Feb 13, 2025 Commissioners Court Regular Meeting

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GOOD MORNING.

UM, IT'S NINE O'CLOCK AND WE'RE GONNA CALL THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT TO ORDER.

UM, SO LET'S

[A) INVOCATION]

AND TO THE AMERICAN AND TEXAS FLAG, WHICH WILL BE DONE BY COMMISSIONER GOANA, PLEASE STAND DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS DAY, FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO AFFECT YOUR PURPOSES IN OUR WORLD.

WE PRAY THAT YOUR KINGDOM WOULD COME AND YOUR WILL WOULD BE DONE IN, IN OUR WORLD, IN OUR STATE, AND IN OUR COMMUNITY HERE IN ROCKWELL COUNTY.

I THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE WHO WORK SO HARD TO MAKE THIS COUNTY WORK SO WELL.

I PRAY YOU WOULD BLESS THEM FOR THEIR EFFORTS.

I PRAY YOU'D BE WITH, UH, JUDGE NEW AND COMMISSIONER M**K, WHO ARE NOT WITH US TODAY.

WATCH OVER THEM AND KEEP, KEEP THEM UNDER YOUR CARE.

WE PRAY, WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF OUR SAVORY JESUS CHRIST.

AMEN.

AMEN.

AMERICAN FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLE THE FLAG OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE, ALL HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.

I PLEDGE.

ALLEG, TEXAS, TEXAS, ONE STATE, ONE INDIVIDUAL.

THANK YOU.

OKAY.

[13.b. Judge New – Acknowledge Proclamation proclaiming the month of February 2025 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month]

13.

UM, A PROCLAMATION.

UH, WE HAVE SOME FOLKS HERE FROM WOMEN IN NEED, AND I WILL READ THIS PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST TEEN DATING VIOLENCE, ROUGHLY 1.5 MILLION US SCHOOL, BOYS AND GIRLS ADMIT TO BEING HIT OR PHYSICALLY HARMED IN THE LAST YEAR BY SOMEONE THEY ARE ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED WITH.

AND WHEREAS ONE IN THREE YOUNG PEOPLE WILL BE IN AN, IN AN ABUSIVE OR UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP.

AND WHEREAS NEARLY 21% OF FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND 13.4% OF MALE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS REPORT BEING PHYSICALLY OR SEXUALLY ABUSED BY A DATING PARTNER.

AND WHEREAS IF TEENAGERS ARE INSTRUCTED AND SHOWN PROPER RELATIONSHIPS, THE RISK OF VIOLENCE IN THE YOUTH DATING WILL GO DOWN.

AND WE, IF TEENAGERS ARE EDUCATED ON THE CONSEQUENCES OF ACTIONS THAT ARE CLASSIFIED AS VIOLENCE, THE RESULT WILL BE AWARENESS OF DATING VIOLENCE AND HOW TO AVOID IT.

AND WHEREAS TEEN VIOLENCE CAN EASILY OCCUR THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND CAN GREATLY AFFECT A TEEN'S MENTAL STATE AND HARM THEM WITHOUT EVER PHYSICALLY TA TALKING TO THE OFFENDER.

AND WHEREAS THOSE WHO ARE ABUSED OFTEN DON'T LEAVE THE RELATIONSHIP FOR MANY REASONS, SUCH AS FEAR THAT THE ABUSER'S VIOLENT BEHAVIOR WILL ESCALATE IF HE OR SHE TRIES TO LEAVE THE HOPE THAT THE ABUSER MAY CHANGE, OR RELIGIOUS OR CULTURAL BELIEFS THAT PREVENT A PERSON FROM LEAVING.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, FRANK KNEW COUNTY, ROCKWALL COUNTY JUDGE DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY AS TEEN DATING VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN ROCKWALL COUNTY.

AND IN DOING SO, ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT TEEN DATING VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS THAT AIM TO ERADICATE THIS CRIME AND TO ASSIST THOSE AFFECTED WHERE IN WITNESS, WHERE HAVE I HERE UN TO HAVE SET MY OFFICIAL SEAL THIS 13TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025.

OBVIOUSLY, I AM NOT FRANK NEW, SO DON'T ACCUSE ME OF TRYING TO TAKE, ASSUME THAT IDENTITY HE'S OUT TODAY.

BUT WE THANK YOU ALL THAT WORK SO HARD FOR THIS.

AND WE HAVE THE, UH, THE FOLKS FROM WOMEN IN NEED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, FOR OUR COMMUNITY, YOUR MEETING, A NEED THAT WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE MET.

AND I KNOW IT'S A TOUGH JOB, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YES.

OKAY.

THERE'S AN OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION UP HERE.

THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE.

OKAY.

UM, THE

[1. PUBLIC FORUM]

UH, WE HAVE TWO FOLKS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP, UM, BUT AS, OR I'M

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UM, FIRST IS COLIN HUFFINES.

HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE? THREE MINUTES.

AS SOON AS I START.

YEAH.

COMMISSIONERS.

HELLO, MY NAME IS COLIN HUFFINES AND I'M THE PROJECT MANAGER OF THE HORIZON LAKES DEVELOPMENT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT 10 IN ROCKWALL COUNTY.

I'M SPEAKING ON ITEM 12 ON THE AGENDA TODAY.

I'M ASKING YOU NOT TO TAKE AN ACTION TO ACTUALLY IN FACT, DELAY THE AGENDA ITEM UNTIL THE FACTS CAN BE REVEALED AND EVERYONE CAN BE EDUCATED ON THE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS COMING IN TO ROCKWALL COUNTY IN THE CITY OF MCCLENNAN CHISHOLM.

THIS JOB IS ONE I'M VERY PROUD OF AND ONE MY FAMILY IS VERY PROUD OF.

WE HAVE A LEGACY OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT HERE IN NORTH TEXAS.

WE CONSIDER OURSELVES THE BEST.

WE CONSIDER OURSELVES THE BEST AT BRINGING IN AMENITIES, A SENSE OF COMMUNITY, A SENSE OF PLACE THAT OTHER DEVELOPERS LOOK OVER, DO NOT PRIORITIZE AND DO NOT REALLY FULFILL THEIR PROMISES WITHIN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND OTHER SORTS OF, I DON'T KNOW, CONSTRAINTS, COVENANTS DEVELOP, UH, DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS.

I ASK Y'ALL THAT.

WE TALK, SIT DOWN, COME TO OUR COMMUNITIES, COME SEE OUR AMENITY CENTERS AND REALLY MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS WHEN IT COMES TO TAKING LEGAL ACTION.

THAT WOULD BE SOMEWHAT SAY FRIVOLOUS.

SOME RECENTLY WE COMPLETED AND RESOLVED A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF HEATH.

EVERYBODY IS HAPPY.

AGENDA.

UH, UH, LEGAL ITEMS HAVE BEEN TOTALLY PUT BY THE WAYSIDE.

PEACE PIPES HAVE BEEN SMOKING.

THE DEVELOPMENT IS CONTINUING.

WE HAVE A BUILDER LINEUP THAT IS LEGENDARY.

WE HAVE TOLL BROTHERS HOMES, WHICH IS FAMOUS FOR THEIR MILLION DOLLAR CUSTOM HOMES IN AND AROUND ROCKWALL AND THE COUNTRY.

WE HAVE CASTLE ROCK FAMOUS FOR DELIVERING OVER 600 AND $700,000 IN STARTING VALUE OF THEIR HOME PRICES.

WE ALSO HAVE PULTE FAMOUS FOR THEIR CUSTOMIZATION AND UPGRADES INTERNALLY.

THE BUILDER LINEUP THAT WE ARE BRINGING IN THE AMENITY PACKAGE THAT WE ARE DELIVERING IN THIS COMMUNITY IS SECOND TO NONE AND WILL ABSOLUTELY PUT MCCLENNAN CHM ON THE MAP.

WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR ANY INFIGHTING.

IN FACT, THIS CITY OF MCCLENNAN CHM HAS APPROVED THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

THE COUNCIL IS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS DEVELOPMENT COMING IN, AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYBODY AND BASICALLY, HOPEFULLY THAT WE CAN FIND A WAY TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT, I GUESS ANY MORE LEGAL ACTION.

UM, MY NUMBER IS 2 1 4 5 3 2 9 3 2 6.

I'M AVAILABLE ANYTIME TO TOUR OUR OTHER COMMUNITIES TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT THE FACTS OF THIS JOB AND TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IS PLACATED AND SATIATED.

WE DON'T REALLY HAVE AN ASK.

WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.

I MEAN, WE ARE WILLING TO CONCEDE AND GIVE UP ON ITEMS THAT MAY BE A CONCERN.

UM, PLEASE, I JUST ASK, WE SIT DOWN AND TALK BEFORE WE CONTINUE FRIVOLOUS LITIGATION.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU MR. HUFFINES.

UM, NEXT UP WE HAVE KATHY MARCHETTI.

GOOD MORNING.

IS THIS LOW ENOUGH FOR ME? WELL, IT'D PROBABLY BE HELPFUL IF YOU TURNED IT DOWN A LITTLE.

OKAY.

OKAY.

THE COUNTY OF ROCKWALL HAS DONE SOMETHING I THOUGHT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE, WHICH IS BRING ME OUT OF MY BUCOLIC LIFESTYLE THAT I'VE LIVED HERE IN ROCKWALL FOR ABOUT 11 YEARS NOW.

I MOVED FROM SUNNY CALIFORNIA AND THAT'S ABOUT THE ONLY GOOD THING THAT I CAN SAY ABOUT IT, EXCEPT FOR MY CHILDREN OR, AND MY GRANDCHILDREN ARE STILL THERE.

AND WE MOVED HERE FOR A REASON.

AND, UH, SO I'M GONNA COMMENT TODAY ON THE OUTER LOOP.

I AM SHOCKED BY WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED, ONE, BECAUSE MY HOME IS ON THE, UH, BORDERS WHERE THE OUTER LOOP WOULD GO.

AND WHEN WE MOVED HERE AND LOOKED FOR A PROPERTY 15 YEARS AGO, THAT CERTAINLY WASN'T DISCLOSED THAT THAT WAS ANYTHING THAT WAS EVEN BEING CONSIDERED.

WE MOVED HERE FOR A REASON.

TATE FARMS IS ACROSS THE WAY.

IT AMAZES ME THAT A ROAD WOULD BE CONSIDERED THAT'S GONNA CROSS THAT PROPERTY TWO TIMES.

A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS, A PLACE THAT'S, UH, HONORED IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAS HORSES AND COWS AND A, A NEW CHURCH AND GIVES EVENTS AND SUPPORTS COUNTY, COUNTY AND CITY ACTIVITIES.

YOU'RE LITERALLY GONNA DESTROY THE WORKING PART OF TATE FARMS. BUT IF YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT

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THAT'S INSANITY.

THEY'RE CONSIDERING THE OUTER LOOP OF EIGHT LANES IN THAT SAME AREA, WHICH IS, UH, EDWARDS ROAD.

AND CUBAN ROAD IS THE SAME ROAD.

5 48 TURNS AROUND, AND THEN THE OUTER LOOP IS GONNA GO THROUGH IT.

IN THAT 0.4 10 AREA OF A MILE, THERE WILL BE 16 LANES OF HIGHWAY.

THERE WILL BE AN OFF RAMP TO GET TO THE OUTER LOOP AND OUT OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE WOULD HAVE TO PASS UNDER THOSE 16 LANES UNDER, I'M SORRY, UNDER THE EIGHT LANES.

WHEN THEY HAD THE OPEN FORUM MEETING, I ASKED, WELL, HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT? AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WOULD PROBABLY BE A BRIDGE, A BRIDGE OUTSIDE OF OUR HOME.

SO THE OUTER LOOP'S GONNA BE EIGHT LANES PROPOSED CUBAN ROAD AND EDWARDS ROADS, WHICH INTERSECT RIGHT THERE ARE PROPOSED TO BE FOUR LANES.

5 48 IS FOUR LANES.

WHERE IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU NEED 16 LANES OF HIGHWAY IN THAT SMALL OF AN AREA? COME TO MY HOME, THIS GENTLEMAN RUNS A BUSINESS, COME TO MY HOME ALREADY.

THE LIGHTS FROM 5 48 AND ON THE HIGHWAY THEY SHINE INTO MY BEDROOM ALREADY.

I CAN HEAR THE TRAFFIC.

ONE OF THE JUDGES WROTE AN ARTICLE, I GUESS THE RETIRED JUDGE, AND SAID THAT, OH, IT'S GONNA HELP THE FOLKS WHO LIVE OUT THERE.

IT DOES NOT HELP US GETTING TO THE 80 OR TO THE 30 IS NOT SHORTENED BY THE OUTER LOOP.

GETTING DOWN TO THE 20 IS NOT SHORTENED BY THE OUTER LOOP.

IT DOES NOT CHANGE THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT ALL.

SO I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD.

UH, AND THEN CONCERNING THE ISSUE, I DO FIND IT A BAIT AND SWITCH.

I VOTED FOR THE BOND FUND FOR HIGHWAYS.

IT IS A BAIT AND SWITCH.

I VOTED TO IMPROVE THE ROADS OF ROCKWELL COUNTY.

I DID NOT VOTE FOR THE OUTER LOOP, MA'AM.

AND MA'AM, WE HAVE A THREE MINUTE LIMIT.

UH, I THINK YOU'RE A LITTLE OVER, SO IF YOU COULD TRY TO WRAP.

HAVE I ALREADY SPOKEN BETWEEN? I WILL SAY THEN VERY QUICKLY, I FOUND IT VERY INTERESTING.

I'LL GET OFF.

THE OUTER LOOP FOR DR. HORTON SUGGESTS THAT ONE POLICE OFFICER AT 118,000 IS SUFFICIENT, IS RIDICULOUS.

TO COVER A NEW AREA, YOU NEED AT LEAST FOUR OFFICERS AND IN MY KNOWLEDGE, ONE OFFICER TO COVER THEIR BENEFITS AND PAY AND EVERYTHING IS LIKE 300,000 A YEAR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

I APPRECIATE IT.

WE NEED A SUBSTATION IF THEY'RE GONNA PUT 25,000 PEOPLE.

THANK YOU, MS. MACHETE.

I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT, UM, NEXT ON THE LIST IS, UH, MAYOR BRIAN MCNEIL.

I AM TALL, SO I'LL HAVE TO ADJUST IT.

SO, WELL, YOU THREW ME OFF THIS MORNING SINCE THE JUDGE AND DANA ARE NOT HERE.

SO, UM, GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS, UH, LAUREN FOR STEPPING IN, UH, AND BEING THE JUDGE TODAY.

I WANTED TO COME THIS MORNING TO SAY PUBLICLY TO SAY THANK YOU.

THIS PAST WEEK, EVERY ONE OF YOU TRAVELED TO AUSTIN AS A UNIT HELPING TO LEAD THE CHARGE IN WHAT WAS SHAPED FOR SOME TIME.

NOW, WHEN I FIRST DECIDED TO RUN FOR MAYOR, MANY OF YOU WERE ALSO RUNNING FOR SEATS AS COMMISSIONERS, AND WE WERE ALREADY COMMUNICATING IN HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER.

THOSE THAT WERE NOT UP FOR A REELECTION, WERE ALSO COMMUNICATING WITH ME ON HOW IF I WERE TO BE ELECTED, HOW WE CAN ALL WORK TOGETHER TO PROTECT OUR COUNTY TEAMWORK IN ALL THINGS.

THAT WAS THE CHARGE AND CHALLENGE.

EVEN THEN.

MANY TIMES I TOOK CRITICISM FOR MAKING THE STATEMENT THAT WHILE I KNOW I SERVE THE PEOPLE OF MCCLENNAN CHISHOLM, I MUST BE AWARE THAT I WILL IMPACT MY NEIGHBORS IN THIS COUNTY WITH EVERY DECISION I MAKE.

SEE, WE ARE UNIQUE.

WE ARE NOT THE COUNTY SIZE OF DALLAS, TARRANT, COLLIN AND HARRIS.

WE ARE SMALL ENOUGH THAT WE SHARE THE SAME CHURCHES, PLACES TO EAT, SHOP, AND THAT OUR KIDS EVEN HAVE SHARED SOME OF THE SAME SCHOOLS.

SO WHEN IT COMES TO A COUNTY LIKE OURS, WE SHOULD BE SETTING THE EXAMPLE AND HOW TO LEAD FROM THE FRONT.

THIS PAST WEEK, ROCKWELL COUNTY REPUBLICANS, WOMEN, AMERICAN LEGION COUNCIL MEMBERS, ROCKWELL CHAMBER, CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, AND OF COURSE THE MAYORS FROM EACH CITY CAME DOWN AND MADE ONE VOICE IN AUSTIN.

I WANT TO URGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO NURTURE AND MAINTAIN A VERY IMPORTANT, IMPORTANT TOOL THAT YOU CARRY WITH YOU IN AND OUTTA THIS BUILDING EACH DAY.

AND THAT TOOL IS YOUR HEART.

HAVING A HEART FOR PEOPLE HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN A PRIORITY IN OUR PROFESSION OF SERVING PEOPLE BECAUSE MAYBE FROM TIME TO TIME WE FIND OURSELVES CAUGHT UP IN THE DAY-TO-DAY HUSTLE OF CHOICES, DECISIONS, AND ITEMS ON OUR AGENDAS.

AND THAT IS SIMPLY BECAUSE WE'RE HUMAN.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE

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'CAUSE CHAT, GPT CAN'T GET US WHAT WE NEED, BUT HEART CAN BE AN AUTHENTIC CAN.

IN DOING SO, WE CAN LOOK AT THOSE THAT ARE IMPACTED BY THE CHOICES WE MAKE AND SAY, WE ARE GONNA WORK TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT, TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR YOU BECAUSE WE CARE.

IT GOES BACK TO THE BEST TOOL YOU HAVE YOUR HEART, ISAIAH 68, THEN I HEARD A VOICE OF THE LORD, WHOM SHALL I SEND? THEN I SAID, HERE I AM.

SEND ME.

WE SHOULD HEAR GOD'S VOICE CALLING US NO MATTER WHAT THAT TASK IS.

WE SHOULD STAND UP LIKE A WARRIOR FOR GOD.

DON'T BE AFRAID, BUT BE BRAVE LIKE DAVID, BE COURAGEOUS LIKE DANIEL.

BE STRONG LIKES SAMSON AND BE A LEADER LIKE MOSES.

GOD DOES NOT CALL A QUALIFIED.

HE QUALIFIES THE CALLED.

AND IF YOU'RE A CALL CALLED, THEN YOU ARE ALREADY QUALIFIED.

SO DON'T BE AFRAID.

IF GOD IS WITH YOU AND HE HAS PUT YOU UP WITH THE TA TO THE TASK, THEN GOD IS GONNA WALK YOU THROUGH THAT TASK.

SO PUT ON THAT FULL ARMOR AND PUSH ON.

LET'S CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE CHOICES THAT HELP PEOPLE, SERVE PEOPLE, HEAR PEOPLE, AND SERVE WITH OUR HEARTS AND LET THEM KNOW WE CARE.

AND MOST OF ALL, LET'S CONTINUE TO BE A UNIFIED FRONT THAT WE HAVE BECOME IN THIS COUNTY.

AND NOT ONLY BE THE EXAMPLE TO THOSE THAT WE SERVE WITHIN OUR 13 BY 13 SQUARE MILE COUNTY, BUT ALSO THAT OUR NEIGHBOR COUNTIES CAN LOOK ON AND JOIN OUR FIGHT TO MAKE SURE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS DO NOT LOSE.

THAT MEANS I ALWAYS HAVE SAID MANY CITIES, ONE COUNTY, ONE VOICE.

HOW AMAZING WOULD IT BE ABLE TO SAY MANY CITIES, MANY COUNTIES, ONE VOICE, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO HAVE DONE AND CONTINUE TO DO.

I'M PROUD TO SERVE AND WALK AMONGST YOU ALL.

AND WITH THAT, BE SAFE AND GOD BLESS.

THANK YOU MAYOR MCNEIL.

UH, VERY GREAT WORDS THERE AND I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THAT.

UM, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? THAT'S EVERYONE WHO'S SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

IS THERE ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? OKAY, UM, I GOTTA ASK AN EMBARRASSING FAVOR HERE, CAMMY, I CAME OUT HERE WITHOUT A PEN.

COULD YOU GIVE ME A PEN PLEASE? THANKS.

OKAY, APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, ALL RIGHT, UH,

[2. Discuss/Act on the Rockwall County Strategic Plan 2050, and all related issues; (Commissioner Macalik)]

HAS COMMISSIONER MICK'S NAME ON IT? SHE'S NOT HERE.

SHE'S AT A CONFERENCE IN AUSTIN.

I WILL SAY THIS FROM SERVING ON THAT COMMITTEE THAT WE HAVE, WE HAD VERY ROBUST MEETINGS JUST RECENTLY.

WE GOT A DR A SECOND DRAFT OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN FROM OUR CONSULTANTS, BAKER TILLY.

UH, WE MET, I GUESS IT WAS LAST WEEK, UH, WITH A, UH, I SEE TREASURER DAVID PEAK NODDING, SO I KNOW I MUST BE SAYING SOMETHING RIGHT.

UM, WE HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK AND DID A, HAD A GOOD EDITING SESSION, WENT THROUGH THAT.

WE'RE TURNING IN, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT FINALIZED TO PRESENT TO THE COURT, I BELIEVE ON MARCH 11TH.

SO THAT'LL BE COMING UP IN TWO COURT MEETINGS FOR NOW.

SO IT'LL BE GOOD.

AND I WOULD ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS ON THAT, REACH OUT.

UH, THERE'S STILL THE OPPORTUNITY FOR DO THAT.

THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC COMMENTS SESSION, UM, PRIOR TO ADOPTING IT.

BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT NOW.

AND SINCE UH, COMMISSIONER M**K HAS BEEN HEADING THAT UP FOR THE COURT, I WOULD ASK YOU TO REACH OUT TO HER.

OR IF YOU'RE UNAVAILABLE, FEEL FREE TO CALL ME.

I'VE BEEN ON THIS STRATEGIC PLANNING AS HAS, UH, COMMISSIONER ALANA.

SO JUST REACH OUT TO US IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

OKAY.

ITEM NUMBER

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

UH, COMMISSIONER ALANA.

YEAH, WE DON'T, UH, WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL UPDATE AND NOBODY IS HERE FROM PARK HILL TODAY, I DON'T BELIEVE TO, TO ADDRESS ANY, UH, TECHNICAL UPDATES.

BUT WE HAVE STARTED WORK.

UM, THE NEXT COURT WE WILL DISCUSS A, UH, A CHANGE ORDER I THINK THAT WE HAVE PREPARED, UM, IN RELATION TO SOME OF THE DESIGN WORK.

AND, UM, AND WE'LL ADDRESS THAT THEN.

SO THAT'S ABOUT IT FOR TODAY.

DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES ABOUT, UH, LEGISLATION ON ACTUALLY GETTING A DISTRICT JUDGE ? YES.

SO WE DID HAVE SOME, UH, OVER THE PAST, OVER THE PAST WEEK WE'VE BEEN IN AUSTIN AND WE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS AND I HAD A, UH, VERY GOOD MEETING WITH SENATOR HALL'S STAFF.

THE LATEST OCA NUMBERS, UM, LOOK MUCH BETTER THAN THE LAST NUMBERS DO.

AND, UM, I, I BELIEVE, UM, WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO PUSH THIS THROUGH THIS SESSION, UM, FROM MY DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM.

SO IT'S NOT A HUNDRED PERCENT, BUT, UM, IT LOOKS GOOD.

AND THE FACT THAT WE'VE STARTED THIS WORK AND THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO UPDATE THEM WITH A SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION

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GREAT.

UH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER GANA.

UM, ITEM NUMBER FOUR ON THE NOTHING ELSE RIGHT, COMMISSIONER? OKAY.

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

AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONER STACY.

ALRIGHT.

AND I THINK NICO IS HERE TO GIVE US A, AN UPDATE.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

AGAIN, MY NAME IS NICO PARKS.

I'M WITH BROADEST ASSOCIATES, UH, SERVING AS THE HONORS ADVOCATE ON THE ROCKWALL ANNEX PROJECT.

UH, JUST GONNA PULL UP THE UPDATES SO Y'ALL CAN SEE IT ON THE SCREEN.

AM I SPEAKING LOUD ENOUGH, JENNIFER .

ALL RIGHT.

UM, IS THERE SOME WAY TO GET A SCREEN WORKING HERE? DO YOU GUYS HAVE A SCREEN? THOSE ON OFF SWITCHES ARE TRICKY.

SO EVERYTHING IS GOING THANKS SMOOTHLY ON THE JOB SITE, AND AS EXPECTED, UH, WE ARE STILL PERFORMING ON BUDGET AND ON SCHEDULE.

UH, WE HAVE BEEN BATTLING THE RAINY WEATHER LATELY.

UH, SEEMS TO WANNA RAIN EVERY TIME.

WE WANNA POUR SOME CONCRETE, UH, SO WE'RE WAITING FOR IT TO DRY OUT, AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THOSE FIRE LANES POURED, UH, VERY SOON.

UH, I BELIEVE NEXT WEEK IS WHEN, WHEN THEY'RE HOPING FOR, BUT THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE SOME RAIN MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SO WE'LL SEE.

UM, AS FAR AS THE BUDGET'S CONCERNED, UH, WE HAVE FOUR PCOS THAT ARE PENDING, WHICH WE'LL DISCUSS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER IN DEPTH ON THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

UM, UM, THE CONTINGENCIES AND ALLOWANCES, UH, THAT Y'ALL SEE IN THE TABLE PRESENTED ON THE SCREEN, THOSE ARE STILL CURRENT.

UH, I PRESENTED THOSE, UH, LAST COMMISSIONER'S COURT, AND THEY INCLUDE ALL OF THESE PCOS, UH, THAT ARE, ARE GONNA BE PRESENTED TO YOU.

UH, AND I'LL JUST KEEP THIS TABLE UPDATED, UH, EVERY TIME I COME TO COURT SO THAT WE, WE HAVE IT IN FRONT OF US.

UM, IN TERMS OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, UH, THE PAST FEW WEEKS, WE'VE SPENT TIME ON, UH, APPLYING THE ROLLED ON VAPOR MEMBRANE AT THE CLEAR STORY FOR THE, UH, EXTERIOR INSULATION FINISH SYSTEM THAT'S BEING INSTALLED.

UH, THEY'VE STARTED OVERHEAD AND IN-WALL ELECTRICAL ROUGH, UH, THEY'VE BEEN FINE GRADING THE FLEX BASE SUBGRADE FOR THE FIRE LANE PORES.

UM, THEY'VE STARTED OVERHEAD MEDIUM PRESSURE DUCTING AND INSTALLING THE, UH, THE VARIABLE AIR, UH, VOLUME VARIABLE AIR VOLUME BOX LOCATIONS.

SO THOSE HAVE SENSORS AND THEY COMMUNICATE WITH THE THERMOSTATS AND, UH, THEY COMMUNICATE WITH THE THERMOSTATS ON HOW MUCH VOLUME, UH, OF AIR, HOT AND COLD AIR TO PUSH THROUGH THE, UH, THE DUCTING SYSTEMS. UM, AND THEY'VE ALSO, UH, INSTALLED THE PLUMBING FIXTURE CARRIERS AND STARTED THE END WALL PLUMBING ROUGH.

SO, ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN RAINY, THEY'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON THE INTERIOR OF THE BUILDING.

UH, THEY'VE ALSO OBVIOUSLY, UM, STARTED FRAMING THE INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND THEY'VE STARTED SHEET ROCKING, UH, THE ELECTRICAL ROOMS WITH THE MOLD RESISTANT SHEET ROCK.

UH, THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WE'LL BE FOCUSED ON SETTING, UH, REALLY WE'LL BE FOCUSED ON FORMING, REINFORCING, AND POURING THE FIRE LANES.

UM, HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

'CAUSE IT'LL MAKE, UH, SOME OF THE OTHER ACTIVITIES LIKE, UH, INSTALLING THE ADHERED STONE ON THE EXTERIOR MUCH EASIER.

UM, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, WE WILL POUR THE LANES, HOPEFULLY WE WILL, UH, WE'LL LOOK AT POURING THE UTILITY CROSSINGS AT THE COURTHOUSE ALSO.

UM, THAT WILL BE IN KIND OF A PHASED APPROACH, WHICH I'LL SHARE WITH Y'ALL.

I THINK I SHARED THE ORIGINAL PHASING APPROACH, BUT THERE IS A REVISION, SO I'LL GET THAT IN FRONT OF YOU ALL.

UM, WE'LL BE SETTING THE WINDOWS AND THE CLEAR STORY, UH, WORKING ON FINISHING THE EXTERIOR INSULATION FINISH SYSTEM.

AND, YOU KNOW, THOSE, THOSE ARE WHAT WE'LL BE FOCUSED ON.

UM, IN TERMS OF PROCUREMENT, NOT MUCH HAS CHANGED.

UH, ALL THE RTS HAVE ARRIVED AND OUR STORED OFFSITE THE SAME WITH THE, UH, TRANSFER SWITCH AND THE GENERATOR.

THE GENERATOR

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UM, QAQC, THEY'VE, UH, IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, THEY'VE HAD A COUPLE THIRD PARTY IN INSPECTIONS, UM, ON THE EFIS SYSTEM, THE FLUID MEMBRANE APPLICATIONS.

TODAY, THEY'RE ACTUALLY GONNA BE ON SITE DOING, PERFORMING A WATER TEST TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SYSTEMS ARE FULLY, UH, FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

UM, THE CMJ INSPECTIONS HAVE, UH, CONTINUED AND, UH, THEY WILL BE PERFORMING A ACCESSIBILITY PRELIMINARY SITE INSPECTION IN THE COMING WEEKS, UH, TO CATCH ANY CORRECTIONS THAT ARE NEEDED, UH, AND AVOID ANY DELAYS.

UH, I HAVE A FEW PICTURES UP HERE FOR YOU GUYS JUST TO LOOK AT BRIEFLY.

I AS A FIXTURE, UH, PLUMBING FIXTURE CARRIERS AS THE PLUMBER'S GOING AT IT, SOME OF THE FRAMING, UH, SHEET ROCK AROUND THE ELECTRICAL ROOM, FLUID MEMBRANE AT THE CLEAR STORY.

UH, I ALSO FAILED TO MENTION SAFETY.

UH, THERE HAS BEEN NO INCIDENTS ON SITE, UM, AND IS STILL BEING ENFORCED.

UH, SO ANY QUESTIONS? I'M JUST GONNA MAKE A, A COMMENT.

UM, WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND COMMISSIONER ALANA, UM, ON, UH, GETTING THE ACCOUNTING OF ALL THIS MONEY.

SO WHEN WE GET TO KIND OF THE SHERIFF'S REMODEL, JUST BE PREPARED FOR SOME SORT OF PAPERWORK, SHIFTING ALL THE MONEY AROUND, IT'S JUST, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO IT.

IT WAS INTENDED TO BE DONE WHEN WE SET OUT TO DO IT, THAT'S WHAT WE INTENDED TO DO.

I JUST WANT TO BE PREPARED THAT PROBABLY THE LAST COURT IN MARCH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF CHANGE ORDERS AND JUST A LOT OF PUTTING EVERYTHING IN THE RIGHT SILO.

UM, SO THAT'S JUST KIND OF A PREPARATORY STEP.

UM, I, I KNOW HOW, UH, MUCH A FAN YOU WERE OF MY BUDGETING, THE LAST BUDGET.

I, I APPRECIATE THE HEADS UP.

I APPRECIATE THE HEADS UP.

BUT THAT WILL BE DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AUDITOR.

SO SHE WILL DEFINITELY BE ABLE TO COME IN AND PRESENT ALL THAT.

IT'S, IT'S, I'M NOT A LONE WOLF OUT THERE DOING IT.

WE'RE DOING IT AS A TEAM WITH, UH, WITH BROADUS, UH, GRANT WORKS AND THE AUDITOR.

AND THEN ONCE WE KIND OF GET THAT SITUATED, WE'LL GET BOBBY ON BOARD WITH HIS PROJECT AND THEN WE'LL BE ABLE TO COME BACK.

AND I WANNA DO IT ONE TIME IS MY POINT.

I DON'T WANNA SIT THERE AND DO THIS FOR FOUR STRAIGHT COURTS.

I WANNA TRY TO GET ONE LITTLE, LET'S JUST SHIFT IT ALL, DEAL WITH IT MENTALLY ONE TIME AND, AND MOVE ON.

AND I'M SURE EVERYBODY ON THIS DIOCESE WILL BE GRATEFUL TO YOU FOR DOING IT AT ONE TIME, AND I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK ON IT.

KNOW THIS IS A HUGE PROJECT AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN KIND OF SPEARHEADING IT, SO THANKS SO MUCH.

YEAH, NO PROBLEM.

BUT I DON'T, I DON'T HAVE ANY, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE, UH, COMMISSIONER ANA.

OKAY.

UM, THANKS SO MUCH, BUT WOULD YOU PLEASE STAY THERE? WE'VE GOT

[6. Discuss/Act on approving Proposed Change Orders No. 18-19 and 21 to agreement with Hill & Wilkinson Construction for the Rockwall County Annex project, and all related issues; (Commissioner Stacy)]

SO WE'RE GONNA JUMP OVER ITEM FIVE TEMPORARILY.

AND WE'RE GONNA GO TO ITEM SIX, WHICH IS DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING PROPOSED CHANGE ORDERS NUMBER 18, 19, AND 21 TO AGREEMENT WITH HILL AND WILKINSON CONSTRUCTION FOR THE ROCKWALL COUNTY ANNEX PROJECT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.

AGAIN, IT, COMMISSIONER STACY'S HEADING THIS UP ON BEHALF OF THE COURT, BUT I'M ASSUMING THAT HE MAY ASK YOU FOR SOME INPUT, SO PLEASE.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

YEAH, IF YOU JUST WANNA GO THROUGH THOSE THREE REAL, REAL QUICK, HIGH LEVEL.

YEAH.

SO, UH, PCO NUMBER 18, THAT IS FOR THE AT AND T CONDUITS.

UM, AT THE TIME OF BUYOUT, IT WAS UNCLEAR WHAT THE REQUIREMENTS WERE GONNA BE FOR AT AND T TO GET THEIR FI FIBER INTO THE BUILDING.

UM, SO THAT WAS IDENTIFICATION OF THAT SCOPE OF WORK AND THEN INCORPORATING IT INTO OUR COSTS.

UM, SO YEAH, THAT WAS TWO FOUR INCH AT AND T CONDUITS, UH, FROM THE DATA ROOM OUT TO THE PROPERTY LINE STUBBED UP, UH, FOR THEM TO PULL THEIR FIBER THROUGH.

SO, UH, PCO NUMBER 19 IS FOR THE, UH, EXTERIOR INSULATION FINISH SYSTEM IN LIEU OF THE STUCCO SYSTEM.

UM, THIS IS, THIS CAME ABOUT AS JUST, UH, BEING A SUPERIOR SYSTEM, UH, FOR BEING CHEAPER.

YEAH, IT WAS, UH, IT WAS CHEAPER.

OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A CREDIT BACK OF 13,500 BUCKS, WHICH IS GREAT.

AND THEN ALSO JUST BEING A SUPERIOR SYSTEM FOR, UM, AIR BARRIER AND, AND WEATHER BARRIER.

A A PRETTY FUNNY NOTE IS THAT WHEN HE ORIGINALLY SENT THIS TO ME, I THOUGHT WHEN HE SAID A SUPERIOR BETTER SYSTEM,

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WE'VE GOTTA SPEND 13,000.

HE GOES, NO, NO, NO, WE'RE GETTING A CREDIT.

AND I SAID, THAT JUST DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME WHEN I'M READING THE EMAIL, I'M LIKE, I HAVE TO BE GETTING THIS BACKWARDS BETTER AND CHEAPER.

NOT A HARD DECISION.

NOT A HARD DECISION.

SO THAT'S THAT ONE .

YEP.

SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

AND THEN, UH, PCO NUMBER 21.

THAT ONE, THAT ONE WAS FOR THE RELOCATION OF THE CONTROLLER TO THE LIFT STATION AND WAS PER, UH, UH, BARRY'S REQUEST FOR EASE OF MAINTENANCE HAVING THE CONTROLLER LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE LIFT STATION.

UM, SO WE WERE ABLE TO, TO INCORPORATE THAT CHANGE.

AND SO THOSE ARE THE THREE CHANGES WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA.

ALRIGHT.

I, I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR YOU, AND AGAIN, I AM, UH, CERTAINLY NOT FAMILIAR WITH CONSTRUCTION WORK LIKE THIS, OF THIS MAGNITUDE MM-HMM .

AND THESE AREN'T, THESE AREN'T BIG NUMBERS, BUT IS THIS JUST KIND OF ROUTINE STUFF YOU HAVE IN THE COURSE OF A PROJECT LIKE THIS? YEAH, IT'S, IT'S PRETTY COMMON THAT, THAT, UH, THAT'S PCOS, UH, QUITE FREQUENTLY.

UM, JUST LITTLE, LITTLE THINGS THAT ARE KIND OF ANTICIPATED COSTS, WHICH IS WHY WE HAVE, UH, CONTINGENCIES, UH, INCORPORATED INTO THE BUDGET.

YEAH.

AND BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE ONE OF THOSE THINGS WITH AT AND T WE KNEW WE HAD TO BRING AT AND T INTO THE BUILDING, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA SIT AND HOLD THIS WHOLE PROJECT UP WAITING FOR AT AND T TO TELL US EXACTLY HOW TO DO IT.

SO WE RUN INTO THESE NATURALLY AND SOME OF 'EM ARE ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE THERE AND WE'RE LIKE, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE THOUGHT RIGHT.

WOULD HAPPEN.

AND THO THOSE ARE THE OOPSES.

WELL, AND THE AT AND T ONE IS EXACTLY WHY I ASKED THE QUESTION BECAUSE IF I, WHEN I READ IT AND IF I UNDERSTOOD YOU CORRECTLY, IT SEEMED LIKE, WELL, WE KNEW WE'D HAVE TO PUT THESE IN.

SO I GUESS WE JUST DON'T BUDGET FOR THEM.

IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT EASILY, THERE'S, YEAH, WE CAN'T EASILY PUT A COST TO, THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT AREN'T EASILY IDENTIFIABLE THAT WE CAN PUT A COST TO.

SO THERE WAS A COST, IT JUST, THIS EXCEEDED WHAT OUR NUMBER ON THE PIECE OF PAPER SAID.

YEAH.

OKAY.

SO WE HAD PUT A NUMBER IN THE BUDGET AND THE FINAL NUMBER WE GOT WAS DIFFERENT.

CORRECT.

OKAY, FAIR ENOUGH.

AND COULD, COULD YOU JUST VENTURE A GUESS SO FAR? HOW MUCH IN TOTAL, UH, CHANGE ORDERS? WE'VE DONE TOTAL CHANGE ORDERS, UM, ABOUT 150, BETWEEN 150 AND 200,000 ON A 15 OR $16 MILLION PROJECT.

YEAH.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

YEAH.

YEAH.

THAT DOESN'T SEEM REAL BAD.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THOSE ARE MY QUESTIONS Y'ALL.

ALL RIGHT, WELL ANY ACTION TO BE TAKEN HERE? YEAH.

NEED TO GET EM APPROVED.

SO I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UM, PROPOSED CHANGE ORDERS NUMBER 18, 19, AND 21 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH HILL AND WILKINSON CONSTRUCTION.

I'LL SECOND.

OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, UH, STACEY AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ALANA.

AND I'M TRYING HITTING THE RIGHT BUTTONS.

I HIT THE WRONG BUTTON, NOW I HIT THE RIGHT BUTTON, START A VOTE AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE PRESENT.

OKAY.

GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YEP.

UM, DON'T LEAVE .

I THINK I GOT ONE MORE.

OKAY.

THIS ONE SHOULD BE

[5. Discuss/Act on the Sheriff’s remodel project, and all related issues; (Commissioner Stacy)]

NOW I'M GONNA GO BACK TO ITEM FIVE, WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON THE SHERIFF'S REMODEL PROJECT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.

UH, AGAIN, COMMISSIONER STACY AND, AND NICO CAN, CAN KIND OF FILL IN A HIGH LEVEL.

WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET THE GMP DONE.

WE ARE STARTING TO FINALIZE, FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS, COST AND SCOPE.

MM-HMM .

NOW WE'RE GETTING FINALIZED NUMBERS.

WE'RE WORKING WITH THE, UH, CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK FOR VALUE ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES AND JUST REALLY TRYING TO FINE TUNE THIS TO GET TO THE GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE THAT'S MARCH LE.

YEP.

SO THIS WEEK WE'LL HAVE THE 90% SET FROM PARK HILL.

THEN WE'LL BE DOING A PAGE TURN AND REVIEW SESSION, UH, TO GET TO THE A HUNDRED PERCENT SET, WHICH WE'RE EXPECTING, UH, IN THE BEGINNING OF MARCH.

SO, AND WE, WE EXPECT TO BREAK GROUND ON THIS.

ACTUALLY, IT'S COMING UP PRETTY QUICK 'CAUSE ONCE WE GET THE GMP, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT THAT'S, IT FEELS LIKE IT'S ON HOLD, BUT THERE'S JUST A LOT OF STUFF WORKING.

AND THEN IT'LL SHOW UP AND BE READY TO GO.

KIND OF LIKE THE THIRD FLOOR.

IT JUST KIND OF SITS AROUND AND KIND OF TRY TO MOVE IT FORWARD.

SO THERE IS NO ACTION ON, ON THIS ONE.

ALRIGHT, GREAT.

UH, COMMISSIONER GOANA, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS? NO.

ALL GOOD.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU GUYS.

THANKS SO MUCH.

WE WILL THEN MOVE ON TO

[7. Discuss/Act on approving a proposal with CapRisk Consulting Group to provide an actuarial valuation of Rockwall County’s non-pension post-employment benefits in accordance with Governmental Accounting Standards Board No. 75 (GASB), and all related issues; (Commissioner Stacy/Human Resource Director)]

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UM, UH, COMMISSIONER STACEY, BUT, UH, WE HAVE OUR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, UH, CAMMIE WEBSTER ALREADY AT THE PODIUM.

THANK YOU.

THE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD REPORT, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE GS B REPORT, IS A STANDARD ACTUARIAL VALUATION OF AN EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY FOR OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS UH, OP E.

UM, BUT THIS IS FOR RETIREE BENEFITS.

THIS REPORT INCLUDES THE PRESENT VALUE OF PROJECTED BENEFITS, CENSUS DATA, PLAN PROVISIONS, CLAIMS COST, AND OTHER FINANCIAL DATA.

THE REPORT DUE THIS YEAR WILL REFLECT THE EVALUATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024 AND WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE COUNTY'S EXTERNAL AUDITOR.

THE COST OF THE GASB 75 REPORT IS $6,950 WITH CAP RISK CON, UH, CONSULTING AND THE CORRESPONDING ROLL FORWARD CALCULATIONS IF REQUIRED IN THE INTERIM YEARS WOULD BE PROVIDED FOR $950.

THE AMOUNT WOULD BE CHARGED PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND THE RATES WOULD BE HONORED BY CAP RISK THROUGH FY 2029.

WE'VE WORKED WITH CAP RISK FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, UM, SO IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I GOT OTHER QUOTES FROM OTHER COMPANIES.

BUT A COUPLE YEARS AGO WHEN I DID GET OTHER QUOTES, THEY RANGED BETWEEN 13,000 AND 16,000 TO CONDUCT THE SAME VALUATION REPORT.

UM, SO I'M ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TODAY, UH, TO APPROVE CAP RISK FOR THE AMOUNT OF $6,950.

ALRIGHT, THANKS SO MUCH, KAMI.

I HAVE, UH, ONE QUESTION FOR YOU.

MM-HMM .

IS THIS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO DO EVERY YEAR? IT IS REQUIRED, UH, EVERY OTHER YEAR.

OKAY.

AND YES, THE ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EMPLOYERS, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

EVERY OTHER YEAR? YES.

OKAY.

UM, QUESTIONS GUYS.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION THEN I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UH, THE PROPOSAL WITH CAP RISK CONSULTING GROUP TO PROVIDE AN ACTUARIAL EVALUATION OF OUR NON-PE POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

I WILL SECOND.

ALRIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ALANA.

WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.

STACY, ASSUMING THERE ARE NO OTHER DISCUSSION, PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY BY THOSE PRESENT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALRIGHT.

UM,

[8. Discuss/Act on approving a Resolution for the submission of a grant application for Rifle Resistant Body Armor, and all related issues; (Judge New – Sheriff)]

CERTAINLY AS IMPORTANT THING WE HAVE TO DO TO TAKE CARE OF OUR, UH, LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAM.

UM, AND THIS IS IF I'D ASK, UH, SHERIFF, COULD YOU PLEASE, UH, COME FORWARD AND, UH, EXPLAIN THIS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WE MIGHT HAVE? UH, THANK YOU.

SO, UH, I WOULD ASK FOR, UM, YOU KNOW, THE PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION.

WHAT IT IS, IT'S A GRANT AND WE, UH, GET A LOT OF OUR BODY ARMOR THROUGH EVEN PARTIAL GRANTS THROUGH THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE.

SO THIS IS A, UH, A GRANT THAT WE'RE PURCHASING, LOOKING TO PURCHASE, UH, RIFLE PLATES, UH, THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN JUST THE LEVEL THREE OR THREE A BODY ARMOR THAT WE HAVE.

SO IT'S THE HARD PLATES AND IT IS FOR REPLACEMENT AND UPGRADE OF OUR CURRENT ONES.

UH, NORMALLY THESE BODY ARMOR, UH, WARRANTIES ARE ONLY FOR A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

SO YOU'LL SEE THESE QUITE OFTEN WHEN WE COME TO YOU AND ASK YOU FOR APPROVAL OF BEING ABLE TO APPLY FOR THESE GRANTS TO UPGRADE THE BODY ARMOR AS WE GO ALONG.

OKAY, GREAT.

AND I NOTICED THAT THE, UM, DEADLINE FOR APPLYING IS TODAY AT 5:00 PM YES, SIR.

YES, SIR.

SO WE HAVE EVERYTHING ALREADY FILLED OUT, READY TO GO.

WE WE'RE READY TO GO.

WE'LL MAKE IT, I THINK WE NEED TO TABLE THIS.

I'M KIDDING.

, I'M TOTALLY KIDDING.

HAVING FUN TODAY.

YES, SIR.

HERE HAVE FUN.

SO IF, IF WE DON'T GET THIS GRANT, ARE WE GONNA BE LOOKING AT UPDATING THESE, THE EXISTING BODY ARMOR ANYWAY?

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UH, THE, THESE ARE, ARE NEEDED ITEMS. SO, UH, WE UTILIZE THESE GRANTS IN ORDER TO REPLACE AND UPGRADE, UH, BODY ARMOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, UH, WHEN, WHEN WE DO HAVE EXPIRATIONS AND WE DO NEED ADDITIONAL BODY ARMOR.

SO OTHERWISE WE WOULD, UH, BE ASKING FOR THESE IN BUDGET PROCESS.

YEAH.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF REQUIREMENTS WHEN I READ THROUGH THIS MATCH GRANT AND I'M ASSUMING WE COMPLY WITH ALL THOSE.

WE DO, WE DO COMPLY WITH THE, THE, UH, REQUIREMENTS FROM THE STATE ON THAT.

OKAY.

SO PRETTY FAVORABLE CHANCE OF YOU.

I KNOW YOU CAN'T YES, SIR.

SAY BUT YEAH.

YES, SIR.

ALRIGHT.

AND, AND WELL JUST ONE FINAL QUESTION.

THERE IS NO MATCHING ON THE PART OF ROCKWELL COUNTY GRANT.

THERE IS NO MATCHING ON THIS GRANT.

SO, UM, ON SOME OF THE BODY ARMORS THAT WE DO, GRANTS ON THE BODY ARMOR MAY ACTUALLY COST MORE, BUT THAT COMES OUT OF, OF OUR UNIFORM BUDGET IF THERE IS AN INCREASE IN PRICE ON THOSE.

ALRIGHT.

OKAY.

QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? NO, I'M PREPARED TO MAKE THEM MOTION BEFORE, BEFORE WE MAKE A MOTION.

UM, I SPOKE WITH JUDGE NEW ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY AND HE, SHERIFF, HE SAID HE'S ALREADY SIGNED THIS RESOLUTION.

DO YOU HAVE A COPY OF THAT? I, I DO NOT HAVE A COPY WITH ME.

I THINK, UH, I KNOW IF CAMMY HAS A COPY OR, OR CAPTAIN WELCH WHO'S I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE TAKE BECAUSE WHAT YOU MIGHT WANNA DO JUST IN CASE THERE'S AN ISSUE, AND THIS IS THE LAST DAY, COMMISSIONER STACY, WHEN YOU MAKE YOUR MOTION AUTHORIZED EITHER TO BE SIGNED BY THE JUDGE OR BY ME YEAH.

AS JUDGE PROTI, I'VE GOT IT FOR YOU.

YOU'VE YOU'VE GOT IT FOR ME.

OKAY.

BECAUSE LET, LET'S, IS FELICIA IN TODAY? DO YOU KNOW? NO, SHE IS NOT IN.

I KNOW.

OKAY.

.

WELL, LET'S CAMMY IF YOU'D REMIND ME, LET'S CHECK WITH THE JUDGE AFTER THIS.

I THINK HE'S ACTUALLY FLYING RIGHT NOW, BUT, UM, LET'S CHECK WITH THE JUDGE AND IF, IF WE COULD USE HIS SIGNED ONE, GREAT.

BUT LET'S MAKE THE RESOLUTION TO EITHER OF US SIGN AND THEN IF WE CAN'T, I'LL SIGN IT.

OKAY.

SO, SO WITH THAT I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR RIFLE RESISTANT BODY ARMOR.

UM, AND FOR EITHER THE COUNTY JUDGE OR THE JUDGE PRO TEM UH, LAUREN.

LEAKY TO SIGN SECOND.

ALRIGHT.

NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

LET'S MOVE ON TO THE VOTING AND IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY, SIR.

PRESENT.

THANK YOU SHERIFF.

APPRECIATE IT.

ALRIGHT,

[9. Discuss/Act on approving the renewal contract with Ceres Environment Services, Inc. for Disaster Debris Removal Services, and all related issues; ( Judge New – Emergency Management)]

UH, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVAL OF A RENEWAL CONTRACT WITH CS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC.

FOR DE DISASTER DEBRIS RECOVERY SERVICES AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

UH, YEAH, THIS IS OUR DISASTER DEBRIS MANAGEMENT CONTRACT.

COULD YOU PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN'T SEE THAT ARE LISTENING.

THIS IS MATTHEW HIT.

I'M THE DEPUTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR.

OKAY.

UH, THIS IS OUR CONTRACT.

UH, IT'S A, HAS A BUNCH, IT HAS SEVERAL ONE YEAR RENEWALS AND THIS WILL BE OUR SECOND ONE YEAR RENEWAL FOR A POSSIBLE OF FIVE TOTAL YEARS.

UM, AND, UH, I THINK THE MAIN THING IN THIS IS THAT THERE IS A CPI INCREASE ON THE COST SHEET OF 2.6% AND THAT'LL APPLY TO, IF WE HAVE TO ACTIVATE THEM, THAT WOULD APPLY ACROSS THE BOARD TO THEIR PRICE SHEET.

CAN YOU JUST GIVE A QUICK BACKGROUND AS FAR AS WHAT THIS IS SINCE UH, YOU HAVE TWO BRAND NEW COMMISSIONERS UP HERE? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

UM, SO WE GO OUT FOR BIDS ON A DISASTER REMOVAL CONTRACT.

SO IF, UM, IF THE APRIL STORMS, FOR INSTANCE, HAD BEEN WORSE AND WE NEEDED MORE HELP CLEARING ROADS, WE WOULD'VE ACTIVATED THIS CONTRACT, BROUGHT THEN, UH, THIS PRIVATE COMPANY TO COME DO DEBRIS REMOVAL, HAULING, ALL OF THAT.

AND WE WOULD HAVE A PREDETERMINED PACKAGE ESSENTIALLY, OF WHAT WE WOULD PAY THEM, WHAT THEY WOULD DO, WHO THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE AND, UH, BE GOOD TO GO.

AND THEN IDEALLY WE WOULD BE ACTIVATING THEM, UM, AND THEN GETTING FEMA MONEY TO PAY FOR IT AND PAYING THEM.

SO IS IT, IS IT CORRECT TO ASSUME THAT THIS IS AN EXPENSE WE INCUR? ONLY IF THERE'S DISASTER RECOVERY? THIS IS ONLY IF WE SPECIFICALLY CALL AND ACTIVATE THEM AND, UM, YEAH.

AND THEN WE WOULD MAKE THAT DETERMINATION AND THERE'S A, AND TO MAKE IT MORE CONFUSING, WE HAVE TO HAVE TWO.

'CAUSE YOU HAVE TO HAVE ONE DOING IT AND ONE WATCHING THEM DO IT .

SO THAT SOUNDS LIKE GOVERNMENT IN ACTION.

.

YEAH, THAT'S A, THAT'S A FEMA REQUIREMENT THAT IF YOU HAVE A DISASTER DEBRIS REMOVAL CONTRACT, YOU ALSO NEED TO HAVE A CONTRACT FOR A SEPARATE GROUP TO BE MONITORS TO ENSURE THAT THE DEBRIS MANAGERS ARE ACTUALLY HAULING AWAY REAL DEBRIS AND NOT JUST PUTTING IN LIKE CONCRETE BLOCKS.

AND IF YOU'RE STACEY, YOU MIGHT WANNA OPEN UP THE ROCKWALL COUNTY DOGE.

THAT'S START.

WE SEND DOGE GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY.

THAT'S, MAN.

WOW.

UM, THE, I KNOW THERE WAS A, THERE WAS

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RIGHT.

UM, SO, OKAY.

UH, I, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, DO Y'ALL? NO.

OKAY.