[E. PUBLIC HEARING WILL BEGIN AT 9:00 A.M. The Nueces County Commissioners Court will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, 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]

ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. AND I HAVE NONE BEING SAID, SO IT IS 9:08. AND I WILL OPEN FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING . OASIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, FOR THE -- TO SOLICIT INPUT AND PARTICIPATION OF ITS RESIDENTS ON THE COLONIAL SELF-HELP CENTER PROGRAM. DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP? OH, YES. ARE

YOU GOING TO SPEAK? OKAY. >> GOOD MORNING , JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY WITH UPDATES OF THE COLONIA SELF-HELP CENTER PROGRAM. NUECES COUNTY WAS AWARDED A GRANT FOR THE SELF-HELP CENTER FOR THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS. THE AWARDED AMOUNT IS 500,000. THE FUNDS ARE TO BE USED IN SELECTED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. JAYLIN, CINDY PARK, THE RANCH, AND BLUEBONNET. THE GRANT IS THROUGH DECEMBER 1ST, 2026. THE COLONIA SELF-HELP CENTER FOR NUECES COUNTY WILL ASSIST RESIDENTS WITH TOOL LENDING PROGRAM, A TECHNOLOGY ACCESS PROGRAM, AND A RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. NUECES COUNTY HAS ELECTED COME DREAM COME BUILD TO HELP ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. NOT SURE IF THEY ARE HERE --

>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THE PUBLIC THAT OR MAYBE HEARING ABOUT THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME ? THERE IS A PROCESS. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST HEARING OR FIRST MEETING THEY

HAD ON THIS. >> WE WILL HAVE ANNUAL UPDATES.

USUALLY THEY ARE IN DECEMBER. THE CDC BE WILL BE ADMINISTRATING. THEY ARE THIRD-PARTY ADMINISTRATORS SO THEY WILL BE OUT ON THE FIVE COLONIA GIVING OUT FLYERS, DOING TECHNOLOGY, COMPUTER ACCESS AT THE COMMUNITY CENTERS. SOME WILL BE IN THE EVENING BUT IT HASN'T BEEN ESTABLISHED YET. TOOL LENDING. THEY HAVE GONE OUT TO THE RESIDENTS TO SEE WHAT KIND OF NEED THERE IS FOR ANY TYPE OF TOOLS. THEY WILL PURCHASE IT. AND THEN THEY WILL BE RENTING OUT -- NOT RENTING OUT LENDING OUT THE TOOLS AND RETURNING THEM BACK . TOOL ACCESS. HELPING WITH TECHNOLOGY. MAYBE SOME DON'T HAVE INTERNET. THEY CAN GO AND LEARN WITH TECHNOLOGY ACCESS. RESUMES. THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. I AM TOLD WE HAVE NO ONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THERE IS ANYONE HERE THAT WISHES TO DO SO THAT DIDN'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP -- ON THIS ITEM. NOT ON PUBLIC COMMENT. ON THIS. FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. EXCUSE ME. AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR PUBLIC

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HEARING. IT IS 9:10. WE ARE CONCLUDING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

[1. In recognition of the Flour Bluff Lady Hornets Volleyball Team 2024 State Championship and historic season. ]

GOING TO ADOPT OUR RESOLUTIONS ON F1. WE HAVE IN RECOGNITION OF THE FLOUR BLUFF LADY HORNETS VOLLEYBALL TEAM AND THEIR 2024 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP . HISTORIC SEASON. EMILY IS GOING TO READ

THAT. >> GIVE THEM A SECOND TO COME

IN IN THE HALL, PLEASE. >> OKAY. WHEREAS THE FLOUR BLUFF LADY HORNETS VOLLEYBALL TEAM IS LED BY HEAD COACH CAROL WALLACE, VARSITY ASSISTANT COACH KRISTIN RODRIGUEZ, ASSISTANT COACH WILLIAMS-BC, ASSISTANT COACH TAYLOR , TEAM MANAGER KENZIE O'BRIEN, AND TEAM MANAGER OWENS . WHEREAS THE FLOUR BLUFF LADY HORNETS VOLLEYBALL TEAM CONSISTS OF HOLLY SANTOS , JUNIOR, ALYSSA THORNTON, SOPHOMORE, CARLY BRADY, JUNIOR, ASHBY MCCRACKEN, SENIOR, CHRISTINA RODRIGUEZ, SOPHOMORE, ADDISON MAYO, SOPHOMORE, KATE CROFT, SOPHOMORE, TALIA RODRIGUEZ, SENIOR, LOLA FISHER, JUNIOR, KENNEDY TEAL, JUNIOR , EMILY EGGLESTON, SOPHOMORE, MARGARET CROFT, SENIOR, LEAH THORNTON, SENIOR, IZZY SANCHEZ, SENIOR.

WHEREAS THE FLOUR BLUFF LADY HORNETS VOLLEYBALL TEAM FINISHED THEIR SEASON AS THE STATE CHAMPION AND BROUGHT HOME THE FIRST STATE VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TO THE COASTAL BEND SINCE 1994. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY , DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE FLOUR BLUFF LADY HORNETS VOLLEYBALL TEAM 2024 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY AND HISTORIC SEASON.

>> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

ANY OPPOSED ? THE MOTION PASSES. YES, PLEASE. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU LADIES. CONGRATS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. BESIDE ME RIGHT NOW IS MARGARET CROFT. SHE HAS BEEN ON OUR TEAM FOR FOUR YEARS AND SHE HAS BEEN A CAPTAIN FOR US AND LET OUR TEAM AND BEEN AT THE HELM OF IT. SHE IS GOING TO CONTINUE ON AND PLAY AT SMU. WE JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WE ARE HONORED AND FEEL SUPER BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO RECORD -- REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SCHOOL. WE HAVE THE BEST BACKING FROM OUR ADMINISTRATION AND EVERYONE HAS REALLY PULLED TOGETHER IN SOUTH TEXAS. IT HAS BEEN A TRUE HONOR TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT THIS AREA OF CORPUS AND PUT US ON THE MAP. IT HAS BEEN QUITE THE JOURNEY . VERY, VERY EXCITED. AND WE FEEL VERY HONORED TO BE HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >>

>> COME ON. >> JUDGE, IF I COULD REAL QUICK, IT IS SUCH AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT FLOUR BLUFF . I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU -- THE ONLY WORD I CAN COME UP WITH FOR THAT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH WAS GRITTY BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING -- THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. 1-1. LOSE ONE. THAT WAS JUST AMAZING. THAT IS JUST A TESTAMENT TO HOW YOUR WHOLE SEASON WAS. YOU DOMINATED. INCREDIBLE. AWESOME TO WATCH IN THE PLAYOFFS. IT IS FUN. I REALLY ENJOYED THE STORY. I THINK THERE'S THREE SETS OF SISTERS ON THIS TEAM, WHICH I THINK IS A REALLY COOL DEAL. TWO OR THREE MIGHT BE SENIORS. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO DO WITHOUT ALL THE OTHER YOUNG LADIES THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE TEAM FOR SO LONG. AMAZING TO WATCH NOT JUST THIS YEAR BUT FOR THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS. SUCH A DOMINANT PROGRAM IN SOUTH TEXAS. THE COOLEST THING IS HOW YOU DO IT. YOU DO IT WITH SUCH CLASS ON THE COURT. YOU ARE GREAT STOP -- SCHOLARS. WE KNOW HOW DEMANDING FLOUR BLUFF IS AS A SCHOOL. WE COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF YOU IN NUECES COUNTY. IT HAS BEEN AN AMAZING RUN AT FLOUR BLUFF FOR ATHLETICS THIS YEAR , I KNOW. WE'RE GOING TO GET THE FOOTBALL TEAM HERE IN JANUARY TO RECOGNIZE THEM.

GOING TO MAKE SURE WE LET HIM KNOW WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT.

WE NEED TO GET MILLER IN HERE IN JANUARY TOO BECAUSE THEY HAD SUCH A GREAT RUN. WE ARE SO EXCITED AND APPRECIATIVE OF HOW YOU REPRESENT IN A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. LET'S SAY THAT A

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COUPLE OF TIMES. A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. THAT IS PHENOMENAL. ANYTIME YOU WIN ANY STATE CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHICH HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST COMPETITIVE STATE FOR ANY SPORT -- AND CERTAINLY VOLLEYBALL -- THAT IS SOMETHING THEY WILL NEVER, EVER BE ABLE TO TAKE AWAY FROM YOU AND THE ACHIEVEMENT YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED . AND IT IS AN AMAZING TESTAMENT. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR HOW YOU REPRESENT NUECES COUNTY. WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE OF ALL OF YOU AND SO PROUD OF EVERYTHING. I HAVE TO ADD, TOO, HAVING BEEN A PROUD FATHER OF A FLOUR BLUFF STUDENT, IT HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY -- ESPECIALLY FUN TO WATCH FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE. CONGRATULATIONS. MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES, AND GOD BLESS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> LADIES WOULD COME FORWARD AND TAKE A PHOTO WITH US.

>> I WISH YOU HAD PICKED TCU OVER SMU. BUT I'M OKAY. IT'S ALL RIGHT. I WILL GET OVER IT. I WILL STILL ROOT FOR YOU. FOR SURE.

>> LADIES, CONGRATULATIONS. >> IF YOU WANT TO TAKE ONE STEP THIS WAY. THIS WAY, PLEASE. PERFECT. NOW WE ARE CENTERED.

OKAY. >> ONE, TWO, THREE. ONE, TWO ,

THREE. >> ONE MORE. NOBODY MOVE.

>> ONE, TWO, THREE. >>

>> OF THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT . MOVING ON. ITEM G1.

[1. In recognition of Commissioner Roberto G. Hernandez's 26 years of service with Nueces County.]

IN RECOGNITION OF COMMISSIONER ROBERT HERNANDEZ'S 26 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH NUECES COUNTY. WHAT AN ACCOMPLISHMENT. HE IS RETIRING. WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE FOR YOU . AND WE HAVE A WATCH AS WELL. WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU . I KNOW YOU HAVE

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WORKED IN VARIOUS PLACES IN THE COURTHOUSE AND BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES. AND THEN SERVING AS A COMMISSIONER AS WELL. AND WE COMMEND YOU AND SAY THANK YOU AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN

YOUR RETIREMENT. >>

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY A COUPLE WORDS. THANK YOU PERSONALLY FOR YOUR PASSION TO CONTINUE TO HELP THE COLONIA AREA. WESTSIDE COUNTY. ALWAYS WANTING TO BE THERE TO HELP PEOPLE AND IMPROVE THE LIFESTYLES . I CAN ALWAYS DEPEND ON YOU TO DO THAT. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT AND EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE DURING THE TIME YOU HAVE BEEN HERE. AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE REALLY IN THE SHORT TIME YOU HAVE BEEN HERE DONE A LOT. A LOT THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE BEFORE. AND HOPEFULLY CONTINUE TO DO MORE . SO YOU START OF THE MOVEMENT. THE MOVEMENT IS TO HELP THOSE THAT NEED HELP. AND TO SERVE. WE WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ FOR REACHING OUT AND BEING A PARTNER IN THAT. AND HOPEFULLY WE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD. BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JUDGE, IF I MAY SAY A FEW WORDS. FIRST I WANT TO THANK MY GOD. I WANT TO THANK MS. CAROLYN VAUGHN FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE. IF SHE HADN'T DONE WHAT SHE DID, I WOULDN'T BE HERE. SHE ALLOWED ME THE OPPORTUNITY. JUST GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW YOU WHAT I CAN DO. YOU CAN'T WORK AT THE COUNTY FOR 22 YEARS OR LONGER AND NOT KNOW WHAT IS NEEDED . OKAY? AND WHAT IS NEEDED IS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPASSION FOR EMPLOYEES THAT WORK DAY AND NIGHT TO KEEP THIS COUNTY GOING. I STARTED MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE COUNTY BACK IN THE '60S WHEN I WAS GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL. IT WAS A PART-TIME JOB FOR ME. GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL AND WORKING AT THE COUNTY AT THE OLD COURTHOUSE.

AND I GOT TO KNOW SEVERAL COMMISSIONERS. NOAH KENNEDY, ROBERT LAWRENCE. THE ONE THAT I REALLY ADMIRED THE MOST WAS CARL. THAT GENTLEMAN WOULD COME IN TO WORK IN THE MORNINGS, TAKE OFF HIS COAT , LIT HIS CIGAR , AND GO WORK OUT IN THE COUNTY WITH HIS EMPLOYEES. AND THAT IS WHAT I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO IMITATE. I KNOW HE WAS A GOOD MENTOR TO ME. AND THIS IS WHY I DO WHAT I DO. LIKE I SAID, I WORKED FOR THE COUNTY 22 YEARS. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THIS IN MIND THAT I EXPRESSLY GIVE THIS THANKS TO GOD AND MS. CAROLYN VAUGHN BECAUSE IF SHE HAD NOT ALLOWED ME THE OPPORTUNITY, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXPRESS MYSELF AND SHOW PEOPLE WHAT ANY EMPLOYEE CAN DO. ANY EMPLOYEE IS QUALIFIED TO DO THIS TYPE OF WORK . AS ANY PERSON THAT HAS A LOT OF MONEY. THAT IS THE ONLY DIFFERENCE THAT COMES BETWEEN PEOPLE THAT REALLY KNOW HOW TO DO WORK IS MONEY. THANK YOU, ALL, VERY MUCH. THANK YOU TO THE CITIZENS FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE YOU ALL. THANK YOU.

>> I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ . I REMEMBER HIS FIRST COUPLE MEETINGS REALLY SHOWING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY WAS IMPORTANT TO HIM. AND HE PUT US ON NOTICE THAT THAT WAS IMPORTANT. AND HE HELPED TO STOP SOME PROJECTS THAT IN THE END WERE GOING TO PROBABLY BE A WASTE OR LOSS OF RESOURCES. SO HE HAS BEEN A TIRELESS ADVOCATE FOR HIS PRECINCT. I FEEL LIKE ANYONE I EVER WORK WITH I ALWAYS TRY TO LEARN. LIKE YOU WERE SAYING WHEN YOU WORKED WITH HIM ALL THOSE YEARS AGO.

THE SAME FROM YOU AS YOU ARE LEAVING. YOU HAVE BEEN TIRELESS IN YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO THE BUDGET AND TO THE PEOPLE AND TO THE TAXPAYERS. APPRECIATE THAT. THAT WILL BE SOMETHING I KNOW WE WILL CARRY FROM YOU. I KNOW YOU WON'T GO AWAY. I KNOW YOU ARE ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE YOUR RADIO SHOW. WE KNOW THAT WE WILL HEAR FROM YOU ON ISSUES AS THEY COME UP.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU. >> YES. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.

IT IS DEFINITELY A SACRIFICE TO BE HERE AND TO BE AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND TO DO THIS WORK. AND IT IS PUBLIC SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 22 YEARS PRIOR TO THESE FOUR YEARS AS AN EMPLOYEE HERE AT NUECES COUNTY AND ALL THE HARD WORK YOU DID AS WELL. I THINK IF THERE IS ONE THING THAT WILL

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DEFINITELY BE PART OF YOUR LEGACY, IT WILL DEFINITELY BE THE HARD WORK DONE ON THE HILLTOP PROJECT THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS LOOK BACK AND KNOW THAT YOU HAD A BIG HAND IN THAT GETTING THE PROJECT OFF THE GROUND THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN OFF THE GROUND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE AND YOUR TIME. GREATLY APPRECIATED.

>> WE HAVE A CERTIFICATE AND YOUR WATCH. WILL TAKE A PHOTO

ALSO . THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. >>

[2. In recognition of Deputy Ignacio David Garcia's 39 years of service to Nueces County.]

>> ITEM G TO -- TWO IN RECOGNITION OF DEPUTY IGNACIO DAVID GARCIA'S 39 YEARS OF SERVICE. WHERE IS HE AT? OH,

SORRY. HE IS SITTING DOWN. >> I THINK WE NEED TO KEEP HIM

ANOTHER YEAR. >> IS TIRED.

>> I SEE ALL THE DEPUTIES AND EVERYBODY HERE.

>> DAVID, DON'T WE NEED TO GIVE YOU ONE MORE YEAR TO GET THE 40? 39? COME ON. WE NEED AN EVEN NUMBER.

>> THAT'S OKAY. GO BACK TO 38. >> WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY AND TO RECOGNIZE YOU FOR YOUR MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THIS COUNTY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH . I HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR A LONG TIME AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE, AND COMMISSIONERS. I WANT TO THANK

EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE. >> CAN YOU LIFT IT UP A LITTLE

BIT ? >> THANK YOU, JUDGE, AND COMMISSIONERS, FOR BEING HERE FOR ME ALL THESE YEARS. MY DEPARTMENT, MY SHERIFF . FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK GOD . I HAVE BEEN TRULY BLESSED ALL MY LIFE. I HAVE BEEN VERY BLESSED TO WORK WITH SUCH A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE HERE IN NUECES COUNTY. WE DEFINITELY HAVE THE FINEST PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THAT IS WHY MY 39 YEARS WENT BY VERY FAST. WHEN YOU COME TO WORK HERE, IT'S NOT WORK. IT'S A FAMILY. I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT. GOD BLESS ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS BEING SO GREAT TO ME AND MY FAMILY. IT HAS BEEN AN HONOR TO SERVE EVERYONE HERE. THE PUBLIC. THE COMMUNITY. THE JUDGES HERE THAT HAVE ENTRUSTED ME TO GO OUT AND PROTECT AND SERVE THEM. SO IT HAS REALLY BEEN A GREAT HONOR FOR ME. I WANT TO THANK THIS MAN ALSO BECAUSE WE WENT TO THE FIRST CIT CLASS . I REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE THERE WE HAD TO PICK A PARTNER. THEY SAID, PICK SOMEBODY. I LOOKED . THE SHERIFF LOOKED AT ME. THAT IS WHEN HE WAS STILL WITH THE CPD.

YOU HAVE A PARTNER. WE WERE PARTNERS. I ALWAYS WANTED TO THANK HIM FOR ALWAYS BEING VERY GOOD TO ME AND VERY NICE TO ME.

THANK YOU, SHERIFF. >> DAVID IS AN EXAMPLE.

>> COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ JUST GOT THROUGH TALKING ABOUT. IT IS THE EMPLOYEES THAT MAKE NUECES COUNTY A SUCCESSFUL AND AS SIGNIFICANT AS IT IS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WE SERVE. AND SO DAVID WILL BE MISSED . AND DAVID HAS WORKED FOR FIVE OR SIX SHERIFFS. I AM JUST LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE SPENT THE LAST SIX YEARS WORKING WITH HIM. DAVID MORE THAN ONCE I HAVE SEEN HIM DOWN ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE COURTHOUSE ENGAGED IN PRAYER WITH CITIZENS AND EMPLOYEES WHO WERE GOING THROUGH A HARD TIME. A LOT OF HARD TIMES HAPPENED IN THIS COURTHOUSE, WHETHER CIVIL OR CRIMINAL OR EVEN EMPLOYEE MATTERS. AND DAVID HAS NEVER BEEN THE LEAST BIT SHY IN PULLING OUT A PRAYER CARD AND SHARING HIS FAITH AND HIS JOY WITH PEOPLE IN NEED. AND, DAVID, I THINK THAT IS ONE THING THAT I'M GOING TO MISS MOST . PROBABLY WON'T SEE THAT AGAIN. OTHER THING WAS DAVID WAS ALWAYS ON THE PERIMETER OF THE COURTHOUSE. DAVID'S HOT ROD. AND HE WAS ALWAYS SPENDING SO MUCH TIME IN THE PERIMETER OUTSIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE KEEPING IT SAFE FOR OUR VISITORS. SO YOU ARE GOING TO BE HARD IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO REPLACE. AND JUST FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, DAVID, THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. >>

>> ANYONE ELSE WISH TO MAKE A COMMENT?

>> I ALSO HAVE MY WIFE HERE, PATSY. IF SHE COULD STAND UP

FOR A SECOND. >> PLEASE. YES.

>> OF THE STUFF THE SHERIFF WAS SAYING. DAVID HAS ALWAYS BEEN SUCH AN INSPIRATIONAL LIGHT AROUND THIS COURTHOUSE. ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE AND A POSITIVE WORD TO SAY TO PEOPLE

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-- ME INCLUDED. HE WAS ALWAYS SO UPLIFTING . I KNOW HE HAD TRIBULATIONS IN HIS LIFE, BUT YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW IT BY THE WAY HE LIVED HIS LIFE HERE AND THE SACRIFICE THAT YOU HAVE MADE FOR THIS COUNTY IN PROTECTING THOSE AROUND US AND IN THIS COUNTY FOR SO LONG IS AMAZING. YOU HAVE YOUR OWN PERSONAL STORY THAT WE HAVE ALL HEARD BEFORE ABOUT HOW YOU ALMOST LOST YOUR LIFE PROTECTING PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTY. THANK GOD YOU DIDN'T. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU NOT ONLY FOR THAT INCIDENT AND ALL THE OTHER TIMES YOU PUT YOURSELF IN HARMS WAY TO PROTECT US. WE APPRECIATE YOU NOT ONLY AS A PUBLIC SERVANT BUT JUST AS A PERSON. YOU ARE JUST A GOOD GUY. WE WILL MISS YOU AROUND HERE. WE WILL MISS THAT LIGHT. I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME IN MY OFFICE . I KNOW EVERYBODY APPEAR'S OFFICE BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SUCH A POSITIVE PERSON AND SUCH A GREAT TESTAMENT TO WHAT THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES ARE . AND YOU EMBODY THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR BEING A GREAT GUY. GOD BLESS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.

>> CALLING YOU DAVID. YOU ARE JUST THAT PERSONABLE. EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE A DEPUTY -- DEPUTY GARCIA -- IT IS DAVID. EXACTLY WHAT COMMISSIONER CHESNEY SAID. YOU HAVE BEEN HERE. YOU PROVIDE SECURITY FOR THIS COURT OVER THE YEARS . AND AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN HERE. AND I HAVE ALWAYS FELT SAFE WITH YOU HERE.

ALSO JUST YOUR DEMEANOR. I NEVER SAW YOU OUT ON THE STREET, BUT I CAN IMAGINE THAT IS PROBABLY THE SAME APPROACH YOU TOOK WITH EVERY PERSON YOU CAME ACROSS. IT COMES ACROSS TO ME THAT WE HAVE A DIFFICULT MEETING AND THERE YOU ARE. WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOU. OR, JUST KEEP YOUR HEAD UP. WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION AND WE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING .

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT. YOUR JOB IS REALLY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY SAFE AND EVERYONE'S COURTHOUSE STAYS SAFE. BUT YOU TAKE THOSE TIMES TO SAY THANK YOU OR TO PRAY FOR US. AND THOSE THINGS MEAN A LOT AND SAY A LOT ABOUT YOUR CHARACTER. AND YOU WILL BE MISSED BECAUSE YOU ARE PART OF THIS COURTHOUSE. AND I'M SIR -- SURE WE WILL SEE YOU. HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACTIVE AND SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND FOR THE SACRIFICES YOU HAVE MADE. THANK GOD THAT HE SAVED YOU THAT ONE FATEFUL DAY, LORD. WE SAY THANK YOU FOR DAVID'S LIFE BECAUSE WE CANNOT GET TO SAY THIS MANY TIMES TO PEOPLE THAT WE CARE ABOUT UNTIL THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN CALLED HOME. BUT WE GET THIS CHANCE TO SAY THAT TO YOU TODAY. AND THESE WORDS ARE FROM THE HEART, DAVID. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT.

WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT THAT YOU HAVE WORKED WITH ALL THESE YEARS. ALL THE SHERIFF'S THAT YOU HAVE WORKED WITH. ALL THE OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND ALL THE PEOPLE IN NUECES COUNTY. THANK YOU.

>> WORDS. I HAVE KNOWN YOU A LONG TIME. WE HAVE A LOT OF HISTORY.

I SAW YOU HERE. AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU TOOK MY SON UNDER YOUR WING AND SHOWED HIM THE ROPES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. HE STARTED THERE IN THE JAIL. THANKS TO YOU KNOW HE IS A SERGEANT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

THANK YOU, DAVID, FOR THAT. YOU WILL BE MISSED. NOT TO SAY THAT THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER FOLKS IN YOUR DEPARTMENT THAT ALSO WHEN THEY RETIRE OR HAVE RETIRED ARE GOING TO BE MISSED.

DAVID, I JUST WANT FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART TO TELL YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. THANK YOU.

>> SAY JUST A FEW WORDS. I CONSIDER YOU TO BE A BROTHER.

FRIEND. WE GO BACK A LONG WAYS . I'VE GOT TO GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO YOUR WIFE , PATSY. SHE HAS HAD A LOT ON HER SHOULDERS. AND SHE HAS MANAGED TO PULL THROUGH IT . STAND BEHIND YOU. STAND WITH YOU. AND WITH THAT, HOW CAN YOU GO WRONG? YOU KNOW? WE HUNTED TOGETHER. WE BREAK BREAD TOGETHER . YOU KNOW. FAMILIES ARE FAMILY. WE ARE GOING TO MISS YOU AT THE COURTHOUSE. ALWAYS GOING TO LOOK OVER TO SEE YOU THERE. BUT PEOPLE SOMETIMES WHEN WE SAY, THANK

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YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO -- I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM -- WE ARE ALL IN HARMS WAY. BUT WHEN PEOPLE PUT ON THAT UNIFORM , IT IS DIFFERENT. THE FIRST RESPONDERS. IT IS DIFFERENT. IT IS A DIFFERENT HARMS WAY. SO NOT ONLY TO YOU, TO ALL OF THE OFFICERS THAT PUT THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE EVERY SINGLE DAY. IT MEANS A LOT. AND IT MEANS A LOT BECAUSE YOU ARE THE ONES WE CALL WHEN WE NEED SOMEBODY. AND YOU ALL RESPOND. THAT IS HOW YOU PUT YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE .

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR STILL BEING HERE. I KNOW YOU ALMOST LOST YOUR LIFE ONE TIME. BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR STAYING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. THANK PATSY FOR STAYING WITH YOU. YOU KNOW, JUST WISH YOU THE BEST. I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO SPEND SOME TIME AT THE LITTLE RANCH. MY BLESSINGS TO YOU. ALWAYS CONTINUE HAVING A COUPLE COFFEES. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING A CHAPLAIN FOR THE F.O.P. YOU DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. YOU HAVE THAT TALENT . SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. YOU AND PATSY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.

>> PRESENTATION FOR YOU IF YOU AND YOUR WIFE WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US AS WELL. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A PHOTO WITH YOU.

>> UNIFORMS.

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>> LET THEM CLEAR OUT A LITTLE BIT. DID YOU ASK ABOUT THAT? DID HE LEAVE? DO YOU HAVE HIS NUMBER?

[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.]

OKAY. MOVING ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY. FIRST UP WE HAVE MR. KELLY WITH THE VETERANS LAND BOARD . WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE YOU WITH US TODAY. PLEASE NOTE TO STATE YOUR NAME AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. AND WE CANNOT COMMENT AND RESPOND TO ANYTHING THAT IS SAID. THANK YOU.

>> THANKS VERY MUCH. JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, COUNTY STAFF AND OF NUECES COUNTY. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS STATE VETERANS PROGRAM. I WAS HERE JUST ABOUT EXACTLY A YEAR AGO.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THERE THEN, A REMINDER OF WHY I WAS HERE THEN. THE VA EVERY YEAR SENDS OUT QUESTIONNAIRES TO THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE FUNERAL DIRECTORS FOR SERVICES CONDUCTED AT OUR STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES. THEY COLLECT THOSE RESPONSES BACK , PREPARE A REPORT. WE HAVE NO HAND IN THAT. IT IS DIRECTLY BETWEEN THE VA AND NEXT OF KIN FUNERAL DIRECTORS. AND THEN THEY PROVIDE US A REPORT. WHAT I'M HERE TODAY FOR IS THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SCORE . IN 2021 WE RECEIVED A 97.46% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SCORE, WHICH IS AN INCREDIBLE SCORE. IF YOU COMPARE IT TO THE CORPORATE WORLD, THEY SHOOT FOR 90% OR BETTER. 2021. 97%. IN 2022, IT WENT UP TO 98.12%. I WAS HERE LAST YEAR BECAUSE IN 2023 IT WENT UP TO AN AMAZING 99.03% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. WE RECEIVED OUR 2024 RESULTS A FEW WEEKS AGO. YOU SEE THESE PRESENCE. KNOW YE THAT NUECES COUNTY IS RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND UNPARALLELED SERVICE. THE COASTAL BEND STATE VETERANS CEMETERY DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF AN EXTRAORDINARY 99.11% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION RATING FOR THE TEXAS STATE VETERANS CEMETERY PROGRAM. I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THIS IS NOT JOHN KELLY SITTING IN AUSTIN THAT DOES THIS. IT IS THESE GREAT EMPLOYEES PRESENT TODAY AND THOSE AT THE CEMETERY WHO ACHIEVE THOSE RESULTS BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES INTERACTING WITH NEXT OF KIN, FUNERAL DIRECTORS, TAKING CARE OF THAT CEMETERY'S APPEARANCE, ET CETERA. ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER BUCKINGHAM, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THESE GREAT EMPLOYEES AND TAKING CARE OF THEM EVERY DAY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>

>> THANK YOU. >> TAKE A PICTURE OF THEM? THE

EMPLOYEES FIRST? >> JJ, DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW

WORDS? >> HE SIGNED UP NEXT. BUT IF WE WANT TO GET A PICTURE FIRST. THANK YOU.

>> I THINK A PICTURE OF THE EMPLOYEES WOULD BE GOOD.

>> WELL-DESERVED . >> I TRY THAT ALL THE TIME.

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>> SOMEONE NEEDS TO COME UP HERE. YOU CAN COME UP HERE.

COME ON UP.

>> ONE MORE. ONE, TWO, THREE.

>> WELL DONE. >>

>> WELL DONE. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

>> NEXT UP , OUR EMPLOYEE , JJ.

>> YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. FIRST I WOULD JUST WANT TO THANK THE BOARD. WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATE. ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE CEMETERY, THERE IS SO MUCH GOING ON. NEW VEHICLES. I WANT TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY, DR. KELLY, FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE. I WANTED TO THANK OUR STAFF. OUR SOCIAL WORKERS TOUCHED THE CEMETERY. WE HAVE STAFF FROM THE AUDITING OFFICE.

IT IS TEAMWORK. AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY. LASTLY, I WANT TO INVITE THE COURT AND THE PUBLIC TO, TO THE VETERANS CEMETERY THIS WEEKEND. THIS SATURDAY WE HAVE OUR FALLEN HEROES CEREMONY. IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE COASTAL BEND STATE CEMETERY. WE START AT 11:00 IN THE MORNING. I RECOMMEND YOU GET THERE LITTLE BIT EARLY BECAUSE WE ARE EXPECTING ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE TO SHOW UP. THERE IS LIMITED PARKING AT THE CEMETERY BUT WE HAVE EXPANDED PARK AND RIDE LOCATIONS. WE HAVE THREE PARK AND RIDE LOCATIONS. WE HAVE THE DPS DRIVERS LICENSE OFFICE. WE HAVE MIDWAY PRIMARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. AND THEN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCH . CORPUS CHRISTI REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY WILL BE PROVIDING THE PARK AND RIDE SHUTTLE SERVICE. PLEASE COME OUT AND JOIN US. WE HAVE A LOT PLANNED. IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT EVENT. THANK YOU

VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME. >> THANK YOU.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ ON HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS COMMISSIONER FOR PRECINCT 1. YOU HAVE ACHIEVED YOUR GOAL , WHICH WAS TO HELP THIS COMMUNITY BY ADDRESSING SCHOOL SAFETY ISSUES , PARK IMPROVEMENTS, DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS , VETERAN SERVICES . YOU EVEN HELPED COORDINATE WITH TXDOT THE EXPANSION OF FM 624 ROAD. YOU CREATED A ROAD WITH THE HELP OF RT INSIDE THE PARK. YOU SPONSORED STUDENT HEALTH FAIRS . HILL TOP COMMUNITY CENTER RENOVATION.

BASEBALL FIELD LIGHTING PROJECT. AND PARK IMPROVEMENTS.

YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR NUECES COUNTY EMPLOYEES , EVEN WHEN YOU WERE AN EMPLOYEE YOURSELF. IT WAS THE MAIN REASON YOU DECIDED TO RUN FOR COMMISSIONER. ALSO YOU WERE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE OF TAXPAYERS MONEY. WE HAVE PROJECTS THAT YOU WANTED TO COMPLETE . STONEGATE DRAINAGE

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IMPROVEMENT. DRISCOLL COMMUNITY CENTER AND EXERCISE EQUIPMENT AT THE HAZEL PARK. ITEMS WERE TABLED BY MEMBERS OF THIS COURT. I MUST REMIND THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT IN THE FUTURE ELECTED COMMISSIONERS COURT MEMBERS THAT YOU REPRESENT NUECES COUNTY , TEXAS, AND NOT SOME.

COMMISSIONERS COURT IS SUPPOSED TO BE NONPARTISAN AND GOVERNMENT SHOULD CONTINUE TO FUNCTION THE MATTER WHO ENTERS INTO OFFICE BECAUSE GOVERNMENT IS FOR THE PEOPLE AND NOT FOR INDIVIDUALS. IN THE WORDS OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. , THE TIME IS ALWAYS RIGHT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT . IN CLOSING, COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ, YOU MAY FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE LOST THIS BATTLE, BUT IN SECOND CHRONICLES 2015, IT STATES, THE BATTLE ISN'T YOURS. IT IS GOD. AND I TRULY BELIEVE GOD WILL MAKE THE UNJUST JUST IN HIS TIME. SO COMMISSIONER, YOU CAN WALK WITH YOUR HEAD HELD UP HIGH BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALWAYS TRIED TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT BY ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF NUECES COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND THIS COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >>

>> MR. WEBER? >> JOHN WEBER. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS COURT. I RECEIVED A VERY LARGE POSTCARD IN THE MAIL BEFORE THE ELECTION STATING THAT TWO PEOPLE ON THIS COURT HAD ENDORSED A PERSON RUNNING FOR THE COURT. IT APPEARS TO BE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST . ENDORSING A FRIEND TO THE SAME COURT YOU SERVE ON. AT THE VERY LEAST, THESE ENDORSEMENTS WERE POOR ETHICAL DECISIONS AND SHOULD NEVER BE REPEATED. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED AFTER WATCHING THE NOVEMBER 13TH MEETING. CORPUS CHRISTI CITY COUNCILMEMBER PROVIDED A LETTER TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO HAVE SEVERAL ITEMS TABLED UNTIL HE WAS SWORN INTO OFFICE. I HAVE A FEW PROBLEMS WITH THIS. NUMBER ONE, HE HAS NOT BEEN SWORN INTO OFFICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONTROLLING THE WORKFLOW OF THIS COURT. IT APPEARS HE IS ALREADY INFLUENCING THE COMMISSIONERS COURT BEFORE HE IS SWORN INTO OFFICE. NUMBER TWO, THE ITEMS WERE PUT ON THE AGENDA FOR A REASON. THESE ITEMS NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED FOR THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO CONTINUE THEIR BUSINESS. THE COUNCIL'S BUSINESS SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN PUT ON HOLD BECAUSE OF ONE MAN'S WISHES. IF IT WERE NOT FOR HIS LETTER TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, THESE ITEMS WOULD HAVE BEEN VOTED ON . NUMBER THREE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF CORPUS CHRISTI HAVE NOT TABLED ANY ITEMS UNTIL THE NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. THAT MEANS COUNCILMEMBER IS CURRENTLY VOTING ON CITY ISSUES. AND BECAUSE THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT VOTED TO TABLE THE ITEMS , THEY WILL ALSO BE VOTING ON COUNTY ISSUES. IT LOOKS LIKE HE IS DOUBLE DIPPING TO ME. HE HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE TEXAS RANGERS FOR ALLEGEDLY VIOLATING SECTION 5.143 OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND FOR ALLEGEDLY VIOLATING SECTION 552.351 OF THE TEXAS PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT. BASED ON ACTIONS THIS COURT TOOK DURING THE NOVEMBER 13TH MEETING , SHOULD THE PUBLIC AND TEXAS RANGERS EXPECT MORE ALLEGATIONS , DON'T ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE INFLUENCED OR BULLIED. I CAN ONLY GUESS HE WON'T BE THE ONLY ONE BEING INVESTIGATED. I WILL BE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT. HAVE

A NICE DAY. >> THANK YOU.

>> RACHEL CAVALERO. >> GOOD MORNING , ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES. I AM GRATEFUL FOR THE FIRST AMENDMENT THAT ALLOWS ME THE RIGHT TO COME HERE AND SPEAK MY GRIEVANCES. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ FOR A STEADFAST REPRESENTATION OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR COUNTY. I APPLAUD YOU FOR NOT FALLING FOR THE CORRECTNESS THAT IS INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY. AS A NATION. AND AS A STATE . AS A COUNTY AND AS A CITY WE HAVE LOST SIGHT OF WHO SHOULD BE REPRESENTING US . MR. HERNANDEZ, YOU WERE WHO SHOULD PUBLICLY SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IS A COMMUNITY MEMBER WHO HAS WORKED HARD WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION AND ELEVATED -- YOU WERE ABLE TO GET INTO A POSITION OF AUTHORITY AND ACTUALLY REPRESENT US AND NOT JUST SPECIAL INTERESTS. FOR THAT, I APPLAUD YOU FOR YOUR INTEGRITY. FOR YOUR MORALS AND FOR NOT FALLING INTO THE CORRUPT BASKET WE FIND OTHERS IN AND WE ARE FIGHTING AGAINST CURRENTLY. I APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS. IT HAS NOT GONE UNNOTICED. THE FIGHT WILL NOT END AND WE WILL END CORRUPTION AND YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT

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SOON. I AM VERY, VERY, VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THE FACT THAT YOUR ASSISTANT CAN'T WORK FOR THE NEW PRECINCT ONE REPRESENTATIVE DUE TO PERSONAL ISSUES . THAT DOES NOT SHOW LEADERSHIP. IT DOES NOT SHOW THEIR ABILITY TO WORK WITH OTHERS. I AM FEARFUL OF WHAT THIS COURT IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE. SOMETIMES INTENSITY PROVIDES RESULTS.

INTENSITY IS GOING TO INCREASE . WE ARE NOW GOING TO HAVE A MAJORITY -- SHALL WE SAY -- BULLYING SESSION. WE WILL BE PAYING ATTENTION TO EVERY COMMISSIONERS COURT GOING FORWARD BECAUSE YOU ARE TO BE REPRESENTING THE COMMUNITY -- THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE COMMUNITY -- AND NOT JUST YOUR BUDDIES WHO YOU HAVE KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME. WE HAVE A PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTY WHERE WE TRANSFER PROBLEMS FROM THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI COUNSEL TO THIS COURT. AND HOPEFULLY SOON THAT WILL END. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION THAT YOU GUYS SAVE $60,000 IN LOBBYIST FEES AS WE JUST ELECTED STATE REPRESENTATIVE PROTÉGÉ JUDGE SCOTT TO THE HOUSE. SO MAYBE WE SAY THAT $60,000 AND YOU KEEP THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN THROUGH THAT AVENUE. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE THAT THE CITY OF DRISCOLL IS ACTUALLY A CITY THAT NEEDS TO BE REPRESENTED. AND THEY NEED IMPROVEMENTS THERE. WE ARE WATCHING YOU LET THE ITEMS PASS. QUIT TABLING THEM. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, GUYS. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ, YOU SIGNED UP FOR

PUBLIC COMMENT. >> YES, JUDGE. I DID. I WON'T BE VERY LONG. I JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT ITEM . WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT $150,000 ON ENGINEERING. AND ANOTHER EXPENSE. AND THE PEOPLE OF DRISCOLL DESERVE THIS COMMUNITY CENTER. I KNOW THAT MR. MADE A COMMENT THAT DRISCOLL IS DYING ANYWAY. WELL, MAY BE THE CITY DON'T HAVE THE TRAFFIC THEY USED TO HAVE. BUT THEY ARE STILL CITIZENS. IT IS FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS THAT HAVE WORKED A LONG TIME TO HAVE THIS. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL. PLEASE GET THIS DONE. IT IS ALREADY READY TO GO. AS FAR AS STONEGATE , IT IS ALSO READY TO GO. IT HAS BEEN PAID FOR. WE JUST NEED TO NOT PROLONG IT ANY LONGER. IT IS FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT IS FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE OUT THERE. WE ARE NOT HARMING ANYBODY ELSE BUT THOSE FOLKS. OKAY? AND BEFORE I LEAVE, I CERTAINLY DO WANT TO APPRECIATE MY ASSISTANT, DEEANN KING. IF NOT FOR HER -- WE WERE A TEAM SINCE WE FIRST CAME IN. I WANTED TO ASK HER TO COME WORK FOR ME, BUT I KNEW SHE WORKS FOR A LAW FIRM FOR 30 YEARS. I DID NOT KNOW THAT SHE WANTED TO COME WORK FOR ME. SO WE WERE MISSING EACH OTHER. BUT FINALLY SHE CALLED ME AND SAID THAT SHE WANTED THE JOB. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO LEAVE YOUR LAW FIRM. I REMEMBER WHAT MY DAD TOLD ME. IF YOU EVER DO ANYTHING , SURROUND YOURSELF WITH GOOD PEOPLE. AND THAT IS WHAT I HAVE DONE. SO MS. KING, DEEANN KING , I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE WATCHING, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR MOM FOR ALLOWING YOU TO WORK FOR ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MS. KING.

THANK YOU, JUDGE. >> THANK YOU. CHIEF COOK. YOU DID NOT SIGN UP, BUT I HEARD YOU WANTED TO SPEAK. I HAVE SOMEONE ELSE THAT ASKED TO BE LAST. SO YOU ARE NEXT-TO-LAST.

>> HONORABLE COMMISSIONERS, JUDGE, I AM CHEAP -- CHIEF DEPUTY COOK. I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE OF THE GAME ORDINANCE. I KNOW THERE WERE SOME INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY THAT FEEL LIKE THE ORDINANCE IS TOO RESTRICTIVE. THE WHOLE POINT OF THE ORDINANCE WAS TO GIVE US CONTROL OF THOSE BUSINESSES THAT WERE OPENING AS GAMES ROOM SO WE COULD HAVE CONTROL OVER THEIR OPERATIONS. IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE A DIFFICULT PROCESS. IT WAS DESIGNED TO BE

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RESTRICTIVE. THERE'S BEEN SOME CONCERNS EXPRESSED ABOUT THE DISTANCING PORTION OF IT. 1500 FEET FROM RESIDENTS AT CHURCH OR SCHOOL. I THINK IT IS AN EXCELLENT ORDINANCE. I THINK THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE CAN DO TO STRENGTHEN IT OR MAKE IT A BETTER ORDINANCE. ONE THING I DO WANT TO SAY IS THAT THERE IS NOT A GAME ROOM OPERATING WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI THAT IS OPERATING WITHIN THE LAW. SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE A PERMIT TO OPERATE DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE A PERMIT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE ILLEGAL PAYOUTS. AND EVERY GAME ROOM THAT OPERATES THAT IS PROFITABLE THAT IS OPEN IS MAKING ILLEGAL PAYOUTS. I THINK WE HAVE FIVE GAME ROOMS. FOUR OF THEM HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN BY CCPD FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING. IF THEY ARE OPERATING, THEY ARE OPERATING ILLEGALLY. THAT IS THEIR BUSINESS MODEL. THEY CANNOT OPERATE AND MAKE A PROFIT IF THEY ARE NOT MAKING PAYOUTS. THAT IS THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF GOING IN AND PLAYING THE GAMES. TO GET PAID. THESE BUSINESSMEN ARE NOT GENUINE LEGAL BUSINESSMEN. THEY ARE MEN TRYING TO TURN A PROFIT AT THE COST OF THE CITIZENS OF CORPUS CHRISTI. THEY ARE NOT BENEFITING ANYBODY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, SOME OF THESE GAME ROOMS ARE CONNECTED TO LARGER CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT FUNCTION WITHIN THE STATE AND EVEN INTERNATIONALLY. SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP THE ORDINANCE IN PLACE. AT SOME POINT AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR , I'M GOING TO ASK THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO COME FORWARD WITH ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS TO MAKE IT MORE

RESTRICTIVE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. TREY WYATT.

>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS TREY WYATT. I AM HERE IN MY INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY. I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION AND THANKS TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CLOSURE OF COUNTY ROAD 44 IN WESTERN NUECES COUNTY. IT HAS LONG BEEN A PROBLEM WITH CRIME AND OTHER ISSUES . I JUST WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION AND THANKS FOR THE CLOSURE OF THIS ROAD BECAUSE THERE IS NOW MUCH MORE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY THERE THAN WHAT WAS HAD IN THE PAST. AND I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. WALTER ? DID I SAY THAT CORRECTLY? SORRY.

>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS WALTER. I AM THE DIVISION -- FOR RANCHES AT DIVISION. I WANT TO JUST REITERATE WHAT TREY WYATT SAID. THANK YOU FOR THE CLOSURE OF COUNTY ROAD 44. IT HAS BEEN A PROCESS. BEEN THERE AT THAT DIVISION GOING ON 12 YEARS. WORKING ON THAT SAME RANCH . THAT ROAD HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR US SINCE THE BEGINNING. WE HAD HUMAN TRAFFICKING THERE . CUTTING OUR LOCKS. OPENING OUR GATES. REMOVING THE HINGES FROM OUR GATES ? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HAVING A GATE WITH THE LOCK IF THEY ARE GOING TO CUT THE LOCK, KITING VEHICLES IN THERE. ME SENDING MY COWORKERS TO CHECK THE FENCE LINES. ALL OF THAT.

IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY COWORKERS AND MY ASSOCIATES AND FOR THE RANCH ITSELF . FOR THAT, WE WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION AND CLOSING THAT ROAD FOR US AND ALLOWING US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT PIECE NOW. NOT JUST THE PEACE BUT THE SAFETY FOR THE COWORKERS AND THE WHOLE RANCH ITSELF. EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS AROUND THERE. IT IS MUCH MORE BETTER NOW THAN IT WAS BEFORE. FOR THAT, WE WANT TO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU, JUDGE.

>> THANK YOU. BRADFORD WYATT. >> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS BRADFORD WYATT. I'M THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR WYATT RANCHES. I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH WHAT MY COWORKERS AT AND WHAT MY BROTHER SAID. WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE CLOSURE OF THAT COUNTY ROAD. WE HAD HUMAN TRAFFICKING. WE HAD MIGRANT ENCAMPMENTS . WE HAD STOLEN VEHICLES THAT WOULD BE STAGED INSIDE OF THE RANCHES. A LOT OF MY COWORKERS RESIDE ON THE RANCH AND RAISE THEIR FAMILIES THERE. IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT TO BE IN.

AND SINCE THE ROAD IS CLOSED, IT IS TREMENDOUSLY IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE IN THE AREA, TRUTHFULLY, WITH RESPECT TO THE IMMEDIATE AREA. I AGAIN WANTED TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO ALL OF YOU. IN ADDITION, I WANTED TO THANK YOU

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ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE AND PUBLIC GOVERNANCE. I KNOW THAT IS A DIFFICULT THING TODAY . I KNOW THAT YOUR SERVICE IS APPRECIATED. ESPECIALLY YOUR TENURED SERVICE. YOU ALL ARE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC, THAT DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP? THERE BEING NONE, THAT CLOSES THE

[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.]

PUBLIC COMMENT. MOVING ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA . DOES ANY COMMISSION OR HAVE ANYTHING THEY WANT TO PULL FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA?

>> I HAVE A QUESTION ON O . >> O? OKAY.

>> CLARIFICATION. >> ANY OTHERS?

>> JUDGE, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO PASS CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS

EXCEPT ITEM O. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE

[O. Ratify and accept letter of support for the Driscoll Children's Hospital application for the Children's Hospital Construction Grant Program. ]

MOTION PASSES. MOVING TO ITEM O. RATIFY AND ACCEPT LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR DRISCOLL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL APPLICATION FOR A GRANT FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

CONSTRUCTION. >> THAT MEANS WHAT? THEY ARE ASKING SUBMITTING FOR A GRANT AND THEY WANT

>> THEY JUST WANT A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTY A JUDGE. I SIGNED A LETTER. I JUST PUT IT ON HERE SO THAT IT WAS FROM THE COUNTY. BUT I SIGNED IT FROM THE COUNTY JUDGE. WE DO THESE FOR RTA AND EVERYBODY.

>> THEY ARE THE ONES ASKING FOR THE GRANT.

>> YES. IT IS JUST A LETTER OF SUPPORT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED. THE

[1. Discuss and consider Resolution Approving the Financing by the New Hope Cultural Education Facilities Finance Corporation of Health Facilities Located within Nueces County, Texas, solely for the purposes of section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and related matters.]

MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA . ITEM A1.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION APPROVING FINANCING BY THE NEW HOPE CULTURE EDUCATION FACILITIES FINANCE CORPORATION . HEALTH FACILITIES LOCATED WITHIN NUECES COUNTY . FOR SOLE PURPOSES OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AMENDED. THIS IS NO COST OR FINANCIAL RISK TO THE COUNTY. THEY HAVE TO HAVE US APPROVE THIS ACTION TO HAVE US GO AFTER IT. ANY QUESTIONS OR DOES ANYONE WANT TO TALK TO MR. BENEVIDES ? THEN I WOULD

ACCEPT A MOTION TO PASS. >> SO MOVED .

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? OR DISCUSSION, PERIOD. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

[2. Receive 2024 programmatic update from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service - Family & Community Health Unit.]

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO TABLE ITEM TWO . THEY WERE GOING TO PUSH THIS TO ANOTHER MEETING. THEY HAD A CONFLICT AND COULD NOT BE HERE. I WILL

MAKE THE MOTION TO TABLE. >> UNTIL THE FIRST MEETING OF

JANUARY? SECOND. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

[3. Discuss and consider the renewal of Nueces County's Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverages for Calendar Year 2025, and any related matters.]

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES . ITEM NUMBER THREE.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE RENEWAL OF NUECES COUNTY WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE COVERAGES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025. MR. TIM EVEREST IS HERE WITH THAT PROPOSAL. YOUR BOOKLET. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, TIM WORKED WITH CARLISLE. I BELIEVE CARLISLE COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY. BUT IT

IS JUST AN ANNUAL RENEWAL. >> THAT IS CORRECT, JUDGE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? UP AT THE POWERPOINT TOGETHER AND ON THE AGENDA ITSELF. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, FREE TO ANSWER THEM. JUST AS NOTE, NUECES COUNTY HAS THE PAYROLL REIMBURSEMENT . 15,000. DOLLARS IN PAYROLL REIMBURSEMENT TO RECOUP THROUGH THE WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAM. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

>> MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED ? THE MOTION

[4. Discuss and consider approval of an Interlocal Agreement between Nueces County, Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities (NCMHID), and Nueces County Hospital District (NCHD) relating to jails and other detention facility diversion programs and all related matters. ]

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PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU.

>> ITEM NUMBER FOUR. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN NUECES COUNTY AND NUECES CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND NUECES COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT RELATING TO THE JAILS AND OTHER DETENTION FACILITY DIVERSION PROGRAMS . MR. HIT IS HERE.

>> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS THE ANNUAL AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE FOR THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR JAIL DIVERSION SERVICES. THE COUNTY IS A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT BECAUSE THEY NEED ACCESS TO THE JAIL AND TO THE INMATES AS THEY COME IN . THIS FUNDING AGREEMENT WOULD BE THE EIGHTH YEAR . THE AMOUNT OF THE AGREEMENT AS SHOWN ON PAGE 13. IT IS ABOUT 2.5 MILLION FOR THIS YEAR. THE AMOUNT WOULD BE HIGHER EXCEPT THAT THE STATE HAS BEGUN TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR THE SERVICES . EVENTUALLY THE SERVICES THAT ARE LISTED ON PAGE 13 OF THE AGREEMENT WILL BECOME PART OF AN OVERALL PROGRAM THAT FITS INTO THE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE PROVIDING MIHD FUNDS FOR OVER ON BROWNLEE BOULEVARD.

>> SO MOVED, JUDGE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES

[5. Discuss and consider adopting the Commissioners Court Policy as proposed and all related matters. ]

[6. Discuss and consider decorum and procedures for addressing public comment requests and related matters.]

[15. Discuss and consider the following "Outside Agency" Contracts for FY 2024-2025: 1) Calvary First Baptist Church - $3,500.00 2) Brooks AME Worship Center - $3,500.00]

UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU, ALL. HAVE A GOOD

DAY. MERRY CHRISTMAS. >> ITEM NUMBER FIVE AND SIX.

FIVE, SIX, AND 15. I WILL GO AHEAD AND DO THESE TOGETHER AS PER WHAT WE DID LAST MEETING . AND AS PER THE SECTION 130.908 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE . WE ARE TABLING THIS UNTIL THE NEW COMMISSIONER COMES IN NEXT MONTH. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY

AYE. AYE. >> NO.

>> ANY OPPOSED? >> NO.

>> THREE AYES. MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. DISCUSS AND

[7. Discuss and consider approval of the revised Jury Plan for Nueces County as recommended by the District Judges.]

CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF REVISED JURY PLAN FOR NUECES COUNTY AS RECOMMENDED BY THE DISTRICT JUDGES. THIS IS AWARDING CHANGE THAT GOES OUT IN A FLYER ALLOWING PEOPLE TO COME IN IF THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO COMPUTERS. IT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF JUDGES UPSTAIRS. SO I MAKE THE MOTION

TO PASS. >> SO MOVED.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. SORRY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED ? THE

[8. Discuss and consider approval of No Dune Protection Permit Required for City of Corpus Christi Beach Maintenance and Sand Placement Project, Corpus Christi, TX DPP-20241010.]

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT . DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF NO DUNE PROTECTION PERMIT REQUIRED FOR CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BEACH MAINTENANCE AND SAND PLACEMENT PROGRAM. IS SOMEONE HERE? SORRY.

>> JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS DAN GURLEY. I AM SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. WHEN I RECEIVED MY NEW PERMIT, WE ARE ALLOWED TO MOVE SAND FROM THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF THE JETTY AND PUT IT IN FRONT OF THE SEAWALL OUT INTO THE WATER TO HELP WITH THE NOURISHMENT OF THE BEACH. SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO CLOSE THE SEAWALL. SO THAT IS WHAT THIS PERMIT IS FOR. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I AM HERE TO ANSWER

THEM. >> SO MOVED, JUDGE.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO SECOND. MAKE THE MOTION TO SECOND. THAT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES . COMMISSIONER MAREZ STEPPED OUT IF YOU NEED TO MAKE

[9. Discuss and consider unobligated Pct 2 ARPA monies and reallocate to Pct 2 projects, and related matters.]

THAT IN YOUR NOTES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER NINE. NINE, 10, AND 11 ARE GOING TO BE KIND OF ALL INTERTWINED SOMEWHAT.

DISCUSSING -- IT SAYS PRECINCT 2 ARPA MONIES AND REALLOCATING TO PRECINCT 2 PROJECTS AND RELATED MATTERS. I THINK ON THE PAPERWORK YOU HAVE UNALLOCATED TOTAL AMOUNT OF -- YOU WANT TO

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REALLOCATE TO THOSE TWO PROJECTS. THAT WOULD LEAVE YOU

$354,568.18. >> AND THEN I WANT TO EXCHANGE -- THAT IS THE ONE I WANT TO EXCHANGE TO HILLTOP. EXCHANGES

FOR THE -- >> BUT I WAS ALSO WONDERING --

>> WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO HERE?

>> THAT IS THE NEXT ITEM. FIRST HE WANTS TO UNALLOCATED. I WAS ALSO THINKING I KNOW IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL TIMES TODAY ABOUT WANTING THE DRISCOLL PROJECT TO CONTINUE. IF YOU UNALLOCATE THIS MONEY, IT DOES FAIL. THERE IS NO MONEY FOR IT.

>> I'M CONFUSED. OKAY. >> THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE DRISCOLL PROJECT WILL CONTINUE.

>> THERE ISN'T. BUT THIS IS A GUARANTEE THAT IT IS GOING TO STOP. IF YOU TAKE THE MONEY AWAY, THERE IS NO FUNDING AWAY

. >> ARE YOU STILL TAKING THE

MONEY BACK? >> YES.

>> ARE WE DOING NINE? >> WE ARE DOING NINE FIRST.

NUMBER NINE IS FOR HIM TO UNALLOCATED -- UNALLOCATE. THAT WOULD LEAVE A BALANCE OF $364,568.18.

>> SO NINE IS YOU ARE ON OBLIGATING HOW MUCH AGAIN?

SORRY. I HAD IT. >> 23,000 . I'M REALLOCATING

TO THE COLONIA SEPTIC SYSTEM . >> OKAY. SO THAT IS 10. SO WE ARE GOING TO DO NINE AND 10 TOGETHER? WE ARE GOING TO DO

NINE AND 10 TOGETHER? >> NUMBER EIGHT. ALTOGETHER.

NUMBER EIGHT WILL BE UNALLOCATED FUNDS. 388,318 $.18.

THAT I HAVE. COLONIA SEPTIC SYSTEM .

>> AND A BALANCE OF $364,568.18 IN MONIES THAT ARE UNALLOCATED IN ARPA FUNDS. SO THAT BRINGS IT DOWN.

>> WE HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS FIRST.

>> WHAT COMMISSIONER IS DOING -- HE HAS FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE BUILDING. THE RENOVATIONS. DRISCOLL AND OPERATION. SOME FUNDS THAT HAVE ACCESS. HE WANTS TO PUT 364 568.18 AND TO UNALLOCATED. HE HASN'T IDENTIFIED WHAT . HE JUST WANTS THEM IN UNALLOCATED ARPA MONIES RIGHT NOW.

>> THE FIRST VOTE IS JUST TO --

>> UNALLOCATE. UNALLOCATED. >> I'VE GOT QUESTIONS ON THE

HILLTOP THING. >> YEAH. THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH HILLTOP. HE IS ON ALLOCATING ALL OF THESE FUNDS. WHAT IS LEFT OVER IS

UNALLOCATED. >> THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ALLOCATED

YET. >> THEY WERE. THIS WAS LEFT

OVER IN THE PROJECTS. >> THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED.

THEY CAME IN UNDER BUDGET IS WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.

>> EXCEPT FOR THE DRISCOLL. HE IS TAKING AWAY.

>> OKAY. SO THE OTHER FUNDS HE IS TALKING ABOUT ARE FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN PROJECTS THAT CAME IN --

>> 32,000 IS REMAINING. 9000 IS REMAINING. DRISCOLL. IT IS PART OF THE DRISCOLL PROJECT. BUT HE IS PULLING THOSE FUNDS OUT.

OPERATION WELLNESS IS REMAINING. HE HAS AN ALLOCATED

PORTION OF 59,000. >> WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. YOUR FIRST MOTION IS TO UNALLOCATE

THAT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE . >> THAT IT'S CONFUSING TO ME TOO. JUST UNALLOCATED THE MONEY.

>> THERE IS ONE VOTE FOR THAT. THE NEXT VOTE IS HE WANTS TO

REALLOCATE. YEAH. I SAID AYE. >> EVERYBODY SAID AYE.

>> ON ALLOCATING YOUR MONEY. THE FIRST PART OF THE NEXT VOTE IS HE WANTS TO REALLOCATE $2750 -- I THOUGHT IT WAS 21,000 TWO

ESTATES AND $2750 TO COLONIAS. >> 2750 FOR THE COLONIAS.

>> YES. BUT THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE PROJECTS.

>> CAN YOU READ US THROUGH WHAT YOU'VE GOT, PLEASE?

>> HE IS REALLOCATING 2750. FOR ESTATES, 21,000. SO THE TOTAL

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IS 23,750 OF THE 388 HE JUST PUT INTO UNALLOCATED.

>> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. YES. I WILL SECOND THE MOTION.

ALL THOSE -- I'M SORRY. >> ITEM NINE. IT IS STILL ITEM NINE. PART OF THE CHANGE. BUT IT IS TWO SEPARATE VOTES.

>> IS THIS NINE OR 10? >> THIS IS STILL NINE. THIS IS TWO SEPARATE VOTES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ ? >> AYE.

>> OKAY. >> COMMISSIONER MAREZ IS OUT OF THE ROOM. HE IS NOT HERE. MOVING ONTO ITEM NUMBER 10 -- I

[10. Discuss and consider unallocating Pct 2 ARPA unallocated balance of $364,568.18 to the Hilltop Community Center Project. Unallocate $364,568.18 Hilltop Community Center Hurricane Harvey Funds to be used by Commissioner Pct 2 for County Projects; and all related matters.]

MEAN, 11. SORRY. >> 10.

>> DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ON ALLOCATING PRECINCT 2. IT IS ALREADY UNALLOCATED. THAT IS NOT A VOTE. YOU JUST

UNALLOCATED. YES. >> NO. WE DID NOT UNALLOCATE --

>> HILLTOP. NOW IS YOUR MOTION. YOU WANT TO TAKE IT OUT OF

HILLTOP AND SWAP IT. >> BUT WE HAVE NOT UNALLOCATED

HILLTOP YET. >> WHAT HE IS GOING TO DO WITH

THE 364. >> HOW ARE WE GOING TO MAKE UP FOR THE 354? WHATEVER HE IS TAKING AWAY FROM HILLTOP, YOU

GOT TO REPLACE IT. >> NO.

>> YEAH. >> NO, YOU DON'T. ONCE THE MONEY BELONGS TO US IN THE COUNTY , THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THOSE FUNDS. SO I DON'T HAVE TO. GOING TO USE SOME FOR MEDICAL EXAMINERS. I DON'T HAVE TO ALLOCATE ANY

FUNDS. >> JESSICA -- WE CALLED HER BECAUSE THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION. WE CALLED JESSICA JOHNSTONE. SHE IS ONLINE. SHE CAN SPEAK TO THAT.

>> WHO IS JESSICA JOHNSTONE? >> SHE IS WITH GRANT WORKS.

>> I DON'T UNDERSTAND. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU'RE TAKING AWAY FROM A PROJECT WE HAVE ALREADY FUNDED AND

CONTRACTED. >> HE IS REPLACING IT WITH THE ARPA MONIES. KIND OF LIKE WHAT THE JUDGE DID.

>> I HAD A PROJECT FOR. >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A

PROJECT. >> YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A

PROJECT. >> ALL OF US WOULD HAVE TREATED ALL OF OUR ARPA AMOUNT . THAT IS NOT WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THIS COURT. WE GOT THE MONEY FOR A REASON.

>> YOU DON'T GET TO GET COUNTY MONEY BACK UNLESS IT IS A SPECIFIC VOTED ON PROJECT ALREADY. MEANING, I'M GOING TO DO THE SAME IN A FEW MINUTES WITH MINE BUT I'M GOING TO SWAP IT OUT FOR AN APPROVED PROJECT BY THE COURT. I'M NOT JUST GOING TO GIVE AWAY ARPA MONEY AND THEN TAKE BACK COUNTY

MONEY THAT IS NOT MY MONEY. >>

>> THEN NAME THEM AND WE WILL VOTE FOR THEM.

>> I HAVE MY DISCRETION TO USE WHATEVER I WANT TO USE.

>> NOT WITH COUNTYWIDE MONEY. YOU DON'T. NO, YOU DON'T. YOU DON'T GET TO USE COUNTYWIDE MONEY FOR PROJECTS THAT AREN'T

APPROVED. >> IT WOULDN'T BE COUNTYWIDE MONEY. I'M EXCHANGING THAT MONEY FOR THE ARPA . PART OF

THE SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS. >> NO. THESE ARE COS AND THINGS WE ALL VOTED ON AS A COURT. IF YOU SWITCH IT OUT FOR A PROJECT THAT THIS COURT HAS ALREADY APPROVED -- OKAY, GREAT. LET'S

DO IT AND BE TRANSPARENT. >> OR YOU HAVE A PROJECT IN

MIND YOU WANT TO DO. >> YOU DO NOT GET TO KEEP THE MONEY SITTING IN YOUR COFFERS THAT IS NOT ALLOCATED TO YOUR PRESENT. IT IS THE SAME DEAL. I'M FIXING TO DO IT ON AN AGENDA ITEM DOWN THE DEAL HERE. I'VE GOT $227,000 LEFT OF ARPA MONEY. I'M GOING TO VOTE OR MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOCATE MY ARPA MONEY TOWARD AN APPROVED PROJECT BY THE COURT AND THEN REALLOCATE THAT MONEY AS A SWITCH TO ANOTHER APPROVED PROJECT BY THE COURT . THAT. AND THEN I DON'T -- THAT WAY I AM NOT GETTING MONEY THAT IS NOT PRECINCT FOUR MONEY FOR SOMETHING TO JUST HOLD ONTO AND DO LATER. SO ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PUT IT TOWARD A PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE COURT AND IT IS ALL GOOD. THAT IS ALL YOU HAVE TO DO. OTHERWISE YOU DON'T GET TO JUST KEEP COUNTYWIDE MONEY IN YOUR COFFERS FOR A NEW PROJECT THAT WE HAVE NOT EVEN VOTED ON YET.

>> NO. BUT WHEN IT COMES TIME, WE WILL VOTE ON IT. SPEND THE MONEY TOMORROW WHEN I COME TO COURT.

>> BUT IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE ALLOCATED TO YOU.

>> I WILL BRING IT TO COURT. YOU CAN VOTE ON IT IF YOU WANT TO, WHAT YOU PROBABLY WILL. YOU CAN VOTE IT DOWN.

>> ABOUT IT FOR ALL THE REST OF THE PROJECTS.

>> YOU VOTED AGAINST MOST OF THEM.

>> WHAT HAVE I VOTED AGAINST, GIVE ME ONE OF YOUR PROJECTS.

YOU ALWAYS MAKE ALLEGATIONS THAT ARE CRAP. YOU MAKE UP STUFF AND YOU THINK I'M NOT GOING TO RESPOND TO IT. GIVE ME

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ONE EXAMPLE, JOE. >> ONE AT A TIME.

>> FOR THE RECORDS. YOU CANNOT GIVE ME ONE EXAMPLE OF A PROJECT I VOTED AGAINST FOR YOU. NOT ONE.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE, LORD.

>> COME ON, GUYS. >> I DID NOT ACCUSE HIM.

>> YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHEN YOU ACCUSE PEOPLE OF STUFF.

>> IS WHAT I WANT TO DO. THEY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. GOING BACK TO COUNTY FUNDS. I'M GOING TO USE THEM FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINER, WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE OVER 100,000.

>> AND DEDICATE IT TO THAT TODAY.

>> I CAN DO THAT. >> AND NEEDS TO BE ALLOCATED.

>> BUT THE BALANCE WILL NOT BE ALLOCATED.

>> THEY ARE NOT YOUR PRECINCT FUNDS ANYMORE. THAT IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU. THE BETTER PART FOR YOU TO DO THIS IS -- I'M ACTUALLY TRYING TO HELP YOU DESPITE WHAT YOU THINK. I GET IT. YOU DON'T EVER GET IT. IF YOU TAKE THE MONEY AND PUT IT BACK, IT IS NOT YOUR PRECINCT PROJECT MONEY ANYMORE. IT IS THEN COUNTYWIDE FUNDS. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU JUST LEAVE IT OUT THERE , ALL OF US CAN GO TRY TO GET IT.

>> WE EXCHANGE THOSE FUNDS, COMMISSIONER.

>> NO, IT IS NOT. THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN ALLOCATED TO YOU.

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU TALKED TO JESSICA AND THAT IS A GRANT WORKS OPINION AND THEIR IDEAS. IT IS A COMMISSIONERS COURT POLICY THAT WE ALL GOT THE MONEY AND WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DEDICATE IT. WE ALL HAVE PROJECTS. HAD WE KNOWN, I WOULD HAVE JUST KEPT MY 600,000 AND PUT IT IN THE COUNTY JUDGES.

>> YOU DID NOT ASK. I'M ASKING YOU.

>> BUT I DON'T THINK THAT IS --

>> I DON'T REMEMBER A SAYING YOU'VE GOT TO USE IT . YOU'VE

GOT TO USE IT IN A PROJECT. >> THE WHOLE REASON FOR ARPA IS YOU HAD TO USE IT. YOU HAD TO HAVE THE PROJECT MOVING

FORWARD. >> YOU NEVER VOTED ON THAT. YOU KNOW? BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS MY FUNDS. I WANT TO EXCHANGE IT.

100,000 WE PLACED FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINER IS ONE OF MY PROJECTS. 25,000 WILL BE PUT IN.

>> YOU'RE TAKING 125,000 OUT OF THE 364 RIGHT NOW.

>> I WOULD SUPPORT THAT RIGHT NOW.

>> THE REST WILL GO INTO THE SEPTIC SYSTEM.

>> AND YOU'RE GOING TO PUT IT IN THE COLONIAL SEPTIC SYSTEM.

THE BALANCE. >> WHICH ONES ARE WE TALKING

ABOUT? >> THE 364.

>> RIGHT NOW. STILL CURRENTLY ARPA MONEY.

>> BUT YOU ARE SAYING YOU'VE GOT TO EXCHANGE MONEY. IN OTHER WORDS, ARE YOU TAKING -- YOU CANNOT TAKE MONEY. YOU CANNOT TAKE MONEY OUT OF HILLTOP WITHOUT PUTTING MONEY BACK INTO HILLTOP OR THE PROJECT IS UNDERFUNDED AND CAN'T GO FORWARD AND YOU'RE GOING TO KILL COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ'S

PROJECT. >> IS PUTTING THE MONEY IN AND

TAKING MONEY OUT LIKE I DID. >> OUT OF HILLTOP? THAT IS WHAT I'M SAYING. YOU'VE GOT TO BE SPECIFIC IN THE MOTION.

>> I JUST SAID. WE ARE EXTENDING THE HILLTOP FUND.

>> RIGHT. BUT THEN YOU SAID YOU WERE NOT GOING TO ALLOCATE. ALL I WAS SAYING WAS PUT IT TOWARD AN EXISTING PROJECT AND EXCHANGE MONEY. AND WE ALL SUPPORT THAT.

>> I DID SAY IT WAS GOING TO GO TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER FUND.

>> IS THAT YOU MOTION RIGHT NOW? 125 GOING TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER AND THE BALANCE GOING TO THE SEPTIC SYSTEM.

>> AND THERE IS MONEY IN THE PROJECTS TO EXCHANGE AND GO

INTO HILLTOP. >> YES, THERE IS.

>> ABOUT 3.9 MILLION FUNDS IN THE HILLTOP PROJECT.

>> YOU ARE TAKING AWAY MONEY. >> HE IS PUTTING ARPA MONEY IN

AND TAKING THE MONEY OUT. >> IF WE'RE GOING TO ALLOCATE

-- >> THEY ARE ALLOCATING TWO PROJECTS ON THE LIST . WE DON'T NEED TO TRANSFER IT OUT.

ALLOCATE YOUR ARPA MONEY. >> IF YOU'RE GOING TO COMMIT TO, THEN YOU'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE THAT PORTION OF THE 364 AND MOVE IT INTO THE PROJECT. SO YOU'RE NOT ACTUALLY MOVING.

>> WE ARE NOT GOING TO EXCHANGE IT.

>> INTO THE MEDICAL AND PUT IT INTO THE COLONIA SELF-HELP

CENTER. >> SO YOU HAVE 125,000 REMAINING TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINERS. $239,568.18 WOULD BE

THE BALANCE GOING TO THE NIAS. >> WHERE IS THE SWITCH?

>> YOU DON'T NEED A SWITCH. >> THE ARBOR PROJECTS. HE IS NOT ACTUALLY REALLOCATING TO THE HURRICANE.

>> BUT HE IS TAKING OUT -- >> NO, HE IS NOT.

>> GOING TO TAKE THE 360 FOR NOW ON ALLOCATED AND PUT PART IN THE COLONIAS AND PART INTO THE MEDICAL EXAM .

>> SO HE IS TAKING NOTHING OUT OF HILLTOP.

>> YES. HE HAS A MOTION. I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. ANY OTHER

DISCUSSION? >> CAN YOU JUST STATE THE

MOTION EXACTLY, PLEASE? >> $364,568.18. WE USE FROM THOSE MONIES 125,000 WILL BE GOING TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER PROJECT AND THE BALANCE WILL GO TO THE NUECES COUNTY SEPTIC

SYSTEM PROJECT. >> NONE OF THAT IS COMING OUT

OF THE HILLTOP . >> I'M ASKING.

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>> I'M JUST SAYING. I'M GIVING THE MOTION.

>> I GET IT. BUT IT IS ON THE AGENDA AS HILLTOP.

>> I JUST READ THE MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A

SECOND. >> DRAMA KING.

>> THE MOTION HAS BEEN CLEAR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, AYE. AYE.

[11. Discuss and consider individual and countywide projects for Interagency agreement through MOU option related to obligating American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, in order to meet December 31, 2024, obligation deadline and all related matters.]

ANY OPPOSED? >> YES. MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11 . DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE INDIVIDUAL AND COUNTYWIDE PROJECTS FOR THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS. AND I THINK THEY ARE LISTED IN THE BACK OF YOUR DEALS AND ORDER .

IF WE GO THROUGH THESE VERY QUICKLY. WE NEED TO BE SPECIFIC ON THOSE TWO ITEMS. THOSE AMOUNTS WILL BE DEDICATED. THAT WILL CHANGE THE BALANCE FOR THOSE TWO PROJECTS. ON THE COASTAL PARKS, WE HAVE TWO PROJECTS LISTED FOR THEM.

PURCHASING THE DUMP TRAILER. THE CAB PICKUPS. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PEER. THE PEER HAS ALREADY BEEN CONTRACTED. IT'S NOT NECESSARY. WE LEFT THIS ON HERE JUST AS A CONTINGENCY TO MAKE SURE THAT IF ANYTHING DEADLINES WERE MET AND IF ANYTHING HAPPENED -- THERE'S A LOT OF THESE ON HERE. YOU MAY SEE A PROJECT THAT HAS ALREADY GONE OUT FOR BID . IF IT IS ON HERE, IT IS JUST A SAFETY NET. IT IS NOT CHANGING YOUR PROJECT OR TAKING AWAY FROM YOUR PROJECT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION TO PASS THE CONTRACT FOR A COASTAL PARKS. I THINK WE HAVE EACH OF THESE DIVIDED UP IN THE DEPARTMENT THAT THE PROJECT WILL BE DONE. NEED THESE CONTRACTS DONE TODAY. IF YOU ARE A DEPARTMENT HEAD AND YOU HAVE TO SIGN ON THIS, WE NEED YOU TO STAY AND DO YOUR PORTION AFTERWARD. ITEM 11. M.O. YOUS FOR EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS. I MAKE A MOTION TO PASS A COASTAL PARKS M.O. YOU WITH THE TOTAL AS IS. NO CHANGES TO THAT ONE.

IF I COULD GET A SECOND. >> SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? DO YOU HAVE YOUR TOTALS HERE? DO YOU HAVE YOUR

PAPERS? >> IT IS THIS ONE. THE COASTAL PARKS. THE CONTRACT WITH COASTAL PARKS. THERE IS NOTHING CHANGED ABOUT THOSE. THOSE ARE TWO. THEY HAVE NOT PURCHASED THE EQUIPMENT TOTALLY YET. THE REST IS JUST A SAFETY NET .

>> THEY HAVEN'T PUT THE EQUIPMENT -- ALLOCATE EVERYTHING FOR THE EQUIPMENT ANYWAY?

>> THAT IS WHY IT IS IN THE MOU. ANYTHING LEFT OVER AFTER THE PURCHASE EQUIPMENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT WILL BE PUT ON THE TOTAL THAT IS LEFT. SORRY.

>> GIVE ME ONE SECOND, JUDGE. NO. THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO AFTER THESE MOUS ARE DONE, IF IT IS ALLOCATED AND THERE IS MONEY LEFT OVER, IT HAS TO GO TOWARD AN ALREADY CONTRACTED OR APPROVED PROJECT. WE HAVE A LOT OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE ALTERNATES ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, WHATEVER. THIS MONEY IF IT IS LEFT OVER IF THE PROJECT FAILS, 10 GO TO AN ALREADY APPROVED EITHER BID OUT OR ON THIS LIST MOU. YES.

>> GOT IT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT COASTAL PARKS CONTRACTS?

>> YES, THERE IS. >> OH, OKAY.

>> THAT IS WHAT I WAS TRYING. >> WE PROBABLY NEED TO DO YOURS FIRST SO WE GET THE TOTALS BECAUSE THEY ARE TRYING TO WORK

ON THE CONTRACTS. YES. >> OKAY.

>> WHAT NUMBER IS YOUR ITEM? >> MINE IS UNDER THE GENERAL.

>> RIGHT NOW IS A PERFECT TIME.

>> RIGHT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, SO WE ARE DISCUSSING. YES. HE WANTS TO ADD SOME TO THE COASTAL PARKS. THAT IS GOING TO CHANGE THE TOTAL.

>> RIGHT. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST AND CLEANEST WAY TO DO THIS. $646.79 OF ARPA MONEY . WHAT I WANT TO DO IS ADD ALL OF THAT -- ALL OF THAT BUT $40,000. SORRY. I AM DOING MY MATH HERE REAL QUICK. I APOLOGIZE. OH, MY GOSH.

>> 187, 664. >> $40,000 WOULD GO TOWARD THE

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EQUIPMENT PART OF THIS. I THINK SCOTT AND I TALKED YESTERDAY AND HE WAS A LITTLE SHORT. 40,000 WOULD GO TOWARD THE EQUIPMENT OF COASTAL PARKS. 187,000 WOULD GO TO THE PROJECT. I WOULD EXCHANGE $100,000 OF HARVEY SETTLEMENT AND ALLOCATE THAT TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PROJECT.

>> TO THE ALLOCATION FIRST AND THEN WE WILL VOTE ON YOUR EXCHANGE. OKAY? CAN WE DO THAT FIRST TO MAKE IT CLEANER?

>> WHATEVER YOU WOULD LIKE. OF MY $227,646.79 OF MY ARPA MONEY REMAINING PRECINCT MONEY , I MAKE A MOTION TO ALLOCATE $40,000 OF THAT TO THE COASTAL PARKS EQUIPMENT MOU .

>> HOW MUCH? >> 40,000. TO THE COASTAL PARKS EQUIPMENT MOU IN FRONT OF US. THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION ON

THAT. >> AND WE CAN DO BOTH OF THOSE.

>> I'M TRYING TO DO ONE AT A TIME. YOU SAID ONE AT A TIME.

>> I MEANT TRANSFER ARPA MONEY. WE ARE CHANGING IT OUT. IF YOU WANT TO PUT YOUR ARPA MONEY IN THERE.

>> OKAY. 187,000 646. WELL, THAT WOULD BE ONE MOTION TOGETHER, JUDGE. I'M GOING TO KEEP THAT SEPARATE.

>> OKAY. >> $40,000 OF EQUIPMENT TO THE MOU COASTAL PARKS EQUIPMENT MOU. THAT IS MY MOTION.

>> YOUR MOTION WITH HIS. YOU ALREADY MADE THE MOTION AS IS.

>> MAYBE JUST WITHDRAW THE MOTION.

>> I WILL WITHDRAW MIND AND LET HIM MAKE THE MOTION.

>> CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? >> YES, MA'AM.

>> THE 227,646.79 IS ALREADY IN AN MOU WITH PUBLIC WORKS. WE CAN USE THAT AND DO THAT CHANGE LATER ON.

>> I DID NOT PUT IT IN AN MOU.

>> WHO PUT THAT IN AN MOU? WHAT IS THE JOB?

>> THE DRAINAGE RETENTION. >> THIS IS MY LEFTOVER I WAS TOLD AT THE LAST MEETING I HAD.

>> WHAT SHE IS SAYING IS THE TOTAL REMAINING FOR THE TENSION -- RETENTION DRAINAGE IS ALREADY ON THE MOU FOR PUBLIC

WORKS. YOU ARE REMOVING THAT. >> I ASKED THIS AT THE LAST MEETING . I SAID, I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY ON A COLLATED -- UNALLOCATED MONEY. DO I HAVE IT? I DON'T THINK I NEED

ANYMORE. >> IT IS WHAT YOU HAVE LEFT ON

THAT. >> THAT IS WHY WE PUT IT IN AN

MOU. ANY REMAINING FUNDS. >> NO OFFENSE, BUT I DID NOT TELL YOU TO PUT IT IN AN MOU. TODAY IS THE MOU MEETING.

NOBODY SAID TO PUT IT IN THE MOU. IT IS NOT AN MOU. I CANNOT PUT IT IN AN MOU. NOBODY HAS PUT IT IN AN MOU. ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT IS WHAT IS LEFT OVER IN THE LONDON DRAINAGE?

>> YOU NEED TO GO TO THE MICROPHONE. SORRY.

>> THAT IS CORRECT, COMMISSIONER.

>> WE BELIEVE WE HAVE PLENTY IN THE THAT I NEED TO MOVE THIS OUT SOMEWHERE ELSE, CORRECT? OKAY. I'M GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION AGAIN, WHICH IS TO MOVE $40,000 OF THE REMAINING 227,646 FROM LONDON DRAINAGE, TO BE CLEAR, IF THAT IS WHERE IT IS SITTING -- TO THE COASTAL PARKS EQUIPMENT MOU.

>> MOVING FROM THE PUBLIC WORKS MOU .

>> NO. IT IS NOT IN MOU. IT IS IN THE LONDON DRAINAGE PROJECT

CURRENTLY. >> WE HAVE TO REMOVE IT FROM THE MOU BECAUSE IT IS IN THE MOU. WE ARE JUST GOING TO BACK

IT OUT. >> NO. Y'ALL PUT IT IN. YOU CANNOT PUT IT IN WITHOUT A VOTE.

>> WE NEED TO BACK IT OUT THOUGH.

>> I KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING BUT THE PROPER MOTION IS IT HAS NEVER BEEN VOTED TO BE PUT INTO AN MOU. I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE IT OUT OF AN MOU WHENEVER VOTED ON.

>> WHY WE HAVE THIS MONEY LEFT. IS THAT WHAT I'M

UNDERSTANDING? >> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> SO IT IS ALREADY IN THE PROJECT. YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT

OUT OF THE PROJECT. >> RIGHT. SO I'M TAKING IT OUT OF THE LONDON DRAINAGE PROJECT AND PUTTING IT INTO THE COASTAL

PARKS EQUIPMENT MOU. >> OKAY. WE HAVE THAT MOTION. I

WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> TO MAKE IT CLEAR, ALL OUR PROJECTS RIGHT NOW TO THE MOU.

>> IT IS FOR US TO DISCUSS. >> NOW. RIGHT NOW THE BALANCES ARE EVEN. MOU TO KEEP IT GOING.

>> THEY ARE NOT IN MOU UNTIL WE VOTE ON IT. MY MOTION I THINK I MADE IS TO MOVE IT FROM LONDON DRAINAGE INTO -- BECAUSE THAT IS A FULLY FUNDED PROJECT . JUST MAKING SURE FOR THE RECORD. THAT IS A FULLY FUNDED PROJECT THAT EXCESS FUNDS THAT CAME IN BECAUSE THE BID CAME IN UNDER. MOVING THAT TO 40,000 TO THE COASTAL PARKS EQUIPMENT MOU. THAT IS MY MOTION. AND I

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THINK JUDGE SCOTT SECONDED. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED ? >> ABSTAIN.

>> THERE IS ONE ABSTAIN. FOUR AYES AND ONE ABSTAIN.

COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ. >> THE NEXT MOTION, JUDGE, IS TO TAKE THE $187,646 LEFT OF ARPA , PUTTING THAT IN THE AIR PROJECT AND REMOVING $100,000 FROM THE HARVEY SETTLEMENT FUNDS THAT HAVE BEEN ALLOCATED TO THE BOB HALL PEER PROJECT AND MOVING THAT TO THE VETERANS MEMORIAL PROJECT FOR

CONSTRUCTION ONLY. >> WHAT? SORRY.

>> SURE. YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. >> DID WE HAVE A PROJECT WITH THEM ALREADY? THE VETERANS MEMORIAL?

>> NO, MA'AM. IT HAS ALREADY BEEN VOTED ON AND ALLOCATED BY

THE COURT. >> PERFECT. 187 646 THAT IS

GOING INTO THE PEER? >> YEAH. AND THEN 100,000 OF THE SEDIMENT THAT HAS BEEN ALLOCATED.

>> REALLY YOU ARE ONLY PUTTING 87 IN BECAUSE YOU'RE TAKING 100,000 OUT. BUT IT IS A NET DIFFERENCE OF $87,646.79.

>> DID YOU SAY -- THE BOB HOPE PEER FOR THE RESTAURANT. EITHER OR . IT IS NOT EITHER/OR. IT'S GOT TO BE DESIGNATED.

>> THIS IS ALL LISTED AS ONE PROJECT ON HERE.

>> I'M DOING IT THE WAY GRANT WORKS HAS SET IT UP. I ALLOCATED IT THE WAY I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO.

>> IT IS ALL THE SAME. BOB HALL PIER IS NOT SEPARATED. WHAT

THEY SAID. WE DIDN'T EITHER. >> I'M DOING IT THE WAY I WAS

TOLD. >> SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DID I SECOND THAT? I WILL SECOND IT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED ?

>> ABSTAIN. >> FOUR AYES, ONE ABSTAIN . SO THE DIFFERENCE OF YOUR CALCULATIONS -- WHOEVER IS DOING THIS FOR OUR CONTRACTS -- THE ONLY AMOUNT IN THE MOU IS THE 87,000 AND THE 40 ON THIS ONE BECAUSE WE'RE TAKING 100 AWAY. FYI. EVERYBODY ON THE SAME PAGE? THANK YOU. SO WE

SIGNED THE RIGHT CONTRACTS. >> 87.

>> YES. 87 646 79. YES. OKAY. LET'S GO TO THE HR MOU . YEAH.

WE ARE DOING EACH ONE INDIVIDUALLY.

>> THAT WAS APPROVING. >> THIS IS THE PROJECTS ALREADY APPROVING. SO WE NEED TO APPROVE THE MOU TOTALLY. THANK YOU. I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE COASTAL PARKS MOU AND CONTRACT. AS CHANGED . AS AMENDED. YES. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED ? MOTION PASSES. FOUR AYES. ONE ABSTAIN. NOW MOVING ON TO HUMAN RESOURCES. THERE ARE FOUR PROJECTS UNDER THAT CONTRACT. WE HAVE VECTOR CONTROL . I GUESS JUST BECAUSE IT IS SALARY. LEGAL SECRETARY HAS SALARIES . PRECINCTS THREE.

YOU HAVE VETERAN SERVICES. 54,000. MOBILE HEALTH DRIVER HAS $103,507 . YOU ARE FUNDING THOSE. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO ANYTHING ON THE MOU FOR THE HR CONTRACT?

>> I DON'T HAVE HR. >> HERE IT IS, COMMISSIONER.

TWO PAGES. FOUR PROJECTS TOTAL. YOU DON'T HAVE THAT? IT WAS

ATTACHED TO YOUR AGENDA. >> IT IS THE SECOND CONTRACT .

>> IT IS IN THE VERY BACK OF ALL THE CONTRACTS. A LOT OF PAPERWORK BEFORE THAT.

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>> ANY CHANGES , QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I MAKE THE MOTION TO

PASS >> SECOND.

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THESE ARE PROJECTS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED . JUST MONEY ALLOCATED TO THAT DEPARTMENT.

HR IS JUST EMPLOYEES . PEOPLE HAVE TO BE IN THAT POSITION BEFORE DECEMBER 26. DECEMBER 2024. SORRY. THEY HAVE TO BE IN THE POSITION. IT CAN CHANGE OUT IF YOU HAVE A POSITION LEAVE YOU CAN OPEN IT UP. SOMEONE HAS TO BE SEATED IN THAT POSITION BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND

THEN? >> GO AHEAD.

>> GO AHEAD AND GET THE MOTION.

>> WE ALREADY DID THE MOTION AND THE SECOND.

>> PROJECTS HERE ARE BEING FUNDED BY HR. BY SOMEBODY ELSE.

>> BY YOU. I THINK YOUR NUMBER IS ON THERE. YOU FUNDED THE MONEY WITH YOUR ARPA MONEY FOR THAT. YES.

>> GOT IT. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR THAN, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO I.T. THEY ONLY HAVE ONE PROJECT. THE COURTROOM VIDEOCONFERENCING. IT IS 200,000 . THEY ARE NOT THROUGH WITH THAT. SO I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS THIS. WE ALLOCATED MONEY FOR OUR UPDATE ON THE VIDEO COURTROOM STUFF.

I.T. IS WORKING ON THAT AS WE SPEAK.

GO AHEAD AND SECOND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND FOR DISCUSSION. ANY QUESTIONS? I.T. IS 200,000 WITH A COUNTYWIDE OBLIGATED 200,000 TO UPGRADE OUR COURTROOM VIDEOS . IT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. SO

IT HAS TO GO IN THE MOU. >> DIDN'T WE DO SOMETHING LIKE

THAT LAST YEAR, JUDGE? UPGRADE? >> I THINK THERE WAS UPGRADES YEARS AGO BEFORE I GOT HERE. BUT THIS IS THE MONEY THAT WE ALLOCATED TO THEM FOR OUR UPGRADES. THEY JUST HAVEN'T

BEEN DONE YET. >> OKAY.

>> I THINK THEY ARE WORKING ON IT. THEY HAVE PEOPLE HERE DOING ALL KINDS OF THINGS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED ? THE MOTION PASSES. COMMISSIONER CHESNEY IS OUT OF THE ROOM NOW. AND MOVING ON TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER , WHICH THAT AMOUNT WILL INCREASE BECAUSE COMMISSIONER JUST ALLOCATED SOME MONEY TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER. I HAD THAT TOTAL HERE. 125. 125,000. SO INCREASE THE 705 941 . 125,000. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

>> THAT ONE IS FOR THE RENOVATIONS BECAUSE THE MOU IS

ONLY THE EQUIPMENT. >> YEAH. BUT THE TOTAL. WE HAVE TO ADD THE 625. SO THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT IS WHAT I WAS STATING NEEDS TO INCREASE . 125,000. THE CONTRACT RIGHT

NOW ONLY HAS 705 . >> UNDER THE PUBLIC WORKS MOU BECAUSE THAT IS WHERE THE RENOVATIONS ARE.

>> IT IS ALREADY IN THERE IN PUBLIC WORKS?

>> IT IS FOR THE OFFICE EQUIPMENT.

>> OFFICE EQUIPMENT FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE.

>> THE BODY SCANNER. >> SO WE ARE NOT INCREASING THIS ONE. WE ARE GOING TO INCREASE IT. WHEN WE CHANGE THESE UP, IT DEPENDS ON WHO HAS THE PROJECT AND WHERE IT GOES .

INSTEAD OF JUST TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER.

>> THIS ONE DOESN'T CHANGE. THIS ONE CAN MOVE FORWARD AS IS. I WILL RETRACT MY MOTION AND MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS THE MEDICAL EXAMINER CONTRACT AS IS. THIS IS FOR AUTOPSY EQUIPMENT FURNISHINGS . WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. >> ANOTHER MOTION?

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>> IT WILL BE ON THE PUBLIC WORKS ONE BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THE 125 WILL CHANGE ON THAT ONE. THANK

YOU. PASS UNANIMOUSLY. >> JUDGE, CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT THAT INCLUDES THAT AMOUNT THAT YOU JUST SAID FOR THE MEDICAL

EXAMINER INCLUDES THE 125? >> IT DOESN'T BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO GO ON THE PUBLIC WORKS MOU. BECAUSE THEY ARE DOING THE

BUILDING STUFF. >> OKAY.

>> IT IS TOTALLY SEPARATE. I PUT IT WITH THE MEDICAL EXAMINER AS WELL. NEXT WE HAVE THE SHERIFF'S MOU . IT INCLUDES THE COURTHOUSE SECURITY FOR 200,000. LAW ENFORCEMENT. VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT THAT THE COURT VOTED ON . 750,465 FOR THEIR COMPUTERS AND INSTALLATION. AND THEN THE JAIL ROOF COATING FOR 600,000. WHICH BRINGS HIS TOTAL

TO $1,550,465. >> I'M SORRY. CAN WE GO BACK TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER? THE MEDICAL EXAMINER BUILDING IS

NOT IN ANY OF THESE MOUS. >> SO IT NEEDS TO GO WITH THIS ONE THEN. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER. A SEPARATE LINE ITEM. TO

INCREASE IT. >> IS IT SHORT?

>> THE EXTRA EQUIPMENT

>> YOU HAVE TO TALK IN THE MICROPHONE. THANK YOU.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE MEDICAL EXAMINER EQUIPMENT IS

IN THE MEDICAL EXAMINER. >> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE BUILDING ITSELF. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING.

>> YEAH. THAT WILL GO IN . >> SO YOUR 125 IS GOING TO GO TOWARD THE CONSTRUCTION. WE ARE SHORT ON THE CONSTRUCTION.

OKAY. >> ELECTRIC GATES.

>> ALL RIGHT. SO WE WERE RIGHT WITH THIS. THAT IS GOOD. WE'RE GOING TO BRING IT UP IN PUBLIC WORKS. THEIR MOU. IT IS GOING TO BE AN ADD-ON THE PUBLIC WORKS. YES. SO GOING BACK NOW WE ARE ON THE SHERIFF'S CONTRACT AND MOU. WE LISTED THOSE . THESE HAVE ALL BEEN VOTED ON AND APPROVED IN COURT.

THEY JUST ARE NOT READY TO MOVE FORWARD OR ARE NOT FINALIZED YET. THIS IS A SAFETY NET FOR US. I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO.

>> THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THE SHERIFF IS 760465 . IT WAS

MISPRINT. 750. >> IT SHOULD BE 760465 .

>> SO THAN THE TOTAL AND THAT SHOULD BE 1,560,000 $465.

>> YES. >> THERE WAS NOT A TYPO. IT WAS A DISCUSSION DONE WITH COMMISSIONER MAREZ'S MEETING , BUT WE NEED TO CHANGE. HE MOVED 10,000 FROM THAT. BUT WE ALREADY UPDATED THE MOU WITH THE 760.

>> OKAY. SO WE HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION TO ALLOW HIM TO PUT THE 10,000 IN. WERE WE SHORT 10,000? Y 10,000?

>> COMMISSIONER , YOU MOVED 10,000 FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THE MEETING THAT WE HAD AND YOU MOVED IT TO THE PARTNERSHIP

. >> FOR THE BURN PITS. ROOF

IMPROVEMENT. >> SO YOU ARE TAKING IT AWAY FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT. THAT WOULDN'T INCREASE IT.

>> WELL, HE MOVED. >> 750 INSTEAD OF 760.

>> BUT IT NEEDS TO BE 760. BUT HE CAN MOVE IT FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. THAT IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

>> THE EXCESS IS IN THE RECREATIONAL BUILDING. NOT THE

LAW ENFORCEMENT PROJECT. >> YEAH.

>> THIS IS GETTING A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING. SO LET'S BACK UP.

DO WE NEED 10,000 ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES? ARE YOU TRANSFERRING 10,000 FROM YOUR ACCESS INTO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES ? OR WHERE ARE WE GETTING THE 10,000?

>> JUDGE, THE 10,000 IS ALREADY THERE. HE WAS REMOVING IT BECAUSE HE THOUGHT HE WAS MOVING IT FOR THE BURN PITS, WHICH IS PART OF THE PROJECT. BUT THE EXCESS IS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO THE 10,000 NEEDS TO REMAIN FOR THE LAW

ENFORCEMENT. >> SO HE IS NOT TAKING IT OUT.

>> THEY ALREADY UPDATED THE MOU 2760. SO THE CORRECT NUMBER IS

760465. >> DO WE HAVE THE CORRECT AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO MAKE IT 760? IF HE TOOK 10,000 AWAY, IT

SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE SHORT. >> WE ARE NOT SHORT IS WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. WE ARE GOOD TO WANT TO FULLY FUND LAW ENFORCEMENT.

GOT IT. >> WE ARE NOT TAKING MONEY AWAY

FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT. >> THANK YOU.

>> I KNOW YOU PERKED UP WHEN THAT CAME UP. THAT IS NOT WHAT

HAPPENED. >> SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO PASS THE CONTRACT WITH THE MOU WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. DID YOU SECOND THAT ALREADY, COMMISSIONER? I CAN'T REMEMBER. SECONDED. ALL

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THOSE IN FAVOR WITH NO CHANGES TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTRACT. THEY ARE FULLY FUNDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED, COMMISSIONER HERNANDEZ IS OUT AT THIS TIME. NOW WE ARE GOING TO THE REALLY LONG ONE. EDWARD, I SUGGEST YOU GO TO THE MICROPHONE BECAUSE YOU ARE PROBABLY GOING TO BE NEEDED. AND LYNN PARKS MOU. WE HAVE THE DRAINAGE. THE 21,000 ADDITIONAL FUNDS. YES. YOU JUST DID. THE STATES DRAINAGE 24 121,960 . AND THAT IS ALREADY DONE. THE DRAINAGE FOR 872 IS THE AMOUNT REMAINING.

>> 926 . 90. >> YES. SEPTIC SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS. IT HAS 8750. BUT I BELIEVE WE JUST ADDED THAT TO

IT. >> +239,000 .

>> 239 568. >> COMMISSIONER, I THINK THE TOTAL IS RIGHT AT 8750. I THINK THAT INCLUDES THAT TOTAL.

>> NOT THE 239,000 WE JUST TRANSFERRED A FEW MINUTES AGO.

YES. NO. WE NEED TO ADD THAT AMOUNT TO THAT ONE PORTION ON THERE IF SOMEONE IS DOING THAT. WE JUST VOTED PREVIOUSLY TO TO MAKE THAT CHANGE. AND THE RENOVATION. 60,000. THAT HAS NOT CHANGED. OKAY. THE HAZEL PARK DRAINAGE IS COUNTYWIDE.

$229,999.29. NONE OF THAT CHANGED. OSCAR PARK IMPROVEMENT. COMMISSIONER MAREZ, THIS IS YOUR SPREAD 1,450,000. HAZEL PARK IMPROVEMENTS . PRECINCT 1 IS NOT HERE. THE 716 IN THE MOU TO KEEP THESE PROJECTS GOING. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THEY HAVE BEEN CANCELED. THEY ARE IN MOU TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD WITH WHATEVER THE NEXT

COMMISSIONER WISHES TO DO. >> GO BACK TO COLONIA SYSTEM. I THINK THE TOTAL FOR THAT IF I'M CORRECT IS 248,318.

>> 248? >> 248 318. 18.

>> THANK YOU. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. THE SENSORY PLAYGROUND.

880,000. THE COUNTY ROAD 44 BRIDGE REPLACEMENT . $469,809 .

THAT IS YOURS ALSO, COMMISSIONER MAREZ. IS THAT CORRECT? ANYTHING CHANGING? ROB STONE RECREATION CENTER.

$559,228. CASABLANCA IMPROVEMENTS DRAINAGE AND DISTRICT TWO. OH. SORRY. DISTRICT TWO PRECINCT 3.

250,000. THAT IS YOURS AS WELL, COMMISSIONER MAREZ. COTTON COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP. 108,000. THAT IS YOURS , COMMISSIONER.

AND THE OLD PARK IMPROVEMENTS . THERE IS 7000 LEFT IN THAT .

LEAVE IT IN THE MOU. THAT IS MY PROJECT. COUNTY JUDGES. IF THERE ARE NO CHANGES, NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. I WILL ACCEPT A MOTION TO PASS THE CONTRACTED MOU WITH THE PARKS.

OR I WILL MAKE IT. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AT A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

>> AND I ADD ONE THING? MOST OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN BID OUT. WE ARE JUST NEGOTIATING THE COST.

>> THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THE MOU. JUST A SAFETY NET. THAT IS WHAT I SAID IN THE BEGINNING. THANK YOU. PUBLIC WORKS. THIS IS YOUR MOUS AND YOUR CONTRACTS THAT YOU WILL BE SIGNING TODAY. THE HILLTOP COMMUNITY CENTER HAS 195,000 . $972.92. IS THAT CORRECT? THE MOU. THE DRISCOLL COMMUNITY CENTER IS GOING TO CHANGE BECAUSE YOU JUST TOOK THE 200 AND -- 286 AWAY. 087.

WE HAVE A TOTAL . SO MINUS THE 286 087 THAT HE JUST TOOK AWAY.

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THE STONE GREAT DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS. OF THE $498,397 .

THAT IS IN YOURS. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER RENOVATIONS . THIS IS THE ONE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, COMMISSIONER, THAT YOU WANT TO ADD THE 125 TWO. 348 409. IS THAT CORRECT ? EVERYBODY PAYING ATTENTION? OKAY. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER RENOVATIONS ADDITIVES.

DID THAT ALREADY GO OUT ON ONE OF THE ADDITIVES ON THE BIDS OR IS THIS A BRAND-NEW PROJECT? THEN WE NEED TO PROBABLY PUT THE WORDING IN THEIR FOR THE ADDITIVE. THIS PROBABLY NEEDS

TO BE A SEPARATE LINE ITEM. >> IS THIS PART OF THE

ADDITIVE? >> IT WOULD BE PART OF THE

ADDITIVE, COMMISSIONER. >> IF IT WENT OUT --

>> YES, MA'AM. >> IT IS FINE. THE LONDON DRAINAGE RETENTION POND. THIS IS WHERE YOU TOOK YOUR 227. WE NEED TO REMOVE THIS FROM THE MOU. IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY FUNDS LEFT IN IT. MOVING FORWARD. IT NEEDS NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING OR

ANYTHING. >> JUST TO BE CLEAR FOR THE RECORD, WE INCREASED THE CAPACITY AND SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT AND STILL CAME IN UNDERFUNDED. A VERY UNIQUE.

IT'S GOING TO HAVE A GREAT IMPACT. SO WE ARE VERY PLEASED WITH HOW THIS ONE CAME IN. THANK YOU.

>> SO WE WILL REMOVE THAT 227. ALL OF YOU THAT ARE WRITING NOTES ON HERE FOR THE CONTRACTS. COUNTY ROAD 47.

RABBIT RUN BRIDGE WIDENING. IT HAS $318,123. THAT WILL

CONTINUE AND STAY IN THE MOU. >> THAT IS CORRECT, JUDGE.

>> THANK YOU. AND THEN THE COURTHOUSE AND JAIL SEWER IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE $3,993,861.62 . I KNOW THIS HAS GONE OUT. WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS. I THINK WE ARE RE-ADDRESSING SOME THINGS IN THE ADDITIVES. A POSSIBLY. AND I WANT TO MAKE THIS CLEAR IN COURT TOO. WE KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE A HUGE PROJECT. WE ARE FEARFUL ONCE WE START ON THIS THAT IT IS GOING TO BE A LOT BIGGER THAN WHAT WE ANTICIPATED. WE KNOW THERE IS NOT ENOUGH FUNDS TO DO IT. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF ADDITIVES WE WILL COME IN AND ADD QUITE A BIT UNTIL OUR MONEY RUNS OUT. YES. OKAY. SO THAT IS ALL OF THE PUBLIC WORKS MOU. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO PASS THIS CONTRACT? WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER CHESNEY. I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY THEN. ALL OF THESE CONTRACTS -- IF YOU ARE A DEPARTMENT HEAD THAT NEEDS TO SIGN ONE OF THESE CONTRACTS, IF YOU COULD BE AVAILABLE THIS AFTERNOON WHENEVER. IF YOURS IS READY, THEY PROBABLY HAVE YOUR

[12. Discuss and consider authorizing execution of Interlocal Agreement between the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) and Nueces County providing for (2025) Street Improvement Program funding in an amount of $111,108.00.]

CONTRACT IN THE OFFICE. IF IT WAS NO CHANGES, YOU CAN SIGN IMMEDIATELY. IF IT HAS ANY CHANGES, WE NEED TO WAIT UNTIL THE CORRECTIONS AND CHANGES ARE MADE. MOVING ON TO ITEM 12.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY . RTA. THIS IS THE MONEY WE GET FOR THE STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FUNDING THIS YEAR'S AMOUNT. WE HAVE

BEEN TOLD IT IS $111,108. >> SO MOVED, JUDGE.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. I WILL SECOND IT.

SORRY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION

[13. Discuss and consider adopting Order banning certain fireworks during the December Fireworks period of December 20, 2024, through midnight January 1, 2025, in accordance with Texas Local Government Code §352.051 where in certain circumstances, such as extreme drought conditions, the commissioners court may adopt an order regulating the use and sales of certain fireworks in the unincorporated areas of the County, and any related matters.]

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER 13. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDER BANNING CERTAIN FIREWORKS -- CERTAIN IS UNDERLINED. I GUESS KATHY IS HERE. OH, YES. SORRY. DURING THE PERIOD OF DECEMBER 20TH THROUGH MIDNIGHT, JANUARY 1ST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 352 .051.

BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS . WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT ON THESE FOR US ? I KNOW CHIEF CANNOT BE HERE.

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>> YES, MA'AM. CHIEF CANNOT BE HERE. I'M STEPHANIE SIMMONS. I AM AN ASSISTANT CHIEF. WE ARE STILL IN DROUGHT CONDITIONS. AS LOOKING THIS MORNING, THE INDEX IS STILL AT 607. WHICH IS 107 ABOVE THE MAXIMUM OF 500. SO THE AERIAL BAN ON FIREWORKS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED BY ALL OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS IN

THE COUNTY THIS YEAR. >> YES. CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT? YOU CAN STILL HAVE YOUR SPARKLERS AND LITTLE THINGS ON THE GROUND. THIS IS BOTTLE ROCKETS.

>> ANY AERIAL FIREWORKS THAT HAVE FINS ON THEM. YOUR BOTTLE ROCKETS . GOSH. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHICH FIREWORKS THEY ARE

NOW. >> THAT WAS A GOOD POINT THERE.

>> ANYTHING IN THE AIR. >> YES. ALL GROUND FIREWORKS

ARE STILL OKAY. >> YES. I WILL MAKE THE MOTION

TO PASS. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[14. Discuss and consider taking action in reapproving the grant-funded contract between the Nueces County Family Drug Treatment Court at County Court at Law #5 and Distinctive Counseling for mental health services related to child welfare cases; and related matters.]

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

APPRECIATE IT. MOVING ON TO ITEM 14. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TAKING ACTION IN APPROVING THE GRANT FUNDED CONTRACT BETWEEN THE NUECES COUNTY DRUG TREATMENT COURT AT THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW FIVE FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RELATED TO CHILD WELFARE. THIS IS THE THIRD YEAR. NO CASH MATCH.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MIKE GONZALEZ MADE THE MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES

[16. Discuss and consider approval of the proposed 2025 Commissioners Court Schedule, and related matters.]

UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER 16. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED 2025 COMMISSIONERS COURT SCHEDULE AND RELATED MATTERS. I KNOW THIS WAS IN HERE. THIS IS FOR NEXT YEAR. TERESA HAS WORKED VERY HARD.

>> YOU SKIP 15? >> IT IS TABLED.

>> IT GOT TABLED EARLIER. >> DID IT?

>> YES. >> HOW DID I VOTE ON THAT ONE?

>> YOU VOTED NO. >> YEAH, YOU DID. THE

COMMISSIONERS COURT SCHEDULE. >> THAT IS REALLY BAD. I TOLD YOU YESTERDAY THAT WAS REALLY BAD. TO ALLOW COMMISSIONER TO NOT DO HIS WORK. HE IS STILL COMMISSIONER UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST. HE HAS BEEN ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE TO DO A JOB TO TAKE CARE OF HIS PRECINCT. REALLY HE SHOULD DO HIS JOB UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT $7000 IS NOT A LOT OF MONEY. SO IF HE HAS GOT THAT MONEY, HE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO

USE THAT MONEY. >> WE VOTED ALREADY TO TABLE

IT. THERE IS NO DISCUSSION. >> DOING A LOT OF HIS WORK AND

DOING GOVERNMENT WORK. >> OKAY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU. EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED.

>> THE GOVERNMENT CODE 130908 SPECIFICALLY STATES IN HERE .

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE CALENDAR THAT WE ARE ON.

ITEM NUMBER 16. MAY 7TH IS THE FIRST DAY OF THE HURRICANE CONFERENCE, WHICH ALL OF US NORMALLY ATTEND OR TRY TO ATTEND. SO I WOULD LIKE TO EITHER CHANGE THE MAY 7TH DATE OR HAVE ONE MEETING IN MAY. WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO.

>> HOLD ON. LET ME GET TO MAY. MAY. SO YOU WANT TO DO IT THE

14TH INSTEAD OF THE SEVENTH ? >> WE HAVE A MEETING ON THE 21ST AS WELL. SO WE CAN DO BACK TO BACK MEETINGS OR WE CAN HAVE ONE MEETING IN MAY. WHICHEVER YOU PREFER.

>> I WOULD JUST MAKE A MOTION WE CHANGE IT TO MAY 7TH AND MAY 14TH. UNLESS SOMEONE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THAT.

>> NO. >> I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION.

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> AMENDMENT, RIGHT? >> YES. WITH THE 14TH CHANGED.

YES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION

[17. Discuss and consider upcoming Commissioners Court meeting date(s), workshop date(s), and related matters.]

PASSES. 17 SEEMS LIKE A DUPLICATE . BUT I KNOW WE HAVE TO APPROVE OUR COURT CALENDAR FOR THE SCHEDULE. SO WE WILL

[1. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving execution of a County Wide ARPA-funded Agreement with Mobile Communications America, Inc., (MCA) under Texas Department of Information Resources Cooperative Contract No. DIR-CPO-4494, for the purchase and installation of Access Control System and Video Surveillance System in the total amount of $186,470.33, and related matters. ]

SKIP OVER THAT. I THINK THERE IS NO ITEM NECESSARY SINCE WE CHANGED THE MAY 7TH. ITEM B1. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF COUNTYWIDE ARPA FUNDED AGREEMENT WITH MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA UNDER THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES COOPERATIVE CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF

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ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM IN THE AMOUNT OF $186,470.33 . RELATED MATTERS. DO YOU WANT TO TALK

ABOUT THIS, MICHAEL? SORRY. >> OKAY. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.

>> THIS IS JUST THE CONTRACT. >> IS THE CONTRACT FOR COURTHOUSE SECURITY EQUIPMENT. FUNDED UNDER ARPA PROJECT

NUMBER 213-4602. >> WE ARE TO HAVE THIS CONTRACT? EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY. YORTY HAVE THIS CONTRACT BEFORE OR IS THIS SOMETHING NEW?

>> NO. THIS IS NEW. >>

>> SORRY. >> MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS.

>> THIS IS FOR ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

SYSTEM. >> DIDN'T WE JUST DO THAT LAST

YEAR? >> YEAH. THIS IS ADDITIONS TO

THE PROGRAM. >> AND IT IS FUNDED THROUGH ARPA ALREADY ALLOCATED MONEY TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT. YES. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. THANK

[1. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving a County Wide ARPA-funded cooperative contract purchase with Turn-Key Mobile, Inc. under Panasonic Corporation of North America Texas Department of Information Resources Cooperative Contract No. DIR-CPO-5225, for the purchase and installation of Law Enforcement Vehicle Data Terminal Upgrades in the total amount of $760,465.00, and related matters.]

YOU VERY MUCH. UNANIMOUSLY, I ASSUME. YOU MIGHT AS WELL STAY BECAUSE WE ARE ON ITEMS PURCHASING. ITEM C 1. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING APPROVING COUNTYWIDE ARPA CONTRACT FOR JUST WITH TURN-KEY MOBILE. UNDER THE PANASONIC CORPORATION FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES . THOSE UPGRADES WITH THE COMPUTERS AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON. SO THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN VOTED ON, APPROVED. MONEY ALLOCATED. I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED ? THE MOTION PASSES

UNANIMOUSLY. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR ALLOWING THEM TO HAVE PROPER

[1. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving execution of a Precinct 4 ARPA-funded Contractor Agreement with Grace Paving and Construction, Inc. for construction of the County Road 47 Bridge Widening project (IFB No. 3305-24), in the amount of $318,123.]

COMPUTER EQUIPMENT THAT IS GOING TO BE UP-TO-DATE FOR ALL

OF THEIR VEHICLES. >> PUBLIC WORKS. ITEM D 1.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING APPROVING EXECUTION OF PRECINCT 4 ARPA FUNDED CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH GRACE PAVING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF COUNTY ROAD 47 BRIDGE WIDENING PROJECT. I THINK THIS WAS -- IT WAS LISTED ON THE MOU AS WELL AS A SAFETY NET. IT HAS GONE OUT FOR BID. THAT IS YOUR ITEM, COMMISSIONER CHESNEY. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION? PRECINCT 4 GRID WIDENING -- BRIDGE WIDENING.

>> EXECUTE AS APPROVED. >> SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE

[2. Discuss and consider additional allocation for the Courthouse Roof Improvement Project for the Drain Pipes in the amount of $57,116.53 funded from the Building budget; Authorize request to utilize ARPA allowances in the construction contract for the Solar Panels in the amount of $122,202.77, total amount is $179,319.30, and all related matters. ]

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY THEN. ITEM D 2. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION FOR THE COURTHOUSE ROOF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR THE DRAINPIPES IN THE AMOUNT OF $57,116.53.

FUNDING FROM THE BUILDING BUDGET , PUBLIC WORKS BUDGET, AND AUTHORIZE REQUEST TO UTILIZE ARPA ALLOWANCES THAT ARE ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT THAT WENT OUT AND THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE SOLAR PANELS IN THE AMOUNT OF $122,202.77. THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS $179,000 319 30. THE ARPA ALLOWANCE THAT WAS IN THE CONTRACT WAS FOR A TOTAL OF 150. WE ARE NOT CHANGING THAT. THIS IS JUST ALLOCATING TO A SPECIFIC PORTION IN THE CONTRACT THAT HAS GONE OUT.

>> THAT IS CORRECT , JUDGE. >> I MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THESE CHANGES. DO YOU NEED ANY OTHER INFORMATION, KARA? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE

[3. Discuss and consider the approving the award and execution of Agreements with the following vendors for Motor Oil and Lubricants (IFB No. 3287-24): 1) HJDJ American Lube Supply; 2) Arguindegui Oil Co. II, Ltd.; and 3) Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc.]

MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER THREE. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING THE AWARD AND EXECUTION OF AGREEMENTS WITH THE FOLLOWING VENDORS FOR MOTOR OIL AND LUBRICANTS. AND THIS IS A STANDARD ITEM PURCHASING THAT YOUR OFFICE DOES EVERY YEAR FOR SUPPLIES AND STUFF. MOTION TO PASS. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU.

[1. Approve Budget Amendment No. 16 for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.]

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.

>> ITEM D 1. APPROVED BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 16 FOR FISCAL

YEAR 20 2324. THIS IS YOURS. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE.

COMMISSIONERS, I RESPECTFULLY CAN SUBMIT BUDGET CHANGE ORDER

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A BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 16 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED 9/30/2024. JUST SOME CLEANUP INJURIES THAT ARE NECESSARY.

FROM GOING TO HAVE A COUPLE MORE DAYS BEFORE THE END OF THE

YEAR. >> THIS IS FOR THE END OF LAST

YEAR. >> YES. THIS IS CLEANUP CLASS

FISCAL YEAR. >> MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> ARE WE STILL HAVING AN

AUDIT? THAT INCLUDES AUDITORS? >> WE HAVE AN EXTERNAL AUDITOR THAT COMES AND AUDITS US EVERY YEAR.

>> THE COUNTY ITSELF HAVING AN AUDIT. THINGS HAVE BEEN DONE LATELY IN THE AUDITING DEPARTMENT.

>> THIS IS A BUDGET CHANGE ORDER FOR THE JUVENILE DEPARTMENT TO CORRECT THEIR BUDGET TO ACTUAL TO REALLOCATE THE BUDGET WHERE IT IS. OTHER THAN THE EXTERNAL AUDIT OF PATTILLO BROWN ANTHILL, WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BUDGET CHANGE ORDER , I AM UNAWARE OF ANY AUDIT OF THE

AUDITOR'S OFFICE. >> THAT IS WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN THE COUNTY. CONDUCTING AN AUDIT.

>> IF THE SHERIFF IS INVOLVED, IT IS AN INVESTIGATION OF SOME KIND, BUT WE CANNOT TALK ABOUT THAT.

>> THAT IS WHY I AM SAYING I CANNOT REALLY IN GOOD CONSCIENCE AGREE TO ANY OF THIS. AND I THOUGHT I RAN INTO DALE OUTSIDE ONE DAY. HE SAID HE WAS OVER THERE AT THE JUVENILE TRYING TO GET THE BOOKS STRAIGHT IN.

>> THAT IS CORRECT. HE HAS CONTRACTED WITH JUVENILE. HE IS OVER THERE HELPING THEM WHILE THEY ARE --

>> FOR THAT REASON , I DISAGREE ON THIS. OKAY?

>> OKAY. >> YOU CAN VOTE AGAINST. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT.

>> I HAVE A LEGAL QUESTION ON THIS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN

ANSWER IT HERE. >> IF YOU HAVE A LEGAL QUESTION, I WOULD ASK YOU TO TAKE IT INTO EXECUTIVE,

COMMISSIONER. >> ABOUT THIS BUDGET CHANGE

ORDER? >> I THINK THE COMMISSIONER BROUGHT UP A LEGAL QUESTION IN MY OPINION. SHOULD I SAY OUT

LOUD PUBLICLY? >> CAN WE TAKE A FIVE? WILL TAKE A THREE-MINUTE RECESS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO STEP OUTSIDE

AND ASK IF IT IS? >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE

GOING TO ASK AHEAD OF TIME. >> IF YOU DON'T MIND, WOULD YOU STEP OUTSIDE AND TALK TO HIM SO WE CAN SEE IF WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD? I KNOW WE HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES. CLOSE OUT THE

YEAR. >> IF THE MEETING IS GOING TO CONTINUE, CAN I HAVE SOMEONE FROM MY OFFICE, TO TAKE MY

SEAT? >> WHAT A RECESS. WE WILL TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. EVERYBODY NEEDS A BREAK.

>> I CAN GET IT ANSWERED IN 30 SECONDS OR LESS. WE CAN WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE COMES. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

>> WE SAID WE WERE TAKING A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS. IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT LONGER. I KNOW COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ IS BUSY.

HE WILL JOIN US IN A MINUTE . IT IS 11:35. WE ARE BACK FROM RECESS. ITEM D 1. I WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW MY MOTION TO PASS .

I'M NOT SURE. DID WE HAVE A SECOND ON THAT? NOBODY SECONDED IT. COMMISSIONER CHESNEY. YES. AND COMMISSIONER MAREZ. YOU

HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE E 1. >> YES. MOTION TO TABLE ITEM D

1 TO THE NEXT MEETING. >> JANUARY. YES.

[2. Approve Budget Amendment No. 01 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. ]

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER E LETTER TWO. APPROVED BUDGET AMENDMENT 01 FOR FISCAL YEAR 24-25. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WISH TO

SPEAK ABOUT? >> BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR YOUR APPROVAL. THEY ARE TYPICAL REALLOCATIONS TO REALLOCATE FUNDING AS NECESSARY. THE LARGER ONE IS TO COVER THE INCREASE FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT ALLOCATION . AND THEN THERE IS ALSO AN ADDITIONAL FOR THE JAIL TO COVER ANTICIPATED EXPENSES.

>> WHAT IS THE EXTRA FOR THE APPRAISAL ?

>> AN INCREASE IN ALLOCATION. THEIR ALLOCATIONS THEY ALLOTTED WAS AN ADDITIONAL -- THE TOTAL ALLOCATION WAS 79,580 MORE THAN

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WE BUDGETED . AND THE ACTUAL COMBINED TOTAL -- OH, I DON'T

HAVE THAT NUMBER. >> THIS IS WHAT THEIR BOARD VOTED ON. THEY SEND US A BILL, AND WE HAVE TO PAY IT.

>> WE KIND OF HAVE A CHOICE. THERE WAS SOME LAW THAT WE

FOUND ON THAT. >> EVERYBODY. ALL THE ENTITIES HAD TO UNITE AND COMPLAIN ABOUT IT.

>> MAYBE THAT IS TIME BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GETTING OUR MONEYS

WORTH FROM THERE. >> AND THEN FOR THE JAIL, THE 95,000 WAS TO COVER THE SECURITY FOR THE JAIL DOOR.

>> OKAY. >> I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT --

>> I'M NOT VOTING FOR THE INCREASE. I AM GREAT WITH THE JAIL STUFF AND ANYTHING SHERIFF NEEDS. BUT I'M TIRED OF JUST SUPPORTING ALL OF THESE THINGS WITHOUT ANY RECOURSE FROM THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. AND THEY KEEP SENDING US BILLS AFTER WE BUDGETED. WE HAVE TO GO PAY FOR MORE . I DON'T THINK -- NO OFFENSE. GREAT NEW BOARD. I THINK IT IS WONDERFUL. I THINK IT IS MORE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PUBLIC NOW. BUT I DON'T THINK -- I'M SORRY. I DON'T THINK THE APPRAISAL -- STAFF IS DOING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO. MANAGEMENT. I'M NOT GOING TO JUST SIT HERE AND KEEP VOTING FOR THINGS BECAUSE THEY SAY -- WE SAY WE DON'T HAVE A CHOICE. I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE A CHOICE. THAT IS A RIDICULOUS POSITION.

>> WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR THAT OPTION?

>> I'M JUST DONE . >> OTHER ENTITIES HAVE ALREADY PASSED THERE IS. IT HAS TO BE SEVERAL OF THE ENTITIES.

>> SO CAN WE BRING THIS BACK IN JANUARY AS WELL?

>> JUST TO LINE 4. >> JUST THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

>> ALL OF THE BUDGET CHANGE ORDERS EXCLUDING THE LINE FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. BRING THAT BACK TO THE JANUARY

MEETING. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THAT PORTION OF THE AMENDMENT WITH A REQUEST FOR ADVISORY AND PUT THAT IN EXECUTIVE SESSION IN JANUARY.

>> THE INVOICE IS ALSO ON THE AGENDA. EXCUSE ME. THE QUARTERLY INVOICE IS ALSO DUE AT THE END OF DECEMBER.

>> JUST THE INCREASES ALL I'M CONTESTING AT THIS POINT.

>> BUT WE ARE STILL GOING TO MAKE THE PAYMENT?

>> YEAH. WHAT WE BUDGETED AND APPROVED. YEAH. JUST THE INCREASE IN THE BUDGET CHANGE ORDER IS JUST THE INCREASE. SO,

YES, MA'AM. >> THANK YOU.

>> SO WE HAVE THAT MOTION . DO WE NEED SEPARATE MOTIONS FOR

ALL OF THAT? >> I THINK I MADE A MOTION TO

TABLE. >> THERE IS ALSO AN INCREASE IN

01 20 FOR THE SAME INCREASE. >> TABLING EVERYTHING.

>> I'M MAKING A MOTION TO TABLE ANYTHING THAT RELATES TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT INCREASES UNTIL THE NEXT

MEETING. JUST THAT PORTION. >> YOUR MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> EXCLUDING ANYTHING . >> SHE DID NOT SECOND.

>> SO NOW HE HAS CHANGED THAT.

>> MAKE A NEW MOTION THAT DIDN'T HAVE A SECOND.

>> THAT IS FINE. I WILL WITHDRAW MY MOTION.

>> SO WE ARE GOING TO APPROVE THE PART THAT CONCERNS THE

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT? >> EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE

APPRAISAL DISTRICT INCREASE. >> MY MOTION WAS JUST A MOTION TO TABLE THAT PORTION. AND THEN WE HAVE TO VOTE.

>> I SECOND THE TABLE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION IS TABLED FOR THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. NOW YOU CAN MAKE YOUR MOTION. MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS ALL OF THE REMAINING ITEMS IN THE BUDGET CHANGE ORDER.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION

[3. Approve Project Budget Amendment No. 007.]

PASSES. THANK YOU. IS THAT A LITTLE BIT CLEARER? GOOD POINT.

ITEM NUMBER THREE. APPROVE THE PROJECT BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER

007. >> I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT PROJECT BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN FOR YOUR APPROVAL. WE ARE USING UNALLOCATED 2019 TAX NOTE FUNDS FOR THE METRO COM RADIO SYSTEM UPGRADE FOR A TOTAL OF $132,202.21.

>> AND IS IT A COMPLETE PROJECT?

>> TERESA? >> NO, SIR, COMMISSIONER. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. AND THEY JUST BILL THE COUNTY SHERIFF 608,000 IN TOTAL. AFTER THIS PAYMENT WE HAVE A REMAINING BALANCE OF 347 TO ALLOCATE.

>> BUT THIS IS BUDGETED. WE JUST PAID IN INSTALLMENTS?

>> IT WAS ACTUALLY BUDGETED, BUT THOSE FUNDS ARE REALLOCATED TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHEN THEY NEEDED TO BUY THEIR RADIOS. IT WAS UNALLOCATED. SO WE STILL HAVE TO PUT THE FUNDS BACK BECAUSE THE AGREEMENT WAS ALREADY IN PLACE. WE JUST

MOVED. WE USED THE FUNDS. >> WE VOTED ON THIS IN COURT TO

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TAKE THE MONEY FROM THIS TO GO TO THE SHERIFF'S COMPUTERS.

>> WEARS THIS ONE? >> IT WAS THE RADIO.

>> IT WAS ANOTHER RADIO. >> AND THIS IS COMING FROM THE

2016 -- >> THE 2019 TAX NOTES.

>> THAT WE HAVE. >> IT IS THE UNALLOCATED. YES.

THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE BALANCE OF THE 2019 TAX NOTES.

>> OKAY. >> I WILL SECOND. I WILL MAKE A

MOTION TO APPROVE. >> YES. TO APPROVE. YES. ALL

[4. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving execution of an agreement with Strada US Professional Services, LLC, as amendment No. 3 Adopting Statement of Work No. 1 for Workday Advisory Payroll Services, total amount of $42,000 and related matters.]

THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER FOUR.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AS AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE ADOPTING STATEMENT OF WORK NUMBER ONE FOR THE WORKDAY ADVISORY PAYROLL SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF 42,000 IN RELATED MATTERS. IS THIS OUT OF THE AUDITOR'S

BUDGET? >> THIS IS OUT OF THE AUDITOR'S BUT AFTER THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPROVE A ONE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FOR THE SERVICES AGREEMENTS PROVIDED BY WORKDAY ADVISORY PAYROLL SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF 42,000, WHICH INCLUDES ADDITIONAL PAYROLL TRAINING OF 15,000.

>> I MAKE A MOTION TO PASS. >> I HAVE A QUESTION.

>> DO I HAVE A SECOND? >> STRADA LIGHT WAS PURCHASED BY STRADA. STRADA IS THE NEW NAME OF THE COMPANY THAT DID OUR IMPLEMENTATION . THERE WAS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY COME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT NOTIFYING COURT OF THAT CONTRACTUAL CHANGE.

>> THE ADDITIONAL NAME CHANGE.

>> IT JUST SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS PROGRAM HAS NOT BEEN EVERYTHING THAT WAS SOLD TO US THAT IT COULD DO OR THAT IT WOULD DO. SO I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THAT.

>> I BELIEVE IT IS HIGHLY NEEDED FOR OUR PAYROLL DEPARTMENT. THE ADDITIONAL TRAINING AS WELL.

>> I'M SURE IT IS NEEDED, BUT THAT IS NOT THE WAY IT WAS SOLD

TO US. >> AND IT IS BUDGETED IN THEIR

BUDGET. >> YEAH. I UNDERSTAND.

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THEN THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ONE ABSTAIN. ITEM NUMBER FIVE .

[5. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving an Amendment to the Agreement with Tyler Technologies for ExecuTime Time and Attendance software contract and to authorize annual payment in the amount of $20,000.00 for January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, on behalf of the County Auditor’s Department; and related matters.]

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES FOR ATTENDANCE SOFTWARE CONTRACT. IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER, 2025 . AND THIS IS YOURS ALSO ,

LISA. >> THIS AMENDMENT WILL ALLOW THE COUNTY TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE SYSTEM UNTIL THE COUNTY IS ABLE TO EXTRACT DATA SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS NEEDED FOR ARPA, FEMA, ET CETERA. THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO AUTHORIZE AND APPROVE THE AMENDED AGREEMENT WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES FOR EXECUTIVE TIME TO AUTHORIZE ANNUAL PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000 FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1ST THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST. EXPENSES WILL BE PAID WITH THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S BUDGET AND THE AMENDED DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY FOR LEGAL SUFFICIENCY.

THE COUNTY AUDITOR RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THIS IS A MUCH REDUCED RATE BECAUSE IT IS JUST ACCESSING OUR HISTORICAL DATA THAT IS LOCATED ON THEIR SERVERS.

>> AND WHY WASN'T THIS DONE ? WHY WASN'T THIS DONE WHEN WE CLOSED OUT AND WENT TO THE NEW SERVER? WHY WAS THIS OVERLOOKED? SOMEBODY DIDN'T CATCH IT? WHAT IS THE DEAL?

>> WE HAVE TO HAVE THAT DATA. >> IT IS DEMANDS THAT FEMA GRANTS HAVE TO GET THOSE TIME SHEETS WITH THOSE SIGNATURES.

TO BE ABLE TO EXTRACT DATA IN A PARTICULAR WAY THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE FULL SYSTEM. WE CAN EXTRACT THE FLAT SOURCE OF DATA , BUT THEN YOU CANNOT RUN

QUERIES AND REPORTS. >> MY OTHER QUESTION IS, SOME OF THESE GRANTS GO ON FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. HOW LONG ARE WE DOING IT? YOU ARE SAYING ONE YEAR. IS THIS GOING TO BE A CONTINUAL THING FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS? WE HAVE REPORTING THAT

IS REQUIRED. >> WE ARE WORKING WITH I.T.

TRYING TO DEVELOP A WAY TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS DATA AND

EXTRACT IT. >> DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU NEED TO ADD TO ANY OF THIS?

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>> I THINK SINCE IT WAS USED ONLY THROUGH DECEMBER 31ST, 2023, WE ARE CLOSING OUT ON THE TIME SHEETS. SO HOPEFULLY MAYBE WITHIN A YEAR IT WILL BE DONE. SO THE REST I THINK IS JUST --

>> WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CURRENT SYSTEM. OKAY.

>> AND ANY OTHER GRANTS THEY MIGHT ASK CORPORATE

>> MAKE A MOTION TO PASS THEM. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> ABSTAIN. >> ANY OPPOSED?

>> ABSTAIN, JUDGE. >> I HEARD YOU. I WAS ASKING. I FORGOT TO SAY THAT EARLIER. YOU ANSWERED A LITTLE BIT EARLY.

[6. Discuss and ratify transfer of $1,000,000 made on 11/22/24 from General Fund to Group Health Insurance for Shortage at year end 09/30/2024 and all related matters.]

FOUR AYES. ONE ABSTAIN. ITEM NUMBER SIX. DISCUSS AND RATIFY THE TRANSFER OF $1 MILLION MADE ON 11:22 FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE GROUP INSURANCE FOR A SHORTAGE YEAR IN 930. THIS IS LAST YEAR'S INSURANCE. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT LISA HAD BEEN TALKING ABOUT IN THE BUDGET MEETINGS BECAUSE YOU HAVE INVOICES COMING IN CONTINUOUSLY THAT DOESN'T END. INSURANCE DOESN'T END IF YOU ARE AT HOME AND YOU GET ANY BILLS. IT IS SOMETIMES THREE MONTHS BEHIND . FOUR MONTHS. SHE ADVISED US THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE THIS WAY. WE HAD AN EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE. THAT IS WHEN IT WAS APPROVED TO MAKE THIS ONE MILLION-DOLLAR TRANSFER . THE NEXT ITEM IS GOING TO BE ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL MONEY BECAUSE THEY NEED THAT THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR. SO I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE TRANSFER . I SHOULD LET SOMEBODY ELSE. I MADE THE TRANSFER. SOMEBODY ELSE MAKE

THE MOTION. >> I WILL MAKE THE TRANSFER. WE GOT THAT UPDATE. SO I WILL MAKE A MOTION ON THIS MILLION-DOLLAR

TRANSFER. >> ITEM NUMBER SIX. RATIFY.

YES. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> ABSTAIN.

>> ONE ABSTAIN. FOUR AYES. >> ARE YOU ABSTAINING TOO? TWO ABSTAINS. THREE AYES. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THIS TRANSFER WAS MADE BECAUSE APPARENTLY BOONE CHAPMAN KEEPS OUR HEALTH INSURANCE. THEY GET OUR BILLS AND PAY AND WE REIMBURSE. THEY ARE MAKING THESE PAYMENTS. WE WERE BROUGHT IN BECAUSE WE WERE GOING TO BE DRASTICALLY SHORT . QUITE POSSIBLY NOT BE ABLE TO

PAY THEM. >> YEAH.

>> WHAT WAS THE BILL? >> IT WASN'T OLD.

>> INCLUDED IN THE ATTACHMENTS I INCLUDED A REVENUES VERSUS EXPENSE. IT WAS A MULTI-YEAR LOOK BACK GOING BACK TO THE ACTUAL OF 18-19 TO THE CURRENT SO THAT YOU COULD SEE.

>> 18-19? >> YES.

>> 18-19? >> YES. THE FISCAL YEAR. 18-19.

NO. 2018 -2019 FISCAL YEAR. >> OH, MY GOSH. I'M THINKING

-- >> 2018-2019 ACTUAL.

>> THANK YOU. >> MY QUESTION IS, IS THERE NOT A DEADLINE FOR THESE COMPANIES TO SUBMIT THEIR INVOICES?

>> THERE IS A DEADLINE, BUT I ALSO ATTACHED THE LAG REPORT. I ATTACHED TWO YEARS WORTH OF REPORTS FOR JUST THE MEDICAL CLAIMS. THE PRESCRIPTION CLAIMS COME IN FAIRLY QUICKLY.

>> THIS WASN'T FROM 2018. >> NO. IT IS JUST THE HISTORY GOING BACK. OKAY. BUT WHEN WAS -- COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ 'S VERY EASY QUESTION WAS, AND WHEN WAS THIS BUILD FROM?

>> THEY ARE CURRENT BILLS. THE CHECK THAT WAS PAID RECENTLY.

BUT WHEN THE EXPENSES WERE INCURRED IS A LONG RANGE. IT COULD BE OVER THE LAST YEAR. ANY TIME.

>> THAT ALREADY PASSED. MOVING ON TO ITEM SEVEN.

>> WE DO HAVE A DEADLINE TO SUBMIT THESE BILLS.

>> YES. >> AND THIS BILL WAS FROM

RECENTLY. YES? >> THE CHECKS WERE ISSUED IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER . FOUR CLAIMS INCURRED .

>> LAST YEAR. >> LAST FISCAL YEAR. THERE IS A LAG REPORT THAT SHOWS YOU EXACTLY WHEN THE CLAIMS WERE INCURRED THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA ITEM.

>> I WOULD RATHER HEAR IT FROM YOU THAN SOMEBODY TELLING ME IT

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WAS FROM LAST YEAR. WAS IT FROM LAST YEAR?

>> THERE IS A SMALL PORTION THAT IS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR.

BUT ALL OF THE OTHER PAYMENTS ISSUED IN NOVEMBER WERE FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AGAIN, THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500,000 THAT WAS FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THAT OCCURRED IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER FOR THE MEDICAL CLAIMS . ALL THE OTHER EXPENDITURES WERE FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR THAT ENDED 9/30/2024.

>> UNDERSTOOD. >> WHY ARE WE PAYING FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER? LIKE, HOW DO WE KNOW? BECAUSE WE INCREASED -- WE ALREADY ADDED $2 MILLION FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR FOR ADDITIONAL CLAIMS TO PAY FOR FOR THE EMPLOYEES.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> SO WHY ARE WE HAVING TO TRANSFER -- I DON'T KNOW -- WHY ARE WE HAVING TO TRANSFER

FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER? >> IT IS NOT FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. IT IS ULTIMATELY FOR THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR.

>> YOU ARE ADDING TOO MUCH INFORMATION. IT MAKES IT

CONFUSING. >> IT WAS FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. THAT IS WHY IT CONFUSED EVERYBODY.

>> THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR'S TOTAL EXPENDITURES ARE $18,167,412 . THE REVENUES WITH THIS TRANSFER ARE ONLY 16,575,000 LEAVING A DEFICIT OF $1.592 MILLION.

>> SO IT IS NOT FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.

>> THAT IS CORRECT. IT IS NOT FOR OCTOBER, BUT HE SAID, WHAT WAS PAID IN NOVEMBER? WHAT WAS PAID IN NOVEMBER DID INCLUDE PAYMENTS FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.

>> YEAH, BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT YOU SAID. YOU SAID PART OF THIS TRANSFER WAS FOR OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER.

>> YOU STATED IT WRONG. IT WAS CONFUSING.

>> NONE OF THIS IS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. THAT IS CORRECT.

IT IS OFFERED LAST FISCAL YEAR'S EXPENSES.

>> THIS NEXT ITEM WILL BE ALSO FOR LAST YEAR'S FISCAL EXPENSES, BUT YOU JUST STATED IN THERE WE ARE ANOTHER MILLION AND A HALF SHORT WITH THIS TRANSFER.

>> WITH THIS TRANSFER WE ARE CURRENTLY 1,000,000 1/2 SHORT, BUT YOU WILL REMEMBER WE BROUGHT IN A LITTLE BIT OF SURPLUS LAST YEAR. IT HAS ALSO BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION YESTERDAY THAT THERE WERE ONLY 23 RATHER THAN 24 BIWEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS MADE DURING THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR . THAT REQUEST WAS APPROVED BY THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION.

>> WHICH IS ABOUT 500,000. >> WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY

500,000. >> SHORT THAT WE DID NOT

COLLECT. >> FROM THE COUNTY. AND THE EMPLOYEE. THE BIWEEKLY EMPLOYEES DID NOT PAY. THAT WAS A DECISION MADE BY PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION. IN ORDER TO REALIGN THE PAYMENTS WITH THE MONTH IT IS BEING PAID.

>> ADMINISTRATION THAT YOU ARE PART OF.

>> THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION -- THE PREVIOUS COUNTY AUDITOR

MADE THAT DECISION. >> LISA. AS SOON AS SHE FOUND OUT, SHE BROUGHT IT OVER TO OUR OFFICE.

>> NOT AS SOON AS SHE FOUND OUT BECAUSE IT WAS DONE LAST YEAR.

>> SHE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THEY DID NOT COLLECT FOR THIS ONE

YESTERDAY. >> SO IN A VACUUM YOU ARE SAYING YOU HAD NO KNOWLEDGE THAT THE PREVIOUS COUNTY AUDITOR DID THIS. HE DID IT ON HIS OWN WITH NO COURT INSTRUCTION OR JUDGE INSTRUCTION. HE JUST DID IT IN

A VACUUM BY HIMSELF? >> TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE , HE MADE THE DECISION . STAFF BROUGHT IT TO HIM -- THE REQUEST. HE APPROVED THE REQUEST AND AN EMAIL WAS SENT OUT TO ALL NUECES COUNTY EMPLOYEES NOTIFYING HIM A COLLECTION WOULD NOT BE MADE IN APRIL .

>> SO YOU HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THIS IN APRIL BECAUSE EVERYBODY GOT IT. I DON'T GET IT BECAUSE I DON'T TAKE THE INSURANCE.

>> EVERYBODY IN NUECES COUNTY RECEIVED IT . I RECEIVED THE INFORMATION. I HAD AN EMAIL ABOUT IT. I DID NOT PUT IT TOGETHER. THERE WAS NO MEETING THAT I WAS INVOLVED IN TO DISCUSS THIS. NO EMAIL CHAINS ON THIS.

>> I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF. >> WHAT WAS THE BASIS? WHAT'S STAFF PERSONS PUT THIS FORWARD? WHO MADE THIS REQUEST?

>> THE REQUEST WAS MADE BY THE INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION TO

ALIGN THE PAYMENTS. >> WHO IS THE -- YOU SAID IT

WAS MADE BY STAFF. >> YES.

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>> DALE AUTHORIZED IT. >> SHE MADE THE REQUEST.

>> WHO ISHII? >> MICHELLE.

>> OUR PREVIOUS COUNTY JUDGE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO

WITH IT? >> THIS WAS DONE LAST YEAR. I

WASN'T ON ANY EMAILS EITHER. >> SHE SAID THE PREVIOUS

ADMINISTRATION. >> NO. THE PREVIOUS COUNTY

AUDITOR. >> THIS ADMINISTRATION.

>> WHY WOULD THAT EVEN BE MADE IN THE FIRST PLACE? I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WOULD A REQUEST BE MADE BY A STAFF MEMBER AND APPROVED BY AN AUDITING DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD SHORT THE

COUNTY? >> I DON'T THINK ANYONE LOOKED

AT THAT. >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

>> SHE WAS LOOKING AT TRYING TO REALIGN THE PAYMENT PERIODS IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM SPEAKING WITH HER.

>> SO THIS REALIGNMENT COST IS $500,000.

>> THE COUNTY DID NOT GET THE 500,000 PAID IN THE PREMIUM .

AND AS YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY POINTED OUT , THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR IS THE COUNTY PAYS FOR THE HEALTH INSURANCE. 85%.

SO 85% -- >> IF WE HAD KNOWN THIS DURING BUDGET, WHO KNOWS? MAY BE BUDGET MIGHT HAVE GONE A DIFFERENT ROUTE IF WE HAD KNOWN WE WERE GOING TO BE THIS SHORT.

BECAUSE I REMEMBER SOME CONVERSATIONS. THERE WAS ALWAYS DISAGREEMENT -- NOT ALWAYS. THERE WAS DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND DALE AND THIS AND THAT. BUT THIS NEVER CAME FORWARD AND WAS PRESENTED TO US DURING BUDGET OUT HERE BY ANYBODY.

>> I UNDERSTAND THAT, SIR. >> YOU ARE SAYING YOU JUST -- HOW DID YOU JUST DETECT IT, BUT IT IS ON THE AGENDA?

>> I WAS REVIEWING THE CALENDAR WHENEVER I WAS ADVISED THAT THE

CALENDAR HAS BEEN UPDATED. >> REVIEWING THE CALENDAR.

>> FOR PAYROLL. WHENEVER I WAS ADVISED THAT THE CALENDAR HAD

BEEN UPDATED. >> BUT IT WAS NEVER BROUGHT TO

COMMISSIONERS COURT. >> NO.

>> OKAY. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND. LIKE. IF SOMEONE MAKES A $500,000 MISTAKE IN MY WORLD, THE DON'T WORK ANYMORE

IN MY WORLD. >> HE IS GONE.

>> BUT THIS IS NOT JUST 10. THIS IS THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

SOMEBODY MADE A RECOMMENDATION THAT HAD AN EFFECT THAT IS COSTING THIS COUNTY A LOT OF MONEY THAT WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEAL WITH IN A BUDGET PROCESS. MIGHT HAVE CHANGED VOTES ON HOW PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE VOTED ON BUDGETS FOR WHAT THEY MIGHT HAVE WANTED TO DO TO INCREASE THINGS AND SO FORTH HAD THEY KNOWN THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE IN THIS KIND OF HOLE. BECAUSE OF THIS KIND OF SITUATION. I THINK THERE IS JUST FURTHER INVESTIGATION THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THIS. I'M NOT SATISFIED THAT THIS IS -- I JUST DON'T EVEN -- NO OFFENSE.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE ANYMORE THAT COMES OUT OF THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. I'M NOT WILLING. I'M GOING TO VOTE NO.

SUPPORT A MOTION TO TABLE UNTIL THERE IS SOME INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF THIS. NO OFFENSE. I AM JUST TIRED OF WHAT COMES OUT OF THAT OFFICE. WE CAN BLAME IT ALL ON EVERYBODY. SOMEONE THAT IS NOT HERE. THAT IS FINE AND GOOD.

BUT THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE HERE THAT HAVE GOT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS TOO. I THINK WE NEED TO TABLE THIS ONE AND DO AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION BEFORE WE VOTE ON

IT. >> DOES THIS HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE 500,000 THAT WE OWE THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT?

>> NO. >> WE DON'T --

>> A PREVIOUS JUDGE. FROM THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN ? THE OTHER TRANSFER, WHICH IS GOING TO PUT US IN THE SAME POSITION WE WERE IN LAST WEEK WHEN WE HAD TO TRANSFER MONEY. BOONE CHAPMAN HAS OUR REGISTER FOR PAYMENTS UNDER THE HEALTH CARE . IF WE TABLE NUMBER SEVEN, WE BALANCE THE PAYMENTS.

>> HEALTH INSURANCE CONTINUES. >> WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT WRITING HOT CHECKS. BASICALLY WHAT THIS IS. THAT IS THE EXPLANATION WE HAD IN OUR PREVIOUS MEETING. THAT IS WHY THIS IS BEING RATIFIED. BECAUSE THE JUDGE HAD TO TAKE ACTION. I

[7. Discuss and consider transferring an additional $1,000,000 from the General Fund to Group Health to cover additional claims for the fiscal year that ended 09/30/2024 and all related matters. ]

WAS INCLUDED ON THAT MEETING. >> ONE WE TRANSFERRED. THE OTHER WE WERE ASKING TO TRANSFER. WE ALREADY VOTED ON

SIX. WE ARE ON NUMBER SEVEN. >> SEVEN WAS TO GIVE US THAT CUSHION BECAUSE WE ARE UNCERTAIN ON HOW MUCH WE NEED.

IT STINKS. WE ALL AGREE. I DON'T THINK ANYONE UP HERE OR ANY OF OUR STAFF WOULD AGREE THAT THIS IS IDEAL OR THIS IS WHERE WE SHOULD BE. WE HAVE TAKEN POSITIVE STEPS THAT WE

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HAVE A NEW CONSULTANT WORKING WITH US THAT HAS A DIFFERENT APPROACH AND A LARGER FIRM TO WORK WITH. WE HAVE AN INTERIM AUDITOR NOW WHO HOPEFULLY WILL HELP US CATCH THIS IN REAL

TIME. AS REAL-TIME AS WE CAN. >> WE PLAN ON HIRING A PERSON IN OUR OFFICE TO GIVE US BETTER INFORMATION LIKE THIS AS WELL.

>> OKAY, JUDGE. I HEAR WHERE YOU ARE GOING ON THAT. I STILL AM GOING TO MAKE A MOTION. BEFORE I SUPPORT THIS, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION WITH AN OUTSIDE AUDITOR OR SOMEONE THAT CAN REALLY ANALYZE HOW THIS HAPPENED AND HOW WE GOT HERE BECAUSE THIS IS IN NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM ACCEPTABLE. IT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME.

IT'S NOT A APPELLATE ACCEPTABLE TO TAXPAYERS. WE ARE GOING TO BE DIGGING DEEPER INTO THE RESERVES. HAD THIS BEEN BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION DURING BUDGET, IT MIGHT HAVE CHANGED HOW THE ENTIRE BUDGET WENT. THIS IS NOT WHAT WE

ANTICIPATED. >> THIS IS A $2 MILLION GET ON

LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. >> WELL, IT IS $2 MILLION OUT OF THE RESERVES IS WHAT IT IS GOING TO BE. SO I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE OUR FUND BALANCE NEXT YEAR. BUT THE POINT IS THIS CANNOT JUST BE, OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO DO IT BECAUSE WE ARE IN THIS SPOT. NOW I GET IT. WE ARE GOING TO BOUNCE A CHECK IF WE DON'T VOTE FOR THIS. SO I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR IT. I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST MAKE A MOTION TO HAVE AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR COME IN AND INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION TO SEE HOW WE GOT HERE AND WHOSE FAULT IT WAS. I'M SORRY.

>> I AGREE WITH YOU. I'M SAYING THAT I THINK WE NEED

INAUDIBLE ] >> I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS.

SOME SORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDIT. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.

>> THAT IS WHAT WE NEED. >> INTO THE MICROPHONE.

>> WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO. >> A FORENSIC AUDIT. THEY ARE GOING TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING. IT IS INDEPENDENT. IF IT WARRANTS INVESTIGATION, IT WARRANTS INVESTIGATION.

>> JUDGE, JUST TO -- YOU RAN UNDER THIS . THAT YOU WANT A FORENSIC AUDIT DONE . YOU HAVE SAID THERE IS NO MONEY, BUT APPARENTLY WE'RE STILL HAVING TO LOOK FOR MONEY TO PAY FOR SOME OF THESE THINGS. MYSELF -- GIVE THESE PEOPLE A VOTE OF NO CONFIDENCE. I'M NOT GOING TO AGREE TO ANY OF THIS. I DO BELIEVE WE DO NEED A FORENSIC AUDIT.

>> THE HEALTH CARE. THE WHOLE AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

>> THE WHOLE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. INCLUDING HEALTHCARE.

>> I'M AGREEING WITH YOU TO THE POINT -- I AGREE WITH YOU.

THAT IS WHY I AM MAKING THIS MOTION. TO VOTE AGAINST THE TRANSFER , HOWEVER, IS VOTING AGAINST PAYING FOR INSURANCE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. THAT IS THE ONLY REASON I'M GOING TO VOTE FOR IT. OTHERWISE I BOUNCE A CHECK AND THEY DON'T HAVE INSURANCE. AND THAT IS NOT COOL. I AGREE 100% WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. THAT IS WHY I AM MAKING THIS MOTION TO DO THIS AUDIT. I GET THAT WE'VE GOT TO FIND FUNDS TO DO IT. BUT I'M DONE. THIS LAST BUDGET WAS THE WORST BUDGET IN THE HISTORY OF ANY BUDGET I HAVE EVER SAT IN ANYTHING I HAVE EVER DONE EVER. BUSINESS, PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL. I HAVE DONE 10 -- 17 CITY AND COUNTY BUDGETS IN MY TENURE AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN THROUGH ANYTHING WORSE THAN WHAT I HAVE BEEN THROUGH BY TENFOLD. SO I AGREE 100% WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAYING. I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE COME UP WITH THE MONEY, BUT WE CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO DO THIS BECAUSE WE JUST ARE NOW SPENDING $2 MILLION WE DID

NOT ANTICIPATE. >> MOTION FIRST AND THEN WE

WILL COME TO ITEM SEVEN. >> I AGREE. THAT IS MY MOTION.

IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT FORENSIC OR WHATEVER THE APPROPRIATE TERM IS, COMMISSIONER. THAT IS FINE. THEN WE NEED TO DO IT. I WOULD JUST SAY -- I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THOSE THINGS COST. IT WOULD BE NICE TO MAYBE CALL SOMEONE WHO DOES THESE THINGS FOR A LIVING AND FIND OUT WHAT THE RANGES SO WE CAN FIND THE FUNDS BEFORE WE LEAVE THE MEETING TODAY BECAUSE WE HAVE GOT TO FIX THIS. AND THIS IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE IN ANY WAY,

SHAPE, OR FORM. >> WHO DO YOU WANT TO HEAD THIS UP ? IS THIS INSTRUCTION TO WHAT OFFICE?

>> WELL, I AM OKAY IF THE COURT IS OKAY WITH SAYING TO THE JUDGE, GO FIND SOMEONE TO DO A FORENSIC AUDIT. BUT WE'VE GOT TO COME UP WITH AN AMOUNT OF MONEY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO

PUT HER IN A BAD SPOT. >> I WAS TOLD BEFORE WHEN I

LOOKED INTO THIS 250-500,000. >> NO WAY. I JUST DON'T BUY THAT. I'M SORRY. I DON'T BUY THAT.

>> THAT CAME FROM TECH PEOPLE. >> I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT EVERY

SINGLE SOLITARY -- >> SPECIFIC TO JUST PAYMENTS.

HEALTH INSURANCE. >> I WILL TAKE AN AUDIT ON THIS RIGHT NOW. I WILL TAKE AN AUDIT ON HEALTH INSURANCE FOR NOW.

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>> THAT IS THE REASON WE DID NOT DO IT BEFORE. I FULLY WANTED IT. BUT WE HAD NO MONEY FOR IT.

>> WE ARE STILL HAVING TO FIND MONEY TO FIX.

>> I AGREE. >> WHY DON'T WE JUST DO IT AND GET IT DONE AND THEN EVERYBODY CAN BE AT EASE AND KNOW THAT WHATEVER IS BEING SAID FROM THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE IS TRUTHFUL .

BUT IT IS WRONG. I DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT IS GOING TO GO AGAINST THE EMPLOYEES. SO I DO SUPPORT THAT, BUT I DON'T SUPPORT -- I MEAN, I SUPPORT HAVING AN AUDIT, BUT I DON'T SUPPORT INTERVIEWING WITH EMPLOYEES.

>> CAN WE MAYBE JUST GO FIND OUT WHAT AN APPROXIMATE COST WOULD BE TO AUDIT THIS HEALTHCARE ?

>> I'M GETTING THIS. >> JUST THIS AREA. I AM NOT SAYING TO DO EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW. WE CANNOT GET THAT DONE.

>> WHO IS THE AUDIT DEPARTMENT?

>> I KNOW. WE CAN ASK THAT NUMBER. IF IT IS SUMMER, WE CANNOT FIND THAT MONEY WITHOUT SPENDING .

>> NOT IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET WITH ONLY 2 MILLION

CONTINGENCY. >> WE CAN FIND. HOW MUCH THE WHOLE THING IS. SATISFIED COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AND HERNANDEZ. THAT IS FAIR. AND THEN HOW MUCH IT WOULD BE TO JUST DO A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF IT LIKE WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH THE HEALTHCARE PART. I'M GOING TO LEAVE THAT MOTION.

>> BASICALLY JUST ON A DEPARTMENT OR ON THE HEALTH

PORTION. >> SO IF WE COULD GET AN IDEA.

I'M NOT GOING TO SAY WHO BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO BE ACCUSED OF GIVING SOMEBODY WORK. CALL SOMEBODY YOU KNOW IN THE BUSINESS THAT IS AN ACCOUNTANT THAT CAN GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. LEAVE THAT MOTION ON THE

TABLE -- NOT TABLE. >> WE WILL COME BACK AFTER EXECUTIVE. I HAVE PAIN CHECKING WITH A COUPLE PEOPLE RIGHT NOW.

>> CALL THE QUESTION ON NUMBER SEVEN.

>> YES. >> CAN RECALL THE QUESTION?

>> I ASKED TO CALL THE QUESTION.

>> I GET IT. BUT CAN WE LEAVE THE AGENDA ITEM OPEN TO COME BACK TO IT? I AM ASKING A QUESTION. RIGHT. I AM ASKING. I AM ASKING A PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURAL QUESTION.

>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION ? >> NO.

>> TO ACT UPON -- CAN WE OPEN IT BACK UP TO ADD THAT? ON THIS QUESTION LATER. THAT IS ALL I AM ASKING.

>> HE IS NOT WANTING TO TABLE THIS ITEM.

>> I AM WILLING TO VOTE, BUT I WANT TO COME BACK TO IT WITH

ANOTHER MOTION. >> MAKE A MOTION THAT ANY POINT

AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON. >> IT PERTAINS TO THIS , SO IT

WOULD BE ON THIS ITEM. >> YOU ARE MUDDYING THE WATER.

THE ISSUE IS WE NEED A CUSHION, PERIOD. ALL THIS OTHER STUFF WE ALL AGREED TO. WE ALL HAVE SAID. WE ALL EXTENSIVELY SAID IT. WE ALL AGREED TO IT. THAT CAN BE DONE SEPARATELY. LET'S LET THE PUBLIC AND OUR STAFF UNDERSTAND THAT WE SUPPORT GETTING THIS DONE. ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT WE AGREED TO.

YES. LET'S MAKE A MOTION. WHEN WE COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE

SESSION. >> COME BACK TO IT LATER. THAT

IS ALL I'M ASKING. >> PUT IT IN A DIFFERENT ORDER.

THAT IS ALL I'M ASKING. >> I'M GOOD WITH THAT.

>> THAT IS ALL I WANT TO KNOW.

>> DO YOU WANT TO VOTE ON IT RIGHT NOW AND THEN COME BACK TO

IT? >> I THINK THESE ARE COMPETING

IDEAS. >> IF WE VOTE ON IT, CAN I COME BACK TO IT ON ITEM SEVEN AND IT BE GERMANE?

>> YES. IF YOU ARE A WINNING PERSON ON THE VOTE, YOU BRING

IT BACK. >> THAT IS ALL I AM ASKING.

>> THE MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS TO TRANSFER THE ADDITIONAL 1 MILLION TO THE GENERAL FUND FOR GROUP HEALTH FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE GROUP HEALTH .

>> TO PAY THE EMPLOYEE INSURANCE.

>> IT IS FOR THE GROUP HEALTH. YES. IT IS TO PAY.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED ? MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND WE MIGHT POSSIBLY COME BACK

[8. Discuss and consider acceptance and approval of the fourth fiscal quarter investment report, prepared in accordance with Governmental Code 2256.]

TO THIS FOR AN ADDITIONAL MOTION IF WE GET THAT INFORMATION BEFORE. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS THE APPROVAL OF THE FOURTH QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT. THERE ARE SEVERAL CORRECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED OUT TO US. SO I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO TABLE 2 JANUARY UNTIL THE CORRECTIONS ARE MADE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? AND THE COUNTY CLERK PASSED ON THE CORRECTION. SHE WAS SICK AT THIS MEETING AND WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND. IT IS A $2 MILLION CHANGE. IT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE REPORT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE TO THE JANUARY MEETING. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED ? THE POTION -- MOTION PASSES

[9. Discuss and consider amending the Nueces County Investment Committee Policy, as recommended by the Nueces County Investment Committee, to include the role and use of an investment advisor pursuant to the Texas Public Funds Investment Act (PFIA), Chapter 2256 of the Texas Government Code, and related matters.]

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UNANIMOUSLY. >> AUDITOR'S REPORT. THAT WAS

NOT MY REPORT. >> IT WAS TABLED. ITEM NUMBER NINE. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AMENDING THE NUECES COUNTY INVESTMENT COMMITTEE POLICY. THE POLICY IS IN HER BOOK RECOMMENDED BY THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE THE ROLE AND USE OF AN INVESTMENT ADVISER. WE HAD MEETINGS WITH SEVERAL. THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ADD THIS WORDING TO ALLOW US TO DO THIS. I WOULD MAKE THE

MOTION TO PASS. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ONE ABSTAIN. THREE AYES. AND COMMISSIONER

[10. Discuss and consider adopting an order granting an exception under Section 262.024 of the Texas Government Code for Investment Management Services.]

MAREZ IS OUT. YES. ITEM NUMBER 10. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDER GRANTING AN EXCEPTION UNDER SECTION SIX OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

DO YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN THIS ONE?

>> GETTING COMMERCIAL PAPER? THIS ONE IS CONTRACTING. DO THIS FROM MEMORY. I HAVE IT PULLED UP. OR I DID. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING EXCEPTION . WE ARE JUST GOING WITH METER BASED ON OUR INTERVIEWS AND TALKING WITH

THEM AS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE. >> AND WE ARE ALLOWED TO DO

THAT? >> UNDER THE EXCEPTION NAMED IN THE ORDER. IT SPELLS IT OUT VERY CLEARLY.

>> AND YOU AGREE. >> WE USE THIS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. SOMETIMES WHEN THERE IS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE THAT IS NOT EXPLICITLY STATED THE COURT HAS TO APPROVE THE ORDER IDENTIFYING IT AS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE.

>> THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE. I MAKE A MOTION TO PASS. AND THIS PAST OUT OF THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE UNANIMOUSLY AS WELL. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE

[11. Discuss and consider executing the investment advisory agreement with Meeder Public Funds, Inc., as recommended by the Nueces County Investment Committee in accordance with the Nueces County Investment Committee Policy, the Texas Public Funds Investment Act (PFIA), Chapter 2256 of the Texas Government Code, Texas law, and related matters.]

IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. >> ABSTAIN.

>> ONE ABSTAIN. THREE AYES. AND COMMISSIONER MAREZ IS STILL OUT. ITEM NUMBER 11. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER EXECUTING THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT WITH METER PUBLIC FUNDS AS BY THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE. THAT WAS ANOTHER UNANIMOUS VOTE WITH THE TEXAS PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. TEXAS LAW AND RELATED MATTERS. THIS FINALIZES THESE THREE MOTIONS THAT ALLOWS US TO CONTRACT WITH THEM. I

MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS RATES >> SECOND.

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

AYE. AYE. ONE ABSTAIN. >> THIS IS JUST TO CHANGE THE

NAME AGAIN? OR WHAT? >> ON NUMBER 11?

>> YEAH. NUMBER 11. >> NO. IT IS THE COMPANY. THESE TWO ALLOWED US TO GO AND HIRE AN ADVISER. THIS IS THE COMPANY THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT USES AS WELL. WE MET WITH THEM.

>> ADVISER FOR INVESTMENT ? >> YES. IT JUST GIVES US A LITTLE CUSHION . IT IS ANOTHER PERSON WE TALKED TO BEFORE

INVESTMENTS ARE MADE. >> WHAT HAPPENED TO --

>> THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR CONTRACT.

>> THIS IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT? >> THIS IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. THIS HAS TO DO WITH MONEY THEY PUT IN THE TEXAS CLASS AND WHETHER TO -- OUR INTEREST ACCOUNTS AND STUFF. AND THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE ON THAT.

WE ALL UNANIMOUSLY AGREED ON. WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND. I THINK WE HAD A VOTE. YOU ASKED A QUESTION. YOU'RE GOING TO

[1. Discuss and consider approving the creation and job posting for County Court at Law 5 for a Family Drug Treatment Court Liaison for the Family Drug Court Program.]

ABSTAIN. THREE AYES. TWO ABSTAIN . ON ITEM NUMBER F, HUMAN RESOURCES. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING THE CREATION AND JOB POSTING FOR THE COUNTY COURT FOR FAMILY DRUG COURT LIAISON. THIS IS A GRANT THAT THEY RECEIVED A NO CASH MATCH .

THEY CAME TO COURT AND ASKED TO GO AFTER. I MAKE A MOTION TO PASS. MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE.

[2. Discuss and consider posting job for applications for the County Librarian position internally and all related matters.]

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER TWO. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER POSTING THE JOB FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE COUNTY LIBRARY POSITION INTERNALLY AND ALL RELATED MATTERS. CRYSTAL HAS BEEN THE INTERIM SINCE AUGUST 2024. SHE WAS THE ACTING COUNTY LIBRARY. SHE WAS DOING ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNTY LIBRARY. SINCE PROBABLY BACK AS FAR AS JANUARY. SO THIS WOULD

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BE POSTING FOR THAT JOB, WHICH WOULD ALSO FREE UP HER POSITION TO GO OUT TO POST SO THAT SHE IS NOT SHORTHANDED . THESE ARE ALL BUDGETED POSITIONS. I MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS.

[3. Discuss and consider accepting the letter of resignation from Kendall Bradley, appoint John Hererra as interim Animal Services Manager, and open for applications for the Animal Services Manager position and all related matters. ]

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER THREE HAS THREE MOTIONS IN IT.

DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACCEPTING UNFORTUNATELY AND UNWILLINGLY THE RESIGNATION LETTER FROM KENDALL BRADLEY. AND APPOINTING -- ACTUALLY EVEN HER ADVICE, JOHN HERRERA , AS THE INTERIM ANIMAL SERVICES MANAGER . AND THEN POSSIBLY OPENING UP FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE ANIMAL SERVICE MANAGER POSITION. AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH MR. HERRERA YESTERDAY OR THE DAY BEFORE. I'M LOSING TRACK OF WHAT DAY IT IS. BUT HE HAS BEEN THERE FOR FIVE YEARS AND DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB.

KENDALL FEELS LIKE HE IS THE PERSON FOR THE JOB. SO WE WOULD NEED TO ACCEPT HER LETTER, POINT HIM, AND OPEN THE JOB FOR

THE POSITION. >> SECOND.

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

AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? >> QUIT COMMON. JUST WANT TO THANK KENDALL FOR EVERYTHING SHE HAS DONE. ALL WORKED REALLY HARD TO GET HER ON BOARD IN THE FIRST PLACE. WE HAD A SITUATION OUT THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP ON THAT. REALLY AND TRULY, I'M VERY SORRY TO SEE YOU GO. GLAD YOU FOUND SOMEONE YOU THINK AND DO A GOOD JOB. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM. BUT WE WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THE BEST. AGAIN, APPRECIATE ALL OF THE BIG STRIDES YOU MADE IN MAKING THAT A VERY SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OUT THERE. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> IF I CAN JUST SAY, I WANT TO THANK THE COURT ALSO FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND JUST FOR THE ENDLESS SUPPORT FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES. ANY TIME I HAVE HAD ANY ISSUES, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MEET WITH WHOEVER WE NEEDED TO AND COLLABORATE AND GET THINGS DONE. SO VERY APPRECIATED. AND I KNOW JOHN WILL DO AN EXCELLENT JOB AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU, JOHN. >> YOU WILL BE MISSED, KENDALL.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. IT IS A PRESENCE I HAVE SEEN MORE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE WAY YOU HAVE HELPED ORGANIZE. WE WENT FROM A VERY CONTROVERSIAL STRUGGLE TO TRANSITION OVER TO YOU TO KIND OF GET US ON BOARD AND WORKING WITH PEOPLE. I FEEL CONFIDENT IN JOHN THAT HE HAS BEEN THERE. HE KNOWS A LOT OF THE BACKGROUND AND CAN HELP MAINTAIN UNTIL WE FIND SOMEONE PERMANENT. YOU WERE KIND OF A PERFECT FIT JUST BECAUSE OF YOUR BACKGROUND AND YOUR EXPERIENCE. YOUR FAMILY'S EXPERIENCE IN ANIMAL SERVICES ALTOGETHER HELPED BRING A PERFECT CATALYST TO OUR COUNTY AT A TIME FOR REFORM. SORRY YOU WILL NOT BE HERE TO SEE THE ANIMAL SERVICES BUILDING, BUT MAYBE WHEN YOU VISIT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE A TOUR OF IT.

THANK YOU. >> REAPPLY.

>> YOU CAN COME BACK. >> WELL, I AM STILL GOING TO BE AROUND. I THINK YOU ALL HAVE MY PERSONAL NUMBER IF YOU EVER NEED ANYTHING -- ADVICE. I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE HELP. DID A GOOD JOB.

[1. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving the renewal of a 3-year Agreement with SHI, Inc. for $1,409,804.28, for 1430 Microsoft Office M365 Licenses (947 at G3, 415 at F3, 500 at Email only), 1430 Advanced Threat Protection and 3 Visio Licenses under Texas Department of Information Resources contract number CPO-5237, year one FY 24/25 in the amount of $469,934.76, and all related matters.]

>> SPENCER KENDALL, APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.

>> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. MOVING ONTO ITEM G 1. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE RENEWAL OF THE THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH SH I -- MICROSOFT LICENSES. DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THIS ONE? IT'S GOT A LOT OF LANGUAGE. THIS IS BUDGETED IN YOUR ACCOUNT. THIS IS WAS THE ONE FOR THE AMOUNT TODAY WE ARE APPROVING IS FOR

69 OUT OF YOUR BUDGET. >> YES. IT IS THE SAME ANNUAL PAYMENT . MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES . AND COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ LEFT. I DON'T KNOW IF

[2. Discuss and consider the award and execution of a County Wide ARPA-funded Agreement with Designs That Compute dba Visionality (“Visionality”) for the Commissioners Court Room – Audio/Video Conferencing Equipment Project (RFP No. 3298-24), in the amount of $103,234.98, and all related matters.]

HE SAID ANYTHING BEFORE HE LEFT. ITEM NUMBER TWO. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE AWARD AND EXECUTION OF A COUNTYWIDE ARPA FUNDED AGREEMENT WITH DESIGNS THAT COMPUTE ORIGINALITY. THIS IS FOR EQUIPMENT AND STUFF. I GUESS THIS CONTRACT IS READY TO GO. MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS. THIS IS ARPA FUNDED COUNTYWIDE COURTROOM IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. MOTION PASSES. IF WE MIGHT POSSIBLY COME BACK TO THAT ONE -- BUT

[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.]

THERE IS NOTHING ELSE THAT NEEDED TO BE BROUGHT INTO EXECUTIVE. SO I BELIEVE WE ARE READY TO GO TO EXECUTIVE .

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>> YES, MA'AM. >> EXECUTIVE SESSION. PUBLIC NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY ELECT TO GO INTO 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 TO EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING AN AGENDA ITEM , THE SECTION OR SECTIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT AUTHORIZED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED BY THE PRESIDING OFFICER. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE, TEXAS CODE SECTION 551.071551 72 , 551073 551074 551 0745, 551.076, 551.086, 551.087. THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH ATTORNEYS, INCLUDING MATTERS RELATED TO LITIGATION, DELIBERATE REGARDING PROPERTY, PROSPECTIVE GIFTS, 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. ITEM A IS CONSULT WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL REGARDING LEGAL MATTERS IN THE COUNTY OF NUECES VERSUS PURDUE PHARMA . THE 152ND DISTRICT COURT OF HARRIS COUNTY AUTHORIZES NUECES COUNTY JUDGE. NUECES COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND OR OUTSIDE COUNSEL TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY SETTLEMENT DOCUMENTS AND RELATED MATTERS. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551-071 . DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE ACTION IN REGULAR SESSION IF NECESSARY. ITEM B. CONSULT WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL REGARDING LEGAL MATTERS RELATED TO 2024 DCB 1905 DASH B. LAWRENCE JONES III VERSUS NUECES COUNTY IN THE 117TH DISTRICT COURT RATIFY HIRING OF OUTSIDE COCOUNSEL AND RELATED MATTERS. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071. DISCUSS, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION IN REGULAR SESSION IF NEEDED. ITEM C. CONSULT WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL ON LEGAL MATTERS RELATED TO THE SETTLEMENT, PRECIPITATION AND RELEASE FORMS REGARDING SETTLEMENT OFFERS FROM KROGER IN THE MATTER OF THE TEXAS OPIOID HOTEL DISTRICT LITIGATION COUNTY OF NUECES VERSUS PURDUE PHARMA . 152ND DISTRICT COURT OF HARRIS COUNTY . IS THIS NOT THE SAME AS THE