TO THAT SUBTLETY. >> OKAY. 
          [A. CALL TO ORDER]
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THERE WE GO PRAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. 
          WE WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. 
          I DO HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT I WOULD LIKE TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THE JUDGE HAD A HEAD INJUR THAT HIS DOCTOR RECOMMENDED THA HE AVOID BRIGHT LIGHTS AND NOIS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS SO HE WILL NOT BE HERE TODAY, BUT LET'S KEEP HIM IN OUR PRAYERS. 
          WITH THAT I WILL HAVE PASTOR DARIUS TODD COME UP AND MEET OU 
          INVOCATION. >> S POWELL. 
          DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER WE THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY YOU HAVE MADE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO COM BEFORE YOUR PEOPLE COMMITTED TO HERE, AND TO LISTEN. THANK YOU LORD FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THIS COUNTY. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE CELEBRATIONS, THANK YOU FOR THE CONSTERNATION AND THANK YOU, LORD GOD FOR THE RESOLUTION OF SUCH THINGS. 
          WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE INJURED, THE JUDGE FOR THOSE IN THIS COUNTY THAT HAVE STRUGGLES OF ALL DIFFERENT TYPES. 
          WE ALSO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THOUGH WHO ARE TRAVERSING THROUGH THEI STRUGGLES AND WE THANK YOU THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE STRUGGLE AND THAT WE ALSO RECOGNIZE YOUR POWER TO HEAL. HELP US IN THIS MOMENT. 
          THANK YOU LORD FOR YOUR GRACE I YOUR MERCY. 
          IT IS IN JESUS NAME I PRAY. AMEN. 
          >> A MILLION. 
          I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH I 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. 
          >> IF YOU WOULD CALL THE ROLE-PLAY. 
          [E. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
PUBLIC COMMENTS. CALLED US OUT, PLEASE,. 
          >> THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT IS SYLVIA. 
          >> GOOD MORNING EVERYONE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. 
          I AM PART OF THE SPARK PROGRAM AND I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION OF TH PROGRAM WITH YOU ALL TODAY. 
          IT IS THE DEPARTMENT OF THE FED RESEARCH INNOVATIVE CONSTANT 2023 IT'S COMMITTED TO TREATING TTE IN MILITARY AND VETERANS. 
          SO CTE AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW IS CAUSED BY REPETITIVE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SUCH AS THOSE SUSTAINED BY MILITARY PERSONNEL DURING TRAINING AND COMBAT SITUATION. 
          THEY ARE NOT DIAGNOSED IN LIVIN PERSONS AND IT'S OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE INVISIBLE WOUND THE IMPACT OF CTE AND SERVICE MEMBERS CAN SHOW US INSTABILITY PERSONALITY CHANGES, AND INCREASED RISK OF SUICIDE WHICH IS WHY I FEEL IT'S IMPORTANT TO BRING THIS TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION. 
          HOW CAN WE AS A COMMUNICATE HEL WITH THE TREATMENT PER WEEK AND DO SO THROUGH HELPING MEDICAL RESEARCH WHICH CANNOT TAKE PLAC WITHOUT DONATING ANY TISSUE FOR THAT PART THIS IS SEPARATED FOR ANY RICHARD AND FOR TISSUE DONATION FOR TRANSPLANT PAIR WE CAN HELP REGRESS THIS REEF SHOWING SHARON SPARK FOR RESEARCH WITH VETERANS AND THEI FAMILIES. 
          AND, VETERANS WITH ANY SERVICE HISTORY THAT DONATE UNDER THE AGE OF 61. TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS RESEARCH, , THEIR SNOWS COST OF A FAMILY MEMBER SPRAYED OUR FAMILIES WHO PARTICIPATE CAN RECEIVE A NARROW PATH THAT YOU REPORT OF THE BRAIN AFTERWARDS AND IT DONATION BECAUSE SP COMPLETED WITHIN 48 HOURS. TO CONCLUDE I WANTED TO SHARE THAT THERE IS SOME ENTITIES CURRENTLY ALREADY WORKING WITH YOUR IN HAYS COUNTY PAIR TREES HAD A LOTS OF HELP EARDLEY ALSO HAD SUPPORT FROM SAY MARCOS PT, WE WORKED WITH THEIR VICTIM SERVICES TEAM TO BE WITH LIKE T EXPAND EVENTUALLY TO THE SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT PRAY FOR ALSO WORKED WITH SOME AT THE FUNERAL HOMES IN THE AREA THEY ARE IN COUNTY ROTATION THAT INCLUDES LEGEND FUNERAL HOME AN HAROLD FUNERAL HOME. 
          ARTICLE AT THE END OF THE DAY I JUST TO HELP OUR MEMBERS MEMBER MILITARY VETERANS, WE CAN'T REALLY KILL TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, BUT WE CAN SLOW IT DOWN SO THEY SYMPTOMS WON'T BE AS STRONG DOWN THE TIME. FOR A DONATION CAN REALLY BE A LASTING LEGACY FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE COME OUT ONCE THEY ARE 
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PASSING, THEY CAN HELP A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE DOWN THE LINE. 
          IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THIS OR HAVE ANY QUESTION ABOUT THE PROGRAM, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TALK TO ME AFTERWARDS 
          VERY THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> JUDGE JR MENDOZA. 
          >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE. >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER SPRAYED THIS LETTER IS ADDRESSE TO ON AUGUST 11TH OF 2026 A REQUESTER FUND MANAGER COORDINATOR POSITION WAS PRESENTED DURING THE COMMISSIONERS COURT BUDGET WORKSHOP. THE BUDGET WORKSHOP IN THE COORDINATOR POSITION DETAILED DETAILED ORDINATE OR PROVIDE DETAILED DATA AND INFORMATION WITH THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME SUPPORT FOR THROUGHOU THE PROCESS, THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COURT GAVE US EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE THE POSITION WOULD BE APPROVED. WE WERE THERE FOR DEEPLY SURPRISED WHEN AFTER THE NEEDED BEEN PRESENTED AND THE REQUESTE DATA HAD BEEN PROVIDED THAT THE DECISION WAS NOT APPROVED. 
          THAT ONE JUVENILE COORDINATOR I AVERAGING 2705 CASES WITH THIS TYPE OF CASELOAD, PRECINCT TWO CASES ARE APPROACHING A SIX-MONTH WAIT TIME FOR THE CHILD THE PROGRAM COULD NOT SERVE YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN YOUNG PEOPLES ARE REQUIRED TO WAIT MONTHS BEFORE THEY COULD EVEN BEGIN THE PROCESS. 
          WE HAVE NOTICED SOME JUVENILES ARE REOFFENDING BEFORE THEY EVE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER INTO THE DIVERSION AGREEMENT. 
          FOR EVERY MONTH THAT PASSES, IT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT TO REAC THE STUDENTS WHILE THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THEIR OFFENSE ARE STILL FRESH FOR EAC JUVENILE DIVERSION IS MOST EFFECTIVE WHEN INTERVENTION HAPPENS EARLY BEFORE A SINGLE MISTAKE BECOMES A PATTERN AND BEFORE A YOUNG PERSON'S INVOLVEMENT AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT BECOMES MORE SERIOUS. 
          GUIDANCE IN THE PATH TOWARD BETTER CHOICES. 
          THAT OPPORTUNITY IS LOST WHEN THE STAFFING LIMITATIONS CREATE MONTH-LONG DELAYS. OUR STUDENTS SHOULD NOT PAY THE PRICE FOR INSUFFICIENT STAFFING. THEY DESERVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE THAT HELP WHEN IT CAN STILL MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THE DIRECTION OF THEIR LIVES. 
          DURING ONE OF THE BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETINGS A COMMISSIONE STATED I BELIEVE IN MAKING THOS INVESTMENTS. 
          WE, THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AN THE UNDERSIGNED ARE UNITED IN ASKING THE COURT TO PUT THAT PRINCIPLE INTO ACTION BY INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN AND FUNDING THE SECOND JUVENILE COURT METER POSITION. THE DATA SHOWS AN URGENT AND ONGOING NEED FOR ADDITIONAL AND ONGOING SUPPORT THAT THIS IS NO AN INVESTMENT IN ANOTHER POSITION IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN TIMELY INTERVENTION, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF A YOUNG PERSON'S LIFE BEFORE A MISTAKE BECOMES A PATTERN. 
          THE NEED IS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THE BACKLOG IS AFFECTING OUR COURTS AND THE JUVENILES IN EVERY TOBY WAIT TO ADDRESS IT MAKES TIMELY INTERVENTION MORE DIFFICULT. DIVERSION WORKS WE CAN REACH OU YOUTH IN TIME. THE LONGER WE WAIT, THE GREATER THE RISK OF MISSING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT THE MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THERE IS STILL TIME TO MAKE THE INVESTMENT TO DIFFERENT FUND TH JUVENILE COORDINATOR POSITION. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK YOU TO REVIEW THE BUDGET AND THIS IS ASSIGNED BY JUDGE PARDO, JUDGE MIKE MARINO, JUDGE SMITH, MYSELF , JUDGE CABLE, JUDGE FRIENDS, JUDGE BRYANT AND THEN THE COURT ADMINISTRATORS AND THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> CAN WE MAKE SURVEY GET COPIE OF THAT? THANK YOU. 
          >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, HAPPY NATIONAL COFFEE DAY. MAINTAINED IS STEPHANIE AS DAPHNE IN THE HAYS COUNTY TREASURER FOR THE RECORD. 
          I WANTED TO MAKE A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS AND ONE REQUEST. 
          FIRST, TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY OF THE FISCAL YEAR. 
          IF COUNTY OFFICE HAS A DEPOSIT THAT MUST BE MADE IN THE CURREN FISCAL YEAR, IT IS IMPERATIVE THE DEPOSIT BE RECEIVED IN THE TREASURER'S OFFICE LATER THAN 10:00 A.M. 
          DEPOSITS RECEIVED AFTER 10:00 A.M. CANNOT BE GUARANTEED TO STEP DEPOSIT BY SEPTEMBER 30TH RATE SECOND, DUE TO AN INCREASE IN FRAUD, OUR BANKS ARE EXAMINING CHECKS MORE CLOSELY. IF THE SIGNATURE OF THE DEPOSITORY DOES NOT MATCH THE VENDOR LISTED ON THE CHECK IDENTICALLY, THEY CHECK WILL BE RETURNED. 
          IF A CHECK IS MADE OUT TO THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN DOE, THE CHECK MUST BE ENDORSED, THE LAW OFFICES OF JOHN DOE, NOT JOHN 
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DOE POLICE ENDORSE THOSE CHECKS EXACTLY THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN OUT. IN THE EVENT THAT THE CHECK IS RETURNED, PLEASE CONTACT MY OFFICE OR THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE DEPARTMENT IN WE LOOK AT THAT FIXED AND RESOLVED QUICKLY. 
          THIRD, THIS IS MY SECOND REQUES FOR THIS. 
          ON YOUR AGENDA ITEMS, THERE IS AN ITEM TO REPROVE VENDOR DISBURSEMENTS. USUALLY YOU DISPERSE THOSE INTO THAT APPROVAL LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. 
          I AM ASKING RESPECTFULLY THAT YOU PLEASE MAKE THAT THE FIRST ITEM THAT YOU DO, IT'S VERY QUICK AND SIMPLE. 
          WE HAVE PEOPLE AT OUR OFFICES STARTING AT 8:00 A.M. READY TO PICK UP THOSE DISBURSEMENT CHECKS. 
          I DO NOT RELEASE JUST FIRST MEANT CHECKS UNTIL YOU HAVE APPROVED THEM. THANK YOU, AND I WISH YOU ALL A 
          GREAT DAY. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> [INDISCERNIBLE] >> NEXT WEEK WILL GO TO 
          [F.1. Presentation of September 2026 Service Awards. BECERRA/GRANJENO]
PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATION SPIRIT IF YOU WOULD OPEN F1. 
          >> PRESENTATION OF SEPTEMBER 2026 SERVICE AWARDS. 
          >> GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONER SPRAYED I AM THE EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION COORDINATOR WITH THE HAYS COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE. FOR HONOR TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE REACHED SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES IN THEIR U.S. OF SURFACE WITH THREE WHEN COUNTY. 
          WE WILL START OFF WITH WHEN YOU'RE OF SERVICE. 
          WITH ONE YEAR OF SERVICE WE HAV THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. 
          JAMIE SCHROEDER WITH THE SHERIFF 'S OFFICE. 
          MARK BRINKER WITH THE SHERIFFS OFFICE. 
          WYATT CHAMBER WITH THE SHERIFFS JASON COPELAND WITH THE SHERIFF 'S OFFICE. ISAIAH JORDAN WITH THE SHERIFF' OFFICE, RANDY VLIET WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. 
          DELHI EMILY ANNETTE WITH TRANSPORTATION. 
          MARIO GARCIA WITH TRANSPORTATION . 
          JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, MARSHALL MCLEAN WITH PARKS, SAM A LOT OR WITH PARKS, CARSON WEAVER WITH PARKS, AND JULIE PACHECO THAT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. 
          [APPLAUSE] LOOKED RIGHT OVER HERE, ONE, TWO , THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. 
          THANK YOU ALL. 
          [APPLAUSE] >> DOWN FOR OUR FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE WE HAVE ANTHONY IPPOLIT WITH THE SHERIFFS SHERIFF'S OFFICE PAGE SEAN BEST OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. 
          AND JAKE RIVERA THAT IS IT FOR FIVE YEARS OF SERVCE. 
          [APPLAUSE] WITH 15 YEARS OF SERVICE. 
          >> I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE HERE. SORRY. 
          [APPLAUSE] >> NOW FOR WITH 15 YEARS OF SERVICE WE HAVE ONE WITH SHERIFF 'S OFFICE AND ONE FOR 
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TRANSPORTATION. THAT IS ALL FOR 15 YEARS OF SERVICE. 
          [APPLAUSE] WITH 20 YEARS OF SERVICE WE HAV EMANUEL MORENO WITH THE SHERIFF 'S OFFICE IN HOSEA CERVANTES WITH TRANSPORTATION. THAT IS ALL FOR 20 YEARS OF SERVICE. 
          [APPLAUSE] WITH 25 YEARS OF SERVICE WE HAV MAKIN JONES WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. 
          [APPLAUSE] IT IS GOING TO BE THE JAMES AVERY BAG. YES. 
          LOOK RIGHT OVER HERE ONE, TWO, THREE. 
          ONE, TWO, THREE. WITH 30 YEARS OF SERVICE WEEK O ONE SCIENCE WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. 
          [APPLAUSE] >> CONGRATULATIONS. 
          LOOK RIGHT OVER HERE. ONE, TWO, THREE. 
          ONE, TWO, THREE. 
          [APPLAUSE] WE HAVE TWO RETIREES FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER AND THAT IS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND JASON SMITH WITH THE SHERIFF 'S OFFICE. 
          NEIL WAS WITH THE COUNTY FOR ON AMAZING YEAR END JASON HAS BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR 25 YEARS. 
          [APPLAUSE] THAT IS ALL FOR SEPTEMBER SERVICE AWARDS. THANK YOU. 
          [F.2. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing October 2026 as ADHD Awareness Month in Hays County. COHEN/GONZALES]
          IF YOU WOULD OPEN F2, PLEASE,. >> F2, ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2026 AS ADH AWARENESS MONTH IN HAYS COUNTY. 
          >> SO MOVED. SECOND. 
          >> PLEASE READ THE PROCLAMATION. >> WHERE IS THE MONTH OF OCTOBE IS RECOGNIZED INTERNATIONALLY A ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DEDICATED TO EXPANDING OUR DIVERSITY AWARENESS, OUTDATED MISCONCEPTIONS AND CELEBRATING THE INGENUITY AND PERSISTENCE O NEURO- DIVERGENT INDIVIDUALS IN IN THEIR FAMILY IS GREAT WHEREA ADHD IS A NEW SANS NEURODEVELOPMENTAL PROFILE AFFECTING DYNAMIC EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING, ATTENTION REGULATION IN DAILY NAVIGATION EXPERIENCE BY DIVERSE CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS ACROSS ALL WALKS OF LIFE. 
          WHEREAS INDIVIDALS WITH ADHD FACED SYSTEMATIC BARRIERS IN RICHARD ENVIRONMENTS THAT FAIL TO PURGE WHILE SO MY TENUOUSLY BRINGING REMARKABLE INNOVATION, LATERAL PROBLEM-SOLVING, DEEP FOCUS AND CREATIVE ENERGY THAT ENRICH OUR SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES, AND NEIGHBORHOODS. WHEREAS THE FRAMEWORK FROM DID BY ASPEN FLOWERS SHUTTLE FOR NEURO- DIVERGENT INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEMS THROUGHOU PRACTICAL TOOLKITS. 
          EMPATHETIC GUIDED AND ACTIONABL STRATEGIES THAT CULTIVATE SELF ADVOCACY, COGNITIVE EASE, AND AUTHENTIC WELL-BEING. 
          WHEREAS SUSTAINABLE NEURO- DIVERGENT SUPPORT REQUIRES AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH THAT REACHES SENSORY ACCOMMODATIONS, ADAPTABLE EXECUTIVE FUNCTION TOOLS AND PRACTICAL LIFE RHYTHM AND PRODUCTIVE COMMUNITY LHA. WHEREAS EDUCATORS, ENTERS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, COACHES, AND LOVED ONES COCREATED FLEXIBLE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE NEURO- DIVERGENT INDIVIDUALS ARE VALUABLE AND EMPOWERED TO DEFINE SUCCESS ON THEIR OWN TERMS. WHEREAS THRIVING COMMUNITIES DEPEND ON BREAKING SYSTEMATIC BARRIERS, EXPANDING ITS ACTIVE RESOURCES, AND ENSURING EVERY INDIVIDUAL HAS THE TOOLS TO 
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SUCCEED AUTHENTICALLY WITHOUT SHAME OR STIGMA. 
          WHEREAS ADHD AWARENESS MONTH PROVIDES A MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY TO ELEVATE NEURO- DIVERGENT VOICES, ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO IDENTIFICATION AND RESOURCES, O OUR GRASSROOTS EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AND CHAMPION TRUE NEURO INCLUSION. THERE FOR A KEY RESULT OF THE MONTH OF OCTOBER OF 2026 BE DESIGNATED AS ADHD AWARENESS MONTH. IN OUR COMMUNITY IN ARGUED MANY VIEW MEMBERS EDUCATORS, EMPLOYERS AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE CALLED UPON TO DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF NEURO- DIVERGENCE, BUILD SENSORY AND EXEUTIVE RELIEF SPACES TO SUPPORT INITIATIVES THAT FOSTER AUTHENTIC EMPOWERMENT AND 
          ACCESSIBILITY ACROSS THE REGION. >> WOULD YOU CALL THE ROLE-PLAY 
          PERIODS. >> 
          >> MISS ASPEN FLOWERS, AND SHE HERE COLLECTS. 
          >> COME ON DOWN. >> GOOD MORNING. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONER SPRAYED I NEED YOU TO PICTURE A CLASSROOM OF SIX CHILDREN RIGHT HERE IN HAYS COUNTY. 
          ONE OUT OF THOSE SIX CHILDREN I NEURO- DIVERGENT. 
          FOR INSTANCE THERE IS A YOUNG GIRL THAT IS QUIETLY STARING OU THE WINDOW, FROZEN BECAUSE HER THOUGHTS ARE GOING A THOUSAND MILES AN HOUR. SHE ISN'T BEHIND, TO FINANCE OR ACTING OUT, SHE DESPERATELY WANTS TO KEEP UP, BUT HER NERVOUS SYSTEM IS INCOMPLETE SENSORY OVERLOAD. 
          BECAUSE HER STRUGGLE IN SILENCE SHE GETS DISMISSED AS DAYDREAMING, LAZY, OR EVEN SPACED OUT, ABSORBING THE PAINFUL LESSON THAT SHE MIGHT EAT SIMPLY BROKEN. 
          WHEN ADHD GOES UNADDRESSED, IT DOESN'T VANISH, IT FESTERS. 
          UNDIAGNOSED CHILDREN GROW UP WITH CHRONIC SHAME, LEADING DIRECTLY INTO SEVERE ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND SYSTEMATIC BURNOUT. BY THE TIME THESE KIDS BECOME TEENAGERS, WE END UP SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TRIAGING ACUTE ADOLESCENT CRISIS, BUT WE CAN PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH EARLY COREGULATION AND SENSORY SUPPOR TOOLS THAT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE . HAYS COUNTY HOLDS AN INCREDIBLE DOOR OF OPPORTUNITY TO BREAK TH CYCLE. 
          A PROCLAMATION GIVES OUR CHILDREN VITAL VISIBILITY, BY INVESTING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD COMMUNITY COMMUNITY-BASED TOOLS TOGETHER, WE BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR THEIR FUTURE. 
          I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR OFFICIALLY ADOPTING ADHD AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION AN THANK YOU FOR COMMITTING TO HELPING AND SUPPORT FOR THE NEURO- DIVERGENT CHILDREN. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. 
          >> THANK YOU. IN HAPPY TO SPONSOR THIS PROCLAMATION. I HAVE ADHD, SO A LOT OF WHAT YOU DESCRIBE, I HAVE GONE THROUGH AND MY LIFE. 
          PEOPLE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL, AND THEY CAN SUCCEED AND THEY CAN ACHIEVE THE SAME AS ANYONE ELSE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THIS AND DO WHAT WE CAN TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY YOUNG CHILDREN THAT ARE STRUGGLING, AND ACTUALLY EVEN EDUCATE PARENTS TO RECOGNIZE THAT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HER TODAY. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THOSE THAT HAVE THESE I WOULDN' SAY, IT'S REALLY NOT ANYTHING BESIDES JUST THE WAY THAT THEY WERE BORN AND HOW THEIR MIND WORKS AND GIVING THEM TOOLS AND RESOURCES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IS IMPORTANT, SO I APPRECIATE ALL 
          THE WORK YOU DO. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. 
          >> MS. FLOWERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND FOR BRINGING THIS AWARENESS. I THINKTHAT AS A COMMUNITY WE CAN LEARN A LOT ON HOW TO SUPPORT AND HELP INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE DIAGNOSED WITH ADHD, S THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 
          IT IS CUSTOMARY THAT WE TAKE A PHOTO IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US. 
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          >> LOOK RIGHT OVER HERE. ONE, TWO, THREE. 
          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          [F.3. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing October 4th -10th, 2026 as Fire Prevention Week in Hays County. BECERRA/M.JONES]
          OKAY, F3 PLEASE PRESS. >> S3 ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 4TH THROUGH TENTH OF 2026 AS FIRE PREVENTIO 
          WEEK IN HAYS COUNTY. >> SO MOVED, SECOND. 
          >> IF YOU WOULD READ THE PROCLAMATION. 
          >> FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IS OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES WHICH PROVIDES AN ANNUAL OPPORTUNITY TO REMIND EVERY CITIZEN TO PREVENTING FIRES BEGINS WITH DAILY DECISIONS AT HOME, AT WORK, AND THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. 
          WHEREAS THE 2026 FIRE PREVENTIO WEEK THEME CHARGE INTO FIRE SAFETY SAFE CHARGING IS A SUPERPOWER, AND CALLS ATTENTION TO THE SAFE PURCHASE, USE CHARGING, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERIES FOUND IN PHONES, LAPTOPS, TOYS, EAT BIKES, SCOOTERS, AND OTHER % COMMONLY USED DEVICES. 
          WHEREAS RESIDENTS CAN REDUCE TH RISK OF A BATTERY RELATED FIRE BY USING THE MANUFACTURER APPROVED CHARGER. 
          PLACING DEVICES ON A FIRM SURFACE AWAY FROM COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS WHILE CHARGING, DISK AMUSING THE USE OF DAMAGE BATTERIES AND COURTS IN TAKING UNWANTED BATTERIES TO AN IMPROVED RECYCLING LOCATION. WHEREAS THE HAYS COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE WORK THROUGHOU THE YEAR TO PREVENT EMERGENCIES AND PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY THROUGH FIRE CODE ADMINISTRATION , PREVENTING PERMITTING, PLAN, PLAN REVIEW AND COMPLAINTS, FIRE INVESTIGATIONS, PUBLIC EDUCATION , COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND COORDINATION WITH PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS. WHEREAS HAYS COUNTY RECOGNIZES THE PROFESSIONALISM IN CONTINUE SERVICE OF THE PERSONNEL OF THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE WHOSE WOR IDENTIFIES HAZARD HAZARDS, SUPPORTS SAFETY DEVELOPMENTS, EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND STRENGTHENS ACCOUNTABILITY AND LIFE SAFETY THREAT THE COUNTY. 
          WHEREAS THE HAYS COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE RECOGNIZES AND APPRECIATES THE MUNICIPAL IN ES FIRE DEPARTMENT SERVING HAYS COUNTY FOR THE PREVENTION PROGRAMS INSPECTIONS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, COMMUNITY RISK REDUCTION ACTIVITIES IN DAILY SERVICE THEY PROVIDE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 
          WHEREAS THE SHARED EFFORTS OF THE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFIC AND DEMEAN US A PULL FIRE DEPARTMENTS EXTENDS WELL BEYOND FIRE PREVENTION WEEK AND REFLECTS A YEAR-ROUND COMMITMEN TO REDUCING PREVENTABLE FIRES AND PREPARING THE PUBLIC TO RESPOND SAFELY WHEN AN EMERGENC OCCURS. 
          NOW THERE FOR IT BE RESOLVED THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT HERE DIET HERE BY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 10TH I'M SORRY, OCTOBER 4TH-10 AS FIRE PREVENTION WEEK IN HAYS COUNTY AND ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO PRACTICE SAFE CHARGING HABITS, CORRECT KNOWN FIRE HAZARDS AND SUPPORT THE YEAR-ROUND PREVENTION AND EDUCATION EFFORT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AN 
          LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS. >> IF YOU WOULD RECALL THE 
          ROLE-PLAYS. >> MCCLELLAND. 
          SPEAK? I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS F THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THIS PROCLAMATION BEFORE A COURT. 
          OUR BIGGEST INITIATIVE IS TO PREVENT THE EMERGENCIES AS WELL AS RESPOND TO THEM SO WE APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION AND SPREADING THE MESSAGE. WITH THE INITIATIVE IS THIS YEAR , IT'S EVOLVING EVERY YEAR AND A TYPICAL HE FOLLOWS THIS TRANSIT WE SEE DAY IN AND DAY OUT I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THE THIS EFFORT THE WORK THEY DO AN A LOT OF THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES WORK THEY DO THAT GOES UNNOTICE BUT IS APPRECIATED AS WELL AS THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS THEY DO A LOT OF WORK FORAND FOR THE COUNTY AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IS GREAT IT DOESN'T GO UNNOTICE AND WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT THEM. 
          >> WONDERFUL. COMMENTS? 
          >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK OUR EFFORTS CITIZEN UNDERSTANDS EVERYTHING THAT OUR FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE DOES ON A DAILY BASIS. EVERYTHING FROM PLAN REVIEW TO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. I CANNOT SAY THAT, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OFFICERS SINCE I HAVE BEEN HERE AND I KNOW THIS IS GETTING TO BE A PATTERN, BUT I' NOT GOING TO BE HERE IN THREE MONTHS IN THERE ARE SOME THINGS I'M REALLY PROUD OF AND ONE OF THEM IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE THE FIRST YEAR I WAS HERE WAS WHENEVER WE ADOPTED OUR FIRST ACTUAL 
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ENFORCEABLE FIRE CODE IN 2020 AND WE HAD GROWING PAINS WITH THE OFFICE AND IN GENERAL, BUT HAVE TO TELL YOU, I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE AT AND WHERE YOU'RE GOING AND I 
          APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. >> THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU OFFICE DOESN'T MEET ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE TO HAVE YOU AS A RESOURCE GREAT YOU ALWAYS ANSWE THE PHONE WHENEVER I CALL, SO I 
          VERY MUCH APPRECIATED. >> THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU ARE DOING GREAT IT IS GREAT TO HAVE YOU IN THIS ROLE IN I LOOK FORWARD TO THE FUTURE FOR YOU. THANK YOU. 
          >> I WANT TO ALSO GIVE MY THANKS . 
          YOU DO A FANTASTIC JOB IN I KNO IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER AND WORKING TOGETHER, SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO COME UP WITH AND JUST THE AWARENESS AND THE WORK THAT YOU WILL DO TO KEEP US SAFE THINK 
          YOU SO MUCH. >> COME UP AND LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. YOU ALL ARE AT THE CENTER OF ATTENTION. TAKE ABOUT FIVE STEPS THAT WAY. 
          SQUEEZE TOGETHER. THAT WORKS. 
          LOOKING RIGHT HERE. ONE, TWO, THREE. 
          ONE, TWO, THREE. THANK YOU ALSO MUCH. 
          [APPLAUSE] LET NANCY, LET ME SEE HERE. 
          [G.1. Approve payments of County invoices.  VILLARREAL-ALONZO]
          >> BEFORE WE OPEN F FOR, LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF G1, 
          PLEASE,. >> G1 APPROVED PAYMENTS OF 
          COUNTY INVOICES. >> SO MOVED, SECOND. 
          >> IF YOU WOULD CALL THE ROLE-PLAYS. 
          FAMILY MEMBER THAT WORKS. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. 
          COMMISSIONER 
          [F.4. Presentation by the Office of Emergency Services to award the trophy to the 2026 Top Dawg Chili Cook-off winners. BECERRA/M.JONES]
FOR A PLACE. PRESENTATION BY THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES TO AWARD THE TROPHY TO THE 2026 TOP DOG CHIL 
          COOKOFF WINNERS. >> MIKE JONES, IT IS ONLY APPROPRIATE THAT WE WEAR THIS TROPHY TODAY BECAUSE IT'S FIRE PREVENTION WEEK AND I'LL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, THE ONE WHO WENT THIS CHILI COOKOFF WAS INDEED HOT FOR PER THESE GUYS HAVE WON THREE TIMES EST THREE. I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THOUGH THANK YOU TO THE JUDGES AT THE CHILI COOKOFF. 
          THANK YOU ALSO SHOWED SMITH AND ALSO ROBERT RIZZO. 
          THANK YOU ALL FOR JUDGING THE FANTASTIC CHILIS GREAT I KNOW IT'S ALL HARD FOR YOU TO CHOOSE THE BEST ONE. 
          BUT APPARENTLY THEY CHOSE THE BEST ONE, ISN'T THAT RIGHT, JEA FAX PLEASE COME UP HERE AND GET YOUR TROPHY. 
          [APPLAUSE] THREE TIMES WINNER, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. CONGRATULATIONS. 
          >> TO BE WANT TO BRING THEM APPEAR? LET'S BRING THEM UP. IF THERE WAS ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. 
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RIGHT HERE. ONE, TWO, THREE. 
          ONE, TWO, THREE. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 
          >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> LET'S OPEN F5, PLEASE,. 
          [F.5. Presentation from LJA regarding the results of the public engagement process for the Hays County Strategic Plan. COHEN/BOUTTE]
FIVE, PRESENTATION FROM LGA REGARDING THE RESULTS OF THE PUBLIC INCH GAUGE MEANT PROCESS FOR THE HAYS COUNTY STRATEGIC 
          PLAN FOR IT. >> SO MOVED GREAT SECOND. 
          >> GOOD MORNING. WHICH YOU STATE YOUR NAME? 
          >> AARON GRAY TO PRESENT THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT RESULT OF THE 
          STRATEGIC PLAN. >> COMMISSIONER, BEFORE WE STARTED, I WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE HISTORY OF HOW THEY GOT HERE AND NEXT STEPS, SO JUST VERY QUICKLY, AS YOU ALL KNOW, WHEN YOU CREATED THE ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE, YOU TASKED US WITH WORKING WITH THE COURT AS WELL AS VARIOUS COUNTY STAKEHOLDERS TO CREATE A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WOULD HELP SERVICE AND A ROADMAP THAT YOU ALL MAKE DECISIONS FOR THE COUNTY'S FUTURE. OVER THE LAST YEAR, WE HAVE DON JUST BATS, BEGINNING WITH LAST SEPTEMBER WHEN WE SAT DOWN WITH DEPARTMENT HEADS THAT REPORTED TO THE COURT AND DID A ANALYSIS WHERE WE ASSESS THE STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES WE FACE WHEN WE LOOKED AT OUR CURRENT TERRAIN AND ALSO HOW WE COULD HELP PREPARE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OU GROWING COUNTY. FROM THOSE DISCUSSIONS, WE IDENTIFIED FIVE PRIORITY AREAS WHICH TURNED INTO THE FIVE STRATEGIC PILLARS WHICH INCLUDE COMMUNITY WELL-BEING, GOVERNANCE , WORKFORCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION, AND THEN CRIMINA JUSTICE MODERNIZATION. 
          WE CREATE A STRATEGIC FULL TO CAPTURE THE INTENT AND SPIRIT O EACH PILLAR AND ACCOMPANYING INITIATIVES IN KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TO HELP TRACK OUR PROGRESS. 
          IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW THE PLAN IT'S AVAILABLE ON THE COUTY ADMINISTRATOR'S WEBPAGE. OUR PLAN AFTER TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS WE WILL INCORPORATE THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COURT AND THE COMMUNITY AND UPDATE WHERE APPROPRIATE. 
          WE WILL BRING BACK AN UPDATED PLAN FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL AND ONCE THAT IS APPROVED, WE WILL PROVIDE QUARTERLY UPDATES TO THE COURT AS WELL AS PROVIDE THOSE ONLINE. 
          LASTLY, I JUST WANT TO SAY WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE TEAM FOR ALL THEY'VE DONE IN ENGAGIN THE PUBLIC, AND WE DO REALIZE A WE CONTINUE TO UPDATE THIS PLAN THAT WE WILL NEED TO INCREASE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE INVOLVED. 
          WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT HER PRESENTATION AND THE FEEDBACK W LOOK AT TODAY. THANK YOU. 
          >> START THE PRESENTATION. >> DID WE GET IT? 
          >> WELL BEARBAITING I CAN GO OVER KIND OF WHAT WE DID AND ABROAD BIG PICTURE THINGS. WE ARE ENGAGEMENT WAS BASICALLY THROUGH A SURVEY WE PROMOTED THROUGH DIFFERENT CHANNELS, SOCIAL MEDIA, IF YOU MEDIA RELEASES THAT RESULTED IN ACTUALLY GREAT MEDIA COVERAGE AND AND AND E-MAIL CAMPAIGN THA WAY ALSO HELD A SERIES OF EIGHT LISTENING SESSIONS. 
          WE WANTED TO GET BROAD FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THAT SURVEY AND WE WANTED TO HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE A DEEPER DIVE ON THE DIFFERENT PILLARS WITH PEOPLE, STAKEHOLDERS BE ENGAGED AND INVOLVED WITH THOSE DIFFERENT ITEMS. 
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          >> THOSE EIGHT LISTENING SESSIONS, WHERE WHERE THEY HELD? 
          >> THEY WERE HELD VIRTUALLY MY PEOPLE ATTENDED FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY, SO IT MADE IT THE MOST CONVENIENT. 
          >> GOOD, HOW MANY PARTICIPANTS DID WE HAVE? 
          >> WE HAD. A TOTAL OF 38 MEMBERS, 30 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND THEY WERE REALLY GREAT CONVERSATIONS, WE GOT A CHANCE TO LEARN A LOT ABOUT PRIORITIES AND THERE IS LOTS OF GREAT INPU FROM THOSE LISTENING SESSIONS. 
          I'M GIVING YOU A HIGH-LEVEL SUMMARY OF WHAT THE KEY THEMES WERE TODAY, BUT WE'VE ALSO INCLUDED ALL OF OUR DETAILED NOTES AND THE LONGER COMMENTS THAT WERE SHARED, LIKE A FEW SELECTED OTHER OR IF IT WAS AN OPEN ENDED COMMENTS GREAT I'M GIVING YOU HIGH-LEVEL, BUT I THINK WE HAVE COLLECTED A LOT O GOOD INFORMATION THAT IS THE PLAN MS. FORWARD, YOU CAN USE THIS TO CONTINUE GROWING AND EXPANDING THESE THINGS. 
          THERE WE GO. >> THIS IS JUST THAT SUMMARY, W COLLECTED 2708 SURVEYS, IT WAS OPEN FROM JULY 24TH THROUGH AUGUST 26. WE HAD THE EIGHT LISTENING SESSIONS WITH 30 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 
          DURING THE LISTENING SESSIONS W ASK PEOPLE AS AN ICEBREAKER, WHAT THEY LOVED ABOUT HAYS COUNTY. 
          IT WAS REALLY QUITE LOVELY. IT WAS ALL VERY SIMILAR ANSWERS THAT IT WAS THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND ENVIRONMENTS, THE COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND CULTURE AND THAT IT WAS THE SMALL TOWN CHARM WITH A IDEAL LOCATION CLOSE TO OTHER LARGER CITIES IS WHAT WAS SAID THERE. THIS WAS SO INTERESTING TO ME. 
          OF THE SURVEY RESPONDENTS, 77 PERCENT HAVE LIVED OR WORKED IN HAYS COUNTY FOR FIVE OR MORE YEARS AND 57 OF THAT TEN OR MOR YEARS. FOR A COUNTY GROWING SO MUCH, YOU HAVE SUCH COMMITMENT FROM YOUR LONGTIME RESIDENTS. 
          THEN TO JUMP INTO COMMUNITY WELL-BEING, WE ASKED IF THEY AGREED WITH THESE PRIORITIES FO COMMUNITY WELL-BEING AND IT WAS PRETTY WELL SUPPORTED WITH 36 PERCENT STRONGLY AGREE, 30 TO AGREE, AND THE NEXT ONE. THEN WE ASKED WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS SHOULD BE THE COUNTY'S HIGHEST PRIORITY OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. IT WAS HOUSING STABILITY AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, FOLLOWED BY ANIMAL SERVICES AND SHELTER IMPROVEMENTS IN THEN PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS ALONG WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES. I'M GOING TO STAY ON COMMUNITY WELL-BEING FOR JUST A SEC. GIVING YOU A HIGH-LEVEL SUMMARY OF WHAT WE HEARD ABOUT LISTENIN SESSIONS AND IN THE OTHER RESPONSES, THERE WAS A DESIRE WHEN THINKING ABOUT HOUSING STABILITY AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, MORE DEFINED KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS WITH ANIMAL SERVICES AND SHELTER IMPROVEMENTS, PROVIDERS WOULD LIKE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY AND PROVIDE CLARITY ON WHAT THE COUNTY'S RESPONSIBILIT IS. IT WAS NOTED THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER MULTIYEAR FUNDING FOR GRANTS AND THEN IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THIS PILLAR IS CLOSELY TIED TO THE CRIMINAL JUST TURN MODERN SENSATION PILLAR AND THE TWO SHOULD BE COORDINATED TOGETHER FOR THE GREATEST OUTCOME AND EARLY PREVENTION AND DIVERSION SO THA DETENTION FACILITIES ARE NEEDED LESS AND LESS. THEN THEY GOVERNANCE WORKFORCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY WHICH IMPROVEMENT WOULD HAVE TH GREATEST POSITIVE IMPACT ON YOU EXPERIENCE WITH HAYS COUNTY. 
          IT WAS GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOLLOWED BY BETTER COMMUNICATION ABOUT COUNTY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS, AND EASIER ACCESS TO INFORMATIO AND SERVICES. 
          THE NEXT QUESTION WAS WHICH ARE SHOULD HAYS COUNTY PRIORITIZE MOST TO INCREASE ITS ABILITY TO SERVE RESIDENCE FOR THE TOP SELECTED ANSWER WAS COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY FOLLOWED BY OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND THEN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RESPONSIVENESS. THE OTHER RESPONSES AND LISTENING SESSIONS, WHAT WE HEARD WAS THAT GREATER 
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TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OUR BRIGHT PRIORITIES, BETTER COMMUNICATION ABOUT COUNTY PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS AND A DESIRE FOR MORE PLANNING AND COMMUNICATION FOR SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS INTERNALLY IN THEN EVALUATED IN THE FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS BASED ON COST, IMPACT AND ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS. 
          THERE WAS A DESIRE FROM YOUR STAFF TO COMMUNICATE THE VALUE AND THE OUTCOMES OF SYSTEM INVESTMENTS SO STAKEHOLDERS CAN BETTER UNDERSTAND THE RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT-GRADE INVESTMENT TRADE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH I COULD SUM THIS ONE UP WITH ONE WORD. WATER. 
          IT WAS A BIG PRIORITY, WHICH INFRASTRUCTURE SHOULD THEY PRIORITIZE MOST, IT IS WATER SUPPLY AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOLLOWED BY ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION, NATURAL RESOURC CONSERVATION AND PARKS AND OPEN SPACES. 
          THEN WE ASKED HOW WELL DO YOU BELIEVE THAT COUNTY'S CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORTS YOUR DAILY NEEDS. 
          THIS QUESTION SCORED THE LEAST AGREEMENT MEANING THERE IS A DESIRE FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN SHOWING A DESIRE FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH. 
          THEN WE ASKED WHICH SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE SHOUL THE COUNTY PRIORITIZE, AND IT WAS IMPROVING WATER CONSERVATION , PROTECTING NATURAL AREAS, EXPANDING TRAILS AND GREEN SPACES. THEN THROUGH THE LISTENING SESSIONS AND THE OTHER RESPONSES , THE WATER SUPPLY AND CONSERVATION WAS A BIG PRIORITY ALONG WITH PROTECTING THE AQUIFER. THERE IS A DESIRE TO IMPLEMENT ONE WATER PRINCIPLES INTO DESIG AND DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES THEY ALSO NOTED THAT CONSERVATION MANDATES FOR DEVELOPMENTS OR INCENTIVIZING PRIVATE LANDOWNER TO IMPLEMENT FLOOD MITIGATION PROCESSES THAT FILTRATE'S STORMWATER RUNOFF WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. IN TERMS OF TRANSPORTATION, THERE WAS SUPPORT AND A NOTED NEED FOR SOME PROJECTS AND OPPOSITION TO SOME PROJECTS AND A DESIRE TO INCREASE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN THOSE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS AND ALL INFRASTRUCTURE THINGS EARLIER I THE PROCESS AND TO GATHER COMMUNITY INPUT AND IDENTIFYING CONCERNS BEFORE MAJOR DECISIONS ARE MADE. THERE WAS AN APPRECIATION FOR THE EMPHASIS ON PARKS AND OPEN SPACE AND WALK ABILITY IS AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTOR TO QUALIT OF LIFE. 
          PILLAR FOUR, PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION WITH TWO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU AGREE OR SUPPORT THE PARTNERSHIPS AND NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. 42 PERCENT STRONGLY AGREE, 37 AND THEN WE ASKED WHAT COMMUNIT ISSUES WOULD BENEFIT MOST FROM STRONGER PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIONS AND IT WAS ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RSOURCE PROTECTION FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY ANIMAL WELFARE IN THEN HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. THE PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN OTHER RESPONSES AND LISTENING SESSIONS THERE WAS A DESIRE TO LEVERAGE AND STRENGTHEN EXISTIN PARTNERSHIPS WHILE PERCEIVING NEW COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES BEFORE IMPLEMENTING STRUCTURAL CHANGES, THE COUNTY SHOULD UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS IN OPERATING ENVIRONMENTS OF INDIVIDUAL CITIES AND COMMUNITIES. THIS WAS JUST A DESIRE, IT WAS IN THE LISTENING SESSIONS A DESIRE TO MAKE SURE THE COUNTY UNDERSTOOD WHAT SOME OF THESE POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIPS COULD BRING IN THE FUTURE. THERE WAS A DESIRE TO UPDATE THEIR COUNTIES ANIMAL SERVICE POLICIES TO BETTER ALIGN WITH PARTNERS AND PROVIDE BETTER COLLABORATION AND ALSO, THERE WAS SEVERAL COMMENTS OF DESIRE FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO COLLABORATE LESS WITH NONPROFIT AND PARTNERSHIPS AND THEN OTHER THEMES WERE ROADS, AND WATER SECURITY. 
          THAT LAST PILLAR, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, WE ASKED WHAT PUBLIC SAFETY CHALLENGES CONCERN YOU MOST AS HAYS COUNTY GROWS AND I WAS POPULATION GROWTH AND SERVICE DEMAND FOLLOWED BY A CRIME AND COMMUNITY SAFETY TIED WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS, YOUTH AND FAMILY CHALLENGES AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS. A LOT OF PRIORITY WAS PUT ON THESE IN THEN WE ASKED HOW IMPORTANT IS IT THAT HAYS COUNT INVEST IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM SPRAYED THEN LOOKING AHEAD, FIVE YEARS, WHICH OUTCOM IS MOST IMPORTANT FOR HAYS COUNTY, IT WAS SAFER COMMUNITIE AND MORE EFFICIENT AND ACCOUNTABLE PUBLIC SERVICES BOT AT THE TOP FOLLOWED BY GREATER ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE AND REDUCED REPEAT INVOLVEMENT 
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IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. THROUGH THIS LISTENING SESSION AND THE COMMENTS SHARED IN THE OTHER RESPONSES, THERE WAS A DESIRE TO BROADEN THE DEFINITIO OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO INCLUDE PREVENTION WELL-BEING AND SUPPORT OF SERVICES AND MORE DEFINITIONS WITHIN THIS PILLAR OVERALL. 
          THEY ALSO NOTED A DESIRE TO PRIORITIZE THAT ROOT CAUSE OF JUSTICE SYSTEM INTERACTIONS AND COMMUNITY NEEDS BEFORE EXPANDIN FACILITIES OR CAPACITY IN THEY WANT INCREASED TRANSPARENCY AND CLARITY AROUND PRIORITIES, DECISIONS AND SUCCESS MEASURES AND THEY ALSO SHARED A DESIRE T KEEP COMMUNITY PLACES INVOLVE INVOLVED THROUGH PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION. 
          THOSE ARE THOSE HIGHLIGHTS. THEN WE ASK FOR FEEDBACK ON THE OVERALL STRATEGIC PLAN AND IT WAS DO YOU FEEL THE PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IT WAS 75 PERCENT SAID YES, 25 PERCENT SAID NO, AND THEN WE ASKED FOR PEOPLE TO RANK THE FIVE PILLARS ONE THROUGH FIVE, AND THAT RESULTED IN THE TOP ONE BEING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH FOLLOWED BY COMMUNITY WELL-BEING, THEN GOVERNANCE, WORKFORCE AND HAS A SHOOK FOLLOWED BY CRIMINAL JUSTICE AN PARTNERSHIPS IN COLLABORATION. 
          THEN, OVERALL THE THEMES WITH THE OTHER COMMENTS THAT WERE SHARED HERE WERE VERY SIMILAR T WHAT I JUST SHARED WITH EACH SPECIFIC PILLAR. A LOT OF WATER SUPPLY, CONSERVATION, MORE DESIRE FOR MORE ANIMAL SERVICES, AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION. THAT WAS A LOT. 
          OKAY. >> SO FIRST, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. ALLOWED FOR AN INFORMATION TO ABSORB OF COURSE, BUT I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE TEAM AND ASSIST TEAM, I KNOW THAT A LOT OF THE DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE SPENT A LOT OF TIME WORKING ON DEVELOPING THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE PILLARS AND DOING THE WORKSHOPS INTERNALLY AND KIND O REALLY TRYING TO CAPTURE WHAT D WE WANT THE COUNTY TO LOOK LIKE IN THE FUTURE, AND SO THE COMMUNITY INPUT WAS THE OTHER LINK OF THIS WAS GETTING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY IN SEEING IF WHAT WE THINK INTERNALLY IS MATCHING WITH WHAT THE COMMUNIT IN IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS. I MEAN THERE ARE SOME AREAS THA PROBABLY THAT WE STILL NEED TO WORK ON, BUT I MEAN THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN IS TO TEL THE COMMUNITY, SHOW THE COMMUNITY HERE IS OUR VISION FO THE COUNTY IN THE NEXT 3-5 YEARS . THIS IS HOW THE HELP THAT FUTUR BE ABLE TO ALLOCATE BUDGET RESOURCES APPROPRIATELY. 
          ONCE EVERYONE HAS BY AND ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT, AND I'M JUST SPEAKING PERSONALLY GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET OVER THE LAS FOUR YEARS, IT ALWAYS FELT THER WAS A DISCONNECT ON WHAT OUR GOALS WERE. WE WERE JUST KIND OF ADDRESSING THESE FIRES AND THROWING MONEY AT IT, BUT NOT REALLY TAKING A WHITER LOOK AT THIS AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, SO I FEEL LIKE THIS STRATEGIC PLAN IS GOING TO HELP THE COUNTY BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE GAPS AND IMPROVE OUR SERVICES AND TAKE A HARD LOOK I THESE AREAS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO ADDRESS. 
          I FEEL LIKE WE ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH. 
          I FEEL LIKE IT IS COMING TOGETHER. 
          I ALSO COMPARED OUR CURRENT BUDGET PASSED TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND IT IS PRETTY ALIGNED WITH WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO. 
          SO I FEEL LIKE THIS IS GOING TO WORK FOR US AS COUNTY. 
          MY ONLY CONCERN, BECAUSE I THIN MOST OF THE FEEDBACK CAME FROM 
          THE SAN MARCO'S AREA. >> OF THE PEOPLE THAT SHARED THEIR ZIP CODE IN THIS SURVEY I WAS 65 FROM SAN MARCUS, BUT 47 FROM CAEL, 44 FROM UTAH, 39 FRO DRIPPING SPRINGS, 19 FROM THAT AREA RIGHT BEFORE. AND NEVER KNOW WHAT WE CALL THA AREA IN THEN 16 FROM WIMBERLY, TEN FROM DRIFTWOOD. 
          >> I GUESS MY HOPE IS THAT AS W CONTINUE ON WITH THE EFFORTS THAT WE FIND WAYS TO REACH THES AREAS OF THE COUNTY THAT MAY NO BE AS ENGAGED BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO BE. 
          I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NEEDS OF THE WESTSIDE ARE COMPLETELY 
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DIFFERENT FROM THE NEEDS OF THE EAST SIDE, SO THERE IS JUST DIFFERENT PRIORITIES, BUT WE WANT TO PULL EVERYONE INTO THE CONVERSATION IN WE WANT THEM TO BE ENGAGED AND HELP PLAN THE FUTURE OF HAYS COUNTY BECAUSE W ARE GROWING AND THE GROWTH THIS YEAR WE CAN'T STOP THAT GROWTH, BUT WE CAN CONTROL HOW WE RESPOND TO IT. I THINK A PLAN IS GOING TO HELP US GET THERE TO DO THAT. ALL OF THAT TO SAYTHANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DID AND I HOP THAT WE ARE ABLE TO INCORPORATE 
          THIS BETTER. >> THANK YOU, AND APPRECIATE YOU . I HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF FIRST, ARE THERE ANY OTHER PUBLIC OUTREACH OR WHAT OTHER THINGS T BE HAVE ON THE PIPELINE COMING UP FOR THIS PLAN FROM 
          IMPLEMENTATION CRACKS. >> FOR THIS PLAN FOLLOW-UP E-MAIL OF THE OUTCOME, WE HAD A E-MAIL LIST OF THINK 1800 PEOPL FROM DIFFERENT PROJECTS THAT WE COMPILED IF THEY HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN TRANSPORTATION OR THE CAP OR ANYTHING, OR PEOPLE THAT HAD REACHED OUT TO THE COUNTY, SO I BELIEVE WE SHOULD FOLLOW-UP WITH WHAT THE OUTCOME STEPS ARE. 
          THERE IS A DESIRE TO CONTINUE REPORTING ON THE KEY PERFORMANC INDICATORS THAT YOU GUYS IDENTIFIED IN HERE. 
          I THINK DOING THAT THROUGH THIS OR A COURT OR HOWEVER IT WOULD 
          BE WELL RECEIVED. >> I THINK COMING NOW THAT YOU HAVE MORE OF A STREAMLINED UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY, I WILL SAY I GOT A FEW RESPONSES OR IF YOU RECOMMENDATION JUST BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT THA SOME OF THESE ITEMS THAT YOU HA TO SELECT OR PUT INTO ORDER WE'RE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE OF EACH OTHER AND THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOGETHER OR JUST FOR AN EXAMPLE SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE GOES WITH PREVENTATIVE HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS. NEXT TIME, IF WE COULD HAVE THESE THINGS, I KNOW IT'S HARD BECAUSE THEY OVERLAP IN CERTAIN AREAS IN THEIR CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS THAT OVERLAP. 
          >> THERE WAS GREAT FEEDBACK IN THAT LISTENING SESSION THE ONE THINK THAT ARE IN THE FULL NOTE THAT I THANK YOU GUYS SHOULD US AS SHE MOVES FORWARD DOING DIFFERENT THINGS UNDER THESE PILLARS. WE TRIED TO CAPTURE IT, IT IS LONG AGAIN, BUT WE TRY TO CAPTURE IT BECAUSE IT WAS SO VALUABLE IN THE TIME THE STAKEHOLDERS SPENT WITH US WAS REALLY VALUABLE. THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THEIR 
          COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL TH 
          WORK YOU DID. >> WHILE YOU'VE BEEN TALKING, I'VE BEEN WATCHING THE SLIDES WITH THEM GOING THROUGH THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS THAT WERE LEFT AND I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE OUR COMMUNITY, THERE ARE A LOT OF GREAT SUGGESTIONS IN THEIR. I WOULD SAY THAT THERE IS ABOUT PROBABLY 50-70 PERCENT OF IT DON'T FALL UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE COUNTY. EVERYTHING FROM HAVING THE SIX CREEK RESIDENTS IN KYLE, CAN THEY VOTE AND THE CAEL ELECTION THAT WAS ONE OF OUR COMMENTS. THINGS LIKE THAT THAT I WOULD JUST AS WE GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IF THEY HAVE QUESTIONS OVER WHAT WE INDIVIDUALLY FEEL OUR PRIORITIE FOR THE COUNTY OR WHETHER OR NO WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE PURVIEW TO TRY TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE ISSUES THEY BRING UP IN HERE, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE THEM TO REACH OUT TO EACH OF THEIR COMMISSIONERS BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS IN HERE I THINK ARE GREAT IDEAS AND GREAT SUGGESTIONS TO TRY TO INCLUDE I OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, BUT THEY DON'T REALLY FOLLOW. THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS THE GENERAL CONSENSUS, I'VE ONL GOTTEN 349 OF THE 69 PAGES OF COMMENTS, BUT THE RECURRING THEME I THINK FIRST AND FOREMOS IS WATER. AND WATER CONSERVATION. 
          I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE COURT TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THAT IS ITS TOP PRIORITY. MAY BE NOT ITS TOP PRIORITY BUT ONE OF ITS TOP PRIORITIES AND JUST A GENERAL THEME OVERALL THEME OF EFFICIENCY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT. 
          PEOPLE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEIR DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT WISELY AND I TRULY RESPECT THAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WOR THAT HAS GONE INTO THIS. I THINK IT'S A TEST MIKE-WE STARTED OFF WITH A LUMP OF COAL IN WE STARTED POLISHING IT, IT' NOT A DIAMOND YET, BUT IT'S GETTING A LOT BETTER THEN IT WAS . ENDS AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK CANDACE AT HER OFFICE AND AS ALWAYS, WE APPRECIATE YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN PUT INTO THIS. 
          I AGREE, IT IS A GOOD START AND I THINK THAT'S WE ARE GETTING T A PLACE WHERE WE CAN REALLY IDENTIFY THE NEEDS AND WHERE TO 
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BETTER ALLOCATE RESOURCES. IT DOES CONCERN ME I GUESS A LITTLE BIT, AND I KNOW IT HAPPENS WITH THESE TYPES OF SURVEYS, BUT THE PARTICIPATION IS LACKING FOR ME. 
          AND YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I CONTINUE TO HEAR IS COMMUNICATION AND TRANSPARENCY, BUT WE NEED THAT COMMUNICATION FROM OUR RESIDENCE. SO HOPEFULLY IF WE CAN GET THEM MORE ENGAGED AS AS OTHERS HAVE SAID AND SEE HOW WE MOVE FORWARD , BUT I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE AND I'M ANXIOUS TO GET INTO THEIR COMMENTS. 
          I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THEM, SO IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO GO THROUGH THOSE, BUT AS ALWAYS YO DO GREAT WORK AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 
          >> YOU HAVE SO MUCH PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT COMING UP WITH TRANSPORTATION PLANS, AND PROJECTS, THERE MIGHT BE OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE INCLUDING ITEMS FROM THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND UPDATES WHIL YOU'RE ENGAGING ON THE OTHER TOPICS AS WELL AND PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT. 
          >> I WILL ADD ALSO THAT THIS IS ALSO GOING TO HELP US HELP THE COUNTY CREATE ITS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR NEXT YEAR. 
          IT ALL TIES TOGETHER. THE BUDGET THAT WE JUST ADOPTED THE STRATEGIC PLAN, AND THEN TH LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT IT IS GOING TO COME FROM THIS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE ON THE FUTURE, WE'LL BE ABLE TO WORK ON NEXT YEAR AND REALLY PLAY A KEY PART IN ADVOCATING FOR OUR COUNTY AN COUNTY AUTHORITY AND ADDRESSING WATER, WHICH THUS LEADS TO MORE FUNDING FOR THE COUNTY. 
          FOR ME, AT ALL TIES TOGETHER, ALL OF THIS DOES. 
          I TRULY FEEL THAT WE ARE ON THE RGHT PATH. 
          IS THEIR ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOUL LIKE TO SHARE. 
          I THINK YOU HAVE COVERED IT AND GIVEN US A LOT OF DIRECTION OF THINGS WE CAN INCORPORATE INTO THE PLAN AND ALSO MAKING SURE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, AS YOU ALL HAVE INDICATED THIS IS NOT STAGNANT PLAN, IT WILL BE UPDATED AS WE CONTINUE WITH THE PROCESS AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE OR CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR FROM THE PUBLIC. 
          WE WILL BE BRINGING IT BACK IN THE NEXT MONTH FOR ACTUAL 
          [K.1. Hold a public hearing in accordance with section 293.101 of the Texas Health & Safety Code, to discuss, consider, and take appropriate action on the proposed mandatory payments to be assessed on institutional healthcare providers in fiscal year (FY) 2027 pursuant to the County Health Care Provider Participation Program. HAMMER/GONZALES]
          ADOPTION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PULL UP K-1 , SO IF YOU WOULD OPEN K-1, 
          PLEASE,. >> HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 293.101 OF THE TEXAS HEALTH & SAFETY CODE TO DISCUSS, CONSIDER, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON THE PROPOSED MANDATORY PAYMENTS TO BE ASSESSED ON INSTITUTIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2027 PURSUANT TO TH TEXAS HEALTHCARE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION PROGRAM. 
          >> I WILL OPEN UP THIS PUBLIC HEARING. 
          ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? GOOD MORNING. I AM ROBIN ODOM AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING TRADE WE REPRESENT SEVERAL HOSPITALS IN THE AREA ONE OF THEM IS BAYLOR SCOTT. AND THEN CHRISTUS HEALTH, I THINK ARE ONLINE, BUT IF NOT I HAVE TALKED TO BOTH OF THEM AND THEY ARE ALL VARIOUS APARTMENT JUST TO PROVIDE SOME BACKGROUND ON THE LOCAL PROVIDER PARTICIPATION FUNDS, THAT IS AN ACCOUNT THAT IS HELD, OPERATED, AND MANAGED BY THE COUNTY WITH THE COOPERATION AND SUPPORT OF ALL THE HOSPITALS IN THE AREA. 
          THIS FUND WAS CREATED BACK IN 2015 TO ALLOW THE HOSPITALS IN THE AREA TO ACCESS FEDERAL FUNDING. 
          TO ACCESS FEDERAL FUNDING FOR MEDICAID PATIENTS ESSENTIALLY. 
          TO ACCESS THOSE FUNDS, THE HOSPITALS IN THE STATE HAVE TO PUT UP MATCHING DOLLARS SO FOR EVERY DOLLAR THEY PUT UP, THEY GET ROUGHLY THE CALCULATION CHANGES LITTLE FROM YEAR-TO-YEAR , BUT THOSE DOLLARS HELP SUPPORT THE HOSPITALS, AND CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN WHAT THEY GET PAID FOR TREATING PATIENTS ON MEDICAID AND WHAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY PAID BY MEDICAID. THERE IS A BIT OF A GAP THERE THAT DOESN'T QUITE GET FILLED. FOR FEDERAL PAYMENTS HELP TO FILL THE GAPS AND HELP STABILIT FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. 
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SINCE 2015 HAYS COUNTY HAS COLLECTED AND SENT ON ABOUT $170 MILLION FROM YOUR HOSPITAL TO THE STATE. 
          THOSE DOLLARS HAVE GENERATED MORE THAN $400 MILLION FOR THE HOSPITALS IN THIS COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR THE HOSPITALS ARE ASKING THAT THE COUNTY'S CENTER RATE OF 6 PERCENT OF THEIR NET PATIENT REVENUE FOR BOTH INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES AND 6 PERCENT FOR OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES. 
          >> IS THEIR ANYONE ELSE TO SPEAK ? 
          >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. I DON'T LIVE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, BUT I DO RESIDE IN THE COMMUNIT THAT ALSO HAS THE SUPPORT OF THESE AND IT REALLY HELPS US TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE CARE TO THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. 
          ANYONE ELSE? I WILL GO AHEAD AND CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING IN THEM WE WILL HAVE DISCUSSION ON THE COURT. 
          COMMISSIONER? >> I WAS GOING TO ASK WHAT WAS IT LESTER, 6 PERCENT WHAT IS I' GUESSING IT'S AN INCREASE. 
          >> I WILL LET ROBIN EXLEY IN TH DIFFERENCE IN THE RESOLUTION ORDER, JUST TO THE HAYS COUNTY PUBLIC DIRECTOR. 
          IN THE BACKUP VISIT RESOLUTION THAT WAS POSTED TO THE AGENDA WITH THE PREVIOUS QUARTERS THAT WAS ALLOWED WITH THE MEDICAID 1115 WAIVER WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS AGREED BETWEEN THE STATE OF TEXAS IN THE. THERE IS A NEW RESOLUTION ON TH DESK AND A NEW ORDER ON THE DESK . 
          >> ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, I NOTIC WHEN OUT TO ALL OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES OPERATING L PPS, WHAT WAS THE ACRONYM LOOKE PROVIDER PITCH AS A PATIENT FUNDS. 
          I ALWAYS LOVE OUR ACRONYMS. THIS NOTICE WHEN OUT TO WEEKS AGO SAYING THAT THE ASSESSED AMOUNT SHOULD BE BASED ON PATIENT REVENUE. WHAT WEAVER DOING BEFORE WAS JUST NET PATIENT REVENUE. THE WAY WE SEE THOSE NUMBERS IN THE WAY THE STATE OF HIS HEAD HAS BEEN A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR CMS HAS BEEN BASICALLY THOSE TW NUMBERS PUT TOGETHER. 
          THE CENTERS FOR CARE SERVICES. THE STATE HAS SAID IF WE DO TO BREAK OUT THOSE NUMBERS WE CAN DO THAT. 
          IF THERE IS ANY CHANGE IN THE AGGREGATE STILL WAITING ON GUIDANCE WHICH IS THE HEALTH AN HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION AND TEXAS. THEY HAVE PROMISED A WEBINAR FO THE COUNTIES THAT SHOULD BE SCHEDULED ANY DAY NOW. 
          AS ALWAYS, YOU WILL HAVE OUR TEAM WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH YOU GUYS TO HELP SUPPORT THROUG THAT. 
          I REALLY JUST WANT TO STRESS THAT THERE IS STABILITY, NOT MUCH IS CHANGING, IT'S MOSTLY JUST A TECHNICALITY AND HOW WE ARE REFERRING TO THOSE DOLLARS TO BE ASSESSED. 
          >> BASICALLY INSTEAD OF DOING 6 PERCENT TOTAL, THEY'RE MAKING YOU SPLIT IT UP BETWEEN OUTPATIENT IN INPATIENT. 
          >> EXACTLY. >> UNDERSTOOD. 
          >> ROBIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. 
          IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT RETURN FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND TH PATIENTS THAT WE SERVE, SOV HAV BEEN EXTREMELY PROUD TO BE PARTNERS IN THIS SO I APPRECIAT ALL THE INFORMATION OF YOU BEIN 
          [01:10:03]
HERE TODAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS FRO THE COURT? IF NOT, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? 
          >> I WILL MOVE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION AS INCLUDED, NOT AS INCLUDED IN BACKUP, BUT AS IT WAS PRESENTED TO THE COURT TODAY 
          . >> SECOND. 
          >> EMOTION AND A SECOND, ANY FURTHER COMMENT? 
          >> OKAY, SO WE WILL GO BACK TO, AR THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS WE NEED T 
          PULL UP? >> NOT THAT I KNOW OF RIGHT NOW. 
          [G. CONSENT ITEMS]
OKAY, SO WE WILL GO TO CONSENT THERE IS A MOTION TO OPEN ALL 
          CONSENT ITEMS. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECOND. >> IS THERE ANY THAT WE NEED TO MAKE COMMENTS ON? I WILL JUST SAY I'M ITEM NUMBER SEVEN I WANT TO THANK BRENDA AN CARRIE RAMEY FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION IN THE CITY TO THE HAYS COUNTY CHILD PROTECTIVE BOARD. IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER COMMENTS 
          , PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. >> 
          >> REOPENED EVERYONE BUT G1, I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. 
          THAT WAS TWO THROUGH 29. OKAY. 
          [Items I.1. & I.2.]
SO WE WILL GO TO OUR ACTION ITEMS, ROADS. 
          I WON, PLEASE,. >> DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTIO TO CONSIDER THE RELEASE OF THE TWO-YEAR MAINTENANCE BOND NUMBE 341693 Q IN THE AMOUNT OF 140,000 TO HUNDRED TO DOLLARS AND 2 CENTS AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROADS INTO THE COUNTY ROAD MAINTENANCE SYSTEM FOR WATERSTONE SUBDIVISION UNIT A. 
          >> IF YOU WOULD OPEN TO ALSO. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSIDER THE RELEASE OF THAT YEAR MAINTENANCE BOND NUMBER 355371 J IN THE AMOUNT RELEASE OF THE ONE-YEAR REVEGETATION BOND NUMBER 355373 G IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,709.55. 
          AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE ROADS INT THE COUNTY ROAD MAINTENANCE SYSTEM FOR THE WATERSTONE SUBDIVISION UNIT C. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. 
          >> B HAVE STAFF RECOMMENDATION FOR BOTH OF THESE ITEMS IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS? PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. 
          >> 
          [I.3. Discussion and possible action to release the performance bond #1001130684 in the amount of $175,778.20 and consider the acceptance of road construction & surface drainage improvements for Driftwood Golf & Ranch Club Core, Phase 3 (to be privately maintained). SMITH/A.JONES]
          >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO RELEASE THE PERFORMANCE BOND NUMBER (100)113-0684 IN THE AMOUNT OF $175,778.20. AND CONSIDER THE ACCEPTANCE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND SURFACE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS FOR DRIFTWOOD GOLF AND RANCH CLUB CORE PHASE THREE TO BE PRIVATEL 
          MAINTAINED. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECOND. ANY COMMENTS? 
          IF NOT, CALL THE ROLE. >> 
          [I.4. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Contract for Right of Way Acquisition Services (2026-PSA-58) between Hays County and HDR Engineering, Inc. to provide Right of Way services for the Dripping Springs Southwest Connection project in Precincts 3 and 4 and amend the budget accordingly. SMITH/HAMMER/A.JONES]
          >> I FOR. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO EXECUTION FOR THE RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION SERVICES 2026 DASH PSA DASH 58 BETWEEN HIS COUNTY IN HDR ENGINEERING INC. TO PROVIDE RIGHT AWAY SERVICES FOR SOUTHWEST CONNECTION PROJECT IN PRECINCTS THREE AND FOUR AND 
          AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY TO. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECOND. >> AND A COMMENTS? 
          IF NOT, CALL THE ROLE. >> 
          [I.5. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of an Interlocal Agreement between Hays County and the City of Buda related to the Old San Antonio Road Project. SMITH/A.JONES]
          >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO EXECUTION OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN TH CITY RELATED TO THE OLD SAN 
          ANTONIO ROAD PROJECT. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECOND. I WOULD JUST SAY THIS IS ONE OF OUR BOND PROJECTS AND SENT UPDATE TO PREVIOUS ITEM THAT WE PASSED IN COURT LOOKING FORWARD TO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PRELIMINARY WORK ON THIS PROJECT . 
          [01:15:01]
IT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF WHERE THE NEW HEB IS GOING TO BE AND WE WILL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION BOTH THE INTERSECTION OF 967 AN OLD SAN ANTONIO ROAD ALL THE WEIGHTS OF THE COUNTY LINE. IT OUTLINES AND OUTLAYS WHO WIL HAVE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY FO EACH SECTION OF THAT ROADWAY AS WE MOVE FORWARD BETWEEN US IN THE CITY. 
          >> 
          [J.1. Hold a Public Hearing regarding PLN-3043-PC; Burnett Ranch Subdivision #2, Portion of Lot 10, Replat. HAMMER/BERLAD]
HOLDS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDIN PLN DASH 3043 DASH PC FOR A SUBDIVISION NUMBER TWO PORTION OF LOT TEN B-FLAT. 
          >> PEOPLE OPEN UP THIS PUBLIC HEARING. 
          AND HE WENT TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS ITEM? IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE,. 
          >> I AM AN OWNER OF ONE OF THE PROPERTIES AROUND, ACTUALLY ADJACENT TO THIS PROPERTY THAT IS SCHEDULED TO BE REPLATTED. 
          I WILL SHARE A BIT ABOUT MY STORY. 
          I LIVE UP NORTH IN THE DALLAS AREA IN I PURCHASED FOR AN ESCAPE BECAUSE IT'S A LITTLE PIECE OF HEAVEN. 
          THOSE THAT ARE THERE KEEP IT VERY SACRED. 
          I HAVE SOME PEOPLE THAT ARE HER WITH ME THAT BELIEVE IN THE CAUSE, SOV RECENTLY BECAME AWAR THAT THIS LOT THAT IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY HOME, IS GOING TO B REPLATTED INTO FOUR SECTIONS. 
          WHILE I UNDERSTAND THIS LAND IS UNRESTRICTED AND THAT THE OWNER HAS THE RIGHT TO DO IT REMOTELY DO HAVE A LOT OF CONCERNS BECAUSE LIKE I MENTIONED, IT'S MAGICAL AREA BRIGHT WE HAVE CONCERNS THAT THERE ARE FOUR HOMES THAT ARE GOING TO BE BUILT , WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TYPE OF HOMES ARE GOING TO BE BUILT INTO AN AREA THAT'S LESS THAN 5 ACRES. 
          WE HAVE CONCERNS WITH WATER. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S GOING TO B GREEN WATER COLLECTION, BUT WE ARE CONCERNED ON WHAT THAT IMAG IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. WE DON'T LIVE IN AN URBAN AREA, WE LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND THI LOT IS GOING TO TAKE THAT MAGIC AWAY. IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF LAND AS A COMMUNITY, WE ARE INTERESTED IN PRESERVING WHAT I IS AN WEALTHY UNDERSTAND THERE' LIMITATIONS IN THE PROPERTY, WE ARE AGAINST THIS REPOT AND EVEN IN CONSIDERATION IF WE COULD MINIMIZE THE AMOUNT OF HOMES THAT ARE GOING ON THIS LAND. 
          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. 
          ANYBODY ELSE? >> EDWARD POPE. 
          I ALSO LIVE ON SANDY POINT ROAD AND I AM AGAINST THE SUBDIVISIO AS WELL. NOT SO MUCH HAVING A SUBDIVISION , BUT I JUST THINK FOR LOTS OUT OF THAT ONE SUBDIVISION IS TOO MANY. I WOULD PREFERRED THAT THERE WOULD BE TWO LOTS OUT OF THAT'S THAT WOULD BE MORE IN KEEPING WITH THE LOT SIZES OF THE OTHER PROPERTIES AND ALSO GIVE ANY OF THOSE FUTURE OWNERS MORE ROOM T BE ABLE TO HIT A WELL IF THEY DRILL. THAT WILL COST PEOPLE CLOSE TO $30,000 TO DRILL A WELL AND YOU'RE NOT GUARANTEED YOU ARE GOING TO GET WATER WHERE YOU DRILL. 
          I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY BIG DISSERVICE TO WHOEVER BOUGHT ON OF THOSE SMALLER LOTS. EVEN THE LOT SIZES, THE WAY THA THEY ARE DIVIDED, THAT IS THE ACREAGE FOR THE ENTIRE SUBDIVISION OF THAT LOT. THAT DOESN'T TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE EASEMENTS THA WOULD NEED TO BE PRINTED TO PEC OR A ROAD EASEMENT, SO YOU ARE LOOKING AT AN EVEN SMALLER PARCEL OF LAND FOR SOMEONE TO BUILD A HOME, PUT IN A SEPTIC SYSTEM, PUT IN A WELL OR EVEN PUT IN A RAIN COLLECTION. 
          I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH THE COMMISSION AND TELL YOU ABOUT OUR CONCERNS. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. ROSS REYNOLDS, AND ON THE CONTINUOUS PROPERTY THEY ARE TH SUBDIVISION WOULD BE TO THE BES OF ME, I AM ON THE PROPERTY LIN ON IT I'M FROM AROUND HERE, I WENT AROUND AND CAME BACK AMOUN MY LIFE JUST GOT THAT PROPERTY AND WE ARE VERY AGAINST THE SUBDIVISION THERE. 
          IN KIND OF RUINS THE PROPERTY LINE, IT'S TOO MANY HOUSES. 
          [01:20:04]
ARE WELL IS ONLY ABOUT 3 GALLON A MINUTE, SO IT'S LATE ALREADY. 
          EVEN IF THEY DO RAINWATER, EVER GALLON THAT IS COLLECTED IS GALLONS IT DOESN'T GO INTO THE AQUIFER. 
          I DON'T KNOW A LOT OF THE TERMS HERE, IT'S ALL VERY COMPLICATED STUFF, BUT WE ARE VERY AGAINST PUTTING THAT MANY HOUSES ON THE 
          POPERTY NEXT TO US. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 
          ANYONE ELSE? IF NOT, WE WILL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING. COMMISSIONER? 
          >> I WOULD SAY THAT THERE IS A FEW THINGS. 
          OBVIOUSLY WHEN IT COMES TO JUST QUESTIONNAIRE A THERE'S A LOT O THINGS WE CAN DO IS I COURT MET STANDPOINT IF THEY MEET THE RULES WITHIN OUR COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AS WELL AS THE STATE. I WILL SAY THAT WE HAVE A COUPL OF THINGS THAT WORK IN OUR FAVOR , WE HAVE SEPTIC AND WE'VE GOT WELLS, WE CAN FIGURE OUT WHERE OUR WATER COMES FROM, WE CAN MANDATE CERTAIN ACREAGES AN THINGS OF THAT NATURE WHEN IT COMES TO SUBDIVIDING A CERTAIN NUMBER OF PLOTS, BUT WE CAN ALS DO THAT WITH OUR SUBJECT RULES. MICHAEL, CAN YOU COME UP HERE FOR A SECOND BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE IS AN ERROR ON THE PLAT ITSELF AS IT SAYS THAT IT WOULD BE BROKEN DOWN INTO FOUR DIFFERENT PLATS OR FOR DIFFEREN LOTS WITH INDIVIDUAL WELLS. 
          >> ON THIS PARTICULAR WHEN I WILL HAVE TO DEFER TO CODY. 
          >> GOOD MORNING, KISS COUNTY SENIOR PLANNER. 
          AS SHE MENTIONS, ON THE PLAT ATTACHED WITH THE AGENDA ITEM I MENTIONS INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE WELLS HOWEVER WHEN THIS AGENDA ITEM WAS GENERATED, THE PROJECT WAS STILL IN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETENESS TO REVIEW TO RECEIVE ALL DOCUMENTS BEFORE WE MOVE TO TECHNICAL REVIEW AND AS OF LAST THURSDAY, 9-24 WE MOVED INTO OUR TECHNICAL REVIEW PHASE WITH THE COMPLETENESS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW WE ALSO RECEIVED RAINWATER FEASIBILITY STUDY, SO WE WILL REQUIRE COMMENTS TO CORRECT THE PLATS, THAT'S JUST ONE AREA, THERE WIL BE OTHER AREAS WE WILL MAKE COMMENTS UPON. WITH RAINWATER COLLECTION AND THE ON-SITE SEWAGE FACILITY, MINIMUM LOT SIZE YOU MENTIONED IN THIS AREA THE CONTRIBUTING SEVEN WITH RAINWATER AND ADVANCED ON-SITE RATE THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE IS 1 ACRE, CONVENTIONAL SUBJECT SYSTEMS WHICH REQUIRE ONE AND A HALF ACRES, SO RAINWATER COLLECTION THEY WOULD BE WITHIN THE 
          ALLOWABLE LOT SIZE >> IS SO BASICALLY, WHEN IT COMES TO AS A COURT, WE DON'T HAVE THE DISCRETION WHENEVER THEY'VE IT THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE AS WELL AS THE RAINWATER COLLECTION BECAUSE OF USING ADVANCED INSTEAD OF CAN 
          CONVENTIONAL. >> SO FAR. 
          AGAIN THIS JUST ENTERED INTO OU TECHNICAL REVIEW PHASE. 
          OUR FIRST COMMENTS AREN'T DUE UNTIL OCTOBER 8TH FOR STATUTORY 
          TIMELINE. >> I WOULD SAY FOR THE PEOPLE THEY DID COME, THANK YOU FOR COMING AND MAKING YOUR VOICE NOTE AND THANK YOU FOR TRYING T SUIT MAINTAIN OUR BEAUTIFUL HIL COUNTRY. I'M HERE TO BE YOUR ADVOCATE FO ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE OR ANYTHING THAT COMES UP WHEN IT COMES TO THE TECHNICAL REVIEW AND IS GOING THROUGH THE PROCES SO PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU ALL INDIVIDUALLY. SOMETIMES WHEN IT COMES TO BEIN OUT OF OUR HANDS, IT IS, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS WE CAN DO TO TRY TO HELP YOU THROUGH THAT PROCESS. 
          >> SO NO ABSENT IS NEEDED TODAY. >> TODAY'S ITEM IS SIMPLY TO HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING. I WOULD JUST SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT. IT IS FRUSTRATING FOR US AT TIMES BECAUSE WE OPERATE LIKE EVERY COUNTY IN THE STATE, WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANNING AND ZONING AUTHORITY AS A COUNTY, THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS IF YOU LOOK AT OUR RULES AND RELATIONS FOR MINIMUM LOT SIZE IS, WE HAVE THE MOST STRINGENT IN THE ENTIRE HILL COUNTRY HERE IN THE COUNTY IN WE HAVE THE LOWEST ACTUAL DAILY ALLOWABLE LOAD FOR SUBJECT SYSTEMS IN THE ENTIRE REGION. SO WE GET IT, BUT WE ALSO OPERATE UNDER A MANDATE OF APPROVAL SO IF IT MEETS OUR REGULATIONS UNDER STATE LAW, WE HAVE TWO. 
          >> WE DO HAVE PLANNING AND ZONING AUTHORITY OVER TWO THINGS . LANDFILLS AND ADULT BUSINESSES. 
          >> THOSE ARE THE ONLY THINGS. >> AND FIREWORKS. 
          [J.2. Discussion and possible action to consider granting a variance to the 2014 Hays County On-Site Sewage Facility Regulations, Section 10 (D), Table 10-1 Minimum Lot Size for the Silver Spur Ranchettes, Section 2, PT of Lot 11, Replat. SMITH/BERLAD]
          WE HAVE FIREWORKS. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. 
          [01:25:02]
WE WILL MOVE ON TWO. GEORGE DUNLAP: PLEASE. 
          >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSIDER GRANTING A VARIANCE TO THE 2014 ON-SITE SEWAGE FACILITY REGULATIONS SECTION TEN B TABLE 10-1 MINIMU LOT FOR THE SILVER SPUR SECTION TWO, PART OF LOTS OF WEAPONRY PLAT. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. 
          >> THINK IT AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS . 
          SENIOR PLANNER, SO THE PROJECTE PROJECT SILVER SPUR RANCH HEAD, PARTS OF THE LOTS 11 REFLECT WILL CREATE TWO LOTS ACROSS 5.988 ACRES. THIS IS A LONG DAY BECAUSE IT DRIVE, THE PROPERTY HAS AN EXISTING PRIVATE WELL AND THE PROJECTED REFLECT PROPOSES RAINWATER COLLECTION COLLECTION. 
          WASTEWATER TREATMENT WOULD BE SERVED BY INDIVIDUAL ON-SITE SEWAGE FACILITIES AS THE AGENDA ITEM READS, THE APPLICANT AND OWNER HAVE REQUESTED AN VARIANC TO THE 10-D, TO THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE EDWARDS OXFORD CONTRIBUTE OXFORD CONTRIBUTE ZONE AS WELL AS THE GROUNDWATER WHICH DICTATE 6 ACRES PER LOT WHETHER IT IS SERVED BY ADVANCED SEPTIC OR CONVENTIONAL SEPTIC SYSTEMS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND JUSTIFICATION FOR THAT VARIANCE REQUEST HAS BEEN PROVIDED IN TH BACKUP AND IT LOOKS LIKE OUR APPLICANT IS ALSO HERE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK IF 
          NECESSARY. >> I WOULD SAY THE ONLY REASON CONSIDERED THIS REQUEST SPECIFICALLY IS BECAUSE IT IS ONLY RAINWATER COLLECTION AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE LOT. 
          I HAD A VERY FRANK CONVERSATION WITH MR. THOMPSON THAT I AM NOT IN THE HABIT OF THESE. I TEND NOT TO DO VARIANCES AT ALL IF I CAN AVOID IT, BUT I DI SAY I WOULD BRING IT FORWARD AN I'M SUPPORTIVE OF IT. I'VE GONE OUT AND LOOKED AT THE PROPERTY MYSELF AND I WOULDN'T BE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS UNLESS IT WAS 100 PERCENT RAINWATER COLLECTION PERIODS. 
          >> WERE YOU GOING TO SAY SOMETHING? 
          >> NO. >> SO YOU'RE SAYING FROM RULES AND REGULATION IT SHOULD BE 6 ACRES? 
          >> SO RIGHT NOW, THERE IS ONE EXISTING HOME WITH EXISTING SEPTIC ON IT ON 6 ACRES. IT WOULD CREATE A SECOND PLATTE LOT AND ON THAT TWO LOTS AT 3 ACRES APIECE, AND IT THE SECOND LOT WOULD BE 100 PERCENT RAINWATER COLLECTION. 
          >> SO OUT OF THE 6 ACRES ONLY ONE. 
          >> ONLY THE EXISTING WELL. NO ADDITIONAL WELLS. 
          IF THERE IS ANY QUESTIONS, MR. THOMPSON, IS THEIR ANYTHING 
          YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO THAT? >> ANY OTHER COMMENT? I GUESS WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          IF YOU WOULD CALL THE ROLE-PLAYS . 
          >> 
          [K.2. Discussion and possible action to approve the Assessment and Collection Agreements with Savannah Ranch PID. COHEN/ESCOBAR]
          >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE ASSESSMEN AND COLLECTION AGREEMENTS WITH SAVANNAH RANCH PID. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. 
          >> WE ARE JUST ACCEPTING COLLECTION FOR THE SAVANNAH RANCH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. 
          >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> I WANTED TO MAKE IT NOTE ON THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM AS WELL , YOU'RE REQUIRED TO END ON THE PLAT EIGHT NOTE STATING THA AS SOON AS PUBLIC WATER IS AVAILABLE, THAT WELCOMING YOU ASKED ABOUT THE WELL, THAT THEY CLOSE THE WELL AND CONVERT TO PUBLIC WATER AND THEN IT WOULD 
          FALL WITHIN OUR RULES ANYWAY. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS ON ITEM TWO, CALL IT, PLEASE. 
          [K.3. Discussion and possible action to adopt the Hays County FY 2027 Holiday Calendar. INGALSBE]
ACTION TO ADOPT THE HAYS COUNTY FY 2027 HOLIDAY CALENDAR. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. 
          >> THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH WHAT WE MOVED IN PAST YEARS. 
          GOT A NOTE THEIR COMMENTS OR CONCERNS REGARDING THE CALENDAR? 
          OKAY. >> ALL RIGHTY. 
          IF YOU WOULD CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. 
          [K.4. Discussion and possible action to adopt an order authorizing the sale of fireworks beginning the five days before the first day of Diwali and ending at midnight on the last day of Diwali (November 1- November 10, 2026); and also adopt an order prohibiting the sale or use of restricted fireworks in the unincorporated area of the County. BECERRA]
          [01:30:13]
          >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT THE ORDER AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF FIREWORKS BEGINNING FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF DIWALI AND ENDING AT MIDNIGHT ON THE LAST DAY OF DIWALI. 
          10TH, 2026] AND ALSO ADOPT AN ORDER PROHIBITING THE SALE OR USE OF RESTRICTED FIREWORKS IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE COUNTY. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. 
          >> ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? BIKE? 
          >> AND WE CONFIRM-- CAN WE CONFIRM THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY FOR A BAND, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS? 
          >> HISTORICALLY SPEAKING WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY. 
          THIS IS REALLY ONLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH ONE EVENT IN THE COUNTY. IT'S NOT A MASSIVE SALE OF FIREWORKS. IT'S JUST ONE VENDOR THAT TYPICALLY OPENS UP. -- A MASS SALE OF FIREWORKS. 
          >> ANY QUESTIONS? CALL ROLL. 
          [K.5. Discussion and possible action to modify the 2B104 Vacation Leave Policy of the personnel policies effective October 1, 2026. BECERRA/GRANJENO]
          >> DISCUSS AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO MODIFY THE TWO BE 104 VACATION LEAVE POLICY OF THE PERSONNEL POLICIES EFFECTIVE 
          OCTOBER 1, 2026. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECOND. >> GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. 
          A FEW WEEKS BACK WE SHARE THE RESULTS OF OUR BENCHMARK STUDIES WHICH INCLUDED THE RESULTS OF THE LEGAL RULES THAT WE BENCHMARKED AS WELL. AND WE FOUND THAT ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND MARKET SOURCES DON'T HAVE A DIFFERENTIATING TEAR FOR EMPLOYEES WITH LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF SERVICE. 
          SO WE'RE HERE TO RECOMMEND THAT WE INCLUDE THAT TEAR OF ONE YEAR OR LESS SERVICE WITH ARTERIAL ONE TO FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE, WHICH WOULD BRING US FOUR FROM HOURS OF ACCRUALS TO SEVEN HOURS OF ACCRUALS PER MONTH. AND RECOMMENDING THE REMOVAL OF THESE SIX-MONTH WAITING PERIODS TO ACCRUE VACATION. 
          THIS WOULD HELP REALIGNING WITH THE MARKET AND STAY COMPETITIVE WITH OUR FIRST YEAR TEAR-- TEAR MAC. 
          >> ANY QUESTIONS? GIVEN THAT, CALL ROLL. 
          [K.6. Discussion and possible action to regrade the Veteran Service Caseworker, position 0918-001, to a Veteran Service Grant Program Manager, grade 115, effective October 1, 2026, and amend the budget accordingly. INGALSBE/PRATHER]
          >> COMMISSIONER SMITH? >> MR. COHEN? MISSIONER HAMMER? COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. 
          >> K-6. >> K-6. 
          DISCUSS AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO REGRADE THE VETERAN SERVICE CASEWORKER POSITION 09108-001 TO A VETERAN SERVICE GRANT PROGRAM MANAGER, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026, AND AMENDING THE BUDGET 
          ACCORDINGLY. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECOND. >> OKAY. 
          OTHER QUESTIONS ON THIS GRANT? >> YES. 
          I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS IS TECHNICALLY NOT A REGRADE FOR FY 2027. THE COURT DID ASK US TO HOLD OFF ON THOSE UNTIL BEING REVIEWED ANNUALLY. 
          SO THE FIRST ONE OCCURRED IN Q1 2027. 
          SO THIS IS WITH GRANT MONEY FROM FY 2026, RECEIVED BACK IN SEPTEMBER. SO I WILL LET YOU SPEAK MORE 
          ABOUT THE POSITIONAL REGRADE. >> THIS REGRADE ALSO REFLECTS-- REFLECTS THE GROWTH OF THE PROGRAM. 
          WHEN WE FIRST STARTED WITH THE CASEWORKERS IT WAS A 100,000-DOLLAR PROGRAM. THIS GRANT HERE IS A 315,000-DOLLAR PROGRAM. EXPANDED AND THIS REGRADE REFLECTS THAT AND REFLECT THESE BOOKS-- RESPONSIBILITIES FROM A CASEWORKER TO A PROGRAM. AND IT IS 100% GRANT FUNDED. 
          >> LET ME SAY I AM SUPPORTIVE AND ALWAYS SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR OFFICE. BUT QUITE LITERALLY WE JUST PASSED A POLICY SAYING WE WOULD NOT DO ANY REGRADE OR ANYTHING ELSE EXCEPT FOR TWICE A YEAR. AND WE WERE NOT GOING TO DO IT 
          ANYMORE. >> THAT'S WHY IT'S FOR THE NEW 
          FISCAL YEAR. >> IT'S JUST GREAT TIMING THAT WE GOT IT IN BEFORE THAT. IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, I FULLY SUPPORT THE PROGRAM, BUT I JUSTF THE DEPARTMENT NOTES THAT THIS IS THE LAST ONE UNTIL THE MID YEAR. 
          JUST UNDERSTAND THAT. I WILL BE HERE FOR IT, BUT YOU 
          WILL UNDERSTAND. >> CALL ROLL, PLEASE. 
          [K.7. Discussion and possible action to authorize the renewal of FireInspection360 (www.hayscountypermits.com) for the Office of Emergency Services Fire Marshal Division and authorize the addition of the Investigation Module add-on, total annual amount $7,996.00. BECERRA/M.JONES]
          >> K7. DISCUSSING POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE RENEWAL OF FIRE INSPECTION 360 FOR THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES FIRE MARSHAL DIVISION, AND AUTHORIZE THE ADDITION OF THE INVESTIGATION MODULE ADD-ON, TOTAL ANNUAL 
          AMOUNT $7996. >> SO MOVED. 
          [01:35:04]
          >> SECOND. >> ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? STEPHANIE? ANYBODY. 
          IF NOT, CALL ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMERS. 
          [K.8. Discussion and possible action to approve the naming of a private driveway in Precinct 3, Windfall Oaks Way. HAMMER/BERLAD]
          >> COMMISSIONER ANGLES BE. >> YES. 
          >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. 
          >> COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> YES. 
          >> K8. >> K8. 
          DISCUSSING POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE NAMING OF A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY INCREASING TO THREE, WINDFALL OAKS WAY. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. 
          >> ANY DISCUSSION? >> DIRECTOR OF DEVELOP AND SERVICES HERE. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS ONE, THIS IS JUST NAMING A PRIVATE DRIVE. 
          TWO TRACTS OF LAND TO BE DEVELOPED INTO TWO LOTS. 
          -- 12 LOTS. >> CALL ROLL, PLEASE. 
          [K.9. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Letter Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement for Operations and Maintenance of Combined Emergency Call Center (CECC). BECERRA/ROBINSON]
          >> CANINE, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A LETTER OF AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF COMBINED 
          EMERGENCY CALL CENTER, CCC. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECOND. >> STEPHANIE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO 
          COME UP? >> STEPHANIE ROBERTSON, DIRECTOR OF THE BIO EMERGENCY MITIGATION CENTER. 
          THIS JUST UPDATES OUR PARTNERS WHO ARE RECEIVING SERVICES FROM THE CEC SEE, ARE MOVING PEOPLE WHO ARE NO LONGER PART OF THE PROGRAM, AND EXTENDING THE CONTRACT FOR ONE YEAR. 
          >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? CALL ROLL, PLEASE. 
          [K.10. 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, 2027. HAMMER/BERLAD]
          >> K10. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE INSTITUTION OF A INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ILA BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND THE CITY DISCUSSED-- OF WIMBERLEY REGARDING FLOOD PLANE ADMINISTRATION AND IF OUR MENTAL SERVICE, EFFECTIVE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH 2027. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. 
          >> PLEASE CALL ROLL. >> -- 
          [K.11. Discussion and possible action authorizing the execution of a new Interlocal Agreement between Hays County and the City of San Marcos for the provision of animal shelter services for FY2027. INGALSBE/HIPOLITO/GONZALES]
          >> K11. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A NEW INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS FOR THE PROVISION OF ANIMAL SHELTER SERVICES FOR FY 2027. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. 
          >> MATTHEW, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THIS ONE? CANDACE? [LAUGHTER] 
          >> I'M GOING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION. 
          [LAUGHTER] >> I JUST WANTED TO NOTE A COUPLE CHANGES. IN BACKUP WE HAVE A DRAFT. 
          WE WERE STILL TALKING THINGS THROUGH WITH THE CITY. 
          AND JUST A FEW NOTABLE CHANGES FROM THE DRAFT, THAT WAS A BACKUP VERSUS THE VERSION THAT WE WOULD SIGN TODAY IF THE COURT SUPPORTED. WE WOULD REMOVE OUR REFERENCE TO EXHIBIT EIGHT, AND WHAT WE ARE PLANNING ON REFERENCING IS ALREADY REFERENCED ELSEWHERE. AND THERE ARE A COUPLE OF AREAS IN THE AGREEMENT WHERE WE CLARIFIED WHICH DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR CERTAIN TASKS. 
          WHETHER THAT WAS THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, OR WHETHER THAT WAS THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT ANIMAL WELFARE SERVICES GROUP. 
          WE ALSO ADDED A CLAUSE IN THEIR REGARDING CONTINUING DISCUSSIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. 
          AND WE DID ADD A NOTICE TIMELINE REGARDING ANY CHANGES TO THE SHELTERS POLICIES OR GUIDELINES, IF THE CITY CHOOSES TO MAKE CHANGES, THAN THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE A 30 DAY HEADS UP ON WHAT THOSE CHANGES MIGHT BE SO WE CAN DISCUSS THEM OR WE CAN PLAN ACCORDINGLY. AND THOSE ARE THE CHANGES IN THE DRAFT AND BACKUP AND THE DOCUMENT IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. 
          BUT THAT IS WHAT I WANTED TO TOUCH BASE ON. 
          I'M SURE CANDACE AND MATTHEW HAVE SOMETHING ADDITIONAL. 
          >> ADDING ON TO JORDAN'S COMMENT, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY STAFF. THEY ARE AWARE OF THOSE CHANGES. 
          OF THE PLAN, AS OF NOW. IF YOU ALL APPROVE OUR CONTRACT TODAY WITH THE THINGS THAT JORDAN DISCUSSED, THAT AGREEMENT WILL BE SENT OVER FROM THE CITY, AND THEY WILL BE MEETING ON THE SEVENTH. IF THEY AGREE TO IT OR HAVE SOME SMALL CHANGES, WE WILL BRING THAT-- BRING BACK ANY AMENDMENTS THEY HAVE ON THE 13TH. BUT SERVICES WILL BE CONTINUED WHILE WE WORK THROUGH THE SMALL MINOR DETAILS. 
          >> THAT'S GREAT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THIS ONE? 
          IF NOT, CALL ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. 
          [K.12. Discussion and possible action to execute a First Amendment to 2026-PSA-05 between Hays County and Christus Santa Rosa San Marcos, extending the current agreement until December 31, 2026 (92 days) and authorizing FY 2027 quarter 1 payment of $500,000.00. COHEN/INGALSBE/GONZALES/HUNT]
COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. COMMISSIONER SMITH. 
          COMMISSIONER COHEN. >> K-12. 
          >> K-12, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO EXECUTE A FIRST AMENDMENT 2026-PSA-05 BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND CHRISTUS SANTA 
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ROSA SAN MARCOS, EXTENDING THE CURRENT AGREEMENT UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST, 2026. 
          AND AUTHORIZE FY 2027 QUARTER ONE PAYMENT OF 500,000. 
          >> AND THIS IS EXTENDING IT TO THE END OF THE YEAR SO WE CAN 
          NEGOTIATE THE 2027 CONTRACT? >> THAT IS CORRECT. 
          >> ANY QUESTIONS? CALL ROLL. 
          [K.13. Discussion and possible action to execute a Second Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Hays County and Axis to Care and a First Amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Hays County and Texas Oaks Psychiatric Hospital, LP dba Austin Oaks Hospital, reallocating $10,800.00 from the Austin Oaks Hospital MOU to the Axis to Care MOU, related to the Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program. COHEN/INGALSBE/BROWN/HUNT]
          >> 813. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO EXECUTE A SECOND AMENDMENT TO BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND ACCESS TO CARE, AND A FIRST MARATHI-- MEMORANDUM TO HAYS COUNTY AND TEXAS OAK PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL LP DOING BUSINESS AS AUSTIN OAKS HOSPITAL, REALLOCATING $10,800 FROM THE AUSTIN OAKS HOSPITAL 
          MOU TO THE AXIS TO CARE MOU. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT. 
          CALL ROLL. 
          [K.14. Discussion and possible action to execute a First Amendment to the contract related to IFB 2026-B03 Cemetery Maintenance between Hays County and CY' Services and Landscape Solutions, LLC to add an all-inclusive site disposal fee of $125.00. BECERRA/HUNT]
          >> K14. >> K14. 
          DISCUSS AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO EXECUTE A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT RELATED TO IFB 202 2026-B03, CEMETERY MENAN'S HAYS COUNTY AND SERVICE AND LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS LLC TO ADD AN ALL-INCLUSIVE SITE DISPOSAL FEE OF $125. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. 
          >> STEPHANIE? >> STEPHANIE HUNT, PURCHASING AGENT. IN OUR CURRENT SOLICITATION THERE IS AN OPTION FOR US TO HAVE TREE TRIMMING SERVICES REQUESTED THROUGH AN HOURLY RATE IN THE SOLICITATION. 
          INITIALLY WE HAD PUT OUR TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT PICKING UP THE DEBRIS FROM THOSE TREE TRIMMING, AND THE CURRENT VENDOR IS ONLY GOING TO CHARGE US $125 PER LOCATION WHEN WE CALL THEM OUT. I SPOKE TO AARON, THE TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR, AND HE FEELS LIKE THE $125 IS A LOW FEE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT AND TAKE THE BURDEN OFF OF HIS DEPARTMENT, THAT'S WHY WE WANTED TO ADD THAT. 
          >> ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS? >> SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD DEAL. 
          >> OKAY. CALL ROLL, PLEASE. 
          [K.15. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a First Amendment to the RFQ 2022-Q01 Agreement for Professional Engineering Services on a Defined Scope of Services Basis between Hays County and Halff Associates, Inc. increasing the Agreement to an amount not-to-exceed $100,000.00 (24% increase) and amend the budget accordingly. SMITH/BERLAD]
          >> K15. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE RFQ 2022-Q01 AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES ON A DEFINED SCOPE OF SERVICES BASES BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND HEALTH ASSOCIATES INC., INCREASING THE AGREEMENT TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $100,000, 24% INCREASE AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCOR ACCORDINGLY. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. 
          >> IF YOU REMEMBER THE ONION CREEK STUDY THAT WE HAVE BEEN PARTICIPATING IN FOR YEARS NOW, WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON, THE CITY OF UTAH, TRAVIS COUNTY. ONE OTHER CITY CHOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON DATA. 
          AND THE TIME FRAME FROM THIS PROJECT STRETCHES EXPONENTIALLY LONGER THAN WE BELIEVE IT SHOULD. 
          AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS OUR FRIENDS AT CITY OF AUSTIN AND THE DATA THEY PROVIDED US. THEY INITIALLY PROVIDED DATA THAT WAS INCORRECT ON ESTIMATES. OUR FOLKS WORKED ON THIS PROJECT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. USING THAT BAD DATA AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN CAME BACK AND REPRESENTED THE DATA TO US IN-- AND IT WAS VERY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THEY GAVE US. 
          SO, OVER TIME THIS DRAGGED ON FOR A WILD. 
          I SAT DOWN WITH CHASE AND MICHAEL AT HALF, AND-- AT HALFF, AND THIS WILL DELIVER THE ENTIRETY OF THE FINAL REPORT FOR THE PROJECT. AND WE WORKED TO IDENTIFY THE FUNDS WITHIN THE BUDGET TO PAY FOR THIS. 
          >> IS THE CITY OF AUSTIN NOT WILLING TO PARTICIPATE ANYMORE 
          FINANCIALLY? >> THEY HAVE. 
          BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS PROJECT WAS STARTED SO LONG AGO. 
          ALL THE GRANT FUNDING THAT WE WERE USING ON IT HAS LONG SITS-- SINCE EXPIRED. AND I HONESTLY WAS NOT-- I WENT IN TO THE MEETING WITH HALFF-- AND I WILL BE VERY HONEST, I WAS READY TO NOT BE HAPPY WITH THE PRODUCTION. 
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AND IT WAS VERY APPARENT, BY THE TIME WE WALKED OUT OF THAT MEETING, WITH ALL THE INFORMATION THAT THEY PRESENTED US, THAT IT WAS THE CITY OF AUSTIN WAS THE DELAY HERE. 
          AND THE TIME FRAME RELATED TO IT. 
          AND OVER TIME WE SIMPLY USED ALL THE MATCHING GRANT FUNDS WE HAD 
          FOR THIS, AND THEY HAVE AS WELL. >> I KNOW IT IS AN IMPORTANT STUDY. I JUST WISH THEY WOULD'VE STEPPED UP. OKAY. 
          WITH NO OTHER QUESTIONS, CALL ROLL, PLEASE. 
          [L. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS]
WE HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS NEXT. 
          DO WE NEED TO OPEN ALL ITEMS? IF YOU WOULD, READ ALL ITEMS. 
          >> L1. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CONSULTATION WITH COUNCIL REGARDING PENDING AND/OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO HAYS COUNTY POTENTIAL INTERVENTION RELATED TO HAYS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER 9 VERSUS AND MARCOS HAYS COUNTY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES INC., CAUSE NUMBER 26-2025-DCE PENDING IN THE 453RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT IN HAYS COUNTY, POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. 
          EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071, 551.076, 551.0761, AND 551.089 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE: CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY AUDITS AND THE DEPLOYMENT AND/OR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES; CYBERSECURITY MEASURES, POLICIES, AND CONTRACTS INTENDED TO PROTECT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF HAYS COUNTY; AND SECURITY ASSESSMENTS OR DEPLOYMENTS RELATING TO INFORMATION RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY AND NETWORK SECURITY INFORMATION. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. 
          SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE: CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL REGARDING NATIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENTS INVOLVING ASSOCIATED PHARMACIES, INC. (AND AMERICAN ASSOCIATED PHARMACIES), JM SMITH CORPORATION, LOUISIANA WHOLESALE DRUG COMPANY, INC., MORRIS AND DICKSON CO., NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL WHOLESALE DRUG COMPANY, INC., AND UNITED NATURAL FOODS, INC. (INCLUDING ITS SUBSIDIARIES SUPERVALU AND ADVANTAGE LOGISTICS) (OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SIX REMNANT DEFENDANTS), INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WHETHER TO OPT-IN TO THE SETTLEMENT. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE: CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE: CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL. EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 551.071 AND 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE: CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE EXCHANGE, PURCHASE, LEASE, SALE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT OR NEAR 500 FM 150 EAST, KYLE, TEXAS 78640 IN PRECINCT 2. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR 
          ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COUR >> L5 EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUAT TO SECTION 551.071 AND SECTION 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH COUNCIL AND DELIBERATION REGARDING THE EXCHANGE, PURCHASE, LEASE, SALE, OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT OR NEAR EAST FM 150, KYLE, TEXAS DEVON 8640 IN PRECINCT ONE. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION UNDER ACTION 
          MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. >> IS THERE AN ORDER HE WOULD LIKE TO START WITH? WE WILL START WITH NUMBER 1? WE ARE GOING IN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          IF YOU ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OF THESE ITE 
          >> ALL RIGHT A YOUR? ARE BACK IN REGULAR SESSION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE HAVE ONE MOTION FOR L5. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TO OBTAIN AN APPRAISAL ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED IN PRECINCT ONE AT OR NEAR COUNTY ROAD 202, FM 150 EAST AND KYLE TEXAS, AUTHORIZE THE DIRECTOR OF THE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, OR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE ANY RELATED PROPOSALS TO OBTAIN NAME APPRAISAL AND AUTHORIZE A WAIVER OF THE COUNTY PURCHASING POLICY OF OBTAINING THREE QUOTES FOR SUCH APPRAISAL. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. 
          ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, CALL ROLL DARKO ROLL VOTE CALLED] -- 
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