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THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENTS. THANK YOU.THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO HAVE SUBMITTED A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WITNESS FORM WILL NOW HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON NON- AGENDA RELATED TOPICS. IF YOU AREN'T USING A MICROPHONE PLEASE PRESS THE BUTTON TO TURN IT OFF.
UNFORTUNATELY NO ACTION MAY BE TAKEN BY THE COURT DURING PUBLIC COMMENTS AS WE ARE EXPECTED NOT TO RESPOND.
ANY QUESTIONS WILL BE TAKEN AS RHETORICAL.
PLEASE KEEP YOUR PROMPT JAN COMMENTS AND LANGUAGE CIVIL OR YOU WILL FORFEIT THE REMAINDER OF YOUR TIME.
IN THE SPIRIT OF RESPECT, PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES.
WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
FIRST IS JENNIFER ANNISTON. WE YOU PUT YOUR TIMER THESE.
>> OF MORNING COURT, I JUST WANTED TO COME BEFORE YOU THIS MORNING AS I HAVE IN THE PAST TO GIVE YOU A SUMMARY OF THE ELECTION FOR THE PRIMARY CONDUCTED ON MARCH 3.
JUST PROVIDE YOU WITH INFORMATION.
I WANTED TO START BY SAYING OVERALL THIS WAS A VERY SUCCESSFUL ELECTION FOR HAYS COUNTY.
OUR COWORKERS WERE WELL-TRAINED AND WELL STAFFED FOR THE SELECTION. WE KNEW IT WOULD BE A VERY BUSY PRIMARY. HE RECEIVED A LOT OF GREAT COMMENTS FROM VOTERS ABOUT THE NEW EQUIPMENT.
THEY REALLY LIKED THE NEW EQUIPMENT AND THE VERIFIABLE PAPER TRAIL. WE DID EXPERIENCE SOME PAPER JAMS WHICH IS TO BE EXPECTED WITH THESE KINDS OF SYSTEMS. HOWEVER OUR POLL WORKERS ARE QUICKLY LEARNING TO CALIBRATE THESE SCANNERS TO OVERCOME THOSE PROBLEMS AS THEY ARISE.
VOTE CENTERS ALSO SEEM TO BE LARGELY POPULAR WITH THE VOTERS. ALTHOUGH I THINK WE ARE STILL, THE VOTERS ARE STILL GETTING USED TO BREAKING OLD TRADITIONS OF WHERE THEY ARE USED TO GOING TO VOTE.
FOR THOSE OF YOU, I KNOW A LOT OF YOU DID VOTE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT WE PILOTED A NEW PROGRAM FOR THIS ELECTION AND WE EXPECT IMPLEMENTING IT IN NOVEMBER. WE HAD TO CHECK IN TABLES.
THAT WORKED VERY WELL. WE ARE PLEASED WITH HOW THAT CHANGE WENT AND WE FEEL THIS WILL HELP LINES MOVE FASTER AT THE LOCATIONS WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY USE THOSE OPTIONS IN NOVEMBER. SOME OF THE LOCATIONS WE HAVE HAVE SPACE LIMITATIONS SO WE WON'T BE ABLE TO USE THOSE EVERYWHERE BUT WE CAN USE THEM, AND WE HAVE NINE EXTRA IPADS THAT WE CAN DO THAT AT NINE LOCATIONS.
WANTED TO SAY OUR OFFICE, AS I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE VOTING IN HAYS COUNTY.
THE PROCESS FOR OUR VOTERS AS OUR COUNTY CONTINUES TO GROW WILL BE CHANGING AND WILL BE MAKING THESE ACCOMMODATIONS AS WE GET BUSIER IN ELECTIONS. WE KNOW THAT VOTERS TIME IS VALUABLE AND WE DON'T WISH TO MAKE IT INCONVENIENT.
I HAD A MEETING THE DAY AFTER THE ELECTION WITH DOCTOR SMITH
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AND WE DISCUSSED THE LINE AT TEXAS STATE WHICH I KNOW HAS BEEN IN THE MEDIA. THEY HAVE, THE UNIVERSITY HAS CREATED A COMMITTEE TO HELP GET VOTERS PREPARED FOR ELECTIONS BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S A LITTLE SLOWER OF A PROCESS TO GET THEM THROUGH THE LINE. THEY ASKED ME TOO HELP WITH THAT COMMITTEE AND I AGREE TO HELP WITH THAT COMMITTEE BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER TO TRY TO ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE BETTER PREPARED TO VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.SOME OF THOSE THINGS DISCUSSED WERE CHECKING YOUR REGISTRATION STATUS PRIOR TO THE ELECTION DAY, LOOKING AT SAMPLE BALLOTS, LEARNING ABOUT CANDIDATES, REALIZING THAT SOME OF THE BALLOTS ARE LITTLE LONGER 39% OF THE VOTE CAST ON ELECTION DAY WERE AFTER 5:00 P.M. THAT'S A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFTER 5:00 P.M. THIS IN ITSELF CAUSES DELAYS, NOT JUST AT THIS LOCATION, BUT IN OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. HOWEVER THOSE OTHER LOCATIONS WERE CLOSED BY THE 830 OR 9:00 O'CLOCK HOUR.
THE UNIVERSITY, WITH THE HELP OF THNK WILL BE USEFUL IN NOVEMBER AND MOVING THAT LINE A LITTLE FASTER, ALSO TRAINING ALL VOTERS BUT ALSO STUDENTS TO UTILIZE THAT EARLY VOTING. A LITTLE MORE WILL BE HELPFUL IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. SO I HAVE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASKED. WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE THOSE?
>> WE REPRESS THAT? I KNOW WE HAVE SCHEDULED FOR A PRESENTATION FROM YOU IN OUR NEXT COURT AND SO HOW I'D LIKE TO, FOR THE SAKE OF EVERYONE'S BENEFIT, KEEP THINGS IN THE GENERAL FORMATTING, SO HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD NEED
TO FINISH WITH THE ANSWERS? >> I CAN PROBABLY FINISHED, I'M
IT'S IMPORTANT TO US ALL BUT I JUST WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF EVERYONE'S PLANNING FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SO FORTH.
IF YOU COULD DO IT IN A FAST-PACED, I'D APPRECIATE IT.
>> SO YOU ASKED FOR THESE ANSWERS WITHIN A WEEK SO I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD COME HERE AND GIVE THEM TO YOU IN A TRANSPARENT MANNER. THE HOURS THAT THE POLLS WERE OPEN EACH DAY, THE FIRST WEEK TUESDAY THE 18TH TO THE 21ST 8 - 5 AND THEN SATURDAY 7 - 7. FEBRUARY 231 - 6 WHICH IS NOT REQUIRED BUT SOMETHING WE OFFER AND HAVE HISTORICALLY, AND THE SECOND WEEK, 24 THROUGH 287 - 7.
ALL OF THESE ARE STATUTORY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SUNDAY VOTING. WE HAD 7210 POLL WORKERS AT EACH LOCATION WHICH IS APPOINTED BY THE PARTY AS YOU ALL KNOW AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE PARTY TO FIND MORE FOR NOVEMBER HOWEVER WE WERE SUFFICIENTLY STAFFED AT EACH LOCATION FOR PRIMARY ELECTION DAY. VOTING BOOTHS, WE HAD 15 LOCATIONS THAT HAD TEN MACHINES.
WE HAD 13 THAT HAD EIGHT AND WE HAD FIVE SMALLER LOCATIONS WITH SIX AND THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAD FOUR.
THE ONES THAT HAD FEW WERE OBVIOUSLY DUE TO THE SPACE LIMITATIONS THAT WE HAVE. THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY VOTED 25506 FOR THIS ELECTION AND THE REPUBLICAN PARTY VOTED 15591.
THE COST OF OUR MACHINES AT THE TIME WE PURCHASE THEM, I CAN'T AGREE THIS WOULD BE AT MOVING FORWARD.
THE DUO VOTING SYSTEMS THEMSELVES, 3950.
THE HANDICAP ATI MODULES THAT GO WITH EACH ONE, 520 EACH.
THE SCANNERS OR TABULATOR 6100, THE CONTROLLERS 4650 AND THE BARCODE SCANNERS FOR 19 EACH. ON A FINAL NOTE, I JUST WANT TO SAY ALL OF OUR POLLING LOCATIONS HAD BOTH STATE INSPECTORS AND POLL WATCHERS, NONE OF WHICH NOTED OR CONTACTED US OR THE SECRETARY OF STATE WITH ANY VOTING RIGHTS ISSUES OR IN INADEQUACIES IN THE AMOUNT OF EQUIPMENT OR RESOURCES.
>> BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT MS. ANDERSON.
>> NEXT UP. >> THANK YOU JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. AS FAR AS THE VOTING MACHINES, JUDGE, YOU WEREN'T HERE LAST WEEK BECAUSE YOU WERE UP IN TRAINING, I WAS BRINGING UP THE CONCERN ABOUT THAT 1998 COURTROOM DECORUM ROLES. WE HAVE THREE MINUTES HERE, BUT
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IN THE INTERESTS OF CONSISTENCY AND UNIFORMITY, WHEN THAT HAPPENS, THAT SELECTIVE APPLICATIONS CAUSES PROBLEMS. I'M GLAD SHE BROUGHT THAT UP ABOUT THE VOTING BECAUSE MY FRIENDS WAS VOTING AT THE DUNBAR CENTER AND THEY HAD THE TELEPHONE CELL PHONE, NO CELL PHONES INSIDE AND THE POLL WORKERS WERE SAYING IT'S OKAY. EITHER YOU'RE GOING TO ENFORCE THEM OR YOU'RE NOT AND YOU NEED TO BE UNIFORM BECAUSE THAT CAUSES A LOT OF FRUSTRATION AND CONFUSION.THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO TAK% THIS OPPORTUNITY TO WAS, I'M CONFUSED, WE JUST HAD THIS ELECTION.
I'VE ATTENDED QUITE A BIT OF FUNCTIONS AT THE COUNTY HOST.
I REMEMBER THE HUNDRED DAY EVENT, JUDGE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SHERIFF DOING A GOOD JOB AND ALL KINDS OF STUFF, I DON'T SEE WHY SOMEONE WOULD REPEATEDLY COMPLEMENT THE SHERIFF AND THEN PUT THEIR CHIEF OF STAFF TO RUN AGAINST HIM AS AN OPPONENT. THAT'S CONFUSING TO ME.
IF HE'S DOING SUCH A GOOD JOB, WHY DON'T WE LEAVE HIM THERE.
[INAUDIBLE] I'VE BEEN ATTACKED APPEAR THREE TIMES BY THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE.
THE FIRST TIME WAS THAT LADY FROM MARDI GRAS.
THEN IT WAS YOUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT HUSBAND ATTACKING ME, AND THEN THERE'S THAT GUY FROM SEMA THAT KEEPS EYEBALLING ME LIKE HE WANTS TO ASSAULT ME. I DON'T TAKE THOSE KINDS OF EXPENSES VERY WELL. I DON'T APPRECIATE THAT AT ALL AND THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND HANDLED BECAUSE I WILL DEFEND MYSELF. AGAIN, THIS ELECTION REALLY HAS ME CONCERNED. I AM SHOCKED BY THE RESULTS.
SOME OF THESE CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR OFFICE JUST DON'T HAVE WHAT IT TAKES, BUT FOR SOME REASON PEOPLE ARE GIVING THEM A CHANCE. AS FAR AS CALIBRATING THE MACHINES, BACK TO MACHINES, MS. ANDERSON WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT CALIBRATING THE MACHINES, WHERE'S THE CHAIN OF CUSTODY.
I KNOW THERE IS A COMMITTEE THAT WAS FORMED BUT WHERE'S THE CHAIN OF CUSTODY SO WE KNOW WHO WAS CALIBRATING.
AS A TROOPER I KNOW WHEN WE WOULD HAVE THEM CALIBRATED IT HAD TO BE SOMEONE WHO IS CERTIFIED.
WHEN THERE WAS SOMEONE SAY YOU CAN BRING CELL PHONES BUT THE SIGNS SAY OTHERWISE AND THE FOLKS ARE BACK AND FORTH ASKING ME, THAT'S NOT MY JOB. THAT'S HER JOB.
THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF INCONSISTENCIES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU SIR. >> OUR FINAL SPEAKER THIS MORNING IN PUBLIC, IT'S IS MR. DAN LYON.
>> THANK YOU JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.
THIS PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT IS MY OPINION ONLY AND IS NOT APPROVED BY THE CDC. CORONAVIRUS HAS KILLED 22 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. LAST TIME I'VE HEARD.
16 AT A NURSING HOME IN WASHINGTON STATE AND IT'S BASICALLY THAT PLACES AN INCUBATOR FOR THE CORONAVIRUS.
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA HAVE KILLED FAR MORE THIS YEAR.
MEDICAL MISTAKES BY DOCTORS KILLED 200 TO 250,000 PEOPLE.
YEAR IN THE U.S. THE LARGEST VICTIM OF THE VIRUS SO FAR HAS BEEN THE ECONOMY. LEAVE IT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES TO MAKE BAD SITUATIONS WORSE. IF YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM IS COMPROMISED OR YOU ARE ON ANTIBIOTICS, IT IS BEST TO SELF QUARANTINE. ANTIBIOTICS DO LITTLE IF ANYTHING TO COMBAT VIRUSES AND THEY TEMPORARILY SUPPRESS YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM. ALSO ON THE SUBJECT OF WHAT WE SHOULD EAT AND WHAT WE SHOULDN'T EAT, I HAVE GIVEN UP LONG AGO.
I LONG AGO STOPPED EATING PORK FOR HEALTH REASONS.
THE PIG IS THE POSTER CHILD OF UNCLEAN ANIMALS.
DUE TO THE BIOLOGICAL SIMILARITY BETWEEN PIGS AND HUMANS, MANY OF THE DISEASES AND PIGS ARE TRANSMITTABLE TO HUMANS AND THAT IS WHY PIGS ARE INJECTED WITH SO MANY ANTIBIOTICS.
NOW, I DEFINITELY THINK MY CREATOR, THANK MY CREATOR THAT I HAVE CERTAIN IMMUNITY AGAINST A LOT OF DISEASES, OF COURSE ALSO I CONSCIOUSLY CHOOSE TO FOLLOW HIS STATUTES ABOUT WHAT YOU SHOULD EAT AND WHAT YOU SHOULDN'T EAT, AND ANYWAY NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME SHALL PROSPER.
WHAT IS THE CDC SAY ABOUT HOW TO COMBAT CORONAVIRUS? WELL THEY SAY SNEEZE AND COUGH INTO YOUR ELBOW AND DON'T SHAKE
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HANDS AND MAINTAIN ABOUT A 6-FOOT DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE NEXT PERSON. THAT IS COMPLETELY UNREALISTIC IN OUR SOCIETY TODAY, BUT THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY.I DON'T MAKE THE BIG MONEY, I JUST OBSERVE THINGS.
ALL RIGHT. I WAS SPEAKING HOW THE ECONOMY IS A VICTIM OF THIS CORONAVIRUS WORSE THAN ANYTHING, YESTERDAY WITH TEXAS INTERMEDIATE FELL TO ABOUT $31.
BARREL. OBVIOUSLY THAT'S UNSUSTAINABLE FOR THE PRODUCERS IN THIS COUNTRY.
PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING A LOT LESS, FAR LESS TAXES ARE COMING IN SO I WOULDN'T PUT TOO MUCH FAITH IN THOSE PASTOR CHARGES THAT YOU'RE ALL TOUTING. IF THE STATE DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY, THE STATE SIMPLY WILL NOT GIVE YOU THE MONEY AND THAT WILL PUT THE BURDEN ON US, THE TAXPAYER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU MR. LYON.
[1. Approve payments of County invoices. VILLARREAL-ALONZO]
WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE.>> NUMBER ONE, ACCRUE PAYMENTS OF COUNTY INVOICES.
[INAUDIBLE] IN THE AMOUNT OF $1050.
IT IS FOR THE DELIVERY OF MOBILE SHELTERS.
THESE WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR PROCESSING ON FRIDAY.
[INAUDIBLE] THE DEPARTMENT HEAD HAS REQUESTED THAT WE HAD THIS INVOICE.
>> THAK YOU. SO THE INVOICE DIDN'T MAKE IT ON THE FRIDAY CUT OFF. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT WITH THE ADDITION.
THE SHIPPING. >> THEY WERE PURCHASED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THIS IS FOR THE DELIVERY.
[INAUDIBLE] >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
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FOUR. >> APPROVED PAYMENTS, THREE, APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF THE MARCH 15, 2020 PAYROLL DISBURSEMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,900,000 EFFECTIVE MARCH 13, 2020 AND POST TOTALS FOR WAGES WITHHOLDINGS, DEDUCTIONS AND BENEFITS ON THE HAYS COUNTY WEBSITE ONCE FINALIZED. FOR, AUTHORIZED ON-SITE SEWAGE FACILITY PERMIT FOR A FIVE BEDROOM BED AND BREAKFAST AND FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL CASINOS LOCATED AT 398B PEABODY PLACE
DRIVE DRIPPING SPRINGS TEXAS. >> SO MOVED.
>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND PERIOD ANY COMMENTS? PLEASE CALL THE ROLE.
[5. Authorize Building Maintenance to install a new door in the Local Health Department TB area in the amount of $4,513 in order to meet regulations regarding minimum ventilation requirements and amend the budget accordingly. INGALSBE/T.CRUMLEY]
>> YES PLEASE OPEN NUMBER FIVE. >> AUTHORIZED BUILDING MAINTENANCE TO INSTALL A NEW DOOR IN THE LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT TB AREA IN THE AMOUNT OF $4513 IN ORDER TO MEET REGULATIONS REGARDING MINIMUM VENTILATION REQUIREMENTS AND
ADJUST THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. >> BRING THE ISOLATION ROOM UP TO CODE REGARDING THE VENTILATION OF THAT ROOM.
>> JUST SO WE CAN FOLLOW THE PROCESS, AND YOU, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO COMMENTS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPAND ON THE ITEM.
>> YES. IT'S NOT NECESSARY, JUST A DOOR, IT'S CLOSING AN ENTIRE ROOM. THE ROOM IS CURRENTLY ADJACENT TO THE NURSES OFFICE AND THERE IS NO PLACE FOR TB PATIENTS TO BE ISOLATED WHEN THEY ARE THERE FOR TREATMENT.
WE ARE NOT NECESSARILY IN COMPLIANCE WHEN WE HAD OUR LAST TB REVIEW FROM THE STATE. THEY HAVE TO LITERALLY BE IN A LITTLE CORNER UNDER THE UV LIGHT WHICH IS OKAY FOR A SMALL.
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BUT WE NEED TO HAVE AN ISOLATION ROOM FOR THEM TO BE IN.>> ANY COMMENTS? >> SO I WAS INQUIRING ABOUT THIS ITEM AND COMMISSIONER, HER NAME IS ON HERE BUT SHE ALSO, NONE OF US OPPOSE IT, BUT SHE ACTUALLY WASN'T MADE AWARE OF IT, I THINK, AND THAT WAS, IT BROUGHT UP A LITTLE BIT OF A QUESTION TO ME ON THE WAY WE ARE PUTTING THIS TOGETHER BECAUSE IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THINGS ARE SHOWING UP IN THE AGENDA WITH COURT MEMBERS NAMES BUT NOT BEING FULLY INFORMED ABOUT IT.
MY ASK IS FOR THESE ISSUES OF NOT NECESSARILY SUPPORT OR NOT SUPPORT, BUT THAT WE DOUBLE DOWN AND ENSURE THAT THE COURT MEMBERS WHOSE NAME ARE ON THESE AGENDA ITEMS ARE ACTUALLY INCLUDED, UPDATED AND READY WILLING AND ABLE TO SUPPORT
WHATEVER THE AGENDA ITEM IS. >> THAT WAS AN ERROR ON MY PART AND THEN THIS AGENDA ITEM, I WAS IN HR YESTERDAY AND YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP YESTERDAY AND I APPRECIATE IT.
I WENT BY TO COUNTY OPERATIONS AND I WAS VERY SURPRISED.
[INAUDIBLE] AND I JUST DON'T REMEMBER SEEING THAT ON ANY AGENDA ITEM. DID I MISS THAT.
>> THAT WAS THE PART OF MY OFFICE THAT WAS GETTING REMODELED WHEN WE MOVED IN. WE'RE JUST NOW GETTING TO THE WORK. BUILDING MAINTENANCE HASN'T HAD
TIME. >> OKAY SO WILL YOU PLEASE CALL ROLE.
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>> WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN SIX THROUGH 12.
>> SIX, APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONER FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES, DISTRICT NUMBER FOUR FOR A TERM ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2022 FILL THE VACANCY CREATED BY THE RESIGNATION OF KEN DOWNING. SEVEN, EXCEPT THE DELIVERY OF THE COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING AUG AUGUST 31, 2019 FOR FILING WITH THE HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONER COURT PURSUANT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 140004D AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMMUNITY JUSTICE ASSISTANT DIVISION FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.
EIGHT, AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE REGARDING DESIGN OF LOW-WATER CROSSINGS, PRECINCT FOUR BEAR CREEK PAST SYCAMORE ROAD.
NINE, AUTHORIZED THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE FURNITURE PROPOSALS AS REQUIRED FOR THE JAIL AND PUBLIC SAFETY BILL.
FURNITURE FIXTURE EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. TEN, APPROVE RENEWAL OF RFP 2018 SPEE10 COUNTYWIDE ELECTRICAL SERVICES WITH CT ELECTRIC FOR ONE ADDITIONAL YEAR AS STATED IN THE ORIGINAL BID.
AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THE FACILITIES AGREEMENT FOR THE BASIC PEACE OFFICER GRADUATION. TWELVE, AUTHORIZED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO ACCEPT A DONATION $500 FROM THE COUNTY CITIZENS SHERIFF AND COUNTY TO UTILIZE WHERE SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS FOR THE PROGRAM AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.
>> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND
PERIOD ANY COMMENTS? >> ONNUMBER EIGHT JUST A CLARIFICATION ON THE CROSSING. THIS IS AN EXTENSION.
[INAUDIBLE] IT HAS TAKEN LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THE
>> SINCE WE HAVE THE SHERIFF HERE ON THIS AGENDA ITEM, THE FURNITURE ITEM, NUMBER NINE, IS THERE ANYTHING ANYBODY WANTS TO ASK FOR CLARIFICATION OR THE RECORD IN ANY WAY.
>> JUDGE I WILL JUST SAY THAT WE HAVE LOOKED AT ALL OF THE BIDS ON THIS AND IT'S TIME FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE PURCHASE OF THE FURNITURE. WE DO HAVE MONEY IN THE BOND,
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AND ALSO IN THE SHERIFF'S OPERATING BUDGET FOR THEPURCHASE OF THESE ITEMS. >> COMMISSIONER, ON ITEM NINE IT IS NOT NOTED IN THE LANGUAGE OF THE ITEM, BUT IT IS NOTED IN THE SUMMARY THAT THE COURT WOULD FIND AN EXEMPTION UNDER 26204870 WHICH IS COMPONENT FOR THE SYSTEM THAT EXISTS AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE GOTTEN AN OPINION ON SO IF YOU COULD NOTED
FOR THE RECORD 262024 A 70. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER
COMMENTS. >> PLEASE CALL ROLE.
[13. Authorize payment to Amtex Scale for $1458.00 for the DPS License and Weight Department related to scales calibration where no purchase order was issued as required per the County Purchasing Policy. INGALSBE]
WILL YOU PLEASE OPEN NUMBER 13. >> AUTHORIZED PAYMENT FOR $1458 FOR THE DPS LICENSE AND WAY DEPARTMENT RELATED TO SCALES CALIBRATION WHERE NO PURCHASE ORDER WAS ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
THEIR POLICY. >> WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP
COURT, I'VE GOT TWO QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM.
FIRST QUESTION IS. [INAUDIBLE] APRIL 19 I'M GOING TO BE GOING UP TO DPS HEADQUARTERS TO VISIT WITH DPS COMMISSION AND IF IT'S THE TROOPERS THAT AREN'T PULLING THEIR WEIGHT, TO MAKE SURE I TELL THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE COLONEL THAT WE NEED TO CRACK THE WHIP ON THEM BECAUSE I WAS THERE FROM 1998 UNTIL 2007. WHEN I LEFT THEY GOT A $10000 PAY ACROSS THE BOARD. I DID A GOOD JOB FOR THE CITIZENS OF TEXAS. THEY'RE NOT DOING THAT THEN I WILL RELAY THAT TO THE COMMISSION ON THE 19TH OF
>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION. >> SO MOVED.
>> COMMISSIONER. >> THANK YOU JUDGE.
>> I'M NOT CERTAIN ABOUT THE REVENUE THAT'S COMING IN.
I KNOW THAT WE CAN CHECK WITH ONE OF THE GPS OFFICES.
I WOULD IMAGINE MOST OF THOSE CITATIONS ARE PROCESSED THROUGH HER OFFICE AND WE CAN CERTAINLY CHECK ON THAT.
I WAS CONTACTED BY THE SERGEANT ASKING IF I WOULD SUBMIT THIS FOR APPROVAL WHERE PURCHASE ORDER WAS NOT ISSUED, AND THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THEIR WEIGHTS AND THEIR OTHER SCALES AND ALL THEY COULD FIND WAS THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE CALIBRATED AND SO THIS AMOUNT FOR 1458 WAS FOR CALIBRATION OF THE SCALES.
>> PLEASE CALL ROLE. >> COMMISSIONER JONES, COMMISSIONER SMITH.
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>> PLEASE OPEN 14 THROUGH 17. [INAUDIBLE] $154,091. 15, AMEND THE PRECINCT BUDGET FOR $516, 65 CENTS ADDITIONAL FUNDS NEEDED FOR THE PURCHASE OF AN SG 25M70800 MOBILE RADIO APPROVED IN THE BUDGET.
16, AUTHORIZED THE WAIVER TO THE PURCHASING POLICY FOR THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT UTILIZE RETIREMENT AND SERVICE AWARDS.
AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF DRIPPING SPRINGS AND COMPANY AGREEMENT REGRADING DRIPPING SPRINGS TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT NUMBER ONE END ZONE
NUMBER TWO. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND
PERIOD COMMENTS? >> I JUST WANT TO THANK THE COURT ON NUMBER 17 THAT WE ACTUALLY MET TO ADOPT THIS AND IT BRINGS CLARIFICATION TO THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT WHICH WAS TWO YEARS AGO SPECIFIC TO WHAT THE ASSESSED VERSUS OTHER VALUES WOULD BE ON NUMBER TWO WITH THE BASE AS WELL AS FULLY DELINEATES
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THE MAP WOULD BE SO THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME.>> TONIGHT IT'S ON DRIPPING SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL AND THAT'S WHAT THEY WILL BE DESCRIBING AS WELL.
>> THEY WILL BE LOOKING AT THIS AS WILL THE SCHOOL BOARD, AS WILL BE THE LIBRARY BOARD. THIS IS NOT AN EXTENSION OR ANYTHING ELSE OF THE CURRENT WHICH IS UNDER REVIEW.
THIS IS ACTUALLY THE CLARIFICATION OF THE ORIGINAL
PERMIT. >> COMMISSIONER JONES,
[18. Discussion and possible action to approve Amendment # 1 to Advance Funding Agreement between Hays County and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for SH 80 at Old Bastrop Highway (CR 266) project and authorize the County Judge to execute the Advance Funding Agreement Amendment #1 on behalf of Hays County. INGALSBE/BORCHERDING]
>> PLEASE OPEN 18. >> DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO IMPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO ADVANCE FUNDING FOR SH 80, AND ALL HIGHWAY CR 266 PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY.
>> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND THE
SECOND PERIOD ANY COMMENTS? >> ITEM NUMBER 18.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS. I CAN EXPLAIN.
>> I LOVE YOUR EFFICIENCY IN EXPLAINING THINGS SO I'M ALL
>> NO PROBLEMS OR. [INAUDIBLE] THIS IS AN AMENDMENT. [INAUDIBLE]
>> IT USUALLY GOES THE OTHER WAY AROUND BECAUSE OF OUR
EFFICIENCY, AM I RIGHT. >> IT ALSO INCORPORATES THE CAMPUS SAFETY PROJECT FROM. [INAUDIBLE] 1984 IN CALDWELL COUNTY AND IDENTIFIES THE $5 MILLION OF FUNDING AND IT WILL BE CONTRIBUTING $6,974,750 AND HAZE COUNTY WILL BE CONTRIBUTING $1.3 MILLION.
THE MILLION DOLLARS WAS APPROVED WITH THE BONDING 2016 AND THE 300,000, I'M NOT SURE WHAT FUNDS ZERO FUND 20 IS, ROAD AND
BRIDGE. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FOR THE UPDATE. VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[19. Discussion and possible action to approve Amendment # 1 to Advance Funding Agreement between Hays County and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for RM 12 at RM 3237 Intersection Improvement project and authorize the County Judge to execute Advance Funding Agreement Amendment # 1 on behalf of Hays County. SHELL/BORCHERDING]
>> DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO IMPROVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO ADVANCE FUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAZE COUNTY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF ART AND 32, 37 INTERSECTION AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE ADVANCED FUNDING AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF HAZE COUNTY.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD ANY COMMENTS?
>> THERE IS A PROJECT AT THE CORNER OF RANCHO 12 AND 3237.
THIS AMENDMENT ALLOWS US TO TRANSFER 320,002 CONSTRUCTION.
>> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> PLEASE OPEN 20.
[20. Hold a public hearing with possible action to establish a speed limit of 20 MPH in Sunfield subd., Phase 1, Sections 1-2, and a 35 MPH speed limit on Sunbright Blvd. JONES/BORCHERDING]
>> ESTABLISHES SPEED LIMIT OF 20 MILES PER HOUR IN SUN FILLED SUBDIVISION PHASE ONE TEXAS ONE, TWO AND 35 MAP.
HOUR SPEED LIMIT ON. [INAUDIBLE]
>> AT THIS TIME I WILL OPEN FOR PUBLIC HEARING.
IF THERE'S ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 20, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.
SEEING NO MOVEMENT I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
COMMISSIONER. >> JUDGE, THIS WAS MADE AT THE REQUEST OF THE SUBDIVISION. I DON'T THINK TRANSPORTATION HAS LOOKED AT IT AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH THE CHANGES.
IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA TO LOWER THE SPEED THE METS IN THOSE AREAS. MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> WE HAVE MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE SPEED LIMIT CHANGE.
[21. Discussion and possible action to authorize the Transportation Department to purchase five (5) "Safety-in-a-box" sign bases & two (2) poles related to the installation of radar signs and school zone flasher signs and amend the budget accordingly. BECERRA/INGALSBE/BORCHERDING]
PLEASE OPEN 21 DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE FIVE SAFETY SIGN BASES AND TUPLES RELATED TO THE INSTALLATION OF RADAR SIGNS AT[00:40:06]
SCHOOL ZONE FOSTER SIGN AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY.>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPAND ON THAT. [INAUDIBLE] PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[22. Discussion and possible action to consider the release of the Letter of Credit (LOC) #1023 in the amount of $1,009,327.60 for 6 Creeks subdivision, Phase 1, Section 3. SMITH/BORCHERDING]
PLEASE OPEN 22. >> DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION CONSIDER THE RELEASE OF LETTER 1023 IN THE AMOUNT OF 1000 -- 1 MILLION. [INAUDIBLE]
BASED ON SECTION THREE. >> JUDGE BACK ON MARCH 3 WE ACCEPTED A CONSTRUCTION INROAD AND DRAINAGE IN SIX TREATS SECTION ONE PHASE THREE. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR. IN ACCEPTING THAT WE DIDN'T RELEASE THE ASSOCIATED LETTER OF CREDIT AND THIS JUST CLARIFIES
>> AND SO I WOULD MOVE TO RELEASE THE LETTER OF CREDIT 1023 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,009,327.60 FOR THE SUB DIVISION PHASE ONE SECTION THREE.
>> WE HAVE MOTION AND SECOND PERIOD ANY COMMENTS?
[23. Discussion and possible action to approve the Reimbursement Agreement for Preliminary Engineering Services with the Union Pacific Railroad Company for the Posey Road Corridor Improvements Project and authorize the County Judge to execute the Agreement on behalf of Hays County. SHELL/BORCHERDING]
PLEASE OPEN 23. >> DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO IMPROVE THE AGREEMENT. PRELIMINARY ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY FOR THE POSEY ROAD CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF HAZE COUNTY.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD COMMISSIONER.
>> THANK YOU JUDGE. [INAUDIBLE] THEY WILL HAVE THEIR ENGINEER RE REPROVE OUR DESIGN AND GET APPROVAL FOR THAT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING A SIMILAR AGREEMENT BETWEEN HUNTER ROAD AND I 35 IN THE FUTURE.
THIS WILL GET US STARTED ON THE POSEY PROJECT.
>> YOU HAVE A BALLPARK OF THAT FEE.
>> 25000 IS THE ESTIMATE. ROAD?
>> MORE THAN LIKELY. WE WILL SEE IF IT REDUCES ANYTHING FOR ANY WORK THAT THEY DO BUT UNFORTUNATELY WORKING WITH THE RAILROAD THIS IS THE WAY THAT IT IS AND FOR ANY OF THOSE RESIDENTS ON THAT PART OF TOWN, WE'VE NOTICED THERE SEEMS TO BE AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF RAIL TRAFFIC AND INCREASED AMOUNT OF TIME ACROSS ON MCCARTY LANE.
RECENTLY THERE WAS ONE DAY WHERE WE HAD SOME FOLKS TELL ME THE TRAIN WAS STOPPED THERE FOR SIX HOURS SO ALL THAT WILL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND OUR PLANS FOR THOSE PROJECTS, BUT OBVIOUSLY NOT LIKE WHAT WE WOULD SEE ESPECIALLY CROSSING, WE COULD EASILY BE TAKING SOMEONE TO THE HOSPITAL.
THE HOSPITAL IS NOT FAR FROM THERE.
RAILROAD AND FIND SOME SOLUTIONS AND EASE SOME OF THAT
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND PERIOD ANY OTHER COMMENTS.
[24. Discussion and possible action to consider the release of the Letter of Credit (LOC) #5308 in the amount of $92,515.91 for La Cima, Phase 1, Section 2. SHELL/BORCHERDING]
25 PLEASE. >> DISCUSSION OF THE LETTER OF CREDIT NUMBER 5308 IN THE AMOUNT OF $92550 FOR PHASE ONE SECTION
TWO. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND
PERIOD. >> DO WE HAVE STAFF APPROVAL FOR THIS? IS THIS THE LAST ONE.
>> LAST ONE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[25. PLN-1401; Call for a public hearing on March 24, 2020 to discuss final plat approval of the Replat of Lot 10, Indian Hills Subdivision. JONES/PACHECO]
>> CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH 24, 2020 TO DISCUSS FINAL PLAN APPROVAL OF INDIAN HILLS SUBDIVISION.
>> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND
PERIOD ANY COMMENTS? >> THIS IS JUST A RESCHEDULING OF A PREVIOUS PUBLIC HEARING. WE DIDN'T FEEL WE HAD DONE A GOOD ENOUGH JOB OF GETTING THE WORD OUT.
TO GIVE CITIZENS MORE TIME TO KNOW THAT THE PUBLIC COMMENT
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SECTIONS OF THIS HEARING IS UPON THEM.[26. Discussion and possible action to authorize SI Mechanical, LLC to demo and renovate the HVAC system in the PCT 4 building in the amount of $97,343 and amend the budget accordingly. SMITH/T.CRUMLEY]
>> DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE MECHANICAL LLC TO DESIGN AND RENOVATE THE HVAC SYSTEM IN THE AMOUNT OF $97343 AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCOR ACCORDINGLY.
>> AND WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
MR. DAN LYON. >> THANK YOU JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, LET ME PREFACE MY STATEMENT BY SAYING I DO NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE THAT SI MECHANICAL IS DOING ANYTHING WRONG, HOWEVER I DO THINK THE SUPERVISION OF A LOT OF THESE PROJECTS IS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE AND THEREFORE I REMEMBER THERE WAS A QUESTION AND YOU BROUGHT IT UP JUDGE SOME WEEKS AGO ABOUT AN AIR CONDITIONER TO BE INSTALLED BY SI MECHANICAL.
I BELIEVE THE PRICE WAS AROUND $12000.
YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS A LITTLE HIGH.
SO DID I. AND ALSO, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST WEEK THAT SI MECHANICAL FIXED A TOILET IN THE JUVENILE CENTER FOR ALMOST $300. NOW IF I'M WRONG ON THAT NOTE WAS ANOTHER COMPANY THAT DID THAT THEN I APOLOGIZE THAT SI MECHANICAL BUT I BELIEVE I'M RIGHT AND THE POINT IS YOU DON'T FIX THE TOILET AND CHARGE ANYBODY $300.
LAST TIME I CHECKED YOU CAN GO DOWN AND GET A BRAND-NEW TOILET FOR ABOUT $60 AND PUT IT IN IN 15 MINUTES WITH ANY LUCK AT ALL EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO INSTALL THROUGH THE BONES.
IT SHOULDN'T TAKE YOU MORE THAN HALF HOUR TO PUT IT IN.
THIS IS TOTALLY ON ACCOUNTABLE AND THE SITUATION WERE IN WITH THE DEBT OF 522 MILLION. [INAUDIBLE] IT DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE TO REDO THE HVAC SYSTEM IN PRECINCT FOR BUILDING. THEY CAN PRACTICALLY REBUILD THE WHOLE BUILDING FOR THAT MUCH AND PLUS, YOU DON'T WANT TO REPAIR THE SYSTEM WHEN YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A BRAND-NEW SYSTEM FOR FAR LESS THAN $97000. SO MY QUESTION IS, DO WE PUT THESE THINGS OUT FOR COMPETITIVE BID OR DO WE JUST CHOOSE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE LIST THAT WE KNOW WILL SHOW UP AND DO THE PROJECT. IF WERE DOING THAT, WE'VE GOT TO CHANGE. THIS SEEMS LIKE A TREMENDOUS EXPENSE. PERSONALLY MY CENTRAL AIR DOESN'T WORK, AND EVEN IF IT DID, IT'S NOT COMPATIBLE.
[INAUDIBLE] AND YET I'M EXPECTED TO PAY $97000 FOR THE PRECINCT FOR BUILDING TO HAVE THE HVAC REFURBISHED. I THINK WE CAN GET A WHOLE NEW SYSTEM FOR A WHOLE LOT LESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> I MOVED TO AUTHORIZE SI MECHANICAL TO DEMO AND RENOVATE THE SYSTEM IN THE AMOUNT OF $97343 AND AMEND THE BUDGET
ACCORDINGLY. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.
>> I'D LOVE TO CLARIFY SOME COMMENTS IN THANK YOU.
>> COMMISSIONER WE PLEASE CONTINUE.
>> I CAN ANSWER HIS QUESTION. >> I'D RATHER NOT.
>> ON THING I'D LIKE TO SAY IS JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, IF ANYONE HAS READ THE BACKUP, IT IS MORE OR LESS THE GUTTING OF THE ENTIRE'S SYSTEM AT THE PRECINCT FOR.
WHEN IT WAS CONSTRUCTED THERE WAS ONE LARGE SYSTEM FOR THE BUILDING AND THE DUCTWORK, EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S RELATED TO THAT SYSTEM, JUST AS ANY SYSTEM WITH RETURNS IS SET UP FOR ONE LARGE SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM IS, IF YOU'VE EVER BEEN TO THE PRECINCT FOR BUILDING OR ANY OF OUR BUIL BUILDINGS, THEY ARE COMPARTMENTALIZED.
OUR TAX OFFICES SEALED OFF FOR THEIR OWN PROTECTION AND THEREFORE THERE RETURNS AND THEIR DUCTWORK DOES NOT WORK WITH ONE UNIT. OUR JP'S OFFICES SEALED OFF AND HAS TO BE LOCKED AT ALL TIMES. WHAT YOU END UP WITH IS FOUR OR
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FIVE SEPARATE ZONES IN A% BUILDING WITH ONE UNIT SERVICING ALTHOUGH ZONES AND IT'S NOT DUCT CORRECTLY.I KNOW OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS AND MISS CRUMBLING MAY BE ABLE TO CLARIFY, THERE'S BEEN MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AT RENOVATING OR ADDRESSING THE ISSUES, AND ACTUALLY MY PREDECESSOR HAD THIS AS ONE OF HIS PRIORITIES AND IT ACTUALLY ATTEMPTED TO BUDGET SOME MONEY FOR THIS IN THE PAST.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO IS, INSTEAD OF, AND I SAW AT LEAST ONE COMMENT ABOUT A MINI SPLIT UNIT, JUST TO CLARIFY THESE ARE NOT MANY SPLITS THAT ARE GOING IN.
THESE ARE LARGER UNITS TO SERVICE INDIVIDUAL SECTIONS OF THE BUILDING INSTEAD OF ONE OR TWO LARGE UNITS THAT DO IT NOW.
THE PROBLEM WITH THAT IS, EVEN IF YOU PUT IN NEW UNITS, NONE OF THE DUCTWORK WORKS. NONE OF IT RUNS TO THE CORRECT PLACES, NONE OF IT, ALL OF IT HAS TO BE REDONE AND WHENEVER YOU START RIPPING OUT THAT DUCTWORK, THE PROBLEM THAT WE INCUR IS YOU HAVE TO GO INTO THE WALLS AND DO THE ELECTRICAL AND REDO FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN LIGHTLY, AND AT TIMES, AS FAR AS LAST SUMMER IN THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER WE'VE HAD OFFICES IN THERE WITH DISCREPANCIES AS BIG AS 35 DEGREES SO YOU'VE GOT SOME OFFICES THAT ARE 50 IN THE MID 50S IN SOME OFFICES UP IN THE 80S RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO EACH OTHER BUT BECAUSE THE WAY THE SYSTEM IS ESTABLISHED THEY JUST DON'T WORK. WHAT WERE DOING IS TRYING TO RECTIFY THAT SITUATION MOVING FORWARD.
>> OKAY I COULD WAIT MY TURN, COMMISSIONER.
>> JUDGE, BECAUSE IT WAS MENTIONED, I SEE THAT ON THE AGENDA FORM IT DOES SAY THAT PURCHASING GUIDELINES WERE FOLLOWED. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT WE DID THERE. [INAUDIBLE] IN 2017 THEY WERE THE ONLY VENDOR WE RECEIVED A BID FROM, AND AT THAT TIME IT WAS REVIEWED AND IT WAS THOROUGH AND STAFF RECOMMENDED THAT IT BE REWARDED TO SI MECHANICAL.
WE ARE ON OUR SECOND YEAR FOR THEM SO IT DID FOLLOW
PROCUREMENT POLICIES. >> JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY,
WHEN DOES THAT RUN OUT. >> MAY 2020.
>> SOWOULD WE GO OUT FOR BID AGAIN IN MAY 2020.
[INAUDIBLE] >> ONE OF, JUST TO EXPAND ON YOUR QUESTION, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD, BECAUSE I WANT TO FIRST AND FOREMOST, I VALUE SMALL BUSINESS AND I VALUE LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS. THE LAST THING I WANT TO DO IS CAST IN A NEGATIVE LIGHT OVER ANY COMPANY.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY THE FARTHEST THING I WANT TO DO FIRST AND FOREMOST. THAT IS NOT MY INTENT.
IF I HAVE DONE THAT SO FAR, I WANT TO MAKE SURE SOMEONE KNOWS THAT'S NOT THE INTENT. WE HAVE, IN THE PAST BEEN CONCERNED, I DON'T HAVE A MOUSE ON MY POCKET, I HAVE BEEN CONCERNED WITH THE QUOTES COMING IN AND I THOUGHT THEY WERE TOO HIGH, AND ONE OF THE REASONS OUR AUDITORS SAID THAT WE WENT THROUGH THE BID PROCESS AND THEY WERE THE ONLY ONE THAT BID IN THIS MECHANISM SET UP WAS BECAUSE OF THE ABILITY TO WORK ON THE EQUIPMENT AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER AND SO, IT WAS A CONVERSATION TO BREAK THE FUTURE BIDDING THAT'S COMING UP IN MAY OF 2020 INTO TWO TYPES OF BIDS BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE CAN INSTALL A MINI SPLIT, AND UNDERSTAND NOW THAT IS NOT A MINI SPLIT, THANK YOU, BUT MANY PEOPLE CAN INSTALL MINI SPLIT BUT NOT MANY PEOPLE CAN WORK ON A MORE COMPLEX SYSTEM LIKE THE ONE THAT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER. SO I HAD SUGGESTED BREAKING THINGS UP, AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT THE COMPANY WOULDN'T BE THE WINNER ON ALL FRONTS, BUT JUST SO WE CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR SMALLER SHOP STUPID ON THE MORE ROUTINE TYPE OF POTENTIAL WORK. DOES THAT HELP.
>> I THINK ONE THING WE'D WANT TO BE COGNITIVE UP AND TALK TO THE AUDITORS IS ECONOMIES OF SCALE.
I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A SITUATION WHERE WERE NOT SPECIFICALLY TALKING ABOUT BID PACKAGES. I WOULD LOVE TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE, IF SOMEONE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME ABOUT LARGE WORK THAT THEY COULD GIVE US SOME TYPE OF COST EFFICIENCIES OR BREAKS ON THE SMALLER WORK. I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT AS LONG AS WE, I DON'T SEE ANY ISSUE AT ALL WITH THAT AND I
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WOULD PROBABLY BE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.I AM A VERY FRUGAL PERSON ON THESE ISSUES AND I DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY PRECINCT HAS EVERYTHING THEY DESERVE AND NEED AND I GENUINELY DO WANT TO SUPPORT EVERY COMMISSIONER IN THEIR PRECINCT IN THEIR BUILDINGS.
I REALLY DO, BUT WHAT CAME TO MIND FIRST WAS WE HAD JUST SPOKEN ABOUT THE TAX INCREMENTAL INVESTMENT ZONE AND JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO POTENTIALLY MOVING OUT OF THAT BUILDING.
SO I PERSONALLY, THE FIRST THOUGHT I HAD WAS EMMA WELL, WE MIGHT SINK A HUNDRED GRAND INTO THIS FORMATTING WE DESCRIBED FOR POTENTIAL VARIATIONS IN ONE OFFICE TO ANOTHER, AND WE MAY VACATE AND RESET THE WHOLE USE OF THAT BUILDING SO I THOUGHT I SUPPORT THIS IDEA OF YOURS, BUT I THOUGHT PUTTING THIS HERE TODAY MIGHT BE PREMATURE BASED ON THAT THOUGHT PROCESS OF EVOLUTION AND FUTURE USE FIRST AND THEN SECOND PART WAS, I WANT TO FIND OUT, I FEEL, I WAS LOOKING AT THE BACKUP INFORMATION THAT SHOWED UP ON FRIDAY, AND I WANTED TO FIND OUT IF WE WERE GETTING A GOOD DEAL ON THIS SET UP.
SO I SAW THE DEMO 183 AND INSTALL FOUR SPLIT SYSTEMS AND SO, BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE A MODEL NUMBER, AND I SAW THAT WORD SPLIT I MADE THE ASSUMPTION MINI SPLIT.
I WISHED, AND I'M TRYING, I'M NOT TRYING TO CREATE A RIBBING, THAT'S NOT MY INTENT BUT I WISHED FOR A MORE DETAILED BID, ESPECIALLY FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS THAN ONE PAGE SO THAT IT COULD GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY THIS IS A GOOD DEAL, THIS IS GOOD VALUE AND I SEE LOTS OF WORK HERE AND I'M NOT TRYING TO SAY THAT TESTING AND BALANCING ISN'T WORTH $1490 AND WHATEVER ELSE IS ON HERE.
WHAT I'M SAYING IS, SO THAT I COULD COME BETTER PREPARED AND MORE COMFORTABLE WITH A ONE-PAGE BID FOR $97343, I WOULD LIKE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION MOVING FORWARD SO I COULD MORE COMFORTABLY SUPPORT AN ITEM, JUST SO I COULD GET A BETTER PICTURE OF WHAT WERE ACTUALLY BEING ASKED TO PURCHASE.
>> SURE. THAT'S COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE. TWO THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS YOUR CONCERNS IN ORDER. THE FIRST ONE.
[INAUDIBLE] I THINK WHAT YOU SHOULD TAKE FROM THAT IS, EVEN IF WE WERE TO DO THAT, AGAIN WE ARE UNDERGOING A PROCESS TO FIND OUT AND HAVE A BETTER DEFINED NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF THE OFFICES IN PRECINCT FOR RIGHT NOW, I DON'T THINK THERE HAS EVER BEEN A VISION THAT WE WOULD VACATE THAT BUILDING.
THE PROBLEMS THAT WE WOULD HAVE WHAT THAT ARE MULTI FOLD NUMBER ONE IT'S THE LACK OF SPACE THAT WE HAVE.
IT'S GREAT USABLE SPACE. IT'S JUST NOT BIG ENOUGH.
THE VISION IN THE PAST, MUCH PRIOR T OUR SERVICE IS THAT IT WOULD BECOME EITHER A LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER OR A JP CENTER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT STATIONED THERE.
IT WOULD STILL BE A COUNTY BUILDING AND THEY WOULD STILL BE DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUES THEY'VE DEALT WITH THE LAST 3 - 4 YEARS WITH THE HVAC. I HOPE THAT ALLEVIATES YOUR CONCERN. THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY IS I WOULD'VE BEEN MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND THAT I COULD HAVE. IF YOU LOOK AT THE BID ITSELF IN THE BACKUP, THERE IS ACTUALLY A LINE IN THERE THAT SAYS BASED ON THE ATTACHE MECHANICAL DRAWINGS.
THOSE ROUTE INCLUDED. I'M NOT SURE WHY BUT I'M WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE THOSE TO YOU OR WOULD'VE BEEN THEM TO YOU. I'M ALWAYS, ANYTHING I PUT ON THE AGENDA I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO GIVE YOU ANY ADDITIONAL BACKGROUND IF YOU FEEL THE NEED TO CALL ME OR DISCUSS IT WITH ME I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT.
[INAUDIBLE] >> OKAY SO I UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL FUTURE USE AND I UNDERSTAND HOW WALLS WILL COME UP AND GO DOWN, AND THAT'S WHY I DON'T THINK WE WILL VACATE THE BUILDING, BUT I FIGURED IF WE HAVE TWO OR THREE DUCKS IN A CERTAIN AREA WE OPENED UP THE FLOOR PLAN THAT MIGHT BE LESS OF A CONCERN, BUT STILL, I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK I'M FOOT DRAGGING NEEDLESSLY, BUT ALSO, MY LAST QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE
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ABOUT BUDGETING AND WERE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FOR THE BUDGET CYCLE. INSTEAD OF AMENDING THE BUDGET, HOW ABOUT ADDING IT TO YOUR BUDGET FOR THE CYCLE THAT'SABOUT TO START SOON. >> ACTUALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THERE HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN PROJECTS IN PRECINCT FOUR THAT WE'VE KILLED TO TRY TO HELP FUND THIS OVERTIME. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HER MENTION THAT IT WAS IN THE BUDGET FOR FY 19 AND IT WAS CUT.
>> ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU BUDGETED FOR OR SAVED MONEY ON
THAT YOU ARE REFERRING TO. >> YES.
THERE WAS A PROJECT FOR THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING FOR FY 18 TO REMODEL THE FRONT, IT WAS A $50000 PROJECT THAT WE DID NOT DO. WE SAVE THAT MONEY IN SUBS
SUBSTITUTE. >> WE DID NOT SPEND THAT MONEY
SO WE COULD DO THIS PROJECT. >> THAT OVERALL PROJECT WAS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF DISABLED ACCESS DOORS AS WELL AS A COMPLETE RENOVATION OF THE ENTIRE BUILDING.
WHENEVER I WAS ELECTED WE TOOK THAT MONEY AND WE INSTALLED THE DISABLED ACCESS DOORS TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS UP PRIORITY FOR MYSELF IN MY OFFICE AND FOR THE VISITORS COMING IN.
PERSONALLY I DO NOT SEE ANY NEED TO DO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING WHEN WE HAD OTHER NEEDS THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED RATHER
THAN. >> I'M NOT TRYING TO BE A DEAD HORSE, THESE ARE NOT MANY SPLITS, IS THERE ANY IMAGE YOU COULD SHARE THAT WE COULD SEE WHAT THESE LOOK LIKE? FOUR UNITS, PLEASE, I APOLOGIZE AGAIN, I JUST.
>> OR PERHAPS THE UNIT NUMBER. >> JUST TO SHOW ME WHAT WE ARE BEING ASKED TO PURCHASE FOR A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
>> CAN YOU SHARE THE UNIT NU NUMBER.
>> TO WE WANT TO TAKE A RACIST, DO YOU WANT TO SKIP IT, TABLE IT? WHATEVER MAKES YOU GUYS COMFORTABLE. I DON'T WANT TO FORCE IT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO, I JUST GOT TO SEE IT.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO GO ON. >> IS IT SOMETHING WE CAN PULL IT UP SO WE CAN
>> WE GAVE SOME TIME TO GENERATE AN IMAGE FOR AGENDA NUMBER 26.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN IMAGE OF UNITS TO BE INSTALLED FOR SPLIT SYSTEMS AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF UPLOADING AN IMAGE THAT WE KNOW WHAT WERE TALKING ABOUT.
>> SO THERE IS A DEMO AIR HANDLER UNIT.
[INAUDIBLE] HE CAN BETTER EXPLAIN ON THE DRAWING WHERE THE UNITS NEED TO GO.
>> I CAN SEE IT ON YOUR COMPUTER.
IT'S JUST NOT ON THE SCREEN. >> TRICKY TECHNOLOGY.
[LAUGHTER] >> CAN YOU PUT US BACK ON THE MAIN IMAGE. I JUST WANT TO SEE.
>> WHY DON'T YOU TURN THE COMPUTER SO THE JUDGE CAN SEE
I JUST WANT TO SEE THE DARN THING.
>> SEND IT TO HIS PHONE. >> AND YOU SCROLL THROUGH THESE
I'LL TRY TO DO THAT. I JUST WANT TO SEE WHAT WERE BEING ASKED BY. [INAUDIBLE]
>> I THINK THERE'S A VISION OF A MINI SPLIT UNIT JUST LIKE ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT GOES ABOVE THE DOOR.
>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. IT'S AN ACTUAL CENTRAL UNIT.
>> IS THERE MORE THAN ONE PICTURE.
>> YES. THERE ARE FOUR DOCUMENTS.
>> THANK YOU. >> SO TO ME, BASICALLY THESE
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ARE, IT'S REPLACING ONE VERY LARGE UNIT FOR FOUR SMALLER>> TAMMY, THE COMMISSIONER. >> WERE NOT REPLACING FOR UNIT.
>> WE ARE REPLACING ONE LARGE UNIT FORCE FOUR SMALLER UNITS.
>> NOT QUITE. >> THAT'S NOT RIGHT?
>> CAN YOU EXPLAIN THOSE B TAKING OUT VERSUS THOSE BEING
REPLACED. >> I'M RILEY SULLIVAN, OWNER OF SI ENGINEERING. OH THAT'S GOOD.
SO THE EQUIPMENT IS ACTUALLY A SMALL PIECE OF THE ENTIRE SCOPE OF WORK. WE ARE TAKING OUT TWO UNITS AND YOU HAVE A NORTH PART OF THE BUILDING IN THE SOUTH PART OF THE BUILDING. WERE TAKING OUT TWO UNITS AND
WERE GOING BACK WITH FOUR. >> HOW MANY TONS ARE YOU TAKING OUT AND HOW MANY ARE YOU PUTTING IN.
>> WERE TAKING OUT ABOUT 8 TONS, WELL 16 TONS TOTAL.
>> TAKING OUT 16 OR EIGHT. >> TAKING OUT 16 AND GOING BACK WAS 16 TONS. [INAUDIBLE] THE EQUIPMENT IS A SMALL PIECE. WERE TRYING TO MINIMIZE THE COST, BY THE WAY. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF WORK TO TRY TO MINIMIZE AND REDUCE THE COST AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
WE ARE GOING TO DO THIS OVER A WEEKEND AND FRIDAY SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY AND TRY TO GET EVERYTHING COMPLETE SO IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL AS MONDAY. THAT'S REMOVING CEILINGS, DISMANTLING ELECTRICAL, TAKING THE DUCTWORK OUT, GETTING EVERYTHING BACK IN IN SECTIONS AT A TIME.
OBVIOUSLY NOT ALL OF IT OVER ONE WEEKEND.
BUT WERE TRYING TO GET THAT DONE BEFORE SUMMER HITS.
WE B WHEN WE ARE REALLY RELYING ON AIR CONDITIONING.
THERE'S A LOT OF COORDINATION INVOLVED, WE'VE PRODUCED A SET OF DRAWINGS THAT YOU CAN LOOK FOR MORE DETAILS ON EXACTLY
WHERE THE UNITS ARE GOING. >> I WANT TO TAKE A SECOND TO FIRST THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, AND SECOND, CLARIFY FOR THE AUDIENCE, SOME PE TIMES PEOPLE JUST TUNE IN AND DON'T REALIZE WHAT'S GOING ON, I WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE DON'T THINK I'M JUST TRYING TO HARASS YOU NEEDLESSLY.
I'M GENUINELY JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT WERE BEING ASKED
IF YOU WERE BEING ASKED TO BUY SOMETHING YOU WOULD WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO BUY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO FEEL
UNFAIRLY TREATED BY THIS COURT. >> NOT AT ALL.
WHERE WE CAN GIVE CLARITY AND ADDITIONAL BREAKOUTS ON NUMBERS, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE IN CASE, WE
ARE HAPPY TO DO THAT. >> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.
COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I KNOW THIS IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTY WHERE WE MODIFY OUR BUILDINGS, WE CHANGE USES OF CERTAIN SPACES THAT WE TRY TO KEEP THESE CONSIDERATIONS IN MIND AS WE DO THAT AND THE RAMIFICATIONS OF DOING THESE THINGS.
I'M ASSUMING AT ONE POINT THE WILTON FUNCTION PROPERLY AS FAR AS THE AIR-CONDITIONING WENT. IF NOT.
[INAUDIBLE] THE COMMISSIONER WASN'T AROUND FOR THAT TIME OR PROBABLY WOULD'VE DONE SOMETHING THEN SO I ASSUME IT'S GOTTEN WORSE BECAUSE IT HAD TO BE CHANGED I WILL TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE LAND FOR THOSE CHANGES IN THE FUTURE AND MAYBE TRY TO AT LEAST REDUCE, IF POSSIBLE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT TO AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. I DO HAVE ONE LAST QUESTION.
AS AN AIR CONDITIONING SPECIALIST HV HC COMMITTED TO THEY WORK? THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO ONLY BE TEN
YEARS OLD. >> THEY DO WORK? WHAT IS THE ROADMAP FOR THOSE TWO UNITS.
ARE WE GOING TO MOVE THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE, WHAT'S OUR PLAN
WITH THOSE? >> AT THE MOMENT THE PLAN WOULD
BE TO RECYCLE THEM. >> SO I SEE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US AS A COUNTY TO GRAB TWO GOOD 8-TON UNITS AND PUT THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE. I THINK THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA FOR US. SOMETHING GOOD TO COME OUT OF THIS QUESTIONING AT LEAST. ANYTHING ELSE COMMISSIONER.
>> WAS RECYCLING PARTIER BID. >> YES.
>> SO WOULD HAVE TO CHANGE THAT.
>> IT WOULDN'T CHANGE IT IF WE WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT
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WITH THEM. >> THANK YOU'S LETTER.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND AND WE'VE HAD CONVERSATION AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE IMAGES. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[27. Discussion and possible action to authorize the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Hays County Veteran's Treatment Court and Restorative Pathways, LLC related to counseling services to individual veterans and/or their family members. INGALSBE/JOHNSON]
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE HAYS COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT BOARD AND RESTAURANT OF LLC R RELATED TO COUNSELING SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUAL VETERANS AND/OR
FAMILY MEMBERS. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND
PERIOD. >> JUDGE, I JUST WANT TO SAY, THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN WORKING THIS CONTRACT UP. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE CARE THAT WE TAKE FOR OUR VETERANS. WE APPROVED SOMETHING SIMILAR NOT TOO LONG AGO FOR COUNSELING SERVICES AND OF COURSE OUR VETERANS EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRAUMA, NEEDING DIFFERENT TYPES OF COUNSELING, AND YET THIS IS ANOTHER SERVICE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THEM. I KNOW THERE ARE, SOMEBODY IS HEAR FROM THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO COME
UP AND SPEAK. >> OKAY THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU LIKE, SINCE YOU TOOK THE TIME TO BE HERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THIS AGENDA ITEM, AND PLEASE, IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND YOU APPROACH.
[INAUDIBLE] >> JUDGE THOMPSON IS IN TRIAL RIGHT NOW. HE COULDN'T MAKE IT HERE.
THIS AGREEMENT BETWEEN VETERANS COURT ACTUALLY GIVES US ANOTHER TREATMENT OPTION FOR VETERANS. OUR CORE TEAM RIGHT NOW IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR IMPROVEMENT IN WHAT WE DO.
THIS GIVES US ANOTHER OPTION FOR THE VETERANS IN THE COURT.
SHE IS ONE OF FIVE OTHER LOCAL PROVIDERS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES. ALL OF THEM ARE VERY FLEXIBLE IN THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE AND THEY WORK WITH US TO KEEP COST DOWN SO THIS IS JUST ANOTHER OPTION THAT WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR PROCESS MOVING AND IMPROVE OUR SERVICES.
>> WE APPRECIATE WHAT Y'ALL DO. GENUINELY GRATEFUL.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND AND PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
[28. Discussion and possible action to authorize execution of a technical assistance letter regarding the development of a program to finance land conservation and recreation within Hays County. SHELL]
DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE LETTER REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO FINANCE LAND COVERS CONSERVATION WITHIN HAYSCOUNTY. >> AND WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. CATHERINE ROMANS.
>> GOOD MORNING JUDGE, GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.
MY NAME IS CATHERINE ROMANS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HILL COUNTRY ALLIANCE AND I'M REALLY HERE TO JUST EXPRESS OUR GRATITUDE FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THIS COMMISSIONERS SUPPORT INFORMING THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMISSION AND TAKING ON THIS VISIONARY PLANNING EFFORT TO PLAN FOR THE OPEN SPACES IN THE PARKS INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE HAYS COUNTY COMMUNITIES THAT WILL NEED WELL INTO THE FUTURE, ESPECIALLY AS THIS COUNTY GROWS.
THIS TECHNICAL ED ASSISTANCE LETTER KIND OF REPRESENTS THE CULMINATION OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN A NUMBER OF LOCAL PARTNERS INCLUDING HILL COUNTRY ALLIANCE AS WELL AS THE WATERSHED ASSOCIATION AND SEVERAL PARTNERS HERE IN TEXAS AND WE ALSO HAVE NATIONAL CHAPTERS.
THIS LETTER REALLY ALLOWS US TO ACCESS GRANT FUNDING AND SUPPORT RESEARCH THAT WE HOPE WILL BE HELPFUL AS THE COUNTY MOVES FORWARD WITH ADVISORY COMMISSION AND THE RESEARCH IT NEEDS TO HELP FUND. I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COMMISSIONER, MOTION. >> MOTION AND A SECOND PERIOD
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COMMENTS. >> IF APPROVED IT WOULD REQUIRE YOUR SIGNATURE AND I BELIEVE IT'S A COMMITMENT BY THE COUNTY FOR ANY FUNDING FOR ANYTHING IN THE FUTURE EXCEPT TO HAVE SOME OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS REACH OUT AND SEE WE HAVE JUST RECONVENED AND IT WAS THIS PAST SATURDAY. AS WE CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH THEIR WORK AND LOOK AT POTENTIAL PROJECTS AND OUR MASTER PLAN, I THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE SOME GOOD INFORMATION FOR US TO HAVE AS WE DO THAT WORK. I APPRECIATE Y'ALL SUPPORT.
>> I WASN'T IN THE AREA WHEN THEY MEANT FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I THANK KAREN FOR ALLOWING THE OPPORTUNITY TO WELCOME THE NEW COMMISSION. I AM GENUINELY GRATEFUL AND EXCITED ABOUT THE WORK BEING DONE.
I AM VERY OPTIMISTIC THAT THIS WILL BE A WONDERFUL END RESULT AND IT IS A COMPLEX MULTIPRONGED NECESSITY OF THINGS AND MY BIGGEST HOPE IS PEOPLE DON'T THINK THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PUT THE CART IN FRONT OF THE HORSE. SE IN WHAT WE ARE DOING SEEKING CONVERSATIONS IN GRANT FUNDING. THERE ARE NO FOREGONE CONCLUSIONS ON ANY LEVEL OR ANY FRONT.
MY HOPE IS, AND I BELIEVE THAT'S HOW IT WILL UNFOLD, THAT WE WILL CREATE A GOOD BODY OF WORK THAT SHARES WITH THIS COMMISSION TO SHARE WITH THE COMMUNITY. [INAUDIBLE] TO FUND OR PRESSURE AN ORGANIZATION TO DO ANYTHING.
IT'S PURELY AT THIS MOMENT IN TIME FACILITATING AND OPENING ALL CHANNELS SO WE CAN FIND THE MOST USEFUL WAYS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH WHATEVER MAY COME FORTH. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE THAT TIME TO DOUBLE DOWN ON THERE ARE NO PRE-EARMARKED DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR SPENDING OR FOR GOALS OR FOR BONDS.
THERE'S NOTHING THAT I'M AWARE OF THAT IS WRITTEN DOWN ON SOME BOARDS SOMEWHERE THAT SAYS THIS IS THE TARGET, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO PUSH FOR. NOPE, NONE OF THAT STUFF.
THIS IS A TRULY ORGANIC EFFORT TO GET THE FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ON WHAT THEY FIND USEFUL AND IMPORTANT.
AND SO THIS IS JUST PART OF THAT PROCESS SO WE CAN MAXIMIZE GRANT
EFFORTS. >> JUDGE, I APPRECIATE THOSE COMMENTS AND THE COMMENTS FROM MY OTHER COLLEAGUE.
IN THE PAST WE'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO WORK WITH PROPERTY OWNERS WHO WANT TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY FROM DEVELOPMENT AND I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT THERE AND SEE IF THERE IS STILL LAND THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR THAT, BUT I AGREE THERE IS NO FOREGONE CONCLUSIONS ON ANYTHING THAT AS WE DEVELOP THIS PLAN, AND SPEAK TO PROPERTY OWNERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES I BELIEVE WE CAN DEVELOP SOMETHING THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH AT SOME POINT THAT THIS COURT DETERMINES WOULD BE THAT TIME TO MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> IF WE DON'T TELL THE NARRATIVE, SOMEONE ELSE WILL.
[32. Discussion related to the Hays County inmate population, to include current population counts and costs. BECERRA]
>> PLEASE OPEN 32. >> DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE HAYS COUNTY INMATE POPULATION WITH THE CURRENT POPULATION.
[INAUDIBLE] >> THE SHERIFF EVERY MONDAY PROVIDES MY OFFICE WITH REPORT OF THE JAIL POPULATION AND THIS WEEK'S REPORT HAS OUR CAPACITY, THAT CAPACITY HASN'T CHANGED UNTIL THE NEW EXPANSION TAKES PLACE.
IT IS CURRENTLY 362 BUT JAIL STANDARDS ASKS US TO HOLD 10% OPEN WHICH LOWERS OUR CAPACITY TO 311.
THE JAIL'S DAILY AVERAGE WAS 552.
PEAK WAS 557 ON MARCH 5 FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 1 THROUGH MARCH 7, 2020. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR OUTSOURCING INMATES THIS WEEK IS $82193.
THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF OUTSOURCED MALES IS 198 AND FEMALES ARE NINE. THIS WEEK'S INMATES WERE HOUSED IN THE FELLING COUNTIES. BELL, BURNETT, CALDWELL, FORT BEND, WATERLOO BAY, TRAVIS AND WALKER.
AND, AT THE TURN OF THE MONTH THE SHERIFF ADDS A LITTLE REPORT WHICH IS ALSO GOOD TO READ WHICH IS DURING THE MONTH OF FEBR
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FEBRUARY 2020, THE COUNTY JAIL TRUSTEES WORKED A TOTAL OF 4164.58 HOURS AT AN AVERAGE ESTIMATED RATE OF $12.HOUR FOR A SAVINGS OF $49974.96 FOR THAT MONTH.
THE JOBS PERFORMED BY THESE TRUSTEES RANGE FROM KITCHEN, LAUNDRY, CLEANING WITHIN THE FACILITY AND SPECIAL PROJECT ASSIGNMENTS. THERE IS NO BURN BAN SO WE DO NOT NEED TO OPEN THAT ONE. , AND IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, A
MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> OH, THAT'S RIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT.
COMING BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION WE HAVE AN AGENDA ITEM THAT IS ASKING FOR A MOTION, AND THAT WAS AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 29.
>> WE HAVE AN OPEN 29 YET SO COMMISSIONER, AGENDA ITEM 30.
[30. Executive Session pursuant to Sections 551.071 and 551.074 of the Texas Government Code: consultation with counsel and deliberation regarding all individual positions in Hays County Victim Services, C.I.D., Patrol, Dispatch, and Crime Scene Investigation Unit. Possible discussion and/or action may follow in open Court. INGALSBE]
>> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE AUTHORIZE A COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND TONYA GLENN IN ASSOCIATES RELATED TO COUNSELING FOR DESIGNATED FIRST RESPONDERS AS
DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. >> SECOND.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND BECKONED.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.