Jun 06, 2023 Regular

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A VERY GOOD MORNING TO YOU ALL.

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

WHAT A WONDERFUL GROUP OF HAYS COUNTY RESIDENTS WE HAVE BEFORE US.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME OF THIS BEAUTIFUL DAY TO BE A PART OF TODAY'S COMMISSION REPORT.

THIS MORNING'S INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY PASTOR JIM DAVIS.

IF YOU WILL, PLEASE.

ALL RISE. FATHER IN HEAVEN.

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST, WHO HAS TAUGHT US EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SERVANT LEADERSHIP.

THE KING OF KINGS CAME NOT TO BE SERVED, BUT TO SERVE AND TO GIVE HIS LIFE A RANSOM FOR MANY.

THE SON OF GOD TOOK UPON HIMSELF HUMANITY.

HE HAD POWER AND AUTHORITY AND YET WOULD NOT USE IT FOR HIS PERSONAL ADVANTAGE.

ALTHOUGH HE WAS RICH FOR YOUR GLORY, YET FOR HIS SAKE, HE BECAME POOR AND HE HUMBLED HIMSELF AND TOOK UPON HIMSELF HUMANITY AND BECAME OBEDIENT EVEN UNTO THE DEATH OF THE CROSS.

YOU MADE HE WHO KNEW NO SIN TO BECOME SIN FOR US.

AND IN YOUR WISDOM AND LOVING KINDNESS AND GREAT MERCY, DETERMINED THAT WE MIGHT BE MADE RIGHTEOUSNESS, THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF YOU, OUR GOD IN HIM.

AND HE HIMSELF BORE OUR SINS IN HIS BODY, ON THE CROSS, SO THAT WE MIGHT DIE TO SIN AND LIVE TO RIGHTEOUSNESS FOR BY HIS WOUNDS WE HAVE, WE MAY BE HEALED. THANK YOU THAT YOU HAVE HIGHLY EXALTED HIM AND GIVEN HIM A NAME ABOVE EVERY NAME THAT AT THE NAME OF JESUS, EVERY KNEE WILL BOW AND EVERY TONGUE CONFESS THAT HE IS LORD TO YOUR GLORY. ENABLE OUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY JUDGE TO FOLLOW CHRIST'S EXAMPLE AND LEADERSHIP AND HUMBLE THEMSELVES TO DO YOUR WILL.

HELP US ALL TO BE LIKE YOU.

THAT WE MAY DO JUSTLY AND LOVE MERCY AND WALK IN SUBMISSION AND HUMILITY TO YOUR WILL.

REMOVE PRIDE AND SELFISHNESS FROM OUR HEARTS THAT WE MAY LOVE OUR FELLOW CITIZENS.

AND THANK YOU, LORD, FOR YOUR GREAT MERCY.

FOR YOU HAVE SAID AT ONE MOMENT I MIGHT SPEAK CONCERNING A NATION OR CONCERNING A KINGDOM TO UPROOT, TO PULL DOWN OR TO DESTROY IT.

IF THAT NATION OR THAT CITY OR COUNTY AGAINST WHICH I HAVE SPOKEN TURNS FROM ITS EVIL, I WILL RELENT CONCERNING THE CALAMITY.

I PLAN TO BRING ON IT.

GIVE US SUCH A HEART THAT WE WOULD TURN FROM EVIL.

LORD, YOU ARE NOT A GOD WHO TAKES ANY PLEASURE IN WICKEDNESS.

NO EVIL DWELLS WITH YOU, AND THOSE WHO BOAST SHALL NOT STAND IN YOUR EYES.

YOU HATE ALL WHO DO INIQUITY AND DESTROY THOSE WHO SPEAK FALSEHOOD.

YOU, LORD, ABHOR THE MAN OF BLOODSHED AND DECEIT AND EVIL WILL NOT DELIVER THOSE WHO PRACTICE EVIL.

MAKE US TO KNOW YOUR WAYS, O LORD, AND TEACH US YOUR PATHS.

LEAD US IN YOUR TRUTH AND TEACH US.

FOR YOU ARE THE GOD OF OUR SALVATION.

IT IS UPON YOU THAT WE WAIT.

LORD, WE KNOW THAT RIGHTEOUSNESS EXALTS A NATION, SAN MARCOS OR HAYS COUNTY.

BUT SIN IS HER APPROACH TO ANY PEOPLE.

BLESS US. OH, LORD, AND BLESS THIS COURT.

GIVE THEM YOUR WISDOM AND GUIDANCE AND MAY EVERY DECISION MADE BE GUIDED BY YOUR WORD AND BY YOUR WISDOM.

THERE ARE MANY DEVICES IN THE HEARTS OF MEN.

NEVERTHELESS, YOUR COUNSEL WILL STAND.

MAY OUR LEADERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU, THE LORD GOD OMNIPOTENT, REIGNS FOR YOU FROM YOUR THRONE IN HEAVEN, AND THAT YOU ARE ALMIGHTY GOD AND WORTHY OF ALL RESPECT AND SUBMISSION TO THE COUNSEL OF YOUR WORD.

GIVE US THE LIGHT OF YOUR WORD AND THE WILLING HEARTS TO OBEY YOU.

FOR IT'S IN JESUS NAME THAT WE PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN.

THANK YOU. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF.

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, ONE INDIVISIBLE.

DR. CARDENAS, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

HERE. COMMISSIONER COHEN.

HERE. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

HERE. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

HERE. JUDGE BECERRA.

HERE. THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO HAVE SUBMITTED A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WITNESS FORM WILL NOW HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON NON AGENDA ITEMS.

[PUBLIC COMMENTS]

ALL COMMENTS WILL BE TAKEN AS RHETORICAL.

PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS AND LANGUAGE CIVIL AND RESPECTFUL OR YOU WILL FORFEIT THE REMAINDER OF YOUR TIME.

IN THE SPIRIT OF RESPECT, PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES.

FIRST UP, TO SPEAK, MR. DAN LYON. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE BECERRA AND COMMISSIONERS.

THIS IS THE 79TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEGINNING OF THE LIBERATION OF CONTINENTAL EUROPE KNOWN AS D-DAY.

LET'S OBSERVE JUST A VERY BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE.

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LAST WEEK, AS I WAS DISMANTLING COMMISSIONER SMITH'S ABSURD ARGUMENT OVER OUR CREDIT RATING BEING AFFECTED BY MINOR GLITCHES IN OUR TAX OFFICE, IT HAPPENED AGAIN.

MY SPEECH WAS GARBLED BEYOND RECOGNITION ON THE VIDEO RECORDING.

THE FIRST INSTANCE OF THIS IN AND OF ITSELF MIGHT HAVE BEEN PASSED OFF AS A SOPHOMORE PRANK, BUT IT IS NOW OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS ATTEMPT TO DENY ME MY RIGHTS TO FREE SPEECH.

YOU, THE PERPETRATOR, ARE ALSO TAMPERING WITH OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS, AND I HEREBY DEMAND THAT YOU CEASE AND DESIST IMMEDIATELY.

IF YOU CHOOSE NOT TO, I WILL SEE TO IT THAT YOU ARE VIGOROUSLY PROSECUTED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW.

THIS IS YOUR SECOND AND FINAL WARNING.

AS I WAS SITTING ON THE SOUTH SIDE STEPS THIS MORNING WAITING FOR THE PEOPLE'S HOUSE UNQUOTE, TO OPEN, I NOTICED ALL THE DESTRUCTION OF OUR PRICELESS HISTORY. I PICKED UP A PIECE OF SLAB WHICH HAD BEEN CARELESSLY BROKEN BY THE CONTRACTORS THAT WAS UP THERE.

AS THE COMMISSION WILL TAKE NOTICE, THIS SLAB IS NOT CONCRETE.

IT IS SOLID QUARTZ.

AND I BELIEVE IT WAS ORIGINALLY POLISHED TO A HIGH STATE OF LUSTER.

ALL THIS IS SLATED FOR DESTRUCTION ALONG WITH THE HISTORY BEHIND IT, ON ACCOUNT OF FIVE FOOLISH, SHORTSIGHTED PEOPLE WHO VOTED TO REPLACE IT.

THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING THE WORK ON THESE SIDEWALKS HAVE NO CONCERN FOR OUR HISTORY.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DOUBT IF ANY OF THE WORKERS WHOM I HAVE SEEN ARE EVEN FROM THIS COUNTRY.

IF I WERE MATERIALISTIC, I WOULD WEEP OPENLY OVER THIS.

I DON'T WEEP OVER MATERIAL THINGS.

I WEEP OVER BABIES DESTROYED IN THE WOMB WHO WILL NEVER SEE THEIR MOTHERS.

I WEEP FOR THOSE WHO ARE SLAUGHTERED ON BOTH SIDES IN ENDLESS CONFLICT SPONSORED BY THE BANKERS AND THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROFIT CONTROL AND POPULATION REDUCTION.

TWO WEEKS AGO, YOU, THE COURT, VOTED TO SADDLE US WITH 196,000 PLUS $9,200 PER TREE REMOVAL FOR THE ABOMINATION WHICH IS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN.

I ASK, WHEN WILL THE PEOPLE RISE UP? WHEN WILL WE TAKE CONTROL OF OUR FINANCIAL FUTURES? HOW MUCH? HOW MUCH LOWER MUST WE BOW TO BAIL BEFORE WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, MR. LYON.

NEXT UP, WE HAVE MR. CLAY HUCKABEE.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS CLAY HUCKABY WITH BUTTE FIRE DEPARTMENT, HAYS COUNTY ISD.

NUMBER TWO. I JUST WANTED TO COME AND PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR THE ARPA FUNDS THAT WERE AWARDED TO HAYS COUNTY ISD.

NUMBER TWO, FOR AN EMS UNIT THAT WE PURCHASED THROUGH FRAZIER CORPORATION.

COMMISSIONER COHEN AND COMMISSIONER INGALSBE CO-SPONSORED THAT ALLOCATING $200 OR $200,000 OF ARPA FUNDS TOWARDS THE PURCHASE OF A NEW EMS UNIT FOR HAYS COUNTY ISD. NUMBER TWO, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE COURT FOR WORKING WITH THE ISD'S AND HAYS COUNTY AND HELPING US WITH THE SUPPORT OF THOSE ARPA FUNDS.

THE EMS UNIT THAT WE'LL BE PURCHASING WILL BE PLACED OVER IN THE SHADOW CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE EAST SIDE OF OUR DISTRICT, SERVICING THE EASTERN PORTION OF OUR DISTRICT IN THE 2001 AREA AS WELL.

I'D LIKE TO UPDATE ON ARPA FUNDS THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT ALLOCATED BACK IN THE FALL OF LAST YEAR.

COMMISSIONERS INGALSBE, ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER JONES, ALLOCATED $3 MILLION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW FIRE STATION IN THE SHADOW CREEK SUBDIVISION.

THAT STATION IS ABOUT 75% AND DESIGN COMPLETION AND WE HOPE TO GO TO BID IN THE FALL OF THIS YEAR AND START CONSTRUCTION.

AND THAT'S WHERE THAT NEW EMS UNIT WILL BE PLACED AS WELL.

SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, THE JUDGE, EVERYONE WORKING WITH THE EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND EMS DEPARTMENTS HERE IN HAYS COUNTY AND WORKING ONE ON ONE TOGETHER.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

WELL SAID. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

GENUINELY APPRECIATE IT.

AND OUR FINAL SPEAKER UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT IS MR. SAM BRENNAN. I'M SORRY.

BUT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE RECORDED.

RIGHT? JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, LIVE STREAM ISN'T WORKING AT THE MOMENT, BUT IT'S NOT A CONSPIRACY.

IT IS STILL BEING RECORDED AND IT WILL BE AIRED IN THE FUTURE, I GUESS ALL OF IT IN ITS ENTIRETY.

MR. BRENNAN GOOD MORNING.

SO I'M DOWN HERE TO WATCH THE HAYES COUNTY CLOWN SHOW GO A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

I HAPPEN TO CATCH THE SPECIAL MEETING FROM LAST WEEK AND I'M A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED.

THE NEWS REPORTS LAST WEEK TALKED ABOUT AN ARREST IN THE IN THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE.

BUT SOMEHOW WE HAD A SPECIAL MEETING ON SOMETHING GOING ON IN THE TREASURER'S OFFICE THAT APPARENTLY DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A CRIME, DOESN'T APPARENTLY DOESN'T SOUND LIKE ANYTHING

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I'M A LITTLE BIT CONFUSED.

BEST I CAN TELL, THIS ALL STARTED OUT WITH A NEW ELECTED OFFICIAL OVER THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT WHO CAME IN AND SAW SOME THINGS AND REQUESTED AN AUDIT OF THAT DEPARTMENT. SOMEBODY LIKE ME LOOKS AT THIS AND I'M LIKE, WOW, THAT'S THE GREATEST THING EVER BECAUSE WE'VE GOT ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS. THE ELECTIONS OFFICE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR SIX YEARS, I CAN'T EVEN GET A PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT IN HERE.

AND I TOLD YOU, WE'VE GOT STACKS OF AFFIDAVITS, PEOPLE THAT HAVE GIVEN SWORN TESTIMONY ON PAPER THAT WANT TO COME AND SHARE STORIES WITH YOU ABOUT THE ELECTIONS OFFICE SOME OF YOU HAVE DIRECT CONTROL OVER.

NOBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN WE CAN GET A SPECIAL MEETING ON A FRIDAY FOR A TUESDAY.

I KNOW IT'S ALL LEGAL, BUT WE ALSO KNOW IT'S LAST MINUTE BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON THE SCHEDULE.

WE GET THAT TO COME IN AND TRY TO RUN ROUGHSHOD OVER A NEW A NEW ELECTED OFFICIAL WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE DIRECT OVERSIGHT OVER THAT LINE.

YOU JUST DON'T. YOU HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES, BUT THAT'S NOT YOUR BUSINESS.

YOU LET HER RUN THAT DEPARTMENT.

IF SHE NEEDS AN AUDIT, GIVE HER AN AUDIT.

THIS IS THE TREASURY OUT OF ALL THE DEPARTMENTS.

WHEN SOMEBODY MIGHT COME IN AND SAY, HEY, I SEE SOME THINGS, WE NEED A SECOND.

LOOK AT THIS. YOU GIVE THEM THAT SECOND LOOK.

EVERYBODY OUT HERE, THAT'S A TAXPAYER FOR DEPENDS ON YOU TO DO THAT.

TO ME, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE IS A BUNCH OF CATS TRYING TO COVER UP A TURD SOMEWHERE.

YOU'RE ALL SCURRYING AROUND DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO PUSH STUFF UNDER THE RUG TO MAKE A MEETING COME UP.

WE STILL DON'T KNOW IF IF DEBBIE ACTUALLY HELPED SPONSOR THAT MEETING.

SHE SAYS SHE DIDN'T HEAR IT.

MARK SAYS SHE DIDN'T. I NEED THAT.

TALK ABOUT IT HERE.

WE MIGHT HAVE HAD A FRAUDULENT MEETING CALLED.

I'M TELLING YOU, YOU GUYS ARE INSANE.

WALT, YOUR COMMENT LAST WEEK WAS AN ABJECT LIE WHEN YOU SAID A BROKEN UP PAYROLL COULD AFFECT THE THE CREDIT RATING OF THE HAYS COUNTY.

YOU KNOW BETTER THAN THAT.

YOU KNOW BETTER. IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO MAKE PAYROLL, ABSOLUTELY IT WOULD.

BUT YOU'RE THROWING OUT FEAR.

YOU'RE THROWING OUT LIES. I'M NOT EVEN SURE YOU WERE SOBER WHEN YOU MADE IT.

SO YOU OUGHT TO JUST SIT HERE AND KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AND DON'T DON'T COME UP WITH STUFF LIKE THAT.

LON, YOU SAID THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATING GOING ON THE TREASURY OFFICE.

I'M NOT AWARE OF THAT.

I BELIEVE THERE SOME IN THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE.

SO MAYBE YOU SEND ME THAT EMAIL OR YOU CAN COMMENT FOR CLARIFICATION NOW THAT I'M FINISHED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BRENNAN. DR.

CARDENAS, WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN F ONE? I DO HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY EMAIL.

I READ THAT FIRST. WE ACCEPT THOSE.

LET'S GO FOR IT. OKAY.

THIS IS FROM JIMMY NAVARRO FROM BUDA.

HE SAYS, OBVIOUSLY GROWTH IS ALL AROUND US IN HAYS COUNTY.

AND THE LAST 12 MONTHS, STONEFIELD HAS HAD A NEW VALERO TRUCK STOP OPEN FOR BUSINESS ON THE WEST SIDE OF OUR PROPERTY.

NEW COMMERCIAL OFFICES, WAREHOUSES UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON THE WEST SIDE OF OUR PROPERTY.

A NEW RV PARK HAS OPENED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF OUR PROPERTY AND SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION TO THE SOUTHEAST OF OUR PROPERTY ON HILLSIDE TERRACE, NEAR FM 2001.

FINALLY, WITH THE EXTENSION OF ROBERT S LIGHT OPENING TODAY, WE WILL BE SURROUNDED WITH MUCH MORE VEHICLE TRAFFIC MOVING FORWARD.

THE INTERSECTIONS AT THE ROBERT S LIGHT OVERPASS ARE HEAVILY CONGESTED.

WE ARE REQUESTING A STATUS REPORT OF THE HILLSIDE TERRACE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT HAS BEEN STAGNANT FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

NOW, THERE ARE OTHERS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AMONGST THE AGENDA ITEMS YOU WILL BE CALLED WHEN WE OPEN THAT AGENDA ITEM.

DON'T FEEL LIKE WE'RE LEAVING YOU OUT, BUT NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THROUGH PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS.

DR. CARDENAS F ONE PLEASE.

F ONE ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JUNE 2023 AS ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH.

[F1. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing June 2023 as Elder Abuse Prevention Month.]

SECOND. WHEREAS PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY OR HAVE DISABILITIES HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GENERAL WELFARE OF HAYS COUNTY BY HELPING TO PRESERVE CUSTOMS CONVICTIONS AND TRADITIONS OF MANY PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.

AND. WHEREAS, THESE RESIDENTS ARE VITAL AND INTEGRAL MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY AND THEIR WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE OF ENRICHED OUR LIVES.

AND. WHEREAS, ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND DOMESTIC AND INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

AND. WHEREAS, TEXAS ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES CASEWORKERS IN HAYS COUNTY HAVE INVESTIGATED 392 INTAKES, OF WHICH 175 CASES OF ABUSE, NEGLECT AND OR EXPLOITATION WERE CONFIRMED AGAINST OUR ELDERLY TEXANS OR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES IN 2022.

WHEREAS ELDER ABUSE IS GROSSLY UNDERREPORTED BECAUSE THE ELDERLY WHO ARE BEING ABUSED FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TELL ANYONE AND ARE USUALLY ASHAMED AND SOMETIMES

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WHEREAS, ELDER ABUSE HAPPENS TO MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL INCOME LEVELS, ALL CULTURAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS, WHETHER THEY ARE IN GOOD HEALTH OR INCAPACITATED IN SOME WAY IN POOR NEIGHBORHOODS AND IN SUBURBIA.

AND. WHEREAS, MANY OF THE CASES INVESTIGATED BY ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN TEXAS INVOLVE SELF NEGLECT, AND IT IS OUR DUTY AS CITIZENS TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE IN NEED. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JUNE 2023 AS ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN HAYS COUNTY, AND URGES ALL CITIZENS TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP REDUCE ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY OR HAVE DISABILITIES ADOPTED. THIS THE SIXTH DAY OF JUNE 2023.

BEAUTIFUL. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. COMMISSIONER CONE.

YES. AND JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. NOW, DO WE HAVE ERICA MENDOZA HERE OR ANYONE FROM ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THE PODIUM? YES, YOUR HONOR. GOOD MORNING.

IF YOU'LL PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC AND GIVE US A FEW WORDS, SIR.

GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS AARON POWELL.

I'M THE SUPERVISOR FOR THE UNIT THAT COVERS HAYS COUNTY ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES.

THIS IS OUR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR, MICHAEL GEARY.

AND THIS IS VERONICA FLORES.

SHE'S OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT.

AND SHE'S GOING TO READ SOME FOCUS POINTS HERE.

OH, GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

LET ME THANK YOU FOR PROCLAIMING JUNE AS ELDER ABUSE MONTH IN HAYS COUNTY AND SAN MARCOS.

THE US CENSUS BUREAU HAS CALCULATED YEAR 2023 2034 AS THE FIRST TIME IN US HISTORY THAT OLDER ADULTS 65 AND OLDER WILL OUTNUMBER YOUNGER PEOPLE. THE FAST GROWING POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO STRONGLY IMPACT OUR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.

OLDER ADULTS ARE VITAL, CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY, AND EVERYONE DESERVES THE RIGHT TO LIVE FREE FROM ABUSE.

NATIONAL RESEARCH HAS SHOWN AS MANY AS 1 IN 10 OLDER AMERICANS ARE ABUSED OR NEGLECTED EACH YEAR FOR EVERY CASE KNOWN TO PROGRAMS AND AGENCIES.

24 OF THOSE ARE UNREPORTED IN SOCIETY THAT VALUES A JUST TREATMENT OF ALL PEOPLE.

ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH REMINDS US THAT ELDER ABUSE HAS IMPLICATIONS FOR US ALL, AND SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO FIND THE RIGHT SOLUTIONS FOR THIS.

THEREFORE, IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT IT IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

EDUCATING PUBLIC ON THE ISSUE AND WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY SUSPECT ABUSE, NEGLECT AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF AN OLDER ADULT OR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IS CRUCIAL.

THE APS PROGRAM WILL REMAIN FOCUSED ON RAISING AWARENESS FOR ELDER ABUSE.

ON BEHALF OF OUR PROGRAM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU AND ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND ALL OUR JUDICIAL PARTNERS.

FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT IN HELPING CARRY ON THEIR MISSION, WHICH IS TO PROTECT OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

IT IS THROUGH THIS COLLABORATION THAT WE ARE FORMING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO IDENTIFY WHERE STRONGER SUPPORTS ARE NEEDED AND WHERE EXISTING CONNECTIONS MUST BE REINFORCED AS AN ESSENTIAL FIRST STEP TOWARD DEFENDING OUR COMMUNITY AGAINST ELDER ABUSE TO REPORT ABUSE, NEGLECT OR FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION.

PEOPLE CAN CALL OUR HOTLINE AT ONE 800 252 5400, OR THEY CAN ALSO REPORT THIS ON WEBSITES AT W-W-W DOT TEXAS ABUSE HOTLINE.ORG. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN HELPING US TOWARDS ADDRESSING THE UNDERREPORTED ISSUE OR ELDER ABUSE.

BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU.

YEAH, I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM FOR BEING HERE AND TO BRING THIS AWARENESS TO US.

IT'S WONDERFUL. AND I STILL HAVE MY 88 YEAR OLD FATHER THAT'S ALIVE.

AND SO I CAN UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, HOW THINGS CAN HAPPEN.

BUT THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU. SURE. YES.

THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR THANK JUDGE FOR BRINGING THE PROCLAMATION FORWARD.

AND THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

SUCH CRIMES AS THOSE ARE ARE AWFUL.

I HEAR A LOT OF IT HAPPENS WITHIN HEALTH CARE NURSING FACILITIES.

RIGHT. SO BUT THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE DOING AND CONTINUE TO DO.

COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND EVERYTHING YOU ALL DO.

THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TODAY.

EVERY TIME WE LOSE AN ELDER PERSON IN OUR FAMILIES, IN OUR LIVES, WE LOSE AN ENTIRE LIBRARY.

THERE'S A CLICHE AROUND SOME KIND OF PHRASE LIKE THAT.

AND IT'S SO TRUE IN THE STRENGTH THAT WE GET FROM INTERACTING WITH OLDER PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES IS AS A FAMILY SO IMPORTANT.

AND IN THE OLD DAYS, IT WAS CUSTOMARY TO HAVE THREE GENERATIONS LIVING TOGETHER.

AND AS LATINOS, WE DO OUR BEST TO STAY THERE.

BUT THE TRUTH IS THERE'S VALUE IN IT BECAUSE THEN YOU WILL ALWAYS SEE ALL THE DIFFERENT STAGES OF LIFE AND YOU WILL SEE THE DIFFERENT CONDITIONS AND LIMITATIONS AND THE ABILITIES

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AND IT REMINDS US ALL THAT WE'RE ALL CONNECTED AND THAT WE'RE ALL ONE DAY, IF WE'RE LUCKY, WE'RE ALL GOING TO REACH THOSE SPACES.

AND SO I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL AS WELL FOR THE THINGS YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

AND IT IS CUSTOMARY FOR US TO DO A PICK.

WOULD YOU GUYS LIKE TO COME UP FOR A PICTURE? MR.. SO YOU SIGNED UP TO.

YES. OH, I THINK WE KNOW WE DID.

THIS IS THE FIRST ONE. OKAY.

VERY GOOD. VERY GOOD.

IS THAT NO JUDGE.

IT'S A TREAT. SO TRYING TO BALANCE WHAT YOU.

CONTINUALLY. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO BE ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.

IT'S GREAT. ONE, TWO, THREE.

PERFECT. THANK YOU.

OH, ONE MORE. ONE, TWO, THREE.

THANK YOU. AND THANKS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO.

RIGHT. YEAH, WE DID.

I'M SORRY. WE DID.

YEAH. OKAY.

THEY RUN TOGETHER SOMETIMES.

PLEASE OPEN F2 F2, ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF US ARMY PRIVATE FIRST

[F2. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing the 17th anniversary of the death of U.S. Army Private First Class Kristian Menchaca, a student of the Gary Job Corps Center.]

SO MOVED. SECOND, WOULD YOU PLEASE READ IT? YES. WHEREAS, BEFORE ENLISTING IN THE ARMY, KRISTIAN MENCHACA FURTHERED HIS EDUCATION BY ATTENDING THE GARY JOB CORPS CENTER IN SAN MARCOS FROM SEPTEMBER 2004 TO FEBRUARY 2005, EARNING A GED CERTIFICATE AND COMPLETING THE SECURITY OFFICER PROGRAM.

WHEREAS DURING HIS JOB CORPS TRAINING, CHRIS SCHIMAN-CZEIKA, AN INSPIRING YOUNG MAN, VOLUNTEERED HIS TIME AND TALENTS AT A NUMBER OF LOCAL EVENTS, INCLUDING THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS, WHILE DEMONSTRATING RESPECT FOR OTHERS AND AN ADMIRABLE COMMITMENT TO HIS GOALS WHICH EXEMPLIFY THE JOB CORPS CORE VALUES.

AND. WHEREAS, IN 2006, WHILE ASSIGNED TO THE FIRST BATTALION 502ND INFANTRY REGIMENT, SECOND BRIGADE, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION, PRIVATE MENCHACA WAS KILLED FOLLOWING AN INSURGENT ATTACK ON A US ARMY CHECKPOINT SOUTH OF BAGHDAD, IRAQ, AND WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEART AND PRISONER OF WAR MEDALS.

AND. WHEREAS, IN 2019, HAYS COUNTY DESIGNATED A PORTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 21 BETWEEN HIGHWAY 80 AND YARRINGTON ROAD AS THE PFC CHRISTIAN MENCHACA MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.

AND. WHEREAS, WILLING TO LAY DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE US ARMED FORCES DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL COURAGE, HONOR AND A LOVE OF COUNTRY.

AND TIME CAN NEVER DIMINISH THE PROFOUND DEBT THAT ALL AMERICANS OWE TO CHRISTIAN MENCHACA FOR THE CHALLENGE HE UNDERTOOK AND THE IMMENSE SACRIFICE HE RENDERED.

AND. WHEREAS, JUNE 16TH, 2026, MARKS THE 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF US ARMY PRIVATE FIRST CLASS KRISTIAN MENCHACA OF BROWNSVILLE.

PROVIDING A FITTING OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT ON HIS LIFE AND HIS SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF HAYS COUNTY DOES HEREBY COMMEMORATE THE 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF US ARMY PRIVATE FIRST CLASS KRISTIAN MENCHACA AND PAYS TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY AND SERVICE.

ADOPTED THIS THE SIXTH DAY OF JUNE 2023.

BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN.

DOCTOR CARDENAS, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE? YES. AND JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. MR. RANDOLPH GOODMAN. WOULD YOU PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND SAY A FEW WORDS? YOU SAID JUST A FEW WORDS.

JUST A FEW. BUT ANYWAY, BEFORE.

BEFORE. WELL, IF SOME OF YOU GUYS.

I'M BACK. I'M BACK.

I'D LIKE TO BRING UP OUR CENTER DIRECTOR, PATTY LANGFORD, AND MADE YOU ALL VERY PLEASED.

BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE AND I THANK YOU GUYS AGAIN, WHEN I SAW THAT SOME OF THE ROADS ARE GOING TO BE OR THE NEW ADDITION WHERE IT SAID BIENNIA WHEREAS THE PINA UP THERE.

WHAT WAS THAT TRACE? IS THAT IT? YES.

IN NAMING.

WHAT A FANTASTIC IDEA.

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BUT THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR DO THAT.

AND I'D LIKE TO SPECIAL THANKS TO THAT LADY ON THE END RIGHT THERE.

COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW HARD THIS WAS GOING TO BE, GUYS.

I REALLY DIDN'T. I'M NOT GOING TO CRY, I PROMISE.

I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE BIBLE OR ANYTHING BECAUSE NORMALLY I START CRYING.

BUT THIS THING WAS REALLY TOUGH.

I DID NOT REALIZE THAT TO GET TO HONOR A VETERAN.

ESPECIALLY SOMEBODY THAT DIED TO BE ABLE TO GET A ROAD.

THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALL OF THESE ROADBLOCKS STARTED HAPPENING.

AND THEN IT WAS FIRST IT WAS $5,000.

THEN IT WAS BECAUSE WE WERE IN WE WERE IN CALDWELL COUNTY.

THIS WAS IN HAYS COUNTY.

THANKS TO THE JUDGE TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

BUT YOU KNOW, AND IT WAS JUST A RUN AND GUN BATTLE.

AND THEN THEY ALSO TACKED ON THE $5,000.

AND THAT'S WHEN, OF COURSE, I WENT AROUND THE COMMISSIONER AND I WAS TALKING TO HIM.

I SAID, HOW MUCH IS A MAN'S LIFE WORTH? ARE WE WORTH $5,000? IS THAT WHAT THIS BODY IS WORTH? BUT APPARENTLY TO THE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS.

IT IS. SO, ANYWAY, LET ME TURN I CAN TALK YOU KNOW THAT THAT'S WHY YOU SAID SHORT HERE.

I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER AND THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A NEW CENTER DIRECTOR, NEW OLD CENTER DIRECTOR.

WE HAVE PATTY'S BACK.

AND SHE WAS HERE, GUYS, WHEN WE GOT THE SIGN UP.

SO SHE CAME BACK.

AND THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING OUR STUDENT.

WE'RE SO PROUD OF ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND ANY WAY THAT WE CAN IMPACT THE COMMUNITY AND CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THEIR SUCCESS AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.

AND THANK YOU. AND HERE'S HIS INSTRUCTOR RIGHT HERE, MICHAEL BARRY.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CRY, ARE YOU? YOU KNOW, I WAS A NEW INSTRUCTOR WHEN I STARTED IN CHRISTIAN.

THE ONLY THING I REMEMBER ABOUT HIM IS HE ALWAYS HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE AND HE'S VERY ENTHUSIASTIC AND EXCITED TO SERVE HIS COUNTRY.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'LL ALWAYS HONOR HIM AS AN AMERICAN HERO HERE.

JODHPUR AND HAYS COUNTY.

I LOVE THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S SUCH A WONDERFUL MESSAGE YOU BRING TO US, NOT ONLY ON THIS DEDICATION, REMINDER PROCLAMATION, BUT ALSO FOR WHAT YOU STAND FOR, FOR WHAT YOU DO.

SO MANY I RAISED MY FAMILY HERE FROM KINDERGARTEN ALL THE WAY TO BOBCAT GRADS, AND VERY MANY PEOPLE HAVE NO IDEA.

AND IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, BUT THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A MAGNIFICENT CONTRIBUTION GARY JOB CORPS IS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO OUR REGION AND REALLY TO OUR STATE.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT AND THANK GARY JOB CORPS FOR ALWAYS INVITING ME TO ALL THE THINGS YOU DO SPEAKING AT YOUR GRADUATIONS.

AND PLEASE CONTINUE BECAUSE I AM A LOVER OF ALL THINGS GARY JOB CORPS, BECAUSE VERY OFTEN WE WILL MAKE THE MISTAKE AS A PEOPLE.

AND IF YOU WANT TO REFERENCE AN IDEA, IT'S FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO.

THE ONE THAT COMES TO MIND VERY OFTEN WE ARE TOO DRIVEN TO GET DEGREES.

ADVANCED DEGREES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND FORGET THE WRENCH TURNERS, THE ELECTRICIANS, THE PLUMBERS AND ALL THE THE LINESMEN, ALL THE DIFFERENT OTHER ESSENTIAL THINGS THAT WE NEED TO RUN OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND YOU GUYS HELP IN WAYS THAT ARE IMMEASURABLE.

AND IF ANYONE HAS ANY INTEREST IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT'S LIKE TO GRAB MAGNIFICENT SOULS AND HELP SHAPE THEM INTO MAGNIFICENT CONTRIBUTIONS IN SOCIETY, ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS LOOK TO GARY.

I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT I AM A PART OF YOUR EXISTENCE AND SUPPORT YOU IN EVERY WAY I CAN.

AND MAY YOUR MESSAGE OF UNITY AND HARMONY AND TOGETHERNESS IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE, INCLUDING DYING FOR OUR COUNTRY, CONTINUE TO REIGN SUPREME.

BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT, AS LONG AS WE FIND THAT COMMON GROUND, THEN WE'RE GOLDEN.

BECAUSE YOU CAN SAY, WELL, MENCHACA WAS FROM BROWNSVILLE.

HE'S FROM A BORDER TOWN AND HE DIDN'T LOOK LIKE ME OR.

NO, WAIT, WHAT DID MENCHACA ACTUALLY DO? HE DIED FOR OUR COUNTRY, FOR OUR WAY OF BEING.

AND SO IF WE START TO SAY WE ARE ALL AMERICANS FIRST, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT FOUNDATION.

I THINK THAT IS A GREAT UNITING MESSAGE.

AND THAT'S WHY I AM A GRATEFUL SOUL TO HAVE SPONSORED THIS AGENDA.

ITEM COMMISSIONERS.

JUDGE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL REALLY SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE, RANDOLPH.

THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING ME AND LETTING ME BE A PART OF THE NAMING OF THAT SECTION OF ROADWAY.

IT WAS MY HONOR, AND I JUST APPRECIATE THE STUDENTS THAT ARE HERE TODAY.

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YES. AND THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY AND BRINGING THIS TO JUDGE FOR BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION FORWARD.

IT DOES MEAN A LOT. I HAVE AN UNCLE THAT ACTUALLY WENT TO GARY JOB CORPS, SO I'M PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THAT.

AND SO TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT GO THERE NOW, YOU KNOW, KEEP WORKING HARD AND AND ANY DREAM IS POSSIBLE NO MATTER WHERE YOU START FROM. RIGHT? SO KEEP JUST WORKING HARD.

AND SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

COMMISSIONER. YEAH.

THANK YOU ALL. AND THANKS FOR THAT WORK THAT IT TOOK TO GET THAT SECTION OF 21 NAMED AFTER PRIVATE MENCHACA.

THAT WAS, AS RANDOLPH MENTIONED, IT WAS A HUGE TASK.

AND IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT Y'ALL'S DEDICATION AND PERSEVERANCE TO GET SOMETHING LIKE THAT DONE IN SUCH A IN A HARD WAY.

AND I THINK IT IS FITTING, AS MR. LYON MENTIONED, TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY, JUNE 6TH, THAT WE'RE RECOGNIZING PRIVATE MENCHACA HERE, ONE OF OUR LOCAL HEROES ON THIS DAY.

SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS TO US.

I JUST, YOU KNOW, TO THE POINT THAT THE JUDGE MADE, IT'S AWFUL HARD SOMETIMES TO PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK WHEN YOU HAVE BOTH HANDS ON THE SHOVEL AND YOU ALL CONSTANTLY HAVE BOTH HANDS ON THE SHOVEL.

THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO WITH YOUTH IS IT'S UNPARALLELED.

AND TO THE JUDGE'S POINT, I DON'T THINK MANY FOLKS LOCALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE GARY JOB CORPS DOES.

THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE BACKGROUND OF IT.

BUT THOSE ARE THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE TOUCHED BY IT.

CERTAINLY DO. AND I JUST WISH YOU THE BEST.

BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL.

IT IS CUSTOMARY FOR US ALL TO TAKE A PICTURE.

SO WE'VE GOT A GREAT CAPTIVE, GOOD LOOKING AUDIENCE.

WHAT IF YOU ALL COME UP FOR A PICTURE AND THEN PUT YOURSELVES EQUIDISTANT FROM THIS CENTER? COME ON UP. AND I'M ALSO A RETIRED US NAVY CHIEF.

YAY. THERE YOU GO, BABY.

TWO OF US. WE CAN'T TALK.

SO YOU GOT TO TALK SLOW TO RANDOLPH, OKAY? WE HAVE SOME ARMY PEOPLE IN HERE.

GO LIKE THIS. I LOVE IT.

GREAT. GREAT. AWESOME.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE I. HELLO, GUYS.

SO THIS IS THE MIDDLE. YOU KIND OF BREAK YOURSELVES UP IN HALF.

THERE HE IS. YOU GO ON HOLIDAY.

OH, AND ALSO, INDEED, IT WAS IN THE NAVY, TOO.

THAT'S RIGHT. ROUND UP AND GO WITHOUT YOUR BROTHER.

YEAH. HE NEEDS TO GET UP.

STAND UP.

STAND UP. WE'RE WAITING FOR YOU.

I KNOW THAT. AS THEY SAY.

YOU. ABSOLUTELY.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR.

CAN WE GET YOU THAT, PLEASE? PRETEND. HOLD ON.

CAN I GET YOU IN HERE? YOU WERE ONE SHERIFF BACK THEN, TOO.

OKAY, HERE WE GO. THREE.

OKAY, ONE MORE. ONE, TWO, THREE.

OKAY. BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I LOVE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE THE ONES.

YOU'RE THE ONES. OH, DID I GIVE HIM THAT? I DON'T THINK I GAVE THEM.

NO, I DIDN'T. YOU GAVE HIM THE PROCLAMATION.

ALL RIGHT. HERE WE. DR.

CARDENAS, PLEASE OPEN F3.

F3. ADOPT A PROCLAMATION.

RECOGNIZING. HOLD ON ONE SECOND.

WE HAVE MR. DAN LYON RAISING HIS HAND.

AND YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK, MR. DAN LYON. LET'S HEAR FROM MR. DAN LYON. THANK YOU, JUDGE.

SARAH MUST BE GETTING OLD.

I DIDN'T PUT ALL THE FORMS IN.

I WANTED TO. BUT ANYWAY, THERE'S THIS.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU ALL ON THIS.

THERE'S AN OLD SAYING.

EVEN A BLIND HOG FINDS AN ACRE NOW AND AGAIN.

AND YOU ALL HAVE REALLY FOUND AN ACRE ON THIS ONE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I WAS IN THE ARMY FOR FOUR YEARS.

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SO I DON'T WANT ANY TRY TO HAVE ANY STOLEN VALOR HERE.

I HAVE A NEPHEW, WEST POINT GRAD, DID THREE TOURS IN AFGHANISTAN.

HE LED HIS UNIT IN MANY COMBAT OPERATIONS.

AND THE REASON I'M SAYING THAT IS BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN HIM THAT WAS KILLED.

HE COULD HAVE DIED, AND HE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO MORE IMPORTANT THAN KRISTIAN MENCHACA WAS TO HIS FAMILY.

AND AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, THESE THINGS ALMOST BRING ME TO TEARS BECAUSE.

THINK ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO MISS HIM FROM NOW.

AND. IT'S GOOD THAT YOU ALL HONORED HIM.

AND IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER HE WAS THE LOWLIEST PRIVATE OR THE GENERAL OF THE ARMY.

HE SHOULD BE HONORED.

AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR FINALLY DOING SOMETHING THAT WAS REALLY WORTHWHILE.

AND I HOPE HIS FAMILY IS VERY PROUD OF HIM.

AND I HOPE THE REST OF HAYS COUNTY IS AS PROUD OF HIM AS I AM.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. LYON. AND IN THE SPIRIT OF EXPEDIENCY AND LOOKING AT ALL THE GREEN SHIRTS, I'M GOING TO JUMP UP TO F FOUR SO WE CAN KEEP PEOPLE MOVING.

[F4. Adopt a Proclamation declaring June 2023 as Hays County Month Long Celebration of Juneteenth]

SO MOVED. SECOND.

WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE PROCLAMATION? WHEREAS THE INSTITUTION OF SLAVERY FOR AFRICAN PEOPLE IN AMERICA BEGAN IN 1619 WITH THE LANDING OF THE FIRST SLAVES ON OUR SHORES AND CONTINUED SOME 246 YEARS UNTIL PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN ISSUED THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION ON JANUARY 1ST, 1863, TO BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 1865.

AND. WHEREAS, THE PROCLAMATION DECLARED ALL ENSLAVED PEOPLE IN THE CONFEDERATE STATES IN REBELLION AGAINST THE UNION, QUOTE, SHALL BE THEN HENCEFORWARD AND FOREVER FREE. END QUOTE.

AND. WHEREAS, THE CIVIL WAR DID NOT OFFICIALLY END UNTIL APRIL 9TH, 1865, WHEN GENERAL ROBERT E LEE SURRENDERED TO GENERAL ULYSSES S GRANT AT APPOMATTOX, OFFICIAL NOTICE TO TEXAS CAME ON JUNE 19TH, 1865.

AND. WHEREAS, THE 19TH DAY OF JUNE OR JUNETEENTH BECAME A DAY OF JUBILATION AND LIBERATION FOR TEXAS SLAVES, AND TODAY IS THE OLDEST KNOWN CELEBRATION OF THE ENDING OF SLAVERY IN OUR NATION.

JUNETEENTH COMMEMORATES AFRICAN AMERICAN FREEDOM AND EMPHASIZES EDUCATION AND ACHIEVEMENT.

IT IS A DAY, A WEEK AND A MONTH MARKED WITH CELEBRATION PRESENTATIONS, COOK OFFS, COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS AND FAMILY GATHERINGS.

AND. WHEREAS, HAYS COUNTY SUPPORTS AND RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF HONORING AND CELEBRATING THE RICH HERITAGE, RESILIENCE AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IN OUR COUNTRY AND IN OUR COUNTY.

WE ALSO SEEK TO FOSTER AN UNDERSTANDING, RESPECT AND CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSE CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS.

AND. WHEREAS, THE HONORABLE AL EDWARDS, A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, HOUSTON, AUTHORED AND INTRODUCED HB 1016IN 1978 AND ON JUNE 13TH, 1979, GOVERNOR WILLIAM P CLEMENTS SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW THAT MADE THE JUNETEENTH EMANCIPATION DAY AN OFFICIAL STATE HOLIDAY IN TEXAS.

AND. WHEREAS, JUNETEENTH DID NOT MARK THE END OF AMERICA'S WORK TO DELIVER ON THE PROMISE OF EQUALITY.

IT WAS A MAJOR MILESTONE IN RECOGNIZING THE END OF A DARK CHAPTER IN AMERICAN HISTORY AND OPTIMISTICALLY MARKED A NEW BEGINNING.

JUNETEENTH NOT ONLY COMMEMORATES THE PAST, IT ALSO CALLS US TO ACTION TODAY.

AND. WHEREAS, JUNETEENTH HOLDS SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL IMPORTANCE, IT ALSO PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT UPON OUR NATION'S JOURNEY TOWARD A FREEDOM, EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

IT CONTINUES TO SERVE AS A REMINDER OF THE WORK STILL NEEDED TO ACTUALIZE THE WORKS OF OUR DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL AND ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS, AMONG THEM LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.

AND. WHEREAS, IN JUNE 2021, JUNETEENTH BECAME THE NEWEST NATIONAL HOLIDAY, ONE OF THE MAJOR POINTS OF JUNETEENTH IS TO REMIND US THAT ALL AMERICANS WERE NOT FREE ON JULY 4TH, 1776.

IT JUNETEENTH REPRESENTS THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM THAT IS OLDER THAN AMERICA ITSELF AND REMINDS US THAT FREEDOM SHOULD BE CELEBRATED.

WHETHER IT CAME ON JULY 4TH, 1776 OR JUNE 19TH, 1865.

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HAYS COUNTY NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM JUNE 2023 AS HAYS COUNTY MONTH LONG CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH AND CALLS UPON THE PEOPLE OF HAYS COUNTY TO JOIN TOGETHER THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF JUNE IN HONOR OF THIS SIGNIFICANT DAY AND TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF JUNETEENTH ADOPTED THIS THE SIXTH DAY OF JUNE 2023.

BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER.

SMITH. YES.

COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. COMMISSIONER CONE.

YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. AND JUDGE VASTA? YES, CONSTABLE.

OH, WHAT A GREAT DAY.

THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR SAYING IT'S A BEAUTIFUL WRITTEN PROCLAMATION.

AND I HAVE TO GIVE THAT CREDIT TO OUR REVEREND DERRICK BARNES.

DERRICK, COMING UP, THIS PROCLAMATION THAT WAS WRITTEN, I ASKED DERRICK TO DO IT BECAUSE IT'S FOR EVERYBODY AND CELEBRATING SOMETHING FOR JUNETEENTH ON A ON A FREE DAY OR A FREE MONTH OR A FREE YEAR IS FOR EVERYONE.

WE SAY THAT THE FEDERAL HOLIDAY WAS JUNE 21ST, WHICH WAS REALLY GOOD.

THAT'S HISTORY FOR ANYONE, WHETHER YOU'RE WHITE, BLACK, BROWN, GREEN, PURPLE OR WHATEVER.

IT'S A GOOD DAY.

EVERY DAY WE WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE.

WE CELEBRATE EVERY DAY ANYWAY.

BUT IN JUNE, WE'RE REALLY GOING TO CELEBRATE.

I REALLY APPRECIATE OUR MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE.

I WANT THEM TO ALL STAND UP BECAUSE THEY'RE A PART OF THIS COMMITTEE FOR JUNETEENTH FOUNDATION AND ALL OF OUR SPONSORS THAT MAKE IT HAPPEN, INCLUDING OUR COMMISSIONERS, FOR PUTTING THIS PROCLAMATION ON NOT FOR JUNETEENTH, BUT FOR EVERYBODY'S PROCLAMATION.

IT'S FANTASTIC.

THIS IS I GUESS YOU CAN SEE, AS YOU SAID, JUDGE, EVERYBODY IN GREEN, WHETHER WE HAVE OTHER INDIVIDUALS HERE, WE HAVE SOME MENTORS, WE HAVE MISSUS FRANKS, HELEN FRANKS.

THAT'S HERE. WE HAVE MISSUS ROSE BROOKS.

WE HAVE MISS GEORGIA CHEATHAM.

AND IF YOU THREE WOULD COME UP HERE FOR A SECOND, PLEASE.

THESE ARE OUR MENTORS.

THESE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY FOLLOWING THEIR LEADERSHIP ON ON EVERYTHING THAT WE DO ON A DAILY BASIS.

I KNOW I LISTEN TO THEM.

I GUESS THAT'S WHY I'M STILL STANDING HERE TALKING.

IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN GREAT TO TO HAVE THESE THESE THESE WONDERFUL LADIES, THEIR HISTORY.

THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY BEHIND THESE LADIES.

THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORY BEHIND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US IN HERE.

AND I JUST WANT TO I WANT TO STOP TALKING AND GIVE THEM A PRESENTATION HERE, BECAUSE THESE TWO LADIES RIGHT HERE, THIS IS FRANKS AND MISS CHEATHAM ARE PART OF A LOT OF HISTORY.

THEY WERE THE FIRST.

OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS.

TO GO TO SCHOOL THERE. AND THESE SHOW THEIR PHOTOS NOW OF WHO THEY ARE AND BEING RECOGNIZED.

THESE LADIES BROKE THE ICE AT SOUTHWEST TEXAS, TEXAS STATE TO INTEGRATE.

COMING FROM DUNBAR SCHOOL.

AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT DUNBAR SCHOOL, YOU SHOULD RESEARCH IT, BECAUSE I WENT THERE.

THAT'S WHY I'M STILL WALKING AND TALKING BECAUSE OF THESE LADIES, BECAUSE OF THE HISTORY THAT THEY HAVE PUT IN THIS WHOLE COUNTY, JUST NOT THE CITY, BUT THE COUNTY. AND I DEFINITELY WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEM TODAY FOR WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.

SO THANK YOU ALL. LEBRON JAMES IS GOING TO READ SECOND OF OUR.

OUR PROGRAM IS GOING TO BE WHAT OUR LAYOUT IS.

WE HAVE A WONDERFUL BARBECUE COOK OFF A WALK, UNITY WALK.

EVERYBODY'S INVITED TO COME.

I THINK THIS IS A TRUE TRADITION FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.

[00:45:04]

HAYS COUNTY RESIDENTS ALL HAVE JOINED IN HOUSE AND ONLINE.

MY NAME IS DEREK AND I'M PASTOR OF GREATER BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH HERE REPRESENTING THE JUNETEENTH FOUNDATION.

THRILLED, HAPPY AND EXCITED TO BE HERE TO ANNOUNCE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE JUNETEENTH ACTIVITIES FOR HAYS COUNTY.

THE QUESTION WAS ASKED BY A COLLEAGUE YESTERDAY WHY DO WE EVEN NEED A SEPARATE DAY TO CELEBRATE FREEDOM FOR JUNETEENTH? WELL, THE ANSWER IS PRETTY SIMPLE.

JULY 4TH, 1776, ALL AMERICANS WEREN'T FREE.

IT WOULD TAKE ANOTHER 90 YEARS FOR LEGISLATION TO BE PUT IN PLACE.

AND THEN ANOTHER 100 YEARS BEFORE THAT ACTUALLY SHOWED UP.

AND SO WHEN GENERAL GRANGER LANDED ON IN GALVESTON IN 19 1865, THAT OFFICIALLY ENDED SLAVERY IN THE US.

AND THAT'S WHY WE CELEBRATE.

WE CELEBRATE BECAUSE EVEN IN ATLANTA, THEY'RE FREE.

EVERYBODY BORN IN THE LAND OF THE FREE WAS NOT FREE.

I MEAN, THIS WAS THE PROCLAMATION THAT DID IT.

SO AS WE GATHER TO CELEBRATE, WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO BE A PART OF THE CELEBRATIONS.

BRING A FRIEND, PACK A LUNCH, BUY ONE, GET ONE FREE, WHATEVER IT IS THAT GETS YOU OUT THERE.

YOU'RE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN EACH AND EVERY EVENT OVER THE WEEKEND.

AND IT IS OUR HOPE AND WE CAN SAY THAT YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST.

IT'S OUR HOPE THAT HAYS COUNTY WILL BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO ADOPT 15 DAYS OF FREEDOM, TAKING JUNE 19TH ALL THE WAY TO JULY 4TH TO CELEBRATE.

AMERICANS LOVE FREEDOM.

AND WHETHER IT WAS JULY OR JUNE, LET'S HAVE A PARTY.

LET'S CELEBRATE THAT.

AND SO AS NOT TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME.

I WANT TO TO ANNOUNCE THOSE THINGS ON.

AND I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A BIGGER FONT ON THESE PHONES.

THERE'S A SETTING, BUT ON ON WE'RE ALREADY THERE ON SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH, THERE WILL BE A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION THERE IN THE CITY OF KYLE AT THE MARY KYLE HARTSON PARK FROM 9 TO 2 ON THURSDAY, JUNE 15TH.

THE ROSE BROOKS CAKE AUCTION WILL BE OVER AT THE ESPINOSA REC HALL AT 6 P.M.

ON FRIDAY. THERE'S A REGISTRATION FOR THE COOK OFF OVER AT THE WILLIE MAE MITCHELL CENTER.

WE'RE HAPPY TO SAY THAT THAT'S WHERE THE ACTIVITIES WILL BE FOR THE JUNETEENTH FOUNDATION.

ON SATURDAY MORNING AT 830, WE'LL GATHER AT THE CROSSWALKS FAITH COMMUNITY COMMUNITY TOGETHER, ALL THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN FREEDOM AND FAITH IN UNITY JOIN US THERE AND WE'LL WALK OVER TO THE MITCHELL CENTER TOGETHER, HAVE A PRAYER AND CONVERSATIONS THERE.

AT 10:00 OVER IN BUDA, THERE'S A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION THAT KICK OFF THERE AT NOON.

THE BARBECUE THE BARBECUE PART OF THE JUNETEENTH FOUNDATION PART KICKS OFF A LOT OF GOOD COOKS.

WE HAPPEN TO THINK THAT HAYS COUNTY HAS THE BEST ONES, BUT WE'LL SEE WHEN THAT'S DONE FROM NOON TO FIVE, THAT'S WHEN THAT'LL TAKE PLACE AT THE CALABOOSE.

FROM ALSO NOON TO FIVE, THERE'LL BE AN ART CONTEST FROM 2 P.M.

TO 7 P.M.. THE DUNBAR HERITAGE ASSOCIATION WILL HAVE THE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS OVER AT THE DUNBAR CENTER SUNDAY MORNING.

JOIN US FOR JUNETEENTH OVER AT GREATER BETHEL.

THAT'S THE HOST. IT'S THE JUNETEENTH FOUNDATION.

ON MONDAY, THERE IS A JUNETEENTH FIVE K WALK SPONSORED BY THE JUNETEENTH HERITAGE ASSOCIATION, STARTING OVER AT DUNBAR AT 7 A.M.

TO 9 P.M.. WE'LL PUT IT ON THE WEBSITE THAT SO YOU HAVE THAT, BUT YOU'RE INVITED TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM.

I TALKED TO DAVID PETERSON.

HE APPROVED THIS MESSAGE LET FREEDOM RING.

NOW IT IS CUSTOMARY FOR US TO COME TAKE A PICTURE.

SO PLEASE, EVERYONE THAT WANTS TO BE A PART OF THIS PICTURE, COME ON UP.

HI. SO.

HELLO. NICE TO SEE YOU.

YOU AIN'T GOING TO.

IS. HEY, HEY, HEY.

LONG TIME NO SEE.

AND YOU GET TALLER? NO. I HAVE.

GOOD.

[00:50:12]

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE IN THE COURTROOM THAT WANTS TO BE A PART OF THIS? ARE YOU GUYS READY? DO ME A FAVOR, EVERYONE.

THERE'S NO OTHER WAY TO DO IT. SORRY.

THAT'S ALL I GOT. DO ME A FAVOR SO THAT WE CAN ALL GET GOOD PICTURES.

COUNT US DOWN ONE BY ONE SO WE CAN ALL LOOK AT THE SAME CAMERA EACH AT A TIME.

IF YOU DON'T MIND. PLEASE.

WHOEVER WANTS TO GO FIRST.

OKAY. ONE, TWO, THREE.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

OKAY. ONE, TWO, THREE.

COME ON, DAD. ONE, TWO, THREE.

YOU SEE? NOW, EVERYONE GOT A GOOD PICTURE.

THANK YOU. REALLY APPRECIATE IT, GUYS.

I WASN'T. MAY.

WATCH IT OUT. YOU GOT STORIES? GOT A STORY. I LOVE YOU GUYS, BUT WE GOT TO KEEP MOVING.

DR. CARDENAS, PLEASE OPEN F3F3.

[F3. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing June 13-19, 2023 as National Flag Week.]

SO MOVED. SECOND.

PLEASE READ THE PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS ADOPTED THE AMERICAN FLAG ON JUNE 14TH, 1777.

AND. WHEREAS, JUNE 14TH, 2023, MARKS OVER 240 YEARS OF DISPLAYING OUR AMERICAN FLAG.

AND. WHEREAS, IT IS FITTING AND PROPER TO OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZE OLD GLORY AS A SYMBOL OF HOPE, INSPIRATION AND PRIDE FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS OF THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD.

AND. WHEREAS, IN ORDER TO COMMEMORATE THE ADOPTION OF OUR FLAG ON AUGUST 3RD, 1949, THE CONGRESS BY JOINT RESOLUTION DESIGNATED JUNE 14TH OF EACH YEAR AS FLAG DAY AND REQUESTED THAT THE PRESIDENT ISSUE AN ANNUAL PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE WEEK IN WHICH JUNE 14TH OCCURS AS NATIONAL FLAG WEEK AND CALL UPON CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES TO DISPLAY THE FLAG DURING THAT WEEK.

AND. WHEREAS, THE CAPTAIN, THOMAS MOORE, CHAPTER NATIONAL SOCIETY DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, IS HEREBY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS ONGOING EFFORTS TO HONOR AND SUPPORT NATIONAL FLAG DAY AND WEEK.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE ITRILLIONESOLVED THAT THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF JUNE 13TH THROUGH 19 2023 AS NATIONAL FLAG WEEK AND ASKS OUR CITIZENS TO REAFFIRM THE IDEALS OF OUR COMMUNITY BY DISPLAYING OUR AMERICAN FLAG AT THEIR HOMES AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

OUR COUNTRY ADOPTED THIS THE SIXTH DAY OF JUNE 2023.

SO MOVE. WE ALREADY MADE A MOTION, SIR.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE? YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL? YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. AND JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. AND I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BRING THIS TO COURT.

MY DAD, MEXICAN IMMIGRANT, TAUGHT ME.

YOU WOULD THINK, WHY? HOW? WELL, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

HE TAUGHT ME THE BIGGEST THE BIGGEST LESSON OF AMERICAN PRIDE WHEN YOU ARE NOT FROM THIS COUNTRY.

FUNNY ENOUGH, I KNOW IT MAY BE POLITICALLY CHARGED IN CERTAIN SETTINGS, BUT LUCKILY FOR ME, I DON'T CARE.

WHEN YOU COME FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, I HEAR VERY OFTEN THE DEEP AND OF COURSE THE BROADER THE STATEMENT, THE NARROWER THE MIND.

SO THIS ISN'T APPLICABLE TO EVERYONE.

AGAIN, THERE IS A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THIS COUNTRY WORLDWIDE.

SO MANY PEOPLE WANT TO BE LIKE US.

SO MANY PEOPLE LOVE US.

SO MANY PEOPLE WILL DO EVERYTHING, INCLUDING RISKING THEIR LIVES TO JOIN US.

SO MY DAD, BORN IN MEXICO WHEN WE CAME OVER HERE AND WE'RE A PART OF THIS WONDERFUL COUNTRY, HE TAUGHT ME AMERICAN PRIDE

[00:55:07]

AND THAT IS A DISRESPECT TO THE AMERICAN FLAG.

AND ANOTHER LITTLE SORRY, SILLY LITTLE TIDBIT, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS.

THE ONLY LAPEL PIN I EVER WEAR IS THE AMERICAN LAPEL PIN.

IT'S A TIP OF THE HAT TO MY DAD AND OF COURSE, THE GREAT COUNTRY THAT WE'RE A PART OF.

AND I JUST I IT IS WHAT IT IS.

I LOVE THE AMERICAN FLAG SO MUCH BECAUSE IT'S A REMINDER OF THE VALUES AND THE SYSTEMS THAT WE'RE A PART OF THAT I THE VERY FIRST THING I PUT ON MY NEW CAR IS THE AMERICAN FLAG.

AND SOME JUST I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT OUR APPRECIATION AND OUR LOVE FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY.

AND WE DON'T HAVE TO THINK OF OURSELVES AS EITHER OR.

IT'S EITHER THIS OR THAT.

NO, NO, NO. WE ARE A DIVERSE COUNTRY FILLED WITH IMMIGRANTS OF ALL SHAPES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

AND SO IT'S NOT EITHER OR.

IT'S. YES. AND THAT'S HOW I SEE IT.

AND I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF THIS.

COMMISSIONER INGALSBE YEAH, I AGREE, JUDGE.

I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF PRIDE HERE IN THE US AND I'M GLAD I LIVE HERE.

BEAUTIFUL. I'M WEARING MY FLAG PIN TOO TODAY, RIGHT? YEAH. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD, JUDGE.

IT'S A REAL HONOR.

THANKS, JUDGE. THAT WAS WELL SAID.

I APPRECIATE HEARING THAT STORY.

THAT. MEANS A LOT. I HAVE SOME SOME SIMILAR ONES ABOUT THE FLAG AS WELL.

AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE THOMAS MORE CHAPTER FOR FOR HELPING WITH THIS.

MY MOTHER AND WIFE ARE BOTH MEMBERS OF THAT ORGANIZATION, SO THEY DO A LOT TO PRESERVE SOME OF THOSE THOSE VALUES THAT YOU MENTIONED.

JUDGE BEAUTIFUL JUDGE, I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY ONE SHORT STORY.

WHENEVER I FIRST GRADUATED COLLEGE, I MOVED TO WASHINGTON, D.C., AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING AN INTERN FOR CHET EDWARDS, WHO WAS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS, A DEMOCRAT FROM CENTRAL TEXAS. AND AS AN INTERN, YOU GET TWO JOBS.

YOU GET TO ANSWER THE PHONE, MAKE COFFEE, THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB YOU HAVE IN D.C.

IS YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF THE FLAG ORDERS.

AND EVERY CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE GETS FLAG REQUESTS EVERY DAY FOR FLAGS THAT FLY OVER THE US CAPITOL.

AND IF YOU WANT TO EVER SEE A GREEZED OPERATION, ONE THAT WORKS VERY WELL, IMAGINE THE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF FLAGS THAT GO OUT TO EVERY CITIZEN WHO REQUESTS IT IN THE US FOR A SPECIAL DAY, A BIRTHDAY, A GRADUATION, THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

AND I GET UP AND I WAS ABLE TO WORK AT DIFFERENT TIMES, TWICE ON THREE FOUR HOUR SHIFTS WHERE ALL I DID WAS RUN A FLAG UP THE FLAGPOLE, BRING IT BACK DOWN, FOLD IT CORRECTLY, PUT IT IN A BOX, PUT ANOTHER FLAG ON AND RUN IT UP THE FLAGPOLE FOR THREE, FOUR HOURS AT A TIME.

BUT EACH ONE OF THOSE FLAGS MEANT SOMETHING VERY, VERY SPECIAL TO THE INDIVIDUAL THAT GOT IT.

AND IT MADE ME VERY, VERY PROUD TO BE A PART OF JUST THAT ONE LITTLE SECOND THAT IT WAS UP THERE TO KNOW THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO THEM.

SO THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. WHAT A WONDERFUL STORY.

SEE THESE UNITED STATES.

THANK YOU, SIR. SORRY. I ALWAYS REACH FOR THOSE THINGS THAT UNITE US.

AND SO I WANTED TO ASK, IS DEBBIE HERE OR SOMEONE ELSE THAT WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SPEAKING ON THIS ITEM? PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM, STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC.

OF COURSE, AS YOU CAN TELL, WE CAN GO ON AND ON ABOUT THIS.

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY THAT'S ABSOLUTELY FINE.

JUDGE BECERRA, THANK YOU SO MUCH TO YOU, AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR ALLOWING US THIS OPPORTUNITY.

AS BEING A MEMBER OF A VERY MILITARY FAMILY.

IT GOES UNSAID HOW MUCH THE FLAG MEANS TO ME AS WELL.

AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR SECRETARY OF THE CAPTAIN THOMAS MOORE CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, MISS THEA DAKE.

I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU AS COMMISSIONERS FOR HELPING US TO RECOGNIZE THIS DAY.

OUR CHAPTER AS ALL CHAPTERS OF THE DA CAN TRACE OUR LINEAGE BACK TO A PATRIOT WHO ACTUALLY FOUGHT IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO OBTAIN THE INDEPENDENCE THAT WE ENJOY TODAY.

EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED TODAY IN THIS COURT CAN BE SUMMARIZED IN ONE THING.

DIFFERENT THINGS WERE HONORED.

DIFFERENT PEOPLE WERE HONORED.

IF ALL OF US WOULD SHOW OUR FLAG, NOT JUST ON FLAG DAY OR FOR A WEEK, BUT EVERY

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MY HUSBAND FOUGHT IN TWO WARS.

MANY OF THE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM HAVE ARE EX-MILITARY, FOUGHT IN THE WAR, PARTICIPATED IN SOME WAY TO KEEP THE FREEDOMS THAT WE ENJOY ALIVE. THAT FLAG SAYS IT ALL.

NOT ENOUGH OF US SHOW IT.

WE HAVE ONE AT OUR HOUSE.

WE LIGHT IT UP AT NIGHT SO IT CAN BE SHOWN FOR 24 HOURS A DAY.

I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT EVERYWHERE IN THIS HISTORIC SQUARE.

A BUSINESS, EVERYONE.

THERE CAN BE A FLAG FOR EVERY LAMPPOST FLYING EVERY DAY.

AND AT NIGHT TIME, WE HAVE STREET LAMPS.

WHY DON'T WE HAVE A FLAG THAT'S LIT UP? IT MEANS EVERYTHING THAT THIS COUNTRY REPRESENTS RIGHT THERE.

IT'S ALL WE NEED.

THAT SAYS EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID TODAY TO HONOR.

THE RESPECT THAT WE NEED TO SHOW IT ISN'T ENOUGH.

IT ISN'T. WHEN I WENT TO SCHOOL, EVERYONE RIGHT THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL HAD THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN THE MORNING.

NOW I'M 80, AND I ADMIT THAT THINGS HAVE CHANGED.

NOTHING SHOULD CHANGE WHEN IT COMES TO HOW WE HONOR OUR FLAG.

THAT'S OUR COUNTRY.

THE RED. YOU JUST THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH BLOOD HAS BEEN SPENT.

TO MAINTAIN WHAT WE HAVE.

THAT OTHER COUNTRIES DON'T HAVE.

THE BLUE. HAVE YOU EVER LOOKED AT THE SKY? HOW OPEN IT CAN BE? THAT'S OUR COUNTRY.

THE FREEDOMS OF SPEECH, RELIGION THAT WE ENJOY.

THE WHITE. IS FOR PURITY.

SOMETIMES WE HAVE DIFFICULTIES WITH THAT.

BUT CAN WE BE PURE IN HOW WE HONOR WHAT WE SAY? WORDS ARE CHEAP.

WORDS ARE CHEAP.

DA REALLY TRIES TO MAINTAIN THE HISTORY AND TO KEEP HONORING OUR COUNTRY ALL THE TIME FOR ITS PATRIOTISM.

I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING THIS.

I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY.

OUR CHAPTER IS GOING TO TRY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO HONOR OUR COUNTRY BY HAVING THEIR FLAGS OUTSIDE THEIR BUSINESSES, OUTSIDE OF THEIR HOMES.

I HOPE THAT ALL OF YOU WILL TAKE THE WORD AND REMIND PEOPLE THAT AS LONG AS THAT FLAG FLIES, WE HAVE A COUNTRY. AND WE HAVE TO HONOR IT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO WELL SAID.

THAT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.

AND IT'S RECORDED FOREVERMORE IN OUR COURT OF RECORD.

SO YOU CAN HAVE FOLKS LOOK BACK AND HEAR YOUR STATEMENTS AND WATCH IT ALL OVER AGAIN.

AS MANY TIMES I KNOW WITH MY NEW YORK ACCENT, I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO HEAR IT SO MANY TIMES.

YOU DID GREAT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE WORDS.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, THE REASON SHE BROUGHT UP THE LIGHTING OF THE ILLUMINATION AT NIGHT IS BECAUSE IT IS FLAG PROTOCOL'S FLAG ETIQUETTE TO HAVE A FLAG ILLUMINATED IF IT IS FLYING AT NIGHT LIKE IT IS ALSO PROTOCOLS TO NOT LET A FLAG TOUCH THE FLOOR.

AND THERE ARE, I FEEL, SOME LITTLE BABY FUNDAMENTALS.

EASY TO LEARN. THAT SHOULD BE.

JUST WOVEN IN TO GRADE SCHOOL.

HONESTLY, I THINK IF WE IF WE DO THESE THINGS, IT'LL TEACH US.

WHERE WHERE THAT COMMON PLACE IS, WHERE WE COME TOGETHER UNITED.

AND I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU GUYS ARE SHARING THIS MESSAGE OF UNITY.

AND YES, NO ONE'S PERFECT.

WE'RE ALL WORKS IN PROGRESS.

I'VE SAID BEFORE, WE'RE ALL BROKEN.

AND SOMEONE SAYS, WELL, I'M NOT BROKEN.

WELL, THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S THAT'S YOU.

BUT BUT WE'RE ALL WORKS IN PROGRESS.

WE'RE ALL STRIVING TO BE BETTER.

AND SO I THANK YOU FOR DOING YOUR MAGNIFICENT PART AND REMINDING US OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY'S FLAG.

SO I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CHAPTER DAR.

AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT OUR 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR CHAPTER IS JUNE 15TH.

SO THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE VERY PROUD OF.

BEAUTIFUL. WONDERFUL.

AND NOW, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP FOR A PICTURE? ANYONE INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF THIS PICTURE? PLEASE APPROACH THE DAIS.

AND THEN THE WARM AND FUZZY STUFF IS OVER AND THEN WE GET TO WORK.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE BACK.

MY PLEASURE. EVERY TIME.

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HOW AM I? SO YOU CAN HELP.

ARE WE JUST.

ONE, TWO, THREE.

WELL DONE.

SERIOUSLY, YOU CAN LOOK BACK ALL THE YEARS WE WERE ON ALL THESE.

AND ALSO, THERE'S ANOTHER THING THAT YOU WANT TO DO WHEN THEY DO.

EVERY REASON. EVERY.

EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE. MAN.

IT'S ROUGH THIS YEAR.

AND WE ALSO HAVE. THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

I HEARD THERE WAS A RESPIRATORY INFECTION GOING AROUND.

I WILL. IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.

ELAINE BROWN WAS REAL SICK.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN REALLY SICK.

SO. SHOULD WE GO TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, FOLKS? COMMISSIONERS. PUBLIC HEARINGS ALL AROUND.

DR. DOUGLAS, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS TO GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE TO KEEP MOVING.

PLEASE OPEN EYE FOR.

WHICH I FOR HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING WITH POSSIBLE ACTION TO ESTABLISH A 25 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT THROUGHOUT THE CIRCLE

[I4. Hold a public hearing with possible action to establish a 25 MPH speed limit throughout the Circle N Ranch Subdivision.]

SO I AM OPENING THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.

THERE ARE THREE IN ALL AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO STRAIGHT TO SUBDIVISIONS.

I SEE NO MOVEMENT.

I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COMMISSIONER GEORGE, THANK YOU.

WE'VE HAD SOME REQUESTS BECAUSE THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES THAT ARE SPEEDING THROUGHOUT THIS SUBDIVISION AND STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED THAT WE GO AHEAD AND LOWER THAT SPEED LIMIT TO 25MPH THROUGHOUT THE SUBDIVISION.

SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DO THAT.

SECOND. OKAY.

AND WHAT'S THE CURRENT SPEED LIMIT? I BELIEVE IT'S 40, 35, 35 OR 40.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND I'LL BE THE SECOND.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER COHEN.

YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL? YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. AND JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. FIVE FIVE, PLEASE.

[I5. Hold a public hearing with possible action to establish a 3-way stop at the intersection of Crosscreek Drive and Bear Creek Pass.]

SO MOVE. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.

I SEE NO MOVEMENT.

I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COMMISSIONER SMITH. THANK YOU, JUDGE.

THIS ACTUALLY CAME FROM BOTH RESIDENTS AND FROM INTERNALLY WITHIN OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT, RECOMMENDING A THREE WAY STOP TO IMPROVE SAFETY.

OKAY. MOTION, PLEASE.

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. COMMISSIONER CONE.

YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. PLEASE OPEN I6I6 HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING WITH POSSIBLE ACTION TO ESTABLISH A THREE WAY STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF SUNDOWN AVENUE

[I6. Hold a public hearing with possible action to establish a 3-way stop at the intersection of Sundown Avenue and PineArbol.]

I AM OPENING THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.

I SEE NO MOVEMENT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

COMMISSIONER COHEN. THANK YOU, JUDGE.

THIS WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION BY THE RESIDENTS OF ENFIELD.

ENFIELD IS A VERY FAST GROWING COMMUNITY, AND THEY FELT THAT THERE WAS JUST TOO MUCH TRAFFIC GOING TOO FAST DOWN SON DOWN AVENUE.

SO THERE WAS SEVERAL RECOMMENDATIONS BROUGHT FORWARD, INCLUDING HEIGHTENING THE THE ROADWAYS, WHICH WE FROM GERRY AT THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT THOUGHT IT WAS INHIBIT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR SCHOOL BUSSES GOING OVER THAT.

SO WE PROPOSE THAT THE WAY STOP TO HELP SLOW DOWN THAT TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH.

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MOTION TO.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. PLEASE OPEN J1J.

[J1. PLN-1956-PC; Hold a Public Hearing; Followed by discussion and possible action regarding the 3-G Ranch Addition, Section 3, Lot 5, Replat. ]

SO MOVED. SECOND.

OKAY. MR. PACHECO, ANY COMMENTS? I'M JUST CALLING IT. AND THAT'S IT.

YES, SIR. YOU GOT IT.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL? YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE? YES. JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. J TWO, PLEASE.

[J2. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Judge to execute a Development Agreement for Mission Oaks Condominiums between Hays County, Davy Crockett Estates, LLC, and Lang Family Ranches L.P.]

SO MOVED. SECOND, AND WE HAVE TWO INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

FIRST UP, MR. WILLIAM WAGNER.

GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU.

NICE TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN.

A COUPLE OF THINGS TODAY.

I JUST WANTED TO I PROVIDED EACH OF YOU A COPY IN THE COURT, A COPY OF AN EMAIL I SENT IN REGARDING JOHN THOMPSON'S COMMENTS FROM THE LAST COMMISSIONERS HEARING.

I WON'T REPEAT WHAT'S IN THERE.

I WILL SAY THAT IT IS IT IS FACTUAL.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT, PLEASE DO.

SEVERAL OF THE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, BUT SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE NOT.

IN PARTICULAR, LET ME CALL ATTENTION TO THE FACT THAT IT DOES NOT REQUIRE CAPPING ALL WELLS.

AS WAS STATED, ONE OF THOSE WELLS IS GOING TO BE USED FOR LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION.

CONTRARY TO WHAT WAS SAID ALSO, AND I'VE PROVIDED A COPY WITH THAT EMAIL OF THE ACTUAL APPLICATION WITH THE W.S.

WTC INDICATING THAT MOVING OFF OF THE ITEMS IN THE EMAIL, I WANTED TO ASK ONE LAST TIME WE DID SUBMIT A PETITION AND I UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION WITH KIT CARSON AND DAVY CROCKETT IN GENERAL, BUT IF SOMEONE WOULD TAKE A LOOK AT THE VERY END OF DAVY CROCKETT WHERE THIS DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO BE INSTALLED, YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT ROADWAY WILL NOT SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC, WON'T SUPPORT ANY OTHER SORT OF TRAFFIC.

AND IT'S GOING TO NEED TO BE REPAIRED, TO BE, PUT BLUNTLY, TO $2 MILLION HOMES.

IF SOMEONE'S LOOKING AT IT, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO ACCEPT THAT ROADWAY IN THERE.

MY CONCERN IS IF IT'S NOT ADDRESSED NOW, IT'S GOING TO BECOME A TAXPAYER EXPENSE TO CORRECT IT BEFORE THE PRIVATE ROADS ARE INSTALLED IN THAT DEVELOPMENT.

I DO WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THE GROUP I REPRESENT, THE STEWARDS OF SILVER SPURS.

WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING AND KEEPING TRACK OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS PROJECT.

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A QUESTION FOR MR. PACHECO, BUT SOMETHING WE WOULD APPRECIATE.

IT'S THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS AND CONVENIENT WAY FOR US TO KEEP TRACK OF OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS SO THAT WE CAN FACILITATE, EXCUSE ME, THE FLOW OF INFORMATION BOTH WAYS. SO WHEN IT COMES TO PERMITTING AND DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE DEVELOPMENT, I'D LIKE TO OPEN THAT UP.

SO I'M GOING TO START WITH MR. PACHECO, JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW.

AND IF I GET REDIRECTED SOMEPLACE, SO BE IT.

AND THEN FINALLY, HONESTLY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU ON THE BEHALF OF ALL OF US.

THERE WAS I MENTIONED IN MY EMAIL THERE WAS REALLY GOOD DIALOG AND I COULD SEE THE DISCUSSION AND THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE PUTTING INTO WHAT WE BROUGHT TO YOU, PARTICULARLY IN THE LAST MEETING. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT AND I WANT TO THANK MR. KENNEDY FOR THE CHANGES THAT WERE INCORPORATED IN THE FINAL DRAFT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WE GOT.

IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS GIVE AND TAKE AND THERE WAS PROGRESS.

SO I'LL COME UP HERE AND TOLD YOU WHAT'S WRONG.

I WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND AND TELL YOU WHAT'S RIGHT AND SAY THANKS.

THANK YOU. WELL DONE. THANK YOU, SIR.

OUR SECOND PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IS MR. BOB HARDISTER.

I HOPE I SAID THAT RIGHT. BUT WHAT COULD YOU SAY? THE LAST NAME AGAIN, SIR? I'M SORRY, HARDISTER.

IT'S HARDISTER.

I LIVE IN THE VILLAGE OF BEAR CREEK.

MY PROPERTY BORDERS THE MISSION OAKS CONDOMINIUMS DEVELOPMENT AREA.

AND I HAVE A QUESTION AND A STATEMENT CONCERNING THE CLEARING OF LAND.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK KINDLY IF THE DEVELOPERS WOULD NOT CLEAR CUT ALL 39 ACRES ALL AT ONCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROJECT.

RATHER, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK KINDLY IF A UNIT BY UNIT APPROACH COULD BE TAKEN WHERE THE LAND ON A UNIT IS CLEARED JUST BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RESIDENCE ON THAT UNIT BEGINS.

THIS IS IMPORTANT, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE PHASED APPROACH PLANNED BY THE DEVELOPERS, WHERE ONLY A SMALL NUMBER OF RESIDENCES ARE BUILT IN THE EARLY PHASE, WHICH WOULD LEAVE MUCH OF THE LAND DESOLATE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

AND THAT WOULD BE UNSIGHTLY.

AND IT CAN LEAD TO UNHEALTHY EXCESS AMOUNTS OF DUST DURING HOT PERIODS AND EROSION DURING HEAVY RAINS.

I WOULD LIKE TO ASK KINDLY IF THE DEVELOPERS WOULD GO ON RECORD AS TO WHAT THEIR PLANNED APPROACH TO LAND CLEARING IS.

THANK YOU. MAGNIFICENT ASK.

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COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU, JUDGE.

I DO WANT TO THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE NEIGHBORS WHO WHO ACTUALLY CAME TO MY OFFICE, SAT DOWN.

WE'VE MET WITH A NUMBER OF NEIGHBORS.

I DO WANT TO WANT TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT CAME UP DURING THE LAST MEETING.

BUT ALSO, I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH SOME FOLKS AT THE VILLAGE OF BEAR CREEK AS WELL.

THERE IS ONE SLIGHT CHANGE TO THE AGREEMENT THAT I HAD A DISCUSSION WITH MR..

AND IT'S JUST MORE OF A CLARIFICATION WITH MR. KENNEDY. AND WOULD YOU MIND OUTLINING THAT? SURE, COMMISSIONER.

AFTER OUR CONVERSATION THIS MORNING, I LOOKED UP THE SECTION I BELIEVE YOU'RE REFERENCING, AND I THINK IT'S ALREADY BEEN ACCOMMODATED.

BUT YOUR CONCERN WAS THAT PERHAPS WE'VE LIMITED TOO MUCH WHAT RULES MIGHT APPLY TO LOT FIVE, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE VILLAGE OF BEAR CREEK SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS.

AND YOUR YOUR ASK WAS THAT IT BE BROAD ENOUGH TO ALLOW ANY RULE THAT VILLAGE OF BEAR CREEK HAS TO APPLY TO IT? I BELIEVE THE WAY IT'S WRITTEN RIGHT NOW, WHICH I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND READ, DOES ACCOMMODATE THAT REQUEST.

IT SAYS THAT THE REPLAT OR OR SUBDIVISION OF LOT FIVE OF BEAR CREEK OAKS SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH VILLAGE OF BEAR CREEK SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS AND OBTAIN REQUIRED APPROVAL FOR THE SUBDIVISION PLAT FOR LOT FIVE FROM THE VILLAGE OF BEAR CREEK, TEXAS, PRIOR TO IMPOSING THE DECLARATION ON LOT FIVE.

SO THERE IS NO SPECIFIC RULES CITED.

I THINK IT'S BROAD, BROAD ENOUGH TO COVER.

I THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE OF BEAR CREEK, AND HE JUST WANTED TO ENSURE THAT ALL RULES WOULD BE FOLLOWED.

AND I THINK THAT THAT COVERS IT.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS ALL INCLUSIVE.

AND SO AND AS FAR AS THE INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS RELATIVE TO LOT CLEARING, I DON'T KNOW.

THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEVELOPER HERE RAISING HIS HAND.

HE'S HERE. YES. YOU'RE FREE TO APPROACH THE PODIUM, SIR.

AND IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC AND THEN ADDRESS THE QUESTION.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

JOHN THOMPSON, CONSULTANT FOR THE DEVELOPER.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU HAD ANY INPUT ON THAT.

I BELIEVE IN OUR PRIOR CONVERSATIONS THAT WOULDN'T BE THE CASE.

I THINK WHERE WE'VE SEEN THAT SOME I KNOW THERE WAS A DEVELOPMENT ON 1826 THAT WAS OF CONCERN.

THE REASON IT WAS DONE THERE WAS BECAUSE THEY HAD A WHAT WE CALL A CO-MINGLED SEPTIC SYSTEM.

AND SO THEY DID THAT CLEAR CUTTING SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THEY HAD TO HAVE THOSE SEPTIC FIELDS.

AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT IN THIS CASE, WE'RE LOOKING AT INDIVIDUAL SYSTEMS FOR EACH UNIT.

AND SO THAT WOULD NOT BE THE CASE.

THAT'S CORRECT, COMMISSIONER.

I THINK THAT THE REASON THAT I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THAT DEVELOPMENT ON 1826, BUT THEY DID DO A LOT OF MASSIVE LOT OR ALMOST COMPLETE LAND CLEARING ON THAT ON THAT TRACT OF LAND.

MARCUS PACHECO SENT ME AN EMAIL YESTERDAY ASKING ME THESE SAME QUESTIONS AND RESPONDED THAT THERE'S NO PLANS TO CLEAR CUT IN THE SENSE THAT THE ENTIRE 39 ACRES, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. AND I WAS JUST TALKING WITH ONE OF THE MY CLIENTS THIS MORNING ON THE WAY IN, AND THAT'S WHAT HE EXACTLY SAID, IS THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A UNIT BY UNIT CLEARING OR IF YOU WANT TO SAY IT, EASIER, HOUSE BY HOUSE, AS THEY BUILD A HOUSE AND GET A LOT READY, THEY'RE STILL NOT GOING TO CLEAR CUT IT, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO PRESERVE THE HARDWOOD TREES, OAKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT MAY STILL PRESERVE SOME OF THE CEDAR ON A SELECTIVE BASIS.

BUT INDEED THIS EVERY UNIT OR HOUSE WILL HAVE THEIR OWN SEPTIC VERSUS ONE MASSIVE SEPTIC FOR THE ENTIRE DEVELOPMENT.

THANK YOU. I THINK THAT ADDRESSED MOST OF THE QUESTIONS.

AND WITH THAT, I WOULD MOVE FOR ADOPTION OF THE DA.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AS WELL TO OUR STAFF, BECAUSE THIS IS PROBABLY BEEN THE LONGEST DAY THAT WE HAVE NEGOTIATED.

AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, HERE ON THE COURT, WE JUST STARTED DOING THESE ABOUT 18 TO 24 MONTHS AGO TO REALLY GET A HANDLE ON HOW WE CAN HAVE AN IMPACT ON SOME OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS THAT OTHERWISE WE WOULDN'T HAVE AN IMPACT ON.

AND SO IT'S IT'S BEEN A WORK IN PROGRESS FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

AND I KNOW THE STAFF HOURS THAT WENT INTO IT WERE MONUMENTAL.

SO I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, SIR.

AND MOVE FOR ADOPTION.

SECOND, BUT I DID HAVE ONE COMMENT SLASH QUESTION.

YES, SIR. JUST KIND OF REGARDING THE WELLS.

SO I DO I THINK I UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE ON THE WELLS FOR THE FOR THIS FIRST PHASE, THEY WOULD BE DEVELOPED WITH ONE GROUNDWATER WELL FOR EACH PROPERTY AND AN ON SITE SEWAGE FACILITY.

I KNOW THE WAY THE LANGUAGE IS.

IT KIND OF IT IT'S WORDED IN A WAY THAT CAN HAVE THE SAME NUMBER OF WELLS AS THE SAME NUMBER OF LOTS PLUS THE EXISTING WELL.

THERE COULD BE A YOU COULD CREATE A PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY, BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

SO IT IS REALLY ONE WELL PER LOT IN IN THIS INITIAL PHASE, AS I UNDERSTAND THE COMMISSIONER SHELL, THERE'S ONE EXISTING WELL.

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WE MAY GET A SECOND.

THAT'S UP TO THE PWA.

AND IF WE GET TWO, THAT'S GREAT.

IF WE GET ONE, WELL WE KNOW WE'VE GOT THAT ONE.

SO THAT WOULD BE SIX OR MAYBE SEVEN HOMES UNTIL THE PWA GETS THE FULL WATER DELIVERED TO THE PROPERTY.

AFTER WE GET THE LINES BUILT AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

I THINK MR. WAGNER STATED THAT THE THE APPLICATION DID SAY THE EXISTING WELL WAS GOING TO BE USED FOR IRRIGATION.

THAT APPLICATION HAS BEEN IN FOR MONTHS AND PRIOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BEING MODIFIED TO ADDRESS THE WELLS BECAUSE THAT WHEN WE SUBMITTED IT, WE DIDN'T KNOW AT THE TIME OF SUBMITTAL WHAT WE FOUND OUT LATER FROM THE PWA THAT THE WATER WASN'T GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR A WHILE.

SO THE APPLICATION TO THE PWA DID LIST.

THE ONE WELL WOULD BE USED FOR IRRIGATION, BUT IN LIGHT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WELL WILL HAVE TO BE CAPPED NOW.

SO WE'LL END UP HAVING TO MODIFY OUR APPLICATION BACK TO THE PWA.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.

AND IF A WELL WERE, IF THAT, WELL LET'S SAY THAT FOR SOME REASON IT WASN'T CAPPED.

IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT IN HERE, YOU WOULD STILL HAVE TO GET A PERMIT FROM THE GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS TO USE THAT FOR NON-DOMESTIC, YOU KNOW, ONE PROPERTY USE.

AND SO IN THE EVENT SOMEONE WANTED TO DRILL A WELL IN THE FUTURE ON A PIECE OF PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR IRRIGATION OR ANYTHING ELSE, THAT WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE DISTRICT AND WOULD HAVE TO BE PERMITTED IF IT WAS FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES FOR.

THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. CORRECT.

AND JOHN JUDGE, MAY I? I THINK THE LAST TIME WE MET, YOU SAID THAT YOU BELIEVED THAT IT WOULD BE A COUPLE OF YEARS BEFORE WATER WOULD BE BROUGHT IN OR SO.

IS THAT STILL CORRECT OR IS THAT LONGER? THE PWA HAS SAID UP TO POSSIBLY THREE YEARS, I BELIEVE.

BUT DEPENDING ON WHO YOU TALK TO, HOW FAST PIPES GET BUILT, IT COULD BE TWO.

OKAY. SO YEAH, THERE IS THERE IS A LINE AND AN ADDITIONAL LINE FOR NUTTY BROWN ROAD, WHICH WOULD BE THE SERVICE LINE WHICH WOULD SERVICE THE EXISTING LINE THAT'S THERE FOR EXPANSION.

AND I BELIEVE ON THE CIP OR THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN, IT'S SLATED FOR 2026.

BUT AGAIN, IN ORDER TO PUT IN THAT LINE, THERE HAS TO BE WHAT I WOULD CALL FEEDER LINES TO THAT.

THERE HAS TO BE ARTERIAL LINES.

AND RIGHT NOW THE THE ADDITIONAL ARTERIAL LINE ON US 290, WHICH WOULD FEED THAT LINE, ISN'T SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION UNTIL THE END OF 2025 OR MAYBE END OF 2026.

AND SO I WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT 2026 AT THE EARLIEST WOULD WOULD BE THE CORRECT TIMEFRAME.

AGAIN, IT IS PURSUANT TO WHEN PWA CAN GET THOSE ARTERIAL LINES AND TO PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL WATER SERVICE.

BUT THAT WORK HAS BEGUN.

THEN THE LINES ARE BEING WELL ON TO 90.

THEY HAVE NOT STARTED ON 90.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER SMITH.

THIS WELL WE HAD TALKED ABOUT WAS WE'LL ACTUALLY BE COMING OFF OF THE WATER TOWER ON ZAL, ZAL LANE, ZAL ROAD.

AND SO WE HAVE TO BUILD ALMOST A MILE OF WATER LINE FROM THERE, I THINK 8 OR 12IN FROM ZAL ROAD TOWER TO THE NORTHERN PROPERTY LINE.

AND THEN I THINK WHAT WE'LL END UP DOING IS WORKING WITH THE PWA ON A SEPARATE CONTRACT TO TO CARRY THE LINE DOWN DAVY CROCKETT.

AND THEN THE PWA EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN LOOPING IT BACK THROUGH THE BEAR CREEK NEIGHBORHOOD.

IF THEY'RE OPEN TO IT, IF THEY WANT IT, AND WE'LL END UP HAVING TO TAKE THE WATER LINE TO THE END OF OUR PROPERTY AND STOP IT SO THAT AT SOME POINT IT MAY CONTINUE ON TO 1826 TO LOOP THAT WAY AS WELL. YEAH.

AND I WOULD SAY NO PUN INTENDED, IT'S IT'S FLUID.

IF YOU LOOK AT THAT AREA, WHAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE PWA SYSTEM AND I'M NOT A WATER ENGINEER, BUT WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS, IS THAT WE HAVE A VARIANCE IN OUR PRESSURE PLANE THERE.

AND SO THE REASON THAT WE'RE HAVING TO DO SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT IN THAT SPECIFIC AREA, INCLUDING THE THE ABOVE GROUND STORAGE THERE ON ZILE ROAD, IS TO EQUALIZE THE THE PRESSURE PLANE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SYSTEM ALL THE WAY DOWN 1826.

AND I'D LIKE TO PUT IN MY $0.02 ON THIS WHOLE IDEA OF IRRIGATION DEDICATED WELL EFFORT. I HAVE A STRONG RECOMMENDATION HOPE SUGGESTION, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO TAKE IT BACK THAT THE DEVELOPMENT MOVE IN A WAY THAT IS EFFICIENT FOR YOURSELVES, WHERE YOU DON'T NEED A BUNCH OF MAINTENANCE AND YOU DON'T NEED A BUNCH OF WATER BY XERISCAPING CRUSHED GRANITE, YOU KNOW, PLACES THAT DON'T HAVE WATER.

IF YOU DESIGN FOR THAT, YOU HAVE A GOOD LOOKING PLACE WITH LITTLE TO NO MAINTENANCE AND EVERYONE WINS WHEN YOU DESIGN IT THAT WAY.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO REMIND YOU OF WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW SO THAT THE PUBLIC CAN HEAR THAT THAT IS ALSO AN OPTION AND USE RAINWATER COLLECTION AND OF COURSE USE RAINWATER COLLECTION. THERE ARE THERE ARE MY $0.02 ON THAT.

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JUDGE, MAY I MAKE JUST ONE QUICK STATEMENT? I DID WANT TO THANK STAFF MARK PACHECO, MARK KENNEDY IN PARTICULAR, AND THEN COMMISSIONER SMITH FOR WORKING WITH US ON THIS PROJECT.

OVER THE LAST NINE MONTHS, EIGHT MONTHS, HOWEVER LONG IT'S BEEN, I'VE LOST TRACK.

BUT ANYWAY, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU PUBLIC TO EVERYBODY'S HELP.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR.

DR. CARDENAS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES, COMMISSIONER SHELL? YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE? YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH? YES. JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. PLEASE OPEN J3, J3 PLN DASH 2163-NP DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING CENTER ON

[J3. PLN-2163-NP; Discussion and possible action regarding Centre on 12, Final.]

SO MOVED. SECOND.

MR. PACHECO. YES. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE.

GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. THE CENTER ON 12 FINAL IS A PROPOSED SUBDIVISION CONSISTING OF FOUR LOTS ACROSS TEN ACRES ALONG RANCH ROAD 12 AND DRIPPING SPRINGS AND PRECINCT FOUR.

FOR THIS SUBDIVISION, WATER UTILITIES WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE WELLS AND FOR WASTEWATER AND OR RAINWATER COLLECTION.

PARDON ME. AND FOR WASTEWATER UTILITIES WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY INDIVIDUAL ON SITE SEWAGE FACILITIES.

STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE FINAL PLAT APPLICATION PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OUTLINED UNDER THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 232.

AT THIS TIME, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS PLAT APPLICATION.

THERE ARE NO STANDING COMMENTS IN BACK UP AND IT'S UP TO THE COURT'S DIRECTION TO MOVE FORWARD ACCORDINGLY.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S NICE TO SEE ONE WITH NOTHING ON IT EXCEPT IT'S ALL WITHIN THE RULES AND EVERYTHING'S READY TO GO.

SIR, PLEASE. SO MOVED.

SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER.

INGALSBE. YES.

YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH? YES, JUDGE. YES.

AND JUST FOR A HEADS UP, WE'RE GOING TO GO K ONE, FOUR, NINE AND TEN IN THAT ORDER SPECIFICALLY TO KEEP PEOPLE MOVING THAT ARE TIED UP INTO HERE IN THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY POSSIBLE. PLEASE OPEN K1K1 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT CHANGES TO ELECTION PRECINCT BOUNDARY LINES PURSUANT TO SECTION

[K1. Discussion and possible action to adopt changes to election precinct boundary lines pursuant to Sec. 42.005 & 42.006 of the Texas Election Code.]

SO MOVED. SECOND. OKAY.

JENNIFER. YES, GOOD MORNING, JUDGE.

COMMISSIONERS. SO WHEN WE CAME BACK TO DO A PRECINCT SPLIT EARLIER, YOU ASKED US TO LOOK THE REST OF THE PRECINCTS.

WE DID. STEVE AND I HAVE COMBED THROUGH THESE PRECINCTS, AND THE CHANGES THAT WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TODAY ARE NOT DUE TO POPULATION, BUT THEY'RE DUE TO SOME PRECINCTS THAT HAD J.P.

LINES THAT WERE GOING THROUGH THEM THAT NEEDED TO BE SEPARATED OUT.

AND I THINK WE HAD ONE CONGRESSIONAL LINE TWO THAT HAD TO BE SEPARATED OUT.

AND THEN SO WE'VE DONE THAT.

AND STEVE IS HERE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE LOOKED AT THAT.

AND THEN WE MERGED SOME PRECINCTS THAT HAD LOWER POPULATION THAT ARE NOT DEVELOPING SO THAT WE COULD STAY IN COMPLIANCE WITH WHAT WE HAVE AND NOT BE ADDING UNNECESSARILY AND JUST FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC.

I. GOING TO SAY SOME THINGS THAT EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS, BUT YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT TO TELL IT AGAIN.

SO WE HAVE A CEILING OF 5000 PEOPLE PER PRECINCT.

AND AS WE APPROACH THOSE NUMBERS, IT IS THE DUTY OF MS..

STOYANOV TO BREAK THOSE OUT SO THAT WE DON'T OVERLOAD A PARTICULAR PRECINCT.

SOME PEOPLE GET A LITTLE NERVOUS WHEN THEY SEE THINGS LIKE THIS ON AN AGENDA AND THE CALLS START COMING IN.

AND I'D LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DESCRIBE JUST HOW THAT HAPPENS ON THE MAP, HOW WE DO THIS.

JUST A SHORT LITTLE SUMMARY OF HOW THE LINES WERE MOVED AND WHY, IF YOU DON'T MIND, FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC.

SURE. BUT I ALSO DO WANT TO SAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO FROM 85 TO 87.

SO WE ARE ADDING TWO, WHICH IS NOT UNEXPECTED.

WITH THE GROWTH WE EXPERIENCED.

WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO ADD MORE IN 2025 WHEN WE COME BACK AND DO THIS AGAIN.

AND SO THAT MEANS WE PROBABLY WILL BE ADDING AT LEAST ONE POLLING LOCATION AS WELL.

VERY GOOD. STEVE, WOULD YOU MIND COMING UP AND EXPLAINING THE MAP PORTION FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC? AGAIN, THE COURT UNDERSTANDS IT, BUT THIS IS FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC.

OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO START WITH THE PRECINCTS THAT WERE SPLIT AND WHY? OR ARE THE PRECINCTS THAT WERE MERGED? BOTH. OKAY.

WHATEVER YOU WANT TO START WITH, YOU CHOOSE.

OKAY. WE HAD SEVERAL PRECINCTS THAT HAD EITHER A STATE HOUSE, DISTRICT, STATE SENATE, DISTRICT, CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT LINE OR A LINE GOING THROUGH THE PRECINCTS.

AND SO THOSE PARTICULAR PRECINCTS HAD TO BE SPLIT TO COMPLY WITH THE OTHER WHATEVER OTHER FEATURE BOUNDARY WAS RUNNING THROUGH THERE.

SO THERE WERE SEVERAL OF THOSE PRECINCTS THAT WERE SPLIT.

THE THE PRECINCT NUMBERS FOR THE SPLIT PRECINCTS JUST.

WENT SEQUENTIALLY UP FROM THE EXISTING NUMBER.

SO THERE'S NOTHING PARTICULARLY.

SIGNIFICANT ABOUT THEM.

WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THREE ADDITIONAL EMPTY.

PRECINCTS IN PRECINCT FOUR TO COMPLY WITH CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE A.

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AND THERE'S NO WAY TO GET AROUND THAT.

AND ON THE MERGED PRECINCTS, WE HAD SEVERAL PLACES WHERE THE POPULATION.

OF TWO ADJACENT PRECINCTS MADE IT POSSIBLE TO MERGE THOSE INTO A SINGLE PRECINCT TO HELP REDUCE THE OVERHEAD ON POLLING PLACES.

AND THE PRECINCT NUMBER THAT WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THE NEW PRECINCT IS ONE THAT HAS THE GREATEST NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS IN IT.

SO IT HAS THE LEAST IMPACT ON THE NUMBER OF MAIL OUTS.

NOTIFY PEOPLE OF THEIR NEW PRECINCTS.

AND. YEAH, THERE'S GOING TO BE SEVERAL PLACES THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE CUT UP AGAIN IN 2025.

OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE COMMENT.

AND THIS IS AGAIN, I KNOW THAT WE'RE AWARE OF THIS, BUT IT CAME UP LAST WEEK.

AND SO I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY AGAIN, WHEN WE MAKE THESE ADJUSTMENTS, THERE IS NEVER AN ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN THE FOUR COMMISSIONERS PRECINCTS.

IF IT'S A PRECINCT FOUR, IT STAYS PRECINCT FOUR.

IF IT'S IN PRECINCT THREE, IT STAYS PRECINCT THREE.

THESE ARE JUST SIMPLY CHANGING THE LINES WITHIN THAT PRECINCT.

AND WHEN WE REFER TO PRECINCTS AS WE ARE TODAY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT VOTING PRECINCTS, NOT COMMISSIONER PRECINCTS.

AND I THINK THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION LAST WEEK, AND I WAS HAPPY TO SPEAK TO THE GENTLEMAN ABOUT IT AND HE UNDERSTOOD IT COMPLETELY WHEN WE WERE DONE.

BUT I JUST WANT TO AVOID THAT CONFUSION, JUST TO ONCE AGAIN CLARIFY THAT IF YOU LIVE IN PRECINCT FOUR, YOU'RE STILL IN PRECINCT FOUR, YOU LIVE IN PRECINCT THREE, YOU'RE STILL IN PRECINCT THREE. YOU MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT VOTING BOX NUMBER, AND THOSE ARE THE ONLY CHANGES THAT WILL IMPACT YOU.

THAT'S RIGHT. SO IT'S A SUBSET JUST TO REITERATE, IT'S THE SUBSETS THAT ARE BEING MODIFIED.

IF YOU'RE IN 332, YOU'LL AND YOU MOVE TO 334, YOU'RE STILL IN PRECINCT THREE.

ALL THE THREES ARE STAYING IN THE SAME BLOCK.

THIS IS LITERALLY A SHIFT WITHIN THE MAIN BLOCK OF THE PRECINCT.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER SMITH, FOR POINTING THAT OUT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER SHELL? JUST THAT ALSO IN CONSTABLE PRECINCT.

SAME TO BE SAID. FOR THAT WE'RE NOT CHANGING OUR CONSTABLE PRECINCTS.

AND THEN ALSO THAT THE ONLY THING THAT THIS WOULD LIKELY COULD AFFECT, ESPECIALLY IF YOU WERE MERGING TWO BOXES THAT ARE THAT HAVE VOTERS IN THEM FOR THE FOR EITHER PARTIES THEIR THEIR PRECINCT CHAIRMAN THAT COULD THAT COULD IMPACT A PRECINCT CHAIRMAN IF YOU TOOK THESE VOTING BOXES, FOR INSTANCE, AND MERGED THEM AND ONE WENT LET'S JUST SAY THEY WERE THREE, THREE, THREE AND THREE, THREE, FOUR, AND YOU MADE ALL OF IT, THREE, THREE, THREE.

THEN THE THREE, THREE, FOUR. IF THERE WAS A CHAIRMAN FOR ONE OF THE PARTIES, THEN THAT THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE WORKED OUT AMONGST THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

I DID SEND THAT THIS PLAN TO BOTH CHAIRS, BOTH PARTY CHAIRS.

SO THEY'VE SEEN IT.

PERFECT. COMMISSIONERS, ANY COMMENTS ON THIS? SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND.

JUST TO SAY IT NOW MOVING FORWARD AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE TO MAKE REVISIONS TO THE PRECINCTS, EVENTUALLY, WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO A FOURTH NUMBER IN THE PRECINCT BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE PRETTY MUCH RUNNING OUT OF NUMBERS IN BETWEEN.

SO SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND IN THE FUTURE SO THAT NOBODY SAYS IT WAS LAST MINUTE.

WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT THAT COMING FORWARD.

PERFECT. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? GOOD JUDGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME.

I DID MY BEST TO KEEP YOU MOVING.

YES, THANK YOU. DR.

CARDENAS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL? YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH? YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. K FOUR, PLEASE.

[K4. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Judge to execute a contract between Hays County and Halff Associates in the amount of $3,000.00 for the completion of the Hydrologic and Hydraulic (H&H) Evaluation Form (TCEQ Form 20346) for five dams which is a requirement for finalizing the Emergency Action Plan (EAP).]

HYDROLOGIC AND HYDRAULIC EVALUATION FORM.

T-C-E-Q. FORM 2003 OR RATHER 20346 FOR FIVE DAMS, WHICH IS A REQUIREMENT FOR FINALIZING THE EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN SO MOVED.

SECOND, IT'S WELL WRITTEN AGENDA ITEM.

IT'S PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY, BUT MIKE JONES IS HERE.

IF YOU NEED THEM, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER.

SHELL. YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. PLEASE OPEN K9K9.

[K9. Discussion and possible action to authorize the Countywide Operations Department to hire Texan Landscaping to remove two trees located on the Courthouse grounds, pursuant to IFB 2021-B04 Lawn and Landscape Services, in the amount of $9,200.00.]

NOW THIS AGENDA ITEM.

I WILL LIKE TO SAY THAT MR. LANE, I'M GLAD YOU'RE STILL HERE, BECAUSE THE HISTORY THAT CAN BE TIED TO THE GRASS OR THE TREES IS NOT TRYING TO BE ERASED. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE AND I SAT THROUGH MANY MEETINGS COORDINATING THIS WITH ANITA AND OUR HIRED SUPPORT TEAM TO ENSURE THAT

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EVERY BIT OF EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING ON THESE GROUNDS IS BOX CHECKED ON EVERY FRONT.

AND IF WE'RE REMOVING A TREE, I CLAIM MYSELF TO BE A TREE HUGGER.

SO IF WE'RE REMOVING A TREE, WE HAVE TO REMOVE THE TREE.

IT COULD BE BECAUSE IT'S OLD, IT IS DETERIORATED, IT IS INFESTED, SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THAT TREE.

AND SO IT IS JUST IMPORTANT THAT WE KNOW THAT EVERYTHING WE'RE DOING IS WITH A HIGH REGARD OF WHAT'S HERE AND WHAT'S GOING ON.

ANITA, YOU JUST WALKED IN.

DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? OKAY, VERY GOOD.

COMMISSIONER INGALSBE, ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT? JUST THAT THE ASSESSMENT WAS DONE, JUDGE, AND THOSE TWO TREES WERE DEEMED A HAZARD AND ONE IS LEANING A LOT.

AND SO ANYWAY, JUST TO REMOVE THAT HAZARD AND POTENTIAL OF SOMETHING, AN ACCIDENT, WE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND REMOVE THEM.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT THERE'S ALSO ANITA.

SHE'S SO THOROUGH AND I REALLY APPRECIATE HER IN THE OFFICE, MY OFFICE.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO REPLACE THOSE TREES.

AND THE BIGGEST, MOST REASONABLY PRICED TREES WE CAN GET WILL BE 30 GALLON TREES.

AND THOSE ARE AT $370 EACH.

AND THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO REPLACE THEM.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE ALL KNEW ABOUT IT AND SUPPORT OF THE IDEA AS WELL.

AND OF COURSE, THE TEXAS HISTORIC COMMISSION SAYS THAT THEY MUST BE REPLACED WITH LIKE TREES EXACTLY THE SAME AS POSSIBLE.

AND THAT'S THE FRONT THAT WE'RE ON AND WORKING ON.

DR. CARDENAS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER.

SMITH. YES.

COMMISSIONER INGALSBE YES.

COMMISSIONER SHELL. YES.

COMMISSIONER COHEN. YES.

AND JUDGE BECERRA. YES.

WE'RE GOING TO GO TO K TEN AND I WAS JUST NOTIFIED OF K TWO AND THREE AS WELL.

SO WE'RE GOING TO GO K TEN TWO AND THREE K TEN DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE A MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES CONTRACT WITH

[K10. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Judge to execute a mental health services contract with Deblin Health Concepts & Associates, LLC for the County Court at Law Mental Health Specialty program]

SECOND, I HAD A NICE LONG CALL WITH JUDGE BROWN.

I DON'T KNOW, AFTER 7:00 LAST NIGHT, AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT THIS IS MOVING FORWARD IN ALL THE WAYS THAT WE'RE DOING.

AND IT'S IT'S NEVER ENOUGH AND IT'S NEVER FAST ENOUGH.

I DON'T APPRECIATE THE PACE AT WHICH GOVERNMENT MOVES, BUT I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

AND IF YOU WILL, PLEASE UPDATE US ON THIS ITEM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC.

MY NAME IS TAMMY MADDALA.

I'M THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT ADMINISTRATOR.

SO MENTAL HEALTH COURT IS INTERESTED IN ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT WITH DUBLIN HEALTH CONCEPTS.

THIS IS AN ENTITY THAT PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT, PSYCHIATRY, NURSING AND COUNSELING TO ALL LEVELS OF CARE.

SO THIS INCLUDES ACT SERVICES, ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT, SO LLC THREE.

AND FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CYCLING IN AND OUT OF JAILS, HOSPITALS ARE UNHOUSED, JUST MORE VULNERABLE, VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS WHO NEED A LOT MORE SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THIS SPECIFIC ENTITY CAN PROVIDE ALL LEVELS OF CARE, INCLUDING THOSE HIGHER NEED INDIVIDUALS.

CURRENTLY, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SERVE THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

HOW IT'S STRUCTURED RIGHT NOW, EVEN IF THEY MEET THE CRITERIA FOR THE COURT BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM.

SO ENTERING INTO THIS CONTRACT WOULD THEN ENABLE US TO EXPAND THOSE SERVICES AND ALLOW US TO BRING IN MORE HIGH NEED CLIENTS AND HELP THEM STABILIZE IN THE COMMUNITY WITH THESE SERVICES AND ALSO IT WILL BE PROPER CLINICAL SERVICES.

JUST HAVING LICENSED CLINICIANS THAT ARE ABLE TO MEET WITH THEM REGULARLY FOR THESE SERVICES, IN ADDITION TO HAVING MORE CLINICAL STAFF TO COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC REVIEWS AND INTAKES AFTER MY INITIAL SCREENING THAT I DO WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL THAT'S REFERRED TO THE COURT, THIS WILL GREATLY EXPEDITE THE REFERRAL AND ADMISSION PROCESS.

RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT AS EFFICIENT AS IT COULD BE, AND HAVING MORE CLINICIANS THAT CAN DO THESE ASSESSMENTS WITHIN LIKE A WEEK TURNAROUND WOULD GREATLY INCREASE OUR NUMBERS AND JUST THE EFFICIENCY OF THE REFERRAL PROCESS.

AND WHY FOR SOME OF THOSE WATCHING WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT, IN PART IN PART BECAUSE THIS IS A KALEIDOSCOPE, MANY, MANY RAYS OF SUPPORT FOR OUR COMMUNITY, BUT ONE OF THE EASY WAYS, LOW HANGING FRUIT TO DESCRIBE THAT THIS HELPS US.

IS WITH OUR OUTSOURCING COSTS.

LITERALLY, THIS WILL HELP US SAVE MONEY.

THAT LAST WEEK WE SPENT $138,510 OUTSOURCING ALONE.

SO THIS WILL NIBBLE ON THAT FRONT.

I'LL CALL IT A NIBBLE. I'M AN ETERNAL OPTIMIST, BUT IT'S A NIBBLE.

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SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONERS.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU. I HAVE ONE QUESTION.

SO I KNOW WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT AUTOMATIC RENEWALS OF CONTRACTS BEFORE, SO I SEE THAT THIS ONE IS DOES INDICATE AUTOMATIC RENEWAL FOR ONE YEAR.

MY ONLY ASK IS THAT.

YOU KNOW THAT BECAUSE THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE THAT WE'D LIKE TO I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME UPDATES OR FEEDBACK AND HOW THE SERVICES ARE GOING BEFORE WE GET TO THAT MARK, WHERE IT STARTS TO RENEW IN CASE SOMETHING IS NOT WORKING OUT THE WAY WE EXPECT IT, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE STILL ON THE RIGHT PATH WITH THIS.

COMMISSIONER COHEN THAT IS SO PERFECTLY REMINDED AS A COURT, I THINK I THINK WE SUPPORT THAT AS A COURT.

THAT IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA.

AND MAYBE I WOULD SAY IF IT'S POSSIBLE, A 90 DAY PRIOR, GIVE US ENOUGH OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO RUSH TO A DECISION BECAUSE HASTE CAUSES WASTE.

AND YOUR SUGGESTION IS A A SOUND ONE AND IT IS ONE OF EFFICIENCY.

AND I THANK YOU FOR THE REMINDER.

AND MY HOPE IS THAT THAT WE DON'T CREATE ANY EVERGREEN POLICIES, CONTRACTS MOVING FORWARD AS A COUNTY.

LET'S LET'S TALK TO THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, LET'S TALK ABOUT IT BEFORE IT EXPIRES.

AND IF WE WANT TO STAY THE COURSE, SO BE IT.

BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE THE OPTION.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. YEAH, I MEAN, THAT'S THE ONLY THING THAT I NOTICED WITHIN THE CONTRACT.

BUT THE SERVICES SOUND WONDERFUL AND I'M EXCITED FOR YOU ALL TO TO GET STARTED WITH THAT.

SO THANK YOU.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT I AGREE WITH YOUR WITH YOUR ANALYSIS THERE.

THE ONE THE ONE CAVEAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT I KNOW HOW HARD JUDGE BROWN AND CAMI AND THE REST OF THE STAFF OVER THERE HAS BEEN WORKING.

ENROLLING THIS OUT.

THIS IS SO NEW.

ONE THING THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE OF IS THAT THERE IS ACTUALLY TIME TO EVALUATE THE WORK THAT IS GOING ON.

I DO WORRY THAT IF WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS CONTRACT AND IT'S A ONE YEAR CONTRACT AND WE START TO DO AN EVALUATION AT MONTH NINE, WE MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE SERVICES PROVIDED, WE MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS THOSE SERVICES ENOUGH TO REALLY MAKE A GOOD DETERMINATION.

AND SO I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU.

I WOULD JUST LOVE SOME FEEDBACK.

MAYBE NOT 90 DAYS, MAYBE 30, BUT SOMEWHERE IN THERE WHERE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY'VE HAD TIME TO REALLY EVALUATE THOSE SERVICES, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS WHAT THE EIGHT HOW MANY SERVICE CONTRACTS DO YOU ALL HAVE NOW THAT WE'VE DONE? I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT SIX COUNSELING, ONE FOR SOBER LIVING, AND THEN THIS ONE WILL BE THE FIRST ONE FOR THE ACT SERVICES.

OKAY. SO ABOUT NINE TOTAL.

OKAY. I JUST I KNOW THERE ARE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH SO MUCH AND TRYING TO IMPLEMENT THOSE BECAUSE EACH ONE PROVIDES SUCH DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT I WANT YOU ALL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY DO A GOOD EVALUATION BEFORE YOU COME BACK TO US.

YEAH, THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.

I WILL MENTION DUBLIN HEALTH ACTUALLY CAME AND SAT IN FOR MENTAL HEALTH COURT LAST TIME.

LAST TIME WE HELD COURT AND IT WAS THE CEO AND ONE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTORS WHO SAT IN AND THEY GAVE US REALLY GOOD FEEDBACK AND THEY'RE REALLY EXCITED TO WORK WITH HAYS COUNTY. AND I FORESEE THAT THIS IS AN ENTITY THAT WE CAN PILOT IT THROUGH THE COURT.

BUT THEY SHOWED A LOT OF INTEREST IN WORKING HERE IN HAYS COUNTY.

AND SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING BECAUSE THIS IS A SERVICE THAT JUST DOESN'T EXIST HERE YET.

SO OBVIOUSLY THEY'RE VERY INVESTED.

THE CEO ALSO MENTIONED THAT IF SHE DOESN'T HAVE SOMEONE TO DO THE ASSESSMENT, SHE'LL GO OUT AND DO IT.

SO, I MEAN, THAT JUST SHOWS A LEVEL OF COMMITMENT TO HER, TO HER BUSINESS AND ALSO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL NEWS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE, DR.

CATHERINE'S, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER.

SHELL. YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH? YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. AND JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. AND THANK YOU.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. PLEASE OPEN K TO K TO DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE HAYS COUNTY

[K2. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Judge to execute the Hays County American Rescue Plan Recovery Grant Agreement between Hays County and Emergency Services District #1 (ESD #1) regarding recovery assistance for direct or indirect impacts of COVID-19 and amend the budget accordingly.]

SO MOVED. SECOND.

THANK YOU, JUDGE. THIS IS ACTUALLY WE DID SPEAK ABOUT THIS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AND WE SAW THE CONTRACT LIKE ALL THESE WE'VE HAD.

BUT I DID WANT TO GIVE I SAW DOUG WAS HERE.

DOUG FOWLER WITH ESD ONE IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THERE.

AND I JUST WANTED TO HAVE HIM ACTUALLY APPEAR BEFORE THE COURT AND BE ABLE TO SAY A COUPLE OF THINGS ABOUT WHAT THE ACTUAL UNIT IS, THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

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WE'RE AT AN EXPANSE PHASE RIGHT NOW.

WE'VE BEEN OPERATING OUT OF TWO LOCATIONS FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND WE'RE HAVE TWO STATIONS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

SO WE'LL MOVE FROM 2 TO 4 LOCATIONS.

THAT'S IN ORDER TO REDUCE OUR RESPONSE TIMES FROM THE 90TH PERCENTILE MEANS NINE OUT OF TEN CALLS.

WE GET THERE IN 15 MINUTES OR LESS.

BUT NATIONAL STANDARDS ARE WE DO IT IN NINE MINUTES OR LESS.

SO WE'RE HOPING BY THE END OF THE DECADE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO TO MEET THAT PLAN AND LOWER THOSE RESPONSE TIMES.

AND THIS UNIT, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING BUILT IN HOUSTON RIGHT NOW, IT IS A MOBILE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND WE HOPE TO HAVE IT IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

SO I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU CONSIDERING THIS ITEM.

BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU, SIR.

WELL SAID. AND YOU LOOK SHARP.

I LOVE IT. WE HAVE A MOTION, SO MOVED.

SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

COMMISSIONER INGALSBE? YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH? YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. THANK YOU.

PLEASE OPEN K3K3 DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION ADMITTING HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, IS A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS HOUSING

[K3. Discussion and possible action to approve the Resolution admitting Hays County, Texas as a member of the Texas Housing Foundation, a Texas Regional Housing Authority which is authorized to provide affordable housing to lower income residents.]

SO MOVED. SECOND.

OKAY, COMMISSIONER, EXPLAIN THIS.

SURE. ABSOLUTELY.

AND ACTUALLY, THERE'S SOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TEXAS HOUSING FOUNDATION HERE, AND I'D LIKE FOR THEM TO COME FORWARD IF POSSIBLE.

I KNOW IN MY PRECINCT, IN ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES, AND ESPECIALLY WHENEVER I ACTUALLY REPRESENTED A LITTLE OVER HALF THE COUNTY, I HAD EVERY MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTY, SAVE WIMBERLEY AND ULAND, ANYTHING ON THE EAST SIDE.

AND IN EACH ONE OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS THAT I WOULD HAVE WITH THOSE CITY OFFICIALS, THE ONE THING THAT WAS PREVALENT IN EVERY ONE OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS IS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.

IF WE MEET WITH EVERY ONE OF OUR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, IT HAS BECOME AN ISSUE WHEREBY WE HAVE I'LL USE THE EXAMPLE OF MY CHILDREN'S SCHOOL.

I KNOW OF SIX TEACHERS THAT ARE LIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT AFFORD ANY PLACE TO LIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'VE GOT CITIZENS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY LIKE BAMA BROWN, WHO ARE TRYING TO DO THINGS ON THEIR OWN, WHO ACTUALLY HAVE GONE OUT AND AND CONSTRUCTED INDIVIDUAL MODERATE TO LOW INCOME HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS ON THEIR OWN IN ORDER TO TRY TO MEET THIS NEED.

AND RECENTLY, THE TEXAS HOUSING FOUNDATION APPROACHED THE CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS AND GAVE A PRESENTATION TO THEM AND TALKED ABOUT THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE, HOW THEY WERE FOUNDED.

I WOULD SAY ALMOST LOCALLY.

AND IN DOING THAT, IT REALLY IMPRESSED UPON ME THE ACTUAL GOOD WORK THAT THEY'RE DOING, NOT JUST IN OUR AREA BUT THROUGHOUT THE STATE.

AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE ABILITY TO CONTINUE THAT WORK THROUGHOUT HAYS COUNTY.

AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NOT JUST POSITIVE, BUT WOULD MORE THAN POSITIVE, MORE THAN NEEDED.

IT'S NECESSARY IN OUR COUNTY TO TRY TO GO WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE APPROACH.

IF WE CAN GET MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR THOSE RESIDENTS THAT ARE MOST IN NEED IN OUR COUNTY AND DO SO AT NO COST TO OUR COUNTY, THEN I THINK THAT WE SHOULD PURSUE THAT.

AND THAT'S THE THE THE THE PATH THAT THE CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS HAS SOUGHT TO DO.

AND I WANTED TO BRING THIS FORWARD FOR US TODAY, FOR YOU ALL TO HAVE A LOOK AT AND TO HEAR FROM THESE FOLKS.

HELLO THERE. AND IF YOU WILL.

THANK YOU, SIR. IF YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC.

THANK YOU, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS MARK MAYFIELD.

I'M WITH THE TEXAS HOUSING FOUNDATION.

AND WITH ME IS DOMINIC ALDINO, WHO IS OUR GENERAL COUNSEL.

THE TEXAS HOUSING FOUNDATION IS A REGIONAL PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY, IS CREATED UNDER CHAPTER 392 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

I BEGAN I'VE BEEN I WAS THE DIRECTOR OF THE MARBLE FALLS HOUSING AUTHORITY APPOINTED TO THAT POSITION BACK IN 1987.

AND IN 1998, JUDGE MARTIN MCCLAIN WITH THE BERNARD COUNTY OR BERNARD COUNTY JUDGE, WAS INVITED TO JOIN THE CAPILLARY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, WHICH IS CHAPTER 394 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

AND BERNARD COUNTY BECAME A PART OF THAT ORGANIZATION, WHICH WAS CREATED UNDER THE CAPCO UMBRELLA.

IT WAS AT THAT TIME.

AND AND I WAS APPOINTED AND I STILL SERVE ON THE BOARD ON BEHALF OF BERNARD COUNTY, THE CAPITAL AREA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

BUT IT PUT IN MY HEAD AN IDEA.

WE PRIMARILY FOCUS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BOND FINANCE ISSUANCE THROUGH CAPITAL AREA, AND IT'S CREATED UNDER CHAPTER 394 OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND CHAPTER 392 OR PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY.

AND I THOUGHT, WHAT IF WE CREATED A PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY THAT WOULD BE INDEPENDENT?

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AND I BEGAN JUST TO THINK ABOUT THAT AND TOSS IT AROUND AND MET WITH MY COUNTY JUDGE AT THE TIME, DAVE KID HILL AND BERNARD COUNTY, AND ALSO GEORGE MYERS, WHO IS A COUNTY JUDGE OVER IN BLANCO COUNTY.

GEORGE BYERS, JUDGE BREYER SERVED ON THE CAPITAL AREA HOUSING FINANCE CORP.

BOARD WITH ME AT THE TIME.

AND I SAID, GUYS, I'VE GOT AN IDEA.

LET'S PUT THIS THING TOGETHER.

AND I TELL YOU, WE CAN BEGIN TO TAKE PRIVATE CAPITAL THROUGH THE USE OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND START MEETING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND THEY SAID THERE'S NO WAY HOW ARE YOU GOING TO BE FUNDED? HOW IS THIS GOING TO HAPPEN? I SAID, LET ME TAKE CARE OF ALL THAT.

WE CAN MAKE ALL THAT HAPPEN.

I DON'T NEED ANY OF YOUR MONEY.

I JUST NEED YOUR SUPPORT.

AND IN 2005, BERNARD BLANCO COUNTY CREATED THE TEXAS HOUSING FOUNDATION AND WE WERE OFF TO THE RACES.

IN 2011, LLANO COUNTY JOINED 2018.

BASTROP AND WILLIAMSON COUNTY BOTH JOINED, AND I HAVE HELD IN MY HEART TO BRING HAYS COUNTY INTO THE MIX AS WELL.

AND WE WERE APPROACHED RECENTLY BY THE CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS WITH THAT COMMISSIONER SMITH WAS JUST SPEAKING ABOUT.

THEY JUST PASSED A RESOLUTION TO ALLOW US TO CONDUCT BUSINESS WITHIN THEIR AREA.

AND AND I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH COMMISSIONER SMITH TO TELL HIM ABOUT MY IDEA OF HAVING HAYS COUNTY BECOME A PART OF THIS ORGANIZATION AS WELL.

WE'RE A PUBLIC BODY AGAIN, CREATED UNDER CHAPTER 392, BUT WE'RE COMPLETELY, TOTALLY INTERNALLY FUNDED BY OUR ACTIVITIES AND BY OUR THE WORK THAT WE DO AS A AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDER, PRIMARILY BRINGING PRIVATE CAPITAL INTO THE PUBLIC ARENA FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDS.

ALSO A PART OF THAT WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART, AND I WILL COMMIT TO HAYS COUNTY THAT WE WILL PUT A COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER IN THIS COUNTY.

AND IF YOU WANT SOME BACKGROUND ON THAT, JUDGE DONNA KLEEGER, WHO IS A FORMER BURNET COUNTY JUDGE, HAS BEEN KIND OF SPEARHEADING THAT ACTIVITY FOR US SINCE ITS INCEPTION, AND SHE COULD SPEAK MORE TO THAT.

BUT IT'S JUST A WAY FOR US TO TO MEET A DEMANDING NEED.

WE'RE NOT HERE FOR MONEY.

WE DON'T NEED MONEY TO OPERATE.

WE HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A PENNY FROM ANY OF THE COUNTIES THAT ARE A PART OF US.

BUT WE ARE A PUBLIC.

WE'RE SUBJECT TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

THE HAYS COUNTY CLERK WILL GET NOTICES OF EVERY ONE OF OUR MEETINGS, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO, FULL DISCLOSURE WITH ALL OF IT.

BUT AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW OF A BETTER WAY TO DO IT, JUDGE.

I REALLY DON'T. I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 36 YEARS NOW.

AGAIN, BEEN ON THE CAPILLARY HOUSING BOARD FOR 25 YEARS.

I'M ITS CHAIR.

AND I JUST THINK THIS IS A GOOD WAY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PARTICIPATE, A VERY EFFICIENT WAY TO DO IT.

AND THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS JUST THROUGH THE ROOF.

IT HAS BECOME THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE ACROSS THIS ENTIRE STATE.

WE WORK ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE.

WE'VE DONE OVER 60 DEVELOPMENTS FROM AS FAR NORTH AS CANADIAN TEXAS TO AS FAR SOUTH AS ROCKPORT AND AS FAR WEST AS MIDLAND, TEXAS, TO AS FAR EAST AS LONGVIEW, TEXAS, AND EVERYWHERE IN BETWEEN.

AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT RECORD, VERY PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE DONE.

AND I'D LOVE TO BRING HAYS COUNTY INTO THAT MIX.

THE ONE THING THAT I DID NOT MENTION IN MY OPENING STATEMENT, BUT YOU DID, AND IT'S IN MY NOTES.

AND I JUST CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER IS? YEAH. WE'RE A ONE STOP SHOP.

WOULD I LIKE TO CALL IT? YEARS I SERVED ON THE CITY COUNCIL IN MARBLE FALLS, AND.

AND I USED TO SIT AND PEOPLE WOULD COME TO US FOR DURING OUR BUDGET SEASON, SAY WE NEED MONEY, NOT GREAT NONPROFITS, THAT WE'RE DOING GREAT WORK WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I SAID, IF WE GIVE YOU THIS MONEY, HOW MUCH OF THAT DOLLAR IS GOING TO GO TO THE DIRECT SERVICES VERSUS HOW MUCH IS GOING TO GO TO JUST THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS? AND I NEVER LIKED WHAT I HEARD.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO GIVE WHEN THEY KNOW THAT THE MONEY IS BEING USED VERY EFFICIENTLY.

AND AND IT PUT HIM FOR WHATEVER REASON, IT PUT IN MY HEART TO SEE TO CREATE THESE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTERS, WHICH IS ONE STOP SHOP TO TO SOMEWHAT HOUSE LOCAL NONPROFITS, LOCAL GROUPS THAT WORK.

WE COMPLETELY PROVIDE THEM A PLACE TO DO THEIR BUSINESS, A PLACE TO CONDUCT THEIR BUSINESS AT NO COST TO THEM WHATSOEVER.

ALL WE HAVE IS A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT IF THEY WILL DO THEIR WORK IN THIS COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER, WE WILL PROVIDE THE PLACE FOR THEM TO DO IT.

WE PROVIDE ALL THEIR OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE TYPE NEEDS THAT THEY HAVE.

THERE'S NO RENT INVOLVED, THERE'S NO INSURANCE INVOLVED, THERE'S NO ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

JUST LIKE THE ONE IN BURNET COUNTY.

WE NOW HAVE THREE.

ONE IN BURNET COUNTY, IT'S HOUSING 29 NONPROFITS, PLUS THE LOCAL FOOD PANTRY IN BLANCO COUNTY RIGHT ON HIGHWAY 21.

WE BOUGHT THE OLD GROCERY STORE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY 21, IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN.

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WE'RE UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW IN L.A.

COUNTY, AND MY GOAL AND DESIRE WOULD BE TO BRING A COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER TO EVERY COUNTY THAT PARTICIPATES WITHIN THE TEXAS HOUSING FOUNDATION.

WE'VE ALREADY BEEN TALKING WITH WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY ABOUT IT AND EVEN BASTROP COUNTY.

WE'RE ABOUT TO BREAK GROUND ON A LARGE COMPLEX OVER IN BASTROP COUNTY APARTMENT COMPLEX.

AND BEHIND THAT WILL COME A COMMUNITY COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER.

SO A GREAT WAY TO SERVE YOUR LOCAL NONPROFITS AND THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY YOU CAN DO IT.

I DON'T KNOW OF A BETTER WAY TO DO IT BECAUSE IT REQUIRES NO FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY.

IT REQUIRES NO FUNDING FROM ANY ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN THE WHAT TEXAS HOUSING FOUNDATION IS ABLE TO CREATE WITHIN ITS OWN CONFINES OF THE WORK THAT IT DOES.

AND JUST PROUD TO.

BE A PART OF SPEARHEADING THIS THING.

WELL, I CAN TELL YOU, WHENEVER I FIRST MET WITH THESE GUYS, I WAS VERY IMPRESSED.

AND I IN MY DUE DILIGENCE, I DID TRY TO LOOK IN BLANCO COUNTY, SPECIFICALLY AT THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER.

AND WHAT I FOUND WAS IT AND I DON'T KNOW, I MAY IF I MISCHARACTERIZE THIS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

BUT IT REALLY CREATED WHAT Y'ALL CREATED WAS A HOME FOR SOME OF THESE NONPROFITS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN DOING WORK IN THEIR COMMUNITY FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE EITHER THE FINANCIAL MEANS OR THE FINANCIAL WHEREWITHAL TO HAVE A STAFFER OR TO HAVE A COPY MACHINE OR TO TO HOUSE. YOU KNOW, THEY NEED TO STORE CERTAIN THINGS.

IT REALLY IMPRESSED ME.

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, AGAIN, THE OTHER THING THAT REALLY IMPRESSED ME IS, IS THAT IN DOING THE DUE DILIGENCE AND CHECKING WITH THE COUNTIES THAT THAT YOU MENTIONED, THEY WERE ALL VERY ADAMANT THAT THEY'VE NEVER SPENT A CENT AND THAT THE RETURN FOR NOT SPENDING A CENT WAS MORE THAN THEY COULD EVER ASK FOR.

AND SO THAT WAS THE REASON I THINK WE SPOKE MAYBE A MONTH, MONTH AND A HALF AGO.

THE REASON I DIDN'T BRING THIS TO THE COURT AT THAT TIME WAS BECAUSE I DID WANT TO DO MY OWN DUE DILIGENCE.

AND I WILL SAY WHAT I FOUND HAS ALL BEEN POSITIVE.

SO THANK YOU. AND MR. KENNEDY, WOULD THIS ALLOW THEM TO APPLY FOR HOUSING? CREDITS WITHOUT HAVING TO COME BACK TO COURT, OR DO WE STILL NEED TO SIGN OFF ON THOSE TYPES OF THINGS? NO, YOU WOULD STILL HAVE TO SIGN OFF ON IT.

ANY ANY APPROVAL FOR ANY PROPERTY.

YOU'RE STILL GOING TO SIGN OFF ON.

VERY GOOD. NOW, ONE OBLIGATION THAT THIS COURT WOULD HAVE IS TO APPOINT A COMMISSIONER TO SERVE ON BEHALF OF HAYS COUNTY, WOULD BE A RESIDENT OF HAYS COUNTY, AND THAT WOULD BE THE DECISION THAT THIS COURT WOULD MAKE.

AND THEY WOULD SERVE ON MY BOARD, ALONG WITH THE OTHER SIX COMMISSIONERS THAT WE HAVE, ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS WE HAVE BECAUSE WE HAVE OVER 750 UNITS, WE'RE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO HAVE A RESIDENT COMMISSIONER, AND IT'S A RESIDENT THAT LIVES IN ONE OF OUR PROPERTIES IN LLANO COUNTY.

AND SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO SPEAK WITH OTHER JUDGES IN THESE COMMUNITIES.

THE ONLY OTHER COUNTIES THAT ARE IN THE CAPITAL REGION, WHICH WOULD BE FAYETTE, LEE AND CALDWELL, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE WILL REACH OUT THAT FAR OR NOT.

WE'LL SEE IF THAT HAPPENS.

GILLESPIE COUNTY HAS BEEN VYING FOR THIS SEAT.

IT WANTS TO BE ON OUR BOARD, BUT IT GOES INTO THE ALAMO COUNCIL AND I JUST KIND OF LIKE TO STAY WITHIN THE CAPITAL AREA, BUT I WAS VERY EXCITED, COMMISSIONER, WHEN I GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE THIS COUNTY BECAUSE I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS.

I WOULD MAKE IT A GREAT DECISION THAT YOU MAKE.

BEAUTIFUL COMMISSIONER SHELL.

I'M GOOD. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER COHEN IS IT ONE COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER IN EACH COUNTY? THAT'S JUST WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO.

WELL, ACTUALLY, WILLIAMSON COUNTY WILL HAVE TO HAVE ONE IN IN THE CITY OF LIBERTY HILL, WHICH IS A SMALLER COMMUNITY, AND THEN PROBABLY ONE IN ROUND ROCK IS BEING PLANNED NOW.

AND SO HERE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A LOT OF WORK ALREADY OVER IN DRIPPING SPRINGS, BUT I COULD SEE.

POSSIBLY TO HERE, BUT WE FULLY FUND IT AND IT'S A LOT OF MONEY, YOU KNOW, SO IT JUST BE WITHIN OUR ABILITY TO WRITE THE CHECKS.

WELL, YOU KNOW, ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE COUNTY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF RESOURCE CENTER.

AND SO IT WOULD BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE SOMETHING ON THAT SIDE OF THE COUNTY FOR A LOT OF THE FOLKS WHO COULD USE THAT.

I CAN THINK OF A COUPLE OF NONPROFITS RIGHT NOW WHO WHO JUST WORK OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND WOULD LOVE A PLACE TO BE ABLE TO SET UP SHOP AND GO TO AS A RESOURCE OR BRING MEETING WITH THEIR CLIENTS.

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SO THAT'S THE TYPE OF FEEDBACK WE WOULD TAKE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD MAKE OUR CHOICES.

ON WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH YOU.

YEAH. I MEAN, I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING.

I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROBLEM TRYING TO A GOOD PROBLEM, RIGHT? TRYING TO FIND A LOCATION BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF NEED, YOU KNOW, IN IN PRECINCTS ONE AND TWO ON THE EAST SIDE OF I 35.

BUT I KNOW THAT THERE ARE NEEDS IN DRIPPING SPRINGS ALSO.

AND THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, THIS CAME THIS FIRST CAME TO MY DESK BECAUSE OF THE CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS, BECAUSE THEY IDENTIFIED THAT NEED AND THEY'RE THE ONES WHO REALLY STEPPED UP.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE EVERY COMMUNITY IN OUR COUNTY TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THIS.

AND THOSE COMMUNITIES, LIKE YOU SAID, THOSE COMMUNITIES LIKE NIEDERWALD, I MEAN, I KNOW THERE'S THE SAME ISSUES PLAGUING THOSE COMMUNITIES, SO I WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO HAVE TO SIT DOWN AND TALK TO THESE GUYS ABOUT WHAT'S WHAT'S POSSIBLE.

WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT PROGRAM.

I'D LIKE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE.

I DO HAVE AN EMAIL FROM DONNA SCHLAGER.

I NEED TO GET BACK WITH HER.

AND, YOU KNOW, JUST KIND OF HAVE A SIT DOWN DISCUSSION WITH HER AND SEE WHAT SHE WANTS TO SHARE.

WE CAN GO TO LWF.ORG.

THAT IS OUR WEBSITE AND YOU CAN TAKE THE LINK OVER TO THE COMMUNITY RESOURCE, WHICH IS CRC.ORG.

LOOK IT OVER AND I THINK IT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

I THINK IT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.

WELL DONE, WELL REPRESENTED AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JUDGE. APPRECIATE Y'ALL.

JUST ONE MORE QUESTION I WAS GOING TO ASK.

SO THE TYPES OF DEVELOPMENTS THEN, THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, THEY'RE STILL THE MULTI-FAMILY, I GUESS, APARTMENT.

YES, THEY ARE MULTI-FAMILY.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY REALLY YOU CAN ADDRESS IT FEASIBLY.

WE HAVE TRIED SINGLE FAMILY PROGRAMS AND THAT WILL BREAK A BANK AND VERY, VERY DIFFICULT.

BUT WHAT WE DO, I MEAN, SOLELY WHAT WE DO IS PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, TAKING PRIVATE REVENUE INTO THE PUBLIC ARENA FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE CANNOT JUST CONTINUE.

I MEAN, THE NEED JUST CONTINUES TO GROW.

WE HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO ADDRESS IT.

I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF P THREES.

I BELIEVE IT'S A WAY TO DO THINGS TO KEEP OUR TAXES WITHIN REASON.

YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS DON'T LIKE RAISING TAXES, YOU DON'T LIKE TO DO, BUT YOU ALSO KNOW THE NEEDS THAT ARE JUST, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS? HOW ARE WE GOING TO BEGIN TO THINK OUTSIDE OF THE BOX? AND THAT'S REALLY HOW THIS IS ALL COME ABOUT.

AND AGAIN, IF YOU TALK WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES IN THE OTHER COUNTIES THAT PARTICIPATE, THE OTHER JUDGES, I THINK THAT THEY WOULD SPEAK TO HOW WE'RE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT. WE DON'T FIX THE PROBLEM.

I MEAN, THE PROBLEM IS GREATER THAN WE ARE.

BUT WE CERTAINLY, AS WAS SAID EARLIER, WE NIBBLE AT IT.

AND SO.

GOOD JOB. WELL DONE.

THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS. YES.

OKAY. DR.

COLLINS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH? YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE? YES. JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. NOW GO TO WORK IN HAYS COUNTY.

WE'LL DO THAT. AND I WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH THE BOARD APPOINTMENT.

BEAUTIFUL. AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL. APPRECIATE YOUR WORK.

DR. CARLOS, PLEASE OPEN G ONE THROUGH 12.

[Items G1 - G12]

G TO APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF JUROR CHECKS.

G3 APPROVED THE PAYMENT OF UNITED HEALTHCARE CLAIMS. G FOUR APPROVE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MINUTES FROM MAY 23RD, 2023.

G FIVE APPROVED THE PAYMENT OF THE JUNE 15TH, 2023 PAYROLL DISBURSEMENTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,650,000 EFFECTIVE JUNE 15TH, 2023, AND POST TOTALS FOR WAGES, WITHHOLDINGS, DEDUCTIONS AND BENEFITS ON THE HAYS COUNTY WEBSITE ONCE FINALIZED.

G SIX AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HAYS COUNTY LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND GHOST SHARPS MEDICAL WASTE EXPERTS LLC FOR THE DISPOSAL OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT MEDICAL WASTE.

G SEVEN. RATIFY THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION.

FY 24 IMPROVEMENT GRANT PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $77,391 AND AUTHORIZED THE EXECUTION OF THE ASSOCIATED RESOLUTION. G.

EIGHT. AUTHORIZED THE EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS RELATED TO THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH ACTIVITIES.

G NINE APPROVE SPECIFICATIONS FOR RFP 2020 3-08 PRETRIAL SERVICES CASE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE AND AUTHORIZE PURCHASING

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G TEN AUTHORIZED BUILDING MAINTENANCE TO REMODEL AND CONVERT TWO OFFICE SPACES INTO THREE MEDICAL EXAM ROOMS LOCATED AT THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT ON THURMAN DRIVE IN THE AMOUNT OF $63,806 AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

G 11 AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION ANTIQUITIES PERMIT APPLICATION FORM FOR ARCHEOLOGY AS PART OF THE SENTINEL PEAK PARK PROJECT.

G 12 AUTHORIZED BUILDING MAINTENANCE TO HAVE SECURITY ONE INSTALL AN ALARM SECURITY SYSTEM AT THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

THURMAN LOCATION AND AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE ALARM SYSTEM MONITORING AGREEMENT AUTHORIZING A WAIVER TO THE PURCHASING POLICY.

SO MOVED. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

JUDGE YES, SIR.

ON G EIGHT, THE INDEMNITY CLAUSE NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED.

I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT BECAUSE WHAT IS IN BACKUP IS IS INCORRECT.

THE INDEMNITY CLAUSE SHOULD BE MODIFIED TO READ TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW AND WITHOUT NECESSITATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SINKING FUND, WHICH IS SOMETHING WE ALWAYS PUT IN THOSE CLAUSES.

OKAY. THANK YOU AND MARISOL FOR NUMBER TWO, APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF JUROR CHECKS.

WE'RE ASKING THAT WE ADD 36 JUROR CHECKS TOTALING $450 FROM THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW, AND WE'LL ADD THAT LIST TO THE WEBSITE IF APPROVED.

OKAY. AND COMMISSIONER SHELL, ANYTHING ON 11 THAT YOU'D LIKE TO EXPAND ON OR IS THIS GENERIC? IT'S JUST SOMETHING REQUIRED.

OKAY, VERY GOOD.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE? YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. AND JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. COMMISSIONER SIERRA, I HAVE A GREAT DAY.

PLEASE OPEN D 1213 G 13 RECEIVE AND RATIFY THE FINALIZED PARKS BOND AGREEMENT, THE DILIGENCE FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE INDIGENOUS

[G13. Receive and Ratify the finalized Parks Bond Agreement: the Diligence Funding Agreement with the Indigenous Cultures Institute and amend the budget accordingly. ]

SO MOVED. SECOND, MR. DAN LYON, WHAT SAY YOU? THANK YOU, JUDGE SARAH.

YOU SKIPPED OVER ME ON F4 AND I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU'D LET ME GO A LITTLE BIT LONGER HERE, BUT I MIGHT NOT HAVE.

BUT ANYWAY, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE ICC WAS PART OF THE POST BONDS WHICH HAVE ALREADY PASSED AND.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE INDIGENOUS AMERICANS STOOD ON LGBTQ ET AL RIGHTS.

BUT I NEVER SAW AN INDIGENOUS AMERICAN OR A PICTURE OF ONE WITH A PINK FEATHER.

AND SOME OF THEM WERE DOWNRIGHT HOSTILE TO IMMIGRANTS.

BUT I'M NOT HERE TO ARGUE WHETHER OR NOT SHE SHOULD HAVE AN I.C.E., AN INDIGENOUS CULTURES INSTITUTE.

I LOOKED IN THE BACKUP AND IT SAYS, WE'RE GOING TO APPROVE $250,000 WITH THE VOTE TODAY.

AND. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THAT'S FOR, BUT THEN I GOT THE CONTRACT HERE.

AND UNDER SECTION TWO OVERVIEW, IT SAYS THE PROJECT.

SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR RECEIPT OF HAYS COUNTY 2020 PARKS BOND FUNDS PROVIDING A PROJECT INFORMATION FORM A PIF AND PROPOSING TO ESTABLISH THE CENTER FOR INDIGENOUS CULTURES INSTITUTE IN SAN MARCOS, TEXAS.

THE CENTER OF THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMISSION POST REVIEWED ICT'S PIF, ALONG WITH OTHER PARKS AND OPEN SPACE SUBMITTALS, AND RECOMMENDED THAT I.C.E.

RECEIVE UP TO $5 MILLION FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF ITS VISION ONCE A VIABLE SITE COULD BE LOCATED AND SECURED FOR SUCH PURPOSES.

NOW AND G11, I NOTICED THAT YOU ALL WERE GOING TO HAVE A ANTIQUITIES PERMIT APPLICATION. RIGHT? THANK YOU. AND THAT YOU'RE, I GUESS, DOING AN ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY ON IT.

I DON'T SEE ANY INDICATION THAT Y'ALL ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ARCHEOLOGICAL SURVEY ON THIS PROPERTY.

IT FROM WHAT I SEE, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND WHERE THE PLACE IS GOING TO BE.

THAT'S THE ONLY MAP I GOT.

I ASSUME IT'S GOING TO BE UP THERE AND IT'S GOING TO BE 19 ACRES, WHICH WILL BE A LOT HIGHER THAN SPRING LAKE.

AND IF THEY DO CONSTRUCTION UP THERE, ALL THIS STUFF IS GOING TO WASH DOWN INTO SPRING LAKE.

WE KNOW THAT SPRING LAKE IS JUST REALLY DISGUSTING ALREADY, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE UNIVERSITY DID TO IT.

BUT ANYWAY.

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THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

I SAY THAT WE TABLE THIS UNTIL WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO LOOK AT WHAT ALL THE IMPLICATIONS ARE GOING TO BE.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY EVER VOTED ON THIS.

I KNOW THEY VOTED FOR THE PROCESS, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THEY VOTED FOR AN INDIGENOUS.

INDIGENOUS CULTURES INSTITUTE.

THANK VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, SIR.

COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. SURE.

JUDGE, WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS SEVERAL TIMES IN COMMISSIONERS COURT, AND I THINK MR. LYONS ANSWERED ONE OF HIS QUESTIONS THAT HE HAD.

IT DID GO THROUGH POST SAC AND THEY RECOMMENDED UP TO $5 MILLION FOR THIS FACILITY.

THEY THE ICC HAS LOOKED AT SEVERAL PLACES AND FOUND THIS 19 ACRE PARCEL THAT THE UNIVERSITY WAS ALLOWING.

IT'S OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND WAS AVAILABLE THROUGH THEM.

DUE DILIGENCE NEEDS TO BE PERFORMED BEFORE ANY CONSTRUCTION TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VIABILITY OF THIS PROPERTY IS SECURE. ON PAGE I DON'T HAVE A PAGE, BUT ANYWAY, IT TALKS ABOUT THE FUNDING AND THERE WILL BE MONEY WILL BE USED FOR SURVEYING.

TOPOGRAPHY. OKAY.

I'M GOING TO HAVE A HARD TIME PRONOUNCING THAT TOPOGRAPHICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL ANALYSIS.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANTIQUITY SURVEYS AND CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS WILL BE PERFORMED WITH THIS MONEY SO THAT DUE DILIGENCE WILL BE DONE. SO THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANTIQUITY ANTIQUITY SURVEYS WILL BE PERFORMED WITH THIS MONEY.

SO IF INDIANA JONES WAS THERE, WE'RE GOING TO KNOW IT.

WELL DONE, COMMISSIONER.

WONDERFUL SUMMARY. MR. KENNEDY. I'LL JUST NOTE THAT THE COURT VOTED OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION TO APPROVE THIS, AS THEY DO OFTEN APPROVE PARKS RELATED AGREEMENTS.

MANY OF THESE HAVE TO DO WITH REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

THIS IS A REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION OF SORTS WITH THE UNIVERSITY, ALTHOUGH WHAT EXACTLY THAT IS WILL DEPEND ON THE DILIGENCE THAT WE DO.

SO THIS IS A FIRST STEP IN THAT REGARD.

BUT THE COURT THIS IS A THIS IS OUR COMMON PROCESS.

AFTER THE COURT HAS APPROVED THE AGREEMENT, AFTER IT'S BEEN FULLY EXECUTED, WE BRING IT BACK FOR RATIFICATION AND RECEIPT SO THAT THERE'S A RECORD IN THE COUNTY THAT HAS THE AGREEMENT AND BACK UP BECAUSE IT WON'T BE IN BACK UP ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO I DON'T THINK ANYTHING ELSE.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD. OKAY.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. PLEASE OPEN 14 THROUGH WELL, 31.

[Items G14 - G31]

AUTHORIZE THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM DIVISION TO ACCEPT A DONATION FROM THE BUDA LIONS CLUB IN THE AMOUNT OF $500 AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

G 15 AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE LETTER AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE FOR AN UPDATED EXHIBIT B FOR RATE SCHEDULE TO THE MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND HALF ASSOCIATES INC REGARDING THE PARK BOND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, G 16 AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE CORRECTION DONATION DEEDS AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND WALTON, TEXAS LP FOR RIGHT OF WAY PARCELS 82 AND 86 OF THE FM 2001 ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO FILE THE SAME.

G 17 AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE AN AMENDED INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND BURNET COUNTY FOR JAIL SERVICES RELATED TO THE OUTSOURCING OF HAYS COUNTY INMATES.

G 18 AUTHORIZED BUILDING MAINTENANCE TO HAVE J M ENGINEERING INSTALL A NEW ONE AND A HALF TON EXCUSE ME MITSUBISHI MINI SPLIT AC SYSTEM FOR THE ELECTRICAL ROOM IN THE AMOUNT OF $9,158.60.

AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DUCTWORK FIRE, SMOKE DAMPERS, GRILLS, INSULATION AND SUPPLY TAP IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,208 AT THE IT ELECTIONS BUILDING AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

JUNE 19TH. ACCEPT THE DONATION OF PROPERTY FROM POSEY ROAD DIRECT HOLDING, LLC OF A 0.029 ACRE TRACT OF LAND LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF POSEY ROAD AND OLD BASTROP ROAD IN PRECINCT ONE, AND AUTHORIZED STAFF TO FILE A SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED REFLECTING THE

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G 20.

AUTHORIZE THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES TO USE EXISTING FUNDS TO PURCHASE ARCGIS INDOORS MAPS FOR ARCGIS ONLINE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,000.

AUTHORIZE A DISCRETIONARY EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

CHAPTER 262 .02 4A7DG 21 AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE A FIRST AMENDMENT FOR A TIME EXTENSION TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND HALF ASSOCIATES, INC REGARDING THE WILLOW SPRINGS FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT.

G 22 AUTHORIZE THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT AWARD FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION SECTION SURVEILLANCE GRANT PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $165,000.

G 23 AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO USE EXISTING OPERATING FUNDS OF $2,629 TO FUND A PRICE DIFFERENCE OF GRANT FUNDED BULLET RESISTANT SHIELDS.

G 24 AMEND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DRUG FORFEITURE FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $543 FOR ADDITIONAL TRAVEL EXPENSES RELATED TO HONOR GUARD ATTENDANCE AT THE NATIONAL POLICE WEEK EVENT.

G 25 AMEND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OPERATING BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000 FOR ADDITIONAL CONTINUING EDUCATION NEEDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

G 26 AUTHORIZE THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER TO ACCEPT A PROPOSAL FROM CORNERSTONE DETENTION RELATED TO THREE DOOR REPAIRS PURSUANT TO GSA CONTRACT G07269A AND AUTHORIZE A PURCHASING WAIVER FOR ALL OPEN MARKET ITEMS AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

G 27 ACCEPT DELIVERY OF THE QUARTERLY AUDIT REPORT FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT FOR THE AUDIT PERIOD OF OCTOBER 2022 THROUGH DECEMBER 2022.

G 28.

AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT AMENDMENT WITH TEXAN LANDSCAPE LLC PURSUANT TO IFB 2020 1-B0 FOR LAWN AND LANDSCAPE SERVICES.

G 29 AUTHORIZE THE ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION OFFICE TO PURCHASE AN ANNUAL SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE THROUGH VISTA SOLUTIONS GROUP L.P.

FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE PORTAL.

AUTHORIZE A WAIVER TO THE PURCHASING POLICY.

G 30. APPROVED THE ELECTIONS AND IT DEPARTMENTS TO AUTHORIZE FIRE TROLL PROTECTION SYSTEMS TO PERFORM WORK ON THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PURSUANT TO BY BOARD CONTRACT.

65421. TOTAL AMOUNT $38,389.04 AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

G 31 AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY CLERK.

DISTRICT CLERK. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT 1.1.

PRECINCT 1.2.

PRECINCT TWO. PRECINCT THREE.

PRECINCT FOUR AND PRECINCT FIVE OFFICES TO OBTAIN ONE MAIL PERMIT RELATED TO THE NEW TYLER TECHNOLOGIES JURY MODULE IN THE AMOUNT OF $290 AND AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENTS TO MAINTAIN A THREE MONTH ESCROW BALANCE.

AUTHORIZE THE IT DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE TWO SIGNATURE CHIPS FROM TROY GROUP INC FOR THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE AND TWO SIGNATURE CHIPS FOR THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,300.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS ON ANY PARTICULAR ONES? ALL GOOD. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. JUDGE BECERRA.

I'D LIKE TO BE RECORDED AS A NO FOR 17, OTHERWISE YES FOR THE REST.

PLEASE OPEN.

[I1. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Judge to execute Contract Amendment No. 2 in the amount of $50,000.00 to the Professional Services Agreement between Hays County and Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. to provide construction engineering, inspection & testing (CE&I) services as part of the On-Call CE&I contract related to the 2016 Road Bond Program Wnters Mill at RM 3237 project and amend the budget accordingly.]

I WON. DISCUSSION ON POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND AUSTIN ENGINEERS INC TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING, INSPECTION AND TESTING SERVICES AS PART OF THE ON CALL CFD CONTRACT RELATED TO THE 2016 ROAD BOND PROGRAM WINTERS MILL AT RM 3237 PROJECT AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

SO MOVED. SECOND, COMMISSIONER SCHELL.

THANK YOU, JUDGE. THIS PROJECT IS THE INTERSECTION OF WINTERS MILL AND 3237.

IF ANYBODY'S BEEN THROUGH THERE LATELY, WE ARE GETTING CLOSE TO BEING FINISHED WITH THIS PROJECT.

TOOK AN ADDITIONAL 45 DAYS TO CONSTRUCT AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE ARE NOT ONLY INCREASING THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR THE CNI SERVICES, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING, INSPECTION AND TESTING SERVICES, BUT ALSO AN EXTENSION FOR TIME.

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PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL? YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH? YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. AND JUDGE BECERRA.

YES, I TO I TO DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF CHANGE.

[I2. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of Change Order No. 6 in the amount of $197,283.05 to the Construction Contract with Jordan Foster Construction, LLC for the Dacy Lane (IFB2021-B02) project as part of the Hays County Road Bond Program in Precinct 2 and 1.]

SO MOVED SECOND CHANGE ORDER NUMBER SIX.

WHAT SAY YOU? YES, JUDGE.

THIS IS JUST A CHANGE ORDER SIX ON DACY LANE.

IT SEEMS TO BE GOING ON FOREVER FOR THE BID QUANTITY DUE TO THE RFIS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED DURING CONSTRUCTION FOR DIFFERENT SITE CONDITIONS.

ANYTHING ELSE, COMMISSIONER? I THINK THAT'S IT. YEAH, IT'S UTILITIES AND ELECTRICAL SERVICES.

YEAH. OKAY.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER.

SELBY? YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH? YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE? YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN.

YES. JUDGE. MR..

YES, I THREE, PLEASE.

[I3. Discussion and possible action to call for a public hearing on June 20, 2023 to establish a No Parking zone on along River Road and Edgewater Drive in Wmberley, Texas. SHELL/BORCHERDING]

SO MOVED. SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE? YES. JUDGE FASANO.

YES, PLEASE.

K5K5. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF WIMBERLEY

[K5. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Judge to execute an Interlocal Agreement between Hays County and the City of Wimberley regarding floodplain administration and environmental health services for a period not to exceed 12 months.]

SO MOVED. SECOND, IT MAKES TOTAL SENSE.

COMMISSIONER, ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? JUDGE WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE AND THE CITY OF WIMBERLEY PAYS US FOR OUR SERVICES, WHICH SHOULD BE FOUND IN THE DRAFT AGREEMENT AND BACKUP.

AND IT'S A GOOD CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT, WHICH I REALLY ALWAYS FIND A GOOD APPRECIATION FOR, ESPECIALLY AS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH AND NAVIGATE.

IT'S A NICE CONTINUITY.

MR. PACHECO, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? NO, SIR, NOT AT THIS TIME.

JUST EXTENDING ANOTHER AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY FOR THOSE SERVICES.

SO THANK YOU, MR. PACHECO. YES, SIR.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER SMITH? YES, COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE? YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. K SIX, PLEASE.

[K6. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Judge to execute the Hays County American Rescue Plan Recovery Grant Agreement between Hays County and Hill Country Womens Health Collective regarding recovery assistance for direct or indirect impacts of COVID-19 and amend the budget accordingly.]

SO MOVED SECOND.

PRESENTATION ON THIS, I BELIEVE OUR LAST COURT SESSION.

AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? WONDERFUL. THANK YOU.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. CASE SEVEN. CASE SEVEN.

[K7. Discussion and possible action to authorize use of funding from the Hays County American Rescue Plan Recovery Grant for the Hays County Local Health Department Public Health Outreach regarding recovery assistance for direct or indirect impacts of COVID-19; and to amend the budget accordingly.]

PUBLIC HEALTH OUTREACH REGARDING RECOVERY ASSISTANCE FOR DIRECT OR INDIRECT IMPACTS OF COVID 19 AND TO AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

SO MOVED. SECOND.

COMMISSIONER COHEN, THIS IS FURTHER MONEY ALLOCATED TO OUR PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THEIR GREAT OUTREACH EFFORTS THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING, AND TO HELP THEM BE MORE, BE ABLE TO PROVIDE MORE WHEN THEY'RE DOING THAT OUTREACH IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THIS IS WHAT'S HELPING THEM WITH THAT.

GOOD. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

COMMISSIONER INGALSBE? YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH? YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. EIGHT, PLEASE.

[K8. Discussion and possible action to authorize the County Judge to execute a Professional Services Agreement related to Sentinel Peak Project between Hays County and Atlas Technical Consultants LLC.]

SO MOVED. SECOND.

COMMISSIONER, THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE PREVIOUS THING, RIGHT? THIS IS SO THIS IS THE SAME PROJECT OUR SENTINEL PEAK PRESERVE.

THIS TESTING WILL BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARK ACCESS ROAD.

BEAUTIFUL. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

AND WE START TO DIG FOR ROADS.

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S SAFE.

WELL DONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE? YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN.

YES. JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN NUMBER TWO UNDER MM2?

[M2. Discussion related to the Hays County inmate population, to include current population counts and costs.]

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THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SENDS MY OFFICE A REPORT OF OUR JAIL CONDITIONS AS FAR AS CAPACITIES AND POPULATION.

OUR CURRENT CAPACITY IS 410 INMATES.

JAIL STANDARDS RECOMMENDS.

WE HOLD APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THAT CAPACITY OPEN, WHICH LOWERS OUR ACTUAL CAPACITY TO 368.

THE JAIL'S DAILY AVERAGE WAS 562 AND PEAK WAS 567 ON MAY 30TH.

THE ESTIMATED COST FOR OUTSOURCING INMATES THIS WEEK IS $138,510.

THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF OUTSOURCED MALES IS 217, AND FEMALES ARE ONE.

THIS WEEK'S INMATES WERE HOUSED IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ATASCOSA, COMAL, HASKELL AND MAVERICK.

PAPER READY INMATES.

WE HAVE 31 PAPER READY INMATES, WHICH ARE FOLKS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM, HAVE HAD THEIR DAY IN COURT, BEEN FOUND GUILTY AND ARE NOW STATE INMATES.

AND WE ARE STILL HOLDING THEM ON OUR COUNTY'S DIME.

AND SO THANK YOU, SHERIFF'S OFFICE, FOR PROVIDING THIS REPORT.

MR. KENNEDY, ALL SIX CONSENTING EXECUTIVES, PLEASE OPEN ALL EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS.

[EXECUTIVE SESSIONS]

POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT.

L THREE EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 5510.071 AND 551.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT LION KING AND PROJECT RADIATA.

POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT.

NOW FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE DUTIES OF THE HAYS COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK.

POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT.

L FIVE EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE, LEASE AND OR VALUE OF RIGHT OF WAY LOCATED AT OR NEAR FM 2001IN PRECINCT ONE POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT.

L SIX EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 5510.071 AND 5510.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION RELATED TO LEASE AND USE OF SPACE WITHIN THE HAYS COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, LOCATED AT 712 SOUTH STAGECOACH TRAIL, SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 78666.

AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH L FOUR.

IF YOU ARE NOT DIRECTLY TIED TO L FOUR, PLEASE CLEAR THE COURTROOM.

THESE ARE FOR YOU. AND SO ARE THESE.

OKAY, WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD THE WAY? YES. THANK YOU, JUDGE EL ONE JUDGE, I'D LIKE TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR PARCEL TWO N OF THE FM 110

[L1. Executive Session pursuant to Sections 551.071 and 551.072 of the Texas Government Code: consultation with counsel and deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease and/or value of Right of Way located at or near FM 110 in Pct. 1. Possible discussion and/or action may follow in open court.]

SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

OH, JUDGE, MAY I JUST ADD ALSO, THIS IS APPROXIMATELY 17.599 ACRES.

THE PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE RECONCILED AGAINST PRIOR OBLIGATIONS OF LAND OWNER.

AND SINCE THE LANDOWNER IS NO LONGER INTENDING TO OPERATE THE BUSINESS ON THE PROPERTY, THE INDUSTRIAL CONVEYOR BELT INTENDED TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS WILL BE GIFTED TO HAYS COUNTY, SO IT MAY BE AUCTIONED.

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AND THAT AUCTION STARTED YESTERDAY AT 10 A.M., BUT THE BELT WILL BE ADDED AFTER THIS MOTION.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER.

INGALSBE. YES.

COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. AND JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. THANK YOU, JUDGE.

[L5. Executive Session pursuant to Sections 551.071 and 551.072 of the Texas Government Code: consultation with counsel and deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease and/or value of Right of Way located at or near FM 2001 in Pct. 1. Possible discussion and/or action may follow in open court. ]

MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE LANDOWNERS COUNTEROFFER AND AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT FOR PARCEL 7676 E OF THE FM 121 PROJECT OWNED BY TRIPLE E WALLED FARMS LLC, A TEXAS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

SECOND, ANY OTHER COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER? NO. ALL RIGHT. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.

COMMISSIONER SMITH? YES. COMMISSIONER COHEN? YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. JUDGE BUCETA.

YES, THAT'S IT FOR ME, COMMISSIONER.

JUDGE, I HAVE THREE MOTIONS ON ITEM L TWO AND THEN ONE ON ITEM L SIX.

[L2. Executive Session pursuant to Sections 551.071 and 551.072 of the Texas Government Code: consultation with counsel and deliberation regarding the purchase, exchange, lease and/or value of real property associated with Parks and Open Space Projects being considered by Hays County. Possible discussion and/or action may follow in open court.]

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND HILL COUNTRY LAND RESERVE LLC RELATED TO THE FEE SIMPLE ACQUISITION OF APPROXIMATELY APPROXIMATELY 102.8 ACRES OF LAND FOR PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PURPOSES AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO AUTHORIZE THE DA'S OFFICE CIVIL DIVISION TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS INCIDENTAL TO CLOSING AND TO AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

AND THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT DICTATES THAT CLOSING WILL BE CONTINGENT ON THE SUPPORT OF AN APPRAISAL THAT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE PROPERTY.

SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER COHEN.

YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. AND JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. MY SECOND OF THREE MOTIONS FOR ITEM L TWO IS I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE DA'S OFFICE CIVIL DIVISION TO SELECT AND ENGAGE APPRAISAL SERVICES FOR 2020 PARKS AND OPEN SPACE BOND PROJECTS AS NEEDED TO BE PAID OUT OF GENERAL COUNSEL LEGAL.

THERE ARE NUMEROUS PROJECTS THAT MIGHT REQUIRE UPDATED APPRAISALS, AND SOME, LIKE THE ELSIK TRACK, REQUIRE ORIGINAL APPRAISALS.

SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER.

SHELL. YES.

COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. COMMISSIONER CONE.

YES. COMMISSIONER AND JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. FINAL OF L TWO.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE A DILIGENCE FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY, WIMBERLEY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND WIMBERLEY YOUTH SPORTS ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF DUE DILIGENCE ON A PROSPECTIVE PROPERTY TO ESTABLISH AND BUILD YOUTH, SPORTING FIELDS AND COMMON AREAS AS PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER.

INGALSBE. YES. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

YES. COMMISSIONER CONE.

YES. COMMISSIONER SHELL.

YES. AND JUDGE BECERRA.

YES. LAST ONE, LAST ONE FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM L SIX.

[L6. Executive Session pursuant to Sections 551.071 and 551.072 of the Texas Government Code: Consultation with counsel and deliberation related to lease and use of space within the Hays County Government Center located at 712 South Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos, Texas, 78666. Possible action may follow]

FILMING WITHIN THE GOVERNMENT CENTER ON A WEEKEND DAY FOR A COMMERCIAL, THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE WILL COORDINATE AND PROVIDE SECURITY.

SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COMMISSIONER.

SMITH. YES.

COMMISSIONER COHEN. YES.

COMMISSIONER SHELL. YES.

COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

YES. AND JUDGE VASETTHA? YES. NOW, THE FINAL MOTION OF THE DAY ADJOURNED.

ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR WEEK.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.