Apr 09, 2025 Commissioners Court - Regular

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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>> AND WE ARE RECORDING. I WOULD ASK YOU ALL TO PLEASE RISE FOR THE INVOCATION. TODAY'S INVOCATION IS GOING TO BE LED BY PASTOR HARDY WITH CITY CHURCH WHO WE JUST APPOINTED. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. PLEASE STAY STANDING FOR THE PLEDGES

AFTERWARDS. >> WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME. EVERYBODY READY TO HAVE A GOOD MEETING?

>> YES. >> GOOD. THEN WE OUGHT TO PRAY.

HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE LOOK AROUND WE SEE PEOPLE HERE OF GOODWILL. TEXANS, PEOPLE WHO ARE INVESTED IN NUECES COUNTY. WE WANT TO HONOR YOU THIS MORNING BY REMEMBERING WE ARE ONE STATE UNDER GOD AND IN ORDER THAT WE MIGHT HAVE YOUR FAVOR, WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU WOULD ALLOW US NOT ONLY TO WORK UNDER YOU, BUT WITH YOU. AND THAT YOU WOULD GIVE US A SPIRIT OF UNITY, EVEN WHILE WE THINK AND WE CONTRIBUTE INDEPENDENTLY. WE THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO GATHER IN FREEDOM TO DO GOOD WORK. AS WE COME INTO THE HOLY SEASONS OF PASSOVER AND EASTER WE ARE REMINDED YOU ARE A GOOD GOD, ONE WHO IS ENGAGED AND INTERESTED IN THE AFFAIRS OF MEN. WE INVITE YOU TO BE A PART OF THIS MEETING QUIETLY IN YOUR SPIRIT WORKS WORKING IN AND THROUGH US. GOOD DECISIONS TO MAKE THAT WE MAY LEAVE THIS MEETING TODAY SATISFIED THAT GOOD WORK HAS BEEN DONE. AND I PRAY THIS AS A PASTOR AND CHRISTIAN IN THE NAME OF CHRIST

OUR LORD, AMEN. >> AMEN.

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

GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. >> THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED.

WE HAVE ALL COMMISSIONERS PRESENT. IT IS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH. WE ARE ATIN THE NUECES COUNTY COURTROOM. IT IS 9:09 AND I CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS OR

[D. ANNOUNCEMENT ON DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST: Any Conflicts of Interest or Appearance of a Conflict of Interest with items on this agenda shall be declared at this time. Members with conflicts will refrain from voting and are asked to refrain from discussion on such items. Conflicts discovered later in the meeting shall be disclosed at that time.]

[1. In recognition of the 2024-2025 Veterans Memorial High School Boys' Basketball Team. ]

BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM. >> THE CORPUS CHRISTI VETERANS MEMORIAL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM IS LED BY HEAD COACH BILLY WHITE JR. ASSISTANT COACHES. ATHLETIC TRAINERS DALTON JENNINGS, TAYLOR JOHNSON, KYA GRANT. MANAGERSISAIAH RODRIGUEZ.

PRINCIPAL SCOTTWALKER. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR BRENDA MARSHALL.

ATHLETIC COORDINATOR. WHEREAS THE CORPUS CHRISTI BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYERS INCLUDE CHARLES PERRY JR., ELIJAH BROWN, ISAIAH EARLY, . NICK ZARGHOONI, ZACH HAMPTON, DYLAN DURBIN. AND WHEREAS THE CORPUS CHRISTI VETERANS MEMORIAL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM FINISHED A SUCCESSFUL 2024-2025 SEASON WITH AN OVERALL RECORD OF 39-1 AND WERE THE UNDEFEATED DISTRICT CHAMPIONS 5 A-D 1 REGION CHAMPIONS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT

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>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THE MOTION PASSES. I BELIEVE WE MIGHT HAVE SOME COACHES WHO MIGHT WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. IT WAS A INCREDIBLE SEASON FOR US THIS YEAR. WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF YOUNG MEN AS YOU CAN SEE AND THE GREAT THING ABOUT IT IS THESE GUYS STUCK TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SEASON AND WE WERE UNDEFEATED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SEASON UNTIL WE FINALLY LOST IN THE STATE SEMIFINALS GAME. WE TRAVELED ALL OTHER THE STATE. WE WENT TO SAN ANTONIO. WE PLAYED SAN ANTONIO'S TEAM. HOUSTON TEAMS. DALLAS TEAMS. WE'VE GONE ALL OVER THE PLACE TRYING TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THERE'S GREAT BASKETBALL BEING PLAYED HERE IN IT CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS YEAR.

UNFORTUNATELY WE FELL A GAME SHORT OF OUR OVERALL GOAL, BUT WHAT THESE GUYS DID THIS YEAR WAS EXCEPTIONAL. I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US

THIS MORNING. >> THANK YOU.

>> JUDGE, IF IT I COULD JUST SAY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ AND I SHARE VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL AND WHO WE REPRESENT.

IT'S AN HONOR TO HAVE YOU GUYS HERE. IT WAS REALLY FUN TO WATCH Y'ALL PLAY THIS YEAR. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A FEW GAMES AND WOW IS ALL I CAN SAY. 39-1 AND YOU DID, YOU PLAYED A GRUELING SCHEDULE. PRETTY MUCH RAN THROUGH YOUR DISTRICT AND DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF CHALLENGES THERE, BUT YOUR NONDISTRICT SCHEDULE AND YOUR PLAYOFF SCHEDULE WAS AMAZING. AND WHAT COACH DIDN'T SAY IS I THINK PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY COMES BACK. I'M SURE YOU GOT A SENIOR OR TWO, BUT YOU GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING BACK. WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE THIS AGAIN; RIGHT? SO WE'LL HAVE YOU BACK. WE'LL PLAN THAT NEXT YEAR. NEXT YEAR IT'LL BE WITH THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BEHIND YOU. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT A BIG DEAL THIS IS. IT'S D1. THERE'S TWO DIVISIONS NOW. THEY CHANGED THAT. THEY DID IT LIKE FOOTBALL NOW. THIS IS A HIGHER DIVISION. IT'S A BIGGER SCHOOL. THEY PLAY IN THE HIGHEST DIVISION OF 5A AND GOT TO THE STATE SEMIFINALS. I DON'T KNOW WHEN THE LAST TIME THAT HAPPENED IN CORPUS CHRISTI. THAT'S AN AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT. WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF YOU. I KNOW HOW HARD A SCHOOL VETERANS IS AND HOW HARD YOU WORK IN THE CLASSROOM. WE REALLY APPRECIATE NOT ONLY YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THE COURT BUT YOUR SKILLS IN THE CLASSROOM. THAT'S REALLY, YOU KNOW, SUPER IMPORTANT AS WELL.

WE'RE HERE TO HONOR YOU FOR YOUR BASKETBALL. DON'T SLEEP ON THAT SCHOOL. WE KNOW HOW TOUGH YOUR COACHES ARE ON YOU. I'VE KNOWN YOUR COACH A LONG TIME. I WAS REALLY GLAD TO HEAR AND TALKED TO COACH AND BILLY OUTSIDE. I WAS GLAD TO SEE YOU WERE VISITING TCU. JUST A LITTLE PLUG IN CASE YOU NEED TO MAKE A DECISION. CONGRATULATIONS. YOU GOT A LOT OF TALENT ON THIS TEAM AND GREAT GUYS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE'RE PLEASED TO

HONOR YOU TODAY. >> YES. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.

>> JUST WANT TO THANK THE COACHES FOR EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO. ALL THE TIME YOU SPEND WITH THESE YOUNG MEN HERE. WITHOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP THEY PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE WHERE THEY ARE NOW EITHER. WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU GUYS DO. WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND I'M SURE THEY DO TOO. I'M SURE THEY DO TOO. I SEE A COUPLE OF GUYS HERE THAT ARE TALL ENOUGH MAYBE TO GO PLAY COLLEGE OR PLAY PROFESSIONAL DOWN THE ROAD. BUT DON'T FORGET GOOD UNIVERSITY TOO DOWN HERE. GOOD BASKETBALL TEAM. DON'T GO TOO FAR; RIGHT? WHEREVER YOU GO, GUYS, REMEMBER, EDUCATION IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YOU CAN HAVE. BETTER THAN BASKETBALL.

GOING TO BE WITH YOU FOREVER. IT'S GOING TO BE YOUR FUTURE.

IT'S GOING TO BE YOUR LIVELIHOOD. THINK ABOUT EDUCATION, EDUCATION, EDUCATION. GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE

IT. >> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

>> HE'S 100% RIGHT. CORPUS CHRISTI TOO. I DON'T WANT TO

GET IN TROUBLE THERE EITHER. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. I GIVE HIM ALL THE CREDIT, MAN.

>> WHEREVER YOU GO. >> JUST NOT TEXAS TECH.

>> COME BACK TO CORPUS. >> WAIT A MINUTE.

>> LET'S SEE. WHO IS IN THE SWEET 16 THIS YEAR?

>> FAIR. FAIR. >> SEE WE NEED YOUR HELP.

ANYWAY, GO AHEAD. >> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. WELL DESERVED CONGRATULATIONS. I MEAN THAT SINCERELY. WHATEVER YOU DO IN LIFE AND WHEREVER IT LEADS YOU AND EVERYTHING, WE CERTAINLY HOPE YOU CHOOSE TO COME BACK HERE AND MAKE THIS YOUR HOME WITH YOUR FAMILIES AS WELL.

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>> DON'T FORGET, DELMAR COLLEGE.

>> WE HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR YOU AND WE'D LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTO.

WE MIGHT NEED THE TALLER GUYS TO GO TO THE BACK. WE MIGHT BRING

THE COMMISSIONERS DOWN. >> I DON'T SEE ANY SHORT ONES.

THAT MEANS YOU'RE ALL GOING TO BE BACK HERE.

>> I MEANT BRING US DOWN. WE CAN PROBABLY ALL GET IN THE CIRCLE

HERE. >> READY? ONE, TWO, THREE.

>> THANK YOU ALL.

AND WON IT ALL. >> NEXT ITEM UP ON THE AGENDA IS

[2. In recognition of the month of April 2025 as "Safe Digging Month".]

ELSE IN MY NOTES. >> WHEREAS EACH YEAR NUECES COUNTY'S UNDERGROUND UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE IS PUT AT RISK.

WHEREAS FAILING TO CALL 811 BEFORE DIG ASKING LEAD TO UNDESIRED CONSEQUENCES SUCH AS SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY AND WHEREAS, THE NUECES COUNTY CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE AND THE GULF COAST DAMAGE PREVENTION COUNCIL. THESE ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVELY ADVOCATE FOR THE NATIONAL 811 NOTIFICATION SYSTEM TO HELP REDUCE THESE DAMAGES. AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT PROCLAIMS THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025 AS SAFE DIGGING MONTH IN NUECES COUNTY ON BEHALF OF THE PIPELINE DAMAGE PREVENTION SUBCOMMITTEE OF THENYNY COUNTY CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI LEPC. HOMEOWNERS AND CONTRACTORS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ALWAYS CALL 811 BEFORE DIGGING. REMEMBER, SAFE EXCAVATION IS NO ACCIDENT. DULY ADOPTED BY THE VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS COURT IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS ON THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL 2025.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND THAT MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. SO NOW MAYBE JOANN. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK? CHIEF

WADE. OKAY. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR INVITING US HERE AND RECOGNIZING THE LEPC

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YOU AGAIN. >> THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK TOO? YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. THOSE OF US IN THE CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS KNOW FAR TOO WELL WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN YOU DON'T DO THESE THINGS.

>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE RANDY BROCK WITH THE CITY'S GAS DEPARTMENT.

HE SERVES AS OUR CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. THE VICE CHAIR AND AMANDA WOLF SERVES AS OUR PIPELINE LIAISON. WE DO HAVE A WONDERFUL GROUP OF FOLKS THAT SUPPORT US. OUR GOAL WHETHER IT'S PIPELINES OR FACILITIES OR WHATEVER THE SITUATION OUR GOAL IS TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE WE RETURN HOME SAFELY.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE HAVE A RESOLUTION FOR YOU ALL AS WELL. I THINK WE ALL KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. WE DO THIS

ANNUALLY. I DIDN'T ASK . >> OF COURSE THE TALL GUY STANDS IN THE MIDDLE. COME ON, LET'S GO.

>> THANK YOU. THERE WE GO. ONE, TWO, THREE. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.

>> TRIED TO GET IT EVERY TIME. >> GOOD TO SEE YOU, SIR. THANK

YOU. >> THANKS FOR COMING.

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

>> NEXT UP WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. FIRST I HAVE SUSAN GALLAGHER UP TO SPEAK. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES AND WE CAN'T RESPOND. YOU'VE DONE THIS BEFORE.

>> COUPLE TIMES. GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. I LIVE IN THE COUNTY JUST OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. I'M HERE REPRESENTING CONCERNED CITIZENS OF ROBS TOWN. WE WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT WE ARE 100% AGAINST AVINA CLEAN HYDROGEN OR AMMONIA WHATEVER THEY CALL THEMSELVES THESE DAYS. WE MUST INSIST THAT NO ABATEMENTS BE OFFERED TO THEM FROM ANY OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS. THIS WEEK CHANNEL 6 DID A STORY ON OUR GROUP AND SOME THINGS WE HAVE GOING ON. THE STORY ENDED UP WITH THEM SAYING THEY REACHED OUT FOR COMMENT AND AVINA FAILED TO GET BACK TO THEM. NOT SURPRISING. THIS IS MORE OF THE SAME. THEY DON'T THINK THEY HAVE TO RESPOND TO US AS A GROUP. NOW THEY DON'T EVEN THINK THEY HAVE TO RESPOND TO LOCAL NEWS. OUR GROUP PUT AS LOT OF EFFORT INTO ATTENDING ALL OF THE MEETINGS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH WATER AS WE'VE LEARNED THAT HAS A LOT TO

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DRILLING WELLS FOR WATER. LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR WELLS. THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. SO WE WANT TO BRING THIS UP THAT WE FEEL LIKE MAYBE THE COUNTY OUGHT TO -- I DEPONENT KNOW WHAT ANYBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT. SOUNDS TO ME IF PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE DRILLING MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF GROUND WATER THAT PEOPLE WITH SHALLOW WELLS AND SHALLOW POCKETS SHOULD MAYBE BE CONCERNED ABOUT PEOPLE WITH DEEP WELLS AND DEEP POCKETS. THANK

YOU. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP CARRIE

MOORE. >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME COUNTY JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS CARRIE MOORE. THE NEW FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FOR CONGRESSMAN CLOUD. HE REPRESENTS EVERYONE IN 14 COUNTIES AND I'M THE FIELD REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE SOUTHERN SIX COUNTIES. MY JOB IS TO BE HIS EYES AND EARS ON THE GROUND FOR ALL OF HIS CONSTITUENTS. THE COMMISSIONERS AND CITY COUNCIL, SO I WILL BE AVAILABLE WITH MY INFORMATION, CONTACT INFORMATION IF YOU NEED ANYTHING AT ALL.

I'M HIS EYES AND EARS. LET ME KNOW. I WILL BE AROUND.-- CARR' SORRY, CAN YOU GET THE INFORMATION TO PEYTON NEXT TO

ONE OF THE JUDGES OFFICE? >> SHE HAS IT. SHE'LL GET IT.

>> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT THAT DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP?

>> JUST A POINT OF INFORMATION AND I DON'T EVER REMEMBER PERMITTING FOR DRILLING EVER COMING THROUGH THE COUNTY. IN THE STATE OF TEXAS JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, ALL THE DRILLING ACTIVITIES FALLS UNDER THE REGULATIONS OF THE RAILROAD COMMISSION. SO WHETHER IT'S OIL, GAS, RAILROAD COMMISSION REGULATES ALL OF THAT. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. >> THERE BEING NO MORE PEOPLE

[1. Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities]

ALL INCUMBENTS. >> I'D MAKE A MOTION TO

REAPPOINT ALL THE INCUMBENTS. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THE MOTION IS TO REAPPOINT ALL THE INCUMBENTS WITH THEIR LETTERS OF INTENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE

[2. South Texas Water Authority]

>> JUDGE, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO REAPPOINT ANGELA PENA AND TO

APPOINT OUR NEW APPLICANT. >> TANYA LAWHON. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR.

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>> I'M A BSTAINING. >> I HAVE THAT FILED.

>> YES. >> FOUR, ONE ABSTAINING. MOVING

[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.]

DECISION? >> MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE

CONSENT AGENDA IN FULL. >> SECOND.

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY ITEMS? COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF PASSING THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. 3A

[1. Receive presentation from President and CEO of Del Mar College, Dr. Mark Escamilla, on the Freedom to Dream Initiative. ]

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. AGAIN, MARK ESCAMILLA. THANK YOU FOR THIS INVITATION. COMMISSIONERS, I'M HONORED TO BE BEFORE YOU BOTH AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF OUR GREAT COUNTY AND I DARE SAY ACROSS THE BOARD MY DEAR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. I APPRECIATE THIS VERY MUCH. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE PURPOSE FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS MULTIFOLDED AND BEGIN WITH A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING. THERE'LL BE SOME DOCUMENTS SPOTTING THE PRESENTATION I'M ABOUT TO MAKE WITH SOME PRESENTATION MATERIALS ON THE TABLE BEHIND ME. JOINING ME TODAY IS OUR VICE PRESIDENT COLLEGE REGISTRATIONS CHIEF OF STAFF JEFF OLSEN, AS WELL AS ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. THAT'S THE TEAM I WAS JOINED WITH UP IN THE FRONT. TODAY THIS INITIATIVE IS JUST A GAME CHANGER FOR OUR COLLEGE AND OUR COMMUNITY. I'D LIKE TO GIVE CONTEXT. COMING OFF THE HEELS OF THE 88TH LEGISLATURE, WE WERE ABLE TO CHAIR OF OUR BOARD OF REGENTS AND MYSELF WERE ABLE TO SERVE ON SOME JUST LIFE CHANGING LEGISLATION THAT REALLY PREPPED THE GROUND FOR THIS TYPE OF INITIATIVE. WE CHANGED THE WAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINANCE WAS DONE. MOVING FAST AND FORWARD TODAY TALKING ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY THAT IS GOING TO COME TO FRUITION BECAUSE OF THAT LEGISLATION WHICH WAS CALLED HOUSE BILL 8. IT'S CALLED THE FREEDOM TO DREAM TUITION WAIVER PROGRAM. DEL MAR COLLEGE IS MAKING ACCESS TO EDUCATION TO A GREAT NUMBER OF STUDENTS MORE AFFORDABLE THAN EVER BEFORE. THE PROGRAM IS BASICALLY, AGAIN, ABOUT ACCESS. I CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE I KNOW SOMEONE IS WATCHING. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. IT'S ABOUT, AGAIN, IT'S A PROGRAM THAT'S GOING TO BE DESIGNED TO COVER FULL TUITION AND FEES FOR UP TO THREE YEARS FOR CERTAIN GROUPS OF STUDENTS COMING IN. IT'S DESIGNED TO REMOVE THOSE FINANCIAL BARRIERS AND EMPOWER STUDENTS TO TAKE ON THIS MOST VALUABLE INSTRUCTION AND TRAINING AT DEL MAR COLLEGE FOR ACADEMIC TRANSFER AND TECHNICAL PROGRAMS ON THE CREDIT SIDE. I'LL TAKE A DEEPER DIVE ON THE NEXT SLIDE. WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS? WELL, BECAUSE THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM FOR DEL MAR COLLEGE AND IT'S BEEN APPROVED, IT IS DESIGNED FOR A PARTICULAR GROUP OF STUDENTS. HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND GED STUDENTS WHO ARE NEAR AND DEAR TO OUR HEARTS. THEY'RE BOTH INCLUDED IN THIS. THEY'RE DUAL CREDIT STUDENTS REGARDLESS OF THE NUMBER OF CREDITS COMING IN FROM VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS AND ADULT LEARNERS. THE ONLY CONSTRAINT THAT I'D LIKE TO PUT AROUND THIS IS THAT DEL MAR COLLEGE'S TAX BASE ARE THE ONLY SCHOOLS AND RESIDENTS INCLUDED IN THIS AT THIS TIME. AGAIN, AS A PILOT PROGRAM. BUT THAT IS THE MUNICIPALITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE FIVE BIG SCHOOL DISTRICTS WITHIN CORPUS CHRISTI AS WELL, PARTS OF LONDON AND PARTS OF ROBSTOWN DEPENDING ON

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THESE ARE THE 28-YEAR-OLDS, 25-YEAR-OLDS, 35, 55-YEAR-OLDS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT OF SCHOOL AND SAY I WANT TO GO BACK. I WANT TO TAKE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND DIVE INTO THE CURRICULUM AND RETRAIN, RESKILL AND PREPARE AND OR GO ON TO UNIVERSITY. WE KNOW THEY'RE OUT THERE. WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE HARD. BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE CERTAIN PARAMETERS WE'LL HAVE TO PUT AROUND THEM. WE'RE GETTING AROUND OUR ADULT LEARNERS JUST AS WE ARE OUR MATRICULATING HIGH SCHOOL TRANSFERS. THE IN DISTRICT RESIDENCY, I KIND OF WENT OVER THAT. THOSE ARE THE PRIMARY AREAS THERE. THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, OUR PRIMARY SCHOOL DISTRICTS. I'M PROUD TO SAY WE'VE HAD IN JUST A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THIS WAS PASSED IN MARCH OUR BOARD OF REGENTS. WE'RE MOVING FAST. WE'VE ALREADY HAD UPWARDS OF 12 MEETINGS WITH SENIORS AND PROSPECTIVE JUNIORS AS WELL. PARENTS AT ALL OF THESE HIGH SCHOOLS. I'M WAITING FOR THE INFORMATION. I'VE BEEN ATTENDING AS MANY OF THESE Z AS I CAN. THE TEAM IS OUT THERE IN EARNEST. AS WE'VE BEEN PRESENTING THIS ACROSS THE CITY AND COLLEGE DISTRICT, WE HAVE THIS MORNING I'LL UPDATE THE NUMBER. IT'S NOW OVER 1100 PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS IN THE HOPPER WAITING TO GET MORE INFORMATION AND BE MATRICULATED AND REGISTERED. REGISTRATION FOR DEL MAR COLLEGE BEGAN ON MONDAY.

FINAL SLIDE, PLEASE. THOSE ARE THE INFORMATION SESSIONS. THE INFORMATION SESSIONS, THERE'S A FEW OUT THERE. YOU CAN CHECK US OUT ON OUR WEBSITE. THE FREEDOM TO DREAM TUITION WAIVER PROGRAM WILL BE THE MONIKER YOU WILL FOLLOW TO ASSIST YOU IN ANY OF THESE PRESENTATIONS. INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS WE'LL HAVE ON OUR CAMPUSES. MEETING THE SENIORS AT THEIR LUNCH HOURS. THEY'RE SQUEEZING US IN AT ALL THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SO FORTH. THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM WE BELIEVE WILL CHANGE THE COMPLEXION OF OUR STUDENT PROFILE WHICH IS LARGELY COMMUTER AND PART TIME. IT'S A LIFESTYLE THAT'S BEEN AROUND.

WE DO NOT HAVE TRADITIONAL DORMS AND OR RESIDENCE HALLS. THE LIFESTYLE OF PART TIME IS SOMETHING WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING IN ON. IN TRYING TO CHANGE. TRYING TO CHANGE FOR THE PURPOSES OF COMPLETION, SUCCESS, FOR THE WORKFORCE. EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT WATER. IT'S ALWAYS WATER AND WORKFORCE. I LIKE TO SAY WE'RE THE GOLDEN GOOSE FOR WORKFORCE TRAINING IN OUR AREA OF THE COASTAL BEND. AS SUCH, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL THIS PROGRAM WILL CHANGE THAT METRIC OF THAT PART-TIME STUDENT TO MORE FULL TIME STUDENTS. SO THEY CAN GET OUT, GET INTO THE WORKFORCE. GET INTO THE UNIVERSITIES. GET INTO THE LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND THE LIKE MORE QUICKLY AND MORE EFFICIENTLY WITH THE MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAY POSSIBLE. THESE ARE FOCUSED ON TAX PAYING PEOPLE LIVING IN THE TAX DISTRICT. THEREFORE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER PAYING INTO THE TAX BASE. IT'S A RETURN TO THAT INVESTMENT THAT THEY'RE MAKING IN OUR INSTITUTION. THIS IS WE THINK A GAME CHANGING OPPORTUNITY. WE'LL SAVE LIVES AND IN WAYS THAT WE'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE THROUGH EDUCATION. I KNOW I'M PREACHING TO THE CHOIR UP HERE AS OUR COMMISSIONERS COURT. THIS CONCLUDES MY REPORT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY

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HAVE. >> I'D LIKE TO START OFF JUST BY BEING A PARENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT DEL MAR COLLEGE A LOT. I TOLD MY SON ABOUT THIS PRESENTATION, HOW EXCITED I WAS PIP DON'T KNOW IF HE'S READY FOR COLLEGE YET. I THINK HE WANTS TO TAKE A BREAK. WE ALWAYS PROMOTE HOW IMPORTANT DEL MAR IS. IF COLLEGE ACADEMICS IS NOT FOR YOU, LIKE A TRADITIONAL TWO OR FOUR YEAR DEGREE, GET A CERTIFICATE AT LEAST. GO LEARN TO WELD. GO PICK UP ONE OF THE AMAZING PROGRAMS THAT ARE THERE READY TO GET YOU IN THE WORKFORCE WITHIN A YEAR OR TWO MY WIFE GOT HER ASSOCIATES AS A DENTAL ASSISTANT AND LATER ON WENT BACK TO DENTAL HYGIENE PROGRAM WHICH IS ONE OF THE TOP IN THE STATE. THAT'S WHERE SHE GOT HER DEGREE AND HAS MADE AN AMAZING PROFESSION OUT OF THAT.

AND SHE'S NOW A JUNIOR, GOING TO BE A SENIOR IN THE BACHELORS PROGRAM YOU'RE OFFERING. SO FOR US DEL MAR COLLEGE IS SO IMPORTANT. I GRADUATED. SO IT'S IMPORTANT WE LIVE CLOSE BY WITHIN TEN MINUTES AWAY. I WANT TO CALL THE EAST CAMPUS. I

DON'T KNOW THE NAMES ANY MORE. >> IT'S HARD FOR ME TOO,

COMMISSIONER. >> I LOVE SEEING THE NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING WHICH USED TO BE HERITAGE HALL. I DRIVE BY THERE ALMOST EVERY DAY. ALL OF THAT HAS TAKEN ON THAT NEW LIFE. THAT RENOVATION. IN ADDITION TO ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT YOU'RE OFFERING. EVERYONE THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD BE TAKING PART IN THIS SOMEHOW, SOME WAY. WHETHER THROUGH THE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS OR GETTING THEIR TWO YEARS TO GO ON TO A FOUR YEAR INSTITUTION OR STAY. THAT'S AN AMAZING OPTION.

I HAD A NIECE THAT STARTED THE RN PROGRAM DURING COVID. SO THAT WAS A STRUGGLE IN ITSELF AND DID A LOT OF HYBRID COURSES. THAT'S KIND OF LED INTO THIS NOW ONLINE PROGRAM YOU'RE OFFERING FOR BACHELORS AND THEN I KNOW THERE'S OTHER PROGRAMS ON THE WAY. I CAN'T SPEAK ENOUGH ABOUT DEL MAR. THE OPPORTUNITIES IT'S GIVEN MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. AS WE SEE PEOPLE WHO ARE LOOKING FOR WHERE DO THEY NEED TO GO IN LIFE. AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE.

WHERE YOU CAN GO TO FIND YOURSELF, TO GET YOU STARTED ON THAT DEGREE OR TO GET YOU INTO THAT PROFESSION WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS. I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE I WENT TO DEL MAR AND I WAS WORKING ON MY MD PROGRAM. IT WAS A MIX OF PART TIME MIXED IN WITH THAT ALSO WORKING FULL TIME. YOU KNOW, GREAT PROFESSORS. GREAT EDUCATION THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET THERE. WE SEE HOW JUDGE MENTIONED EARLIER AND COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ MENTIONED EARLIER TO OUR YOUNG MEN WHO WERE HERE. DON'T FORGET ABOUT DEL MAR. AMAZING INSTITUTION. THIS IS SO EXCITING. I THOUGHT THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO PROMOTE IT AS MUCH AS WE CAN. I THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME ON THAT. IT TRULY IS AN AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE, PROFESSORS, EDUCATORS WHO ARE THERE COMMITTED TO HELPING OUR COMMUNITY. THAT PAYBACK, THAT BUY BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY HOPEFULLY WILL STAY AND CONTRIBUTE BY BECOMING TAXPAYERS AND LIVING AT HOMES IN OUR COMMUNITY. ALL THAT ADDS UP. THIS IS A BIG WAY TO HELP OUR

COMMUNITY. >> ONE POINT I'D LIKE TO MAKE AND I WANT TO HEAR MORE, PLEASE. THIS WILL BE UP TO THREE YEARS THAT THE STUDENTS WILL SIGN AN AGREEMENT. NOT A CONTRACT, PER SE, BUT ESSENTIALLY AN AGREEMENT. THEY'LL HAVE UP TO THREE YEARS. IF THEY HAVE TO BEGIN IN A REMEDIAL DEVELOPMENTAL ED CLASS, THEY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. MANY OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE A FOOT IN AT LEAST ONE DEVELOPMENTAL ED.

THAT'S IMPORTANT AND IT'S SPECIFIC. I'M REALLY SPEAKING SOME EDUCATION -- BUT IT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. THEY'LL HAVE UP TO THREE YEARS TO GAIN AS MUCH CREDIT AS POSSIBLE. THEY'LL HAVE TO BE FULL TIME STUDENTS AS WELL. THAT WAS THE OTHER POINT.

THEY HAVE TO GET IN. THEY HAVE TO COMMIT. THEY HAVE TO GO THERE THROUGH MANDATORY ADVISING. MAINTAIN A 2.0 GPA. THIS IS A WONDERFUL PRIVILEGE THEY'LL HAVE TO KEEP AND EARN AND PUT SKIN IN THE GAME TO GET THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

>> COUPLE OF THINGS. WE GO BACK I DON'T KNOW, SINCE YOU FIRST CAME ON BOARD AS. THE MAYBE 15 YEARS AGO. WE THOUGHT FOR A

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DEL MAR. BUT YOU KNOW, GOING ON YOU MENTION THE PROGRAM I'M GLAD THAT GED WAS PART OF THAT PROGRAM.

>> ABSOLUTELY. >> WE'VE ALWAYS TALKED ABOUT GE

DS AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. >> COMMISSIONER, YOUR NAME HAS COME UP MORE THAN ONCE ALONG THIS WAY AND THE WORD FREEDOM AND DREAMS ARE NOT JUST MADE UP. THEY'RE NOT JUST WORDS WE'VE BROUGHT OUT THERE. OUR FOREFATHERS AND OTHERS AND SO FORTH ARE THE ONES THAT REALLY HAVE INSPIRED US TO BUILD UPON THIS NOTION OF EDUCATION BEING OUR FREEDOM AND SO FORTH.

COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, JACK, YOUR NAME IS WRITTEN ALL OVER.

IT'S GOT YOUR FINGERPRINTS ALL OVER IT, I PROMISE YOU.

>> IT IS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS THAT ARE STRUGGLING. OF COURSE WE KEEP THEM FOR THREE YEARS TOO. THREE, FOUR YEARS. AT LEAST NOW WE CAN SAY APPLY FOR THAT TOO; RIGHT? CAN THEY DO THAT? CAN NOW APPLY FOR YOUR PROGRAM AND WE JUST

SUPPLEMENT WHAT THEY NEED. >> YES.

>> YES. SO TUITION AND FEES WILL BE COVERED AND BOOKS AND OTHER THINGS. HERE'S THE THING TOO. REALLY QUICKLY. THIS IS THE FIRST DOLLAR IN. THIS IS NOT THAT THEY NEED TO APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID NECESSARILY OR AT ALL. THEY CAN APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID ON TOP OF THIS, THEY CAN APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS ON TOP OF THAT. AND AS AGGRESSIVE AS THEY WANT TO BE WITH SEEKING OUT THESE FUNDS THEY CAN REALLY PREPARE THEMSELVES THE FOCUS TO GET IN AND GET OUT. SO THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN OUT THERE, INCLUDING OUR VERY OWN PROMISE PROGRAM THAT WAS THE LAST DOLLAR IN, IN OTHER WORDS FINANCIAL AID FIRST AND ALL THESE OTHER. YOU QUALIFY, YOU'RE IN. TUITION AND FEES ARE TAKEN CARE OF. THEN, AGAIN, STACKING PELL AND OTHER THINGS ON TOP IS AN OPTION.

>> WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF PARENTS NOW THAT WANT TO GO BACK. THEY HAVE GEDS THAT WANT TO GO BACK. IT'S MY TURN NOW.

BUT THEY HAVE GEDS. THE DOOR IS OPEN TO THEM. DEL MAR HAS REALLY TAKEN A BIG STEP ON THE PROGRAM. ESPECIALLY THE NURSING PROGRAM.

STOP THERE AND SAY I'M GOING TO DEL MAR. BACHELORS DEGREE AT DEL MAR. SO THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT, A GREAT THING THAT DEL MAR HAS REALLY CREATED AND DEVELOPED. I THINK THIS PROGRAM HERE IS GOING TO BY THINK IT'S GOING TO GO SO BIG THAT -- PROBABLY GOING TO

HAVE. >> THOSE ARE THE PROBLEMS WE'RE AFTER. AGAIN, THIS MORNING'S REPORT SHOWED OVER 1100 STUDENTS

IN THE PROSPECTIVE LIST. >> COULDN'T GET A SCHOLARSHIP.

110 WE'RE GIVING SCHOLARSHIPS TO. 45 WE COULDN'T GIVE

SCHOLARSHIPS TO. >> A WEEK AGO WHEN I SAW THE PRESIDENT IN AUSTIN WE WERE TESTIFYING ON A COMMITTEE IT WAS 800. THERE'S EXCITEMENT ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.

>> WE'RE GOING TO VETS HIGH SCHOOL TODAY. WE'LL HAVE A TEAM OUT THERE FOR THE SECOND DAY IN A ROW SPEAKING TO ANOTHER GROUP, YESTERDAY WAS 100 PLUS. 100 AT A TIME. THESE ARE STUDENTS THAT ARE PROACTIVELY SEEKING DEL MAR OUT. AND THERE'S SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. WE HOPE ALL OF THEM GO TO PLAY BASKETBALL. I DON'T FORGET ABOUT YOU, COMMISSIONER PUSLEY. I THINK THAT COVERS EVERYBODY. WE WANT THEM TO GO WHERE THEY WANT, BUT AT SOME POINT OR ANOTHER, A FOOTPRINT AT DEL MAR COLLEGE BE IT ELECTRONICALLY OR PHYSICALLY, WE'RE THERE TO SERVE EVERYONE.

>> GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

>> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL BEING HERE TODAY. EXCUSE

ME, COMMISSIONER. >> REAL QUICKLY. A LOT OF GREAT THINGS SAID ABOUT DEL MAR AND DR. ESCAMILLA. ANOTHER GREAT PROGRAM DEL MAR IS BRINGING TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE SALUTE YOU ON THE EFFORTS YOU'RE MAKING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN IN OUR COMMUNITY. I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT DEL MAR COLLEGE IS.

HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO THIS COMMUNITY. HOW IT AFFECTS YOU PERSONALLY. MY TWO OLDEST GRANDCHILDREN WHO ARE BOTH AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY AS WE SPEAK THE SCHOOL WHOSE BASKETBALL TEAM WENT TO THE SWEET SIXTEEN. ANYWAY, I WILL

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>> THANK YOU, SIR. >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING.

[2. Receive a presentation from David Quinn, Program Manager of Public Power Pool (P3), on the group’s 2025 procurement strategy, procurement proposal, and electricity rate estimates for Nueces County. Discuss and consider possible action regarding electricity procurement through P3, including the option to opt out of the next procurement cycle and related matters. The County will automatically remain in the program unless action is taken to opt out.]

>> THANK YOU ALL. >> MOVING ON TO ITEM 2. WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE A PRESENTATION FROM DAVID QUINN THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR PUBLIC POWER POOL P3. GOOD MORNING. I SAW YOU THERE. DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SAY HELLO BEFORE WE STARTED.

>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT. MY NAME IS DAVID QUINN.

I'M THE PROGRAM MANAGER FOR PUBLIC POWER POOL. PUBLIC POWER POOL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2002 BY TEXAS WITH THE INTENTION OF NEGOTIATING BETTER QUALITY CONTRACTS AND LEVERAGING THE SIZE OF THE GROUP TO DELIVER A LOWER ELECTRICITY RATE THAN YOU'D BE ABLE TO GET BY YOURSELVES. CURRENT LOAD FOR THE GROUP IS ABOUT 2 MILLION MEGA WATT HOURS OVER THREE YEARS.

IT'S WORTH ABOUT $60 MILLION A YEAR. WE MANAGE ABOUT THREE AND A HALF THOUSAND ACCOUNTS. IF YOU FLIP TO PAGE TWO OF THAT PRESENTATION YOU CAN SEE OUR CURRENT MEMBERSHIP LIST. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 99 MEMBERS FOR THE CURRENT CONTRACT PERIOD 2023-25. WITH SEVERAL NEW POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS LINING UP TO JOIN THE GROUP FOR THE UPCOMING PROCUREMENT. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS OUR CURRENT SAVINGS CALCULATION FOR THE GROUP OF ABOUT $205 MILLION. THAT IS COMPARING THE ELECTRICITY RATE WE'VE NEGOTIATED IN EACH OF OUR CONTRACTS TO DATE COMPARED TO THE MARKET SETTLING PRICE FOR ELECTRICITY SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2002. THE IMPORTANT NUMBER IS ON THE NEXT SLIDE. IT SHOWS THAT NUECES COUNTY HAS SAVED $3.6 MILLION AGAINST MARKET FROM PARTICIPATING IN THIS BULK PURCHASE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM. THAT IS JUST OUR IN HOUSE METHOD OF CALCULATING THAT SAVINGS NUMBER. THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION HAS US DO IT A DIFFERENT WAY. ON THE NEXT SLIDE WE SHOW UNDER THE HOUSE BILL 3693 REPORT THAT THE PUC HAS US FILE Y'ALL SAVED $629,000 JUST IN 2023. THAT IS COMPARING YOUR FIXED RATE WITH P3 TO WHAT THE PUC'S BENCHMARK AVERAGE PRICE WOULD BE FOR NUECES COUNTY. AGAIN, SAVINGS YOU CAN BE PROUD OF. $629,000 JUST IN ONE YEAR. IF WE CAN ADVANCE THE NEXT SLIDE JUST A LITTLE BIT IN TERMS OF HOW WE PROCURE CONTRACTS. WE SEND OUT AN RFP. WE'RE NOT TRYING TO STEER BUSINESS TO ANY ONE PREFERRED PROVIDER. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID ON THIS CONTRACT. WE ARE CURRENTLY COMPILING THE LIST FOR THE UPCOMING PROCUREMENT. LAST TIME I LOOKED THERE WERE ABOUT 150 REGISTERED RETAIL ELECTRIC PROVIDERS. THEY WILL ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BID ON THIS CONTRACT. AND OUR BELIEF IS BY OPENING IT UP TO EVERYBODY WE'RE GOING TO AWARD TO THE LOWEST AND BEST QUALITY BID. WE'LL GO THROUGH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS AS WELL AS INDICATIVE PRICING ROUNDS THAT WILL BE REVIEWED BY OUR TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON WHICH YOU'RE REPRESENTED BY THEP3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS. CURRENTLY YOU'RE PAYING $4.72 CENTS IN THE CURRENT CONTRACT THAT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS YEAR.

YOU'RE PAYING ABOUT $1.6 MILLION IN FY2025. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS YOU THAT IN DETAIL. WE REVISED THIS BUDGET REPORT SO

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THAT HAS BEEN TAMPERED SOMEWHAT BY POTENTIAL ELECTRIC DEMAND BY PROJECTED LOAD GROWTH. GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY AND THE COLD WEATHER THAT FLATTENED PRICES LAST WINTER. RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT THREE TO FIVE YEAR FORWARD PRICES HAVE COME DOWN FROM LAST YEAR'S SUMMER HIGHS BUT SHOW CONTINUED SUPPORT ABOVE THE 6-CENT LEVEL WHICH IS HIGHER THAN WHAT YOU'RE PAYING. IF WE CAN FORWARD. THE BLUE LINE AT THE TOP IS THE THREE TO FIVE YEAR FORWARD PRICING FOR ELECTRICITY. THE GRAY LINE AT THE BOTTOM IS THE NATURAL GAS PRICES. NOW UNTIL THE END OF 2022, GAS AND ELECTRICITY TRACKED EACH OTHER CLOSELY. THEY HAVE SINCE SEEM TO HAVE FILED FOR DIVORCE AND SEPARATED OUT AND THAT NATURAL GAS PRICES STAYED REALLY LOW. ELECTRICITY PRICES HAVE REMAINED HIGH. WE DON'T THINK THE FUNDAMENTALS WILL REALLY SUSTAIN THAT CONTINUED SEPARATION. WE THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE POTENTIALLY A DROP DOWN IN ELECTRIC PRICES AS WE GO YOU THERE THE PROCUREMENT. IF WE WERE OUT IN THE MARKET TODAY THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS YOU THE CURRENT PRICING THAT IS AVAILABLE IN THE THE SOUTH ZONE OF ERCOT WHICH IS WHERE NUECES COUNTY BELONGS. THE FIRST TWO YEARS 2026 AND 2027 ARE HIGHER THAN THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS AFTER 2028. SO THERE'S SOME MERIT TO LOOKING LONG. MOST OF OUR CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN THREE YEAR CONTRACTS. WE HAVE DONE ONE FIVE YEAR CONTRACT. WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT VARIOUS DIFFERENT PRODUCTS IN TERMS OF TERM LENGTH FOR THIS PROCUREMENT STRATEGY. WE FLIP FORWARD TO PAGE 11. THIS OUTLINES OUR PROPOSED STRATEGY FOR PROCURING FOR YOUR FUTURE ELECTRICITY NEEDS BEGINNING IN 2026. WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE SAME KIND OF PRODUCTS AS WE HAVE EMPLOYED IN THE PAST WHICH IS A FIXED RATE CONTRACT WHERE WE WOULD LOCK IN A RATE THAT WOULD NOT CHANGE FOR THE ENTIRE ONE, TWO, THREE YEAR TERM OF THE CONTRACT. THAT WILL BE OPTION NUMBER ONE. BUT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH, A DIFFERENT PRODUCT STRUCTURE WHICH WE THINK GIVES US FLEXIBILITY TO CAPTURE ADDITIONAL SAVINGS OVER TIME IF THE MARKET DOES DECLINE. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT PAGE 12, THIS SHOWS YOU THE SEATING RATES AND THE EXPECTED RATES WE ARE ANTICIPATING AS PART OF THIS PROCUREMENT. NOW THE INFORMATION ON THE TOP SHOWS YOUR CURRENT CONTRACTS QUANTITIES. CURRENT RATE OF 4.72 CENTS FOR THE ANNUAL TOTAL COST OF ABOUT $1.6 MILLION. THE RATES IN THE BOX TO THE BOTTOM IN ORANGE IDENTIFIED AS A CEILING RATE, WE SET THESE HIGH. WE WANT SOME FLEXIBILITY IN A VOLATILE MARKET IN CASE THINGS TURN AGAINST US. BUT THE CEILING RATE WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED FOR THE COUNTY IS 6.41 CENTS IN 2026. THEN 6.09 CENTS IN 2027. DROPPING DOWN TO 5.9 CENTS. NOW THE NET IMPACT OF THAT WOULD BE IF WE WERE TO LOCK IN AT OUR CEILING RATE OF 6.41 CENTS FOR 2026, THAT WOULD BE A 20% INCREASE IN YOUR COST WORTH ABOUT $337,000. THE CEILING RATE THOUGH IS A VERY MAXIMUM THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO PROCURE AT.

WE'RE CONFIDENT WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO BETTER THAN THE CEILING RATE AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST. WE'VE HAD CEILING RATES AND TARGET RATES. WE'VE ALWAYS ACHIEVED CLOSER TO OUR EXPECTED OR TARGET RATES WHICH ARE IDENTIFIED ON THE LEFT AT THAT 5.64 CENTS DROPPING DOWN TO 5.48 CREDITS IN 2027. DOWN TO 5.31 IN 2028 AND 4.49 IN 2029. SO THIS KIND OF APPROACH WILL GIVE US SOME FLEXIBILITY TO PURCHASE EACH YEAR OF THE CONTRACT INCREMENTALLY AS WE GO THROUGH THE FIRST FEW YEARS OF THE CONTRACT. WE'D BE LOOKING AT PURCHASING 2026 AND 2027 BECAUSE

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QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT RATE SHEET. >> COMMISSIONER, YOU WANT TO ASK A QUESTION OR IS YOUR MICROPHONE NOT COMING ON? WE'RE IN A CONTRACT RIGHT NOW WITH YOU. DO WE HAVE ONE MORE YEAR?

>> THE CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRES WITH THE FIRST METER READING OF

JANUARY 2026. >> OKAY.

>> I HAD ONE QUESTION JUST TO CLARIFY. THE BROKER IS THAT MORE LIKE INDIVIDUAL WORKING WITH AN ENTITY? SO THE P3 IS NOT A

BROKER OR IT IS? >> WE ARE AN AGREE GATOR. WE ARE -- OUR COMPETITION IS BROKERS. BROKERS GENERALLY REPRESENT ONE

OR TWO OR THREE COMPANIES. >> SO COLLECTIVELY THE MORE YOU HAVE YOU HAVE A LARGER GROUP YOU'RE REPRESENTING IN ESSENCE IS THE ARGUMENT THEN YOU'RE ABLE TO GET US LOWER RATES?

>> YES. >> AND IS THAT LOWER RATE APPLIED TO EVERYONE OR WE GET OUR OWN UNIQUE RATE?

>> EVERYBODY GETS THEIR OWN UNIQUE RATE. EVERYONE SHOULD BE BENEFITING BECAUSE MORE OF US ARE REMAINING OR JUMPING INTO

THE GROUP. >> CORRECT. WE ARE BASICALLY DELIVERING A WHOLESALE PRICE. THE SAME DAY WE PROCURE, THE SAME MOMENT WE PROCURE BY ITSELF COMPARED TO THE LEVERAGE OF THE GROUP THEN THAT ENTITY OPERATING ALONE WOULD PAY ABOUT A HALF TO A THIRD OF A CENT MORE PER KILOWATT HOUR.

>> THE SAVINGS YOU SHOWED IN SLIDE FIVE THAT'S IN WE WENT ALONE AS NUECES COUNTY AND WENT TO A RETAILER OURSELVES THE $629,000, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAVING US BECAUSE WE'RE PART OF THIS COLLECTIVE OR THIS GROUP WITH YOU?

>> THE $629,000 IS THE PUC'S METHODOLOGY. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IF IT WE FLIP BACK TO PAGE FOUR, THEN YOU CAN SEE THERE THAT WE SHOW YOU THOSE TWO LINES THE BLUE LINE IT IS THE -- WOULD BE NUECES COUNTY'S COST OF PURCHASING ELECTRICITY ALONE OVER THAT TIME SINCE 2002 WHEN YOU JOINED COMPARED TO THE RED LINE WHICH IS WHAT YOU'VE BEEN PART OF PUBLIC POWER. THAT GIVES

YOU THAT $3.6 MILLION SAVING. >> THAT ANSWERS IT FOR ME. THANK

YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?

>> YES, MA'AM. >> GO AHEAD.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO IN RELATION TO THAT GRAPH ON PAGE FOUR. IF YOU DO THE MATH ON THAT THAT'S A 22 YEAR PERIOD; CREDIT? IT'S A FULL YEAR. YOU SAVE APPROXIMATELY 3.6 MILLION.

>> TURN OFF THE LIGHTS. >> I MEAN --

>> I'M JUST SAYING. HOW DO WE DO BETTER?

>> IN TERMS OF NEGOTIATING A CONTRACT, WE ARE CONFIDENT WE'RE GETTING THE BEST POSSIBLE PRICE AT ANY ONE GIVEN MOMENT COMPARED TO WHAT AN ENTITY WOULD BE ABLE TO GET BY ITSELF. IT COULD BE LOCAL IN TERMS OF REDUCED DEMAND. IN TERMS OF MORE EFFICIENCY. IN TERMS OF RETRO FITTING OLDER BUILDINGS. IN TERMS OF USING. I JUST THOUGHT WE WOULD SEE A BIGGER RETURN ON

THIS. THAT'S ALL I HAD. >> BUT WE'RE LOCKING THIS IN SO THERE'S A GUARANTEE EVEN THOUGH THE RATE MAY BE DROPPING AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S THE TREND LIKE YOUNGSED EARLIER. EVEN IF THE MARKET FLUCTUATES OR SPIKES, WE'RE STILL SET AT A LOWER

RATE? >> SO WHAT WE'D ANTICIPATE WITH THIS PROCUREMENT ASSUMING WE USE THE INCREMENTAL PURCHASING

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GIVEN THE VOLATILITY IN THE MARKETPLACE WE'RE INTERESTED IN ACTIVATING THIS ALTERNATIVE APPROACH WHICH WOULD ENABLE US TO LOCK IN EACH YEAR INCREMENTALLY. SO GIVEN THE WE'RE COMING UP ON THE END OF THE CURRENT CONTRACT. WE WANT TO PURCHASE 2026. WE'RE ALSO GIVING OURSELVES A TIME FRAME TO PURCHASE THE NEXT YEAR AFTER THAT WOULD BE 2027. WILL NEED TO BE PURCHASED 12 MONTHS IN ADVANCE. IF WE'RE UNABLE TO PURCHASE WE NEED TO GO BACK OUT INTO THE MARKET.

>> YOU TYPICALLY ONLY COME WHEN THIS RENEWS OR ARE YOU HERE

EVERY YEAR? >> ARE YOU HERE USUALLY EVERY YEAR OR EVERY THREE YEARS THAT YOU COME TO MAKE THIS

PRESENTATION? >> ABOUT YOUR FORWARD BUDGET NEEDS AS THEY CHANGE OVER TIME. BUT YES, I ALWAYS COME IN FOR THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS TO GIVE A FULL EXPLANATION.

>> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE AN ACTION WE NEED TO TAKE? NO ACTION. AUTOMATICALLY WE STAY IN

THERE'S NO ACTION. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

>> GO AHEAD. >> CAN'T GET MY MICROPHONE TO COME ON. DO WE BID THIS OUT COMPETITIVELY?

>> COMMISSIONER, THE WAY BECAUSE THE WAY THE PUBLIC POWER POOL STRETCHES AND WHEN YOU JOINEDP3 YOU EFFECTIVELY AUTHORIZED US TO ACT ON YOUR BEHALF. WHAT WE DO IS WE SEND OUT THE RFP TO EVERY REGISTERED RETAIL PROVIDER IN THE STATE. WE'RE MAKING SURE IT IS BID OUT FULLY AND COMPLETELY TO EVERY MARKET PARTICIPANT.

>> THIS WORKS LIKE A REGULAR CO-OP. THEY'RE PERFORMING THE WORK I DO AND THEY'RE DOING IT ACROSS THE STATE VERSUS PUTTING OUT A LOCAL BID. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICES ON OUR BEHALF.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS. MY CARD IS IN THE FOLD. I'M HAPPY TO VISIT PERSONALLY OR JUMP ON THE LINE AND GET YOU THE INFORMATION YOU NEED. APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED

[3. Discuss and consider approving execution of a professional services contract with EDR Architects, PLLC to provide architectural and engineering design services for the Briscoe King Pavilion New Facility and Renovations Project, and related matters.]

PARTICIPATION IN P3. THANK YOU. >> MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THE CONTRACT WITH EDR ARCHITECTS TO PROVIDE

ARCHITECTURAL AND SERVICES. >> RECOMMEND APPROVE. APPROVAL.

>> WE GOT IT ALL SQUARED AWAY. >> IS THAT WHAT THE

REPRESENTATION IS? >> YES. IT'S GOOD.

>> I WOULDN'T REPRESENT IT THAT WAY OTHERWISE.

>> IT I KNOW. I'M JUST LIKE TO HAVE EVERYBODY ON RECORD. I'M NOT QUESTIONING YOUR, YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. I JUST LIKE TO HEAR IT FROM OUR LEGAL COUNSEL.

>> ONLY THING ID NEED IS AT SOME POINT I DON'T KNOW WHAT DEPARTMENT THOSE FUNDS LANDED IN SO THAT I CAN PROCESS PAYMENTS TIMELY. I'M GOING TO NEED TO KNOW WHAT THAT DEPARTMENT IS.

>> E PRECINCT 2, PROBABLY. >> SET UP AS ITS OWN SEPARATE FUNDS. THEY SET IT UP IN A SPECIAL FUND. I WOULD BASED ON COUNTY ATTORNEY AND COASTAL PARK DIRECTORS RECOMMENDATION I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EXECUTION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CONTRACT WITH EDR ARCHITECTS PLLC TO PROVIDE FOR THE BRISCOE KING PAVILION. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

>> JUST THAT THAT'S FULLY FUNDED BY THE DOLLARS WE RATIFIED THE RECEIVING OF EARLIER.

>> WHAT'S THE AMOUNT? >> PARDON ME?

>> WHAT'S THE AMOUNT? >> SIX SOMETHING.

>> $SIX MILLION. >> NO, THE AMOUNT ON THIS

CONTRACT. 670 -- >> IT'S IN THE BACK UP.

>> I DIDN'T BRING IT WITH ME. I FIGURED Y'ALL ALREADY LOOKED AT

IT. >> WE HAVE.

>> THIS IS A DIFFERENT NUMBER. WE'LL GET IT.

>> NO, IT'S OKAY. IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE RECORD. 670 SOMETHING THOUSAND. I JUST HAVE TO FIND THE EXACT AMOUNT. HOLD ON.

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>> GOT TO BE ON THE CONTRACT. >> WELL, IT'S IN THE --

>> PER EXHIBIT C IT STATES $671,939.03 PLUS REIMBURSABLE

EXPENSES. >> PRETTY CLOSE.

>> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES

[4. Discuss and consider approval of No Dune Protection Permit Required for applicant Nueces County Coastal Parks for proposed expansion at I.B. Magee Park in Port Aransas, Texas.]

PARKS FOR PROPOSED EXPANSION. >> YOU SHOULD SEE A COLOR MAP HANDED OUT. I DID NOT KNOW THE ONE ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA WAS BACK AND WHITE. RED IS BASE BID AND BLUE IS ALTERNATE BID AND YELLOW IS THAT RESTROOM. THAT'S THE EXPANSION WE'RE DOING.

THAT. WE PUSHED EVERYTHING BACK OUTSIDE AS MUCH AS WE COULD TO ELIMINATE ANY DUNE PERMITTING THAT WOULD BE NEEDED.

PURCHASING. GETTING IT OUT FOR BIDS AND GET TO WORK. BEEN A LONG TIME COMING SINCE I APPLIED FOR THIS MONEY. I'LL SECOND HIS

MOTION. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> JUST REAL QUICK. THIS IS GREAT WORK. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME. WE HAD PUT IN SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS. NOT STATING ON THAT. THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT TEAM PROJECT. I APPRECIATE THE COASTAL PARK

BOARD. >> HUGE IMPACT ON REV NEW. WE HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS BY END OF 2025.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> ITEM SIX. PROTECTION PERMIT AND EXEMPTION REQUEST. FIVE. GOING BACKWARDS. STORY. DISCUSS

[5. Discuss and consider approval of Large-Scale No Dune Protection Permit Request for applicant Nueces County Coastal Parks Department for an expansion to the Padre Balli Park, DPP-20250204.]

>> WE'RE FINDING THAT OUT OURSELVES. WE'RE PLANNING ON STARTING THIS IN 2016. SOME OF THE AREA WE'RE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO IS WHERE THE LAY DOWN YARD. I NEED TO GET OUT OF

THE WAY. >> MOVE PASSAGE.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A

SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> JUST QUICK I WANT TO POINT OUT THIS IS ANOTHER NO CASH MATCH GRANT THAT THE GLO HAS HELPED US WITH AND THAT SCOTT SPENT A LOT OF TIME. SORRY, TREASURY. MY BAD. I APOLOGIZE. I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SAY WE DON'T WORK ON GRANTS ENOUGH. OH MY GOSH, WE APPLY FOR MILLIONS AND MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GRANTS. WE JUST WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE CHANGED OUR PHILOSOPHY WHICH I THINK IS A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE CHANGE. WE ONLY NOW GO AFTER PRIMARILY NO CASH MATCH GRANTS. WHAT WE DO HERE WHICH I THINK IS INCREDIBLY RESPONSIBLE AND I APPRECIATE THE JUDGE'S LEADERSHIP ON THIS AS WELL AND THIS WHOLE COURT, WE HAVE TAKEN A STANCE ON SAYING WE DON'T WANT TO GO AFTER GRANTS THAT ARE GOING TO PRIOR REQUIRE US TO MATCH THEM BECAUSE THEN WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THEM WHEN THOSE GRANTS RUN OUT. WHAT WE USED TO DO WHICH WAS IRRESPONSIBLE IN MY

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>> YOU SCORE MUCH HIGHER. IT'S NOT REQUIRED BUT YOU SCORE

HIGHER. >> GREAT JOB. GOING AFTER ALL THE GRANTS WE CAN. ESPECIALLY THE ONES THAT HAVE NO CASH MATCH SO WE DON'T HAVE TO BE HOLDING THE BAG WHEN IT'S OVER WITH.

GREAT JOB AND ANOTHER GREAT PROJECT.

>> THEY MAKE MONEY. >> VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.

>> REVENUE GENERATORS. >> MAKE MONEY, MAKE MONEY.

>> WANTS TO SPEAK. >> THE UPKEEP IS GOING TO BE

COVERED BY GRANTS? >> SAY AGAIN?

>> UPKEEP WILL BE COVERED BY THE REVENUE THIS GENERATES.

>> GOT YOU. AWESOME THE CHAIR AND OF COURSE ALL THE THE WORK OUR STAFF IS DOING ON THIS. WE HAD A MEETING YESTERDAY FOR THE ISLAND AND WHEN YOU HAVE ENGAGED COMMUNITY PARTNERS, YOU HAVE TO BRING THEM TO THE TABLE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT INPUT. ONLY WAY YOU GET THAT BUY IN. THAT APPLIES TO EVERYONE. TALKING ABOUT THE ISLAND. CLIFF'S DONE AN AMAZING JOB. I JUST WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK HIM AND HIS BOARD FOR ALL THEY'VE BEEN DOING AND WORKING WITH Y'ALL ON MAKING THIS HAPPEN.

>> I WAS GOING TO PUMP HIM UP ON THE NEXT ITEM. CLOSE, WONDERFUL FACE. I WANTED JUST TO CALL HIM OUT.

>> HE'S COMING UP BIG. I APPRECIATE YOU DOING IT.

>> RAIN GARDEN PROJECT STARTED THIS WEEK, COMMISSIONER.

>> I'LL LET CHRISTINE HANDLE THE NEXT ONE.

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

[6. Discuss and consider approval of Large-Scale Dune Protection Permit and Exemption Request for applicant John Pietrobon for a Resort Complex with Dune Walkover, DPP-20231306.]

WALKOVER. >> THIS IS A LARGE SCALE APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT ON A LARGE PARCEL OF LAND WITH AN EXEMPTION REQUEST FOR THE DUNE WALKOVER. FOR THE DUNE PROTECTION ZONE OF A THOUSAND FOOT LINE THERE'S SOME RV LOTS HOME DEVELOPMENT LOTS, PORTION OF THE ROAD, STORM WATER STORAGE POND AND THE DUNE WALKOVER. THERE ARE IMPACTS TO CRITICAL DUNES FROM SOME OF THE LOTS AND PORTIONS OF THE WALKOVER THAT ARE NOT RAISED SIX FEET ABOVE THE HIGHEST DUNE CREST PER GLO'S RECOMMENDATION. THE APPLICANT IS HERE, BUT DID SEVERAL REVISIONS TO THE APPLICATION TO TRY AND MATE REQUEST. GLO'S REQUEST AND IN YOUR PACKET YOU SEE THERE'S A LETTER FROM SCOTT TO YOU AND THE GLO EXPLAINING THEIR REVIEW OF THE APPLICATION HOW IT MEETS CODE AND THE COUNTY DUNE BEACH MANAGEMENT PLAN. I WORKED WITH US, THEY GOT, THERE'S A LOT OF COMPENSATION OUT THERE. IF YOU LOOKED A THE THE FIGURES YOU'LL SEE ALMOST EVERY SQUARE INCH IS EITHER A LOT OR A COMPENSATION AREA. THERE'S QUITE A BIT OF VEGETATION THAT HAD TO BE COMPENSATED FOR IN THIS APPLICATION. JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT VISUALLY LOOKS LIKE A LOT BECAUSE THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT. REQUIRE SO MUCH SPACE FOR THE DUNE VEGETATION IMPACTS. AND WE GOT ALL ON THE LOT. DID HAVE A PREVIOUS COMPENSATION AREA WITH THE FRONT ON THE BEACHES FOR A VIOLATION THAT GOT WASH AID WAY. EVERYTHING IS NOW ON THE LOT ALL OF THE DUNES. SO WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S QUESTIONS I CAN HELP

ANSWER TO THE APPLICATION. >> I THINK IT'S REALLY THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS AND THIS IS WHERE I PLAN ON AND APPRECIATE RECOGNIZING BECAUSE HE AND I HAVE WORKED CLOSELY TOGETHER ON THESE THINGS FOR MANY YEARS AND THIS WAS THE ONE WHERE I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE. THEY REALLY WENT THROUGH THIS AND LOOKED AT THIS ENCLAVE CALLED ME THIS WEEK. WE HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION. ALSO HAD THE CONVERSATION WITH CHRISTINE ON SOME OF THE ISSUES. TRYING TO COME UP WITH STANDARDS

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>> THE LOOKOUT AREA. >> AND WITH THE WALKOVER.

>> RIGHT. AND THE WIDTH. WE WANT TO BE GOOD PARTNERS AS WELL. WE HOPE IN RETROSPECT THAT THE GLO WILL ALSO WANT TO BE GOOD PARTNERS WITH US. WE HAVE ISSUES WE STILL WANT TO DISCUSS WITH THEM. WE'RE HOPING THEY'LL REMEMBER HOW WORKABLE WE ARE ON THINGS ON THIS, THEY CALLED AND SAID THE 20 BY 20 BEING PROPOSED WAS TOO LARGE AND THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE VEGETATION AND THE MITIGATION AND SO I KIND OF AGREE. 16 BY 16 IS A GOOD AMOUNT ON THAT. I THINK THE TEN FOOD IS BETTER THAN THE EIGHT FOOT BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUES. IF YOU HAVE TWO GOLF CARTS COMING AT YOU AT ONE TIME IT'S NICE TO HAVE THE LOOKOUT.

IF YOU'RE PAST THE LOOKOUT OR BEFORE AND YOU DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TURN AROUND YOU CAN GET CLOGGED UP AND HAVE SAFETY ISSUES. TO ME THE TEN FOOT WAS A NICE COMPROMISE.

WASN'T EXACTLY WANTED, BUT I CAN GET THAT. I THINK WE CAN LIVE WITH THAT IF WE KNOW GOING FORWARD. I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK FOR CLIFF. I'M SUPER APPRECIATIVE WE'VE TAKEN RECOMMENDATION AND COMMISSIONER MAREZ IS RIGHT. WE HEARD HOW IMPORTANT THEY WERE IN THEIR ROLE. WE APPOINT THESE PEOPLE, WE HAVE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. I AGREE WITH CLIFF ON THE 16 BY 16. I THINK HAS COME TO AN UNDERSTANDING WHY THE TEN FOOT IS OKAY AS WELL. IF THAT'S A MISREPRESENTATION, I'LL LET CLIFF SPEAK. IF WE NEED TO AMEND IT AND THE WIDTH WOULD BE 10 INSTEAD OF 8 AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S GOOD WITH THE DEVELOPER TOO. THAT'S BIGGER THAN I THINK WE'VE DONE BEFORE. WE ARE GOING

WIDER TO GIVE THEM MORE ROOM. >> REASON THERE WAS ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION ADDED FOR VEGETATION FOR UNDER THE LOOKOUT AREA AND PORTIONS OF THE DUNE WALKOVER BECAUSE OF ITS WIDTH.

>> I'VE SAID A LOT IF YOU WANT TO JUMP IN. I DON'T KNOW IF

YOU'RE STILL THERE. PLEASE. >> IF THAT'S OKAY, JUDGE.

>> FIRST OFF, GOOD MORNING TO EVERYBODY. THANKS TO THE KIND WORDS. WE HAVE A GREAT COMMITTEE. ELEVEN PERSON COMMITTEE. THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WE REVIEW FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS OR SO. LOTS OF DESIGN CHANGES. A LOT OF OTHER CHANGES. WOULD PREFER THE BEAM WIDER AT EIGHT FOOT. WE FEEL LIKE THE VEGETATION UNDERNEATH IS AT RISK OF DYING AND LEAVING A WEAK SPOT IN THE DUNES. OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS THE DUNE COMMITTEE. THAT IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE DO IS PROTECT THE DUNE AND THE DUNE ENVIRONMENT. WE DO UNDERSTAND SAFETY ISSUES AND WE'RE AGREEABLE TO IT LIKE COMMISSIONER CHESNEY SAID. WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THINK THINK IT WAS MONDAY. HE DID BRING UP THE SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT BMAC CAN LIVE WITH.

>> THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. SO PASSAGE?

>> PASSAGE WITH THE 20 BY 20 GOING TO 16 BY 16 AND THE 8-FOOT GOING TO 10-FOOT WIDE. THAT WOULD BE PART OF THE MOTION.

>> IT'S CURRENTLY 10-FOOT WIDE. >> WHICH IS -- OKAY. SO KEEPING

THE 10 AND GOING 16 BY 16. >> OKAY.

>> WOULD BE THE AMENDED PART. IS THAT WHAT I NEED TO DO?

>> YES. >> THAT WOULD BE THE RECOMMENDED MOTION WOULD BE WITH THE 16 BY 16 LOOKOUT AND THE 10-FOOT WIDTH WHICH IS WIDER THAN WE'VE DONE BEFORE. WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THAT CHANGE. 16 BY 16 INSTEAD OF 20 BY 20.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE LOOKING LIKE IS THIS --

>> NO -- >> I APPRECIATE THE DEVELOPER ON THIS WORKING WITH US. THEY'VE BEEN REALLY -- I KNOW IT'S TAKEN A LONG TIME. I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE AN OUTSTANDING DEVELOPMENT. WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO

IT. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. ANY

[7. Discuss and consider executing an interlocal agreement with the City of Port Aransas for lifeguard services along the beach at I.B. Magee Park as authorized under Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code for time frames listed in the agreement for Spring Break, Spring, and Summer/Fall seasons of the year 2025.]

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THE BEACH. >> I MOVE PASSAGE. THIS IS GREAT ARRANGEMENT WE HAVE WITH THE CITY OF PORT ARANSAS.

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I'M SORRY.

>> WHO PAYS FOR THE LIFEGUARDS? >> COASTAL PARKS.

>> INSTEAD OF US PROVIDING THEM WE CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF

PORT ARANSAS. >> THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE THEY MADE IT A LAW WE HAD TO HAVE LIFE GUARDS.

>> IT'S IN THEIR BUDGET. THEY DO A GREAT JOB.

>> THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. YES. ITEM NUMBER

[8. Discuss and consider approval of deductive Change Order No. 1 for ARPA Funded Oil Belt Park Improvements Project (IFB-3267-24) in the amount of ($101,814.20), and related matters.]

>> THERE WERE SOME CHANGES THAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN THAT I UNDERSTAND HAVE HAPPENED AND GRANTS IS LOOKING OVER THOSE

RIGHT NOW. OR HAS. >> HAS GRANT WORKS APPROVED?

>> THEY HAVE APPROVED. THIS IS JUST AT THIS POINT IN TIME WE'LL PROBABLY AS I WAS DISCUSSING WITH COMMISSIONER AND THE JUDGE USE THIS FUNDS BACK IN THE PROJECT. HAVING TO USE THIS. WE CERTAINLY DO NOT ANTICIPATE THIS MONEY BEING LEFT OVER. WE ANTICIPATE GOING TO HAVE TO USE IT. THERE'S A COUPLE OF ITEMS THAT HAVE COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT WE MAY HAVE TO DO.

HOPEFULLY WE HAVE ENOUGH FUNDING LEFT OVER TO DO IT. YES. IN THE PROCESS OF THE PROBLEM STARTING. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO

THAT? OR -- >> NO, YOUR HONOR, AS YOU MENTIONED WE FORTUNATELY HAVE A LITTLE CASH CUSHION RIGHT NOW WITH RESPECT TO THIS PROJECT. THIS DEFINITELY WILL HELP. WE'VE HAD A CHANGE ORDER THAT WE'RE APPROVING HERE THAT BRINGS ABOUT SOME VERY NEEDED -- AS WITH ANY PROJECT YOU GET INTO IT AND YOU ALWAYS FIND THINGS YOU DIDN'T EXPECT.

>> YES. >> I WOULD MAKE A MOTION WE

APPROVE THIS. >> SECOND.

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

>> SO THIS JUST BASICS THAT YOU EXPECTED BUT UNSEEN REASONS YOU

HAD TO INCREASE? >> YES.

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>> THIS WAS THE MONEY ALLOCATED TO THIS PROJECT, YES. AS THE JUDGE SAID, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET ALL OF THOSE IN ORDER

THAT WE WANT TO DO THERE. >> MY LATEST NOTE FROM THE OFFICE IS THAT GRANTS HAS NOT SIGNED OFF ON THE CHANGES NEEDED

. >> FOR THIS?

>> FOR THIS ONE. >> CONTINGENT UPON GRANT WORKS

PRETTY >> GRANT WORKS HAS APPROVED IT, BUT GRANTS UPSTAIRS IS LOOKING AT IT.

>> GRANTS UPSTAIRS IS MY UNDERSTANDING PRETTY

>> $3600 THAT IS ON THE AGREEMENT. ESSENTIALLY, WE JUST NEED TO WORK THROUGH THAT. WE HAVE TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM

AND IT IS JUST $3800. >> GRANTS UPSTAIRS HAS A PROBLEM -- SIX AND GRANT WORKS DOES NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PAYOFF

NUMBER SIX? >> CORRECT. EVERYTHING HAS BEEN

APPROVED. >> CAN YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION TO PASS EVERYTHING AND PAY UP NUMBER SIX ONLY ONE IN QUESTION CONTINGENT UPON GRANTS ? HOW CAN WE WORK THAT?

>> WELL IF YOU --. DO YOU THINK WE ACTUALLY NEED TO DO THAT?

>> I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT NATURE OF WHAT THEIR PROBLEM WAS. I KNOW THAT THEY RECOMMENDED -- WE RECOMMENDED

CHANGES AND THOSE HAVE MADE. >> 800 POUND AND THEY ARE OKAY

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>> I AGREE. OKAY. >> MOTION BY PUSLEY . CHESNEY, DID YOU SECOND? COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ . ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

[9. Discuss and consider approval and execution of Amendment No. 1 to Work Authorization No. 3 under the Master Services Agreement between Nueces County and International Consulting Engineers (ICE) for ARPA Precinct 2 funded Petronilla Estates Drainage Improvements Project in the amount of $32,492.01, from Commissioner Precinct 2, 2015 CO funds and related matters.]

>> THE FUNDING IS COMING FROM COMMISSIONER GONZALES 2015. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 10,

[10. Discuss and consider approval of guidance to existing Nueces County Payroll Policy for Emergency/Disaster Events.]

MOTION TO PASS. >> SECOND. JUDGE, DID WE GET ANY INPUT FROM THE SHERIFF? WASN'T THERE ISSUES ON THAT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT WHERE YOU MEET DURING EMERGENCIES OR AM I

MAKING THAT UP? >> IT DOESN'T AFFECT LAW ENFORCEMENT. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS A SEPARATE PAY.

>> I THOUGHT WE HAD ISSUES THOUGH. MAYBE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THINKING OF EVERY OTHER STORM THAT WE'VE HAD , SO IT

WAS MAINLY ONLY --. >> IT DIDN'T CHANGE. THE PROBLEM THAT WAS ADDRESSED AT THE BEGINNING WAS WHEN WE HAVE NOT A DECLARED DISASTER EMERGENCY. PEOPLE -- WHEN THE COURTHOUSE CLOSED DOWN AND SHE WAS UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT PEOPLE CAME IN TO WORK THE WARMING CENTERS, PEOPLE WHO CAME IN TO WORK ON THOSE DAYS WERE NOT GETTING PAID THE SAME AS OTHER PEOPLE THAT WE CLOSED THE COURTHOUSE DOWN. THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN GETTING PAID FOR EIGHT HOURS REGULAR LIKE ANYBODY ELSE. THEY JUST GET IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE HOURS THAT THEY PUT IN. I THINK THERE WAS MISCOMMUNICATION . WHEN OVERTIME KICKED IN, BUT IT WAS MUCH CLEARER IN THIS LANGUAGE AND I THINK WE FOUND THIS FROM THE GALVESTON LANGUAGE, PUSLEY, I BELIEVE . IT STATES VERY CLEARLY . THREE DAYS INTO THE WEEK OR THE END OF THE WORKWEEK. THE EIGHT HOURS THAT YOU GET FOR ONE DAY STILL ONLY COUNT AS REGULAR TIME LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. IN ADDITION, YOU WORK THE REST OF THE WEEK AND YOU GET OVER 40 HOURS AND OVERTIME LIKE ANY OTHER EMPLOYEE.

>> DID WE GET ANY INPUT FROM ANY OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT NORMALLY WORK THIS OR FROM HR ON THIS? I'M SURE DID ALL HER HOMEWORK, BUT I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS AND QUESTIONS THAT HAVE COME UP OVER THE YEARS AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS INPUT. ALSO, I GUESS IN THE END, THE HOURS ARE HOW THEY SHOULD BE AND IT'S MAKING IT EASIER FOR EVERYONE TO UNDERSTAND. THAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE POLICY. I KNOW WE DID SOME COMMUNITY PARTNERS THAT WARMING CENTERS OR COOLING SHELTERS. THAT COMPLICATES THINGS FOR OUR PERSONNEL TO COVER THAT. A LOT OF THE TIMES, THOSE CITIES OR OTHER ENTITIES , WE STILL HAVE SOMEONE TO OPEN IT UP. KEEP PRESENCE THERE AND AS LONG AS IT'S ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE EASIER TO UNDERSTAND , I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF THAT PRETTY

>> THAT'S ALL THIS IS. THANK YOU.

>> THAT'S A GOOD POINT , COMMISSIONER. IF YOU LOOK AT THE FIRST TWO LINES ON THIS POLICY, ALL FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME NONEXEMPT EMPLOYEES OF NUECES COUNTY AND IT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT HEAD ELECTION OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEES BUT I GUESS WE CAN PUT LANGUAGE IN THERE OR EMPLOYEES COVERED BY

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>> TOTALLY. >> THIS IS A LIVING BREATHING DOCUMENT, SO WE CAN CERTAINLY COME BY AND MODIFY THAT IF WE NEED TO AND ADD THE LANGUAGE IF WE FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE DOING THAT, BUT THAT'S A GOOD POINT. THE OTHER THING THAT WE HAVE TO REMEMBER IS THIS IS TO SERVE THE COUNTY WHEN WE DON'T HAVE A DECLARED DISASTER FROM A HIGHER LEVEL. IF THIS BECOMES A DECLARED DISASTER, THEN THIS GETS KICKED TO THE SIDE AND A WHOLE DIFFERENT SET OF POLICIES COME INTO PLAY SET OUT BY STATE

AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. >> THAT IS MY CONCERN. WE ARE SEEING SMALLER EVIDENCE THAT ARE NOT DECLARATIONS THAT WE ARE STILL OPENING FOR ONE, TWO OR THREE DAYS, SO THAT WAS KIND OF.

>> THE GOAL OF THIS IS TO TAKE CARE OF EMPLOYEES WHO GET CALLED OUT TO PANEL SPECIAL CASE CIRCUMSTANCES AND DISASTERS, IF YOU WILL. THAT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE FAIRLY COMPENSATED

FOR THE WORK THEY DO. >> WANTS TO ADD SOMETHING PRETTY

>> PUSLEY, IF YOU LIKE, WE COULD AMEND THE DOCUMENT RIGHT NOW AND SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDE THOSE PRETTY

>> WE CAN DO THAT. >> IT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE TOP.

>> EMPLOYEES BY THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.

>> THEIRS IS A SEPARATE DEAL AND PEACE ANYWAY, SO WE DIDN'T THINK WE HAD TO, BUT IT'S ALWAYS BETTER TO HAVE THEM

CLARIFY. >> I WOULD OFFER THAT AS AN AMENDMENT, YOUR HONOR. PASS THE POLICY AS AMENDED.

>> WHO SECONDED THAT? I'LL SECOND YOUR MOTION. I'LL SECOND. IT WAS MY MOTION AND COMMISSIONER MAREZ. ALL THE DISCUSSION I FORGET. WE WILL VOTE ON YOUR AMENDMENT FIRST,

THEN PASS IT. >> CAN YOU RESTATE YOUR

AMENDMENT? >> IT WOULD BE THAT ON THE FIRST LINE OF THIS POLICY, APPLIES TO ALL FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME NONEXEMPT EMPLOYEES OF NUECES COUNTY, BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES COVERED BY OUR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS. DOES THAT SOUND RIGHT?

>> I'LL SECOND THAT AMENDMENT, AS WELL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? >> THAT SHOULD BE TACKED ONTO

THE SECOND. >> IT DOES NOT APPLY . YES.

>> I APOLOGIZE. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NEW POLICY

AS AMENDED . >> I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION, AS WELL AS AMENDED. ALL IN FAVOR ? ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES

UNANIMOUSLY. >> I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S DEPARTMENT AND EVERYBODY THAT PUT IN A LOT OF TIME DOING THIS. WE DID PLAGIARIZE A LITTLE BIT OF IT FROM THE GALVESTON POLICY AND IT'S VERY HELPFUL, BUT I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD DOCUMENT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. AS I SAID A MINUTE AGO, PROTECT EMPLOYEES THAT GET CALLED OUT ON RECENT

[11. Discuss and consider approving the execution of the service proposal and installation agreement of Summit Fire and Security alarm monitoring system for the Hilltop Community Center Satellite Office and all related matters. ]

ISSUES. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK.

>> ITEM NUMBER 11, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING THE EXECUTION OF THE SERVICE PROPOSAL AND INSTALLATION AGREEMENT OF SOME FIRE AND SECURITY ALARM MONITORING SYSTEM FOR THE HILLTOP COMMUNITY CENTER. I BELIEVE YOU'VE WORKED ON THIS.

>> THIS IS JUST FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE HARDWARE TO GIVE US THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN OUR HILLTOP OFFICES MONITORED, THEN THE SECOND PART OF IT INCLUDES THE MONITORING FEE , SO WE HAVE THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN PLACE , BUT IT'S NOT MONITORED. SOMEBODY DID TRY TO BLAKE BREAK-IN A FEW WEEKS AGO AND IF IT WASN'T MONITORED, WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL WE CAME IN THE NEXT DAY.

>> DO WE WANT THOSE IN TWO SEPARATE VOTES OR CAN WE DO IT TOGETHER? WE NEED TO SEPARATE THEM? OKAY.

>> FUNDING SOURCE? >> THE HILLTOP BUILDING.

>> HILLTOP BUILDING >> REPORTER:

>> I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL, YOUR HONOR.

>> JUST DO THE WHOLE THING. SHE WANTS IT SEPARATE.

>> INSTALLATION. >> THE INSTALLATION AND THE --.

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>> I THINK IT'S FINE. >> THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO

AGREEMENTS. >> THEIRS EXECUTION OF THE SERVICE PROPOSAL AND INSTALLATION AGREEMENT, SO

THERE'S TWO PRETTY >> SERVICE PROPOSAL AND THE

INSTALLATION AGREEMENT. >> I WOULD SECOND YOUR MOTION.

MY MOTION WOULD INCLUDE BOTH AGREEMENTS FOR THE HARDWARE AND

FOR THE YEARLY MONITORING COST. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECOND ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED?

[12. Discuss and consider taking action regarding termination of the Agreement Between Owner and Contractor with DLF Texas for construction of the Hilltop Community Center Renovation Project (CSP No. 3252-23; Nueces County Contract Nos. 20240357 3.D.1 8-21 and 202403573 3.D.1 (2)), and related matters.]

COMMISSIONER PUSLEY, THIS IS YOURS, AS WELL.

>> IF EVERYONE REMEMBERS, THIS IS THE CONTRACTOR SELECTED BACK IN 2024 TO DO THE HILLTOP PROJECT FOR REMODELING OF THE BUILDINGS AND A LONG PERIOD OF TIME CAME BETWEEN THE ORDER OF THE CONTRACT. BY THE TIME WE GOT TO NOTICE, THE CONTRACTOR INFORMANT SAYS THAT IT HAD GONE UP HE WANTED AN ADDITIONAL $3 MILLION TO BE ADDED AND WE DECIDED NOT TO DO THAT, SO WE ARE GOING TO WITHDRAW FROM THIS CONTRACT AND THE NEXT ITEM, I'LL EXPLAIN WHERE WE ARE GOING THE EAST. I WILL MOVE APPROVAL FOR

THIS. >> I WILL SECOND THAT.

>> SEPARATE ? IS THAT THE APPROVAL?

>> TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT. >> SECOND.

>> JUST WALK THROUGH -- THIS IS AGREED TO. OKAY.

>> ISSUED NO --. >> THEY'VE INCREASED THE COST

AND WE CAN AFFORD IT ANYWAY. >> LET ME ASK A QUESTION, BECAUSE WE HAD A BRIEF CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS. ARE THEY BOUND TO THE CONTRACT? IF WE LET THEM OUT, WE ARE LETTING THEM OUT. IF WE DON'T, AREN'T THEY BOUND THE CONTRACT TO FULFILL ITS? IF THEY CAN'T, WE HAVE A BOND TO GO AFTER ?

>> THOSE ARE THE THINGS I'D RATHER DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE

SESSION. >> CAN WE PULL THIS FOR

EXECUTIVE? >> IF YOU'D LIKE TO PURGE

>> IF THAT'S OKAY. I SHOULD HAVE PROBABLY ASKED.

>> WOULDN'T YOU AGREE ? I'M HAPPY TO SAY --.

>> TAKE IT TO EXECUTIVE. >> REGARDING LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE CONTRACTS, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A BUSINESS DISCUSSION , THAT'S A DIFFERENT VOTE THE RECORD ABOUT A 5-0, BUT

FOR LEGAL QUESTION. >> IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO HAVE

BOTH. >> WHAT'S THE OTHER COAT?

>> 551207 AND YOU MIGHT HAVE TO HAVE A UNANIMOUS VOTE THAT HAVING THE DISCUSSION WOULD BE A DETRIMENT TO THE COUNTY'S

POSITION. >> NO QUESTION.

>> THERE'S A MOTION. YOU'LL HAVE TO WITHDRAW.

>> I'LL WITHDRAW THE MOTION AND WE'LL HOLD THIS OFF UNTIL EXECUTIVE SESSION, THEN WE COME BACK TO IT AFTER EXECUTIVE

SESSION. >> MOTION TO TAKE IT TO

EXECUTIVE UNDER 551 --. >> 072 FIVE.

>> IT'S GOT TO BE UNANIMOUS. >> DO WE DO THAT NOW? SECOND WAS COMMISSIONER GONZALES? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. UNANIMOUSLY , WE ARE TAKING IT INTO EXECUTIVE. WE'LL SKIP THE NEXT ONE AND GO

[14. Discuss and consider updating and adopting the Nueces County Investment Committee Policy; Authorize the Investment Officers to execute documents in regard to policy changes and all related matters. ]

>> THE REDLINE VERSION SHOULD BE IN THE BACKUP. I HAVE A CLEAN

COPY. >> I DON'T SEE RED. MAYBE IT

WAS UNDER THE LINES. >> I HAVE A CLEAN COPY OF THAT

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>> I DON'T HAVE ANY RED ON MY COPY.

>> DO YOU HAVE STRIKETHROUGH'S? >> AM I LOOKING FOR STRIKETHROUGH'S? I DIDN'T SEE RED.

>> MY UNDERSTANDING WAS A REDLINE.

>> THEY ARE MINIMAL. >> YES, THE CHANGES ARE --.

>> JUST GO TO THE SECTION AND SHOW ME. I COULDN'T SEE ANY

CHANGES ON THIS. >> I HAVE THE SAME QUESTION.

WHAT CHANGED? >> IT DIDN'T PRINT THAT WAY.

>> OKAY. >> YOU WANT TO TAKE ME TO THE

SECTION ? >> I ONLY BROUGHT A CLEAN ONE AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD IN THE POLICY ON PAGE SEVEN OF 26 UNDER 3.0505 . 3.0507.

>> HOLD ON. I'M ON PAGE SEVEN OF 26 AND I DON'T HAVE THAT.

THAT'S NOT THE RIGHT NUMBER. >> FORGET THE PAGE NUMBER AND LOOK FOR 3.0507. MY PAGES ARE DIFFERENT.

>> I DON'T. >> 0505.

>> IT'S AFTER THAT. IT DIDN'T PRINT CORRECTLY. THE OTHER ONE BELOW 06 IS 07 AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE ABOVE SECTIONS OF NUECES COUNTY. I GUESS IT DIDN'T. WOULD NOT ENGAGE WITH BUSINESS, COMPANIES, COUNTRIES OR ENTITIES STATE OF TEXAS HAS LISTED AS ENTITIES OF CONCERN. IT WAS THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND STATE OF TEXAS VOTE.

>> THE STATE OF TEXAS. >> HOURS DIDN'T PRINT VERY

GOOD. >> MINE SAYS NOTWITHSTANDING SESSIONS AND WILL NOT ENGAGE IN BUSINESS WITH COUNTRIES, COMPANIES OR ENTITIES AS CONCERN AND THAT IS NOT THE RIGHT

LANGUAGE. >> I'M NOT SURE THAT ON THE ATTACHMENT THAT GOT PUT INTO A PACKAGE, BUT I CAN DISTRIBUTE

WHAT I HAVE. >> CAN WE JUST PAUSE AND GET A REDLINE? I'M SURE IT'S NOT BIG, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE VOTING ON THE RIGHT THING.

>> IT'S NOT BIG. DO YOU HAVE A REDLINE VERSION? OLD PRINT.

>> I CAN HAVE THOSE IN COLOR AND BROUGHT UP.

>> IT'S NOT ALREADY EXPECTED OR GIVEN? DO WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY TAKE ACTION? THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR STATE ARE SAYING THAT WE SHOULD. DO WE HAVE TO INCLUDED?

>> SHE ASKED FOR THE WORDING TO BE INCLUDED. INCLUDE THE

LANGUAGE IN HOURS. >> IF THEY ARE DOING IT AND

ACQUIRING IT . >> NOT EVERYONE. THAT IS JUST

IMPORTANT. >> IT COULD BE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO PAY ATTENTION. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH STATING IT. I BELIEVE THAT IS WHAT THE COMMITTEE VOTED ON.

>> GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, IF WE CAN JUST ADD ON THAT FOR SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY A GIVEN, THEN THAT'S OVERKILL.

OKAY. >> VERIFICATION.

>> IT'S JUST -- YEAH. >> THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS

SAYING. >> THEY ARE LISTED AS ENTITIES OF COUNTRIES OF CONCERN, THAT IN ITSELF DOES NOT ABSOLUTELY PRECLUDE THE COUNTY DOING BUSINESS WITH THOSE COUNTRIES.

WE AS A COMMITTEE DID DISCUSS THIS WITH DAVID FROM METER.

METER IS THE INVESTMENT -- THE INVESTMENT ADVISER GROUP THAT WAS HIRED NOT TOO LONG AGO. WE COULD HAVE HAD AN AGREEMENT TO USE THAT THAT WE DO LOOK TO THOSE THINGS AND DON'T INVEST WITH COMPANIES OR ENTITIES OF CONCERN , THE COMMITTEE THOUGHT IT WAS TO GO AHEAD AND HAVE THAT STATED, SO THAT IT'S OPENING CONSPICUOUS THAT IT'S THE POLICY OF THE COUNTY AND

COMMITTEE. >> ONCE AGAIN, I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GIVEN. I KNOW I'M MAKING A POINT, BUT MY POINT IS THAT WE ARE SPENDING TIME ON SOMETHING REDUNDANT.

>> THAT'S NOT THE ONLY THING IN THIS CHANGE.

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>> WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE RECORD.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE REDUNDANT ANYWAYS. WE SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO WEAR SHORTS AND WORK, BUT THAT'S IN

THE DRESS CODE POLICY. >> SINCE WE DON'T HAVE THE REDLINE, WE WILL BRING THIS BACK AS SOON AS WE GET COPIES FOR EVERYONE TO LOOK AT, SO MOVING ON TO ITEM --.

>> DO WE NEED TO TABLE THIS? >> WE WILL BRING IT BACK TODAY WHEN WE GET THE COPIES AFTER LUNCH. IF WE DON'T HAVE IT, THEN WE CAN TABLE IT, BUT I WILL LEAVE IT OPEN.

>> I WILL SUGGEST FOR THE FUTURE AND I KNOW MOST THINGS, I'VE SEEN THIS IN OUR AGENDA AND WITH EACH AGENDA ITEM, WE HAVE A PARAGRAPH THAT SAYS WHAT THE AGENDA ITEM IS ABOUT AND IN THIS CASE, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DESCRIPTION ABOUT WHAT CHANGED OR -- I WOULD LIKE -- I KEPT LOOKING FOR, WHAT CHANGED? ANYWAY, JUST A COMMENT. THANK YOU.

>> YES. >> WE WILL BRING THIS BACK AFTER LUNCH, SO YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT . I THINK THAT WILL

GIVE US TIME TO LOOK AT IT. >> MOVING ON TO ITEM 15, DISCUSS

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COMMISSIONER CHESNEY? >> MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE WOULD BE APRIL 23RD COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING TO APRIL 24TH.

>> WE WOULD MOVE IT FROM WEDNESDAY TO THURSDAY THAT WEEK?

>> I SECOND THAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ADVERTISE THAT AS MUCH AS WE CAN, SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS THAT THE DATES GOING TO

CHANGE. >> YES, SIR.

>> WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA OR WHATEVER WE NEED TO DO.

>> MAKE THAT PART OF THE MOTION. APPRECIATE THAT.

>> THAT WON'T CHANGE THE EMAIL THAT WENT OUT THAT THE DEADLINE

WILL BE THAT MONDAY PRIOR TO. >> IT WON'T CHANGE.

>> FOR ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT RECEIVED THE EMAIL, THAT WILL NOT CHANGE THE DEADLINES, BECAUSE WE EXTENDED IT, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE HOLIDAY OR SOMETHING. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO CHANGE OUR MEETING FROM THE 23RD TO THE 24TH FROM A WEDNESDAY TO THURSDAY , ANYONE THAT'S PAYING ATTENTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES.

>> YOU WANTED SOMETHING IN THE MOTION?

>> ALSO BE ADVERTISED ON FACEBOOK AND SOCIAL MEDIA . AS MANY PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE CHANGED

[1. Discuss and consider ratification and approval of modifications to interlocal agreement with the U.S. Marshals Service for East Hidalgo Detention Center.]

IT'S BASICALLY A PASS THROUGH AND THIS WAS ONLY WORDING AND POLICY CHANGE, AS PER THEIR, SO I MAKE A MOTION TO PASS.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY

DISCUSSION? >> DOES IT SHOW THE TRANSPORT?

>> THIS IS ON THE U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE WITH THE HOLDING FACILITY THAT AUDITORS OFFICE , THEN WE DO THE PAYMENTS AND THINGS AND EXCEPT THE PAYMENTS FOR THEM HERE THROUGH NUECES COUNTY, BUT WE HAD NO PART IN IT, BUT ALL WE DID WAS HOLD THE ACCOUNT. WE RECEIVED THE MONEY FOR THEM. A SMALL AMOUNT.

>> WE ARE IN BETWEEN ESSENTIALLY AND WE KEEP A PORTION COLLECTED.

>> WHAT'S THE PORTION ? WHAT'S THE PORTION OF IT ?

>> IT VARIES BASED ON EACH CONTRACT. I WOULD HAVE TO REFER TO THE LAST CONTRACT APPROVED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.

>> THIS IS NO MONETARY CHANGE IN OUR CONTRACT.

>> THIS IS NO MONETARY CHANGE. >> I JUST WANT TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING TO KEEP UPDATED ON.

>> THEY DON'T HAVE PART OF THIS. THEY DON'T. THE FEDERAL FACILITY AND HOLDING FACILITY . WE SIGNED A CONTRACT.

>> WE WERE NOT GIVEN THE CONTRACT.

>> I HAVE NOT SIGNED THIS ONE. IT WAS ON TODAY'S STUFF.

>> WE GET IT. >> I DON'T HAVE THE ORIGINAL. I

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>> I HAVE NOT SIGNED IT EITHER. >> YES, YES. YEAH. DENA?

>> THE CONTRACT. SHE HASN'T RECEIVED IT. YOU ATTEST TO MINE,

SO I GUESS IT WENT TO ME. >> WILL PRINT TWO ORIGINALS FOR

YOUR SIGNATURE. >> I HAND YOU A BIG STOCK , BUT

THAT'S AFTER. >> TWO PAGES OR WET?

>> THIS ISN'T MY AGENDA ITEM, BUT IT DOES STAY IN THE BACKGROUND THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION ON THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT LISTED IS TO COMPLY WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 1468 . IT IS ALL LANGUAGE. THERE IS NO MONETARY IMPACT. THE PRESIDENT HAS INSTRUCTED AND EVERYONE HAS TO

DO NOW, SO IT'S JUST --. >> STILL PAYING THE SAME THING.

THE AMOUNTS ARE STILL THE SAME THAT WE WERE DEALING WITH

BEFORE. >> THAT'S CORRECT. THERE IS NO MONETARY INCREASE. IT'S A LANGUAGE INCREASE FROM WHAT WE

ARE READING ON THE AGENDA ITEM. >> IT IS THE LANGUAGE BEING

INSTRUCTED FOR ALL CONTRACTS. >> STILL DEALING -- .

>> THERE IS EAST HELD ALL GO, THEN -- GOSH. EAST HIDALGO, ONE MOAKLEY AND ONE DOWN EAST HIDALGO.

>> I CAN'T THINK OF WHAT IT IS. >> IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE

RATES ANYWAY. >> NO RIGHTS.

>> IT'S JUST NEW LANGUAGE. >> NOTHING IS SIGNED OR DONE HERE. OKAY. IF YOU CAN, I'D LIKE TO GET A COPY OF THE

CONTRACT . >> IT'S IN YOUR AGENDA. I'M LOOKING AT HER RIGHT NOW. RIGHT. I'M JUST ASKING OF GETTING A CONTRACT THAT WE HAD BEFORE CHANGES, WHICH SHOWS FINANCIAL

RESPONSIBILITIES. >> YOU ARE WANTING THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT TO SHOW HOW MUCH WE ARE GETTING PAID FOR KEEPING THOSE PEOPLE. THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TODAY'S AGENDA, BUT YOU

CAN ABSOLUTELY GET THAT. >> IF WE ARE GOING TO HIDALGO AND IF IT'S FURTHER, THEN I . SURE THEY ARE GOING TO COME BACK

AND THIS IS A TRIP TO HIDALGO. >> WE DON'T TAKE ANYONE TO

HIDALGO. >> WE DON'T GET TO KEEP ANY OF

THE TRANSPORT COSTS. >> THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.

>> THAT'S NOT APPLICABLE. >> THE PAPERWORK FOR THEM

BASICALLY. >> YES.

>> WHY ARE WE DOING THIS TO BEGIN WITH? WHY ARE WE ACTING AS TRANSFER AGENTS FOR HIDALGO COUNTY?

>> NOBODY THERE WOULD DO IT AT THE TIME AND WE WERE DOING IT LOCALLY, SO THEY ASKED US TO CARRY THIS ONE AS THE WAY I WAS

TOLD. >> THAT'S A LOT OF WORK FOR US WITH LITTLE REWARD. IT BENEFITS US IN SOME WAY, I GUESS THAT'S

OKAY. >> IT DOES. WE GET PAID FOR DOCUMENTS AND PAPERWORK , BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME AND I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN HOW MUCH WE MAKE ON THIS ,

BUT WE GET COMPENSATED. >> IS IN THE BUDGET BOOK AND ALL THE INFORMATION IS THERE. LET ME PULL IT UP REAL QUICK.

>> THIS MODIFICATION TODAY IS TO COMPLY WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 14168, GENERA 20, 2025 BY THE PRESIDENT DEFENDING WOMEN FROM

GENDER IDEOLOGY. >> THAT'S OKAY. MOVE FORWARD.

>> ALL OF THIS IS LANGUAGE, BUT WE SHOULD KNOW HOW MUCH WE GET.

>> THE TWO FACILITIES ARE EAST HIDALGO AND THE COASTAL BEND FACILITY, GET TO KEEP A PORTION OF THE HOUSING COSTS AND ALL THE TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES, WHICH FUNNEL FROM US -- IT GOES FROM

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BE THE PRINTED PAGE 230. >> IS THERE A FORMULA UTILIZED?

>> IT'S A PORTION OF THE DAILY RATE THAT WE GET TO KEEP.

>> HOW MUCH WAS LAST YEAR'S BUDGET?

>> LAST YEAR'S REVENUE THAT CAME FROM THE U.S. MARSHALS WAS 58 MILLION 554,102 , THEN WE PAID 58,060 -- 58,060,000 575 , WHICH INCLUDES AN EMPLOYEE AND SUPPLEMENTS WE HAVE TO THAT DEPARTMENT. IT'S PAGE 230 OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET.

>> I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME. I'LL ASK AGAIN. IS THERE

A PERCENTAGE. >> YES, IT'S ON THE PREVIOUSLY

APPROVED CONTRACTS . >> NO HELP. THAT'S OKAY. NOT

YOUR FAULT. >> I DON'T THINK THOSE NUMBERS

HAVE CHANGED. >> THEY HAVEN'T CHANGED IN A

VERY LONG TIME. >> THEY CHANGED ONCE THAT I'VE

BEEN HERE. >> IF THAT PERCENTAGE HAS NOT CHANGED, ARE WE GETTING HIT WITH A BIGGER BITE OF THE COST? THE GENERAL FUND GETS A NICE TRANSFER FROM GEO TO OFFSET THE COSTS OF RUNNING THE JAIL. IT'S $2 MILLION THAT WE ARE GETTING

FOR THE 2024-2025. >> I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION.

EXECUTIVE ORDERS, THERE ARE MANY THAT HAPPEN FOR ALL ADMINISTRATIONS. HAVE WE EVER HAD ANY THAT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED THAT WE HAVE TO ADOPT? THIS ONE IS VERY SPECIFIC AND I GET HOW IT HAS TO DO WITH TERMINOLOGY AND IDENTIFICATION .

MAINLY SAFETY AND YOU DON'T WANT TO PLAY BIOLOGICALLY WITH ONE GENDER. WITH THE ISSUE OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS , DO WE HAVE TO GET INTO THE PRACTICE OF ADOPTING THEM? ONCE AGAIN, BE ASSUMED OR INCLUDED . IN OUR POLICY -- DO WE HAVE TO MAKE THIS STATEMENT ? I'M WASTING TIME TALKING AND ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT IT . I GET THE IRONY OF THAT, BUT THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH IT IS, WHY ARE WE WASTING OUR TIME WITH THIS? IF THAT'S A GIVEN ORDERED BY THE PRESIDENT, THEN ARE WE REQUIRED TO HAVE THAT? JUST BE CORRECTED AND NOT HAVE TO COME FOR EVERY SINGLE THING . THAT'S MY BIGGER CONCERN. IT'S VERY COMPLEX. ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND TIME TO ADOPT ALL OF THOSE, AS WELL.

THAT'S MY QUESTION. >> THIS IS GENERATED BY THE U.S.

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND UNITED STATES MARSHALS.

>> EXECUTIVE ORDER. >> RIGHT. THIS IS NOT THE ACTION OF THE COURT. AS ENTITIES THAT THE COURT DOES BUSINESS WITH BRING THIS TO YOU, YOU WILL WANT TO CONSIDER.

>> ANYONE DEALING WITH U.S. MARSHALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, EVERY COUNTY OR ENTITY WILL HAVE TO ADOPT THESE CHANGES?

>> IF THE MARSHALS SENDS THEM TO THIS TO DO SO, THEY'LL NEED TO CONSIDER IT. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY INTEND TO SEND THIS OUT TO 100% OF THEIR ENTITIES. I PRESUME SO, BUT THAT'S NOT

SOMETHING WE ARE. >> GOTCHA. THOSE ARE FLURRY EXECUTIVE ORDERS. THAT'S A LOT TO KEEP EVERYONE'S ATTENTION.

MY CONCERN IS, WILL WE HAVE TO GET INTO EVERY SINGLE ONE THAT APPLIES TO ASK LEXI WHO KNOWS, THERE COULD BE EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT COULD APPLY TO ISLAND ISSUES AND COASTER RESILIENCY OR ANYTHING ELSE LIKE THAT. MY QUESTION COULD BE, HOW MUCH WILL BE BOGGED DOWN ACCEPTING SOMETHING THAT TO ME THAT IF THE PRESIDENT ORDERS IT AND THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO THAT, THEN IT SHOULD BE A GIVEN. I CHANGES THE COMPLEXITY OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE CONTRACT, BUT I'M JUST SAYING , WE COULD SPEND A LOT OF

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>> A LOT OF THESE MAY SHOW UP, COMMISSIONER, AS NOTICE ONLY. IF THEY HAVE BECOME A TIME CONSTRAINT, THEY COULD POTENTIALLY GO INTO CONSENT IF THAT'S MORE PRACTICAL TO THE

COURT. >> I'M JUST GOING TO BE PRACTICAL. I'M NOT GOING TO ARGUE ON THE ISSUE , BUT IT HAS TO BE ADOPTED, LET'S JUST GET IT IN AND OUT, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO PUT IT ON REGULAR AGENDA. JUST PUT IT IN CONSENT . THAT'S

MY BIGGEST CONCERN. >> A LOT OF THESE MODIFICATIONS COME FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THEY PUT THEM ON THE AGENDA FOR THE JUDGE TO SIGN OFF, BUT THIS PARTICULAR ONE IT IS LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND IT'S NOT REQUIRED TO SIGN THE DOCUMENT.

>> RIGHT. >> WE ASKED HER WHEN SHE SENT IT AND I THINK WHEN SHE CONTACTED YOU, BUT WE HAVE PUT ALL OF THEIR OTHER CONTRACTS AND AMENDMENTS THROUGH AND WE THOUGHT THIS WAS FOR US TO FOLLOW THE SAME PATH THAT WE HAD

DONE. >> I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD THAT ADVOCATES A WASTE OF TIME TO DISCUSS THIS ISSUE. IF IT'S AN EXECUTIVE ORDER, THEN THAT'S AUTHORITY GIVEN TO THE PRESIDENT AND I SUPPORT ANY AND EVERY PRESIDENT REGARDLESS OF PARTY OR AFFILIATION IF THAT'S THEIR OBLIGATION AND RIGHT TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. IF IT TAKES OUR TIME TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH EVERY SINGLE ITEM , IT'S A WASTE OF RESOURCES FOR THE COUNTY AND FOR STAFF AND FOR THE COURT TO ENTERTAIN EVERY SINGLE ONE, BECAUSE I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN VETTED BY EVERYONE OF US, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY COMING OUT EVERY DAY THAT IT WILL BOG US DOWN.

THAT'S MY CONCERN. THE EFFICIENCY OF THE COURT.

>> WE CAN DO THAT. BETTER FOR THE FUTURE. I THINK WE WILL, SINCE IT DOESN'T REQUIRE, BUT DID WE HAVE A MOTION. I LOST

TRACK. >> I MADE THE MOTION AND PUSLEY

SECONDED IT. >> IS ANYTHING TO CHANGE FOR US , THEN I THINK WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT IT. THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE, BUT LOOK AT IT THIS WAY AND GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND TAKE CARE OF IT. IF IT'S GOING TO CHANGE SOMETHING WE DO , I DEFINITELY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT. I DON'T WANT SOMEBODY TO JUST DO IT. WHY DID YOU CHANGE IT? NO ONE WANTS TO SIT HERE. TO

ME, KEEP AN OPEN BLANK . >> IN THIS WORDING THING, WE CAN GO TO CONSENT IN THE FUTURE IF SOMEONE WANTS TO PULL IT OFF AND WE CAN HAVE MORE DISCUSSION. THAT'S A GOOD COMPROMISE.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED ? MOTION PASSES . ITEM TWO . DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND

[2. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving the execution of a cooperative contract purchase with TimeKeeping Systems, Inc., under Texas Department of Information Resources Cooperative Contract No. DIR-CPO-4779, for the purchase and installation of Guard1 Real Timekeeping system, in the total amount of $88,565.66, and related matters.]

YOUR HEAD. >> I WAS GOING TO SAY THE FUNDING SOURCES, THE SHARE PASSED A BUDGET FOR THE ADDITIONAL YEAR FROM THEIR BUDGET 88,565 66 CAPITAL.

>> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. GO AHEAD.

>> LET ME ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. WHAT TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM IS THE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY UTILIZING? DO ANY OF

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>> THIS ISN'T OUR TIMEKEEPING SYSTEM FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES, BUT HOW WE TRACK ROUNDS AND TRACK OTHER ITEMS TO MAINTAIN COMPLIANCE WITH TEXAS COMMISSION ON STANDARDS. THIS IS AN TIMEKEEPING PROCESS AS FAR AS PETE PAYING PEOPLE, BUT HOW WE TRUCK OFFICERS AND FACILITY. THE COMPANY IS TIMEKEEPING

INCORPORATED. >> IT JUST SEEMED LIKE REALLY EXPENSIVE. BESIDE THE 88,000 REQUIRED , $22,000 A YEAR FOR HOSTING, IS THIS A CLOUD-BASED SYSTEM?

>> YES, IT ALLOWS US TO TRACK ROUNDS AND ELECTRONICS. IT IS A GIANT LIABILITY POLICY IS WHAT IT IS . TO TELL YOU EXACTLY WHERE AN OFFICER WAS, WHEN THEY DID THE ROUNDS AND WHEN WHERE

THEY DID IT. >> THIS WILL COME OUT -- THEY HAVE TO BUDGET THIS 22,000 IN THEIR BUDGET EVERY YEAR?

>> THAT'S CORRECT. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? MOTION

PASSES WITH CHESNEY OUT . >> IT'S 88,000, WRITE?

>> THAT'S THE FIRST YEAR. AFTER THAT IS 22,000 A YEAR FOR

[1. Discuss and consider conditional selection of the two low-bid vendors: Gateway Printing & Office Supplies and Coastal Office Products for ARPA-funded Medical Examiner Furniture (IFB 3307-25) in the total combined spend amount of $53,614.43.]

MAINTENANCE. >> ITEM C1. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER CONDITIONAL SELECTION OF TWO LOPID VENDORS. PRODUCTS FOR ARPA FUNDED MEDICAL EXAMINER FURNITURE.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

[2. Discuss and consider conditional selection of Salam International, Inc. for ARPA-funded Medical Examiner Autopsy Equipment (ARPA) (IFB 3308-25) in the amount of $72,150.]

[3. Discuss and consider conditional selection of Rental World, LLC and Nationwide Trailers for ARPA-funded Nueces County Coastal Parks Equipment (IFB 3309-25).]

[4. Discuss and consider rejecting all bids for Nueces County Coastal Parks Vehicles (IFB No. 3310-25) and authorize Purchasing Agent to publish a new notice; and related matters.]

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES FOUR UNANIMOUS. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR THE NUECES COUNTY COASTAL PARKS VEHICLES AND AUTHORIZE PURCHASING AGENT TO PUBLISH A NEW NOTICE AND RELATED MATTERS. THIS IS WHEN THEY HAD TROUBLE GETTING ON. IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY TO DO THIS?

>> THIS IS OUR FIRST TIME WE'VE PUT THIS ONE OUT.

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS THE SECOND TIME.

>> I HAD SOME CONVERSATION AND HE BELIEVES THERE ARE OTHER COMPANIES THAT DIDN'T PARTICIPATE THAT WE ACTUALLY DID NORMAL QUOTES RUN FROM AND WE WILL ENCOURAGE THEM TO SUBMIT A BID ON THE PROJECT, SO WE BELIEVE THAT GOING OUT WILL GET

MORE COMPETITION ON THIS. >> MOTION TO PASS.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

[1. Approve Budget Amendment No. 07 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025.]

2024-2025. >> I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN FOR COMMISSIONER COURTS APPROVAL.

THERE ARE SOME ITEMS RECLASSIFICATION OF FUNDINGS BETWEEN DEPARTMENTS. THERE IS AN ITEM TO USE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND RESERVE APPROPRIATIONS . THERE WAS A BUDGETING ERROR DUE TO WHENEVER WE CLOSED THE SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THERE WERE THREE COPIERS THAT WERE AT SOCIAL SERVICES. THOSE FUNDS WERE REMOVED WHEN THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED AND WE STILL HAVE TO PAY CONTRACTS.

>> WE WERE MADE AWARE OF THAT. I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY

[2. Approve Project Budget Amendment No. 011.]

NUMBER 011 . >> PROJECT AMENDMENT BUDGET 11 ,

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>> THIS INCLUDES ALL OF US AND OUR CEOS COMING BACK TO US. I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE, AS WELL.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? COMMISSIONER CHESNEY IS ONLINE AND HE SAID

[3. Discuss and review the Monthly Financial Report for Fiscal year 2024-2025 ending February 28, 2025, and related matters.]