Dec 16, 2025 Regular

[A. CALL TO ORDER]

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ANYWAY, ENOUGH ABOUT THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO THIS MEETING TO ORDER, THIS MORNING'S INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY OUR VERY OWN, IF YOU WILL PLEASE ALL RISE.

>> HEAVENLY FATHER WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PRESENCE AND WE THANK YOU FOR THIS MORNING THAT YOU HAVE MADE, WE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US FROM SIGHTS AND SCENES AROUND THE COUNTY AND THE WORLD, WE THANK YOU THAT YOU BROUGHT US HERE SAFELY, WE ALSO THANK YOU LORD GOD THAT AS WE CELEBRATE TODAY, AS WE ACKNOWLEDGE PEOPLE'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AS WE RECOGNIZE AND HEAR THOSE THINGS THAT PEOPLE BRING FROM THEIR HEARTS, WE ALSO CELEBRATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PRESENCE IN THIS SPACE, I THANK YOU THAT ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE THE LIGHT OF THE WINDOWS, WE HAVE THE LIGHT OF CHRIST, FOR ADVENT IN THIS SEASON WE CELEBRATE HIS COMING, WE ACKNOWLEDGE HIS COMING AND WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE DOING FOR US EVEN NOW, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS LEADERSHIP IN JESUS NAME I PRAY.

AMEN. >> THANK YOU. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE?

[E. PUBLIC COMMENTS]

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE, COMMISSIONER SMITH, COMMISSIONER COHEN, COMMISSIONER HAMMER , JUDGE BECERRA ?

>> HERE. PUBLIC COMMENTS? FAMILIAR NAME? I WANT TO READ THE PUBLIC COMMENTS DISCLAIMERS, WE HAVE LAUREN BOYD, IF YOU PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK.

>> GOOD MORNING, I JUST WANT TO START BY SAYING THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR THIS COUNTY, WE ARE MOVING HOPEFULLY FORWARD TO CREATING SOME SOLUTIONS FOR THE OVERCROWDING OF THE SAN MARCUS REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER, I'M HERE TO COMMEND THIS COURT THAT AFTER TWO YEARS OF NO DIRECTION AND WASTED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, AND WITH NO PLAN, NOW WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS COMING BACK TO THE COURT, WE HAVE A PLAN OF ACTION, BY PARTNERING WITH THE CITY OF KYLE AND WORKING TO BUILD A BRAND-NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART ANIMAL SERVICE. ALSO, THAT'S JUST ONE PART OF THE PROJECT. WE DO NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE WEST CAMPUS, GOING OFF OF THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE CONSULTING COMPANY, THERE WILL HOPEFULLY BE LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE IN THE WEST CAMPUSES. NOT TO MENTION THAT JUST SHELTERING ANIMALS IS NOT THE ONLY KEY TO SUCCESSFUL ANIMAL WELFARE IN THIS COUNTY, WE MUST HAVE CENTRAL RESOURCES, THAT HAS BEEN LACKING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. NOW THAT IT HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY NEW COMMITTEES, WHERE MOVING FORWARD WITH WORKING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AND IN SIX MONTHS I'M SO PROUD TO SAY THAT PALS WORKING WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ACCOMPLISHED MORE THAN THEY HAVE IN MANY YEARS WITH TARGETED TNR AND THE USE OF PALS TNR COORDINATOR, WE ARE GETTING OUT OF VETERINARIAN SERVICES, AND FREE MEDICAL CARE, AND NOW THAT IS IN COOPERATION WITH THE COUNTY, WE HOPE TO DO MORE IN THE FUTURE. WE ARE JUST REALLY PLEASED THAT WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW IN THIS COUNTY IN ANIMAL SERVICES AND ANIMAL WELFARE THAT WE ARE MOVING FORWARD IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION.

WORKING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS AND ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK AND GETTING IT DONE AND WHEN WE DO THINGS TOGETHER, THAT IS WHEN WE CAN ACTUALLY MAKE CHANGE. THANK YOU.

>> AND I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PULL K24, JUST AS A REMINDER, THANK

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

YOU VERY MUCH. PLEASE OPEN F1. >> THE SERVICE MEMBER RETIREMENT

AWARDS. >> GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE, MY NAME IS MARIAH PACHECO, I'M THE COORDINATOR

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CHAPTER. >> WE ARE GOING TO START WITH THE ONE YEARS FIRST, AND IF YOU WILL HOLD YOUR APPLAUSE UNTIL THE END, WE WILL TAKE A GROUP PICTURE, THEN YOU CAN DO YOUR APPLAUSE WHILE WE ARE HANGING THEM AND SHE CAN GO ON TO THE

NEXT BLOCK OF TIME. >> WITH ONE YEAR OF SERVICE, WE HAVE ROBERT MOTT WITH THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. DAVID RIGGS WITH THE HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE. KRISTEN HECKATHORNE, YOLANDA WITH JUSTICE OF THE PRIEST PRECINCT 5, KRISTIN JIMENEZ, WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE. CONSTANCE NEWBERRY, CHRISTIAN RIVERA WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, KELLY WHITE WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE. MELANIE WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. GEORGE HERRERA WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, STACY MYLESTORNPE, KENDALL WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

MELANIE JENKINS WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

REBECCA ESPINOZA WITH TRANSPORTATION, JAMES DEAN WITH TRANSPORTATION, ABIGAIL FLOREZ WITH THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, MARIA WITH TH AUDITOR'S OFFICE. VICTOR ALVAREZ , DAVID CLARK WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AUSTIN GREEN WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ADRIANA ORTIZ WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, TRISTAN RAMIREZ WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. MCKENNA WELLS WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, DEREK WHITFIELD WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE MINTZER WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THOSE

ARE YOUR ONE YEAR WITH SERVICE. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING ALTOGETHER ON ONE SIDE, THAT IS AWESOME. BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU

ALL SO MUCH. >> [APPLAUSE]

>> OKAY, WITH FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE, LISA RODRIGUEZ WITH JUSTICE OF THE PRECINCT ONE, OR TWO I'M SORRY, CHRISTINE KIRBY WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, MARTHA ROSE WITH ELECTIONS OFFICE, LAWRENCE SMITH WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. JOHN RAMIREZ WITH TRANSPORTATION. AND CHRISTOPHER MORGAN WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THAT IS IT FOR YOUR FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> WITH 10 YEARS OF SERVICE WE HAVE SEAN WHILE HEART WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BRIAN WALHEART AND MELANIE BRYANT, AND THAT IS IT FOR 10 YEARS SERVICE.

>> [APPLAUSE] >> JUST-IN-TIME.

>> OH, YES. >> LOOK AT THAT, I LOVE THE

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HARMONY. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH. >> WITH 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WE HAVE MATTHEW WESCO, MICHAEL WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND SHANE SMITH FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THAT IS IT FOR 20 YEARS OF

SERVICE. >> [APPLAUSE]

>> WELL, THANK YOU. >> WITH 30 YEARS OF SERVICE, TIMOTHY SCHAEFER WITH DISTRICT OF COURTS, AND JAMES YOUNG WITH

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >> [APPLAUSE]

>> AND 25, SO SORRY, I SKIPPED ONE, 25 YEARS, PETE LANEY WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND WE HAVE ONE RETIREE, RUBEN WITH THE

DISTRICT COURTS. >> [APPLAUSE].

>> JUDGE, WOULD YOU LIKE A CLOSE-UP? ABSOLUTELY. , A.

>> BEAUTIFUL. CONGRATULATIONS. >> AND THEN WE HAVE COURT MEMBERS THIS WEEK ON THE TWO DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT ARE LEAVING. YES. AND THOSE WHO ARE LEAVING ARE VICKI DORSETT AND

MARCUS PACHECO. >> [APPLAUSE]

>> VICKI IS THE ONE THAT CAN'T GET AWAY.

>> BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. NOW, COMMISSIONER SMITH, WOULD YOU LIKE TO KICK US OFF ON THE COMMENTS?

>> I TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR VICKI HAVING TO DO THIS A SECOND TIME. AND I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR STEPPING UP WHEN THE COUNTY TRULY NEEDED IT AND I'M GOING TO SAY THIS AND

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>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER . >> AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, YOU GET INTO THIS ROLE AND HONESTLY THE HEART IN THE DRIVE AND GUIDANCE THAT YOU GET FROM YOUR STAFF AND DEPARTMENT HEADS, IT REALLY MAKES OR BREAKS YOU. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT AS SOON AS I CAME INTO THE COUNTY, WE HAD A TOUGH ISSUE TO DEAL WITH FROM DAY ONE, MARCUS , AND WE GOT THROUGH IT BUT IT'S JUST THE GUIDANCE THAT YOU HAVE AND I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU DO AND YOUR FUTURE VENTURES, I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO THRIVE AND MOVE UP THE CHAINS SO I'M PROUD OF YOU AND I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR YOU. I WAS VERY UPSET WHEN I SAW THAT YOU ARE RESIGNING BUT I'M HAPPY FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. AND VICKI, THIS IS ROUND TWO, THE FIRST ONE WAS AWKWARD BECAUSE I ONLY KNEW YOU FOR A WEEK. UNLIKE HIGH, WISH YOU THE BEST. BUT I'M ABLE TO GROW AND KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND YOU ARE THE COUNTY'S HERO FOR 2025, THAT IS FOR SURE. YOU COULD HAVE JUST SAID NO AND LET IT BE BUT YOUR HEART IS GOLD SO I APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DID AND WE ARE FRIENDS ON ALL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS SO I WILL BE WATCHING YOU AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN LINK UP SOON AND CONTINUE OUR RELATIONSHIP BECAUSE I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT.

>> WONDERFUL. >> VICKI, AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THE COUNTY, FOR ME AS A NEW COMMISSIONER COMING IN, YEARS AGO, YOU TOOK THE TIME TO EXPLAIN THINGS TO ME. AND IT IS KNOWLEDGE I'M GOING TO TAKE WITH ME AS WELL AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING BACK TO THE COUNTY, DON'T TAKE ANOTHER PHONE CALL FROM COMMISSIONER SMITH AGAIN, IF YOU SEE HIS NUMBER, JUST LET IT GO TO VOICEMAIL. BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE AND LIKE COMMISSIONER HAMMER SAID, STEPPIN IN AND HELPING US THROUGH A TOUGH TIME, WE JUST APPRECIATE THAT. AND TO MARCUS, SAME, YOU WERE REALLY GREAT FOR ME AS A RESOURCE, GOING THROUGH UNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND THE AGREEMENTS AND HOW THAT WORKED, AND BEING RIGHT BY MY SIDE, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. I LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE GETTING ELEVATED INTO NEW POSITIONS AND NEW CHALLENGES, I'M THINKING MAYBE WE'VE GOT THAT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND THAT GAVE YOU THE IDEA THAT YOU WANTED TO DO THAT, TOO. BUT I'M JUST SO HAPPY AND SO PROUD OF YOU AND I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR NEW POSITION AND I'M ALWAYS HERE IF YOU NEED ME.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE . >> THANK YOU JUDGE, YES MARCUS

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>> JUST TO CLARIFY, YOU STILL WANT TO TAKE MY CALL THROUGH THE

31ST, OKAY? >> THE COMMISSIONERS ARE SPEAKING THROUGH THE HEART AND THAT IS BEAUTIFUL, AND WHEN WE DO THAT WE ALL WIN BUT I WANT TO SAY MARCUS, THANK YOU FOR THAT EXIT INTERVIEW, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. BECAUSE I ASKED MARCUS, I SAID YOU ARE DONE, I'M NOT LOOMING OVER YOU, AND I SAID PLEASE BE HONEST AND IN SUMMARY HE SAID, YOU SHOOT IT TO ME STRAIGHT, I LOVE IT. AND YOU WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THE COMMUNITY AND I RESPECT THAT. AND I SAID THANK YOU BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT WE DESERVE AS COMMUNITY MEMBERS BECAUSE BEING A MEMBER THAT INVESTS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WHETHER IT BE IN A HOUSE OR COMMERCIAL BUILDING OR WHOLE SUBDIVISION, THE PEOPLE INVESTING IN THE COMMUNITY DESERVE FAIR, EQUAL, PREDICTABLE TREATMENT AND THAT'S ALL I EVER PREACHED AND ASKED OF YOU AND I'M SO THANKFUL THAT YOU HAVE CARRIED THAT TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITIES. MAGNIFICENT. YOUR FUTURE JOB IS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU. THANK YOU AND VICKI, I'M SO LUCKY THAT WE HAD A MEETING AS A FORMER CHIEF BUDGET OFFICER FROM MY FIRST TERM AND LATER CREATING THE POSITION THAT HE STEPPED INTO SO PERFECTLY, I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING BROUGHT UP TO SPEED, SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD FOR VICKI MONDAY WAS, WELL WAS THAT MONDAY? FRIDAY? I DON'T KNOW, THE LAST TIME WE SAW EACH OTHER, I SAID OKAY, I HAVE BEEN COUNTY JUDGE FOR SEVEN YEARS NOW, YOU ARE STEPPING OUT, WHAT DO YOU SEE, WHAT IS YOUR OUTLOOK AND YOUR TAKE? AND SHE SAID WELL YOU HAVE THE SAME ENERGY, JUST MORE GRAY HAIR, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE LIKE ME, MAYBE FOR THE SAME REASONS OR MAYBE DIFFERENT REASONS, BUT I'M A MAJOR CHIEF OF STATE FISCAL CONSERVATIVE SO I REALLY APPRECIATE VICKI LEANING IN AND TRYING TO BE AS EFFICIENT WITH THE BUDGET AS POSSIBLE WHILE PROVIDING THE SERVICES WE HAVE ALL COME TO EXPECT. SO, DELETING POSITIONS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN FILLED FOR A LONG TIME IN ANY DEPARTMENT, YEAH I WAS ONE OF THE GUYS THAT PUSHED SUPPORT FOR THAT BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT SHOULD BE. SO I REALLY HOPE THAT YOUR REPLACEMENT, ALTHOUGH THERE REALLY ISN'T ONE, HAS THAT SAME FISCAL CONSERVATIVE LENS AND SCRUTINY OF LEADING WITH LOVE FROM THESE DEPARTMENTS BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IF YOU WANT SOMETHING HERE, WHERE CAN WE PULL IT FROM, I REALLY APPRECIATE HOW WE ACCOMMODATE ALL THE THINGS AS A COMMUNITY WE SEE AS IMPORTANT. GROWING UP, WE WERE SHORT OF MONEY BUT WHEN THE ICE CREAM TRUCK DROVE BY, SHE WOULD ALWAYS FIND THE MONEY. THAT IS WHAT YOU WOULD DO IN SITUATIONS, WHETHER IT BE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUND MONEY, AND I WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL FOR THE LESSON, ALMOST EIGHT YEARS OF LESSONS WORKING ALONGSIDE YOU, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT YOU GET TO RETIRE AND AS A FINAL COMMENT BEFORE YOU GO ONTO THAT ONE, WE HAVE A BEAUTIFULLY DELIVERED CAKE OUTSIDE THE DOOR. MY OFFICE GOT IT UP, BUT THERE

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>> WE DO HAVE A FEW TEAM MEMBERS HERE AS WELL THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS. I WILL LET THEM INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.

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

>> GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE, I'M THE CHIEF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST, I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE OF WORKING WITH MR. PACHECO FOR THE LAST NINE YEARS, HE CAME TO THE COUNTY TO WORK AS A PLANNER, THE LAST FIVE YEARS HE HAS BEEN OUR DIRECTOR. WE'VE MADE LEAPS AND BOUNDS IN THE PROCESSES THAT WE DO. WE HAVE PERMITTED ALL THE MADNESS IN THE COUNTY, ALL THE SUBDIVISIONS, THE HOUSES GOING IN AND REMARKS LEADERSHIP , WE HAVE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE HIM AND WE ARE GOING TO MISS HIM AND HOPE THE BEST FOR YOUR FUTURE. THANK

YOU. >> WELL SAID, THANK YOU, SIR.

>> GOOD MORNING, COURT, I'M THE DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, HAPPY BUT SAD DAY TO SEE MR. PACHECO LEADING US, WE WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK, EVERYBODY IS ROOTING FOR YOU. I STARTED WORKING WITH MR. PACHECO ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO, THROUGH HIS GUIDANCE AND LEADERSHIP, OUR DEPARTMENT HAS THRIVED. AND WE HOPE FOR HIM THE

BEST. THANK YOU. >> WELL DONE, THANK YOU. NOW FOR

VICKI'S SIDE . >> I'M VICTORIA AND I'M HER BUDGET ANALYST. VICKI, I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR POSITING YOUR RETIREMENT TO HELP THE COUNTY AND OUR DEPARTMENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP, GUIDANCE AND WISDOM, THANKS FOR THE LESSONS, LAUGHS AND EVEN THE CHALLENGES, YOUR LEADERSHIP HAS HELPED SHAPE MY CAREER. AS YOU MOVE ONTO A NEW PHASE, MAY YOUR YEARS AHEAD BE FILLED WITH GREAT HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND RELAXATION, YOU WILL TRULY BE MISSED.

>> WELL DONE. >> [APPLAUSE]

>> I'M KATHY, THE BUDGET ANALYST, SO I CAME JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO NOW, A YEAR AND A HALF, AND IT HAS BEEN SERIOUSLY ROCKY AT TIMES BUT, VICKI HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT SWEET AND EDUCATIONAL AND HELPED ME LEARN ALL SORTS OF NEW THINGS AND COMING FROM OUT OF STATE, LEARNING ALL THE NEW TEXAS LAW, ALL THE THINGS I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT WHEN I CAME. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE YOU AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING BACK AND HELPING US SO MUCH IN THIS LAST BUDGET SEASON.

IT HAS BEEN A WHIRLWIND AND I KNOW THAT I'M GLAD TO SEE YOU BE ABLE TO ENJOY YOUR RETIREMENT.

>> I HOPE YOU GUYS REPORTED HER DIRECTION SO YOU CAN PLAY IT

BACK. >> SCOTT, BUDGET OFFICER, AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THIS QUICK AND EFFICIENT BECAUSE THAT IS HOW VICKI LIKES TO WORK. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE ALWAYS NOTICED VICKI'S EXCELLENCE FROM AFAR WHEN I WAS WORKING IN THE BUDGET OFFICE I WOULD GET EMAILS IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING WITH HER EXPLAINING SOMETHING TO LOOK INTO. THEN I WOULD SEE HER METICULOUS PREPARATION FOR THE COURTS WHEN SHE WAS HERE AND ALSO WATCHING FROM MY OFFICE BUT I HAVE TO SAY, AS GREAT OF A WORKER SHE IS, SHE IS AN EVEN BETTER PERSON, THAT IS ONE THING I HAVE LEARNED FROM WORKING WITH HER, SHE IS GENUINE, KIND AND EMPATHETIC THAT IS EVEN GREATER THAN THE FABULOUS WORK THAT SHE DOES. WITH ALL THAT SAID, I KNOW THAT HER GRANDCHILDREN WILL WANT MORE TIME WITH THEIR GRANDMOTHER AND I'M HOPING THAT SHE CAN ENJOY HER RETIREMENT AND HER GRANDCHILDREN AND I HOPE TO CONTINUE HER LEGACY IN THE BEST WAY THAT I COULD BY DOING THIS JOB TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND TRYING TO MAKE IT AS SEAMLESS OF A TRANSITION AS POSSIBLE. I WILL NEVER FILL THOSE SHOES BUT I HOPE TO AT LEAST MAKE IT EASIER ON

EVERYONE. >> BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU. I THINK THAT IS EVERYONE. OKAY, LET'S GO TO F1.

[F.2. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing December 2025 as Humans Rights Month. BECERRA]

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>> F2. ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING DECEMBER 2025 AS

HUMAN RIGHTS MONTH. >> SECOND.

>> PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING DECEMBER 2025 AS HUMAN RIGHTS MONTH. WHEREAS ON DECEMBER 10TH, 1948 THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTED THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND WHEREAS THE UNIVERSITY DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, UD HR IS THE MILESTONE DOCUMENT WHICH PROCLAIMS IN A LIBERAL RIGHTS TO EVERYBODY WHO IS HUMAN BEING, REGARDLESS OF NATIONAL OR SOCIAL ORIGIN, PROPERTY, BIRTH OR OTHER STATUS AND WHEREAS AVAILABLE IN MORE THAN 500 LANGUAGES, THE MOST TRANSLATED DOCUMENT IN THE WORLD AND WHEREAS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY ORIGINATED IN 1950 WHEN THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY INVITED ALL NATIONS TO OBSERVE DECEMBER 10TH AS HUMAN RIGHTS DAY AND WHEREAS UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS MONTH EXTENDS THIS ELEVATION THROUGH THE ENTIRE MONTH OF DECEMBER AND WHEREAS UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS MONTH IS AN IMPORTANT REMINDER OF THE NEEDS TO PROTECT AND RESPECT FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF RACE, RELIGION, GENDER OR SOCIAL IDENTITY , DURING THIS MONTH ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD COME TOGETHER TO HIGHLIGHT KEY ISSUES RELATED TO HUMAN RIGHTS SUCH AS ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION AND FAIR WORKING CONDITIONS FOR EVERYONE AND WHEREAS UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS MONTH ALSO SERVES AS AN IMPORTANT REMINDER THAT THERE ARE STILL NUMEROUS INJUSTICES TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN TERMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION. IT IS TIME TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THESE INJUSTICES SO THEY MAY BE ADDRESSED SWIFTLY AND ACTION TAKEN WHERE NECESSARY AND WHEREAS THE PROMOTION OF UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS HELPS TO CREATE A CULTURE OF RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS , COMMUNITIES AND NATIONS. THIS TYPE OF RECOGNITION PUTS PRESSURE ON ALL GOVERNMENTS TO GUARANTEE THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THESE FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS AND BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS FOR EVERY PERSON ON EARTH AND WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES WAS FOUNDED ON THE IDEA, AT ONCE THE SIMPLEST AND MOST POWERFUL IDEA IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD THAT WE ARE ALL CREATED EQUAL AND ENDOWED WITH CERTAIN INALIENABLE RIGHTS, GENERATIONS LATER IN THE WAKE OF WORLD WAR II AND THE HOLOCAUST, THE UNITED STATES JOINED COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD TO CREATE THE UNITED NATIONS AND ENSHRINED THE SAME IDEA IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS. WE STAND WITH PEOPLE EVERYWHERE DEFENDING THEIR RIGHTS AGAINST THE FORCES OF AUTOCRACY, DEMONSTRATING TO THE WORLD THAT THE BLAME OF LIBERTY STILL INFUSES THE CHARACTER OF FREE PEOPLE EVERYWHERE AND WHEREAS ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST STRENGTHS IS THAT WE LEAD NOT BY THE EXAMPLE OF OUR POWER BUT BY THE POWER OF OUR EXAMPLE. WE ARE STRONGEST IN THE WORLD WHEN WE LIVE BY OUR VALUES AT HOME AND WE MUST NEVER CEASE WORKING TO UPHOLD THE DIGNITY AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF EVERY PERSON IN THIS COUNTRY AND PROMISE PROTECTION OF THOSE SAME RIGHTS GLOBALLY AND WHEREAS DURING HUMAN RIGHTS MONTH, WE REAFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO UPHOLDING THE EQUAL AND INALIENABLE RIGHTS OF ALL. MAY WE ALL RECOMMIT TO SECURING THE EQUAL RIGHTS OF EVERY MEMBER OF THE HUMAN FAMILY AND WORKING TOGETHER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ALL HUMANKIND. TOGETHER WE CAN AND WE WILL BEND THE ARC OF HISTORY TOWARD A FREER AND MORE JUST WORLD FOR ALL. THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2025 AS HUMAN RIGHTS MONTH ADOPTED THE 16TH DAY OF DECEMBER

2025. >> BEAUTIFULLY RED, PLEASE CALL

THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH, COMMISSIONER HAMMER, COMMISSIONER COHEN, COMMISSIONER

INGALSBE, JUDGE BECERRA ? >> YES. DOES ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? YOU WANT A PICTURE? YOU BET, SO IF YOU DON'T MIND JUST SAYING TWO SENTENCES WITH YOUR NAME AND TITLE AND COME UP FOR A PICTURE.

>> [INDISCERNIBLE] >> OKAY, WE ARE TWO PEOPLE FROM THE COUNTRY FREETHINKERS AND WE VALUE EVERY INDIVIDUAL, NO MATTER THEIR RACE, IDENTITY, PLACE OF ORIGIN, THEY ARE ALL HUMAN BEINGS AND SHOULD BE RESPECTED AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE ARE GOING TO GO UP FOR A PICTURE, JIM?

>> OKAY, COME ON UP AND WE WILL DO A QUICK PIC. BEAUTIFUL.

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>> APPRECIATE YOU, THANK YOU.

[F.3. Presentation by the Homeless Coalition Board and Health Department staff members regarding the 2026 Point-inTime Count. INGALSBE/COHEN/GONZALES]

>> F3, PRESENTATION OF THE HOMELESS COALITION BOARD AND STAFF MEMBERS REGARDING THE 2026 POINT IN TIME COUNT.

>> GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, I'M HERE TODAY WITH TWO STAFF MEMBERS, THEY WILL COME UP TO THE PODIUM, THE COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SERVICES MANAGER, AND TO PRESENT ABOUT THE POINT IN TIME COUNT THAT IS HOSTED BY THE HOMELESS COALITION BUT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN A KEY PLAYER IN MAKING SURE THAT THE ACTIVITIES HAPPEN WITHIN OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT BUT ALSO ACROSS THE COUNTY, SO I'M GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO PRESENT.

>> GOOD MORNING JUDGE BECERRA AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, AS MATTHEW SAID, MY NAME IS DR. ISABEL .

>> GOOD MORNING, WE ARE HONORED TO REPRESENT THE HISPANIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR THIS YEAR'S EFFORTS.

>> NEXT. THE POINT IN TIME COUNT IS A COMMUNITY LED SNAPSHOT TO IDENTIFY HOW MANY PEOPLE IN HAYS COUNTY ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, BOTH SHELTERED AND UNSHELTERED, THIS INCLUDES TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, ENCAMPMENT, VEHICLES AND OTHER PLACES NOT MEANT FOR HABITATION. ALTHOUGH IT OCCURS ON ONE DAY, THE DATA GATHERS A FULL YEAR OF PLANNING TO ESTABLISH TRENDS, IDENTIFY SERVICE GAPS AND SECURE STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR HOUSING AND OUTREACH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. THANK YOU, THIS YEAR'S COUNT WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 2ND, TEAMS WILL BE DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND EVENING TO COLLECT ESSENTIAL

SURVEY DATA. >> IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE COUNT IS MORE THAN A REQUIREMENT AS IT REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO UNDERSTANDING OUR COMMUNITY AND RESPONDING WITH CARE, IT IS ABOUT SHOWING UP AND HONORING HUMAN DIGNITY AND USING DATA TO GUIDE EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS.

>> 180 SOME INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS, THE NUMBER OF SHELTERED INDIVIDUAL INCREASED BY 30% FROM 111 IN 2024 UP TO 132 IN 2025, OF THOSE COUNTED ON JANUARY 23RD, 179 WERE IN SAN MARCUS, TWO IN KYLE. OVERALL, 187 IS LOWER THAN THE INDIVIDUALS REPORTED IN 2024. SO TO GET A RELIABLE COUNTYWIDE COUNT, WE WILL NEED AT LEAST 60 VOLUNTEERS, WE ARE CURRENTLY AT 32 RIGHT NOW WHICH IS AMAZING. THESE VOLUNTEERS CAN COME FROM ANYWHERE, RESIDENTS, STUDENTS, COUNTIES, NONPROFIT PARTNERS AND COMUNITY ADVOCATES. TODAY WE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP. PLEASE SHARE OUR CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS THROUGH YOUR NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS, COUNTY STAFF THAT WANT TO COLLABORATE ACROSS THE DEPARTMENTS THAT REGULARLY WORK WITH PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. AS WE KNOW, HOMELESSNESS IS COMPLICATED BUT OUR RESPONSE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE. WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE CAN RUN A MEANINGFUL PIT COUNT THAT TRULY REFLECTS THE COMMUNITY AND HELPS US RESPOND WITH CARE AND ACCURACY. WE ALSO WANT ANYONE THAT IS INTERESTED TO REACH OUT TO US DIRECTLY, WE HAVE FLYERS AVAILABLE TODAY WITH TRAINING DATES AND HOW TO SIGN UP.

THERE'S ALSO A QR CODE ON THE BACK OF THE FLYER FOR THE DONATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE OF HAYS COUNTY . WE ARE GOING TO

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>> WONDERFULLY DONE, THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS?

[F.4. Presentation from the Health Department regarding the Animal Welfare Services Division activities and planning. COHEN/INGALSBE/GONZALES]

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PHD. >> PRESENTATION FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES DIVISION

ACTIVITIES AND PLANNING. >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE BECERRA AND COMMISSIONERS , MY NAME IS MATTHEW GONZALES, I'M THE HAYS COUNTY HEALTH DIRECTOR, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ANIMAL SERVICES FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS , SO RIGHT NOW IN THIS PAST YEAR WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CULMINATION OF PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE COURT MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY TO GET A LOT OF WORK DONE. SO WE THINK IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COURT IN THE COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE A LARGE-SCALE UPDATE OF WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING. I THINK WE WILL GET TO THE AGENDA IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO FIRST IS A BRIEF INTRODUCTION, AS MENTIONED, WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK WHICH INCLUDES HIRING NEW PERSONNEL SO I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE STAFF MEMBERS TO YOU ALL. THEN WE WILL BE DISCUSSING THE TIMELINE TO REALLY RECAP EVERYONE WHO MIGHT BE JUST TUNING AND NOW, OR FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A BIT BUT NEED A REFRESHER WITH WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS AND BROUGHT US TO THIS CURRENT POINT. THEN I WILL BE DISCUSSING THE REVIEW RECOMMENDATIONS, THOSE ARE BROUGHT TO US BY THE TEAM SHELTER VISIBILITY STUDY, THEN I WILL BE DISCUSSING THE CURRENT LIMITATION OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS AND LASTLY, NEXT STEPS. SO WE WILL PAUSE RIGHT HERE SO I CAN DO SOME INTRODUCTION. I'M GOING TO START WITH INTRODUCING OUR ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES COORDINATOR, IF YOU CAN STAND UP. NEXT IS GOING TO BE ISABELLA EHRHARDT, AND THE NEWEST ADDITION TO THE TEAM, THE INTAKE COORDINATOR, MEGAN LYNCH, SHE IS HELPING US AT THE SAN MARCUS REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER. THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE AFTERWARDS IF THERE'S QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, THEY ARE THERE FOR YOU ALL TO GET MORE INFORMATION FROM.

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, WE ARE GOING TO GET INTO THE TIMELINE, EACH OF THESE ANIMALS ARE REFLECTED IN THESE ACTIVITIES WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS BY THE WAY. SO THE TIMELINE, IT STARTS FROM 2022, THE BIG ACTIVITIES THAT THE COUNTY COMMITTED TO, TEAMS SHELTER USA WAS CONTRACTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO DO STUDIES ON THE ANIMAL SHELTERS AND SERVICES, IN 2024, THE CITY OF SAN MARCUS NOTIFIED US THAT AT THE END OF THE CURRENT AGREEMENT THEY WOULD NOT BE SEEKING TO RENEW THAT CONTRACT FURTHER. THIS TRIGGERED A CASCADING EFFECT FOR ALL THE COUNTIES PARTICIPATING TO START DEVELOPING OR WORKING ON SOLUTIONS TOWARDS THEIR ANIMAL SHELTER NEEDS. THEN IN APRIL 2025, THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT SIGNED THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CITY OF KYLE TO ENTER INTO A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR ANIMAL SHELTER SERVICES. JUDGE, DO YOU WANT ME TO WAIT FOR QUESTIONS AT

THE END? >> YES.

>> OKAY, NEXT SLIDE, I WANT TO GO INTO THE REVIEW OF RECOMMENDATIONS SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COMMISSIOERS COURT ON ACTIVITIES WE NEEDED TO DO AND WHERE WE ARE NOW. BEGINNING WITH THAT, WE WILL LOOK AT THE TEAM SHELTER USA STUDY THAT PROVIDED US RECOMMENDATIONS. I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO DEPTH FOR EACH ITEM BUT I'M GOING TO BREAK IT DOWN INTO T■HE BIG THREE CATEGORIES, COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, FOSTER PROGRAMMING AND OUTCOMES, THESE ALL SHAPE ACTIVITIES WHETHER IT IS SHELTER RELATED, POLICY RELATED OR SPECIFICALLY ANIMAL WELFARE RELATED. THE NEXT SLIDE IS GOING TO BE THE BROADEST RECOMMENDATIONS, THEY PROVIDED TWO RECOMMENDATIONS, OPTION ONE WAS A COUNTY LED FACILITY, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL PARTNERS SUCH AS PALS OR OTHER INDIVIDUALS AND OPTION TWO IS THE MUNICIPALITY BE LED COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER. THE BIG FOCUS WAS WHERE THOSE KEY PARTNERS WERE COMING FROM AND OPTION ONE WOULD BE WITH NGOS

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YES? >> THE COURT DID TAKE OPTION TWO

POINT >> YES, AND I WILL BE DISCUSSING THAT IN THE SUBSEQUENT SIDE. FOR PERSONNEL, THAT IS A HUGE ACCOMPANIMENT, WE STARTED IN APRIL AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE FIRST EMPLOYEE IN JUNE AND START OPERATIONS. THEY BRING EXPERIENCE TO THIS DIVISION. SINCE WE STARTED WITH PERSONNEL IN JUNE, WE HELD 17 DIFFERENT EVENTS FOCUSED ON THE COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT REALLY HELPED WITH THE SAFETY NET OF INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR HOUSEHOLDS AND PETS. SO ADOPTION EVENTS, LOW-COST SERVICE CLINICS, MICROCHIP CLINICS, TRAP, NEUTER AND RETURN, THEN COMMUNITY EVENTS WITH PARTNERSHIP. I WANT TO PAUSE HERE TO GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO A HUGE PARTNER WHO HAS BEEN WORKING WITH US WHICH IS CENTRAL TEXAS , THEY HAVE BEEN A HUGE SUPPORT IN MAKING THIS HAPPEN. NEXT SLIDE, WHAT TNR IS TRAP, NEUTER AND RETURN, THIS WAS AN ACTIVITY RECOMMENDED BY TEAM SHELTER USA TO HELP THE COMMUNITY ISSUES HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTY SO WE STARTED WITH A PILOT PROJECT, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF THE RESIDENCE MONEY OR TAX MONEY. BY DOING THIS, WE ARE LEARNING WHAT CAN BE IMPROVED FOR IMPLEMENTATION, AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS OR DIFFERENT SITES WITHOUT IMPLEMENTING THEM ALL AT ONCE WASTING MONEY THAT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE PROPER SOLUTION. SO WE ARE DOING THE PILOT AT THE SADDLEBROOK COMMUNITY WHICH WAS COUNTED TO HAVE 150 COMMUNITY CATS, SO WE ARE WORKING WITH PALS TO REDUCE THAT AMOUNT, AND IN WHICH WE HAVE SEEN EXPONENTIAL INCREASE SO THIS IS THE CURRENT OUTCOMES AT THE MOMENT. THIS IS PART OF OUR SAFETY NET ACTIVITIES WHICH IS THE FOOD PANTRY. THIS IS THE ACTIVITY THAT WE'VE DONE THE MOST EVENTS AROUND, WHERE WE HAVE SEEN THE GREATEST NEED COMING FROM, SO THIS IS GOING TO BE THE NUMBER OF POUNDS, WHAT WE ARE RELEASING IS THE LARGEST DEMOGRAPHIC IS GOING TO BE THOSE WHO ARE AGING CITIZENS AND OR SPANISH-SPEAKING CITIZENS AND THEY HAVE THE MOST NEED FROM THIS. AND COMING FROM AN AREA WHICH WE REALIZE IS THE GREATEST IS THE GREATER KYLE AREA. SO WE WILL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. I WANT TO RECAP WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY TEAM SHELTER USA AND WHAT WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING, LARGELY YOU WILL SEE WE ARE ALREADY DOING ACTIVITIES THROUGH A PILOT OR JUST ACTIVITIES AND TARGETING SPAY, NEUTER AND RETURN. RETURN TO OWNER, ADOPTION PROGRAMS, AND IT SAYS PENDING BECAUSE PREVIOUSLY WE ONLY HAD TWO STAFF MEMBERS WORKING ON THIS SUPPORTIVE WORK SO WE ARE TRYING TO SCALE DOWN --

>> I'M SORRY, I HAD TO STOP YOU, CAN YOU SPEAK THE FULL

NAME? >> YES, AUSTIN FULL OF LIFE, SO WE HAD TO SCALE DOWN FOR THE CURRENT DIVISION AND CONTINUE TO MAKE IT A SCALABLE APPROACH GOING FORWARD. YOU WILL SEE FOUR ITEMS LISTED NOT ON THE DIVISION, THAT IS GOING TO BE DISCRETIONARY ENFORCEMENT, FOSTER ON DECK SYSTEMS, RESCUING AND TRANSPORT PARTNERSHIPS AND VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS, THAT IS BECAUSE TYPICALLY THOSE ACTIVITIES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH

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FOR THE PRIMARY PET RESOURCE CENTER AND/OR ANIMAL SERVICES FACILITY. THAT SAID, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE MAIN CAMPUS IN THE CITY OF KYLE WITH A SATELLITE FACILITY ON THE WEST SIDE. SO TO RECAP WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH THE MAIN CAMPUS, WE ARE CALLING KYLE ANIMAL SERVICES FACILITY AT THE MOMENT, ONE INDIVIDUAL THOSE THREE KEY POINTS, THOSE GOING TO THE SAN MARCUS REGIONAL SHELTER ARE FROM THE KYLE AREA. WE KNOW THAT FROM DATA REVIEWED BY THE SAN MARCUS REGIONAL SHELTER. NEXT IS THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITY, THAT WE REALLY SPLIT TO CREATE A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND THE ANIMALS.

AND NEXT , STAFFING FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE KYLE ANIMAL SERVICES FACILITY AND OPERATIONS PROGRAMMING WOULD BE PROVIDED BY THE CITY OF KYLE. THE NEXT SLIDE IS ABOUT THE WESTSIDE ANIMAL SERVICES FACILITY AND PLANNING THAT IS GOING IN. AGAIN, THE KEY WORD IS PLANNING. AT THE MOMENT WE ARE LOOKING AT A SATELLITE LOCATION, THE RATIONALE FOR THAT IS THAT THE INTAKE VOLUME FROM THE SAN MARCUS REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER REFLECTS THAT A LARGER SHARE OF ANIMALS FROM THE WEST SIDE ORIGINATE WITHIN THE GREATER AREA. WE THINK THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE POPULATION GROWTH THAT IS OCCURRING IN THAT AREA. THE NEXT THING IS THE LIMITATIONS FOR WESTSIDE PROPERTY THAT IS FOR SALE, AFFORDABLE OR APPROVED CAN BE DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY AND THAT HIS GEOGRAPHIC AREA AGAIN AND LASTLY THE COUNTIES FOR A PROPERTY THAT IS CURRENTLY VIABLE FOR A SHELTER. ONE THING THAT WAS DONE BY TEAM SHELTER USA WHEN PROVIDING SUGGESTIONS WAS DOING A DRIVETIME ANALYSIS SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE THE SAME PRACTICES AS WE ARE LOOKING INTO ANYTHING WE ARE RECOMMENDING AND PROVIDING OR DOING. SO WE DID A ANALYSIS OF 30 MINUTE DRIVE TIME AND 40 MINUTE DRIVE TIME FROM DRIPPING SPRINGS ON A WEEKDAY, SO WITHIN THAT 30 MINUTE DRIVE TIME, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PROPER AREA IS PREDOMINANTLY COVERED AND WITHIN THAT 45 MINUTE DRIVE TIME, YOU CAN SEE LARGE PORTION OF THE VALLEY AREA IS COVERED. SO THAT CONCLUDES WHAT WE ARE DOIG IN TERMS OF ACTIVITIES AT THE MOMENT. AGAIN, I WILL TAKE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS AFTERWARDS. WE WANTED TO DEVELOP A ROAD MAP FOR THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES BY THE DIVISION FOR THE NEXT THREE TO FIVE YEARS. THIS IS A PART OF THE STRATEGIC PLANNING ACTIVITIES GOING ON ACROSS THE COUNTY SO OUR INTENTION WAS TO HAVE COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE FEEDBACK, HOW THEY ARE PERCEIVING THE WORK THAT IS BEING DONE, WHAT CAN BE IMPROVED OR WHAT NEEDS MODIFICATION. THE NEXT THING IS DEVELOPMENT OF A WESTSIDE SERVICES FACILITY, THE LOGISTICS FOR THE KYLE ANIMAL SERVICES FACILITY TO INCLUDE THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS AND LASTLY, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDED PROGRAMS FROM TEAM SHELTER USA STUDY. OF COURSE I'M GOING TO ADD THIS ASTERISK, CONTINGENT ON AVAILABLE FUNDING, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THESE ARE EFFICIENT, FEASIBLE AND SCALABLE. WE WILL BE TAKING THIS ON BY A BITE-SIZE APPROACH BUT WE WANT THE BEST EXPERIENCE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. I WOULDN'T BE A GOOD ANIMAL ADVOCATE IF I DIDN'T PUT AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO PROMOTE SOME OF THE ANIMALS AT THE SHELTER SO ON THIS SLIDE IS BUDDY, RUFUS, AND I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS NAME, I APOLOGIZE, BUT WE HAVE THESE THREE VERY SPECIAL DOGS THAT ARE READY FOR ADOPTION. AND RIGHT NOW THE SAN MARCUS REGIONAL ANIMAL SHELTER IS PROVIDING THEIR NUMBER IF YOU WANT TO ADOPT ANY OF THESE

ANIMALS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER SMITH? MY FIRST GOAL IS TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRESENTATION, THEN THEY CAN WEIGH IN WITH PROFESSIONAL

SUPPORT. >> OKAY, SO MY QUESTION, AND MY COLLEAGUES WILL TELL YOU THEY ARE TIRED OF IT, BUT I'M A REAL

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>> I THINK THROUGH COURT FEEDBACK, WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING IS AGAIN, HOW TO MAINTAIN QUALITY STANDARDS ACROSS MULTIPLE FACILITIES. ONE IS THAT WE NEED, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS WITH THE CITY OF KYLE, ESPECIALLY AT THE PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONAL LEVEL. SOME OF THESE DISCUSSIONS ARE THE BEST PRACTICES ON KENNELS, AND MAKING SURE WE HAVE COMMON TERMINOLOGY , COMMON STUDIES TO REFERENCE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE THINGS. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO BESIDES, I THINK IT WAS CLEAR FROM COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE BECERRA THAT THEY DON'T WANT THIS SATELLITE FACILITY TO BE COUNTY MANAGED SHELTERS BUT THEY WANTED TO BE COUNTY CONTRACTED SHELTERS. SO I THINK WHAT WE WOULD DO IS LOOK AT THOSE CONTRACTS, LOOK AT THE CONTRACT WE SET UP WITH THE CITY OF KYLE AND MAKE SURE THEY MIRROR EACH OTHER IN TERMS OF THE STANDINGS FOR PRACTICE AS WE ARE GOING FORWARD.

>> THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS THAT WE KNOW AS WE CONTINUE TO GET POPULATION GROWTH IN THE COUNTY, TRYING TO GET THESE FACILITIES IN THE NEXT 20, 30 YEARS, WE KNOW WE HAVE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL FACILITIES AND WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR ADDITIONAL POPULATIONS. AND DEFINITELY ADDITIONAL PET POPULATIONS. WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE COME OUT OF THIS IS PLANNING PROCESS, YES, WE ARE LOOKING AT A SATELLITE LOCATION IN DRIPPING SPRINGS RIGHT NOW AND A MAIN LOCATION IN KYLE BUT WE NEED TO IDENTIFY SOMEPLACE IN THE FAR EAST SIDE TO REALLY TRY TO ADDRESS WHERE WE SEE THAT DEVELOPMENT OR THAT POPULATION GROWTH. AND WHETHER THAT MEANS LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS OR WHETHER THAT MEANS SECURING FACILITIES OR GROUND FOR THAT AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, I THINK THAT SHOULD BE A PART OF THAT PLANNING

PROCESS AS WELL. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER

HAMMER ? >> THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT, COMMISSIONER SMITH. I WOULD BE REMISS NOT TO POINT OUT REALLY, AND THERE ARE ALSO SOME AREAS IF YOU LOOK AT THE 45 MINUTE DRIVE TIME, THERE ARE AREAS IN WILLOW CREEK AND SAN MARCUS THAT THE SHELTER DOESN'T TAKE FROM THE SAN MARCUS REGIONAL SHELTER, SO THERE ARE AREAS IN MY PRECINCT AND PRECINCT 3 THAT IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT FURTHER UP THE DRIVE THEN DRIPPING SPRINGS AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE GREAT PARTNERS WITHIN THE AREA AND THEY WOULD BE AMAZING TO SEE THESE EFFORTS OUT, SO I WOULD HOPE AND I HOPE MY COLLEAGUES WOULD SUPPORT BRINGING BACK VISIBILITY STUDIES. I KNOW WE HAVE DISCUSSIONS AROUND WHO WE PARTNER WITH, WHERE WE FIND THE LAND BUT I DO SEE IT AS A VIABLE OPTION IF I HAVE MY COLLEAGUES SUPPORT.

>> I BELIEVE I AGREE WITH BOTH OF YOU AND I APPLAUD THE REPRESENTATION BECAUSE I ALSO AGREE THAT WE NEED A DRIPPING

SPRINGS FOOTPRINT, 100%. >> AND OBJECTIVELY, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND, YOU LOOK AT THE SHEER NUMBERS, DRIPPING SPRINGS HAS A MUCH LARGER POPULATION AND THEY ALSO HAVE MORE OF THE ANIMALS WITHIN THAT AREA, BUT AGAIN, ACCOUNTING FOR GROWTH AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS, I THINK WIMBERLY WOULD BE A GREAT SPOT AND ONE OF THE PARTNERS THAT YOU SAID YOU HAVE SUCH A GREAT TIME WORKING WITH, PALS , THEY ARE THERE IN WIMBERLY AND I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT PARTNER IN THAT VENTURE.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN . >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO

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IT IS GOING TO TAKE EVERYONE WORKING TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, THE MUNICIPALITIES, MAYBE EVEN NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.

WE AR ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. SO I'M JUST SO PROUD , MATTHEW AND YOUR TEAM, FOR THE WORK YOU ARE DOING. AND I UNDERSTAND THERE'S ALSO, WHAT IS IT, A PET COMMITTEE THAT THE CITY IS DOING. SO I THINK THROUGH THAT COMMITTEE WE WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY OTHER AREAS AND GROW AND IMPLEMENT NEW PROGRAMMING AND DO WHAT MAKES SENSE AND DO THAT DUE DILIGENCE THAT IS REQUIRED FOR A PROGRAM LIKE THIS. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION MATTHEW, VERY GOOD JOB.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE . >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. I REALLY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, OR MAYBE EVEN ANY, BUT EXCUSE ME, I'M SO SORRY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.

>> IT'S THE WEATHER. >> I REALLY APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION AND I ALSO APPRECIATE THE REFERENCE TO TEAM SHELTER USA STUDY THAT THEY DID BECAUSE I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO DO THAT. THEY GAVE A LOT OF EXCELLENT IDEAS FOR US TO FOLLOW, SO WE KNOW THAT THE PROGRAMMING IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO REALLY LOOK AT OUR BUDGET AND ENSURE THAT WE ARE DOING IT IN A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE WAY. SO WE KNOW THOSE PROGRAMS, THE PROGRAMMING ASPECT OF IT IS VERY IMPORTANT BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES DIVISION. BUT Y'ALL HAVE REALLY DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB AND THE RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS THAT Y'ALL HAVE CREATED IN THIS SHORT TIME HAVE REALLY BEEN AMAZING. I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF REALLY GREAT THINGS ABOUT IT, ABOUT THE WORK YOU ARE DOING. ESPECIALLY WITH THE INTAKE PROCESS, OF WORKING WITH THE CITY OF SAN MARCUS AND OTHERS SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE. AND I THINK MY COLLEAGUES SAID IT RIGHT, AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND ACCOUNT FOR THAT GROWTH, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK FOR OTHER AREAS AROUND THE COUNTY SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR ABOUT THE WESTSIDE CAMPUS AND THE DUE DILIGENCE WE ARE DOING ON THAT PROPERTY, COMMISSIONER SMITH. I KNOW THERE ARE GREAT PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE HAVE AND WE NEED TO KEEP BUILDING ON THOSE WITH PALS AND OTHERS, SO I THINK TO GET TO WHERE WE NEED TO BE IT'LL TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THOUGH SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT OUR COUNTY TO HAVE A MORE EFFICIENT. AND BRINGING UP PALS, I REALLY

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>> GOOD DEAL, THANK YOU MATTY, THE ONLY THING I WANT TO TOUCH ON REALLY FAST, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US, I APPRECIATE THE REFERENCE AS YOU SAID AND I AGREE, THE SHELTERS HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB AND EVERYONE, HOWEVER SMALL, SOME OF US THINK WE DON'T PLAY A SIGNIFICANT PART, BUT I THINK THEY DESERVE THE SPACE AND THE TIME, THEY ARE TRULY PET DEDICATED. THEY HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND I KNOW THAT THERE IS A VET CLINIC, I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT IS, IN DRIPPING SPRINGS AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THIS BUT THERE'S ABOUT 30,000 AUSTIN KNIGHTS COME TO THEIR COUNTY JUDGE, SO AUSTIN IS ABSOLUTELY LOCAL, THE PROBLEMS ARE ABSOLUTELY REAL, THE ISSUES ARE ABSOLUTELY VALID AND I THINK THROWING ROCKS SHOULD BE SOMETHING WE STOP DOING. I THINK WE SHOULD DO THE BEST WE CAN TO MOVE TOGETHER WITH WHATEVER IS IN FRONT OF US. AND I THINK THAT IS MOST USEFUL. I'M GETTING BEHIND THIS HOWEVER IT LOOKS BECAUSE IT IS BETTER THAN NOTHING. SOME HAVE SAID WE ARE AT CAPACITY AND WE CAN DO NO MORE, FAIR ENOUGH, FAIR ENOUGH.

THE COMMISSIONERS ARE SAYING WE NEED SOME ADDITIONAL SERVICES IN THE VALLEY, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A TAJ MAHAL BUT WE NEED SOME ADDITIONAL SERVICES. IN DRIPPING SPRINGS, WE ARE WORKING ON A BIG FOOTPRINT AND I SUPPORT THAT, AND THAT SHOULD BE A COPY OF KYLE BUT I THINK WE HAVE AN INTEREST ON ALL FRONTS AND WE ARE ALL AT THIS ROUNDTABLE AND WE ARE ALL SUPPORTING THE PARTNERSHIPS, WE ARE ALL SUPPORTING THE APPROACH, SO I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE A MORE EVENHANDED APPROACH TO THIS .

WITH THINGS WE SAY AND WHAT WE DO AND HOW WE PRESENT BECAUSE WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER, LIKE IT OR NOT, LIKE EACH OTHER OR NOT, WE ARE ALL PUSHING FOR THIS AS A UNIFIED FRONT, AS A COURT, AS A GOVERNMENT. YES THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES, LIKE WORKING ON BUILDING OUT MORE DEPARTMENTS . AND I BELIEVE IN THE COMMISSIONERS APPROACH, WE DON'T WANT TO INTERNALIZE THESE OPERATIONS, THOSE ARE THINGS WE WILL WORK OUT THAT I REALLY ASK YOU GUYS, MOVING FORWARD, ALL OF YOU STANDING AT THAT PODIUM, JUST SEEING THIS THROUGH THE INTENT OF WHAT IT REALLY IS, NOBODY IS TAKING YOUR LUNCH MONEY, EVERYBODY IS WORKING TOGETHER TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES AND LET'S JUST CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER SO I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. THIS NEEDLE HAS BEEN MOVING. I NEVER APPRECIATED THE PACE OF WHICH GOVERNMENT MOVES, BUT TO SAY NOTHING IS HAPPENING IS NOT ACCURATE AND NOT FAIR. AND SHE DESERVES AS MUCH BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS THAT SHE PUTS INTO THIS, TO HELP EDUCATE ME, I JUST WANT TO GIVE HER A MOMENT TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE

PRESENTATION. >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, I'M THE JUDGE'S ADVISER FOR ANIMAL WELFARE, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I HAVE A LOT OF INPUT FROM PALS AND I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT AS THE ADVISER FOR THE COUNTY, MY CONCERN ON A LOT OF THESE THINGS IS ABOUT TOTAL PLANNING, COMPETENCE OF PLANNING AND TOTAL COST SO AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE WESTSIDE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THOSE DOLLARS WILL MEAN AS WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE EAST SIDE WITH KYLE, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, MORE THAN THE PERCENTAGES, I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT IN THE

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I HAVEN'T SEEN A COMMITMENT FOR NO KILL PROGRAMMING FROM THE PRESENTATION FROM KYLE. THEY ARE USING TERMS ABOUT BEST PRACTICES FOR PROGRAMS BUT THEY ARE NOT QUALIFIED IN TERMS OF WHAT KYLE'S DOLLARS ARE BEING ASKED AGAIN, WE NEED PROGRAMS, WE NEED DOLLARS, ALL OF THESE THINGS. I WILL AGAIN REPEAT IT AS I HAVE BEFORE AND KYLE, THAT WE NEED TO COUNTY TO BE OFFICE AND HAVE A LIAISON TO SAY THAT KYLE WILL MANAGES THIS WITHOUT HAVING A STAFF PERSON, WHETHER THAT IS ANIMAL SERVICES AT A DIVISION LEVEL FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OR SOMETHING NEW THAT IS CREATED FROM THE COUNTY, MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WOULD DESIGNATE A PERSON TO WORK WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THEY HAVE AN OFFICE AT BOTH OF THESE EAST AND WEST LOCATIONS. WITHOUT THAT LIAISON AND ALSO TO WORK WITH ORGANIZATIONS, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE STEPPING ON EACH OTHER'S FEET. THE CONSTITUENTS WON'T KNOW WHO TO GO TO. I DON'T SEE TOTAL COSTS IN WHAT KYLE HAS PRESENTED TO YOU AND THAT IS A BIG CONCERN. I HAVEN'T SEEN THE COMMITMENT FROM SAN MARCUS TO EXTEND THE TIME FRAME IN WRITING FROM SEPTEMBER 2026. I HAVE NOT SEEN THE COUNTY TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SAN MARCUS ILA, WE HAVE NEVER FINISHED THE ORDINANCE SO I WANT TO REITERATE THE TAXPAYERS DESERVE A TOTAL PLAN, TOTAL COST AND I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE ESTABLISH A COALITION FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT REPRESENT ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS AND THE NONPROFITS, ANYONE THAT HAS A STAKEHOLDER

ROLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THANK YOU AND I WANT TO SAY THAT IT IS BECAUSE I VALUE THOSE RESIDENTS SITTING IN THIS COURT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE I VALUE THEIR FEEDBACK, I MAY NOT AGREE WITH IT BUT I VALUE IT. I LIKE WHAT YOU'VE SAID, THAT IS WHY I LIKE WHAT YOU SAID LAST SESSION, GET THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, LEADERSHIP, REPRESENTATION TOGETHER BECAUSE WE CAN MISS SOMETHING AND WE SHOULDN'T, WE DON'T HAVE TO, THERE ARE ENOUGH LOVING PEOPLE AROUND PETS IN THIS ROOM ALONE THAT WE CAN BE FLAWLESS AND NOT MISS A THING. SO I LOVE AND APPLAUD YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT FRONT . AND SHERIFF, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE BECAUSE WE WANT TO SUPPORT THE SHERIFF AND EVERYTHING HE IS DOING BECAUSE HE IS DOING HIS VERY BEST, SO THAT COUNTYWIDE UPDATE OF POLICY IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, HE NEEDS THAT FOR CONTINUITY BETWEEN ALL THE MUNICIPALITIES HE IS MOVING THROUGH. AND YOU ARE ALSO RIGHT ABOUT THE INFRINGEMENT BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT SEEMS LIKE WE ARE WRITING A BLANK CHECK WITH NO CLEAR AUTHORITY AS TO EVEN THE NO KILL, I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS

CALLED NO KILL STILL. >> BEST PRACTICE IS LIVE

OUTCOME. >> LIVE OUTCOME, I KNOW THAT WE WANT IT BUT WITHOUT THE WRITING, WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE THERE. WE ARE LITERALLY STEPPING INTO LEADERSHIP IN KYLE AND THEY ARE ASKING ME TO TABLE THIS SO THEY CAN HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE IT AND WEIGH IN, LITERALLY LEADERSHIP CHANGES AND IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE A CONTINUITY, THAT IS WHY THESE WORDS ARE WRITTEN DOWN AND THESE AGREEMENTS ARE YOU ARE ASKING THIS, IT IS VERY REASONABLE. AND I WANT TO REMIND ANYBODY WATCHING, ANY KIND OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT OR ANYTHING ELSE , WE ARE TABLING IT UNTIL NEW LEADERSHIP HAS A CHANCE TO REVIEW IT. IT DOESN'T DELAY IT, BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS STILL IN MOTION, EVERYTHING IS STILL A PRIORITY. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASK BUT I LOVE THE SUPPORT AND I JUST WANTED TO BRING IT OUT SO

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>> I JUST WANT TO SAY , RIGHT NOW WE DON'T KNOW THE SIZE OF THE PLAN, WE STILL HAVE THE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR KYLE ONLY AND WE NEED TO HAVE MORE ANSWERS ABOUT WHAT SIZE IT IS GOING TO BE AND WHAT THE IMPLICATIONS OF THOSE COSTS WILL BE AS WELL.

>> CORRECT, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR REMINDING US BUT WE ARE NOT DONE. AND CANDACE, ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO WRAP UP WITH

ON THIS PRESENTATION? >> I WOULD LIKE TO GET CLARITY REGARDING THE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR WIMBERLY, IS IT THE COURTS GUIDANCE TO STAFF TO LOOK INTO THAT AND BRING SOME

RECOMMENDATIONS BACK? >> I WILL SUPPORT IT, YES.

>> YES, I WAS GOING TO SAY I FEEL LIKE WE HAVE SOME SUPPORT, JUST NEED SOME VISIBILITY ON THAT.

>> 100%, ABSOLUTELY. >> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WHEN WE WERE LOOKING AT MATTHEW'S PRESENTATION, WE ARE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THE USE OF THE TERM PET RESOURCE CENTER AND REGIONAL IN THAT PRESENTATION. WE HAVE REFERENCES TO THE PRC AND WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE PRC YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT FULL PROGRAMMATIC'S AND THAT IS NOT THE RECOMMENDATION SO WE HAVE TO EDIT THOSE THINGS AS WE ARE TALKING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

REGIONAL IS USED IN THAT PRESENTATION, PRC IS USED IN THAT PRESENTATION AND THAT IS A DIFFERENT DIRECTION THAN WE HAVE

GONE. >> REGARDING MESSAGING AND WHAT

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JUST GET A MOTION AND SECOND. >> SECOND.

>> THANK YOU. >> YES, GIVEN THE TIME OF YEAR, WE HAVE FOUR ADDITIONAL INVOICES THAT WE ARE ADDING TO ITEM G1 , WHICH IS APPROVED PAYMENT OF COUNTY INVOICES, I LEFT A LIST OF THEM ON YOUR DESKS. THEY ARE FOR PROJECTS WHERE TXDOT IS REQUESTING FUNDS BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND WE HAVE TWO FOUR QUARTER TITLES FOR PARCELS WE NEED TO GET CLOSED OUT BY THE END OF THE YEAR SO THESE FOUR TITLED -- TOTALED 5 MILLION.

>> I'VE GOT A MOTION AND SECOND AND IF YOU WANT TO ADD COMMENTS TO THAT? IT'S ALL GOOD, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M IN THE

RIGHT SPACE. >> SO ON NUMBER NINE AND 13, I JUST WANT THE COURT TO KNOW THAT THOSE ARE BOTH NEW SOFTWARE REQUESTS, USUALLY THOSE GO IN MISCELLANEOUS. ON 13TH WE ARE ADDING THOSE EXISTING TYLER CONTRACTS, USUALLY WHEN WE DO AMENDMENTS UNDER THE CONTRACT THEY GO INTO CONSENT BUT I JUST WANT TO HAVE YOU BE AWARE IT IS NEW SOFTWARE AND ALSO NUMBER

NINE, THAT IS SOFTWARE. >> I KNOW COMMISSIONER INGALSBE USUALLY LIKES TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PROTECTION SERVICES

REAPPOINTMENTS. >> YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, WE

ARE MOST GRATEFUL. >> I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE MY PAGE THERE, IF YOU WOULD LIST THOSE?

>> SHARE. >> WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OVER $15,000 IN DONATIONS FOR THE CHILD PROTECTION SERVICE BOARD, $1000 FROM THE CITY OF BUDA , $600 FROM KT FENCES, $2000 FROM DRIPPING SPRINGS COOKOFF CLUB, $1000 FROM AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES AND 120 FROM DATA SIGNIFY.

>> I ALSO WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FROM OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR ONE OF THE ITEMS, FOR THE BOBCAT SHADOW PROGRAM, SHE REALLY TOOK THIS AND RAN WITH IT AND I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR HER FOR THIS NEXT WEDNESDAY AND PARTNERING WITH

TEXAS STATE. >> I LOVE IT, WELL DONE, ABSOLUTELY. IF NOTHING ELSE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLE .

[K.7. Discussion and possible action to establish one new DWI & Drug Court Case Manager grade 120 and regrade the Paralegal slot 0274-010 to DWI & Drug Courts Administrator grade 122 effective January 1, 2026; and authorize equipment purchases for the new DWI & Drug Specialty Courts within the District Court & County Courts at Law and amend the budget accordingly. BECERRA/INGALSBE/HALL/KEY]

[01:20:01]

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER, COMMISSIONER SMITH, COMMISSIONER INGALSBE, COMMISSIONER COHEN, JUDGE BECERRA ?

>> YES, WELL DONE. DEPARTMENT HEADS, WHAT AGENDA ITEM WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO HIT? K1 AND K7. K7 ONLY.

>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ESTABLISH ONE NEW DWI AND REGRADE THE PARALEGAL SLIDE 0274-010 TO DWI AND DRUG COURTS ADMINISTRATOR, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 21ST, 2026 AND AUTHORIZE EQUIPMENT PURCHASES FOR THE DRUG SPECIALTY COURTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT COURT AND COUNTY COURTS AT LAW AND AMEND THE BUDGET

ACCORDINGLY. >> SECOND.

>> OKAY, YOUR NAME AND TITLE FOR THE PUBLIC.

>> I WAS HERE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE ASKED FOR APPROVAL ON BEHALF OF OUR DRUG COURT AND DWI COURT FOR A NEW POSITION OF DWI AND DRUG COURT CASE MANAGER, THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION ABOUT NOT ONLY THE JOB DUTIES BUT ALSO THE QUALIFICATIONS WE WERE LOOKING FOR, WE HAD SOME MEETINGS THAT CLARIFIED THAT. AS I MENTIONED, AFTER WE GOT APPROVAL FROM THE RESOLUTION FROM THE COURT, APPROVING THE DRUG COURT AND DWI COURT, WE HAD TO DO A LOT OF APPLICATIONS AND SO FORTH TO THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION SO WE JUST GOT CERTIFIED TO OPERATE OUR DRUG COURT AND DWI COURT ON THE 20TH. IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL TO HAVE THIS DATA THE COURT CASE MANAGER AND THE TASK AND QUALIFICATION THAT WE ADDED JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION IS THAT WE ARE ASKING FOR A LICENSE DEPENDENCY, LCD LICENSE, LIKE CHEMICAL DEPENDS -- DEPENDENCY COUNSELOR, THAT WILL HELP REVIEW THE CASES IN THE DRUG COURT PARTICULARLY. JUDGE HALL HAS DONE A LOT OF THE GROUNDWORK IN GETTING THE REQUEST IN AND THE BUDGET, I DON'T HAVE THE DOCUMENTATION WITH ME TODAY BECAUSE I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO BE HERE BUT HE WAS HELD UP IN COURT. ANYWAY, I BELIEVE THAT IS BUDGETED AND WE ARE ASKING FOR APPROVAL ON THAT.

ALSO, THERE IS A PERSON RIGHT NOW WHO IS A PARALEGAL WHO WORKS IN THE COUNTY COURT OF LAWS AND WE ARE REQUESTING THAT HE BE UPGRADED TO BE THE DWI COURT ADMINISTRATOR, HE HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY FOR A YEAR ON THIS TO GET THIS GOING. AND SOME EQUIPMENT REQUESTS THAT ARE IN THERE, WE ARE ANXIOUS TO GET

THAT UNDERWAY. >> THANK YOU , ASKED THE COSPONSOR, I WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO YOU FIRST.

>> THANK YOU, JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR VICKI.

>> SORRY, HER BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS ARE IN THE WAY.

>> IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER HER AS FAR AS FUNDING.

VICKI DORSETT, COUNTY BUDGET OFFICER, WE DID SET ASIDE SOME FUNDING TO ESTABLISH POSITIONS FOR THE DWI AND DRUG SPECIALTY COURTS. THERE WAS ALSO A NEW POSITION ADDED WHICH IS THE REGRADE WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY ON THE AGENDA TWO WEEKS AGO, WHICH THAT HAS BEEN ADDED TO BASICALLY MIMIC TE OTHER SPECIALTY COURTS THAT ARE IN PLACE TO HAVE THAT COURT ADMINISTRATOR LEADING THAT SIDE AND ALSO TO REGRADE, I'M SORRY, REGRADE HIM AND ADD THE NEW POSITION FOR THE CASE MANAGER WITH THE LICENSES SO THE FUNDING IS THERE, THE FUNDING WAS ESTABLISHED SO WE ARE JUST MOVING IN AND ESTABLISHING THAT BUDGET AND OPERATING BUDGET FOR

THAT COURT. >> OKAY, THANK YOU.

>> SHE SAID A FEW PIECES THAT I SUPPORT, THE CONTINUITY AND CONSISTENCY, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

>> IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE, SOUNDS GREAT.

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD IN THE REGULAR BUDGET PROCESS AND ANTICIPATING THIS, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE TO MAKE A SLIGHT ADJUSTMENT ON THE REGRADE, I'M OKAY WITH THAT. BUT IT MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER, WHENEVER WE CREATE THESE POSITIONS MIDYEAR TO KNOW WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR BACK IN OCTOBER. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AND I WANT TO

SEE THAT IN THE FUTURE, TOO. >> I'M JUST TAKING ADVANTAGE OF

HIS GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. >> CALLED THE ROLE.

[01:25:02]

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH, COMMISSIONER COHEN, COMMISSIONER HAMMER, COMMISSIONER INGALSBE, JUDGE BECERRA ?

[K.21. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of an Interlocal Agreement between Hays County, the City of Kyle, and the City of Buda related to the construction, operation, and use of the Kyle Animal Shelter. COHEN/BOUTTE/GONZALES]

>> YES. KEEP DOING GREAT WORK. SO, CAN WE OPEN K21?

>> DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY , THE CITY OF KYLE AND THE CITY OF BUDA RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND USE OF THE KYLE ANIMAL SHELTER.

>> SECOND. >> COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU HAVE DONE ON THIS FRONT, AND I ASK THAT THE LEADERSHIP OF KYLE TABLE THIS ONCE, JUST ONCE, AND I WANT TO HEAR IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH THAT, I JUST WANT TO SEE HOW YOU FEEL

ABOUT THIS. >> CANDACE, I KNOW THAT WE ARE KIND OF ON SCHEDULE WITH THEM, I'M NOT SURE IF THEY ARE TAKING ACTION ON THAT TONIGHT, IF YOU WOULD JUST SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF

THAT? >> SO THIS MORNING I DID SPEAK WITH BRIAN LANGLEY, THE CITY MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF KYLE, THIS ITEM ON THEIR AGENDA WAS MOVING FORWARD AND HE SAID THAT YES, HE PLANS TO PRESENT THIS TO HIS COUNSEL THIS EVENING AND THAT WE ARE MOVING FULL SPEED AHEAD. BUT AS OF NOW IT WILL BE

ON THE ORIGINAL. >> WILL IT DELAY ANYTHING OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING, IF WE BRING IT BACK, I MEAN WE ARE NOT MEETING UNTIL JANUARY, SO I JUST DON'T KNOW, I MEAN I AGREE JUDGE, I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY WOULD TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH THE NEW MEMBERS THAT ARE COMING IN. BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO BE LEAVING ALSO BUT I'M WONDERING WILL THEY HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THEM UP TO SPEED IF WE MOVE FORWARD TODAY? THIS IS THE FIRST THAT I HEARD WE WOULD BE ASKED TO

CONSIDER A PAUSE. >> ONLY ON THE AGREEMENT BUT NOT ON THE PROJECT BUT THERE IS NOTHING THAT A PAUSE WOULD DELAY

ON THE OPERATIONAL SIDE. >> I WOULD SAY, I KNOW THAT THE CITY OF KYLE ALSO HAS THE DESIGN CONTRACT ON THEIR AGENDA AS WELL, AND I WOULD BELIEVE IF WE WAITED A COUPLE WEEKS UNTIL JANUARY 6, I GUESS OUR NEXT MEETING, IT WOULDN'T CAUSE A HUGE DELAY BUT I DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE AGREEMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DISCUSSED TONIGHT TO MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD.

>> CANDACE, IS THERE ANYWAY IF WE DON'T TAKE ACTION ON THIS RGHT NOW THAT YOU MIGHT MAKE A PHONE CALL AND JUST ENSURE WHAT THE REQUEST IS AND IF THAT WOULD CAUSE ANY ISSUES, I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT AND JUDGE, WE CAN COME BACK TO IT.

>> ABSOLUTELY, THAT IS PERFECTLY FINE BECAUSE I WANT TO GIVE OUR FELLOW OFFICIALS THE RESPECT THEY DESERVE AND IN ADDITION, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, THROUGH THE THINGS WE HAVE SEEN, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND HIGHLIGHTING THE POINTS, I BELIEVE FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, I BELIEVE THESE THINGS OF DESIGNING AND ET CETERA ARE GOING TO HAPPEN ANYWAY, THAT'S JUST KIND OF HOW I THINK. SO IF JUSTIFY PUSHING THIS, NOT TO DELAY FOR ONE QUARTER CYCLE BUT I BELIEVE THESE THINGS ARE GOING

TO HAPPEN ANYWAY. >> I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT AS WELL, I BELIEVE BUDA IS CONSIDERING THIS BY THE END OF THE YEAR AS WELL SO I DON'T REPRESENT KYLE, I REPRESENT BUDA AND I APPRECIATE THE CITY OF KYLE, I KNOW THEY HAVE PUT IN A LOT OF EFFORT. I KNOW AT LEAST FROM MY CONSTITUENTS, THAT MUNICIPALITY IS MOVING FORWARD BY THE END OF THE YEAR. WE CAN MAKE THE PHONE CALL AND BRING IT BACK BUT I JUST WOULD LIKE TO

MOVE FORWARD WITH IT TODAY. >> BUDA HAS THEIR PAST SET NUMBERS BUT ANYWAY, IN THE MEANTIME WE WILL TAKE A LIST TO

[K.2. Discussion and possible action to authorize the Hays County Tax Assessor-Collector to deputize local motor vehicle dealers to act as limited-service deputy dealers and approve Limited-Service Deputy Dealer Agreement Template. BECERRA/ESCOBAR]

[01:30:03]

GO, IS IT K2, OR K3? >> K2,

>> MOTION AND SECOND. >> THANK YOU, THREE MINUTES TO GET THIS READ AND THEN YOU GUYS CAN GO.

>> COMMENT FROM BREWSTER FROM SAN MARCUS, COMMENT ABOUT POSSIBLE ACTION AGAINST LOCAL MOTOR VEHICLES AND APPROVE LIMITED DEPUTY DEALER, PASSING HOUSE BILL 17 AND IT TOOK EFFECT ON JULY 1ST, 2025, THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES NO LONGER REQUIRES A DEALERSHIP TITLE TO BE DEPUTIZED BY THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR TO PROCESS TITLE COLLECTIONS PROCESSED THROUGH THE STATE, DEALERSHIPS ARE WARRANTED THROUGH THE COUNTY TO PROTECT FINANCIAL LAWS DUE TO FINANCIAL AND UNETHICAL ACTIONS, THIS BOND IS A BOND FOR A TYPE OF LICENSE AND PERMIT BOND THAT GUARANTEES THE DEALER WILL COMPLY WITH TEXAS LAWS SUCH AS PROPERTY TRANSFERRING TITLES AND COLLECTING TAXES AND FEES, THE BOND WHICH IS SET AT $50,000 IS A TWO YEAR REQUIREMENT PROVIDES A FINANCIAL GUARANTEE THAT CONSUMERS CAN FILE A CLAIM AGAINST IF A DEALER FAILS TO FOLLOW THE LAW. THREE, GRANTING ESCOBAR'S REQUEST WILL CREATE HIRING INTERFERENCE FOR DEALERSHIPS, DEALERSHIPS WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR, THEIR WEEKLY DEALS WHICH ARE ALREADY ACCESSIBLE BY THE COUNTY. DEALERSHIPS WILL HAVE A HIRING PROCESS IN PLACE WHICH REQUIRE DRUG TEST TO BECOME A TITLE CLICK, IT IS A COST, GRANTING THE REQUEST WILL GIVE THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR THE AUTHORITY TO REFUSE TO DEPUTIZE THE NEW DEALERSHIP HIRE FOR ANY CAUSE OR REASON BY GRANTING THE REQUEST TO ALSO GIVE JENNIFER ESCOBAR THE TITLE TO SERVE ANY SERVICES TO THE PEOPLE OF HAYS COUNTY .

HER UNAUTHORIZED ACTIONS AND REFUSAL RESULTED IN DEALER CLERKS BEING TERMINATED FROM THE POSITION, SEVEN, ESCOBAR IS MISLEADING THE COURT BY STATING IN RESPONSE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIPS TO DEPUTIZE, IT IS THE REASON SHE IS MAKING THE REQUEST RATHER DEPUTIZE IN IS A REQUIREMENT IN HAYS COUNTY , AND DEALERSHIPS ARE ALSO CONTACTING THE TAX OFFICE WHEN THE NEW TITLE CLERK IS HIRED, JENNIFER ESCOBAR'S REQUEST IS AN OVERREACH IN HER POSITION AND GETS AN OPPORTUNITY TO MICROMANAGE DEALERSHIPS AND PREVENT TITLE SERVICES TO OPEN IN HAYS COUNTY , THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR ROLE IS TO OVERSEE REGISTRATION FOR THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND IMPLEMENT CHANGES TO HOUSE BILL 718. I'M ASKING FOR THE COURT TO DENY HER REQUEST TODAY FOR

THESE REASONS. >> THANK YOU, AND THERE ARE TWO

NAMES? >> BREWSTER BROCKTON AND MIGUEL

MENDEZ. >> GOT IT, AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, STATING YOUR NAME AND TITLE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO ADDRESS WHAT THEY ARE SAYING BUT JUST SPEAK ABOUT YOUR ITEM.

>> GOOD MORNING, MY NAME IS JENNIFER ESCOBAR AND I'M THE TAX ASSESSOR AND WE BROUGHT THIS FORWARD TO JUST UPDATE THE CURRENT CONTRACT, THE CONTRACT WAS FROM 1994, SO IT HAS A LOT OF OUTDATED, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY, DEFINITIONS AND INFORMATION? THIS IS MARY, SHE IS MY MOTOR VEHICLE MANAGER AND SHE IS SPEARHEADING THE CONTRACT BECAUSE IT IS SO OLD SO WHAT WE ARE WANTING TO DO, UPDATE THIS RELEVANT INFORMATION AND ALSO INCLUDE THE HOSPITAL INFORMATION SO IT'S JUST MORE CURRENT. THAT

IS ALL WE ARE DOING. >> KATHRYN IS THE ONE THAT

HELPED US. >> PERFECT, CATHERINE, DO YOU MIND SITTING WHERE JORDAN SITS? I KNOW, IT IS A SHARED MICROPHONE, BUT STATE YOUR NAME AND TELL US WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT

[01:35:07]

THIS. >>

>> MY NAME IS CATHERINE HOWARD AND I'M THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN THE CA'S OFFICE. I'VE GOT A COPY RIGHT HERE, THAT ACTUALLY I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE PUBLIC, THERE WAS MEANING BY THAT, HB 17 WAS MEANT TO RECTIFY THE PAPER PLATES ISSUE THAT WE SAW PRIMARILY AROUND HARRIS COUNTY, THERE WAS NO MENTION OF THE AUTHORIZING STATUTE FOR DEALERS, THAT WAS LAST ADDRESSED BY THE LEGISLATURE IN 2013 OR 15, SO NOT SURE WHAT THAT WAS ABOUT. AND I DID UPDATE AND MODERNIZE THE LANGUAGE IN THE

AGREEMENT. >> AND WHAT THEY ARE SEEKING HIS APPROVAL OF THE UPDATED CONTRACT AND YOU HAVE PERSONALLY

INTERACTED WITH? >> CORRECT.

>> I KNOW MY COLLEAGUES HAD SOME CONCERNS, I THINK THERE MIGHT BE SOME FRAUD ISSUES AND I JUST WANTED TO ENSURE THAT, AND I GUESS I WASN'T CLEAR, JUDGE, THAT THE LAST TIME I CAME TO COURT, THAT HE WOULD JUST UPDATE ME ON THE CONTRACT. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A NEW CONTRACT. BUT ANYWAY, DO YOU KNOW OF ANY CONCERNS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST THAT WE SHOULD BE

CONCERNED ABOUT? >> ONE SECOND. I KNOW YOU MENTIONED FRAUD AND WHILE IT IS CLOSE TO THIS, THE FRAUD THAT WAS MENTIONED IS VALID BUT IT WAS FROM A PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION, NOTHING TO DO --

>> I WILL CLARIFY, IT WAS FROM AN EMPLOYEE, A PREVIOUS

EMPLOYEE, SHE WAS IN THE OFFICE. >> I DON'T WANT TO BE PUNISHING PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THAT DEPARTMENT NEEDLESSLY. THAT IS NOT THE INTENT, IT IS TO MAKE SURE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT A BYPRODUCT THAT YOU ARE RESPONDING TO, OH, THIS HAPPENED AND LET ME DO SOMETHING ABOUT

IT. >> THAT INTERACTION REMINDED ME OF WHAT HAPPENED, BUT ANYWAY, ARE THERE ANY ISSUES THAT WE

NEED TO KNOW? >> THE CONTRACT IS MAKING IT MORE SECURE,NOW DEALERSHIPS HAVE TO DEAL WITH STICKER PAPER , ALL THE WAY UP TO $1 MILLION, SO IT IS PROTECTING US EVEN MORE SO THAN I DID BEFORE, LIKE I SAID, IT WAS DONE IN 1994 AND THAT WAS A $50,000 BOND. SO IT'S JUST OUTDATED.

>> THANK YOU AND COMMISSIONERS --

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO MENTION THAT IN THE NEW CONTRACT, THE OLD CONTRACT STATED INVENTORY THAT WAS ISSUED PRIOR TO 718, WE WERE ISSUING LICENSE PLATES, WE WERE ISSUING STICKER BOOKS, WE WERE EVEN IN SOME CASES ISSUING EQUIPMENT. SINCE 1994, EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED. WITH HOUSE BILL 718, THE REQUIREMENT IS JUST THE STICKER PAPER WHICH IS A REGISTRATION RECEIPT THAT IS PROCESSED AND ISSUED AND THAT'S THE ONLY INVENTORY ITEM THAT WE HAVE NOW BUT, BECAUSE HOW IMPORTANT THAT STICKER PAPER IS, WE HAVE TO HAVE THE BOND TO SUPPORT IT, THAT IS THE REASONING WHY WE ARE CHANGING, ONE OF THE REASONS WE ARE CHANGING. IN THE OLD CONTRACT, IT STATED DOCUMENTS THAT WE NO LONGER USE. THAT IS ONE REASON WHY WE WANT TO COME UP WITH A NEW CONTRACT SO THAT GOING FORWARD WITH THE NEW SYSTEM WE ARE USING, IT UPDATES WITH EACH OTHER.

>> AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER SMITH, AND CLARIFYING YOUR NAME, THANK YOU FOR THAT, BECAUSE I NEVER WANT TO MAKE THE WONDERFUL JENNIFER FROM BEFORE LOOK NEGATIVE IN ANY WAY AND THAT IS NOT MY INTENT EITHER. IT WAS PROPERLY HANDLED, 100%, AND THE PREVIOUS TAX ASSESSOR HANDLED IT BEAUTIFULLY, HOW TO REMEDY IT AND WORK WITH AUTHORITIES SO, IT'S JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE GETS THAT TITLE ANYWHERE, ANY QUESTIONS OR

COMMENTS ON THIS SIDE? >> I WAS GOING TO SAY, IT ALSO HAS FRAUD, IN TERMS OF BEING BLUNTLY STATED, AND IT HAS BEEN IN OTHER COUNTIES AND AREAS AS WELL.

>> THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD AND I TRIED TO DO MY DUE DILIGENCE FROM WHEN YOU BROUGHT IT THE FIRST TIME UNTIL NOW, I AM COMPLETELY AGREE, THIS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE UPDATED IN THE

[01:40:06]

>> YES, I HAVE DENIED ONE PERSON TO BE DEPUTIZED INSIDE THE DEALERSHIP, HE IS TO WORK FOR THE TAX OFFICE AND HE IS

DISGRUNTLED. >> SO, WHAT WAS THAT DENIAL?

>> HOW SHOULD I PUT IT? I WAS NEW WHEN HE WANTED TO BE DEPUTIZED SO I DEFER TO MY STAFF AND APPARENTLY HE HAD SOME ISSUES IN THE OFFICE AND I WASN'T COMFORTABLE DEPUTIZING

HIM, JUST THAT SINGLE PERSON. >> THAT IS PROBABLY ENOUGH INFORMATION, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> I GET THAT BUT, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO THIS PERSON IS, BUT AS THEY MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS UNDER STATE LAW, DO WE HAVE A DUTY TO DEPUTIZE HIM? I'M ASKING BECAUSE I JUST DON'T

KNOW. >> IT IS WITHIN, IT IS HER RESPONSIBILITY, HER BOND ON THE LINE, WHEN THINGS GO WRONG.

>> GOOD QUESTION.IF THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS,

PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. >> MAY I JUST SAY ONE THING TO THAT, JENNIFER DECIDES WHO IS GOING TO WORK FOR HER AND WHO IS NOT. SHE DEPUTIZE US THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY WHETHER IT BE A DEPUTY OR EMPLOYEE, IT IS HER DISCRETION AS TO WHO WORKS FOR HER , AND THE LAW ALLOWS HER TO MAKE THAT TYPE OF DECISION. SO SHE GETS TO DECIDE, JUST LIKE SHE GETS TO DECIDE WHO IS GOING

TO WORK IN OUR OFFICE. >> WELL ARTICULATED, THANK YOU

[K.3. Discussion and possible action to approve the Assessment and Collection Agreement with Hays County MUD # 12. COHEN/ESCOBAR]

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE, COMMISSIONER COHEN, COMMISSIONER

HAMMER , COMMISSIONER SMITH? >> MOST DEFINITELY. THANK YOU

FOR BEING HERE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND, THIS IS UNIVERSAL COLLECTIONS, I FEEL BAD SAYING THE WORD GENERIC BUT IT IS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL .

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER, COMMISSIONER COHEN, COMMISSIONER

[K.8. Discussion and possible action to authorize the Election's Office to hire the Elections Administrative Specialist approved in the FY2026 annual budget process effective May 1, 2026 to be effective January 16, 2026 utilizing the Election Contract Fee Fund and amend the budget accordingly. HAMMER/DOINOFF]

>> YES, ARE YOU READY? WHAT IS YOUR NUMBER? PLEASE OPEN K8.

>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE ELECTIONS OFFICE TO HIRE THE ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST APPROVED IN THE FY TUNING 26, ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS EFFECTIVE MAY 1ST, 2026 TO BE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 16TH, 2026 UTILIZING THE ELECTION CONTRACT FEE FUND AND AMEND THE BUDGET

ACCORDINGLY. >> I'M JUST ASKING TO MOVE THIS TO JANUARY 16TH, START DATE AND WE WILL PAY FOR THAT OUT OF MY

ELECTION BUDGET. >> ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?

>> I'M ALL FOR AUTONOMY ON THE BUDGET.

>> I AM, TOO. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL .

[K.1. Discussion and possible action to approve Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service's hiring of Savannah Bushkuhl as the Agriculture & Natural Resources (ANR) Extension for Hays County. BECERRA]

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH, COMMISSIONER HAMMER, COMMISSIONER COHEN, COMMISSIONER INGALSBE, JUDGE BECERRA ?

>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO. PLEASE OPEN K1.

>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE TEXAS A&M AGGRO LIFE EXTENSION SERVICES HIRING SAVANNA BUSHKUHL AS THE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES EXTENSION FOR HAYS

COUNTY . >> I'M SUPER EXCITED TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW COWORKER, SAVANNA BUSHKUHL, SHE IS COMING TO OUR SIDE OVER HERE AND SHE IS A LOCAL RESIDENT OF KYLE, SO I

WILL LET HER SPEAK. >> LIKE KATE SAID, THE LAST FOUR YEARS I WORKED FOR THE EXTENSION PROGRAM AND GUADALUPE COUNTY AS THE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE AGENT, I'M ORIGINALLY FROM SPRING BRANCH, SO I'M CLOSE TO HOME WHICH IS EXCITING, I RECEIVED MY BACHELORS FROM [INDISCERNIBLE] AND LAST DECEMBER I GRADUATED FROM TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY WITH MY MASTERS

[01:45:02]

>> WELCOME, SAVANNAH. >> WELCOME TO THE TEAM.

>> THANK YOU. >> GLAD TO SAY YOU UPGRADED TO AGGREGATE UP -- AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AT A& M. I TAUGHT IN THAT DEPARTMENT FOR THREE YEARS, SO WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HERE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU.

>> BEAUTIFUL, WELL DONE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL .

[K.6. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a quote regarding implementing the Tyler Technologies Justice Case Access platform and amend the budget accordingly. BECERRA/MCGILL/CALVERT]

>> THANK YOU, HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY AND THANK YOU FOR HELPING US. OKAY, AS WE WERE, WHAT NUMBER?

>> K6, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE QUOTE REGARDING IMPLEMENTING THE TYLER TECHNOLOGIES JUSTICE CASE ACCESS PLATFORM AND AMEND THE BUDGET

ACCORDINGLY. >> DURING THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET PROCESS, I MET WITH AMANDA CALVERT ABOUT PROVIDING A MORE ROBUST PUBLIC JUDICIAL ACCESS FOR THE WEBSITE FOR THE COURT CASES THAT HAS A DOCUMENT COMPONENT TO IT, OUR CURRENT PORTAL DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO COURT DOCUMENTS, SO WE MET WITH TYLER TECH TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THE FEATURES SET UP. THIS NOT ONLY WILL BE FOR THE DISTRICT CLERK BUT ALL THE OTHER COURTS IN THE COUNTY WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS AS WELL AND IT JUST GOES ON WITH OUR INITIATIVE, ALONG WITH OUR NEW WEBSITE TO MAKE AS MANY SERVICES AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN MOVING FORWARD. SO IT FITS ALONG WITH OUR LONG-TERM STRATEGIC PLAN. I WAS 100% SUPPORTIVE OF THAT PROJECT.

>> BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER SMITH? ALL GOOD,

THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER, COMMISSIONER SMITH, COMMISSIONER COHEN, COMMISSIONER INGALSBE ,

JUDGE BECERRA ? >> YES. SHORT PAUSE.

>> JUST A QUICK UPDATE, THE VERIFICATION PROCESS HAS BEEN

UPDATED. >> AND IT IS A $200,000 SAVINGS, I'M SURE EVERYBODY APPROVES OF THAT AND I SAY YES, THANK YOU SO

[K.22. Discussion and possible action to obtain an outside legal opinion concerning disbursement of funds from the recently canceled procurement process. BECERRA/TENORIO]

>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO OBTAIN OUTSIDE LEGAL OPINION CONCERNING DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FROM THE RECENTLY

CANCELED PROCUREMENT PROCESS. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.

>> I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS ACTION ITEM AND THAT'S ALL I REALLY WANTED TO SAY AND THANK YOU. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW WE MOVE FORWARD.

>> WE WILL PASS IT ON TO JORDAN AND SEE WHAT SHE SUGGEST FOR THE

ROAD MAP. >> JORDAN POWELL, FIRST ASSISTANT, PER THE COURT'S DIRECTION AND MOTION A FEW WEEKS AGO I HAVE OBTAINED TWO LETTERS OF ENGAGEMENT FROM THE FIRM REQUESTED, I HAVE THOSE BOTH READY, NEITHER FIRM HAS COMPLEX.

SO, IF THE COURT WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD, I CAN DRAFT A MOTION TO ENGAGE A PARTICULAR FIRM IF THE COURT IS TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT

FRONT. >> SOUNDS GOOD.

>> MAY I MAKE A RECOMMENDATION AND WE JUST CHOOSE ONE OF THEM?

>> WE CHOOSE ONE, THE CONVERSATION WE HAD, I SUGGESTED ONE OF THE FIRMS AND THEY ACTUALLY DO WORK FOR THE COUNTY SO IT IS PREFERABLE IN MY VIEW TO USE SOMEONE THAT WORKS WITH ALL 254 COUNTIES AND HAS FAMILIARITY.

>> IS HE THE ONE ON THE LIST? >> I WOULD PREFER IF YOU WANT TO DRAFT A MOTION TO MOVE FORWARD.

>> OKAY, PERFECT, THAT WILL BE DRAFTED AND WE WILL LEAVE THIS PENDING AND WHEN THE MOTION IS READY SHE WILL BRING IT BACK UP.

>> OKAY, THUMBS UP. >> OKAY, THANK YOU, WHO ELSE IS

[K.16. Discussion and possible action to approve the selection of HDR Engineering to provide a water study for the County; and authorize staff and counsel to negotiate a contract. HAMMER/HUNT]

READY FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM? >> I WAS GOING TO SAY, CAN WE DO

[01:50:02]

K16? >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SELECTION OF HDR ENGINEERING TO PROVIDE A WATER STUDY FOR THE COUNTY AND AUTHORIZE STAFF AND COUNSEL TO

NEGOTIATE A CONTRACT. >> ALTHOUGH I FIND THAT VERY INTRIGUING AND I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEA, I WANT

TO KNOW MORE. >> YES, SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY 2011 WAS THE LAST TIME WE HAD A WATER STUDY DONE FOR THE COUNTY, WE'VE GOT SOME BIG THINGS ON THE HORIZON FOR OUR WATER, AS EVERYONE KNOWS, I DON'T HAVE TO REITERATE THAT WE ARE IN A STRESSED SITUATION BUT, I KNOW THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH OTHER COMMISSIONERS, TAKING WHAT THEY ALSO WANT FROM THEIR PROSPECTIVE PRECINCT AND ALSO DEVELOP JUST KIND OF AN OVERALL SCOPE, SO I WANTED THEM TO BE ABLE TO OBVIOUSLY STATE WHAT THEY ARE WANTING TO PUT BUT JUST TO BE ABLE TO SELECT THEM, THEY WERE THE ONES THAT DID THE WATER STUDY BACK IN 2011 SO UPDATING

THAT WATER STUDY. >> THE THING I WOULD ADD AND I SINCERELY APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER HAMMER BRING THIS TO COURT, THIS WAS PRIOR TO US BEING ON THE COURT BUT I HAVE USED THE DOCUMENT FROM 2011 QUITE A BIT. AND THE OTHER THING I'M EXCITED ABOUT IS LOOKING AT REAL FLOOD STUDY FOR EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL PRECINCTS AS THEY STAND. WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS THAT IN THE PAST WE HAVE LOOKED AT OKAY, WHERE IS THE WATER COMING FROM OR WHAT VOLUME WE HAD BUT SINCE 2011, YOU'VE GOT THE ENTIRE PORTION OF THE COUNTY THAT GETS THEIR WATER FROM DIFFERENT PLACES NOW. THEY DON'T USE GROUNDWATER OR THEY BRING IN FROM OUTSIDE THE COUNTY, BUT THERE'S NOT REALLY AN ACCOUNTING OF WHERE THAT WATER IS COMING FROM OR WHAT VOLUME OR WHAT IS ACTUALLY AVAILABLE TO US. AND THE OTHER THING I HAD A REAL CONCERN ABOUT ESPECIALLY IN MY AREA IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT IS USED, WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE FACT. AND HOW WE CAN MUCH BETTER LOOK AT DISPOSING THAT WASTEWATER AND TRULY ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY SO I'M EXCITED TO HAVE AN UPDATE TO THIS, IT IS LONG OVERDUE, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE PROBABLY NEED TO LOOK AT EVERY FOUR TO FIVE YEARS AND JUST HAVE AN UPDATE BECAUSE OUR COUNTY IS CHANGING SO QUICKLY THAT THAT DATA IS OUT OF DATE WITHIN THREE YEARS. AND I'M JUST EXCITED TO FINALLY START MOVING FORWARD FROM IT.

>> AND JUST TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS MOVING FORWARD ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE WIMBERLY VALLEY, HAVING THAT UPDATED DATA IS CRUCIAL TO FIGURING OUT WHICH WAY WE NEED

TO GO. >> 100% AND WHEN YOU MENTION TALKING WITH THE COMMISSIONERS, THAT WAS 2011 OR THEY HAVE

ALREADY STARTED TALKING? >> THEY ARE DOING THEIR DUE DILIGENCE AND MEETING WITH ALL COMMISSIONERS I BELIEVE IF THAT

IS CORRECT. >> TELL US WHAT YOU KNOW SO FAR.

>> GOOD MORNING, SO THIS PROJECT IS A MIX OF A FEW THINGS, WE HAD AN OVERVIEW OF THE WATER CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTY, WE ARE ALSO DOING A PLAN FOR THE DRIPPING SPRINGS AREA AND WIMBERLY, WE ARE DOING A FLOODING ASSESSMENT WHICH WILL IDENTIFY A FLOOD MANAGEMENT EVALUATION AND PROJECT IN EACH ONE OF THE PRECINCTS. WE ARE ALSO DOING A CENTRALIZED SEWER STUDY ON THE EAST SIDE, WE HAVE A STAKEHOLDER COMPONENT BUILT INTO THIS WHOLE PROJECT AS WELL. AND WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT POLICY CONSIDERATIONS WITH THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CHANGES AND

THAT CHANGES THE WATER USAGE. >> THAT IS THE EXTENT OF IT?

>> YES. >> OKAY, I HAVE THE COUNTYWIDE LENS, SO I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU ON THE RECORD, FOR GOOD RELATIONSHIP BUILDING TO REACH OUT TO ME. ESPECIALLY WHAT COMMISSIONER SMITH BROUGHT UP ABOUT MOVEMENT OF WATER, AS THE DIRECTOR AT THIS TIME, THAT IS IMPORTANT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN FOR RECHARGE AND FOR FLOOD MITIGATION ON OTHER LEVELS AS WELL, THAT IS WHY WE BOUGHT MORE THAN $100 MILLION OF OPEN SPACE LAND, SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO

BEHOLD US WITH YOUR APPROACH. >> ABSOLUTELY.

>> AND THIS IS JUST THE SELECTION AND THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS FROM THERE, SO THERE IS STILL A LOT.

>> YES ABSOLUTELY, WE HAVE A LOT OF TIME TO MAKE IT RIGHT.

COMMISSIONERS? >> I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER HAMMER FOR LEADING THIS, WE HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION TOGETHER, I DID EXPRESS MY CONCERNS ABOUT HILLSIDE TERRACE AND THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND EVERYBODY IS

[01:55:01]

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO ASK BECAUSE IN THE SUMMARY IT DOES SAY, AND I UNDERSTAND, THAT THEY ARE DOING THE WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES PLANNING PORTION WEST OF 35 BUT I AGREE, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A MAINLY CITY RUN WATER FACILITY, BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOME IDEA LIKE THE COMMISSIONERS STATED OF WHERE THAT WATER IS COMING FROM AND WHERE IT IS GOING. SO I HOPE THAT YOU WOULD DO SOME TYPE OF FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE EAST SIDE ALSO THAT HELPS US BETTER UNDERSTAND THOSE

UTILITIES. >> YES AND AGAIN, THERE IS THAT OVERVIEW OF THE WHOLE COUNTY, WE ARE JUST TAKING A DEEPER DIVE.

>> YOU MAKE AN EXCELLENT POINT AND WHEN I SAT DOWN WITH THEM, I SAID LOOK, ONE OF THE THINGS I DON'T REALLY HAVE A CONCEPT OF AND I DON'T THINK ANYBODY IN THE COUNTY HAS A CONCEPT OF IS AWARE THOSE FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS SHOULD BE OR COULD BE AND IN OTHER WORDS, IF THERE IS WATER COMING ON THE EAST SIDE, YOU WILL HAVE TO GET RID OF, THERE IS NO COORDINATION AMONGST OUR MUNICIPALITIES AND INDIVIDUAL WATER PURVEYORS OUT THERE, THEY ARE NOT THE KINDS THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR US AS A COUNTY TO REALLY HAVE AN OVERALL OR HOLISTICALLY, THE OTHER THING THAT I ASK IS SPECIFICALLY FOR EXAMPLE, DRIPPING SPRINGS IS DOING A DOWNTOWN FLOOD STUDY, THE DOWNTOWN HAD NEVER FLOODED BEFORE AND ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO IT FLOODED TWICE. I BELIEVE BECAUSE OF THAT, WE REALLY DON'T KNOW, TO YOUR POINT, WHERE THAT WATER IS GOING TO GO AND IT'S GOING TO DRAMATICALLY IMPACT A LOT OF OUR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS, A LOT OF THAT DEVELOPMENT IS GOING OUT THERE. I WILL SAY OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN VERY PROACTIVE AND THE EARLY ADOPTION OF UPDATED DATA WHETHER IT IS THE ATLAS 13 DATA FOR FLOODING OR IF WE GET THE WATER SHIP STUDY THAT WE DID, SO WE HAVE MORE ADEQUATE, MORE UPDATED DATA THAN PROBABLY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES ON FLOODING AND WHERE THAT WATER IS GOING, MY PROBLEM IS WE DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS COMING FROM.

SO, AND I KNOW I HAVE SAID THIS A DOZEN TIMES IN THIS COURTROOM, BUT WE HAVE FLOODING PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT SIX HOURS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE COUNTY AND ALL THAT WATER SITS FOR THREE WEEKS IN SAN MARCUS. SO WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH VERY DIFFERENT ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO THE FLOODING ISSUES THAT WE HAVE IN THE COUNTY BECAUSE THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE COUNTY IS SO DRAMATICALLY

DIFFERENT. >> OUR TOPOGRAPHY IS EXACTLY RIGHT TO COMMISSIONER, AND I WANTED TO MAKE SURE, AS COMMISSIONER INGALSBE SLIGHTLY ALLUDED TO , I WANT TO BE SURE IF WE DO THIS WASTEWATER PLANNING THAT WE UNDERSTAND, BETTER THAN I EVER WILL, WHAT DOLLARS SHOULD BE SPENT BY CITIES AND DEVELOPERS AND NOT BY THE COUNTY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT PICKING UP THE DIME NEEDLESSLY OR WITHOUT HAVING TO. IF THERE IS SOMETHING WE'VE GOT TO DO I'M ALL IN.

>>

>> READY TO CALL THE ROLL. >> TODAY DOES A GOOD JOB OF BRINGING ALL OF THOSE ITEMS IN. BUT IF THERE ARE OTHER ITEMS THAT THE COURT LOOKS AT AFTER READING THE CONTRACT AND LOOKS AT I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF AN ADDENDUM TO ADD THOSE AS WELL. IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL ITEMS IN THERE, I KNOW A HOLISTIC VIEW IS WHAT WE WOULD STRIVE FOR.

>> THANK YOU. >> HOLISTIC. OKAY. PLEASE CALL

[02:00:02]

THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

[I.1. Discussion and possible action to authorize the transfer of funds to TxDOT Transportation Alternatives Set Aside (TASA) FM2325 Sidewalk Project related to Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. for construction engineering, inspection & testing (CE&I) services and amend the budget accordingly. HAMMER/A.JONES]

>> YES. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE, WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO NEXT?

>> IF WE CAN DO SOME OF THE ROADS. THEN SUBDIVISIONS.

>> START FROM THE TOP? >> START FROM THE TOP.

>> I-1. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS. RELATED TO THE PAPE-DAWSON ENGINEERS INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING, INSPECTION, TESTING SERVICES.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> NOT REALLY. THOUGHTS, THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF CNI. THEY'RE ONE OF THE MOST QUALIFIED WITHIN OUR COUNTY.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. >> YES.

[I.2. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement (2026-PSA-29) between Hays County and Quiddity Engineering, LLC to provide design services for the Centerpoint Road project in Precinct 3. HAMMER/A.JONES]

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> I-2. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT 2026-PSA-29 BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND QUIDDITY

ENGINEERING LLC. >> SO MOVED.

>> THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS DESIGN.

>> BEFORE YOU WERE HERE. >> 2016 WAS WHEN WE STARTED IT.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES.

[I.3. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement (2026-PSA-34) between Hays County and American Structurepoint, Inc. to provide Design services for the RM 150 at RM 12 Roundabout project in Precinct 4. SMITH/A.JONES]

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> RECUSING MYSELF.

>> I-3. >> I-3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT 2026-PSA-34 BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND AMERICAN CHUCK STRUCTURE POINT INC. TO PROVIDE DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE ROUND ABOUT PROJECT IN PRECINCT 4.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> JUDGE. >> THIS WAS A SELECTION DONE UNDER THE 2016 PROJECT AND IT'S THE CONTINUED FINALIZED DESIGN AS WE MOVE TO CONSTRUCTION THIS YEAR. AND IN JUST AS A REMINDER THIS IS A PROJECT THAT NOT ONLY QUALIFIED BUT WON ADDITIONAL

FUNDING FOR ITS CONSTRUCTION. >> GOOD. YEAH? PLEASE CALL THE

ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

[I.4. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement (2026-PSA-27) between Hays County and LJA Engineering, Inc. to provide Design services for the Goforth Road project (Segment 1-Cotton Gin Road to Bebee Road) (Segment 2-CR 158 to FM 150 East) in Precinct 1 and Precinct 2. INGALSBE/COHEN/A.JONES]

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> I-4. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND LJA ENGINEERING INC.

TO PROVIDE DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE GOFORTH ROAD PROJECT.

SEGMENT 1, SEGMENT 2 AND PRECINCT 1 AND PRECINCT 2.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? >> WE'RE GOOD. WE HAD ALREADY

HIGHLIGHTED. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

[I.5. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement (2026-PSA-28) between Hays County and Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to provide design services on the Windy Hill Road (Ultimate) (Purple Martin Avenue to FM 2001) project in Precinct 2. COHEN/A.JONES]

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> I-5. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AAGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY COUNTY AND KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES INC. TO PROVIDE DESIGN SERVICES ON THE WINDY HILL RODE ULTIMATE PROJECT IN PRECINCT 2.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALLED ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

[I.6. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement (2026-PSA-22) between Hays County and LJA Engineering, Inc. to provide design services for the High Road Project in Precinct 1. INGALSBE/A.JONES]

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. >> I-6.

>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND LJA ENGINEERING INC. TO PROVIDE DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE HIGH ROAD PROJECT IN PRECINCT 1.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. >> YES.

[I.7. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement (2026-PSA-23) between Hays County and Doucet & Associates, Inc. (A Kleinfelder Company) to provide Design services for the Old Bastrop Highway / CR 266 project in Precinct 1. INGALSBE/A.JONES]

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

>> I-7. DISCUSSIONAND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND DOUCET AND ASSOCIATES INC. TO PROVIDE DESIGN SERVICES

FOR THE OLD BASTROP HIGHWAY. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THAT

DESIGN. >> THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE

ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

[I.8. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement (2026-PSA-32) between Hays County and LJA Engineering, Inc to provide Right of Way services for the Centerpoint Road project in Precinct 3. HAMMER/A.JONES]

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

[02:05:02]

>> YES. >> L I-8.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

[I.9. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement (2026-PSA-43) between Hays County and American Structurepoint, Inc. to provide design services for the Dripping Springs Southwest Connection project in Precinct No. 3 and Precinct No. 4. SMITH/HAMMER/A.JONES]

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES.

>> I-9. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> JUST THE EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHWEST CONNECTION FROM THE EXISTING 150 AT 12 ROUND ABOUT. PRECINCT 4 AND 3 AND WOULD CONNECT AT THE MARTIN ROAD INTERSECTION.

>> AT 290? >> AT 2903 PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[I.10. Discussion and possible action to approve the selection of Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to provide design services for the FM 2001 East project in Precinct 1; and authorize staff and counsel to negotiate a contract. INGALSBE/A.JONES]

>>

>> I-10. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE SELECTION OF KIMLEY-HORN ASSOCIATES INC. TO PROVIDE DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE FM 2001 EAST PROJECT IN PRECINCT 1.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>

>> THIS IS A STOPPING POINT. ANY UPDATES?

[K.22. Discussion and possible action to obtain an outside legal opinion concerning disbursement of funds from the recently canceled procurement process. BECERRA/TENORIO]

>> ONE OR TWO UPDATES. >> GIVE IT TO COMMISSIONER SMITH. OPEN K 22. SEEMS LIKE WE'RE READY FOR IT.

>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO OBTAIN AN OUTSIDE LEGAL OPINION CONCERNING DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS FROM A RECENTLY CANCELED PROCUREMENT PROCESS.

>> SO MOVED. >> I MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE ENGAGEMENT OF AND EXECUTION OF RETAINER AGREEMENT TO ANALYZE NUMBER ONE WHETHER THE DISBURSEMENTS RELATED TO THE CONTRACTS IN RELATION TO RFQ 2025 WERE APPROPRIATE AND THE COUNTY TREASURER'S LIABILITY ON HER BOND RELATED TO SUCH

DISBURSEMENTS. >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>

[J.1. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Development Agreement between Hays County and Joe Drake Maxwell as Trustee of the Maxwell Settlement Trust, for the Bluestem Subdivision. INGALSBE/PACHECO]

>> J 1. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND JOE DRAKE MAXWELL AS TRUSTEE OF THE MAXWELL SETTLEMENT TRUST FOR THE BLUE STEM SUBDIVISION.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MR. PACHECO.

>> THANK YOU. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THIS ITEM BROUGHT TO YOU ALL THIS MORNING IS FOR THE DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION OF THE EXCUSE OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. THIS IS BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND THE JOE DRAKE MAXWELL SETTLEMENT TRUST. THIS IS AN APPROXIMATELY 2000 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT SUBDIVISION DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS 301-ACRES. THIS IS OFF OF PRECINCT 1.

WITHIN THE AGREEMENT THE DEVELOPER IS LOOKING TO PURSUE EXECUTION TO ENSURE THE PROJECT MEETS CURRENT RULES AND REGULATIONS, FEES AND TIMELINES BUT ALSO THE COUNTY TO ADOPT FUTURE PLANNING TIMELINES WITH PHASES THAT WOULD GO ALONG WITH THIS PROJECT. THERE ARE SOME VARIANCES THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED THROUGH THE AGREEMENT. THOSE VARIANCES HAVE BEEN REVIEWED BY COUNTY STAFF. THE COUNTY FINDS THE JUSTIFICATION OF THOSE VARIANCES ACCEPTABLE. THOSE ARE MAINLY CENTERED AROUND ROADWAY STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS IF WE NEED TO DISCUSS THOSE FURTHER IF WE CAN. THERE ARE SOME ELEMENTS THAT INCORPORATING IN THEIR PROJECT FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE COUNTY. DARK SKY, PLANNING AND DESIGN. VOTING, POLLING LOCATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT. HIKING AND BIKING TRAILS. NATIVE VEGETATION. RAIN WATER HARVESTING FEATURES FOR LANDSCAPING AND IRRIGATION NEEDS. ALSO THERE WAS A TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS REQUIREMENT THROUGH OUR EFFORTS THAT THE DEVELOPER DID MEET WITH COUNTY STAFF. THE SHARE COST THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED BASED A OF THAT TRAFFIC IMPACT. TO CONSIDER FOR ADDITIONAL MITIGATIONS. THAT WILL BE NEEDED ON A TRAFFIC STUDY. AT THIS TIME IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS I CAN ANSWER THOSE. I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE WITH THE DEVELOPER AND THE HOME BUILDER SHOULD THE COURT HAVE QUESTIONS

FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS. >> I'D LIKE FOR THEM TO COME INTRODUCE THEMSELVES. SAY HELLO. GO TO THE PODIUM, SAY HELLO.

[02:10:03]

>> HI THERE. IF YOU'LL STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE.

>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS ANGELICA ANDERSON. I WORK FOR BRAUN HOMES. I WOULD BE THE HOME BUILDER. THAT'S PART OF RESPONSIBLE FOR DEVELOPING IT.

>> GOOD MORNING. I'M KEVIN WITH GRAY CIVIL ON THE ENGINEER SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT.

>> I WANT TO START WITH MR. PACHECO'S UPDATE. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR INVESTING IN OUR COMMUNITY. MORE HOUSES WE GET BUILT THE MORE AFFORDABLE IT BECOMES. SIMPLE SUPPLY AND DEMAND. THANK YOU FOR INCORPORATING ALL THOSE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO US. CRUSHED GRANITE AND ROCKS AND CACTUS AND NOT A BUNCH OF THINGS THAT REQUIRE A BUNCH OF WATER WE DON'T HAVE. THANK YOU FOR INCORPORATING ALL THOSE THINGS THAT MR. PACHECO HAS SAID. I WANTED YOU TO STAND THERE TO HEAR A THANK YOU. PROBABLY FROM THE WHOLE COURT BUT FROM ME PERSONALLY. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THAT MOMENT. COMMISSIONERS.

ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO THAT? >> YEAH, I JUST APPRECIATE IT'S IMPORTANT WHEN WE GET TO MEET TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE DEVELOPER IS WILLING TO -- I GUESS. I CAN'T THINK OF THE WORD. TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT LIKE THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO THE EAST SIDE. TO GET THAT DEVELOPED AND THE POLLING LOCATION. THE DARK SKY. YOU KNOW, PROGRAM AND SO REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL WORKING WITH US AND PROVIDING THOSE

ITEMS. THANK YOU. >> ANYTHING ELSE ON THIS SIDE?

>> I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY. I KNOW IT'S LAST COURT. THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THE IMPACT THAT MARCUS HAS HAD. WHENEVER WE SAT DOWN WITH CHASE AND YOUR STAFF TO WORK OUT THAT KIND OF STANDARDIZED OR BOILERPLATE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE COUNTY TO REALLY REACH OUT AND TRY TO PARTNER WITH DEVELOPERS TO GET SOME OF THOSE THINGS WE HADN'T EVEN TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST. DID YOU THINK YOU'D HEAR ABOUT DARK SKIES ON THAT SIDE OF THE COUNTY? THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS IN THAT AGREEMENT. WE KNOW YOU WE'RE APPRECIATIVE WHEN YOU DO

WE APPRECIATE THAT. >> THE VOTING LOCATION IS REALLY NICE TO HAVE BUT THE HIKE AND BIKE TRAILS THAT IT'S JUST SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT AREN'T READILY AVAILABLE ON THE EAST SIDE. I HATE DIVIDING OUR COUNTY. THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS. SO IT'S NICE WHEN WE HAVE DEVELOPERS WILLING TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THESE ASPECTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE RESIDENTS THAT WILL BE LIVING THERE. THANK Y'ALL.

>> BEFORE WE VOTE, ANYTHING ELSE?

>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT BECAUSE IT IS A LARGE TRACT OF LAND WE'LL BE AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. THERE'S JUST WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT PROVIDING MORE COMMUNITY SPACES FOR RESIDENTS THAT LIVE THERE SO YEAH, IT WAS GREAT TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OFFICE ABSOLUTELY. EVERYONE'S BEEN SUPER HELPFUL AND RESPONSIVE AND PROVIDING A LOT OF GREAT FEEDBACK THAT WE, YOU KNOW, COULD IN TURN INCORPORATE THAT WE HADN'T

THOUGHT OF EITHER. IT WAS GREAT. >> ALL IN HOW MANY ACRES AND ROOFTOPS ARE WE FINALIZING WITH WHEN IT'S ALL DONE?

>> AT THE MOMENT IT'S ABOUT 300 ACRES. THERE'S A LITTLE CARVE OUT FOR SOME LIKE MARKET OR SOMETHING UP FRONT AT 2001. BUT AT THE MOMENT I THINK WE HAVE ABOUT 1600 ROOFTOPS.

>> BEAUTIFUL. WHAT A GREAT CONTRIBUTION BECAUSE IT'S A SUPPLY AND DEMAND ISSUE. THE LESS BUREAUCRACY WE MAKE YOU MOVE THROUGH HONESTLY THE MORE AFFORDABLE THINGS BECOME.

BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO DO WHATEVER WE NEED YOU TO DO.

YOU'RE GOING TO DO IT, BUT EVERYTHING IS GOING TO HAVE A

PRICE TAG TO IT. >> NOT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF

THAT. >> SO THE REALITY IS WE COULD SAY WELL HERE'S THREE MORE THINGS WE WANT YOU TO DO. YOU'LL SAY SURE. IT'S TIME AND MONEY. AND THE END USER WILL BE PAYING THAT. SO THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS I'VE TOLD MR. PACHECO IN MY OFFICE NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE I LIKE TO REPEAT MYSELF.

NOT THAT IT NEEDS REPEATED. THE MORE EFFICIENT WE ARE AND THE MORE WE ARE LEANING IN ASKING YOU FOR EXAMPLE WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON, HOW CAN I HELP AND GET OUT OF THE WAY THE BETTER WE ALL ARE FOR IT. THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT COMMENT

ON MR. PACHECO'S LAST COURT. >> JUDGE, I WAS JUST GOING TO MENTION. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE COORDINATE WITH JENNIFER'S OFFICE. WE HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS FINISH ADA FOR ELECTIONS. IF THERE'S GOING TO BE A POLLING LOCATION THERE,

[02:15:01]

>> THAT'S A GREAT MINORITY. >> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER. IT'S EFFORTS WE'VE BEGUN HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MAKING SURE WE GET THAT STAPLE LANGUAGE THAT THOSE TEMPLATES, EXHIBITS THAT WE NEED THAT WAY IN THE FUTURE NOT ONLY CAN WE MONUMENT THOSE BUT ALSO DEVELOPER WORKING WITH THE COUNTY HAS THOSE WHEN THEY DO THE PLANNING CONSTRUCTION THEY KNOW WHAT THEY NEED TO BE BUILDING THOSE ESTABLISHMENTS

TO. >> THAT'S A REALLY GREAT POINT.

WE'RE HAVING SOME CURRENT ISSUES WITH THE FEDS TELLING US ALTHOUGH WE BELIEVE EVERYTHING TO BE ADA COMPLIANT, WELL, WE WANT MORE ADA COMPLIANT. INCORPORATING THAT ON A TOP OF MIND THEN THERE'S A VOTE CENTER TO BE CREATED. THANK YOU FOR

INVESTING IN THIS COUNTY. >> WE DO RUN ALL OUR PLANS THROUGH A TDLR CHECK FOR ACCESSIBILITY.

>> WE LEARNED EVEN TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY STATE INSTITUTION THE FEDS DIDN'T LIKE SOME THINGS AND THEY HAD TO MAKE EDITS.

RATHER YOU DO IT JUST ONCE. >> GOOD AWARENESS. THANK YOU.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>

[J.2. PLN-2713-NP; Ratify approval of the Longhorn Trail Estates Final Plat. HAMMER/PACHECO]

>> J 2. >> PLN-2713-NP. RATIFY APPROVAL OF THE THRONG HORN TRAIL ESTATES FINAL PLAT.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> THAT'S WHAT I WAS WAITING FOR. MR. PACHECO. I DON'T MOVE

WITHOUT A MOTION. >> THANK YOU. THIS AAYE ITEM IS REQUESTING A RATIFICATION OF THE FINAL PLAT. THIS CONSISTS OF THREE LOTS ACROSS APPROXIMATELY 15.571 ACRES. THIS IS ON WATER AND WILL BE SERVICED BY WATER WELLS AND WASTE WATER. LOCATED OFF LONG HORN TRAIL. THE LONG HORN ESTATES.

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

[J.3. PLN-2784-NP; Ratify approval of The Peters Subdivision Final Plat. HAMMER/PACHECO]

>>

>> PLN-2784-NP. RATIFY APPROVAL OF THE PETERS SUBDIVISION FINAL

PLAT. >> RATIFICATION. ANYTHING ELSE

TO ADD? >> NO, SIR.

[J.4. PLN-2859-PC; Call for a Public Hearing on January 6th, 2026 regarding the Deer Run Estates, Lot 26, Replat. HAMMER/PACHECO]

>> CALL THE ROLL. >>

>> J 4. >> PLN-2859-PC. CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 6TH, 2026 REGARDING THE DEER RUN

ESTATES LOT 26 REPLAT. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> I THINK THAT'S MR. PACHECO'S PORTION. ANYTHING

ELSE YOU WANT TO CHERRY PICK? >> K 3.

>> WE HAVE AN UPDATE. >> WHAT DO YOU HAVE?

>> WE SPOKE WITH BRIAN AND WHILE DELAYING --

>> MAYBE WE NEED TO OPEN THE AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE.

[K.21. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of an Interlocal Agreement between Hays County, the City of Kyle, and the City of Buda related to the construction, operation, and use of the Kyle Animal Shelter. COHEN/BOUTTE/GONZALES]

>> THAT'S OKAY. >> I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHERE YOU

WERE GOING. K 21. >> K 21. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF APP INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY, THE CITY OF KYLE AND THE CITY OF BUDA RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND USE

OF THE KYLE ANIMAL SHELTER. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A

SECOND. NOW SPEAK FREELY. >> SURE. SO I DID SPEAK WITH BRIAN LANGLEY. HE SAID WHILE THE DELAY WILL NOT CAUSE A LOGISTICAL NIGHTMARE OR MAJOR DELAYS IN THE PROJECT, OBVIOUSLY IT WOULD BE ABOUT A THREE WEEK DELAY OVERALL. HE DOES UNDERSTAND THAT THE COURT OUT OF RESPECT FOR OUR NILE ELECTED OFFICIALS HE COULD, EXCUSE ME, THAT THEY WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH WAITING UNTIL THE 6TH. IT WILL NOTE IMPACT THE ISSUANCE SINCE THE PARAMETERS OF THE ORDER IF FOR THE COS WILL TAKE

PLACE ON JANUARY 20TH. >> TAKING THIS BABY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DO WE NEED TO CALL THE ROLL?

>> YOU HAD A COMMENT. >> I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE

[02:20:01]

>> THEY'RE THE MAIN ONES HOLDING THE WHEEL, I THINK WE'RE OKAY. JUST TO BE SAFE, THE MOTION TO TABLE AND A SECOND, COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. YES. SO PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> CAN I GET THE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM OUR GENERAL

COUNSEL? >> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK

CLARIFICATION POINT. >> I DON'T ALWAYS SEE THE

GESTURES. >> THAT'S FAIR. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A QUICK CLARIFICATION COMMENT TO A COMMENT MADE EARLIER. IT IS A TRIPARTY AGREEMENT. IT IS ALL IN ONE AGREEMENT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. SO THAT NO MEMBER OF THE COURT THOUGHT THEY WERE SEPARATE AGREEMENTS.

>> THEY HAVE A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER TOO.

>> I WANT TO COMMENT Y'ALL. YOU DID BUILD IN THE ILA SOME PROTECTIONS FOR THE COUNTY SO IF THEY WERE TO TERMINATE OR THINGS

WERE TO HAPPEN WE ARE PROTECTED. >> BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. PLEASE

CALL THE ROLL. >>

[K.4. Discussion and possible action to authorize Hays County Treasurer to obtain a credit card for an amount not to exceed $800.00 from the County depository bank. BECERRA/TENORIO/HUNT]

>> K 4 PLEASE. >> K 4. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE HAYS COUNTY TREASURER TO OBTAIN A CREDIT CARD FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $800 FOR THE COUNTY DEPOSITORY

BANK. >> PURCHASING AGENT. I WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THIS IS THE LAST CREDIT CARD WE'LL BE ISSUING BECAUSE THAT IS OUR CREDIT LIMIT WE HAVE REACHED.

BUT PURCHASING STILL DOES HAVE A CREDIT CARD FOR THE DEPARTMENTS THAT DON'T HAVE A CREDIT CARD THEY CAN UTILIZE BY REACHING OUT

WITH THEIR PURCHASING REQUEST. >> BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. ANY

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >>

[K.5. Discussion and possible action to authorize an amendment to the Jury Payment Donation Form to include the Hays County DWI & Drug Specialty Courts effective January 1, 2026. BECERRA/HALL]

>> AM I RIGHT TO THINK WE HAVE TO DO K5?

>> YES. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT TO THE JURY PAYMENT DONATION FORM TO INCLUDE THE HAYS COUNTY DWI AND DRUG SPECIALTY COURTS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS WITHIN THE JURY PAYMENT DONATION FORM?

I JUST WANTED TO -- >> WE INVENTED THIS A YEAR AGO

WITHIN. >> YES.

>> SUMMARY. >> CIVIL FIRST ASSISTANT. THERE ARE OPTIONS LISTED IN THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. THIS ABOUT A YEAR AGO WE DID OR THE COURT DID ADD THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT TO THAT FORM. THERE IS A LEGAL DIFFERENCE OF OPINION I'M SURE COMMISSIONER SMITH WILL REMEMBER THIS WELL ABOUT WHAT OPTIONS THERE ARE FOR THOSE FORMS. I THINK OUR OFFICE HAVE JUST AGREED TO DISAGREE IN THE PAST. SO I'M HAPPY TO EXPLAIN ON THAT MORE OR LIST OUT SPECIFICALLY OPTIONS IN THE STATUTE.

>> HOW DO YOU SUMMARIZE IT MORE SUFFICIENTLY?

>> WHEN YOU'RE A JUROR AND HAVE THE OPTION TO NOT GET PAID YOU CAN DONATE IT SOMEWHERE. THIS IS ADDING A DONATION. I WAS WONDERING WHAT DONATIONS ARE ON THE FORM TODAY. LIKE OUR

VETERANS COURT IS ON THERE. >> THAT MIGHT BE A VICKY

QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW THAT. >> WE WANT TO TEASE OUT THOSE.

>> I DON'T WANT 70 OPTIONS ON THERE.

>> I AGREE. >> I KNOW THERE'S NOT THAT

MANY. >> HAYS COUNTY BUDGET OFFICER.

LAST YEAR WE ADDED MENTAL HEALTH COURT. PREVIOUS TO THAT THE CHILD PROTECTIVE BOARD, WE HAVE THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT.

I'M SORRY? CRIME STOPPERS. >> PERFECT. THOSE ARE WONDERFUL OPTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, PLEASE

CALL THE ROLL. >>

>> K 8 PLEASE. >> K 8.

[K.9. Discussion and possible action to authorize the acceptance of a grant award from the Texas Comptroller, Rural Law Enforcement - Sheriffs Office grant program in the amount of $500,000.00. INGALSBE/BOUTTE/HIPOLITO]

>> K 9. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT AWARD FROM THE TEXAS COMPTROLLER. GLOVE SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> BEAUTIFULLY DONE. ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? OKAY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> WAS LOOKING AT THE ONES THAT DID THE WORK TO GET THIS. THANK YOU

[K.10. Discussion and possible action to approve a resolution regarding the submission of a grant application to the Texas Water Development Board, Flood Infrastructure Fund Grant Program. BECERRA/BOUTTE]

[02:25:02]

DOING. K10. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD FLOOD INFRASTRUCTURE FUND GRANT PROGRAM.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

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

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

[K.11. Discussion and possible action to ratify the submission of a grant application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs in the amount of $100,000.00. COHEN/BOUTTE/BROWN]

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> YES. >> K 11.

>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[K.12. Discussion and possible action to authorize the submission of a grant application to the Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance FY 2025 Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) Program in the amount of $11,615.40. INGALSBE/BOUTTE]

>> K 12. >> K 12. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS' BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE FY 2025 BULLET PROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,615.40.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>

[K.13. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a First Amendment to the Tri-Party Agreement executed on or about September 3, 2013 between Hays County ("County"), City of Niederwald ("City"), and Walton Texas, LP on behalf of Walton Camino Real 1, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Owner") for the Camino Real Subdivision. INGALSBE/PACHECO (Part 1 of 2)]

>> K 13. >> K 13. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZETHE EXECUTION OF A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE TRIPARTY AGREEMENT EXECUTED ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY CITY OF NIEDERWALD AND WALTON TEXAS LP ON BEHALF OF WALTON CAMINO REAL 1 LP A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTER INSHIP OWNER FOR THE CAMINO REAL SUBDIVISION.

>> WHY DON'T YOU GIVE US BACKGROUND.

>> YES, SIR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. SO THIS ONE IS A PRETTY HISS TORE CALL ONE HERE. THERE WAS A TRIPARTY AGREEMENT EXECUTED BETWEEN THE COUNTY, THE CITY OF NIEDERWALD AND THE GROUP THE PROJECT HAS REMAINED DORMANT. THE AGREEMENT IS STILL ACTIVE AND WE ARE PARTY TO IT. WITHIN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THE DEVELOPER HAS COME FORWARD WITH PLANNING OF THE PROJECTS. MOVING FORWARD WE DO HAVE A PRELIMINARY PLAN IN REVIEW BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NIEDERWALD. UPON INITIAL STAGES OF GOING THROUGH, IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED AND REQUESTED BY THE DEVELOPER THAT THE INITIAL AGREEMENT HAD IN TERMS OF THE DEVELOPER PAYING AN 80% SHARE OF THOSE FEES AT THE TIME FOR ALL APPLICATIONS, PRELIMINARY PLAN TO BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NIEDERWALD FOR FEES. THE REQUEST HAS COME THROUGH OUR OFFICE AND VETTED THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER AS WELL THAT THE DEVELOPER WOULD LIKE TO DEFER THAT 8% PORTION TO A 20% RATE AND PAY THE 80% RATE AT THE TIME OF EACH FINAL PLAT FOR EACH

PHASE. >> JUST A DELAYED PAYMENT.

>> JUST A DELAYED PAYMENT. THE AMENDMENT DOES COVER THE SOME OF THE COORDINATIONS BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND CITY OF THE SUBMITTAL OF THOSE FIES. THE AGREEMENT IN 2013 WHICH WAS A DIFFERENT TIME OF DEVELOPING AND DOING THINGS OUTLINED THE CITY WOULD BE TAKING ALL THOSE FEES ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY. WE OBVIOUSLY DON'T WANT TO PUT THE CITY ON ANY -- CITY IN THAT POSITION FOR COUNTY FEES. SO THE AMENDMENT DOES COVER CHANGING OF THAT TO THOSE COUNTY FEES GOING TO HAYS COUNTY.

>> PERFECT. COMMISSIONER, I CAN SEE WHY YOU'D SUPPORT THIS.

GOOD. IT'S A DELAY, NOT A ELIMINATION OF. GOOD JOB.

>> YES, SIR. FEES, JUST MAKEBREAKING DOWN THE PORTION AT

DIFFERENT TIMES. >> ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP SOMEONE PUT MORE ROOFTOPS FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE A HOME I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO SUPPORT IT AS LONG AS WE'RE NOT PAVING OVER THE RIVER, WHICH LUCKILY-NO RIVER OVER THERE.

THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THIS. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>>

[K.14. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) between Hays County and the City of Wimberley regarding floodplain administration and environmental health services, effective through September 30, 2026. HAMMER/PACHECO]

>> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF WIMBERLEY REGARDING FLOODPLAIN ADMINISTRATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES E EFFECTIVE

THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2026. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> MR. PACHECO. YOU WANT TO GIVE

A TINY UPDATE? >> THIS IS A RENEWAL ON OUR GENERAL ILA. WE PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THE CITY OF WIMBERLEY.

>> NOTHING ADDED? >> THEY GIVE US A MONTH.

>> ONLY THING I WILL ADD IS THE COUNTY WAS GOING TO BE PURSUANT OF UPDATING LOCAL AGREEMENTS. THE CITY OF WIMBERLEY IS UNIQUE THAT THE COUNTY AND OUR OFFICE PROVIDES THE FULL SUITE OF SERVICES. OTHER JURISDICTIONS MAY HAVE ONE OR TWO SERVICES.

THE COUNTY WILL BE LOOKING AT PROVIDING MORE FOR THE SERVICES

WE DO PROVIDE. >> PERFECT. THAT'S GREAT.

THAT'S A GREAT MOVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[02:30:01]

>> I JUST WANT TO SAY THERE'S A NUMBER OF THESE ILAS OUT THERE.

ESTABLISHED AND USING. I JUST REALLY TRUE ACCOUNTING OF WHAT THOSE COSTS ARE ARE I THINK WELL PAST NEEDING TO BE DONE. WHILE I APPRECIATE THE CITY OF WIMBERLEY DOESN'T WANT TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES AND WE'RE HAVING TO DO IT, FOR ME I'VE SUPPORTED THIS IN THE PAST. I'LL SUPPORT IT TODAY. WE HAVE TO DO A NEW ACCOUNTING OF THESE. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY FAIR FOR RESIDENTS OUTSIDE OF THOSE MUNICIPALITIES TO BE SUP ELEMENTING THE REGULATION. IF IT COSTS US ANYTHING TO DO IT.

>> YEAH, I THINK THAT'S PART OF OUR READING IN OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. OVERVIEW OF THE ILAS.

>> NOT JUST WIN. IT'S OTHER PLACES TOO.

>> WHAT I'M HEARING COMMISSIONER SMITH SAY, LET'S MAKE SURE WE'RE MAKING ILAS THAT REFLECT CURRENT FEES, COSTS, EXPENSES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[K.15. Discussion and possible action to consider granting a variance from Section 715.4.01 of the Hays County Development Regulations and allow issuance of an on-site sewage facility permit to the owner of an 11.28 acre parcel of land located at 1000 Old Oaks Ranch Road, Wimberley, Texas 78676. HAMMER/PACHECO]

>>

>> K 15. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSIDER GRANTING A VARIANCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND ALLOW ISSUANCE OF AN ON SITE SEWAGE FACILITY PERMIT TO THE OWNER OF AN 11.28-ACRE PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT 1 THOUSAND OLD OAKS

RANCH. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> ANYTHING ELSE?

>> I'M NOT HERE FOR VARIANCES. I DON'T APPROVE THEM OFTEN OR WANT THEM TO BE ON COURT. THIS ONE IS HE OWNS BOTH TRACTS OF LAND AND HIS HOUSE IS IN THE MIDDLE. YOU OWN TWO PROBLEMS YOU PROBABLY WANT YOUR HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE. BUT HIS SEPTIC SYSTEM IS ON THE OTHER PIECE. SO WE TALKED ABOUT FOREGOING THE PLAT. IS THAT CORRECT? NOT FOREGOING IT, BUT GOING BACK.

>> YOU PROVIDED THE GOOD BACKGROUND ON IT. SINCE THE PROPERTY MORE SO IN FOLK SPEAKING WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS THERE I GUESS A MISUNDERSTANDING OF THE STATUS OF HIS PROPERTY. BECAUSE WHEN IT COMES TO THE APPRAISAL INFORMATION OR ANY INFORMATION, HE VIEWED IT AS AN 11-POINT-ACRE WHOLE TRACT OF LAND. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH STAFF AND LOOKING FURTHER IT'S ACTUALLY TWO RECORDED LOTS OF A RECORDED SUBDIVISION THAT COMPROMISED THE 11.28 ACRES IN TOTAL. IN DOING SO IN PLANNING THIS PROPERTY THE PROPERTY AND THE SEPTIC SYSTEM TRAVERSED PROPERTY BOUNDARY LINES. SO THAT IS NOT IN COMPLIANT WITH REGULATIONS OF HAVING INFRASTRUCTURE ACROSS PROPERTY LINES EVEN THOUGH AN OWNER OWNS BOTH PROPERTIES. SO WE HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED INITIAL PHASES OF DOING A PLOT AMENDMENT WHICH WILL COMBINE THE LOTS TO MAKE ONE LOT OF RECORD AND HAVE IT IN THEIR COUNTY CLERK RECORDS. IN THE INTERIM WE WERE WORKING WITH THE OWNER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE GRANTING OF THE SEPTIC PERMIT TO START THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SEPTIC SYSTEM. THAT WAY AS THE PROPERTY OWNER IS FULFILLING THE OBLIGATIONS TO AMEND THE PLAT THEY CAN BE WORKING ON THE SEPTIC SYSTEM AT THE SAME TIME. THERE WILL BE BUILT IN PRECAUTIONS OR SAFETY MEASURES OUR DEPARTMENT CAN HOLD OFF ON THE NOTICE OF APPROVAL UNTIL WE HAVE AN APPROVED PLAT.

>> AND THIS IS HIS PERSONAL FAMILY OWN THAT HE HAD CUSTOM BUILT AND HE NEEDS TO BE MOVING IN BY THE END OF JANUARY SO THIS WAS JUST A PROCESS. HE'S NOT PLANNING ON BUILDING A

SUBDIVISION OR ANYTHING CRAZY. >> THIS IS COMMON SENSE GOVERNANCE. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING ON THE COMMON SENSE HAT.

I'M GRATEFUL YOU DID THAT. IF IT THERE'S NOTHING ELSE.

COMMISSIONERS. >> ONE THING I LIKE AND THAT I APPRECIATE YOU DOING IS HOLDING OFF ON FINAL PERMITTING ON THE OSSF. THE REASON FOR THAT, I'VE PROBABLY HAD 30 OF THESE VARIANCE AT LEAST 30 OF THESE VARIANCE REQUESTS AND WE HAD REQUIRED A REPLAT IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM WORK. I UNDERSTAND THE TIMING. I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE TODAY. HAVING THAT HOOK ON THE BACK END TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD ON THE PLAT MOVING FORWARD.

>> YES, SIR. >> BEAUTIFUL. PLEASE CALL THE

ROLL. >>

>> WHEN IS OUR NEXT COURT? JANUARY WHAT?

[K.17. Discussion and possible action to execute a proposal between Workplace Solutions for Office Furniture for the Auditor, Budget, Human Resources, and Purchasing Offices, and authorize a 50% deposit related to the moving of the offices and amend the budget accordingly. COHEN/INGALSBE/HUNT]

>> JANUARY 6TH. >> SO WE'RE AT K 17.

>> K 17. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO EXECUTE A PROPOSAL BETWEEN WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS FOR OFFICE FURNITURE FOR THE AUDITOR, BUDGET, HUMAN RESOURCES AND PURCHASING OFFICES AND AUTHORIZE A 50% DEPOSIT RELATED TO THE MOVING OF THE OFFICES AND

AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> THIS IS EXCITING MOVEMENT.

YOU WANT TO ADD ANY CONVERSATION TO IT?

[02:35:03]

>> PURCHASING AGENT. SO THIS IS THE FURNITURE WE WILL A UTILIZE IN THE TEMPORARY ADMIN SPACE THAT WILL MOVE OVER TO THE EAST SIDE CAMPUS. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS AND COMMISSIONER COHEN AND COMMISSIONER INGALSBE TO I HAVE THE AESTHETIC OF THE BUILDING AND THE FURNITURE WANTED. MAKING SURE THAT FURNITURE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN TWO YEARS WHEN WE START DOING THE BIG FURNITURE PACKAGE FOR THE NEW CAMPUS. WE ARE GOING VERY MINIMAL ON WHAT WE'RE ORDERING AT THIS TIME SO WE'RE JUST GETTING DESKS AND THE NEEDED FILING CABINETS FOR THE OFFICE. THERE'S 42 OFFICES. NOT EVERY OFFICE NEEDS A FILING CABINET. WE'RE ONLY ORDERING 30 OF THOSE. WE'LL USE CURRENT DESK CHAIRS AND OTHER CHAIRS THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNTY THAT ARE NOT BEING UTILIZED. THE ONLY ADDITIONAL ITEMS WE'D NEED TO ORDER ARE FOR THE DEPARTMENT HEAD OFFICES FOR THEIR GUEST CHAIRS LIKE MY OFFICE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE CLOSE CURRNTLY JUST BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE IT BUDGETED WHEN WE CREATED THE OFFICE. THEN THE CONFERENCE ROOM CHAIRS BECAUSE THERE'S NOT EXTRA OF THOSE TO TAKE OVER THERE. TRYING TO BE MINIMAL ON WHAT WE'RE ORDERING NOW THEN HAVING TO MOVE IT. SO THEY'LL DELIVER AND INSTALL AND SET UP ALL OF THAT FURNITURE ONCE IT'S HERE AND IT SHOULD BE HERE TOWARDS THE END OF

FEBRUARY. >> BEAUTIFUL. WELL DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. COMMISSIONER S. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>>

[K.18. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of Engagement Letters with Fitch Ratings and Standard & Poors Global for services related to the credit rating of Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, Series 2026, authorizing a discretionary exemption pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Ch. 262.024(a)(4). INGALSBE/COHEN/VILLARREAL-ALONZO]

>> K 18. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AN ENGAGEMENT LETTERS WITH FITCH RATINGS AND STANDARD AND POORS GLOBAL FOR SERVICES RELATED TO THE CREDIT RATING OF THE COMBINATION TAX AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION SERIES 2026 AUTHORIZING A DISCRETIONARY EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER

262.024 A 4. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> MOTION AND SECOND. WE HAVE

MARISOL READY TO CHIME IN. >> HAYS COUNTY AUDITOR. THE COMMISSIONERS COURT VOTED ON A NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION AND REVENUE CERTIFICATES FOR WHAT WE CALL THE PROJECTS NOT TO EXCEED $100 MILLION IN TOTAL PRINCIPAL.

THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WILL BE VOTING ON THE PARAMETERS FOR THE ISSUANCE ON JANUARY 20TH. BECAUSE OF THE VALUE OF THE ISSUANCE THE POTENTIAL INVESTORS WILL REQUIRE TWO BOND RAININGS.

WE ARE USING STANDARD AND POORS AND FITCH WHO RATED US PREVIOUSLY. THEY NEED THESE ENGAGEMENT LETTERS.

>> LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[K.19. Discussion and possible action to authorize the Office of Emergency Services to purchase the Perry Weather Software and Outdoor Warning System & Weather Station Subscription Bundle in the amount of $14,000.00. BECERRA/MIKE JONES]

>> CALLING ROLL >> K 19.

>> K 19. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES TO PURCHASE THE PERRY WEATHER SOFTWARE AND OUTDOOR WARNING SYSTEM AND WEATHER STATION SUBSCRIPTION BUNDLE IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,000.

>> SEX. >> ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD TO IT?

>> VERY EXCITED. >> GOOD. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[K.20. Discussion and possible action to authorize the Health Department to utilize Tobacco Settlement Funds for printed 2026 Resource Directory booklets and amend the budget accordingly. COHEN/GONZALES]

>> K 20. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO UTILIZE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS FOR PRINTED 2026 RESOURCE DIRECTORY BOOKLETS AND AMEND THE BUDGET

ACCORDINGLY. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> MATTHEW, IF YOU'LL STAND THERE WITH YOUR MIC THAT'LL BE PLENTY GOOD. TELL US ABOUT THIS PACKET AND THESE LITTLE PRINTED MATERIALS. PRINTED AND WHAT'S

USUALLY IN THEM. >> YES, SIR. MATTHEW GONZALES HAYS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR. ASKING THE COURT TO APPROVE THE TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FUNDS. LAST YEAR WE STARTED THE RESOURCE DIRECTORY FOR THE COUNTY. IT ENCAPSULATES ALL THE SOCIAL SERVICES OR RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO COUNTY RESIDENTS ON A VARIETY OF CATEGORIES. PUTS THEM TOGETHER IN ONE BOOKLET THAT'S DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO UTILIZE. THE REASON WE'RE ASKING FOR FUNDS IS WE RECEIVED REQUESTS FROM COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO HAVE A PHYSICAL COPY. NOT EVERYONE HAS THE CAPABILITY TO USE DIGITAL PHONES TO -- OR PHONES TO SCAN THE DIGITAL CODES. THIS ALLOWS US TO DISTRIBUTE THE RESOURCE GUIDES TO THE DEPARTMENTS WHO MAY BE SERVING CLIENTELE AND OR PATIENTS WITH THE NEED FOR THIS RESOURCE DIRECTORY, AS WELL AS THE SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES THAT

RELY ON IT. >> HOW MANY WILL BE PRINTING AND

[02:40:01]

WHERE WILL THEY BE GOING? >> WE'LL BE PRINTING 100 OF THE RESOURCE DIRECTORIES AND WE TRIED TO RESERVE A MAJORITY OF THOSE FIRST FOR COUNTY DEPARTMENT HEADS. COUNTY DEPARTMENTS. REQUESTING THE NEED FOR THEM AND THEN AFTER THAT WE GET THE REMAINING AMOUNT TO OUR SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES.

>> PERFECT. WELL DONE. COMMISSIONERS. ANYTHING ELSE TO

ADD? >> IT'S GREAT.

>> ONE IDEA THAT THE CHIEF BUDA SUGGESTED, MAYBE CONSIDER CREATING QR CODES IN A CARD THAT SO WHEN THEY COME ACROSS SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T KNOW WHERE TO GO FOR FOOD THAT THEY CAN HAND THEM A CARD AND THAT THEY COULD USE IT TO FIND THOSE RESOURCES. SO I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO CONSIDER THAT MAYBE IN THE

FUTURE. >> SO CREATING JUST TO MAKE

SURE. >> A CARD --

>> LIKE A BUSINESS CARD? THAT YOU CAN HAND TO THE PEOPLE.

>> WITH A NUMBER. THEY CAN JUST CARRY AROUND.

>> JUST AS LONG AS THEY HAVE -- >> OR A NUMBER.

>> SORRY. I CUT YOU OFF. >> OH, THAT'S OKAY. AS LONG AS THEY HAVE A PHONE TO ACCESS THOSE OR A NUMBER THEY CAN MAYBE

USE A PHONE SOME PLACE. >> CAN YOU IMAGINE THOSE OLD PAY PHONES. QR CODE. DOESN'T LOAD. I GET IT. GOOD POINT.

COMMISSIONER HAMMER. >> IS WITHIN THE RESOURCE GUIDE IS THERE A SPECIFIC SECTION THAT HIGHLIGHTS SERVICES FOR

VETERANS? >> FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS A SECTION THAT IS DEDICATED TOWARDS VETERANS. THIS YEAR WE TRIED TO EXPAND BASED OFF THE SERVICES THE COUNTY OFFERS.

WE'RE ALSO ALWAYS UPDATING IT AS WELL THIS ITERATION SHOULD INCLUDE BETTER RESOURCES. IF NOT WE CAN ALWAYS UPDATE THAT IN THE QUARTERLY UPDATES ON THE DIGITAL SIDE.

>> I JUST FEEL LIKE OUR VETERANS ARE UNDERSERVED AND I WOULD

REALLY LIKE THEM TO HAVE THAT. >> I JUST CAN'T SAY HOW EXCITED I AM THIS IS FINALLY COME TO FRUITION. THE CONCEPT. THE INITIAL CONCEPT FOR A RESOURCE GUIDE CAME FROM A MEETING PROBABLY SIX YEARS AGO WITH COMMISSIONER COHEN'S PREDECESSOR BEFORE WE DID THE OVERALL ANALYSIS OF WHAT WE NEEDED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH AREA HERE. WE HAD A MEETING IN THE PRECINCT 2 OFFICE AND WE HAD OUR PDS, OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM, JUDGES. WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED WHY DON'T WE HAVE OUR MENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS, WHY DON'T THEY HAVE SOMETHING THEY CAN HAND THEM? OR SOME USABLE WAY TO DO IT. I CAN'T ENDORSE THE IDEA OF THE CARD ENOUGH. I THINK THAT WOULD BE MASSIVE. AT THE TIME I USED THE EXAMPLE OF A MENTAL HEALTH OFFICER ROLLS UP ON A DOMESTIC DISPUTE. THE HUSBAND IS A VETERAN GOING THROUGH PTSD. THE WIFE HAS TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE. THE KIDS DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. WE DEPARTMENT HAVE A WAY TO COORDINATE WITH THE WOMENS SHELTER AND OUR VETERANS COURT AND OUR DAS OFFICE. I THINK THIS IS AN AMAZING THING. BOOKS SIT ON SHELVES AND GET DUSTY. SO I APPRECIATE THAT WE ARE MAKING IT A RESOURCE GUIDE, BUT MAKING IT USABLE IN TODAY'S WORLD WITH THAT CARD I THINK WOULD BE

AMAZING. >> THAT QR CODE ON THE BACK OF THAT DEAL SO SOMEONE CAN DIGITIZE IT.

>> YES, SIR. I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T SAY THANK YOU TO OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COORDINATOR FOR CONDUCTING THIS AND YES, THERE'S A WHOLE SECTION DEDICATED TO VETERANS AND I WILL WORK ON THAT WITH THE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO GET THOSE QR CODES. BROUGHT UP RECENTLY WE HAD AN AGREEMENT FOR PAPER DOCUMENTS FOR PRINTING. I'LL MAKE SURE WE LOOK INTO THAT.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>

[K.23. Discussion and possible action to appoint a replacement to represent Hays County on the Hill Country MHDD Board of Trustees. HAMMER]

>> K 23. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPOINT A REPLACEMENT TO REPRESENT HAYS COUNTY ON THE HILL COUNTRY MHDD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> I GET IT. MY BUDDY IS TIRED AND IT'S A GOOD FIT. WHO DO YOU

WANT TO PUT IN THERE? >> I KNOW IT WAS BROUGHT LAST QUARTER. IT WAS JUST GOING TO BE GIVEN TO A STAFF MEMBER WITHIN THE COUNTY. NO QUALMS. THEY KNOW A LOT WITHIN THIS BOARD. THIS BOARD IS COMPRISED OF MOSTLY ELECTED OFFICIALS. I WAS JUST GOING TO BRING IT BACK AND COMMISSIONER SMITH SAID HE

SHOWED INTEREST. >> I'D BE HAPPY TO DO IT BECAUSE IT'S AN UNEXPIRED TERM. I'LL BE ROTATING OFF THE BAT.

IT'LL GIVE THE COURT AN EXCELLENT TERM TO MAKE A DECISION AT THAT POINT. IT'LL BE FRESH.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT. YOU GOOD WITH THAT IDEA? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

[02:45:09]

>> I WAS GOING TO SAY COURTESY. >> ABSOLUTELY. I'LL CALL HIM.

>> SERIOUSLY. THANK YOU. >> NOTHING BUT A GEM. HE HAS A LIFE OF DEDICATION TO THAT SPACE.

>> THAT'S WHEY WAS GOING TO SAY. I REALLY COMMISSIONER HAMMER SAID IT, I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH TO CHARLIE

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

SPENDING TIME ON THAT BOARD. >> PLEASE OPEN M 1.

>> DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE HAYS COUNTY INMATE POPULATION TO INCLUDE CURRENT POPULATION COUNTS AND COSTS.

>> SO EACH WEEK THE SHERIFF SENDS MY OFFICE THE JAIL REPORT OF OUR CAPACITY WHILE IT'S CURRENTLY AT 464 INMATES, JAIL STANDARDS RECOMMENDS HOLDING APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THAT OPEN.

WHICH LOWERS OUR ACTUAL CAPACITY TO 417. THE JAILS DAILY AVERAGE WAS HOWEVER 583 AND PEAK WAS 594 ON DECEMBER 8TH. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR OUTSOURCING INMATES THIS WEEK IS $107,935. WE HAVE 149 MALES AND 5 FEMALS OUTSOURCED AT THIS TIME AND THEY ARE ALL IN HASKELL AND BLANCO COUNTIES. WE HAVE 54 INMATES WHICH HAVE HAD THEIR DAY IN COURT AND BEEN FOUND GUILTY. NOW THEY'RE STATE INMATES. THAT'S WHY I BRING THAT UP. THAT SHOULD BE ON A DIFFERENT DIME, NOT THE COUNTY DIME. JORDAN, TELL ME

ABOUT -- ALL OF THEM? >> I BELIEVE SO, YES, SIR.

[K.13. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a First Amendment to the Tri-Party Agreement executed on or about September 3, 2013 between Hays County ("County"), City of Niederwald ("City"), and Walton Texas, LP on behalf of Walton Camino Real 1, LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Owner") for the Camino Real Subdivision. INGALSBE/PACHECO (Part 2 of 2)]

>> PLEASE OPEN ALL EXEC ITEMS. >> MAY I?

>> I WAS REQUESTING THE COURT IF WE CAN REOPEN K 13.

>> SURE. >> I WANTED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CLARIFICATION ON STATEMENT I MADE ABOUT THE EQUATING ON FURTHER DISCOVERY AND I DO HAVE A DECREASE IN FEES IF IT THE TRIPARTY AMENDMENT IS EXECUTED. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

>> I'D RATHER HIT IT NOW. MOST EASILY. OPEN K 13 PLEASE.

>> K 13. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A FIRST CITY AMENDMENT TO THE TRI-PARTY AGREEMENT EXECUTED ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY, THE CITY OF NIEDERWALD AND WALTON TEXAS LP. A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FOR THE SUBDIVISION.

>> SO MOVED. >> SECOND.

>> CHASE. >> APPRECIATE IT. CIVIL DIVISION. I WORK WITH IN MR. PACHECO REGULARLY. BRIEF CLARIFICATION. THIS CONTRACT IS AN OLDER ONE AND THE GENERAL AGREEMENT IS THEY PAY 80% OF ALL FEES GOING FORWARD. HISTORICALLY BY STATUTE FRONT LOADED A LOT OF FEES TO THE PRELIM AND THEN THEY BASICALLY HAD NO FEES ON THE BACK END FOR THE FINAL PLAT REVIEW FEE. BECAUSE OF STATUTE CHANGE WE KEPT THE PRELIM FEES BUT WE DON'T REQUIRE A PRELIM. WE ACTUALLY CHARGE OUR $500 PER LOT AT THE BACK END FOR THE REVIEW FEE. WHAT HAPPENED WITH THIS CONTRACT WAS UNINTENDED WHERE ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE OF THEIR CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS IN THEIR TRI-PARTY THEY WERE REQUIRED BY CONTRACT NOT BY STATUTE TO SUBMIT THE PRELIM.

THEY WOULD ALSO BE HAVING TO PAY THAT ON THE BACK END INSTEAD.

ESSENTIALLY WE WERE IN A SPOT WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO GET DOUBLE CHARGED AND PAY 80% OF BOTH SETS OF FEES. SO IN ORDER TO KEEP THINGS EFFICIENT WITH THE INTENDED REVIEW FEES INSTEAD THIS IS WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE COMMISSIONER, WE WERE GOING TO MODIFY THE AMENDMENT TO WHERE IT WIND WOULD JUST BE THE 20S FOR R THE PRELIM FEES AND THE 80% AT THE BACK END. SO THAT

IS A SLIGHT VARIATION. >> 20% AT THE BEGINNING. 80% AT

THE END. >> AS EACH PHASE ROLLS OUT.

WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE AS MUCH ON THE FRONT END AND THEY CAN PHASE IT OUT. DEVELOPERS LIKE BECAUSE IT MAKES SURE THEY HAVE

MORE CASH ON HAND. >> CLARIFICATION AND JUST TO KEEP IT TIDY I'LL ENTER ONE CLICK FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC.

PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER COHEN.

>> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

>> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA.

>> NOW WE CAN DELETE THE OTHER ONE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO. KEEP THEM BOTH. WELL DONE AND THANK YOU. PLEASE OPEN ALL EXEC ITEMS.

>> I'M SO SORRY. BEFORE -- DO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT M 2?

>> WHAT IS M 2? >> I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO AT

THIS TIME. DO YOU WANT TO? >> I THOUGHT WE HAD TO.

[M.2. Discussion and possible action related to the burn ban. BECERRA]

>> DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT? >> THE BURN BAN.

>> DO YOU WANT TO OPEN IT UP? >> M 2. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE

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ACTION RELATED TO THE BAN BURN. >> SO MOVE.

>> SECOND. >> SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE BURN BAN CONVERSATION.

>> MIKE JONES. DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. WE ENACTED A BURN BAN ON THE 16TH. ON THE 10TH OF DECEMBER. IT'S GOING TO EXPIRE TOMORROW IF WE DON'T ENACT THIS BURN BAN TO GO FORWARD. IT'S PRETTY DRY AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW. I'M RECOMMENDING ALONG WITH FIRE MARSHAL THAT WE CONTINUE THE BURN BAN FOR ANOTHER 90 DAYS. TAKES US INTO MARCH 16TH. WE'LL HAVE COURT ON MARCH 10TH SO IF WE'VE HAD RAIN BEFORE THEN WE CAN ALSO REVISIT THAT AND TAKE THE BURN BAN OFF. I'M ANTICIPATING WE HAVE MORE IN MARCH.

>> I SPOKE TO THE FIRE MARSHAL LAST WEEK AND MENTIONED THIS. MY CONCERN AND I DON'T KNOW STATUTORYLY. I KNOW WE CAN DO 90

DAYS. 90 DAY IS A LONG TIME. >> YEAH.

>> SO I'D MUCH RATHER MOVE FORWARD. IF WE DO 30 DAYS,

WHAT'S THE NEXT COURT DATE? >> WE DO JANUARY 20TH WOULD BE

OVER 30 DAYS. >> JANUARY 6TH IS THE NEXT COURT

DATE. >> THAT'S TOO SOON.

>> AND THEN WE MEET AGAIN ON JANUARY 20TH.

>> IF WE WANT TO -- >> LET'S EXTEND IT TO JANUARY 20TH WITH THOSE CONCERNS. SOUND GOOD, MIKE? WE'LL VISIT AGAIN

AND KEEP TALKING SHOP. >> I WOULD MOVE TO EXTEND THE

BURN BAN TO JANUARY 20, 2026. >> SECOND.

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

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES.

>> JUDGE BECERRA. >> WE WILL CREATE SOME AGENDA ITEM FOR FIREWORKS. SO EXPECT THAT TO COME. RIGHT? OR IS THAT

TOO LATE? >> IT'S TOO LATE.

>> ACTUALLY I JUST REALIZED AS I SAID IT. SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT FIREWORKS. WE'RE GOING TO GET PEPPERED WITH THOSE

QUESTIONS. >> IN THE PAST WE'VE PREVENTED THE ROCKETS. THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.

>> NO FINS. NO STICKS IS HOW WE USUALLY HANDLE FIREWORKS DURING

A BURN BAN. >> OR AERIAL.

>> IF THAT'S THE CASE, WE'LL NEED A VOTE ON THAT. WE'LL NEED A MOTION AND A VOTE ON THAT AND THEN WE WOULD NEED TO DRAFT AN

ORDER RELATED TO THAT. >> GOT IT.

>> LET ME IF Y'ALL HAVE A MINUTE LET ME DOUBLE CHECK BECAUSE I DO KNOW YOU HAVE TO PREVENT THE SALE OF THOSE BY A CERTAIN DATE AND I DO NOT HAVE THAT DATE MEMORIZED FOR NEW

YEARS. >> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> WE'LL MISS IT IF WE DON'T ADDRESS IT NOW.

>> CAN WE ADDRESS IT NOW UNDER THE BURN BAN.

>> OR DO WE HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER ITEM?

>> BEFORE WE USED TO STATE T I THINK.

>> IT IS UNRELATED TO THE BURN BAN.

>> THAT'S WHAT MY CONCERN IS. WE USUALLY DO AN ORDER IN IT LATE NOVEMBER, EARLY DECEMBER FOR NEW YEARS AND WE DIDN'T DO

[L. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS]

ONE THIS YEAR. >> IN THE MEAN TIME PLEASE OPEN ALL EXEC SESSION ITEMS AND WE'LL COME BACK TO THIS AT THE END IF

WE NEED TO. >> L 1. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT SHIRLEY TEMPLE, PROJECT SAN ANTONIO, PROJECT CAT TREE AND PROJECT GREASE LIGHTNING. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. L 2. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE AND OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 111 E SAN ANTONIO STREET SAN MARCOS, TEXAS. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. L 3 EXECUTIVE SESSION. CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE AND OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT OR NEAR ROGER HANKS PARKWAY IN PRECINCT 4. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT.

L 4. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 AND SECTION 551.072. CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE EXCHANGE, PURCHASE, LEASE, SALE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT OR NEAR CR133 HILLSIDE TERRACE IN PRECINCT 2. PARCEL 7-7 E. RELATED TO THE HILLSIDE TERRACE ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, INCLUDING A POSSIBLE POSSESSION AND USE AGREEMENT. DISCUSSION AND OR POSSIBLE ACTION MAY

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CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE AND OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT OR NEAR BEBEE ROAD PARCEL 29, 29 TE IN PRECINC 1 AND PRECINCT 2 RELATED TO THE CITY OF KYLE'S BEBEE EAST ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT.

L 8. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE AND OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY ASSOCIATED WITH PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PROJECTS BEING CONSIDERED BY HAYS COUNTY BEEN POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. L 9.

EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE DUTIES AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE HAYS COUNTY IT DIRECTOR. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. L 10. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE DUTIES AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE HAYS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. L 11. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND REGARDING THE EMPLOYMENT, DUTIES, AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE INVOLVING THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES MANAGER AND GRANT COORDINATOR WITHIN THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE AND THE LEGAL SUPPORT SERVICES SPECIALIST WITHIN THE CIVIL DIVISION OF THE HAYS COUNTY CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT.

>> SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. TIME TO ALL THESE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS WE'RE GOING -- YES.

>> I HAVE A FOLLOW UP ON THE FIREWORKS ONE.

>> PERFECT. >> IN RELATION TO M 2.

>> YES. >> THE DEADLINE FOR THE COURT TO ORDER A RESTRICTION ON THE SALE AND USE OF THOSE FIREWORKS IS

ALREADY PAST. >> SO NOW WHAT?

>> YOU CANNOT REGULATE IT. >> SO THE BURN BAN STANDS FOR THE 20TH AND GO HAVE FUN, BE SAFE, BE RESPONSIBLE. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. IF YOU'RE NOT TIED TO

>>> WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE HAD 11 ITEMS. WE ARE PRODUCTIVE AND WE HAVE SEVERAL MOTIONS. WE'LL START WITH

COMMISSIONER INGALSBE, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THIS IS FOR L 2. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE AND INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND THE TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION REGARDING LEASED OFFICE SPACE LOCATED IN THE HAYS COUNTY HISTORICAL COURTHOUSE AT 111 EAST SAN ANTONIO STREET SAN MARCOS, TEXAS. EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2026.

>> SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE.

COMMISSIONER COHEN. JUDGE BECERRA.

>> MOTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A POSSESSION AND USE AGREEMENT FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE FACILITY PURPOSES AND RELATED DOCUMENTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.723 ACRES OF PROPERTY AND APPROXIMATELY 0.169 ACRES OF PROPERTY. LOCATED AT OR

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IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. YOU GOT A COUPLE MORE.

>> YES, THANK YOU, JUDGE. REGARDING L 5. MOTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A REAL ESTATE CONTRACT AND RELATED CLOSING DOCUMENTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 0.0441 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT OR NEAR WINDY HILL. PARCEL 32 A. RELATED TO THE WINDY HILL IMPROVEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT PROJECT.

>> SECOND. >> CALL THE ROLL.

>> 6, MOTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A REAL ESTATE CONTRACT AND RELATED CLOSING DOCUMENTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 0.0318 ACRES OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT OR NEAR WINDY HILL. PARCEL 20 RELATED TO THE WINDY HILL ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT AND UTILITY

ADJUSTMENT PROJECT. >> SECOND.

>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. >> JUDGE, I HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION NUMBER -- L 8. AND I MOVE TOE ACCEPT THE REALLOCATION OF THE 2020 HAYS COUNTY PARKS AND OPEN SPACE BOND PROCEEDS ASEN PRESENTED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION BY THE BUDGET OFFICE AND POST TOTAL COMMITMENTS ON THE HAYS COUNTY WEBSITE.

>> SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

ADMINISTRATOR OF THE HAYS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR

JANUARY 3, 2026. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ROLL]

>> AND THE GRANT COORDINATOR SLOT TO A SPECIAL PROGRAMS' COORDINATOR GRADE 121, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026 AND AMEND THE

BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> QUESTION.

>> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES.

>> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> I MOVE TO ADJOURN.

>> ENJOY THE REST OF

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