Feb 11, 2025 Regular

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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NEED THE RAIN, WE NEED EVERYTHING. LITTLE OF EVERYTHING

IS WHAT BE LED BY -- >> DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER THANK YOU FOR THE RAIN. WHEAT THANK YOU BOUNTY IT WILL BRING TO OUR COUNTY AND WE JUST ASK YOU WATCH OVER THOSE WITHOUT AND THOSE WHO HAVE LESS THAN US TODAY. THOSE WHO ARE SEEKING SHELTER IN THIS STORM. WE ASK OF YOU CONTINUE TO WATCH OVER OVER EMPLOYEES AND CITIZENS OF OUR COUNTY AND ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE LOST MEMBERS IN THE PAST. WE ASK ALL THESE NAMES IN JESUS NAME.

>> >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE

>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF % AMERICA, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. I HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

>> I WILL TELL YOU THAT ALTHOUGH THE CAMERAS ARE FLICKERING, IT IS ALL STILL RECORDING. IF YOU WANT TO COME BACK AND SEE SOME PART OF WHAT IS GOING ON LATER, YOU WILL BE ABLE TOO. I AM TOLD IT IS STILL STREAMING. THIS IS JUST A LOCAL FLICKER. JUST KNOW EVERYTHING ELSE IS IN MOTION AS IT SHOULD BE. PLEASE CALL THE

ROLL. >> ALL RIGHT. THOSE IN THE

[E. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> MY NAME IS ALEX, AND THE PROPERTY OWNER OF HAYS COUNTY. I HAVE SUBMITTED THE CASE TO COMMISSIONER DEBBIE INGALSBE AND SHE IS HELPING ME ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO BRING THE ISSUE TO THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONER. AND ALSO THE COUNTY JUDGE. THE ISSUE IS RELATED TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT. I OWN RANCHLAND. IT IS 82 ACRES. WITH A HOUSE ON TOP. AS SOME OF YOU MIGHT KNOW, IF YOU HAVE LAND LIKE THIS IN THE LARGER PIECE OF THE ACREAGES AGRICULTURALLY EXEMPT. WHEN THE COUNTY APPRAISE THE PROPERTY IT WILL GIVE A MARKET VALUE OF THE MARKER LARGER LAND AND THEN THEY ASSESS TAXABLE VALUE ON THE APPRAISAL DISTRICTS AGRICULTURAL GROUP. THEY USE A VALUE CALLED PRODUCTION VALUE TO DETERMINE THE VALUE TO HAVE THE COUNTY WILL TAX THE PROPERTY. AND THEN THE HOUSE ITSELF IS GOING TO BE THE SAME LIKE EVERY OTHER HOUSE IN THE COUNTY. SO WHEN YOU PROTEST FOR THE VALUE, YOU PROTEST FOR THE HOUSE. RIGHT? NOW, I OWN THE PROPERTY SINCE 2013. AND I HAVE PROTESTED EVERY SINGLE YEAR. AND EVERY TIME I PROTEST, I PROTEST BECAUSE THE VALUE OF THE HOUSE. AND THEN THE COUNTY WILL COME BACK WITH A SETTLEMENT ALSO TO REDUCE CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY, AND THEN THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY ALWAYS

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FOLLOWING TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY THE TIME. WE TOOK NOTES AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT COMMISSIONER INGALSBE IS WORKING ON THIS AND HELPING YOU.

>> NEXT UP WE HAVE MELISSA RODRIGUEZ.

>> GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. I WILL BE COMING BACK UP HERE AGAIN ONCE WE DO OUR PROCLAMATION. BUT TODAY I'M HERE TO SUBMIT SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS IN SUPPORT OF SCHOOL FUNDING TO BE APPROVED FOR YOUTH SERVICES FOR TRINITY ACTION OF CENTRAL TEXAS. THE CURRENT YOUTH SERVICES DIRECTOR HAS HELPED TO FOSTER AN ABUNDANT COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRIMARY PREVENTION EDUCATION AND THE YOUTH TASK FORCE. NOT ONLY THAT SHE MAKE HERSELF AVAILABLE BUT SHE HAS BEEN PIVOTAL IN ASSISTING OUR COORDINATOR TO PRESENT TO THE YOUTH TASK FORCE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE IN THE SUMMER OF 2024, WHICH HAS LED TO AN ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITHIN THAT COMMITTEE TO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER LOCAL YOUTH. THIS COMING YEAR WE HOPE TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS SUCH AS THE HEALTHY HABITS CONFERENCE HOSTED BY THE YOUTH TASK FORCE. AN INCREDIBLE EVENT OPEN TO ALL YOUTH THAT EMPOWERS USED TO CREATE HABIT IN THEIR DAILY LIVES WHICH FOSTERS THEIR WELL-BEING AND COMMUNITY OVERALL. THE YOUTH TASK FORCE THREE YOUTH SERVICES IS AN THROUGH HAYS COUNTY. THE ERMENT- FUNDAMENTAL STARTING PORT IS ACKNOWLEDGING YOUTH HAVE SO MUCH CRITICALLY EMPOWER AND NEVER FORGET IS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO OUR COMMUNITY. SHE SETS UP A STRUCTURE SO YOUTH HAVE SUPPORTIVE ACCESS TO GUIDANCE AND SHE GIVES THEM OPPORTUNITIES TO MAKE THEIR OWN DECISIONS, BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OUTCOMES OF THOSE DECISIONS AND FEEL DEEPLY INVESTED NOT ONLY IN THEIR LIVES BUT IN HONORING THAT WE ALL NEED EACH OTHER. IT TAKES ALMOST TO CREECH SECURITIES A CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP MEANS YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY GET OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD THEIR SKILLS, AND MORE. ALL THINGS THAT DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO CREATING A COMMUNITY THAT DOES NOT TOLERATE ABUSE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE YOUTH OF HAYS COUNTY.

>> NEXT WE HAVE OMAR. DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW OR WHEN WE OPEN THE ITEM? IS ON THE PROCLAMATIONS. IT IS UP TO YOU.

I KNOW WE HAVE SPOKEN. IS UP TO YOU. THEY ARE BOTH THREE

MINUTES. YOU GOT IT. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS OMAR. VICE PRESIDENT OF THE SPORTS COMPLEX IN NORTHEAST HAYS COUNTY. I APOLOGIZE, I JUST GOT OFF A 72 HOUR SHIFT. WE APPLIED FOR A GRANT THROUGH THE PARKS THE CAME UP APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AGO. WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WE WERE TOLD WE WERE SELECTED AS ONE OF THE GRANT NOMINEES. WE ASKED FOR INITIALLY

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DURING THAT TIME WE WERE POINTED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL PERSON , KYLE, THAT WAS GOING TO BE OUR POINT OF CONTACT. WE HAD MEETINGS WITH COMMISSIONER INGALSBE AND COMMISSIONER COHEN. TWO MEETINGS CANCELED THE DAY BEFORE AND WE WERE ABLE TO SPEAK. WE HAD OUR POINT OF CONTACT AND WE WERE TOLD EVERYTHING WAS GOING ALL RIGHT. IN FACT OUR VISION WAS SEEN AND HEARD AND THAT THEY WERE GOING TO TRY TO ADD TO THE INITIAL ASKED. WE WANT TO PUT OUR PARK BACK IN SERVICE. WE HAD HIT BY COVID, THE PLUMBING AND BATHROOMS WERE WIPED OUT TO THE POINT WHERE MY WIFE AND I WERE FUNDING PORTA POTTY'S SO KIDS BEING SAID, EVERY TIME WE PRESSED OUR POINT OF CONTACT HE WOULD JUST ADD ANOTHER MILLION DOLLARS OF WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AT OUR COMPLEX. WE REJOICE BUT IT SEEMED FAR-FETCHED. THAT BEING SAID, TWO WEEKS AGO DURING COMMISSIONERS COURT THEY WERE SPEAKING ABOUT ANOTHER ORGANIZATION TAKING OVER OUR SPORTS COMPLEX. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GETTING A GRANT OR WHATNOT, I NEED UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE WENT FROM APPLYING FOR GRANT FOR SPORTS COMPLEX TO PUT IT BACK IN SERVICE TO BEING IN A SENSE, HIJACKED, CARJACKED.

ANOTHER ORGANIZATION BEING PUT IN OUR PLACE. NAHL HAS SERVED THE COMMUNITY FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 YEARS AND OUR MISSION IS ACCESS TO THE COMMITTEE. IS IMPORTANT THE PEOPLE IN THAT PART OF THE COUNTY GET ACCESS TO SPORTS USE. WE USE YOUTH SPORTS AS A VEHICLE TO TEACH CHARACTER. THOSE THINGS BEING , IF YOU ASK ONE OF OUR ALUMNI, THEY WILL SAY THE SAME THINGS, THEY DO THINGS FOR THE PARENTS IMMEDIATELY, COMPLETELY AND CHEERFULLY. ONE LAST MOMENT. THAT WHICH WE TEACH IS CHARACTER AND WILL ASK , THOSE TRAITS OF LEADERSHIP . LAST WEEK WE CELEBRATED FOUR OF OUR GRADUATES, OUR ALUMNI, GETTING SCHOLARSHIPS TO PLAY ATHLETICS. WE ALSO HAVE MULTIPLES THAT HAVE GOTTEN ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS. THIS IS NOT SPORTS WE ARE PUSHING. IT IS CHARACTER. AND FUTURES FOR THE KIDS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO TELL YOU ABOUT OUR VISION MORE

LATER. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY AS A FIRST RESPONDER. NEXT UP IS YOLANDA

JONES. >> IT'S AN EMAIL.

>> YOU HAVE THREE EMAILS? ONE MORE IN PERSON. SO NOW WE WILL

GO TO , KYLIE ARTHUR. >> KELLY.

>> AS LONG AS WE KNOW IT'S YOU WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THE TASK.

>> I HAVE MET YOU BEFORE, I HAVE MET WITH YOU. ON BEHALF OF LOST AND FOUND PETS OF HAYS COUNTY. I RUN THE LOST AND FOUND FACEBOOK GROUP. I RAN THAT FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE OVER 11,000 MEMBERS AND SERVE AS THE MAIN PLATFORM FOR REUNITING LOST PETS WITH THE FAMILIES. WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS WITH FULL-TIME JOBS. LAST YEAR I ALONE KEPT OVER 100 DOGS FROM ENTERING THE OVERCAPACITY SHELTER. I BUILT A MASSIVE COMMUNITY OF ANIMAL SUPPORTRS THREAT OUR COUNTY. I SUPPORT ALL OF THE ACO'S AND APO'S IN HAYS COUNTY IS A VOLUNTEER IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES. I AM THE PRIMARY MICROCHIP SCANNER THROUGH THE COUNTY. I BUILT A TEAM OF VOLUNTEER SCANNERS IN EACH CITY WITH HAZE. I PROVIDE COLLARS, LEASHES, FOOD, FLEA PREVENTION AND THE WORMER TO FIND FOSTERS AS NEEDED. THESE ARE DOGS THAT

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OWNERS ENGAGE ME FOR HELP WHEN NEEDING TO REHOME THEIR PET OR ASSISTANCE IN KEEPING THEIR PET. THIS IS A WEEKLY THING. I SUPPLY FOOD TO PEOPLE UNABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR PETS. IN ORDER FOR THEM TO KEEP THEM. I DO INDEPENDENT TRACKING, TRAPPING OF DOGS AND SOME BEING LOST PETS AND OTHERS BEING DUMPED STRAYS.

WHEN THE PET RESOURCE CENTER WAS ANNOUNCED I ATTENDED THAT MEETING HERE IN THE AFTER MEETING THAT INCLUDE A HANDFUL OF LOCAL ADVOCATES WITH MOST DROPPING OFF AS THINGS PROGRESSED WITH APA. I ATTENDED ALL THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS WITHIN THE SEPARATE CITIES THAT FOLLOWED. ALMOST ONE YEAR AGO I HAD A VIRTUAL MEETING WITH LEANNE AND LUCY FROM APA WHERE ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD THOUGHT ABOUT ADDING A LOST AND FOUND COORDINATOR WITHIN THEIR SPECIAL PROGRAMS PLAN. THEY HAD NOT. SO THAT POSITION WAS ACTUALLY MY BRAINCHILD. THE ONE YOU JUST FUNDED. BY OUR SECOND VIRTUAL MEETING IT WAS CLEAR THEY WERE ON BOARD AND I MADE IT VERY CLEAR I WANTED TO PARTNER WITH THEM. IN TOTAL I HAVE HAD FIVE SEPARATE MEETINGS WITH LEANNE , NOT TO INCLUDE THE ALL-DAY RIDE ALONG THROUGH THE WORST ANIMAL AREAS OF 80S, ALL BUT ONE MEETING WAS AT THE REQUEST OF HER. I HAVE ONLY REQUESTED ONE MEETING. I AM HERE TODAY BECAUSE I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE PET RESOURCE CENTER IS VERY MUCH INCLUDING THE LOCAL , VERY VISIBLE GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS.

COMMISSIONER SMITH, YOU HAVE COME ACROSS ME WHEN I HAVE SEEN YOU SPEAK IS REALLY WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS COVERED.

I WAS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THIS POSITION. I DID, I WENT THROUGH A VERY EXTENSIVE INTERVIEW PROCESS. RECEIVED A CALL DIRECTLY FROM LEANNE APOLOGIZING THAT I DID NOT GET IT. THEY WENT WITH ANOTHER PERSON . I ASKED HER WHAT THEY HAD THAT I DIDN'T, SHE SAID THE ONLY THING WAS, THEY WERE ALREADY A VOLUNTEER WITH PASS. I WOULD LOVE TO BE VOLUNTEER WITH PASS BUT I WORK FULL-TIME AND RAY HERE'S EVERYTHING I'M DOING. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO PLEASE READ VISIT HOW THIS IS GOING. I THINK PALS COULD DO A PROGRAM AND I AM WITH PALS. I WILL SEND ALL THE COMMISSIONERS A FOLLOW-UP EMAIL SO IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS PLEASE BE LOOKING FOR THAT.

>> THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR COMMITTEE. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT BUT IT TAKES A LOT OF WHAT YOU HAVE

DESCRIBED TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY >> I AM THE PRESIDENT OF PALS. I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS IN THIS COURT FOR RECOGNIZING DEBRIS AS SPAY AND NEUTER AWARENESS WEEK. THE RESULTS OF SPAY AND NEUTER IS THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IN HELPING CURB UNWANTED LITTERS THE END UP IN OVERCROWDED SHELTERS THAT ARE EPIDEMIC ACROSS THIS COUNTRY. THIS IS WHAT WE PROVIDE FOR THE COMMUNITY ALONG WITH OTHER VITAL PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT PEOPLE IN THE PETS THEY LOVE. LAST YEAR IN 2024 PALS SPAYED AND NEUTERED 6700 . 1500 OF THOSE WERE FREE VOUCHERS TO RESIDENTS INCLUDED OVER $133,000 WORTH OF FREE SERVICES. PALS GAVE AWAY ANOTHER 11,000 POUNDS OF ANIMAL FOOD AND 14 DISTRIBUTIONS THAT HELPS FEED THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS IN NEED. IT HELPS PEOPLE AFFORD TO PAY FOR THEIR OWN FOOD INSTEAD OF GOING , LIMITED RESOURCES GOING TO THEIR ANIMAL. WE SUPPORTED THAT FOR THEM. WE GAVE ALSO THOUSANDS OF FREE MICROCHIPS AND LOW-COST VACCINATIONS TO THIS COMMUNITY.

ALL OF THOSE VACCINATIONS HELP THE COMMUNITY BE HEALTHY AND SAFE. THE MICROCHIPS ARE ALSO ANOTHER HUGE COMPONENT INTO ANIMALS NOT ENDING UP AT SHELTERS BECAUSE WITH ALL THE MICROCHIPS, WE CAN FIND WHERE THEY BELONG. THAT IS A BIG INITIATIVE WE NEED TO PUSH. PALS IS THE MAIN SOURCE FOR THIS COUNTY AND WE ARE NOT VITAL, WE ARE REAL. WE ARE HELPING PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY. PALS WAS VERY BLESSED WE ARE ABLE TO PURCHASE

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>> THANK YOU ALSO FOR DOING SUCH A MAGNIFICENT JOB AND ARE COMMITTED TOO. YOU ARE AN AMAZING ORGANIZATION. WE HAVE AN EMAIL PUBLIC COMMENT. JUST ONE. IN MY RIGHT?

>> YES. >> FROM BLAIR AND YOLANDA JONES.

DEAR COMMISSIONERS, I AM REQUESTING YOUR ATTENTION TO ONE OF THE PROJECTS LISTED ON THE BOND 2024, THE FURTHER FUNDING OF THE EXTENSION FM 150 ROADS THAT HE. THIS PROPOSED ROAD IS SIMPLY FOR EVERYONE IN THE DRIPPING SPRINGS AREA. IT IS AN IRRESPONSIBLE PROJECT THAT WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT CURRENT AND FUTURE RESIDENTS, WATERWAYS AND WILDLIFE. THE EXTENSION WILL NOT SOLVE THE TRAFFIC ISSUES ON EITHER RETRO 12 OR HIGHWAY 290.

IT WILL DESTROY UNTOUCHED RANCHLAND , INCREASE AIR, WATER AND NOISE POLLUTION. THE RUNOFF WILL DRAIN INTO NOT ONLY ONION CREEK BUT MANY TRIBUTARIES AS WELL. ALL FOR WHAT? MORE DEVELOPMENT, MORE PAVEMENT? OR MORE MONEY FOR COMPANIES WHO WANT THIS ROAD TO INCREASE THEIR PROFITABILITY. ACCORDING TO THE DATA FROM THE BOND ELECTION THE MAJORITY OF VOTERS WHO LIVE IN THE AREA AROUND THIS PROPOSED ROAD VOTED AGAINST THE BOND AND AGAINST THIS ROAD. ALSO IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT AT ALL OF THE PUBLIC MEETINGS AND ON ALL OF THE COMMENTS CONCERNING THIS ROAD, THEY HAVE BEEN NEGATIVE. NO ONE WANTS THIS ROAD. WHY SPEND MORE MONEY ON THIS PROJECT? PLEASE LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE AND STOP THIS PROJECT NOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR

ATTENTION. >> IS THAT THE ONLY ONE? PERFECT. THAT CONCLUDES THE PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION. SOME FOLKS HAVE SIGNED UP FOR OTHER ITEMS TO SPEAK AND THOSE WILL BE CALLED UPON WHEN WE OPEN THAT AGENDA ITEM. WHEN THEIR UNFAMILIAR NAMES THAT DON'T SPEAK REGULARLY WANT TO POINTED OUT, IN CASE YOU WANTED TO SPEAK NOW, YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR AVAILABILITY, OR WHEN WE OPEN THE AGENDA ITEM. ALSO I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PULL K2. WE WILL NOT OPEN K2. SOMETIMES THINKS ARE READY AND THAT'S JUST HOW IT HAPPENS. IF YOU ARE HERE FOR K2 WE WILL NOT BE OPENING IT. JUST SO YOU KNOW. LET'S START

[F.1. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing February 2025 as Dating Violence Awareness Month. BECERRA]

WITH F1. >> PLEASE READ IT.

>> WHEREAS, ONE IN THREE ADOLESCENTS IS A VICTIM OF PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, EMOTIONAL, OR VERBAL ABUSE FROM A DATING PARTNER; AND WHEREAS, THE EFFECTS OF DATING VIOLENCE IMPACT YOUTH IN ALL COMMUNITIES AND CUTS ACROSS ECONOMIC, RACIAL, GENDER, AND SOCIETAL BARRIERS; AND WHEREAS, RESPECTFUL, SUPPORTIVE, AND NON-VIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS ARE KEY TO SAFETY, HEALTH, AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS; AND WHEREAS, BY PROVIDING TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH EDUCATION ABOUT HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATIONSHIP SKILLS, AND BY CHANGING ATTITUDES THAT SUPPORT VIOLENCE, WE RECOGNIZE THAT DATING VIOLENCE CAN BE PREVENTED; AND WHEREAS, FAMILY, FRIENDS, TEACHERS, COACHES, FAITH LEADERS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND OTHER IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN YOUNG PEOPLES' LIVES HAVE THE POWER TO INFLUENCE YOUTH IN POSITIVE WAYS; AND WHEREAS, LAST YEAR HAYS CALDWELL WOMEN'S CENTER HCWC PROVIDED 61 DATING VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS PRESENTATIONS TO 2.430 TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS; AND WHEREAS, LAST YEAR HCWC REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 790,000 THROUGH PREVENTION EDUCATION TOOLKIT DOWNLOADS; AND WHEREAS, WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PROMOTE HEALTHY DATING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ACTIVITIES AND CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MUTUALLY RESPECTFUL AND NON-VIOLENT RELATIONSHIPS IN OUR HOMES, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2025 AS DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH. AND DO HEREBY CALL UPON THE CITIZENS OF HAYS COUNTY TO WORK TOGETHER TO RAISE AWARENESS AND PREVENT DATING VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. ADOPTED THIS, THE 11TH

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DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025. >> BEAUTIFUL.

>> I MAY HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS PROCLAMATION IF POSSIBLE.

I'M SORRY I DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THIS. YOU MIND

IF I SPEAK? >> ALREADY HAD.

>> HAYS COUNTY LOST A RESIDENT YESTERDAY WHO WAS VERY INTEGRAL TO THIS WORK IN HAYS COUNTY. WHEN I SAY LOSE HER, SHE MOVED TO PORTUGAL. WE LOST HER AS A CITIZEN. MANY OF YOU NOTE SARAH BRANDON. SARAH IS A DEAR FRIEND OF MINE BUT SHE WAS INTEGRAL TO THE FOUNDING AND CONDUCTING OF THE DATING VIOLENCE MOCK TRIAL PROGRAM AND SERVED AS A BOARD MEMBER FOR THE HAYS CALDWELL WOMEN'S SHELTER. I THINK, GIVEN HER ALMOST 2 DECADES OF SERVICE TO THE CENTER AND THE SPECIFIC ISSUE, I THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE CHANGED ONE LINE IN THIS, TO THE -- RIGHT BEFORE THE END OF THE PLUCKER NATION, I DON'T EXPECT THIS TO BE AN ANNUALIZED THING, BUT FOR THIS YEAR, RENAMING AT THE SARAH BRANDON .

>> THICK IT'S WONDERFUL RECOMMENDATION. I THINK EVERYTHING YOU SAID IS DITTO, AGREED, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH

THAT. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW SARAH, SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT OUR COUNTY. SHE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT THESE ISSUES. BUT THERE IS NOTHING SHE'S MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT THAN THIS. I WAS EXCITED TO HEAR THE MOCK TRIAL IS COMING BACK THIS YEAR. FOR THOSE OF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MOCK TRIAL IS, WE TAKE STUDENTS FROM DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL AND HOPEFULLY WE TALKED ABOUT EXPANDING IT TO OTHER HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE COUNTY, WE BRING THEM TO THE GOVERNMENT CENTER HERE . WE CONDUCT A TRIAL IN ITS ENTIRETY. STUDENTS ARE THE PLAINTIFFS, THEY ARE THE ATTORNEYS. WE HAVE A REAL JUDGE SITTING HERE THE CASE. IS A DATING VIOLENCE CASE. THE JURY IS ALL STUDENTS. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE OUTCOME IS UNTIL THE END OF THE DAY. IS A TRUE TRIAL SETTING. WE HAVE ATTORNEYS WHO VOLUNTEER WITH THE KIDS AND DO A PHENMENAL JOB. I WANT TO THANK THE HAYS CALDWELL WOMEN'S CENTER FOR BRINGING THAT BACK. I THINK IT IS AN EXCELLENT EFFORT.

I KNOW IS I TOLD MELISSA, I AM HAPPY TO HELP AGAIN. I KNOW MANY OF US ARE. IT REALLY BRINGS A FOCUS TO A LOT OF THESE KIDS WHO WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE APPLICATIONS ARE OR WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE PROCESS IS. IT IS TRULY BENEFICIAL. SARAH RAN THAT FOR LITERALLY YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS. ACTUALLY OF PARTICIPANTS WHO WENT TO THE PROGRAM WHO CHOSE TO GO TO COLLEGE TO GET A LAW DEGREE AND COME BACK AND BE FAMILY ATTORNEYS HERE IN HAYS COUNTY. I COMPLEMENT THE CENTER FOR RUNNING THAT. AND I COMPLEMENT SARAH.

>> WHAT IS REALLY VALUABLE ABOUT THAT MESSAGE, COMMISSIONER, THAT WAS SO WELL DONE AND HEARTFELT, I THANK YOU FOR IT, IS THAT IT'S A REMINDER TO US ALL AS A COMMUNITY THAT THE MORE WE INTERACT WITH ONE ANOTHER, THE MORE WE LEARN AND EDUCATE OURSELVES AND OTHERS, THE BETTER WE ALL ARE AS COMMITTED TOO.

THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE MAGNIFICENT TOOLS THAT NEEDS A NAME UPDATE. NEVERTHELESS, IS A HUGE HELP TO EVERYONE REGARDLESS OF YOUR VARIETIES AND DESCRIPTIONS. IT IS HERE FOR EVERYONE. THIS EDUCATIONAL PIECE, THIS GROWTH COMPONENT, THIS SUPPORT MECHANISM, HELPS EVERYONE. WE DON'T NEED TO BE DIVISIVE, ACIDIC, OR TOXIC. WE NEED TO BE LOVING NEIGHBORS AND WHEN WE ARE, WE ALL BENEFIT. BECAUSE WHEN SOMEONE BREAKS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE ALL PAY THE PRICE. WELDON, COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

COMMISSIONER COHEN. COMMISSIONER HAMMER. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

>> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENTS. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE ABOUT SARAH BRANDON AND GO OFF SCRIPT. SHE HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE WORK IN DRIPPING SPRINGS, PARTICULARLY REACHING THE AREA OF OUR COUNTY WHICH IS ALWAYS BEEN A CHALLENGE GEOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING . ALSO A COMMUNITY WE HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD TO HAVE A PRESENCE IN, AND IF IT WEREN'T FOR HER EFFORTS, IT WOULD'VE BEEN EVEN MORE COMPLICATED FOR US. SARAH DID START THE MOCK TRIAL. SHE ACTUALLY FUNDED IT HERSELF IN THE BEGINNING AND SHE WAS VERY

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THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING US. >> I LOVE CLICHÉS BECAUSE THAT IS WISDOM COMING TO US FROM GENERATIONS PAST. FOR EXAMPLE, HE WHO SEEKS WISDOM IS WISE. BUT I FAILED TO HAVE THIS ONE MEMORIZED BECAUSE I SELDOM SEE IT. AND NEVER USE IT. BUT IT'S VERY FITTING. MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME. IT IS EASIER TO RAISE STRONG MEN INSTEAD OF INCARCERATING BROKEN ONCE.

>> THAT IS CORRECT. IT SPEAKS TO THE HEART OF PREVENTION. IT IS A BETTER USE OF OUR TIME AND RESOURCES TO INVEST IN YOUNG PEOPLE NOW, BEFORE THEY TURN INTO ADULTS WHO ARE REPEATING CYCLES, WHO ARE ENGAGING IN SOMETIMES UNFORTUNATELY CRIMINAL AND ABUSIVE ACTIVITY. PERPETUATING THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE. WHICH IS INSIDIOUS AND TOUCHES EVERY CORNER OF OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS RESTRICTED TO ONE AREA OR ONE GENDER OR POPULATION. IT TRULY QUITS ACROSS . THE INVESTMENT IS WORTH ARE ENERGY AND TIME AND IT'S SOMETHING WE WILL NEVER CEASE TO STOP WORKING TOWARDS.

>> ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. IN MY ORIGINAL TOO. -- CAREER PATH COMING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL I WAS SLATED TO BE A POLICE OFFICER.

THAT WAS MY FIRST PASSION AND GOAL IN LIFE. TO BE A POLICE OFFICER. I EVEN LEARNED THE PHONETIC ALPHABET AND ALL THAT.

BUT, I WAS WARNED IN MY TRAINING THAT ONE OF THE BIGGEST KILLERS OF COPS IS WHEN YOU APPROACH A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SCENE. WHEN YOU WALK INTO A HOUSE AND A COUPLE IS FIGHTING, IT'S JUST THE WAY IT HAPPENS, THAT VERY OFTEN, ONE OF THEM WILL TURN WILL THE OFFICER IS ARRESTING, DETAINING OR WHATEVER, AND ACTUALLY HURT OR KILL THE POLICE OFFICER DURING THEIR DOMESTIC ISSUE. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER. THE MORE WE DELVE INTO THIS SPACE, THE MORE WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE ARE ALL HUMAN. WE ARE ALL STRUGGLING. WE'LL DEAL WITH IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS. AND THE MORE WE LEAN IN ON THIS WE ARE DOING HERE, THE BETTER WE ARE.

>> THANK YOU. MELISSA, THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR ENTIRE STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK YOU ALL DO. I KNOW THAT IT IS SAD TO HAVE TO HAVE THE SERVICES. THAT IT IS VERY MUCH NEEDED. I REALLY JUST APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. THE AWARENESS YOU ARE BRINGING TODAY. WE HAVE TO BE VIGILANT EVERY DAY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU WILL DO. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, MELISSA. EXACTLY WHAT COMMISSIONER INGALSBE SAID.

THANK YOU FOR UPDATING THAT, THAT'S A GOOD THING TO DO. MY OWN MOTHER HAD EXPERIENCE WITH VIOLENCE. IS A YOUNG WOMAN MYSELF I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE IT AT THE TIME, BUT THERE WERE SOME AREAS THERE AS WELL. WE DO NEED TO EDUCATE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT WHAT IS A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP AND WHAT IS NOT.

AND GET IN FRONT OF IT. HOWEVER WE CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE WORK YOU'RE DOING AND THE EDUCATION PIECE, I KNOW THIS

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DOING. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> THIS HITS CLOSE TO HOME. MY MOM WAS ABLE TO GO TO A SHELTER IN COLORADO AND HAVE A STINT THERE. JUST SEEING, I THINK WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT MORE. WE NEED TO HAVE IT BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF EVERY CONVERSATION WHEN IT COMES TO AN UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE YOU CAN CONTINUE THE GENERATIONAL CURSE WE SEE. I DON'T THINK YOU ALL GET THE CREDIT YOU ALL DESERVE FOR WHAT YOU DO. BUT YOU REALLY DO HELP THESE WOMEN. AND MY MOM IS 10 TIMES BETTER THAN SHE EVER HAS BEEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN. IS A FATHER OF THREE DAUGHTERS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY IMPRESSED ME WHEN I PARTICIPATED IN THE MOCK TRIAL WAS THE FACT THAT THE FIRST TIME I WENT IN I EXPECTED THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE PARTICIPANTS TO BE FEMALE. THAT IS NOT THE CASE. I THINK THAT WHILE I TRY TO DO A GOOD JOB WITH MY DAUGHTERS AND I KNOW OTHER FAMILIES TRY TO DO A GOOD JOB WITH HER DAUGHTERS TO TEACH THEM TO RECOGNIZE THAT, I THINK IT ALSO DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB OF REALLY EDUCATING THE YOUNG MEN PARTICIPATE IN THAT PROGRAM AS TO WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE AND NOT ACCEPTABLE. AND HOW THEY SHOULD LIVE THEIR LIVES. I THINK SOMETIMES THAT IS MISSED. AS A FATHER OF DAUGHTERS, IT'S REALLY HARD FOR ME TO NOT TELL THEM THAT ALL BOYS ARE HORRIBLE.

IS A FATHER OF SONS, I THINK YOU.

>> THEY ARE NOT, RIGHT? >> I WANT EACH.

>> I SAY THAT IN A JOKING MANNER BUT I THINK IT BRINGS A DIFFERENT VIEW AND DIFFERENT FOCUS TO A PORTION OF THAT YOUNG POPULATION THAT WE AREN'T ALWAYS HAMMERING HOW IMPORTANT THESE ISSUES ARE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU. >> MAY I SAY ONE OTHER THING? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS NOT JUST THE PHYSICAL ABUSE. IT IS ALSO MENTAL AND VERBAL ABUSE

THAT WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE. >> THOSE PATTERNS ARE EXACTLY WE TRY TO IDENTIFY EARLY ON. IS THOSE THINGS PEOPLE DON'T SEE ALWAYS THAT AREN'T THE OBVIOUS THINGS. THOSE ARE THE MOST DANGEROUS. TO YOUR POINT, YES, LAW ENFORCEMENT PUTS THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE AND THEY ARE AT RISK WHEN THEY RESPOND TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. BUT THE FAMILIES ARE HELD HOSTAGE IN THEIR OWN HOMES.

IT IS A LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN WOMEN IN TEXAS. SO IT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE VIGILANT ABOUT.

THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT PHYSICAL VIOLENCE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SO MANY DIFFERENT SPECTRUMS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. IT IS CUSTOMARY FOR US TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH THESE PROCLAMATIONS. ANYONE WANTING TO BE PART OF THE

PICTURE PLEASE,. >> WE HAVE SUCH GOOD STAFF, THEY HAVE PRINTED A COPY WITH THE NAME.

>> PLEASE OPEN F 2. JUST AS A HEADS UP, IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE

[F.2. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing February 22, 2025 as President George Washington Day. INGALSBE]

>> ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 22, 25, AS

PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON DAY. >> A SECOND.

>> PLEASE READ IT AND THEN CALL THE ROLL.

>> WHEREAS, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WAS ESTABLISHED

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AND CALL UPON ALL CITIZENS TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE BRILLIANCE, COURAGE, AND VISION OF THE FATHER OF OUR NATION AND THE RELEVANCE OF HIS LIFE TO THE PRESERVATION OF OUR DEMOCRACY IN TODAY'S COMPLEX WORLD. ADOPTED, THIS, THE 11TH DAY OF FEBRUARY,

2025. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> ANYONE WANT TO SPEAK AT THE PODIUM ABOUT THIS ITEM? AND THEN

WE WILL DO A PICTURE. >> A MISSING THE PRESIDENT.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK

IT'S A JOINT REQUEST. >> I WILL BE BRIEF.

>> I AM MOST GRATEFUL. >> FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THINK THE COURT AND COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. THANK YOU FOR SPONSORING THIS RESOLUTION. I THANK THE COURT FOR ADOPTING IT.

I REPRESENT THE WILLIAM HIGHTOWER CHAPTER OF THE SONS OF THE REVOLUTION. WE SERVE FOUR COUNTIES.

VOLUME ] WE DO A NUMBER OF PUBLIC SERVICE THINGS. ALL FOR AN ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP -- STRICTLY A CHAPTER THING. WE ALSO HAVE THE YOUTH CONTEST, ESSAY CONTEST, ORIGINATING A CHAPTER LEVEL AND REACHING NATIONAL. WHEN YOU GET TO STATE AND NATIONAL, THE MONEY IS SOMEWHAT MEANINGFUL. WE HAVE A COLOR GUARD. I'M NOT A MEMBER OF IT. BUT WE HAVE 82 PEOPLE WHO DRESS IN COLONIAL UNIFORMS. THEY GO INTO SCHOOLS FOR PRESENTATIONS. THEY MAKE FLAG PRESENTATIONS. THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC EVENTS.

DISSIPATE IN PARADES. WE DO A VARIETY OF THINGS LIKE THAT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY, THIS IS GENERALLY KNOWN BY THE PUBLIC I THINK, WE ARE MULTIRACIAL AND MULTIETHNIC. THERE ARE ROUGHLY , THE LAST ESTIMATE I SAW THE WERE ROUGHLY 5000 AFRICAN-AMERICANS WHO ARE QUALIFYING ANCESTORS IS A DESCENDENT, YOU ARE ELIGIBLE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF HISPANICS. DUE TO THE FACT THAT VALDES CLEARED THE BRITISH OUT OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI AND PROTECTED THE MISSISSIPPI SUPPLY LINE. IF YOU ARE DESCENDENT OF ONE OF THOSE SOLDIERS. YOU ARE ELIGIBLE. THERE WERE SPANISH, PRIMARILY SPANISH DRIVERS FROM SOUTH TEXAS WHO DROVE CATTLE TO NEW ORLEANS IN THE AREA AT THE PROVIDED BEEF TO VALDES'S ARMY.

THOSE FOLKS ELIGIBLE. THERE IS A GENTLEMAN NAMED JESSE

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LIKE THAT SOMETHING? >> I CAN PRETTY MUCH SAY DITTO.

>> WELL DONE. >> JOE, I WILL TELL YOU, I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR QUITE A HANDFUL OF YEARS. FOR A LOT OF YEARS, AND YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN A WONDERFUL COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE. I AM MOST GRATEFUL THAT YOU BRING THAT OUT ABOUT THE DIVERSITY, BECAUSE THE BROADER THE STATEMENT, THE NARROWER THE MIND. I DID NOT KNOW SO MUCH OF OUR HISTORY. FOR EXAMPLE, GOVERNMENT. I DIDN'T KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT GOVERNMENT HISTORY OR PROCESS UNTIL I BECAME A MEMBER OF GOVERNMENT. UNTIL HE WAS ELECTED. AND THEN I STARTED UNDERSTANDING WHY THINGS ARE THE WAY THEY ARE. I SAID I MAY NOT LIKE IT, BUT IT MAKES SENSE. I SAY THAT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. JOHN LEGUIZAMO CREATED A DOCUMENTARY THAT AIRED ON PBS AND HE WAS SPEAKING EXACTLY TO THAT VERY PEACE YOU DESCRIBE. SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

I THINK HE SAID, I DON'T THINK HE IS MOTIVATED TO LIE ABOUT IT, THAT HISPANICS ARE AMONG THE MOST DECORATED IN THIS EFFORT.

AND SO, WE CANNOT PIGEONHOLE GROUPS OR PEOPLE OR CREATE MONOLITHS OF ANYTHING BECAUSE WE ARE ALL AND MAGNIFICENT MELTING POT. WE ARE BLESSED TO SEE THAT YOU ARE DESCRIBING IT AND THE MORE WE LEARN WITH INTERNET, THE MORE WE ARE ALL REALIZING WE ARE ALL ONE. WE ARE ONE HAYS COUNTY, WE ARE ALL ONE TEXANS. MY MOST FREQUENTLY WORN LAPEL PIN, WE ARE ALL AMERICANS. THANK YOU.

>> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, MR. COX, FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THIS PROCLAMATION AND BRINGING IT TO MY ATTENTION , AND THE HISTORY STORE YOU PROVIDED WAS WONDERFUL. THANK

YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU WILL DO. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE HAS BEEN MY GO TO COMMISSIONER. EVEN THOUGH I DON'T LIVE IN HER DISTRICT. FOR MANY YEARS, I'VE KNOWN HER AND HER FATHER. AS

LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER. >> WELL DONE. SOMETHING TO BE SAID ABOUT TRADITION. I VALUE THAT. COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. MY FAVORITE PART OF THIS PROCLAMATION IS WHERE THAT, EVEN HIS SUPPORTERS AT THE TIME WERE TRYING TO MAKE HIM KING OR DICTATOR, HE STILL HAD THE VISION OF UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES IS WAS WARRANTED FOR THIS COUNTRY. I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO REMEMBER. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN, DEFINITELY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR THE PASSION YOU HAVE FOR WHAT YOU DO. I THINK THAT IS EXTREMELY

IMPORTANT. SO THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> THANK YOU FOR KEEPING IT ALIVE. I HAVE PARTICIPATED AND TALKED ABOUT IT MANY TIMES. I'VE BEEN TO LAREDO DAY AND THE AWARDS SURROUNDING GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY. IT IS ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE THE COMMUNITY DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO BUILD TO DO SOMETHING SIMILAR HERE. IT TAKES SO MUCH WORK I KNOW, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. I KNOW, JUST LIKE ANY ORGANIZATION, 20% OF YOUR

MEMBERS DO 80% OF THE WORK. >> IS IT THAT HIGH?

>> IT'S 5%. >> THE LAREDO PARADE?

>> YES, SIR. >> I AM INFRINGING ON YOUR TIME, I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY. BUT THIS IS SOMETHING --

>> FACE THE PODIUM SO THE MICROPHONE CAN CAPTURE.

>> TO HER KNOWLEDGE THE LARGEST GEORGE WASHINGTON CELEBRATION IN THE WORLD IS HELD IN LAREDO, TEXAS. I HAVE PARTICIPATED ONCE.

>> THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. >> THE LAREDO CHAPTER OF THE FA ARE IS PATERNALLY HISPANIC. RAMIREZ IS A DOMINANT FAMILY NAME. AFTER THE REVOLUTION, EITHER A SON OR GRANDSON OR GREAT-GRANDSON OF PATRICK HENRY WENT TO FLORIDA. CAME BACK TO

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HAVING SAID THAT WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ISSUING THE PROCLAMATION. BUT IT IS OF INTEREST TO ME THAT THE LARGEST GEORGE WASHINGTON PARADE IN THE WORLD THAT WE KNOW OF OR

CELEBRATION IS IN LAREDO, TEXAS. >> I WOULD ALSO SAY --

>> THE ONE TIME I ATTENDED THE WERE WHOLE BUNCH OF SCHOOL BANDS FROM SCHOOLS IN MEXICO WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PARADE. IS A

BIG EVENT. >> ONE OF THE HIGH POINTS OF THE EVENT IS THERE'S ACTUALLY A MEETING OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE U.S. DRESSED IN GARB AND REPRESENTING MEXICO WHO MEET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE. THERE'S MASSIVE PARTICIPATION ON THE MEXICAN SIDE. MASSIVE PARTICIPATION ON THE U.S. SIDE. IT REALLY IS AN EVENT TO SEE.

>> TO BUTTON THIS UP AND MOVE ON, LET'S COME TOGETHER FOR A QUICK PICTURE.

[F.3. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing February 2025 as Spay/Neuter Awareness Month. INGALSBE/BECERRA]

>> F 3. A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 2025 AS A SPAY AND NEUTER AWARENESS MONTH. WHEREAS, IN 2023, 415,000 DOGS AND CATS WERE KILLED IN OUR NATION'S SHELTERS JUST BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE SAFE PLACES TO CALL HOME; AND WHEREAS, 568,325 COMPANION ANIMALS ENTERED TEXAS ANIMAL SHELTERS, AND 82,681 WERE KILLED IN ANIMAL SHELTERS ACROSS TEXAS; AND WHEREAS, SPAY AND NEUTER INITIATIVES REDUCE INCIDENTS OF HOMELESS ANIMALS, CERTAIN LIFE-THREATENING DISEASES AND EVEN CURB NEGATIVE BEHAVIOR; AND WHEREAS, THE REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER REPORTED AN INTAKE OF 3,849 DOGS AND CATS IN FY 2024; AND WHEREAS, THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY SHELTER HAS THE RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS THEY NEED TO SAVE EVERY DOG AND CAT WHO CAN BE SAVED; AND WHEREAS, 80% OF PET-OWNERS CONSIDER THEIR PETS TO BE FAMILY MEMBERS ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AVMA; AND WHEREAS, THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, IN SUPPORT OF THE NO-KILL INITIATIVE, ENDORSES RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP AND ENCOURAGES THE COMMUNITY TO "FIX" THEIR PETS TO CURB THE NUMBER OF PETS WHICH MAY BECOME HOMELESS, STRAY, OR ENTER THE REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER; AND WHEREAS, SPAY AND NEUTER OF PETS AND

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>> BEAUTIFUL. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. >> YES.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO APPROACH THE PODIUM?

>> GOOD MORNING, I AM THE JUDGES ADVOCATE FOR ANIMAL WELFARE. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR THE PET RESOURCE CENTER. THESE PROCLAMATIONS TIE VERY STRONGLY WITH WHAT WE SPOKE ABOUT EARLIER WITH THE LINK TO VIOLENCE IN FAMILIES. WHAT WE FIND IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ANIMAL CRUELTY IS THAT THERE IS A VERY STRONG CORRELATION IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS IT RELATES TO PETS IN THE HOME. A LOT OF TIMES OUR OFFICERS ARE GOING INTO SITUATIONS WHERE WE SEE VIOLENCE THAT MAY BE DIRECTED TOWARD THE CATS AND DOGS IN HOUSEHOLD. AND WHERE THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED HAVE REMAINED IN THEIR HOME FOR THE SAFETY OF PETS. WHILE YOU ARE SUPPORTING BOTH CAUSES AT ONCE , I WANTED TO PUT JUST FORTH SOME INTERESTING FACTS THAT WE ARE HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT SPAY AND NEUTER. DOGS AND CATS LIVE LONGER WHEN THEY ARE FIXED. WE HAVE SOME QUICK INFORMATION HERE. MALE DOGS LIVE 18% LONGER AND FEMALE DOGS LIVE 23% LONGER.

FEMALE CATS LIVE 39% LONGER. AND NEUTERED MALE CATS LIVE 62% LONGER. WE HAVE A LOT OF REASONS TO SPAY AND NEUTER. THE 200 DOGS IN THE SHELTER AND A REGIONAL FACILITY, THE 100 CATS, AND THOSE AS WE HEARD EARLIER THAT PREVENT A LITTER OF FIXING ACROSS THE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COUNTIES, AND THE ONES THAT THEY ARE KEEPING IN HOMES OUT OF THE SHELTER SYSTEM. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY, THIS IS ALL TIED INTO THE PROGRAMS THAT THE PET RESOURCE CENTER HAS YET TO BE FUNDED. AS WE HEARD EARLIER, SPAY/NEUTER , LOST AND FOUND. THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION.

>> I WILL TELL YOU, IS A LIFELONG PET LOVER AND SUPPORTER OF ALL THINGS PETS, MY BIGGEST HEARTBREAK WAS SITTING IN THIS CHAIR ON THIS DAIS AND HAVING TO PUT MY GREAT DANE TO SLEEP BECAUSE HE HAD REACHED THE END OF HIS LIFE AND HE WAS FALLING

APART. >> ODIN.

>> IT HURT SO MUCH. I AM A GREAT DANE LOVER, BUT I TELL MY SONS, THE BIGGER THE DOGS, THE QUICKER THEY DIE. IT IS SO HEARTBREAKING. JUST THINKING ABOUT IT I CAN CRAIG AND. I LOVE PETS BUT IT'S HARD TO HAVE A SHORT LIFE. TO HEAR THAT FIXING THEM WILL PROLONG THEIR LIFE EVEN 16%, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THAT IS WHITE ORIGINALLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS WHOLE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ASSESSMENT FOR THE PET RESOURCE CENTER AND EVERYTHING WE AS A COURT HAVE SUPPORTED ALL THE WAY SO FAR, THAT IS WHY THE ORIGINAL VISION WAS, AS TODAY IN COURT, SUPPORT PEOPLE AND PETS. BECAUSE THE MORE WE ARE TOGETHER WITH HER PETS, THOSE THAT LOVE PETS, THE BETTER WE ARE, THE MORE SUPPORT WE HAVE, AND THE MORE HOLISTIC WAY WE HAVE AS A FACILITATE WHEN WE ARE CARING FOR BOTH. THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THAT VISION. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE RESOLUTION FORWARD.

AS JUDGE BECERRA SAID, WE ALL SUPPORT BOTH THE ACTIONS AND THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND A UNIFIED , NOT JUST PET RESOURCE CENTER, BUT REALLY A UNIFIED SYSTEM TO ADDRESS ALL THE ISSUES WE HAVE HERE. AS WE LOOK AT THIS AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OR TRY TO RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENT, I WOULD BE REMISS IF WE WOULDN'T TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE DOING THE WORK HERE.

AND HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR LONG TIME. SOMETIMES WITH ASSISTANCE FROM US FINANCIALLY, AND A LOT OF THE TIME ON THEIR OWN AND JUST ENSURING THEY ARE PART OF WHATEVER WE MOVE FORWARD WITH , IT IS A MASSIVE PRIORITY FOR ME. I THINK THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ARE GOING TO YIELD MORE TO US BOTH FROM A PROGRAMMATIC STANDPOINT

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>> DEFINITELY THE PRIVATE AND PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS ARE VALUABLE. THEY ADVANCE THESE THINGS FOR EFFICIENCIES. AS WE KNOW KYLE IS ALSO LOOKING AT DOING AN ANIMAL CENTER. WE WANT TO OVERLAP WITH THOSE NONPROFITS. WE HAVE A REPRESENTATIVE HERE FROM AUSTIN PETS ALIVE AS WELL TODAY.

>> THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. THANK YOU FOR COMING UP AND BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I THINK MY FAVORITE PART IS THE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP THIS ENCOURAGES. A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL GET A PET BECAUSE THEY ARE CUTE WHEN THEY ARE PUPPIES AND THEN MAYBE NOT WANT THEM AND THEY ARE A LITTLE OLDER. ONCE YOU GET A PET, THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY YOU HAVE JUST LIKE YOU HAVE A BABY, IT'S YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. SO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS

AND ENDORSING IT. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY.

>> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO AND ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE PALS AND PAWS FOR THE WORK THEY DO. WE HEARD FROM SO MANY PEOPLE TODAY. I JUST APPRECIATE THE MANY ORGANIZATIONS WE HAVE THAT ARE WORKING HARD TO ENSURE PEOPLE AND PETS ARE SAFE. AND HAVE THE CARE THEY NEED.

>> WELL DONE. WONDERFUL SPECTATORS AND PARTICIPANTS, AS YOU CAN TELL, THIS COURT IS PASSIONATE ABOUT EVERY ITEM ON HERE SO FAR. NO WAY TO GET AROUND IT. WE GOING TO ADD SOMETHING BEFORE WE TAKE A PICTURE?

>> I WILL TRAIN BE BRIEF. THANK YOU JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS FOR HAVING US. NAME IS SUSIE CHASE ON BEHALF OF THE HAYS COUNTY PET RESOURCE CENTER PROJECT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCESSIBLE VETERINARY SERVICES. SPAY/NEUTER CONSISTENTLY RANK IN THE TOP THREE RESOURCES THAT HAYS COUNTY COMMUNIY MEMBERS WANT BUT SAY THEY CANNOT ACCESS. IN THE MOST RECENT SURVEY CONDUCTED AS PART OF THE PET FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENT, 49% OF RESPONDENTS SAID THEY WANTED THE SERVICES BUT COULDN'T ACCESS THEM. ADDITIONALLY SPAY/NEUTER ARE FOUNDATIONAL TO HELPING SHELTER SAVE MORE LIVES AND HELP FAMILIES KEEP PETS SAFE AND HEALTHY AT HOME. SPAY/NEUTER HELPS PREVENT UNWANTED LITTERS AND REDUCES BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS. PROGRAMS SUCH AS THOSE THAT SUPPORT COULDN'T BE SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT PROPERLY SCALED AND FUNDED SPAY/NEUTER SERVICES.

WHILE SPAY/NEUTER CANNOT SOLVE ALL THE COMMUNITY PET PROBLEMS IT'S A KEY PIECE OF EVERY SOLUTION AND THE COUNTY IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE ORGANIZATIONS LIKE PALS WORKING IN THIS EFFORT. HAYS COUNTY RESIDENTS LOVE PETS AND WANT WHAT IS BEST FOR THEM, WHETHER THEY LIVE IN HOMES, TEMPORARILY IN SHELTERS OR IN A FOSTER PLACEMENT OR LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH SUPPORTIVE, AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE SPAY/NEUTER WE CAN ASSURE THE PETS GET MORE OF WHAT THEY NEED. THANK YOU.

>> WELL EXECUTED. THOSE INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF THE PICTURE ON THIS PROCLAMATION PLEASE,.

>> WE WANT TO GET TWO PICTURES. ONE WITH THE BANNER. AND ONE WITHOUT. WE ARE A Q OUR NATION. WELL DONE.

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>>

[F.4. Presentation by the County Clerk's Office to review accomplishments, updates on ongoing projects and a look at the future roadmap. BECERRA/CARDENAS]

>> F PORTAGE. PRESENTATION BY THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE TO REVIEW ACCOMPLISHMENTS, UPDATES AND ONGOING PROJECTS AND A LOOK

AT THE FUTURE ROADMAP. >> YOUR AGENDA ITEM HAS,.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK IN COURT TO SEE ALL OF YOU AGAIN. IT HAS BEEN TOO LONG. I AM ELAINE, THE HAYS COUNTY CLERK. I AM IN MY SEVENTH YEAR OF SERVICE. AM ALSO A MOST RECENT COUNTY CLERK IN A LONG STRETCH OF CLERKS DATING BACK TO 1848. WHEN MR. ERHARD WAS FIRST SIGNED IN AND GAVE HIS OATH OF OFFICE AS THE VERY FIRST COUNTY CLERK ONLY TWO MONTHS AFTER THE COUNTY WAS FORMED. AND ABOUT TWO YEARS AFTER TEXAS BECAME A STATE. I GAVE A VERY SIMILAR OATH TO HIS EXCEPT HE WAS REQUIRED TO TESTIFY HE HAD NOT PARTICIPATED IN ANY TOOLS WITH DEADLY WEAPONS. THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM OUR OATH. I CAN ASSURE YOU I HAVE NOT EITHER. SO, I KNOW THAT BECAUSE I AM A HISTORIAN OF THE COUNTY AND I HAVE HIS OATH ON FILE IN MY OFFICE AND PROBABLY HERE. IT IS THE SECOND PIECE OF PAPER FILED

IN THE COUNTY. >> WHAT WAS THE FIRST?

>> THE SHERIF'S OATH. >> WE HAVE SOME WONDERFUL RECORDS IN OUR OFFICE USED FOR MANY THINGS. I AM A HISTORIAN OF THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY CLERK'S OUR. SO MY MAIN PURPOSE OF BEING HERE TODAY IS REALLY TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION AND OUR APPRECIATION TO THE COURT FOR YOUR SUPPORT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS IN APPROVING SOME OF THE INITIATIVES I BROUGHT YOUR ATTENTION. I THOUGHT, TOO OFTEN BECOME AND ASK FOR MONEY AND NEVER TELL YOU WHAT WE DID WITH IT. I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW, WE ARE GETTING RECOGNITION STATEWIDE AND NATIONALLY FOR SOME THINGS WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED. WE ARE VERY PROUD. I RECOGNIZE WITH THE TIME LIMITS TODAY WE ARE JUST GOING TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE BEEN. BUT WE DID WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALSO I FOUND THE VERY FEW PEOPLE KNOW WHAT A COUNTY CLERK DOES. I WILL TRY TO THROW IN A LITTLE ABOUT OUR ROLE. WE ARE THE HISTORIANS. I HAVE THREE MAIN GOALS THE DRIVE EVERYTHING WE DO IN OUR OFFICE. THE FIRST IS CUSTOMER SERVICE.

WE WANT EVERYONE WHO COMES IN CONTACT WITH OUR OFFICE TO FEEL WELCOME AND RESPECTED AND TO BE ABLE TO GET WHAT THEY NEED QUICKLY AND EASILY. OUR SECOND GOAL HAS TO DO WITH EFFICIENCIES. WE WANT TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE MONEY ENTRUSTED TO US. WE ARE A LITTLE UNLIKE OTHER OFFICES IN THE COUNTY BECAUSE WE RAISE A LOT OF OUR OWN MONEY. WE ARE NOT TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON TAX FUNDS. BUT WE BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT TO USE THOSE FUNDS WISELY. AT THE SAME TIME, WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT EFFICIENCIES YOU NEED TO BE SURE YOU'RE NOT SECOND ICING QUALITY. TO KEEP THOSE THINGS IN MIND. THAT IS A MAJOR DRIVER.

AND THE THIRD IS OUR CHARGE AND STATUTORY REQUIREMENT TO PRESERVE THE RECORDS. WE ARE REQUIRED BY STATUTE TO KEEP THE ORIGINAL COPIES OF EVERY DOCUMENT BEFORE 1950. WE ARE DOING THAT. THIS, BY THE WAY, PUBLIC OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK ACTUALLY IS ONE OF THE OLDEST IN EXISTENCE. IT DATES BACK TO GREEK AND ROMAN TIMES. WHEN THE COUNTY CLERK RECORDED PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS AND IT WAS THE MAIN BASIS FOR MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY. THAT CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF OUR ROLES. CONTINUED IN MEDIEVAL ENGLAND AND WAS COMMON IN MOST COLONIAL STATES . SO EVERY STATE IN THE COUNTRY I THINK HAS A COUNTY CLERK OR SOMETHING COMPARABLE. CYNTHIA IS GOING TO GO OVER SOME OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS WE MADE IN OUR OFFICE . BUT BEFORE I DO THAT I WANTED TO INTRODUCE A COUPLE OF MEMBERS OF MY STAFF , AGAIN, I WOULD HAVE HAD WITHOUT YOUR APPROVAL AND SUPPORT. THE FIRST IS OUR NEW DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR THE COURT, ROBERT. YOU GIVE ME APPROVAL TO DOUBLE FILL THAT POSITION BECAUSE DD ROGERS IS LEAVING AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. SHE IS RETIRING AFTER 30 YEARS WITH THE COUNTY. YOU ARE ALL INVITED TO HER PARTY ON 21 FEBRUARY IN THE AFTERNOON AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER. I HOPE YOU WILL COME BY AND GIVE HER YOUR

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>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AM HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY. I AM ROBERT, THE NEW DIRECTOR OF COURTS THE VISION FOR THE COUNTY CLERK'S. I BRING -- THIS IS MY 40TH YEAR BEING A PUBLIC SERVICE IN SOME FORM OR FASHION. I DON'T LOOK AT, BUT IT'S BEEN REWARDING FOR ME IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, HAVE CENTERED MY TRAINING AND EXPERTISE ON ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AND PROVIDING , CUSTOMER SERVICE. TO DO THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE POWER AND BUILDER STAFF. I SPENT A LOT OF MY CAREER IN HOUSTON. I WAS BORN THERE. I SPENT 20 YEARS WITH THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. I LEFT AS A LIEUTENANT IN HOMICIDE , THAT TAUGHT ME THE NEED FOR TEAMWORK, BUILDING TEAMWORK . I WAS CHIEF OF POLICE FOR NUMBER OF YEARS. EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. I'VE GOT A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT. LAW ENFORCEMENT INSTITUTE OF TEXAS. AMERICAN LEADERSHIP FORUM. I BELIEVE LEADERSHIP IS KEY IN MAKING ALL OF US SUCCESSFUL. AND ALL OF US BEING SUCCESSFUL HERE IS HELPING OUR CUSTOMERS , OUR COUNTY RESIDENTS. VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EACH OF YOU. IF I CAN DO ANYTHING, I AM TRYING TO METAPHORICALLY FILL HER SHOES. IT'S A CHALLENGE BUT I AM UP

FOR IT. I APPRECIATED. >> THANK YOU FOR GIVING HIM THE SPACE TO INTRODUCE HIMSELF TO THE COMMUNITY AND THE VIEWING PUBLIC. AND I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT SOMEONE OF YOUR CALIBER, WHO I WILL ALWAYS AND FOREVER THINK THE WORLD OF WITH YOUR EXPERIENCE , BECAUSE I HEARD IT SO MANY TIMES IN 2017, ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL, WE CAMPAIGNED TOGETHER , THAT YOU WOULD BRING SOMEONE SO QUALIFIED AND WITH SUCH A DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS SPACE. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. AND THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING TO BE HERE. WE ARE GRATEFUL AND BETTER

FOR IT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THE KIND COMMENTS. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE I THINK YOU WILL ALSO FIND IMPRESSIVE. OVER A YEAR AGO I CAME TO YOU AND ASKED FOR APPROVAL TO ADD A POSITION FOR EIGHT PROBATE AUDITOR. THAT WAS DRIVEN BY TWO THINGS. ONE IS THE COUNTY COURTS AND JUDGES HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR SOMEBODY TO FILL THAT ROLE FOR A LONG TIME. IT BECAME MORE CRITICAL. WE HAD AN AUDIT BY OCA OF OUR GUARDIANSHIP AND THEY WERE TO BE HONEST --

>> OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION.

>> THEY FOUND SOME AREAS OF VULNERABILITY WE NEED TO WORK ON. IT TURNS OUT TO BE AN IMPORTANT AREA. AT THE TIME WE HAD VERY LITTLE IDEA OF WHAT WAS GOING TO BE NEEDED AND WHAT THAT JOB WOULD ENTAIL. WE COULDN'T FIND ANY GOOD MODELS ELSEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY OR THE STATE. SO WE DID OUR BEST TO COME UP WITH A JOB DESCRIPTION. WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU APPROVED IT.

AND WE FOUND SOMEONE EXCELLENT FOR THE POSITION. BUT WE HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT THERE'S A LOT MORE TO THE JOB THAN WE REALIZED, PARTLY WE DISCOVERED THAT BECAUSE OF THE WONDERFUL IMPROVEMENTS AND ENHANCEMENTS IS MADE AND RECOMMENDATIONS. BUT I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO OUR PROBATE AUDITOR WHO IS AN

ATTORNEY. >> THANK YOU. JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, PUBLIC OF HAYS COUNTY, I AM AN ATTORNEY WITH 10 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN GUARDIANSHIP. AS ELAINE SAID, THE PROBATE GUARDIANSHIP AUDITOR OF THIS COUNTY.

] BEING AN ATTORNEY IS A SECOND CAREER FOR ME. PRIOR TO BEING AN ATTORNEY I WAS A MEMBER OF THE ISRAELI INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE.

AN UNDERCOVER AGENT. I WAS AN ADVISOR TO THE U.S. HOME AND SECURITY. AND AN ADVISOR TO TWO ISRAELI PRIME MINISTERS WHICH BOTH PASSED AWAY. WHICH I BOTH MR. LEE. IT IS MY PLEASURE , A REAL , GREAT PLEASURE TO BE PART OF THE LEGAL TEAM THAT SERVES

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THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> BEAUTIFULLY DONE. DR.

CARDENAS, I CAN COPY AND PASTE THE SAME STATEMENT FROM BEFORE.

>> I MIGHT INTERRUPT FOR A MOMENT. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUR HELP WITH THE VETERANS COURT AS WELL.

YOUR PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS. YOU MAY NOT REALIZE IT, BUT THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE THAN YOU KNOW THAT UNDERSTAND WE HAVE DONE

WITH THAT COURT. IT IS >> MOST HEAVILY.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT, HE IS BEEN A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO OUR STAFF. THINK YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY HOW PROUD I AM OF OUR STAFF AND YOU CAN SEE WHY. WE HAVE A GREAT TEAM.

>> THESE ARE ALL COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THEY ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE STATEMENT REMAINS TRUE AND CONSISTENT THROUGH THE PROCLAMATIONS. I AM OUT THERE WITH HIM LIGHTING THE MENORAH EVERY YEAR. IS A BONA FIDE REALITY WE ARE NEIGHBORS AND THE MORE WE SEE EACH OTHER THAT WAY, THE MORE PEACE WE HAVE IN OUR

HEARTS. >> ABSOLUTELY. I WANT TO INTRODUCE MY ASSISTANT IN MY CHIEF OF STAFF. CYNTHIA, WE ARE CURTAILING OUR COMMENTS SO IT'S GOING TO BE VERY HIGH-LEVEL BECAUSE OF THE TIME CONSTRAINTS TODAY. SHE WILL TELL YOU WHAT WE

HAVE BEEN DOING. >> IN 90 SECONDS. I'M JUST

GETTING. >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE. I GET THE GREAT PLEASURE OF TALKING ABOUT THE AMAZING STAFF IN THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, WE ARE THE FIFTH LARGEST OFFICE BEHIND LAW ENFORCEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION AND, WHAT WAS THE OTHER OFFICE? ANYWAY, THE DAS OFFICE. THERE YOU GO. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, A LOT OF TIMES WE HEAR THE TERM JUST A CLERK. WHAT I WANT TO SAY AND CONVEY TO YOU AND THE PUBLIC IS, THIS STAFF IS AMAZING. AND THEY ARE MORE THAN JUST A CLERK. THEY'RE WORKING A LOT OF DIFFERENT AREAS. THEY ARE CHARGED WITH KEEPING UP WITH THE STATUTES AND THE LAW CHANGES EVERY YEAR. THE CHANGES TO THE FEE SCHEDULES. WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC ON THEIR BEST DAY AND ON THEIR WORST DAYS. AND THE STAFF REALLY DOES A GOOD JOB OF EVERYTHING. THE FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP, ATTENTION TO DETAIL. SOME OF THE INTERESTING THINGS YOU MIGHT SEE APPEAR ARE, WE RECORD THE CATTLE BRANDS. WE BROUGHT THAT BOOK TODAY ON DISPLAY FOR YOU TO SEE . SOMETIMES WE WILL GET CALLS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THERE IS A STRAY CATTLE AND THEY WANT TO KNOW WHO IT BELONGS TOO. AND WE CAN IDENTIFY THAT AND THEY CAN

GET IT BACK HOME. >> IS THERE AN HAV BRAND? JUST

GETTING. >> THE OTHER INTERESTING THING YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THAT WE DO IS THE ISSUE OF THE BURIAL TRANSFER PERMITS. THAT IS FOR WHEN DECEASED PERSONNEL ARE BEING TRANSFERRED OUT OF STATE OR EVEN TRANSFERRED FOR CREMATION. THERE IS A GREAT LIST OF INTERESTING THINGS WE DO. AND ARE GREAT STAFF SITTING AT THE DESK WHO KEEP TRACK OF EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE COUNTY. NEXT, PLEASE. THE STAFF DOES HAVE A SERIES OF CERTIFICATIONS. WE ARE THE REGISTRAR FOR HOME BITHS. WE ACTUALLY CREATE THE BIRTH RECORD AND COLLECT THE MEDICAL DATA IF A CHILD IS BORN AT HOME WITHOUT A MIDWIFE OR DOCTORS PRESENT.

AND THE OTHER INTERESTING THING WE DO THAT NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW IS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF PATERNITY. THAT IS ADDING THE FATHER TO THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE IN SPECIFIC CASES. WE DON'T DO THAT IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OF PATERNITY OR CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS ISSUED, BUT OTHER THAN THAT WE DO THE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF PATERNITY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO OUR STAFF WORKS WITH PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE SPECTRUM. WE DO A LOT OF INTERESTING THINGS IN THE OFFICE . WE WORK WITH GEOLOGISTS, SCHOLARS. A LOT OF RESEARCHES THAN IN THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. YOU CAN SEE WE DEAL WITH ALL OF THE COURT PERSONNEL. WE DEAL WITH FUNERAL HOMES, HOSPITALS, TITLE COMPANIES. THAT IS JUST A SMALL LIST OF WHO WE ARE WORKING WITH. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AS ELAINE MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAVE QUITE A FEW INITIATIVES. I AM REALLY PROUD TO SAY WE ARE THE FIRST COUNTY

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AND, WE HAVE A BOOK IN OUR VAULT RIGHT NOW THAT PROBABLY, BY ITSELF, IS $10,000 TO PRESERVE THAT BOOK. IT WAS DAMAGED IN ONE OF THE FIRES. SO WE ARE HOLDING OFF ON THAT BOOK WHILE WE CATCH UP ON EVERYTHING ELSE. BUT, THE IMPACT OF DIGITIZATION OF ALL OF OUR DOCUMENTS IS IT HELPS WITH RESEARCH, CUSTOMER SUPPORT, AND WE CAN LOOK UP DOCUMENTS MUCH QUICKER. ANOTHER KEY COMPONENT TO THAT HISTORICAL PRESERVATION IS ARCHIVING AND RETENTION. SOME RECORDS WE ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP IN PAPER FORM FOREVER. OTHERS HAVE EXPIRATION DATES. WE HAVE A WHOLE ARCHIVE SECTION WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TRACKING WHEN WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DISPOSE OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS. WHICH ONES WE NEED TO KEEP FOREVER. CATALOGING THOSE. MAINTAINING THOSE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO HER OFFICE, WE HAVE EWALD SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR SOME SPECIFIC RECORDS THAT IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN TO FIRE IN THE BUILDING, IT CLOSES DOWN, IT PRESERVES THE OXYGEN AND DOCUMENTS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO IF WE GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF ELAINE'S INTRODUCTION TO WHAT DRIVES US, I HAVE LISTED OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS . UNDER EACH OF THOSE CATEGORIES I SHOW HOW WE ALIGN WHAT DRIVES US WITH WHERE WE CHOOSE TO COMMIT OUR FUNDS AND THE INITIATIVES WE ARE WORKING ON TO PROGRESS THE OFFICE. HAVE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT ONLINE MARRIAGE LICENSES. THE PROBATE AUDITOR. AND AUTO INDEXING. WE ALSO ADDED FRAUD GUARD. IT IS AN OPT IN LINK RIGHT ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU PUT YOUR NAME IN, YOUR PROPERTY. IF SOMEONE TRIES TO RECORD A DOCUMENT IN YOUR NAME AGAINST YOUR PROPERTY, IT WILL SEND YOU AN ALERT. WE DON'T HAVE A WAY

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TWO OF OUR MOST RECENT INTEREST. >> WE LOVE JOB CORPS. THEY DO A

GREAT JOB. >> WE USE THEM ON SOME PROJECTS THAT TAKE US LONGER. WE DON'T ALWAYS GET TO FOCUS ON THEM.

YOU'RE ABLE TO USE THE INTERNS AND BRING THEM INTO THE OFFICE COUNTY ENVIRONMENT AND TRAIN THEM IN THEIR CORE SPECIALTY WHICH IS OFFICE WORK. I'M GOING TO BRING ELAINE BACK UP BECAUSE SHE'S GOING TO TELL YOU WHICH DIRECTIONS WE ARE HEADED TO IN THE FUTURE. AND, AFTER THAT, WE ARE GOING TO BRING SOME OF OUR AMAZING STAFF UP, THE FRONT LINE LEADERS, TO SHARE EVER SO BRIEFLY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THEY LOVE ABOUT THEIR JOB AND WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE THE PUBLIC TO KNOW ABOUT THEIR JOBS.

>> THANK YOU. I WILL GO OVER THESE QUICKLY. I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS UP BECAUSE YOU WILL BE HEARING FROM ME SOON ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE SAME THREE GOALS I MENTIONED. CUSTOMER SERVICE, EFFICIENCY AND ACCURACY AND PRESERVATION. OUR RECORDS DIVISION, WE CONCENTRATED A LOT OF ATTENTION ON IT IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. WE ARE GOING TO BE FOCUSING MOSTLY ON THE COURTS. THERE SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO FOR SEVERAL YEARS ON A RECORD SIDE, AND THAT IS AN OUTREACH TO PEOPLE WHO FOR WHATEVER REASON CAN'T GET INTO THE OFFICE AND DON'T HAVE COMPUTER ACCESS. THERE ARE PEOPLE IN OUR RURAL AREAS, SOME OF THEM WHO SPEAK OTHER LANGUAGES OR ELDERLY OR DISABLED, WHO WANT TO REACH OUT.

UNFORTUNATELY, NOT UNFORTUNATELY, BUT INDISCERNIBLE ] BEAT US TO IT. TO HAVE RECORDS ON THE GO. YOU CAN SEE THEIR VAN. THEY TAKE OUT OF THE COMMITTEES. I DON'T HAVE QUITE SUCH AN AMBITIOUS PLAN BUT WERE GOING TO TRY TO DO SOME OUTREACH AND TESTED OUT AND SEE HOW IT WORKS IN A COMMITTEE.

WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE SEARCHES OF OUR RECORDS A LITTLE EASIER FOR FOLKS. IF THEY MISSPELL A NAME THEY CAN STILL FIND A PERSON, FOR EXAMPLE. WAS OF OUR ATTENTION IS GOING TO TOUR COURTS DIVISION. AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE AREA OF GUARDIANSHIP . BECAUSE WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT WE HAVE VULNERABILITIES THERE. THERE IS TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL THERE FOR FRAUD. IF SOMEONE, THE INTENDED RECIPIENT COULD BE DECEASED AND SOMEONE IS STILL COLLECTING THE MONEY, THINGS LIKE THAT. YOU'RE GOING TO NEED AN INVESTIGATOR TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND POSSIBLY OTHER SUPPORT FOR THAT OFFICE. YOU WILL HEAR FROM ME ON THAT. I THINK THIS IS TURNING OUT TO BE AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT SERVICE WE PROVIDE. WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT AN EXPANDED. WE ALSO EXPECT TO BE ADDING A DWI COURT. I THINK JUDGE HALL WILL PROBABLY TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THAT. OF COURSE WHENEVER THEY DO ANYTHING IN THE COURTS, IT AFFECTS US. AND WE NEED TO BE IN THERE WORKING WITH THEM. WE ALSO ARE LOOKING AT SOMETHING, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, AND I HAVE WANTED FOR YEARS, REMOTE ACCESS TO SOME OF OUR RECORDS. WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT AND IT'S A REAL NUISANCE. WE HAVE COURSE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH OUR PRESERVATION. SOME DOCUMENTS. WE HAVE WILLS, THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT, WE HAVE THOSE PRESERVED INTO THE 1940S. WE STILL HAVE A DECADE OR SO TO GO. THEY ARE NOT QUITE AS FRAGILE SO THEY ARE NOT IN AS MUCH NEED OF REPAIR IS THE ONES WE TOOK CARE OF. BUT WE NEED TO CONTINUE THAT. THAT IS A QUICK RUNDOWN OF THINGS YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT IN THE FUTURE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. LET ME GIVE IT

BACK TO YOU. >> I BROUGHT THE FRONTLINE LEADERSHIP FROM THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE TO ADDRESS YOU GUYS TODAY. THEY ARE VERY EXCITED AND VERY NERVOUS. I'M GOING TO BRING UP THE COURTS DIVISION FIRST. DARREN, DIANA .

YOU CAN GO IN ANY ORDER. >> HELLO. I AM THE CRIMINAL

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>> BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU. >> GOOD MONEY. MY NAME IS DIANA, A SENIOR DEPUTY CLERK CLERK'S OFFICE. I AM PROUD OF THE TEAM WE HAVE DEVELOPED.

BECAUSE OF THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND THEIR WORK ETHIC, WE ARE ABLE TO CREATE AND GET THE CASE OUT, GET IT RESOLVED, AND GET IT DISPOSED OR A GUESS, CLOSED, ALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AND BECAUSE OF THAT TEAM AND HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER, WE ARE ABLE TO DO THAT. IT'S A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR US AND THE PUBLIC TO HAVE THAT SETTLED SO FAST. I WOULD ALSO LIKE THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WE FILE PROBATE CASES FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO RECONCILE THE ESTATE OF LOVED ONES THAT HAVE PASSED. WHEN THEY ARE AT THEIR MOST LITTLE TIME IN THEIR LIVES. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE VIEW EACH CASE AS A MISSION, NOT AS A JOB. AND WE LOOK AT EACH CASE WITH COMPASSION AND SENSITIVITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU FILE THESE CASES, THAT THEY ARE AS

SEAMLESS AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. >> WELL DONE, THANK YOU. AND

LAST BUT NOT LEAST. >> THERE ARE MORE COMING AFTER ME. I AM DARREN JONES. SENIOR DEPUTY CLERK. I HAVE WORKED IN A COUPLE POSITION AT THE HAYS COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. ACE TO SIT AT THE TABLE AND HELP READ THE PROCLAMATIONS. I HAVE BEEN IN THE SUBSTATION AT PRECINCT 4 FOR A LITTLE BEFORE COVID. AND THEN I CAME BACK AND STARTED WORKING IN THE COURTS. I WAS A CRIMINAL COURT SUPERVISOR FOR QUITE SOME TIME. I WAS ABLE TO GET MARIA HIRED WITH US, SHE DOES A GREAT JOB AND NOW SHE IS IN THAT POSITION. AND NOW I TYPICALLY JUST HELP THEM KEEP THE OFFICE GOING WILL THEY ARE BUSY , ANSWERING ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS THE COME TO THE DOOR OVER THE PHONE. I ALSO HELP WITH JURY SERVICE AND I REPORT FOR THE OTHER OFFICES AND AGENCIES.

IF YOU SEND IN A REQUEST TO THE COUNTY OFFICE, AND PROBABLY THE ONE RESPONDING TO IT. AND GETTING A CLERK TO WORK ON THOSE SO THEY CAN GET THEIR DOCUMENTS. WHEN WE ARE NOT WORKING UNDOCKING -- GETTING DOCUMENTS THE PEOPLE, WE TYPICALLY MAKING SURE THE DOCUMENTS ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR THE VIEWERS AND MAKING SURE IF THEY WERE TO READ ON A ROSTER THAT IT'S LEGIBLE AND THEY KNOW WHAT DOCUMENT THEY ARE REQUESTING FROM US. IT IS EXCITING TO SEE DOCUMENTS TO GIVE TO PEOPLE BECAUSE THE DOCUMENTS WE HAVE ARE MEMORIES. THEY ARE LIKE PHOTOS. THE COULD BE GOOD OR BAD MEMORIES BUT THEY ARE ALL UNIQUE TO THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THEM. AND THEY ARE SPECIAL FOR EVERYONE. ALFREDO KIND OF RETIRED TOO SOON TO GIVE THIS PRESENTATION WITH US, BUT IN HIS SPIRIT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY GOING INTO THE OFFICE IS LIKE GOING INTO HEAVEN, I WORK WITH ANGELS. AND I APPRECIATE THAT JOB AND EVERY DAY IT'S A BLESSING TO BE THERE.

>> YOU ARE RIGHT, A FRITO WAS A MAGNIFICENT CONTRIBUTION, GOOD

JOB POINTING OUT. THANK YOU. >> NEXT UP I WILL BRING THE RECORDS DIVISION TEAM. BRIANA AND MADISON.

>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ANN, I AM THE VITAL SENIOR DEPUTY.

THE VITALS DEPARTMENT MOSTLY CONSISTS OF PRESERVATION, ISSUANCE AND SOMETIMES CREATION OF BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS AND MARRIAGE LICENSES. VITAL RECORDS ARE A SNIPPET OF HISTORY NOT ONLY OF OUR COUNTY, EACH CITIZEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. BEHIND EVERY RECORD THERE IS A STORY, A PURPOSE, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY FACE. WE HOLD A PERSON'S FIRST RECORD AND THEIR LAST. ONE OF

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>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS MADISON, THE ARCHIVAL SENIOR IN THE RECORDS DIVISION. OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS MY TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING ON DOING A FULL INVENTORY OF ALL OF OUR RECORDS.

THIS INVOLVES GOING THROUGH THOUSANDS OF BOOKS, ROWS AND ROWS OF FILES AND USING STATE GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE LENGTH OF PRESERVATION. I'M SO PROUD OF THE WORK THEY PUT INTO THIS.

ESPECIALLY ATTENTION TO DETAIL THEY GIVE TO EVERY DETAIL RECORD. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THESE RECORDS ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE IN THE FUTURE, WHETHER THAT IS 10 YEARS

OR MORE FROM NOW. >> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS BRIANA, THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS SENIOR DEPUTY. WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING PROPERTY RECORDS. THIS INCLUDES RECORDS DATING BACK TO 1848. OUR RECORDS OLD HISTORICAL VALUE REQUIRED TO BE RESERVED. WE MAINTAIN THE LIBRARY RECORDS. WE ARE ESSENTIALLY THE RECORD KEEPERS. I AM MOST PROUD OF OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT YOU RECEIVE WHEN YOU COME INTO OUR OFFICE.

>> ONE MORE. ACTUALLY TWO. ROXANNE IS GOING TO COME UP AS THE DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR THE RECORDS DEPARTMENT. AND, IF SHE IS WILLING, DD. SHE WILL GIVE YOU A PLUG AT THE END.

>> GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS TIME TO SPEAK AND SHOW YOU WHAT WE DO IN OUR OFFICE. YOU DO SEE OUR MEMBERS AT THE TABLE EVERY OTHER WEEK DURING COMMISSIONERS COURTS BUT WE OFFER SO MUCH MORE IN OUR OFFICE. I AM THE DIVISION DIRECTION OF RECORDS DIVISION, I OVERSEE THE OPR , OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS, VITALS, AND ARCHIVAL TEAM. AS WELL AS THE COMMISSIONERS COURTS TEAM. I'VE BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR 17 YEARS. LIKE IT DARREN MENTIONED EARLIER, ONE OF THE FEW STILL CROSS TRAINED ACROSS THE ENTIRE OFFICE FROM COURTS TO RECORDS, I BELIEVE WITH DEE DEE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE SECOND LONGEST STANDING EMPLOYEE OF OUR OFFICE.

THIRD TO A FRITO WHO JUST RETIRED , AS DARREN MENTIONED. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT EVERY DAY I COME INTO THIS OFFICE THERE IS NEVER A DAY I AM UPSET OR FRUSTRATED OR DON'T WANT TO BE THERE. I GENUINELY LOVE MY JOB. I LOVE THE PEOPLE I WORK WITH. I LOVE DOING IT FOR THE COUNTY. I AM A HAYS COUNTY RESIDENT. I HAVE BEEN MY WHOLE LIFE. FAMILY HISTORY GOES BACK TO THE EARLY 1900S IN HAYS COUNTY. IS DEATHLY SOMETHING I TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN. I AM ALWAYS AVAILABLE. TODAY I AM HERE BATTLING A LINGERING COUGH FROM LAST WEEK. BUT I AM HERE. I WILL ALWAYS BE HERE FOR MY TEAM IF THEY NEED ME. I THINK THEY KNOW THAT, AND SO DOES MY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND COUNTY CLERK. I AM PROUD OF THAT. ALSO I'M VERY PROUD OF THE FACT THAT HAYS COUNTY HAS ALWAYS BEEN , THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE ESPECIALLY, HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON THE LEADING EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY FOR SOFTWARE PROGRAMS, THINGS LIKE E-FILE TEXAS WHEN IT WENT LIVE IN 2013, WE WERE THERE. I ACTUALLY BUILT THAT ENTIRE PLATFORM WITH OUR OFFICE. AND WE WENT LIVE AND WHERE THE GUINEA PIGS FOR THAT. LIKE THEY MENTIONED EARLIER, WE HAVE BEEN HEADFIRST IN A LOT OF OTHER SOFTWARE FOR THE RECORD SIGHT. I THINK HAYS COUNTY MAKES A NAME FOR ITSELF. WHEN WE ARE AT CONFERENCES PEOPLE ASK ME AS WELL, AREN'T YOU ALL THE ONES WHO TRY THAT FIRST? TELL ME MORE ABOUT IT. WE HAVE MADE SO MANY CONNECTIONS WHICH I THINK IS GOING TO HELP HAYS COUNTY CONTINUE TO BE AT THE TOP. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. NEXT UP IS

DEE DEE. >> WELL DONE. FINAL SPEECH.

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY, I WORK WITH A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE AND HAVE MET SO MANY NEW PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE YEARS I HAVE WORKED FOR THE COUNTY. WE WORK WELL WITH OUR JUDGES AND HAVE FOR MANY YEARS. I'M NOT VERY GOOD AT SPEAKING. I THINK

THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU, DEE DEE, FOR

EVERYTHING. >> THANK YOU. WE WILL SEE YOU

AGAIN IN YOUR RETIREMENT. >> THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT YOU HAVE GIVEN US, IT KEEPS US GOING ALLOWS US TO MEET OUR GOALS. PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL SERVICES TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND OUR COMMUNITY. WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY

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ANY QUESTIONS. >> VERY WELL DONE. THANK YOU.

WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN -- F5. PRESENTATION BY THE CENTRAL

[F.5. Presentation by the Central Texas Food Bank reviewing the Hays County Community Food Needs Assessment. COHEN/T.CRUMLEY]

ASSESSMENT. >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS COURT. MY NAME IS MATTHEW GONZALEZ. THE HAYS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MANAGER. FOR THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK TO CONDUCT A COMMUNITY FOOD IT NEEDS ASSESSMENT. WE ARE REALLY HAPPY TO REPORT THAT FOOD NEEDS ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETE. HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT TODAY IS DR.

TRACY EHRHARDT. VICE PRESENT OF THE STRATEGIC INSIGHTS FOR

CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK. >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. MY NAME IS DR. TRACY EHRHARDT, VICE PRESIDENT OF RESEARCH AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. I BELIEVE THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE WAS OVER A YEAR AGO WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT OUR PLAN TO LAUNCH THE ASSESSMENT. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AND INVOLVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS. THEY COULDN'T HAVE BEEN DONE WITHOUT THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COUNTY. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS THAT HAYS COUNTY HAS SUCH A COMMITMENT TO SERVICES, TO PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS. INCLUDING FOOD ASSISTANCE. WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU ALL AND OUR MONTHLY MOBILE DISTRIBUTION.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU DO HAVE THE FULL REPORT IN FRONT OF YOU.

WE ARE NOT GOING TO GO OVER EVERYTHING. I'M ONLY GOING TO FOCUS ON HIGH-LEVEL TAKEAWAYS. WE FELT WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO

THIS COURT. >> JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT US. I AM NOT GOING TO GET INTO IT, CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK, WE ARE A FOOD BANK THAT SERVES 21 COUNTIES INCLUDING HAYS COUNTY.

WE ARE THE ONLY FEEDING AMERICA AND FEEDING TEXAS FOOD BANK IN THE AREA. WE SERVE 93,000 PEOPLE EVERY WEEK WITH HER NETWORK.

THAT INCLUDES OUR DIRECT DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS INCLUDING PROGRAMS THAT SERVE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND OLDER ADULTS. YOU KNOW OUR ROLE IN DISASTER RESPONSE. WE ALSO WORK WITH A NETWORK OF OVER 250 PARTNERS . THE HAYS COUNTY FOOD BANK AMONG OTHERS ARE VALUED PARTNERS IN OUR NETWORK. ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANT TO MENTION IS THAT, ALTHOUGH WE ARE KNOWN FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION, WE NOT ONLY BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE NEEDS IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO FOOD, WE ALSO BELIEVE IN GIVING PEOPLE RESOURCES TO ACCESS FOOD ON THEIR OWN. SO THROUGH THE YEARS WE HAVE BEEN INVESTING IN PARTNERSHIPS THAT ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE OF HUNGER AND POVERTY . IN MORE RECENT YEARS WE HAVE ALSO BEEN INVESTING IN FOOD SYSTEM SOLUTIONS, STRENGTHENING THE FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN SO PEOPLE CAN GET FOOD ON THEIR OWN AND NOT HAVE TO RELY ON FOOD PANTRIES AND FOOD BANKS. WITH COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, WE HAVE A VARIETY OF RESEARCH AND DATA RESOURCES. COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS ARE THE ONES THAT REALLY ELEVATE THE COMMUNITY VOICE. HEARING FROM THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE FOOD ACCESS BARRIERS AND THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK IN THE TRINITY TO GET A VIEW OF WHAT FOOD INSECURITY LOOKS LIKE ON THE GROUND. THEY ARE THE COMMUNITY THOUGHTS ON WHAT SOLUTIONS WOULD BE FEASIBLE AND DESIRED WE HAVE DONE SEVEN. WE ARE ABOUT TO LAUNCH OUR SEVENTH ONE. HAYS COUNTY IS THE FIRST COUNTYWIDE ASSESSMENT WE DID. WE CHOSE HAYS COUNTY BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, PARTIALLY BECAUSE OF POPULATION GROWTH, CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIC. WE ALSO FELT THERE WAS A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH COUNTY LEADERSHIP ON GIVEN YOUR COMMITMENT TO THINKING ACCRETIVE ABOUT SOLUTIONS AND THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN CLOSE THE MAIL -- MEAL GAP . LAST TIME I WAS HERE I WENT OVER QUANTITATIVE DATA WITH YOU. WE PULL TOGETHER COMMUNITY PROFILES BASED ON EXISTING PUBLIC DATA SETS. BUT THROUGH THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT WE ALSO ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS BRINGING TOGETHER MULTIPLE SECTORS TO REACT TO THE DATA AND THINK THROUGH SOLUTIONS AND HOW TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY. WE CONDUCTED STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS. INTERVIEWING 20 PARTNERS ACROSS SECTORS. WE WERE ABLE TO CONDUCT A NEIGHBOR SURVEY, WE SURVEYED 243 NEIGHBORS. WE HAD A RECRUITMENT

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WE LEARNED ONE IN FOUR FOOD INSECURE POPULATION IN HAYS COUNTY MAKE TRADE-OFFS EVERY SINGLE MONTH BETWEEN FOOD , INSURANCE, UTILITIES, HOUSING OR TRANSPORTATION. WE ALSO LEARNED THAT OVER HALF OF THE FOOD INSECURE POPULATION HAVE A HOUSEHOLD MEMBER WITH A CHRONIC ILLNESS WITH IMPLICATIONS IN THE TYPE OF FOOD THEY NEED. MORE THAN ONE IN THREE WOULD BE UNABLE TO AFFORD A $400 EMERGENCY. AND MORE THAN ONE IN FOUR HAVE SOMEONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD WITH A DISABILITY.

AGAIN, MORE STATS ARE IN THE FULL REPORT. JUST SOME HIGH-LEVEL FINDINGS. ONE IS ABOUT THE DRIVERS OF FOOD INSECURITY. YOU ARE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH MANY OF THE DRIVERS . RAPID POPULATION GROWTH. INFLATION, RISING COST OF LIVING IN FOOD. WE WANT TO DEMONSTRATE THESE DRIVERS IMPACT COMMUNITIES , SPECIFICALLY CHILDREN, RESIDENTS ON THE EAST SIDE, THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AND OLDER ADULTS. WE HAVE A QUOTE WE HEARD FROM A NEIGHBOR THAT SAYS, THE COST OF FOOD IS GOING UP. ESPECIALLY FOR ME I AM ON DISABILITY. AM A STUDENT. AND AND FEEDING MY SON THREE TIMES A DAY EVEN IF I DON'T EAT. SYSTEM CHALLENGES WE HEARD, AND THESE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COUNTY TO TAKE A LEAD ON. ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD ABOUT IS THE NEED FOR COUNTY LEVEL CORONATION. A LOT OF SOLUTIONS RIGHT NOW ARE BASED ON GRANTS AND FUNDING AVAILABLE AND THEY ARE OFTEN TIMES ACROSS SECTORS AS WELL AS CITIES. AND SO PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT THE DESIRE FOR KIND OF COUNTYWIDE COALITION TO BRING THOSE EFFORTS TOGETHER. THE QUOTE I HAVE ON THE TOP RIGHT SAYS, THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO COLLABORATE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY. I CAN'T ACCOMPLISH THIS ALONE. STATIONS AND COMMITTEES SEEM DISPERSED AND WE ARE ALL KIND OF SPREAD OUT. MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT EACH OTHER EXISTS. THIS IS A STAKEHOLDER IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND THE LACK OF COUNTY LEVEL NATION HAS IMPLICATIONS ON LOCAL AIR CULTURE. HAYS COUNTY IS EXPERIENCING HISTORICAL FARM AND RANCH OPERATION LOSS AND AGRICULTURE LAND LOSS. WHAT THAT DOES IS PUT THE LOCAL FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN AT RISK. IT REDUCES THE RESILIENCE THE COUNTY HAS AGAINST DISRUPTIONS IN THE GLOBAL FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN. THE OTHER THING IS RUN FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS. WE'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT INCLUSION AND ELIGIBILITY, CUMBERSOME ENROLLMENT PROCESSES. AND THE LOSS OF PANDEMIC ERA WAIVERS THAT HAVE AFFECTED FAMILIES INCLUDING THOSE WITH CHILDREN. THEY HAVE LOST ACCESS TO BENEFITS. OR THEY ARE SHOWING SEEING A DISTANCE -- ASSISTANCE DECREASE. THESE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COUNTY TO STEP IN AND PROVIDE COORDINATION AND LEADERSHP IN THE AREA. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT SOME BRIGHT SPOTS. HAYS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT CAME UP AS A HUGE BRIGHT SPOT . AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR TAPPING FOOD INSECURITY. A BIG SHOUT OUT TO MATTHEW, WE CALL HIM MAGICAL MATTHEW AT CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK. BUT WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS AND THEN THIS NEEDS ASSESSMENT WITHOUT HIM AND HIS TEAM. THEIR COMMITMENT SHOWS THERE CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT IN THE REGIONAL SYSTEM WORK .

EVERYTHING ABOUT THE POINT OUT OUR THE SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS. PEOPLE ARE REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THAT. OVER ONE IN FOUR FOOD INSECURE POPULATION IN HAYS COUNTY HER CHILDREN. SCHOOLS SERVE AS A FRONT LINE, NOT ONLY TO IDENTIFY FOOD INSECURITY, BUT

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WE HEARD ONE IN FOUR CANNOT EASILY ACCESS TRANSPORTATION FOR FOOD. MANY OF THEM WORKED OUTSIDE THE COUNTY AND ALLOCATED MOST OF THE TRANSPORTATION BUDGET TO THEIR COMMUTE LEAVING VERY LITTLE FOR FOOD. ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS WE TALKED TO SAID, BEFORE YOU PAID $50-$100 AT WALMART, THESE DAYS IT'S NOW 160S TO $200. THAT IS THE BASIC CHALLENGE WE ARE FACING AS A FAMILY, WE WANT TO STAY HEALTHY ARE POCKETS CAN'T SUPPORT THAT.

AGAIN WE SEE THINGS FOR THE COURT TO CONSIDER WHEN ADDRESSING FOOD ACCESS PLANNING. THINGS LIKE ATTRACTING FOOD RETAILERS. AS WELL AS LOOKING AT OPPORTUNITIES TO LEVERAGE FEDERAL, REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDING AND PROGRAMS. FEDERAL FUNDING. HAVE YOU BEEN WATCHING THE NEWS? I'M JUST GETTING.

ANYWAY. >> WE ARE ALL GOING TO DO OUR BEST. SO COMMUNITY RESPONSE. I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO THIS IS MUCH. REALLY THE TAKE AWAY WITH CHARITABLE RESPONSE IS THE CHARITABLE RESPONSE NETWORK IN HAYS COUNTY IS STRONG. BUT IT IS STILL FALLING SHORT OF MEETING THE NEED. ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE HEARING FROM NEIGHBORS ACTUALLY ARE THE DESIRED MORE UPSTREAM SUPPORT. I WILL GET INTO THAT IN A BIT. THAT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT, AGAIN SOME BRIGHT SPOTS. THROUGHOUT THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY VALUING HAYS COUNTY FOOD BANK. HAYS CALDWELL WOMEN S CENTER . SAN MARCOS HOUSING AUTHORITY. THEY ALSO TALKE ABOUT VALUING THE FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY IN THE WORK THEY ARE DOING TO INCREASE FOOD ACCESS. AS WELL AS TEXAS STATES UNIVERSITY ON CAMPUS PANTRY. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE GREAT WORK HAPPENING IN HAYS COUNTY. ONE OF THE THINGS I HAD MENTIONED IS THAT NEIGHBORS WANTED TO TALK ABOUT AND FOCUS MORE ON UPSTREAM POLICY REFORM.

ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TABLE, AGAIN WE ARE HEARING THEM SAY, CLASSES ARE IMPORTANT. FOOD DISTRIBUTION IS IMPORTANT. WE VALUE THAT. BUT SOME THINGS ARE STRUCTURAL. WHAT OUR POLICY REFORM AND POLICY FOCUSES WE FOR THEM? THE TAKE AWAY HERE IS CHARITABLE FOOD ALONE CANNOT RESOLVE SYSTEMIC FOOD ACCESS CHALLENGES. JUST STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES, YOU'LL SEE THE FULLEST IN THE REPORT. THERE OPPORTUNITIES LIKE INVESTING IN KEY INFRASTRUCTURE. WE KNOW THAT POPULATION GROWTH IS OUTPACING INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE RISE OF NEW POPULATIONS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING CHRONIC FOOD INSECURITY FOR THE FIRST TIME. COUNTY LEVEL COORDINATION, AS I MENTIONED, OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT AND PROTECT LOCAL AGRICULTURE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON MID AND SMALL SIZE FARMS. EXPLORING ZONING POLICIES THAT CAN INCENTIVIZE AND STRENGTHEN AGRICULTURE, RETAIL , FOOD ACCESS. AND FOOD IS MEDICINE INITIATIVE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE FACT THAT OVER HALF OF THE FOOD INSECURE POPULATION HAS SOMEONE IN THE HOUSEHOLD WITH A CHRONIC CONDITION. AGAIN, WE KNOW THAT WE MIGHT APPEAL TO TACKLE ALL THESE THINGS, BUT WE DO HOPE THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT IS A RESOURCE TO YOU AS YOU CONSIDER FUTURE INITIATIVES . I DO WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AGAIN FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP.

JUDGE BECERRA, COMMISSIONER COHEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND COMING TO THESE MEETINGS AND LEADING THESE EFFORTS . THANK YOU AGAIN TO HAYS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

MATTHEW. COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU ALL. AND THEY DO WANT TO CALL OUT THE TEAM BEHIND THE WORK, THEY ARE NOT HERE.

EMILY, DR. LAURA, THEY ARE THE TEAM BEHIND THE RESEARCH.

>> I WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS PRESENTATION REQUIRES SO MUCH WORK. ONLY BECAUSE I HAVE SEEN , THROUGH THE PROCESS AND MY YEARS ON THE BOARD THAT THESE ARE THE THINGS, THE TOOLS THAT HELP US SHAPE POLICY TO SERVE OUR CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH

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INDISCERNIBLE ]. >> I WAS TO SAY WHAT A WONDERFUL PRESENTATION. GREAT INFORMATION. IS REALLY SAD TO KNOW WE HAVE SO MUCH FOOD INSECURITY. WE'VE ALWAYS KNOWN TRANSPORTATION IS AN ISSUE FOR MANY PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST SIDE .

BUT I KNOW WE HAVE IT ON THE WEST SIDE ALSO. AND THEN THE TRADE-OFFS. WE KNEW THAT WAS HAPPENING, IT IS JUST UNFORTUNATE THE PEOPLE ARE REALLY HAVING TO DETERMINE WHAT IT IS THEY NEED TO PAY FOR EVERY MONTH. WHETHER THEY GIVE UP FOOD OR PRESCRIPTIONS OR UTILITIES OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE. I AM GLAD WE DO HAVE LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN HELP SOME IN THAT EFFORT. THERE IS MUCH MORE TO DO. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK

YOU'RE DOING. >> THANK YOU, THE PRESENTATION, THIS IS SOMETHING CLOSE TO MY HEART. GETTING THE FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS , GETTING HAYS COUNTY FOOD BANK BUT I'M LOOKING AT WHAT I'M SEEING IS OUR NEIGHBORS, NEIGHBORING COUNTIES COMING OVER INTO HAYS COUNTY TO GET FOOD. AND SO, THE EAST SIDE OF THE COUNTY , SPECIFICALLY, IS A FOOD DESERT. I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR COMMITTEE, GO TO THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION. SEE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN LINE. HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS. THEY ARE LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK AND IT IS COUNTYWIDE. AND SO, THIS INFORMATION YOU PRESENTED TODAY HELPS US AS WE LOOK INTO A NEW INITIATIVE TO TRY -- LIKE TRANSPORTATION, HOW CAN WE GET COUNTYWIDE TRANSPORTATION ? WORKING WITH OUR MUNICIPALITIES.

WORKING WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WORKING WITH NONPROFITS TO SEE HOW WE CAN BETTER SUPPORT THEM. RIGHT? TONS OF WORK TO DO. I TRULY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR US AND WHAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO FOR US AS A

COUNTY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> SOME OF THESE NUMBERS, YOU ACTUALLY PUT NUMBERS TO SOMETHING YOU HEAR ABOUT. THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH PEOPLE NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND THEIR NEXT MEAL. BUT PUTTING THE NUMBERS AND SEEING HOW REAL THIS PROBLEM ACTUALLY IS IN HAYS COUNTY , I THINK IT IS PIVOTAL. I THINK THIS IS OUR FIRST STEP IN TRY TO SOLVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS AND EQUATIONS. I APPRECIATE YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME, I'M SURE IT TOOK A TON OF TIME, JUST BY HOW MUCH RESEARCH IS IN HERE. ANY WAY WE CAN SUPPORT, NO ONE IN HAYS COUNTY SHOULD GO WITHOUT A MEAL. THAT

IS HOW I FEEL. LIKE A. >> WELDON. COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS WE SUPPORT NOT ONLY THE MISSION OF THE FOOD BANK, BUT THE COURT ITSELF. FINANCIALLY IT HAS SUPPORTED THE FOOD BANK AND SO VERY GRAND WAYS I WOULD SAY.

PROBABLY, IF NOT THE LARGEST RECIPIENT OF ARPA FUNDS, ONE OF THE TOP THREE RECIPIENT OF ARPA FUNDS. ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD SAY AS I LOOK AT THE REPORT, THIS STRUCK ME THE LAST TIME WE WENT THROUGH THIS. WHENEVER THIS POPPED UP THE AGENDA HATS NOTES I WANT TO SEE. ONE OF THE THINGS , AND IT WAS MENTIONED THE EAST SIDE, AS YOU LOOK AT THE FOCUS GROUPS YOU DID, THERE WASN'T A SINGLE FOCUS GROUP ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE COUNTY. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT DRIPPING SPRINGS IN THOSE AREAS ON THE WEST SIDE. JUST AS AN EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU BRING UP TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT PULLING LOCATIONS THE AVERAGE PERSON HAD TO DRIVE SIX I HAVE MILES TO GET TO A POLLING LOCATION ON THE WEST SIDE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE THAT EQUATES SIMILAR TO FOOD AND FOOD AVAILABILITY. A COUPLE OF THE THINGS I WOULD SAY, I TRY TO TAKE GOOD NOTES WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT HOW THE COUNTY COULD BE INVOLVED. ONE OF THE THINGS WITH ALL 21 COUNTIES IN YOUR SERVICE AREA, NONE OF US HAVE ZONING. NONE OF US HAVE THE ABILITY UNDER STATE LAW TO HAVE ZONING.

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>>> OR AS WE INTERACT WITH OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM DC. FOR US TO HAVE THE IMPACT HERE ALL WE CAN DO IS ADVOCATE FOR THE CHANGES. AS FAR AS WHAT WE CAN DO HERE TO HELP THE ISSUE AND ADDRESS IT IN A SHORT TERM AND ONE THING I LIKE ABOUT WORKING COMPARED TO WHEN I WORKED AT A FEDERAL LEVEL AND WHEN I WORK HERE IS WE CAN MAKE CHANGES.

WHEREBY SOME OF THE THINGS THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT WE CAN'T HAVE THAT IMPACT. I GREW UP IN AGRICULTURAL. THAT'S SOMETHING WE ARE SEEING THAT LOSS. WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO IMPACT ZONING TO DO THAT. I -- THE OTHER THING THAT I -- THAT'S -- GENERALLY THE NOTES I HAVE. I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU. I KNOW -- I WON'T SAY OFTEN BUT FAIRLY OFTEN TO REALLY TAKE A HARD LOOK AT SOME OF THE SUGGESTIONS WHERE WE CAN HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT AND REALLY LOOK AT THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE NOT JUST WHERE SOME OF THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN IDENTITIED IN THE PAST. YOU MENTIONED -- THEY DO A GREAT JOB. THE METHOD FOOD PANTRY DOES A GREAT JOB. THEY ARE BOTH PARTNERS WITH YOU AND DRIPPING.

I KNOW THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN WIMBERLY IS AS WELL. JUST GETTING FEEDBACK WOULD BE HELPFUL.

>> I WANT TO MENTION THE SURVEY DID INCLUDE ALL THE WESTSIDE OF THE COUNTY. WE DID MAKE SURE THERE WAS REPRESENTATIVES STAMP IN ALL THE KIND OF MAJOR AREAS ACROSS THE COUNTY. IT WAS A -- TO HOST SOME OF THE FOCUS GROUPS IN TERMS OF WHERE THEY ARE.

DIDN'T MEAN THE PARTICIPANTS DIDN'T COME FROM THE WESTSIDE.

I THINK THAT'S ALSO PART OF WHAT LED US TO REALIZE, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF EFFORTS -- ARE A CITY BY CITY AND NOT NECESSARILY COUNTY WIDE COORDINATED. I DO APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK ABOUT KIND OF ANALYZING WHAT IS FEDERAL VERSES COUNTY VERSES MUNICIPAL POLICIES AND OPPORTUNITIES AND KIND OF LOOKING AT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE.

>> THANK YOU. >> IT'S GREAT AND I KNOW THAT YOU DID HAVE THAT COUNTY WIDE LENS AND I DO PRAISE COMMISSIONER SMITH FOR ALWAYS POINTING TO WHAT ABOUT THE WESTSIDE.

THERE WERE UP TO 700 FAMILIES THAT WEEKLY RECEIVED DISTRIBUTIONS. THAT'S -- WE HAVE THE POPULATIONS EVERYWHERE.

>> I KNOW THE WORD PRIVILEGE MAY NOT COME TOGETHER WITH THAT SENTIMENT BUT I GET THE PRIVILEGE OF SEEING THE COUNTY WIDE LENS AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT COMMISSIONER SMITH IS SAYING. I HAVE SEEN IT AND I -- THAT IS WHY I PRAISE YOUR EFFORT, COMMISSIONER SMITH. I SEE THE WHOLE COUNTY WIDE LENS. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING. YOU SEE US COUNTY WIDE AS WELL.

>> SORRY. >> JUST TO ADD TO SOME OF THE DISCUSSION THAT YOU HAD. THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PARTNERED WITH CENTRAL TEXAS FOOD BANK. WHAT WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT PARTNERSHIP IS WE GET THAT INSIGHT FROM CENTRAL TEXAS ABOUT THE POLICY DEVELOPMENT. FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM WHICH THOUGH FOCUSES ON OUTREACH WORKS ON POLICY AND LOCAL POLICY WITH OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERS. WE ARE HOPING TO PARTNER WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE 4H, OUR LOCAL FOOD MARKETS, LOCAL CITIES. AS YOU SIDE COUNTIES DON'T CONTROL ZONING. SEEING HOW WE CAN CREATE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS TO IMPROVING THE FOOD SYSTEM IN HAYS COUNTY. IT'LL TAKE A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH. I'M GRATEFUL FOR OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPECIALISTS WE HAVE. AUSTIN AND EMILY ARE NO LONGER WITH US BUT I WANT TO THANK THEM AS WELL.

>> AND BRING THEM BY MY OFFICE. I WANT TO MEET THEM. THANK YOU.

REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WE WILL MOVE ON. F6 PLEASE.

[F.6. Presentation regarding the 2024 Hays County Judicial Services Report. COHEN/FACUNDO]

>>> F6, PRESENTATION REGARDING THE 2024 HAYS COUNTY JUDICIAL

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>>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. HAYS COUNT COUNTRY DIRECTOR OF JUDICIAL SERVICE. ALBERT WILL PASS OUT

THE REPORT. >> YES, SIR.

>> THAT WE COMPLETED FOR OUR 2024. STILL FAIRLY NEW DEPARTMENT.

>> THANK YOU. I WILL PASS THE OTHERS FOR YOU.

>> WE'LL PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE REPORT AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THE END. SO IN MEETING SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS, WE SEEM TO GET THE SAME QUESTION. WHAT EXACTLY DOES PRETRIAL SERVICES DO? WE FEEL THAT OUR COMMISSION STATEMENT DOES DEFINE WHAT OUR OFFICE WAS CREATED TO DO. WE WERE CREATED TO SERVE THE CRIMINAL COURTS AND FOSTER POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH % THOSE UNDER OUR SUPERVISION. WE PROVIDE OBJECTIVE INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS TO THE JUDGES TO HELP THEM IN THEIR PRETRIAL RELEASE DECISION MAKE. OUR OFFICERS ARE AT THE JAIL SEVEN DAYS A WEEK PROVIDING THESE INTERVIEWS TO CLIENTS AT THE JAIL. THEY COMPLETE A PRETRIAL -- PRETRIAL INTERVIEW GUIDE AND A RISK ASSESSMENT. THE JUDGES USE THIS INFORMATION TO MAKE PRETRIAL RELEASE DECISIONS. WE ALSO FOSTER POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE UNDER US BY USING EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICES, TECHNOLOGY TREATMENT TO HELP ADDRESS ANY NEED THEY MAY HAVE.

WE FEEL IF WE ADDRESS THE NEEDS AT THE PRETRIAL STAGE IT'LL HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES FOR THAT CLIENT IN THEIR CASE. IF THAT'S GETTING THEIR CASE DISMISSED, GETTING ON PROBATION. THEN JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE REPORT. WE ARE FOCUSED ON SAFELY REDUCING THE JAIL POPULATION AND ENHANCING COURT EFFICIENCY. IN 2024 WE ASSISTED IN THE RELEASE OF 588 DEFENDANTS ON PRETRIAL SUPERVISION. 232 OF THEM WERE RELEASED BY PERSONAL BONDS SO PERSONAL BOND MEANING THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING TO GET OUT OF JAIL. THEY AGREED TO FOLLOW THE COURT ORDERED CONDITIONS THE COURT PUT ON THEM. 356. THEY HAD TO PAY THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE BOND THAT WAS SET OR GO THROUGH A BAILS BOND TO POST THAT BOND AND THEY STILL HAD TO REPORT TO OUR OFFICE AND FOLLOW THOSE CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS CAN INCLUDE FROM JUST ABSTAINING FROM ALCOHOL, DRUGS, ON'T GET ARRESTED FOR ANYTHING NEW UP TO ALCOHOL MONITORING DEVICES AND GPS DEVICES TO MAKE SURE THEY AREN'T GOING IN THEIR EXCLUSION ZONES TO KEEP THE VICTIM SAFE. IN 2024 WE HAD 49 NEW CLIENTS A MONTH. 2 # 0 OF OUR NEW CLIENTS WERE CHARGED WITH FELONIES, 15 # WERE CHARGED WITH MISDEMEANORS. THEN FINANCIAL IMPACT THAT OUR OFFICE HAD IN 2024 IT COST AN ESTIMATED $145 A DAY FOR THE HAYS COUNTY JAIL TO HOUSE AN INMATE HERE IN HAYS COUNTY. ON AVERAGE IT COSTS $82.75 TO HOUSE AN INMATE OUTSIDE OF HAYS COUNTY. OF THE 232 THAT WERE GRANT GRANTED PERSONAL BONDS, 116 WERE MINIMUM TO LOW RISK. THAT AMOUNTED TO $16,820 IN SAVINGS THAT THIS OFFICE SAVED THE COUNTY IN ADDITIONAL JAIL COST. 32 OF THE 232 INMATES WERE GRANTED PERSONAL BONDS. THEY SCORED MODERATE RISK. 84 OF THE 232 THAT WERE GRANTED PERSONAL BONDS SCORED HIGH RISK. THEY WOULD HAVE SPENT 15 DAYS TO 60 DAYS IN JAIL. AT 60 DAYS THIS AMOUNTS TO 30,000 IN SAVINGS TO THE COUNTY. TOTAL COST IN SAVINGS FOR JAIL BEDS OF 2024, THAT AMOUNTS TO $817,220 IN TOTAL SAVINGS. IN ADDITION WE WERE ALLOWED TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH BI INCORPORATED FOR OUR GPS MONITORING SERVICES. PRIOR TO THAT HAYS COUNTY WAS PARTNERING WITH THREE SEPARATE VENDORS THAT WAS CHARGING $11.50 A DAY TO HAVE THAT DEVICE MONITORED BY HAYS COUNTY. THIS IS ONLY FOR COUNTY FUNDED DEVICES. ENTERING THAT CONTRACT, THAT REDUCED THE COST TO $3 A DAY. WE HAD 27GPS COUNTY FUNDED DEVIES WHICH AMOUNTS TO $41,000 IN SAVINGS FOR COUNTY FUNDED DEVICES. WE WERE ALLOWED TO START COLLECTING FEES LAST YEAR.

WE ACCEPTED OUR FIRST FEE IN JUNE. FROM JUNE TO DECEMBER WE

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99.99% SUCCESS RATE ALL CLIENTS ON PRETRIAL DIVERSION IN 2024. I DO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO OUR STAFF. WITHOUT THEM WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER THE STATS TO PROVE THAT OUR OFFICE IS BEING SUCCESSFUL. ALSO WANT TO -- THE DEPARTMENTS THAT MAKE UP THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM HERE IN HAYS COUNTY. THEY HAVE BEEN COLLABORATIVE AND OPEN TO MEETING WITH US AND OPEN TO US BEING CREATIVE IN TERMS OF THINGS WE WANTED TO PUSH OUT TO MAKE THE COURT PROCESS MORE EFFICIENT. ALL THE DEPARTMENTS DEPARTMENTS WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND WORKING WITH US AS WELL. ALSO WANT TO THANK THE COURT FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF US SINCE THIS OFFICE WAS CREATED IN 2023. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT YOU HAVE GIVEN THE OFFICE AND ALL THE COMMISSIONERS FOR HEARING US OUT AND THEN GIVING US THIS TIME TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION TO THE COURT. AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN UP TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY

HAVE. >> JASON I WILL SAY THAT I FEEL GRATEFUL THAT EVERY PIECE OF EVERYTHING YOU PRESENTED I WAS A PART OF AS YOU DESCRIBED. EVERY SINGLE LINE ITEM AND WHEN YOU SHARE THE GRAPH OF THE JAIL POPULATION. HOW IT'S GOING DOWN. THE VIEWING PUBLIC, NO ONE -- UNLESS YOU ARE IN THE SOUP, EYE BALLS DEEP NO ONE KNOWS HOW MUCH IT TAKES, HOW MANY DEPARTMENTS, HOW MANY ELECTED OFFICIALS. HOW MANY RESOURCES IT TAKES JUST TO CREATE THAT GRASS RESULT. IT'S A HUGE UNDERTAKING. I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU CAPTURED IN A MEANINGFUL WAY. WHEN YOU COME TO MY OFFICE I TELL YOU, PULL OUT THE NUMBERS. TALK ABOUT THE NUMBERS. THAT'S HOW WE ARE ALL WORKING PEOPLE. THAT'S HOW WE CAN EQUATE SOME OF THESE MOST EASY I WILL AND RELATED TO THEM MOST FISH EFFICIENTLY. THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS, YES THE PEOPLE'S LIVES ARE IMPROVED.

THEY AREN'T SITTING IN JAIL. THEY ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMUNITY. PROPER CARE, TAX PAYING, ACTIVE CITIZENS, STUDENTS, PARENTS, WHAT EVER THEY MAY BE DOING IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY ARE DOING IT VERSES COSTING US MONEY DOING NOTHING FOR NO ONE IN JAIL. SO THIS IS JUST SUCH A FANTASTIC,

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>> THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER.

>> JASON I THINK YOU HAVE ALL DONE SUCH A FABULOUS JOB IN SUCH A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THE JUDGE SPOKE A LITTLE ABOUT THE JAIL POPULATION TODAY. OUR POPULATION IS 479. INMATES AND I KNOW IT'S A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT. YOU HAVE PLAYED A BIG PART IN THAT AND JUST REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF AND OFF THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE TO PROVE TO US, YOU KNOW AND SHOW US THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS NEEDED IN HAYS COUNTY.

REALLY JUST THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU JASON FOR ALL THE WORK AND THE PRESENTATION. I THINK YOU HAVE ALL DONE A GREAT JOB. YOUR WHOLE STAFF WORK REALLY HARD. I'M CURIOUS. WHAT OTHER INITIATIVES ARE YOU ALL LOOKING AT TO INCORPORATE INTO

PRETRIAL? >> WE DO HAVE SOMETHING CUPPING UP IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS WHERE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

THERE WAS A FAMILY LIASON POSITION THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COURT THAT WILL BE HOUSED WITH OUR OFFICE AND I THINK THAT WILL BE OFFICIAL IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. WE ALSO HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY JUDGE T IB BY. SHE IS LOOKING INTO COUNTRIY FUNDED -- THERE IS A NUMBER OF CLIENTS OUT THERE THAT HAVE CONDITIONS THEY CAN'T OPERATE A VEHICLE WITHOUT AN ALCOHOL DEVOICE IN THE VEHICLE. THEY DON'T HAVE A VEHICLE. IF THEY WRECK THEIR VEHICLE, IF IT CAN'T BE OPERATED BECAUSE OF THE CHARGE THEY WERE ARRESTED FOR. THE COURTS WANT TO GIVE ANOTHER ALTERNATIVE TO BEING IN PRISON THAT THEY CAN ESTABLISH OUT TO MAKE IT A CONDITION, A BOND THAT CLIENT DOES GET MONITORED FOR THEIR ALCOHOL RELATED CHARGE SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS COMING DOWN THE PIPE SOON AS WELL.

>> THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR. I LOVE THAT YOU KNOW WE ARE -- DEFINITELY WANT TO GET THE JAIL POPULATION DOWN BUT ALSO BRING OUR INMATES HOME. ALL OF THE EFFORTS HIT THAT BIGGER ISSUE THAT WE ARE ALL TRYING TO WORK ON. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE AND YOUR STAFF.

>> THANK YOU. >> THAT'S A HOME RUN WITH YOU.

HUMAN, HUGE, POINT. COMMISSIONER -- WE AGREE WITH YOU 100%.

>> THANK YOU JASON FOR WHAT YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT DO. I THINK KIND OF ECHO WHAT THE JUDGE SAID REGARDING WE -- THE REASON WHY AMERICA IS SO GREAT IS BECAUSE WE ARE INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY BUT ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A FAIR AND SPEEDY TRIAL. YOU ARE MAKING THAT PROCESS MORE EFFICIENT WHICH I THINK IS KEY.

I THINK THAT THE NUMBERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES. IT'S SO -- I TOOK OVER COMMISSIONER SHELL'S POSITION AND THE FIRST THING WE EVER MET ABOUT WHEN I WAS STILL ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IS THE JAIL SITUATION AND HOW WE CAN MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT AND HOW COMPLEX OF AN ISSUE IT IS AND REQUIRES SO MANY DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS AND KEY STAKE HOLDERS TO BE ABLE TO MOVE THIS PROCESS ALONG. THAT'S WHAT YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT HAVE DONE

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR IT. >> WELL DONE. WELL SAID.

COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU.

SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE DEPARTMENT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THOSE OF US WHO ARE ON THE COURT AT THE TIME. THERE WAS A LOT OF CONSTERNATION OVER WHAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD DO NUMBER ONE.

NUMBER TWO, HOW IT WOULD ACHIEVE THE GOALS ONCE THOSE MISSION FOCUSED GOALS WERE ESTABLISHED. I CAN TELL YOU IT'S NOT A ONE SHOT. IT IS NOT A RIFLE SHOT. IT'S LITERALLY A SHOT GUN.

THERE'S BEEN TWO DOZEN DIFFERENT THINGS AND FROM MOVING TO 24 HOUR MONITORING AND HAVING SOMEONE THERE TO CHANGING THE WAY THAT WE ARE DOING MONITORING THINGS LIKE THAT I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AND THE PARTICIPATION OF THE

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SUCCESSFUL. I. >> AND JUST SO YOU KNOW I DO HOLD THAT MOST ACCURATELY. ALTHOUGH I DID MAKE THE PUSH I WILL ALWAYS SAY COMMISSIONER INGLESBLY DID THE LIFT. I MADE THE PUSH BUT THEY DID THE LIFT. ABSOLUTELY TO YOU AND VALID.

[F.7. Presentation from Countywide Operations and DA Civil Division on projects included in the Parks and Open Space Bond. BECERRA]

>> F7. PRESENTATION FROM COUNTY WIDE OPERATIONS AND DA CIVIL DIVISION ON PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE BOND.

>> ALL RIGHT. SO, TAMMY WILL LEAD THE CONVERSATION. PERFECT.

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

>> JUDGE. >> JUDGE.

>> CAN WE TAKE A BREAK AFTER THIS?

>> YES. >> TAMMY, DIRECTOR OF COUNTY WIDE OPERATIONS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THIS

MORNING BUT WE WILL START HERE. >> WHAT I WILL -- I WILL TELL YOU. MOST POINTED, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF HOW LATE THIS IS ALL RUNNING. THERE'S NO -- YOU GUYS CAN -- YOU HAVE BEEN SITTING HERE. THERE'S NO WAY TO SHORT CHANGE ANYONE THAT'S PRESENTED.

THEY ARE ALL DOING SUCH GREAT THINGS. THIS WAS SPECIFICALLY TO TALK ABOUT THE -- SO WE DON'T HAVE TO GO WITH THE WHOLE COUNTY WIDE PROJECT BY PROJECTS. THIS WAS CREATED FOR TODAY TO SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT THE NHO WHICH -- MR. BACCA SPOKE ABOUT AT THE BEGINNING OF COURT. THAT PROJECT. NATIONALS -- THE SPECIFIC THAT TUCKER WAS MADE AWARE OF.

>> . I WILL DEFER TO HIM AND SEE WHERE WE ARE ON THAT PROJECT.

TUCKER AND. >> WHATEVER YOU THINK, HOVER YOU WANT TO BRUTE TO IT.

IF THERE WAS CONVERSATION TO BE HAD BRINGING IN ANOTHER PROJECT WHERE WE HAVE THE LEGAL FLEXIBILITY TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION. IT WAS SPECIFICALLY ON THAT ONE

PROJECT. >> I HAVE A LITTLE INFORMATION ON THAT. IT'S ON THE BACK END OF IT.

>> TUCKER MAYBE WANT TO LEAD IT INSTEAD AND SHE CAN SUPPORT YOU IF YOU ARE SAYING THE BACK END? IS THAT WHAT YOU MEAN?

>> YES. >> GREAT.

>> THANK YOU. >> TUCKER, ASSISTANT -- I WORK FOR THE CIVIL DIVISION. I ALSO WANT TO SAY THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT GENERALLY ALL PORKS AND OPEN SPACE. JUST TO GIVE UPDATES. RAILROADING THE NHO. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THE COURT VOTED TO APPROVE THE LICENSE AGREEMENT TO ALLOW THE YOUTH SPORTS FOUNDATION TO COME IN AND START CLEANING UP THE FIELDS. I WILL FIELD ANY QUESTIONS.

>> BECAUSE OF COURSE YOU ARE AWARE THAT MY PHONE IS BEING HIT WITH THAT AGENDA ITEM THAT YOU ARE DESCRIBING. WHAT'S GOING ON. HEY, HEY, HEY. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC JUST STATE FROM AWARD JUST -- QUICK HIGHLIGHTS OF

WHERE THAT LEADS US TO TODAY? >> SO. I'M NOT -- I'M NOT SURE WHICH YEAR THE FUNDS FOR THIS WAS APPROVED BUT MANY YEARS AGO.

SO, RECENTLY THE COUNTY WAS APPROACHED BY AN ORGANIZATION TO HELP WITH IDEAS ON HOW TO CLEAN THE FIELDS. IF ANYONE HAS SEEN THE FIELDS THE GRASS IS UP TO WAIST HIGH. THE VINES GROW UP OVER THE BACK STOPS OF THE BASEBALL FIELDS. DISREPAIR IS THE WAY I WOULD PUT IT TO WHERE THEY CAN'T BE USED BY THE YOUTH.

WE WANTED TO SEE WHAT WE COULD DO TO HELP GET YOUTH OUT SWINGING THE THE ABOUTS. THAT LED TO THE PRESENTATION TO THE WAS GIVEN TO THE YOUTH SPORTS FOUNDATION AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT RIGHT NOW. NOW LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FUTURE THAT'S YET TO BE DETERMINED BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T ENTERED INTO ANY TYPE OF AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY. THERE'S BEEN IDEAS

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GOING TO BE. >> OKAY. BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE WAY THE COURT OPERATES, NO MORE THAN TWO -- THIS IS FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC. NO MORE THAN TWO COMMISSIONERS CAN SHARE CONVERSATIONS OTHERWISE IT HAS TO BE IN THIS FORUM AND SET UP AND SO, BECAUSE THERE WERE A LOT OF -- QUESTIONS BEING ASKED, AND I -- UNDERSTOOD THERE WERE A LOT OF UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.

COMMISSIONER -- I ASKED FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM TO UNIFORMLY UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE WERE AND WHERE WE ARE PLANNING ONGOING SO WE COULD ALL BE ON THE SAME PAGE. THIS IS HOW WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT. IT FEELS A BIT LIKE THEATER BUT I HAD NO CHOICE BUT IT BRING IT HERE TO LEGALLY NOT HAVE A WALKING

QUORUM. >> THERE'S GOOD NEWS. THEY ARE OUT THERE -- I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY DAYS THEY HAVE GONE BUT I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF PICTURES OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO THE

FIELDS AND IT'S AMAZING. >> COMMISSIONER, IT'S -- IT'S IN YOUR PRECINCT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT BEFORE I START GOING

INTO IT FURTHER? >> I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD A HEADS UP AND BE MORE PREPARED. JUDGE, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT YOU KNOW, AS -- AS TUCKER SAID YOU KNOW WE HAVE NOT -- ENTERED IN TO ANY KIND OF AGREEMENT. WE HAVEN'T MADE A FINAL DECISION ON HOW WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. THERE IS WORK BEING DONE OUT THERE BUT I THINK THAT I WANT TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC BECAUSE WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS IN COURT THAT ACCESS TO THOSE FIELDS FOR EVERYBODY IS VITAL AND YOU KNOW THE -- THE DEVIL IS IN THE DEL TAILS. WHEN WE COME AND LOOK AT THAT AND WHOEVER WE DECIDE TO GO WITH WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT ACCESS IS GOING TO BE PROVIDED TO EVERY CHILD THAT WANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE FIELDS. I HAD A LONG DISCUSSION WITH MR. BACCA. I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD DISCUSSION. I SAID I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE INFORMATION HE PROVIDED ME. DIDN'T REALIZE THE WORK THAT HE AND HIS WIFE AND OTHERS HAD DONE THAT I WANTED TO MEET WITH HIM AND TUCKER. I THINK THAT MY OFFICE HAS ALREADY REACHED OUT TO HIM.

WE ARE WAITING ON HIM TO PROVIDE US DATES SO WE CAN SIT DOWN AND TALK AND TRULY UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE NEED OUT THERE. I JUST WANT TO ENSURE EVERYBODY THAT, YOU KNOW, I HAVE HEARD WHAT THE COURT SAID. IN THE MY HEART ALSO THAT WE KNOW THAT THERE IS A NEED OUT THERE. WE WANT TO GIVE EVERY CHILD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE. WE HAVE TALKED EXTENSIVELY ABOUT ACCESS FOR EVERYBODY, ABOUT SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THOSE THAT CAN'T AFFORD THESE TYPES OF PROGRAMS AND SO, I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARD THOSE

GOALS AND MANY OTHERS. >> RIGHT ON AND THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. I WILL SAY THAT I -- I TOOK TIME AND -- EVEN WORDING OF THIS AGENDA ITEM WITH TUCKER AND HE URGED CAUTION FOR ME NOT TO HAVE A WALKING QUORUM. SO MY HOPE WAS FOR JUST -- TRANSPARENCY SAKE I'M THINKING OF TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT. I GOT YOU CARLOS. JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY SAKE, MY HOPE WAS THAT HE WOULD HAVE SHARED WITH YOU THAT WAS COMING AND WHAT IT WAS ABOUT. I'M SORRY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. MOST -- MOST -- MOST CLEAR AND PROVIDING MOST TRANSPARENCY AND CLARITY AND UNDERSTANDING IS ALL I SEEK AND BECAUSE ITS BEEN HODGE PODGE COMMUNICATED AND MY APOLOGY. IT WAS RECOMMENDED TO GO TO ROUTE BUT NEVER DO I EVER WANT TO YOU FEEL LIKE I WOULD HAVE LEFT YOU OUT OF THE CONVERSATION ON PURPOSE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I DON'T WANT TO DO. TUCKER, DID YOU HEAR WHAT HE SAID ABOUT THE COMMENTS AND WHAT YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS ANY OF THEM? I WILL PROMISE YOU THIS. THERE WAS A WILLINGNESS TO GO BEYOND WHAT WAS ALREADY IN THIS COURTROOM OF ATTENDANCE. I SAID NO, NO, NO, YOU CAN WATCH REMOTELY. THE WEATHER ISN'T GREAT AND WE WILL HEAR. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WATCHING SO, WHO RU SPEAKING TO IS BEYOND THIS AUDIENCE. THERE ARE PEOPLE WATCHING WHAT YOU ARE SAYING FOR UNDERSTANDING. A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS VERY IMPORTANT 30 YEARS LONG ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORT IN THE COMMUNITY. WILL YOU -- SPEAK TO

SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS? >> I WOULD LOVE TO. FOR WHETHER IT BE THE -- ANY INDIVIDUAL. I WOULD ENCOURAGE THEM FROM THE PUBLIC TO COME ON INTO MY OFFICE. COME INTO THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU WANT. OUR DOORS ARE OPEN. THEY ARE HAVE BEEN. I WANT TO REPEAT THAT -- AND SAY WHAT THE COMMISSIONER SAID REGARDING ACCESSIBILITY. THAT'S BEEN HEARD. I KNOW ITS BEEN DISCUSSED AT THE LAST COURT

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YEAH. WHOEVER WANTS TO COME AND TALK TO ME CAN COME INTO MY OFFICE AND TALK ABOUT THIS OR ANY OTHER PROJECT REGARDING OPEN

SPACE. >> OKAY. I WILL RING UP ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THEN. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS, THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, NORTH HEYS OPTIMIST APPLIED FOR A PARTS AND OPEN SPACE GRANT AND THEY WERE AWARDED THIS GRANT JUST FOR -- DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, HUMOR ME. SAY THAT -- WE DECIDE TO GO ANOTHER DIRECTION IN NORTH HEYS OPTIMIST ISN'T THE ORGANIZATION THAT STAYS MANAGING THIS FIELD SPACE. WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT GRANT? DOES IT GO TO THE CONSIDER -- IS IT LOCKED TO THE PLACE?

>> I KNOW THAT THE FUNDS THAT WERE AGREED TO UNDER POST ACT WILL GO TO THE EXACT SAME THING WHICH IS FOR THOSE YOUTH FIELDS TO BE USED FOR SPORTING EVENTS. I THINK IT'S EARLY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT -- WILL HAPPEN BUZZ WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF AGREEMENT WILL BE ENTERED IN TO AND MY OFFICE IS LOOKING AT THOSE THINGS TO MAKE SURE IT'S DONE THE RIGT WAY.

>> OKAY. GOOD. I'M SORRY BUT I CAN'T REPEAT OUR STATEMENT.

WOULD YOU MIND APPROACHING THE PODIUM AND HITTING --

>> JUDGE. JUDGE. THAT WOULD BE A PUBLIC COMMENT AND AGENDA ITEM AND WE HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO COMMENT YET. I THINK WE ALSO HAVE SOME COMMENTS BEFORE WE DO THAT.

>> YES, SIR. BUT THE PUBLIC COMMENT IS DIFFERENT WHEN SOMEONE FROM THE COURT IS ASKING THEM TO COME UP. IT'S A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. DO YOU MIND? I WILL DO IT THIS WAY. I WILL ASK THE COURT MEMBERS TO CONTINUE THEIR COMMENTS. IF YOU CAN CONSOLIDATE ANY QUESTIONS SO THAT I KNOW YOU ARE HERE AS REPRESENTATIVE AND THE QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ARE IN THE TEAMS OF PEOPLE ASKING TEMPERATURE. IF YOU CAN CONSOLIDATE TO MAKE SURE WE GET SOME COMMUNICATION OUT I WOULD APPRECIATE IT AND IN THE MEANTIME I WILL -- GIVE IT A MINUTE AND HAVE THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE SOME WEIGH IN AS WELL.

>> I HAVE NO COMMENT. >> HAMMER.

>> NO COMMENT. >> SMITH.

>> I JUST A COUPLE OF COMMENTS. OFF -- IRREGARDLESS OF THE -- I MEAN COMPLETELY REGARDLESS OF THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM WHAT YOU JUST ASKED TO DO IS COMPLETELY OUT OF CHARACTER OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE SINCE YOU AND I HAVE BEEN HERE IN SEVEN YEARS.

I KNOW HIM PERSONALLY. I LIKE HIM AND WE -- I CONSIDER HIM A CLOSE FRIEND. I DON'T THINK I WOULD EVER ASK YOU TO DO THAT AND I HAVE IN -- IF I HAVE IN THE PAST I CAN PROMISE ITS BEEN SHUT DOWN. I JUST DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S THE RIGHT WAY TO GO ABOUT BUSINESS. THAT BEING THE CASE, SPECIFICALLY TO THIS ITEM ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING OF POST SAC WHEN WE HAD THE PROCESS THAT WE WENT OUT AND LOOKED AT, THE PROBLEM THAT WE -- THAT I HAD WITH A LOT OF THE PROJECTS WITH PUBLIC ACCESS AND WE ENSURED FROM THE ONSET WITH EVERYTHING FROM YOU'RE OPEN SPACE GRANTS, THAT -- THAT ARE TO PRESERVE PROPERTY TO THE YOUTH FACILITIES THAT WE DID THAT IN ALL OF THOSE PRESENTATIONS DURING THE SELECTION PROCESS AND THEN DURING THE BOND EDUCATION PROCESS AND SINCE THAT TIME WHEN WE HAVE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH ONE OF THESE WE HAVE MADE A VERY DIRECT AND CLEAR POINT THAT EACH ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AND THAT WILL WOULD BE ACCESS TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE REAL CONCERNS THAT CAME OUT OF THE COMMENTS THAT HE MADE THAT I HAVE A CONCERN WITH IS THAT AT SOME POINT HE WAS DIRECTED THAT SOMEONE WITH -- A DIFFERENT GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY SHOULD BE HIS CONTACT ON HOW WE SPEND COUNTY MONEY AND THEY WERE DIRECTING HIM ON HOW MUCH MONEY THAT WOULD BE OR WHAT COMMITMENTS THE COUNTY MADE. IF THAT WAS THE CASE I -- I APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I CAN PROMISE YOU THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY THE FIVE PEOPLE SITTING UP HERE ARE WHO ARE IN CHARGE OF THAT AND OUR EMPLOYEES WORK VERY HARD TO ENSURE THAT IT'S DISTRIBUTED IN THE CORRECT AND PROPER MANNER AND I HAVE FULL CONFIDENCE IN THEM. THE ONE THING I WOULD ASK IS IF THERE IS QUESTIONS OR EVER QUESTIONS ON HOW ANY COUNTY FUNDING IS DONE WE ARE THE -- THE GOVERNING BODY AND WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD ON THAT.

IF YOU WERE DIRECTED IN THAT WAY I APOLOGIZE BUT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN. NUMBER TWO, I WOULD SAY THAT THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE WORKING ON THIS NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE A LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE THAT NO ONE ELSE IN OUR AREA HAS BUT THEY HAVE A LEVEL OF PASSION

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>> THANK YOU MR. SMITH. COMMISSIONER SMITH. YES. HE HAS ALWAYS -- AND CONTINUES TO -- WITH CALLS I GOT FROM EVERYBODY IN THE COMMUNITY BEEN RESPECTFUL AND I APPRECIATE THAT. ALL I HAVE SEEN IS.RESPECT FROM YOU. DO YOU MIND HUMORING ME AND I WANT TO MECHANIC SURE THAT'S QUESTIONS YOUR ORGANIZATION IS -- OUTREACH OF PEOPLE HAVE ARE ADDRESSED IN THIS OPEN SPACE WHERE WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT. DO YOU MIND APPROACHING THE PODIUM FOR A SECOND? JUST A QUICK, QUICK, QUICK, RECAP. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHAT YOU ARE WONDERING GETS ANSWERED RIGHT HERE, RIGHT

NOW IS WHAT I'M HOPING. >> WITH THREE MINUTE TIMER. AS ANY OTHER MEMBER OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

>> NO. I'M ASKING IN A DIFFERENT SET UP. I'M MANAGING

IT OKAY. >> OF COURSE. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SPEND TIME WITH ANY OF YOU. THE NUMBER ONE THING IS THAT WE APPLIED FOR THE GRANT. WE WENT THROUGH SOME -- THROUGH COVID AND SNOW POCALYPSE AND HAD DAMAGE TO THE FIELDS AND IT TOOK US OUT OF SERVICE. THAT IS WHY WE MADE THE EFFORT TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT WHICH WE WERE GRANTED. DURING THAT PROCESS WE HAVE BEEN OUT OF SERVICE IN THE FIELDS HAVE BEEN DEGRADED TO A HORRIBLE STATE. IT'S -- IT IS MUCH WORSE NOW THAN WHEN WHEN HE APPLIED FOR THE GRANT. DURING THAT PROCESS HAYS COUNTY THERE WAS A LACK OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN US AS THE ORGANIZATION APPLIED AND THE COUNTY TO WHERE THE PROGRESS WAS GOING AND WHEN FUNDING WAS GOING TO GO AND HOW IT WOULD GO ABOUT.

AS A RESULT OUR LOCKS AT SOME POINT WERE BUSTED OFF AND HAYS COUNTY ASSUMED, MADE THE ASSUMPTION OF THE PROPERTY AND IS NOW TRYING TO DELEGATE IT OR FIND SOMEONE TO DELEGATE IT TO.

SO, WE WERE IN PROCESS OF FIX INGT IT, IN PROCESS OF ADVOCATING FOR THE YOUTH OF THE SPACE AND THE -- AND THAT PROPERTY AND WE WERE WAITING ON HAYS COUNTY AND THE MONEY TO DO SO AND HOW THEY WANTED US TO PROCEED AND WE WOULD COMPLY IN ANY MANNER. NOW WE ARE IN A POSITION WHERE -- TUCKER AND I HAD AN UNPRODUCTIVE CONVERSATION. NOW IT'S -- TO WHERE -- IS OUT OF THE PROCESS AND NOBODY CALLED UPON US WHETHER IT WAS -- IF IT WAS MY DURING YOU KNOW BEING MISS DIRECTED. WE WERE WELL KNOWN TO BE THE PEOPLE TO CONTACT THERE AND WE WERE NOT IN ANY OF THESE CONVERSATIONS. WE WERE LEFT OUT OF THESE CONVERSATIONS COMPLETELY AND NOW THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN ASSUMED BY HAYS COUNTY AND THEY ARE SEEKING TO DELEGATE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE. THE VISION IS ACCESS AND WE -- I HAVE -- I WILL STAND MY GROUND AND SAY THAT WE DO A GREAT JOB OF ACCESS AND WE ADVOCATE FOR YOUTH IN OUR AREA.

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>> JUST TO CLOSE US DOWN. IS THERE A SPECIFIC QUESTION THAT WE COULD HELP SHED LIGHT ON BESIDES ADDING MORE INFORMATION?

>> HOW ARE WE NOT COMMUNICATED WITH AND HOW DID THIS HAPPEN THAT NHO GOT MOVED OUT AND THAT HAYS COUNTY ASSUMED THE PROPERTY AND IS NOW TRYING TO DELEGATE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE?

>> SO, IS -- THAT A BETTER QUESTION THAT WE CAN ANSWER IN PRIVATE IN A RECESS AFTER THIS? SO HE CAN ANSWER THAT ON YOU SPECIFICALLY PRIVATELY OFF THIS MOMENT AND -- IS THERE ANOTHER

QUESTION YOU MAY WANT ANSWERED? >> JUST THAT HOW -- HOW DOES THIS HAPPEN THAT WE APPLY FOR THE GRANT, GET THE GRANT AND THEN NOW IT'S GOING TO BE REDIRECTED TO SOMEONE ELSE.

THAT'S ANOTHER PART OF THAT SAME QUESTION.

>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. TANK YOU FOR COMING UP AND ANSWERING CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. TUCKER -- I WILL GO INTO A QUICK RECESS AND TUCKER WILL STOP REALLY QUICK AND VISIT WITH YOU ABOUT THAT ANSWER SO WE DON'T.

>> WE HAD A CONVERSATION. IT WAS -- NOT THE MOST PLEASANT.

>> HAVE ANOTHER ONE. WE HAVE MORE SUPPORT SO YOU CAN SEND BACK THE USEFUL INFORMATION WE NEED. E THANK YOU. APPRECIATE

IT. >> WE WILL TAKE A TEN MINUTE RECESS.

>>> I WILL SAY -- READ THAT. >> I'M SERVING MY 7TH YEAR COMMISSION -- SMITHER SMITH AND I ARE IN OUR 7TH YEAR AND NEVER HAD THIS MUCH TIME DEDICATED TO PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS.

I'M SORRY. IT'S GOT TO BE A FIRST FOR US AS WELL. NOW WHAT I WILL DO IS I WILL CHERRY PICK -- I SEE YOU BACK THERE. NICE TO SEE YOU. I DIDN'T GET TO SAY HI. I WILL START TO CHERRY PICK THROUGH THE AGENDA ITEMS BECAUSE I REALLY DO VALUE YOUR TIME AND SO, I WILL GO THROUGH WHAT WAS -- I GET A BUNCH OF POSTISTS, EVERYBODY ASKING ME TO DO THINGS AND I WILL TRY TO ORGANIZE THEM IN A WAY THAT'S MOST MEANFULFUL AND EFFICIENT. LY ASK FOR RECOMMENDATIONS OF WHAT TO MOVE UP AND I WILL REACH TO YOU. YOU WON'T HAVE TO SIT HERE UNTIL 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. I PROMISE. I CAN'T ASSUME FOR EXAMPLE WITH LET'S JUST SAY WE HAVE -- THE CAPTAIN OF THE JAIL HERE. I CAN'T ASSUME THAT SHE IS HERE FOR ONE AGENDA ITEM OR ANOTHER ONE JUST BECAUSE IT'S GOT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WHEN ÚJUST AS AN EXAMPLE WHEN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS READY FOR THAT ITEM I WILL LET THE SPONSOR OF THE AGENDA ITEM SAY WE ARE READY, EVERYBODY THAT NEEDS TO BE HERE FOR THAT ITEM IS HERE OR WE HAVE THE LAST BIT OF INFORMATION SO JUST BY ME SEEING YOU DOESN'T SAY GREEN LIT LET'S OPEN THE ITEM. THAT SAID, WE ARE BACK FROM OUR RECESS.

LET'S START WITH -- WHERE IS IT.

>> J3. >> I GOT A FEW HERE. I WILL WRITE IT DOWN.

AFTER WE DO THESE WE WILL TAKE THE WHOLE BLOCK OF ROADS TO HUMOR OUR NEW DEPARTMENT HEAD. WE WILL START WITH K6 AND K10.

>> AND 7. >> OKAY. I WAS GOING TO GO 6 AND

10. YOU WANT TO GO, 6, 7, 10. >> EITHER WAY. IF WE CAN GET 7

IN THERE. >> WE WILL GO, 6, 7 AND 10.

>> ALL TOGETHER? >> NO. I THINK INDEPENDENTLY.

[K.6. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a contract between Hays County and Freese & Nichols, Inc. related to Development Regulations and Standards Updates pursuant to RFP 2024-Q03.INGALSBE/PACHECO]

>> OKAY. >> K6, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND FREEZE -- AND NICHOLS INCORPORATED RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT REGULAR LAYINGS AND STANDARDS UPDATES PURSUANT TO

RFT -- >> SECOND.

>> OKAY. >> THANK YOU JUDGE.

>> ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO HEAR THESE.

>> THANK YOU. MARCUS, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. FOR THIS ITEM THIS IS -- I -- I THINK I SPEAK FOR ALL OF US.

LONG OVER DUE. WE ARE EXCITED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO REVIEW, ANALYZE AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS. OOOH REGULATION THAT WE AT THE COUNTY USE TO -- THAT OVERALL IMPACT DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTY. THIS IS -- A FULL PROCESS WITH STAKE HOLDER ENGAGEMENT. COMMISSIONERS COURT INVOLVEMENT AND OTHER STAFF INVOLVEMENT AS WELL. WE HOPE FOR -- ONCE WE GET THIS EXTRA EXECUTED WE CAN GET -- WORK STARTED ON THIS AND INTEREST

IT'S LONG OVER DO. >> YOU ARE RIGHT. YOU HAVE BEEN AT THIS FOR SOME TIME AND I APPRECIATE YOUR DILIGENCE.

>> YES, SIR. >> THANK YOU.

>> AND THANK FOR SPONSORING ITEM. ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL

COMMENTS? >> ONE -- ONE QUICK COMMENT. I KNOW WE -- PART OF WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TO INCLUDE ANY CHANGES THAT ARE COMING IN THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN

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>> I CAN GO INTO FURTHER DETAILS. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO MY ATTENTION. I THINK IT'SIMPORTANT FOR THE COURT TO UNDERSTAND WITHOUT THE FULL SCOPE BUT ESSENTIALLY THE WORK WILL BE BROKEN OUT IN A PHASED APPROACH. APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE PARTS WITH THE PROJECT. THE VERY FIRST PART IS WHAT IS BEING CALLED A DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH. THEY WILL COME IN AND DO A REPORT ALL OF COUNTY PROCESSES, THAT'S FROM TOP TO BOTTOM FROM WORK FLOWS TO HOW APPLICATIONS ARE PRESENTED TO THE OVERALL REGULATIONS AS A WHOLE AND ALSO TAKING INTO ACCOUNT UPCOMING INFORMATION THAT IS PRESENTED DURING THE 89TH SESSION OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE. THAT'S SORT OF THE FIRST PART OF THE PROCESS AND THEN AFTER ALL THAT IS DONE THERE WILL BE A RECOMMENDATION TO COURT ABOUT AN AMENDMENT BEFORE THEY -- SIGNIFICANT CHANGES THAT THE COURT AND STAFF FEEL IS IMPORTANT AT THAT TIME. THEN WE WILL -- PROVIDE A FULL BLOWN RESCISSION OF THE REGULATIONS.

>> I KNOW THIS IS IN THE PROFESSIONALS HANDS AND I'M SURE THEY WILL FORECAST THIS INTO WHAT WE NEED IN TEN YEARS.

>> THAT'S THE HOPE. >> MY QUESTION WAS SPECIFICALLY ON CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT TITLE.

>> THAT WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED. >> PERFECT.

>> COMMISSIONERS IN ERS, I LOVE IT AND CALL IT.

>> YES. >> SMITH.

>> YES. >> COHEN.

>> YES. >> HAMMER.

>> AND JUDGE. >> YES. LET'S GET -- LET'S GO.

[K.7. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement between Hays County and Terracon Consultants, Inc. to provide construction material testing for the Hays County Jail renovation project and amend the budget accordingly. INGALSBE/HIPOLITO]

K7. >> K7. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND TARRA -- TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TESTING FOR THE HAYS COUNTY JAIL RENOVATION PROJECT AND AMEND THE BUDGET.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> CAPTAIN YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO CONTRIBUTE? YOU ARE

GOOD. >> THIS IS FOR THE ATTORNEY VISITATION AREA IN THE JAIL. WE HAD APPROVED A CHANGE ORDER BACK IN SEPTEMBER AND THIS IS -- WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO MOVE

FORWARD WITH THAT AREA. >> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IN. >> OKAY.

>> IF I MAY JUDGE. I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE QUICK NOTE. IN THE PSA FOR THE DURATION OF THE CONTRACT WE HAVE THAT WORK WILL BE DONE BY MAY 2025. JUST A POINT OF CLARITY. IT'LL BE MAY

31, 2025. >> THANK YOU. WE ARE ACCEPTING THAT ADDED OF MAY 31, 2025 AS A COMPLETION DATE. MAKE SENSE? ALL

GOOD? PERFECT. CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER.

>> SMITH. >> COHEN.

>> HAMMER. >> JUDGE.

>> K8. WAIT. WAIT. DID I SAY THE WRONG ONE. K10. SORRY IF YOU ARE

[K.10. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement between Hays County and Freese and Nichols, Inc. regarding updating, renewing, and implementing the County's Stormwater Management Program; and authorizing Commissioner Ingalsbe to submit a Notice of Intent to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) associated therewith. INGALSBE]

K8. >> DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT -- REGARDING UPDATING RENEWING AND -- THE COUNTY'S STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING COMMISSIONER -- TO SUBMIT A NOTICE OF INTENT TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ASSOCIATED THERE WITH.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> AND. >> SORRY. YES.

>> THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME CORRECTION ON THIS AGENDA ITEM.

SO. >> YOU WANT TO GIVE A CHANCE?

>> CHASE. CHASE. >> CHASE A CHANCE.

>> I GET IT ALL THE TIME. >> THANK YOU.

>> THIS IS JUST A -- THE TCQ CHANGE THEY ARE PERMITTING AT THE TAIL END OF LAST YEAR. THEY REQUIRE US TO SEND A NOTICE OF INTENT BY CERTAINLY DEADLINE TODAY FOR US TO GIVE UPDATES ON HOW WE ARE MANAGING THE STORMWATER PROGRAM. FREEZE AND NICHOLS IS THE FIRM WHO ASSISTED US LAST YEAR AND THIS IS FREEZE AND NICHOLS IS THE ONE THAT IS HELPING US HERE AS WELL. TO BOTH DEVELOP THE PORTIONS OF THE PICK OUT THE PROGRAM FOR THE NOTICE OF INTENT AND AMENDING ANY OF THE SWAMP PROGRAM AS WELL.

>> BEAUTIFUL. COMMISSIONER -- YOU WANTED TO SUGGEST?

>> THE AUTHORIZED. >> YES.

>> WHEN WE PUT THE ITEM IN I THOUGHT IT COULD BE INGLSEBURY.

WE NEED TO CHANGE THE WORD TO YOU.

>> TO THE COUNTY JUDGE. I SPOKE TO CHASE YESTERDAY ABOUT THIS AND MY OFFICE HAS BEEN -- AND THANK YOU TO SILVIA MY OFFICE HAS TAKEN OVER AND YOU HAVE UPDATED AND IS WAITING FOR THIS MOTION TO PASS. TO HIT SUBMIT. OKAY. SO HE IS WATCHING. IS HE STABBING BY. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS

PLEASE. >> THANK YOU JUDGE AND EVERYBODY

INVOLVED. >> OUR PRESSURE.

>> AND THE ABILITY TO PIVOT. WE ARE ONE COG OF THE WHEEL TO ACCOMPLISH TASKS. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> INGLESBURY. >> COHEN.

>> SMITH. >> HAMMER.

>> AND JUDGE. >> YES. THANK YOU THERE YOU GO.

[K.4. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement between Hays County and Broaddus & Associates for Project Management Services related to the development of a Countywide Improvement Program. BECERRA/SMITH]

[02:50:03]

K4 PLEASE. >> K4 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND -- FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COUNTY WIDE

IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. AND THIS IS YOU CAN LONGSTANDING EFFORT TO CENTRAL EYES AND CONSOLIDATE A HOLISTIC VIEW AND I THINK WE ARE FINALLY THERE. YOU HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF WORKING WITH YOUR ORGANIZATION TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS ALL INCLUDED AND THE INTENT IS CLEAR AND THANK Ú DEPARTMENT. COMMISSIONER SMITH

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? >> I WANT TO SAY I JUST IN THE INITIAL CONVERSATIONS THANK YOU FOR PURCHASING ON WORKING ON A LITTLE BIT OF AN ADJUSTMENT AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING IT UNDERWAY. I THINK A COMPLETE -- A TRUE -- CIP OR IMPROVEMENT PLAN IS WHAT'S NEEDED IN THE COUNTY WHERE WE CAN RANGE THESE PROJECTS AND NUMBER ONE IN TERMS OF WHAT THE ACTUAL NEEDS ARE BUT NUMBER TWO REALLY LOOKING AT FINANCIALLY WHAT THE TIME TRIM ON WHEN WE CAN GET THOSE AND HOW WE CAN GO ABOUT DOING THEM IN THE CORRECT MANNER WOULD BE.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THAT. AND -- HOPE TO SEE THEM HIT THE GROUND

RUNNING. >> COMMISSIONERS.

>> SO JUDGE CAN I JUST THEN -- MAYBE I'M MISUNDERSTANDING CAN YOU TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT THAT SCOPE OF WORK IS. IS IT TO -- LOOK THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO SEE WHAT IS NEEDED AS FAR AS.

>> STEPHANIE WILL BE IDEAL TO SUMMARIZE THAT.

>> STEPHANIE HUNT, PURCHASING AGENT. THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS IS FOR -- TO TAKE THE ASSESSMENTS THAT HDR HAS DONE IN

PRECINCT ONE, TWO, 4, AND. >> 5 AS WELL.

>> AND 5. >> AND 5.

>> YES. AND REVIEW THOSE AND THEN PROPOSE THESE ARE THE PROJECTS, THIS IS THE -- THE DOLLAR AMOUNT ASSESSED WITH THOSE AND PRESENT A PLAN TO THE COURT AS FAR AS WHAT IS THE IMMEDIATE NEED OR THESE ARE THE PROJECTS AND THEN THE COURT CAN DECIDE WHAT IS THE IMMEDIATE NEED AND SELECT FROM THOSE. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSIONS IN THE PAST AS FAR AS HKDR IS DOING THE INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS AND HOW ARE THESE TWO GOING TO CO MINGL AND SO, THAT'S KIND OF THE DISCUSSION.

>> IS IT -- IT'S DUPLICATIO N OF OFFICES.

>> NO. IT'S ALL OF THE STRUCTURE AND ALL OF THE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE AS A COUNTY WHETHER THAT BE FOR EXAMPLE, A PET RESOURCE CENTER, YOU KNOW WHEN WE -- IF WE HAD THIS IN PLACE WHEN WE HAD -- WE PURCHASED THE NEW ELECTIONS BUILDING. THAT PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST ITEM ON THERE. WE KNEW THAT WAS MANDATED UNDER STATE LAW AND WE HAD TO DO THAT. ITS GOING TO LOOK -- IT'S A COMPLETE PLAN TO LOOK AT ALL THE NEEDS OF COUNTY. CATEGORIZE THEM BY PROJECT AND THEN ONCE THOSE PROJECTS ARE DONE THEN TRY TO HELP US DETERMINE A FUNDING MECHANISM FOR EACH OF THOSE IN REALTIME LINES FOR EACH OF THOSE PROJECTS. IT ISN'T A SPECIFIC PROJECT. IT'S -- IT'S A COMPLETE AND -- KIND OF FULL PLAN FOR THE COUNTY.

>> -- I KNOW THEY WERE DOING PROGRAM MANAGEMENT ALSO. IS THAT CORRECT AND SO I JUST DON'T WANT TO GET IT CONFUSED. THIS IS A PART SEPARATE.

>> AND I GUESS THE REASON I'M ASKING IS BECAUSE WE JUST HIRED RIGHT, A PROGRAM COMPANY FOR THE PRECINCT.

I'M WONDERING HOW THEY WILL COMPLEMENT. I AGREE COMPLETELY.

IT WAS A BIG CONCERN OF MINE BECAUSE I HAD -- AS YOU KNOW I WENT THROUGH THE SPACE AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT WITH HDR PRIOR FOR -- THE PRECINCT ONE -- OR PRESENT FOUR BUILDING. PRIOR TO YOU ALL

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NOT HAVING THE ACT TO SEE BONDING AUTHORITY OR OTHER FINANCIAL MECHANISMS BETWEEN THAT, I WANTED TO REALLY HAVE A BROAD BASED LOOK AT HERE ARE ALL OF THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON RIGHT NOW. WHAT ARE WE DOING AND WHERE DO WE HAVE THESE GAPS THAT HAVE TO BE IMMEDIATELY FILLED? THEN GET A TRUE REPORT AND A TRUE PLAN LIKE WE DO OUR MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN. I WOULD COMPARE THIS TO A MASTER VERTAL PLAN.

INSTEAD OF -- YOU KNOW WHAT? I FINISHED MY PLAN FIRST AND I WILL GET TO COURT BEFORE YOU SO THAT I CAN GET MY BUILDING DONE.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR TO THE COUNTY, RIGHT? WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE A BROAD LOOK AND SEE WHERE THOSE POPULATION CHANGES ARE AND WHERE THE PROJECT THAT WE HAVE IN PROCESS NEED TO BE PLACED. WE HAD A GOOD LONG DISCUSSION ON THE PET RESOURCE CENTER AND ALL AGREE WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING THERE RIGHT? THAT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE DO WE NEED THE PET RESOURCE CENTER TOMORROW AS OUR FIRST IN LINE OR DO WE HAVE -- ANOTHER FACILITY THAT IS READY TO GO OR HAS THE STATE MANDATED THAT WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ELSE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR THAT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THAT FIRST AND SO, THAT'S WHAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO REALLY KIND OF CREATE A -- A -- I PUT IT -- VERY MUCH LIKE A -- OUR MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN. ALL OF OUR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS UNDER THAT MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN HAS A CONSULTANT AND SOMEONE THAT IS IN CHARGE OF THAT PROJECT THAT'S VERY SIMILAR IS HOW I VIEW VERTAL AND THIS IS GOING TO PUT A PROCESS IN PLACE WHERE WE KNOW HOW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE WITHOUT US ALL KIND OF WALKING INTO DARK FIGURING OUT

ON OUR OWN. >> OUR FIRST -- AND EVERYTHING YOU ARE TOUCHING AND DOING IS FULLY SUPPORTED AND NOT INTERRUPTED. IT JUST BECOMES PART OF THE GLOBAL WELL DESCRIBED COMMISSION -- THE GLOBAL ASSESSMENT.

>> SURE AND I'M NOT -- I'M NOT QUESTIONING THAT. I GUESS WHAT I'M QUESTIONING IS I DON'T WANT TO -- SPEND.

>> ALMOST A MILLION DOLLARS ON A -- PROJECT LIKE THIS WHERE -- IT

FEELS LIKE REPEATING SERVICES. >> THAT'S WHAT KIND OF FEELS

LIKE. NOT KNOWING. >> I WOULD SAY I WAS VERY ADAMANT IN THE SCOPE THAT WE WILL NOT DUPLICATE SERVICES.

I'M IN THE SAME BOAT. I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT HAPPEN. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE GOTTEN VERY, VERY FAR DOWN THE ROAD ON AT LEAST ONE FACILITY AND I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH YOU.

>> OKAY. AND JUST ONE OTHER QUESTION. I'M AWARE OF GOVERNMENT CENTER PRECINCT1, 2, 4 YOU SAID ABOUT EIGHT. ARE

THERE OTHER S. >> WE DISCUSSED A NEW HOME FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND PART OF THE SCOPE OF THIS IS ACTUALLY SITTING DOWN WITH EACH ONE OF OUR -- WITH EACH DEPARTMENT AND SEEING WHAT THE BEST -- DOING A TRUE EVALUATION.

I NEED IN DECISION AND I HAVE SOME POPULATION NUMBERS TO SHOW IT. I REALLY DO WANT THE ASSESSMENT. I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW AND AGAIN NOT TO REFERENCE THE -- CAN TELL YOU THAT THE OUTCOMES OF THAT, IT HAS BEEN SHOWN THAT NOW WE ARE -- YOU KNOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SHIFTING THE FOCUS OF THAT FACILITY BACK TO WHAT WE DISCUSSED PRIOR TO -- BLESS YOU, TO DOING THAT ASSESSMENT TO MORE REGIONAL SYSTEM. IT'LL BE BETTER AND SAVE THE COUNTY MONEY. IF WE HAD KNOWN THAT AT THE ONSET I THINK WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE SAVED MONEY ON

[03:00:01]

>> 100%. >> I UNDERSTAND LIKE HAVING A OVERVIEW OF ALL OF OUR PRECINCTS. WOULD THE -- AND I COULD BE COMPLETELY WRONG WITH THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR HAVE

THAT? THAT'S WHAT -- OKAY. >> ONCE THIS WOULD BE DONE I WOULD SEE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BEING -- ONCE THE

-- ONCE THE PLAN IS THERE. >> EXECUTED.

>> IT'LL BE THERE JOB TO EXECUTE.

>> NOT CREATE IT BUT EXECUTE IT. RIGHT ON. OKAY.

>> COMMISSIONER. COHEN DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION BEFORE I GO TO

TAMMY? >> NO. >

>> TAMMY DIRECTOR OF COUNTY WIDE OPERATIONS. COMMISSIONER, I JUST WANT TO GUESS TALK ABOUT YOUR -- QUESTION AND CONCERN. MY UNDERSTANDING -- AND WE HAVE A FEW OF THEM HERE TODAY IS THAT WHILE THEY ARE -- THEY ARE TAKING THE STUDIES FROM HDR AND -- REVIEWING THOSE IN -- IN THE CIP. THAT WE WILL HAVE NOT -- NECESSARILY -- I WILL CALL IT OVERLAP BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE THOSE BUT STILL HAVE TO MEET WITH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ABOUT SOME ADDITIONAL SPACE THAT THEY ARE GOING TO NEED AND KIND OF BUILD ON THAT. IT'LL LOOK LIKE SOME OVERLAP IN WHAT THEY HAVE -- WHAT THEY HAVE DONE.

>>> ALL OF THE ADMIN OFFICES WITH IN -- WITH IN THE CONFIDENT CENTER.

TO DISCUSS THE PLAN. WE DID HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM. IN THERE DESIGN MEETINGS WE HAVE HAD WITH HDR THEY HAVE GONE AND SHOWN US WHAT A FIVE, TEN YEAR BUILD OUT IF WE STAY IN THE GOVERNMENT CENTER WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND THEN THE TEN YEAR ADD ON AND ALL OF THAT. SO, I KNOW IN THE SCOPE OF WORK IT HAS WHERE THEY WILL NEAT WITH ALL OF THESE DEPARTMENTS SO I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHERE THE OVERLAP PERCEPTION WILL COME IN BECAUSE SOME OF US HAVE ALREADY DONE THAT. THAT SHOULD BE IN THE HDR ASSESSMENT AND THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO REVIEW THAT AND ASK MORE CLARIFYING QUESTIONS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT MAY BE NEEDED THAT WAS WHAT TAMMY WAS TALKING ABOUT. WE HAVE HAD THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM ABOUT LIKE WHAT HDR IS -- WE HAVE BEEN CLEAR ABOUT WHAT HDR HAS DONE AND WHAT WE WITH HAVE CREDITED WITH THEM TO DO. THIS -- THIS CONTRACT WOULD NOT HELP ANY OF THE CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT TO COURT AND DONE AND

HAD EXECUTED. >> JUST WHAT YOU JUST SAID, KITCHEL THAT WE JUST APPROVED AS THE PROGRAM MANAGER IS GOING TO DO SOME OF THOSE SAME THINGS AND THAT'S WHY I'M CONCERNED. WE JUST -- WE ARE STILL IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH KITCHEL. THAT IS -- AS A PROGRAM MANAGER THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO TO GO BACK AND ENSURE THAT WHATEVER HDR CAME UP WITH THAT -- IT IS ACCURATE OR, YOU KNOW IF IT NEEDS TO BE DECREASED OR IF IT NEEDS TO BE INCREASED. HERE WE ARE -- TRYING TO NEGOTIATE CONTRACT WITH KITCHEL AND NOW BRINGING IN SOMEONE ELSE THAT SOUNDS LIKE WE ARE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING.

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND FOR CLARITY, IF YOU WILL STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC AND TELL THE COURT HOW YOU WILL NOT BE REDOING WORK THAT'S ALREADY

BEEN PAID FOR. >> I WILL INTRODUCE MYSELF. ALEX GONZALEZ. CENTRAL TEXAS AREA VICE PRESIDENT. I WILL GIVE YOU

EXPLANATION AND LET JAMES. >> YES. JAMES -- SENIOR PROJECT

MANAGER. ALSO -- AND ASSOCIATES. >> JUDGE, COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME. I APPRECIATE THE SENTIMENT OF THE COMMENTS BEING MADE AND -- WHAT I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT -- IN THE STARTING POINT OF THIS ENTIRE THING IS COMMISSIONER SMITH AND JUDGE HAVE COMMENTED WE ARE LOOKING AT COUNTY WIDE BUT ONE

[03:05:04]

OF. >> ONE OF THOSE IS JUST TO REPEAT -- THERE WILL NOT BE A DUPLICATION.

>> CORRECT. IT'S INTENDED TO BE A COORDINATION EFFORT. TO

ENHANCE THE OVERALL PLAN. >> OKAY. AND IN THE END WHAT THIS EXERCISE WILL BE A -- A -- DURING THIS YEAR A MULTITUDE OF -- DOING SOME PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETINGS, ALSO GETTING THINGS -- USERS NEEDS, GETTING A SURVEY OUT TO THE STAKE HOLDERS AND ANY INFORMATION THAT'S ALREADY AVAILABLE FROM OTHER PARTIES LIKE HDR OR IF KITCHEL HAS OTHER INFORMATION WE LEE LOOK AT THAT AND CONSIDER IT APPROPRATELY.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN -- WE CAN ADDRESS IN THIS EFFORT?

>> AT THE END IS A CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN THAT -- THAT WOULD BE THEN FOR THE NEXT STEPS OF STARTING INTO NEXT YEAR.

IT'LL INCLUDE FUNDING MECHANISMS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HOW YOU WOULD FUND SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT

ALREADY IN THE WORKS. >> LONG RANGE STRATEGY.

COMMISSIONER. >> SO THE WORK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE IS REFLECTED WITH IN THE COST OF YOUR SERVICES?

>> THE WORK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE IS REFLECTED IN THE COST OF US GETTING ON BOARD AND UNDERSTANDING SOME OF THOSE CONTRACTS AND DOCUMENTS SO, YES, WITH VERY THAT COVERED. >

>> I THINK THAT -- I DON'T KNOW JUST TO -- I GUESS -- TALK ABOUT THE QUESTION THAT WAS JUST ASKED, SO, IF -- COULD THERE BE A POSSIBILITY THAT YOUR FEES WOULD GO DOWN BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE THAT YOU WOULD SEE THAT IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO MOVE FORWARD ON? I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S UP TO THE AMOUNT OR IF IT'S A FLAT.

>> THIS IS NOT A LUMP SUM. >> OKAY.

>> THIS IS INTENDED TO BE AN HOURLY, NOT TO EXCEED EFFORT.

>> THAT'S THE BEST APPROACH. I'M SO INTERESTED IN NOT BEING WASTEFUL. THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT WAS GOOD. THIS WORK HAS BEEN DONE. PERFECT. MOVE ON TO THE NEXT THING.

>> AND I THINK IN PASSING WHEN WE CONSULT ANY KIND OF OWN AMERICA TERMS OF MASTER PLANNING, WHETHER IT'S A GOVERNMENTAL GROUP OR HIGHER ED WE ALWAYS WANT TO START WITH THE MOST ACCURATE INFORMATION. SO, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT YOU SAY -- AGAIN AS FAR AS CONTRACTS HDR CURRENT SCOPES AND WHERE THEY ARE AND MEETING THOSE GROUPS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE COLLABORATING TOGETHER ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY.

>> TO DEFINITELY AVOID THAT DUPLICATION BUT ENHANCE IT. WE GET BETTER INFORMATION FOR -- PRESENTING TO YOU AND THE

COMMUNITY IN THE NEXT STEPS. >>

>> COMMISSIONER. ANYTHING ELSE? >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

COMMISSIONER -- HAMMER.

WHEN WE -- ONCE WE HAVE SOMEONE THAT INTEREST I THINK AT THE LAST TIME WE DID A MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN IT WAS K FREEZE AND ASSOCIATES THAT DID THAT FOR US. ONCE THAT WAS DONE WE SAT DOWN WITH OUR -- WITH OUR GEC OR GENERAL ENGINEERING CONSULTANT FOR TRANSPORTATION. THEY HELPED US TRY TO MAP OUT AS FAR AS PRIORITY BEFORE WE WENT INTO THE BOND HOW WE WOULD GO ABOUT DOING THOSE PROJECTS AND HELPED US TRY TO IDENTITY FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR EACH ONE. IF THAT'S TEXDOT, LIKE THAT.

VERY SIMILARLY WITH THE WEST TRAFFIC COUNTY P WAY WE GO THROUGH A CIP PROJECT OR CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROCESS. GENERALLY

[03:10:01]

THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS HERE IN THE COUNTY FOR AUTHORITY CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTS AND VERTICAL THEY ARE MANDATED, I THINK TO HAVE -- TO -- DO A -- A DEMOGRAPHIC LOOK TO SEE WHAT THEY WOULD NEED IN A CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN. THEY ARE MANDATED TO DO THE SUDDENY THAT NEEDS STUDY THAT FEEDS IN TO THAT. WE ARE DOING IT EVERY TWO YEARS AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S BEEN FRUSTRATING TO ME AS A -- COMMISSIONER IS WHEN WE GET TO THAT BUDGET PROCESS IN AUGUST WE HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT SET ASIDE FOR REALLY WE DON'T CALL IT CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTS. IT'S -- IT'S A POT WE SET ASIDE SPECIFICALLY IN CASE SOMETHING COMES UP RIGHT? THERE'S NOT A BETTER WAY TO PUT IT. WHEN WE ENDED UP WITH THE ELECTIONS BUILDING WE HAD TO FIND SOMETHING BECAUSE STATE MANDATED WE HAVE NEW FACILITIES. AND -- IN PUTTING THIS INTO A REAL PLAN THEN WHAT WE ARE -- I SEE IN THE BUDGET PROCESS ONCE WE HAVE IT DOWN ON PAPER AGAIN THIS ISN'T SOME LONG EXTENDED CONTRACT. IT'S A SET TIME FOR A RATE OR LESS AND THERE HAS TO BE A DELIVERABLE AT THE END OF IT. WE HAVE A PLAN THAT ALL OF US HAVE INPUT ON AND THEN WHEN WE GO INTO THE BUDGET PROCESSES OR WITH VERTICAL OR -- THOSE IN THE FUTURE FOR VERTICAL. WE CAN HAVE AT LEAST A PLAN OR -- HAS I LOOK AT IT YOU CAN HAVE A PLAN TO LOOK AT TO SAY WHAT FITS BEST, IS IT OUR BUDGET PROCESS, A CO.

DO WE NEED TO LOOK AT -- AT A PIDD, AT A -- A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF CAL FOR A PET CENTER. ALL THOSE THINGS UNLESS WE HAVE IT ON PAPER IT'S HARD FOR US TO KNOW BECAUSE I WILL USE THE EXAMPLE, THE PRECINCT 1 AND 2 ARE WORKING ON THAT BUILDING. BECAUSE YOU ARE ALL WORKING ON THAT BUILDING TOGETHER NONE OF THE REST OF US WE CAN'T -- WE AREN'T REALLY FILLED IN ON THE TIME FRAMES OR WHAT THE NEED WILL BE.

WE HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE UPDATES. IF WE HAVE SOMETHING ON PAPER I FEEL LIKE I CAN KEEP YOU PROJECTS THAT I'M DOING. NOT F1 ONLY BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE WITH REAT IN THE PROCESS BUT BECAUSE IT'S A VERY PUBLIC THING.

IF THERE IS ANYTHING IN THE SCOPE THAT MORE LANGUAGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT IN THERE. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE INPUT ON IT. I JUST COULDN'T ASK YOU BECAUSE WE --

THERE WERE TWO SPONSORS ON IT. >> I THINK IF THERE'S DETAILED BILLING. YOU KNOW THAT MAY -- HELP, YOU KNOW AS LONG AS WE REQUEST THAT TOO SEE WHAT IS BEING DONE AND BUILT FOR.

>> WE ASK ASK THE SAME FROM HDR AS WELL.

>> COMMISSIONER, WAS JUST -- FEELING MORE COMFORTABLE WITH IT UNDERSTANDING THE BILLING STRUCTURE AND JUST -- JUST STATING THAT SHE FEELS BETTER KNOWING WILL BE DETAILED BILLING BECAUSE I'M SAYING YOU SET IT UP THAT WAY WHERE IT'LLBE.

I DO FEEL LIKE THE HOURS THAT THEY WOULD PUT INTO THAT WOULD BE REDUCED BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE KITCHEL DOING ALL THAT WORK FOR US FOR THAT SPECIFIC BUILDING.

>> COMMISSIONER -- ON THE BILLING FOR THIS CONTRACT AND I'M SURE THAT THEY ARE STANDING HERE. I'M SURE I CAN GET COMMITMENT FROM THEM WHAT THE COMMISSIONER IS ASKING FOR IS NOT JUST AN HOURLY BILLING RATE BUT A DETAILED BILL FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE -- OPEN OF THOSE HOURS F WE CAN HAVE FURTHER CLARITY ON THOSE BILLINGS THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL.

>> OF COURSE. NOT JUST A DATE AND HOW MANY HOURS YOU SPENT BUT

WHAT WAS WORKED ON. >> DELIVERABLES.

>> IDENTIFY COULD ADD ONE OTHER COMMENT. THE INTENT IS TO CREATE THE CIP PLAN. IT IS NOT EXECUTING A CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT

[03:15:01]

>> I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FOUND INTERESTING WAS WHEN WE -- I ENGAGED HDR AND I KNOW THEY ASKED YOU THE SAME QUESTION. IT WAS WHAT ARE THE OVERALL NEEDS OF EACH ONE OF THESE AGENCIES.

CITIZENS AT THE OFFICE. WHAT WOULD THEY BE AND WHAT WOULD YOU NEED THERE? I KNOW THAT WHEN WE ASK ABOUT WHAT IS NEEDED IN THE PRECINCT FOUR OFFICE WE DID HDR INTERVIEWED ALL OF THOSE DEPARTMENT HEADS. I GUAY THEM A FULL LIST OF EVERYBODY FROM ANYONE THAT YOU CAN IMAGINE. A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT WAS GIVEN WAS THIS IS WHAT WE NEED RIGHT HERE IN THIS ONE SPOT.

THIS IS WHAT WE NEED IN DRIPPING SPRINGS, NOT NECESSARILY IN THE COUNTY IF WE -- IF WE LOOKED AT AND I WILL SAY THE TAX OFFICE IS A GOOD EXAMPLE. WE MENTIONED THEM A COUPLE WEEKS AGO IN ANNA AGAINA ITEM. DOING THE OVERALL VIEW OF WHAT THE NEEDS OF THE TAX OFFICE ARE AND LOOKING AT OKAY, WE KNOW THAT THERE THERE MARCUS AREA THAT WILL GO TO THE THERE OR AT THE NEW FACILITY IF WE MOVE THEM OUT OR IN THE -- WHAT THE GROWTH LOOKS LIKE THERE. THERE IS NEVER BEEN ANNA SESSIONSMENT OF OKAY. IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT HOW WE ARE GOING TO EXPAND SERVICES COUNTY WIDE IN WIMBERLY AND ON THE EASTSIDE AND ON WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE AND WHAT WOULD THE NEEDS ABOUT INTO THE FUTURE? I HAVE -- THE ASSESSMENT THAT WE HAVE HAD DONE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF -- WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PET RESOURCE CENTER WHICH I DON'T THINK WAS DONE WELL. THEY WERE ALL DONE ON AN INDIVIDUAL FACILITY BASIS. THAT IS THE REASON I REALLY WANT TO LOOK AT.

COUNTY WIDE. >> WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT? WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT YOU LOOK AT -- IF WE BUILD THIS FACILITY WHO IS GOING TO COME HERE AND NOT HAVE TO DRIVE THIS? WE KNOW -- IT WAS IMPORTANT WE DON'T WANT TO JUST THINK ABOUT OUR NEEDS TODAY.

>> IF WE WANTED TO TAKE THIS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO TALK ABOUT IT MORE WE COULD. IF THERE WAS A SPECIFIC QUESTION WE COULD

JUST FINISH HERE, YEAH. >> I SAW THAT WE COULD DO. IT'S PAYING MONTHLY AND YOU CAN DO A TERMINATION OF 30 DAYS PRIOR TO AND THEN IT'LL -- TERMINATE THE CONTRACT.

>> WE ARE GOOD. OKAY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> COHEN. >> NO.

>> HAMMER. >> YES.

>> INGLESBY. >> JUDGE. YES.

[J.3. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Development Agreement for the Crockett Canyon Estates Condominiums between Hays County and Lang Family Ranches LP. SMITH/PACHECO]

>> PLEASE OPEN J3. >> J3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE CROCKETT CANYON ESTATES BETWEEN HAYS

[03:20:01]

THE REQUEST IS -- A MEANS TO PROVIDE ANOTHER APPROACH TO THE COUNTY'S TYPICAL REGULATORY PROCESS WHEN IT COMES TO THESE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. THE INTENT IS TO ALLOW GREATER FLEXIBILITY AND DESIGN OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

LIMITATION THAT WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE AGREEMENT AND SOME PROVISIONS WHERE FUTURE RESTRICTION OF PRIVATE WELLS FOR THE 28 UNITS.

WE PASSED A VERSION OF THIS WIL HELP PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY MOVING FORWARD. SO, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS DEVELOPMENT.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH?

>> I WOULD ADD IF YOU REMEMBER THIS IS ONE OF THE -- I WON'T SAY ONE OF FIRST OR THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THIS WAS ONE OF THE FIRST DAS THAT WE DID.

BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT IS VERY SPECIFICALLY IN THIS AGREEMENT, THERE WAS AGREEMENT IN THE RECITALS THAT IS IN THIS AGREEMENT AS IT WAS IN THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT THAT UPON THE ADDITIONAL AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC WATER TO THE DEVELOPMENT, IT WOULD REQUIRE THE CAPPING OF CERTAIN WELLS. THEN THERE WAS A CONCERN ON THE VILLAGE OF BEAR CREEK RELATED TO THE CONNECTION INTO THE VILLAGE OF BEAR CREEK.

IT WOULD BE A CITY CONNECTION ROADWAY, THAT CONNECTION IS AN EMERGENCY ACCESS ONLY. SO, ALL ACCESS TO AND FROM THE CONDO WOULD BE FROM CROCKETT, FROM DAVEY CROCKETT.

SO, IT WOULD LIMIT THE ACCESS THAT THE CITY -- OR THE VILLAGE OF BEAR CREEK WAS CONCERNED

ABOUT. >> RIGHT ON.

I REMEMBER THAT.

>> YEAH. I THINK, REAL QUICK JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, THE OTHER IMPORTANT TRANSGRESSION OR DEVELOPMENT WITH THIS AGREEMENT IS THAT THE -- BACK IN JUNE 2023, THE INTENT WAS TO HAVE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE DEVELOPMENT. THAT HAS BEEN -- THAT HAS BEEN FURTHER ESTABLISHED THAT THE CLEARANCE AND TO HAVE PUBLIC WATER FOR THESE 28 UNITS AND PROVIDED BY THE WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION IN THE AREA. WEST COUNTY.

>> THAT'S IT.

>> OKAY. CALL THE ROLL.

ROLL CALLED.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

JUDGE? >> YES.

>> THAT'S ALL I HAD. COMMISSIONER HAMMER? ANYTHING YOU WANT TO PULL FORWARD BEFORE I START DOING BLOCKS?

>> NO. WE'RE GOOD.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN?

>> NO.

>> COMMISSIONER, READY FOR ONE? IF NOT, THAT'S OKAY.

I CAN CHERRY PICK AND GO BACK.

>> WHAT I'M THINKING, JUDGE, I KNOW WE HAVE CONSULTANTS FOR SOME OF THE ROAD --

>> I WAS GOING TO TAKE THE WHOLE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK.

AS SOON AS YOU CUT ME LOOSE, I'M TO THAT.

[I.1. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of Contract Amendment No. 3 in the amount of $400,000.00 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 RM 2325 Sidewalk project and amend the budget accordingly. HAMMER]

>> THAT'S FINE.

>> NOI WE'RE OW WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE ROADS DISCUSSION.

>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXEMPTION OF THE CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND PAPE- DAWSON ENGINEERS TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING, INSPECTION AND TESTING FOR CE & I SERVICES AS PART OF THE ON- CALL CE & I CONTRACT RELATED TO THE 2016 ROAD BOND PROGRAM RM 2325 SIDEWALK PROJECT.

[03:25:02]

>> SO MOVE.

>> SECOND. >> ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD TO THAT?

>> COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES SINCE 2020 HAVE GONE UP. SO THIS IS THE NEW PRICE.

>> YOU GOT IT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[I.2. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of Change Order No. 5 in the amount of $29,400.00 to the Right of Way Coordination Services Contract with LJA Engineering, Inc. for the Transportation Department Cotton Gin Road project. COHEN]

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> JUDGE?

>> YES.

>> DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FIVE IN THE AMOUNT OF $29,400 TO THE RIGHT OF WAY COORDINATION SERVICES CONTRAC WITH LJA ENGINEERING FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT COTTON GINN ROAD

PROJECT. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND.

>> JUDGE? THIS IS JUST A CHANGE ORDER NEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL RIGHT OF WAY SERVICES FOR A COUPLE

PARCELS. >> THANK YOU.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> YES.

[I.3. Discussion and possible action to approve the selection of LJA Engineering, Inc. to provide right of way acquisition services for the Centerpoint Road Overpass project in Precinct 3; and authorize staff and counsel to negotiate a contract. HAMMER]

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> JUDGE?

>> YES.

>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SELECTION OF LJA ENGINEERING TO PROVIDE RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION SERVICES FOR THE CENTERPOINT ROAD OVERPASS PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE STAFF AND COUNSEL TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT.

>> SO MOVE.

>> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[I.4. Discussion and possible action to approve the selection of Cobb, Fendley & Associates, Inc. to provide utility coordination services for the Centerpoint Road Overpass project in Precinct 3; and authorize staff and counsel to negotiate a contract. HAMMER]

>> YES. >> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> JUDGE?

>> YES.

>> DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SELECTION OF COBB FENDLEY & ASSOCIATES TO PROVIDE UTILITY COORDINATION SERVICES FOR THE CENTERPOINT ROAD OVERPASS PROJECT.

>> SO MOVE.

>> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[I.5. Discussion and possible action to approve the selection of Binkley and Barfield, Inc. to provide design phase services for the Dairy Road project in Precinct 1; and authorize staff and counsel to negotiate a contract. INGALSBE]

>> WE HAVE I-5.

>> DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SELECTION OF BINKLEY AND BARFIELD TO PROVIDE DESIGN PHASE SERVICES FOR THE DAIRY ROAD PROJECT IN PRESIKTS 1 AND AUTHORIZE STAFF AND COUNSEL TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT.

>> CALL THE ROLL?

[I.6. Discussion and possible action to approve the selection of LJA Engineering, Inc. to provide design phase services for the Goforth Road project in Precinct 1 and Precinct 2; and authorize staff and counsel to negotiate a contract. INGALSBE]

>> ALL YES.

>> DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SELECTION OF LJA ENGINEERING TO PROVIDE DESIGN PHASE SERVICES FOR THE GOFORTH ROAD PROJECT IN 1 AND 2 AND AUTHORIZE STAFF AND COUNSEL TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT.

>> SO MOVE.

>> EKD IS.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> YES. YES.

[I.7. Discussion and possible action to approve the selection of Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to provide design phase services for the Windy Hill Road Corridor (Purple Martin Avenue to FM 2001) project in Precinct 2; and authorize staff and counsel to negotiate a contract. COHEN]

JUDGE? >>

YES. >> 7.

>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SELECTION OF KIMLEY- HORN AND ASSOCIATES TO PROVIDE DESIGN PHASE SERVICESFOR THE WINDY HILL ROAD CORRIDOR, PURPLE MARTIN AVENUE TO FM 2001 PROJECT IN PRESIKT 2 AND AUTHORIZE STAFF AND COUNSEL TO AUTHORIZE A PROJECT.

>> MOVED.

>> SO SECOND.

>> WHAT HELPS IS WHEN THEY WRITE THE AGENDA ITEMS COMPLETELY. I THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME.

BECAUSE IT IS WRITTEN WELL, WE CAN MOVE THROUGH THEM THIS WAY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[I.8. Discussion and possible action to approve the selection of LJA Engineering, Inc. to provide design phase services for the High Road/CR 127 (East of GoForth Road to SH 21) project in Precinct 1; and authorize staff and counsel to negotiate a contract. INGALSBE]

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> JUDGE?

>> YES.

>> I- 8, DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SELECTION OF LJA ENGINEERING TO PROVIDE DESIGN PHASE SERVICES FOR THE HIGH ROAD CR 127 EAST OF GOFORTH ROAD TO STATE HIGHWAY 21 PROJECT IN PRESIFKT 1 AND AUTHORIZE STAFF AND COUNSEL TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT.

>> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[I.9. Discussion and possible action to approve the selection of Quiddity (Jones Carter) to provide design phase services for the FM 150 East Project in Precinct 1 & 2; and authorize staff and counsel to negotiate a contract. INGALSBE]

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES. >> YES.

>> I- 9, DISCUSSION AND POS POSSIBLE ACTION TO PROVIDE DESIGN PHASE SERVICES FOR THE FM 150 EAST PROJECT IN 1 AND 2 AND AUTHORIZE STAFF AND COUNSEL TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT?

>> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES. >> I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF BECAUSE OF A FAMILY MEMBER.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER?

>> YES.

>> SHE MADE A SECOND. HOW IS THAT RECUSAL WORKING OUT? SHOULD WE START AGAIN?

>> STATE YOUR MOTION.

>> OKAY.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU. WE MADE A MOTION AND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SMITH. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> YES.

>> YES.

[I.10. Discussion and possible action to consider the acceptance of road construction & surface drainage improvements, release of the performance bond #800166069 in the amount of $272,576.87 and acceptance of the 2-year maintenance bond #PB03016801193 in the amount of $12,278.71 for Caliterra subd., Phase 5, Section 13. SMITH]

>> YES.

>> RECUSING MYSELF.

>> YES.

>> I-10.

>> DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSIDER THE HE ACCEPTANCE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND SURFACE DRAINAGE PERFORMANCE IN 800166069 IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,72,586. 87 AND THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE TWO- YEAR MAINTENANCE BOND 03016801193 IN THE AMOUNT OF $12,278. 71 FOR SUBDIVISION PHASE 5 SECTION 13.

>> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND.

>> WELL WRITTEN. CALL

[03:30:01]

[I.11. Discussion and possible action to consider the release of the maintenance bond #GM213853 in the amount of $91,193.66 for Emma Park subd., Phase 1 and the acceptance of roads and surface drainage improvements into the County Road Maintenance System. COHEN/MOCZYGEMBA]

>> YES. >> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> JUDGE?

>> YES.

I-11. >> DISCUSSION POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSIDER THE RELEASE OF THE MAINTENANCE BOND NUMBER GM 213853 IN THE AMOUNT OF $91,193. 66 FOR EMMA PARK SUBDIVISION PHASE 1 AUN THE ACCEPTANCE OF ROADS AND SURFACE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS INTO THE COUNTY ROAD MAINTENANCE SYSTEM.

>> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> HOLD ON.

HOW DO I HAVE A BOND RIGHT BEFORE YOU, COMMISSIONER, AND SOMEHOW YOU GOT JENNIFER'S FIRST AGENDA ITEM EVER?

>> I DON'T KNOW.

>> GOD.

OKAY. GO AHEAD.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER HE COULD SNEN. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER?

>> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH?

>> YES.

>> JUDGE?

>> YES. I NOTICED JEN ASSOCIATES NAMES WILLY-NILLY SOMETIMES. NOTHING ON YOU.

OKAY. DO I HAVE SOMEONE HERE FOR SUBDIVISIONS IN THE AUDIENCE? OKAY.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO SUBDIVISIONS THEN.

[J.2. PLN-2633-PC; Hold a Public Hearing; followed by discussion and possible action regarding Triple "R" Ranchettes, Lot 15C, Replat. COHEN/MACHACEK]

>> J 2.

>> J-2. PLN 263 PPC.

HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING TRIPLE R RANCHETTES LOT 15 C REPLAT.

>> SO MOVE.

>> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU H COLBY INTERESTED IN CONTRIBUTING NOT ANYTHING NECESSARY?

>> MR. MACHACKEK IS NOT HERE. THE ITEM IS HOLD THE PUBLIC

HEARING. >> SORRY.

>> YES, SIR.

>> NOW I UNDERSTAND HER PAUSE.

>> MY POLOGIES.

>> WE WERE ALL TRYING TO MOVE FORWARD.

SORRY. >> WE'RE IN A WHOLE OTHER GEAR RIGHTS NOW.

I'M 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. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY. AS WE WERE.

>> YES. THANK YOU.

DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

FOR THIS REPLAT OF LOT 15 C, STAFF HAS REVIEWED THE REPLAT IN CONJUNCTION WITH COUNTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND RECOMMENDING STAFF APPROVAL.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> MOTION TO APPROVE.

>> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[J.1. PLN-2350-PC; Hold a Public Hearing; followed by discussion and possible action regarding the Johnson-Knight Subdivision, Replat. HAMMER/MACHACEK]

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES. >> YES.

>> J- 1, PLN- 2350 PC, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE JOHNSON KNIGHT SUBDIVISION REPLAT.

>> OPENING THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR A 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.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. PREVIOUS ITEM, THIS REPLOT, THAT WAS REPLOT IN CONJUNCTION WITH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND LOCAL CODE REQUIREMENTS AND RECOMMENDS STAFF APPROVAL.

>> MOTION FOR ALL PUBLIC HEARING FALL BY DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE JOHNSON- KNIGHTS SUBDIVISION.

>> THAT'S IT. >> SECOND?

>> SECOND.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> JUDGE? >> YES.

>> LET ME SEE, WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE IN J? I'LL TELL WHAT YOU, BEFORE WE KEEP GOING ON J, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE HERE ON AN ITEM I CAN

[K.5. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a contract between Hays County and SpawGlass Contractors, Inc. pursuant to RFP 2025-P01 Sentinel Peak Park Improvements - Construction Manager at Risk. HAMMER/T.CRUMLEY]

>> K- 5, PLEASE.

>> DISCUSSION TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT BETWEEN SPA GLASS CONTRACTORS PURSUANT TO RF 32025 P 01 CENTENNIAL PEAK CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK.

>> SO MOVE.

>> SECOND. >> NOT GOING TO LIE.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE PROJECT OF THEM ALL, TUCKER.

YOU ALREADY KNOW. AND SPA GLASS KNOWS.

DON'T LEAVE ME OUT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR ZMERNZ.

>> I BELIEVE THE CMR SPA GLASS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER USED A CMR, CORRECT? HOPEFULLY THEY ARE GOING TO BE BASICALLY OVERSEA THE WHOLE PROJECT AND SAVE US MONEY IN THE LONG RUN.

>> THAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME.

>> AND I HAVE SOMEONE ON THE SIDELINES HERE READY TO GIVE ADDITIONAL COMMENT.

STEPHANIE? >> STEPHANIE, PURCHASING AGENT.

SO, IN THIS CONTRACT, THERE IS A SECTION IN REGARDS -- TYPICALLY WITH A CMR, THERE IS A GIVE BACK WHEN THERE IS A SAVINGS IN THE CONTRACT.

IN THIS ONE, WE DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY TYPE OF SAVINGS.

THE COUNTY ONLY DUNNEN DID ONE CMR BEFORE.

THE COUNTY DID KEEP 100% OF THE SAVINGS.

SO WE DO NEED TO DISCUSS AND THE COURT NEEDS TO DECIDE IF YOU ALL WANT TO GIVE A PERCENTAGE OF THE SAVINGS TO THE CMR OR IF THE COUNTY WANTS TO SAVE THE WHOLE

PERCENTAGE. >> WHAT IS CUSTOMARY?

[03:35:01]

>> IT RANGES. THERE IS --

>> WE'VE ONLY DONE IT ONCE.

>> WE HAVE DONE IT ONCE AND WE DID NOT SPLIT THE SAVINGS, WE KEPT IT.

>> AND HOW MUCH WAS THAT SAVINGS AND WHAT WAS IT FOR? BALLPARK IS FINE.

>> I DON'T KNOW. THE CONTRACT WAS BACK IN 2000, IT WAS A VERY EARLY CONTRACT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SAVINGS ON THAT CONTRACT WAS.

THE PURPOSE OF HAVING IT IN THERE IS TO TRY TO MOTIVATE THE CMR TO FINISH AHEAD OF BUDGET AND UNDER COSTS. BUT THERE IS NOT A REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE IT IN THERE. SO IT'S REALLY P TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO HAVE IT AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

>> I LIKE IT. COMMISSIONER HAMMER, LET'S START WITH YOU.

>> I MEAN, I THINK 10%. I'M NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THE TYPICAL --

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH?

>> LOOK, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH INCENTIVIZING THEM TO SAVE MONEY FOR A PERCENTAGE. BUT WE SHOULD HAVE THE LIONS SHARE OF THAT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CUSTOMARY RATE S THE FACT IS THAT --

>> WE KEEP 90, THEY GET 10. OR DO YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE 5?

>> I'M OKAY WITH 90%. LIKE I SAID, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS THE CUSTOMARY RATE. IF IT, IS I'M FINE WITH THAT.

>> WHEN WE MET WITH SPAGLASS AND HAD THAT CONVERSATION, THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE HAPPY WITH ANY SPLIT. AND SO, IT'S NOT, LIKE I SAID, THERE IS NOT A SET AMOUNT THAT

IS -- >> SURE.

IT'S A BONUS REWARD FOR BEING EFFICIENT AND SAVING TAXPAYERS DOLLARS AT THE END.

HAMMER HAMMER SUGGESTED 10. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

>> FINE WITH HER RECOMMENDATION.

>> CAN I ASK WHAT THE OVERALL CONTRACT IS?

>> OVERALL DOLLAR AMOUNT,

BALLPARK? >> SO, THE CMAR FUND PIECE OF IT. HANG ON.

THEY WILL COME BACK WITH A GMP, GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE FOR ALL OF THE CONSTRUCTION PIECE OF IT WHICH WE WON'T HAVE THAT UNTIL WE GET CLOSER TO CONSTRUCTION

DOCUMENT. >> OKAY.

>> PHASE. BUT THE CMAR FEE, ITSELF IS -- ONE SECOND.

>> I'M GLAD JEFF'S IN CHARGE OF THAT LAPTOP OF YOURS AND HAS IT BACKED UP. BECAUSE I KNOW THERE SAY LOT OF IMPORTANT WORK BEING DONE ON THAT THING.

>> TAMMY'S ROUGH ESTIMATE IS

1.7. >> 1. 7 SFWLCHLT FOR FOR THE CMAR PORTION.

>> $1.7 MILLION TO BE THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS AT RISK. IS THAT AN HOURLY RATE? CAN WE GO THROUGH THE PREVIOUS CONVERSATION? IS IT THAT TYPE OF FEE? OR IS IT --

>> THAT IS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONTRACT.

>> YEAH. BUT THE CMAR FEE IS JUST FOR THEM TO PROVIDE, LIKE, THE ADMINISTRATION, OVERSIGHT AND ALL OF THAT. THEY DO HAVE IT BROKEN DOWN BY POSITION IN THERE. AND, SO, THOSE ARE THE MAXIMUM AMOUNTS. LIKE ON THE MONTHLY AMOUNT, THEY PUT, LIKE, $13,000 FOR PROT THE PROJECT MANAGER. SOME MONTHS IT MAY NOT THAN HIGH BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF WORK THAT THAT INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE DOING ON THE PROJECT AT THAT TIME.

>> AND WHAT WE WERE ASKING, CUSTOMARY AND THE SAME REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICULATION OF RATES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION AS WE WOULD WITH SPAWGLASS, AM I RIGHT? THE SAME IS TO BE CONSISTENT AND PREDICTABLE.

THAT'S FAIR, RIGHT? SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PLAN.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, MY FRIEND?

>> TUCKER. YOU WOULD LIKE SOMEONE FROM SPAWGLASS TO SPEAK ON THAT REGARDIG THE FEE SO WE CAN MANAGE THAT?

>> I THINK WE GOT IT. UNLESS IT'S MORE THAN 1.7.

AND IT'S HOURLY. I THINK WE HAVE THE CONTENT.

>> I DON'T BELIEVE THEY THINK THAT IS ACCURATE.

>> IN THAT CASE, PLEASE COME OON UP. THIS -- COME ON UP. THIS IS A COURT OF

RECORD. >> SPAWGLASS, WE'RE MANAGING THE PROJECT. IT'S 4. 9% OF A PROJECTED $4 MILLION WHICH IS 702. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IS THE GENERAL CONDITION COST AND OUR MANAGEMENT FEE ITSELF IS -- THE ACTUAL FEE FOR MANAGING IS 4.89%.

AND THE REMAINDER IS REIMBURSABLE COSTS.

>> BEAUTIFUL. I'M GOING TO SLOW IT DOWN.

YOU'RE PROFESSIONALS. YOU ARE AWESOME AND YOU HAVE ALL THE GREAT ACRONYMS YOU SPEAK OUT.

FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, THE ESTIMATED COST IS $14.5 MILLION WORTH OF INVESTMENTS INTO THAT PARK. AND THE FEE THAT SPAW JS GLASS CHARGING 4. 89% OF THE FEES.

[03:40:06]

>> FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT A CMAR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK, WHAT YOUR OVERALL GOAL AND OBJECTIVES ARE?

>> OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNTY GETS A PROJECT THEY WANT. WE DECIDE GUIDE THE DESIGN TEAM TO DESIGN A PROJECT IN YOUR BUDGET.

IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO WORK WITH THE DESIGN TEAM TO GET YOU BACK IN BUDGET AND BUILD YOUR PROJECT ON TIME AND IN BUDGET. SO ALL THE DESIGN TEAMS STILL REPORT TO THE COUNTY. WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ADJUSTMENTES TO FIT.

>> ANY BACKUP YOU GET, IT'S A VERY OPEN BOOK.

WE'RE HERE, YOU KNOW, JUST TO BUILD A SOLID PROJECT FOR YOU GUYS.

>> LOVE IT.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS? >> VICKI DORSETT.

I DID WANT TO POINT OUT THERE IS APPROXIMATELY $3 MILLION LEFT IN THE PARK BOND TO FUND THIS PROJECT. SO, WHEN WE GET READY TO GO OUT FOR THE GMP, THERE WILL BE -- NEED TO BE FUNDING IDENTIFIED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PIECE.

>> TO REACH THE 14.5?

>> YES, SIR.

>> GOT IT. >> THE 14.5 IS THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST. SO THEN WE'LL STILL HAVE THE --

>> 4.89.

>> EXACTLY.

>> GOT YOU. WELL POINTED OUT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOST GRATEFUL.

IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER?

>> YES.

>> YES.

>> YES.

[G. CONSENT ITEMS]

>> JUDGE?

>> YES.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> CAN WE KNOCK OUT ALL OF CON

SNENT. >> HAPPENLY. PLEASE OPEN THE SLATE OF CONSENT. APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF UNITED HEALTH CARE CLAIMS AND AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL ZERSMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500,000 TO THE HEALTH CARE CLAIMS BE ACCOUNT. APPROVE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MINUTES OF JANUARY 28, 2025, G- 5, APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF THE FEBRUARY 15, 2025 PAYROLL DISBURSEMENTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $4,500,000 EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 14, 2025 AND POST TOTALS FOR WAGES, WITHHOLDINGS, DEDUCTIONS AND BENEFITS ON THE HAYS COUNTY WEBSITE.

>> ACCEPT THE DELIVERY OF THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE QUARTERLY INTERNAL EXAMINATION REPORTS.

>> CONFIRM AND REPORT THE LAYS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION'S NOME NATION AND RECOMMENDATION OF LINDA COKER AS THE CHAIR OF THE HAYS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION. AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE ANNUAL RENEWAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND AMERICAN AEROBIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, AAMS, IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,985 FOR THE ANNUAL MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF ALL HAYS COUNTY- OWNED ACCEPT TICK SYSTEMS. AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE OPERATING BUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,840 TO COVER SI MECHANICAL OVERTIME COSTS RELATED TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT ITEM G 7 THAT WAS APPROVED ON NOVEMBER 19, 2025, AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. G-10, AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE 2025 ANNUAL RENEWAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND JOHNSON CONTROLS IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,613. 21 FOR THE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS OF THE COUNTY'S REMOTE ACCESS THERMOSTAT SYSTEM.

G- 11, AUTHORIZE BUILDING MAINTENANCE TO HAVE SECURITY ONE UPDATE THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AT THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE AND EXECUTE THE MONITORING

AGREEMENT. >> APPROVE THE APPOINTMENTS OF THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS TO THE CAPITAL AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING AUTHORITY, TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, JENNIFER MOCZGEMBA AS PRIMARY MEMBER AND MARTI REICH AS ALTERNATE, AND ANGELA KENNEDY AS THE SMALL CITIES PRIMARY MEMBER AND WILL PARISH AS THE SMALL CITIES ALTERNATE MEMBER.

G 13, APPROVE OUT OF STATE TRAVEL UTILIZING THE CECC CONTINUING EDUCATION FUNDS FOR CECC DIRECTOR STEPHANIE ROBINSON TO ATTEND THE NAVIGATOR CONFERENCE ON APRIL 14- 17, 2025 IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA.

G 14, APPROVE PAYMENTS TO SHI GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS FOR TWO INVOICES TOTALLY $8,219. 46 REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA ARCHIVING SERVICES FOR THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT IN WHICH A

[03:45:01]

G 15, AUTHORIZE A PURCHASING WAIVER FOR THE CONSTABLE OFFICE TO UTILIZE LESTER'S SHOP IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,893. 26 RELATED TO VEHICLE REPAIRS FOR A 2023 POLICE INTERCEPTOR AND AMEND AMEND BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. APPROVE SPES FACTION FICTIONS FOR RFP 2025- 36789 3 03 GOVERNMENT CENTER SECURITY PARTITIONS AND AUTHORIZE PURCHASING TO SOLICIT FOR PROPOSALS.

AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF CONTRACT AMEND NUMBER 4 WITH AMG PRINTING PURSUANT TO RFP 2020- 308 ELECTION FORM PRINTING SERVICES.

G 18, AUTHORIZE THE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF ACE OFFICE TO ACCEPT A PROPOSAL FROM CORNERSTONE DETENTION PRODUCTS, FOR THE ENTRY DOORS ON VARIOUS HOUSING UNITS AT THE HAYS COUNTY JAIL, AUTHORIZE A DISCRETIONARY EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 262. 024 A 7 D AND AMEND THE BUNT ACCORDINGLY. ACCEPT THE 2024 ANNUAL PRASHL F RACIAL PROFILING AND THE COMPARISON REPORT FOR THE HAYS COUNTY CONSTABLE PRESIRVEGTS 4.

AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A RESOLUTION SUBMISSION AND RESOLUTION SUBMISSION OF AN EXECUTED CEO/LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES FORM AND THE GRANT APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR VICTIM ASSISTANCE, VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $59,340.30.

G 20, AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A RESOLUTION SUBMISSION OF AN EXECUTED CEO/LAW ENFORCEMENT CERTIFICATIONS AND ASSURANCES FORM AND THE GRANT APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $16,155.09. G 22, RATIFY THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND SUPPORTING PHOTOS TO THE NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF TEXAS, BRING BACK THE MONARCHS TO TEXAS, GARDEN GRANTS PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $400. G 23, AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND THE EXECUTION OF A RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FY 26 SPECIALTY COURT GRANT PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,607.50. G 24, AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A RESOLUTION AND THE SUBMISSION OF A CONTINUATION GRANT APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, CRIMINAL JUSTICE- PEACE OFFICER MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,08.

>> AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR STATE AND LOCAL CYBERSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM. AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION AND THE EXECUTION OF A RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FY 26 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $389,329.

>> AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF A CONTINUATION GRANT APPLICATION AND THE EXECUTION OF A RESOLUTION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FY 26 CRIMINAL JUSTICE GRANT PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $113,727.

>> G 28. RATIFY THE SUBMISSION OF A CONTINUATION GRANT TO THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, ASSISTED OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $499,722. G 29, AUTHORIZE A WAIVER TO THE PURCHASING POLICY OF OBTAINING THREE QUOTES FOR SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO USE LENCO ARMORED VEHICLES TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT BALLISTIC GLASS WIND CHEELD VALUED AT $17,794.32. G 30.

AUTHORIZE A PURCHASING WAIVER FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO PURCHASE LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT VALUED AT $19,698. 76 AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. APPROVE OUT OF STATE TRAVEL FOR ONE SHERIFF'S OFFICE EMPLOYEE TO ATTEND THE 2025 OUTLAW MOTORCYCLE GANG CONFERENCE BEGINNING MAY 18- 23,2025 IN LITCHFIELD PARK, ARIZONA. G 32, AUTHORIZE A DISCRETIONARY EXEMPTION PER TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 262. 024 A 7 DID CAPTIVE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR COMPONENTS FOR EQUIPMENT FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO PURCHASE CAMERAS USED FOR INVESTIGATIVE

PURPOSES. >> AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO AT A $45 MONTHLY CELL

[03:50:01]

48 AND AUTHORIZE A WAIVER TO THE PURCHASING POLICY OF OBTAINING THREE QUOTES.

APPROVE OUT OF STATE TRAVEL FOR SIX SHERIFF'S EMPLOYEES TO ATTEND THE COUNTER- TERRORISM FIRST RESPONDER DRONE ASSESSMENT COURSE ON APRIL 1- 3, 2025 IN NEW MEXICO. AUTHORIZE THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO USE EXISTING FUNDS TO PURCHASE LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT FROM UNMANNED VEHICLETECHNOLOGIES, LLC, VALUED AT $1,129. 03 AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT OF EXISTING FUNDS TO PURCHASE LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT TOTALING $2,419. 14 FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AUTHORIZE JUSTICE OF THE PIECE PRESIFKT 2- 2 OFFICE TO PURCHASE TWO NEW LATITUDE 33 40E TOTALING 1 SFWHSHGS $898 FOR TRUANCY INTERNS AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

APPROVE UTILITY PERMITS. G 40, AUTHORIZE PAYMENT TO THE COUNTY JUDGE'S AND COMMISSIONER'S ASSOCIATION FOR $3,477 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES FOR $2,231, AND CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS FOR $14,024. 30 RELATED TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEMBERSHIP FEES IN WHICH NO PURCHASE ORDER WAS ISSUED AS REQUIRED PER THE HAYS COUNTY PURCHASNG POLICY.

G 41, APPROVE SENDING A LETTER OF SUPPORT TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION REGARDING THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS WALLACE ADDITION SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS PROTECT GRANT APPLICATION.

>> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND.

>> PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT, BUT THAT IS A LOT OF WORK YOU JUST GOT THROUGH. SO, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A SIP OF WATER, TOTALLY GOOD.

>> THANK YOU.

>> OKAY. COMMISSIONER SMITH, STARTING WITH YOU.

>> GOOD.

>> COMMENTS ON THIS SIDE?

>> NO.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

CALLED ]

>> CONGRATULATIONS, LINDA COKER.

>> PLEASE CONTINUE ON THE PATH -- JUST TO DOUBLE CHECK, BLUE SHIRT.

[J.4. PLN-2683-PC; Call for a Public Hearing on February 25th, 2025 regarding the Dripping Springs Ranch, Ph 2, Lot 1B, Replat. SMITH/MACHACEK]

>> L'S ET'S MOVE TO J-4.

[J.5. PLN-2673-PC; Call for a Public Hearing on February 25th, 2025 regarding the Replat of Hallett Entjer Subdivision, Replat of Lots 1 & 2. INGALSBE/PACHECO]

[J.6. PLN-2630-NP; Ratify Approval of the PEC Yarrington Substation, Final Plat. INGALSBE/PACHECO]

[K.1. Discussion and possible action to authorize the Director of Transportation, Jennifer Moczygemba, to take a county issued vehicle to her residence outside the County. BECERRA/MOCZYGEMBA]

[K.3. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a contract between Hays County and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas for COBRA Continuation of Coverage under the Employer's Group Health Plan pursuant to RFP 2024-P11. BECERRA/MILLER]

[K.8. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement between Hays County and Pracademic Partners for recruitment of a County Administrator and amend the budget accordingly. COHEN/HUNT]

[K.9. Discussion and possible action to re-grade eight Paralegal positions and one Public Information Coordinator within the District Attorney's Office effective February 16, 2025 and amend the budget accordingly. BECERRA/HIGGINS]

[03:55:53]

>>> AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

>> I YOU. SHERRY MILLER, HR DIRECTOR. THIS IS THE FOLLOW-UP. TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN WE REGRADED. THE ONE POSITION CURRENTLY PUBLIC COORDINATOR TO THE

OTHER PARALEGAL POSITIONS. >> TITLE, UPDATE.

>> CORRECT. >> BEAUTIFULLY DONE. ANY OTHER

[K.11. Discussion and possible action to consider the Commissioners' Court position related to Section 232.0032 of the Texas Local Government Code and waivers concerning adequate groundwater availability. SMITH/PACHECO]

QUESTIONS OR >> COMMISSIONER BEING CALLED ] POSITION RELATED TO SECTION 232.0032 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND WAIVERS CONSIDERING ADEQUATE

GROUNDWATER AVAILABILITY. >> SO MOVED.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. I'M GOING TO HAVE CHASE, TO THE PODIUM AND HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS. WE'VE HAD SOME VERY CLEAR REGULATIONS AS FAR AS WHAT WE WILL AND WILL NOT EXEMPT RIGHT MOTIVE TO GROUNDWATER AVAILABILITY. CHANGES UNDER STATE LAW THE LAST SESSION THAT REALLY HANDCUFFED US IN THAT SENSE. I WILL LET CHASE WALK US THROUGH SOME OF THE PERMUTATIONS. WE'VE GOTTEN , AS FAR AS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THERE BEEN A COUPLE OF WAIVER REQUESTS BROUGHT FORTH. BEFORE AYSON INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER MADE TO DETERMINE ON THOSE I THINK MY REQUEST , OR THE OTHER WHEN I KNOW COMMISSIONER HAMMER HAS GOT ONE, NO PUN INTENDED, BUT DEPENDING ON WHAT OUR DECISION OF THE COURT IS, WITHOUT HAVING TO HAVE CONVERSATION IT CAN OPEN UP A FLOODGATE OF THESE REQUESTS. I SEE IT AS VERY PROBLEMATIC FROM THE SIMPLE SENSE WHENEVER THE STATUTE WAS DRAFTED AND I AM SURE CHASE WILL GO MORE IN DEPTH INTO THIS, I TRIED TO DO AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF DUE DILIGENCE OVER THE LAST 3 TO 4 WEEKS LOOKING AT WHAT COULD OR COULD NOT QUALIFY. THE SIMPLE FACT IS -- I CANNOT FIND ANY WAY -- A WAY WE COULD GRANT THESE THINGS WITHOUT OPENING UP SIGNIFICANT LIABILITY. JUST HAVING A POLICY OR DISCUSSION POLICY FOR THE COUNTY WHERE WE REALLY LOOK AT, OKAY, I THINK REALLY ONLY THE DETERMINATION IS YES OR NO IS WE WOULD ALLOW THESE THINGS. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE SAYING WE WOULD ALLOW A GIVEN THE LIABILITY ON THE COUNTY. BUT I THINK IT IS PURSUANT TO US AS THE POLICYMAKERS WHEN IT COMES TO THESE THINGS TO, AT LEAST, HAVE THE CONVERSATION FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND GET THEM INTO THE MIND-SET OR UNDERSTAND THE MIND-SET THAT WE ARE OUT TO

REACH THAT DETERMINATION. >> GOOD MORNING. CHASE COUNTY -- I DIDN'T INTRODUCE MYSELF LAST TIME. EFFECTIVE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, THERE WAS A SHIFT IN 232.-- OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. BEFORE IT WENT INTO EFFECT , THE COUNTY HAD THE ABILITY TO ACQUIRE GROUNDWATER CERTIFICATIONS FROM GEOSCIENTISTS. CERTIFY THERE'S UNDER -- ADEQUATE GROUNDWATER.

OUR CURRENT REGULATIONS ALLOW FOR CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS TO -- WHERE WE WOULD OR WOULD NOT REQUIRE THOSE. STARTING JANUARY

[04:00:02]

THERE ARE NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ISSUES WITH THIS . STAFF, BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN GETTING REQUESTS FROM THE CERTIFICATIONS OR THESE WAIVERS WANT GUIDANCE ON DO WE WANT TO ADDRESS CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, UNILATERAL, NO WE DON'T DO THIS, THINGS

ALONG THOSE LINES. >> THAT YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS?

>> MY CONCERN IS TWOFOLD. NUMBER ONE WE HAVE SUBDIVISIONS IN MY PRECINCT ALREADY THAT ARE RUNNING OUT OF WATER. WE HAVE SUBDIVISIONS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED AT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SUBDIVISIONS, THERE WERE THE SMALL-SCALE -- THEY WON'T EVEN REALLY SUPPLY PORTS. SUBDIVISIONS WOULD COME IN AND SAY WE ARE PUTTING IN 10 MONTHS. AS PART OF YOUR PAYMENT ONCE A MONTH AND YOUR HOA FEE YOU ARE GOING TO PAY $15 TO JUDGE, AND EACH ONE OF US WHO DO THAT THAT OWN LOTS THERE. THE WELL FOR OUR SUBDIVISION IS GOING TO BE ON THE JUDGE'S PROPERTY. I'VE GOT A HANDFUL OF THOSE THAT ARE NOW DEFUNCT. NUMBER ONE, NO ONE PAID THE JUDGE, OR NUMBER TWO, THE WELL WENT DRY. NOW WE WOULD BE IN THE POSITION OF CERTIFYING WHERE THE STATE HAS ASKED US TO CERTIFY THERE WILL BE WATER THERE IN PERPETUITY , THAT THERE WOULD BE. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT PART ONE.

PART TWO IS IN THE ACTUAL DEFINITION IN THE LAW IT SAYS PARTS. THE SUBDIVISION CANNOT HAVE MORE THAN 10 PARTS. IT DOESN'T SAY PARCELS, IT DOESN'T SAVE PLATS. IT JUST SAYS PARTS. SITTING DOWN WITH STAFF, WE HAD THE CONVERSATION .

WHAT IS A PART? THERE'S NO DEFINITION OF IT. QUITE LITERALLY, WE WOULD HAVE TO SAY, OKAY, YOU APPLIED FOR A DRIVEWAY PERMITS. A DRIVEWAY IS A PART. A BUILDING IS A PART. A TANK IMPROVEMENT IS A PART. THERE IS NO DEFINITION OF WHAT THAT IS.

UNTIL THERE'S MORE CLARIFICATION IN THE LAW, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE THAT WE DON'T ACCEPT ANY OF THESE WAIVERS OR CONSIDER THEM SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE, NUMBER ONE OF THE LIABILITY, BUT NUMBER TWO, I HAVE THE DISTINCT IMPRESSION THAT OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 5 YEARS, THERE WILL BE CASE LAW RELATIVE TO THE SECTION BECAUSE IT IS SO AMBIGUOUS. I DON'T NECESSARILY WANT HAYES COUNTY BEING THE POSTER CHILD FOR WHATEVER THE CASE LAW BECOMES.

>> HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? >> I WAS IN AGREEMENT TO WHAT WALT SAID WHEN I FIRST GOT MY WAVE THE WAIVER REQUEST. AFTER LOOKING MORE INTO IT -- AND I'M GOING TO GET CLARIFICATION HERE.

THE WATER AVAILABILITY STUDY NOT A SUSTAINABLE LADY -- STUDY.

WHEN IT COMES TO MY PRECINCT YOU ARE GOING TO FIND WATER THROUGHOUT MY PRECINCT. IT IS A GOING TO SUSTAIN, THAT'S A

QUESTION? >> TYPICAL CERTIFICATION FROM THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IT'S JUST AVAILABILITY. WE HAVE A FURTHER BURDEN, AS A CORE, NOT JUST AVAILABILITY BUT SUSTAINABILITY ON TOP OF THAT. IT'S BOTH. PRESENT AND THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE WATER PRESENT. WOULD IT HOLD THE COURT

TO A SIRE -- HIGHER STANDARD. >> WITH APPROVING A WAIVER, SUCH AS THE ONE THAT I RECEIVED , IT WOULD, BASICALLY, WE MIGHT BE WAIVING THE AVAILABILITY STUDY BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME ACTION ON OUR PART FOR WAIVING THE SUSTAINABILITY, AVAILABILITY FOR

[04:05:06]

>> IT'S AN OPEN QUESTION OF WHAT THE TIMELINE IS. THAT'S ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE SUB STATUTE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF AMBIGUITY IN IT. IT WOULD HAVE TO BE A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT SAYS A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS. ONE THERE IS CURRENTLY WATER AVAILABLE IN THE SUBDIVISION, TO THEIR WILL CONTINUE TO BE WATER AVAILABLE FOR THAT SUBDIVISION , AND THAT YOU ARE MAKING A FINDING ON CREDIBLE EVIDENCE.

WHAT CREDIBLE EVIDENCE IS A GREAT QUESTION. SOMETHING AGAIN NOT GIVEN A WHOLE LOT OF -- THAT I COULD FIND AT LEAST IN MY RESEARCH, AND WHAT IT DOES, IT PUTS THE COMMISSIONERS COURT IN THE FINDER FACT POSITION. WHICH, MAYBE IF WE HAD SOME VERY SERIOUS WATER SCIENTISTS ON BOARD WE COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE

THAT. >> HOW MUCH DO THESE -- JUST FOR -- I MEAN -- DEVELOPMENT SAY, HOW MUCH DO THESE COST?

>> PATTIS HAD SECONDHAND CONVERSATIONS. I HEARD IT CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM TWO TO 10 GRAND. THAT'S CONVERSATIONS AND

ESTIMATES ON THAT. >> SORRY .

>> PLEASE. >> I THINK IT'S A VERY VALID QUESTION. I THINK THE ELLIPSE IS NOT THE BIGGER PICTURE BUT THE BIGGER SENSE IS MAKE IT A MANDATORY REQUIREMENT IS WHERE WE HAVE TAKE THAT EXCEPTION WE HAVE IN OUR LOCAL RULES AND REGULATIONS WHERE CERTAIN SUBDIVISIONS MAY BE EXEMPT FROM HAVING TO GO THROUGH THIS REQUIREMENT. FOLLOWING AS IT'S WRITTEN IN THE STATE STATUTE IT'S MANDATORY FOR EVERY APPLICATION. WE JUST RECENTLY TOOK INTO A SUBDIVISION FOR A ONE LOT SUBDIVISION. YOU CAN HAVE US THERE. ONE WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS WATER AVAILABILITY CERTIFICATION STUDY PROCESS, WHICH EQUATES ON AVERAGE $10,000, I WANT TO SAY .

CORRECT. THAT IS HOW THE LAW IS WRITTEN. IT'S MANDATORY. FOR EVERY PLAT APPLICATION. THERE'S NO SPECIFICS ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS, OR SUBDIVIDING THIS FORM AND FASHION. THEY MADE IT

VERY VAGUE. >> WHEN WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION I WAS, LIKE, OKAY, CAN WE LOOK AT THIS AS WE LOOK AT ANYTHING ELSE? IF IT'S A ONE LOTS OF DIVISION. CAN WE DO AN ACREAGE REQUIREMENT. CAN WE DO A GRANDFATHER SIMILAR TO SEPTIC.

WE TRIED TO WALK THROUGH EVERY PERMEATION AT EVERY POINT IN THE PROCESS IT CAME BACK TO WHAT THE STATUTE SAYS. THE STATUE IS SO AMBIGUOUS WHENEVER IT COMES TO WHAT THE VIABLE DATA WOULD BE .

BUT IT'S NOT WHEN IT SAYS YOU HAVE TO HAVE IT. THAT'S WHERE THE RUB IS. IF IT WAS AMBIGUOUS IN THE SENSE THAT WE COULD -- BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THE CURRENT EXEMPTION WE HAVE. I WISH WE COULD KEEP THE CURRENT EXEMPTION WE HAVE. I THINK IT GIVES US A LOT OF PLAUSIBILITY TO -- THE PARENTS TRYING TO GIVE FIVE ACRES TO A KID. I DON'T WANT TO REQUIRE IT, BUT I DON'T SEE HOW UNDER STATE LAW WE CAN AVOID IT.

>> A PIECE OF MY OPINION, PREVIOUS ITERATION AND PREVIOUS CONTACTS NOW MANDATORY. IT PUTS THAT MAGNIFYING GLASS DIRECTLY.

YOU KNOW, EVEN THE PROCESS OF EXEMPTION THAT WE WERE COMFORTABLE WITH. FIVE LOTS OR LESS THAT I'VE MENTIONED. IF A WALL GOES DRY ON PROPERTIES. THE NEARBY NEIGHBORS. 200 -- THE PERSON THAT DID THE SUBDIVISION, BUT MORE DIVIDING IT .

>> APPROVED IT. >> THAT APPROVED IT.

>> DISCUSSION WE HAD YESTERDAY, JUDGE. I DON'T LIKE THE LIABILITY IT PUTS ASUNDER. THOSE SMALL WORDS MAY, SHALL, AND MUST . I JUST DON'T FEEL THAT WE SHOULD BE GIVING WAIVERS UNTIL

SOMETHING CHANGES . >> IT IS FRUSTRATING, TOO BECAUSE IT'S ALL OF TEXAS. THEY DON'T SPECIFICALLY -- HAYES COUNTY IS DIFFERENT THAN OTHER COUNTIES IN TEXAS. THE BLANKETS.

>> IN MY POINT, THERE'S A LEVEL OF TRUST WHEN EACH OF US AS A COMMISSIONER BRINGS ONE OF THE SUBDIVISIONS PLOTS TO THE COURT.

THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS BRING ONE OF THESE TWO COURT WITH YOU ALL NOT UNDERSTANDING THE LIABILITY THAT IS CONNECTED TO IT , TO THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE, IF I WERE TO SPONSOR THAT. THAT'S THE REASON I ASK THE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO ACTUALLY BRING THIS TO COURT SO WE COULD HAVE AN OPEN DISCUSSION WHERE WE COULD EXPLAIN SOME OF THOSE ISSUES AND THEREFORE GET A GENERAL VIEW FROM THE COURT, AS FAR AS I KNOW I'M NOT GOING TO

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>> I APPRECIATE THAT. I WOULD HOPE WE WOULD BE CONSISTENT AND WE WOULDN')T PUT EACH OTHER IN THAT SITUATION. IF WE ARE GOING TO SAY NO THAT MEANS NO ALL ACROSS.

>> I AM ON YOUR PAGE. IS THIS ENOUGH DIRECTION TO MAKE POLICY FOR YOU AS A COURT WE SAY NO? FOR YOU TO DRAFT ACCORDINGLY?

>> YES, I THINK THIS GIVES US 100% CLEAR DIRECTION. IT WOULD BE MY RECOMMENDATION THAT IF THE COURT ACCEPTS THE REQUEST, NEXT OR MOVE FORWARD PER ITEM ON THE AGENDA AND ADOPT THE FORMAL RESOLUTION REGARDING THIS POLICY.

>> THE SAID WE WILL ALLOW US TO BE PREDICTABLE AND CONSISTENT COUNTYWIDE. WELL SAID COMMISSIONER.

>> WE CAN DRAFT A RESOLUTION AND PUT RESOLUTION ON CONSENT.

>> WELL DONE, CHASE. >> WELL DONE, MARCUS.

>> THANK YOU, COLLEAGUES, FOR THE TIME OF DAY. I WOULD LIKE TO

[M.2. Discussion related to the Hays County inmate population, to include current population counts and costs. BECERRA]

BRINGING A RESOLUTION. >> THAT'S IMPORTANT.

>> M2. DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE INMATE POPULATION TO INCLUDE CURRENT POPULATION COUNTS AND COST.

>> THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SENDS MY OFFICE THE JAIL CAPACITY REPORT. OUR JAIL CAPACITY IS 410 INMATES, JAIL STANDARD RECOMMENDS HOLDING APPROXIMATELY 10%. WHICH ALLOWS US TO HOLD 368 INMATES. THE JAIL'S DAILY AVERAGE WAS 470 AND PEAK WAS 482 ON FEBRUARY THE SECOND. THE ESTIMATED COST PER OUTSOURCING IS $132,240. DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY THE TRUSTEES WORKED A TOTAL OF 5000 HOURS AT A RATE OF $20 AN HOUR FOR A RATE OF $80,000. THAT'S REALLY GOOD. PAPER READY INMATES, 37. THOSE ARE FOLKS THAT HAVE THEIR DAY IN COURT, BEEN FOUND GUILTY AND AND -- ARE NOW STATE INMATES. ARREST BY AGENCY. HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE 57 WHICH INCLUDES COURT COMMITMENTS, INDIVIDUALS TURNING THEMSELVES AND FOR ONCE AND OTHER AGENCIES AND WARM PICKUPS FROM OTHER COUNTIES. PD 31 , 29 , DEVELOP -- DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY WHILE THIS AGENDA ITEM IS OPEN TALK ABOUT THE INMATES TO CONSIDER THE ROAD MAPPING OF IN THE FUTURE, GOVERNOR PERRY PUTS A CITABLE OFFENSES SITE , -- CITE FOURTH LEADING -- FEEDING THE COUNTY JAIL TO BE REMINDED ABOUT CITABLE OFFENSES AND IF THEY ARE CITABLE BUT THEY CONTINUE TO ARREST THAT WE CONSIDER A CONVERSATION AROUND CHARGING THEM A FEE . I DON'T KNOW. I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR

[L. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS]

>> L1. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 55 -- 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. CONSULTATION WITH COUNCIL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE AND LEASE VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATED WITH PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PROJECTS BEING CONSIDERED BY HAYS COUNTY. L2. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. CONSULTATION WITH COUNCIL AND DELIBERATION

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[Items F3 & G7]

>>> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN F3 AND G7 BOTH?

>> F3, ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING FEBRUARY 2025 AS SPAY NEUTER AWARENESS MONTH.

>>> G7?

>> OH, AND G7, CONFIRM AND APPOINT THE HAYES COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION OF LINDA COKER AS CHAIR OF THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION.

>> WE HAVE A SECOND. SORRY, VIEWING PUBLIC, BUT WE MISSEDED MISSED A COUPLE OF COMMENT XS THIS IS A COURT OF RECORD AND OUR AIM IS ALWAYS TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO YOU AND YOUR VOICE TO BE HEARD. START A TIMER FOR EACH

ONE. >> FOR MARCIA SANDERSON.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO ADDRESS THE COURT TODAY. I'M MARCIA SANDERSON, WITH THE TNR, TRAP, NEUTER RETURN, IS CONTROLLING THE POPULATION OF COMMUNITY AND FREE ROAMING CATS IN ANY GIVEN LOCATION PARTICULARLY IN AN AREA SUCH AS OURS WHICH IS LARGELY RURAL IN NATURE.

AS WELL AS SPAY AND NEUTER, VACCINATIONS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE TNR EFFORT.

WE HAVE BEEN OPERATING SINCE 2011 AND HAVE SPAYED AND NEUTERED ABOUT 1900 SUCH CATS. WE PROVIDE THE SERVICE AT LITTLE OR NO COST TO OUR COMMUNITY, EVEN BEFORE THAT TIME, WAS THERE A VERY SUCCESSFUL TNR PROGRAM IN WIMBERLY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. THERE IS A LONG- ESTABLISHED HISTORY THAT COMMUNITY CATS IN THE WIMBERALLY ARE PROPERLY FIXED AND VACCINATED AND GIVEN THE PAWS SURGERY CLINIC, WE HAVE THE FACILITIES TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES NECESSARY TO RUN OUR PROGRAMS. THIS CLINIC HAS INVITED SEVERAL DIFFERENT NON- PROFIT TNR GROUPS TO SCHEDULE SURGERIES WEEKLY ALONG WITH PAWS AND INHOUSE ADOPTIVE DOGS AND CATS.

>>WITH THE SUPPORT OF SUCH SERVICES AS WELL AS THE LOW- COST SPAY/NEUTER AND VACCINATION OPTIONS FOR FAMILY- FRIENDLY PETS OFFERED BY PAWS, IT HAS A DELIVERY SYSTEM THAT BENEFITS ALL CATS, BUT WE CONTINUE TO NEED PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE PERSONANCE OF TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THESE SERVICES. EMPHASIS ON THESE PROCLAMATIONS AND THE WORK DONE BY THE HAYES COUNTY RESOURCE CENTER IN GETTING INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC IS VITAL TO OUR ONGOING SUCCESS IN CONTROLLING THE PROLIFERATION OF CATS BE THERE INDOOR PETS OR FREE- ROAMING COMMUNITY CATS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS IN THIS REGARD AND THIS TIME ALLOTTED TO ME. WIMBERLEY STANDS.

>> SORRY FOR THE DELAY. START A TIMER FOR THE NEXT ONE.

>> THIS ONE IS FROM ANITA COLLINS.

DEAR COMMISSIONERS COURT, AS YOU APPOINT LINDA COKER AS CHAIR I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS, I UNDERSTAND THAT MY SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES AND TRANSPARENCY MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THESE LONGTIME MEMBERS MAY HAVE WANTED TO HEAR, BUT I BELIEVE IN THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE PRINCIPLES. WHILE IT MAY NOT BE THE ONE LEADING THE CHANGE, I HOPE YOU WILL CONSIDER THE NEED FOR SOME ADJUSTMENTS. FIRST OF ALL, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE COURT INSTRUCT THE COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION TO REVISE ITS BYLAWS TO AT THE VERY LEAST, HAVE TERM LIMITS FOR OFFICERS. WE NEED NEW LEADERS WITH NEW IDEAS AND NEW APPROACHES TO PRESERVE OUR COUNTY'S HISTORY. LINDA COKER TOLD YOU TWO YEARS AGO THIS AN AD HOK HOC COMMITTEE, AND SHE SDOFRLED DISSOLVED THE COMMITTEE AND NOTHING WAS DONE. IN THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS HANDBOOK, THE T HAD, C RECOMMENDS THAT THE

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>> TWO YEARS AGO BECAUSE OUR COUNTY WAS EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT GROWTH, I PROPOSE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES OVERSEE THE LONG OVERDUE HISTORICAL SURVEY, HOWEVER, THE LEADERSHIP OPPOSED THIS SUGGESTION AND IT WAS LEFT IN THEIR HANDS. REGRETTABLY, TO THIS DAY A SURVEY HAS NOT BEEN CONDUCTED. THE ASSETS DUE TO DEMOLITION IS A MATTER OF GRAVE CONCERN.

THESE WERE JUST SOME OF THE CHANGES I WOULD HAVE LIKED -- I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE IMPLEMENTED AS HCHC CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.

FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE HCHC MINUTES ATTACHED TO THE AGENDA REMOVED FROM THE RECORD BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT THE OFFICIAL MINUTES THAT THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION HAVE VOTED TO APPROVE.

RESPECTFULLY, ANITA. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.