May 20, 2025 Regular

[A. CALL TO ORDER ]

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>> A VERY GOOD MORNING TO YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

WE ARE MOST GRATEFUL. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THIS MORNINGS IN VACATION WILL BE LED BY OUR VERY OWN PASTOR DARIUS TODD. IF YOU WILL PLEASE ALL RISE.

>> HEAVENLY FATHER WE GIVE YOU THANKS FOR ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL DAY YOU'VE MADE. WE HONOR YOU AND THANK YOU TIMELINESS OF THIS . WE PRAY AS WE CELEBRATE AND GIVE RECOGNITION TO THOSE WHO DESERVE AS WE GIVE THANKSGIVING FOR ALL THOSE WHO SERVED THIS AND NATION. TO HONOR THOSE WHO HAVE FOR GIVING US GRACE ABLE TO BE WISE AND MAKE COURAGEOUS DECISIONS THAT WILL POSITIVELY AFFECT THIS COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US YOUR WISDOM . IT

IS IN JESUS NAME I PRAY. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

>> THOUGH YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL?

[E. PUBLIC COMMENTS ]

>> COMMENTS. THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO SUBMITTED A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WITNESS FORM WHILE NOW HAVE TO SPEAK.

UNFORTUNATELY NO ACTION MAY BE TAKEN . PERFECT. START A TIMER,

LET'S GET RIGHT TO IT. >> FIRST IS FROM ALEX. HE'S COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT WE ARE WRITING TO SHARE AND UPDATE . IN THE SPIRIT OF TRANSPARENCY WE WANT TO INFORM THE FUNDING REQUEST WE PREVIOUSLY MADE TO SUPPORT A DRONE SHOW HAS FALLEN SHORT . DESPITE HER BEST EFFORTS WE WERE NOT ABLE TO REACH OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL OF $34,000 AND WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SECURE THE NECESSARY FUNDS TO HOST THE DRONE SHOW. HOWEVER WE REMAIN FULLY COMMITTED TO PROVIDING A MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY CELEBRATION FOR COUNTY. OUR EVENT WILL FEATURE FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES WHICH HAS BEEN A HISTORICAL PART AND TRADITION STARTED BY MR. HARVEY MILLER WE ARE PROUD TO REVIVE F RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE COMMISSIONERS COURT CONTINUE WITH SUPPORT THOUGH IN A LESSER AMOUNT TO HELP US BRING THE 5K AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO LIFE. WE ARE REQUESTING $500 FROM EACH COMMISSIONER. IT MAKES A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN OUR ABILITY TO HONOR THIS IMPORTANT OCCASION AND ENGAGE THE BROADER COMMUNITY IN CELEBRATION AND REFLECTION. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING OUR PROGRESS AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT SINCERELY, DHA PRESIDENT OF DUNBAR HERITAGE ASSOCIATION. SECOND EMAIL PUBLIC COMMENT IS FROM . DEAR JUDGE BECERRA AND COMMISSIONERS , AS YOU MAKE YOUR DELIBERATION TODAY ON THE FUTURE OF THE HAYS COUNTY PET RESOURCE CENTER PLEASE BE ADVISED THE ANIMAL SHELTER SITUATION AT THE SAN MARCUS REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER REMAINS DIRE. FOR WEEKS THE SHELTER HAS BEEN OVERCAPACITY AND ANIMAL INTAKES HAVE EXCEEDED ADOPTIONS AND 36 DOGS AND 72 CATS CURRENTLY RESIDE IN FOSTER HOMES. FOR OUR ON THAT RISK RISK AND FACE LOSING THEIR LIVES AT 7 P.M. TODAY IF THEY ARE NOT ADOPTED, FOSTERED OR TAKEN IN BY RESCUE. THERE REMAINS A CRITICAL NEED FOR A COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER SYSTEM THAT HAS PROGRAMS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND DIVERGENT AND REUNIFICATION PROGRAMS IN THE

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SIUATION. THANK YOU . >> WELL SAID. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL STOP THERE ON THAT PART. OTHERS HAVE SIGNED UP. I HAVE A STACK. DURING THOSE ITEMS WHEN WE OPEN THEM. SO, LET'S

[F.1. Presentation of May 2025 Service and Retirement Awards. BECERRA/GRANJENO ]

BEGIN. PLEASE OPEN F1. >> PRESENTATION OF MAY 2025 SERVICE AND RETIREMENT AWARDS.

>> IN MORNING. I AM THE HR MANAGER FOR HAYS COUNTY. I AM HERE TODAY TO HONOR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE REACHING SERVICE MILESTONES. I'M GOING TO START WITH ONE YEAR OF SERVICE AND ANYBODY WHO IS IN THE COURT TODAY, IF YOU WILL COME FORWARD AND GO TO THE DAIS, WE WILL TAKE PICTURES AND THEN MOVE ON. SO, CELEBRATING ONE YEAR OF SERVICE IS ALLISON HANCOCK. ALSO ONE YEAR IS DIANE HERBAL . ALSO ONE YEAR IS CODY JONES. ALSO ONE YEAR IS BRIAN CAMPBELL. ONE YEAR IS ADAM LUCERO . ONE YEAR IS .

ONE YEAR IS JENNIFER STOVER. ONE YEAR IS MONICA PEREZ. ONE YEAR IS MADISON MCCLEARY . ONE YEAR IS ANTONIO ROBLEDO JR. ONE YEAR IS . ALSO ONE YEAR IS SAUL AGUILERA . ONE YEAR IS STEPHANIE RUIZ. ONE YEAR IS JESSICA GUAJARDO . THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR ONE YEAR.

OKAY, CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE IS ALLISON WALDRON. ALSO CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS IS MATT BURNS . FIVE YEARS IS NOLAN STRAIN . YES, THAT'S IT FOR FIVE YEARS.

OKAY, FOR 10 YEARS OF SERVICE IS RITA HENSLEY , ALSO WITH 10 YEARS IS JESSE LOPEZ .

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OKAY. CELEBRATING 15 YEARS OF SERVICE IS MIRANDA SUPAK . OKAY.

WE WILL MOVE ON TO 20 YEARS OF SERVICE IS SERGIO ORTIZ AND HE'S NOT IN COURT THIS MORNING. NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO RETIREES.

WE HAVE TOM MAYFIELD WITH 20 YEARS OF SERVICE AND HE'S NOT IN COURT TODAY. THE NEXT RETIREE IS JANIE FLORES WITH JP ONE-TO .

I BELIEVE JANIE IS IN THE COURT.

I HAVE JUDGE MARINO THAT WANTS TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS.

APPLAUSE ] >> ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I DID'S COMING OFF THIS WAS FILLING MY POSITION AND JANIE HAS BEEN WITH MY OFFICE SINCE DAY ONE AND SHE HAS BEEN SUCH AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS OFFICE THAT SHE THINK SHE IS RETIRING BUT SHE STILL GOING TO COME ALL THE TIME.

[F.2. Adopt a proclamation recognizing May 20, 2025 as Youth Task Force Senior Recognition Day in honor of the CORE Four Partnership Youth Task Force 2025 Graduates. ]

>> ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO F2. F2.

>> ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING RATE 20, 2025 AS YOUTH TASK FORCE SENIOR RECOGNITION DAY IN HONOR OF THE CORPS FOR PARTNERSHIP YOUTH TASK FORCE 2025 GRADUATES.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> GOOD MORNING. HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR. TODAY IS GOING TO BE THE CORE FOR YOUTH SERVICES DIRECTOR . I'M GOING TO ALLOW HER TO HAVE THE MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT THE GRADUATES IN THIS PROGRAM AND WHY WE ARE

CELEBRATING THEM TODAY. >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TIME TO SPEAK ON OUR SENIORS AND SPECIFICALLY OUR YOUTH TASK FORCE. THE CORE FOUR HAS MANY INITIATIVES AND STRONG PARTNERSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY, BUT THIS I ADMIT IS MY FAVORITE PART OF MY JOB, IS WORKING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE . OUR YOUTH TASK FORCE CONSISTS OF A MAXIMUM OF 20 YOUTH WITHIN HAYS COUNTY BETWEEN EIGHTH GRADE AND 12TH GRADE. THESE YOUTH FACILITATE THE YOUTH TASK FORCE AND SERVE AS AN ADVISORY GROUP AND ALSO REPRESENT SAN MARCOS AND THE COURT FOR AS PART OF OUR YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSIONS. THROUGH THEIR WORK , ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THEY DO EVERY YEAR IS A FREE YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE . I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE WORK THEY'VE DONE THIS YEAR SPECIFICALLY. WE PARTNERED WITH AND ROLLED OUT BYSTANDER INTERVENTION COMPASSION AND INFORMED EVERY DAY CONSENT , CURRICULUM AS PART OF THEIR MONTHLY MEETINGS. WE ARE OFTEN TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND THE CHALLENGES YOUNG PEOPLE ARE FACING IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE REALITY IS OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ASKING FOR THE SAME SUPPORT.

THEY RECOGNIZE CHALLENGES THEY ARE EXPERIENCING AND PART OF THAT IS THE YOUTH TASK FORCE IS COMING TOGETHER AND SAYING WE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS , WE WANT TO PRIORITIZE X INITIATIVES SO

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>> GOOD MORNING. WHERE THE TEXT FORCE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT. WE ARE SO PROUD ALL THAT THE FORCE AS A COMPASS INCLUDING PLANNING OUR ANNUAL YOUTH, AND AT THE SAN MARCUS HOUSING AUTHORITY AND THE DONATION DRIVE TO THE REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER AND SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER.

>> WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR ALL OPPORTUNITIES GIVEN TO OUR MEMBERSHIP IN THE TASK FORCE FROM SERVING OUR COMMUNITY TO DEVELOPING ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS. I'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN A MEMBER FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS . THE TIME I SPENT CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND LIKE-MINDED YOUTH THROUGHOUT. THAT SAID WE WOULD LIKE TO THINK HAYS COUNTY FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE YOUTH TASK FORCE AND FOR ALLOWING US TO EXPERIENCE THESE BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY.

>> WELL DONE.

TO TAKE A PICTURE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? OKAY. GIVE US ONE SECOND.

LET US READ THE PROCLAMATION AND VOTE ON IT AND BRING EVERYONE

UP. >> PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 20, 2025 AS YOUTH TASK FORCE SENIOR RECOGNITION DAY WHEREAS THE CORE FOUR PARTNERSHIP, CITY OF SAN MARCOS, HAYS COUNTY, SAN MARCUS C ISD AND TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY RECOGNIZE THE YOUTH TASK FORCE THAT SERVES AS A YOUTH ADVERSARY GROUP TO THE CORE FOUR PARTNERSHIP WHICH HAS BEEN A VITAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY PROVIDING VALUABLE INSIGHT AND GUIDANCE TO OUR ORGANIZATION AND WHEREAS THE GRADUATING SENIORS PRESIDENT , HALEY AGUILAR, VICE PRESIDENT SOPHIA ROBERTSON, MARKETING CHAIR , WHITEY F LIAISON , BRAXTON WILLIAMS AND CAN REALLY , RENA LUCIO HAVE CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP , DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE TASK FORCE AND WHEREAS THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY SERVICE, HOSTING A FREE YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FOR LOCAL AREA YOUTH HAVE ENRICHED OUR DISCUSSIONS , INFORMED DECISIONS AND FOSTERED A MORE VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. WHEREAS THEIR ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN THE YOUTH TASK FORCE, THOUGHTFUL INSIGHT AND WILLINGNESS TO SERVE AS ROLE MODELS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN OUR SUCCESS AND WHEREAS THEIR DEDICATION TO THE YOUTH TASK FORCE HAS BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO OTHERS . WHEREAS THE CORE FOUR PARTNERSHIP HAS IMPLEMENTED POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT THAT ENCOURAGES THE YOUTH TASK FORCE TO WORK ALONGSIDE THE PARTNERSHIP AND ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF LOCAL AREA YOUTH AND THE GREATER SAN MARCOS AREA. COLLECTIVELY THEY WERE TO CHANGE HOW ADULTS ENGAGE WITH YOUTH TO ACHIEVE IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH, ACCESS TO YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMING AND YOUTH LED ACTIVITIES. YOUTH TEXT FOR SENIOR RECOGNITION DAY AND DO HEREBY CALL UPON THE PEOPLE OF SAN MARCOS TO SUPPORT THE YOUTH TASK FORCE AND CORE FOUR PARTNERSHIP BY SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO ENGAGE WITH YOUTH IN MEANINGFUL WAYS THAT WILL HELP REDUCE RISKY BEHAVIORS AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

TO UNDERSTAND YOUTH BRINGS KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND STRENGTHS THAT CAN HELP IMPROVE OUR COMMUNITY WHEN WE WORK ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER TO CREATE OPEN, SAFE AND CONCLUSIVE SPACES FOR YOUTH.

WE HEREBY EXTEND OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE AND SINCERE APPRECIATION TO SENIORS PRESIDENT HALEY AGUILAR, VICE PRESIDENT SOPHIA ROBERTSON, MARKETING CHAIR, YTF LIAISON , BRAXTON WILLIAMS AND MEMBERS . THE 2025 GRADUATING SENIORS OF THE YOUTH TASK FORCE FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SERVICE. WE RECOGNIZE THERE THE SHIP, COMMITMENT AND POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR ORGANIZATION. WE WISH THEM THE VERY BEST IN THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVORS AND HOPE THEIR EXPERIENCE ON THE YOUTH TASK FORCE CONTINUE TO SHAPE THEIR LIVES AND POSITIVE IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 20TH, 2025 AS YOUTH TASK FOR SENIOR RECOGNITION DAY ADOPTED THIS IS THE 20TH DAY OF

MAY, 2025. >>

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY REALLY QUICKLY WE HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AS A COURT MODERNIZING OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND ONE OF THOSE KEY COMPONENTS IN THAT ROAD MAP IS INVESTING IN OUR YOUTH. WHEN I SEE IT THROUGH THAT LENS OF INVESTING IN OUR YOUTH NOW, ESPECIALLY IN THE LEADERSHIP CAPACITY, IT IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN INVESTING IN THEM THROUGH INCARCERATION AND ALL THE OTHER

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MUCH. >> I THINK YOU SAID IT WELL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND MENTORING THESE YOUNG WOMEN. AND MEN. IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THEY COME UP AND CAN SPEAK SO WELL. YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU ARE DOING. IT IS SO GREAT TO SEE YOUNG LEADERS LEADING ALREADY AND THESE ARE THE FUTURE LEADERS. THE MENTORING AND GUIDANCE WE PROVIDE TODAY IS GOING TO SHAPE THEM INTO THE LEADERS THEY ARE AND WILL BECOME. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. I WILL SAY WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO SUPPORT OUR YOUNG LEADERS IN THIS COMMUNITY, SO WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU AND THE COMMUNITY AND WE ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU AS WELL.

>> NOW WE TAKE A PICTURE. COME ON UP.

[F.10. Presentation from Charlie Campise on mental health efforts and services in Hays County. ]

>> SINCE YOU ARE READY LET'S GO TO F10.

>> PRESENTATION FROM CHARLIE CAMPISE ON MENTAL HEALTH EFFORTS

AND SERVICES AND HAYS COUNTY. >> WHILE HE MAKES HIS WAY TO THE PODIUM I AM GRATEFUL THAT WHILE HE IS WALKING UP, USED TO BE A CATHOLIC PRIEST. HE IS A LIFELONG COMMITTED PERSON OF OUR COMMUNITY TO HELPING PEOPLE ON ALL FRONTS AND MAYBE FOR TWO SECONDS WHILE YOU HAVE THE PODIUM YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE

BURKE CENTER. >> THANK YOU. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT I HAVE LIVED AND WORKED IN HAYS COUNTY SINCE NOVEMBER OF 1967 . IN THE MIDDLE OF 1968 I MET RALPH GONZALES IN SAN MARCOS. BACK THEN THERE WASN'T A CAFE OPEN IN DOWNTOWN KEIO UNTIL THE AFTERNOON AND I NEEDED COFFEE VERY BADLY. I WAS RECRUITED AFTER ABOUT FOUR MONTHS TO GIVE ELDERLY PEOPLE RIDES FROM KYLE TO THEIR APPOINTMENTS AT THE DOCTOR, DENTIST OR SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER OR ANY OF THE OTHER AGENCIES THAT PROVIDED HEALTH CARE AND SERVICES. I LEARNED A LOT ABOUT HAYS COUNTY AND TALKING WITH SOME OF THE ELDERS AT RALPH'S RESTAURANT . SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN COMMITTED TO HELPING THE LESS FORTUNATE. WHEN JUDGE BECERRA WAS ELECTED ABOUT 6 1/2 YEARS AGO HE ASKED ME TO REPRESENT HIM ON A QUASI-AGENCY IN TEXAS . THE AGENCY IS HILL COUNTRY MENTAL HEALTH

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FIVE MEMBERS BY ZOOM. WE OPENED WITH A PRAYER AND GUESTS OR INTRODUCE. THESE WERE PEOPLE WHO OPERATE FACILITIES IN THE REGION . THEY WERE THERE TO MAKE A REPORT. AT THE PRESENT TIME, BECAUSE THE FIRST QUARTER IS A LITTLE BIT SKIMPY , FINANCIALLY, THE AGENCY WAS $300,000 SHORT. THAT MEANS A DECREASE IN FUNDING IN THAT AMOUNT. TOTAL REVENUE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER, 9.7 MILLION . IT WAS POINTED OUT THE UVALDE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE CURRENT BUDGET. REPRESENTATIVE GONZALES, WHO IS THE STATE REP , HE IS A U.S. REP FOR THE UVALDE AREA OBTAINED $1 MILLION FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE OTHER SOURCES ARE COMING FROM OTHER ALLOCATED FUNDS. WITHIN A YEAR AND A HALF THERE WILL BE A 32 BED LONG-TERM MENTAL HOSPITAL SERVING PEOPLE IN UVALDE AND OTHER CITIES THAT ARE FURTHER AWAY FROM HOSPITALS IN SAN ANTONIO AND KERRVILLE. WE HAVE SAVED $1 MILLION AT THE AGENCY BECAUSE NOW WE HAVE ONE PROGRAM WHERE PEOPLE WITH ILLNESSES ARE PERMITTED TO STAY WITH A RELATIVE AND THEY ARE PAID TO CARE FOR THOSE PEOPLE IN HOME.

WE TRANSFERRED 100 PATIENTS LIKE THAT TO ANOTHER AGENCY. THAT IS A SAVINGS TO THE AGENCY OF 1 MILLION. WE SPENT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME LOOKING OVER OUR CONTRACTS AND THERE WERE THREE CONTRACTS. ALL OF THEM PASSED. THEY WERE REPEAT CONTRACTS FROM THE TWO PRIOR YEARS . AFTER THAT WE ENTERED A CLOSED SESSION AND WE TALKED ABOUT TWO PENDING LAWSUITS AGAINST OUR AGENCY AND WE HAVE AN OUTSIDE ATTORNEY WHO IS MANAGING THOSE. HE PLANS TO GIVE US A FULL AND FINAL REPORT OF THE OUTCOME ON THOSE MATTERS AT THE NEXT MEETING WE HAVE. IN UVALDE WE HAVE ALL TYPES OF EFFORTS TO PUT THAT COMMUNITY BACK TOGETHER. ONE BOARD MEMBER ASKED , TELL ME, IS THERE STILL A DISCONNECT ANYWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY? YOU MIGHT KNOW EVEN AFTER THREE YEARS THERE IS A DISCONNECT BETWEEN FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN IN UVALDE AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT . LACK OF TRUST. ALSO, AFTER THREE YEARS, A LACK OF TRUST ON THE PART OF THE FAMILIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT .

OUR AGENCY, HILL COUNTRY , IS OPERATING FIVE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND THERE IS A PROGRAM GOING ON EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK TO MEND THOSE BRIDGES. SO PEOPLE CAN AGAIN LEARN THAT WE DO RELY ON AND CAN TRUST LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND THAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS DEFINITELY IN THE INTEREST OF EVERY CHILD WHO IS

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THIS IS MY REPORT. IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE FOR ME TO SERVE ON THIS BOARD . AS ALWAYS, THE AGENCY IS FINANCIALLY SOUND AND IN THIS STATE, I BELIEVE WE ARE THE MOST SOUND OF ALL THE AREAS WHICH IS A COMPLIMENT, I THINK, TO THE THREE PEOPLE AT THE TOP IN KERRVILLE WHO DO A GREAT JOB EVERY DAY RUNNING THE OPERATIONS. LAST YEAR, I WAS ON THE BOARD WITH A FELLOW WHO I HAD NOT SEEN SINCE I WAS A SOPHOMORE IN HIGH SCHOOL AND HAD BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR A WHILE. WE BURIED WALLY LAST YEAR. HE WAS A YEAR OLDER THAN I BUT HE GOT ON THE BOARD BECAUSE FOR 35 YEARS HE WAS THE HEAD IN CORPUS CHRISTI. I ALWAYS REMEMBER WALLY AS SOMEONE WHO WAS VERY BRIGHT , MADE GOOD GRADES , ALWAYS HAD A CHESHIRE TIRE CAT SMILE ON HIS FACE BUT HE COULD NEVER OUTDO ME IN SHOOTING FREE THROWS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY QUESTIONS FOR CHARLIE? THANK YOU. WONDERFUL. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR TIME IN THIS

EFFORT. A LIFELONG COMMITMENT. >> THERE ARE TWO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HERE WHO ARE NOT INTRICATELY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING AND I ENTERTAIN THE POSSIBILITY OF VISITING YOU SOMETIME DOWN THE ROAD IN YOUR OFFICE. I AM A RESIDENT OF

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PRECINCT 3. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

[F.3. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing May 2025 as foster care Awareness Month. ]

APPLAUSE ] >> F3, ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 AS FOSTER CARE AWARENESS MONTH.

PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY AS NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH .

WHEREAS THE FAMILY SERVING AS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF LOVE, IDENTITY, SELF-ESTEEM AND SUPPORT IS THE VERY FOUNDATION OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR STATE. WHEREAS, NATIONALLY THERE ARE MORE THAN 390,000 CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE OVER 10,000 IN TAXES AND OVER 90 IN HAYS COUNTY. WHEREAS, ALL YOUNG PEOPLE IN FOSTER CARE NEED A MEANINGFUL CONNECTION TO SOMEONE WHO CAN BE A SUPPORT AND LASTING PRESENCE IN THEIR LIVES.

WHEREAS, FOSTER, KINSHIP AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES WHO OPEN THEIR HEARTS AND HOMES TO CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES ARE IN CRISIS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN HELPING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HEAL AND RECONNECT THEREBY LAUNCHING YOUNG PEOPLE INTO SUCCESSFUL ADULTHOOD. WHEREAS DEDICATED FOSTER FAMILIES FREQUENTLY ADOPT FOSTER CHILDREN RESULTING IN A GREATER NEED FOR MORE FOSTER FAMILIES. WHEREAS THERE ARE NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS WHO WORK TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN LEAVING AND FOSTER CARE AS WELL AS THE ENDURING AND VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION OF FOSTER PARENTS IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THOSE WHO CHOOSE TO BE A PART OF IT. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF HAYS COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 2025 AS NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH AND URGED ALL CITIZENS TO COME FORWARD AND DO SOMETHING POSITIVE THAT WILL CHANGE A LIFETIME FOR A YOUNG PERSON IN FOSTER CARE. ADOPTED THIS, THE

20TH DAY OF MAY, 2025. >>

>> PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR THE PUBLIC.

>> MY NAME IS DAPHNE. I PROBABLY SERVE AS THE HAYS COUNTY TREASURER. A DIVISION DIRECTOR FOR THE TEXAS TREASURER ASSOCIATION AND AS A TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER. SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ROLES AND TITLES I EVER HELD HIS MAMA, MOTHER AND NOW BRO . MAY IS FOSTER CARE AWARENESS MONTH. IT IS A DEDICATED TIME FOR US TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPORTANT ROLES PEOPLE IN OUR AREAS OF CHILD WELFARE PLAY IN SUPPORTING CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES. THIS IS MY FAMILY'S FOSTER CARE STORY. DURING MY TENURE AS A COUNCILWOMAN I WAS NOTIFIED OF A FRIEND OF OUR DAUGHTERS WHO IS EXPERIENCING A FAMILY CRISIS. THE CHILD NEEDED TO BE PLACED IN A HOME OUTSIDE OF HERS. THIS WAS OUR FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY PROTECTIVE SERVICES. WE COMPLETED OUR BACKGROUND CHECKS AND AGREED TO FOLLOW THE CPS RULES. AS IS THE GOAL WOULD CPS THE CHILD WAS REUNITED WITH FAMILY AND AN INFORMAL PLACEMENT DOES NOT REQUIRE CPS LICENSING. ABOUT A YEAR LATER WE WERE NOTIFIED OF A FAMILY MEMBER WHO IS HAVING A PERSONAL ISSUE. WE WERE ASKED IF WE COULD CONTACT CPS AND HAVE THE CHILD STAY WITH US. WE AGREED. WE COMPLETED THE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND AGREED TO FOLLOW THE CPS RULES. THIS PLACEMENT WAS FORMAL WOULD CPS KNOWN AS A KINSHIP PLACEMENT. A KINSHIP PLACEMENT DOES NOT REQUIRE CPS LICENSING. EVENTUALLY THE CHILD WAS REUNITED WITH HER FAMILY. A FEW MONTHS LATER I WAS SITTING WITH MY HUSBAND AND I TOLD HIM I'M NOT YET. I TOLD HIM I WANTED TO CONTINUE OFFERING SOFT LANDINGS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED AND HE AGREED. WE BEGAN BY CONTACTING ACPA, CHILD PLACEMENT AGENCY, THAT HAD BEEN REFERRED TO AS BY OUR KINSHIP CPS CASE MANAGER. WE ATTENDED OUR CLASSES, COMPLETED ANOTHER ROUND OF BACKGROUND CHECKS AND FINGERPAINTING. THERE ARE FOUR LEVELS OF LICENSING.

BASIC, MODERATE, SPECIALIZED AND MEDICAL. WE WERE OFFICIALLY LICENSED AS A BASIC LEVEL OF CARE FAMILY BEING LICENSED AS A SPECIALIZED LEVEL OF CARE FAMILY AND WE WAITED. THE THOUGHT IS YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY GOING TO GET A CHILD, THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS. YOUR CPA HAS A PLACEMENT DIRECTOR, THE DIRECTORS CALL YOU WHEN THE CPS PUTS OUT A CALL. CPS WILL SAY THERE ARE CHILDREN IN NEED, ARE YOU INTERESTED IN PUTTING YOUR CASE STUDY IN FRONT OF CPS ? CPS CHOOSES WHICH FAMILY IS THE BEST FIT. WE HAD PLACED OUR FAMILY HISTORY IN FRONT OF CPS SEVERAL TIMES AND

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EVENTUALLY THE PAPERWORK WAS SIGNED AND EVERYONE LEFT. WE WENT FROM BEING A FAMILY OF FOUR TO BEING A FAMILY OF SIX. THAT MAY OUR SON GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE. THAT JUNE OUR DAUGHTER GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL. THAT AUGUST WE ENROLLED A PREKINDERGARTEN OR AN KINDERGARTEN STUDENT INTO SCHOOL. WE STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IT WAS AN EASY TRANSITION BUT WE HAD OUR BUMPS HERE AND THERE AND CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS BUMPS AND WE OVERCOME THEM AS A FAMILY.

ONE DAY BELLA AND I WERE WATCHING A SHOW. SHE WAS LAYING IN MY LAP AND LOOKED AT ME AND ASKED WHAT WAS IT LIKE HAVING ME IN YOUR TUMMY? I WASN'T QUITE SURE HOW TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I LOOKED AT HER AND TOLD HER GOD PUT YOU IN YOUR MOM AND SAMMY AND HE PUT YOU IN MY HEART. YOU GREW IN BOTH PLACES.

HE KNEW ONE DAY YOU WERE GOING TO NEED TO COME TO ME AND LIVE WITH US. SHE WAS CONTENT WITH THAT ANSWER. WHY AM I SHARING THIS? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE? MY GOAL IN SHARING OUR STORY IS A HOPE TO INSPIRE JUST ONE FAMILY WHO AS EVER THOUGHT ABOUT FOSTERING OFFERING A SOFT LANDING TO A CHILD TO DO SO.

THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES LOOKING FOR THAT SOFT LANDING, LOOKING TO BE SHOWN LOVE, LOOKING TO BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO BE A CHILD. IF THAT SEED HAS EVER BEEN PLANTED IN YOUR HEART YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE A STABLE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT , HEALTH FAMILIES THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES, SUPPORT CHILDREN IN ACHIEVING POSITIVE OUTCOMES.

HELP BIOLOGICAL FAMILY STAY TOGETHER. KEEP SIBLINGS TOGETHER. BREAK THE CYCLE OF ABUSE. CHILDREN NEED LOVE, WARMTH, AFFECTION AND THE NEED TO FEEL STABLE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LISTEN TO YOUR HEART. APRIL 9TH WE CELEBRATED OUR FOUR-YEAR FAMILY . IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS SINCE OUR BABIES STOLE OUR LAST NAME. IT'S BEEN SIX YEARS SINCE THEY STOLE OUR HEARTS. I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS ONE LAST STORY. I WAS SITTING IN HER KITCHEN TABLE DOING PAPERWORK AND BELLA CAME UP TO ME. SHE LOOKED DOWN AT HER FEET AND QUIETLY SAID MAMA . SHE SAID DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST DATE I GOT HERE WITH THE LADY? THERE WERE LOTS OF PEOPLE HERE? I SAID I REMEMBER. SHE GOT VERY QUITE AND BEGAN TO SHUFFLE HER FEET. SHE SAID , MAMA, I WAS SCARED. I PICKED UP HER HEAD AND I LOOKED AT THAT SWEET FACE AND I SAID SO AS I. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT OF FAMILIES LIKE OURS. I WILL TELL YOU EVERY TIME A SHARE THE STORY I GET REACHED OUT BY OTHER HAYS COUNTY FAMILIES WHO HAVE ALSO FOSTERED AND WE SHARE THIS KINSHIP AND IT IS AN AMAZING KINSHIP AND IF ANYONE OUT THERE HAS EVER THOUGHT ABOUT DOING THIS , PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME. LET'S TALK ABOUT IT AND OFFER

THE SOFT LANDINGS. THANK YOU. >> MAGNIFICENT. I WANT TO SAY I WAS HOLDING BACK TEARS OF JOY BECAUSE I LIVED ALONGSIDE YOU THROUGH EVERY PIECE OF THAT NARRATIVE. WHAT A GIFT TO JUST BE A WITNESS TO YOUR LIFE IN THIS SPACE. YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT. THINGS ARE DIFFICULT. IN EVERY SETTING SOMETIMES. IT'S OH SO WORTH IT. THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. THANK YOU FOR BEING

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>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THAT. I KNOW YOU HAVE COME BEFORE US IN THE PAST ALSO AND IT'S ALWAYS INSPIRING AND IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON AND FAMILY TO DO THIS AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AND ALL THE OTHER FOSTER FAMILIES FOR WHAT YOU DO.

I KNOW IT IS TOUGH AT TIMES BUT YOU HAVE MADE IT THROUGH AND I AM SO PROUD OF YOU AND THE WORK YOU ARE DOING.

>> THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY. YOUR CHILDREN ARE BEAUTIFUL. THEY ALWAYS RUN UP WHEN THEY SEE ME AND IT'S ALWAYS SO GREAT TO SEE HOW FAR THEY'VE COME. THANK YOU FOR

SHARING. >> THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH THAT STORY. IT WAS SOMETHING TO GET CHOKED UP ABOUT BUT I THINK FOR SOMEONE THAT DOES THINK ABOUT FOSTERING THEY ALWAYS SAY I ALWAYS HEAR AT LEAST I WOULDN'T DO THAT BECAUSE I'LL GET TO ATTACHED BUT THESE KIDS ARE LONGING FOR ATTACHMENT. IF YOU CAN OPEN YOUR HEARTS AND YOU DO HAVE THAT WANT LIKE I DO , EVENTUALLY, NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT EVENTUALLY I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WILL CHANGE THESE KIDS LIVES FOREVER. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT AND STEPPING UP AND THANK

YOU FOR BRINGING AWARENESS. >> YOU WANT TO, FOR A PICTURE AND ANYONE YOU WANT TO BRING WITH YOU?

[F.4. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing May 2025 as Military Appreciation Month. ]

>> LET'S GO TO F FOR. >> ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 AS MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 AS MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH. WHEREAS, THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF OUR GREAT NATION, THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES HAVE STOOD AS THE SHIELD OF FREEDOM, DEFENDING OUR LIBERTY, SECURING PEACE AND PROTECTING THE VALUES WE HOLD DEAR. WHEREAS, THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS, SPACE FORCE, COAST GUARD, NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENTS HAVE SELFLESSLY ANSWERED THE CALL TO SERVE, OFTEN AT GREAT PERSONAL COST. WHEREAS, MAY HAS BEEN NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AS MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH, INCLUDING A PORTENT OF SERVICES SUCH AS LOYALTY DAY, VICTORY IN EUROPE DAY, MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY , ARMED FORCES DATE AND MEMORIAL DAY. WHEREAS , THE PEOPLE OF HAYS COUNTY HAVE A PROUD TRADITION OF MILITARY SERVICE, WITH MANY RESIDENTS CURRENTLY SERVING OR HAVING SERVED IN UNIFORM, AND COUNTLESS FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WHO SUPPORT THEM WITH UNWAVERING STRENGTH AND SACRIFICE. WHEREAS, IT IS OUR COLLECTIVE DUTY AND HONOR TO RECOGNIZE, REMEMBER AND SHOW OUR GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED, THOSE WHO ARE CURRENTLY SERVING AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO SACRIFICE ALONGSIDE THEM. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY 2025 AS MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH IN HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS AND ENCOURAGES ALL RESIDENTS TO HONOR OUR SERVICE MEMBERS THROUGH ACTS OF KINDNESS, REMEMBRANCE AND GRATITUDE. ADOPTED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF

MAY, 2025. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> JUDGE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS PROCLAMATION. I'M A VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER FOR HAYS COUNTY AND IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY WE HONOR MAY AS MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH THERE'S SO MANY IMPORTANT DATES IN THE MONTH OF MAY FROM VICTORY IN EUROPE NOW ON ITS 80TH ANNIVERSARY , THE MILITARY

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LIKE I SAID MEMORIAL DAY IS A GREAT WEEKEND START TO THE SUMMER SEASON EVEN THOUGH IT'S FELT LIKE SUMMER THE LAST MONTH.

IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE THAT SERVED, ESPECIALLY THEY HAVE LOST SOMEONE IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY, REACH OUT, LET THEM KNOW YOU LOVE THEM OR YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT THEM. IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE THAT DID LOSE THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY, FAMILIES THIS MEMORIAL DAY. THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.

FOR MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH HONORING MAY AS MILITARY

APPRECIATION MONTH. >> THANK YOU FOR SERVING US SO WELL. I THINK IT'S WORTHY OF A PICTURE. DON'T GO TOO FAR.

ANYONE ELSE? ANYONE THAT IS INTERESTED AND TIED TO THIS PROCLAMATION, PLEASE COME UP AND BE PART OF THE PICTURE. THE SUN SHINES FOR EVERYONE.

>> I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE, I'VE GOT THREE DAUGHTERS IN TODAY AND

[F.5. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing Hill Country Human Resource Management Association for its outstanding contributions and commitment to the field of human resource management. ]

GOING TO MISS IT. >> ADOPTION OF A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING HILL COUNTRY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION FOR ITS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS AND COMMITMENT TO THE FIELD OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING HILL COUNTRY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION FOR ITS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS AND COMMITMENT TO THE FIELD OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. WHEREAS THE HILL COUNTRY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO SERVE THE TRI-COUNTY AREA AND WAS OFFICIALLY INCORPORATED IN 2009. WHEREAS, SINCE ITS INCEPTION,

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20TH DAY OF MAY, 2025. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>>

THE PODIUM? >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. I'M CAROLINE GONZALES, THE VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS FOR HILL COUNTRY HR. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING OUR ORGANIZATION IN SPONSORING THE PROCLAMATION AND ALLOWING ME AND SOME VERY DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS PRESENT HERE TODAY TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. AS A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF HAYS COUNTY I AM REFLECTING ON MY HUMBLE BEGINNINGS AND HR RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET AT THE TEXAS EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION AND TODAY IN MY PRESENT ROLE WITH HR IN THE EMPLOYERS THAT ALLOW ME TO BECOME VERY INVOLVED WITH MY COMMUNITY AS A VOLUNTEER , HAVING SERVED FOR THE COURT ACTUALLY AS A MEMBER OF THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE COMMITTEE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES DAY. YOU JUST RECOGNIZED ALMOST 100 YEARS OF COLLECTIVE SERVICE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES IN HAYS COUNTY. OUR ORGANIZATION STRIVES TO PROVIDE A HEALTHY AND SAFE WORKPLACE TO THOSE IN OUR COUNTY AND BEYOND. AS PENSION IN THE PROCLAMATION WE WILL BE HOSTING A PREMIER EVENT WERE ALL INDUSTRY LEADERS WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON BEST PRACTICES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, HEALTHY WORKPLACES AND RISK MANAGEMENT. WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS TO HAYS COUNTY BECAUSE I'VE GOTTEN TO KNOW SHERRY MILLER AND SEVERAL OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS OUTSTANDING HR STAFF MEMBERS THROUGH HILL COUNTRY HR. I ALSO LISTEN TO THE RECORDING OF THE MAY PROCEEDINGS WHERE YOU HAD SEVERAL PROCLAMATIONS THAT SPOKE TO SAFETY AND HEALTH OF YOUR COMMUNITIES IN HAYS COUNTY.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN HAYS COUNTY AND BEYOND . WE DO THE SAME FOR THE WORKPLACES ALONG THE COURT OR IN

HAYS COUNTY. >> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.

SHERRY MILLER. HILL COUNTRY HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT MEMBER

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>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I APPRECIATED ALL THE WORK YOU DID HERE AND I CAN'T BRAG ENOUGH ON YOUR REPLACEMENT. HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB AND THE PROFESSIONALISM I'M SURE HE LEARNED FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION

HELPS IMMENSELY. >> HR IS USUALLY PEOPLE SAFE PLACE. I KNOW THAT IS A JOB THAT REQUIRES -- YOU HAVE TO BE A STRONG PERSON, THAT'S FOR SURE. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU AGAIN AND IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT. YOU ARE PUTTING

IN GOOD WORK, THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. YOU LOOK SO RELAXED. YOUR LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE. THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS PROCLAMATION. HR IS DEFINITELY A FUNCTION THAT I WORK ON A LOT TRYING TO WORK THROUGH THOSE ISSUES. IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT AREA. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT OF ALL ORGANIZATIONS.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE EVER RECOGNIZED. IT IS A PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE THE SERVICE AND DEDICATION YOU WILL HAVE . IT IS WONDERFUL TO DO THAT AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR COUNTY AND STATE IN THE NATION. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME TO GIVE THE WELCOME TO THE EVENT.

PLEASE COME UP FOR A PICTURE.

[F.6. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing June 7, 2025 as Peale Family, Pleasant Valley Community Day. ]

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>> WE WILL GO NOW TO F 6. >> ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JUNE 7, 2025 AS PEALE FAMILY, PLEASANT VALLEY

COMMUNITY DAY. >> SO MOVED.

>> PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING JUNE 720 25 AS PEALE FAMILY, PLEASANT VALLEY COMMUNITY DAY. WHEREAS, DRIVING SOUTH ON THE FISHER STORE ROAD, A VIBRANT COMMUNITY OF EARLY SETTLERS LIVED AS ONE OF HAYS COUNTY'S EARLY SETTLEMENTS. NOW THE ONLY REMINDERS OF THIS LITTLE COMMUNITY IN HAYS COUNTY ARE OLD GRAVESTONES AND THE FOUNDATION STONES OF THE PLEASANT VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH AND VALLEY FORD SCHOOL. TWENTY-THREE KNOWN GRAVES LIE WITHIN THE FENCE OF THE PRESENT 1.7-ACRE PEAL-PLEASANT VALLEY CEMETERY; AND WHEREAS, THE HISTORY OF THE PEAL-PLEASANT VALLEY CEMETERY AND COMMUNITY BEGINS WITH THE ARRIVAL OF JOHN BENNETT PEAL IN HAYS COUNTY IN DECEMBER 1872 FOLLOWING THE ADVICE OF HIS DOCTOR THINKING THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF HAYS COUNTY WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TREATMENT FOR HIS LUNG DISEASE. JOHN BENNETT, WIFE MARY ELIZABETH, AND THEIR EIGHT CHILDREN, AS WELL AS MARY ELIZABETH'S PARENTS, JUBA AND MARTHA WEBB MADE THE TRIP WITH THREE WAGONS, CATTLE AND HORSES AND JOHN BENNETT'S CACHE OF GOLD COINS WHICH WAS CARRIED IN A STRONG BOX AND BURIED EACH NIGHT IN THE BUSHES; AND WHEREAS, UPON ARRIVING, THE PEAL FAMILY PURCHASED 1,920 LOCATED ABOUT EIGHT MILES FROM WIMBERLEY ON THE WEST BANK OF THE BLANCO RIVER. THE FAMILY MOVED INTO A SMALL HOUSE LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM LAND, WHILE BEGINNING CONSTRUCTION OF A LARGER HOUSE ON THE UPLAND SIDE OF THE RANCH. THE LARGER HOUSE WOULD BE THE HOME FOR THE PEAL FAMILY FOR SEVERAL GENERATIONS. THE FAMILY HOME WAS BUILT ON A HILL, KNOWN AS MISSIONARY RIDGE BECAUSE OF THE FAMILY'S ZEAL FOR THEIR BAPTIST FAITH. THE RANCH REMAINED IN THE PEAL FAMILY UNTIL 1972 WHEN JOHN'S DAUGHTER, ANNIE PEAL BARNES, GIFTED THE LAST 800 ACRES TO THE BAPTIST FOUNDATION OF TEXAS. IN 1875, THE PLEASANT VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH WAS ORGANIZED; AND WHEREAS, ESTABLISHED ON JANUARY 1, 1877, THE VALLEY FORD SCHOOL WAS ORIGINALLY HELD IN THE PLEASANT VALLEY CHURCH. IN 1883, JOHN BENNETT DONATED FIVE ACRES OF LAND TO THE VALLEY FORD SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE ONE-ROOM SCHOOLHOUSE, CONSTRUCTED IN 1886, WOULD PROVIDE PERMANENCY FOR THE CHURCH, SCHOOL, AND CEMETERY. THE SCHOOL BECAME THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITY IN THIS SECTION OF THE BLANCO VALLEY. CHILDREN ATTENDING THE SCHOOL CAME FROM THE PEAL, HASTER, GEORGE, SACHTLEBEN, SHOOK, EDWARDS, SCHUBERT, PAPA, AND BURCHETT FAMILIES. MANY OF THESE NAMES CAN BE SEEN ON GRAVESTONES IN THE PEAL-PLEASANT VALLEY CEMETERY WHERE THEY FOUND THEIR FINAL RESTING PLACE; AND WHEREAS, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, MANY CONNECTED TO THE PEAL FAMILY THROUGH MARRIAGE INCLUDED DANIEL BALL GEORGE WITH HIS WIFE, MARY MCSWEEN, AND TWO CHILDREN WHO CAME TO TEXAS FROM ALABAMA IN 1856. DANIEL GEORGE'S FATHER, ENOCH BEN GEORGE, AND TWO BROTHERS, ALEX AND ENOCH BEN JR., ALSO MADE THE MOVE TO TEXAS. THEIR SMOKE HOUSE, BUILT IN 1868, HAS BEEN PRESERVED AND MOVED TO CONSERVATION PLAZA IN NEW BRAUNFELS. MARY AND DANIEL'S SON, BEN, MARRIED JOHN B. AND MARY PEAL'S DAUGHTER, BELLE; AND WHEREAS, HALF-BROTHERS, AUGUST AND CHARLES OR KARL SACHTLEBEN EMIGRATED TO HAYS COUNTY WITH THEIR FAMILIES FROM PRUSSIA. IN 1872, CHARLES SACHTLEBEN MARRIED ANNA AMANDA CRYER/CRIER WHO WAS THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF JOHN CRYER/CRIER, ONE OF STEPHEN F. AUSTIN'S OLD 300. THE BROTHERS PURCHASED LAND DOWN THE RIVER FROM THE VALLEY FORD SCHOOL.

BOTH BROTHERS' CHILDREN ATTENDED THE SCHOOL, ARRIVING ON FOOT OR HORSEBACK; AND WHEREAS, OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS INCLUDE THE BURCHETT FAMILY,STERLING AND MARY HARRIETT. FOUR BURCHETT'S CHILDREN MARRIED INTO THE FAMILY OF JOHN B. AND MARY ELIZABETH PEAL. ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER FAMILIES; AND WHEREAS, JOHN BENNETT PEAL IS TO BE COMMENDED FOR HIS SERVICE AS HAYS COUNTY PRECINCT 4 COMMISSIONER FROM 1879 TO 1883; AND WHEREAS, THE PEAL-PLEASANT VALLEY CEMETERY, ALSO WAS KNOWN AS VALLEY FORD, PLEASANT VALLEY, AND BURCHETT/PEAL CEMETERY WAS

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THE PEAL FAMILY WILL BE GATHERING THE FIRST WEEKEND IN JUNE TO HOLD A GRAND REUNION AT WHICH TIME THE NEWLY INSTALLED TEXAS HISTORICAL MARKER WILL BE UNVEILED. THE PUBLIC IS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND ON JUNE 7TH AT 4:00 P.M. TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE EARLY HAYS COUNTY FAMILY AND HAYS COUNTY HISTORY.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE PEAL FAMILY AND OTHER EARLY SETTLERS OF HAYS COUNTY.

AND DECLARE JUNE 7TH, 2025 PEAL FAMILY, PLEASANT VALLEY

COMMUNITY DAY. >> BEAUTIFULLY DONE. PLEASE CALL

THE ROLL. >>

>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR HAVING US.

I'M CHAIRING THE HAYS COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION. I'VE ALWAYS STRUCK WHEN WE START STUDYING FAMILIES FROM THE PAST AND THE LESSONS WE LEARN FROM THEM. THEY COULDN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT COMMUNITY, CHURCH, SCHOOL, EACH OTHER. I THINK THERE IS A REAL LESSON TO BE LEARNED THERE THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE ON NOW. WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE PEALE FAMILY HERE. I AM THANKFUL FOR THE HONOR OF BEING ABLE ALL OF OUR HISTORY, BE IT FREEMAN COLONIES, BARRIO , THE FANCY WHITE HOUSE ON THE HILL, THE STORIES WHEN YOU REALLY GET DOWN TO THEM BY THE SAME. IT WAS PEOPLE THAT CAME HER TO START A NEW LIFE AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THEIR COMMUNITY AND FAMILY. I SEE ALL OF US DOING THAT TODAY AND I'M PROUD TO BE A PART OF IT. I WOULD LIKE THE PEALE

FAMILY TO SAY SOMETHING. >> THIS IS MY HUSBAND, MICHAEL WHO HAS TO HELP TAKE CARE OF THE CEMETERY ALONG WITH CHARLIE HAYDEN . THROUGH THE YEARS WE ALWAYS FOUND WAYS TO GET PEOPLE OUT THERE. MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER KEPT A LITTLE TINY BOAT OF WHEN WORKDAYS WERE AND EXPECTED YOU TO BE THERE. SOMETIMES THEY EVEN WORK WEEKENDS AND SHE ALSO COLLECTED MONEY BECAUSE AT ONE TIME THIS WAS NOT TAX-EXEMPT. THINGS TO MY MOTHER AND GREAT UNCLE CAME AND GOT IT EXCEPT FOR US. OUR FAMILY REUNION IS HELD THIS COMING WEEKEND, JUNE 7TH AND EIGHTH IN WHICH WE WILL DEDICATE THE MARKERS THE THC HAS HELPED US TO GET. OUR FAMILY GAINED AT LEAST 16 PEOPLE. THIS IS SOME OF THEIR SPOUSES. THIS WAS A 1937 REUNION IN WHICH THERE ARE EIGHT LADIES, FOUR GENTLEMEN FROM 16 CHILDREN AND SHE STILL FOUND TIME TO GO DOWN TO THE CHURCH AND HELP OUT THERE AND THEN THEY HAD MEETINGS IN WHICH SHE HAD THE BOYS TAKE HER WOODSTOVE OUT OF THE HOUSE TO GO DOWN THERE TO PROVIDE FOOD AND SHE ALSO HAD MANY PEOPLE STAY WITH THEM AT THAT TIME. SHE DESERVES RECOGNITION TO, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS A COMMISSIONER IN HAYS COUNTY . ARE PEOPLE THAT MEET ON THESE REUNION GOT TOGETHER AND COLLECTED THE MONEY FOR THE MARKERS AND WE HAVE BEEN DOING THAT FOR SIX YEARS AND WE FINALLY GOT IT ALL TOGETHER. THE FOUNDRY SHUTDOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT BECAUSE OF COVID AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS. THE THC HAD JOE LANDON AND MARIE BASSETT HELP US ALONG AND NOW WE HAVE LINDA TO HELP US FINISH THE PROJECT. I WANTED TO ALSO RECOGNIZE CHARLIE HAYDEN GOT US THAT BEAUTIFUL THING SHE HAD TO READ. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO READ ALL OF THAT, SORRY. HE DID ALL OF THAT RESEARCH FOR US. AS WELL AS WE HAVE A PROFESSOR -- PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGISTS WHO RESEARCH FOR OVER THREE DECADES

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>> WELL DONE. THANK YOU. >> I'M NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK.

>> I KNOW THAT FEELING. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

APPLAUSE ] COME ON UP FOR A PICTURE.

>> UNDERSTAND. OKAY. >> AND ME ONE SECOND. I'M LOOKING AT RUNNING THE MEETING IN ADDITION TO CONTRIBUTING SO I WAS TELLING THE COMMISSIONERS OF KEEPING AN EYE ON THE 11:00 WORKSHOP, TAMMY ABOUT SETTLING AN ITEM AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS GOING ON. AND DYNAMICALLY MOVING AND FORGOT TO ASK THE COMMISSIONERS FOR COMMENTS. SORRY.

>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO TO PRESERVE THE HISTORY IN HAYS COUNTY. JOHN BENNETT PEAL DEFINITELY PICKED A BEAUTIFUL AREA. COULD YOU IMAGINE THE AREA HE PICKED BEFORE ANY DEVELOPMENT? IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. THAT ONE WOMAN LEFT SUCH A LEGACY, 18 KIDS. I WILL BE THERE ON THE SEVENTH AT 4:00. I HOPE YOUR FAMILY KNOWS HOW TO COOK REALLY WELL. I LOVE FAMILY REUIONS. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.

>> THANK YOU.

[F.7. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing May 2025 as Older Americans Month. ]

>> F7. ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 AS OLDER

AMERICANS MONTH. >> ALL RIGHT. PLEASE READ IT.

>> PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 2025 AS OLDER AMERICANS MONTH.

WHEREAS, THE TEN-COUNTY CAPITAL AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS REGION INCLUDES A GROWING NUMBER OF OLDER AMERICANS WHO CONTRIBUTE THEIR STRENGTH, WISDOM, AND EXPERIENCE TO OUR COMMUNITY IN UNIQUE WAYS; AND WHEREAS, THE COMMUNITIES IN THE CAPCOG REGION INCLUDING HAYS COUNTY BENEFIT WHEN PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, AND BACKGROUNDS ARE WELCOMED, INCLUDED AND SUPPORTED; AND ÷WHEREAS, CAPCOG RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO CREATE A COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES SERVICES AND SUPPORTS OLDER AMERICANS. CAPCOG AGING SERVICES ENSURES THIS SUPPORT THROUGH DIRECT SERVICES INCLUDING NUTRITION, BENEFITS COUNSELING, IN-HOME SERVICES, HEALTH AND WELLNESS EDUCATION, OMBUDSMAN ADVOCACY FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS AND CAREGIVER RESPITE; AND WHEREAS, CAPCOG FOSTERS A COMMUNITY IN WHICH OLDER AMERICANS CAN AGE IN THEIR WAY BY PLANNING PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE OLDER INDEPENDENCE, ENSURING ACTIVITIES ARE RESPONSIVE TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND PREFERENCES, AND INCREASING

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DAY OF MAY, 2025. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>>

TITLE FOR THE PUBLIC. >> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS SIMONE, AND ONE OF THE COORDINATOR'S FOR HAYS COUNTY BUT I ALSO SERVE AS THE VICE CHAIR OF THE AGING AREA ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR OUR AREA AGENCY ON AGING. OUR COUNCIL IS MADE UP OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS , COUNTY STAFF MEMBERS, CITY COMMISSIONERS , ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE FROM ALL 10 COUNTIES AND WE ARE REALLY JUST SERVING THE AAA. THE SERVICES THE AAA OFFERS THE COMMUNITY INCLUDE INFORMATION REFERRAL, LONG-TERM CARE , BENEFIT COUNSELING, CAREGIVER SUPPORT AND CAREGIVER RESPITE AND MEAL SERVICES. THE STAFF OVER AT THE AAA IS REALLY INCREDIBLE AND THEY ARE A GREAT RESOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

JENNIFER SCOTT, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO GET INVOLVED WITH DIFFERENT COUNTIES, DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND THEY ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP PEOPLE WHO NEED RESOURCES. THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING MAY AS OLDER

AMERICANS MONTH. >> THANK YOU. YOU WANT TO TAKE A PICTURE?

[F.8. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing May 16-22, 2025 as Hays County Search and Rescue Week. ]

>> F8, ADOPT APPROXIMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 16 THROUGH THE 22ND, 2025 AS HAYS COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE WEEK.

>> SO MOVED. >> PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 16 THROUGH 22ND, 2025 AS HAYS COUNTY SEARCH AND RESCUE WEEK.

WHEREAS, IN 2024 THERE WERE OVER 44,783 MISSING PERSONS REPORTS IN TEXAS WITH 12,919 OF THEM BEING ADULTS AND 31,864 OF THOSE CHILDREN; AND WHEREAS, COMMUNITIES ACROSS HAYS COUNTY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS ARE IMPACTED BY MISSING PERSONS, LOST LOVED ONES, AND DECEASED FAMILY MEMBERS DUE TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, MEDICAL ISSUES, OR NATURAL CAUSES; AND WHEREAS, SEARCH AND RESCUE RESOURCES BRING CLOSURE AND AID IN THE REUNIFICATION OF FAMILIES; AND WHEREAS, SEARCH AND RESCUE PROFESSIONALS, PERFORM FLOOD AND SWIFT WATER RESCUES AND EVACUATIONS, TECHNICAL RESCUES, LOCATE MISSING CHILDREN AND ENDANGERED ADULTS, AND OTHERWISE MEET THEIR COMMUNITIES' EMERGENT NEEDS; AND NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE WEEK OF MAY 16-22, 2025 AS: SEARCH AND RESCUE WEEK AND OFFERS THANKS TO ALL THE FIRST RESPONDER AGENCIES AND SEARCH AND RESCUE PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT AND WORK TIRELESSLY ON FINDING THOSE WHO ARE LOST AND BRINGING CLOSURE TO THE FAMILIES OF THE MISSING. ADOPTED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF MAY, 2025.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>

>> MIKE JONES DIRECTOR . RESCUERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO RESPOND IN THE CALL FOR HELP. THE WORKFORCE IN THIS COUNTY WE HAVE GREAT ORGANIZATION AND IT SERVE AS A COUNTY BUT ALSO SERVES THE STATE OF TEXAS . WITH YOUR PERMISSION I WOULD LIKE TO

BRING UP FOR A FEW WORDS. >> PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.

>> INTRODUCE YOURSELVES , PLEASE.

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>> GOOD MORNING. I'M COFOUNDER OF TEXAS SEARCH AND RESCUE. WE THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION THAT RECOGNIZES . THE WEEK IS TO HONOR ALL FIRST RESPONDER AGENCIES AND SEARCH AND RESCUE ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMMUNITIES SERVED THROUGHOUT THE STATE AS WELL AS NATION. WHETHER PAID OR UNPAID, THESE INDIVIDUALS THROUGH SERVICE ABOVE SELF WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO FIND THE LOST AND RECOVER THE MISSING TO BRING THEM HOME TO THEIR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES. THERE IS A LONG-STANDING RELATIONSHIP IN HAYS COUNTY. WE ARE HONORED TO SERVE HERE WHEN THE NEED ARISES. AT THIS TIME OUR THOUGHTS AND HEARTS ARE HEAVY AS WE APPROACH THE 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRAGIC MEMORIAL DAY FLOODS. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO.

>> THANK YOU. I'M HUMBLED AND HONORED AND THANKFUL AND BLESSED TO BE HERE TODAY. I'M HUMBLED BECAUSE STANDING HERE IN FRONT OF YOU I'M HONORED TO SERVE NEXT TO ALL THESE MEMBERS AND OTHER SEARCH AND RESCUE MEMBERS . I'M THANKFUL TO BE HERE AND I'M BLESSED BY THE GRACE OF GOD TO STAND HERE BECAUSE I HAVE VERY INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEMORIAL DAY FLED. I WAS IN THE HOUSE THAT WENT DOWN THE RIVER AND LOST MY WIFE, OUR KIDS AND OUR FRIENDS . SO, I WAS ABLE TO SURVIVE 11 MILES DOWN THE RIVER AND WHEN I FOUND OUT WHO WAS OUT THERE SEARCHING , TEXAS TASK FORCE AND SO MANY OUT THERE, HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS AT THAT POINT I KNEW I NEEDED TO BE INVOLVED WITH SOMEBODY. I WAS VERY HONORED TO JOIN THEM AND BE HERE TODAY TO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AND THE SUPPORT YOU GIVE US DURING TIMES OF NEED. THANK

YOU. >> IS THAT EVERYONE?

>> THERE IS NOT ENOUGH WORDS TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO. IT MUST BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES TO DO THOSE SEARCH AND RESCUE EVENTS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO. I'M SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

I CAN UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR DOING SOMETHING EVEN AFTER THAT TRAGEDY. THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR THE

COUNTY. >> I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH COMING UP ON THE 10 YEAR REUNION. MY HEART GOES OUT TO YOU AND I THINK THAT COMING INTO SOMETHING THAT HELP YOU AND YOU FEEL PASSIONATE ABOUT HOPEFULLY GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF CONNECTION TO YOU LOST AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO TO MAKE SURE THAT DURING TIMES OF DISASTER THAT WE HAVE SOME LIFELINES. WE APPRECIATE THAT.

>> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THIS MAY BE AN OVERSTATEMENT BUT I THINK THE PRECINCTS HAVE PROBABLY SEEN MORE OF Y'ALL IN THE LAST SIX YEARS SINCE I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE ANYWHERE ELSE. I KNOW 2015 WAS HARD BUT I WILL NEVER FORGET MY FIRST YEAR IN OFFICE IN 2019, MEMORIAL DAY GIVES ME ANXIETY LIKE YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE. IS THE FIRST TIME I LOST A CONSTITUENT TO A FLOOD AND I STILL TALK TO THE FAMILY FAIRLY OFTEN ABOUT IT. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT YOU DO. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS OUT THERE BECAUSE I KNOW SHOWING UP AT THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT ISN'T THE ONLY THING THEY DO WHEN TRYING TO SEARCH FOR SOMEBODY. THE HOURS AND DAYS OF TRAINING TO PREPARE YOU FOR THOSE MOMENTS OR HOURS YOU SEARCH FOR SOMEBODY. I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW ARDUOUS AND ALL-CONSUMING IT IS . I'VE SEEN THE PASSION THAT YOU HAVE FOR IT. IT IS IMPORTANT. I WOULD ALSO MENTION, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED OR NOT BUT THERE IS ONE REALLY STRONG CONCERT ON MAY 26 . IN WIMBERLEY. IT IS HELPING TO SPONSOR FIRST RESPONDERS AS WELL AND EFFORTS. I WOULD SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. I HATE TO SEE YOU COMING BUT I'M GLAD WHEN YOU GET THERE.

>> BEING IN OUR HOMETOWN THIS IS MY HOMETOWN. MY FAMILY IS FROM HERE. WE ALL HAVE A SOMEONE I KNOW PERSONALLY WHOSE HOUSE WAS ACTUALLY FLOATING DOWN THE RIVER AND HE WAS IN IT. WE ALL HAVE THOSE INTERACTIONS. YOURS IS UNIQUE. I CAN'T BEGIN TO SAY

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[F.9. Presentation by the Hays County Homeless Coalition regarding the January 23, 2025 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. ]

>> F 9. PRESENTATION BY THE HAYS COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION REGARDING THE JANUARY 23RD, 2025 POINT IN TIME COUNT.

>> LETS HER THE PRESENTATION. YOU ARE A WONDERFUL FRIENDLY FACE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR COMPLETE SNAPSHOT OF THIS SUBJECT MATTER. THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS.

>> THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR LETTING US COME. BEFORE WE BEGIN I WOULD LIKE TO THINK COMMISSIONER COHEN AND COMMISSIONER INGLESBY FOR THE SUPPORT THEY HAVE GIVEN US WITH OUR ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WE BEGAN THIS YEAR AND ALSO WHAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO TO TRY TO BRING MUNICIPALITIES IN THE COUNTY TOGETHER TO TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS FOR WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS FACE WITH THE RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS IF THEY ARE NOT ALREADY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. ANOTHER BIG THANKS TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND MATTHEW , ESPECIALLY FOR ENABLING PEYTON WAGNER TO BE ONE OF OUR COORDINATORS, CO-COORDINATORS FOR THE POINT IN TIME THIS YEAR. WE FELT IT WAS JUST A NATURAL PROGRESSION TO INVOLVE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE SO KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE COUNTY AND SO WE APPRECIATE THE

SUPPORT FROM THE COUNTY. >>

>> THERE IS NO SLIDESHOW AVAILABLE.

>> YOU DO A GREAT JOB. >> NANCY WITH THE HOMELESS COALITION FOR HAYS COUNTY SERVING AS THE SECRETARY FOR THE BOARD. TO JUST GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHY THE POINT IN TIME COUNT IS DONE FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T HEARD THIS BEFORE , IT IS AN ANNUAL ACCOUNT REQUIRED BY THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN WASHINGTON. WE WERE DESIGNATED BY TEXAS HOMELESS NETWORK, WHICH WE BELONG TO AS OUR CONTINUUM OF CARE, HAYS COUNTY IS A MEMBER OF THAT 215 COUNTY COC . ON JANUARY 23RD, THAT WAS THE NIGHT THAT OUR ACCOUNT WAS CONSIDERED AS THE POINT IN TIME. THE QUESTION FOR SURVEYORS THROUGHOUT THE DAY WAS WHERE WILL YOU SLEEP TONIGHT, WHICH WAS THE NIGHT OF THE 23RD. THE DATA WE RECEIVED FROM THE PEOPLE WE CAN ENGAGE WITH AND FIND ACROSS THE COUNTY AND ARE WILLING TO SPEAK WITH US, THAT'S WHERE WE GET THE MOST INFORMATION IF THEY'RE WILLING TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH US AND THAT DATA THAT IS MANAGED BY TEXAS HOMELESS NETWORK AND WE RESENT A HUGE RAW DATA REPORT BUT WHAT WE HAVE DONE TODAY AND WHAT WE ARE SHARING WITH YOU IS A SIMPLIFICATION OF THE DATA AND JUST HITTING THE HIGH POINTS. IF ANYBODY WANTS THE RAW DATA REPORT WE ARE WILLING TO SHARE IT. IT'S ALSO ON THE THN.ORG WEBSITE FOR THE INFORMATION. BEFORE WE START I WANT TO LET

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IT ALSO SHOWS US TRENDS OVER TIME , WHICH IS INCREASES OR DECREASES IN THE HOME AND HOMELESSNESS, AND ALSO GIVES US INSIGHT INTO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HOUSING PROGRAMS AND HOMELESS SERVICES IN HAYS COUNTY. THAT IS REALLY THE VALUE. THIS IS NOT A HEADCOUNT FOR THE SAKE OF COUNTING PEOPLE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO TRY TO ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE AND UNDERSTAND SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR SITUATION SO WE CAN SEE THREADS OF NEED ACROSS OUR COUNTY. THE THINGS THAT THIS COUNT DOES NOT TELL US IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS IN HAYS COUNTY FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME OVER THE COURSE OF THE PAST YEAR. AGAIN, WE ARE GUIDED. THIS ISN'T SOMETHING WE JUST DEVELOPED ON THEIR OWN. THIS FORMAT, THIS WHOLE WAY IT'S DONE WAS DESIGNATED BY HUD. THN REPORTS TO THEM AND WE REPORT TO THN , SO WE ARE FOLLOWING THE RULES, THE GUIDELINES. IT'S NOT PERFECT, BUT EVERYBODY ACROSS THE NATION IS COLLECTING THAT DATA, SO IT KIND OF MAKES IT A COMMON FIELD OF COLLECTION. THE OTHER THING IT DOESN'T TELL US IS HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE PRECARIOUSLY HOUSED. WE UNDERSTAND THAT I THINK MORE AND MORE UNDERSTANDING THAT BETTER. PEOPLE THAT ARE COUCH SURFING MEANS THEY ARE DOUBLED UP, SLEEPING SOMEWHERE, I DON'T HAVE THEIR OWN PLACE OR THEY HAVE BEEN TURNED OUT OF THEIR PLACE. THE VERGE OF EVICTION, OTHERS WHO DID NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF HOMELESSNESS. ADULTS HAVE A LITTLE DIFFERENT DEFINITION AND WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE MCKINNEY REPORT. IN THE SHADE THAT SHOWS YOU THE LAST FIVE YEARS WE HAVE DONE THE POINT IN TIME COUNT WITH THE DATA , STARTING IN 2020, YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKOUT OF INFORMATION.

2021 WAS AN UNUSUAL YEAR BECAUSE OF COVID AND HUD SAID YOUR VOLUNTEERS CANNOT INTERACT DIRECTLY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF COVID, SO THOSE STRICTLY OBSERVATIONS. THE WAY THINGS ARE DONE WHEN YOU SEE THE BREAKDOWN IS FOR SHELTERED, UNSHELTERED AND THEN THERE'S A NUMBER FOR OBSERVATIONS. OBSERVATION IS TRAINED SURVEYORS SEEING SOMEONE THAT LOOKS LIKE, THEY HAVE CRITERIA THAT HUD HAS GIVEN THEM ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD POSSIBLY QUALIFY TO BE IDENTIFIED AS HOMELESS. IN THOSE NUMBERS, WHEN YOU SEE THE NUMBERS IN THE BLUE BAR , THEY ARE ACTUALLY REFLECTED ALSO IN THE SUM OF THE UNSHELTERED BECAUSE OBSERVATIONS ARE ASSUMING THERE UNSHELTERED, NOT HAVING A DATE DATA WE WOULDN'T KNOW THERE HOUSING SITUATION. FOR THIS YEAR,

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PEOPLE. >> GOOD MORNING. I AM CLAUDETTE LIFE. I SIT ON THE HAYS COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION BOARD. WHAT I WANT TO DO IS GO OVER SOME OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY DURING THIS COUNT . SO, YOU WILL NOTICE FOR OUR AGE SUMMARY WE HAVE 38 THAT WERE UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. 22 BETWEEN THE AGES OF FIVE AND 12. SEVEN IDENTIFIED BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 17. THIS IS THE SHELTERED NUMBERS HERE. 10 BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 24. UNSHELTERED WE IDENTIFIED THREE IN THAT AGE BRACKET. SHELTERED, AGAIN , BETWEEN THE AGES OF 25 AND 34 WE HAVE 18. UNSHELTERED , 11 IN THAT AGE BRACKET. THE AGE BRACKET OF 35 TO 44 SHELTERED IS 17 AND UNSHELTERED 21 . FOR THE AGE BRACKET OF 45 TO 54 , SHELTERED WE HAVE EIGHT.

UNSHELTERED , THERE IS 11. 55 TO 64 , SHELTERED IS EIGHT .

UNSHELTERED IS SEVEN. 65 AND OLDER, WE HAVE 4 SHELTERED AND 2 UNSHELTERED. WITH REGARD TO GENDER, WE ARE LOOKING AT THOSE IDENTIFIED AS MALE, MAN, BOY, CHILD . WE HAD 26. THOSE ARE SHELTERED. UNSHELTERED WE HAD 26 AS WELL. TRANSGENDER IDENTIFIED SHELTERED WE HAVE 4. FEMALE, WOMEN, GIRL, CHILD FOR SHELTERED WE HAVE 14 AND THEN UNSHELTERED, 13. WE WERE TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HAYS COUNTY MAP AND WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THESE NUMBERS ARE BOTH SHELTERED AND UNSHELTERED. SAN MARCOS WE HAD 179 IDENTIFIED , WIMBERLY 2, KYLE 2 AND BUDA 4 . I WILL GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER FOR OUR DATA.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ONE MORE THING ABOUT HOW THE DATA IS COLLECTED, HOW THE SURVEYS ARE DONE. IT IS A SIMPLE 10 QUESTION CONVERSATION. WE TRAIN OUR SURVEYORS TO MAKE IT MORE CONVERSATIONAL. THEY ARE CALLED SURVEYORS BUT WE HOPE THEY ARE MORE CONVERSATIONALIST THAN SURVEYOR AND WE USE A MOBILE APP CALLED COUNTING US AND THAT DATA ONCE THE SURVEY IS SUBMITTED GOES STRAIGHT TO THN TO THE REGIONAL COMMAND CENTER AND THAT'S WHERE THE WORK WITH THE DATA. I FAILED TO MENTION THAT .

THAT'S HOW THAT'S COLLECTED. >> HELLO, I'M LISA YOUNG, ONE OF THE CO-CHAIRS OF THE HAYS COUNTY HOMELESS COALITION . I'M ALSO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HAYS COUNTY FOOD BANK .

ALONG WITH THREE OTHER HUMAN AGENCY LEADERS I REPRESENT THE STATE OF TEXAS AND A NATIONWIDE CONSORTIUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AGE PRENATAL TO 3. ONE THING WE SEE ON A NATIONWIDE BASIS, THERE ARE STATES, NOT TAXES, THAT GATHER DATA AT THE EVICTION COURT LEGAL -- LEVEL TO KNOW WHO'S BEEN EVICTED. EVEN IF ON THE ONLY PERSON HIS NAME IS ON THE LEASE EFFECTIVELY EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE IS EQUALLY THROWN OUT. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT DEMOGRAPHIC , THE MOST LIKELY PEOPLE TO BE EVICTED ARE INFANTS AND THE SECOND GROUP MOST LIKELY TO BE EVICTED ARE

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WHAT IT IS IS A FEDERALLY MANDATED PROCEDURE THAT ALL THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE TO GO THROUGH. IF YOU LIKE ME HAVE A BUNCH OF KIDS IN SCHOOL YOU GET THOSE PAPERS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THEY ASK IS DO YOU HAVE A MORTGAGE, ARE YOU LIVING IN A HOUSE WHERE YOU ARE THE LEASEHOLDER OR MORTGAGE HOLDER , ARE YOU LIVING IN ANOTHER SITUATION THAT IS THE GAVE THE DATA-GATHERING PART. WHEN KIDS ARE COMING BACK TO SCHOOL THAT IS WHEN EACH SCHOOL HAS TO COMPILE THIS INFORMATION FOR THIS REPORT. WHAT THIS BRINGS US SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE POINT IN TIME IS THAT THIS WAS NOT TAKEN ON JANUARY 23RD, IT WAS TAKEN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. PEOPLE SITUATION COULD HAVE CHANGED, BUT THAT IS A DOUBLE-SIDED COIN SOME PEOPLE COULD HAVE MOVED OUT OF HOMELESSNESS INTO A HOME , BUT THEN SOME PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES AT THE BEGINNING AS BEING HOUSING SECURE MAY HAVE MOVED INTO HOMELESSNESS. WE WOULD EXPECT IT ON BOTH SIDES. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS REPORT IT VERY MUCH TRACKS WITH WHAT I SAID ABOUT PEOPLE WHO THE AGES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT OF THE HOUSE. MOST COMMON IS DOUBLED UP. THIS SEEMS LIKE MAYBE IT'S NOT THAT BIG A DEAL . I'M STAYING AT MY MOMS OR SISTERS BECAUSE I LOST MY LEASE OR WHATEVER BUT THAT'S A VERY HOUSING INSECURE PERSON. THEY TYPICALLY DO NOT HAVE A LEASE OR CONTRACT TO BE WHERE THEY ARE . AT ANY MOMENT MOM COULD SAY I'M TIRED, GET OUT AND THEY EITHER GET OUT OR INSIST THEY GO THROUGH EVICTION PROCEEDINGS BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE LEASE SO THEY ARE REALLY ON THE BUBBLE. THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE DEFINITIONS WE SAW FOR THE PIT COUNT FOR THE HUD HOMELESS PEOPLE. THESE ARE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE. WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE GRADE BANDS IN THE DOUBLED UP CATEGORY WE HAVE 56 CHILDREN.

THAT DOES NOT COUNT THEIR PARENTS, THAT COUNTS THE CHILDREN THEMSELVES AND THEN WE HAVE 14 IN GRADE 6 THROUGH EIGHT AND AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, 43. WE DO KNOW SOME OF THE CHILDREN IN THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL SOMETIMES ARE LIVING ALONE WITHOUT PARENTS. IN DRIPPING SPRINGS WE HAVE 16 IN THE PRE-K LEVEL , GRADES 6 TO 8 WE HAVE 10 AND IN THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL, 5.

IN WIMBERLY ISD WE HAVE 2 AT THE PRE-K LEVEL, 1 AT GRADE 6 TO 8 AND 2 AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. IN SAN MARCOS, WE HAVE 56 CHILDREN DOUBLED UP IN THE PRE-K LEVEL, 17 FOR GRADE 6 THROUGH EIGHT AND AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL WE HAVE 15. THE NEXT CATEGORY IS MOTEL HOTEL, THIS IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT THAN THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PIT COUNT. AS NANCY SAID , WHEN WE DO THE PIT COUNT WHERE ONLY COUNTING PEOPLE IN HOTELS. IF THEY ARE PLACED IN HOTEL BY AN AGENCY OF THE COUNTY OR SOME OTHER AGENCY IS PAYING FOR THEIR HOTEL THEY DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THE HOTEL, I KNOW SOUTHSIDE ALSO SUPPORTS THIS AND HOME CENTER.

IN THIS SURVEY THEY COULD HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR THEMSELVES. AT THAT TIME, THEY COULD'VE GOT THEIR OWN HOTEL. WE SEE WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 13 IN HAYS, THREE IN DRIPPING SPRINGS , NONE IN WIMBERLY AND 29 IN SAN MARCOS LIVING IN HOTELS. THE NEXT CATEGORY , IT SAYS HOUSING. WHAT IT MEANS, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A FORMAT PROBLEM. IT IS IN A SHELTER , MOST COMMONLY THE WOMEN'S CENTER. THAT IS WHY YOU WILL SEE A MUCH BIGGER NUMBER FOR SAN MARCOS ISD THAN THE OTHERS BECAUSE THE CHILDREN STAYING THERE WOULD GOING THERE. THESE ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE PLACED IN A HOUSING CENTER, THEY HAVEN'T BEEN WITH A HOUSING VOUCHER IN THEIR OWN WITH THE LEASE. FOR HAYS WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 11 , DRIPPING SPRINGS, 7, 1 IN WIMBERLY AND 39 IN SAN MARCOS. THE NEXT IS COMPLETELY UNSHELTERED. ALL OF THE NUMBERS EXCEPT FOR SAN MARCOS NONE WERE LOCATED ON THAT DAY. FOUR WERE LOCATED IN SAN MARCOS, THREE IN PRE-K TO FIVE, GET A GRADE 5.

ONE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL. THAT BRINGS US A TOTAL OF 137 IN HAYS , 41 IN DRIPPING SPRINGS, FIVE IN WIMBERLY AND 160 KIDS IN

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MANY PEOPLE HEAR THE WORD HOMELESS IN PICTURE AND UNSHELTERED MAN WITH A CARDBOARD SIGN ON THE HIGHWAY AND AS YOU CAN SEE BY THESE MCKINNEY-VENTO NUMBERS IS THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. THE OTHER THING OUR COALITION BOARD IS PUSHING AS OUR PRIORITY THIS YEAR AND WHAT WE REALLY WANT FROM THE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITY IN THE COUNTIES IS FOR US TO HAVE A VERY CLEARLY COMMUNICATED EMERGENCY PLAN. SOMETIMES EVEN WHEN THERE IS AN EMERGENCY PLAN IF WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT IT, IF EVERYONE IN TOWN DOESN'T KNOW WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GO WHEN IT FREEZES , OR THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO GO WHEN IT'S 100 DEGREES, WHERE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO GO WHEN THERE'S A FLOOD IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT IS WORSE SOMETIMES THAN HAVING NO PLAN BECAUSE THEN THE CONFUSION GIVES YOU A LITTLE DISASTER AFTER THE DISASTER. ESPECIALLY AS WE HAVE SEEN IN THOSE TEMPERATURE EXTREMES , GETTING PEOPLE INDOORS IS A HUGE INTERVENTION THAT WILL SAVE LIVES AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE. EVEN IF SOMEONE DOES SURVIVE WE DON'T WANT THEM IN SUCH A DESPERATE SITUATION THAT THEY WERE FRIGHTENED AND BARELY SURVIVED. BOTH AT THE FOOD BANK AND HOMELESS COALITION WE GET CALLS WHERE I GO? THE MORNING IT'S ALREADY FREEZING AND WE HAVE FOUND PEOPLE IN SOME MUNICIPALITIES THAT ARE CITY LEADERS, CITY MANAGEMENT WHO DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. WE HAVE ARTIE MET WITH COMMISSIONERS INGALSBE AND DR. COHEN AND I'VE HAD A TALK WITH MR. JONES ABOUT SOLIDIFYING THIS BOTH AT THE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL LEVELS SO WE HAVE THAT INFORMATION AT OUR FINGERTIPS SO ANYONE WOULD KNOW THE INFORMATION SO IF SOMEONE EVEN CAME IN THE FOOD BANK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO, THE PEOPLE WOULD BE LIKE THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.

HAVING THE PLAN, WE GOT TO HAVE. HAVING THE COMMUNICATION OF THE PLAN AND EVERYONE BEING ON THE SAME PAGE AND KNOWING THE PROTOCOLS OF THE PLAN IS REALLY A KEY AND POSSIBLY THE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THAT AND ASK FOR YOU GUYS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH US IN GETTING THIS FOR EVERYONE WHO LIVES IN HAYS COUNTY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND WE ARE HERE TO

ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. WHEN THEY ARE DONE I WANT TO HAVE YOU SPEAK ON THAT LAST ITEM ABOUT HAVING A PLAN AND COMMUNICATION AND ALL THE THINGS YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT DO TO COMMUNICATE ASKING PEOPLE TO SIGN UP AND EVERYTHING IN THAT LAST STATEMENT I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO ADDRESS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THIS PART?

>> I WOULD SAY LOOKING AT THIS DATA I WAS SHOCKED BY SEEING 179 SAN MARCOS VERSUS KYLE AND WIMBERLY AND BUDA. AS A COMMISSIONER THAT SUPPORTS AND MARCUS AS WELL AS COMMISSIONERS INGALSBE AND THE JUDGE, IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP ACTION ITEM WISE PLEASE LUPUS IN AND LET US KNOW. THE UNIVERSITY PRESENTS AN INTERESTING FACTOR WITHIN THE HOUSING IN THIS AREA BECAUSE OUR NEIGHBOR KYLE HAS $100,000 OR OVER $100,000 LESS IN TERMS OF THEIR AVERAGE HOUSE PRICE THAN THEY DO IN SAN MARCOS BUT OUR INCOME IS 40,000 LESS THAN KYLE.

ALL OF THOSE FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED, THAT'S WHERE THE HUNDRED 79 IS COMING FROM. ANYTHING THE COUNTY CAN DO JUST

LET US KNOW. >> I ONLY SAY THANK YOU EVERY YEAR FOR ALL YOU DO. I'VE BEEN OUT WITH THE TEAM I THINK TWO YEARS AGO . IT'S INTERESTING. IT'S A DIFFERENT PART OF OUR COUNTY SOME PEOPLE DON'T EVER SEE. I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE EVICTION DATA OR TRYING TO ACCESS THE DATA. ONE CONCERN I HAVE I WOULD BE COGNIZANT OF AS YOU START TO LOOK AT THAT IS THE EVICTION DATA VARIES SO FUNDAMENTALLY THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. YOU HAVE AREAS WHERE THOSE INDIVIDUAL HOMEOWNERS BY THE TIME THOSE RENTERS GET TO AN EVICTION IN CERTAIN PARTS OF OUR COUNTY THAT MAY BE WELL PAST WHAT THE DEADLINE IS. YOU'VE GOT TENANTS AND LANDLORD RELATIONSHIPS WHERE THOSE

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WELL. >> I THINK WE HAVE MENTIONED THIS IN CONVERSATION. THERE IS SUCH A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND LOW INCOME HOUSING. LOW INCOME HOUSING, AGAIN, GIVES A DIFFERENT MENTAL PICTURE AND A LOT OF AREAS ARE NOT THINKING IN THAT LINE. I THINK WE HAVE TO THINK AS A COUNTY ABOUT HOW THE SOLUTIONS HAVE TO INCLUDE LOW INCOME HOUSING. THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS TO DO THAT. THE TAX CREDIT BILLS AND THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE. I THINK EXPANSION AND HOUSING ACROSS THE NATION, ANY PLACE YOU GO, ANYBODY TALKING ABOUT HOMELESSNESS WILL TELL YOU HOUSING IS A SOLUTION THAT HAS TO HAPPEN WHEN YOU WORK WITH PEOPLE BRINGING THEM OUT OF HOMELESSNESS WITH SERVICES. YOU CAN'T SOLVE IT WITHOUT THAT ONE COMPONENT. THE DATA IS IMPORTANT AND WE ARE IN A HIGH FAIR MARKET . WE JUST ARE.

>> I WOULD SAY ONE OTHER THING, NOTHING CAN PUT INTO PERSPECTIVE THE WORK OF OUR HOUSING FINANCE NETWORK HERE. COMMISSIONER COHEN REPRESENTS US ON. THEY ARE DOING GOOD WORK HERE IN OUR AREA, BUT NOTHING PUTS IN PERSPECTIVE THE NEED WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY LIKE Y'ALL DO AS OPPOSED TO THOSE BAD ACTORS WORKING IN OUR COMMUNITY FROM OUTSIDE THE AREA WHO ARE TRYING TO SAY THEY ARE DOING LOW INCOME HOUSINGBUT THEY ARE DOING LUXURY APARTMENTS. THEY MAKE A BAD NAME FOR THE WORK WE NEED TO HAVE

DONE HERE. I APPRECIATE. >> THE SCOPE OF THE WORK IS SO ONGOING AS THE COMMISSIONERS KNOW. THINKING YOU SOLVE SOMETHING WHEN YOU'VE MADE A STEP FORWARD AND THEN SOMEBODY LIKE THAT CAUSES YOU TO TAKE THREE STEPS BACK WITH PUBLIC

OPINION. >> I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THE WORK OF THE COALITION DOES ALONG WITH THE PARTNERS. WHAT I DO KNOW IS MAYBE THE NUMBERS SO HIGH IN SAN MARCOS IS BECAUSE THE REST OF THE COUNTY CITIES AREN'T DOING THEIR PART TO ADJUST THE PROBLEM SO THEY GET PICKED UP FROM ONE CITY AND BROUGHT TO SAN MARCOS AND DROP OFF. I AM HOPING WITH THE FORMATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY BOARD WHERE WE INCLUDE ALL THE CITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS , ALL PARTICIPATING IN ADDRESSING THAT INCLUDES HOMELESSNESS IS PART OF

THAT. >> WE CAN'T LEAVE IT OUT.

>> YES. I WOULD CHALLENGE OUR CITIES TO HELP DO YOUR PART IN ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM. DON'T SEE SAN MARCO'S AS A DUMPING GROUND BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE. THIS IS THE ONLY

PLACE THEY HAVE RESOURCES. >> TO THAT POINT I WILL QUICKLY SHARE TO FAX. THE NIGHT OF JANUARY 23RD WAS A FREEZING NIGHT. ANYONE WHO COULD'VE SCRAPED TOGETHER MONEY FOR THE HOTEL DID SO AND THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN COUNTED. PEOPLE WHO FOUND SOME PLACE TO HOLE UP FOR KIND OF HIDE DID SO. PEOPLE WERE NOT STROLLING AROUND ON A NIGHT WHERE IT WAS 30 DEGREES OUT AND THAT'S WHAT IT WAS ON THAT NIGHT. THE OTHER THING I WILL SHARE HIS FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS SINCE MARCH THE FOOD BANK HAS STARTED GOING AROUND IN KYLE AND BUDA WITH FOOD FOR PEOPLE WITH NO KITCHEN ACCESS. EVEN IF THEY DON'T SELF IDENTIFIES

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>> I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION SHARED. IT IS SO IMPORTANT AND NEEDED TO HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW WE CAN PARTNER AND HELP . IT'LL TAKE ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER TO ADDRESS HOMELESSNESS. WE WILL ALL WORK TOGETHER .

>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY THEY MAKE A DELIBERATE EFFORT TO HAVE ALL THE MAYORS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS COME TOGETHER FOR TRAININGS ALL THE TIME. CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION PIECES AND ADDRESS THAT PART OF THE CONVERSATION?

>> WE CREATED A COALITION WITH MANY PARTNERS IN THE COUNTY. I HAVE SHARED THIS INFORMATION WITH YOU AS WELL. WE HAVE A CHURCH IN EVERY MUNICIPALITY THAT HAS AGREED TO OPEN UP IN THE EVENT WE LOSE POWER . TO OPEN UP BEFORE THEN, MAYBE A LITTLE TOO PREEMPTIVE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE POWER LOSS DEFINITELY. IT IS FOR COOLING AS WELL AS HEATING. IN ADDITION TO THAT COOLING ASPECT WHERE WORKING AT PUTTING AT ALL OF OUR PRECINCT OFFICES. THERE WILL BE A COOLING STATION OUT THERE BECAUSE I RECOGNIZE SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT WANT TO INSIDE GOVERNMENT BUILDING TO LOFT, YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE. THEY HAVE THE STATION OUTSIDE OR AT LEAST GIVE SOME RELIEF AND GIVE OTHER FOLKS A RELIEF THAT THEY ARE NOT HOMELESS BUT DON'T HAVE THE COOLING NECESSITIES IN THEIR OWN HOME.

>> YOU HAVE AND ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS AND CHANNELS TO COMMUNICATE THIS INFORMATION TO ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES AND DIFFERENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS BSIDES THE ONES YOU MENTION.

>> WE SURE TO INCLUDE THE ADMINISTRATOR IN WIMBERLEY . WE STILL TREAT HIM LIKE AND GETS INFORMATION OUT THERE TO THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS . I DON'T GET INVOLVED WITH THE CITY AND NECESSARILY TELL THEM WHAT THEY WILL DO BECAUSE -- WE DO SHARE.

THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO IS JUST LIKE WE DID BACK IN 2021 IF WE NEED TO DEPLOY SCHOOL BUSES WE HAVE THE RELATIONSHIP TO DEPLOY SCHOOL BUSES TO AN AREA SO WE HAD A WARMING CENTER RIGHT THERE. BROOKVILLE IS ONE SENIOR CENTER WE DEPLOYED A BUS TO .

OTHER PLACES WHERE WE DEPLOYED THE BUSES WE LEARNED LESSONS FROM THAT. WE NEED TO PUT SIGNAGE OUT THERE THAT THIS IS A WARMING CENTER. HAVING THAT IN PLACE. I DID SHARE THE DOCUMENT WITH YOU ALL. WE TRY TO KEEP THAT FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY . I HAVE NO PROBLEM SHARING THE DOCUMENT WITH THE COALITION ALSO. YOU DO NEED TO KNOW WHERE TO SEND PEOPLE.

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>> THANK YOU FOR USING THOSE CHANNELS AND TELLING PEOPLE THE MUNICIPALITIES , USE THE WEBSITE, USE TEXT INFORMATION , ALL THE DIFFERENT ALERTS THAT EXIST SO WE WILL FOLLOW UP AND

MAKE SURE THEY SEE IT. >> WE ARE GOING A LITTLE FURTHER THAN JUST THE CHURCHES. WE HAD A BRAND-NEW NAVIGATION OUT OF AUSTIN TEXAS THAT CAME THIS PAST WEEK. PARTNERING WITH THEM . IF WE CAN GET RID OF HOMELESSNESS WE DON'T HAVE THE PROBLEM. I THINK IF WE FOCUS ON THE CAUSE GET PEOPLE BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY ARE PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND TREATED LIKE A MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY IF YOU HOMELESS WE HAVE BECOMES A FICTION OR SOME OTHER LIFE EVENT THAT BECOMES MORE MANAGEABLE AREAS OF CONCERN AS OPPOSED TO CREATING HOMELESS.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> THAT TOOK LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED. PLEASE OPEN K-1 AND 21 AND THEN WE GO TO THE WORKSHOP.

[K.1. Discussion and possible action following a presentation and update from Broaddus and Associates Inc. regarding the Pet Resource Center Professional Services Agreement. ]

>> K-1. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION FOLLOWING A PRESENTATION UPDATE FROM BROADUS AND ASSOCIATES REGARDING THE PET RESOURCE CENTER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT. K 21

[K.21. Discussion and possible action with the final deliverables from Broaddus & Associates regarding pet resource center site selection and/or municipal partnership as well as discussing funding amounts to PALS, PAWS and other organizations. ]

ORGANIZATIONS. >> THANK YOU. WE BROUGHT THIS AGENDA ITEM BECAUSE IT IS TIME TO WRAP THIS CONVERSATION POINT UP WITH THE CONTRACTUAL COMMITMENTS . WE PLEASE GET THIS MOVING? IT'S YOUR TURN.

>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS OF THE COURT.

I'M WITH BROADDUS AND ASSOCIATES. SENIOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER FOR THE PET RESOURCE CENTER ON BEHALF OF BROADDUS IN THIS EFFORT. I DID BRING COPIES OF THE PRESENTATION JUST BECAUSE OF RESPECTING THE FACT THE SYSTEM IS DOWN AND I WOULDN'T

BE ABLE TO HAND THOSE OUT. >> WE CAN PASS THEM OUT. WE CAN KEEP MOVING BECAUSE WE ARE A LITTLE BEHIND ON TIME BUT NOT

TERRIBLY. >> THIS PRELIMINARY PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING EFFORT CAME ABOUT IN DECEMBER 17 OF 2024 ON BEHALF OF THE COURT. FOCUS ON BRICKS AND MORTAR NOT RELATED TO OTHER ELEMENTS FOR THIS PET RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE COUNTY. IT IS WORTH MENTIONING BROADDUS AND ASSOCIATES IN SUPPORT OF HAYS COUNTY AND THEIR GOAL FOR THIS COMMUNITY TO ACHIEVE THIS ENHANCED ANIMAL WELFARE AND FOR PUBLIC SAFETY RELATED IS SUCH .

WE WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY AND EVERYBODY WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH AND COORDINATION FOR THAT EFFORT. SO, HAYS COUNTY APPROVED THE 2022 FACILITY WORKSHOP AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT BY TEAM SHELTER USA. THAT WAS THE INITIAL FOUNDATION AND START OF OUR EFFORT AS FAR AS DATA-GATHERING AND DATA GATHERING PROCESS. WE HAD BIWEEKLY MEETINGS WITH THE HAYS COUNTY TEAM AND PET RESOURCE CENTER COMMITTEE ALONG WITH THE BROADDUS STAFF AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING HAYS COUNTY OFFICIALS , ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS, CITY OF SAN MARCOS, THE CITY OF KYLE POTENTIAL PARTNERS WITH PAUSE, PALS, ET CETERA. MANY OTHER PARTNERS WE TALKED TO IN ADDITION TO THOSE COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATIONS FOR CURRENT NEEDS WITHIN THE COUNTY AND WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AS IT RELATES TO THE FACILITY DESIGN OPERATIONS TO DEVELOP SIZE RECOMMENDATIONS AND SITE EVALUATION INFORMATION . THIS IS KIND OF AN EXECUTIVE

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OPTION ONE HAS SOME ADVANTAGES FOR THIS PROVIDING FOR THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHICALLY WITH THE PRIMARY LOCATION, SATELLITE LOCATIONS , TAKING PROJECTIONS AND GROWTH , PROVIDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES AND POTENTIAL PARTNERS AND THEN SERVICING THE SATELLITE LOCATIONS IN SUPPORTING THE COUNTY THROUGH THOSE LOCATIONS. SOME DISADVANTAGES RELATED TO DEVELOPING A SITE INDEPENDENT OF THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES AND REQUIRING THE COUNTY TO EITHER STAFF THE FACILITY OR CONTRACT WITH A THIRD-PARTY ENTITY FOR THAT FACILITY. ANOTHER ONE IS COST AND I WILL GET TO THAT . OPTION 2 IS DEFINING THAT AS A MUNICIPALITY LED COUNTY PARTICIPATION IS DUPLICATING EFFORTS , COVERING FOR THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHICALLY , WORKING WITH SATELLITE LOCATIONS AND COUNTY PARTNERS , PROVIDING FOR CURRENT CAPACITY GROWTH FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE GROWTH , OPPORTUNITY FOR SITES AND PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COUNTY AND RESULTING IN SHARED COSTS . ONE OF THE DISADVANTAGES FOR THIS IS ACQUIRING THE COUNTY TO EITHER STAFF THE FACILITY AGAIN OR CONTRACT WITH A THIRD-PARTY ENTITY. ONE OF THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCES HERE BETWEEN THESE TWO IS COST. BOTH THESE OPTIONS WOULD BE RELATED TO SUITING THE COUNTY'S NEEDS BUT THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE A STANDALONE FACILITY AS A PRIMARY LOCATION, THE SECOND OPTION WOULD BE PARTNERING WITH CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES. MENTIONING CONCEPTUAL ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE FOR THOSE NOT IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND DESIGN WORLD THAT IS A ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE IS THE CONCEPTUAL STAGE OF THE PROJECT. WE ARE IN CONCEPT DUE TO BEING IN THE PREPLANNING STAGE OF THIS PROJECT. WE HAVEN'T HIRED A DESIGNER GET, THERE'S NO CONTRACTORS, WE HAVEN'T REACHED THAT STEP YET. AS A PROJECT PROGRESSES COSTS WILL BE MORE DEFINED. HAVING SAID ALL THAT, OPTION ONE AND OPTION TO BOTH A ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE COST IS $18-$22 MILLION FOR THE CENTRAL FACILITY ONLY. THAT IS EXCLUDING THE SATELLITE LOCATIONS. OPTION 2, TO CLEARLY DEFINE THOSE TWO OPTIONS AS MUNICIPALITY LED PARTNERING WITH THE CITY OF KYLE FOR OTHER POTENTIAL PARTNERS.

THAT WOULD REQUIRE A PARTNERSHIP AND A COST SHARE MODEL FOR THE MODEL IS SUBJECT TO FUTURE RE - NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE CITY OR THOSE PARTNERS, BUT IT WOULD SEEM THERE'S A SPLIT IN THE

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FROM THE COMMISSION. >> THANK YOU FOR BUTTONING THIS UP. THE REASON I BROUGHT THIS TO COURT WAS BECAUSE YOUR CONTRACT WAS OVER WITH THIS TASK AND I WANTED TO SEE IT CLOSED AND BE DONE WITH IT SO I CAN HAVE MY EMOTIONAL CLOSURE TO SOMETHING I BROUGHT. QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS PRESENTATION?

>> I THINK IT'S LIKE HE MENTIONED . THE COURT UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF KYLE AND SOME NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. I THINK THAT'S WHERE I'M STILL AT. IF WE NEED ANOTHER MOTION TO DO THAT I'M NOT SURE WHY WE WOULD, BUT I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION

YOU SHARED . YEAH. >> ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON

THE PRESENTATION? >> NO, JUST THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND BEING A GOOD PARTNER FOR THE COUNTY . LOOKING

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THAT IS THE DIRECTION I FEEL. >> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. IT'S NICE TO GET TO KNOW MORE AND THANK YOU FOR MEETING WITH ME AS WELL. IT IS VERY CLEAR YOU SEE THE DISADVANTAGES ON SLIDE FIVE AND SEE DISADVANTAGES ON SLIDE SIX YEARS ONLY ONE VERSUS THE FIVE IF WE LET IT BY THE COUNTY. APPRECIATE ALL YOU'VE DONE. I DO THINK NOT ONLY KYLE BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT PALS HAS THE BRAND-NEW FACILITY OFF OF RANCH ROAD 12 AND THAT WOULD BE A GREAT AREA AS WELL AS KYLE TO EXPAND IN IF WE WERE ABLE TO

PARTNER WITH THEM. >> PERFECT .

>> WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR REACHING OUT TO THE PARTNERS AND DOING A HARD LOOK AT THOSE FACILITIES THAT ARE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. THEY HAVE BEEN MORE THAN WILLING AND STILL MORE THAN WILLING TO WORK WITH US. I WILL TELL YOU I HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH FOLKS FROM KYLE. WE HAVE TWO COMMISSIONERS WORKING WITH THEM AND I DON'T KNOW HOW IT'S GOING BUT I CAN TELL YOU THEY ARE MOVING ON A FACILITY WHETHER WE PARTNER OR NOT. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT RELATIONSHIP AND WORKING TOGETHER TO BUILD SOMETHING IS GOING TO BE FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTY AND SPLITTING THE COST ON THAT WHILE DELIVERING THE PROGRAMMING THAT HAS TO GO WITH IT JUST AS OUR HOMELESS ISSUE WE DISCUSSED EARLIER WAS BROUGHT UP YOU CAN'T JUST PROVIDE A SHELTER, YOU HAVE TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMING WITH IT . I CAN'T WAIT FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT WHO WILL BE HANDLING THOSE ISSUES ONCE THEY ARE HIRED TO REALLY DELVE IN I LOOK FORWARD TO THEM WORKING WITH THE CITY OF KYLE TO DEVELOP THAT PROGRAMMING AND TRULY LOOK AT WHAT AN ORAL FACILITY WOULD LOOK LIKE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THEY ARE SPEAKING TO ARCHITECTS AND LOOKING AT WHAT KIND OF FACILITY THEY NEED. AS FAR AS IN THE PROCESS THERE MAY BE SOME DELAY IN CREATING THE PARTNERSHIP AND WHAT THE CONTRACT LOOKS LIKE .

FROM THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE STANDPOINT I THINK IT IS A WIN-WIN AND I WOULD ENDORSE LOOKING AT THE FINAL SLIDE YOU HAVE , LOOKING AT THAT COUNTYWIDE COVERAGE . ONE THING I'VE BEEN ADAMANT ABOUT SINCE WE STARTED BEFORE WE EVEN GOT THE INITIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT WAS IT NEEDED TO BE A COUNTYWIDE EFFORT AND THAT THE CASE I WOULD CERTAINLY HOPE EVEN THE TWO SATELLITE PARTNERS WE WERE LOOKING AT, IF WE HAD A THIRD LOCATION IT WOULD BE OVER ON THE EAST SIDE SOMEWHERE AND THAT REALLY WOULD PROVIDE THE COVERAGE COUNTYWIDE WITH IF WE PARTNERED WITH KYLE TAKING CARE OF THE COURT ORDER IN THE

MIDDLE. >> IT'S WORTH MENTIONING THERE ARE STILL ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY OF SAID MARK WAS WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CHECK THAT BOX.

>> IT'S INTERESTING. I ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL THIS WEEK AND I GOT ÚA PRETTY CLEAR COMMITMENT FROM THEM. THINGS CHANGE BUT A COMMITMENT THEY'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH US AND THE COUNTY SPECIFICALLY ONCE WE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT A REAL TIMELINE FOR WHAT THAT FACILITY LOOKS LIKE IN COUNTY PARTICIPATION AND WHEN THAT WOULD AND GIVEN WE WOULD HAVE A CLEAR PLAN. I LOOK FORWARD TO GOING WITH OPTION TO AND DEPENDING ON MY COLLEAGUES TO NEGOTIATE SOMETHING AND WORK WITH BOTH THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS AND KYLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND MAKE SURE IT IS SUCCESSFUL.

>> THANK YOU. YOU ARE OFF THE HOOK. DELIVERABLES DELIVERED.

CAN YOU GIVE US A FEW FINAL THOUGHTS OF THE INTERIM CONVERSATION? THEN WE GO TO THE WORKSHOP, I PROMISE.

>> I AM THE JUDGE APPOINTED ANIMAL WELFARE ADVOCATE. I WANTED TO THANK BROUGHT US AND EVERYONE. I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS PROJECT PRETTY MUCH FOR SEVEN YEARS WITH THE JUDGE WHO HAS LED THIS CONVERSATION THE WHOLE TIME FROM THE ASSESSMENT FROM OUR NEEDS OVER THE YEARS ALL THE WAY TO NOW PLANNING A FACILITY. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE PRESENT THAT WE HAVE AN ANIMAL SHELTER IN SAN MARCOS THAT IS FULL, OVERCAPACITY.

EVERY DAY IS IMPORTANT. THIS COURT HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT NEEDING A SHELTER SINCE 2006. OUR MAIN GOAL IS TO HOUSE

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THERE IS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACT . WE WANT TO ATTRACT EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE COMMUNITY VALUES THAT VALUE ANIMALS AND LIFESAVING WITH THE NEED FOR HUMANE ANIMAL CARE WHICH IS PUBLIC IMAGE AND LIVABILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE WANT TO EXPLORE ALL PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO LEVERAGE EXISTING REPUTATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. SAN MARCO STANDS HAS BEEN THEY HAVE INFORMED US THEY HAVE DEFINED AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE SAN MARCO SHELTER AND WE WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE NOT ALL STRAYS ARE UNHEALTHY. SOME ARE LOST BABIES AND OUR RETURN IN A FEW DAYS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A NEED TO DO SOME PUBLIC RELATIONS TO KEEP EACH OF OUR PRECINCTS ADVERTISING THOSE ANIMALS AND MAKING SURE THEY AREN'T CONSIDERED JUST DISCARDS . IT'S NOT JUST THE TEMPORARY CARE. IT'S A LONG TERM PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A VISION FOR A NEW FILE. WE NEED TO MANAGE THE COUNTY BY PUBLIC PRIVATE OWNERSHIP FOR ANIMAL CONTROL WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. WE NEED TO CONSIDER LIFESAVING PROGRAMS, PLACEMENT, RETURN TO OWNER ADOPTIONS, RESCUE AND COMMUNITY CAP PROGRAMS TO KEEP THOSE UNKNOWN CATS OUT OF THE SHELTER IN THE FIRST PLACE. EVERYTHING TO DO SHELTER DIVERSION. THE KEY FACILITIES WE SPOKE ABOUT, I'M HAVING A BIT OF A REDUNDANCY HERE. THEY ARE PARTNERS IN BOTH KYLE AND DRIPPING SPRINGS AND THEY HAVE A 42 ACRE PROPERTY AND EXCELLENT REPUTATION AND RIGHT NOW THEY DON'T DO INTAKE FOR THE SHELTER BUT THEY TAKE ANIMALS FROM. THEY ARE TRANSFERRING ANIMALS AND DOING LIFESAVING PROGRAMS ALL THE TIME. THEY COULD HOST A FUTURE FACILITY ON THEIR 42 ACRES AND HAS A FIVE ACRE PROPERTY THEY HAVE JUST ACQUIRED WITH GOOD COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, NOT AN ANIMAL SHELTER AS IS AND WE WOULD NEED INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROOF OF SUSTAINABILITY BEFORE WE WOULD BUILD ON THEIR FIVE ACRES. THEY ARE AN EXCELLENT POTENTIAL FUTURE PARTNER FOR SOCIOECONOMIC TARGETED PROGRAMS AS THEY COULD DO OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY AS THEY ALREADY ARE AND POSSIBLY GO DO MATCH CLINICS IN DIFFERENT PRECINCTS AND CONTINUE. WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO FUND FURTHER VACCINATIONS AND MICROCHIP LENOX AS WELL AS SPAY AND NEUTER. IN CONSIDERATION, THE PAUSE LOCATION AND KYLE HAS 40 LOCATIONS AND FOR CATS. IF WE CAN WORK WITH THEIR LOCATION IN EXISTENCE AS EXCELLENT VISIBILITY CENTRALLY LOCATED I BELIEVE IT IS IN COMMISSIONER COLLINS PRECINCT. I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST WE CONSIDER THAT AS AN INTERIM SUGGESTION FOR THE SHORT TERM . WE KNOW WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING UNTIL AT LEAST LATE 2027 IF KYLE GOES FORWARD WITH A PARTNERSHIP UNTIL POSSIBLY EVEN 2028. AS WE ARE MOVING AND GET UPDATES FROM KYLE WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL AND CONTINUE TO UPDATE THIS COURT ON PROGRESS . I HAVE A LIST OF WHAT ARE ABOUT 15 NONPROFITS AND OTHER TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS. I

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THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. WE WILL TAKE A 10 MINUTE RECESS AND GO INTO OUR WORKSHOP.

STRAPPED IT. ANYWAY. CLOSE THAT DOOR PLEASE? WE ARE

[L.1. 11:00 am Public Workshop discussion regarding the proposed Cloudburst Data Center at 2955 Francis Harris Lane, New Braunfels, Texas 78130. ]

LET'S OPEN L1. >> 11 A.M. PUBLIC WORKSHOP DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED CLOUDBURST DATA CENTER AT 2955 FRANCIS HARRIS LANE, NEW BRAUNFELS, TAXES 78130.

>> WHERE OPENING THE WORKSHOP. I'M SORRY, IT IS A DELICATE BALANCING ACT WHERE I WANT TO HEAR WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY AND I WANT TO DO IT IN A TIMELY MANNER AND WHEN THEY GO ON 20 MINUTES LONGER THAN THEY SHOULD I FEEL BAD SHUTTING THEM UP BECAUSE WHAT THEY SAY IS IMPORTANT. THIS IS WHY WE ARE 45 MINUTES BEHIND. THANK YOU AND I'M SORRY.

>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO APOLOGIZE AS THE JUDGE STATED WE ARE LATE AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND SORRY FOR THE DELAY. I WANTED TO SAY THAT MARCUS AND I HAD A MEETING WITH CLOUDBURST JUST TO SHARE SOME CONCERNS THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SHARING AND I WAS THANKFUL THEY WERE WILLING TO HAVE THIS PUBLIC MEETING HERE IN COMMISSIONER'S COURT. IT'S A LITTLE UNUSUAL WE HAVE IT OFF-SITE AT SCHOOL OR CHURCH BUT THEY WERE WILLING TO DO IT HERE BECAUSE WE HAD HEARD A LOT OF CONCERNS FROM THE PUBLIC SO HE WANTED THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND LISTEN TO THE PRESENTATION AND THEN HOPEFULLY ASK QUESTIONS AND ALLOW CLOUDBURST TO RESPOND.

CYNTHIA THOMPSON AND ROY DAVIS WILL BE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF

CONVERSE. >> ARE CLOUDBURST

REPRESENTATIVE. >> YES SIR.

>> THANK YOU. I WANT TO RUN THIS MEETING IN A CONSISTENT MATTER AND IF YOU LET ME LET THE PUBLIC, GO FIRST IT WILL BE YOURS. YOU CAN TAKE YOUR LAPTOP BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL BE UP THERE IN A MOMENT. IT'S CUSTOMARY TO LET THE PUBLIC COMMENTS GO FIRST. DO US ALL A FAVOR. YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. I WON'T LET ANYBODY GET SQUASHED IN THEIR MESSAGE, BUT IF THERE IS ANY KIND OF COPY PASTE AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT, SOMETIMES I LACK IN WORDS BUT IF THERE IS ANY COPY PASTE IN YOUR MESSAGETO SOMEONE ELSE HAS JUST SAID PLEASE CONSIDER EVEN IF YOU JUST WALK UP AND SAY DITTO INSTEAD OF JUST REPEATING AND REPEATING IT DOESN'T PROVIDE ANY VALUE TO THE CONVERSATION AND DOESN'T HELP YOUR ARGUMENT. I'M TELLING YOU AS A SITTING COUNTY JUDGE. WHATEVER YOUR ANGLE MAY BE.

THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING IT. I'VE GOT A STACK OF THESE AND EVERYONE'S NAME WILL BE CALLED. YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES AND WHEN IT IS THIS THICK AND CONCISE WITH THE TIMER. I WILL THIS TIME WHEN THE TIMER GOES OFF THREE MORE WORDS AND WALK AWAY. WE HAVE GOT TO BE TIDY WITH THIS AND THAT IS THE AIM .

WE WANT YOU TO BE HEARD SO EVALUATE YOUR THOUGHT PROCESS SO WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME YOU WILL BE CONCISE AND HEARD AND YOUR INTENTIONS WILL BE MET. THIS IS ALL BEING RECORDED. THERE IS THAT BENEFIT AS WELL. YOU CAN PLAY IT IN A LOOP. FIRST WE HAVE GINA FLEMING. APPROACHED THE PODIUM AND OUR COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE WILL START THE TIMER . WHEN IT GOES OFF PLEASE CONCLUDE AND FOLLOWING GINA FLEMING IF YOU WANT TO GET BEHIND WILL BE

KELLY. >> OKAY. THANK YOU JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS FOR ALLOWING THIS PUBLIC WORKSHOP AND DISCUSSION TODAY. AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER STAGE THREE DROUGHT RESTRICTIONS AND WATER SHORTAGES ARE PREDICTED IN 2047.

LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND NATURAL DISASTERS ARE INCREASING. WE DESPERATELY NEED

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INSTEAD WE FIND OURSELVES CONSIDERING AN APPLICATION BY CLOUDBURST DATA CENTER'S TO DEVELOP AN A.I.DATA CENTER .

A.I. DATA CENTERS REQUIRE VAST AMOUNTS OF FRESHWATER TO THEIR SURFACE AND PRODUCE THE ELECTRICITY THAT POWERS THEM.

ACCORDING TO THEIR APPLICATION , CLOUDBURST LIST INDIVIDUAL WATER WELL AS ITS PRIMARY SOURCE OF WATER. "WHY" QUESTIONS ARE, ARE THERE ANY PUMPING LIMITS FOR BROWN WATER WITHDRAWAL? WHAT CLOUDBURST BE FREE TO HAVE WATER PIPED IN FROM OTHER WELLS THAT DEPLETE THE AQUIFER? EVEN IF A CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM WERE TO BE USED WATER IS LOST BY EVAPORATION AND IN ADDITION LIQUID AND HYBRID COOLING SYSTEMS CAN POLLUTE WATER BY INTRODUCING CONTAMINANTS INTO THEIR WASTEWATER . POTENTIAL CONTAMINANTS INCLUDE CORROSION INHIBITORS , CARCINOGENIC HEAVY METALS AND TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS. CLOUDBURST PLANTS THAT POWERS A.I. DATA CENTER WITH A 1.2 GIGAWATT NATURAL GAS PLANT .

1.2 GIGAWATTS IS ENOUGH TO POWER 1 MILLION HOMES AND EXCEEDS THE ENERGY DEMANDS OF THE ENTIRE AUSTIN METRO AREA IN A SINGLE DAY. IN ADDITION, THE CONSTANT BURNING OF NATURAL GAS WOULD POLLUTE THE ATMOSPHERE AND INCREASE THE RISK OF RESPIRATORY AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. ADD TO THIS THE ELECTRONIC WASTE GENERATED BY A.I. DATA CENTERS WHICH OFTEN CONTAIN MERCURY AND LEAD. WE URGENTLY NEED TO RE-EXAMINE OUR PARADIGMS, VALUES AND POLICIES THAT HAVE LED US TO THE CURRENT WATER SHORTAGES, SOCIAL DISPARITIES AND CLIMATE EMERGENCY. THE PROBLEMS WE ARE FACING TODAY WILL NOT BE SOLVED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. IN FACT, DATA CENTERS PROMISE TO CONTAMINATE AND DRAIN OUR WATER SOURCES , POLLUTE THE ENVIRONMENT, NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE HEALTH OF RESIDENTS AND ACCELERATE CLIMATE CHANGE. LET AS FOCUS INSTEAD ON PROTECTING AND NOURISHING LIFE. I URGE TO DENY THE CLOUDBURST APPLICATION.

>> THANK YOU. WELL DONE. TO FORGET I CALLED YOU HAD SO YOU CAN COME ON UP. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME WITH THE PRONUNCIATION. THERE YOU ARE. THANK YOU. FOLLOWING KELLY SO YOU CAN PREPARE TO MOVE THROUGH A LITTLE MORE EFFICIENTLY WILL BE TARA . TARA IS NEXT. OKAY. AFTER THAT IS VANESSA . IF YOU WILL START TO GET READY. GREAT. PERFECT. YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY TORI BLAKE . OKAY. TORI GET READY . THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. DON'T WANT TO REPEAT ALL THE ARGUMENTS ABOUT ALL THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT. I ASK YOU TO THINK AS COMMISSIONERS WHAT YOU CAN DO AND I ASK YOU TO THINK ABOUT YOUR GRANDCHILDREN , THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO INHERIT THIS WORLD AFTER WE ARE LONG GONE. I ASK YOU DO WHAT YOU CAN TO WORK TOGETHER BUT ALSO HAVE AN INFLUENCE IN THE LEGISLATURES AND IN OUR NATION TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO AS AMERICANS TO PROTECT FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE MUST HAVE PROGRESS, THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO HAVE REGULATIONS THAT PROTECT OURSELVES AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. JENNIFER ? TORI. FOLLOWED BY JENNIFER

LINDSAY. >> FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC. THIS

DOCUMENTS IT. >> MY FAMILY HAS BEEN LIVING ON SINCE THE 70S SO I LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO THIS. I HAVE BEEN LIVING IN FEAR OF IT FOR MY HOME, LIVESTOCK, AND WILDLIFE AND IN FEAR THAT OUR WAY OF LIFE IS GOING TO BE COMPROMISED. I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD THIS PAST WEEK TEXAS IS THE HOTTEST PLACE ON EARTH . IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE ESPECIALLY IF WE KEEP CONSIDERING MORE WAYS TO MAKE IT HOTTER. ASIDE FROM THE HEAT THE DATA CENTERS CREATE THERE WILL BE PEOPLE AND ANIMALS RESIDING ON LAND -- SORRY, DATA CENTERS CREATE THAT WE THE PEOPLE AND ANIMALS RESIDING ON THE LAND THAT IS CONSERVATION WILL BE FORCED TO ENDURE. THEY WILL ENJOY THE NOISE AND LIGHT POLLUTION FORCED UPON US AS WELL. I KNOW WE HAVE TOUCH ON THE WATER AND I'M SURE MORE WILL TOUCH ON THAT. SAYING IT WILL BE

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WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS HOW OFTEN THAT WILL BE AND NOBODY HAS SAID WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. ONCE A MONTH, EVERY WEEK. I'VE VISITED CRANBERRY TEXAS TWO WEEKS AGO . A YEAR AND HALF AGO A DATA CENTER WAS BUILT AND I SPOKE TO SOME RESIDENTS WHO TOLD ME THE ELECTRICITY BILL DOUBLED AND IF NOT IN SOME CASES TRIPLED. I CANNOT AFFORD THAT. DATA CENTERS NEXT-DOOR TO CONSERVATION A LAND WILL RUIN OUR PROPERTYVALUE AND RAISE OUR TAXES. I'M NOT ASHAMED TO SAY I CANNOT AFFORD THAT. OUR WAY OF LIFE IS BEING THREATENED AND I'M ASKING YOU TO CARE MORE ABOUT LOCAL CITIZENS HAVE LIVED HERE FOR GENERATIONS AND TO NOT ALLOW THIS TO OUR HOME. WE SPEND BILLIONS TO FIND LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS AND TRILLIONS TO KILL LIFE ON THIS PLANET. PLEASE DON'T ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN TO US . I'M ASKING YOU TO CARE ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORS AND LISTEN TO OUR CONCERNS. THANK YOU FOR

LISTENING TO ME. >> I WANT TO BE THAT GUY BUT YOU GOT TO KEEP IT MOVING. DON'T DO THAT. JENNIFER IS UP FOLLOWED BY

JEAN JOHNSON. >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR THIS PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING THE DATA CENTER. AS A RESIDENT OF THE VALLEY ACRES NEIGHBORHOOD I'M DEVASTATED AND DISMAYED THAT THE 95 ACRE FARM WOULD BE DUGOUT STYLE FAMILY HOUSE LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR NEIGHBOR HAD AS PLEASED TO BE AN A.I. DATA CENTER AND NATURAL GAS POWER PLANT. OUR COMMUNITY DOES NOT WANT THIS DEVELOPMENT. WE DO NOT DESERVE TO HAVE OUR SILENT WARNINGS AND NIGHTS BE TAKEN. WE DON'T DESERVE TO HAVE OUR AIR QUALITY TO BE DIMINISHED, WE DON'T DESERVE TO HAVE OUR DARK SKIES TURNED INTO FOREVER LUMINESCENT HAZE. WE DO NOT DESERVE TO HAVE OUR WATER DRAINED FROM OUR PIPES, WE DO NOT DESERVE TO HAVE OUR CREEK POLLUTED, WILDLIFE DISPLACED OR LUSH GREENERY RIPPED AWAY. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY BRINGS VALUE TO HAYS COUNTY AND SAN MARCOS . THAT IS INHERENTLY GREATER AND BROADER IN PURPOSE THAN A.I. DATA CENTERS AND NATURAL GAS POWER PLANTS. MOST RESIDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY RESIDED ON THESE LANDS FOR GENERATIONS AND FAMILIES THAT PRIDE THEMSELVES ON KEEPING THEM FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. CENTRAL TEXAS IS EXPERIENCING CONTINUED STRAIN FROM PERSISTENT DROUGHT , RISING TEMPERATURES YEAR AFTER YEAR AND THE DURATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES IS LASTING LONGER AND LONGER. WE DON'T NEED A.I. TO SURVIVE. WE NEED THE NATURAL RESOURCES DATA CENTERS RAPIDLY AND CONSISTENTLY CONSUME.

TECHNOLOGY IS SUPPOSED TO SUPPORT OUR ADVANCEMENTS , NOT TAKE OUR FUTURE AWAY FROM US. THIS IS FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND STATE OF TEXAS. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY CLOUDBURST OR GIVEN ANY MEANS OF OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH THEM. WE DO NOT WANT OR NEED THIS DEVELOPMENT FROM CLOUDBURST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> DO WE HAVE BARRY LINDSAY HERE? FOLLOWED BY ABIGAIL LINDSAY. YEAH. I CALLED EARLIER. SORRY. JOAN JOHNSON FOLLOWED BY

BARRY LINDSAY. >> YES, THANK YOU. I'VE LIVED IN SAN MARCOS FOR SIX YEARS AND I'M SO DEEPLY SAD AND TROUBLED BY THE PLAN TO BUILD A CLOUDBURST DATA CENTER IN OUR TOWN. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK , THE PEOPLE OF THIS TOWN DON'T HAVE MANY WAYS TO FIGHT AGAINST DATA CENTERS. WE STAND AT A FORK IN THE ROAD IN ONE DIRECTION WE HAVE OUR RIVERS , THE LIFEBLOOD OF OUR TOWN AND THE OTHER DIRECTION WE HAVE DATA CENTERS , VAMPIRIC GREEDY VENTURE THAT THREATENS TO SUCK OUT OUR WATER AND SEND IT BACK TO US POLLUTED. AS OTHERS SAID WE ARE SET TO RUN OUT OF WATER BY 2047. WE HAVE SEEN THE PHOTOS. AT CANYON LAKE THEY HAVE 28 BOAT RAMPS BUILT AND YOU CAN ONLY USE TWO RIGHT NOW. JACOBS WELL HAS NOT FLOWED FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS AND OUR RIVER RIGHT NOW IS AT 87 CFS AND SHOULD BE DOUBLE THAT. DO WE REALLY WANT TO SACRIFICE OUR TOWN FOR A.I. , A BUBBLE INDUSTRY SET TO BURST AND WILL NOT LAST AND WILL NOT SUPPORT OUR TOWN? YOU WANT TO USE OUR WATER TO THEIR SERVERS , THE AVERAGE HYPER SCALE DATA CENTER USES 550,000 GALLONS OF WATER A DAY, THAT'S 200 MILLION GALLONS A YEAR AND WITH THAT THEY PUT OTHER HIGHLY TOXIC CHEMICALS INTO THAT WATER , THEY CAN'T BE TAKEN OUT OR TREATED BY WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS. WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY WILL DISCHARGE THE WATER NOT TO MENTION THE EXTRA WATER THAT WILL BE NEEDED TO TURN ALL THE ELECTRICITY TO POWER THESE PLANS. THEY WILL TELL YOU DATA CENTERS WILL BRING JOBS TO OUR TOWN, THAT IS NOT TRUE. THEY'RE OBFUSCATING THE TRUTH FROM US AND LINE TO MAKE ALL THEIR MONEY AT THE COST OF OUR TOWN. JOBS WILL TEMPORARILY BE BROUGHT TO

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SAVE THE RIVERS. >> NEXT IS BARRY LINDSAY FOLLETT

I ABIGAIL LINDSAY. >> GOOD MORNING . THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS MEETING. MY NAME IS BARRY LINDSAY, I'M A RESIDENT OF AND WE ARE DEVASTATED BY THE CLOUDBURST DATA CENTER AND NATURAL GAS POWER PLANT. IN SHORT WE DO NOT WANT THIS DEVELOPMENT. A LOT OF WHAT I HAD TO SAY HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID BUT I WILL TALK ABOUT THE WATR. CENTRAL TEXAS HAS BEEN IN A DROUGHT FOR YEARS. THE LAKES ARE RAPIDLY DRYING UP. CANYON LAKE IS 54.2% EMPTY. LAKE MCSWEENEY IS CURRENTLY COMPLETELY DRY DUE TO DAM CONSTRUCTION. THE TEMPERATURES ARE RISING AND THE DURATION OF THESE TEMPERATURES ARE LASTING LONGER AND LONGER.

WE DO NOT HAVE THE NATURAL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT ADA CENTERS AND THEY ARE NOT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTS. WE WANT THE FOLLOWING ANSWERS FROM CLOUDBURST. WHAT CONSIDERATIONS WILL BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR HEALTH? WHAT NOISE AND LIGHT POLLUTION TO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE A TOP PRIORITY? WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED DAILY DECIBEL LEVEL? WILL A SOUNDPROOF BARRIER PUT UP TO PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM THE NOISE POLLUTION? WHAT ARE THEM ESTIMATED ? WILL DARK SKIES BE MANDATED FOR ALL OUTDOOR LIGHTING? WHAT IS THE ESTIMATED DAILY WATER USAGE FOR THE DATA CENTER AND NATURAL GAS POWER PLANT? WILL IT BE PUBLIC DRINKING WATER? WE DESERVE ANSWERS AND COMMUNICATION FROM CLOUDBURST AND A SAY IN HOW THE FUTURE LOOKS. THANK YOU VERY

MUCH. >> THANK YOU. NOW WE HAVE ABIGAIL LINDSAY FOLLOWED BY VIRGINIA PARKER.

>> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE. THANK YOU BUT SPECIFICALLY COMMISSIONER INGALSBE FOR ARRANGING THIS MEETING. I WANT CONGRESS TO KNOW OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND GREATER COMMUNITY DO NOT WANT THIS DEVELOPMENT . COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE OUTRAGED ABOUT THE DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS OUR DAILY LIVES, ENVIRONMENT AND PROPERTY VALUES. WE ENJOY LIVING IN A COUNTRY FOR QUIET DARK SKIES AND MILD LIKE. ARE YOU TRYING TO BUILD IN AN AREA WHERE EVERY YEAR WE PRAY KEEP RECORDS? HOW CAN CONGRESS JUSTIFY THIS DEVELOPMENT WITH PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND STAGE THREE WATER RESTRICTIONS YEAR ROUND? 2955 FRANCIS HARRIS LANE IS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY HEADED HAS BEEN A FARM. IT'S BEAUTIFUL FARMLAND. RUNNING THROUGH THE LOWER HALF OF THE PROPERTY CONTRIBUTES TO A LARGE PORTION OF THE PROPERTY BEING IN THE FLOODPLAIN AND A SMALLER SECTION OF THE FLOODWAY. THIS EVENTUALLY RUNS INTO SAN MARCUS RIVER. WE WANT ANSWERS FROM CLOUDBURST . HOW WILL CONSTRUCTION BE SCHEDULED DURING BUSINESS HOURS ? IT CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM IS USED, WHAT IS THE INITIAL ESTIMATE WATER USAGE AND HOW OFTEN WILL THE WATER BE REPLACED? WE DESERVE TO KNOW THE AMOUNT OF WATER ESTIMATED TO BE USED. HOW DOES THE DATA CENTER PLAN TO HANDLE THE DISCHARGE AND HOW MANY GALLONS A DAY WILL DISCHARGE? WHERE'S THE WATER DISCHARGED AND HOW WILL IT BE TREATED? THE FLUID IN YOUR PRESENTATION THAT HAS FOREVER CHEMICALS IN IT. WHAT MEASURES ARE IMPLEMENTED TO AVOID RUNOFF INTO YOUR CREEK? WILL IT TAKE PLACE IN THE FLOODPLAIN WHEN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED? WILL THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION BE NOTIFIED IF ANY ARTIFACTS ARE FOUND ON THE PROPERTY? YOU STAY BEHIND THE METER NOT TO DRAIN RESOURCES BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE. YOU ARE TAKING NATURAL GAS BEFORE IT HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO INTO THE GRADE. CLOUDBURST HAS REFUSED TO RESPOND TO RESIDENCE, MEDIA, CALLS OR EMAILS. IT'S APPARENT BY THEIR ACTIONS THEY DON'T WANT TO ENGAGE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND IN MY OPINION BUSINESS CONDUCTED IN THIS MATTER DOES NOT SHOW GOODWILL TOWARDS ANYONE IN THIS ROOM. WE NEED A POINT OF CONTACT . OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INVESTED IN SHAPING THE FUTURE LANDSCAPE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT. IN YOUR PRESENTATION YOU SAY YOU'VE DONE NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH. THAT IS A LIE. I'VE SPOKEN TO EVERY NEIGHBOR AND NO ONE I'VE SPOKEN

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LET'S TALK ABOUT TAXES. I PRESUME CLOUDBURST WILL APPLY FOR THE SALES ESTATE TAX EXEMPTION WITH THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER WHICH WOULD EXEMPT THEM FROM PAYING THE 6.25% FOR 10 TO 15 YEARS ON TOP OF THAT THEY MAY HAVE ALREADY ASKED THE COUNTY FOR TAX INCENTIVES . ONCE AGAIN, I URGE CLOUDBURST TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS DEVELOPMENT. IT'S A BURDEN AND WE DO NOT WANT OR DESERVE IT. WHEN WILL WE STOP CHASING PROFITS AND PROTECT

OUR RESOURCES? >> VIRGINIA PARKER IS NEXT FOLLOWED BY JUSTIN LEE GREENFIELD.

>> HELLO . THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND THANK YOU FOR CLOUDBURST FOR BEING HERE TO ANSWER OUR QUESTIONS. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE SAN MARCUS RIVER FOUNDATION. I UNDERSTAND NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN BY THE COURT TODAY. THE SAN MARCOS RIVER FOUNDATION IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS WATER STRESS AREA WE ARE LIVING IN.

THERE IS A DISCONNECT BETWEEN POWER AND WATER AS FAR AS THE UNDERSTANDING AND I JUST WANT TO GO INTO SOME DETAILS TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN. A 300 MEGAWATT PLANT, POWERPLANT , NEEDS OVER 2 MILLION GALLONS A DAY OF WATER TO RUN. IF CLOUDBURST IS PLANNING TO BUILD A 1.2 GIGAWATT POWERPLANT THAT IS GOING TO REQUIRE OVER 8 MILLION GALLONS A DAY OF WATER. THAT IS NOT INCLUDING THE COOLING NEEDED IN THE ACTUAL DATA CENTER ITSELF.

HAYS ENERGY DOWN THE ROAD IS AN EXISTING POWERPLANT THAT ACCEPTS OVER 1.5 MILLION GALLONS A DAY OF RECLAIMED WATER FROM THE CITY OF SAN MARCUS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT . USING POTABLE WATER FOR ENERGY DOES NOT MAKE SENSE IN THIS AREA. IF CLOUDBURST DOES IN FACT GET THE FLOODPLAIN A PERMIT AND DOES IN FACT GET ARE CAUGHT PERMIT WE WOULD BEG THEM TO PLEASE LOOK TO RECLAIMED WATER FROM A TREATED WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FOR THEIR ENERGY PRODUCTION. WE WOULD ALSO BEG THEM TO PUT VOLUNTARY RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS ON THEIR PROPERTY , INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO A ZONE BUFFER TO PROTECT THE FLOODPLAIN, CLOUDBURST PROPERTY CONTAINS CROOKED CREEK FLOODPLAIN AND THERE ARE CONCERNS OF CONTAMINANTS SO CREATING A BUFFER BETWEEN THE FLOODPLAIN AND DEVELOPMENT IS CRITICAL TO ENSURING PROTECTION OF WATER QUALITY. WE WOULD ALSO ASK FOR STORMWATER TENSION, 10% ABOVE THAT OF 100 YEAR STORM. THAT WOULD BE VOLUNTARY, BUT IT WOULD SHOW GOOD FAITH TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY REALLY DO WANT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY THE SAN MARCOS RIVER WHICH THE CREEK FLOWS INTO. WE WOULD LIKE ASSURANCES FOR A CLOSED LOOP, NON-EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEM, THAT COULD USE TREATED WASTEWATER FOR THAT WATER SOURCE . WE WOULD LIKE NOISE RESTRICTIONS , DARK SKIES

COMPLIANCE LIGHTING, THANK YOU. >> JUSTIN LEE GREENFIELD.

ABIGAIL FOLLOWED BY . RAM . PRIME THE PUMP AND BE READY FOR

THE NEXT SPOT. >> HELLO. I LIVE HERE IN SAN MARCOS, I'M SPEAKING TODAY AGAINST THE CLOUDBURST DATA CENTER. I URGE YOU TO NOT ALLOW TO BE BUILT AT 2955 FRANCIS HARRIS LANE. I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING HAS BEEN SENT ALREADY WITH WHAT I'VE WRITTEN DOWN. I WANT TO REITERATE THE RIVER IS ONLY AT 85 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND WHICH IS HALF OF WHAT IT SHOULD BE. IT'S 21 CFS . THE DATA CENTERS USE A WASTE TOO MUCH

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THESE PEOPLE DON'T LIVE HERE. IT IS JUST NOT WORTH IT. I REALLY THINK WE ALL NEED TO RELOOK AT AVOIDING THIS TECHNOLOGY. WE DON'T NEED IT. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO SAY YOU SHOULD COMPLAIN TO GOOGLE , APPLE, ANY COMPANY THAT SENDS YOU AN A.I. RESPONSE. WE DON'T NEED THIS. WE NEED TO USE OUR BRAINS. WE DON'T NEED A.I. TO LIVE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> HI. I'VE BEEN SAN MARCOS RESIDENT FOR EIGHT YEARS. A LOT OF WHAT I HOPE TO SAY HAS BEEN SET ALREADY. I'M GOING TO TRY TO FOCUS ON THE PARTS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO ME. THIS MORNING I WAS PROVIDED A DRAFT OF SLIDES THAT CLOUDBURST WILL BE USING IN THEIR PRESENTATION. I HOPE TO BE ENLIGHTENED AS TO THE DETAILS THAT ARE OTHERWISE ABSENT.

DESPITE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH AS AN I.T. PROFESSIONAL I'M WELL AWARE OF THE NEED OF DATA CENTERS FOR THE FUNCTION OF CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. CLOUDBURST POINTS THIS MUCH OUT IN THEIR TALK , BUT THEIR DATA CENTERS ARE NOT GOING TO BE USED FOR SCHOOLS OR HOSPITALS OR 911 CENTERS. THEY WILL BE USED FOR A.I. THERE IS VERY FEW QUANTIFIED SPECIFICS . NOTHING ON REALLY ANY IMPORTANT METRICS . WHAT THEY ARE USING IN THEIR COOLING SYSTEM, WHAT WAS MENTIONED IS POWERPLANT ON-SITE WILL PRODUCE 50 MEGAWATTS OF ENERGY . THAT IS THE DATA CENTER AND ITS SMALLEST FORM. THAT PUTS THIS AS A HYPER- SCALE DATA CENTER. THEY ALSO BRING UP ANY BENEFITS TO PUT TOGETHER THE COUNTY IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA THAT IS KNOWN AS DATA CENTER ALLIE THE WAY THE LANDSCAPE HAS RAISED WILDLIFE , PUSHED AWAY AND KILLED DRASTICALLY REDUCED WITH CARCINOGENS . THE CONSTANT HUM ALL DAILY ACTIVITIES. WE CAN TALK ABOUT GREENBERRY WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED, ANOTHER TOWN PLAYED WITH WELL-DOCUMENTED HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES. I DON'T WANT CENTRAL TEXAS TO BECOME ANOTHER SACRIFICIAL ZONE. JUSTIN GREENFIELD WAS NOT ABLE TO STAY THE WHOLE TIME BUT HE TOLD ME WHAT HE WANTED TO STAY.

HE IS A STUDENT OF BIOLOGY . HE STUDIES DELICATE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS . HE WANTED ME TO TALK ABOUT HOW THIS DATA CENTER WOULD OPEN THE FLOODGATES FOR OTHER DATA CENTERS TO PUMP OUR COUNTY DRY . THIS DEVELOPMENT GIVES NO THOUGHT TO FUTURE GENERATIONS AND HOW THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE COMMUNITY AND ENJOY OUR LANDSCAPE AS WELL AS THE DAMAGE TO FISHING DOWNSTREAM FARMS USING YOUR CREEK AS A WATER SOURCE AND THEY LIST THE ZONE WHICH IS CURRENTLY NOT WIDE ENOUGH DURING CONSTRUCTION.

>> SORRY, I APPRECIATE IT. >> HI, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS YOU THIS MORNING. MOST OF WHAT I WAS GOING TO ASK HER QUESTIONS I HAVE BEEN SAID I WOULD LIKE TO ONE MORE TIME BRING UP THE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE. I HAVE 14 ACRES THAT BACKS UP TO YOUR CREEK ROAD AND I TAKE PRIDE IN MY PROPERTY. I HAVE HORSES, DOGS AND THEY ENJOY THE 14 ACRES. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF LAND NOT UNLIKE THE ONE THEY WANT TO BUILD ON. MY QUESTION IS WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU PICK A SPOT IN THE MIDDLE OF ABSOLUTE NOWHERE THAT YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ? THE ROADS ARE NOT GOING TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC. INSTEAD OF A PLACE SOMEWHERE IN TOWN CLOSER TO THOSE KIND OF THINGS THEY

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>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DANIEL GOMEZ FOLLOWED BY MARY DEVINE.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS COURT.

TODAY I COME TO SPEAK TO ALL ABOUT THE BUILDING OF THE CLOUDBURST AND I DATA CENTER IN HAYS COUNTY TO WHICH I STAND STAUNCHLY OPPOSED. I'M A STUDENT OF TEXAS STATE AND RESIDENT OF SAN MARCOS. I FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE SAN MARCOS RIVER AND DAZZLING ENVIRONMENT STILL LEFT IN DUNBAR , A PLACE IN WHICH I OFTEN FIND PEACE. I PREFER THE EROSION AND EXTINCTION OF THAT PIECE. WITH THE RECENT EXPLOSION OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORLD TODAY COMES INFRASTRUCTURE JUSTIFIED TO PROVIDE FOR THAT GROWTH IN THIS TECHNOLOGY. I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THIS CANCEROUS GROWTH WE MAY YET ALLOW INTO THE COMMUNITY. A.I. COMES ON A GILDED TROJAN HORSE THAT BRINGS THE SPECULAR PROMISES OF EFFICIENCY, INFORMATION AND INNOVATION. IT PROMISES JOBS THAT ARE NECESSARY AS THOSE PROPOSED HERE AND OUR BACKYARD. THE PROMISES BEING ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND EDGE THAT WILL CUT A STEEP.

HOWEVER , BECAUSE THESE PROMISES SIMPLY REMAIN AND WILL REMAIN UNFULFILLED AND INACCESSIBLE TO MOST PEOPLE I WILL REMAIN IN THE REALM OF WHAT IS TRUE TODAY. IT IS TRUE IS CURRENTLY PROJECTED SAN MARCOS WILL RUN OUT OF WATER FOR THE YEAR 2047 OR SOONER AT THE CURRENT RATE OF WATER CONSUMPTION AND PREDICTED POPULATED GROWTH IN THE CITY ACCORDING TO CITY UTILITIES. WE ARE ALREADY ON TRACK FOR AN ENTIRELY LOCALIZED ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE . AS A RESULT THE CITY SUGGESTED A NUMBER OF SOLUTIONS IN ORDER TO FACE THIS. ONE OF WHICH IS TO INCREASE WATER CONSERVATION EFFORTS AND OPTIMIZE USAGE YET WE INVITE THE DATA CENTERS, EACH OF WHICH ESTIMATED TO USE AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF WATER EVERYDAY FOR COOLING AND ELECTRICITY PURPOSES. ALTHOUGH THE DATA ON THEIR WATER USAGE IS LIMIED I'VE SEEN ESTIMATES RANGING FROM 330,000 GALLONS TO EVEN 3 MILLION GALLONS A DAY BEFORE TODAY. EVEN THESE LOWER ESTIMATES WOULD DRAIN OUR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE EVEN SOONER THAN WE HAD PREVIOUSLY PROJECTED. THE 8 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER A DAY THIS DATA CENTER MAY WASTE WILL KILL US. FURTHERMORE, THERE IS AN INSIDIOUS DESIGN FLAW INHERENT TO THESE DATA CENTERS AS FAR AS THE LOCATIONS NECESSARY TO BUILD ARE CONCERNED. THESE BENEFIT FROM RELATIVELY ARID AND DRY ENVIRONMENTS TO MINIMIZE DAMAGE AND CORROSION OVER TIME . THIS IRONICALLY MEANS THEY OFTEN END UP IN PLACES WITH THE LEAST AMOUNT OF WATER. THEY ARE PLACED INHERENTLY TO ERODE MANY COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO SUSTAIN THEM. THIS IS ONLY THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG IN TERMS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE WE ARE EXPOSING OURSELVES TO AND WHEN WE CAN POINT TO MOST READILY TODAY. WATER DISAPPEARING WILL ONLY BE ONE OF THE EARLIEST DOWNFALLS OF THESE WITH MANY MORE TO COME WHEN THE ANIMAL LIFE CANNOT ADAPT . GIVEN THIS DIRE WARNING I MEAN TO CONCLUDE BY FRAMING THIS MORE DIRELY STILL.

>> YOU DID A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU.

>> DON'T BUILD THE DATA CENTER, THANK YOU.

>> HELLO. I MARY DEVINE. THEY GIVE HER THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I LIVE IN THE YORK CREEK ROAD FRANCIS HARRIS NEIGHBORHOOD ON 27 ACRES ZONED AGRICULTURALLY. I AGREE I AM ASKING ALL THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT MY FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND CONCERNED OTHERS ARE POSING TO THE COUNCIL AND CONVERSE AND ALL PRESENT QUESTIONS OF MY OWN. AS OUR AREA IS BECOMING MORE DEVELOPED AND LAND MORE VALUABLE I DO HAVE NEIGHBORS WHO ARE

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I DO PAY EXORBITANT PRICES FROM CRYSTAL-CLEAR WHEN NEEDED TO SUPPLEMENT MY WATER USE. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO ALL OF US, ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS RAISING CATTLE, ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WITH WILDLIFE EXEMPTIONS , ALL OF MY FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS WITH LIVESTOCK , WHERE WILL OUR WATER

GO? >> THANK YOU. LOLA FOLLOWED BY

MATTHEW. >> HI. I LIVE IN SAN MARCOS AND EVERY RESEARCH CONSULTANT AND LIFE SCIENCES. I TRIED MY BEST TO CONSERVE WATER BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE BEEN IN DROP FOR YEARS. I TAKE QUICK SHOWERS, TURN OFF THE FAUCET AND REUSE WATER FOR MY PLANTS. NONE OF THESE EFFORTS WILL MEAN ANYTHING IF WE LET DISSENTERS SUCH AS CLOUDBURST INTO THIS AREA TO GUZZLE UP OUR MOST PRECIOUS RESOURCE . DATA CENTERS WHERE TONS OF WATER WE DON'T HAVE. WHY WOULD WE CHOOSE TO FURTHER DESTABILIZE A POSITION WITH OUR WATER SUPPLY? THAT WOULD NOT ONLY BE IRRESPONSIBLE TO CONSTITUTE FOR COUNTY PLANNING. DATA CENTERS IN THIS PROJECT INCLUDING A GAS PLANT WOULD POSE THREATS IN TERMS OF WATER AND AIR IMPURITIES , SOME POLLUTION AND DISPLACEMENT OF BUD LIGHT. PASSING AIR QUALITY AWARENESS WEEK THIS MONTH AND THEN ENTERTAINING A DATA CENTER MAKES NO SENSE AND WOULD BE WILDLY PERFORMATIVE WITHOUT THE FOLLOW-THROUGH IF YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT AIR QUALITY. CENTRAL TEXAS WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT THE PRISTINE AIR AND RIVERS DRYING NATURE LOVERS IN. THE SPRINGS ARE BOTH CULTURALLY AND HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT. THE SPRINGS ARE SACRED AND THE SAN MARCO SPECIFICALLY IS PART OF THE STORIES WITH ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE TRACING BACK OVER 12,000 YEARS. IF WE LET CENTRAL TEXAS FALL PREY TO MASSIVE INDUSTRY WE NOT ONLY DISRESPECT THE LANDS HISTORY BUT LOSE WHAT IS SIGNIFICANT ABOUT A SLICE OF TEXAS. WE WOULD BECOME ANOTHER OVEREXPLOITED OVERCROWDED TEXAS CITY. I DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO TO ALL THE SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF A.I. BUT WE MUST RESIST THE NORMALIZATION OF THE TECHNOLOGY IS BEING USED TO SURVEIL AND POLICE FOLKS AND IS COMING FOR ALL OF OUR JOBS. IF YOU CARE ABOUT THE WATER, ANIMALS AND PEOPLE OF THIS AREA YOU WOULD OPPOSE CLOUDBURST DATA CENTER. I ECHO OTHERS THAT IT IS YOUR JOB TO LISTEN TO YOUR CONSTITUENTS, NOT UNETHICAL OUT-OF-STATE BUSINESSES. THESE FOLKS WANT TO USE AND EXTRACT THIS AREA , NOT UPLIFTED OR THE PEOPLE IN THIS AREA, THAT'S CLEAR AS DAY. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TODAY TO TAKE THE STANCE IN OPPOSITION AND I HOPE TO CONTINUE ORGANIZING WITH YOU ALL IN THE FUTURE.

>> THANK YOU. >> A CLOUDBURST IS A DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT THAT SWEEPS AWAY PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND PORTIONS OF LAND IN ITS PATH. CLOUDBURST DATA CENTER'S IS APTLY NAMED.

MY NAME IS MATTHEW KENNEDY AND MY PARTNER IS A MUSIC EDUCATOR

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ONE OF THE PRIMARY ISSUES WE ADDRESS IS THE CATASTROPHIC EXPANSION OF METHANE GAS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS WHICH IMPERILS THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF LOCAL RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THE STABILITY OF OUR GLOBAL CLIMATE ALL ALONG THE SUPPLY CHAIN. PAST THE POINT OF EXTRACTION THEY'VE RELEASED HARMFUL AIR POLLUTANTS SUCH AS NITROGEN OXIDE, SULFUR DIOXIDE, CARBON MONOXIDE, ALL OF WHICH CAN CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASED INCIDENCES OF RESPIRATORY DISEASE, HEART DISEASE AND CANCER. WEEKS AND RELEASES OF METHANE, THE MAIN INGREDIENT AND EXTREMELY POTENT GREENHOUSE GAS DURING THE EXTRACTION AND TRANSPORT OF METHANE GAS CAN ELIMINATE ANY LEGEND CLIMATE BENEFITS. AT THE DIRE EXPENSIVE NEARBY RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITIES ON THE FRONT LINE OF CLIMATE IMPACT INCLUDING HERE IN TEXAS CLOUDBURST DATA CENTER'S ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE ABUNDANCE OF CHEAP GAS IN ORDER TO EXPAND THEIR OWN CORPORATE PROFITS. CLOUDBURST PROPOSED PROJECTS HERE IN SAN MARCOS AND THE FIRST EVER CONTRACT WITH ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS. THE CORPORATE CLIMATE FILLING BEHIND THE INFAMOUS PIPELINE AND AGAINST GREENPEACE TO SUPPLY FOSSIL GAS DIRECTLY TO AN ANTI-DATA CENTER 450,000 CUBIC FEET PER DAY BURNING THIS GAS FOR ELECTRICITY WILL GENERATE 25,000 METRIC TONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES PER DAY, THE EQUIVALENT OF 2.4 AVERAGE U.S. COAL PLANTS OR 2.1 MILLION CARS DRIVEN FOR ONE YEAR. IF THE X ESSENTIAL CLIMATE IMPACTS AREN'T ENOUGH EXPERTS HAVE WARNED OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS OF DATA CENTERS LINKED TO DECLINING AIR QUALITY AND RISING CANCER RATES RELATED TO TOXIC GASES LIKE NITROUS OXIDES AND PARTICLE SO SMALL THEY INFILTRATE LUNG TISSUE AND CAN ENTER THE BLOODSTREAM. UC RIVERSIDE PROFESSOR AS ESTIMATING THE HEALTH COST INTERVENING TO A.I. POLLUTION RANGE FROM $17 BILLION-$29 BILLION BETWEEN 2019 AND 2023.

AND DATA CENTER ALLEY, THE AREA OF NORTH VIRGINIA WITH THE MOST DATA CENTERS IN THE WORLD EMISSIONS FROM DATA CENTERS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO PREMATURE DEATH. IS THIS THE KIND OF INDUSTRY WE WANT IN SAN MARCOS? DO WE WANT A CANCEROUS DATA CENTER ALLEY IN CENTRAL TEXAS? WE WANT TO LOSE LOVED ONES TO PREMATURE DEATHS FROM AIR POLLUTION AND EXTREME HEAT? DO WE WANT MORE MID-MAY HEAT WAVES AND NEVER ENDING DROUGHTS? I'M ONE OF MANY HERE WHO WOULD SAY A RESOUNDING NO. I'M ASKING TO DO NOTHING MORE OR LESS THAN EVERYTHING WITHIN YOUR POWER TO OPPOSE THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF CLOUDBURST DATA CENTER . PLEASE PRIORITIZE THE LOCAL COMMITTEES HEALTH, SAFETY AND ACCESS TO CLEAN AIR AND WATER, NOT THE PROPHETS OF CLOUDBURST, DON'T TURN SAN MARCOS INTO A SACRIFICE OWN.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION OF THE PROPOSED CLOUDBURST A.I. DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. THIS PROJECT POSES SEVERAL CHARTS FOR COMMUNITY, TO AT THE FOREFRONT CONSERVE WATER USAGE AND EMISSIONS. THESE WOULD LARGELY COME FROM THE POWER PLANT CLOUDBURST PLANS TO CONSTRUCT ALONGSIDE THE DATA CENTER TO SUPPLY ITS ENERGY. A POWERPOINT TENDS TO RELEASE 25,000 TONS OF GREENHOUSE GASES , THE EQUIVALENT OF 2.4 U.S. COAL PLANTS OR 2.1 MILLION CARS DRIVEN FOR A SINGLE YEAR . THIS REPRESENTS A DANGER SHOULDN'T NOT LET MATERIALIZE . TO GIVE A SENSE OF THE SERIOUSNESS I WILL CITE THE SAME STUDY JUST MENTIONED BY RESEARCHERS FROM RIVERSIDE THAT'S ESTABLISHED A DIRECT LINK BETWEEN EMISSIONS FROM ANTI-DATA CENTERS AND INCREASED DEATH FROM CONDITIONS SUCH AS ASTHMA AND CANCER. REGARDING WATER WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF LONG-STANDING DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND THE PRECARIOUS WATER SUPPLY PROJECTED TO RUN INTO SEVERE SHORTAGES BY 2047.

HOWEVER CLOUDBURST PLANS TO MITIGATE ITS USE OF WATER, THE IMPACT WILL BE ENORMOUS AND WE DON'T HAVE THE WATER TO SPARE.

DEVELOPMENT COMES WITH COST AND WE HAVE TO WEIGH PROS AND CONS.

THE INTEGRITY OF WATER SUPPLY IS IN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC GOOD AND WE MUST NOT LET IT BE USED AS A BARGAINING CHIP IN DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. FOR THOSE REASONS I URGE AGAINST ALLOWING CONGRESS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DEVELOPMENT.

>> THANK YOU. PRESLEY FOLLOWED BY EMILY JENKINS.

>> HELLO. MY NAME IS PRESLEY, I'M A TEXAS STATE STUDENT AND

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ALL THE FLOWERS IN MY GARDEN ARE DEAD. I WILL TAKE THE WITHERED PETALS AND YELLOW LEAVES AND THE WATERS OF THE FOUNTAIN. THE WIND LEFT AND I WEPT . I SAID TO MYSELF, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THE GARDEN THAT HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED TO YOU? IT IS HARD TO STAY HOPEFUL AS WE SEE BEAUTIFUL THINGS EVERY DAY TAKEN AWAY AND TURNED INTO PARKING LOTS FOR SHALLOW VAPID IDEAS OF WEALTH IN A TIME WHERE WE CAN'T PRIORITIZE THINGS THAT MATTER.

I'M GRATEFUL TO BE HERE AS A HUMAN VOICE AGAINST THE VAMPIRE THAT IS RISING TECHNOLOGY AND TO BEG YOU TO PLEASE PROTECT THE GARDEN . I HAVE RESEARCHED ALL OF YOU ON THE COMMISSION IN MY TIME COMING IN HERE AND I AM HOPEFUL . I'VE SEEN THE WORK YOU DO AND WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT. IT IS REALLY LOVELY TO HAVE

THAT. I'M SO NERVOUS. >> YOU ARE DOING GREAT. ALL I N

>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE EMILY >> HI. I THINK IT IS PRETTY EVIDENT BY NOW WE ARE HERE BECAUSE OF A DEEP DEVOTION TO THIS PLACE, THIS ECOLOGY , THE AQUIFERS ARTISAN OZONE AND WE ARE FORTUNATE TO CALL THIS PLACE HOME AND THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME. I HAVE SEEN THE PRESENTATION OR AT LEAST WHAT WE WERE GIVEN OF IT AND THERE ARE SO MANY GAPING QUESTIONS PEOPLE ALREADY ADDRESS. HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DO A LOT OF MATH ABOUT POWERPLANT WATER USAGE AND DATA CENTER WATER USAGE AND IT WOULD BE GREAT IF SOME METRICS WERE IN THE PRESENTATION. THE HAYS PIPELINE IS THE 15TH LARGEST IN TEXAS OUT OF OVER 300 . IT OPERATES AT LESS THAN 1000 MEGAWATTS AT MAX CAPACITY.

THEY'RE STARTING POWERPLANT OF 50 MEGAWATTS AND MOVING UP TO 1.2 WE ARE TALKING ABOUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST POWERPLANTS IN THE STATE WHICH IS REALLY SAYING SOMETHING. THEY USE A LOT OF WATER AND PEOPLE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE POLLUTED WATER. WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE BELIEVE IN OUR POTENTIAL FOR A VIABLE FUTURE AND UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE GETTING COMPUTERS IS TO THAT FUTURE. IT WILL TAKE A COALESCENCE OF OUR COLLECTIVE WILL AND A LEAP OF FAITH AND ALL OF US . I WANT TO USE THE REST OF THIS TIME TO KIND OF SINK INTO THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE WHAT WE NEED. WE HAVE THE CREATIVITY, THE INGENUITY, THE INTELLECT, THE SKILLS, THE RESOURCES, THE SOCIAL BONDS , THE DILIGENCE AND THE LOVE NECESSARY TO PROTECT THIS PLACE. I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE TO JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND WITH YOUR MOST FOCUSED AND REVERENT MIND IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE CAST ARE LIFE-AFFIRMING, HOME LOVING THOUGHTS INTO THIS SHARED SPACE.

>> THANK YOU. ALEX FOLLOWED BY .

>> HI. THE ONE THING I WANTED TO HIT ON WAS THE SHORTSIGHTEDNESS

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IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BENEFIT THIS COUNTY FOR YEARS TO COME. I WILL KEEP IT SHORT. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO

SAY. >> FOLLOWED BY OUR FINAL SPEAKER

EMILY. >> HELLO. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US TOGETHER. I STAND WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE . I'VE LIVED IN THE SAME HOUSE IN SAN MARCUS SINCE 1975. WE BUILT THE SHOWPLACE MOVIE THEATER IN 1973.

I USED TO WORRY ABOUT ALL THESE KIDS ON THE STREET SO WE HAD SHOWS ON SATURDAY WERE ALL THE KIDS COULD COME AND STAY ON SATURDAY LONG. I HAVE LISTENED ALL DAY TODAY AND MY HEART GOES OUT TO THIS COMMUNITY AND ALL THE BEAUTIFUL SOULS THAT ARE IN THIS ROOM AND HAVE COME IN AND TALKED ABOUT THEIR PROGRAMS AND LISTENED TO THE HEALTH PROBLEMS , MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS GOING UP AND UP AND UP. I DARESAY IT IS BECAUSE WE HAVE LOST THE VALUES OF NATURE AND WE HAVE LOST THE FOCUS IN OUR COMMITMENT TO STAND WITH NATURE AND THE BEAUTY OF LIVES . THE LOVE OF KIDS AND WE ARE CONSIDERED A WORLD HERITAGE DESTINATION. WE CALL A FIVE. THERE'S 10 STATEMENTS THAT SAY YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER IT A WORLD HERITAGE SITE AND YOU NEED TO TO THREE OF THOSE TO QUALIFY . A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN WE STUDIED THIS , WE QUALIFIED FOR EIGHT OR NINE OF THEM. WE ARE LOOKING AT THINGS THAT WILL HURT THIS COMMUNITY. DO WE WANT THAT? THE OTHER THING, WE COULD FOCUS OURSELVES ON OTHER THINGS. WE COULD COME TOGETHER AND DREAM TOGETHER AND VISION TOGETHER AND THINK TOGETHER THE CITY, THE WORLD HAS TROUBLE RIGHT NOW WITH DATA CENTERS AND POLLUTION AND THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS. WE DON'T HAVE THIS SETTLED. WHY DO WE WANT TO ADD OUR LIFE AND APPROVAL TO ANYTHING LIKE THIS? I AM FROM LA MESA, TEXAS. IT WAS A LITTLE SKYVIEW THEATER. GOT IMMINENT DOMAINS BY THE ELECTRIC COMPANY. IT IS LEGAL FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. THEY ARE A MONEYMAKING COMPANY. THEY DOMAIN ARE DRIVING BEFORE WE OPENED IT UP. THIS TOWN AGAIN. THE COMMUNITY RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO US IS VERY POOR AND THEY ARE LOSING THEIR HOMES AND GETTING ON THE TAX , SO THANK YOU. THERE SO MANY PROBLEMS. MY HEART GOES OUT TO EACH ONE OF

YOU AND TO THIS COMMUNITY. >>THANK YOU. OUR FINAL SPEAKER.

>> I AM A RESIDENT OF HAYS COUNTY OPPOSED TO CONSTRUCTION OF THE CLOUDBURST DATA CENTER. THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME FOR US TO SPEAK AND VOICE OUR THOUGHTS. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT OF THE DATA CENTER TO OUR AIR QUALITY AQUIFERS AND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO THE ONGOING INDUSTRIALIZATION OF CENTRAL TEXAS. THE RIVERS AND SPRINGS OF HAYS COUNTY ARE ECOLOGICAL AND RECREATIONAL TREASURES AS WELL AS OUR SOURCE OF WATER AND ARE DRYING UP WITH RECORD LOW FLOWS . I SWIM UP AND DOWN THE SAN MARCOS RIVER BETWEEN RIO VISTA AND HEADWATERS HERE IN TOWN AND I'M AWARE OF CHANGES IN THE FLOW. CURRENTLY THERE ARE AREAS WHERE MY HANDS TOUCH THE BOTTOM OF THE RIVER WHILE I'M SWIMMING. THE RIVER IS INTEGRAL TO THE IDENTITY OF THIS TOWN IN

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>> THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES THOSE THAT SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. NOW WE WILL HEAR THE PRESENTATION. THERE WERE SOME EMAIL COMMENTS. HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE? OKAY. REMEMBER THE MESSAGE IF YOU SEE A SIMILARITY JUST CALL THEIR NAMES.

>> FIRST EMAIL PUBLIC COMMENT IS FROM RACHEL RODRIGUEZ. COMMENTS ON COVER STATUS AND A PROPOSED 2955 FRANCIS HARRIS LANE AS A CITIZEN WHO HAS MADE A HOME HERE IN SAN MARCOS I WANT TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST THE PROPOSED CLOUDBURST DATA CENTER . ANY FUTURE DATA CENTERS IN OUR COUNTY. IT IS CENTERS CONSUME WATER , PRODUCE ELECTRONC WASTE AND MAY CONTRIBUTE TO NOISE POLLUTION. THE FIRST ISSUE WOULD BE WATER CONSUMPTION. DATA CENTERS PREDOMINANTLY USE WATER-BASED COOLING WHICH UTILIZES LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER AND PUT EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE LOCAL WATER SOURCES. OPEN A.I.'S CHAT GPT CONSUMES AN ESTIMATED 500 MILLILITERS OF WATER FOR A SINGLE PROMPT WHICH AMOUNTS TO ROUGHLY ONE BOTTLE OF DRINKING WATER. I KNOW BRINGING ONE OF THESE TO SAN MARCOS WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE AND WASTEFUL CONSIDERING THE RIVER FLOW WAS 82 CUBIC FEET PER SECOND AND JUST OCTOBER 2024. THERE WILL BE WATER SHORTAGES IN THE NEXT 20 TO 30 YEARS. WE SHOULD NOT EXACERBATE THESE BY INVITING A DATA CENTER HERE. THE CITY DERIVES MUCH OF ITS INCOME FROM TOURISM. IF THE DATA CENTER TAKES AWAY FROM OUR RIVERS WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO OUR FLOAT TOURISM? THE SECOND ISSUE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF ELECTRONIC WASTE . DATA CENTERS GENERATE A LARGE AMOUNT OF E-WASTE WITH FREQUENT UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENT OF CABLES, HARDWARE AND OTHER ITEMS. TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES QUICKLY AND EQUIPMENT TURNOVER IS FAST. E-WASTE TYPICALLY CONTAINS HAZARDOUS MATERIALS LIKE LEAD, MERCURY, CHLORINE OR ACIDS WHICH MAKE DISPOSAL DIFFICULT OR CAN CONTAMINATE OUR OF A DATA CENTER IS A POSSIBILITY OF NOISE POLLUTION.

THE LARGER FANS IN DATA CENTERS CAN GENERATE NOISE LEVELS FROM 55 TO 85 DECIBELS AND CREATES A LOUD HUMMING OR BUZZING. NOISE POLLUTION CAN AFFECT PEOPLE AND CAUSE HEADACHES, STRESS OR SLEEP DISTURBANCE . NOISE POLLUTION CAN AFFECT OUR WILDLIFE AND DISRUPT ANIMAL COMMUNICATION OR MIGRATION. AS A CLUES TO THE COMMENTS FOR THE COURT I WANTED TO ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS FOR THE COURT TO CONSIDER. WOULD YOU CHOOSE TECHNOLOGY OVER THE SPECIES WE HAVE SWORN TO PROTECT , WOULD YOU CHOOSE TECHNOLOGY OVER OUR CRITICAL WATER SOURCE, WOULD YOU CHOOSE TECHNOLOGY OVER YOUR FELLOW HUMANS? PUBLIC COMMENT NUMBER TWO IS FROM BURNETT BAKER. THE PROPOSED CLOUDBURST DATA CENTER WILL CAUSE UNNECESSARY AIR POLLUTION AT HIGH LEVELS, EXCESS LIGHT POLLUTION TO AN AREA MANAGED TO STAY RURAL DESPITE CONTINUED URBAN SPRAWL AND POPULATION INCREASES AND THE PROPOSED CLOSED LOOP WATER RECIRCULATION SYSTEM HAS PROVEN MORE OFTEN THAN NOT TO FILL OR OTHERWISE NOT BE A VIABLE OPTION TIME AND TIME AGAIN WHEN APPLIED IN A HOT AND HUMID LOCATIONS SUCH AS

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RECENT REPORTS INDICATED THE SAN MARCOS NEW BRAUNFELS AREA IS ON TRACK TO RUN OUT OF WATER BY 2047 IF WE DON'T TAKE DRASTIC MEASURES NOW. WITH THESE IN PLACE WE MUST ASK OURSELVES AND THE CHOICES WE MAKE AT A COUNTY LEVEL FACTOR IN THE NEED FOR INTENSIVE WATER CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. WE HAVE SEEN SIDING DROUGHT CONCERNS. EARLY RESEARCH SHOWS A.I. DATA CENTERS ARE ONE OF THE MOST CLEAN WATER INTENSIVE USER WITH EVEN SMALLER CENTERS USING 18,000 GALLONS A DAY AND A LARGER SCALE OPERATION USING OVER 1 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER A DAY. WE ASK YOU FACTOR IN THE REAL IMPLICATIONS OF PROJECTS LIKE THIS ONE. EVEN IF USING CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEMS THE AMOUNT OF WATER NECESSARY FOR A.I. DATA CENTERS STILL OUTWEIGHS THE CLAIMED BENEFITS AND TAXES AND JOBS NEITHER OF THOSE WILL MATTER IF WE RUN OUT OF WATER. ALSO IF THE CENTER DOES PROPOSE A CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM THE LIKELIHOOD THE WATER WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED OFTEN BECAUSE OF SCALE FROM THE MINERALS IN OUR WATER IS HIGH. WE ALL KNOW HOW HARD OUR WATER IS. IN ADDITION, A.I. CENTERS TEND TO ABSOLVE MANY JOBS THE ACTUAL HUMANS COULD HAVE CREATING A QUESTIONABLE ARGUMENT FOR THE CENTERS POSITIVE IMPACTS VIA JOBS OUTSIDE OF ITS CONSTRUCTION. I BELIEVE IT BEARS REPEATING WATER IS LIFE AND SHOULD BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR CHOICES AS CITIZENS OF THE AREA. SETTING A PRECEDENT NOW WITH THIS PROJECT SHOWS WE BELIEVE ACCESS TO WATER FOR ECOLOGICAL AND HUMAN FUNDAMENTAL NEEDS OUTWEIGHS THAT OF TECHNOLOGY EXPEDITING OUR JOURNEY INTO WATER WARS. IN ADDITION DEVELOPMENT OF THESE CALIBERS HAVE MORE IMPACT THAN JUST WATER USAGE. WE HAVE WILDLIFE HABITAT AND MIGRATORY ROUTES TO CONSIDER. WE HAVE MAJOR ELECTRIC GRID CONSIDERATIONS TO MAKE.

APPARENTLY THERE'S ALSO A CEMETERY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROPERTY. DON'T WANT TO SEE WHAT A HAUNTED A.I. LOOKS LIKE.

FOR THESE REASONS AND MORE I ASK YOU ALL PLEASE CONSIDER DENYING ITEM L1 FOR THIS AND OTHER PROJECTS THAT PUT OUR RESOURCES ON THE LINE. WE SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO FAIR FOR A.I. PLEASE CHOOSE WHAT IS HERE ALREADY. NEXT IS FROM LINDA BAKER. I AM OPPOSED TO THE CLOUDBURST DATA CENTER AND POWERPLANT PRIMARILY AS THERE IS GREAT CONCERN FOR THE AVAILABILITY OF WATER IN CENTRAL TEXAS RECENTLY AND IN THE FUTURE. I QUESTION WHY HAYS COUNTY WOULD CONSIDER ALLOWING CONSTRUCTION OF A LARGE SCALE DATA CENTER KNOWING THE AMOUNT OF WATER REQUIRED FOR COOLING AROUND THE CLOCK 24 SEVEN. THE SYSTEM IS PROPOSED BY CLOUDBURST SOUNDS IDEAL HOWEVER RESEARCH SHOWS SUCH SYSTEMS EITHER TEND TO NOT WORK PROPERLY OR FEEL COMPLETELY IN HOT HUMID CLIMATES ENORMOUS WATER USE AFTER ALL. IN ADDITION WHY WOULD HAYS COUNTY WANT TO ACCEPT THE VOLUME OF EMISSIONS FROM A DATA CENTER? THE DATA CENTERS BECOME NECESSARY WHAT TIME PERHAPS HAYS COUNTY SHOULD HOLD OFF , STEP BACK AND SEE A FUTURE IF IMPROVEMENTS CAN PROVIDE EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS TO THESE ISSUES THAT THREATEN LOCAL RESOURCES RATHER THAN TAKE ON PROBLEMS THAT ARE LIKELY TO GROW INTO LARGER PROBLEMS FOR THE CITIZENS OF HAYS COUNTY. NEXT IS

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THE PROPOSAL FROM CLOUDBURST COMES WHY HAYS COUNTY IS EXPERIENCING ANOTHER PERIOD OF PROLONGED DROUGHT. THIS IS NOT A TEMPORARY CHALLENGE. ROUTES WILL CONTINUE WITH INCREASED FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY. SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR COUNTY AND A COMEDY REQUIRES CLEAN, SAFE AND AFFORDABLE WATER. THIS REQUIRES MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS TODAY TO BECOME MORE WATER SMART AND CLIMATE RESILIENT. BOTH DATA CENTERS AND POWERPLANTS ARE INHERENTLY HIGH WATER USERS PRESENTING A UNIQUE AND TROUBLING CHALLENGE IN OUR AREA AND AREAS VULNERABLE TO SEVERE DROUGHT. THESE USES ARE DIFFICULT TO CURTAIL. UNLIKE OTHER INDUSTRIES THAT CAN REDUCE OPERATIONS DURING WATER SCARCITY THESE FACILITIES REQUIRE CONSISTENT COOLING TO MAINTAIN OPERATIONS. THERE WATER CONSUMPTION CAN RIVAL THAT OF ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS PUTTING TREMENDOUS PRESSURE ON OUR ALREADY STRAINED WATER SUPPLIES. ULTIMATELY IT WILL BE THE RESIDENCE OF HAYS COUNTY THAT BEAR THAT BURDEN. THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS DEMONSTRATED STRONG WILLINGNESS TO PROTECT HAYS COUNTY WATER AND WE NEED THAT SAME ENERGY NOW.

PLEASE TAKE A FIRM STANCE AGAINST THIS PROJECT AND WORK WITH YOUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO EXPLORE YOUR FULL AUTHORITY UNDER THE AVAILABLE STATUTES. WE ARE NOT WITHOUT OPTIONS. WE SIMPLY NEED THE WILL TO ACT AND THE PASSION OF OUR LEADERS. PLEASE JOIN US IN SPEAKING OUT AGAINST CLOUDBURST. NEXT IS FROM CAMERON RICO. AS SOMEONE WHO MOVED HERE INITIALLY FOR SCHOOL I WAS BLOWN AWAY BY SAN MARCOS.

THE LUSH GREEN LANDSCAPE IS SOMETHING I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY YEAR. I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE COMMUNITY I FOUND OUTSIDE OF THE UNIVERSITY AND LOVE LEARNING ABOUT OUR TOWN'S HISTORY AND CULTURE. I LOVE THIS TOWN SO MUCH I DECIDED TO START MY ADULT LIFE HERE AND HE'S MY DEGREE TO HELP PRESERVE OUR BEAUTIFUL LAND. EVERY DAY I'M SO GRATEFUL I FOUND SOMEWHERE TO GLADLY CALL HOME. THIS IS WHY IT SENDS ME SO MUCH TO SEE THESE DATA CENTERS BEING CONSIDERED. OUR LENNON RIVER DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER THAN THIS. OUR COMMUNITY DESERVES BETTER. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GOOGLE THE CURRENT STATE OF CANYON LAKE. THIS IS THE RESULT TO RUN THE TOWNS OVER THE YEARS. THE AVERAGE FOR SKILLED DATA CENTER USES 550,000 GALLONS PER DAY AND 200 MILLION FOR YEAR FOR COOLING SERVERS THIS WOULD AFFECT OUR LAND SEXIST AS WELL WE CAN EXPECT TO RUN OUT OF WATER SOONER THAN THE INSPECTED 20 YEARS AND THAT IS ONLY AN ESTIMATE. TO BUILD THIS DATA CENTER WOULD BE A DEATH SENTENCE FROM OUR HOME . I WANT YOU TO CONSIDER NOT ONLY YOURSELVES BUT YOUR ELDERLY NEIGHBORS THAT NEED FRESH WATER TO DRINK, THE YOUNG COUPLE THAT JUST HAD A BABY AND NEEDS WATER FOR HER FORMULA AND FAVORITE RESTAURANTS THAT REQUIRED TO STAY OPEN, ARE BEAUTIFUL AND RARE WILDLIFE AND FRIENDS THAT JUST NEED A WARM SHOWER AFTER A LONG DAY. OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS THIS WATER. WE HAVE SURVIVED OFF OF OUR RIVERS AND SPRINGS FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS SO I PLEAD WITH YOU, PLEASE SAVE OUR SPRINGS. COMMUNITY OVER COMPUTERS. ALWAYS, THANK YOU. FINAL COMMENT , EMAILED PUBLIC COMMENT. IT LOOKS LIKE THE SAME PERSON BUT A DIFFERENT COMMENT.

ONE SECOND. ALSO FROM CAMERON RICO.

>> YOU CAN READ ONE BUT THAT'S IT.

>> CAMERON RICO, I'M REACHING OUT TO ADVOCATE AGAINST AGENDA ITEM L1 PERMITTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW A.I. DATA CENTER IN OUR TOWN. SAN MARCOS IS IN A DROUGHT BECAUSE OF WATER CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS AND AREN'T SUPPOSED TO FILL POOLS, WASH THEIR CARS AND MUST BE CONSCIOUS ABOUT THEIR WATER USE.

THIS WILL HAVE COST US TO THE HEALTH OF OUR WATER AND HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. IT WILL DRAIN AND POLLUTE OUR WATER, SMOG IN

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PROJECTS LIKE IT. WATER IS LIFE. >> NOW WE PIVOT TO THE PRESENTATION.

>> THANK YOU JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SHARE OUR VISION OF THE FUTURE WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. MY APOLOGIES BECAUSE WE ORIGINALLY HAD THIS PLANNED TO BE SHOWN TO THE RESIDENCE ON SCREENS BUT UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS NOT WORKING SO WE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO THAT TODAY. I DON'T WANT TO BE TOO BASIC -- SORRY. I DON'T WANT TO BE TOO BASIC TO ANYONE, SOME DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT A DATA CENTER IS BUT A DATA CENTER IS A BUILDING WHICH IS A PHYSICAL FACILITY THAT HOUSES AND STORES CLOUD DATA. MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE THE CLOUD IS REALLY IN A BUILDING SOMEWHERE. IN MANY COUNTRIES AND PLACES AROUND THE WORLD DATA CENTERS ARE BEING IDENTIFIED AS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE LIKE WATER, ELECTRICITY , ET CETERA BECAUSE WITHOUT DATA CENTERS YOU CAN'T HAVE COMMERCE. THE BUSINESSES THAT OPERATE EVERY DAY, USE A DATA CENTER WHETHER THEY REALIZE IT OR NOT. WE ARE FULFILLING A NEED IN A COMMUNITY, ANY COMMUNITY WE GO INTO. THESE ARE THINGS WHEN YOU GOOGLE SOMEONE, WHEN YOU TAKE A PICTURE , ALL THAT GOES IN THE CLOUD SO YOU NEED MORE DATA CENTER SPACE TO HOLD THAT. WHEN YOU BUY SOMETHING FROM AMAZON ALL OF THAT GOES INTO A DATA CENTER. A DATA CENTER IS FULL OF ROUTERS WHICH IS RACKS, SERVERS THAT HOLD THE ACTUAL STORAGE UNITS , STORAGE SYSTEMS , POWER SUPPLIES AND COOLING SYSTEMS. WHEN WE STARTED CLOUDBURST WE WANTED TO BE NET ZERO. THE REALITY OF IT IS THERE IS NOT ENOUGH NET ZERO FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO US . WHEN THE STATE OF TEXAS SAID WE WANT DATA CENTERS BUT WE NEED THEM TO FIND THEIR OWN ELECTRICITY SO THEY DON'T TAKE THE POWER FROM THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. WE WERE FORCED TO LOOK AT A GAS PLANT RATHER THAN PULLING THE POWER AND BUYING GREEN ENERGY OFF THE GRID. ONCE THE STATE CATCHES UP WITH THE NEEDS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE THAT POWER FROM THE GRID , HOPEFULLY THAT IS GREEN POWER, THAT IS THE ULTIMATE GOAL TO BE GREEN AND OPERATE IN A GREEN FASHION. UNFORTUNATELY THAT IS NOT AVAILABLE TO US TODAY. IN DOING SO, EVERYTHING WE DO INSIDE THE DATA CENTER WILL BE RECYCLED MATERIALS, REUSABLE MATERIALS. WE WILL RECYCLE ALL OF OUR WATER. IT IS TRUE WE WILL USE A DIELECTRIC FLUID. THAT'S BECAUSE IT CAN GO AROUND THE CHIPS THAT ACTUALLY RUN THE DATA CENTER AND CALLS THEM THAT WAY. I HAD NOT SEEN ANY STUDIES THAT SHOW US THERE ARE MASSIVE LEAKS . EVEN IF THERE IS A LEAK IT LEAKS INTO THE DATA CENTER, IT DOESN'T LEAK OUT INTO THE

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>> I'M SURROUNDED BY BAILIFFS. NO ONE INTERRUPTED YOU. DON'T

INTERRUPT HER. >> DATA CENTERS -- WHO USES A DATA CENTER? I KNOW A LOT OF YOU ARE FROM SCHOOLS. I WENT TO A SCHOOL NOT FAR FROM HERE. I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH DEVELOPMENT.

I GREW UP ON A FARM. MOST PEOPLE THAT STARTED CLOUDBURST, WE ALL GREW UP ON FARMS. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT WOULD NEVER CHANGE.

WHEN I GOT HOME I HAD A HARD TIME FINDING MY HOUSE AFTER 10 YEARS BECAUSE IT WAS SO MUCH DEVELOPMENT AROUND IT. THINGS CHANGE. THEY WOULD SAY YOU CAN COUNT ON DEATH AND TAXES. YOU CAN COUNT ON CHANGE. UNFORTUNATELY OR FORTUNATELY WE ARE PART OF THAT BUT WE ARE FILLING A NEED IN THE COMMUNITY.

WHO USES THE DATA CENTERS? YOU DO, EVERY DAY WHEN YOU TAKE A PICTURE, WHEN YOU DO A SEARCH. SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES. THE LOCAL DRUGSTORE. EVERYONE USES A DATA CENTER. YOUR BANK, HOSPITAL, DOCTOR. ALL THE GOVERNMENTS . FACEBOOK, NETFLIX, 911 OPERATIONS THEY COULDN'T SURVIVE WITHOUT A DATA CENTER. I UNDERSTAND MAYBE YOU DON'T WANT IT NEXT-DOOR BUT HAS TO GO SOMEWHERE. WE ARE INTERESTED IN BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR. WE STARTED THIS AS BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR. WE KNOW SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS, I APOLOGIZE WE HAVEN'T MET YOU. MY SON AND HIS FAMILY LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY SO WE DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING THAT IS DETRIMENTAL TO OUR COMMUNITY. OUR DATA CENTER IS PLANNED AROUND CONSERVING AS MUCH WATER AS POSSIBLE, USING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY FOR POWER THAT USES LESS WATER THAN HAS BEEN DONE IN THE FUTURE. WE ARE OPEN TO RECLAIMED WATER.

ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP THE COMMUNITY, WE ARE FOR THAT. WE ARE BIG CONTRIBUTORS TO EDUCATION AND LOCAL TAXES. WHEN I SAY THE UNIVERSITY USES DATA CENTERS TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY HAS REACHED OUT TO US. OPERATED IF YOU WENT TO A&M OR ANY UNIVERSITY INVOLVED IN BUILDING DATA CENTERS IN CAMPUSES FOR YEARS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO HAVE THIS SPACE TO EVOLVE EDUCATION.

WE'RE CONTRIBUTORS AS I SAID TO STEAM, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, MATHEMATICS AND UNFORTUNATELY NOT EVERYTHING IS PERFECT. WE DON'T LIVE IN A PERFECT WORLD. WE USE WATER.

THERE IS POLLUTANTS WHEN YOU HAVE NATURAL GAS GENERATORS. WE WILLWORK -- WE AREWORKING WITH TEXAS TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WE DO IS WITHIN APPLICABLE LAWS AND HOPEFULLY THE LEAST CONTRIBUTOR TO ANY WE DON'T NEED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO CHARITIES. WE INCREASE WORKFORCE REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN. THERE'S BEEN A LOT MORE WOMEN.

REPRESENTED AS A HIGHER NUMBER IN THE DATA CENTER TECHNOLOGY FIELDS. FOR EVERY DIRECT DOLLAR $2. 7 ARE SPENT ELSEWHERE IN THE COMMUNITY.

FOR EVERY DIRECT JOB WE CREATE AND IT'S TRUE, YOU WON'T HAVE -- WE WILL NOT HAVE HUNDREDS OF WORKERS. THERE'S 30 TO 50 JOBS PER DATA CENTER PER BUILDING WILL HAVE AND WE OPERATE 24/7.

SO YOU DON'T HAVE TRAFFIC. THEY'RE NOT ALL TRYING TO GET TO WORK AT 8:00 AND LEAVE AT 5:00.

THOSE ARE THREE SHIFTS OUR EMPLOYEES WORK THROUGH.

DATA CENTERS DON'T WANT TO BE NOTICED.

WE HOUSE A LOT OF VERY PERSONAL INFORMATION SO WE ARE NOT LIT UP AT NIGHT. WE TRY TO KEEP LIGHTING TO AN ABSOLUTE MINIMUM BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO DRAW ATTENTION TO OURSELVES. UNLIKE OTHER WAREHOUSE FACILITIES WE WILL HAVE LOW LIGHTING AND BE LESS NOTICEABLE.

IN 2021 TAXES FROM DATA CENTERS WERE $99 BILLION.

THERE'S NOT MANY INDUSTRIES THAT HAVE THAT TYPE OF TAX CONTRIBUTION TO BOTH LOCAL AND FEDERAL TAX BASES.

EVERY AMERICAN THAT WORKS AND OPERATES DATA CENTERS IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES ARE PROOF THAT WHEN YOU WORK WITH YOUR COMMUNITY, TRYING TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A SERVICE THAT THEY NEED, THAT IT ACTUALLY WORKS OUT WELL÷÷ FOR THE TAXPAYERS.

AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF MONEY HAS COME FROM DATA CENTERS.

PEOPLE TALK ABOUT LOUDEN COUNTY. I WAS IN LOUDEN COUNTY IN

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IT'S A HUGE AREA AND IT'S TRUE, YOU'RE DRIVING DOWN COUNTRY ROADS AND SEE MASSIVE DATA CENTERS. YOU DON'T HEAR A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF SOUND AND SEE THOUSANDS OF CARS RUNNING AROUND. THEY PLANT TREES.

THEY TRY TO BE LESS NOTICEABLE THAN OTHER BUSINESSES.

AND THEY'RE VERY EFFECTIVE AT IT.

LOUDEN COUNTY IS THE ONLY COUNTYCOUNTY AMERICA THAT'S REDUCED THEIR PROPERTY TAXES BY 40% BECAUSE OF DATA CENTERS.

SO WHETHER YOU LIKE DATA CENTERS OR NOT WE WANT TO BE A FRIENDLY NEIGHBOR.

WE'RE NOT SAYING YOUR TAXES ARE GOING TO BE REDUCED BY 40%.

THAT'S UP TO YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AS DATA CENTERS ARE BUILT, BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE THAT EVERYONE HERE IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE NEED FOR MORE DATA CENTERS.

38% OF THE GENERAL FUND IN LOUDEN COUNTY, WHEN I SAY VIRGINIA MOST THINK WHY ARE SO MANY DATA CENTERS THERE.

THEY'RE THERE TO SERVICE WASHINGTON, D.C.

ALL OF THE FEDERAL BUILDINGS AND GOVERNMENTS HOUSE ALL THEIR DATA BECAUSE THERE'S NO PLACE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WHEN YOU SAY WHY AREN'T THEY BUILT IN AUSTIN, THERE'S NO DATA CENTER SPACE LEFT IN AUSTIN. IT REQUIRES FIBER AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND, YOU KNOW, LARGE PIECES OF LAND.

THERE'S NO DATA CENTER SITES. THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THEM IN ROUND ROCK OR GEORGETOWN AND HOPEFULLY IN HAYES COUNTY. BUT WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU TO MAKE IT THE LEAST IMPACTFUL FROM A NEGATIVE PERSPECTIVE AND WE WILL BE CONTRIBUTING AND HELPING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. OUR DATA CENTER, I'M SORRY I CAN'T SHOW YOU THIS, BUT WE HAVE A 96 ACRE SITE IN OVEROVER 30% OF OUR PROPERTY WE'RE RESERVING FOR WILDLIFE AND HOPEFULLY A PARK AREA WHERE WE'RE WORKING WITH THE COMMITTEE, WORKING WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ON THAT.

FOR SOMEONE OUT DOING DEVELOPMENT, SETTING ASIDE THIS HUGE PIECE OF PROPERTY FOR WILDLIFE AN CONSERVATION, I THINK IS DEFINITELY AN ADDED BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY AND ALL THE AREA BY THE CREEK WHERE THE BEAUTIFUL TREES ARE. WE SEE THAT AS A BEAUTIFUL AREA.

WE'RE NOT COMING IN TO BUILD A BIG WAREHOUSE.

THERE WILL BE DISTURBANCE DURING INITIAL CONSTRUCTION BUT DATA CENTERS DON'T HAVE 18- WHEELERWHEELER TRUCKS DELIVERING VERY DAY. ONCE BUILT IT'S UP AND OPERATING AND YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO TELL THAT MUCH FROM AN OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVE. EVERYTHING IS RUNNING INTERNALLY ON THE DATA CENTER. AS I SAID, YES, WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO HAVE A DEAL WITH ENERGY TRANSFER TO BUILD UP TO 1.

2 GIGAWATTS BUT ALL OUR DEVELOPMENT WILL BE CLIENT DRIVEN. WE DON'T HAVE THE PROPERTY OR THIS PARCEL IS A MAXIMUM OF 400 MEGAWATTS IF WE BUILD OUT THE ENTIRE PARCEL, WE'LL USE SOLAR PANELS ON PARKING AND AS FAR AS THE BUFFER GOES, WE HAVE A NATURAL BUFFER BECAUSE WE'RE LEAVING UP THESE BEAUTIFUL TREES THAT EXIST BY THE CREEK. ALL THOSE WILL REMAIN INTACT AND LOOK TO INVITE WILDLIFE INTO THAT AREA OF OUR PROPERTY.

OUR WATER SOURCE WILL BE CRYSTAL CLEAR AND EXISTING WELLS AND WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR WATER STUDY RIGHT NOW. I CAN'T GIVE YOU EXACT ANSWERS ON WATER. WE'RE WORKING ON IT AND WORKING WITH CRYSTAL CLEAR ON IT TO HELP US DETERMINE HOW MUCH WATER WE WILL UTILIZE IN OUR FIRST PHASE WHICH IS A 50 MEGA WATT BUILDING AND WE WILL BE LEAD CERTIFIED. SOMEONE HAD THAT QUESTION AS WELL. WE TRIED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME PRIOR TO THIS THAT THE COMMISSIONERS WERE KIND ENOUGH TO SHARE WITH US, SO I DON'T HAVE ANSWERS FOR EVERYTHING BUT I CAN SHARE THE ANSWERS WE DO HAVE. SO THE FLOODPLAIN.

WE WILL NOT BE DEVELOPING IN THE FLOODPLAIN. SOMEONE MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT RETAINING PONDS. WE'LL HAVE THREE RETAINING PONDS ON THE PROPERTY. SO BY TODAY'S STANDARDS SOMEONE ASKED US A QUESTION, IS THIS A LARGE MEDIUM OR SMALL? BY TODAY'S STANDARDS THIS IS A SMALL DATA CENTER. IT DIDN'T USED TO BE TEN YEARS AGO THEY DID SMALLER DATA CENTERS BUT BECAUSE THE WORLD HAS ENDORSED USING, YOU KNOW, YOUR COMPUTERS, YOUR PHONES, IT'S REQUIRED MORE DATA CENTER SPACE.

WE'RE STARTING OUT WITH THE RELATIVELY SMALL FOOTPRINT.

WE'LL HAVE LOW- LEVEL LIGHTING AS I SAID OUR WHOLE PREMISE, ANY DATA CENTER THEY DO NOT WANT TO ATTRACT ATTENTION BECAUSE THEY'RE VERY SECURED AREAS.

WE'LL HAVE PERSONAL DATA IN THERE.

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NOT ONLY WILL WE HAVE POWER FOR OURSELVES, BUT WE'LL HAVE SURPLUS POWER THAT DURING TIMES THE GRID NEEDS POWER WE WILL FEED THAT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

WE ARE -- WE WILL BE WITHIN REGULATED NOISE LEVELS AND PROBABLY LESS BECAUSE OF OUR BARRIER THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE WITH OUR TREES, ET CETERA. WE WILL BE DOING NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH. WE'VE ALREADY DONE SOME.

MOST OF YOU MIGHT ALREADY KNOW THE JONAS FAMILY.

RIGHT NOW WE ALLOWALLOW TO RAISE CATTLE AND CROP ON OUR PROPERTY AT NO CHARGE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS LONG AS WE CAN. AND THEN HOPEFULLY THIS DATA CENTER WILL MOVE FORWARD, WHETHER IT'S US OR SOMEONE ELSE, DATA CENTERS ARE REALLY MANDATORY NEED INSIDE OF A COMMUNITY.

I DON'T THINK THERE'S EVER A PERFECT PLACE WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING A DATA CENTER THERE'S NO PERFECT PLACE FOR A POWER PLANT. NEVER WILL YOU HAVE 100% OF THE PEOPLE HAPPY. BUT WE DO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT SUPPORT US THAT LIVE HERE.

SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS AT THE END OF LIFE? WELL AN AVERAGE CONTRACT FOR A DATA CENTER IS ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 25 YEARS.

SO IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE RECYCLING -- I'M SORRY, CONSTANTLY THROWING OUT YOUR OLD SERVER. THE SERVERS DON'T BELONG TO US.

THEY BELONG TO OUR CUSTOMERS. WE PROVIDE THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

OUR CUSTOMERS BRING IN THEIR SERVERS.

MOST OF THEM ARE LARGER COMPANIES THAT HAVE RECYCLING PROGRAMS. THEY RECYCLE.

WE DON'T THROW ANYTHING INTO A DUMPSTER OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAS ANY WAY OF POLLUTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. MOST OF OUR MATERIALS ARE RECYCLED MATERIALS. OUR POWER PLANT STARTS AT 50 MEGAWATTS AND GROW IT ACCORDING TO NEED.

AND THEN IT CAN RUN OFF GRID, BUT AS I SAID, WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE POWER TO THE GRID. MOST OF YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW THIS, WHERE DO DATA CENTERS LIKE TO GO, WHERE THERE'S CONNECTIVITY AND THERE'S MAJOR CONNECTVITY RUNNING THROUGH THIS AREA ALL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY OF HAYES AND GUADELOUPE ON THAT SIDE.

THAT'S WHY DATA CENTERS ARE ATTRACTED TO THE AREA.

THEY NEED CERTAIN THINGS. YOU CAN'T BUILD A DATA CENTER ANYWHERE. YOU HAVE TO BUILD IT WHERE ALL THESE THINGS HAVE COME TOGETHER.

I KNOW ANOTHER QUESTION, SOMEONE ASKED, I CAN'T RECALL EVERYONE'S QUESTIONS, HAD TO DO WITH WE'RE TAKING GAS THAT THE COMMUNITY COULD USE.

THIS IS A DORMANT LINE. NOT BEING USED AT ALL TODAY.

IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT HAYES COUNTY IS USING.

THE LINE WAS RUN THERE FOR THE HAYES POWER PLANT AND THEN HAYES POWER PLANT PICKED ANOTHER PROVIDER.

SO WE'RE NOT TAKING GAS AWAY THAT WOULD BE OTHERWISE USED FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND AS I SAID, IMPACT ON WILDLIFE.

WE HAVE 20 TO 30 ACRES AROUND THE CREEK THAT WILL BE IN A NATURAL STATE.

WE'LL ADD IMPROVEMENTS TO HELP WILDLIFE EXIST THERE AND THEN HOPEFULLY HAVE A PARK IF THE COUNTY IS WILLING AND OPEN TO THAT.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. I CAN'T UNFORTUNATELY SHOW YOU THE PICTURE OF WHAT THIS WOULD LOOK LIKE, AND I'M SURE MY SCREEN IS WAY TOO SMALL FOR ANYONE PROBABLY TO SEE IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE ON THE HAYES COUNTY SIDE WE'RE PLANNING AN OFFICE BUILDING THAT WILL HOUSE OUR EMPLOYEES THAT WE HAVE AND SEPARATE AND APART ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY 50 MEGAWATTS OF GAS POWER AND THE FIRST FACES OF THE DATA CENTER, THE FIRST 50 MEGAWATTS. THAT MAY BE ALL THAT EVER GETS BUILT. IT'S ALL ABOUT DEMAND.

WE DON'T GO OUT AND JUST BUILD SOMETHING UNTIL THE COMMUNITY NEEDS IT AND THE DEMAND IS THERE. SO -- AND THEN THIS IS THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT FOR ANYONE THAT CAN SEE IT.

THIS IS OUR SITE. INBOUND IS THE CREEK.

THESE ARE ALL THE BUILDINGS THAT WILL BE IN PHASE ONE OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

SO I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE ANSWERED EVERY QUESTION.

I'VE TRIED TO ANSWER MOST QUESTIONS, BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.

>> ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.

I ALWAYS ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE DID IT WITH OUR $75 MILLION PARKS BOND. WE CREATED AN OPEN SPACE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMISSION AND SOMETIMES IT HURTS AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT I SAY DON'T DUCK IT.

WE'VE GOT TO FACE THE COMMUNITY AND SHARE WHAT'S GOING ON SO THEY CAN HELP WEIGH IN ON WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO THEM SO WE CAN REPRESENT

THEM ACCURATELY. >>

COMMISSIONER. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE.

. I WAS TRYING TO ALSO LOOK TO SEE IF THERE WERE SOME OTHER QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED

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BUT AS I DO THAT, I WOULD LIKE FOR MARCUS, OUR DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, TO KIND OF LET US KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT.

WITH CLOUDBURST AND THE APPLICATION PROCESS.

>> CAN YOU PASS THIS AROUND. THIS IS MY COPY.

DON'T TAKE IT HOME. PASS IT

AROUND. >> YES.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU, JUDGE.

MARK, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

YES, I THINK IT'S GREAT FOR EVERYBODY HERE AND THE COURT TO KNOW WHERE THINGS ARE CURRENTLY AT WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF THE DATA CENTER. ONE THING I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR AND I KNOW MISS THOMPSON MENTIONED IT, A DEVELOPMENT STRADDLING HAYES AND GUADELOUPE JURISDICTIONS. AT THIS TIME WE ARE CURRENTLY IN REVIEW FOR A FLOOD HAZARD PERMIT APPLICATION.

IT'S BEEN IN REVIEW. ARE WE FORESEE THE FIRST ROUND OF COMMENTS IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS TO.

WE ARE ANTICIPATING MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF REVIEWS BEFORE A PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED.

NO PERMIT HAS BEEN ISSUED BY OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT. WE WILL STILL UNDERGO REVIEW FOR WHAT WE KNOW WILL BE FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, CORRECT?

>> YES.

>> ON THE COUNTY SIDE.

>> AN INGRESS, EGRESS WITH IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH THE COUNTY SITE. THINGS MAY CHANGE BUT THE ONLY PROPOSED ACTIVITY SUBMITTED FOR THE HAYES COUNTY PORTION. AT THE SAME TIME, CONCURRENT, ON THE GUADELOUPE COUNTY SIDE A PROPOSAL FOR ONE OF THE FIRST DATA CENTER COMPLEXES IN ADDITION TO POSSIBLY THE GAS PLANT THAT WILL BE SERVICING THAT SIDE.

MISS THOMPSON, CORRECT ME IF I'M

WRONG. >> THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

WE HAVE AN EXCAVATION PERMIT.

>> THAT WOULD BE ENTIRELY UNDER THE PURVIEW FOR THE REVIEWING AUTHORITY BY GUADELOUPE COUNTY FOR THAT PERMITTING PROCESS.

RIGHT NOW, COMMISSIONER AND THE JUDGE, THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS WE HAVE A FLOOD HAZARD REVIEW FOR THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING AND THE PRIVATE PROVEMENTS OFF FRANCIS HARRIS LANE.

>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PROCESS AND WHAT WE ARE EITHER REQUIRED OR NOT REQUIRED TO DO? SOMEONE MENTIONED WHY WOULD WE SUPPORT THIS? WE HAVE SOME RESPONSIBILITIES IN WHAT WE CAN AND CANNOT DO WHEN SOMEBODY SUBMITS AN APPLICATION.

>> THAT'S GREAT QUESTION TO BRING UP.

AS THE -- AS THE -- OUR FLOOD PREVENTION ORDER IS THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY WE HAVE HERE WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO ENFORCING FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION REQUIREMENTS, REGULATIONS OR FLOOD HAZARD PERMIT. THAT'S DEPENDING ON WHATEVER PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. AS A COUNTY WE DO NOT HAVE AUTHORITIES TO ZONE, REGULATE LAND USE, RESTRICTIONS THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION, WE ARE ESTABLISHING A COUPLE THINGS.

WHETHER OR NOT THE DEVELOPMENT YOU'RE PROPOSING ON THE SITE IS OCCURRING WITHIN A SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA OR A POTENTIAL FLOOD WAY AND IS THERE DRAINAGE CONCERNS, DRAINAGE IMPACT ON NATURAL TRIBUTARIES OR CREEKS AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS.

OUTSIDE OF THAT, BASED ON THE MATERIAL PRESENTED TO US, THE DOCUMENTS AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION, IF IT MEETS OUR REQUIREMENTS WE HAVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY TO APPROVE THE PERMIT FOR THE FLOOD

HAZARD PERMIT. >> I WANT TO MENTION ALSO OUR STATE ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN WORKING FOR A VERY LONG TIME TO ALLOW OR TO ASK THE LEGISLATURE TO GIVE US MORE REGULATORY AUTHORITY, YOU KNOW, WE LACK IT. WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY LIKE CITIES HAVE. AND SO IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT TO TRY TO DETERMINE WHERE THINGS THAT WE DON'T HAVE -- OKAY. I JUST LOST MY --

>> JUST STRAIGHT UP PLANNING AND ZONING AUTHORITY IN ORDER TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS.

>> ZONING IS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR. THANK YOU. WE DON'T HAVE ZONING AUTHORITY AND, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY AT SOME POINT WE CAN, AS COUNTIES, CAN HAVE THAT AUTHORITY TO REGULATE WHERE DEVELOPMENT GOES, BUT AT THIS TIME WE DON'T.

BUT JUDGE, I GUESS I'LL -- I HAVE SOME JUST OTHER COMMENTS THAT I WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THEIR PRESENCE. I WANTED TO ALLOW OTHER MEMBERS IF THAT'S OKAY.

>> SURE. I THINK THAT'S A GOOD

DISTRIBUTION. >> COMMISSIONER

COHEN. >> JUST, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. SORRY OUR TVS ARE NOT WORKING.

I HAVE A LOT OF THOSE SAME CONCERNS AS Y'ALL DO.

I KNOW THAT HAYES' COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE IS

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WE HEAR ABOUT THAT ALL THE TIME. I THINK THE COURT HAS ALL GOTTEN ON BOARD ABOUT TAKING CARE OF OUR WATER AN RESOURCES AND REALIZE THE DEPLETION THAT IS HAPPENING AND SEEING IT IN REALTIME THE HEAT THAT IS AFFECTING OUR AREA IT'S GETTING HOTTER EVERY YEAR. I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DATA CENTERS AND THE IMPACT THAT THEY WILL HAVE BUT I BELIEVE IN GETTING BOTH SIDES THE STORY AND GATHERING THE DATA TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. I DO APPRECIATE THOSE THAT CAME OUT TO VOICE YOUR OPINION. WISH SOMEONE WOULD HAVE SPOKEN OUT FOR ME AT TIMES AGAINST SOME DEVELOPMENTS THAT HAPPENED WHERE I LIVE.

I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK AND I THINK THE PORT WILL MAKE THE BEST DECISION POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.

>> COMMISSIONER HEMMER.

>> WHAT EVERYONE DID WHEN THEY CAME UP AND THEY DISPLAYED THEIR PASSION THAT THEY HAVE FOR OUR NATURAL RESOURCES FOR OUR LAND, ATER, FOR SO MANY T THAT WE HOLD NEAR AND DEAR, I DO WANT TO SAY, WHEN IT COMES TO THE NATURE AND PEOPLE SAID MENTAL HEALTH IS, YOU KNOW, INCREASING BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THAT CONNECT WITH NATURE, I DO AGREE THERE. I THINK WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR NATURAL RESOURCES BETTER AND APPRECIATE EVERYONE FOR COMING. AS COMMISSIONER COHEN WAS SAYING, THOUGH, HEARING BOTH SIDES OF THINGS, I MEAN, I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR ON OUR SUPPORT AS A COUNTY. WE'RE NOT SUPPORTING AND TRYING TO GET THEM TO MOVE IN HERE.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT TYPE OF AUTHORITY UNFORTUNATELY.

I DID WANT TO ASK A QUESTION, IT WASN'T ANSWERED, SOMEONE SAID IN AN E- MAIL COMMENT THAT YOU WERE GOING TO BE DOING THIS IN THE MIDDLE OF A CEMETERY.

>> THERE IS NO CEMETERY ON THE PROPERTY.

I DO KNOW -- I HAVE HEARD I DON'T KNOW THIS FOR A FACT, ANOTHER DATA CENTER SITE THAT PEOPLE CONFUSE US THAT HAVE A CEMETERY OR OUR NEIGHBORS TOLD US IT HAS A CEMETERY ON IT.

THERE IS NO CEMETERY ON OUR DATA CENTER

SITE. >> THAT WAS THE QUESTION THAT I DON'T THINK WAS ANSWERED.

VIRGINIA PARKER HAD A GOOD IN MY OPINION OUTLOOK ON EVERYTHING WHERE SHE WAS SAYING THANK YOU FOR COMING AND BEING HERE AND SPEAKING AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS THAT PEOPLE HAVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYONE WHO LOVES OUR ENVIRONMENT AND WHERE WE LIVE.

THAT'S IMPORTANT. I WOULD HOPE THAT THE PEOPLE THAT EXPRESSED THAT YOU HAVEN'T MET WITH IN THOSE NEIGHBORS, I REALLY HOPE THAT YOU GET OUT THERE AND YOU CAN MEET WITH THEM AND UNDERSTND WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM, ESPECIALLY ABIGAIL.

TAKE THAT AND MOVE FORWARD IN A POSITIVE WAY.

THANK YOU FOR COMING.

>> THANK YOU.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THE COMMUNITY. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T ATTEND COURT OR HAVEN'T WATCHED COURT BEFORE, I THINK IT -- YOU MIGHT GET A LITTLE EDUCATION IF YOU WENT BACK AND WATCHED SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE'VE DONE SPECIFIC TO WATER AVAILABILITY AND THETHE ISSUES. I FOUND IT INTERESTING THE ONE COMMENT ABOUT SWIMMING IN THE RIVER AND TOUCH THE BOTTOM.

YOU CAN CRAWL ON YOUR HANDS AND KNEES IN MY PRECINCT AN YOU WOULDN'T TOUCH ANY WATER IN MOST OF ONION CREEK. JACOB'S WELL HAS BEEN DRY FOUR YEARS. ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HAVE AND TO REITERATE, COMMISSIONER INGSLESBY POINT, A BIG MISCONCEPTION THAT WE APPROACH PERMITS FOR THESE THINGS.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED UNDER STATE LAW A MANDATE FOR APPROVAL.

SO IF WE HAVE REGULATIONS OUT THERE, AND THEY -- ANY DEVELOPER, THIS DEVELOPER HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, ANYTHING, MEETS THOSE MINIMUM REGULATIONS THEN BY STATE LAW WE ARE REQUIRED WITHIN 30 DAYS TO REVIEW THOSE AND APPROVE THEM.

THERE IS THE QUESTION AS TO WHY A DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS ISN'T INSIDE A MUNICIPALITY. OUR STATE LEGISLATURE TWO YEARS AGO GAVE EVERY DEVELOPER THE OPTION TO EXIT THE ETJ, EXTRA TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION, AND COME TO THE COUNTY. I TESTIFIED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES IN OUR STATE LEGISLATURE -- THIS IS NOT REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT ISSUE, IT'S A DEVELOPMENT ISSUE THAT IMPACTS MY PRECINCT AND EVERYONE ELSE'S PRECINCT UP HERE AND OUR COUNTY I HAVE THE FASTEST GROWING PRECINCT IN WHAT WAS THE FASTEST GROWING COUNTY IN THE U.S. AND I STILL HAVE THE FASTEST GROWING PRECINCT.

I DEAL WITH THESE ISSUES EVERY DAY. I WOULD LIKE TO TELL SOME OF THE FOLKS WHO CAME HERE IF YOU WANT TO HAVE AN IMPACT A LOT OF THINGS Y'ALL BROUGHT UP AGAIN SINCE WE DON'T HAVE AT A COUNTY LEVEL PLANNING AND ZONING AUTHORITY, THERE ARE -- THERE ARE AGENCIES OUT THERE THAT WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON THIS DEVELOPMENT AND YOU WERE KIND ENOUGH TO MENTION YOU WERE WORKING WITH STATE ON

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ONLY CITIES CAN DO THAT. UNFORTUNATELY, AGAIN, OUTSIDE THE CITY AND I WOULD -- IF THIS WERE TO MOVE FORWARD THERE ARE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SPECIFICALLY DARK SKY COMPLIANT LIGHTING. RAIN WATER COLLECTION ON ALL THE STRUCTURES. SOME THINGS LIKE THAT YOU TONIGHT DON'T HAVE TO DO BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF YOU DID AND WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO THE LEAD CERTIFICATION AS WELL.

THERE'S ONLY FIVE THINGS THE COUNTY CAN REGULATE WHEN IT COMES TO DEVELOPMENT. THE FIRST THE FLOOD HAZARD PERMIT. IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD.

THE SECOND IS THE INITIAL PLAT ITSELF.

THE SHAPE OF THE PROPERTY MORE OR LESS.

AND IT DOESN'T LOOK -- MARCUS, CAN YOU TELL ME, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THIS HAS TO GO THROUGH PLATTING BECAUSE THE CONFIR RAGS ISN'T CHANGES.

>> THAT'S CORRECT. THE PROPERTY IS NOT UNDERGOING A PLATTING PROCESS.

>> CORRECTION TO A ROADWAY. WE HAVE STANDARD TRANSPORTATION CODE THAT DICTATES WHETHER WE CAN APPROVE THEIR CONNECTION TO A COUNTY ROADWAY. I WOULD ASSUME THERE'S -- THERE WOULD BE NO VARIANCES RELATED TO THAT. AGAIN, WE OPERATE IN A MANDATE OF APPROVAL AND WE WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE THAT. SEPTIC SYSTEMS UNDER 5,000 GALLONS A DAY. I DOUBT THIS IS UNDER 5,000 GALLONS A DAY. OVER THAT THEN THEY GO STRAIGHT TO THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND WE AS A COUNTY GET NOTIFICATION OF THEIR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL FROM THE STATE. AND THE LAST THING THAT THE COUNTY DOES IS THE -- THE ACTUAL FAIR MARSHAL CLEARANCE OF THE FACILITY. AND WHAT I'VE FOUND SINCE WE ADOPTED AN ENFORCE MBL FIRE CODE IN 2020, GENERALLY WE DON'T SEE A BUSINESS THAT DOES NOT MEET THE FIRE CODE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET COMMERCIAL LIABILITY INSURANCE IF THEY DON'T MEET THE FIRE CODE. THEREFORE, I ASSUME IT WILL MEET THAT WHEN IT COMES TO US. THE ONE THING WE DID PASS AS A COURT I THINK TWO SESSIONS AGO, WAS A RESOLUTION AUTHOREDAUTHORED COMMISSIONER HAMMER AND MYSELF TO NOT ALLOW ANY VARIANCES OR ANY WAIVERS TO OUR GROUNDWATER AVAILABILITY STUDY. THE PROJECT WOULD HAVE TO DO A GROUNDWATER AVAILABILITY STUDY AND TELL US WHERE THEIR WATER IS COMING FROM. AGAIN, I'M A PRETTY BIG GROUNDWATER ADVOCATE HERE AND WANT TO ENSURE THAT'S -- THAT THAT -- WE KNOW THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE AND WANT TO ENSURE THAT'S THE CASE. THE OTHER THING THAT I WOULD -- THAT I WOULD SAY AND, LIKE, REALLY WANT TO DIG INTO AND YOU MAY NOT HAVE IT RIGHT NOW, IS THE -- IS SPECIFICALLY YOUR WATER SOURCING AND HOW MUCH OF THAT WOULD COME FROM -- AND IS THAT GROUNDWATER COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE, THAT SURFACE WATER COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE OR GROUND WATER FROM HERE.

THAT'S A BIG -- A LARGE CONCERN FOR ME.

THE OTHER THINGS THAT WERE MENTIONED BY OUR AUDIENCE TODAY, WERE, AGAIN, WASTE WATER TCEQ, THE POWER PLANT ITSELF EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT LOCATED IN HAYES COUNTY, THAT WOULD BE IN GUADELOUPE COUNTY REVIEW. THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION, THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND ERCOT WOULD BE THE REGULATORY AGENCIES THAT WOULD ALL HAVE TO LOOK AT PERMITTING THAT.

SOUND LEVELS, I WILL TELL YOU THAT I'VE GOT MULTIPLE CONCERT VENUES IN MY PRECINCT.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU ALL WENT TO THE NUTTY BROWN CAFE, YOU CAN HEAR IT FOUR MILES AWAY AND THEY NEVER HIT 85 DECIBELS AT THE PROPERTY LINE. A STATE REGULATION AGAIN THAT I WOULD ASK ABOUT. BUT THOSE ARE THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE. I WILL TELL YOU THAT IN THE PAST, I MEAN, NOBODY'S BROUGHT THIS UP TODAY, BUT THERE WAS THE QUESTION ABOUT HOW WOULD HAYES COUNTY INCENTIVIZE THIS OR WE BE A PART OF IT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT JOB CREATION IS A BIG THING FOR ME, BUT IT'S SUSTAINED JOB CREATION.

NOT JUST BUILDING THE FACILITY. PEOPLE AND COME AND GO.

TO EVEN CONSIDER SOME TYPE OF A ABATEMENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, I WILL JUST SAY FOR ME, ITS DOESN'T REACH THAT LEVEL.

I'M ONLY ONE MEMBER OF THE COURT BUT PERSONALLY IT DOESN'T REACH THAT FOR ME . THE ADAGE IN TEXAS, IF YOU LIKE THE VIEW BUY IT BECAUSE SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING TO BE THERE IN TEN YEARS IF YOU DON'T.

I THINK THAT THE COUNTY HAS BEEN VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THAT AND I DON'T JOKE WHEN I SAY THAT BECAUSE THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE RESIDENTS HERE MAY REMEMBER

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WE CAN CONTROL THOSE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, BUT WE CAN'T CONTROL PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT IN A WAY THAT -- WHERE WE CAN PLAN FOR IT AND ZONE FOR IT LIKE CITIES CAN. IT'S A DETRIMENT TO US, BUT I UNDERSTAND CHANGE HAPPENS AND WE TRY TO MANAGE IT.

THAT'S THE BEST THAT WE CAN DO AND THE BEST WE CAN HOPE FOR.

>> I'VE SAT IN MANY GOVERNMENT MEETINGS, WHETHER IT BE CITY COUNCIL OR AT THE CAPITOL OR IT SOUNDS REALLY BAD, BUT ON TV WHEN THEY'RE JUST WATCHING CONGRESS AND YOU HEAR A LOT OF TALK FOR A LONG TIME AND YOU'RE LIKE, WHAT? WHAT DID THEY SAY? I'M TRYING GOING TO TRY -- I'M NOT TRYING TO TALK NEGATIVELY ABOUT WHAT WAS SAID, BUT IT'S GOVERNMENT TALK.

THAT'S HOW I INTERPRET IT, RIGHT.

NOW I'M ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THE COIN AND UNDERSTOOD WHAT THEY ALL SAID, WHAT MR. PECHECKCO SAID AND I WANT TO TRANSLATE IT TO YOU GUYS THAT ARE WHERE I WAS FOR SO MANY YEARS, VERY INTERESTED, VERY PASSIONATE, BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HE CAN YOU JUST SAID. IT'S JUST THE GRAMMER, WORD CHOICE, THE WAY THEY DESCRIBE THINGS.

SO IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, MR. PACHECKO, WHAT WE'RE BEING TOLD IS, AND WHAT WE'RE TELLING YOU IS, THIS BUILDING ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING TO DO IN HAYES COUNTY IS GOING TO GET APPROVED, IT'S GOING TO GET BUILT. WE FEEL FOR YOU, BUT THERE'S NOTHING WE'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT, OKAY. THE DATA CENTER YOU'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT SO PASSIONATELY IS GOING TO GO IN GUADELOUPE WHICH HAS A LOWER POPULATION, A WHOLE OTHER COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO TALK TO, THAT REQUIRES AND HAS A WHOLE DIFFERENT POPULATION STYLE AND INTEREST. SO THAT DATA CENTER, ALTHOUGH STRADDLING COUNTY LINES, WILL STILL BE IN HAYES COUNTY, GENERALLY SPEAKING. YOU STILL FEEL THE AFFECTS OF WHATEVER THEY DO, HOWEVER PERFECT OR IMPERFECT IT MAY BE. SO WE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO APPROVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING.

AM I RIGHT? ANTICIPATING

EVERYTHING GOES -- >> YES, SIR.

AS LONG AS, YEAH, IF THE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION PRESENTED AND PROVIDED MEET ALL OF OUR REQUIREMENTS.

>> AS LONG AS EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED JUST MARK MY WORDS, THIS IS GOING TO PASS, IT'S GOING TO GET APPROVED, YOU ALL SPOKE SO PASSIONATELY AND BURNED VALUABLE TIME OF YOUR LIFE OF A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT HERE AND IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ANYWAY, OKAY.

JUST SO YOU KNOW. NUMBER ONE.

AND I'M SPEAKING TRUTH BECAUSE THAT'S POWERFUL TO ME IN MY HEART.

AND YOU DESERVE TO HEAR THE TRUTH.

YOU HEARD VERY OFTEN IT'S NOT A DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN THING.

I'M SORRY, THOSE KINDS OF STATEMENTS MAKE ME FEEL HOPELESS. THAT'S WHAT YOU MIGHT BE FEELING RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO SHARE ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE.

YOU HEARD THAT THESE ARE STATE RE GLATION, STATE LEVEL, STATE, STATE, STATE.

STATE CONTROLS WHAT WE DO HERE IN PLANNING AND ZONING CAPACITIES. STATE CONTROLS AND WHAT I MEAN BY STATE IS, THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE. STATE REPS AND SENATORS. STATE SENATORS.

THEY CONTROL WHAT WE DO, WHAT AUTHORITIES WE HAVE, WHAT POWERS WE PUT TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITIES.

WELL, I'M SORRY, IT'S BEEN REPUBLICAN CONTROLLED FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS. IT IS ABSOLUTELY REPUBLICAN-DEMOCRAT CONVERSATION POINT WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.

SO IT ABSOLUTELY HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH POLITICS.

IT IS 100% POLITICAL. EVERY VOTE THAT IS CAST TAKE AWAY PLANNING AND ZONING CAPACITY FROM US IS BY A SENATOR OR BY A REP THAT VOTED TO MAKE SURE WE DIDN'T HAVE IT. UNFUNDED MANDATES WE GET THINGS PEDALLED IN OUR DIRECTION ALL THE TIME TO TAKE OVER DIFFERENT FEDERAL AND STATE JOBS OTHER AGENCIES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.

THEY'RE KICKING THEM DOWN TO US AT A LOCAL LEVEL AND THEY'RE NOT FOLLOWING IT WITH ANY DOLLARS.

THAT'S STATE AUTHORITY AND STATE CONTROL AND YOU ARE SITTING IN THE SOUP OF STATE DECISIONS. AS MUCH AS AND NONE OF THEM LIED TO YOU, AS MUCH AS ALL FIVE OF US WOULD LOVE TO SAY -- AND I'M NOT BEING DELIBERATE, OKAY, I'M JUST SAYING PHILOSOPHICALLY HELL NO GET OUT OF THE WAY SCRAM ABSOLUTELY OUR HANDS ARE - TIED.

WE CAN DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT IT.

EVEN IF WE WERE 100%, 100% LOCKSTEP ALONGSIDE YOU. HOW DOES THAT FEEL FOR POWERLESS? ELECTIONS MATTER. STATE CONTROL HAS US HAMSTRUNG.

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>> I WOULD JUST SAY, THERE'S AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS ON THIS -- ON THIS COMMISSIONER'S COURT WHO BETWEEN THE TWO OF US COMMISSIONER INGSLEBY AND I KNOW HAS BEEN AND SPOKEN SPECIFICALLY ON PLANNING AND ZONING AT A STATE LEVEL IN FRONT OF THOSE COMMITTEES. I DID IT I WANT TO SAY EIGHT TIMES LAST SESSION. I'VE DONE IT FOUR OR FIVE TIMES THIS SESSION, AND THE REASON I SAY IT'S NOT REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT, THESE ARE ALL LOCAL OFFICIALS WHO ALL HAVE THE SAME PASSION AND ARE ALL HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE FALLOUT OF DEVELOPMENTS THEY WANT OR DON'T WANT AT A LOCAL LEVEL.

AND WE GET OUR TEETH KICKED IN. I'M TIRED OF GETTING MY TEETH KICKED IN. BUT WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO IT AS LONG AS WE FEEL THAT IT'S THE RIGHT THING.

>> YEP. NOTHING AGAINST WHAT HE JUST SAID. COMMISSIONER, CLOSING THOUGHTS.

>> JUDGE, SO LET ME FIRST OF ALL THANK EVERYBODY THAT SHOWED UP. IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME AND I KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO OUR COURT. I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP AND VOICING YOUR CONCERNS. I HOPE WE'VE ANSWERED MOST OF YOUR QUESTIONS, BUT IF NOT, WE WILL GET THEM ANSWERED.

COMMISSIONER SMITH MENTIONED ABOUT INCENTIVES.

NO INCENTIVES HAVE BEEN REQUESTED FROM THE COUNTY AND I WILL SAY, I FEEL THE SAME WAY THAT IT DOESN'T RISE TO THAT LEVEL AND I WOULD NOT CONSIDER INCENTIVES. YOU ANSWERED THE QUESTION ABOUT THE SEMI TARRY. I THINK WE CAN MAKE CERTAIN THAT IS THE CASE. DURING CONSTRUCTION, THERE ARE GOING TO BE A -- IF THIS HAPPENS, THERE WILL BE LOTS OF HEAVY TRUCK TRAFFIC YOU KNOW THAT WILL BE TRAVELING ON ALREADY SUBSTANDARD ROADWAY.

I HOPE THAT YOU WILL WORK WITH US, YOU KNOW, THERE'S QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT INGRESS AND EGRESS, FOR CERTAIN WEATHER EVENTS OR EMERGENCIES AND THAT IS A BIG CONCERN WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT OUR RESIDENTS CAN GET OUT OF THE AREA IF NEEDED AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WORK TOGETHER ON THAT.

AND ALSO I HOPE THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TO OPEN -- TO HAVE OUR LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN TO OUR RESIDENTS. YOU HEARD THEM SAY THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED AND, YOU KNOW, THAT'S IMPORTANT. WE REALLY NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH THEM AND ANSWERING THEIR QUESTIONS. AND SO I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU PLEASE KEEP THOSE LINES OF COMMUNICATION OPEN UP WITH US AND OUR COMMUNITY.

>> I WOULD BE HAPPY TOO. >> THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.

WE WILL TAKE A TEN MINUTE RECESS WHEN WE GET BACK WE WILL GO TO G 2 AND K 19.

[G.1. Approve payments of County invoices. ]

INGLESBY,. >> SO BRINGING THE MEETING BACK TO ORD. PLEASE OPEN G 1.

>> G 1.

APPROVEMENT OF THE ROLLS. COMMISSIONER SMITH

YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

YES.

>> JUDGE. >> YES.

[G.28. Authorize the County Court at Law Mental Health Division to accept a donation of items for the spring commencement ceremony valued at $483.00 from Outsiders Anonymous and amend the budget accordingly. ]

AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY COURT TO ACCEPT DONATION OF ITEMS FOR THE SPRING COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY VALUED AT $483 FROM OUTSIDERS ANOP ANONYMOUS AND AMEND THE BUDGET

>> QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

>> GOOD MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE. MY NAME IS KEENLY MATLA.

I'M THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT. I AM BEFORE YOU TO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SPRING COMMENCEMENT CELEBRATING SEVEN PARTICIPANTS SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM. OUR COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY WILL BE HELD NEXT TUESDAY, THE 27TH AT 3:00 P.M. AT THE HAYS COUNTY ELECTIONS BUILDINGS 120 STAGECOAT TRAIL, AN EVENT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WE ARE DO ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED TO ATTEND BECAUSE IT IS THE BEST EVENT TO ATTEND RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH COURT. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROGRAM, THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT IS A SPECIAL TREATMENT COURT SERVING THOSE WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE CHALLENGES AND DIAGNOSED WITH AN INTELLECTUAL OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY. DURING THE PROGRAM, WHICH IS A YEAR IN LENGTH, EACH PARTICIPANT ENGAGES IN PSYCHIATRY, COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT, DETOX AND SOBER LIVING AND THE ABILITY TO LINK INDIVIDUALS TO A BENEFITS NAVIGATOR WHO HELPS WITH APPLICATIONS FOR BENEFITS.

OUR PROGRAM HAS GRADUATED 25 PEOPLE SO FAR AND WE HAVE A 94% SUCCESS RATE. I'M GRATEFUL THAT OUTSIDERS ANONYMOUS, A LOCAL NONPROFIT,

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OUTSIDERS ANONYMOUS IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON BUILDING A PEER COMMUNITY OF RECOVERY WITH A FOCUS ON COMMUNITY SUPPORT, SOBER EVENTS ACTIVITIES AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS SO SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ADAM HOLT WHO OVERSEES OUTSIDERS ANONYMOUS FOR DONATING THESE ITEMS FOR THE COURT COMMENCEMENT.

SO, THANK YOU, AGAIN. WE HOPE THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE THIS AMAZING EVENT. I DO HAVE SOME INVITATIONS THAT I'VE PRINTED AND IF POSSIBLE I WOULD LIKE TO APPROACH AND PROVIDE THOSE TO YOU.

THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER

SMITH. >>

YES. >>

JUDGE. >> YES.

>> JUDGE, CAN WE DO K1.

>> WE HAVE A FEW TO DO IN A ROW.

>> THANK YOU.

>> K 19 RATIFY THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO CONGRESSMAN'S OFFICE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE FY26 COMMUNITY PROJECT FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $2 MILLION.

>> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND.

>> ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS?

>> I'M SO SORRY.

>> I'M LOOKING FOR THE -- THAT WAS K

19. >> I WAS TOLD K 19.

>> G 19. >> SUPPOSED TO GET A -- I OPENED K 19 THAT'S THE TEXT I GOT.

WAS THAT THE WRONG --

>> THAT WAS THE WRONG ONE.

>> K 19.

>> HOLD ON.

>> I READ G 19.

[K.19. Discussion and possible action to authorize salary exemption to Grade 116, Step 5 for the Mental Health Court Caseworker position in the Mental Health Court. ]

>> YOU READ G 19.

>> OKAY.

>> READ K 19 IS WHAT I'M ASKING TO OPEN.

>> K 19 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE SALARY EXEMPTION TO GRADE 116 STEP 5 FOR THE HEALTH COURT CASEWORKER POSITION IN THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT.

>> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND

SECOND. >> ALL YOURS.

>> OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN.

MY NAME IS KEMY MATLA, THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT EXCITED TO SHARE THAT JUDGE BROWN AND I SELECTED A SPECIFIC CANDIDATE FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT CASEWORKER POSITION AND HAS JOB EXPERIENCE WORKING AT RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS.

SHE IS AN L CD C, LICENSED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELOR AND HOLDS A MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND IS PURSUING HER MASTERS OF SOCIAL WORK SHE WILL BE GRADUATING WITH AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND PURSUING HIGHER LICENSURE. JUDGE BROWN AND I FEEL THIS INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE GREAT ASSET TO THE COURT PROGRAM GIVEN THAT SHE DOES EXCEED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REGARDING EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND LICENSURE LEVEL. SO WE WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THIS SALARY COMMENSURATE TO HER EXPERIENCE FOR THIS INDIVIDUAL TO JOIN THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT TEAM AS THE COURT CASEWORKER. THANK YOU.

>> YOU BET.

>> NO AND I BELIEVE YOU HAVE BEAN ABLE

TO REVIEW THIS. >> APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR THE

VIEWING PUBLIC. >> HR CORRECTOR ERIC RENWHO.

I HAVE REVIEWED THE REQUEST AND I CANNOT SUPPORT IT.

THE POSITION ONLY ALLOWS FOR UP TO A GRADE 2 SORRY STEP 2 IN THE CURRENT GRADE. I DID HAVE ALSO A PROPOSED POLICY CHANGE OF COMPENSATION AND IT WOULD NOT QUALIFY. WHAT I CAN DO IS REACH OUT TO THE CANDIDATE TO SEE IF THERE WAS POTENTIAL EXPERIENCE THAT WAS LEFT OUT OF THE RESUME OR APPLICATION TO SEE IF WE CAN WARRANT A HIGHER STEP IN THE PAY GRADE.

>>. >> COMMISSIONER IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA WE CAN TABLE THIS FOR FURTHER REVIEW OR CALL

VOTE. >> SO, I WANT TO MAKE CERTAIN, THOUGH, YOU KNOW, THIS CANDIDATE, I KNOW THAT Y'ALL ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT BRINGING THE CANDIDATE ON, IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT WE MAY LOSE THE PERSON IF WE DON'T --

>> YES, THERE IS.

>> ALSO THE SALARY THAT SHE WOULD BE GETTING IS THE SAME SALARY AS MY PREVIOUS COURT CASEWORKER.

THERE IS A SALARY SAVINGS AND NO CHANGE BETWEEN WHAT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN PAYING THAT PERSON AND THIS PERSON THAT WOULD BE COMING ON

BOARD. >> MY CONCERN, JUDGE, EVEN THE NEW POLICY THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TODAY, IT WOULDN'T EVEN QUALIFY FOR THAT STEP.

>> CORRECT. I'M SO SORRY.

>> COULD I --

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO STATE YOUR NAME

AGAIN. >> EVEN WITH THE NEW POLICY THE TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION BEYOND THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE AT 2.04.

SO THAT'S TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION HER YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, MASTER'S DEGREE, AND THE REQUIRED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FOR THE POSITION CURRENTLY. SO LIKE I SAID, I CAN REACH

[04:35:01]

STEP. >> MAY I ASK THIS.

I'M NOT -- I THINK WE STILL HAVE QUITE A BIT OF TIME THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN GET WITH KEMY AND MAYBE TRY TO MAKE A PHONE CALL TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY EXCEPTION OR --

>> FOR SURE. >> TO FIND

INFORMATION. >> BEFORE WE HAVE A TABLING OPPORTUNITY THE COMMISSIONER

WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION. >> THE DIFFERENCE IN MONEY, ACTUAL, PHYSICAL DOLLARS. FROM THE TOP OF OF OR STEP TWO TO THE BOTTOM OF STEP FIVE.

>> HOW MUCH MONEY ARE WE

TALKING? >> SO IT'S ABOUT $4,000.

>> A YEAR.

>> THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE LIKE MA TILL LA SAID, THERE IS VACANCY SAVINGS GIVEN THE PREDECESSOR, HOWEVER MY JOB IS TO LOOK AT POLICY AND EVALUATE BASED ON THAT, THAT REQUIREMENT AS WELL.

>> VERY VALID. >> I

AGREE. >> TO CLARIFY $4,000 PER YEAR.

>> CORRECT. >> OKAY.

WE'RE GOING TO TABLE THIS AND GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO COME BACK AND KEEP MOVING. SOUND

GOOD. >> WE CAN COME BACK AND MAKE OUR

DECISION. >> YEAH.

>> GOT IT.

>> COULD I ASK ONE QUESTION.

>> OH, YES. I'M

SORRY. >> WHENEVER YOU MAKE THAT PHONE CALL BE SURE AND ASSESS AND REQUEST ANY AND ALL CERTIFICATIONS AND ADDITIONAL EDUCATION THEY MAY HAVE THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN LISTED IN -- I JUST THINK THAT THERE'S PROBABLY SOME IN THERE TO DIDN'T MAKE THE RESUME.

>> SOUNDS GOOD.

>> PLEASE OPEN K 21.

>> CAN I SAY ONE MORE THING.

>> SURE. >> THIS POSITION DOES NOT REQUIRE LICENSURE AND THIS INDIVIDUAL DOES HAVE LICENSURE.

SHE'S A LICENSED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY COUNSELOR AND SHE IS PURSUING HER MASTERS IN SOCIAL WORK WHICH ONCE YOU PURSUE THAT, YOU CAN GET LICENSED WITH IT.

>> BEAUTIFUL.

>> SO -- AND SHE DID TELL ME SHE IS PLANNING ON GETTING LICENSED. I'M A SOCIAL WORKER, SO I UNDERSTAND THAT PROCESS VERY WELL. AND SO NOT ONLY WOULD SHE BE AN L CD C BUT ALSO A LICENSED MASTER LEVEL SOCIAL WORKER AND WE HAVE NOT HAD A SOCIAL WORKER IN THIS POSITION. THIS IS A SOCIAL WORKER POSITION. SO THIS IS A VERY -- THIS IS SOMETHING JUDGE BROWN AND I ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT AND WOULD PROBABLE LU LOSE THIS CANDIDATE IF WE DID NOT PURSUE THIS. THANK YOU.

[K.21. Discussion and possible action with the final deliverables from Broaddus & Associates regarding pet resource center site selection and/or municipal partnership as well as discussing funding amounts to PALS, PAWS and other organizations. ]

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. K

21. >> K 21.

THIS IS TO REOPEN.

>> OPEN.

>> K 21.

>> I THINK IT'S K 19.

>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION WITH THE FINAL DLIFRPBLEES FROM BROADUS AND ASSOCIATE REGARDING PET RESOURCE CENTER SITE SELECTION AND MUNICIPAL PARTNERSHIP AND PALS, PAWS AND

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. >> I THINK WE HAVE TO OPEN ONE BECAUSE IT IS THE ONE THAT HAD THE OPTIONS IN IT.

[K.1. Discussion and possible action following a presentation and update from Broaddus and Associates Inc. regarding the Pet Resource Center Professional Services Agreement. ]

>> THEY'RE THE SAME.

>> AM I NOT --

>> OPEN K1 AS WELL.

>> K1 SKIN AND POSSIBLE ACTION FOLLOWING A PRESENTATION AND UPDATE FROM BROADUS AND ASSOCIATES INK REGARDING THE PET RESOURCE CENTER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT.

>> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

AND NOW WE WANT TO FORMALIZE THE DIRECTION WE WOULD LIKE YOUR OPTIONS, COMMISSIONERS HAVE SPOKEN, LIKE OPTION TWO, PURSUE THE MEMBERSHIP SUPPORT, AM I RIGHT, WITH THE MUNICIPALITY SO WE COULD NOT ONLY HAVE A SHARED EXPENSE WITH A MUNICIPALITY AND WE'LL DISCUSS THE NEGOTIATIONS IN THE CONTRACT THERE TO FACILITATE THE OPERATIONS OF IT, BUT ALSO, THE SUN SHINES FOR EVERYONE LIKE YOU POINTED OUT IN YOUR PRESENTATION, ALSO GET WITH EVERY ORGANIZATION FOR PARTNERSHIPS AND TO SEE WHAT THEIR CAPACITIES ARE AND ARTICULATE THAT COMPLETELY.

>> JUDGE, I MOVE TO -- AFTER THE EVALUATION OF THE TWO OPTIONS PROVIDED BY BROADUS AND ASSOCIATES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH OPTION B. AS PRESENTED IN THEIR PRESENTATION. AND DIRECT THEM TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH COMMISSIONERS INGALSBE AND COHEN AND CITY OF KYLE AND OTHER PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUCH AS PALS AND PAWS AND OTHER IDENTIFIED ORGANIZATIONS.

>> SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL

THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER --

>> OH.

HOLD ON. >> STEPHANIE HUNT.

PARTICIPATING AGENT. ARE WE GOING TO EXECUTE A NEW CONTRACT WITH BROADUS TO ASSIST IN FURTHER THE CONTRACT THEY HAD.

. .

[Items K2 - K4]

[04:40:32]

[G.21. Authorize the execution of a resolution, conflict of interest disclosure form, criminal conviction certification, and the submission of a grant application to the TX Comptroller, Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council Community-Based Opioid Recovery Efforts (CORE) Program funding source in the amount of $250,000.00. ]

[K.15. Discussion and possible action to authorize the Constable Pct. 1 Office to hire a Deputy Constable / Motor Deputy, grade MBS-0 to MBS-6, effective June 1, 2025, and amend the budget accordingly. ]

[04:47:48]

SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. >> CONSTABLE, TO BE CLEAR, YOUR

INTENTION IS PRIMARILY PATROL. >> YES, SIR, IT IS. ABSOLUTELY.

>> OKAY. COMMISSIONER INGLESBE? >> AND I BELIEVE THE FUNDS HAVE

BEEN IDENTIFIED, JUDGE. >> ALL RIGHT. LET'S CALL THE

ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER INGLESBE.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. YES.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. >> YES.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. YES. >> I'M GOING TO START OPENING THINGS IN BLOCKS. YOU CAN START WITH THE FRONT ROW.

] >> SO WHAT AGENDA ITEM?

>> HOLD ON. I'LL TELL YOU. >> HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, LET'S DO IT. I REALLY VALUE PEOPLE'S TIME, AND THAT WE'RE THIS LATE IN THE DAY AND NOT EVEN TOUCHED SOME OF THIS STUFF, I FEEL

[J.1. PLN - 2682 - PC; Hold a Public Hearing regarding the Werth Subdivision Part of Lot 4 Replat. ]

[04:50:07]

AGAIN. >> J1.

>> PLN2 HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE WORTH SUBDIVISION,

PART OF LOT 4 REPLAT. >> I AM OPENING THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. THOSE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OUR AGAINST THIS AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. IF YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING FOR IT, THIS IS YOUR MOMENT.

] >> OKAY. NO COMMENTS. I AM

CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> .

>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. SO THE WORTH SUBDIVISION PLAT ARE PART OF LOT 4 REPLAT, PARDON ME, IS AN EIGHT-LOT SUBDIVISION ACROSS 14.62 ACRES. THIS IS ALONG MERRIL ANN ROAD. FOR THIS SUBDIVISION THE WATER UTILITY WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH RAIN WATER COLLECTION, HARVESTING SYSTEMS. AND WASTE WATER TREATMENT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL ONSITE SEWAGE FACILITIES. TODAY THE REQUIREMENT, THE AGENDA ITEM ITSELF COURT IS TO HOLD A HEARING, NO ACTION IS BEING REQUESTED. THE PLAT IS STILL UNDERGOING REVIEW. WE'RE ACTUALLY IN THE 15TH DAY OF OUR STATUTORY TIMELINE FOR REVIEW.

SO THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE FOR STAFF TO FINALIZE THE REVIEW OF THE PLAT, PROVIDE THOSE DEFICIENCIES TO THE APPLICANT, WORK THROUGH THOSE DEFICIENCIES AND THEN BRING BACK A FUTURE COURT ITEM FOR THE APPROVAL OR RATIFICATION OF THE PLAT.

>> THERE WE ARE. NO ACTION, NO ONE SPOKE AGAINST YOU, AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF. IT'LL COME BACK AS AN AGENDA

[J.2. PLN-2728-PC; Hold a Public Hearing regarding Gatlin Ridge Subdivision, Lot 2A, Replat. ]

>> PLN-PC, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING GATLIN RIDGE

SUBDIVISION, LOT 2A REPLAT. >> I AM OPENING THIS AGENDA ITEM FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OUR AGAINST THIS AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. I SEE NO MOVEMENT. CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. SO THE GATLIN RIDGE SUBDIVISION LOT 2A REPLAT, THIS IS A TWO LOT SUBDIVISION ACROSS 50.36 ACRES ALONG SCHOOLHOUSE RIDGE IN TRIBUTE SPRINGS IN PRECINCT 3.

FOR THIS REPLAT, THE TWO LOTS WILL BE SERVICED BY -- OR WATER WILL BE SERVICED BY BOTH LOTS THROUGH INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE WELLS AND WASTE WATER WILL BE ACHIEVED BY INDIVIDUAL ONSITE SEWAGE FACILITIES. VERY SIMILAR TO THE ITEM BEFORE THIS, NO ACTION IS BEING REQUEST REQUESTED FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM, IT IS SIMPLY TO HOLD THE HEARING. ALL STAFF FINALIZES THE INITIAL REVIEW OF THE PLAT. WE ARE IN THE 18TH DAY OF REVIEW IN THE 30-DAY

[J.3. PLN-2673-PC; Ratify Approval for the Hallett Entjer Subdivision, Replat of Lots 1 & 2. ]

STATUTORY TIMELINE >> PERFECT. FINISH YOU. LET'S

FINISH UP THE JS. J3, PLEASE. >> J3, PLN-2673-PR, RATIFY APPROVAL FOR THE HALLLET AND SURE SUBDIVISION, REPLAT OF LOTS

1 AND 2. >> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU, JUDGE, THANK YOU, COURT. THE AGENDA ITEM TODAY IS JUST FOR RATIFICATION OF THE SUBDIVISION, SIX LOT SUBDIVISION ACROSS 12.5 ACRES. THIS IS ALONG KING VIEW TRAIL IN KYLE, TEXAS, IN PRECINCT 1. THE PLOT HAS BEEN ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED BY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF. SO THE ACTION TODAY IS TO RATIFY THAT APPROVAL FOR COMMISSIONERS COURT RECORDS

>> SO MOVED. SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. >> YES.

[J.4. PLN-2459-NP; Discussion and possible action regarding the Springlake Oaks Subdivision, Final Plat. ]

>> COMMISSIONER INGLESBE. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES.

>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE SPRINGLAKE

OAKS SUBDIVISION, FINAL PLAT. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THANK YOU, COURT. THE SPRING LAKE OAKS FINAL PLAT IS A PROPOSED NINE LOT SUBDIVISION ACROSS 9.85 PUBLIC ACHE OTHERS. FOR THESE NINE LOTS WATER WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED VIA SPRINGS WATER SUPPLY COOPERATION FOR WASTE WATER THAT WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL ON SIGHT SEWAGE FACILITIES. FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM TODAY, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING AN APPROVAL OF THE SUBDIVISION PLAT, NO VARIANCES ARE REQUESTED, SO YOU DO HAVE FULL STAFF REGULATION. CALL THE ROLL. >

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES >> JUDGE BECERRA.

[K.9. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of an amended Professional Services Agreement with HDR, Inc. to revise the Master Plan for the Hays County Government Center and authorize a discretionary exemption pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Chapter 262.024(a)(4). ]

>> YES. >> MOVE OUT OF THE SECOND ROW.

THIRD ROAD. >> K9, PLEASE. WOOF, WOOF. I

ALWAYS DO. I CAN'T HELP IT. >>

>> K9 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AMENDED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HDR, INC., TO REVISE THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE HAYS COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER AND AUTHORIZE A DISCRETIONARY EXEMP SHAWN

PURSUANT TO CHAPTER CODE. >> SECOND.

>> >> COMMISSIONER

[04:55:02]

>> I'LL LET TAMMY TAKE THIS. >> DISCUSS THE CONTRACTUAL ATTEMPT. I THINK THE PODIUM IS EASIER. YEAH. AND IT'S HARD FOR THE CAMERA TO ZOOM IN THAT DIRECTION. YOU'RE DOING IT THE

RIGHT WAY. >> TAMMY CRUMBLEY, DIRECTOR OF COUNTY WIDE OPERATIONS. THIS IS TO AMEND HDR'S CONTRACT JUST FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER PLAN TO MOVING ALL OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OUT OF THE GOVERNMENT CENTER. WE HAD JUST ORIGINALLY

HAD A PLAN TO JUST -- >> ASSESS.

>> -- REORGANIZE THE BUILDING. THIS IS MOVING ALL OF THOSE ADMIN OFFICES OUT AND SERVING THE PURPOSE OF WHAT WE'RE

TRYING TO DO. >> OKAY. SO JUST FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC, I SAY THIS BECAUSE YOU, OF COURSE, KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING. WE ARE WORKING ON A KYLE -- WE DECIDED WE WERE GOING TO CALL IT THAT FOR THIS MOMENT IN TIME UNTIL WE DO SOMETHING BETTER, A KYLE GOVERNMENT BUILDING TO HOUSE ALL OF OUR GOVERNMENT FACILITIES THAT WE'RE TAKING OUT OF OUR CURRENT STAGECOACH GOVERNMENT CENTER AND TO TURN THAT INTO A JUDICIAL BUILDING ONLY. AND SO THIS CONTRACT WILL HELP US GET THE

DETAILS TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. >> CORRECT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS?

>> I'LL JUST SAY, JUDGE, THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT SOME TEMPORARY LOCATIONS NEAR THE GOVERNMENT CENTER, AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE THAT RESEARCH AND SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PUT THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF IN TO PRIOR TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF

THE FACILITY IN KYLE. >> AND, TAMMY, AS THAT COUNTY WIDE LENS, AS THESE CONVERSATIONS UNFOLD AND THE EVOLUTION OF THOUGHT TAKES PLACE HERE, PLEASE KEEP IN THE LOOP, HDR, ON THE COUNTY WIDE LENS, KEEP ME IN THE LOOP SO I CAN SPEAK TO INTELLIGENTLY TO DEPARTMENT HEADS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS TO HOW WE'RE MOVING, HOW WE'RE EVOLVING AND WHAT THE ROAD MAP IS. I WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL

>> THAT LOCATION IS TO KIND OF SHIFT SO THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY WORK ON GETTING THE GOVERNMENT CENTER JUDICIAL ONLY, EVEN BEFORE THIS KYLE FACILITY IS BUILT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT

>> I GUESS, TAMMY, THE OTHER THING IS THAT WE KNOW ALSO THAT THE TAX ASSESSOR, COLLECTOR, AND THE TREASURER --

>> THEY NEED TO BE REMOVED. >> THEY HAVE TO BE MOVED OUT OF THE GOVERNMENT CENTER. HOWEVER, THEIR MAIN OFFICES HAVE TO BE

LOCATED HERE IN ON MARCUS. >> THE COUNTY SEAT.

>> THE COUNTY SEAT >> AND THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO BE HOUSED IN THIS TEMPORARY LOCATION, SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER LOCATION THAT COULD HOLD THE TAX OFFICE, OBVIOUSLY

SOMETHING WITH A DRIVE-THROUGH. >> RIGHT ON. COMMISSIONER

HAMMER. >> I'M TRYING TO, LIKE, CORRELATE IT ALL BECAUSE I MET WITH BROADDUS AND ASSOCIATES REGARDING THE GOVERNMENT CENTER AND BECAUSE OF THE WHOLE FLOODWAY AND TRYING TO MOVE THAT AND WORKING WITH JOHN CARSON, SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING -- BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE SOME PLANS FOR THE GOVERNMENT CENTER THAT THEY SHOWED, I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS ALL CONNECTS OR RELATES, BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING -- I MEAN,

THAT ONLY -- IT'S HARD >> THAT'S WHY THESE COURT ITEMS ARE GOOD BECAUSE THIS IS WHEN WE CAN ALL TALK TOGETHER BECAUSE WE

ALL HAVE OVERLAP. WE DO >> HDR, THEY PROPOSED A COUPLE

OF DIFFERENT THINGS. >> THEY ORIGINALLY DID THOSE, THAT MASTER PLAN THAT INCLUDES THOSE FLOOD MAPS. THAT'S IT.

>> CORRECT. THERE IS A NEW THING THAT HAS COME UP. WAS IT HALF

THAT WAS WORKING ON THE WHOLE -- >> YES.

>> OKAY, THANK YOU. THERE WAS SOMETHING NEW THAT'S COME UP WITH JOHN CARSON, AND HE'S SAYING THAT HE WOULD GIVE US 19 ACRES IF X, Y AND Z WERE TO HAPPEN AROUND IT. SO LITERALLY WITHIN LIKE LAST -- MET WITH BROADDUS AND ALL THEM LAST WEEK.

>> NEWS TO ME. >> AND, COMMISSIONER SHELL AND I WERE WORKING ON THAT DEAL WITH THEM. WE WERE THE ONES THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THAT DRAINAGE, LARGE DRAINAGE PLAN TO TRY AND

ACCOMMODATE THAT. SO -- >> I'LL GET WITH YOU, AND THEN WE'LL TALK. BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY WOULD GIVE US 19 ACRES AND GIVE US LAND ACROSS THE STREET IF WE DO ANYTHING.

>> IF IT'S LAND -- SORRY, TAMMY. YOU'LL GET YOUR TURN.

OKAY. BUT IF IT'S LAND THAT WE GOT TO DO ALL THIS WORK TO TO GET OUR BUILDINGS NOT TO BE UNDER WATER WHEN IT RAINS, I'M LESS MOTIVATED, JUST AS A HEADS UP BECAUSE ALL THAT LAND IS GOING TO NEED HEAVY PROBABLY $10 MILLION WORTH OF DRAINAGE, INFRASTRUCTURE IN PLACE SO THAT WE COULD EVEN BUILD ON IT. THERE IS SO MUCH OTHER PROPERTY THAT WE COULD TALK ABOUT THAT WOULDN'T REQUIRE THAT. I LOVE BEING CENTRALLY LOCATED. I LOVE THE CONVENIENCE OF EVERYBODY TOGETHER. BUT THERE'S A POINT WHERE YOU SAY BUILDING ON A FLOODWAY IS NOT ALWAYS THE BEST

IDEA. >> NO. AND WE WOULDN'T BE

[05:00:02]

PIECE OF PROPERTY. >> GOOD.

>> NO. AND THEY SAID THAT THERE'S, LIKE, ACROSS STAGECOACH, THERE'S LAND THAT THEY WEREN'T PREVIOUSLY GOING

TO -- >> NEXT TO HEB?

>> NO. LIKE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF STAGECOACH BEHIND THOSE CORPORATE OFFICES. YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT? WHERE THE

GOVERNMENT CENTER IS. >> IT'S THE FIELD DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM, LIKE, THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING AND --

>> GOT T. >> CORRECT. THAT FIELD OVER THERE. I GUESS BEFORE THEY DIDN'T SAY THAT THEY WOULD GIVE US SOME OF THAT, AND NOW THEY'RE SAYING THAT THEY WILL.

>> YEAH. >> SO I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO REVISIT. I JUST MET WITH HIM. AND, AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THE INNER WORKINGS. I JUST THOUGHT THAT I WAS -- I DON'T

EVEN KNOW. >> WELL, COMMISSIONER, YOU'RE DOING IT EXACTLY RIGHT. AND THIS HELPS BRING IT TO LIGHT AND SHED LIGHT -- THAT'S A LOT OF LIGHT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. WE NEED TO TELL EVERYONE HERE'S WHAT'S GOING ON. OH, AND, BY THE WAY, I'M WORKING ON THIS, AND THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON I DID THE CIP AGENDA ITEM. EVERYONE WANTS TO DO SOMETHING, LET'S ALL TALK ABOUT IT, PUT IT IN A UNIFIED PLAN AND ORDERLY.

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED. AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AFTER. AND THIS IS WHAT THIS CONTRACT WILL HELP US DO.

>> WE NEED SOME MORE LIGHT. >> YEAH.

>> I'D LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THAT CONVERSATION A LITTLE MORE BECAUSE WE CAN TALK TO HDR AND THAT PROPERTY AND WHAT THAT

COULD MEAN FOR US. SO -- >> I LOVE IT. ANYTHING ELSE,

COMMISSIONER? >> NO. I'M GOOD. THANK YOU SO

MUCH. >> ALL RIGHT. LET'S CALL THE

ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >>

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. >> YES.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. NOW YOU CAN GO TO WORK.

>> BACK HERE, YOU ARE FINE TOO. >> WE

>> I'M ASKING EVERYONE.

[I.3. Discussion and possible action to call for a public hearing on June 10, 2025, to consider the implementation of a 'No Left Turn' restriction for the Valor Kyle driveway onto Windy Hill Road. ]

>> CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. OH, SURE. WE'LL DO IT. LET'S DO IT. THAT WAY WE CAN CLEAR THE COURTROOM.

>> I3, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 10TH, 2025, TO CONSIDER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A NO LEFT TURN RESTRICTION FOR THE VALOR KYLE DRIVEWAY ONTO WINDY

HILL ROAD. >> SECOND.

>> AND THAT'S ALL IT IS FOR. IT IS ALL FOR US TO JUST CALL IT.

IF YOU WANTED TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT IT SINCE YOU'RE HERE, YOU

COULD APPROACH THE PODIUM. >> I'LL SAY SOMETHING.

>> I WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO. STATE YOUR NAME AND IF YOU HAVE

A TITLE TIED TO A COMPANY. >> I'M ARNOLD LYNCHER. I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND THIS HAS BECOME A BIG PROBLEM FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND SAFETY CONCERNS. I DISCUSSED IT WITH COMMISSIONER INGLESBE HERE IN THE PAST, AND I'M GLAD TO SEE SOME ACTION IS BEING TAKEN. BUT WHEN YOU GO EAST ON WINDY HILL ROAD APPROACHING VALOR SCHOOL, PALOMINO ROAD EXITS TO THE RIGHT. IT HAS TAKEN ME TIMES 20 MINUTES OR A LITTLE LONGER TO TRAVERSE THE LAST MAYBE QUARTER OF A MILE BECAUSE PEOPLE TURNING LEFT INTO THE SCHOOL FEEL THEY HAVE THE RIGHT, AND THERE'S NO PLACE TO GO. SO THEY SIT THERE IN THE ROAD WITH THEIR BLINKER

ON, AND TRAFIC BACKS UP. IT'S >> AND SO THE IDEA IS PUT A NO

LEFT TURN SIGN? >> CORRECT.

>> OH, ABSOLUTELY. 100%. >> COMMON SENSE.

>> COMMON SENSE IS NOT COMMON PRACTICE.

>> I HOPED IT WOULD BE. >> WE'RE WITH YOU. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUTTING IT ON THE AGENDA, AND WE SHALL BRING THIS RIGHT BACK. THIS WAS THE OFFICIAL LEGAL DECLARATION THAT SHALL BE CALLED, THEN WE WILL CALL IT ACCORDING TO THE TIMELINE THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW LEGALLY, THE REQUIREMENTS, POSTING IT IN THE PAPER, ET CETERA. THEN WE'LL DO THE PUBLIC HEARING. AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BECOME LAW.

>> GOOD. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY.

>> THANK YOU, ALL. >> SO LET'S OPEN THE REMAINDER OF CONSENT. OH. LET'S CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER INGLESBE? >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

>> I WAS ASKED TO PULL 8. DO NOT OPEN EIGHT.

[Items G2 - G7 & G9 - G34]

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>> G2, APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF JUROR DISBURSEMENTS, G3, APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF UNITED HEALTHCARE AND TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES' HEALTHCARE CLAIMS AND AUTHORIZE AN ADDITIONAL DISBURSEMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $500,000 TO THE HEALTHCARE CLAIMS ACCOUNT. G4, APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF THE MAY 31ST, 2025 PAYROLL DISBURSEMENTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5 MILLION, EFFECTIVE MAY 30TH, 2025 AND POST WAGES, HOLDINGS AND DEDUCTIONS AND BENEFITS ON THE HAYS COUNTY WEBSITE ONCE FINALIZED. DELIVER FISCAL YEAR 2024 SHERIFF'S OFFICE GEL COMMISSIONARY INTERNAL EXAMINATION REPORT AND THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE COROLLARY EXAMINATION REPORTS. G6, ACCEPT THE DELIVERY OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S MONTHLY REPORT FROM MARCH 2025. PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 114.023 AND 114.025. G7, ACCEPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 HAYS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER 1 AUDIT REPORT PER THE TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE. G9, AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO ACCEPT THE ANNUAL 2024 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR THE GAY RUBY DOLLSTROM NATURE PRESERVE. G10, APPROVE OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL FOR VIRGINIA FLORES TO ATTEND A CERTIFIED ELECTION, REGISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATION CLASSES IN ARIZONA. G11, APPROVE OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL FOR CANDY LONNIE, OFFICER OF EMERGENCY SERVICES SPECIAL OPERATIONS COORDINATOR AND COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM PROGRAM MANAGER TO ATTEND THE NATIONAL CONVENTION BEING HELD IN PLAINFIELD, INDIANA, AUGUST 3RD THROUGH THE 9TH, 2025. G12, AUTHORIZE PAYMENT TO TEDDY MOORE'S COWBOY HARLEY IN THE AMOUNT OF $955.02, RELATED TO REPAIRS ON A 2020 HARLEY DVIDSON POLICE BIKE, CONSTABLE PRECINCT 1 IN WHICH NO PURCHASE ORDER WAS ISSUED AS REQUIRED PER THE COUNTY PURCHASING POLICY.

G13, AUTHORIZE THE ENROLLMENT OF ALL HAYS COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO HAVE ACCESS TO A LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMPUTER SYSTEM OR DATABASE IN A CYBERSECURITY TRAINING PROGRAM, PROVIDED BY THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES AND CERTIFIED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES WHICH IS REQUIRED AT LEAST ONCE EVENTUALLY. G14, AUTHORIZED THE EXECUTION OF A LIABILITY COVERAGE POLICY FOR STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS WITH BERKELEY ENVIRONMENTAL FOR A THREE-YEAR RENEWAL PREMIUM OF $2,349 WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF MAY 10TH, 2025 THROUGH MAY 10TH, 2028. G15, RATIFY THE ACCEPTANCE OF A $600 DONATION TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE CRIME VICTIMS SERVICES PROGRAM AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. G16, RATIFY THE ACCEPTANCE OF $1,250 GULF OF MEXICO TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. G17, APPROVE THE TRANSFER OF A 2013 CHEVROLET TAHOE AND A 2009 DODGE CHARGER FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

G18, RATIFY THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE SAINT DAVID'S FOUNDATION PATHWAYS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTHCARE WORK FORCE GRANT PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $197,000. G19, RATIFY THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO CONGRESSMAN GREG GA SAR'S OFFICE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE FY26 COMMUNITY PROJECT FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000 -- I'M SORRY, $2 MILLION. G20, RATIFY THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO CONGRESSMAN GREG KASAR'S OFFICE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE FY26 COMMUNITY PROJECT FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $4 MILLION. G22, APPROVE UTILITY PERMITS, G23 APPROVE SPECIFICATIONS FOR IFB20250-06 REMOVE AND REPLACE HOT MIX PURCHASING TO ADVERTISE AND SOLICIT FOR BIDS. G24, APPROVE SPECIFICATIONS FOR IFB2025-B10, REMOVE AND REPLACE HOT MIX POSEY ROAD AND AUTHORIZE PURCHASING TO ADVERTISE AND SOLICIT FOR BIDS. G25, AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND RENEE BATES AUCTIONEERS, INC., PURSUANT BY THEIR BY BOARD CONTRACT AUCTIONEER SERVICES, AS WELL AS APPROVE THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT TO HOLD AN ONLINE AUCTION TO DISPOSE OF SURPLUS PROPERTY PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 263.512A1 AND AUTHORIZE PURCHASING TO ADVERTISE. THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT IS ALSO SEEKING APPROVAL TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF ITEMS THAT ARE PLACED IN THE ONLINE AUCTION BUT DO NOT SELL.

G26, AUTHORIZE PAYMENT TO THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,765 FOR THE ANNUAL COUNTY MEMBERSHIP DUES

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>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> AND, JUDGE, IF I MAY, THERE'S ONE SMALL CLARIFICATION

TO ITEM G14. >> OKAY.

>> I THINK THAT AMOUNT -- AND THAT AMOUNT IS INCORRECT. THE

LISTED $2,349 SHOULD BE -- >> $2,463.

>> CAN YOU SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE SINCE HE WASN'T

THERE? >> SORRY. I DON'T HAVE THE

NUMBER MEMORIZED. >> OR APPROACH THE PODIUM.

YOU'LL HAVE TO -- IT'S A BRAND NEW AGENDA ITEM. YOU'LL HAVE TO

STATE YOUR NAME. >> DIRECTOR FOR G14, IF WE COULD MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO THAT AMOUNT, THE VENDOR PROVIDED SOME INCORRECT INFORMATION AT FIRST. SO THE AMOUNT IS ACTUALLY $2,463

AND 87. >> SO THERE'S A DOLLAR AMOUNT EDITED FOR THAT ITEM. THANK YOU, ERIC. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING.

ANYTHING ELSE? >> JUDGE, I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ASSEMBLY MEMBER 3109 AND THE MARCUS LION'S CLUB FOR THEIR DONATION TO THE SHERIFF'S

OFFICE. >> WELL DONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. OH, SORRY. YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE?

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THE SAME THING. THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS, 3109, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATION TO PRECINCT 3

CONSTABLE'S OFFICE. >> RIGHT ON. PLEASE CALL THE

ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER INGLESBE.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA?

[I.1. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of Supplemental Agreement No. 01 to the Standard Utility Agreement with Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc. for utility services on the Robert S. Light (Buda Truck Bypass) (FM 1626 to RM 967) in Precinct 4, as part of the TxDOT/Hays County Partnership Program, and amend the budget accordingly. ]

>> IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, WE ARE ON TO I2.

>> I1. >> NOT DONE YET.

>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE STANDARD UTILITY AGREEMENT WITH ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC. FOR UTILITY SERVICES ON THE ROBERT S. LIGHT BUT THERA TRUCK BIOPSY, FM 1626 TO RM16 AS PART OF THE TXDOT HAYS COUNTY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AND AMEND THE PARTNERSHIP ACCORDINGLY.

>> SO MOVED. >> COMMISSIONER.

>> JUDGE, IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD THE AGREEMENT UNDER THE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATIVE TO THE P.E.C. AND THE UTILITY AND CHANGES THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE.

STR ANY OTHER THING YOU'D LIKE TO ADD, JENNIFER?

>> DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS ESSENTIALLY THE FOLLOW-ON SUPPLEMENTAL FROM THE ACTUAL COST, SO IT'S MINUTING THE ACTUAL COSTS TO THE AMENDED COSTS

>> WE'RE ADDING $36,000, THE ACTUAL COST FOR DELIVERY WAS -- THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE OF $36,000 IN THE AGREEMENT THAT WE

HAD WITH PEC. >> RIGHT ON.

>> SO THAT'S THE ONLY VARIATION. GOT IT. PLEASE CALL

THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

[I.2. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of Contract Amendment No. 8 to increase the compensation cap by $140,277.58 of the Professional Services Agreement between Hays County and American Structurepoint, Inc. for the RM 3237 Safety Improvements project in Precinct 3. Amendment No. 8 also includes a request to increase the billing rates, and amend the budget accordingly. ]

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSEBE. YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. >> AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER 8 TO INCREASE THE COMPENSATION CAP BY $140,277.58 OF THE PROFESSIONALS ISES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND AMERICAN STRUCTURE POINT INC. FOR THE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT IN PRECINCT 3. AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT ALSO REQUESTS

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> QUITE AN OVERHAUL. >> YEAH.

>> JENNIFER, I DO SO MUCH BORT ON THIS ONE BECAUSE THEY WERE TRYING TO GET IN EVERYTHING LAST MINUTE. I'M GOING TO HAVE JENNIFER KIND OF GO OVER WHAT THAT ENTAILS.

>> JENNIFER, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION. SO THIS SUPPLEMENTAL IS TO DO SOME REWORK FOR THE 90% THAT WE HAVE

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IT'S GOING TO EXPIRE, SO WE'LL NEED TO EXTEND THAT PERMIT, AND JUST A SECONDARY CHECK ON UTILITY COORDINATION TO MAKE SURE NOTHING'S HAPPENED SINCE THE PREVIOUS -- THERE'S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE THE 90% WAS COMPLETED. AND THEN AMENDING THE RATES TO NEW RATES FOLLOWING THE CONTRACT PROCEDURES.

>> ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? >> STEPHANIE HUNT, PURCHASING AGENT. SO IF SOME OF THIS IS FOR THE 2024 ITEMS, DO WE WANT -- IT'S NOT. I THOUGHT YOU SAID THAT.

>> NO. THESE ARE ALL ITEMS THAT ARE FUNDED UNDER TRANSPORTATION,

PART OF PHASE 1, 3237. >> NEVER MIND THEN.

>> GOOD CATCH, GOOD JOB, AND THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. PLEASE

CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

[I.4. Discussion and possible action to consider the acceptance of road construction & surface drainage improvements, and acceptance of the 2-year maintenance bond #2343838 in the amount of $158,767.61 for Waterstone, Phase 1B. ]

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSEBE.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES >>>

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES.

>> I4. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSIDER THE ACCEPTANCE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND SURFACE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE TWO-YEAR MAINTAIN OOPS BOND NUMBER 2343838 IN THE AMOUNT OF $158767.61 FOR WATER STONE PHASE ONE.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

[Items I5 - I7]

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSEBE.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >>

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES.

>> LET'S OPEN THE REST OF I. >> I5 POSSIBLE ACTION AND DISCUSSION TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBLE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND SURFACE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR PRAIRIE LAKES SUBDIVISION PHASE THREE SECTION TWO. I6, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSIDER THE ACCEPTANCE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND SURFACE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS ACCEPTANCE OF THE MAINTENANCE BOND 2352501 IN THE AMOUNT OF $154.955.07, AN ACCEPTANCE OF THE REVEGETATION BOND 2325501 IN THE AMOUNT OF $15.108.24 FOR PRAIRIE LAKES DISWRIETION PHASE THREE SECTION WEUN. I7, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSIDER THE RELEASE OF THE TWO-YEAR MAINTENANCE BOND, 800131790 IN THE AMOUNT OF $141.277.05 FOR ANTHEM SUBDIVISION PHASE 1C-2.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN ON YOUR ITEM, WHAT IS THE FINAL WARRANTY PARYD? IS THERE SOME KIND OF LIKE WINDOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ASSURANCES OF THE QUALITY OF THE WORK?

>> JENNIFER? >>

>> DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION. THAT BOND IS TYPICALLY A TWO-YEAR MAINTENANCE BOND. SO ONCE THAT TWO-YEAR WARRANTY PERIOD IS UP, WE'LL DO A FINAL INSPECTION TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NOTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED WITHIN THAT TWO-YEAR PERIOD, AND THEN WE ACCEPT IT FOR MAINTAIN NSANCE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ON THAT ONE ITEM, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I THINK COMMISSIONER COHEN THAT PLAT MAY BE IN MY PRECINCT, BUT I'M NOT SURE. WE SPLIT ANTHEM. I THINK THAT'S ON MY SIDE. BUT I'M NOT SURE. BUT I JUST WANTED FOR TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE TO KNOW THAT OR NOT, BUT I SUPPORT IT EITHER WAY.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSEBE. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> COMMISSIONER CONE.

[K.5. Discussion and possible action to adopt an order authorizing the sale of fireworks beginning the Wednesday before the last Monday in May and ending at midnight on the last Monday in May 2025. ]

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. >> K5. K5. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF FIREWORKS BEGINNING THE WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE LAST MONDAY IN MAY AND ENDING AT MIDNIGHT ON THE LAST MONDAY IN MAY 2025.

>> >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> GOT IT. THIS IS WHAT WE DO EVERY YEAR. IT'S PERFECT THAT YOU GOT IT ON THERE. THANK YOU

VERY MUCH. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

[K.6. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Funding Agreement between Hays County and the City of Dripping Springs regarding the costs associated with the design and construction to help establish and build park elements within the Old Fitzhugh Road Project in the City of Dripping Springs, and amend the budget accordingly. ]

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSEBE.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. >> K6 PLEASE.

>> AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS REGARDING THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TO HELP ESTABLISH AND BUILD PARK ELEMENTS WITHIN THE OLD FITZHUGH ROAD PROJECT IN THE CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

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>> JUDGE, THIS IS ONE OF OUR 2020 PARK SPAWN PROJECTS, IT WAS A TIER 1 PROJECT, PROVIDES CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE PARK SYSTEM TO THE WEST OF RANCH ROAD 12 AND DOWNTOWN. THIS IS THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT RELATED TO THAT, PROVIDING WHAT SERVICES WE WOULD BE WILLING TO PROVIDE OUR FUNDING FOR. THE OVERALL COST OF THE PROJECT IS LISTED IN THERE ITSELF, AND IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WITH THE COUNTY'S FUNDING, AND I'M VERY PROUD OF THIS, WITH THE COUNTY'S FUNDING OF JUST OVER $1.6 MILLION, THE OVERALL COST OF THE PROJECT IS OVER $9, AND THE STATE, ALONG WITH OUR GRANT HAS STEPPED UP WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING, OVER $1 MILLION FOR THIS PROJECT. THE CITY RECENTLY DID CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION TO PAY FOR THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE CONSTRUCTION, AND WE ANTICIPATE CONSTRUCTION STARTING WITHIN THE

NEXT YEAR. >> THAT SOUNDS WONDERFUL. $1,60 5,000. ON THAT FUNDING AGREEMENT, I DON'T THINK I SAW US INCLUDING PERFORMANCE MILESTONES FOR TRACKING PARK, ELEMENT, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION OR LEAVING ROOM FOR POTENTIAL

DELAYS OR OVERRUNS. >> ALL IS INDIVIDUAL. WE ARE COMMITTED TO $1.065 MILLION. THAT IS IT. ANY COSTS ADDITIONAL ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT WILL BE COVERED EITHER BY THE TAX REINVESTMENT ZONE OR THE CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS, AND THEY WILL BE MANAGING THE DELIVERIES ON THE CONTRACT. RIGHT NOW THE DESIGN IS AT 90%, AND THEY ARE WORKING ON -- THEY ALREADY HAVE IN PLACE CONTRACTS FOR THE MOVING OF UTILITIES, AS WELL AS ALL THE DRAINAGE ELEMENTS. AND I BELIEVE THEY HAVE ALL OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUIRED ALREADY EXCEPT FOR MAYBE ONE DRAINAGE PLAT WHICH THEY ANTICIPATE CLOSING WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH.

AND SO THANKFULLY ANY COST OVERRUNS OR ANYTHING, WHENEVER WE ADOPTED OUR PARKS PROGRAM, WE CHOSE TO GO WITH THE GRANT -- A GRANT PROCESS SIMILAR TO WHAT TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE USES, AND SO WE'LL BE USING THE SAME STANDARDS.

>> OKAY. THAT SOUNDS PERFECT, BUT IT'S NOT IN THE CONTRACT. I WAS JUST WANTING TO POINT THAT OUT. MAYBE WE COULD JUST ARTICULATE THAT THIS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING, AND THAT'S IT. I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA. AND THEN I HAD ANOTHER NOTE.

>> PEOPLE WATCHING CAN'T HEAR THE VOLUME. THEY CAN'T HEAR

WHAT WE'RE SAYING. >> DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO TALK

INTO OUR MICROPHONE MORE? >> WE CAN HEAR OURSELVES IN HERE. INTERESTING. I WONDER IF IT --

>> IT'S COMING OUT ON OUR COMPUTER.

>> AND IT'S ON YOUR COMPUTER JUST FINE.

>> THE LIVESTREAM, YEAH. >> WE'LL JUST KEEP MOVING. SO

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSEBE.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

[K.7. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of an Interlocal Agreement between Hays County, the City of Wimberley, and the City of Woodcreek regarding collaborative water and wastewater planning efforts. ]

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. >> K7.

>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY, THE CITY OF WIMBERLY AND THE CITY OF WOOD CREEK REGARDING COLLABORATIVE WATER AND WASTE WATER PLANNING EFFORTS.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> COMMISSIONER, ANYTHING ELSE? >> YEAH. VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. I'M MOVING, MAKING STEPS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR WATER IN WIMBERLY IN THE WOOD CREEK AREA. SO GOING TO BE GETTING WITH THE TWO CITIES TO GO OVER JUST, YOU KNOW, WHAT THEY'RE DOING, WHAT WE'RE DOING, WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER.

[K.8. Discussion and possible action to accept a Proposal from Water & Earth Technologies (WET) related to the replacement of the rain gauge at County Road 1492 and the Blanco River; authorize a discretionary exemption pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Ch. 262.024 (a)(7)(D), and amend the budget accordingly. ]

>> BEAUTIFUL. PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSEBE.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. >> K8, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ACCEPT A PROPOSAL FROM WATER AND EARTH TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE RAIN GAUGE AT COUNTY ROAD 1492 AND THE BLANCO RIVER, AUTHORIZE A DISCRETIONARY DESCRIPTION PURSUANT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND AMEND THE

BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> >> COMMISSIONER INGALSEBE.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. >> JUDGE, CAN YOU GO BACK TO

K19? >> K19?

>> K19, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE SALARY EXEMPTION TO GRADE 116, STEP 5 FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT CASEWORK POSITION IN THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> ALL RIGHT. >> HAYS COUNTY HR DIRECTOR.

AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE CANDIDATES, WE HAVE GOT ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT TRANSLATES INTO THE CASEWORKER DUTIES, BRINGING IT UP TO A TOTAL OF 11.04 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BEYOND THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. SO THAT REALLIED

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$49,714. >> SO THAT PIVOTED. GOOD JOB,

BOTH OF YOU. >> THANKS.

>> SO THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE IT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSEBE. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. WHERE WERE WE ON?

>> K10. >>

>> 10. STAY THERE. >> ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT OF GREAT SPRINGS PROJECTS' APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S 2025 TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE

SET ASIDE CALL FOR PROJECTS. >> SO MOVE.

>> SECOND. >> HOW EXCITING. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD? ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?

>> I WOULD JUST SAY THAT ALL THESE ARE DUE IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS, AND I WOULD ANTICIPATE WE HAVE BOTH MUNICIPALITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO ARE GOING TO BE COMING TO US AND ASKING FOR RESOLUTIONS OF SUPPORT FOR THIS PROGRAM. WE OURSELVES ARE GOING TO HAVE APPLICATIONS IN THIS PROGRAM AS WELL, BUT I WOULD JUST WARN YA'LL THAT I KNOW I'VE GOTTEN AT LEAST TWO REQUESTS FOR RESOLUTION.

>> ALL RIGHT. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSEBE. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

>> >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. >> K11. THE COUNTY WIDE OPERATIONS REPORT TO DOUBLE FILL THE GRANT RIDER POSITION FOR A THREE 4-7B WEEK PERIOD EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1ST, 2025 AND AMEND THE

BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> ANYTHING ELSE?

>> WHY? >> WHAT ARE YOU UP TO, TAMMY?

SPILL THE BEANS. >> SO WE ARE LOSING ONE OF OUR GRANT COORDINATORS AS SHE IS RELOCATES OUT OF STATE, SO WE'RE ASKING TO BACKFILL THAT POSITION TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO TRAIN WITH HER IN TRANSITION DURING THAT PERIOD UNTIL SHE'S GONE.

>> MAKES SENSE. MAKES SENSE. >> WHO IS?

>> CHRIS DELL. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER INGLESBE. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES.

>> I'M NOT OPENING 12, SO 13. >> K13, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER DIRECTOR TO OBTAIN A CREDIT CARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $500.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

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

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN. YES.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSEBE. >> YES.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES.

>> K14 TO AWARD A CONTRACT LEASE AND USE OF THE HAYS COUNTY SPORTS COMPLEX TO THE YOUTH SPORTS FOUNDATION AND ALLOW THE CIVIL DIVISION TO NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT.

>> SO MOVED. >> NOW WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.

TELL US ABOUT THIS PROCESS AND HOW IT WENT.

>> STEPHANIE HUNT, PURCHASING AGENT. WE FOLLOWED THE SAME PROCESS WE ALWAYS DO WITH THE RFPS, WE PUT THEM OUT TO THE PUBLIC TO SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSALS. WE DID A FACILITY TOUR TO ALLOW THE POTENTIAL RESPONDENTS TO JUST COME OUT AND LOOK AT THE FIELDS. WE ENTERTAINED REQUESTS THROUGH THE ADDENDUM AND ALL OF THAT. WE DID HAVE A REVIEW COMMITTEE. WE RECEIVED TWO PROPOSALS, ONE OF THEM WAS DEEMED NONRESPONSIVE BECAUSE THEY DID NOT TURN IN 90% OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT WERE REQUIRED FOR THEM TO TURN IN. AND SO WE WERE UNABLE TO EVEN REVIEW AND DO A PROPER EVALUATION OF THEIR PROPOSAL WHICH LEFT THE OTHER COMPANY, BUT THE OTHER COMPANY DID SCORE HIGH IN THE REVIEW PROCESS. AND SO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A CONTRACT WITH THEM.

>> AND WHAT WILL THAT LOOK LIKE AS FAR AS DELIVERABLES?

>> SO IN THE PROPOSAL THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT THE PARK BOND MONEY WILL COVER, AND AS FAR AS GETTING THE FIELDS -- LIKE THE UTILITIES OF THE FIELDS BACK UP TO ORDER, CORRECTING ANY, LIKE, BUSTED PIPES, THE A/C, UTILITIES, ELECTRICAL, ONCE THOSE THINGS ARE UP AND RUNNING, IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS ORGANIZATION TO MAINTAIN THE FIELDS AND DO, LIKE -- WE'LL DO SOME WORK IN THE BATHROOM TO GET IT UP TO WORKING ORDER, BUT IT IS THEIR REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN EVERYTHING OUT THERE ON THEIR DIME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LEASE AGREEMENT WILL LOOK LIKE.

WE HAVEN'T EVEN GOT INTO THAT CONVERSATION. BUT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE TO MAINTAIN EVERYTHING OUT THERE.

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>> WILL THIS BE SOCCER OR BASEBALL?

>> ALL OF IT. >> ALL OF THE ABOVE.

>> SOCCER, BASEBALL, FOOTBALL. >> AND, JUDGE, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAD SPOKEN ABOUT IN COURT IS THAT IT WOULD BE OPEN TO EVERY CHILD THAT WANTED TO COME AND PLAY THERE.

AND SO THEY ARE EVEN OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER THINGS TO WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE TO TURN ANYBODY DOWN. AD SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT. THEY KNOW IT'S IMPORTANT TO US. AND SO ALL OF THAT WILL BE NEGOTIATED DURING THE --

>> PERFECT. HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. GOOD. THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE

ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSEBE.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. >> K16.

>> K16, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO MODIFY THE 2A103 COMPENSATION POLICY OF THE PERSONNEL POLICIES EFFECTIVE MAY

20TH, 2025. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT.

>> COURTS, JUDGE, SO I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A POLICY

REVISION TO THE -- >> JUST IMAGINE 25 YEARS FROM

NOW -- >> OH, YEAH.

>> I'M GOING TO BE, LIKE, WHO'S THAT?

>> HR DIRECTOR FOR HAYS COUNTY. I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE A POLICY REVISION FOR THE COMPENSATION POLICY. CURRENTLY GRADES 110 THROUGH 119 AREN'T ALLOWED TO GO UP BEYOND A STEP 2, AS YOU SEE, IT'S NOT GIVING A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY TO OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. SO I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT TO WHERE ALL GRADES ARE ALLOWED TO GO UP TO A STEP 7 UNDER THE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS THAT THEY HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BEYOND THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. AND THEN ALSO WOULD GIVE CREDIT FOR THEM FOR ASSOCIATES DEGREES, BACHELOR'S DEGREES, MASTER'S DEGREES OR EVEN A DOCTORATE DEGREE IF THE POSITION REQUIRES IT. THAT WOULD GIVE THEM ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD COUNT TOWARDS THEIR OVERALL YEARS OF MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY PUT THEM AT A HIGHER STEP. ALSO TAKEING INTO CONSIDERATION SOME PRACTICALITY TO IT. IT DOES REQUIRE HR'S APPROVAL. IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, THEY DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. IT WOULD COME TO US, SO LONG AS THEY DO HAVE THE BUDGET AVAILABLE, THEY COULD HIRE UP TO STEP 7, AS LONG AS THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT

STEP. >> BEAUTIFUL. COMMISSIONERS, ANY

OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENT? >> NO. AND I APPRECIATE THAT THERE'S THAT SAFEGUARD. THERE WAS GOING TO BE A CONCERN IF

THERE WASN'T ANYTHING. >> GREAT. I'VE ALWAYS SUPPORTED HAVING ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS RUN, GIVE THEM THE LEEWAY TO RUN THEIR DEPARTMENTS. SO I REALLY DO SUPPORT THIS. COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> NO. I THINK IT'S GREAT. >> I JUST WANT TO COMPLIMENT COMMISSIONER COHEN. WE WORKED I GUESS PROBABLY ON THREE DIFFERENT ITEMS IN THE PAST WHERE WE WERE TRYING TO LOOK AT SPECIFIC STAFF DEVELOPMENT. AND INCENTIVIZING THAT STAFF DEVELOPMENT FOR RETENTION, I THINK THIS POLICY CHANGE FEEDS DIRECTLY INTO THAT, SPEAKS TO IT. APPRECIATE THAT.

>> WELL DONE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSEBE.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. >> K17.

>> POSSIBLE ACTION TO MODIFY THE 2A116 POLICY MANAGEMENT OF THE EFFECTIVE POLICIES EFFECTIVE MAY 20TH, 2025.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> HELLO AGAIN. HR DIRECTOR FOR HAYS COUNTY. TO GO OFF THE PREVIOUS POLICY, OUR PROMOTIONS POLICY IS NOT REALLY FAIR TO OUR CANDIDATES WHO ARE JUMPING UP HIGHER THAN THREE LEVELS. OUR DEMOTION POLICY STATES THAT THEY WILL GO TO THE GRADE THAT THEY ARE BEING PAID AT FOR THE DEMOTION POSITION, HOWEVER, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT PROMOTIONS OF COURSE A CANDIDATE -- INTERNAL CANDIDATE OR EXTERNAL -- ACTUALLY, INTERNAL, WE'RE HOLDING THEM TO A CAP OF 15%. THAT'S NOT REALLY INCENTIVIZING OUR CURRENT EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE BEEN WITH THE COUNTY AND SOMETIMES DESERVES TO BE AT THAT SAME GRADE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN IF THEY WERE AN EXTERNAL HIRE. THIS POLICY WOULD CORRECT THAT IN THAT IF THEY ARE JUMPING ABOVE THREE GRADES FOR A PROMOTION, THEY WOULD GET COMPENSATED AT THAT RESPECTIVE PAY GRADE AND ALSO WOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION FOR THE PREVIOUS POLICY WHERE THEY DO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF YEARS EXPERIENCE BEYOND THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS, THE DEPARTMENT HEAD COULD PLACE THEM AT A HIGHER STEP, SO LONG AS THE BUDGET IS AVAILABLE IN THEIR DEPARTMENTS.

>> GREAT. I LOVE THAT YOU'RE IRONING OUT THESE DETAILS BECAUSE WHEN WE CREATED THAT WHOLE SALARY SURVEY TO BRING EVERYBODY UP TO PAR AND SPENT A YEAR DOING THIS, SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, IT WAS MADE CLEAR THAT THIS IS A COUNTY WIDE EFFORT, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE WRINKLES TO IRON OUT, AND THIS IS SOME OF THAT. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HELPING US THROUGH THAT. ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD?

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSEBE.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

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>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. >> K18.

>> K18, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE NAMING OF A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY IN PRECINCT 4, VALLENNOR WAY.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> WHAT'S UP? >> JUDGE, THIS IS A DRIVEWAY THAT'S AT THE END OF A CURRENT PRIVATE ROADWAY, AND IF YOU WILL LOOK -- OR IF YOU REVIEWED THE BACKUP, I MIGHT HAVE MARCUS SPEAK TO IT, BUT WE HAD THE REQUIREMENT THAT IN ORDER TO NAME THE PRIVATE DRIVEWAY, THEY WOULD REACH OUT TO ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS, AND THERE ARE SIGNATURE PAGES ON THERE THAT HAVE THE SIGNATURE ENDORSEMENT OF ALL THE NEIGHBORS ALONG THE

DRIVEWAY. IS THAT FAIR? >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER, THAT IS CORRECT. IT INVOLVED PROPERTIES THAT UTILIZE THAT DRIVEWAY, IT IS REQUIRED, AND WE DO HAVE ALL THE OWNERS THAT HAVE SIGNED OFF ON THIS NAMING OF ELEANOR WAY.

IT'S BEEN ADDRESSED BY OUR DEPARTMENT. THE SPELLING, ALL THAT IS IN LINE WITH NATIONAL STANDARDS, SO IT'S GOOD TO GO.

>> GOO JOB. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSEBE. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER CONE. >> YES.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES.

>> DIRECT THE HIKE BUDGET OFFICER TO INCLUDE FUNDING IN THE PROPOSED FY26 BUDGET FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A STANDALONE HAYS COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WHICH WILL INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT AND TO DIRECT HAYS COUNTY DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES TO COLLECT SALARY DATA FOR ANY NEWLY CREATED POSITIONS AND TO WORK WITH COMMISSIONERS SMITH AND HAMMER TO DEVELOP JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND DUTIES ALONG WITH A DEPARTMENTAL STRUCTURE.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> I LOVE IT. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LONG OVERDUE.

>> YEAH. >> I WOULD JUST SAY WE'RE AT THE POINT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR 2020 PARKS BOND WHERE THE DIRECT MANAGEMENT OF THAT BOND, WE HAD AN OUTSIDE CONTRACT WITH HATON ASSOCIATES TO DO THAT. THAT CONTRACT HAS COME TO AN END. GIVEN THAT JUST THE SHEER VOLUME OF PARKS THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW THAT ARE COMING ONLINE, MUCH LIKE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, I THINK WE'VE GROWN AS A COUNTY ENOUGH WHERE IT'S AT A POINT WHERE WE NEED TO HAVE A STANDALONE DEPARTMENT.

AND, AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO -- I WOULD WANT TO DO THIS IN A SIMILAR FASHION AS WHAT WE DID THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WHERE WE CREATE THIS DURING A FISCAL YEAR AND CREATE A PLAN OF IMPLEMENTATION FOR IT FOR THEM TO TAKE OVER THAT PARKS SPAWN AND THOSE REGULAR PARK FACILITIES. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE AGENDA ITEM KIND OF OUTLINES HOW WE WOULD GO

ABOUT THAT. >> AND HOW'S TAMMY'S ROLE IN

TIMING ALL OF THIS? >> I TOLD TAMMY ON THURSDAY THAT I WAS GOING TO DO THIS, AND IT WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON TAMMY'S DEPARTMENT, THERE'S NO QUESTION. AT THE END OF THE DAY, I DO BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE A STANDALONE DEPARTMENT, THOUGH.

>> TAMMY. >> TAMMY CRUMBLEY, DIRECTOR OF COUNTY WIDE OPERATIONS. I'M NOT DISAGREEING IT DOES NEED TO BE DONE. I DO HAVE ISSUE WITH THE WAY IT'S BEING HANDLED. I'VE BEEN THE DIRECTOR OF COUNTY WIDE OPERATIONS SINCE AUGUST OF 2018, AND UNDER THAT UMBRELLA I'VE BEEN ENTRUSTED TO OVERSEE KEY DEPARTMENTS, BUILDING MAINTENANCE, GRANTS, PARKS, RECYCLING AND UNTIL MARCH OF THIS YEAR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

MANAGING THOSE FIVE DEPARTMENTS AND NOW FOUR IS NO SMALL TASK.

IT'S REQUIRED DEDICATION, BALANCE AND CAREFUL ATTENTION TO ENSURE EACH OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS ARE FUNCTIONING EFFECTIVELY.

FORTUNATE TO HAVE A STRONG TEAM, BUDGET AND PRAIGS MANAGER AND DEPARTMENT MANAGERS WHO ARE DILIGENT IN HELPING WITH THOSE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS. TODAY I FIND MYSELF IN AN UNEXPECTED POSITION. ON FRIDAY, COMMISSIONER SMITH DID GIVE ME A CALL AND GIVE ME A HEADS UP THAT THIS ITEM WOULD BE ON THE AGENDA. BUT WITHOUT PRIOR DISCUSSION, THE NEWS CAME AS A COMPLETE SURPRISE. AT NO POINT WAS I CONSULTED, GIVEN ANY COURTESY OF A CONVERSATION OR INVITED TO PROVIDE ANY FEEDBACK ON THE SIGNIFICANT ORGANIZATION AGO CHANGES. BEING EXCLUDED FROM KUTIONS THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT MY RESPONSIBILITIES AND MY CAREER IS NOT A NEW EXPERIENCE. BUT IT'S ONE THAT CONTINUES TO BE DEEPLY DISAPPOINTING. TRANSPARENCY AND FAIRNESS ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP, AND YET THESE SEEM TO BE ABSENT IN ALL OF THIS PROCESS.

>> WELL, I'M SORRY FOR -- I'M SORRY. I THOUGHT YOU WERE DONE.

>> I'M NOT DONE. >> SORRY.

>> WHEN WE WERE INFORMED THAT A COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR POSITION

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THOSE DISCUSSIONS WERE HAPPENING BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM ME. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR. I COME TO COURT ONE DAY, AND EVERYTHING IS ON THE AGENDA. IT'S HAPPENED TWICE NOW, THREE TIMES. AND I THINK IT'S DISRESPECTFUL. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY. IT DOESN'T JUST AFFECT ME, IT SENDS A MESSAGE TO EVERY EMPLOYEE IN THIS COUNTY ABOUT HOW INDIVIDUALS ARE TREATED, REGARDLESS OF THEIR ROLE. AND ENSURING THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE INFORMED ABOUT MATTERS THAT EFFECT THEM, IT PROMOTES TRUST AND DIALOGUE IN A PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERYONE FEELS VALUED. I ASK FOR FAIRNESS, I ASK FOR TRANSPARENCY, I ASK FOR INCLUSION THAT EVERY LEADER AND EVERY EMPLOYEE DESERVES. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. I DON'T KNOW HOW ELSE TO EXPRESS MYSELF. THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING FOR.

>> I WANTED TO START OUT OF THE GATE TELLING YOU I'M SORRY THAT YOU WERE IGNORED, AND YOU WEREN'T INCLUDED, AND THAT YOU WEREN'T TOLD UNTIL FRIDAY ABOUT THIS AGENDA ITEM. I'VE BEEN GRILLED BY COMMISSIONER SMITH SPECIFICALLY WHEN THE SHOE IS ON THE OTHER FOOT, AND TO SEE THAT HE'S DOING THIS IS VERY DISINGENUOUS AND VERY DISHEARTENING FROM THE PURITYON'S PERSPECTIVE THAT HE CLAIMS TO BE HOLDING. AND SO I'M REALLY SORRY. THE FIRST TIME THAT HAPPENED TO YOU WAS MY FAULT, AND THAT WAS MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE WHEN I FIRST GOT IN SEVEN YEARS AGO. AND I HAVE APOLOGIZED TO YOU LIKE 10 TIMES ABOUT IT. THAT WAS MY MISTAKE. BUT IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN TO YOU, AND I'LL APOLOGIZE THAT YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT THAT FRIDAY. IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT WAY. AND BECAUSE WE HAVE A NEW DIRECTOR COMING ON, LITERALLY IT'S PART OF THE INTERVIEW PROCESS, MAYBE WE COULD JUST NOT TOUCH THIS ITEM TODAY, IF IT WILL HELP

ANYTHING AT ALL. >> AGAIN, THE IMPLEMENTATION WOULD BE WITH THE NEW FISCAL YEAR, AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD LOOK LIKE, HOW THAT DISENGAGEMENT WOULD HAPPEN, NONE OF THAT HAS HAPPENED. THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON WAS TO BRING THIS TO COURT WAS SO THAT WE COULD HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. I FULLY ANTICIPATE THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT WILL BE A -- IT HAS TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF ANYTHING THAT WE DO MOVING FORWARD. WHAT FACILITATED THIS SPECIFICALLY WAS THE NOTIFICATION TO THE COURT ON THURSDAY OF LAST WEEK 1 THAT WE WERE NO LONGER GOING TO HAVE ANYONE TO ADMINISTER THAT BOND WITHIN PROBABLY 30 TO 60 DAYS. AND ENSURING THAT THAT -- I MEAN, WE'VE MADE A COMMITMENT TO OUR CITIZENS OUT THERE THAT WE WILL IN A VERY STRUCTURED AND VALID WAY IMPLEMENT NOW IT'S CLOSE TO I THINK OVER $200 MILLION WORTH OF INVESTMENT IN WHICH THE COUNTY TAXPAYERS' DOLLARS ARE $75 MILLION WORTH, AND I WANT TO ENSURE THAT THAT'S CONTINUED.

>> TAMMY, CAN I SAY SOMETHING? >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> TO ADMINISTER THE BOND, HOW DO YOU KNOW SOMETHING I DON'T?

>> I THINK THE COURT WAS CCED. >> WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

>> THE COURT WAS CCED ON A NOTIFICATION FROM HALF AND ASSOCIATES THAT THEIR CONTRACT WAS EXPIRING. AND SO WHEN THEIR CONTRACT EXPIRES, THEN OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO HAVE TO PICK UP THE DAY-TO-DAY ADMINISTRATION OF THOSE PROJECTS. AND SO THAT BEING THE CASE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE EMPLOYEES AND PERSONNEL THAT WE HAVE ARE ADEQUATE TO DO THAT, NUMBER ONE. AND I DO BELIEVE THAT JUST GIVEN THE CURRENT FACILITIES, TAKE THE BOND OUT OF IT, GIVEN THE CURRENT FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE, HAVING A STANDALONE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS

WELL PAST DUE. >> YOU KNOW RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE, AS SOON AS WE OPENED THIS ITEM, I WAS, LIKE, I SUPPORT THE IDEA, 100%. BUT I'VE MADE THIS MISTAKE BEFORE. I DON'T CARE.

IT'S REAL. PEOPLE THAT MOVE MAKE MISTAKES. YOU WANT TO MAKE NO MISTAKES? SIT STILL. YOU'LL BE PERFECT. NO ONE WILL EVER GET MAD AT YOU. BUT I HAVE A TERRIBLE FEELING TO HAVE ONE OF OUR LEAD DIRECTORS FEELING THIS WAY, AND I'M VERY UNCOMFORTABLE

WITH IT. >> WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SEEING INTO THINGS THAT AREN'T THERE JUST IN TERMS OF YOU NOT B■EING INVOLVED. I THINK THIS IS THE INVOLVEMENT, LIKE, THIS IS OUR FIRST CONVERSATION THAT WE HAVE, THIS IS WHERE WE GET -- NOTHING WAS EVER ESTABLISHED WHERE WE SAID WHAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD LOOK LIKE, NONE OF THAT HAS BEEN SAID OR MENTIONED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. IT IS HONESTLY, LIKE,

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YOU'VE DONE SUCH A GREAT JOB SO FAR. BUT IT'S -- SOMETIMES YOU DO SUCH A GOOD JOB, AND IT GETS SO BIG THAT IS NOW BECOMES ITS OWN ENTITY. AND, I MEAN, BACK IN THE DAY, I BELIEVE PARKS WERE

ITS OWN DEPARTMENT AS WELL. >> A LONG TIME AGO.

>> CORRECT. >> THE NEED IS NOT THE THING. I THINK IT'S THE PROCESS THAT IS THE BREAKDOWN 245 SHE'S REFERRING TO. EVERYTHING YOU'VE SAID IS RIGHT.

>> WELL, THIS IS WHERE IT ALL HAS TO START.

>> >> BUT NOT WITH A DEPARTMENT HEAD. HE COULD HAVE TALKED TO HER AHEAD OF TIME, JUST TO BE HONEST. ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YOU KNOW, MY HOPE FOR THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR WAS TO BE ABLE TO COME IN AND DO AN EVALUATION OF ALL OF OUR OPERATIONAL DEPARTMENTS, RIGHT? ALTHOUGH -- I MEAN, I DO AGREE THAT PARKS DOES NEED TO BE ITS OWN STANDALONE, BUT I ALSO AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, DIRECTORS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INTO THE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT. I MEAN, I'VE HEARD WHISPERS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MOVING PARKS TO ITS OWN STANDALONE, LIKE, I'VE ALWAYS KIND OF HEARD THAT, BUT NOBODY WAS EVER REALLY READY TO PULL THE PLUG ON THAT. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY THAT YOU WERE NOT PULLED INTO THOSE CONVERSATIONS, AND I KNOW THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO US, I MEAN, TO MAKE SURE THAT DIRECTORS HAVE THAT COMMUNICATION. YOU KNOW, WE ARE INTERVIEWING THE CA TODAY, THE POTENTIAL CA TODAY. AND SO THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE UNTIL THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. YOU KNOW, MAYBE WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. YOU KNOW, WE MAY HAVE A CA STARTING IN MAYBE MID-JUNE, RIGHT? AND SO MAYBE AT THAT POINT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE THESE FURTHER CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU BECAUSE THERE MAY BE MORE CHANGES COMING. IT'S NOT JUST PARKS DEPARTMENT. IT COULD BE OTHER DEPARTMENTS AS WELL THAT COULD BE OPPOSED TO US, RIGHT? AND SO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THE SUGGESTION IS JUST NOT TAKE A

VOTE ON THIS TODAY. >> YEP.

>> AND LET'S WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE THAT INDIVIDUAL ON, AND THEN WE CAN KIND OF MOVE FORWARD UNTIL YOU'RE BROUGHT INTO THE

PROCESS. >> TRUE, TRUE.

>> COMMISSIONER INGLESBE. >> I WOULD JUST SAY ALSO THAT, YOU KNOW, TAMMY, I APOLOGIZE. YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE MISS THE MARK ON THINGS LIKE THAT AND THAT YOU WEREN'T BROUGHT INTO THE DISCUSSION EARLY ON. AND, COMMISSIONER, I GUESS I WOULD COMMISSIONERS, YOU ALL BROUGHT THE AGENDA ITEM UP, I THINK YOU HEAR THE SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, DO WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION TODAY ON

THIS OR -- >> I'M HAPPY TO PULL IT ALONG WITH MY COSPONSOR. SHE IS AS WELL. I JUST, -- AGAIN, WE HAVE TO -- BECAUSE WE HAD SPOKEN ABOUT IT TOGETHER AND THE GRAND SUM TOTAL OF OUR CONVERSATION WAS, MY ACTUAL FIRST CONVERSATION WAS WITH COMMISSIONER SHELL ABOUT IT MONTHS AGO, THAT LETTER THAT WE RECEIVED ON THURSDAY PROMPTED -- OR AT LEAST ME WANTING TO MOVE FORWARD, AT LEAST DISCUSS IT, THERE'S BEEN NO OUTLINE OF WHAT POSITIONS WOULD BE NEEDED, HOW ANY TRANSITION WOULD WORK. I FULLY ANTICIPATE ANYTHING WE WOULD DO WOULD HAVE TO BE WORKED WITH AND WORKED THROUGH THE OPERATIONS, THE COUNTY WIDE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT. I'M FINE WITH NOT TAKING ACTION TODAY. BUT DOI THINK THAT ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH A BUDGET PROCESS, WE PROBABLY NEED TO TAKE ACTION WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH TO BRING BACK SO WE HAVE A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WILL BE NEEDED IN THAT FUTURE -- YOU KNOW, IN THAT FUTURE BUDGET.

>> I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO TALK TO --

>> OUR NEW ADMINISTRATOR, THEY'RE DOWNSTAIRS WAITING.

K22. >> I UNDERSTAND THAT MAYBE THERE WAS NO EXTENSIVE CONVERSATION HAPPENING, BUT ANY CONVERSATION WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL FOR ME TO HAVE SOME INSIGHT ABOUT WHAT WAS COMING, AND I COULD HAVE MAYBE CONTRIBUTED TO THAT.

>> THANK YOU, TAMMY. AND YOU'RE RIGHT. PLEASE OPEN K22.

>> JUDGE, THAT'S THE ONE -- IS IT OKAY IF WE WAIT FOR THAT ONE

UNTIL AFTER EXECUTIVE SESSION? >> YOU'RE RIGHT. I APPRECIATE THAT. I OVERLOOKED IT. LATER. OKAY. SO THIS CONCLUDES THAT PART. SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO GO TO MY STANDING AGENDA OF THE

[N.1. Discussion related to the Hays County inmate population, to include current population counts and costs. ]

JAIL POPULATION N1, PLEASE. >> N1, DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE HAYS COUNTY INMATE POPULATION TO INCLUDE CURRENT POPULATION

COUNTS AND COSTS. >> SO SHERIFF SENDS MY OFFICE A REPORT OF OUR JAIL POPULATION, AND I GET TO READ IT TO YOU GUYS

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[M. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS ]

>> M1, EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND.74 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL IN DELIBERATION REGARDING THE EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF THE BUDGET OFFICER, POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. M2, EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 74 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CONSULTATION WITH COUNCIL IN DELIBERATION REGARDING THE EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF THE PAYROLL ADMINISTRATOR SENIOR, PAYROLL SPECIALIST AND PAYROLL SPECIALIST 1, POSSIBLE DISCUSSION COULD HAPPEN IN OPEN COURT. M3, EXECUTIVE SECTION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CONSULTATION WITH COUNCIL REGARDING PENDING AND/OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION INVOLVING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IN REGARDS TO HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS, CAUSE NUMBER D1GN25002049 PENDING IN THE 126TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN TRAVIS COUNTY, POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. AND, 4, EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 OF THE TEXAS CODE, CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AUTHORIZING POTENTIAL AUTHORIZATIONS OF EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES UNDER CHAPTER 111 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. M5, EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL REGARDING BUDGETING ISSUES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO USE OF MONEYS IN THE COUNTY'S FUND BALANCE TO FUND CURRENT OPERATIONS, INCLUDING ROADWAY DESIGN AND PLANNING WHICH MAY BE REIMBURSED BY SALE OF BONDS AND AUTHORIZATIONS OF EMERGENCY EXPENDITURES UNDER CHAPTER 111 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. M6, EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 55.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE EMPLOYMENT AND DUTIES OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. M7, EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 55.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE AND/OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATED WITH PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PROJECTS BEING CONSIDERED BY HAYS COUNTY. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. M9, EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY AND AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE COUNTY'S POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE FEE SIMPLE INTEREST IN 8 ACRES OF PROPERTY FROM OWNER WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED WINDY HILL ROAD ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND UTILITY ADJUSTMENTS AND TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION, PARCEL 17 IN PRECINCT 2. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. M10. EXECUTIVE SESSION POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE FEE SIMPLE INTEREST IN 0.93 ACRES OWNED WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED WINDY HILL ROAD ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND UTILITY ADJUSTMENTS AND TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION, PARCEL 70 IN PRECINCT 2. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT.

>> SO, JORDAN, I WANTED TO ASK YOU -- SO MOVED AND SECOND, RIGHT? LET'S GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY.

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>> SO MOVED. >> OKAY, GOOD. SO THE WAY ITEMS 1 AND 2 ARE WRITTEN, I FIND THEM OFFENSIVE. I FIND THEM INSULTING, AND DESIGNED TO INTIMIDATE. WHO WROTE THEM, AND COULD THEY HAVE BEEN WRITTEN WITH A LITTLE MORE VAGUENESS TO

THEM? >> SURE. JORDAN POWELL, FIRST ASSISTANT. THAT SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT IS INCLUDED IN BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS IS STATUTORY. AND SO IT LISTS -- I FEEL LIKE THE 5510074, THAT WILL LIST ALL OF THOSE -- WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES.

THE WAY IT'S WORDED LIKE THAT IS TO GIVE THE COURT THE DISCRETION TO TALK ABOUT ANY OF THOSE PIECES THAT WOULD APPLY TO

THAT POSITION. >> SO IT HAD TO BE WRITTEN THAT

WAY. >> TO COVER THE COURT, TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE VARIETY THAT IS LISTED IN THAT

FOR THOSE POSITIONS, YES. >> JUST TO BE CLEAR, THAT LANGUAGE WAS PROVIDED BY HR AND GENERAL COUNSEL'S OFFICE.

>> I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WHOEVER CAME UP WITH IT, IT'S NOT THE APPROPRIATE

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