[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:36] TEST. >> GOOD MORNING I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THIS MORNING ANZ VOCATION WILL BE LED BY CHAPLAIN OF CENTRAL TEXAS IF YOU WILL PLEASE ALL RISE. >> LET'S US PRAY. >> EARTH FATH GOD WE COME TOGETHER THIS MORNING WITH THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU LISTEN AND CARE. WE PLACE ALL OUR BURDENS AT YOUR FEET. LORD, WE ASK FOR CONTINUED DIRECTION FOR WISDOM, COMPASSION. HOLY SPIRIT IN SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME, AS THIS. MAY YOU COMFORT AND LEAD OUR BUSINESS ANTS, BUSINESSES, FAITH COMMUNITIES AND EVERY FAMILY. LORD, BLESS THIS COURT THAT WE MAY SERVE ALL WHOM WE HAVE BEEN CALLED TO SERVE. UNITE US. UNITE OUR COUNTY, OUR STATE. UNITE OUR COUNTRY. WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. >> THANK YOU. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, VINDIESABLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. -- INDIVISIBLE. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD. ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. >> DR. CARDENAS PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> HERE. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> HERE. PUBLIC COMMENTS. [PUBLIC COMMENTS] THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO HAVE SUBMITTED A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WITNESS FORM WILL NOW HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON NONAGENDA RELATED TOPICS. UNFORTUNATELY NO ACTION MAY BE TAKEN BY THE COURT DURING THIS TIME WE ARE EXPECTED NOT TO RESPOND. ANY QUESTIONS WILL BE TAKEN AS RHETORICAL. PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS CIVIL AND RESPECTSFUL OR YOU'LL FORFEITS THE REMAINDER OF YOUR TIME. IN THE SPIRIT OF RESPECT PLEADS SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE. AND BEFORE I FORGET DR. CARDENAS I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE AN E-MAIL COMMENT FULL PLEASE OPEN US UP WITH THAT. >> OK THIS COMMENT IS FROM JAMIE. HELLO JUDGE,SERS AND OTHER HAYS COUNTY COLLEAGUES. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE COVID-19 VACCINE DISTRIBUTION AND NUMBER OF DOSES SCHEDULED. ONE, HOW DOES HAYS COUNTY PLAN TO GO SCHEDULING ADDITIONAL VACCINES SINCE SIGNUP GENIUS HAS TECHNICAL LIMITED OF 1500 SLOTS ON THEIR FORM. PARTNER WITH HAZE RESIDENTS CAN MAKE AN ENTRY INTO A WAIT LIST. REQUEST HHPS TO ADD A FOLD TO THE FORM FOR PERSON TO SELECT COUNTY THIS. SHOULD BE EASY TO DO HAYS COUNTY OFFICIALS CAN EXTRACT COUNTY SPECIFIC DATA REPORTS AND THEN CONTACT THE ELDERLY POPULATION FOR NOT ON SOCIAL MEDIA OR THE INTERNET TO GET THEIR VACCINE AND NOT HAVE TO CHASE ONE DOWN WHICH ENDS UP IN FRUSTRATION FOR THEM. USING A WAIT LIST WILL ALSO ALLOW ALL HAYS COUNTY RESIDENTS TO GET ON THE LIST THAT WOULD ACT AS A SINGLE SOURCE OF TRUTH AND PROVIDE MORE TRUST AND INTEGRITY IN THE PROCESS HAYS COUNTY OFFICIALS CAN PRIORITIZE AND SCHEDULE OFF THE SINGLE TRUTH LIST FREE IN PLACE NOW. I UNDERSTAND A WAIT LIST CAN BE TAUNTING WITH A TEAM IT. CAN BE DONE IF THE DATA IS SLICED AND DICED IN A MANAGER MANNER. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO SELECT IT ON THE TEAM. NUMBER TWO HOW IS HAYS COUNTY VALIDATING APPOINTMENTS FOR THOSE WITH VACCINES FOR GROUP ONE A OR B? HOW IS HAZE GROUNDY TO ENSURE THEY MEET THE STATE SFLOIRMENTS [00:05:07] NUMBER THROW. HAYS COUNTY RECEIVED 1200 VACCINES 210 FOR LIVE OAK WHY. HAVE THE OTHER 540 DOSES NOT BEEN SCHEDULED? WHERE AND WHEN WE CAN EXPECT THE 540 DOSES TO BE RELEASED FOR SCHEDULING? THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU MA'AM. NEXT UP WE HAVE MR. DAN LYON. >> THANK YOU JUDGE BECERRA AND COMMISSIONER GOOD MORNING. ONCE AGAIN I'M MAKE A PUBLIC INVITATION WITH THE HAYS COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT TO EXPLAIN HOW THEIR NOT VIOLATING SECTION 41.4 B OF THE TAX CODE. MAY INTENSION IS THEY ARE AND THEY ARE REHENDERING ANY REDRESS BY REQUIRING THE PROPERTY OWNER TO SUBMIT TO AN EXPENSIVE AND TIME CONSUMING BINDING ARBITRATION WHEREBY THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS TRANSFERRED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. PROPERTY OWNER MUST ALSO FORFEIT THEIR RIGHT TO SUE. IT IS FURTHER MY LEAF THE HAYS COUNTY CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT IS CLUEDING WITH THE REVIEW BOARD TO DENY THE PROCESS. THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONER COURT MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH THE APPRAISAL REVIEW BOARD BUT YOU CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT ARE YOU WILLING TO ROLL THE DICE THAT I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY IT SUE? I WOULDN'T TAKE THAT BET I'VE TRIED TO BE MORE THAN REASONABLE. LET ME GIVE YOU THE EQUITY REPORT EXPLAINED MODEL FOR DETECTION TAX CODE SECTION 41.43-B. A PROTEST ON THE GROUNDS OF UNEQUAL APPRAISAL PROPERTY CAN BE DETERMINED ON THE PROTESTING UNLESS THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT ESTABLISHES THAT THREE. THE APPRAISAL IS EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN THE MEDIUM PROPERTY RAISE SELECTED. >> THE SAME MARKET AREA NEIGHBORHOOD AS THE SUBJECT PROPERTY PREPARED BY SIMILAR QUALITY CLASS SQUARE FOOTAGE KEEP AGE IN MIND. THE CA ADMITS MOST DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE COMPARABLES WERE BUILT. THEREFORE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPARE HOMES BY AGE IN. MY MIND THIS IS FOR Y'ALL AND Y'ALL SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE I HAVE SOMETHING TO DO BECAUSE IT WILL COST EVERYONE MONEY THEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH THE. >> THIS MR. LYON. [2. Adopt a proclamation recognizing the month of February 2021 as Black History Month in Hays County. INGALSBE] PLEASE OPEN AGENDA ITEM TWO. >> NUMBER TWO? >> YES. >> NUMBER TWO ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2021 AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN HAYS COUNTY. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SNOOIG YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. NOW DO YOU HAVE A PROCLAMATION HANDY. >> YES. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ ONE? >> YES PLEASE. >> OK. WHEREAS IN 1915 IT STARTED AS AN IDEA FOR WAYS TO CELEBRATE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENTS IN. 1924, A CELEBRATION ENTITLED NEGRO ACHIEVEMENT WEEK BEGAN AND THOUGH THE OUTREACH WAS SIGNIFICANT THERE WAS A FOR GREATER IMPACT. IN NOVEMBER 1926 CART HE G. WOODSON ALONG WITH OTHER PROMINENT AFRICAN-AMERICAN FIGURES RETITLED THE CELEBRATION NEGRO HISTORY WEEK. DR. WOODSON CHOSE FEBRUARY FOR REASONS CONTINUING WHAT WAS ALREADY FAMILIAR TO MANY. SINCE 1865 HAVE CELEBRATES FALL HAS BEEN ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY ALONG WITH ACTIVISTS FREDERICK DOUGLASS' BIRTHDAY BOTH OCCURRING IN FEBRUARY. FINAL ANY IN 1976 THIS CELEBRATION EXPAND TO INCLUDE THE ENTIRE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AND TODAY BLACK HISTORY MONTH GARNERED SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AS PEOPLE OF ALL CULTURAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS DISCUSS THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE AND WHEREAS HAZE COUNT TAKES PRIDE IN THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE WHERE HISTORY HAS SHOWN EXAMS OF BOTH SUBTLE AND FORTHRIGHT THREATS IN THE FABRIC THAT IS THE YOUTH OF AMERICA. [00:10:01] THIS CAN ALSO BE SEEN IN HAYS COUNTY WINTS ENTIRE SCHEDULE OF HISTORY FROM THE ENSLAVED PEOPLE OF ITS FOUNDING, FRIEDMAN WHO SETTLED IN THE AREA AND EARLY TRADERS REPRESENTING BUSINESS IN HAYS COUNTY TO THOSE WHO SERVED IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS AND WHEREAS HAYS COUNTY ENCOURAGES THE AMERICAN HISTORY AND APPLAUDES EFFORTS OF GROUP SUCH AS THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMITTEE OF THE HAYS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION, DUNNBAR HERITAGE COMMISSION, KYLE, INDIVIDUALS SUCH AS SANDRA OF WIMBERLEY AND HELPING TO PRESERVE RESTORE AND MAINTAIN HISTORICAL BUILDING AND SITES CONNECTED TO THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE AND WHEREAS HAYS COUNTY IN THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN PAYING HOMAGE TO HELP CARRY ON THE CONTINUAL REMINDER OF ACHIEVEMENTS AND SACRIFICES OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMAN CIVILIATION. WHEREAS THIS YEAR'S THEME CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN HAZE COUNTY OFFERS THE REMIND THEY ARE COUNTY HAS A RICH HISTORY IN AFRICAN-AMERICANS WOULD HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO TRIBUTE TO THE CULTURE, ECONOMICS, HISTORY AND LIFESTYLE OF THE CITIES AND HAYS COUNTY. THEREFORE ARE BE IT RESOLVED THAT HAYS COUNTY COURT PROCLAIMS THAT THE MONTH OF 2021 BE CELEBRATEDS AS BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN THE APPRECIATION OF MANY ACHIEVEMENTS OF HAYS COUNTY AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND THOSE ACROSS THE NATION AND ITS HISTORY. ADOPTED THIS THE 267TH DAY OF JANUARY 2021. >> THAT BEAUTIFULLY SAID. HOLY SMOKES I LOVE IT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE FOR THAT THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME TO THE SPEAK IF YOU WOULD PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. WHILE YOU SPEAK WE'RE GOING TO SHOVEL AROUND AND SIGN THIS PROCLAMATION. AFTER YOU SPEAK I WOULD LIKE IT SEE IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SOCIALLY DISTANCE POSE FOR A PICTURE WITH OUR PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS COURT AND CITIZENS IN THE AUDIENCE. MY NAME IS VANESSA WESTBROOK AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMITTEE OF THE HAYS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION. WE SHALL PROVIDING A CONNECT THE DOTS ACTIST IF YOU WILL OF ALL THE DIFFERENT AFCTIES AND EVENTS -- ACTIVITIES THAT CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH. WHETHER THE ACTIVITIES OR THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN FOR A WHILE ARE THOSE THAT ARE NEW FOR THIS YEAR. WE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE CITIZENS TO ENGAGE IN CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH. WE HAVE A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT WE WILL BE ENGAGED IN THROUGHOUT THIS MONTH. WE START OFF THE FIRST WEEK FOR INSTANCE BY HAVING PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE CITIES IN HAYS COUNTY TO ACTUALLY DO A PROCLAMATION AT THEIR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS SO THE FIRST WEEK OF NEXT WEEK EACH CITY WILL BE DOING A PROCLAMATION ROUNDING OFF I BELIEVE WITH WOMEN BERE -- NO, DRIPPING SPRINGS IS GOING TO DOING THEIRS ON THE NINTH SO WE WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT. WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THAT PLANNING GROUP. WERE A GROUP OF CITIZENS BECAUSE WE STARTED PLANNING THIS EVENT IN LAST SEPTEMBER IN ORDER TO GET READY FOR THIS MONTH IN FEBRUARY. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY WE HAVE BUDA COUNCIL MEMBER BRYANT IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL AS KYLE COUNCIL MEMBER IN THE AUDIENCE THEY WOULD STAND. WE ALSO HAVE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING GROUP IF THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND ME, PLEASE. THEY WOULD PROBABLY MAKEP THE PICTURE AND WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THE GROUP WORKING SO HARD IN HARD AS OF PUTTING THIS TOGETHER AND REPRESENT ALL YOUR DISTRICTS BY THE WAY. SO PEOPLE FROM WOMEN BERLE DRIPPING SPRINGS ACROSS THE GAMUT OF HAYS COUNTY HAVE COME TOGETHER IN MEETING ON FRIDAY ZOOM MEETINGS NOSHED TO PREPARE FOR THE EVENTS DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. WE WILL HAVE A VA RITES OF THINGS OCCURRING KICKING IT OFF WHICH IS TODAY WHEN YOU ALL SIGNED THE PROCLAMATION FOR CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN HAYS COUNTY SO WE WILL BE SEEING THE RICH ARRAY OF EVERYTHING HAPPENING ACROSS THE GAMUT OF HAYS COUNTY. FEBRUARY THE FIRST, WE REQUESTED NEITHER DO WE A PROCLAMATION ON FEBRUARY SECOND. [00:15:08] WE WILL HAVE KYLE, BUDA AND SAN MARCOS DOCK THE CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH IN PROCLAMATION AT THEIR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ON FEBRUARY THE 3 RVMENTD WE REQUESTED YOU. FEBRUARY THE 4TH WOMENLERLY WILL BE DOING THE PROCLAMATION OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING. FEBRUARY THE 5TH THERE'S GOING TO BE AN EVENT WITH THE CITY OF KYLED PROGRESS IN PEACE AND IT'S GOING TO BE HOSTED BY COUNCIL N THE AUDIENCE.RSON WHO IS HERE IT WILL FOCUS ON THE BLACK FAMILY AND THE DYNAMICS OF THAT. FEBRUARY 9■TH OF COURSE ALREADY SAID THAT DRIPPING SPRINGS WILL BE INVOLVED WITH THEIR CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY THE 13TH, SOLEFUL CREATIONS WILL BE HOSTING AN EVENT CALLED CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH I LOVE YOU TOO. THIS IS GOING TO BE A SERVICE PROJECT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO EVERYBODY IS THE COMMUNITY TO BRING FORTH TWO CANS TWO OF FOOD ITEMS WHICH WILL THEN BE DONATED TO THE HAYS COUNTY FOOD BANK. YOU COMING AND THERE WILL BE PRIZES AND AWARDS FOR BRING DONATIONS AS WELL AS COME AND HAVE A GOOD LUNCH OR DINNER. ON FEBRUARY THE 19TH THERE IS GOING TO BE AN EVENT A ZOOM EVENT THAT IS GOING TO BE GIVEN BY THE HASS COUNTY DUNNBAR CENTER AND WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION. -- HAYS COUNTY. IT'S MENTAL HEALTH THAT WILL BE VIRTUAL THAT WILL ALLOW AUDIENCES AND CITIZENS AROUND THE COUNTY TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATES HIS TIGHTSLE IS CALLED MIFTH A STRONG BLACK WOMAN. ON FEBRUARY 20TH LIFTS EVERY VOICE A VIRTUAL EVENT WILL BE HOSTED BY SANDRA BRYANT HERE IN THE AUDIENCE IN COUNCIL MEMBER AS YOU CAN SEE WE'RE GOING TO EXTREMELY CREATESIVE REGARD TO THE EVENTS WE'RE PROVIDING THIS PARTICULAR YEAR DUE TO SOCIAL, KEEPING OUR CITIZENS SAFE NOT ONLY WITH WHAT'S GOING ON WITH BLACK HISTORY BUT ALSO TO PARTICIPATE FEBRUARY 27TH WILL BE ANOTHER EVENTS AND WONDERWORLD PARK. THIS TIME THE DONATIONS WILL BE ASKED FOR THE COMMUNITY AND IT WILL GO TO THE WOMEN'S SHELTER OF HAZE COLLIER COUNTY WE'LL HAVE A LIST OF THINGS WE'LL BE COLLECTING ON FEBRUARY 8TH THE DUNNBAR ASSOCIATION WILL BE HOSTING A HYBRID EVENT THAT'S GOING TO BE CALLED HERITAGE AND IT'S AN EVENTS THEY DID LAST YEAR SO OTHERS CAN PARTICIPATE. WE HAVE SEVERAL ACTIVITIES GOING AT THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY SUCH AS THAT FROM THE KYLE LIBRARY AS WELL AS BUDA'S LIBRARY AND THE CITY OF KYLE WILL BE DOING HIGHLIGHT AFRICAN-AMERICAN EACH DAY DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY WRN AFRICAN-AMERICAN WHO CONTRIBUTED TO EVERYDAY LIFE WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. SO AT THIS TIME WE THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION AND THE TIME TO READ THE LIST OF ACTIVITIES. ONE THING I WANTED TO MENTION THE HAYS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION WILL HAVE THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS THAT WILL BE OCCURRING. IT'S GROWING. I WAS GOING TO PUBLISH IT LAST NIGHT THEN I GOT ANOTHER EVENT THIS MORNING. IT'S GOING TO BE GROWING BUT NOT ONLY THAT THE SOCIAL MEDIA COOLS FOR THE OTHER CITIES AS WELL AS ORGANIZATIONS WILL ALSO BE HOSTING THE CALENDAR SO ANYONE WILL BE ABLE TO LOOK AT IT FROM MULTIPLE VENUES. BECAUSE IT'S ELECTRONIC WE'LL BE ABLE TO UPDATES IT EVEN WITH MORE ACTIVITIES AS THEY COME US TO THIS WEEK SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WHAT A MAGNIFICENT LIST OF EVENTS. GIVE YOURSELVES A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. BEFORE WE GO ON I'D LIKE IT SEE IF COMMISSIONER INGALSBE WOULD LIKE TO START WITH COMMENTS. >> JUDGE THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO THANK VANESSA WESTBROOK FOR ALL HER HARD WORK. AS YOU CAN TELL THERE'S A LOT OF HARD WORK IN COORDINATION M-HAVE PARTICIPATESED THAT AND WE [00:20:01] APPRECIATE THAT THE COORDINATION GOING ON FOR THESE ACTIVITIES COUNTYWIDE SO THANK YOU VANESSA FOR COMING TO ME AND SHARING WHAT THIS MEANS AND THE ACTIVITIES GOING ON IN FEBRUARY I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK INDICATES JOHNSON HAS BEEN THERE AND SHE'S INVOLVED IN THE COORDINATION. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. >> I WANT TO -- I'D LIKE TO SAY THIS BECAUSE IN THE PAST IT'S USUALLY BEEN A SAN MARCOS EVENT AND THIS IS A LOT ARE MONTH COUNTY WIDE. I DON'T MEERN THIS IN A BAD WAY. THIS IS A YOUNGER GROUP. IT SEEMS THE TORCH IS BEING PASSED ON AND CARRIED ON. AND I MEAN THAT IN A VERY SINCERE WAY. >> I'M IN THE OLD CATEGORY. I LOOK GOOD FOR MY AGE. >> THE DOUBLING DOWN OF SUPPORT AND EFFORT IS ALWAYS REFRISCHING TO SEE. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HARD WORK. IF YOU ONLY STARTED IN SEPTEMBER AND PLANNED ALL OF THIS IT'S VERY IMPRESSIVE EXCELLENT WORK. I'M SURE IT TOOK A LOT OF PEOPLE TO HELP. >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR REACHING OUT TO THE COUNTY. FROM THE COMMISSION ERR'S POINT WE HAVE A LIST OF FULL COUNTY WIDE PROGRAMS AND I KNOW IT TOOK EVERY ONE OF Y'ALL. WE CAN FIND AN INTELLIGENT WAY TO TAKE A PIC IF YOU WANT TO. >> SPREAD OUT HERE AND WE'LL HOLD THE PROCLAMATION HERE. AUTO AUTO. >> PEOPLE HOLDING THE PHONES COUNT DOWN SO WE KNOW WHAT TO LOOK AT AND WHEN TO SMILE. >> ALLS! THREE TWO,, ONE OK ONE MORE. HOLD. >> WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. [1. Adopt a proclamation recognizing the Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening of the ACCEYSS (Association of Collaborative Communities Equipping Youth for STEEAAM Success) Network university-community resource center in San Marcos, Texas, on January 21, 2021.INGALSBE] >> NUMBERING ONE ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE RIBBON CUTTING AND GRAND OPENING OF THE THAT IS ASSOCIATION OF COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITYIES EQUIPPING YOUTH FOR THEME SUCCESS NETWORK UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE IN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS ON JANUARY 21, 2021. SO AS HAYS COUNTY IS STRATEGICALLY LOCATED IN THE AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO CORRIDOR AND TEXAS CORRIDOR AND RANKED AS THE SECOND FASTING GROWING COUNT ANY THE A POPULATION OF 226,031 IN 2018 AND IS CONSIDERED AMERICA'S NEXT GREAT METROPOLIS BY FORBES [00:25:09] AND WHEREAS HAYS COUNTY IS HOME TO TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY AND SPANISH STWUTION 39,000 STUDENTS KNOWN FOR ITS DIVERSE TALENTSED WORKFORCE AND ABILITY TO PREPARE WELL ROUNDED TECH-SAVVY GRADUATES WHEREAS HAZE COUNTSY IS BECOME INCREASINGLY KNOWN FOR ITS EMERGING CAPABILITIES TO PREPARE YOUTH TO ENTER THE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE IN THE FOLLOWING AEROSPACE SECURITY AND DEFENSE BUSINESS SERVICES AND SUPPORT, MATERIALS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, LIFE SCIENCES AND REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION THE AS ACCESS THE ASSOCIATION OF COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITIES EQUIPPING YOU FOR SUCCESS NETWORK SERVES A COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP AND COALITION FOCUSED ON PROVIDING UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSERVED YOUTH AND FAMILIES WITH ACCESS TO PATHWAYS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE ARTS REFERRING TO ESTEEM IS ESTABLISHING ITS HEADQUARTERS WITH SAN MARCOS WITH THE ACSEFS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ON THURSDAY JANUARY 1ST, 201 WHEREAS THE ACCESS FOR THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES EDUCATION AND STRITZ PARTNERS IS COMMITTED TO HELPING FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY INFLUENCED THE SOCIAL EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT OF MINORITIESIES OBTAIN SOURCE AND FUNDING TO STRENGTHEN THE EXTREME WORKFORCE ECOSYSTEM IN THE GREATEST SAN MARCOS REGION TO PROMOTE ACCESS FOR ALL STUDENTS NOW THEREFORE TO BE RESOLVED THE HAYS COUNTY COURT DOES HERE BY RECOGNIZE THE RIB SON CUTTING ACCESS OF THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER ON JANUARY 1ST, 201 ADOPTED THIS DAY JANUARY 26 20, 21. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL? >> COMMISSIONER FAITH. >>. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SNOOIG YES. >> AND JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. NOW I'D LIKE TO SEE IF THERE IS ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO APPROACH THE PODIUM REGARDING THIS AGENDA ITEM. IF YOU WILL PLEASE TELL US YOUR NAME AND ANY TITLES YOU MAY CARRY WITH THIS AGENDAITE PEOPLE. >>. I'M THE FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF THE ACCESS NETWORK, AND I'M ALSO AN ASSISTANCE PROFESSOR AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND THIS HONOR TO BE RECOGNIZED ACROSS THE COUNTY. THIS INITIATIVE STARTED IN 2017 WHEN I WAS AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AND THE AMBITIOUS GOAL WAS TO INCUBATES A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD SERVE AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION WITHIN OUR REGION. I'M PROUD TO HERE IT TELL YOU TODAY WE HAVE A PROFIT ORGANIZATION AS OF MARCH 8TH, 2018 IN OUR PILOT. WE HAD SIX ORGANIZATION THAT'S REPRESENTED PREDOMINANTLY SAN MARCOS EXPAND AND OPEN UP THE COMMUNITY CENTER OUR BUILDING CAPACITY TO REACH EVEN MORE BY PROVIDING A RESOURCE CENTER THAT SERVINGS AS A TRAINING CENTER THAT CANNOT ONLY BE UTILIZED BY OUR NONPROFIT FAITH PROVIDERS. WE CALL THEM OUR ACTIVATEORS BECAUSE THEY HELP ACTIVATE STEAM BASED CAMPS IN SCHOOLS THROUGH UT OUR REGION. ALSO WE INVITE ENTREPRENEURS AND THOSE WHO WANT TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE TO UTILIZE OUR SPACE AS WELL. WE'RE LOCATED AT 147 SOUTH GUADELUPE STREET IN THE FORESTER BUILDING AND LOOKING TO OUTREACH TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE BUILDING STEM AND AGRICULTURAL PATHWAYS THAT ARE INFUSED WITH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND THE ARTS BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THE CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION OF OUR REGION. SO I'M NOT STANDING ALONE TODAY. THIS IS THE SECOND WEEK OF OUR CLASSES. SOME OF OUR BOARDS ARE TEACHING TODAY, BUT I ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OF BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF MEMBERS WITH ME TODAY SO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE AT THIS TIME DR. MARTINA RYAN WHO IS CHIEF [00:30:04] STRATEGY OFFICER WITH RURAL CAPITAL WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. SHE SITS ON OUR BOARD. WANT TO THANK US FOR OUR SUPPORT AS WELL AS OUR PROGRAM MANAGER AS WELL SO THAT IS 10 TO 2:00 P.M.. >> I WOULD LOVE TO EXTEND BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS A HEART SONG AND THIS MAKES MY HEART SONG GO I THINK WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS MAGNIFICENT. YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF DOING MAGNIFICENT THINGS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND I WANT TO TAKE THIS SAY THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN US AND IN OUR OVERALL IMPROVEMENTS. >> THANK YOU JUDGE. I MET I METS DR. REALLY ENJOYED VISITING WITH HER. YOU HAD SUCH A PASSION AND MOTIVATION TO IT'S REALLY BECOME A REALITY AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE IN HELPING OUR YOUTH SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU. I THINK YOU ALL DO A GREAT WORK AND IT'S NICE TO SEE SOMEBODY'S DREAMS COME TRUE. >> THE IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO BE SHOWN TO OUR YOUTH THAT HAS A WIFE THAT'S A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER I ALWAYS APPRECIATE SHOWING THAT TO OUR YOUTH SO I APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION AND HARD WORK. >> I TOO WAS EXCITED TO SEE AGRICULTURAL I CAN TELL YOU THAT MY MOTHER WAS A TEACHER FOR 35 YEARS. IT'S PROGRAMS LIKE IT THAT DEVELOP THAT FIRST SEED FOR CLOSE TO PROBABLY GOING AIR THAT'S THEY NEVER HAVE SEEN BEFORE. >> WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN AN EFFICIENT QUICK PHOTO OP. >> YES PLEASE. >> PLEASE APPROACH SO DWOKS A PICTURE. >> ALL RIGHT FOLKS. LOOK UP THIS WAY. THREE TWO,. DID I MOVE IS IT SORRY I'M BOSSIE. ONE MORE. WE'LL JUST ASSUME YOU'RE ALL SMILING. >> DR. CARDENAS PLEASE OPEN AGENDA ITEM THREE. [3. Update from the County Judge and staff regarding the Local Disaster Declaration and COVID-19. Possible discussion and action may follow. BECERRA] >> NUMBER THROW UPDATE FROM THE COUNTY JUDGE AND STAFF REGARDING THE LOCAL DISASTER DECLARATION AND COVID-19. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND ACTION MAY FOLLOW. >> OKAY. AS YOU ALL KNOW WE HAVE BEENP RECEIVING FINALLY SOME COVID VACCINATIONS AND OUR OPTIMISM THAT'S GROWN WHEN THEY TELL US SOMETHING IS COMING WE BELIEVE THEM. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN IN THIS SPACE A BITS OF A DOUBTSING THOMAS I DON'T BELIEVE IT UNTIL I CAN SEE IT TOUCH IT SO WE'RE INTERNALLY THANKFUL MORE WILL CONTINUE AND YESTERDAY WAS OUR FIRST DAY OF VACCINATION. I'M JUST SO GREATSFUL A LOT OF THE PLANNING HORSEPOWER IS IN THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW. THE ONE THAT'S MISSING IS TAMMY BECAUSE OF COURSE WE CONTINUE TO DO VACCINATIONS THIS MORNING AND SO SHE'S OUT THERE BECAUSE SHE [00:35:06] HAS TO BE. SHE WOULD LOVE TO UPDATE US ALL BUT WE HAVE VERY QUALIFIED FOLKS HERE TO GIVE US MORE DETAILS. MR. VILLALOBOS. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. AL AESM EMERGENCY COORDINATOR FOR. I THINK THE I WOULD LIKE TO SAY BEFORE WE GO INTO BAKES STATS IS WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THIS IN WITHOUT THE HAYS COUNTY REGIONAL AREA. THEY HAVE BEEN HELPED US TO BE FOR THIS VACCINE DISTRIBUTION ALONG WITH THE OFFICE OF SE SERVICES AND ALL OUR PART NERSS TO PUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE IN TO COAL VAT THE IT'S A TREMENDOUS EFFORTS. WE DRIBTSD APPROXIMATELY 960 VACCINES YESTERDAY WE AVERAGED BETWEEN 120 AND 150 VACCINES AN HOUR IN OUR DISTRIBUTION WHICH WAS A TREMENDOUS PEACE. WE ALSO HAVE ALREADY CONFIRMED OUR NEXT VACCINATION SITE WHICH WILL BE FEBRUARY 1ST AND 2 RIGHT-HAND IN CILT. A LOT OF THE INFORMATION COMING BACK INTEREST PROFESSIONALS THAT WERE THERE THAT HAVE WORKED MULTIPLE SITES ACROSS AUSTIN AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES HAVE OUR ROLLOUT DISTRIBUTION PROCESS AND JUST THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENT WITH REGARDS TO DISTRIBUTION HAS BEEN ONE OF THE BEST THAT I'VE EVER BEEN A PART OF SO I THINK IT WEIGHS WELL NOT ONLY OUR CITIZENS BUT THE GROUP THAT DID PLANNING AND WORK THE DETAILS THAT WOULD INCLUDE OUR FIRE SERVICE THAT HELPED OUT WITH THE DISTRIBUTION PROCESS ALONG WITH THE PROSMZ COMING FORWARD. SO OUR TESTING IS STILL ROBUST. WE'VE STILL GOT TESTING GOING ON ALL OVER THE COUNTY AND IT WE CONTINUE TO SAT RITE THE COMMUNITY NOT ONLY FROM OUR COUNTY BUT THE REGION COMING IN FROM TESTING OUR PROCESS IS FLUID AND EFFICIENT. IT GETS THEM IN AND OUT AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT WITH LIMITED NUMBERS I KNOW THERE'S FRUSTRATION OF LIMITED NUMBERS OF VACCINES WITH. THIS PROCESS AND THE EFFICIENCY OF IT ALLOWS US TO SET UP AS WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE DOSAGES FROM THE STATE AND AS WE CONTINUE TO SAT RITE THE COMMUNITY WHOLLY. I BELIEVE A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING NOW WILL COME. LIMITED NUMBERS FOR COUNTY OF OVER 300,000 PEOPLE IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE BEING VERY CREATIVE IN NAVIGATING THAT PROCESS WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. >> I'D TO ADD WE HEAR LOTS OF IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS OUR EARS ARE ALWAYS TO THE GROUND. WE'RE GENERALLY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK IN THE TRENCHES AND WE'RE DOING THINGS WE'RE DOING THINGS WAY BECAUSE OF PROFESSIONAL FEEDBACK. I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO THINK OF I'M THINKING ABOUT THINGS IN THE SILO OR ALEX OR MIKE OR NATHAN OR TAME. NO-NO. WE COME TOGETHER AND IN THE MIDDLE OF EVERYTHING WE DO WE COME TOGETHER WITHOUT HESITATION SEVEN DAYS A WEEK WE ARE BRAINSTORMING FOR THE HIGHEST AND BEST WAY WE CAN SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. WE CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR THAT AND I KNOW WE HEAR SUGGESTIONS AND I WILL NOT IT IS NOT MY INTENT TO EVER BASH OTHER ORGANIZATION BUZZ WE'RE COMMITTED TO WHAT WE'RE DOING WE'RE ALWAYS OPEN TO NEW IDEAS AND WE HAVE A WONDERFUL RECEIVING FREE VACCINATION FOR OUR COMMUNITY. LIKE MR. VILLALOBOS SAID IT THAT'S BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY WELL SORPDS WELL RECEIVED, COMPLIMENTED AND THAT GOES TO SPEAK HUGELY ON ALL THE PLANNING THAT TOOK PLACE EVEN WITH THE THE EMERGENCY BEFORE IT WAS ROLLED OUT PT WAY DID EVERYTHING WE COULD PLAN. [00:40:05] WE DID NOTHING DRILL AND DRILL. WE CONTINUED TO DRILL AND DRILL AND PLAN. AND SO WE HAVE TAKEN THE ROUTES AND THE DECISIONS WE'VE TAKEN AND IT'S NOT TAKEN LIGHTLY AND WE CONTINUE TO STAY HOPEFUL AND NOPT MISTAKE AND WORK TIRELESSLY TO PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY THE BEST QUESTION WITH WHAT IS AFFORDED TO US DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR AL NEXT THAT REGARD? OR ANY VACCINATIONS EFFORTS THAT MIKE JONES IS ALSO HERE TO ANSWER. >> JUST REALLY QUICK, ALEX. THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION VACCINES ON FEBRUARY 1ST AND SECOND IN THE PACK AND KYLE IT WILL BE THE SAME AMOUNT THE 1900 VACCINES AND REGISTRATION WILL OPEN FRIDAY AT NOON. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT COMMISSIONER FOR JUST A SECOND. WE WERE GIVEN MORE TIME BY THE STATE SO WE WERE GIVEN MORE BY THE COMMUNITY. IT WASN'T HERE IT IS IT FELL IN YOUR LAP NO GO DISPENSE NOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN MORE TIME THERE IS THE HIGHER LEVEL OF SUPPORT THAT WAS COMING THEY WERE ABLE TO TO OFFER MORE WITH THE PROCESS. WE RECEIVED TIME AND WE GAVE IT TO THE COMMUNITY SO EVERYONE HAS A WHOLE WORK WEEK TO PLAN NEW REGISTRATION. THE PHONE NUMBER AND WE HAVE CREATED A ROBUST, I WOULD SAY VERY ROBUST CALL GROUP THANKS TO THE GRA PRO-GRAM AND VOLUNTEERS TO CARE FOR ALL THOSE WHO DON'T HAVE INTERNET ACCESS, DON'T HAVE TECHNOLOGY, OR SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALL THOSE PIECES IN ADDITION TO GOING THE ROUTE WITH ALL THE TIME WE WERE GIVEN WE'RE ALSO BENEFITTING AND DEPENDING ON THE MEDIA. THE PRINT TO GET TO THOSE THAT READ IT THAT WAY AND THE NEWS THE 10:00 NEWS. WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING SO THIS GIVES EVERYONE AMPLE TIME TO BE PREPARED FOR A NEW OPENING. BECAUSE IT'S SO LOW AND THE DEMAND IS SO HIGH IN 15 MINUTES IT'S GONE. IT BREAKS MY HEART IT. REALLY DOES. WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING ELSE. SO THIS IS HOW WE HAVE IT. >> THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK MIKE AND TAMMY I MADE SOME CALLS FRIDAY PEOPLE WERE UPSET THEY WEREN'T ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE INTERNET ACCESS. I THINK THIS SYSTEM IS BET ARE Y'ALL TURNED THAT AROUND AND WE APPRECIATE IT. >> AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK CONSTABLE PETERSON AND FIRE MARSHALL BECAUSE THEY CONTINUED TO HELP US AT THE HIGH SCHOOL. WE DON'T TEN WALKUPS IT'S NOT EFFECTIVE AND ALSO HELPS TO CREATE A CROWD WHICH IS A SPREAD ARE EVENT FULL. SO I WANT TO THANK THE RED AND BLUE LIGHTS. >> IT'S DEFINITELY A PROCESS. ONE THING I FAILED TO MENTION IS THAT A LOT OF WHAT WE RECEIVE IS BASED ON HOW WE ACCOUNT FOR THE DOSES DISTRIBUTING THEY ARE OUT THERE WORKING FAR AFTER EVERYBODY IS DONE. SO WE HAVE TO LET THEM KNOW HOW WE'VE DISTRIBUTED THE VACCINES SO THERE'S ANOTHER PIECE IN FRONT OF US WHAT WE SEE AS DISS TRIB USE. THAT ACCOUNTING PRO CRITICAL FOR US TO CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE APPROPRIATE DOSES FOR OUR COUNTY AND TO JUSTIFY THE INCREASED DOSAGE. SO OUR PLAN HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT AND I'M GLAD TO SEE WE LR HAVE THE CONFIRMATION FOR DOSES COMING IN. >> COMMISSIONERS ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ON VACCINATIONS? >> YEAH, I'D ALSO LIKE TO THANK OUR PARTNERS VOLUNTEERS TOOK A LOT OF PEOPLE TO GET THAT GOING SO I APPRECIATE SAN MARCOS. I KNOW THEY TWLR IN MANY DIFFERENT GROUPS. I'M GLAD WE'RE HAVING LEAD-TIME FOR THE SIGNUP AND THOSE EXTREME DISAPPOINTMENT AND I CAN'T -- CAN'T SAY HOW RIDICULOUS IT WAS TO GIVE PEOPLE THAT SHORT NOTICE TO SHOW SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN SO SUPPORT I HAVE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A DISASTER. IT WAS THE WAY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WE NEED EVERY WAY POSSIBLE NOT JUST FACEBOOK POST A VIDEO IT NEEDS TO THE ENTIRE [00:45:01] PUBLIC. I APPRECIATE THAT I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A CHALLENGE WITH THE WAITING LIST. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S REQUIREMENT WITH THE MANAGEMENT BUT I'D LIKE TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF DOING THAT. THE CITY OF AUSTIN IS ABLE TO DO THAT AND I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A WAY THAT WE CAN HAVE MORE PEOPLE SIGN UP AND WE COMMUNICATE WITH THEM MAYBE WE CAN GET HELP FROM OTHER JURISDICTIONS TO SEE IF WE CAN DO THAT ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO GET RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNTS OF VACCINES LESS THAN 2,000 AT A TIME. WHEN WE OPEN THAT UP IT WOULD BE NICE TO CREATE A WAITING LIST AND COMMUNICATE WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS AS THEY SIGN UP TO GIVE THEM SOME TIME. >> A COMMENT ON COMMISSIONER SMITH COMMENT REAL QUICK. Y'ALL EARLIER IN THE COURT WE HAD THE LETTER FROM SHE'S KIND OF A SPECIALIST IN THAT AREA. HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT. I THINK AT LEAST TALK TO HER. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YEAH I JUST WHILE I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE ON BEHALF OF MY CONSTITUENTS WE'RE ABLE TO GET THE VACCINATION THAT'S WE DID, I CAN'T I CAN TELL YOU THAT FOR WEEKS I'VE HAD CONSTITUENTS CONTACTING MY OFFICE ABOUT VACCINES. AS I GOT THOSE THE I FORWARDED THEM TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN THE HOPES OF REACHING OUT TO THEM. P IF THAT'S POSSIBLE. THE FACT IS EVEN ON FRIDAY I LEARNED ABOUT THE VACCINATION FROM A MEDIA POST BY THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE. THAT IS NOT THE WAY WE SHOULD BE IF WE'RE GOING TO REPRESENT OUR CONSTITUENTS AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS THAT'S NOT WAY WE SHOULD DO IT WHILE I APPRECIATE Y'ALL ARE MEETING ON A DAILY BASIS TRYING TO BE AS RESPONSIVE AS POSSIBLE AND PUSHING THOSE NAMES AS WE GET THEM TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT I SINCERELY APPRECIATE OUTREACH THAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE SENT OVER. BUT BEING TABLE PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION TO THEM AT THIS TIME HOPEFULLY IS A BETTER WAY TO GO ABOUT IT BUT I DO HAVE THE NUMBER OFED EARLY CONSIT WECHBTS THAT DON'T WORK ON A COMUMPLT EVEN TODAY I KNOW THERE WAS ONE CONSTITUENT IT TOOK FOUR E MAILS BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN ALL OF US Y'ALL INCLUDED WITH ME AND KIM TO GET THE INFORMATION ON WHEN THE NEXT ROUND WOULD BE. I THINK THAT THAT IS A DETRIMENT. IT'S GOING TO AN OBSTACLE ESPECIALLY WITH OUR ELDERLY, WITH OUR ELDERLY POPULATION HERE I'M GLAD WE'RE OVERCOMING THAT. >> THANK YOU YES. SO WE HAD THE AGGRESSIVEP ANTICIPATION OF VACCINES AND WHEN WE ARE HYPER RATIONED AS THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WE HAVE ALL THESE DECADES LONG PROFESSIONALS ALL SITTING IN THE SAME SOUP OF HAVING TO DISPENSE VACCINES WHEN WE HAVE NONE WE'VE ALL RECEIVED THE CALLS FRUSTRATIONS. ONES OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO AS QUICKLY AS WE GET INFORMATION WE CAN SHARE IT THAT IS WHY THIS NEW HEADS CHUP IS WHY THAT WAS A WEEK YEAR DUE THEY TOLD US THEY WOULD SEND IT TO US SO PEOPLE ARE REALLY CLAMING FOR SOMETHING TO COME OUT SO WE HAD NO NOTICE, SO WE UNFORTUNATELY NOT GOING TO HOLD THEM IN SUSPENSE UNTIL WE HAD MORE NOTICE BUT THE FIRST MOMENT WE BENEFITED FROM THAT IS WHY I STARTED WITH THE WONDERFUL BLESSING WE HAD WITH SHARING TIME WITH THE COMMUNITY WE HAVE THE PHONE NUMBER OPENED UP FOR PEOPLE WITHOUT THE INTERNET. WE PUT OUT A PRESS RELEASE LAST NIGHT. WE CONFIRMED THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. WE'RE NOT SITTING ON ANYTHING IT'S TOUGH TO SEE FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. AS SOON AS WE WERE GIVEN THE INFORMATION, WE JUMPED ON IT. WE SPENT HOURS. KIM WAS AN ABSOLUTE PART OF THAT DRAFTING THAT PRESS RELEASE, AND [00:50:01] JUST LAST NIGHT WE PUT IT OUT. I KNOW THE DAILY RECORD AND I CAN KEEP GOING UNIVERSITY STAR ARE ALL GRABBING LAST NIGHTS'S INFORMATION AS IT WAS CRALTSED AND ARE CIRCULATING IT. SO WE FIND HIGH HOPES THAT IF, BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS. IF THERE IS SOMEONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE INTERNET IT BECAUSE ALL THE TRADITIONAL MESSAGES WILL BE DISSEMINATING BECAUSE THEY ALREADY HAVE SINCE LAST NIGHT THE INFORMATION THAT THE REGISTRATION PORTAL OPENS FRIDAY AT NOON. OUR BIGGEST HOPE IS TO CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS I RECEIVE IS WHY NOT THIS GROUP. THEY ARE CRITICAL. THEY ARE ESSENTIAL. SOME WOULD SAY WHY ARE THEY MORE ESSENTIAL THAN THIS GROUP. SO MY BIGGEST I PRAY AS A COMMUNITY WE FIND WAYS IT CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AND COME TOGETHER. WE HAVE NOTHIN BUT OUR FULL HEARTS AND LOTS OF EXPERIENCE TO MOVE FORWARD TO CARE FOR EVERYONE. AND BECAUSE WE ARE RATIONED VACCINES AS WE ARE AND WE'RE CHARGED WITH PUBLICTH WE'RE PLACED IN A TERRIBLE SPOT BUT I DON'T WANT TO CIRCLE THE WAGONS AND CLAIM INWARDLY. ANYONE THAT DOESN'T LIKE THE QUANTITIES COMING IN I IMPLORE YOU TO PLEASE REACH OUTSIDE COUNTY GOVERNMENT. REACH OUT IT OUR CAPITOL. REACH OUT TO THE FOLKS THAT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE AN INFLUENCE BECAUSE WE ARE SITTING NEAR THIS BUS THAT OUR STATE IS DRIVING AND I HAVE THE BIGGEST HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALL SEE THAT IN A WAY THAT IS MOST USEFUL AND CONSTRUCTIVE AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GIVE EVERYONE THE HEADS-UP THAT WE WERE GRATEFUL ENOUGH TO GIVE YESTERDAY AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO MARCH IN THAT DIRECTION. AS THINGS CONTINUE TO EVOLVE WE'LL CONTINUE TO MODIFY FOR EXAMPLE ADDS MORE VACCINES BECOME AVAILABLE. WE HAVE ROLLOUT PLANS TO RUN THEM FROM JUST THE SMALL CLINIC FROM THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER TO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER AND COUNTYWIDE NET. WE HAVE DIFFERENT PLANS IN PLACE DEPENDSING ON WHAT GETS COME IN GETS DETERMINED OF WHAT COMES ON. THESE FOLKS HAVE ALL BEEN WORKING VERY HARD AND MAKING SURE ATTESTING AND DRILLING AND DRIPPING SPRINGS HE WAS OUT THERE. WE WERE SURROUNDED. EVERYBODY HAS STEPPED UP IN A VERY WONDERFUL UNIFIED WAY AND I'M GENERALLY GRATEFUL TO BE AMONG THIS TEAMWORK FOR ALL OF US TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHAT I HOPE THE TAKEAWAY IS FROM IT. I HEARD THE COMMENTS AND I REAL DO I APPRECIATE THEM. I REALLY DO AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE SITUATION WAS NOT IDEAL AND NEITHER WAS THE HANDLING AND IT'S BEEN A AGGRESSIVELY MOVING IN THE MORE COMPLETE MANNER JUST KNOW THAT OUR HEARTS, EVERYBODY THAT IS PLEASE FIRE OUR CONSTABLE, OUR FIRE MARSHALL. YOU CAN'T THROW A STICK AND FIND ONE ORGANIZATION THAT'S NOT HELPING I WOULD ASK AND REMIND FOLKS TO BE PATIENT PEACEFUL AND KNOW THAT WE ARE ONLY HANDLING WHAT IS SENT TO US IN THE BEST MOST UNIFIED MANNER POSSIBLE. DO WE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT FRONT? I'M TAKING EXTRA TIME TO EXPLAIN BECAUSE I WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT WE HEAR YOU WE SEE YOU WE FEEL YOUR PAIN WE'RE STANDING THERE, WE GET THE CALLS. WE'RE TOTALLY ALONGSIDE YOU. THAT'S WHY I WENT ON TO THE LENGTHY. >> I APPRECIATE HERB'S WORK. I KNOW EVERYONE IS WORKING HARD. IT'S GOING TO BE VERY FRUSTRATING FOR THE PUBLICS WE KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET ENOUGH VACCINES TO VACCINATE PUBLIC. THEY ARE ALWAYS GOING TO FRUSTRATED. WE JUST NEED TO DO OUR BEST SO WE CAN COMMUNICATE AND GIVE THEM PLENTY OF TIME TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND NOT SURPRISE THEM OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHERE THEY FEEL THEY ARE LEFT OUT. SO I'M CONFIDENT THAT WE HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. LOOKS LIKE WE'VE GOT NOTICE FOR THIS NEXT ONE. PEOPLE ARE ALREADY HEARING ABOUT IT FROM DIFFERENT MEDIA OUT OUTLET'S. THAT IS THE WAY WE DO THINGS. >> YOU BET. AS THE STATE CONTINUES TO PLAY THE ROAD TO VACCINATIONS WITH HAYS COUNTY WE'LL CONTINUE TO HAVE A SMOOTHER TRANSMISSION. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH? >> YEAH, THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY IS I GUESS IT WAS TWO WEEKS AGO WE TALKED ABOUT THE SAME TOPICS THAT WERE BROUGHT UP IN PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE INDIVIDUAL ON THE WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT. [00:55:06] YOU KNOW AS WE LOOK AT THOSE VACCINES TO YOUR POINT OF WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET MORE IT WE DON'T DISTRIBUTES CORRECTLY AND IF WE DON'T AT LEAST CATALOGUE OR REPORT THOSE WELL WE GAUKDS THOSE A NUMBER OF WEEKSING WHAT WE WERE HEAR. YOU TOOK NOTES RELATIVE TO THAT WHAT HAPPENS IF WE HAVE 2,000 APPOINTMENTS AND 200 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS DON'T SHOW UP OR MAYBE GIVEN OUR CURRENT INFECTION RATE MAYBE 20 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS GET COVID BEFORE IN THAT TIME MANY ACTUAL VACCINATION SO THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE HAVE BEEN SEEN IN THE 90 DAYS OR HAVINGY LIST TO REITERATE MY COLLEGE POINT. HAVING A LIST IF WE HAVE THIS VACCINATION LOCATION IN KYLE WHEN WE OPEN UP THAT VACCINE THOSE HAVE TO BE USED. SO IF WE KNOW THOSE FOLKS DON'T SHOW UP I KNOW WE'RE ROW TAGHT FOLKS THROUGH THE LIST AS WE GO. EVENTUALLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DOSAGES THAT AREN'T USED. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE DOSAGES JUST BY WAY OF HOW WE OPEN THOSE VILES -- THERE'S GOING TO A HANDFUL USED. HAVING A WAY OF USING THOSE AND SITTING THERE WITHIN IF WE HAVE THE VIALS THAT ARE OPEN AND THEY ARE GOING TO GO BAD WITHIN HOUR HAVING A LIST OF THOSE PEOPLE THAT WILL USE THOSE IF WE CAN GO THROUGH THAT LIST WITHOUT ANY WASTE WHATSOEVER. MAYBE WE HAVE THOSE THINGS IN PLACE. THOSE ARE SUGGESTIONS WE TALKED ABOUT WEEKS AGO. WE DON'T KNOW HOW THE PROCESS IS WORKING SO BEING AWARE THAT WE AREN'T WASTING THESE AND WE ARE USING THEM TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY AND HOW WE GO ABOUT THAT. AGAIN, I'VE GOT A FEW DOZEN PEOPLE THAT HAD REACHED OUT TO MY OFFICE THAT WERE LOOKING FOR INFORMATION THAT I FORWARDED TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. BUT THE NEXT THING AHAPPENED THE SIGNUP WAS FULL WITHIN 15 MINUTES AND THOSE FOLKS WHO REACHED OUT TWO WEEKS AGO WITHOUT KNOWING ABOUT IT. IF WE HAD A PROCESS BY WHICH OK. THEY WILL MISSED THAT. THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE THE DUE DILIGENCE OF TRYING TO COOPERATE OF THE DAY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WAYS -- WASTED DOSAGES. THOSE PEOPLE WOULD BE STANDING IN LINE WAITING FOR IT IF THEY KNEW THEY WERE THERE. SO IF THERE'S WAYS WE CAN LOOK AT HOW TO VACCINATE THAT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL. >> REALLY QUICK. YOU'RE RIGHT. THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT AND I'LL ADDRESS THAT REALLY QUICK THE WE HAVE MANY DOZENS OF VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE THEPTION US WITH THE VACCINE DISTRIBUTION AND MANAGING OF TRAFFIC -- HELPING US. MANY OF THESE FOLKS ARE IN THE 1-A, 1-B CATEGORY. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN VACCINATED. I WANT TO REASSURE THE COMMUNITY NOT A DROP OF THE VACCINE WILL BE WASTED BECAUSE WE HAVE BONA FIDE 1-A AND 1-B VOLUNTEERS HAD A IF WE FIND OURSELVES IN A SPOT WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE SOMEONE TO PUT THE VACCINE IN THEIR ARM, THEY ARE ALL AROUND US. THAT'S A VERY VALID THOUGHT PROCESS, BUT IF OUR PROFESSIONALS HAVE THOUGHT OF IT AND ADDRESSED IT I'M CONFIDENT WITH WHAT THEY ARE DOING GENUINELY. MR. VILLALOBOS IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD? >> SURE. IN ADDRESSINGS THINGS I KNOW WE HAVE A HUGE GAP OF 1-A STILL CURRENTLY TODAY. SOME OF THEM ARE PARTNERS TO ALL OF US AS FAR AS MEDICAL PROVIDERS. I THINK WE'RE SEEING QUITE A BIT OF THAT. I CAN SAY WE DIDN'T WASTE A DROP OF THAT. WE HAVE PEOPLE THIS MADE APPOINTMENTS, THAT THERE WAS A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF NO SHOWS WHICH IS KIND OF FOR ALL OF US IT WAS INTERESTING IS, THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY GAPS. THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT MADE UP WERE THERE FOR THEIR VACCINE. THAT IS THE NUMBERS WE RECEIVE WERE LARGELY UNHEARD OF. EVEN WITH PEOPLE REGISTERING MULTIPLE LOCATIONS TO GET THAT VACCINE I FIND THAT OUR ORGANIZATIONAL PIECES FRIENDLY TO SENIORS. THE TIMES WAS FRIENDLY TO ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE TO WORK LOGISTICS AND PARTNERS BECAUSE SCHOOL IS GOING ON SO THOSE ARE ALL DIFFERENT THINGS THAT GO [01:00:02] INTO PLAY. WE HAVE A HUGE LIST OF WHEN STILL NEED TO VACCINE AND WE'LL WORK WITH THOSE BASE ABOUTED ON THE PLAN TO ADDRESS THOSE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN I APPRECIATE THAT. >> MIKE JONES OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTOR IS HERE WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED IN HIGHLIGHTSING ANYTHING WE LEFT OUT OR BE SHORT OF YOUR PERSPECTIVE. THANK YOU, MR. VILLALOBOS. Y. >> GOOD, MIKE JOAN. AS YOU KNOW WE WERE WAITING FOR THE VACCINE TO GET ACROSS THE STATE AND DISCUSSIONS LIKE THIS MORNING. BY PUTTING THAT NOTICE IN ADVANCE IT GIVES US MORE EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR CITIZENS TO ACTUALLY SIGN UP AND REGISTER. RECOGNIZING EARLY ON THAT WE DO HAVE SEVERAL FOLKS INSIDE THIS COUNTY THAT DO NOT HAVE INTERNET ACCESS, WE DID CARVE OUT SEVERAL DOSES OF THE SIDE BOARD OF REGISTRATIONS AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE THAT ONLINE, SO THESE NUMBERS AS PEOPLE ARE VIEWING THIS THONL DEIVI THAT'S WHERE THE DOSES WENT TO, THAT OUR FOLKS WERE TAKING CALLS FROM 1:30 UNTIL THAT DAY UNTIL 7:00 AT NIGHT. SUFFICIENT FOIS TO SAY WE'LL HAVE THROW TIMES PEOPLE TAKING CALLS, FOLKS CALLING IN. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE ANYBODY WATCHING THIS AND SHARING THIS INFORMATION WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS. THE PHONE REGISTRATION SIMPLY FOR FOLKS OF 65 AND OVER THAT DON'T HAVE INGHT NET ACCESS GET THEM IN THAT WAY AS YOU ALL REIT RATE THERE ARE DOSES COMING OUT. IT'S A DROP IN THE BUCKET. FOR PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTY WANT THAT VACCINE AND THAT NUMBER CONTINUES TO GROW. SO THAT SAID, WE COULD BE MOVING THESE OR NOT TESTING THESE VACCINATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO GET CLOSER IT THOSE VOTES AND WE ALSO HAVE A PLAN FOR THOSE FOLKS WITH MOBILITY ISSUES SO WE REACHED OUT TO SOME OF OUR PARTNERS HERE WE HAVE ACCESS AND GO INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SET UP SHOP AND CONDUCT A VACCINATIONS WELL. I CAN'T EMPHASIZE MORE RIGHT NOW IS THAT COMING UP WITH A HYBRID WAIT LIST AM AND I'VE SEEN THE CHALLENGES OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH WAIT LIST. ALL THE PEOPLE SIGN UP AS WAIT LIST THEN THEY GET THEIR VACCINE AND NOW THEY ARE TAKE UP A SPOT. SOME ARE WASTED PHONE CALLS. IT'S INTENSE WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT. SO THE WAIT LIST I'M LOOKING AT HERE IS FOR THE FOLKS HAD A ARE GOING TO ON THE SIDELINES. SO IF WE HAV VACCINES TO YOUR POINT COMMISSIONER WE WON'T BE ABLE TO HAVE THOSE. IF YOU SIGN UP ON THAT AND YOU DON'T GET VACCINATED TODAY BECAUSE YOU WERE IN THE HOPES OF HAVING ONE, THEN HYBRID I'M TALKING ABOUT Y'ALL GET ME ON THE FIRST SIGNUP FOR THE NEXT REGISTRATION AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE NOT GOING TO WASTE ANY VACCINES. A FANTASTIC PARTNERSHIP. WISHING OUR TEAM WHEN YOU OPEN A VIAL THEY WASHINGTON GETTING MORE THAN THE ACTUAL DOSES OF THAT VIAL HAVING, SO NOT GETTING THE LEADS HERE. SUFFICE IT TO SAY IF WE PUNT THUR VIAL WE NEED TO -- PUNT YOU'RE THAT VIAL WE NEED TO USE THE AMOUNT OF DOSES IN THERE. -- [INAUDIBLE] DISMISSING IT TODAY FOR OUR CITIZENS. I WANT OUR CITIZENS TO KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE CONFIDENT IN ANYTHING. WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET ANYTHING GO TO THE WASTE. EVERYTHING IS GOING TO GO IN THE ARM OF SOMEONE WHETHER IT'S HAYS COUNTY. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THAT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE DEPARTMENT OF THAT WE HAVE HAD WE COULDN'T DO THAT WITHOUT A SURTEAM, COULDN'T DO THAT IN SAN MARCOS PARK, CONSTABLES SITTING BEHIND ME THEY ARE WAITING TO GET ON HERE, TOO. I CAN'T EMTHIS THANK THEM ENOUGH. I CALLED HIM IF 24 HOURS HE SAID MAN I GOT YOU MIKE. >> ALSO TEXAS STATE MEDICAL EXPLORERS ON AND ON AND ON. >> AND THERE'S A FEW MORE HERE TOO. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET NOTICED ON AS WELL. WE'RE NOT EVEN CALLED UP HERE. THEY HAVE LICENSES FOR EXAM. [01:05:14] SHE'S A RETIRED NURSE. SHE SAID MY SLNS STILL CURRENT. SHE HELPED ALL DAY YESTERDAY WITH JIM AND TAMMY PUTTING TOGETHER VIALS AND PUTTING THEM INTO SHOTS. ADDITIONALLY SAN MARCH KOS HIGH -- SAN MARCOS HIGH COULD HAVE SAID NO BECAUSE THEY HAD STUDENTS IN CLASS. THEY CANCELED EVERYTHING AND EVEN GOT SO FAR TO OFFER SERVICES UP FOR THE NEXT ROUND BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THAT Y'ALL SET UP -- EVERYBODY CANCELED THEIR BAND THINGS FOR NEXT WEEK IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THIS VACCINATION. IT'S A TESTAMENT IN OUR CITIZENS IN THE COMMUNITY IT COME TOGETHER WHEN IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE. HAYS LEADS THE WAY FOR MANY OUT HERE. THAT IS JUST THE TESTAMENT TO WHAT OUR CITIZENS FEEL AND HOW EMERGENCY IN THIS COUNTY. IT'S APPRECIATED. WHAT YOU GUYS DO UP THERE I KNOW YOU FIELD A LOT OF PHONE CALLS. I'M GLAD IT WAS NOT YOU AND NOT ME. IF I FIELD AS MANY AS YOU GUYS DID I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT -- ELIMINATE THAT FOR YOU THE BEST WE CAN. WE'RE LIMITED TO 1950. WE'LL WIN IT 1950 WEEK AND AS WE CONTINUE 1950 WEEK WE'LL CONTINUE TO VACCINE FOR EVERYONE WHO IS GOING TO WANT IT IN ORDER TO FULFILL THE GOAL IN EVERYONE TEXAS OR THE UNITED STATES WANTS THIS VACCINE BY JUNE WILL HAVE IT. >> THAT'S RIGHT. AND THE TENSIONS WILL DIMINISH AS TIME GOES ON AND MORE FOLKS GET VACCINATION. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. JONES? >> I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, BUT I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE. I THINK THAT GETTING THE INFORMATION OUT TO OUR RESIDENTS IS PRIORITY, NUMBER ONE. BUT I ALSO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO GET THESE UPDATES AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE THEM, BUT IF THERE'S ANY INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN PASS ALONG TO US AS BOARD NAEBZ WOULD HELP US -- MEMBERS THAT WOULD HELP US TO THE FOLKS CALLING US. SO MANY TIMES THE PHONE CALLS THAT I'VE RECEIVED MANY TIMES I HAVE TO TELL THEM I DON'T KNOW. BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE -- ALL THE INFORMATION. SO DAILY OR WHATEVER REPORT TO USS I THINK IS GOING TO BE REALLY HELPFUL JUST TO KEEP AND LET US KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. SHARE THAT INFORMATION. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS FOR MR. JONES? >> YES COMMISSIONER INGALSBE SAID AND AGAIN, I KNOW EVERYBODY IS WORKING HARD BUT COMMUNICATION IS THE KEY AND WE NEED TO DO THE BEST JOB WE POSSIBLY. CAN I KNOW IT'S TOUGH WHEN YOU'RE UNDER FIRE. LIKE I SAID TO MR. VILLALOBOS, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HELPING US BUT BETTER WE CAN DO ON COMMUNICATION AND THE BETTER OUR CITIZENS WILL FEEL AND UNDERSTAND THE LIMITED NUMBER OF VACCINES THAT ARE COMMUNICATED. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> OK. >> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO GO STRAIGHT TO MR. MENDENHALL'S RECOMMENDATION SO THAT WE CAN KEEP OUR TEAM BACK OUT AND THEN I'M GOING TO GO STRAIGHT TO 31 SO OUR CONSTABLE'S OFFICE CAN KEEP MOVING AS WELL. MR. MENDENHALL OUR FIRE MARSHAL [51. Discussion and possible action related to the burn ban and/or disaster declaration. BECERRA] RECOMMENDED NO BURN BAN. IF ANYONE HAS QUESTIONS ON THAT HE'S WAITING TO ENTERTAIN [31. Approve and confirm the appointment of Daniel Clay Law as Reserve Deputy Constable in the Hays County Constable Precinct 1 Office, effective date January 26, 2021. INGALSBE/PETERSON] QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. OTHERWISE WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO AGENDAITES EM31 SO WE CAN HAVE ALL HANDS ON DECK WITH OUR VACCINATION EFFORT. PLEASE OPEN AGENDA ITEM 31. THANK YOU. >> 31. APPROVE AND CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF DANIEL CLAY LAW AS RESERVED DEPUTY CONSTABLE IN THE HAYS COUNTY CONSTABLE PRECINCT ONE OFFICE, EFFECTIVE DATE JANUARY 26, 2021. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. AND I SEE SOMEONE READY TO APPROACH THE PODIUM. GIVE US A FEW COMMENTS. >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. CONSTABLE DAVID PETERSON. MRS. INGALSBE, COMMISSIONER JONES, COMMISSIONER SHELL, COMMISSIONER SMITH, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY THIS MORNING TO PRESENT ONE OF OUR FINEST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE HERE IF THE STATE OF TEXAS. DANIEL LAW. ALONG WITH HIM THIS MORNING IS HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE, DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, WHICH IS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL. SHE'S THE TOP SUCCESSOR IN CALDWELL THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I DON'T KNOW. BY -- TO READ ON DANIEL LAW. HE'S NOT A STRANGER TO HAYS [01:10:07] COUNTY. DANIEL WAS ACTUALLY A LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPUTY SHERIFF BACK IN '95 UNDER HASTINGS, WHICH IS NO LONGER HERE, AND THE CONSTABLE IN WIMBLEY NOW. JUST A LITTLE ON DANIEL LAW. -- HE JOINED HE'S JOINING OUR OFFICE AS A RESERVE OFFICER. I WISH I COULD HAVE HIM FULL TIME. THANK YOU AGAIN DONALD FOR BEING HERE. DANIEL LAW IS A LONG RESIDENT OF CALDWELL COUNTY. HE'S MARRIED TO DANIEL LAW. THEY HAVE THREE CHILDREN AND TWO GRAND CHIVERNLT HE ATTENDED SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE, GRADUATE OF OF TEXAS, FBI WHICH IS A COMMUNITY COLLEGE. HE CURRENTLY HOLDS HIS LICENSE FOR MASTERPIECE OFFICER. MASTER CORRECTION OFFICER INSTRUCTORSED WITH THE TEXAS COMMISSION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IN 2001. HE WAS ECTD L FOR SHERIFF IN CALDWELL COUNTY IN 2001. HE WAS -- HE RETIRED DECEMBER THE 2020. FOUR-YEAR TERM, 20 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AS A SHERIFF OF CALDWELL COUNTY. HE HAS OVER 32 YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE. HE WAS PRESIDENT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OF TEXAS. HE WAS ALSO WITH THE TEXAS AREA OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION. AGAIN, YOU KNOW, HE'S GOT SOME HOBBIES ALSO, WHICH ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS. OF COURSE OF COURSE HE LIKES HUNTING. HE LIKES FISHING. MOST OF ALL HE IS WORKING WITH HIS COMMUNITY PEOPLE. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS AT THE COURT MIGHT NOT KNOW IN SOME OF THE CITIZENS, HE'S A SINGLE SHERIFF. I WANT TO WELCOME DANIEL LAW TO HAYS COUNTY PRECINCT ONE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND PINNING HIS BADGE. >> SIR, WE HAVEN'T VOTED YET. BUT BEFORE WE GO THERE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO APPROACH THE PODIUM, SIR? >> YES, SIR. THANK YOU, JUDGE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS. JUST MAYBE BELT YOU OUT A TUNE OR SOMETHING. [LAUGHING] JOIN ME. >> THAT'S OK. >> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? I AM JUST GENUINELY FROM WHAT I HEARD I'M GENUINELY GRATEFUL YOU'RE GOING TO JOIN OUR HAYS COUNTY TEAM. I THINK IT'S A BLESS YOUR LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND IT IS A TRUE PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR TO SEE THAT LEVEL OF LIFE LONG DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE STEPPING INTO OUR SPACE SO. I THANK YOU FOR THE WILLINGNESS. >> THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME BACK. >> THANK YOU. >> JUDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ONE OTHER THING, TOO. THANK YOU FOR WORKING SO WELL WITH OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN THE PAST AND HELPING US THROUGH THIS PERIOD THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WITH OUR OUTSOURCING OF TREASURES. I KNOW Y'ALL'S COUNTY WAS USED SPECIFICALLY AS THE SHERIFF OF THAT COUNTY WAS TRYING TO HELP US ADDRESS THE ISSUES WE HAVE AND I SINCERELY APPRECIATE IT, AND THAT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICED, AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. >> YES, SIR, THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL? >> WELCOME. >> I JUST WANT TO WELCOME MR. LAW. I JUST REALLY PREVERNLT IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME THAT SEEN EACH OTHER, BUT YOUR NAME IS CERTAINLY -- APPRECIATE. YOU'VE DONE A LOT AND I KNOW THEY REALLY APPRECIATED YOU AS SHERIFF IN CALDWELL COUNTY. I HEARD A LOT OF GOOD THINGS ABOUT YOU. I'M REMINDED OF YOUR SERVICE AND THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO. DAVID, DO WE NEED TO SWEAR MR. LAW IF IN? >> WE WILL IN JUST A MINUTE. DR. CARDENAS IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> WHY. >> WHY JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. NOW WELCOME. -- JUDGE BECERRA. LET'S DO A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, TOO. Y'ALL WANT TO COME UP HERE? [01:15:45] >>P SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> SOLEMNLY SWEAR. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE. >> I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE IN THE -- [INAUDIBLE] >> FOR THE OF HAYS. >> FOR THE COUNTY OF HAYS. >> STATE OF TEXAS. >> STATE OF TEXAS. >> AND WILL TO BE BEST OF MY ABILITY PRESERVE PROTECT AND DEFEND. >> PRESERVE PROTECT AND DEFEND. >> THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS. >> CONSTITUTION AND LAWS. >> OF THE UNITED STATES. >> OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE. >> AND OF THIS STATE. >> SO HELP ME GOD. >> SO HELP ME GOD. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. >> IT'S A BRAND NEW BADGE. I DON'T WANT TO STICK YOU. >>. [APPLAUSE] >> CONSIDER YOURSELF -- THAT'S USUALLY THE BEST. >> AMEN. I. >> KEEP MOVING THROUGH THE AGENDA. I'VE BEEN ASKED TO PULL NUMBER 10 AND 266789 -- 26. IS THERE ANYONE TO SPEAK ON 10 AND 26? SINCE WE'RE FULG I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON IT. NOT SEEING ANYONE COME UP. IS THERE A AGENDA ITEM YOU'D LIKE ME TO JUMP TO TO MOVING IS IT. >> YES. >> I'LL HAPPILY DO IT. NO PROBLEM. >> 23? [43. Discussion and possible action to authorize the Sheriff's Office to convert three (3) vacant Transportation Deputy positions to Corrections Officer positions effective 2/1/2021 and one (1) position effective 4/1/2021; move budgeted positions to the Jail Division operating budget and amend the budget accordingly. INGALSBE/SHELL/CUTLER] >> U WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 4 3. 12345043 DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE TOOKS AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO CONVERT THREE VACANT TRANSPORTATION DEPUTY POSITIONS TO CORRECTIONS OFFICER POSITIONS EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1ST, 2021 AND ONE POSITION EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST 2021. MOVE BUDGETED POSITIONS TO THE JAIL DIVISION PERATING BUDGET AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND WE HAVE CHIEF DAVENPORT HERE TO PROVIDE SOME COMMENTS. >> SURE. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY. RECENT LAW HAS CHANGE ALLOW CORRECTIONS OFFICERS TO PERFORM THIS JOB, SO IT'S MORE FISCALLY CONSERVATIVE APPROACH. JUST GETTING THE SAME JOB DONE, AND WE WILL EVENTUALLY MOVE ALL OF THEM INTO A CORRECTIONS SLOT THROUGH ATTRITION. THAT'S THE PLAN. >> BEAUTIFUL. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS COMMISSIONERS? >> I'D LIKE IT MAKE THE COMMENT THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING [01:20:03] NEGOTIATIONS EVERYBODY IS IN SUPPORT WITH THIS. >> SAVINGS ALSO TO THE COUNTY. >> YES. >> I LOVE THOSE WORDS FISCAL CONSERVATIVE. WELL DONE. DR. CARDENAS NO OTHER COMMENTS. >> IF IMAY FOR HOUSEKEEPING IT WOULD BE MY INTENTION TO BRING ITEMS LIKE THIS BACK ON THE CONSENT AGENDA TO THE COURT IN THE FUTURE. >> DR. CARDENAS AGENDA ITEM 43 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SNOOIG YES JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. [44. Discussion and possible action to authorize the Sheriff's Office to add one (1) new Captain position (MBS 11) for the Jail Division effective 4/1/2021. INGALSBE/SHELL/CUTLER] WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN NUMBER 44. >> 44, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO ADD ONE NEW POSITION IN BS-11 FOR THE JAIL DIVISION EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST, 2021. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. WE'RE ADDING A CAPTAIN TO THE JAIL DIVISION. IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH? >> YES. >> I HOPE WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING WITH CAPTAIN BANDO. >> NO, BUT SHE DEFINITELY NEEDS HELP. EVERY CAPTAIN HAS ROUGHLY 100 EMPLOYEES. RIGHT NOW SHE HAS 220 SO SHE NEEDS THE HELP. >> SO THE IDEA IS A LATERAL TO CAPTAIN OBANDO? >> YES CORRECT. >> EQUIVALENT, WHY HE. >> COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR DAVENPORT? >> I WANT TO THANK CAPTAIN OBDO. I KNOW THE JAIL EXPANSION SHE'S BEEN JUGGLING AND HER EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN AMAZING AND GLAD SHE'S TAKING ON SUCH A WORKLOAD FOR ALL THESE YEARS, AND I DO THINK IT'S TIME WE ADD A JAIL AND ASSISTANCE. >> SHE'S ALWAYS MOVING. OK. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS DR. CARDENAS PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 44. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> COMMISSION -- [45. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Judge to execute a revised Professional Services Agreement between Hays County and Tania Glenn & Associates, PA for services related to after-incident assessments, counseling, and training for designated first responders. INGALSBE] >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. PLEASE OPEN 45. >> 45 DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE A REVISED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND TANYA GLEN AND ASSOCIATES, PA FOR SERVICES RELATED TO AFTER-INCIDENT ASSESSMENTS, COUNSELING, AND TRAINING FOR DESIGNATED FIRST RESPONDERS. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS IS IT. >> JUDGE, THIS IS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO FIRST RESPONDERS RELATED TO CRITICAL INCIDENTS AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GIVE THEM THOSE ADDITIONAL SERVICES. >> ALL RIGHT. >> I APPRECIATE THISER IS VIF COMMISSIONER INGALSBE TO CONTINUING TO WORK ON THIS ISSUE I THINK IT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES TO FIRST RESPOND HERBS SO I'M GLAD IT WAS BROUGHT TO US. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. [42. Discussion and possible action to authorize the Sheriff's Office to procure credit cards in an amount not to exceed $5,000 from the County depository bank. JONES/CUTLER] THERE'S ONE MORE PLEASE OPEN NUMBER 42. >> 42 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO THORDS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO PROCURE CREDIT CARDS IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5,000 FROM THE COUNTY DEPOSITORY BANK. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND THE AND WE HAVE OUR AUDITORS OFFICE ASKING TO BE GIVE A MOMENT. >> YES COURT. I'VE SPOKEN AND WE HAVE RECENTLY AGREED TO LOWER THAT WHICH IS OUR CREDIT CARD POLICY, PREVIOUSLY THE AMOUNT OF FOR EACH EVENT WAS 400 SO 1500 IS AN APPROPRIATE AMOUNT FOR THESE CREDIT CORDS. >> THANK YOU MAN. >> I'LL MAKE IT TO 1500. >> THE MOTION HAS BEEN AMEND AND SECONDED TO CHIEF DAVENPORT IS THERE ANYTHING TO ADD. >> JUST TO CLARIFICATION. THE REASON FOR THESE CREDIT CARDS IS TO BE ABLE TO PRVP FOR EXTENDED CRIME SCENES THAT WERE ON I BELIEVE Y'ALL PASSED SOMETHING A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO SO THIS IS THE MECHANISM WE WOULD USE. >> YOU GOT IT. RIGHT. WE HAD A FATALITY THOSE TAKE TIMES AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE AND THE NAIG NATURE OF OUR COMMUNITY AND THINGS DON'T BO AS QUICKLY AS YOU WOULD LIKE SO THANK YOU FOR THAT DO WE HAVE ANY MORE COMMENTS OTHERWISE I'LL ASK TO CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SNOOIG YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH THE THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I'M GOING TO BURN THROUGH THE [01:25:02] CONSENT REALLY QUICK SO WE'RE ON OUR WAY. PLEASE OPEN AGENDA FOUR THROUGH [Items 4 - 9] NINE. >> APPROVE PAYMENTS OF COUNTY INVOICES. SIX APPROVE THE PAYMENTS OF UNITED HEALTH CARE CLAIMS SECHBLE APPROVE COMMISSION ARE COURT MICHBZ JANUARY 12TH, 201. 8 APPROVE THE PAVEMENT THE JANUARY 31ST PAYROLL IN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 840,000 EFFECTIVE JANUARY 29TH 20, 21 AND POST TOTALS FOR WAGES AND BENEFITS ON THE BENEFIT ONCE FINALIZED. AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF TWO AUTO MADE DEFIB RELIGION RATEORS UTILIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE SELTH SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF 388 THAT WILL BE EWE UTILIZED AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SNOOIG YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. [Items 11 - 15] PLEASE OPEN 11-THE. >> AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE BETWEEN THE HAYS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR MEDICAL WAYS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 VACCINE CLINIC 12, RATIFY THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND ACCEPT THE GRANT AWARD FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERB ADVICES IMMUNIZATION LOCALS COVID-19 IN THE AMOUNT OF $73,582 AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. 13 AMEND THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE VIRUS 2019 COVID-19 RESPONSE CONTRACT AM RELATED TO COVID-19. 14, AUTHORIZE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTRATIVELY GRANTS EXTENSIONS TO CURRENT DEVELOPMENT AND ON SITE SEWAGE FACILITY JECTS IMPACTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AUTHORIZE THE ANNUAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN LAND AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AND HAYS COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF 2,189 FOR WILDLIFER IS ADVISE TO PUBLIC ACCESS AREA. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY COMMENTS. >> ONE COMMENT JUDGE. ON NUMBER 14. I WANT TO SAY THAT COMMISSIONER SHOW AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED AND THIS IS ANOTHER WAY THE COUNTSY IS TRYING TO REACH OUT AND I APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. DR. CARDENAS PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SNOOIG YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. [Items 16 - 24] >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> OPEN 15 THROUGH 24. >> 16, AMEND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OPERATING BUDGET FOR NEEDED VEHICLE REPAIRS IN WHICH INSURANCE PROCEEDS WERE RECEIVED. 17. AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE FY-2021 GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION FOR OVERTIME REIMBURSEMENTS RELATED TO THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. 18, APPOINT KYLE MILEY TO SERVE ON THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE, NUMBER FIVE DOWNTOWN, BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FILL A VACANCY LEFT BY BOBBY WARREN FOR A TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31ST, 2021. 19, APPROVE UTILITY PERMITS. 20, AUTHORIZE ON SITE SEWAGE FACILITY PERMITS FOR VFW MEETING HALL AND CHAPEL LOCATED AT 3400 EASTWAY 290 DRIPPING SPRINGS, TEXAS. 21 AUTHORIZE ON SITE SEWAGE FACILITY PERMIT FOR DRIFTWOOD GOLF AND RANCH CLUB LOCATED AT 416 THERMAN ROBERTS WAY DRIFTWOOD, TEXAS. 22, AUTHORIZE ONSITE SEWAGE -- ON-SITE SEWAGE FACILITY PERMIT FOR TWO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS AT KYLE TEXAS AUTHORIZE ON SITE SEWAGE FACILITY FOR THREE RENTAL CABINETS LOCATED AT 36 LONE MOUNTAIN ROAD DRIFTWOOD TEXAS. 24. THORDS ON SITE SEWAGE FACILITY FOUR THROUGH SIX LOCATED AT 3607 LONE AMOUNT ROAD DRIFTWOOD TEXAS. >> 24 WAS THE STOPPING POINT WE HAVE A SNEETION SECOND. [01:30:04] >> AND A SECONDSER SMITH TOO YES THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO REITERATE ON NUMBER 20 IN THE PAST AT THE PREVIOUS SITE WE HAD WAIVED ALL FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THAT FACILITY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS SINCE THEY HAVE CHANGED SITES THAT THAT IS STILL THE CASE OR WE WOULD NEED ANOTHER MOTION WITH THE ON SITE FACILITY THERE. >> AN ADDITIONAL MOTION PROBABLY WOULD BE A BAD IDEA. I SAW MAR. I WAS LIKE YES AN ADDITIONAL MOTION WOULD NOT SURETY. SO IF WE WANTED TO ENTHACT THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE APPROPRIATE. >> OK. WE HAVE DONE THAT LAST YEAR. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL REMEMBER BUT THE PREVIOUS LOCATION FOR PATRIOTS HALL WE HAD WAIVED ANY KIND OF -- ASSOCIATED WITH IT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO AMEND ITEM NUMBER22 STATE THAT AND I'M NOT SURE I'LL YIELD TO GENERAL COUNCIL BUT THE BEST WAY TO STATE THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO WAIVE ALL FEES ASSOCIATED WITH THE ON-SITE SEWAGE FACILITY FOR THIS LOCATION. >> DOES D THAT SATISFY THE AGENDA AS IT'S WRITTEN? >> SO I'M GOOD WITH THAT AMENDMENT. >> THANK YOU. >> MOTION. >> OK. DR. CARDENAS OUR GENERAL COUNCIL SAYS THE WAY THE GENERAL IS WRIT WENDT WAY THAT MODIFICATION IS GOOD. SO PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. PLEASE OPEN 24-34 LEAVING OUT [Items 25 - 30 & 32 - 34] 31. >> 25. >> 25-34 LEAVING OUT 31 SINCE WE ALREADY ADDRESSED IT. >> 25 AUTHORIZE ON-SITE SEWAGE FACILITY PERMIT FOR THREE RENTAL CABINS 79 LOCATED AT 3607 LONE MOUNTAIN ROAD DRIFTWOOD TEXAS. 27 THORZ THE PRECINCT OFFICE TO IN ADDITION TO WAL-MART INC. FOR SUPPLIES RELATED TO COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. 28, AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE JAIL DIVISION TO UTILIZE EXISTING FUNDS TO PURCHASE THIS SEWER MACHINE, TOTALLING $2409 AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. 29. AMEND THE OAG MENTAL HEALTH GRANT BUDGET FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION FUNDS FOR STAFF TO ATTEND A THROW-DAY VIRTUAL MENTAL HEALTH AND 2021. AUTHORIZE PAYMENT TO MORE SUPPLY IN THE AMOUNT IN WHICH NO PURCHASE ORDER WILL BE ISSUEDS TO THE COUNTY PURCHASING POLICY 3. 2, AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF RESOLUTION AND GRANT APPLICATION SUBMITTAL, TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR HOMELAND SECURITY FOR THE HAYS COUNTY HAZMAT TEAM MONITOR TEAM PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000. 33, AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF RESOLUTION AND GRANT APPLICATIONS SUBMITTAL TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF HOMELAND SECURITY GRANTS DIVISION FOR THE HAYS COUNTY HAZMAT TEAM CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT. IN THE AMOUNT OF $72,450 AND 34, APPROVE 5D DECISIONAL SERVICES UNDER IFB 2017 DASH BO-2 COUNTYWIDE DUMPSTERS WITH TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEMS FOR THE JAIL ADDITION FOR THE REMAINING CONTRACT PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH 20, 21. >> SO MOVE SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. 28 IS A LITTLE HUMOROUS, A SEWER MACHINE. IS THAT IS WHAT IT'S CALLED? THING-MA-BOBBER. >> IT'S A SNAKE. WE HAD ONE BUT IT WON'T FIT IN THE PIPE CHASES. >> RIGHT ON. THANK YOU SIR. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DR. CARDENAS IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL SFO COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. HAVE A GREAT DAY, GUYS. WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 35? [35. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Judge to execute Supplemental No. 1 to Work Authorization No. 2 for a change in Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc’s scope on the Winters Mill Safety Improvements project as part of the 2016 Road Bond Program. SHELL/BORCHERDING] >> 35 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL NUMBER ONE TO WORK AUTHORIZATIONS NUMBER TWO FOR A CHANGE IN ATLANTA ASSOCIATES INC. SCOPE ON THE WINTER SNOW THE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AS PART OF THE 2016 ROAD BOND PROGRAM. >> SO MOVED. >> MOTION AND A SECOND. COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THIS IS TECHNICALLY JUST FOR TWO PROJECTS INSTEAD OF FOR THE MOST [01:35:01] PART ONE PROJECT WHICH IS INTERSECTION WITH WINTERS NELL 32 AND 37. THESE CHANGES WELL WITHIN THE ORIGINAL COMPENSATION FOR THE CONTRACT. IT INCLUDES A MILL AND OVERLAY FOR THOSE TWO INTERSECTIONS WHICH WAS AN ADDITION BY TEXDOT AND CONTRIBUTING ZONE PLAN. >> GOOD. GOOD. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS COMMISSIONERS? DR. CARDENAS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. SO WE OPEN NUMBER 36. [36. Hold a public hearing with possible action to establish a "No Dumping" zone on Plum Creek Road South between Grist Mill Road and the low-water crossing. JONES/BORCHERDING] >> 36. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING WITH POSSIBLE ACTION TO ESTABLISH A NO PG ZONE ON PLUM CREEK ROAD SOUTH BETWEEN GRIS MILL ROAD AND LOW WATER CROSSING. >> AT THIS POINT IN TIME I WILL OPEN PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE IS ANYONE WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST AGENDA ITEM 36 PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. SEEING NO MOVEMENT I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. GOING ONCE. GOING TWICE. COMMISSIONER? >> JUDGE I MAKE A NOTION ESTABLISH NO DUMPING ZONE ON PLUM CREEK ROAD SOUTH BETWEEN GRIS MILL ROAD AND LOW WATER CROSSING. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS. >> THIS IS JUST A FAVORITE PLACE FOR FOAM DUMP AND IT'S REALLY HARD SO WE NEED TO START SEEING ENFORCEMENT. >> WONDERFUL DRSMT CARDENAS PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> COMMISSIONER HE WILL. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >>S. >> YES. YS. ON THE OTHER QUESTION. NUMBER 32. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. WRONG PLACE. 37, PLEASE. >> 37. [37. Discussion and possible action to consider the release of the revegetation bond #064816P in the amount of $14,571.85 for Reunion Ranch subdivision, Phase 3, Section 3. SMITH/BORCHERDING] DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSIDER THE RELEASE OF THE REVEGETATION BOND. NUMBER 0648-16-P IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,571.85 FOR REUNION RANCH SUBDIVISION. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. >> JUST ANOTHER RELEASE. I THINK THAT WE'RE NEARING THE END ON THE RELEASE AND REUNION RANCH. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY MORE PPHASES THAT WE HAVE. >> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? >> DR. CARDENAS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. S OPEN 38. [38. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Judge to execute an interlocal agreement between Hays County and the City of Kyle regarding the reconstruction of Old Post Road (CR 134) from CR 158 to FM 150 in Precinct 1 and amend the budget accordingly. INGALSBE/BORCHERDING.] >> 38 DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY ZWR OUJ EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF KYLE REGARDING THE RECONSTRUCTION OF OLD POST ROAD CR-134 FROM CR-158 TO FM 46150 IN PRESEENT ONE AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COMMISSIONER WHAT A GREAT PROJECT. >> YES, JUDGE. THIS IS IN DESPERATE NEED OF REPAIR AND THIS IS THE TOTAL RECONSTRUCTION OF OLD POST ROAD. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF KYLE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW AND SO IT'S GREAT TO GET THIS PROJECT GOING. AND, OF COURSE, THE AGREEMENT WILL LAY OUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR BOTH ENTITIES. AND SO VERY HAPPY TO GET THIS GOING. >> THAT'S WONDERFUL. AS I WAS DOING MASS DISTRIBUTION ON THE EAST SIDE A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I SAW LOTS OF WONDERFUL GRES ON ROADS BEING REDONE OUT THERE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO BOTH OF YOU FOR THAT WORK. GENUINELY APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. ARE WE GOOD TO KEEP GOING OR DO YOU WANT IT TAKE A SHORT RECESSION IN EVERYONE OK. >> WE ONLY HAVE FIVE, SIX MOREITE SEEMS IN I KNOW WHEN THE BLADDER CALLS. >> HE'S THINKING OF ME. THAT'S WHY I LOOKED THAT WAY. [39. Discussion and possible action to authorize Countywide Operations | Local Health Department to purchase and install a new generator at the Med Park COVID-19 vaccine clinic location in the amount of $25,586. INGALSBE/T.CRUMLEY] WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOOD. PLEASE OPEN 39. >> 39, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO THORDS COUNT IWIDE OPERATIONS LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL A NEW GENERATOR COVID-19 VACCINE CLINIC LOCATION IF THE AMOUNT OF $25,586. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE? >> JUDGE, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'SED, THAT WE HAVE A BACKUP POWER FOR THE VACCINE IN CASE A POWER OUTEMERGENCY. >> WE DON'T LOSE THE WHOLE BATCH. >> THAT'S RIGHT. I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH TAMMY AND I TOLD THEM LET'S MAKE SURE AS WE SET THIS THING UP BECAUSE I SAW WHERE IT WAS GOING WE COULD SOLIDIFY A -- THIS IS A LOT OF MONEY SO I'M GLAD THEY TOOK THE STEPS TO SECURE IT. WELL DONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [01:40:03] >> COMMISSIONER JONES? AYES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> PLEASE OPEN NUMBER 40. [40. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Judge to execute a Vaccine Administration Agreement between Hays County and Curative Medical Associates, Inc, for the administration of COVID-19 vaccines. BECERRA/T.CRUMLEY] >> 40, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE A VACCINE ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND CURATIVE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES INC. FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF COVID-19 VACCINES. >> MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. AS WE TALKED EARLIER DURING THE COVID UPDATES THIS WAS SETTING THE GROUNDWORK FOR FUTURE HIGHER DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR THE COUNTY. IN THE EVENT THAT WE HAVE HIGH QUANTITIES THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE AVENUES WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DISPENSE VACCINATIONS THROUGH. >> AND JUDGE, I WAS NOTICING THAT THE PAYMENTS OF FOR THIS ITEM THEY BILL THE PATIENT INSURANCE SO THE COUNTY HAS RESPONSIBILITY FINANCIALLY IS THAT CORRECT? AM I READING THAT CORRECTLY. >> MR. KENNEDY DO YOU HAVE DETAILS YOU'RE ABLE TO SHARE ON WHAT HAS GONE ON SO FAR OR AM I STILL TOO INTO KNEW? THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE INSURANCE L WILL WALK THROUGH AND BE TESTED AND NO PROBLEM. SO I'M JUST VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE FOOTPRINT EXPANSE COUNTY WIDE. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW AND GET BACK TO SCHOOL AND WORK IF THEY HAVE HAD ACCESS TO THAT AND IT'S GOOD FOR THESE SITUATIONS BECAUSE IT SAYS UNDER NUMBER TWO AND FOUR IT SAYS NEITHER THE COUNTY OR THE VACCINE RECIPIENT WILL RECEIVE A BILL FROM THE BALANCE OF INDIVIDUALS. SO THAT'S WONDERFUL THE INDIVIDUAL WON'T BE BUT IT ALSO SAYS THAT THE COUNT WON'T BE RESPONSIBLE. >> THERE WAS A PROVISION IN THIS AGREEMENT THAT ALLOWED THE CURATIVE TO TRY TO RECOVER SOME ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FROM THE COUNTY THAT WAS NEGOTIATED AWAY, AND THERE'S A SIMILAR AGREEMENT, BY THE WAY, THAT I BELIEVE WADE COUNTY IS EITHER APPROVING OR HAS APPROVED RECENTLY THAT I BELIEVE IS VERY SIMPLE THROOR THIS ONE. I GAVE IT A QUICK REVIEW THIS MORNING JUST TO COMPARE NOTES. BUT THE -- THE INTENTION OF THIS AGREEMENT OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T HAVE THE VACCINES CURRENTLY TO PUT THEM INTO PLAY YET, BUT WE WANT THEM TO BE READY AND WE WANT TO HAVE A CONTRACT THAT'S FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO HAVE THEM MOVING WHEN WE NEED THEM TO. AND SO IT WILL REALLY BE A SUPPLEMENT TO WHAT WE WOULD ALREADY DO FROM A COUNTY STAFF OR THE AN INTERNAL SEEING THE TRUCKS OUT FOR THE TESTING IT WOULD BE A SIMILAR SITE I BELIEVE YOU WOULD SEE THE COUNTY AND THE VACCINES WHERE THEY ARE OUT MOVING TRYING TO GET TO HARD TO GET TO AREAS. >> ALL THE INFORMATION THAT THIS IS THIS IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC. FOR THEM SAYING THEY WILL BUILT PATIENTS INSURANCE. YEAH. I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ALLOWING EVERYONE, WHO WANTS TO BE VACCINATED TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. >> YES. AND I THINK THAT THIS AGAIN WOULD BE A SUPPLEMENT TO WHAT WE'RE ALREADY DOING, SO I THINK THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES EITHER THE I DON'T BELIEVE THEY WILL TURN AWAY FOLKS WHO DON'T HAVE INSURANCE. I HAVEN'T HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH THEM BUT MISS CRUMLEY HAS BEEN IN CONVERSATIONS AND I'LL CONFIRM WE AGAIN THE ANSWER ON THAT. >> YES, SIR. I CAN TELL YOU AT LEAST CURRENTLY WITH THE TESTING OR NOT TURNING ANYONE AWAY. BUT MY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE IF THESE ARE DESIGNATED SPECIFICALLY FOR HAYS COUNTY AND WE'RE THE ONES PROVIDING THOSE DOSAGES IS THERE ANY PROVISION IN THERE WE'RE TAKEN CARE OF HAYS COUNTY RESIDENTS? I SAY THAT BECAUSE FOR EXAM THE TESTING WE HAVE NOW WE PUT THOSE FACILITIES OUT INITIALLY WE PUT [01:45:05] ONE AT OUTLET MALL. THAT IS GRAVE. I CAN TELL YOU 90% OF THE PEOPLE WHO WENT THERE WERE NOT FROM HAYS COUNTY IF WE HAVE A LIMITED SUPPLY I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF OUR CITIZENS BEFORE I SEE WHERE THEY WILL WORK WITH THE COUNTY. >> CORRECT. SOME MUCH THAT LANGUAGE WE MODIFIED FOR INSTANCE IF YOU LOOK AT ITEM NUMBER ONE SECTION 4-A1. IT READS ADMINISTER VACCINES TO CITIZENS MANY HAYS COUNTY. THAT'S A NEGOTIATED CLAUSE. WE DID MODIFY TO THAT CLAUSE OR READ THAT WAY IT. DOES GIVE US THE FLEXIBILITY THAT TELL THEM WE WOULD LIKE CITIZENS FROM BORDERING AREAS TO BE VACCINATED AS WELL IF WE HAD THE ABILITY TO DO THAT. WE GET TO I THINK HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW THE PROGRAM WAS AND SET OUT THE PARAMETERS. >> MR. VILLALOBOS, YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING? >> JUST A QUICK NOTE. THIS IS A POSSIBILITY SHIFT. WE HAD THE VACCINES AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED. UNDER THE STATE RULES AND POLICIES WE CAN'T THRIMENT TO ANY ONE AREA PEOPLE GET VACCINES IN ANY ONE OF THOSE AREAS. ANYBODY WHO CARRIES THE VACCINES ACROSS THE STATE AND TO THE AREA I WOULD ALSO JUST TO BE CLEAR IT'S NO OUT OF POCKET OFFENSE CHARGING A THE BUT THEY COME AND THEY LEAVE WITHOUT A POCKET EXPENSE. THEY STILL HAVEN'T BEEN COVERED, BUT REGARDLESS OF THE SITUATION. REGARDLESS OF DEPENDING ON WHETHER THEY COME A HUB OR NOT WE CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE NUMBERS AND ALLOWS A TRANSFER TO THEM. THE CRITICAL PIECE WOULD BE TO NORMAL VACCINATIONS TO GET OUT THERE AND TAKE CARE. THAT IS ALSO ANOTHER REASON WHY WE'RE PLANNING AND CONTINUING TO USE THEM. >> THANK YOU MR. VILLALOBOS. >> EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR THINKING AHEAD ON THIS. THIS GETS US READY TO GO AND WE FIND THAT WE'RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH THAT POPULATION SO I FRESH BEING ACTIVE. >>EDERFUL THANK YOU. >> DR. IF THERE'S NO OTHER COMMENTS PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. >> PLEASE OPEN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 41. [41. Discussion related to the reconstitution of the Hays County Parks and Open Space Advisory Commission (POSAC). Possible action may follow. SHELL] >> 1 DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE ROUTE CONSTITUTION OF THE HAYS COUNTY PARKS AND OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMISSION POSSIBLE ACTION MAY FOLLOW. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> JUDGE I BELIEVE WE'LL FIND IN BAUNG ALEXANDER THOMPSON PLACE OUR APPOINTMENTS ON CHART SO THAT IS IN BACKUP LEFT SOME ROOM FOR -- I WOULD OFFER ONE OF THOSE. IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR IF LORI OLSEN IS A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE COMMISSION SHE'S VERY EXPERIENCED FROM MANY OF THESE FROM HER PROFESSION. SO IF AT ALL POSSIBLE I WOULD CONSIDER ADDING HER. SHE'S ONE OF THE JUDGES TO APPOINTMENTS TO THE COMMISSION. >> WHAT WAS HER NAME AGAIN? >> LORI OLSEN. >> ALSO COMMISSIONER INGALSBE TWO WERE VERY WELL RECEIVED AND I WOULD EXTEND THE CUSHTY IS COMMISSIONER SHELL GAVE TO ME AND COMMISSIONER INGALSBE TO SUPPORT ONE OF YOUR APPOINTMENTS TO BE IN THAT LARGE CONVERSATION. >> SO THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN -- THAT WOULD BE CAROLYN GONZALEZ. >> SOUND LIKE A PLAN WITH YOU GUYS? 1-1. LORI OLSEN AND GONZALEZ TO WOULD BE IT AT LARGE IN IS YES. >> IT'S GOOD FOR ME. IF WE CAN GET THIS APPROVED, THEN STAFF WILL START GETTING [01:50:02] THEM ORGANIZED. WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH WE SHOULD HAVE THAT PROGRAM MANAGER, OR A FEW RESPONSES AND THE COURT WILL BE CONSIDERING THAT. IF WE CAN GET THIS LIST TO OUR STAFF THEY CAN START GETTING GOING AND I'VE HEARD VERY GOOD THINGS ABOUT ALL THE NAEBZ ARE GOING TO BE ON HERE. I KNOW EVERYBODY IS EXCITED TO GET BACK TO COURT. APPRECIATE THE COURT COOPERATION. >> SO WE HAVE THE SINGULAR APPOINTMENTS TO RECONSTITUTE THE AND TWO LARGE POSITIONS WHICH& WILL BE LORI OLSEN AND MISS GONZALEZ. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH? >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN 46. >> 46 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE [46. Discussion and possible action to award contract for IFB 2021-B04 Lawn & Landscape Services to Texan Landscape, LLC. BECERRA/T.CRUMLEY] ACTION AWARD CONTRACT FOR IFB 2021-B04 LAWN AND LANDSCAPE SERVICES TO TEXAN LANDSCAPE LLC. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY COMMENTS? DR. CARDENAS PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. [47. Discussion and possible action to add Judge's Professional Liability Insurance Policies with the Texas Lawyers Insurance Exchange (TLIE) for the County Court at Law Judge's effective 2/1/2021. INGALSBE/C.JOHNSON] >> YES PLEASE OPEN 47. >> 47. DISCUSSION POSSIBLE TOOKS ADD JUDGE INSURANCE POLICIES TO THE TEXAS LAWRENCE EXCHANGE FOR THE COUNTY LAW JUDGES EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1ST 20, 21. >> SO MOVED SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. >> MR. KENNEDY WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPAND ON THIS? WOULD YOU BE THE BEST FIT FOR THAT? A LITTLE BACKGROUND AS TO WHY. >> WHAT IS THE AGAIN JOAN? >> 47. >> YEAH. I DID REQUIRE ABOUT THIS A LITTLE BIT. I THINK MAYBE SHERRY MAY BE THE BETTER PERSON TO COVER IT, BUT BEING THE LIABILITY INSURANCE PROVIDED BY TLIE IS SPECIFIC FOR JUDGES AND IT WOULD COVER THE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTY THAT THEY HAVE SOME IMMUNITY THEY ENJOY IN THEIR JUDICIAL AT WORK. SO THEY SHOULDN'T AT LEAST FOR THE LAW NEED COVERAGE FOR THAT KIND OF ACTIVITY. BUT THIS COVERS OTHER ACTIVITY INCLUDING THEIR ACTIVITIES ON COMMISSIONS AND OTHER DUTIES IS THAT COVERED ENOUGH? >> YES THANK YOU MARK. GOOD MORNING COURT. >> THIS IS A SUPPLEMENTAL INSURANCE. THE ZWRUJZ TO ENJOY IMIMMUNITY FROM DECISIONS THAT DOESN'T BRING A CLAIM AGAINST THEM BEING SUED SO THIS IS A SUPPLEMENTAL MILLION DOLLAR VALUE FOR EACH THE COUNTY COURT LODGES. >> MY FIRST QUESTION TO YOU WE HAVE SEVERAL LAYERS OF JUDGES I WANTED TO ASK IF I START GETTING THAT IF IT REACHES OUT TO ME HOW DOES THAT EQUATE TO SPECIFIC COUNTY COURT OF LAW VERSUS ALL OF OUR JUDGES IN THE COUNTY. >> SO CERTAINLY WE COULD PURCHASE THIS TYPE OF POLICIES TO OTHER JUDGES OTHER COVERAGES ALREADY IN PLACE WE'RE ASSESSING THAT WE HAVE NOT BROUGHT YOU FORWARD FOR THE JPS SOMETHING THAT YOU WILL ASSESS WHAT THEIR LIABILITY LEVEL IS HOPEFULLY RENEWAL YEARS THIS YEAR SO. >> AND THE ORGANIZATION TO SELF IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE TO BE AN ATTORNEY TO QUALIFY FOR THIS COVERAGE. >> THERE IS A CLASSFY INDICATION OF INSURANCE FOR ATTORNEYS. THAT WE ARE. >> RIGHT TO BE A SELECT MEMBER GROUP YOU HAVE TO BE AN ATTORNEY. I DON'T BELIEVE THE COVERAGE LIKE IT WOULD BE PROBABLY BE APPROPRIATE FOR OUR VPS OR ANY OTHER JUDGES BECAUSE THEY [01:55:02] WOULDN'T QUALIFY AS A SELECT MEMBER GROUP THAT WILL BE PART OF OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IN IS. >> I GUESS NOT. >> THIS IS A GAP THAT LORI WIGGINS IDENTIFIED AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON GETTING THE APPLICATION AND THE QUOTES, THEN THE QUOTES EXPIRED SO WE'RE FINALLY HERE. SOMETHING LORI IDENTIFIED IN REVEWING OUR TACK POLICIES. >> NICE. WELL DONE LORI AND WELL DONE SHERRY. DR. CARDENAS PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. PLEASE OPEN 48. [48. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Judge to execute a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) between Hays County and Heart of Texas Demolition LLC to provide Demolition Services for the HUD funded Community Development Block Grant Disaster Relief (CDBG-DR) Housing Program. JONES/T.CRUMLEY] >> 48 DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND HEART OF TEXAS DEMOLITION LLC TO PROVIDE DEMOLITION SERVICES FOR THE HUD FUNDED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DISASTER RELIEF HOUSING PROGRAM. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. [EXECUTIVE SESSIONS] >> YES. WE'RE LEFT WITH EXECUTIVE SESSIONS ITEM 49 AND 50 AND WHAT WE WILL DO IS OPEN THOSE THEIVE SESSION ITEMS AND IF YOU ARE NOT DIRECTLY TIED TO THOSE ITEMS WE'LL CLEAR THE COURTROOM AND START WITH 49. SO PLEASE OPEN 49 AND 50. >> 49, EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551 AND 701 AND 551 .074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ALL AND THE HAZE COUNTY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. 50, CONSULTATION OF COUNCIL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE DUTIES AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE HAYS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.