Oct 12, 2022 Commissioners Court - Regular

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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>> I'M GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER AT THIS TIME AND ASK ALL OF YOU TO PLEASE RISE AS WE HAVE INVOCATION.

AND THEN YOU'LL STAND AFTER INVOCATION PLEASE TO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO OUR TEXAS FLAGS. AND I UNDERSTAND WE OFTEN TRY TO HAVE A PASTOR INVITED THIS MORNING BUT TODAY WE WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION. I ALWAYS LIKE TO OFFER, YOU NEVER KNOW WE CAN ALL BE PASTORS IN OUR DAILY LIVERS.

BUT OUR FAVORITE RESIDENT PASTOR, NONFAFT IS COMMISSIONER JOHN MAREZ. COMMISSIONER WOULD YOU SAY

GRACE? >> DEAR GOD WE THANK YOU FOR TODAY. WE THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY OF LIFE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS YOU GIVE TO OUR FAMILIES AN OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE PRAY FOR THIS COURT TODAY LORD, TO JUST TO EXERCISE DISCERNMENT LORD AND TO DO THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE AND TO WORK HARD, TO MEET THIS AGENDA THAT WE HAVE CAREFULLY PUT TOGETHER ALONG WITH OUR STAFF. WE PRAY FOR OUR COMMUNITY LORD AS WE STILL CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE WITH ILLNESS AND SO MANY OTHER ISSUES FACING OUR PEOPLE. AND SO WE JUST ASK FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, ASK FOR YOUR LOVE, ASK FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSING OF SERVING NUECES COUNTY.

PROMOTING OUR PEOPLE TO THE GREATEST COMMUNITYING OF ALL HERE IN NUECES. THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE HERE TODAY THANK YOU FOR THEIR STAFF AND ALL THEIR SERVICES AS WELL.

WE PRAY ALL OF THIS IN YOUR HOLY NAME, AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

>> COMMISSIONER, THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

SEE I GAVE HIM NO WARNING AND NO NOTICE AND IT'S ABSOLUTE PERFECTION EVERY TIME. THANK YOU FOR THAT.

AT THIS TIME, FOR THE CLERK, I'D LIKE TO NOTE THE TIME, IT'S 8:40 BUT KARA WE MAYBE STARTED THREE MINUTES AGO, 8:37.

AND OF COURSE WE ARE HERE IN NUECES COUNTY COURTHOUSES, 901 NORTH LEOPARD, AND WE ARE HERE IN THE NUECES COUNTY COURTROOM.

COMMISSIONERS ARE ALL PRESENT, OF COURSE I'M HERE AS WELL AND AS THE PRESIDING OFFICER CAN I CERTIFY TO THE CLERK THAT A QUORUM IS PRESENT. I DON'T KNOW IF I NOTED THE DATE KARA BUT IT'S OCTOBER THE 12TH.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. YOU JUST BLINK AND IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH. AND AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO ASK FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS ON DISCLOSURES OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH ITEMS ON THIS AGENDA SHALL BE DECLARED AT THIS TIME. MEMBERS WITH CONFLICTS WILL RESPHRAIN FROM VOTING AND ARE ASKED TO FRAME FROM DISCUSSION ON SUCH ITEMS. CONFLICTS DISCOVERED LATER IN THE MEETING SHALL BE DISCLOSED AT THAT TIME.

ARE THERE ANY CONFLICTS WITH ITEMS ON THE AGENDA OR APPEARANCE OF CONFLICTS THAT NEED TO BE DISCLOSED AT THIS TIME? OKAY WE'LL MOVE TO THE SAFETY

[E. SAFETY BRIEFING]

BRIEFING. >> MY NAME IS REBECCA.

>> GOOD MORNING REBECCA. >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS AND ATTENDEES. OUR SAFETY BRIEFING FOR TODAY OCTOBER 12TH IS BEING HELD AT THE NUECES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM. THE RESTROOMS ARE LOCATED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE THIRD FLOOR ATRIUM, THERE IS A FIRE EXTINGUISHER LOCATED ON THE REAR OF THE COURTROOM AND ALSO FEW OF ADDITIONAL EXTINGUISHERS, IN THE EVENT OF A CARDIAC EMERGENCY, AN AED IS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT WALL NEXT TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICES, PARTICIPANTS WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DIALING 911 WILL BE, EXCUSE ME I DON'T KNOW HER NAME.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME? >> OH I'M SORRY.

>> THANK YOU. IN THE EVENT --

>> YOU ARE NOW IN CHARGE OF 911. >> BY THE WAY.

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AND WOULD I LIKE TO SAY THAT THE LOSS CONTROL COMMITTEE HAS HAD AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR MEETINGS, AND ANY DEPARTMENT THAT IS NOT PARTICIPATING PLEASE CONTACT RISK MANAGEMENT.

[F. 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.]

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT GOOD BRIEFING.

WE'LL MOVE TO PLIBT. JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HOUSEKEEPING IN CASE YOU HAVE NOT BEEN WITH US BEFORE.

WE ASK YOU TO USE THE PODIUM IN THE BACK.

THERE WILL BE A DIGITAL DISPLAY OF A CLOCK TON SCREENLS AND IT'S THREE MINUTES. PLEASE BE THOUGHTFUL, ABOUT YOUR FELLOW RESIDENTS THAT HAVE WISHED ALSO TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT. I WON'T CUT YOU OFF IF YOU ARE FINISHING A THOUGHT. BUT JUST BE KIND TO EVERYBODY AND WE'VE GOT A FEW PEOPLE ONLINE AS WELL.

I'LL CALL YOU IN THE ORDER THAT YOU SIGNED UP.

MR. JIM QUIZENBERRY. EVEN IF I CALL YOU FOR RECORD WOULD YOU PLEASE BE KIND ENOUGH TO ANNOUNCE YOUR NAME AGAIN AND

YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE MY NAME IS JIM QUIZENBERRY. I LIVE AT 203 OLEANDER AVENUE.

THANK YOU FOR THAT GOOD PRAYER JOHN MAREZ.

TRULY APPRECIATE IT. GOING TO WORK FROM MY PHONE TODAY, DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO WRITE THESE THINGS OUT.

I'M HERE AGAIN, YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER MY FACE FROM LAST TIME.

I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO VOTE NO TO THE NEW SINGLE PILING BOB HALL REPAIR DESIGN. THIS REPAIR IS NOT DESIGNED WITH THE LOCAL POPULATION IN LINE. THIS REPAIR DOESN'T SPEAK TO THE PEEK PEOPLE HERE. TRADITIONALLY, THE NEW PILING, NEW SINGLE PILING DESIGN WILL CAUSE A LOSS OF MARINE HABITAT ON A LARGE SCALE, IN ADDITION TO NOT PRODUCING WAIVES OF THE SAME STANDARD AS THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. THE QUESTION IS TRULY WHAT GOOD IS A REPAIR A FISHING REPAIR WITH NO FISH AND WHAT GOOD IS A REPAIR THAT PEOPLE SURF AT WITH NO SURFING? THE FAILURE OF THE PREVIOUS REPAIR WAS NOT DUE TO A HURRICANE PURELY, IT WAS DUE TO A FAILURE OF ACTION TO REMOVE THE BLOCKS AS THE REPAIR WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED. I UNDERSTAND WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO REMOVE THOSE BLOCKS BECAUSE WE WERE BERMING UP ROADS, WHEN WE TALKED TO BOB HALL AT BRISCOE A WHILE BACK.

BUT THE FAILURE OF THAT DESIGN WAS NOT PURELY MOTHER NATURE.

IF WE HAD TAKEN THE BLOCKS OFF THE END IT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE SURVIVED. THE EXTRA MILLIONS MUCH DOLLARS THAT IS BEING APPLIED TO A RESTAURANT THAT IS TWO STORIES.

TWO STORIES GOING TO BE IN ALL THE ELEMENTS AND IN THE PATH OF A HURRICANE WITH HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.

LET'S LOOK AT THE RESULTS IN FORTH MEYERS.

FORT MEYERS JUST GOT DEVASTATED BY HURRICANE.

DO YOU THINK A TWO STORY REPAIR THAT'S IN THE OCEAN IS GOING TO HOLD UP TO THOSE TYPES OF WINDS AND THAT TYPE OF FORCE? I WOULD HAVE TO SAY NO. THE SECOND THING IS, THAT RESTAURANT'S GOING TO BENEFIT ONE BUSINESS.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH PACKING YOUR LUNCH AND GOING TO THE BEACH LIKE WE ALWAYS HAVE? THIS IDEA TO ME IT'S PREPOSTEROUS. I WANT TO SHOW A PICTURE, I MENTIONED LAST TIME, THIS IS AN IMAGE FROM A SPECIAL DAY THAT ONLY HAPPENS TWO DAYS OUT OF THE YEAR.

I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO CAPTURE IT BUT NOBODY EVER WILL WHERE THE NEW REPAIR DESIGN. THE SUN IS IN THE VERY CENTER OF THE REPAIR, IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN, NOBODY WILL EVER SEE THIS VIEW AGAIN WITH THIS NEW DESIGN. IT'S IN YOUR HANDS TODAY WHEN YOU VOTE. I ASK THAT YOU THINK OF YOU KNOW MAKE A CHOICE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.

SURFERS, FISHERMEN, ET CETERA. SPENDING THIS KIND OF MONEY ON A DESIGN THAT TRULY ONLY BENEFITS OUT OF TOWN VISITORS THAT ARE COMING HERE. IT DOESN'T BENEFIT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. I ASK THAT YOU GIVE PEOPLE ANOTHER OPTION AND BRING FORTH A SECOND DESIGN, SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS THAT ACTUALLY BENEFITS SURFING, FISHING AND PREMENTS THOSE THINGS. WE'RE ASKING FOR A DESIGN OPTION THAT SPEAKS TO THE TRUE NATURE OF A FISHING AND SURFING REPAIR.

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FINALLY, WE ALL HOLD TIGHT THE TRADITIONS AND HERITAGE ALL MUCH US DO, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US. I KNOW YOU ALL UNDERSTAND THIS.

SURFING AND FISHING AT BOB HALL PIER, THINK OF THE PEOPLE WHO VOTE FOR YOUAL AND GIVE US AN OPTION THAT ACTUALLY WORKS FOR

US. >> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

WE'LL MOVE THOUSAND TO -- AND SIT MR. GAMBLE, IS IT SPENCER?

WELCOME. >> THANKS, GOOD MORNING.

JOHN SPENCER GAMBLE. I LIVE AT 1013 STREET IN CORPUS CHRISTI. OVER THE PAST DECADE OR MORE I'VE PUT QUITE A BIT OF TIME IN THERE AND HAD SOME REALLY GOOD DAYS. IT MEANS A LOT TO ME, IT MEANS A LOT TO THE PEOPLE HERE. IT MEANS A LOT TO MY KIDS.

I THINK THAT THERE'S A WAY TO SATISFY DIFFERENT TYPES OF PEOPLE, DIFFERENT TYPES OF BELIEFS IN THIS PROCESS OF THE DOUBLE PYLON PROJECT. SO I THINK JUST THINK ABOUT WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS NOW, NOT JUST THERE'S NOT JUST ONE WAY TO APPROACH THIS. AND THINK ABOUT YOUR KIDS AND THEIR KIDS IN THE FUTURE. BECAUSE I HAVE TWO BOYS, 6 AND 3 YEARS OLD. THEY'RE LEARNING HOW TO SURF RIGHT NOW AND I'D LOVE FOR THEM TO ENJOY THOSE EXPERIENCES AS WELL. ANOTHER THING WE NEED NOR SURFING SPOTS HERE. WE ARE RELEGATED SERVING PECKARY. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN THE WATER NOW, I DON'T KNOW FRANK 70, 80 PLUS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT SURFING AS JIM SAID, IT'S FISHING, IT'S TOURISM, IT IS LOCALS.

BUT THE IDEA OF HAVING MORE THAN ONE SPOT WHEN THE WAVES ARE GOOD WHICH RARELY HAPPENS, YOU WOULD LITERALLY BE SAVING LIVES.

I'VE BEEN HURT MYSELF. I'VE I'VE PULLED PEOPLE OUT OF THE WATER. EVERY TIME THERE'S SOME KIND OF WAVE WINDSTORM INCIDENT PEOPLE ARE GETTING HURT.

SO I THINK THAT'S ANOTHER THING TO CONSIDER, WOULD BE JUST SPREADING PEOPLE OUT. THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY, BOB

HALL PIER, ILLEGALITIES DO IT. >> THANK YOU.

I SHOULD HAVE SAID THIS IN MY HOUSEKEEPING BUT IF YOU SEE THIS VERY STILL UP HERE IN PUBLIC COMMENT WE DON'T ANSWER BACK.

BUT BECAUSE YOUR COMMENTS RELATE TO AN AGENDA ITEM WHEN WE GET TO THE AGENDA ITEM THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT YOU MADE.

I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU BECAUSE IT ALWAYS FEELS AWKWARD THAT THERE'S NO COMMENTS UP HERE OTHER THAN BODY LANGUAGE. NEXT WE'LL HAVE MR. FRANK FLOYD AND THEN ALL THE FOLKS ONLINE, I SEE YOU, THANK YOU FOR PLACING YOUR ICONIC AND VIRTUAL HAND UP. I WILL CALLING ON YOU NEXT.

MR. FLOYD. WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU. FRANK FLOYD, 13522 CONVENE JOHANNA. I WAS UP HERE LAST TIME.

PROBABLY GETTING TIRED OF IT. BUT YOU ALREADY KNOW MY BELIEF ON THE PIER AND I THINK WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SURF AND FISH AND ALL SURFERS AROUND HERE FISH ALSO SO WE'RE INTERESTED IN THE WHOLE THING. ANOTHER THING IS THE BUDGET, THE COST AND, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE BUDGETS I WAS HEARING BEFORE.

AND MY UNDERSTANDING AND I MIGHT BE WRONG ON THIS BUT WAS THAT THE SINGLE PILING DESIGN HAS TO BE BUILT OFF OF BARGES.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF LUCK WITH BARGES OUT HERE ON THE SURF LATELY. THE ONE TAKEN DOWN BOB HALL BROKE LOOSE ONE TIME, GOT CAUGHT PRETTY QUICKLY.

WE SAW IT ON THE SAND BAR AND FLAT UP ON THE BEACH.

NOW JUST IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WE'VE HAD TWO BARGES BREAK OUT OF PACKARY CHANNEL. THE ONE THAT'S CURRENTLY SUNK THERE AND JUST ABOUT TWO, THREE DAYS AGO, I GOT THE VIDEO IF SOMEONE NEEDS TO SEE IT. THEY WERE TRYING TO TAKE IT OUT,

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AND THERE'S DEFINITELY A LOT OF TIME DELAYS.

YOU COULD SEE HOW MUCH SURFACE IT TAKES TO KNOCK THOSE BARGES LOOSE. I DO HAVE THE VIDEO.

IF SOMEBODY IS INTERESTED YOU CAN LET ME KNOW.

IT'S NOT IN THE CHANNEL, NOT DIRECTLY WHERE YOU WERE BUT IN THE PIER YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE SURF ZONE EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG CONCERN.

SO I'M THOUGHT SURE THE TIME LINE AND THE BUDGET IS GOING TO FIT WHAT PEOPLE MAY THINK. OTHER THAN THAT I KNOW A LOT OF FOLKS WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO SAY SO I'LL LEAVE A LOT TO THEM.

I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S CONCERN ON THIS AND THANKS FOR YOUR TIME

FOLKS. >> THANK YOU MR. FLOYD.

ONLINE I SEE JUST A FEW HANDS. AND I'LL TAKE THEM JUST THE ORDER THAT I SEE THEM. MR. CLIFF SWABACH AND JUST SO YOU'LL BE READY YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY MR. NATHAN FLOYD.

CLIFF YOU CAN UNMUTE. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. I'M CLIFF SWABACH, 122 WILEY DRIVE CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. REPRESENTING THE TEXAS SURFING COMMUNITY AND THE PEOPLE WHO SIGNED OUR PETITION.

OPPOSING THE SINGLE PILING DESIGN AND SUPPORTING THE TWO PILING DESIGN. THE MAIN REASON FOR OPPOSING THE SINGLE PILING DESIGN IS THE TEXAS CIRCLE COMMUNITY HAS NO DOUBT THAT THE SINGLE PILING DESIGN WOULD TOTALLY DESTROY ONE OF THE BEST SURFING RESOURCES ON THE TEXAS GULF COAST.

AND ALONG WITH IT, 60 YEARS OF SURFING HISTORY AT BOB HALL PIER CAN BE LOST. SURFING STARTED AT THE PIER SINCE 1962 AND SINCE THEN IT'S HAD A RICH SURFING HISTORY, A HISTORY WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE. ANOTHER BIG REASON IS, THE SINGLE PILING DESIGN'S AN UNPROVEN DESIGN THAT DOESN'T EXIST ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD IN AN OCEAN SETTING.

WHEN WE DO WE REALLY WANT TO GAMBLE $28 MILLION OF TAXPAYERS MONEY TRYING TO BE THE FIRST TO TEST OUT AN UNPROVEN DESIGN? I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT WOULDN'T BE A WISE DECISION.

ALSO THE GULF OF MEXICO IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE SALTIEST BODIES OF WATER IN THE WORLD AND YET THE SINGLE PILING DESIGN FOR BOB HALL PIER WAS DESIGNED TO BE BUILT WITH STEEL PILINGS.

THAT SHOULD RAISE A HOOURNLG RED FLAG.

THE SINGLE FILING DESIGN DENICE COMMON SENSE AND IS THE WRONG DESIGN FOR THE AREA. IT'S TIME TO BUILD A PIER THAT BENEFITS EVERYONE. BE SURE TO RESTORE ONE OF THE BEST WAVES ON THE TEXAS COAST. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. IF I COULD JUST HAVE THE CLOCK MOVE OFF MY -- THERE WE GO. THANK YOU.

AND I SHOULD HAVE ALSO OFFERED, WE ALWAYS WELCOME YOU AT THIS TIME, BUT AGAIN, IF YOU WANT TO HOLD YOUR PUBLIC COMMENTS TO THE TIME WE DO THE AGENDA ITEM JUST LET ME KNOW AND I'LL CALL UPON YOU AT THAT LATER TIME. OKAY.

AND I DO INTEND TO ADVANCE THIS ITEM SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE AFTERNOON. DIANA IS IT LAVA?

>> YES, HI. ADRIADRIANA LAVA, I'M ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THE TWO MIELG PIER. PARKS AND WILDLIFE HAS BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME PUPPETTING IN ARTIFICIAL REEFS, THE OLDS BOB HALL PIER WAS JUST USED TO CREATE HABITAT FOR FISHERIES. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST INDUSTRIES THAT WE TOOT OUR HORNS HOW GOOD THE INDUSTRY IS HERE.

TWO PILING DESIGN WOULD CREATE THAT, CREATES HABITAT FOR THE FISH. ALSO, A LOT OF BUSINESSES THEY USE SURFING, THEY TAKE A LOT OF SURFING PHOTOS AND THEY ADVERTISE OH COME TO C CORPUS, TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY USES

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I FEEL LIKE IF WE LOSE THIS ONE BREAK WE ARE GOING TO SLOWLY DETERIORATE THAT SURF COMMUNITY THAT IS REALLY UNIQUE IN TEXAS.

SOMETHING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. YOU GO OUT TO THE BEACH MAN AND YOU SEE LIKE A SURF BOARD WITH COWBOY BOOTS AND HORSE AND KITE SURFING. IT IS SOMETHING WE DON'T SEE ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE UNITED STATES.

OUR BEACHES ARE AMAZING. WE HAVE EXPANSE AREAS, THAT WOULD BE REALLY HARD TO LOSE THAT UPRIGHT.

ANOTHER THING, CHECK MY NOTES. WELL AND JUST THE IDEA, JUST WHAT THEY'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THAT THIS PIER, THIS DESIGN HAS NOT BEEN PROVEN. ALR.WE ALREADY HAVE A PROBLEM WH HARBOR BRIDGE, WHY ARE WE TRYING TO DO AN EXPERIMENTAL PIER WITH A ROT OF MONEY? IT WOULD SATISFY A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE IF WE CONTINUE TO USE THE TWO-PIER PILING.

SO PLEASE VOTE FOR THE TWO-PIER PILING.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MS. LAVA.

I'LL NOW CALL UPON NATHAN FLOYD AND THEN WILL STOREBECK YOU'LL

BE NEXT. >> GOOD MORNING, CAN YOU HEAR

ME? >> YES, GOOD MORNING MR. FLOYD.

>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU GUYS FOR HAVING US AGAIN.

I'M NATHAN FLOYD AT 14241 PLAYA DEL REY.

GREW.ON PADRE ISLAND AND HAVE CALLED THIS AREA HOME FOR 25 YEARS. 20 YEARS HAVE BEEN SURFING THE WATERS OFF OF BOB HALL AND LOCAL SURROUNDING BEACHES UP AND DOWN THE COAST. I'VE A LOTS OF TRAVELING AND CHASING STORMS AND ONE THING THAT'S ALWAYS TRAIMED SAME.

BOB HALL PIER HAS BEEN THE MOST CONSISTENT CHALLENGING WAVE ON OUR COASTLINE. TAKING THE SCOPE FURTHER OUT OF TEXAS I TRAVELED TO MEXICO FOR AN INTERNATIONAL LONG BOWRD EVENT THIS YEAR. WHEN HE LEARNED I WAS FROM TEXAS HE ASKED WHAT PART. WHEN MENTIONING CORPUS CHRISTI, BOB HALL PIER, HE SAID I KNOW THAT PLACE I SURFED THERE NUMEROUS TIMES. TRANSCENDS THE TEXAS SURFING WORLD. IT REALLY HAS HELPED SET A STAGE FOR TEXAS SURFING RECOGNITION. IT'S BEEN IN MULTIPLE DOCUMENTARIES, INTERNATIONAL SURF MAGAZINES.

LIVERS IN THE MINDS OF TENS OF THOUSANDS OF LOAM SURFERS AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BEACH GOERS AND PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER.

OUR FRIEND RUNS THE TEXAS SURF CAMPS AND THEY'VE BEEN RUNNING A SURF CAMP FOR LAST TEN YEARS THAT HELPS GET YOUTH INTERESTED IN SURFING AND BECAUSE OF THAT CAMP WE HAVE SEEN A HUGE GROWTH IN THE INTEREST IN SURFING AND THE SURFING POPULATION AND THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING TO THE PIER, SPENDING MONEY AT MICHAEL MAY'S SURFING THERE THERE'S A LOT TO IT.

PLEASE CONSIDER THE TWO PILING DESIGN OVER THE CURRENTLY PROPOSED SINGLE DESIGN. WE'VE ALREADY ALL HEARD OUR POINTS ON WHY WE DON'T THINK THE ONE PILING IS GOING TO PROVIDE WAVES, BE STRONG AGAINST HURRICANE WAVES, SIDE SHORE CURRENT SHEERING, THERE'S A LOT MORE TO IT THANK JUST SURFING.

THERE'S FISHING. THERE'S ALL SORTS OF STUFF AND PEOPLE TO CONSIDER. SO PLEASE CONSIDER THE TWO PILING DESIGN WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST GLOBALLY UTILIZED DESIGNS FOR OCEAN GOING PIERCE, SOPIERSFOR EVERYONE.

LET'S HELP MAINTAIN TEXAS SURFING HISTORY LIKE BOB MENTIONED, BOB HALL IS FAME OS IN THE SURFING WORLD, PLEASE CONSIDER THE TWO PILING DESIGN, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SIR, WE'LL NOW HEAR FROM MR. WILL STOREBECK.

>> HELLO CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES.

>> HI THERE MY NAME IS WILL STOREBECK AT 426 INDIANA AVENUE.

I WANTED TO VOICE MY SUPPORT AND E-IN FAVOR OF A TWO PILING SYSTEM AND OPPOSE A SINGLE PILING SYSTEM AS WE'VE ALL HEARD. ONE OF MY EARLIEST MEMORIES IS GOING TO A BOB HALL REPAIR. I GREW UP ON A BOARD, SURF CONTEST I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD AT BOB HALL PIER AND GROWING UP THE SPOT WAS ALWAYS BOB HALL PIER, AS THESE GENTLEMEN HAVE ALL

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THERE ARE ALREADY MANY DESIGNS FOR DUAL PILING SYSTEM THAT ARE ALREADY IN PROCESS, ALREADY WORKING THAT WE CAN GO OFF OF THAT WE KNOW WILL BE NOT ONLY SAFER, FOR STRUCTURE, BUT WILL ALSO BE SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN TRIED AND TRUE THAT WE KNOW WILL BENEFIT OUR CITIZENS AND THEIR TAX DOLLARS WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US WHETHER YOU'RE A SURFER OR NOT.

WE ALL HATE TAXES. SECONDLY BOB HALL PIER WILL ALSO JUST PROMOTE BETTER FISHING. NOT ALL OF US ARE SURFERS.

BUT THERE'S I'M SURE THERE'S COMMENTS IN THE PAST THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BUT THE WAY THAT THE SAND BAR PILES IT WILL BE BETTER FOR FISHING AS WELL. AND PROMOTING A DOUBLE -- OR TWO-STORY SYSTEM ON BOB HALL PIER WILL MAKE IT MORE SWENL TO WIND DAMAGE AS WELL AND THIS WHOLE PILING SYSTEM HAS LASTED FOREVER. AND THE ONLY REASON IT WAS NOT -- IT DOES NOT LAST ANYMORE IS BECAUSE THE BOX WERE MOVED DURING THE HURRICANE. AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT IS IN THE PAST. BUT WE CAN REBUILD THE WAY THAT THE PIER ALREADY WAS AND EVERYONE CAN BE SATISFIED.

AND IN MY OPINION WE CAN SAVE MORE MONEY DOING SO WHICH WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT THE SURFERS BUT WILL BENEFIT THE TAXPAYERS AND IT WILL BE A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYBODY BECAUSE THE SURF COMMUNITY, THE FISHERMEN COMMUNITY AND THE TOURISM WILL BE IN THE GOOD PLACE. ALSO ON THE WAY OF SAFETY, IF YOU HAVE BEEN ON THE CHANNEL ON A BIG WAVE DAY, THE WAVES ARE TREACHEROUS AND ONLY BREAKING IN A SMALL SPOT MAKING IT MORE UNSAFE NOT ONLY FOR FISHERMEN BEING SO CLOSE TO THE WAVES BUT FOR SURFERS BEING SO CLOSE TO THE JETTY.

IF BOB HALL PIER IS RESCUED AS WE WANT THEN THERE WOULD BE MORE SURF ALL THE WAY DOWN THE BEACH, FOR EXAMPLE, PORT ORANZUS, NOT BE CROWDED IN ONE DANGEROUS SPOT.

WE'RE REALLY BEGGING AT THIS POINT, ALL OF US AND THOSE WHO SIGNED THE PETITION, ON FACEBOOK AND ALL OVER THE WORLD WANT TO VOTE NO TO THE SINGLE PILING SYSTEM AND PLACE OUR SUPPORT IN FAVOR OF THE TWO PIER SYSTEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. WE'LL THOUSAND MOVE TO RAY MADRIGAL. SORRY I DIDN'T GIVE YOU ADVANCE NOTICE. THE NEXT PERSON IS THE INITIAL D

MCALLEN. >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE, GOOD

MORNING COMMISSIONERS. >> GOOD MORNING.

>> MY AREA OF CONCERN IS WE HAVE SPENT THE LAST MONTH AND A HALF AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A&M, ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO VOTE REGISTERING YOUNG PEOPLE TO VOTE.

AND THEIR MAIN CONCERN IS THE LOCATION WHERE THESE VOTING BOOTHS ARE PLACED. AFTER TALKING TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE AND MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS, THEY VOICED THEIR CONCERN OVER THESE LOCATIONS WHERE THEY ARE BASICALLY SECURE.

WHEN I ASKED MORE AND I DID SOME LOGISTICS, THESE VOTING BOOTHS ARE PLACED IN THE FURTHEST FROM THE DORMS TO THE FURTHEST, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE UNIVERSITY WHERE THESE KIDS ARE NOT AWARE OF WHERE THESE VOTING LOCATIONS ARE.

THEY ARE IN SUPPORT OF HAVING THESE VOTING IS LOCATIONS MOVED TO WHAT WE CALM THE U.C, THE UNIVERSITY CENTER WHERE EVERYBODY CONGREGATES THERE. THEIR SECOND MAJOR CONCERN IS THEY WANT TO HAVE THE ABILITY FOR EARLY VOTING, THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO EARLY-VOTE, AND HONESTLY I AM NOT SURE WHETHER THEY ARE AVAILABLE, I MEAN THOSS AVAILABLE TO THEM.

BUT THAT'S THEIR AREA OF CONCERN.

NOW THIRDLY JUDGE, WHAT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION WAS THAT SOME OF THESE STUDENTS IF OUT OF STATE CONTACTED THE ELECTIONS

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AROUND THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD VOTE WAS IF THEY HAD A DRIVER'S LICENSE WITH A CORPUS CHRISTI ADDRESS.

AND THAT IS BLATANTLY UNTRUE. AROUND I THINK IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I CALLED THE NUECES COUNTY REGISTRAR'S OFFICE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT'S WHO THEY MAY HAVE CALLED. AND I ADDRESSED IT TO THE PEOPLE THERE. AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY SAID NO, WE DON'T -- YOU KNOW WE WOULD NEVER TELL ANYONE FROM OUT OF STATE THAT'S A STUDENT, IN TEXAS A&M THAT THEY COULD NOT VOTE OR THAT THEY WOULD NEED A TEXAS DRIVER'S LICENSE TO VOTE.

IS WHEN I CONTACTED THE STUDENTS THEY SAID NO, IT WAS THE ELECTIONS OFFICE. AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTACT THE ELECTIONS OFFICE. AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE WAS YESTERDAY.

SO I MEAN IT'S -- YOU KNOW BEATING A DEAD HORSE.

BUT IF SOMEONE AT THAT OFFICE IS TELLING STUDENTS FROM OUT OF STATE THAT THEY CANNOT VOTE UNLESS THEY HAVE A TEXAS DRIVER'S LICENSE THAT IS BLATANTLY UNTRUE AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. BUT WE NEED TO GET THESE STUDENTS, YOU KNOW, A CONVENIENT PLACE TO VOTE.

AND THAT WOULD BE YOU KNOW THE UNIVERSITY CENTER.

I'VE SPOKEN TO A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE THAT ARE UNDERTAKING A MASS VOTER REGISTRATIONS DRIVE.

AND EVERY PERSON WITHIN THOSE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SAID, HEY LOOK WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THESE PLACES ARE AND WHEN WE DO FIND OUT THEY'RE AT THE FURTHEST POINT FROM THE DORMS.

>> YES. >> I DON'T KNOW --

>> THANK YOU, I'M SORRY I HAVE TO STOP YOU ONLY BECAUSE OUR TIME IS UP. BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOUR

COMMENTS. >> OH THANK YOU YOUR HONOR AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR HAVING LISTENED TO THIS.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO MR.-- IT'S JUST THE INITIAL Z, IS IT MCCLEL ANN? MCCLELLAN?

>> YES. FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO TUX UPON THE CULTURAL IMPACT. EVERYONE THAT TALKS ABOUT TEXAS SURFING TALKS ABOUT BOB HALL PIER.

PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COAST FROM GAL VEST TONL TO SOUTH PADRE, PEOPLE LAND LOCKED NORTH WHEN THEY COME DOWN THEY THINK OF BOB HALL PIER THAT'S IT. SERKLY I CONSULTED WITH RALPH CLARK. HE WROTE FISHING PIER DESIGN GUIDANCE IN 2011 AND HE WORKS FOR THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, FOR 37 YEARS HE'S BEEN DESIGNING PIERCE, NOT A SINGLE ONE OF HIS DESIGNS AND A MULTITUDE OF CONSTRUCTIONS LAST BEEN A SINGLE PILING DESIGN.

SO I MEAN HE'S DESIGNED PIERCE ON THE GULF AND THE ATLANTIC SIDE FOR FLORIDA AND HE'S BEEN WORKING WITH A&M ENGINEERS AND VARIOUS TEXAS ENGINEERS AS WELL. AND NOT A SINGLE DESIGN THAT HE'S DONE HAS BEEN A SINGLE PILING DESIGN.

WE CAN GET INTO THE WEEDS IF YOU WANT TO GET INTO THE EROSION AND WIND SHEER AND ALL THAT BUT BASICALLY A TWO PILING DESIGN IS GOING TO BE STRONGER AND MUCH BETTER CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OR THE WAVES, FISHING AND TOURISM. BECAUSE IF PEOPLE DRIVE DOWN FROM SAN ANTONIO AND SEE THAT THE FISHING IS NOT THE SAME IT WAS, THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO PORT ARANZES, NUECES COUNTY NOT ALL PIER, THAT'S ALL. I HOPE YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE TWO PILING DESIGN. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SIR. MR. ALLEN GODSEY AND FOLLOWING ALLEN WE'LL HAVE TOMMY SCHULTZ AND OUR LAST SPEAKER WILL BE ALBERTO SALTUCCI. MR. GODSEY.

>> GOOD MORNING. FIRST OF ALL I'D LIKE TO WISH A LOT OF LOVE AND ALOHA TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.

I'M HERE FOR THE DUAL PILING STRUCTURE.

I'M FOR THE DUAL OVER THE SINGLE.

MANY, MANY REASONS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN SAID AND MANY REASONS ALREADY DONE. I'M WILLING TO STEP ON THE PASSION AND ARTWORK AND ENGINEERING OF THE SINGLE.

PLEASE CONVEY THE UTILITY OF THE DUAL.

I'M FOR THE DUAL. AND I MEAN LEGACIES ARE MADE,

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I'M 518 MEDITERRANEAN, REPRESENTING THE 7418, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, LOVE WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

MR. TOMMY SCHULTZ. GIVE HIM JUST A MOMENT TO UNMUTE. TOMMY SCHULTZ.

>> THANK YOU, SORRY ABOUT THE MUTING, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?

>> YES I'VE GOT YOU NOW. >> HELLO AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TODAY. MY NAME IS TOMMY SCHULTZ, I LIVE AT 430 KNICKERBOCKER IN CORPUS CHRISTI.

AND I'M ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN COMING TO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE SINGLE PILING PIER DESIGN.

AND IN THE COURSE OF THAT I THINK WE'VE HEARD JUST A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH A TON OF EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION STATING THAT THEY JUST REALLY FEEL LIKE THE SINGLE PILING PIER IS THE BAD CHOICE FOR CORMTS FOR A BUNCH OF REASONS.

ONE OF THE REASONS IS BECAUSE IT'S A SURF DESTINATION.

I ALSO AM A TRAVEL SURFER AND JUDGE FOR THE TEXAS GULF SURFING ASSOCIATION. AND I HEAR BOB HALL AND CORPUS MENTIONED ALL OVER. PUERTO RICO, MEXICO BY PEOPLE AS TAR AWAY AS NEW ZEALAND. IT'S REALLY KIND OF A THING.

WE REALIZE THAT PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT AREN'T AWARE OF HOW IMPORTANT BOB HALL AND SURFING ARE.

BUT THE CONCERNS ARE MANY FROM KILLING THE WAVE AT BOB HALL TO A LACK TO A LOSS MUCH FISH HABITAT, DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WHEN SURFERS AREN'T IN THE WATER TO DO RESCUES AND JUST THE STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF IT ALL. WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS LETTING US SPEAK. WE REALLY FEEL LIKE IT'S JUST REALLY NOT REPRESENTATIONAL OF THE TOTAL CONSTITUENCY OF THIS AREA. IT SEEMS LIKE THE PIER IS JUST BEING DESIGNED FOR JUST RESTAURANTS AND FISHERMEN.

WE WANT TO BE INCLUDED. I THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SPEAK

TODAY, I APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

FINALLY WE'LL HEAR FROM ALBERTO SALTUCCI, HOPE I'M SAYING THAT

CORRECTLY. >> LOOKS LIKE IT PAUSED OUT.

>> THERE YOU GO. ALBERTO WE SEE YOU NOW FM.

>> I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS LETTING ME SPEAK.

WE REALLY FEEL LIKE REALLY NOT (INAUDIBLE).

>> LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FIX YOUR AUDIO, JUST GIVE US A MOMENT HERE. ARE YOU MAYBE ON MULTIPLE

DEVICES? >> RESTAURANTS AND FISHERMEN --

>> OH I KNOW WHAT IT IS, IT IS A DELAY.

ALBERTO JUST GIVE IT A SECOND. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> YES, GOOD MORNING JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS ATTENDED THE MEETING. MY NAME IS ALBERT SAMENTUCCI, I'VE BEEN A LONG TIME BOB HALL PIER FISHERMAN AROUND I'M FOR THE TWO PYLON DESIGN OVER THE SINGLE PYLON DESIGN.

THE REASON BECAUSE HAS ALREADY BEEN STATED MANY IT DOES CREATE MORE HAB FROM THE FOR FISHING. BOB HALL IS WORLD RENOWN FOR FISHING. IF YOU TAKE THAT AWAY IT MEANS OUR ABILITY TO CASH BAIT NEAR THE PIER.

MANY YEARS YOU COULDN'T TAKE A CAST NET, HAD YOU TO USE BAIT RODS TO CATCH BAIT. IF YOU TAKE THOSE PYLONS AWAY THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

AS I SAID I'VE BEEN THERE FOUR, FIVE DAYS AT A TIME TALKING TO PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD COMING IN TO SEE THE FISH GET CAUGHT. IF WE HAVE HARDER TROUBLE CATCHING BAIT THAT'S ALL WE USE TO CATCH THE BIGGER FISH.

EVERYBODY COMES OUT THERE TO SEE THE MONSTER CASHES AND SO FORTH.

AGAIN GUYS WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

AGAIN PLEASE VOTE FOR THE DOUBLE PYLON MAINLY BECAUSE AS I SAID THE FISHING. I HAVE A LOT OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY THAT ARE SURFERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T ALWAYS SEE EYE TO EYE BECAUSE I PAY TO BE ON THE PIER, I WANT TO BE ABLE TO CAST WHERE I WANT TO CAST BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE THE FISH ARE AT. I'M GOING TO CAST INTO THOSE WAVES AND INTO THAT CURRENT WHERE THE FISH ARE HIDING.

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BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE PAY TO BE ON THE PIERS, OUR MONEYS ARE TWICE AS MUCH AS ANY SURFER TO BE THERE.

ONE WE PAY FOR THE PIER, WE'RE THERE FOR NUMEROUS DAYS AT A TIME AND WE LIVE HERE LOCALLY. THE GUYS THAT COME IN SPEND A CRAZY AMOUNT OF MONEY COME IN AND FISH THE PIER TO BE RUNNING INTO SURFERS AND STUFF AND I'VE SEEN WHERE SURFERS HAVE RUN FISHERMEN OFF THE PIER BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY OWN THE WATER.

I'M SORRY GUYS YOU DON'T TOAN WATER, WE DON'T EITHER BUT WE PAY TO BE UP ON THE PIER TO FISH THAT AREA.

OUR MONEY COUNTS AS MUCH AS ANYBODY ELSE'S AND FOR US A TWO PIER DESIGN IS GOING TO MAKE THAT PIER LAST LONGER AND EVERYBODY ELSE IT IS GOING TO SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.

VOTE FOR THE TWO PIER DESIGN GUYS, I THINK THAT WOULD BE ABOUT IT. THAT AND WE CAN FIND A WAY TO MAKE THESE MEETINGS MORE PUBLIC FOR EVERYBODY ELSE BECAUSE I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS MEETING LAST NIGHT AT 9:00 AND I WAS LUCKILY TO BE ABLE TO GET MY NAME CALLED FOR THIS MEETING.

SO AGAIN GUYS THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY AND I AM SHARING THIS TO MY CHANNEL AS WELL WITH 20,000 SUBSCRIBERS SO THAT WAY WE CAN GET MORE FISHERMEN INVOLVED, RIGHT NOW IT'S SET UP TO BE BOARDWALK NOT A FISHING PIER, EVERYBODY KEEPS SAYING THAT BUT THE DESIGNS NEVER SHOW A FISHERMAN ON THE PIER FISHING.

I DON'T SEE IT. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

OKAY THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD AT THIS TIME.

AND JUST TO KIND OF GIVE YOU A LITTLE --

>> I SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> SURE OR YOU COULD ADDRESS IT AT THE VOTING TIME.

>> WELL, SINCE WE HAVE PEOPLE HERE AND WE'RE ON LINE, TAMU DOES HAVE AN EARLY VOTING. THAT IS ONE.

ALSO THE LOCATIONS WE ASKED IF WE COULD USE A LOCATION AND IT IS TO THE LOCATION TO DECIDE WHERE TO PUT US.

SO JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR.

>> RIGHT. I JUST --

>> THANK YOU. >> YES YES.

>> IN MY OFFICE WE ARE NOT VOTER REGISTRATION SO WE DON'T ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS. SO 8880404, VOTER REGISTRATION.

>> WE'LL GO OVER THAT WHEN WE GET TO THAT, WE'LL HAVE YOU REEMPHASIZE IT AGAIN. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T RESPOND TO PUBLIC COMMENT UNLESS THERE IS AN AGENDA ITEM SO I'M KIND OF GIVING A BROAD BRUSH HERE AND WE'LL RECERTIFIES THAT ABOUT TEXAS A&M WHEN WE GET TO THAT VOTING CENTER.

>> WHEN WE GET TO PLIBT I'LL SIGN MYSELF UP, THANK YOU.

>> AT THIS TIME WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO, DEPUTY IS DO OUR RESOLUTIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND ORDERS.

AND WE'VE GOT FOUR OF THEM THIS MORNING.

THEY'RE ALL FANTASTIC AND THEN FOR ALL OF YOU ONLINE, THAT HAVE MADE PUBLIC COMMENT, REGARDING THE BOB HALL PIER PLEASE KNOW THAT IT IS MY INTENTION TO ADVANCE THE ITEM SO THAT YOUR COMMENTS CAN BE ADDRESSED BY BOTH PRESENTATION AND PERHAPS THE DAIS ITSELF. WE'LL ASK FOR YOUR PATIENCE BECAUSE WE HAVE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE FOR THESE FIRST FOUR

[1. In recognition of October 2, 2022 - October 8, 2022 as National 4-H Week.]

WE'LL START OF ITEM GHVMENT-1 IN RECOGNITION OF OCTOBER 2ND, 2022 THROUGH OCTOBER 8TH, 2022 AS NATIONAL 4H WEEK AND OF COURSE THAT WAS LAST WEEK. BUT NEVERTHELESS, WE HAVE THE GREEN JACKETS IN THE ROOM ENDORSE FROM OUR 4H PROGRAM FROM THROUGHOUT NUECES COUNTY. THEIR LEADERSHIP AND ADVISORS AND MENTORS. I WOULD DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO MS. HELENA WHO WILL BE READING THE DECLARATION.

>> TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION SERVICE FOR 115 YEARS OF PROVIDING EXPERIENCE BASED EDUCATION TO YOUNGSTERS THROUGHOUT THE LONE STAR STATE AND WHEREAS THIS ADMIRAL PROGRAM WHICH SEEKS TO PROVIDE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR THE WHOLE HEART INCLUDING HEAD HEART HANDS AND HEALTH HELPS 81 TEXANS

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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, LAGUNA WELCOME.

INTRODUCE US TO YOU YOUR AS I SAY THE GREATEST 4H TEAM IN

TEXAS. >> YES, MA'AM.

WE CAN START OVER HERE. ALL THE WAY ON THE END WE HAVE JOSH FORE, HE IS A MEMBER OF THE RUNNING JM, CORRECT? OR TEXAS ROAD RUNNERS, THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM.

>> I KNOW. >> NEXT TO HIM IS BESS FORE, JOSH'S SISTER. CJ HOOD IS A MIC OF THE ARCHERY CLUB AND MS. CHLOE ATWATER IS A MEMBER OF THE AMPARY CLUB AND OUR COUNTY COUNCIL PRESIDENT THIS YEAR.

MOVING OVER TO THIS OTHER SIDE, ROBERT MAY IS A MEMBER OF BAYSIDE 4H CLUB. MS. RYLAND FREDERICK IS I CAN'T REMEMBER YOUR CLUB EXACTLY. FLOWER OF PADRE ISLAND.

MS. HANNAH WRIGHT IS A MEMBER OF THE TRAVELING 4H AND WEST OSO.

MS. KAYLIN HUFF IS A MEMBER OF THE TRAB AND SHEET 4H AND BLENDER AND ARCHERY CLUB AS WELL.

JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS I WANT TO THANK Y'ALL FOR ALL THE SUPPORT THAT Y'ALL HAVE GIVEN US THROUGHOUT THIS PAST YEAR AND HOPEFULLY THIS COMING YEAR AS WELL AND THE SUPPORT Y'ALL HAVE SHOWN ME IN MY FIRST YEAR OF BEING AGENT AND I WANT TO THANK Y'ALL TREMENDOUSLY AND I KNOW THAT EACH ONE OF THESE KIDS WANT TO THANK Y'ALL FOR EVERYTHING Y'ALL DO AND APPRECIATE YOUR

SUPPORT. >> LET ME HAVE A MOTION PLEASE

FOR RECOGNITION AND A SECOND. >> SECOND.

>> ANY DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD WOULD

BE APPROPRIATE TILT. AT THIS TI. >> I WANT TO SAY THEY DO SUCH GOOD WORK THAT I'M VERY PROUD THAT MY, WHILE HE WAS MY YOUNGER SON RODNEY, HE WENT THROUGH FLYING J 4H.

I GUESS MS. PULLEN WAS IN CHARGE OF THAT.

AND HE SHOWED A GREAT CHARACTER, BEING IN 4H.

HE SHOWED HORSES. DID WELL.

AND SO I KNOW THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING THROUGH A GREAT PROGRAM AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE ROLE MODELS FOR THE REST OF THE KIDS.

THANK Y'ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ, WELL SAID AND I ECHO ALL THOSE SENTIMENTS AND SO MUCH MORE. I REALLY LOVE THE WAY YOU HAVE EXPANDED THE ROAM OF NOT JUST BEING ENDORSE THROUGH 4H FOR THE YOUNGER ONES THAT ARE COMING UP BUT WHAT YOU DID THIS PAST WEEK WITH THE ALL STAR ROUND UP, LISTELISTEN, IT'S DOING EVERYTHG THAT JULIA WHEN SHE PLANTED THAT SEED, THINK OF IT AS THAT PLANT STARTING TO GROW AND THE SHADE THAT IT WILL PROVIDE FOR GENERATIONS IS GOING TO BE BEAUTIFUL.

I'M GLAD THAT YOU'RE GOING TO INTEGRATE THE ALL STAR SHOW NIGHT THE MAIN WEEK. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT AND WE'RE GOING TO INVITE YOU BACK AS IT GETS CLOSER TO JUNIOR LIFE STOCK SHOW TIME TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES. BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE KNOW THE SALE. AND THAT'S ALL THEY KNOW AND THAT'S A SHAME BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO 4H, TO THE

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AND WE WANT YOU TO HAVE AS MUCH SOMETIME AS YOU HAVE AT THE PODIUM TO SHOWCASE WITH US. CHLOE, YOU'RE LEADING THIS VERY IMPRESSIVE PACK WITH A GREAT TEAM AND BEHIND YOU AND I KNOW THE RESPONSIBILITY AND EVEN SOMETIMES BURDEN IS GREAT.

BUT YOU CAN'T GO WRONG AS LONG AS YOU TRUST ONE ANOTHER AND YOU REMEMBER THAT YOU TRULY ARE A REALLY REPRESENTATIVE GROUP OF YOUTH AMBASSADORS FOR AN ENTIRE COUNTY.

I LOVE THAT WEES HAVE FLOWER BLUFF AND PADRE ISLAND AND WEST OSO AND BLANKETI AND BISHOP, LOGAN YOU'VE GOT TO BE SO PROUD OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE IN ONE YEAR'S TIME AND HELP OUT THANKS TO THE PARENTS WHO REALLY PUT IN A LOT, IT'S ALMOST AS MANY HOURS AS YOU DEVICE DO. AND TO ALL THE VOLUNTEERS AND OUR AG EXTENSION AGENT FROM DONNIE ALL THE WAY DOWN WE THANK YOU. AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT ANY PRESSURE BUT ANNA BELL, CHLOE, ANYBODY JOSH, WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO, ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS? DON'T HAVE TO. YOU CAN JUST STAND THERE AND LOOK -- THERE WE GO. IS WELCOME CHLOE.

>> HI THANK YOU. I WOULD JUST MOSTLY LIKE TO SAY WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT YOU'VE GIVEN US ALL THE YEARS THROUGH 4H. EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS, WE ARE A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION AND EVERYTHING WE DO IS FOR OUR CAREERS AND NOOUMP LIVES AND PRETTY MUCH MAKING US BETTER PEOPLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. SO EVERY LITTLE BIT THAT YOU HELP WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. AND COMMISSIONERS, THERE IS ALWAYS A GOOD WAY TO HELP WITH YOUR OUTSIDE AGENCY FUNDS THEY QUALIFY AS A 501 C THREE. 3.

LOGAN T THIS IS HOW WE DO IT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A A TOTE IF AURAL OF YOU WOULD PLEASE APPROACH.

WHAT DO YOU THINK GUYS, PUT THEM UP FRONT.

YOU GUYS COME UP TRONT AND THE COMMISSIONERS WILL ORGANIZE

THEMSELVES. >> CONGRATULATIONEST, THANK

Y'ALL. >> YACHCONGRATULATIONS WILLIAM .

, SIR. CONGRATULATIONS.

>> GOOD JOB, DID JOB. >> THEY HAVE A TERRIFIC WEBSITE IF YOU WARRANT TO LEISURE MORE ABOUT THE JUNIOR LIFE STOCK SHOW AND THE 4H PROGRAM I WOULD INVITE YOU TO GOOGLE THAT, THIS

[2. In recognition of October 16, 2022 - October 22, 2022 as Wesley Community Center Week, to celebrate 80 years of service in Nueces County.]

OCTOBER 16TH THROUGH OCTOBER 22ND, IS THE WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER WEEK. IT REPRESENTS 80 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IN NUECES COUNTY AND AGAIN WE'LL TURN TO

BELINDA FOR MORE INFORMATION. >> WHEREAS THE COMMISSIONER ESCORT RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF STRONG FAMILIES SOUND MINDS AND SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND WHEREAS WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER BWAS FOUNDED IN 1942 IN ROBS TON TEXAS, BY UNITED METHODIST CHILDREN, AND WHEREAS WESLEY

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>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU BELINDA.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS?

>> SO MOVED. >> I SECOND.

>> THANK YOU AND WITH A MOTION AND SECOND, WE'LL HEAR THERE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE REPRESENTING THE WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER.

KIND OF A BEAUTIFUL TIE IN. THE WAY I LEARNED ABOUT THE WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER IS MY TIE IN WITH THE GREAT ADVOCATE FOR -- I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU ALL HERE, WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU JUDGE, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

LIKE YOU SAID AND WE'VE SAID THIS IS OUR 80TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE TO AT-RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NUECES COUNTY. AND WE CAN -- WE DON'T DO IT ALONE. WE DO IT WITH A LOT OF HELP FROM MANY, MANY ORGANIZATIONS AND PEOPLE.

AND ONE OF THE LARGEST SUPPORTERS OF WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE 22 YEARS, HAS BEEN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ESCORT IN NUECES COUNTY.

WE ARE TRULY GRATEFUL, Y'ALL HELP US TAKE CARE OF OUR CHILDREN, HELP US TO HOUSE OUR HOMELESS MOTHERS AND THEIR DEPENDENT CHILDREN AND TO FEED OVER 100,000 PEOPLE A YEAR THROUGH OUR FOOD PANTRIES. WE APPRECIATE TRULY Y'ALL'S HELP. AND I WANT TO INTRODUCE SOME VERY IMPORTANT PEOPLE TO US. SCOTT ELLIF IS OUR PAST PRESIDENT. DUANE HARGISS IS OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT AND ONE OF OUR NEWEST BOARD MEMBERS IS SCOTT LAWSON.

THIS TRIO HELPS US KEEP OUR DOORS OM TO VERY DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS. AND WE THANK Y'ALL SO VERY,

VERY.MUCH. >> WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR US MOST VULNERABLE. COMMISSIONERS.

>> I WAS A MEMBER MUCH WESLEY COMMUNITIES CENTER AND THAT WAS BACK WHEN WE JUST HAD THE ROBSTOWN LOCATION, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE LOCATION THERE ON MACARTHUR AND HORN ROAD.

AND TO SEE IT GROW OVER THE YEARS IS THE JUST TRULY EXCITING. TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT EVERY YEAR WITH SOME OF MY OUTSIDE AGENCY FUNDING, IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO DO THIS. MELINDA, DR. OLIFF AND DUANE AND EVERYONE ELSE DO GREAT WORK TO CONTINUE TO KEEP THE DOORS OPEN IT'S THOUGHT EASY TO THE ROBSTOWN CENTER, FOR ALL THE KIDS THAT WOULD GO, THEY TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE OF MOTHERS AND KIDS IN NEED, WHEN I WAS STILL WORKING WITH CPS THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THAT I WAS THERE AND TO SEE THEM TAKE THAT ON THEY HAVE TAKEN OVER SO MANY CHALLENGES AND ROAMS IN THIS COMMUNITY SO I AM THANKFUL THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZING THEM TODAY AND ALL THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE.

AND IF YOU HAVEN'T SPENT TIME OR GONE BY TO SEE OR SUPPORT THEM PLEASE DO SO. THERE ARE SO MANY WORTHWHILE AGENCIES THAT NEED YOUR RESOURCES, YOUR GIVING, BUT WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER IS DEFINITELY ONE OF THEM, PROVEN THEIR WORTH AND CONTINUES TO DO IT.

QUIETLY AND JUST WITH GIVING LOVING HEARTS.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE AND I THINK

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I'M THANKFUL THAT THE COURT CAN BRING THIS FORWARD TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE WORK THEY'VE DONE OVER THE LAST 80 YEARS.

>> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER CHESNEY.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. I WAS ORIGINALLY BROUGHT IN BY MS. BARRY, I'VE BEEN THERE, I'VE DONE SOME MANUAL LABOR WHEN MY BACK WAS A LITTLE STRONGER, WHEN STOTT SCOTT ACHED I WERE OVER THERE WORKING HASHED. I APPRECIATE SO MUCH WHAT YOU DO FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND ALL OF THE HARD WORK.

I MEAN I WAS -- YOU KNOW WHEN I WAS A CPS JUDGE YOU HELPED ME WITH THOSE CASES. I MEAN THERE'S JUST, IT'S KIND OF IT'S NOT THE BEST KEPT SECRET ANYMORE BUT IT USED TO BE THE BEST KEPT SECRET AND IT NEEDS TO BE LESS EVER A SECRET IN THIS COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE WORK YOU DO IS SO IMPORTANT AND SO APPRECIATED. I THANK YOU AND THANK THE BOARD THAT'S HERE AND YOU HAVE A FINE TRIO AND I KNOW THE REST OF THE BOARD IS VERY STRONG AS WELL. CONGRATULATIONS AND YOU HAVE BEEN THE BACK BONE OF THAT OPERATION FOR MANY, MANY MANY YEARS AND IT IS SO APPRECIATED SO I KNOW WE'RE HERE HONORING YOUR ORGANIZATION. BUT I WANT TO PAY SPECIAL HOMAGE TO YOU AS WELL BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN A DRIVING FORCE IN THAT ORGANIZATION FOR MANY YEARS AND YOU ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED ALONG WITH THE WESLEY FOUNDATION, WESLEY COMMUNITY

CENTER. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> I WANT TO SAY ONE THING. >> COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

>> I WANT TO THANK YOU ALSO FOR ALL YOU DO.

MY PASSION WAS ALL THE ONE UP THERE BY, YOU KNOW, REALLY GROWN THAT FACILITY TO REALLY OFTEN THE DOORS TO A LOT OF FAMILIES.

YOU STARTED WITH A FEW FAMILIES SINGLE THEN YOU WENT TO MULTI-FAMILIES WHICH I REALLY COMMEND YOU FOR THAT.

SO FOR TEN YEARS I KNOW I WAS PART OF THE GROWTH THAT YOU CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AND NEVER GAVE UP.

YOU KNOW, AND YOUR APPLICATION WAS ALWAYS TO OPEN THOSE DOORS TO SINGLE MOMS WITH KIDS. AND, YOU KNOW, AND YOU'VE DONE THAT. THE WING THERE IS TREMENDOUS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE, EVERYTHING ALL THE OUTREACH THAT THE BOARD HAS DONE AND, YOU KNOW, CONTINUED TO DO WHAT YOU'RE DOING BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING. AND THE GOOD LORD KNOWS WHAT YOU'RE DOING SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >> I ALSO WANT TO SAY A FEW THINGS JUDGE. I USED TO WORK THERE AT ROBSTOWN AT THE CALDERON BUILDING. I KNOW THE WORK THAT YOU DO, WE HAD A FEW PEOPLE COME IN AND THEY WOULD ASK US WHERE IS THE WESLEY BUILDING, WE WOULD DIRECT THEM TO YOUR PLACE BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT Y'ALL DO, THERE ARE A LOT OF NEEDY FAMILIES THAT

Y'ALL HELP SO THANK YOU AGAIN. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. WELL YOU ARE LOVED, APPRECIATED, VALUATED, AND I KNOW THAT THE TEAM AND THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE WILL ALSO EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR ALL THE UNSUNG HEROES THAT ARE BEHIND THE WESLEY COMMUNITY CENTER.

SO WITH THAT, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THIS VERY SIGNIFICANT RECOGNITION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

OPPOSED, NONE. WILL YOU LET US CREATE MORE AWARENESS OF THE WESLEY CENTER BY TAKING A PHOTO WITH US?

>> GREAT, HAPPY TO. >> GREAT.

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>> OKAY. NEXT WE'LL ASK BELINDA TO READ A

[3. In support of Operation Green Light for Veterans.]

SO WE CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT OPERATION GREEN LIGHT.

>> WHEREAS THE RESIDENTS OF NUECES COUNTY HAS GREAT RESPECT, ADMIRATION AND THE UTMOST GRATITUDE FOR ALL OF THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE SELFLESSLY SERVED OUR COUNTRY AND THIS COMMUNITY IN THE ARMED FORCES AND WHEREAS THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND CHARACTERIZCHARACTERIZATION, MAG TREE DOMS AND WAY OF LIFE ENJOYED BY OUR CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS NUECES COUNTY SEEKS TO HONOR THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PAID THE HIGH PRICE OR THE FREEDOM BY PLACING THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY FOR THE GOOD OF ALL, AND WHEREAS, VETERANS CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE AMERICAN LEGION, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, RELIGIOUS GROUPS CIVIL SERVICE AND BY FUNCTIONING AS COUNTY VETERANS SERVICES SERVICES OFFICERS IN 29 STATES TO HELP FELLOW SERVICE OFFICERS, ACCESS COMPENSATION BENEFITS EACH YEAR OF AND WHEREAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000 SERVICE MEMBERS TRANSITION TO CIVILIAN COMMUNITIES ANNUALLY, AND WHEREAS, AN ESTIMATED 20% INCREASE OF SERVICE MEMBERS WILL TRANSITION TO ILL CIVILIAN LIFE IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND WHEREAS, INDICATED THAT 44 TO 72% OF SERVICE MEMBERS EXPERIENCE HIGH LEVELS OF STRESS DURING TRANSITION FROM MILITARY TO CIVILIAN LIFE, WHEREAS TIFF SERVICE MEMBERS TRANSITIONING FROM MILITARY SERVICE ARE AT HIGH RISK OF SUICIDE DURING THEIR FIRST YEAR AFTER MILITARY SERVICE AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES ENCOURAGE ALL COUNTIES PARISHES AND BOROUGHS TO RECOGNIZE GREEN LIGHT FOR VETERANS AND WHEREAS NUECES COUNTY PREESHTS THE SACRIFICES OF OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL AND BELIEVES THAT SPECIFIC RECOGNITION BE GRANTED NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THIS COMMISSIONER ESCORT OF NUECES COUNTY HEREBY DECLARES FROM NOVEMBER 7TH THROUGH NOVEMBER 13TH, 2022, A TIME TO SALUTE AND HONOR THE SERVICE AND SACRIFICE OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM, TRANSITIONING FROM ACTIVE SERVICE, AND THAT IN OBSERVANCE OF OPERATION GREEN LIGHT, ENCOURAGES CITIZENS OF NUECES COUNTY IN PATRIOTIC TRADITION TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF HONORING ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE MADE THE IMMEASURABLE SACRIFICES TO PRESERVE FREEDOM BY DISPLAYING A GREEN LIGHT IN THE WITH IT OF THEIR PLACES OF BUSINESS OR

RESIDENCES. >> THANK YOU, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A

MOTION TO APPROVE. >> THANK YOU.

>> JJ WELCOME. >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS I HAVE BEEN COORDINATINGS WITH THE COURT ADMINISTRATION, JUAN PIMENTEL AND HERRERA, WITH THE COURT'S APPROVAL, WE WOULD LIKE TO LIGHT THE PORTION OF THE RICHARD BORCHARD FAIRGROUNDS AGREE DURING THIS PERIOD.

WE HAVE WORKED THIS OUT LESS THAN $1,000 THAT WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS AND THIS WOULD COME WITH EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS BUDGETS. 7TH THROUGH THE 13TH OF

NOVEMBER. >> IT IS AWESOME.

I HOPE WE HAVE A PHOTOGRAPHER TOO BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO CAPTURE THAT. COMMISSIONER MAREZ.

>> I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD NEED TO BE AN ACTION ITEM BUT I WOULD BE WILLING IN SUPPORT IN PAYING FOR PART OF THAT IF IT MEANS LIGHTING MORE OF THE FAIRGROUNDS OR IF THERE ARE OTHER AREAS.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> IF YOU JUST CONSIDER THAT.

>> YES, SIR I'LL BE IN TOUCH. >> SO I THINK I'M SURE WE ALL WILL SO I'M HAPPY TO JUMP IN THERE TOO.

>> ADDITIONALLY JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS WE PRESENTED THIS OPERATION GREEN LIGHT INITIATIVE TO THE TEXAS VETERANS LAND BOARD AND THEY ALSO WILL BE LIGHTING EACH OF THE STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES GREEN FOR THIS PERIOD AS WELL SO THE STATE IS ON BOARD

AS WELL. >> THAT'S GREAT.

AND IF YOU HAVE IDEAS, WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT, CAN YOU DO IT AT YOUR OWN HOME OR BUSINESS. GIVEN IT'S SO CLOSE TO HOLIDAYS,

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SO PLACE A GREEN LIGHT FOR THOSE THAT HAVE SACRIFICED SO MUCH FOR ALL M OF US. THIS IS A WONDERFUL PROJECT AND I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU WORK WITH TYLER AS WELL, DORSON OUR PIO SO HE CAN CAPTURE IT AND MESSAGE IT CORRECTLY.

I KNOW IT'S GOING TO SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE THROUGHOUT THE OTHER

POLITICAL JURISDICTIONS. >> YES, MA'AM.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

OPPOSED SAME SIGN. ALTHOUGH WE DIDN'T DO AN ALL CALM WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE SO MANY VETERANS THAT WORK HERE IN NUECES COUNTY. IF YOU OAR VETERAN WOULD YOU JOIN ME AND THE COMMISSIONERS UP TRFRONT FOR THIS PHOTO THAT HIGHLIGHTS OPERATION GREEN LIGHT.

WE'D LIKE TO HONOR YOU IN COURT HERE TODAY.

ALL VETERANS TO THE FRONT PLEASE.

>> THERE IS GOING TO BE ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM SHORTLY REGARDING VETERANS AND VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS SO IT IS FITTING THAT YOU ARE HERE WITH US. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNEW ABOUT OPERATION GROWN LIGHT BUT I THINK IT'S A GREATLY OPERATION AND WE'RE GOING TO SPREAD THE WORD THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTY WIDE FACILITIES TO SEE HOW EVERYBODY CAN PARTICIPATE.

[4. In support of immediate funding for State Government Mandated Services as set out by the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas, Executive Board's request to the Texas Legislative Budget Board.]

IT IS IN SUPPORT OF IMMEDIATE FUNDING FOR THE STATE GOVERNMENT MANDATED SERVICES. THEY'RE SET OUT BY THE COUNTY JUDGES AND COMMISSIONS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS.

THIS COMES AS AN EXECUTIVE BOARD REQUEST TO THE TEXAS LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD. BELINDA WILL TELL US MORE.

>> WHEREAS RECOGNIZING THE STRAIN THE LACK OF SUFFICIENT STATE FUNDING PLACES ON LOCAL COUNTY GOVERNMENTS THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE COUNTY JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS MET ON AUGUST 24TH, 2022, AND UNANIMOUSLY MASSED A RESOLUTION -- PASS ED A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE BUDGET BOARD TO PROVIDE A BACKLOG FOR THE TEXAS INMATES, PATIENTS AND JUVENILES, UNDER A 3.5% REVENUE CAP STATE GOVERNMENT MANDATED SERVICES THREATENED TO OVERWHELM COUNTY SERVICES WITH AN ESCALATING BACKLOG OF STATE FELONY INMATES, DEFENDANTS AND FELONY JUFNL DIEFNLDERS, WHEREAS THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HAS BEEN CLOSING FACILITIES AND REDUCING CAPACITY WHERE THE STATE LEADERSHIP HAS TEXAS COMMISSION ON JAIL STANDARDS THE BACKLOG OF PAPER READY INMATES AWAITING TRANSFER TO TDCJ HAS INCREASED FROM 1521 IN JUNE OF 2021 TO 3608 IN JUNE OF 2022. A 137% INCREASE IN ONE YEAR.

SANTA RATE OF $50 PER DAY THESE STATE INMATES ARE COST BEING LOCAL PROPERTY TAXPAYERS $65,846,000 PER YEAR.

WHEREAS THE NORTH TEXAS STATE HOSPITAL IN VERNONS IS THE PRIMARY STATE FACILITY TO RECEIVE AND TREAT CRIMINAL DFTS WHO ARE INCOMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL.

WHEN THESE DEFENDANTS ARE DENIED ADMISSION TO THE STATE FACILITIES THEY MUST BE CONFINED IN THE COUNTY JAIL.

THIS CREATES A DANGER TO OTHER INMATES AND STAFF WHILE PROVIDING NEEDED SERVICES TO THESE DEFENDANTS.

AT THIS TIME THE NORTH TEXAS STATE HOSPITAL HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED RECEIVING NEW ADMISSIONS.

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EVEN PRIOR TO THIS SHOWFNED WITH THE TOTAL OF 2438 PATIENTS AWAITING TRANSFER TO COUNTY JAILS AS $100 PER DAY THIS BACKLOG WAS COSTING COUNTY TAXPAYERS AT LEAST $88,877,500 PER YEAR. WHEREAS THE TEXAS JUFNL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCARCERATION AND PLACEMENT WHO ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THE JUFNL JUSTICE SYSTEM, THIS INCLUSION VIOLENT OFFENDERS WHO CANNOT BE SAFELY HOUSED WITH OTHER JUVENILES. THIS PROGRAM UNDER TJJD HAS EXPERIENCED EFFICIENCIES IN ITS OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION, THIS PAST MONTH, THE TJJD ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD REFUSE ANY NEW ADMISSIONS. THIS IS FORCING COUNTIES TO HOLD THESE SERIOUS OFFENDERS IN FACILITIES DESIGNED AND STAFFED FOR NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS. THIS FAILURE BY THE STATE EXPOSES COUNTY STAFF AND OTHER JUVENILES TO GREATER RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH BY INTERRUPTING THE REHABILITATION OF THESE OFFENDERS. EACH OFFENDER REFUSED ADMISSION WILL COST COUNTY TAXPAYERS APPROXIMATELY $250 PER DAY OR $91,200 PER YEAR. WHEREAS TDDJ FUNDING HAS BEM TRANSFERRED, AFTER PRIOR BUDGET THRS ET CETERA MENTAL HEALTH FUNDING WAS REDUCED BY 2% IN THE CURRENT STATE BUDGET, THE BUDGET FOR TJJD WAS REDUCED BY 5% BEFORE SOME INTERIM RELIEF FOR SALARIES. THESE STATE FAILURES TO MEET ITS FINANCIAL OBLIGATION VES RESULTED IN COIFNLT PROPERTY TAXES INCREASES TO PROVIDE THESE UNFUNDED BUT MANDATED SERVICES IN COUNTY JAILS AND JUVENILE FACILITIES.

WITH EXTRAORDINARY INCREASE IN STATE REVENUE PROVIDING A $27 BILLION INCREASE, THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR CONTINUING THESE BACKLOGS. NOW THE COMMISSIONER ESCORT SPOWRTLE IMMEDIATE RELIEF OF THIS CRISIS TO TRANSFER SUFFICIENT STATE FUNDS TO MEET THESE RESPONSIBILITIES.

>> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND.

>> QUESTIONS. >> ANY DISCUSSION?

>> YES PLEASE JUDGE. THERE'S -- I'D LIKE TO ATTACH THE BACKUP TO THIS RESOLUTION THAT WE SEND IN.

BECAUSE THIS IS A LOT OF NUMBERS THAT I HAVE NO CLUE, HAVE NEVER SEEN, DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA IF THESE ARE RIGHT.

IT'S GOT SOME PRETTY HARSH LANGUAGE IN IT TO THE STATE.

WE'RE SAYING THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS AND IT'S RACED PROPERTY TAXES. SO I'M ALL FOR THE RESOLUTION PART OF IT WHERE IT SAYS SUPPORT IMMEDIATE RELIEF OF THE CRISIS THROUGH ACTION OF THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER IT'S RIGHT OR NOT, NONE.

SO I'M UNCOMFORTABLE WITH PASSING A RESOLUTION THAT'S SENT WITH SOME PRETTY HARSH LANGUAGE THAT I DON'T HAVE ANY BACKUP TO.

>> WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND SECOND.

THE BACKUP IS, IF YOU HAD PARTICIPATED INSIDE THE JUDGES CONFERENCE, THIS WAS PRESENTED AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE

BOARD. >> I'M NOT ON THE EXECUTIVE BOARD JUDGE. SO I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO

BE THERE. >> I'M SAYING YOU IT IS AVAILABLE TO US. UNFUND ID MANDATES FOR

COUNTIES -- >> I'M ASKING FOR BACKUP ATTACHED BECAUSE THERE IS NO BACKUP IN OUR AGENDA.

>> WE CAN ABSOLUTELY ATTACH OURS.

IT WILL BE A GLOWING CASE OF WHAT ALREADY IS EVIDENT THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS FM.

>> GREAT THAT SHOULD BE -- >> THE BURDEN IS PLACED ON THE TAXPAYER. WE TALK ABOUT TAXPAYER REFORM PS THAT IS ONE OF YOUR SITTING THEMES.

THIS IS HOW WE DO IT. >> I JUST WANT BACKUP.

>> WE'LL BE HAPPY TO DO IT. >> THERE IS NO BACKUP.

>> IT IS A RESOLUTION THAT ALL 254 COUNTIES ARE PRESENTED WITH

BY THE STATE. >> WE STILL NEED TO VERIFY THAT IT IS RIGHT. ARE YOU SAYING WE SHOULD JUST TAKE WHAT SOMEONE GIVES US WITH NO BACKUP?

>> THAT WE PRESENTED THE INFORMATION TO THE STATE, TO THE ASSOCIATION THAT WE ALL BELONG TO.

AND I BELIEVE THAT ALL OF THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN PRESENTED.

HAVING SAID THAT, OURS IS A GREAT CASE STUDY AND WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY, IN ADDITION TO OUR RESOLUTION, SHOW OUR TERRIBLE NUMBERS. AND OUR GREATLY BURDEN.

>> I'M NOT SAYING WE SHOULD SHOW THE NUMBERS.

ALL I'M SAYING I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE ARGUING ALL I'M SAYING IS I WANT THE BACKUP THAT VERIFIES THESE NUMBERS IN THIS RESOLUTION. BECAUSE WE HAVE NOTHING TO RELY ON. I DON'T SIT ON THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION.

SO I WOULD JUST LIKE ALL I WANTED WAS THE BACKUP FOR THESE NUMBERS, NOT OUR NUMBERS, I DON'T WANT ANY -- THERE OUGHT TO BE AN EASY SET OF BACKUP BECAUSE THEY CAME UP WITH THIS.

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I WANT THE BACKUP THAT BACKS UP THIS ATTACHED TO THE RESOLUTION

THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING. >> I DON'T THINK TAC WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. I DON'T THINK TAC WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT AT UL. BUT TO QUESTION THE IDEA THAT THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES DOES NOT HAVE THEIR NUMBERS RIGHT WHEN WE RELY ON THEM, THEY ARE OUR AGENT.

>> JUDGE I QUESTION EVERY NUMBERS EVERY DAY.

THEY MAKE MISTAKES -- >> TAC IS NOT ALWAYS RIGHT.

>> WOW. >> I CAN SEE WHAT THE REQUEST HERE IS. AND WE JUST TAKE A VOTE, SEE

WHAT HAPPENS. >> LET'S TAKE A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY -- WE CAN MAKE IT TO WHERE WE SHOW OUR CASE STUDY NUMBERS AS WELL AS TAC'S.

>> I DON'T REQUEST THAT, ALL I ASK IS THE BACKUP FOR THIS

RESOLUTION. >> I'LL SEND IT INDEPENDENTLY.

I HAVE A MOTION WITH A SERK. >> THAT'S ALL I ASKED FOR IS

BUM. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY

SAYING AYE. >> NO.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> DOES IT HAVE THE BACKUP IN IT

OR NOT? >> YES, YES.

TAC HAS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ASKING THE RIGHT INSTITUTION TO GIVE US THE RIGHT NUMBERS. THEY ARE THE ONES THAT WIN TESTIFYING. THEY'VE ALREADY PROVIDED TESTIMONY. IT'S IN THE LINKS.

>> I WOULD SUGGEST I'M GOING TO VOTE NO AND SUGGEST WE TABLE THIS UNTIL THE BACKUP'S PROVIDED.

I'M JUST NOT COMFORTABLE PUTTING SOMETHING FORWARD THAT I'M NOT SEEING ANY BACKUP FOR. I'M GOING TO CHANGE MY VOTE TO A NO AND MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE IT SO WE CAN BRING IT BACK NEXT WEEK. I AGREE WITH THE WHEREAS, I DON'T AGREE WITH ALL THE HARSH LANGUAGE, I DON'T AGREE TO PUTTING MY STAMP ON IT WITHOUT BACKUP FOR IT.

>> I'LL POINT OUT THE BURDEN THAT WE'RE SAYING THERE, BECAUSE THAT WAS A LONG RESOLUTION. THE ESSE E IS THE STATE OF TEXAS PROITH MENTAL HEALTH OUR JAILS ARE CLOGGED AND FULL AND WE NEED RELIEF AND TRANSPORT.

THE 254 COUNTY JUST AND ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THOSE COUNTIES, LIKE COUNTY OF -- COUNCIL FOR URBAN COUNTIES ALONG WITH THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES IS TRYING TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD, WHY, TO GIVE OUR TAXPAYERS RELIEF BECAUSE OUR BUDGET IS IN LARGE PART SUPPORTING THAT JAIL, SUPPORTING THOSE FOLKS THAT DON'T NEED TO BE HERE BUT THEY NEED TO BE AN VERNONS OR A VERNONS LIKE INSTITUTION.

AND THAT IS WHY OUR ASSOCIATION HAS MADE IT A TOP PRIORITY.

AND SO I'LL BRING IT, IF AGAIN IF THE MOTION FAILS IF THREE PEOPLE VOTE AGAINST, VOTE AGAINST MAKING CERTAIN THAT THE STATE OF TEXAS HEARS US, THEN WE WILL PUT IT BACK ON THE AGENDA.

THAT'S ALL. WE'LL MOVE ON FORWARD.

>> NO JUDGE, IT'S THREE PEOPLE VOTING AGAINST ONCE AGAIN AN AGENDA ITEM WITH NO BACKUP THAT I'M ASSUMING YOU PUT ON.

>> RESOLUTIONS -- >> THE WAY YOU WANT TO SPIN IT, I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND LISTEN TO YOU SPIN IT.

>> YOU'RE GETTING VERY ANGRY ABOUT TAX REFORM.

>> I'M NOT ANGRY. I'M VERY INVOLVED IN THE INTENT OF THIS BUT NO. SOMEBODY PROVIDES ME BACKUP THAT SHOWS THESE ACTIONS ARE ACCURATE THAT'S IT.

>> IT DID. >> IT SAID IT WOULD PROVIDE THE BACKUP BUT AT THE SAME TIME IT DOESN'T HAVE IT.

SO -- >> I'VE NEVER SEEN US HAVE BACKUP TO ROSMSES. THAT'S NOT IN THE NORMAL COURSE.

WE'RE HAPPY TO DID IT, WE'RE HAPPY TO CONTACT TAC AND GET THAT DONE. AGAIN --

>> NUMBERS LIKE THIS MOST OF OUR RESOLUTIONS ARE WHEREAS WE SUPPORT OR WHEREAS WE DO OR WHEREAS THIS.

THIS IS AN AGAINST DEAL WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF IMPLICATIONS AND NUMBERS. IF IT'S RIGHT THEN IT SHOULD HAVE HAD BACKUP IN IT AND IT SHOULD HAVE SHOWED THOSE NUMBERS

AND TAC HAS TO HAVE THOSE. >> THEY DO.

THEY'VE MADE -- THEY'VE ALREADY TESTIFIED.

>> WE CAN MOVE ON. I MOTION TO TABLE THIS TO OCIALGHT 19TH. TO HAVE BACKUP PROVIDED IN IT THAT SHOWS THESE NUMBERS ARE ACCURATE.

>> WE'RE HAPPY TO BRING IT BACK COMMISSIONER.

YOU WANT TO WAIT ONE MORE WEEK FOR TAX REFORM FOR OUR TAXPAYERS WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOU THAT OPPORTUNITY.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR. >> NO JUDGE.

>> YES WE ARE. >> DOESN'T EVEN MEET UNTIL JANUARY. COME ON.

>> IS THERE A SECOND COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SECOND COMMISSIONER CHESNEY'S MOTION? NOW WE'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE THAT SAYS WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU SO WE'RE GOING TOABLY IN THE INFORMATION NEXT WEEK.

WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT. >> THAT'S THE JUDGE'S SPIN.

THE THORL JUDGE'S SPIN. >> NO THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ ARE YOU GOING TO SECOND IT?

>> IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T BELIEVE YOU BUT I WILL SECOND THAT FOR TAC TO BRING US THE BACKUP.

>> WHAT HE JUST SAID, WE'RE DPOG BRING IT BACK AND BRING IT BACK IN A DIFFERENT WAY. ALL THAT IS IS A MOTION TO TABLE. WHAT IS YOUR DATE TO TABLE

COMMISSIONER? >> NEXT WEEK.

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>> THERE'S A DATE? >> 19TH.

>> OCTOBER 19TH. ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. WE CAN MOVE ON.

WE'VE GOT A RECOGNITION ON H-1 AND JUDGE MADERI I SEE WE HAVE A NICE GROUP HERE AND IF YOU WILL GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE LATITUDE

[1. In recognition of Nueces County Human Resources Director, Julie Guerra, receiving an award from the Texas Veterans Commission.]

H-1 IN RECOGNITION OF THE NOOSKS HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR WHO IS HERE WITH US TODAY, JULIE GAIR R GUERRA.

I'M HAPPY TO WELCOME TVC WITH US TODAY.

>> TODAY IS A GREAT DAY, I'M JAMES WILSON WITH THE TEM VETERANS COMMISSION, REPRESENTING PART OF THE VETERAN EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, WE RECOGNIZE EMPLOYERS WE WORK WITH, ADVOCATING THEM OF HIRING OF VETERANS.

AS OF LAST YEAR, 2021, I WORKED WITH JULIE GUEERRA AND HER TEAM IN A TEXAS VETERANS AWARD AND THEY FINALLY WON AFTER TWO YEARS OF BEING NOMINATED THEY WON LAST YEAR SO I'M HERE TO PRESENT HER AND THE HR DEPARTMENT THE TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION AWARD.

>> THAT'S FANTASTIC. CONGRATULATIONS TO HR AND TO THE HR TEAM. I KNOW Y'ALL ARE HERE.

WE DON'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT RECOGNIZING ALL HERE.

>> AND ALSO JUST A QUICK ADDED NOTE, THAT THE TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION ALSO AWARDED THE VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR J. J. DE LA CERTA, RECOGNIZING HIM AND WITH US HIRING VETERANS AND WORKING WITH THEM AT A AT THEIR VETERANS

CEMETERY. >> THAT'S FANTASTIC.

I THINK THAT RESERVES THIS. [APPLAUSE]

>> AND THIS IS THE WATER. AND DEFINITELY WANT TO PRESENT

THAT TO HER AND HER TEAM. >> CAN YOU READ THAT WHAT IT

SAYS ON THE AWARD SIR? >> TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION, NUECES COUNTY, GOVERNMENT OF THE YEAR, LARGE.

>> WOW, FABULOUS JUST FANTASTIC. BOTH TO JULIE GUERRA AND TO JJ AND THEIR COMPARTMENTS, JULIE WOULD YOU LIKE TO RECOGNIZE YOUR

TEAM. >> YES, THANK YOU AGAIN, TO THE TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION. WE'VE WORKED, MY STAFF AND I HAVE WORKED HARD TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

WE WORK CLOSELY WITH JJ'S DEPARTMENT ALSO AND TRYING TO RECRUIT AS MANY VETERANS AS WE POSSIBLY CAN HERE AT NUECES COUNTY. AND I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MY STAFF. I HAVE SARAH LENGUA, MELINDA, PAULA HERNANDEZ AND RUTH DOMINGUEZ.

THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING COUNTIES THAT DO A GREAT JOB.

WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND WE'D LIKE TO GET A PHOTO FOR NOT ONLY THE VETERANS NEWSLETTER BUT OUR HR NEWSLETTER SO IF YOU LADIES WOULD COME UP, JJ IF YOU WOULD JOIN AS WELL.

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>> OKAY, WONDERFUL. IN THE INTEREST OF TAKING CARE OF OUR JUDICIARY HERE, I AM GOING TO ASK LOUIE TO HOLD ON GENERAL INFORMATION. I'M GOING TO STICK IN QUIBLGHTS THE MINUTES, IT JUST TAKES A MOMENT IF YOU IS HAVE READ THEM.

>> SO MOVED. >> I HEARD THE SECOND FROM HERNANDEZ, KARA AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. AND THEN IN THE INTEREST OF

[1. Receive presentation from Public Defender's Office Oversight Board, including introduction of Chief Public Defender and related matters.]

OKAY? SO WE'LL RECEIVE AN INFORMATIONAL PRESENTATION FROM THE PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE OVERSIGHT BOARD AND THEY WILL ALSO AT THIS TIME INTRODUCE TO US THE CHIEF PUBLIC DEFENDER, WE'VE WELCOME MISSY MEDERA.

>> THANK YOU JUDGE, THIS IS A MONUMENT AT DAY FOR NUECES COUNTY. WHAT STARTED AS A DREAM OR THE US AND THE TEAM THAT WORKED ON THIS THAT ENDED UP WITH A $7.2 MILLION GRANT FROM THE TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION TO GET THAT DREAM DONE OF A PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE, MENTAL HEALTH.

THE TEAM WORKED INCREDIBLY HARD ON THIS.

THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WILL PRESENT TO YOU THEIR OPTION OR THEIR RECOMMENDATION FOR CHIEF PUBLIC DEFENDER.

I WANT TO THANK THE TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION FOR BELIEVING IN NUECES COUNTY AND RECOGNIZING THE VISION THAT WE HAVE FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. SO AT THIS TIME, I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE HERE I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM. YOU HAVE LIBBY AVERT WHO ARE HERE YOU HAVE JANICE KAGAL, YOU HAVE ALSO MUSHEL, SHANE AND I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO OUR VICE CHAIR MR. JOHN MARTINEZ.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

THIS WAS A PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH TO FIND THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS POSITION. WE INTERVIEWED SEVERAL PEOPLE, AND IN THE END WE CAME OUT WITH WHO WE BELIEVE IS A GREAT CANDIDATE TO FILL THIS ROLE. THROUGH PROCESS OF THE INTERVIEWS I ALSO SPOKE TO SEVERAL JUDGES WHO MS. OBREGON WHO IS THE PERSON WHO IS GOING TO TAKE THE POSITION WHO SHE PRACTICED IN FRONT OF AND EVERY ONE OF THEM OVERWHELMINGLY TOLD US WHAT A GREAT CHOICE SHE WOULD BE FOR THIS POSITION.

SO MS. OBREGON DO YOU MIND COMING UP FOR THIS? FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T MET HER MS. DANIS OBREGON IS OUR RECOMMENDATION FOR THE T TOP SP. HE IS GOING THE READ 00 LETTER FROM THE COMMITTEE GOING THROUGH WHY WE CHOSE HER FOR THIS POSITION. SO DR. GLEESON.

>> WELCOME. >> WELCOME COMMISSIONERS, THIS WAS ALREADY SUBMITTED TO YOU ALL.

WE THE NUECES COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE WRITE TO SAY WE CHOOSE DANIS OBREGON, WE CHOOSE HER BASED ON HER EXPERIENCE VISION AND EXCITEMENT ABOUT STARTING THIS OFFICE AND MAKING IT A BENEFICIAL AND POSITIVE ADDITION TO NUECES COUNTY.

DANIS OBREGON IS 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD.

DEDICATED HER PRO FORMA LIFE, BOTH AS A PROSECUTOR AND CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY. HER EXPERIENCE WITHIN, LAW IS BROAD BASED, EXTENSIVE TRIAL EXPERIENCE AND APPELLATE WORK GIVING HER DETAILED KNOWLEDGE AND VALUABLE INSIGHT INTO WHAT TO PRESERVE THE RECORD. FURTHER, SHE HAS VALUABLE EXPERIENCE TEACHING AND MENTORING YOUNGER LAWYERS BOTH FORMALLY AND INFORMALLY. CLEAR, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WE FEEL WILL NOT ONLY BENEFIT COUNSEL AND THEIR OFFICE METICULOUS THEIR ENTIRE CAREERS BUT ALSO THEIR CLIENTS.

AS THE INAUGURAL PUBLIC DEFENDER, WE ARE CONVINCED THAT MS. OBREGON BRINGS NOT ONLY COMPASSION, ADVOCACY AROUND LEGAL KNOWLEDGE BUT THE ABILITY TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH ADVERSARIES, JUDGES AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS ALIKE.

IN OUR INTERVIEW WITH MS. OBREGON WE WERE IMPRESSWITH HER VISION TO REACH OUT TO DISPARATE STAKEHOLDERS WHERE HER

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SERVINGAS A VOIS FOR THOSE SO OFTEN SILENCED AND UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE COMMUNITY IS EFLT.

MOREOVER SHE HAS A DEEP AND ABIDING PASSION OR THE THOSE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH, IN SHORT SHE SEEKS TO SERVE.

WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT HER AT THE HEALTH MANY WE FULLY EXCEPT NUECES COUNTY TO BE A MODEL, BY OPENING A PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE. MS. OBREGON HAS THE VISION TO SERVE LEAD AND TEACH. UNDER HER LEADERSHIP THE NUECES COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE WILL BECOME A POSITIVE INFLUENCE FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND WHERE THE RECEIVE COMPETENT RESPECTFUL AND ZEALOUS REPRESENTATION.

SHE HAS ALSO SPOKEN TO THE TEXAS INDEPENDENT GENT DEFENSE COMMISSION, WHO ARE EXCITED ABOUT HER VISION TO LEADING THIS NEW OFFICE. OUR 11 MEMBER BOARD INCLUDES PEOPLE FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS BOTH PERSONALLY AND PRO FORMALLY, WE SHARE A COMMONALITY, A DEEP SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE THAT SERVES THOSE IN GREAT NEED.

IT IS OUR UNANIMOUS, ENTHUSIASTIC RECOMMENDATION THAT DENIS OBRE GHRVETIONON BE APPOINTED TO LEAD THIS OFFICE, IN NAMING MS. OBREGON AS THE FIRST CHIEF PUBLIC DEFENDER, FEMALE LEADER IN THIS ROLE, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE ANY MORE INFORMATION, PHENOMENON REQUEST.

>> THANK YOU. WHAT A GREAT LETTER.

THAT IS ONE THAT I WOULD WANT MS. OBREGON IN MY OFFICE ON THE WALL. AND YOU ARE MAKING HISTORY IN SO MANY WAYS. AND WE ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE STATE OF TIM, THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION, THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FROM WHICH ALL GOOD THINGS HAVE FLOWN, FLOWN AND FLOW. WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU JUDGE CANALES AND COMMISSIONER EFERS FOR HAVING ME HERE TODAY. I WANT TO SPECIFICALLY THANK THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, CHAIR LISA GREERCHBERG AND VICE CHAIR JOHN MARTINEZ FOR CHOOSING ME AND ENTRUSTING ME TO LEAD THIS IMPORTANTLY NEW VENTURE. I'M HONORED TO BE CHOSEN, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE FUTURE OF INDEPENDENT GENT DEFENSE HERE IN NUECES COUNTY BUT MOST OF ALL I'M GRATEFUL.

TODAY IS THE DAY TO CELEBRATE. AS JUDGE MADERI MENTIONED SHE AND AMANDA DE LA CERDA AND AMANDA GREENBERG BEGAN THIS JOURNEY MONTHS AND MONTHS AGO. THERE WERE A LOT OF ZOOM CALLS LOT OF RESEARCH AND A LOT OF STRATEGIZING BUT MOST OF ALL THERE WAS COLLABORATION. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE DIFFERENT ARNLS OF GOVERNMENT INCLUDE THE JUDGE AND COMMISSIONER ESCORT, THE BOARD OF JUDGES AND VOLUNTEER CITIZENS WHO HAVE AGREED TO SERVE ON THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, WORK TOGETHER. AND YOU ALL MADE THIS HAPPEN.

BY WORKING WITH A STATE AGENCY, THE TEXAS INDEPENDENT GENT DEFENSE COMMISSION, TO CHANGE SOMETHING IN NUECES COUNTY, YOU SAW A NEED, AND YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED THE POTENTIAL SOLUTION. SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AS WE BUILD A TEAM OF COMPASSIONATE, QUALIFIED LAWYERS, WHO CAN REPRESENT AND BE THE VOICE FOR THE VOICELESS, THE INDIGENT, THE MENTALLY ILL IN THIS HAD COMMUNITY, TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL QUALITY OF INDIGENT DEFENSE. THANK YOU.

>> EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, THANK YOU.

I JUST NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT IT'S JUST PRESENTATION ONLY.

WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION.

THE BOARD HAS, WE'VE EMPOWERED THE BOARD AND THE BOARD HAS NOW TAKEN THE ACTION. AND MAYBE THE ONLY THING TO REMIND EVERYBODY JUDGE JOHN THE TIME LINE.

WHEN DO WE GET STARTED? DO YOU WANT TO BRING THAT TO

LIGHT? >> I'M VERY EXCITED TO RETURN TO PUBLIC SERVICE AFTER BEING IN PRIVATE PRACTICE FOR 17 YEARS.

BUT THERE IS A PROCESS OF CLOSING MY PRACTICE.

>> UNDERSTOOD. >> SO BEGINNING TODAY I WILL WORK DILIGENTLY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

BEHIND THE SCENES, THE TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION HAS SUGGESTED THAT I GO AHEAD AND MAKE SOME PRELIMINARY DECISIONS

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SO MY GOAL IS -- I'M SHOOTING OR THE EARLY NOVEMBER.

>> OKAY. >> HOPEFULLY THAT SECOND WEEK OF NOVEMBER. IF I CAN DO THAT EARLIER I'LL BE HERE EARLIER FULL TIME BUT BEFORE THAT I'LL DO THINGS

BEHIND THE SCENES. >> UNDERSTOOD.

>> AS FAR AS OPENING THE OFFICE. THERE IS A WIDE RANGE APPARENTLY ACROSS THE STATE BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT 90 DAYS IS ABOUT THE

AVERAGE. >> GOT IT.

>> SO MAYBE THE FIRST OF FEBRUARY.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED FOR

SURE. >> GREAT AND WE'RE GOING TO -- I KNOW HE'S LISTENING, HE MAY NOT BE IN THE ROOM BUT TIECIAL AUTHORIZESON REPRESENTS PUBLIC INFORMATION AND NOW THAT WE'VE MADE THIS PUBLIC WE WANT TO SHARE THIS WITH THE PUBLICKIVE GIVEN THAT 45% OF THE CASELOAD WILL BE FOR MENTAL HEALTH, WE'VE MADE THAT STOP PRIORITY IN NUECES COUNTY.

WE'VE JUST HEARD ABOUT THE UNBELIEVABLE STATISTICS THAT OCCUR IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. THIS IS NOTHING NEW, THIS IS AN OLD SONG AND NOW WE PLAY HAVE A NEW TSUNAMI TUNE AND THAT'S WHYO EXCITING, BRINGING THIS WITHIN NUECES COUNTY, IT DOES DISTINGUISH US AND YOU DISTINGUISH US.

THANK YOU TO DR. GLEESON, TO WITH JOHN, I KNOW, JOHN MADEROS SAID IT, BUT DO YOU WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL YOUR TEAM ONE

MORE TIME. >> LIBBY EVERT, JANICE KAGEL, DR. OWENS, ALSO MUSHEL, JOHN MARTINEZ, LISA GREENLEYBERG AND DR. SHANE, AND WE CONTINUE HAVE DON'T THIS WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF AMANDA DE LA SERDA, SHE IS TRULY A CHAMPION.

>> I DISAGREE. JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY CAN YOU SEE WHEN YOU DIG IN YOU PUT THE SHOULDER TO THE WHEEL THE WHEEL ACTUALLY MOVES.

THE ONE THEY SAID COULDN'T, THE ONE SURROUNDED BY BOULDERS, YOU DID IT AND WE DID IT TOGETHER AND IT TOOK LOTS OF ZOOM CALLS AND I WILL SAY THAT ADVOCACY, IS REALLY WHAT WON THE DAY TOO.

JUDGE MADERI, YOUR ABILITY TO BRING TIDC, YOU KNOW, TO REALLY BE ON THE CALLS WITH US. RIGHT? TO REALLY EXPLAIN TO THEM, IT WASN'T JUST A PIECE OF PAPER AND A GRANT WE WERE TURNING IN. IT WAS THIS ENTIRE WILL OF A COUNTY. AND EVEN THOUGH SHE'S NOT HERE I WOULD WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE CHERYL MCMILLAN, MAKING SURE THERE WE PIPPED, AMANDA BROUGHT US ALL THE DATA AND SHE GOT IT ALL TOQUE AND WE REFINED IT WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB.

AND FOR L ALL OUR SMALL PART HERE ON THE THIRD FLOOR WE ARE VERY, VERY GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF THIS HISTORY MAKING OFFICE.

AMANDA WELL DONE. THANK YOU JUDGE.

>> CAN WE GET A PICTURE? >> YOU BET WE CAN, COME ON TOWARD, THE WHOLE TEAM ALL OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE WE'LL DO

THAT. >> ALL RIGHT.

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SO IT REPRESENTS A FIVE YEAR PROGRAM SO IT'S -- THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO SAY BUT I HOPE THAT THROUGH PUBLIC MESSAGING AND FURTHER PRESENTATIONS YOU'LL GET A FULL BREADTH OF WHAT THIS OFFICE REALLY IS MILLION SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ISS HERE IS ACCOMMODATE SOME IMPORTANT AGENDA ITEMS. THEY'RE ALL IMPORTANT BUT THIS HAS TO DO WITH ELECT ELECTEDS, T SERVE LAW ENFORCEMENT. GET THEM OUT TO WHAT THEY DO BEST AND SERVING PUBLIC SAFETY HUMAN RESOURCES, HOMER FLOTIS, ITEM 3 FIRST, HOMER AND YOURS IS NUMBER 8.

NUMBER 8, OKAY. >> JUDGE I HAD HERE, I WANT TO TABLE 3, 4 AND 7 HUMAN RESOURCES.

>> WELL I NEED TO -- >> SECOND.

>> WHY? THEY'RE HERE AND THEY'VE MADE THE -- I MEAN WHAT IS YOUR JUSTIFICATION? I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, THIS IS A MINISTERIAL, IT IS INCREDIBLY

A LOW BUDGET ITEM. >> IT IS A BUDGET ITEM THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT AT BUDGET TIME AND I THINK IT'S MONEY COMING OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND.

CAN I FINISH TALKING PLEASE? >> YES.

>> MONEYS COMING FROM, AM I RIGHT ED, ADEL, WHERE IS THE

MONEYS COMING FROM RIGHT NOW? >> THESE WERE ERRORS THAT WE BROUGHT TO YOU LAST A PROPOSED BUDGET AND THEN ADOPTING THE BUDGET SO THESE WERE ERRORS IN SUBMISSION TO THERE.

SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE BRINGS US THEM NOW.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE TRYING TO RESOLVE THE ERRORS THAT WAS

SUBMITTED. >> ERRORS IN WHAT WAY?

>> WE PROVIDE YOU WE HAD SOME VERY FEW TIMES TO DO TOUGH SUFFICIENT AND THERE WAS TRANSMISSION ERRORS AND TRANSPOSING YORS, THAT SHOULD BE A 2601 NOT A 1201, AND SAME THING FOR SOME OTHER ISSUES THAT THE JUVENILE WILL BE BRINGING US FORTH ITEMS THAT WERE MISSED WE PROPOSED THE BUDGET AND DON'TED THE BUDGET. JUST ITEMS THAT WERE MISSED

SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. >> WITH DPEPTION OF NUMBER 4,

NUMBER 4 IS MY ITEM. >> 3 WAS NOT AN ISSUE.

NO. >> THREE IS A NEW ONE.

>> THREE WAS BEING -- YES. >> LET ME EXPLAIN.

ITEM NUMBER 4 IS MY ITEM. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THAT CLUMPED IN. THAT'S NOT A BUDGET -- THAT IS MY -- FIRST OF ALL WHEN YOU ASKED WHAT IS THE FUNDING SOURCE THAT'S WHAT THIS BODY GETS TO DECIDE WHETHER IT'S GENERAL FUND WHETHER IT'S AN ITEM THAT LAST ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE.

THAT IS WHY I THINK YOU SHOULD HEAR THE ITEM BEFORE YOU RUSH TO TABLE IT BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION.

>> I'M ASKING BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO.

DON'T TELL US THAT WE'RE DOING SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT EVEN DOING JUDGE. I'M JUST SAYING MY QUESTION WAS AND I'VE GOT IT CLARIFIED BY DEL.

I MEAN BECAUSE THIS IS NOT WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT LAST TIME.

SO NUMBER 3 IS A RECLASSIFICATION SHA THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE DURING BUDGET TIME.

>> THIS ONE IS NEW. >> AND THIS HAS TO DO WITH A PARTICULAR WAY THAT WE CLASSIFY PEOPLE WHO ARE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATORS. IF YOU ARE A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR YOU TACKLE THAT AT A SERGEANT LEVEL.

>> JUDGE, ANYTHING PUBLIC WORKS, I.T, ANYTHING TO DO IF IT'S NEW IT'S NEW. OKAY? SO THERE'S A POLICY WE SAID BACK THEN, THAT WHATEVER YOU NEED TO DO YOU GOT TO DO IT AT BUDGET TIME.

SO THERE WAS A TIME TO DO THIS AND IT WASN'T DONE.

SO I WANT TO TABLE THIS TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE WHOLE THING OVER AGAIN TO SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THIS.

>> COMMISSIONERS I WOULD -- >> IT IS ONLY FAIR FOR THE PEOPLE WE TOLD WE COULDN'T RECLASSIFY --

>> I WOULD ASK THAT YOU HEAR BEFORE ANY SERKZ, PLEASE ALLOW

OUR CONTINUAL ESTABLISH -- >> I SECONDED IT.

>> WITHOUT YIELDING TO THE CONSTABLE, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU YIELD TO THE CONSTABLE TO HEAR INFORMATION SO YOU CAN UNDERSTAND

>> THIS IS A LAW ENFORCEMENT SAFETY ISSUE.

>> I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS JUDGE.

BELIEVE ME ANYBODY WHO UNDERSTANDS THAT IS ME BUT I'M TELLING YOU WE SHOULDN'T PUT THE PEOPLE ON THE SPOT AND WE'S DO.

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>> WE'RE NOT PUTTING THEM ON THE SPOT COMMISSIONER.

>> THIS IS A MOTION AND SECOND, THERE'S NOT SUPPOSE ED TO BE DISCUSSION WHEN THERE'S A TABLE AN UNDER A SECOND.

>> HOW ELSE CAN WE EXPLAIN? IF Y'ALL WANT TO MAKE A DECISION WITHOUT HEARING THE FACTS AND UNDERSTANDING AND MAKING

CLAIMS -- >> I'M TELL YOU WHAT I'LL TAKE YOUR TABLE -- HE'S RIGHT. HE'S RIGHT PROCEDURALLY BUT I HAVE TO CURE IT COMMISSIONER MAREZ, I HAVE A CURE, EXCUSE ME I HAVE A CURE. I'VE GOT A MOTION AND SECOND.

I WANT THEM TO VOTE ON THIS. WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND SECOND TO TABLE, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

I'M TAKING THEM ONE AT A TIME. >> YOU DON'T GET TO DO THAT.

HIS MOTION AND MY SECOND WAS 3, 4 AND 7.

THAT WAS A MOTION. >> THIS COMES AS A SHOCK TO YOU BUT I'M THE PRESIDING OFFICER. I'VE CALLED THE MOTION I'M SO SORRY TO DO THIS BUT YOU'RE IS RUDE.

MUCH ORDER. >> BLEES STOP.

PLEASE STOP.

>> COMMISSIONERS I ASK, I ASK THAT YOU BE, THAT YOU USE COMMON

SENSE AND REASONABLENESS. >> YOU DON'T JUST GET TO RUN OVER US JUST BECAUSE YOU ARE THE QUOTE PRESIDING OFFICER.

I'M HAPPY TO -- >> I'M CALLING ONLY ONE ITEM.

>> TO CLARIFY THERE IS A MOTION I WAS TRYING TO CLARIFY -- GOOD

LORD. >> MOTION.

EXCUSE ME. >> I'M TRYING TO FIND OUT IF THE COMMISSIONER WANTS TO RESCIND HIS MOTION JUDGE.

GOD! >> YOU'RE DOING MORE DAMAGE.

>> EVERYBODY IS DOING DAMAGE JUDGE.

>> I THANK YOU COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ NOR THAT.

THAT IS PROPER WAY TO DO IT. >> THAT'S ALL I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR IS, YOU WRONT LET ME TALK. YOU WERE CALLING THE NOTION ON

THE MOTION ON 3, 4 AND 7. >> TO STABLE 3 ONLY.

>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO GET TO, NOW ECONOMIC GONZALEZ IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER MOTION TO BE PROARP.

YOU CAN LAUGH ALL YOU WANT TO JUDGE.

>> THERE IS A MOTION TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER 3 FOR THE CONSTABLE ON A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE THAT WILL READ DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RECLASSIFYING CONEST CONSTABLE E MOTION IS TO STABLE IS THAT CORRECT TO ORBITING TO GIVE ME A DATE?

>> 19TH. >> OCTOBER 19TH, COMMISSIONER CHESNEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SECOND ITEM NUMBER 3, IT'S THE

ONLY ONE THAT I'VE CALLED. >> YES.

>> OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

NO. NO.

>> I'M NOW REOPENING PUBLIC COMMENT AND WOULD ASK THAT CONSTABLE MENDOSA WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM SO THAT YOU COULD PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION? UNFORTUNATELY, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE ITEM, SIR UNTIL OCTOBER THE 19TH BUT THIS WAY THE PUBLIC CAN HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR AT LEAST 30, 45 MINUTES. AND I'M SORRY T TO TAKE YOU AWAY FROM PUBLIC SAFETY ONLY TO BE TABLED.

>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS, JUDGE.

I WASN'T PREPARED. I HAVE MY CHIEF DEPUTY HERE THAT'S GOING TO GIVE YOU THE PRESENTATION.

>> OKAY THEN HE'S WELCOME TO DO THAT AS WELL.

THANK YOU. CHIEF WELCOME.

>> THANK YOU, GOOD MORNING JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, BASED ON THE WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE TODAY, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF COMMUTE AGUILAR WHO STANDS BEFORE ME, DEPUTY AGUILAR HAS BEEN WITH NUECES COUNTY PRECINCT SINCE 2013 AND HAS BEEN A VITAL ROLE SINCE COMING ON BOARD.

DEPUTY AGUILAR HAS BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR NEARLY 33 YEARS AND CONTINUES TO DEMONSTRATE VERY STRONG ETHIC AND PERFORMANCE. BEFORE JOINING PRECINCT 5 TEAM DISPUTE AGUILAR WAS AN EMPLOYEE WITH THE ALICE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THERE HE SERVED A ROLE AS A LIEUTENANT SERGEANT AND EVEN I BELIEVE 12 YEARS AS A DARE PROGRAM OFFICER WHICH IS OUTSTANDING IN MY BOOK.

COMMUTE AGUILAR HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CID SINCE I CAME TO PRESIRCHGHT 5 IN 2013. DEPUTY AGUILAR OVERSEES ALL INVESTIGATIONS FOR OUR DEPARTMENT INCLUDING THEFT BURGLARY ASSAULT FAMILY VIOLENCE AND DRUG CASES WHICH PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. SINCE 2013, DEPUTY AG HAS CATEGORIZED BEEN CATEGORIZED AS A DEPUTY 3 AND HAS TAKEN THE ROLE OF INVESTIGATOR DURING THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION BUT HAS NEVER BEEN PROMOTED TO CID EVEN THOUGH HE'S BEEN TAKING ON THAT

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CONSTABLE MENDOSA AND I FEEL STRONGLY THAT DEPUTY AGUILAR HAS PROVEN AND ACHIEVED EVERYTHING THAT IS REQUIRED OF HIM FOR THIS PROMOTION. THEREFORE TODAY I'M ASKING THAT THE COURT RECATTLE GRAZE DEPUTY AGUILAR TO SERGEANT AGUILAR/CID

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

OKAY IS THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS MATTER? OKAY ALL RIGHT, WELL WE WILL SEE YOU BACK IT IS THE INTECHTION OF THE COURT TO SEE THIS BACK ON THE 19TH FOR FURTHER DISPOSITION OF THE MATTER. THANK YOU FOR THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION. THANK YOU.

[8. Discuss and consider approval of reclassification of two (2) Case Worker (JSO) positions from Pay Group 19 to Pay Group 21 in Department 3492 (Juvenile Justice Post-Adjudication) at an additional cost to Nueces County of $10,745 for the 22/23 Fiscal Year.]

AND THEN I'LL GO BACK TO 4. THIS IS IN ERROR AND HOMER FLOREZ IS HERE TO DISCUSS THE RECLASSIFICATION OF TWO CASEWORKERS FROM 19 TO 21. WE ACTUALLY DID DISCUSS THIS DURING BUDGET AND WE DID MAKE THAT DETERMINATION BUT IN THE FINAL PROCESSES, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE WAS AN ERROR THAT WAS MADE. SO THIS IS A CORRECTION OF THAT.

IT DOES INVOLVE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS BUT ONLY IN SO FAR THAT THE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS WERE NOT CAPTURED IN THE BUDGET, BUT WERE CAPTURED BY INTENTION BY THIS COURT.

IN OTHER WORDS, THIS COURT'S INTENTION WAS TO GO FROM 19 TO 21. BUT WHEN WE ACTUALLY TRANSPOSED THE FIGURES, THE FIGURES DID NOT GET TO 21.

SO. >> JUDGE I THINK --

>> DAILY COULD YOU -- >> COULD I SAY SOMETHING FIRST WILLIAM WE APPROVED HOMER'S CASE, HE TALKED ABOUT THE

$10,000,. >> WAS GOING TO BE A DIFFERENCE OF $10,000. IT WASN'T IN THE WRITING, I THINK THAT WE DID BUT THERE WAS A MOTION THAT WE DID APPROVE THE $10 THUNDER SHOWER AT THAT TIME, I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S COMING BACK UNLESS IT'S COMING BACK FOR ANOTHER ERROR OR WHAT.

>> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SAYING, IT DID NOT GET TRANSPOSED CORRECTLY. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FIXING HERE

TODAY. >> IN VIEW OF THE NEW MONTHS AND TRANSPOSING THIS FOR A JUFNL CASEWORKERS THERE WAS AN ROSH, IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN GOING FROM 19 TO 21.

IT WAS DISCUSSED THIS COURT. IN THE BUDGET WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT GETS CORRECTLY ADDRESSED IN THE BUDGET.

>> I AGREE, I THINK THIS WAS THE AMOUNT HOMER THAT YOU SAID WE WOULD END UP PAYING EXTRA. THERE WASN'T A CHANGE RIGHT?

>> THIS WASN'T ANYTHING NEW. THIS WAS IN THE ORIGINAL

REQUEST. >> THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SAYING, WE'RE FIXING IT UP, THAT'S WHY THINGS ARE ON THE AGENDA IS TO HELP CLARIFY. THIS IS TO GET THIS CORRECTLY IN THE BUDGET. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

WILL YOU SECOND COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. HOMER DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE OPEN THE AGENDA? ALL RIGHT WE'LL LET YOU GET BACK

TO WORK THEN. >> WHY ARE ALL THESE MISTAKES

HAPPENING? >> TWO DAYS TO GET THIS COMPLETED. TWO DAYS.

>> YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING.

RUSHING YOU OR SOMETHING. >> ALL RIGHT I'M GOING TO MOVE

[4. Discuss and consider creation of a deputy constable position for Precinct 5, to serve as a school resource officer; discuss and consider allocating American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for school resource officer position.]

WE CAN NO LONGER ALLOW OUR SCHOOLCHILDREN TO GO TO SCHOOL WITHOUT FEELING SAFE ALONG WITH THEIR PARENTS TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, BUS DRIVERS, COACHES, ET CETERA.

THIS IS A WAY TO SERVE. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS DURING BUDGET TIME. I WAS WHEN WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT SOME SAFETY FEATURES FOR THE SCHOOL.

THIS CAME UP. WELCOME.

>> JUDGE WHO WILL FUND THIS AFTER THE ARPA?

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>> THIS IS DEALING WITH THE HERE AND NOW.

THE ANSWER IS WE'LL CROSS THAT LINE, WHEN WE GET TO THE NEXT BUDGETS CYCLE, WE TACKLE IT EVERY NUECES COUNTY.

>> MY QUESTION TODAY IS WE HAVE REPEATEDLY SAID WE WEREN'T GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADD PA POSITIONS AND YET WE CONTINUE TO DO IT.

>> THESE ARE CJ'S NUFNEDZ NOT COUNTY -- THESE ARE THE ONES

THAT ARE INSIDE. >> BUT WE WEREN'T GOING TO CREATE ANY MORE ARPA POSITIONS ONCE THEY COME OFF ARPA THEY ARE GOOD TO HAVE TO BE PAID FOR BY THE COUNTY'S BUDGET.

EVERY POKS -- >> NO THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE. THERE IS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES COMING UP, COMMISSIONER, WITH THE -- EXCUSE ME I'LL CALL ON YOU IN JUST A MOMENT, IF YOU SAID TO ME JUDGE I'D LIKE TO SPEAK, THEN I'LL CALL ON YOU. YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT NO. I'M

FINISHED THEN I'LL CALL ON YOU. >> GO AHEAD.

>> THERE IS A LOT OF MOVEMENT ON THE FOOT AT THE STATE LEGISLATIVE LEVEL TO HELP RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS GET THE FUNDING THEY NEED. WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR IS A STOP GASTOPGAP MEASURE NOW AND I THIK THAT IS WHAT WE'RE READY TO DO FOR RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT DON'T HAVE ANYBODY.

SO THE IDEA HERE IS, IS THAT THE COUNTIES GAVE MADE A DECISION THAT EACH OF US WOULD HAVE $4 MILLION TO MAKE CHANGE TO DO GOOD INSIDE OUR COMMUNITY AS LONG AS THOSE ACTIVITIES WERE ELIGIBLE. I WOULD HOPE AND PRAY THAT THIS COMMISSION WOULD NEVER EVEN SECOND GUESS THE CONCEPT OF PLACING A SCHOOL OFFICER INSIDE BANKETTI.

BUT IN IT'S NOT THE WILL OF THE COURT -- AS LONG AS I CAN FINISH

I'LL GET RIGHT TO YOU. >> BUT I WAS NOT -- I WASN'T

DONE WHEN YOU INTERRUPTED ME. >> AS LONG AS IT'S THE WILL OF THE COURT TO NOT DO THAT, I'M WILLING TO USE PART OF MY ARPA FUNDS THE WAY I'VE DONE IN SO MANY OTHER WAYS TO DO GOOD WITH IT FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. IF IT'S A MEETING OF THE MINDS IF BANKETTI UNDERSTAND IT'S FOR A YEAR AND I UNDERSTAND IT'S FOR A YEAR AND IT'S ELIGIBLE THEN IT SHOULD COME BEFORE THIS COURT AS A PROPER ELIGIBLE ACTIVITY. I KNOW THAT WE NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE. THAT'S WHY I'M READY TO GO TO BAT FOR BANKETTI FOR ANY OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT DOESN'T HAVE A SAFETY OFFICER AND THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT AND WHY IT'S

ON THERE. >> JUDGE CAN I SPEAK?

>> I'M GOING TO FINISH WITH COMMISSIONER CHESNEY AND THEN COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ WE'LL CALL ON YOU.

COMMISSIONER CHESNEY. >> MY CONCERN WITH THIS IS WE ARE NOW SETTING A PRECEDENT. IF YOU WANTED TO GIVE YOUR ARPA FUNDS TO BANKETTI SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LET THEM CREATE THIS POSITION THEN THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I WROTE FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE WITH.ABOUT OTHERWISE I'M GOING TO BRING IN ALL THE OTHER RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE'RE GOING TO START DOWN A PATH OF CREATING MONTHS WITHIN SNOOKS THANOORKZ THAT ARE IMPEDING UPON SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE ARE THE COUNTY OF NUECES.

THE COUNTY NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR SCHOOL KIDS.

YOU CERTAINLY HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO LOOK AT ALLOCATING IT TO BEGANKETTI SCHOOL DISTRICT IF YOU WANT TO BUT TO CREATE A POSITION WITHIN NUECES COUNTY FOR ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS FAVORITISM TO THAT ONE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT BEING SAFE FOR ALL THE REST.

WE SHOULDN'TING GETTING INTO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S BUSINESS.

I BELIEVE THE BETTER PARTLY OF THIS A BIRTH SOLUTION WOULD BE TO TABLE IT TO ARE RECONSIDER OR TO SAY YOU WANT TO ALLOCATE YOUR FUNDS TO THE BANKETTI SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LET THEM CREATE.

THAT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE, A USE OF FUNDS THAN FOR US TO CREATE A POSITION AT NUECES COUNTY AND GET INTO THE SCHOOL BUSINESS. BECAUSE WE CAN'T DO THIS FOR BANKETTI AND NOT DO IT FOR DESCRIS COL AND PETRONEA AND ALL THESE OTHERS. KEY CAN'T AFFORD TO DO THAT ON A BASIS WE -- I'M ALL OR THE HELPING KIDS, I'M ALL OR THE SAFETY BUT GIVE THE MONEY TO BANKETTI, LET BARNKETTI CREATE THIS POSITION, LET THEM HAVE A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER THAT WOULD BE A PHENOMENAL USE BUT TO DO THIS AND CREATE A POSITION WITHIN NUECES COUNTY THAT'S A LITTLE -- YOU'RE GOING DOWN A PATH HERE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TEN OR 15 MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS COMING FORWARD AND THAT'S FINE AND I'M HAPPY TO PROBABLY THOUSAND SUPPORT MINE ON A ONE TIME BASIS BUT I'M NOT GOING TO BRING MINE IN HERE AND SAY I WANT LONDON, LET'S CREATE ONE FOR LONDON AND PORT A. I MIGHT COME BACK HERE AND SAY LET'S GIVE MONEY TO LONDON AND PORT A TO HELP SUPPORT GET A RESOURCE OFFICER WITHIN THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING I WOULD SUPPORT. THIS IS TROUBLESOME TO ME BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING INTO THE SCHOOL BUSINESS NOW.

>> IF YOU WOULD ALLOW DR. JOHNSON TO SPEAK IN JUST A

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BANKETTI IS AN UNINCORPORATED AREA WITH NO CITY GOMPS, NO POLITICAL JURISDICTION. FORT ARANZIS HAS A POLITICAL JURISDICTION, THEY HAVE A POLICE DEPARTMENT, BISHOP DOES TOO, LONDON IS INSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT HOWEVER THERE ARE OTHERS THAT MAY NEED TO BE ATTENDED TO BUT BAN RVETIONETTI BROUGHT THIS TO OUR ATTENTION SO YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, YOU MUST WORK WITH YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT, YOU MUST HAVE MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING, DR. JOHNSON HAS A COMPLETE PLAN AND COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ.

YOU HAD A QUESTION. >> THANK YOU JUDGE, THANK YOU.

IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION MS. JOHNSON THAT YOU ALL WERE PLANNING ON HIRING AND GETTING THIS POLICE OFFICER, BUT Y'ALL WERE GOING TO FAIR FOR IT YOURSELF.

THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, WHAT WAS HAPPENING.

>> YES THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET FUNDS, IT WILL TAKE US A LITTLE BIT. WE ARE SMALL, WE ARE UNINCORPORATED. AND SO THE ONE THING I REALLY WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND HERE IS THAT 70% DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TAKES ANYBODY TO GET THERE ON AN EMERGENCY IT'S 20 MINUTES SO I'VE JUST LOST 857 KIDS IN 20

MINUTES. >> WOULDN'T YOU RATHER HAVE SOMEONE ON YOUR CAMPUS THAT YOU WOULD HIRE?