[1. CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:09] >> IF I COULD ASK EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAND FOR THE INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGES AND COMMISSIONERS GOING TO DO THE INVOCATION THIS MORNING FOR US. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. DEAR GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO GATHER THIS DAY IN A COUNTRY THAT IS FREE TO MAKE MANY DECISIONS BUT ULTIMATELY TO LOVE AND SERVE YOU. WE PRAY TODAY FOR WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT TO MAKE THE DECISIONS NEEDED TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. WE PRAY FOR BLESSINGS UPON OUR EMPLOYEES, UPON THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FOR OUR NEIGHBORS HERE THROUGHOUT OASIS COUNTY -- NUECES COUNTY. WE PRAY AND THANK YOU FOR THE ADVOCACY OF WOMEN AND RECOGNIZING THE STRIVE, CONTINUE STRIVING FOR EQUALITY. AND WE PRAY LORD TODAY LANCE PUSLEY WHO'S GOING THROUGH SURGERY AND PRAYERS FOR HIS FAMILY. DEAR GOD WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSINGS YOU'VE GIVEN US AND THE OPPORTUNITIES PUT BEFORE US TO BE ABLE TO SERVE YOU IN YOUR HOLY 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. YOU MAY BE SEATED. SHE GOT A RUG -- WE DIDN'T GET THEM PUT IN IN TIME. LOOK IT FOR NEXT. WE HAVE ALL COMMISSIONERS PRESENT AND A COUNTY JUDGE PICKETS WEDNESDAY AUGUST 19TH. WE'RE AT THE NUECES COUNTY COURTROOM PEER COMMISSIONERS COURTROOM 901 LEOPARD. CERTIFYING A QUORUM IS PRESENT. IT'S 9:08 A.M. AND I WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DISCLOSURE, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST? THERE BEING NONE WE WILL MOVE ON. IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU'D LIKE [E. Adopt the following Resolution(s), Proclamation(s), and/or Order(s):] -- WISH TO DISCLOSE. -- PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO. ITEM E ONE IN RECOGNITION OF AUGUST 26TH, 2026 AS WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY AND CELEBRATION OF THE 106TH ANNIVERSARY OF A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO VOTE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. PAYTON IS GOING TO READ THAT ONE. >> WHEREAS CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT FOUNDED THE LEAGUE OF VOTERS 106 YEARS AGO IN 1920 DURING THE CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL AMERICAN WOMAN SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION. THE CONVENTION WAS HELD JUST SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE 19TH AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION -- BEFORE THE 19TH AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION WAS RATIFIED AND CERTIFIED PEER GIVING AMERICAN WOMEN THE RIGHT TO VOTE AFTER STRUGGLE. 1945 THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS AREA WAS FORMED WITH DOROTHY GREENE SERVING AS FIRST PRESIDENT AND WHEREAS THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS IS AN ACTIVIST GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION WHOSE LEADERS BELIEVE CITIZENS SHOULD ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNANCE, ADVOCACY AND VOTING FOR AND WHEREAS FOR 81 YEARS THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS AREA HAS -- BUILT CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS BY ENGAGING COMMUNITIES, PROMOTING POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND STUDYING COMMUNITY AND STATE ISSUES. THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY PROCLAIMS AUGUST 6TH OF 2026 AS WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY IN HONOR OF THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS IN CELEBRATION OF THE 106TH ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE IN CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS AND CALLS UPON ALL CITIZENS TO OBSERVE AND CELEBRATE THIS EXTRAORDINARY ANNIVERSARY. DULY ADOPTED BY THE VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS COURT NUECES COUNTY TEXAS ON THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST 2026. >> I WILL SECOND THE MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I ANY OPPOSED MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WILL ONE OF YOU LADIES LIKE TO SPEAK BEFORE WE -- BEFORE I SPEAK. I CERTAINLY WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY. [00:05:19] GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. HONORABLE COMMITTEE. I WANT TO SAY THANK -- COUNCIL MEMBERS BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT IT IS. IT'S THE COUNTY. [LAUGHTER] >> COMMISSIONERS COURT. >> MY SINCERE APOLOGIES. >> WE THANK GOD FOR THAT EVERY DAY. >> THAT SENT SHIVERS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. WE WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR HONORING US AND FOR CONSIDERING THIS AS AN IMPORTANT DAY IN THE LIVES OF OUR WOMEN AND NOT ONLY OUR WOMEN BUT ALL PEOPLE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE AND WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BRINGING LIGHT TO THIS. I WANT TO JUST SAY AS A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE THAT DOROTHY GREEN HIRED ME WHEN I WAS 16 YEARS OLD. SHE AND HER HUSBAND HAD A MUSIC SHOP I BELIEVE ON ALAMEDA AND I DID THE INCOMING VOICES, OUTGOING INVOICES AND I JUST HONOR HER SO MUCH BECAUSE SHE WAS A TOUGH WOMAN BUT SHE WAS VERY GOOD AND FAIR. SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING US AND GIVING US THIS DAY OF PRIVILEGE. WE'RE GETTING READY TO CELEBRATE OUR 86TH I BELIEVE IT IS. 86 LOCAL CHAPTER AND WE'RE HAVING OUR WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY DINNER WHICH IS OUR FUND-RAISER TO HELP US PROMOTE OUR VOTER GUIDES PICK WE NOW PRODUCE VOTER GUIDES IN SPANISH AND IN ENGLISH SO WHEN THEY COME OUT THEY WILL GIVE YOU INFORMATION ON ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE RUNNING FOR OFFICE AND INFORMATION ON HOW TO VOTE, WHERE TO VOTE AND WHEN TO VOTE. WE ARE NONPARTISAN. I WANT TO REALLY EMPHASIZE THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T TELL WHO TO VOTE FOR BUT WE ONLY GIVE INFORMATION ON HOW TO GO TO THE POLLS AND VOTE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND ONCE AGAIN WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU. IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING COMING TO OUR MEAL TOMORROW NIGHT -- TOMORROW -- IS IT TODAY? TODAY'S THE FINAL DAY TO PURCHASE A TICKET TO OUR WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY DINNER FUND-RAISER WHICH WILL BE HELD OUT AT THE HOLIDAY INN AIRPORT. INDIVIDUAL TICKETS ARE $60. IF YOU'D LIKE TO PURCHASE A TICKET FOR A TABLE FOR $480 WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU SUPPORTING US. IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT WE'D APPRECIATE YOU GIVING A REALLY GOOD DONATION SO WE CAN CONTINUE OUR WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. I'D LIKE TO ALSO NOTE -- [APPLAUSE] FOR BEING DOWN HERE FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING AS WELL. AND FOR ALL THE WORK YOUR LADIES DO FOR THE COMMUNITIES AND FOR WOMEN EVERYWHERE, THE ORGANIZATION WHERE -- WE ARE HONORED TO RECOGNIZE YOU TODAY. IT'S ESPECIALLY MY HONOR AS A FEMALE IN THIS COURT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DOES ANYBODY ELSE WISH TO SPEAK? >> I'D LIKE WITHOUT FAIL WE KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE GROUP THAT WILL COME AND RECEIVE THIS AND SOMETIMES WE DO RECOGNITIONS NO ONE'S ABLE TO COME BUT THERE'S ALWAYS A STRONG TURNOUT AND I KNOW I BACK IN THE DAY WHEN I WAS FOLLOWING POLITICS THAT BORDER GUIDE MEANT SO MUCH TO ME AND STILL DOES AS A CANDIDATE TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND DO IT LIKE YOU SAID. IF YOU DO IT WITHOUT ANY BIAS IT'S THE SAME QUESTIONS FOR EVERYONE BUT GIVES THE VOTERS A CHANCE IF THEY CAN'T CATCH ANYTHING ELSE, NOT WATCH ANY COMMERCIALS, IT'S THE CANDIDATES THAT THEY'RE SEEING. SO I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH HOW IMPORTANT THAT WORK THAT YOU DO AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THERE'S STILL PEOPLE THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT I GET ASKED ABOUT EVEN WHEN I'M NOT ON THE BALLOT. WHERE CAN I FIND MINE. I THINK THERE'S ALSO -- IT'S ELECTRONICALLY AS WELL, CORRECT? 411. I WANT TO STRESS THAT TOO BECAUSE PEOPLE USED TO GO TO THE RESTAURANTS AND FIND THEM ANYWHERE OR THE LIBRARIES AND NOW YOU CAN FIND IT ONLINE. SO THANK YOU ALL. >> WE'D INVITE YOU TO COME UP HERE AND TAKE A PHOTO WITH US IF YOU WOULD PLEASE. [00:11:09] >> I WAS TALKING TO SOMEONE YESTERDAY -- EVERYONE USES AI TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. HAD TO THINK OF IT ON YOUR OWN OR AT LEAST ASK SOMEBODY. >> THANK YOU. >> IT'S KIND OF WHATEVER. >> MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 2 IN RECOGNITION OF AUGUST AS NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AWARENESS MONTH. AND BLAKE IS GOING TO READ THAT ONE FOR US. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WHEREAS EMERGENCIES AND DISASTERS CAN OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING POSING SIGNIFICANT THREATS TO THE LIVES, PROPERTY, ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT OF NUECES COUNTY. WHEREAS AS A COASTAL COMMUNITY FACES A THREAT -- VARIETY OF HAZARDS INCLUDING HURRICANES, TROPICAL STORMS, SEVERE WEATHER, FLOODING, HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENTS, WILDFIRES AND OTHER EMERGENCIES. WHEREAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN PREPARING, RESPONDING TO AND RECOVERING FROM DISASTERS BY DEVELOPING PLANS, COORDINATING RESOURCES AND WORKING WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL PARTNERS TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE OF NUECES COUNTY. WHEREAS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROMOTES PREPAREDNESS, RESILIENCE AND A SAFER AND STRONGER COMMUNITY BY ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO UNDERSTAND AND PREPARE FOR THE HAZARDS THAT MAY AFFECT OUR REGION. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT OF NUECES COUNTY THAT AUGUST IS HEREBY PROCLAIMED NATIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AWARENESS MONTH IN NUECES COUNTY AND ALL RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RECOGNIZE AND EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION TO THE EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND PARTNERS WHO WORK TIRELESSLY TO PREPARE, PROTECT, RESPOND AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE NUECES COUNTY ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS, FAMILIES, BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO TAKE STEPS TOWARDS EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND HELP BUILD A SAFER, STRONGER AND MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY. DULY ADOPTED BY THE VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS COURT NUECES COUNTY TEXAS ON THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026. >> THANK YOU. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PUSLEY AND BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS OR CHIEF WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK, EITHER ONE OF YOU ALL? WE HAVE ALL THESE EMERGENCY -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PEOPLE IN HERE. WE'RE GOING TO CALL YOU TO THE PODIUM. >> IF IT WASN'T IN MAY OR JUNE -- >> SPEAK IN THE MICROPHONE PLEASE. >> I WAS ALWAYS SURPRISED THEY HAD THIS IN AUGUST INSTEAD OF MAY OR JUNE RIGHT WHEN WE START SEEING EVERYTHING GO SIDEWAYS. I THINK IT'S AN HONOR TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT. I HAVE A STAFF THAT WORKS VERY DILIGENTLY IN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE OUR MITIGATION AND HAZARD PLANS, OUR EMERGENCY PLANS FOR EVERY KIND OF INCIDENT. RIGHT NOW WE THINK ABOUT HURRICANES BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT WILDFIRES BECAUSE NOW IT'S GETTING DRIER AND THE WIND [00:15:03] STARTS PICKING UP HERE THIS IS BRUSH FIRE SEASON TWO. WE HAVE A LOT OF RAIL CARS THAT GO THROUGH OUR TOWNS THAT HAVE A LOT OF BAD STUFF IN THEM AND SEVERAL PIPELINES THAT RUN THROUGH NUECES COUNTY THAT CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS. SO WE'RE -- OUR HANDS ARE ALWAYS ON A SWIVEL AND WE'RE ALWAYS PAYING ATTENTION AND WE'RE ALWAYS PREPARING. AND DOING EXERCISES, TABLE TALK -- TABLETOP EXERCISES, WORKING WITH INDUSTRY PARTNERS, THE POOR, WITH CITIES, WITH FIRE DEPARTMENTS, WITH THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING US AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. >> BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE PODIUM LET ME GO AHEAD AND SAY THIS IS YOUR LAST WEEK. WHILE YOU MAY BE LEAVING US AT THE COUNTY, YOU WILL BE GOING TO ANOTHER EMERGENCY OPERATION AND WE WILL BE WORKING CLOSELY IN THAT ROW WITH YOU AS WELL AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE HERE. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I PLAN TO STAY VERY CLOSE TO YOU GUYS NO MATTER WHAT. >> THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. >> I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY AND THE EMERGENCY -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE FOR THE SUPPORT THEY GIVE US AND BEING THERE WHEN WE DO HAVE ISSUES THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR REALM. SUPPORTING US. APPRECIATE ALL OF Y'ALL. >> THANK YOU. EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. DOES ANYBODY WANT TO SAY ANYTHING OR COULD WE GET ALL OF YOU TO COME UP AND TAKE A PHOTO WITH THIS RESOLUTION AS WELL? Y'ALL ARE PART OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT. YOU CAN COME ON UP IF YOU WOULD. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO. >> COME ON UP. >> THANK YOU. >> THERE WAS NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT SO THERE'S NOBODY HERE. [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.] IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK IF YOU'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM TWO CONSENT AGENDA. IS THERE ANY ITEMS THE COMMISSIONERS WISH TO PULL FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION OR CLARIFICATION? >> I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM M AND P AS IN PAUL. >> M AND P. OKAY. I NEED TO PULL L, OH, AND H FOR CORRECTIONS. >> I WANTED TO PULL O AND P. >> THOSE ARE ALREADY THERE. OKAY. L, OH,, H, M AND P. >> A MOTION TO PASS ALL REMAINING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE ANY OPPOSED. [H. Adopt the meeting minutes for the Regular Meeting held on July 15, 2026.] THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. FIRST UP IS ITEM H THE ADOPTION FOR THE MINUTES. THE PUBLIC THINKER SAYS JULY 15TH. THE CORRECTION SHOULD BE JULY 29TH. I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE WITH THE CORRECTED DATE. >> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY I. ANY OPPOSED. [L. Approve resolution recognizing the 2026 W.B. Ray High School Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees. ] MOTION PASSES. UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM L APPROVE THE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING WB HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME. I BELIEVE THERE WAS SOME UPDATED LANGUAGE THAT WAS PASSED OUT BUT COMMISSIONER CHESNEY YOU'RE GOING TO PRESENT THIS AT A LATER DATE. [00:20:03] JUST WANT TO MAKE THE MOTION TO PASS WITH THE UPDATED LANGUAGE THAT WAS PASSED DOWN. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CHESNEY SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED THE MOTION PASSES [M. Accept a grant from LyondellBasell in the amount of $15,000.00 for the football field.] UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM M ACCEPT A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF 15,000 FOR THE FOOTBALL FIELD. >> YES, YOUR HONOR. THERE'S A CORRECTION TO THE LANGUAGE AND THAT AS WELL. FIRST OF ALL I WANTED TO SAY HOW THANKFUL I AM AND HOW THANKFUL THE COURT IS FOR THE CONTRIBUTION SEVERAL YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS ON THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT BEFORE I ASKED THEM TO DONATE A SCHOOL BOARD FOR OUR FOOTBALL FIELD. THEY STEPPED UP AND DID SO. THAT SCHOOL BOARD HAS NOW QUIT WORKING AND SO I CALLED THEM AND ASKED THEM IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO DONATE. EDWARD AND I HAD FIGURED IT WAS GOING TO BE IN THE FIVE OR $6000 RANGE TO REPLACE IT AND THEY STEPPED UP AND SAID WE'D LIKE TO DONATE MORE THAN THAT FOR YOU -- FOR UPDATES AT THE PARK AND THEY GRACIOUSLY DONATED $15,000 TO THE COUNTY FOR USE. SO THE CORRECTION THAT IT WILL BE USED FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD, REPLACEMENT FOR NEW SIGNAGE FOR THE PARK WE RENAMED THE PARK AFTER THEIR ORIGINAL DONATION AND OUR SIGN NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED AND THE BALANCE OF THE MONEY WILL BE SPENT ON OTHER THINGS AT THE PARK. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CORRECTION AND A MOTION WE PASS IT WITH THOSE CORRECTIONS. >> SECOND THAT MOTION. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? YOU DON'T GET TO YELL OUT IN THE BACK HERE GO TO THE MICROPHONE IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK. >> HAS ALREADY BEEN A CH TRANSFERRED IN SO YOU'RE GOOD TO GO. >> THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. WE APPRECIATE IT. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND [O. Recommend approving a 60-day Burn Ban for all unincorporated areas of Nueces County due to a lack of recurring widespread rainfall that will exacerbate drought and dryness in the Coastal Bend and Lower Gulf Coast.] ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM O IS A 60 DAY BURN BAN FOR ALL UNINCORPORATED AREAS. THERE'S JUST A DATE CHANGE ON IT. THE DATE THAT WAS ATTACHED JUNE 10TH SHOULD HAVE THE CORRECTED DATE ON THERE, TODAY'S DATE I'M ASSUMING IS THE CORRECTED DATE ON THERE. THE KBI ON MONDAY WAS 576. IT'S STILL INCREASING. IT'S 592 TODAY. 582 TODAY. SO IT'S INCREASING. I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS TO THE CORRECTED DATE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. >> THIS IS ONE YOU CAN STOP IF YOU NEED TO, RIGHT? >> YES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. [P. Approve a Resolution authorizing the submission of a proposal to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for the Nueces County Colonia Self-Help Center Program for the amount of $890,000.00 for a four year grant with no match and authorizing the County Judge to act as the County’s authorized representative; and related matters.] ON ITEM P APPROVE A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A PROPOSAL TO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FOR THE NUECES COUNTY -- SELF CENTER IN 890000 FOR A FOUR YEAR GRANT WITH NO MATCH AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY JUDGE TO -- AS THE AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE. DID YOU PULL THIS -- >> COULD SOMEBODY, EDWARD OR WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE OF THIS CAN YOU KIND OF UPDATE ME ON HOW WE SPEND THIS MONEY OR DO WE HAVE A LOCATION WHERE PEOPLE COME TO APPLY FOR THESE FUNDS OR HOW DOES IT WORK EXACTLY. >> THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT'S MULTIFACETED. WE'RE GOING TO REPAIR FIVE HOMES SO THAT'S ALREADY A PROCESS FOR THE PREVIOUS. WE WILL DO SOME KIND OF REPAIR. USED TO BE WE WOULD TRY TO DO A WHOLE HOME RENOVATION BUT THAT'S JUST TOO MUCH. SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE A LIMIT OF ABOUT 75000 AND WE WILL DO WHATEVER THE HOMEOWNERS REPAIRS THEY'VE GOT TO QUALIFY. EVERYBODY APPLIES TO COME DREAM, COME BUILD. THAT'S OUR AGENCY THAT WE USE TO MANAGE THIS PROJECT. >> SO THAT WILL ACTUALLY DO THE WORK. >> THEY WILL HIRE THE CONTRACTORS. THAT'S PART ONE. PART TWO IS THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING CLEANUPS AND COMMISSIONERS ASKED ME TO -- THEY'RE DOING CLEANUPS IN THE DIFFERENT SUBDIVISIONS. SO COMMISSIONER MIDAS'S SUBDIVISION IN ROBSTOWN. YEARAR THE RANCH SUBDIVISION. THE PRIMARY SITE AND THE COMMUNITY OVER THERE TO THE SOUTH ALL IN YOUR PRECINCT DIVISION. THE ORIGINAL PLAN OF COURSE WAS TO USE THE RESOURCES WE HAVE NEARBY, THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND THEY'RE GOOD PARTNERS. [00:25:04] OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS OUR ACCESS POINTS FOR THE SECOND PART -- THIRD PART WHICH IS THE TRAINING. THEY WILL DO TRAINING, WHICH THEY'VE GOT COMPUTER LAPTOPS, THEY WILL BRING THEM AND SET THEM UP AND YOU COME IN AND EVERYBODY WHO'S QUALIFIED BUT THEY ONLY GET CREDIT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THOSE SUBDIVISIONS. THE LAST PART OF THE PROGRAM IS THAT WE ARE DOING -- TWO LENDING. TOOL LENDING'S ON A MOBILE UNIT. THEY'VE GOT A VEHICLE WHERE THEY PULL BEHIND A TRAILER. THEY WILL SET UP AT ONE OF OUR SITES OR AT THE SCHOOLS AND NOTIFY THEIR CLIENTS WE'VE GOT THESE TOOLS. SO THEY GET CREDIT BASED ON THE TOOLS THEY LEND TO THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES. MOST OF THE TOOLS HAD BEEN WEED EATERS, MOWERS. THOSE TYPES OF TOOLS THAT PEOPLE REALLY NEED, ESPECIALLY IN A TIME LIKE THIS WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO CLEAN UP THEIR YARDS AND KNOCK DOWN THE DEAD FOLIAGE BECAUSE OF THE FIRE HAZARD. THOSE ARE THE BIG THINGS THAT THEY DO. >> OKAY. THIS MONEY HAS TO BE UTILIZED FOR SOME SORT OF IMPROVEMENT TO THE HOUSING OR THE PROPERTY? >> HOUSING. IT'S LIMITED TO FIVE BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING. >> YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE THE FIVE PEOPLE SELECTED? >> THIS IS FOR NEXT YEAR SO THEY DON'T HAVE -- >> THEY HAVEN'T TAKEN APPLICATIONS YET. >> THE FIRST ROUNDS HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. THIS TIME IT'S 890,000 WHICH IS ONLY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK WE PUT INTO IT. WE CAN SAY IT NOW WE WERE PROBABLY AT -- IN JEOPARDY OF LOSING THAT FUNDING BECAUSE WE TOOK SO LONG TO STRUGGLE TO GET THIS ORGANIZED BUT ONCE WE DID WE HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP OUR WORK THAT WE'VE DONE. AS EDWARD MENTIONED THE TOOL LENDING WHICH HASN'T -- INSPIRED ME TO DO SOME PROJECTS THAT WILL BRING YOU TO THE COURT SOON AND SCOTT AND HIS TEAM ARE THE ONES THAT ARE HELPING WORK THROUGH THIS PAPERWORK TO GET US SUBMITTED IN TIME, WHICH WE HAVE A DEADLINE OF NEXT MONTH WHICH IS WHEN WE SAY NEXT MONTH IS SEPTEMBER. I WOULD THINK TALKING ABOUT AUGUST BUT HERE WE ARE. THERE'S A LOT TO IT. THERE'S FIVE COMMUNITIES ALREADY SELECTED AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE LIMITED TO RIGHT NOW. PERHAPS MAY BE THE NEXT ROUND WE CAN LOOK AT EXPANDING OR CHANGING IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTY, BUT THEY HAVE CERTAIN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS THAT LIMIT TO WHERE THEY CAN GO. >> THEY'RE RECOMMENDING BECAUSE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES WE HAVE TO DO TO STAY IN THOSE AREAS A LITTLE BIT LONGER. >> THERE'S MORE WORK TO BE DONE THERE BEFORE WE SPREAD OUT TO OTHER PARTS. >> THE OTHER THING I WANT TO DO AND -- I. WANT COMMISSIONERS TO KNOW AND THE COMMISSIONER IN CHARGE OF THIS NOW IS THE SURVEY DATA THAT WE COLLECTED USING THE MILITARY 25 TO 26 WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THE NUMBERS FOR THIS SECOND PORTION OF THE GRANT. SO WE GOT THOSE TO AMANDA WHO CRUNCHED THEM REALLY GOOD AND I THINK IT'S 63%. >> 63. >> SO. WE'RE ALREADY GETTING BENEFIT FROM THE SURVEYS. >> DO WE PUT A COMMITTEE TOGETHER TO SELECT FIVE HOMES? HOW DO WE DO THAT. >> WE'RE PRETTY MUCH LEADING THAT TO, -- COME DREAM COME BUILD. THEY HAVE A CRITERIA THEY NEED TO MEET IN ORDER TO GET SELECTED. THE COURT PUT TOGETHER A CRITERIA WHERE YOU HAVE TO MEET THESE BUT THE BIGGEST ISSUE RIGHT NOW IS EVERYBODY THINKS THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY SOMETHING AND SO IT'S RIGHT NOW TRYING TO GET PEOPLE TO QUALIFY TO COME IN AND DO IT. >> WASN'T THE OTHER ISSUE BEFORE IT WAS MORE TARGETED AT THE WHOLE HOUSE OR SOMETHING? AND THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE OUT LOANS TO GET THE REST OF IT DONE BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ENOUGH FUNDING. >> CORRECT. THE TOTAL AMOUNT -- >> THEY HAD THE MEETING WITH THEM IN THE OFFICE BUY REPAIRS IS ABOUT $75,000 PER HOME. SO THEY WOULD GENERALLY HAVE TO FINANCE ABOUT ANOTHER COME DREAM COME BUILD I BELIEVE THE COMMISSIONER WERE AT THE EVENT WHERE WE SAW THE GROUNDBREAKING. THAT HOME WAS ABOUT $150,000. EXCLUDING THE LOCK WHICH WAS DONATED. IS 150000 SO YOU WOULD GET A $75,000 GRANT FROM THE COUNTY TO BUILD IT AND THE REST WOULD BE FINANCED THROUGH THEIR CORPORATION. >> OKAY. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PUSLEY SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MAREZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [00:30:01] ANY OPPOSED. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. [1. Discuss and consider establishing the Early Voting Polling Locations for the November 3, 2026, General Election; authorize the County Clerk to add additional locations if needed and all related matters.   ] I MOVED TO FA. MOVING ON THEN TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS ITEM A1 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ESTABLISHING THE EARLY VOTING POLLING LOCATIONS FOR THE NOVEMBER 3RD 2026 ELECTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY CLERK TO ADD ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS IF NEEDED IN ALL RELATED MATTERS. WE HAVE TWO MOTIONS WE NEED HEAR. WE NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE VOTING LOCATIONS AND AUTHORIZE THE CLERK TO ADD OR CHANGE LOCATIONS IF NEEDED. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO DO BOTH. >> SECOND WITH DISCUSSION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY CHEZNIK SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MAREZ. >> I ASK EVERY ELECTION BECAUSE I'M ASKED -- HAVE BOTH PARTIES HAVE HAD IN THIS PROCESS OR HOW MUCH HAVE YOU UPDATED THEM ON THIS PROCESS? >> CONTINUOUSLY. THEY'RE BOTH GOOD WITH THE LOCATIONS. WE WORK WELL WITH BOTH PARTIES. >> APPRECIATE THAT. SO THEY'RE OKAY. THEY'VE SEEN THE LIST. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? GO AHEAD. >> I'D LIKE TO REQUEST AND WE MAY GET OUR PERSON TO HELP US WITH THIS. I'D LIKE TO SEE THESE THINGS POSTED TO A MAP. IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT DIFFICULT TO DO THAT. SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE GEOGRAPHICALLY. >> WITH THE LOCATION -- DO YOU HAVE THAT ALREADY? >> I'LL GET IT TO YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [2. Discuss and consider approval of Election Day Vote Centers for the November 3, 2026, General Election; authorize the County Clerk to add additional locations if needed and all related matters. ] ANY OPPOSED MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER 2 DISCUSS AND CONSIDER THE SAME THING, APPROVAL OF ELECTION DAY VOTE CENTERS FOR THE NOVEMBER 3RD ELECTION AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY CLERK THE SAME TO ADD ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS OR CHANGES IF NECESSARY. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MAREZ. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. TO APPROVE THE LOCATIONS AND AUTHORIZE THE CLERK TO CHANGE OR ADD LOCATIONS IF NECESSARY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. [3. Discuss and consider approval of appointment of election judges and approval of apportionment of election judges for voting centers per Commissioner Precinct pursuant to Section 32.002 of the Texas Election Code.] ITEM THREE DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION JUDGES AND APPROVAL OF A PORTION OF ELECTION JUDGES FOR VOTING CENTERS FOR COMMISSIONER PRECINCT PURSUANT TO SECTION 32002 OF THE TEXAS ELECTION CODE. >> I HAVE A MOTION. WE NEED TO EXCLUDE OR ALLOW A CHANGE TO NUMBER 8 ON THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY LIST. THAT PERSON IS A CANDIDATE ON THE BALLOT. BUT MY MOTION IS TO EXCLUDE AND ALLOW -- >> THE OTHERS THAT EXCLUDE AND ALLOW THE PARTY TO CHANGE OUT THE ONE PERSON THAT IS ALSO A CANDIDATE ON THE BALLOT THAT CAN'T BE AN ELECTION JUDGE. DID WE SAY THAT CORRECTLY? DO YOU WANT THE WORDING DIFFERENT? OKAY. I WILL SECOND YOUR MOTION, COMMISSIONER. >> CAN'T BE BOTH. >> IF YOU'RE ON THE BALLOT AND FOR APPRAISAL DISTRICT OR SOMETHING AND THEY WILL CHANGE IT OUT AS PER YOUR QUESTION, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH BOTH PARTIES. PEYTON'S BEEN TALKING TO THEM CONTINUOUSLY AND THEY'VE BEEN VERY HELPFUL -- HELPFUL WITH THIS. I'M CERTAIN THEY WILL CHANGE THAT OUT. WE JUST DID NOT WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO PASS ONCE WE FOUND THAT CORRECTION NEEDED TO BE MADE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THAT AND BLAKE. [4. Discuss and consider upcoming Commissioners Court meeting date(s), workshop date(s); and all related matters.] I THINK THEY BOTH WORKED ON IT SOMEWHAT. ITEM NUMBER 4, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER UPCOMING COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING DATES, WORKSHOP DATES AND ALL RELATED MATTERS. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SEPTEMBER 2ND WE WERE ALSO WITH OUR COURT HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET AND TAX RATE. A PUBLIC HEARING ONLY ON SEPTEMBER 9TH. WE WILL HAVE THE ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET AND THE ADOPTION OF THE TAX RATE. ALSO THE STATE OF THE UNIVERSITY MASISI THAT WE ALL WANT TO TRY TO GO TO. I WOULD TRY AND KEEP THIS AGENDA [00:35:02] LIMITED TO THINGS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AT THAT TIME. ANY OF THE DEPARTMENTS OUT THERE IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING PLEASE TRY TO DO IT ON A DIFFERENT DATE IF YOU'RE YES. THERE'S NO MOTION NECESSARY. JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AND LET EVERYONE KNOW. GO AHEAD. >> I JUST WANTED TO PLANT A SEED AND WE'LL SEE IF IT GROWS AND THIS IS SOMETHING TOTALLY RADICAL. BUT AS OUR MEETINGS NORMALLY ARE A COUPLE OF HOURS UNTIL WE'RE GENERALLY THROUGH BY NOON, I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST THAT WE CHANGE OUR START TIME FOR COMMISSIONERS COURT TO 10:00 A.M. INSTEAD OF NINE. NOTHING WE HAVE TO DECIDE TODAY BUT I JUST WANTED TO -- PLANT THAT SEED. >> IT CAN BE DISCUSSED. WE CAN LET. >> I WAS GOING TO SUGGEST STARTING EARLIER AND GETTING DONE EARLIER. I'M NOT A LATER STARTER. >> WE'LL SEE HOW THAT WORKS OUT IF MAYBE YOU WOULD ALL KIND OF LET US KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT TO PEYTON AND SEE IF WE CAN DISCUSS ANY FURTHER. IF THAT WORKS OUT FOR EVERYBODY. [1. Accept, for record-purposes, the Ancillary Agreement and Service Level Agreement between the Sheriff’s Office and Mobile Communications America, Inc., under DIR Cooperative Contract No. DIR-CPO-6107, for additional jail security cameras.] ITEM B ONE. SHERIFF'S OFFICE EXCEPT FOR RECORD PURPOSES THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENT AND SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AMERICA INC. UNDER THE DIR COOPERATIVE CONTRACT 6107 FOR ADDITIONAL JAIL SECURITY CAMERAS AND THIS IS FUNDED BY THE COMMISSARY PROCEEDS. I THINK CAPTAIN WILLOUGHBY IS HERE BUT I'D MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> AGAIN WE WANT TO THANK THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR CONTINUING TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE KINDS OF THINGS AND PROVIDING THINGS THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME DOING IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH WOULD BE MY COMMENT. >> GOOD POINT. YES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM C ONE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, SORRY [1. Consider and approve the implementation of the Nueces County Grant Business Process to establish standardized procedures for the administration and oversight of grant-funded programs.] I DIDN'T PULL YOU UP BEFORE THAT BUT YOU WERE PRETTY CLOSE. GRANTS PEER CONSIDER GRANT C ONE CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NUECES COUNTY GRANT BUSINESS PROCESS TO ESTABLISH STANDARDIZED PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT OF GRANT FUNDED PROGRAMS. AND I BELIEVE SCOTT AND ELIAS HAVE WORKED HARD ON THIS TO TRY TO GET US WHERE THERE'S SOME COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT PARTIES AND DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT IT SO THAT WE DON'T DROP THE BALL ANYWHERE ON THESE GRANTS THAT WE'RE APPLYING FOR WITH GRANT WORKS. AND GRANTS AND THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND MYSELF. I KNOW THE AUDITOR AND I BOTH HAVE TO SIGN OFF AND DO SOME -- SOMETHING ON THE WEB PAGE AND WE HAVE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. IT'S A PROCEDURE YOU'VE ALL WORKED OUT THAT YOU THINK WILL WORK VERY WELL. >> THERE IT IS. IT'S A PROCESS WHERE WE HAVE NOT HAD A DEFINED PROCESS BEFORE IN THE PAST. GUIDE, FLOWCHART, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. IT'S MORE MYSELF AND TEAM, MONICA AND GRANT WORKS ON THE FRONT END AND MORE THE AUDITORS ON THE BACK END. BUT IT'S SOMETHING EACH DEPARTMENT CAN LOOK AT AND HELP TO FOLLOW A GUIDE. IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S HARD AND FAST, THERE'S EXCEPTIONS TO EVERYTHING. SOME THINGS COME UP. I'M GOING TO WORK WITH EVERYBODY BUT I THINK THE BIGGEST THING I HAVE TO GET PEOPLE CONDITIONED TO THERE'S SOME OF THESE GRANTS OUT THERE THAT ARE EXTREMELY TEDIOUS AND TIME CONSUMING. SOME OF THESE THINGS TAKE FOUR TO SIX MONTHS TO DO AND BE COMPETITIVE. I'VE GOTTEN CALLS BEFORE WHERE SOMETHING LIKE THAT WAS DUE IN THREE DAYS AND I CAN'T DO THAT IN THREE DAYS. ESPECIALLY SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL FEDERAL GRANTS. EVEN IF IT'S NOT ON THE ISLAND. I'M NOT FOCUSING ON ANYTHING CLOSE TO PARKS AND GRANTS, I TELL YOU THAT I'M FOCUSED ON THE REST. THIS WILL HELP US WALK THROUGH THAT. >> SCOTT. HOW DOES THIS ADDRESS -- VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OR ELECTED OFFICES GO IN TO PURSUE THEIR OWN GRANTS. ARE THEY STILL ALLOWED TO DO THAT OR DO THEY -- DO YOU EXPECT THEM TO GIVE YOU SOME NOTIFICATION? ULTIMATELY IT HAS TO COME TO COURT ANYWAY. IS THERE NO PARTICULAR GRANT THAT ANY ELECTED OFFICIAL COULD ENTER INTO SOLELY BY THEMSELVES? >> THEY SHOULDN'T. >> MUCH LESS ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS COURT. >> YES, SIR. >> THAT'S WHY WE NEED THIS. >> THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING IT OUT [00:40:04] LOUD WITHOUT ATTACHING NAMES TO PROTECT THE INNOCENT -- INNOCENT AND NOT SO INNOCENT BUT IT'S A PROBLEM AND WE NEED TO AT LEAST KNOW THAT THESE THINGS HAVE COME UP AND THAT WE AUTHORIZE THEM BECAUSE NO ONE HAS A SINGLE LINE ITEM AUTHORITY -- AUTHORIZATION TO THAT. NOT EVEN A JUDGE. SO IT'S A MATTER OF RECOGNIZING THAT THIS ISSUE CAN COME UP IN THE FUTURE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S RUN BY LEGAL AND -- >> WE STAY IN COMPLIANCE AND HAVE ALL THOSE THINGS WE HAVE TO DO. >> IT'S ALL STEP BY STEP IN HERE. THE FIRST COLUMN ADDRESSES THAT AND THAT WAS MY WAY UNTIL WE GOT THIS PROCEDURE OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT DONE IS BY FORCING THE INDIVIDUALS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WE'VE WORKED WITH WHETHER THE DEPARTMENT HEAD OR SUBORDINATES GIVEN THE AUTHORITY TO WORK WITH ME. THEY COME TO ME AND TELL ME I WANT TO GO APPLY FOR THIS AND I'M LIKE OKAY GIVE ME WHAT YOUR APPLICATION IS AND I START WORKING WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO MAKE SURE WE CAN BIND OURSELVES TO THE CONDITIONS OF THOSE GRANTS, WHATEVER THEY MAY BE AND WE GO BACK AND FORTH. >> AND THEY CAN STILL DO THEIR OWN HOMEWORK AND PURSUE ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THEY WANT. IT'S JUST A MATTER OF MAKING IT'S COORDINATED SO LIKE YOU SAID THE TIMING'S DONE RIGHT. >> I DON'T WANT TO COME IN HERE AND GET BLINDSIDED DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP YOU INFORMED AND I DON'T WANT TO FIND MYSELF IN THAT SITUATION. >> WITH THE STEPS IN PLACE I CAN'T IMAGINE YOU HAVING ANY TIME TO FOCUS ON COASTAL PARKS TO BE HONEST WITH YOU. PARTICULARLY LIKE THAT. BUT IT'S WORTH THE EVALUATION. WE'RE ABOUT A YEAR IN NOW AND TO LOOK AT HOUSES WORKING I THINK IT'S WORKING FINE AND I THINK THESE STEPS ARE GOING TO BE HELPFUL FOR HOW THE COUNTY RUNS MORE EFFICIENTLY AND OUT OF COURTESY REALLY NOTIFYING YOU SO THAT WE COULD BE UPDATED THROUGH YOU. SO THANK YOU. >> REAL QUICK I WANT AGAIN -- THIS IS SOMETHING THE COURT BROUGHT UP. Y'ALL WORKED REALLY HARD ON THIS I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER BECAUSE I DON'T EVER WANT TO DISCOURAGE ANYBODY IN THIS COUNTY APPLYING FOR A NONCASH MATCH GRANT BECAUSE WE LIVE ON THOSE GRANTS IN NUECES COUNTY AND THOSE ARE SUPER IMPORTANT BUT I WANT VERY MUCH TO DISCOURAGE ANYBODY FROM EVER SUBMITTING FOR A GRANT THAT DOESN'T GO THROUGH THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT AND DOESN'T THEN COME BACK TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR IT -- FOR SIGNING OFF ON THAT AND THE JUDGE HAS TO SIGN THOSE THINGS AND SHE'S NOT GOING TO SIGN THEM BEFORE THEY COME TO COURT ANYWAY BECAUSE THAT'S NOT HOW SHE DOES THINGS. SO I THINK THIS IS REALLY AWESOME AND A GREAT START AND LIKE YOU SAID WE CAN TWEAK ALONG THE WAY. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO PASS THIS TODAY, SEND IT OUT TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS FROM A JUDGE, FROM A CLEAR SAYING THIS IS OUR NEW POLICY. YOU WANT TO APPLY FOR A GRANT, GREAT. WE WANT YOU TO AS LONG AS -- WE DON'T LIKE THE CASH -- BUT WE WANT YOU TO BUT PLEASE FOLLOW THESE PROCEDURES BECAUSE NOBODY HERE BUT THE JUDGE HAS THE ABILITY TO BIND THE COUNTY WITH A SIGNATURE. THIS IS GREAT, THIS IS AWESOME BUT I THINK WE HAVE TO ABSOLUTELY PUT AS MUCH TEETH INTO THIS AS WE CAN BY PASSING THIS AS A POLICY AND IT CAN BE TWEAKED. YOU GET INPUT FROM PEOPLE, MORE INPUT AND THEY MAKE A SUGGESTION AND BRING IT BACK AND WE'LL AMEND IT. >> I'M OPEN TO ANY SUGGESTION FROM ANY DEPARTMENTS. >> WE'VE GOT TO START SOMEWHERE AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU ALL DOING THIS AND AS QUICKLY AS YOU DID IT BECAUSE -- >> WE STARTED IT IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER WHEN I MET WITH ELIAS AND HIS TEAM SO THE AUDITORS HAVE BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THIS. WE'VE DONE THIS AS A TEAM APPROACH ALONG WITH INPUT FROM GRANTWORKS BUT WE STARTED THIS AND STARTED BUILDING IT A LONG TIME AGO SO WE COULD TEST IT AND MAKE SURE IT'S SOMETHING THAT IT CAN WORK FOR US. >> IF YOU'RE NOT SPENDING TIME WORKING ON COASTAL PARK THEN YOU NEED TO DESIGNATE -- DESIGNATE SOMEONE... JUST BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MEAN WE STOP DOING THAT, YOU NEED TO FOCUS MORE ON THEM AND THAT'S FINE BUT PLEASE DESIGNATE SOMEONE IN COASTAL PARKS TO BE LOOKING AT THIS. IF IT'S NOT YOU I LIKE THOSE GRANTS TOO AND I DON'T WANT TO BE QUICK COMING AND I GET TO DO SOME FUN PROJECTS AND I WANT EVERYBODY ELSE TO DO THEIR -- DO THEIRS BUT I'M BEING SORT OF TONGUE IN CHEEK. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NUECES COUNTY GRANT PROCESS TO ESTABLISH STANDARDIZED PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OVERSIGHT OF GRANT FUNDED PROGRAMS AND THEN IF PASSED WOULD ASK THE JUDGE TO SEND OUT A DETAILED MEMO TO ALL DEPARTMENT HEADS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. >> I WANT TO SAY TO CLARIFY WE'RE NOT SAYING -- SOME PEOPLE WILL TAKE IT A LITTLE DIFFERENT SAYING... I KNOW THAT JUDGE BUT SAYING TO MAKE SURE THEY UNDERSTAND THEY CAN DO THE LEGWORK. AND COME TO YOU AND SAY THIS IS [00:45:05] WHAT I NEED AND THE TIME AND TIMELINES AND EVERYTHING ELSE. WE DON'T WANT THEM TO STOP LOOKING FOR GRANTS. TRYING TO GET SOMETHING TOGETHER, BUT THEY JUST HAVE TO COME THROUGH YOU AND ONCE THEY HAVE THAT INFORMATION. >> CORRECT. >> DON'T WANT THEM TO SAY -- >> THESE DEPARTMENTS. LET ME USE FAMILY DRUG COURT AS AN EXAMPLE INVOLVED WITH NICOLE. THEY HAVE A LOT OF MOVING PARTS TO IT AND YOU'VE GOT TO START THOSE THINGS WELL AHEAD. YOU KNOW WHEN THE CYCLE IS COMING IF YOU'VE BEEN IN THE CYCLE SO YOU GET STARTED ON IT WELL AHEAD. THEY HAVE MORE INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT THEY DO ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS TO WRITE THE NARRATIVE. I CAN'T WRITE A NARRATIVE FOR THE GRANT FOR THEM. IT'S IMPOSSIBLE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY DO EVERY DAY BUT I CAN FACILITATE THAT FOR THEM AND HELP THEM ON THE ADMIN SIDE OF THINGS AND GOING TO COURT, THINGS LIKE THAT THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR ALL OF THEM. >> AS LONG AS THEY REALLY UNDERSTAND THAT PART. >> WILL INCLUDE SOMETHING IN THE LETTER WHEN WE SEND OUT THE POLICY. I CAN INCLUDE A STATEMENT OF THAT FACT IN NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM DISCOURAGING ANYONE FROM SEARCHING -- >> AND JUDGE, I'VE GOT YOU AS THE HEAD ELECTED OFFICIAL ON NEARLY EVERY FEDERAL GRANT WEBSITE THAT I HAVE OUT THERE. SO WE'RE NEVER GOING TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHERE YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WITH LONG GONE CREDENTIALS THAT DIDN'T SHARE THEM WITH ANYBODY AND WERE LOCKED OUT OF EVERYTHING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. >> WHICH WE WERE BEFORE. IS WHY WE'RE CREATING THIS. >> WE COULDN'T EVEN GET SAM.GOV RENEWED BUT WE GOT THAT TAKEN CARE OF SO I'VE GOT ELIAS AND THE JUDGE AND MYSELF, MONICA. WE'VE GOT LOTS OF BACKUP SO IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. >> THANK YOU. AND IT ALSO HELPS US WHEN WE HAVE TO SIGN THESE. THEY'RE NOT PUT IN FRONT OF US WITH 5 MINUTES NOTICE. IT HAS TO GO OUT WITHIN 24 HOURS. GO AHEAD AND SIGN, WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING. THERE NEEDS TO BE A PROCESS I FEEL COMFORTABLE SIGNING WHEN IT COMES IN FRONT OF ME AS WELL. >> E GRANTS IS ALL DONE ELECTRONICALLY. YOU'VE GOT TO CERTIFY ELECTRONICALLY. BUT COMMISSIONER CHESNEY -- I. PROMISE YOU COASTAL PARKS IS RUNNING FINE. WE'VE GOT PLENTY OF CAPITAL PROJECTS TO GET DONE. WE DON'T NEED TO LOOK FOR MORE MONEY RIGHT NOW. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CHESNEY SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. PUSLEY WANTS TO SPEAK. >> I'M OKAY WITH THIS BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN COMMISSIONER CHESNEY LIKE -- MAKES COMMENTS LIKE WE NEED TO PUT TEETH INTO THIS I GET A LITTLE NERVOUS. YOU KNOW, I'LL USE THE LINE AS A PERFECT EXAMPLE. I DIDN'T GO DO A BUNCH OF JUMPING THROUGH HOOPS TO GET THAT GRANT. I PICKED UP THE PHONE AND CALLED THE PEOPLE TO ASK IF THEY WOULD -- I. WANT TO CONSIDER WE -- MAKE SURE WE STILL HAVE THE FLEXIBILITY. ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT BEING A COUNTY COMMISSIONER VERSUS BEING A CITY COUNCIL PERSON IS EVERYTHING OVER THERE IS RIGOROUS -- RIGOROUSLY CONTROLLED AND OVER HERE WE HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY TO TAKE SOME THINGS UNDER OUR OWN BELT AND TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THEM. WITHOUT HAVING TO GO THROUGH SOME LABORIOUS BUREAUCRATIC PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A GRANT. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STILL -- WE'RE NOT SITTING IN STONE -- SETTING IN STONE THAT THIS IS THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN APPLY. >> THAT WAS NOT MY INTENTION. >> I KNOW IT WASN'T BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND THAT. BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS BUY THE DIFFERENCE ALSO COMMISSIONERS THE DONATION IS NOT A GRANT. >> I UNDERSTAND. >> BUT MAKE IT CLEAR. >> FUNCTIONS LIKE A GRANT. YOU SHOULD ASSUME IT TOOK ME A MONTH TO DO THAT APPLICATION FOR THE 15K. >> IT WAS VERY LABOR INTENSIVE AND I APPRECIATE THE WORK SCOTT DID ON IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE A LOT SIMPLER THAN IT ENDED UP BEING. BUT ANYWAY I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T MIRE OURSELVES DOWN IN BUREAUCRATIC PROCESS THAT DOESN'T GIVE US THE FLEXIBILITY AS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO MOVE FORWARD. WITH SEEKING DIFFERENT GRANTS IN DIFFERENT PLACES AND DOING SOME OF THAT LEGWORK AND THEN BRINGING IT TO THE COURT FOR APPROVAL. >> NOT AT ALL. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ON THE POLICY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED MOTION PASSES [1. Discuss and consider approval of Change Order No. 5 for the Medical Examiner Addition & Renovation project.] UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. ITEM D PUBLIC WORKS DISCUSS APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 5 FOR MEDICAL EXAMINER ADDITION AND RENOVATION PROJECT. I BELIEVE THERE'S A CORRECTION ON THE AMOUNT. [00:50:04] >> YES, MA'AM. >> DO YOU HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF YOU OR DOES TERESA HAVE IT? >> TERESA, DO YOU HAVE IT? >> THIS IS COMING MOSTLY FROM YOUR FUNDS. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> DO YOU WANT TO TELL THEM WHAT IT INCLUDES WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR TERESA? >> YES, MA'AM. IT'S REPLACING TWO WINDOWS AND THE SECOND PART IS FIXING 13 WINDOWS AND THEN THE OTHER PART -- THE THIRD PART IS DOING SOME CONCRETE WORK. TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINERS. >> WE CAN BARELY HEAR YOU. >> I'M SORRY. IT INCLUDES THE TWO WINDOWS THAT WERE REPLACING AND THEN 13 WINDOWS THAT ARE GOING TO GET REFURBISHED AND THEN THE SIDEWALK REPAIRS BEHIND ON 15TH STREET THAT NEEDS TO GET FIXED. IT'S PART OF OUR JUDGE -- THE OTHER PART IS VOTING SUPERINTENDENT. IS THAT CORRECT? AND THEN SOME OF IT IS CONTINGENCY THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE. >> AND IS THAT WHAT THE ARPA FUNDS WERE CONTINGENCY? >> YES, MA'AM. I'M SORRY. >> WE WILL LET TERESA CLARIFY ON THE AMOUNTS. >> THE CONTINGENCY PORTION IS $5000. THE ARPA FUND IS 882,395 VERSUS THE 9000 THAT'S ON THE BACKUP. AND BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT WILL BE 372,045. TOTAL INCREASE IS 12,445. 40. >> IS THAT ALL? THAT DOES ALL THE 13 AND EVERYTHING. TWO WINDOWS PLUS THE 13. MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. [2. Discuss and consider approval of a Supplemental Agreement No. 2 between Nueces County and Cotton/Landreth Architects, Inc. d/b/a CLK Architects and Associates for the Medical Examiners Facility Renovation Project.] ANY OPPOSED MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM NUMBER 2, DISCUSS AND CONSIDER APPROVAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER 2 BETWEEN NUECES COUNTY AND COTTON LAND ARCHITECTS. OKAY ARCHITECTS AND ASSOCIATES FOR THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S FACILITY RENOVATION. >> JUDGE, THIS IS JUST EXTENDING THE CONTRACT. >> EXTENDING -- >> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CHESNEY SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY [1. Review and discuss Unaudited Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Report as of May 31, 2026; and all related matters.] THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. >> ITEM E AUDITOR ONE -- REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE UNAUDITED FISCAL YEAR 2020 FINANCIAL REPORT AS OF MAY 31, 2026. ELIAS, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> GOOD MORNING. ALL THAT TECHNICAL JARGON. UNAUDITED VERY IMPORTANT. >> STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS. >> WE HAVE THE USUAL SNAPSHOT. ALL OF THIS IS IN YOUR PACKET SO I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS BUT I WILL TALK ABOUT ADDITIONAL THINGS YOU GUYS ARE GETTING NOW PEER CONNIE HAS THE COMPLETE THING BUT IT GETS CONFUSING TO FLIP UP AND DOWN ALL THESE PAGES. THE BIG THING HERE IS THIS IS AS OF MAY 31ST, JUNE WILL BE COMING SOON AND WE'RE READY FOR THAT ONE. PROPERTY TAX AT THIS POINT IN TIME WAS JUST UNDER 98% BACK IN MAY AND NOW IT'S OVER 98%. THE SECOND COLUMN CAPITAL PROJECTS WE'RE NOW DOING A DEEP DIVE IN THERE TO GET ALL THAT CLEANED UP HERE WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE OLD ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND BASICALLY RECONSTRUCT EVERYTHING GOING FORWARD SO IT'S A HUGE EFFORT AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THAT DONE WITH THE HOPE BEING THAT IF THERE IS SOME MONEY THERE THAT HASN'T BEEN SPOKEN FOR, MAYBE IT CAN COVER SOME OF THESE NEW CAPITAL QUESTS COMING IN IN THE 27 BUDGET. SO THE NEW PAGES ADDED TO THIS PACKET, JUST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I HOPE YOU FIND IT INTERESTING. PAGE 1 IS NOW A CONSOLIDATED COUNTY WIDE BALANCE SHEET AND THAT'S ABOUT THE ASSETS LIABILITIES AND EQUITY OF ALL OF THE FUNDS ALL IN ONE PLACE. JUST IN ONE NUMBER. PAGE 3 IS GOING TO BE BALANCES BY FUND WITH ALL THE RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS BY FUND THAT OCCURRED. ALL YOU SEE IN ONE PLACE STARTING IN, OUT, ENDING. PAGE 6 IS A STATEMENT OF TRANSFERS. YOU WILL FIND THAT INFORMATIVE AND COM -- CAN COMPARE IT WITH THE BUDGET IF YOU LIKE. PAGE 7 NOW SCHEDULE OF DEBT WITH SOME OF THE DEBT INFORMATION. THE REST IS THE SAME JUST TRY TO KEEP IT ALL IN THE LOGICAL FORMAT. AND IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ON THIS OR NEED SOMETHING AT A DEEPER LEVEL BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT ROLLED INTO ONE SINGLE FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND COST CENTERS PICK IF YOU WANT TO MEET SEPARATELY AND TALK ABOUT SOME DETAILED QUESTIONS YOU HAVE, LET ME KNOW. THIS IS MORE OF A HIGHER LEVEL. THAT'S IT. [00:55:04] >> THIS IS JUST TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS. WE DON'T NEED A MOTION OR ANYTHING IT'S JUST INFORMATION. >> I HAVE A QUESTION OR STATEMENT. HOWEVER YOU WANT TO HELP ME. YOU INHERITED A MESS. YEARS OF -- WE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER. AND IT TOOK US A WHILE TO FIND THE RIGHT FIT -- YOU DON'T GET HIRED BY US DIRECTLY BUT WE'RE THANKFUL THE COUNTY AND THE JUDGES PICKED YOU, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS. I'M ASKING YOU BUT TRYING TO BE AS UNBIASED AS POSSIBLE. DO YOU FEEL WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS? IS THIS SOMETHING ANYONE IN THE COMMUNITY CAN GO BACK AND SAY NUECES COUNTY IS NOT DOING ENOUGH OR IT IS UNAUDITED. ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS THAT CAN BE PICKED AT, ARE WE DOING BETTER THAN WHAT WE WERE A YEAR AGO? >> IN TERMS OF OUR ACCOUNTING SYSTEM OR PERFORMANCE? >> IN GENERAL. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. I'M TALKING ABOUT GETTING ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION TIMELY. TALKING ABOUT ACCOUNTING FOR ALL THE FUNDS, THE MONEY THAT WE HAVE COMING INTO THE COUNTY. THOSE ARE QUESTIONS I'VE BEEN ASKED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR HONESTLY. SO UP TO THIS POINT I HAVEN'T REALLY CHALLENGED YOU BECAUSE YOU WERE STILL GETTING SETTLED IN. SO NOW ROUGHLY A YEAR AND YOU HAD A CHANCE TO WORK ON THIS. DO YOU FEEL YOU AND THE TEAM YOU'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE STRIDES IN IMPROVING OUR OVERVIEW, OUR OVERALL PICTURE OF WHERE WE STAND FINANCIALLY AS A COUNTY? >> I DO. >> I SECOND THAT. >> A LOT OF QUESTIONS TO THE JUDGE AND WORKING TOGETHER. YES, I DO BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL IT WAS KIND OF A MESS BECAUSE THE TRAIN GOT DERAILED WITH THE WORK DAY CONVERSION AND IT SNOWBALLED AFTER THAT. THE DEPARTMENT WHEN I GOT HERE IN NOVEMBER, HALF THE PEOPLE WERE GONE. AND THE ACCOUNTING WAS A COMPLETE MESS AND IT WAS NEW TO ME AND A LOT OF US BACK THERE. I THINK WE HAD ONE LONG TERM EMPLOYEE -- ONE LONG TERM, TWO MEDIUM TERM AND THE REST WERE PRETTY MUCH NEW IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND THEN IN COMES THE LATER BRAND NEW. DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS FORCED US TO DEEP DIVE INTO EVERY LITTLE COST CENTER WHENEVER WE DO THAT THERE'S ADVANTAGE TO THAT. WE CAN'T DO IT EVERY DAY ONGOING BUT I FEEL LIKE THE SYSTEMS AND WEAKNESSES WHEN WE FIND SOMETHING IN THE PROCESS, WE FIX THAT. GOING FORWARD HOPEFULLY WE WON'T HAVE THAT RECUR. THE BIG THING WAS THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. I THINK MOST PEOPLE HERE ARE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYONE THAT'S NOT BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THEY JUST WANT ACCOUNTING SYSTEM THAT TELLS THEM WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW WITHOUT HAVING TO RECONSTRUCT A SEPARATE SET OF RECORDS. THE OTHER THING IS WE WERE GOING ON TO REQUEST A SEPARATE BANK ACCOUNT FOR THIS. THE BANK -- COUNTY HAS OVER 50 BANK ACCOUNTS WHEN WE COULD BE DOING IT WITH ONE. AND GOOD ACCOUNTING THAT BREAKS IT ALL UP. I FEEL LIKE THE STAFF ARE GETTING A LOT BETTER BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVE TO DO THAT KIND OF DEEP DIVE INTO A BUNCH OF AREAS, THE GRANTS, CAPITAL PROJECTS, DEBT MESSED UP. WHEN YOU HAVE TO GO IN AND DO SOME CLEANUP AND GO ALL THE WAY BACK IN TIME AND BRING IT ALL FORWARD CLEANING IT UP, YOU LEARN A LOT. I THINK THAT'S BENEFITED THE STAFF WHICH THEN BENEFITS THE COUNTY. AS FAR AS INTERNAL CONTROLS, I THINK A LOT OF IT WAS THERE AND PEOPLE AREN'T AWARE IT'S A MATTER OF EXPLAINING LIKE THIS GRANT PRESENTATION THAT HAPPENED WITHIN A MONTH OF ME GETTING HERE. I CALLED SCOTT AND SAID WAY TO LOOSEY GOOSEY PICK EVERYONE'S DOING THEIR OWN THING. WE HAVE TO GET COHESION TO IT AND I THINK A LOT OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING HAS BEEN BRINGING THAT COHESION PLUS WE'VE REACHED TO ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND WORKING WITH THEM. THERE'S A LOT TO BE SAID FOR THAT TOO. SO I DO THINK WE ARE SEVERELY UPGRADED. PLUS WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WITH INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. THAT'S GONE A LONG WAY TO HELPING US. THEY KNOW ALL THAT STUFF AND IT'S JUST DATA TO THE REST OF US. >> THE STAFF YOU'VE HIRED ARE RETAINED HAS HELPED I THINK AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO SIT NEXT TO THE PARTNERSHIP AND RELATIONSHIP YOU'VE BUILT WITH THEM I THINK HAS REALLY HELPED THE COUNTY AND COMMISSIONERS COURT HAVE BETTER VIEW. I WANT TO STIFLE THAT TALK. I GET ASKED THAT QUESTION ASIDE FROM WATER WHICH WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. IT SEEMS LIKE PEOPLE ARE PAYING ATTENTION BECAUSE WE'VE HAD SO MANY NOTABLE ISSUES THAT HAVE COME UP WITH OUR FINANCES IN THE PAST AND I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT THE WORK DAY WAS A BIG ISSUE, THE CONVERSION THERE. THE PROBLEMS WE HAD WITH CYBERSECURITY WAS A BIG CONCERN THANKFULLY IT'S BEEN -- WE WERE ABLE TO RECOVER THAT. I'VE SEEN IT AND I'VE QUIETLY SEEN IT AND I'VE WAITED UNTIL THIS POINT TO SEE AND IF YOU ASK ME I WOULD HAVE SAID YOU'RE PROBABLY ABOUT MONTH 11 OR SO OF BEING WITH US BUT YOU'RE ABOUT MONTH NINE OR EIGHT WITH US. IF YOU STARTED IN NOVEMBER. SOMEWHERE AROUND THERE. BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE HITTING A YEAR SOON WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE AND I WANT [01:00:02] THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR US. EVERY ENTITY STRUGGLES FINANCIALLY AND TO HAVE GOOD AUDITORS I THINK TALKING ABOUT THIS WITH CONSTANCE OR TERESA THE OTHER DAY. FINDING PEOPLE WHO ARE CPAS OR WHO HAVE DEGREES IN ACCOUNTING OR FINANCES THAT HELP. THAT'S JUST SHRINKING SHRINKING TREND WE'VE SEEN IN OUR COLLEGES NOWADAYS. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE YOU HERE TO HELP US FEEL CONFIDENT IN THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE IS A BIG DEAL. THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD CELEBRATE AND ADVOCATE FOR EVERY CHANCE WE GET TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY THAT WE'RE DOING IT. WE'RE NOT THERE YET, OBVIOUSLY. WE ARE ON OUR WAY. BUT WE'VE TURNED AROUND AND WE'VE MADE COURSE CORRECTIONS. SO FOR ME THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE CAN'T MAKE DECISIONS WITHOUT HAVING THE RIGHT NUMBERS OUT TODAY. I KNOW ANY TIME WE GO TO ANY ONE OF YOU ALL WE HAVE IT AND OF COURSE THERE'S A FULL TEAM BEHIND YOU THAT WE DON'T SEE THAT ARE WORKING JUST A FEW FEET AWAY FROM US CONSTANTLY ON THIS. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR WORK. I FEEL MUCH BETTER AND I KNOW WHAT Y'ALL HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH AND I TRIED TO EXPLAIN IT TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY ASKING BUT THIS IS WORTH NOTING. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. >> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. >> GREAT POINT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? >> SPEAKING OF WORKDAY, HOW'S THAT GOING? >> MUCH BETTER. >> YOU'RE GETTING THE SUPPORT YOU NEED? >> WE KIND OF DON'T REALLY USE THEM AS MUCH. HUMAN RESOURCES HAS BEEN USING I THINK BUDGET'S BEEN USING THEM A LITTLE BIT. WE'RE KIND OF DOING OUR OWN THING. WE LEARN FROM THEM AND THEN DO IT OURSELVES. A LOT OF TIMES WE'RE JUST AS GOOD AS THEM IN SOME THINGS IN OUR AREAS OR WE KNOW BETTER THAN THEM. OTHER THINGS WE HAVE TO CALL AND SAY POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION ON THIS, WE'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE. WE'RE TRYING TO MINIMIZE OUR RELIANCE ON THEM. WE HAVE A DEDICATED STAFF MEMBER ON STAFF THAT DOES WORK DAY, THAT'S IT. >> THAT'S GREAT BUT LET'S MAKE SURE WE DO ENOUGH CROSS TRAINING SO IF WE HAVE THAT SITUATION AND A COUPLE OF THOSE PEOPLE LEFT AND WE HAD NOBODY HERE THAT KNEW HOW TO TURN IT ON. SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE PLENTY OF PEOPLE TO DO THAT. >> THAT'S EXACTLY ON THE PLAN. >> THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. >> I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU -- YOUR RESPONSES AND HONEST RESPONSES OF WHERE WE'RE AT. I THINK IT'S MADE THINGS A LOT EASIER BUT WHEN YOU JUST SAID WE DON'T DEPEND ON THEM AS MUCH AS WE USED TO, DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE SAVING MONEY BECAUSE WE DO THAT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT USING THEM? I KNOW EVERY TIME WE USE THEM TO PAY FOR IT OR WHAT? >> YOU BUY OURS IN ADVANCE AND ALLOTMENTS. SAY 100 HOURS OR 150 HOURS AND PAY A LOT FOR THEM AND THEN YOU USE THEM AS YOU GO. IN RECOGNITION OF THE COST SAY $54,000 FOR 150 HOURS, WE SAVED MONEY ULTIMATELY. THE MORE SELF-RELIANT WE ARE IN THAT SYSTEM AND THE LESS WE HAVE TO CALL THEM AND ASK THEM TO DO THINGS FOR US, THE MORE ULTIMATELY WE SAVE. IT'S QUITE EXPENSIVE. >> I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO KNOW WHEN WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. SO HERE WE USED THEM LAST QUARTER. I'LL JUST THROW A NUMBER OUT THERE 190 -- THIS QUARTER WE USED THEM ONLY 100 HOURS. IT SAVES US HOW MUCH MONEY, RIGHT? IT'S THERE IN CASE WE NEED THEM BUT WE DON'T USE THEM. I THINK -- >> LET ME ADD TO THAT REAL QUICK BEFORE YOU GO ANY FURTHER. WHILE THE HOURS WERE THERE AND THEY WERE IN THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, THE BUDGET OFFICE PAYROLL, HR, EVERYBODY SHARED THOSE HOURS AND WORKED TOGETHER USING THEM. SO WELL HE MAYBE DIDN'T IN HIS OFFICE WE HAVE CONTINUED TO USE THEM IN THE BUDGET OFFICE. WE'RE NOT AT HIS POINT YET WITH BACKING AWAY FROM USING IT. THEY'RE DOING VERY WELL BUT WE'RE NOT READY TO -- >> I'M NOT SAYING GET AWAY FROM IT COMPLETELY. I'M SAYING WE'RE USING THEM LESS SO IT'S GOING TO BE SAVINGS -- I. JUST WANT TO MAYBE A CLARIFICATION OF WHAT WE'RE DOING THEN AND WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW. RIGHT? WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. OF WHAT THOSE WERE DEPENDENT ON THEM FOR EVERYTHING, RIGHT? NOW WE'RE NOT. SAYING SOME THINGS ARE BETTER AND I BELIEVE THAT -- >> SOME THINGS ARE. SOME THINGS STILL AREN'T. >> WHICH IS GOOD. I JUST WONDER IF -- SEE THAT PICTURE THERE. [01:05:01] >> I THINK CONSTANCE WANTS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION FOR YOU. >> YES, SIR. I WANTED TO ADD ONE LITTLE THING. LAST YEAR WE WERE RELYING HEAVILY ON A CONSULTANT TO HELP US WITH THE IMMIGRATION WORK DAY -- INTEGRATION WORKDAY NOW WE'RE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH WORKDAY AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING BETTER. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT. >> YOU'RE SAYING WE CUT THE STRINGS OF THE PERSON WE HAD -- >> YES, SIR. >> I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW -- I'M GLAD WE DID CUT THE STRINGS. SO THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY NEXT -- HOW LONG IS THAT GOING TO BE. JUST LIKE TO HEAR THAT. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE ALL Y'ALL ARE DOING. >> THE CONSULTANT WE WERE USING WAS AN OUTSIDE PERSON. NOW WE'RE DEALING DIRECTLY WITH THE WORKDAY SOFTWARE DIRECTLY WHICH HAS CUT DOWN ON A LOT AND THEY CAN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS A LOT BETTER AND HAVE HELPED US FIX THE PROBLEM. >> LET ME ASK THIS WAY. THE PERSON THAT WAS WITH US BEFORE? >> IT'S A DIFFERENT PERSON BUT IT'S A DIRECT PERSON FROM WORKDAY SOFTWARE PROGRAM. >> THE PERSON BEFORE IS STILL WITH US? >> NO. THEY WERE AN OUTSIDE PERSON TOO. AND WE CUT ONE TO USE THE DIRECT ONE. >> I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. >> WHO WERE WE USING AS AN OUTSIDE PERSON FOR CONSULTING. >> IT WAS STRADA BEFORE. >> WERE WE TALKING ABOUT? >> THE SOFTWARE FROM WORKDAY WE EMPLOYED STRADA FOR THE LONGEST TIME TO HELP US IMPLEMENT AND MAKE THE TWEAKS AND CHANGES. NOW WE'VE STOPPED WITH STRADA AND GOING BACK TO WORKDAY THEMSELVES SO WE'RE DEALING WITH THE CREATOR OF THE SOFTWARE DIRECTLY AND THEN WHAT I MEANT EARLIER TO COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ'S POINT, FOR EXAMPLE AND THAT'S THE BEST WAY I CAN TELL YOU BECAUSE WITHOUT HAVING USED THEM AND NOT USED THEM ON THE EXACT SAME ISSUE IT'S HARD TO COMPARE THAT. WE HAVE WORKDAY AND THEN THERE'S A SANDBOX AREA WHERE YOU CAN TEST DRIVE THINGS. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING A LOT MORE IN-HOUSE IS LET'S SAY PAYROLL HAS A QUESTION HOW CAN I GET THIS DONE, I'VE NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE BUT IT HAS TO BE DONE ON THIS PAYROLL. MICHAEL WILL GO INTO SANDBOX AND TEST A FEW THINGS AND TRY TO FIND ALTERNATIVES ONLY IF HE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT OR HR CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT ON THEIR OWN THEN WE GO TO THE OUTSIDE PARTY TO GIVE US HELP BECAUSE I DON'T REMEMBER THE COST PER HOUR BUT IT'S SOMETHING LIKE 200 AND SOMETHING DOLLARS FOR AN HOUR. SO WE DON'T WANT TO USE THEM IF WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT OURSELVES FIRST. IT'S NOT THAT WE CLOSED THE DOOR TO THEM IT'S THAT WE TRY FIRST AND THEN GO TO THEM. >> THANK YOU. [1. Discuss and consider setting Wednesday, September 2, 2026 as the date for a public hearing to discuss the 2026 Property Tax Rate for Nueces County, Nueces County Farm to Market, and Nueces County Hospital District. The Budget Officer is recommending for the property tax ceiling for the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget year, the Voter Approval Rate of $0.307587 per $100 valuation including the unused increment for Nueces County; $0.003524 per $100 valuation for Nueces County Farm to Market, totaling $0.31111 for Nueces County and Farm to Market; and $0.097808 for Nueces County Hospital District.  Commissioners Court must take a record vote, authorize publishing the appropriate notices; and related matters.] >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOVING ON TO ITEM F THE BUDGET OFFICE. DISCUSS AND CONSIDER SETTING WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND 2026 AS THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS THE 2026 PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR NUECES COUNTY, FARM TO MARKET AND NUECES COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT. THE BUDGET OFFICE IS RECOMMENDING FOR THE PROPERTY TAX CEILING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, 27 BUDGET YEAR THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE OF 0.307587 PER $100 VALUATION INCLUDING UNUSED INCREMENT FOR NUECES COUNTY 0.00352 FOR PER $100 VALUATION FOR NUECES COUNTY FARM AND MARKET TOTALING 0.311111 FOR NUECES COUNTY AND -- INFORMED TO MARKET AND 0.0978 -- 08 FOR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT PIER COMMISSIONERS COURT MUST TAKE A RECORD VOTE AUTHORIZING PUBLISHING THE APPROPRIATE NOTICES AND RELATED MATTERS AND I SAY THIS EVERY YEAR AND I BELIEVE CONSTANCE IS GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN. THIS IS NOT A VOTE ON OUR TAX RATE. IT'S A VOTE ON THE PUBLISHED ITEM WE HAVE TO PUT IN THE NEWSPAPER THAT GIVES US OPTIONS FOR WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SET FOR A TAX RATE AT OUR SEPTEMBER 9TH MEETING. CONSTANCE, YOU CAN -- >> IT'S PART OF THE TRUTH AND TAXATION PROCESS WE GO THROUGH EVERY YEAR AND IT'S SETTING THE CEILING FOR THE TAX RATE. THIS IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO PUBLISH IN THE NEWSPAPER AS WELL AS PUT IT ON THE NUECES COUNTY WEBSITE. I WANT EVERYONE TO KEEP IN MIND TYPICALLY THE NUECES COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE VOTED ON THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE WHICH IS THE HIGHEST RATE BECAUSE ONCE YOU SET THAT RATE YOU CAN'T GO UP BUT YOU CAN GO DOWN. AS WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND DISCUSS, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE LEVY ENOUGH PROPERTY TAXES TO COVER OUR EXPENDITURES WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOMMENDING IN OUR BUDGET. I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT NEXT YEAR'S A LEGISLATIVE YEAR AND WE'RE NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE. TYPICALLY THEY LOOK AT THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE CAP AND TRY TO DECREASE IT AS WELL AS THE [01:10:05] UNUSED INCREMENT. THIS YEAR WE DO HAVE ABOUT 1.2 $0.09 OF UNUSED INCREMENT THAT WILL GO AWAY THIS YEAR SO THAT'S JUST PROPERTY TAX REVENUE WE'RE LEAVING ON THE TABLE. I WANT TO REMIND YOU ALL THAT THIS IS NOT A VOTE ON THE TAX RATE THAT WILL BE ADOPTED NEXT YEAR. IT'S JUST ADOPTING A CEILING TO BEGIN DISCUSSIONS BECAUSE ON SEPTEMBER 9TH WE WILL BE GOING OVER THE BUDGET AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ENOUGH PROPERTY TAXES LEVIED TO COVER WHAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING AND OTHERWISE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND PAY CUTS. SO THE BUDGET OFFICE IS RECOMMENDING THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE TODAY WITH THE UNUSED INCREMENT AS JUDGE SCOTT MENTIONED EARLIER AND THIS WOULD BE BOTH NUECES COUNTY FARM TO MARKET AND THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT. AND AGAIN THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL RECOMMEND THE SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER 2ND AT OUR COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING AND THEN FINAL APPROVAL ON SEPTEMBER 9TH. AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. >> MOTION TO APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER PUSLEY SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MAREZ. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? >> IT HAS TO BE A RECORD VOTE. >> TO HAVE IT ON THE SECOND -- >> IN THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> POSTED IN THE PAPER THE CEILING, THE MAX WE CAN VOTE ON THE TAX RATE FOR THE NINTH. >> AND ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SECOND BUT WE WON'T VOTE ON THE RATE. -- UNTIL THE NINTH. UNTIL SEPTEMBER 9TH. >> COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, YOUR VOTE. IT'S A RECORD VOTE. THEY ALREADY DID THE MOTION AND A SECOND. YOUR VOTE COMMISSIONER PUSLEY. >> AYE. >> COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ. >> COMMISSIONER CHESNEY. >> NO. >> AND MINE WILL BE A NO TODAY BECAUSE OF OUR FUND BALANCE. IT PASSES. OUR FUND BALANCE WE'RE ANTICIPATING WE'RE HAVING. IT'S MY FIRST TIME EVER -- >> I DIDN'T HEAR THE QUESTION. >> BECAUSE WE'RE ANTICIPATING NOT OVERSPENDING. MY PLAN THAT I'M WORKING ON THE BUDGET WE'RE ANTICIPATING -- >> THEN I'M GOING TO WITHDRAW MINE. >> ME TO. >> I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE DOING. >> WE JUST NEED A -- [INDISCERNIBLE] >> JUST A CALL FOR SEPTEMBER 2ND AS THE ACTUAL VOTE. >> THE VOTE WILL BE -- >> IT'S NOT A VOTE ON THE TAX RATE. >> SO TODAY WE'RE VOTING. >> ON A MAXIMUM AMOUNT. >> I MAKE THE MOTION. GOT TO DO IT WE'VE GOT TO DO. WE'RE FINALIZING THE VOTE LATER ON ANOTHER DAY. >> YES BUY THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO AND DOES NOT BIND US IN ANY WAY OTHER THAN WE CAN ALLOW OURSELVES TO CONTINUE TO DO BUSINESS, PREPARE A BUDGET, WORK ON A BUDGET AND COME BACK AND VOTED OUT, TALK IT OUT IN A FEW WEEKS. >> YES. >> THAT'S MY MOTION THEN TO VOTE ON THE RIGHTS PRESENTED AND SETTING WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND AS THE DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARING. >> YES, SIR. IF WE DON'T DO IT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO. JUST SIT ON OUR HANDS? >> WE HAVE NOTHING. SO IF WE DON'T VOTE ON THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE THEN I WOULD JUST BE ENTERTAINING A RATE TO PUBLISH IN THE NEWSPAPER. YOU HAVE TO ADOPT A RATE TODAY. A CEILING TODAY. >> YOU ADOPT A CEILING TODAY. THAT'S ALL TODAY IS IS A CEILING. I CAN'T SEE HOW THAT CAN BE A PROBLEM FOR ANY ONE. WE'RE NOT SETTING IT IN STONE TODAY. >> IT WAS A PRECEDENT THAT IN THE PAST EVERYBODY'S VOTED AGAINST ME WHEN I TRIED TO RAISE IT. >> I DIDN'T VOTE AGAINST IT. >> YOU DID NOT. AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WILL CHANGE MY VOTE TO A YES. WE HAVE FOUR AYE AND ONE NO. >> SO THEN WHAT DO WE DO. WHAT'S OUR CEILING THEN? DO WE COME BACK. >> I CHANGED MY VOTE TO A YES. >> SO THAT'S 2-3. >> NO IT'S NOT. WHAT'S YOUR VOTE PUSLEY? >> I JUST WAS OKAY, YOUR HONOR BUT WHEN YOU SAID YOU'RE GOING [01:15:01] TO VOTE NO I WAS CONFUSED ABOUT WHERE WE WERE GOING WITH THIS. >> IT WASN'T WHERE WE WERE GOING, IT WAS JUST A VOTE. BECAUSE OF THE PREVIOUS YEARS AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU SO THANK YOU AND I CHANGED MY VOTE. >> OKAY. THEN I WILL VOTE AYE AS I DID ORIGINALLY BUT THE FALLACY OF THIS IS NO MATTER WHAT WE SAY IN HERE, THIS GUY BACK HERE IS FILMING US AND THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT TO THE NEWS STATION AND NEXT THING YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR ON THE NEWS REPORT IS THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SET TAX RATE AT THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT THEY COULD. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO BE SAID IN THE NEWS MEDIA. >> BUT THAT'S NOT THE ADOPTED RATE. >> WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE RATE RIGHT NOW. >> JUST SETTING THE CEILING. >> UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS WHAT GETS REPORTED EVERY TIME. YES. >> IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME. >> BUT HE CHANGED HIS AND COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ ARE YOU CHANGING YOURS OR KEEPING YOUR YES VOTE? >> KEEPING MY YES VOTE. >> SO IT'S 48 MAX AND ONE OPPOSED. >> PULLED THE MOTION. >> I SECONDED HIS. HE MADE THE MOTION AND I SECONDED. SORRY. SO THE MOTION PASSES JUST FOR THE CEILING. NOT FOR THE ADOPTED TAX RATE. >> I WANT TO SAY I KNOW THAT EVERYONE'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CONSERVATIVE BUDGET THAT FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE AS POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY BUT UNDERSTAND THERE'S A RESPONSIBILITY PLACED ON THE TAXPAYER THAT THEY'RE TO -- OVERWHELMED IN THE ECONOMY THE WAY IT'S DOING AND WITH THE OTHER ENTITIES INCREASING. WE HEAR THAT HERE AT NUECES COUNTY AND YEAR AFTER YEAR AND WE'RE VERY RESPONSIVE TO THAT. IT'S NOT LIKE THE CEILING'S GOING TO HAPPEN, WE JUST HAVE TO SET A LIMIT SO WE KNOW WHERE DO WE WORK OUT FROM THERE. I HOPE IF ANYTHING THAT'S THE MESSAGE WE GET OUT TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE HEAR YOU, IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING OTHER THAN WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO WORK WITHIN OUR MEANS LIKE EVERY HOUSEHOLD AND EVERY BUSINESS DOES IN OUR COMMUNITY SO WE'RE JUST SETTING THE LIMIT AND WE HAVE TO DO THAT PUBLICLY AND THAT'S WHY WE DID THAT TODAY. >> WE WILL TAKE YOUR DIRECTION AS WE'RE SETTING THE BUDGET. >> THE SECOND -- THE CEILING WILL BE SET ON THE SECOND? >> THE PUBLIC HEARING. WE DON'T VOTE ON ANY OF THAT UNTIL THE NINTH. THIS WAS THE ONLY VOTE WE HAVE. WE'LL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE SECOND AND WE'LL VOTE ON THE TAX RATE. >> JUST THE CEILING. >> SET THE CEILING IS WHAT -- >> THE VOTER APPROVED AND UNUSED TAX INCREMENT. THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR NUECES -- >> .0.3111 FOR THE TOTAL FOR THE NUECES COUNTY AND THE MARKET WHICH IS STILL UNDER WHAT OUR HISTORIC TAX RATE HAS BEEN FOR THE COUNTY FOR 15, 20 YEARS. BUT THAT'S JUST THE CEILING. WE WON'T VOTE ON ADOPTING THE RATE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 9TH. >> FOR THE CEILING ONLY RIGHT NOW. >> YOU WERE READY TO VOTE -- THEN WE'RE DONE ITEM FOUR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION PUBLIC NOTICE -- I'M SORRY? >> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT WAS INCLUDED. >> MY MOTION INCLUDED ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS. >> HOLD ON. I NEED TO DO THAT SEPARATELY BECAUSE THE HOSPITAL DISTRICT'S PUTTING FORTH NO NEW TAX RATE PER YEAR CORRECT? >> THEY WERE POSTING FOR THE CEILING BUT THEY'RE -- >> APPROVING THEIR BUDGET THEY'RE ANTICIPATING THE REVENUE ITEM WAS SOMETHING -- UNLESS SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY HAPPENS BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. THAT'S WHY THEY AGREED TO THE APPROVAL. >> FOR TODAY ONLY. [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.] ITEM FOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION. ARE WE READY NOW? PUBLIC NOTICE IS GIVEN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY ELECT TO GO INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ANY TIME 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 IN 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 TEXAS [01:20:05] CODE SECTION 551.071551072551.073, 551.074, 551.0745. 551.076, 551.086,... THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH THE ATTORNEYS INCLUDING MATTERS RELATED TO LITIGATION, DELIBERATE REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, PROSPECTIVE GIFTS, PERSONNEL MATTERS INCLUDING TERMINATION, COUNTY ADVISORY BODIES, SECURITY DEVICES AND/OR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. UPON COMPLETION OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY IN AN OPEN SESSION TAKE SUCH ACTION AS APPROPRIATE ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION. TODAY'S ITEMS ARE A, CONSULT WITH A COUNTY ATTORNEY REGARDING ALL CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES COUNTY TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONES AND ALL RELATED MATTERS TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 DISCUSS CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION IN REGULAR SESSION IF NEEDED. ITEM B CONSULT WITH A COUNTY ATTORNEY ON AWARD AND EXECUTION OF SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH A CONTRACT LAND STAFF LLC FOR LAND ACQUISITION SERVICES FOR THE PROJECTS -- RFP 33, 32-26 AND RELATED MATTERS DISCUSS CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION IN REGULAR SESSION IF NECESSARY. -- TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071. IT IT IS 12:11. LADIES, WE ARE ON. IT IS 12:11 AND WE'RE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE. THERE ARE NO MOTIONS OR ITEMS TO [ Adjournment in Memory (upon request)] DISCUSS FROM EXECUTIVE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ADJOURNMENTS AND MEMORY. IF ANYONE IS READY TO START, I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER ARE YOU READY. >> YES. FIRST 1I HAVE IS CATHERINE JANE CARTER. SHE WENT TO BE WITH HER LORD AND SAVIOUR ON AUGUST 122026. BORN IN DENVER. HER BELOVED JACK CARTER MARRIED HER 72 YEARS. SHE SERVED ALONGSIDE HER HUSBAND AS SHE PASSED MANY CHURCHES INCLUDING DISCIPLE HOUSE, CHURCH OF THE KING AND CITY CHURCH SHE WAS GIFTED IN HOSPITALITY AND DELIGHTED IN FEEDING PEOPLE BOTH IN HER HOME AND AT CHURCH. CATHY DEVOTED HER LIFE TO, HER HUSBAND, FIVE CHILDREN 14 GRANDCHILDREN 32 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND FIVE GREAT, GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. SHE WAS A WONDERFUL LADY. YOUR VERY WELL, WERE INSTRUMENTAL ... I WANT TO EXTEND OUR CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF CATHERINE CARTER. A SECOND ONE TODAY. MARION SINCLAIR. OBITUARY STARTS, THE WORLD MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THEY FOUND IT. SHE WAS ONE OF THOSE EXTRAORDINARY PEOPLE. FILLED EVERY ROOM WITH BEAUTY PASSION AND LOVE AND LEFT A GREAT MARK ON PEOPLE WHO KNEW HER. SHE LOVED MAKING LIFE BEAUTIFUL FOR OTHER PEOPLE. THAT WAS MARION, CREATIVE SPIRITS. SHE WOULD WAS A BIG TABLET AND SCULPTURE ON DESIGNS WITHOUT FORMAL TRAINING SHE DEVELOPED HER INSTINCT FOR COLOR PROPORTION, FABRIC AND DRAMA. THE ABILITY TO LOOK AT SOMETHING ORDINARY, IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BECOME WOULD FOLLOW HER THROUGHOUT HER LIFE. IN 1 1982 -- INCORPORATED SINCLR DESIGN. AND BECAME AN EXTRAORDINARY CAREER. IN ONE FORTUNATE TO WEAR ONE OF HER CREATION FELT LIKE A CELEBRITY. SHE WAS UNMISTAKEABLE, COULD APPRECIATE COUTURE AND CLEMENT TO ATTRACT HER DURING THE RANCH YEARS SHE DID WHATEVER NEEDED. THE CENTER OF HER TIME WAS BOB SINCLAIR THE PERFECT PARTNER FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY SPIRITS. DOORS WILL OPEN TO FAMILY FRIENDS AND STRANGERS, ALWAYS A HOME COOKED MEAL, SPARE BEDROOM MAZURKA ACTIVE ACT OF KINDNESS WAITING FOR SOMEONE WHO NEEDED IT. SHE ENJOYED IT AND THEN SHARED IT. COMMUNITY SERVICE REACHED FAR BEYOND THE HOSPITAL SHE WAS A PROFESSIONAL CLOWN. SHOWED REMARKABLE GIFT FOR MAKING SURVIVORS JOYFUL. SHE UNDERSTOOD SOMETHING FUNDAMENTAL ABOUT GENEROSITY. PEOPLE WANTED TO BE PART OF SOMETHING THAT BROUGHT JOY AND MARION BROUGHT JOY. [01:25:06] CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY FOR HER PASSING. >> GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO PASS MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF MARION SINCLAIR. A WONDERFUL CLASSY WOMAN WHO LOVED HER COMMUNITY AND THOSE AROUND HER AND SHE HAD A LIFE OF SERVICE AND SHE DEFINITELY WILL BE MISSED. I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE FULL OBITUARY OF THE REVEREND AS SHE PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY WITH HER FAMILY BY HER SIDE ON JULY 27TH. WAS BORN ON MARCH 91941 IN SAN ANTONIO. FROM AN EARLY AGE SHE WAS DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH ALONGSIDE HER PARENTS AND SISTER GRACE. EVEN AS A YOUNG GIRL, GLORIA FELT A A CALLING TO MINISTRY THAT WOULD SHAPE THE COURSE OF HER LIFE AND BECOME HER GREATEST LOCATION. SHE GRADUATED FROM THOMAS HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN ANTONIO IN 1959. LATER EARNED BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE FROM SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY IN 1976 SHE LATER THEN COMPLETED ADVANCED COURSEWORK AT PERKINS SCHOOL AT UNIVERSITY IN 2001. FROM 1981 TO 1993, GLORIA WAS THE CO-OWNER OF THE FRENCH SCENE. SHE COMBINED HER PASSION FOR SEWING, IMPORTANT FABRICS, BEARING MACHINES CATEGORYLIVING PEOPLE. IN 1993 SHE ANSWERED GOD'S CALL TO FULL TIME MINISTRY SERVING AS SENIOR ASSOCIATE PASTOR AT A CHURCH UNTIL HER RETIREMENT IN 2019. IS A DEACON OF THE CHURCH IN 2000 AND AS AN ELDER IN 2005, GLORIA CONSIDERED THESE MILESTONES AMONG THE GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS OF HER LIFE. 26 YEARS SHE FAITHFULLY SERVED AS A TRUSTED COUNSELOR, COMPASSIONATE SPIRITUAL GUIDE EFFECTIVE ADVOCATE, STILL A FULL MEDIATOR ... REGARDLESS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OR STATION IN LIFE SHE WELCOMED EVERYONE WITH GRACE TREATING EACH INDIVIDUAL WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT. LISTENED WITH COMPASSION AND TIRELESSLY ADVOCATED FOR THEIR BEST INTEREST. ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO STEP BEYOND THEIR COMFORT ZONE, DISCOVER THEIR GIFTS, GROW IN COMPETENCE AND EMBRACE LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE TO OTHERS. IN 2013, CLIFFORD CHRISTI'S MAYOR PROCLAIMED GLORIA DEAR MINISTRY DAY AND HER MINISTRY EXTENDED FAR BEYOND THE WALLS OF THE CHURCH. THE ESSENCE OF GLORIOUS MINISTRY WAS AT WEDDINGS BAPTISMS HOSPITAL VISITS SHE PERFORMED OVER HER 26 YEAR CAREER. INTERFAITH COOPERATION WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO GLORIA. SHE SERVED AS A SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR ON COUNTLESS UP TO SPIRITUAL RETREATS. SHE WAS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THE SOUTH COMMUNITY, MISSION OF MERCY, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, CROP HUNGER WALK, A FOOD BANK AND HOSTING THE FIRST FRIDAY BREAST CANCER AWARENESS BREAKFAST AT A CHURCH. MAJOR PROJECT WAS TO FACILITATE THE OPENING OF RESALE SHOP HELPING THE CHURCH AND OTHER CHURCHES TO PROVIDE DONATIONS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH THE SALE OF PRE-LOVED ITEMS. SHE BELIEVED DEEPLY IN BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND WAS A PASSIONATE ADVOCATE FOR COLLABORATION AMONG CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS TO BETTER SERVE CORPUS CHRISTI. IN 2010 GLORIA WAS AN HONORARY FOR YWCA WOMEN IN CAREER AWARDS. IN HER INTERVIEW SHE SAID IT'S AN HONOR TO BE TRUSTED BY THE CONGREGATION AS ONE OF THEIR SPIRITUAL LEADERS. I FEEL AS THOUGH I HAVE COME HOME AND THAT'S WHAT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN CALLED TO DO. OUTSIDE OF MINISTRY SHE FOUND JOY IN TRAVELING THE WORLD AND SHARING THE GOSPEL. ENTERTAINED FAMILY AND FRIENDS ATTENDING THE SYMPHONY AND CARING FOR THOSE AROUND HER. SHE POSSESSED A SERVANT'S HEART AND FOUND FULFILLMENT IN HELPING OTHERS INVOLVED ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY WAYS. ABOVE ALL CAN GLORIA CHURCH BEING A WIFE MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER. HER FAMILY WAS THE GREATEST JOY OF HER LIFE. UNWAVERING FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST WAS THE FOUNDATION IN POINTING OTHERS TO HIS LOVE WAS HER LIFE'S MISSION. GLORIA WAS PRECEDED BY HER HUSBAND ... HER PARENTS AND HER BROTHER IN LAW JAMES. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER SON AND WIFE SUSANNA. HER DAUGHTER AND HUSBAND BOB, HER CHERISHED GRANDCHILDREN, ABIGAIL AND HUSBAND KYLER AND KATHRYN HER SISTER. GRACE JAMES HER NIECE, REBECCA WALDEN AND HUSBAND, ANGELA AND [01:30:08] HUSBAND TOM, HER NEPHEW TOM ELLIOTT AND WIFE LORI. BELOVED AUNTS AND MANY COUSINS THAT WERE LIKE SIBLINGS AND MANY MORE EXTENDED FAMILY. SERVICES WERE HELD LAST WEEK AND CONTINUED CHURCH HERE IN CORPUS CHRISTI. SHE WAS ONE OF THE CITY'S HUMBLE SERVICE BOUNDLESS COMPASSION AND ENDURING LOVE. LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY THAT LIVES THROUGH HER FAMILY, THE COUNTLESS LIVES SHE TOUCHED IN MINISTRY AND ALL WHO ARE BLESSED HER EXAMPLE REMINDS US THAT ACT DEVOTED TO GOD IS A LIFE WELL LIVED. NORMALLY I DON'T READ OBITUARIES. I TRY TO SUM THEM UP BECAUSE THEY CAN GET -- IT APPROPRIATE TO SHARE GLORIOUS BECAUSE SHE WAS A REMARKABLE PERSON THAT I HAD THE PLEASURE AND BLESSING OF KNOWING AND SERVING WITH IN HER COMMUNITY. A AT A PERSONAL LOSS BUT YOU CAN TELL BY HER OBITUARY THAT SHE WAS JUST A BEAUTIFUL PERSON AND BEAUTIFUL SOUL AND NOW SHE'S AT PEACE. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE ONE IF THERE ARE NO OTHERS WE KNOW VERY WELL IN LOVING MEMORY OF HER MIRIAM CHAVEZ, ON AUGUST THIRD 2026, THE LIFE OF A LEGEND KNOWN TO MANY OF US AS ROMERO CAME TO AN END. HE WAS BORN ON DECEMBER THE 8TH 1945 IN CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS. HE GRADUATED FROM WARREN MILLER HIGH SCHOOL IN 1964. WENT ON TO ATTEND BELMONT COLLEGE BEFORE EARNING BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MUSIC EDUCATION FROM TEXAS UNIVERSITY IN KINGSVILLE. HIS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE, LATER EARNED HIS MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION, CORPUS CHRISTI STATE UNIVERSITY. IN 1965, HE FORMED WHAT WOULD BECOME ONE OF HIS MOST BELOVED MUSICAL GROUPS, RAM AND THE IMPALAS. COULD PLAY ANY INSTRUMENT HANDED TO HIM AND HE PLAYED EACH ONE BEAUTIFULLY. HOWEVER THEY HAD A SPECIAL PLACE IN HIS HEART. TREASURED SHARING THE STAGE WITH HIS BELOVED BROTHER ROLAND WHO PLAYED DRUMS AND HIS BROTHER IN LAW ALEX ON THE VOCALS. HE PROUDLY SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY FROM 1967 TO 1969 AS AN ARMY MEDIC DURING THE VIETNAM WAR, SERVING WITH COMPANY SEVENTH BATTALION 199TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. UPON RETURNING HOME AFTER BEING WOUNDED IN ACTION, HE NEVER DREADED OR HID HIS WOUND. HE EMBRACED IT AND WORE IT AS A BADGE OF HONOR. HIS HEROISM COURAGE AND DEDICATION TO HIS FELLOW SOLDIERS EARNED HIM NUMEROUS MILITARY HONORS INCLUDING THE SILVER STAR BRONZE STAR AND THE DEVICE VALOR. PURPLE HEART GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL WITH FIVE CAMPAIGN STARS COMBAT MEDICAL BADGE AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION AWARD. ON SEPTEMBER 11TH 1970 HE MARRIED THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE. TOGETHER THEY BUILT A LIFE FILLED WITH FAMILY,. ♪ ♪ SERVICE, DEDICATION AND LOVE. HE CARRIED HIS LOVE OF MUSIC TO THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND WHERE HE EARNED A BELOVED NICKNAME MR. C. HE SHARED HIS PASSION FOR MUSIC AND INSPIRED STUDENTS AT HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE JUNIOR HIGH. HE EVENTUALLY RETIRED IN 1997 FROM CUNNINGHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL WITH A COUGAR BITE IN HAND LEAVING BEHIND A LASTING LEGACY AS AN EDUCATOR, ADMINISTRATOR, MUSICIAN, MENTOR AND FRIEND TO GENERATIONS OF STUDENTS. ON JUNE THIRD 1986, HE FOUNDED WHAT HAS BECOME KNOWN ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS THE VETERANS BAND OF CORPUS CHRISTI. THIS BAND BROUGHT TOGETHER TWO OF HIS GREATEST LOVES, LOVE OF MUSIC AND LOVE OF THIS COUNTRY. OVER THE COURSE OF NEARLY 40 YEARS THE VETERANS BAND MAKE HIM MUCH MORE THAN A MUSICAL GROUP, IT BECAME HIS SECOND FAMILY. TOGETHER THEY PERFORMED THOUSANDS OF TIMES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES CAPTURING THEIR MUSIC AND HONORING VETERANS WHEREVER THEY WENT. AMONG THE MANY MARBLE PERFORMANCES FOR THE BAND BAND'S HISTORY WAS GEORGE W. BUSH [01:35:02] INAUGURATION IN 1989. HE CREATED A LASTING LEGACY THAT BROUGHT MUSIC, PATRIOTISM AND SERVICE TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PART IN BRINGING THE COASTAL BEND STATE AND CEMETERY TO CORPUS CHRISTI, LEAVING YET ANOTHER LASTING LEGACY FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE COAST. HE PRECEDED IN DEATH BY THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE JANIE, HIS BROTHERS RUDY AND ROLAND AND SISTERS REINA, REBECCA, RACHEL. THROUGHOUT ALL OF HIS ACCOLADES AWARDS ACCOMPLISHMENTS, EVERYTHING HE'S DONE, HIS MOST CHERISHED LEGACY WAS BEING POPO NOT ONLY TO FIVE GRANDCHILDREN BUT ALSO TO NUMEROUS FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR YEARS. TREATED EVERYONE LIKE FAMILY LIKE I KNOW HE DID THIS COMMISSIONER SCOTT AS WELL. EVERYONE WHO ENCOUNTERED HIM FELT SPECIAL FROM WAITERS TO FORMER STUDENTS TO THE EMPLOYEES AT THE CLEANERS, LOCAL BAKERY. KYOTO A WAY OF MAKING EVERYONE FEEL LIKE THEY WERE SPRING BECAUSE THEY TRULY WERE. WE'LL BE MISSED TREMENDOUSLY NOT ONLY BY HIS FAMILY BUT BY HIS BELOVED COMMUNITY AND THE COUNTLESS PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HE TOUCHED ACROSS THE NATION. HIS LAUGHTER, MUSIC, FRIENDSHIP, PATRIOTISM AND LOVE LIVE ON IN HEARTS OF ALL OF US WHO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING HIM. MANY OTHERS? I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ONCE AGAIN, AND I KNOW MANY OF THESE ARE ICONS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND GIVEN SO MUCH TO OUR COMMUNITY TODAY THAT IT'S A DIFFICULT ONE FOR SURE. OUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES CONTINUE FOR THE CHAVEZ, THE CARTERS, THE SINCLAIRS FAMILIES AS THEY GO THROUGH THESE NEXT DAYS WITHOUT THEIR LOVED ONES. THERE IS NO OTHER BUSINESS AND IT IS 11:26 AND THIS MEETING * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.