAT GIS MAP GOING.

>>JUDGE CANALES: THAT WILL GIVE THEM A HEAD START.

BEFORE WE GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES, LET ME ASK, ARE

THERE ANY QUESTIONS HERE? >> A GREAT EVENT AND ANYTHING I CAN DO. IT IS ALL OF OUR FACILITY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS, BUT ANYTHING I CAN TO DO HELP SUPPORT IT, REACH OUT TO ME JJ AND KATE AND EVERYONE ELSE INVOLVED IN THIS.

>>JUDGE CANALES: I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT KATE IS MULLING AROUND IS SECURITY FOR THE FLAGS AND IF YOU SERVE AS A LIAISON TO ROBSTOWN PD. WE HAVE SECURITY BUT ALL OF THESE LITTLE LAYERS WILL BE HELPFUL.

COMMISSIONER MAREZ REPRESENTS THIS PRECINCT IF WE CAN GET HIM INVOLVED IN THIS AREA AND I AM NOT SURE, KATE FROM IT WAS GOING TO BE ONE WEEK, TWO WEEKS OR ONE DAY.

>> WE ARE STILL MULLING IT THROUGH.

WE ARE TRYING TO DO IT AS LONG AS WE CAN AND DEPENDS ON THE

AMOUNT OF FUNDS. >> DEPENDS ON THE QUALITY OF

THE FLAGS AS WELL, JUDGE. >> EXACTLY.

EVERY YEAR WE ARE GOING TO GROW IT, ABSOLUTELY.

>>JUDGE CANALES: INVESTING IN REBAR AND PVC PIPE WHICH MEANS WE WILL HAVE THAT INVESTMENT DONE.

WHEN THAT INVESTMENT DONE, JUST A FLAG EVERY YEAR.

IT IS JUST REALLY SPECIAL. BUT I KNOW, JOHN, BY TALKING TO THEM, YOU CAN HELP OUT A LOT BECAUSE THEY ARE LATE TO AND MAKES SENSE. WE WILL TALK TO OUR CONSTABLES.

>> FANTASTIC. >>JUDGE CANALES: I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT AND I

WILL ASK FOR A SECOND. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY:

SECOND. >>JUDGE CANALES: ALL NOSE FAVOR BY SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. SAME SIGN.

KATE, THANK YOU FOR BEING -- YOU HAVE SEEN A FEW FIREWORKS BUT THAT IS GOVERNMENT, BABY. THAT IS THE WAY IT WORKS.

WE CALL THAT DEMOCRACY. THANK YOU.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. >>JUDGE CANALES: APPRECIATE IT. OKAY.

SO NOW. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS JUDGE JUDGE THANK YOU, JJ.

>> YOU CALLED IT THE INTE INTERLOCAL.

THE MOU. >>JUDGE CANALES: LET ME REVISE FOR THE CLERK. VERY GOOD CATCH.

A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. INTERLOCALS ARE WITH OTHER GOVERNMENTS AND MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IS WITH AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. I HAVE A MOTION FROM

COMMISSIONER CHESNEY. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: TO AMEND IT TO MAKE IT A MOU RATHER THAN INTERLOCAL.

>>JUDGE CANALES: I WILL SECOND TO AMEND THE PREVIOUS MOTION AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. OKAY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHTY.

AND SO NOW WE HAVE GOT ITEM NUMBER -- YOU KNOW -- MICHAEL, YES. ITEM NUMBER 5.

[5. Discuss and award CSP 3166-21 Nueces County ADA Interior Improvements.]

AND GO AHEAD AND TELL US ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.

>> THIS IS DISCUSS AN AWARD OF CSP 3166-21 FOR THE NUECES ADA INTERIOR UP IMPROVEMENT. WE CONDUCTED A BID OPENING -- BEFORE WE GET TO THAT, WHEN WE STARTED THE PROJECT WE HAD A 30-DAY WINDOW FOR BIDS TO COME IN.

AND JUAN HAD APPROACHED MY OFFICE AND INDICATED THAT SOME VENDORS WERE INTERESTED IN HAVING MORE TIME TO BID AND THEY REQUESTED THAT WE ADD AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS FOR THE BID WINDOW WHICH WE ACCOMMODATED THAT REQUEST AND EXTENDED IT OUT TO JULY 27 WHERE WE CONDUCTED THE BID OPENING.

UNFORTUNATELY, THOUGH, WE WERE NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE ANY BIDS.

THE -- AND WE DON'T HAVE A GREAT UNDERSTANDING OF WHY THAT IS JUST YET UNTIL A DECISION GETS MADE TODAY.

OUR RECOMMENDATION TODAY IS GOING TO BE TO REJECT ALL BIDS.

AND MAYBE PURSUE BIDDING IN A DIFFERENT MANNER NEXT TIME OUT.

THIS PROCESS IS A VERY DE DETAIL-ORIENTED WORK IN TERMS OF REPLACING ALL OF THE DOORS IN THE HE TIRE COURT HOUSE AND A VERY DISRUPTIVE ACTIVITY. AND THAT WORK WITH A WAS GOING TO BE OCCURRING AFTER HOURS. AND ON WEEKENDS.

AND WE ALSO HAD A PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL LIST OF STATEMENT VALUES THAT WE NEEDED FROM THE VENDORS TO PROVIDE QUANTITIES OF ALL THE INDIVIDUAL ITEM THAT WERE NEEDED AND SOME OF THE VENDORS HAD PAINS OVER THAT PROCESS AND MIGHT FROM LED TO US NOT GETTING BIDS, BUT WE ARE CONSIDERING USING CONSTRUCTION MANNER AT RISK AS A POSSIBLE MEANS OF GOING AFTER THIS IN

THE FUTURE. >>JUDGE CANALES: IN FACT IT IS ON THE AGENDA ON ITEM NUMBER 6. I WAS GOING TO CONSOLIDATE, BUT WHAT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO DO IS USE THE TIME WISELY GIVEN THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MOTION TO REJECT BIDS BECAUSE

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THEY ARE NO BIDS. YOU COULD GO, AS THEY SAY, POLL THE JURY. GO AND TALK TO THEM.

AND BY THIS AFTERNOON WHEN WE GET TO THIS ITEM, PERHAPS YOU CAN GET SOME INSIGHT AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON, AND THAT COULD HELP THIS COURT TO DETERMINE IF CMAR IS A GOOD METHOD OF PROCUREMENT AND YOU CAN TALK TO JUAN IN BETWEEN THAT TIME.

BUT WE KNOW FROM THE PREBID, THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF CONCERN OF THE NIGHTTIME WORK -- AUTHORIZATION, THE NIGHTTIME ASPECT. A LOT OF CONCERN OF THE UNIT COST NOT REALLY BEING, YOU KNOW, IN KEEPING WITH WHAT VERTICAL -- IT IS WHAT WE DO IN CIVIL ENGINEERS FOR ROADS AND NOT NECESSARILY -- IT IS SUPER ONEROUS WHEN YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION AND LET HIM TALK TO SOME FOLKS.

HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO T THAT.

ONCE WE REJECT THEN THIS AFTERNOON THE TWO OF YOU COME BACK WHEN WE DO THAT ITEM. IT IS SET UP IN PURCHASING.

>> WE PLACED AN ITEM ON THERE IN THE EVEN THAT IS DETERMINED TO BE THE BEST WAY TO MOVE FORWARD.

IF WE FIND THROUGH THESE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE AFTER THE VOTE THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENT METHOD WE WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE, WE WILL COME BACK AND REQUEST A MOTION TO TABLE IT AND COME BACK WITH THE RECOMMENDED DELIVERY METHOD.

>>JUDGE CANALES: UNDERSTOOD AND PROBE WHETHER CMAR WILL GET

THEIR ATTENTION AS WELL. >> THE CMAR PROCESS IS A

LENGTHY ONE. >>JUDGE CANALES: IT IS.

>> 20 FOR THE ENTIRE PROCESS FROM START TO FINISH.

>>JUDGE CANALES: BEGGARS CAN'T BE CHOOSERS.

WE DIDN'T GET ANY BIDS THE OTHER WAY.

>> FOR THOSE RESPONSIBILITY TO OBTAIN THE BIDS FROM THE SUBCONTRACTORS TO PROVIDE THE WORK AT THE COST THAT IS AGREED TO. BACK A AND FORTH THAT GOES ON IN THAT PROCESS AND WE CAN EXPLAIN THAT FURTHER AFTER WE HAVE THESE DISCUSSION SEE IF THIS IS THE METHOD WE WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE. AT THIS TIME, I WOULD RECOMMEND WE REJECT ALL BIDS AT CSP 3 3166-21.

>>JUDGE CANALES: I WILL MAKE THE MOTION.

AND ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

[6. Receive calculations of the no-new revenue tax rate, the voter-approval tax rate and the fund balances for Nueces County, Nueces County Farm to Market, and Nueces County Hospital District for 2021.]

THE NEXT ONE IS THE BIGGIE, RECEIVE CALCULATIONS OF THE NO-NEW REVENUE RATE, THE VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE AND THE FUND BALANCES, NOT JUST FOR ONE ENTITY, BUT FOR NUECES FARM TO MARKET FOR THIS YEAR. FOR THIS I WILL TURN TO DALE.

>> THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. WE ARE TRYING TO COME UP WITH THE NUMBERS. WE ARE STILL NOT 100% SATISFIED THAT COMPTROLLER HAS EVERYTHING CORRECT.

WE CALCULATED THE INFORMATION BASED ON WHAT THEY PROVIDED TO US; HOWEVER, THIS MORNING WHEN WE WENT TO THE SYSTEM TO EVALUATE. THE SYSTEM WAS DOWN AND EVERY ITEM HAS BEEN DELETED SO WE GO THROUGH PROCESS OF WHAT WE HAVE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE NUMBERS MAY CHANGE AND WE WILL GO AHEAD AND PROVIDE WHAT YOU WE HAVE AND WHAT WE HAVE PROVIDED. I HAVE GIVEN YOU SEVERAL LISTS INCLUDING THE CALCULATION LIST IF YOU WANT TO SEE THAT IT IS -- AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO 78 -- LINE NUMBER TO CALCULATE THE RATES SO THAT -- SO YOU KNOW THAT WHAT MY STAFF AND THE TAX OFFICE GOES THROUGH ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO GO THROUGH T THIS. GO ON.FIRST PAGE WITH THE VALUE OF THE NET TAXABLE VALUES AND INCREASE OR DECREASE IN EACH.

YOU WILL SEE TAX VALUE FOR THE 2021 YEAR FOR GENERAL FUND IS $32 NOW, 814,620,429 AND 175% CREASE OF TAXABLE VALLEY.

FARM-TO-MARKET FUND SINCE THEY HAVE DIFFERENT MEANS AND DON'T HAVE THE ABATEMENTS. THEIR NUMBERS ARE GOING TO BE HIRE. WE ARE SEEING A MID TAXABLE VALUE OF OR AN INCREASE OF 1.64 BILLION OR 5.42% INCREASE.

HOSPITAL IS THE SAME AS THE FARM TO MARKET.

THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABASEMENTS WE HAVE THROUGH THE COUNTY.

SO YOU WILL SEE THEIR TAXABLE VALUE 35,295,466,178 OR INCREASE OF 1.8 BILLION OR AS SIMILAR TO THE FUND OF 5.25 PER INCREASE IN VALUE. AS WE SEE IN THREE AREAS OF THE TAXABLE VALUE FOR THE GENERAL FUND, FARM-TO-MARKET, WE SAW A INCREASE OF AT LEAST $1.4 BILLION OR MORE FROM 475% TO 5.5% INCREASE. 4.5% TO 5.% INCREASE.

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>> VALUE OF PROPERTY. >>JUDGE CANALES: YOU WANT TO

KNOW WHAT NEW PROPERTY IS. >> I WILL LET HIM FINISH.

>> SPECKS VALUE OF THE GENERAL FUND CALCULATION SHOWING YOU -- WHAT WE TAKE THE VALUES THAT WE MENTIONEDERIER.

THE NET TAXABLE. IF YOU SEE THESE LINE NUMBERS.

THESE LINE NUMBERS MATCH THE -- THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE ON THIS FORM. IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHERE THE INFORMATION CAME FROM. YOU WILL SEE WHERE THESE TIE INTO THIS AND WE HAD AN INCREMENT FINANCING FUND OF 673 MILLION. SO NET TAXABLE AFTER OUR -- AFTER OUR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING IS 32 141,506,123.

OF THAT WE TAKE OUT THE NEW PROPERTY AND THE NEW PROPERTY FOR THIS YEAR FOR THE GENERAL FUND WAS ONLY $454,636,747.

THAT IS A VERY LARGE DECREASE FROM THE PRIOR YEARS WITH A PRIOR YEARS ANYWHERE FROM $1 BILLION TO $BILLION AND A HALF AND THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE COVID-RELATED EXPENSES AN EVERYTHING ELSE GOING ON AND CONSTRUCTION GOING DOWN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO BE OUT, THE NEW PROPERTY WENT DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. THEREFORE OUR ADJUSTED TAXABLE $31,668,868,379. PREPARE OUR ADJUSTED LEVY FROM LAST YEAR. BOTH THE GENERAL FUND AND TAXES FOR INTEREST. THEY ALWAYS COMBINE TOGETHER FOR THAT BALANCES. FOR OUR GENERAL FUND, NO NEW REVENUE .2918. OUR MAXIMUM APPROVED RATE WHICH IS 3.5% ABOVE THAT RATE IS . .308260.

AND STATE ALLOWS US TO USE UNUSED INCREMENTS FROM LAST YEAR AND NOT GO TO THE 3.5% RATE AND INCREMENTS IN THE T TAXES THAT ALLOW US TO USE THAT IF YOU SO CHOOSE.

SO THEORETICALLY, ADOPT A RATE TO AN AMOUNT .349.AND.

SO FOR THIS POINT IN TIME, GENERAL FUND RATE IS .292918 AND APPROVED .308260. IF WE GO TO PAGE THREE, FOUR FARM-TO-MARKET CALCULATIONS. WE FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURES FOR THE CALCULATIONS AND GO TO THE BOTTOM LINE WHERE WE SEE OUR NO NEW REVENUE TAX AND VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE.

OUR NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE FOR FORM-TO-MARKET 003560.

AND VOTER APPROVAL RATE 003174. FARM TO MARKET, WE TAX THE VALUE AT THE 3.5% AND NO UNUSED INCREMENT FOR OUR FARM TO MARKET. FOR THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, OUR MAXIMUM APPROVE RATE .00 3714. ALSO HOSPITAL DISTRICT PAGE 4.

PAGE 4 IF WE GO TO THE VERY BOTTOM LINES.

REVENUE TAX IS .1053694 NO NEW REVENUE TAX QUALIFIES AS TAXENT TEE IN THE AREA COULD GO AS HIGH AS 8% IF I AM NOT MISTAKEN .114760. THE HIGHEST VOTER APPROVED RATE FOR THAT LEVEL. AS YOU SEE WE WENT THROUGH SEVERAL CALCULATIONS FOR THAT. WHERE WE ARE THE NEXT PAGE IS ON PAGE 5. HERE IS WHERE WE SHOW OUR DIFFERENCES IN CALCULATIONS. IF YOU SEE VERY FAR DOCTOR TO THE FAR TO THE LEFT WHERE WE SEE OUR ADOPTED TAX RATE OF LAST YEAR. IF WE HAVE ALL THREE TOGETHER .311483. YOU LOOK RIGHT NEXT TO IT, THE PROPOSED AND CALCULATED NO NEW REVENUE TAX AT .296478.

PRESIDENT VOTER APPROVED AT 3.5% IS 11974.

WE USE THE INCREMENTS, TOTAL TAX RATE IS .31208.

BELOW THE CALCULATION ALREADY FOR THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT ONE YOU DIDN'T HAVE IS LAST YEAR'S ADOPTED RATE OF .11824.

AS YOU SEE. IF WE EVEN WHEN WE USE SOME OF THE NUMBERS THAT WE SEE A REDUCTION IN TAXES IF WE GO TO THE 300% WE WILL BE CLOSE WHERE WE ARE CURRENT AND ADOPTION RATE, BUT WE NEEDED TO MAKE SURE.

RIGHT NOW WE DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS YET TO DETERMINE WHAT THE -- OUR INCREASES AND DECREASES PER TAXABLE VALUES ARE THAT IS WHERE THE CALCULATION WILL BE AND MEETING

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AUGUST 10 AND IT WAS LATE WHEN WE GOT THESE NUMBERS IN AND CALCULATION ERRORS IN THE REPORT AND I CAN GO THROUGH THEM QUICKLY, BUT I BELIEVE THERE ARE CALCULATION AREAS.

OF THE WORKSHEET OF THE SIMILAR BALANCES THAT REQUIRE -- YOU DON'T HAVE PAGE TWO, BUT ITEM NUMBER 18.

YOU DON'T HAVE THIS -- IT TALKS ABOUT TAX INCREMENT FINDING WHERE IT REQUIRES US TO PUT THE APPRAISED VALUE AND THE TEEN TIRE TAXABLE VALUE. AND WHEN WE GO TO CALCULATE THE MAXIMUM ROLLBACK RATE AND VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE ON ITEM NUMBER 31, IT JUST SAYS TAXES INTO.

SO IT IS BARELY -- BASICALLY WE ARE DOING APPLES TO ORANGES.

IT IS NOT LOOKING AT THE SAME THING AND MAYBE WHY THE SYSTEM THAT THE COMPTROLLER HASLER BEEN GOING DOWN AND MAYBE CHANGING SOME ITEMS AND SOME OF THE NUMBERS I HAVE NOW, WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING THESE TO DEATH.

AND I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING TO CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY BUT WE ARE PROPOSING THESE RATES AND SUBMITTING THE RATES.

PRESIDENT RATES WE ARE SUBMITTING AS WE MENTIONED FOR THE GENERAL FUND, .25193. AND DEBT AFTER .040275.

AND A TOTAL NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE OF .296478.

THE MAXIMUM RATE WE CAN USE BEFORE VOTER APPROVED WITHOUT USING ANY UNUSED INCREMENT WILL BE.2610.

04271 FOR THE DEBT SERVICE AND FULLY FUNDING OUR DEBT SERVICE REQUIREMENTS. I DON'T BELIEVE WE NEED TO GO THAT HIGH. TOTAL APPROVED RATE FOR VOTER APPROVED TAX RATE OF .311974. THE MAXIMUM VOTER APPROVED R RATE. I SUBMIT THESE RATES TO YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND TO BE RECEIVED AND WE WILL BE WORKING WITH THIS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AN OUR METE CAN ON THE 10TH FOR OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP, WE WILL HAVE -- WELL, HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE THESE NUMBERS IN ORDER.

AND WE WILL BE TABLE TO HAVE A DIFFERENCE IN SCENARIOS WHERE WE THINK THE MONEY WILL COME FROM AND HOW MUCH EACH OF THESE ITEMS BRING. THAT WAY WHEN WE HAVE OUR -- OUR COMMISSIONERS COURT ON SEPTEMBER 11, THEN WE CAN BRING IN AND REVISE THESE RATES IF WE NEED TO.

AND PROPOSE A RATE FOR THE BUDGET.

SO I SUBMIT THE -- NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE AND VOTER TAX RATE AS CALCULATED, YOUR HO HONOR.

JUDGE JUDGE OKAY, THANK YOU. GIVEN THAT WE JUST GOT IT AND NOT 100% FINAL OR CONFIRMED FINAL, I SUGGEST THAT WE ACCEPT THIS INFORMATION. AND BE READY TO DISCUSS

VIGOROUSLY ON TUESDAY, 10TH. >> JUDGE, I WOULD SUGGEST -- NO, WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING. I THINK IT IS JUST GOING TO BE A WORK SHOP. DO WE NEED TO PUT AN ACTION

ITEM TO ACCEPT SOMETHING? >> BASICALLY RECEIVING THE SO YOU KNOW WHAT THE VALUES A ARE.

AND WHEN WE MEET ON SEPTEMBER 11.

WHEN YOU ACTUALLY OPPOSE A -- PROPOSE A RATE.

THIS IS WHERE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY THIS IS WHERE THE BEGINNING RATES AND MAXIMUM. AND AS SOON AS WE ARE 100% SURE. AND PUT SCENARIOS SO YOU KNOW

WHERE THE -- >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: IF YOU NEED AN ACTION ITEM 10TH PRIOR TO THE 11TH.

OR THE 11 IS THE ACTION ITEM. >> THE 11 IS THEAGE ITEM.

AND AS WELL AS RECEIVING THE NUMBERS AND PROPOSING THE RATE.

>>JUDGE CANALES: IT DOES. >> I AGREE WITH MOVING ON.

>>JUDGE CANALES: ONE THING IS, DID YOU MENTION THE FUND

BALANCES? >> RIGHT NOW -- WE WILL HAVE THOSE AVAIL BE AND GYM THEM TO YOU AT THE TIME.

SINCE EVERYTHING IS CHANGING. >>JUDGE CANALES: NO WORRIES.

JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE. NEXT ITEM IS AMENDING THE AUGUST-SEPTEMBER COURT SCHEDULE FOR MEETINGS AND BUDGET WORKSHOPS. AND THAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED.

>> I THINK WE DID THAT KIND OF. ONLY TWO MORE MEETINGS.

>>JUDGE CANALES: YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.

>> WE HAVE DECIDED WE WILL DO THE 10TH AND FROM THE MEETING ON THE 11TH. AND A REGULAR MEETING ON THE

16TH. >> DO YOU ACTUALLY NEED A MOTION IS WHAT I AM TAKE TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES?

>> RIGHT, IT AMENDS OUR BUDGET CALENDAR.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: BUT NOTHING ELSE -- WITH THE BACKUP YOU GAVE ME ALL THE MEETINGS THROUGH THE 9TH, 10TH AND 11TH THAT WE ALREADY DEALT WITH. THERE WASN'T A SECOND PAGE OF

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MEETINGS IN SEPTEMBER OR WORKSHOPS OR ANYTHING LIKE

THAT? >> NO, JUST DEAL WITH AUGUST

AND GET THROUGH THAT. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: THE MOTION WOULD BE TO AMEND THE BUDGET CALENDAR WE WON'T MEET ON AUGUST 9 AND WILL CONTINUE TO MEET ON AUGUST 10.

>> 11TH IF WE HAVE TO. >>JUDGE CANALES: 11TH IS THE REGULAR MEETING AND A MEETING ALSO ON THE 16TH.

>> RIGHT, MONDAY. >> SO MOVED.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: THOSE ARE NEEDED MEETING BY LAW,

RIGHT? >> WE NEED THE 11.

DALE, DOING ANYTHING BUDGET WISE ON THE 16TH.

>>JUDGE CANALES: THE 16TH WAS TO ACCOMMODATE SOMEONE'S

SCHEDULE. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: REGULAR MEETING. A ONE-SHOT PONY MEETING.

NO A REGULAR COMMISSIONERS MEETING BUT A TAX --

>> SEPTEMBER 11 IS THE REGULAR MEETING AND ON A WEDNESDAY -- SINCE THE TAX RATES ARE IN THE TAX CODE, THEY REQUIRE THEY BE ON A REGULAR COURT AGENDA DAY WHICH HAS TO BE WEDNESDAY.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: OKAY, ON AUGUST 11, HAVING OTHER AGENDA ITEMS OTHER THAN THE BUDGET IS ALL I AM ASKING?

>>JUDGE CANALES: A REGULAR MEETING.

>> THREE IN A ROW? >>JUDGE CANALES: THAT ONE WAS NOT MY CHOICE. THAT WAS Y'ALL'S.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: A REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING CHANGE FROM THE 18 TO THE 16. IT WAS ALREADY SCHEDULED FOR AN

18. >> I RECOMMEND WE HAVE IT BECAUSE THAT WILL BE THE LAST MEETING IN AUGUST.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: THREE MEETINGS IN A ROW IS WHAT WE ARE DOING. THREE REGULAR -- KIND OF

UNUSUAL. >> 10, 11 AND 16.

>>JUDGE CANALES: AGAIN THE 16TH.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: THREE COMMISSIONERS.

>> TODAY IS 4. >> AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER IS CUMBERSOME BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET.

>> 11 TH IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE BEGINS OUR POSTING --

POSTING REQUIREMENTS. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: OKAY.

>>JUDGE CANALES: AGAIN, THE 16TH IS ODD AND SHOULD BE THE

18TH. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I DON'T NEED FOR THAT TO BE CHANGED IF EVERYBODY WANTS TO GO TO THE 18TH. MY CONFLICT CHANGED.

IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK TO THE 18TH.

>> 18 ST A WEDNESDAY. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: IT WAS A WEDNESDAY AND A CONFLICT BUT MY SON IS GOING SOME PLACE DIFFERENTLY SO I AM TAKING HIM ANOTHER WEEK.

SO THAT CONFLICT CHANGED. >> WE CAN DISCUSS THIS ITEM WITH THE COURT IF YOU PREFER TO HAVE THE MEETING ON THE 18TH.

>>JUDGE CANALES: I NEED TO LOOK NOW.

>> WE DON'T NEED TO DO THAT TODAY.

WE CAN -- WE CAN LEAVE IT ALONE, JUDGE.

I WASN'T TRYING TO MESS WITH THAT ONE.

JUST LETTING THE COURT KNOW. >> IF WE CAN ACCOMMODATE WE

WILL. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I APPRECIATE THE ACCOMMODATION. TRANSPARENT.

I WAS GOING TO TAKE MY SON TO ONE SCHOOL AND TO ANOTHER.

>> FURTHER OUT. >>JUDGE CANALES: I AM NOT ABLE

TO DO THE 18TH. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: THAT'S

FINE. >>JUDGE CANALES: I COULD, BUT THE CITY -- IT IS HARD TO GET THESE MEETINGS WITH THE CITY.

AND I HAVE ONE AT 2:00. I MEAN, WE CAN SEE -- WHY DON'T WE WORK ON IT. ASK MAGGIE IF THEY WILL BE

WILLING TO SWITCH. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: IT'S FINE. THE 16TH IS FINE.

I WAS JUST GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY.

DOESN'T MATTER TO ME. EITHER DAY IS FINE.

>>JUDGE CANALES: THE MOTION IS JUST TO AFFECT THE BUDGET CALENDAR AS AMENDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY

SAYING AYE. >> WHO SECONDED.

>> COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. AND THE NEXT ONE IS -- I AM MINDFUL OF THE TIME AND LUNCH AND WE CAN GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT SOME POINT AND EAT AND DO THAT, BUT LET'S SEE IF

WE CAN GET A FEW MORE. >> KNOCK IT OUT.

>>JUDGE CANALES: LET'S TRY TO KNOCK IT OUT 37 DISCUSS DETERMINATION OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

DISCUSS THE INTERLOCAL FOR MEDICAL EXAMINER SERVICES.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: DID WE DO NUMBER 7?

>>JUDGE CANALES: I EVEN HAVE IT STARRED.

[7. Discuss and consider funding related to agreement between Nueces County and Dispute Resolution Services previously approved May 29, 1996.]

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER -- I AM GOING BACK TO THE CLERK FOR NUMBER 7 TO GET SOME ORDER. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER FUNDING RELATED -- FUNDING RELATED TO AGREEMENT FROM NUECES AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MAY 29, 1996. TYNER, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS

ONE? >> I WILL BE THE ONE WHO CAN DO THIS. WE ARE IN AGLEAM WITH THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION THAT WE PROVIDE THEM WITH A SPACE IN OUR COURTHOUSE AND WE HAVE A COURT COST THAT WE COLLECT IN OUR DISTRICT OFFICE THAT PAYS FOR A CERTAIN PORTION OF IT AND RECEIVE FUNDING FROM LIVE OAK FOR SOME OF THE FUNDING FOR IT; HOWEVER, WITH COVID RELATED COSTS, REVENUE FROM ALL SOURCES ARE DOWN. SO UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DON'T HAVE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THE SALARY AND WE ARE JUST TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE COURT WANTS TO DO.

THIS IS NOT A DEPARTMENT OF THE COUNTY.

THEIR OWN -- OWN FUNCTIONING OF THEIR OWN DEPARTMENT AND PROVIDE. AND WE JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT --

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HOW THE COURT WILL PROCEED. >> THEY DO A GOOD JOB.

WE NEED TO ACCOMMODATE THEM SOMEHOW.

>> WE HAVE THEM HERE AND WE NEED TO SEE BECAUSE THE ONLY SOURCES OF FUNDS WE PROVIDE IS A -- THAT THE CLERK HAS AND BECAUSE OF THE COVID -- THAT AMOUNT IS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS.

SAME THING FROM OF LIVE OAK AND -- SHORT $16,000.

>> WHAT IS THE ANNUAL, $16,000 ANNUAL?

>> NEGATIVE $16,000. WE CAN NORMALLY CONTRIBUTE $40,000 TO $45,000. ONLY ABOUT $20,000 TO $25,000.

B EA COUNTY $12,000 EACH AND DOWN -- ALL OF US ARE DOWN BECAUSE COVID EXPENSE. LIKE WE SAID, THIS IS NOT A DEPARTMENT OF THE COUNTY. NOT AN OPERATION OF THE CO COUNTY.THEY FUNCTION SEPARATELY AND A FISCAL AGENT THAT PROVIDED SPACE. WHERE I AM AT NOW, THEY ARE -- THEY HAVE NO FUNDS. AND THEY ARE -- SO WE NEED TO DETERMINE WHAT THE COURT WILL LIKE TOO DO HEARN HERNANDEZ EASIER HERE AT THE COURTHOUSE. THE AGREEMENT PROVIDES SPACE AT

THE COURTHOUSE. >>JUDGE CANALES: SO IS THERE A

MOTION THEN TO. >>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ:

$35,000 COMING FROM US? >> NORMALLY THE FEES FROM THE CLERK IS AROUND $35,000 TO $45,000.

THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF COVID AROUND $20,000, $25,000 SHORT.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, SINCE THIS IS A PRIVATE BUSINESS IT DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE LOST REVENUE -- THROUGH THE COUNTY FOR THE AARP FUNS. IT IS COVID RELATED AND SEE WHAT THE COURT -- MAYBE REACH OUT TO THE OTHER COUNTIES.

>>JUDGE CANALES: A 501-C-3. >> FYI, CONNECT SUPPORT 501-C-3

WITH ART FUNDING. >> PETITION BEGIN POSITIVE -- AND NEGLECT OF IT BECAUSE OF ALL THE REDUCTIONS.

WE NEED TO SEE HOW TO GET THEM BACK TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO LET THEM KNOW.

>>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: MAYBE $30,000, YOU KNOW, IS WHAT -- HE SAID $25,000. $30,000 OR $35,000 IS --

>> THAT IS UP TO THE COURT WANTS TO DO.

RIGHT NOW THE ONLY AGREEMENT THAT WE PROVIDE THEM A FEE THAT IS ALLOWED TO BE PROCESSED THROUGH CLERKS.

THOSE ARE THE ONLY FUNDS THEY WERE PROVIDING THEM.

>>JUDGE CANALES: BEST FINANCE FINANCIALLY SPEAKING TO GET THEM RIGHT SIDE UP AND APPROPRIATE $16,000 AND COME

BACK AT A LATER DATE? >> $16,000 NOW AND PROBABLY

CLOSER TO $25,000. >>JUDGE CANALES: WHY DON'T WE TAKE IT AS IT COMES TO MAKE IT MORE ACCURATE.

I MAKE A MOTION TO FUND, DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES OF

501-C-3. >> SECOND.

>> WITH ARPA FUNDS. BECAUSE I AM 100% SURE THEY

QUALIFY. >> AT THE END OF THE YEAR I WILL COME TO YOU WITH THE EXACT AM TO PROS PROCESS.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ SECONDED THAT JUDGE JUDGE ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

GREAT TO TOUCH BASE WITH DISPUTE OF RESOLUTION SERVICES.

I THINK THEY NEED TO COME AND TALK TO US TO EXPLAIN HOW WE FUNDED IT TO EXPLAIN TO THEIR FOLKS HOW WE DID THIS.

IT IS IMPORTANT. >> ONLY SALARY AND MY STAFF WITH THE NUMBERS. DIDN'T HAVE A CONTACT WITH THEM AND BROUGHT THIS FORWARD TO HAVE CONTACT WITH THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AND COUNTY ATTORNEY MAY --

>>JUDGE CANALES: THAT WILL BE GREAT.

>> THE SERVICES ON THE COURT IF I AM CORRECT.

AND CIVIL AND FAMILY. AND USES IT.

JUDGE JUDGE IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING BECAUSE WE GET A LOT OF -- OBVIOUSLY TECHNOLOGY CHANGING BUT AMAZING PLATFORMS WHERE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES CAN BE WORKED WITH TECHNOLOGY AND DO EVERYTHING ONLINE.

I DON'T KNOW WHO BROUGHT THAT TO OUR OFFICE, BUT I CAN SEE THERE ARE WAYS TO STREAMLINE THIS SERVICE.

>> REACH OUT TO MARY AND SEE IF THERE ARE ANY GRANTS POSSIBLE.

>>JUDGE CANALES: RIGHT. EXACTLY.

AT LEAST WE HAVE A METHOD AND THANK YOU FOR BRING THAT TO US, DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES, WE FOUND A WAY TO HELP YOU AS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. SO NOW WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO

[9. Discuss and consider termination of interlocal agreement for Medical Examiner Services with Wilson County, Texas, and other matters.]

ITEM NUMBER 9, WHICH IS DISCUSS AND SISTER TERMINATION OF A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE FOR WILSON COUNTY AND OTHER MAT MATTERS.

WHO WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION TO TERMINATE.

>> I MAKE A MOTION. >>JUDGE CANALES: AND WHO WANTS

TO SECOND? >> SECOND.

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>>JUDGE CANALES: NOW I WILL CALL FOR A DISCUSSION.

I THINK THIS IS TERRIBLE IDEA BECAUSE I BROUGHT WITH ME THE SERVICE -- SERVICE AREA THAT I HAVE FOR OUR MEDICAL SERVICES REGION AND A 100-MILE REGION AND PROVIDED TO ALL OF YOU BACK IN DECEMBER. HOUR AFTER REGION IS 100 MILE RADIUS AND 19 COUNTIES AND WILL DON MIGHT MAKE IT 20 IF THE COURT MAKES THE DECISION TO TERMINATE THE CONTRACT AND SAY TO DEWITT AND CAIRNS AND VICTORIA AND DUVAL, BROOKS, KENNEDY, JIM, HOGB, PART OF LASALLE AND PART OF WEBB THAT YOU, TOO, ARE ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK AND WE ARE AT A TIME OF GLOBAL PANDEMIC. WE NEED TO BE SERVE AS A REGIONAL HEALTH CARE CENTER AND MEDICAL SERVICE CENTER.

THESE CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE, THESE AGREEMENTS PROTECT NUECES COUNTY. AND WE HAVE AN OPTION TO NOT RECEIVE A DECEDENT.IFS NOT IN OUR BEST INTEREST AND NOT AVAILABLE TO HANDLE THE W WORKLOAD, BUT THIS IS OUR 100 MILE RADIUS AND THERE ARE IN IT AND WE HELPED ON ONE OCCASION

WHEN THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS ON THE AGENDA.

>>JUDGE CANALES: BECAUSE COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ SEEKS TO TERM NATE. THIS IS WHAT IS AT STAKE, OUR WORD. WHEN WE GIVE A CONTRACT AND OF COURSE HE IS -- HE IS ABLE TO BRING FORTH ANY AGENDA ITEM AS ANY COMMISSIONER IS, BUT WHEN WE SEEK TO GO BACK ON OUR WORD AFTER WE ALREADY ISSUED A CONTRACT AND AN AGREEMENT WITH WILSON COUNTY WITH SUFFICIENT PROTECTION ARE, A I THINK THAT IS A VERY BAD AND DANGEROUS PRECEDENT.

AND THIS IS OUR SERVICE AREA. >>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: I JUST WANTED DISCUSSION TO SEE WHAT WAS THE REASON OR WHA WHATEVER. I AM NOT SAYING I AM FOR OR AGAINST. BUT I AM SAYING MAYBE A REASON.

I DON'T KNOW. >>JUDGE CANALES: IS THERE A REASON YOU WISH TO TERMINATE, MR. HERNANDEZ?

>>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: YES, JUDGE, BECAUSE THE M. E. OF OFFICE, RIGHT NOW THEY ARE IN THE NEGATIVE.

>>JUDGE CANALES: WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING HERNANDEZ HEARN NOT MAKING A PROFITS.

>>JUDGE CANALES: WE DON'T MAKE PROFITS ON EVERYTHING.

SOMETIMES THINGS ARE SERVICE RELATED.

>>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: THEY ARE IN NUECES COUNTY THEY ARE NOT GOING OUT SOLICITING FOR WORK, OKAY.

AND IT TYNER MAKE ME SOME COPIES.

I REACHED OUT TO THE PEOPLE AT --

>>JUDGE CANALES: WHERE? YOU MEAN BLAIR COUNTY HEARN HERNANDEZ BLAIR COUNTY. I APOLOGIZE.

THEY EXPLAIN TO US WHY THEY DECIDED NOT TO DO AUTOPSIES FOR

WORK. >>JUDGE CANALES: OKAY.

TO GIVE A FRESH RECOLLECTION. WE HAD AN EMERGENCY REQUEST FROM WILSON COUNTY. ONE DEE SEND ENT AND AN -- DECEDENT AND AN AUTOPSY REPORTED TO FULFILL THE PROTECTION AND DID THAT ONE DECEDENT AND YOU WISH TO TERM NATE THAT AND IN NEXT AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE IN PLACE TO PROTECT NUECES COUNTY. THIS AGREEMENT ALLOWS THE MEDICAL EXAMINER NOT TO ACCEPT ANY DECEDENT THAT WE ARE NOT ABLE TO PERFORM AN AUTOPSY ON. THE PROTECTIONS WERE DEVELOPED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ALONG WITH QUITE FRANKLY ALL OF US AND WE PALSIED THIS AGREEMENT. I AM NOT SURE OF THE DATE, BUT WE DID IT -- DO YOU HAVE A DATE FOR US WHEN WE PASS THIS

'AGREEMENT. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: QUICK QUESTION. JENNY, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET THE POLICIES BACK AND ADDRESS ALL OF THIS IN OUR POLICIES AND

NOT GET THE ISSUE. >> I SENT THAT OUT.

THE MEDICAL EXAMINER AGREED TO.AND JUST NEEDS TO BE FINAL TWEAKING BECAUSE LANGUAGE WAS UNACCEPTABLE AS IT WAS WRITTEN.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: CAN WE PUT THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA COME HECK AND HIGH WATER. AS SOON AS WE PUT THIS POLICY AND THE IN MEDICAL EXAMINER KNOWS -- AND I DON'T THINK THIS WILL PROBABLY EVER BE. I DON'T THINK THIS WILL BE A PROBLEM OR IF IT IS, WE WILL HAVE TERMINATION GROUNDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE NOT SUGGESTING WE ARE AT THAT POINT IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM, BUT IF SOMEBODY VIOLATES OUR POLICIES SPECIFICALLY, THEN WE CERTAINLY HAVE A LOT OF LEG TO STAND ON.

>>JUDGE CANALES: I AM GOING TO CALL VOTE.

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ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TERM NATEING THIS AGREEMENT SIGNIFY

BY SAYING AYE. >> I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS UNTIL NEXT -- UNTIL WE GET THE POLICIES.

>>JUDGE CANALES: ONLY PROBLEM IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> I WITHDRAW. >>JUDGE CANALES: YOU WISH THE

TERMINATE. >> NO, TO TABLE IT.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: HE IS AGREEING TO TABLE UNTIL FUR

FURTHER. >> I SECONDED.

I WANT TO TABLE IT. >>JUDGE CANALES: I AM AFRAID THAT THE RULES OF ORDER. I HAVE ALREADY CALLED THE MOTION -- I HAVE TO CALL THE VOTE.

I AM SORRY, I -- I -- I WOULD HAVE LIKED THAT.

LET'S JUST CALL THIS VOTE. AND THEN -- LET'S SEE

WHAT THE VOTE. >> HE CAN -- WE HAVE DONE IT BEFORE, JUDGE. WHY CAN'T YOU SAY -- RESCIND

THE VOTE AND GO BACK. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: HERE IS WHAT I AM GOING TO SAY. I WON'T BE IN FAVOR OF TERM NATEING THIS TODAY OR NEXT WEEK AND ALLOWING SOMEONE TO WITHDRAW THEIR MOTION AND LET HIM TABLE IT UNTIL WHENEVER.

BECAUSE -- IF WE CAN AVOID A FIGHT, I WOULD AVOID THE FIGHT.

BUT I THINK THE RULES DO ALLOW YOU AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER TO ALLOW FOR THE WITH DRAWVLT MOTION.

>> WE ARE TALKING POLICY AND I MENTION THIS BEFORE, AND I SHUT PUSH THE ISSUE, BUT, YOU KNOW, IN PREVIOUS BODIES I HAVE SERVED ON AND BRENT, YOU MAY RECALL ON CITY COUNCIL, POLICIES IN PLACE THAT PREVENT THIS.

COOLING OFF PERIODS AFTER VOTES.

I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH US BEING ABLE TO PUT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA. I COMPLETELY SUPPORT COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ'S CONCERNS WITH THIS, BUT I THINK THAT THIS DOESN'T HELP THE MOVEMENT OF COURT.

I DON'T THINK THIS HIPS ATMOSPHERE WHEN WE REHASH VOTES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN AND I AM SURE OTHER GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES OF A 60, 90-DAY COOLING OFF TOPIC AND ALSO ON THE LOSING END, YOU CAN NOT BRING THAT ITEM UP AGAIN.

I THINK THAT WILL HELP WITH THE CONTINUITY OF THE AGENDA.

I THINK THAT WILL HELP US. IF WE HAVE CONCERNS AN THINGS COME UP, I AM NOT SAYING NOT TO BRING THEM UP, BUT COULD BECOME VERY CUMBERSOME FOR COURT IF AT ANY MEETING WE ALL FEEL THERE IS A VOTE WE DIDN'T LIKE, AND WE LOST ON THE VOTE, AND THEN, YOU KNOW WHAT, I WILL BRING IT UP AND BRING IT UP AGAIN.

I SAW THAT HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN PREVIOUS ELECTED BODIES I SERVED ON. TO INCLUDE IN OUR POLICIES.

NEVER TAKE THE ABILITY TO POST ON THE AGENDA, IF IT DOES NOT MEET THOSE TERMS. THAT CAN BE FOR A DISCUSSION FOR ANOTHER DAY AND THAT NEED TO BE EXAMINED BY OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY AND BROUGHT TO COURT FOR DISCUSSION BECAUSE WITH NEED TO STOP -- WE BEAT OURSELVES SO MUCH AND JOINING IT HELPS, ALLOW US TO PUT -- OUR TIME INTO OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE NOT BEFORE US AND TO REHASH ANYTHING.

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. I BRING IT UP WITHIN 60 TO 90 DAYS. WHATEVER THIS BODY WOULD AGREE TO. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING INTO THAT NEEDS NO BE IN PLACE THAT ENSURES THAT WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD AND EVERY WEEK -- POTENTIAL IS RIGHT NOW, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, TYNER OR JENNY, YOU KNOW, IF THERE IS AN ITEM I DON'T LIKE THIS WEEK, I CAN PUT IT BACK ON THE NEXT AGENDA AND WE WILL TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN AND I DON'T THINK THAT IS HEALTHY FOR CONTRACTS. LIKE I SAID, I DON'T THINK IT IS HEALTHY FOR THE SPIRIT OF THIS BODY TO BE ABLE TO JUST GET STUCK IN THOSE ITEMS. LIKE I SAID, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE CAN'T, BUT THERE HAS GOT TO BE A PARTICULAR AMOUNT OF TIME, I THINK ROAR TO ALLOW FOR US TO REANALYZE --

>> IF FITS INTO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, I THINK.

>>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: COMMISSIONER, YOU ARE SAYING WE HAVE TO WAIT ANOTHER 90 DAYS TO BRING IT UP.

>> WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS. THAT IS --

>>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ, IN THERE?

>> THE RULES ARE -- THE RULES ARE IF YOU LOSE ON A VOLT, YOU CAN'T BRING IT BACK TO CONSIDER.

IF YOU WERE ON WINNING SIDE WHICH COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ WAS. WE VOTED 5-0 ON THAT ONE, HE HAS THE RIGHT TO BRING IT BACK WHATEVER PER OF TIME HE WANTS TO AND THE BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF ROBERTS RULES.

>> NOT ABOUT COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ, BUT JUST IN GENERAL AS WE ARE TALKING OF POLICY TO MAKE SURE WE ALL UNDER STAND THAT AND MAYBE REVISIT THAT. I WASN'T QUITE SURE IF THAT WAS

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PART -- I WAS TRYING TO REDO IT AND COULDN'T FIND THE LANGUAGE

I WAS LOOKING FOR. >> THAT LANGUAGE IS NOT IN

THERE. >> IF YOU CALL THE SESSION YOU CAN NOT BRING UP WITHIN THE SESSION TO RECONSIDER, RECONSIDER, RECONSIDER. BUT THE COURT DOES NOT HAVE SESSION LANGUAGE ANTICIPATED IN THE CURRENT POLICY.

>> THAT'S WHAT I AM JUST SAYING.

CONSIDER THAT IN THE FUTURE. IF THIS NEXT ITEM DEALS WITH THAT OR IF WE WANT TO PUT TIME INTO THAT NOW.

I THINK IT IS A COMPLICATED ISSUE THAT WE ALL NEED TO DISCUSS FULLY. AND BUDGE TIME NOT ONE OF THOSE TIME TO DO THAT BUT SOMETHING TO LOOK AT FOR THE FUTURE FOR FUTURE COURTS AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE AN ISSUE WITH ONE ITEM AND BRING IT UP, A COOLING OFF PERIOD.

IF YOU WERE ON THE WINNING TIME AND THAT IS THE WAY TO DO IT LIVE TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY, BUT I WOULD JUST -- I WOULD WANT THAT TO BE DISCUSSED AND EXPLORED AND REFERENCED TO OTHER ENTITIES AND NOT JUST HERE BUT BUT OTHER ENTITIES AS WELL TO DEAL WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE AGENDA.

>>JUDGE CANALES: I THINK THAT WAS WELL SAID, WELL RECEIVED.

AND I CONCUR. AT THIS TIME, I WILL REFER EVERYTHING TO AN OPPORTUNITY GET A COPY, BECAUSE I THINK IT WILL HELP FOR NEXT TIME IN CASE YOU DON'T HAVE IT.

OUR OFFICE WILL HELP YOU GET A COPY OF THE NUECES COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S POWER POINT SEPTEMBER 2020 AND ENTERTAIN A

MOTION TO WITHDRAW. >> SO MOVED.

>> AND IS SECOND. >>JUDGE CANALES: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OKAY.

AT THIS TIME, ITEM NUMBER 10 IS THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDA

[10. Discuss Commissioners Court agenda development procedures.]

DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURES. IT HAS BEEN ON BEFORE AND WE DIDN'T QUITE HAVE THE TIME TO GIVE IT ITS THOUGHTFUL ATTENTION. ARE WE READY TO PROCEED NOW.

>> I WILL START THIS. THESE PROCEDURES WERE ORIGINALLY WRITTEN WHEN JUDGE NEIL TOOK OFFICE.

THEY WERE APPROVED MAY OF 200. UPDATED TWICE 2011 AND UPDATED 2015 AND UPDATED WITH THIS JUDGE, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019.

THE REASON WE DID THAT IS TO COMPLY WITH A NEW LAW THAT APPLIED TO GIVING SOMEONE MORE TIME IF WE WERE USING AN INTERPRETER TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE COURT.

SO WE INSERTED THAT LANGUAGE IN THIS VERSION.

SO THAT IS MY RECOLLECTION OF THE SEPTEMBER 2019.

THE REASON WE AMACHINEDED THEN TO ALLOW FOR MORE TIME OF A PUBLIC USING AN INTERPRETER. TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THE GENERALITIES OF WHAT THIS PROVIDES FOR.

DEADLINE OF A SUBMISSION OF AN AGENDA ITEM IS 5 P.M. EIGHT DAYS PRIOR TO THE MEETING. FOR EXAMPLE, TUESDAY.

THE ITEM SHOULD BE SUBMITTED WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.

WE FIND A LOT OF TIMES THAT DOCUMENTS ARE NOT ATTACHED.

AND A LOT OF TIME IN THE INTEREST OF IMPORTANT THINGS, WE TRY TO GET THEM BY FRIDAY APPEAR LOT OF TIMES WE DON'T.

A LOT OF TIME WE GET PROMISES THAT WE WILL GET THE ITEM ON MONDAY, BUT ME PERSONALLY, I AM NOT GOING TO MAKE A CALL TO REMOVE AN ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REQUESTED BY A COMMISSIONER FOR JUDGE. YOU ARE MY BOSSES YOU TELL ME TO PUT SOMETHING ON AND I AM GOING TO DO IT.

THAT IS KIND OF MY PREDICAMENT. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: LET ME JUMP IN BECAUSE I WAS THE ONE THAT ASKED TO PUT THIS ON.

AND PART OF THE REASONING I PUT IT ON BECAUSE I WANT TOO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT PUTTING NEW THAT POSITION OR BELINDA IN THAT POSITION OR ANYONE ELSE INTEENAGE ALLEY.

I DON'T MEAN THAT ANYONE HAS BUT I REALLY SPEND THE TIMES ON

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THE WEEKEND LOOKING AT MY AGENDA AND HARDER TO READ STUFF IF I GET IT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT.

I TRY TO, BUT WHEN I AM GETTING STUFF ON A MONDAY AND TUESDAY, IT IS JUST -- IT IS REALLY DIFFICULT BECAUSE I HAVE GOT PROJECTS I AM WORKING ON AND I TRY TO REARRANGE, BUT I SPEND THE TIME ON THE WEEKEND AND IF I HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS, IT PUTS ME ON A DISADVANTAGE. THE CITY HAS GONE BACK NOW -- AND MAY BE IMPRACTICAL FOR US TO DO AND THE CITY -- I DON'T LOVE ALL THEIR PRACTICES -- FROM WHAT I UNDER STAND THEY GET THEIR AGENDA WITH BACKUP A WEEK IN ADVANCE.

IF THEY HAVE A MEETING ON TUESDAY, THEY GET THEIR FULL AGENDA ON TUESDAY BEFORE THE TUESDAY WHICH IS HARD TO BELIEVE THEY CAN PULL THAT OFF WITH THE THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF DOCUMENTATION. SO MAYBE --

>>JUDGE CANALES: MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE HUNDREDS OF AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE OF STAFF THEY HAVE.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I GET IT.

MAY NOT BE PRACTICAL FOR US, BUT WITH WE PUSHED IT BACK TO WHEN A DEADLINE WASN'T TUESDAY FOR FRIDAY AND MAYBE GET IT NOW -- THE AGENDA OUT ON THURSDAY, EVEN, MAYBE THAT I AM JUST TRYING TO DO SOMETHING TO TWEAK IT NOT -- NOT LIKE THE CITY BUT TWEAK IT WHERE I WANT MY AGENDA WITH BACK-UP.

I GET THERE IS STYLES AN EMERGENCY, BUT I DON'T WANT THERE TO BE TEN ITEMS WITHOUT AND I AM NOT SAYING THERE ARE, AND I NEED THE AGENDA QUICKER IF WE CAN GET IT QUICKER.

AND COME UP SOMETHING AND THE ONLY REASON TO HAVE IT AND IF OTHER PEOPLE WANTED TO BRING UP OTHER THINGS THEY COULD.

I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF WE CAN LOOK AT MAYBE MOVING THE AGENDA DEADLINE TO SAY THURSDAY INSTEAD OF FRIDAY.

THAT IS HARD FOR ME TOO. I DON'T PUT TONS OF THINGS ON AGENDA AND HARDER FOR ME AND HARDER FOR PAUL AND HARDER FOR THE JUDGE BECAUSE SHE PUTS A LOT OF THINGS ON.

IF THAT IS NOT PRACTICAL FOR YOU JUDGE OR COMMISSIONERS, PLEASE KICK IN. BUT I JUST WANT -- I WAS THINKING MOVE IT BACK ONE DAY. THE AGENDA IS DUE CONTINUE TO THURSDAY AND ALL THE BACKUP HAS TO BE IN --

>> ON THURSDAY. >> ONE DAY EARLIER HOWEVER IT IS SO WE GET OUR AGENDAS ON THURSDAY.

THEN IF SOMETHING FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS AND I STILL GET THAT BACK-UP ON FRIDAY, INSTEAD OF MONDAY, THAT IS REALLY COOL, BECAUSE I STILL HAVE THE WEEKEND.

LET ME TELL YOU, I AM BEING SELFISH, I AGREE, BUT I WANT TO GET IT QUICKER PARTICULAR. AND IF THERE IS ANY WAY TO DO THAT THAT WILL NOT BE OFFENSIVE TO ANYONE, THAT IS WHAT I AM LOOKING FOR. SOME SORT OF CONSENSUS.

>> MAYBE WE CAN EVEN MAKE THURSDAY DEADLINE FOR BACK-UP.

AND IN OUR JUDGMENT, WE FEEL IT IS AN IMPORTANT ITEM, WE CAN POSSIBLY PROVIDE YOU ALONG WITH THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA WHAT

WE DON'T HAVE-UP FOR AND WHY. >> I JUST DON'T WANT THAT TO BE THE PRACTICE. BECAUSE IT IS NICE THAT YOU GIVE ME THE LIST, BUT I STILL DON'T HAVE IT.

SO I AM TRYING TO AVOID -- >>JUDGE CANALES: I THINK IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. I DON'T THINK IT IS A PROBLEM.

I WILL TELL THAT YOU, I DO THINK EVERYBODY DOES THEIR BEST, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT COMMISSIONERS YOU CAN MAKE A QUICK DUAL A DEPARTMENT HEAD AND SEND AN E-MAIL AND GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS ANSWERED. THAT HAPPENED TODAY ON CONSENT AGENDA. YOU CAN GET THOSE ANSWERS SO FAST AND IT DOES MAKE IT LOOK WAY MORE EFFICIENT IF YOUR QUESTION IS TELL ME ABOUT THIS. I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT IT OR QUESTION TO DALE. THAT IS A GREAT WAY TO ST STREAMLINE IF YOU HAVE ADVANCE INFORMATION.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I AGREE.

>>JUDGE CANALES: JUDGE I WANT TO SAY I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT BUT I APPRECIATE THE DON'T BOX EVERYONE IN ON THE EMERGENCY SITUATION. WE CAN ALWAYS USE COURT ADMINISTRATION TO HELP YOU, BUT LET ME SAY YOU ARE UNDER FOUR DISASTERS. WHAT HAPPENS TO FUSS WE DON'T MAKE MOVES. LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

RIGHT NOW WE ARE TRYING TO GET MULTIPLE GRANTS OUT THAT LITERALLY ARISE BECAUSE OF AND EMERGENCY, RIGHT.

THERE ARE -- THERE ARE GOING TO BE TIMES.

AS LONG AS WE UNDERSTAND THAT, I THINK THAT IS FAIR.

I THINK IT IS FAIR TO GO UNTIL THURSDAY.

>> WHAT IS THE DEADLINE. EVERYTHING HAS TO BE ON TUE

TUESDAY. >> TUESDAY AT 5 P.M. IS THE

DEADLINE OF THE SUBMISSION. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: AND

THE BACKUP. >> WE LET THE BACK-UP AS LATE AS FRIDAY FOR COLLATE, COLLATION IS PULLING ALL THE INFORMATION INTO THE AGENDA TO MAKE A PACKET.

WE COULD MAKE THAT THURSDAY. >>JUDGE CANALES: YOU WILL HAVE TO GIVE THEIR OFFICE A DAY AHEAD.

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YOU CAN'T MOVE OUR DAY WITHOUT GIVING THE OFFICE A DAY.

JUST BECAUSE THEY GET THE BACK-UP.

THE WORKLOAD THAT GOES ON IN YOUR OFFICE NEEDS A WHOLE 24 HOURS. SO WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS BACKING EVERYBODY UP WHICH IS FINE, BUT YOU CAN'T JUST GIVE US THE DAY AND NOT GIVE THE OFFICE THE DAY.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: WHAT DO YOU NEED TYNER TO GET -- WHERE WE -- WE GET ALL OUR BACKUP FRIDAY --

>> WE. MY OFFICE WOULD LOVE HAVING EVERYTHING ON THURSDAY. BECAUSE HONESTLY, THE DMOVRTION OUR OFFICE. WHO ARE WE WAITING ON THIS.

THAT IS WHAT FRIDAY LOOKS LIKE AND FRIDAY IS HECTIC ENOUGH BECAUSE WE HAVE TO POST. BECAUSE THE CLERK CLOSES AT 4:00. SO WHAT WE FIND A LOT OF TIMES THAT WE STILL DON'T HAVE THINGS AT 4:00 AND WE WAIT AROUND TO GET THINGS. SO WE CAN PROVIDE A PRODUCT TO THE COMMISSIONERS THAT HAS EVERYTHING ATTACHED.

>>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: LIKE THURSDAY AT 1:00.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: IF YOU HAD THE PERFECT POLICY TO GET

EVERYTHING TO US FRIDAY BY 5. >> I WOULD LOVE A HARD RULE BY THURSDAY TO HAVE ALL THE BA BACKUP.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: TUESDAY THE --

>>JUDGE CANALES: OKAY, SO JUST SO YOU KNOW.

-- BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES DOING IT.

SO THAT -- AND BY WAY, YOU KNOW WHAT MY SUGGESTION IS IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. I AM GOING TO HEAR FROM THESE LADIES ARE LOOK, WHY DON'T THEY MAKE A PROPOSAL.

>> THIS IS THE TIME. THEY KNEW THIS WAS COMING.

I TOLD THEM THIS WAS COMING FOR THREE MONTHS.

I TABLED THIS THREE TIMES. >> THE AGENDA DEADLINE IN OUR OFFICE IS TUESDAYS AT 5:00. ALL OF THE AGENDA ITEMS HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED IF WE MAKE IT A HARD CUT OFF SUBMIT THE ITEM INCLUDING YOUR ATTACHMENT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEN -- BECAUSE THAT ONLY GIVES US A FEW DAYS TO GET EVERYTHING FINALIZED TO POST ON FRIDAY. IF WE HAVE TO -- IF WE MOVE BACK POSTING TO THURSDAY, THEN WE HAVE TWO DAYS TO STAY ON THE DEPARTMENTS TO GET EVERYTHING WE NEED.

NOT ONLY IS TUESDAY OUR DEADLINE, THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE IS TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THAT. SO THAT THEY CAN GET IT ON THE AGENDA, THE SPECIAL MOMENTS, ALL THEIR BACK-UP, SO NOT JUST MOVING OUR DEADLINE, IT IS MOVING SOME OF THE OTHER DEPARTMENT'S DEADLINES THAT REQUEST THE ITEMS THEY NEED TO MOVE ON TO THE AGENDA. THE PROBLEM IS, THEY JUST DON'T -- THEY NEVER HAVE THE BACK-UP.

THEY DON'T HAVE THE BACK-UP TO INCLUDE AT THE TIME THEY SUBMIT THE ITEM AND THEY SAY, CAN YOU OPEN THE AGENDA I NEED TO AN ITEM. DO YOU HAVE THE -- WE ARE GETTING IT. FRIDAY, WE ARE STILL TRYING TO

GET ALL THE DOCUMENTS. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: SUBMITTED EVERYTHING BY TUE TUESDAY.

>> THE AGENDA ITEM WITH THE BACKUP.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: ONLY EXCEPTION I WILL MAKE TO THAT AND I WILL TELL YOU ARE, THESE CONGRATULATORY RESOLUTIONS, -- I TELL AWN I DO A LOT OF THOSE, THOSE ARE THE ONLY THINGS I I CANNOT GET PEOPLE TO GIVE ME AS TIMELY -- THOSE ARE NOT SUBSTANTIVE. IF IT IS A CONGRATULATORY AND IT SNEAKS IN. IF IT IS A SUBSTANTIVE ISSUE, I AM FINE WITH THAT. I THINK IF EVERYBODY IS FINE

WITH THAT. >>JUDGE CANALES: AND I THINK THAT OTHER THING IS WHAT I CAN DO IF IT CAN'T BE DONE.

I AM GOING TO GIVE -- LET'S SAY MICHAEL IS WAITING AND KNOWS IT NEEDS TO BE ON AGENDA FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK, BUT ON TUESDAY, MAYBE THE SELECTION COMMITTEE IS COMING TO MEET ON WEDNESDAY, OKAY. JUST A DOCUMENTATION TO THE FILE WHAT IS THE REASON WE DON'T HAVE THE BACKUP.

IT COULD BE A VERY REASONABLE EXPLANATION LIKE SELECTION COMMITTEE WILL OCCUR THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: GOING TO ALWAYS BE SOME LEVEL --

>> THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS, THAT IS TRUE.

>>JUDGE CANALES: I WILL BE HONEST WITH YOU.

I HAD MY POCKET SINCE FRIDAY. WHAT DID YOU THINK IN THIS

SUBSTANTIVE IN THIS PACKET. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: OBVIOUSLY THIS WASN'T THIS PACKET -- STARTED TWO MONTHS AGO AND SEVERAL MEETINGS IN A ROW WHERE THERE WAS NO BACKUP ON AGENDA ITEMS. AND --

>>JUDGE CANALES: WHAT I CAN DO IS ISSUE A IMPORTANT DEPARTMENT HEAD MEMO THAT REINFORCES THAT TUESDAY BE THE DATA THAT THEY BRING BACK-UP AND PROVIDE A REASONABLE EXPLANATION.

AND IF THEY CANNOT IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT AGENDA, IT HAS TO BE APPROVED. AND THEN GUYS CAN SEND TO THE COMMISSIONERS, TYNER, WHAT IT IS THAT IS MISSING, OKAY BUT

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THURSDAY AT 5 AND IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, WE STILL HAVE FRIDAY.

WE CAN AMEND OVER THE WEEKEND IF NEEDED.

WE DO THAT ALL THE TIME FOR SUPPLEMENT.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I DIDN'T WORD THIS RIGHT AND I WILL TAKE THE BLAME BECAUSE IT IS MY -- IT DOESN'T GIVE US AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN ACTION ITEM.

>>JUDGE CANALES: IT DOESN'T. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I SUGGEST WE PUT IT BACK ON AS AN ACTION ITEM AND TARA, I WILL LET YOU SPEAK IN A SECOND TO DO THIS.

BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS IN THE POLICIES WITH THE NEW LANGUAGE AN I AM NOT CUTTING OFF THE DISCUSSION.

IF ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER HAS ANYTHING ELSE THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT WITH REGARDS TO POLICY, PLEASE DO THAT.

BUT IF WE CAN MAKE THAT OFFICIAL AN HAVE THE WORDING SO IT IS A DISCUSSION ITEM SINCE WE HAVE SO MANY MEETINGS COMING UP. LET'S PUT THIS ONE ON HEIFER AND GET THIS DONE AND GIVE ME THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU WANT ME TO PUT ON IN. SAVE FOR EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS

AND IF YOU ARE FINE WITH THAT. >> COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE, IN HERE A MATTER OF HOW CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS CAN BE TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY BEFORE THEY ARE BROUGHT TO THE -- IF YOU WANT THINGS LAWFULLY AND THOU THOUGHTFULLY AND GOOD -- FROM US. YOU ARE NOT GET IT BY GIVING IT TO US 4:30 ON A FRIDAY. SO WE WOULD ASK TO JUST FOLLOW

WHAT IS CURRENTLY IN THERE. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: YOU SAY YOU WANT IT BY TUESDAY ALSO.

>>JUDGE CANALES: SHE IS SAYING EVEN --

>> CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS NEED TO BE FORWARDED TO THE -- BEFORE IT IS PUT ON THE AGENDA. OR --

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: IS THAT NOT CLEARLY DONE.

>> IT'S IN THERE JUST NOBODY -- >>JUDGE CANALES: OR PUT THE AGENDA ITEM AND CLARIFY THE WORDING CONSISTENT UPON THE COUNTY ATTORNEY APPROVING THE DOCUMENT OR SOMETHING --

>> SO LONGER THIS NOT GIVING IT TO US ON A THURSDAY ON A BR BRAND-NEW THING THAT NOBODY TALKED TO US PRIOR.

THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME REASONABLENESS.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I THINK JUDGE, THAT IN YOUR MEMO.

WE NEED TO SAY, LOOK, IF YOU DON'T GET THE CONTRACT TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR REVIEW AND IT DOESN'T GET PUT ON THE AGENDA AS PER THE POLICY ALREADY IN PLACE.

>>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: GET IT LIKE THE FRIDAY BEFORE IF IT IS THE CONTRACT. LIKE THE FRIDAY BEFORE.

>>JUDGE CANALES: AND OTHER RULES.

LIKE I SAID WE ARE NOT DOING AN ACTION ITEM.

AND TARA SO SHE CAN ECHO SINCE SHE IS REALLY FRONT-LINE WORKER

HERE ON THIS ISSUE. >> SO WE MAY WANT TO -- I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN HEAR ME -- MAYBE GET TOGETHER WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE, BECAUSE THE BACK GROUND, AT LEAST ON MY END -- TERESA HAS A GOOD UNDERSTANDING WITH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, WHAT THEY ARE ALL PUTTING INTO IT. THAT IS KIND OF -- I JUST ASSUME IT IS GETTING TAKEN CARE OF, BUT SOMETIMES THING ARE BROUGHT US FROM -- MOST OF THE TIME COMING FROMER DEPARTMENT AND THIS VARIES. KNOW THAT -- I DON'T THINK

THERE WAS MAYBE ONE. >>JUDGE CANALES: LOOKED VERY

COMPLETE TO ME. >> SOMETIMES I AM PRINTING OUT THE NIGHT BEFORE TEN COPIES OF JUST A MILLION DIFFERENT BACKUP ITEMS AND TYNER, THAT IS VERY GENEROUS OF YOU TO -- TO ACCEPTED -- TO MAKE A LIST OF ITEMS WITHOUT THE BACKUP AND NOT THAT I AM OPPOSED TO WORKING HARDER, THAT JUST SEEMS VERY REDUNDANT AND CAN END UP BEING CONFUSING.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I AM WITH YOU ON THAT, TARA.

>>JUDGE CANALES: THIS NEEDS WORK AND THE SENTIMENT IS THAT MORE TIME GIVES MORE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE IT ITEMS, TO DO A BETTER JOB IN DECISION MAKING.

I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE WITH THE PREMISE.

WE CAN ALSO ALL AGREE THAT WE WANT TO BE RULE FOLLOWERS HERE AND WE CAN ALSO AGREE THAT THERE IS EXCEPTIONS OF EVERY RULE. A LOT LOT OF OTHER RULES IN THE BYLAWS ABOUT THE EIGHT DAYS AND SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT -- THAT I AM TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT IT IS.

IS IT -- WHAT IS THE LANGUAGE, IT SAYS, IF IT IS DEEMED TO BE -- WE DON'T PUT ILLEGAL ACTIONS ON AGENDAS.

I MEAN, THERE ARE SOME -- THERE ARE SOME INTERESTING LANGUAGE IN THERE. GIVE US A CHANCE SINCE THERE IS NO ACTION ITEM TO MAKE YOU HEARD SENTIMENT ONE DAY EARLIER WHICH IS REASONABLE AN WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET THE ONE DAY EARLIER AND THOSE ARE THE RULES THAT WE CAN -- THAT I CAN PUT

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FORTH FOR ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS BECAUSE OF THE COURT'S WILL AND ACTION. CONNIE?

I AM NOT GOING TO HOLD THEM TO A WEEK BEFORE HAND.

I AM HAPPY WITH 3:00 THE DAY BEFORE THE COURT MEETING.

IF PRESENTATIONS COULD BE SENT TO ME SO I CAN HAVE TIME TO DOWN. LOAD THEM, OPEN THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE WORK. MAKE SURE NO COMPATIBILITY

ISSUE. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: IF THEY ARE GIVING BACK-UP GIVE YOU THE SAME STUFF.

>> IN A PERFECT WORLD. >>JUDGE CANALES: SHE IS SAYING THAT IS NOT BEING DONE. A LOT OF TIMES -- TECHNOLOGY -- WE ARE CATCHING UP WITH TECHNOLOGY.

WE WILL START ASKING AS A ROUTINE MATTER ANYBODY WHO WILL MAKE A PRESENTATION, DO YOU HAVE A POWER.? AND IF YOU DO, -- A POWER POINT? IF YOU DO PLEASE SUBMIT IT -- WE WILL DO IT --

>> I HAVE GOTTEN PRESENTATION THE DAY BEFORE, COME IN HERE DOING MY CHECKS BEFORE HAND. DOWNLOADING IT TO MAKE SURE IT IS OKAY AND 6:00 THE MORNING OF COURT SENT ME AN UPDATED ONE

AND RUINS EVERYTHING -- >>JUDGE CANALES: FROM A CYBERSECURITY POSITION WE DON'T WANT ANY VIRUSES.

I THINK IT IS SMART THAT YOU OPEN, CHECK, REMEMBER PHI IT IS THE RIGHT MATERIAL. IT COULD BE DISASTROUS IF IT IS THE WRONG MATERIAL AND YOU PUT ON.

WE CONCUR AND AGREE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE MOST STREAMLINED INFORMATION.

BUT TYNER, IS THAT GOOD? >> OUR SYSTEM IS ACTUALLY --

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: TAKE THE WIN.

LET'S GO. TINE TYNER ALL RIGHT.

I WAS GOING TO SAY. >>TYNER LITTLE: ALL RIGHT, WE WERE GOING TO SAY DONE ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON OUR AGENDA SYSTEM AND IT ACTUALLY ASKS YOU WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A POWER POINT AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS A PRESENTATION AND YOU ACTUALLY CLICK YES OR NO. SO, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEBODY OUTSIDE OF US SUBMITTING AN ITEM AND THEY CLICK YES AND FLAGS US AND WE NEED TO GET THIS AHEAD OF TIME FOR CONNIE.

>>JUDGE CANALES: I THINK WE HAVE GOT IT.

SO THAT IS A DISCUSSION. AND -- WE ARE GOING TO -- ITEM NUMBER 11 IS AN ITEM THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN UP IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO I WILL SKIP THAT RIGHT NOW, AND ASK IF -- ITEM NUMBER 12 WAS WHEN WE PUT THIS ON, I

[12. Discuss recent COVID-19 related orders and recommendations; discuss and consider taking any action, approving policies, and/or adopting any resolutions or Orders authorized by law related to county facilities, county employees, citizens, and visitors of Nueces County regarding COVID-19.]

THINK WE WERE -- IT IS BASICALLY DISCUSS RECENT COVID RELATED ORDERS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TAKING ANY ACTION, APPROVING POLICIES AND ADOPTING ANY RESOLUTIONS ON ORDERS AUTHORIZED BY LAW REGARDING COUNTY FACILITIES, ETC. WHEN WE PUT THIS ON, WE WERE WAITING ON BASICALLY ORDERS FROM THE GOVERNOR, ORDERS FROM THE SUPREME COURT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE EVERYONE AWARE THAT THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT IS OPERATING UNDER A TEXAS SUPREME COURT ORDER AND THEREFORE THE CHURCHES WILL BE ORDERING MASKS IN THEIR COURT ROOMS IF THEY DESIRE TO DO SO. AND THAT I DON'T HAVE THE ORDER JENNY IN FRONT OF ME BUT I WILL GET A COPY FOR YOU BUT THAT MEANS JUDICIAL BRANCH IS THREE BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT AND THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT GIVES THEM THAT ABILITY TO DO SO.

THE MOST INTERESTING QUESTION IS WHAT HAPPENED IN DALLAS COUNTY WHICH HAPPENS WHEN WE -- THIS IS A COURT ROOM FOR PURPOSE OF OTHER LAWS, LIKE FIREARMS. AND SO WOULD WE BE CONSIDERED ALSO A COURT ROOM FOR THIS MASK ORDER? JUDGE JENKINS MAINTAIN THEY WERE INSTITUTED A MASK ORDER AND IT WAS OBVIOUSLY, DIFFICULTY TO ADHERE TO THAT. I WANT TO YOU KNOW FOR NOW THIS ITEM WAS HERE BECAUSE THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER DOES TAKE -- SUPERCEDES THE OTHER ORDER IN THE COUNTY EXCEPT FOR THE JUDICIAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT AS I SAID ALREADY FOR THEIR COURT ROOMS WHEN THE JURY -- CENTRAL JURY ROOM IS USES AS A COURTROOM PB THEY CAN REQUIRE MASKS.

IT IS A COURT ROOM. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A COURT ROOM AS WELL, BUT I AM NOT GOING TO GO ON A LIMB AND PRETEND THAT THERE IS ANY RULING AND OR -- AS I SAID WAIT

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AND SEE AND LET YOU KNOW WE ARE GOING TO BE TURNING ON.

I AM GLAD JUAN IS HERE. THE THERMAL SCANNERS BY THE -- BY THE PARKING LOT. BY THE GARAGE.

SORRY, NOT THE PARKING LOT, GARAGE.

THE EMPLOYEES. WE WERE TRYING TO GET THOSE ON AND I NOTICE THIS MORNING THEY WEREN'T ON.

I AM NOT SURE WHAT WE NEED TO GET THEM ON.

I FEEL LIKE WE CAN TURN THEM ON.

THINGS WE CAN DO THAT ARE NONINVASIVE THAT ARE NOT AND COMPLY WITH THE ORDERERS. I WONDER IF ANYONE HAD ANY QUESTIONS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR COURT ROOMS AN CENTRAL JURY ROOM. WHEN DISCUSS IT.

A LOT LESS CONFUSION. ANYBODY? WE WILL WAIT FOR MORE ADVERTISEMENT FROM EITHER THE SUPREME COURT OR THE STATE OF TEXAS WITH REGARDS TO ANY OF THOSE ORDERS. AND, AGAIN, THE LAST ORDER -- THE LAST GA IS ONE YOU GUYS SHOULD READ AND MAKE SURE YOU GET A COPY OF IT. THIS IS THE ONE THAT REMOVES THE 15% HOSPITAL CAPACITY. A VERY IMPORTANT GOVERNOR'S ORDER AND EVERYBODY ON THE COURT TO READ IT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT ARE TO THESE ITEMS.

[13. Discuss and consider approval of overtime pursuant to County policy for essential exempt employees during declared disasters as it relates to COVID-19, and storm preparedness and response; severe weather preparedness and response; in addition, authorize payment of overtime to essential exempt City County Health District Employees.]

ITEM NUMBER 13, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF OVERTIME PURR SUPERINTENDENT TO COUNTY POLICY.

DALE, ANY OVERTIME HOURS THAT YOU PROVIDED US?

>> EMPLOYEE QUALIFYING FOR OVERTIME FOR SEVERAL LOCATIONS.

TOTAL NUMBER 20.95 HOURS OF $9 64.54.

WE ARE ASKING THAT TO BE PAID IN THE -- AND ALSO ASKING THE COURT TO CONTINUE TRACKING THE OVERTIME FOR ANY INVOICE.

>> TAKE IT FIRST APPROVAL OF THE OVERTIME.

A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND.

>> SECOND. >>JUDGE CANALES: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

>> NO. >>JUDGE CANALES: ONE NO.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I WOULD LIKE TO TALK -- CONDITION WHERE WHY EDWARD -- I WOULD LIKE.

HE IS ONLY ONE. >>JUDGE CANALES: NO OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD WANTS TO COME HERE AND BE TOLD THAT THEIR WORK ISN'T VALUED. AND THAT IS THE TRUTH.

I KNOW BECAUSE I AM IN THESE VACCINE CLINICS.

I AM IN THE PREPARATION. ALMOST EVERY DEPARTMENT HEAD, COMMISSIONER, HAS SIGNIFICANT HOURS, BUT THEY JUST WON'T DO IT BECAUSE OF THE NOS, BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF UNDER STANDING.

IT IS DEMORALIZING FOR THEM. I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I HAVEN'T VOTED NO ON THIS.

>>JUDGE CANALES: I KNOW. >> MY FIRST TIME I VOTED NO,

JUDGE -- >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I HAVEN'T VOTED NO AND NONE OF THEM COME TO ME AND EXPLAIN AND THEY KNOW I HAVE QUESTIONS AND I SEE EDWARD ALL TIME.

I SAW EDWARD SITTING IN THAT VACCINATION CLINIC THAT WE HAD DOWN HERE DAY AFTER DAY AND I CAN'T IMAGINE THAT HE HAD TO BE

DOING THAT AND MAYBE HE DID. >>JUDGE CANALES: LET ME REACH

OUT. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: THAT

IS WHAT I AM ASKING. >>JUDGE CANALES: I WILL REMIND THAT YOU ALL OVERTIME IS FEMA REIMBURSABLE.

AND ALL THE BURDEN AND WORK COMES INTO MANAGEMENT AND WE GLADLY TO DO IT TO GET THE PEOPLE PAID.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: MAYBE I AM GUESSING CONFUSED.

>>JUDGE CANALES: FEMA PA. THAT FUND SOMETHING ADVANCED.

THIS IS NOT MONEY THAT THE COUNTY IS NOT GOING TO GET

REIMBURSED FOR. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: SORRY.

SO MANY EMERGENCIES, I LOST TRACK.

WHICH IS THE ONE THAT WE COULDN'T GET OUR SUPERVISORS REIMBURSED FOR BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T PASSED A POLICY.

>> TO. WAS THAT HARVEY.

>>JUDGE CANALES: HARVEY FOR SURE -- COVID-19 IS NOT AUTOMATIC, RIGHT. SO WE HAVE TO TAKE ALL OF THAT.

SO WE DON'T HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE DISASTER FINANCE POLICY AND UNDER THE FEW FEMA FUNDING PUT ALL PERSONNEL.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: IS THAT GETTING REIMBURSTED.

>> WE HAVE IT IN ADVANCE AND NEED TO PUT IT THROUGH AND PROCESSED THROUGH OUR CONSULTANTS TO MAKE SURE IT

QUALIFIES. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: IN YOUR OPINION AS THE AUDITOR, DOES EDWARD QUALIFY FOR

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REIMBURSABLE. >> WITH THE DETAILS PROVIDED BY

HIM, THEY DO. >>JUDGE CANALES: GOT TO BE

VACCINE -- >> I DON'T LOVE THE OVERTIME AND IF SOMEBODY IS NOT REPORTING IT AND IT IS REIMBURSABLE AND THEY SHOULD BE -- WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, IT IS ON THEM BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THE COURT HAVE SUPPORTED THIS.

A LOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN 5-0. NOT A LOT OF NOS ON THIS OVERTIME. I DON'T KNOW -- WHEN YOU SAY THAT THAT BOTHERS ME. BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF COURT AND I THINK THE WHOLE COURT FOR THE MOST PART VOTED TO THERE ARE OVERTIME. IF THEY ARE NOT SUBMITTING IT AND IT IS REIMBURSABLE. THAT IS A LITTLE BOTHERSOME TO

ME. >>JUDGE CANALES: ME TOO.

I APPRECIATE -- BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU JUST SAID, MAYBE THEY WILL HEAR IT AND PUT IT IN. I DON'T LIKE TO HEAR ANYBODY -- ANYBODY TO NOT PUT IN HOURS THAT THEY WORKED.

I JUST -- IT IS -- YOU HEAR ABOUT HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND

HOW HARD IT IS FOR THEM. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND WHY IT IS OVERTIME.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I -- I ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS, BUT --

>>JUDGE CANALES: THAT IS OKAY. >> SOMEONE IS DOING SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT AND I DON'T HAVE A REPORT -- I DON'T NEED FOR SOMEONE TO REPORT VERBALLY AND DEPARTMENT HEAD OR WHOEVER NEEDS TO DO IT AND PUT IT IN WRITING, THIS WHY IS WHY I AM SUBMITTING OVERTIME AND SEND IT TO ALL OF US, THAT MAY

SATISFY 99% OF THE QUESTIONS. >>JUDGE CANALES: THEY ARE REQUIRED. THE ACTIVITY LOGS TO JUSTIFY THE REIMBURSEMENT. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE MONEY WE HAVE TO DO A RFR, SO WE BASICALLY JUSTIFY THE DOLLARS THAT WE ARE USING. WE APPLY FOR MONEY.

THEY SEND US THE MONEY AND THE RFR.

BEFORE WE GET THE RFR, ALL THESE DIFFERENT LAYERS OF VETTING WITH THE DISASTER RECOVERY SPECIALIST.

AND SO IT IS SUPER ONEROUS. AND ON TOP OF THAT, THE AUDITOR HAS A WHOLE LAYER OF VETTING AND THEY ARE VERY PARTICULAR TO MAKE SURE NOT TO WASTE TIME AND GO AND VET.

WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW -- I AM LOOKING AT THE BAGS UNDER MY

EYES AND BACK TO NO SLEEP. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: THE REASON I BRING THIS UP BECAUSE I HAVE GOT TO BELIEVE IT IS COMING AGAIN. TO AVOID THESE DISCUSSIONS GOING FORWARD, IF SOMEONE CAN BRING US THE REPORTS ON WHO IS REQUIRING THE OVERTIME AND WHY IN WRITTEN FARM AND NOT COMING IN HERE AN PRESENTING IT. THAT WILL PROBABLY TAKE CARE

OF. >>JUDGE CANALES: WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THAT BEING PART OF THAT BACKUP, TYNER.

BECAUSE IT WILL BE IN THE BACK. >>COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ: I HAVE THE SAME QUESTION OF DALE LAST WEEK.

BECAUSE I LOOK AT THE TIME SHEETS AND I LOOKED AT THE -- AND -- IF YOU WERE WORKING OVERTIME FROM 1 TO 3 OR 3 TO 5.

WORKING HOURS. SO MY QUESTION WAS, OKAY, WE ARE NOT GOING TO PAY THEM AT REGULAR TIME.

PAY FROM COVID TIME. YOU KNOW -- DALE SAID HE GETS PAID FROM COVID TIME BUT NOT FROM REGULAR TIME.

SO I -- THE ONLY THING THAT IS -- WHEN YOU SEE IT IS CONFUSING, RIGHT. BECAUSE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE GET CAN PAID FOR THE SAME HOURS YOU ARE WORKING.

THAT WAS MY QUESTION. BECAUSE I WASN'T -- I WHEN A CLEAR. AND I JUST -- AGAIN, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE CLEAR FOR MYSELF TO SIT DOWN AND SAY, HEY, HOW DO CAN HE DO THIS.

HOW DOES THIS WORK. BECAUSE I WAS CONFUSED.

I AM STILL A LITTLE CONFUSED BECAUSE OF THE WAY HE SHOWS -- SEEMS LIKE THE HOURS THAT THE PERSONS ARE WORKING THE SAME HOURS THEY ARE WORKING ON THE REGULAR HOURS AND THEY ARE GETTING PAID. I ASKED MY QUESTION DO THEY GET PAID TWICE? FOR THE REGULAR TIME AND THE COVID TIME. AND YOU KNOW, SO -- WHEN YOU LOOK AT -- THAT IS WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE.

CONFUSING THE WAY IT IS. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS ANOTHER WAY TO DO IT AND EXPLAIN IN SOMEHOW.

I LIKE A BACKUP TOO, BUT TO BE EXPLAINED.

1 TO 3 WASN'T REGULAR TIME BUT COVID TIME.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO THAT.

, NOT PAYING HIM REGULAR TIME, YOU KNOW.

THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAD THAT IS NOT CLEAR AND WOULD

LIKE -- >> OVERTIME IS ANYTHING THAT THAT EXISTS OVER YOUR 40 HOURS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I SAID NO. I ALWAYS AGREED.

I APPRECIATE EDWARD. PING HE DOES GOOD WORK.

HE IS ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP. BUT I AM JUST THINKING -- IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT ALSO? YOU KNOW, KIND OF ROTATE WITH HIM SO HE WOULD HAVE TIME AT

HOME. >>JUDGE CANALES: SO, AGAIN, WE

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HAVE -- >> AND I WITHDRAW MY NO, JUDGE.

>>JUDGE CANALES: I AM NOT ASKING TO YOU DO IT.

>> I WANT TO DO IT. OKAY.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. VERY NICE OF YOU.

>>JUDGE CANALES: ALL I CAN TELL YOU THAT I NEVER MET ANYBODY IN OUR COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS THAT IS EVER PUT ONE HOUR IN THAT WAS NOT JUSTIFIED. I NEVER HEARD OF ANYBODY THAT HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COUNTY WHILE ON BOOK AND IN AN EFFORT TO HELP

WITH THE VACCINATIONS. >> NO ONE IS IMPLYING THAT.

>>JUDGE CANALES: I WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I WANT TO MAKE SURE --

>>JUDGE CANALES: WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR IS THE DOCUMENTATION TO GET THE REIMBURSEMENT.

AND WHAT I AM TELLING YOU, THAT THERE ARE SO MANY LEVELS OF PROTECTION THAT I BELIEVE WHEN YOU GET THIS PAPER.

THAT REST ASSURED, IT HAS GONE THROUGH ALL LEVELS OF PROTECTION. STARTS WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEAD WHO APPROVES IT. IT GOES THROUGH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE WHO IS INCREDIBLY METICULOUS.

AND IT ALSO GOES THROUGH AN -- IN OUR CASE MOST LIKELY A PERSON WHO HAS VIEWED WITH WHAT IS EITHER THE ACTIVITY LOG AND COMPARED IT. AND IF THERE IS A PROBLEM, WE SEND IT BACK. IT CAN BE AS SIMPLE AS YOUR NARRATIVE NEEDS TO BE STR STRENGTHENED, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS WE ARE VACCINATING AFTER HOURS. WE ARE VACCINATING ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS. EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING FOR COVID-19, THERE IS NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT IT AND THAT IS WHY OVERTIME NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED ALWAYS UNTIL IN DISASTER IS NO LONGER. BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE BACK IN THE THROES OF IT AND IMPORTANT MORE THAN EVER THAT NOBODY WORRIES AND NOT THAT HE WANTS TO HAVE EXTRA TIME IN HIS FAMILY. IT IS ABOUT QUITE FRANKLY YOU MAKE A COMMITMENT WHEN YOU BECOME THE OPERATIONS CHIEF IN THE EOC. HE IS A OPERATION EXCEPTION CHIEF AND HE IS IN CHARGE AND SECTION CHIEF AND THEY ARE IN CHARGE AND WE UNFORTUNATELY PUT OUR FAMILIES, OUR LIVES AND OUR INTERESTS SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH.

AND BECAUSE OF THESE GREAT PEOPLE, YOU ARE SAFER.

AND SO I WILL JUST -- I WILL -- THE CLERK CAN REFLECT COMMENT, BUT IT WOULD BE -- I ASKED FOR THE VOTE AND THERE IS A RECONSIDERING TO HAVE HIS VOTE. I AM NOT SURE WHAT ROBERT RULES SAYS ABOUT THAT, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN MEANING TO LOOK UP AND IT TENDS TO HAPPEN IN THIS COURT MORE THAN I EVER SEE POLITICAL BODY CHANGING OF THE MINDS, BUT I ASSUME THAT THE CLERK AND COURT ADMINISTRATOR WILL WORK THROUGH

THAT. >> I WITHDRAW MY NO.

>> IF WITHDRAW. >> ARE YOU CHANGING YOUR VOTE.

>> TO YES. >>JUDGE CANALES: I KNOW THERE

IS A PROCEDURE. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: HE CAN

JUST SAY HE CHANGED HIS VOTE. >>JUDGE CANALES: LIKE SOME MOTION YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO M MAKE.

BUT LIKE I SAID -- AND -- OKAY. SO WE ARE GOING TO GO ON.

WE GOT THAT. AND THEN WE HAVE THE ISSUE OF THE VOTING -- I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO CONTINUE THE TWO-WEEK PROCESS. IT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO THIS

COURT IN TWO WEEKS. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY:

SECOND. >>JUDGE CANALES: MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. JUAN, YOU HAVE SIX ITEMS. AND WHAT I AM GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THROUGH YOUR SIX AND THEN I THINK WE ACTUALLY PROBABLY SHOULD AT LEAST TRY -- WE HAVE A SUPER IMPORTANT PROCUREMENT APPROXIMATELY HOW ARE YOU GUYS FEELING. I WOULD LIKE TO -- WE COULD ACTUALLY TAKE UP A FEW ITEMS OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND AT LEAST GET LUNCH. WE WON'T BE STOPPING OUR BUSINESS AND THE PUBLIC -- I WOULD LIKE TO LET THEM KNOW.

>> I WOULD RATHER KEEP ON AND KEEP ON GOING.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: WE CAN GRAB STUFF AND EAT AS WE GO.

>> I AM FINE WITH THAT. USUALLY THE POPTARTS ARE IN RIGHT NOW. I AM WONDERING WHERE YOUR POPTARTS ARE. I AM GOOD WITH THAT.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: CLOSE TO POP TARTS.

>>JUDGE CANALES: EVERYONE LISTENING, THE CRACKERS, LET THEM COVENES. IF YOU NEED A BREAK, JUST SIGNAL. JUAN, TAKE US THROUGH THE ROOF

[1. Receive report and presentation from Armko, Industries, Inc. regarding roof survey for Nueces County Courthouse, Old Jail and New Jail Facilities.]

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SURVEY FOR COURTHOUSE, OLD JAIL AND NEW JAIL FACILITIES.

>> TRAVIS JONES IS ON ZOOM AND WILL BRING THE PRESENTATION FOR ARMKO FOR THE ROOF FOR THE COURTHOUSE OLD JAIL AND NEW JAIL FACILITIES. TRAVIS.

>> GOOD MORNING OR GOOD AFTERNOON, I SHOULD SAY.

>>JUDGE CANALES: GOOD AFTERNOON.

I WILL TRY BRING UP MY SCREEN. >>JUDGE CANALES: NOT QUITE UP YET, TRAVIS, BUT THEY ARE WORKING ON IT.

IS HE ABLE TO -- >> HE SHOULD SHARE HIS SCREEN.

>>JUDGE CANALES: TRY SHARING YOUR SCREEN AGAIN, TRAVIS.

>> I AM DOING THAT AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE COOPERATING.

HANG ON. >>JUDGE CANALES: GO AHEAD.

ANYTHING YET? >>JUDGE CANALES: NO, SIR.

>> LET ME JUST GIVE YOU AN ORAL PRESENTATION.

I THINK EVERYONE THERE WILL BE FAMILIAR ENOUGH.

>>JUDGE CANALES: DO ME A FA FAVOR.

WHILE YOU ARE AT IT AND GIVE US THE ORAL PRESENTATION, E-MAIL IT TO CONNIE.MO CONNIE.MORGAN@NUECESCO.COM AND MAYBE SHE CAN HELP. BEFORE -- JUAN IS STANDING BY.

HE IS GOING TO TELL PEOPLE WHO YOU ARE AND YOU CAN GO RIGHT INTO YOUR OVERVIEW. IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE WAITING

ON, JUAN. >> TRAVIS IS -- THEY DID ASSESSMENT AND THEY ARE ON THE ROOF OF THE COURTHOUSE AND TRAVIS CAN -- CAN GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE.

>>JUDGE CANALES: TRAVIS, WE HAD ASKED TWOON GET A ROOF ASSESSMENT AND OF BOAT FACILITIES AND WE HAVE NOW DONE THAT WORK AS THEY SAY, YOU GET TO TELL US WHAT YOU FOUND.

>> OKAY. BUT BASICALLY -- I AM GOING TO START. YOUR FACILITIES THERE AND YOUR COMPOUND IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS AND -- AND THE COURT HOUSE PROPERTY. FACILITY.

THAT MAKES UP THE ENTIRE COMPOUND AND IT CONSISTENCY OF APPROXIMATELY 95 -- A LITTLE OVER 5,000 SQUARE FEET OF ROUGH AREA. STARTING OVER AT THE NEW JAIL AREA, THAT AREA IS A LITTLE OVER 29,000 SQUARE FEET.

YOU HAVE A LOWER ROOF AND UPPER ROOF.

THE -- THE ROOFING SYSTEMS THERE THAT ARE CURRENTLY THERE ARE WHAT WE CALL MODIFIED ROOF SYSTEMS AND THEY ARE OVER PAPER INSULATION. AND RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE IN -- WHAT WE WOULD CONSIDER FAIR TO POOR CONDITION.

THE -- THE ROOFING SYSTEMS ON THE -- ON LOWER LEVELS REALLY ARE IN WORSE CONDITIONS THAN THE ROOFING ON THE UPPER LEVEL.

THIS IS DONE IN TWO DIFFERENT TIMES BECAUSE THE DEGREE AND DETERIORATION IS QUITE A BIT DIFFERENT.

BOTH OF THESE ROOF AREAS NEED TO BE REPLACED.

THE LOWER ROOF AREA IS YOU ARE DELIQUENT.

THE UPPER ROOF AREA YOU WILL PROBABLY BUY LITTLE BIT OF TIME OUT OF IT. BUT WHEN IT IS ALL SAID AND DONE THEY EXTENDED THE LIFE. THE NEXT AREA WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED THE OLD JAIL AREA HAS WHAT WE CALL A PVC RECOVER SYSTEM OVER THE EXISTING BILL WILL-UP ROOF AND GRAVEL SYSTEM

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WHERE AS BEST AS WE CAN TELL AT THIS POINT WAS THE ORIGINAL ROOF SYSTEM. COULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED AT SOME POINT PRIOR TO NOW -- DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF IT.

THAT ROOFING SYSTEM THERE IS POOR -- A LOT OF FASTINGS.

THERE ARE BACKING OFF OF THE TO SECURE MEMBRANE DOWN AND A LOT OF IT IS DUE TO NORMAL AGING. AND SAME HOLD TRUE FOR THE ROOF AT COURTHOUSE FACILITY. ALL THE ROOFS AROUND THE SURROUNDING PERIMETER OF WHAT I CALL THE TOWER, AS WELL AS THE TOWER ROOF. AND SINGLE MEMORY RECOVERY SYSTEM OVER THE PREVIOUS GRAVEL SYSTEM.

AND IT IS SUFFERING FROM SAME CONDITIONS, BUT ON THIS ONE, IT IS ALSO RECEIVING QUITE A BIT OF DAMAGE FROM THE ONGOING CONSTRUCTION TO THE FACADE OF BLACK FROM FALLING DEBRIS AND EQUIPMENT AND SO FORTH. BOTH THE OLD JAIL AND THE COURTHOUSE FACILITY ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT.

SO WE DID A ROOF SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND COST FEASIBILITY.

SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF SYSTEMS THAT WE FELT WAS -- WE PROVIDE THE COUNTY THE LOWEST COST PER SQUARE FOOT OVER THE LIFE OF THE ROOF, OKAY. THAT IS NOT TO INSINUATE THAT IS THE CHEAPEST IS A THERMAL PLASTIC MULTIROOFING SYSTEM INCLUDING INSULATION AND SO FORTH.

OUR BUDGET ESTIMATE TO REPLACE ALL ROOF AREAS ON ALL THREE SECTIONS, THE NEW JAIL, OLD JAIL AND COURTHOUSE FACILITY IS A LITTLE OVER $3.MILLION. THAT WILL INCLUDE REMOVAL AND REINSTALLATION OF THE SOLAR POWER ARRAYS THAT YOU HAVE HERE. IT WAS UNCERTAIN TO ME AT THE TIME THAT WE DID OUR SURVEYS IF THOSE WERE ACTUALLY STILL FUNCTIONAL OR NOT THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SKYLIGHTS. INCLUDE THE DESIGN FEES, PUTTING TOGETHER THE BID PACKAGE, AND THEN OBSERVATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE PROJECT.

BUT THAT NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE ARE ANY CONTINGENCIES FOR CONDITIONS, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT FEES AND OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE UNFORESEEN AND NOR WILL IT INCLUDE THE PLAZA DECK.

THAT IS IT IN A NUTSHELL. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

IS. >> WILL THOSE SOLAR PANELS BE

PUT BACK ON? >> YES.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. >>JUDGE CANALES: THEY ARE NOT FUNCTIONING. SO THAT -- THAT MAY NOT BE NECESSARY, TRAVIS. I AM CERTAIN -- I MEAN, THERE WILL BE -- MONEY BEING NO OBJECT WE COULD FIX ANYTHING, BUT THEY DO NOT FUNCTION AND PREDATE THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION THAT IS HERE. AND THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER THAT IS A RECOMMENDATION TO -- TO FIX THE

SOLAR PANEL. >> YES, MA'AM.

FROM A -- FROM A CONSTRUCTION STANDPOINT OR ROOFING STANDPOINT, ANY PENETRATION THROUGH THE ROOF THAT WE CAN ELIMINATE, THAT IS A GOOD IDEA. THE FEWER HOLES YOU PUNCH THROUGH YOUR ROOF THE BETTER, LESS MAINTENANCE, ETC, ETC, IF IT IS NOT FUNCTIONAL AND THE COUNTY DOES NOT WISH TO MAKE IT FUNCTIONAL THEN MY RECOMMENDATION WILL BE MO REMOVE IT COMPLETELY AND HELP SOME OF THE COST.

>> WAS GOING TO BE MY QUESTION AND COST WILL BE A LITTLE LESS THAN THE 3.1 MILLION, RIGHT. IF YOU DON'T USE THE PANEL.

>>JUDGE CANALES: HE IS ASKING -- WE HAVE TO BRING THEM DOWN.

>> BUT IF YOU DON'T REUSE THEM OR REFIX THEM, TAKE THEM DOWN, AND THEN THE -- THE COST WILL BE APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN 3.1

MILLION, RIGHT. >>JUDGE CANALES: WHY? WHAT DOES THE SOLAR PANEL HAVE TO DO WITH THE ROOF REPAIR.

>> HE SAID COST WILL BE LESS. >> HE JUST SAID THAT.

>>JUDGE CANALES: WHY WOULD THAT BE -- BECAUSE OF SURFACE AREA. IT SHOULD BE MORE IF WE ARE ABOUT TO TALK AWAY THE SOLAR PANEL AND CREATE MORE -- MORE

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AREA TO COVER WITH THE NEW ROOFING MATERIAL.

WHY WOULDN'T IT -- WHY WOULD IT BE LESS, TRAVIS?

>> IF I MAY. REMOVAL OF THE SOLAR PANELS DOES NOT ADD ROOFING MATERIAL TO THE PROJECT, OKAY, BECAUSE THEY ARE ON A STAND THAT HAS HIGH PENETRATIONS THROUGH THE ROOF AND MOUNTED ON THE FLAME, OKAY.

SO IT DOESN'T ADD ROOFING MATERIAL TO THE PROJECT.

WHAT IT DOES IS TAKE AWAY THE COST TO DISCONNECT, REMOVE THE PANELS, PUT ON THE -- AND THEN RESET THE PANELS.

>> GOT IT. WE AGREE WITH THAT.

>> WE ESTIMATED SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF -- I BELIEVE ABOUT $110,000 THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL BUDGET NUMBER OF 3.FOR DOING THAT W WORK.

SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO NOT REUSE PANELS AND MAKE THEM FUNCTIONAL, THEN IT WILL BE A REDUCTION IN THE COST.

>>JUDGE CANALES: $100,000 OFF YOUR BID.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: WE LIKE THAT.

>>JUDGE CANALES: OKAY, AND ALSO I WANTED TO CREATE A CLARIFICATION SO THE DEBRIS JUST SO YOU KNOW IS NOT FALLING OFF BECAUSE CONSTRUCTION THAT IS BEING DONE.

THE DEBRIS IS FALLING OFF BECAUSE THE DEBRIS WAS FALLING OFF FROM PRE-EXISTING SITUATION REGARDING HURRICANE HARVEY AND OTHER, YOU KNOW -- IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS THE DEBRIS THAT CAUSING THE -- THE WHOLES IN THE ROOF THAT YOU -- THAT YOU CAN SEE. I AM CERTAIN THERE COULD BE SOME SITUATION AS THEY ARE F FIXING THIS ROOF, BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS DEBRIS HAS BEEN FALLING OFF AND CAUSING THESE HOLES BEFORE THE ENVELOPE WAS SLATED FOR REMODELING.

FOR REMEDIATION, I SHOULD SAY. YEAH.

OKAY. >> ONE MOORE QUESTION.

THE RECOMMENDATION. YOU TALK ABOUT THREE -- THERE ARE THREE SECTIONS HERE. I MEAN IF WE CAN FIX ONE SECTION A TIME, IT WILL BE THE COURTHOUSE AND GO TO THE NEW JAIL AND GO TO THE OLD JAIL. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE ALL DONE A ONE TIME AND IF WE ARE GOING TO DO IT, IT MIGHT AS WELL BE

ALL AT ONE TIME. >> NO, SIR, NOT MANDATORY THAT IT ALL HAS TO BE DONE ALL AT ONE TIME.

I WILL SAY IT WILL BE MORE BENEFICIAL FOR THE COUNTY TO DO IT ALL AT ONE TIME IF POSSIBLE OF THE FACT AND STANDPOINT YOU HAVE ONE MOBILIZATION FROM ONE UNSTABLE CONTRACTOR WHO GOING TO BE PUTTING ON THE NEW SYSTEM.

AND ALSO OFFERS YOU A MORE LEVEL CONSISTENCY OF QUALITY OF WORK FROM THE SAME CONTRACTOR DOING IT ALL AND THE SAME MANUFACTURER WHO WOULD BE OFFERING THE WARRANTY WOULD BE OFFERING WARRANTY ON THE ENTIRE COMPOUND.

IF YOU BREAK IT UP INTO VARIOUS PHASES, WE MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME CONTRACTOR AND YOU MAY NOT USE THE SAME MANUFACTURER OF MATERIALS. ALSO, THE LONGER YOU WAIT, THE MORE EXPENSIVE IT IS GOING TO BE FROM SUPPLY CHAIN INTERRUPTION THAT WE ARE ENCOUNTERING NOWAS NOT ONLY ROOFING MATERIALS BUT ANY INDUSTRY YOU LOOK AT BESIDE CONSTRUCTION. I THINK IT WOULD BE IN MY OPINION MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO COUNTY TO ADDRESS THE ENTIRE

COMPOUND AT ONE TIME. >> THANK YOU, SIR.

APPRECIATE IT. >>JUDGE CANALES: OKAY.

SO WITH THAT TOTAL, TERESA PASSED OUT TO YOU ALL OPPORTUNITY TO -- TODAY IS JUST TO RECEIVE THIS REPORT AND PRESENTATION. WE NEED A NEW ROOF.

THE AMOUNT HAS BEEN ARTICULATED AT APPROXIMATELY, YOU KNOW 3.8 MILLION DOLLARS. AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT TO THE COURT AND HAVE THIS DONE THAT THE.

THAT THERE IS A WAY TO GET US THERE.

AND THIS IS THROUGH OUR CO 2021 FUNDING SOURCE AND IT WOULD REQUIRE REWORKING SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WE PRIORITIZE AND IT WOULD IS VERY CLEAR WITHOUT A STRONG ROOF, WE ARE NOT -- IT IS GOING TO BE RAINING INSIDE INSTEAD OF OUTSIDE AND THIS IS PART OF THE COMPLEXITY OF THE ENERGY, WINDOW CEILING, ALL THINGS WE ARE DOING AND THIS WAS A SUGGESTION.

IT WAS JUST A SUGGESTION, AND IT IS -- AGAIN, IT COMES FROM

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THE PRIORITIZATION OF HOW WE PUT FORTH AS A COURT SUGGESTED USE OF THE 50 MILLION. AND BASICALLY TAIJS FROM ALL THE BIG PROJECTS IN A WAY THAT SEEM SOMEWHAT EQUABLE TO ME.

THIS IS JUST THE FIRST PASS AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE DOLLARS APPROPRIATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS A COURT.

>> WE DON'T HAVE ANY DOLLARS APPROPRIATED FOR THIS ONE?

>>JUDGE CANALES: 560,000. REMEMBER TERESA.

WE HAD PUT IN. I DON'T HAVE THAT PIECE OF PAPER. WE PUT IN A LITTLE PAUSE WE RAN OUT OF DOLLARS IN THE PRIORITIZATION AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE ROOF ASSESSMENT WAS REAL. THE REPORT.

>> ON SECOND PAGE. HERE IT IS.

>> THE INDEPENDENT -- JUST SO -- AGAIN, TO BE CLEAR FROM THE PUBLIC, THE INDEPENDENT ROOFER WHO WILL NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO

DO WITH THE ROOF WORK. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> WE HIRED EVERYONE INDEPENDENTLY JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS LOOK, WE KNEW WE HAD A PROBLEM AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM AND FIND SOMEONE WITH A REALISTIC OBJECTIVE VIEW WHO WOULDN'T COME IN AND SAY I WANT THE WORK.

THAT IS WHAT WE DID. HIRED SOMEONE FOR THAT PURPOSE AND CONSULTANT AND THIS PERSON. WE NEED A ROOF AND WE NEED IT BADLY AND THAT IS WHAT IT COSTS SP SIMPLE LAYMAN'S ASSESSMENT

THERE. >> LOOK AT THAT FIRST NUMBER.

THE 587 NUMBER. AND THAT $14 500.

THAT IS WHAT THAT ASSESSMENT COST US.

AND SO. SO 572 IS THE REMAINING FROM THE CO 2021. SO WE PUT 587 IN THE ROOF AND REST IT SHOWS YOU THE SHORTAGE OF 3.284 AND THE ITEMIZATION OF HOW WE CAN ACHIEVE IT. FIRST IS A LITTLE BIT OF SAVING FROM OUR DIGITALIZATION CONTRACTS OF 193.

NOT BIG BUT EVERY PENNY HELPS. TAKING 1.5 FROM THE ME OFFICE, $1 MILLION FROM COUNTY ROADS WILL LEAVE A MILLION AND PRIORITIZED TWO MILLION AND JUST SO YOU KNOW SO MANY WAYS TO GET TO COUNTY ROADS AND YOU HAVE BEEN BENEFICIARIES OF 20 MILLION IN ROADS. NOT THAT I WAS TRYING TO EXIT.

BUT OTHER WAYS THAT WE CAN GET TO MORE COUNTY ROADS, BUT WE HAD OUR -- OUR LION'S SHARE OF COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IN THE LAST 24 MONTHS. SO THAT STILL LEAVES A MILLION,

HALF A BILLION. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: WHAT

ARE YOU LOOKING AT. >> A TWO PAGER.

TITLED JAIL AND REPLACEMENT. I WILL GIVE YOU MINE BECAUSE I

ALREADY KNOW IT HERE. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I KNOW

SHE GAVE IT TO ME. >>JUDGE CANALES: DO YOU MIND PUTTING ONE IN. COMMISSIONER MAREZ.

>> HE IS ONLINE. HE IS NOT IN THE COURT ROOM.

>>JUDGE CANALES: WE ARE GOING TO BRING YOU ONE.

BASICALLY TAKING $1 MILLION FROM ROAD PROJECTS, HALF A MILLION FOR EQUIPMENT, AND THEN USING THE MONEY WE HAVE LEFT FOR COUNTYWIDE ACCESSIBILITY PROCESS AS --

>>JUDGE CANALES: DO I HAVE AN EXTRA ONE? I DO HAVE AN EXTRA ONE. YOU GOT A ROOF.

BIG SURPRISE. THIS WHOLE COURT HOUSE NEEDED TO BE FIXED AND A FUNDING SOURCE AS A POTENTIAL AND MISH-MASH IT ANYWAY AND SEEMS LIKE A VERY GOOD WAY AND LEAVES MONEY IN ROADS EQUIPMENT. AND GETS US TO WHERE WE GO AND WE WILL NEED AN RFP, JUAN. ITRY IS A, CAN YOU COME IN.

THEY HAVE TALLIED WHAT THIS W WAS.

TERESA, ON COURTHOUSE ROOF REPLACEMENT.

FOR THE COUNTYWIDE ACCESSIBILITY PROCESS AND

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BECAUSE IT REPRESENTS AN EXTRA. AND SOMETHING MUST HAVE BEEN

UNDER BUDGET AND THAT IS EXTRA. >> SO, YEAH, WE WERE JUST

DISCUSSING. >>JUDGE CANALES: THIS IS A DISCUSSION. NO DECISION HERE.

THIS IS TO GET US -- I MEAN I AM ASKING JUAN TO WORK WITH MICHAEL, AND I KNOW KYLE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ARMKO, GET AN RFP DRAFTED THAT HAS A SCOPE OF WORK TO BRING TO US. TO BRING

US TO THE DECISION, RIGHT. >> JUDGE, IF YOU WERE GOING TO BE HIRING AN ARCHITECT FOR T THIS.

THAT IS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO SELECTING AN ARCHITECT AND HAVING RON COME BACK --

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: WE NEED AN ARCHITECT FOR A ROOF?

>> YOU DO. >>JUDGE CANALES: I WASN'T THINKING THAT EITHER. TWO PHASES.

WE NEED AN ARCHITECT AND A ROOF --

>> BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE ONE STORM CERTIFIED.

>>. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: THEY

BOTH HAVE TO BE. >>JUDGE CANALES: WE ARE JUST TALKING ABOUT. NO ACTION, BUT I DO APPRECIATE IT BECAUSE IT WILL HELP THE COURT AND HAVE TO BUDGET FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, GUYS, TERESA.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: IN ADDITION TO THIS.

>> HE ALREADY HAS IT IN. >>JUDGE CANALES: WONDERFUL.

>> HE HAS IT ALLOCATED. >> EXCUSE ME, ARE WE GOING TO

DO RECORDS WAREHOUSE ROOF? >>JUDGE CANALES: NO, SIR.

LET ME BACK UP. THE RECORDS WAREHOUSE.

WE NEED THESE AMOUNT OF MONEY AND THESE ARE THE DOLLARS THAT WE THINK WILL GET US THERE. THESE ARE FROM THE PRIORITIZATION OF OUR COS FROM 2021.

WE DID A RECORD DIGITALIZATION PROCESS AND DID EXTRA 793.

THAT IS SHOWING YOU WHERE THE EXTRA MONEY IS IN THE PRIORITIZATION. WE HAD A PROJECT CALLED RECORDS DIGITALIZATION. AND WE -- WE ASSIGNED IT CO 2021 FUNDS. AND WE HAVE EXTRA $19 3.

>> HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ROOF.

>> NOTHING TO DO ONLY MONEY UTILIZED WITH THE ROOF.

>> JUDGE, WHAT I WANT TO INFORM THE COURT IF YOU WANT THE PROJECT TO MOVE ALONG, SELECT AN ENGINEER WITHOUT A RFQ PROCESS AND BRING IT TO THE COURT FOR APPROVAL.

YOU HAVE THE OPTION, IF YOU SO CHOOSE, TO PUT OUT AN RFQ THAT

WILL PUT 60 DAYS ON PROJECT. >> GOT IT.

SUPER. AS THEY SAID, A THIN LINE AND WE PROBABLY GOT REAL CLOSE TO IT, COUNTY ATTORNEY.

PRESENTATION ONLY. BUT I THINK YOU HAVE GIVEN US ENOUGH INFORMATION WITH THIS PRESENTATION TO LET US KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING FOR THE NEXT COURT.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR RON OR ARMKO. ARMKO, JUST FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS WHAT YOU GUYS DO. THIS IS YOUR NICHE?

>> YES, WE ARE AN ARCHITECTURAL FIRM IN THE ROOFING AND BUILDING ENVELOPE OF FACI FACILITIES.

>>JUDGE CANALES: FANTASTIC. JUAN, I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYTHING MORE TO COVER, BUT DO YOU HAVE -- IF YOU HAVE

ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? >> NO MA'AM, I AM GOOD.

JUDGE JUDGE HEARING NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, HEARING NONE, YOU HEARD EARLIER THEY WANTED BACKUP DOCUMENTATION.

HERE IS THE GOOD NEWS, ARMKO HAS YOUR REPORT.

OFF THIS ALREADY DONE. SUPER.

LET'S MOVE ON TO -- CAN'T SP SPEAK, SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT

[2. Discuss and consider approval of a Supplemental Agreement No. 2 between Nueces County and Hanson Professional Services for the Nueces County 2019 CIP Road Rehabilitation Project – County Road 67 Project.]

NUMBER TWO WITH COUNTY ROAD 67. >> 13 WITH THAT ONE WE WILL

PASS ON THAT. >> JUST TABLE?

>>JUDGE CANALES: FOR NEXT T TIME.

>> KIND OF A DUPLICATE OF ITEM NUMBER 6.

>>JUDGE CANALES: TABLE IT INDEFINITELY.

TAKE THAT AS A MOTION AND SECOND.

ALL NOSE THIS FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

[3. Discuss and consider approval of a Supplemental Agreement No. 2 between Nueces County and Ardurra for the Nueces County 2019 CIP Road Rehabilitation Project – County Road 67 Project.]

WHAT ABOUT NUMBER THREE, A SUPPLEMENTAL WITH 67 AS WELL.

>> JUDGE AND COMMISSIONER ON THIS FOR A CHANGE ORDER FOR A RDURRA. TIME EXTENSION.

>>JUDGE CANALES: NO COST. MOTION AND A SECOND WITH GONZALEZ. ARDURRA THE NEW NAME OF MLV.

[5. Discuss and consider approval of a Supplemental Agreement No. 2 between Nueces County and Freese and Nichols, Inc. for the Nueces County 2019 CIP Road Rehabilitation Project–County Road 73 Project.]

[6. Discuss and consider approval of a Supplemental Agreement No. 2 between Nueces County and Hanson Professional Services for the Nueces County 2019 CIP Road Rehabilitation Project – County Road 69 Project.]

YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING. >> FIVE AND SIX IS A CONTRACT

-- TIME EXTENSION. >> ITEM 5 -- GO AHEAD.

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>> MOVE ITEM 6 AND 7 EXTENSION. >> 5 AND 6.

>>JUDGE CANALES: I HAVE GOT A SECOND.

AND, AGAIN, NO COST. JUST TIME EXTENSION.

AND GO AHEAD AND IDENTIFY THE COURT HOW MUCH TIME EXTENSION.

>> UP TO DECEMBER 31, 2021. >> SO WE ARE BEHIND IN THESE

PROJECTS. >> THEY ARE ON TIME.

>> JUST TIME EXTENSION. >> ON THE ARCHITECTURAL PART.

THE ENGINEERING PART. EXTENDING THEIR TIME.

BUT THE PROJECT IS. >>JUDGE CANALES: ACCORDING TO SPEED. TIME LINE.

>> AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. >>JUDGE CANALES: I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF ITEM NUMBER 5 AND 6 CONSIDERING THE APPROVAL FOR THE SUPPLEMENT AL AGREEMENT OF COUNTY ROAD 73 AND 69.

SAY AYE. MAREZ.

[4. Discuss and consider approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Nueces County Roadway Rehabilitation Projects County Road 73, County Road 67, County Road 48 & County Road 69.]

THAT LEADS US WITH ITEM NUMBER 4.

>> ON THIS ONE, JUDGE, CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE FOR THE REHAB OF COUNTY ROAD 73, 67, 48 AND 69.

THIS IS ON COUNTY ROAD 52 THAT TIES INTO 69.

THE CHANGE ORDER TO OVERLAY AN EXISTING PORTION OF 52.

AND THIS IS -- THE FUNDS FOR THIS IS GOING TO BE OUT OF THE 2016 COS MONEY AND FROM PRECINCT 1.

>>JUDGE CANALES: I AM GOING TO SHARE WITH YOU.

CHEST SO MOVED. >>JUDGE CANALES: I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. AND I AM GOING TO ASK YOU.

WE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE FACT THAT WE ARE OUT THERE DOING THIS WORK AND A SUPPLEMENTAL CHANGE ORDER AND ADDING ON TO DO THE WORK AND AN OVERLAY.

WHAT IS THE LINEAR FOOTAGE. SO THE ECONOMIES OF SCALE SAY

DO IT THIS WAY. >> THEY ARE IN AREAS.

>> AND COUNTY 52. >> WELL, OKAY.

AND WILL THAT EXTEND AED NEED FOR TIME AS WELL?

>> NO TIME EXTENSION ON THIS ONE,

>>JUDGE CANALES: JUDGE ALL RIGHT, THEN.

I AM PLEASED BECAUSE THOSE 2 2016S NEED TO BE SPENT AND A GOOD USE. THREE YEARS AND WE NEED TO GET RID OF AS MANY 2016S AS POSSIBLE AND KEEP FINDING WAYS TO SPEND IT ON CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT.

WAS COUNTY ROAD LISTED INSIDE THE CIP.

>>JUDGE CANALES: SAY THAT AGAIN.

>> NOT THAT I REMEMBER, >>JUDGE CANALES: JUDGE I LIKE DOING CHECK MARKS ON GOOD THIMING WE DO.

NEEDS TO BE MEMORIALIZED ON THE CIP THAT WE CHECKED OFF.

I FEEL THAT 69 IS A CDBG-DRS. >> PART OF IT IS, JUDGE.

YES, MA'AM. >> PART OF THE CDBG MONIES AND I SENT AN UPDATE OF THE CDBG PROJECTS AND ARE ON SCHEDULE ONLY ONE LEFT COUNTY ROAD 67 AND ON SCHEDULE AND THEY ARE

MOVING ALONG, JUDGE. >> GOOD TO KNOW.

THAT TAKES CARE OF THAT. DID WE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

SAME SIGN. PUBLIC WORKS.

YOU ARE DONE, I THINK. BUT LET ME JUMP AHEAD TO PURCHASING TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING IS WITH YOU.

I GUESS THE MOTOR OIL MAY BE FOR YOU AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO

STAY BUT YOU CAN IF YOU WISH. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: JUDGE, CAN WE GO BACK TO THE ITEM NUMBER 6 ON THE REGULAR AGENDA AND MADE A MOTION TO REJECT ALL BIDS.

WE HAD SOME FURTHER DISCUSSIONS --

>>JUDGE CANALES: REOPEN ITEM NUMBER 6 FOR FURTHER DISC DISCUSSION. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS 6, MICHAEL. FIVE ME A SECOND.

>>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: SORRY, NUMBER FIVE.

>>JUDGE CANALES: JUST FOR THE RECORD TO BE ACCURATE.

>> WE WERE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO SOME OF THE VENDORS TO FIND OUT SOME REASONS AS TO WHY -- WHY THEY WOULDN'T BID, AND WE FOUND THAT THEY NEEDED SOME MORE TIME IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE SCHEDULE OF VALUES. SO JUAN AND I DISCUSSED WITH JAVIER, THE ARCHITECT ON HOW WE MIGHT ADDRESS THAT SITUATION AND WE BELIEVE GOING OUT AGAIN UNDER CSP BUT WITH A REDEFINED

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SKEL EWE OF VALUES SO WE WILL HAVE INITIAL LUMP SUM BID ON THE BID DUE DATE AND SOME NUMBER OF DAY WHEN SCHEDULE OF VALUE ALSO NEED TO COME IN. WHAT HAPPENS IS THE VENDORS GET THEIR BIDS FROM THE SUBS HOURS BEFORE THE BID OPENS.

>>JUDGE CANALES: YES, OF COURSE.

>> THEY NEED TIME TO GO THROUGH THAT TO FILL OUT THE SCHEDULE

IT IS IT IS QUITE DETAILED. >>JUDGE CANALES: THEY DIDN'T

HAVE TIME? >> WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME AND HAD A SHORT WINDOW AND CAME LATE IN THE SECOND MONTH WHEN LOOKING AT THIS. SO ANYWAY, AFTER HAVING THESE DISCUSSIONS WITH SOME OF THE VENDORS WITH JP AND JUAN, WE FEEL IT IS BEST IF WE GO OUT AGAIN.

SO WHAT WE RECOMMEND IS THAT WE STILL REJECT ALL BIDS, BUT ALSO, THE COURT GRANT US PERMISSION TO REBID AT A LATER DATE. TO THAT LATER DATE WILL BE VERY

SOON. >> I AM GOING TO REFER TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ON THIS ONE. WHAT HE IS ASKING IS THAT WE -- WE REJECT ALL BIDS AND THAT WE ALSO GO OUT FOR ANOTHER BID?

>> APPROVE US TO GO OUT FOR BID AT A LATER DATE.

TO REBID ON A LATER DATE. >>JUDGE CANALES: CURIOUS ON TIMELINE. OBVIOUSLY MUCH SHORTER THAN 20

WEEKS. >> WE ARE THINKING WE WOULD

OPEN BIDS IN LATE OCTOBER. >>JUDGE CANALES: ARE YOU ARE CONCERNED IF WE DON'T ANY BIDS AND -- CAN WE RUN IT

CONCURRENTLY. >> WE CAN'T REALLY RUN THOSE

CONCURRENTLY. >> I HOPE THEY KNOW HOW TO KEEP THEIR WORD. THAT IS A TOUGHIE, GUYS.

I AM GOING TO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT BECAUSE I TELL YOU IT DONE SHOW. CASE IT, BUT EITHER WAY YOU HAVE TO BRING IT TO ANOTHER COURT.

>> WELL, HOLD ON. >>JUDGE CANALES: LET ME SEE.

>> IN THE PAST THE COUNTY'S PRACTICE IS WE GET NO BID AND REBID AT A LATER DATE, THE COURT WILL REJECT ALL BIDS AND AUTHORIZE THE AGENT TO REBID AT A LATER DATE AND SETS THE FR FRAMEWORK NOR ME TO PUBLISH ANOTHER BID UNDER THE EXACT SAME DIRECTION WE WERE GIVEN UNDER THE FIRST INSTRUCTION.

WE DID THIS FOR THE ROOF THAT WE TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES GET

BIDS ON AT HILLTOP. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: I AM

FINE BY DOING THAT. >>JUDGE CANALES: I AM OKAY BUT WANT TO MAKE SURE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY -- WHAT HELPFUL NEXT TIME VERBIAGE CAN BE BETTER IF IT IS A PATTERN IN PRACTICE, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. BUT I THINK -- JUST --

>> NEVER BEEN WRITTEN BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT Y'ALL IS

GOING TO DECIDE. >>JUDGE CANALES: GOT IT.

I WILL GO AHEAD AND ROLL THE DICE.

YOU CAN ALWAYS VET IT. >> WE CAN HELP WITH THAT

WORDING. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: MOVE THAT WE REJECT ALL BIDS AND ALLOW PURCHASING TO GO OUT FOR

ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY. >> SECOND.

>>JUDGE CANALES: SECONDS. SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AND ALSO FOR THE CLERK, THIS IS A COMPLETELY NEW VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER SIX. OKAY.

UNDER FIVE. FIVE.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU, MICHAEL -- I MEAN YOU SEE THAT WAS SO SMART THAT WE PUT THAT IN THE BEGINNING BECAUSE IT GAVE YOU TIME TO GO CHECK THAT OUT.

>> YES, THAT WAS VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT TUNE.

>>JUDGE CANALES: HELPING TO NAVIGATE THOSE WATER.

THE NEXT BIG CHUNK IS PURCHASING.

AND THEN WE HAVE AUDITOR, HUMAN RESOURCES AND EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO MICHAEL, I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, TACKLE THE ONES THAT ARE SUPER QUICK BEFORE WE GET TO HEALTH, I AM GOING TO TAKE A TEN-MINUTE BATHROOM BREAK.

EVERYBODY NEED TO STRETCH THEIR LEGS.

I LEARNED THIS ON AN AIRPLANE A LONG TIME AGO NOT GOOD TO SIT -- EVERYBODY ELSE GETS TO MOVE AND I DON'T.

I WANT TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO PAY THAT COURTESY TO THE CLERKS AND TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND AUDITOR.

TAKE US THROUGH MAYBE THE BULK DIESEL AND UNLEADED AND THE --

WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD BE -- >> SURE, GO WITH BULK DIESEL

[2. Discuss and award IFB No. 3163-21 Bulk Diesel & Unleaded Fuel.]

NEXT. >>JUDGE CANALES: ITEM NUMBER TWO. YOU HAVE AN AWARD TO BULK DIESEL AND UNLEADED FUEL.

I WILL JUST READ FOR A THE COURT.

I AM ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT ALL OF THEM OR JUST THE SUCCESSFUL ONE. JUST THE SUCCESSFUL ONE AND YOU HAVE IT IN FRONT OF YOU. AND THE SUCCESSFUL ONE IS S

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SUNOCO. >> WE ARE REPRESENTING SUNOCO ENERGY SERVICES AND THE LOWEST BID.

THE ITEMS YOU SAW IN GREEN, WE DID HAVE LOWER PRICING ON SOME INDIVIDUALS ITEMS FROM SUNCOAST RESOURCES; HOWEVER, IN TOT TOTALITY, SUNDERLANDOCO BIT WAS LEST BASED ON THE ESTIMATED DELIVERY OF FUEL AND REPRESENT AWARD OF SUNOCO SERVICES.

>>JUDGE CANALES: OKAY, ALL RIGHT.

IT WAS SUPER CLOSE. >> YES JUDGE JUDGE OKAY, ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS PARTICULAR BULK DIESEL AND UNLEADED FUEL CONTRACT? HEARING NONE, A MOTION TO ADOPT THE RECOMMENDED CONTRACT FOR SUNOCO ENERGY SERVICES FOR BULK

DIESEL AND UNLEADED FUEL. >> SO MOVED.

>> ASK FOR A SECOND -- A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER CHESNEY.

ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> OKAY. THE NEXT ONE MICHAEL MOTOR OIL

[5. Discuss and award IFB No. 3164-21 for Motor Oil and Lubricants.]

AND LUBRICANTS CAN BE DONE. >> YES.

THAT IS AN EASY ONE AND U6R8 TWO BIDS ONLY.

ONE OF THE BIDDERS DIDN'T BIT ALL OF ITEMS. AND THE OTHER BIDDER, THEIR PRICE WAS LIKE A LOT HIGHER THAN WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY PAYING.

SO I HAD SOME CONVERSATION WITH JUAN BECAUSE HE IS THE PRIMARY USER OF THIS PRODUCT. AND WE WOULD LIKE TO REJECT ALL BIDS AND GO OUT FOR BID IN ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN A PERIOD OF FLUX RIGHT NOW AND OUR CURRENT CONTRACT WITH AROUND ARNE OLD OIL IS MOST BENEFICIAL TO THE COUNTY AT THIS TIME.

ANDLELE EXPIRE AND GO ONTO A BASIS.

THAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION, ARNOLD OIL.

REJECTING BIDS AND STAY ON MONTH TO MONDAY.

WE HAVE GOT A MOTION TO REJECT --

>> ADD THAT LANGUAGE, REJECT ALL BIDS AND REBIDS AT A LATER

DATE. >> THAT YOUR MOTION, COMMISSIONER I HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OKAY.

AND THEN -- TABLE ITEM NUMBER 6.

[6. Discuss and consider approval of method of procurement (construction manager-at-risk) for Nueces County Courthouse ADA Interior Improvements; authorize the Purchasing Agent to publish a notice; and adopt an order delegating evaluation authority to a selection committee.]

DOES ANYONE WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER 6 AND MADE A MOTION ON REGULAR AGENDA ITEM 5 TO GO BACK TO B

BID. >> SECOND IF THAT WAS YOUR

MOTION. >>JUDGE CANALES: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OKAY.

AND THEN -- >> GO UP TO NUMBER 3 IF YOU

WANT. >> 3, THE ALCOHOL CONTROL

[3. Discuss and award RFP 3165-21 Alcohol, Controlled Substances & Specimen Testing Program.]

SPECIMEN TESTING PROGRAM. >> SO I AM GOING TO PASS THESE OUT TO YOU IN A SECOND, BUT BASICALLY WE SOCIAL MEDIA FOUR BIDS FOR THIS SERVICE. THIS WAS THE --

>> IS THAT FOR EMPLOYEES OR WHAT?

>> YES, AN EMPLOYEE TESTING WHEN THEY FIRST HIRE ON.

ALSO WHEN -- IF WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT AND THEY GET SUBMITTED FOR DRUG SCREEN AT THIS POINT WHEN THEM KICK IN.

THE -- THE VENDOR RECEIVING THE HIGHEST SCORE FROM THE SELECTION COMMITTEE IS THE DOCTOR CENTER URGENT CARE.

AND WE RECOMMEND AWARD TO THE DOCTOR CENTER.

I SPOKE ALSO WITH RISK MANAGEMENT AND THEY -- THEY INDICATED AND YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THE DOCTOR CENTER IS THE CURRENT PROVIDER AND RISK MANAGEMENT HAVE GOOD COMMUNICATION WITH THEM AND NO ISSUE IN THE BILLING AREA AND RESPONSIVE TO ISSUES THAT COME UP AND GETTING THEM RESOLVED QUICKLY. THEY HAVE A GOOD PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF AVAILABLE SITES FOR US TO UTILIZE. SOME OF THE OTHER VENDORS THAT BID WERE ACTUALLY USING THE DOCTOR CENTER AS THEIR SITE LOCATIONS BECAUSE WE HAD SOME BIDS FROM OUT OF STATE, BUT BY AND LARGE, THE COMMITTEE FELT VERY COMFORTABLE IN STAYING WITH THE DOCTOR CENTER. SO WE RECOMMEND AWARD TO DOCTOR

CENTER URGENT CARE. >> FOR HOW LONG, ONE YEAR,

FIVE YEARS? >> THIS IS -- JUDGE JUDGE IT'S

IN TWO. >> 36 MONTHS WITH OPTION TO REMOVE WITH TWO ADDITIONAL O ONE-YEAR TERMS. THREE YEARS BUT TWO ONE YEAR AND OTHER THING I WILL INDICATE

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THAT THE DOCTOR CENTER PRICES REMAIN FLAT TO THE PREVIOUS BID WHICH WAS DONE IN 2016. NO INCREASE IN COST.

>>JUDGE CANALES: OKAY, SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AWARD RFP 361 TO DOCTOR CENTER. A MOTION AND A SECOND AND THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

OKAY. AND THEN.

[4. Discuss and award RFP No. 3173-21 Grant Application Development, Grant Administration, and Project Management for FEMA Competitive Grants.]

WE CAN G DO 4 AND TAKE THAT TEN MINUTES AND WE WILL COME BACK AND DO HEALTH BECAUSE I WANT EVERYONE FOCUSSED ON THAT ONE.

THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ONE. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY: TYNER,

IF I CAN NEED YOUR HELP. >>JUDGE CANALES: FOR A GRANT ADMINISTRATION AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR FEMA COMPETITIVE GRANTS. MARIA IS ON THE LINE.

AND SHE CAN ALSO PROVIDE AS -- BE A RESOURCE AND MICHAEL IS GOING TO OUTLINE THIS PARTICULAR RECOMMENDATION.

>> OKAY. SO ON -- ON THIS RFP FOR GRANT APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT. WE RECEIVED THREE BIDS.

WE ARE -- THE COMMITTEE IS RECOMMENDING AWARD TO HAGGERTY CONSULTING, INC. WE FELT THEY HAD THE MOST CLOSELY ALIGNED SKILL SET FOR HAPPENED LING THESE PROJECTS FOR US AND WE HAD THE LUXURY OF HAVING SOME OF THE FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE WITH THEM SO WE HAD A GOOD SCORE ON THE WORK PERFORMANCE OF THIS GROUP AND LIKE I SAID WE ARE RECOMMENDING AWARD TO HAGGERTY CONSULTING. THEY RECEIVED THE HIGH OFEST SCORE AND CAPACITY TO THIS WILL COVER A WIDE VARIETY OF AREAS FOR US IN TERMS OF FEMA, BRICK PSPG AND THE ASSISTANCE TO FIRE FIGHTERS GRANT PROGRAM. A LITANY OF ITEMS TO UTILIZE THIS CONTRACT FOR. AND IF -- IF YOU HAVE QUES QUESTIONS, I WOULD DEFER TO MARIA WHO IS REALLY THE EXPERT

ON -- ON THIS PROJECT. >>JUDGE CANALES: ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MARIA? AND MARIA, YOU WILL HAVE TO UNMUTE IF THERE WERE. OKAY.

WELL, IN THAT CASE, I WILL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RFP AWARD FOR FEMA GRANTS. AND ASK FOR A SECOND.

>> SO MOVED. >>JUDGE CANALES: MOTION AND A

SECOND. >>COMMISSIONER CHESNEY:

SECOND. >>JUDGE CANALES: THANK YOU.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SIGHING AYE.

I WILL TAKE A TEN-MINUTE RE RECESS.

THE TIME IS 1:55. AN THIS IS JUST A STRETCH AND WE WILL COME BACK AND DO HE HEALTH, AUDITOR, HUMAN RESOURCES AND GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

AND WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK.

>> FOR THE RECORDS RECORD, ATTENTION TO ITEM TO ITEM C1, NUMBER 3160 /21 FOR THE RECORD. MICHAEL IS HERE TO PRESENT.

[1. Discuss and award RFP No. 3160-21 Nueces County Employees Group Health Plan.]

AS A RESOURCE.ICHAEL. >> THANK YOU.

JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAVE PUT THE GROUP HEALTH PLAN OUT AS IN THE PAST THIS WOULD GO OUT WITH SEVEN DIFFERENT BIDS, THE FIRST TIME WE COMBINED INTO ONE BID.

SO ALLOW US SOME ECONOMY, IN DEALING WITH MULTIPLE VENDORS IN PROVIDING REPORTS THAT WE USED TO PROVIDE SEVEN DIFFERENT WAYS. THIS ALSO ÃWHAT I WANT TO DO, IF I CAN LIST THE ITEMS ONE BY ONE.

THEN COME BACK AND COVER THE BENEFITS OF WHAT WE THINK IS A REALLY GOOD HEALTH PLAN THAT WE HAVE FOR THE COUNTY.

UNDER THE NETWORK, LOCAL NETWORK, SECONDARY NETWORK OR

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OTHER SERVICES THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING THE NETWORK, THE HEALTH NETWORK. THE COUNTY HAS THE ABILITY TO ELECT TO AWARD THESE SERVICES SEPARATELY.

OR GROUP THEM TO THE QUALIFIED PROPOSERS.

IN SOME CASES LIKE THE FIRST ONE, TWO AWARDEES AND SOME OF THE OTHER ONES THEY WILL BE SINGLE AWARDEES.

THE THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATION, CHAPMAN, THE PHARMACY PROGRAM.

RECOMMENDING SCRIPT CARE LIMITED.

THE DISEASE MANAGEMENT, RECOMMENDING PRIME.

RECOMMENDING CHAPMAN, CAFETERIA PLAN SECTION 125 ADMINISTRATOR, RECOMMENDING CHAPMAN. INSURANCE RECOMMENDING AFLAC.

ALSO FOR THE FIRST TIME RECOMMENDING A FULLY INSURED EMPLOYER PAID BASE PLAN FOR SHORT-TERM DISABILITY AND LONG-TERM DISABILITY THROUGH AFLAC.

>> EMPLOYER PAY?> YES. PRETTY GOOD DEAL RIGHT THERE.

>> POINT THAT OUT. >> PRETTY EXCITING WAIT UNTIL

YOU GET TO THE DETAILS. >> THE PLANS THAT THOMAS AND I LOOKED AT, REALLY KIND OF THREE DIFFERENT REAL COMPETITORS ON THAT NATIONAL NETWORK SIDE. THE ONE WE RECOMMENDING IS THE ONE THAT IS GOING TO PROVIDE THE MOST BENEFIT TO THE COUNTY IN TERMS OF COST AND ALSO IN TERMS OF BENEFITS THAT WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO THE EMPLOYEES.

ALSO GOING TO MINIMIZE COMPLICATIONS OF HAVING MULTIPLE PROVIDERS, YOU WILL NOTICE THAT WE HAD AFLAC LISTED, GOING TO BE PROVIDING US WITH SERVICES IN ANCILLARY AS WELL AS THE GROUP TERM LIFE BUT ALSO THE LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM DISABILITY. FOR ILLNESS OR INJURY UNRELATED TO WORK. ALSO GOING TO HELP US WITH OUR DENTAL, VISION, ACCIDENT, HOSPITAL CONFINEMENT, CRITICAL ILLNESS WITH CANCER, VOLUNTARY LIFE, FOR THOSE MIGHT BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CHANGEOVER FROM THE PREVIOUS DENTAL PROVIDER AFLAC GOING TO PICK UP THE SERVICES TRANSPARENTLY ON OCTOBER 1 EVEN IF THE PROVIDER IS OUT OF NETWORK.

THIS PLAN WILL SIGNIFICANTLY SIMPLIFY THE ACTIVITIES FOR OUR HR DEPARTMENT AND AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

PROVIDING THEM ONE SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN THE PAST COMMUNICATE WITH UPWARDS OF FIVE OR SEVEN DIFFERENT FOLKS.

DEPENDING ON THE ITEMS. GOING TO MAKE THEIR LIFE TREMENDOUSLY BETTER. IN TERMS OF THEIR ABILITY TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAMS. WE ALSO GET THE TRADITIONAL SERVICES WHICH IS THE TELEMEDICINE, THE WELLNESS PROGRAMS, ALSO THE FIRST PROGRAM THAT WAS OFFERED WHERE THE EMPLOYEES GET A CHOICE OF THE NETWORK PROVIDER SO THEY CAN CHOOSE EITHER THE AETNA NETWORK OR THE NETWORK.

DEPENDING ON WHERE THE PROVIDERS ARE LOCATED AND WHAT AMOUNT OF COST THEY WANT TO INCUR.

IS IT THE EPO THOMAS? AS FOR THE SPOHN, PROVIDE A NUMBER OF PROVIDERS IN THAT NETWORK, WITH THE COUNTY GETS THE MOST BENEFIT IN TERMS OF LEAST COST.

IF YOU HAVE A DOCTOR OUTSIDE OF THE NETWORK YOU CAN CHOOSE THE AETNA PLAN. YOU COULD CHOOSE THE OTHER PLAN AT A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT RATE. THEN YOU COULD RETAIN YOUR DOCTOR. THE FULLY INSURED EMPLOYER PAID BASE PLAN FOR SHORT-TERM DISABILITY, WE LOOKED AT A COUPLE OF PLANS THERE.HE ONE WE OPTED WITH DAVIS THE SHORTEST WAITING PERIOD, WHICH IS SEVEN DAYS, THE LONGEST

[04:50:04]

GARBAGE TIME UP TO 26 WEEKS. THE EMPLOYEES ALSO HAVE THE OPTION TO UPGRADE THEIR COVERAGE PLAN AT THEIR COST IF THEY WANT TO ADD ON TO THE AMOUNTS THAT ARE PROVIDED IN THE PLAN THAT IS PAID FOR BY THE COUNTY.

THAT WAS THE SAME FOR THE THIRD PROVIDER, ALSO AN ALL OR NOTHING APPROACH. THEIR COSTS WHERE I WANT TO SAY IT FOUR TIMES HIGHER THAN WHAT WE HAD ON THE PLAN THAT WE PICKED. SO YOU KNOW I FEEL HAPPY ABOUT THE PLAN THAT WE GOT FOR YOU. THE COUNTIES ARE GOING TO LOVE IT, THE EMPLOYEES ARE LOVE IT.

REALLY GOOD OPTIONS FOR WELLNESS, MAINTAINING DENTAL COVERAGE IF THEY HAD THAT IN PLACE.

WORKING ON TELEMEDICINE AS WELL.

SO AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND AWARD NETWORK TO THE AETNA NETWORK VIA CHAPMAN. THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATION.

PHARMACY BENEFIT RECOMMEND TO SCRIPT CARE.

DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM RECOMMEND AWARD TO PRIME DX.

CAFETERIA PLAN 125 RECOMMEND AWARD TO CHAPMAN.

LIFE INSURANCE RECOMMEND AWARD TO ATHLETIC.

LONG-TERM DISABILITY AND SHORT-TERM DISABILITY RECOMMEND AWARD TO AFLAC. IF YOU ALL HAVE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO COVER.

>> ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR ANY OF THIS?

>> DO YOU WANT TO. >> METEOROLOGIST: THE COST

PIECE? >> MY REVIEW OF THE PROCESS SHOWED THE COST IS GOING TO BE LESS THAN WHAT WE HAVE BEEN PAYING. SO COST SAVINGS PROVIDED TO US ON THAT NETWORK SITE, ALLOW US TO FUND IN PART THE LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM DISABILITY FOR THE EMPLOYEES IN A BASE PLAN AMOUNT. I WANT TO SAY THAT AMOUNT WAS

15K COVERAGE. >> MORE BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES AT LESS COST THAN YOU HAVE DONE YOUR JOB.

>> THEY HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB. HIGHLIGHT THAT DISABILITY.

OF COURSE DO THIS OVER THE NEXT YOU KNOW 30 DAYS SO THIS IS SUCH ÃASKED AND ANSWERED. PLEASE TALK ABOUT THE HIGHLIGHTS AND THE VIRTUES OF WHAT IS NEW.

I CALL IT THE CAFETERIA. WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO, THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES OF INSURANCE FOR AN EMPLOYEE, GOING TO BRING YOU A BETTER PRODUCT, MORE STRONGER PRODUCT.

YOU COULD ALSO CHOOSE HOW MUCH MORE YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE BUT GO OVER THAT PIECE OF IT. THEN WE WILL LET THE COMMISSIONERS ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU A BIG PICTURE.

>> SURE. HOLD IT CLOSER.

>> MUCH BETTER. >> ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU HAVE DONE ON THE BIG PICTURE, SEPARATE HEALTH AND THE REST OF IT. HEALTH INSURANCE, GOING TO HAVE

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AETNA AS AN OVERALL NETWORK ON A PLAN.

THE EPO AS A SEPARATE PLAN, EMPLOYEES GET TO SELECT WHICHEVER THEY WANT. THE COST OF THE AETNA PLAN IS HIGHER THAN THE EPO, ALLOWS US TO GENERATE SAVINGS TO THE PLANET. I THINK I HAVE EXPLAINED BEFORE, ANALYSIS ON BOTH SIDES, DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ONE AND THE OTHER. IF ALL EMPLOYEES WENT TO THE EPO COST LESS THAN OTHERWISE. 13+ MILLION DOLLARS CURRENTLY.

THAT IS WHAT WE ARE RUNNING THIS YEAR.

THE NUMBERS THAT ARE BASED THAT RECOMMENDATION ON, 50 PERCENT WILL CHOOSE TO GO TO THE EPO, THE SAVINGS COULD BE GREATER THAN WHAT WE ARE SAYING. 50 PERCENT ACCEPTABLE GUESS BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS UNTIL WE DO THE OPEN ENROLLMENT.

THAT IS WHERE THE SAVINGS OCCUR ON THE HEALTH SIDE.

NOW THAT IS THE BIG PICTURE. YOU WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO QUOTE THE SIDE OF THE EPO ON OCCASIONS.

BUT ESSENTIALLY IT IS TOO SYSTEMS, ONE IS THE ACA SYSTEM, ONE IS THE AETNA. ON THE EPO, LOWER COST.

NEXT TO THAT YOU HAVE THE SERVICES, SOME DIFFICULTIES, SEVERAL OTHER ITEMS. WHEN WE STARTED ANALYZING THE PROCESS, ASKED FOR BOTH EMPLOYEE PAID, SERVICES.

ESSENTIALLY THE EMPLOYER PAID SERVICES BEFORE, THE LIFE INSURANCE THAT PAYS LIFE INSURANCE.

WE HAVE QUOTES THAT ARE LOWER COMBINED, WHEN YOU COMBINE THE LIFE AND DISABILITY, BECOMES A LOWER NUMBER.

BUT THE REAL KEY, REMEMBER THROUGHOUT THE SERVICES, WHEN YOU COMBINE PRODUCTS YOU GET A BETTER RATE AND A BETTER DISCOUNT AND ALSO GET BENEFICIAL SERVICES THAT OTHERWISE WE ARE PAYING FOR. THAT IS THE ESSENCE OF HOW WE PUT TOGETHER THE PACKAGE FOR SERVICES, DISABILITY, SHORT AND LONG-TERM, ALL THE OTHER VOLUNTARY TYPE OF PROGRAMS. THE BASIC LIFE INSURANCE. THE COMBINATION, PROVIDED SAVINGS AND FREE SERVICES THAT OTHERWISE WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY LIKE ENROLLMENT SERVICES, I THINK A CREDIT SPEAKING FROM MEMORY. PERCENTAGE OF WHAT THE PREMIUM IS SO WE DON'T REALLY KNOW THE EXACT AMOUNT, ESTIMATE IT TO BE 35, 40,000. I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE WILL PAY. A LOT OF EXPENSES THAT ARE GOING TO GO AWAY. PLUS, BETTER BENEFITS AND EMPLOYEE CHOICES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WANT TO HAVE.

DISABILITY RECOMMENDED TO BE ADDED AS A SHORT-TERM, LONG-TERM DISABILITY. BASE PLAN, REDUCE THE COST OF DISABILITY. WITH SICK LEAVE, VACATION AND ALL OF THAT STUFF. EMPLOYEES THAT CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY THEIR INSURANCE, ESSENTIAL BENEFIT ON THE BASE PLAN ON THE SHORT TERM DISABILITY IS ABOUT RIGHT ON THE $300 A WEEK.

26 WEEKS OF BENEFITS. AN EMPLOYEE CAN OPT FROM THERE, PREMIUM. COLLECTIVELY.

RIGHT NOW PAYING THROUGH THE CONTRACT WITH PRIME DS, ABOUT

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SIX OR $4000. COLLECTIVE PLAN ON THE SERVICES, ACCESS FOR FREE TO TELEMEDICINE WHICH IS A SIMILAR PROGRAM. IT MIGHT BE THROWN IN AS AN INCENTIVE TO GO THERE. STILL HAVE TO BE SOLIDIFIED TO SAY WHICH ONE IS REALLY BEST DEPENDING ON WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. THAT IS THE BIG PICTURE.

THE ESTIMATE RIGHT NOW, AROUND 13 MILLION.

I THINK HE AND I AGREED TO THE NUMBERS.

WE MIGHT BE OFF 100,000. PRETTY MUCH ON TARGET.

BUT ESTIMATING OVERALL COST ON THE HEALTH SIDE, IF EVERYBODY WENT TO THE EPO IT WILL DROP A MILLION.

ESTIMATING NECK SURE THE COST WOULD BE LOWER THAN THIS YEAR.

AGAIN THOSE ARE ESTIMATES BUT PRETTY ACCURATE ESTIMATES I THINK. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALSO LOOKING AT THE CLINIC BUT I HAVEN'T GONE THERE YET.

>> THAT WELLNESS COMPONENT WE WILL TALK ABOUT IN A SECOND.

THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. A LOT OF TIMES WE HAD THE BENEFIT OF BEING IN COMMITTEE SO WHEN WE SAY THE ACRONYM EPO.

>> EXCLUSIVE PROVIDER ORGANIZATION.

>> TYPE OF ARRANGEMENT. YOU MIGHT EXPLAIN ONCE MORE

WHAT THAT IS. >> A SET OF PROVIDERS, TYPICALLY SPONSORED BY SOMEONE IN THIS CASE BY THE ORGANIZATION. A LOCAL OFFICE.

THE CONTRACTS ARE NEGOTIATED WITH THE REPRESENTATIVE.

OF THE LOCAL PEOPLE HERE. ALSO HAVE THAT PPO, THAT IS WHAT WE HAVE UNDER THE AETNA NETWORK.

BOONE CHAPMAN, PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION.

PROVIDERS THAT WE HAVE SELECTED OVERALL THROUGH THE AETNA NETWORK. WE PAY AETNA A FEE TO DO THAT.

IT IS VERY LIMITED IN SERVICES. CONSTRICTIVE IN USE.

BASICALLY THE THREE PIECES OF IT THAT YOU CAN USE.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS HELPFUL.

>> YES. VERY.> OKAY.

>> COMMISSIONERS. THE AFLAC PIECE OF IT MIGHT BE WORTH DIVING INTO IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

>> SORRY. EMPLOYEES EXPRESSED TO ME, ARE THEY STILL GOING TO HAVE TO TRAVEL OUT OF TOWN TO SEE A

DOCTOR IF THEY REQUIRE SURGERY? >> NOTHING IN OUR SYSTEM THAT WOULD REQUIRE THEM TO DO THAT. THE NAME ESCAPES ME.

PATIENT NAVIGATION. IN THE PLAN RIGHT NOW, DO NOT HAVE TO PARTICIPATE. ALLOW THEM TO SAVE MONEY, THE COUNTY TO SAVE MONEY, ESSENTIALLY WHAT IT IS, FACILITIES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY PRIMARILY THE ONES WE ARE UTILIZING LOCATED IN OKLAHOMA. NOT THE ONLY PLACE.

MIGHT HAVE A PROCEDURE, A CONTRACTOR WILL AMOUNT, IN 22, I HAVE EXAMPLES OF THOSE REPRICED AT ABOUT 2500, $30,000. INCLUDING THE TRAVEL COMPONENT, EVERYTHING ELSE FOR THE EMPLOYEE.

THE COST COMES DOWN FROM 22, $25,000, A COUPLE TWO OR $3000.

IT GOES TO INSURANCE, DISAPPEAR IF THEY TAKE CARE OF THAT CARE NAVIGATION. THE PLAN WOULD SAY, THE EMPLOYEE SAVES.T IS AT THEIR CHOICE.

THEY DO NOT HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN IT.

WE CALL IT BUNDLED SERVICES. ESSENTIALLY CUT A DEAL WITH THE PROVIDER, FOR A FLAT FEE. WE PAY THAT FLAT FEE FOR THAT

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PROCEDURE, THAT IS IT. WE DON'T HAVE ÃINCLUSIVE OF

EVERYTHING. >> THOMAS, LET ME MAKE SURE.

THIS IS COMPLETELY OPTIONAL. WHEN YOU GO TO THE DOCTOR AND SOMEONE TELLS YOU YOU NEED SURGERY, THEY DON'T TELL YOU IS GOING TO COST 10,000 YEAR, 30,000 YEAR.

THIS PROGRAM THAT WE BROUGHT IN, IT GIVES THE EMPLOYER THE

OPTION, WE DON'T SAY ¦ >> THE EMPLOYEE THE OPTION.

>> I AM GLAD. THAT IS WHAT I AM THINKING.

TO SAVE MONEY BUT THEY DON'T HAVE TO SAVE MONEY BUT THEY NEVER KNEW BEFORE SO NO ONE IS MAKING THEM GO TO SURGERY ANYWHERE ELSE. THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT SURGERY COSTS SOMEWHERE ELSE AND MAKE THAT DECISION FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY. A POSITIVE TO HAVE CARE NAVIGATION. NEVER EXISTED UNTIL A YEAR AGO.

>> JUDGE, I WANT TO EXPAND THIS IN A MINUTE.

SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD INTERNALLY RELATED TO THE NEED TO EDUCATE, HOW THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WORKS.

DELIVER THE SERVICES AT A LOWER COST TO THE EMPLOYEE.

SOME OF THE STUFF THE JUDGES HAVE ASKED ME TO PURSUE, I WANT TO CALL IT SHORT WORK CLINIC. ILL DEFINED DEFINITION OF CLINIC. THE IDEA WOULD BE TO DOVETAIL THESE PROGRAMS IN A FASHION THAT WE CAN USE IT TO PROVIDE WELLNESS, FULLY ENHANCED WELLNESS PROGRAM HOPEFULLY IN A GOOD LOCATION SO IT IS ACCESSIBLE.

INFORMING THE EMPLOYEES OF THE DIFFERENT WAYS YOU CAN DO CERTAIN THINGS AND MOVE IT IN THAT DIRECTION SO BOTH THE EMPLOYEE SAVES MONEY, THE COUNTY SAVES MONEY.

>> I WISH WE HAD A PLAN LIKE THIS ONE I WAS WORKING.

THE EMPLOYEES THAT I HAVE SPOKEN TO I THINK THEY HAVE GONE TO AUSTIN. I WAS JUST WONDERING ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> YES, SIR. >> CONTINUE WITH QUESTIONS.

>> YES, SIR. >> EMPLOYEE CHOOSES AN OPTION TO GO ANYWHERE HE WANTS TO GO? NOW HIGHER LEVEL OF A PAY RATE? AN OPTION TO TAKE AETNA OR EPO. THEY TAKE AETNA, LESS OR MORE

THAN EPO. >> IT IS GOING TO COST MORE.

IT SHOULD BE HIGHER COST TO AN EMPLOYEE AS IT IS GOING TO BE TOO THE COUNTY. TAKING UP THE HATE ANNUALLY FOR THOSE DIFFERENTIALS. WHAT THE EMPLOYEES ARE PROVIDING IN TERMS OF FUNDING IS REALLY VERY LOW.

>> RECOMMENDATION IS IN THE EPO PAY NO ADDITIONAL COST.

IT WILL BE ZERO. >> A LOGIC FOR THAT.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE I EXPLAIN IT THE MORE OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT MOVE OVER TO THE EPO THE GREATER THE SAVINGS ARE GOING

TO BE TOO THE PLAN OKAY. >> BUT DO THEY GET LESS?

>> NO. ONLY DIFFERENCE, EXCLUSIVE PROVIDER NETWORK. THEY WILL HAVE TO USE THOSE FACILITIES.F THEY DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE PREMIUM WHICH IS MUCH LESS THAN WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND BUT IT IS ACCEPTABLE. THE ESTIMATES THAT I RAN FOR YOU, SOMEWHERE UPWARDS OF 13 MILLION FOR 21-22.

ON THE HEALTH SIDE. IF WE GET HALF OF THE EMPLOYEES TO MOVE OVER, TO THE EPO OVER 12 MILLION.

THE PROBLEM IS, IT IS GEOMETRIC.

IF YOU LOOK AT A COST OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, PUMPING ANOTHER MILLION, 1.5 MILLION EVERY YEAR TO THE HEALTH SIDE.

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>> BACK TO THAT EDUCATION. >> WE DO IT, NOBODY RECOGNIZES IT. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO IMPROVE ON, THINGS THAT WE DO WELL.

THINGS THAT NEED TO BE PLOTTED, IT FINALLY CATCHES UP WITH YOU WHEN YOU HAVE A SCENARIO LIKE A GLOBAL PANDEMIC IN PARTICULAR.

IT COULD BE ANYTHING THOUGH. TERRIBLE CHRONIC ILLNESS IN SOME GREAT ONE YEAR OVER ANOTHER YEAR.

>> OR NEONATES. >> WHEN YOU HAVE COVID-19, CANCERS, OTHER ILLNESSES THAT REQUIRE INTENSIVE STATES, IMPORTANT TO HAVE CHOICES. THE EMPLOYEE WOULD GET TO DECIDE I COULD GO ROUTE 1, ROUTE 1 COSTS ME NO EXTRA MONEY. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO CHANGE YOUR DOCTOR, A WAY THAT BOTH OF US BOTH COUNTY EMPLOYEE COULD CONTRIBUTE RIGHT? INCREDIBLY MINIMAL.

ABLE TO BE AN OVERALL DEFENSE MECHANISM FOR GOING UPSIDE DOWN AT THE END OF THE YEAR WHICH BY THE WAY HELPS NOBODY HERE.

2 MILLION IN THE HOLE, GUESS WHAT HAPPENS, EVERYBODY PAYS IT. I THINK THIS IS A REALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME LOOKING AT HEALTH INSURANCE FROM BOTH PERSPECTIVES, EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE.

THE FIRST TIME I THINK WE'VE ACTUALLY COME UP WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THESE PROGRAMS WORK.

>> I WANT TO USE AN EXAMPLE. EXAMPLE THAT IS ACTUAL, A TYPE OF SERVICE THAT CAN BE PROVIDED AT TWO FACILITIES IN THIS CITY.

DIFFERENCE IS DOUBLE. THE COUNTY PAID ABOUT $600,000 CLAIM, 400,000 BACK. THROUGH THE REINSURANCE.

HAD THAT BILL GONE TO THE OTHER FACILITY, THAT BILL WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE THAN TWICE I GUARANTEE YOU THAT.

MORE THAN TWICE. WELL OVER $1 MILLION.

GRANTED REIMBURSED BY THE CARRIER.

BUT THE IMPACT THAT HAS ON THE RENEWAL NEXT YEAR, PREMIUMS ARE GOING TO GO UP, THEY LOST $1 MILLION.

OUR GOAL IS TO EDUCATE EMPLOYEES AS TO WHERE YOU SHOULD GO TO MINIMIZE THE COST TO THEM AND TO THE PLAN.

WHATEVER COST GOES TO THE PLAN, REFLECTIVE THE FOLLOWING YEAR TO EVERYBODY. PART OF THE PROCESS.

I HOPE THAT HELPS. >> WE HAVEN'T MADE THOSE DECISIONS YET AS TO WHAT THAT WOULD BE.

WE HAVEN'T DONE THIS PIECE OF IT YET.

>> I AM WORKING ON PROJECTIONS BASED ON WHAT I PRESUME ARE THE OPTIONS ABOUT YOU ARE GOING TO DO.

I HAVE SOME OF THOSE IN MY MIND.

THEY ARE NOT GOOD. >> OKAY.

ANY OF THE OTHER SPECIALTY ITEMS? ANYBODY WANT TO TALK ABOUT ANY OF THE OTHER ONES? DISABILITY, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT WE ARE GIVING AS AUTOMATIC AND WHAT YOU CAN DECIDE TO INCREASE ON YOUR OWN.

>> IT GETS COMPLICATED WHEN YOU GET INTO THE NITTY-GRITTY.

SIMPLIFY IT. SHORT-TERM DISABILITY, NUMBER OF OPTIONS. ONE OF THE OPTIONS WAS FOR A ONE-WEEK WAITING PERIOD FOR INJURY OR ILLNESS, NOT WORKER'S COMP. RELATED, PERSONAL INJURY OR ILLNESS, ONE-WEEK WAITING, 26 WEEKS OF BENEFITS. SOMEONE GOT ILL, HAVE TO WAIT A WEEK BEFORE IT WOULD KICK IN, THAT BENEFIT WOULD LAST SLIGHTLY ON THE $300 A WEEK, FOR 26 WEEKS.

SIX MONTHS OKAY. ONE EXAMPLE.

THE NEXT BEST EXAMPLE WAS TWO WEEKS WAITING, 13 BENEFIT

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PERIODS. THREE MONTHS OF COVERAGE.

IT WAS CLEARLY AN OBVIOUS DIFFERENCE.

WE HAVE ALL LOOKED AT IT, TO EQUALIZE IT.

AS A WAY TO PROVIDE AN INCENTIVE FOR EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN IT. A BASIC BENEFIT PLAN BY PAYING THE BASE PREMIUM WHICH IS I BELIEVE, TWO BASIC PLANS, 260,000. REDUCE THE BENEFIT AMOUNT.

IT MIGHT BE 250 OR WHATEVER. BUT THAT TO ME PROVIDES THE MECHANISM TO GET YOUR LONG-TERM DISABILITY, PROVIDE THAT TO ALL EMPLOYEES, SOME HAVE IT ALREADY.

BUT NOT RATES, INDIVIDUAL DISABILITY COSTS MORE THAN GROUP DISABILITY. REDUCES YOUR COST TO THE EMPLOYEES. CLEARLY A BENEFIT TO THEM OKAY.

DENTAL PLAN, SOME ISSUES REGARDING NETWORK.

WHEN I REVIEWED IT, ANALYZED IT, I SAID THIS IS NOT GOING TO WORK UNLESS YOU PAY THE SAME BENEFITS.

THEY AGREED TO DO IT SO I THINK IT IS CONFIRMED IN WRITING.

BUT BY DOING THAT, CONSOLIDATING ALL OF THOSE BASIC FUNCTIONS, DISABILITY, DENTAL, PROVIDES US FREE TELEMEDICINE IF WE WANTED. $64,000 A YEAR.

PROVIDES 35,000, 35,000, 40,000.

FOUR OR FIVE PEOPLE TO COME IN AND EXPLAIN THE PLANS.

A LOT OF PURCHASES THAT COME IN BY DOING IT THIS WAY.

>> THESE WERE THINGS WE CANNOT GET IN THE PAST, EVERYTHING UP ON A SEPARATE BID. NEVER GOT TO SEE WHAT THESE COMBINATIONS WOULD LOOK LIKE. WE FINALLY GET TO SEE AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE BUNDLE PACKAGES.

>> I THINK YOU ALLUDED TO IT, RIGHT NOW MULTIPLE, A LOT MORE COMPANIES INVOLVED. THEN YOU NEED TO DO THIS.

IF WE DO IT, GOING TO HAVE BASICALLY TWO OR THREE COMPANIES INVOLVED, COMPANIES THAT WILL HAVE TO BE CALLED UPON WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE. YOU WILL HAVE TWO OR THREE PEOPLE TO DEAL WITH, TWO OR THREE BILLS TO DEAL WITH.

IN THAT DEPARTMENT. RIGHT NOW PROBABLY HAVE 10 OR 12 VENDORS. END UP WITH TWO OR THREE.

IN HUMAN RESOURCES, IN CONTACT, DEALING WITH EMPLOYEE ISSUES.

SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED. I MEAN FROM HOWEVER MANY THERE ARE RIGHT NOW TO THREE OR FOUR. SOMEONE HAS THE LOOK AT IT, REVIEW IT AND DETERMINE IT IS CORRECT, NOT CORRECT.

INSTEAD OF EIGHT COMPANIES. >> I DON'T SEE JULIE ON THE LINE. VOICE SUPPORT FOR THIS.

IT WILL MEAN THE WORLD OF DIFFERENCE TO HER STAFF.> I THINK IT WILL. OKAY.

SO MANY OTHER QUESTIONS? DID NOT REALLY GO FULLY INTO WELLNESS BUT MICHAEL DID A NICE JOB OF HIGHLIGHTING THE

VACCINATIONS. >> A MEETING THIS MORNING.

SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW. GOING TO BE A COMBINED EFFORT OF THE WELLNESS COMPONENT. COMPONENT AVAILABLE TO THE NETWORK. WORKING ON THAT TO PUT IT

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TOGETHER AND BRING IT BACK TO YOU.

>> THAT IS GREAT. WONDERFUL.

>> YES, COMMISSIONER. >> CAN YOU SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME? REALLY CANNOT HEAR YOU.

>> DID HE SAY I THINK I CAN WAIT?

>> I DO NOT KNOW. >> COMMISSIONER WHICH YOU USE

THE CHAT ROOM? >> HE HAS COMMENTS BUT HE WILL SHARE THEM AFTERWARDS. OKAY.

WHAT ELSE DO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COVER SO WE HAVE

COMPLETED? >> I NEED THE COURT TO MOVE

APPROVAL. >> WOULD YOU LIKE US TO APPROVE INDIVIDUALLY?OULD YOU HELP GUIDE THE COURT.

>> ONE AT A TIME. FOR NETWORK, RECOMMENDING THE AETNA NETWORK. THE HEALTH NETWORK LLC.

>> LOOKING FOR MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> A SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION?

SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. >> I.

>> OKAY. MICHAEL.

>> THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATION AWARD TO BOONE CHAPMAN.

>> MOTION TO MAKE THAT AWARD. SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.

>> I. >> BENEFIT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

SCRIPT CARE LIMITED. >> MOTION TO AWARD TO SCRIPT CARE? I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION IS THEY

ARE A SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION? SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.

>> I. >> SCRIPT CARE.

>> FOR THE PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

>> CURRENT PROVIDER. >> WALMART.

>> INCLUDES ALL OF THEM EXCEPT WALGREENS.

I FAILED TO MENTION SOMETHING THAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT.

GETTING WHAT IS CALLED A GUARANTEE BASED ON RIGHTS, IN REBATES. FROM THE COMPONENT.

UNDER THE NEW REGULATIONS, IMPLEMENTING, THE REBATE IS GOING UP TO $1 MILLION GUARANTEED.

I FAILED TO TELL YOU THAT, I AM SORRY.

>> $600,000 TO MOSS. IT IS EXCELLENT.

THE BENEFITS ARE GREAT. IMPORTANT TO NOTE I LOVE GOING TO WALGREENS. WE ALL TALK ABOUT THIS BUT THE WAY THE SYSTEM IS BUILT EITHER ONE GIANT OR ANOTHER.

WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW, A SURVEY OF WHERE OUR PHARMACIES ARE LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

TAKE THE ISLAND FOR EXAMPLE, ONLY CBS AVAILABLE.

REALLY OTHER EXAMPLES BUT THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT QUICKLY, TOP OF MIND. HAD TO DO WITH HOW MANY WERE AVAILABLE. REALLY ARE MARRIED TO ONE GIANT CONGLOMERATE OR ANOTHER. PERHAPS IN THE FUTURE THERE WILL BE OTHER OPTIONS BUT TODAY PRESENTED THE VERY BEST ONE.

>> THE WIDEST COVERAGE AREA TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES AT THE BEST

COST FOR THE COUNTY. >> EXACTLY.

THE NEXT ONE, MICHAEL. >> DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

RECOMMEND AWARD TO PRIME DX. >> I WILL MAKE THE MOTION IS THERE A SECOND? DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.

>> I. >> RECOMMEND AWARD TO BOONE

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CHAPMAN. >> THE COBRA HIPAA.

THANK YOU. MOTION TO MAKE THAT AWARD.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.

>> I. >> OKAY.

>> CAFETERIA PLAN. RECOMMEND AWARD TO BOONE

CHAPMAN. >> CAFETERIA AWARD TO BOONE CHAPMAN I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION IS THERE A SECOND? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.

>> I. >> GROUP TERM LIFE INSURANCE

RECOMMEND AWARD TO AFLAC. >> OF MOTION TO MAKE SUCH AWARD? A SECOND?

>> LONG-TERM. >> SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.

>> GO AHEAD. >> LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM DISABILITY. RECOMMEND AWARD TO AFLAC.

>> OKAY. LONG-TERM.

THANK YOU. SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.

DISCUSSION? >> I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU THOMAS FOR VISITING WITH ME LAST WEEK.

THAT ALL PROVIDERS ARE GOING TO BE INCLUDED IN THE AFLAC NETWORK WE TALKED ABOUT. DENTAL AND THOSE CONCERNS.

I APPRECIATE HIM TAKING THOSE CONCERNS.

POTENTIAL LOSING PROVIDERS. I APPRECIATE HIM REACHING OUT

TO ME AND GUARANTEEING THAT. >> I SENT YOU THE COMPARISON LIST AND A LETTER IN WRITING. ON THE COVERAGE AND ALL DENTISTS AND THE NETWORK. I SENT IT RATHER LATE

YESTERDAY. >> WHATEVER IS INCLUDED I HOPE

IT IS INCLUDED. >> IT WILL BE.

>> MICHAEL IS NOT EATING TOO AS WELL.

WITH REGARDS TO THAT LONG-TERM DISABILITY.

>> SHORT-TERM AS WELL. SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.

>> I. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

EXTEND MY THANKS TO THOMAS FOR GUIDING ME THROUGH THIS PROCESS. WORKING FOR MANY MONTHS ON THIS. A LOT OF LATE NIGHT DISCUSSIONS AND GOING OVER QUESTIONS I HAD ABOUT HOW THINGS WORK.

VERY RECEPTIVE TO PROVIDING THAT INFORMATION TO ME AND ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS I HAD. FOR VARIOUS ISSUES AS WE WENT THROUGH THIS. VERY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE HERE. TO REAP THE BENEFITS OF THAT

HARD WORK. >> THANK YOU, MICHAEL.

THANKS TO THE COMMITTEE. A TON OF MAN-HOURS, THAT GOES INTO BRINGING THIS TO YOU. WE LOOK FORWARD TO LOTS OF EDUCATION. REALLY TRY TO CHANGE OUR POWER WE DELIVER THE INFORMATION. TO THE EMPLOYEES.

WORKING ON THAT, CREATE A PRESENTATION SOON.

THE WELLNESS PIECE OF IT AND ALL THE OTHER ASPECTS THAT WERE MENTIONED TODAY. WHAT I AM CONSIDERING NOT READY TO BE FINALIZED. CORRECT.

THAT TAKES CARE OF MICHAEL'S PURCHASING.

[1. Approve Budget Change Order No. 18 for Fiscal Year 2020-2021.]

MOVED TO THE AUDITOR. >> MOST OF THE REQUESTS ARE MINOR IN AMOUNTS. LARGER REQUESTS FOR THE JAIL.

TEMPORARY SERVICES, MEDICAL EXAMINER.

TEMPORARY SERVICES, EXPENSES. REQUESTS THAT THEY HAVE, THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. I SUBMIT NUMBER 18 FOR YOUR

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APPROVAL. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDER NUMBER 18:

>> SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. >> I.

[2. Approve Capital Project Budget Change Order No. 98.]

>> CAPITAL BUDGET CHANGE ORDER. NUMBER 98.

>> FROM SOME OF THE ITEMS WE HAD DONE, PERMISSION FROM THE COURT TO MOVE FUNDS TO COVER THESE COSTS.

BALANCES, LAST PAGE. REALLOCATING SOME OF THAT STUFF FOUR. WE MET WITH THE INITIATION, THESE FUNDS ARE THERE FOR APPROVAL.

FOR THIS ORDER TO BE PROVED. >> THANK YOU.

>> A MOTION, SECOND PLEASE? >> THANK YOU.

IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I. >> I.

[3. Approve Monthly Financial Report for the month of April 2021.]

>> DALE, FINANCIAL REPORT. ALMOST GETTING CAUGHT UP IN

APRIL 2021. >> PAGE 4 AND FIVE OF THIS REPORT. OTHER OPERATING FUNDS.

THE GENERAL FUND, END OF THE SEPTEMBER BALANCES.

RIGHT NOW THE BALANCE IS 16 MILLION.

PROBABLY ANYWHERE FROM 26 OR 26 OR $27 MILLION.

HEALTH INSURANCE THAT WE HAVE BEEN MENTIONING ON PAGE 10.

OUR GROUP HEALTH RIGHT NOW, REPORTS WERE PROVIDED FOR THE MONTH AFTER THIS, NUMBERS CONTINUE GOING DOWN.

$2 MILLION INCREASE IN FUND BALANCE PROJECTING MOST LIKELY WILL HAVE TO GO TO COVER THE COST HERE.

ON THE SCALE ON PAGE 12, OUR EXPENSES HAVE EXCEEDED OUR REVENUE FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS.

WHEN WE TRIED ÃSOME OF OUR SURGERIES WERE CLOSED TO EVERYONE. SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN REOPENED. WE HAVE HAD LARGE CLAIMS LIKE THOMAS MENTIONED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THESE POSITIONS.AGE 13, WE GO FROM LAST YEAR TO THE ISSUE, THE BOTTOM OF THE REPORT SHOWS YOUR EXPENSES.

RIGHT NOW 8.9 MILLION, LAST YEAR 8.2.

THE REVENUE, 7.3. LAST YEAR'S 7.5 SO WHY WE ARE SHOWING A NEGATIVE FUND BALANCE POSITION.

ON PAGE 16, GENERAL FUND REVENUE COLLECTIONS.

POSITION 86.8 PERCENT. INFORMATION I PROVIDE YOU, WE EXPECT TO COLLECT 95 OR 96 PERCENT OF OUR REVENUE.

YES, THAT IS DOWN. TAX COLLECTION 96 PERCENT.

SO SOME OF THE KEY ISSUES WE ARE TRYING TO RESOLVE.

WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF OUR BUDGET EXPENSES, STARTING ON PAGE 21. THROUGH THOSE, TRY TO FIND THAT NEGATIVE POSITIONS. ON PAGE 28, TWO DEPARTMENTS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES SLIGHTLY OVER. 41 41.6 PERCENT.

RIGHT AT THOSE LEVELS. CONTRACT.

GETTING UP TO SPEED. WORKING ON GETTING BUDGET TRANSFERS. ON PAGE 38, THE AMOUNT OF TRANSACTIONS FOR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

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ONE OF THE ONES THAT DO GO OVER BUDGET.

ADDITIONAL TO TRY TO PREVENT THAT.

ON PAGE 47, CURRENTLY OVER BUDGET.

TEMPORARY SERVICES TO TRY TO COVER SOME OF THE COSTS FOR THE NUMBERS HE IS TALKING ABOUT. REQUESTED A NEW POSITION FOR HIS OFFICE TO HELP RECOVER SOME OF THOSE COSTS, SMALL INCREASE IN BUDGET. ON PAGE 50, BIGGEST PORTION OF THAT, THE POINT BENEFITS. A CHANGE OF STAFF, THE PERSON THAT MIGHT'VE LEFT, MEDICAL INSURANCE OR NO MEDICAL INSURANCE, THE PERSON THAT COMES IN, FAMILY INSURANCE.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FAMILY AND SINGLE IS $12,000.

SMALL OVERAGES ON THAT BUT NOT A REAL LARGE NUMBER.

PAGE 55, ALSO PRECINCT 3, SAME SCENARIO.

BENEFITS. ON PAGE 57, 4190, COMMUNITY SERVICES. THE COST OF OUR STUFF GOING INTO THERE. FIVE TIMES WHAT IT USED TO BE.

GOING UP ON FOOD EXPENSES. SLIGHTLY OVER BUDGET.

58, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THE FUNDS ON THE CONTRACT WE HAVE, OTHER OVERTIME COSTS THAT ARE TARGETING THAT.

THE ONE ITEM I WANT TO SHOW YOU IS ON PAGE 61.

REMAINING BUDGET TO BE SPENT 50.7 PERCENT, THE REMAINING OF THE FISCAL YEAR. 41.6 PERCENT.

ABOUT NINE PERCENT. PROBABLY BE RIGHT AT THAT BALANCE FROM WHERE OUR TOTALS ARE TO OUR EXPENSES.

71, COST PENDING FOR DIABETES FUNDS.

BEFORE THE FISCAL YEAR ENDS, THOSE FUNDS ARE THERE FOR YOUR APPROVAL. 75, 2016, BREAKDOWN OF EVERYTHING CURRENTLY IN YOUR AREA ON PAGE 80.

WHERE THE FUNDS ARE STILL REMAINING TO BE SPENT.

THE REST IS JUST OUR CARDS THAT WE HAVE.

FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, ON PAGE 84.

FULL YEAR FOR THE ENTIRE CARDS, THE LAST PAGE, 2.4 MILLION.

TOTAL CREDIT CARD EXPENSES. PROVIDED THE COMMISSIONER WITH THE BREAKDOWN OF THE INFORMATION FROM THE CREDIT WE HAVE. MICHAEL IS WORKING WITH THE VENDOR, WELLS FARGO. WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND HOW WE BRING THAT TO COURT.

MIGHT BRING MORE FUNDS IN. PROMISE THAT CAN INCREASE OUR REBATE ON THAT AS WELL. VIRTUAL CARD, IF A VENDOR RECEIVES A CHECK FROM US, WORKING WITH THEM IF THEY RECEIVED TRANSACTIONS. THROUGH THE SYSTEM, ADDITIONAL FUNDS AND CREDITS. OUR REPORT FOR APRIL.

FOR YOUR APPROVAL. >> A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS,

THEN CALL FOR DISCUSSION. >> A SECOND.

ANY ASPECTS TO THE REPORT THAT IS FAIRLY COMPREHENSIVE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK DALE AT THIS TIME?

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>> ABOUT THE CREDIT CARDS. DON'T WE DO THAT ALREADY?

DON'T WE GET MONEY BACK? >> AROUND $34,000 A YEAR.

MET WITH THE COMPANY, THEY PUSHED THE PROCESS OF THE VIRTUAL CREDIT CARD. REQUIRE US TO DO UNDER THE CONTRACT TO THE AGREEMENT. WE GIVE THEM ALL OF OUR VENDORS THAT RECEIVED THE CHECK FROM US, IF A VENDOR RECEIVES A PROCESS, WILLING TO RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS THROUGH THE SYSTEM, BASICALLY GIVING, CREDIT COULD INCREASE OUR CREDITS.

RIGHT NOW A SMALL CREDIT, AROUND 30,000 A YEAR.

>> GOES TO THE GENERAL ACCOUNT? >> IT DOES, YES.

>> THANK YOU, SIR.>> OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS HERE? HEARING ON, SIGNIFY BY SAYING

I.>> I. >> OKAY.

[1. Discuss and consider creation and unfreeze of Accounts Payable Supervisor in the County Auditor's office.]

LAST ON THE AGENDA OF OUR EXECUTIVE IS THE HUMAN RESOURCES ITEM. I THINK DALE CAN PROPERLY

ADDRESS IT. >> TRYING TO STRUGGLE WITH THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE. THAT AND MANAGING MY DIVISION.

IT IS TIME WE BRING IN ANOTHER PERSON TO SUPERVISE THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ONCE WE START BRINGING THE MONEY IN FOR THE FUNDS, AS WELL AS THE PROGRAM, THE HOMEOWNERS PROGRAM, THE NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS WILL BE NUMEROUS.

ADDITIONAL COST TO THE COUNTY, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

I STRUGGLE WITH THIS TO TRY TO PUSH THIS ON TO THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS NO

MISTAKES IN MY OFFICE. >> ISN'T THAT A BUDGETED

POSITION? >> RIGHT NOW THIS DOES NOT

EXIST IN MY OFFICE. >> IT IS A NEW POSITION.

>> IT MUST BE UNFROZEN. >> A POSITION WE CAN FIND WITH

OUR FUNDS? >> UNFORTUNATELY THIS ONE WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO. THE WAY THE BALANCES GO

THROUGH, IT WOULDN'T QUALIFY. >> TO THE EXTENT THIS PERSON WORKS ON COVID-19 RELATED ITEMS, POTENTIALLY PUT IT TO FEMA, GOING TO DO A VARIETY OF SERVICES.

>> DIDN'T YOU ALREADY PUT THIS IN THE BUDGET?

>> NO, DID NOT HAVE THE TIME TO CONSIDER THIS WITH THE BUDGET PROCESS. STRUGGLING TRYING TO MANAGE THIS DIVISION. WE PUSHED AS HARD AS WE COULD, DEFINITELY CAN PUT IT IN THE BUDGET.

ABOUT READY TO TRY TO START PROCESSING THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, HOMEOWNERS PROGRAM IS COMING UP.

START PROCESSING VERY SOON. >> WHY DOES IT NEED TO BE A

SUPERVISOR POSITION? >> EVERYTHING IS PROCESS RIGHT.

IT MUST BE ON A CONTRACT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS WORKING RIGHT. IT ASKED TO BE A SUPERVISOR.

>> TELL ME AGAIN WHY IT DOESN'T QUALIFY.

BY FEMA. >> PROCESSING, TO START TRACKING EVERY TIME THEY DO A TRANSACTION FOR COVID-19 EXPENSE. WE CAN USE THAT AS AN INDIRECT COST THROUGH PUBLIC ASSISTANCE. THE MAJORITY OF THE TRANSACTIONS ARE WITH PUBLIC WORKS OR THE OFFICE OR OTHER LARGER MORE COMPLEX DIVISIONS THAT ARE NOT QUALIFYING FOR THAT. WE WILL KEEP TRACK OF EVERY EXPENSE FOR COVID-19 EXPENSE TO TRY TO GET REIMBURSEMENT.

>> WHAT IS THE AMOUNT? >> AROUND $60,000.

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>> PLUS? >> BASE SALARY.

>> PROBABLY 70 WHEN ANNABYOU AD BENEFITS.

>> BECAUSE OF ALL THE DISASTERS CREATING A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PAPERWORK AND COMPLIANCE. THEY WANT TO HELP YOU, THEY GIVE YOU ALL THIS MONEY AND ALL THESE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES.

ANOTHER LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE AND NEED.

IT IS COUNTYWIDE. TO THE EXTENT ANY DOLLARS RECUPERATED, WE SEARCHED HIGH AND LOW.

SOME MEASURE OF TIME THAT CAN BE DEDICATED FROM THIS POSITION THAT CAN GET REIMBURSED I PROMISE YOU WE WILL TRY.

IT IS NOT DUAL POSITION. A PIECE OF IT.

IF WE HAD EXTRA FUNDS, WE COULD POTENTIALLY USE THOSE BUT WE

DON'T HAVE THAT. >> WHAT I WOULD THINK, GOING TO KEEP TRACK WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE TO ME I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO FIND THAT A LOT OF THE WORK YOU ARE DOING IS GOING TO BE THESE FEMA STUFF, IN FACT ARGUE THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR A LOT OF THE WORK YOUR GROUP HAS DONE OVER THE YEARS OF THESE DISASTERS. SO TO ME, AN EASY ONE TO REIMBURSE FOR, WOULD BE YOURS. YOU HANDLE ALL OF THE TRANSACTIONS, YOU HANDLE ALL OF THE MONEY, ALL THE FEMA FUNDS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SHOW MAYBE NOT THE ENTIRE POSITION, IF YOU'RE NOT GETTING REIMBURSED FOR A LOT WE ARE SELLING OURSELVES WAY SHORT.

YOU OUGHT TO GO BACK RETROACTIVELY.

30 PERCENT OF THIS EMPLOYEE, 20 PERCENT OF MY TIME.

LEGITIMATELY, THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOUR OFFICE HAS SPENT ON ALL OF THESE DISASTERS AND THE FUNDING PART OF IT IS ENORMOUS.

THAT IS WHAT THOSE FUNDS ARE FOR.

I MEAN I AM OKAY WITH THE POSITION BECAUSE I THINK WE NEEDED. I AM NOT OKAY IF YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ASK FOR A LOT OF REIMBURSEMENT.

I THINK YOU NEED IT, I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT.

IT HAS TO BE CONTINGENT ON YOUR OFFICE GOING BACK AND HAMMERING OUT HOW MUCH WE THINK YOU ALL SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR.

I AM OKAY WITH THE POSITION. I THINK WE ARE OWED A LOT OF

MONEY, I REALLY DO. >> WE TRACK PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME, I COVID-19 EXPENSE. INDIRECT PLAN APPROVED, HIGH-LEVEL AGENCY. WE DEFINITELY TRACK THIS.

COSTS WE ARE WORKING THROUGH. SO MY STAFF IS DOCUMENTING AS MUCH AS WE CAN TO TRY TO RECOVER AS MUCH COSTS AS WE

POSSIBLY CAN. >> WHO IS SUPERVISING THIS

RIGHT NOW? >> I AM SUPERVISING.

>> IF YOU GET MORE STAFF TO HELP YOU TRACK, KEEP THE SAME

SUPERVISOR. >> THAT IS WHY I AM PUSHING THIS THROUGH MYSELF AND MY FIRST ASSISTANT.

MANAGING THE COVID-19 TESTING, NINE LOCATIONS OF COVID-19 VACCINE, THE BUDGET OFFICER. SO MUCH STUFF GOING ON.

MYSELF AND MY ASSISTANT DO NOT HAVE AS MUCH TIME AS WE NEED TO TRACK EVERYTHING WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

I KNOW IT IS COSTLY I UNDERSTAND THAT.

>> WE NEED TO STOP, I FEEL LIKE WE SET AND APOLOGIZED FOR GETTING THIS COUNTY BACK ON TRACK, SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DO

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THAT CRITICAL THAT WE CHANGE OUR AMMO, GOING TO BE ABLE TO FILE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR EVERY DOLLAR WE ARE ENTITLED TO. STOP LEARNING HOW TO APOLOGIZE TO BRINGING THIS COUNTY INTO 21, IN OUR ACCOUNT OVER 35 MILLION WITH FUNDING, OVER 2 MILLION OF ADVANCED FUNDING FOR FEMA, BROUGHT HOME 5.4 MILLION WITH FUNDING.

A LAUNDRY LIST OF OTHER THINGS, THIS IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT, THE HUMAN CAPITAL THAT YOU WILL BE PROVIDING WILL HAVE A RATE OF RETURN THAT IS TWICE THAT. I AM SORRY.

YOU KNOW YOU TALK ABOUT GIVING A TAX PAYER OF VALUE FOR THEIR TAXES, THIS IS WHY MAKING GOOD DECISIONS WITH EMPLOYMENT SERVICES DO. WE SHOULD NOT BE SECOND-GUESSING YOU, WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTING YOU.

THIS IS WHY IT IS SO CRITICAL TO MAKE CERTAIN WE ARE STOPPED TO HANDLE OUR SUCCESSES. GET ALL THESE COMPLIANCE PIECES. I FEEL THE SAME WAY IN POLICY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. WHEN THE HEALTHY, THEY GIVE YOU A STACK OF WORK, AND AMOUNT, ON TOP OF ALL THE DAILIES.

WE HAVE TO BE READY TO BE PREPARED TO HANDLE THIS TYPE OF FUNDS. GETTING THIS PERSON IN YOUR OFFICE WILL DO THAT, AT A HIGH ENOUGH LEVEL WHO IS PROPERLY

TRAINED AND CERTIFIED TO DO SO. >> I THINK IT IS KIND OF OUR JOB TO SECOND-GUESS. LOT OF QUESTIONING.

I WILL NOT APOLOGIZE. I THINK MORE THE QUESTIONS, ALWAYS GOING TO RAISE ISSUES AND QUESTIONS ON HOW CAN WE GET A RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT ON OTHER WAYS.

TRYING TO LOOK AT IT, HOW CAN WE GET SOME OF THOSE DOLLARS BACK BECAUSE I THINK WE EARNED THEM, WE ARE OWED THEM WITHOUT A DOUBT. I AM NOT SECOND GUESSING.

LET'S GET THE PERSON IN THERE, BUT LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE GET EVERY DOLLAR BACK. THAT IS ON THE RECORD.

PART OF WHAT I WAS SAYING TO DO SO.

DID NOT HEAR ANYBODY ¦ >> WE HAVE A REPUTATION OF NOT WANTING IN GENERAL, NOT JUST THIS ONE ITEM THAT PEOPLE DO NOT WANT TO COME AND THEY FEEL BAD ABOUT ACTUALLY GETTING WHAT THEY NEED. I WANT THIS TO START HEARING WHAT THEY NEED. OUR JOB TO QUESTION, TO ACT AS THAT RESPONSIBLE PARTY. I WANT OUR STAFF TO FEEL GREAT ABOUT COMING TO THIS BODY AND SAYING, LET ME TELL YOU GUYS WE NEED THIS, A GREAT RATE OF RETURN.

BECAUSE EVERYBODY YOU KNOW AGAIN ALL PERSPECTIVE.

HOW YOU SEE THE SAME SITUATION. I DON'T THINK WE'RE SEEING IT

DIFFERENTLY HERE. >> I THINK OUR REPUTATION IS MORE THAT WE ARE TOUGH. WE ARE NOT EASY TO GET THINGS OUT. I AM OKAY WITH THAT.

I DON'T THINK WE ARE MONSTERS. WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF THINGS AND SPENT A LOT OF MONEY. AGREED ON SOME.

>> I THINK THAT IS TRUE FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS.

I THINK OUR REPUTATION, MORE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER IN A BIPARTISAN WAY WITH THIS GROUP IN THE LAST TWO YEARS THAN WE HAVE SEEN AT ANY OTHER TIME IN THE LAST DECADE.HE RECORD

REFLECTS THAT. >> SOME OF IT WAS THINGS

HAPPENED. >> WE ARE NOT LAYING BLAME, THE FACTS OUT. WHETHER INFRASTRUCTURE, WEATHER DISASTERS, WHATEVER IT IS WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TOGETHER.

I PROMISE YOU, WE SHOULD BE SAYING YOU BET WE NEED TO GET THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEED SO WE CAN TURN A RATE OF RETURN FOR EVERY DOLLAR I THINK THAT IS WHAT OUR JOB IS, I AM HAPPY WE ARE GOING TO GET WHAT WE NEED, TOO MUCH WORK AND NOT ENOUGH HELP, THERE REALLY IS. I HOPE THE BUDGET HELPS CORRECT

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SOME OF THAT. WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT.

NOT TO BE ASHAMED. >> I THINK IT IS OKAY SOMETIMES TO SAY NO TOO. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BE THE TOP ONE THAT SAYS NO. OBLIGATION TO THE STAFF, OBLIGATION JOINTLY AND NOT MORE SO TO THE TAXPAYER TO MAKE SURE WE ARE TOUGH ON THE STAFF WHEN THEY ASK.

>> I AGREE. >> I AM PROUD TO BE ON THIS BOARD. I AM PROUD OF THE ACTIONS SO I MEAN, I DO NOT KNOW. I LIKE BEING TOUGH, I LIKE

BEING FAIR. >> I AGREE.

YOU KNOW DALE, I SUPPORT YOU 100 PERCENT.

MY THING ABOUT IT IS, I AM GLAD WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT IS GOING TO BE, GOING TO BE MONITORING THE HAGGERTY.

WATCH OVER THE FUNDS RIGHT. THAT IS A GOOD THING.

RIGHT NOW, NOT EVERYTHING WAS GOING THROUGH YOU BUT EVERYTHING SHOULD BE GOING THROUGH YOU.

YOU ARE THE AUDITOR. YOU KNOW THE ONLY THING I HAVE, EVEN IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT, I THINK THE PROCESS WASN'T RIGHT.

YOU KNOW. THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE. I THINK YOU GUYS NEED ANOTHER STAFF. REGARDLESS OF WHAT IT IS, I THINK YOU GUYS DO A LOT MORE. MY THING IS, I WAS HOPING TO BE PART OF THE BUDGET, SO WE CAN DISCUSS IT.

THIS IS GOING TO COST US, ADDED TO THE BUDGET.

>> I THINK THE BUDGET CAN BE AMENDED.

STILL IN BUDGET WORKSHOP. >> IF IT CAN BE DONE DALE, DO IT. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. I UNDERSTAND.

THIS IS WHY WE QUESTION IT. JUST WANT TO DO THE PROCESS THE WAY WE DO THE PROCESS FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.

>> OKAY. LET ME ASK FOR A MOTION IN THE INTEREST OF TIME. THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SUPERVISOR FOR THE COUNTIES AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

SECOND. DISCUSSION OR COMMENTS? OKAY. SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.

>> I. >> AT THIS TIME GIVEN NOTICE,

[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, 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.]

EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE DO SO PURSUANT TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

ALSO AN ACT I GIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GOVERNMENT CODE. EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH OUR ATTORNEY RELATED TO LITIGATION, PERSONNEL, TERMINATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE DISCUSSED PARTICULARLY THE ONES LISTED BELOW. WE WILL COME BACK INTO OPEN SESSION TO TAKE ACTION AS APPROPRIATE.

ON ITEMS WE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THE TIME IS ON ITEMS WE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THE TIME IS 3:3 7:00 P.M.. PLEASE

[ Adjournment in Memory (upon request)]

>> DO YOU HAVE ANY ADJOURNMENTS IN MEMORY? WE ARE GOING TO HOLD JUST FOR A MINUTE.

MAKE SURE HE IS ON. I WANT TO MAKE SURE HE CAN HEAR. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADJOURNMENTS IN

MEMORY? >> NO, I DON'T.

>> WOULD YOU PROCEED. >> 39, AGE 39 PASSED AWAY JULY

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