[E. PUBLIC HEARING WILL BEGIN AT 9:00 A.M. The Nueces County Commissioners Court will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in the Nueces County Commissioners Courtroom, 3rd Floor, Nueces County Courthouse, 901 Leopard, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 to solicit the input and the participation of its residents of the Colonia Self-Help Center Program, Contract #CSH22-0202 made available through Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONVENE REGULAR MEETING]

PUBLIC HEARING. AT 9:00. THE NUECES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13TH, 2023, AT 9:00 A.M. THIS IS INPUT AND PARTICIPATION OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE COLONIA SELF-HELP CENTER PROGRAM. AND, ANNA, DO YOU WANT TO LEAD US IN THAT? THANK YOU.

>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON AN AWARD THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUOF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS ON THE COLONIA SELF-HELP CENTER PROGRAM. WE HAVE RECEIVED THIS AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000. AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO PROVIDE THREE COMPONENTS IN THE COLONIAS. WE'VE SELECTED FIVE IN THIS PROGRAM. THE RANCH, BLUE BONNET, JAY LYNN AND RANCHO BANCO. ANY OF THE CLONIAS WITH PARTICIPATE. THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF TOOL ENDING A LIBRARY THAT WE COULD PROVIDE TOOLS TO USE IN THEIR HOMES AND THEN BRING THEM BACK. THAT WAY THEY DON'T DO THE EXPENSE. WE HAVE TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE TO HAVE INTERNET IN A LOCATION, LOOK UP, DO RESEARCH, PROBABLY FIND OUT THINGS THAT HAD A FIXER HOME. OR, USE THE TOOLS. AND THEN WE HAVE RECONSTRUCTION. SO, WE HAVE FOUR YEARS OF THIS PROGRAM THAT WE CAN MAKE AVAILABLE. WE WILL BE PUTTING OUT A BID. SENDING OUT BIDS FOR THIRD-PARTY TO HELP US MANAGE

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THE PROGRAM AND PART OF THE COMPONENTS LIKE RECONSTRUCTIONS AND MANAGING. SO, NOW IF THE PUBLIC HAS ANY QUESTIONS?

>> VERY GOOD. >> JUDGE SCOTT: DO WE HAVE ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC THAT HAS QUESTIONS OR WISHES TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS ISSUE? THANK YOU, ANNA, THAT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE.

AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE'RE DONE. DO WE HAVE TO, WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE, WE'VE ALREADY BEEN AWARDED IT, DO WE NEED TO VOTE ON THAT? NO? A MOTION TO CLOSE? A MOTION TO CLOSE THE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED. GOING BACK

[1. In recognition of Graciela Conklin's 33 years of service with Nueces County.]

TO OUR REGULAR HEARING IT IS 9:11 NOW. AND WE WILL START OFF WITH CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION AND RECOGNITION OF GRACIELA CONKLIN'S 33 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH NUECES COUNTY. WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO RECOGNIZE OUR STAFF WHO HAVE BEEN WITH US AND DEDICATED THEIR LIVES TO SERVICE IN NUECES COUNTY. IS ANYONE HERE THAT WISHES TO SPEAK? YES? DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE AND WE HAVE A WATCH AS WELL TO PRESENT.

SO... >> THANK YOU, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. GLAD TO BE HERE ON BEHALF OF GRACIELA CONKLIN, SHE HAS SERVED 33 YEARS PROUDLY. THE PROBATION YOU WAS OFFICER JOB IS HARD AT TIMES AND SHE'S DONE A WONDERFUL JOB FOR 33 YEARS. SHE SERVED IN THE COMMUNITY AND I'M PROUD TO HAVE

SERVED HALF OF THAT WITH HER. >> WOULD YOU COME UP? WE HAVE

STUFF TO PRESENT TO YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE,

MA'AM. >>

[2. In recognition of the Coastal Bend State Veterans Cemetery staff for the customer satisfaction results and related matters.]

(APPLAUSE) .

>> JUDGE SCOTT: AND NEXT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION AND RECOGNITION OF THE COASTAL BEND STATE VETERANS CEMETERY STAFF.

AND DR. AUSTIN IS HERE TO PRESENT THIS AWARD AND WE'RE VERY HAPPY FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE OUT THERE. AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF OUR CEMETERY AND THE WORK THAT GETS DONE.

>> COUNTY STAFF AND CITIZENS OF NUECES COUNTY I BRING GREETINGS FROM AUSTIN. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS STATE VETERANS CENTER PROGRAM. WHICH INCLUDES TOTAL OF FOUR CEMETERIES RIGHT NOW. DOWN IN THE RIO GRAND VAL VALLEY, AND THE COASTAL BEND IN CORPUS CHRISTI, AND OUR TEXAS STATE VETERANS CENTER IN ABILENE. AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE BUILDING A FIFTH CEMETERY

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IN LUBBOCK. AND THAT'S PROGRESSING WELL. WHAT I CAME HERE TODAY IS TO INFORM YOU EVERY YEAR THE VA SENDS OUT SURVEYS TO THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE FUNERAL DIRECTORS FOR SERVICES WHICH ARE CONDUCTED ON OUR GROUNDS IN THE CEMETERY PROGRAM. IT'S A SIMPLE SURVEY, ABOUT 20 QUESTIONS AND IT USES A SCALE THAT YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH. IT'S A SCALE THAT YOU ANSWER STRONGLY AGREE, AGREE, NEITHER AGREE OR DISAGREE, DISAGREE AND STRONGLY DISAGREE. SO, YOU'VE TAKEN SURVEYS LIKE THAT BEFORE.

ARGUABLY, THE FIRST QUESTION THEY ASK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE. AND THE QUESTION IS, ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH THE SERVICE THAT YOU RECEIVED AT THE CEMETERY?

>> BECAUSE, THAT IS COLLECTING A TRUE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SCORE. THE VA ONLY COUNTS THE STRONGLY AGREE AND AGREE RESPONSES. AND THEY COMPILE IT TOGETHER AND PROVIDE US WITH A CUS CUS CUS CUSTOMER SAT FACTORY SCORE.

LAST YEAR IS WENT UP IT 98.2 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. TO ALL WHOM SHALL SEE THESE PRESENCE GREETINGS, NO YE THAT NUECES COUNTY IS RECOGNIZED FOR THE DEDICATION FOR UNPARALLELED SERVICE TO OUR CHERISHED VETERANS. THE DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY 99.03% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FOR THE TEXAS STATE VETERANS PROGRAM.

THAT'S DAWN BUCKINGHAM CHAIR WOMAN. JUDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE CEMETERY STAFF TO COME UP. PLEASE. NOW, AS THEY MOVE UP. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY, I DON'T SIT IN AUSTIN AND ACHIEVE THAT.

COMMISSIONERS, JUDGE, Y'ALL DON'T ACHIEVE THAT SITTING IN THE COURTROOM. IT IS THE STAFF AT THE CEMETERY THAT ACHIEVE THAT. (APPLAUSE)

>> THEY ARE THE PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE THE PEOPLE TAKING CARE OF THOSE BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS THAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU VISIT.

HEADSTONES, INTERFACING DIRECTLY WITH THE FAMILIES AND THE FUNERAL DIRECTORS. AND SO THIS IS REALLY TO THANK THE COUNTY FOR THESE WONDERFUL COUNTY STAFF MEMBERS. THANK YOU.

>>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

(APPLAUSE) >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[1. Adopt the resolution in recognition of Dale Nelson's retirement and service to the Coastal Bend. ]

>>> MOVING ONTO OUR RESOLUTIONS. OUR FIRST ITEM UP IS G-1, ADOPT A RESOLUTION AND RECOGNITION OF DALE NELSON RETIREMENT AND SERVICE TO THE COASTAL BEND. AND I'M SO HAPPEN TO SEE YOU AND SO THANKFUL. I THINK EMILY WILL READ THE RESOLUTION FIRST.

>> WHEREAS, AFTER 42 YEARS OF SERVICE AT NEWS, DALE NELSON HAS BEEN A STEADFAST, COMMITTED AND RELIABLE VOICE IN OUR COMMUNITY HELPING PEOPLE IN SOUTH TEXAS KEEP FAMILIES SAFE AND INFORMED DURING WEATHER EVENTS. WHEREAS DURING THAT TIME HE'S COVERED HURRICANES AND OTHER HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS, LIKE THE FREEZE OF 2021, AND THE CHRISTMAS EVE SNOW OF 2004. MR. NELSON ATTAINED MANY AQ LAIDS, SUCH AS THE ASSOCIATE'S PRESS'S BETH WEATHER CAST AND THE BEST OF THE BEST AWARD MULTIPLE TIMES.

WHEREAS OVER FOUR DECADES IN THE COASTAL BEND, DALE NELSON VOLUNTEERED TO SPEAK AT COUNTLESS CIVIL ORGANIZATIONS AND SCHOOLS AND HELPED TO RAISE MONEY FOR ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION AND THE WOMEN'S SHELTER. THE NUECES COUNTY DEES

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HERE BY RECOGNIZE DALE NELSON 42 YEARS OF SERVICE AND CONGRATULATES HIM ON HIS SUCCESS AND WISHES HIM THE BEST. DUALLY ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS ON THIS 13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, IT 2023.

>> (APPLAUSE)

. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A

SECOND? >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. AND I THINK A COUPLE OF COMMISSIONER WANT TO SPEAK FOR A SECOND.

>>> ABSOLUTELY. WHAT A GREAT DAY. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I'VE KNOWN DALE NELSON. THIS IS KIND OF A COOL DAY FOR ME, BECAUSE, THERE ARE TWO RESOLUTIONS FOR TWO MEN TODAY THAT I'VE KNOWN FOR A LONG, LONG TIME AND DALE WAS A GREAT GUIDE TO ME WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF HIS PROFESSIONALISM. IT'S AMAZING TO SEE, IT JUST MEANS, UNFORTUNATELY THAT WE'RE GETTING OLD AS SOME OF THESE GREAT TV PERSONALITIES CONTINUE TO LEAVE OUR COMMUNITY. LEAVE THE AIRWAYS AT LEAST. SO, DALE, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE COMMUNITY. NOT JUST ON THE AIR BUT YOUR PUBLIC SERVICE, YOUR COMMUNITY SERVICE AND YOU'VE LEAD THE WAY FOR MANY MANY YEARS. SO, QUITE FRANKLY, AND I DON'T MEAN THIS RUDELY, WHO ELSE DOZE WEATHER? CORPUS CHRISTI, BESIDE NELSON. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR MY CHANNEL 10 FRIENDS CALLING ME, BUT, IT IS WHAT IT IS. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT. WE HOPE THAT YOU STAY AROUND AND BE HERE FOR MANY, MANY YEARS SO COME.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ABSOLUTELY. >>

(APPLAUSE) >>> DALE, CAN I CALL YOU DALE?

[LAUGHTER] >> IT FEELS LIKE WE'RE FAMILY.

WE ARE, RIGHT? WE WELCOME YOU INTO OUR HOMES EVERY NIGHT. YOU BRING US COMFORT WHEN TIMES ARE WORRISOME, FOR HURRICANES AND SEVERE STORMS. WHEN I WAS WATCHING YOU THAT CHRISTMAS EVE AND YOU DIDN'T WANT TO COMMIT TO SNOW AND LATER ON LEARNED THE TRUE STORY OF WHY YOU DIDN'T WANT TO BUILD UP THE ANTICIPATION, I WAS AN ADULT, I WAS NOT EVEN A CHILD, I HAD A 1-YEAR-OLD AT THE TIME. AND, UM, THAT WAS SPECIAL. BUT, ALL OF THESE SPECIAL EVENTS THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO BRING, AND IN THOSE TROUBLING TIMES THAT YOU'VE BROUGHT COMFORT. AND PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN TUNE INTO THE TV AND SEE THAT SPACE AND YOUR KIND OF LIKE THE PILOTS AND THE STAFF OF A AIR PLANE, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THAT NORMAL FACE, WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE OKAY. IT IF YOU LOST IT, THEN, WE MIGHT LOSE IT, BUT, THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE, GOSH, YOU KNOW, IT'S COMFORTING EVERY EVENING TO SEE YOU AND JUST TO HEAR THE WEATHER. GREAT, BAD, INDIFFERENT. I DO BLAME YOU SOMETIMES WHEN IT GETS TOO HOT.

I'LL NEVER BLAME YOU WHEN IT GETS TOO COLD, BECAUSE, IT CAN NEVER GET TOO COLD MERE IN CORPUS CHRISTI. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I LOVE TO GET THE CHANCE FOR YOU TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE COMMUNITY, HOPEFULLY NOT FOREVER BUT OFF THE AIRWAYS.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: IF WE COULD GET YOU TO COME DOWN FRONT BECAUSE I THINK THAT WE HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR YOU SIGNED AS WELL. AND WE CAN TAKE A PHOTO AND YOU'RE WELCOME TO BRING THE

FAMILY. >> (APPLAUSE) .

>>> WELL, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S A GOOD IDEA FOR THE JUDGE AND THE COUNT COMMISSIONERS TO BE GIVING ME A MIC. I CAN SEE MY COLLEAGUES AT CHANNEL SIX SAYING, THAT'S PROBABLY NOT A GOOD IDEA. BUT, I WILL SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT CAME TO MIND. I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT BRENT, THAT YOU SAID, AND JOHN, I THINK THAT'S WONDERFUL. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. IT MEANS A LOT TO ME. RIGHT AFTER I CAME HERE FROM IOWA, UM, I SAID THE WORD, I SAID, HERE IN CORPUS TONIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE UNSEASONABLY MILD TEMPERATURES. AND THE PHONES LIT UP. AND HE SAID, SON, THIS IS NOT CORPUS THIS IS CORPUS CHRISTI. AND THAT WAS DAY ONE. AND THEN ON ABOUT DAY 17, THE OWNER OF THE STATION CAME DOWN AND SAID SON, WHEN IT HITS 50 DEGREES, IT'S NOT COOL, IT'S COLD IN CORPUS CHRISTI.

[LAUGHTER] >> SO, I SAID, MAN, I BETTER START TO TAKE NOTES, YOU KNOW, PAUSE THIS IS, THIS IS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT, IT'S A PLACE THAT I FELL IN LOVE WITH.

AND, UM, RAISED A FAMILY HERE. AND, IT WAS IT'S BEEN A FANTASTIC RUN FOR ME. I REMEMBER SITTING AT THE DINNER TABLE WITH MY MOM AND DAD, AND WE WERE DISCUSSING THE CHORES THAT MY BROTHER AND I WOULD DO, AND, UM, MY DAD SAID, GET IT

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DONE. MY MOM SAID, MAKE SURE TO GET IT DONE RIGHT. SO, I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO LIVE BY THAT. SO, ANY EVENT. I LOVE THIS AREA. AND, UM, NOT GOING TO BE MOVING RIGHT AWAY. SO, I'LL STILL BE AROUND. BUT, I WON'T BE ON THE AIR AS BRENT MENTIONED, BUT, I LOOK FORWARD TO RETIREMENT. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT I WANT TO DO AND I HAD KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY BACK IN SEPTEMBER, AND THAT WAS REALLY AN EYE-OPENING EVENT FOR ME THAT I REALLY HAVE SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS ON OTHER THINGS THAT I WANT TO ACCOMPLISH. AND, SO, THAT'S WHAT HAS LED TO MY RETIREMENT. SO, I THANK YOU FOR THIS, AND LET'S GET ON WITH THE PICTURES. (APPLAUSE)

>> >> JUDGE SCOTT: WELL DESERVED.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. >> IN 1993 HE WAS HIRED AS THE

[2. In recognition of Coach McMinn's 700th win and his outstanding career. ]

HEAD GIRL'S BASKETBALL COACH. COACH MCMINN HAS A TOTALS OF 37 YEARS OF OF EXPERIENCE IN EDUCATION. WHEREAS, COACH MCMINN LEAD THE LAID HORNET BASKETBALL PROGRAM TO 8 REGIONAL APPEARANCES, FIVE DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS AND ONE STATE APPEARANCE IN THE 2016/2017 SEASON. HE'S HAD 42 PLAY OFFRECORDS. HE HAS HAD THE HONOR OF COACHING FIVE DIVISION ONE ATHLETES AND SEVERAL DIVISION ONE AND TWO ATHLETES AS WELL. THE NUECES COUNTY DOZE HERE BY FORMERLY RECOGNIZE COACH MCMINN'S 700 WINS IN HIS OUTSTANDING CAREER. DUEL ADOPTED IN COMMISSIO OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS ON THIS

13TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2023. >> SO, MOVED JUDGE.

>> SECOND. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: AND ANY OPPOSED. INDICATE THE SAME? MOTION PASSES. COACH WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW

WORDS? >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE ALL FEEL

LIKE WE KNOW YOU VERY WELL. >> GO AHEAD.

>> WELL, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION. IT'S, A TEAM EFFORT, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE ASSISTANT COACHES, PARENTS, AND OBVIOUSLY, TALENTED ATHLETES THAT DESERVE TO BE HERE BEING RECOGNIZED. MORE THAT I AM. BUT, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE RECOGNITION AND EVERYTHING THAT Y'ALL DO. AND, COULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT EVERYBODY BEHIND THE SCENES.

THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. >>>

(APPLAUSE) >> JUDGE SCOTT: JUDGE. THANK

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YOU. COACH MCMINN AND I HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR 40 YEARS.

AND THAT JUST MEANS WE'LL REALLY GETTING OLD AND THAT GRAY HAIR

IS COMING UP. >>> I THINK THE CHIEF KNOWS.

>> WE'LL TALK LATER. >> BUT, SERIOUSLY, 700 WIN SUNSHINE, I DON'T KNOW HOW -- THAT'S AMAZING, YOU KNOW, AND CERTAINLY IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE YOU'VE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME.

IF WE PUT THE WIN/LOSS RECORD THERE, IT WOULD BE PHENOMENAL TO SEE AS WELL. BECAUSE, YOU'VE LEAD PROGRAMS SO SUCCESSFULLY FOR SO MANY YEARS AND YOU'RE SUCH AN ICON AT FLOWER BLUFF, AND IT'S AWESOME TO BE ABLE TO BRING YOU UP HERE. I WOULD VENTURE TO GUESS, BUT, I THINK 700 WINS IN BASKETBALL HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST WINNINGEST HISTORY IN TEXAS HISTORY. I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU RANK, BECAUSE, HE'S TOO HUMBLE TO DO THAT. I'M PROUD TO HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR ALL OF THESE YEARS AND I'M PROUD TO BE YOUR FRIEND. YOU'VE BEEN AN OUTSTANDING COACH, GREAT HUSBAND, FATHER, COMMUNITY LEADER, FLOWER BLUFF LEADER. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU AND I HAPPEN TO REPRESENT FLOWER BLUFF, AND I KNOW HOW MUCH THEY LOVE YOU THERE. AND MY YOUNGEST IS A STUDENT THERE. AND WHAT YOU DO IS AMAZING. AND LET ME TELL YOU, JUDGE, TOO, IF I MAY. I HAVE MY CHARITY RUN EVERY YEAR FOR THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION. AND HIS TEAM COMES OUT AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THAT. AND THEY ARE A TRUE REFLECTION OF HIM. THEY'RE AWESOME. I TOLD THEM THAT AND I HOPE THAT YOU GO BACK AND SHARE THAT. BECAUSE, THEY COME OUT AND THEY'RE SO ENERGETIC. THEY GET AFTER IT. I DON'T HAVE TO TELL THEM ANYTHING, THEY'VE BEEN OUT THERE AND WE ALL WATCHED THEM AND THEY MAKE OUR LIVES EASY AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE KIND OF COACH AND MENTOR THAT YOU ARE TO THEM. IT SAYS A LOT OF WHO YOU ARE, AND IT'S AN HONOR TO PUT YOU ON HERE TODAY AND RECOGNIZE YOU AND CONGRATULATIONSES ON ALL OF YOUR GREAT SUCCESS. AND I KNOW THEY RECOGNIZE AT FLOWER BLUFF, SORRY I WASN'T THERE, I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO BRING YOU DOWN HERE AND DO THIS. I LOVE YOU, AND CONGRATULATIONS.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR YOU AS WELL, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN AND GET A PHOTO. ANYONE WHO WOULD

LIKE TO JOIN, PLEASE, COME DOWN. >> JUDGE SCOTT: MOVING ONTO

[H. 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.]

PUBLIC COMMENT. LET ME STATE THAT IF YOU SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, YOU HAVE 3 MINUTES WHEN YOU GET TO THE MIC, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS CLEARLY. AND MIKE SCOTT YOU'RE NUMBER

ONE. >>> GOOD MORNING. JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS MIKE SCOTT, MORE COMMONLY KNOWN NOWADAYS AS MR. CONNIE SCOTT. BUT, I LIVE AT 5548 COUNTY ROAD 81. AND I'M HERE TODAY TO BEG FOR Y'ALL'S VOTE FOR MARTIN PERISH. MARTIN IS AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE. HE'S THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATE THAT WE'VE EVER HAD HERE IN CORPUS CHRISTI TO SERVE ON THE BOARD AS A FORMER PORT COMMISSIONER, I KNOW WHAT THE NEEDS ARE AT THE PORT. AND WE DON'T NEED LAWYERS AND DOCTORS, AND, THAT KIND OF PEOPLE ON THE PORT, WE NEED PEOPLE THAT KNOW, OIL AND GAS. AND MARTIN KNOWS IT PROBABLY BETTER THAN THE PORT. IT HE'S A PHENOMENAL GUY, HE'S A GOOD GUY.

HE'S EVEN TEMPERED AND NICE. IF YOU WORKED AT HIS OLD JOB, IF

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YOU EVER HAD A PROBLEM, GO TO MARTIN. HE'S A GREAT PROBLEM SOLVER AND JUST A GREAT GUY. MARTIN FINISHED TWO PROJECTS BEFORE HE LEFT WHERE THEY'RE CONVERTING ANIMAL FAT GREASE TO DIESEL FUEL. THEY SPENT A BILLION DOLLARS IN BUILDING THESE UNITS. AND NOW, ALL THE ANIMAL FAT, RATHER THAN GOING TO A WASTE FARM GOES IN TO MAKE DIESEL FUEL. MARTIN HAS THAT KIND OF EXPERIENCE. HE KNOWS MORE THAN I'VE EVER KNOWN ABOUT REFINERIES AND PORTS AND ALL OF THAT. SO, I'M ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE. I KNOW IT'S HARD DO AND I FEEL SORRY FOR Y'ALL. BUT,

MERRY CHRISTMAS. AND THANK YOU. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU.

JOHN HERRIC. >>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS JOHN HERRIC AND I LIVE AT 811 AT NAZARETH DRIVE AND I'M REPRESENTS THE EMERGENCY PROGRAM AND I WANTED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE AND EXTEND OUR HEART-FELT THANKS FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO SEE THIS THROUGH EVEN THROUGH THIS WEEK. THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT JUDGE SCOTT APPOINTING THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE AND THE LONG HOURS, ESPECIALLY THAT COMMISSIONERS MAREZ AND CHESNEY SPENT ON THIS. AS AN UPDATE, WE'VE RESUMED INTERVIEWING, WE'VE HAD THREE SESSIONS SINCE THE RESOLUTION HAS PASSED, AND DR. TOMMIAC IS THERE TODAY INTERVIEWING. WE HAVE MEN ANY CANDIDATES AWAITIN THE RESOLUTION ON THIS. WE'VE BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY TO INSTILL CONFIDENCE IN THEM THAT CORPUS CHRISTI IS A GREAT PLACE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THEY ARE BELIEVING THAT TO BE TRUE. AND I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE NUECES COUNTY HEALTH DISTRICT BOARD FOR FINDING THE SOLUTION AND GETTING IT DONE SO QUICKLY. THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT SUCCESS STORY BOTH TO THE SPEED IN WHICH IT'S HAPPENED. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE NUECES COUNTY PATIENTS FOR A LONG TIME

TO COME. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU.

LISA TURCOTT. >> YOU SAID IS RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS LISA MONDAY CRAVE TURCOTT, I RESIDE IN PORT ARAN SASS TEXAS.

GROWING UP IN SOUTH TEXAS IT'S EASY TO SAY THAT MANY OF MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS HAVE HAD LONG PROSPEROUS CAREERS IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY. AS A TEXAN IT WOULD BE LUDICROUS OF ME TO SAY THAT I WAS AGAINST OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY. I REALIZE THE VALUE IT HAS FOR OUR STATE, AND OUR SPECIFIC REGION. WHAT MY FOCUS IS TODAY IS TO SPEAK ABOUT THE VERY IMPORTANT TASK ALL OF YOU HAVE APPOINTING TWO MEMBERS TO THE PORT AUTHORITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. REPLACING COMMISSIONER IT CHARLEY SAN AND POSSIBLY BRIAN GULLY. MOST OF US ARE AWARE OF THE TROUBLES THAT THE PORT HAS HAD IN THE RECENT PAST. POOR COMMUNICATIONS, OVER SPENDING BY THE PORT AND THE FAIL YOU'RE TO DISCLOSE SUCH SPENDING AND TRANSPARENCY TO THE PUBLIC. GENERAL GOOD WILL TOWARD THE PORT SUFFERED DURING THE TENURE OF THE RECENTLY RESIGNED CEO. AND WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF THE NEW CEO I'M HOPEFUL THAT THE DIRECTION OF THE PORT WILL BE REVERSED TO INCLUDE THE COMMUNITIES THAT IT INVOLVES. MY CONCERN THIS MORNING IS THE SEAT OF BRIAN GULLY. AND, UM, I JUST LIKE TO SAY I BECAME AWARE OF BRIAN GULLE, WHY WHEN I MOVED TO PORT ARANZAS IN 2014. HOW COULD THE MAJORITY OF TEXANS IN PORT ARANSAS NOT HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS OFF OF THIS PRIZE FISHING SPOT OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOME. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HALT SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT ON HARBOR ISLAND AND WHAT I'VE HEARD FROM BRIAN GULLY IS THAT HE OFFICIALLY SUPPORTED THE MARINE HOSTAGE

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RELEASE SETTLED BETWEEN PORT ARANSAS AND THE CITY OF PORT ARANSAS, ABOUT A VLCC TERMINAL OR CHANNEL DEEPENING TO 80 FEET.

GULLE CLAIMS IT'S JUST A FEW NAY-SAYERS OR WHAT HE CALLS ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIALIST THAT ARE AGAINST THIS DEVELOPMENT. AND THAT COULDN'T BE ANY FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. DO I LOOK LIKE AN ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIALIST? I'M JUST A RETIRED EDUCATOR FROM TEXAS A & M, THAT LOVES THE WATER, LOVES THE FISH, AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE ESTUARY RIGHT OFF THE HARBOR ISLAND FEEDS THE NURSERY SCHOOL OF OUR WILDLIFE AND OUR FISHERIES. DR.

GULLE STATES ON THE RADIO IN THE PUBLIC THAT ALL OF THESE THINGS AND THE PERMITS FOR HARBOR ISLAND ARE THERE, GRANTED, AND THEY'RE NOT. THERE HAS ONLY BEEN ONE PER ANYTIME GRANTED BY TCEQ. AND I THINK THAT I'M OUT OF TIME. I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S EARS AND I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU. CATHY FULTON?

>> GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. AM I ALL RIGHT. YOU CAN HOLD

THAT DOWN. >> GOOD MORNING, I'M CATHY FULTON AND I LIVE IN PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS. NUMBER ONE, I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO EVERYTHING THAT LISA SAID ABOUT DR. GULLE AND I COULD ADD A WHOLE LOT MORE, BUT, I'M GOING TO FOCUS ON A FEW OTHERS. I'M BEING THE BAD GUY AND FOCUSSING ON A FEW OF THE OTHER APPLICANTS. I HAVE GOT NOTHING AGAINST THESE PEOPLE. I DON'T KNOW THEM BUT I'VE GONE THROUGH ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS AND LOOKED, ON THE FIRST PERSON BESIDE DR. GULLE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS NOT NECESSARILY QUALIFIED, IS MR. LAMANTIA. AND THE REASON IS THAT THERE'S NOT ANYTHING IN HIS APPLICATION THAT JUMPS OUT AS BEING BENEFICIAL FOR THE BOARD.

IT'S A GENERIC ANSWER ON WHY HE WANTS TO SERVE ON THE PORT. AND HE DOESN'T MAKE MENTION OF ANY CONTROVERSIES THAT HAVE GONE ON WITH THE PORT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. HE DOESN'T MENTION EXPENSES, TRANSPARENCY PROBLEMS. YOU KNOW, WE'VE ALREADY GOT THREE COMMISSIONERS ON THERE RIGHT NOW THAT ARE ALL IN FINANCE. TWO ARE BANKERS. I JUST DON'T SEE THERE'S MUCH BENEFIT. I'M NOT CRITICIZING THE MAN, IT'S JUST LACKLUSTER.

MOVING ON, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT MR. PAUL ALTIDE, HE'S THE DIRECTOR OF THE THE (INDISCERNIBLE) FOUNDATION WHO OWNS A PROPERTY RIGHT ACROSS HIGHWAY 361 FROM THE PORT'S PROPERTY THERE ON HARBOR ISLAND. THE FOUNDATION JUST RECENTLY, IF THEY HAVEN'T ACQUIRED IT, THEY'VE ALMOST GOTTEN IT BECAUSE IT'S PASSED ALL THE OTHER AGENCIES OR ENTITIES, FOREIGN TRADE ZONE STATUS. AND THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS THAT HE'LL BE IN CHARGE OF ONE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE AND BE ON THE PORT COMMISSION WITH A SEPARATE FOREIGN TRADE FORM? THAT'S A CONFLICT. HANDS DOWN. THERE'S ALSO THE ISSUE ABOUT ACCESS MID STREAM THAT HAS AN APPLICATION WITH THE ARMY CORPS AND IN THAT APPLICATION, THAT'S A SMALL LITTLE BEES OF LEASED PROPERTY THAT THEY APPARENTLY STILL HAVE ON THE PROPERTY THERE AT HARBOR ISLAND FOR A MARINE. AN OIL EXPORT TERMINAL. SO, AGAIN, YOU CAN'T, YOU KNOW, COMPETING WITH THE PORT LIKE THAT, AND, FINALLY, ON, MR. PADROTTI, I'M SORRY, I HAVE TO GET THIS OUT THERE QUICKLY. HE'S A GOOD GUY. I'M HEARING THAT HE'S A GREAT GUY. BUT, HE IS PRESIDENT OF TEXAS ENERGY OR HOWEVER IT'S TERMED. AND THEN HE'S THE CEO OF SV ENERGY AND MR. AHUGA IS PRESIDENT OR CEO OF THOSE TWO ENTITIES. THEY'RE BUSINESS PARTNERS. AND THE PROBLEM WITH BEING A BUSINESS PARTNER, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO PEOPLE ON THE COMMISSION FROM THE SAME BUSINESS. AND I'M SORRY, WE'VE GOT TO SCARE OURSELVES AWAY FROM EVERYTHING BEING -- I GET IT, EVERYBODY, WE ALL LIKE OIL, WE ALL DRIVE CARS OR MOST OF US DO, BUT, WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT THE PORT ISN'T JUST ABOUT THAT. THE PORT EXPORT IT IS LESS, ALL THE STUFF ABOUT THE TONNAGE, IT'S LESS THAN 1% AGRICULTURAL.

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LESS THAN 1%. THAT SHOULD GET PEOPLE A LITTLE EXCITED. THE PORT WAS ESTABLISHED ON AGO. AND WE DON'T SHIP COTTON. IT'S GOOD TO THINK ABOUT THIS, LET'S GET AWAY FROM BEING ALL ONE

THING. THANK YOU. >> JUDGE SCOTT: LOOK DAILY.

>> HI, NEIGHBORS, NEIGHBORS TODAY FALL INTO THREE

CATEGORIES. >> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME.

>> LUKE DAILY, PORT ARANSAS. NEIGHBORS FALL INTO THREE CATEGORIES, THOSE WE KNOW AND TRUST, THOSE WE DON'T REALLY KNOW. AND THOSE WHO WE CAN'T TRUST. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAS BECOME A NEIGHBOR THAT WE JUST CAN'T TRUST. THE OIL BOOM HAS BROUGHT THEM RECORD PROFITS, UNFORTUNATELY, MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF THOSE UNTAXED PROFITS HAVE BEEN USED TO SUE, THREATEN AND ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THEIR NEIGHBORS. FROM HILL CREST TO XIAO QI JI. THAT THAT FORCE THEIR PROJECTS ON UNWILLING RESIDENTS. THIS IS NOT NEIGHBORLY BEHAVIOR AND IT'S AN INAPPROPRIATE USE OF PUBLIC FUNDS. SOME. PROPOSED ON. ANOTHER IS THE PURCHASE OF 3,000 ACRES. BETWEEN EAGLE SIDE AND ARANSAS PASS BY THE POUT, REMOVING THAT FROM THE TAX ROLLS AND REFUSING TO REVEAL THEIR PLANS FOR THAT PROPERTY TO THE PEOPLE OF THOSE COMMUNITIES.

AND FINALLY, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI RECENTLY REAPPOINTED A COMMISSION MEMBER WHO HAS STATED THAT THE PORT SHOULD JUST STEP IN AND TAKE DISPUTED PROPERTY IN HILL CREST, MY EMINENT DOMAIN.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LAST APPOINTMENT TO THE PORT COMMISSION, THE OVERSIGHT THAT WAS SO NEEDED HAS FINALLY ARRIVED. MUCH MORE IS NEEDED AFTER YEARS OF UNQUESTIONED EXCESSIVE SPENDING AND THE PUBLIC'S DISRIGHTS OF CONCERNS.

WE'RE HOPING THAT YOU WILL HELP RESTORE THE RESPECTABILITY AND TRUST THAT PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE FOR THE PORT BY APPOINTING TWO UNCONNECTED. UNCONNECTED MEMBERS TO THE COMMISSION TODAY.

THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, AND, UM, I REALLY LOVE BEING IN NUECES COUNTY. AND, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU FOLKS DO. OH, AND JUST TO MENTION, I DIDN'T BRING IN ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED PETITIONS AGAINST THE PORT. THERE ARE 30 TO YOU 896 THAT I LEFT AT HOME ON A LIST. THERE'S, UM, 1,061 THANK YOU LETTERS TO THE 896 THAT I LEFT AT HOME ON A LIST. THERE'S, UM, 1,061 THANK YOU LETT 896 THAT I LEFT AT HOME ON A LIST. THERE'S, UM, 1,061 THANK YOU LETTER 896 THAT I LEFT AT HOME ON A LIST.

THERE'S, UM, 1,061 THANK YOU LETTER896 THAT I LEFT AT HOME ON A LIST. THERE'S, UM, 1,061 THANK YOU LETTER 896 THAT I LEFT AT HOME ON A LIST.

THERE'S, UM, 1,061 THANK YOU LETTER 896 THAT I LEFT AT HOME ON A LIST. THERE'S, UM, 1,061 THANK YOU LETTER896 THAT I LEFT AT HOME ON A LIST.

THERE'S, UM, 1,061 THANK YOU LETTER, 896 THAT I LEFT AT HOME ON A LIST. THERE'S, UM, 1,061 THANK YOU LETTERS TO THE896 THAT I LEFT AT HOME ON A LIST.

THERE'S, UM, 1,061 THANK YOU LETTERS TO THE EPA FOR AND THEN WE HAVE THIS BOX, A PANDORA'S BOX THAT I WILL NOT OPEN BUT CONTAINS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COASTAL BEND, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THE UNITED STATES, AND, OTHER COUNTRIES WHO ARE OPPOSED TO THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF ALL OUR

BAYS AND ESTUARYS. THANK YOU. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU.

PAT CODENBERG. >> THAT'S OKAY. I HAD A STUDENT ONCE ASKED ME IF THEY CAN CALL ME MS. CUCUMBER, AND I SAID, NO YOU MAY NOT. GOOD MORNING, I'M PAT CUCLEBBURG AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'VE BEEN MOVED THIS MORNING WITH ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME BEFORE US AND CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL OF YOUR GOOD WORK. AND I DO ALSO LOVE THIS COMMUNITY. UM, TODAY YOU HAVE A REALLY TOUGH JOB OF CHOOSING YOUR NEXT TWO REPRESENTATIVES. AND, I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO TELL YOU WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR LAST APPOINTMENT. SHE'S DONE A GREAT JOB TO OVERSEE SOME OF THE WORK THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE. WE WOULD HOPE I WOULD HOPE THAT MY

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FAMILY WOULD HOPE AND MY NEIGHBORS WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD CHOOSE WISELY, SOMEONE WHO'LL REPRESENT THE COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE PORT'S, UM, DEVELOPMENT. THIS IS A TIME TO CHOOSE NEW BLOOD NOT RE-ELECT OR INCUMBENT STATE OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO BE ON THE BOARD. YOU NEED TO PASS BY THE STATUS QUO AND MOVE FORWARD. THIS IS VERY NERVE-RACKING UP HERE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT, I HAVE NO TROUBLE WITH CHILDREN, BUT, ADULTS. OKAY, SO, THIS IS A TIME TO SELECT AN APPLICANT WHO'LL SERVE AND PROTECT THE PUBLIC INTERESTS, NOT THEMSELVES, NOT THEIR EMPLOYERS, OR BUSINESS PARTNERS, THEIR ASSOCIATES OR FAMILY MEMBERS. THIS IS A TIME FOR INTEGRITY. AND, LIKE MR. NELSON'S COMMENT WAS, GET IT DONE RIGHT. THANK YOU, SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: CHARLEY BOONE. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND

ADDRESS. >> THANK YOU, I'M CHARLEY BOONE, AND I LIVE AT 468 SUNSET, EAGLE SIDE ON THE BAY. I DO NOT LIVE IN NUECES COUNTY. BUT, I LIVE RIGHT NEXTDOOR. AND, THE, UM, THE, UM, APPOINTMENTS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE ON THE PORT COMMISSION GREATLY AFFECT US. YOU KNOW MOST OF THE RAPID INDUSTRIALIZATION THAT'S BEEN FUELLED BY THE PORT HAS BEEN DONE IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. THEY PURCHASED LARGE LAND TAX THERE AND LEASED THEM BACK TO OTHER COMPANIES. THEY HAVE A DECELL WATER PROJECT WHERE 80% OF THE WATER WOULD END UP GOING NOT TO THE PUBLIC, BUT, TO THE INDUSTRIALIZATION AROUND MCCAMPBELL AIRPORT. THE, UM, PORT, IS A PUBLIC ENTITY. AS Y'ALL KNOW. LIKE, Y'ALL ARE A PUBLIC ENTITY. THEY'RE A QUASI GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. I USED TO WORK IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS THAT ARE THE SAME SORT OF THING. THE BOARDS GET APPOINTED BY GOVERNMENT BODIES AND THEY'RE KIND OF IN THE SHADOWS BUT THEY'RE KIND OF GOVERNMENTAL. I THINK THE DIRECTION OF THE PORT, IT'S A VERY LARGE ENTITY, IT'S STARTING TO CHANGE. I WAS LAST NIGHT WITH ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE CEO IN EAGLE SIDE CITY COUNCIL. AND, THE NEW CEO WAS ANSWERING QUESTIONS VERY DIRECTLY ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHAT WAS OPEN. WE WANT TO KEEP THAT SAME SORT OF OPENNESS GOING ON WITH THE NEW COMMISSIONERS THAT YOU APPOINT.

I THINK THAT IT IS A TIME TO GET NEW COMMISSIONERS TO APPOINT.

AS A PUBLIC ENTITY, THEY SHOULD BE NOT NECESSARILY JUST OILND A GAS OR BUSINESS, BUT, STEWARDS OF THE PUBLIC INTERESTS.

THEY'RE NOT PROMOTERS OF PRIVATE INDUSTRY. YOU SHOULD SELECT COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO PUBLIC INTEREST AND PUBLIC SERVICE. NOT THOSE WHOSE LIVELIHOOD AND, UM, CONNECTIONS ARE WHOLLY DERIVED INTEREST THE BUSINESS THAT THEY'RE ABOUT TO HAVE TO BE AS CUSTOMERS IN THE PORT. I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE HARD DECISIONS TO MAKE. MEN OF THEM, EVERY WEEK. SO, UM, GOOD LUCK WITH THEM. AND MEMERRY CHRISTM

TO YOU. . >> THANK YOU.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: BOB HALLISON? >>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, I'M BOB IT HALLISON AND I RESIDE IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COASTAL BEND INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. A GROUP THAT YOU MAY KNOW BETTER BY IT'S FORMER NAME, PORT INDUSTRIES OF CORPUS CHRISTI. OF A TRADE GROUP WHICH IS COME PRIZED OF MEMBERS FROM ALL THE LARGE INDUSTRY, THAT WORKS IN AND AROUND THROUGH THE PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS WELL AS THE PORT ITSELF. I'M NOT HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PORT COMMISSION. WE KNOW THAT YOU KNOW HOW SERIOUS A DECISION THAT IT IS AND THAT YOU ARE TAKING IT SERIOUSLY AND THAT YOU WILL MAKE THE BEST DECISION POSSIBLE FOR THE REGION. WHAT I'M HERE TO DO TODAY IS JUST, UM, PROVIDE COMMENT ON YOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM A. UM, AND I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST YOUR FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION ON THE CC PAULIMER'S REQUEST ON THE TAX AGREEMENT. AND CC PAULIMER'S IS

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NOT A MEMBER OF CCA, BUT IT'S BEEN IN THE CORPUS CHRISTI IN ONE AREA OR ANOTHER T AND SINCE 2018, CC PAULIMER'S WOULD HAVE BEEN WATCHING THAT PROJECT CLOSELY. WE'RE FAMILY WITH IT'S GOALS AND ALSO THE DIFFICULTIES THAT IT'S ENCOUNTERED THROUGH THE YEARS. AND, UM, IN SHORT WE'LL JUST SAY THAT THE PROJECT HAS BEEN THROUGH SOME TOUGH TIMES AND IT'S BEEN TOUGH FOR A LONG TIME. IN PARTICULAR, DURING CC PAULIMER'S TIME, WHEN THEY TOOK OVER THE PROJECT THAT HAD BEEN DORMANT FOR OVER A YEAR, THEY HAD TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO AND THEY GOT TO WORK AND IT SEEMED LIKE NO SOONER THAN THEY DID THAT, COVID HIT AND THEY HAD TO BATTLE THAT AND FINALLY HAD TO SUSPEND CONSTRUCTION AND WE STARTED CONSTRUCTION RIGHT INTO THE TEETH OF EXTREMELY HIGH INFLATION, NOT HISTORIC BUT HISTORIC FOR OUR ADULT LIFETIMES, SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUE THAT IS STARTED DURING COVID AND FOR THE MOST PART CONTINUE TO THIS DAY AND EXTREMELY TIGHT LABOR MARKET. WHICH HAS, UM, CONSPIRED TO CAUSE THAT AGAIN. I BELIEVE THERE'S NOTIFICATION TO THE COUNTY THAT THEY WILL NOT BE COMPLETE BY THE TIME OF THEIR AGREEMENT. I BELIEVE IT'S IN EVERYBODY'S BEST INTEREST THAT THIS PROJECT BE COMPLETED. AND GIVEN THE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CC PAULIMER'S HAS FACED, IT SEEMS REASONABLE TO ME, AT LEAST, AN EXTENSION BE GRANTED AND I ASK THAT YOU LOOK FAVORABLY ON THEIR REQUEST. THAT YOU CAN, SO MUCH AND MERRY

CHRISTMAS. >> MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TOO.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THAT'S THE END OF MY LIST. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT THAT DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP? IF NOT, THEN, THAT IS THE END OF THAT.

[1. Nueces County Beach Management Advisory Committee]

>>> WE WILL MOVE ONTO ITEM I, BOARD APPOINTMENTS. THE FIRST ONE IS THE NUECES COUNTY BEACH MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

AND, I'M SORRY. WE ONLY, UM, RECEIVED ONE LETTER OF INTENT FROM THE INCUMBENTS, THERE ARE FIVE SPOTS OPEN, THREE NEW APPLICANTS. SO, WE HAVE ONE IN PERSON WHO ASKED TO BE REINSTATED AND THREE OTHER APPLICATIONS.

>> I'M TRYING TO CATCH UP ON THAT ONE. HOLD ON, TIME TRYING

TO FIND THAT, I APOLOGIZE. >> JUDGE SCOTT: IT IS I-1 IN

YOUR AGENDA. >> MOTION TO REAPPOINTMENT?

>> THERE WAS A LETTER FROM ONE OF THE APPLICANTS, SORRY, ONE OF THE INCUMBENTS THAT CAME IN, IT CAME IN LATE, BUT, THAT WAS AN OVERSIGHT AND SHE DIDN'T INTEND IT TO BE.

>> WE OPENED IT UP FROM OCTOBER 25TH TO DECEMBER THE 6TH. FOR, A TWO-YEAR TERMS. ONE LETTER OF INTENT WAS RECEIVED FROM THE INCUMBENT. FLORENCE TISSOT. THREE APPLICATIONS RECEIVED FROM STEPHEN ARMSTRONG AND DANIEL CORNELIUS, AND JON BRANDT. HE DIDN'T HAVE HIS E-MAIL ADDRESS, AND, DAVIS. SO, I BELIEVE FRED DOTTS WITH A DIFFERENT E-MAIL DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE. THE OTHER WAS A LATE APPLICANT.

BUT... >>

(INDISCERNIBLE). >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE SENT IT FROM OCTOBER 25TH TO DECEMBER 6TH.

>>> I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE NUMBER IS FOR WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. I WANTED TO TABLE THIS TO LOOK AT IT.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: FIVE POSITIONS TERMS ARE EXPIRING

DECEMBER 31ST, 2023. >> AND THEN YOU HAVE

APPLICATIONS... >> JUDGE SCOTT: FROM THREE AND ONE LETTER OF INTENT FROM AN INCUMBENTS. SO, THERE ARE FOUR THAT FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURE AND ARE ON TIME. THE ONLY ALLOWANCE THAT I WOULD MAKE POSSIBLE IS FREDERICK DOTTS BECAUSE OF THE INCORRECT E-MAIL. HE DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE.

>> JUDGE, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ANY OF THESE APPLICANTS AT

ALL. >> JUDGE SCOTT: IF YOU WANT TO

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TABLE IT, IT'S YOUR AREA. >> I WOULD LIKE TO, I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME INPUT FROM THE BEACH MANAGEMENT CHAIR AND OTHERS. I WOULD LIKE TO TABLE THIS. THEY WILL BE HOLDOVERS AND THAT WON'T HAVE AN EFFECT ON ANYONE.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: TO JANUARY 10TH, OR, THE 17TH. THE

SECOND ONE. >> WITH THE ABILITY TO REOPEN

AS WELL. >> JUDGE SCOTT: YES.

>> SO, THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION, JUDGE.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE TO THE 17TH, I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

[3. Discuss and consider the appointment process of the Christus Spohn Health Board of Trustees and authorize the Nueces County Hospital District Board of Managers to select and appoint the board member, and all related matters.]

>> (CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED,

SAME SIGN. >> THANK YOU.

>> JUDGE, I WANT TO PUT A HOLD ON IT UNTIL WE DO 3 A 3, WE COULD DO IT NOW IF YOU WANT. BUT, I WOULD LIKE TO HOLD THAT ONE UNTIL WE DO 3 A 3 BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION ON 3 A 3. WE CAN DO THAT AGENDA ITEM QUICKLY.

>> WE'LL DO THAT ONE FIRST. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS OF CHRISTUS SPOHN HEALTH AND TRUSTEES AND AUTHORIZE THE NUECES COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT

BOARD OF MANAGEMENT. >> THE ITEM PRINTED HERE, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES NOT APPOINT. SO, THE ITEM HERE AS

WRITTEN. >> OKAY.

>> BECAUSE, I WAS GOING TO BRING THAT UP. ALTHOUGH WE ONLY RECOMMEND AND THEY APPROVE. YES, BECAUSE, I DON'T WANT THE COMMISSIONERS TO BE IN CONFLICT WITH THEM. SO, MY MOTION IS THAT WE LET THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT DO THE APPOINTMENT AND SELECTION, BECAUSE, THEY'RE RESPONDING TO $21 MILLION, AND EVERYTHING ELSE, SO, THERE'S NO NEED FOR US TO DO RECOMMENDATION FOR THEIR APPROVAL. SO, MY MOTION WOULD BE THAT WE PASS IT BACK TO THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT TO MAKE THAT APPOINTMENT AND SELECTION FOR THE SPOHN HOSPITAL BOARD.

>> SECOND. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECURE, IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY, MR. HIPP IS HERE AND MAYBE HE COULD

PROVIDE CLARITY ON WHAT. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WELL, IT IS

THE LAST MINUTE. >> IF YOU JUST WALKED IN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TAM 3-A-3 ABOUT THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS AND WE WANTED TO HEAR WHAT YOUR BOARD'S VIEW IS ON THIS.

>> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS, I WAS HIDING OUT IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM ACROSS THE HALL. MAYBE I DIDN'T HIDE OUT LONG ENOUGH. SO, I GOT IN ON THE TAIL END OF WHAT Y'ALL WERE DISCUSSING. AND, SO, THE WAY THE PROCESS HAS WORKED IN THE PAST, AND THEN, I WANT TO KIND OF START YOU BACK HERE AND GET YOU TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY. IS, IN THE PAST, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT NOMINATED PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD FOR THE HOSPITAL DISTRIDISTRICT BOARD, SPOHN BOARD. THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT HAS THE RIGHT TO MAKE THREE APPOINTMENTS OF 15 ON TO THE SPOHN BOARD. SO, IN THE PAST, BACK IN JUDGE BORDTRCH'S DAYS, THE APPOINTMENTS CIRCULATED THROUGH THE COURT.

IN OTHER WORDS, THE BOARD ONLY ACCEPTED NOMINATIONS FROM THE COURT. AND SO, A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO BACK IN OCTOBER, THE BOARD TOOK ACTION TO, UM, NOT ACCEPT IF YOU WILL, A NOMINATIONS FROM THE COURT. AND, SO, THERE WAS SOME PUSH BACK ON THAT. AND, I THINK I TOLD YOU ALL IN ONE MEETING THAT THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT THAT I WOULD TAKE THAT BACK TO THE BOARD TO RECONSIDER. AND THEY DID, IN FACT, RECONSIDER THAT AND THEY RESCINDED THAT ACTION. SO, WHAT THAT MEANT IS THAT WE WENT FROM, WE BASICALLY WENT BACK TO THE PROCESS OF THE COURT NOMINATING PEOPLE TO THE BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENT

TO THE SPOHN BOARD. >> I HAVE A QUESTION THOUGH, WITH THAT PROCESS. UM, SO, IF WE RECOMMEND, DO Y'ALL, DOES YOUR HOSPITAL DISTRICT ALSO RECOMMEND OR DO YOU ONLY, I THOUGHT THAT I HEARD SOMETHING IN YOUR COMMENTS WHERE YOU ONLY CONSIDERED THE APPLICANTS THAT WE SENT YOU.

>> UNDER THE SCENARIO THAT THEY ADOPTED IN THE RESCINDED, IT WAS

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A PROCESS WHERE ONLY THE BOARD WOULD TAKE NOMINATIONS. UNDER THE PROCESS IS THAT THE BOARD'S GOING TO RELY ON THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO PROVIDE NOMINATIONS TO IT. SO, THERE'LL NOT BE A SECONDARY OR AN ALTERNATIVE ROUTE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. AND, SO, THE WAY IT WAS LEFT IS THAT THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD RESCINDED THAT ACTION SO THAT THE NOMINATIONS WILL COME BACK TO THE PROCEDURE THAT WE'VE BEEN USING FOR ALL THE YEARS WHERE THE COURT MADE THE NOMINATION. AND I WILL SAY OVER THE COURSE OF YEARS THAT THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD HAS ONLY TURNED DOWN ONE NOMINATION THAT CAME FROM THE COURT BECAUSE THAT PARTICULAR MEMBER WAS UP FOR REAPPOINTMENT BUT HE WAS NOT ATTENDING SPOHN BOARD MEETINGS. SO, THEY TURNED IT DOWN. WE SENT A NOTE AND A LETTER BACK TO THE COURT AND SAID, COULD YOU NOMINATE SOMEONE ELSE, BECAUSE, THE BOARD DECLINED TO APPOINT

THIS PERSON. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WELL, THAT CLARIFIED A LOT FOR ME. BECAUSE, I THOUGHT I AGREED WITH COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ THAT IF WE SEND YOU A RECOMMENDATION, THAT'S A WASTED VOTE, BUT, IF YOU ONLY CONSIDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE SEND. IT'S NOT A WASTE OF A VOTE.

>> I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE UP THEIR MIND WHICH ONES THEY WANT.

BUT, WE'VE NARROWED IT IT DOWN TO ONE AND SO, THEY'VE GOT NO CHOICE ACCEPT TO VOTE YES OR NO ON THE ONE.

>> WOULDN'T IT BE BETTER TO CONTINUE TO BE INVOLVED IN SOME WAY AND MAYBE IN STEAD OF JUST RESCINDING THE ENTIRE PROCESS THAT'S WORKED VERY WELL FOR 25 YEARS, WOULDN'T IT BE A BETTER THING TO GO AND SAY WE'LL GIVE YOU THREE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ONE SPOT AND YOU CHOOSE FROM THE THREE OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE? BECAUSE, WE'RE VERY INVOLVED IN THIS COMMUNITY WITH SPOHN. WE'RE VERY INVOLVED WITH THE INDIGENT COMMUNITY AND THE INDIGENT CARE. WE'RE THE ONES THAT DELEGATE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR INDIGENT CARE. WE IN THE COUNTY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INDIGENT CARE. WE USE THE HOSPITAL AS OUR VEHICLE. SO, NOT TO BE INVOLVED WITH WHAT GOES ON IN SPOHN, AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, VERSUS APPOINTED OFFICIALS. WHICH IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MEMBER. THE BOARD THAT WE APPOINT IS RESPONSIBLE TO THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT AND THEY DON'T STAND FOR ELECTION. THEY DO WONDERFUL JOBS AND WITHOUT THEM, WE COULDN'T EXIST. AND IT'S A STRONG, GREAT BOARD AND YOU DO A WONDERFUL JOB. AND I THINK JUST TO THROW THE BABY OUT WITH THE BATH WATER FOR NO REASON. I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG THERE'S NOT WITHIN A PROBLEM OR AN ISSUE. IT'S JUST SOMEONE ON THE HOSPITAL BOARD WANTED TO CHANGE THAT PROCESS AND FIGURED OUT HOW TO DO THAT. AND I WAS ONE OF THE ONES THAT PUSHED BACK. YOU BET I DID, BECAUSE, I DON'T THINK YOU JUST CHANGE A SYSTEM THAT IS NOT BROKE UNLESS THERE'S A REASON TO OR UNLESS WE DON'T HAVE A SYSTEM. WE CREATED THINGS AROUND HERE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A SYSTEM. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP. IT HAS BEEN A PARTNERSHIP FOR 25 YEARS AND FOR LONGER THAN THAT. SO, WHY NOT SAY, HEY, IF THERE'S ONE SPOT AVAILABLE, WE'LL GIVE YOU THREE CHOICES OR TWO CHOICES OR SOMETHING TO WHERE WE'RE STILL INVOLVED IF WE NEEDED TO TWEAK IT. I DON'T THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE JUST TO THROW THE WHOLE THING OUT. I MEAN THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE NOTHING WENT WRONG TO GET US TO

THIS POINT. >> AND THE BOARD DID RESCIND THAT. THEY STEPPED BACK AND HEARD WHAT YOU ALL HAD. AND WE'RE GOING TO KEEP FOLLOWING THE PATH THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST WHERE YOU ALL HAVE ALWAYS SENT US ONE NOMINATION. NOT MORE THAN ONE. AND, SO, IF WE'RE GOING TO STICK WITH THE PAST, LET'S TRY TO STICK WITH ONE NOMINATION IF WE CAN, TO COME TO THE DISTRICT BOARD. YOUR PREDECESSORS AND NOW YOU ALL WANTED A ROLE IN THE PROCESS OF DECIDING, IF YOU WILL, WHO THE SPOHN BOARD MEMBERS WERE. AND SO, THIS WAS THE MECHANISM THAT WE CAME UP WITH. IS THAT THE BOARD EVEN THOUGH THE BOARD UNDER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT BECAUSE WE'RE THE PARTY TO RESPOND IN THE COUNTY IS THAT THE HOSPITAL BOARD DOES THREE APPOINTMENTS BUT WE GAVE THE COMMISSIONERS COURT SORT OF A PLACE IN THE FRONT END OF ALL OF THIS TO START CYCLING THROUGH THE FUNNEL, IF YOU WILL, WHO THE CANDIDATES WOULD BE FOR

CONSIDERATION. >> JUDGE SCOTT: ANOTHER QUESTION. SO, IF WE SEND YOU THE ONE AND YOU DON'T CHOOSE THAT PERSON, YOU DENY THAT ONE. DO ALL Y'ALL THEN GO OUT FOR

APPLICANTS? >> WELL, IF WE STICK WITH WHAT WE'VE DONE, JUNEL, IN THE PAST, WE WOULD SEND YOU A LETTER SAYING THAT THE BOARD DECLINED TO APPOINT THAT NOMINATION AND ASK YOU FOR ANOTHER ONE. BECAUSE, IN THE ONE INSTANCE THAT WE TURN SOMEONE DOWN, THAT WAS THE MECHANISM THAT WE CAME

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BACK BECAUSE IT DOESN'T REALLY MAKE SENSE TO SAY, WE CAN'T APPOINT SOMEONE JUST BECAUSE THEY DON'T GO TO THE MEETINGS.

IF WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK AND USE THE PROCESS THAT WE'VE USED

IN THE PAST, LET'S JUST USE IT. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU.

THAT ANSWERED MY QUESTION. >> AND THIS IS AN ADVISORY

BOARD, RIGHT? >> THE SPOHN BOARD? WELL, I'M NOT AN OFFICER OF SPOHN, BUT, I CAN TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW THEIR BOARD WORKS. THERE'S ALL KINDS OF BOARDS AND THEY HAVE DIFFERENT RESPONSIBILITIES. BUT, THE ASSET AT CHRISTA SPOHN IS OWNED BY CHRIST, HEALTH. WHICH IS AN ENTITY BASED OUT IN IRVING, TEXAS. THEY HAVE A LOCAL BOARD HERE, BUT, THE LOCAL BOARD'S ROLE DOES NOT INVOLVE THE FINANCES OR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HOSPITAL. CHRISTUS. THEY OVERSEE QUALITY INSURANCE AND OTHER THINGS. IN ONE SENSE, THEY'RE NOT A COMPLETE BOARD IN THE TERMS OF THEY DON'T DECIDE HOW THE ASSETS ARE USED.

THEY'RE NOT REALLY AN ADVISORY BOARD, BECAUSE, THEY HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES, THEY APPWHEN COMES TO ACTUALLY CONTROLLING THE USE OF THE ASSETS AND THE FUNDS IN SPOHN, THAT'S A FUNCTION THAT COMES FROM CHRISTUS HEALTH. AND MOST OF THE EMPLOYEES ARE CHRISTUS HEALTH EMPLOYEES.

>> THEY DON'T MAKE DECISIONS FINANCIALALLY, OR OPERATIONALLY?

>> CORRECT. THEY DO NOT NEIGHBORING MONEY DECISIONS.

THAT'S RIGHT. >> IT'S ONLY OCCURRED ONE TIME WHERE THERE'S BEEN A REJECTION OF A NOMINATION.

>> RIGHT. >> AND NOMINATING PROCESSES, IT'S USUALLY, THE REVERSE, YOU HAVE THE APPOINTED BODY THAT MAKES THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE STATUTORY BODY OR THE, YOU KNOW, AYE SEEN IT ON THE CITY'S SIDE, WHERE THE POLICE CHIEF SELECTS A FIRE CHIEF, HERE WE'RE GOING BACKWARDS WHERE WE SEND IT TO A BODY WHERE WE APPOINT. WHICH IS OKAY, BUT, I THINK IT'S WORKED,

RIGHT? >> IT HAS.

>> THERE WAS PUSH BACK AND I THINK OUT OF ANYTHING, EVEN THOUGH THE RULES HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND LIMITED ON LOCAL INFLUENCE, TO STILL HAVE SOMEBODY OR THREE PEOPLE COMING FROM NUECES COUNTY, THROUGH NUECES COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT IS IMPORTANT. RIGHT? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WITH LOOKING AT ALL OF THIS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT RESIDENCY PROGRAM COMMISSION THAT WE HAVE. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE COUNTY WORK FOR THIS.

I'VE NEVER HEARD ANY BOARD MEMBER MENTION TO ME ABOUT A NAME BEING BROUGHT FORWARD, SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THIS COURT THAT THEY REJECTED OR IS IT NOT WANT, RIGHT? IF IT MEANS GIVING THEM OPTIONS, FINE. BUT, I JUST DON'T SEE THE NEED TO CHANGE IT RIGHT NOW, WHEN, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE STILL Y'ALL JUST KIND OF WORKED TO FINALIZE THAT AGREEMENT BETWEEN SPOHN AND OUR DOCTORS. AND, WE HAVE SO MANY OTHER THINGS TO DEAL WITH, I MEAN, I THOUGHT IT GOT FIXED. SO, I'M WONDERING WHY WE'RE DOING THIS TODAY. I WOULD RATHER KEEP AS-IS, THE 25 YEARS THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS. AND IT'S WORKED OF THE IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS FROM MY OWN PERSPECTIVE, HAVE WE HAD ANY

NAMES REJECTED? >> NOT THAT YOU'VE BEEN ON, COMMISSIONER, IT WAS BEFORE YOUR TIME, I THINK. J

>> OKAY. SO, IT'S WORKING AND I THINK THAT WE HAVE A

RESPONSIVE BOARD TO THE NEEDS. >> IN MY OPINION, COMMISSIONERS, IT'S A PROCESS THAT WORKS WELL AND THAT GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF OUR ARRANGEMENT. LIKE YOU SAID, COMMISSIONERS IT'S AN INTERESTING THING, IT'S THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT BECAUSE WE'RE THE ONES WITH THE FUNDS, AND THE TAXING ABILITY, TO FUNDING AND HAVE THE CONTRACTS RESPOND.

BUT, BACK WHEN COMMISSIONERS COURT LIKE Y'ALL ARE TODAY WANT TO ROLE IN THE PROCESS. THIS IS WHAT WE CAME UP WITH, IT'S KIND OF JUXTAPOSED ABOUT HOW IT USUALLY WORKS, BUT, IT IS A

PROCESS THAT WORKS. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE

IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY -- >> PLEASE STATE THE MOTION?

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THE MOTION IS TO GIVE THE AUTHORITY TO THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM US. THE MOTION BY

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COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AND SECONDED BY COMMISSION MAREZ.

>> HERNANDEZ. >> JUDGE SCOTT: HERNANDEZ.

SORRY. SORRY. YOU WERE SPEAKING. SO, ALL THOSE IN

FAVOR SAY AYE. >>> ANY OPPOSED? I GUESS THE TWO WITH THE MOTION? ARE YOU SAYING AYE?

>> FOR THE MOTION? >> JUDGE SCOTT: YEAH.

>> (INDISCERNIBLE).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: YES, AND THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

>> NO. >> NO.

>> NO. >> JUDGE SCOTT: 3-2, THE MOTION FAILS. AND IT WAS AFTER CLARIFICATION. BECAUSE, I FELT THE SAME WAY UNTIL I REALIZED THAT WE DO SOMETHING THERE AND

IT'S NOT A WASTE OF TIME. >>> SO, TO BE CLEAR, COMMISSIONERS, JUDGE, THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS, THE APPOINTMENT BELONGS TO THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT, AND WE MAKE

RECOMMENDATIONS. >> RIGHT. AND SO THERE'S NO AUTHORITY THAT THE COUNTY CAN GRANT TO TAKE IT BACK, IT IS THEIR CONTRACT. SO, I DON'T WANT TO.

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>> JUDGE SCOTT: NOTHING CHANGES.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THAT. BECAUSE, I WOULD DEFINITELY LIKE TO OPEN THAT ONE BACSEE ABOUT MAKING SU ABOUT THE DIFFERENT SELECTIONS. I THOUGHT THAT THE PERSON WHOSE BEEN THERE FOR SO MANY YEARS WOULD REAPPLY. I DON'T KNOW THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING AND REOPEN THAT AS WELL SO THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR THAT.

>> WELL, THEY HAD A CHANCE TO SUBMIT THEIR NAMES.

>> IT'S A MOTION. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE TO THE NEXT MEETING OR THE JANUARY 17TH FOR

THEM TO OPEN IT UP FOR MORE... >> ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE BOARD APPOINTMENT OR ARE WE TALKING ABOUT 3-A-3.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THE 3, A-3 IS DONE AND THE MOTION FAILED.

THIS IS ON I-2. >> AND WE DON'T KNOW IF THE

CURRENT INCUMBENT IS INTERESTED? >> JUDGE SCOTT: THEY DIDN'T.

>> I MEAN, I KNOW THEY DIDN'T, BUT, WITH THE UNCERTAINTY OF WHETHER THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE, WILL IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? I

THINK GIVEN THE BACK AND FORTH. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THE INFORMATION GOING BACK AND FORTH, I THINK IT WARRANTS OPENING BACK UP BECAUSE WE WERE NOT CLEAR AND Y'ALL'S MEETING WAS A MONTH AT LEAST AFTER OUR MEETING WHEN IT WAS STATED THAT YOU HAD VOTED TO TAKE IT AWAY BEFORE GIVING IT BACK. SO, UM.

>> COMMISSIONER MAREZ, THE INCUMBENT THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS TERM-LIMITED. SHE'S REACHED HER THREE TERMS. SHE'S REACHED THE LIMIT OF TERM ALLOTMENT. SHE'S REACHED AND SHE CAN REAPPLY BUT THEN SHE'LL START RUNNING AGAINST SPOHN'S

BYLAWS. >> I WOULD RATHER THAN JUST

MOVE FORWARD ON THE NOMINATION. >> I DON'T THINK THE INCUMBENTS WASN'T INTERESTING, SHE JUST COULDN'T REAPPLY.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THE MOTION RIGHT NOW IS TO TABLE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? TO TABLE TO THE JANUARY 17TH MEETING? I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION, JUST BECAUSE OF THE CONFUSION THAT WE'VE HAD OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS WITH WHAT WE SAID WET THE APPOINTMENT AND THEN THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT TOOK IT AWAY AND THEN THEY GAVE IT BACK TO US JUST THIS LAST WEEK. SO, PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW IF THEY WERE APPLYING IF IT WAS WORTH ANYTHING BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT AUTHORITY AT THAT TIME.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TABLING TO THE 17TH, SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: AYE.

>> NAY. >> JUDGE SCOTT: ALL THOSE OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. WE HAVE ONE NAY. TWO NAYS. WERE YOU A YES,

COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ? >> NO.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: YOU'RE A NO AND WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND DID NOT GET TABLED SO I'LL ACCEPT THE MOTION TO RECOMMEND TO THE

HOSPITAL DISTRICT THE APPLICANT. >> YES. I RECOMMEND THAT WE

ACCEPT THE APPLICATION. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECONDMENT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES) >> JUDGE, I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN, BASED ON THE REASON THAT YOU STATED IS I DON'T THINK THIS PROCESS WAS CLEAR IN IN I WAY SHAPE OR FORM.

>> I DON'T KNOW THE LADY, I DON'T WANT TO VOTE AGAINST HER,

SO, I'LL ABSTAIN. >> JUDGE SCOTT: I UNDERSTAND.

THANK YOU. AND THE MOTION PASSES. WE HAVE ONE ABSTAIN AND

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THE REST VOTED YES. >>> I'M GOING TO GO BACK IT SEEMS THAT I GOT A NOTICE THAT I FAILED TO CALL UPON, AND I DIDN'T SEE HER HAND UP. SUSIE SALDONIA WANTED TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M SORRY TO HAVE MISSED THAT. BUT, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND YOUR THREE MINUTES. I THINK THAT YOU

KNOW THE PROCEDURE WELL. >> MY NAME IS SUESSY SALDONIA, AND I LIVE AT 4710. AND I'M A CITIZEN OF CORPUS CHRISTI. AND I WANTED TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT YOUR COURT APPOINTMENTS TODAY BASICALLY BECAUSE I HEARD ALL OF THOSE LADIES TALK TO YOU ABOUT WHAT THEY FELT. I CAN TELL YOU WHY THEY CAME TO YOU WITH THE LAST COMMISSIONERS THAT YOU APPOINTED. I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO AND BASICALLY I WOULD LIKE TRUST IN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, BECAUSE, I BELIEVE THAT YOU WILL MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. TO REAPPOINT SOMEONE WHO IS DOING A GOOD JOB IS NOT WRONG. TO LOOK AT A PERSON LIKE BRIAN GULLE WHO HAS DONE A TERRIFIC JOB FOR THE COURT AND THAT MEANS IT HAS MOVED THE COURT FORWARD IT'S NOT RIGHT TO TAKE HIM AWAY BECAUSE OF PERSONAL FEELINGS OR PERSONAL FEELINGS THAT THEY GO AGAINST THEM. ANOTHER PERSON THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND, IS TONY MANTANIA. ALL I'M ASKING IS THAT YOU ALL DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT REASONS. I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT WHEYS GOING ON. IT IS THE PORT THAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY. AND IT HAS BEEN MADE THAT WAY BY THE COMMISSIONERS THAT YOU HAVE THERE. YOU'VE APPOINTED ONE COMMISSIONER WHO HAS BEEN VERY DESTRUCTIVE TO THIS PORT. VERY DESTRUCTIVE AND WE'RE STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INVESTIGATION ON THAT ONE, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERN. BUT, TO APPOINT SOMEONE IS TO APPOINT SOMEONE ON BEHALF OF THE CITIZENS NOT ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF. I'M ASKING YOU TO LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I TRUST EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU, I MAY HAVE DIFFERENCES AND OTHER THINGS WITH Y'ALL. BUT, WHAT I DO NOT HAVE IS THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT REASONS TO APPOINTMENT THE RIGHT PERSONS. SO, PLEASE, LET YOUR CONSCIOUS BE YOUR GUIDE. LET WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN AND YOUR REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BE THE ONES THAT YOU APPOINTMENT.

NOT WHO YOU WANT, BUT, WHO IS BEST FOR THE PORT AND THE CITIZENS OF CORPUS CHRISTI. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I PRAY TO GOD THAT YOU MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU. AND ONCE AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT SEEING THAT YOU WERE WANTING TO SPEAK. SO, THANK YOU.

[3. Nueces County Civil Service Commission]

>> JUDGE SCOTT: GOING BACK TO ITEM 3, NUECES COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. THERE WERE NO LETTERS OF INTENT. NO APPLICATIONS. SO, WE NEED A MOTION TO REOPEN FOR APPLICANTS.

>> SO MOVED. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> CHAIRMAN, ARE YOU HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE?

>> NOT REALLY. >> WERE YOU AWARE THAT YOUR

LETTER WASN'T SENT? >> YOU DIDN'T REAPPLY.

>> YOU NEED TO REAPPLY. JUST IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW. JUST

BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE. >>

(INDISCERNIBLE). >> JUDGE SCOTT: OKAY.

>> (INAUDIBLE). >> JUDGE SCOTT: CAN YOU COME

TO THE MICROPHONE? >> WELL, 18'S NOT ENOUGH. YOU

NEED TO GO 20. >> I'LL ONLY DO 20 IF YOU PAY ME THE NEXT TWO YEARS. NO, I ENJOYED BEING INTEREST FOR 18 YEARS. WHEN WE STARTED THIS BACK 18 YEARS AGO, WE HAD 29 GRIEVANCES. SINCE THEN, WE HAVEN'T MET FOR THE LAST THREE

YEARS. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE NO

GRIEVANCES? >> NO, THAT MEANS YOUR SUPERVISORS ARE NOT DOING A GREAT JOB.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE SOME PROBLEMS AND WE MADE CHANGES WITH MY RECOMMENDATION AND THAT TOOK CARE OF IT. LIKE, I SAID, WE HAVEN'T MET FOR THREE YEARS BECAUSE OF A RECOMMENDATION OF TRUSTING TO GO AHEAD AND MEET EVERY QUARTERLY, JUST TO PROVE TO THE WORKERS THAT WE DO MEET IN CASE THERE'S A GRIEVANCE. SO... HAVING SAID THAT, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE THE CHAIRMAN FOR THE 18

YEARS. I ENJOYED IT. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

>> CAN WE JUST REAPPOINT HIM ANYWAY, JUDGE?

[LAUGHTER] >> JUDGE SCOTT: HE'S A

HOLDOVER. >> YOU'RE A HOLDOVER.

>> THAT'S RIGHT, YOU'RE STILL THERE.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: YOU MIGHT MAKE THOSE 20 YEARS.

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>> DO I GET A CHRISTMAS PRESENT?

>>. [LAUGHTER]

. >> SO, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO REOPEN THAT FOR APPLICATIONS. ALL THOSE IN

FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> (CHORUS OF AYES)

>> WHEN WILL YOU CLOSE IT? >> JUDGE SCOTT: THE 17TH,

CLOSE IT? >> NO.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THERE HAS TO BE INTENT TO BRING IT WHACK ON

THE 17. >> HOW MANY DO WE NEED TO FILL

THERE? >> THERE'S THREE. AND NOBODY

REAPPLIED. NOBODY. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THEY'RE ALL

[4. Nueces County Emergency Service District No. 1]

OUT. MOVING TO ITEM 4, NUECES COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER ONE. DEAF TWO LETTERS OF INTENT AND TWO SPOTS.

>> MOTION TO REAPPOINT. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE RECEIVED

FROM INCUMBENT RODRIGUEZ. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A

MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPOINT. >> IT'S TWO. IT'S NUMBER ONE.

AND THAT'S THE SECOND JON'S MOTION.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: SO, WE HAVE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT.

>> TATE AND TORRES, RIGHT? >> YES. DAN TEETTATE. ALL TH

IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN? MOTION PASSES. NOW, IS THE OTHER ONE. NUECES COUNTY

[5. Nueces County Emergency Service District No. 2]

EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT TWO. ONE ENTER OF INTENT. AND ONE

NEW APPLICANT. >> JUDGE, I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO REAPPOINT. WE HAVE TWO INCUMBENTS THAT HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB SO, I MAKE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT THOSE TWO?

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THAT'S EGGENBERGER, AND RODRIGUEZ?

>> SECOND. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANYMORE DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

[6. Nueces County Emergency Service District No. 3]

SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM 6, NUECES COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER THREE. TWO LETTERS OF INTENT. THREE SPOTS, AND, UM, WE WILL HAVE TO REOPEN AS WELL, BUT, DO Y'ALL WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT THE TWO LETTERS OF INTENT.

>> MOTION TO REAPPOINT. >> SECOND.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO REAPPOINT THE TWO INCUMBENTS THAT WOULD LIKE TO BE REAPPOINTED. ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED?

>> SAME SPOT. >> MOTION TO REOPEN FOR THE ONE

VACANCY. >> JUDGE SCOTT: REOPEN THE SAME DATES IN JANUARY 10TH AND BRING BACK ON THE 17TH, IS THAT

OKAY WITH YOU? >> WHY EM YES, MA'AM.

[7. Nueces County Emergency Service District No. 4]

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: NUECES COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT FOUR TO TWO LETTERS OF INTENT. ONE NEW APPLICANT. TWO SPOTS

AVAILABLE. >> YES, JUDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REINSTATE MR. DONALD HERMANN. AND

MR. WILSON TO REPLACE. >> JUDGE SCOTT: OKAY. DO WE WANT DO THOSE SEPARATE SINCE ONE IS AN INCUMBENT?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THAT.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: LET'S DO THE LETTER OF INTENT FIRST.

>> WHICH ONE ARE YOU WANTING TO?

>> JUDGE SCOTT: DONALD HERMANN.

>> I JUST WANTTO, I SUPPORT MR. HERMANN BEING REAPPOINTED IF

YOU'RE DOING THAT SEPARATELY. >> JUDGE SCOTT: A MOTION, YOU COULD SECOND IT. WE'RE DOING IS SEPARATELY, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF REAPPOINTING MR. HERMANN TO, UM, THE ESD FOUR, SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN? THE MOTION PASSES.

AND YOUR MOTION WAS TO (INDISCERNIBLE)

>> TO REPLACE MR. ATWOOD. >> AND I'LL SECOND FOR DISCUSSION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DISCUSSION.

>> I'M CURIOUS AS TO ANY, I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO WHETHER THERE'S AN ISSUE. I HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY ISSUES, BUT, I'M NOT SAYING NO, I'M ASKING WHY WE'RE DOING IT?

>> WELL, I'VE GOTTEN REPLIES FROM OTHERS. THAT MR. ATWOOD

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HASN'T MADE A MEETING FOR QUITE AWHILE. HAS A HARD TIME GETTING OR GOING TO THE MEETINGS, HE'S BEEN THERE FOR A LONG TYPE AND I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT, IT DOESN'T DO THE DISTRICT ANY GOOD IF WE CAN NOT ATTEND THE MEETINGS. HE JUST IT DOESN'T ATTEMPT TO GET THE FIGURES THAT HE'S SUPPOSED TO GET.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER

QUESTIONS TO APPOINT MR. WILSON. >> BASED ON THE REPRESENTATION THAT HE'S NOT ATTENDING MEETINGS, I'LL SUPPORT

COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ'S MOTION. >> JUDGE SCOTT: ALL IN FAVOR

SAY AYE. >> (CHORUS OF AYES).

[8. Nueces County Emergency Service District No. 6]

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES.

>>> MOVING ONTO ITEM 8, NUECES COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT SIX. UM, THERE ARE TWO POSITIONS WITH TERMS THAT EXPIRE DECEMBER 2023. WE'VE HAD TWO LETTERS OF INTENT RECEIVED FROM THE INCUMBENTS MCNAIR AND CADENA.

>> MOTION TO REAPPOINT. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT THE TWO, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?

>> SECOND. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

(CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: MOTION PASSES.

I KNOW THAT THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS OUR PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI AUTHORITY. WE HAD SET THAT AND TOLD ALL OF THE APPLICANTS TO BE HERE AT 1:00 P.M. TO TRY TO GIVE EVERYBODY THE TIME TO BE HERE AND OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. SO, WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO THAT LATER. MOVING ONTO OUR CONSENT

[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.]

AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS THAT SOMEONE WANTS TO PULL FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION? AND I WILL GIVE YOU

A MINUTE TO LOOK THROUGH THAT. >> JUDGE, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO PASS ALL UNLESS SOMEONE HAS ONE TO PULL.

>> SECOND. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WAIT A SECOND.

I THINK THAT I HAD A CLARIFICATION ON A, ON THE MINUTES, DID WE GET THAT CHECKED OUT, LADIES FROM THE OFFICE?

>> DO YOU WANT TO PULL THAT ONE, JUDGE?

>> JUDGE SCOTT: PULL A. >> THEN THE MOTION WILL BE TO PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA OTHER THAN ITEM 2-A.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN

FAVOR SAY AYE. >> (CHORUS OF AYES).

[A. Accept the Commissioner's Court Minutes for November 15, 2023, November 20, 2023 and November 29, 2023.]

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES.

AND A IS JUST OUR MINUTES, BUT, THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT WAYS WHEN IT WAS, WHEN WE CHANGED IT FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE REGULAR AGENDA, I THINK THAT THE MINUTES HAD IT, UM, TABLED INDEFINITELY. AND I JUST WANTED THE WORDING TO BE CHANGED IN THAT. THAT IT WAS JUST MOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE REGULAR AGENDA IT WAS NOT TABLED INDEFINITELY.

>> NOVEMBER 15TH MINUTES? >> JUDGE SCOTT: THE NOVEMBER 15TH MINUTES. JUST A CLARIFICATION. NOTHING MAJOR.

>> AND WHICH NUMBER, JUDGE? >> JUDGE SCOTT: TWO-Y NEEDS CLARIFICATION. THE ITEM WAS NOT TABLED INDEFINITELY.

>> I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A

SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES.

[1. Receive updates, if any, regarding the Bob Hall Pier project and all related matters. ]

MOVING ONTO 3. OUR REGULAR AGENDA 3 A 1 IS TO RECEIVE UPDATES FOR THE BOB HALL PIER PROJECT. AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE

UPDATES. >> GOOD MORNING, I'M TURNING OVER TO OUR ENGINEER PROGRAM MANAGER AND MYSELF AND CHRISTINE ARE HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AS FAR AS PERMITTING. IT'S INDEPENDENT OF DESIGN. WITH THAT, I'LL LET

SCOTT. >> JUDGE SCOTT: AND STICK AROUND AFTER THIS, I'M PULLING UP ITEM 11 RIGHT AFTERWARDS FOR

YOU. SO, YES. >>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, SCOTT AIRS WITH LOCKWOOD HERE TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE BOB HALL PEER PROJECT. 50%

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OF DESIGN IS COMPLETED AND REVIEWED NOW. WE'RE OFFICIALLY COMPLETE WITH THE 60% DESIGN. COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE DESIGN ENGINEER. AND WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN MY REVIEW TEAM AND THE DESIGN ENGINEER. AT THIS TIME, JACOB'S ENGINEERING IS THE DESIGN ENGINEER. WE HAVE, THEY'RE PROCEEDING TO 100% DESIGN WHICH EFFECTIVELY LIMITS THE 90% DESIGN. THEY'RE GOING TO PROCEED, EXPEDITE, THE REMAINDER OF THE DESIGN. ELIMINATE THE 90% SUBMITTAL AND MOVE STRAIGHT TO THE ONE HUNDRED. THAT WILL SPEED UP THINGS A BIT. ONE ITEM THAT THEY'RE ACCOMMODATING IN THE DESIGN IS THE ELIMINATION OF THE COSTLY CONSTRUCTION TRESLE. BY, REMOVING THAT OR THE NEED FOR THAT EXTRA CONSTRUCTION TRESLE, IT CAN EFFECTIVELY ELIMINATE OVER $2 MILLION IN COST. KEEP IN MIND, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS THAT ULTIMATELY THAT DECISION FOR TO FOR CONSTRUCTION TRESLE IS UP TO THE CONTRACTOR, NOT NECESSARILY THE DESIGN ENGINEER. BUT, THE ENGINEER IS MAKING ACCOMMODATIONS IN THEIR DESIGN TO ALLOW FOR MULTIPLE TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION AND NOT JUST THAT. SO, UM, WITH THE ELIMINATION OF THAT TRESLE, IT COULD SAVE POSSIBLY A LITTLE OVER $2 MILLION. SOME OF THE COMMENTS WE RETURNED TO THE, UM, DESIGN ENGINEER WHERE, UM, KIND OF CENTERED AROUND OMN FOR SCOTT CROSS AND HIS TEAM, EASIER MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION. SO, IN THE SPIRIT OF TRYING TO IMPROVE THE OMN IN THE FUTURE, KIND OF TAKING CARE OF THE PEER. A LOT OF THE COMMENTS WERE CENTERED AROUND THAT IN JACOB'S ENGINEERING AGREED TO INCORPORATE THOSE INTO THE 100 PERCENT DESIGN. SO, WITH THAT, UM, ON MONDAY, THE PARK'S BOARD MET AND APPROVED, UM, THE 100% DESIGN. THE NEXT, THE MIDDLE IS THE FINAL 100% DESIGN SUBMITTAL.

WE'LL HAVE A QUICK, TWO-WEEK REVIEW PERIOD WHICH WILL HAPPEN AT THE BEGINNING OF APRIL. THEIR SCHEDULE SAYS APRIL 6TH FOR THE ONE HUNDRED. BUT, WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND EXPEDITE THAT.

WE CAN ESSENTIALLY SEE BOB HALL READY TO BID NO LATER THAN THE END OF MAY TO THE BEGINNING OF APRIL. THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS

FOR TODAY. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU, WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THAT MOVING AND GOING.

>> AND THE REVIEW PERIOD, SCOTT, OR, WHOEVER, IS IT GOING TO BE AN INTENTIONAL, PUBLIC REVIEW? I MEAN, IS IT GOING TO BE ANY KIND OF PUBLIC HEARING IS IT SOMETHING THAT WE DO JUST DURING COURT OR IS IT JUST OPEN? HOW DOES THAT PROCESS GO.

>> IT WILL COME BACK HERE. >> OKAY. AS LONG AS WE LET THE PUBLIC KNOW BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF EYES ON THAT.

IF THIS COURT'S MADE IT'S DESAYS, I DON'T SEE US CHANGING IT. BUT, AT LEAST, I KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SEE WHAT THAT FINAL DESIGN WILL LOOK LIKE.

>> YES, SIR. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT'S BROADCAST AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE.

>> WE'VE HAD PLENTY OF DELAYS ON THIS, AS YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO GET THINGS GOING AND GET TO THE FINAL.

>> THANK YOU. >> I HAVE ONE THING I WANT TO ADD FOR THIS TIMELINE. RIGHT NOW, OUR FEDERAL PERMIT IS KIND OF STUCK IN NATIONANATIONAL MAR FISHERY SERVICES FOR A YEAR AND-A-HALF, I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU THAT I'VE BEEN CONCERNED WITH THAT FEDERAL AGENCY. SO, CHRISTINE IS WORKING WITH ME TO TRY AND FRONTLOAD OUR DOCUMENTS AS BEST WE CAN WITH BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS TO CONVINCE THEM TO DO INFORMAL CONSULTATION VERSUS FORMAL. THEY'RE WANTING TO DO FORMAL, IF THEY GET INTO FORMAL, IT CAN DELAY OUR PERMIT LONGER. U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE HERE, LOCALLY, MARY CASE AND JACKIE ROBINSON, THEY'VE DONE INFORMAL REVIEW WHICH MAKES IT GO A LOT FASTER. SO, I'VE GIVEN YOU THAT

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TIMELINE THAT CHRISTINE AND I PUT TOGETHER, TO SHOW YOU ALL THE STEPS IN 2021 ON PERMITTING. BUT, I DON'T HAVE A LOT MORE THAT I CAN DO OTHER THAN TRY TO FRONTLOAD DOCUMENTS AND SHOWING THAT WE'RE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE WITH THE THREATENED AND ENDANGERED LISTED SPECIES. SO, I CAN'T MAKE GUARANTIES ON

THAT. >> BUT, THIS COURT HAS PROVIDED YOU ALL THE RESOURCES TO DEAL WITH THAT?

>> YES, SIR. >> I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED ON, BECAUSE, EVERY TIME THIS COMES UP THERE'S ALL OF THIS CONCERN WITH THE PUBLIC, JUSTIFIABLY SO. BUT, IN REGARDS TO THOSE DELAYS, THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO BE UNDERSTOOD. THIS COURT HAS DONE EVERYTHING WE CAN DO AND THE PARK'S BOARD HAS DONE EVERYTHING THEY CAN DO TO PROVIDE ALL THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO GO AND FIGHT THAT ISSUE. BUT, WE CAN'T CONTROL A FEDERAL AGENCY. THAT, NOW NEEDS TO BE UNDERSTOOD BY THE PUBLIC. AND IT WILL GET CONVOLUTED AND PICKED APART. BUT, THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS, AND I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO WHAT MR. HARRIS SAID, BECAUSE, I NEED THEM TO BE QUICKER ON THE OTHER. BUT, IN THIS REGARD, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S ALL UP TO THIS FEDERAL AGENCY. AND IF THEY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DELAYS, THERE'S NOTHING MORE THAT THIS COURT CAN DO. I MEAN, CERTAINLY WE CAN CALL OUR FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES AND WE PROBABLY NEED TO DO THAT AND LET'S, I WOULD, YOU KNOW, MAKE A MOTION TO DO SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED A MOTION BUT WE JUST NEED TO DO IT. BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, I KNOW THAT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD TO OVERCOME THAT AND I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS COURT IS GIVING YOU WHAT YOU ASKED FOR TO FIGHT THIS WHICH IS FUNDING RESOURCES OR OTHER THINGS AS WELL.

>> SO, COMMISSIONERS, I'LL TAKE THAT DATE OF APRIL 6TH, AND I WAS ALREADY MAKING PLANS TO SEND OUT AN E-MAIL TO THE PROJECT MANAGER AND I HAVE YET TO ENGAGE U.S. FISH ALL THE WAY UP TO THE CHIEF AND, ESTABLISH THAT DATE AND IN FACT, DATE IT SO THAT WE CAN SET GOALS FOR THEIR INTERNAL DEADLINES THEY THEY NEED TO TAKE. YOU'RE SAYING THAT WE WANT TO MOVE TO APRIL 6TH.

>> I DON'T LIKE APRIL 6TH, I'LL GO BACK UP THERE.

>> I'M NOT DONE. >> BUT, HAVING AN END DATE, THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO COMMUNICATE TO THEM AND YOU'LL BE HOLDING UP A CONSTRUCTION BID IF YOU DON'T HOLD THEM ON IT.

COMMUNICATING THAT DATE WILL AT LEAST GIVE US MILESTONES TO WORK

WITH AND THAT SHOULD HELP. >> I'LL GO BACK TO THAT. BUT, I DO THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE. BECAUSE, AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'M NOT SATISFIED WITH THE APRIL 6TH DATE. I THINK THAT WE'VE MADE GREAT PROGRESS. JUDGE, YOU'VE SPENT TIME WITH ME WORKING ON THIS AND I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME ON THIS. AND I KNOW THE COURT'S INTERESTED. THAT POTENTIAL SAVINGS, THAT'S OUR DOLLARS AND THAT'S BIG TIME AND THAT'S A BIG CONCESSION AND A BIG DEAL THAT THE DESIGN TEAM, A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKED ON THIS AND CAME TO THIS CONCLUSION TO GO TO THE 100% AND TO REALLY WORK TO REDUCE COST TO SAVE MONEY. BECAUSE, THE CONCERN IS THAT EVEN IF WE SAVE THIS MONEY, WE MAY NEED THIS MONEY BECAUSE OF THE RISING COSTS OF CONSTRUCTION.

>> WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS AVOID COMING BACK TO THE COURT FOR ANY ADDITIONAL FUNDING ON THE PIER TO BE SURE THAT WE HAVE MONEY IN THERE AND THIS $2.5 MILLION IN SAVINGS, MAYBE NEEDED JUST TO OFF SET WHAT WE'RE AFRAID THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS COULD BE. SO, THAT'S A BIG DEAL IN REGARDS TO THE PIER.

I'M NOT SATISFIED, I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS. WE HAVE ABOUT 90%, SCOTT HARRIS. SORRY, SCOTT, THANK YOU. WE HAVE 90% THERE.

APRIL 6TH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME FOR 100 PERCENT DESIGN. WE SHOULD BE FURTHER ALONG ON THIS. THERE ARE REASONS THAT WE'RE NOT. AND, THAT IS PARTIALLY TO DO WITH THE BACK AND FORTH TO SAVE MONEY. BUT, SOME OF THESE COMMENTS CAME IN AFTER WE VOTED AND THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I'VE ADDRESSED WITH YOU AND THE REST OF THE TEAM THAT I'M NOT SATISFIED WITH WHAT'S HAPPENED THERE. SO, WE TRY TO MITIGATE THE DAMAGE. BUT, AT THE END OF THE DAY, APRIL 6TH IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. THEY NEED TO COME BACK WITH A BETTER DATE. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A JERK, BUT, IF THEY NEED TO WORK THROUGH CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR AS TO GET IT DONE. WE'RE PAYING A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE ENGINEERS FOR THE PEER REVIEW. AND WE'RE SURE PAYING A LOT OF MONEY FOR THE

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ENGINEERS. SO, IF THEY HAVE TO WORK EXTRA OR HARDER, AND I'M NOT TRYING TO BE THE GRINCH WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS, BUT, IF THAT IS WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN, SOONER RATHER THAN LATER SO THAT THEY CAN GIVE THAT DEADLINE TO THE AGENCY THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH, BECAUSE, THEN, IF IT'S NOT US ANYMORE AND IT'S THE FEDERAL AGENCY, AS IT COULD BE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A NEW ATTACK TO CALL OUR FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES, OR, TO DO EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TO GET THEM DO WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. I THINK THAT DEADLINE NEEDS TO BE 30 DAYS SOONER IF NOT MORE. I'M LOOKING FOR THAT DESIGN THE FIRST PART OF MARCH NOT THE FIRST PART OF APRIL. THAT'S MY QUESTION. IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE

TO MAKE THAT A MOTION. >>> I THINK THAT'S A GOOD MOTION BECAUSE WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: SO, YOU'RE SECONDING HIS MOTION?

>> I THINK THAT THE MOTION AND THE DIRECTION OF THE COURT IS, AND, IF I COULD IF I FELT LIKE I COULD DO IT SOONER THAN MARCH 1ST, I WOULD, BUT, I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION, THEN, THAT THEY BRING BACK THAT 100% DESIGN TO THIS COURT, TO THE PARK'S BOARD FIRST, AS NORMAL, AND THEN TO US BY OUR MEETING SO THAT THEY'RE DONE BY MARCH 1ST, AND, DONE, SCOTT MEANS Y'ALL REVIEW, I MEAN ALL OF IT. IT'S GOT TO COME FORWARD WITH EVERYBODY IN UNISON, THAT WE ARE DONE AND THIS IS RECOMMENDATION.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN

FAVOR SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SINE. MOTION PASSES SO GOOD LUCK. AND EVEN SOONER

WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM. >> THAT'S PRETTY CLEAR DIRECTION AND I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ

[11. Discuss and consider the selection of Anchor QEA, LLC for engineering services for the Packery Channel Shoreline Enhancement Project; and authorize execution of an Engineering Services Contract for $414,806.00 with Anchor QEA, LLC.]

AND THE REST OF THE COURT. >> JUDGE SCOTT: MOVING ONTO ITEM 11, SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE SCOTT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE SELECTION OF ANCHOR LLC FOR SKIN NEAR TING SERVICES FOR THE SHORELINE ENHANCEMENT BRIDGE AND AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT FOR $414,806

AND THIS IS GRANT FUNDED? >> GRANT FUNDED.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: YES. >> AND ALEX, THE SUPER STAR ATTORNEY THAT JENNY HAS HAS VETTED ALL OF THIS. SHE TAKES GOOD CARE OF US IN COASTAL PARTS.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: 3-A 11 AND I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO SELECT ANCHOR AND AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE CONTRACT.

>> SECOND, AND TELL US WHERE THE FUNDING'S COMING FROM?

>> IT'S THE PROJECCT THAT SPECIAL MERIT GOMESA FUNDS.

100% NO MATCH. >> JUDGE SCOTT: NO MATCH.

>> IT'S THE PACKERRY CHANNEL NATURE PARK.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN

FAVOR SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED,

[2. Receive update from Nueces County Hospital District relating to the Emergency Medicine Residency Program operated by CHRISTUS Spohn Health System Corporation; and related matters.]

SAME SIGN. >> THE MOTION PASSES. THANK

YOU. >> MERRY CHRISTMAS IF I DON'T

SEE YOU. >> JUDGE SCOTT: AND NOW, 3 A-2 RECEIVE AN UPDATE FROM THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT RELATING TO THE EMERGENCY MEEMERGENCY MEDICY PROGRAM.

>> GOOD MORNING, AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS, AS Y'ALL KNOW THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT WAS ASKED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT TO HELP ADDRESS THE SITUATION OF SPOHN DECIDING TO TERMINATE THEIR EMERGENCY MEDMEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM WE TOOK THAT ON AND WE'VE HELD SEVERAL MEETINGS, AND LOTS OF PUBLIC COMMENTS. SO, TO FAST-FORWARD YOU TO DECEMBER 1ST, THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT, APPROVED THE TERM SHEET OR THE DEAL POINTS, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO REFER TO THEM. AND THOSE SHOULD BE ENCLOSED IN YOUR PACTETTE. AND YESTERDAY, THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT TOOK THE FINAL STEP OF APPROVING THE LETTER AGREEMENT IN WHICH THE DEAL POINTS ARE EMBEDDED INTO AND THEY GAVE ME THE AUTHORITY TO SIGN THE LETTER AGREEMENT WHEN SPOHN DOES SO.

SO, IN CONCLUSION, THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT, STEPPED UP THE NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY FOR MAINTAINING THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL PROGRAM.

IT'S BASICALLY A SIX YEAR PROCESS THAT FUNDS TWO EMERGENCY MEDICINE RESIDENCY CYCLES AT SPOHN. BUT, I WILL TELL YOU, COMMISSIONERS, THAT ALL OF THIS DISAGREEMENT DOES IS BUY US TIME. SO, WE BOUGHT A TWO-CYCLE EQUIVALENT PROCESS SO THAT THE

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HOSPITAL DISTRICT COMMITTED A TOTAL OF $21,250,000 FOR THE PROCESS TO VAPID THE DIRECT COST OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICINE TRAINING PROGRAM. AND, SO, WHEN I SAY THAT WHAT WE'VE REACHED HAS BOUGHT US TIME, IT HAS, BUT, THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT NEED TO BE WORKED OUT LONG-TERM IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THE COMMUNITY IF THE COMMUNITY WANTS TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS PROGRAM. AND THE TWO THINGS ARE FIRST, WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A TEACHING FACILITY. YOU GOT TO HAVE A PLACE WILLING TO TAKE THE RESIDENTS AND ALLOW THEM TO USE THEIR FACILITIES FOR THE TRAINING PROGRAM. AND OF COURSE, AND PROBABLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE IS THAT WE NEED A LONG-TERM FUNDING SOURCE FOR THE PROGRAM. NOW, WE'VE GOT OURSELVES SIX YEARS. THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT TODAY HAS THE RESOURCES TO COVER THE 2 ONE MILLION DOLLAR. DOWN THE ROAD, ALL KINDS OF THINGS CAN HAPPEN DURING A SIX-YEAR PERIOD THAT CAN CHANGE THE PATH OF THIS.

ALTHOUGH THE LETTER AGREEMENT LOCKS DOWN A LOT OF THE TERMS, IF IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE, I'LL HAVE OUR COUNCIL, OUR TRANSATION COUNSEL WITH ME THIS MORNING, ADAM ROBINSON, AND HE CAN HELP WITH THOSE. BUT, TO CONCLUDE MY REMARKS, WE HAVE ADDRESSED THIS, IT'S NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION, WE'VE BOUGHT OURSELVES SIX YEARS TO WORK THROUGH THIS. AND THE TWO MAIN THINGS THAT WE FACE IS HAVING THE TEACHING FACILITY, AND HAVING THAT LONG-TERM FUNDING FOR IT.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU AND WE APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT HAS GONE INTO THE TIME AND EFFORTS. THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS HERE AS WELL. YOUR EFFORTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >>> JUDGE, I'VE SAID THIS PUBLICLY, WITHOUT YOU PUTTING THIS COMMITTEE TOGETHER, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. YOU REALLY HELPED TO AMP UP THE ATTENTION THAT YOU DESERVE. GAVE AN AREA FOR INPUT. AND, THE MEMBERS WHO PUT ON THERE, BECAUSE, I GOT PUT ON THERE AND I DO APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND PUTTING ME ON THERE. BUT, THE ABILITY TO OPERATE OUT OF THE PUBLIC SCRUTINY WITH A SMALLER GROUP, WE STILL HAVE AN OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SPOHN AND THE COMMUNITY ITSELF. REALLY HELPED TO SET UP FOR THIS SUCCESS. AND WE'VE TALKED FOR AWHILE NOW SINCE WE'VE BEEN MEETING IN THE LAST MONTH AND-A-HALF OR SO, THAT WE KNOW THAT THIS MAY NOT BE THE ULTIMATE FINAL SOLUTION. AND WE KNOW THINGS COULD CHANGE AND WE APPRECIATE SPOHN GOING TO THE EXTENT TO ALLOW THE INTERVIEWS HAPPENING TODAY. HOW APPROPRIATE THAT THEY ARE. BUT, THIS IS ABOUT HAVING THOSE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN SO IF SPOHN SAYS, YOU KNOW WHAT, WE'VE GIVEN SIX YEARS BUT THE REALITY IS THAT WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO START FINDING AN OUT SOLUTION WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO. IT'S IN PLACE. WE'VE GOT A BUFFER BUT WE COULD CONTINUE TO WORK AS A COMMUNITY TO TRY AND FIND SOME OTHER SOLUTION. SO, THAT'S ALL WE ASKED, IS JUST A HEADS UP. STAY CONNECTED ON THE COMMUNITY'S BEHALF THAT YOU LET US KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THAT OUR DOCTOR AND THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART, THAT WE DON'T GET CAUGHT BY SURPRISE AGAIN.

AND THAT WE ARE GIVEN TIME WORK ON THIS. SO FAR WE HAVE A SIX YEAR BUFFER TO TALK ABOUT TRANSITION. BUT, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE AND ALL THE INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY. AND I'M SURE CAN TIME AND TIME AGAIN, NO MATTER WHERE I WENT IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR THE LAST TWO MONTH, EVERYWHERE I GO, THE MAIN CONVERSATION HAS BEEN WHAT ABOUT THE DOCTORS AND THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND DURING THANKSGIVING WE WERE IN ROB'S TOWN WHERE ALL THE SENIOR CENTERS GET TOGETHER FOR OUR ANNUAL THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON.

AND ALL THE SENIORS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTY FROM REPRESENTED THERE. AND ALL OF THEM ASKED ABOUT THAT. THEY ALL KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON AND IT WAS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY FEEL IT AND SEE IT SO MUCH OFTEN WITH THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES.

AND, SO, THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THOSE ATTENTION GRAB ARES THAT WE'VE HAD TO JUMP RIGHT IN. AND, LIKE I'VE TOLD THE DOCTORS BEFORE, OUR MARK ON THE ANATOMY HAS ENDED SO FAR, BUT, I DO PLAN TO COME BACK AS GUEST APPEARANCES ONCE OR TWICE. THIS MAY NOT BE THE FINAL SOLUTION. FIRST OF ALL, BUT, WE APPRECIATE THAT THEY HAVE GOOD FAITH TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND OF COURSE, THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT, THE COMMITTEE AND ALL THE DOCTORS WHO HAVE PROVIDED INPUT. AND OF COURSE, YOU, AS WELL, JOHNNY, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF HEAT FROM BOTH SIDES AND WE KNOW THAT. AND

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ESPECIALLY, THANKS TO THE JUDGE BECAUSE THAT REALLY SET THE STANDARD FROM DAY ONE WHEN WE HAD OUR ROOM FULL OF THE WHITE COATS AND, UM, FROM THERE, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

SO, THANK YOU ALL. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU.

>> I ALSO WANTED TO SAY, JUDGE, THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE MEETING. AND I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE AND I TOLD YOU, JOHNNY, I'M STILL NOT HAPPY WITH THE $21 MILLION. SIX YEARS IS NOT VERY LONG FOR $21 MILLION. AND IF WE'RE PAYING TWICE FOR SOME ARE SERVICES, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT AS THAT WE'RE PAYING TWICE FOR. AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE REPORT REQUESTED SO THAT WE'RE NOT PAYING TWICE FOR THE SERVICES. WE NEED RESIDENCY PROGRAMS. THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT TAKE CARE OF YOUR WHOLE FAMILY AND BRINGING US TO A WHOLE. THANK YOU TO THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT FOR ARE COMING TO BAT AND DOING WHAT YOU DID.

I KNOW THERE WAS PUSH AND SHOVE FROM BOTH SIDES. MY IT DEAL IN 21 WAS NOT A GOOD DEAL. I WOULD HAVE LIKED THEM TO MEET HALFWAY, $10 MILLION. AND THAT'S STILL NOT A LOT. THIS IS THE WAY THAT I FEEL ABOUT IT. AND I THINK THAT I SAID IT LAST TIME WHEN WE MET HERE ALSO THAT I COULDN'T REALLY SUPPORT, 100%, $21 MILLION. BETWEEN NOW, AND NEXT YEAR, I WOULD LIKE A REPORT AFTER GRADUATION, HOW MANY DOCTORS STAYED AND HOW MANY LEAVE. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT KIND OF REPORT SINCE THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT IS PAYING FOR THIS. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A REPORT AFTER THE GRADUATIONS. WHAT ARE WE DOING? WHAT'S HAPPENING? WHERE ARE THEY MOVING TO? ARE WE KEEPING THEM HERE? THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. BUT, TO REINVEST, I THINK THAT WE WOULD NEED TO HAVE SOME KIND OF A CONTRACT OR AGREEMENT THAT THEY HAVE TO CITY HERE FOR TWO YEARS AFTER GRADUATION. WE'RE PAYING 21 MILLED, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE IN THE CONTRACT THAT THEY HAVE TO STAY HERE FOR TWO YEARS. AND I REALLY AGREE WITH YOU AS A COMMISSIONERS FOR THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT ON THE MEDICAL FACILITY FOR TRAINING AND EDUCATION. THAT'S ONE OF THE BEST ROUTES THAT WE COULD GO WHERE EVERYBODY HAS TO PITCH IN AND READ SOMETHING FOR THE TABLE. SO, I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE ALL THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT. IF WE WANT A FACILITY, I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO GET TOGETHER AND SEE WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT Y'ALL DID. FOR RUNNING WITH IT. AND, UM, IT I'M HOPING THAT WE DID THE RIGHT THING HERE. I'M STILL NOT SURE THAT WE DID. THANK YOU, VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE YOUMENT

>> THANK YOU, JOHNNY, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

[4. Discuss and consider giving the County Judge the authority to approve payments until the Next Commissioners Court and all related matters.]

>> JUDGE SCOTT: MOVING ONTO NUMBER FOUR, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER GIVING THE COUNTY JUDGE THE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE PAYMENTS UNTIL THE NEXT COMMISSIONERS COURT. AND THIS

IS ONLY THE AUTHORITY. >> SO MOVED, JUDGE.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: IT'S ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE THE WORK DAY AND THIS IS OUR LAST MEETING UNTIL JANUARY THE 10TH, THAT IS A WHOLE MONTH BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER MEETING AND THIS CLEARLY STATES UNTIL THE NEXT COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING.

YES. >> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT

EVERYTHING? >> JUDGE SCOTT: THEY WILL STILL PRESENT EXCEPTIONS LISTS, WE'RE MAKING THEM PROVIDE THE REASON BEHIND THE PAYMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE THAT CAN'T WAIT. AND THEY HAVE TO SHOW THE DOCUMENTATION BEHIND IT.

>> AND WE'RE TALKING A LIMITED NUMBER OF EXPENSES.

>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO OVERLOAD ANYBODY. THAT'S A VERY SMALL

AMOUNT. >> JUDGE SCOTT: YES. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE

>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

[5. Discuss and consider approval of proposed projects in the total amount of $314,487.00 to be funded under the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Street Improvement Program for 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023.]

>> JUDGE SCOTT: AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PROPOSED PROJECTS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $314,487 TO BE FUNDED BY THE RTA STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. AND I THINK IN THE PACKET, TERESA HAS PUT INFORMATION BEHIND THERE. DO

YOU WANT TO PLAIN, TERESA? >> YES, JUDGE. SO, WE HAVE FOUR YEARS TO SUBMIT THE PROJECTS THAT Y'ALL WILL BE FUNDING WITH RTA MONEYS IT'S 2020, TWAIN, 2022 AND 2023. THE PROPOSED LIST IS ATTACHED FOR EACH GROUP. THE COUNTY JUDGE IS IN

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CONTINGENCY. THE COMMISSIONERS PRETIN P PRECINCT ONE, TWO, THREE, AND FOUR. I DID ATTACH THE BUS STOPS WITHIN YOUR PRECINCT TO WORK WITH ONE OR, FOUR TO TIE DOWN THE ACTUAL LOCATION.

>> SO, WE HAVE THE $62,987, AND WE CAN GO TO THE LIST AND SELECT

THE BUS STOPS TO WORK FOR. >> AND COMMISSIONER, YOU SELECTED YOUR COMMUNITY BUS STOPS, BISHOP'S AND.

>> IF I HAD ROOM FOR ONE MORE, COULD I DO ONE MORE? DID I

ALREADY USE ALL OF MY FUNDS? >> RIGHTED RIGHT. IT'S LIKE $15,000 PER YEAR. SO, THAT'S THE TOTAL WITHIN THOSE TWO PROJECTS, IF YOU WANTED TO SHAPING, WE WOULD HAVE TO GET AN

AMENDMENT WITH THE RTA. >> OKAY. THANK YOU.

>> JUDGE, IF I CAN, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT MY RTA FUNDS BE ALLOCATED TO THE NUECES COUNTY COASTAL PARKS BOARD TO WORK ON THE PROJECTS THAT THEY HAVE THAT WOULD FIT. AND I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THAT BACK TO THE COURT FOR APPROVAL BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEND THAT TO THE COASTAL PARKS TO HANDLE THAT.

FOR APPLICABLE PROJECTS. >> JUDGE SCOTT: SO, IF YOU'RE BRINGING THOSE PROJECTS BACK, DO WE NEED A VOTE ON THAT OR ARE YOU JUST DIRECTING HER TO GET THAT THERE.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: MAKE THE MOTION THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DESIGNATE YOUR'S TO THE COASTAL PARK?

>> YES. >> JUDGE SCOTT: I'LL SECOND

THAT. >> THERE'S TRANSITION SO WE'LL HAVE TO WORK WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION IN ROB'S TOWN TO DESIGNATE THERE MAY BE A CHANGE IN PRIORITY AS FAR AS THE LOCATION SO, I'LL GET THAT TO YOU AS SOON AS BOBPOSSIBLE. IT WILL BE SIMILAR TO COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, LIKE, TWO AMOUNTS.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: SO, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DIRECT PRECINCT FOUR FUNDS FOR RTA APPLICABLE PROJECTS TO THE NUECES COUNTY COASTAL PARK'S BOARD FOR THEIR SELECTION AND TO BRING BACK TO THE COURT FOR FINAL APPROVAL.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

>> AND THE REST OF THESE HAVE BEEN VOTED ON, WE DON'T NEED A MOTION FOR THIS. THEY'VE ALREADY ALLOCATED TO CERTAIN

FUNDS? >> RIGHT. THIS LIST WILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE RTA AND ACTUALLY WITH THE BUS STOPS AND THE INFORMATION CAME FROM THE RTA. BUT, JUAN PUT IT TOGETHER IN MAPS SO THAT YOU'LL KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THE LOCATIONS ARE. SO, IT'S REALLY JUST SELECTING WITHIN THE BUS STOPS THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN YOUR PRECINCT, THOSE IMPROVEMENTS.

>> HOW DO WE, LIKE, WHO'S APPROVING WHETHER THESE ARE GOOD TO GO? IT JUST SAYS IF IT'S A BUS STOP IT'S GOOD TO GO.

>> RIGHT, THEY HAVE TO BE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BUS STOPS OR

STREETS OR SIDEWALKS. >> I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND MY MOTION BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME TO US IF IT'S RTA

APPROVED. >> RIGHT.

>> SO, I'LL TAKE BACK THE MOTION OF BRINGING IT BACK TO US, AS LONG AS IT'S AN RTA PROJECT I'LL LET THE PARK'S

BOARD DO IT. >> THERE'S AN AMENDMENT TO HIS MOTION AND I SECOND THAT AMENDMENT AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

SAY AYE. >> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES.

[6. Discuss and consider placing a temporary hold on the ARPA Manager position and related matters.]

>>> ITEM SIX DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PLACE AGO TEMPORARY HOLD ON THE ARPA MANAGER POSITION AND RELATED MATTERS.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO PUT A HOLD ON THIS UNTIL WE ACTUALLY DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE GRANT

WORKS. >> I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

IS A SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED,

[7. Receive update on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) county-wide allocated projects and other related matters.]

SAME SIGN? MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT COUNT WIDE ALLOCATED PROJECTS AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS. I KNOW THAT YOU'VE DONE THIS A FEW TIMES. THIS IS COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ'S AS WELL. HE ASKED FOR THE COUNTY WIDE NOT THE INDIVIDUALS.

>> OKAY. IT SO, CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO REMAINING BALANCES.

EVERYTHING HAS BEEN ALLOCATED FOR COUNTY WIDE OTHER THAN THE TEMPORARY HOLD FOR, UM, THE POSITION. WHICH IS THE

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REMAINING BALANCE. >> JUDGE SCOTT: AND THAT'S FOR THE ARPA POSITION THAT YOU HELD PREVIOUSLY?

>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> I ASKED YOU FOR THREE ROSTERS TO SHOW WHAT WE WERE DOING WITH THREE PROJECTS, WELL, NOT PROJECTS, BUT, WHEN I MET WITH TERESA, WE COULDN'T GET ANSWERS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE SOME OF THE MONEYS WERE AND HAD TO FLIP. SO, I ASKED FOR THREE THINGS WHEN TALKING TO TERESA. SAYING THAT WE NEED TO KNOW A ROSTER OF THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN UNMEDICATED. AND A ROSTER OF THOSE THAT, I THINK THERE WERE THOSE THAT WERE PENDING. OR COMPLETED. I SENT YOU TWICE

ON THAT. >> IT WAS A LAST MINUTE

REQUEST. >> YOU SEND ME THIS AGAIN, AND I HAVE TO GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE PAGE, TO GO THROUGH A ROSTER. WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THIS AND GET THE ROSTERS TO SEE WHERE THEY STAND. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, I ALREADY HAD THIS LIKE, FIVE TIMES. BUT, I JUST WANT THOSE ROSTERS TO SHOW WHERE WE'RE AT AT THE THE FUNDING. OR WHAT'S PENDING ON THOSE FUNDINGS. SO THAT I CAN ASK TERESA WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN MY AREA FOR COUNT WIDE PROJECT. IF WE HAVE LEFTOVER MONEY.

BECAUSE, I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE LEFTOVER MONEYS IN THE WAY THAT WE LOOK AT THIS. ALL WE NEEDED WAS THE UNALLOCATED PROJECTS WHICH ARE STILL PENDING AND.

>> SO, COMMISSIONER, I DID TALK WITH LULU, AND SHE WAS GOING TO WORK ON THAT THE WEEKEND. BUT, YOU WERE REQUESTING ALL OF THE FROM COUNTY WIDE ONLY. THE PROJECTS THAT WITH HE UNALLOCATED FUNDS TO, THAT TOTAL AND WHERE THE FUNDS WENT.

BECAUSE, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY FUNDS WHICH ARE NOT UNALLOCATED.

SO, YOU WANTED TO KNOW WHAT PROJECTS THAT WE UNALLOCATED AND WHERE THE FUNDS WENT TO. AND THEN YOU WANTED TO KNOW ALL THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE NOT STARTED?

>> RIGHT. >> BUT, THEY'VE BEEN ALLOCATED, BUT WE JUST HAVEN'T STARTED THOSE PROJECTS.

>> YES. >> WHAT ARE COMPLETED PROJECTS BUT THERE'S NO, THAT MEANS EVERY PROJECT THAT'S COMPLETE, THEY USE THAT MONEY TO FINISH. I MEAN, IF THERE'S NO BALANCES.

>> SO, ANYTHING THAT WAS COMPLETED AND THE REMAINING

BALANCES THAT GOT REALLOCATED. >> YOU DIDN'T SHOW THAT THEY

WERE REALLOCATED. >> EVERYTHING THAT WAS LEFTOVER, ANYTHING WENT TO OUR TWO PROJECTS. THE ROOF AND THE

-- >> WE NEED TO SHOW THAT STUFF.

YOU MIGHT KNOW IT. BUT, I DON'T KNOW IT. BECAUSE, I'M LOOKING FOR MONEY, TOO, YOU KNOW. IF WE'RE DOING THAT, YOU NEED TO PROVIDE US OF THE MONEYS THAT YOU HAVE ALLOCATED THEN UNALLOCATED AND WHERE DID YOU ALLOCATE THOSE MONEYS TWO?

>> DO YOU HAVE THAT PRINTOUT LULU AVAILABLE IN I THINK

THEY'RE LIKE $4 MILLION. >> IT'S ON PAGE 7.

>> PAGE 7? >> I DON'T HAVE THAT.

>> THE VERY BOTTOM. >> THIS IS NOT WHAT WE WERE

TALKING ABOUT. >> THE PACKET SHOWS THAT THAT'S

ALLOCATED. >> AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF PAGE SEVEN HERE, THE LAST TWO ITEMS ON PAGE 7 THAT THOSE $4,632,165.62 WAS VOTED ON 7/26/23. ITEM 3.A-15. IT SHOWS THE DAY IT CAME TO COURT AND THE ITEM NUMBER. THAT DATE SHOWS THE DATE THAT IT CAME TO COURT AND WE VOTED ON IT. AND THEN, THE SECOND ONE THERE. IS THE DAY THAT WE VOTED ON IT AND WE ALLOCATED THE MONEY FOR ARE THAT. SO, IT HAS COME TO COURT

FOR A VOTE. >> RIGHT. SO, ANYTHING THAT

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WAS UNALLOCATED WENT TO THOSE TWO PROJECTS.

>> THAT WAS VOTED ON THE STATES RIGHT NEXT TO THOSE AMOUNTS.

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS IS HERE.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: I'M NOT SURE WHAT THIS IS, EITHER.

>> OKAY. >> I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE THERE ARE QUESTIONS, I GUESS. ARE Y'ALL DOING IT OR WHO IS DOING

THE TRACKING OF THE EXPENSES? >> WE CREATE PROJECTS FOR EVERY ACTIVITY THAT WE HAVE AND WE SUBMIT THE APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT GOES THROUGH THE REVIEW. OUR MANAGERS AS WELL AS THE COUNTY ATTORNEYS MADE ALLOCATIONS FOR EACH PROJECT AND CREATED THEM. AND ONCE THE FUNDS GET TO THEM, WE

COULD MOVE THE BUDGES. >> GRANTS HAS A ROLE IN IT.

>> AND AUDITOR HAS THE ROLE IN IT AND THE INDIVIDUAL, WHOEVER'S PROJECT IT IS. IN FAFACT I TALD ABOUT THIS IN THE MONDAY MORNING MEETING THAT IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM IT IS YOUR JOB TO STAY

INVOLVED. >> THERE ARE A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS THAT DON'T GET THAT INVOLVED. BUT, EVERYBODY HAS TO

WORK TOGETHER. >> SERVICE THE BANK, WHO IS THE BANK EXPENSES, HOW DO WE KNOW THEY MATCH WHAT WE'RE SPENDING?

>> WE HAVE ONE BANK ACCOUNT FOR ARPA FUNDS AND BANK ACCOUNTS

ARE RECONCILED EVERY MONTH. >> EVERY MONTH?

>> SO, THEY MATCH? >> YES.

>> CAN WE GET A COPY OF THAT? >> WE COULD GET YOU A COPY OF

THAT, YES. >> THAT WOULD BE GOOD.

>> AND ARPA REQUIRES THAT THEY BE REVIEWED THROUGH THE COUNTY

ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. >> THANK YOU, FOR THAT, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE TO GET THAT TO ME (INAUDIBLE) OKAY.

>> IF YOU WOULD LIKE WE CAN HAVE A MEETING AND WE CAN SIT

DOWN AND GO OVER IT ONE BY ONE. >> WE CAN, I MEAN, ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT DALE KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON ON THE OTHER SIDE AND WE'RE MONITORING THE BANK AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

>> AND ALSO, THOSE NUMBERS HAVE TO BE REPORTED TO TREASURY. SO, WE'RE CONSTANTLY IN CONTACT WITH THEM.

>> OKAY. >> AND THAT WAS JUST AN UPDATE

SO THERE'S NO VOTE OR MOTION? >> NO, THAT WAS JUST

INFORMATION. >> THANK YOU.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: MOVING ONTO ITEM NUMBER 8.

>>> SORRY, WHAT IS THIS HERE? >> WELL, THOSE ARE THE LIST THAT YOU WANTED, THAT WAS A PARTIAL LIST OF THE AMOUNTS WHICH WERE UNALLOCATED AND THEN REALLOCATED.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS WHERE WE HAD THE CIVIL SECRETARY, IT WAS

NOT BROKEN DOWN. >> I CAN BREAK IT DOWN?

>> THERE WAS A LUMP SUM? >> OKAY. I WILL BREAK IT DOWN FOR YOU, BECAUSE THEY WILL CORROSPOND TO YOUR FUNDS.

>> THEY'RE CURRENTLY USED. >> I COMBINED THOSE NUMBERS.

ONE OF THEM IS FOR, ONE POSITION FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THE OTHER POSITION IS FOR PRECINCT ONE FOR CONSTABLE.

>> IF YOU WOULD SEPARATE THEM. SO THAT I KNOW WHOSE GETTING WHAT AND IF WE'RE NOT USING ONE OF THEM, I NEED TO KNOW WHICH

ONE. >> YES, COMMISSIONER, WILL DO.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> JUDGE SCOTT: MOVING ONTO ITEM NUMBER 8. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER WHETHER TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE PADRE DEED RESTRICTION SIGNED BY THE PREVIOUS COUNTY JUDGE SIGNED ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2020. AND I BELIEVE THAT'S YOUR'S, COUNT ATTORNEY.

>> THIS WAS AN ITEM WHICH WAS NEVER BROUGHT TO COURT. AND, SO, THE COURT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY AT THIS POINT TO CHOOSE WHETHER TO RATIFY THAT DECISION, AND, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IT INTO EXECUTIVE, BEFORE TAKING THAT VOTE, THAT'S.

>> YEAH, I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE WE ARE ON ALL OF THAT.

>> I THAT WE KNEW. >> I WOULD LIKE TO FIGURE OUT THE WHOLE PICTURE, IF WE COULD, JUDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO

EXECUTIVE ON THAT. >> JUDGE SCOTT: EXECUTIVE?

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>> YES. AT LEAST. >> JUDGE SCOTT: AND WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE. FOR, I GUESS THE NEXT ONE AS

WELL? SO, EIGHT AND NINE? >> YES. JUDGE.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THEN, MOVING ONTO 10, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NUECES COUNTY HEALTH UNIT PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, 121.004 AND APPROVE ORDER AND RELATED MATTERS. THAT ARE WE READY TO PROCEED WITH THAT,

JENNY? >> I WOULD LIKE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE ON THIS ONE, TOO. I'VE SOME LEAGUE QUESTIONS.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE'RE GOING TO BE IN THERE FOR AWHILE, I GUESS WE SHOULD GO TO EXECUTIVE? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT ANYBODY NEEDS TO BRING INTO EXECUTIVE BEFORE GOING THERE. BECAUSE, IT IS ALREADY ALMOST 11:15, AND WE HAVE TO BE BACK OUT HERE AT 1:00

FOR THE SET TIME FOR... >> IT LOOKS LIKE EVERYTHING

[12. Discuss and consider the renewal of Nueces County Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Calendar Year (CY) 2024, and any related matters.]

WILL BE GOOD. >> JUDGE SCOTT: LET'S DO ITEM 12 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE RENEWAL IT HAVE NUECES COUNTY

WASHINGER AS COMPENSATION. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A

[13. Discuss and consider removing Commissioner's Court from the ranking process for potential bidders on Nueces County projects and/or services including architects, engineers, contractors, management, and consulting services; Discuss and consider adopting an Order delegating evaluation authority to a selection committee for Employee Benefits Management and Consulting Services.]

MOTION, AND I'LL SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> ITEM 13 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REMOVING COMMISSIONERS COURT FROM THE RANKING PROCESS FOR POTENTIAL BIDDERS ON THE NUECES COUNTY COUNTY PROJECTS AND OR SERVICES INCLUDING ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERING, THE BID PROCESS AND SCORING. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO ADD THAT WE JUST GOT DELIVERED ANOTHER ONE TO OUR OFFICES SO I WOULD WANT TO INCLUDE BOTH OF THOSE IN THIS OR ANY FUTURE ONES WHATEVER YOU'RE DOING. COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ

THIS IS YOUR'S? >> YES, MA'AM. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT WE'RE QUALIFIED ENOUGH TO DO THIS. AND, UM, IT MIGHT BE SOME CONFLICT TO THIS IF COMMISSIONERS HAVE THE BEST INTEREST IN ONE OR THE OTHER COMPANY, I'M NOT SAYING THEY DO.

BUT, JUST IN CASE, SO, I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK TO HOW THE

PROCESS WAS ORIGINALLY DONE. >> I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW WE GOT HERE. I'M SORRY, CAN SOMEONE UPDATE ME ON THAT.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: YOU ASKED FOR THAT WITH THE INSURANCE THING.

>> IT WAS JUST ON THE INSURANCE, IT WAS NOT ANYTHING

ELSE. >> JUDGE SCOTT: APPARENTLY, MICHAEL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO FILL US IN ON WHAT WE DID HERE?

>> THERE WAS ONE OTHER PROJECT THAT Y'ALL DID THAT WERE YOU RETAINED YOUR SELECTION AUTHORITY WHICH WAS THE MEDMEDI

EXAMINERS CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. >> SO, WE CHANGED THE ENGINEERS. BECAUSE, WE CHANGED THE ONE BACK FROM THE INSURANCE.

SO, THIS IS JUST CHANGING ONE MORE?

>> SO, THE INSURANCE ONE, Y'ALL TABLED IT, YOU WANTED MORE TIME TO EXAMINE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT CHANGE WAS. SO, THAT'S WHY

I BROUGHT IT BACK TODAY. >> COMMISSIONER MAREZ IS THE

ONE THAT WANTED MORE TIME. >> ON THE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT IT

IS CONSULTANT. >> WE TABLED IT, IT WAS

COMMISSIONER MAREZ'S CONCERNS. >> SO, WHAT ARE WE DOING NOW?

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE TWO BOXES OF THINGS IN OUR OFFICES TO SCORE. AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FORWARD AND SCORE THEM OR WE'RE GOING TO SEND THEM BACK. ONE IS THE INSURANCE, UM, CONSULTANT, AND THE OTHER IS THE MEDICAL EXAMINERS BUILDING JOB

CONSTRUCTION. >> DID I DO THE MEDICAL

EXAMINER ONE, TOO? >> YES. YOU DID. AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION BECAUSE THIS IS A TWO-PART MOTION. JUST ON THE ONE DEALING WITH THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING. WE'VE BEEN WITHOUT A CONSULTANT SINCE AUGUST...

>> OCTOBER. >> SEPTEMBER 30TH.

>> END OF SEPTEMBER. SO, OCTOBER 1ST, THE BEGINNING OF FISCAL YEAR WE'VE OPERATED WITHOUT ONE. WE HAVE THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE. AND WE'RE WORKING WITH MR. SALAY. AND WE'VE GOTTEN UPDATES. WE AS A COURT ORIGINALLY AGREED NOT TO CONTINUE THE SERVICES FOR OUR PREVIOUS CONSULTANT AND TO PUT IT OUT ON THE STREET THAT IT HADN'T BEEN PUT OUT ON THE STREET FOR MAYBE CLOSE TO 20 YEARS. SO, OUR WHOLE INTENT AND OUR DISCUSSION IN COURT WAS TO HAVE THIS RESOLVED BY THE END OF THE YEAR TO START JANUARY 1ST. SO, BECAUSE OF THIS VOTE, THIS ACTION, WE KIND OF GOT PUT HIND. SO, UM, I THINK WE'RE STILL OKAY. BUT, WE DO, AT SOME POINT NEED THE CONSULTANT TO HELP US TO BE ABLE TO EVALUATE ON A DAILY BASIS, ANY STOP LOSS

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ISSUES OR OTHER ITEMS. PLUS, IF WE WANTED TO LOOK AT OPENING UP A NEW BID FOR INSURANCE, THE SOONER THE BETTER, AND WE CAN ONLY DO THAT WITH THE CONSULTANTS, SO, WE NEED TO MOVE ON THAT QUICKLY, DECIDE, YES, WE AS A COURT NEED TO EVALUATE IT AS A GROUP OR RETURN IT BACK TO THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE. SO, THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING BECAUSE WE'RE FACING A TIMELINE NOW.

AND MICHAEL CAN ADDRESS THAT. OR, MR. SALAY CAN ADDRESS THAT

AS WELL. >> JUDGE SCOTT: IF WE RETURNED IT TO YOU TODAY WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO SCORE IT?

>> SO, THE SELECTION. >> JUDGE SCOTT: YOUR GROUP?

>> I WOULD ASSIST THE SELECTION COMMITTEE IN COMING UP WITH A RECOMMENDATION TO BRING BACK TO COURT ON JANUARY 10TH.

>> DESIGNATE A SELECTION COMMITTEE.

>> JON, YOU WERE THE ONE WHO TABLED THIS ONE BEFORE. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHY. ARE YOU SATISFIED WITH WHY YOU WANTED IT TO BE

TABLED FOR THE LAST TIME. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WOULD YOU LIKE

TO BE A PART OF THAT SELECTION. >> I CAN'T REMEMBER WHY YOU

TABLED IT, I'M SORRY. >> WELL, THERE WERE A FEW ISSUES, ONE WAS BECAUSE THE COURT ADDRESSED THE DESIRE TO

FIGURE THIS ISSUE OUT. >> OKAY. WE JUST HANDED Y'ALL THE ORDER DOCUMENT AND THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME YOU SAW IT WAS AT THE MEETING. SO, YOU LITERALLY HAD NO TIME TO CONSIDER IT. SO, I THINK IT'S WHY WE TABLED IT UNTIL NOW.

>> WELL, CAN WE MAKE A MOTION TO GO BACK TO SELECTION

COMMITTEE? >> YEAH. WELL, IN OTHER WORDS, WE HADN'T GONE AWAY FROM THAT, WE JUST DID IT ON TWO ITEMS. ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS TAKE IT AWAY. TAKE AWAY THE MOTION FOR

THE OTHER TWO. >> CAN WE GET THE MOTION AND A SECOND TO THE SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR THE TWO ITEMS THAT

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. >> AND THEN, THE SELECTION MITTY YOU'RE RECOMMENDING IS THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AND THE COUNTY AUDITOR AND COUNTY AUD AUD AUDITOR DESIGNEE?

>> SO, FOUR PEOPLE FROM TWO DEPARTMENTS?

>> TWO FROM EACH T IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY WORK WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SO, YOU HAVE, AN INDIVIDUAL AND MR. SALAY'S OFFICE THAT WORKS WITH US AS THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS CONSULTANT. AND ARE REPRESENTED TO HELP THE EMPLOYEES INTERNALLY. AND THEN WE HAVE MIC MICHELLE STEWART WHO WORKS IN DALE'S OFFICE WHO PROCESSES THOSE AS WELL.

>> AND YOU TOOK YOURSELF OFF OF THIS COMMITTEE?

>> ACCORDING TO THE LAW I'M SUPPOSED TO SUPERVISE ALL SELECTION COMMITTEES, AND NOT BE A VOTING MEMBER. THAT WAS A CHANGE WE MADE OVER A YEAR AGO AROUND THIS TIME.

>> I SECOND THE MOTION TO DO WHATEVER THIS ORDER IS IN

RECORD. >> AND THE TWO ITEMS GO BACK TO

THE REGULAR PROCEDURE. >> IT'S JUST TO ELIMINATE FOR

THESE TWO. >> IT'S BACK TO THE REGULAR

THINGS. >> YEAH, THIS IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE THE REGULAR PROCESS. OUR PROCESS REMAIN IT IS. IT'S TWO INSTANCES THAT THE COURT CHOSE NOT TO DELEGATE AUTHORITY. NOW IT WILL BE TO DELEGATE AUTHORITY ON THE TWO PROJECTS THE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES AND THE MEDICAL EXAMINERS FACILITY UNDER CSP 3251-23.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DELEGATE.

>> TO DELEGATE TO THE SELECTION PROCESS. ORIGINALLY, WE HAD ONE OR TWO MEMBERS OF THE COURT ON THE SELECTION COMMITTEES. SO, THIS IS GOING BACK TO THE MOST RECENT CHANGE. I WANT THAT TO CLARIFY THIS. WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL PROCESS, THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PROCESS THAT HAD.

>> THE ORIGINAL PROCESS. >> YOU'RE SPOT ON.

>> YOU'RE NOT MAKING CHANGES TO THE POLICIES THAT THE COURT APPROVED A YEAR AGO IN WHICH THE COURT DECIDED THERE'LL BE NO MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT ON THE SELECTION COMMITTEE. ALL WE'RE DOING, WE NEVER CHANGED THE PROCESS, ALL

WE DID IS JUST THESE TWO. >> WE'RE NOW, JUST, UNDELEGATING AND WE'RE DELEGATING IT FROM US TO SOMEONE

ELSE. >> DO YOU NEED HELP WITH THAT

MOTION? >> THAT WAS WHAT COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ' MOTION WAS. DO WE NEED TWO OF THEM?

>> CAN WE DO THEM BOTH TODAY? IS THERE AN ORDER FOR THE SECOND SELECTION COMMITTEE THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, OR, IS IT JUST

THIS ONE? >> I BELIEVE THERE'S AN ORDER PROVIDED FOR BOTH, AND THE FIRST PART OF THE SENTENCE, OR, WAS

THERE NOT? >> THIS IS JUST FOR THE ONE, I WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE SECOND ONE.

>> AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S POSTED THAT WAY.

>> I THINK THE FIRST SENTENCE IS PRETTY GENERAL AND COULD

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INCLUDE BOTH WHILE YOU KNOW, DISCUSSING.

>> IT DEPARTMENT SAY HOW LONG. >> SO.

>> BUT IT DOES SAY. >> MR. GONZALEZ MADE A MOTION TO GO BACK TO THE SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR THE TWO THAT WE DID NOT DELEGATE. THAT WAS HIS MOTION AND I BELIEVE IT WAS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE

IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS

IS FOR BOTH ITEMS? >> JUDGE SCOTT: SHE THINKS

THAT WE COULD DO BOTH. >> I BELIEVE SO.

>> AND TO BE CLEAR THE ITEMS ARE THIS ONE AND THE MEDICAL

EXAMINERS CONSTRUCTION. >> YES.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL KNOWS

IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED?

>> NO. >> JUDGE SCOTT: ONE.

>> WHAT HAPPENED? >> JUDGE SCOTT: I THINK THAT THE COMMISSIONERS SHOULD HAVE A PART IN THE PROCESS. NOT OVERWHELMINGLY, BUT, I THPG THAT WE SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE A COMMISSIONER ON THERE. I DIDN'T SUPPORT IT A YEAR AGO AND I WILL NOT SUPPORT IT NOW. I ALWAYS FELT THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COURT ON THERE, NOT OVERPOWERING, YOU COULD BALANCE IS OUT, WITH THREE OR FOUR OR FIVE STAFF MEMBERS AND ONE OR TWO MEMBERS OF THE COURT. BECAUSE, I AGREE, WE'RE NOT SPECIALISTS, BUT, WE SHOULD BE SPECIALIZING IN SOME AREAS.

WE SHOULD, OVER TIME HAVE LEARNED ABOUT SOME OF THESE AREAS. AND OF COURSE, DEFER TO THE SPECIALIST. AND ALSO STILL HAVE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COURT. AND JUST LIKE BEFORE, WE GET THE PACKET, AND WE ALL GET THE PACKET AND YOU CAN CHECK IT OUT AND SIGN YOUR NON-DISCLOSURE AND GET THAT INFORMATION PRIOR TO COURT AND REVIEW IT BEFOREHAND. SO, THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A PROCESS AND WE'LL STILL HAVE THAT PROCESS. EVEN IF THIS PASSES AND I'M FINE WITH THAT. BUT, LIKE I SAID, FILL PHILOSOPHICALLY. I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT.

>> HE'S CLARIFYING WHY HE WAS AGAINST.

>> I THINK PEOPLE LIKE THE MANAGER ON THERE, IT WILL

BALANCE OUT. >> CAN I ASK ONE OTHER THING.

SINCE WE'RE GOING A SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINER PROJECT. WE DIDN'T HAVE A SELECTION COMMITTEE, BUT, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE USE THE COUNTY ENGINEER AND ONE DESIGNEE FROM PUBLIC WORKS AND THE MEDICAL EXAMINER AND THE MEMBER WOULD BE JUAN, BERT, FOREST AND DR. CANNON.

>> I WOULD DISAGREE WITH THAT. IF WE HAVE A PROBLEM COLLECTIVELY OF US BEING ON THERE. I WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANYONE HAVING THEIR DIRECT EMPLOYEE SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE. I DON'T MIND WITH JUAN BEING THERE OR A DESIGNEE.

>> SO, THIS OTHER ORDER. HR. >> YOU'RE GOING TO BRING THAT UP. I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS WEIRD TO HAVE A COUNTY AUDITOR AND THE REPRESENTATIVE AND WHOEVER AND SOMEONE ELSE. SO, I DON'T DISAGREE WITH THAT. I DON'T DISA I GREW WITH THAT CONCEPT. SO...

>> THE MORE STAFF THAT WE CAN INCLUDE, THAT'S FINE.

>> I'M NOT SAYING PUBLIC WORKS SHOULDN'T BE A PART OF IT. I'M JUST SAYING EITHER JUAN OR A DESIGNEE. WE KNOW THAT OTHER COMMITMENTS COME UP, YOU CAN HAVE THREE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, IT SHOULD BE AN ODD NUMBER INSTEAD OF HAVING TWO IF PUBLIC WORKS HAVE ONE, EITHER THE DEPARTMENT HEAD.

>> I THINK THAT HAS MERIT. >> OR, THE AUDITOR.

>> I WOULD, UM, OFFER AN ALTERNATIVE CONSIDERATION FOR THAT BECAUSE, JUAN, WHILE HE'S THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, HE'S NOT THE SPECIALIST IN ALL THE AREAS PUBLIC WORKS. AND, SO, HE FREQUENTLY REQUESTS ME TO HAVE PEOPLE FROM HIS OFFICE COME IN AND PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROCESS. AND, SO, WHEN WE REMOVE IT HAD HAVING A COMMISSIONER ON THESE COMMITTEES, UM, I'M LEFT WITH VERY FEW PEOPLE TO MAKE DECISIONS AND I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE DEPARTMENT HEAD TO MAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT ON STAFF.

>> THAT'S MY POINT. THAT'S MY PROBLEM IS THAT WE'VE TAKEN AWAY US HAVING ONE REPRESENTATIVE ON THERE TO REPLACE HIM WITH SOMEBODY WHO HAS A DIRECT CONNECTION TO HIS SUPERVISOR.

>> I AGREE WITH THAT LAST PART THAT YOU SAID. I DON'T THINK WE

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SHOULD HAVE TWO PEOPLE FROM THE SAME DEPARTMENT, I THINK THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM. AND I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ON THE LAST ONE BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE WOULD BLOW THERE THAT YOU. BUT, WE COULD BE JUAN OR HIS DESIGNEE AND DR. CAN NON-OR HIS DESIGNEE.

>> IT ON THE PREVIOUS ONE AS WELL.

>> IS THERE A THIRD THAT WE COULD THINK OF THAT WOULD BE A GOOD COVERAGE FOR THAT? IF NOT, THEN, TWO OF THEM CAN EVALUATE

IT, I GUESS. >> ALL OF YOUR CONSTRUCTION EXPERTS RESIDE IN PUBLIC WORKS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE I COULD GET PEOPLE TO MAKE THAT DECISION.

>> I'M OKAY TO GO WITH THOSE TWO AND LET THEM RANK THEM AND

YOU CAN SUPERVISE IT. >> IT'S A RECOMMENDATION THAT THE COMMITTEE WILL SCORE THEM OUT THE WAY THEY SEE AND THEY WILL PRESENT THAT TO THE COURT AND THE COURT STILL HAS ALL OF THEIR DECISION MAKING ABILITY WHICH IS TO GO WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OR GO OTHER THAN THE RECOMMENDATION OR REJECT ALL BIDS. YOU STILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY FOR ALL OF THESE PROJECTS.

>> WHO IS THE CONSTRUCTION LAWYER EXPERT IN YOUR OFFICE? CAN WE PUT ON SOMEONE FROM YOUR OFFICE?

>> NOT TO BE A VOTING. WE'LL ALWAYS ADVISE, BUT NOT FOR

VOTING. >> FAIR.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: DO WE NEED A MOTION ON THIS TO SELECT YOUR COMMITTEE? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE WAITING ON, MICHAEL?

>> YES. >> JUDGE SCOTT: DO YOU WANT TO RAISE THAT MOTION, COMMISSIONER MAREZ?

>> (INAUDIBLE) >> THE ONLY MOTION THAT WE'RE STILL WAITING TO VOTE ON IS THE SELECTION COMMITTEE.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: SO, I THINK COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ IS WILLING TO MAKE THAT WITH THE WORDS OR, ON EITHER ONE OF THOSE

TWO. >> WHICH IS WHAT?

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WHICH IS SAYING THE WORD OR.

>> AND/OR. >> JUDGE SCOTT: PUBLIC WORKS

OR THE PERSON. >> IS IT ME?

>> JUDGE SCOTT: YES. >> SO, JUST THOSE TWO AT THIS

POINT. >> JUDGE SCOTT: AND I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

[14. Discuss and consider approval of the proposed 2024 Commissioners Court Schedule.]

>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU.

AND ITEM NUMBER 14, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED IT 2024 COMMISSIONERS COURT SCHEDULE. THAT'S IN YOUR PACKETS. AND IT HAS DATES FOR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ALL OF THE DATES THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE ON THERE. I KNOW THAT IT'S QUITE A BIT. BUT, THERE ARE NO CHANGES OR NO SUGGESTIONS TO THAT, THEN, I THINK IT IS 11:33 AND I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE BECAUSE WE'VE ADDED THREE OR FOUR MORE ITEMS

TO IT. AND IT MIGHT BE LENGTHY. >> I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE, JUDGE, SO, WHATEVER YOU...

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ON WHICH ONES. >> AS FAR AS THE LENGTHY ONES.

SO, IF YOU HAVE MORE THAT YOU WANT TO DO ON PUBLIC WORKS?

[1. Discuss and consider an Interlocal Cooperation Contract with no cash match, between Brooks County and Nueces County related to a Planning & Needs Assessment through the Texas Community Development Block Grant.]

>> JUDGE SCOTT: GRANTS. >> ANNA, DO YOU WANT TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM TO GET GRANTS THROUGH QUICKLY. B 1 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION CONTRACT WITH A NO CASH MATCH BETWEEN BROOKS COUNTY AND NUECES COUNTY RELATED TO A PLANS & NEEDS ASSESSMENT THROUGH THE TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND BLOCK GRANT. HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

>> IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE COUNT ATTORNEY.

AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH AS TO ANY CHANGES

THEY WANTED. IT WAS MADE. >> JUDGE SCOTT: I'LL MAKE THE

MOTION TO PASS. >> SECOND.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THE ONLY OTHER THING THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ON THIS WITH ALL GRANTS AND YOU'LL HEAR ME SAY THIS REPEATEDLY. IF YOU COME TO US AND YOU HAVE A GRANT THAT YOU WANT TO GO AFTER GET APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH A GRANT, YOU NEED TO STAY INVOLVED WITH THE GRANT'S DEPARTMENT WHILE YOUR GRANT IS BEING PROCESSED. YOU NEED TO STAY UP-TO-DATE TO HELP THEM TO HELP YOU. SO, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN? MOTION PASSES. ITEM

[2. Discuss and consider approval of ratification of a grant application submitted to the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for $150,000 with no cash match for the Veteran's Assistance Program for fiscal year 2024-2025.]

2, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RATIFICATION OF A GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO THE TEXAS VET AN'S COMMISSION FUND OR $150,000 WITH A NO-CASH MATCH.

>> LOVE THOSE WORDS. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE. WE

HIGHLIGHT IT. >> SECOND.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE

IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? >> JUDGE SCOTT: SAME SIGN.

[3. Discuss and consider approval of ratification of grant application submitted to the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for $200,000 with no cash match for the Veterans Treatment Court Grant for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.]

THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 3 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF RATIFICATION OF GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTED.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> NO CASH MATCH. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

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>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: AYE T ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.

[1. Discuss and consider acceptance of Rabbit Run Drive and Coyote Trail into the Nueces County roadway inventory for maintenance.]

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: POKES. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE OF RABBIT RUN DRIVE, AND COYOTE TRAIL INTO THE NUECES COUNTY ROADWAY INVENTORY FOR MAINTENANCE. WE'RE ACCEPTING THAT NOW BECAUSE YOU'RE APPROVING THIS?

>> YES, JUDGE, PUBLIC WORKS IS RECOMMENDING THE ACCEPTANCE OF RABBIT RUN DRIVE, AND COYOTE TRAIL FOR INVENTORY AND

MAINTENANCE. >> MOTION TO ACCEPT.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: I'LL SECOND IT.

>> JUDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK PUBLIC WORKS ON THIS. THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND WE'VE WORKED ON THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND IT SEEMS LIKE A DECADE AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLKS WITH ROBITY RUN AND COYOTE TRAIL AS WELL. THEY HAD TO RAISE MONEY TO MAKE THE SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ROADS PRIOR TO US ACCEPTING THEM. BUT, THIS WOULD BE ADAPTED FOR THE NEIGHBORS AND JUAN AND WE WORKED HARD TO GET IT DONE AND IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH TO ALL INVOLVED IN

THE PROCESS. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN? MOTION

[2. Discuss and consider the approval of Certificate of Substantial Completion for the IFB: 3231-23 Hazel Bazemore Splash Pad Project.]

PASSES. >> JUDGE SCOTT: AND ITEM 2, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR THE IPB: 3231-HAZEL BASEMOR'S

SPLASH PAD PROJECT. >> PUBLIC WORKS IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR THE

HAZEL BASEMORE PROJECT. >> MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> JUDGE SCOTT: IS THIS JUST THE SPLASH PAD OR THE BATHROOMS AND EVERYTHING?

>> THIS IS JUST THE SPLASH PAD. >> JUDGE SCOTT: OKAY. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

ALL KNOWS IN FAVOR? SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED,

[3. Discuss and consider the approval of Certificate of Substantial Completion for the Nueces County Courthouse ADA Improvement Project.]

SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. >> ITEM THREE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR THE NUECES COUNTY COURTHOUSE ADA IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

>> JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, PUBLIC WORKS IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTA SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETION FOR THE COURT HOUSE PROJECT.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: I KNOW IT SAYS SUBSTA SUBSTA SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE. AND I KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO FINISH WITH THE PAINTING AND THINGS

LIKE THAT. >> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THAT'S IN OUR OFFICES WHERE THE SIGNS ARE

TAKEN DOWN. >> YES, MA'AM, THERE ARE MINOR ITEMS WHICH ARE PART OF THE COMPLETION IN HERE.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ALL THE DOORS AND EVERYTHING?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> JUDGE SCOTT: UM. OKAY.

BUT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY

AYE. >>

[4. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving execution of an agreement with Doggett Heavy Machinery Services, LLC., under Sourcewell Cooperative Contract No. 060122-DYN, for the purchase of one (1) new Dynapac Pad Foot Roller for Public Works in the total amount of $172, 942.40. ]

(CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: (CHORUS OF AYES) ANY OPPOSED IT SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.

>> ITEM FOUR DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AN APPROVING AN EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT WITH THE HEAVY MACHINERY SERVICES AND THIS IS A PURCHASE OF A FOOT ROLLER AND

THIS IS THROUGH YOUR PUTT? >> WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.

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

[5. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving execution of a construction agreement with South Texas Building Partners under GoodBuy Cooperative Contract No. 23 7N000 for Johnny S. Calderon – Constable Precinct 5 Office Renovations in the amount of $397,415.00. ]

FAVR SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES) >> MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.

>> ITEM FIVE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING AN EXECUTION OF A CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH SOUTH TEXAS BUILDING PARTNERS UNDER GOODBY COOPERATIVE CONTRACT NUMBER 23 FOR THE JOHNNY CALDERON PRECINCT FIVE OFFICE RENOVATIONS. AND I BELIEVE THOSE ARE FUNDED BY COMMISSIONER MAREZ AND MY VAPIDS.

>> SO MOVED. ? >> SECOND.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

[6. Discuss and consider approval of Supplemental Agreement No. 1 for $206,704.00 between Nueces County and Raptor Engineering, Inc. for the Johnson Controls, Inc. Energy Saving Performance Contract Third-Party Review.]

>> (CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: MOTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER 6. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR $204,704 BETWEEN NUECES COUNTY AND RAPTOR ENGINEERING. THIRD PARTY. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS PART OF THE FOLLOW UP FOR THE ENERGY SAVINGS THERE? THAT IS

CORRECT. >> THIS IS A PROGRAM REPORT FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS AND THIS IS PART OF THE MMB.

>> THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT, COMMISSIONER. THIS IS FOR THE

NEXT THREE YEARS OF PHASE ONE. >> I KNOW THAT WE'RE PAYING A LOT OF MONEY. DOES IT BALANCE OFF? WE DO A SAVINGS, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THE SAVINGS IS. AND WE'RE PAYING THESE GUYS

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$206,000. IS THAT PART OF THE SAVINGS?

>> IT'S PART OF THE REQUIREMENTS WHEN THE CONTRACT

WAS APPROVED. >> CAN WE GET A REPORT ON ALL OF THE SAVINGS THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN AND HOW MUCH WE'VE PAID

OUT? >> YES, SIR. WE CAN REQUEST A PRESENTATION FROM JCI AND RAPTOR.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: AND THIS IS TO EVALUATE, SINCE THE JOB IS COMPLETE NOW, RIGHT? THE SAVINGS THAT WE WILL RECEIVE.

ARE THEY GOING BACK TO SOME OF THE PROJECT. ARE THERE SAVINGS

ALREADY? >> I THINK THERE'S BEEN A SAVINGS OVERRUN AND THERE'S ABOUT $39,000 THAT JCI HAS TO PAY BACK THE COUNTY. SO, THERE'S SOME.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: BUT, THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF WHAT COULD

BE SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS FOR US? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> BUT, THEY WILL EVALUATE AND KEEP US INFORMED?

>> YES. >> IT'S THE SAME ORIGINAL PROJECT OR PROCESS THAT WAS CREATED PROBABLY LIKE 10 YEARS

AGO OR MORE. >> THAT'S CORRECT.

>> I THINK THIS IS THE TENTH YEAR AND WE HAVE THREE MORE

YEARS UNDER THE FIRST CONTRACT. >> BECAUSE, THAT WAS ALWAYS A BIG DEAL, BECAUSE, BEFORE IT CAME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT IT WAS SOMETHING THAT CCIC WAS LOOKING AT WHEN I SERVED THERE.

AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT, IT WAS THE COUNTY, THAT WAS THE MODEL WITH JC AFLOAT WAS TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE

THAT COST SAVINGS. >> UNDER THE PAST YEAR THERE WAS ON OVERRUN. THEY THAT OWE TO THE COUNT.

>> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: DID WE HAVE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION.

>> SECOND. >> JUDGE SCOTT: AND WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

>>> ON D, PURCHASING, D-1, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AN APPROVING METHOD PRODORMANT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES.

>> JUDGE, THIS MAY BE RELATED TO THE ITEMS IN EXECUTIVE

SESSION. >> SO, WE'LL PROBABLY COME BACK

TO THESE TWO? >> YES.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU. E THE AUDITOR, LET'S GET THAT

[1. Approve Budget Change Order No. 01 for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.]

DONE. APPROVE BUDGET CHANGE ORDER NUMBER ONE FOR FISCAL YEAR

2023-2024. >> WE HAVE CHANGE ORDER FOR THE FIRST CHANGE ORDER FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, THERE'S, ONLY TWO MARKS IT HAS ON THERE FOR 1285 WHICH IS THE APPRAISAL WHEN WE DID OUR BUDGET FOR IT. IT WAS MODIFIED CHANGE SO WE HAD TO BASICALLY INCREASE THE VALUE FOR THIS WITH THE FUNDS WHICH WERE AVAILABLE. AND, AS FAR AS WE KNOW WE SELL A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT THE CONTRACT WITH A PERSONAL AGENCY TO HANDLE THE SERVICES FOR THAT. SO, THEY'RE TRYING TO MOVE MONEY FROM THE REGULAR SALARIES THAT THEY HAVE WHERE THEY ARE VACANCIES, AND THE COMPANY THEY'RE USING TO DO THIS. AND THE LAST THINK ON PAGE TWO IS THAT WHEN WE DID OUR BUDGET CHANGE ORDERS AND CUTS WE TOOK A WAY THE ENTIRE WEST LAW WHICH WAS OVER $50,000, BUT, THEY STILL NEEDED A SMALL AMOUNT FOR THIS. AND THE AMOUNT WAS $10,000. THESE CHANGE ORDERS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY STAFF AND THESE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE AJUDGMENTS AND I SUBMIT IT

FOR YOUR APPROVAL. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

[2. Approve Capital Budget Change Order No. 128.]

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES.

ITEM E-2, APPROVAL CAPITAL BUDGET CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 128.

>> THIS BUDGET CHANGE IS FOR 128. MOST OF THESE ARE MODIFICATIONS OF MOVEMENT AROUND AS YOU MENTIONED ON PAGE ONE FOR OUR 2016 MOVING SIGNIFICANT MONEY FROM YOUR FUNDS AS WELL AS COMMISSIONER MAREZ' FUNDS TO COVER THE MODIFICATION OF 310.

WE'RE COVERING FUNDS THAT WE KNOW HAVE BEEN FINISHED AND PROCESSING FUNDS AVAILABLE AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE FOLLOWING LINES FOR 2018. THESE ARE COMPLETED FUNDS AND WE'RE MOVING IT TOWARDS THE FUNDS NEEDED IN IN THOSE ITEMS. WE'VE GONE THROUGH THESE CHANGES WITH TERESA AND STAFF. WE SUBMIT 128

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FOR YOUR ACCEPT SENSE. >> WE HAVE ONE LAST WALK THROUGH ON THE LAST COMPLETION. BUT, EVERYTHING SO FAR HAS BEEN

APPROVED BY PUBLIC WORKS. >> THESE ARE PROJECTS DONE AND

COMPLETED. >> THE CERTIFICATION USED WHEN YOU SAID, THE FUNDS ARE NOT LEFTOVER OR FUNDS WHICH ARE NOT USED, WHO HAS HOW DO WHERE DO WE PUT THOSE FUNDS?

>> IT DEPENDS ON THE PROJECT, IF THE PROJECT WAS ASSIGNED FOR YOUR PARTICULAR AREA, COMMISSIONER, ONCE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED WE'LL WORK WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND MOVE YOUR FUNDS BACK TO YOUR ALLOCATED SIDE. IF THEY WERE COUNTY WIDE,

WE MOVE THEM TO COUNTY FUNDS. >> IT WON'T GO TO ANOTHER

BUCKET? >> IT COULD, BECAUSE, TERESA WILL WORK WITH YOU, AND SAY YOU HAVE THIS P PROJECT COMING UP AND WE HAVE THESE FUNDS AVAILABLE. WE SHOULD BIBLE TO

REALLOCATE THE FUNDS IF WE CAN. >> UM, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN? MOTION PASSES.

[3. Authorize the County Auditor to process Social Services list of requested payments as a one-time exception, to be included in the Vendor Payment Exceptions check run on Friday, December 15, 2023.]

>> ITEM NUMBER THREE AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY AUDITOR TO PROCESS THE SOCIAL SERVICES LIST OF REQUESTED PAYMENTS AS A ONE-TIME EXCEPTION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE VENDOR PAYMENT EXCEPTIONS CHECK RUN ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 2023. I UNDERSTAND YOUR OFFICE

HAS VETTED AND APPROVED? >> WE BROUGHT UP THE JUDGE SCOTT YOU AND I HAVE MADE PROGRESS WITH SOCIAL AS SAYING THAT THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS TO HAVE THE FUNDS. THEY SUBMITTED THE INFORMATION TO YOUR OFFICE AND MY OFFICE FOR REVIEW, AND WE REVIEWED EVERY TRANSACTION TO BE SURE ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED IS THERE. THE DOCUMENTATION IS THERE. SO, AT THIS TIME WE'RE NOW READY TO START OUR INTERNAL AUDIT FOR THIS DIVISION AND WE'LL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED. BUT, THESE WERE VETTED BY MY OFFICE AND YOUR OFFICE AND THESE ARE FOR RENT AND THE TIME PERIOD THAT WE HAVE AND THEY

MEET THE REQUIREMENTS SET. >> SO MOVED JUDGE.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

[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.]

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES.

SO, NOW WE'RE READY TO GO TO EXECUTIVE. EVERYTHING ELSE HAS TO BE DONE AFTERWARDS, RIGHT? DID I MISS ANYTHING? SO, EXECUTIVE SESSION, PUBLIC NOTICE IS GIVEN AT COMMISSIONERS COURT TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ANYTIME DURING THE MEETING TO DISCUSS MATTERS LISTED ANYWHERE ON THE ACTED WHEN AUTHORIZED BY BY THE PROVISION OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. IN THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. DISTINGUISHING ITEMS FOR PUBLIC DELIBERATION.

AND THOSE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION, THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED THAT THE COURT IS DIVERTS FROM THAT PREAND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO DISCUSS ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA TO DO SO. THE SECTION OR SECTIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED BY THE PREVIEDING OFFICER. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY OF TEXAS CODES 551.071, 072, 073, 074, 0745, 551.076, 551.086, 551.087.

COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL HOLD A EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH ATTORNEYS INCLUDING MATTERS RELATED TO LITIGATION, DELIBERATE REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, GIFTS, PERSONNEL MATTERS INCLUDING TERMINATION, COUNTY ADVISORY BODIES, SECURITY DEVICES AND/OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATES OR OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. UPON COMPLETION OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY IN AN ANTICIPATE SESSION TAKE SUCH ACTION AS IS APPROPRIATE ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM A, TODAY, IS CONSULT WITH A COUNTY ATTORNEY AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL IN REGARD TO THE CORPUS CHRISTI TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON THE SAME DURING THE REGULAR MEETING AND ALL RELATE THE MATTERS, TEXAS CODE 551.071.

B, CONSULT WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ON CAUSE 2, 19 CB 43, DIANA BOND, AND MINE FOR CHILD VERSUS NUECES COUNTY IN THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION. CONSULT WITH

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THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ON LEGAL MATTERS RELATED TO CAUSE 2:23 BRIT VERSUS NUECES COUNTY ET AL. IN THE U.S. SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI AND RELATED MATTERS, DISCUSS 551.071, DISCUSS CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON SAME INCLUDING POTENTIAL HIRING OF OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND RELATED MATTERS. ITEM D, CONSULT WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL REGARDING THE PADRE CEASE AND DESIST LETTER AND ALL RELATED MATTERS, 551.071 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON SAME IN OPEN SESSION. ITEM E, CONSULT WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY IN REGARD TO THE EXECUTION OF A RELEASE WAIVER AND SETSMENT AGREEMENT WITH HAGERTY CONSULTING AND A RELEASE CHECK FOR FINAL PAYMENTS. WE HAVE ADD THE 3 A 8. LET ME SEE. GO BACK. 8, #, AND 10. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER WHETHER TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE PADRE PARK DEED RESTRICTION SIGNED BY THE PREVIOUSLY COUNTY JUDGE. I BELIEVE THAT'S THE 551.071 AS

WELL? >> YES. ALL OF THOSE JUDGE.

>> OKAY. >> NINE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT AND FOLLOW INSTRUMENT TO CORRECT THE CHAIN OF TITLE RELATED TO PADRE BODY DEED RESTRICTION SIGNED BY THE PREVIOUS JUDGE ON OCTOBER 15TH, 2020, AND ALL RELATED MATTERS. AND ITEM 10, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NUECES COUNTY HEALTH UNIT PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, 121.004 AND APPROVE AN ORDER AND RELATED MATTERS. AND GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 ON THAT

AS WELL. IT IS 11 -- >> ALSO, THE PURCHASING ITEMS,

JUDGE. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WHAT

PURCHASING ITEMS? >> ONE AND TWO?

>> JUDGE SCOTT: 3 D 1 AND 3-D TWO.

>> . >> JUDGE SCOTT: I THOUGHT WE WERE WAITING TO VOTE UNTIL AFTER WE CAME OUT. ARE WE ADDING

THOSE TO EXECUTIVE AS WELL? >> JUDGE ON THE UPDATE OR ARPA, IF THE COURT COULD PULL THAT UPDATE INTO EXECUTIVE THERE ARE SOME ITEMS THAT WE HAD WE WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE THE COURT ON.

>> YES. LET'S DO 3-D ONE AND 2 AS WELL. I THOUGHT WE WERE BRINGING THOSE BACK AFTER EXECUTIVE BECAUSE WE WANTED TO VOTE ON WHAT WE WERE DEALING WITH IN EXECUTIVE AND THEN WE WOULD HANDLE THEM. ARE WE NEEDING TO PULL THOSE INTO

EXECUTIVE AS WELL? >> ONE AND TWO, JUST IF YOU HAVE THE QUESTIONS. THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM ARPA. ON ONE AND TWO IN PURCHASING, IF THE COURT'S GOING TO HAVE QUESTIONS

IN EXECUTIVE. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE'LL PULL IT IN THERE ANY WAY. 3 D ONE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING APPROVING METHOD OF PROCUREMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORIZING PUBLIC AGENT TO ADAPT AN ORDER DELEGATING AUTHORITY. AND THAT'S 551.071, ALL OF THESE ARE STILL?

>> YES. >> THERE'S FOUR OR FIVE OF THEM

>> YOU JUST HAVE TO PULL THEM TO PULL THEM.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: YEAH, SO, 3-D TWO CAUSE AND CONSIDER APPROVING A METHOD OF PRODORMANT FOR LEASE OF OFFICE SPACE FOR PRIMARY CARE SERVICES AND THAT WOULD BE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 AS WELL.

AND THEN YOU WANT TO BRING IN THE ARPA. WHAT NUMBER IS THAT.

>> 3 A 7, JUDGE. >> 3-A 7 RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OR BAH COUNTY WIDE ALLOCATED PROJECTS.

WE DIDN'T HAVE A VOTE. IT WAS AN UPDATE.

>> JUDGE AS A BETTER PART OF VALOR, SINCE THERE'S MORE THAT GOT PULLED IN. SHOULD WE CALL THE APPLICANTS TO TELL THEM TO

COME AT 1:30. >> JUDGE SCOTT: OR 2:00. IF YOU ARE WATCHING ANY OF THIS. THIS IS GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE UNTIL AT LEAST 1:30 IT WILL NOT BE BEFORE THEN. YES.

QUITE POSSIBLE 2:00. >> CAN SOMEONE PLEASE CALL ALL THE APPLICANTS AND TELL THEM NOT TO BE HERE UNTIL 1:30 AT LEAST.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: SO, IT IS, WE'RE ON THE I DID THE ARPA IN

THERE, RIGHT? >> YES.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: OKAY. IT IS 11:55 AND WE ARE GOING TO A

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>> JUDGE SCOTT: IT IS 1:55 AND WE'RE COMING BACK FROM EXECUTIVE

[9. Port of Corpus Christi Authority]

SESSION. I APOLOGIZE ALL WHO GOT THE NOTICE, BECAUSE, WE THOUGHT WE WOULD BE IN HERE UNTIL 1, BUT WE'RE HERE AT 1:30 SO, I'M MOVING STRAIGHT INTO THE COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS ON I-9.

BEFORE I BEGIN, I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT WE HAD AMAZING CANDIDATES APPLY BUT WE'VE CHANGED OUR POLICY IN THE LAST YEAR, OCTOBER THE 11TH. AND NOVEMBER THE 15TH, WE VOTED ON TRYING OUT A NEW POLICY MOVING FORWARD. AND WE'VE GONE OVER IT AND TRIED IT, IT'S SOMETHING NEW, I'M NOT SAYING IT'S GOING TO BE PERFECT, WE MAY HAVE HICCUPS, BUT, WE'RE GOING TO TRY IT THAT WAY. BASICALLY, WHAT WE'VE GOTTEN TO THROUGH THESE MEETINGS IS EVERYONE WHO I APPLIED, WHO WISHES TO DO SO CAN GO UP TO THE PODIUM AND WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO STATE THEIR CASE ON WHY YOU WOULD LIKE TO, OR, WHY YOU THINK THAT YOU WOULD BE A GOOD COURT COMMISSIONER. ANYONE FROM THIS SIDE, THE COURT MAY ASK YOU A QUESTION OR TWO. WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT SHORT TO THREE MINUTES BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY APPLICANTS AND WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO FINISH UP THE REST OF OUR BUSINESS TODAY. IT'S BEEN AGO LONG COURT SINCE WE ONLY HAVE ONE FOR DECEMBER. WE STILL HAVE SOME ITEMS TO ADDRESS.

ONCE EVERYONE IS DONE PRESENTING AND ANY QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED, EACH MEMBER OF THE COURT AND PAYTON WILL COME TO THE FRONT WITH THE WHITE BOARD. EACH MEMBER OF THE COURT WILL SELECT ONE APPLICANT FROM THE 12 PEOPLE WHO APPLIED FOR THE POSITION. A T THE COMMISSIONER HAS TO PUT YOUR NAME AND THAT WOULD GO FROM 12 PEOPLE TO FIVE PEOPLE, SO, THE PROCESS OF ELIMINATION.

AFTER THAT, ON THE FIRST ROUND, ON ROUND ONE OF THAT, EACH MEMBER WILL GET TWO VOTES. YOU CAN NOT VOTE FOR THE SAME PERSON. YOU DON'T HAVE TO VOTE FORT PERSON YOU PUT ON THE BOARD, YOU CAN VOTE FOR TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT PEOPLE BUT YOU MUST VOTE FOR TWO SEPARATE PEOPLE OUT OF THE FIVE ON THE BOARD. THE FIRST TWO MEMBERS TO GET TO THREE VOTES, A QUORUM OF OUR COURT, ARE OUR TWO NEXT COMMISSIONERS. DID I STATE EVERYTHING CORRECTLY? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY CLARIFICATIONS

OR QUESTIONS? >> I DO. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S CORRECT OR NOT, IT SAYS IN NUMBER FOUR IN THE LAST MINUTES THAT WE HAD IN THE MEETING THAT IN ROUND ONE, AND I'M, ASSUMING ROUND ONE IS WHEN WE FIRST START THAT WE HAVE TWO VOTES.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: YES. >> SO, I CAN NOMINATE TWO

PEOPLE? >> JUDGE SCOTT: NO, YOU CAN NOMINATE ONE. EVERY COMMISSIONER GETS ONE PERSON ON THE BOARD, BUT, YOU COULD VOTE FOR TWO NAMES THAT ARE ALREADY ON THAT BOARD. YOU CAN NOT VOTE FOR THE SAME PERSON TWICE.

>> IT'S KIND OF MISLEADING BECAUSE IT SAYS, I'M ENTITLED TWO VOTES AND MUST CAST THEIR VOTES FOR TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

SO, IF I SAY I WANT A AND B, AND THAT'S TWO PEOPLE AND NOW YOU'RE SAYING THAT I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL ROUND TWO?

>> NO. YOU'LL GO DOWN THE ROW. WE DID THIS WITH LETTERS, WE DID IT WITH DISNEY CHARACTERS, THINGS LIKE THAT TO TRY AND MAKE IT, BUT, EACH OF US WILL PUT, A, B, C, D, AND E. AND COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ IS FIRST AND HE CAN PICK A AND D, OR C AND E, BUT, YOU CAN NOT PICK C TWICE, OR D TWICE, YOU HAVE TO

PICK TWO SEPARATE. >>> SO, RIGHT NOW WE'RE SAYING

WE'RE GOING TO PICK TWO? >> JUDGE SCOTT: RIGHT NOW,

WE'RE GOING TO LET THEM TALK. >> BUT, YOU ONLY GET TO NOMINATE. EVERY MEMBER GETS TO NOMINATE ONE. FIVE PEOPLE WILL

BE ON THE BOARD ONCE. >> IT SHOULD BE 10 PEOPLE ON

THE BOARD. >> NO, IT'S FIVE, WE ALL PUT ONE FORWARD AND THEN THERE'S TWO VOTES, BECAUSE, YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE FOR YOUR PERSON, AND SOMEONE'S GOING TO VOTE FOR THEIR PERSON. AND THE TWO VOTES IS TO VOTE FOR THE NEXT PERSON.

BUT, FIVE PEOPLE END UP ON THE BOARD.

>>> THE THING IS IF YOU DON'T VOTE FOR THAT SECOND PERSON IN THE FIRST ROUND, EVERYBODY GETS TO VOTE FOR THAT SECOND PERSON.

>> YOU ONLY GET TO NOMINATE ONE PERSON TO PUT ON THE BOARD AND

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YOU GET TWO VOTES OF THE FIVE THAT ARE PUT UP ON THE BOARD.

>> TO ME, IT'S SO SIMPLE JUST TO PUT UP THE NAMES AND WE SELECT ONE FOR THE FIRST VACANCY AND SELECT SOMEONE FOR THE

SECOND VACANCY. >> JUDGE SCOTT: AND I PULLED IT UP IN THE COURTS, AND I DID PULL IT UP AND IT DID STATE THAT EVERYBODY GETS ONE NOMINEE AND YOU GET TWO VOTES.

>> YES. >> AND THAT NOTE IN THERE ARE NOT CLEAR. BUT, THEY WERE REALLY JUST NOTES TO ME TO EXPLAIN TO THE AUDIENCE HOW OUR PROCESS IS GOING TO BE. SO...

AND I'M GOING TO GO IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, BECAUSE, I SEE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE, IF YOU DON'T WISH TO SPEAK, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COME UP TO THE PODIUM TO SPEAK, BUT,

MR. ALTAG YOU'RE UP FIRST. >> I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MEET WITH ME ABOUT THIS APPOINTMENT. AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS

THAT YOU HAVE. >> JUDGE SCOTT: ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANYBODY HERE? I KNOW WE HAD A QUESTION OF THE CONFLICT OF TWO FOREIGN TRADE ZONES, WOULD YOU SEE THAT BEING A CONFLICT, IF YOU HAVE A FOREIGN TRADE ZONE AND YOU SERVE ON ANOTHER FOREIGN TRADE ZONE. IS THAT A CONFLICT?

>> I DON'T HAVE A FOREIGN TRADE ZONE. AND THE FOUNDATION DOES

NOT HAVE A FOREIGN TRADE ZONE. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU FOR

CLEARING THAT UP. THANK YOU. >> MR. BARRY?

>>> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US HERE TODAY, IT'S GOING TO BE HARD TO BE SHORTER THAN THAT SPEECH. SO, DON'T EXPECT IT.

>> I SEARCH SERVED ON THE PORT COMMISSION FOR NINE YEARS, I BRING A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE HERE THAN MOST OF THE OTHER APPLICANTS. I THINK OUR COMMUNITY'S LOST THE FAITH AND THE TRUST IN THE CURRENT PORT. SOME YEARS AGO, BOBBY GONZALEZ AND I LED AN INITIATIVE TO EX-AT THE PRESENT TIME THE LA QUINTA SHIP. OUR MONEY HAD TO BE PARSED OUT AND SPENT IN JUST A VERY UNIQUE MANNER, WE WERE JUST NOT RICH.

BOBBY AND I VOTED TO ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE COMMISSION AFTER MUCH THOUGHT TO EXTEND THE LA QUINTA CHANNEL TO THE CITY LIMITS OF PORTLAND, TEXAS. THAT EXTENSION BROUGHT US METAL, EXXON'S PLANT. THAT ONE EXTENSION BROUGHT ABOUT $50 BILLION TO OUR COMMUNITY. IF YOU LOOK TO THE COMMUNITY SINCE THE PLANTS WERE BUILT, YOU LOOK IN SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, YOU SEE NEW HOUSES AND THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE PHYSICALLY, BUT, THAT'S REALLY BROUGHT TO OUR COMMUNITY GOOD PAYING JOBS, FAMILY'S PERMANENT INCOME WHERE THEY COULD SEND THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL.

THEY CAN DO MORE THINGS. THEY'RE LESS POOR. WE HAVE A MUCH BETTER LIFE HERE BECAUSE OF THAT BUSINESS EXPANSION. IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS THERE'S BEEN EIGHT MAJOR WORLD WIDE COMPANIES TO SEE THE PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO RELOCATE HERE. OUT OF THOSE ZERO CAME HERE. FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE PORT COULDN'T LAND THEM ON THE PROPERTY THAT IT HAS. THE PORT HAS $304 MILLION TODAY IN IT'S PIGGY BANK. THEY'RE SETTING ON $304 MILLION CASH. THEY'RE DOING NOTHING WITH IT. THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO HELP OUR COUNTY. THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY WITH IT. THIS COMING YEAR THEY'RE GOING TO ADD ANOTHER $71 MILLION TO THEIR SAVINGS ACCOUNT. AND THEY'RE JUST GOING TO SET ON IT. THAT MONEY NEEDS TO BE REINVESTED IN OUR COMMUNITY. IT NEEDS TO HELP US OF THE PORT A THING DO. IT NEEDS TO BE A PORT AND KEEP THE CHANNEL OPEN BUT IT ALSO HAS A DUTY TO OUR COMMUNITY. THE PORT IN AND OF ITSELF WAS STARTED IN 1926 BY THE CITIZENS OF NUECES COUNTY, THEY RAISED TAXES TO SATURDAY THE PORT. AND WHEN THEY DID THAT, THEY DIDN'T THINK THAT THE PORT WAS EVER GOING TO WAKE UP ONE DAY AND SUE THE PEOPLE OF PORT ARANSAS AND DEMAND SUBJUGATION TO THE PORT'S RULES OR OTHERWISE BE SUED INTO SUBMISSION. THAT NEEDS TO CHANGE. I HOPE Y'ALL MAKE A FINE SELECTION TODAY. GOOD LUCK. HAVE A GOOD DAY. I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU

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HAVE. >> JUDGE SCOTT: DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BARRY?

>> MR. BARRY, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ON THE PORT?

>> I SERVED NINE YEARS. >> NINE YEARS ON THE PORT?

>> YES. >> AND THAT'S WHEN Y'ALL DID

THAT EXPANSION? >> YES. WE VOTED AT THAT TIME IT WAS HARD FOUGHT WITHIN THE COMMISSION ITSELF. THE PART HAD IT SPEND IT'S OWN MONEY TO DO THE ENGINEERING, THE GROUND WORK AND THE TEST PILOTING, ALL THE PRELIMINARY WORK BECAUSE AT THAT TIME THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WASN'T HERE TO EPIDEMIC HAD US.

WE HAD TO CONVINCE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WANTED THIS PROJECT BAD ENOUGH. WE HAD TO PUT MONEY IN IT. BUT, WHEN WE PUT MONEY IN IT, THE HIGHEST PAID PERSON AT THE PORT WAS A COUPLE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. TODAY AT THE PORT YOU'VE GOT FIVE EXECUTIVES AND EACH ONE OF THEM MAKE MORE THAN $400,000 A YEAR PLUS BONUSES. AND IN OUR COMMUNITY, THAT'S JUST CRAZY. THAT'S, THAT'S, A LOT OF MONEY. WE RAN ON A TIGHT BUDGET. AND THAT PARTICULAR PROJECT WAS PROBABLY THE BEST THING THAT WE DID IN THE NINE YEARS I WAS THERE WITH

THE PORT. >> VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, SIR.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU, MR. BERRY.

>> THANK YOU. >> JUDGE SCOTT: SCOTT FRAZIER.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH YOU TODAY A BIT. WHY WOULD I WANT TO DO THIS OR WHY OR WHAT'S MY AGENDA? I THINK OUR PORT NEEDS TO EXPLORE SOME DIVERSITY AND DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES, OTHER PRODUCTS THAT WE COULD BRING IN AND OUT OF OUR PORT, WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT, SEE WHAT'S GOOD FOR OUR REGION AND ACT UPON THAT. I THINK WE NEED TO IMPROVE OUR TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES, BE IT RAIL OR TRUCKING, THE SHIPS OR BARGES, WHATEVER THAT IS, MAYBE CONTAINERS, I'M NOT SURE, BUT, WE NEED MORE TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS AREA. I WAS ASKED TO CONSIDER SERVING BY MY COLLEAGUES IN THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY. UM, AG COMMODITIES ARE SHIPPED ALL OVER THE WORLD SO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ARE SUPER IMPORTANT TO US. SO, A PORT LIKE THIS IS VITAL FOR US.

MUCH OF OUR GRAIN SORGUM GOES OUT OF THE PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI. WE COULD HELP OUR INFRASTRUCTURE BY BRINGING THAT BACK. AGRICULTURE IS A FOUR TO $5 BILLION INDUSTRY IN THE COASTAL BEND. AND IT ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 120,000 JOBS I'M TOLD.

AND THAT'S A MULTIPLIER OF $10 BILLION. AGRICULTURE IS A BIG DEAL. BUT, I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK THAT I'M UP HERE WITH BLINDERS ON OR A ONE-TRICK PONY. I THANK YOU, SIR THAT MY KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE GAINED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, I COULD LOOK INTO OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OR INDUSTRIES, NOT AN EXPERT, CERTAINLY, BUT, I INC. THIS THAT I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON VIRTUALLY EVERY LEVEL OUT THERE FROM A LITTLE, LOCAL CHURCH OR SCHOOL COMMITTEE ALL THE WAY TO, YOU KNOW, WORK ON TRADE ISSUES AT THE NAFTA HEARINGS, AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. I THINK THAT I WRING THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO SET IN THAT ROLE, I COULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT 20 YEARS AGO, I CAN NOW. AND I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER DIVERSITY FOR OUR COURT. IF WE LISTEN TO THE MOVERS AND SHAKERS HERE TODAY, THEY WANT TO GET AWAY FROM THE OIL AND THOSE ARE CONSIDERED BAD, I DON'T THINK WE'LL EVER GET AWAY FROM IT PERSONALLY, BUT, I THINK LOOKING FOR MORE DIVERSITY IN OPPORTUNITY. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. I'LL

ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY QUESTIONS?

>> SO, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON, SHOULD THERE BE SPECIALIZED POSITIONS ON THE PORT TO REPRESENT DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES ONE FOR AG OR REFINERY INDUSTRIES OR OTHERS, OR, DO YOU THINK THIS PROCESS IS FAIR ENOUGH? LAST TIME WE HAD AN AGRICULTURE REPRESENTATIVE WHO WAS DEDICATED AND CAME FROM AGRICULTURE, IT'S BEEN OVER 15 YEARS AGO.

>> IT'S BEEN AWHILE, DAVID MAYOR SERVED FOR A FEW YEARS, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED TO SPECIFICALLY HAVE QUOTE SEATS FOR CERTAIN INDUSTRIES, BUT, I DO THINK, YOU GUYS OR WHOEVER IS GOING THE APPOINTMENTS, THE CITY, THE COUNTY, WHOEVER NEEDS TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES IN OUR AREAS. I THINK TO HAVE A DIVERSITY ON THE PORT SO THAT WE COULD HAVE VOICES FROM EVERYBODY.

>> GOOD POINT. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR

YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU.

JAMIE GARCIA. >>> HELLO, EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. I DON'T WANT TO GO OVER MY

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RESUME OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. EVERYBODY HAS IT. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT I THINK ARE IMPORTANT TO SAY. I'M A TEXAS A AND I GRADUATE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. I WORKED IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY FOR 11 YEARS.

DID EVERYTHING FROM ENGINEERING TO PLANT MANAGING, I GOT PROMOTED TO DIVISIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAM WHERE WE ACTUALLY RUN OR WERE IN CHARGE OF MULTIPLE TERMINALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. THROUGHOUT CANADA AND MEXICO. I GOT TO OPEN UP ONE IN JAPAN. SO, I HAVE EXPERIENCE THERE. I GOT TO SERVE IN THE PORT INDUSTRIES. JOHN LA ROUX WAS THE PORT DIRECTOR, AND CANNES WAS THE PORT COMMISSIONER AT THE TIME.

I GOT TO WORK WITH ALL THE PLANT MANAGERS ON CRITICAL ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR INDUSTRY. I THINK THAT I COULD BRING THAT KNOWLEDGE TO THE TABLE. I DO HAVE AG EXPERIENCE.

I DO OWN SOME COMPANIES THAT ACTUALLY SELL INTERNATIONALLY, SEED, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. SO, UM, MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHAT I WANT TO BRING TO THE TABLE IS, UM, ETHICS, INTEGRITY, UNITY. I WANT TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY, THE CITY, AND HOW DO WE WORK TOGETHER AS PARTNERS AND LOOK AT OUR SYNERGIES TO HELP EACH OTHER INSTEAD OF SUING EACH OTHER, HURTING EACH OTHER, THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY IF WE ALL WORK TOGETHER. AND I THINK THAT I AM THE PERSON THAT WILL GO THE EXTRA MILE TO GO AND TALK WITH EACH COMMISSIONER, TO GO TO SAN PAT AND TALK TO THEM AND THE CITY COUNCIL, AND TALK WITH ALL THE PORT INDUSTRY MEMBERS AND SEE HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.

THAT'S WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING TO THE TABLE. ANY

QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU.

BRYAN GULLEY, HE IS OUR CURRENT PORT COMMISSIONER.

>> THANK YOU, I FEEL KIND OF WEIRD TOOTING MY OWN HORN, BUT, I GUESS THIS IS THE TIME THAT I HAVE TO TOOT MY OWN HORN, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT I WAS APPOINTED FOUR YEARS AGO BY THIS BOARD, OBVIOUSLY, TO SERVE A FINAL TERM, A PART OF A FINAL TERM AND I WAS REAPPOINTED A YEAR LATER. FROM THE TIME THAT I GOT APPOINTED, MY PLAN WAS TO BE THE VERY BEST COMMISSIONER THAT I CAN POSSIBLY BE. MY (INDISCERNIBLE) WAS ALWAYS AREN'T THE MARINE INDUSTRY. I DID GRADUATE WORK IN BIOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY AND I QUIT DOING THAT AND BECAME A COMMERCIAL DRIVER. WENT BACK TO SCHOOL BECAME A SURGEON. ALL THE TIME, I WAS RUNNING BOATS, I PROBABLY RUN BOATS OUT OF THAT CHANNEL A THOUSAND TIMES. I HAVE A 100 TIME CAPTAIN'S LICENSE SINCE 1973. SO, I'VE BEEN ON, UNDER OR AROUND THAT WATER ALL MY LIFE. AND I'VE BUILT DOCKS AND LOCATED ALL THE CHANNEL ON THE RESIDENTIAL SIDE. I'VE BUILT MARINAS. I'VE HAD VESSEL MOVEMENTS. I RUN FOUR BIG BOATS OUT OF PORT ARANSAS AND SCHEDULED THOSE FOR 150 MILES OFF SHORE FOR 40 YEARS NOW. I DO A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING, I DREDGE. I BUILT A PRINT THAT WE MAKE SAND GRAVEL AND FRAC SAND. I KNOW HOW TO BUILD LEVEES, I KNOW HOW TO DO JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT THE PORT DOES.

AND THAT EXPERIENCE HELPED ME TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING WHEN I BECAME A PORT COMMISSIONER. AND THEN WHEN I WAS THERE, I TRIED TO DO EVERYTHING THEY WANTED ME TO DO. I ENDED UP, CURRENTLY, THE PORT IS RUN BY THREE-MEMBER COMMITTEES. THERE'S FOUR OF THEM. THERE'S, FACILITIES, WHICH I SERVE ON THAT CHAIR.

THERE IS SECURITY WHICH I'M SERVE ON AND I'M THE LONGEST SERVING MEMBER OF THAT COMMITTEE. I SERVED ON AUDIT JUST ONE YEAR THE FIRST YEAR. I DON'T LIKE TO TRAVEL BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSES. BECAUSE, EVERYBODY COMPLAINS ABOUT THE EXPENSES AND WHAT WE SPEND THE MONEY ON. SO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT. BUT, I DO CHAIR THE LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE. AND I'M THE FIRST PERSON THAT IS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM NUECES COUNTY THAT'S EVER BEEN ON THERE, MUCH LESS BEEN THE CHAIR. I'VE BEEN THE CHAIR FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS. THAT'S WHERE ALL THE BIG STUFF HAPPENS.

WE DON'T SPEND THE MONEY BUT WE PLAN AHEAD. WE BUILD THE DOCKS, WE SPEAK WITH INDUSTRIES THAT COME IN AND TRY TO FIND THE DIVERSITY THAT MR. FRASER TALKED ABOUT. BY THE WAY, I LOOK AROUND HERE AND I KNOW A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE. AND I SEE FROM

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JAIME, HE'S A FRIEND OF MINE. I JUST GOT PUT ON THE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE WHICH WAS FORMED LAST MONTH AT THE REQUEST OF IN FRAZIER AS ONE OF THE MEMBERS. I'VE GOT A BROAD RANGE AND HAVE NEVER HAD A CONFLICT WITH THE PORT AT CORPUS CHRISTI AND I'VE NEVER HAD A CONTRACT WITH ANY BUSINESS THAT I'VE HEARD ASSOCIATES. I DON'T HAVE ANY PROPERTY BUSINESSES OR ANYTHING.

I BELT A TWO-MILE LONG BARGE FLEET. I DESIGNED IT, I PERMITTED IT, I BUILT IT AND SOLD MY INTEREST OUT OF THAT ABOUT TWO YEARS BEFORE I PUT MY NAME IN THE HAT ORIGINALLY. SO, I'M GOING TO PUT THOSE RUMORS TO REST. I WORK VERY HARD BECAUSE I'M RETIRED NOW AND I KNEW THAT WAS COMING THAT'S WHY I TOOK THIS JOB ON. IT TAKES ALMOST FULL TIME IF YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT RIGHT. I SERVE ON, LIKE I SAID, THREE COMMITTEES THAT RUN THE PORT AND I CHAIR HALF OF THEM. WE HAVE I THINK EIGHT

COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. >> JUDGE SCOTT: CAN WE WRAP IT

UP FOR QUESTIONS? >> I'VE BEEN THERE A LONG

TIME. >> JUDGE SCOTT: I KNOW, YOU COULD PROBABLY TALK FOREVER, YES, TOTALLY AGREE. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY COMMISSIONERS?

>> OKAY. >> SO, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE STILL FACING THE PORT?

>> WELL, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE NOT JUST FACING THE PORT BUT THE WHOLE REGION IS WATER. AND WE'VE HAD THREE REAL IMPORTANT MEETINGS IN THE LAST MONTH, WE'RE HAVING THOSE MEETINGS THROUGH MY LONG-RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE NEXT ONE COMING UP IS THE 18TH. AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI PRIMARILY, BUT, I'VE ALSO INVITED INDUSTRY TO THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE. I INVITED THE COUNTY AND THE NUECES COUNTY RIVER AUTHORITY WILL BE THERE AND A LOT OF STAKEHOLDER WILL BE THERE THIS MONDAY. I'M WORKING CLOSE WITH DREW MOLLY, THE NEW WATER GUY, HE'S EASY TO WORK WITH AND WE TALK ALL THE TIME.

AND WE'RE GETTING VERY, VERY, CLOSE TO WHAT I THINK IS A BREAK THROUGH TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO GET WATER IN THIS REGION. WE JUST FINISHED WIDENING AND DEEPENING THE CHANNEL WHICH WILL MAKE US THE WIDEST AND DEEPEST CHANNEL IN THE GGULF OF OF MEXICO. AND WE'RE GOING TO START ON THE LA QUINAT CHANNEL.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: MR. LAMANTIA. >> WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR MEETING WITH ME. YOU SPENT SOME TIME WITH ME AND I APPRECIATE IT. AND I'M HUMBLED BY ANY SUPPORT THAT I MIGHT GET FROM Y'ALL. I HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF SERVING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. SOME VERY HELPFUL HERE. AND SOME HELPFUL IN MAYBE MORE SUBTLE WAYS. SO, SERVED ON CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS. Y'ALL APPOINTED ME THE HOSPITAL BOARD, I THINK THE ONLY PERSON WHO HAS EVER BECOME CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD THAT WAS APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY. BUT, THAT WAS BECAUSE OF COLLABORATION WITH EVERYONE ON THE BOARD. AND I THINK, WE WOULD DO JUST AS WELL WITH THE PORT COMMISSION WITH THIS VERY IMPORTANT SEAT. I RUN A COMPANY THAT'S QUITE LARGE. MANY HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES, VERY COMPLEX, LOGISTICS, BY THE WAY, WITH VERY COMPLICATED LOGISTICS WITH THOUSANDS OF CONTAINERS COMING FROM OVERSEAS, UNFORTUNATELY NOT FROM THIS PORT BUT WE'RE COMFORTABLE IN THAT.

I'M VERY COMFORTABLE IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD, I'M EDUCATED THERE, AND I SPENT A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME DEALING WITH THAT. I THINK ALL OF THOSE THINGS WILL HELP ME SERVE TO GET THE PORT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE FOR THE FUTURE. AND, UM I'LL

TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. >> SO, ARE YOU ON THE FINANCIAL SIDE, BUSINESSMAN, IS THAT THE SAME? IS THAT THE SAME

TERMINOLOGY? >> THE INPUT MAY NOT BE, BUT, THE NUMBERS ARE NUMBERS, RIGHT? THERE'S A CERTAIN LEVEL OF FINANCIAL STANDARDS THAT YOU HAVE, THAT YOU HAVE TO BE LIT RATE IN IN ORDER TO RUNNY COMPANY. THERE'S BACKGROUND ON HOW YOU GET THERE AND THE DIFFERENT AVAILABLES THAT GO INTO IT, BUT, YEAH, I'M VERY COMFORTABLE THERE. I THINK OF MYSELF MORE AS A PEOPLE PERSON. BUT, THE FINANCIAL SIDE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE. YOU HAVE TO RUN THAT TO RUN A

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BIG ORGANIZATION LIKE THIS, YOU'RE RUNNING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, SOMEONE HAS TO WATCH OUT FOR IT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> DIANE LARUE.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M DIANE LARUE. IT I'M GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME PORT COMMISSIONER, MY PRIORITY WOULD BE TO WORK AT STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE APPOINTING AUTHORITIES, THE PORT AND IT'S INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDER, OUR VARIOUS COMMUNITY LEADERS AND THE PUBLIC. IT WAS NOT THAT LONG AGO THAT THE PORT WORKED WITH NUECES COUNTY, AND SAN PAT ONE COUNTY AND THE THE STITHE ON REGIONAL PROJECTS LIKE HOME PORT, AND THE PIPELINE AND THE JOE FULTON CARTER JUST TO NAME A FEW. I WILL HELP GUIDE THE ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE JOBS AND THEMY OF THE COASTAL BEND. I KEEP UP WITH COMMISSION MYTHS. I STUDY THE AGENDAS. I MAYBE A NERD, THAT'S MY THING, BUDGETS, CONTRACTS, AND FUTURE PROJECTS AND HAVE DONE SO FOR MANY YEARS.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO BE WELL-INFORMED AND NOT BE AFRAID TO QUESTION EXPENSES AND PROJECTS AND TO MAKE INFORMED SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT. I DON'T SEE THE COMMISSION AS MICRO MANAGERS OF THE PORT, BUT, I DO EXPECT FISCAL OVERSIGHT.

AS IT'S GOVERNING BODY, NOT JUST AS IN THE ADVISORY ROLE IT HAS PLAYED IN RECENT YEARS. I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE MONEY INVESTED IN OUR COMMUNITY INSTEAD OF SPENDING LAVISHLY ON TRAVEL, DINNER AND PARTIES IN AND OUT OF TOWN. THE PORT IN RECENT YEARS HAS BECOME A LARGE SPROERTER OF THE JUNIOR LIVE STOCK SHOW, A VERY WORTHY CAUSE. HOWEVER, THE TARGETS IN THE RESPONSE SORESHIP IN MY OPINION, SHOULD BE THE LESS FORTUNATE, THE AT-RISK YOUTH IN THE REGION. MY HUSBAND SERVES AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PORT OF PHILADELPHIA FOR 10 YEARS AND HE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CHOSEN TO BE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS.

COMMUNITY SERVICE HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF MY ENTIRE LIFE T I'VE PEP A PART OF MANIDY VERSE ORGANIZATIONS BUT MOST NOTABLY IN LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, THE UNITED CORPUS CHRISTI CHAMBER FOUNDATION, INCLUDING LEADERSHIP CORPUS CHRISTI. THE PAN AMERICAN ROUND TABLE, THE SOUTH TEXAS BOTANICAL GARDENS, THE PORT ARANSAS GARDEN CLUB AND MISSION 911. THROUGHOUT THE YEARS I'VE GAINED SIGNIFICANT KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE INNER WORKINGS OF BOARDS AS WELL AS SPECIFIC INSIGHT INTO PORTS. THEIR STAKEHOLDER AND UNIQUE AND DIVERSE CHALLENGES THEY ENCOUNTER. I FEEL WITH MY DEDICATION TO THE REGION, I WILL BE AN EXCELLENT PORT COMMISSIONER. IT WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP YOU INFORMED. I BELIEVE WORKING TOWARD A MORE UNITED COMMISSION WILL LEAD TO A MORE UNITED REGION WHICH WILL BENEFIT ALL OF US IN THE COASTAL BEND. THE WATCH WORDS OF MY TENURE WILL BE COMMUNICATION, AND LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

>> ENVIRONMENTAL, I MEAN, WHAT WOULD THAT MEAN TO YOU AS A

COMMISSIONER? >> WHAT ENVIRONMENTAL

STEWARDSHIP WOULD BE TO YOU? >> WELL, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE PORT IS CHARGED WITH IN IT'S CHARTER TO BE SURE THAT WE'RE GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS. ONE OF THE ANSWERS

CAME UP ABOUT DESAALENNIZATION. >> THAT'S PART OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AND ALSO IT'S TAKING CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY. THAT REALLY IS THE BIG, THE PORT IS NOT JUST INDUSTRY AND THE THINGS THAT ARE THERE NOW, BUT, WE'RE CHARGED WITH TAKING CARE OF THE WATER WAYS, FOR FISHING AND BOATING.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT THE PORT SHOULD BE PAYING ATTENTION TO AS WELL. SO, THAT'S PART OF WHAT I MEAN BY ENVIRONMENTAL

STEWARDSHIP. >> I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: YES? >> DO YOU APPROVE THE PORT BUYING LAND AROUND THE AREAS? TAKING LAND OFF OF THE TAX ROLL?

>> WELL, I THINK THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN WE'VE NEEDED TO PURCHASE LAND. I WOULD HAVE TO SEE WHICH SPECIFIC AREAS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. OBVIOUSLY THERE'S ALL KINDS OF RUMORS AROUND, AND I'VE READ THE AGENDA AND THERE ARE STORIES ABOUT EMINENT DOMAIN. YOU CAN'T MAKE PROMISES TO PEOPLE AND NOT

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KEEP THOSE PROMISES. BUT, YES, I KNOW THERE'S SOME NEED FOR LAND, BUT, I DON'T SEE THAT WE SHOULD JUST BUY UP ALL OF THIS LAND AND NOT HAVE A PLAN FOR IT, BECAUSE, IF WE'RE GOING TO USE THAT LAND AS INDUSTRY FOR EXAMPLE, I THINK INDUSTRY SHOULD PAY FOR THAT IF THEY WANT THAT LAND. DOES THAT ANSWER?

>> THANK YOU. >> ANYBODY ELSE?

>> JUDGE SCOTT: FRANK MCNIFF. >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PROCESS. THIS IS AN ORGANIZED PROCESS AND IT'S REFRESHING TO EXPERIENCE THAT. IT REALLY IS, SO, THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE APPLICANTS. WE'VE GOT QUALITY PEOPLE HERE TODAY.

AND YOU'VE READ THEY ARE RESUMES AND THEY'RE QUALITY. AND THEIR COMMENTS ARE QUALITY. AND I DON'T NECESSARILY DISAGREE WITH MOST OF YOUR COMMENTS. YOU SEE THE RESUMES AND KNOW THAT I BRING 40 YEARS OF MERRITIME EXPERIENCE. AND FOUR YEARS AT THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY AND 20 YEARS AS AN OFFICER OF THE COAST GUARD, FIVE ACTIVE, 15 RESERVE. YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE 30 YEARS AS AN ATTORNEY SPECIALIZING IN MERR MERRITIME ISSUES. AND SO WHY ME? SO, TO DISCUSS WHY ME, I THINK YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THE COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD AND WHAT YOU WANT AND WHAT YOU EXPECT. I THINK THAT WE DO NEED DIVERSITY ON THE BOARD. I THINK THAT WE NEED DIFFERENT INTERESTS ON BOARD. THE BOARD CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF TWO BANKERS, TWO BUSINESS CONSULTANTS, ONE OIL AND GAS, ONE ATTORNEY AND ONE DOCTOR. NOW, THAT DOCTOR KNOW IT IS HIS STUFF. HE DOES. VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON. HE'S GOT A LOT OF MERRITIME EXPERIENCE.

BUT, THIS IS NOT A JOB THAT YOU WANT TO START OFF AND LEARN AS YOU GO. I'M EXPERIENCED AND I HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND I'M AN EX EXPERT MARITIME ATTORNEY.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU, DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS FOR M

MR. MCNIFF? >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE APPRECIATE

IT VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU.

>> . >> JUDGE SCOTT: MARTIN PARISH.

>> I THINK THE FIRST QUESTION IS WHY? WHY DO YOU WANT THIS JOB? WELL, I HAD A 38-YEAR CAREER IN THE INDUSTRY WORKING FOR COMPANIES THAT USE THE PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI. AT THIS POINT IN MY CAREER, I'M RETIRED NOW AND I WANT TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE PORT. I'VE BEEN INTERESTED IN IT AND IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT I LIKE. SO, IT'S KIND OF IN MY WHEELHOUSE AND I LIKE THIS TYPE OF WORK. AS FOR MY CAREER, I HAD A 38-YEAR CAREER I WAS A CORPORATE OFFICER AT VELARO, AND S&P 500 COMPANY FOR THE LAST 11 YEARS OF MY CAREER. I'M WELL ROUNDED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNESS, ACUMEN FINANCIAL ACUMEN AND DEMONSTRATED RESULTS. 21 YEARS IN REFINING, NINE YEARS IN RENEWABLE FUELS AND I HAVE A CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE FROM PURDUE UNIVERSITY. SO, WE ALL KNOW THE PORT IS THE ENERGY PORT OF THE UNITED STATES. AND, JUST TO PUT THAT IN NUMBERS, 94% OF THE PORT'S TONNAGE YEAR TO DATE IS CARBONS, SO, THAT'S GOOD. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT, RIGHT? BUT, THE PORT ALSO NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND RENEWABLE FUELS FOR THE FUTURE AND OTHER DIVERSIFICATION. AS FAR AS RENEWABLE FUELS, I RAN TWO OF THREE OF VALERO'S. EDIBLE CORN OLE TO PRODUCE RENEWABLE DIESEL. AND PRODUCTION IS CURRENTLY $1.2 BILLION A YEAR, AND THAT FUEL HAS AN 80% GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION VERSUS CONVENTIONAL DIESEL FUEL. AND I RAN VALERO'S ETHENAL. THE COMBINED ASSETS OF THOSE TWO

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BUSINESS SECTIONS WHEN I RETIRED WAS $6 BILLION. OTHER AREAS OF THE EXPERIENCE, I HAVE EXPERIENCE ACROSS THE UNITED STATES WITH REFINERIES, I WORKED WITH MULTIPLE PORTS IN CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND LOUISIANA. I HAVE DESAAL NATION EXPERIENCE CARBON CAP TOUR EXPERIENCE AND WIND ENERGY AND EX-TENSETIVE KNOWLEDGE OF GLOBAL LOW-CARBON FUEL MARKETS AND REGULATIONS. IN SUMMARY, I BELIEVE I CHECK THE BOXES TO BE OF VALUE TO THE PORT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR

MR. PARRISH? >> I THINK WE'RE GOOD. MIKE

PEDROTTI. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE AND THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI. WHEN I FIRST STARTED TO THINK ABOUT BEING ON THE CORPUS CHRISTI AS A COMMISSIONER AND I LOOKED FOR WHAT THE CHARGE IS. AND THE PORT COMMISSIONER'S EFFORTS ARE TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION, ATTRACTING NEW CARGO, BUILDING AND MAINTAINING PUBLIC TERMINALS, SETTING OPERATIONAL POLICY AND COOPERATING WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AS A LOCAL SPONSOR, MAINTAINING AND FURTHER IMPROVING OUR VITAL NAVIGATIONAL CHANNELS. AND I THOUGHT, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO ME? AND AS A PORT COMMISSIONER, I VIEW THE PORT COMMISSION AS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SORTS, WHICH IS IMPORTANT. BECAUSE, I'VE LEARNED THAT THE MOST SUCCESSFUL BOARDS THAT I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF ARE ONES THAT RESPECT THE INDEPENDENT VIEWS OF EACH AND EVERY BOARD MEMBER SO THAT THEIR IDEAS ARE BROUGHT FORTH FOR DISCUSSION. I'VE PURSUED MY CAREER IN UPSTREAM OIL AND GAS FOR THE LAST 38 YEARS WITH THE BELIEVE THAT INDUSTRY, COMMUNITY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT CAN AND MUST WORK TOGETHER IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL. I'VE ALWAYS ENDEAVORED TO WORK WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES MUST INCLUDE RECOGNITION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH IS OPERATES. AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THOSE RESOURCES. MY GOAL AS A PORT COMMISSIONER IS TO SEE THAT THE PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI CONTINUES TO BE A LEADER IN THE INDUSTRIES THAT IT'S SERVED WHILE, AT THE SAME TIME BEING A RESPONSIBLE LEADER IN OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS AN LEADER FOR THE ADVOCACY IN THE SURROUNDING BAYS, ESTUARYS, RIVERS AND VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS.

OUR MARINE ENVIRONMENT. WE MUST BE RESPONSIBLE TO OUR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. CORPUS CHRISTI, ROB'S TOWN, PORT ARANSAS, PORT ARANSAS PATH, INGLESIDE BY THE BAY. TO THAT END I WILL MOVE TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-BASED THINK TANK UTILIZING KEY RESEARCHERS, KEY UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS, FOR EXAMPLE, I WOULD TALK WITH THE HEART RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UT SCIENCE AND THE INSTITUTES TO ADVISE US AS TO THE POTENTIAL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE VARIOUS PROJECT THAT THE PORT OF CORPUS IS AND WILL BE PURSUING.

I LIVED THESE TENANTS OF CONSERVATION IN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS PRACTICES IT MY ENTIRE LIFE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME OPERATING A SUCCESSFUL ENERGY EXPLORATION BUSINESSES. I'VE OVER THE YEARS PARTICIPATES IN MANY LEVELS AND CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS CCA TEXAS. SCA, COASTAL BEND BAYS AND ESTUARYS AND I WAS A BOMB OF THE TEXAS WILD LIFE FOUNDATION. I BELIEVE DEMONSTRATES MY COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION WHILE UNDERSTANDING THAT BUSINESS, INDUSTRY, AND ENVIRONMENT MUST WORK TOGETHER IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE BEST OUTCOME FOR ALL. I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE IN CORPUS CHRISTI. AFTER GRADUATING FROM COLLEGE, I CHOSE TO COME BACK CORPUS CHRISTI TO GET MARRIED AND START MY FAMILY. MY DESIRE TO BE IN THE COASTAL BEND AS WELL AS THE EXPERIENCE I'VE GAINED FROM BUSINESS OVER THE LAST 38 YEARS, HAS PREPARED ME TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES FACING THE FUTURE TO OUR PORT. IF APPOINTED I'LL PROVIDE AN AFFECTIVE KNOWLEDGEABLE VOICE FOR MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND OUR COMMUNITY.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: AND THAT WRAPS UP YOUR TIME.

>> THAT'S IT. >> JUDGE SCOTT: SORRY.

>> I'M NOT MUCH OF A PUBLIC SPEAKER.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: I'M NOT EITHER, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. ANY

QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? >>> WHAT DOES IT MEAN OR HOW DO YOU BE INCLUSIVE OF ALL COMMISSIONERS, EVEN THOUGH YOU WOULD HAVE A MINORITY OF OPINION, MAYBE ONLY ONE. I MEAN, IS THERE A POLICY THAT NEEDS TO BE CHANGED OR HOW WOULD

YOU BE MORE INCLUSIVE. >> SO, THE BOARDS THAT I'VE BEEN ON WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A POLICY WHERE IF A BOARD MEMBER

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HAD AN IDEA, IT COULD BE BROUGHT FORTH. BOARD MEMBERS NEED, YOU HAVE BOARD MEMBERS SO THAT YOU CAN MINE THEIR KNOWLEDGE. YOU DON'T WANT TO SHUT IT DOWN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE POLICIES OF THE PORT COMMISSION ARE TODAY, BUT, I KNOW THAT IF I'M ON THERE, I'M GOING TO MOVE TOWARDS LETTING PEOPLE HAVE THEIR TIME, LETTING THEM SPEAK, BECAUSE, THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT WE COULD GAIN KNOWLEDGE IS TO LISTEN.

>> ANY OTHER? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> JOHN VALLS? >> THANK YOU, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY. SUCH A DISTINGUISHED LIST OF CANDIDATES AND I'M PROUD TO BE AMONG ONE OF THOSE FOLKS.

AND IT'S A LITTLE SURREAL I'M ALWAYS BEFORE Y'ALL IN ONE CAPACITY OR ANOTHER, WEARING ONE HAT OR ANOTHER, WHETHER IT'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR HOSPITAL DISTRICT. AND I COULDN'T IMAGINE THAT 13 OR 14 YEAR AGO WHEN I WORKED AT THE PORT TO BE IN A POSITION TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A COMMISSION APPOINTMENT. I SEARCHED UNDER OUR PORT DIRECTOR AND I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING UNDER COMMISSION GOONS AND COMMISSIONER BERRY. AND WHEN COMMISSIONER BERRY SAID THE PORT WAS FRUGAL, I KNOW.

BECAUSE, IT WAS VERY CHEAP WITH THE STAFF BUDGETS. YOU GUYS KNOW ME. I'M ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. BORN AND RAISED IN CORPUS CHRISTI I CAME BACK HERE TO GO TO GRADUATE SCHOOL AT A & M CORPUS CHRISTI AND I'VE SERVED ON MULTIPLE BOARDS, I SERVED ON THE CORPUS CHRISTI REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY BOARD.

JUDGE, I SERVED WITH YOU ON THAT BOARD. I ROSE TO THE LEVEL OF CHAIRMAN AND WE DID GREAT THINGS AT THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY UNTIL WE LOST YOU TO THE LEGISLATURE, YOU DID GREAT THINGS FOR US.

AND I SERVED ON THE NUECES COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD AND SERVED AS CHAIRMAN FOR A FEW YEARS AND NOW, CURRENTLY, I SERVE AS CHAIRMAN FOR THE NUECES COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT. AND EVERYBODY HERE'S GOT REALLY INCREDIBLE RESUMES, THEY'RE ALL ACCOMPLISHED PEOPLE FROM BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY AND SO FORTH, IT'S NOT JUST HAVING, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY'S GOT A UNIQUE SKILL SET BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT, I BELIEVE IS GOVERNANCE AND KNOWING HOW TO GOVERN. LIKE I SAID, I'VE SERVED ON MANY PUBLIC BOARDS. I KNOW HOW TO MANAGE PUBLIC FUNDS.

I'VE PUT TOGETHER MANY, MANY PUBLIC BUDGETS, WE JUST PRESENTED THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT BUDGET TO YOU EARLIER THIS YEAR, SO, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, I'VE ATTENDED THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND THE PUBLIC TRAINING LIKE ALL DO IN PUBLIC BOARDS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. IT'S ALSO THE COMPONENT OF KNOWING HOW TO GOVERN. AND HAVING WORKED AT THE PORT FOR MANY YEARS, MY FIRST CAPACITY WAS IN MARKETING MANAGER AT THE PORT. I HAD TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PORT.

I WAS A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE PORT AND WE MARKETED THE PORT.

SO, I HAD TO KNOW EVERY COMPONENT OF THE PORT IN OUR MATERIAL WHEN WE WENT TO TRADE SHOWS. I TRANSFERRED INTO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ROLE AND SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH ALL THE COMPONENTS OF THE PORT. AT THAT TIME, WE DIVERSIFIED AND UNDER MR. LARUE LEADERSHIP. WE VENTERED INTO THE COLD STORAGE INDUSTRY. I'M FAMILIAR WITH GOVERNANCE AND MERRITIME AND I'M

HAPPY TO SERVE THE PORT. >> JUDGE SCOTT: MR. WEBER.

>> THANK YOU FOR ACCEPTING MY APPLICATION AND GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW FOR THIS APPOINTMENT. YES, I'M GETTING CLOSE TORE 60 YEARS-OLD AND WILL BE RETIRING WHICH WILL ALLOW ME TO FULFILL THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS POSITION. I MANAGED THE OPERATIONS OF A $10 MILLION COMPANY IN MY WORKING YEARS AND I'VE LEARNED MUCH ABOUT KEEPING AND RETAINING TALENTED EMPLOYEES AND I UNDERSTAND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE HAPPY CUSTOMERS. I MANAGED THE BUSINESS THROUGH THE GREAT RECESSION OF 2007-2009 AND INSISTED TO TAKE A SALARY REDUCTION BEFORE OTHERS. THROUGH SMART COST CUTTING AND MAKING ORGANIZATION MORE EFFICIENT, THE COMPANY HAD NO LAYOFFS AND CAME BACK STRONGER AFTER THE RECESSION ENDED. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE STAGFLATION OF THE LATE '70S WHEN THE FED RAISED INTEREST RATES TO NEARLY 20%. I

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UNDERSTAND AND HAVE LIVED THROUGH MANY ECONOMIC CYCLES.

THIS EXPERIENCE IN ADDITION TO COLLEGE STUDIES IN ECONOMICS, FINANCE, BUSINESS STATISTICS AND ACCOUNTS, GIVE ME THE SKILLS TO HELP ENSURE THE PROSPERITY OF THE COURT. REDUCING EXPENSES AND EXPANDING THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE PORT. Y'ALL MADE AN EXCELLENT PAYMENT AND YOU DESERVE CREDIT. I PLAN ON ASSISTING AND IN CONTINUING TO PUSH FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY IN REDUCING NEEDLESS EXPENSES. THESE ACTIONS WILL LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR THE PORT TO REGAIN THE PUBLIC'S TRUST. I WOULDN'T ENGAGE IN SECRET MOUS, AND I WON'T ACCEPT A PORT CREDIT CARD. I'LL FOCUS ON THE BUSINESS THAT ARE LACKING.

NUMBER ONE FOCUS ON THE SHIP CHANNEL PROJECT. WITHOUT A WORKING CHANNEL, THE PORT CANNOT CONTINUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CUSTOMERS. NUMBER TWO FOCUS ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE. THE DOCK MAINTENANCE NEEDS ATTENTION AND THE DOCKS NEED TO BE AIMPROVED IN THE FUTURE. NUMBER THREE IS THE BUDGET OF THIS TAX-PAYER OWNED ENTITY T I WILL GO THROUGH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND POINT OUT WASTEFUL SPENDING. BESIDE THOSE OBJECTS, I'LL PUSH FOR THE RANK AND FILE EMPLOYEES TO GET RAISES AND KEEP UP WITH

INFLATION. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU, DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. WEBER? I DON'T THINK SO.

THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: I WILL, ALSO MAKE NOTE THAT WE HAD A LATE APPLICATION IT WAS VERY LATE, IT WAS FROM LAMONT TAYLOR AND WE WANT TO THANK HIM FOR APPLYING. WE APPRECIATE THE APPLICATION BUT IT WAS AFTER THE DEADLINE SO, WE COULDN'T MOVE FORWARD. I BELIEVE THAT IN JUST A MINUTE, COMMISSIONER CHESNEY WANTS TO MAKE A STATEMENT. BUT, BEFORE NARROWING THIS DOWN TO FIVE CANDIDATES. I JUST WANT TO SAY, AGAIN, THIS IS A REALLY TOUGH JOB BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME REALLY, REALLY AMAZING PEOPLE THAT HAVE APPLIED. THIS IS A DIFFICULT DECISION FOR AWFUL US. I WOULD REMIND YOU ALL THAT THIS IS A COURT. SO, IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE OUTCOME, LET'S, PLEASE KEEP QUIET, STEP OUTSIDE, GO ABOUT YOUR WAY, HOWEVER, THIS IS A COURT AND WE STILL HAVE BUSINESS TO DO AFTER THIS VOTE. WE APPRECIATE YOU KEEPING ORDER AND WE HAVE TWO GENTLEMEN IN THE BACK THAT WILL ESCORT YOU OUT IF WE HAVE ANY PROBLEMS, JUST TO BE CLEAR. BUT, I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER CHESNEY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

>> JUDGE, IN REGARDS TO AN ISSUE BROUGHT UP, COUNSEL ADVISED ME THERE'S NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO NOMINATE ANY PORT COMMISSIONER, HOWEVER, OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, I ASKED THAT MY BUSINESS GETS OUT OF THE PORT.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU. SO, HE'S TAKING HIS COMPANY OUT

OF THE LIST OF VENDORS. >> JUDGE SCOTT: SO, IT CLEARS

HIM. >> WELL SAID. THANK YOU.

>> JUDGE, WILL THERE BE COMMENTORY OR DO YOU JUST WANT

NAMES NOMINATED? >> JUDGE SCOTT: I THINK WE JUST STICK TO NAMES. WE'VE GOTTEN THIS FAR WE'VE ALL HAD INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS, AND I BELIEVE EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS THE CREDIBILITY OF ALL ON OUR LIST. WE HAVE SOME INCREDIBLE CANDIDATES TO STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE, IN ORDER TO KEEP ORDER, I

WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT SIMPLE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE A FEW COMMENTS, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE WOULD.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: AFTER EACH ONE?

>> NO, JUST A GENERAL STATEMENT BEFORE WE START TO

VOTE. >> NO. YOU'RE MORE THAN

WELCOMED. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THAT'S FINE.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO ECHO WHAT YOU SAID, JUDGE, THE AMOUNT OF APPLICANTS. WE AS A COUNTY SOMETIMES STRUGGLE WITH THE AMOUNT OF APPLICANTS THAT WE RECEIVE AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO REPOST VACANCIES AND LATELY OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO, WE'VE HAD A STRONG GROUP OF APPLICANTS. EVEN WHEN WE STRUGGLED WITH ANIMAL SERVICES WE HAVE AN OVER ABUNDANCE OF QUALIFIED APPLICANTS AND INCREASED THAT GROUP AS AN ADVISORY GROUP. I WERB THAT WE COULD DO THE SAME HERE. IT'S BEEN ECHOED MANY

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TIMES AND I TOTALLY AGREE THAT IT'S BEEN A RICH POOL OF NAMES AND PEOPLE WHO ARE WELL-KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO PUT YOURSELF OUT LIKE THAT, WE KIND OF GET IT WHEN WE HAVE TO PUT OUR NAMES OUT THERE FOR VOTE. SO, WE ONLY GET A POOL OF FIVE TO VOTE ON TODAY, BUT, I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK EACH OF YOU.

WE ALL HAD A CHANCE TO MEET YOU INDIVIDUALLY AND SPENT A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME WITH YOU TODAY. MAYBE SOME. FOLLOWUP QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD. BUT, SOME OF THOSE KEY POINTS ARE IMPORTANT FOR ME.

I'VE MENTIONED TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO HEAR FROM ME ON DIRECT ISSUES. THAT'S JUST NOT HOW I APPOINT. I APPOINT AND TRUST IN YOU IN YOUR IN WHO YOU ARE, YOUR CHARACTER, AND YOUR BACKGROUND TO PROVIDE GOOD FEEDBACK TO THE CONSTITUENTS THAT YOU REPRESENT. SO, TRUST THAT YOU'LL NEVER GET A CALL FROM ME TO SAY HOW TO VOTE FOR ANY EXPANSIONS, ALL THAT I EXPECT IS A KIND UPDATE EVERY NOW AND THEN WHICH WE GET FROM BOTH OF OUR CURRENT COMMISSIONERS AND OF COURSE, FROM OUR OUTGOING CHAIR. I DO WANT TO SAY, THOUGH, THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE STUFF BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE APPLIED AND SHOWED THAT THEY DESERVE TO BE IN THIS POSITION. UM, SO, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING YOURSELVES AND YOUR TIME TO US. AND, I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER GULLEY FOR YOUR TIME AND SERVICE. YOU'VE DONE EXCELLENT WORK. AND, UM, I WERB YOU ALL THE BESTMENT THANK YOU.

>>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO APPLY. AND THIS IS HOW EVERYTHING'S GOING TO GET DONE HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH OUR CITIZENS GETTING INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND, I WANT TO THANK YOU Y'ALL AGAIN. WITHOUT PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF HERE, THINGS WOULDN'T GET DONE AND I CAN SEE NOW, HERE, IN THIS COURTROOM, WE HAVE THE BEST OF THE BEST IN NUECES COUNTY. THANK YOU Y'ALL FOR APPLYING.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY

ANYTHING? >> I JUST LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR TAKING INTEREST IN BEING A PORT COMMISSIONER, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THE APPLICANTS AND THE QUALIFICATIONS HERE ARE OUTSTANDING. YOU MINE AS WELL CALL THE CITY NOT WORRYING ABOUT APPOINTING SOMEBODY. MAYBE THAT WOULD BE BETTER FOR THE CITY, RIGHT? SO, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING OUT THE TIME TO APPLY. AT LEAST VISITING WITH US, BECAUSE, THAT'S WHAT WE LOOK FOR WHEN PEOPLE COME BY OUR OFFICE AND VISIT. THOSE THAT DON'T COME BY OUR OFFICE DON'T WANT TO VISIT.

BUT, I WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU, AND GOOD LUCK.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: COMMISSIONER CHESNEY?

>> I DIDN'T KNOW WE WERE MAKING THOSE TYPES OF STATEMENTS, I ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS AND I'LL TELL YOU THAT I'VE BEEN MAKING PORT APPOINTMENTS FOR SOME TIME AND IT IS THE HARDEST THING TO DO BECAUSE THE PRESSURE IS INTENSE BECAUSE THE PEOPLE ARE SO GOOD AND EVERYBODY'S CALLING YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE SUCH A HIGH QUALITY OF APPLICATIONS. BUT, IT'S TRULY THE HARDEST AND ONE OF THE WORST PARTS OF THIS JOB. BECAUSE, TODAY WE'RE GOING TO MAKE TWO PEOPLE HAPPY AND 10 PEOPLE UNHAPPY AND ALL THE PEOPLE RELATED TO THOSE 10. AND THAT STINGS AND IT'S TORCHLIGHT BECAUSE, WE HAVE SUCH IS A HIGH QUALITY OF APPLICATIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR APPLYING. I WOULD LIKE TO AGREE WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ON WHAT THEY SAID SO FAR, IT IS GREATLY

APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. >> JUDGE SCOTT: OKAY. SO, LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED. COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ, YOU HAVE

ONE NAME FROM THE LIST. >> YES, MA'AM. I NOMINATE

MR. KENNETH BERRY. >> SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE.

>> COMMISSIONER MAREZ? >> LAMANTIA.

>> COMMISSIONER CHESNEY? >> MIKE PEDROTTI.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: AND MYSELF, MARTIN PARRISH. I THANK THE

REST OF YOU. >> DID YOU GET ALL THE NAMES?

>> YES. YOU'RE GOOD. >> JUDGE SCOTT: NOW, COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ, YOU HAVE TWO VOTES. YOU HAVE TO VOTE FOR

TWO PEOPLE OF THE FIVE. >> OKAY. MY NEXT VOTE WILL GO

WITH JAIME GARCIA. >> JUDGE SCOTT: YOU HAVE TWO.

>>> I CAN ONLY VOTE ONCE. >> JUDGE SCOTT: NO, YOU CAN ONLY VOTE FOR THE SAME PERSON ONCE. BUT, YOU HAVE ONE OTHER

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VOTE. >> JOHN VALS.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: IT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE FIVE ON THE LIST.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO VOTE FOR YOUR PERSON.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: IT HAS TO BE ONE OF THE NAMES WHICH ARE ON THE BOARD BACK HERE. YOU MAY SEE WITH PAYTON. BETTER.

>> I'LL GO WITH MR. GARCIA. >> JUDGE SCOTT: YOU HAVE ONE

VOTE FOR GARCIA. >> JUDGE SCOTT: AND YOUR

SECOND VOTE IS FOR? >> MR. LAMANTIA.

>> AND NOW, COMMISSIONER MAREZ, YOUR TWO VOTE SNUZ

>> UM, LAMANTIA. AND, PEDROTTI.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ?

>> GARCIA AND LAMANTIA. >> JUDGE SCOTT: COMMISSIONER

CHESNEY? >>> PEDROTTI AND PARRISH.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: AND I'M GOING WITH --

>> I APOLOGIZE, PEDROTTI AND LAMANTIA.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: LAMANTIA ALREADY HAS THREE.

>> OKAY. PEDROTTI AND PARRISH. >> JUDGE SCOTT: ALL RIGHT.

AND, UM, GREAT. MR., UM MARTIN PARRISH AND PEDROTTI. SO, MR. PEDROTTI AND MR. LAMANTIA, CONGRATULATIONS.

>> (APPLAUSE)

. >> .

>> JUDGE SCOTT: AND IF Y'ALL WANT TO VISIT, PLEASE TAKE IT OUTSIDE BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE COURT THAT WE NEED TO DO. MIKE, EVERYONE. WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO. SO, PLEASE TAKE IT OUTSIDE.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: OKAY. GOING BACK TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS, 3. A-8. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER WHETHER TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE -- DO 4 B, SORRY. ON EXECUTIVE, B.

>> EXCUSE ME, COMMISSIONERS, JUDGE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RESULTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO VALIDATE

THE CHOICES. >> WHO WAS THE OTHER ONE WHO

HAD THREE? >> PEDROTTI AND LAMANTIA.

>> WE ALREADY VOTED. I MEAN, DO WE NEED TO DO A MOTION FOR

THAT TOO? >> I THINK IT'S ALREADY

DIFFICULT. >> IT'S A VOTE. WE DON'T EVER

DO THAT. >> I MEAN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION

TO ACCEPT THE RESULTS. >> JUDGE SCOTT: ACCEPT THE

RESULTS OF THE ELECTION. >> AND THE RESULTS AS THE TWO

PEOPLE AS POSTED? >> YES, SIR.

>> I'M SORRY, LAMANTIA, PEDROTTI.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. STAY (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

>> OKAY. >> JUDGE SCOTT: GOING TO EXECUTIVE 4-B AND THIS, UM I NEED A MOTION, COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT FIRST ONE, 4-B.

>> I'LL DO IT, JUDGE. >> JUDGE SCOTT: YES.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE SETTLEMENT OF AGREEMENT

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IN FEDERAL COST NUMBER 219-CV-43; EYIAN IN A BOND VERSUS NUECES COUNTY. AND AUTHORIZE AND ISSUE AN EARLY RELEASE CHECK FOR THE FINAL SETTLEMENT AMOUNT AND A SEPARATE EARLY RELEASE CHECK FOR FINAL PAYMENT FOR COURT COSTS AND FEES AND DIRECT AUDITOR TO ISSUE THE CHECK.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?

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

FAVOR, SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED?

SAME SIGN. >> AND I'M TOLD THAT AS LONG AS ON THE CHECK REQUEST FORM, THE AMOUNT IS FILLED OUT THAT THAT

IS SUFFICIENT FOR THE AUDITOR. >> SO, Y'ALL DON'T NEED TO

STATE THE AMOUNT ON THE RECORD? >> THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE

HAVE TO DO ON THE RECORD. >> ALL I NEED IS SOMETHING FROM THE COUNTY ATTORNEY SAYING THIS IS WHAT THE SETTLEMENT WAS AND THE AMOUNT FOR PAYMENT FOR THIS. THAT'S ALL THAT WE NEED ON AN

AUTHORIZATION FORM. >> AS LONG AS IT WILL SATISFY

THE AUDITOR'S REQUEST, I'M GOOD. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> OKAY. >> JUDGE SCOTT: OKAY. UM, ON, UM, 4 A, JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE STILL HERE, I JUST NOTICED THAT AND I'M VERY SORRY, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE A MOTION TO BRING THIS BACK IN JANUARY. WE NEEDED MORE INFORMATION FOR THIS FOR THE JANUARY 17TH. SO, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO MOVE THIS AND BRING IT BACK TO JANUARY 17TH MEETING.

>> SECOND. >> JUDGE SCOTT: TABLE IT TO THE 17TH TO BRING IT BACK. ON, YES.

>> IT DIDN'T GET ON HERE. >> JUDGE SCOTT: YES. I'M SO SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT EARLIER ON YOU. I JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK UP. UM, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN

FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN? THE MOTION PASSES.

4 C, YOU WANT TO DO THAT ONE FOR ME?

>> MOTION TO EXECUTE ENGAGEMENT LETTER AND REBIN BRIAN MILLER ON OUTSIDE COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF DEFENDANTS IN FEDERAL CAUSE ON

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2:23-CV-319 BRIT V NUECES COUNTIETTE ALL.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: I'LL SECOND THAT AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY

AYE. >> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: MOTION PASSES. ON 3 A 8. AND THAT'S BACK IN

OUR REGULAR AGENDA. >> THAT'S MINE, JUDGE.

>> YEAH. A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AND OR ORDER

STATING THE SAME. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A

MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> JUDGE SCOTT: SECOND. ALL

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THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED?

SAME SIGN? >> THE MOTION PASSES. 3-A 9.

>> THE MOTION TO DIRECT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY TO DRAFT AN INSTRUMENT TO CORRECT THE CHAIN OF TITLE AND FILE SAID INSTRUMENT IF NECESSARY RELATED TO THE FILE PADRE DEED RESTRICTION SIGNED BY THE PREVIOUSLY COUNTY JUDGE.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSE THE, SAME SIGN. THE MOTION PASSES. ON, UM, GOING BACK, I GUESS THERE'S NOTHING ELSE IN HERE FOR D. YES, MA'AM, MOTION TO REPAIN COUNT ATTORNEY FOR THE PAD DRAY PARK CEASE AND DESIST AND DIRECT OUTSIDE COUNSEL TO

ROW SEED AS DISCUSSED. >> SECOND.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN.

>>> FOR E. DOES, I'LL DO THAT ONE. OKAY. MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE AND EXECUTE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT REGARDING HAG GARTY CONSULTING DEMAND LETTER AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE SO SIGN AND ISSUE AN EARLY RELEASE CHECK FOR THE FINAL PAYMENT AMOUNT AND DIRECT THE AUDITOR TO ISSUE THE CHECK ASAP.

>> SECOND. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A

MOTION AND A SECOND. >> JUDGE, REAL QUICK FOR DISCUSSION, THIS WAS JUST TO BE CLEAR, THIS WAS MONEY THAT THE COUNT ATTORNEY DEEMED DUE AND PAYABLE AND UNDISPUTED.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. AND MOTION PASSES.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: THEN, WE NEED TO GO TO, WHAT HAPPENED TO MY

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NOTES? >> DO WE NEED TO GIVE DETAILS ON THAT ON THIS ELECTION COMMIT TOY FOR YOU, MICHAEL ON THIS

ONE. >> WITH THE DIRECTION THAT I

RECEIVED EARLIER, THAT'S CLEAR. >> I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THE WORD AND IN BETWEEN THE NUECES COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT DIRECTOR AND THEN HAVE OR, NUECES COUNTY PUBLIC UNIT HEALTH PROGRAM COORDINATOR. SO, THAT WAY IT'S EITHER OR NOT TWO

PEOPLE FROM THE SAME DEPARTMENT. >>> AND, I THINK WE ALSO HAD SOMEBODY FROM THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT?

>> YES. THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT IS A MEMBER AS WELL.

>> YES. >> SO, IT'S THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT, BOARD MEMBER, NUECES COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT DIRECTOR OR NUECES COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT PUBLIC COORDINATOR.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: SO, HIS MOTION WAS TO AUTHORIZE A METHOD OF PROCUREMENT WITH THAT SELECTION COMMITTEE AND ADOPT AN ORDER.

>> I'LL SECOND IF THERE WAS NOT ONE.

>> THERE WAS? >> JUDGE SCOTT: YEAH. IT'S

OKAY. >> SORRY.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ONE? I KNOW THAT WE TOOK THIS BACK THERE BEFORE WE HAD SOME OTHER THINGS. OR, ARE WE READY TO VOTE? IF NOT, ALL THOSE IN

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FAVOR SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED, SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. D 2. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING A METHOD OF PROCUREMENT COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS FOR THE LEASE OF OFFICE SPACE AT THE CALDERON BUILDING FOR PRIMARY CARE SERVICES TO PUBLISH A NOTICE AND ADAPT AN ORDER DELEGATING AN EVALUATION AUTHORITY TO A SELECTION

COMMITTEE. >> SO MOVED.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: WE HAVE A MOTION.

>> SECOND. >> JUDGE SCOTT: AND A SECOND.

IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FOR THIS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES) >> ANY OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: MOTION PASSES. LET ME CHECK TO SEE IF I HAVEN'T LEFT ANYTHING OUT. OH, WE NEED TO GO BACK TO THE COURT DATES.

THE LAST PART OF A-3. >> JUDGE, I'VE GOT ONE.

>> I NEED 14. I NEED A MOTION ON 3-A.14 TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSED 2024 COMMISSIONERS COURT SCHEDULE.

>> MOTION TO ACCEPT. >> JUDGE SCOTT: I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

>> WAIT. WAIT. WAIT. I HAVE ONE CONFLICT ON THERE FOR JULY 10TH. AND I WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A WAY, SORRY, TO SEE IF THERE WAS A WAY TO MOVE THAT, PLEASE.

>> JULY? >> YEAH, I'M TRYING TO FIND THE CALENDAR, SORRY. I FORGOT THAT WE DID THAT ONE. FOR JULY YOU HAVE THE THIRD, THE 17TH, AND THE 31ST.

>> WOULD IT BE OKAY THIS FAR IN ADVANCE TO DO IT IT ON THE 17TH.

>> AND THAT'S RIGHT BEHIND THE CONFERENCE.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: IT'S NOT DURING, IT'S AFTER?

>> Y'ALL WILL BE GONE THE DAY WE POST ON THE 12TH.

>> FOR THE 17? >> WE POST THE FRIDAY BEFORE, SO, WE WOULD BE POSTING ON JULY THE 12TH.

>> FOR THE REGULAR MEETING? >> I DON'T THINK. SO, IS THAT

OKAY? >> WOULD THAT BE OKAY WITH

EVERYBODY. >> I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH

THAT. >> JUDGE SCOTT: DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE 17TH? MY CALENDAR IS NOT LOADED.

>> IF NO ONE HAS AN OBJECTION, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE JULY 10TH AMENDED TO JULY THE 17TH, PLEASE.

>> SO MOVED. >> JUDGE SCOTT: THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO AMEND JUST THE JULY 10TH MEETING

TO THE JULY 17TH DATE. >> THANK YOU.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES) >> WITH REGARD TO D 1, ARE WE

DOING IT NOW. >> WE DID D 1 ALREADY AND D 2.

I HAD A COMMENT FOR D 2, THOUGH. >> JUDGE SCOTT: WELL, AND THEN YOUR MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CALENDAR NOW WITH THE CHANGE?

YES. SO? >> YEAH. MOTION WITH THE

CHANGE. >> YES.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT TO THE CALENDAR. SO, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

>> (CHORUS OF AYES).

>> JUDGE SCOTT: ANY OPPOSED. AND NOW BACK TO YOUR QUESTION.

>> ON 4 D TWO I NEED TO MAKE THE SAME CHANGE ON THE LANGUAGE ON THE COMMITTEE STRUCTURE, IT'S THE DIRECTOR OF MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND INSTEAD OF AND, IT WILL BE OR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF

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MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. >>

>> DIRECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT.

>> SO, HOSPITAL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT, OR, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH.

>> JUST SAY DR. GONZALEZ OR HIS DESIGNEE IN THE DEPARTMENT.

>> WE'LL GET THE TITLES CORRECT.

>> WOULD EVERYBODY GLANCE THROUGH THEIR AGENDAS AND MAKE SURE THAT I HAVEN'T LEFT ANYTHING.

>> DID YOU WANT TO TABLE 10 OR TAKE NO ACTION.

>> JUDGE SCOTT: YES. WE WERE GOING TO TABLE 10 AND PUSH IT TO JANUARY 17TH MEETING. BECAUSE, THAT GIVES THE 17TH, THE NEXT

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WEEK. WE HAVE THE 10TH AND THE 17TH, BUT, THAT WILL GIVE US TIME, THAT'S WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

>> NUMBER 10. >> 3.A 10.

>> MAKE THE MOTION TO MOVE THAT AND WE HAVE THE SECOND. AND ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >>

(CHORUS OF AYES). >> JUDGE SCOTT: AYE. ANY OPPOSED. SAME SIGN. MOTION PASSES. AND, I THINK THAT

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COVERS EVERYTHING. DO WE HAVE ANY ADJOURNMENTS IN MEMORY?

>> YES. >> JUDGE SCOTT: YES?

>> ONE. >> JUDGE SCOTT: GO AHEAD.

>> DARLENE MADRONA, A BELOVED MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY IN CORPUS CHRISTI ON NOVEMBER 24TH, 2023.

BORN ON THE 17TH OF 19 67. SHE WAS A BEAKEN OF LIGHT IN THE LIVES OF HADAR FAMILY AND FRIENDS, ALWAYS READY WITH A KIND WORD AND A COMFORTING HUG. HER INFECTIOUS WARM SPIRIT WILL BE REMEMBERED FONDLY BY ALL WHO NEW HER. THEIR MEMORIES LIVE ON IN DARLENE'S HEART AND IN THE STORIES SHE SHARED WITH HER LOVED ONES. HER LEGACY CONTINUES THROUGH HER SURVIVING FAMILY MEMBERS WHO'LL FOREVER REMEMBER HER. HER SONS ADEN GOMEZ AND PERCY GARCIA, JESSICA, HER MOTHER AND HER SIBLINGS HER LOVE LOVE FOR HER FAMILY SUNSHINE IMMEASURABLE AND SHE WAS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR ALL.

CERTAINLY, THE CONDOLENCES GO OUT TO THE MADRONO FAMILY AND THE LOSS OF THIS LOVELY LAID T THANK YOU.