Aug 06, 2025 Commissioners Court - Regular

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

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RISE FOR THE INVOCATION, PASTOR STEVE FROM VICTORY OUTREACH CHURCH IS HERE. THEN REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGES.

>> IF WE COULD HAVE EVERY HEAD BOWED AND EVERY SET OF EYES CLOSED.? THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR YOUR GRACE AND MERCY. WE PRAY RIGHT NOW THAT YOU WILL FILL THIS PLACE WITH YOUR PRESENCE, WITH YOUR ANOINTING. FATHER, I UPLIFT THE JUDGE, MY GOD, AND THE COMMISSIONERS THIS MORNING. I PRAY THAT YOU WILL OPEN THEIR HEARTS AND MINDS TO GIVE THEM UNDERSTANDING AND WISDOM AS THEY MAKE DECISIONS. PLEASE LEAD THEM. TAKE FULL CONTROL THIS MORNING. WE PRAY THAT YOUR PERFECT WILL WILL BE DONE. WE FORGET EVER -- FOREVER GIVE YOU THE PRAISE OF THE GLORY. 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 THREE COMMISSIONERS PRESENT ONE, I BELIEVE, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, IS ONLINE. OR I WAS TOLD HE WOULD BE ONLINE. CAN YOU CONFIRM OR CAN WE SHOW THAT? WE ONLY SHOWED THE TOP FIVE OR SIX? MAYBE HE IS NOT ON. THEY WILL LET ME KNOW WHEN HE DOES JOIN. HE IS NOT ON YET. IT IS 9:07. IT IS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6. WE ARE AT THE NUECES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT COURTROOM. I CERTIFY THAT WE DO HAVE A QUORUM PRESENT. MOVING ON TO ITEM D, ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICTS. ANYONE HAVING ANYTHING THEY WISH TO ANNOUNCE NOW? THEY CAN DO SO WHEN THE ITEM COMES UP, AS WELL. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC HEARING

[E. PUBLIC HEARING WILL BEGIN AT 9:00 A.M. The Nueces County Commissioners Court will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, August 6th, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in the Nueces County Commissioners Courtroom, 3rd Floor, Nueces County Courthouse, 901 Leopard Street, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 regarding proposal of installation of all-way traffic control stop signs at the following intersection: County Road 47 and London Family Road. As per Texas Transportation Code 251.152, a notice was published in the Corpus Christi Caller Times, legal section, on Monday, July 28th, 2025. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONVENE REGULAR MEETING]

[2. Discuss, consider and take action on installing all-way traffic control stop signs at the intersection of County Road 47 and London Family Road, and related matters.]

PULL UP AN ITEM FOR A VOTE. >> JUDGE, I MOTION THAT WE TAKE ACTION AT INSTALLING TRAFFIC SIGNS AT THE INTERSECTION.

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

>> AYE. >> AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION

[1. Resolution in recognition of the Calallen FFA Claybusters multiple State Championship Titles.]

>> SECOND. >> WE ARE ALL HERE.

>> ARE WE GOING TO BRING THEM IN?

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>> ARE THEY WAITING OUTSIDE? THIS IS LONDON . AND THEN THERE IS CALALLEN, ALL OF THEM. YOU CAN STAY. THE CALALLEN TEAM IS OVER HERE. I SEE THEM STANDING. THAT IS WHY I DID THEM FIRST,

THEY WERE IN HERE. SORRY. >> CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.

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

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> WHEREAS THE CALALLEN FFA CLAYBUSTERS IS THE OFFICIAL SKEET SHOOTING TEAM OF CALALLEN HIGH SCHOOL UNDER THE DEDICATED LEADERSHIP OF THEIR COACH AND TEACHER , WHOSE GUIDANCE HAS HELPED SHAPE THE TEAM WITH INCREDIBLE SPORTSMANSHIP AND, WHEREAS THE TEAM COMPRISES A GROUP OF OUTSTANDING STUDENT-ATHLETES , ALANNA DELEON, PEIGHTON WICKLIFFE, HANNAH HOMINICK, COLTON BAUGH, AND BRAEDON HOELSCHER WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL COMMITMENT TO THEIR SPORT, THEIR EDUCATION, AND THEIR REPRESENTATION OF THE CALALLEN COMMUNITY; AND WHEREAS, IN THE 2025 AG CLAYS STATE SPORTING EVENT, THE CALALLEN FFA CLAYBUSTERS EARNED REMARKABLE DISTINCTION BY CAPTURING FOUR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES: ALL-FEMALE SPORTING CLAYS, ALL-FEMALE SUPER SPORTING CLAYS, MIXED TEAM SPORTING CLAYS, AND MIXED TEAM SUPER SPORTING CLAYS, AN ACHIEVEMENT THAT INCLUDES A BACK-TO-BACK STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. WHEREAS, THIS IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE REFLECTS COUNTLESS HOURS OF TRAINING, DETERMINATION, AND RESILIENCE, AND HIGHLIGHTS THE TEAM'S COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE BOTH ON AND OFF THE RANGE, SERVING AS AN INSPIRATION TO THEIR PEERS AND A SOURCE OF GREAT PRIDE FOR CALALLEN HIGH SCHOOL AND THE NUECES COUNTY COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE, -- THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE CALALLEN FFA CLAYBUSTERS FOR THEIR STATE

CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES. >>

>> COACH, TEACHER, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK? DO YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THEM BEFORE WE START. WE ARE VERY IMPRESSED, MULTIPLE STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. LET ME BE CLEAR AND WE STATE THAT. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE CALALLEN IN HERE AGAIN BEING RECOGNIZED AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORTS. AS A SKEET SHOOTER MYSELF, I AM THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED AND THINK YOU LADIES REALLY SET THE EXAMPLE. ANYTIME WE GET YOUNG PEOPLE IN HERE GO THIS FAR AND REALLY DEDICATE THEIR LIVES TO THE WORK AND THE SKILL AND THE HARD HOURS THAT GOES ON TOP OF YOUR REGULAR SCHOOL STUDIES AND YOUR CLASSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WE ARE IMPRESSED. WE ARE THE PEOPLE YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY AND RAISING KIDS AND FAMILIES HERE AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS. WE ARE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU HERE TO HONOR YOU TODAY. DOES ANYBODY ELSE WANT TO COMMENT OR SAY ANYTHING?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS. IT IS A GREAT HONOR. IT IS A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SPORT . I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO GET TO THAT POINT. AS THE RESOLUTION SAID, YOU NOT ONLY BROUGHT HONOR TO YOURSELF, BUT TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT. CONGRATULATIONS . WE LOOK FORWARD TO MORE GREAT

THINGS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> IF ONE OF YOU WISHES TO SPEAK, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO TAKE THE MICROPHONE. IF YOU DON'T, THAT IS OKAY, TOO. OTHERWISE, WE WOULD HAVE YOU COME FORWARD AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A PHOTO WITH YOU. ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS IS OUT TO WE WILL TAKE THE PHOTO WITH THIS, BUT WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU ONCE WE GET ALL THE SIGNATURES.

SORRY, WE HAVE ONE FROM THE CONGRESSMAN. THEY WANT TO

RECOGNIZE YOU ALL, AS WELL. >> GOOD MORNING. I AM WITH CONGRESSMAN CLOUD 'S OFFICE WE ARE SO IMPRESSED WITH WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE THAT THE CONGRESSMAN WANTED TO

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CONGRATULATIONS. WE EXPECT TO SEE YOU HERE NEXT YEAR TO COMMEMORATE THE FOUR STATE CHAMPION SHIP TITLES BY CALALLEN FFA CLAYBUSTERS , ALL-FEMALE SPORTING CLAYS, SUPER SPORTING CLAYS, MIXED TEAM SPORTING CLAYS, AND MIXED TEAMS SUPER

SPORTING CLAYS, CONGRATULATIONS. >>

>> NOW IF WE CAN HAVE YOU LADIES AND ALL OF YOUR TEAM, IF YOU HAVE PARENTS HERE, TOO WOULD LIKE A PHOTO, WE WOULD ASK YOU ALL TO COME.

>>

[2. Resolution in recognition of the London Pirates Baseball Team as the 2025 State Champions in Class 3A Division I.]

>> MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO, A RESOLUTION OF RECOGNITION OF THE LONDON PIRATES BASEBALL TEAM AS THE 2025 STATE CHAMPIONS IN 3A, DIVISION I. I BELIEVE EMILY IS GOING TO READ THAT RESOLUTION. I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. CPAC ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION

PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> WHEREAS, THE LONDON HIGH SCHOOL PIRATES BASEBALL TEAM IS LED BY HEAD COACHES KEVIN CARR AND COACH ALBERT AMAYA, ASSISTANT COACH TREY SALINAS, ATHLETIC TRAINERS ANNALISE SANDOVAL, KENZIE HERNDON, AND KELSEY NGUYEN, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ANDY SMITH, AND SUPERINTENDENT DR. BILL CHAPMAN, WHEREAS, THE TEAM ADVANCED THROUGH THE PLAYOFFS WITH DOMINANT PERFORMANCES, INCLUDING VICTORIES IN THE BIDISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP, AREA ROUND CHAMPIONSHIP, REGIONAL SEMIFINALS CHAMPIONS, AND CHAMPIONS IN THE REGIONAL FINAL. LONDON CONTINUED ITS POSTSEASON SUCCESS WITH A 6-3 WIN OVER HUNTINGTON IN THE STATE SEMIFINAL, EARNING A SPOT IN THE CLASS 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME; WHEREAS, THE LONDON PIRATES ARE THE 2025 UIL 3A-D1 STATE CHAMPIONS WITH A 4-3 VICTORY, DEFEATING TEXARKANA LIBERTY-EYLAU AT DELL DIAMOND IN ROUND ROCK ON JUNE 5, 2025. THIS IS THE PIRATES' SECOND STATE TITLE IN PROGRAM HISTORY AND FIFTH STRAIGHT APPEARANCE IN THE UIL STATE TOURNAMENT AND; WHEREAS, THE TEAM HAS BEEN POWERED BY A DEDICATED AND TALENTED ROSTER OF STUDENT-ATHLETES, INCLUDING NOAH CERVANTES, JEREMY OLIVAREZ, AIDEN SALINAS, RJ OLIVARES, JJ VILLEGAS, TYLER HAGER, CHRISTIAN OLIVARES, ERIC RUIZ, ELIJAH ACOSTA, BRADEN BLIVEN, STANTON WEST, ALEX MANNING, DAX WILLIAMS, ZAK GARCIA, LOGAN COLSTON, ETHAN ORTEGA, CROSBY ZELLER, CONNOR CLARY, MAX CARREON, CARTER DANIELS, ZACH TYRONE; WHEREAS, THE LONDON PIRATES HAVE NOT ONLY EXCELLED ON THE FIELD BUT HAVE ALSO REPRESENTED THEIR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY WITH INTEGRITY, PRIDE, AND TEAMWORK; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY, THAT WE RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE LONDON PIRATES BASEBALL TEAM AS THE 2025 UIL 3A-D1 STATE CHAMPIONS.

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>

>> COACH, DO YOU WANT TO COME ON UP AND TALK?

>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US THIS MORNING. JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THESE BOYS AND OUR SEASON LAST YEAR, IT DOESN'T GET ALL TALKING ABOUT IT. LAST NIGHT, I WAS WATCHING A LOT OF THE MEMORIES THESE GUYS MADE. JUST SEEING THAT GOLD MEDAL AROUND THEIR NECKS, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE KIDS DESERVE IT. I THINK OF EVERYTHING THAT WENT THROUGH LAST YEAR. THIS POSTSEASON DOESN'T REALLY START IN JANUARY. THESE GUYS START NOW, WHEN THEIR LAST GAME FINISHES.

THE MOST SPECIAL THING I REMEMBER ABOUT THESE BOYS ARE ALL THE CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES THEY OVERCAME LAST YEAR. NOTHING WAS EASY. IT WAS HARD. IT WAS A GRINDING SEASON. SO MANY OF THESE BOYS MADE MEMORIES THEY WILL TAKE WITH THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, WE FIND PICTURES.

THESE GUYS HAVE MEMORIES THEY CLICK ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THEY WILL HAVE THOSE MEMORIES FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH . I DON'T WANT TO TEAR UP RIGHT NOW. I'M KIND OF AN EMOTIONAL GUY. I COULD GO BACK, MY COUSIN RALPH IS HERE . HE HAS ME THINKING ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS THAT WENT ON LAST YEAR. THESE GUYS, COACH SMITH, DR.

CHAPMAN, THESE BOYS WERE THERE FOR ME. I WILL NEVER FORGET IT.

IT WAS A SEASON THAT WAS SO SPECIAL. I AM NEVER GOING TO FORGET IT AS THE COACH. EVERYBODY INVOLVED, I'M SURE THEY FEEL THE SAME WAY. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING IT AGAIN. I KNOW THESE GUYS ARE, TOO. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR

HAVING US THIS MORNING. >> THANK YOU.

>> SAYING CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE COURT. WE ARE SO HONORED TO HAVE YOU HERE. IT TOOK US A WHILE TO GET US SCHEDULED TO GET YOU IN HERE. WE RECOGNIZE YOU RIGHT AWAY AND WE WERE ROOTING FOR YOU THE WHOLE TIME. THE COMMISSIONER KEPT US INFORMED ON HOW YOU WERE DOING IN THE PLAYOFFS AND STUFF. WE WERE EXCITED TO BRING YOU HERE TODAY. HOW MANY OF YOU ARE RETURNING? HOW MANY OF YOU ARE

GOING TO BE BACK ON THE TEAM? >> THE SENIORS ARE ALREADY GONE.

THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED SCHOOL. THAT IS GREAT.

UNDERSTANDABLE. WE KNOW HOW IT IS TRYING TO GET A TEAM TOGETHER IN THE SUMMER. I KNOW, I KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER CHESNEY WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS. WE COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD TO HAVE YOU HERE TODAY AND HONOR YOU WITH THIS GREAT VICTORY. WE HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO BRING US MORE STATE CHAMPIONS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HONORING YOU AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

>> IT IS SO GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE. COACH, YOU ALMOST MADE ME TEAR UP , JUST SITTING THERE WATCHING. I HAVE A TENDENCY TO DO THAT MYSELF. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SPECIAL TIME TO HAVE YOU. I WANT TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD, I CALLED FIRST TO GET YOU HERE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT. WE WERE READY TO GO RIGHT AFTER YOU WON THIS THING. I HAD ALREADY PRE-DRAFTED IT , BECAUSE I KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO WIN THE THING.

>> HE DID. SEE MACK BUT I WAS TOLD WAS, SORRY, EVERYBODY HAS SPLIT UP AND THEY ARE PLAYING SUMMER BALL. ONCE YOU ARE OFF AND PLAYING SUMMER BALL, SOME OF THE SENIORS WERE DOING THEIR NEXT THING. THE COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION THAT LONDON HAS PUT INTO ALL OF THEIR ATHLETICS IS SIMPLY AMAZING. I AM SORRY TO SEE COACH CARR LEAVE. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS IN GREAT HANDS. WE ARE GOING TO CALL IT LIKE IT IS , USING THE WORD DYNASTY. THAT WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS AND THE DALLAS COWBOYS, SO WE WILL USE THAT WORD. THERE ARE A FEW SPORTS DYNASTIES IN THIS COMMUNITY. TODAY, WE ARE FOCUSING ON LONDON BASEBALL. IT IS GREAT TO GET TO KNOW COACH SMITH A LITTLE BIT AS HE TAKES OVER. WHAT AN INHERITANCE HE GOT TO WALK INTO , TO GO WATCH THIS HAPPEN. IT IS INCREDIBLE. DR. CHAPMAN IS A GREAT SUPERINTENDENT. HE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB. I KNOW HOW MUCH HE SUPPORTS YOUR ATHLETIC PROGRAM. I THINK THE COACHES WILL TELL YOU THAT. YOU HAVE A SPECIAL THING OUT IN LONDON. I KNOW IT FIRSTHAND. COACH IS RIGHT. YOU HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES WE DID NOT HAVE GROWING UP. STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS DON'T COME AROUND. I KNOW THEY TELL YOU ALL THE TIME, REMEMBER

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CONGRATULATIONS. WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS ACADEMICALLY, TOO. TO KEEP UP WITH ALL THAT IS IMPRESSIVE. I CAN TALK ABOUT LONDON ALL DAY LONG. I DID ALSO TELL YOU, I TRIED TO KEEP YOU HERE AS LONG AS YOU CAN SEE YOU CAN MISS SOME MORE SCHOOL. SERIOUSLY, CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU FOR COMING HERE. WE DID WANT YOU TO COME EARLIER. I WAS HOPING TO GRAB THE SENIORS BEFORE THEY WERE ON THE RUN. WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO COME DOWN HERE. AS ALWAYS, IS -- IF THERE IS ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP LONDON, I WILL DO IT.

CONGRATULATIONS. WE ARE SUPER, SUPER PROUD OF YOU.

>> PRESENTATION FROM CONGRESSMAN CLOUD'S OFFICE, AS WELL. SEE MACK I HAVE MORE PUNS. HE KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE SEASON AND SCORED BIG WHEN IT MATTERED MOST. FROM THE FIRST PITCH TO THE FINAL OUT YOU SWUNG FOR THE FENCES AND HIT A GRAND SLAM OF THE SEASON. THIS TEAM DID NOT JUST STEP UP TO THE PLATE. YOU BROUGHT THE HEAT, KEPT YOUR EYE ON THE BALL, AND RAN AWAY WITH THE TITLE. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU. WE EXPECT TO SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR. ON BEHALF OF CONGRESSMAN CLOUD AND EVERYONE IN DISTRICT 27, TO COMMEMORATE LONDON HIGH SCHOOL PIRATES VARSITY BASEBALL TEAM AS THE JUDGE SCOTT TEAM -- 3A, DIVISION I DIVISION CHAMPIONS, THIS IS A SPECIAL RECOGNITION.

>> MAY HAVE TO DIRECT SOME UP HERE TO THE STAGE TO GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER TO DO A PHOTO. COACHES, TOO.

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>> IF YOU ALL WANT TO MOVE OUT, WE ARE MOVING ONTO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. THANK YOU GENTLEMEN FOR BEING HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. >> THEY DON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

>> I KNOW. WE TOLD THEM THEY HAD ANOTHER HOUR.

[G. 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.]

>> RIGHT. >> MOVING ON TO ITEM G, PUBLIC COMMENT, WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP.

>> I WROTE IT CLEARLY. >> YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. WE CANNOT COMMENT, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY.

>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SCOTT AND COMMISSIONERS, AND I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT.

I'M HERE TO REQUEST ANY RECONSIDERATION OF A DECISION ON JULY 23. THE AGENDA ITEM LACKED CRITICAL INFORMATION. THERE WAS NO FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS, NO TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION, AND NO CONSIDERATION OF HOW THIS DECISION WOULD AFFECT THE 31 PROJECTS UNDERWAY DOWNTOWN. THE VIDEO OF THE MEETING IS CURRENTLY NOT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE COUNTY FOR SOME REASON. THE BOARD ON WHICH COMMISSIONER PUSLEY HAS SERVED HAS ENTERED INTO OVER 80 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS ACROSS DOWNTOWN, UPTOWN, SOUTH DOWNTOWN, AND THE SEA DISTRICT.

14 OF THOSE PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION FOR EACH OF THESE AGREEMENTS WAS MADE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COUNTY WAS A COMMITTED AND RELIABLE PARTNER THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2028. $19 MILLION HAS BEEN EARNED OVER THE LAST 17 YEARS AND HAS LEVERAGED $21 MILLION IN INCENTIVES FOR $210 MILLION IN DEVELOPMENT. THAT IS BOTH REHABILITATION AND NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. SEVERAL OF THESE PROJECTS RELIANT TEACHER REIMBURSEMENTS BASED ON CURRENT AGREEMENTS. CHANGING THE CONTRIBUTION BEFORE THE END OF THE AGREEMENT, IT RAISES SERIOUS LEGAL AND ETHICAL QUESTIONS AND THREATENS THE DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT ABILITY TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE COUNTY SEAT. WE HAVE SEEN A 10 TO 1 RETURN ON INVESTMENT. SINCE 2008, NET TAXABLE VALUES HAVE INCREASED 89% WITHIN THE ZONE.

THE SUCCESS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT CONSISTENT COUNTIES SUPPORT. AS WITH ANY INVESTMENT, IT IS DESIGNED TO BE A LONG-TERM STRATEGY, NOT A SHORT-TERM BUDGET FIX. WE RECEIVE INQUIRIES DAILY FROM BUSINESSES EAGER TO INVEST IN DOWNTOWN, AND POLLING SUPPORT NOW UNDERMINES A PROVEN PROGRAM WITH A STRONG RECORD, ONE THE COUNTY HELPS BUILD. THESE FUNDS ARE CRITICAL FOR INCENTIVIZING PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT .

WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW HARBOR BRIDGE AND THE FORTHCOMING DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE, WE ARE READY PIVOTAL MOMENT. THESE TRANSFORMATIVE DEVELOPMENTS OFFER A ONCE IN A GENERATION OPPORTUNITY. WE ARE ALL FROM CORPUS CHRISTI, THE COUNTY SEAT OF NUECES COUNTY. WE ALL WANT TO SEE A THRIVING DOWNTOWN , WHICH IS SO IMPORTANT ORIGINALLY. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING THE COUNTY REMAIN ALIGNED IN OUR SHARED VISION FOR THE FUTURE I URGE YOU TO GATHER MORE INFORMATION, CONSIDER THE FULL IMPACT, AND RECONSIDER YOUR DECISION. AFTER I LEAVE HERE, I WILL WALK INTO OUR SOLD OUT DOWNTOWN MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

ECONOMICS >> , WHERE WE'LL HAVE A ROOMFUL OF ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS WHO ARE READY TO OPEN IN OUR DOWNTOWN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE ELSE WISH TO SPEAK ON PUBLIC COMMENT DID NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIGN UP? THERE BEING NONE, THAT

[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.]

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SEPARATELY. >> I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM G,

PLEASE. >> G?

>> G AS IN GOOD. >> THANK YOU, SIR. ANY OTHERS? I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCLUDING ITEMS G AND L. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND . ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION

[G. Approve and accept donations to the county in accordance with the Local Governmental Code 81.032 for the following: 1. $1,850.00 from Seaside Funeral Home to Nueces County Constable Pct 1. 2. $1,150.00 from Guardian Funeral Home to Nueces County Constable Pct 1. 3. $7,500.00 from H-E-B, LP (Limited Partnership) to Nueces County Veterans Services. 4. $11,630.00 from Turner Ramirez Architects to be utilized at Oilbelt Little League Park.]

>> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, YOUR HONOR. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A SECOND AND GIVE A SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE VARIOUS GENEROUS TO NATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. IT WILL GO A LONG WAY IN HELPING US COMPLETE PROJECTS. JUST A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THEM. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HARD WORK ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROJECT FOR WITH THAT, I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEM G.

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

[L. Authorize Nueces County Sheriff and Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, to hold and post a public auction beginning September 2, 2025, and continuing monthly until all tax resale properties are sold and restored to the tax rolls.]

>> AYE. >> AYE. ANY OPPOSED? AND THEN L, REGARDING ITEM NUMBER NINE, YOUR PAGE SHOWS A MINIMUM BID AT $1000. THAT WAS A TYPO. THE MINIMUM OPENING BID SHOULD BE $10,000. I WANTED TO STATE THAT CORRECTION. OTHER THAN THAT, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO PASS ITEM L.

>> SECOND. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION?

>> THE MOTION NEEDS TO BE AS AMENDED.

>> AS AMENDED. >> THAT IS A GOOD POINT. I SECOND THE MOTION AS AMENDED. THERE IS NO TITLE WORK ON THIS.

THEREFORE, I DON'T NEED TO ABSTAIN ON ANYTHING. I SAY THAT EVERY TIME JUST TO BE REDUNDANT. IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIGURE THAT OUT . I FIGURED THAT OUT ON MY OWN.

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

AYE. >> AYE.

[1. Discuss and consider accepting and adopting the July 23, 2025 Minutes. ]

>> AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ONTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING

THE JULY 23, 2025 MINUTES. >> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> THIS IS JULY 23. >> WE DON'T HAVE VIDEO? I KNOW THAT WAS MENTIONED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT.

>> WE DON'T TAKE CARE OF VIDEO. >> I AM JUST SAYING. WE WANT TO LISTEN TO THE TIME AND BE ABLE TO GET IT SUMMARIZED. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE HAD THAT ISSUE BEFORE.

>> DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED, YES. YOU SECONDING

THAT MOTION? >> YES.

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

[3. Receive update on the 89th Legislative Special Session;Discuss and consider extending the contract amendment approved CCT 7/9/2025 through the close of the legislative session, and all related matters.]

AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO ITEM 3, I BELIEVE WE HAVE PATRICIA AND JOE ON THE LINE TO RECEIVE AN UPDATE ON THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SPECIAL SESSION, AND DISCUSS AND CONSIDERED EXTENDING THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT APPROVED ON JULY 9, 2025 THROUGH THE CLOSE OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND ALL RELATED MATTERS. I WILL LET THEM TALK TO YOU ABOUT IF THERE MAY BE ANY FURTHER SPECIAL SESSIONS.

>> GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE Y'ALL?

>> WE ARE GOOD. >> I THINK YOU HAVE PAID ATTENTION TO THE NEWS. WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER A QUORUM BREAK.

TO THE POINT THE JUDGE MADE ABOUT WHETHER THIS SESSION WILL EXTEND , AS A REMINDER JUST IN GENERAL, SPECIAL SESSIONS ARE 30 DAYS AT THE CALL THE GOVERNOR. THIS SPECIAL SESSION HAS BROKEN DOWN INTO A STANDSTILL BECAUSE OF THE QUORUM BREAK. THUS FAR, NOTHING HAS BEEN FINALLY PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE. THE SENATE HAS PASSED SOME KEY PIECES. THE HOUSE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE ON THE

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TODAY IS WEDNESDAY. AGAIN, THAT WILL PASS THE SENATE. IT WAS CO-AUTHORED BY ALL OF THE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE SENATE. THERE WILL BE SOME PUSHBACK BY THE DEMOCRATS . LIKE MOST THINGS IN THE SENATE, IT IS KIND OF A CONSENSUS LEGISLATION.

DO YOU WANT TO HIT ON SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS WE ARE

WATCHING? >> SURE.

>> THERE ARE A NUMBER OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE BILLS, MOSTLY FOCUSING ON THE FLAWED ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING IN THE HIGH COUNTRY. THERE ARE A FEW OTHER BROAD BILLS DEALING WITH EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS IMPACTING ALL COUNTIES, AND SOME GRANT FUNDING THAT WAS HEARD YESTERDAY IN THE HOUSE. A LOT OF THESE BILLS, WE HAVE SHARED THEM WITH YOUR OFFICE. WE WILL KEEP YOU POSTED AS THEY MOVE. THERE MAY BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. THERE IS A BILL THAT WAS FILED YESTERDAY THAT ADDS SOME DUTIES FOR DISASTER RELIEF AND RESPONSES. THOSE COMMITTEES ARE STILL HAVING HEARINGS HERE. WE ARE MONITORING. AS PATRICIA SAID, IF THEY DO COME BACK AND MOVE ON, THERE COULD BE A FLOODGATE OF PILLS THAT CAN MOVE OUT OF EITHER CHAMBER. WE WILL KEEP YOUR OFFICE INFORMED OF THESE BILLS. RIGHT NOW, THERE HAVE ONLY BEEN A HANDFUL HEARD. WE EXPECT A FEW MORE TO BE HEARD ON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE. WHILE SOME OF THEM ARE SPECIFIC TO THE HILL COUNTRY ISSUES, THERE ARE OTHER DISCUSSIONS. THERE ARE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ISSUES THAT MAY IMPACT YOUR COUNTY. WE WILL KEEP PASSING THOSE ALONG.

>> ? HAVING ANY STATEMENTS, ANY ISSUES THAT HAVE COME OUT OR RELATED ASSOCIATIONS ? I KNOW KEVIN IS MONITORING A COUPLE OF ITEMS. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE SHOULD REALLY BE CONCERNED WITH? DO YOU FEEL THAT THIS TIMEFRAME IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN AND LOOK TO SEE IF THE GOVERNOR IS WILLING TO INITIATE ANOTHER SESSION? ONCE WE HIT A CERTAIN POINT, THE MIND TENDS TO TURN OFF. THERE ARE OTHER LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, BUT NOT AS ROBUST AS THIS ONE HAS BEEN. I AM NOT REALLY KEYED IN LIKE I NORMALLY WOULD BE DURING A REGULAR SESSION. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER ISSUES FROM RELATED ASSOCIATIONS, KEEP US UPDATED IN CASE WE NEED TO SEND OUT ANY KINDS OF LETTERS OF SUPPORT ON

RESOLUTIONS. >> WE WILL. WE HAVE BEEN CHECKING IN MOSTLY ON FOLLOW-UP FOR SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WERE

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>> WE WORKED WITH ADAM LAST FRIDAY. THE COUNTY JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION , THEY HAD THEIR LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES TESTIFY OPPOSING SB NINE INCLUDING THE 2.5% EQUATION ISSUE. THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY WAS ABLE TO GET US, I THINK THE BILL WOULD IMPACT NUECES COUNTY TO THE TUNE OF $4 MILLION. WE HAVE BEEN COORDINATING. OUR THOUGHTS ARE THAT ONCE SB 9 COMES OUT OF THE SENATE, WHICH WE THINK WILL HAPPEN, BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IS HAVE THE JUDGE SEND A LETTER TO THE HOUSE DELEGATION AND LEADERSHIP. WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE TO DELIVER THAT MESSAGE ABOUT THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS. THIS IS A BILL THAT, IF SB 9 DID EVERYTHING, HE UNITED THE COUNTIES AND CITIES MORE THAN EVER, TRYING TO FEND OFF THIS ADDITIONAL IMPACT ON LOCAL ENTITIES.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT GO TO EVERY MEMBER. THEY MAY OVERLOOK IT BUT SOME OF THE STAFF MEMBERS CAN SEE IT. WE HAVE BEEN A VERY CONSERVATIVE COUNTY OVER THE YEARS. WE HAVE PROVEN THAT TIME AND TIME AGAIN. WHEN LEGISLATION COMES OUT AND IT COMES DOWN TO THE LOCAL LEVEL AND YOU ARE A CONSERVATIVE IN GOVERNMENT AND IT STILL IMPACTS YOU, THEY NEED TO BE PUT ON NOTICE. ONE PARTICULAR NUMBER DOES NOT NECESSARILY BE THE FOCUS, BUT WE NEED TO RALLY AROUND THESE ISSUES. I FEEL THAT WE HAVE HONORED BEING CONSERVATIVE DECADE AFTER DECADE. WE SEE THAT WITH TAX REVENUE AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES WE HAVE TAKEN ON AS A COUNTY. IT IS DISHEARTENING TO SEE THAT WE CAN TAKE A HIT LIKE THIS. I FEEL WE NEED TO GET THEM ALL LETTERS AND LET THEM KNOW WHERE THEY STAND.

>> THEY WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH US AND THEY HAVE KEPT US APPRISED. SOME OF THE WORK THEY HAVE BEEN DOING, AS WELL AS HELPING TO CLARIFY THE LEGISLATION IN THE LAST SESSION, THINGS THAT PASSED AT THE LAST MINUTE THAT HAVE PUT A BURDEN ON THE COUNTY AND WE HAVE TO IMPLEMENT IN A VERY SHORT TIME.

WE ARE TRYING TO DO WHAT THE LAW REQUIRES US TO DO. IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY THE LEAST. I THINK WE HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT OPINIONS. WE THINK WE HAVE IN OUR. -- HAVE IT NOW. IT NEEDS TO COME OUT WITH A SUPPORT PAGE A LITTLE BIT EASIER TO IMPLEMENT AND NOT HAVE PEOPLE GO THROUGH THE LINKS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE FOLLOWING THE LAWS THAT ARE PASSED. THEY HAVE DONE AMAZING WORK FOR US, GOING AROUND AND TALKING TO THESE PEOPLE.

>> I THINK PATRICIA AND JOEL HAVE DONE GREAT WORK FOR US.

SOMETIMES WE DON'T REALIZE THE FURTHER IMPLICATIONS OF A BUDGET UNTIL THEY HAPPEN DOWN THE ROAD. THANKFULLY, THEY ARE LOOKING

INTO TRY TO CORRECT THIS. >> YEAH.

>> WE ARE REPRESENTED TO A GREAT EXTENT IN AUSTIN. KEEP US UPDATED AS MUCH IS YOU CAN. I KNOW THE JUDGE WELL, AS WELL. IT IS A BOT TO LOOK AT. THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE MUCH TIME TO GET THIS ENTIRE AGENDA ADDRESSED IF THE DEMS EVEN COME BACK.

>> THE OTHER THING WE PUT ON THIS, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A MEETING UNTIL AFTERWORDS, IF THE GOVERNOR CALLED FOR ANOTHER SPECIAL SESSION, WE COULD CONTINUE OUR CONTRACTS WITH THEM. THEY DON'T HAVE THE PAPERWORK IN BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING TO NEED IT. WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE A SPECIAL SESSION. I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD JUST TO PREPARE AND WITH ALL THE WORK THEY HAVE BEEN DOING FOR US IN CLEANING UP THE LAST SESSIONS, GETTING US OPINIONS ON HOW THE LAWS IMPLEMENTED AND WORKING TOWARDS THIS ONE, THERE ARE SOME KEY ISSUES WITH THE SENATE BILL THAT PASSED AND SOME THINGS WITH THE

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>> MOTION. >> SECOND.

>> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> YES, MA'AM. I CONCUR WITH COMMISSIONER MAREZ AND HIS COMMENTS. THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR AT LEAST THE LAST THREE SESSIONS HAS TAKEN AWAY THE ABILITY FOR COUNTIES TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE THINGS THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPORTING. AS WE ALL KNOW, THE MAIN THING WE SUPPORT IN THIS COUNTY IS THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE. THEIR ACTIONS HAVE MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR US TO DO THAT JOB. EVERYBODY WANTS THEIR DAY IN COURT. EVERYBODY WANTS CRIMINALS HELD ACCOUNTABLE. WE CAN'T DO THAT IF WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT. WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO PAY PEOPLE TO DO THEIR JOBS IN THOSE POSITIONS. THE FACT THAT THEY ARE ONCE AGAIN TRYING TO TAKE AWAY OUR ABILITY TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO , THAT ARE CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED FOR US TO DO , JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. I AM ALSO PERSONALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT IN A STATE WHERE WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF WATER IN EVERY DIRECTION YOU CAN POINT, THIS LEGISLATURE HAS CHOSEN NOT TO PUT THAT ON AS A SPECIAL ITEM DURING THE SESSION. I THINK THAT IS A REAL MISSTEP ON THEIR PART. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. THANK YOU, YOUR

HONOR. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CONTINUE ONLY IF THE GOVERNOR CALLS ANOTHER SPECIAL SESSION WITH THE CONTRACT WITH THEM AT THE RATE THEY ARE AT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> AYE. ANY OPPOSED?

>> NO. >> MOTION PASSES, THREE APPROVE,

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NEED TO SAY, COMMISSIONER? >> GOING BACK TO ITEM A 2, WE PASSED THAT IN A SPECIAL HEARING. WHY IS IT LISTED?

>> YOU HAVE TO COME OUT AND DO AN ACTION.

>> WE ACTUALLY SORT OF DID, DIDN'T WE? WE MADE A MOTION

DURING THE SPECIAL SESSION. >> WE DID AND THEN I DID THE AGENDA ITEM RIGHT AFTERWARDS BECAUSE WE HAD THE PUBLIC

HEARING. >> I AM SORRY.

>> JUDGE, BEFORE WE START, I THINK IT IS INAPPROPRIATE THAT THIS PRESENTATION IS BEING MADE. WE HAVE HAD A STRICT POLICY THAT ANYTHING BUDGET IS DONE IN BUDGET WORKSHOP ONLY DURING THE BUDGET TIME. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT WE ARE ALLOWING THIS. ARE WE GOING TO JUST ALLOW EVERYBODY TO KEEP PUTTING THINGS ON AND HAVING PRESENTATIONS? HE SHOULD HAVE COME DURING THE BUDGET PRESENTATION. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ SHOULD HAVE PUT IT ON DURING THE BUDGET PRESENTATION. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER BUDGET WORKSHOP COMING UP. THAT WOULD BE A MORE APPROPRIATE TIME TO DO IT. WE ARE GOING AGAINST WHAT WE HAVE DONE FOR THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS IN NOT HAVING PRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET DURING THIS. I THINK WE PASSED A POLICY TO DEAL WITH THIS VERY THING. I THINK WE SHOULD TABLE THIS TO A BUDGET WORKSHOP THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE VERY QUICKLY. I KNOW IT IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 11. I THINK WE WILL MOVE IT HERE TODAY VERY SHORTLY.

WE CAN DO IT THEN. TO DO IT ON A REGULAR AGENDA ITEM IS NOT WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING. OTHERWISE, WE WILL NEED TO ALLOW EVERYBODY TO COME FORWARD AND MAKE THERE IS. NO OFFENSE, THE CONSTABLE

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>> THE COMMISSIONER HAS EVERY RIGHT TO PUT ANY ITEM ON THE

AGENDA. >> 100% AGREE.

>> THIS IS A PRESENTATION WITH NO VOTE.

>> WE HAVE TABLED THIS REPEATEDLY WHEN THESE ITEMS ARE PUT ON THE AGENDA AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME. I DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR OR RIGHT. I HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN TEXTS ON THIS. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO LET ONE DO IT OVER THE OTHER? I KNOW YOU ARE BEING COURTEOUS. THIS IS NOT AIMED AT YOU. YOU ARE BEING COURTEOUS TO A FELLOW COMMISSIONER. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE IT BASED ON HOW WE HAVE HANDLED EVERYTHING ELSE.

IF I LOSE, I LOSE, BUT I WILL STAY TRUE TO WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO. THIS ISN'T RIGHT. WE ALL KNOW THE PROCEDURES. IT WILL BE NEXT WEEK OR WHENEVER IT CAN BE. I DON'T WANT TO FILL UP COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETINGS WITH PRESENTATIONS THAT SHOULD BE DONE DURING BUDGET WORKSHOP . THAT IS MY MOTION TO TABLE UNTIL WHENEVER THE NEXT BUDGET WORKSHOP IS, WHICH WILL BE VERY SOON. IT HAS EVERY RIGHT TO BE HEARD, BUT I DON'T THINK IT

SHOULD BE HERE. >> I WILL SECOND. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WHEN IS THE NEXT DATE? I DON'T WANT TO PUT THIS

OFF. >> IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AUGUST 11. WILL PROBABLY ASK TO CHANGE THE THAT DATE , BECAUSE WE ARE NOT READY FOR BUDGET. IN MIGHT BE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. IT IS

STILL COMING UP BEFORE THE 20TH. >> BEFORE THE NEXT COURT?

>> YES. THAT WILL BE OUR SUGGESTION.

>> I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. I WISH WE COULD HAVE WORKED THAT OUT BEFORE COMING HERE. I KNOW IT TAKES EVERYONE TIME TO WORK OUT THEIR SCHEDULES.

>> ONCE IT IS ON THE AGENDA, THERE IS NOTHING TO WORK OUT. IT

IS ON THE AGENDA. >> SO YOU HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO TABLE. THAT WOULD BE UNTIL THE NEXT BUDGET WORKSHOP.

I WOULD ASK FOR A VOTE THAN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR?

>> AYE. >> AYE.

>> AYE. >> IT IS 3 TO 1, SO THE MOTION PASSES TO TABLE IT UNTIL THE NEXT BUDGET MEETING. BUDGET

WORKSHOP, YES. >> WHICH WILL BE DETERMINED VERY

SHORTLY. >> IT WAS 3 TO 1. ITEM NUMBER

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>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME. I WANTED TO GET AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE SEED FUNDING THAT THE COUNTY GAVE , ELEVATE 361, THE ENGAGEMENT CENTER LAST YEAR. AS WE STARTED AS AN INITIATIVE OF OPPORTUNITY YOUTH INITIATIVE HERE IN NUECES COUNTY, THE COUNTY WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ENTITIES THAT HELPED FUND THAT PROCESS. SO AGAIN, I AM BERT QUINTANILLA, THE POLICY AND DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR FOR EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT PARTNERS , THE NONPROFIT THAT OVERSEES THE ELEVATE CENTER. LET ME START BY THE FINDING OPPORTUNITY YOUTH. THAT IS ANYBODY 16 TO 24 YEARS OF AGE WHO IS NOT IN SCHOOL OR WORKING. IN TEXAS ALONE, THERE ARE ALMOST 500,000 YOUTH WHO FIT THIS CATEGORY , ALMOST 13% OF OUR POPULATION. IN NUECES COUNTY, WE DID A STUDY WITH THE UNIVERSITY. WE HAVE OVER 6000 YOUTH WHO FIT THIS CATEGORY. THAT IS 15% OF OUR POPULATION. PART OF THE INITIATIVE THAT STARTED THIS CENTER, STARTED WITH THE COMMITTEE AND THE CITY GETTING INVOLVED WITH EDUCATION TO EMPLOYMENT, CREATING THE YOUTH COALITION WITH WHICH THE COUNTY IS INVOLVED. WE HAVE MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE YOUTH DETENTION CENTER AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO COME IN TO GET EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND WORKFORCE RESOURCES, AS WELL. WE WERE ABLE TO OPEN UP OUR DOORS ON OCTOBER 2023 . WE HAVE SERVED OVER 192 PARTICIPANTS, WHICH IS

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YOU WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN COME BACK TO WORK ON THIS PROCESS OF HAVING THIS ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THIS COMMUNITY. IF WE DON'T DO ANYTHING, WE ARE STILL SPENDING THE MONEY WITH INCARCERATION AND EVERYTHING ELSE. I APPRECIATE IT AND AND HERE FOR QUESTIONS IF

YOU HAVE ANY. >> I HAVE A QUESTION. IS THE PICTURE ON THE FIRST PAGE YOU PROVIDED AS FAR AS DOCUMENT , DOCUMENTATION, IS THAT THE SAME BUILDING I TOURED AT THE BEGINNING AND THEN AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AGO?

>> YES. >> I GOT INVITED TO SEE THIS BUILDING WHEN IT WAS FIRST OPENED. THIS ROOM LOOKS NICE AND BRIGHT AND VERY LIGHT COLORED. IT WAS DARK AMMA LITERALLY BLACK ALL OVER. IT WAS A FORMER NIGHTCLUB.

>> USED TO BE THE COWBOY CANTINA.

>> THAT IS EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T FINISH HIGH SCHOOL TO COME BACK AND GET THEIR G.E.D. IT IS AN AMAZING FACILITY.

>> DID YOU FREQUENT IT? >> I DID NOT KNOW WHERE IT WAS.

I HAD TO GOOGLE IT ON GOOGLE MAPS. IT IS AN AMAZING TRANSFORMATION. WE ONLY PUT IN A PARK. THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER ENTITIES. WE WANT TO HELP PEOPLE GET BACK INTO EDUCATION AND BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH LICENSES AND DEGREES . THEY CAN BECOME LESS OF A BURDEN TO THE COUNTY. WHY NOT DO IT THE RIGHT WAY BY HELPING THESE YOUNG ADULTS? THERE ARE SOME AMAZING AND PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE. THEY HAVE ACHIEVED AND NOW THEY ARE ENCOURAGING NEW PEOPLE TO COME IN, YOUNGER AND OLDER ADULTS. WE DON'T ALWAYS GET A CHANCE TO SEE THE IMPACT OF THE FUNDING THAT WE SUPPORT IT WAS NOT VERY MUCH, BUT IT HAS GONE A LONG WAY. BERT MENTIONED STATE AND FEDERAL OVERSIGHT THAT IS BEING USED TO CREATE THESE PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. HERE AT HOME, THIS IS THE IMPACT. THIS WAS A REMINDER OF WHAT WAS DONE. HEB MADE A SIZABLE DONATION TO ELEVATE 361 -- ELEVATE 361. THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SELTZER ARE HELPING PEOPLE GET RE-EDUCATED TO GET BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE AND BE EFFECTIVE MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

>> WE ARE HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE INVITATION IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO COME BY AT ANY TIME. YOU CAN SEE THESE YOUNG ADULTS DOING THEIR BEST TO TRY TO GET BACK INTO IT.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING ON TO ITEM 6 -- GO AHEAD, SORRY.

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>> BEFORE WE MOVE ON, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST WE REOPEN ITEM NUMBER FOUR . SINCE I VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, WE HAVE THE

RIGHT TO DO THAT. >> WE VOTED TO TABLE IT.

>> I SUPPORTED THE MOTION. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO REOPEN ITEM NUMBER FOUR IF I CAN GET A SECOND.

>> I WILL GIVE YOU THE SECOND AND FOUR DISCUSSION. GO AHEAD.

>> I AM NOT GOING TO VOTE TO REOPEN, BUT YOU CAN DO WHAT YOU

WANT. >> WHAT ARE YOU WANTING TO DO? I

AM SORRY. >> I JUST WANT TO , I AM STRUGGLING WITH THIS MIGHTILY ON THIS DECISION. I UNDERSTAND COMMISSIONER CHESNEY'S CONCERNS ABOUT DOING THIS DURING BUDGET.

SOMETIMES IF WE HEAR SOMETHING MORE THAN ONCE, IT HELPS US WHEN WE GET INTO THE BUDGET PROCESS. I ALSO AM A STRONG SUPPORTER OF EACH COMMISSIONER HAVING THE RIGHT TO BRING THINGS BEFORE THIS COURT AND HAVE THEM DISCUSSED UP OR DOWN. GIVEN THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE MY VOTE TO NOT SUPPORT THE MOTION

THAT WAS MADE. >> HE HAS ALREADY LEFT. ARE YOU INTENDING FOR HIM -- SENIOR LET'S HAVE DISCUSSION ON THIS.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN TEXTS SAYING LET'S BRING THE MALL. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. WE HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT ON HAVING THESE THINGS DURING BUDGET. JUST BECAUSE A COMMISSIONER PUTS IT ON AND DOESN'T FOLLOW PROCEDURE, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE SOMETHING DISCUSSED. IF I DO IT, YOU SHOULD TABLE MY CRAP, TOO. WE HAVE THESE BUDGET MEETINGS FOR A REASON. LET'S PUT EVERYTHING ON WILLY-NILLY AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT HAVING BUDGET WORKSHOPS.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CHANGE MY VOTE. LET'S JUST VOTE IT UP OR DOWN, TOO. LET'S JUST DO THAT, TOO.

>> IS A 2-2 VOTE NOW. THERE IS NOBODY ELSE HERE TO VOTE.

>> WE DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS 2-2.

>> I SECONDED THAT MOTION ORIGINALLY FOR DISCUSSION.

>> JUST BRING HIM BACK IN. >> I AM NOT SAYING I'M GOING TO SWITCH, BUT I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER CHESNEY. I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A POLICY WHERE -- WE HAVE BEEN CAREFUL AS A COURT TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO BRING UP ANY ITEM. I AGREE WITH THE ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO FIND THE BALANCE OF WHEN TO DO IT DURING THE MEETING. THAT IS REALLY THE ONLY THING THAT PUSHED ME FORWARD ON THIS, THAT WE WOULD COME BACK TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION. I DO AGREE ; I HAVE GOTTEN CALLS, TOO. I JUST DIDN'T SAY. I HAVE GOTTEN SIMILAR CALLS FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO FEEL THAT THEIR OFFICE IS MOST QUALIFIED TO HAVE THIS IN. WE ARE HAVING DEBATES INDIVIDUALLY WITH THESE OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO SHOULD HAVE A RIGHT TO BRING IT UP ALL AT ONCE AND HAVE THE DISCUSSION ALL AT ONCE, RATHER THAN PETITION EACH OF US ONE AT A TIME. I DO AGREE THAT HAVING THIS HELD OUT AND TABLED BECAUSE ONE COMMISSIONER WANTED IT AND WE DON'T DO IT, IT IS DANGEROUS. WE SAY IT SHOULD BE DONE DURING BUDGET. THOSE ARE THINGS I CAN SUPPORT. I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A HABIT WHERE WE DON'T LIKE IT AND WE SHOULD IT DOWN AND NOBODY GETS A CHANCE. I WOULD BE VERY CAREFUL.

THE ONLY REASON WHY I SUPPORT CONTINUING TO TABLE THIS IS BECAUSE IT IS A BUDGET ISSUE. WE ARE ONLY DOING IT BECAUSE WE HAVE A BUDGET ISSUE COMING UP WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK AND A HALF,

RIGHT? >> YES. IT IS PRIOR TO OUR NEXT

COURT MEETING. >> I WILL BE VERY CLEAR ON THIS.

I HAVE BEEN VERY OPEN THAT EVERY COMMISSIONER HAS A RIGHT TO PUT ANYTHING ON THIS AGENDA ITEM. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS WITH CONSTABLE DORR ABOUT THIS. WE TOLD HIM THIS WAS NOT THE PROPER PROCEDURE. WE TOLD HIM THAT THE ONLY WAY TO PUT IT ON WAS A COMMISSIONER PUTTING IT ON. I DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO TAKE

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WE ALL HAVE THAT AUTHORITY TO PUT AN AGENDA ITEM ON AND BE

HEARD. >> I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS POLICY. I THINK IT IS THE TIMING. FOR ME, IT IS ABOUT THE TIMING. IF THIS WERE THE MIDDLE OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND WE NEED TO MAKE A CHANGE, LET'S DO IT RIGHT THEN AND THERE. BECAUSE WE ARE SO CLOSE AND THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES, I WANT TO KEEP IT FAIR. IF IT MEANS STACKING UP A BUDGET MEETING WHERE THE MORNING SESSION IS GOING TO BE LISTENING TO THE CONSTABLES FROM PRECINCT 1 THROUGH PRECINCT 5, EVERYONE HAS A POTENTIAL STATE IN BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR VIA -- FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT. THAT WILL COME INTO OUR DECISION-MAKING. THAT TO ME GIVES PREFERENCE, BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES WHO ARE GETTING A CHANCE TO SPEAK. I THINK THERE ARE OTHER GRAY PROPOSALS THAT COULD BE GIVEN TO THIS COURT IN PUBLIC, NOT ONE-ON-ONE IN A MEETING IN OUR OFFICES, BUT BEFORE ALL OF US. I THINK THAT WAS PROBABLY THE INTENT OF THIS ONE. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH AT LEAST THREE ELECTED LAW-ENFORCEMENT AND TWO OTHER CONSTABLES. AND THAT IS ALONG WITH PUBLIC WORKS, WHO STILL OVERSEES IT CURRENTLY. I WOULD SAY LET'S JUST WAIT. I LOVE SEEING THE PICTURE IN HIS PRESENTATION. HE AND HIS CHIEF DEPUTY ARE RUNNING THEIR CONSTABLE UNIFORMS AND THEY ARE STILL OUT THERE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT MODE , LIKE WHAT THEY USED TO DO FOR THE COUNTY.

I KNOW THAT THEY WANT TO BE INVOLVED. THEY ARE GREAT WITH WHAT THEY DO. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO BALANCE EVERYBODY OUT BY HAVING A FAIR OPPORTUNITY, EVERYONE PRESENTING AT ONCE. LET THIS BE KNOWN, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL BE PUSHED OR NOT, BUT MAYBE JUDGE, YOU CAN ASK ANY ELECTED OR APPOINTED WHO ARE INTERESTED IN OVERSEEING IT, BUT THEY SHOULD BE HERE TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION. WE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR PRECINCT 1. IT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY FORMAL PRESENTATION TO

GIVE TO THIS COURT. >> AGAIN, IF THAT IS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, GREAT. THEN WE NEED TO SEND IT OUT TO EVERY DEPARTMENT HEAD. THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO WANT TO COME AND MAKE PRESENTATIONS. HOW DO I NOW SAY NO BECAUSE COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ -- AND I'M NOT TRYING TO PICK ON HIM BECAUSE HE IS NOT HERE -- BUT HOW DO WE SAY NO TO PUT IT ON WHEN THEY SAY TO ME, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ PUTS IT ON AND IT GETS HEARD? BECAUSE I FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURES AND HE DOESN'T WANT TO, IF YOU WANT TO HEAR IT, I THINK THIS IS COMPLETELY INAPPROPRIATE. IF WE ARE GOING TO MAKE CONCESSIONS WHEN A COMMISSIONER PUTS IT ON WHEN HE KNOWS HE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO, OKAY. WE WENT TO A GREAT

EXTENT STASH >> THEY DON'T FIND IT IN OUR

POLICY. >> THE POLICY SPECIFICALLY TALKS ABOUT NOT MAKING BUDGET CHANGES DURING A HEARING. THIS IS A BUDGET CHANGE. I THINK THIS DOES FIT WITHIN OUR POLICY. MAYBE IT IS GOING TO BE A PUSH, MAYBE IT IS NOT. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE POLICY REVIEWED AND EVERYBODY CAN LOOK AT IT. THAT WAS THE INTENT OF THE POLICY. WE SPENT HOURS ON THAT BECAUSE DEPARTMENT HEADS WERE COMING IN MIDYEAR, WANTING DEPARTMENT SAVINGS OR WHATEVER. I GUESS WE WERE NOT CLEAR ENOUGH IN OUR POLICY. THIS IS WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO AVOID, NOT HAVING PRESENTATIONS DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR ON POLICY ITEMS. HE WAS NOT HERE ON THAT DEBATE. HE WAS NOT A PART OF THAT.

>> THIS IS REFERRING TO THE RESOLUTION THAT WAS PASSED

REGARDING CHANGES TO THE BUDGET. >> IT IMPACTS OUR BUDGET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR IF YOU DO THIS. I DID TELL THE

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HE IS A COMMISSIONER. BY RIGHT, BY LAW, HE CAN PUT IT ON THE

AGENDA. >> BUT WE ARE TRYING TO BE FAIR WITH EVERYBODY ELSE. I AM TELLING YOU NOW, IF I PUT SOMETHING ON AND YOU THINK IT VIOLATES, IT DOES NOT TABLE -- OF ME ONE BIT IF WE TABLE IT. THIS IS ABOUT WHAT IS DOING RIGHT AND FAIR. I'M GETTING TEXTS RIGHT NOW. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ONE COMMISSIONER GETS TO PUT SOMETHING ON AND VIOLATE WHAT WE HAVE TRIED TO WORK ON TO BE FAIR AND CONSISTENT WITH EVERYONE ELSE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, TELLING THEM WHEN TO COME AND WHEN NOT TO COME. HE HAS A RIGHT TO PUT IT

ON. >> GO AHEAD, YES.

>> EVERYBODY IS MAKING GREAT POINTS. COMMISSIONER MAREZ, I APPRECIATE YOUR POINTS ON THIS. THEY ARE WELL-TAKEN. I HAVE RECEIVED THOSE SAME PHONE CALLS. I HAVE TALKED TO AT LEAST THREE OTHER ELECTED LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE STRONG FEELINGS ABOUT THIS, AS WELL. IN THE INTEREST OF MOVING THE SON WHILE WE ARE STILL YOUNG, I WILL WITHDRAW MY REQUEST.

>> THANK YOU. I WITHDRAW MY SECOND. SO WE ARE BACK TO IT

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MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

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

>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THIS IS AN APPROVAL OF SERVICES?

>> REDUCTION OF COSTS. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

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>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS DISCUSS AND CONSIDER UPDATING AND ADOPTING THE COMMISSIONERS COURT POLICY AND ALL RELATED MATTERS. THE ONLY CHANGE RIGHT NOW'S PER THE LEGISLATION THAT CHANGED ON THE POSTINGS ON THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AGENDAS. IT IS REGARDING THE NEW DEADLINE FOR ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUALS ASKING TO PUT ON OUR AGENDA . THAT WILL BE MONDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE WEDNESDAYS AT 5:00 P.M. WE ARE NOW REQUIRED TO POST FREE BUSINESS WORKING DAYS BEFORE , NOT 72 HOURS. OUR VERY FIRST TIME THIS ACTUALLY COMES INTO LAW FOR SURE, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT WE START THIS TRANSITION ON OUR NEXT BUDGET JUST TO GET US INTO PRACTICE. IT IS A CHANGE THAT WE ARE USED TO. OUR NEXT BYLAW CHANGE THAT HAS TO BE DONE IS THE VERY NEXT MEETING WITH A HOLIDAY IN BETWEEN THERE.

>> JUDGE, I GOT DISTRACTED. >> I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> A POINT OF CLARIFICATION AS PER OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY. BUSINESS DAY, IS THAT THE DAY YOU FILE? IT IS THE NEXT DAY ACCOUNT SAYS THEY WANT?

>> THE DAY OF THE HEARING COUNTS. YOU WOULD HAVE TO POST INSTEAD OF 72 HOURS WHERE WE COUNTED WEEKENDS AND EVERYTHING,

NOW WE HAVE TO POST EARLIER. >> SO WE WOULD HAVE TO POST BY

THURSDAY. >> CORRECT.

>> WE USED TO DO FRIDAY'S AT 5:00. NOW WE ARE GOING TO BE

DOING THURSDAY'S AT 5:00. >> THURSDAY'S AT 5:00. THANK

YOU. >> IT DEPENDS ON THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN POST.

>> SORRY, WHAT WAS YOUR SPECIFIC MOTION?

>> TO CHANGE THE AGENDA DEADLINE, A POLICY THAT WE HAD IN THERE , THAT DEADLINES FOR ITEMS TO BE REQUESTED TO BE

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COMMISSIONERS HAVE WEDNESDAYS AT 5:00 P.M.

>> WE WILL VOTE ON THAT AND THEN I HAVE SOME MORE DISCUSSION, IF

THAT IS OKAY. >> SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR ON THIS AGENDA ITEM, AND I THINK YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING ELSE, BUT GO AHEAD,

COMMISSIONER. >> AGAIN, THIS IS MY OWN PERSONAL COMMENT . OF ALL THE THINGS THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE NEEDS TO BE LOOKING INTO, I CANNOT BELIEVE THEY WASTED TIME ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

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

AYE. >> AYE.

>> THE MOTION PASSES. NOW I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING ELSE

YOU WANT TO DISCUSS. >> CAN YOU HELP ME FIND THE PART

ABOUT THE BUDGET? >> IT IS NOT IN OUR POLICY. IT WAS ONLY ON OUR RESOLUTION. WE SIGNED IT WHEN WE DID OUR BUDGET

LAST YEAR. >> SAY THAT AGAIN?

>> WE PASSED A RESOLUTION REGARDING BUDGETED SALARIES THAT THE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT CHANGE AND RECLASSIFY ANY POSITIONS DURING THE CURRENT BUDGET YEAR CYCLE FROM WHAT IS ALREADY A

PART OF THE BUDGET. >> RIGHT . THE INTENT OF THAT, BY MY RECOLLECTION , WAS THAT SO WE WENT HAVE PEOPLE DOING WELL JUST ARGUED OVER. HOW DO WE MAKE THIS MORE CLEAR? WHETHER IT IS AMENDING THE POLICY, INCORPORATING THAT INTO THE POLICY , OR WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE, I AM ALL FOR HEARING THAT DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD EARLIER. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE FAIR AND CONSISTENT. DO I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO PUT THAT AS PART OF OUR POLICY AND EXPAND THE LANGUAGE SO IT BASICALLY SAYS THAT UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY -- I GET THAT EMERGENCIES HAPPEN -- BUT THE WHOLE POINT WAS THAT PEOPLE BRING IN LEFT AND RIGHT AND PEOPLE ARE COMING IN.

>> THE PROBLEM WE HAVE IS LAW-ENFORCEMENT WAS EXCLUDED

FROM THE POLICY. >> LAW-ENFORCEMENT WAS EXCLUDED.

>> THEY CHANGED SOMETHING. >> THEY WERE EXCLUDED FOR THE

POLICY? >> LAW-ENFORCEMENT IS EXCLUDED IN THE RESOLUTION. THEY CAN COME AND REQUEST CHANGES BECAUSE IT IS LAW-ENFORCEMENT AND IT CHANGES ALL THE TIME. THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE NOT UNDERLINED.

>> SO THEY ARE NOT THERE. YES. >> RIGHT. I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT THE EXCEPTION WAS FOR LAW-ENFORCEMENT. DO YOU REMEMBER WHY WE DID LAW ENFORCEMENT? I DON'T REMEMBER THE ARGUMENT, BUT NEVERTHELESS, HOW DO WE GET THIS INCORPORATED INTO THE POLICY? DO WE MAKE A MOTION TO INCORPORATE THAT IN AND EXPAND UPON IT LATER WE CAME BACK WE CANNOT DO THAT NOW.

>> IT IS IN THE POLICY. >> I AM TALKING ABOUT HOW TO DO

IT RIGHT. >> THE RESOLUTION IS ANNUAL. YOU DETERMINE IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT EACH YEAR. IF YOU PUT IT IN THE POLICY, IT IS A GIVEN. IT WILL BE THE ONGOING POLICY, WHAT WE

DO GOING FORWARD. >> OKAY, HOLD ON. WE HAVE A RESOLUTION. I MISSPOKE. IT WAS NOT POLICY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. BUT I KNEW WE VOTED ON SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT.

>> YOU ARE RIGHT. >> LET ME CORRECT MY WORDS. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RESOLUTION, NOT POLICY. IN THEORY, IT IS ON THE AGENDA . IT IS AN ITEM WE COULD HAVE DISCUSSION ON IF WE WANTED TO. IT IS GERMANE BECAUSE WE ARE TALKING ABOUT COURT POLICY.

>> CORRECTS. >> DOES THE COURT HAVE THE WILL TO MAKE THIS RESOLUTION A POLICY AND EXPAND THIS POLICY? I DON'T REMEMBER WHY LAW-ENFORCEMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS EXCLUDED.

>> LAW ENFORCEMENT AND JUVENILE ARE THE EXCEPTION. THEY STILL HAVE TO BRING IT TO COURT. C MACK I DON'T REMEMBER WHY. C MACK ON THE BOTTOM, IT SAYS EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL

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>> WHERE DOES IT SAY LAW-ENFORCEMENT AND JUVENILE?

>> IT IS THE THIRD PARAGRAPH AFTER THE SECOND ITEM.

>> OKAY. >> THE OTHER HIT ON OUR BUDGET IS, AS SOON AS WE GET THROUGH VOTING ON A BUDGET, THE NEXT MONTH AFTER, PEOPLE COME IN WITH RECLASSIFICATIONS. IS A BASICALLY AN INCREASE IN SALARY. THAT HITS OUR BUDGET. IT IS GIVING PEOPLE RAISES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DISCUSSED. WE WANTED TO TRY TO LIMIT THAT TO WHERE IT WAS DONE AT THE BUDGET TIME AND NOT DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR.

>> AS COMMISSIONER PUSLEY SAID, WHILE WE ARE STILL YOUNG -- I AM NOT YOUNG, BUT HE IS -- JENNY, IF YOU WOULD NOT MIND TAKING A STAB AT SOMETHING FOR THE NEXT MEETING SO WE CAN MOVE THIS

ALONG AT LEAST INCORPORATES -- >> INTO COMMISSIONERS COURT

POLICY. >> WHAT WE HAVE ALREADY DONE. IF THE COURT CHOOSES TO EXPAND THE INTENT TO MAKE IT MORE CLEAR, UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY, BUDGET DISCUSSIONS SHOULD BE DURING BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND BUDGET TIME ONLY. THERE ARE ALWAYS EXCEPTIONS FOR EMERGENCIES.

>> THAT IS GOOD. >> OKAY.

>> WE JUST WANT YOU TO HELP US COME UP WITH SOMETHING TO HELP US MOVE FORWARD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE COMMISSIONERS

[8. Discuss and consider the non-renewal of the Agreement with L&H Farms, LLC, for the Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds Farm Lease that is currently set to expire on September 30, 2025, and all related matters.]

ANYWAY. >> SECOND.

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

AYE? WAIT, DISCUSSION. >> IN REGARDS TO L&H FARMS, I AM ASSUMING THEY DID A GOOD JOB AND WE HAVE NO PROBLEM. WE SHOULD

STATE THAT. >> ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE PROPERTY BEING SOLD. I TALKED TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PURCHASING THE PROPERTY AND THEY ARE HAPPY TO CONTINUE THAT. JUST NEED TO TALK TO THEM, NOT US FOR THE CONTINUATION.

>> IF L&H FARMS IS LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO REPLACE SOME OF THIS LOST ACREAGE , WE HAVE SOME VERY NICE ACREAGE AROUND OUR COUNTY AIRPORT THAT WE USED TO LEASE OUT FOR FARMING AND IT HAS NOT BEEN LEASED OUT IN THE WHILE. WE WOULD LIKE TO FIND SOMEBODY TO

DO THAT. >> OKAY. GREAT IDEA.

[9. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving method of procurement IFB (Invitation for Bids) for Petronila Estates Drainage Detention Pond (Precinct 2 ARPA); authorize the Purchasing Agent to publish a notice; and related matters.]

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

>> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES. NUMBER NINE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING METHOD FOR PROCUREMENT INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR PETRONILA ESTATES DRAINAGE DETENTION POND AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASING AGENT TO PUBLISH A NOTICE. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO PASS. HE IS NOT HERE. THIS IS AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO PUBLISH A NOTICE.

>> THERE IS NO NEED FOR BACKUP BECAUSE WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROJECT AND THERE IS NOT ANYTHING REALLY TO IT OTHER THAN THE ACTION WE ARE VOTING ON, RIGHT?

>> CRACKS. >> YES.

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

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AYE. >> AYE.

>> THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM NUMBER 10, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE WITH I.C.E. FOR ARPA FUNDED OIL BELT PARK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT IN THE

AMOUNT OF $268,013. >> THIS IS THE ADDITIONAL WORK WE NEED DONE TO CONNECT TO SYSTEM BACK TO THE LIGHTING

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PUSLEY. >> I THOUGHT WE WERE TAKING IT

FROM A LOCAL PEER. >> THERE IS NOTHING THERE.

>> THIS IS ARPA FUNDS. >> YOUR HONOR, THIS IS A REMODELING OF OILBELT LITTLE LEAGUE PARK. WE NEED TO DO SOME ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL WORK THERE. HE MADE THE DECISION THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT THE NEW ELECTRICAL WORK UNDERGROUND

INSTEAD OF OVERHEAD. >> I KNEW ALL ABOUT THE PROJECT.

THAT IS GREAT. >> JUST MAKES IT A LOT CLEANER WHEN WE HAVE STORMS AND WHATNOT. LAST TIME WE HAD A HURRICANE, ALL THAT OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND WE HAD TO GET IT ALL RECONNECTED. WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF DOING THAT. THE COUNTY JUDGE AND I HAVE AGREED TO SPLIT THIS AND WE WILL FIGURE OUT HOW WE DO

THAT. >> THAT IS WHAT I WAS SAYING.

THE FUNDING SOURCE HE HAS ATTACHED SAYS ARPA FUNDS.

>> I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. GO AHEAD.

>> JUST SOME CLARIFICATION. NOW WE BASICALLY HAVE DOUBLED THE

CONTRACT DAYS? >> YES.

>> WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAS COME UP. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DELAYS BECAUSE THERE ARE VARIOUS ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP THAT ARE OUT OF OUR CONTROL. THAT IS WHY THERE IS SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE START DATE.

>> WE HAVE ALREADY APPROVED ALL OF THOSE PREVIOUS STATES, RIGHT?

>> YES. >> WE HAVE ALREADY VOTED ON

THOSE BEFOREHAND. >> YES, WE HAVE. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT. WE KNEW NEED TO MAKE THE PUBLIC INFORMED ON THAT. AS WITH MOST FACILITIES THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND A WHILE, IT IS LIKE WHEN YOU GO IN AND START TEARING OUT A WALL IN AN OLD HOUSE, YOU END UP SAYING, I DID NOT KNOW THAT WAS THERE.

EVERYBODY HAS WORKED TOGETHER, THE ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS TO GET THIS WORK DONE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I HAVE KEPT THE LITTLE LEAGUE FOLKS UP-TO-DATE. THEY HAVE A PLACE TO PLAY THEIR BASEBALL GAMES. THEY WILL DO THEIR FOOTBALL AT ANOTHER PARK WE ARE USING, THE OLD AVIATORS FIELD FOR THE GIRLS SOFTBALL PROGRAM. THEY LOVE IT OVER THERE. WE MAY NEVER BE ABLE TO GET THEM OUT. THEY REALLY LIKE PLAYING THERE. IT HAS ALL WORKED OUT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS.

>> JUDGE, I CANNOT REMEMBER WHO FUNDED THIS PRIMARILY.

>> THIS IS ALL MY FUNDS. >> I DID NOT MEAN THAT.

>> COMMISSIONER PUSLEY AND I HAVE FUNDED THIS. I ACCIDENTALLY SAID COMMISSIONER CHESNEY. I AM SO SORRY, EVERYBODY. WHILE I SAY THIS IS ALL BEING FUNDED FROM MY ARPA FUNDS COMMISSIONER PUSLEY HAS BEEN GREAT ABOUT GOING OUT THERE AND OVERSEEING THIS PROJECT AND WORKING MANY HOURS WITH THE CONTRACTORS AND COMING

UP WITH SOLUTIONS. >> THAT IS ALL I WAS GOING TO SAY. THANKS TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE. THIS IS SUCH A GREAT PROJECT, SO LONG OVERDUE. THANK YOU FOR DOING IT. IT IS NOT IN MY PRECINCT, BUT I SUPPORT IT. THIS IS SUCH A GREAT PROJECT FOR US.

THANK YOU ALL FOR WORKING ON IT. I WAS TRYING TO MAKE SURE I

THINK THE RIGHT PEOPLE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH,

COMMISSIONER. >> HE DID STATE IT CORRECTLY THAT WE ARE SPLITTING THE COSTS BETWEEN THE COUNTY JUDGE AND THE PRECINCT. I WON'T EVEN SAY YOUR NAME ANYMORE. SO WE HAVE A

[11. Discuss and consider approval and execution of Amendment No. 2 to Work Authorization No. 1 under the Master Services Agreement between Nueces County and LJA Engineering, Inc., extending the completion date for the Amistad Veterans Memorial Park Project, and related matters.]

>> AYE. >> MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM NUMBER 11, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF EXECUTION

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>> THIS IS A NO-COST EXTENSION. WE ARE ESSENTIALLY FINISHING UP

PAPERWORK. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A

SECOND. >> JUST ANOTHER GREAT PROJECT.

THIS IS REALLY COOL. THANKS TO THOSE INVOLVED. THIS IS JUST ANOTHER REALLY GOOD, GOOD PROJECT.

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

[12. Discuss and consider approval and execution of Amendment No. 1 to the Ancillary Agreement between Nueces County and Musco Sports Lighting, LLC, extending the termination date for the Lyondell Park lighting project, and related matters.]

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER 12, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN NUECES COUNTY AND MUSCO SPORTS LIGHTING EXTENDING THE TERMINATION DATE FOR THE LYONDELL PARK RIDING PROJECT AND RELATED MATTERS. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS. THE WORK HAS BEEN OUT THERE AND COMPLETED. WHY DO WE HAVE TO EXTEND A CONTRACT WHERE THE WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE?

>> THAT COMES FROM THE AUDITORS TO US. WE HAVE TO HAVE AN EXISTING AGREEMENT IN ORDER FOR US TO PAY.

>> WE GET INVOICES THAT ARE PASSED DUE. IS THAT CORRECT? CAN WE ASK OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY? WHY DO WE NEED A CURRENT CONTRACT WITH A PERSON TO PAY FOR WORK THAT HAS BEEN COMPLETED WHEN THE

CONTRACT DATE HAS GONE. >> IT IS THE WORK PRIOR TO THE END DATE. CAN WE ALTER THE END DATE?

>> NO. THE WORK IS COMPLETED AND FUNCTIONING AND WORKING. I THOUGHT WE HAD A DUTY TO PAY PEOPLE WHAT IS THERE IS PROMPTLY. WE DON'T EXTEND CONTRACTS JUST TO PAY PEOPLE. I

DON'T THINK THIS IS NECESSARY. >> THE SERVICES IT SHOULD BE AT

THE END OF THE CONTRACT DATE. >> THIS IS INCORRECT, I BELIEVE.

I AM ASKING THOSE OF YOU. >> IT COULD BE A LOGISTICAL MATTER WITH THE DAY. AS FAR AS THE COUNTY PAYING A BILL THAT IT DOES, I AM NOT AWARE OF THAT NECESSITY.

>> WE DON'T NEED TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT TO PAY BILL, RIGHT?

>> NOT THAT I AM AWARE OF. >> I AM UNAWARE OF ANYBODY ON MY

STAFF SAYING THAT. >> DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU TALKED

TO? >> I CAN GET JENNY TO GIVE ME THE INFORMATION THUS FAR. THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY WE COULD GET

THIS INFORMATION. >> I LOVE THAT SYSTEM.

>> THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE SYSTEM THAT IS PREVENTING?

>> I WOULD NOT SAY IT IS WORK DAY. THE PASSED 35 YEARS, I HAVE BEEN HERE THAT LONG, WE NEED TO GET INTO AGREEMENT , LIKE TERESA IS SAYING, THAT THE WORK WAS PERFORMED OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE

OF THE TIMEFRAME. >> IF YOU ARE SAYING THAT, THE WORK WAS PERFORMED AFTER THE TIMEFRAME, THAT IS A VERY

DIFFERENT THING. >> IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING?

>> OUR DATE WAS DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED

MAYBE TWO MONTHS AGO. >> THE CONTRACT WAS BEFORE THE

END DATE? >> WE SUBMITTED A REQUEST TO MUSCO SPORTS LIGHTING . THE PERSON IN CHARGE , THEY SAY HE RETIRED. WE HAD TROUBLE FINDING SOMEBODY OVER THERE.

>> YOU ARE SAYING THAT AFTER THE CONTRACT WAS ENDED , WE DID NOT HAVE A CONTRACT WITH THEM. THEY STILL CAME AND DID THE WORK. NOW YOU ARE ASKING US TO PAY SOMEONE. THEY NEVER SHOULD HAVE DONE THE WORK WITHOUT A CONTRACT.

>> CORRECTS. -- CORRECT . >> WE HAVE TO HAVE A CONTRACT. I

CAN SEE NOW WHERE THE ISSUE IS. >> WE HAVE AN EXPIRED CONTRACT.

>> THEY CAME AND DID THE WORK AFTER THE EXPIRED CONTRACT WITHOUT A CURRENT CONTRACT ON THE JOB. THE WORK NOW HAS BEEN DONE. WE ARE OBLIGATED BY LAW TO PAY THEM, JENNY? SO I GUESS I

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AND DONE DEAL. >> QUESTION: ARE THESE ARPA

FUNDS OR COUNTY FUNDS? >> THEY ARE COUNTY FUNDS.

>> THEY ARE CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FUNDS. THE CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN GONE FOR WEEKS. WE ARE ALREADY USING THE LIGHTS. I HAD THE SAME QUESTION THAT YOU DID, YOUR HONOR. I CALLED EVERYWHERE AND SAID, WHY THE HECK ARE WE DOING THIS? I GUESS WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS IN PLACE FOR OUR SYSTEM TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE OWE THIS MONEY AND GIVE US THE ABILITY TO PAY IT. I DON'T KNOW.

>> THE THING IS, THE PROJECT WAS THREE QUARTERS COMPLETED. WE ARE TRYING TO FIND SOMEBODY TO CONTRACT WITH ON THEIR SIDE.

THAT KIND OF LAPSED AND THAT IS ON ME. WE COULDN'T STOP THE

PROJECT. >> WE WERE TRYING TO PAY THEM, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYBODY TO FILL OUT THEIR SIDE OF THE PAPERWORK SO WE COULD PAY THEM.

>> YOU ARE SAYING THE WORK WAS DONE AFTER THE CONTRACT ENDED AND THEN THEY CAME AND DID THE WORK.

>> THEY WERE COMPLETING THE WORK.

>> THEY WERE STILL ON THE JOB. >> THEY ARE NOT ON A CONTRACT

AND THEY CAME AND DID WORK. >> HE FINISHED THE WORK, YES.

>> I DON'T KNOW. >> THE COUNTY ATTORNEY IS SAYING WE HAVE TO PAY THEM. YOU ARE SAYING THE JOB IS DONE. THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED BEFORE ANYONE CONTINUES IN FUTURE JOBS.

THESE SHOULD BE EXTENDED BEFORE THE WORK IS DONE. I MAKE A MOTION TO PAY AND EXTEND, BUT BE VERY CLEAR THAT IN THE FUTURE

THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> BUT I THINK I AM HEARING IS, YOU DIDN'T BRING THIS FOR EXTENSION WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FOR EXTENSION. YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, BUT YOU HAVE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

>> I DON'T DISAGREE. WE WERE TRYING TO FIND SOMEBODY, AND MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE TRIED HARDER. THE PROJECT NEEDS TO BE

COMPLETED. >> I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT IS NOT COOL. THAT PUTS US IN THE WAY OF LIABILITY IF SOMEBODY IS OPERATING WITHOUT A CONTRACT. I AM NOT TRYING TO BE A LAWYER. THAT IS JENNY'S JOB. PLEASE DON'T LET THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. WE HAVE TO GET THESE CONTRACTS EXTENDED WAY BEFORE NOW. THANK YOU .

>> A LITTLE BIT IN DEFENSE OF STAFF. THIS PROJECT WAS BEGUN BEFORE I GOT HERE. IT WAS IN MY PRECINCT. I ASSURE YOU THAT IT

WILL NOT HAPPEN WHILE I AM HERE. >> I APPRECIATE YOU SAYING THAT.

IT IS ADWORDS JOB. WE ARE POLICYMAKERS. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE HIT FOR THAT , BUT THAT IS WHY WE HAVE THESE STAFF

PEOPLE TO DO THIS. >> I GOT IT.

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

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

AYE ? >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM 13, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER UPCOMING NO MEETING DATE AND WORKSHOP. OUR WORKSHOP IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 11. WE ARE NOT READY TO CONTINUE WITH THIS BUDGET WORKSHOP BECAUSE OF OUR PROBLEMS WITH GETTING CALCULATED LEVIES, AMOUNTS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT. I WOULD BE ASKING THAT IT WOULD BE PUSHED TO NEXT WEEK.

>> ARE YOU NEEDING A CONSENSUS DATE?

>> YEAH, THAT IS WHAT I AM ASKING EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT. WE ALSO HAVE OUR STATED THE COUNTY ON THE 14TH. I WAS THINKING MAYBE THE 18TH OR THE 19TH, IF YOU ARE AVAILABLE. I THINK WE

HAVE COURT ON THE 20TH, TOO. >> I CAN DO THE 18TH.

>> CAN YOU DO THE 18TH? >> SURE.

>> OKAY. IF EVERYONE IS IN AGREEMENT.

>> THIS WILL BE A BUDGET WORKSHOP?

>> YES. ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEADS WHO WISH TO COME AND SPEAK NEED TO MARK THAT DATE DOWN ON THEIR CALENDARS.

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>> LET'S SEND SOMETHING OUT TO ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS AND OFFICIALS AND SAY, IF YOU WANT IT, WE HAVE A DATE.

>> THE 18TH. >> PLEASE LET'S GET THAT OUT TO ANYONE. IF ANYBODY WANTS TO ADD TO THE AGENDA, WE CAN.

>> IS IS UP FOR DISCUSSION? >> IT DEPENDS ON THE NUMBERS WITH THE CALCULATIONS AND THE PRESENTATIONS.

>> WE HAVE AN ACTUAL PROPOSED BUDGET.

>> IT WOULD BE QUITE A BIT. >> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE TAX RATE. YOU ACTUALLY VOTE ON THE 20TH. WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE

PROPOSED BUDGET. >> IS IT A 9:00 TO 2:00 KIND OF

THING? >> I WOULD THINK AT LEAST. I DON'T THINK THERE WAS GOING TO BE A WHOLE LOT TO DISCUSS.

>> IF YOU INCLUDE PRESENTATIONS. >> I GUESS IT IS GOING TO DEPEND ON IF PEOPLE WANT TO SUBMIT PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE ONE AND I

LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING THAT. >> IS THIS ONLY ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT? IF LAW ENFORCEMENT WANTS TO COME AND, CAN THEY? SEE MACK IF ANYBODY WANTS TO ASK FOR SOMETHING, IT IS A WORKSHOP.

>> WE CANNOT ALLOW ONE AND NOT ALLOW THE OTHER, SO GENERAL COMMENT. HEAT IT BRIEF AND SHORT. WE DO NOT WANT TO BE HERE

TOO LATE. >> MAYBE WE SHOULD START AT 8:30 INSTEAD OF 9:00? IF IT IS GOING TO BE ROBUST, I DON'T WANT TO SHORTEN THOSE IMPORTANT PRESENTATIONS BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF HERE AT A DECENT HOUR. I GUESS WE MAY EXPECT TO BE THERE ALL DAY. I WOULD PREFER 8:30.

>> I THINK WE WILL START AT 8:30 THEN.

>> 9:00 IS FINE. >> OKAY, SO WE ARE STAYING AT

9:00? >> SORRY.

>> THE NEW POLICY WITH RESPECT TO WHEN THEY HAVE TO BE, DOES

THAT GO WINTER EFFECT? >> WE WILL BRING BACK TO COURT ON THE 20TH. WE ASKED JENNY TO WORK ON LANGUAGE ON THE RESOLUTION THAT WE HAD ON BUDGET PRESENTATIONS AND CHANGES.

>> I AM TALKING ABOUT THE POLICY FOR POSTING LEGISLATION

MANDATED. >> IS THAT NOW OR SEPTEMBER 1?

>> THE STATUTE BEGINS SEPTEMBER 1. THE JUDGE HAS STATED THAT THE COURT WOULD FOLLOW THE POLICY GOING FORWARD.

>> YES. THE LAW SAYS SEPTEMBER 1.

>> MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS AWARE THAT THEY NEED TO HAVE IT IN AT

THE NEW DAYTIME , NOT THE OLD. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSIONS? EVERYBODY IS GOOD? AUGUST 18 AT 9:00 A.M. FOR ANYONE WHO IS

[1. Discuss and consider ratification and approval of modifications to interlocal agreements with the U.S. Marshals Service for East Hidalgo Detention Center and Coastal Bend Detention Center and all related matters.]

THERE IS NO IMPACT TO OUR BUDGET.

>> SECOND. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE OR CO- >> AYE.

[1. Discuss and consider adoption of a Resolution authorizing Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the Colonia Self-Help Center Program, adding 6 months to the term and making certain changes to the services to be provided, and related matters.]

>> THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NEXT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER DISCUSSION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO THE AGREEMENT OF THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR THE TREND 35 -- COLONIA SELF-HELP CENTER PROGRAM, ADDING SIX MONTHS TO THE TERM AND MAKING CERTAIN CHANGES TO THE SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED , AND RELATED MATTERS. THIS HAS BEEN TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND THEY HAVE APPROVED IT. I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS.

>> SECOND. I JUST WANT TO COMMENT. I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION SECTION. IT IS VERY HELPFUL. THE RECOMMENDATION, THE BACKGROUND DISCUSSION, WE DON'T NEED ALL OF THIS EXTRA DOCUMENTATION AS LONG AS THAT IS THERE. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WE DON'T NEED TO HAVE PAGES. YOU CAN PUT IT ALL THERE.

THAT IS GOOD ENOUGH TO TAKE ACTION ON. THANK YOU FOR THAT

WORK. VERY THOROUGH. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A

[1. Discuss and consider conditional selection of SpawGlass Contractors for Hilltop Community Center Renovation (IFB No. 3313-25); and related matters.]

>> AYE. >> THE MOTION PASSES. PUBLIC WORKS, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER CONDITIONAL SELECTION OF SPAWGLASS CONTRACTORS FOR THE HILLTOP COMMUNITY CENTER

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RENOVATION AND RELATED MATTERS. >> WE ARE RECOMMENDING INITIALLY THE SELECTION OF SPAWGLASS CONTRACTORS FOR THE HILLTOP

COMMUNITY CENTER. >> THAT IS OUR RECOMMENDATION AT THIS POINT IN TIME. WE WILL BEGIN MEETING WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO TALK ABOUT THE PROJECT AND THINGS THAT WE MAY OR MAY NOT WANT TO KEEP IN THE PROJECT. I APPRECIATE THE DIRECTOR BEING HERE TODAY. THANK YOU, DAVID.

>> I HAVE A COMMENT ON THIS. WE ONLY RECEIVED ONE BID?

>> YOU MADE THE MOTION AND THE SECOND.

>> I SECONDED. >> SO WE RECEIVED ONE VALID BID?

>> YES. >> AND WE RECEIVED ANOTHER THAT

WAS NONRESPONSIVE. >> MY OPINION IS THAT SPAWGLASS CONTRACTORS HAS DONE GOOD WORK. I REMEMBER WHEN WE WENT TO FIX THE SENIOR CENTER, THE COMMUNITY CENTER THERE. THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND DOING GOOD WORK FOR NUECES COUNTY FOR QUITE A WHILE.

I KNOW THEY HAVE MADE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES IN THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A LOT OF WORK. I GUESS THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER COMPETITORS WHO ARE BUSY BIDDING ON OTHER WORK. IT IS CONCERNING.

I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE VARIETY, SEE MORE PEOPLE APPLY JUST TO GIVE OTHER PEOPLE A CHANCE. WE WILL NOT GO WITH THEM IF THEY ARE MORE COSTLY, BUT IF SOMEBODY IS WATCHING, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO PUT IN FOR A BID. WE NEED SOME GOOD COMPETITION. GOOD COMPETITION DOES NOT HURT ANYONE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE. WE CAN'T FORCE THAT. IF ALL WE GET IS ONE GOOD BID FROM SPAWGLASS, I WILL SUPPORT IT. I JUST HAD A

QUESTION ABOUT THAT. >> SURE.

>> WE APPRECIATE THOSE REMARKS . WE WERE HOPING TO GET A TO 10 RESPONSES ON THIS. WE TOOK THE EXTRA STEP OF SEVERAL OF US INCLUDING MYSELF CALLING CONTRACTORS. WE SAID, HEY , PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. I HAD TWO DIFFERENT CONTRACTORS WHITE KNOLL ARE GOOD CONTRACTORS WHO HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK IN THIS COMMUNITY. THIS IS A GOOD PROBLEM. OF THEM SAID THEY HAD SO MUCH WORK RIGHT NOW THAT THEY COULD NOT TAKE ON ANOTHER JOB.

THIS IS A FAIRLY LARGE JOB. I APPRECIATE THEIR CANDOR ON THAT.

I DON'T WANT THEM TO GET IN AND FIND OUT THEY ARE OVERWHELMED AND CANNOT MEET THE PROCESSES THEY NEED TO. WE AGREE WITH YOU 100%. WE WERE HOPING TO SEE MORE ON THIS. AS YOU SAID IN THE BEGINNING, SPAWGLASS HAS DONE A LOT OF WORK IN THIS COUNTY. THEY DID A BIG PROJECT THAT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL. THEY ARE IN GOOD

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

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION

[1. Receive calculations of the no-new revenue tax rate, the voter-approval tax rate and the fund balances for Nueces County, Nueces County Farm to Market, and Nueces County Hospital District for 2025.]

STILL A QUESTION GOING ON. >> SO JUST GOING THROUGH THE TAX

RATES? >> YES. FROM THE TRUTH IN TAXATION WORKSHEETS THAT WERE VERIFIED BY THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S OFFICE AND CONSTANTS, OUR BUDGET OFFICER.

>> DO WE HAVE HARDCOPIES ? TWO THERE ARE FIVE .

>> JUDGE, WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE A MOTION ON TODAY

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THAT WE DO? >> THIS IS NOT REALLY THE

ACTION. >> THIS IS JUST TO RECEIVE THE TAX RATES, THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE. THAT IS ALL THAT IS REQUIRED BY STATUTE.

>> ANYTHING THAT IS ONLINE, WE WILL POST THOSE CORRECTLY AS SOON AS WE CAN, BECAUSE THEY ARE INCORRECT ONLINE.

>> THIS GOES TO A POINT I MADE ON AN UNRELATED ISSUE, BUT IT CONNECTS TO THIS. SOMETHING COMES IN AT THE LAST MINUTE THAT WE CANNOT AVOID. IT HAPPENS. WE WANT THE PUBLIC TO VIEW IT AS THEY ARE LISTENING TO THE MEETING. I KNOW THAT WE WILL POST THIS ONLINE TO GIVE PROPER ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY. IN REAL TIME, ALL THEY WILL HERE IS THE VERBAL PART. THEY WILL NOT NECESSARILY BE ABLE TO SEE THE HARD COPY. IT PROVES THAT WE NEED TO GET THAT TECHNOLOGY WHEN THE TIME COMES, HOPEFULLY SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THIS TO THE

COMMUNITY. >> LET ME BE CLEAR WITH WHAT YOU ARE PASSING OUT. THE ONLY THING WE NEED IS THE SECOND PAGE.

>> YOU NEED PAGES TWO, THREE, AND FOUR. THAT IS CORRECT.

>> SO WHAT CAME OUT OF THE TRUTH IN TAXATION WORKSHEETS. OKAY.

>> GOING INTO THIS, I ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE CLEAR THAT THERE HAS BEEN THREE SUPPLEMENTS AT THIS TIME ALREADY TO THE ACTUAL APPRAISALS. WE HAVE THREE ADDITIONAL PACKETS OF INCREASED OR DECREASED APPRAISAL VALUES, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT. I AM HERE TO PRESENT THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE AND THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE. THAT IS FOR NUECES COUNTY , NUECES COUNTY FARM TO MARKET, AND THE HOSPITAL

DISTRICT. >> WILL BE .266136 PER $100 OF VALUATION. THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE WILL BE .286449 PER $100 OVULUATION AND THAT DOES INCLUDE UNUSED INCREMENT OF .122888 PER $100 OF VALUATION AND THAT WILL BE FOR NUECES COUNTY. THE TAX RATE FOR THE FARM TO MARKET WILL BE THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE WILL BE .003203 PER $100 OF VALUATION. AND THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE WILL BE .003340 PER $100 OF VALUATION. AND FOR THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT TAX RATE, THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT TAX RATE, THE NO NEW REVENUE TAX RATE, WILL BE .089495 PER $100 OF VALUATION. THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE FOR THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT WILL BE .097430 PER $100 OF VALUATION. AND THOSE WILL BE THE TAX RATES AS FROM THE TRUTH IN TAXATION WORK SHEETS. STAND BY FOR ANY

QUESTIONS. >> ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS?

>> AT SOME POINT, YOUR HONOR, AND WE USED TO GET THIS WHEN I WAS HERE BEFORE, I THINK MR. WATERMAN WOULD PUT IT TOGETHER FOR US. CONSTANCE, AND THAT'S A WORK SHEET SHOWING WHAT THE BEGINNING VALUATIONS WERE FOR NUECES COUNTY AND THEN SHOWING ALL THE EXEMPTIONS AND I THINK THAT'S VERY HELPFUL IN US SEEING HOW THOSE IMPACT THE FINAL VALUATIONS. I PROBABLY HAVE AN OLD ONE SOMEWHERE I CAN DIG UP AND SHOW YOU. I'LL MAKE

A POINT TO DO THAT. >> PERFECT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS

[2. Discuss and review the Monthly Financial Reports for Fiscal year 2024-2025 ending June 30, 2025, and related matters.]

DISCUSS AND REVIEW THE MONTHLY FINANCIALS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024/'25 ENDING JUNE 30TH, 2025. I AM GOING TO ASK TO TABLE, BUT

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>> JUST A REMINDER MONTHLY FINANCIALS JUST INFORMATIONAL.

AND IT IS A LOOK AT THE SYSTEMATIC POINT IN TIME AND THERE'S ALWAYS MOVEMENT WITHIN THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM.

>> ABSOLUTELY AGREE. BUT I BELIEVE THERE'S SOME OTHER

ISSUES WITH THIS. >> DO YOU WANT TO TELL US WHAT THOSE ISSUES ARE,, YOU KNOW, OR -- DO WE NEED -- DO YOU WANT TO

WORK THAT OUT JUST -- >> WE CAN COME BACK AND TELL

YOU. THERE'S SO -- SO MUCH. >> THESE HAVE HIGHLIGHTS ON THIS PAGE, HOW ARE THESE THE SAME REMAINING BALANCES WHEN REPORTING REVENUE IS OVERBUDGET AND SHOULD BE ZERO AND CIRCLED NUMBERS THAT ARE INCORRECT. A WHOLE PAGE OF CHECKS THAT ARE CORRECT BUT CIRCLED ONES ARE INCORRECT. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A MOVING TARGET THERE AND I ALSO DO UNDERSTAND AND LET ME BE CLEAR FOR THE PUBLIC. THIS IS NOT TO POINT OUT ANYBODY INTENTIONALLY OR ANYTHING. AND THE WORKDAY TRANSITION HAS BEEN A HEADACHE AND HAS NOT GIVEN US ACCURATE NUMBERS BUT IT IS ALSO -- WE HAVE NOT -- YOU KNOW, DONE CLOSED OUT OUR BOOKS YET AND WE HAVE A LOT OF INACCURACIES I'M NOT WILLING TO MOVE FORWARD ON VOTING ON SOMETHING OR APPROVING OR I GUESS WE JUST REVIEW IT.

IT'S NOT LIKE WE VOTE ON IT. BUT I -- IN THE REVIEW, I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST A SIT-DOWN WITH THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AND US COMING TO SOME SORT OF AGREEMENT MOVING FORWARD AND WORKING ON THOSE TOTALS BETTER AND WORKING WITH WORKDAY AND GETTING -- I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS AND THAT'S A BUDGET ISSUE. WORKING TO MOVE FORWARD TO SPEND WHATEVER OR CORRECT, GET THE SUPPORT AND OUR DEPARTMENTS GET THE SUPPORT TO THE OFFICE BUT WE HAVE -- WE ARE NOT MOVING FORWARD WITH CORRECT NUMBERS FROM THE BALANCES ON FUND BALANCES, ANYTHING. IT'S A VERY SCARY THING FOR US AND IT IS -- AFTER OUR FORENSIC AUDIT BROUGHT UP SOME KEY ISSUES, I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO MOVE FORWARD AND CORRECTING THIS IN THE NEXT YEAR AND THAT SHOULD BE A MAJOR FOCUS OF US MOVING

[3. Discuss and consider approving Budget Amendment No.12 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and all related matters.]

>> THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE A NORMAL BUDGET AMENDMENT. NO SPECIAL ITEMS IN IT. NOTHING OF CONCERN.

>> CONSTANCE, HAVE YOU LOOKED OVER THESE TRANSFERS TO THE REGULAR BUDGET AND I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS?

>> SECOND. WITH -- DISCUSSION. >> YES, GO AHEAD.

>> I GUESS -- I LIKE STREAMLINE. I LIKE SUMMARY. I LIKE TO WHERE IT'S EASY FOR US AND THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO GATHER INFORMATION AND I TRUST IN THAT YOU WOULD -- YOU, GRAYSON AND OF COURSE CONSTANCE, WE HIRED YOU, BUT GRAYSON, YOU WERE HIRED FOR YOUR POSITION INDEPENDENTLY OF THIS COURT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE US THAT DEFINITIVE, YES. SO WHEN YOU TELL US THAT, I'LL TAKE YOU AT

YOUR WORD. >> YES.

>> BUT I'M ALSO GOING TO PUT IT ON YOU IF IT TURNS WRONG. RIGHT? BECAUSE WE TRUST IN YOU TO BE ABLE TO --

>> WELL. >> CRUNCH THOSE NUMBERS. I KNOW WE STILL HAVE OUR RESPONSIBILITY. BUT IF YOU ARE TELLING US THAT THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, THEN I TRUST THAT YOU WITH YOUR SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN FINANCES, THAT WE'RE GOOD TO GO. BECAUSE I FEEL THAT THAT IS MORE HELPFUL TO HAVE A SUMMARY THAT MAKES IT MUCH EASIER TO FOLLOW. SO THAT'S -- JUST ME. I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE DIFFERENT MINDSETS AND DIFFERENT WAYS TO APPROACH IT. WE KNOW THE JUDGE IS VERYFOCUSED ON THIS AND SPENDS A LOT OF TIME ON THIS MAYBE MORE THAN THE COURT. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU CAN TELL US THAT DEFINITIVELY AND I'M NOT SAYING WE EXPECT THIS TO BE WRONG BUT THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP WITHIN THE LAST MEETING OR SO. I WANT THE PUBLIC TO JUST KNOW THERE'S PROBABLY MORE SCRUTINY NOW MORE THAN EVER WITH OUR AUDITOR. JUST BE CAREFUL. IF YOU SAY THAT, THEN I'M GOING TO TRUST THAT. BUT IF YOU HAVE A DOUBT, IT'S OKAY TO SAY HEY, WE STILL NEED TO LOOK AT IT.

THAT'S -- THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING AND I'M NOT SAYING JUST

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>> AND LET ME ALSO JUST STATE FOR THE RECORD, COME OCTOBER 1, WE HAVE CREATED THE BUDGET OFFICE AND BUDGET OFFICERS SO THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS WILL COME THROUGH THAT OFFICE IN THE

FUTURE TOO. SO. YES. >> EXCUSE ME, COULD I JUST MAKE ONE COMMENT? WHEN DEPARTMENTS SPEND MONEY OUT OF THE BUDGETS AND THEY GO NEGATIVE IN THE RED, SO WE'RE MOVING FUNDS FROM ONE ACCOUNT TO ANOTHER ACCOUNT SO THEY WON'T BE IN THE RED. AND THAT'S WHAT THESE BUDGET AMENDMENTS ARE. JUST SO YOU KNOW. SO THEY'RE NOT -- IN THE RED.

>> AND INITIALLY WE DO REVIEW EACH ONE THAT COMES IN BEFORE IT GOES ON TO THE SUMMARY SHEET. THERE'S A BACKUP TO THAT.

>> SO WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. ALL THOSE IN

FAVOR? OH, GO AHEAD. >> YOU ARE NOT MOVING MONEY FROM

ACCOUNTS. JUST TO BE CLEAR. >> WITHIN -- THEIR BUDGETED LINE

ITEMS AND ACCOUNTS. YES. >> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE.

>> YES. >> RIGHT.

>> WITHIN THEIR BUDGETS. YES. OR THEY HAVE TO COME TO COURT AND ASK -- YES. SO THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR

[4. Discuss and consider approving Project Budget Amendment No. 015 and all related matters.]

>> MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SO MOVE.

>> WE HAVE THIS MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. AND I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO GO BACKWARDS FOR ANYTHING. WE HAVE --

ADDRESSED ALL OF THE ISSUES. >> THE TABLE? YOU NEED BOOK TO TABLE -- YOU MADE A MOTION, TABLE. I DON'T REMEMBER --

THERE'S A SECOND. >> THAT'S A GOOD POINT. WE MAY

NOT HAVE VOTED ON THAT. >> ON NUMBER 2.

>> E2. YES? >> YOU MADE THE MOTION.

>> SORRY. >> WITH THE CLERK'S TIMES WE

STARTED TALKING. >> WE TALKED -- DID WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND? IT'S JUST TO DISCUSS AND REVIEW. BUT IT'S NOT ACTUALLY A MOTION. IT DOESN'T SAY -- JUST SAYS DISCUSS AND REVIEW. SO -- THAT'S WHY WE BACKED UP ON THAT

ONE. SORRY YES. >> I'M SORRY.

>> I NEED SOMEBODY TO WATCH. THANK YOU THOUGH.

>> JUST TESTING YOU. >> THAT'S OKAY.

-- I -- I I BELIEVE WE ARE READY TO GO TO EXECUTIVE UNLESS I HAVE MISSED ANYTHING THAT ANYONE WANTS TO CORRECT ME ON. I'M

[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.]

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ITEM C, CONSULT WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE CORPUS CHRISTI HOUSING AUTHORITY AND RELATED MATTERS. TAKE ACTION IN OPEN SESSION -- THAT WOULD BE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.171 AGAIN TAKE ACTION AS NECESSARY. IT IS 11:13. AND WE

[A. Consult with County Attorney on legal matters regarding settlement of the May 20, 2025 lost-property claim of Teodoro Trejo (Tex. Gov’t Code §551.071); discuss, consider, and take action on settlement of Teodoro Trejo’s claim, as needed, in open session.]

MOTION FOR ITEM 8? >> YES, YOUR HONOR. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO PURSUE SETTLEMENT OF THIS LOST PROPERTY CLAIM FOR THE SUM OF $479.54 AND TO AUTHORIZE THE AUDITOR OF THE PROPER REQUEST TO ISSUE A SETTLEMENT CHECK FOR THAT AMOUNT.

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

>> AYE. SEE ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES.

>> IS IT A GIVEN THAT THE JUDGE HAS THE ABILITY TO SIGN THAT RELEASE? IS THAT PART OF THE PROCESS? DO WE NEED TO PUT THAT

AS PART OF THE MOTION? >> IT IS PRETTY MUCH A GIVEN IF

IT IS VOTED ON. >> IT WOULD BE A GIVEN IF THE

AUDITOR REQUIRED IT AS A -- >> OKAY.

>> I DON'T WANT TO HOLD IT UP.

>> PERFECT. >> UPON PROPER REQUEST.

>> SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO -- >> WHATEVER PROPER IS.

>> WHATEVER IS VOTED ON, WE PROCEED WITH THE SIGNATURE. IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER MOTIONS FOR TODAY,

[ Adjournment in Memory (upon request)]

ARMY RESERVE FOR 6 1/2 YEARS. WHILE ATTENDING COLLEGE, HE HELPED HIS FATHER RUN FAMILY BUSINESSES. GUZMAN GROCERY STORE, APARTMENTS AND SEVERAL REAL ESTATE RENTALS . HE BECAME A REAL ESTATE BROKER, WENT ON TO OPEN THE GOLD COAST REAL ESTATE IN THE 80S AT THE SAME TIME HE WAS AWARDED A U.S. POSTAL SERVICE CONTRACT WITH THE CLERK IN CHARGE OF THE NAVAL AIR STATION POST FOR OVER 20 YEARS. IN 1997, MARTIN AND HIS SON MICHAEL MOVED TO GOLD COAST MARYLAND. HE CONTINUE TO HELP RUN THE BUSINESS UNTIL HIS PASSING. FOR OVER 28 YEARS, HE DEDICATED HIS LIFE AND LOVED BEING AT THE OFFICE WITH HIS EMPLOYEES WHICH HE CONSIDERED FAMILY. IN A 2003, MARTIN AND MICHAEL WERE AWARDED THE SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR I THE HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. MARTIN WAS A MEMBER OF THE SAINT PHILLIPS APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH. HE WAS BORN IN CORPUS CHRISTI ON JUNE 7, 1941 AND WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY MARTIN GUZMAN SR. AND HIS MOTHER, LUCINDA MATTHEWS, SISTER, DOUGLAS MATTHEWS, HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW, AUNTS AND UNCLES AND COUSINS. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 15 YEARS, GLORIA GUZMAN. MARTIN GUZMAN'S SON, ALLISON GUZMAN, MICHAEL GUZMAN, ANNA GUZMAN, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, DAVID MATTHEWS, MANY GRANDKIDS.

HAVING THE DISTINGUISHED HONOR OF SERVICES -- I DON'T BELIEVE -- SO SORRY. HIS SERVICES -- HE WAS MARRIED AND HAD A MASS ON FRIDAY, JULY 25. IT IS OUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT --

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MEMORIAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2025 AT THREE P.M. AT KELSEY MEMORIAL METHODIST CHURCH IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. THE COURT AND ALL OF US SEND OUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AS WELL. ARE THERE ANY OTHERS? ANYONE ELSE? THEN , WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO ONCE AGAIN STATE OUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES FOR THE GUZMAN AND THE MODERNISTS FAMILIES. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER BUSINESS, NO OTHER ADJOURNMENTS IN MEMORY, THEN IT IS

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.