[00:00:13] >> WE CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THIS MORNING'S INVOCATION WILL BE LED BY REVEREND STELLA BURKE HALTER OF UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. IF YOU WILL PLEASE ALL RISE. >> IT'S HONOR TO BE WITH YOU TODAY. FROM THE BOOK OF PSALMS. THE BOOK OF PSALMS CONTAINS OVER AND OVER A PRAYER THAT SAYS HOW LONG OH, LORD. AND THAT HAS BEEN THE PRAYER OF MY HEART LATELY OH, LORD HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO LIVE LIKE WE'RE LIVING NOW. WITH THAT PSALM IN MIND LET US PRAY. OH, LORD HOW LONG? HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE BROKEN WORLD WITH SO MANY BROKEN THINGS? WITH DISEASE AND FEAR ALL AROUND US. WE ON YOU OH, LORD. YOU ARE THE GOD WHO SEES ALL AND YOU SEE INTO EVERY HEART HERE, AND SO WE ACKNOWLEDGE, LORD, THAT TODAY IS A MIRACLE. IT'S A MIRACLE WE ALL GOT OUT OF BED AND KEPT GOING THIS MORNING. AND SO LORD, WE PRAY FOR YOUR STRENGTH AND PROTECTION, AS WE WAIT AND WORK FOR A BETTER WORLD THAT YOU WOULD JUST FILL US WITH YOUR GRACE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE PUTTING ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER, MAKING OUR WORLD, OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE. BLESS THESE PEOPLE THIS DAY. GIVE US THE STRENGTH AND THE SENSITIVITY WE NEED AS WE HOLD ON AND CONTINUE TO DO YOUR WILL. THIS WEEK. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD,ED ADVISABLE WITH LIBOW OWE INDIVISIBLE -- WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HON OR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDI INDIVISIBLE. >> DOCTOR, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER JONES? >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> HERE. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> HERE. >> AND JUDGE BECERRA. >> HERE. [Public Comments] SO PUBLIC COMMENTS IS THE WAY WE HAVE SHIFTED OUR AGENDA QUITE SOMETIME AGO. AND BASED ON THE CURRENT EVENTS, I'M GLAD WE DID THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE QUITE A FEW OF YOU IN THE COURTROOM AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME TO DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO KEEP US ALL AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. AND SO ONCE YOUR AGENDA ITEM -- I'M NOT FORCING YOU OUT. I WANT TO CLARIFY, THANK YOU. ONCE YOUR AGENDA ITEM HAS BEEN READ IF YOU CAN FIND A WAY TO GO TELEADVISED WE ASK YOU THAT LEAVE THE COURTROOM. NOW IF YOU WANT TO STICK AROUND, THAT'S OK, BUT JUST KNOW THAT OUR BAIL OF HAS BEEN INSTRUCTED TO HAND ME, WHICH HE JUST HAS, HAND ME THE AGENDA HIGHLIGHTING WHO IS HERE FOR WHAT AGENDA ITEM NUMBERS. SO THAT WE CAN MOST EFFICIENTLY TAKE CARE OF YOU AND KEEP YOU MOVING, AND EMPTY THE COURTROOM AND GO REMOTELY FOR THE REST OF IT. WE HAVE A PRETTY ROBUST LIST OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT IS THIS VERY PROCESS, WHETHER SOMEONE AGREES WITH YOU OR NOT, IT IS THIS VERY PROCESS THAT MAKES US THE WONDER COUNTRY THAT WE ARE. SO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO DO THIS TODAY. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO HAVE SUBMITTED A PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WITNESS FORM WILL NOW HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON NONAGENDA-RELATED TOPICS. 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. ALL COMMENTS ARE OPINIONS UNTO THE SPEAKER AND ARE NOT MEANT TO BE NECESSARILY CONSTRUED AS TRUTH. PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS AND LANGUAGE CIVIL AND RESPECTFUL, OR YOU WILL FORFEIT THE REMAINDER OF YOUR TIME. IN THE SPIRIT OF RESPECT, PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES. AND OUR FIRST SPEAKER AND I USUALLY ALLOW FOR THE TIMER TO GO OFF AND FOR YOU TO COMPLETE YOUR THOUGHTS, BUT I WANT TO A LITTLE CLOSER TO IT BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF FOLKS THAT ARE HERE. SO WHEN THE TIMER GOES OFF, PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL FOR THE NEXT SPEAKER AND EVERYONE ELSE THAT ARE RUNNING THIS MEETING. PLEASE WHEN THE TIMER GOES OFF, [00:05:04] DO YOUR VERY BEST TO END IT. FIRST UP WE HAVE MR. DAN LYON. >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE BECERRA AND COMMISSIONERS. HAPPY BASTILLE AND ELECTION RUNOFF DAY. THERE ARE MANY SIMILARITIES BETWEEN BASTILLE DAY AND ELECTION DAY. PEOPLE FORMED IN RABID REPUBLICAN MOBS DURING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION TO GET WHAT THEY WANTED. PEOPLE FORM IN RABID MOBS TODAY, I.E. DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS TO GET WHAT THEY WANT ON ELECTION DAY. REVOLUTIONARIES STORMED BASTILLE A HANDFUL OF LUNATICS. TODAY PEOPLE STORM COMMISSIONERS COURT SPEAK TO A HANDFUL OF -- WELL YOU GET THE PICTURE. SPEAKING OF LUNACY, RESIDING OVER A DEFENDANT $779 MILLION IS WELL YOU GET THE PICTURE ONCE AGAIN. WHAT TO ME IS EVEN MORE BAFFLING IS THAT A MAJORITY OF YOU CLAIM TO BE CONSERVATIVE. THE FACT IS THAT THE CONTINUING POPULATION GROWTH AND THE RECENT COLLAPSE IN INTEREST RATES ARE THE ONLY THINGS THAT ARE KEEPING THIS LEAKY VESSEL AFLOAT. THE MISMANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS IS APPALLING. THE RESPONSIBLE TODDLER CAN DO BETTER. WHEN ARE YOU FOLKS GOING TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR SPENDING? ARE YOU PURPOSELY TRYING TO BANKRUPT THE COUNTY? LET'S GET TO THE DISBURSEMENTS. WE'VE GOT BURNETT COUNTY TREASURE PRESCRIPTIONS $150. SAME THING BURNETT COUNTY TREASURER MARCH 2020 INMATE HOUSING. $26,850. BURNETT COUNTY IN MAY HOUSING $974,000. CALDWELL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE MAY 20TH INMATE HOUSING $2728. JUNE INMATE HOUSING $1860. FORT BEND COUNTY TREASURER MAY INMATE HOUSING A WHOPPING $123,640. GUADELUPE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT MARCH 2020 INMATE HOUSING $24,000. MAY 2020 INMATE HOUSING 15 HSHTION $500 -- $15,500. WALKER COUNTY TREASURER $1209. WELL PATH LLC AUGUST 2020 HEALTH HTH CARE FOR THE JAIL. A $53,138.19. I-COURT TECH SWAP ROBOT FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. WE'VE GOT TEN DISBURSEMENTS FOR $104,853.39. WE WERE ALL HOPING THAT THE DRONES THEY GOT WOULD KEEP THEM BUSY FOR A WHILE, BUT NOW THEY HAVE GOT TO GO TO ROBOTS ALSO. PERFORMANCE SERVICES INCORPORATED, ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAM COUNTYWIDE OPERATIONS. WE'VE GOT. [BOOEPG] >> $59,738.80 AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY DO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU MR. LYON FOR WRAPPING UP AS QUICKLY AS YOU COULD. NEXT UP WE HAVE DELANE VAN DEWALL. IF YOU WILL PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONER -- COMMISSIONERS. I'M A RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF KIMBERLY AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CONCERNS OVER POST-DEVELOPMENT IN OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF CARNEY LANE IN PIN ONTRAIL AND ALTHOUGH THIS IS A QUIET RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THE DEVELOPER IF THIS PARTICULAR LOT LOT 35, WANTS TO PUT HIS COMMERCIAL BUSINESS, WHICH IS A HEAVY CONSTRUCTION CRIMENT. HE'S GOING TO BRING OUT SOME -- EQUIPMENT. HE'S GOING TO BRING OUT SOME FUEL TANKS AND ALSO HAVE AN OFFICE FOR HIS SEVEN EMPLOYEES. HE'S ALREADY PUT UP A 10-FOOT COMMERCIAL FENCE WITH BARBED WIRE AT THE TOP AND TWO VERY LARGE ENTRANCE EXITS THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE A SEMI-TRUCK IF NEEDED. SO I ALL OF YOU HAVE A PACKET THAT WE HAVE GIVEN OUT, AND IF YOU WOULD KINDLY LOOK AT THAT MAP OF LOT 35 IS TOWARDS THE BOTTOM. IT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE. YOU CAN SEE THAT'S AT CORNER OF CARNEY LANE AND PINION TRAIL. CARNEY LANE IS THE ONLY ROAD FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO ENTER OR LEAVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE ONLY WAY TO GET TO THAT LOT 35 OR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS ON CARNEY LANE AND OUR JUNIOR [00:10:04] HIGH AND OUR HIGH SCHOOL IS ALSO LOCATED ON CARNEY LANE. SO THESE ARE ALL DEAD END STREETS AND YOU ONLY ACCESS HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR HIGH KIDS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS. THREE DIFFERENT NEIGHBOR HODS AROUND THAT AREA AROUND THE SCHOOL. -- NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND THAT AREA AROUND THE SCHOOL. IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO ACCESS THOSE PROPERTIES. THE BLUE AREA IS AN AREA OF CONCERN. THED AREAS ARE ALL THE RES -- THE RED AREAS ARE ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO STRONGLY OPPOSE THIS CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THEY HAVE ALL SIGNED A PET COMMISSION IS ATTACHED AFTER THE MAPS. -- PETITION WHICH IS ATTACHED AFTER THE MAPS. YOU CAN GLANCE AT. THAT YOU CAN SEE THERE'S OVERWHELMING SUPPORT OF ALL THE RESIDENTS IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. SO OF COURSE, WE'RE AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN WHO GO TO SCHOOL. I HAVE A KID THAT GOES TO JUNIOR HIGH, A KID THAT GOES TO HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT UP THE ROAD. IF YOU LOOK AT THAT MAP YOU CAN SEE HALF A MILE FROM THAT PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT UP CARNEY LANE WHERE THE KIDS ARE WALKING TO AND FROM SCHOOL EACH DAY. THEY CROSS OVER CARNEY LANE ALL DAY LONG ACCESSING THE DIFFERENT FACILITIES BETWEEN THE JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL AND THE TRAINED FACILITIES AND THERE'S ALSO KIDS RIDING THEIR BIKES AND DRIVING ALONG CARNEY LANE. OUR OTHER WORRY IS ABOUT THE THE OF THE RESIDENTS, SINCE THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE FUEL TANKS THERE. OF COURSE, THEY ARE CONCERNED ABOUT GAS TANK EXPLOSIONS. BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL DEAD ENDS THESE ARE AT THE ENTRANCE OF OUR STREET. THERE'S NO WAY OUT FOR ANY OF US. SO WE ARE PLEADING WITH ALSO THE HAYS COUNTY FIRE MARSHALL. [BEEPING] WE'RE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT THE FACT HE'S KNOWINGLY VIOLATING OUR RESTRICTIONS, AND WE'RE WORRIED, OF COURSE, ABOUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WELL BEING AND PROPERTY VALUES. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP WE HAVE MR. DWAYNE YORK. >> JUDGE CARL AND COMMISSIONERS, I APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU IN REGARDS TO THE CARNEY LANE ISSUE THAT WAS JUST ADDRESSED. AND IN 2019 WE DID OUR ANNUAL CAMPUS SAFETY AUDIT DONE BY THE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AND TWO THINGS STOOD OUT AT JUNIOR HIGH AND THE HIGH SCHOOL, AND THAT WAS THE MASSIVE TRAFFIC THAT'S CREATED ON CARNEY LANE. AND ESPECIALLY WHENEVER WE HAVE CONSTRUCTION. CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES. SO WHAT WE DID WAS THAT WE SPENT $38,000 BECAUSE PART OF THIS ROAD IS A WIMBERLEY CITY OF WIMBERLEY ROAD. THE OTHER PART IS HAYS COUNTY. SO ON THE WIMBERLEY SIDE OF CARNEY LANE WE SPENT $38,000 BUILDING SPEED HUMPS, CROSSWALKS AND PUTTING UP FLASHING LIGHTS BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF THE KIDS, AS WAS SPOKEN JUST A SECOND AGO THAT CROSS THAT -- CROSS CARNEY LANE ALL THE TIME. SO WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS. WE HIRED A SECURITY GUARD, SPECIFICALLY AT HIGH SCHOOL. HIS NUMBER ONE JOB IS TO TAKE CARE OF THE PARKING LOT AREA, MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE EXTERIOR DOORS OF THE HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR HIGH ARE SECURE. BUT IN THE AFTERNOON HE SPENDS TIME WITH MY PRINCIPALS TO GET OUT THERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND DIRECT TRAFFIC. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS THAT CONCERNED ME. MOST OF IT CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES. A LOT OF IT IS WITH FLATBED TRAILERS. THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF SPEED HUMPS OR THEY DON'T CARE. THEY COME PLOWING THROUGH THERE AND YOU CAN IMAGINE THE DEBRIS THAT FALLS OFF CARNEY LANE. OUR BUSES ARE COMING THROUGH AND THEY ARE TRYING TO CUT IN BETWEEN OUR BUSES. IT IS VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. AND I FEEL LIKE THE MORE CARNEY LANE HAS DEVELOPED COMMERCIALLY THAT THE SAFETY OF OUR KIDS ARE REALLY AT RISK. THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT I HAVE DRIVEN ALL THROUGH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY ARE EXACTLY RIGHT. THERE'S FUEL TANKS AND THERE IS A FIRE. I DON'T KNOW HOW THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET OUT. WE CAN'T EVEN RUN OUR BUSES DOWN THESE ROADS. THEY ARE TOO NARROW. IF ONCOMING TRAFFIC COMES OUR BUS HAS TO GO CLEAR OVER, I MEAN REALLY OFF THE ROAD COMPLETELY FOR TRAFFIC TO COME OUT OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. SO I WOULD REALLY LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER WHAT THESE RESIDENTS ARE WANTING HAYS COUNTY TO, DO THE COURT TO DO AND I JUST DON'T [00:15:03] KNOW A SAFE WAY TO GET AROUND THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT. I'VE BEEN THERE. I'VE SEEN IT. MS. VANDEWALL WAS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. THAT IS THERE ARE BUILDING GATES FOR LARGE CONSTRUCTION. I'LL STOP THERE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MR. YORK. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MISS ELAINE, DR. ELAINE HANSEN CARDENAS. >> HI. I'M ELAINE CARDENAS A RESIDENT OF WIMBERLEY AND I'M SPEAKING HERE AS A CITIZEN OF THE COUNTY NOT AS MY CAPACITY AS COUNTY CLERK. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS ALONG WITH MY NEIGHBORS ABOUT WHAT WE UNDERSTAND TO BE THE PLANNED USE OF THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S JUST TWO DOORS DOWN FROM MY HOUSE. WE UNDERSTAND IT TO BE CONSTRUCTION LARGE ABOVE GROUND STORAGE TANKS FOR GASOLINE, AND THE REFUELING OF TANKERS. THE -- DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS VERY LIMITED AUTHORITY FOR DEALING WITH THIS KIND OF A SITUATION, AND YET I URGE YOU TO EXERCISE WHATEVER REGULATORY AUTHORITY YOU HAVE AND POWER THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROTECTING THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH OF OUR CITIZENS. I KNOW THAT THE LOCAL COUNTY CODE DOES AUTHORIZE YOU TO DEAL WITH A NUMBER OF THREATS IN THE COMMUNITY, THINGS LIKE PRAIRIE DOGS OF ALL THINGS AND OTHER SORT OF DANGEROUS OR DESTRUCTIVE ANIMALS. HERBICIDES, ALL KINDS OF TRASH, THINGS LIKE THAT. IN THIS CASE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HAZMAT, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS AS DEFINED BY THE FEDERAL GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. BENZINE WHICH IS A COMPONENT OF GASOLINE IS A KNOWN CARCINOGEN. AND THEORS AND FUMES THAT WOULD BE RELEASED -- VAPORS AND FUMES ARE CARCINOGEN. MORE THAN THAT IS THE LIKELY POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION. AS OTHERS HAVE POINTED OUT, THIS IS A SMALL COMMUNITY OF 150 HOUSES, FAIRLY DENSELY PACKED ON CUL-DE-SACS OR SHORT ROADS LEADING OFF CARNEY LANE. AND THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO ESCAPE FOR THE CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED PEOPLE LIKE MY BED-RIDDEN HUSBAND SHOULD THERE BE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT IN THE COMMUNITY. THERE ARE THE CHILDREN. THERE'S AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, A MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL JUST UP THE STREET. AND, BY THE WAY, COUNTY EMPLOYEES AT THE TRANSFER STATION WOULD ALSO BE BLOCKED AND AT RISK. SO I'M NOT AN OPPONENT OF THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY. I'M DEPENDENT ON IT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. I UNDERSTAND ITS VALUE TO THE ECONOMYS AND I CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANYBODY PROFITING FROM IT. BUT THIS KIND OF AN INDUSTRIAL OPERATION THAT PUTS PEOPLE AT RISK IS NOT SUITABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY LIKE THIS. IT'S SIMPLY NOT SAFE. SO I'M ASKING YOU TO DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO LEND SUPPORT OR GUIDANCE OR HELP TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION THAT WILL KEEP OUR RESIDENTS SAFE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, DR. CARDENAS. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MR. CARLA LEBLANC. >> WE WOULD LIKE TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TODAY TO THE FACTS REGARDING LOT 35 OF LEAH ACRES. YOUR HONOR AND COMMISSIONERS, IN THE PACKET WE HAND YOU IN THE BEGINNING CONTAINED THE ORIGINAL DEED RESTRICTIONS WHICH THE DIRECTOR OF HAYS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ADVISE US ARE STILL VALID AND ENFORCED. THESE DEED RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH BY AUSTIN CATERING SERVICES FOR LEAH ACRES ON JANUARY 20TH, 1971, SPECIFICALLY STATE AND I QUOTE, THE PREMISES SHALL BE USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES ONLY AND NO COMMERCIAL BUSINESS OR TRADE SHALL BE CARRIED ON ANY OF THE TRACKS IN SAID SUBDIVISION. THE FIRST PARAGRAPH THE REFLAT NOTES OF MARCH 20TH, 2019 REFLAT BY THE OWNER READS, QUOTE, CONSENT TO ALL PLATTE RESTRICTIONS HERETOFORE GRANTED. THE SECOND PARAGRAPH THE SUBJECT REPLATTE READS I THE OWNER OF THE LAND CERTIFY THIS PLATTE DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ANY COVENANTS OR RESTRICTIONS. HAYS COUNTY THE SERVICES CONFIRM A COMMERCIAL SITE FOR HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AND A [00:20:01] REFUELING STATION ARE ACTUALLY PLANNED FOR LOT 35 LEE ACRES. WE JUST WISH TO RESOLVE THE DISPARATE BETWEEN THE ORIGINAL DEED RESTRICTIONS ENFORCED AND THE AGREEMENT AND REQUESTED REPLATTE. WHAT IS BEING APPROVED TO ACTUALLY TAKE PLACE ON THE VARIANCE OF LOT 35 LEE ACRES? WE CALL ON YOU TO USE YOUR RIGHTFUL AUTHORITY DESCRIBED IN THE 2018 GUIDE TO TEXAS LAWS FOR COUNTY OFFICIALS UNDER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT RESPONSIBILITY NUMBER TEN. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE. PROPERTY CODE CHAPTER 203. MAY ENFORCE DEED RESTRICTIONS AND COUNTIES WITH A POPULATION EXCEEDING 200,000. HAYS COUNTY HAVING A POPULATION OF OVER 230,000. AND NUMBER EIGHT REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITY THE ADVISE STATUTORILY SPECIFIED REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITIES ADDITIONALLY IN SOME CASES THEY HAVE AN ADVISORY ROLE WITH STATE AGENCIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, MAY ADOPT AND ENFORCE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS. SECTION 20, 232.001 AND SECTION 242.001. THE STAKES ARE HIGH FOR THE SAFETY AS MANY AS 2,000 RESIDENTS WITHIN 3/10 OF A MILE FROM THE PROJECTED FUELING STATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MISS SHIRLEY SCHULTZ. >> THANK YOUED COMMISSIONERS FOR HEARING US READ THE VARIANCE OF LOT 35 AND LEE ACRES ALSO KNOWN AS 101 PINION TRAIL TO THE FIRE MARSHALL. THE -- FIRE MARSHAL. THE ENTER RAFENSE SUBDIVISION ON WIMBERLEY. WE BRING THE COMMUNITY'S VOICE WITH 98% OF THE LANDOWNERS WITHIN THE CITY OF WIMBERLEY CITY LIMITS. GREEN ACRES SUBDIVISION ALL OBJECT TO THIS HAZARDOUS SITE AND HAVE SIGNED THE PETITION. WE HAVE A HOST, A COURTROOM FULL OF PEOPLE, RESIDENTS ATTENDING TODAY FROM THE -- FROM THESE SUBDIVISIONS MENTIONED. THE PROJECT WAS SHUT DOWN LAST YEAR IN JUNE. THE VARIANCE BEING APPLIED FOR AGAIN THIS YEAR. THE HAYS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES VERIFIED TO ME THAT THE SUBJECT VARIANCE OR SUBDIVIDE WILL BE USED FOR HEAVY CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT SAT WITH THE FUELING STATION YET THE REPLATTE NOTES STATE THAT THE OPPOSITE SAYING IT WILL UPHOLD ALL THE RESIDENTIAL ONLY DEED RESTRICTIONS AS YOU HEARD READ. THE COMMISSIONERS COURT LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 232.002 STATES THAT YOU HAVE THE POWER TO APPROVE OR REFUSE TO APPROVE PLATTES. THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SECTION OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE IN SECTION 232.2005 ALSO STATES YOU THAT FILE FILE AN TOOKS ENFORCE SUBDIVISION REQUIREMENTS. YOU HEARD THE CONCERNS OF KIMBERLY ISD. I SPOKE WITH THE HAYS COUNTY EXPRESSING CONCERNS OF UNREGULATING FUELING STATIONS WITH ANYWHERE FROM 5,0001500 GALLONS OF FUEL A FIRE COULD TRAVEL ACCORDING TO THE U.S. THE SERVICE DATA, A CONSERVATIVE 6 MILES AN HOUR AND BY THAT CALCULATION IT 3/10 OF A MILE IN THREE TO FIVE MINUTES. A FIRE REACHING THE SCHOOL TRAPPING HUNDREDS OF RESIDENTS AS YOU HEARD BRAND THERE WAS EVEN AWAIVER A FIRE. THIS WAS ALSO CONFIRMED BY 25-YEAR VETERAN FIREMAN IN OUR AREA AS HOW IT'S POSSIBLE. ON THE HAYS COUNTY RECORD ONE OF THE OWNERS OF LOT 35 HAS A CERTIFICATION OF VIOLATION FOR SUBJECT TANK MANAGEMENT BURNING DURING A BURN BAN AND CHARGE OF CRIMINAL MISCHIEF. THERE ARE MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. SHOULD THE OWNER RECEIVE A BUILDING PERM FRIDAY THE HAYS COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL? WOULD THE REPLAT VARIANCE ENABLE BREAK THE DEED RESTRICTIONS? WILL THEY BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A PERM FRIDAY THE TCQ THE STATE FOREDING MULTIPLE STOURJ TANKS IN THE EDWARDS AQUIFER. WILL THEY MEET THE TEXAS REQUIREMENTS OF HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE OF 361.003? WILL THE OWN VER APPLE ATTORNEY -- AMSPACE, COMPLY WITH TRANSPORTATION REGULATION OVERSIZE OVERWEIGHT? WE APPEAL TO THE ELECTED OFFICIALS TO CONSIDER THE SAFETY AND RISK FACTORS FOR 2,000 PEOPLE. [00:25:05] CAN WE WITH GOOD CONSCIENCE AND DUE DILIGENCE APPROVE THIS VARIANCE? THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> NEXT UP WE HAVE JEROME MICHAEL MCLOUGHLIN. >> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO US. I ONLY RECENTLY LEARNED ABOUT THIS, SO I DON'T HAVE ANY PREPARED STATEMENTS OR LEGAL JUSTIFICATIONS FOR SAYING WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY. BUT I'M IN THE LOGISTICS BUSINESS WORK OUT OF MY HOME. I'M ALSO AN ARTIST SO I HAVE A HOME IN STUDIO APPROXIMATELY 150 GRARDS THE PROPOSED LOCATION. AS YOU MAY KNOW AT -- YARDS -- AS YOU MAY KNOW AT END OF CARNEY LANE WE HAVE A RECYCLING CENTER SO THERE'S CONSTANT EQUIPMENT MOVING UP AND DOUCHB CARNEY LANE AT RECYCLING CENTER -- DOWN -- DAMAGING THE ROADS CREATING ALL SORTS OF HAZARDS FOR THE CHILDREN, THE RESIDENTS, AND ANIMALS OF THE AREA. AND WE ALSO -- WE ALSO HAVE CONSTANT DEBRIS THAT'S ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SITE 35 HAVING ALSO HEAVY EQUIPMENT, BUT IN ADDITION THE POSSIBLE REFUELING STATIONS, I WAS A BITED AND APPALLED, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU -- A BIT SHOCKED AND APPALLED, TO BE HONEST WIT YOU. GIVEN THE FACT THE AREA IS MAINLY RESIDENTIAL, AND IT IS AS YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW THIS TIME OF YEAR EXTREMELY DRY. SHOULD THERE BE ANY KIND OF SPARK OR FIRE RESULTING IN 500 TO 1500 GALLON TANKS IN THE AREA WE'RE GOING TO SEE WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTION, LOSS OF LIFE, AND NOT ONLY TO THE PROPERTY, AND TO THE ANIMALS, BUT THE PEOPLE AND THE CHILDREN THAT IS IN THE SCHOOLS AT THE END OF THE ROAD. SO I GUESS MY ONLY REASON FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING IS A BIT OF AN EMOTIONAL PLEA TO SAY, PLEASE CONSIDER THE HUMAN FACTORS THAT WILL TAKE PLACE, SHOULD THIS STRICTLY COMMERCIAL INTEREST TAKE PLACE. I'M A LIVE AND LET LIVE KIND OF PERSON. THAT'S HOW I LIVE MY LIFE BUT THIS ISN'T ABOUT LIVING. THIS IS REALLY ABOUT SELFISH COMMERCIAL INTEREST AND THE LIVES OF M-THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. -- LIVES OF MANY THIS MORNING. >> THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. NEXT UP MS. KAREN ROBINS. DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? I'M SORRY. THERE IT IS. LAUREN ROBINS. GOOD DAY. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US. >> YES, MA'AM. >> I'M A LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST AS WELL AS I HAVE A STUDIO WHERE PEOPLE COME FOR MEDITATION, YOGA AND EXERCISE. I FEEL HAD A THIS WOULD AFFECT THE -- AFFECT THE PEOPLE WHO COME TO THIS AREA, AND THEY HAVE BEEN COMING TO MY PLACE FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS NOW, AND THEY CONSIDER IT A PLACE OF SOLACE AND HEALING. I FEEL THAT THIS WOULD UPSET WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOK FORWARD TO, EXCUSE ME. I GREW UP -- MY CHILDHOOD, MY EARLY CHILDHOOD WAS ON A MAIN STREET, AND I WOULD HEAR TRUCKS AND BUSES AND LOUD NOISES, AND I KNOW ONCE I MOVED HERE TO WIMBERLEY THE EFFECT ON MY NERVOUS SYSTEM CHANGED, AND A LOT OF NERVOUS DISORDERS COME FROM SOUNDS THAT ARE NOT AMENABLE TO THE BODY. AND THE THRAUKS WOULD INFLUENCE -- TRUCKS THAT WOULD INFLUENCE THE SOLACE OF THE BODY, WHICH WE MOVED HERE TO WIMBERLEY FOR THAT REASON. TO BEING IN A PLACE OF QUIET AND RESPECT FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD BE MITIGATED. SO LET THEM MOVE OTHERWISE TO ANOTHER PLACE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. NEXT UP, WE HAVE MISS LESLIE E. NAVARRO., JUDGE AND [00:30:07] COMMISSIONERS FOR LETTING ME SPEAK. MY HUSBAND AND I MOVED TO CARNEY LANE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM LOT 35 IN 2017. WE APPRECIATE THE FRIENDLY QUIET CLONE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE OUR HOME IS LOCATED. -- CLEAN. LOT 35 IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR HOME. IF A LOUD DUSTY, SMELLY INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS WITH HEAVY TRUCKS AND FUEL TANKS IS PERMITTED TO OPERATE AT LOT 35, IT WILL BRING DOWN PROPERTY VALUES AND CAUSE EYESORE FOR US TO SEE FROM OUR PORCH AND OUR HOME EVERY DAY. WE ARE CERTAIN THAT IF A POTENTIAL INDUSTRIAL COMPANY IS ALLOWED AT LOT 35, IT WILL CREATE AN UNSAFE AND UNCERTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE ALL HAVE GROWN TO LOVE AND CARE FOR. MY HUSBAND AND I ENJOY WALKING OUR DOGS, RIDING OUR BICYCLES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE IT'S QUIET AND SAFE WITH MINIMAL TRANSFER STATION AND RESIDENTIAL TRAFFIC. MANY SCHOOLCHILDREN WALK ON OUR STREETS TO AND FROM THE SCHOOLS AND HOMES DURING THE YEAR, AND AT MANY OTHER TIMES. THE SCHOOL TEAMS ALSO JOG THROUGH THIS NEIGHBORHOOD DIRECTLY PAST LOT 35. FOR PRACTICE, THE SCHOOLS ARE ABOUT THREE BLOCKS AS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE STATED FROM LOT 35. THE SAFETY OF THESE CHILDREN WILL BE GREATLY IMPACTED WITH EVEN A SMALL AMOUNT OF -- MANY PEOPLE WHO DRIVE TO AND FROM THE TRANSFER STATION DO NOT ADHERE TO THE 35 MILE-PER-HOUR POSTED SPEED LIMIT. MY PERSONAL MAILBOX HAS BEEN HIT TWICE SINCE WE LIVED THERE IN THROW YEARS. THAT PROVES THERE'S ALSO TRAFFIC SPEED CONCERNS, ALSO. NOISE, SMELL, EXTRA TRAFFIC AND FUEL STORAGE TANKS WILL CREATE EXTRA STRESS ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD THEIR VISITORS AND PETS. NOT TO MENTION THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY IN AND ONE WAY OUT OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD SEASONED THAT IS CARNEY LANE. IT WOULD CREATE SHALLLY DISASTROUS SITUATION IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY IF THERE'S -- POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS SITUATION IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY IT THERE'S ANY TRUCKS BLOCK THE ROADS. HEAVY TRUCKS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS POTHOLES, ALSO. PLEASE CONSIDER ALL THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS AND PROBLEMS THAT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO OUR QUIET RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY IF THIS COMPANY IS ALLOWED TO OPERATE. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO VOICE MY CONCERNS ABOUT OUR BELOVED SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. SOUNDS LIKE WE NEED A PUBLIC HEARING FOR SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION ON CARNEY LANE. NEXT UP, MISS RITA DUKE. >> GOOD MORNING, GENTLEMEN. MY NAME IS MRS. RITA DUKE AND I HAVE LIVED AT 100 PINION TRAIL IN WIMBERLEY, TEXAS SINCE APPROXIMATE 2003. I'M HERE REGARDING THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION OF PROPERTY THAT'S LOCATED RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY RESIDENCE, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO MY FRONT YARD. I'VE BEEN INFORMED BY LETTER BY MY NEIGHBOR PLTION LESLIE NAVARRO -- MRS. LESLIE NAVARRO THAT THE CURRENT OWNERS OF THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION HAVE A PROPOSED GOAL TO PURSUE USING THE PROPERTY THAT IS UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR SUBDIVIDING TO HAVE LARGE TRUCKS, EQUIPMENT, AN OFFICE AND FUEL STORAGE TANKS ON THE PROPERTY. MY NEIGHBOR MRS. SHIRLEY SCHULTZ HAD INFORMED ME THAT THE PROPERTY IN CONSIDERATION FOR SUBDIVIDING INTO THROW LOTS HAVE CURRENT DEED RESTRICTIONS PROHIBITING THE USE OF THE LAND FOR BUSINESS AND/OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. AND THAT THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS A PART OF ITS SUBDIVISION WAS TO BE USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES ONLY. WHEN MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED MY THE 100 PINION TRAIL WE WERE AWARE THAT OUR PROPERTY HAD A DEED RESTRICTION PROHIBITING THE USE OF PROPERTY FOR COMMERCIAL AND/OR BUSINESS PURPOSES, WHICH MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE HONORED AND OBSERVED. IN THE BEGINNING WHEN I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION I HAD PRESUMED THAT THERE WOULD POTENTIALLY BE THREE RESIDENCES THAT WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED ON THE PROPERTY, WHICH I WOULD HAVE BEEN DELIGHTED TO HAVE THREE POTENTIAL NEW NEIGHBORS. I WAS SUPPORTIVE FOR THE SUBDIVISION IF IT WERE TO BE USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES. HOWEVER, WHEN I BECAME AWARE THAT THE PROPERTY IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR COMMERCIAL AND/OR BUSINESS PURPOSES, WHICH WOULD INVOLVE LARGE TRUCKS AND EQUIPMENT, AS WELL AS FUEL STORAGE TANKS, I BECAME PERSONALLY CONCERNED THAT THE CURRENT OWNERS ARE WANTING TO USE THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO EVADE THEIR LEGAL OBLIGATION, TO OBSERVE THE DEED RESTRICTIONS OF AT THE, WHICH PROHIBITS [00:35:01] COMMERCIAL AND/OR BUSINESS USE OF THE PROPERTY AND TO VIOLATE THE INTENT FOR WHICH THE LAND WAS DESIGNATED, AND THAT IS TO BE USED FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES ONLY. THE PROPERTY ABUTTS THREE PROPERTIES CURRENTLY HAVE RESIDENCES ON THEM. I WOULD BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE SUBDIVISION OF THE PROPERTY PROVIDED THAT THE SUBDIVISION PROPOSED WOULD MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE USE OF THE PROPERTY FOR RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES ONLY. AND TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THE RESIDENTIAL USE OF THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES. THAT THE CONTINUED OBSERVANCE OF THE PROHIBITION OF THE COMMERCIAL AND/OR BUSINESS USE OF THE PROPERTY BE OBSERVED. WITHOUT AFOREMENTIONED PROVISION AND EXCLUSION TO THE PROPERTY FROM COMMERCIAL AND/OR BUSINESS USE. IT WOULD CREATE AN INJUSTICE, IN THAT THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS WOULD NO LONGER BE OBLIGATED TO HAVE TO OBSERVE THE CURRENT DEED RES THAT'S EXCLUDE THE USE OF THE PROPERTY FOR COMMERCIAL AND/OR BUSINESS PURPOSES AND WOULD LEAVE THE OPTION AND/OR OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE CURRENT USE OF THE PROPERTY FOR BUSINESS AND/OR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. WITHOUT THE CONTINUED -- WITHOUT THE CONTINUED RESTRICTION PROHIBITING THE USE OF THE PROPOSED PROPERTY FOR COMMERCIAL AND/OR BUSINESS PURPOSES, THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY RUN THE RISK OF LOSING THEIR PROPERTY VALUE. THE INCREASED TRAFFIC TO CARNEY LANE AND PINION TRAIL WOULD HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE CURRENT ROADS AND EVERY TRUCKS WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO RAPED DETIER YAFTION THE STREETS THUS REQUIRING TAX DOLLARS FOR MAINTENANCE OF THESE CURRENT STREETS -- CONTRIBUTE TO RAPID DETERIORATION OF THE STREETS. I DON'T WANT TO DISRESPECT THE TIME LIMIT. I DO HAVE A COPY OF THE REMAINDER OF WHICH IS RATHER SHORT IF I MAY. >> YOU CAN LEAVE IT HERE WITH US. THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I FRESH. THANK YOU -- I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSCIENTIOUSNESS. I KNOW YOU READ AS FAST AS YOU COULD. THANK YOU, MA'AM. NEXT UP MRS. SUSAN RAYBUCK. >> HELLO. I AM SUSAN RAYBUCK, LIVE IN WIMBERLEY ON 401 CARNEY LANE. I WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE TRAFFIC, OF COURSE, THAT HAS -- THAT WILL COME ABOUT AT THIS COMMERCIAL USE OF THE PROPERTY IS PERMITTED. MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A REAL SERIOUS FIRE SITUATION IN. 2011, AS YOU CAN RECALLS THERE WAS A TERRIBLE DROUGHT THROUGHOUT ALL OF CENTRAL TEXAS. AND ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND IN THAT YEAR WE HAD RED FIRE ALERT THROUGHOUT THE AREA BECAUSE OF HIGH WINDS ON CIRCULATING FROM THE GULF OF HURRICANE OUT THERE THAT TRIGGERED FIRES ALL THROUGH CENTRAL TEXAS INCLUDING THE -- FIRES SOME. 435 FIRES STARTED OVER MANY AREAS OF TEXAS THAT VERY SAME DAY. AND OUR FIRE PERMITS WERE ALL STRETCHED VERY THIN WORKING TO PUT THOSE FIRES OUT. THE DANGER FOR OUR AREA WE'RE A SINGLE OUTLET ROAD. VERY NARROW ROADS. THE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS FOR ALERTING PEOPLE OF DANGER AND PROVIDING ANY OTHER ROUTE IS VERY SERIOUS. THOSE FUEL TANKS ARE A BIG CONCERN TO ME BECAUSE IF THERE'S ANOTHER SERIOUS DROUGHT AND A FIRE STARTED AND GOES THROUGH AND THERE'S A TANK SETS OFF A FIRE. IF THE WINDS ARE HIGH THOSE FLAMES WILL TRAVEL AT A GREAT SPEED AND PREVENT COMMUNICATION AND LIVES WILL BE LOST. SO I'M ALSO A PERSON WHO DEALS WITH ASTHMA. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE EXTRA LEVELS IN THE AREA. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT HEALTH IMPACT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES SO I RESPECTFULLY ASK Y'ALL TO DENY THE PERMIT. >> THANK YOU MISS RAYBUCK. >> THE UP YOU HAVE MRS. ALENA ACEVARO. >> JUDGE COMMISSIONERS. >> IS IT DIGNIFIED TO HAVE AN OVERCROWDED JAIL? IS IT DIGNIFIED TO HAVE 300 INMATES WAITING TO SEE A JUDGE [00:40:04] TO REVIEW THE CASE? IS IT DIGNIFIED TO HAVE AN INMATES USING MAGISTRATION? IS IT DIGNIFIED HAVE A LEGAL SYSTEM FOR SAFETY AND INTEGRATION? MY NAME IS ELENA. I'M A RESIDENT OF SAN MARCOS AND TEACHER. IN MY POSITION I HAVE SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY TO BE THREE YEARS OLD AS THEY BEGIN THEIR SCHOOL CHILDREN IN THEIR INNOCENCE SHARE OPENLY WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND TEACHERS ABOUT THEIR DAILY LIVES AT HOME. EACH SCHOOL YEAR I HAVE CHILDREN WHO SHARE STORIES OF THEIR FATHER BEING IN JAIL OR THEIR HAPPINESS WHEN THEIR FATHERS COME BACK HOME FROM JAIL I OFTEN OBSERVE MY STUDENTS PLAYING POLICE AND ARRESTING ONE ANOTHER. THEY PRETEND TO HANDCUFF THEIR FRIENDS AND LOCK THEM IN JAIL. THEY PLAY OUT THE LESSONS THEY LEARN FROM THE NEWS AND PERSONAL FAMILY STORIES. WHAT ARE THEY BEING TOLD ABOUT JUSTICE IN AMERICA AND HAYS COUNTY? I WANT OUR CHILDREN TO GROW IN JUSTICE CARING I RESPECT AS HUMAN BEINGS INSTEAD OF PUNISHMENT AND HOPELESSNESS THE I WOULD UPHOLD MY HOPE AS A TEACHER TO PROVIDE MY STUDENTS WITH LEARNING CARING ENVIRONMENT. WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND JUSTICE AND RESPECT. TODAY I STAND HERE IN FRONT OF YOU CARRYING MY STUDENT STORIES AND OUR EARLY CHALLENGES. CAN YOU HELP ME SUPPORT OUR CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY FUTURE WITH JUSTICE AND DIGNIFIED LEGAL SYSTEM? CAN WE MAKE BETTER DECISION THAT'S SUPPORT DIGNITY AND INTEGRATION OF A FAMILY RATHER THAN THE PUNISHMENT AND ISOLATION OF SOCIETY? CAN WE CREATE A SUPPORTIVE NETWORK OF PLEA VENTION THAT SUSTAINS THE SAFETY OF A COMMUNITY INSTEAD OF INVESTING MOST FUNDS ON THE REPETITIVE PUNITIVE SOLUTION? I BELIEVE WE CAN WITH YOUR HELP. THANK YOU. -- PREVENTION. >> THANK YOU. NEXT UP MISS LAUREN HUBULE. >> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE BECERRA AND COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED EFFORTS DURING THIS UNPRECEDENTSED TIME. I RETURN TODAY THE THIRD TIME -- UNPRECEDENTED TIME. I RETURN TODAY A THIRD TIME TO REQUEST IMMEDIATE ROCKS FROM THE HAYS COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE. I BELIEVE THE FORMATION OF A PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE IN HAYS COUNTY IS THE SIGNIFICANT FIRST STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO ENSURE JUSTICE FOR ALL. DISCOVERING MY TAX DOLLARS FUND A JAIL IN WHICH A MAJORITY OF THE DETAINEES HAVE YET TO BE SENTENCED AND MANY REMAIN THERE ONLY BECAUSE THEY CANNOT MAKE BAIL IS WHAT BROUGHT ME TO THIS COURTROOM. WHY IS IT NO ONE IN THIS COURT FULL OF PRIVILEGED POWER CAN STATE AT ONE TIME HOW MANY INDIVIDUALS ON A DAILY BASIS IN OUR JAIL UNABLE TO MAKE BAIL? HOW MANY SIT THERE BECAUSE THEY MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN PAYING BAIL OR PUTTING FOOD ON THE TABLE FOR THEIR FAMILY AT HOME? THAT'S WHAT I WOULD DEFINE AS A DEBTOR'S PRISON DESPITE THE CLAIM. I WELCOME OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW DATA THAT WOULD PROVE MY STATEMENT INCORRECT. IN MY RECENT RESEARCH IN HAYS COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE, I'VE LEARNED THE FOLLOWING. IN HAYS COUNTY WE DO NOT OFFER JUSTICE FOR ALL. ONLY TO CITIZENS WHO ARE ABLE TO PAY FOR THEIR BAIL. IN HAYS COUNTY IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO UNCOVER ACCURATE UP TO DATE DATA ON HOW MANY TANEES ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR JAIL -- DETAINEES ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR JAIL BECAUSE THEY CANNOT MAKE BAIL. I CAN ONLY PRESUME THIS IS SO BECAUSE THESE NUMBERS DO NOT MATTER TO YOU. THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE CEASED TO BE THE MOTHERS, FATHERS, SONS AND DAUGHTERS THEY ARE, WHO HAVE MADE A SERIES OF POOR CHOICES BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE SAME LUXURY OF CHOICE THAT WE IN THIS ROOM DO. IF YOU DON'T THINK THIS MATTERS TO HAYS COUNTY CITIZENS, I'M [00:45:01] HERE IT TELL YOU OTHERWISE. IT MATTERS TO ME. MAY I REMIND EVERYONE IN THIS COURT JAILING A PERSON FOR HIS OR HER INABILITY TO PAY A FINE IS ILLEGAL UNDER THE STATE AND FEDERAL LAW, AND MULTIPLE U.S. SUPREME COURT RULINGS HAVE DECLARED THE PRACTICE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THE AS STATE CONSTITUTION STATES NO PERSON SHALL BE IN PRISON FOR DEBT. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR EFFORTS. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND OUR FINAL SPEAKER THIS MORNING IS MISS CHRISTINE TERRELL. >> HONORED POSITION. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE "BROAD CITY." FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE FOLKS HERE WHO -- JUDGE BECERRA. -- WHO HAD A ROLE IN GETTING THE SEPTEMBER 1ST PROGRAM. ITIS A HUGE STEP FORWARD AND BRINGS MUCH NEEDED RELIEF TO THE SYSTEM ESPECIALLY THOSE SUBJECTED TO MINOR OFFENSES. AS I'VE BEEN SITTING IN THE MEETINGS FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS THE ZEN BIFTED IDEA OF SHOSHEN KEEPS COMING UP FOR ME. IT TRANSLATSS AS BEGINERS MIND AND REFERS TO HAVING AN OPENNESS OF EAGERNESS OPENNESS AND LACK OF STUDYING A SUBJECT JUST AS A BEGINNER WOULD. THIS IS SO EVEN WHEN STUDYING AT A ADVANCED LEVEL. I'M A BEGINNER AT TRYING TO UNDERSTAND OUR CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM HERE IN HAYS. LOTS OF QUESTIONS HAVE COME UP FOR ME ALREADY. I'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW BEGINNER MIND QUESTIONS HERE TODAY. WHY IS IT THAT ONLY PEOPLE WHO HOLD POSITIONS OF POWER ARE IN THIS ROOM? WHY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TALKED ABOUT IN THIS ROOM NOT HERE REGULARLY TO ADD THEIR PERSPECTIVES ALTHOUGH TODAY SEEMS TO BE A HAPPY EXCEPTION TO THAT? WHY DO WE HAVE A D.A., A SHERIFF MULTIPLE CONSTABLES MULTIPLE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, JUVENILE JUSTICE, PROBATION, AND A PLETHORA OF COURTS YET WE DO NOT HAVE EVEN ONE COUNTY ATTORNEY RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING DEFENDANTS WITH A FAIR AND VIGOROUS DES? -- VIGOROUS DEFENSE? WHY WOULD COMMISSIONERS CHOOSE TO WALK AWAY FROM A LARGE GRANT AND NOT ASSUME THE STATE FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE WHY. IS OUR DA ABLE TO GET APPROVAL FOR HIS 81ST EMPLOYEE YET WE'RE TOLD WE CAN'T HAVE A PUBLIC DEFENDER? WHY DO WE DEDICATE NEARLY 25% OF OUR YEARLY BUDGET NEARLY $100 MILLION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH ONLY 3% OF THE BUDGET TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. A BEGINERS MIND IS A VALUABLE TOOL. ESPECIALLY IN SPACES FILLED WITH EXPERTS. THIS QUOTE FROM A BUDDHIST MONK SUZUKI IS A VALUABLE ONE TO KEEP IN MIND. IN A BEGINNER'S MIND THERE ARE MANY POSSIBLITIES BUT IN THE EXPERTS THERE ARE FEW. I WONDER IF PART OF WHAT'S WRONG OUR THE CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM IS TOO MANY EXPERTS WHO ARE ABLE TO SEE ONLY A FEW POSSIBLITIES. AGAIN I THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. I KNOW THERE ARE AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF THINGS TO ATTEND TO BUT I DO BELIEVE OUR CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE AT THE TOP OF OUR LIST. THANKS. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU ALL FOR SPEAKING. I'M NOT GOING TO RUN YOU OUT BUT WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THROUGH THE AGENDA AND WE WILL NOW GO TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE. FULL PLEASE OPEN AGENDA ITEM ONE. ONE MORE TIME THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING THE TIME TO BE HERE. I KNOW WE GENUINELY APPRECIATE YOU DOING THIS. >> NUMBER ONE UPDATE FROM THE [1. Update from the County Judge and staff regarding the Local Disaster Declaration and COVID-19. Possible discussion and action may follow. BECERRA (Part 1 of 2)] COUNTY JUDGE AND STAFF REGARDING THE LOCAL DISASTER DECLARATION AND COVID-19. POSSIBLE DISCUSSION AND ACTION MAY FOLLOW. >> AND JUST AS SOON AS OUT, MR. VILLALOBOS WILL YOU TAKE THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HEARD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. AS SOON AS THAT DOOR CLOSES. OK. >> JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, ALEX VILLALOBOS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR FOR HAYS COUNTY AND CHIEF OF STAFF. OUR LATEST UPDATE WITH REGARDS TO TESTING IS THAT THE OPERATIONAL PLAN IS MOVING ALONG VERY SMOOTHLY. [00:50:02] I KNOW 747 TESTS WERE PROVIDED ON THE FIRST DAY WITH REGARDS TO TESTING. SOME OF THE UPDATES THAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY IS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THE UNIVERSITY FOR A PARALLEL TESTING SITE ON CAMPUS. ITS PRELIMINARY. WE'RE WORKING WITH AND HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH A DOCTOR ABOUT THAT TYPE OF TESTING ON THE CAMPUS. WE'RE CURRENTLY FINALIZING AND STILL WITH REGARDS TO TESTING IN THE COUNTY AS WELL. COMMUNICARE WHICH HAS A SITE IN KYLE AND ONE IN WIMBERLEY AS WE'RE WORKING TO FINALIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM TO PROVIDE TESTING ON SOME DAYS. THE SCHEDULING IS STILL BEING WORKED OUT BUT AS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE WORKING TO HAVE DONE BY AUGUST 1ST FOR THE COMMUNITY. ALONG W CONTINUING SUPPORTING TESTING AT BAYLOR SCOTT IN BUDDHA -- BUDA AND ALSO CONTINUING WITH PREMIER R. WE ARE ACTIVELY WORK A PHYSICAL SITE AND LOOKING TO FINALIZE A LEASE WITH A PHYSICAL SITE SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE TESTING AT THAT LOCATION. SO AND THAT'S GOING TO BE HERE IN SAN MARCOS AS WELL. >> WITH WORKING WITH THESE POTENTIAL TESTING SITES, WHAT KIND OF TESTS ARE WE CONSIDERING? [INAUDIBLE] >> WITH THESE SITES WE'RE STILL SUPPORTING THE NASAL SWABS, THE ONES THAT HAVE THE HIGH SENSITIVITY AND ACCURACY WITH WHAT WE'RE GETTING AS FAR AS THE TESTS ARE CONCERNED FROM THE STATE. >> THANK YOU. >> ALEX, I HAVE A QUESTION IF I CAN. >> YES, SIR. >> YEAH, JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I KNOW WE'VE TALKED FOR AT LEAST THREE WEEKS NOW ABOUT FINALIZING THESE CONTRACTS. MY CONCERN IS THAT AT THE END OF THE 2C5 IF THESE THINGS ARE IN PLACE AND READY TO GO -- OF THE DAY IF THESE ARE IN PLACE AND READY TO GO WEED AT LEAST A WEEK OF LEAD TIME TO COMMUNICATE TO OUR COMMUNITIES -- WEEK -- HOW, WHEN AND WHERE THE FACILITIES WILL BE IN OPERATION. >> YES, SIR. >> I DON'T KNOW WHAT Y'ALL -- WE HEARD Y'ALL ARE IN PROCESS BUT I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMENDED YOU, MIKE AND TAMMY, WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE AGREEMENTS IN PLACE. IF WE CAN GET THEM WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK IT WOULD BE THE BEST. >> YES, SIR. >> BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE PLENTY OF LEAD TIME GET THAT OUT. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA ON WHEN Y'ALL ARE LOOK AT GETTING THOSE FINALIZED? AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, BY THE WAY. >> YES. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE HAD COMMUNICATIONS WITH A COUPLE OF ADMINISTRATORS AND EXECUTIVE LEVEL PEOPLE WITH THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION OUTSIDE OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT, BUT THE LEASE AGREEMENT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE STILL WAITING ON. I THINK MIKE DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE LEASE AGREEMENT AT THIS POINT? EXCUSE ME? WE'RE STILL WAITING ON AGREEMENT OF THE LEASING WITH THE LOCATION WITH THE REAL ESTATE REPRESENTATIVE FORGET THAT DONE. THAT IS SOMETHING WE ALL PLAN TO DO AND I KNOW MIKE IS WORKING TOWARDS FINALIZING OR GETTING SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO THE GC'S OFFICE OR GENERAL COUNSELOR'S OFFICE TO FINALIZE THAT. >> IF THERE'S -- I KNOW Y'ALL ARE WORKING ON IT. IF THERE'S ANY WAY YOU CAN SEND A DROP DEAD DATE A WEEK FROM NOW WHICH WOULD BE THE 21ST OR 22ND TO HAVE THOSE IN PLACE SO WE COULD AT LEAST HAVE SEVEN TO TEN DAYS TO PROMOTE THOSE, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. >> YES, SIR. >> PLEASE CONTINUE, MR. VILLA LOBOS. >> WE HAVE FINALIZED THE FIRST RESPONDER ISOLATION PLAN. WE DO HAVE THE BEDDING AND THE EQUIPMENT AND THE MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THAT. OUR ESD OR EMS CHIEF MR. SWISHER HAS A PATHWAY IN CONTACT WITH THE KEYS IN CASE NEED TEXAS STATE SO THAT HAS BEEN FINALIZED. WE'RE ALSO STILL FEELING OUR WAY OUT FOR OTHER SITES, IN PARTICULAR,. THE WEST SIDE OF HAYS COUNTY SO THAT WE CAN SUPPORT ANOTHER SITE ON THAT SIDE. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT THE ONE IN WIMBERLEY WHICH ALREADY HAS A SITE LOCATED OFF OF STILL WATER IN WIMBERLEY, BUT WE'RE ALSO INCLUDING ANOTHER SITE AND THE WEST SIDE OF CAMPUS AND DRIPPING SPRINGS AREA, AS WELL. WE ARE FINALIZING AN AGENDA AND A MESSAGING TO START OR TO REESTABLISH A BIMONTHLY MEETING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS AND SOME OF OUR OFFICIALS IN THE MEDICAL FIELD. WE ARE KEEPING THAT COUNTY CENTRIC WITH REGARDS TO RESPONSE AND INFORMATION. I KNOW WORKING WITH KIM WITH CREATING A CLEAR AND CONCISE AGENDA AND A PLAN TO FURTHERMORE DEVELOP THE AGENDA, WHICH IS A WAY TO DIRECT OUT WHICH RECEIVING INFORMATION THE DAY BEFORE FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE QUESTIONS AND ITEMS THEY WANT TO [00:55:04] BRING UP SO THEY CAN FACILITATE THAT. I WILL BE WORKING ON INVITING THE GROUP AGAIN TO IT AND KIM WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE MEETING IN AND OF ITSELF TO MAKE DONATIONS -- NOTATIONS OF THE MEETINGS TO PUT OUT UPDATES AS THINGS WE CAN SHARE AS A RESULT OF THAT. WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THAT. >> AND I GUESS WE'RE STILL LIMITED ON WHO CAN PARTICIPATE ON THE COURT. >> RIGHT. >> WE'RE ALSO HAVE REACHED OUT AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH TRYING TO ENSURE THAT OUR 20 TO 29-YEAR-OLD POPULATIONS ARE RECEIVING INFORMATION IN A WAY THAT'S MOST OF IT THAT JUST UNDERSTANDING FOR THEM. I HAVE REACHED OUT WITH A GROUP TO KIND OF CREATE WHAT WE CALL A TASK FORCE FOR MESSAGING TO UTILIZE, YOU KNOW, TWITTER AND THOSE OTHER AVENUES WHERE THEY ARE MORE PREF PRESENT THIS THAT PARTICULAR AGE GROUP WITH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS -- PREVALENT. SO I'VE ASKED FIVE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND LEADERS TO ASK THEM TO COME FORWARD TO COLLABORATE WITH THE COUNTY WITH REGARDS TO MESSAGING IN THAT ASPECT AND ALSO ASKING KIM ON TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ADDRESSING THAT MESSAGING ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE GETTING THE TESTING SITE THE PARENTAL TESTING SITE IF THAT'S FINALIZED THROUGH THE COLLABORATION OF THE UNIVERSITY AND THE DOCTOR, THEN WE'LL DEFINITELY NEED THAT MESSAGING TO COME FORWARD TO MAKE SURE THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF. FROM A REGIONAL RESPONSE, THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS WITH AUSTIN, TRAVIS COUNT HE, AND SURROUNDING COUNT REGARDS TO AN ULTIMATE CARE SITE THAT'S CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED -- COUNTY. THEY ARE STILL PRELIMINARY AND I KNOW THEY ARE WORKING THROUGH THOSE AND THERE'S STILL MODELING BUT I KNOW THERE'S BEEN DISCUSSION IN THEIR MEETINGS AND COLLABORATIONS FOR AN ULTIMATE CARE SITE. THEY ARE LOOKING AT CREATING A SECONDARY ALTERNATE CARE SITE. REALLY IT REQUIRES INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE SITE THEY ARE UTILIZING AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR COLLABORATION FOR REGIONAL RESPONSE ESPECIALLY FOR ALTERNATE CARE. WE ARE ALSO -- THEY HAVE REACHED OUT FOR A PARTICULAR PROPERTY OR A LONG-TERM CARE SITE. AND THERE WAS A BRIEF MEETING WITH MYSELF AND TAMMY CRUMLEY WITH REGARDS TO THAT. WE HAD LOTS OF QUESTIONS, THAT AND I THINK THAT A LOT OF THOSE QUESTIONS WASHINGTON WERE NOT ANSWERED. THEY DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT AS FAR AS ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD ON SUPPORT, HAD YOU THIS WAS GOING TO BE HANDLED, THE FUNDING, WHAT TYPE OF CLIENTELE WOULD BE UTILIZED IN THIS PARTICULAR SITE. SO WE HAD A LOT OF THOSE QUESTIONS THAT WERE BROUGHT FORWARD AND WE PRESENTED THOSE QUESTIONS TO THEM AND WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK WITH THOSE WITH SOME RESPONSES TO THAT. WE NEEDED TO HAVE THOSE FIRST TO REALLY UNDERSTAND SO WE CAN BRING IT FORWARD TO THE COMMISSIONERS BEFORE WE REALLY COMMUNICATED TO ANY DETAILS ABOUT IT. SO THAT IS END OF -- IN THE REPORT FOR ME. >> THANK YOU. MISS CRUMLEY, ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE IN REGARDS TO HEALTH TESTING? MAY WE TALK ABOUT OUR SITE OR ANY NUMBERS OR ANYTHING GOING ON THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO EXPAND ON? >> GOOD MORNING. TAMMY CRUMLEY DIRECTOR OF COUNTY WIDE OPERATIONS. TESTING RESUMED AT THE LIVE OAK HEALTH PARTS LAST WEEK. THEY ARE STILL -- MY PLAN IS TO HAVE THEM CONTINUE TESTING UNTIL WE GET THE OTHER TEST SITES AND GO IN. I FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE SOME LEVEL OF TESTING AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT PEOPLE JUST KIND OF ZMAECT TO BE AVAILABLE -- EXPECT THAT TO BE AVAILABLE AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT. WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THE LOGISTIC ON WHERE, BUT I THINK WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN FOR THE TIME BEING. WE ARE WORKING ON SOME MESSAGING TO POST AT APARTMENT COMPLEXES AND STUFF WHERE THAT AGE GROUP LIVE, PERHAPS IN THEIR OFFICES IF THEY ARE STILL ALLOWED TO USE WHATEVER FACILITIES THEY HAVE THERE. HOPEFULLY, IT WILL REACH THEM. I KNOW ALEX IS WORKING WITH THE UNIVERSITY AND SOCIAL MESSAGING. ANYTHING WE CAN GET OUT THERE TO HELP. TWO OF THE POSITIONS HAVE BEEN POSTED. I'M STILL WORKING ON SOME LANGUAGE FOR REVAMPING A COUPLE OF THEM IN COURT. AND WE HAVE THE OTHER EPIDEMIOLOGIST NOW WITH US FROM THE STATE. SO THAT WORK IS MOVING ALONG. ALSO YOU MAY WANT TO MENTION THE HIGH SCHOOL. >> THE HIGH SCHOOL? >> CURRENTLY TESTING. >> YES THE HIGH SCHOOL IS [01:00:04] CURRENTLY TESTING. THEY STARTED ON SUNDAY I BELIEVE AND I HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE AT THE LOCATION CHANGE I THINK FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL OVER TO THE FOOTBALL FIELD AREA. SO THAT'S OFF THE MONTEREY OCCASION DRIVE. THEY ARE DOING THE CHEEK SWAB TESTING. I UNDERSTAND ATHEY CAN SERVICE TEN TESTS AT A TIME -- I UNDERSTAND THEY CAN SERVICE TEN TESTS TIME. DO YOU IT YOURSELF SO THEY DIRECT YOU ON HOW TO PERFORM THE TESTS AND IT'S DONE TEN PERSONS AT A TIME. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS CRUMLEY? >> ARE WE STILL SEEING DELAYS IN RESULTS? -- IN GETTING RESULTS BACK? >> FROM THE STATE, YES. THE LABS HERE HAVE CAUGHT UP TO AN EXTENT. IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE DAY, HOW MANY WERE TESTED. I CAN'T SAY THAT WE'RE GETTING EVERYTHING BACK IN 48 TO 72 HOURS. IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE DAY AND THE LOAD. >> OK. AND I KNOW THAT ALEX MENTIONED THAT NUMBERS OVER 700. THAT WAS THE FIRST DAY. DO WE HAVE THE NUMBERS FOR YESTERDAY? >> 603. >> 603 FOR SUNDAY. >> WE WERE HAVING A ROBUST SHOWING OF SUPPORT AT THE STADIUM, AND I'VE BEEN THERE EVERYDAY SO FAR AND I CONTINUE TO GO. IT'S A REAL REWARD. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE FROM YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT WE WERE THE FIRST ONES GETTING THE BENEFIT OF THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FROM THE STATE ALONG WITH THE TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD TO HELP US BRING TESTING TO OUR RESIDENTS OF HAYS COUNTY. FROM THE FIRST TEST SITE TO WHAT WE'RE DOING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL, IT HAS JUST EXPONENTIALLY IMPROVED. THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT LINES AT THE STADIUM. THE ASSESSMENT THAT MISS CRUMLEY CONVEYED IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THEY ARE BRINGING THEM IN BY BLOCKS AND THEY ARE ALLOWED TO SAFELY GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, GET SWABBED, MOVE THROUGH AND THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS DOING THE OPERATIONAL PIECE. THE DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS MANAGING THE SITE, BUT THE NATIONAL GUARD THE LEG WORK AND THE DISCONNECT THAT THE COMMUNITY MAY BE FEELING SOMETIMES FROM US AND THE RESULTS ARE THIS LITTLE ACRONYM, VICIOUS. THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES. THEY ARE THE LABS, MACHINE THAT ARE ACTUALLY PROCESSING THE TESTS, AND BECAUSE THEY FELL SO FAR BEHIND BECAUSE WE ARE ONE OF THE STATES NATIONALLY THAT'S A HOT SPOT. WITHIN THAT REGION WE ARE A HOT SPOT WITHIN OUR STATE. SO OF COURSE, THE STATE FELL TERRIBLY BEHIND. AT END OF OUR KYLE TESTING IN THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER THEY ACTUALLY SWAPPED BECAUSE THEY SAW THE POINT WHERE THEY HAD GOT SCENE FAR BEHIND THAT IT WAS ALMOST NOT USEFUL TO GO TAKE A TEST AND WAIT FOR THE RESULTS. SO AT END OF THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE IN KYLE THEY SWITCHED TO THE CHEEK SWAB AND THEY OPENED THIS ONE WITH ONLY CHEEK SWAB. S BEEN SAID THAT APPROXIMATELY 72 HOURS IS THE RETURN TIME ON THIS, THE TURN AROUND TIME IS VERY IMPORTANT, OF COURSE, BECAUSE OF THE QUARANTINE ALL THAT STUFF. THERE ARE NO SILVER BULLETS. THERE IS NO ONE TEST THAT DOES IT ALL. THERE'S NO ONE TEST BET ARE THAN THE OTHER. EFFICACY IS ALWAYS SWAYED BY SEVERAL FACTORS. NOT ONLY DID YOU EAT BLUE SHOW UP. WE'RE ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO TAKE 20 MINUTES BEFORE THEY EITHER DRINK ANYTHING TO GO TAKE THIS CHEEK SWAB TEST. THERE ARE MANY VARIABLES IN THIS HUMAN ELEMENT. SO OUR HOPE IS TO PROVIDE TESTING FOR MANY REASONS, BUT THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A SILVER BULLET PERFECT TEST YOU'RE SAFE. YOU'RE NEGATIVE GO ROAM AROUND FREELY BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE INTERACTION WITH THE VERY NEXT PERSON LEAVING THE PARKING LOT THAT HAS COVID-19 AND YOU JUST SABOTAGED ALL YOUR EFFORTS. IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD BUT IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO MAKE YOU LESS RESTRICTIVE PERSONALLY WITH YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES. THE HOPE IS YOU STAY VIGILANT, CAUTIOUS AND STAY MINDFUL OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS, AND AND NOT SAY OH, I'M NEGATIVE LET ME RUN THROUGH THE PARK AND DO WHATEVER ELSE, AND SO. >> I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION. SO I KNOW THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE AMPLE TESTING ON THE EAST SIDE BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE WE SAW THE BIG NUMBERS. AND I KNOW THAT THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER SEEMED TO HAVE DONE WELL YOU MENTIONED AL BELL. POSSIBLY DOING SOMETHING AGAIN IN DRIPPING SPRINGS AREA. [01:05:01] ARE WE SEEING A LOT OF THOSE AREAS ON THE EAST SIDE OR THE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER FROM FOLKS COMING IN FROM WIMBERLEY AND DRIPPING SPRINGS? AND IS I SAY THAT OR ASK THAT BECAUSE I'M WONDERING IF WE NOW WANT TO DO THOSE TESTS IN THOSE SITES AGAIN, IN THOSE LOCATIONS AGAIN, I'M WONDERING WILL WE NOW SEE SOME BIGGER NUMBERS BECAUSE IT'S ADVERTISED MORE OR WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. I GUESS I'M WANTING IT MAKE IT CONVENIENT FOR ANY OF THOSE TESTING SITES BE. >> THERE WILL BE A SITE IN WOMEN BERE THRA ARE TESTING. PEOPLE HAVE COME HON -- WIMBERLEY ARE TESTING. PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM ALL OVER TO GET TESTED FROM THE NATIONAL GUARD SITES. SO IT'S HARD AS. I DON'T HAVE A LIST OF THE INDIVIDUALS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT IF THEY WANT TO GET TESTED THEY ARE COMING. DO YOU HAVE A -- I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE SET TO DO ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL SITES WITHIN THE COUNTY. >> SO FAR, THAT'S ALL I'VE NEGOTIATED WITH THEM. WHEN THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE IS OVER IT'S DONE. I DO WANT TO REMIND FOLKS THIS IS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT'S ON THE GROUND. WE HAVE A LOT OF PRIVATE PRACTICES THAT ARE VERY VIBRANT. I SEE COVID-19 YARD SIGNS IN FRONT OF PREMIER YARD, FOR EXAM. WE HEAR THAT NAME A LOT. A VERY PROMINENT LOCATION. IF YOU REMEMBER I ACTUALLY DROVE TO ALL THE PRIVATE SITES ALL THESE PRIVATE PRACTICES THIS IS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO GET TESTED. THIS IS N ADDITIONAL WAY TO GET TESTED. WE DID START THIS WHOLE NATIONAL GUARD TESTING IN WIMBERLEY AND DRIPPING SPRINGS. SO WE'RE KIND OF LIKE A FLOCK OF BIRDS. I FEEL WE'RE FOLLOWING WHERE THE RETHEIVENESS IS MOST STRONG -- RECEPTIVENESS IS MOST STRONG AND IN ITS HIGHEST USE. JUST REMEMBER THAT THERE ARE -- THERE ALWAYS HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO BE TEST SITES IN WIMBERLEY AND DRIPPING SPRINGS AS WELL. I'M COUNTY WIDE AND OUR EFFORTS ARE ALL COUNTY WIDE. WE DON'T HAVE A PREFERENCE TO ANY QUADRANT OF THE COUNTY BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THIS STATE SUPPORT IS ONLY ONE OF THE WAYS TO GET TESTED. >> THE TEST SITES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON ARE GOING TO BE A MASS TESTING ON A SMALLER SCALE THAN THE TEDUM TESTING IS OFFERING. THEY WILL BE FREE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY BUT ON A MUCH SMALLER SCALE. WE'RE WORKING ON IT BUT NOT THE SCALE THAT TEDUM IS ABLE TO PROVIDE. AND TO COMMISSIONER SMITH'S QUESTION, ADVERTISING, THE TESTING THAT'S GOING TO BE VEILABLE. I THINK WE CAN PROBABLY WORK WITH THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS TO PUSH OUT THE EVERBRIDGE NOTIFICATION. THAT IS A TEXT MESSAGE, AN E-MAIL, A PHONE CALL. I GOT THREE YESTERDAY, ABOUT THE TESTING THAT'S GOING ON. >> THE COUNTY IS DOING A GREAT JOB IT. >> WE CAN UTILIZE THAT METHOD TO PUSH OUT THE NOTIFICATION FOR TESTING AT OUR UPCOMING SITES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MISS CRUMLEY. YES, SIR. >> YES. I'M REALLY -- YOU MENTIONED EARLIER YOU MAY BE HAVING MORE HELP. WE'RE FOUR MONTHS INTO THIS AND WE CAN'T KEEP THOSE 100-HOUR WEEKS. NO DISRESPECT FOR ANYBODY ELSE WORKING THIS BUT HE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THIS, OF OUR TEAM RIGHT NOW. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO TO KIND OF RELIEVE SOME OF THE STRESS AND SOME OF HIS WORKLOAD? I KNOW YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT JANS THE IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN DO AS A COURT TO HELP? >> WE HAVE FOUR EPIS AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT -- JANIS. THAT LOAD SHOULD BE MORE EVENLY DISTRIBUTED. THERE ARE LOTS OF BEHIND THE SCENES THINGS THAT OCCUR, AND I THINK -- >> YOU MAY HAVE TO TELL HIM TO LEAVE. >> WHERE WE HAD ONE WE NOW HAVE FOUR. GREAT CONCERN. WHERE WE HAVE ONE WE HAVE FOUR. TO THE STATE AS WELL. >> WE'VE ALWAYS HAD TWO. NOW WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONAL. >> SHE'S GETTING GOOD SUPPORT, ABSOLUTELY. COMMISSIONER SHELL ANY QUESTIONS. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH ANY ZBHEZ. >> I'M, GOOD THANK YOU. >> AND THANK YOU MISS CRUMLEY. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ONE FINAL PIECE AS THEATION ISS ROCK HAD ABOUT OPENING SCHOOLS THERE ARE [01:10:02] AS VARIED THOUGHT PROCESS WHY TEST WHY NOT TEST. MASS YKS HAVE THEM? WHY NOT HAVE THEM. THERE ARE OPENING SCHOOLS YOU HEAR AT A NATIONAL LEVEL OPEN OR I'LL BE FUND IS THE GENERAL IDEA. WHILE AT THE STATE THERE'S A BIG CONCERN ABOUT IF WE DON'T OPEN TEXAS EDUCATION IS ON THE SAME PAGE AS JEOPARDIZING THE RISK -- THE ISD ARE JEOPARDIZING THE POTENTIAL OF LOSING EDUCATIONAL FUNDS. SO I'M WORKING WITH AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR AND I WANT TO SHOUT OUT NOW TO SENATOR ZAFARINI. SHE'S BEEN VERY AVAILABLE TO ME THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE PROCESS I NEED I CALL HER AND SHE ANSWERS RIGHT AWAY. SHE HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT MAGNIFICENT, AND SHE'S ACTUALLY HELPING ME MANOEUVRE THROUGH MY OFFICE BEING THE BEST SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR THE FOUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN ACE COUNTY BECAUSE WE ALSO HAVE A SERIOUS CONCERN THAT SOME INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE INTERESTED IN DOING VIRTUAL LEARNING OR ONLINE LEARNING ONLY, AND SOME OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE ENTERTAINING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT DOING A COMBINATION OF IN-PERSON VIRTUAL. SO WE'RE COMMUNICATING WITH ALL THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS DISTRICTS. I'M STAYING UP PAST 1 IN THE MORNING TALKING TO SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND THE PRESIDENT, FOR EXAM WILL, JUST YESTERDAY -- THE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION. I'M MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THEM AND OUR -- IN OUR EFFORT TO CONTROL THIS PANDEMIC IN AN INTELLIGENT MANNER, AND A LOT OF FOLKS ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH OPENING SCHOOLS UP. AS YOU KNOW, A LOT OF DAY CARES YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, HAVE HUGE NUMBERS OF COVID POSITIVES. AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT ALTHOUGH THE NUMBERS YOU'RE HEARING ARE STIT WIDE, IT'S JUST IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE -- STATEWIDE THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE THE DAY CARES IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE FOLLOWING THE BEST PRACTICES AND OUR SCHOOLS ARE NO DIFFERENT, THAT THEY ARE FOLLOWING THE BEST PRACTICES, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE HERE TO SUPPORT THEM IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE AND YET I HAVE A MEETING WITH DR. ANDERSON TOMORROW MORNING IN TRIANGULATE AND FINALIZE A UNIFIED ROAD MAP TO HELP THE FOUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS MOVE IN AER THAT IS MOST USEFUL FOR WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH AT THIS TIME. ANY QUESTIONS? >> JUDGE, WHAT SPECIFICALLY DO YOU MEAN BY A UNIFIED ROAD MAP? >> WHAT I WANT TO DO IS, THERE'S A CONVERSATION BEING HAD. THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT WITH PROPER CONVERSATIONS HAD AT THE STATE LEVEL, WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE THAT WE COULD CARVE OUTS SOME FLEXIBILITY -- OUT SOME FLEX NBLET HAYS COUNTY FOR THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL -- FLEXIBILITY IN HAYS COUNTY FOR THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS NOT TO LOSE FUNDING BUT TO MANAGE THEIR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTDS INTELLIGENTLY. WHAT I WANT TO DO IS STRIKE THE BALANCE BETWEEN PUBLIC HEALTH AND ALLOWING PEOPLE TO BE MOST PRODUCTIVE IN THEIR CAPACITIES. SO WE ARE WORKING THE DETAILS OUT TOS WHAT AN ORDER WOULD LOOK LIKE, WHATY -- OUT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT AN ORDER WOULD LOOK LIKE OR A PROCLAMATION FOR WHAT'S NECESSARY SO WE WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL TO EACH ISD IN GETTING THEIR GOALS ACCOMPLISHED. >> OK. AND THIS WOULD FALL UNDER THE ORDER PUT OUT LAST WEEK BY TEA ALLOWING SCHOOLS TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THOSE DECISIONS? THE REASON I ASK AT LEAST TWO OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT I KNOW OF IN OUR COUNTY HAVE ALREADY PUT OUT THROUGH THEIR -- THROUGH THE POPULATION WHAT THEIR PLANS FOR THE FALL ARE, AND THEY ALREADY HAVE ASKED FOR INPUT FROM PARENTS AND THOSE IMPACTED ON WHICH OPTION THEY WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. I JUST WANT TO AVOID ANY CONFUSION THAT MESSAGE HAS BEEN PUT FORTH IN THE COMMUNITYY. >> THAT'S RIGHT. THE MESSAGING THEY ARE PUTTING FORTH IS POLLING PARENTS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND FOR EXAMPLE, ON MONDAY THEY WILL BE UNVEILING THEIR GOALS. SO THESE ARE ALL THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN UNISON. IT'S NOT ONE THING AT A TIME. THEY ARE ASKING WHAT THEIR COMMUNITY WANTS AND IN TURN STHARG WITH THEIR SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SCHOOL BOARDS ARE COMMUNICATING WITH ME AND I'M COMMUNICATING WITH SENATOR [01:15:02] ZAFARINI AND THEIR GOVERNOR SO THAT WE COULD ALL SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IN THE BEST MANNER POSSIBLE. SO IT'S NOT A CONFLICT MESSAGE. I'M SHARING INFORMATION OF A WORK IN PROGRESS, AND AN EFFORTS TO FURTHER SUPPORT THE LEADERSHIP OF THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ALL THE TEACHERS AND THE STUDENTS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THOSE DECISIONS THEY MAKE. >> YEAH. THE ONLY THING I WOULD COMMENT I WOULD MAKE THAT WE DO HAVE SCHOOL GHOORDS AREN'T POLLING THEIR MEMBERS, OR THEIR THE ZENZ. THEY HAVE -- BOARDS THAT AREN'T POLLING THEIR MEMBERS OR THEIR CITIZENS. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH THE OTHER SENATOR THAT REPRESENTS OUR COUNTY AS WELL TO ENSURE YOU'RE NOT JUST ONE PORTION OF THE COUNTY IS BEING ADHERED TO OR LISTENED TO ON THE ISSUE BECAUSE I DO KNOW THERE HAS BEEN DIRECTION AT LEAST FROM TWO SCHOOL BOARDS AS TO WHAT THEY ARE DOING NOT JUST POLLING SITUATION. >> RIGHT. THAT'S THE REASON WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH ALL FOUR IS TO MAKE SURE THE THINGS WE DO ARE USEFUL NOT JUST FOR ONE ISD BUT FOR ALL FOUR, AND TO BE MOST USEFUL TO PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF FLEXIBILITY AND UNDERSTANDING FROM MY OFFICE TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS. THANK YOU, SIR. AND IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS I WOULD ASK YOU PLEASE OPEN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO. >> NUMBER WOULD PRESENTATION BY [2. Presentation by Sheriff Gary Cutler regarding the Sheriff's Mobile App, TheSheriffapp.com. SMITH/CUTLER] SHERIFF GARY CUTLER REGARDING THE SHERIFFS MOBILE APP SHERIFF APP.COM. >> THANK YOU, JOHN. >> THANK YOU. 123450. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. I APPRECIATE THE TIME. IF YOU REMEMBER BACK IN FEBRUARY 19TH OF THIS YEAR WE BROUGHT FORTH A PSS AND FUND -- PROPOSAL AND FUNDING SPECIFICALLY FOR A NEW OPERATIONAL APP FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. WE WERE PRETTY EXCITED AT THE TIME BECAUSE AS THE SHERIFFS NOTED IN HIS PRESENTATION THAT THIS WAS AN INNOVATIVE PRODUCT THAT ONLY A HANDFUL OF COUNTIES IN THE STATE WERE CONSIDERING AT THE TIME. AT THAT POINT, I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE MINUTES BUT I BELIEVE THERE WERE ONLY ONE TO THREE COUNTIES IN THE STATE THAT HAD THIS ABILITY AND THIS APP. I'M REALLY EXCITE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WITH US IS TODAY. WE HAVE BEEN DEBATING THIS OVER THE PAST WEEK AND GOING TO THE APP STORE. I WENT TO THE APPED DOWNLOADED IT AND IT'S FULL OF USEFUL INFORMATION FOR OUR CITIZENS TO GAIN INFORMATION ON A DAILY BASE RELATIVE TO IF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE IN OUR JUDICIAL SYSTEM OR THEY ARE TRYING TO INTERACT AND FIND OUT THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION WITH INCIDENTS AND THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEIR COMMUNITY I'M REALLY EXCITED TO TURN IT OVER TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WHO ARE GOING TO SHARE TODAY. >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE. NOT TO REPEAT BUT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS APP. I LEARNED ABOUT IT A YEAR AGO WITH AND WHAT IT'S CAPABLE NOT ONLY HAYS COUNTY BUT SURROUNDING BUSINESSES HERE BECAUSE A WHOLE LOT. I ASKED BURNS TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND HE WAS COMMITTED TO IT. THIS APP COST UNDER $18,000 AND I WANTED THE TAXPAYERS TO KNOW TAX DOLLARS END UP BEING USED AT ALL. I ASK THAT DISCRETIONARY DRUG MCHBLET WE'RE LAUNCHING IT TODAY AND IT TAKES ABOUT 45 SECONDS. I DON'T KNOW -- DRUG MONEY. COMMISSIONER, WHAT DOES IT TAKE 45 SECONDS TO LOAD IT IN? IT'S AMAZING WHAT IT'S GOING TO OFFER. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT CLICK IT. IT'S TOTALLY FREE. IT DOESN'T COST ANYONE ANYTHING. IT'S A WHOLE LOT TO OFFER. I'M GOING TO LET CAPTAIN BURNS GO OVER THE DETAILS OF WHAT IT DOES AND DON'T. I'M THANKFUL TO PLAY A VIDEO. IS THAT CORRECT? >> YEAH, SO I HAVE IT ON THIS LAPTOP. [INAUDIBLE] >> SURE. IT'S A MINUTE AND 20 SECONDS LONG IF YOU DON'T MIND DOING THAT. >> YOU BET. YES, SIR. >> WE ARE GOING TO LAUNCH THIS TODAY. WE'RE GOING TO DO A CAMPAIGN TO ALL THE CITIZENS OF HAYS COUNTY. IT'S GOING TO BE IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH. WE ENCOURAGE Y'ALL TO JOIN US ON THIS BECAUSE IT OFFERS SO MUCH TO AT THE ZENZ OF THIS COUNTY. ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU -- CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTY. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT HIT THE DELETE BUTTON. >> IT'S REALLY GOOD. I LIKE IT. >> THANK YOU. YOU WANT TO PRESS PLAY? CAPTAIN? [INAUDIBLE] >> JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY WHILE YOU'RE HOLDING THE LAPTOP, WHY COULDN'T WE LOAD THIS TO OUR LAPTOP? [INAUDIBLE] [01:20:26] OK, THANK YOU. >> THE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE OUR NEWEST APP. RESIDENTS AND FAMILIES WITHIN HAYS COUNTY SAFE BY PROVIDING LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. OUR SHERIFF APP.COM OPERATES USERS WITH A STREAMLINE -- AFTER GATION THROUGH THE APP'S MANY FEATURES. -- NAVIGATION. [INAUDIBLE] THE LIST OF THE MOST WANTED CRIPPLE THE AREA. -- CRIMINALS IN THE AREA. [INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE] >> THANKS. APPRECIATE IT. >> I KNOW COMMISSIONER SMITH IS HERE. WE'RE SEVENTH COUNTY OUT OF 254 TO HAVE AN APP SO WE'RE EXCITED TO BRING THIS TO HAYS COUNTY. >> DAVID BURNS WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. LIKE THE SHERIFF SAID, I'M EXTREMELY EXCITED TO BRING THIS, ONE MORE MEDIUM THAT WE CAN REACH OUT AND SPEAK WITH THE PUBLIC ABOUT. I'M SURE THAT IT'S NO SURPRISE TO ANY OF US THE MASS MAJORITY OF AMERICAN CITIZENS HAVE CELL PHONES, SMARTPHONES. AND 94% OF THOSE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 49 HAVE A SMARTPHONE. MOST OF US CHECK OUR PHONES WITHIN 15 MINUTES WHENEVER WE WAKE UP IN THE MORNING. WE SPEND AN AVERAGE OF 3.5 HOURS A DAY ON THIS PHONE. WE LOOK AT OUR PHONE ON AVERAGE 150 TIMES A DAY. SO THIS IS A LOT OF US -- A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN OUT THERE THAT WE CAN'T WAIT AROUND UNTIL 10:00 AT NIGHT TO SEE HAPPENING ON THE EVENING NEWS. SO THERE IS A LOT. IT'S VERY INTERACTIVE. THE SHERIFF -- AS THE SHERIFF SPOKE WE HAVE THREE DIFFERENT SECTIONS RIGHT NOW THAT HAVE BEEN TRANSLATED OVER INTO SPANISH. WE ARE LOOK AT TRANSLATING MORE OF THEM, AS WE GO. WE STILL HAVE A FEW LITTLE THINGS ESPECIALLY ON THE INMATE SEARCH OUTSIDE OF OUR CONTROL OR THE APP'S CONTROL THINGS THAT THROUGH THE JAIL BUT THROUGH THE INMATE SEARCH BOND AMOUNTS THE COMING UP CORRECTLY BUT IT'S ALL SOMETHING INTERFACE THAT HAS TO DO WITH WHERE THESE THINGS OME FROM THROUGH THE JAIL AND THROUGH THAT SYSTEM ANYWAY. SO IT'S BRAND NEW. WE'RE STILL TWEEKING LITTLE THINGS HERE AND THERE. WE CAN SUBMIT IT TO THE SHERIFFS AND YOU CAN ALSO GIVE FEEDBACK TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABOUT INTERACTION ABOUT OUR OFFICERS AND WILL GO INTO THE OPR OR COMMAND STAFF LEVEL IS WHERE THIS INFORMATION WILL GO. I THINK THE BIGGEST THING PROBABLY IS PUSH NOTIFICATIONS OR ALERTS. WE SAT HERE TODAY AND I'VE SAT AND LIST THEND MORNING ABOUT PEOPLE SAYING OH, MY GOD IF THERE'S THIS -- LISTENED THIS MORNING WITH PEOPLE SAYING OH, MY GOD IF THERE'S THIS TYPE OF EMERGENCY HOW AM I GOING TO BE NOTIFIED? WITH THIS APP THESE TYPE OF SITUATIONS CAN IMMEDIATELY BE PUSHED OUT. IT GIVES YOU AN AUDIBLE NOTIFICATION ON YOUR PHONE USUALLY WITH A LITTLE VIBRATION AT SAME TIME. YOU WOULD BE ABLE LOOK AT IT. WE CAN DO EVERYTHING FROM IF WE HAVE HIGH WATER ISSUES. IF WE HAVE WRECKS CLOSING DOWN ROADWAYS. IF WE HAVE FIRES. WE ALL KNOW HOW FAST THEY CAN SPREAD AND WHAT DIRECTIONS THEY ARE GOING. REVERSE 911 IS GREAT BUT THIS IS ONE MORE THING HAD A CAN ALSO AUGMENT AND GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO EVERYBODY THAT HAS THIS APP ON THEIR PHONE. >> WONDERFUL. CAPTAIN, DID YOU A GOOD JOB WORKING ON THIS FOR A YEAR. WHAT ARE THE OTHER COUNTIES' RESPONSE OVERALL TO THIS APP? >> AS FAR AS THE OTHER COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS? >> WHAT HAVE YOU SAID? HAVE YOU HEARD FEEDBACK? >> YES DEFINITELY. SO WE TALKED TO THOSE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND COLLINS COUNTY, BOTH OF THOSE COUNTIES AND WITH WILLIAMSON COUNTY AS WELL. WILLIAMSON IS NEW ON IT. SOME OF THESE AGENCIES HAVE BEEN ON IT FOR OVER A YEAR NOW AND THEY HAVE HAD GREAT RESPONSE IN SUBMITTED TO IT ONCE AGAIN AND SUBMITTED TO IT. [01:25:03] THIS IS TOTALLY ANONYMOUS. YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR NAME OBVIOUSLY IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE YOUR NAME BUT IT'S NOT REQUIRED FOR YOU TO LEAVE YOUR NAME SO THEY HAVE HAD A LOT THERE. IT'S ALSO CUT DOWN ON DURING THIS TIME DURING THE PANDEMIC OF PEOPLE HAVING TO GO AND PUT MONEY ON ACCOUNTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AT THE JAIL. THEY CAN GO IMMEDIATELY TO THE APP. IT WILL LINK THEM THROUGH THE SYSTEMS THAT YOU CAN USE AND YOU CAN DO IT RIGHTING THERE FROM YOUR OWN HOME. >> THAT'S WONDERFUL. YOU ALSO BROUGHT UP COVID-19 UPDATES. ARE YOU REFERRING TO COVID-19 IN THE JAIL? >> WE'RE REFERRING TO UPDATES. ANYTHING WE'RE GETTING MAINLY FROM THE COUNTY. >> SO GENERAL POPULATION UPDATES? YES. THAT GOES ON THERE. ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS AS WELL IS WE CAN PUSH THESE THINGS THROUGH THE AP. NOT ONLY GIVING PUSH NOTIFICATIONS THAT GO IMMEDIATELY ONTO YOUR PHONE IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY THAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE IMMEDIATELY MADE AWARE OF, BUT WE CAN ALSO PUSH ALL THIS INFORMATION OUT ONTO THREE OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS THE TWITTER ACCOUNT, FACEBOOK ACCOUNT. WE'RE STILL WORKING ON NEXT DOOR ACCOUNT. BUT THE FACEBOOK AND TWITTER ACCOUNT ALL THIS INFORMATION PUSHES OUT TO THEM IMMEDIATELY ONTO THE APP. >> WILL YOU DO ME A FAVOR BECAUSE I GET A LOT OF MY MINUTES CYCLING THROUGH. SAME 24 HOURS YOU HAVE. ASKING ABOUT JAIL COVID. WOULD YOU MIND DOING ME PERSONALLY A HUGE FAVOR AND ADDING WHEN YOU ADD THE COVID NUMBERS TO HAVE A LINE THAT SAYS COVID IN THE JAIL? I THINK THAT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL. >> SURE. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT TO BE A PROBLEM. I'LL CHECK WITH MY BOSS AND MAKE SURE HE'S ALL RIGHT WITH IT. AS LONG AS HE IS I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM. ONE OTHER THING KNOW THE SHERIFF SAID THIS WAS ME WOULD DID THIS. SOME OF YOU GUYS KNOW. IT WASN'T ME. >> IT'S ALWAYS A TEAM. >> IT'S BEEN A TEAM EFFORT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. HAVE WORKED HARD. >> I DON'T DOUBT THAT AT ALL. WHEN YOU ALSO TALK ABOUT THE SCROLLING OF THE INMATE POPULATION, INMATE SEARCH IS WHAT YOU CALLED IT. DOES THAT SHOW PICTURES OF THE INMATES? >> SO AT THIS TIME DOES NOT. THAT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT R BEING WORKED OUT THROUGH THE APPARATUS SYSTEM. WHICH IT'S AVAILABLE ONLINE IF YOU GO TO THE WEBSITE. ALL THIS STUFF. NOTHING IS BEING SHOWN ON THE APP THAT ISN'T PUBLIC INFORMATION. >> I BELIEVE, I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WHERE I'M COMING FROM WITH THAT. I ACTUALLY LIKED IT. YOU'RE NOT SHOWING PICTURES OF THE INMATES BECAUSE AS WE'VE HEARD, THERE ARE SOME SIT JAIL NOT YET FOUND GUILTY, YET THEY HAVE A PUBLIC MUG SHOT. I'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH THE SHERIFF. IT'S NOTHING NEW TO HIM. I BELIEVE MUG SHOTS SHOULDN'T BE RELEASED UNTIL THE PERSON HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY PERSONALLY. THAT'S MY PERSPECTIVE SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE THEM CURRENTLY ON YOUR APP IS GOOD FOR ME TO HERE. >> AWESOME. >> COMMISSIONERS? >> I LIKE THE PART WITH THE STAFF DIRECTORY. WE GET A LOT OF CALLS THEY WANT PATROL IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY CALL THE PATROL DIVISION OR WHATEVER DIVISION IN. THERE IT MAKES IT A LOT MORE EFFICIENT. >> YES, SIR. >> AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD JUDGE, SO I'M USUALLY NOT ON MY PHONE IN COURT, BIJUST DOWNLOADED IT FAIRLY EASY -- BUT I JUST DOWNLOADED IT FAIRLY EASILY. THE ONLY THING I HAD TO SCROLL QUITE WHILE UNTIL I GOT TO HAYS COUNTY. IS THERE A SIMPLER WAY TO DO IT? I WENT TO SHERIFFS APP.COM BUT I HAD TO SCROLL. >> SO THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. IF YOU GO ONTO YOUR GOOGLE PLAY OR ON THE APP STORE AND YOU JUST NINE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND IT WILL BE THE FIRST OR SECOND APP THAT ACTUALLY POPS UP AND YOU CAN LOAD IT UP RIGHT AWAY FROM THERE. >> I GOT IT. I HAD TO SCROLL DOWN QUITE A BIT TO FIND. >> FROM THEIR WEBSITE. >> OTHER COUNTIES HAVE IMPLEMENTED IT. >> WE'RE NOT ZAYS COUNTY. WE'RE LAST. >> GREAT JOB. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE VERY BENEFICIAL TO THOSE WANTING INFORMATION. >> I AGREEMENT WE HAVE TELEPHONE NUMBERS AGO TO UNMANNED SUBSTATIONS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY GET MAD AND SAY I CALLED. I CALLED. NOBODY IS ANGST PHONES. YOU'RE CALLING A UNMANNED STATION. UNLESS THERE'S A PERSON SITTING THERE DOING A REPORT AT TIME THE TELEPHONE RINGS THAT CAN BE PROBLEMATIC. IF CUSTOMER SERVICE RELATED IF I WANT TO GET A HOLD OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT'S A [01:30:05] PROBLEM. THE 911 EMERGENCY NUMBERS AND THE FI THING IN THE STAFF DIRECTLY. >> OUR CLOSE PATROL. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS HERE. SO THAT AND SEX OFFENDERS. SEX OFFENDERS. I LOADED SOMEBODY'S -- IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THAT APP. >> THAT HELPS WITH THEY ARE CONVICT SNOD IF YOU'RE CONVICTED FULL EXPOSURE. I'M ALL ABOUT IT. COMMISSIONER HE WILL? >> SHERIFF'S OFFICE, GOOD JOB. >> THANK YOU SIR. >> WE CAN LOOP BACK AROUND TO COMMISSIONER SMITH. DID YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE TO YOUR COMMENTS? I'LL TAKE HAD A AS A NO. CAPTAIN BURNS AND SHERIVE, WE -- SHERIFF, WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO DOWNLOADING IT. IT LOOKS VERY INTERESTING. AT THIS POINT LET US. GIVE ME ONE SECOND TO TAP US BACK IN. THERE WE ARE. [1. Update from the County Judge and staff regarding the Local Disaster Declaration and COVID-19. Possible discussion and action may follow. BECERRA (Part 1 of 2)] SO WE ARE GOING TO GET A COVID-19 UPDATE FROM THE COUNTY JAIL AND WE HAVE CAPTAIN -- I'M SORRY, CHIEF DAVENPORT TO GIVE US THE REPORT ON THE COVID-19 SITUATION IN OUR JAIL. >> SO AS OF 3:00 P.M. YESTERDAY WE HAD A TOTAL OF 85 INMATES TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID. 20 OF THOSE 85 ARE OUT OF COUNTY. THEY ARE HOUSED OUTSIDE SO THAT LEAVES US A REMAINDER OF 65 WITHIN OUR JAIL. 18 MORE PENDING TEST RESULTS THAT WE'RE AWAITING. WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT TO KNOW? >> YES, COMMISSIONER. >> ARE YOU SAYING THAT MORE INMATES ARE WEARING MASKS? >> 9S 9 -- 99% OF THEM REFUSE TO WEAR IT. ALSO THE LARGE MAJORITY OF INMATES ARE ASYMPTOMATIC. THEY ARE NOT EXHIBITING ANY SYMPTOMS. IF THEY DO EXHIBIT ANYTHING, IT'S A LOW GRADE FEVER THAT LASTS FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS. >> LET ME ASK YOU THIS, CHIEF. ARE WE UTILIZING THE MACHINES THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO AS A COUNTY THAT I KNOW HAS DISINFECTED THIS COURTROOM? ARE WE USING THOSE MACHINES IN THE JAIL? >> YES. >> GOOD. HOW OFTEN? THINK -- DON'T QUOTE ME ON THIS, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S WEEKLY. ONCE A WEEK. >> I'M NOT BEING CRITICAL. THAT'S NOT MY INTENT, BUT ARE NUMBERS IN THE JAIL OF COVID-19 HAVE MORE OR LESS ALMOST DO DOUBLED. MY QUESTION IS A TOTAL HEAD COUNT. MY QUESTION IS, I KNOW THAT WE'VE EXPANDED OUR CONTRACT TO ALLOW FOR MORE OF THIS TYPE OF SANITATION, VIRUS-KILLING TECHNOLOGY THAT'S TAPPED INTO OUR GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS. AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU -- I WOULD ASK YOU THAT GUYS PLEASE CONSIDER MAYBE DOING IT THREE TIMES A WEEK UNDER THIS, AT THE RATE THAT THIS IS MOVING ON THE SCALE RIGHT NOW. I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU GUYS TO GET WITH OUR COUNTY WIDE OPERATIONS TAMMY CRUMLEY AND INVITE HER IN MORE FREQUENTLY SO THAT WE CAN DO EVERYTHING WE CAN ON THAT FRONT. COMMISSION INGALSBE? >> I THINK I'M GOOD. I GUESS WE REALIZE THAT THE NUMBERS WERE GOING TO GO UP, AND SO I JUST APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS. JULIE SENT US A REPORT, OF WHAT SHE TALKED ABOUT LAST WEEK. I KNOW THEY ARE DOING TWO DEEP CLEANINGS TWICE A DAY. IT'S NOT THE SANITIZING, WHICH I KNOW IS NEEDED. BUT I APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE AND YOUR CONTINUED EFFORTS. AND MARK, I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ASK THE QUESTION DURING THIS TIME IT. DOESN'T REALLY HAVE TO DO WITH COVID. IT HAS MORE TO DO WITH A PHONE CALL. SHOULD I ASK THE QUESTION ORED I WAIT FOR ANOTHER TIME TO ASK? >> WHY DON'T YOU ASK IT. I'LL SEE FICK STOP IT. I'M THE CHAIR. GO FOR. >> IS THAT OK MARK? >> I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE QUESTION IS ABOUT. >> ASK THE COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER. -- QUESTION, COMMISSIONER. >> I APOLOGIZE BECAUSE I USUALLY [01:35:03] TRY TO GET WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE PRIOR TO BRINGING SOMETHING UP. SINCE I RECEIVED SOME LATE CALLS I THOUGHT I'D ASK THE QUESTION. I KNOW THAT AND I APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING THE PHONE CALLS TO OUR INMATES. I THINK WE PROVIDE THEM AND WE'RE CONTINUING THOSE NEGOTIATIONS. I KNOW THAT WE'RE SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. BUT I'M ALSO AWARE THAT AT TIMES WHEN AN INMATE GETS RELEASED THAT THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO HAVE ACCESS TO A PHONE, AND WOULD NEED TO MAKE A PHONE CALL TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME PICK THEM UP. IS NOOBLET WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AND MAYBE IMPLEMENT SOMETHING? I DON'T KNOW WHAT -- IS THERE A POSSIBILITY THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT AND MAYBE IMPLEMENT SOMETHING? I DON'T KNOW THE LOGISTICS. >> WE DO ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN AND THE PHONE CALL IS FREE. BEFORE IT'S RELEASED IN YOU ARE BOOKING AREA THERE'S A PHONE, THE SAME PHONE THEY USE WHEN THEY ARE FIRST ARRESTED THEY CAN BE USED WHEN THEY ARE ABOUT TO BE RELEASED. >> WELL THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW BECAUSE E WAS TOLD THEY WEREN'T GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CALL. SO I THINK WE MIGHT HAVE READ AN ARTICLE IN THE PAPER WHERE SOMEONE THEY SAID WAS REFUSED TO MAKE A PHONE CALL AND THEN THEY HAD SOME MENTAL ISSUES AND THERE WAS A CONCERN. SO I APPRECIATE THE UPDATES AND CORRECTION, SO THEY ARE ALLOWED TO MAKE A PHONE CALL ONCE THEY ARE RELEASED. >> YES. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> COMMISSIONER JONES? >> SORRY. >> NO, IT'S FINE BECAUSE IT IS A LATION AND IT IS A COVID. UNFORTUNATELY -- IT IS A POPULATION AND THERE IS A COVID. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL? >> WHO ALL ARE WE TESTING AS FAR AS INMATES GO? >> WE CAN'T FORCE AN INMATE TO BE TESTED, THOUGH IT'S STRICTLY OPTIONAL. IF THEY START EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE TO TEST. WE'VE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED EVERYBODY IT TAKE THE TEST. >> WHAT ABOUT WHEN SOMEONE IS FIRST BROUGHT IN. ARE THEY TESTED? LET'S ASSUME THEY ARE BROUGHT THIS AND MAGISTRATESED THE NEXT MORNING. ARE THEY TESTED? >> IF THEY WILL AGREE TO IT, YES. >> SO WHEN DO WE OFFER THE TESTING? >> SO WE OFFER IT DURING THEIR INTAKE PROCESS WHILE THEY ARE IN HOLDING IF THEY BOND OUT, THEY BOND OUT. IF THEY DON'T WE'LL CONTINUE TO OFFER IT AS THE GENERAL POPULATION. >> SO HOW LONG DOES IT NORMALLY TAKE IF SOMEONE IS BROUGHT IN. THEY ARE BROUGHT IN AT NOON AND THEY ARE BOOKED AND YOU SAY YOU OFFER THEM, YOU SAY WE'D LIKE FOR YOU TO GET A TEST AND THEY SAY THEY WOULDN'T. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE BEFORE WE ADMINISTER THE TEST? >> AS SOON AS OUR MEDICAL STAFF CAN DO IT. >> CAN YOU GIVE US A NUMBER ON THAT. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. AS SOON -- I'M NOT TRYING TO BE CRITICAL CHIEF BUT AS SOON AS THEY CAN DO IT IS NO CLUE US TO. HALF HOUR? THREE HOURS? TEN MINUTES IS IT. >> IT VARIES. IT DEPENDS ON OUR MEDICAL STAFF, WHAT THEY ARE DOING AT THE TIME. IT WILL BE DONE WITHIN BEFORE THEY SEE THE JUDGE. >> CAN YOU STILL PUT A TIME SLOT EVEN IF IT'S VAGUE, GIVE US SOMETHING TO IDENTIFY. >> A FEW HOURS. >> WITHIN A FEW HOURS. >> SO THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BONDED OUT IF THEY HADN'T SEEN A JUDGE. THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ANYTHING. SO THEY ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET TESTED, REGARDLESS OF WHAT IS GOING, WHETHER THEY ARE GOING TO BOND OUT. >> YES. >>, COMMISSIONER SHELL. I'D LIKE TO GO A LITTLE FURTHER ON THAT QUESTION. SO WITHIN A FEW HOURS THEY ARE GOIN TO HAVE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN THE JAIL CONDUCT A TEST. FIRST QUESTION, WHAT KIND OF TEST WILL THEY BE GETTING? NASAL SWAB, CHEEK SGHAB. >> NASAL SWAB. >> OKAY. AND -- SWAB. OK. THEN HOW QUICK DO YOU AS THE JAIL DETERMINE IF THEY COME BACK POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE. >> IT'S UP TO THE LAB. >> PREVIOUS FORMAT. PLEASE GIVE ME A TIME SLOT. [INAUDIBLE] >> SHERIFF, CAN YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE CRITICAL BUT I'D LIKE TO AGAIN THE ANSWER ON HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET INTAKE? IT TAKES A FEW HOURS TO GET. THERE OK. WE HAVE THAT ANSWER NOW. THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHIEF. THE NEXT QUESTION WAS TELL US HOW LONG IT TAKES TO GET THAT TEST BACK TO KNOW FINANCE INMATE IS ACTUALLY COVID POSITIVE. >> THREE TO FIVE DAYS. FIRST RESPONDERS GET A QUICKER RESPONSE. I THINK MIKE, YOU PROBABLY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. IT TAKES, WHAT THREE TO FIVE DAYS TO GET TESTED. >> SORRY, GUYS. ONE AT A TIME PLEASE. >> MIKE JONES. IF IT'S A FIRST RESPONDNER JAIL WE'RE FAST TRACKING THEM IN [01:40:02] THERE IN ORDER TO GET 24 TO 48 HOUR TURN AROUND. IF IT'S GONE LONGER THAN THAT IT'S ONLY BECAUSE WE HAVE THE LABORATORIES. BUT BECAUSE OF THE -- WE WANT RESULTS FROM THE JAIL OR FIRST RESPONDERS. OFFICERS GO AHEAD IN LINE BUT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING RECENTLY ON A 24 TO 36-HOUR TURNAROUND. >> SO SOMEONE TAKE A FEW HOURS -- I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS AS I HEAR IT SO THE AUDIENCE CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'VE SHARED WITH US. IF SOMEONE GETS ARRESTED COMMISSIONER SHELL SAID NOON. THAT'S A GREAT START TIME. SOMEONE GETS ARRESTED INTAKE AT NOON SAY BY 3:00 P.M. APPROXIMATELY THEY ARE GETTING TESTED BY THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. AND THEN 24 TO 36 HOURS THE JAIL GETS THE RESULTS OF THAT COVID TEST EITHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE BASED ON, YOU KNOW, TIMING AND THE LOAFED THE LAB AND THEN THE ADDITION -- LOAD OF THE LAB. THE ADDITIONAL QUESTION IS THANK YOU, MR. JONES. THE ADDITIONAL QUESTION IS, WHERE ARE THEY UNTIL YOU GET RESULTS. ARE YOU BRINGING THEM ISOLATED. >> THEY ARE IN A BONDING AREA FIRST FIRST. WE TRY PUT THEM. WE TRY BECAUSE OF OUR SMALL FACILITY THERE WE PUT THEM, AN ISOLATED AREA. IT DEPENDS ON THE NATURE OF THE CRIME THE SOME ARE FACTORS ON HOW WE DO THAT. >> SO MY LAST QUESTION. ON THE 20 THAT HAVE BEEN TESTED COVID POSITIVE OUTSIDE HAYS COUNTY, CAN -- CAN YOU FORECAST FOR ME? AM I GOING TO GET A CALL FROM THE COUNTY JUDGE SAYING COME GET YOUR COVID POSITIVE INMATES? >> NO, WE ALL WORK CLOSE WITH THE SHERIFFS. THAT WOULD BE THE SHERIFFS WHO COORDINATE EACH OTHER. THEY HAVE QUARANTINE AREAS, TOO. REMEMBER SOME OF THESE WE'RE USING ARE LARGER FACILITIES AND SOME OF THEM GET TESTED. >> YOU WOULD THINK IF THEY ARE POSITIVE TWHO HAVE TO STAY THERE FOR QUARANTINE FOR THE 14 DAYS OR WHATEVER. >> I KNOW COMMISSIONER. HERE'S THE OTHER SIDE. THEY ARE POSITIVE GET THEM OUT OF HERE. I DON'T WANT IT CONTAMINATE JAIL. >> THE PROBLEM YOU RUN INTO COMMISSIONERS THESE PEOPLE ARE SHOWING ANY SYMPTOMS LIKE ANY OF US, NO SYMPTOMS. >> SHERIFF, I'M SORRY. SO DO WE STILL HAVE AMWILL TESTS FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO BE TESTED? >> WE DO, YES. >> THANK YOU. >> HAVE WE HOSPITALIZED ANY SME. >> NO ONE. WAY DO WORK OUR COURTS IF SOMEONE HAS HAD A SEVERE CASE. 30 PEOPLE THIS JAIL FOR HOMICIDE SOME. OF -- SOME OF THESE PEOPLE WILL BE THERE. THEY ARE PENDING TRIAL. A LOT OF CAREER CRIMINALS THERE THE THEY HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF OTHER OFFENSES. MAYBE NOT TODAY BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF SEX OFFENDERS IN THERE, TOO. >> I KNOW AS AN EXTENSION OF THE STATE I HEAR A LOT OF THE TROUBLE OF INMATES THAT HAVE BEEN SENTENCED AND WERE WAITING FOR THE STATE TO PICK THEM UP AND THE STATE IS NOT PICKING THEM UP IN A TIMELY MANNER IS AN ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTION TO OUR OVERPOPULATION THAT OFTEN GETS OVERLOOKED. >> RIGHT. I KNOW AT LEAST 20 WITHIN A WEEK OR TWO AGO. I DON'T THINK ANY OF THOSE HAVE BEEN TURNED OVER TO THE STATE YET. 20 OF THEM ARE READY TO GO. >> 20 OF THEM ARE READY TO BE TURNED OVER TO THE STATE. SO THEY ARE, OF COURSE, AT THEIR MERCY WHEN THEY WANT TO GET THEM. >> THAT'S RIGHT. WHAT I WANT TO DO IS SUPPORT OUR COUNTY AND ALL OF OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES WHATEVER TITLE THEY HOLD TO TAKE FOLKS OUT OF OUR JAIL AND AS TIMELY A MANNERS POSSIBLE, HOWEVER THAT LOOKS, EVEN IF IT'S TURNING THEM OVER TO THE STATE BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO STATE PRISON, AND SO THAT YOU HAVE AN EASIER JOB OF MANAGING COVID BECAUSE JUDGING BY THE NUMBERS WE'RE GET BEING THIS THING IS NOT SLOWING DOWN. IT'S ACTUALLY RAMPING UP. >> YOU'RE RIGHT. IT IS INCREASED. AT LEAST WE'RE SHOWING BACK SOME THAT ARE NEGATIVE NOW. WE'RE STILL IN QUARANTINE HERE. BUT YEAH. THE STATE WILL HAVE TO TAKE -- WE CAN'T MAKE THE STATE TABLE. >> OK. I'M GOING TO PUSH ON. I HAVE WHO KNOWS HOW STRONG OR WHO KNOWS HOW WEAK THEY ARE, BUT YOU HAVE NOT BECAUSE YOU ASK NOT. I HAVE SOME STATE CHANNELS 245 I CAN REACH INTO AND -- THAT I CAN [01:45:01] REACH INTO AND INQUIRE. AS IT'S SAID EARLIER, I HAVE THE BEGINNER'S MIND AND I HAVE THE ETERNAL OPTIMIST ARE INTRINSICALLY GOOD LENS THAT I LOOK THROUGH ALL MY LIFE. AND SO I'M GOING TO SAY HEY GUYS WE'RE HAVING A LOT OF COVID-19 IN OUR JAIL. CAN YOU PLEASE PICK UP YOUR 20? LET ME SEE WHERE THAT GOES AND I'LL COMMUNICATE BACK WITH YOU AND THE CHIEF TO SEE HOW I CAN BE OF SERVICE ON THAT FRONT. >> YOU HAVE TO MOVE THEM ON. >> YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND I FRESH. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU ALL. >> ARE YOU STILL HERE SHERIFF? I THINK ALSO LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES OF TESTING BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME ALTERNATIVES TO GAIN COMPLIANCE. THEY ARE HAVING ISSUES THAT ARE NOT AS INVASIVE TESTING ALTHOUGH WE WITH HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT AS SOMETHING WE CAN OFFER THAT THE STATE IS CHANGING OVER AS FAR AS TESTING. YES, SIR. THAT MIGHT BE AN OPTION. WE MIGHT HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW THE LOGISTICS PIECE COMES INTO PLAY BUT IT MAYBE AN OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU AND THANK YOU FOR THAT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. IF YOU WILL CONTINUE TO HELP NEWS THIS COURT BIWEEKLY HAVING CAPTAIN ABANDO OR WHOEVER IS APPROPRIATE TO GIVE US THAT COVID REPORT. I DON'T WANT TO GO PAST. [11. Authorize the replacement of one (1) failed 3-Ton HVAC system located at the Hays County Pct. 5 building and amend the budget accordingly. JONES/T.CRUMLEY] >> OPEN AGENDA ITEM 11 AND THE REASON WE'RE MOVING THROUGH IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER IS SO WE OPEN THE AGENDAS WHILE THE PUBLIC IS PRESENT SO WE USE IN OUR COURTHOUSE. SO WE HAVE ONE PERSON HERE FOR AGENDA ITEM 11. PLEASE OPEN AGENDA ITEM 1111, AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENT OF ONE FAILED THREE-TIME HVAC SYSTEM LOCATED AT THE HAYS COUNTY PRECINCTS FIVE BUILDING AND AMEND THE BUDGETS ACCORDINGLY. >> AND WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK MR. DAN LION. -- LYON. YOU'LL HAVE SEE THERE MINUTES PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. >> THANK YOU JUDGE BECERRA AND COMMISSIONERS. LET ME JUST SAY I HAD LIMITED TIME ON THE COMPUTER BECAUSE THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED DOWN. IT'S BEEN CLOSED DOWN FOR FOUR MONTHS NOW. I DON'T HAVE EVERYDAY ACCESS TO A COMPUTER. I MIGHT HAVE MISSED SOMETHING. FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER YOU HAVE MECHANICAL LL C. $6 AN SURE FOR THE TAX 9 DLRN HOUR IN THE BALLPARK SO I'M NOT GOING TO QUESTION THAT. 16 HOURS FOR HELPERS. $65 AN HOUR. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH HELPERS GO FOR AND WHAT CERTIFICATION THEY HAVE, SO I'M NOT REALLY UPSET ABOUT THAT. MY QUESTION IS WHAT ARE WE GOING TO HAVE THEM DO FOR 16 HOURS BECAUSE AS FAR AS I KNOW YOU CAN REMOVE AND REPLACE AT THE -- OH, THE HOLD ON. THERE I GOT IT WRITTEN DOWN THE COMPRESSOR AND CONDENSER YOU CAN REMOVE AND REPLACE. IT'S ONE SINGLE UNIT. YOU CAN DO THAT IN BEEN HOUR. YOU CAN VACUUM IT DOWN. YOU CAN CHARGE IT PROBABLY WITHIN AN HOUR. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE OTHER HOURS ARE FOR ALTHOUGH LIKE I SAID I DIDN'T GET CHANCE TO READ ALL THAT STUFF SO I MIGHT HAVE MISSED A BUNCH OF STUFF. ALSO WHAT PARTICULARLY GOT ME, TOO, WAS THEY SAY -- I GOT TO HAND IT TO THEM THEY ARE OPEN AND HONEST ABOUT THIS. THEY SAY THEY HAVE A 25% MARKUP SO THEITE THEM QUESTION THE COST OF IT IS $2697 WITH. THAT 25% MARKUP YOU'VE GOT $337.25 AND THIS COMES OUT TO A DIFFERENCE OF $672.25. MAYBE I MISSED SOMETHING HERE. BUT I DON'T SEE WHY THEY HAVE TO MARK IT UP AT ALL. THEY ARE ALREADY GETTING $2560 LABOR. AND THAT IS GOING TO BRING THAT TOTAL TO 59, -- $5935.29. ALSO I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH THE OLD CORE BECAUSE THOSE THINGS R WORTH SOME MONEY AS FAR AS SCRAP GOES AND I REALLY THINK THAT MONEY SHOULD GO BACK TO THE COUNTY. AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE'S NO MENTION OF IT IN THE BACKUP. [01:50:03] AND LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE I GOT. I GUESS THAT'S PRETTY MUCH IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR DILIGENCE AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS COURT AND OUR AGENDA ITEMS. CAN I GET A MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. >> COMMENTS. >> I ACTUALLY HAVE THAT -- THAT QUESTION ABOUT THE MARKUP. MARK I GUESS IS THAT CUSTOMARY WE HAVE MARKUPS LIKE THAT IN OUR CONTRACTS SOME -- CONTRACTS? >> I THINK IT'S JUST A GENERAL QUESTION THOUGH RIGHT? IS IT -- IS THE PERCENTAGE, VICKI, TYPICALLY 25% BALLPARK MARKUP ON THINGS LIKE THIS? I ASKED THAT IT BE BROKEN UP. IS IT BEING BROKEN UP NO TWO PARTS? OH, GOOD WONDERFUL. THAT'S A WONDERFUL QUESTION COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. SO IT'S THE GENERAL INDUSTRY STANDARD AS OUR AUDITORS OFFICE HAS SAID. >> THE LAST TIME I HAD A NEW AC PUT IN MY HOUSE THEY MARKED UP THE LABOR AND MATERIALS SO THEY GO BY THE UNIT DISTRIBUTOR. MARK THAT UP. THAT IS HOW CONTRACTORS MAKE MONEY. THAT'S THEIR PROFIT. >> BREAD AND BUTTER. >> THEY WRITE A CHECK TO THE DISTRIBUTOR FOR COST AND MATERIALS. THEY HAVE AGREEMENTS FOR PRICING. THEY MARKUP THEIR LABOR BUT THEY PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES. >> GO PICK IT UP. >> AND INSTALL IT AND THEY MARKUP. >> I THINK I HEARD COMMISSIONER SMITH. GIE ME A MINUTE. MAKE SURE COMMISSIONER INGALSBE GETS HER QUESTIONS? >> I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION. I DON'T RECALL SEEING THAT, TO IT JUST STOOD OUT TO ME. >> THAT'S A GREAT POINT. YOU BET. COMMISSIONER SMITH, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? >> YES. I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT AGAIN. IF YOU REMEMBER I GUESS IT'S BEEN MAYBE THREE WEEKS AGO, WE ACTUALLY OPENED UP OR MOVING FORWARD WITH THE NEW PROCUREMENT BID PROCESS FOR OUR AC STUFF. SO WE'RE UNDER A OPEN PROCESS RIGHT NOW, SO IF THERE ARE CHANGES OR ADJUST THE CAN BE MADE HOPEFULLY WE WILL SEE THOSE AND THE BIDS WE HAVE COMING IN. >> YES. I HAD A QUESTION. I KNOW WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT REPLACING ANOTHER AC EARLIER AND I GET THE CONCERN AND I GET THE SCRUTINY. IT'S FAIR AND IT'S VALID. BECAUSE I HAD MY OWN QUESTION. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT A PERFECTLY GOOD UNIT BEING PULLED OUT BEFORE, AND I ASKED US TO SAY THAT BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY A SHORT MATTER OF TIME BEFORE WE NEEDED IT TO BE REPLACED SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO MY QUESTION IS, WHERE IS THAT UNIT AND CAN WE TO REMIND FOLKS, CAN WE USE IT HERE? SINCE IT WAS A GOOD UNIT. OK. WE STILL HAVE IT, RIGHT? I HOPE SO. THAT WAS THE HOPE. OK. AND THEN CONCERN ABOUT THE HOURS IS -- I GET IT. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE NEED TO MAKE A LIVING AND I SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS. I SUPPORT THAT WE SUPPORT OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO STAY WITHIN THE COUNTY AT EVERY TURN AND AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. THAT IS TRULY MY HIGHEST HOPE AND BIGGEST HEARTFELT INTENTION FOR THE THINGS AWE DO WITH TAXPAYER DOLLARS IS FIRST TO GIVE THEM TO LOCAL, ALWAYS ON EVERY FRONT AND I THINK MISS CRUMLEY CAN TESTIFY THAT WHENEVER I AM IN THE CONVER SITUATION ABOUT FEEDING OUR NATIONAL GUARD, I ALWAYS ASK HER TO PLEASE -- CONVERSATION -- TRY TO FIND SOMEONE LOCAL. GIVE THEM THE BUSINESS. NOTHING AGAINST NATIONAL CHAINS AT ALL, BUT I DO EVERYTHING I CAN IN MY HEAD TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, AND SO I KNOW THAT THESE GUYS ARE LOCAL. BUT I DO ALSO SEE THE 16 HOURS AS MAYBE A POTENTIAL THE, BUT WE'LL SEE. THEY MIGHT ADJUST IT. I DON'T KNOW. >>EST MADE EIGHT HOURS FOR ONE DAY FOR REMOVAL AND ONE DAY FOR INSTALLATION. >> SURE. HOPE YOU DON'T SEE THAT, RIGHT? BUT WE ARE -- WE'RE VIGILANT WITH THESE FEES AND THESE DOLLAR AMOUNTS, AND WE ALL KNOW THE ACHE OF REPLACING AN AIR CONDITIONER. I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER INGALSBE FOR BRINGING UP THESE CONCERNS AND COMMISSIONER SHELL TALKING ABOUT THE INHE HAVE [01:55:02] TABLET OF THE WAY THINGS ARE, BUT -- INEVITABILITY OF THE WAY THINGS ARE BUT WE MUST REMAIN VIGILANT. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> AND JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. [28. Discussion and possible action regarding the Emergency Cash Assistance Program (ECAP), also known as Project Recoil, including but not limited to, the appointment of Award Committee members, funding of the program, and the consideration of program guidelines. SHELL] LET'S GO TO ITEM NUMBER 28. PLEASE. >> 28. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM ALSO KNOWN AS PROJECT RECOIL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE APPOINTMENT OF AWARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS, FUNDING OF THE PROGRAM AND CONSIDERATION OF PROGRAM GUIDELINES. >> SO MOVED. >> OK. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MR. KENNEDY. >> GOOD MORNING, COURT. THE ITEM I HAVE BEFORE YOU IS AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE CONSTITUTED THE AWARD COMMITTEE AND PER YOUR REQUEST, GSMP REACHED OUT TO THE LAST TO WORK OUT SOLUTIONS AND SMALL BUSINESS SENT AND GOT THE NAMES FOR THAT. SO THE BOARD IS CONSTITUTED, I BELIEVE, I SHOULD SAY THE AWARDS COMMITTEE IS CONSTITUTED AND I BELIEVE THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRELIMINARY MEETING WITH THEM THIS WEEK JUST TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THE GUIDELINES THERE, KIND OF LET THEM KNOW WHAT THE PROGRAM IS ABOUT, AND INFORM THEM OF THAT. WHAT I HAVE BEFORE YOU WHAT I SENT YOU ALL YESTERDAY IS AN M.O.U., MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH A GROUP CALLED PEOPLE FUND. THIS WAS THE ONE REQUEST OF GSMP WHENEVER THEY GOT INVOLVED IN THIS, WAS THEY DID NOT WANT TO TRY TO HANDLE SOME OF THE MORE CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS RELATED TO THE GRANT PROGRAM, INCLUDING FINANCIAL MATTERS AND WHATNOT. SO THE E-CAP ACTUALLY CONTEMPLATES THAT. ITS AN ADMINISTRATOR AND STATES THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR SHALL MAKE NO MORE THAN 3% OF ALL GRANT FUNDS DISTRIBUTED. WHAT WE -- WHAT I DID WAS LATE LEFT WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND I TALKED TO THE C.E.O. OF PEOPLE FUND, WORKED WITH HIM TO NEGOTIATE THIS MOU, AND IT INCLUDES SERVICE FEES AT A RATE THAT IS $125 PER GRANT DISBURSED AND THEN IT CONTEMPLATES THAT THEY WOULD HAVE A REPORT IN THE END THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DO SOME RESEARCH FOR. THIS GROUP PEOPLE FUND BY THE WAY IS REALLY JUST ABOUT PAY. THE TIME IT'S SPENDING ON THIS AND NO MORE. THEIR OBJECT SIEVE TO BE EDUCATION PROVIDERS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES -- OBJECTIVE IS TO BE ED VIEDERS FOR SMALL BUSINESSS SO THEY ALSO ROLL INTO THIS -- PROVIDERS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES SO THEY ROLL INTO THIS FEE RECIPIENT REGARDING DISASTER RESPONSE HAD YOU TO INTEGRATE BACK INTO BEING OPEN AND THINGS LIKE THAT. THEY DID SAY THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE LESS THAN $125 PER GRANT IF WE DID NOT WANT THAT. THEY OFFERED THAT WE COULD REMOVE THAT FROM THE PROGRAM, BUT YOU'LL SEE THAT REFLECTED IN YOUR M.O.U. IN SECTION 3. IT'S THE PART THAT'S KIND OF SET OUT WHERE THEY WILL GIVE BUSINESS ONE OF THE TWO OPTIONS BELOW. ONE WAS DISASTER RESPONSE PLANNING OR ONE HOUR ONE-ON-ONE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MEETING. BY THE WAY, I THINK THAT FIRST CATEGORY REFERENCED THAT THE WORKSHOP WOULD BE IN JUNE OR JULY AND WE HAVE CHANGED THAT TO AUGUST JUST SO YOU KNOW BECAUSE IT'S TAKEN WHILE FOR US TO GET OFF AND RUNNING. SO THERE ARE A FEW CHANGES THAT I MADE SINCE I SENT IT TO YOU. ONE IS THAT. I MOVED THAT SECTION TO AUGUST. I ALSO REFERENCED UNDER SERVICE FEES IN SECTION FIVE THAT THERE WOULD BE A 3% CAP ON THE FEES PAID FOR THE CAP. BUT IF THE COURT REQUESTED A FOLLOW-UP REPORT MAYBE AT SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR WHICH THE COURT HAS THE OPTION TO DO THAT, WOULD NOT APPLY FOR THE 3% CAP. THAT'S AN ADDITIONAL REPORT AND THAT WOULD BE IF YOU WANT THEM TO GO BACK AND GIVE YOU SOME ASSESSMENT OF HOW THE BUSINESSES THAT RECEIVE THE GRANT ARE NOW DOING A YEAR LATER OR SIX MONTHS LATER. AND THAT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL REPORT THAT YOU COULD REQUEST [02:00:02] THAT WE COULD REQUEST BE DONE. IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS DONE THEN THAT $20 PER GRANT DISTRIBUTED FOR THAT REPORT. AND THEN THE LAST CHANGE IT WE MADE SINCE I SENT IT TO YOU IS UNDER SECTION SEVEN. INSTEAD OF UPON EXECUTION CDFI SHALL IMMEDIATELY START. THEY WANTED THREE BUSINESS DAYS TO GET GOING. I THINK THAT'S PERFECTLY REASONABLE. SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY CHANGES THAT WE MADE. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, THIS -- THE OTHER THING THAT I'LL REPRESENT FOR THE AUDITORS' BENEFIT IS THAT WE DID SATISFY THE THREE QUOTES REQUIREMENT ON IT, GSMP GOT ONE QUOTE. THAT WAS MUCH HIGHER THAN THIS. IT ACTUALLY WOULD NOT HAVE COMPLIED WITH THE E-CAP AND THEY HAVE ONE REFUSAL SO I ASKED THEM TO PROVIDE IT IN WRITING SO I CAN PROVIDE IT FOR YOU FOR YOUR RECORDS. >> WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, MR. DIFFICULT. I APPRECIATE THE CLOSING OF THE LOOP FOR $20 PER RECIPIENT TO KNOW IF WHAT WE DID OR HOW MUCH WHAT WE DID WAS HELPFUL, USEFUL PROSHTION DUCTIVE BECAUSE UN-- USEFUL, PRODUCTIVE BECAUSE UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T SEE THIS TYPE OF HELP AS ISOLATED AND I THINK IT WILL BE USEFUL FOR US TO HAVE SOME CLOSING OF THE INFORMATION TO TELL US HOW WE DID WITH OUR SINCEREST EFFORTS TO HELP SMALL BUSINESS. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT CONTRIBUTION. COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. I APPRECIATE THE WORK DID HE ON FINDING THIS ORGANIZATION NOT FOR PROFIT LENDER BASED OUT OF AUSTIN. THEY HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE ON COMMUNITY-TYPE PROGRAMS, SO I THINK THEY WILL BE VERY WELL SUITED TO HELP OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, THE SELECTION OF THIS COMPANY TO DO THIS. THEY HAVE A GREAT MISSION AND THEY ARE ABOUT HELPING OUR COMMUNITY SO I THINK THEY WILL FIT IN VERY WELL. THANK YOU MR. KENNEDY FOR DOING THIS. >> I DON'T WANT TO FORGET YOU. OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND. COMMISSIONER SMITH, COMMENTS? >> YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THIS ORGANIZATION APPEARS TO HAVE REALLY STEPPED UP NUMBER ONE IN A COST-EFFECTIVE WAY TO HELP ADMINISTER THIS PROGRAM, BUT NUMBER TWO I THINK AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, I THINK THE COUNSELING THAT THEY HAVE OFFERED TO PROVIDE IS PART AND PARCEL OF THAT IS EXCEEDINGLY NEEDED WITH OUR SMALL BUSINESSES WHO WANT TO -- WHO ARE GOING THROUGH THIS CRISIS AND EVEN MORE SO. I DON'T THINK THAT YOU WOULD BE HARD-PRESSED TO FIND ANYONE WITH THE EXPERTISE THAT WE HAVE HERE TO IN ORDER TO SHARE THAT WITH THEM. >> WELL SAID AND I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER SMITH ON CONVEYING TO THE GROUP IF THE COURTS THIS DIRECTION AS A CONSENSUS THAT WE SHOULD ENCOURAGE THAT DISASTER RESPONSE FOR THE ONE HOUR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IT HELP MAKE SURE THESE FOLKS ARE ON THE RIGHT PATH TO THEIR RECOVERY EFFORTS. I APPRECIATE AND AGREE. >> I'LL ADD ON THAT POINT THAT I MET WITH GUSTAVO USALA WHO IS THE C.E.O. ON SUNDAY, AND HE WAS GLAD TO MEET OVER THE WEEKEND. I APPRECIATE. THAT HE AS ALSO GLAD TO MOVE THIS COUNSELING OPPORTUNITY FROM A REQUIREMENT THAT HAD TO BE SATISFIED TO RECEIVING THE GRANT THAT SOMETHING THAT WE CONVERTED TO SCHEDULING THE CONSOLE AND THAT WOULD SATISFY MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME TO THE AWARD COMMITTEE. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE TIME SAVE THE ESSENCE FOR THESE GRANTS TO BE DISTRIBUTED BUT ALSO DIDN'T WANT SCHEDULING TO BECOME AN OBSTACLE TO THE GRANT PROCESS. HE WAS HAPPY TO WORK ON THAT. >> BEAUTIFUL. >> I APPRECIATE HEARING THAT BECAUSE THAT WAS ONE OF THE CONCERNS I HAD BECAUSE I KNOW THESE BUSINESSES ARE ALREADY STRUGGLING AND WHEN I READ THAT I THOUGHT OH, MY GOODNESS NOW THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THIS ONE-HOUR TRAINING ABOUT THEY CAN EVEN RECEIVE ANY FUNDING SO THAT DID CONCERN ME. I KNOW MARK AND I SPOKE JUST BRIEFLY THIS MORNING TEN MINUTES BEFORE COURT, AND THIS WAS ONE OF MY CONCERNS THAT I HAD. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE'LL BE ABLE TO WORK THAT OUT. BUT UNDER NUMBER THROW MARK, ALSO IT SAYS THE CDFI WILL SET UP AN ONLINE APPLICATION FOR THIS PROGRAM THAT MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED ON PAPER. I GUESS A CONCERN THAT I HAVE IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO TAKE THIS APPLICATION IF THEY ARE LOCATED IN AUSTIN. HOW ARE THEY GOING TO GET IT THERE? [02:05:04] IF IT'S BY MAIL IT'S GOING TO TAKE THAT MUCH LONGER. I'M JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED ON THAT. CAN YOU EXPAND ON THAT A LITTLE BIT? >> YOU BET. ALSO ON SECTION THREE IF YOU LOOK AT THE FOURTH BULLET POINT THERE IS A AN ASSUMPTION THAT CFI WILL WORK IN AND IT WOMEN GSMP TO ADVERTISE AND ORGANIZE THE CAP. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT GUSTAVO AND I TALKED ABOUT ON SUNDAY IS WHAT IS OUR EXPECTATION OF IMPLEMENTATION? HOW LONG DO THEY HAVE TO DEVELOP AN APPLICATION AND ADVERTISE? I TOLD THEM I REALLY THOUGHT WE NEEDED TO HAVE THAT DONE BY AUGUST 1 THE WE NEEDED TO OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS HAVE AN APPLICATION TO PUT TOGETHER TO HAVE AN ADVERTISE IN. THAT ADVERTISEMENT I EXPECT GSMP WOULD SAY PEOPLE NEEDED TO PROVIDE A HARDCOPY AND WEREN'T ABLE, SMALL BUSINESS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A COPY FOR WHATEVER REASON, OR IS IF THEY SIMPLY PREFER HAVING A HARDCOPY THEY WOULD DO SO AT THE GSMP OFFICE THROR SOMEBODY WOULD WAY TO SUBMIT THAT NEAR -- OR IF THERE WAS SOMEBODY TO SUBMIT THAT. I THINK GSMP WILL SORT THAT OUT. >> OK. SO THE SECOND BULLET WILL PROCESS GRANT APPLICATIONS DURING THE MONTH OF JULY. SO? >> AND THERE AFTER AS NEEDED. I WANTED TO KEEP OUR FOOT ON THE GAS HERE SO I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE IT SOUND LIKE WE WOULDN'T REVIEW OR PROCESS APPLICATIONS IF WE START RECEIVING THEM JULY. OBVIOUSLY, IF THE APPLICATION IS NOT READY BY THE END OF JULY OR FOR SOME REASON WE HAVE NOT MET THAT DEADLINE THAT WE HAVE SET FOR OURSELVES, THEN THEY CAN CONTINUE TO DO IT AFTER. THERE ARE OTHER PROVISIONS IN THERE THAT SAY THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PROCESS APPLICATIONS OBVIOUSLY UNTIL THE GRANT FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED COMPLETELY. SO YOU KNOW, I'LL REMIND THE COURT. WE HAVE 500,000 THAT'S BEEN SET ASIDE HERE. WE HAVE $100,000 FROM THE CITY OF KYLE. AND THERE'S A POSSIBILITY I SUPPOSE THAT FUND COULD GET ANOTHER INJECTION FROM ONE OR MORE SOURCES. SO WE'LL SEE HOW THAT GOES. >> ON ITEM NUMBER SIX THE OPERATIONS AND COUNTY CDFI WILL PUBLICIZE THIS AGREEMENT AND CD -- ECAP. ECAP. AND ALL THE COMMUNICATION CHANNELS LADEN BUSINESSES. OF COURSE, I VOICE CONCERN THAT WE NEED IT MAKE SURE WE NOT USE JUST OUR ONLINE AND -- I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE SOME PRINTED COPIES OF SOMETHING SO THAT WE CAN DELIVER TO BUSINESS IN LETTING THEM KNOW. >> AND I'D LIKE IT TO ADD WELL POINTED OUT. I'D LIKE TO ADD A THANK YOU TO MR. KENNEDY FOR SAYING WE WANT TO KEEP OUR FOOT ON THE GAS BECAUSE I AGREE. WITH THE TEA LEAVES TALKING ABOUT A GOVERNOR'S POTENTIAL SHUTDOWN, I WANT TO MAKE EXTRA SURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP EVERYONE WE CAN IN THE MOST EFFICIENT AND TIMELY MANNER SO THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT MR. KENNEDY. >> MARK, HAVE WE DECIDED WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE FEES OUT OF THE $500,000? HOW ARE WE GOING TO DO? >> I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COURT CAN I BELIEVE THE COURT DECIDED TO TAKE OUT BECAUSE WE CUT THE CONSENT ITEM MOVING MONEYS AROUND THE BUDGETS. OUR CONVERSATIONS, OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH GUSTAVO INDICATED THAT WE WERE DOING SOME ANALYSIS ON THIS. WE THINK OBVIOUSLY IT IS AN $18,000 CAP ON PEOPLE FUNDS FEES UNLESS THERE'S A SECOND REPORT REQUESTED IN THAT WOULD BE MUCH LATER ANYWAY. SO THE QUESTION I SUPPOSE KNOWING WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE GRANT FUND-WISE, DO WE WANT TO KEEP THAT MAXIMIZED AND DO WE WANT TO TAKE 18,000 OUT OF SOMETHING ELSE AND PUT IT INTOY FUND THAT COULD BE USED PURPOSE? >> WOULD YOU BE COMFORTABLE TAKING IT OUT OF RESERVES? >> 18. YEAH. >> YEAH, YEAH. I JUST -- $500,000 WILL GO REAL QUICK. I HATE TAKING ANYTHING ELSE OUT OF IT. >> IF THE COURT IS INCLINED WE CAN BRING THE CONSENT ITEM BACK FOR AN ITEM. AN ACTION ITEM BACK NEXT WEEK. [02:10:04] >> TO INCLUDE THE CLOSING SUMMARY REPORT, I THINK WE GOT TO KNOW HOW WELL WE DID. >> OUR ESTIMATE ON THAT WE'RE THINKING THERE ARE GOING TO ABOUT 125 GRANTS MORE OR LESS WITH THE AVERAGE GRANT SIZE ABOUT 46 46 U.N.. >> $20 BUCKS A GRANT. >> I THINK WE OUGHT TO INCLUDE THAT. >> SO WE HAVE TWO, THREE, FOUR HEAD NODS SAYING WE SHOULD INCLUDE THAT RECAP OF HOW WELL WE DID IN THE FUNDING. >> SO THAT WOULD BE $20,000 TO MOVE OUT. >> NO GOOD TO THROW EFFORTS. THAT IS IN THE CERTAIN DIRECTION WITHOUT KNOWING. >> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. >> WHAT DOLS WE HAVE TO DO ON THIS AGENDA ITEM COMMISSIONER? >> I THINK WE'RE GOOD. >> IT WOULD BE AUTHORIZED EXECUTION OF VMOU BETWEEN HAYS COUNTY AND THE FUND. >> SECOND. >> IF THERE ARE NO OTHER DISCUSSIONS PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> AND JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. I WILL SINCE THERE IS NO ONE HERE PUBLIC HEARING I WILL CONTINUE DOWN THE PATH THAT WAS SUGGESTED. PLEASE OPEN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TEN. [10. Authorize On-Site Sewage Facility Permit for a small animal veterinary clinic located at 20640 W RR 150, Driftwood, Texas 78619. SMITH/STRICKLAND] >> NUMBER TEN AUTHORIZE ON SITE SEWAGE FACILITY PERMIT FOR A SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY CLINIC LOCATED 206440 WEST ROAD ONE 50 IN DRIFTWOOD, TEXAS. >> SO MOVED. >> SO MOVED. >> WE HAVE TWO SO MOVED. AND A SECOND. ANY COMMENTS IS IT PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> JUDGE "BROAD CITY." YES, PLEASE OPEN NUMBER 12. [12. Approve specifications for IFB 2020-B09 Road Improvements: Hot Mix Overlay and authorize Purchasing to solicit for bids and advertise. JONES/SMITH/BORCHERDING] >> NUMBER 12, APPROVE FESSIFICATIONS FOR IFB 2020-BO9 ROAD PRUSMTS. HOT MIX OVERLAY AND AUTHORIZE PURCHASING TO SOLICIT FORBIDS AND ADVERTISE. >> SO MOVED. >> MOTION AND A SECOND. >> DO WE HAVE ANY COMMENTS? >> STAFF APPROVAL ON THIS? >> THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE ROAD. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. PLEASE OPEN 13. >> 13, APPROVE FESSIFICATIONS [13. Approve specifications for IFB 2020-B16 Road Improvements - Remove & Replace Hot Mix and authorize Purchasing to solicit for bids and advertise. JONES/SMITH/BORCHERDING] FOR IFB 2020-B16 ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. REMOVE AND REPLACE HOT MIX AND AUTHORIZE PURCHASING TO SOLICIT FORBIDS AND ADVERTISE. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SNOOIG YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH -- COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> AND JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. [29. Discussion and possible action to approve the appointment of Clint Garza to the Board of Directors of the West Travis County Public Utility Agency (the “WTCPUA”). SMITH] PLEASE OPEN 29. >> 29. DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF CLINT GARCA TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WEST TRAVIS COUNTY PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY LEVEL. >> SO MOVED. >> MOTION AND A SECOND. COMMISSIONER REASON FOR YOUR RECOMMENDATION? >> AS THOSE OF YOU ON THE COURT MAY KNOW THE WAY THAT THE WEST TRAVIS COUNTY IS MADE IS ACTUALLY ESTABLISHED, WE ARE JUST RATIFYING THE MOIMENT MADE BY THE CITY OF PK. THIS IS THEIR APPOINTMENT AND EACH MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF THE WEST TRAVIS PUA WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE THAT APPOINTMENT. IF YOU LOOK FOR EXAM WILL AT THE TWO APPOINTMENTS THAT HAYS COUNTY HAS ARE BOTH, MYSELF AND SCOTT ROBERTS. THOSE APPOINTMENTS HAD TO BE APPROVED BY THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THES AND MR. GARZA TO THE CITY OF HAS CHOSEN THEIR REPRESENTATIVE. JUST BY WAY OF BACKGROUND I KNOW EVERYBODY ON THE COURT KNOWS IN CASE YOU DIDN'T, JUDGE, MR. GARZA IS THE FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF FOR HAYS COUNTY SO WE MAY END UP GETTING A TWOFER ON THIS ONE BECAUSE I DON'T THINK NYBODY THEY APPOINTED WOULD HAVE UNDERSTOOD THE WORKINGS OR RAM 23I INDICATIONS OF THE WORKINGS WITH THE COUNTY LIKE HE WOULD. -- RAMIFICATIONS. IT WOULD WORK OUT BETTER FOR US THAN ANY OTHER IN THE COUNTY. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. I DID HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET MR. GARZA AND I APPRECIATED HIS ENTHUSIASM AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, ENERGY. >> EXACTLY. [02:15:01] >> THAT ENCOMPASSES THAT POSITION, AND I HATE IT SEE BK TAKE HIM BUT THAT'S OKAY. >> MUD FIVE HAS ALREADY APPROVED. WE'RE THE LAST ONES. >> OK. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SNOOIG YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES NO YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA YES. PLEASE OPEN NUMBER 30. >> NUMBER 30 DISCUSSION AND [30. Discussion and possible action to adopt a Resolution Related to Scenic Roadways within Hays County, Texas. SMITH] POSSIBLE ACTION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION RELATED TO SCENIC ROADWAYS WITHIN THE HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> COMMISSIONER, CAN WE GET A MOTION? >> SO MOVED. >> OK. YOU'RE FREE GO. >> THANK YOU. I REAL DO I APPRECIATE Y'ALL TAKING THE TIME TO HAVE A LOOK AT THIS RESOLUTION AND FOR THE CONSIDERATION TODAY. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS WE HERE IN THE COUNT A LONG WITH THE HISTORICAL CONSERVATION SOCIETY FOR DRIFTWOOD HAVE WORKED WHOMEVER THE ELECTED REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE STATE HOUSE BE THAT SENATOR CAMPBELL, THAN REPRESENTATIVE ZWEINER OR ISAAC IN THE PAST. EACH OF THEM HAVE SUPPORTED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SCENIC ROADWAYS HERE IN HAYS COUNTY. OVERALL THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR EACH ONE OF THOSE LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS HAS ASKED A REVOLUTION OF SUPPORT. WHAT WE FOUND WHENEVER WE GET TO THE STATE CAPITAL IS BECAUSE IT IS A STATE ROADWAY AND IT IS BECAUSE SUCH A -- WE ARE EMITTING STATE LAW SPECIFIC TO SCENIC HIGHWAYS AND ROADWAYS IT REALLY HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AS STATE AFFAIRS ISSUE. IN OTHER WORDS, IT HASN'T BEEN A LOCAL AND CONSENT BILL. IN THE PAST THAT'S WHERE THE OPPOSITION TO WHAT OUR COMMUNICATED COUNTY STANCE IS. THE EFFORT ON THIS RES SOLUTION AFTER SPEAKING TO SOME OF OUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES -- RESOLUTION -- IF WE CAN SUPPORT A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT CAN BE REFERRED TO AS THE LOCAL CONTHE CALENDAR AND SPECIFICALLY KEEP IT IN THE -- CONSENT CALENDAR AND SPECIFICALLY KEEP IT IN THE LOCAL JURISDICTION WE MAY NOT ENCOUNTER THE TYPE OF OPPOSITION WE HAD IN THE PAST. SO TO THAT END EVEN APPROACHED BY THE DRIFTWOOD HISTORIC CONSERVATION SOCIETY TO SUPPORT LITERALLY THE EXACT SAME TYPE OF LEGISLATION THAT WE HAVE IN THE PAST. IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT WAY TO BITE THE APPLE. THAT'S WHAT THIS LEGISLATION IS ATTEMPTING TO DO TODAY. >> GOOD. COMMISSIONERS, COMMENTS? >> THIS IS SOMETHING WE TRIED TO DO FOR THE LAST TWO SESSIONS. FIRST, WE FELT LIKE IN THE PAST THE ROADWAYS THAT WE WANTED TO DESIGNATE. THE FIRST INCLUDED 71 ON IT AND THE DESIGN LOBBY FOUGHT US ON THAT ONE BITS BEEN THE ASSIGNED LOBY THAT KILLED US THE LAST TWO SESSIONS TO GET THIS PASSED. >> HOPEFULLY THIS STRATEGY IS BETTER. WE'LL SEE. >> THE OTHER THING I WILL SAY IS IT ALSO GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY SHOULD THIS PASS, REALLY TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT WHERE THERE'S BEEN DEVELOPMENT AND SIGNAGE AND CREATE SOME RULES AROUND A COMMISSION AND CREATE SOME RULES AROUND TRYING TO PRESERVE THE SCENIC BIWAYS WITHIN ACE COUNTY THAT COULD REALLY BE A I WANT TO SAY JUST AN EXAMPLE STATEWIDE ON WHAT COULD BE DONE. AGAIN, IT'S A NOVEL CONCEPT AND WE HOPE IT MOVE FORWARD WITH IT AND I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU. MY TWO FAVORITES ARE 12 AND 150. EVERY TIME I I HAVE GO TO DOUBLE -- >> WE NAMED THOSE IN THE LAST ONE. >> GOOD MOVE. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER JONES? AYES. >> COMMISSIONER SNOEL YES COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> -- SHELL. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> AND JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. >> SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND POP OVER TO THE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 36. [36.Discussion related to the Hays County inmate population, to include current population counts and costs. BECERRA] >> NUMBER 36. DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE HAYS COUNTY INMATE POPULATION TO INCLUDE CURRENT POPULATION COUNTS AND COSTS. >> SO EACH WEEK I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF RECEIVING A REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH OUR JAIL POPULATION AND IT'S ALWAYS OVERCROWDED. WE ARE SITTING AT 362 INMATES FOR CAPACITY, JAIL STANDARDS RECOMMENDEDS HOLDING APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THAT JAIL CAPACITY OPENED, WHICH LOWERS OUR ACTUAL CAPACITY TO 311. THE JAIL'S DAILY AVERAGE WAS 432 AND PEAK WAS 42 ON JULY 6TH FOR THE WEEK OF JULY 5TH FOR JULY 11TH, 2020. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR OUTSOURCING INMATES THIS WEEK IS $64,762. THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF OUTSOURCE [02:20:01] MALES IS 178 AND FEMALES ARE 8. THIS WEEK'S INMATES WERE HOUSED IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES BLANCO BURNETT, CALDWELL, FORT BEND, GUADELUPE AND WALKER. I'VE ASKED THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO INCLUDE ARRESTS BY AGENCY, SO THAT IS NOW PART OF MY WEEKLY REPORT. BUDA POLICE DEPARTMENT CONTRIBUTED FIVE. THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY CONTRIBUTED SEVEN. THE HAYS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CONTRIBUTED 48. THE DISCLAIMER IS THAT THAT INCLUDES COURT-ORDER COMMITMENTS INDIVIDUALS TURNING THEMSELVES IN ON WARRANTS FROM OTHER AGENCIES, AND WARRANT PICKUPS FROM OTHER COUNTIES. KYLE POLICE DEPARTMENT, 13. COSE POLICE DEPARTMENT, 19. -- OWE SAN MARCOS. AS WE HEARD EARLIER IN OUR PRESENTATION WE'RE SITTING CURRENTLY AT 85 COVID-19 POSITIVES IN THE CUSTODY OF HAYS COUNTY JAIL. 20 OF WHICH ARE IN NEIGHBORING [Items 3 - 9] COUNTIES. IF YOU WILL PLEASE OPEN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3-9. >> THREE, APPROVE PAYMENTS OF COUNTY INVOICES. FOUR APPROVED A PAYMENT OF UNITED HEALTH CARE CLAIMS. FIVE, APPROVE COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES OF JULY 7TH, 2020. 6, APPROVE THE PAYMENT OF THE JULY 15TH, 2020 PAYROLL DISBURSEMENTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,995,,000 EFFECTIVE JULY 15TH, 2020 AND POST TOTALS FOR WAGES WITHHOLDINGS, DEDUCTIONS AND BENEFITS ON THE HAYS COUNTY WEBSITE ONCE FINALIZED. SEVEN, AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASE OF THREE ELECTROSTATIC 360 HAND SPRAYERS THAT WILL BE USED BY THE BUILDING MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT TO SANITIZE HAYS COUNTY BUILDING UTILIZING CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDING AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. EIGHT AUTHORIZE BUILDING MAINTENANCE TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL BOTH GLASS AND PLEXIGLASS SNEEZE GUARDS IN EIGHT DIFFERENT OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY UTILIZING CORONAVIRUS RELIEF FUNDING AND AMEND THE BUDGET ACCORDINGLY. NINE, AUTHORIZE ON SITE SEWAGE FACILITY PERMITS FOR CONVENIENCE STORE LOCATED AT 2300 WINDY HILL ROAD KYLE TEXAS. >> SO MOVED. >>S AND A SECOND. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> COMMISSION ARE SHELL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. AND JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. [Items 14 - 17] >> OPEN 14 THROUGH 17. >> 14, ACCEPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 HAYS COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER THREE AUDIT REPORT PER TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE 775.082. 15, APPROVE UTILITY PERMITS. 16, AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE BURDINE JOHNSON FOURNDATION FOR THE OLD HAYS COUNTY JAIL RESTORATION. 17, AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE SUMMERLEE FOUNDATION FOR THE OLD HAYS COUNTY JAIL RESTORATION. >> SECOND. >> SECOND. >> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. PLEASE OPEN 18-20. >> I'M STILL HERE. >> OH, I'M SORRY. COMMISSIONER GIVE ME THE NUMBERS OF ITEMS TO CALL OUT. I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU HAD SAID YOU WERE GOING TO STEP OUT FOR A MINUTE. OR IS BY THAT. THAT WAS MY FAULT. >> IT'S OK. I'M HERE FOR A COUPLE MORE MINUTES TOO HE'S STILL HERE. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH? >> THOSE WERE YES ON BOTH OF THE PREVIOUS. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. >> ONE MORE TIME, APOLOGIES. PLEASE OPEN 18 THROUGH 20. >> 18, AUTHORIZE THE SUBMISSION [Items 18 - 20] OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE AUSTIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE OLD HAYS COUNTY JAIL RESTORATION. 19, APPROVAL OF ON SITE SUPPORT FROM HART INTERCIVIC FOR THE NOVEMBER 3, 2020 GENERAL ELECTION. 20, APPROVE THE REALL PROPOSALS RELATED TO RFP 2020-P09 CDBG MITIGATION FUNDING AND AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASING MANAGER TO PUBLISH A NEW NOTICE, AS AUTHORIZED PER TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 262.0272. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. [02:25:05] >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. PLEASE OPEN 21. >> 21, DISCUSSION TO CALL FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 28TH, [21. Discussion and possible action to call for a public hearing on July 28, 2020 to establish a 25 MPH speed limit in Savannah Ridge subdivision. JONES/BORCHERDING] 2020 TO ESTABLISH A 25 MILE-PER-HOUR SPEED LIMIT IN SAVANNAH RIDGE SUBDIVISION. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND. COMMISSIONER ANY COMMENTS. SELF STORY. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SNOOIG YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. PLEASE OPEN NUMBER 22. >> NUMBER 22, DISCUSSION OF [22. Discussion and possible action to consider the acceptance of road construction & drainage improvements, release of bond #20BSBHY3529 for $1,119,697.49, and accept the 2-year maintenance bond #61BSBID3153 in the amount of $80,548.01 for Heaton Hollow subd. SHELL/BORCHERDING] POSSIBLE ACTION IT TO CONSIDER THE ACCEPTANCE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS RELEASE OF BOND NUMBER 20BSBHY3529 FOR 1,119,697 PTS $49 AND ACCEPT A TWO-YEAR MAINTENANCE BOND IN NUMBER 61BSBID31553 IN THE AMOUNT OF $80,5848.01 FOR HEATON HOLLOW SUBDIVISION. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COMMISSIONER, SHELL ANY COMMENTS? >> NO, SIR EVERYTHING IS COMPLETE. >> AWESOME. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. PLEASE OPEN 236789. [23. Discussion and possible action to award contracts for IFB 2020-B11 Culverts to Contech Engineered Solutions, Fortiline Inc. dba Fortiline Waterworks, and Texas Corrugators. BECERRA/BORCHERDING] >> 23 DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION TO AWARD CONTRACTS FOR IFB 2020-B11 CULVERTS TO CONTECH ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS, FORTILINE IRVG DBA, FORTILINE WATERWORKS AND TEXAS CORRUGATORS. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SMITH. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. [24. Hold a public hearing related to the improvements of roadways within the River Mountain Ranch Subdivision in Precinct 3 pursuant to Chapter 253 of the Texas Transportation Code. Possible action may follow. SHELL] PLEASE OPEN 24. >> 24, HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING RELATED TO THE IMPROVEMENTS OF ROADWAYS WITHIN THE RIVER MOUNTAIN RANCH SUBDIVISION IN PRECINCT 3 PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 253 OF THE TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE. POSSIBLE ACTION MAY FOLLOW. >> SO MOVED. >> AND I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. IF THERE IS ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THIS AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM. SEEING THAT THERE IS NO ONE MOVING AND NO ONE PRESENT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> SO MOVED. >> SAME. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COMMISSIONER. >> THANKS, JUDGE. MR. KENNEDY CAN CHIME IN. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL YEARS EVEN BEFORE MY TIME WAS THE FIRST PHASE. THIS IS THE SECOND PHASE OF THE CHAPTER 252 PROJECT FOR RIVER MOUNTAIN RANCH SUBDIVISION PRECINCT 3. >> ANYTHING TO ADD MR. KENNEDY? >> WE HAVEN'T HAD ONE OF THESE IN A WHILE, BUT I BELIEVE MOST OF YOU HAVE EITHER SEEN IT OR DONE IT BEFORE. I PROVIDE A SAMPLE BALLOT AND I WOULD APOLOGIZE TO THE COUNTY CLERK THAT THE SAMPLE BALLOT DID NOT CHANGE THE NAME OF THE COLLEGE. YOU KNOW IT'S OLD. I HAVE CHANGED THAT AND IT WILL BE CHANGED BEFORE IF THE COURT OPTS TO DO THIS THAT WILL ALL BE FINALIZED BEFORE THE CLERK MAILS IT OUT. IF THE COURT NOW PROVIDE COMMISSIONER SHELL WITH THE REQUISITE MOTION TO MAKE TODAY SHOULD HE SIT FIT TO DO SO IF THE JUDGE MOVES FORWARD WITH THIS, WHAT WILL ROUTE IS -- MAIL BALLOTS WILL BE SENT OUT TO EACH OWNER AND THERE ARE 240 PROPERTYIES IN THE SUBDIVISION SO 240 INDIVIDUALS CERTIFIED MAILINGS WILL GO OUT AND THAT WOULD BE RETURNED PRETTY QUICKLY. IN FACT THE STATUTE REQUIRES THE TURN OF THE COUNT EITHER YEA OR NAY IN FAVOR OF THIS WITHIN 30 DAYS. IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF TODAY. SO WE MET WITH THE CLERK'S OFFICE YESTERDAY JUST TO MAKE SURE OUR DESTRUCTION IN A ROW. AGAIN, IF THE COURT AFFIRMS WE'LL BE READY THIS WEEK TO GET THOSE MAILINGS OUT AND RETURN. I BELIEVE THE CLERK INDICATED THAT HER COVER LET HEAR IT SHE [02:30:07] WOULD INDICATE THAT THEY SHOULD BE RETURNED BY AUGUST 31ST. I'M SORRY. JULY 31ST. OUR PRACTICES HOWEVER IS TO COUNT ANY VOTE THAT IS RETURNED BY THE MONDAY BEFORE WE ANNOUNCE. WE WOULD SCHEDULE AN ANNOUNCEMENT BEFORE AUGUST 11. >> THOSE ARE THE DETAILS. YOU'LL SEE ON THE SAMPLE BALLOT AND I'LL PULL IT UP HERE. WORKING FROM THE SAME PAGE THE WAY IT WOULD WORK FOR THE LAND OWNERS IS EACH OWNER OF PROPERTY LET ME BACK UP AND SAY THIS CONCEPT IS ONE THAT THESE ROADS ARE PRIVATE. THEY WANT PUBLIC MAINTENANCE OF THE ROADWAYS. THEY ARE NOT IN A DHAN WOULD MEET CURRENT STANDARD. WHAT WE SCF THE ROAD DEPARTMENT AND USUALLY WE HAVE JERRY AND CREW GO OUT AND TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT ANY ROAD THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THIS PROPOSAL. THEY DECIDE THEN HOW MUCH WILL BE NEEDED TO GET IT OUT TO COUNTY ROAD STANDARDS WE PLUG THAT INTO OUR FORMULA AND IT SPITS OUT A NUMBER HOW MUCH EACH OWNER WOULD YEAR PRO RATA OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS. IN THIS CASE EACH OWN WORE OWN $44,000. >> EACH PARSE SNEL. >> EACH PARCEL. >> OK. SO FINANCE -- PARCEL. FINANCE OWNER OWNS THREE DEVELOPABLE PARCELS THEY OWE THREE TIMES. SO FOR EACH DEVELOPER PARCEL OWNED OF WHICH THERE ARE 240, WE WILL RECEIVE $615.28 ANNUALLY FOR SEVEN YEARS TO PAY BACK THEIR RESPONSIBLE PORTION FOR THISS NEEDED TO GET US UP TO COUNTY ROAD STANDARDS. ONCE WE COMPLETE WORK THE ROADS WOULD BECOME COUNTY MAINTAINED ROADS THAT WOULD BE IN OUR SYSTEM FOR ALL TIME. >> THAT IS MAGNIFICENT. >> NO MORE PRIVATE DRIVES THEY CAN'T GATE IT. >> IT COULD BE GATED IF IT'S A THIRD CLASS ROAD. THAT'S UP TO THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO DO WE ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF ROADWAYS GATED IN THE COUNTY. >> THE OTHER THING MARK IS THAT THEY CAN PAY IT ALL OFF. THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY IT OFF OVER THE SEVEN-YEAR PERIOD. >> THEY CAN PAY IT ALL AT ONCE. CORRECT. >> IF THEY SELL THE PROPERTY AT THAT TIME IT HAS TO BE SATISFIED. I THINK WE MADE THAT CLEAR. SEEMS LIKE WE WERE DOING THESE ONCE A MONTH FOR A WHILE. >> IT'S A GOOD POINT TO CLARIFY THAT THERE IS A LEAN PLACED ON THE PROPERTIES. IF THE SUBDIVISION WERE TO WOULD HAVE BEEN HAVE A NOTICE OF PENDING LIEN FILED SO THE NOTICE WOULD MAKE SURE IF THEY WERE TO SELL THEIR HOUSE THAT SOME UNKNOWING BUYER DOESN'T GET SHOCKED WITH A ASSESSMENT THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS. >> WE LEARNED THIS THE HARD WAY. >> WE'LL FILE THOSE, THAT IS JUST A NOTICE AND MR. KENNY'S OFFICE DEALS WITH TITLE COMPANIES ALL THE TIME THEY CALL WANTING IT KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS. >> USUALLY THEY PAY IT OFF. >> SO IT DEPENDS ON WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS. THE REASON WE DON'T IMMEDIATELY PUT A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY IS BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW THE TRANSPORTATION HAS COMPLETED THAT WORK WHAT IT COSTS BECAUSE IT MAY COST LESS THAN THE ESTIMATE. OFTEN IT DOES COST LESS THAN THE ESTIMATE. SO WE LEARNED THAT WE NEEDED TO PROVIDE NOTICE FOR PROSPECTIVE BUYERS, AND THAT SOME OFS PROPERTIES WILL SELL AND A YEAR TO TWO YEARS WITH THIS MANY ROADS IT MAY TAKE LONGER THAN THAT. I HAVE NO DOUBT THE TIMELINE. >> ALSO I THINK JERRY'S ESTIMATED ON THE HIGH SIDE. WHEN HE'S MET WITH HOMEOWNERS IN THE PAST IF IT IS OVER THAT HE GAVE THEM A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE I GUESS. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> YEAH, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO. ONCE THEY VOTE ON IT, THAT IS THE NUMBER. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> WHICH IS WHY WE'RE USUALLY CONSERVATIVE AND WE ALWAYS HAVE COME UNDER BUDGET AN THOSE BECAUSE WE CAN'T CHARGE THEM MORE THAN WE SAY SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN AND WE GO OVER BUDGET WE'RE STUCK WITH IT. >> THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT TOOL THAT I'M HEARING ABOUT FOR THE FIRST TIME. >> IT MAKES IT BETSER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY, AMBULANCES, FIRETRUCKS. >> AND IN WESTERN HAYS COUNTY THERE ARE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS DEVELOPED IN TIME. THIS DOES REQUIRE THE SUBDIVISION TO A PLATTED AND RECORD SUBDIVISION AND [02:35:07] OFTENTIMES WE GET REQUESTS FROM THE AREAS OF THE COUNTY OF PRIVATE ROADS THAT ARE NOT MAINTAINED AT ALL WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM IT DOES REQUIRE THE SUBDIVISION TO EITHER BE PLOTTED AND RECORDED OR THE ROAD TO SERVE A PLATTED OR RECORD SUBDIVISION. SO OFTENTIMES THAT IS A CATCH THAT KEEPS SOME PEOPLE FROM BEING ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. MS. STRICKLAND DOES A LOT OF WORK RESEARCHING THAT AS PEOPLE REQUEST THAT AND IT DOES TAKE US A FEW YEARS BECAUSE WE PUT THIS INTO OUR SCHEDULE TO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO DO THE MAINTENANCE AND ROD WORK WE DO THROUGHOUT THE PRECINCT SO WE -- ROAD WHOOSHING. WE DON'T STOP OUR NORMAL WORK. WE PLUG IT INTO THE SCHEDULE AND IT TAKES A FEW YEARS. >> WE'RE RUNNING THE MONEY INTO IT ALSO. >> THAT'S WONDERFUL. SO I HAD A SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER REACH OUT TO ME ASKING FOR ACTUALLY THIS VERY THING WITHOUT KNOWING THAT THAT MECHANISM WAS AVAILABLE. AND I REACHED OUT TO THE COMMISSIONER WHO IS -- WHOSE ROAD IT WAS IN AND I THINK WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVISIT. >> WE BROUGHT THAT BEFORE THAT SAME -- THE SAME PROGRAM TO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS, JUDGE. AND SO I MEAN, IT CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN REVISIT AND SEE IF THEY ARE WILLING TO NOW YEAH, BE INTERESTED. >> I THINK IT'S JUST A GREAT TOOL. IS THIS TIED SPECIFICALLY TO ROADS ONLY MR. KENNEDY OR CAN IT BE TO OTHER THINGS? >> THIS IS A TRANSPORTATION CODE PROVISION FOR TRANSPORTATION-RELATED IMPROVEMENTS. SO IT'S ROADS. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO THE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A MAJORITY OF RETURN VOTES >> MEETINGS AND I ALWAYS REQUIRE LIKE CONSENSUS AT THOSE MEET BRGZ WE GO EVEN FURTHER TO PUT VALUES ON THINGS JUST IT MAKE SURE -- MEETINGS BEFORE WE GO EVEN FURTHER TO PUT VALUES ON THINGS JUST TO MAKE SURE WE STREGHT, AND A MAJORITY OF HOMEOWNERS WANT IT PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT. I THINK, AS I SAID, A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS BUT UNFORTUNATELY MANY ARE NOT RECORDED IN PLAT SUBDIVISIONS AND THIS IS THE ONLY TOOL WE HAVE TO HELP IN THE SITUATIONS. WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE OUTSIDE OF WOMEN BERELY THAT IS NOT SERVED -- WIMBERLEY AND THE ROADS ARE EXTREMELY POOR COMING ALMOST TO THE POINT OF NOT SAFE. BUT THERE'S REALLY NOTHING WE CAN DO IN THOSE INSTANCES BECAUSE THEY ARE PRIVATE ROADS AND WE CAN'T GIFT COUNTY ROADS UNLESS THERE'S PUBLIC ASSETS. THIS IS THE ONLY TOOL A LEGISLATURE HAS GIVEN OUR COUNTY THIS SIZE. >> THE ONLY OTHER WAY THAT WE HAVE DONE IT IS WE'VE WORKED WITH THE POA OR THE PHA TO TAKE OVER ROADS IN STAGES AND WE'LL LOOK OVER ALL OF IT AND DONE THE WORK OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THAT WAS JUST THEIR OPTION. THEY COULD HAVE DONE WITH A CHAPTER 523 PROPOSAL INSTEAD. IT WAS AT THE POA WAS ACTUALLY WELL FUNDED ENOUGH WITH ITS MAINTENANCE PRO. >> YEAH, EACH YEAR THEY BUDGET FUNDS THAT THEY RECEIVE AND DO TO ROAD REPAIRS, AND THEN AS THOSE ROADS ARE REPAIRED WE TAKE THEM INTO THE COUNTY SYSTEM SO THOSE POA DUES PAYERS ARE PAYING FOR IMPROVEMENT ON THE ROAD. [02:40:03] SINCE THERE'S A LOT OF MEMBERS ON THE POA THEY CAN ACTUALLY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH FUNDS TO REPAIR MILES OF ROAD EACH YEAR. WHEN YOU LOOK AT A SMALLER AREA WITH MAYBE 10 OR 15 LOTS SERVED BY HALF A MILE OR MILE LONG PRIVATE ROAD IT BECOMES IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN'T JUST FINANCIALLY DO, 15 LANES CAN'T SPLIT A MILLION DOLLAR ROAD. SO THAT'S THE FORTUNATELY 353 CAN BE USED TO HELP SUBDIVISIONS AND UNFORTUNATELY THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. BUT MR. STRICKLAND DOES A GOOD JOB WORKING WITH THOSE WHEN THE TIME COMES TO EXPLAIN AND EVEN SES TO TRY TO BECOME PLATTED AND RECORDED -- PROCESS -- THAT WOULD MEAN AN EXPENSIVE PROCESS FOR THEM TO QUALIFY. >> THANK YOU. >> THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE TO TALK TO ON THIS PARTICULAR ROD. >> THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. I FRESH. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. I'M SORRY. >> SORRY JUDGE I WOULD PROBABLY NEED THIS FOR THE RECORD. IT'S ONE WE DON'T HAVE TO DO OFTEN BUT IT'S FAIRLY STRIBLEGHT. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION FOR COUNCIL TO FINALIZE LANGUAGE TO IMPLEMENT ANY SPECIAL BALLOT ELECTION IS PROVIDE FOR UNDER STATE LAW. THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS TO ROADS IN THE RIVER MOUNTAIN SUBDIVISION TO CAUSE THE ROADWAY TO COMPLY WITH HAYS COUNTY ROAD STANDSARDS TO ASSESS ALL OR PART OF THE PRO RATA AGAINST THE RECORD OWNERS OF THE REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THAT SUBDIVISION BASED ON THE FINDING THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS AE NECESSARY FOR THE HEALTH SAFETYS COUNTY AND FURTHERMORE REQUEST THE RESULTS OF SPECIAL BALLOT ELECTION BE RETURNED TO HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT ANNOUNCED WITHIN 30 DAYS PURSUANT TO SECTION 2530.007 OF THE TEXAS CODE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND WE HAVE HAD GOOD CONVERSATION. DR. CARDENAS PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SNOOIG YES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> AND JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. PLEASE OPEN 25. >> 25. [25. PLN-1455-NP; Covered Wagon, Phase 2. Discussion and possible action to consider a variance from Chapter 721.5.05 (B) of the Hays County Development Regulations. JONES/MACHACEK] PLN-1455-NP COVERED WAGON PHASE 2. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSIDER A VARIANCE FROM CHAPTER 721.5.05 B OF THE HAYS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS. >> SO MOVED. >> SECONDED. >> A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY COMMENTS. >> GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS JUDGE. COVEREDING WITH ASON A-LOT SUBDIVISION OF EACH LOT BEING MORE THAN SEVEN ACRES. IT IS LOCATED OFF OF HIGHWAY 21, PROVIDE BY WASTE WATER BE ACCOMPLISHED BY INDIVIDUAL ON SITE SEWAGE FACILITIES. THE VARIANCE IS TO ALLOW FOR FLAG LOTS TO BE CREATED FOR THIS SUBDIVISION. THE DEVELOPER IS STATING THAT IT IS TO HELP IMPROVE PHASING OF THE PROJECT. SO ENDORSE VARIANCES SO THAT IS WHY IT IS BEFORE Y'ALL. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT THIS PROJECT IS IN AN AREA THAT Y'ALL ARE LOOKING AT FOR THE BYPASS. >> CAN WE JUST -- JUST SO Y'ALL ARE AWARE. >> I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE FLAG LOTS. >> THIS ONE IS AN RV TYPE THAT IS NOT GOING TO RESIDENTIAL AND THE FLAG LOT MAKES SENSE FOR FURTHER DETENTION IS THE MAIN. >> FOR DEMENTION. >> FOR THE DETENTION. SO YOU SUPPORT THE SECOND PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> PLEASE OPEN 26. [26. PLN-1433-PC; Call for a public hearing on July 28th, 2020 to discuss final plat approval of the Replat of Lot 35, Burnett Ranch, Section One Subdivision. SHELL/PACHECO] >> PLN-1433-PC CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON JULY 28TH, 2020 TO DISCUSS FINAL PLAT APPROVAL FOR THE REPLAT OF LOT 35 BURNETT RANCH SECTION ONE SUBDID I SFLITION SO MOVED. >> SECOND 123450 WE HAVE A MOTION AND A -- SUBDIVISION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> COMMISSIONER SHELL. >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> YES. >> COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> YES. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES WE'LL OPEN 27 AND RECESS FOR LUNCH. [27. Discussion and possible action to consider a continuation of the Local Disaster Declaration originally proclaimed by the County Judge on or about March 15, 2020 and continued for 120 days by resolution of Commissioners Court on March 16, 2020. BECERRA] >> OPEN 27 AND RECESS FOR LUNCH. >> CRVTION THE CONTINUATION LOCAL DISASTER DECLARATION ORIGINALLY PROCLAIMED BY THE COUNTY JUDGE ON MARCH 15TH, 2020 AND CONTINUE FOR 100 -- 120 DAYS BY RESOLUTION OF COMMISSIONERS COURT ON MARCH 16, 2020. >> SO MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND. >> MR. KENNEDY WAS VERY OPTIMISTIC TO PUT 61 DAYS OUT. I THOUGHT AWAS FINE. WE CAN ALWAYS COME BACK AND REVISIT. >> I JUST PUT THAT TO BE TO LAND ON ANOTHER TUESDAY A COUPLE OF MONTHS OUT. >> OF TO JUSTLY THE COURT WANTS TO CHANGE THAT THAT IS FICHB. [02:45:02] I WOULD SUGGEST PICKING A TUESDAY AND MAKE SURE IT'S NOT ONE THAT'S CANS FIELD. >> THAT'S FINE. I HAVE NO PROBLEM BECAUSE WE MEET AND CONTINUE TO MEET SO THAT'S TO CONTINUE TO CONTINUE WHAT WE'RE DOING. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ANY OTHER COMMENTS. >> PLEASE CALL THE ROLL >> COMMISSIONER JONES. >> COMMISSIONER JONES YES COMMISSIONER INGALSBE. >> JUDGE BECERRA. >> YES. WE WILL TAKE A ONE HOUR LUNCH IT. SOUNDS REALLY REARED FOR ME TO SAY THAT WE WILL BE BACK AT 1:00 GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO LEAVE AND COME BACK IN EXECUTIVE SESSION WE'LL BE DOING JOB INTERVIEWS. >> JUDGE CAN WE MAYBE GET THOSE APPLICATIONS? TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE? >> YES. WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE HR GETTING THOSE APPLICATION COMMISSIONER INGALSBE IS ASKING FOR SO THAT WE CAN MORE COMPLETELY CONDUCT THESE INTERVIEWS. WE WILL TAKE * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.