[A. CALL TO ORDER]
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          >> OF VERY GOOD MORNING TO YOU ALL. 
          I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. 
          THIS MORNING'S INVOCATION, THIS IS A FOOTBALL TOSS BECAUSE HE'S RUNNING UP THE STAIRS. I'M SEEING IF YOU WILL MAKE IT VERY NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. COMMISSIONER INGALSBE WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION. 
          IF YOU WOULD ALL PLEASE RISE? >> LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL DAY YOU PROVIDED VERY THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT ARE AFFECTING OUR COUNTY. 
          GIVE US WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE AN INSIGHT TO DO THE RIGHT THING. 
          THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL DA IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. 
          HE IN MEN THANK YOU. 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. >> OF RIGHTS, ROXANNE, WE YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLE. 
          [E. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
HAVE SOME PUBLIC COMMENTS. I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO CALL 
          THEM 151. >> CAROL PENNINGTON CARRIED. 
          >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND CHARGE. 
          I AM CAROL PENNINGTON AND I LIV IN ON A COMMUNITY WELL. 
          I FEEL THAT THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS DO NOT DO ENOUGH TO PROTECT THE EDWARDS AQUIFER RECHARGE ZONE AND MY DRINKING WATER IN THE DRINKING WATER THOUSANDS OF HAYS COUNTY RESIDENTS. THANK YOU FOR PULLING IT FOR TODAY PRAY GIVE PAT A LOT SIZE REQUIREMENT IN YOUR REGULATIONS FROM US 20 YEARS, AND THE JULY PRELIMINARY SHOWING MINIMUM LOT SIZE IS FOR VARIOUS WATER AND WASTEWATER SOLUTIONS. 
          NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN IT IS PULLE OUT OF THE FINAL DRAFT. 
          THE REGULATIONS ARE NOW SAYING THAT THE COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE THIS. WHAT CHANGED AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR YOU TO MAKE THIS CHANGE? THIS IS A MAJOR CHANGE THAT JUS SHOWS UP AND THE FINAL DRAFT AN THIS IS DONE WITHOUT ANY PUBLIC FEEDBACK. DID YOU THINK WE WOULD NOT NOTICE? COUNTIES HAVE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO PROTECT THEIR LAND AND WATER AND LOT SIZE REQUIREMENTS IS AN EXCELLENT WAY TO DO THIS. I READ THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COD CHAPTER 230 TO LAST NIGHT AND NOWHERE DID I SEE WHERE YOU CAN'T HAVE LOT SIZE REGULATIONS LIKE WE HAVE HAD FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS GREAT SOMEONE HAS BRAINWASHED YOU INTO THINKING THIS. IT IS AN OPTION NOT AFFECT GREA I PROVIDED YOU WITH A MAP SHOWING THE EDWARDS AQUIFER. 
          THIS IS FROM THE TEC Q WEBSITE SO I DID NOT FABRICATE THIS INFORMATION. THE LIGHT PINK IS THE RECHARGE ZONE, THE DARK GREEN AS A CONTRIBUTING ZONE CURRENT THE CONTRIBUTING ZONE IS ALSO CALLE THE DRAINAGE AREA OR THE CATCHMENT AREA. HEAR THE LIEN SURFACE CATCHES WATER FROM RAINFALL AVERAGES ABOUT 30 INCHES PER YEAR NORMALLY. WATER RUNS OFF INTO STREAMS THA FLOW OVER RELATIVELY LIMESTONE ROCKS UNTIL THEY REACH THE RECHARGE ZONE. IT IS LARGER AND EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO THE RECHARGE OF TH AQUIFER. 
          I AM 99 PERCENT SURE IF THIS CHART DELETION WAS DONE SO MILESTONE CAN BUILD HAZE COMMENTS WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS I LOT SIZE. ALL OTHER AVENUES HAVE BEEN MET WITH RESISTANCE, SO THIS IS THE FINAL MOVE IN THEIR FAVOR. 
          PULLING THE SUBDIVISION LOT SIZ REQUIREMENT IS A DEVELOPERS DREAM, BUT THIS WILL HARM WHERE THAN THREE QUARTERS OF THE COUNTY THAT IS ON THE RECHARGE AND CONTRIBUTING ZONE SPIRIT THIS WILL BECOME SOLID SUBDIVISIONS WHICH IN TURN WILL DEPLETE THE EDWARDS AND TRINITY AQUIFERS THAT RESIDENTS WILL STILL BE GETTING THEIR DRINKING WATER FROM. 
          WE COME AT THE RESIDENCE OF HAY COUNTY ARE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOT SIZE RULES, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT HAYS COUNTY BECOMING WILLIAMSON COUNTY. THERE IS NO COMPARISON TO THE T IN REGARDS TO WATER IN BEAUTY. YOU CANNOT TURN THIS COUNTRY INTO SOLID CONCRETE OR YOU WILL KILL FOR HILL COUNTRY PORTION O THE COMING. YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE WATER. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> NEXT IS ALANA BEATTY. 
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          >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE. 
          THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE SPEAK OUT YESTERDAY AND POSTPONING THE MEETING ABOUT TH DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. I LIVE IN MAN MANCHESTER, NEAR THE HAYS COMMENTS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITE AND OVER THE RECHARGE ZONE. THE LAST TIME THE PUBLIC HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, THEY WERE A HOT MESS. IN THE ONLINE VERSIONS, LINKS DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE OR THEY DIDN'T GO TO THE RIGHT CHAPTER, SUBJECTIVE SECTIONS. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO FOLLOW. 
          I HAD TO STOP BECAUSE IT GAVE M A HEADACHE. 
          THERE WAS NO REDLINE DRAFT, SO IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLEARL SEE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE CURRENT REGULATIONS AND THE NEW PROPOSED REGULATIONS. IT JUST MADE IT HARD TO SEE WHA CHANGES WERE BEING MADE AND IT WAS WRITTEN IN SUCH HIGH-LEVEL LEGALESE THAT YOU REALLY NEEDED A BOWL OF ASPIRIN AND A BOTTLE OF WHISKEY TO TRY TO DECIPHER IT . 
          MY PERSONAL LIFE HAS BEEN FACIN FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS IN I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DEVOTE TH TIME I NEEDED TO READ THIS DOCUMENT WITH FIDELITY. THE TRUTH IS I SHOULDN'T HAVE IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT TO SOME EXTENT THESE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ARE NOT SERVING THE PEOPLE OF HAYS COUNTY. 
          THEY'RE SERVING THE DEVELOPERS WHO WANT TO COME IN AND MAKE MONEY OFF OF HAYS COUNTY. THERE MAY BE CERTAIN PRESSURES TO PUSH THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN'T BE RUSHED RIGHT IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC REMINDER OF WHAT THESE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS ARE FORTHRIGHT THES REGULATIONS NEED TO CURIOUS PROBABLY OVER THE NEXT DECADE INTO THE FUTURE GREAT THERE ARE A LOT OF UNKNOWNS IN THIS FUTUR ESPECIALLY IN TERMS OF ECONOMICS , GROWTH, AND DEVELOPMENT. 
          I CAN TELL YOU WHAT WE DO KNOW NOW. 
          WE ARE ALREADY FACING WATER SHORTAGES AND BIRTH STRUGGLING TO SUSTAIN THE PEOPLE WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN THIS COUNTY. 
          IF WE ARE GOING TO ALLOW GROWTH WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT GROWT DOES NOT ENTER THE ENVIRONMENT ABILITY TO PROVIDE THE ECOSYSTE SERVICES WE RELY ON FOR SURVIVAL . 
          THESE REGULATIONS NEED TO ENSUR THEIR SAFETY AND VIABILITY OF OUR CRITICAL NATURAL INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH IS OUR AQUIFERS AND OUR GROUNDWATER BECAUSE A LARGE PORTION OF HAYS COUNTY RELIES ON THESE FOR OUR SURVIVAL. 
          THANK YOU. >> OKAY. 
          PLEASE OPEN F1. >> ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 7TH OF 202 AS HARVEY E MILLER DATE OF 
          SERVICE. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECOND. >> PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING 
          NOVEMBER 7TH. >> HOLDERNESS I. 
          >> THERE WERE SOME PEOPLE LOOKING A LITTLE CONFUSED. 
          LET ME BACK UP A SECOND AND MAK A LITTLE STATEMENT TO HELP IN THAT CONFUSION. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER THAT WE ARE BREATHING OUR ROOM. 
          I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO PULL SOME ITEMS AND SOME ITEMS ARE JUST HONESTLY SIMPLY NOT READY. THEY SHOULDN'T BE ON HERE. 
          THE WAY THE AGENDA IS WRITTEN, VERY OFTEN IS FIVE OR SIX DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS EASILY WILL WORK TOGETHER OR IN PARALLEL TO CREATE AN AGENDA ITEM, BUT BECAUSE OF TIMELINES AND CONSTRAINTS AND RESTRICTION AND PUBLIC POSTINGS, THEY GET PUBLISHED AND THERE ARE OCCASIONAL LISTS OF ITEMS I GET ASKED TO TABLE BECAUSE ONE OF THE DEPARTMENTS DIDN'T GET EVERYTHING THEY NEEDED OR SOMETHING WASN'T READY FOR TODAY . SO I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO TABLE A COUPLE OF ITEMS, BUT IT IS CUSTOMARY I WILL READ THEM OUT LOUD FOR YOU, BUT IT IS CUSTOMARY FOR ME TO DO TWO THINGS, ONE, WHEN THERE IS AN AUDIENCE FOR AN ITEM I BRING IT UP BECAUSE IT IS NOT YOUR JOB, NOT ONLY TO READ THESE THINGS, YOU'RE RIGHT, IT IS ALSO NOT YOUR JOB TO SIT THE WHOLE DAY I COURT FOR FREE AS A VOLUNTEER T WATCH OVER YOUR COMMUNITY. 
          SO I DO MY BEST TO BE RESPECTFU OF YOUR TIME AND MOVE ANYTHING SUSPECT PEOPLE ARE HERE FOR TO MOVE UP AS QUICKLY IN AS EFFICIENTLY AS POSSIBLE AND YOU CAN KEEP GOING WITH YOUR DAY. 
          I WILL TELL YOU THAT I HAVE BEE ASKED NOT TO OPEN, AND IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP JUST BEGUN IT, JUST MAIL IT IS CUSTOMARY FOR M TO OPEN IT ANYWAY FOR YOU TO SPEAK, BUT WE ON THE YOUR TRAVE 
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TIME AND THEN WE SHUT IT DOWN. I HAVE BEEN ASKED NOT TO OPEN I3 , WHICH IS THE SOUTHWEST CONNECTION PROJECT WHERE 12 AND 150 WOULD GO AROUND THE BACK OF A NEIGHBORHOOD AND SOME RANCHLAND AND SOME DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON AND THEN LOOP BACK INTO TO 90. I HAVE BEEN ASKED NOT TO OPEN THAT ONE SO THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHICH ONES THEY ARE. 
          GREAT IF I JUST LAID A NAME IT'S NOT FAIR. 
          I THINK THAT'S HIS SPEAKING PAS WHATEVER EVERYDAY PEOPLE WILL KNOW. I'VE ALSO BEEN ASKED NOT TO OPE K-1, BECAUSE IT IS IN LINE WITH HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING COMING HERE IS WHAT I PROPOSE AND GREG COME AT YOU LET ME KNOW AS OUR CIVIL DIVISION. MY THOUGHTS ARE I WILL STILL OPEN K-1 TO HONOR THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE, BUT ASK THAT THE COURT TAKES 0 ACTION, BUT ALLOW PEOPLE THAT CAME TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK, AND LESS YOU TELL ME DIFFERENT, THAT'S WHAT I'M THINKING OF DOING. 
          AND THEN, I WAS ASKED TO TABLE NUMBER 11, K 11, THAT IS THE EASTSIDE CAMPUS WHICH WAS UNDERSTOOD TO BE LOTS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES, ET CETERA, AND I HAVE BEEN ASKED NOT TO OPEN THAT ONE. JESSE YOU KNOW THE WAY THE GOVERNMENT WORKS, THESE HAVE AL BEEN 11TH HOUR THAT'S BECAUSE AGAIN ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS ARE WORKING AND THE ARE WORKING FEVERISHLY AND GOD BLESS US ALL, THAT SOME PEOPLE, AS MUCH A STATE MAY TRY, DON'T GET TO SOMETHING SO I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO TABLE THAT ONE. THERE MAY BE A PIECE MISSING THAT DOES NOT READY FOR PRESENTATION OR READY FOR SHOW TIME, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT. 
          I'VE BEEN ASKED TO TABLE THAT ONE AS WELL. 
          >> GREG COX, FIRST ASSISTANT. WITH RESPECT TO K-1 IT IS SCHEDULED FOR AN 11:00 O'CLOCK PUBLIC HEARING GREAT I WOULD SUFFER THAT DECISION UNTIL 11:0 ARE ANY PEOPLE THAT SHOW UP FOR THAT TIME BECAUSE TO MAKE THAT DECISION NOW MAY ACTUALLY, IT'S 
          NOT RIGHT. >> PERFECT. 
          BUT IF 11:00 O'CLOCK COMES AND SOMEBODY IS HERE, I WILL OPEN IT , THAT IS THE ROADMAP AND MY MIND. 
          I WANT TO HONOR, PEOPLE MAKE SCHEDULE E'S EASY WEEK IN ADVANCE AND I WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE IF THEY TOOK CARE OF CHILDCARE EARTH THEY TOOK CARE OF SOMETHING ELSE, WHATEVER THEY HAPPY THAT THEY PLUCK OUT THIS TIME THEY GET TH OPPORTUNITY TO DO WHAT THEY FLOCKED OUT FOR AN THINLY DOCUMENTED RECORDED OFFICIALLY. MY NAME AIM AND THAT IS RESPECTING YOU. I HAVE BEEN ASKED TO TABLE THE EASTSIDE CAMPUS, AND IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, THAT IS ALL OF THEM. 
          MY RIGHT, COMMISSIONERS? DID I OVERLOOK ANYTHING? THANK YOU BECAUSE THAT WARRANTE THAT. 
          NOW, IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM THAT WE ARE GOING TO TABLE, I WILL OPEN IT SO YOU CAN SPEAK, BUT WE'RE JUS GOING TO TABLE IT. JESSE YOU KNOW, WE CAME, RIDGIN THIS, BUT IN THE SPIRIT OF ALL THAT UNIVERSAL RESPECT ATTEMPTS I DO PRESENTATION PROCLAMATIONS FIRST FOR THOSE WHO DON'T NEED TO SIT HERE THROUGH THE OTHER STUFF YOU WRITE IT HERE FOR SOMETHING HONORING, GIVING THANKS TO, AND THEN THEY CAN MOVE ABOUT THEIR DAY AS WELL. ALL CLEAR? 
          [F.1. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing November 7, 2026 as Harvey E. Miller Day of Service. INGALSBE]
          PLEASE OPEN F1 AND START AGAIN. >> PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NOVEMBER 7TH OF 2026 AS OUR VE MILLER DATE OF SERVICE. 
          THE ASSOCIATION AT THE MILLER FAMILY WILL OBSERVE THE SIXTH ANNUAL IN HARVEY MILLER DATE OF SERVICE ON NOVEMBER 72026 HONORING OUR VE MILLER, THE GOOD-LOOKING FELLA, A TRAILBLAZER, CIVIL RIGHTS HERO, HISTORIAN, YOUTH WORKER AND COMMUNITY SERVANT WHOSE DEDICATION ENRICHED SEND MARCUS FOR 50 YEARS AND WHERE IS HE WA BORN NOVEMBER 4TH AT 1929 AND ROCKY HOLLOW, A FREEDOM CULMINATE NEAR GEORGETOWN, TEXAS,, THE OLDEST OF TEN CHILDREN BORN TO FRANK AND CEDRIC MILLER. HE ATTENDED CARVER SCHOOL AND MARRIED HIS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEART, ARABELLA JEFFERSON ON JULY 7TH 1948 RACING FORD OFFERS CRYSTAL, LINDA, MIDI, AN TRICIA. WHEREAS THE FAMILY MOVED TO SEE MARCUS IN 1966 HARVEY SERVED JERRY JOB CORPS CENTER FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS IN ARABELLA BECAM THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN NURS AT THE HAYS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT. 
          HARVEY HELPED ESTABLISH THE BRIDGE BUILDERS TO IMPROVE RACE RELATIONS AND TRANSFORM THE FORMER DUNBAR SCHOOL INTO A PAR AND RECREATION CENTER FOR ALL CHILDREN BECOMING ITS FIRST 
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DIRECTOR. WHEREAS HE FOUNDED THE DUNBAR'S HERITAGE ASSOCIATION SUPPORTED GREATER BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH AND RECEIVED THE SPIRIT OF SAN MARCUS AWARD AND RECOGNITION AS AN OUTSTANDING SENIOR VOLUNTEER. AS DEACON HARVEY MILLER PASSED AWAY SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 2020 AT AGE 98 LEAVING A LEGACY OF FAITH , LEADERSHIP, MENTORSHIP, AND SERVICE TO CONTINUE TO AND WHEREAS FAMILY, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, RESIDENTS, AND VOLUNTEERS WILL COMMEMORATE HIS 97TH BIRTHDAY THROUGH THE DUNBA NEIGHBORHOOD CLEANUP ON SATURDA NOVEMBER 7TH OF 2026 AT EDDIE DURHAM PARK IN SAN MARCUS WITH CHECK IN AT 7:30 A.M. AND SERVICE BEGINNING AT 8:00 A.M. EMBRACING TO REMEMBER HIS LEGACY . NOW THERE FOR BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT DOES HERE B VERY NOVEMBER AS HARD VE MILLER  DATE OF SERVICE AND CALLS UPON  Select to skip to this part of the video">VERY NOVEMBER AS HARD VE MILLER  DATE OF SERVICE AND CALLS UPON THE CITIZENS OF HAYS COUNTY TO RECOGNIZE HIS IMMEASURABLE CONTRIBUTIONS AND HONOR HIS ENDURING LEGACY BY SERVING THE COMMUNITY ON THE MEMBER SEVENTH 2026. 
          ADOPTED THIS DATE THE 27TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2026. 
          >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> 
          >> WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS AGENDA ITEM? IN PERPETUITY, I LEFT THAT WORD. LET'S GO WITH IT. 
          >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. I AM WITH THE DUNBAR HERITAGE ASSOCIATION WE ARE CELEBRATING THE HARVEY MILLER DATE OF SERVICE AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME OUT THAT MORNING. WE NORMALLY HAVE IT AT AROUND EIGHT OR 9:00 A.M., BECAUSE IT' VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES IN SAN MARCUS, WE MOVED IT BACK A LITTLE BIT SO THAT PEOPLE WILL STILL BE ABLE TO COME OUT AND CELEBRATE THE DAY, DO SOME COMMUNITY SERVICE, BUT ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE VETERANS ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPEN LITTLE LATER THAT MORNING IF YOU LIVE IN THE DUNBAR NEIGHBORHOOD ALON MLK STREET, CENTER STREET, MITCHELL STREET, WE INVITE YOU TO COME OUT, CLEAN UP THE COMMUNITY, CLEAN UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IF YOU JUST LIVED ACROSS SEND MARCUS, WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET INVOLVED I YOUR OWN COMMUNITY AND DO SOME SORT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE OR JOIN US ON THAT THEY. YOU DO NOT NEED TO SIGN UP IF YOU'RE AN INDIVIDUAL, BUT IF YO COME WITH THE GROUP, WE ASK YOU TO GO ON THE WEBSITE AND SIGN U IF YOU HAVE FIVE OR MORE VOLUNTEERS COMING WITH YOU JUST SO WE CAN KEEP TRACK AND KNOW WHO IS SHOWING UP. THAT IS ALL I HAVE, AND THANK 
          YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH GREAT IT I CUSTOMARY FOR US TO TAKE A PICTURE. 
          WHICH YOU WANT TO POP UP REALLY QUICK FOR A PHOTO? COME ON UP. PERFECT. 
          ONE, TWO, THREE. ONE, TWO, THREE. 
          >> THANK YOU. HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY. 
          [F.2. Adopt a Proclamation recognizing October 25 - 31, 2026 as Spiritual Care Week in Hays County. HAMMER/GONZALES]
          >> F2. ADOPT A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZIN OCTOBER 25TH THROUGH 31ST OF 2026 SPIRITUAL CARE WEEK IN HAY 
          COUNTY. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECONDED. >> PLEASE READ IT. 
          >> WHEREAS THE LAST FULL WEEK O OCTOBER OBSERVED AND 2026 FROM OCTOBER 25TH THROUGH 31ST IS RECOGNIZED AS SPIRITUAL CARE WEEK, AT TIME DEDICATED TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT ROLE, SPIRITUAL CARE PLAYS IN SUPPORTING THE EMOTIONAL RELATIONAL SPIRITUAL AND OVERAL WELL BILLING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES. RISE CLOSELY CONNECTED TO MENTA HEALTH, AND MANY INDIVIDUALS DRAW UPON FAITH, MEANING, VALUES , CONNECTION AND HOPE WHILE NAVIGATING DEPRESSION, ANXIETY 
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JOURNALS ADDRESSING MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. 
          WHEREAS STRONG COMMUNITIES ARE BUILT THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS IN COORDINATED PARTNERSHIPS THAT REDUCE STIGMA, INCREASE UNDERSTANDING, PROMOTE EARLY CONNECTION TO SUPPORT AND HELP INDIVIDUALS MORE READILY ACCESS BOTH SPIRITUAL CARE AND EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH AN SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES WHEN NEEDED. WHEREAS THE SPIRITUAL COLLABORATION, ETHICAL SPIRITUA CARE, APPROPRIATE REFERRAL AND GREATER AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES, SO THAT INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS SUBSTANCE USE CHALLENGES, GRIEF, TRAUMA, CRISIS, LONELINESS, OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES ARE MORE EFFECTIVELY CONNECTED TO THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. WHEREAS SPIRITUAL CARE WEEK PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL CARE, INCREASE AWARENESS ABOUT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SPIRITUALITY, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SUBSTANCE USE, ENCOURAGE MEANINGFUL COLLABORATIONS AND HIGHLIGHT TH IMPORTANT ROLE THAT FAITH, MEANING, HOPE, CONNECTION AND COMPASSION AT PRESENCE AND HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING. WHEREAS THE RECOGNITION OF SPIRITUAL CARE WEEK AFFIRMS THE VALUE OF WHOLE PERSON CARE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITIES I WHICH SPIRITUAL MAY SMELL BEHAVIORAL AND PRACTICAL NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED THROUGH RESPECTFU ETHICAL, AND COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT. 
          NOW THERE FOR BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT THE LAST FULL WEEK OF OCTOBER, OCTOBER 25TH THROUGH 21ST 2026 BE RECOGNIZED AS SPIRITUAL CARE WEEK IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT RESIDENTS AR ENCOURAGED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY. RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THOSE WHO PROVIDE SPIRITUAL CARE , SUPPORT COLLABORATION AMONG FAITH COMMUNITIES AND HELPING PROFESSIONALS AND STRENGTHEN EFFORTS THAT WHOLE PERSON CARE THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. ADOPTED THIS THE 27TH DAY OF 
          OCTOBER OF 2026. >> PERFECT, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL 
          . >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. 
          HAMMER SHE WOULD LIKE TOO. >> I LIKE IT WHEN HE MAKES HIS WAY OVER TO THE LITTLE AREA. I WILL LET MATTHEW GO FROM THERE 
          . >> GOOD MORNING. 
          I AM HAYS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AND I WANTE TO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THI PROCLAMATION. 
          I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE A STRON FAITH IN IT IS PROVING IN THAT BELIEF THAT THERE IS SOME HIGHE PURPOSE. 
          WE ALSO KNOW THAT THAT REALLY IMPACTS OUR CITIZENS SO I WANTE TO INTRODUCE JACKIE MAE, LTC HA CHEMISTRIES THE OWNER OF SALVAGEABLE COUNSELING AND SHE WILL SPEAK YOUR ON BEHALF OF TH SPIRITUAL CARE NETWORK OF HAYS COUNTY. 
          >> GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR SPONSORING THIS PROCLAMATION . I AM CHECKING ME OUT LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST I SERVE AS ONE OF THE LEADERS FOR SPIRITUAL CARE NETWORK FOR HAYS COUNTY IN IS A MEMBER OF THE SPIRITUAL CARE NETWORKS NATIONA ADVISORY BOARD. 
          IN Q4 CLAIMING SPIRITUAL CARE WEEK IN HAYS COUNTY PAIR THIS WEEK ALSO INCLUDES COUNSELOR APPRECIATION AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR MY PASTOR, I WILL MENTION HIM A LITTLE LATER, BUT THE SPIRITUAL CARE NETWORK FOUNDED IN TEXAS IN 2012 TO BRIDGE MENTAL HEALTH, ADDICTION RECOVERY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. 
          WE CONNECT FAITH LEADERS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL SUBSTANCE AS PROVIDERS, PEER SPECIALIST, FIRST RESPONDERS, EDUCATORS, NONPROFITS AND OTHER SO THEY CAN REACH THE SUPPORT THAT THEY NEED. 
          PEOPLE DO NOT EXPERIENCE DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, TRAUMA, 
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AND SPIRITUALITY CAN BE SOURCES OF RESILIENCE, MEANING, AND CONNECTION AND CAN ALSO BE A SOURCE OF HARM. 
          ETHICAL SPIRITUAL CARE RECOGNIZES BOTH GREAT IT DOES NOT REPLACE COUNSELING, PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT, SUBSTANC USE SERVICES OR EMERGENCY RESPONSE. 
          IT RESPECTS EACH PERSON'S DIGNITY, BELIEFS, AND A TOMMY KEEPS THE BOUNDARIES AND REFERS WHERE NEEDS GO BEYOND A PROVIDERS ROLE. OUR PURPOSE IS NOT TO TURN CONGREGATIONS INTO CLINICS OR CLINICIANS INTO SPIRITUAL AUTHORITIES. IT IS TO BUILD TRUSTED RELATIONSHIPS OF FAITH COMMUNITIES KNOW HOW TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PROFESSIONAL CARE AND SO THAT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE PROFESSIONALS RECOGNIZE THAT SPIRITUALITY MAY BE PART OF A PERSON'S IDENTITY AND RECOVERY. 
          LOCALLY THAT MEANS RELATIONSHIP AMONG THE PEOPLE SERVING NATIONALLY, IT MEANS SHARED EDUCATION IN MODELS THAT STRENGTHEN OTHER COMMUNITIES. EVERY RELATIONSHIP CONTRIBUTES TO THAT LARGER NETWORK. THE SPIRITUAL CARROTS NETWORK I GUIDED BY FOUR COMMITMENTS, EDUCATION, ENLIGHTENMENT, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND EMPOWERMENT. THROUGH EDUCATION WE INCREASE UNDERSTANDING GREAT THROUGH ENLIGHTENMENT, WE CHALLENGE STIGMA AND MISINFORMATION. AND ENCOURAGEMENT WE STRENGTHEN HOPE AND CONNECTION. THROUGH EMPOWERMENT WE HELP PEOPLE REACH THE SUPPORT THEY NEED. 
          THIS WORK IS ALSO VERY PERSONAL TO ME. 
          YEARS AGO I WAS INVITED TO SPEA ABOUT MY OWN SPIRITUAL JOURNEY. 
          THAT LOCAL GROUP SO I HELPED RU THE AUSTYN GROUP FOR ABOUT A YEAR. BECAUSE I LIVE IN HAYS COUNTY, MICROLITERS WANTED TO V5 THE GROUP IN OUR HOME COUNTY. 
          SPIRITUAL CARE HAS REMAINED ESSENTIAL IN MY LIFE. 
          I COME FROM MARCH INCLUDING A LONG TIME AND OCCULT SPIRIT SPIRITUALITY WAS WEAPON ICED AGAINST ME FOR MOST OF MY LIFE. 
          IT HAS TAKEN SUSTAINED WORK TO FIND GOD, TO BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM, AND TO UNDERSTAND THE ACTIONS OF FALLIBLE PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO REPRESENT GOD DID NOT BECAUSE M OWN SPIRIT IS NOT CARED FOR I KNOW HOW NECESSARY THAT CARE IS. 
          HAVING DONE THE WORK TO HELP ME ON WEDNESDAY I'M ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE AND MY PRACTICE. AM ABLE TO ATTEND A CHURCH WHER MY SPIRITUAL TRAUMA AND HESITANCY TO JOIN ORGANIZED RELIGION IS NOT HELD AGAINST ME. IS MET WITH TENDERNESS AND CURIOSITY THANKS TO THE PASTOR' MATRIX. 
          I APPRECIATE THE WAY THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING SPIRITUAL CARE WEEK AND FOR REFERRING ETHICAL SPIRITUAL CARE, APPROPRIATE REFERRAL AND WHOLE PERSON SUPPORT. 
          MOST IMPORTANTLY, THANK YOU FOR HELP. 
          >> SO WELL DONE. HOLY SMOKES, I APPRECIATE YOUR JOURNEY. AND YOUR MESSAGE. 
          , A MONOLITH ON A FEW THINGS. I WAS BORN INTO CATHOLICISM, AS IT GRILLED IT AS ANYONE ON BEIN A GOOD CATHOLIC AND EVERYTHING ELSE, IT IS PART OF OUR UPBRINGING BELIEVE IT OR NOT. 
          SO I HEARD THIS SONG AND YEARS AGO AND IT STUCK SO WELL AND MY HEAD. THE GAMES THAT PEOPLE PLAY. 
          I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU ONE LITTL LINE. 
          PEOPLE ALWAYS WALK UP TO YOU SINGING GLORY HALLELUJAH AND THEN THEY TRY TO SOCK IT TO YOU IN THE NAME OF THE LORD. 
          SO YOU ARE DESCRIBING THAT VERY THING AS I INTERPRETED IN A WAY THAT IS THE BRACELETS WHAT WOUL JESUS DO ENERGY. 
          YEAH, WHAT WOULD JESUS DO? WHICH HE DEFINED CHILD FOOD PROGRAMS OR YOU CAN GONE OVER A WHOLE LIST OF THINGS, SO BEING LOVING TO ONE ANOTHER, SEEING YOUR NEIGHBORS IS SOMEONE'S LOVED ONE, BEING USEFUL TO SOMEONE IN NEED IS LITERALLY TH CHEST OF MY TAKE AWAY FROM WHAT YOU JUST SAID. 
          SO I THANK YOU FOR NOT ONLY BRINGING THIS ITEM TO COURTS, BUT ALSO STANDING UP FOR IT AND HELP OTHERS SEE IT BECAUSE THES TOOLS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP US THROUGH ROUGH PATCHES LIKE THE LITTLE FOOTPRINTS. I ONLY SAW ONE SET OF FOOTPRINT EVERY TIME I GOT ROUGH, THAT'S BECAUSE I WAS CARING HERE. 
          SO I HAVE FOUND THAT MY FAITH HELPS ME, IT'S NOT TO TAKE THE PLACE OF WHERE TO HIDE BEHIND, IT IS TO BE A SUPPORT SO THAT YOU CAN DO THE BEST AND TRUEST ANDSTRAIGHT THING FOR YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOU ARE RIGHT ON THE MONEY IN I APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH, IT IS SO CRITICAL OF A TIME. 
          SO THANK YOU. >> I LOVE WEAVING MENTAL HEALTH 
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INTO SPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS PURPOSES. 
          AND VERY RELIGIOUS. I ALWAYS TURN TO SCRIPTURE WHENEVER I WANT TO THINK ABOUT SOMETHING OR IF I HAVE MY HEART SET ON SOMETHING IN I THINK THE THING THAT REALLY STICKS OUT TO ME IS WHEN ELIJAH SAID LORD, I WANT TO DIE IN THE BIBLE, GOD GAVE HIM STRENGTH TO LIVE, BUT HE RECOGNIZED DEPRESSION IS REAL , BUT SO IS GOD, ANXIETY IS REAL, BUT SO IS HOPE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHIN INCOMING APPEAR INTEREST CONSISTENTLY CARRYING OUT YOUR TESTIMONY TO EVERYBODY. 
          I APPRECIATE YOUR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU. 
          >> I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND IT IS VERY TOUCHING. 
          I JUST APPRECIATE YOU SHARING YOUR STORY AND TESTIMONY BECAUS IT MEANS A LOT, I WOULD IMAGINE INTOUCH AS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HEAR IT. SO WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. 
          THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARIN YOUR STORY AND THE ADVOCACY WOR THAT YOU DO ALONG WITH THE OTHE FAITH LEADERS I'VE HAD TO LEAN ON MY FACE QUITE A BIT THIS YEAR , SO I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU HAVE ALL DONE FOR 
          OUR COMMUNITY. >> I KNOW THIS, THE WAY THE RESOLUTION IS WRITTEN, IT'S VER MENTAL HEALTH FOCUSED, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT THERE AR STUDIES THAT PROVE THAT SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE AND HAVING A STRONG SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION IS ABSOLUTELY ADVANTAGEOUS ON THE PHYSICAL HEALTH SIDE AS WELL. 
          IN ABOUT 2008, I WAS NAMED A DEACON IN THE FIRST DEACON, AND AS A NEW DEACON, YOU GET ASSIGNMENTS, YOU DON'T GET TO CHOOSE WHERE YOU GO. I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE HOSPICE CARE GROUP AND SO I MYSELF, AND TWO OTHER GENTLEMEN WOULD GO AN MEET WITH EVERY SINGLE CHURCH MEMBER THAT WE HAD THAT WAS ON HOSPICE AT THE TIME. THEIR SPIRITUALITY AND FAITH, I PERSONALLY SOUGHT MAKE SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIFE, EVEN WHEN THEY KNEW THEY WERE AT THE END OF IT. 
          IT HELPS THEM THROUGH THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES BOTH THROUGH ACCEPTANCE AND JUST THE WORST PART OF A LIFETIME THAT YOU COULD IMAGINE. I LOVE THE WORK THAT YOU DO AND THANK YOU AGAIN AS WELL FOR SHARING YOUR PERSONAL TESTIMONY. 
          I WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD. MOST PEOPLE KEEP IT BOTTLED UP IN THE REST OF US DON'T KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES GOING THROUGH THINGS, SO BEING WILLING TO DO THAT HELPS MORE PEOPLE THEN YOU KNOW. AND GIVE. 
          >> AS A FINAL NOTE I WILL TELL YOU WHEN I BECAME COUNTY JUDGE OF THIS GREAT COUNTY, ALMOST A DECADE AGO, IT FEELS LIKE FOREVER, BUT STILL A BLESSING I THE BLINK OF AN EYE. 
          I WAS ASKED IF THIS WAS TECHNICALLY MY COURT. 
          I KNOW IT'S WEIRD, THE BAILIFF IS THERE FOR MY PROTECTION, THA FEELS WEIRD TWO, SOMETHING I HA NO UNDERSTANDING UP UNTIL I HAD THE CONSTABLES LINED UP AND THE WERE ASKING ME HOW I WANTED TO RUN THIS COURT. TWO OF THE LIST OF QUESTIONS I WAS ASKED, IN GOD WE TRUST. AND ICE AGE ARE ABSOLUTELY LEAVING IT ALONE. YOU HAVE THAT ABILITY AND PRAYE IN COURT, I COULD LITERALLY HAV SAID LET'S NOT HAVE PRAYER TO START COURTS. YOU SEE ME, I PUT IT RIGHT AND THEN LEFT IT RIGHT THERE. THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING AND IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY THINGS WE ARE SURROUNDED WITH THAT OUR DECISIONS WE DON'T ALWAYS THINK ABOUT RIGHT IT'S CUSTOMARY FOR US TO TAKE A PICTURE. DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? LET'S TAKE A PICTURE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO BE A PART OF THIS. 
          RIGHT OVER HERE. ONE, TWO, THREE. 
          ONE, TWO, THREE. >> HERE IS THE JUMP AROUND PART 
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THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. VEE COMPLETED THEIR PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS. SINCE PEOPLE HAVE COME AND SIGNED UP FOR, I WILL OPEN FOR YOUR COMMENTS TO YOUR BENEFIT I WILL START WITH I ONE, WE WILL START WITH I 1. 
          PLEASE OPEN I 1. >> THEY WANTED TO SPEAK FOR OUR 
          [I.3. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Contract for Engineering Services (2027-PSA-22) between Hays County and American Structurepoint, Inc. to provide engineering services for the Dripping Springs Southwest Connection project in Precinct 3 and Precinct 4. HAMMER/SMITH/A.JONES]
          THREE. >> GOT IT, I WILL FIX THAT ONE. 
          >> I3, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES 2027 TEST PSA BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND AMERICAN STRUCTURE POINT INC. T PROVIDE FOR THE SOUTHWEST CONNECTION PROJECTS AND PRECINC 
          THREE AND PRECINCT FOUR. >> SO MOVED. 
          WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, PLEASE CALL THOSE THAT HAVE 
          SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. >> MISS PORTERFIELD, NICE TO SE 
          YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THI MORNING. I'M SPEAKING ON THIS AGENDA ITE AS AN AFFECTED LAND OWNER'S RAR POSITION FOR ME, BUT ALSO SOMEBODY THAT STUDIES WATERSHED AROUND HERE IN IS VERY DEVOTED TO FIGURE OUT POLICY THAT WILL MANAGE OUR WATERSHEDS IN A WAY THAT SUSTAINABLE FOR US. THE SOUTHWEST CONNECTION PROJEC IS REALLY CONTENTIOUS, WHERE I LIVE. 
          I INITIALLY WASN'T INVOLVED IN IT AT ALL, IT REALLY WASN'T MY ISSUE I WORK MOSTLY AT WIMBERLY BUT I STARTED GETTING REACHED OUT TO BUY MY NEIGHBORS, LARGE LANDOWNERS, PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE ALL POLITICAL BACKGROUNDS AND HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE GOVERNANCE OF THE ROAD. THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE ROA BEING STUDIED, EVEN THE STUDY O A ROAD BEING FUNDED WHICH WAS S WIDELY UNPOPULAR TO THE PEOPLE THAT HAD VOTED ON THE BOND SO I HIGHLIGHTED TO ME THAT EVEN ON THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL THE QUESTION OF HOW A DEMOCRACY WORKS IS ABOUT HOW THE COMMUNIT ENGAGES WITH THE UTMOST LOCAL LEVELS AND THE COMMISSIONERS COURT IS SORT OF A CONFUSING PLACE FOR THE COUNTY. 
          AND FOR THE PEOPLE TO ENGAGE WITH. 
          THANKFULLY, BECAUSE I HAVE SOME GREAT COMMISSIONERS ON THIS COURT THAT I GET TO WORK WITH A LOT FRAID I'VE GOT HAVE MEETING ABOUT THE ROAD BONDS, BUT IN THOSE MEETINGS I LEARNED SOMETHING THAT I HAD MAY BE CAS WAS THE CASE OVER THE YEARS, WHICH IS THAT WE DON'T THINK ABOUT WATER WHEN WE PLAN ROADS. 
          WHEN WE FIRST BEGIN IN THE EARL YEARS WE DON'T LOOK AT WATERSHEDS. WE USE A BIRDS-EYE VIEW AS THE CONSULTANT SAY, BUT NOT A TOPOGRAPHICAL VIEW, NOT A WATER-BASED VIEW, AND REALLY NO A CONTEXTUAL VIEW ON THE WATER THAT'S UNDER THE GROUND AND THE PLACES THAT WERE BUILDING. 
          IN THE MEETING I HAD LAST WEEK WITH THE CONSULTANTS AND THE FOLKS WHO ARE WORKING ON THIS ROAD AS WELL AS BARGAIN, THEY SORT OF REVEALED THIS TO ME, THEY MADE IT CLEAR THIS ISN'T REALLY OUR AREA, THIS OLD WATER ISSUE. 
          NOW THE CONTEXT IS IMPORTANT. THE AREA WHERE THIS ROAD WILL B BUILT ALONG 12 ESSENE HISTORIC DRAWDOWN PEDRO SEEN THE AQUIFER LITERALLY PLUMMETS HUNDREDS OF FEET. 
          THERE ARE LARGE SUPPLY WELLS IN THAT AREA AT THAT SUPPLY FOR BASICALLY ALL OF DRIPPING SPRINGS AS WELL AS DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD. THE TRINITY AQUIFER DOESN'T HAV A MAP FOR ITS RECHARGE ZONE SO WE HAVE GENERAL MANAGEMENT ZONES , SPECIAL MANAGEMENT ZONES, BUT WE DON'T TELL PEOPLE WHERE THE RECHARGE ZONE IS, SO THIS MAP THAT YOU GOT EARLIER, I CIRCLED THE PART THAT IS IN QUESTION IN. 
          THIS CIRCLE IS THE RECHARGE ZON FOR THE TRINITY AQUIFER WE HAVE STRONG SCIENCE GOING BACK TO 2018 THAT SHOWS ENTIRE TRAITS IDS THAT SHOWS ANY DROP OF WATE GOES INTO THE AQUIFER WITHIN A DAY. IF THE QUESTION IS HOW DO WE SAVE DRIPPING SPRINGS WATER SUPPLY, HOW DO WE SAVE THE BIGGEST IN THE COUNTY, THE ANSWER WOULD BE TO PRESERVE THE WATERSHED. I URGE YOU TO PUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY FIRST IF YOU'RE GOING TO PAY A FORMER COMMISSIONER WHO IS NOW ACTING AS A CONSULTANT, PLEASE CONSIDE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS FIRST AND FOREMOST BEFORE YOU BUILD THE ROAD. THANK YOU. 
          >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FREIGHT BELIEVE WE HAVE TO E-MAIL ON TH 
          AGENDA ITEM. >> B HAVE ONE MARTIN PERSON IN 
          THEN TO E-MAILS. >> UP NEXT? 
          >> JEREMY HIGDON. >> COMMISSIONERS, JUDGE, THANK 
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YOU. I AM SPEAKING FOR SP WHEN NEIGHBORS WERE RESPONSIBLE ROADS . 
          I DO APPRECIATE YOU ALL DEFERRING THIS TOPIC WITH A $10 MILLION PROJECT TO MOVE THI FORWARD IS A BIG DEAL AND SHOUL PROBABLY WAIT UNTIL THE NEW COURT IS SEATED IN JANUARY. 
          THERE ARE A FEW THINGS STILL PA THE COUNTY'S PROJECT PAGE TELLS THE PUBLIC THAT THE CURRENT PHASE COST $4 MILLION AND WERE TALKING ABOUT A $10 MILLION CONTRACTS CONSIDERABLY MORE AND WE HAVE YET TO SEE A FULL PROJECT SCOPE COST ESTIMATE AT ALL. IN 2020 TO THE COUNTY SAID THAT A FORMAL ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY AN TRAFFIC STUDY WOULD BE THE STEP TO DECIDE WHETHER TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT AND WE HAVE SIGNED SEEN NEITHER OF THOSE THINGS. 
          ANYBODY WHO DRIVES IN DRIPPING SPRINGS KNOWS THE REAL TRAFFIC PROBLEM IS THE 12 TO 90 INTERSECTION AND WE ARE DESIGNING A FIX FOR THAT RIGHT NOW WHICH CALLS INTO QUESTION THE NEED FOR THIS ROAD AT ALL. AND MAKES THAT TRAFFIC STUDY EVEN MORE CRITICAL. ALONG THE LINES OF WATER QUALITY , THE DIGGING AND GRADING FOR THIS ROAD, ESPECIALLY OVER MULTIPLE PHASES IS GOING TO CAUSE SOIL AND SENTIMENT TO RUN INTO ONION CREEK FOR YEARS IN THAN ONCE THE PAVEMENT IS THERE RUN OFF MILLIONS OF GALLONS A YEAR, THERE IS A TON OF TOPOGRAPHY IN THIS AREA IN IT ALL FLOWS INTO ONION CREEK. 
          AGAIN, APPRECIATE YOU DEFERRING THIS FOR NOW, BUT WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IS LET SEE THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY, LETS HE AVAIL TRAFFIC STUDY AND WILL SE OUT WATER QUALITY PLAN AND LET' EAT A FULL COST ESTIMATE BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD ON THE PROJECT 
          LIKE THIS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          AND THEN YOU HAVE WRITTEN, RIGHT ? 
          >> THE NEXT ONE IS FROM DAN O'BRIEN HE WRITES MY NAME IS DA O'BRIEN I'M READING TO TODAY STRICTLY IN MY INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN AND RESIDENT OF NORTH HAYS COUNTY TO EXPRESS MY PERSONAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED SOUTHWEST CONNECTION PROJECT WHILE CURRENTLY I CURRENTLY SERVE AS A COMMISSIONER FOR NORTH HAYS COUNTY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE, THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS LETTER ARE ENTIRELY MY OWN AND DO NOT REPRESENT THE OFFICIAL POSITION OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION MENTIONED BY ME TO TAPE RIGHT AS FOR MY BACKGROUND SIMPLY BECAUSE CONTACTS FROM MY PERSPECTIVE FREIGHT MY UNDERSTANDING OF OUR AREAS INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS TO BE SHAPED BY MY SERVICE AS AN ESD COMMISSIONERS STARTING IN 2017 AS WELL AS MY PAST ROLES AS A DIRECTOR OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, COUNTY APPOINTED REPRESENTATIVE TO DRIPPING SPRINGS NUMBER ONE AND TO AND A A COMMISSIONER OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMISSION AND AT 25 YEAR ATTORNEY WHO HAS ADDRESSED ASSORTED REAL ESTATE ISSUES IN NORTH HAYS COUNTY SINCE 2012. THROUGH THESE ROLES I HAVE SPEN CONSIDERABLE TIME CONSIDERING THE INTERSECTION OF PUBLIC SAFETY, DEVELOPMENT, TRANSPORTATION, AND THE RAPID POPULATION GROWTH IN DRIPPING SPRINGS. 
          BASED ON THAT I BELIEVE THE SOUTHWEST CONNECTION IS NECESSARY AND CRITICAL PIECE OF LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL HELP ALLEVIATE SIGNIFICANT BOTTLENECKS THAT AFFECT RESIDENTS AND THE EFFICIENT ROUTING OF EMERGENCY SERVICES. 
          IN 2024, ACQUIRED PROPERTY U.S. HIGHWAY 290 AND MARTIN ROAD FOR THE PURPOSE OF STATION CONSTRUCTION. 
          THAT PROJECT LEAD IN MY OPINION GREATLY ASSIST IN THE DELIVERY OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES I THE WESTERN PORTION OF EST ONE SERVICE AREA INCLUDING FROM FUTURE STATION LIKE MARTIN ROAD. 
          I APPRECIATE THE COMMON SENTIMENT THAT DRIPPING SPRINGS SHOULD RETAIN ITS SMALL TOWN ATMOSPHERE HOWEVER, THE PARADIGMS THAT WE SHOULD NOT BUILD IT SO THEY WILL NOT, HAS PROVEN A FAILED MODEL PAIR THE POPULATION CONTINUES TO EXPLODE JUST LIKE THE REST OF HAYS COUNTY AND WHILE I TOO BEMOANED THE TRANSITION OF DRIPPING SPRINGS FROM THE SMALL BEDROOM COMMUNITY TO A VIRTUAL SUBURB O AUSTIN, RESPECTIVELY URGE THE COURT TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING AN ADVANCING THE SOUTHWEST CONNECTION PROJECT TO KEEP HAYS WITH POPULATION GROWTH. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, INJURE SERVICE TO HAYS COUNTY AND YOUR DEDICATION TO IMPROVING OUR LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          >> YOU HAVE ONE MORE? >> YES, SIR. 
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THE LAST ONE IS FROM MEGAN, SHE WRITES PLEASE DEFER ITEM I THRE OR VOTTO, AUTHORIZING 10 MILLIO TO THE POINT TO DESIGN THE SOUTHWEST CONNECTION PROJECT IS A RUSHED AND IRRESPONSIBLE USE OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS AT THIS TIME . 
          WHY THE RUSH? THERE HAS NOT BEEN A FORMAL TRAFFIC STUDY COMPLETED TO CONCLUDE THIS PROJECT IS NEEDED. 
          NOR CAN ALTERNATIVES TRULY BE CONSIDERED WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION TO ENVIRONMENT HAD NOT BEEN STARTED. 
          IT IS CLEARLY IRRESPONSIBLE TO PROCEED WITH SPENDING TAXPAYERS HARD EARNED DOLLARS WITHOUT DUE DILIGENCE OF THESE STUDIES BEIN COMPLETED. ADDITIONALLY THE PUBLIC DOES NO SUPPORT THIS FROM THE OPEN HOUSES TO DATE IN THE 2024 BOND VOTING RESULTS OF THE RESIDENCE OF WESTERN HAYS COUNTY. 
          THE COURT WILL BE CHANGING IN BOTH JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, WHY WITH THE CURRENT BOARD FEEL IT IS APPROPRIATE TO MAKE THIS KIND OF DECISION IN THEN WALK AWAY. 
          PLEASE DO NOT APPROVE THIS FUNDING UNTIL THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY AND TRAFFIC STUDIES ARE PUBLISHED TO ENSURE RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPONSIBLE SPENDING ON GROWTH. 
          >> THANK YOU. I HAVE AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY BEE% IN THAT FOOTPRINT STARTING WITH OF ROUNDABOUT THAT WAS DISCUSSE AND DEBATED WHICH IS THE WAY I VISUALLY SEE IT AS THE LEHMANS APPROACH, NOT A ROAD CREW PERSON , THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROJECT, SO EVERY TIME I GOT IN FRONT OF IT WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND I WOULD GIVE YOU A SECOND TO SAY SOMETHING TO, EVERY TIME I HEARD IT, I HEAR WHAT I'M HEARING IN COURT, EVER TIME THE CONVERSATION CAME UP I WAS LIKELY DON'T LIKE IT, WE DON'T WANT IT, WE DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA IN IT WAS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS PUSHED AND OUR ROAD BOND THAT WAS I CALLED IT ACIDIC BECAUSE IT IS TRUE. IF WE HAD SEPARATED THESE PROJECTS INTO SECTIONS, EVEN A 50 PERCENT SPLIT, EASTSIDE OF 3 OR EVEN CENTRAL OF 35 IN EAST I ALL THOSE FAR WEST, ALL THOSE FAR WEST WOULD'VE HISTORICALLY FAILED BECAUSE THE PEOPLE KEEP SAYING, EVERY TIME A STEP IN TH FOOTPRINTS, THEY HAVE CONSISTENTLY TOLD ME IT IS A BA MOVE, WE DON'T LIKE IT, WE DON' NEED IT IN ALSO THE STATE HAS DONE SUCH A MAGNIFICENT JOB WIT PLANNING AND LONG-RANGE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY ACTUALLY HAVE THE WHOLE 290 SLATED TO BE REDONE, THAT IS ANOTHER TRUE STATEMENT. I WAS ASKED TO BE THE CHAIR OF THE CENTRAL PART OF, THIS GOES ALL THE WAY FROM THE GOLF, ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE STATE AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE PART AND TH MDDLE. I FEEL SO HONORED TO BE THAT, BUT THEY ABSOLUTELY ARE LISTENING. 
          THEY ARE PAYING ATTENTION IN THERE ARE SERIOUS PLANS TO ADDRESS WHERE THE BOTTLE DECK ACTUALLY WITH STATE-FUNDED EFFORTS THAT FOR US TO DO THIS LOOP AND SPEND $10 MILLION ON ONE PIECE THAT I ALSO AGREE PUTTING THE CART IN FRONT OF TH HORSE WHERE IS OUR TRAFFIC STUDY , I THINK IT'S ALSO ON POINT. DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, I TRIED REALLY HARD AND I THINK COMMISSIONER HAMMER FOR SUPPORTING ME COME ON SUPPORTIN TAX INCREASES AND I POINTED TO WHAT WAS IT I'M SORRY, WHEN I ASKED YOU TO TELL ME THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WAS EARMARKED FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. 
          CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MUCH THAT WAS FOR? 
          >> THE BUDGET OFFICE. THE AMOUNT WAS ROUGHLY I BELIEV A LOT OF IT WAS EARMARKED AND PRECINCT FOUR AS WELL AS PRECINCT THREE AND IT WAS ROUGHLY I THINK ABOUT $4 MILLIO 
          INCREASING THREE. >> SO THERE IS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DIFFERENT SPACES, SO I WAS TRYING TO BEHIND THE SCENES PROPOSE PULLING THESE DOLLARS OUT BECAUSE THE PEOPLE I'VE TALKED TO AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN DON'T WANT THAT. 
          WE HAVE SO MANY OTHER GOOD MEANINGFUL PROJECTS THAT WE CAN ALREADY PUSH, WE HAVE ALREADY HAD OUR FINANCIAL ANALYST FOR THAT COUNTY, DAN TELUS ALTHOUGH YOU DID $100 MILLION IN CERTIFICATES, YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE THAT CAPACITY BECAUSE YOU'RE ALREADY SO IN DEBT. SO THERE ARE KALEIDOSCOPE OF 
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REASONS WHY THIS SHOULDN'T COME UP. 
          I THINK THERE IS A RUSH BECAUSE THE COURT IS GOING TO CHANGE. 
          PEOPLE ARE COUNTING THEIR CHICKENS, AND THAT'S THE AIM AN THAT'S THE ANSWER. I THINK I'VE ADDRESSED EVERY COMMENT THAT WAS MADE BY YOU AN SOMEONE SHOWING UP ON PAPER TO SAY THEY SUPPORTED ALL BY THEMSELVES IS HONESTLY, YOU ARE OVERSHADOWED. ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD, COMMISSIONERS? I'LL LET THE COMMISSIONERS TALK 
          FIRST. >> I JUST WANT TO SAY I HAVE GOTTEN SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THI PROJECT AND I WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW SO WHENEVER THIS OBVIOUSLY HAS BEEN IN THE PLANS SINCE 2013 . I CAME TO OFFICE IN 2025 SO I'V BEEN ABLE TO BE LEAD-IN IN UNDERSTANDING THIS PROCESS AND HOW WE ARE MOVING FORWARD. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO COME TO THE TABLE INTO ONE ON ONES WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE SERIOUS CONCER FOR IT AM ALWAYS OPEN TO THAT AND MAKING SURE OUR SSI FROM TH CLEAN WATER PERSPECTIVE THAT WE HAVE THE HIGHEST IN THE BEST US AND GOLD STANDARD. AND WANT ENVIRONMENTAL GOLD STANDARD ON THIS ROAD. I DON'T WANT TO MEET THE MINIMU STATE REQUIREMENTS I WANT TO MEET THE SOS REQUIREMENTS IN AN AREA WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO LOOK INTO. 
          I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WE DO IS IN THE BETTERMENT OF OUR WATER AS I'VE ALWAYS DONE AND PUT FORTH. 
          I DO BELIEVE THAT HAYS COUNTY HAS DONE AN INCREDIBLE JOB WITH THEIR TRANSPORTATION PLAN. YOU COMMENDED THE STATES, A LOT OF THAT IS US PARTNERING WITH THE STATE RIGHT THAT IS GOING AND GETTING THE DESIGNS DONE, GIVING THOSE OVER TO THE STATE WITHIN THEM DOING THE CONSTRUCTION ON IT SO I WANT TO SAY THIS IS AN EFFORT THAT IS NOT JUST VERY MICRO LEVEL, IT'S VERY MACROLEVEL PLAN AND I'M WILLING TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND I'M WILLING T LOOK THROUGH THINGS AND MAKE ADJUSTMENTS WHERE WE CAN. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS ISN'T JUST US WAKING UP ONE DAY AND PUTTING LINES ON MATH. THIS HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT HA HAD A LOT OF THOROUGH PLANNING DONE AND IF WE NEED TO PAUSE AN GET ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT WE NEED TO GET ANSWERED, ANSWERED I'M HAPPY TO DO SO AND I'M HAPP TO BRING THOSE TO THE TABLE AS 
          WELL. >> I'M GOING TO CLARIFY ONE THING, THAT COMMISSIONER HAMMER SAID. 
          OF THIS PROJECT STARTED AND WAS DRAFTED IN THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN IN 2010. 
          WE INCLUDED IT IN OUR TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN IN THE UPDATE WE DID AND 2012 AND 2016, IT WAS IN OUR MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN IN 2021. WE STARTED DOING IT WHENEVER I WAS ELECTED AND 2018, I WAS THE THIRD COMMISSIONER TO HAVE THIS AS PART OF THEIR MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN AND I STARTED THE CITIZENS ADVISORY PANEL BACK THEN. 
          WE HAD TWO YEARS WORTH OF MEETINGS WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CREEK ROAD AREA, FROM CALLE TERRA, WE HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CITY O DRIPPING SPRINGS, REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, IMPACTED LANDOWNERS, AND AT THAT TIME IT WAS LOOKING AT CONNECTION AT HUNTER THING, ORIGINALLY IT WAS CONNECTED BACK IN 2010 IT WAS ENVISIONED TO CONNECT AT ROGER PINKS PARKWAY NEAR THEY PRECINC FOR OFFICE. AND AS DRIPPING SPRINGS HAS EXPANDED, THEY HAVE LOOKED EACH INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER HAS LOOKED AT WHERE THAT NEEDED TO BE PLACED IN THE FUTURE WITH TH RECONSTRUCTION OF MARTIN ROAD, GUESS IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS AGO NOW, IT SEEMS THAT PERFECT PLAC AND AFTER LOOKING AT MULTIPLE CORRIDORS, THEY IDENTIFIED MARTIN ROAD AS THE CONNECTION POINT FOR TO 90. FOR THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS COME OUT OF THE BLUE OVERNIGHT. 
          THERE HAVE LITERALLY, I WOULD SAY DOZENS, BUT THERE'S BEEN A NO OVER 100 MEETINGS INDIVIDUALLY ON THIS. 
          IN 2021 OR 2020 I HELD A PUBLIC MEETING ON OLDER LANE WITH OVER 200 ATTENDEES ON THIS PROJECT. SO TO SAY THAT THIS IS SOMETHIN THAT IS NEW, IT'S JUST FALSE. THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY THA IS UPSETTING IS THE FACT THAT I DON'T THINK THERE'S AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PLANNING PROCESS OF SOME OF THESE. 
          AND I SAY THAT BECAUSE I'VE RUN ACROSS THIS A NUMBER OF TIMES YOU CAN'T CONDUCT A TRAFFIC STUDY ON A ROADWAY THAT ISN'T CONSTRUCTED. YOU CAN'T DO ENVIRONMENTAL ON U ROADWAY THAT ISN'T DESIGNED BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE TH ROADWAY WILL GO YOU CAN'T LOOK AT WHERE RETENTION PONDS WILL BE , YOU CAN'T LOOK AT WHERE DRAINAGE WILL BE. 
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YOU HAVE TO HAVE AT LEAST SOME DESIGN IN PLACE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS AND FIGURE OUT EXACTL WHAT WERE TALKING ABOUT. 
          THAT'S WHERE I THINK THE DISCONNECT IS. 
          NOT JUST ON THIS PROJECT, BUT O A LOT OF PROJECTS WE SEE THAT. 
          YOU CAN'T JUST SAY WE'RE GOING TO BUILD IT WITHIN THIS 150-FOO RIGHT-OF-WAY AND NOT KNOW WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO PLACE IT AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE. 
          I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER HAMMER , WE BOTH MADE THE COMMITMENT THAT EVEN THOUGH I WON'T BE HERE IN TWO MONTHS, THERE IS A COMMITMENT THAT WE WILL BUILD IF AND WHEN THE FINA DESIGN IS REACHED, IT WILL BE T THE ABSOLUTE GOLD STANDARD HIGHER STANDARDS THAN ARE REQUIRED HERE AND WHEN WE SAT O WITH OUR DESIGN TEAM, THAT'S WHAT WE TOLD THEM POINT BLANK, THIS WILL HAVE TO BE THE GOLD STANDARD FOR HAYS COUNTY. 
          WITHOUT, I DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS SINCE WE'RE NOT GOING TO TAKE ACTION TODAY, BUT I DO WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WHETHER YOU APPRECIATE THE WAY THE BOND WAS PUT TOGETHER OR NOT, AT THE END OF THE DAY I THINK YOU CONFLATE A COUPLE OF THINGS YOU MENTIONE $100 MILLION IN CEOS, WE ACTUALLY DID TO HUNDRED $40 MILLION AND C IS FOR TRANSPORTATION TO CONTINUE THE BOND. I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST MOST FRUSTRATING THINGS I HAVE IS BECAUSE OF THE LITIGATION. 
          EVERYONE OF THESE PROJECTS IS GOING TO COST MORE MONEY. 
          WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT WE ORIGINALLY BONDED LIMITED BUDGE IN 2024, THAT WAS BEFORE WE HAD TWO YEARS, TO IN A HALF YEARS O DELAYS WHERE WE COULDN'T MOVE FORWARD ON THIS PROJECT. 
          SO EVERY DAY THAT THESE PROJECT ARE DELAYED, IT WILL COST OUR TAXPAYERS MORE AND MORE MONEY. THERE IS A DIRECT ECONOMIC VALU TO THAT THAT ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY OVERSHADOWS EVERYONE OF THESE THESE PROJECTS. WHETHER THEY BELIEVE THEY ARE WORTHWHILE OR NOT, I GET THAT. IT WILL COST EVERYONE OF OUR 
          TAXPAYERS MONEY. >> THINKER, COMMISSIONER. 
          I WAS SAY I WAS THINKING $100 MILLION BECAUSE THAT'S WHA WE DEDICATED THE VERTICAL FOR AGE MY, BUT JUST KNOW THAT TO HUNDRED $40 MILLION CLARIFICATION DOESN'T HELP YOUR POINT AND A. MY AIM IS TO TELL THE PEOPLE THAT NOTHING IS ABSOLUTE PAGE YOU DON'T HAVE TO ACCEPT IT IN THOSE IN ATTENDANCE, PAY ATTENTION, COMMISSIONER SMITH TALKED ABOUT HAVING A HEARING O A MEETING WITH THE PUBLIC, 200 PEOPLE ATTENDING, BUT WE DON'T KNOW THE OUTCOME OF THOSE ATTENDEES. AND JUST BECAUSE IT'S BEEN PEDDLED AND PUSHED AND PRODDED FOR A LONG TIME DOESN'T CHANGE HOW MUCH YOU WANT OR DON'T WANT IT OR NEED OR DON'T NEED IT. 
          WE HAVE ALREADY GOT TO DO THESE THINGS BECAUSE WE'VE ALREADY BEEN TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS AND EVERY DAY WE DELAY IS MORE 
          MONEY. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. 
          I AM GLAD THAT WE ARE TABLING THE ITEM. 
          I DO FEEL THAT THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS THAT STILL NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. I AM ALL ABOUT ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE IS STILL SUPPOSED TO BE A OPEN HOUSE BEFORE THE END OF TH YEAR, I STILL HOPE THAT THAT HAPPENS. I DO WANT TO ADDRESS THE ENVIRONMENTAL THINGS, SO IT DOE FEEL RUSHED TO ME AND I THINK W CAN SLOW DOWN FOR THE BENEFIT O THE RESIDENCE AS THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMUNICATE MORE OF THEIR CONCERNS. 
          >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. 
          >> I ALSO APPRECIATE US PULLING THE ITEM. 
          I DO BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AND I APPRECIATE THE STANDARD THAT YOU ALL ARE MENTIONING, BU WHEN WE GO OUT AND DO THE ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATION, THERE MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE DISCOVER THAT MAY AFFECT THE ALIGNMENT SO I THINK GIVING THA FIRST, THAT USUALLY THE PROCESS WE GO THROUGH IN SOMEBODY CAN CORRECT ME CARLOS OR OUR 
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TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR. SO I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WE NEE TO TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THOSE ISSUES FIRST BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD AND I AGREE, WE HAVE HEARD A LOT OF COMMENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND IF WE ARE SCHEDULED FOR AN ADDITIONAL OPEN HOUSE, I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE THE RESIDENCE. 
          WE JUST HAD AN OPEN HOUSE WITHI THE LAST MONTH. 
          >> I KNOW THAT ONE ON ONES WERE ALSO HAVE BEGUN AND WE JUST NEE 
          TO GIVE THAT. >> THANK YOU. 
          NOW, I PROMISE YOU A MOMENT, CA YOU COME TO THE PODIUM? 
          >> CAN I RESPOND TO HER COMMENT ABOUT THIS USUALLY GOES. 
          THERE IS A DOUBT JUST TO PROCEE THAT WAS WRITTEN INTO THIS CONTRACT SO NOTHING WILL HAPPEN UNTIL ENVIRONMENTAL COMES BACK, THAT WAS JUST FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE. 
          >> OKAY, SO THEN ARE WE WHERE W MOVING FORWARD AT THIS TIME? 
          >> EXACTLY RIGHT, THE COMMISSIONER BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT. SHE IS ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPING THESE PROJECTS AND A CERTAIN SEQUENCE AND CADENCE, AND I WANTED TO ASK YOUR PERSPECTIVE AS A PROFESSIONAL MANAGING OUR PROJECTS. NAME AND TITLE. 
          [INDISCERNIBLE] MEMBERS OF THE COURT I WOULD LIKE TO START OFF BY TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE MONEY THAT IS ASSIGNED RIGH NOW TO THE PROJECTS. THAT IS GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT THE COMMISSIONER DESCRIBED WHERE WE ARE DOING SKIN THAT SCHEMATIC WORK, SETTING SITTING UP FOOTPRINT FO THE PROJECT TO HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT PROPERTY OWNERS ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTED. THAT SCHEMATIC WAS JUST TURNED IN ON FRIDAY. WE STILL HAVE A COMMENT ON THAT. 
          THE COMMENTS ABOUT IT BEING EARLY, I AGREE. 
          WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COMMENT ON ALL OF THAT, THEN WE WILL HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL INDIVIDUAL ONE-ON-ONE ONE ON ONE MEETINGS WITH THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS. THEY HAVE AGREED TO DO TO TALK TO THOSE FOLKS AND UNDERSTAND THEIR CONCERNS, UNDERSTAND IF ANY ALIGNMENT SHIFTS HAVE TO BE MADE AT THAT PARTICULAR POINT I TIME AND THEN ULTIMATELY, GO THROUGH THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS WHEN WE HAVE THA BETTER FOOTPRINT SET. 
          THAT WILL TELL A WHAT THE COMMISSIONER SAID, IS THERE A BURIAL GROUND OF THE SUMMER, IS THERE AN ENDANGERED SPECIES, SOMETHING THAT WE MAY NEED TO MAKE SHIFTS IN THE ALIGNMENT TO. 
          TYPICALLY WHEN THE COUNTY GOES THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS, GET SYSTEMATIC FOOTPRINTS, TALKING TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS, DOING OUR COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE IN THEN WE GO ON TO DESIGN. 
          THAT IS THE NORMAL PROCESS. AT THIS CASE, THE COMMISSIONER IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, WE DO HAVE A NOTICE TO PROCEED IN THEIR THAT IS LIMITED WORK AT THIS POINT IN TIME, BUT THE CONTRACT ALSO COULD KILL AT THAT LATER STAGE AS WELL. 
          THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO DO THIS. COULD GOT THE LATER STAGE AFTER THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS IS COMPLETE AND WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE WILL BE DESIGNING. THERE ARE WAYS TO PROCEED WITH 
          THIS PROJECT IN TWO DIFFERENT >> BEFORE WE ARE DONE WITH CARLOS CLEMENT DOES ANYBODY HAV ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FOR 
          HIM? >> I WOULD JUST SAY LOOK, THE STATEMENTS, I HAVE REACHED A LEVEL OF FRUSTRATION JUDGE, AND I'M SORRY I INTERRUPTED YOU EARLIER, BUT I FLEW REACHED A LEVEL OF FRUSTRATION WHERE SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS PROJECT BECAUSE AND I SAY THIS WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, WE HAD A PUBLIC MEETING LESS THAN A MONTH AGO O THIS PROJECT. 
          TO SAY THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OR OUTREACH O TO NOT LIKE THE WAY THINGS ARE DONE, LITERALLY MYSELF I DID ALMOST TO DOZEN MEETINGS ON OUR BOND AND I SPOKE TO THOUSANDS O PEOPLE ABOUT THESE PROJECTS. THE ONE THING THAT WAS LEFT OUT OF WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT WELCOMIN AND THE END WE CAN DECIDE NOT T DO THIS, WE HAVE A CONTRACT AND THREE PRODUCING THE EDUCATION MATERIALS THAT WE DID, WE ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE CONTRACTS EVEN IF WE DON'T DO IT TODAY, WE ARE REQUIRED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE PROJECTS AS WE'RE INCLUDE IN THE BONDS. THE BOND ITSELF LITERALLY SAID DESIGN ONLY. THE FUNDING IN THE BOND WAS ONL FOR DESIGN AND WHETHER I'M SITTING IN THE SEAT OR NOT, THERE WILL HAVE TO BE THE DESIG DONE FOR THIS PROJECT OR THE 
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COUNTY WILL BE IN VIOLATION ON THE ENTIRE BOND OF OF PRODUCING WHAT WAS COMMITTED TO TO THE VOTER. 
          FOR STATE IS VERY CLEAR ABOUT THAT. 
          SO I WOULD JUST SAY THAT WHEN I COMES TO THE DESIGN OF THIS PROJECT, IF AND WHEN OUR LOSS RELATED TO THE BOND IS CLEARED, ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, IF THAT BOND, IF THAT APPEALED BY THE LITIGANTS AGAINST THE COUNTY IS UNSUCCESSFUL, THIS PROJECT WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH DESIGN. IF NOT WE WILL BE IN VIOLATION 
          OF STATE LAW. >> CAN I WRAP IT UP REALLY QUICK . I HEAR EVERYONE THAT HAS COME T BE THAT WASN'T FOR CARLESS AND YOURS WAS CARLESS SO HE CAN SIT 
          DOWN JUST TO GIVE HIM A BREAK. >> IT'S ALL GOOD, I WANTED TO LET YOU SIT, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT THE COMMISSIONER SPRAYED ALL THAT YOU GO BACK. GO AHEAD. 
          >> WHAT I WANTED TO SAY IS BECAUSE IT'S HARD TO WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TANGIBLE, IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE WHAT WILL COME OF IT. EFFORT A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY THIS IS SLATED FOR DEVELOPMENT. I'VE NEVER HEARD, JUST SO ANYONE'S AWARE, THERE IS NO DEVELOPMENT I KNOW OF THAT'S GOING TO BE GOING ON THIS ROAD. I THINK IT'S APPARENT TO YOU LOOK AT SLATED, I SAW SOME, THERE'S NONE THAT I KNOW OF, BU ANYWAY, IF YOU LOOK AT WINTERS MILL, IF YOU LOOK AT WONDER WORLD, THESE ARE TWO AREAS THAT WE'RE EXTREMELY CONTENTIOUS THE WERE IN EVERY CHARGED AREA, THE ARE INVINCIBLE NATURE SENSITIVE AREAS, TO BE HONEST TODAY I COULD NOT IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT THOSE TWO ROADS IN YOU GO THROUGH THEM EVERY SINGLE DA IN I DON'T SEE AND A DEVELOPMEN ON THAT WONDER WORLD EXTENSION. 
          OBVIOUSLY WONDER WORLD CLOSER T I 35, YES. 
          MY BIGGEST CONCERN OR MY BIGGES CONCERN IS MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCURATE INFORMATIO IN THEY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE AND THEY FEEL LIKE THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOIN ON. I ASKED CARLOS AND HIS TEAM, I NEED SOME DRONE FOOTAGE COMMERCIAL ME WHERE THIS COULD HELP, SHOW ME WHERE THE TRAFFIC BACKS UP, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT DRONE FOOTAGE WITH ANYONE TO THAT GAVE ME SOME CLARITY SO NOW I CAN SPEAK TO THAT. 
          I HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK WE WEREN'T EVEN MEETING ABOUT THE SOUTHWEST CONNECTOR IT WAS ABOU MYSELF AND AARON JONES AND HE SAID IN THIS MEETING, HIS KIDS GO TO DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL, HE IS APPARENT THERE, H SAID I COULD NOT, I DON'T KNOW WHO ON EARTH DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THAT THIS ROAD IS NEEDED WHEN THEY ARE SITTING ON TO 9445 MINUTES TO TRY TO GET INTO TOWN. 
          THAT WAS JUST FROM SOMEONE AGAI NOT PROMPTED, JUST SOMETHING WE HEARD, SO I HEAR A LOT OF THE TIMES PEOPLE SAY NOBODY WANTS THIS ROAD COME OUT WELL LAST WEEK SOMEONE JUST TOLD ME THEY DID AND THAT IS SOMEONE THAT COMMUTES TO GET THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL. I'M NOT SAYING YOU'RE WRONG, I' NOT SAYING, KEEP DOING WHAT YOU DO I HAVE A JOB TO DO IT YOU AL HAVE A JOB TO DO. I'M A SUCKER FOR PASSION, ALWAY AND ALWAYS, YOU NEED TO ADVOCAT FOR YOUR SPACES, I GET THAT. 
          I AM HERE TO BRING YOU TO THE TABLE AND FOR YOU TO ASK YOUR QUESTIONS AND FOR ME TO GET THE ANSWERED FOR YOU. 
          >> AT LIKE TO ADD ONE MORE THING . 
          WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY, I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THAT AGAIN, I WON'T BE HERE, BUT WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, THERE IS A ROADWAY RIGHT NOW THAT WOULD MIMIC WHAT PHASE I O THIS ROAD WOULD BE. IT WILL CONNECT RANCH ROAD 12 T MOUNT SKINNER ROAD, IT WILL BE OPEN PROPERLY WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO WEEKS IT IS ALREADY COMPLETED AND IT'S BARRICADED RIGHT NOW. MY ESTIMATES ARE IT WILL RUN 15 HUNT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD UNTIL THIS ROAD IS DONE. IF YOU THINK THERE ARE ISSUES, JUST WAIT UNTIL WE HAVE TO THOUSAND CARS A DATE RUNNING THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THERE WIT KIDS AND BIKES AND EVERYTHING ELSE WHEN WE COULD HAVE THIS ROADWAY COMPLETES AND AN ACCURATE AMOUNT OF TIME, AT LEAST PHASE I TO ALLEVIATE THE EXACT THING WE ARE TALKING ABOUT . 
          I DON'T WANT I WON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT THOSE RESIDENTS IN THE FACE BECAUSE AGAIN, I WON'T BE HERE, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT THOSE RESIDENTS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD HAVE NO IDEA WHAT' COMING AND THIS IS A WAY TO PROTECT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD IN TH 
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          FUTURE AS WELL. >> WITH EXCREMENT YOU HAVE JUST WITNESSED YOUR $10 MILLION PITC AND FEAR MONGERING AS WELL, WE 
          [K.9. Discussion and possible action to authorize the acceptance of a grant award from the Office of the Governor, FY27 Specialty Court Grant Program for the DWI/Drug Court Program in the amount of $190,955.65 and amend the budget accordingly. BECERRA/INGALSBE/BOUTTE/HALL/KEY]
ASK THAT WE TABLE IT IN PLEASE OPEN K-9. 
          >> K-9, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT AWARD FRO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FY 2 SPECIALTY COURT GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE DWI DRUG COURT PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $190,955.65 AN AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. 
          >> SO MOVED, SECOND. >> GOOD MORNING, THANK YOU ALL. 
          MY NAME IS JUDGE OF THE 483RD DISTRICT COURT, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND JUDGE HALL COUNTY COURT AT LAW JUDGE ON BEHALF REGARDING OUR DRUG INDEE AND DEED OF AWAY COURT PROGRAMS AND I'M JUST ASKING YOU TO APPROVE THE AWARD OF A GRANT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOR $190,000. 
          VERY DELIGHTED WITH THIS VERY GENEROUS GRANT WE GOT GREAT THANK YOU SO MUCH TO GENEVIEVE AND SIMONE FOR YOUR HELP AND WORKING ON THIS GRANT GREAT I WANT TO TAKE A MINUTE TO THANK THE DAS OFFICE IN THE PROBATION OFFICE WHO HAVE HELPED US GET THESE PROGRAMS GOING. SLOWLY, BUT SURELY WE ARE MAKIN PROGRESS, BUT THIS GRANT FULL HELP US FUND A COUPLE OF STAFF IN THE PROBATION OFFICE MSM SUBSTANCE CARE TREATMENT FOR PARTICIPANTS PRODUCTS LIKE IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICES AND TRAINING FOR STAFF, I CAN SAY THIS PROGRAM, GETTING OFF THE GROUND SLOWLY, WE HAVE WORKED REALLY HARD, THE DAS OFFICE AND MYSELF TO TRY TO EDUCATE THE DEFENSE ABOUT GETTING THEIR CLIENTS INTO THIS PROGRAM. THE MOST REWARDING THING I'VE DONE AS A JUDGE SO FAR BESIDES COUPLE OF ADOPTIONS WHICH ARE WONDERFUL, BUT SEEING THE PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROGRAM, ESPECIALLY THE ONE WHO IS NOW COMING TO SEE MEET ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS EASY HUGE SUCCESS, WE ALL STAND AROUND AND APPLAUD HIM . IT'S THE BEST THINGS THAT HE HA PROGRAM. AS WE GROW, THERE IS GOING TO B EXPENSE FOR THE COUNTY IN PAYIN FOR THESE SERVICES, THE EXTRA WORK IT REQUIRES A LOT OF EXTRA TIME SO THERE IS NO MATCH REQUIRED, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY STRINGS ATTACHED OTHER THAN WE ARE SUBJECT TO AN AUDIT IN A COUPLE WEEKS. 
          THAT IS ALL. I'M HOPING YOU ALL WILL APPROVE 
          THIS GRANT. >> JUDGE, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO INCLUDING JUDGE JIMMY ELLEN HOLCOMB THAT YOU HAVE BEEN MAGNIFICENT ON THIS FRONT CARIN FOR OUR COMMUNITY IN IT IS A FACT THAT THIS IS SO IMPORTANT AND SO NO-BRAINERS SO I'M GOING TO ASK THE COURT IF THEY DON'T HAVE ANY DISH AND ALL THE COMMENTS TO CALL UPON. 
          >> THANK YOU, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THEN WE WILL GO ON TO MOVE THAT 
          [G. CONSENT ITEMS]
WE OPEN THAT WE APPROVE ALL CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. 
          >> I'M NOT WILLING OR I'D RATHE NOT DO G 20 TODAY. 
          THAT IS NOT MY ITEM, I JUST DON'T HAVE A LEVEL OF COMFORT WITH THAT TODAY. TO GET I HAVE A MOTION FOR ALL AGENDA ITEMS IN THEY MAY HAVE A SECOND. 
          AND THEN SO COMMISSIONER SMITH IS ISOLATING G 20, IS THERE ANOTHER WHEN YOU WOULD LIKE TO ISOLATE? 
          >> DOES STAFF HAVE COMMENT REGARDING THAT ITEM? 
          >> G 20? >> GOOD MORNING, I AM THE DEPUT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. IN THE PAST WE HAVE SOUGHT REPRESENTATION FROM DAVIS KAUFMAN PREVIOUSLY WE MET MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF HAVE MET WITH DENISE DAVIS TO TALK TO HE ABOUT THE UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND HOW WE COULD WORK WITH POTENTIALLY HER FIRM TO HELP OUR COUNTY OUT. 
          THAT'S WHAT THIS CONTRACT IS BEFORE YOU ALL. 
          HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT A. 
          >> AND MET WITH DENISE LAST WEEK , I HAD LUNCH WITH HER AND WE ARE GOING TO BE VERY MUCH ENGAGED ON THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION. I WOULD ENCOURAGE ALL OF US ON THE COURT TO MEET WITH HER INTO AFRICA, I ASKED HER IF SHE COUL TAKE ME WHENEVER THE COMMITTEE IS CHOSEN FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. SO I RECOMMEND HAVING HER, SHE IS THERE ALL THE TIME, CONSTANTLY. 
          SHE KNOWS EVERYONE WITH EVERY FIBER OF HER BEING. 
          I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THIS. >> I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER 
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HAMMER BECAUSE REGARDLESS OF TH MAKEUP OF THE COURT, I THINK TH COURT NEEDS TO BE REALLY ENGAGE IN THE INITIATIVES IN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN REGARDS TO WATER AND COUNTY AUTHORITY, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. JUST PERSONALLY, I THINK I'VE ALWAYS WANTED MORE FROM IT IN S I THINK THAT HAS BEEN EXPRESSED TO DENISE THAT THIS COURT NEEDS TO BE MORE ENGAGED AND INTO WHAT'S GOING ON AND THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND ADVOCAT FOR THAT COUNTY. WE SHOULD BE LEANING ON SO MANY INITIATIVES IN BRINGING OTHER COUNTIES WITH THEM IN THE CITIES , SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD START TO THAT SO WE CAN START WORKING ON RESOLUTIONS AN GIVING ALL THE THINGS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN NEXT YEAR FOR SURE. I FULLY SUPPORT THIS. 
          >> I'M GOING TO CALL A VOTE. >> I JUST WANTED TO ASK, I KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD SOME CONCERNS IN THE PAST SO WHO IS GOING TO BE WORKING WITH DENISE? CAN YOU KIND OF EXPLAINED 
          EXPLAIN THAT MAKEUP? >> YES, OUR OFFICE IS GOING TO MEET WITH EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY TO ASCERTAIN WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO HANDLE IT WITH THE LEGISLATURE. 
          AS HER POINT OF CONTACT, PREVIOUSLY THE SUMMER YOU HAD ALL LABELED ME AS OUR LIAISON S I HAVE MET WITH DENISE CAN'T KAUFMAN, I CAN HELP OUT IN WHATEVER VEIN IT LOOKS LIKE AND KEEP REPORTING TO YOU INDIVIDUALLY. 
          WE TOOK THE CONTRACT WE HAD AND LOOKED AT WHAT ADDITIONAL STEPS CAN WE TAKE GREAT WE MET WITH HER TO DISCUSS THOSE. 
          THOSE ARE FOUND WITHIN HERE AND THINGS SUCH AS ANY TYPE OF LEGISLATION DRAFTING OF BILLS, LEGISLATIONS, TALKING POINTS, ANYTHING THAT YOU ALL INDIVIDUALLY MIGHT WANT ON BEHALF OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS FIS EVERYONE TO HAVE MORE OF AN ACTIVE VOICE IN OUR LEGISLATURE FOR THINGS SUCH AS WE MENTIONED LOCAL CONTROL, ITEMS REGARDING DATA CENTERS OR WATER AVAILABILITY AND STUDIES, THING SUCH AS THAT THAT WE ARE GOING TO APPROACH OUR LEGISLATURE ABOUT. 
          >> I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT KIND OF ENGAGEMENT IN THE PAST SO WE FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT WE'VE HAV MORE SUBSTANCE MATERIALS OR DISCUSSIONS COMING TO US. 
          I THINK THAT I CAN SUPPORT THE ITEM. 
          >> THAT IS THE LARGEST CONCERN HAVE VERY. 
          >> THE FACT IS THAT WE HAVE HAD THIS UNDER CONTRACT FOR MULTIPL SESSIONS NOW AND THE ENGAGEMENT OVER THE PAST TWO SESSIONS HAS NOT BEEN TO THE STANDARD I WOUL EXPECT FOR OUR COUNTY. 
          I 100 PERCENT AGREE WE HAVE TO BE ENGAGED, I HAVE CONCERNED THAT THAT HASN'T BEEN THE CASE IN THE PAST, AT LEAST THE LAST TWO SESSIONS AND AGAIN, I WAS U THERE A LOT MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE IN OUR COUNTY PROBABLY, AN THAT INTERACTION WASN'T THERE. 
          IF YOU ARE CONFIDENT THAT THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, AND I'M TALKING I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT INDIVIDUAL LEGISLATIVE SUBJECT MATTERS. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE FINE SETTING THOSE FOR OURSELVES, BU I DO HAVE A CONCERN OVER IMPLEMENTATION IN I WOULD JUST GIVE IN YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM, I WOULD GIVE VERY DIRECT CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I KNOW TH FIRM, I KNOW THAT THE FIRM REPRESENT OTHER COUNTIES AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS WITHIN COUNTIES OUTSIDE OF HAYS COUNTY AND THAT BEING THE CASE, I WANT VERY DIRECT CLARIFICATION THAT WE ARE A FRONT PRIORITY AND NOT JUST ANOTHER CONTRACT BECAUSE 
          WE'RE ANOTHER COUNTY. >> I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU, YOUR POINTS ARE WELL MADE IN THE SPECIFIC CONVERSATIONS WITH DENISE WERE HAD EVEN WHETHER OR NOT THERE WERE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, AND SHE REITERATED T US THAT SHE FELT COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD WITH US ON THAT RIGHT IF THERE WERE ANY IN THE 
          CONTRACT, SHE WOULD LET US KNOW. >> ON G 20, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL 
          . >> 
          >> S, NOW WE WILL VOTE ON THE REST. 
          >> MY STEPFATHER WORKS THAT YES FO EVERYTHING ELSE. 
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          JUDGE. >> I WOULD LIKE TO REITERATE THAT THE NINE AND TEN THAT ALTHOUGH WE HAVE I WILL SUMMARIZE IT THIS WAY, WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO BE MINDFUL TO NOT SPEND OVER $85 MILLION AND I JUST WANT TO GO ON THE RECORD AND SAY WE SHOULD BE COGNIZANT OTHER THAN THAT I AM SAYING YES. 
          >> JUDGE, I'M SORRY ONE LESS THING. 
          I JUST WANT TO THANK THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND THE COASTAL AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY FOR THEIR DONATIONS TO THE PILE 
          CHILD PROTECTIVE BOARD. >> THANK YOU. 
          SO THAT IS YES ON THE REST AND THANK YOU. 
          THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE, WE CAN KEEP TO OTHERS, TELUS YOUR 
          [K.8. Discussion and possible action to authorize reimbursements for shift backfill, lodging, mileage, overtime, and meal per diems in the amount of $28,445.98 for Emergency Communication Officers Andrew Dunn and Beth Burns whom deployed under the Texas Division of Emergency Management's Incident Support Task Force related to the Fire Season Disaster (2026 TX-TFMS-260001) and amend the budget accordingly. BECERRA/ROBINSON]
AGENDA ITEMS. K8, PLEASE,. 
          >> K8, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR SHIFT BACKFILL, LODGING, MILEAGE, OVERTIME AND MEALS IN THE AMOUN OF $28,445.98 FOR EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION OFFICERS IN DEPLOYED UNDER THE TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMEN INCIDENT SUPPORT TASK FORCE RELATED TO THE FIRE SEASON DISASTER 2026 AND AMEND THE 
          BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. >> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE JUDGE AN COMMISSIONERS SPRAYED WEAVER LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO DEPLOY SOME OF OUR ASSETS OUT T THE FIELD DURING WILDFIRE SEASO THIS YEAR OBVIOUSLY THE STATE REIMBURSES US AT 100 PERCENT FO ANY COSTS WE INCUR, SO THIS IS JUST A PAYMENT FOR OUR POLICE. 
          >> THANK YOU SO MUCH STEPHANIE FOR ALWAYS DOING THE GOOD WORK. 
          PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> 
          [J.1. Hold a Public Hearing regarding PLN-3049-PC; Lost Ranchos, Lot 7, Replat. SMITH/BERLAD]
          LEIGH ALTMAN: . >> HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PL INDEX 3049 DESK PC LOST RANCHOS LAW 73 PLAT. 
          >> I WILL OPEN THIS AGENDA FOR PUBLIC HEARING. 
          ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS AGENDA ITEM PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. IC NOTE MOVEMENTS I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. COLBY, ANYTHING TO ADD? 
          >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. 
          I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD FOR THIS ITEM AS IT WAS JUST 
          CIVIL ACTION TO TAKE. >> NOTE MENTAL PREPS FOR THE 
          [I.2. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Contract Amendment No. 1 to 2026-PSA-27 between Hays County and LJA, Inc. formerly known as LJA Engineering, Inc. (“LJA”), for the Goforth Road project in Precinct 1 to add further subconsultant direct expense rate categories. INGALSBE/A.JONES]
COURTS COURT GREAT YOU GOT IT. PLEASE OPEN ITU, I BELIEVE THAT'S WHERE WE ARE IN THE EYE SECTION. 
          >> I TO, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBL ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF CONTRACT AMENDMENT ONE BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY IN LJ EIGHT INC. FORMERLY KNOWN AS FORD THAT GOFORTH ROAD PROJECT IN PRECINCT ONE TO ADD FURTHER SUBCONSULTANT DIRECT EXPENSE 
          RATE CATEGORIES. >> JUDGE, THIS DOESN'T CHANGE A THE SCOPE OF SERVICES OR THE CURRENT TOOTHY EXPENSE CATEGORY. 
          >> OKAY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 
          >> IT'S CONFUSING BECAUSE IT'S ON THERE, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WAS MEANT TO BE FOR I ONE, TAKE IT I WAS TOLD WE WERE TABLING AT . OKAY, OPEN I WENT, THANK YOU. 
          [I.1. Discussion and possible action to execute an Advanced Funding Agreement (AFA) by and between Hays County and the State of Texas, acting by and through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), for RM 3237 from RM 150 to RM 12 (CSJ 0805-04-038) and RM 3237 at Lone Man Mountain Road (CSJ 0805-04-039) and amend the budget accordingly. HAMMER/A.JONES]
          >> I WENT, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO EXECUTE AN ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY ACTING THROUGH THE DEFECTS US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FO RM 3237 CS J 0805 DEST 04 DEST 038 AND 3237 AT MOUNTAIN ROAD. 
          0805 DEST 04 DEST 039 AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> SECONDED. 
          TO GET JUST WANT TO SAY FOR 30 TO 30 SEVERED PROJECTS FROM 
          AROUND 150 TO RM 112. >> THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE COUNTY DOING THE GROUND GAME PREPARING ENGINEERING, DOING AL THE ASSESSMENTS IN THEN TEXDOT TAKING THE BATON IN RUNNING WIT IT. BECAUSE WE DO THIS GRAHAM GAME WE CAPTURE STATE DOLLARS THAT ARE VERY HELPFUL. 
          [01:25:02]
THANK YOU FOR THAT INITIATIVE AND PLEASE, CALL THE ROLL. 
          >> 
          [I.4. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of Contract Amendment No. 2 to 2026-PSA-33 between Hays County and Kleinfelder, Inc. for the Darden Hill Road/CR 162 Phase 2 project in Precinct 4. SMITH/A.JONES]
          THINK. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER TO TO 2026 DEST PSA TEST 33 BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND KLEINFELDER INC. FOR THE COUNTY ROAD 160 TO PHASE TWO PROJECT I 
          PRECINCT FOR A. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> SECOND. >> THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL STUDY AND SPECIFICALLY ON SOUNDS AND TRAFFIC, IS THAT CORRECT? OR PLEASE CLARIFY. 
          >> YES, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF AND I KNOW THIS IS A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION ABOUT TRANSPARENCY AND MEETINGS, THIS CHANGE IS ACTUALLY WHERE WE HAD PUBLIC MEETINGS IN WE LISTEN TO WHAT THE PUBLIC CAME TO OUR MEETING AND THIS IS TO ADD IN SOME WALL SOME RETAINING WALLS AND SOME ADJUSTMENTS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS , DRIVEWAYS, AND NOISE STUDY THAT WAS REQUESTED. 
          WE HAVE LOOKED AT FIELDSTONE, THERE IS A SYSTEM OR LOOKING AT AS A DESIGN AS A PEDESTRIAN CROSSWAY SO THAT'S WHAT THIS 
          EDITION IS. >> EXACTLY, GOOD JOB. 
          A GREAT EXAMPLE OF LISTENING TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH THOSE HEARINGS BECAUSE ONE OF THE MEETINGS I HAD ALSO POINTED THI OUT SO THANK YOU. THEY SAID IT LOUD AND CLEAR AND I'M GLAD THIS IS HAPPENING. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 
          >> 
          [I.5. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement (2027-PSA 14) between Hays County and Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC to provide Construction, Engineering, & Inspection (CE&I) services for the Cotton Gin Road project in Precinct 1 and amend the budget accordingly. INGALSBE/A.JONES]
          >> I-5, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT 2027 BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE COTTON GIN ROAD PROJECT IN RECENT ONE AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. 
          >> MOVED. >> SECONDED PERKY GATE THEY WER 
          SELECTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2025. >> THANK YOU, PLEASE CALL THE 
          ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. 
          [I.6. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Professional Services Agreement (2027-PSA 17) between Hays County and Pape-Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC to provide Construction, Engineering, & Inspection (CE&I) services for the Hillside Terrace project in Precinct 2, and amend the budget accordingly. COHEN/A.JONES]
          >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT 2027 DEST PS DEST 17 BETWEEN HIS COUNTING AN TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE HILLSIDE TERRACE PROJECT AND PRECINCT TO AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY 
          . >> SO MOVED, SECONDED. 
          >> 
          [I.7. Discussion and possible action to approve the selection of EDGE Engineering to provide engineering services for a H&H (Hydrology & Hydraulics) study required by TCEQ (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality) on the River Oaks Dam and authorize staff and counsel to negotiate a contract. HAMMER/SMITH/A.JONES]
POSSIBLE ACTION TO IMPROVE THE SELECTION OF EDGE ENGINEERING T PROVIDE ENGINEERING SERVICES FO A H&H HYDROLOGY AND HYDRAULIC STUDY REQUIRED BY TCE Q, TEXAS COMMUNITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY AND AUTHORIZE STAFF AND COUNCIL TO NEGOTIATE A 
          CONTRACT. >> SO MOVED. 
          >> THIS IS JUST GOING TO BE PROVIDING THE HYDRAULICS REPORT THAT IS REQUIRED FOR THE RIVER OAKS DAM AND THIS COMES FROM TH 
          POOL. >> BEAUTIFUL, THANK YOU. 
          PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 
          [K.2. Discussion and possible action to approve the naming of two private driveways in Precinct 3, Maddalena Lane and Gracewood Way. HAMMER/BERLAD]
          >> WE ARE GOING TO SKIP K-1 BECAUSE WE ARE 11:00 A.M. AND W 
          ARE GOING TO GO TO K2. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO IMPROVE THE NAMING OF TWO PRIVATE DRIVEWAYS AND PRECINCT THREE, AND GRACE WOODWAY. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. 
          >> THIS IS STREET NAMES TO EXEMPT SUBDIVISION. 
          >> PLEASE CALL WILL. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE 
          [K.3. Discussion and possible action to authorize the Parks Department to implement a new payment processor, Stripe, through their Checkfront reservation system, and authorize a waiver to the purchasing policy of obtaining three quotes. HAMMER/FLOCKE/HUNT]
ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE PARKS DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEMENT A NEW PAYMENT PROCESSOR, THROUGH THEI CHECK FRONT RESERVATION SYSTEM AND AUTHORIZE A WAIVER TO THE PURCHASING POLICY OF OBTAINING 
          THREE COATS. >> SO MOVED. 
          GREAT. >> THIS IS EXCITING. 
          >> WHY ARE WE DOING THE WAIVER? JUST TELL THE VIEWING PUBLIC. 
          >> STEPHANIE HUNT, PURCHASING AGENT. 
          WE ARE REQUESTING A WAIVER TO THE PURCHASING POLICY BECAUSE THE CHECK FRONT RESERVATION SYSTEM DOES HAVE A PAYMENT PROCESSOR THAT IS BUILT-IN AND THAT IS THAT ONE. 
          THEY DO HAVE AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF OTHER PAYMENT PROCESSORS, BU DUE TO CLIENT TIME CONSTRAINTSW PREFERRED VENDOR BUILT INTO THEIR SYSTEM. WE CONTESTED OUT THIS YEAR AND 
          SEE IF IT WORKS AND IF NOT,. >> THANK YOU FOR THAT SIMPLE 
          [01:30:05]
EXPLANATION. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 
          [K.4. Discussion and possible action to execute the Software as a Service Agreement between Hays County and Tyler Technologies related to the cloud-based services for New World. INGALSBE/ULIBARRI/VILLARREAL-ALONZO/HUNT]
          >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO EXECUTE THE SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY IN TYLER TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO THE CLOUD BASED SERVICES FOR NEW WORLD. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. 
          >> DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS TH COURT APPROVED MOVING NEW WORLD BACKUPS FROM THE SERVER TO A CLOUD -BASED SYSTEM, SO THIS IS 
          WHAT REDOING. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 
          [K.5. Discussion and possible action to modify the Retiree Insurance and Medicare Eligible Retirees sections within the 2B114 Retirement personnel policies effective October 27, 2026. BECERRA/GRANJENO]
          >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO MODIFY THE RETIREE INSURANCE AND MEDICARE RETIREE SECTION WITHIN THE TB 114 RETIREMENT PERSONNEL POLICIES EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 27TH OF 2026. 
          >> SO MOVED. >> GOOD MORNING, HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR, WITH THIS POLICY BUFORD LIKES UPDATED TO REFLECT A NO INCREASE TO OUR RETIREES HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS ALSO SOME MAINTENANCE IN ELIMINATING THAT WE HAVE SILVER CHOICE RATE MEDICARE WHICH WE DO NOT SO WE WANT TO UPDATE THAT AS WELL AS ADDING A CLAUSE TO REFLECT WHAT MOVIE DO IN SITUATIONS WHERE RETIREES ARE OWED PREMIUMS, AT WHICH THEY HAVE NOT PAID THEIR PREMIUMS WHAT WE CAN DO IN TERM OF TERMINATING COVERAGE. 
          WE DO HAVE CURRENT RETIREES ON THAT LIST AND SOAK WITH THE RISING COST OF HEALTHCARE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE IN COLLECTING THOSE DOLLARS AND HAVING A PROCEDURE FOR THAT AS WELL. 
          >> SOUNDS LIKE HOUSEKEEPING TO ME. 
          >> LET ME ASK, HOW ARE WE TAKIN THOSE PAYMENTS FROM THESE INDIVIDUALS, ARE THEY BEING DEDUCTED FROM THEIR RETIREMENT 
          CHECKS CLICKS. >> THEY HAVE AN OPTION TO SIGN UP FOR EITHER DIRECT PAY, OR SELF-PAY WHERE THEY CAN PAY IN CASH OR VIA A CHECK AT THE TREASURER'S OFFICE. 
          ALL THOSE PAYMENTS ARE TAKEN BY THE TREASURER'S OFFICE AND THEY ARE FACILITATED WITH HR HELP AS WELL. 
          >> SEWED SOME CHOOSE TO JUST PA ON THEIR OWN MONTHLY AND NOT 
          JUST AUTOMATICALLY. >> CORRECT. 
          SO THAT THOSE THAT ARE BEHIND CURRENTLY, RV GIVING THEM AMPLE 
          NOTICE CLICKS. >> WE PLAN TO SEND THE COMMUNICATION RIGHT NOW WITH OPEN ENROLLMENT BEING AROUND TH CORNER AND LETTING THEM KNOW THERE IS A NEW PROCEDURE IF THE ARE BEHIND ONE MONTH AND PAYMENTS THEY HAVE TO GET ON TH PAYMENT PLAN. WE WILL APPROVE THAT PAYMENT PLAN WITH THE TREASURER'S OFFIC AND IF THEY MISSED TWO PAYMENTS WHILE ON THE PAYMENT PLAN, THEN WE ARE ABLE TO TERMINATE THE COVERAGE TAKING INTO BE CRYSTAL CLEAR, WHILE THEY ARE NOT COVERED AT THE OPEN ENROLLMENT WINDOW, THAT'S BASICALLY BETWEE THEIR NOT PAYING, THEY'RE NOT COVERED, AND THEY WON'T HAVE TO GO FOR A CRAZY BACKED DOLLAR AMOUNT. 
          >> THEY WILL BASICALLY BE CUT OFF IS OF THE LAST MONTH THEY 
          PAID THEIR PREMIUMS IN FULL. >> NO COVERAGE, NO SERVICE, NO PROBLEM JUST CATCH UP WITH THE PREVIOUS BILL AND THE NEXT OPEN 
          ENROLLMENT YOU CAN COME BACK IN. >> IT'S A QUALIFYING EVENT SO THEY COULD GET ON MEDICARE AND COME BACK TO THE COUNTY'S INSURANCE PROGRAM IF THEY SO CHOOSE. 
          >> THANK YOU FOR ASKING MORE QUESTIONS. 
          PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> 
          [K.6. Discussion and possible action to approve the 2027 Employee Wellness Incentive Program Guidelines and amend the personnel policies to incorporate Policy 2B104A – Wellness Leave, effective January 1, 2027. BECERRA/GRANJENO]
          >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO IMPROVE THE 2027 EMPLOYEE WELLNESS INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND AMEND THE PERSONNEL POLICIES TO INCORPORATE POLICY EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST OF 2027. 
          >> SO MOVED, SECOND. >> WITH THIS, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND OUR WELLNESS INCENTIVE PROGRAM BY ESSENTIALLY ADDING THE ABILITY FOR EMPLOYEES TO AD WELLNESS LEAVE SHOULD THEY WERE SO FOR EVERYONE WATCHING YOU WILL RETAIN YOUR CURRENT RATES AS OF 10-1-2260 IF YOU ARE ON THE WELLNESS RATES ARE NOT ON THIS RATE YOU WILL GET THAT PREMIUM FOR THE ENTIRE 2027 PLA YEAR. IT WILL BE FROM JANUARY 1ST OF 2027 THROUGH DECEMBER 21ST 2027 SO EACH EMPLOYEE WOULD NEED TO GET THERE EXAM DONE. AS A REMINDER WITH THE RISING COST OF HEALTHCARE, IT IS VERY POSSIBLE THERE MAY BE AN 
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INCREASE IN 2028, SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR EMPLOYEES KNOW THAT REGARDLESS OF THAT INCREAS THEY WILL STILL GET A DISCOUNTE PRICE SHOULD THEY REMAIN ON THE WELLNESS RATES. 
          AND HAD 89 PERCENT COMPLETION VISSCHER SO WE HOPE WITH THE ADDITION OF THE WELLNESS LEAGUE IT WILL HELP WITH THE OTHER TO 
          GET THEIR REQUIREMENTS MET. >> PERFECTS. 
          PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> 
          [K.10. Discussion and possible action to authorize the acceptance of a grant award from the Office of the Governor, FY27 Specialty Court grant program for the Mental Health Court in the amount of $72,000.00 and amend the budget accordingly. COHEN/BOUTTE/BROWN]
          >> ERIC, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR THE COWORKERS. 
          PLEASE OPEN K10. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXCEPTION OF A GRANT AWARD FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FY 2 SPECIALTY COURT GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT AND THE AMOUNT OF 70 TO THOUSAND DOLLARS AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. 
          >> SO MOVED GREAT. >> SECOND. 
          >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> 
          [K.7. Discussion and possible action to authorize the Health Department to use the remaining Employee Flu Shots for the public. COHEN/GONZALES]
          PLEASE OPEN K SEVEN. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO USE THE REMAINING EMPLOYEE FLU SHOTS FOR THE PUBLIC. 
          >> SO MOVED, SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 
          >> 
          FLU SHOTS TO BE HAVE? >> MATTHEW GONZALEZ, WE HAVE GIVEN ABOUT 220 EMPLOYEE FLU SHOTS THIS YEAR SO THAT'S ABOUT A 15 PERCENT INCREASE FROM OUR PREVIOUS YEAR. 
          THE EMPLOYEE ADOPTION IN THE FLEA RATES HAS INCREASED. 
          I THINK WE ACCREDIT THAT IS VENTURING OUT. 
          >> I WAS MAKING A JOKE, I'M SORRY. 
          ATTRIBUTED TO RFK? TO GET ATTRIBUTED TO OUR WONDERFUL TEAM AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT FOR THE CLINICAL TEAM, THEY HAVE WOKEN UP SOME MORNINGS AT 5:00 A.M. TO GET TO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT ALL THE WAY OUT AND DRIPPING SPRINGS, I REALLY THINK THE STAFF OF GETTING THE FLU SHOTS 
          AND GETTING THEM THIS. >> HOW MANY WE HAVE TO GET TO 
          THE PUBLIC. >> WE HAVE ABOUT 180 FLU SHOTS TO GET TO THE PUBLIC. THAT IS FROM THE STOP HE ORDERED . LAST YEAR WE BUDGETED IN JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE TO GIVE TO OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE KNOW THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASED DEMAN FOR THAT. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> THE SKIP WASN'T ON PURPOSE. 
          >> I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH OUR SENIOR CITIZENS TO KEEP OUR VACCINES AROUND I KNOW THEY 
          APPRECIATE IT GREATLY. >> ABSOLUTELY. 
          [K.12. Discussion and possible action to execute a Professional Services Agreement between Hays County and Legends TriCounty Funeral Services pursuant to RFP 2026 P13 Indigent Cremation & Burial Services Contract. INGALSBE/COHEN/HUNT/GONZALES]
          >> NOW WE ARE ON TO 12. >> K-12, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBL ACTION TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONA SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND LEGENDS TRI-COUNTY FUNERAL SERVICES PURSUANT TO RF 2026-13 INDIGENT CREMATION AND BURIAL SERVICES CONTRACT. 
          >> SO MOVED GREAT. >> SECOND. 
          >> THEY WERE SELECTED IN SEPTEMBER AND THIS IS THE 
          NEGOTIATED CONTRACT. >> COMMISSIONER HAMMER. 
          >> TALKED ABOUT WAS ON OUR LONG-RANGE PLANNING WAS TO GET MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE ESTABLISHED YEAR IN I HAD TALKE TO THE COUNTY JUDGE AND POPPY HAYDEN, BOTH WHICH IS CALDWELL COUNTY, TO MAYBE DO A SHARED FOOTPRINT FOR THE FUTURE BECAUS IT WON'T BE LONG WHERE WE ARE GOING TO NEED AND WE CAN ALL CONTINUALLY LEAN ON TRAVIS COUNTY. 
          THE TIME IS ON THE HORIZON FOR US TO START CONSIDERING PUTTING IT ON A PLANNING PHASE TO DO A MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE. 
          [M.1. Discussion related to the Hays County inmate population, to include current population counts and costs. BECERRA]
IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN WE COVERED ALL THE ITEMS AND I'M GOING TO 
          GO DOWN TO STANDING. >> M1,. 
          >> THE SHERIFFS OFFICE SENDS MY OFFICE THE JAIL CAPACITY, THE JAYLE REPORT WHICH OUR CAPACITY IS CURRENTLY 464 INMATES, JAIL STANDARDS RECOMMENDS HOLDING APPROXIMATELY 10 PERCENT WHICH LOWERS UR CAPACITY TO 417 INMATES. 
          FOR DAILY AVERAGE WAS 533 AND I PEAKED AT 541 ON OCTOBER 22ND. 
          THE ESTIMATED COST FOR OUTSOURCING INMATES THIS WEEK I 
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$68,060. THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF OUTSOURCE REMAINS HIGH AT 95, FEMALES ARE 0 AND OUR INMATES ARE HOUSED IN HASKELL COUNTY IN WE ARE CURRENTLY HOLDING 40 PAPER READ INMATES WHICH ARE THOSE THAT HAVE HAD THEIR NAME IN COURT, 
          [M.2. Discussion and possible action related to the burn ban. BECERRA]
HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY IN ARE NOW STATE INMATES, NOT COUNTY INMATES FREIGHT NOW PLEASE OPEN M2. 
          >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION RELATED TO THE BURN BAN. 
          >> S THINGS HAVE SHIFTED IN THE LETTER, SO MOVED GREAT. 
          >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A REQUEST BY THE FIR MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND THE FIRE MARSHALS ABOUT THIS GREAT COUNT TO PUT THE BURN BAN BACK ON, SO I MOVED THAT WE OPENED THE SAME EXACT MODEL OF THE PREVIOUS BUR BAN AND TURN THAT ON EFFECTIVE 
          TODAY. >> SECOND. 
          >> CAN WE CLARIFY THE DURATION OF THOSE? THIRTY DAYS? I THINK IT IS. 
          >> HOW LONG CAN WE KEEP A BURN BAN ON IS THE QUESTION, MIKE? 
          >> I THINK IT IS A 30 DAY. I WILL LOOK IT UP BUT IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME RIGHT IT IS 30 DAYS AS WELL. 
          >> I JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONSTITUENTS. 
          >> FOR NOW LET'S DO IT THIS WAY IT WAS A BURN BAN IN PLACE FOR 
          30 DAYS. >> SO MOVED, SECOND. 
          >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> 
          >> WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO RECESS UNTIL 11:00 O'CLOCK. 
          [L. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS]
OR WE CAN DO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND GET THAT OUT OF THE WAY. 
          WE HAVE A WINDOW, WE CAN DO A PARADE I BELIEVE IN US COURT MEMBERS. WHETS OPEN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. CAN WE OPEN THE MALL OR IS THER SOME TO BE NOT OPEN. PLEASE OPEN ALL FIVE EXECUTIVE 
          ITEM. >> L1, PURSUANT TO SECTION CODE CONSULTATION REGARDING OPIOID SETTLEMENTS ASSOCIATED PHARMACIES AND AN AMERICAN ASSOCIATIVE PHARMACIES, GM SMIT CORPORATION, LOUISIANA WHOLESAL TRUNK COMPANY INC. 
          NORTH CAROLINA AND UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC. INCLUDING IT SUBSIDIARIES, SUPERVALU AND AADVANTAGE LOGISTICS VERY OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE SIX REMNANT DEFENDANTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WHETHER TO OPT INTO THE SETTLEMENT POSSIBL DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW AN OPEN COURT. 
          L2, EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, CONSULTATION WITH COUNCIL AND DELIBERATION TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY IN AUTHORIZING THE US OF THE COUNTY'S POWER OF EMINEN DOMAIN TO HAVE IN AND TO TWO-POINT 196 ACRES FOR PROPERT OWNED BY JONATHAN V AND WHICH I REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION O THE PROPOSED 2001 GAP IMPROVEMENTS AND TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION, PARCEL 30 T POSSIBLE ACTION TO FOLLOW IN COURT. 
          L3, EXECUTIVE SESSIONS OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION WITH COUNCIL AND DELIBERATION TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY IN AUTHORIZING THE US OF THE COUNTY'S POWER OF EMINEN DOMAIN TO REQUIRED FEE SIMPLE INTEREST AND 3.55 ACRES AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT INTEREST IN 0.3799 ACRES BY PROPERTY BOOKED ON BY BOBBY JOE WILSON WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THE FM TO THOUSAND ONE GAP ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AN UTILITY ADJUSTMENTS AND TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION. 
          POSSIBLE DISCUSSION IN OUR ACTION MAY FOLLOW AN OPEN COURT. 
          L4, EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO 551.71 AND FIVE PIPE 1.02 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CONSULTATION TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THE NECESSITY IN AUTHORIZING THE US OF THE COUNTY'S POWER OF EMINEN DOMAIN TO ACQUIRE 5.73 ACRES AN DRAINAGE EASEMENT INTEREST IN 0.0969 ACRES FROM PROPERTY OWNE BY GARCIA AS AS CUSTODIAN, AND WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED FM TO THOUSAND ONE ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND UTILITY ADJUSTMENTS. 
          AND TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION. 
          PARCEL 35 AND 36, POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION MAY FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, 
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CONSULTATION WITH REGARDING ONE HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS VERSUS SOMERSET HOMES INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION BECAUSE NUMBER 251 DEST 0076 C PENDING IN HAYS COUNTY COURT OF LAW. 
          PARCEL TWO OF THE RM 12 AT SKYLINE DRIVE ROADWAY AND SAFET IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND OR ACTION MAY 
          FOLLOW IN OPEN COURT. >> IF YOU'RE NOT D 
          [K.1. Hold a public hearing at 11:00 am regarding the proposed updates to the Hays County Development Regulations, followed by discussion and possible action to adopt the "Hays County Development Regulations Final Draft" with an effective day of January 1, 2027. The Commissioners Court authorizes Freese & Nichols Inc. (FNI) to make minor edits to the Final Draft prior to the effective date such as formatting, misspelling, typos, or other scrivener's errors. BECERRA/BERLAD]
          PLEASE OPEN K 1. >> OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 11:00 A.M. WITH REGARD TO THE REGULATIONS. 
          FOLLOWED BY A POSSIBLE ACTION T ADOPT THE HAYS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FINAL DRAFT WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE JANUARY 1 A, 2027, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AUTHORIZES TO MAKE MINOR TO THE FINAL DRAF PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE SUC AS VOMITING, MISSPELLINGS, TYPOS , OR OTHER ERRORS. 
          >> WE ARE OPENING THIS ITEM FOR PUBLIC HEARING. 
          K 1 PICKED IF THIS ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. 
          WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY ACTION. HOWEVER IF SOMEONE MADE TIME TO BE HERE, I'M TRYING TO BE RESPECTFUL OF TIME AND GIVING THEM A SPACE TO SPEAK. PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND TITLE 
          . >> I LOVE 1898 CREEK ROAD AND I'M INTERESTED IN THE SUBDIVISION RULES HERE BECAUSE AS I UNDERSTAND THIS IS REALLY THE ONE THAT WE HAVE TO MANAGE THE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. BRING BACK TO MY MEETING WITH THE CONSULTANTS LAST WEEK, I WA TOLD THERE WAS GOING TO BE 27,000 CARS. TENSELY GOING DOWN THAT ROAD EVERY DAY. MY QUESTION IS IF WE HAD ACTUAL WATER AVAILABILITY REPORTS AND HAD AN ACTUAL TESTING STANDARD, NONE OF THE SUBDIVISIONS WHAT HAPPEN RIGHT NOW. 
          WE KNOW WE ARE IN -- WE DON'T HAVE UTILITY IN THE AREA THAT IS EVEN IN COMPLIANCE AND IF WATER AVAILABILITY REPORTS REQUIRED COMPLIANCE OF THE UTILITY AS A STANDARD OF AVAILABILITY, IF THE AVAILABILITY REPORT REQUIRED A DEMAND ASSUMPTION FOR THE TOTAL USE OF THAT SUBDIVISION, RIGHT NOW WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A CUMULATIVE IMPACT ANALYSIS IN WATER AVAILABILITY REPORTS. BASICALLY A CHECKBOX AND WHEN THE REPORT ARRIVES FROM THE DISTRICT THAT SAYS WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS WATER AVAILABLE OR WHETHER OR NOT THE UTILITY IS I COMPLIANCE, IS THAT PERMIT CONSIDERED ADMINISTRATIVELY COMPLETE WHETHER OR NOT THE REPORT SAYS USE WATER ARE NOT WATER AND THAT IS NOT CLARIFIED IN THE LANGUAGE PRODUCTION SEE ANY FLUSHING OUT OFF THE WATER AVAILABILITY REPORTS DOESN'T WORK AND THIS IS A HUGE LOSS VIEWED WE KNOW IT ESSENTIALLY WENT UNDER USED AND WAS CONSIDERED A CHECKBOX FOR A VER LONG TIME SO WE NEED TO INCLUDE THINGS LIKE RECHARGE SOURCE AS PART OF THE ANALYSIS, DRAWDOWN CRITERIA AND UNDERSTAND HOW THE AREA HAS ALREADY BEEN IMPACTED BY DRAWDOWN IN THE RATE OF DRAWDOWN AT THIS IS LIKE A CONSUMER PROTECTION THINK IT IS ABOUT DEVELOPERS UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS ACTUALLY POSSIBLE FOR THEIR INVESTMENT AS WELL AS WEL SPACING AND ADDITIONALLY THE TE DAY PROVIDE CONSENT OF THE BROADWATER DISTRICT IS HUGE. 
          WHETHER OR NOT THERE IS AVAILABLE GROUNDWATER SHOULD NO BE IMPLIED CONSENT AFTER TEN DAYS AND THE DISTRICT DOESN'T HAVE THE RIGHT RESPONSIBILITY T SAY THERE IS AN AVAILABLE WATER FOR THE SUBDIVISION THAT MEANS TO RENDER THE APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVELY AND COMPLETE. WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE SUBJECT TO KIND OF SHOT CLOCK LAW THAT KIN OF COME IT SPEEDS UP THE PACING OF SUBDIVISIONS THAT WE HAVE ALREADY SEEN IN A PLACE LIKE THIS MORE DRAWDOWN THEN WE COULD'VE EVER IMAGINED. 
          SIMPLY BECAUSE WE ARE NOT CAPTURING THE PLACES BY THE COUNTY HAS PURVIEW. THIS WATER AVAILABILITY REPORT AND CLARIFYING LANGUAGE MAKING IT AN ACTUAL TESTING STANDARD CAN ACTUALLY PREVENT THE MOMENT WE ARE MOST CONCERNED ABOUT THE THOUSANDS THAT I'VE THREATENED JACOB'S FOUL AND CONCERNS ABOUT THE OVERDEVELOPMENT OF THIS CONNECTION CORRIDOR. 
          AND ALL OF THAT WOULD BE MANAGE WITH EFFECTIVE WATER 
          AVAILABILITY STANDARD. >> I LOVE IT. 
          WELL DONE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          >> IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS AGENDA ITEM. WE HAVE ONE E-MAIL. 
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NOBODY ELSE IN PERSON. THAT I WILL CLOSE THAT. 
          >> THIS IS FROM MICHELLE HASSEL TO SHOOT PRICE PLEASE PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THE FINAL DRAFT. 
          THE RUSH THROUGH HIS CONCERNING YOUR PLEASE PROVIDE TRANSPARENC SO THE COMMUNITY CAN FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CHANGES THAT ARE OCCURRING. LASTLY PLEASE PROTECT THE AQUIFER AND SURROUNDING AREAS AND MAINTAIN CURRENT MINIMUM LO SIZE AND RESTRICTIONS. THIS IS HARMFUL TO OUR WATER SUPPLY IN OUR COMMUNITY. I RECONSIDER THIS CHANGE WITH EVERY MINIMUM LOT SIZE AND THE FINAL DRAFT AND THE REWRITE TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY. PLEASE DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO MAKE SURE DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT HARM OUR COMMUNITY AND 
          LAND AND WATER APPEAR THANK YOU. >> THEIR PR. 
          IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS -- 
          >> CAN I COMMENT. >> SURE. 
          THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE PUBLIC O ALL THESE ISSUES AND ASKED SOME QUESTIONS FOR DEVELOPING SERVICES MICHAEL, CAN YOU PLEAS COME UP HERE. 
          >> OBVIOUSLY WILL MEDICALLY ON THE COURT THAT OUR PRIORITY IS WATER SUSTAINABILITY, CONSERVATION, PRESERVATION, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND CONSISTENTLY SHARING THE MESSAG WITH DEVELOPMENT, THESE DEVELOPMENT REDEVELOPMENT REWRITES. IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT TECHNICALLY EVERYONE IS UP IN ARMS ABOUT POTENTIALLY US MAKIN IT EASIER FOR DEVELOPERS. IN YOUR OPINION TO THESE REGULATIONS MAKE IT EASIER OR HARDER FOR DEVELOPERS? 
          >> THIS MIGHT MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT FOR DEVELOPERS. IT NEEDS TO BE REFERENCED IN TH ACCOUNTING PROCESS CHAPTER. WE DO NOT HAVE AUTHORITY. 
          ARE AUTHORITY FOR LOT SIZE AND COMES FROM REGULATIONS. 
          THAT TABLE IS STILL IN THAT CHAPTER AND THERE FOR THAT WHOL SECTION HAS NOT BEEN REMOVED AN TAKEN OUT. 
          THE LOT SIZES ARE REMAINING THE SAME. 
          >> SO SO THE SAME WHERE THEY AR ALL THE SAME AND SUBDIVIDED OVE FOUR LOTS. TO DRAW A WELL. 
          >> YES. >> LET'S SAY THESE REGULATIONS PAST. I'M NOT SAYING GOING TO TAKE ACTION BUT IF THEY PASS TODAY AND HAYS COMMENTS CAME BACK, WHERE THEY STILL NEED A VARIANC AND STILL HAVE TO GO TO COURT T BE ABLE TO DO WHAT THEY WERE DOING EARLIER? 
          >> CORRECT. >> AND SO FROM A WATER AVAILABILITY STANDPOINT, AS WAS MENTIONED, THE WATER STUDIES THAT THEY HAVE TO TURN AND COME OBVIOUSLY MY OPINION, THERE'S WATER AVAILABLE IN EVERY SINGLE PLACE. 
          THERE IS WATER UNDER THE GROUND AND IN MY OPINION I DON'T THINK THOSE NECESSARILY SHOW SUSTAINABILITY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR WATER SOURCES SO WHAT AUTHORITY DO WE HAVE FROM THAT 
          PERSPECTIVE? >> UNDER CHAPTER 35, WE HAVE AUTHORITY TO BE ABLE TO CREATE STANDARDS AND FORMULAS FOR GROUNDWATER IN THE WITHDRAWAL O THAT GROUNDWATER AND WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON CREATING THAT SO WE CAN ALSO PARTNER WIT -- AND THEN OUR LOCAL AGREEMENT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS REVIEWED A THE SAME TIME. 
          >> PERFECT. OF THESE REGULATIONS COULD PASS SO WE COULD ALSO ENGAGE THEM ON THAT PERSPECTIVE AND THEN HAYS 
          COUNTY. >> CORRECT. 
          >> AND THEN FLAG LOTS, THAT WAS DISCUSSED OR SPENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA THAT THE DISCUSSION AROUN FLAG LOTS. 
          IT IS MY OPINION AND I'VE MADE THIS CLEAR THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FLAG LOTS AS A QUANTITATIV DISCUSSION AND NOT JUST -- BEES RIGHT NOW WE'VE BEEN OPERATING UNDER THE TERMS OF WHAT IS A FLAG AND WHAT IS UP LIKE IT I THINK THAT IS A LITTL ARBITRARY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE POTENTIAL OF THEIR BEING 80 THEY HAVE SO MUCH LAND AND IT MIGHT RESEMBLE A FLAG LACK OF I THEY ARE WILLING COMPLIANCE WHE IT COMES TO DRIVEWAYS OR ACCESS TO A ROADWAY IN TERMS OF THE WIDTH. 
          SO WHERE HAVE WE OUTLINED A FLA LOT IS AND IS THERE A QUANTITATIVE AND IS IT ALL WITHIN THESE REGULATIONS. 
          >> YES, IT IS, CURRENTLY INTERVALS ME AND WE DO NOT HAVE A DEFINITION FOR FLAG LOTS. IF IT LOOKS LIKE A FLAG AND ACT LIKE A FLAG, IT IS A FLAG LOT. WERE TRYING TO DEFINE WHAT A FLAG LOT IS AND THERE FOR ALLOW IF IT IS OUTSIDE OF THAT'S SCOPE , BASICALLY WE HAVE A NORMAL LOT LIKE ANYTHING ELSE. 
          >> HAS ANYTHING CHANGED FROM LAST TIME WE HAD THE DRAFT SENT TO US TO TODAY? HAS EVERYTHING BEEN CHANGED IN 
          THE FINAL? >> NO. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF YOU COULD HELP CLARIFY ARE THERE MORE THAN YOUR DEPARTMENT 
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WORKING WITH THESE DOCUMENTS AN I WILL LET YOU ANSWER THAT. 
          >> YES. >> AND THERE ARE APPARENTLY THE POTENTIAL TO HAVE SEVERAL VERSIONS ALL BUTTONED UP AT THE SAME TIME AND AT THE SAME SPACE BECAUSE THEY ARE WORKING SEPARATELY PAID IS THAT ALSO HAPPENING? 
          >> ALL OF THOSE PIECES HALF BEE COLLABORATED TOGETHER INTO TE FINAL DRAFT OF THE FINAL DRAFT IS ALL OF THOSE DIFFERENT 
          VERSIONS PUT TOGETHER. >> GREAT. 
          AND THEN THE REDLINING,  I GOT E-MAILED TO ME. 
          PEOPLE ARE CLAMORING FOR REDLINING AND I WANT TO SHARE THOUGHT SO I CAN SEE WHAT THING CHANGE. 
          THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT WORK. AND THANK YOU, CIVIL DIVISION, FOR DOING THAT WORK. I SEE SOME POSTURING. 
          >> IS THE REDLINE VERSION THE THING THAT WE DID YESTERDAY? I DID WANT TO CLARIFY ANYTHING ON THAT. 
          SO THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT WAS NO A SINGLE DOCUMENT. 
          IT WAS A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT DOCUMENTS. 
          WAS VERY CLUNKY THE PROPOSED FINAL VERSION HAS STREAMLINED A LOT OF THAT QUIRKINESS AND WE WERE UNABLE TO SHARE A TROOP REDLINE VERSION BECAUSE THERE WERE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS IN THERE. SO WHAT WE DID WAS WORK AS A TEAM ON THIS AND IT COMBINED INTO ONE PDF AND UNTUCKED THE FINAL PROPOSE AS A PDF AND CREATE THE REDLINING. 
          IT IS KIND OF CRAZY LOOKING BECAUSE OF A FEW STRUCTURAL CHANGES THAT WERE DONE TO MAKE IT MORE STREAMLINED SO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE A LOT OF CHANGES. AND SO WHEN SOMEBODY LOOKS AT THE REDLINE VERSION OF THE GOIN TO BE OVERWHELMED BY THE NUMBER OF CHANGES AND THAT'S BECAUSE O TAKING MULTIPLE DOCUMENTS AND ADDING THEM AND MAKING THEM MOR STREAMLINED. 
          >> AND YOU HAD THAT MEETING YESTERDAY? THAT'S PRETTY DARN GOOD. HONESTLY I KNOW THE COMMUNITY A LARGE MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THE SITUATIONS IN THESE MOMENTS BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF BELLRINGING AND CAUSE FOR ALARM AND RIGHTLY SO. I WON'T EVER FEEL BAD FOR ANYONE . AND I WILL NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM DOING THAT JUST KNOWING THAT THOSE PIECES WERE THAT WAY AND MOVING AS EFFICIENTLY AND AS FAST AS YOU WERE SAYING. 
          YOU ARE PUTTING THEM ALL THERE YESTERDAY. 
          THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED AND THANK YOU FOR DOING IT. 
          WE HAVE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT WORK. 
          >> ONE MORE QUESTION. WHEN DID THE FINAL DRAFT THAT HASN'T CHANGE FROM TODAY, THAT WAS GIVEN TO THE COURT AND EVERYBODY. WAS THAT IN OUR LAST MEETING 
          PRESENTED TO? >> ANYONE ELSE ANY QUESTIONS OR 
          COMMENTS ON THIS? >> A HEPA QUESTION, MICHAEL. 
          SO I GUESS OUR PLAN IS TO GO AHEAD AND ADOPT THE REGULATIONS AND THEN GO BACK AND ENTER INTO ILA'S WITH THE WATER DISTRICTS. 
          >> YES, MA'AM PARENT I'M CURRENTLY HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR WATER DISTRICTS RIGHT NOW ABOUT ILA'S AND LOOKING AT EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT TO DO AND WHAT THEY ARE ABLE TO DO AND WE ARE HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS RIGHT NOW. 
          SO THAT WAY WE ARE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO HAVE AN ILA PRIOR TO TH END OF THE YEAR BUT JUST BASED ON THEIR BOARDS, THEY ARE CHANGING AS WELL SO WE ARE HOPING TO GET THAT MAYBE JANUAR 
          OR FEBRUARY OF NEXT YEAR. >> AND I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAD. I'M SURE WE HAD INDIVIDUAL CONTACT WITH THE MEMBERSHIP REGARDING THESE ILA'S. 
          CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO THE PUBLIC WHAT DID IT MEAN WITH THOSE 
          FRONT WATER DISTRICTS. >> ILA'S, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC THAT MAY NOT KNOW THE DETAILS, INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT. 
          >> IT IS THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE WATER CODE UNDER TEXAS WATER CODE CHAPTER 35 AND BASICALLY ALLOWS US TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT ALLOWS US TO GROUP WATER AVAILABILITY STUDY SO FOR THE STUDIES, THE GCB USES OUR CRITERIA AS THE COUNTY CRITERIA FOR THOSE STUDIES SO ANYBODY THAT COMES I THROUGH THE PROCESS WOULD BE ON GROUNDWATER AND HAVE TRUE NUMBERS TO BE ABLE TO -- TRUE FORMULAS AND STANDARDS. 
          >> THANK YOU. >> PARKER COUNTY HAS A GOOD MODEL WHEN IT COMES TO THEIR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE GROUNDWATE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS. WE JUST HAD REALLY ONE LAST QUESTION OR COMMENT AND IT HAS TO DO WITH MAKING SURE THAT FRO A PERSPECTIVE OF ANY DEVELOPER THAT WANTS TO COME IN FROM THE 
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MINIMUM LOT SIZES BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS ASKING ME ABOUT HAYES COMMENTS SPECIFICALLY AND THIS IS WHERE EVERYTHING HAS BEEN MAKING SURE THAT WHATEVER COMES IN TODAY DOES NOT MEAN THAT HAYES COMMENTS CAN GET IN TOMORROW. 
          CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE FOR THE OS FF RULES WHEN IT COMES TO THE 3 ACRES THAT THEY COULD DO WITHOUT A VARIANC FROM A MINIMUM PERSPECTIVE VERSUS TH DENSITY THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO AND HOW THAT HASN'T CHANGE THESE RULES? 
          >> BASICALLY ALL OF THE RULES -- THEY ARE SUBJECT TO A DIFFERENT SET OF RULES WITHIN A SEPARATE DOCUMENT. 
          UNDER THOSE RULES, ANY TYPE OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, 300 GALLONS A DAY AND ACRE. THEY WERE ASKING TO MOVE SOME O THEIR CLUSTERED AREA AND THEN PUTTING TO USE THE AREA TO USE 
          THAT INTO PERPETUITY. >> THANK YOU. 
          AND I THINK THAT JUST HELPS WIT CLEARINGS OF PUBLIC AND ALSO FO THIS, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF STATUTORY REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE TO COMES TO DOING THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN BEING ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS. WHERE WE AT AND IF WE DON'T IMPLEMENT THIS TODAY, WE DON'T TAKE ACTION TODAY, WHERE WE HAD 
          IN THE TIMELINE IN THAT PROCESS? >> A PUBLIC HEARING NEEDS TO BE HELD ESSENTIALLY BEFORE THE 15 TH DAY BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING PARTS OF THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS HELD TODAY, IT WE CAN ACTUALLY ADOPT AT THE NEXT COURT SESSION ON THE FARM 13 OR 
          THEREAFTER ON DECEMBER  1. >> THIS IS OUR PUBLIC HEARING. 
          THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING THAT IS HELD AND IT WILL BE SATISFIED 
          . >> THANK YOU. 
          >> WE BE DO YOU WANT AT ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION. 
          THIS UP TO ADDRESS A COUPLE OF THE COMMENTS THAT CAME EARLIER. 
          WE HAD AT LEAST ONE OF THE SPEAKERS SAY I READ THROUGH, I READ THROUGH LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE AND SAY THAT YOU CAN'T DO THESE THINGS AND IT GAVE A LIST OF THINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO. I WOULD JUST LIKE CLARIFICATION FROM OUR GENERAL COUNCIL AND STATUTORILY IN TEXAS, CITIES AN COUNTIES OPERATE VERY DIFFERENTLY AND LOCAL GOVERNMEN CODE ALLOWS CITIES TO DO THINGS AND BRING IN ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. AS THE MULTITUDE OF AUTHORITIES THAT WE AS COUNTY DON'T GET BECAUSE THE STATE LEGISLATURE I MADE OF WE'RE HE CLEAR THAT WE ONLY HAVE THE AUTHORITY THAT IS EXPLICITLY GIVEN TO COUNTIES ON ANY ITEM, WHETHER IT IS THIS OR ANYTHING. BUT I THINK THAT MIGHT HELP AT LEAST EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLI IN A WAY FOR THEM TO UNDERSTAND TO KEEP OPERATING'S, LIKE CITIES , WE CAN HAVE LIGHTING ORDINANCES AND THAT KIND OF THING. 
          >> THAT IS ACCURATE AT AND A VERY SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF THIS IS IN CITIES THAT CAN DO ANYTHING THAT A STATUTE DOES NO PROHIBIT THEM FROM DOING AND COUNTIES CAN ONLY DO WHAT THE STATUTE SPECIFICALLY ALLOWS THE TO VIEW. 
          OUR HANDS ARE TIED WITH ANY, AN MATTERS. 
          [Items L.2 - L.4]
          >> THANK YOU. IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER COHEN, 
          ARE YOU READY FOR 2 AND 3 AND 4? >> DR. COHEN WILL HAVE MOTION AND THE MOTION WILL BE EXECUTIV SESSIONS L2 AND 3 AND 4 AND THE VOTE WILL BE FOR ALL THREE OF THOSE AGENDA ITEMS. 
          >> THANK YOU. MOTION TO ADOPT -- NECESSARY THE OF POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN FOR SIMPLE INTEREST AND TO .196 ACRES FROM PROPERTY LOCATED OWNED BY -- AND THE NEXT ONE IS 3-POINT 55 ACRES, EASEMENT INTEREST AND 3-POINT 79 ACRES FROM PROPERTY LOCATED OWNED BY BILLY JOE WILSON PAID THE NEXT ONE IS FOR .736 ACRES AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT AT .0969-ACRE PROPERTY OWNED BY ELIAS AS CUSTODIAN FOR MINORS KAYLA SEGOVIA AND WHICH IS REQUIRED FOR THE CONSTRUCTIO OF THE PROPOSED F M2001 GAP ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS AND UTILIT ADJUSTMENTS AND TAKE APPROPRIAT ACTION. 
          AND YOU TAKE OTHER APPROPRIATE ACTION HERE WITH. 
          >> MOTION AND SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 
          [L.5. Executive Session pursuant to Sections 551.071 and 551.072 of the Texas Government Code: consultation with counsel and deliberation regarding: (1) Hays County, Texas v. Somerset Homes, Inc, A Texas Corporation, et al., Cause No. 25-0760-C pending in Hays County Court-at-Law No. 1 (Parcel 2 of the RM 12 at Skyline Drive roadway and safety improvement project). Possible discussion and/or action may follow in open court. HAMMER]
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          HAVE L5. >> MOTION TO EXECUTE A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO IMPLEMENT THE SETTLEMENT OF HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS , VERSUS SOMERSET HOMES INC., A TEXAS CORPORATION, BECAUSE 25-0760-C PENDING IN HAYS COUNTY COURT OUTLAWED NUMBER ONE MET, PARCELED 2 OF THE RM12 AT SKYLINE DRIVE 
          ROADWAY AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. 
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.