Sep 24, 2025 Commissioners Court - Regular

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FOR THE BRIDGE CHURCH AND CONTINUE STANDING FOR THE

PLEDGES, AS WELL. >> IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE COME BEFORE YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY AND YOUR MANY BLESSINGS. I ASK YOUR PROTECTION, YOUR BLESSING OVER THE PROCEEDINGS OF TODAY. I ASK, LORD, THAT YOU BE WITH THE JUDGE AND THE COMMISSIONERS TO GIVE THEM WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING AND GUIDANCE FOR DECISION-MAKING. I ASKED FOR EVERY PERSON PRESENTING, LORD GOD, AND EVERYONE BEING HONORED TODAY, I ASK A FAVOR OVER EACH AND EVERY PERSON IN THIS PLACE, THAT YOU WOULD PROTECT AND BLESS AND DUAL IN YOUR NAME. IN YOUR

NAME WE PRAY, 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. I AM CERTIFYING A QUORUM IS HERE. IT IS 9:03. WE WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER.

ON ITEM D, ANNOUNCEMENTS OF DISCLOSURE A CONFLICT OF INTERESTS, IF ANYONE HAS SOMETHING THAT WISH TO PROCLAIM

[1. In recognition of National 4-H Week - October 5-11, 2025.]

THEY DO. >> WHEREAS NATIONAL , 4-H IS BUILDING A REGENERATION IN THE WORLD OF CHANGE AND EQUIP YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SKILLS FOR THE FUTURE WHILE MEETING THEM WHERE THEY ARE TODAY, WHEREAS 4-H IS AMERICA'S LARGEST YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING 6 MILLION YOUTH ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND WHEREAS 4-H PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED BY THE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SYSTEM, A COMMUNITY OF MORE THAN 100 PUBLIC LAND-GRANT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE NATION THAT PROVIDE EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN BY DOING. WHEREAS 4-H IS IN EVERY CITY AND COUNTY IN THE UNITED STATES AND HELPS 6 MILLION YOUTH BECOME ENGAGED, SUCCESSFUL AND INDEPENDENT, AND WHEREAS 4-H CONNECTS YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, REPAIRING THEM THROUGH LEARNING WHILE PROVIDING EMERGING RESEARCH FOR POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND WHEREAS EXPANDING FROM ITS STRONG AGRICULTURAL ROOTS, 4-H HELPS YOUNG PEOPLE EXPLORE THE WORLD AROUND THEM AND GROW INTO PRODUCTIVE ADULTS, AND WHEREAS SUPPORTING FUTURE LEADERS IN SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE, AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP IS AN IMPORTANT IMPERATIVE FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 5 THROUGH 11, 2025 AS NATIONAL 4-H WEEK THROUGHOUT NUECES COUNTY, AND ENCOURAGE ALL OUR CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE 4-H FOR THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IT HAS MADE AND CONTINUES TO MAKE BY EMPOWERING YOUTH WITH THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO LEAD FOR A LIFETIME. DULY ADOPTED BY THE VOTE OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THIS 24TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025.

>> MOTION. >> SECOND.

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

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. >> I USED TO SAY 4-H OFFERS

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>> I TRIED TO BE NICE AND LET LADIES GO FIRST, BUT THAT DID NOT HAPPEN. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS COOPER AND I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF REPRESENTING NUECES COUNTY 4-H.

ON BEHALF OF NUECES COUNTY 4-H, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO THE 4-H PROGRAM. WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT, THE COUNTY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO GROW OUR SKILLS AS GOOD INDICATORS, LEADERS, AND MORAL CITIZENS. ALLOW ME TO SHARE WITH YOU HOW 4-H HAS HELPED ME ENCOMPASS MY GOALS. IN THIRD GRADE, I JOINED TO SHOW PIGS, UNAWARE OF ALL THE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES IT OFFERED. I ATTENDED MEETINGS LED BY OLDER, HIGHLY INVOLVED 4-H MEMBERS WHO ENCOURAGED ME TO GET INVOLVED IN PROJECTS AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. I LOOKED UP TO THESE MEMBERS. THEY INSPIRED ME TO RUN FOR AN OFFICER POSITION IN MY CLUB. I FOUND A PASSION FOR SERVING MY CLUB, WHICH PUSHED ME TO SERVE AT THE NEXT LEVEL. TWO YEARS AGO, I BECAME A NUECES COUNTY 4-H MASSACRE AND COUNCIL OFFICER. -- AMBASSADOR AND COUNCIL OFFICER. I AM FOREVER THANKFUL TO 4 FOR HELPING ME BECOME A STRONGER LEADER AND BETTER PERSON. IT HAS PUT ME IN POSITIONS I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE IN. THIS YEAR, I AM SERVING AS A NUECES COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL PRESIDENT . THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT NUECES COUNTY 4-H HAS OFFERED ME ARE WHAT HAS HELPED ME GET TO WHERE I AM AT TODAY. WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF MY 4-H FRIENDS, ADULT LEADERS, AND PEOPLE LIKE YOU, NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO MEET. IT IS MY GOAL TO INCREASE INVOLVEMENT IN OUR COUNTY, ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO BECOME ACTIVE AT THE DISTRICT AND STATE LEVELS. IN EPHESIANS 4:28, IT IS RIDEN THAT LET THE THIEF NO LONGER BREAK IN AND STEAL, BUT LET HIM LABOR, DOING HONEST LABOR WITH HIS OWN HANDS SO HE MAY SHARE WITH ANYONE IN NEED. IN 4-H, WE ARE TAUGHT TO DO THIS HONEST WORK. THROUGH THE SKILLS WE LEARN, WE ARE BETTER PREPARED TO REACH OUT TO OTHERS IN NEED IN NUECES COUNTY AND BEYOND. ONCE AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT TO NUECES COUNTY 4-H. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A BLESSED DAY AND REST OF THEIR

WEEK. >> THANK YOU.

>> ON BEHALF OF ALL NUECES COUNTY 4-H AMBASSADORS, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING NUECES COUNTY 4-H AND OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. I AM A 10 YEAR MEMBER OF A LOCAL 4H CLUB WHERE I SERVED AS PRESIDENT, AND THE REPORTER FOR NUECES COUNTY 4-H COUNCIL.

ALTHOUGH I HAVE BEEN RAISING RABBITS AND PARTICIPATING SINCE THIRD GRADE, 4-H LEADERSHIP IS NEW TO ME. MANY OTHERS STARTED THEIR LEADERSHIP CAREER EARLIER THAN I DID. THAT DOESN'T MEAN I HAVEN'T GAINED JUST AS MUCH. WHEN I BECAME A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL, I REALIZED I DID NOT WANT TO WASTE THE TIME I HAD. I APPLIED TO BE AN AMBASSADOR. BOTH THE NUECES COUNTY 4-H AMBASSADORS AND COUNTY COUNCIL HAVE TAUGHT ME RESPECT AND

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>> CRITICAL ORGANIZATIONS -- POSITION FOR THESE YOUTH. -- ORGANIZATION FOR THESE YOUTH. LAST YEAR, WE HAD 826 ENROLLED YOUTH AND VOLUNTEERS IN NUECES COUNTY. WE HAD 26 CLUBS AND OVER 15,000 GROUP YOUTH ENROLLMENT INCLUDING OUR AGRICULTURE AWARENESS DAYS, AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM, AND MORE. WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR US AND THE CONTINUED

SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >>

>> I HAD THE GREAT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE OF COMING TO SPEAK AT YOUR AWARDS BANQUET. MY GOODNESS, THE LEVEL OF AWARDS SITTING ON THAT BACK TABLE AND THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE GETTING RECOGNIZED , YOU TRULY ARE THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITIES. WE ARE SO PROUD TO HELP YOU. WE HOPE THAT WHATEVER YOU DO IN LIFE, WHEREVER YOU GO, AS I SAID THAT DAY, YOU COME BACK HERE. WE ARE THE KIND OF FOLKS WE WANT IN OUR COMMUNITY , STARTING BUSINESSES, RAISING FAMILIES, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. IT IS OUR HONOR TO SUPPORT YOU. WE ARE VERY PROUD OF YOU. ANYONE ELSE WANT TO SPEAK? IF NOT, DO YOU WANT TO?

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE COOKIES. WE

APPRECIATE THAT. >> THIS IS OUR FAVORITE.

>> THE JUDGE SAID IT WELL. YOU ARE ALL GREAT LEADERS TO OUR

IMMUNITIES. >> IF YOU WOULD COME DOWN HERE, WE WOULD LOVE TO TAKE A PHOTO WITH YOU AND HAVE SOMETHING FOR US TO REMEMBER YOU BY , POST IT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.

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[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.]

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>> GOOD MORNING, NUECES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS JORGE HERNANDEZ. I AM SEEKING A PSYCHOLOGY TEACHING POSITION AT THE NUECES COUNTY JAIL OR THE JUVENILE JUSTICE CENTER. THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING TEENAGERS, GROWN MEN, AND GROWN WOMEN ON RESPECTABLE BEHAVIOR USING PSYCHOLOGY. WHEN NUECES COUNTY WAS USING BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY WITH THE DEATH PENALTY, THE CITIZEN WOULD USE AN ADULT MIND INSTEAD OF THE ID TEENAGE MIND.

DURING THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION, A GENERAL CONCORD A TOWN. THE SECOND IN COMMAND REPORTED TO THE GENERAL THAT THE JAIL AND PRISON WERE FULL AND THAT THERE WAS MASS DISORDER IN THE TOWN.

THE GENERAL TOLD HIS RIGHT-HAND MAN TO RELEASE ALL PRISONERS AND TO BUILD A SINGLE CELL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PLAZA. THE RIGHT-HAND MAN ASKED HOW THAT WAS GOING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM FOR THE GENERAL RESPONDED BY TELLING HIM TO LOCK UP THE FIRST PERSON WHO BROKE THE LAW. WHEN A SECOND PERSON BROKE THE LAW, THE SECOND IN COMMAND WAS TO TAKE A PRISONER IN THE CELL TO THE BACK AND SHOOT HIM. A SECOND VIOLATOR WOULD BE PLACED IN THE CELL AND FOR HIM TO REPEAT THE PROCESS. THE LAWLESSNESS STOPPED.

MURDERERS ARE USING PLEA DEALS TO AVOID THE DEATH PENALTY, SUCH AS BRYAN KOHBERGER, THE MURDER OF FOUR COLLEGE STUDENTS IN IDAHO, ALEJANDRO LOPEZ JR. KILLING TWO WOMEN WITH AN AX.

ANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN TEXAS HAVE ALSO STOPPED USING BEHAVIORAL PSYCHOLOGY. THAT WAS WHEN THEY STOPPED USING THE PADDLE AS A FORM OF DISCIPLINE. THEY ARE HAVING BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS WITH STUDENTS. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE BY TRYING A FREUDIAN STRATEGY? I SENT EACH OF YOU A CERTIFIED LETTER THAT SUPPORTS THE COUNSELING USED AS THE PRESENT TIME. JOHN F. KENNEDY SAID IT BEST, ASK NOT WHAT YOUR COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU, WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY. RECENTLY A HOMELESS WOMAN WENT AHEAD AND GAVE ME MATERIAL HERE. IT IS THREE PAGES SUPPORTING A DUPLEX. YOU ARE TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THIS MISBEHAVIOR . THERE IS A SOLUTION. THANK YOU. HAVE A

WONDERFUL DAY. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP, WE HAVE

DARRYL HAIL . >> COMMISSIONERS, I AM NOT USED TO PUBLIC SPEAKING. I WILL DO MY BEST. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A RUDE PROPOSAL FOR WEST RIVERVIEW. WILL YOU TAKE AN EASEMENT TO DO THIS? IT IS SUPPOSED TO GO ALL THE WAY TO 624 , ALL THE WAY TO THE BLUFF? I JUST HEARD ABOUT THIS. I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY BE A LITTLE CONFUSED ABOUT IT. WEST RIVERVIEW, I THINK, IS THE NEXT STREET OVER, BUT IT IS NOT. IT IS A COUNTY EASEMENT THAT GOES BESIDE MY PROPERTY. I HAVE FIVE ACRES IT IS GOING TO IMPACT. I NEED TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE ANY OF MY EASEMENT OR NOT. PERSONALLY, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT. THERE IS A DITCH THAT NEEDS TO BE DUG OUT THAT WAS SOLVE A LOT OF FLOODING PROBLEMS. THAT IS ABOUT ALL I HAVE TO SAY FOR RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO DID

[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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>> R? >> R.

>> YOUR HONOR, I WOULD LIKE TO PULL AND TABLE ITEM K. WE DIDN'T GET THE WORDING EXACTLY RIGHT ON THE AGENDA ITEM.

>> MINE IS GOING TO BE TABLED, TOO. I AM PULLING IT FOR NOW.

>> OKAY. >> OKAY. ANY OTHERS?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO PULL S AS IN SAM.

>> JUDGE, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO PASS ALL OF THE CONSENT ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED OTHER THAN K, R, AND S.

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

[K. Accept certificates of attendance for Commissioner Mike Pusley for the 91st Annual South Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association Conference and the 2025 County Administrative Training Emergency Management.]

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING ON TO ITEM K FIRST COMMISSIONER PUSLEY?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS UNTIL OUR NEXT

MEETING. >> I WILL SECOND THAT TABLE. ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE.

[R. Ratify and accept the CoreRecon Agreement, signed on September 9, 2025. ]

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO ITEM R, I AM TABLING THAT . IT WAS DONE AT A PREVIOUS MEETING. THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN VOTED ON. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE

[S. Authorize and approve execution of Amendment No. 4 to the Agreement with Crowder Gulf, LLC, for Disaster Debris Removal, Reduction Disposal and Other Emergency Services, extending the termination date of the contract to November 17, 2026.]

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

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. ITEM S, COMMISSIONER

GONZALEZ? >> YEAH. I HAVE A QUESTION ON IT. DURING THE LAST STORM, WAS THIS ALREADY IN PLACE? WE DID

NOT USE THEM FOR THE CLEANUP. >> THIS IS IN PLACE FOR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS. SINCE WE DID NOT MEET THE THRESHOLD AND DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY IN NUECES COUNTY, THAT IS THE REASON THIS CONTRACT WAS NOT UTILIZED.

>> IT WAS NOT DECLARED AS AN EMERGENCY?

>> NO. THE AMOUNT TO DECLARE FOR IT TO BE AN EMERGENCY, WE DID NOT SIGN A DECLARATION. IT IS A THRESHOLD OF DAMAGE.

>> CAN WE USE THEM AS WE NEED THEM?

>> THEY ARE THERE FOR EMERGENCY. >> ON WHAT BASIS DO WE USE THEM?

>> LIKE A HURRICANE OR SOMETHING. THEY ARE A CONTRACT WE KEEP IN PLACE TO UTILIZE WHEN THERE IS A MAJOR DISASTER.

>> OKAY. I WANTED CLARIFICATION ON THAT.

>> IS THAT GOOD? I WILL SECOND A MOTION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY

AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> YOUR HONOR? >> YES.

>> IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO JUMP OVER TO ITEMS UNDER THE REGULAR AGENDA , ITEMS A 10 AND 11. THE GENTLEMAN IN THE OPEN FORM SPOKE ABOUT THIS. I WILL ASK THAT THESE TWO ITEMS HE TABLED . WE WILL BRING THAT BAT FOR LATER DISCUSSION. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE ITEMS 10 AND 11 .

>> I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. >> ON THE REGULAR AGENDA.

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

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION WILL BE TABLED AND BROUGHT BACK . ARE THERE ANY OTHERS THAT ANYBODY WISHES THE POLL FOR TABLING, SINCE WE JUST DID THAT ONE? OTHERWISE, EVERYTHING ELSE SHOULD BE OKAY TO MOVE FORWARD.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE NUMBER SIX AND GO BACK TO EXECUTIVE.

>> I HAVE THAT IN MY NOTES. >> SIX. I WAS ALREADY GOING TO

[1. Receive a presentation from Belinda Flores, Medical Lead, Nueces County Operation Health and Wellness held on July 21-26, a no-cost event to the public.]

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS WE DID DURING OPERATION HEALTH AND WELLNESS

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WE SAW 413 PATIENTS. WE HAD OVER 1500 PATIENT SERVICES, 246 REFERRALS, AND 2400 VETERINARY SERVICES. NEXT SLIDE? THESE ARE BY LOCATION. WE SAW 125 PATIENTS IN ONE PLACE, 98 IN ROBSTOWN, AND 190 ADMISSION OF MERCY. NEXT SLIDE? THIS IS A VERY BUSY SLIDE, BUT I WANTED TO SHOW THE SERVICES WE DID FROM BLOOD PRESSURE, BMI, PHYSICALS, IMMUNIZATIONS, DENTAL REFERRALS, JUST ALL THE SERVICES THAT WERE PROVIDED. NEXT SLIDE? VETERINARY SERVICES, WE HAD VOUCHERS FOR ANIMALS TO GET SPAYED OR NEUTERED. WE HAD 97 MICROCHIPS AND 1346 VACCINATIONS. NEXT SLIDE? THESE ARE THE ZIP CODES THAT WE IMPACTED. WE HAD PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER, BUT THE MAJORITY OF OUR PATIENTS CAME FROM THE ROBSTOWN ZIP CODE, AS YOU CAN T IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT NEED MORE OF THE MEDICAL CARE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS BECAUSE THEY DON'T ACCESS IT AS MUCH AS OTHERS. NEXT SLIDE? THESE ARE OUR PARTNERS. AGAIN, I THINK YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. I DID WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS WHO, SHE HAS HELPED US IN ALL THE IRTS AND OPERATION HEALTH AND WELLNESS. I THINK COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ FOR HONORING HER, AS SHE PASSED AWAY. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

NEXT SLIDE? WE HAD A WEBSITE PUT TOGETHER BY ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES -- I WAS GOING TO SAY STUDENT, BUT KATY IS NOT A STUDENT ANYMORE -- AT TEXAS A&M. NEXT SLIDE? AGAIN, IT TOOK A VILLAGE, BUT WHAT A GREAT SUCCESS. WE WERE ABLE TO CARE FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO NORMALLY DO NOT GET CARE BECAUSE OF FUNDING OR NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE TIME. WE WERE THERE ON A SATURDAY. THE BEAUTIFUL THING OF ALL THIS WAS THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS NOW HAD A MEDICAL HOME. THEY WERE REFERRED TO AMISTAD, TO MISSION OF MERCY.

THEY WERE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A CLINIC CARD. THEY WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE WITH BACK CARE. THE PEOPLE WHO WERE NOT ABLE TO GET IN FOR DENTAL SERVICES, MISSION OF MERCY MADE IT A POINT TO RIDE DOWN THEIR NAME AND INFORMATION AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO COME BACK AT A LATER TIME FOR SERVICES. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THAT WAS US. IT WAS A WEEKLONG. WE HAD A LOT OF FUN DOING IT. WE CONTINUE AS A COMMUNITY TO TRY TO BRING HEALTHCARE TO OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND I DO WANT FOR OUR PARTNERS TO STAND UP

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MUCH. >> JAG, THANK YOU FOR HELPING US GET STARTED. THANK YOU FOR

BEING THERE. >> DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING BEFOREHAND? OR DO WE WANT TO MOVE ON?

>> WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE IF THEY ARE DONE. BACK WITH BOTH OF THEM

[2. Receive information from Dr. Eric Baggerman, CEO, Amistad Community Health Center, on the clinic health services and hours of operation at the Nueces County Calderon Facility and other related matters.]

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. WE ARE ASKED TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON OUR CALDERON OPERATIONS. THE LAST FIVE YEARS, WHETHER THE MILITARY IS INVOLVED OR NOT, IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN LIKE THIS WITHOUT ANNABELLE. ANYTHING , EVERYONE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR

HER. SHE IS VERY DESERVING. >>

>> AN UPDATE ON THE CALDERON EXPANSION, THE OPERATIONS WE ARE DOING FOR PRIMARY CARE. THE FACILITY HAS BEEN GREAT. MANY THANKS FOR COMMISSIONER JAG FOR WORKING WITH US ON MINOR MODIFICATIONS SO WE CAN EXTEND FROM TWO ROOMS INTO FOUR EXAM ROOMS, WHICH OPENS UP THE VOLUME THAT WE CAN SEE. THERE HAS BEEN NO ISSUES WITH IT. EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN THERE HAS SAID IT IS NICE. WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THAT. STAFF WISE, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, AND I HAVE ALWAYS COME UP AND TALKED ABOUT THE DIFFICULTY OF GETTING PRIMARY CARE IN THOSE AREAS . IT IS ONE OF THOSE. DR.

GARCIA, WHO IS HERE WITH US, HAS DONE A GREAT JOB OF PUTTING TOGETHER PROVIDERS. ANOTHER DOCTOR STEPPED UP AND OFFERED EXTRA HOURS SO WE CAN GET THIS GOING. BETWEEN HER AND OUR NURSE PRACTITIONER AND SOME FOLKS WERE ABLE TO FILL IN ON FRIDAYS, WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT OPEN EVERY DAY FOR FIVE HOURS. SHOUT OUT TO OUR STAFF, AS WELL, EXPANDED INTO THAT OTHER BUILDING FOR OUR CLINIC. IT IS JUST A COUPLE OF HUNDRED YARDS AWAY , MAKING SURE WE CAN COVER THAT TIME. WE WILL ANSWER PHONES. DURING THAT TIME, WE GET OVER THERE WITH MEDICAL ASSISTANCE. IT HAS WORKED WELL.

WE HAVE SEEN A GOOD NUMBER OF PATIENTS. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A SLOW START, BUT I BELIEVE WE FILLED THE SCHEDULE IN WEEK TWO, WHICH IS A TESTAMENT TO THE NEED OF WHAT WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT BEING OUT THERE. THAT CLINIC HAS BEEN AS FULL AS ANY OF THE CLINICS. IT STARTED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS TOTAL 350 INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS. 215 SPECIFICALLY FROM THE ROBSTOWN AREA, THE IMMEDIATE AREA. 1/5 OF THE PATIENTS SEEN DID NOT HAVE PRIMARY CARE. IF YOU TAKE THAT AND YOU HAVE ALMOST 100 PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN IN SCREEN FOR ITEMS AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN CONNECTED WITH CARE, NOW THEY ARE. I CALL THAT A SUCCESS FOR WHERE WE ARE AT. IT IS NOT ABOUT THIS NUMBER. IT IS ABOUT THE INDIVIDUAL. IT IS ABOUT DIABETES, HYPERTENSION THAT WAS GOING TO CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS LATER ON. MANY THANKS TO OUR SUPPORT STAFF AND TO OUR CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, REALLY GOT ALL THESE OPERATIONS TOGETHER. HE IS HERE WITH US TODAY TOO I THANK HIM FOR THAT. FUTURE WISE, WE CONTINUE TO RUN IT AS WE ARE AND ALSO GET THESE PEOPLE AVAILABLE THROUGH ALL OF AMISTAD. THIS ALSO GIVES CONNECTION TO DENTAL, WOMEN'S HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND PEDIATRICS. IT IS PART OF A BIGGER SYSTEM. IN ABOUT A MONTH, WE WILL BE EXPANDING FROM IT AT 10:00 TO 5:00. -- 8:00 TO 5:00. OUR NURSE PRACTITIONER IS MOVING

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THAT IS OUR FUTURE EVENT THAT WILL BE HAPPENING NEXT YEAR. ANY

QUESTIONS FOR WHERE WE ARE AT? >> THAT IS VERY IMPRESSIVE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I AM EXCITED FOR THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON GETTING THIS STARTED, TOO. IT IS TRULY UP TO ALL OF YOU AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE

IT. >> LOTS OF WORK AND LOTS MORE TO COME. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> I WANTED TO COMMENT, THANK YOU TO THE AMISTAD BOARD FOR HELPING TO LEAD THIS. IT CANNOT HAPPEN WITHOUT A SUPPORTIVE BOARD. THEN THERE IS THE CLINIC IN CALDERON. MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE HAVING THAT PRESENCE THERE. TALKING ABOUT THIS YEAR, IT IS PERFECT TIMING. COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ TIMED TO THIS JUST RIGHT TO HAVE IT HERE TODAY. WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE WANT THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT TO US.

THIS IS ONE OF THE MANY CHURCHES WE HAVE ASIDE FROM WORKING WITH THE NUECES COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT , TO GO BEYOND THAT SCOPE AND FIND OUR PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN HELP WITH INDIGENT CARE, WITH IMMEDIATE CARE THAT IS MORE ACCESSIBLE. IT HELPS WITH TRANSPORTATION ISSUES FOR THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY . THE WAY WE HAVE THE CLINIC SET UP, ESPECIALLY THE ONE IN ROBSTOWN, I KNOW THAT GETS A LOT OF ATTENTION NOT ONLY FROM THE RURAL COMMUNITY, THE PEOPLE FROM CORPUS CHRISTI. THAT IS AN AMAZING FEAT TO HAVE PEOPLE COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION. IT USUALLY COMES TO THE BIG CITIES. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR THE

UPDATE. >> WE WOULD LIKE TO GET ALL THE VOLUNTEERS, EVERYBODY UP HERE. GO AHEAD AND SAY A COMMON.

>> I JUST WANTED TO SAY A BIG SHOUTOUT, A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR PARTNERS FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR WORKING TO CHANGE THINGS WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM OR HASSLES. YOU WERE VERY ACCOMMODATING. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH THE HEALTH DISTRICTS. WHEN I WALK IN THERE AND I SEE 12 OR 13 PATIENTS IN THE LOBBY, I SAY THIS IS REALLY WORKING. DOING THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS, IT IS A VOLUNTEER THING. IT IS NOT ANYTHING ELSE BUT A VOLUNTEER THING. THIS IS WHY IT WORKS. WE CARE AND I THINK THE COMMISSIONERS FOR SUPPORTING THIS, FOR ALLOWING IT TO HAPPEN. SO I WANT TO THANK JUDGE SCOTT FOR MOVING FORWARD ON THIS. DR. BAGGERMAN, DR. GARCIA, I KNOW THEY ARE SHOWING SOMETHING ON THE SCREENS. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU AGAIN FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE.

BECAUSE OF YOU HERE TODAY, WE ARE WHERE WE ARE AT TODAY WITH THE HEALTHCARE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> ABSOLUTELY. NOW WE WILL HAVE EVERYBODY COME UP.

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[3. Receive an update regarding American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) fund balances; discuss and consider reallocation of ARPA funds to current ARPA projects, and related matters.]

>> MOVING ON TO NUMBER THREE, RECEIVE AN UPDATE REGARDING AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT OR ARPA FUND BALANCES; DISCUSS AND CONSIDER REALLOCATION OF ARPA FUNDS TO CURRENT ARPA PROJECTS, AND RELATED MATTERS. I THINK WITH THE UPDATE, I BELIEVE AMANDA, THERE YOU ARE ONLINE. SINCE WE JUST RECEIVED THESE, IT IS MY INTENT THAT WE WOULD PROBABLY BRING ANY REALLOCATION OF LEFTOVER FUNDS BACK TO OUR NEXT MEETING SO WE ALL HAVE A CHANCE TO GO OVER THIS LIST WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED. IT IS KIND

OF LAST-MINUTE. >> JUDGE, ARE WE GOING TO TABLE

THIS ONE THEN? >> WE WANT TO GET AN UPDATE OF WHAT OUR POTENTIAL MONIES ARE. THERE IS A LIMIT, IF WE ALL REMEMBER, ANY MONIES THAT ARE REALLOCATED FROM ARPA FUNDS HAVE TO GO OUT FOR BID AND HAVE TO BE AN ALTERNATE THAT WE DID NOT SPEND THE MONEY ON. WE ARE LIMITED. I THINK EVERYONE NEEDS TO TAKE SOME TIME AND GO OVER THE LIST CLOSELY. WE WILL BRING IT BACK FOR REALLOCATION AT THE NEXT MEETING. THAT WOULD BE MY INTENT. GO AHEAD, AMANDA, JUMP IN AND GO OVER YOUR DOCUMENTS.

>> CAN YOU GUYS HEAR ME OKAY? >> YES.

>> OKAY. AWESOME. WE PUT THIS TOGETHER. TERESA WENT THROUGH IT AS WELL. THERE IS KIND OF AN ECHO ON MY SIDE. IS THERE AN

ECHO OVER THERE? >> NOT BAD. YOU ARE FINE.

>> THIS BUDGET THAT YOU GUYS SEE, TERESA WENT THROUGH IT AND SHE SENT THE BACKUP THAT SHE GAVE YOU GUYS. IT IS A LOT OF INFORMATION. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE BALANCES ON THE RIGHT SIDE , THAT IS WHERE WE ARE AT TODAY. DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS

LOOKING AT IT? >> JUDGE, AS I'M READING THIS QUICKLY, THE NUMBER IN RED IN EACH OF THE COUNTYWIDE PROJECTS IS WHAT HASN'T BEEN ENCUMBERED, RIGHT?

>> YES. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS ON HERE THAT NEED CLARIFICATION. IT IS LIKE ON THE COUNTYWIDE SECTION, THAT HILLTOP ROOF GENERATORS. THAT NUMBER IS OVER THERE IN THE RED. THAT SHOULD STILL BE ENCUMBERED. THAT JUST HASN'T BEEN STARTED. THAT AMOUNT IS NOT AVAILABLE TO REALLOCATE. ANYTHING IN THE RED BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING, THAT IS ALSO ANOTHER THING I WOULD LIKE US TO GO BACK. LET ME BE CLEAR FOR AMANDA AND GRANTS UPSTAIRS AND THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND TERESA , WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND DIFFERENT PEOPLE, EDWARD AND JUAN WERE DOING PROJECTS FOR THE COMMISSIONERS. WE REALLY NEED THESE ANSWERS AND REALLY ACCURATE NUMBERS BEFORE WE GO FORWARD. THAT IS WHY I WOULD LIKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. I HAVE ALREADY SEEN ONE THAT I KNOW IS NOT

CORRECT. >> THE ONLY THING I WAS GOING TO DO, THERE IS NOT MUCH LEFT ONLINE. ON PRECINCT 4, I WAS NOT GOING TO MESS WITH ANYTHING ON COUNTYWIDE STUFF OR ANYTHING ELSE. I WAS GOING TO MAKE A QUICK MOTION ON PRECINCT 4-1, IF THAT NUMBER IS VERIFIED. IF SOMETHING CHANGES. WHAT IF THE NUMBER IS VERIFIED, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE IT TO THE ARPA PROJECT.

>> I THINK WE CAN DO THAT TODAY.

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>> THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION TODAY, TO MOVE $19,000 FROM THE BRIDGE PROJECT TO THE ARPA PIER PROJECT.

>> I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. >> YOU ARE WELCOME. DO ANY OF THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANYTHING THEY WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT TODAY THAT NEEDS MORE CLARIFICATION ? OR DO YOU JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS LIST AND GO BACK AND LOOK AT YOUR PROJECTS INDIVIDUALLY? THE BIGGEST ITEMS HERE ARE THE COUNTYWIDE PROJECTS. WE WILL HAVE TO DECIDE HOW WE ARE GOING TO GO FORWARD WITH HOW WE WILL ALLOCATE THE LEFTOVER FUNDS. THAT BEING SAID, KEEP IN MIND THAT THE ONLY THINGS YOU CAN SPEND IT ON ARE ALREADY BID OUT PROJECTS THAT HAD ALTERNATES THAT DID NOT GET

PICKED UP. >> WHEN YOU SAY ALREADY BID, LIKE THE ARPA PROJECTS THAT I JUST DID, RIGHT?

>> YOURS IS ON A PROJECT THAT YOU ALREADY DID. BUT MAYBE THE OTHER FUNDS WHERE THE PROJECT HAS ENDED AND THERE IS ADDITIONAL FUNDING LEFT OVER, YOU CANNOT PUT MORE MONEY JUST INTO THE PROJECT UNLESS IT WAS AN ALTERNATE THAT ENGINEERING DIDN'T PICK UP. YOU CANNOT ADD A PROJECT TO IT WHERE IT DID NOT GO OUT FOR BID. CORRECT ME, AMANDA. YOU ARE SHAKING YOUR HEAD, SO I ASSUME I AM SAYING IT CORRECTLY. EDWARD, YOU MIGHT

WANT TO CLARIFY A LITTLE BIT. >> LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE.

COMMISSIONER MAREZ, WE BUILT OUT HIS SENSORY PLAYGROUND PROJECT.

BUT WE ONLY HAD $800,000, SO WE VALUE ENGINEERED ALL THE OTHER PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT. SINCE IT IS ALREADY BID OUT, WE HAVE A NUMBER FOR IT TO ADD THOSE PIECES BACK INTO THE TOTAL PROJECT COST. SO THAT WOULD BE A GOOD EXAMPLE.

>> IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE LISTED AS AN ALTERNATE. IF YOU VALUE ENGINEER IT OFF, IT CAN STILL BE SPENT ON THAT PROJECT.

>> AGAIN, DOING A PARKING LOT, BUT WE CUT SOME PART OFF BECAUSE WE HAD THE MONEY, SO WE CAN COME BACK AND SAY, OKAY, WE ARE GOING TO REBUILD IT NOW LIKE WITH THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE.

>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE ROAD. WAS THE ROAD EVER INCLUDED IN

THE BID? >> THERE IS A PORTION THEY ARE GOING TO DO. REMEMBER THAT THE DRIVEWAY OFF THAT ROAD, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR IT SWEEPS OUT INTO THE DENTIST AREA.

>> YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE BID THAT WENT OUT AND SEE IF IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE BID SPECIFICATIONS. MICHAEL IS GOING TO GET UP AND SAY SOMETHING, TOO.

>> WE CAN HAVE COMMISSIONERS MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO WHICH ITEMS THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE CONSIDERED. THEN WE CAN RUN IT THROUGH THE GRANT WORKS FOLKS . IF THEY GIVE US THE GREEN LIGHT ON IT, WE CAN MOVE AHEAD WITH IT.

>> WHAT I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST FOR CONSIDERATION, NOT FOR TODAY IF WE ARE NOT READY TO, BUT JUST TO THINK ABOUT, IF THOSE ARE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS THAT WE JUST TAKE THOSE AS WE HAVE IN THE PASSED AND DIVIDE IT BY FIVE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR GUIDELINES ARE FOR OUR PROJECTS AND DIVIDE THE REMAINING AMOUNT BY EACH COMMISSIONER AND THE JUDGE AND SAY YOU CAN BE USED FOR WHATEVER GUIDELINES. WE CAN INDIVIDUALLY GET WITH AMANDA OR MICHAEL --

>> MAKE SURE THEY ARE APPROVED.

>> WE CAN COME BACK AND MAKE SOME SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS.

>> THAT IS A GREAT IDEA. I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT, AT LEAST BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING. WE CAN TRY TO GET PREAPPROVAL ON SOMETHING IF YOU HAVE IT ON YOUR LIST.

>> I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT. SO ON THIS LIST, AND, YOUR HONOR, I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU SAY WE NEED SOMETIME. I HAVE EIGHT DIFFERENT PAGES OF THIS INFORMATION. ALL OF THEM HAVE A DIFFERENT ANSWER ON THERE. GETTING YOUR HANDS AROUND THIS HAS BECOME QUITE THE CHALLENGE. ON THIS LATEST ONE WE RECEIVED THIS MORNING, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE THREE PROJECTS SPELLED OUT HERE FOR DRISKEL COMMUNITY CENTER, PLAYGROUND, AND SIDING. THOSE WERE OBVIOUSLY ALLOCATED TO A SPECIFIC PROJECT. DOES THAT MEAN THAT MONEY HAS TO BE USED FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT? OR KENNY GO BACK INTO THE POOL?

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>> THE PROJECT CHANGED. THOSE WERE COUNTYWIDE FUNDS, WEREN'T

THEY? >> THAT IS CORRECT.

>> THAT IS WHY THE MONEY WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO BE DIVIDED. IF THAT IS CORRECT AND YOU DIVIDE IT BY FIVE, YES.

>> AGAIN, I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT.

I CAN MAKE A MOTION OR NOT. WHATEVER. MY THOUGHT WOULD BE THAT IF WE MADE A MOTION TO SAY A CONTINGENT LIKE WE DO, CONTINGENT UPON THESE NUMBERS BEING VERIFIED, IF INDEED, WHATEVER THE NUMBER IS, WE WOULD DIVIDE IT BY FIVE AND COME BACK WITH SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS THAT EACH OF US WOULD GO AND DO BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING TO SAY THIS IS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO SPEND THE PORTION THAT EACH OF US IS ALLOCATED.

>> THAT COMES OUT TO ABOUT $380,000 FOR EACH OF US IF THESE NUMBERS ARE CORRECT. KEEP THAT IN MIND FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

THE OTHER THING THAT WE NEED TO ALSO KEEP IN MIND WITH AMANDA AND THEM, AND I THINK WE FAILED TO DO THIS IN THE BEGINNING, IS THE COST FOR THEM TO MANAGE THESE PROJECTS. THERE IS ANOTHER FEE IF WE GIVE THEM ADDITIONAL PROJECTS. IS THAT CORRECT,

AMANDA? >> THEY SHOULD BE WITHIN THE

ORIGINAL. >> BUT THEY WERE PROJECTS.

>> THEY MANAGED TO THESE, RIGHT?

>> SOME OF THEM WERE NEVER BUILT.

>> BUT THEY WERE CONTRACTED TO MANAGE THEM. I THOUGHT THAT WAS

FACTORED IN. >> CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT FOR US

BEFORE NEXT WEEK, AMANDA? >> AMANDA, WOULD YOU KNOW THAT

NOW? >> OUR FEE IS INCLUDED HERE.

>> IT IS? >> WE DID AN AMENDMENT LAST YEAR. WE PASSED THROUGH EVERYTHING.

>> WE DID IT FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE ARPA FUNDS. OKAY. IT WOULDN'T BE ANY ADDITIONAL IF WE SCHEDULE THIS ON ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT IS ALREADY GOING OR SOMETHING. IT HAS TO BE A

PROJECT THAT IS BID OUT. >> I WILL THROW IT OUT THERE, JUDGE, AND SAY THAT I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT CONTINGENT UPON THE NUMBERS BEING VERIFIED, WHATEVER THOSE NUMBERS TURN OUT TO BE, WE WOULD DIVIDE THOSE NUMBERS BY FIVE AND EACH COMMISSIONER AND JUDGE WOULD GET AN EQUAL AMOUNT TO COME BACK AT THE NEXT COURT IF POSSIBLE WITH SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO SPEND

THEIR PORTION. >> DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT MOTION? WHAT ABOUT MONEY THAT IS TRANSFERRED OVER?

>> THIS IS COUNTYWIDE. I AM NOT TOUCHING YOUR PRECINCT STUFF.

THAT IS JUST ON THE COUNTYWIDE $1.9 MILLION. I AM NOT TOUCHING THE PRECINCT STUFF. THAT IS YOURS. YOU ALREADY MENTIONED

THIS FOR THE HILLTOP GENERATOR. >> THEY TOOK THAT OUT. I BROUGHT THAT UP YESTERDAY AND THEY CLARIFIED. IT IS ALREADY ALLOCATED AND IT IS STILL GOING TO THE GENERATORS.

>> THAT IS ONE THING I AM TRYING TO GET MY HANDS AROUND. WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE FINAL HILLTOP BID THIS MORNING. THEIR BID INCLUDED THE GENERATORS. I DON'T KNOW THAT MONEY NEEDED TO BE THERE ANYMORE OR NOT. I HAVE TO GET WITH TERESA AND TRY TO

FIGURE OUT WHETHER IT IS OR NOT. >> THAT IS WHAT I AM SAYING.

WHATEVER THE NUMBER ENDS UP BEING, THAT NUMBER WOULD BE DIVIDED BY FIVE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS $1.9 MILLION IS RIGHT OR NOT, BUT BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING --

>> AT LEAST YOU HAVE A GENERAL IDEA.

>> MAYBE CONSTANCE OR TERESA CAN SEND US SOMETHING IN THE NEXT MEETING THAT VERIFIES THE NUMBER. YOU WILL ALL GET A PERCENTAGE OF THAT. OR MAYBE IT IS MORE. I DON'T KNOW.

>> YOU GAVE US ONE OF THESE, RIGHT, TERESA?

>> THE DOCUMENT I PASSED OUT THIS MORNING IS AN ADDENDUM THAT TIES TO THIS DOCUMENT AM A WITH THE EXCEPTION OF --

>> THIS ONE ? NO, SIR. IT IS ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA. THE

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DOCUMENT I PASSED OUT -- >> THIS ONE?

>> YES, SIR. I WAS JUST VERIFYING THE NUMBERS. I REMOVED THE NUMBER FOR THE GENERATORS. THOSE FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

SO THE 1.90 WOULD BE THE NUMBER ONCE WE RE-VERIFY THAT THIS IS THE NUMBER AVAILABLE TO DIVIDE IT BY FIVE.

>> SO THE GENERATOR IS ALREADY OUT.

>> THAT IS CORRECT. >> THEN YOU TOOK OUT THE

GENERATOR JUST IN CASE. >> THEY NEED TO GO BACK IN. THEY ARE STILL INCLUDED IN HILLTOP. IT IS NOT REALLY AVAILABLE. THEY ARE ALREADY IN THE HILLTOP PROJECT.

>> THEY GOT BID OUT WITH THAT PROJECT.

>> SO THE MONEY FOR THE GENERATOR , YOU HAVE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. IT IS NOT IN THIS 1.9.

>> CORRECT. >> LIKE I SAID, AND TERESA JUST GAVE ME -- I SENT THIS OVER AND ASKED FOR A SUMMATION OF CURRENT BALANCES FOR BOTH ARPA AND OTHER FUNDING TO TRY TO GET MY HANDS AROUND WHAT WE HAVE LEFT. I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT HASN'T BEEN ALLOCATED OR ENCUMBERED. I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER YET.

THAT IS ALL I AM SAYING. >> THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO BRING

THIS BACK. >> I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE 6800. I WAS TOLD THEY HAD BOUGHT SOMETHING ELSE.

>> THAT IS WHY WE ARE SAYING THERE IS A CONTINGENT MOTION BASED ON FURTHER VERIFICATION OF THOSE NUMBERS. IT MAY BE $1.9 MILLION, $1.8 MILLION, OR $1.6 MILLION.

>> THE OTHER THING I WOULD REQUEST, AND WE HAVE ASKED FOR THIS ON SOME OF OUR CONTRACTS, THERE IS CONTINGENCY INCLUDED IN THOSE CONTRACTS THAT HASN'T BEEN SPENT. THAT NUMBER MIGHT INCREASE, AS WELL. I WOULD HIGHLY SUGGEST AND PUBLIC WORKS OR ANYBODY THAT IS HANDLING ANY OF OUR JOBS, IF YOU ARE DOING THAT WORK, OFFICE HAS REQUESTED THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES, SO PLEASE GET US A LIST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WE NEED AN ITEMIZED LIST OF WHAT IS AVAILABLE. SOME OF THOSE HAVE $300,000, $150,000, OR SOMETHING PUT IN THERE FOR CONTINGENCY. SOME OF THOSE ARE ABOUT TO CLOSE OR HAVE CLOSED.

>> JUDGE, IF I MIGHT ASK A QUESTION , A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS WE ARE CLOSING OUT WITH OUR CURRENT VENDORS , BUT THEY ARE IN THE SCOPE. COULD WE CONCEIVABLY GO TO ANOTHER VENDOR? FOR INSTANCE, SOME OF THE FENCING THAT WE HAD AT PARKER POOL WAS PULLED OUT TO VALUE ENGINEER IT DOWN. THE QUESTION WOULD BE, CAN WE GET ANOTHER CONTRACTOR TO FINISH THAT PART OF THE SCOPE? SAME THING WITH HILLTOP.

>> AMANDA, ARE YOU STILL HERE? THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR

YOU. >> I AM HERE. THAT IS TOUGH. THE WHOLE THING IS AROUND THE OBLIGATION AT THE END OF LAST YEAR. IF IT WAS IN A CONTRACT AT THE END OF LAST YEAR, THEN YES , YOU COULD DO THAT. BUT IF IT IS NOT UNDER A CONTRACT OR THE MOUS, THEN NO, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THAT.

>> IT HAS TO BE IN THE MOU, BECAUSE IT WAS MONEY ALLOCATED

FOR THAT SPECIFIC PROJECT. >> YOU DON'T THINK IT MAKES ANY DIFFERENCE WHICH CONTRACTOR DOES IT.

>> IF IT IS THE SAME CONTRACTOR OR IF WE ARE BRINGING IN A NEW

CONTRACTOR. >> I WOULD JUST ADD WITH THE CAVEAT BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF THE REQUIRED WORK THAT IT MIGHT HAVE TO BE PROPERLY PROCURED. THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT MIGHT LEAD TO A LITTLE SNAG IN THEIR

>> OR GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR.

>> IF YOU HAVE THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR, YOU DON'T HAVE THAT ISSUE. YOU JUST AMEND THE CONTRACT.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EACH

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ANYTHING FOR US TO DO. >> THERE WAS A MOTION AND A

SECOND. >> WE DON'T HAVE THE EXACT AMOUNT, BUT ASSUMING EACH OF US ARE GOING TO GO AND LOOK AT OUR OWN PROJECTS AND SEE HOW WE WANT TO SPEND A PORTION OF THE LEFTOVER MONEY, DIVIDING IT BY FIVE.

>> THAT WAS THE MOTION. >> AND SECONDED BY JOHN. ALL

THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> I WILL SAY AYE, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE DOING

THAT. >> THEY ARE GOING TO VERIFY THIS WEEK WHAT THE REAL NUMBER IS. AND WE WILL COME BACK AT THE NEXT MEETING -- YOU DON'T HAVE TO, BUT I WILL COME BACK WITH WHATEVER MY PORTION IS AND SAY --

>> ALREADY APPROVED AND GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT IT CAN BE DONE, SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD. THESE WILL HAVE TO BE QUICKLY

INITIATED. >> COUNTYWIDE ONLY.

>> COUNTYWIDE ONLY. THE REST IN YOUR SECTION IS STILL YOUR

MONEY. >> THE BALANCES.

>> YES. IS THAT ALL HERE? I THINK WE ARE GOOD, AMANDA. DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU MIGHT WANT TO ADD FOR CLARIFICATION OR

DIRECTION FOR US? >> I AM THINKING ABOUT THE ENGINEER CONTRACTS , SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER. SOME OF THEM HAD NOT TO EXCEED CONTRACTS. SOME OF THEM ARE COMING IN

UNDER. >> OKAY.

>> THAT IS SOMETHING ELSE TO CONSIDER. WE ARE GOING TO MEET WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE , IF YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THE BUDGETS. I AM HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU GUYS OR TAKE ANY PHONE

CALLS. >> I THINK THAT IS THE INSTRUCTION. IF WE COME UP WITH SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO WITH OUR MONIES, WE NEED TO GO THROUGH YOU AND MAKE SURE WHATEVER WE ARE VOTING TO PRESS FORWARD ON, THAT IT HAS BEEN APPROVED , PROBABLY WITH MICHAEL ROBINSON AS WELL, WITH THE CONTRACTS AND HOW WE ARE DOING IT. WE APPRECIATE YOU LOGGING IN TODAY

FOR THIS. >> OF COURSE. THANK YOU.

>> YOUR HONOR, THIS MAY BE MY OCD KICKING IN, BUT WE ARE BEING ASKED TO VOTE TO APPROVE A NUMBER THAT WE DON'T KNOW IF IT

IS CORRECT. >> WE JUST DIVIDE IT BY FIVE.

>> WE DON'T KNOW IF THE AMOUNT IS CORRECT.

>> WHATEVER IS LEFT OVER, DIVIDE IT BY FIVE. NO NUMBERS.

>> I SEE ONE CAME UP, AS WELL. ANYONE WHO HAS A PART OF THESE TWO NEED TO VERIFY THESE NUMBERS PRETTY QUICKLY. WE ARE GETTING READY TO SPEND IT AT THE NEXT MEETING. YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT YOU ARE GIVING US WITH THOSE AMOUNTS IS ACCURATE AND MAKE SURE WE DON'T LEAVE IT SITTING THERE. SOME OF THE CONTINGENCIES ON THESE JOBS, IF WE ARE NOT USING IT, IT WORKS BOTH WAYS. WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERSPEND, AS WELL. I THINK IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, COMMISSIONER, YOU WILL BE GETTING A VERIFIABLE NUMBER TOTAL THAT EACH ONE IS THAT YOU MAY BE LOOKING AT YOUR PROJECTS TO SEE WHAT YOUR OPTIONS ARE OR WHAT YOU THINK YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEND IT ON. YES.

>> THANK YOU. >> WILL SOMEONE BE CHARGED WITH PUTTING THIS BACK ON THE AGENDA AS AN ITEM?

>> WE WILL PUT IT ON. IT IS COUNTYWIDE.

>> I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. >> PEYTON, I HOPE YOU ARE PAYING

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THEY CAN DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS. STAFF HAD A MEETING . I WOULD

MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. >> YOUR HONOR, I HAVE A COMMENT

TO MAKE ON IT. >> I WILL SECOND.

>> IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THIS WAS BROUGHT ABOUT BY A STATE LAW THAT ALLOWED US TO DO THIS, CORRECT? BUT WE HAD A CONVERSATION HERE AND WE PROBABLY NEED TO PUT THIS ON OUR NEXT AGENDA TO AFFIRM . THE CONVERSATION WAS THAT WE WERE NO LONGER GOING TO PAY ANYONE BY WIRE TRANSFERS, THAT WE WERE

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>> YEAH. THIS IS VENDORS. IN FACT, WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT

THAT LATER. >> THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON WHY SOMEBODY COULD NOT BREAK INTO THE SYSTEM, AS WELL. DOES

STATE LAW SAY -- >> THAT IS A REALLY GOOD POINT.

>> DOES THE STATE LAW SAY WE HAVE TO DO THIS, OR THIS IS AN OPTION FOR US? BACK TO SOMEBODY WANT TO CONTACT ANN AND WE CAN

COME BACK TO THIS ONE? >> SHE IS ON.

>> SHE IS? >> SHE MET WITH YOU ABOUT THE CONTRACT AND IT WAS FINE. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS ABOUT HOW PAYMENTS CAN BE HANDLED I DID NOT KNOW SHE HAD CHOSEN ONE.

>> SHE MET WITH MY STAFF. DID YOU SAY ANY THING ABOUT THIS? DID SHE MENTION IF THIS WAS A STATE REQUIREMENT?

>> I REMEMBER READING THE LAW. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, IT WAS AN OPTION. I WOULD LIKE TO VERIFY THAT.

>> THEN WE SHOULD TABLE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING. IS THERE A REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS IF SHE IS NOT AVAILABLE? SHE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WITH ONLY PAYROLL BEING PAID.

>> I THINK ONE OF THE OPTIONS UNDER THIS CONTRACT WAS THE COUNTY WOULD BE PLACING MONEY IN AN ACCOUNT THAT TYLER COULD DRAW

AGAINST. >> THAT IS DICEY.

>> THEY WOULD BUILD , BILL. I SAID WE SHOULD GET WITH THE COMMISSIONERS AND SEE WHAT THEY FELT COMFORTABLE DOING.

>> THE DISTRIBUTION FUND IS WHAT MADE ME NERVOUS.

>> THE CONTRACT IS FINE LEGALLY. WE CAN'T COMMENT OR RECOMMEND

TO THE COURT. >> RIGHT.

>> CONSIDERING WHERE WE ARE AND CONSIDERING --

>> IN LIGHT OF THE OTHER SITUATION WE HAVE JUST BEEN THROUGH, WE ARE A LITTLE MORE CAUTIOUS OF THAT.

>> IF YOU ALL REMOVE YOUR MOTION AND SECOND, I MAKE A MOTION TO

TABLE THIS. >> I REMOVED MY SECOND.

>> I REMOVE MY MOTION. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS UNTIL WE CAN FURTHER DISCUSS THIS.

>> THE OCTOBER 8 MEETING. >> SECOND.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> AYE.

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>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO NUMBER FIVE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING A LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH JUSTICETEXT, INC., FOR A THREE-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION TO THEIR JUSTICETEXT PLATFORM SOFTWARE; AND RELATED MATTERS. I SEE DAN IS STANDING THERE. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO TELL US ABOUT IT? ANY QUESTIONS, GENTLEMEN?

>> I VISITED WITH THE I.T. DIRECTOR AND MADE CERTAIN THAT THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN. THEY SAID IT WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY ISSUES WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING THE SUPPORT

FOR IT. I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL. >> I WILL SECOND THAT.

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

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

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, BUT COMMISSIONER MAREZ IS OUT OF THE ROOM. I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PULL ITEM NUMBER SIX INTO EXECUTIVE. WE WILL PULL THAT OUT AND COME BACK TO IT. WE SHOULD PROBABLY HOLD OFF ON SEVEN UNTIL ITEM NUMBER SIX IS DISCUSSED. SO SIX AND SEVEN , DO WE NEED TO PULL SEVEN OR JUST WAIT FOR SIX? I WILL PUT IT IN THERE ANYWAY.

JUST HOLD ON SEVEN UNTIL AFTER SIX.

>> DO YOU WANT TO PULL THAT INTO EXECUTIVE?

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>> I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO IF WE MOVE FORWARD ON SIX.

>> I AM JUST CHECKING. >> ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING EXECUTION OF AN AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI TO PERMIT STUDENT OBSERVATION AT THE NUECES COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE; AND ALL RELATED MATTERS. JOE IS BACK

THERE. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ANY OTHER

DISCUSSION? >> ANY STUDENT WHO WANTS TO DO

THIS, HANDS OFF. >> IT IS THE ONLY WAY FOR THEM TO LEARN. I AM HAPPY TO WORK WITH A&M ANY TIME THAT WE CAN.

THAT YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING? >> ONE COMMENT. I APPRECIATE THE

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

AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER NINE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER TAKING ACTION TO CLOSE THE NUECES COUNTY HEALTH UNIT, AND ELIMINATE ANY AND ALL POSITIONS, AND RELATED MATTERS. WE CREATED THAT IN 2024. WE NEVER USED IT.

THERE ARE NO EMPLOYEES IN THE HEALTH UNIT.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION.

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

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION

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>> COURT, WHAT THIS IS, I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME. I ACTUALLY STARTED DELVING INTO THIS WHEN I WAS ON THE COURT BEFORE. ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO DO IS TAKE OUR CURRENT WEBSITE AND IT WOULD BE RUN , YOU COULD ACCESS ALL THE SAME INFORMATION FROM YOUR CELL PHONE. AND SO THIS IS , MUCH LIKE THE SHERIFF HAS DONE WITH HIS CELL PHONE APP -- IN FACT, THIS OCV COMPANY IS THE SAME COMPANY THE SHERIFF USES FOR HIS PRODUCT. THE PRICING IS ALONG THE SAME LINES. IT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE SHERIFF HAS BEEN PAYING. THIS WOULD ALLOW YOU TO ACCESS -- CONNIE, CAN YOU SHRINK THAT DOWN WHERE WE CAN SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE? YEAH, THERE YOU GO. THIS IS JUST WHAT THE FRONT PAGE WOULD LOOK LIKE. THEN THE BACKUP PAGES TO THAT WOULD BE ALMOST A COMPLETE REGURGITATES AND OF WHAT IS ON THE WEBSITE NOW, EXCEPT YOU CAN ACCESS IT EASILY FROM YOUR IPHONE. IT WOULD ALLOW US ONE OTHER VERY POWERFUL TOOL. THAT IS, IF YOU SO CHOSE, EACH ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OR THEIR ASSISTANCE WOULD HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE AS A PART OF THIS. IF YOU HAD SOME EVENT COMING UP OR SOMETHING THAT YOU WANTED TO ANNOUNCE TO THE PUBLIC, YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO EDIT THAT AND PUT IT ON THE APPLICATION YOURSELF. I BROUGHT AN EXAMPLE . COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ HAD THIS NEAT DEAL OF THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN BUYING A RURAL PROPERTY. YOU CAN PUT ON HERE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS YOU HAVE, THE VENTS YOU HAVE COMING UP, THINGS THAT WE THINK ARE IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO

KNOW. >> NOT POLITICAL.

>> RIGHT. >> IT WOULD BE COUNTY EVENTS, COUNTY SPECIFIC EVENTS. THE OTHER THING IS THAT YOU CAN ACCESS FROM ANY OF YOUR CELL PHONES FROM ANY LOCATION. I THINK IT GIVES A GREAT DEAL OF POWER AND IT GIVES THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION IN A MUCH EASIER METHOD TO DO THAN TRYING TO GO FIND OUR WEBSITE ON SOME OTHER DEVICE. THAT IS ABOUT IT. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD STEP FORWARD FOR US. IT BRINGS THE INFORMATION WE HAVE CLOSER TO THE PUBLIC , WHERE THEY CAN

ACCESS IT EASIER. >> I LIKE IT. I USE THE SHERIFF 'S APP A LOT. IT IS USER FRIENDLY AND EASY TO FIND. IT IS PRETTY SIMPLE EVEN FOR SOMEONE WHO IS NOT THAT USED TO OPERATING AN APP. THE LITTLE ICONS THERE, YOU CAN EASILY KNOW WHAT INFORMATION YOU ARE TRYING TO RETRIEVE. IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. I THINK IT IS GREAT. NO CRITICISM OF THE BUDGET WE JUST PASSED , BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE SOMEBODY HANDLING THIS FULL-TIME. I WOULD GLADLY SUPPORT THIS IF IT LEADS TO A DISCUSSION FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. FOR US OR FOR OUR STAFF TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THAT IS GREAT. IT COULD AND SHOULD BE A

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CONCEPT. >> THAT IS A VERY GOOD POINT, COMMISSIONER BOVO THEY SHOWED ME SEVERAL COUNTIES WHO HAVE SIMILAR APPLICATIONS LIKE THIS, ALONG WITH WHAT THE SHERIFF HAS WITH RESPECT TO HIS MOBILE APPLICATION. IT DOES GIVE US A LOT OF POWER. I AGREE 100%. I USED TO TELL THE CITY STAFF ALL THE TIME, THE CITY DOES A LOT OF GREAT THINGS. WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT IT. I THINK THE SAME IS TRUE WITH THE COUNTY. WE DOING A LOT OF GREAT THINGS. WE DON'T TELL PEOPLE ABOUT IT OFTEN ENOUGH. IT KEEPS PEOPLE FROM UNDERSTANDING THE BENEFITS OF THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND WHAT THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT DOES TO HOPEFULLY MAKE THEIR LIFE A LITTLE BETTER. ANYWAY, THIS IS A CONCEPT. THAT SCREEN WAS SOMETHING WE PUT TOGETHER THAT YOU JUST LOOKED AT. WE WANTED TO SHOW YOU WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. THIS APPLICATION WOULD TAKE A FEW WEEKS OR MONTHS TO DEVELOP, TO PUT EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

ANYWAY, AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD, WE HAVE AN ITEM HERE LATER ABOUT A NEW I.T. DIRECTOR. COMMISSIONER, I THINK THAT IS A PERFECT TIME WHEN WE BRING IN A NEW I.T. DIRECTOR . THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN PUT UNDER THEM AND HAVE THEM MANAGE IT ON A CONSTANT BASIS. LIKE I SAID, IF YOU WANT TO, YOU CAN HAVE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OVER SOME SECTION OF THIS IF YOU WANT TO.

IF NOT, WE CAN HAVE THE I.T. DEPARTMENT HANDLE THAT AS WELL.

>> IS THIS THE SAME COMPANY THAT DOES THE SHERIFF'S THING?

>> EXACT SAME THING. >> IS THERE A REASON THEY HAVE DOWN FOR SO LONG? HAS THAT BEEN FIXED? I THINK THE SHERIFF'S

PAGE HAS BEEN DOWN. >> I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. I TALKED TO THE SHERIFF ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK . THE OTHER THING I FAILED TO MENTION, THE POWER OF THIS IS PEOPLE CAN GO ON TO THIS JUST LIKE THEY DO THE SHERIFF'S APP AND THEY BASICALLY SIGN UP FOR THE NOTIFICATIONS. ANYTHING THAT WE SEND OUT IN THE WAY OF THE NOTIFICATION, THEY AUTOMATICALLY GET SENT THAT MESSAGE. SO I AM SIGNED UP WITH THE SHERIFF 'S .

WHEN THEY HAVE WEATHER EVENTS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE, IT POPS

UP. >> I THINK IT IS JUST THE FEED THAT IS DOWN. SOMETHING IS STILL DOWN ON THAT.

>> I KNOW THE REASON WHY FOR THAT. I WILL TELL YOU AFTER THE

MEETING. >> I JUST HEARD IT HAD BEEN DOWN, SO I HADN'T CLICKED ON ANYTHING. I JUST WENT THERE AND

EVERYTHING ELSE PULLED UP. >> GOOD STUFF, COMMISSIONER.

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY. >> WHAT WE LACKED WAS THE

FINDING A FUNDING SOURCE. >> IT WILL HAVE TO COME OUT OF

THE GENERAL FUND. >> THE SECOND THING, IF THE COURT APPROVES THIS, I NEED TO GET THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT THE CONTRACT. THEY TOOK A CURSORY LOOK AT IT THE OTHER DAY AND SAID THEY DID NOT SEE A PROBLEM. IT IS THE SAME CONTRACT

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WE HAVE WITH THE SHERIFF'S APP. >> IS THAT YOUR MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE FUNDING COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND?

>> YES. I WILL SECOND. THE BUDGET AMENDMENT, THOUGH ?

>> THAT WILL BE FOR NEXT YEAR. >> YOU CAN USE CONTINGENCY

FUNDS. IT IS $12,000. >> I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS

AM BUDGETED ITEMS VERSUS NOT. >> THAT IS WHY WE HAVE A CONTINGENCY FUND. WE HAVE THINGS THAT COME UP THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ALL THE TIME THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ON.

>> I THOUGHT THE CONTINGENCY WAS --

>> THE GENERAL FUNDS ARE ALREADY BUDGETED. THAT IS ALLOWABLE.

>> CAN YOU MOVE THAT SCREEN DOWN? THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN, BUT IT IS HARD . PUT YOUR CHAIR UP OR SOMETHING.

>> TOO MANY SCREENS. >> THE CONTINGENCY FUND AND THE GENERAL FUND IS BUDGETED. WE CAN USE THOSE FUNDS.

>> FOR UNBUDGETED ITEMS? FOR SURPRISES.

>> AS LONG AS THE COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVES THEM RECURRENCE

YES, SIR. >> THANK YOU.

>> THE ONLY QUESTION WOULD BE THE AMOUNT, RIGHT? BACK ON HERE

FOR 21,000. >> THE FIRST YEAR IS $20,000 AND

SOME CHANGE. >> THAT IS YOUR MOTION AND YOU SECONDED IT, JOHN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION

[13. Discuss and consider increasing all Nueces County hangar airport leases by 10% and accepting the following lease agreements for FY 2025-2026; additionally authorizing County Judge to sign the corrected lease agreements for Hangars T-2, T-3, T-4, T-5, T-6, T-8, and T-9; and related matters. 1. Hangar M-4 - Mark Thomas - $132 Monthly 2. Hangar M-5 - Jim Albert - $132 Monthly 3. Hangar T-2 - James Pieper - $198 Monthly 4. Hangar T-3 - Mark Thomas - $198 Monthly 5. Hangar T-4 - Jerry Hunsaker - $198 Monthly 6. Hangar T-5 - Robert Whitlock - $198 Monthly 7. Hangar T-6 - Jerry W. Lunceford - $198 Monthly 8. Hangar T-8 - Andrew Kirkpatrick - $198 Monthly 9. Hangar T-9 - Herb Garcia - $198 Monthly 10. Hangar T-11 - Jim Lankford - $275 Monthly 11. Hangar T-12 - Gordon Merdes - $275 Monthly 12. Hangar T-16 - T-17 - Guillermo A. Pliego - $275 Each Monthly 13. Hangar T-18 - Tim Bowen - $275 Monthly 14. Hangar T-20 - John Reed - $275 Monthly 15. Scoggins Hangar - H-2 a. John W. Cox - $220 Monthly b. Jim Lankford - $220 Monthly ]

DONE. >> THIS NUMBER INCLUDES THE 10%

INCREASE? >> MOTION.

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

SECOND. >> THIS IS FIRST OF A GROUP WE HAVE RECEIVED. I THINK THERE ARE 22 IN ALL A HANGER . SO WE HAVE A FEW MORE THAT WILL BE COMING IN.

[14. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving a three-year software service agreement with VirTower for web-based airport operations tracking, in the total amount of $18,000.00; and related matters.]

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

>> MOTION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY WITH COMMISSIONER MAREZ OUT. ITEM NUMBER 14, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING A THREE-YEAR SOFTWARE SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH VIRTOWER FOR WEB-BASED AIRPORT OPERATIONS TRACKING, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $18,000.00; AND RELATED MATTERS.

>> THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COMMISSIONER MAREZ AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. TXDOT HAS HELPED US OBTAIN FUNDING FOR THE DIFFERENT PROJECTS WE WANT TO DO, ESPECIALLY RELATED TO EXPANSION OF OUR RUNWAY, OR ADDITIONAL RUNWAYS OR TAXIWAYS.

WE HAVE TO PROVE TO THEM THAT WE HAVE THE AIR TRAFFIC TO SUPPORT THAT FUNDING. WHAT THIS APPLICATION DOES IS IT BASICALLY TRACKS EVERYTHING COMING INTO AND GOING OUT OF OUR AIRPORT. IT GIVES US A DATABASE OF INFORMATION RELATED TO THE USE OF OUR AIRPORT. TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS ADDITIONAL FUNDING, THIS WAS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY TXDOT AVIATION, WHICH IS WHERE THE GRANTS WE RECEIVE FROM THEM TO IMPROVE OUR AIRPORT COME FROM.

SO WE HAVE , COMMISSIONER MAREZ AND I HAD A WEBEX MEETING WITH THE FOLKS THAT MANAGE THIS. THEY WENT THROUGH IT WITH US. IT IS A POWERFUL TOOL. THEY BRING HARDWARE OUT AND YOU PUT UP AN ANTENNA AND THEY DO EVERYTHING ELSE.

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>> THE PAPER IN THE BACK SHOWS IT IS BUDGETED. IS THIS COMING OUT OF THE AIRPORT BUDGET? WHAT IS THAT? IT SAYS IT IS BUDGETED.

OR IS THIS ANOTHER INCREASE? >> WE WOULD INITIALLY BUDGET LIKE WE DID THE LAST ONE. THAT WE ARE PRETTY CERTAIN THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH THE

RAMP GRANT FOR THIS MONEY. >> USING IT RIGHT NOW , THE RAMP

GRANT? >> PARDON ME?

>> CURRENTLY USING THE GRANT THAT WE HAVE NOT USED ALL THE MONEY ON? OR IS IT TOO LATE TO APPLY FOR THAT?

>> IN OUR LAST MEETING, WE APPROVED THE RAMP GRANT FUNDING FOR THIS NEXT YEAR. WE WOULD APPLY FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR $18,000 THROUGH THE RAMP GRANT PROGRAM.

>> WHAT SHE IS ASKING, I THINK, THE $18,000 IS ALREADY IN THE AIRPORT BUDGETED FUNDS? THAT IS WHAT THE BACKUP SAYS.

>> I WILL HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK. I CAN'T REMEMBER.

>> TERESA, CAN YOU ANSWER THAT? >> THE GRANT STARTS IN

SEPTEMBER. >> IT IS THE NEW YEAR ALREADY. I

THOUGHT IT WAS OCTOBER. >> IT WOULD BE A PART OF THEIR

OPERATING BUDGET. >> THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR NEW FUNDS. THIS IS NOT NEW FUNDS THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR TODAY.

>> NO. >> THAT IS WHAT I AM CHECKING.

>> THAT IS WHAT IT SAYS, BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT I WAS HEARING.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? >> YES.

>> I WILL SECOND THAT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR,

SAY AYE. >> AYE.

[15. Receive update and clarification related to the Keach Family Library Personnel, in reference to the September 10, 2025, budget meeting discussion and all related matters. ]

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH COMMISSIONER MAREZ STILL OUT. ITEM NUMBER 15 , RECEIVE UPDATE AND CLARIFICATION RELATED TO THE KEACH FAMILY LIBRARY PERSONNEL, IN REFERENCE TO THE SEPTEMBER 10, 2025, BUDGET MEETING DISCUSSION AND ALL RELATED MATTERS. COMMISSIONER PUSLEY, I

BELIEVE THIS IS YOURS. >> AFTER THE LAST MEETING, A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO REALLY LIKE ME STARTED TO PUT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT I WAS , THAT I HAD MOVED TO CLOSE THE LIBRARY IN ROBSTOWN. I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT IS COMPLETELY FALSE. I NEVER MENTIONED CLOSING THE LIBRARY. MY DISCUSSION CENTERED AROUND IF WE COULD JUSTIFY THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL WORKING AT THE LIBRARY THAT WE HAD CURRENTLY. I HAVE BEGUN TO WORK WITH OUR LIBRARY DIRECTOR. SHE HAS PROVIDED A NUMBER OF , A LOT OF INFORMATION TO ME. I HAVE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO GO THROUGH ALL OF IT YET. I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT I NEVER MENTIONED CLOSING THE LIBRARY. I WOULD NEVER DO THAT. ANTHERE, TAKE A BREAK. WE TABLING THIS ITEM FOR NOW?

>> IT IS JUST THAT HE WANTED TO CLARIFY.

>> GOT IT. >> IT IS JUST TO CLARIFY, COMMISSIONER. THIS ISSUE, WE WILL STUDY. IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. IT MAY BE SOMETHING YOU WOULD WORK ON FOR THE NEXT BUDGET. OR WOULD IT BEING MIDYEAR?

>> I DON'T HAVE -- I THINK WORKING ON THIS FOR OUR NEXT BUDGET WOULD BE THE APPROPRIATE THING TO SAY. WE HAVE ALREADY

[16. Discuss and consider approving Nueces County nominations and adopting resolution listing nominees for the Nueces County Appraisal District Board of Directors ballot for the term beginning January 1, 2026 (pursuant to Tax Code § 6.03 & 6.0301) and related matters.]

CURRENTLY. >> OKAY.

>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO ITEM 16, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING NUECES COUNTY NOMINATIONS AND ADOPTING RESOLUTION LISTING NOMINEES FOR THE NUECES COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS BALLOT FOR THE TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2026 PURSUANT TO TEXAS CODE 6.03 & 6.0301 AND RELATED MATTERS. I BELIEVE THAT PEYTON JUST PASSED OUT A LETTER TO ALL OF YOU. THERE WAS A MISTAKE ON THE NUMBER, BUT WE STILL ONLY HAVE OUR CURRENT REPRESENTATIVE AS THE ONLY APPLICATION WE RECEIVED FROM ANYONE.

>> JUDGE, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ALLOCATE ALL OF THE NUECES COUNTY VOTES TO GABRIELLE.

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

>> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER, DID YOU SAY

SOMETHING? >> NO.

[17. Discuss and consider approving order designating Wednesday as the day of the week that Court will meet in regular term for fiscal year 2025-2026, pursuant to Section 81.005 of the Texas Local Government Code.]

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

ITEM NUMBER 17, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING ORDER DESIGNATING WEDNESDAY AS THE DAY OF THE WEEK THAT COURT WILL MEET IN REGULAR TERM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026.

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

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>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE? TO SMACK AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION APPROVED. ITEM NUMBER 18, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER UPCOMING COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING DATES, WORKSHOP DATES, AND RELATED MATTERS. IF YOU HAVE A MEETING THAT CONFLICTS WITH SOMETHING, YOU CAN ALWAYS BRING IT UP AT THE

NEXT MEETING. >> WE ONLY HAVE FIVE MEETINGS

LEFT. >> SOMETIMES WE HAVE EVEN LESS.

SOMETIMES WE ONLY HAVE ONE IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER. BUT

[1. Approve Sheriff and Constable Fees for FY 25-26, pursuant to Section 118.131 of the Texas Local Government Code. ]

RIGHT NOW. >> YES, MA'AM. ITEM B 1, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, APPROVE SHERIFF AND CONSTABLE FEES FOR FY 25-26, PURSUANT TO SECTION 118.131 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. I BELIEVE THE SHERIFF POSTED THIS. THERE IS JUST AT THE VERY END OF THE BACK PAGE IN YOUR PACKET . SHOWS WHERE THE EVICTIONS WERE WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS TO BE A BURDEN TO OUR CONSTABLES AND EVERYTHING, THIS LAST PARAGRAPH.

THE ORDER FEE IS BASED ON TWO HOURS IN THE FIELD . FOR THE ORDERS THAT DO NOT RESULT IN A COMMISSION TO THE SHERIFF CONSTABLE AT $30 PER HOUR FOR THE DEPUTIES . THAT IS WHAT WILL BE CHARGED. I THOUGHT YOU WERE ASKING FOR SOMETHING ELSE.

>> THAT IS THE CURRENT FEE, $30. WE ARE ASKING IT TO BE INCREASED TO $60 . NORMALLY, OUR OFFICERS ARE OUT THERE FOR THREE OR FOUR DAYS ON THESE TRENDS AND. IT HAMPER'S OTHER WRITS IN A TIMELY MANNER. I HAVE TO TURN AROUND AND HAVE ANOTHER OFFICER , GIVE THAT OFFICER A BREAK TO GO TO LUNCH, TO GET SOMETHING TO DRINK. HE HAS BEEN OUT IN THE HOT HEAT ALL DAY. NOT ONLY DO I LOSE ONE OFFICER, BUT I LOSE TWO OFFICERS. THIS YEAR PRETTY MUCH, WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH LATE ARRIVALS, PREPARATION. THE INDIVIDUALS FREQUENTLY TAKING BREAKS , SMOKE BREAKS, SOCIAL VISITS, SO ON AND SO FORTH. THESE INDIVIDUALS ALSO BRING OTHER INDIVIDUALS WHO LACK THE PROPER TOOLS AND LIMITATIONS TO MOVE THE EQUIPMENT. THAT BRINGS US THERE LONGER. THIS RIGHT HERE, FOR BRINGING IT UP TO $60 AN HOUR THIS RATE HERE, FOR BRINGING IT UP TO $60 AN HOUR , WILL ENCOURAGE PREPAREDNESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY BY THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RIDING THE

WRITS. >> WHAT DOES THIS PERTAIN TO? I KNOW YOU SAID BEFORE IT IS BASICALLY EVICTIONS. THIS IS NOT

JUST -- >> THAT IS ALL IT IS.

>> THAT IS ALL THAT IS, EVICTIONS? THE COST IS BURDENED BY THE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS DOING THE REQUEST. RIGHT NOW, IT IS TWO HOURS. WE HAVE OTHER WRITS THAT ARE SCHEDULED THAT WE CALL AND SCHEDULE AND WHEN WE GET TO THIS, IT IS HEY, BY THE WAY, AND IT TAKES LONGER THAN TWO HOURS.

>> GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER MAREZ. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. IN THE BACKGROUND I AM LOOKING AT, IT SAYS 2025 FEES REGARDING THE FISCAL YEAR. I DON'T SEE THE UPDATED AMOUNT. AM I NOT LOOKING IN THE RIGHT PACKET. I AM LOOKING AT THE FULL PACKET.

>> THERE WERE NO CHANGES FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE

>> THIS IS MADE BY THE CONSTABLE. GOT YOU. THE CURRENT

ACCOUNT IS $29? IS THAT RIGHT? >> THE BOTTOM WORDING IS $30 IN

THE LITTLE BOX. >> THERE IT IS.

>> SORRY. I FORGOT MY GLASSES. THERE WE GO. SO FROM $30 UP TO

$60. >> $60 IS DOUBLE.

>> IS THAT WHEN I HEARD? TO CORRECT. AND SO IF WE WERE TO TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT THIS CHANGE, IT WOULD APPLY TO ALL THE CONSTABLE OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, NOT THOSE TWO THAT

ARE REPRESENTED TODAY. >> CORRECT .

>> ALL IT IS IS A PERSUASIVE IDEA TO THE PEOPLE , TO THE

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THE CONSTABLE SAID WE DO TWO WRITS A DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

WHEN ONE RUNS OVER, PUSHES BACK TO A SECOND AND IT SNOWBALLS FROM THERE. SO INSTEAD OF GOING UP TO FOUR OFFICERS --

>> PLEASE TALK INTO THE MICROPHONE.

>> YOU NEED TO HAVE X AMOUNT OF MOVERS, TOW TRUCKS, WHATEVER IN PLACE. WHEN WE GET THERE, THE CLOCK STARTS. A LOT OF TIMES, IT ROLLS OVER. WE ARE TAKING IT SERIOUS. YOU HAVE YOUR TWO HOURS FOR REGULAR , FOR FREE. BEYOND THAT, IT IS GOING TO COST YOU.

THAT IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO, TO EXPEDITE.

>> SO ALL YOUR COLLEAGUES? WE SPOKE WITH THE OTHER CONSTABLES

AND EVERYONE IS IN AGREEMENT. >> EVERYONE ELSE IS GOOD WITH

THIS? >> CORRECT.

>> YOU SAID SOMETHING THEIR THE FIRST TWO HOURS ARE AT $30? IT WILL ONLY INCREASE IF IT GOES OVER THAT WE

>> CORRECT . AFTER TWO HOURS, THAT IS WHEN THE FEE IS

ASSESSED. >> THE THING ABOUT THE ANIMALS, HAS THAT ALWAYS BEEN IN THERE WITH THE CHARGES AND THE SERVICES? WE DON'T SEE THESE VERY OFTEN. LAST TIME WE REVIEWED THIS WAS PROBABLY A FEW YEARS BACK. MAN-HOURS FOR STRAY ANIMALS I GUESS IT APPLIES MORE TO THE SHERIFF'S WORK ON

WRANGLING A HORSE OR WHATEVER. >> THAT IS WHAT IT IS FOR. ALL WE ARE ASKING FOR IS THAT ONE FEE TO BE INCREASED WHICH COSTS NOTHING TO THE COUNTY OR THE OTHER OFFICES. WE ARE ALL IN AGREEMENT. WE SPOKE A WEEK AGO, AFTER THE LAST COMMISSIONERS COURT. WE SPOKE VIA TELEPHONE AND EVERYBODY IS IN AGREEMENT TO

THE. >> SOUNDS GOOD TO ME. A MOTION

TO ACCEPT THE CHANGE. >> SECOND.

>> AFTER TWO HOURS FROM $30 TO $60 AN HOUR. SEE, YOU KNOW HOW

TO DO THIS. >> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? YES? ALL THOSE

IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH

[2. Discuss and consider adopting an Order approving Request-For-Proposals (RFP) under Local Government Code 262.030 as the method of procurement for purchase of Food Services for Nueces County Jail, authorizing the Purchasing Agent to publish a notice, and delegating evaluation authority to an evaluation committee; and related matters.]

RELATED MATTERS. >> SO MOVED.

>> THAT IS A MOUTHFUL. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DO WE NEED TO DISTINGUISH ANY OF THAT STUFF? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY

[1. Discuss and consider approval of No Dune Protection Permit Required for addition of a pool at 118 China Beach Drive, Port Aransas, Nueces County, Texas, DPP-08202025.]

AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY WITH COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ BEING OUT OF THE ROOM. COASTAL PARKS, C 1, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF NO DUNE PROTECTION PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ADDITION OF A POOL AT 118 CHINA BEACH DRIVE, PORT

ARANSAS. >> I RECOMMEND APPROVAL. I WILL

MAKE A MOTION. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

>> JUST A MOMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME CLARIFICATION ON THE PROCESS. DIDN'T WE HAVE SOMETHING RECENTLY THAT WAS KICKED BACK TO US? OR THERE HAS TO BE SOME MODIFICATIONS?

>> NOT RECENTLY. >> I THOUGHT WE HAD SOMETHING COME BACK TO US RECENTLY THAT WE HAD TO VOTE ON AGAIN. NOT FOR THIS PARTICULAR CASE, BUT FOR ANOTHER ONE .

>> THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT A YEAR AGO. SPECK THAT IS PROBABLY

ABOUT PAR FOR THE COURSE. >> ON THE BACK, IT SAYS

APPROVED. >> I WAS WONDERING. WHAT WOULD

BE >> THEY GO BACK AND MAKE

CHANGES. >> WHAT WOULD THEY EVER OPPOSED?

>> THEY COULD RIDE A LETTER IN SUPPORT OR AGAINST THE PROJECT .

WE MAKE THAT OBVIOUS TO Y'ALL WHEN WE BRING THAT TO YOU.

ULTIMATELY, IT IS THE DECISION OF THE COURT. I KNOW THAT COMMISSIONER CHESNEY PUTS VALUE IN WHAT B-MAC'S OPINION IS.

>> WE ALL DO. >> AS LONG AS WE ARE FOLLOWING

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>> ALSO, IT GOES TO THE DEAL. >> I KNOW YOU KNOW THE CHAIRMAN , AS WELL. HE REGULARLY COMMUNICATES WITH ANY OF US, ESPECIALLY ME, WHEN THERE IS AN ISSUE OR IF THERE IS ANY DISAGREEMENT. WE RARELY HAVE ANYBODY WITH THEM. AS SCOTT SAID, WE TRY TO DO IT BY THE RULES. I THINK THERE IS ONE THAT YOU MAY BE THINKING OF. IT WAS ON A CROSSOVER THAT WE DEVIATED

A LITTLE BIT ON. >> I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHICH

ONE IT WAS. >> WE HAVE HAD AMAZING CHAIRS, ALWAYS. I TRUST CLIFF TO BE MORE SENSITIVE TO VEGETATION ISSUES .

>> THERE WAS AN APPLICANT OUT THERE WITH A LARGE SCALE AND HE WANTED TO DO TWO DUNE WALKOVER'S INSTEAD OF ONE. HE WANTED TO ALLOW FOR IT TO BE WIDER THAN NORMAL.

>> THAT IS NOT ON HERE FOR TODAY.

>> SORRY. >> I JUST WANTED SOME

CLARIFICATION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE .

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?

>> JUST A COMMENT. I READ THROUGH THIS AND IT IS JUST AMAZING. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF GOVERNMENT AT ITS BEST. WHAT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH TO PUT IN AN 18 BY 20 SWIMMING POOL, IT IS

JUST INCREDIBLE. >> YOU CAME IN ON THIS LAST APPROVAL. DO YOU WANT TO BE SHOWN VOTING ON THIS?

[2. Discuss and consider execution of Beach Cleaning and Maintenance Assistance Program Interlocal Project Agreement, GLO Contract No. 26-002-005, between Nueces County and the General Land Office (“GLO”) for the reimbursement of beach cleaning and maintenance activities.]

>> AYE. >> WE ARE UNANIMOUS. ITEM NUMBER TWO, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER EXECUTION OF BEACH CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM INTERLOCAL PROJECT AGREEMENT, BETWEEN NUECES COUNTY AND THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF BEACH CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. YOU

DO THIS EVERY YEAR. >> SO MOVED, JUDGE.

>> I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION, AS WELL. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE

[3. Discuss and consider approving an order granting an exemption to competitive bidding requirements; authorizing and approving a professional services agreement with Balcones Field Services for dune permit application review assistance for Nueces County Coastal Parks FY25/26; and all related matters.]

IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER THREE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING AN ORDER GRANTING AN EXEMPTION TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS; AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BALCONES FIELD SERVICES FOR DUNE PERMIT APPLICATION REVIEW ASSISTANCE FOR NUECES COUNTY COASTAL PARKS FY25/26; AND ALL RELATED

MATTERS. >> IT IS BUDGETED IN MY BUDGET.

ONE POINT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ON THIS IS THAT THE FEES WE CHARGE FOR THESE APPLICATIONS THAT WE PROCESS, THEY BASICALLY COVER THAT COST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. WE PAY IT OUT. WE PAY THEM TO DO IT . THE FEES THAT COME IN, WE GET THE MONEY RIGHT

BACK. GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER. >> I HAD A QUESTION. IS THIS DIFFERENT THAN THE YOUNG LADY DO WE HAVE WHO COMES IN AND HELPS

US WITH DOING PERMITS? >> SAME PERSON. SARAH IS HERE AND WOULD BE A BALCONES REPRESENTATIVE. IS USUALLY

CHRISTINE. >> SO SAME COMPANY.

>> YES, SIR. >> ITEM NUMBER ONE, WERE THEY

WORKING FOR US OR FOR -- >> THE COUNTY.

>> FOR THE APPLICANT? >> FOR US, THE COUNTY. OKAY, GOOD DEAL. IS ALMOST LIKE JENNIFER USED TO DO BACK IN THE

DAY. >> GOOD DEAL.

>> I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THEM IF WE DON'T ALREADY HAVE ONE. I DON'T THINK SO.

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

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION

[4. Discuss and consider approving Change Order No. 1 to the agreement with LMC Corporation for construction of the IB Magee Phase 2 Boardwalk project, to add additional charges and work; and related matters.]

>> ORIGINALLY, WHEN WE GOT THE QUOTE FROM THE COMPANY THAT DID THE PROGRAM, IT DID NOT HAVE ALL THE LINEAR FRONTAGE THAT I EXPECTED IT TO HAVE AS FAR AS THE LENGTH OF THE BOARDWALK. IT

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>> SO MOVED, JUDGE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND? I WILL SECOND. THAT IS FINE.

>> I SHOWED YOU PICTURES OF THIS BEFORE. IT WILL BE 2555 LINEAR

FEET OUT THERE. >> SO THE GRANT 100% COVERED?

BACK 100%. ALL RIGHT. >> COMMISSIONER CHESNEY DID NOT ASK, SO I WANTED TO ASK, ONLY BECAUSE I KNEW THE ANSWER. I WOULD NOT ASK FOR THAT KIND OF MONEY.

>> I WAS JUST TRYING TO KEEP YOU HONEST.

>> GOOD POINT, COMMISSIONER MAREZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY

[5. Discuss and consider adopting an Order under Local Government Code §262.024 granting a professional-services exemption to competitive bidding requirements related to Grant Management Services; discuss and consider authorizing the County Judge to execute a Professional Services contract with Grantworks, Inc. for Grant Management Services for Nueces County subject to review and approval of the County Attorney; and related matters.]

AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER FIVE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ADOPTING AN ORDER UNDER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE ÷262.024 GRANTING A PROFESSIONAL-SERVICES EXEMPTION TO COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO GRANT MANAGEMENT SERVICES; DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH GRANTWORKS FOR GRANT MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR NUECES COUNTY SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. MICHAEL, THIS IS THE WAY WE CAN DO THIS AND THEN WE WILL HAVE TO GO OUT FOR RFP LATER ON FOR THIS. THIS IS HOW WE TRANSFER OUR GRANTS TO

GRANT WORKS. >> YES, JUDGE. WHEN YOU MAKE THE MOTION, JUST INCLUDE THAT THIS HAS A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF

$250,000. >> OKAY. I WILL MAKE THE MOTION FOR DISCUSSION TO APPROVE WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $250,000. THIS IS COMING FROM THE BUDGET FROM GRANTS UPSTAIRS.

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

>> YES. >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WHAT SHOULD OCCUR AS THIS GOES FORWARD, HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE APPLYING FOR GRANTS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THEMSELVES AND MAKE THIS HOPEFULLY NOT BE A LONG-TERM EXPENSE. AT THIS POINT, WE DON'T HAVE THE GRANTS FOR THEM TO TAKE --

>> THIS IS THE TRANSITION PHASE FROM UPSTAIRS. THIS NUMBER SHOULD CONTINUALLY GO DOWN BECAUSE THE GRANTS WILL BE LOOKING FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COST IN GRANTS.

>> YOU NEED TO BE LOOKING FOR GRANTS THAT HAVE GRANT ADMINISTRATIVE COST BUILT INTO THEM. SOMETIMES IT IS A PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL GRANT. SOMETIMES THERE IS NOT. THAT IS WHAT YOU NEED IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO PAY THIRD-PARTY TO DO ALL OF YOUR DATA ENTRY, REPORTING, EVERYTHING. THAT IS WHAT I DO WITH GLO GRANTS. GRANT ADMINISTRATION IN AND OF ITSELF IS A HUGE JOB. YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO PAY THIRD-PARTY TO BE ABLE TO DO IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY YOU HAVE OUT THERE. WE ARE JUST STARTING THIS TRANSITION. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE AWAY FROM

THAT, FOR SURE. >> YES.

>> SCOTT, BUT I WOULD ASK YOU TO DO, AND I KNOW YOU LITERALLY HAVEN'T STARTED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT START UNTIL OCTOBER 1.

>> WE HAVE STARTED THE READY. >> YOU HAVE NOT OFFICIALLY STARTED. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS SOME SORT OF IDEA IN THE NEXT 90 DAYS, LET'S SAY, AS TO HOW FAST WE THINK THIS COULD GO AWAY. IT CAN BE REPLACED BY GRANT IN ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.

HOPEFULLY SOME OF THIS CAN COME BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND AT SOME POINT. I KNOW THAT WOULD MAKE ALL THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE

JUDGE HAPPY. >> I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION IN 90 DAYS. WE ARE GOING TO USE IT FOR THE FIRST YEAR, FOR SURE. WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS, YOU ARE HAVE GRANT WORKS UNDER CONTRACT FOR ARPA, FEMA, AND MITMOD. AFTER THAT, WE HAVE TO KICK THAT OFF AND GET THAT GOING. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WAS ALL OF YOUR PROJECTS, WHICH I WASN'T INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING ORIGINALLY. IT IS YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL. YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL YOU GET YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL DONE. WE HAVE TO GET THAT DONE LIKE NEXT WEEK.

THEN FROM THERE, ONCE WE GET PASSED THE SINGLE AUDIT THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE, THEN WE WILL LOOK AT EDA OPPORTUNITIES. THERE IS A LOT OF MONEY IN THAT POT. THAT IS WHERE WE ARE GOING TO GO

NEXT. >> THAT IS A FAIR ANSWER. AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE ANTICIPATE THIS BEING A TRANSITIONAL TYPE

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>> I DID NOT KNOW YOU WERE DOING THAT. I'M SURPRISED YOU ARE

DOING A. >> I HONESTLY WAS, TOO. IT IS NOT WHAT I WAS ANTICIPATING. I AM SURE IT WAS GOING TO BE A ONE-YEAR THING HOPEFULLY, AND THAT YOU WILL FIGURE THIS OUT GOING FORWARD. THAT IS WHAT MADE ME GO BEGRUDGINGLY WITH IT. I THINK GRANT WORKS DOES A GREAT JOB. WE NEED SOME TRANSITION TIME MAKING THE MOVE. I AM REALLY FOCUSED, I WANT TO STAY FOCUSED ON ELIMINATING THIS AFTER THIS YEAR.

>> I GET IT. WITH MY RESTORE, I HAVE USED THEM INDIVIDUALLY ALREADY. THERE IS GOING TO BE MORE FUNDS. I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO WENT AFTER IT. COMMISSIONER PUSLEY WAS HERE AT THE TIME. I KNOW COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ WAS. THERE IS LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF YOU IN THAT POT OF MONEY NEXT SPRING. AT SOME POINT, I HAVE TO GET WITH YOU ALL TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES ARE

OUTSIDE OF YOUR MIT-MOD. >> OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A

2 PETER ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> YES.

>> GO AHEAD. >> I WAS GOING TO ASK THIS QUESTION LATER THIS AFTERNOON AFTER OUR MEETING. WHEN I WAS HERE BEFORE, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE ARE DOING IT NOW, MR. WATERMAN HELPED HANDLE ALL THE PAPERWORK. AND THAT IS FOR OUR

RAMP GRANTS. >> THAT IS WHAT IS GOING OVER TO GRANT WORKS TO TAKE OVER WHAT IS GOING ON UPSTAIRS.

>> CAN WE HELP THEM -- GET THEM TO HELP US WITH THE RAMP GRANT?

>> THIS WILL ALL GO TO GRANT WORKS TO HELP US.

>> WE WILL STILL BE INVOLVED IN FACILITATING ALL OF THAT. THERE WILL BE TIMES WHEN I SELF AND MONICA WILL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU ALL FOR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT HEADS FOR DOCUMENTS AND PAPERS.

PAYMENTS AND SUCH. WE CANNOT HAVE THE COUNTY FUNCTIONING AS A FULL-TIME BANK. WE HAVE TO GET IN THERE.

>> WE NEED REIMBURSEMENT BACK. >> WE HAVE TO GET OUR MONEY

BACK. >> AS COMMISSIONER MAREZ AND I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT IN ON A DISCUSSION WITH THE LAST AIRPORT BOARD MEETING WITH THE GUY THEY BROUGHT DOWN FROM TXDOT AVIATION AND HE WAS LISTING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUNDING THAT WE HAVE THAT WE HAVEN'T TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF.

>> ANY MATCHES? >> SOMETIMES. THE RAMP GRANT

PROGRAMS ARE 90/10 GRANTS. >> IF I AM DOING ONE OF THOSE ON YOUR BEHALF, I HAVE TO ASK WHERE THE 10% IS GOING TO COME FROM.

>> WE HAVE CONTINUED WITH THE RAMP GRANT. THERE ARE A COUPLE

OF THEM LIKE THAT. >> MY POINT, SCOTT, WE ARE ALL HOPING THAT BY MAKING THIS TRANSITION TO GRANT WORKS AND WITH YOU SUPPORTING THIS, THAT WE ARE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE HAVE BEEN MISSING.

>> WE WILL. FOR SURE, WE WILL. WE HAVE TO GET THE TRANSITION.

THERE IS SOME CLEANUP THAT HAS TO HAPPEN. I STILL HAVE TO GET THE WORKSTATION UP THERE MOVED OUT TO PADRE. I HAVE TO WORK WITH I.T. TO GET ALL THAT ACCESS TO ALL THOSE PORTALS, ALL THOSE CREDENTIALS, AND GET ALL OF OUR GRANTS IN WORKDAY. THERE IS NOT AN ASSIGNED COST CENTER FOR ANY OF THESE PROJECTS. IF IT IS IN WORKDAY, THEN YOU AND YOUR ASSISTANT CAN LOOK AND SEE WHERE I AM AT WITH THE THING. WE HAVE SOME CLEANUP TO GET TO BEFORE WE

GET CREATIVE AND HAVE FUN. >> I THOUGHT THE GRANT WORKS WAS GOING TO WORK OUT OF HERE. WEREN'T THEY SUPPOSED TO HAVE SOMEBODY HERE HELPING US WORK WITH THE GRANTS?

>> THEY WILL HAVE A DEDICATED PERSON, BUT THEY WILL NOT BE

SITTING UPSTAIRS. >> WILL THEY BE COMING AND GOING AND SAYING THERE ARE TIMES WHERE WE MIGHT NOT BE HERE?

>> I WOULD ASSUME JUST LIKE THEY HAVE BEEN, THEY WILL HAVE MEETINGS WITH US ON EACH OF THEIR PROJECTS AND STUFF LIKE THAT HERE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOMS AND STUFF.

>> THEY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THE PORTALS, ALSO, RIGHT?

>> THEY WOULD HAVE TO, YES. THIS IS ALL A TRANSITION, EVERYONE.

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THE COUNTY NEEDS TO WORK TOGETHER.

>> CENTRALIZE IT. WE ARE CHANGING THE ATMOSPHERE. YOU WORK WITH THE OTHER ENTITIES. WE NEED TO HAVE A BETTER COLLABORATION . WITH THAT, WE GET BETTER RESULTS.

>> I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT THE BIG THING IS TO CONSOLIDATE ALL THE GRANTS. A LOT OF DEPARTMENTS, SOME DEPARTMENTS , THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT, THE AUDITORS DEPARTMENT. --

>> AND THEN THERE IS THAT, YES.

>> ONE DEPARTMENT, ONE FUNCTION. >> THAT WAS THE INTENT.

>> I THINK IT IS REALLY THE ONLY REASON I WENT ALONG WITH THAT, BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU JUST SAID. WHEN WE GET THIS DONE WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR, THIS CONTRACT IS ONLY A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT. I THINK EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW THAT, TOO. IT WILL HAVE TO COME BEFORE

US AGAIN. >> THIS WAS AN EMERGENCY

CONTRACT. >> IT IS DEFINITELY A NEED. I GET IT. IT WAS THE SAME THING THAT COMPELLED ME TO DO THAT. WE NEED TO GET THAT DONE IN A YEAR. PLEASE DON'T BRING THIS BACK.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS EVERYBODY READY TO VOTE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION

[1. Discuss the removal and possible reuse of emergency generators previously serving the McKinzie Jail Annex, IT Department, Courthouse and Main Jail.]

TRANSITIONING ]

>> WE ARE REQUESTING PERMISSION PRIOR TO THE GENERATORS THAT WE

HAVE. >> DON'T HAVE ANYTHING? I WAS

IN THE WRONG FOLDER. >> ARE THESE ALL DIESEL POWERED?

>> JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF ALL OF THESE. THAT IS ABOUT 28 YEARS OLD. THE SECOND ONE, THAT IS ABOUT SIX YEARS OLD AND PART OF A GRANT THAT WE HAD GOTTEN, THEN THREE, FOUR AND FIVE ARE 30 YEARS OLD. 30-YEAR-OLD GENERATORS.

>> THEY ARE OLD, BUT THEY WORK. THESE DIESEL GENERATORS, WE HAVE

ONE OUT ON OUR RANCH. >> WE HAVE SOME OF THEM IN JAIL AND OUT HERE, I KNOW WE HAVE SPENT SOME MONIES ON THEM AND I SAY QUITE A FEW AND I KNOW WE TRY TO KEEP THEM UP. FROM $10,000-$12,000 A YEAR. IN REGARDS TO THAT, JUDGE, I THINK SOME OF THESE HAVE ALREADY MET THEIR LIFE EXPECTANCY AND I THINK THE MOMENT YOU PUT INTO IT, IT WILL COST MORE. THE ONLY REASON WE ARE REQUESTING TO REMOVE THEM IS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS, BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS. EVERY MONTH, WE HAVE TO MONITOR THEM AND REPORT THAT TO AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO AND MAKE SURE WHEN THEY COME IN, WE ARE MEETING THOSE REQUIREMENTS.

>> WHAT DO YOU DO WITH THEM IF YOU REMOVE THEM? THERE IS NO OTHER UTILIZATION ANYWHERE THAT WE CAN USE THEM IN THE COUNTY?

>> JUDGE, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE LOOKED AT FROM THE OTHER APARTMENTS. THE SIX YEAR OLD ONE AND MAYBE NOT SOME OF THE OLDER

ONES? >> YES, MA'AM. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THAT IS A 250 KILOWATT GENERATOR. IT'S THE SAME GENERATOR THAT WILL BE INSTALLED AT HILLTOP. THIS IS DIESEL AND THE ONE BEING PROPOSED AS PART OF THE PROJECT WILL BE GAS.

>> WHAT DO WE HAVE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS? DO HAVE GENERATORS THERE? WE HAVE TEMPORARY WANTS TO BRING IN, SO WHY ISN'T THAT

USED FOR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS? >> WE COULD, BUT CURRENTLY WE RUN 500 MEGAWATTS ON THE ACTUAL BALLROOM BUILDING, THEN WHEN YOU RUN TWO ONE GIGAWATT GENERATORS, THAT IS 2.5 GIGAWATTS. IT WILL

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>> WHAT DO YOU RUN WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE THIS? WE HAVE TO BRING THEM IN, SO WHY WOULDN'T WE TRY TO UTILIZE THESE INSTEAD OF PAYING RENT OUT THERE? IF YOU TALK WITH AN ENGINEER, THAT IS A STRONG SUGGESTION OF MINE, BECAUSE YOU HAVE ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP DURING AN EMERGENCY OUT THERE IN FAIRGROUNDS AND PEOPLE STAYING IN THERE.

>> THE ONES WE BRING IN OUR DIESEL.

>> AND NOT HAVE TO PAY RENT ON SOMEBODY ELSE'S.

>> I CAN SEE YOU KEEPING THE NEW ONE, BUT THE OTHER THING, WE SHOULD GET RID OF THEM, BECAUSE THEY WILL SIT THERE FOR ABOUT A YEAR OR TWO YEARS OR MAYBE EVEN THREE YEARS. HOPEFULLY WE DON'T HAVE TO USE THEM. THEY WILL BE READY WHEN WE WANT TO USE THEM.

>> THEY HAVE TO BE ON A SAME PROGRAM.

>> MAINTENANCE PROGRAM. WE HAVE THEM AT OUR PLACE. FROM THEM FOR

AN HOUR OR TWO FOR A WEEK. >> OURS TURN ON FOR AN HOUR ON A

CERTAIN DAY. >> MINE IS EVERY SUNDAY.

>> I JUST WANT TO WEIGH IN, I AGREE. THE NEW ONE IS PROBABLY BEST TO TRY TO REPURPOSE THEM AS FAR AS LOCATION ON COUNTY PROPERTY AND I AGREE WITH THE JUDGE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IT WOULD BE MOST IDEAL. THAT IS A HEAVILY USED FACILITY WHEN WE DO HAVE EMERGENCIES. ALSO, WE HELP WITH FUNDING WITH THE CITY OF GOFFSTOWN AND OUR PARTNERSHIP FOR THE MULTIPURPOSE BUILDING HERE IN ROB'S TOWN. IT WILL ALSO BE USED FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES, AS WELL, SHELTER, COOLING CENTER AND ANYTHING ELSE. THAT IS THEIR PROPERTY. IF IT DOESN'T GO TO THE FAIRGROUNDS, I WOULD LIKE TO USE THE NEWER ONES IF WE DECIDE NOT TO SURPLUS THEM AND SELL THEM OFF FOR AUCTION.

>> I WILL CHECK WITH THE CHIEFS.

>> THAT WILL BE NUMBER TWO. PRIORITY WILL BE OUR FACILITY,

BUT MAYBE MAKE USE OF IT. >> IT WOULD DEFINITELY WORK WITH THAT AND THAT POWER LOAD IS DEFINITELY WITHIN THE SCOPE.

>> I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. THE OLDER ONES, WE CAN PROBABLY PUT IT UP FOR AUCTION. THE NEWER ONE WE HAD, WHICH WOULD GO WHILE I WAS HERE AND IS WORTH SALVAGING. THE PROBLEM WITH MOVING IT TO THE FAIRGROUNDS IS THAT IT IS LIMITED IN SCOPE, SO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE GETTING COMPLICATED WHEN THEY HAVE TO TIE IN AND ONLY HAVE TO SERVE AND ONE PURPOSE OR ONE PART OF THE BUILDING OR SOME SMART OF THE BUILDING. IT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO RUN THE LIGHTS, BUT IT WILL BE ABLE TO RUN AIR CONDITIONERS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE, BUT IT WOULD BE PERFECTLY SUITABLE, LIKE COMMISSIONER MAREZ SAYS, MAYBE A SMALLER FACILITY. DOES THE BUILDING HAVE AN EMERGENCY

GENERATOR? >> IS ANOTHER OPTION.

>> THAT BUILDINGS PROBABLY WORTH 300 K TO BE GENERATED. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ELECTRICAL LOAD.

>> WE LOOK AT OUR OPTIONS TO ELIMINATE SOME OF OUR CONCERNS BEFORE WE GIVE THEM AWAY OR GET RID OF THEM OR ELIMINATE SOME OF THE RENT THAT WE HAVE TO DO ONE WE RENT THEM OUT, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CHEAP WHEN YOU HAVE TO GET THEM FOR EMERGENCIES EITHER.

>> IF YOU CAN JUST --. >> HOW MANY HOURS DO THEY HAVE ON THE OLDER ONES? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA?

>> I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION, BUT I CAN GET THAT.

>> I WOULD ASSUME THAT THEY HAVE NOT THAT MUCH WITH SOME OF THOSE DIESELS. THEY SAY THOSE WILL LAST A LONG TIME. THEY MAY STILL BE USEFUL SOMEWHERE ELSE IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

>> JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, WE JUST WANT TO GET DISCONNECTED BRING OUT THE DIESEL TANKS AND START MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS.

>> DO WE NEED A MOTION TO DO THAT?

>> YES, WE CAN GET THEM DISCONNECTED. ALSO, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, IF THEY ARE STILL CONNECTED TO THE JAIL, THEN THEY HAVE TO COME AND WHEN THEY DO THE JAIL STANDARDS REVIEW, THAN THOSE HAVE TO TURN ON EVEN IF WE DO HAVE THE NEW GENERATORS

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TURNING ON. >> DO YOU HAVE A PLACE TO STORE

THESE? >> PROBABLY AT CENTRAL YARD, WE

CAN STORE THEM OVER THERE. >> CAN'T HEAR YOU AT ALL.

>> ACTION ITEM TO BE? ITEM ONE IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM. IT IS

JUST TO DISCUSS. >> THIS IS JUST TO DISCUSS IF WE WANT TO USE NUMBER TWO AND MOVING ON AND DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF CERTIFICATE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION EMERGENCY GENERATORS AT THE COURTHOUSE. THAT SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION WHICH WOULD ALSO OPEN US UP TO BE ABLE TO DISCONTINUE

THESE THAT WE ARE USING. >> WE ARE RECOMMENDING.

>> IS THAT -- DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR MOTION? WHO HAD THE

MOTION? >> I WITHDRAW MY MOTION.

>> YOU WITHDRAW YOUR SECOND. THEN, NEED TO CHANGE THE MOTION AND SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION AND ALSO AUTHORIZE THE CONDITIONAL WHATEVER DECISION YOU MAKE ON GENERATORS AND WHAT CAN BE USED

AND WHAT CAN'T. >> YES, I MAKE A MOTION TO REMOVE CERTIFICATE AND CONSTRUCTION FOR EMERGENCY GENERATOR AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE MAIN JAIL MCKENZIE ANNEX PART ONE AND TWO PROJECTS AND ALONG WITH THAT, THE DISCONNECTION WITH EXISTING GENERATORS AND RELOCATION TO THE SITE TO BE DETERMINED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. DID YOU GET ALL OF THAT? ALL IN FAVOR?

[3. Discuss and consider approval of Change Order No. 4 for the Nueces County Courthouse and Jail Wastewater Line Replacement project.]

THE CONTRACT. >> THAT IS CORRECT. ONE OF THE

ITEMS IS PROBABLY 1570. >> BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT FUNDS

ALLOWABLE TO USE THAT FUNDING >> YES.

>> I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND.

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

[4. Discuss and consider approving the award and execution of an ARPA-funded Contractor Agreement with Spawglass Contractors, Inc. for construction of the Hilltop Community Center Project (IFB No. 3313-25), in the amount of $8,757,887.00; and all related matters.]

PUSLEY, THIS IS YOURS. >> I FEEL LIKE WE OUGHT TO HAVE

A MARCHING BAND. >> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY.

>> IN THE COURTROOM. YES, CONNIE, IF YOU CAN BRING THAT UP. THERE YOU GO. FULL-SCALE. NOT THAT ONE. WHAT AN ORDEAL.

>> YOU HAVE NO IDEA. WHAT WE WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH IS THE REMODELING AND RECONSTRUCTION WORK AT THE HILLTOP CENTER. WE WENT BACK OUT AND DID THIS, SO EACH ONE OF THESE BUILDINGS YOU SEE ARE LABELED A THROUGH F AND BUILD ON A SEPARATE INDIVIDUAL ITEM. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO DO THE A.C.E. AND BUILDING REQUIREMENTS. DEPENDING ON WHETHER OR NOT BASED ON THESE FUNDS THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT LEFT IN ARPA FUNDING, WE MAY HAVE ENOUGH. I'M TRYING TO FOCUS ON GETTING B AND D INCLUDED IN THAT. WE HAVE NOT FORGOT ABOUT YOU, CAROL.

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK. >> THOSE ARE OUR VOTING

MACHINES. >> YOURS IS VERY SIMPLE AND I THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO COME UP WITH MONEY TO DO THAT. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THIS ONE. EDWARD, MICHAEL AND HIS DEPARTMENT, ARCHITECTS WE WORK VERY HARD IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. BUILDING LITERACY WILL BE THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. WE WILL HAVE THE EMERGENCY GENERATORS CONNECT

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MAKE A >> QUICKLY, I WANT TO APPLAUD EVERYBODY INVOLVED. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE LEAD. I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DID THIS, BECAUSE YOU COME IN UNDER THE BUDGET THAT YOU HAD, SO THAT IS GREAT, TOO. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE MONEY LEFT OVER, BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO TAKE CARE OF THE BUILDING SINCE WE ARE GOING OUT THERE. THAT WAS THE HOPE THAT WE WILL TOUCH THE WHOLE PROJECT AND THAT IS WHERE YOU ARE HEADED WITH IT AND THE SPIRIT OF WHAT WE ALL VOTED ON IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TOUCH THE PROJECT AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT WILL HAPPEN IN ANOTHER PHASE, SO I KNOW YOU PUT A TON OF TIME INTO THIS AND HAVING TO COME IN AND FIGURE OUT WHERE TO GO, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ORDEAL THAT WE HAD WITH THE PRIOR CONTRACTOR AND THE FACT THAT WE HAD TO GET ANOTHER ONE. I COULDN'T AGREE MORE. IT'S A GREAT REPLACEMENT, SO CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. I KNOW YOU WORKED A LONG TIME ON THIS, SO LET'S GET IT DONE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER.

>> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

[1. Discuss and consider approving Budget Amendment No.14 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and all related matters.]

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DAVID.

>> MOVING ON TO ITEM E, THE AUDITOR SECTION PER DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVING BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 14 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 AND ALL RELATED MATTERS. I WOULD LIKE TO QUICKLY BRING -- I'M NOT SURE IF WE MADE THE MOTION BEFORE, BUT OUR DECISION TO NOT ISSUE ANY WIRE TRANSFERS. UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, WE WOULD LIKE THAT TO CONTINUE OTHER THAN

PAYROLL. >> IF THAT'S A MOTION, I WOULD

SECOND. >> WE SAID THAT BEFORE AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CLEAR.

>> HE MADE THAT A SOUND DECISION IN THE URGENT MATTER WE WERE IN AND IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A COURT RATIFICATION OF THAT, SO COUNTY POLICY AND NOT JUST YOU DOING AND THAT SUPPORTS WHAT YOU HAVE DONE AND WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAD DONE IN THAT REGARD.

AND, THE AUDITOR REALLY IS TAKING THAT ON.

>> THAT'S A VENDOR. WHY CAN'T WE. THAT'S NOT THE LAW.

>> WE EVEN SAID THAT, SO I THINK WE HAVE TO STICK TO IT, SO JUST

PAYROLL. >> I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO RATIFY YOUR DECISION AND NOT MAKING ANY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE UNTIL THE COMPLETE REVIEW OF ALL INTERNAL PROCESSES ARE COMPLETE AND THE ONLY EXEMPTION I CAN THINK OF WOULD BE PAYROLL,

OTHERWISE EVERYTHING ELSE. >> MOTION AND SECOND, COMMISSIONER GONZALES DID ALREADY BEFORE YOU.

>> THIS IS FOR THE PRIOR ACTION ON THIS PRETTY

>> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES THAT WAS ALSO FOR THE BUDGET AMENDMENT. ARE WE DOING THAT SEPARATE?

>> THAT WAS A COMPLETE SEPARATE. >> THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED AND ARE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL.

>> SECOND THAT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED?

>> I WILL ASK FOR POINT OF CLARIFICATION OF WHAT WE DID BEFORE. I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH THAT.

>> IT'S NOT A MOTION. THE BUDGET TRANSFER WITHOUT SENDING

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>> IT IS JUST RATIFYING. >> I UNDERSTAND. YOU DON'T HAVE

A SPECIFIC ITEM ON THE AGENDA? >> I UNDERSTAND THAT, TOO. YOU DO HAVE RELATED MATTERS ON THE ITEM? THE CLARIFICATION IS

ALLOWED. >> AS PART OF ONE, YES.

>> JUST MAKING SURE WE DON'T GET IN TROUBLE.

>> WE HAVE ALREADY SAID IT AND WE SET IT AT A PUBLIC PRESS CONFERENCE. WE JUST WANT TO REINSTATE THAT, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF WHAT ALMOST GOT PASSED THIS MORNING. WE ARE SAYING TO ALL VENDORS AND WE ARE SAYING NO TO ALL VENDORS. OKAY. WE HAVE THE MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 14.

[2. Discuss and review the Monthly Financial Report for Fiscal year 2024-2025 ending July 31, 2025, and related matters.]

JULY 31, 2025. >> I JUST WANT TO GO OVER SOME BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS REGARDING THE GENERAL FUND. ON PAGE FOUR, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THE YEAR-TO-DATE ACTIVITY IS $122.1 MILLION. OUR BUDGET WAS $117.8 MILLION, SO THAT REFLECTS THAT WE ARE 3.6% OVER BUDGET, WHICH IS ALWAYS A GOOD THING. THAT IS MAINLY MADE UP OF TWO ITEMS UNDER INTERGOVERNMENTAL REVENUE, $4.7 MILLION FOR PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF TAXES, WHICH WAS NOT BUDGETED. THAT HELPED US. ALSO, IF YOU LOOK UNDER INVESTMENT

INCOME PRETTY >> WHAT PAGE ARE YOU ON?

>> PAGE FOUR. THE INVESTMENT INCOME, WE ARE OVER BUDGET. WE BUDGETED -- LET'S SEE. $607,000. WE ARE AT $2.4 MILLION IN INVESTMENT INCOME. THOSE ARE THE TWO CONTROLLING FACTORS IN WHY THE REVENUE IS EXCEEDING BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR, WHICH IS A

GOOD THING. >> DO YOU ANTICIPATE THIS BEING CORRECT OR ARE YOU FINISHED WITH EVERYTHING THAT WENT TO THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS, WHICH WOULD IN TURN IF IT WAS LAST YEAR

AFFECTING THE FUTURE BUDGETS? >> WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT FISCAL 2025 AND MAKING CORRECTIONS AS WE GO AND HOPING TO CONCLUDE THE 2024 BUDGET BY TUESDAY, THE 30TH.

>> I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT, WHICH MAY IN TURN SHE

TWEAKED THIS A LITTLE BIT. >> THESE ARE AUDITED NUMBERS AT THIS POINT. ON PAGE 16, WE SHOW THE GENERAL FUND YEAR-TO-DATE ACTUALS FOR OUR EXPENDITURES. WE ARE AT $94.4 MILLION IN EXPENDITURES. THE BUDGET IS REFLECTED ON HERE, BUT IT IS 116.0%, SO WE ARE ABOUT 81% OF OUR BUDGET AND EXPENDITURES FOR GENERAL FUND, WHICH AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE ARE DOING PRETTY GOOD. LIKE MENTIONED, THESE ARE. WE ARE MAKING CORRECTIONS AS WE GO, BUT THIS IS THE INFORMATION AS OF TODAY FOR JULY. THE REST OF THE REPORT SHOWS REMAINING FUNDS. AS YOU GO THROUGH THEM AND SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO GIVE ME

A CALL. >> NOW THAT EVERYTHING IS SETTLED AND YOU CAN FOCUS MORE ON THIS ASSIGNMENT, WHAT IS THE BEST PRACTICE TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THESE UPDATES AND RECEIVE REPORTS OF EXPENDITURES AND ALL? WE HAVE A VARIATION FOR DIFFERENT REASONS OVER THE YEARS I HAVE BEEN HERE, BUT WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR EXPERIENCED PRACTICE?

>> IT DEPENDS ON THE DIRECTION. SOME PEOPLE LIKE ELECTRONIC AND OTHERS LIKE PAPER COPIES. IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT?

>> IN GENERAL, THE REPORTS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM THE AUDITOR'S

OFFICE. >> BY LAW.

>> TYPICALLY, MONTHS. KNOWING THIS ASSIGNMENT THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO GET US CAUGHT UP, BUT WHAT IS REALLY CAUGHT UP? THERE'S GOT TO BE A GAP SOMEWHERE. IT CAN'T BE OVERNIGHT. IS IT WEEKS OR MONTHS?

>> I THINK WE ARE CATCHING UP. THIS IS JULY. WE COULD SAY

AUGUST. >> A MONTH OR TWO MONTHS.

>> WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THAT. THAT IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE AIMING

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FOR? >> WE WILL BE DOING CLOSES MONTHLY AND MAYBE NEXT YEAR POTENTIALLY.

>> THE PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES, SO WE WILL LET YOU KNOW IF WE

DECIDE ON THINGS FOR >> IT WILL HELP IN THE FUTURE.

>> ASKED THE STAFF, HONESTLY. THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY

HARD. >> JUST WANT TO REMIND OURSELVES AND COMMUNITY WHAT OUR STANDARD IS AND WHAT THEY ARE AIMING FOR, WHAT WE DESERVE AND WHAT HELPS CATCH ERRORS THAT WILL HAPPEN NO MATTER WHO IS THERE. IT'S EASIER TO CATCH IT IF IT'S ONLY ONE MONTH OR TWO'S BEHIND. I JUST WANT TO REINFORCE THAT.

>> OUR GOAL IS CLOSING AT FISCAL 2024, WHICH WILL BE DONE BY TUESDAY. I JUST WANT TO DO A SHOUT OUT TO THE EXTERNAL AUDITORS WHO HAVE BEEN DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB WORKING WITH US BUT WORKING PRETTY MUCH 24/7 WITH US AND STOP TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING CLOSED OFF. I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR THAT.

>> NO ACTION ITEM ON THAT. IT'S JUST A REPORT. COMMISSIONER

CHESNEY? >> DO WE KNOW BY ANY CHANCE SO WE CAN GET YOU BACK FULL-TIME WHEN THERE MIGHT BE SOME DECISIONS FROM A PERMIT COUNTY AUDITOR?

>> I KNOW THAT APPLICATIONS ARE BEING RECEIVED RIGHT NOW AND BOARD OF JUDGES IS SUPPOSED TO BE MEETING TO LOOK AFTER THE APPLICANTS, BUT I DON'T KNOW THE TIME FRAME.

>> A MEETING COMING UP? >> I MET WITH THEM AND THEY ARE GOING TO DO -- THERE ARE LIKE SIX APPLICANTS QUALIFIED AND HOPEFULLY THE FIVE SOMETHING IN THAT, THEN WE SHOULD HAVE BACK

BY THE END OF OCTOBER. >> THAT WOULD BE AWESOME. DO WE KNOW WHEN THE FINAL FUND BALANCE ARE COMFORTABLY ARTICULATED AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT DURING THE BUDGET, BUT WE WEREN'T.

>> FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE BALANCE WE PRESENTED TO YOU IN THE BUDGET IS CLOSE. THAT IS THE AUDITED BALANCE. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE HAVE ENCLOSED THE BOOKS, BECAUSE IT IS NOT COMPLETED YET. IT WOULD BE A FEW MONTHS.

>> MY REMEMBERING OF THE BUDGET IS THAT 32 MILLION WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WE WERE 100% SURE AND YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE NOW.

>> THAT IS THE ACTIVITY FOR THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE BEGINNING BALANCE IS PRETTY CLOSE THAT WE HAD IN THE BUDGET.

>> WHICH WAS 32? >> IT WAS 22. 20 MILLION -- 20

POINT SOMETHING. >> MAYBE I'M CONFUSING MY NUMBERS. I THOUGHT WHEN WE WERE TALKING BUT DURING BUDGET THAT WE ANTICIPATED REVENUE AND THE GENERAL FUND WOULD BE 32

MILLION. WHAT WAS THAT FOR? >> OUR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THAT WE ARE IN RIGHT NOW. WE ARE CLOSING FISCAL YEAR 2024.

>> YOU ARE ANTICIPATING THAT WE WON'T KNOW THE FINAL FUND

BALANCE. >> FISCAL 2025, WHICH IS THE BEGINNING FOR 2026 UNTIL NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER TO BE FAIR

. >> THE GOOD THING IS THAT IT IS IN WORKDAY, CORRECT? 2024 WAS WHOLE HAND ENTERING QUITE A BIT

OF STUFF STILL AND REDOING. >> 2024 WAS QUITE CHALLENGING AND I DO WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT. IT IS VERY PAINFUL, BECAUSE IN OUR PREVIOUS SOFTWARE, IT DIDN'T COME UP AND IT HAS BEEN ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF SINCE WE HAD GONE TO THE NEW SOFTWARE. WE ARE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THE BUGS AND NEXT WILL HELP US IMAGE THAT CONVERSION COMPLETELY, BUT WE DO SEE A LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.

>> FOR 2024, THE NUMBER WAS WHITE? 22?

>> I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS 20

MILLION. >> SOMEHOW WE THINK THAT WE ARE GOING FROM 20 MILLION IN RESERVES IN 2024 TO 32 MILLION POTENTIALLY? THAT WAS THE GUESSTIMATE DURING BUDGET FOR

2025? >> THOSE ARE TWO YEARS. WHERE WE HAVE FISCAL 2025, WE ALSO HAVE FISCAL 2026. I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. WE WERE GOING TO END AT 32. WE ARE A YEAR BEHIND. I WILL GET THOSE NUMBERS AND TALK TO OFF-LINE ABOUT THAT JUST TO MAKE SURE WE ARE CLEAR.

>> I KNOW WE ARE GOOD ABOUT AROUND HERE, BUT WHY ARE WE SEEING SUCH A JUMP IN RESERVES?

>> THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. FOR 2025, WE HAVE THE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES EMMA WHICH WE HAD NOT ANTICIPATED. THE PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES. THAT'S WHAT WE HAD NOT BUDGETED, AS WELL AS THE

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THAT SHOULD INCREASE FUND BALANCE FOR THIS YEAR. THAT IS

WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. >> THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT. WE HAVE SOME INTEREST, BUT THESE ARE ALL PRELIMINARY, LIKE SHE SAYS. WE ARE ON THE 24TH. KEEP THAT IN MIND BEFORE WE

START GETTING. >> A LOT BETTER OFF THAN WE WERE

A FEW MONTHS AGO. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> WE ARE. >> YES.

>> ITEM THREE. >> ANOTHER ONE? GO AHEAD.

>> JUST FOR CLARIFICATION ON THE PREVIOUS ITEM, I KNOW YOU WERE SPEAKING ABOUT ONLY PAYROLL. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE WIRE TRANSFERS. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, EVERYTHING FOR THE STATE PAYMENTS, WE ENTER THOSE INTO THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S FOR PAYMENT. THERE WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE.

>> NOT IF THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH THAT IF THERE'S A WIRE.

>> WE ENTERED INTO THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S WEBSITE THEMSELVES. IT IS BASICALLY AN E CHECK.

>> AND E CHECK IS THE SAME AS A WIRE.

>> THAT WOULD PRECLUDE YOU FROM THE AMENDMENT. YOU HAVE TO WRITE

A MANUAL CHECK. >> DO YOU THINK WE CAN HAVE AN

EXCLUSION? >> I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD.

THAT'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, CORRECT? HOW MUCH DO YOU SEND

THEM PER YEAR? >> THAT'S ALL OF THE FEES AND

EVERYTHING. >> WE ARE NOT MAKING AN EXCEPTION UNLESS LEGALLY WE HAVE TO.

>> YOU NEED TO FIND OUT IF WE ARE REQUIRED IF THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN DO IT OR IF WE CAN, BECAUSE OF OUR SITUATION TO DO

HANDWRITTEN CHECKS. >> I WOULD ASK THAT THE COUNTY LEGAL DO THAT. NO OFFENSE, BUT IT'S EITHER THE LOSSES WE HAVE TO, GREAT. IF IT'S NOT THE LAW, THEN I DON'T THINK WE OUGHT TO DO IT, BECAUSE IT'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND PEOPLE CAN HACK.

SOMEONE'S GOT TO SHOW ME A STATUTE THAT SAYS THE ONLY WAY WE CAN PAY THEM IS BY WIRE TRANSFER. GET THEM TO SIGN THAT IF THE WIRE GETS HACKED THAT THEY WILL PAY.

>> WE CAN CHECK THE LAW. >> I'M SORRY.

>> IT'S A GOOD CLARIFICATION. WE ARE TRYING TO PROHIBIT THE BIG MONEY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY GO AFTER.

>> ON THE SAME NOTE, LOANS. OUR LOAN PAYMENTS FOR OUR CEOS ARE

ALL WIRE. >> ON LOANS.

>> CHECKS AND CHECKS. THAT'S WHAT I WANT CLARIFICATION

>> UNLESS SOMEONE CORRECTS ME. THAT WAS THE MOTION, BUT THAT'S MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE CAN'T BE MESSING WITH.

>> UNTIL THIS GETS CLEARED UP AND WE FEEL CONFIDENT AGAIN, WE

WILL BRING IT BACK. >> FOR ME, IT'S FOREVER. IF YOU OUTVOTE ME, I WILL NEVER VOTE TO WIRE MONEY IF IT'S NOT THE LAW.

PUT ME DOWN RIGHT NOW. I WILL NEVER VOTE TO WIRE MONEY TO THE COUNTY UNLESS IT'S BY LAW. FOR ME, THIS IS FOREVER. THAT'S

OKAY, BUT I WILL NOT. >> WE HAVE LIKE TREASURY IN THE AUDITORS OF US PROVIDE A LIST OF ALL OF THOSE PAYMENTS?

>> THAT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA. >> I WANT ALL THE HACKERS TO KNOW, GO AWAY, LEAVE US ALONE AND WE ARE NOT WIRING ANY MONEY OF ANY SUBSTANCE ANYMORE. GO TO THE CITY WHERE THEY WIRE OR GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. WE DON'T NEED TO BE WEARING MONEY IF IT'S NOT THE LAW, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE WAY SMARTER THAN ANY I.T.

PERSON THAT WE CAN EVER HIGHER AND THEY DO THIS 24/7 AND ATTACKING SYSTEMS ALL THE TIME. IF WE GO BACK TO WIRING, THEN THAT IS A VERY BAD DECISION IN MY OPINION.

>> I AGREE. I'M GLAD YOU MADE CLARIFICATION. WE NEED TO HAVE A BIGGER DISCUSSION. AND I.T. ESTABLISH WITH NEW DIRECTOR WHEN WE HAVE A FULL REPORT ON SECURITY AND UPDATES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FEDERAL AGENCIES INVESTIGATING THIS ALONG WITH OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. I WILL ALWAYS WANT TO FOLLOW WITH BEST PRACTICE AND WHAT'S PRACTICAL. THIS IS NOT

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SAFEST WAY TO DO IT. >> FILM TOGETHER TO PROVIDE US WITH A LIST AND SEE WHERE WE ARE. IT MAY BE THAT WE NEVER DO

THEM AGAIN. >> MAYBE WE DON'T.

>> MAY BE THE STANDARD, BUT WE NEED TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION.

>> I AGREE. >> PEOPLE WILL ADJUST.

>> TO THE COUNTY SENDING OUT FLYERS ARE ALSO ACCEPTING WIRES.

>> ACCEPTING WIRES? >> FROM ANYWHERE.

>> THE JUDGE RIGHTFULLY SAID THAT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO WIRE, SO I DON'T THINK THAT'S MY FINAL THINK WE OUGHT TO ACCEPT THEM

EITHER. >> WE WERE TOLD BY CYBERSECURITY PEOPLE THAT IT'S THE NEXT THING TO WATCH OUT FOR, BECAUSE THEY DO INTERCEPT YOUR PAYMENTS, AS WELL.

>> THEN, THERE'S GOING TO BE A FIGHT OVER WHO OWES WHO. WE WIRED IT AND THEY'RE GOING TO SAY, WE DIDN'T GET IT. YOU ARE GOING TO BE FIGHTING OVER MILLIONS. IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER, BUT IT WILL HAVE TO DO.

>> WITH THAT BEING SAID AS FAR AS WIRES, YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT WE DO GET CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS VIA WIRE.

>> YOU CAN MAKE CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS -- IF SOMEONE PAYS A CREDIT CARD, THAT'S NOT A WIRE, THEN THAT'S AN ACCEPTANCE OF

PAYMENT. >> THEY ACCEPT THE PAYMENT FROM THE CREDIT CARD COMPANY IF THE CREDIT CARD COMPANY ISSUES A

PAYMENT TO US. >> WHEN WE TAKE A CREDIT CARD,

WE GET THAT PAYMENT. >> NOT IMMEDIATELY. THEY TAKE THE CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS AND HAVE IT IN A BATCH. IT CAN BE A CI OR WHOEVER DEALS WITH CREDIT CARDS.

>> HOW MUCH MONEY? >> A LOT.

>> EXACTLY. A LOT. THEY ARE GOING TO GET INTO OUR WORLD.

>> THAT WOULD BE A CONCERN, BECAUSE OF PAYING THE COURT

COSTS IN A TIMELY MANNER. >> THAT'S TIMELY ONCE THEY PAY IT. THAT'S NOT CORRECT. ONCE IT'S PAID BY THE DEFENDANT, IT'S PAID AND IT'S NOT THAT THE CREDIT CARD PAYS THEM, BUT

IT'S WHEN THEY COLLECTED. >> FOR US TO RECEIVE THOSE FUNDS. THAT SAY THEY ARE USING PREPAID CREDIT CARD AND THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY AND IT DOESN'T GO THROUGH EVEN THOUGH IT DOESN'T PULL FROM THEIR ACCOUNT AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T HAVE THE AMOUNT TO PAY THE CREDIT CARD FEE, SO IT'S

HELD THERE UNTIL A LATER TIME. >> I GET THAT YOU ARE ASKING -- I STILL SAY, NO WIRES. UNLESS THE COURT --.

>> WE SHOULD HAVE A LIST OF SOME OF THESE THINGS.

>> UNTIL SOMEONE BRINGS BACK A DEAL, BUT THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY. IT SITS IN THE CREDIT CARD ACCOUNTS AND GETS WIRED.

HOW MUCH DO THEY WIRE A DATE? 10,000, 100,000? I'M AGAINST

ALL WIRES. YOU CAN HELP VOTE. >> WE ARE ALL AGAINST AND LET'S SEE THE LIST AND WORK WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY AND AUDITORS OFFICE AND TREASURY TOGETHER TO GET A LIST TOGETHER FOR ALL OF US THIS WOULD IMPACT. NEXT MEETING. LET'S BRING IT UP NEXT

MEETING. >> WE NEED TO GET OUR HANDS AROUND ALL THE WAYS IN WHICH WE ARE MAKING PAYMENTS AND HOW PEOPLE ARE MAKING PAYMENTS. I HAVE MORE GOOD NEWS, BECAUSE THEY ARE BEGINNING TO HACK PAYROLL ACCOUNTS ALL OVER THE PLACE. MY WIFE'S NEPHEW, THEY STOLE HIS ENTIRE PAYCHECK .

>> WE DON'T HAVE TO DO DIRECT DEPOSIT EITHER. I WASN'T GOING TO GO THERE, BECAUSE EVERYONE WAS GOING TO HAVE A FIT. THAT COULD BE SENT OUT TO THE HR DIRECTOR. WE ARE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING AND GET EVERYBODY READY, BECAUSE IT COULD BE PAYROLL, TOO. AT THE END OF THE DAY BEFORE THERE WERE WIRES, WE

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WE HAVEN'T PUT THAT IN THE BOOK.

>> LET'S PUT A DISCLAIMER. WHEN WE TALK OUT LOUD, PEOPLE LISTEN.

WE MAY NOT THINK THEY DO AND IT MAY NOT HAPPEN AT HOME, BUT PEOPLE LISTEN WHEN WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. I WOULD CAUTION US ON THESE HYPOTHETICALS, BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE GOING AROUND AND SAY IF IT'S NOT ALREADY IN THE COURTHOUSE IN BUILDINGS BEYOND.

>> CLOSING THE LIBRARY. >> SAYS HE WANTS TO TAKE A

DIRECT DEPOSIT. >> I'M OKAY WITH THAT. YOU CAN

SAY -- NO. >> LET'S CALM IT.

>>'S WANTS NO WIRES. >> BRINGING IT BACK TO THE NEXT

[3. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving a Statement of Work with InsightSoftware, LLC for an Excel-based solution to integrate financial data from Workday into a reporting platform, subject to review and approval by the County Attorney; and related matters.]

MEETING. >> WE ARE GOOD AND WE WILL WORK

IT OUT. >> MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING A STATEMENT OF WORK TO INSIGHT SOFTWARE LLC FOR AN XL BASED SOLUTION TO INTEGRATE FINANCIAL DATA FROM WORKDAY INTO A REPORTING PLATFORM. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING TROUBLE GETTING REPORTS FOR A LONG TIME AND I'M GLAD YOU ARE GETTING THIS DONE.

>> WE HAVE WORKED DILIGENTLY ON ITEMS THREE, FOUR AND FIVE.

DILIGENTLY. >> CAN WE MAKE A MOTION TO PASS

THREE? >> THIS IS NECESSARY TO GET TRANSITIONS MADE, SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE

APPROVE THREE, FOUR AND FIVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION

[1. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving the McGriff Proposals for FY 2026 Stop-Loss Insurance from Everest Reinsurance Company, and execution of the Disclosure Statement; and related matters.]

NOT LOOKING. >> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE.

>> GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU? DO YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THIS CLICKS

? >> WAS NOT DIRECTED AT ME?

>> I WAS CALLING YOU MR. MCGRIFF. I'M SO SORRY, MR. BASS. I TALKED TO ALL THE TIME AND I WAS LOOKING AT MY NOTES.

>> THAT'S OKAY. NO PROBLEM. WE MARKETED THE STOP LOSS FOR THE COUNTY EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1. THE MARKETING ANALYSIS DID APPROVE BENEFICIAL FOR THE COUNTY AND THE CONTRACT TERMS THAT YOU HAVE TODAY 475,000. IT'S A $50,000 AGGREGATING SPECIFIC.

>> WE WILL DO A LATER, JUDGE. >> THE ATTACHMENT IS 125% OF EXPECTED CLAIMS. BASED ON THE CURRENT MOMENT OF 149 -- THE BEST BID WAS FROM EVEREST. THAT RESULTED IN A SAVINGS OF THE

COUNTY OF $152,000. >> MR. BASS, HOLD ON. WE HAVE A COMMISSIONER THAT WANTS TO TAKE THIS INTO EXECUTIVE. HE HAS A LEGAL QUESTION ON THIS, SO ARE YOU GOING TO NEED HIM?

>> I ALREADY SPOKE WITH HIM AND HE SHOULD BE THERE. COUNSEL SHOULD BE THERE. WE MAY BE MR. BASS, BUT I WOULD RATHER GET CLARIFICATION FOR THE COURT. SORRY FOR NOT LYING IN THAT

EARLIER. >> THAT WILL HAVE A BEARING ON WHETHER WE HEAR THE REST OR NOT.

>> YES, SIR. >> WE WILL BE ADDING THAT TO OUR LIST FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND PULL IT UP AFTERWARDS. I AM VERY SORRY. IF YOU HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A WHILE, I'M SORRY I DIDN'T PULL YOU UP BEFORE THAT. I DON'T SEE THE LIST OF NAMES ACROSS LIKE I USED TO RIGHT NOW . I CAN GET PEYTON TO NOTIFY YOU

[2. Discuss and consider approval of FY 2025-2026 Halo Flight contract and all related matters. ]

POP IN NECESSARY. >> HAPPY TO DO IT. THANK YOU

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VERY MUCH. >> MOVING ON TO ITEM TWO, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 HALO FLIGHT CONTRACT AND THIS IS WHERE ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES, TERESA, YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS THAN I DO. YOU WANT TO ADDRESS

IT? >> THIS IS JUST A CONTRACT FOR NEXT YEAR FOR ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES, FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.

IT IS FUNDED. IT'S PART OF THE BENEFITS DEPARTMENT. THIS IS THE

COST FOR NEXT YEAR. >> AND WE HAD A QUESTION WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS DURING BUDGET. DOES EVERYONE RECEIVE A CARD OR SOMETHING? HOUSE WE ALWAYS RECEIVED A CARD IN THE

PAST? >> THEY WILL PROVIDE TO ALL EMPLOYEES. IT WON'T BE SPECIFIC, BUT YOU CAN SHOW THAT

YOU HAVE COVERAGE. >> NONE OF US HAVE SEEN THIS.

>> I HAVE ONE. IT'S THE FIRST YEAR.

>> IT'S NOT THROUGH THE COUNTY, BUT MY WIFE AND I BY OUR OWN

SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR OUR FAMILY. >> I THINK HE WAS SAYING THAT THE FIRST YEAR WE IMPLEMENT THIS, BUT THERE SHOULD BE ANNUALLY, BECAUSE PEOPLE CHANGE. YES.

>> EMPLOYEES AND FAMILY CLICKS I DON'T REMEMBER.

>> I THOUGHT IT WAS EMPLOYEES AND FAMILY.

>> IT WAS REGULAR EMPLOYEES. >> THIS AGREEMENT ONLY COVERS INDIVIDUALS WHILE THEY ARE EMPLOYED BY THE BUSINESS. IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT'S EMPLOYEES. EMPLOYEES IN THIS BUSINESS AGREEMENT AND VERIFIED HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS WILL BE COVERED, SO NUMBER SIX SAYS -- YES. THEIR FAMILY, TOO.

>> THEY WILL PICK YOU UP REGARDLESS AND SEND YOU THE BILL LATER ON. THEY WILL TAKE YOU. THEY WILL TAKE YOU. YEAH.

>> YOUR FAMILY DOES. >> I KNOW THEY BILL YOU LATER ON AND I KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAD TO USE IT.

>> IF THEY DON'T HAVE IT. IF YOU ARE NOT COVERED. THIS IS TO BE COVERED, SO IT WON'T. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? MOTION AND SECOND

PRETTY >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS

UP YEARS AGO. >> ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

[3. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving termination of the agreement with The DOCTORS Center Urgent Care, LLC, for Alcohol, Controlled Substances & Specimen Testing Program, and authorize the Human Resources Department to send written notice of termination; and all related matters.]

>> SECOND PRETTY >> MOTION AND SECOND GRADE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR? ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES

[4. Discuss and consider adopting an Order approving Request-For-Proposals (RFP) under Local Government Code 262.030 as the method of procurement for Alcohol, Controlled Substances & Specimen Testing Program, authorizing the Purchasing Agent to publish a notice, and delegating evaluation authority to an evaluation committee; and related matters.]

TO GO OUT. >> SECOND.

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

[5. Discuss and consider approving revised Information Technology Director Job Description; approve pay group increase to a pay group 49; and approve advertising for job applications for Information Technology Director and all related matters. ]

DESCRIPTION. >> YES, MA'AM. WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER ON THIS EXTENSIVELY AND WE CAME UP WITH A NEW FORM AND WE WILL SEND IT OUT FOR ADVERTISING FOR SOMEONE AND WE

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I WILL ALSO REACH OUT TO SOME OF MY I.T. DIRECTOR BUDDIES LIKELY TO HELP US EVALUATE OUR FINAL SELECTIONS, SO THAT HOPEFULLY WE BRING IN SOMEBODY WHO CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING.

>> SO MOVED. >> MOTION AND SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION CLICKS THE? ALL IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES

[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, 551.089, 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.]

EXECUTIVE SESSION, PUBLIC NOTICE GIVEN IN COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY ELECT TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ANYTIME TO DISCUSS MATTERS LISTED ANYWHERE ON THE AGENDA WHEN AUTHORIZED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT IN CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE TO THE EXTENT THERE HAS BEEN PAST PRACTICE OF DISTINGUISHING ITEMS FOR PUBLIC DELIBERATION AND THOSE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND 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 GOVERNMENT CODE, VERNON'S TEXAS CODE SECTION 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.0745, 551.076, 551.086, 551.087, 551.089 . THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH THE ATTORNEYS INCLUDING MATTERS RELATED TO LITIGATION, DELIBERATE REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, PROSPECTIVE GIFTS, PERSONAL MATTERS, TERMINATION, COUNTY ADVISORY BODIES, SECURITY DEVICES AND/OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. UPON COMPLETION, COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY IN OPEN SESSION TAKE SUCH ACTION AS APPROPRIATE ON ITEMS TO DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. CONSULT WITH COUNTY ATTORNEY REGARDING THE RESTATED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR CITY OPERATED CORPUS CHRISTI NUECES COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT , DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING EXECUTION OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND ALL RELATED MATTERS IN OPEN SESSION IF NECESSARY. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071. ITEM THREE A, WE ARE CONSIDERING AND DETERMINING AGREEMENT WITH MORTUARY SERVICES FOR MORE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES . AUTHORIZED MEDICAL EXAMINERS TO SEND WRITTEN NOTICE AND ALL RELATED MATTERS THAT WOULD BE THE SAME TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071, THEN ITEM F1, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING PROPOSAL FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 2026. STOP LAW INSURANCE FROM EVEREST REINSURANCE COMPANY AND EXECUTION OF THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND RELATED MATTERS TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071, AS WELL. IT WE ARE READY WHENEVER YOU ARE IF YOU CAN HEAR

ME. THANKS. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE RECORDING.

IT IS 11:11 AND WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. 1:11.

[6. Discuss and consider authorizing and approving termination of the agreement with Grace Mortuary Services, LLC, for Morgue Transportation Services, and authorize the Medical Examiner’s Office to send written notice; and all related matters.]

>> SORRY. ONE TOO MANY ONES THERE. MOVING BACK TO 3 A 6.

AUTHORIZE THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE TO SEND A RIDEN NOTICE UNRELATED MATTERS. I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

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

[7. Discuss and consider adopting an Order approving Request-For-Proposals (RFP) under Local Government Code 262.030 as the method of procurement for Morgue Transportation Services for Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office, authorizing the Purchasing Agent to publish a notice, and delegating evaluation authority to an evaluation committee; and related matters.]

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FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES. MOVING ON TO ITEM F 1, AND I THINK I FORGOT TO ADD, DISCUSS AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING THE MCGRIFF PROPOSALS FOR FY 2026 STOPLOSS INSURANCE FROM EVEREST INSURANCE COMPANY AND EXECUTION OF THE DISCLOSURE

STATEMENT AND RELATED MATTERS. >> THANKS, JUDGE.

>> ARE YOU ON? >> HERE WE GO.

>> THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT MR. BASS WAS GOING TO MAKE A PRESENTATION. I WANTED TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO MAKE A BRIEF ONE AND THEN SHARE SOME COMMENTS. ANY IMPORTANT KEY TAKEAWAYS THAT

WE SHOULD HAVE, MR. BASS? >>? CAN'T HEAR YOU, BASS. YOUR

SOUND IS OFF. >> ARE YOU ABLE TO HEAR ME NOW?

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER, JUDGE, AND THE COURT , WE DID DO THE MARKETING FOR THE STOPLOSS INSURANCE. WE HAVE VERY GOOD NEWS TO REPORT. WHILE THE TERMS REMAIN THE SAME AT AN INDIVIDUAL DEDUCTIBLE OF $475,000 AND AGGREGATING A SPECIFIC DEDUCTIBLE OF $50,000, A SIMILAR CONTRACT THAT YOU HAVE TODAY, IT IS 2412, CLAIMS INCURRED IN THE 24 MONTHS AND PAID IN THE UPCOMING PLAN YEAR , THE ATTACHMENT FACTOR IS 125% OF EXPECTED TERM. WE DON'T HAVE ANY CANDIDATES THAT ARE LASERED.

THE SAVINGS IS A TOTAL OF $152,000 ANNUALLY VERSUS THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENT WITH AETNA. ALL IN ALL, IT IS GOOD NEWS. I

WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> WE LIKE THAT. GO AHEAD,

COMMISSIONER. >> ON THIS SIDE, LET'S SEE, IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE AN UPDATE OR SOMEBODY HAS AN UPDATE FROM EARLY AUGUST. THAT IS A LONG TIME AGO. ESPECIALLY FOR THE JUDGE WORKING THROUGH THE BUDGET AND ALL OF US. ON STOPLOSS, ON THE QUOTES, DID WE AUTHORIZE YOU TO THE COMMITTEE? HOW DID YOU GO

OUT TO GET THESE QUOTES? >> I HAVE WORKED WITH MICHAEL ROBINSON . HE GAVE US THE APPROVAL TO MARKET THE STOP-LOSS DIRECTLY TO THE MARKETPLACE WE DID RECEIVE A NUMBER OF RESPONSES, I BELIEVE EIGHT. EIGHT WERE COMPETITIVE. WE HAD SEVERAL DECLINES. FROM THAT, WE HAD PRESENTED FOUR OPTIONS TO THE COURT . WE RECOMMENDED OPTION ONE, WHICH WAS ALIGNED WITH THE TERMS OF THE CURRENT ARRANGEMENT AND PROVIDED THE BEST OVERALL PREMIUM AND SAVINGS TO THE COUNTY.

>> SO THE COURT TOOK ACTION ON THIS THEN ?

>> NOT YET. >> I GUESS WE DIRECTED YOU TO GO OUT AND GET THESE QUOTES? IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED?

>> DID MICHAEL ROBINSON GET THE QUOTES FOR US? MICHAEL IS GOING

TO THE MICROPHONE. >> FOR THE STOP-LOSS PROGRAM, WHEN WE HIRED MCGRIFF TO PROVIDE THEIR SERVICES, THIS WAS ONE OF THE SERVICES THAT THE COURT AUTHORIZED THEM TO DO. I THINK TOMAS BEFORE WOULD DO THIS FOR US, AS WELL. THEY BRING THE

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OUTCOME IS. >> FOR ME, AS ONE OF FIVE VOICES OUT HERE PRIOR PRACTICE WAS EFFECTIVE TO A CERTAIN EXTENT.

WE NEED AND EXPECT TRANSPARENCY IN THIS PROCESS, UPDATES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I KNOW THE JUDGE IS BOGGED DOWN WITH BUDGET OVER THE LAST TWO MONTHS IN EXTENSIVELY , ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS.

>> NOT ALMOST. EVERY DAY. DAYS, NIGHTS.

>> NIGHTS AS WELL. AND SO THE INSURANCE COMMITTEE, TO MY KNOWLEDGE, HAS NOT CALLED FOR AN UPDATE ON THIS. IF WE HAVE BEEN, IT HAS BEEN QUITE A WHILE. WE NEED SOME PRACTICE IN A DIFFERENT WAY. THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I THINK YOU WERE BROUGHT IN, MR. BASS , ON BEHALF OF MCGRIFF, TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT A NEW WE ARE OF TRANSPARENCY AND WORKING DIFFERENTLY. GONE ARE THE OLD WAYS OF OPERATING. WE NEED SOMETHING MORE CURRENT THAN WHAT WE HAVE HAD. LOOKING AT EMAILS AND DISCUSSIONS THAT WERE ALMOST 2 MONTHS OLD NOW, THOSE ARE THE LAST THAT I HAVE SEEN. THERE MAY BE MORE INCLUDED THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN AND HAVEN'T FOUND YET. MY THING IS, MOVING FORWARD, THIS IS A DIFFERENT YEAR, FOR SURE. WE ARE CHANGING PROVIDERS. THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE HAVE DEALT WITH IN THE PASSED. IF THE JUDGE IS NOT AVAILABLE, YOU HAVE A FULLY CAPABLE INSURANCE COMMITTEE TO MEET WITH HR AND PROCUREMENT, WITH LEGAL, WITH EVERYONE WHO NEEDS TO VET THIS SO WE CAN DO THE HOMEWORK ON BEHALF OF THE COURT AND THEN BRING IT TO THE COURT AND SAY ALL THE WORK HAS BEEN DONE. AS A CONSULTANT, YOU ARE HIRED TO DO THAT. I APPRECIATE SOME THE TRANSFORMATION YOU HAVE HELPED BRING TO US. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW IMPERATIVE IT IS THAT WE BE INCLUDED. I AM SURE THIS BUSINESS -- THIS IS A SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS. I AM SURE THAT YOU SECURED GOOD VALUE WITH EVEREST REINSURANCE COMPANY. BUT WE NEED TO STRESS THE PROCEDURES WE FOLLOW TO MAKE SURE THERE IS CONNECTION AND TRANSPARENCY TO THE COMMUNITY . WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE IN HELPING US WITH THE TRANSITION TO BLUE CROSS AS WE NAVIGATE THAT OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO AND THINGS TURNOVER. AND EVERYTHING ELSE WITH THAT. I WANTED TO STRESS THAT TO YOU . I DON'T WANT THAT TO CLOUD THE GOOD WORK YOU HAVE DONE, BUT WE NEED TO BE UPDATED. IF YOU THINK THAT WE WERE, THEN GREAT. LIKE I SAID, IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, ESPECIALLY THE JUDGE , THIS COURTROOM HAS BEEN BOGGED DOWN WITH THE BUDGET. THAT IS MY CONCERN, THAT WE BE INCLUDED IN THIS PROCESS.

>> WE GREATLY THANK YOU FOR THE SAVINGS IN THIS, AS WELL. I WOULD ALSO DEFER TO COMMUNICATION WITH ME. THE COMMISSIONER HAS A LITTLE MORE HISTORY IN THAT DEPARTMENT. IF YOU CANNOT GET A HOLD OF ME, I WOULD SUGGEST HE BE FIRST AND YOU CC ME. THAT IS NOT MY FORTE. I DON'T COME FROM AN INSURANCE BACKGROUND. I RELY ON THE EXPERTISE OF THIS COURT. I HAVE GIVEN THAT OVER TO COMMISSIONER MAREZ AND APPRECIATE THE TIME AND EFFORT HE HAS PUT INTO IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT, BY THE WAY, COMMISSIONER. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL. THIS IS A SAVINGS. NOBODY IS UNHAPPY WITH THIS.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE, JUDGE. >> I WILL SECOND THAT MOTION.

>> I AM A STICKLER ON PROCESS. I APPRECIATE THE SAVINGS, BUT THE FACT THAT WE ARE GETTING THIS AS A LAST-MINUTE IS A PROCESS PROBLEM BECAUSE WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A CHOICE. IT IS A GOOD DEAL. MAYBE THERE ARE OTHER GOOD DEALS WE COULD HAVE LOOKED AT, TOO. I JUST WANT TO ECHO COMMISSIONER MAREZ'S THOUGHTS ON THAT. GOOD DEAL OR NOT, WE SHOULD HAVE HAD IT BEFORE NOW AND HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT WHATEVER ELSE WAS OUT THERE. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE PROCESS IS BETTER NEXT TIME.

THAT IS WHY WE HAVE AN INSURANCE COMMITTEE. THE FACT THAT IT DID

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>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. YOU ARE LOOKING LIKE YOU WEREN'T SURE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY

AYE. >> AYE.

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

BASS. >> THANK YOU.

>> MOVING ON TO ITEM 4 A TWO -- 4 A, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZING AND IMPROVING EXECUTION OF COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT AND ALL RELATED MATTERS IN OPEN SESSION IF NECESSARY. I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE SO DISCUSSION, IF I CAN GET A SECOND AND THEN WE WANTED TO SEE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY ANYTHING ON THIS. I KNOW WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS. I KNOW THAT THE AGREEMENT GOES BACK TO THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WHERE IT IS TWO DAYS A MONTH FOR A MOBILE UNIT, TWO SETS HOURS A WEEK FOR THE CLINIC. THAT IS CRUCIAL TO THE ROLL PEOPLE WHO COME IN FROM TOWN. THEY NEED SET HOURS AND SET DAYS OF THE WEEK TO UTILIZE THE SERVICES. IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. I KNOW IT WAS EXECUTIVE, SO I COULD NOT PULL YOU UP BEFOREHAND. I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE THIS MORNING.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. I AM AN ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. THIS PROCESS HAS BEEN SMOOTH THROUGHOUT, WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ON THIS.

THE INTENTION OF THE CITIES TO KEEP THIS GOING YEAR AFTER YEAR.

AS WE ARE DOING THIS, WE WILL MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN TERMS OF THE WAY THE CITY REPORTS TO THE COUNTY. WE DO WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN KEEPING THIS

PARTNERSHIP TOGETHER. >> THANK YOU. DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING, ALSO? YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO ADDRESS US.

>> THIS IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP FOR US TO BE ABLE TO KEEP PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY , IT IS A GREAT ASSET TO NUECES COUNTY'S AND THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND ALL THE OTHER CITIES THAT ARE A PART OF NUECES COUNTY. SOMETHING THAT OFTEN GETS OVERLOOKED IS THAT THE HEALTHINESS , THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY, WHEN SOMEBODY IS SICK, YOU HAVE CLINICAL DOCTORS WHO WILL SEE YOU DIRECTLY. WHAT ABOUT HEALTHY PEOPLE? THAT IS WHERE PUBLIC HEALTH COMES IN. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR UNITY IS HEALTHY . IT IS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER. AND HELPS WITH PEOPLE GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL, GOING INTO COLLEGE. EVERYTHING WE DO FROM EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS TO PROVIDING WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS, WE ARE RIGHT WHERE WE NEED TO BE. INTERNALLY, WE ARE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY. WE HAVE THIS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN THE RURAL AREA AROUND THE CALDERON BUILDING. WE HAVE PEOPLE COMING FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE THANKING US FOR OUR SERVICES. WE NOW HAVE ANOTHER SERVICE IN THE CALDERON BUILDING. WE HAD A GREAT PRESENTATION THIS MORNING. WE SUPPLEMENT EACH OTHER. I WANT TO THANK THE COURT FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT , FOR MAKING IT VERY EASY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES THAT WE KNOW OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS AND THAT THEY ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

>> JUDGE, I WANT TO THANK DANTE ON THIS. THIS IS BEEN A LONG HAUL. DANTE HAS BEEN THROUGH THE RINGER ON THIS THING FROM WAY BACK WHEN. YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A TRUE PROFESSIONAL. YOU COMING HERE AND HAVE GOTTEN SHOOTOUT , NOT BY ANYBODY ON THIS PARTICULAR COURT, BUT REPEATEDLY FOR REASONS YOU DID NOT DESERVE TO BE. YOU HAVE BEEN A STRONG PROFESSIONAL AND STRONG PARTNER.

I APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. IT HAS BEEN A GOOD PARTNERSHIP. THERE ARE ALWAYS TWEAKS. WE APPRECIATE THE CITY BEING OPEN TO THE TWEAKS. I AM SURE WE WILL HAVE MORE. IT IS ALL ABOUT SERVING A LOT OF THE SAME CONSTITUENTS. THEN WE HAVE ONE WHO ARE NOT CONSTITUENTS OF YOURS WHO ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US. TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE MORE RURAL MEMBERS THAN I DO IN THEIR PRECINCTS. THANK YOU, DANTE. YOU HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT, WITH SEVERAL DIRECTORS, COUNTY JUDGES, AND MAYORS. I APPRECIATE YOU BEING THERE. WE

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>> I APPRECIATE THAT. >> DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY?

>> I WANTED TO ECHO EXACTLY WHAT COMMISSIONER CHESNEY SAYS. I TRY NOT TO DO THAT TOO OFTEN. DANTE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. AND EVERYONE ELSE IN THE CITY. IT IS NOT A PERFECT SYSTEM. IT IS CONSTANTLY EVOLVING. IN THE NINE YEARS I HAVE BEEN HERE NOW, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CHANGES. THOUGHT AT ONE POINT, GOING DOWN TO THE BASIC HEALTH UNIT THAT THERE IS IN THE STATE, THAT THAT WAS THE SOLUTION. I AM GLAD THAT YOU HAVE BEEN WILLING TO WORK WITH US AND WE ARE WORKING WITH YOU. WE ARE GOING TO CONSTANTLY PUSH AND STRETCH THE BOUNDARIES AS FAR AS COOPERATION AND TRYING TO GET THE MOST OUT OF OUR MONEY. OVERALL, THE SPIRIT OF PARTNERSHIP HAS WORKED, ESPECIALLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE MADE A REBOUND FROM WHAT SEEMED TO BE TOTAL OPPOSITES ON THIS APPROACH TO WORKING TOGETHER. ONCE AGAIN, THE OPENING OF THE CLINIC THAT WE HAVE IN ROBSTOWN AND ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE SHARE, I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ PUTS IN THERE IN THE CALDERON BUILDING.

THAT IS INCREASING THREE. AND THEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN GREENWOOD IS IN PRECINCT 3. I WILL TAKE ALL THE CREDIT I CAN AND ALL THE GOOD WORK YOU ARE DOING. THIS WORKS FOR US TO BE ABLE TO PAY THE AMOUNT AND STILL BE A RELATIVELY EQUAL PARTNER IN WHAT YOU DO. THE OUTREACH IS REALLY HELPFUL. WITH YOU ALL REACHING OUT TO US AND KEEPING US IN COMMUNICATION, THAT IS VITAL. THAT IS ALL WE CAN SHOW TO OUR COMMUNITY. THE KEY LEADERS IN THE SUBJECT ARE IN TALKS. MAYBE NOT ALWAYS, BUT WHEN WE DO VISIT, WE TALK ABOUT THESE UPDATES. I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU ALL HAVE GONE AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT ROUND WHERE WE HAVE TO CONSTANTLY ONCE AGAIN EVALUATE. AS LONG AS WE ARE SPEAKING TO WHAT IS BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY AND HOW THAT PARTNERSHIP HELPS EXPAND THE REACH THAT WE ARE DOING, THAT WE ARE LIMITED WHAT WE CAN DO AS A CITY AND COUNTY, HEALTHPARTNERS HAVE COVERED THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, ALL 340,000+, NOT JUST THOSE IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

>> AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THOSE KIND WORDS.

FROM A PERSONAL SIDE, MY FAMILY IS HERE. MY KIDS ARE HERE. THE WORK THAT I DO, I DO WHAT I CAN FOR THEM. I SEE THE WORK WE DO THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THEM. IF WE KEEP A HEALTHY COMMUNITY, MORE THAN LIKELY THEY WILL CONTINUE THAT WORK THAT WE ARE DOING. WHEN WE HAVE GREAT PARTNERS LIKE THE COUNTY, WE WILL GO AFTER EVERY PENNY, EVERY DOLLAR. WE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING FOR GRANTS TO IMPROVE OUR SERVICES. WE ARE LOOKING TO SEE WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS. THERE IS A HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT THAT WE RECENTLY DID THAT WILL GIVE US INSIGHT INTO HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A COMMUNITY HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN . IT IS GOING TO COME OUT AND IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY. WE WILL GET BETTER NUMBERS AND START MOVING THE NEEDLE ON THOSE THINGS THAT CONSISTENTLY PLAGUE OUR UNITY.

THANK YOU FOR THE CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP. I APPRECIATE IT.

>> WE WOULD BE REMISS IF WE DID NOT THINK THE THIS IS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT. -- NUECES COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT. GOOD

POINT. >> DANTE, I SHARE YOUR COMMENTS.

THIS IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE CHANNEL AT ONE POINT. THAT I WENT BACK TO THE OTHER SIDE, NOW BACK ON THE OTHER SIDE AGAIN. DURING THOSE TRIPS, WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF TIMES WHERE WE HAVE HAD TO SIT THROUGH SOME TOUGH ISSUES. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK WE HAVE COME UP WITH AN AGREEMENT THAT BENEFITS BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY AND WORKS FOR BOTH OF US. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU, EVERYONE, AT THE CITY AND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR THE WORK YOU DO ON BEHALF OF THE HEALTH OF THIS

COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> I GUESS EVERYBODY SAID EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID. I'M A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED MYSELF. I WILL TELL YOU WHY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPEN COMMUNICATIONS. WE HAVE MET SEVERAL TIMES. I FEEL, AND DANTE, IRIS SAID THAT YOU AND I HAVE TAKING THE REINS OVER AT THE CITY AND COUNTY HEALTH. I AM KIND OF DISAPPOINTED . I THINK

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>> YES, SIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS AND YOUR FEEDBACK. WE WILL BE LOOKING TO ALWAYS IMPROVE DAY BY DAY TO INCLUDE THE PROCESS OF SERVING THE RURAL COMMUNITY. THOSE ARE ITEMS THAT WILL BE INTENTIONALLY LOOKED INTO. YOU WILL BE PRESENTING , COMING UP WITH PRESENTATIONS EVERY QUARTER. DURING THOSE TIMES, TOO, YOU CAN SEE THE INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE ARE DOING,

AS WELL. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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

>> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED?

>> ABSTAIN. >> THE MOTION PASSES. WE

[ Adjournment in Memory (upon request)]

APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE, TOO. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THANK YOU,

COMMISSIONERS. >> DO WE HAVE ANY ADJOURNMENTS

IN MEMORY? >> THE FIRST ONE, JUDGE, THANK YOU, IS A MAN AGED 87 WHO PASSED AWAY ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2025. HE WORKED FOR MICHIGAN STATE GRADUATED FROM JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL IN JACKSON, MICHIGAN. HE WORKED FOR UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS NOT SO FUNNY JOKES, VOLUNTEER COUNSELING, AND HIS UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO THE CHURCHES HE ADMINISTERED TO. HE WAS A LOVING HUSBAND, UNCLE, BROTHER, AND FATHER, AND HE HAD A SIGNIFICANT EXTENDED FAMILY.

'S VISITATION WILL BE FROM 11:00 TO 3:00 AT CORPUS CHRISTI FUNERAL HOME. OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE ZEPETA.

>> MARIA LOPEZ WAS A LIFELONG LEARNER AND EDUCATOR. SHE EARNED HER MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATION FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY IN

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SHE SHARED A LOVE OF KNOWLEDGE WITH HER OWN FAMILY, ENSURING THAT HER CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN WERE ABLE TO REACH THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS. SHE LEAVES BEHIND A LEGACY OF LOVE, WISDOM, AND FAITH THAT WILL BE CHERISHED BY HER FAMILY.

>> YOU HAVE ONE, COMMISSIONER TUCK WINS I HAVE TWO MORE. LONG LINES -- FUN TIME ISLAND RESIDENT CHARLIE. HE PASSED AWAY ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2025. HE CONTINUED TO LIVE ON PADRE ISLAND UNTIL HIS DEATH. AT HIS REQUEST, NO FORMAL OBITUARY HAS BEEN ISSUED AND NO SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT THIS TIME. HE WROTE ABOUT THE SERIES OF THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY CLUB, WHICH WAS FIRST RUN IN 2015. OUR CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY. THE LAST ONE, SOMEONE THAT I THINK WE MAY HAVE HAD SOME INTERACTION WITH OVER THE YEARS, RICHARD OF KINGSVILLE, TEXAS PASSED AWAY ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 AT THE AGE OF 83. HE WAS A LOVING AND DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER, GRANDFATHER, AND FRIENDS TO SO MANY. HE WAS A DEVOTED CATHOLIC. HE WORKED FOR THE AVIATION'S MISSION IN SOUTH TEXAS. HE WAS A FOUNDER OF THE NAVAL STATION IN KINGSVILLE. HE DID A LOT OF GOOD AND PROMINENT THINGS IN THE SOUTH TEXAS AREA.

OUR CONDOLENCES TO HIS FAMILY ON HIS PASSING. THANK YOU.

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY HIS WIFE WORKS WITH MY DAUGHTER. ROXIE USED TO BE OUR GRANTS MANAGER HERE. WE WISH OUR CONDOLENCES AND A PRAYER GOES TO THE FAMILY. I KNOW HE WILL BE DEEPLY MISSED

BY MANY FRIENDS. THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER ONES? YES, I HAVE A COUPLE, TOO. I WILL LET YOU GO FIRST.

>> I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON THE OLD DICTIONARY -- OBITUARY THAT COMMISSIONER CHESNEY SHARED. SHE WAS A PART OF MY LIFE MY ENTIRE LIFE, PART OF THE SAME CHURCH FAMILY. ALTHOUGH WE ARE SAD THAT WE KNOW SHE HAS PASSED, SHE IS IN A BETTER PLACE. A SPECIAL CONDOLENCE TO HER CHILDREN, CYNTHIA JONES, GRACE DUDLEY, AND TO HER SON, ROGER LOPEZ. SHE LEAVES A STRONG, RICH LEGACY IN SOUTH TEXAS HAVE BEEN SOMEONE WHO WAS IN EDUCATION. IN HER DAY AND AGE, NOT MANY WOMEN, ESPECIALLY WOMEN OF COLOR WHO HAD THE CHANCE TO EARN MASTERS DEGREES AND TO BE ABLE TO BECOME SUCH A GROUNDED PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND SUCH AN INSPIRATION TO THE COMMUNITY. SHE WAS A DIEHARD, FIERCE LONGHORNS FAN. SHE WAS SUCH A SPECIAL PERSON TO MY FAMILY, MY PARENTS, MY WIFE, CHILDREN, AND MYSELF. IT WAS A BLESSING TO KNOW HER AND HAVE HER IN ARE LIVES. -- OUR LIVES. MY

CONDOLENCES TO HER FAMILY. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THIS FIRST ONE I HAVE TO READ STARTS OUT AS A TRAGEDY. THIS YEAR, CLOSURE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE FAMILY. DECEMBER 7, 1941 AT 7:55 A.M., JAPAN CARRIED OUT A SURPRISE AEROSOL ON THE AIRBASE IN PEARL HARBOR. ROBERTO STILLMAN GARCIA, AGED 23, WAS BELIEVED TO BE ABOARD THE U.S.S. CALIFORNIA AT THE TIME OF THE ATTACK. DESPITE A SEARCH FOR SURVIVORS, GARCIA WAS NOT FOUND AND HE WAS DECLARED DEAD. IS REMAINS WERE DECLARED NON-RECOVERABLE. IN EARLY 1942, REMAINS WERE REMOVED FROM THE SHIP ALTHOUGH SOME WERE IDENTIFIED, MANY WERE BURIED AS UNKNOWN AT THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY. ALBERTO GARCIA WAS

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AHEAD. >> YOUR HONOR, YOU STOLE A LITTLE OF MY THUNDER. I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SAY A COUPLE OF BRIEF COMMENTS, IF I COULD. I WASN'T A DAILY FOLLOWER OF CHARLIE KIRK, BUT I ENJOYED LISTENING TO HIM ON OCCASION. MY 13-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WAS AN AVID FOLLOWER. JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, SHE WAS TELLING ME HOW MUCH SHE ENJOYED HIS PODCAST, HOW SMART HE WAS, AND I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH HER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES HE DISCUSSED ON HIS SHOW. SHE JUST GLOWED TELLING ME ABOUT HIM. I ASKED MY DAUGHTER THIS MORNING HOW SHE WAS DOING. OF COURSE, SHE WAS DEVASTATED. THIS WAS THE DAY THAT CHARLIE WAS KILLED TOO SHE TOLD HER MOM THAT SHE JUST DID NOT UNDERSTAND IT. NONE OF US DO. AS HER MOM TOLD HER, EVIL EXISTS EVERYWHERE. MY HEART BREAKS FOR ALL THE YOUNG PEOPLE LIKE MY GRANDDAUGHTER WHO SAW THE GOODNESS CHARLIE KIRK BROUGHT TO THIS WORLD. ALONG WITH THAT, MY 13-YEAR-OLD GRANDDAUGHTER WROTE THIS. IT IS ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE. THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO BOTH CHARLIE KIRK AND THE YOUNG LADY WHO WAS KILLED ON THE TRAIN AND THE COLORADO SCHOOL SHOOTING. SHE

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COUNTRY. >> THANK YOU. IF THERE AREN'T ANY OTHERS, OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE FAMILIES. BUT IT IS 1:49

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