Oct 08, 2024 Commissioners Court Regular Meeting

HELLO? THERE

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ALL RIGHT.

WELCOME EVERYONE.

A LITTLE DELAYED START HERE OF COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

IT IS OCTOBER 8TH.

IT IS SECONDS AFTER 9:00 AM AND I'M GONNA CALL OUR REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER.

I'M GONNA ASK COMMISSIONER

[A) INVOCATION]

FATHER, WE COME TO YOU TODAY WITH OPEN ARMS ASKING YOU TO PLEASE GIVE US THE WISDOM THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THE DECISION FOR ROCKWELL COUNTY.

WE KNOW THAT ROCKWELL COUNTY IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO LIVE, AND WE WANNA MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR THEM.

FATHER GOD, WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE WATCH OVER OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AND OUR MILITARY.

WE ASK YOU TO KEEP 'EM OUTTA HARM'S WAY.

FATHER GOD, WE ALSO ASK YOU TO PLEASE BLESS THIS COUNTRY, BLESS THE LEADERSHIP IN THIS COUNTRY, TO KEEP US TOGETHER THE WAY WE NEED TO BE.

WE'RE FALLING SLOWLY BUT SURELY.

PLEASE, FOR FATHER GOD, PROTECT US IN THIS FATHER GOD.

I ALSO ASK A SPECIAL PRAYER FOR THE PEOPLE IN ISRAEL.

WE ASK YOU TO PLEASE PROTECT THEM, KEEP THEM SAFE, KEEP THEM OUTTA HARM.

AND MOST OF ALL, LORD, WE PRAY FOR THEM THAT THERE WILL BE PEACE.

I, IN HIS NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN.

AMEN.

JOIN ME AS WE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE AMERICAN FLAG.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

NOW, THE TEXAS FLAG, HONOR, TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD WON AN INDIVISIBLE.

GOD BLESS TEXAS.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

ALRIGHT, NOW,

[D) RECOGNITION OF GUESTS]

UM, SO COME UP AND, AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF.

NOW WITH OUR NEW AUDIO, WE'RE HAVING IT TRANSCRIBED.

SO WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO, GOING, GOING FORWARD, GONNA HAVE TO, EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW YOU TELL US YOUR NAME.

OKAY.

UH, TELL US THE WHO YOU'RE REPRESENTING.

AND, UH, WE WILL TRY TO GET EVERYTHING TRANSCRIBED CORRECTLY.

AND DON'T USE COUNTRY TWAIN 'CAUSE IT DOESN'T REALLY PICK UP RIGHT.

IT DOESN'T UNDERSTAND COUNTRY T TWINES.

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UH, TODAY I AM CARISSA HAUSER AND I'M REPRESENTING OPUS INTERNATIONAL ROCK WALL.

UM, THANK YOU FOR LETTING US COME HERE TODAY AND HONORING US WITH THIS PROCLAMATION.

THIS YEAR IS OUR 40TH YEAR TO BE HERE IN THIS WONDERFUL COUNTY OF ROCKWALL SIRTI INTERNATIONAL OF ROCKWALL, OR SUR OPS.

SMITH INTERNATIONAL IS A GLOBAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN, UM, WITH THE MISSION THAT EXECUTIVE WOMEN ORGANIZED AND SERVICED AND STRIVING TO IDENTIFY, CREATE, DEVELOP, AND PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO SPECIFIC UNMET NEEDS OF THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN ROCKWALL SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND INTERNATIONALLY.

A COOL THING THAT IS, UM, WE ALL KIND OF THINK IS REALLY COOL IS WE HAVE A SEAT ON THE UN AS WELL AS THE INTERNATIONAL, UM, ORGANIZATION THAT WE ARE.

UM, THE BEST WAY I DESCRIBE STORE OPTIMIST IS THAT WE ARE EMPOWERED WOMEN WHO EMPOWER OTHER WOMEN TO EMPOWER THEIR COMMUNITY.

AND WE DO THAT IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS.

WE DO THAT THROUGH EDUCATION, THROUGH MENTORSHIP, THROUGH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, UM, AND JUST BEING THERE FOR THOSE WHO NEED US THE MOST.

WE DO OUR MENTORSHIP THROUGH OUR DREAM AT BE IT PROGRAM WHERE WE REACH YOUNG TEENS THAT ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL, GIVING THEM DIRECTION OF GOAL SETTING AND COLLEGE FOCUSED IDEAS.

WE ALSO DO THAT THROUGH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN, TO OUR, THROUGH OUR LIVE YOUR DREAM PROGRAM, WHERE WE GIVE A FINANCIAL AWARD TO WOMEN WHO ARE GOING TO COLLEGE OR GOING BACK TO COLLEGE TO FURTHER THEIR CAREER.

THEY'RE SINGLE MOMS, THEY'RE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLDS, THEY'RE THE FINANCIAL OBLIGOR TO THE HOUSEHOLD, AND WE WANT TO HELP THEM GET THEIR, UH, EDUCATION.

WE GIVE LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS TO THE, UH, YOUNG LADIES AT ROY CITY HIGH SCHOOL, ROCKWALL HIGH SCHOOL, AND ROCKWALL HEATH HIGH SCHOOL, THROUGH OUR APPLICATION PROCESS.

WE ALSO SERVE THE REESE MANOR, UM, WHAT DO WE CALL THEM? TEENAGERS, .

THE LOW INCOME, THE LOW INCOME APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT'S RIGHT HERE DOWNTOWN.

THE FORMER HIGH RISE OF ROCKWALL .

THEY'RE LOW INCOME.

THEY ARE PRETTY POOR WHEN THEY'RE IN THERE.

AND THESE ARE WOMEN WHO, FAMILY,

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WE GO IN AND DO A QUARTERLY LUNCH FOR THEM.

WE DO A THANKSGIVING LUNCH FOR THEM AND A CHRISTMAS LUNCH FOR THEM.

WE GIVE THEM, UH, GIFT CARDS AROUND THANKSGIVING.

SOME OF THESE GIFT CARDS HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THE GIFTS THAT THEY CAN GIVE THEIR GRANDCHILDREN 'CAUSE THEY WOULDN'T OTHERWISE HAVE MONEY TO DO SO.

AND LIKE I SAID, WE FEED THEM QUARTERLY.

THESE WOMEN CAN EAT.

I AM TELLING YOU THEY CAN EAT.

BUT IT IS OUR PRIVILEGE TO BE ROCKWALL SOROPTIMIST AND TO GIVE BACK TO ALL OF THOSE WHO NEED US THE MOST HERE.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING US TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY.

WELL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU CARISSA.

AND THANK YOU TO, TO ALL THE LADIES OF SOROPTIMIST, UH, UH, DEFINITELY A, A VALUED CLUB THAT, THAT WE, UM, WE LOVE AND COVET.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE.

I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE HERE WITH US TODAY.

WE HAVE MISS NORMA MORRIS AND WE HAVE MARY GRACE FRAZIER.

THEY ARE CHARTER MEMBERS TO OUR CLUB.

WE HAVE 40 YEARS HERE ALL THE WAY UP TO, WE INDUCTED A NEW MEMBER LAST NIGHT.

WE HAVE A RANGE OF YEARS AND JUST AMAZING WOMEN THAT COLLECTIVELY WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER.

SO THANK YOU.

WELL DONE.

THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS ON 40 YEARS.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT BRINGS US TO

[1. PUBLIC FORUM]

IT'S A PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COURT ON ANY COUNTY MATTERS.

THERE IS ONE PERSON THAT HAS SIGNED UP, BUT AS YOU ALL KNOW, THAT DOESN'T KEEP YOU FROM, UH, SPEAKING IF YOU HAVEN'T SIGNED UP.

SO, MR. SLI ANI, PLEASE.

YEAH.

COME, COME TO THE FRONT.

TELL US YOUR NAME.

'CAUSE I'M SURE I DIDN'T, DIDN'T DO YOU JUSTICE AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

LA TELL US YOUR NAME, YOUR COMPANY, AND WHAT, WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING ON.

SURE.

SO JUDGE, GOOD, GOOD MORNING AND EVERYBODY.

GOOD MORNING.

AND MY NAME IS ALIM LANIK, REPRESENTING THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 0 6 8 9 STATE HIGHWAY 2 0 5.

ROCKWELL, UH, SORRY, SORRY.

ROCKWELL, UH, IS EXXON PROPERTY.

AND, UH, THE REASON WE HEAR AS, UH, WELL, THE NEIGHBOR, MR. MIKE OLSHER HAS FEW CONCERNS.

AND, UH, EVERY TIME AS, AS USUALLY HE COMES, HE ALWAYS HAVE HIS OPINIONS, UH, SOMETHING WRONG THAT WATER KEEPS KEEP GOING TO HIS PROPERTY.

SO I HAVE SOME PROOFS THAT, UH, BUT ACTUALLY HE'S NOT HERE.

BASICALLY, THE, UH, THE BIGGEST CONCERN, EVERY TIME WHEN THE RAINS COMES IN, I HAVE THE PICTURES.

UH, THE DRAINAGE, THE TEXTURE, DRAINAGE TOWARDS THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIS PROPERTY IS THE WHOLE DITCH IS FULL, FULL, FULL, UH, FULL FULFILLED WITH, UH, WITH THE BIRDS AND EVERYTHING.

SO IT'S PRETTY MUCH FLAT.

SO EVERY TIME WHEN THE RAINWATER COMES IN, IF THERE'S NO SLOPE PROPERLY, IT'S GONNA GO TO HIS PROPERTY.

OUR PROPERTY, WE HAD BUILT, UH, OUR SITE, SO IT'S THE WATER IS THE TEXTILE PROPERTY.

WATER IS NOT COMING IN OUR SITE, BUT SINCE HIS PROPERTY IS LOW SITE, SO WATER IS NOT DRAINING, PROPERTY TO THE PIPE IS GOING BACK TO HIS PROPERTY.

BUT HE'S CLAIMING THAT ALL THE WATER IS COMING FROM OUR SIDE, BUT IT'S NOT ACCORDING TO PICTURE, YOU CAN SEE THAT.

SO HE NEEDS TO CALL THE TECH GUARD TO CLEAR THE DITCH.

WE, AT ONE POINT WE TRIED TO CLEAR THE DITCH AS A VOLUNTARILY, BUT HE STOPPED US.

AND THIS PICTURE CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE LEVEL IS KIND OF HIGH, SO THE WATER'S NOT GONNA DRAIN WHENEVER THE RAINS, RAINS COMES IN.

AND THE SECOND THING THERE WAS A SETBACK.

HE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT THAT, UH, SETBACK.

SO AS FAR AS THE, OUR ENGINEERS DRAWING AND THE TCEQ LAW SHOWS FIVE FEET SETBACK.

AND THAT'S WHAT WHAT ENGINEER HAD DESIGNED FIVE FEET.

BUT SOME OCCASIONS, AS THE COUNTY INSPECTOR CAME IN, THEY LOOKED AT SOME SPACE FROM ANYWHERE FROM NINE FEET UP TO SIX 15 TO 16 FEET DISTANCE FROM THAT EXISTING, UH, UH, THAT, UH, DRIP LINES.

SO WE ARE WELL MOVED BEYOND.

THOSE ARE FEW DEFENSE I HAVE, AND WE HAVE RETAINING WALLS ALL OVER.

THE PICTURE SHOWS WE HAVE RETAINING WALL ALL THE WAY.

SO IT'S NOT THE DRIP WATER THAT COMING FROM OUR PROPERTY TO GOING TO HIS PROPERTY.

THIS IS JUST THE ENTIRE RAIN COMES IN THE RAINWATER FROM THE STREET GOING TO HIS PROPERTY.

BUT HE'S CLAIMING THAT IT'S CAUSING US, WE ARE CAUSING THAT.

I KNOW WE STILL HAVE FEW ISSUE FOR THE POND WITH THE CITY OF MCLENNAN CHM.

UH, BASICALLY ALL THE POND WORK IS DONE.

WE ARE JUST WAITING FOR THE GRASS TO BE GROW.

THAT WAS HIS, THEIR CONCERN.

IT'S BIG SPOT.

SO IT'S GONNA TAKE SOME TIME SINCE THE RAIN WAS NOT COMING RECENTLY.

BUT IN MEANWHILE, MORE, MORE LIKELY WE ARE GOING WITH THE, SO WE JUST GONNA PUT THE SWORD IS MORE EXPENSIVE WAY, BUT TO JUST GET IT OVER WITH THE, THE ONE, UH, CONCERN THAT WE HAVE, THE CITY OF MACLIN ABOUT THE POND.

ALL RIGHT.

I THANK, THANK YOU MR. MCCONNEY.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COURT? ALL RIGHT.

SEEING NO ONE, WE'LL

[2. Rockwall County Strategic Plan 2050 - Informational Session with Consultant Baker-Tilly addressing Strategic Plan Overview, Review of Discovery Phase Summary Report & Operating Initiatives in preparation for the scheduled afternoon Workshop, and all related issues; (Commissioner Macalik)]

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COMMISSIONER, THAT WAS A LOT.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

YES.

SO I AM GOING TO JUST INTRODUCE KAYLA STANFIELD, WHO IS THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND WOODY BAT BATTLE, WHO IS THE PROJECT MANAGER.

UM, THE COUNTY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THEM FOR A LITTLE OVER NEARLY SIX MONTHS NOW.

AND WE ARE, UM, THEY'RE HERE, AS YOU SAID, TO SHARE WITH US AN OVERVIEW AND KIND OF BEGIN TO SET UP, UM, FOR OUR, OUR WORK SESSION THIS AFTERNOON AT ONE 30.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS KAYLA STANFIELD, K-H-A-L-A, STANFIELD, AND I'M A DIRECTOR WITH BAKER TILLY.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS WOODY BATTLE.

I AM A MANAGER WITH OUR CONSULTING PRACTICE AT BAKER TILLY.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

RIGHT, AND AS WOOD SAID, WE ARE VERY, UM, GRATEFUL THAT WE WERE THE, UM, CONTRACTOR OF CHOICE CHOSEN TO ASSIST WITH THIS, UM, VALUABLE PROJECT FOR ROCKWELL COUNTY, THE STRATEGIC PLAN 2050.

AND AS, UM, COMMISSIONER MCL MENTIONED, WE ARE PREPARING IN THIS QUICK INFORMATIONAL SESSION FOR THE WORKSHOP THAT WE'LL BE FACILITATING LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

SO A QUICK AGENDA FOR THIS INFORMATIONAL SESSION IS THAT WE'RE JUST GONNA GIVE A HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN 2050, GIVE SOME INSIGHTS OF THE DISCOVERY REPORT, AND ALSO GIVE SOME QUICK INFORMATION ON THAT WORKSHOP AND SOME NEXT STEPS.

SO THIS HAS BEEN OUR PRIMARY PROJECT TEAM.

SO BEGINNING WITH ROCKWELL COUNTY, OF COURSE, THEY'VE BEEN THE PLAN SPONSOR, INCLUDING THEIR CORE PROJECT PLANNING TEAM AND MUCH OF THE ROCKWELL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.

AS FAR AS, UM, BAKER TILLY IS CONCERNED, WE WERE THE PRIMARY CONTRACTOR.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAD A SUBCONTRACTOR OF FREESON NICHOLS FROM THE BAKER TILLY SIDE.

WE'VE SERVED AND HELPED WITH ALL OF THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR THE PROJECT.

WE ALSO CONDUCTED ALL OF THE INTERNAL STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, WHICH WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME ON SITE TWICE BEFORE THIS ONE IN WHICH WE CAME AND MET WITH THE COMMUNITY, UM, ENGAGEMENT TEAM DURING THE KICKOFF MEETING.

AND ALSO WE CONDUCTED INTERVIEWS WITH MANY OF YOU THAT ARE IN THE ROOM TODAY, AND ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE'VE COLLECTED FROM THE VERY START OF THAT KICKOFF UNTIL NOW.

WE PREPARED A DISCOVERY REPORT THAT'S BEEN REVIEWED BY YOUR TEAM THAT WE'LL BE GOING OVER A LITTLE BIT LATER TODAY.

AND THEN WE WILL BE CONDUCTING THE ONE OF TWO WORKSHOPS TODAY.

WE'LL BE COMING BACK IN NOVEMBER TO DO AN ADDITIONAL WORKSHOP.

AND THEN WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE TAKING ALL OF THAT INFORMATION TO DATE TO PREPARE YOUR DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN.

WE'LL BE PREPARING YOUR FINAL STRATEGIC PLAN, AND THEN WE'LL ALSO BE HELPING YOU ALL PREPARE AN IMPLEMENTATION ACTION PLAN AND A CHANGE MANAGEMENT PLAN AS WELL.

FREE NIELS SERVED AS A SUBPRIME CONTRACTOR ON THIS PROJECT.

SO THEY CONDUCTED ALL OF THE EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, WHICH INCLUDED COMMUNITY FOCUS GROUPS.

WE DID SEVEN FOCUS GROUPS THAT WERE DONE THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, AND WE HAD A LOT OF GREAT COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THAT.

SO KUDOS TO YOUR COMMUNITY.

THEY ALSO DID A SURVEY FOR THE RESIDENTS AS WELL, WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO GATHER A LOT MORE INFORMATION TOO.

AND I ALSO FAILED TO MENTION THAT WE DID DO AN ADDITION ON BAKER TILLY'S SIDE.

WE ALSO CONDUCTED AN EMPLOYEE SURVEY, WHICH THEY HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE, PROVIDE US WITH FEEDBACK ALSO.

SO THE HIGH LEVEL PROJECT OBJECTIVES OF STRATEGIC PLAN 2050 WERE TO STIMULATE PUBLIC AWARENESS TO CAPTURE CONS, CONSTITUENT ASPIRATIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF ROCKWELL COUNTY, DETERMINE THE PRIORITIZATION OF THE FUTURE PROJECTS, AND MAKING SURE THAT THOSE ARE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE OR THOSE THAT WE MIGHT BE RECOMMENDING.

AND ALSO TO PROVIDE A ROADMAP FOR THE FUTURE COURT LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AND GOALS.

UM, JUST A FEW NOTES AND INSIGHTS IN THAT AREA.

YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM HAS BEEN VERY INVOLVED, AND THAT'S REALLY EXCITING TO SEE.

JUST THE AMAZING, UM, ENGAGEMENT AND JUST WANTING TO PROVIDE THAT FEEDBACK.

UM, WE SEE RECEIVED MORE FEEDBACK THAN WE EVEN EXPECTED IN MANY OF THE AREAS.

SO KUDOS AGAIN, TO YOU ALL.

UM, IT'S ALSO BEEN GREAT THAT THE TEAM HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN HELPING TO SET UP THAT VISION, VISION AND VALUES, AND ALSO LOOKING AT SOME PURPOSE STATEMENTS.

AND WE'LL BE GOING OVER THAT A LITTLE MORE DETAIL IN TODAY'S AFTERNOON SESSION.

BUT THAT HAS ALL BEEN DONE BY YOUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM.

SO PART OF BAKER TILLY'S JOB AS WE MOVE FORWARD IS THAT WE'LL BE WORKING WITH YOUR TEAM TO PREPARE, UM, IN THAT FINAL DOCUMENTATION, MAKING SURE THAT WE ENCOMPASS THE CONCEPTS OF HELPING YOU TO STRATEGICALLY PLAN YOUR ORGANIZATION AND ALSO FOR FUTURE FOCUS IMPLEMENTATION AND ORGANIZATION AS WELL.

SO HERE'S

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THE ITEMS THERE IN BLUE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED STARTING IN FEBRUARY UP TO THIS POINT.

AND THEN THOSE ITEMS IN RED ARE THOSE OUTSTANDING ITEMS THAT WE WILL BE DOING MOVING FORWARD.

SO ALL OF THE THINGS WE STARTED OFF WITH THAT KICKOFF MEETING, WE REALLY IDENTIFIED THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT, WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE, AND THEN WE MOVED INTO THE DATA GATHERING WHERE WE MET WITH THE INTERNAL EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS.

WE DID THE ONSITE INTERVIEWS.

WE'VE, UM, REQUESTED MANY DOCUMENTS FROM MANY OF THOSE INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT SO THAT WE CAN DO RESEARCH AND ALSO PREP RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL.

AND THEN WE HA DID A VERY IN DEPTH DISCOVERY REPORT THAT WE DID SHARE WITH ROCKWELL COUNTY, AND WOODY WILL BE GOING OVER A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.

AND THEN WE ALSO DID THE WORKSHOPS.

THE WORKSHOPS WERE DONE BY ROCKWELL COUNTY WITH A COMMUNITY STEERING COMMITTEE, IN WHICH THEY WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE A LOT OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE'LL BE USING FOR TODAY.

THEY ALSO WORKED HARD TO PREPARE THE VISION, MISSION VALUE, AND HAVE PUT TOGETHER SOME VERY WELL AND UNIQUELY DEFINED STRATEGIC GOALS FOR ROCKWELL COUNTY.

SO YOU'LL SEE THAT FIRST ITEM, THAT FIRST ROW IN RED.

THERE ARE THE OPERATING INITIATIVES AND STRATEGIC TIMELINES, AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE SETTING THE PATH FOR TODAY, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'LL BE COVERING IN THAT AFTERNOON WORKSHOP.

AND THEN THOSE ITEMS LEFT THERE IN THAT SECOND COLUMN WILL BE THE NOVEMBER WORKSHOPS, WHERE WE'LL BE GOING OVER SOME KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURE MEASURES AND STRATEGIES.

AND THEN WE'LL MOVE INTO THAT PHASE WHERE WE'LL BE PUTTING TOGETHER THAT DRAFT AND FINAL DOCUMENTATION TO BE ADOPTED.

ALL RIGHT.

AND I WILL HAND IT OVER TO WOODY, OH, SORRY, ONE MORE SLIDE.

I HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME AGAIN.

OKAY.

I WILL HAND IT OVER TO WOODY .

AND SO I'LL GIVE YOU A QUICK HIGH LEVEL SUMMARY OF THE DISCOVER SUMMARY REPORT.

GREAT.

THANK YOU KAYLA.

AND JUST TO REPEAT, AGAIN, MY NAME IS WOODY BATTLE.

I'M A CONSULTING MANAGER WITH OUR PROJECT TEAM AND HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH KAYLA STANFIELD AND THOSE ON THE PROJECT TEAM THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT FROM THE START.

UM, SOME OF THE INFORMATION YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

SO WE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, THE DISCOVER REPORT WAS AN ITEM THAT WE PROVIDED.

HERE ARE SOME INDIVIDUAL DATA COMPONENTS THAT WENT INTO THAT DISCOVER REPORT.

WE HIGHLIGHTED SOME JOINT THEMES AND INSIGHTS FROM THE DISCOVER PHASE AS A WHOLE.

WE CREATED AN ENVIRONMENTAL SCAN, WHICH ESSENTIALLY IS A SNAPSHOT OF ROCKWALL COUNTY IN TODAY'S TIME.

WE CREATED A STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND THREATS MATRIX JUST TO CAPTURE THE, UM, RELATION BETWEEN OPPORTUNITY, STRENGTHS, THOSE SORT OF ITEMS. UH, AND THEN JUST LIKE KAYLA MENTIONED, WE PERFORMED SOME STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT, AND SOME SURVEYS INTO THE COMMUNITY TO REALLY GATHER AS MANY DIFFERENT, UH, POINTS OF INFORMATION AND OPINIONS AS POSSIBLE.

FOR THE PROJECT FOR THIS INFORMATIONAL SESSION THIS MORNING, I NOTED THAT WE'LL BE DIVING INTO DEEPER DETAIL IN THE AFTERNOON AS WE WORK ON OUR THROUGH THE WORKSHOP, BUT WE DID WANNA HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE LARGER THEMES OR OBSERVATIONS THAT WE THOUGHT WERE VALUABLE FOR YOU ALL TODAY.

AND FOR EVERYONE LISTENING FROM A STRATEGIC PLANNING PERSPECTIVE, CONSIDERING THIS IS THE COUNTY'S PLAN, UM, AND THAT IS THE GOAL OF THE OVERALL PROJECT IS TO LAND ON THESE, UM, AGREED UPON ITEMS THAT THIS IS THE DIRECTION OF THE COUNTY.

SO IF WE THINK ABOUT THE DISCOVERY ITEMS, HERE ARE A FEW THAT WE IDENTIFIED AND WANTED TO ELEVATE TO YOU ALL.

QUALITY OF LIFE IS FOREFRONT FOR ALL ROCKWELL COUNTY STAKEHOLDERS.

UH, DEFINING QUALITY OF LIFE AND INCORPORATING THIS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY'S GOVERNANCE APPROACH, WE BELIEVE WILL IMPROVE THE COUNTY'S STRATEGIC DIRECTION.

ANOTHER ITEM IS JUST WORKING AND LIVING IN ROCKWELL COUNTY WAS AN ITEM THAT CAME UP VERY FREQUENTLY THROUGHOUT OUR DATA DISCOVERY.

THIS MEANS SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR THE, UH, VARIOUS INDIVIDUALS THAT THAT HIGHLIGHTED THIS FOR US AND IN OUR RESEARCH.

BUT IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A TOPIC THAT A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF THE ORGANIZATION, FOR A FUTURE OF THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE SHOULD BE ADDRESSING SOME, SOME EXTENT THE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ESPECIALLY.

THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT IS BEING HIGHLIGHTED VERY OFTEN.

ROCKWALL COUNTY IS EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT GROWTH SURROUNDING AREAS AS WELL.

ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IS PIVOTAL TO, UM, A PIVOTAL PART OF THAT CONVERSATION.

AND THEN ANOTHER ITEM WE WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS UNFUNDED MANDATES, WHICH IS A TOPIC THAT IS, UH, VERY COMMON IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR THROUGHOUT THE REGION AND THE COUNTRY AT LARGE.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, VARIOUS DIRECTORS AND INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY RAISED AS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE DEFINITELY OF CONCERN OR JUST FOCUS FOR THE COMING FUTURE.

SO WANT TO JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND.

A FEW

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FINANCIALLY, THE COUNTY IS IN A VERY STRONG POSITION, AS I'M SURE MANY ARE AWARE.

THE, THE COUNTY IS BRINGING IN, UM, SIGNIFICANT NEW RESIDENTS.

THE TAX RATES ARE VERY, UM, VERY ATTRACTIVE.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY, REALLY GREAT GOVERNANCE THAT GOES ON FROM A FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE.

POPULATION TRENDS AS WELL, JUST AS I MENTIONED, THEY'RE VERY FAST PACED AMONG THE FASTEST IN THE STATE AND AMONG THE FASTEST IN THE COUNTRY.

SO MAKING SURE STRATEGIC PLAN ADDRESSES THAT TOPIC, UM, IS PART OF WHAT WE WANNA ELEVATE TO YOU ALL PLANNED AND UNPLANNED DEVELOPMENT IS A CONVERSATION THAT WE WEIGHED INTO AS WELL THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

AGAIN, THIS TOPIC MEANS SOMETHING DIFFERENT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL.

IN THE AFTERNOON, WE'LL DIVE INTO WHAT WE MEAN SPECIFICALLY BY PLANNED AND UNPLANNED AND HOW WE CAN CREATE INITIATIVES TO START TO ADDRESS THIS TOPIC IN SOME EXTENT.

AND THEN LASTLY, PARKS AND OPEN SPACE ARE OFTEN, UH, BROUGHT UP IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF THE COUNTY AND THE CITIES WITHIN THE COUNTY.

WHAT DO THESE LOOK LIKE? HOW COORDINATED ARE THESE? UM, AND MAKING SURE THAT THESE ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

A FEW MORE BEFORE MOVING ON IS JUST THAT ALIGNING COUNTY GOVERNMENT ENTITIES IS SOMETHING THAT WE NOTED WOULD BENEFIT A STRATEGIC PLAN.

AND THE VARIOUS CITIES, JUST AS KAYLA MENTIONED, AND VARIOUS ELECTED OFFICIALS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY RECEPTIVE AND HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY SUPPORTIVE THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO, UH, LEND THEIR VOICE AND TRYING TO PROVIDE THEIR INSIGHTS THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.

WE HIGHLIGHTED SOME EDUCATION FOCUSED ITEMS. ROCKWELL COUNTY HAS VERY, VERY WIDELY REGARDED SCHOOLS AND, UH, PROGRAMS WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS.

AND WE JUST WANTED TO MENTION AS WELL THAT WE NOTICED THAT IT IS NOT LOST ON THE PUBLIC AS WELL.

IT'S A VERY, UM, UH, VERY WELL KNOWN ITEM WITHIN THE COUNTY THAT THE K THROUGH 12 IS, UM, SO DONE SO WELL.

BUT ALSO WE WANTED TO MENTION THAT UNIVERSITIES THERE IS A POTENTIAL NEED OR AN ITEM THAT COULD BE ADDRESSED WITHIN THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTY.

WHAT DO UNIVERSITIES LOOK LIKE? WHAT DO PARTNERSHIPS LOOK LIKE? PROGRAMS OF THAT RESPECT, JUST TO CONTINUE TO CAPITALIZE ON THE GREAT K THROUGH 12 WORK THAT'S HAPPENING.

AND THEN LASTLY, JUST AN ITEM WITHIN THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE COUNTY.

WE MENTIONED THAT ROCKWELL COUNTY'S EXTREMELY HEALTHY AND, UH, VERY WELL, UM, TRACKED IN THAT METRIC AND THE STATISTICS THERE.

BUT MORE REPORTING AND DATA COULD BE BENEFICIAL TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING OTHER LOCALES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, UM, HAVE STRUGGLED OR STRUGGLING WITH DIFFERENT TRENDS IN THE HEALTH SPACE.

SO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT AS WELL.

I'M GONNA TURN IT BACK OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE, KAYLA, AND TALK ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE PROJECT IN THIS AFTERNOON SESSION.

THANK YOU ALL.

ALRIGHT, SO AS YOU SEE LISTED THERE, WE JUST HIGH LEVEL WHAT TO EXPECT IN THAT WORKSHOP COMING UP THIS AFTERNOON.

SO IT'LL INVOLVE THE COMMISSIONER'S, COURTS, AND SOME OTHER DESIGNATED, UM, MEMBERS THAT WILL BE PART OF THAT DISCUSSION.

SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT POTENTIAL OPERATING INITIATIVES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT WE WILL BE SHOWING INTO THAT.

BUT WE WANNA HAVE A REALLY GOOD IN DEPTH CONVERSATION JUST TO GET MORE INFORMATION FROM EVERYONE.

AND WE'LL GUIDE YOU ALL THROUGH THAT DISCUSSION.

AND THEN THROUGHOUT THAT DISCUSSION, WE'LL ALSO BE COMING UP WITH SOME CONSENSUS AND ALSO HAVING YOU ALL HELP US TO PUT ACROSS A TIMELINE WHERE WE THINK SOME OF THESE INITIATIVES MIGHT BE ABLE TO OCCUR.

AND THEN NEXT STEPS MOVING FORWARD AFTER THE WORKSHOP TODAY WILL BE COMING BACK ON SITE NOVEMBER 12TH AND 13TH TO DO A WORKSHOP ON KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, WHICH WILL BUILD OFF OF ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE GLEAN FROM TODAY'S SESSION.

AND THEN WE'RE HOPING BY THE END OF DECEMBER BEFORE WE GO, GO ON OUR HOLIDAY BREAK THAT WE WILL HAVE A DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN OVER TO YOU ALL.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL DURING THE SESSION THIS AFTERNOON, AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

AND WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR KAYLA OR WOODY THAT CAN'T WAIT TILL THE WORKSHOP THIS AFTERNOON? THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THE OVERVIEW.

APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS.

WE'RE ALL RIGHT.

SO THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA

[3. Discuss/Act on updates and progress related to the Courthouse Court room additions 3rd floor project, and all related issues; (Commissioner Sevier)]

TELL US YOUR NAME AND YOUR COMPANY VERY CLEARLY, SIR.

GOOD MORNING.

UH, MY NAME IS SALVADOR SANCHEZ.

I'M AN ARCHITECT WITH PARK HILL.

AND I THINK FOR THIS PROJECT SPECIFICALLY, WE'RE THE OWNER REP, NOT AN ARCHITECT.

UM, SO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT TODAY IS TO, UH, VOTE OR NOT VOTE TO, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, ACCEPT THE, THE BID FROM HELEN WILKINSON, UM, FOR THE UH, COM COMPETITIVE SEALED BID PROCESS, UH, FOR THE COURTROOM FINISH OUT.

UM, SO THAT NUMBER CAME IN AT, LET ME SEE HERE, UH, 6.398 MILLION.

UM,

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SO ANY COMBINATION OF THOSE WOULD BE WHERE WE START, UH, CONTRACTS WITH, UH, HILTON WILKINSON AND, AND JUDGE, UH, THE YEP.

ITEM NUMBER 23 IS THE, UH, ALSO THE SAME.

THAT'S WHY I WAS GONNA WAIT AND VOTE ON 33.

I MEAN, 23.

YEAH.

SO WE, WE, WE GOT IT ON THE AGENDA TWICE, ESSENTIALLY.

THIS IS THE UPDATE ITEM 23, WHICH I'M, I'LL TELL YOU WE'RE GONNA MOVE TO 23.

OKAY? AS SOON AS SOON AS YOU'RE DONE WITH THE UPDATE, WHICH I THINK YOU, THAT'S ALL I GOT, PROBABLY GONNA TELL ME YOU'RE DONE.

.

.

OKAY.

UH, ALL RIGHT.

SO THERE WILL BE NO ACTION ON AGENDA ITEM THREE.

WE'RE GOING TO

[23. Discuss/Act on awarding the bid based on RFP 006-06-24 for the 3rd Floor Courtroom Infill Project, and all related issues; (Auditor - Judge New)]

NOW, HERE WE ARE, NAME AND COMPANY AGAIN, OR AM I OKAY? YOU KNOW, WHY NOT LET, LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO, DO IT.

LET'S SALVADOR SANCHEZ, I'M WITH PARK HILL, UM, COUNTY'S OWNER'S REP, UH, FOR THIS PROJECT.

UM, SO JUST ASKING FOR A FORMAL, UH, APPROVAL, UH, MOTION, UH, TO ACCEPT THE BID FOR, UH, HELEN WILKINSON'S, UM, RESPONSE TO RFP.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SALVADOR? JUST TO CLARIFY, WE'LL ACCEPT NEGOTIATING, CORRECT? NOT, SHE SHOULDN'T GET THAT.

EXACTLY.

YEAH, IT'S JUST TO MOVE INTO CONTRACT NEGOTIATION.

YEAH.

DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ESSENTIALLY, WE'RE, WE'RE, UM, NEEDING TO ALIGN WITH SOMEBODY AND, AND GET THIS THING OFF BY CENTER SELECT, SELECTING A WINNING BID.

SO YOU CAN START THE PROCESS OF CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS IF YOU KNOW THAT DOES NOT END UP FRUITFUL, YOU HAVE ANOTHER BID, UM, TWO OTHER BIDS ON THE, ON THE TABLE, DEPENDING ON HOW THE COUNTY WANTS TO TAKE THAT.

SO, MM-HMM, , UM, AGAIN, THERE'S, THERE'S PLENTY OF OPTIONS, BUT WE HAVE TO SELECT A WINNING BID IN ORDER TO START THE NEGOTIATIONS.

OKAY.

I HAVE A QUESTION FOR LISA.

UM, IN REGARDS TO THE BUDGET THAT WE JUST PASSED FOR THIS IS THIS THING WITHIN THAT, THOSE BUDGET NUMBERS? OH, SHE'S NOT ON, OH, SORRY.

CAN YOU HEAR ME ALRIGHT? YEAH.

IT, IT WILL PICK YOU UP.

I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT BEING AMPLIFIED, BUT I KNOW FROM OUR LAST COURT, IT, IT, YOU, YOU ARE BEING PICKED UP, RIGHT? SO, UH, THE COURT DID, UH, DID BASE, UH, THE BUDGET NUMBERS ON THE BID, UH, AMOUNT, RIGHT? AND, UH, SO WE ARE GOING TO UTILIZE SOME OF THE ARPA INTEREST TO MAKE UP WHAT WAS NOT BUDGETED RIGHT FOR THIS PROJECT.

SO YES, YOU'RE THE ANSWER.

SO FOLLOW ALONG WAS WHAT WE DISCUSSED IN REGARDS TO THE BUDGET.

YES MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

SO IF, IF NO ONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

THAT'S FINE.

YOU WANT MAKE IT? NO, I'LL GO AHEAD.

UM, OKAY, WELL I'LL MAKE A MOTION THEN.

UM, I'M GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE, WE ACT ON THE RFP OH OH SIX DASH OH SIX DASH 24 FOR THE THIRD FLOOR COURTROOM INFIELD PROJECT, SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD INTO A CONTRACT PHASE.

IS THAT GOOD? SECOND.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LEC AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SEVER.

I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT THIS IS WITH HILL AND WILKINSON.

OH, OKAY.

WHO? YES.

WHO WE'RE VOTING ON ENTERING INTO A CONTRACT NOTICE.

OKAY.

SO LET'S, UH, EVERYBODY REGISTER YOUR VOTES STILL NEED ONE PERSON TO VOTE.

WHO IS IT TRIAL HITTING? IT'S YOU, CLIFF.

YES.

AND THERE WE GO.

NUMBER.

YEP.

THAT'S ALRIGHT.

IT PASSES THREE TO ZERO.

OKAY, SO NOW LET'S GO BACK TO AGENDA ITEM.

THANK YOU.

WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE SALVADOR? NOT ON THIS ONE.

THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SIR.

THAT BRINGS

[4. Discuss/Act on updates and progress rela ted to the American Rescue Plan monies and the planned County Annex project, and all related issues; (Judge New)]

MR. NICO, COME UP AND TELL US YOUR NAME AND YOUR COMPANY.

I WENT THERE, CHRISTINA, TO COME UP AND TELL US YOUR NAME AND YOUR COMPANY VERY CLEARLY.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

MY NAME'S NICO PARKS, PROJECT MANAGER FOR BROAD AND ASSOCIATES.

AND, UM, I'M C CHRISTINA JONES, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER,

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UM, GOOD NEWS.

SO WE ARE, UH, AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND UNDER BUDGET.

UM, WE DO HAVE ITEM NUMBER, UH, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN THAT WE CAN GET BACK TO.

UM, BUT I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND HAVE NICO GIVE YOU THE CONSTRUCTION UPDATE.

OKAY.

UH, JUDGE NEW AND COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO PROVIDE THIS BRIEF UPDATE.

UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND START WITH SAFETY.

UM, THERE HAVE, THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENTS ON SITE.

UH, SAFETY CONTINUES TO BE PRIORITIZED EVERY DAY.

UH, HILL AND WILKINSON IS HOLDING REGULAR SAFETY MEETINGS ON SITE, MAKING SURE ALL CERTIFICATIONS FOR OPERATORS ARE WELL DOCUMENTED.

AND THEY'VE ALSO BEEN GOOD ABOUT CONDUCTING, UH, FUNCTIONAL CHECKLISTS ON THE HEAVY MACHINERY THAT'S ON SITE.

UH, AS CHRISTIE MENTIONED, HELEN WILKINSON IS PERFORMING UNDER BUDGET AND AHEAD OF SCHEDULE ON THIS PROJECT, UM, BY 10 DAYS.

THE PEST VIEW WEEKS, THEY'VE BEEN WORKING ON, UH, THE STRUCTURAL STEEL ERECTION AND WELDING.

UM, THEY'VE ALSO WORKED ON INSTALLING PIER ANCHOR BOLTS, UH, FOR THE STRUCTURAL COLUMNS THAT WILL BE ERECTED AND DEMOLITION AND HAULING OFF OF THE CASTING, THE LEFTOVER CASTING BED MATERIAL.

LET'S SEE.

SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN THESE PHOTOS, SOME OF THE, A GOOD PORTION OF THE STRUCTURAL STEEL HAS BEEN SET IN PLACE.

UM, THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THEY WILL BE CONTINUING WITH STEEL ERECTION, UM, UNTIL THEY ARE COMPLETE, AND THEN THEY'LL BE PULLING THE BRACES OFF OF THE PANELS.

UM, THEY'LL ALSO BE LOOKING TO INSTALL VOID CARTON FORMS UNDERNEATH THE WALL PANELS.

YOU SEE THESE HOLES HERE.

UH, THEY'LL BE PLACING VOID CARTONS THERE, AND THEN THEY'LL END UP BACK FILLING, UH, THOSE PANEL DITCHES.

UM, AND ALSO THEY'LL BE WORKING ON SOME OF THE UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL THAT ENTERS INTO THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT.

UM, AS WELL AS SOME, SOME DEMO FOR THE DEAD MAN LOCATIONS AND BRACE TIE, TIE OFFS, UM, SHOWING THIS PICTURE OF THIS CONCRETE HERE, IT'S GONNA BE DEMOED OUT AS WELL.

SO, UM, THOSE ARE JUST A FEW ACTIVITIES THAT WE'LL BE LOCKING IN ON THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

UM, IN TERMS OF PROCUREMENT UPDATES, UM, THE RTU PROCUREMENT KEEPS, UH, IMPROVING.

IT IS NOW AT NINE WEEKS, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE THOSE AT THE END OF NOVEMBER.

UM, PANELS AND TRANSFORMERS ARE IN HAND.

UH, THE GENERATOR AND A TS IS STILL 12 TO 14 WEEKS.

WE NOW HAVE AN ESTIMATED SHIP DATE OF JANUARY 8TH FOR THAT.

UM, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH ROCKWALL IT ACTIVELY TO COORDINATE THE OWNER FURNISHED, UH, TECHNOLOGY DEVICES, UH, THAT WILL BE NEEDED BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.

UM, QUICK NOTE ON QA, QC, QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY CONTROL.

UH, THE POLISHED, POLISHED CONCRETE MOCKUP IS ON SITE CURRENTLY.

UM, WE'VE RESCHEDULED TO NEXT WEDNESDAY THE 16TH AT 10:00 AM TO GO AHEAD AND VIEW THE, THE FINISHED PRODUCT AND MAKE A SELECTION.

UM, AND ALSO FUTURE, UH, QUALITY CONTROL MEETINGS WE HAVE COMING UP.

WE HAVE A POLL PLAN MEETING AND A STRUCTURAL SLAB PRE-INSTALLATION MEETING THIS MONTH.

SO, UM, THAT WRAPS UP MY UPDATE.

UM, ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE? QUESTIONS FOR NICO? I DON'T, I DON'T, NO, NO QUESTIONS.

BUT WE ARE SO FAR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

I, I, I'VE WARNED THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS THAT, UH, WHENEVER WE GO VERTICAL, PEOPLE ARE GONNA START SAYING, WELL, WE'RE JUST ABOUT A MONTH FROM BEING DONE.

UH, SO I WAS AT A FUNCTION AT THE COURTHOUSE AND THEY WERE LIKE, WE SHOULD BE DONE BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

AND IT'S LIKE KILL IT TOO.

YEAH, WE, WE, WE ARE, WE, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A SLAT YET, SO NO, WE HAVE SOME MORE GOOD NEWS AND THAT HILL WILKINSON DOES HAVE SOME BUYOUT SAVINGS THAT, UM, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO PRESENT THE NUMBERS PROBABLY BY THE END OF NEXT MONTH.

UH, THAT WON'T BE A CREDIT TO THE PROJECT, BUT IT CAN BE USED IN CONTINGENCY FOR ADDITIONAL, ADDITIONAL THINGS FOR THE FACILITY.

UM,

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SO WE'RE HAPPY FOR THAT.

WE DO HAVE A CHANGE ORDER NUMBER SIX, ITEM NUMBER, UH, 27 A PCO NUMBER SIX.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW WHAT? SO ONCE YOU'RE DONE HERE, WE'LL JUST JUMP TO THAT.

OKAY? YEAH, I'M READY TO JUMP TO IT.

OKAY.

AND, AND DID YOU TELL US YOUR NAME AND, AND YOUR COMPANY? YES, I DID VERY CLEARLY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

SO WE DO HAVE A POTENTIAL CHANGE ORDER NUMBER SIX.

THIS IS PART OF THE, THE, UH, LATE MEETINGS WE HAD.

ONCE WE GOT THE GMP ISSUED, WE DID HAVE A REQUESTED BADGE READER ADDED BETWEEN ELECTION STORAGE AND THE ELECTION OFFICES.

WE WERE OUTTA SPACE, UM, FOR BADGE READERS, SO WE HAD TO BUY ANOTHER PANEL.

SO THAT'S WHY IT'S SO EXPENSIVE AT, UM, AT NINE THOU, NINE, $9,300.

UM, WE DO HAVE MONEY IN THE CONTINGENCY FOR THAT.

WE ALSO HAD SOME, UH, CHANGES IN THE PERMIT DOCUMENTS AROUND THE PARAPETS.

SO THOSE DETAILS HAD, UH, FURTHER, WERE FURTHER DEVELOPED, UH, TO INCLUDE METAL PANELS, UH, TO COVER, UH, THE, THE STRUCTURE ON THAT.

AND, UM, AND THEN WE DO HAVE, UH, JUST SOME, UM, SOME LABOR MATERIALS FOR, UM, UH, TO DO THE, UH, CONNECTION ENGINEERING WHEN THEY WERE DOING THE TILT WALL.

AND THAT'LL COME OUT OF OUR STRUCTURAL STEEL, OUR STRUCTURAL STEEL ALLOWANCE.

SO ALL THESE ARE RECOMMENDED TO COME OUTTA CONTINGENCY, AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS $44,475 TOTAL.

AND, UM, UH, 2000 WILL COME OUT OF THE STRUCTURAL STEEL ALLOWANCE.

AND THEN THE 40 2004 75 WOULD COME OUT OF CONTRACTOR'S CONTINGENCY.

OKAY.

SO I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND CLOSE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR WITH, WITH NO ACTION.

AND WE'RE

[27. Discuss/Act Proposed Change Orders No. 06 to the agreement with Hill & Wilkinson Construction Group for the Rockwall County Annex project, and all related issues; (Auditor -Judge New)]

MM-HMM.

, UH, AND THAT WE, WE WILL NEED ACTION ON THAT.

RIGHT? SO I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FROM, UM, A LOGISTICS STANDPOINT, JUDGE.

UM, COMMISSIONER S SEVERE WITH THIS CONTINGENCY, DO WE KEEP UP WITH A PERCENTAGE OF WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE'RE TAKING IT OUT? YES.

SO LIKE IF, LET'S SAY WE'RE, THIS AMOUNT IS GOING TO TAKE 2% OF THE CONT AND I'M JUST MAKING THAT NUMBER UP.

YES.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE, AFTER THIS CHANGE, WE HAVE, UM, UM, $450,000 100, WELL, $450,130 LEFT IN THE CONTINGENCY IN IN THE CONTRACTORS' CONTINGENCY.

IN THE CONTRACTOR'S CONTINGENCY.

MM-HMM.

.

MM-HMM.

, WE, WE STILL HAVE AN OWNER'S CONTINGENCY.

YEAH.

YEAH.

.

OKAY.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER SIX TO THE AGREEMENT WITH HILL AND WILKINSON CONSTRUCTION GROUP FOR THE ROCKWELL COUNTY ANNEX PROJECT.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

SO WE GOT MY MOTION A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER M**K.

LET'S, LET ME GET OUR VOTING UP.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND REGISTER OUR VOTES.

AND IT PASSES THREE TO ZERO.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

ANYTHING ELSE? THAT'D BE IT.

THAT'S IT.

THANK, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU GUYS.

ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE JUMPING AROUND LIKE A GRASS OFFER TODAY.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS BRINGS

[5. Discuss/Act on the Sheriffs remodel project, and all related issues; (Commissioner Sevier - Commissioner Stacy) (Part 1 of 2)]

COMMISSIONER S SEVERE, I THINK YOU'RE GONNA STALL TILL SALVADOR GETS BACK UP HERE.

DIDN'T TAKE TOO LONG.

UM, SALVADOR SANCHEZ ARCHITECT WITH PARKELL.

UM, SO, UH, ON THE, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE RENOVATION, WE HAVE DEVELOPED AN RFP, UH, AN EXAMPLE CONTRACT TO ISSUE WITH THAT RFP.

UM, ADDITIONALLY, WE WOULD LIKE TO ATTACH OUR DESIGN A HUNDRED PERCENT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS, UH, TO THAT RFP FOR ANY POTENTIAL BIDDER TO, UH, REVIEW.

UM, BUT THAT IS ALL THE UPDATE I HAVE FOR FIVE.

UM, I KNOW WE DO HAVE IT ON AGENDA ITEM 18 TO VOTE TO APPROVE, UM, THE DOCUMENTS, WELL, I DON'T KNOW, WHEN WE'RE DOING THE, I'M SORRY, THE APPROVAL OF THE RFP, IS THAT IN THIS AGENDA POINT OR WILL THAT BE A SEPARATE AGENDA POINT? I WOULD RECOMMEND, UH, SALV OR TO, TO HAVE THE COURT DO IT UNDER NUMBER FIVE.

OKAY.

OKAY.

PERFECT.

NUMBER ONE.

SO, OKAY.

AND THIS, THIS IS THIS.

SO AGENDA ITEM 18, WE'RE APPROVING HIS PLANS.

THE A HUNDRED PERCENT PLANS AT PARK YIELD'S DONE.

SO FIVE WILL WILL BE FOR THE RFP, UH, APPROVE THE, UH, RFP.

CORRECT.

AND, AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE RFP WAS DRAFTED BY, UH, THE PARK HILL TEAM.

UH, IT'S A GREAT DOCUMENT, BY THE WAY.

AND, UH,

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OFFICE.

SO IT HAS BEEN VETTED BY ALL EVERYONE.

IT HAS RUN THE GAUNTLET.

YES.

ALRIGHT.

WOULD YOU END A MOTION? WOULD YOU PUT THE A HUNDRED PERCENT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AS PART OF THE, AND THE RFP? UH, WE, I MEAN, WE CERTAINLY CAN.

WE'RE GONNA APPROVE THE, WE HAVE, WE HAVE THAT LISTED AS AN ATTACHMENT IN THE R FP.

SO IF YOU'RE APPROVING THE RFP, THE DOCUMENTS WOULD BE ATTACHED FOR IT.

WE NEED THE APPROVAL FROM DDS IN ORDER FOR US TO MOVE INTO THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENT PHASE OF DESIGN, SO THAT IT'S KIND OF A SEPARATE ISSUE.

US IS THE PARK HILL NEEDS THAT TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE, WHICH IS THE RFP.

NO, WHICH IS, UH, ON AGENDA ITEM 18.

SO THAT'S JUST FOR US TO CONTINUE DESIGN.

RIGHT NOW.

WE'VE STOPPED DESIGN AT DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.

SO, SO LET, LET'S DO THIS VERY CLEANLY.

YEAH.

UM, I'M, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND I, I'M, WE'RE NOT GONNA FINISH THIS LINE ITEM, BUT I'M GOING TO ESSENTIALLY PAUSE IT.

WE'RE GONNA JUMP TO 18.

WE'RE GONNA APPROVE THE PLANS AND THEN GO BACK TO THE RFP.

PERFECT.

SO, AGENDA ITEM

[18. Discuss/Act on approving Parkhill's 100% Design Development documents for the Sheriff office renovation project, and all related issues; (Auditor - Judge New)]

AND I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE PARK HILL'S 100% DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DOCUMENTS FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE RENOVATION PROJECT.

SECOND.

SO WE GOT MY MOTION, WE GOT A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER S SEVERE.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JUST, JUST A QUESTION AGAIN, JUST FOR, UM, OUR AUDITOR.

JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THE DOLLARS AMOUNT THAT YOU PUT INTO THE, UM, INTO THE RFP OR RFQ, I'M SORRY THAT THAT FALLS IN LINE WITH WHAT WAS APPROVED IN THE BUDGET FOR THE SHARE PLUS ANY, ANY OTHER FUNDING FROM OTHER, OTHER CONTINGENCY FUNDS OR WHATEVER.