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MEETING TO ORDER. VERY GOOD MORNING. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THIS MORNING'S INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY OUR VERY OWN PASTOR DARIUS TODD. IF YOU WILL PLEASE
ALL RISE. >> LET US BOW . HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN US. WE HAVE ENTERED INTO A SEASON OF BOTH THANKSGIVING AND THE CELEBRATION OF YOUR SON'S BIRTH. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU AND TO LEAN INTO YOU AND TO HEAR YOUR VOICE SO THAT WE MAY LEAD WELL, THAT WE MAY POSITIVELY AFFECT THOSE WHO ARE AROUND US, AND LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELVES. EVEN AS WE PREPARE FOR THE END OF THE YEAR , THE END OF ONE SEASON AND THE BEGINNING OF ANOTHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE NEW BIRTH, THE NEW TIME, AND THE NEW SEASON THAT YOU ARE CARRYING US INTO. HELP US, LORD, THAT WE MAY HAVE HOPE AND TRUST IN. GIVE US PEACE, GRACE, AND STRENGTH THROUGH IT ALL. IT IS IN CHRIST NAME I PRAY, AMEN.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION, UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE , WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE , TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
>> ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER SMITH. LET'S CALL THE ROLE.
>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE? COMMISSIONER COHEN?
[E. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
COMMISSIONER SHELL? COMMISSIONER SMITH?>> AND UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO
SPEAK, MR. DAN LYON. >> THE MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.
TWO WEEKS AGO I WAS TOLD TO LEAVE THE COURTROOM WITH THE WORDS YOU ARE OFFICIALLY DISRUPTIVE. PLEASE LEAVE THE COURTROOM, IT IS UNCLEAR TO ME WHAT CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL DISRUPTION . I DID NOT MAKE A SOUND , AND THE GESTURES I MADE WITH MY HANDS WERE NOT OBSCENE. BEFORE PUBLIC COMMENT YOU ALWAYS TELL US THAT YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO COMMENT, YET YOU HAVE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS , INCLUDING THAT SAME MEETING TWO WEEKS AGO. YOU ARE SO OUT OF LINE THAT THE COUNTY ATTORNEY RIGHTFULLY SO HAD TO ADMONISH YOU TWICE . THE SECOND TIME SAYING, QUOTE, RESPECTFULLY, THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO GO BACK AND FORTH ON PUBLIC COMMENTS. THIS IS JUST A SMALL EXAMPLE OF THE DOUBLE STANDARD WHICH IS ALL TOO PREVALENT IN THIS COURTROOM. WHAT IS EVEN WORSE WAS THE SUBJECT MATTER UNDER DISCUSSION WHEN I WAS TOLD TO LEAVE THE COURTROOM. IT HAD TO DO WITH GIVING TAX REBATES TO MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR CORPORATIONS FOR A 170,000 SQUARE FOOT EXPANSION, WHICH IS OVER 85 TIMES AS LARGE AS MY HOUSE. IT WAS DECIDED THAT U.S.
FOODS WOULD GET A 37% REBATE OF PROPERTY TAXES , WHICH IT DOES, AS WELL AS 25% OF SALES TAX REVENUE PAID BY THE PEOPLE. ONE WAS FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS, ONE FOR 10 YEARS, AND FRANKLY, I DON'T REMEMBER WHICH WAS WHICH. THIS ARRANGEMENT IS REFERRED TO IN THE BIBLE AS UNJUST WEIGHTS AND MEASURES .
WHILE THE PEOPLE OF HAYES COUNTY STRUGGLED TO PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAXES, FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS ARE ILLEGALLY ALLOWED TO AVOID A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF THEIRS. IS THIS FAIR? OF COURSE NOT. I'M SURE BY NOW THAT MOST RECEIVED OUR PROPERTY TAX BILLS. DID ANY OF THE PEOPLE OF HAYS COUNTY RECEIVE ANY REBATES? MY TAXES WERE UP WELL OVER 10%. WHO WILL HAVE A MERRY HOLIDAY SEASON THIS YEAR? WELL, U.S. FOODS WILL HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON OFF OF THE PEOPLE'S MONEY , JUST TO NAME TWO. THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON RECEIVED AT LEAST 54 MILLION OF OUR MONEY IN INTEREST ALONE, WHILE CITIZENS
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OF HAYS COUNTY STRUGGLED TO PAY FOR IT. MANY IN THE COUNTY WILL LOSE THAT STRUGGLE. THE VERY COURT WHICH WAS DESIGNED TO BE A SERMON OF THE PEOPLE HAS BECOME AN INSTRUMENT OF OPPRESSION ON ACCOUNT OF THE MACHINATIONS IN COLLUSION.[F.1. Adopt a Proclamation honoring Kelly Franks and Barb Payne for their contributions to the Main Street Program. BECERRA]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MR. DAN LYON.
WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN F1? >> F1, ABOUT PROCLAMATION HONORING KELLY FRANKS AND BARB PAYNE FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM. >> WHEREAS KELLY FRANKS JOINED THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS IN 1988 TO LEAD THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM, WHICH IS AFFILIATED WITH STATE AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS , THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION, AND THE HAYS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION , AND WHEREAS KELLY FRANKS WAS JOINED A FEW YEARS LATER BY BARB PENA, HER RIGHT-HAND ASSISTANT. AND FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES THEY LABORED TO REINVIGORATE THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND HAYS COUNTY COURTHOUSE SQUARE AFTER MAJOR ANCHOR STORES MOVED OUT TO NEW SHOPPING CENTERS. WHEREAS THEIR DOGGED, PERSISTENT EFFORTS, GUIDED BY THE MAIN STREET BOARD, ONCE CHAIRED BY HAYS COUNTY JUDGE RUBEN BECERRA , RESTORED MOST OF THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS TO THEIR ORIGINAL ARCHITECTURAL SPLENDOR, ATTRACTING NEW INVESTMENTS AND CREATING SPECIAL EVENTS. AND WHEREAS WITH THE HELP OF HAYS COUNTY, THE COURTHOUSE LAWN BECAME THE ORIGINAL HEART OF SPECIAL EVENTS, SUCH AS SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS, THE TEXAS WESTERN SWING HALL OF FAME IS A FESTIVAL, THE GREAT AMERICAN RACE, A COAST-TO-COAST CLASSIC CAR RALLY THAT STOPPED IN SAN MARCO'S, THE FARMERS MARKET, ANNUAL TRAIL RIDES THROUGH SAN MARCO'S TO THE SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW, AND SO MUCH MORE. AND WHEREAS KELLY AND BARB HELPED CONNECT DOWNTOWN WITH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY BY ORGANIZING DOWNTOWN CLEANUPS BY STUDENTS AND ONE WALKS FOR PARENTS DURING SPECIAL EVENTS. AND WHEREAS KELLY FRANKS PASSED AWAY IN 2017 AND BARB PAYNE IN 2022. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT HAYS COUNTY WILL HONOR THEIR BELOVED MEMORIES BY DEDICATING A BENCH ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN TO CELEBRATE THEIR INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SAN MARCO'S AND HAYS COUNTY. ADOPTED THIS, THAT THE THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER, 2024.
>> BEAUTIFULLY DONE. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?
>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. COMMISSIONER COHEN.
COMMISSIONER SMITH. COMMISSIONER SHELL. AND JUDGE
BECERRA. >> AND I WILL SAY, I WILL GIVE THOSE IN ATTENDANCE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK AND THINK ABOUT IT , IF NO ONE WANTS TO SPEAK THAT IS OKAY, BUT IN THE MEANTIME, WHILE SOMEONE APPROACHES THE PODIUM OF YOUR CHOOSING, I WILL SAY THAT WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO SAN MARCO'S, WE MOVED HERE BECAUSE WE BOUGHT GIL'S BROILER, A LITTLE BURGER JOINT DOWN THE STREET IN 2000. AND I WAS SO FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO PARKING IT. THERE WERE NO MERCHANTS WITH ANY BUSINESS. AND I WAS JUST SO, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO MAKE ENDS MEET. YOU HAVE TO PAY THE LIGHT BILL. THE ONLY WAY THAT HAPPENS IS WHEN PEOPLE WALK IN THE DOOR. THERE WAS NO PARKING AVAILABLE AND I KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON. ALL THE BOBCATS WERE PARKING THERE AND WALKING UP THE STREET. I WATCHED THEM. I WAS WATCHING THEM IN DISBELIEF SAYING THERE HAS TO BE A BETTER WAY. SO I CALLED THE CITY TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO, WHAT CAN WE DO? THEY SAID SURE, NO PROBLEM. THEY SENT POLICE CHIEF HOWARD WILLIAMS TO ME, AND WE STARTED TALKING AND HE WAS THE PERFECT, PERFECT POLITICIAN. I MEAN, HE WALKED ME THROUGH IT, HE TALKED TO ME AND TOLD ME DIFFERENT SCENARIOS, AND THEN HE SAID I KNOW JUST THE PLACE AND JUST THE FOLKS THAT CAN HELP YOU WITH THIS. AND HE WALKED ME OVER AND INTRODUCED ME TO KELLY FRANKS. AND I WILL TELL YOU, THE REST IS HISTORY.
THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM AND KELLY FRANKS SPECIFICALLY TAUGHT ME THE SENSE OF PLACE, SENSE OF COMMUNITY, SENSE OF BELONGING IN WAYS I HAD NEVER IMAGINED. WHEN I SERVED ON THE MAIN STREET BOARD FOR A FEW YEARS, AND ULTIMATELY AS THE PROCLAMATION STATES, BECAME THE CHAIR, WE GOT A GREAT EDUCATION SERVING ON THE BOARD. I LEARNED THAT , I WALKED AWAY WITH I WOULD RATHER HAVE A PARKING PROBLEM THEN NOT HAVE A PARKING PROBLEM. BECAUSE I WENT TO CITIES IN THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM THAT DID NOT HAVE A PARKING PROBLEM. YOU DIDN'T WANT TO BE THERE. AS A MERCHANT. SO I SAID YOU KNOW? THIS TOWN CAN BE ABRASIVE AT TIMES, SOME PEOPLE HATE THE BOBCATS, YOU HEAR ALL THESE OH, THE UNIVERSITY SWALLOWED THE TOWN, AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT CONTRARY ANGLES ABOUT HOW TO DEMONIZE ONE ANOTHER. AND , THANKS TO THE MAIN STREET
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PROGRAM AND THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS , I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CORNER , TURN THE PAGE, AND SEE THINGS WITH RENEWED APPRECIATION. AND I THINK HUGELY, HUGELY KELLY FRANKS FOR THAT. I REALLY DO. IS THERE SOMEONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PROCLAMATION? ANYONE? IF YOU WILL APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR THE VIEWINGPUBLIC. >> MY NAME IS MELISSA MILLIGAN, I WORKED WITH THE CITY FOR ÚALMOST 30 YEARS AND KELLY AND BARB WERE THERE FOR OVER THREE DECADES. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AND THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS . JANE HOUSTON IS HERE TODAY, AND THE MAIN STREET PROGRAM FOR ALL THEIR WORK IN REVIVING THE DOWNTOWN AREA. I THINK THAT THEY DESERVE THIS RECOGNITION , AND I AM PARTICULARLY GRATEFUL FOR THE PLAQUES ON THE BENCH ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN. THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR THAT. THANK YOU. >> YOU ARE VERY WELCOME. AND IT IS CUSTOMARY FOR US TO COME TOGETHER AND TAKE A PICTURE, SO EVERYONE INTERESTED IN BEING A PART OF THIS PICTURE, PLEASE APPROACH THE DAIS APPEAR.
[F.2. Adopt a proclamation recognizing December 10, 2024 as Humans Rights Day. BECERRA]
>> F2 , ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING DECEMBER 10TH, 2024
AS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY. >> IF YOU WILL PLEASE READ THE
PROCLAMATION. >> WHEREAS 76 YEARS AGO THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS CAPTURED A REMARKABLE ACT OF COLLECTIVE HOPE. DRAFTED BY A COMMITTEE REPRESENTING DIFFERENT REGIONS, FAITHS, AND PHILOSOPHIES, AND ADOPTED THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE RIGHTS ENUMERATED IN THE DECLARATION ARE UNIVERSAL AND IN RING. ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY AND DURING HUMAN RIGHTS WEEK, WE REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO UPHOLDING THE EQUAL AND INALIENABLE RIGHTS OF ALL . AND WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES WAS FOUNDED ON AN IDEA,
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AT ONCE THE SIMPLEST AND MOST POWERFUL IDEA IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, THAT WE ARE ALL CREATED EQUAL AND ENDOWED WITH CERTAIN INALIENABLE RIGHTS. GENERATIONS LATER, IN THE WAKE OF WORLD WAR II AND THE HOLOCAUST, THE UNITED STATES JOINED COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD TO CREATE THE UNITED NATIONS AND ENSHRINED THAT SAME IDEA IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. AND WHEREAS TODAY THE UNITED STATES , TOGETHER WITH OUR PARTNERS AND ALLIES, CONTINUES TO DEFEND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS AND HUMAN RIGHTS WHEREVER THEY ARE UNDER THREAT. WE STAND WITH PEOPLE EVERYWHERE, DEFENDING THEIR RIGHTS AGAINST THE FORCES OF AUTOCRACY , DEMONSTRATING TO THE WORLD THAT THE FLAME OF LIBERTY STILL INFUSES THE CHARACTER OF FREE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE. AND WHEREAS ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST STRENGTHS IS THAT WE ARE LED NOT BY THE EXAMPLE OF OUR POWER, BUT BY THE POWER OF OUR EXAMPLE. WE ARE STRONGEST IN THE WORLD WHEN WE LIVE BY OUR VALUES AT HOME, AND WE MUST NEVER CEASE WORKING TO UPHOLD THE DIGNITY AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF EVERY PERSON IN THIS COUNTRY AND PROMOTE PROTECTION OVER THOSE SAME RIGHTS GLOBALLY. AND WHEREAS AS WE CELEBRATE HUMAN RIGHTS DAY IN 2024, AND THE 76TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, MAY WE ALL RECOMMIT TO SECURING THE EQUAL RIGHTS OF EVERY MEMBER OF THE HUMAN FAMILY AND WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ALL MANKIND , OF ALL HUMANKIND. TOGETHER WE CAN, AND WE WILL BEND TO THE ARC OF HISTORY TOWARDS THE FREER AND MORE JUST WORLD FOR ALL. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONER COURT AS HE ARRIVED PROCLAIMED DECEMBER 10TH, 2024 AS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, AND NOTE THAT A PUBLIC READING OF THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS WILL OCCUR AT 12:30 P.M. , DECEMBER 10TH, 2024, SPONSORED BY THE HILL COUNTRY FREETHINKERS ASSOCIATION ON THE SOUTH STEPPES OF THE HAYS COUNTY HISTORIC COURTHOUSE. ADOPTED THIS, THE THIRD DAY OFDECEMBER, 2024. >> WELL DONE, WELL DONE. PLEASE
CALL THE RULE. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.
COMMISSIONER COHEN. COMMISSIONER SHALL.
COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. JUDGE BECERRA.
>> YES, IS THERE ANYONE HERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS PROCLAMATION? COMMISSIONER INGALSBE , DID YOU WANT TO ADD
ANYTHING, JUST IN CASE? >> I'M HAPPY THAT WE HAVE THIS
BEFORE US. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON. WILL YOU PLEASE , OH, THAT IS WHAT I WAS
ASKING. >> COME ON UP, COME ON UP.
[F.3. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing December 1-7, 2024 as National Influenza Vaccination Week. INGALSBE]
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>> F3, ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING DECEMBER 1-7 2024 AS NATIONAL INFLUENZA VACCINATION WEEK.
>> SECOND. >> WHEREAS INFLUENZA IS A CONTAGIOUS RESPIRATORY ILLNESS THAT INFECTS MILLIONS ANNUALLY IN THE UNITED STATES, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT HEALTH COMPLICATIONS, HOSPITALIZATIONS , AND DEATHS, INCLUDING THOUSANDS OF HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS EACH YEAR IN TEXAS ALONE. AND WHEREAS THE IMPACT OF INFLUENZA ON HAYS COUNTY IS SIGNIFICANT, WITH WIDESPREAD ILLNESS AFFECTING SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES, AND FAMILIES, LEADING TO DECREASED PRODUCTIVITY AND INCREASED HEALTHCARE COSTS ARE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENTS. WHEREAS INFLUENZA -RELATED ABSENTEEISM PLACES A BURDEN ON LOCAL EMPLOYERS, SCHOOL SYSTEMS, AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS , STRAINING THE ECONOMY OF HAYS COUNTY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS . AND WHEREAS THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION RECOMMENDS ANNUAL INFLUENZA VACCINATION AS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PREVENT INFLUENZA IN ITS SEVERE OUTCOMES, REDUCING HOSPITALIZATIONS AND SAVING LIVES. WHEREAS NATIONAL INFLUENZA VACCINATION WEEK , OBSERVED IN EARLY DECEMBER, SERVES AS A TIMELY REMINDER FOR RESIDENTS TO GET VACCINATED TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND OTHERS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON WHEN TRAVEL AND GATHERINGS INCREASE THE RISK OF SPREADING ILLNESS. AND WHEREAS VACCINATION IS PARTICULARLY CRITICAL FOR THOSE AT GREATER RISK OF SEVERE INFLUENZA COMPLICATIONS INCLUDING YOUNG CHILDREN, OLDER ADULTS, PREGNANT WOMEN, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION, MANY OF WHOM RESIDE IN HAYS COUNTY. AND WHEREAS TIMELY VACCINATION REDUCES THE STRAIN ON LOCAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, PRESERVING RESOURCES FOR EMERGENCIES AND MITIGATING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF FLU OUTBREAKS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS THE HAYS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND ORGANIZATIONS, PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN MAKING INFLUENZA VACCINES ACCESSIBLE AND EDUCATING RESIDENTS ON THE BENEFITS OF VACCINATION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 1ST THROUGH SEVEN, 2024 AS NATIONAL HAYS COUNTY AND URGES ALL RESIDENTS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES , THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITY BY GETTING VACCINATED AGAINST INFLUENZA. ADOPTED THIS, THE THIRD DAY OF DECEMBER, 2024.
>> BEAUTIFUL. IF YOU WILL PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE . COMMISSIONER SMITH.
COMMISSIONER COHEN. COMMISSIONER SHELL. AND JUDGE
>> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS COURT. I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU ALL FOR HELPING US PROCLAIM THIS WEEK AS NATIONAL INFLUENZA IMMUNIZATION WEEK. I THINK THE PROCLAMATION REALLY KIND OF SUMMARIZED THE WHOLE GOAL OF WHY WE IMMUNIZE OUR POPULATION . WHENEVER OUR COMMUNITY, SUCH AS FLU OR COVID OR ANY OF THOSE SEASONAL DISEASES OR INFECTIONS COME THROUGH, WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY BY BEING PROACTIVE AND GETTING THE IMMUNIZATIONS THAT WE NEED AS IT CAN IMPACT OUR ECONOMY, IT CAN IMPACT OUR EDUCATION, BUT IT CAN ALSO IMPACT OUR WORK HORSE AND THE HEALTHCARE SITUATIONS THAT GO ON. I REALLY WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS DONE THESE PAST FEW MONTHS IN VACCINATING OUR STAFF AND COMMUNITY. WE HAVE ACTUALLY VACCINATED 252 INDIVIDUALS AGAINST THE FLU THIS SEASON. THAT IS PRIMARILY A LOT OF OUR HAYS COUNTY EMPLOYEES, WHICH I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT, BECAUSE THAT MEANS THAT SAVES US MONEY THAT WE HAVE TO PAY TO OUR INSURER, BUT ALSO FROM PREVENTATIVE COSTS FROM THEM HAVING TO GO TO THE HOSPITALS, URGENT CARES, OR THEIR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS. ON TOP OF THAT, IT HELPS US BE MORE RESILIENT. OF THOSE 252 SHOTS, A MAJORITY OF THEM WERE PROVIDED IN OUR NEW MOBILE VACCINATION UNIT. WE TOOK THE MOBILE VACCINATION UNIT OUT TO ALL DIFFERENT BUILDINGS OF HAYS COUNTY, FOR ANNUAL EMPLOYEE FLU SHOTS, BUT ALSO DURING ORIENTATION. THIS WORK COULD NOT BE DONE WITHOUT OUR IMPORTANT STAFF, SO I BROUGHT A FEW OF THEM HERE TODAY. IF YOU DON'T MIND STANDING UP. I BROUGHT OVER MISS EMILIO FLOREZ, OUR VACCINE COORDINATOR. MISS JOSIE GONZALES, ARE TRACK SPECIALIST. AND OUR NEW HIRE, PREVIOUS INTERN, JOSH BRIONES, HE HAS NOW AN INJECTION SPECIALIST.
OUR NURSE, LAURA ACOSTA, AND MANWELL HERNANDEZ AND LOUIS
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GONZALES, ANOTHER MEDICAL ASSISTANT, THUS THE FACES YOU WILL SEE BEING WITH OUR EMPLOYEES, OUR COMMUNITY OUT THERE, DOING THE WORK. I COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF THEM TO GET THE WORK THAT THEY DID. ON TOP OF THAT, THEY HAD ACTUALLY PUT TOGETHER AN IMMUNIZATIONS CLINIC THAT THEY WILL BE DOING THIS SATURDAY, SO IT WILL BE FREE FOR THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE VACCINES THAT YOU APPROVED FOR THE ELIGIBLE POPULATIONS WHO ARE UNINSURED, THAT WE WOULD GO TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THIS SATURDAY TO RECEIVE VACCINATIONS. WE WILL POST MORE ABOUT THAT AND GIVE YOU ALL SOME MORE INFORMATION SO YOU CAN SHARE WITH YOUR COMMUNITY. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I KNOW OUR DIRECTOR, MS. TAMMY CRUMLEY, HAS IN WORDS.>> DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? >> YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF INTRODUCING EVERYBODY BUT YOURSELF.
>> I'M SO SORRY MY NAME IS MATT GONZALES, I AM THE HAYS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MANAGER.
>> GOOD MORNING. TAMMY CRUMLEY, DIRECTOR OF COUNTYWIDE OPERATIONS. EMILY IS OUR OUTREACH COORDINATOR. SHE GETS ALL OF OUR INFORMATION OUT, INCLUDING OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, SO SHE IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE TEAM . I DID NOT WANT TO FORGET HER. BUT I'M GOING TO ECHO KIND OF WHAT MATTHEW SAID, WE REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S WORK AND THE EMPLOYEES WHO CAME OUT AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET THE EMPLOYEE FLU VACCINES THIS YEAR. BUT WITHOUT THE STEAM WE COULD NOT DO WHAT WE DO AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. EVERYONE HAS BEEN AMAZING THIS YEAR, AND WITH THE MOBILE VACCINE UNIT, IT HAS JUST DONE WONDERS FOR OUR ABILITY TO GET OUT THERE AND REACH NOT ONLY THE EMPLOYEES, BUT THE COMMUNITY. SO, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR SUPPORTING US AND EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE TRIED TO DO AND WILL BE DOING.
THANK YOU. >> THAT IS WONDERFUL, BECAUSE JUST LAST NIGHT WE HAD OUR VERY FIRST MEETING OF THE AGING COMMUNITY TASK FORCE, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP WAS THE LIMITED MOBILITY THAT THE AGING COMMUNITY HAS IN OUR COUNTY. SO I GET THE PRIVILEGE OF, BECAUSE SAN MARCOS IS MY HOMETOWN. THIS IS WHERE I RAISED MY FAMILY. BUT FOR THAT REASON, IT IS VALUABLE FOR ME TO CREATE THIS COUNTYWIDE LENS THAT YOU REPRESENTS TO SHARE YOU AND, NITA WALD, HENLEY, EVERY NOOK AND CRANNY OF OUR ENTIRE COUNTY IS FILLED WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE LIMITED OR NO ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION FOR MEDICINE, FOR FOOD, SO I THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING. I KNOW THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY , IN PART, ARPA FUNDS THAT WERE ALLOCATED TO COMMISSIONER COHEN AND INGALSBE, IF OUR RIVER THAT CORRECTLY. SO LITERALLY THIS IS COMMUNITY LEANING IN, HELPING AND SERVING COMMUNITY IN THE MOST HOLISTIC WAY, AND I THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE .
THE MORE I LEAN IN AS COUNTY JUDGE AND SEE THE NEED AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON, THE MORE I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON AROUND US. SO, THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING. AND AS IS CUSTOMARY, WE WILL HAVE A COURT MEMBER OPPORTUNITY TO SAY SOMETHING AND THEN WE WILL COME FOR A
PICTURE. >> SO, JUDGE, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. TAMMY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. MATTHEW, ALSO. AND I AGREE, THE MOBILE VACCINATION UNIT IS GOING TO BE AND IS BENEFICIAL, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE BENEFICIAL AS WE REACH THOSE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO HAVE THE TRANSPORTATION THAT THEY NEED TO COME GET THOSE SERVICES. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU ALL TO IMPROVE THAT SERVICE, AND THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR
EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. >> AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU WILL DO EVERY DAY. FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND THE LEADERSHIP OF TAMMY AND MATTHEW IN THAT DEPARTMENT IS AMAZING. I AM SO PROUD OF THE WORK YOU ALL ARE DOING EVERY DAY, AND I'VE SAID THIS TO MATTHEW MANY TIMES, IF WE DON'T HAVE A HEALTHY COMMUNITY, WE DON'T HAVE A HEALTHY ECONOMY. THAT IS WHAT THE PANDEMIC TAUGHT US. WE WANT TO DRAW FROM THOSE LESSONS LEARNED AND KEEP PUSHING FORWARD, AND THE WORD IS GETTING OUT ABOUT THE MOBILE VAN UNIT. IT IS IN HIGH DEMAND.
I SEE THAT. SO JUST CONGRATULATIONS, PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK FOR THIS, BECAUSE THIS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET DONE WITHOUT ALL OF YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS EVERY DAY TO
THIS. SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANKS, TAMMY, MATTHEW, THE TEAM, I THINK YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB WITH THE IMMUNIZATION MOBILE UNIT THIS YEAR. THE SIGN UP FOR IT IS VERY EFFICIENT, I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH EVERYTHING THAT WENT BY , IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK FROM EVERYONE TO MAKE THAT AS SEAMLESS AS IT WAS. I THOUGHT IT WAS AMAZING WORK, SO THANK
YOU SO MUCH. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
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TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR ALLOWING FOR THE USE OF THE, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY EXTRA, BUT THE EXCESS DOSAGES THAT WE HAD. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE COORDINATION WITH THE EVENT THAT WE DID IN DRIPPING SPRINGS. WE WERE ABLE TO USE A NUMBER OF THOSE AND WORK WITH THE SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER THERE TO DO IMMUNIZATION CLINICS, AND I'M SURE WE ARE GOING TO DO MORE IN THE FUTURE. THEY WERE VERY EXCITED, THEY REALLY APPRECIATED IT. BUT TO THE POINT THAT COMMISSIONER INGALSBE MADE, SOME OF THE THINGS, THOUGH SERVICES THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED HERE IN SAN MARCOS THAT THE COUNTY PROVIDES, THEY ARE SO HARD TO GET. I MEAN, IT IS 45 MINUTES TO GET HERE FOR SOME OF THE SERVICES, AND A LOT OF OUR COMMUNITIES JUST DON'T HAVE THAT AVAILABILITY. SO I'M REALLY IMPRESSED WITH WHAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO SO FAR AND I CAN'WHAT YOU DO IN THE FUTURE.>> WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO TAKE OUR MOBILE UNIT AND USE IT AS OUR POD EXERCISE THIS YEAR TO FULFILL ONE OF OUR GRANT UP PATIENTS. SO, INSTEAD OF HAVING OUR POINT OF DISPENSING OPERATIONS WITH THAT EXERCISE, AND CHANGE THAT UP THIS YEAR AND USE THAT AS , LIKE I SAID, AND EXERCISE. WE LEARNED A LOT FROM BEING ABLE TO DO THAT AND KIND OF CHANGE THINGS UP, HOW WOULD WE RESPOND IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION FOR THAT?
>> AND TAMMY, YOU ARE RIGHT, I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE AS THE COUNTY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, I HAVE SEEN HOW WE FUNCTION IN COORDINATION WITH THE STATE FOR ANY KIND OF EMERGENCY, WHETHER IT BE ANTHRAX, I KNOW THAT'S NOT A WORD WE EVEN HEAR ANYMORE, BUT OUR TEAMS STILL PRACTICE. SO IF ALL THESE THINGS YOU ARE DESCRIBING ARE EXACTLY RIGHT, AND I AM PRIVILEGED TO HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO THE TRAINING AND DEDICATION THAT GOES IN NOT ONLY FROM OUR LOCAL ESD'S AND LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES, BUT ALSO THROUGH THE STATE WINS, THROUGH OUR OTHER AVENUES TO UNITE US IN A, HEAVEN FORBID, REAL EMERGENCY. WE ALL KNOW WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO DO, AND THIS IS A KEY PART OF THAT. I KNOW THAT IT SOUNDS WEIRD, BUT HAYS COUNTY IS GROWING UP . WE ARE DOING GOOD THINGS. SO THANK YOU ALL. COME ON UP FOR A PICTURE, EVERYONE IN THE WANTS TO BE A PART OF IT. MIKE, THAT INCLUDES YOU.
[F.4. Recognition of the Hays County Auditor's Office and County Auditor Marisol Villarreal-Alonzo for receiving the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting and the Award of Financial Reporting Achievement from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). SHELL/VILLARREAL-ALONZO]
>> F4. RECOGNITION OF THE HAYS COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND COUNTY AUDITOR MARISOL VILLARREAL-ALONZO FOR RECEIVING THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING AND THE AWARD OF FINANCIAL REPORTING ACHIEVEMENT FROM THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION.
>> ALL RIGHT, AND WE HAVE HER AT THE PODIUM. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC.
>> IN MORNING, I'M THE HAYS COUNTY AUDITOR AND I AM PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT FOR THE 10TH YEAR IN A ROW THE GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION, HAS AWARDED THE HAYS COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE COUNTY'S ANNUAL FINANCIAL COVER HAS A REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023. THE COUNTY AUDITOR AND STAFF HAVE ALSO RECEIVED THE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD IN FINANCIAL REPORTING.
THE CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF RECOGNITION IN GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL RECORDING. THE REPORT WAS REVIEWED BY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE REVIEW COMMITTEE AND IT INCLUDED 216 PAGES OF FINANCIAL REPORTING THAT ADHERES TO GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR THE GADSBY STATEMENTS, WHICH ARE THE GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES FOR GOVERNMENTS. THE PREPARATION OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REQUIRES MANY HOURS
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OF ACCOUNTING , AUDITING, AND FINANCIAL REPORTING, AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE MEMBERS OF MY TEAM WHO WORKED TIRELESSLY TO ENSURE THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS MET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FULL DISCLOSURE AND THAT ASSISTED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THOSE GADSBY STATEMENTS . SCOTT WENDLAND, LUIS PAPA, JAMES COLLINS, CARMEN GLOVER, MELISSA CURRY, DOUG OLSON, ALEX GARD, JOSE MONTES, KIMBERLY ANDREWS, IT LEE SIERRA, MARY HERRERA, SANDRA ORTEGA. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE DISTRICT COURT JUDGES AND ESPECIALLY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THEAUDITOR'S OFFICE. THANK YOU. >> LOLLED ON, CONGRATULATIONS.
OKAY, GHOST IN THERE SO YOU CAN ALL HEAR THESE MESSAGES FROM THE COURT MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY, AND THEN WILL COME UP FOR A PICTURE, IF YOU DON'T MIND. I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE A WORK JUST PAST, NO, LET ME RESTATE THAT. WE AS A COMMUNITY JUST PAST AND ALMOST HALF $1 BILLION ROAD BUMP . WE AS A COURT DON'T MAKE THOSE DECISIONS LIGHTLY TO TAKE IT TO THE VOTERS. WE WANT YOU TO KNOW, VIEWING PUBLIC, BECAUSE YOU ALREADY KNOW, THAT ALL OF THESE DECISIONS ARE CAREFULLY WEIGHED AND CALCULATED WITH EVERY SINGLE INCREMENTAL, NOT ONLY CALENDAR, BUT DOLLAR AMOUNT AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT GOES INTO WHAT WE DO AS A COURT. AND IT IS HUGELY SHAPED BY THE INFORMATION YOUR OFFICE PROVIDES. SO I WANT TO SAY, PERSONALLY, I WILL LET EACH COURT MEMBER IN JUST A MINUTE SPEAK THEIR PIECE. BUT I WANT TO SAY PERSONALLY THAT IT IS BECAUSE, IN GREAT PART, THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE, THAT WE HAVE ALSO SEEN OUR CREDIT RATING GO UP. WHAT ARE WE AT, AA PLUS? WE ARE AT , I MEAN, YOU CAN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THAT. AND THAT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN GOOD STEWARDS OF THE TAXPAYER DOLLARS, MANAGING GROWTH WHILE NOT NEGLECTING OUR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES TO MAINTAIN SUPPORT AND BUILD AND REBUILD THOSE PIECES THAT ARE CRITICAL TO OUR COMMUNITY. SO I AM JUST ETERNALLY GRATEFUL, BECAUSE WITHOUT YOU THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. COMMISSIONER SMITH?
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, I MEAN, NOT THAT WE EXPECT THIS ON AN ANNUALIZED BASIS, BUT WE HAVE COME TO, BECAUSE OF THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU ALL DO. AND I DON'T SAY THAT LIGHTLY. I FEEL LIKE IT STARTS FROM THE TOP, AND I KNOW THE HOURS AT TIMES THAT YOU ALL PUT IN. I KNOW THAT YOU PROBABLY DON'T THINK THAT WE DO, BUT SOME OF US ARE OVER THERE LATE IN THE EVENING OR EARLY IN THE MORNING, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ALL ARE ON DEADLINE. AND IT IS REALLY APPRECIATED. IF THERE'S ONE THING I WILL SAY, I AM NEVER NOT IMPRESSED WHENEVER WE NEED ANYTHING. YOU ALL ALWAYS STEP UP. AND I DON'T THINK THAT THE AVERAGE CITIZEN, MUCH LESS A LOT OF OUR EMPLOYEES BASE UNDERSTANDS THE WORK THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO DO, AND I SAY THAT. YOU ARE ALWAYS THE GUYS THEY HAD TO GIVE THE BAD NEWS.
YOU GET TO TELL ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES KNOW, AND WE GET BACK YOU UP ON IT. BUT IT'S ALWAYS FOR THE RIGHT REASON, AND YOU ALWAYS DO THINGS CORRECTLY. IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THE ONE THING I WOULD SAY, LITTLE BIT OF DISAPPOINTMENT THIS YEAR, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DIDN'T WIN THE CONTEST FOR BASKETS THIS YEAR. THAT IS THE ONLY THING THAT YOU DID NOT WIN THIS YEAR , YOU DID NOT KEEP UP THE HIGHEST POINT OF EXCELLENCE. WE EXPECT YOU ALL TO WIN NEXT YEAR, RIGHT?
>> YEAH, WE DID A DIFFERENT DONATION.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOUR. >> YEAH, I WANT TO THANK THE DISTRICT JUDGES, AS WELL. I THINK THEY HAVE APPOINTED AN AMAZING AUDITOR WHO HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB AND HAS BUILT AN AMAZING TEAM THAT IS 10 YEARS IN A ROW, I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT. AND IN A FEW WEEKS WHEN I GET TO BE RELEASED BACK OUT INTO SOCIETY, AFTER I'VE SERVED MY TIME AND I AM BACK IS A FREE MAN, I'M GOING TO FEEL VERY COMFORTABLE ABOUT THE FINANCES OF THIS COUNTY, KNOWING THAT THE INDIVIDUALS THAT STAND BEFORE US TODAY ARE WATCHING OUT FOR US AND DOING THEIR JOB AND HOLDING THE RESPONSIBILITIES EXTREMELY SERIOUSLY. WHICH MEANS A LOT TO ME. SO THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH
FOR YOUR HARD WORK. >> I JUST WANT TO THANK MARISOL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN YOUR DEPARTMENT. I'M ALWAYS SO IMPRESSED BY THE WORK YOU ARE DOING. YOUR DILIGENCE HE WITH OUR MONEY AND ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR US. I KNOW AUDITING SOUND LIKE A SCARY WORD FOR MOST PEOPLE, BUT YOU ARE REALLY THERE TO PROTECT US AND MAKE SURE WE ARE DOING THINGS CORRECTLY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH, I THINK ALL OF YOU FOR THE HARD WORK YOU DO IN THAT OFFICE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
>> YEAH, I ALSO WANT TO JUST THANK YOU PERSONALLY FOR YOUR
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LEADERSHIP AND YOUR DEDICATION TO THE CITIZENS OF HAYS COUNTY.ÚI REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, AND WHAT AN AWESOME GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE STANDING BEFORE US. YOU HAVE CHOSEN WELL, AND WE CAN TELL BY THIS ACHIEVEMENT AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO, I REALLY APPRECIATE EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
>> COMMISSIONER COHEN BROUGHT IT UP DURING THE INFLUENZA PROCLAMATION, ABOUT HOW WE LEARNED THINGS FROM COVID. ONE OF MY FIRST LESSONS WAS DURING COVID ABOUT THE AUDITOR AND HOW THEY STOP US, HELP US, ACTUALLY, FROM MAKING MISTAKES.
BECAUSE THERE I WAS, A BRAND-NEW COUNTY JUDGE DEALING WITH COVERED RESPONSE, AND AS A CHIEF BUDGET OFFICER I HAVE THESE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES, ESPECIALLY DURING AN EMERGENCY DECLARATION. I WAS FIGHTING WITH OTHER REGIONS AND STATES FOR COVERED MATERIALS, ET CETERA. I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH MARK KENNEDY, AND I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH AEROSOL NUMEROUS TIMES, TRYING TO NAVIGATE AND NEGOTIATE A CONVERSATION WHERE WE CAN BRING COVID RESPONSE SUPPLIES, WHETHER IT BE PPE , OR IN THE FUTURE IT WAS VACCINATIONS, ET CETERA. AND NOT A SINGLE RED CENT WAS EVER SPENT WITHOUT COMING TO COURT, AND MARISOL WAS THERE CONSTANTLY , ANSWERING MY CALLS EVERY TIME, TELLING ME NO, WE CAN'T DO IT THAT WAY. NO, WE SHOULD DO IT THIS WAY. AND HERE'S HOW YOU DO IT THAT WAY. AND ONE LAST PIECE FOR YOU, YOU DESERVE THIS. WHENEVER WE STAND UP A, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, IN AN EMERGENCY? WHAT'S IT CALLED AGAIN? EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER. WHENEVER WE STAND UP AND EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER, THAT MEANS SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT IS GOING ON. THAT IS PART OF THE ESCALATION. ONE OF THE KEY SEATS THAT WE HAVE DESIGNATED IN OUR EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER IS THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE. BECAUSE IT MAKES NO SENSE TO HAVE THIS EMERGENCY RESPONSE ON ANYTHING, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. AND THEN WE DON'T FOLLOW PROPER, STRICT, CONCISE, RIGID PROTOCOLS AND WE DON'T GET REIMBURSED FOR IT. SO THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE HAS A FRONT ROW SEAT, FRONT AND CENTER IN THAT EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER, REGARDLESS OF THE CASE, AND EVEN AT THE STATE TRAINING THEY ALWAYS TELL US WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO STAND UP, WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO STAND UP AND EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER, BE SURE THAT THE FIRST PERSON YOU BRING WITH YOU IS THE AUDITOR. I MEAN, THAT IS HOW IMPORTANT YOU GUYS ARE. WE ARE SO ETERNALLY THANKFUL. SO, IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, COME ON
UP FOR A PICTURE. >> THANK YOU.
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS PORTION. I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO TABLE K8. IT IS NOT QUITE
[G. CONSENT ITEMS]
READY. IF THERE IS NOTHING ELSE, I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WEOPEN CONSENT AS A FLEET. >> G1. APPROVED PAYMENTS OF COUNTY INVOICES. G2, APPROVED THE PAYMENTS OF JUROR DISBURSEMENTS. G3, APPROVED THE PAYMENT OF UNITED HEALTHCARE CLAIMS AND AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL DISBURSEMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500,000 TO THE HEALTHCARE CLAIMS ACCOUNT. G4, APPROVED COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 19, 2024. G5, FOR THE PAYMENT OF DECEMBER 15, 2024 PAYROLL DISBURSEMENTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
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$4,500,000, EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 13, 2024, AND POST TOTALS FOR WAGES, WITHHOLDINGS, DEDUCTIONS, AND BENEFITS ON THE HAYS COUNTY WEBSITE ONCE FINALIZED AREA G6, APPROVED THE DELIVERY OF THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE QUARTERLY INTERNAL EXAMINATION REPORTS. G7 CAN AUTHORIZE BUILDING MAINTENANCE TO PURCHASE ONE NEW COMPOUND MITER SAW IN THE AMOUNT OF $592.07 AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. GA, AUTHORIZE THE SENTENCE OF A GRANT AWARD FROM THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER, RURAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SHERIFF'S OFFICE GRANT PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000. G9, AUTHORIZE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR A GRANT WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS REIMAGINING HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY OVERDOSE INITIATIVES PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000. G 10, AUTHORIZE PAYMENT TO BENKO COMPANIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $1279 FOR THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT RELATED I.D. BADGE SOFTWARE SUPPORT IN WHICH NO PURCHASE ORDER WAS ISSUED AS REQUIRED PER THE HAYS COUNTY PURCHASING POLICY. G 11, AUTHORIZE THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT POST DRIVER IN THE AMOUNT OF $2025 PLUS FREIGHT FROM GORDON'S EQUIPMENT. G 12, APPROVED PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $1000 TO HILL COUNTRY ALLIANCE TO TO FURLOUGH , ASSISTANT CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY CIVIL DIVISION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2025 HILL COUNTRY ALLIANCE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE. G 13, APPROVED PAYMENT TO GREENWALD COURT REPORTING FOR COURT REPORTING SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $778.30 FOR THE HAYS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE IN WHICH NO PURCHASE ORDER WAS ISSUED AS REQUIRED FOR THE HAYS COUNTY PURCHASING POLICY. G 14, APPROVED THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DAN O'BRIEN AND GRANTS TATE TO THE BOARD OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER ONE FOR A TWO YEAR TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. G 13, APPROVED THE REAPPOINTMENT OF JOSHUA HARPER AND STACY MORGAN TO THE BOARD OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER TWO, A TWO YEAR TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. G 16, APPROVED THE REAPPOINTMENT OFJENNIFER RODRIGUEZ, KENNETH ESHELMAN, AND ROBERT AVERA TO THE BOARD OF EMERGENCY DISTRICT NUMBER SIX FOR A TWO YEAR TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. G 17, APPROVED THE REAPPOINTMENT OF SCOTT STEVENS, JIM WEATHERFORD, AND PAUL CASKEY TO THE BOARD OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER EIGHT, A TWO YEAR TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. G 18, APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF ANTHONY IPPOLITO TO SERVE AS A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL GOVERNMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION COMMITTEE. G 19, APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF KILLIAN STERLING TWO SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS GEOGRAPHIC/AREA SYSTEMS COMMITTEE. G-20, APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF STEPHANIE ROBINSON TO SERVE AS REPRESENTATIVE ON THE CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS DISTRICT STRATEGIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE. G 21, APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF WALT SMITH TO SERVE AS A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS CAPITAL AREA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMITTEE. G 22, APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF DR. MICHELLE COHEN TO SERVE AS A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS CAPITAL AREA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ORGANIZATION. G 23, APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF DEBBIE INGALSBE TO SERVE AS A REPRESENTATIVE ON THE CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS GENERAL ASSEMBLY. G 24, APPROVED REIMBURSABLE LODGING EXPENSES FOR HUMAN RESOURCES BENEFIT STAFF ATTENDING HEALTHY COUNTY BOOT CAMP. G 25.APPROVED THE REAPPOINTMENT OF LEE ECCLES, ARTHUR ARDOLINO, MARY COBLE, BETTY BRITTON , MINETTA RIOS TO THE BOARD OF THE HAYS COUNTY CHILD PROTECTIVE BOARD , THREE-YEAR TERMS ENDING DECEMBER 31ST, 2027. AUTHORIZE PAYMENT IN $1500 TO ANDREW CAMPBELL AND FOR THE PURCHASE OF 388 PUBLIC ACCESS PLATFORMS IN WHICH A PURCHASE ORDER WAS NOT OBTAINED AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. G 27, APPROVED PAYMENT TO INTERSTATE TELLING FOR $522 RELATED TO TELLING SERVICES WERE NO PURCHASE ORDER WAS ISSUED FOR THE HAYS COUNTY PURCHASING POLICY. G 28, APPROVED PAYMENT TO TIMEKEEPING SYSTEMS INC. FOR PAYMENT OF $2995 FOR YEARLY SUPPORT
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SERVICES WERE NO PURCHASE ORDER WAS ISSUED AS REQUIRED PER THE HAYS COUNTY PURCHASING POLICY AND AUTHORIZE A DISCRETIONARY EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 262.074 .G 29, RATIFY THE ACCEPTANCE OF AN ETCHING INSTRUMENT AND SUPPLIES VALUED AT $1500 FROM THE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF CITIZENS ALUMNI AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. G 30, AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO USE LITTLE ARMS SERVICES STUDIOS FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS TRAINING SOFTWARE FOR THE AMOUNT OF $4885.04 AND AUTHORIZE A WAIVER TO THE PURCHASING POLICY OF OBTAINING THREE QUOTES. G 31, APPROVED RENEWAL OF IFB 2023 DASH B08, MOTION OILS WITH ARGON, ASPHALT, AND EMOTIONS FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR. G 32, APPROVED RENEWAL OF IFB 2021 DASH B12 , COUNTYWIDE DUMPSTERS WITH WASTE CONNECTIONS , LONE STAR INC. FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR. G 33, APPROVED RENEWAL OF 301 DUTY AMMUNITION WITH PARABLE AND RESEARCH FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR. G 34, APPROVED RENEWAL OF IFB 22 DASH B19, METAL BEAM GUARD FENCE MATERIALS WITH TEXAS COORDINATORS EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15TH, 2024. G 35.
APPROVED RENEWAL OF IFB 2023 DASH B05 BUILDING MATERIALS COLD MAKES WITH BRAWN TEXT MATERIALS INCORPORATED AND COLORADO MATERIALS LIMITED FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR. G 36, APPROVED RENEWAL OF IFB 23 DASH 04 WITH MATERIALS INCORPORATED , COLORADO MATERIALS LIMITED, AND LONE STAR PAVING FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR. G 37, APPROVED OVERNIGHT LODGING FOR HAYS COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE TO ATTEND THE 70TH ANNUAL VITAL STATISTICS CONFERENCE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. G 38, AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY, THE WIMBERLY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE HAYS COUNTY CONSTABLE FOR PRECINCT 3 , AND THE HAYS COUNTY CONSTABLE RELATED TO TRAFFIC CONTROL AND TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT IN AND AROUND THE SCHOOL ZONES OF JACOB'S WELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. G 39, APPROVE AND SEND A LETTER OF SUPPORT TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS'S CAPE STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO IMPROVE MULTIMODAL CONDUCTIVITY IN UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS TO SUSTAIN THE TRAFFIC SAFETY OF REGIONAL AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
>> SO MOVED, THANK YOU. >> WELL DONE, REALLY. THAT WAS A BUNCH TO READ. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'VE A COUPLE OF THINGS.
G3? >> MARISOL ALONZO, COUNTY AUDITOR. WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD A UNITED HEALTHCARE INVOICE FOR $509,258.68 THEY CAME IN LATE LAST WEEK TO ITEM G3 FOR
PAYMENT. >> PERFECT, THANK YOU. AND JORDAN, JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT, DO WE NEED TO AMEND OUR
MOTION? OR IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH? >> IF YOU COULD AMEND THE MOTION ON THAT ONE ITEM TO AN CLUED THAT SPECIFIC TOTAL, THAT
WOULD BE IDEAL. >> AND I AM IN MY MOTION?
>> SO MOVED. AND SECOND AMENDMENT? PERFECT. ON G 26, THOSE OTHER PLATFORMS LEXI THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REACHING IT THE BEST HE COULD TO HELP US SAVE MONEY AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY. I BELIEVE IN BEING GOOD FISCAL STEWARDS, AND THAT'S WHAT YOUR AIM WAS. THOSE PLATFORMS THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO PAY FOR, DO THEY BECOME OURS? DO WE PUT THEM AWAY? OKAY, GOOD. IF YOU WILL TELL THE VIEWING PUBLIC, NAME
AND TITLE. >> MIKE JONES, REGISTER FOR HAYS COUNTY. WE WILL KEEP THEM UP HERE IN OUR SPRINGS AREA, SO WE WILL USE THEM FOR EVENTS GOING ON UP THERE, AND FOR DISASTERS WE WILL EMPLOY THOSE FOR THE RESOURCE CENTER OR
DISTRIBUTION CENTER. >> PERFECT, THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THOSE WERE MY TWO
QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER SMITH? >> ON I WAS 14 THROUGHG 17, I WANT TO THANK EACH OF OUR COMMISSIONERS FOR SERVING AND AGREEING TO DO SO, AND ON ITEMS 18-23, THOSE ARE APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS FOR CAPCOG TO FILL SOME VACANCIES, SOME OF THEM WE HAVE HAD FOR QUITE SOME TIME DUE TO RETIREMENT, FOR EXAMPLE, OR LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION WITH GUTIERREZ. GIVEN
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HIS RETIREMENT WE HAVE NOT FILLED THAT UNTIL NOW, AND SEVERAL OTHERS. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM CAPCOG IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAYSOMETHING. >> WHILE HE IS APPROACHING THE PODIUM, I WILL TELL YOU CAPCOG STANDS FOR CAPILLARY COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS. >> I WANTED TO THANK ALL OF THOSE FOLKS WHO AGREED TO SERVE AND HAVE CONTINUED TO SERVE SINCE WE STARTED. WITH THAT I WILL LET OUR GUEST INTRODUCE
HIMSELF. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER SMITH, AND THANK YOU JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS CHRIS MILLER, I AM THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, AND WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE ALL THE APPOINTMENTS. I KNOW WHEN TALKING WITH COMMISSIONER SMITH EARLIER THIS YEAR, HE WAS MENTIONING THAT THERE IS A BACKLOG AND THEY WERE JUST WAITING ON SOME THINGS. SO WE ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE VARIOUS COMMITTEES THAT HAVE NOW SOME MEMBERSHIP FROM HAYS COUNTY, YOU ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE OPERATION OF THE CAPILLARY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. MR. JONES , THE CHAIR OF OUR HOMELAND SECURITY TASK FORCE, I WILL BE SEEING HIM ON THURSDAY. HE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB FOR US, AND OF COURSE WE HAVE MIRROR YOU SENT ON OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ALONG WITH COMMISSIONER SMITH AND COMMISSIONERS SHELL GOING OUT. WE WILL MISS HIM. I NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO SERVE WITH COMMISSIONER INGALSBE, BUT I KNOW SHE IS SPOKEN OF VERY HIGHLY. I COME TO CAPCOG VIA A LONG HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT THROUGHOUT THE NATION. AND VERY PLEASED TO BE IN THIS POSITION. I AM FOLLOWING OUR FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO IS KIND OF IN, I GUESS WE WANT TO CALL IT AN EMERITUS ROLE. EDDIE BOYD RETIRED ON AUGUST 31ST AND I TOOK OVER ON THE THIRD OF SEPTEMBER. I WILL MENTION THAT WE DO HAVE A GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMING UP NEXT WEDNESDAY AT THE SOUTH PARK IN AUSTIN, THE HOTEL. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE EVERYBODY THERE. WE DO HAVE SOME AWARDS THAT WE GIVE OUT THAT ARE FOCUSED ON THE CITIZENS THAT ARE HAVING THEIR TIME TO BE ON THE CAPCOG COMMITTEES. ALSO, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY, WE HAVE A SPEAKER THAT'S GOING TO SPEAK TO US ABOUT WATER ISSUES, ESPECIALLY IN OUR AREA. BUT ALSO STATEWIDE. HE'S WITH THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD. WE ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO GET EVERYBODY TOGETHER, AND ESPECIALLY BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS.
WE HAVE SOME RECOGNITIONS THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO, AS WELL, FOR SOME OTHER FOLKS. I CAN'T SPEAK PUBLICLY ABOUT THE ONE REGIONAL AWARD. I'M AFRAID IF OUR AWARD WINNER, WHO I THINK EVERYBODY HAS A GOOD SENSE WHO THAT WILL BE. BUT WE DO HAVE A REGIONAL AWARD THAT WE GIVE OUT EVERY YEAR, AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO ONE OF THE LONG SERVING PERSONS ASSOCIATED WITH CAPCOG AND WE WILL LEAVE IT AT THAT. ANYWAY, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT OF CAPCOG , AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING YOUR REPRESENTATIVE THERE . I AM NOT GOING TO BE A STRANGER, I WILL BE HERE . I LIVE IN WIMBERLY, SO THAT'S RIGHT, WE HAVE SOME GREAT REPRESENTATION FROM YOU ALL, AND OUR SERVICES, I LEFT YOU A LITTLE BROCHURE, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH US WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING. I KNOW THAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH AND AGING RELATED SERVICES, I WOULD LIKE TO COME BACK IN THE FUTURE MEETING, AND BRING SOME OF MY DEPARTMENT HEADS. MR. JONES KNOWS VERY WELL MARK RITCHIE, OUR DIRECTOR OF HOMELAND SECURITY, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF OTHER GREAT DIRECTORS . OUR REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY, WE HAVE OUR SENIOR SERVICES AREA AGENCY ON AGING. MS. JEN SCOTT. I WOULD LOVE TO BRING HER BACK, TO LET HER SPECIFIC LATE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THOSE COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT WE WORK WITH TO MAKE SURE
EVERYBODY IS DOING THINGS. >> BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WELCOME TO THE RODEO. SO GLAD THAT WE REPRESENT YOU AT
HOME. >> THANK YOU. HAVE A GOOD REST
OF THE DAY. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH, ALL GOOD? COMMISSIONER SHELL? AWESOME. OKAY, PLEASE CALL THE
[I.1. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement between Hays County and B2Z Engineering, LLC to provide construction, engineering & inspection (CE&I) services for the drainage and low water crossing improvements at Bear Creek project in Precinct 4 and amend the budget accordingly. SMITH/BORCHERDING]
COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. MR. SMITH. COMMISSIONER COHEN.JUDGE BECERRA. >> PLEASE OPEN I WON.
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>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND B2C ENGINEERING LLC TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING, AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE DRAINAGE AND LOW WATER CROSSING IMPROVEMENTS AT BEAR CREEK PROJECT AND PRECINCT 4 AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.
>> THIS IS ACTUALLY A 2016 ROAD BOND PROJECT THAT WE HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN ALL THE CLEARANCES, AND WE ARE READY TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION ON. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY REMEMBER THIS PROJECT, IT WAS ONE OF THE LOW WATER CROSSING PROJECTS FROM THE 2016 ROAD MOD. BUT IT IS ALSO THE PROJECT THAT , AND MIKE JUST WALKED OUT, BUT IT IS THE PROJECT THAT I INITIALLY BROUGHT AND SAID WHY ARE WE, EVERY TIME WE DO ONE OF THESE PROJECTS WE HAVE TO DO A SEPARATE BUDGET ITEM, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE FLOOD MONITORING EQUIPMENT. WHY ARE WE NOT USING , WHY IS THIS NOT PART OF OUR UTILIZATION? THIS WAS THE PROJECT WE DID THAT ON INITIALLY. AND WE ARE READY TO GO, NEEDING TO DO CEI. I'M EXCITED TO GET AWAY.
[I.2. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of Contract Amendment No. 1 in the amount of $25,000.00 to the Professional Services Agreement for engineering services with Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC for the RM 12 at Jacobs Well Road Intersection project in Precinct 3 and amend the budget accordingly. SHELL/BORCHERDING]
>> WELL-DONE COMMISSIONER, EFFICIENCY IS KEY. PLEASE CALL
THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.
COMMISSIONER COHEN. COMMISSIONER SHELL.
COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. AND JUDGE BECERRA.
>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH CAPE DAWSON CONSULTING ENGINEERS LLC FOR JACOBS WELL ROAD IN PRECINCT 3 AND AMEND THE
BUDDING ACCORDINGLY. >> THIS PROJECT THE INTERSECTION OF RANCHO WELL WITH JACOBS WELL ROAD. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE USED FUNDS FROM THE 2016 ROAD BOND TO DO SOME PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING AND THEN TXDOT PICKED UP THE CONSTRUCTION COST AS LONG AS WE COMPLETE DESIGN. THIS WORK AUTHORIZATION WILL ALLOW US TO SURVEY FOR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY NEEDED AND TO WIRE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY.
>> BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COMMISSIONER SHELL. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.
[I.3. Hold a public hearing with possible action to reduce the current speed limit of 30 MPH to 25 MPH within Crosswinds subdivision. INGALSBE/BORCHERDING]
COMMISSIONER SMITH. COMMISSIONER COHEN. JUDGEBECERRA. >> PLEASE OPEN THREE.
>> HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING WITH POSSIBLE ACTION TO REDUCE THE CURRENT SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MILES PER HOUR TO 25 MILES PER HOUR
WITHIN CROSSWIND SUBDIVISION. >> I AM OPENING THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. I SEE NO MOVEMENT. WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COMMISSIONER?
>> JUDGE, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CHANGE OF SPEED LIMIT TO REDUCE IT FROM 30 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR.
>> SECOND. >> WE HAD REQUESTS FROM CITIZENS WITHIN THE SUBDIVISION OF ALL THE SPEEDERS FOR SAFETY
ISSUES. >> BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU,
[I.4. Discussion and possible action to call for a public hearing on December 17, 2024, to change all yield signs to stop signs within the Hillside Terrace subdivision. COHEN/BORCHERDING]
COMMISSIONER. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. COMMISSIONER SMITH.
COMMISSIONER COHEN. COMMISSIONER SHELL. JUDGE
BECERRA. >> DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER 17, 2024, TO CHANGE ALL YIELD SIGNS TO STOP SIGN WITHIN THE HILLSIDE
TERRACE SUBDIVISION. >> SECOND.
[I.5. PLN-2503-NP; Discussion and possible action to accept fiscal surety for street and drainage improvements in the amount of $504,328.82 for the Waterstone, Unit D-Phase 1, Final Plat. INGALSBE/BORCHERDING/PACHECO]
>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.
COMMISSIONER SHELL. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.
COMMISSIONER SMITH. JUDGE BECERRA.
>> PLN DASH 2503 DACHSHUND P, A DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ACCEPT PHYSICAL SURETY FOR STREET AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF 504,328 DOLLARS FOR THE WATERSTONE UNIT D PHASE ONE FINAL PLAT.
>> SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[J.1. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Development Agreement for the Mason Subdivision between Hays County and Qualico Developments (U.S.), Inc. INGALSBE/PACHECO]
>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. COMMISSIONER SMITH.
COMMISSIONER COHEN. COMMISSIONER SHELL. JUDGE
BECERRA. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT OR THE MASON SUBDIVISION BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND QUALITATIVE
ELEMENTS U.S. INC.. >> THANK YOU JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. MARK PACHECO . THE MASON SUBDIVISION IS A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF 686 RESIDENTIAL LOTS. ONE COMMERCIAL LOT AND ONE OFFICER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS LOCATED ON APPROXIMATELY 306 ACRES OFF OF CENTERPOINT ROAD, INCREASING ONE. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW KEY ITEMS IN THIS DEVELOPMENT, THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COUNTY TO KNOW. THAT THE PROPERTY , CONCEPTUALLY RIGHT NOW, IS PROPOSED TO HAVE PRECISELY 61 ACRES OF OPEN SPACE SET ASIDE. 40 ACRES OF THAT OPEN SPACE WILL BE
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LANDSCAPE IRRIGATED. AND APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES OF NATURE TRAILS AND WALKS WILL BE IN ABRADED WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT. IN ADDITION TO THIS PLANNED OUT DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL, THERE IS AN EXTENSION OF DEDICATION OF 140 FEET OF RIGHT AWAY , THAT WOULD BE PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT FOR FUTURE CONNECTION OF AN EXTENSION FROM PROSE RENT TO ZERO POINT ROAD.ANOTHER HIGHLIGHTED ELEMENT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. THE SCOPE OF THE AGREEMENT, THERE ARE A FEW VARIANCES THAT WERE REQUESTED, AS WELL. AND THOSE VARIANCES KIND OF CENTER AROUND SOME ROAD DESIGN STANDARDS AND SOME ELEMENTS OF OUR ROADWAY SPECIFICATIONS. AND HIGHLIGHTS AROUND UTILITY PLACEMENT, PLACING OF WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITIES WITHIN THE COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND MAINLINES BEING UNDER PAID ASPHALT SERVICES. SIDEWALKS ALSO TO BE CONSTRUCTED WITHIN COUNTY RIGHT-OF-WAY , HOWEVER, THOSE SIDEWALKS WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE DEVELOPER OR THE UTILITY DISTRICT WILL BE SERVICING THE PROPERTY, NOT BY THE COUNTY. ALSO A FEW VARIANCES CENTERED AROUND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS, PURSUANT TO OUR ROADWAY CLASSIFICATION. THOSE REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY STAFF AND HAVE FOUND THAT THOSE REQUIREMENTS ARE
SATISFIED. >> PLEASE DESCRIBE THEM.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING, I CAN KIND OF GOING TO A FEW OF THEM. BUT PRETTY MUCH HIGHLIGHTING SOME DIFFERENCES , DESIGN SPEED ON A FEW OF OUR CLASSIFICATION TYPES, COLLECTORS, THAT'S ONE. WE HAD A REQUIREMENT OF 35 MILES PER HOUR IN THE DESIGN SPEED AND COLLECTOR CLASSIFICATION AT 35 MILES PER HOUR. THAT IS ONE ELEMENT.
>> SO THEY ARE ASKING FOR A SLOWER SPEED. THAT'S GOOD.
>> AND I DON'T WANT TO TAKE TOO MUCH OF THE COURTS TIME, ME
GOING THROUGH. >> JUST GIVE US A HIGHLIGHT.
ONE THAT IS MOST SIGNIFICANT. >> YEAH, I CAN KIND OF GO
THROUGH SOME MORE OF THOSE. >> THIS IS WHAT THE TIME IS
FOUR. >> I WANT TO LOOK THROUGH SOME OF THESE. WE DO HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT HERE THAT MAY HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON TOP OF HIS HEAD WHERE HE COMES TO DESIGN REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE INCLUDED. KEVIN FLEMING IS HERE, TO COME SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL. I THINK THERE WERE SOME RADIUS ELEMENTS FOR ENTERTAINMENT SECTIONS, ACCOMMODATING MORE FOR THOSE RADIUS IS TO BE INCLUDED, AS WELL.
>> SO THEY ARE WANTING MORE LINEAR FEET FOR THE RADIUS?
OKAY. FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE. >> LOT FRONTAGE, AS WELL. LOT FRONTAGE REQUIREMENTS, ADDITIONAL AND IF YOU LOTS, AS
WELL. >> SUBLIMATION MAKING THEM
LARGER. >> IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AGREEMENT THERE WAS A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS CONDUCTED THAT WAS REVIEWED BY OUR THIRD-PARTY CONSULTANT. AND IN THAT TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS THERE WAS MITIGATION IMPACTS, OR MITIGATION MODIFICATIONS REQUESTS SUCH AS ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC LANES ON CENTERPOINT ROAD. JUST RETURN LANES TO BE
TAKEN INTO -- >> DESIGNATED TURN LANES, ALMOST $900, SO THAT'S A VERY VALID REQUEST.
>> IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. AND ALSO, IN THE FUTURE, THE RIGHT-OF-WAY BEING WHITE ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY ACCOMMODATE ANY ADDITIONAL MODIFICATIONS OR MITIGATION EFFORTS SUCH AS ROUNDABOUTS, ET CETERA, FOR SOME OF THAT TRAFFIC. ALL IN ALL, THE DEVELOPMENT IS PLANNING TO HAVE AN APPROXIMATE 10 YEAR BUILDUP FOR THE SIX PHASES THAT ARE CURRENTLY PLANNED. AND ESSENTIALLY WE HANDLE ALL OF THESE SUBDIVISION AGREEMENTS, THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT CAN CONTINUE WITH THE 10 YEARS IN THE FUTURE, SIX PHASES UNDER CURRENT REGULATIONS AND CURRENT FEES.
AND AT THE SAME TIME, THE COUNTY TO ADOPT REGIONAL TIMELINES AND STANDARDS. PART OF THIS AGREEMENT IS A PHASE PLAN, SO WHAT I MEAN BY THAT IS THE DEVELOPER HAS AND THE COUNTY HAS OUTLINED FOR EACH YEAR A PHASE OF THE PROJECT, IT HAS TO BE TO THE COUNTY FOR THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. FOR SIX PHASES OF THIS MASTERPLAN COMMUNITY, THEY WILL HAVE TO SUBMIT PHASE ONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR IN 2025. PHASE TWO BY 2026. PHASE THREE BY 27, ET CETERA. IT HELPS WITH ASPECTS OF BUDGET PLANNING AND CAN HELP WITH FUTURE GROWTH.
>> AND YOU MENTIONED THE UTILITY DISTRICT IN YOUR CONVERSATION EARLIER. CAN YOU SPEAK ON THAT? WHAT IS THE
UTILITY DISTRICT IN PLACE? >> RIGHT NOW THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT REQUIRE THAT THERE IS A STATE APPROVAL, OF COURSE WASTEWATER SERVICE, I BELIEVE THE CURRENT PLAN IS TO HAVE THOSE UTILITIES PROVIDED THROUGH THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS , IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN. ESTHER FLEMING IS HERE AND I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY, BUT THE UTILITY DISTRICT AT THE CURRENT PLAN IS TO HAVE THOSE UTILITIES
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SERVICED BY A PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY AND PUBLIC WASTEWATER SUPPLY. IF NOT, THERE MIGHT BE THEIR OWN CREATION OF UTILITYDISTRICT FOR THE BILL. >> SO, THE PERSONS HERE TO SPEAK ON THAT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO APPROACH THE PODIUM? IF YOU DON'T MIND, IT IS CUSTOMARY TO STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR
THE VIEWING PUBLIC. >> KEVIN FLEMING WITH COMMUNITIES VICE PRESIDENT. YET, WE DO HAVE , WHAT WAS THE
QUESTION? >> THE LAST QUESTION WAS ON THE
UTILITIES. >> YET, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS ON BOTH WATER AND SEWER, AND HOPE TO HAVE THAT RESULT ONLY BY THE END OF JANUARY. WE HAD A MEETING YESTERDAY WITH THE CITY STAFF AND THINGS ARE PROGRESSING WELL ON THAT FRONT.
>> OKAY, SO YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT THE NEGOTIATIONS, BUT THE IDEA IS THAT EVERYTHING IS ÚGOI DIRECTION FOR WASTEWATER. IS IT THE IDEA THAT YOU GUYS WOULD PURSUE A MUNICIPAL UTILITY
DISTRICT? >> IF WE HAVE TO, BUT THAT'S NOT THE WAY WE THINK IT'S GOING TO PLAY OUT. AND ALL
INDICATIONS ARE PROMISING. >> OKAY, WONDERFUL.
COMMISSIONER, SORRY TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS, BUT THIS IS ALMOST $900. SO WE HAVE TO ASK THE QUESTION.
>> SORRY, COMMISSIONER, EITHER WAY THE COMMISSIONER DIRECTION GOES IN THE PUBLIC OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS WASTEWATER SERVICING, THE DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS WOULD BE CONSISTENT, IF IT IS SERVICED BY A MUD BOARD BY A CITY.
>> BUT IF I DON'T HAVE TO QUESTION THE VIEWING PUBLIC WILL BLOW MY PHONE UP. I AM ASKING FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC.
THANK YOU, SIR. COMMISSIONER, ANYTHING ELSE?
>> JUDGE, I WANT TO SAY IT HAS REALLY BEEN A PLEASURE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPER AND HIS REPRESENTATIVES. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY EASY TO WORK WITH. I WANT TO ALSO MENTION THAT THERE IS A THREE ACRE SITE FOR AN ESD THAT THEY HAVE DEDICATED, AND ALSO TALKING WITH THEM, THEY ARE ALSO ALLOWING A VOTING SITE LOCATION FOR US TO UTILIZE. SO I APPRECIATE THE WALKING TRAILS, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT A LONG TIME, WE WANT TO HAVE MORE LINEAR TRAILS ON THE EAST SIDE , OR PARKS ON THE EAST SIDE OF I-35. SO THEY'VE BEEN VERY ACCOMMODATING AND VERY EASY TO
WORK WITH. >> THE DEDICATION OF A SITE THAT WILL/ , THAT IS A ROAD MAP, THAT IS THE PLAN.
>> WELL, THE ESD SITE WILL BE THE VOTING PLACE, BUT IN THE INTERIM WE HAVE ALSO VOLUNTEERED FOR OUR AMENITIES CENTER TO BE A POLLING PLACE UNTIL THE ESD SITE ACTUALLY HAS A FUNCTIONAL BUILDING. IRREGARDLESS, WE WILL HAVE A VOTING SITE WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT.
>> THAT IS MAGNIFICENT. I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT.
BECAUSE THE VIEWING PUBLIC MUST KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO. MR. PACHECO, YOU ARE GOING TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE? SO, I'M JUST ASKING MORE QUESTIONS BECAUSE IT IS AN AWESOME PROJECT WITH AN AWESOME LINEUP OF IMPACT IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. ARE YOU PURSUING AN OVERLAY DISTRICT WITH DESIGN
>> JUST STANDARD STRAIGHT PROCESS FOR DESIGN STANDARDS?
>> RIGHT, WILL HAVE OUR OWN INTERNAL DESIGN GUIDELINES
THROUGH THE HLA. >>, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE AN HLA, OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION. IS THERE ANY ANTICIPATION, IF YOU WERE TO GET UTILITIES, AND I AM IN FULL SUPPORT TODAY. I WANT TO SAY THAT FROM THE ONSET. WE HAVE NOT DONE A LOT OF THESE D.A.S OUTSIDE OF MY PRECINCT. I FEEL LIKE I'VE DONE ALL OF THEM. SO IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU ON NEGOTIATING AND GETTING THINGS FIXED. I GUESS MY QUESTION IS IS THERE THE ANTICIPATION THAT IF YOU GET UTILIZATION FROM THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, THAT YOU WOULD ANNEX INTO THE CITY?
>> THERE IS AT SOME POINT, IT IS A MINIMUM PERIOD OF 40
>> 40 YEARS. FOR ANNEXATION, YEAH.
>> I MEAN, I LOVE YOU, MAYOR, BUT IT WAS ALWAYS VERY DISAPPOINTING FOR ME WHENEVER I REPRESENTED PORTIONS OF SAN MARCOS TO HAVE A DEVELOPER COME TO ME AND SAY YES, WE ARE GOING TO BUILD THIS GREAT FACILITY AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE UTILIZATION, BUT WE ARE NOT GOING TO ANNEX INTO THE CITY UNTIL AFTER WE FINISH CONSTRUCTION. BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE OVERALL REGULATORY STRUCTURE OF THE CITY, WE CAN BUILD IN THE COUNTY AND THEN IMMEDIATELY ANNEX IN. SO I KNOW THAT TIMES HAVE CHANGED WITH THE CHANGE IN LAW THIS PAST YEAR, SO WE ARE APPRECIATIVE TO GET WHAT WE CAN. BUT I APPRECIATE YOU CLARIFYING THAT.
>> LISTEN, IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD. I RAISE MY FAMILY IN WILLOW CREEK AND WE WERE OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS FOREVER. THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT GOES. I GET IT. ANYTHING
ELSE, COMMISSIONERS? >> JUST SOME GENERAL COMMENTS.
WE TALKED ABOUT THIS PREVIOUSLY ON DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS OF
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HAVING AN EXHIBIT THAT SHOWS ANY VARIANCE TO OUR RULES, JUST TO CLARIFY, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT BE, WE HAVE AN AUTHORITY TO IMPROVE A SUBDIVISION THAT MEETS THE RULES OF THE COUNTY. SOMETIMES IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF BOTH PARTIES TO HAVE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT INSTEAD OF JUST A STANDARD PLANNING PROCESS. USUALLY THAT INVOLVES SOME GIVE-AND-TAKE, SOMETHING THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER CONVENTION WITH THINGS OF THE COUNTY ASKED FOR, THE DEVELOPER WAS WILLING TO SATISFY THOSE REQUESTS, THAT IS SORT OF THE REASON WE GET INTO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PHASE. BUT I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR INCORPORATING THIS ON THE BASIS OF OUR PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC, SO THAT WHEN WE DO ENTER INTO A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS, THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT ARE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE WOULD BE APPROVING IF WE WENT THROUGH THE STANDARD PLANNING PROCESS. SO THOSE OF BEEN LINED UP. MY ONLY CRITIQUE WOULD BE, AS WE SAY, FOR ROADWAY STANDARDS, THE QUESTIONS ON ROADWAY STANDARDS, WE SAY WE HAVE A MODIFIED TABLE AS AN EXHIBIT. MAYBE ALSO PUT IN THE FUTURE IF THERE ARE MODIFICATIONS TO OUR PROSPECTS, PUT OUR EXISTING TABLE IN THERE SO IT'S EASY FOR SOMEONE TO SEE WHAT HAS BEEN MODIFIED. AS FAR AS SPEEDY ROADWAY DESIGN GOES. OTHERWISE I JUST WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR INCORPORATING THAT SINCE WE HAD THE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THAT, IT MAKES IT MUCH EASIER FOR US AND THE PUBLIC TO SEE WHAT ARE THOSE DETAILS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT THE COUNTY IS NOT NECESSARILY FORCED TO COMPLY WITH. BUT WE ARE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE THE PUBLIC IS GETTING FROM THIS.>> THAT IS A GREAT POINT, COMMISSIONER. THAT JUST MAKES US MORE USER-FRIENDLY FOR THE PERSON LEANING IN 20 YEARS FROM
NOW. >> YES, JUDGE, I WILL ADD TO THAT. I THINK THE EFFORTS WE HAD THERE, WE DID HAVE A VERSION THAT WOULD HAVE THE REDLINES AND MARKUPS BETWEEN BOTH OUR TABLE AND THE MODIFIED TABLE. BUT I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THROWING IN THAT HYBRID CHART .
THIS WAS EFFORTS TO CLEAN THINGS UP. BUT I AGREE .
>> CLEAN BUT TRANSPARENT. >> FOR YOUR OFFICE, AS WELL. I LOOK AT THIS AND I USE THE EXAMPLE OF SEPTIC REQUIREMENTS.
EVERY TIME WE LOOK AT SOME OF THESE, IT TAKES YOUR STAFF , NOT BY ANY FAULT OF YOUR OWN, BUT IT TAKES YOUR STAFF TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHEN THAT SYSTEM WAS APPROVED, WHAT THE AVERAGE CHANGE, THOSE KIND OF THINGS AT A TIME, I LOOK AT THIS CHART AND THINK WITHIN THAT CHART, YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHEN IT IS APPROVED, WHAT THE STANDARDS ARE THAT POINT. IT HAS IT LISTED OUT WITH HERE IS WHAT WE DID. I THINK IT WOULD
BE REALLY HELPFUL. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT CRITIQUE. ONE LAST NOTE, THE DEVELOPMENT WILL GO THROUGH A PRELIMINARY PLAN SUBMITTAL FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY FINAL PLAT PURSUANT TO THAT PHASING PLAN INCLUDED IN THE AGREEMENT. SO I JUST WANT THAT TO NOTE, I KNOW WE AS A COUNTY HAVE UNDERTAKEN A WHOLE ORDEAL WHEN IT COMES TO PRELIMINARY PLANS AND THE VOLUNTARY APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT, THE PULMONARY PLAN WILL BE THE ENTIRE PROJECT.
>> PARTING THOUGHTS OR IDEAS ACCORDING TO THE RECORD?
>> I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY, COMMISSIONER INGALSBE AND STAFF, YOU HAVE BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU THROUGH THIS
DEVELOPMENT . THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE KNOW PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO, SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE DOING A GREAT THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND BY DEFAULT, BY EXPANDING THE NUMBER OF DOORS IN OUR COMMUNITY, YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE HOUSING MORE
AFFORDABLE. >> WE BELIEVE IN SAN MARCOS .
>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.
COMMISSIONER SMITH. COMMISSIONER COHEN.
[J.2. PLN-2504-PC; Ratify Approval for the Deer Run Estates Subdivision, Lots 17 & 22, Replat. SHELL/PACHECO]
COMMISSIONER SHELL. JUDGE BECERRA.>> YES. >> PLN DASH 2504 DASH PC, RATIFY APPROVAL FOR THE DEER RUN ESTATES SUBDIVISION, LOT 17
>> THANK YOU, THIS RATIFICATION OF SUBDIVISION HAS BEEN ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED BY STAFF, THE SUBDIVISION HAS ALL REGULATIONS, NO VARIANCES REQUESTED. MORE SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE SUBDIVISION, IT IS THREE LOTS ACROSS 18.907 ACRES. LOCATED ALONG DEER RUN ROAD IN WIMBERLEY, WATER WILL BE SERVICED BY INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE WELLS AND WASTEWATER WILL BE SERVICED BY INDIVIDUAL WASTE FACILITIES.
[J.3. PLN-2367-PC; Ratify Approval of the Home Camp Subdivision, Lot 1, Replat. SHELL/PACHECO]
>> MOTION FOR ROLE. >> SECOND.
>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> PLN DASH 2367 DASH PC, RATIFY APPROVAL OF THE HOME CAMP SUBDIVISION LOT ONE
>> SIMILAR TO THE ITEM PREVIOUS, THIS IS RATIFICATION OF AND APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISION THAT HAS BEEN ADMINISTERED RATABLY APPROVED BY STAFF. THIS IS FOR A RE-PLAT OF LOT 1, WHICH WILL CREATE FOUR LOTS ACROSS 6.86 ACRES. THIS ALONG CARLOS RIDGE IN WIMBERLEY. SIMILAR TO THE ITEM BEFORE
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THIS, WATER WILL BE SERVICED BY INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE WELLS AND WASTEWATER WILL BE SERVICED BY INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE SEWAGEFACILITIES. >> MOTION APPROVAL.
[K.1. Discussion and possible action to accept a Proposal from Water & Earth Technologies (WET) in the amount of $6,594.75 for repairs to the flasher 2 pole at 50022 Hilliard Road at Sink Creek; authorize a discretionary exemption pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Ch. 262.024 (a)(7)(D), and amend the budget accordingly. SHELL/MIKE JONES]
>> COMMISSIONER SHELL . COMMISSIONER INGALSBE VERY COMMISSIONER SMITH. COMMISSIONER COHEN. JUDGE
BECERRA. >> POSSIBLE ACTION TO ACCEPT A PROPOSAL FROM WATER AND EARTH TECHNOLOGIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $6594.75 FOR REPAIRS TO THE FLASHER TWO POLE AT 50022 HILLYARD ROAD AT CINQUE CREEK. AUTHORIZE AND EXCEPTIONALITY PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND AMEND THE
BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. >> SOME OF AREA
>> PLEASE CALL THE MALL. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL.
[K.2. Discussion and possible action to accept a Proposal from Water & Earth Technologies (WET) for the reinstallation of the water level and rain gauges at the Soil Conservation Service Site (SCSS) Dam 2; authorize a discretionary exemption pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Ch. 262.024 (a)(7)(D), and amend the budget accordingly. SHELL/MIKE JONES]
COMMISSIONER COHEN. COMMISSIONER SMITH.COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. THE JUDGE BECERRA. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ACCEPT A PROPOSAL FROM WATER AND EARTH TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE REINSTALLATION OF THE WATER LEVEL AND RAIN GAUGES AT THE SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE SITE TWO, AUTHORIZE A DISCRETIONARY EXCEPTION PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 2620 248 70 AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. COMMISSIONER SHELL?
[K.3. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a letter of support regarding the future purchase of an agricultural land conservation easement. SHELL]
COMMISSIONER SMITH? COMMISSIONER COHEN? JUDGE BECERRA? DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE A LETTER OF SUPPORT REGARDING THE FUTURE PURCHASE OF AN AGRICULTURALLAND CONSERVATION EASEMENT. >> SUMMIT.
>> SECOND. >> IF THE COURT REMEMBERS, LAST SESSION WE APPROVED AN APPLICATION, THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THIS PROPERTY. THIS LETTER STATES THAT IF AWARDED, ALL OF THOSE FUNDS OF THE COUNTY WOULD EXECUTE, THAT EASEMENT.
>> BEAUTIFUL. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[K.4. Discussion and possible action to adopt a Resolution expressing intent to reimburse project expenditures from proceeds of future tax-exempt obligations, in connection with all roadways and related expenditures approved in the November 2024 election as the Hays County Road Bond Proposition (Proposition A), in an amount not to exceed $439,634,000.00. SHELL]
>> DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING INTENT TO REIMBURSE PROJECT EXPENDITURES FROM PROCEEDS OF FUTURE TAXES AND OBLIGATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH ALL ROADWAYS AND RELATED EXPENDITURES APPROVED IN THE NOVEMBER 2024 ELECTION AS THE HAYS COUNTY ROAD BOND PROPOSITIONED , PROPOSITION A, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
>> SECOND. >> THIS WAS A VERY CREATIVE ITEM, COMMISSIONER, IN THE SPIRIT OF KEEPING THINGS
MOVING. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. AS YOU ALL KNOW, VOTERS APPROVED A PROPOSITION A, IN ORDER FOR US TO EXPEND ANY FUNDS ON ANY OF THOSE PROJECTS, WE WOULD NEED TO APPROVE A REIMBURSEMENT RESOLUTION, WHICH THIS WOULD BE. THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO GET STARTED BEFORE THAT IS ISSUED, AND WE WOULD REIMBURSE OURSELVES ONCE THAT IS BEEN DONE. I KNOW THAT OUR FINANCIAL TEAM , AUDITORS OFFICE, FINANCIAL ADVISER AND BOND COUNSEL WILL BE WORKING WITH THE COURT IN THE FUTURE ON THIS ISSUE AND STATES. BUT WE WANT TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE WE ISSUED THE RIGHT AMOUNTS AT THE RIGHT TIMES WITH THE RIGHT INTEREST RATES, KNOWING THAT THAT MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE WHILE AND WE HAVE PROJECTS WE WANT TO GET STARTED ON BY EXECUTING THIS RESOLUTION, WE WILL BE ABLE TO EXPEND THOSE FUNDS AND REIMBURSE OURSELVES ONCE IS BONDS OF AN ISSUE.
>> AND I'M GOING TO REPEAT FOR EMPHASIS, THIS IS GOING TO ALLOW MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY SO WE CAN DETERMINE JUST HOW MUCH AND JUST WHEN TO GO OUT AND SELL. SO THAT WE CAN BE MOST EFFICIENT WITH THE TAXPAYERS RATE. WELL DONE, COMMISSIONER.
[K.5. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between Hays County and the City of Wimberley regarding floodplain administration and environmental health services for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months. SHELL/PACHECO]
PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL.
COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. COMMISSIONER SMITH.
COMMISSIONER COHEN. JUDGE BECERRA. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND THE CITY WIMBERLEY REGARDING FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR A PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED 12
>> SECOND. >> JUDGE, THIS IS A RENEWAL OF AN AGREEMENT WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WE DID AMEND IT SIGNIFICANTLY LAST TIME. WE WERE PAID TO DO THOSE SERVICES, JUST TO TAKE CARE SOME THINGS THAT COST A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THEY USED TO. BUT I THINK OTHERWISE WE WOULD OBVIOUSLY PREFER THAT AT SOME POINT THE CITY OF WIMBERLEY PROVIDE THE SERVICES WITHIN THEIR JURISDICTION. UNTIL THEY ARE ABLE TO, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THIS.
>> AND I WILL NOTE REAL QUICK, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, JUDGE, THE COUNTY AND THE CITY ARE BOTH ALREADY WORKING TOWARDS REVAMPING OUR AGREEMENT PURSUANT TO WHAT THE COMMISSIONERS MENTIONED ABOUT THE COST OF THOSE SERVICES, STAFF HOURS, AND TIME DEDICATED TO PROVIDING THE SERVICES THAT THE COUNTY DOES NOT WANT TO. WE ARE ALL ONE COUNTY, EVEN PARTNERS WITH OUR CITIES, AS WELL. BUT WITH THE COST OF EVERYTHING ELSE GOING UP, REVAMPING OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND PLANNING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UPCOMING BUDGET PREPARATIONS THE BOTH THE COUNTY AND CITY WILL WORK
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TOWARDS REVAMPING THIS AGREEMENT IN THE FUTURE.>> UPDATING COSTS, GOOD JOB. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[K.6. Discussion and possible action to call for a public hearing on January 7, 2025 to hear and finalize changes to Flood Damage Prevention Order of the Hays County Development Regulations. BECERRA/PACHECO]
>> COMMISSIONER SHELL. COMMISSIONER SMITH.
COMMISSIONER COHEN. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. JUDGE
BECERRA. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 7, 2025 TO HEAR AND FINALIZE CHANGES TO THE FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDER OF THE HAYS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
>> ANYTHING ELSE? >> NO SIR, THIS IS JUST AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE DUE TO THE NEWLY ADOPTED FEMA MAPS THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED FOR THE COUNTY ON I WANT TO SAY JANUARY 19, 2025. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THAT WE HAVE TO UPDATE OUR FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION ORDER, AND ANY TIME , WHICH IS HOUSED IN OUR DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS CURRENTLY, SO WHENEVER WE ARE MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO ANY ASPECT OF OUR REGULATIONS WE ALWAYS WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT AND ENSURE THAT THE PUBLIC HAS INFORMATION WELL AHEAD OF TIME TO FULLY MAKE ANY ADOPTION HEARD IN COURT. SO, DRAFTED THE PROPOSED CHANGES AND PROPOSED CHANGES ON OUR PUBLIC WEBSITE AND ALSO NOW PUT PUBLIC NOTICE TO CONSTITUENTS IN THE COUNTY OF BEING PROPOSED CHANGES.
>> BEAUTIFUL, WELL DONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[K.7. Discussion and possible action authorizing the execution of a Preliminary Development Agreement between Hays County and Darren Casey Interests, Inc. d/b/a Casey Development Limited regarding the proposed use of Hays County Civic Center property located at 1249 Civic Center Loop, San Marcos, Texas 78666. INGALSBE]
>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. COMMISSIONER SMITH.
COMMISSIONER COHEN. COMMISSIONER SHELL. JUDGE
BECERRA. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND DARREN CASEY INTEREST INC., DOING BUSINESS AS CASEY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED .
REGARDING THE PROPOSED USE OF HAYS COUNTY CIVIC CENTER PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1249 CIVIC CENTER LOOP , SAN MARCOS,
TEXAS. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. REALLY EXCITED TO BE MOVING FORWARD ON THIS , JUDGE. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CASEY DEVELOPMENT FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW. TO LOOK AT PROPOSED USES AT THE HAYS COUNTY CIVIC CENTER PROPERTY.
AND THIS WILL HELP, I GUESS REFINE AND DEFINE THE PROJECT, WHICH WILL ALSO INCLUDE OBLIGATIONS OF EACH PARTY , FINANCIALS, AND I'M GOING TO LET JORDAN TAKE OVER IN JUST A MINUTE. BUT SOME OF THE THINGS THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART EVENT CENTER , A CONFERENCE CENTER, FULL-SERVICE HOTEL, AND OTHERS. SO, BY DOING THIS, OF COURSE WE CAN, AS I MENTIONED, REALLY REFINE AND DEFINE THE PROJECT.
I ALSO WANT TO SAY NOW THAT THE MAYOR IS HERE, WE WILL BE WORKING WITH AND HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF SAN MARCUS. WE KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT TO THEM, ALSO. AND WE NEVER WANTED TO COMPETE WITH THE EMBASSY SUITES. I BELIEVE WE CAPTURED THAT AND ALL THE PARTIES UNDERSTAND THAT. SO I WILL HAND IT OVER TO JORDAN TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THE
AGREEMENT. >> SURE. AS COMMISSIONER INGALSBE MENTIONED, IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS SITE WOULD HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 80,000 SQUARE-FOOT SPORTS COMPLEX AND EXHIBIT SPACE , ROUGHLY 2500 SEAT ARENA AND EVENT CENTER, AND THEN AT APPROXIMATELY 250 KEY FULL-SERVICE HOTEL. AS COMMISSIONER INGALSBE ALSO MENTIONED, WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH SOME , WE ARE WORKING THROUGH SOME CONCEPT PHASES. THIS PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WOULD PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPER TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO BETTER FINE-TUNE SOME IDEAS THAT WE HAVE FOR THAT PROPERTY. THE AGREEMENT BREAKS DOWN INTO TWO PHASES, THE FIRST ONE BEING CALLED THE CONCEPT REFINEMENT PHASE, AND THE SECOND ONE CALLED THE PRE-DEVELOPMENT PHASE. SOME ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD TAKE PLACE DURING THE CONCEPT REFINEMENT PHASE WOULD BE THINGS SUCH AS REFINING A MORE DEFINITIVE CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE PROJECT , INCLUDING VISUAL RENDERINGS AND A SITE PLAN , WORKING ON SOME FEASIBILITY AND DUE DILIGENCE WORK, FINALIZING REAL ESTATE , BUSINESS, AND LEGAL TERMS, DISCUSSING AND LOOKING AT DIFFERENT FINANCING OPTIONS FOR THIS PROJECT , POSSIBLY IDENTIFYING A VENUE OPERATOR , WORKING ON A DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR THE LAND DEVELOP AND WORK, AS WELL AS A BUDGET FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF ANY FACILITIES. THAT IS THE FIRST CONCEPT REFINEMENT PHASE. AFTER THAT PHASE, AND THROUGH WORKING WITH THE COUNTY THROUGHOUT THAT PHASE, WE WILL HAVE A BETTER DEFINED CONCEPT OF WHAT THIS PROJECT WOULD LOOK LIKE. THAT
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WILL COME BACK TO THE COUNTY. AT THAT POINT IF THE COUNTY LIKES WHAT THEY SEE OR WANTS TO TWEAK THINGS THAT THEY SEE, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT. AND IF WE LIKE WHAT WE SEE AND WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD OR TWEAK IT, MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT, THEN WE WILL THEN GO INTO THAT SECOND PHASE, WHICH IS CALLED THE PREDEVELOPMENT PHASE. THAT IS WERE WHAT I WOULD CALL FINE TUNING OF THE PROJECT, THAT IS WHERE THE PREPARATION OF DESIGN DOCUMENTS, FINALIZING FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS, FOR THE LAND DEVELOPMENT WORK IN THE FACILITIES, AND NEGOTIATING OPERATING TERMS. THERE IS ALSO A BUDGET ATTACHED TO EACH OF THOSE PHASES THAT ARE EXHIBITED IN THE AGREEMENT. IT IS BROKEN DOWN PER PHASE WITH A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT ON THAT, WELL. THEY WILL BE BILLING THE COUNTY MONTHLY FOR THEIR WORK, SO WE CAN KEEP AN EYE ON THOSE THINGS. AND I AM HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THERE IS, LIKE I SAID, IN THE EXHIBITS THERE IS BUDGET BREAKDOWNS, THERE IS ALSO AN ESTIMATED SCHEDULE FOR THE DIFFERENT PHASES AND WHAT AS THE MAP FOR THE NEW ONE AT THE CIVIC CENTER LOOP AND CLOVIS PARKER. HAPPY TO ANSWERANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. >> WE'VE BEEN IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEVELOPER AND MADE THIS POINT MANY TIMES, OH WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT WE WANT THEM TO BE ABLE TO HOST AND TO HAVE YEARLY, SUCH AS SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS REMEMBERED THE, OH, SHOOT. THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THE BARBECUE EVENTS THAT ARE BEING HELD ACROSS THE COUNTY WHERE A LOT OF TIMES THERE IS NO SPACE FOR THEM, AND THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR A LOCATION SO THEY KNOW THAT WE WANT A LOCATION FOR THOSE TYPES OF EVENTS. AND THEY HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY AMENABLE TO PROVIDING THAT. SO THAT IS GOING TO BE PART OF WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING AT ALSO .
>> I AM SO GRATEFUL YOU POINTED THAT OUT, BECAUSE I, TOO, HAVE BEEN IN THE LOOP IN COMMUNICATION WITH A VERY QUALIFIED GROUP, AND I COULD NOT AGREE WITH YOU MORE, IN EVERYTHING YOU SAID. THEY ARE MOST RECEPTIVE AND INTERESTED IN DOING WHAT WE WANT AND WHAT WE THINK IS BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY, AND THEY DISPLAYED A SINCERE DESIRE TO HELP SHAPE THE VISION AT THIS STAGE OF WHAT WE AS A COURT WANT TO ACCOMPLISH . SO I AM GRATEFUL THAT IT IS HAPPENING ON OUR WATCH AND WE GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. EVERY TIME I TALK TO THEM I SAID I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCLUDE COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE THEIR INPUT AND THEIR COUNTY. THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS DOES A LOT OF THINGS WRONG, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THEY DO RIGHT IS COMMUNITY OUTREACH. THEY ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS DO THAT COMMUNITY OUTREACH FEES. AND I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR THAT. THEY TAUGHT ME THAT, AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN TRANSFER THAT INTO THIS PROGRAM. BECAUSE THAT'S HOW WE ENSURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS UP TO SPEED AND EMBODYING WHAT'S HAPPENING.
I'M VERY GRATEFUL. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN,
ANYTHING? >> NO, THIS SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT PROJECT. DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED IN OUR AREA. FOR
SURE. >> MAYOR, AS OF THE CITY CAN DO A LOT OF THINGS RIGHT, I'M NOT SAYING YOU ARE DOING A LOT OF THINGS WRONG. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. THAT IS JUST WHAT SOMEONE COULD SAY. I AM SAYING YOU ARE DOING THINGS RIGHT.
>> AND JUDGE, IF I MAY, I WILL NOTE I APPARENTLY FORGOT WE WERE MOVING INTO 2025 AND A MONTH. SO THERE IS ONE TYPE OF BACKUP THAT HAS BEEN CORRECTED FOR THE EXECUTION PACKET. JUST
WANTED TO MENTION THAT. >> I WANTED TO THANK COMMISSIONER INGALSBE FOR ALL THE WORK ON THIS. I GOT AN UPDATE RECENTLY, AND I KNOW THAT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE SUPER EXCITING FOR THE CITY. I WOULD'VE NEVER IMAGINED, MAYBE 15 YEARS OR SO AGO HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THE CITY. ESPECIALLY AT THAT SITE. SEEING SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES WE HAVE HAD FOR THAT PROPERTY OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, JUST AS FAR AS SOME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. I'M GLAD THAT THE COUNTY HELD OFF ON SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES IT HAD, BECAUSE I DO NOT THINK THEY WERE THE BEST USE OF THAT LAND. I THINK THIS MIGHT BE PERFECT FOR US. CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS, I LOOK FORWARD TO FOLLOWING IT AND HOPE TO SEE SOMETHING I CAN ENJOY.
>> BEAUTIFUL. COMMISSIONER SMITH?
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>> I VOTED FOR THE CONCEPT EARLY ON, WHENEVER WE WENT TO THE SOLICITATION, I THINK IT'S A GOOD ONE. I WOULD ASK THE DEVELOPER AND ARE CONTRACTING VENDOR TO TRY TO DO THEIR BEST TO KEEP THE COURT UPDATED, BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU, I HAVE NOT TALKED TO, SINCE WE DID THAT VOTE, TWO YEARS AGO.
BETTER UNDERSTANDING CONCEPTUAL ON WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN ON THE PROPERTY, THAT IS HOW WE LOOKED AT IT. WITH THOSE OTHER SERVICES, THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED THERE. KIND OF WHAT ALL OF OUR VISION ARE . I THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. DOING SOME ADDITIONAL OUTREACH TO MYSELF , AND COMMISSIONER COHEN, IF YOU HAVE NOT MET WITH PETER, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THE
>> ALSO, ON THAT FRONT, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT. WHEN I MET WITH HIM, THE LAST TIME I MET WITH HIM, IT WAS HIGHLIGHTING THAT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INCORPORATE A HARDENED FACILITY THROUGH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LENS, THAT WE HAVE A PLACE FOR FOLKS TO EVACUATE, THAT WE HAVE A PLACE FOR US TO USE FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AS WELL. OF COURSE, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, THOSE ARE EXACTLY RIGHT. HE COMPONENTS THAT EACH OF US, THROUGH OUR LENS, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO EARLY ON. IT IS NOTHING BUT A SINGULAR PEN STROKE, WHERE LATER IT BECOMES AN
IMPOSSIBILITY. >> I AGREE, JUDGE, AND THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING THAT. I'VE SPOKEN TO THE REPRESENTATIVES THAT WE DO NEED TO KEEP THE ENTIRE COURT APPRISED OF THE HAPPENINGS AND THE NATURE THAT WE ARE UPDATED ON A REGULAR BASIS. JUDGE, I ALSO, AND I APOLOGIZE , BUT I DID FAIL TO MENTION THE WORK THAT COMMISSIONER SCHELL HAS DONE .
HE HAS BEEN RIGHT BESIDE ME, WORKING WITH ME ON THIS. I REALLY APPRECIATE HIM WORKING WITH ME .
>> AWESOME. WELL, LET'S CALL THE ROLL.
>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. COMMISSIONER SMITH .
[K.9. Discussion and possible action to update the Hays County Policy for Credit Card Use. COHEN/SMITH/HUNT]
COMMISSIONER COHEN. COMMISSIONER SHELL. JUDGE>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO UPDATE THE HAYS COUNTY POLICY FOR CREDIT CARD USE.
>> SUMMER. >> ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE MS. HUNT
AT THE MICROPHONE. >> STEPHANIE HUNT, PURCHASING AGENT. THIS IS IN RESULT TO THE LAST COURT THAT WE MET, NOVEMBER 19TH, WE UPDATED OUR CREDIT CARD CONTRACT WITH THE DIVISION OF PURCHASING COMING OUT OF THE AUDITORS OFFICE, JUST UPDATING SOME OF THE VERBIAGE TO REMOVE AUDITORS OFFICE TO PURCHASING OFFICE. THE PURCHASING OFFICE WILL REVIEW ALL CREDIT CARD REQUESTS AND SUBMIT TO COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR APPROVAL. WE REMOVE THE $1500 LIMIT. WE ALWAYS COME TO COURT AND REQUEST A LIMIT ANYWAYS. MOST OF IT IS OVER 1500. BUT I PUT IN THERE THAT THE PURCHASING OFFICE WILL REVIEW THE CREDIT CARD LIMIT WITH THE BUDGET OFFICE, BECAUSE WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT NORMALLY THE CREDIT CARD REQUESTS ARE FOR TRAINING AND CONTINUING ED. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT HOW MANY , HOW MUCH MONEY THEY TYPICALLY SPEND IN THAT BUDGET CATEGORY , TO GIVE THEM A MORE APPROPRIATE CREDIT CARD LIMIT. TO WITHSTAND THEIR TRAVEL FOR THEIR TRAINING. AND THEN JUST UPDATING SOME OF THE OTHER VERBIAGE AS FAR AS TURNING IN RECEIVES TO THE AUDITORS OFFICE AND NOT PURCHASING. AND THEN ON NUMBER NINE, JUST CLARIFYING THAT THE COUNTYWIDE CREDIT CARDS THAT CAN BE CHECKED OUT ARE THOSE THAT WE HAVE LIKE LOWE'S, BEST BUY, HOME DEPOT, THOSE ACCOUNTS WHEN THEY GET CHECKED OUT. WE HAVE THOSE CARDS IN OUR OFFICE, THEY CHECK THEM OUT, BRING THE RECEIPT BACK , AND WE REVIEWED THE RECEIPTS FOR COMPLIANCE AND MAKE SURE THERE IS NOT SALES TAX ON THOSE. IF IT'S OVER 500 THAT THEY GOT A PURCHASE ORDER ON THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, AND RETURN THOSE IN THE AUDITORS OFFICE. REALLY UPDATING IT WITH THE CURRENT PROCESS WE ARE
FOLLOWING NOW. >> NOW, COMMISSIONER COHEN AND I SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE TO HELP SHAPE THAT CONVERSATION, AND IF I REMEMBER CORRECTL, ON OUR LAST ZOOM CALL , TEAMS, YEAH , ON OUR LAST VIDEOCONFERENCE WE ALMOST UNANIMOUSLY ASKED FOR THAT PRICE POINT TO GO UP . I THINK TRANSPORTATIONS EXAMPLE WAS ABOUT A TIRE BEING PUT OUT OF COMMISSION, AND THE ROTATION OF THE CARS THAT WE MENTIONED. SO HOW DOES THAT RAISING OF THAT SWIPE LIMIT, CREDIT CARD LIMIT, REFLECT ON THIS? CAN YOU REPEAT THAT?
>> YES, WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS THE PURCHASING POLICY,
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WHICH WE ARE FINALIZING ALL THOSE EDITS TO YOU GUYS KIND OF THE ROUGH FINAL DRAFT OF ALL OF THE THINGS THAT WERE DISCUSSED AND ALL THAT. THIS IS JUST FOR THE CREDIT CARD USE POLICY. SO AS IT STANDS NOW, THE LIMIT IS STILL $500. UNTIL WE FINALIZE THE PURCHASING POLICY AND BRING IT TO COURT , AND HAVE THAT APPROVED, THE LIMIT IS STILL $500. ONCE WE DO THE PURCHASING POLICY FINALIZATION, THEN WHATEVER YOU GUYS APPROVED IS THE NEW LIMIT . IN HERE IT DOES NOT REALLY TALK ABOUT A LIMIT.THE ONLY LIMIT IS THE LIMIT TO THE CARD. USUALLY WHEN WE WOULD COME TO COURT, SOME CARDS HAVE A $1500 LIMIT. SOME HAVE $5000 LIMIT. SOME HAVE 10,000, EPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF USE IN THE DEPARTMENT AND WHAT IT IS BEING USED FOR. SO, WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE LIMIT FOR THOSE, THAT'S WHAT THAT IS IN
REFERENCE TO. >> AND I JUST WANT THE VIEWING PUBLIC TO KNOW, WE HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. FOR FUNCTION ABILITY AND EFFICIENCY OF YOUR DEPARTMENTS, RAISING YOUR LIMIT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL BE COMING BACK TO US AND WE WILL
ADDRESS IT AT THAT TIME. >> YES, THIS IS JUST FOR THE COUNTYWIDE CREDIT CARD, NOT ALL DEPARTMENTS HAVE ONE. SOME DON'T WANT ONE. SOME OF THEM DO. AS THOSE COME UP, WE REVIEW THEM AND BRING THEM TO COURT TO GET PERMISSION.
>> SO THE MORE COMPREHENSIVE WILL COME BACK AFTER A FEW MORE RUNS. YOU GOT IT, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER COHEN?
>> ARE WE GOING TO PROVIDE COPIES OF THE STATEMENTS THAT TREASURER TENORIO WAS INQUIRING ABOUT? DO WE WANT TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE VERBIAGE ANYWHERE , THAT SHE IS ENTITLED TO GET
COPIES OF ? >> SO, THAT WAS ADDRESSED IN THE AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT LAST COURT. SO HER OFFICE, MARISOL'S OFFICE AND MY OFFICE GET A REPORT FROM THE BANKING ENTITY, THEY SEND US THEIR LIST OF CREDIT CARDS , WHO HAS ONE, AND I MAINTAIN ONE. SO IT IS KIND OF OUR CHECKS AND BALANCES. I WAS IN THE CONTRACT. AND THEN WE HAVE ACCESS TO ALL STATEMENTS ONLINE . I KNOW THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE HAS A LOGIN, AND I BELIEVE RLOGIN FOR THE TREASURER'S OFFICE AND MY OFFICE WOULD BE THE SAME. BUT WE ALL HAVE ACCESS TO GET ONLINE AND SEE THOSE STATEMENTS ANYTIME THAT
WE NEED TO. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.
>> BEAUTIFUL. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. COMMISSIONER SMITH.
COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. COMMISSIONER SHELL. JUDGE
[K.10. Discussion and possible action to establish the Local Health Director at a grade 134 as budgeted during the FY 2025 annual budget process. COHEN/MILLER]
BECERRA. >> YES. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE GO TO
K 10. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ESTABLISH THE LOCAL HEALTH DIRECTOR AT A GRADE 134, AS BUDGETED DURING THE FY 2025 ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.
>> THIS IS A FORMALITY SO THAT WE CAN CREATE A POSTING FOR THE NEWLY CREATED POSITION. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. COMMISSIONER SHELL.
[M.2. Discussion related to the Hays County inmate population, to include current population counts and costs. BECERRA]
COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. COMMISSIONER SMITH. JUDGEBECERRA. >> YES, NOW WE GO TO IN TWO.
>> DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE HAYS COUNTY INMATE POPULATION TO INCLUDE CURRENT OVULATION COUNSELING COSTS.
>> SO, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SINCE MY OFFICE THE INMATE CAPACITY REPORT OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR JAIL. HAYS COUNTY CURRENT MAXIMUM JAIL CAPACITY IS 410 INMATES. GEL STANDARDS RECOMMENDS HOLDING APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THAT OPEN, WHICH LOWERS OUR CAPACITY TO 368. THE JAIL'S DAILY AVERAGE WAS 494, HOWEVER, AND PEAK WAS 506 ON NOVEMBER 30TH. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR OUTSOURCING INMATES THIS WEEK IS $133,570 IN A WEEK. THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF OUTSOURCE MILLS IS 200 AND FEMALES IS ZERO. THIS WEEK'S INMATES ARE HOUSED IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTY. HASKELL. JUST FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, THAT IS A LITTLE OVER FIVE HOUR DRIVE ONE WAY. WE ALSO HAVE PAPER READY INMATES, WHICH IS THOSE INMATES THAT HAVE HAD THEIR DAY IN COURT, HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY, AND ARE NOW STATE
[L. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS]
INMATES. WE HAVE 47 STATE INMATES. WHY BRING THAT UP IS BECAUSE THAT SHOULD BE ON THE STATES DIME AND NOT THE COUNTIES. ALL RIGHT, JORDAN, EXECUTIVE SESSION 1-3.>> ALL THREE. >> PLEASE OPEN THEM ALL.
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>> 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 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. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT SAN ANTONIO. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND FIVE HAVE ONE .07 FOR THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES OF ALL POSITIONS WITHIN THE HAYS COUNTY BUDGET OFFICE , COUNTYWIDE OPERATIONS, AND AUDITOR'S OFFICE. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY
FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. >> PERFECT. WHICH ONE YOU WANT
TO START WITH? >> IF THEY ARE ALRE
>> ALL RIGHT, WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION.
>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. ON L1 I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CIVIL COMMISSION OF THE HAYS COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO NEGOTIATE AN ACQUISITION OF LAND AND PUBLIC ARC FACILITIES SPORTS CONFLICTS, SPECIFICALLY THE NORTH HAYS OPTIMIST SPORTSPLEX. ALL IMPROVEMENTS ARE ON FROM NORTH HAYS COUNTY OPTIMA X FOUNDATION INC., LOCATED NEAR KYLE, TEXAS. TO NEGOTIATE POSSIBLE LEGAL AGREEMENTS FOR FUTURE COURT ACTION IN REGARDS TO THE PUBLIC'S USE OF
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