[A) INVOCATION]
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WELCOME TO THE HISTORIC COURTROOM.
IT IS JULY 22ND, 9:00 AM I'M GONNA CALL THE REGULAR MEETING TO ORDER.
I'M GONNA ASK COMMISSIONER ALANA TO LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION AND THEN COMMISSIONER LTE TO LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES.
YOU'D PLEASE STAND AS YOU'RE ABLE.
ALRIGHT, LET'S GO TO THE PLEASE JOIN ME IN PLEDGE, THE AMERICAN FLAG PLEDGE, THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND STANCE NATION UNDER INDIVISIBLE.
AND NOW PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE, THE TEXAS FLAG.
[RECOGNITION/PRESENTATION]
RIGHT, THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.THAT BRINGS US TO RECOGNITION AND PRESENTATIONS.
WE HAVE SEVERAL TODAY WE'RE GONNA START WITH MS. LORNA KIPPET, RECOGNITION OF TERRY FISHER AMERICAN LEGION POST 1, 1 7, 20 25.
DATE PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BE ON.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THE MICROPHONE'S PICKING UP.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME SPEAK? YEAH, GO AHEAD.
YOU, YOU ARE BEING CAPTURED BY THE, THE, UH, MICROPHONES UP THERE.
I DID PUBLIC SPEAKING IN THE AIR FORCE, SO I CAN DEFINITELY SPEAK LOUD ENOUGH.
MY NAME IS LORNA K AND I'M THE, UH, PERSON THAT RUNS THE BOYS STATE AND GIRLS STATE PROGRAM FOR THE TERRY FISHER AMERICAN LEGION POST 1 1 7 AND ROCK.
THE TERRY FISHER POST HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 1919 AND WE'VE BEEN SENDING BOYS AND GIRLS TO GIRLS STATES PROBABLY SINCE THE, UH, EARLY SEVENTIES.
WHAT YOU SEE BEFORE, YOU ARE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 26 STUDENTS WE SENT THIS YEAR, WHICH IS A RECORD NUMBER.
WE SENT 16 BOYS AND 10 GIRLS, AND WE'RE EXTREMELY PROUD OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF 'EM THAT ARE HERE TODAY.
UH, THE GIRLS WENT DOWN TO SINE AT TEXAS LUTHERAN FOR A WEEK, AND THE BOYS WENT TO UT AUSTIN AND DETERMINED IF THEY LIKED AUSTIN OR NOT.
I SUPPOSE
BUT, UH, I VERY HAPPY THAT WE HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL TEAM OF, UH, GUYS AND GALS THAT REPRESENTED OUR COUNTY, REPRESENTED THEIR THEIR CITIES, AND REPRESENTED THEIR SCHOOLS.
YOU HAVE, UH, STUDENTS FROM BOTH ROCKWALL AND ROCKWALL HEAT.
I'M GOING TO ASK THEM TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, SAY WHAT HIGH SCHOOL THEY, UH, REPRESENTED, AND THEN PRESENT, SAY IF THEY RAN FOR OFFICE AND IF THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL OR NOT.
I GO TO ROCKWELL HIGH SCHOOL AND I DID NOT RUN TO OFFICE.
I RAN FOR, UM, A TAX ASSESSMENT COLLECTOR AND I WAS THE MATH PARTY REPRESENTATIVE.
I ATTEND ROCKWELL HIGH SCHOOL AND I RAN FOR COUNTY FIRE CHIEF AND I DID NOT GET THE OFFICE.
I GO TO ROCKWELL HEATH HIGH SCHOOL, AND I WAS CITY COMMISSIONER NUMBER ONE.
HI, MY NAME IS SOPHIA ABRAHAM.
I RAN FOR COMMISSIONER COURT AND I LIVE IN THE NEXT.
I GO TO HEATH HIGH SCHOOL AND I WAS JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
I RAN FOR STATE SENATOR TO GET IT AND THEN RANK COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND GOT IT.
AND THEN I WAS A STATE DELEGATE.
UM, AND I WAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
I GO TO ROCKWELL HIGH SCHOOL AND I WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
I GO TO ROCKWELL AND I RAN FOR, I'M LUKE ELL.
AND I WAS IN THE HOUSE OF, I'M NATHAN BIRCHFIELD.
I GO TO HEATH AND I WAS MY ELECTED CITY MAYOR.
I'M THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND I GOT POSITION, MY NAME'S NICO PATRICK.
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RAN FOR THE CHIEF JUSTICE COURT OF APPEALS AND I DID GET MY POSITION.I RAN FOR GOVERNOR OF OFFICER PRIMARIES.
UM, I RAN FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND I GOT COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
SO YOU CAN SEE THEY ALL ARE GO-GETTERS.
THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR THAT WE'VE, UH, HAD THE MARINE CORPS JUNIOR OTC FOLKS INVOLVED IN, UH, THE SELECTION PROCESS.
SO WE GOT GREAT REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE MARINE CORPS, JUNIOR, ROTC AS WELL.
SO I'D LIKE TO GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND RESPECT TO THE, UH, YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE UP HERE.
SO YOU'RE FREE TO, UH, GO BACK TO YOUR SEATS OR YOU ARE DISMISSED, WHATEVER YOU PREFER.
THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO LEAD THAT.
AND THEN THIS BRINGS US TO THE EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER, SECOND QUARTER 2025.
SHERIFF GARRETT, CAPTAIN GRAY, MAJOR CALKINS.
WHO'S LEADING THIS CHARGE? IT'S THE SHERIFF.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL, WAIT, DON'T, DON'T, DON'T TRY TO SWIM UP THAT STREAM.
SHERIFF, YES, THIS, YOU KNOW HOW SALMON FEELS NOW.
JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, UH, WE'RE PROUD, UH, THIS MORNING TO RECOGNIZE OFFICER, UH, GREGORY BECKER, UH, WITH OUR DETENTION SERVICES AS EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER THIS MORNING, UH, FOR HIS OUTSTANDING DEDICATION TO ROCKWELL COUNTY AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
UH, OFFICER BECKER WAS HIRED IN 2023.
HE CAME TO US FROM BEXAR COUNTY WHERE HE WORKED IN CORRECTIONS.
UH, THERE PREVIOUSLY HE WAS WITH THE US ARMY WITH DEPLOYMENTS TO IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, DUR, AND AFGHANISTAN.
DURING IRAQI FREEDOM AND ENDURING FREEDOM.
OFFICER BECKER, FROM SOME OF THE COMMENTS, UH, FROM HIS SUPERVISORS AND OTHER OFFICERS, CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE, STRONG LEADERSHIP, AND A PROACTIVE APPROACH TO PROBLEM SOLVING.
IT'D BE WORK, WORK FOR YOUR, FOR THE PLAN, RIGHT? YEAH, HE'S WILL, HE'S KNOWN FOR HIS WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON DIFFICULT TASKS, SUPPORT HIS TEAM, AND MAINTAIN A POSITIVE PROFESSIONAL DEMEANOR.
HE ACCEPT FEED ACCEPTS FEEDBACKS AND MAKES POSITIVE IMPROVEMENTS AS NEEDED.
AND HIS COMMITMENT EXTENDS BEYOND WORKING FOR THE COUNTY.
UH, AS HE IS A DEVOTED FATHER AND HUSBAND, HE SPENDS TIME, LIKE SPENDING TIME WITH HIS CHILDREN.
SO WE'RE PROUD TO, UH, RECOGNIZE OFFICER BECKER THIS MORNING IS EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
OKAY, THAT BRINGS US TO EMPLOYEE THE QUARTER, SECOND QUARTER 2025.
YOU WANNA COME UP CAMMY AND SAY SOME WORDS ABOUT DAVID SAVALA.
THE NON-LAW ENFORCEMENT OF THE QUARTER IS DAVID SAVALA FROM THE FACILITIES MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT.
MR. SAVALA WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY, SO I'M GOING TO ATTEMPT TO READ THE FACILITIES DIRECTOR'S CHICKEN SCRATCH
DAVID SAVALA CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE SENIOR MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN IN THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.
HE BEGAN HIS SERVICE WITH THE COUNTY IN FEBRUARY OF 2017 AS AN ENTRY-LEVEL MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN.
HE SOON PROMOTED TO TECHNICIAN TWO IN OCTOBER OF 2018, AND THEN TO SENIOR TECHNICIAN IN DECEMBER OF 21.
DAVID IS WELL LIKED AMONG HIS PEERS.
THESE TRAITS HAVE MADE HIM A VALUED ASSET TO THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TEAM.
NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT, DAVID IS WILLING TO DO WHAT IS NECESSARY TO GET THE JOB DONE.
AS OF RECENT, WHEN BARRY, THE MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR, HAS BEEN BUSY WITH CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND HAS HAD EMERGENCIES ARISE, BARRY HAS CALLED DAVID ONLY TO FIND THAT HE IS ALREADY TAKING CARE OF THE PROBLEM.
BARRY SAYS HE DEPENDS ON HIM DAILY.
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. SLA.
YEAH, CONGRATULATIONS DAVID SAVALA.
NOW WE'RE GONNA RECOGNIZE THE SAFETY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES.
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WELCOME, WELCOME TO ROCKWALL COUNTY.I'M A RISK CONTROL CONSULTANT WITH THE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES.
UH, WE REPRESENT THE, THE TECH RMP, THE RISK MANAGEMENT POOL.
SO WE'RE MORE ON THE INSURANCE SIDE OF THINGS.
I'VE ALSO BROUGHT WITH ME TODAY, UH, NEW TO THE ASSOCIATION, MR. HAROLD HALL.
HE IS YOUR NEW RISK CONTROL CONSULTANT.
UM, WHAT IS IT, THREE WEEKS NOW? FOUR WEEKS NOW WE'RE RIGHT AT A MONTH, I THINK.
SO, UH, HAROLD'S NEW TO THE ASSOCIATION.
UH, HE'S GONNA BE YOUR NEW RISK CONTROL CONSULTANT.
WE'VE, UH, HE'S TAGGING ALONG WITH ME TODAY AND WE'RE, WE'RE TRYING TO ONBOARD HIM AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN SO HE CAN GET TO HELPING YOU ALL OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY.
UM, BUT WE'RE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT YOU ALL WITH THE SAFETY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
UH, WE HAVE A AWARDS PROGRAM BASED OFF OF OUR WORKERS' COMP PROGRAM.
UM, AND THE WARDS PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO SELECT COUNTIES THAT ARE PUTTING A GOOD EFFORT FORWARD TOWARDS RISK MANAGEMENT.
UM, THE WARDS PROGRAM HAS A FEW DIFFERENT CRITERIA, MAINLY, UH, POLICIES THAT YOU ALL ARE ENACTING TO KEEP YOUR WORKERS' COMP LOSSES DOWN.
BUT IT ALSO FOCUSES NOT JUST ON THE, THE POLICIES, BUT THE EMPLOYEES.
AND I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT ANYTIME WE GIVE OUT ONE OF THESE AWARDS, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT THERE ARE SOME KEY PLAYERS.
OBVIOUSLY IT TAKES SUPPORT FROM COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
IT, UH, TAKES SOMEBODY LIKE, LIKE YOUR HR DEPARTMENT HERE, WHO'S PUTTING THE, THE WORK FORWARD AS FAR AS THE POLICIES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOING.
BUT IT ALSO TAKES A COUNTYWIDE EFFORT.
IT'S EVERY EMPLOYEE HERE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE SAFETY OF THE COUNTY.
UM, I WILL SAY I HAVEN'T BEEN TO ROCKWALL IN A FEW YEARS.
I, I USED TO WORK IN THIS AREA ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, AND EVERY TIME I WOULD COME, IT WAS VERY OBVIOUS THE CULTURE THAT YOU ALL HAD, UM, THE CULTURE TO KEEP THOSE LOSSES DOWN.
THE CULTURE TO NOT ONLY KEEP OURSELVES SAFE, BUT TO KEEP OUR EMPLOYEES SAFE AND TO KEEP THE PUBLIC SAFE.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THIS AWARD IS, IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE GIVE OUT LIGHTLY.
LESS THAN 12% OF COUNTIES WERE ABLE TO GET THIS AWARD IN 2024.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S EFFORTS AND EVERYTHING THAT THE COUNTY IS DOING TO, TO KEEP ITS EMPLOYEES SAFE.
IS THERE SOMEBODY THAT WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT THE AWARD? MS. CAMMY WEBB.
WE'LL ACCEPT THE AWARD ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY.
UM, SHE'S NEW-ISH TO THE COUNTY, BUT SHE'S LED OUR SAFETY COMMITTEE.
UM, AND WE'VE REALLY WORKED HARD TO WORK WITH OUR EMPLOYEES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS TO MAKE SURE OUR EMPLOYEES REMAIN SAFE.
SO I APPRECIATE THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
OKAY, THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM E ON THE RECOGNITION AND PRESENTATIONS PROCLAMATION IN SUPPORT OF CARTER WHEELER.
COMMISSIONER LICHTY, UH, I WOULD LIKE, THANK YOU, JUDGE.
I WOULD LIKE TO READ A PROCLAMATION, WHICH I BELIEVE, UH, SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, WHEREAS CARTER MIC, MICHAEL WHEELER WAS BORN INTO THE LOVING FAMILY OF MARK AND JAMIE WHEELER ON JULY 27TH, 2017, WITH SIBLINGS CADEN WHEELER, SAVANNAH CAREY, AND KAYLIN CAREY, AND IS THE NEPHEW OF JASON AND CAMIE WEBB OF ROCKWALL, TEXAS.
AND WHEREAS CARTER CURRENTLY LIVES IN GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, WHERE HE ATTENDS HOBBES WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ENJOYS SOCCER AND OTHER SPORTS SUPERHEROES, ESPECIALLY THE HULK AND SPIDER-MAN AND COOL CARS AND BIG TRUCKS WHO DOESN'T ENJOY THOSE AND ADMIRES POLICEMEN, FIREMEN AND OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS.
AND WHEREAS CARTER LOVES TO SING AND HAS A SMILE THAT LIGHTS UP THE ROOM AND HAS BROUGHT CONTINUOUS JOY TO HIS FAMILY AND HIS FRIENDS SINCE HIS BIRTH.
WHEREAS DURING THE PAST YEAR, CARTER HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE CANCER CALLED NEUROBLASTOMA STAGE FOUR, WHICH IS HIGH RISK AND VERY AGGRESSIVE, AND WHICH HAS REQUIRED CARTER TO ENDURE EXTENSIVE CHEMOTHERAPY AND OTHER TREATMENTS AND PROCEDURES, WHICH HAVE TURNED HIS WORLD UPSIDE DOWN.
AND WHEREAS DESPITE THE PAIN AND PHYSICAL TRAUMA THAT HAS ENDURED DURING THE PAST YEAR, CARTER IS WORKING HARD TO COMPLETE HIS PHYSICAL THERAPY AND BE A NORMAL KID AGAIN.
AND CARTER HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION TO ALL THOSE WHO KNOW HIM AND KNOW OF HIM AS HE HAS COURAGEOUSLY BATTLED TO RECOVER FROM CANCER.
AND WHEREAS ON JULY 27TH, 2025, CARTER WILL BE EIGHT YEARS OLD AND HAS EXPRESSED THAT FOR HIS
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BIRTHDAY, HE WANTS PEOPLE TO SEND HIM CARDS AND PICTURES.NOW, THEREFORE, THE UNDERSIGNED BEING THE ROCKWELL COUNTY JUDGE AND ALL COMMISSIONERS SERVING ON THE ROCKWALL COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT DO HEREBY EXPRESS OUR SINCERE PRAYERS FOR CARTER'S RECOVERY AND EXTEND A HAPPY AND HARDY A A HARDY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CARTER AND DECLARE THAT JULY 27TH, 2025 IS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS CARTER MICHAEL WHEELER DAY IN ROCKWALL COUNTY.
[1. PUBLIC FORUM]
THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER ONE, THE PUBLIC FORUMS, PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COURT REGARDING ANY COUNTY MATTERS.ONE PERSON IS SIGNED UP, MR. COLIN HUFFINES, YOU'LL MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE PODIUM, PLEASE.
UH, AND THEN IF ANYBODY ELSE WANTS TO SPEAK, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NOT SIGNED UP, UH, SOON AS COLIN IS FINISHED, WE, WE WILL LET YOU HAVE YOUR TURN.
GOT A COUPLE SWAG BAGS FOR YOU.
UM, IT'S A GREAT DAY IN ROCKWALL COUNTY.
I'M THE PROJECT MANAGER, HORIZON LAKES, AS SOME OF Y'ALL KNOW.
UH, THE GREATEST AND BEST DEVELOPMENT IN ROCKWALL COUNTY, UH, IN MCLENNAN CHISHOLM OFF OF FIVE 50.
UH, A QUICK CONSTRUCTION UPDATE.
UH, WE ARE WRAPPING UP GRADING ON, UH, THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS PROJECT.
WE HAVE WHITE UTILITIES ABOUT TO START IN THE NEXT PROBABLY THREE WEEKS, AND THEN PAVING SCHEDULED FOR EARLY SEPTEMBER.
THIS JOB IS ROCKING AND ROLLING.
WE'VE MOVED OVER A A MILLION AND A HALF YARDS, CUBIC YARDS OF DIRT.
AND THIS PROJECT IS, IS COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITING.
IN FACT, IT'S SO EXCITING THAT TOMORROW WE HAVE OUR GROUNDBREAKING AT 10:00 AM UH, RIGHT OFF FIVE 50 AT OUR CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE.
A LOT OF THE OTHER POLITICOS WILL BE THERE.
COUPLE OTHER NEWS PEOPLE WILL BE DOING LITTLE TIDBITS AND, UM, WRITE-UPS.
UH, WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, BREAKFAST TACOS AND A NICE TENT.
I KNOW IT MIGHT BE HOT, IT'S JULY.
BUT, UH, YEAH, WE'RE VERY EXCITED FOR OUR PHOTO OP AND WELCOME ALL OF Y'ALL.
UM, SORRY FRANK, I DON'T HAVE ANY SWAG BAGS FOR YOU.
AND, UH, YEAH, THE REST OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, YOU'RE DEFINITELY WELCOME.
SO LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING Y'ALL TOMORROW.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COURT? ALL RIGHT.
SEEING NO ONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM TWO.
COME AND TELL US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
I AM GOING TO READ SOMETHING QUICKLY.
MY NAME IS ERICA LETFORD AND I HAVE RUN FOR OFFICE IN THIS COUNTY, AND I REPRESENT A PORTION OF THE BORDERS IN PRISON.
ROCKWELL MIGHT BE THE SMALLEST COUNT IN TEXAS, BUT THAT JUST MEANS WE HAVE THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY TO LEAD WITH HEART, WITH COURAGE AND WITH RESPECT FOR EVERY RESIDENT WHO CALLS THIS PLACE HOME.
BUT LEADERSHIP ALSO REQUIRES DISCERNMENT.
WHEN ELECTED OFFICIALS ACCEPT INVITATIONS FROM GROUPS LIKE THE TRUE TEXAS PROJECT, A GROUP WHOSE VIEWS DENIED THE DIGNITY OF SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS, IT SENDS A MESSAGE, WHETHER INTENDED OR NOT, IT MATTERS BECAUSE LET'S BE, LET'S BE CLEAR, THERE IS NO TRUE TEXAS PROJECT.
THE TRUE TEXAS PROJECT IS ALL OF US.
IT'S EVERY TEXAN WHO LOVES THIS BEAUTIFUL STATE NO MATTER THE RACE, BACKGROUND, RELIGION OR WHO THEY LOVE.
JUST LIKE THERE IS NOT A RED AMERICA OR A BLUE AMERICA.
THERE IS THEIR UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
AND HERE IN ROCKWELL COUNTY THERE IS NO THEIR TEXAS OR OUR TEXAS.
THERE IS NO OTHER TEXAS OR OUR TEXAS.
THERE IS JUST ONE TEXAS, A TEXAS WHERE WE ALL LIVE, WORK, SERVE, AND DREAM TOGETHER.
DOES THE TEXAS WORTH STANDING UP FOR? DOES THE TEXAS WE ALL DESERVE? LET'S LEAD THAT WAY.
THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COURT.
I WANNA GO A LITTLE SLOWER THIS TIME.
[2. Presentation/Discussion by Mayor Bryan McNeal on updating the County Commissioners Court on the process and completion of cleanup of Main Sewer Line Break in the City of McLendon-Chisholm, and all related issues; (Judge New- Mayor McNeal-McLendon-Chisholm)]
NO ONE.I'M GONNA MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO.
PRESENTATION DISCUSSION BY MAYOR BRIAN MCNEIL ON UPDATING THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT
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ON THE PROCESS AND COMPLETION OF CLEANUP OF MAINE SEWER LINE BREAK IN THE CITY OF MCLENDON CHISHOLM, AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.I'M GONNA HAVE MY FIRE CHIEF COME UP.
IF, UH, WHEN WE FINISH THE PRESENTATION, I'LL HAVE HIM COME UP FOR QUESTIONS.
'CAUSE HE'S GONNA KNOW THE FIRST RESPONDER STUFF AND IT'S ACTUALLY NICE TO SPEAK AND NOT HAVE A TIME LIMIT FOR ONCE.
SO FIRST OFF, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY.
I WANT TO PROVIDE YOU WITH AN UPDATE ON THE RECENT SEWER LINE BREAK THAT OCCURRED ON JUNE 17TH, 2025 AND OUTLINE OUR RESPONSE EFFORTS.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO COMMEND OUR CITY STAFF AND PARTNERS FOR THEIR SWIFT ACTION.
UPON NOTIFICATION OF THE BREAK, WE MOBILIZED OUR TEAM, INCLUDING OUR FIRE CHIEFS, TO ENSURE A COORDINATED RESPONSE.
WITHIN JUST AN HOUR, WE COLLABORATED WITH INFRA MARK TO HALT THE FLOW, AND DOUBLE R WAS ONSITE TO BEGIN THE NECESSARY REPAIRS.
COMMUNICATION WITH OUR COMMUNITY HAS BEEN A PRIORITY THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS.
WE QUICKLY INFORMED RESIDENTS THAT THE WATER SUPPLY WAS UNAFFECTED BY UTILIZING OUR WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND NICKEL ALERTS FROM THE COUNTY.
TRANSPARENCY IS KEY AND WE WANTED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS DURING THIS SITUATION.
WITHIN FOUR HOURS, WE SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED THE LINE, PREVENTING ANY LOSS OF FLOW.
OUR CLEANUP PARTNER AND VIRAL SERVE ARRIVE SWIFTLY AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE UTILIZED DRONE TECHNOLOGY TO ASSESS THE SITUATION FULLY.
I'M PROUD TO REPORT THAT OUR TEAM DID PUMP APPROXIMATELY 40,000 GALLONS OF SEWAGE, ENSURING A THOROUGH RESPONSE.
FOLLOWING THE INITIAL RESPONSE, WE IMPLEMENTED A PHASED RE REMEDIATION PLAN.
AND ON JUNE 18TH, BIORE CONDUCTED ASSESSMENTS TO MEET TCEQ REQUIREMENTS AND WE RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON OUR ACTION PLAN.
IN THE SUBSEQUENT WEEKS, WE ADJUSTED OUR TREATMENT ZONES BASED ON SOIL SAMPLES, RELEASED OVER 8,000 GALLONS OF MICRO BACK INTO THE STREAM, AND TOOK FURTHER MEASURES TO ELIMINATE BACTERIA AND RESTORE THE ENVIRONMENT BY FOCUSING ON TARGETED TREATMENTS RATHER THAN EXCAVATION, WE NOT ONLY MANAGED COST EFFECTIVELY, BUT ALSO PRESERVED THE SURROUNDING VEGETATION.
AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I WANNA ASSURE YOU THAT WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING THE TRUST AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.
I WANNA ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION, AND I'M GONNA GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITH THE FIRE CHIEF.
SO I'M NOT A SLIDE READER, SO I WON'T READ SLIDES.
I CAN JUST TELL YOU WE USED MICRO BACK, UM, IS WHO WE WENT WITH.
UM, THEY CAME IN AND THEY BASICALLY ARE A COMPANY THAT BASICALLY FIGHTS BACTERIA WITH BACTERIA.
UM, YOU'LL SEE ON HERE, YOU'LL SEE I MENTIONED 40,000 GALLONS WAS PUMPED OUT, BUT YOU'LL SEE IT WAS A 60,000 GALLON APPROXIMATE SPIEL.
THE REASON IS, IS BECAUSE A LOT OF THAT DOES GET ABSORBED INTO THE GROUND.
AND SO THAT IS WHY MICRO BACK WAS, OR BIO REMEDY WAS KEY IN DOING THIS BECAUSE THEY CAN COME IN AND THEY CAN ACTUALLY SPOT TREAT THE AREAS WHERE IT DID ABSORB.
SO AS THEY GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, THEY WILL TAKE SOIL SAMPLES.
THEY TOOK 'EM DAY ONE AND THEY TOOK 'EM ALL THE WAY UP UNTIL I BELIEVE LAST WEEK EVEN.
AND THEY WILL PROBABLY DO ONE MORE SOIL SAMPLE, AND THEN THAT MAKES SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS, IS CURD UP.
YOU'LL SEE THE OPTIONS HERE, AND THIS IS WHAT I GO WITH WHEN I SAID WE SAVED, UH, MONEY.
SO THE TREATMENT OPTIONS ARE YOU GO WITH VIRAL REMEDY AND THEY'RE FIGHTING THE BACTERIA WITH THE BACTERIA.
UH, THE PRICE TAG OVERALL, EVERYTHING SAID AND DONE WAS ABOUT 1.4 TO 1.5 MILLION.
IF YOU GO THE EXCAVATION ROUTE, YOU'D HAVE BEEN ABOUT FOUR TO FIVE, MAYBE EVEN 6 MILLION BECAUSE YOU'RE HAPPEN TO GO IN AND ACTUALLY TEAR OUT ALL THE BAD SOIL.
UM, AND THEN THAT ALSO LEAVES PROPERTY OWNERS HAVING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THEIR STUFF BACK TO NORMAL.
SO I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THE SITE INVESTIGATION.
SO HERE YOU'RE GONNA SEE, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BLUE LINE THAT STARTS ON, UH, FIVE 50, THAT'S WHERE THE ACTUAL SPILL OR THE LINE, THE LINE BREAK WAS.
IF YOU FOLLOW THE BLUE LINE ALL THE WAY DOWN, IT WENT INTO THE, UM, I CAN NEVER REMEMBER HER LAST NAME, BUT HER FIRST NAME IS LUCINDA.
AND IT WENT RIGHT INTO HER PROPERTY LINE ALL THE WAY THROUGH, UH, FOR ABOUT A, ABOUT A TWO MILE STRETCH.
AND SO THAT'S WHERE, IF YOU CONCENTRATE ON THE AREA WHERE THE LAND IS, WHERE THE HOME AND THE BARN, THAT IS WHERE WE STARTED DOING MOST OF THE PUMPING.
AND WE'VE REVERSED PUMPED BOTH WAYS.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER IMAGE OF IT.
I AM NOT A BIG PERSON ON THESE KIND OF PICTURES, BUT WHAT IT DOES SHOW IS IT SHOWS THE, THE, THE WATERS WHERE THE COOL IS.
AND SO THAT'S HOW WE WERE ABLE TO TRACK EXACTLY WHERE ALL THE BACTERIA WAS, OR AT LEAST BIO REMEDY WAS ABLE TO DO.
SO THE ROADSIDE TREATMENT WAS MO
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MOSTLY GONNA BE SPOT TREATMENT, WHICH IS WHAT YOU SEE HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW.THAT'S WHERE THEY ACTUALLY WENT DOWN.
AND OUR FIRE CREWS BASICALLY PROVIDED THEM OVERWATCH SO THAT THEY COULD TREAT IT SAFELY AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERY PART WAS TREATED BACK.
ON THIS SIDE IS WHERE WE DID SPOT TREATING, BUT THIS IS ALSO WHERE THEY DID THE FLUSH.
SO WHEN YOU HEARD ME SAY THE 8,000 GALLONS IN PHASE TWO OF THE OPERATION, THEY CAME IN AND DID SPOT TREATMENTS AND THEY BUILT UP, UH, TEMPORARY DAMS IN TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.
ONE IS WHERE THE START OF THAT, UH, YELLOW LINE IS.
AND THEN ONE IS ABOUT IN THE MIDWAY POINT OF THE PROPERTY OF LUCINDA, THEY BUILT UP TWO DAMS. AND THAT WAS TO BASICALLY BACK UP ALL THE WATER BECAUSE WHEN THEY DROP IN THAT 8,000 GALLONS, IT'S ALMOST LIKE FLOODING THE AREA, BUT IT'S REALLY GIVING A FLUSH.
AND THEN THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE THE, UH, 40,000 GALLON FLUSH.
AND SO THAT'S BASICALLY HOW YOU GET BACK TO THE 40,000 GALLONS.
AND THAT IS BASICALLY THE END OF THE SHOW.
UM, I'M GONNA BRING THE FIRE CHIEF UP IN CASE Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THAT HE MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER BETTER, BUT, UH, I CAN TELL.
MR. MAYOR, HOW DID YOU FIND, UH, MICRO BACK? WHAT, HOW DID YOU I'LL BRING THE FIRE CHIEF UP FOR THAT, BUT I'D LIKE TO SAY THEY FOUND US.
UH, THE QUESTION ABOUT MICRO BACK, UH, YEARS OF DOING HAZMAT, WE ALWAYS KNEW THERE WERE PRODUCTS OUT THERE WHEN WE HAD LARGE SPILLS.
INSTEAD OF DOING, UH, SOIL REMEDIATION EXCAVATION THAT GETS VERY EXPENSIVE, COSTS A LOT OF MONEY, UH, WE KNEW THERE'S A COMPANY OUT THERE, DIFFERENT COMPANIES OUT THERE THAT ACTUALLY HAVE THE MICROORGANISMS THAT WE CAN DEPLOY, THAT THEIR SOLE JOB IS TO EAT WHATEVER WE'RE GOING AFTER.
UM, AND VIRUS SERVE WORKS WITH, WE TOLD 'EM, YOU KNOW, MONEY'S A BIG THING.
WHAT'S THE, THE PATH OF LEASE RESISTANCE GONNA BE BENEFICIAL TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEN THE HOMEOWNER'S PROPERTY.
AND SO WE ENDED UP GOING WITH THE MICRO BACK COMPANY.
UH, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, BUT I I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO COMMEND YOU, UH, MAYOR MCNEIL AND CHIEF SIMMONS AND YOUR TEAM.
UH, I REMEMBER THE DAY THIS HAPPENED.
WE WERE HAVING A ONE OF MANY, MANY BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND I GOT A TEXT AND WE HAD, I WENT DOWN THERE WITHIN, I THINK I GOT DOWN THERE ABOUT FOUR.
AND THE SPEED WITH WHICH THESE GUYS GOT ONTO THIS AND WERE ABLE TO, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GOT A CONTRACTOR THAT FAST, BUT BY THE TIME I GOT THERE, THERE WAS ALREADY A SIX FOOT HOLE, DOUG, AND YOU HAD SHUT IT OFF AND, UH, JUST REALLY COMMENDING YOU.
UH, AGAIN, MAYOR MCNEAL AND CHIEF SIMMONS AND YOUR TEAM, YOU GUYS ACTED QUICKLY, YOU QUICKLY STOPPED A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM.
AND OUR THANKS TO YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DID.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO ADD A LOT OF IT ALWAYS COMES BACK TO EXACTLY WHAT I SPOKE ON, UM, LAST TIME I WAS HERE.
WE HAVE A, WE ARE BLESSED TO BE IN ROCKWELL COUNTY WHERE IT'S ALWAYS A TEAM EFFORT.
I, I STILL YET TO FIND SOMEONE TELL ME NO, MINUS MY WIFE FROM TIME TO TIME.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I MEAN, YOU GUYS, Y'ALL STEP UP THE SHERIFF'S LIKE WHEN, I THINK WHEN WE CALLED AND ASKED FOR A DRONE, I MEAN, NEXT THING I KNOW, DEPUTY ESQUIBEL WAS CALLING, WHERE DO YOU NEED ME? UM, SO IT'S JUST, IT'S ALWAYS A TEAM EFFORT.
SO FOR IT, IT WAS, IT WAS GOOD.
EVERYONE IN MY STAFF WAS ON THE PHONE FROM BEV, THE SECRETARY, WE WERE MAKING THE CALLS AND, AND REASON WE WANTED TO DO THE PRESENTATION IS 'CAUSE WE WANNA SHOW THE COUNTY THAT IN CASE IT HAPPENS IN ANOTHER CITY, THERE ARE EASIER WAYS TO DO IT.
UM, AND A LOT CHEAPER WAYS TO DO IT.
IF YOU HAVE NOTHING ELSE, THANK YOU.
OH, AND LASTLY, MY FIRE CHIEF IS RETIRING.
SO I HATE TO SEE HIM LEAD, BUT I APPRECIATE HIS SERVICE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT ON RECORD, FIRE, FIRE CHIEFS AND POLICE OFFICERS NEVER RETIRE.
I I, I'VE, I'M NOT FALLING FOR THAT TRICK.
[3. Discussion of 89th Legislative Session, Update/Overview County-related bills, action on resolution in support of or opposition to any pending actions or bills, and all related issues; (Commissioners Court)]
AGENDA ITEM THREE, DISCUSSION OF THE 89TH LEGISLATIVE SESSION, UPDATE OVERVIEW, COUNTY RELATED BILLS, ACTION ON RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF OR OPPOSITION TO ANY PENDING ACTION OR BILLS AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.LET'S START WITH COMMISSIONER ANA.
ALRIGHT, SO THE SPECIAL SESSION KICKED OFF YESTERDAY AND, UM, THINGS HAPPENED VERY, VERY QUICKLY ALREADY.
SO, UH, WELL, I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT SB 12 THAT WAS FIRED, FILED BY SENATOR
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MAYS MIDDLETON.UM, THIS BILL IS, UM, ABOUT TAXPAYER FUNDED LOBBYING ONCE AGAIN.
AND, UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS MANY TIMES, BUT TAXPAYER FUNDED LOBBYING IS A GREAT HEADLINE.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY, YEAH, BAN TAXPAYER FUNDED LOBBYING, BUT THEY DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND, UM, WHAT THIS MEANS.
SO FOR US, THAT WOULD MEAN THAT TAC TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES WOULD BE NO, NO LONGER BE ABLE TO EMPLOY WHAT THEY CONSIDER TO BE A LOBBYIST.
AND THOSE, UH, LOBBYISTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, UM, TO AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THIS COURT BECAUSE WE AREN'T ABLE TO SPEND ALL OF OUR TIME IN AUSTIN.
UM, AND WE, WE RELY ON THEIR UPDATES.
THEY'RE THERE EVERY DAY WHEN SESSION IS GOING ON.
THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF MEETINGS WHEN IT'S THE OFF SEASON AND BRINGING US BACK A LOT OF INFORMATION TO HELP US ACT ON THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THE COUNTIES.
JUST LIKE THE CONFERENCE OF URBAN COUNTIES DOES THE SAME THING.
UM, THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE DOES THE SAME THING FOR CITIES.
AND SO THE IDEA BEHIND THIS IS THAT, UM, IT'S GONNA SAVE THE TAXPAYERS MONEY BY ELIMINATING THE ABILITY OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO LOBBY.
BUT WHAT REALLY IS GOING TO HAPPEN IS THAT, UM, SOMEONE LIKE ME WHO, UM, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A LOT OF LEGISLATIVE THINGS FOR THE COURT WILL END UP BEING IN AUSTIN A LOT WHEN SESSION IS GOING ON LIKE NEARLY EVERY WEEK AT SOME POINT.
I WOULD IMAGINE NOW, BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER WAY TO GET INFORMATION NOW WE HAVE TO GO GET IT OURSELVES.
AND IT'S TOO IMPORTANT TO OUR CONSTITUENTS TO NOT GO GET THE INFORMATION AND BRING IT BACK AND ACT ON IT.
AND, UM, WE CAN'T RELY ON OUR REPRESENTATIVE AND OUR SENATOR TO DO THIS BECAUSE THEY'RE JUST GONNA BE TOO BUSY TO BE GIVING US INFORMATION ALL THE TIME ON BILLS THEY HAVEN'T FILED.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA, IT'S GONNA ACTUALLY COST THE TAXPAYER MORE.
I MEAN, THINK ABOUT THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRAVEL IF, UH, SOMEONE LIKE ME HAS TO GO DOWN EVERY WEEK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN STAY INFORMED, UH, RATHER THAN, UH, REASONABLE DUES TO AN ASSOCIATION LIKE TAC.
UH, SO, SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT, UM, IS DISAPPOINTING.
UM, SB 12 WAS, UH, FILED, WAS ANNOUNCED AT ABOUT TWO O'CLOCK YESTERDAY.
A COMMITTEE HEARING A SB 12 WAS CALLED AT FIVE O'CLOCK FOR THIS MORNING AT 9:00 AM SO THAT'S PROBABLY SOMETHING I WOULD'VE GONE DOWN FOR IF IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN FOR COURT TODAY.
UM, BUT MAY MIDDLETON MADE A POST THAT SAID HE ALREADY HAD ENOUGH VOTES TO PASS IT.
SO THE, UM, THE COMMITTEE HEARING IS KIND OF JUST PERFUNCTORY MM-HMM
IT'S JUST AN ACT AND HE'S ALREADY GOT ENOUGH SIGNATURES TO GET IT SIGNED, INCLUDING, UM, OUR OWN SENATOR BOB HALL, WHICH IS, AGAIN, DISAPPOINTING.
UM, AGAIN, IT HAS TO, HAS TO BE PASSED IN THE HOUSE STILL, AND IT HAS TO BE CONFERRED.
UM, BUT IT'S GOT A LOT OF MOMENTUM.
AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S VERY CONCERNING.
UM, RIGHT OFF THE BAT WITH THE SPECIAL SESSION.
UM, AND OTHER, IN OTHER NEWS, UH, REDISTRICTING IS GONNA BE TAKEN UP, UM, RIGHT AWAY, UM, IN THE SPECIAL SESSION.
AND OUR REPRESENTATIVE, KATRINA PEARSON WAS, UH, NAMED, UM, TO THE COMMITTEE ON REDISTRICTING YESTERDAY.
UM, SO, SO WE'LL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF, UH, INSIGHT INFORMATION HOPEFULLY ON THAT.
AND I'LL, UH, BUT BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO ANYTHING ELSE, I, I DO AGREE THAT IT MAKES A GOOD HEADLINE.
I ALSO AGREE THAT TAXPAYER FUNDING LOBBYING FROM A PERSPECTIVE IS ALSO A PROBLEM THERE.
THERE'S A LOT OF PROBLEM PLAYERS THAT ARE ABUSING TAXPAYER MONEY AND SENDING IT TO AUSTIN.
BUT THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES IS DALLAS COUNTY, HARRIS COUNTY, BAYER COUNTY, AND TRAVIS COUNTY NOW HAVE MORE INFLUENCE OVER LEGISLATURES THAN ANY OTHER COUNTY BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN ENTIRE TEAM OF LEGISLATIVE AIDES.
AND LEGISLATIVE AIDES ARE ALLOWED TO GO TO AUSTIN AND ARE ALLOWED TO LOBBY IN AUSTIN IF THEY'RE EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY.
SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO END THE ABILITY FOR COUNTIES AND CITIES TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION OR SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
YOU'RE JUST GONNA CHANGE THE WAY IT'S DONE.
UM, AND ANYTIME YOU DO THIS, I DON'T THINK THE LEGISLATURE'S THINKING ABOUT THE THE POWER GRAB IS GONNA HAPPEN.
NOT EVERY COMMISSIONER CAN GO TO AUSTIN, BUT I CAN GO TO AUSTIN ON MY OWN DOLLAR AND GO DOWN THERE AND LOBBY AND, AND DO THE THINGS I WANT TO DO.
SO IT IS GONNA CREATE A POWER SHIFT IN WHO THE LEGISLATURES ARE LISTENING TO THAT I DON'T THINK THEY FULLY GRASP.
THE THING THAT THE PUBLIC, I DON'T THINK UNDERSTANDS.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT SLIPPERY SLOPE ENDS, IS THE INFORMATION THAT WE CAN GAIN FROM THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN AUSTIN
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TAC GIVES BACK SO MUCH INFORMATION TO ALL THE ELECTED OFFICIALS HERE AT THE COUNTY ABOUT WHAT'S BEING DISCUSSED, WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED, WHAT, WHAT IS GOING INTO COMMITTEE, WHEN ARE THE COMMITTEE HEARINGS? AND, AND THAT'S DONE.SO NOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND, AND, AND ROCKWALL THAT THAT CARE 'CAUSE WE ALL DO ABOUT WHAT'S BEING DISCUSSED.
AND THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO TAKE A LOT OF TIME AND A LOT OF EFFORT THAT EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT.
AND THE FACT THAT THEY COULDN'T MAKE A DISTINCTION ON THIS BILL DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'S GONNA PASS THE HOUSE AS WRITTEN, BUT THERE IS NO DISTINCTION FOR EDUCATION.
IT SAYS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT THAT EMPLOYS ANY PERSON THAT HAS TO REGISTER AS A LOBBYIST CANNOT RECEIVE TAXPAYER MONEY.
THAT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE THE DRMC, THE CUC TAC.
UM, AND, AND IT'S GONNA BE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO EDUCATE OURSELVES BECAUSE THE EDUCATION IS SO SUPER IMPORTANT.
EVEN IF YOU AGREE WITH EVERYTHING AUSTIN'S DOING, THE EDUCATION IS STILL SUPER IMPORTANT FOR US TO DO THE FUNCTIONS OF OUR JOBS, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE LEGISLATING AND RUNNING THIS COUNTY CORRECTLY AND LEGALLY.
AND, AND THAT VOID IS GONNA BE FILLED.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE EDUCATED, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
UM, AND THE FACT THAT THEY'RE DOING THIS WITH NO DEBATE IN THE SENATE IS ALSO VERY DISAPPOINTING.
AND, AND YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT, LIKE REMEMBER, TEXAS IS, IS FULL OF, UH, I MEAN YOU NAMED OFF THE BIG COUNTIES, UM, BUT IT'S MAINLY MADE UP OF RURAL COUNTIES THAT CAN'T AFFORD TO, I WAS TRYING TO MAKE THAT DISTINCTION, BUT THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT POINT HOME.
BUT THAT CAN'T AFFORD A LEGISLATIVE AID EVER.
AND ALSO PROBABLY DON'T HAVE A LOT OF COMMISSIONERS, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, ARE ACTUALLY WORKING ON ROADS IN A LOT OF COUNTIES THAT ARE RURAL COUNTIES IN TEXAS DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO GO TO AUSTIN.
SO ESSENTIALLY THIS WILL CREATE A BUBBLE IN AUSTIN.
AND, AND, AND TO ME, THAT'S KIND OF THE GOAL WHERE THE LEGISLATORS ARE IN A BUBBLE WITHOUT A LOT OF RESISTANCE, AND THE PEOPLE THEY WILL HEAR FROM WILL BE, UH, ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS THAT CAN STILL AFFORD TO PAY LOBBYISTS.
AND, UH, THERE'S NO BAN ON THEM.
THERE'S ONLY A BAN ON WHAT WE NEED, UH, IN AUSTIN WITH THIS BILL.
BUT CORPORATIONS CAN STILL LOBBY JUST LIKE THEY DO NOW.
AND, AND TO ME, ONE OF THE MOST FRUSTRATING THINGS IS OUR ELECTEDS WILL THEN SAY, YOU SHOULD HAVE COME DOWN.
AND, AND WE DIDN'T HEAR FROM YOU, SO WE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT.
AND, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE SB 12, FIVE O'CLOCK YESTERDAY, THERE'S NINE O'CLOCK MEETING, UH, I MEAN, I GUESS WE COULD THROW, THROW THE BUDGET AWAY AND NOT, NOT HAVE COURT AND, AND GO DOWN AND, UM, IT, IT KIND OF COMES DOWN TO, I MEAN, THIS, THIS WAS BROUGHT UP EARLIER IN THE, IN THE, IN THE, THE SESSION, BUT IT COMES DOWN TO LOCAL CONTROL.
AND IT REALLY DOES BECAUSE WE'RE SITTING UP HERE AND WE'RE HEARING FROM OUR CONSTITUENTS AND THE CITIZENS OF ROCKWELL COUNTY, AND, AND WE'VE BEEN, WE'VE BEEN BLESSED TO BE PUT IN THE POSITIONS WE HAVE, BUT WE KIND OF KNOW WHAT ROCKWELL COUNTY NEEDS AND WHERE WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ARE THE OBSTACLES AND THE CHALLENGES WE'RE FACING RIGHT NOW.
AND NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE GOING TO BE, THAT'S, THAT'S BEEN REMOVED FROM US.
THAT DID GIVE SO MUCH VALUE, BY THE WAY.
UM, I, I WAS JUST GOING TO, TO I GUESS CONFIRM WHAT, UM, COMMISSIONER ALANA SAID, THE HOUSE I WAS GOING THROUGH, THE HOUSE BILLS THAT WERE, THAT WERE JUST, UM, PUT TOGETHER.
AND OF THE ONES THAT BANNING FOR LOBBYING, UM, THERE WERE NINE BILLS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE HOUSE THAT THEY'LL, WHEN IT COMES OVER, THAT'LL BE SIMILAR TO MIDDLE, UM, SENATOR MIDDLETON'S, BUT THAT'S NOT NEARLY 9% OF THE 101 BILLS THAT WERE FILED LAST WEEK OR IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
SO THEY WERE, THEY WERE SENDING US A VERY STRONG MESSAGE, GUYS.
AND IT'S, IT'S ONE THAT NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT ANOTHER WAY TO, UM, TO ADDRESS THIS FROM A, FROM A COURT HERE WITH EACH OF US AS WELL AS FOR OUR CITIZENS.
AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO PUT OUR THINKING HATS ON HERE.
THE ONLY OTHER, THE OTHER, THE OTHER BILLS THAT I THINK ARE STILL VERY CONCERN CONCERNING FOR US TOO, THERE IS A, UM, A NUMBER OF BILLS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE TAX RATE INCREASE OKAY.
AND HOW COUNTIES, UM, YOU KNOW, HOW WE, HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE CHA POSSIBLE HAVE CHANGES TO THAT.
UM, THAT'S ANYWHERE FROM SIX TO ABOUT EIGHT BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN IN THE HOUSE.
I'M GONNA SPEAKING ON THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW, UM, THAT HAVE THOSE.
AND, UM, AND THEN THERE'S A NUMBER OF BILLS.
UM, AND LISA HAS BEEN SENDING ME SOME THINGS, BUT THERE'S A NUMBER OF BILLS ON COUNTIES AND HOW WE DEAL WITH, UM, OUR BONDS.
SO THOSE ARE TWO THAT, OR THREE ACTUALLY THAT I, I THINK MAYBE THE, WE WE'RE SEEING IF THEY, THEY'VE GOT THAT MANY OUT THERE THAT THE HOUSE HAS THAT MANY BILLS THAT SUPPORT THOSE THREE DIFFERENT
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TOPICS WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.UM, WE PROBABLY NEED TO BE PREPARED FOR SOME MORE, UM, CHANGES.
UM, I DID WANNA SAY THAT AS FAR AS THE GOVERNOR'S, UM, A NUMBER OF THE OTHER AGENDA ITEMS, UM, ONE OF 'EM IS, UM, CREATING THE NEW COURTS AND IMPROVING THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM OPERATIONS.
SO THAT IS ONE THAT HOPEFULLY WE WILL SEE SOME, SOME SOMETHING POSITIVE COME FROM THAT.
UM, THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF CONVERSATION ON REGULATING THE HEMP DERIVED, UM, PRODUCTS.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S I THINK VERY MUCH A SEPARATING BETWEEN THE SENATE AND THE, AND THE HOUSE ON THAT.
UM, AND THEN THEY WANT TO, HE WANTS TO PUT SOME BILLS TOGETHER TO ENHANCE ELECTION CRIME PROSECUTION.
AND SO THOSE ARE, THERE'S A NUMBER OF BILLS THAT ARE ADDRESSING THAT.
SO, UM, AND THEN FOR OUR COUNTY CLERK, UM, DEFINITELY THEY HAVE SOME, A COUPLE OF BILLS IN REGARDS TO TITLE THEFT AND DEED FRAUD.
SO, UM, THOSE ARE ONES THAT WE WILL BE SEEING AND HEARING MORE ABOUT PROBABLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS OR SO, UNLESS WE GO INTO A SECOND SPECIAL SESSION.
UM, I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT COMMISSIONER M**K TOUCHED ON WHEN SHE REFERRED TO BILLS THAT AFFECT HOW WE VOTE ON AND APPROVE TAX INCREASES OR BONDS IN THE HOUSE.
THERE ARE FOUR BILLS, HOUSE BILL 40 SPONSORED BY BRIAN HARRISON, HOUSE BILL 60, SPONSORED BY ELLEN TR CLAIRE, I HOPE I PRONOUNCED THAT CORRECTLY.
HOUSE BILL 67, SPONSORED BY ELLEN TR CLAIRE AND HOUSE BILL 96, SPONSORED BY DAN ALDERS.
EACH OF THESE BILLS, IN MY OPINION, IS CONTRARY TO OUR DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, AND THE CONTRARY TO THE WAY OUR NATION HAS ALWAYS OPERATED, BECAUSE WHAT THEY REQUIRE IS A SUPER MAJORITY VOTE NOT FOR AMENDING THE CONSTITUTION, WHICH EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS IS A DIFFERENT DEAL.
BUT FOR SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS A COUNTY PASSING A BOND ISSUE OR A SCHOOL DISTRICT PASSING A BOND ISSUE WILL MAKE IT EXTRAORDINARILY DIFFICULT IF THESE, UM, ARE PASSED FOR COUNTY, CITY, AND SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FUNCTION.
UM, I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS, AND I GUESS I LOOK AT THIS AND I WOULD ASK THOSE REPRESENTATIVES, ANYONE WHO VOTES FOR THIS, ARE YOU OPPOSED TO THE DEMOCRATIC FORM OF GOVERNMENT WE'VE OPERATED UNDER NOW FOR 250 YEARS? THAT'D BE MY FIRST QUESTION BECAUSE AS ANYBODY KNOWS, MAJORITY RULES, THAT'S JUST KIND OF THE WAY IT WORKS.
BUT THEY'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THAT.
SECONDLY, ARE YOU AFRAID OF A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE SMART ENOUGH TO VOTE, AND IF 51% OF 'EM GET TOGETHER AND DECIDE WE'RE GONNA VOTE THIS WAY, THAT'S HOURS THE WAY IT'S BEEN WORKED.
SO I WONDER IF THE PEOPLE PUSHING THESE BILLS ARE, ARE AFRAID OF A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE.
I THINK WE AS A COURT SHOULD BE OPPOSED TO THESE.
I WOULD ASK OUR REPRESENTATIVE PEARSON AND OUR STATE SENATOR BOB HALL, TO PLEASE VOTE AGAINST BILLS LISTED OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
AND I AGREE, AND I AGREE, I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, LORD, AND IT, AND IT'S, AND IT'S FUNNY THAT THE LEGISLATURE WOULD, UH, BE SO ADAMANT ABOUT TRYING TO GET THESE BILLS THROUGH, WHETHER IT'S A 60% VOTE OR A 67% VOTE TO CARRY A BOND WHEN THEY SET UP THIS WAY OF DOING BUSINESS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THE STATE, ESPECIALLY FOR SCHOOLS TOO.
AND, AND IF YOU WANT TO BUILD ROADS IN A, IN A, IN A COUNTY, BUT THE STATE SET UP THE FUNDING MODEL FOR SCHOOLS, AND IT DOES NOT INCLUDE MONEY TO BUILD BUILDINGS.
IT JUST DOESN'T, NO MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY YOU SAVE, THE MONEY IS, DOES NOT EXIST THERE.
AND THAT'S WHY A BONDING MECHANISM EXISTS FOR THEM.
AND YET THE STATE WANTS TO THEN COME IN AND SAY, WE KNOW WE SET IT UP THIS WAY, BUT WE WANNA MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL, BECAUSE BONDS HAVE BECOME POLITICALLY UNPOPULAR ALL OF A SUDDEN.
SO IT'S JUST PRETTY DISINGENUOUS AND, AND REALLY NOT THOUGHT THROUGH VERY WELL.
COMMISSIONER STACY, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER? I'M NOT GONNA PICK A FIGHT TODAY, SIR.
WELL, WE GOT A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US.
[4. Discuss/Act on updates and progress related to the Courthouse Courtroom additions 3rd floor project, and all related issues; (Commissioner Gallana)]
ON TO AGENDA ITEM FOUR, DISCUSS AND ACT ON UPDATES IN PROGRESS RELATED TO THE COURTHOUSE, COURTROOM EDITIONS, THIRD FLOOR PROJECT, AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.COMMISSIONER GUANA, COME ON UP.
YEAH, WE'RE NOT, NOT PICKING A FIGHT, BUT WE JUST KIND OF DID BY SAYING THAT NOW,
UM, SO PROGRESS IS BEING MADE, UH, GOOD PROGRESS ON THE THIRD FLOOR COURTROOM RENOVATION.
FLOORS ARE, UM, STARTING TO WORK THEIR WAY IN.
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FINISHED.MILLWORK IS STARTING TO GET FRAMED.
UH, THE MOCK-UP SHOULD BE READY PRETTY SOON AS WELL.
UM, RESTROOM TILES, UH, PLUMBING FIXTURES ARE STARTING TO BE SET.
SO GOOD PROGRESS IS BEING MADE.
UM, AND WE HAVE A FEW PCOS TO DISCUSS, BUT I THINK THOSE ARE OTHER AGENDA ITEMS. SO THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
I THINK THOSE WILL ALL BE IN THE PCOS.
[5. Discuss/Act on Proposed Change Order #3 with Hill & Wilkinson Construction Group for the Rockwall County Courthouse 3rd floor project, and all related issues; (Commissioner Gallana)]
AGENDA ITEM FIVE, DISCUSS AND ACT ON PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE WITH HILL AND WILKINSON CONSTRUCTION GROUP FOR THE ROCKWALL COUNTY COURTHOUSE THIRD FLOOR PROJECT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.COMMISSIONER ALANA, OVER TO AL.
SO, UH, THIS ONE'S PRETTY SIMPLE.
WE WERE EXPECTING THIS, THIS WAS A CREDIT FOR, UH, THE GOOD SURPRISE THAT WE FOUND, UH, IN THE ELEVATOR SHAFT.
UM, SO THIS IS FOR THE THEM TO BE ABLE TO PULL IN, UM, ANYBODY THAT NEEDS TO COME TO THE HOLDING AREA, UH, FOR A, A COURT, UH, UH, COURT TIME.
UM, SO WHEN THEY OPEN UP THE ELEVATOR, UH, THERE WAS ACTUALLY ALREADY CUT OUT.
THE WALL WAS, AND THERE WAS SOME OF THE ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT ALREADY IN THERE.
UM, SO THIS IS JUST A SURPRISE CREDIT THAT WHOEVER DESIGNED THE BUILDING AT THE BEGINNING, UH, KIND OF LEFT A NICE LITTLE PRESENT FOR US THAT MADE IT CHEAPER IN THE LONG RUN.
ALL RIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK THIS REQUIRES ACTION.
YEAH, I'LL JUST MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UH, PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER NUMBER THREE WITH HILL AND WILKINSON CONSTRUCTION GROUP FOR THE ROCKWALL COUNTY THIRD FLOOR PROJECT.
GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER STACY SECOND.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW, PLEASE.
[6. Discuss/Act on Proposed Change Order #4 with Hill & Wilkinson Construction Group for the Rockwall County Courthouse 3rd floor project, and all related issues; (Commissioner Gallana)]
AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM SIX, DISCUSS AND ACT ON PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FOUR WITH HILL AND WILKINSON CONSTRUCTION GROUP FOR THE ROCKWALL COUNTY COURTHOUSE THIRD FLOOR PROJECT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.SO THIS PCO UM, WAS A LITTLE, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION IN THE DRAWINGS, I THINK WHAT WAS SEEN IN SIGHT.
UM, SO AN ELECTRICAL PANEL WAS LABELED AS A, A FIRE PANEL.
A FIRE PANEL WAS LABELED AS AN ELECTRICAL PANEL.
AND SO THE FIRE PANEL NEEDED SPECIAL, A CONTRACTOR TO BE ABLE TO COME AND MOVE THAT FIRE PANEL TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION.
UM, AND SO THERE WAS ACTUALLY NOT AN ELECTRICAL PANEL THERE, SO THIS IS THE COST TO BRING THAT CONTRACTOR OUT TO MOVE THAT FIRE PANEL, UH, TO, UH, ITS NEW HOME.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SAL? NOT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, APPROVE PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER NUMBER FOUR WITH, WITH HILL AND WILKINSON CONSTRUCTION GROUP FOR THE ROCKWALL COUNTY COURTHOUSE THIRD FLOOR PROJECT.
GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER STACY SECOND.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW, PLEASE.
[7. Discuss/Act on approving Proposed Change Order No. 005 to the agreement with Hill & Wilkinson Construction Group for the Rockwall County Courthouse 3rd Floor project, and all related issues; (Commissioner Gallana)]
AGENDA ITEM SEVEN, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER NUMBERS 0 0 5 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH HILL AND WILKINSON CONSTRUCTION GROUP FOR THE ROCKWALL COUNTY COURTHOUSE THIRD FLOOR PROJECT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.SO THIS ONE'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE PREVIOUS TWO.
THE PREVIOUS TWO WE'RE GONNA ADD AND SUBTRACT FROM OUR OWNER'S CONTINGENCY.
UM, THIS ONE WILL NEED TO BE A, A CHANGE TO THE CONTRACT, SO A CHANGE ADDITION.
UM, AND SO THIS IS FOR THE AV, UH, SCOPE FOR BOTH COURTROOMS. UM, SO THIS WAS GONNA BE FUNDED SEPARATELY FROM THE PROJECT, UM, BUT BECAUSE OF THE WAY THINGS STARTED TO WORK OUT AND IN CONSTRUCTION, WE FOUND THAT THAT WAS GONNA BE A LITTLE BIT CLEANER AND SIMPLER FOR THE COUNTY TO GO AHEAD AND INCLUDE THAT INTO THE, THE CONTRACT.
UM, AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS IS, BUT THIS WOULD NEED TO, NEED, NEED TO BE AN ADDITIVE CHANGE ORDER TO THE CONTRACT.
SO YOU WOULD SEE THIS AGAIN AT THE NEXT COURT IF APPROVED, UM, AS A FULL CHANGE ORDER TO THE CONTRACT.
SO, UH, BASIC QUESTION, WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM? YEAH, WE HAVE, WE SET ASIDE THE MONEY FOR THIS.
YEAH, WE HAVE, YEAH, WE ALREADY HAVE THE MONEY FOR, MAN, THAT'S MY FAVORITE ANSWER TO WHERE WE, WE THOUGHT OF THIS AND WE SET IT ASIDE.
YEAH, IT LOOKS OMINOUS, BUT, UH, IT, THIS IS, THIS HAS BEEN A, A TRAIN THAT'S BEEN SLOWLY COMING, SO, YEP.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A COUPLE.
UM, HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO WHAT WE'VE GOT IN OUR CURRENT COURTROOMS? SO IT, THE SYSTEM ITSELF WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE IN THE COURTROOM.
SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE, UM, MICROPHONES, SCREENS FOR AT, AT THE DAIS, UM, AND AT THE, UH, THE JUROR'S, UH, BENCHES AS WELL.
UM, THIS ALSO INCLUDES, UH, SCREENS AND, UM, ANY OTHER CONNECTIVITY NEEDED FOR THE JUROR ROOMS, THEIR CONFERENCE ROOMS. UM, THIS IS ALSO A AV SCOPE IN THE MEETING ROOMS THAT THE JUDGES HAVE AS WELL.
UM, AND THEN ALL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE FROM THE STRUCTURED CABLING TO THE ACTUAL BOX, UH, IS INCLUDED AS WELL.
SO YOUR STRUCTURED CABLING IS, UM, ESSENTIALLY KINDA WHAT GOES ABOVE THE CEILING.
AND THEN YOUR, UH, YOUR FINAL RUNS ARE FROM STRUCTURED CABLING DOWN, UH, TO THE BOX OR THE WALL OR THE ACTUAL, UH, DEVICE.
AND HAVE THE JUDGES APPROVED ALL THIS AND LOOKED AT IT AND OKAY.
SO THIS IS THE EXACT SAME AS WHAT'S GOING ON ON, ON THE FOURTH FLOOR.
SO THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE IN, IN THE
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LOCATION, UM, OR, OR THE EQUIPMENT.IT'S AT THE, THE SAME CONTRACTOR AS WELL THAT INSTALLED ON THE FOURTH, BUT HAVE THE JUDGES LOOKED AT IT? I THINK THAT WAS HIS QUESTION.
IT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE USING NOW.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? EXCUSE ME.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF SOMEBODY'S SO INCLINED.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE PCO FOUR, UH, FOR THE THIRD FIVE, UH, SORRY.
PCO FIVE MAKE A MOTION TO
WE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOANA, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER M**K.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW, PLEASE PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
[8. 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)]
US TO AGENDA ITEM EIGHT, DISCUSS AN ACT ON UPDATES IN PROGRESS RELATED TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MONIES AND THE PLANNED COUNTY ANNEX PROJECT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.COMMISSIONER STACEY, IT IS ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE WHEN HE REPRESENTS TCU, BUT WE'LL LET, UH, WE'LL LET GO, UH, GO FORWARD WITH THIS PRESENTATION.
AND JUDGE, I DON'T THINK ANYTHING'S ON THE SCREEN.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S ON, MINE'S NOT WORKING IN MY OFFICE EITHER.
I HAVE IT PULLED UP ON MY END.
DO YOU WANT ME TO JUST YEAH, I THINK MCCLENNAN CHISHOLM BROKE IT WHEN THEY LEFT.
UM,
WELL, IS IS, IS THE COMPUTER NOT HOOKED UP? IS THAT IT'S, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S, I IS YOUR COMPUTER FUNCTIONING ON MY END? I'M NOT SURE.
AND WE'RE BELOW BUDGET
WE'VE WAITED TWO YEARS TO SEE.
THERE'S, THERE'S NO WAY WE'RE SKIPPING THESE PICTURES.
YEAH, THE PROJECTOR MAY HAVE PICKED, UH, INOPPORTUNE TIME TO, TO GIVE UP, WHICH WE, WE HAVE NOTHING ON OUR SCREENS EITHER, JUST SO YOU KNOW.
WE, WE'VE GOT NOTHING AND NONE OF THE VOTING WAS SHOWING UP EITHER.
THANK YOU GUYS FOR LETTING ME COME UP HERE AND GIVE THIS BRIEF CONSTRUCTION UPDATE.
UH, WE ARE PROGRESSING AS EXPECTED ON SITE.
THERE ARE NO SAFETY ISSUES TO REPORT ON.
WE HAVE A FEW PCOS ON THE AGENDA TODAY, UH, WITH A FEW THAT ARE IN THE BULLPEN FOR FUTURE AGENDA.
UM, YOU, AS YOU CAN SEE, I HAVE UPDATED THIS, UH, COST PERFORMANCE TABLE.
UH, THIS ACTUALLY IS AN OUTDATED VERSION.
AND THAT'S OUR REMAINING CONTINGENCY ON THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK.
UM, AND THIS REFLECTS ALL THE, ALL THE PCOS THAT ARE IN THE BULLPEN THAT AREN'T QUITE ON THE AGENDA TODAY.
AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT'S NUMBER 60 THAT IS, IS LOADED UP BUT HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED, SIGNED, AND, AND IS NOT GONNA BE
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ACTED ON TODAY.UM, THAT'S SOME VERY, VERY LAST MINUTE WIRING THINGS.
IT, I MEAN, WE, WE WILL BRING IT TO COURT, BUT IT'S JUST NOT READY FOR US TO ACT AND, AND GET IT EXECUTED.
YEAH, BUT IT IS INCLUDED IN WHAT, WHAT'S REMAINING IN THE PROJECT.
JUST A FEW POWER ADD POWER HERE, ADD DATA THERE A FEW MINOR THINGS.
UM, BUT WE ARE PERFORMING ON SCHEDULE AND UNDER BUDGET.
UH, THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETE DATE IS TOMORROW.
UH, SO THERE'S A FINAL PUSH FOR, UH, WRAPPING UP ACTIVITIES.
THE LAST FEW WEEKS WE'VE BEEN FOCUSED ON GETTING THE NETWORK TURNED UP.
UH, WE COMPLETED THE PUNCH, OFFICIAL PUNCH WALK WITH THE ARCHITECT AND THE ENGINEERING TEAM, UH, TO ESTABLISH THE PUNCH LIST, UM, WORKING ON JUST KIND OF SYSTEMS TURN UP, UH, WINDOW SHADES WENT IN PARKING LOT, STRIPING POWER WASHING THE EXTERIOR, UH, FINAL CLEANING, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
UH, THE NEXT, NEXT FEW WEEKS WE'LL BE FOCUSED ON ATTACKING THE PUNCH LIST CORRECTIONS, UM, AND FINISHING, WRAPPING UP TRAINING, HONORS TRAINING, SECURITY TESTING, UH, PROCUREMENT WISE, WE WILL HAVE THE TEMPORARY CO THIS WEEK ALL THE INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN HAD AND PASSED, SO WE SHOULD BE HAVE THAT IN HAND THIS WEEK.
UH, THERE ARE A FEW REMAINING FURNITURE DELIVERY DATES OF 7 24 AND EIGHT 14.
THOSE ARE MINOR FURNITURE, UH, ITEMS. THE BULK OF THE FURNITURE IS ALREADY IN PLACE.
ANY QUESTIONS? SHOW US THE PICTURES.
THIS IS, THIS IS THE ONE UPDATE THAT Y'ALL WANT ALL THE PHOTOS, AND I DIDN'T UPDATE IT FROM THE LAST UPDATE.
UH, I FORGOT TO DO THAT, BUT YOU CAN SEE THE FURNITURE'S IN.
UH, APPLIANCES ARE IN WALL ACCESSORIES, LANDSCAPING LOOKS NICE.
AND THEN LAST FRIDAY, EVERYONE THAT IS, UH, BEING MOVED INTO THE BUILDING, THEIR ENTIRE STAFF GOT TO GO WALK THROUGH THE BUILDING, SEE EVERYTHING.
UM, AND, UH, AND THAT, I THINK THAT WAS A PRETTY POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY.
UM, BUT YEAH, SO EVERYONE THAT IS GOING TO OCCUPY THE BUILDING STAFF, ELECTED OFFICIALS, APPOINTED, EVERYBODY HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN INVITED IN TO WALK THROUGH, LOOK AT, LOOK AT THE OFFICES, SEE IT FIRSTHAND, LOOK AT ALL THE FURNITURE, AND THEN SEND ME MORE LISTS.
NO
I MEAN, AND THAT'S A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT STEP TO START MAKING SURE THAT, THAT, THAT WE'RE GOOD AND WE HAVE EVERYTHING HOW IT NEEDS TO BE TO OPERATE WITHIN THAT BUILDING.
ARE WE GOING TO HAVE A GRAND OPENING? YES, WE ARE.
WIN IS A REALLY, UM, UH, FUN ADVENTURE.
SO, UH, WE'RE TRYING TO WAIT UNTIL THE TAX OFFICE HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY MOVED INTO THE BUILDING BEFORE WE HAVE A FULL GRAND OPENING.
UM, WITH THEM BEING PROBABLY 30% OF THE BUILDING, UM, AND BEING UNABLE TO MOVE UNTIL SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER IS MAKING IT TOUGH.
I DIDN'T WANT TO SCHEDULE A GRAND OPENING AND HAVE THE STATE CANCEL ON US.
AND THEN HAVE TO CANCEL THE GRAND OPENING TO DO ANOTHER GRAND OPENING.
SO WITH ALL THAT SAID, I, I, I INTEND TO GET WITH, UH, TO GET WITH YOU GUYS AND DO SOME SORT OF OFFICIAL BIG PUBLIC GRAND OPENING HOPEFULLY IN, UH, EARLY FALL.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE CURRENT PLAN.
BUT, BUT I WANT THE BUILDING OCCUPIED.
SO THAT WHEN WE TAKE THE PUBLIC THROUGH, THEY CAN SEE IT WORKING AND, AND BEING OCCUPIED.
AND WE'RE, WE, THIS ISN'T A A A A SLAM ON THE TAX OFFICE.
IT'S THE STATE HAS TO SHOW UP AND MOVE THE TAX OFFICE.
SO IT IS A THIRD PARTY THAT WE CANNOT CONTROL.
SO WE'VE SCHEDULED IT, UM, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ACTUALLY SHOW UP, MOVE EVERYTHING, AND, AND THAT IT'S FULLY OPERATIONAL.
UM, I JUST THINK THAT'S A GOOD IMPORTANT STEP.
AND THEN WE CAN DO A BIG GRAND OPENING AND, AND SHOW OFF, UH, THE BUILDING AND WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
UH, LET'S, LET'S BE SURE AND REMEMBER TO INVITE PREVIOUS COURTS, JUDGES, COMMISSIONERS'.
A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS, UH, SLOW MOVING TRAIN.
AND JUST TO ADD WHAT COMMISSIONER STACY SAID, WE'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH AT AND T AND THE STATE SINCE EARLY MARCH.
SO THAT'S HOW FAR OUT THEY ARE, JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET, GET THE FIBER OR THE NETWORK EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AND RELOCATED.
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ARE JUST ABOUT, JUST ABOUT TO THE FINISH LINE.[9. Discuss/Act on approving Proposed Change Order No. 52 to the agreement with Hill & Wilkinson Construction Group for the Rockwall County Annex project and approve a quote from Nemo-Q for text messaging services for the County Tax Assessor office at an annual cost of $1,800.00, and all related issues; (Commissioner Stacy)]
MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NINE, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 52 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH HILL WILKINSON CONSTRUCTION GROUP FOR THE ROCKWALL COUNTY ANNEX PROJECT AND APPROVE A QUOTE FROM NEMO Q FOR TEXT MESSAGING SERVICES FOR THE COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR OFFICE AT AN ANNUAL COST OF $1,800 IN ALL RELATED ISSUES.COMMISSIONER STACY? YEAH, SO WHAT THIS IS, UM, WE MIGHT END UP TAKING A, A FEW VOTES HERE.
SO LET'S, I WANNA HAVE A GOOD DISCUSSION AND THEN WE CAN KIND OF TALK ABOUT WHAT ACTION CAN KIND OF COME OUT OF THIS.
SO, SO I KIND OF COMBINED EVERYTHING.
SO THERE WOULD BE ONE CONSENSUS NEMO Q DISCUSSION, UM, AND THEN WE CAN FIGURE OUT HOW WE WANT TO GO FROM THERE.
SO COURT, I DID CREATE A LITTLE MEMO AND SEND YOU SOME UPDATED INFORMATION.
SO SOME IMPORTANT THINGS FOR US TO TALK ABOUT.
NUMBER ONE, THERE ISN'T A SECOND YEAR CONTRACT.
SO THIS CONTRACT IS WITH HILL AND WILKINSON FOR ONE YEAR.
AND IN A YEAR FROM NOW, THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR AND THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE AUDITOR AND CRAIG AND ALL THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE COUNTY IS GONNA HAVE TO CREATE A SERVICE CONTRACT TO CONTINUE WORKING ON THIS PRODUCT IN THE YEARS' FUTURE.
SO WHAT WE'RE DECIDING TODAY IS WHAT DO WE WANT THIS TO HAPPEN FROM NOW FOR A YEAR? SO LAST TIME THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION, SO WE DID GET IT CLEARED UP.
THE REASON THAT WAS ON THERE IS 'CAUSE THAT WAS AN ESTIMATED COST OF CONTINUING OPERATIONS AS IT WAS PRESENTED IN, IN THE CONTRACT.
COMMISSIONER STACEY, CAN I ASK A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THAT? UM, DOES OUR DISTRICT C, UM, CLERK'S OFFICE AND OUR COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, DO THEY BOTH HAVE THE NEMO QUEUE? YES.
THEY DO SOFTWARE AS WELL? YES, THEY DO.
SO IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD GO BACK AND LOOK AT WAYS TO, FOR THE YEAR TWO, TO LOOK AT WAYS TO MAYBE TRY TO CONSOLIDATE AND AT LEAST WORK ON OUR, OUR QUOTES WITH THEM.
THAT THAT IS, THAT IS NOT OUTSIDE OF, OF THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY THAT, THAT WE COULD DO THAT.
SO, SO THE LAST THING IS, IS THAT THE, UM, OBVIOUSLY THE BIGGEST COST IS THE TEXTING, UM, UH, THAT THAT IS, UH, BEING PROPOSED, UM, AT 50,000 TEXTS PER MONTH AT $12,265.
THE REASON THAT THE AGENDA LANGUAGE, UM, IS WRITTEN TO SAY, UM, AT AN ANNUAL COST OF $1,800 IS BECAUSE THERE WAS KIND OF A PREEMPTIVE DISCUSSION BEFORE THE COURT REALLY GOT INVOLVED OF MAYBE LOWERING THAT.
WE DON'T HAVE TO LOWER IT, WE DON'T EVEN HAVE TO HAVE TEXTING.
SO THE REAL DISCUSSION, I BELIEVE THIS BEFORE THE COURT IS FOR THE NEXT YEAR, WHERE DO WE WANNA SET THE TEXTING LIMIT? AND THEN LET'S FIGURE OUT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION TO GET A-A-P-C-O OR A CHANGE ORDER TOGETHER WITH HILL AND WILKINSON TO, TO SET THAT LIMIT KIND OF GOING FORWARD.
WHICH IS WHY I TRIED TO KIND OF WRITE THE, THE MEMO OF, IT'S NOT REALLY ABOUT INSTALLING THE MACHINE OR OPERATING THE MACHINE, IT'S REALLY ABOUT DO WE WANNA SPEND $12,000 ON TEXTING? SO ANYWAYS, I WILL LET, LET, LET ME SEE IF I CAN CATCH MYSELF UP TO SPEED.
THE ONLY REASON WE WE'RE BRINGING HILL AND WILKINSON INTO THIS IS BECAUSE THEY, BEING THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR, CARRIED THE CONTRACT FOR THE FIRST YEAR AS PART OF THEIR CON CONSTRUCTION PACKAGE.
SO WE'RE TRULY JUST THAT, THAT'S COVERED.
WE'RE TRULY TALKING ABOUT SETTING THE TEXT LIMITS AND THEN HAVING A CONVERSATION FOR NEXT YEAR.
I'LL, I'LL JUMP IN IF THAT'S OKAY.
UM, I APPRECIATE FIRST OF ALL, UH, COMMISSIONER STACY, YOUR WORK IN LOOKING AT THIS AND TRY AND REDUCE IT.
I AM, I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY THAT WE DO TEXTING, AND I WOULD, MY PREFERENCE IS THAT WE DON'T, AND, UH, FOR A LOT OF REASONS, WE DISCUSSED A LOT OF THIS IN THE LAST COURT, SO I DON'T WANNA REHASH A LOT OF THAT.
$12,265 FOR SENDING 50,000 TEXTS A MONTH JUST SEEMS LIKE A WASTE OF MONEY TO ME, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE'LL BE DOING THAT IF I UNDERSTAND IT RIGHT.
THE PEOPLE THAT THIS WOULD BENEFIT WOULD BE PEOPLE WHO WOULD ELECT TO WAIT IN THEIR CARS, ESSENTIALLY, SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME IN, BUT I THINK THEY'D HAVE TO COME IN ANYWAY TO GET REGISTERED.
SO, UH, I, I, I DON'T THINK TEXTING IS NECESSARY.
I KNOW WE, WE SPEND SO MUCH MONEY AND IT'S STUFF EVERY, IT'S ALL DONE WITH GOOD INTENTIONS, AND I'M NOT ATTACKING ANYONE THE TAX ASSESSOR'S, OFFICER HILL OR WILKINSON OR ANYTHING.
I JUST DON'T THINK WE NEED TEXTING IN THIS.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, A YEAR LATER, IF WE DO, I'M SURE THEY'LL BE HAPPY TO SEND IT TO US.
IF WE HAVE A CITIZEN REVOLT SAYING, WHY CAN'T WE TECH GET TEXTS FROM YOU? I'M SURE THEY'LL BE HAPPY TO SEND IT, SELL IT TO US.
THEN AS I RECALL FROM, UM, OUR PREVIOUS MEETING ON JULY THE EIGHTH WHEN, UM, KIM SWEET, THE TAX ASSESSOR SPOKE, THIS
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IS A, THIS IS A PROGRAM AND A PROCESS THAT, UM, I, I'M, FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS TO SAY, BEST PRACTICES OF SOME OF THE OTHER TAX ASSESSORS OFFICES THEY'RE USING.UM, IF I'M NOT, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
SO I, I KIND OF, I REMEMBER, AND I DON'T KNOW, KIM, IF YOU WANNA JUST RE HELP HELP THIS OUT, RE RECAP IT AGAIN FOR US SO I MAKE SURE THAT I DON'T SAY SOMETHING THAT WAS, ISN'T ACCURATE.
WHEN, WHEN WE WERE FIRST TOLD THAT WE WERE GETTING A NEW BUILDING AND THIS WAS COMING FROM ARPA FUNDS AND ALL THESE FUNDS WERE SUPPOSED TO HELP IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENED AGAIN, THAT HAPPENED LAST TIME.
THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU GUYS ASKED FOR.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE GAVE YOU.
THIS KEEPS PEOPLE OUT OF OUR OFFICE IF THEY DON'T WANNA COME IN.
NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE A CITIZEN'S REVOLT BY ANY MEANS, BUT I, ANY, ANYONE WHO DOESN'T WANNA BE AROUND 50 PEOPLE, BE IT ILLNESS OR, OR THERE'S SOMETHING GOING WRONG OR WE'RE IN ANOTHER COVID SITUATION, IT JUST HELPS THAT THE TEXTING ISN'T LIKE, IT'S NOT TO KEEP PEOPLE SO THEY CAN GO ROAM THE BUILDING AND WE TEXT 'EM AND THEY COME BACK IN.
IT'S REALLY, SO WE HAVE ELDERLY PEOPLE, THEY CAN, THEY DON'T HAVE TO STAND IN THERE WITH US.
I DON'T, AND I KNOW WE KEEP GOING BACK TO THIS, BUT YOU GUYS, NONE OF YOU WERE HERE WHEN THAT HAPPENED.
NONE OF YOU WERE ON THE COURT.
SO THIS IS JUST A WAY TO KEEP US OUT OF THAT, WHICH I, I WAS MISUNDERSTOOD.
I GUESS THAT'S WHAT THIS MONEY WAS GIVEN TO US FOR SO WELL, BUT KIM, DON'T THE PEOPLE THAT WOULD BE USING THIS HAVE TO COME IN ANYWAY, RIGHT? TO REGISTER? WELL, I MEAN, EVENTUALLY, BUT, WELL, NO, BUT WHEN THEY COME IN, THEY GET THEIR REGISTRATION.
WE DON'T, AS I UNDERSTOOD IT WHEN WE TALKED, THIS DOES NOT PROVIDE A SYSTEM WHERE YOU CAN SET UP AN APPOINTMENT FROM HOME AND GET A TEXT.
YOU CAN ADD THAT IF YOU WANT TO REGISTER.
UM, AND SO MY POINT IS, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THESE FOLKS WOULD HAVE TO COME IN ANYWAY, REGISTER, AND THEN GO BACK OUT TO THEIR CAR AND SIT AND WAIT.
NO, YOU COULD, WE COULD PROBABLY DO A WAY WHERE THEY COULD, WELL, NO, THEY WOULD HAVE TO COME IN TO USE THE KIOSK IN THE FIRST PLACE.
BUT IT'S A DIFFERENCE OF HAVING TO COME IN AND SIT IN AN OFFICE WITH 50 PEOPLE FOR 30 MINUTES VERSUS COMING IN, GOING TO A DOOR, TYPING SOMETHING IN AND GOING BACK OUT TO YOUR CAR.
AND I, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT, IT PROVIDES THAT OPTION TO FOLKS, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, THAT YOU MAY NOT NEED, BUT SEVERAL OF OUR CITIZENS DO NEED THAT.
WELL, I TRY TO LOOK OUT FOR ALL OUR CITIZENS TOO, KIM.
UM, AND I AM ELDERLY
MY POINT IS THIS, I, I DON'T THINK WE NEED THE TEXTING.
AND, UM, I'LL JUST LEAVE IT AT THAT.
COMMISSIONER GOANA, UH, UH, I WOULD, UH, LIKE TO MEET SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE HERE.
I THINK I WANNA RELY ON THE EXPERTISE OF THE PEOPLE THAT RUN THE OFFICE.
AND WHILE I DON'T THINK WE NEED 50,000, UM, I THINK WE, WHAT, WHAT NUMBER DO YOU THINK? I, I SEE, IF YOU'RE READING MY MIND AT 20,000, I THINK WOULD BE THE NUMBER I WOULD GO WITH.
A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN THAT, BUT I DON'T WANT TO, I DON'T WANNA HAVE IT NOT BE ABLE TO USE IT, BUT I THINK WE CAN START SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS REQUEST, UM, AND RELY ON THE EXPERTISE OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE DOING THIS WORK EVERY DAY.
AND THEN WE CAN EVALUATE IT AFTER ONE YEAR.
SO IF WE, IF WE SEE THAT WE AREN'T GONNA USE IT, I'M HAPPY TO REMOVE IT NEXT YEAR.
YEAH, WE'LL HAVE A, I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO WASTE MONEY EITHER.
AND WE HAVE TO, UH, HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT IT IN A YEAR ANYWAY, TO DECIDE WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GO ON OUR OWN WITH THE CONTRACT AWAY FROM HILL AND WILKINSON.
SO THIS SETS UP WELL FOR US TO HAVE ANOTHER CONVERSATION AND TO REVIEW THE DATA AND TO SEE HOW OFTEN IT WAS USED.
UM, BUT THAT'S JUST MY OPINION, UM, THAT WE START SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS REQUEST AND, UH, RELY ON THE EXPERTISE OF THOSE RUNNING THE OFFICE AND THEN HAVE A CONVERSATION NEXT YEAR TO SEE WHAT IT, WHAT WE DID.
SO, SO I'M GONNA GO FROM THERE, JUMP IN AS A POINT OF ORDER OR BASICALLY, UM, I'M, I WANNA, I WANNA ASK THE ATTORNEY EXACTLY HOW TO DO THIS BECAUSE THIS CONTRACT IS WITH HILL AND WILKINSON AND NEMO Q SO IN MY OPINION, AND, AND I WANT YOU TO CORRECT
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WHATEVER MOTION COMES OUT OF THIS, WHETHER IT BE FOR NO TEXTING OR FOR, OR TO CONTINUE THE CONTRACT AS IS, THAT ONE'S EASY.WE CAN JUST APPROVE THE PCO IF WE WANNA AMEND THIS PCOI THINK YOU NEED TO AUTHORIZE ME TO EITHER APPROVE A PCO OR BRING A PCO BACK AS INSTRUCTED.
SO THERE JUST NEEDS TO BE, I, I'M NOT SURE THE EXACT ACTIONS THAT THE COURT NEEDS TO TAKE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE SOMETHING IN FRONT OF US TO APPROVE.
AND A PCO IS JUST A POTENTIAL CHANGE ORDER.
SO THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THE COURT COULD SAY, YOU KNOW, WE WANT, DO WE WANNA SEE A PCO THAT HAS TEXTING AT THE $20,000 LIMIT FOR ONE YEAR, AND THEN I CAN BRING IT BACK.
SO I'M NOT SURE THE EXACT ACTION.
SO I'M KIND OF ASKING THE ATTORNEY EXACTLY HOW TO DO IT, WHICH IS WHY I HAD THE DISCUSSION OF PCO 52 AND THE CONTRACT IN ONE AGENDA ITEM.
SO WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF SEPARATION.
SO I DON'T KNOW THE THE EXACT BEST WAY TO DO IT, BUT I THINK THAT EITHER, EITHER AUTHORIZING OR HAVING THE, BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING TO APPROVE, IT'S JUST A DIRECTION OF THE COURT.
SO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, YOU'RE ALREADY AUTHORIZED.
BUT IT, IT CAN BE VETOED AS WELL.
I MEAN, THE COURT, 'CAUSE A PCO IS A PCO.
SO THIS IS ESSENTIALLY YOU ASKING IF WE'RE GOING TO VETO
SO I'M, I'M THINKING ALONG THE LINES OF COMMISSIONER GUANA.
I WAS THINKING A FEWER TEXT, BUT YEAH.
UH, BUT, BUT AGAIN, WE CAN REEVALUATE AND, AND THE PROFESSIONALS WILL TELL US, UH, I, I HAVE BEEN IN THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AND, AND NOT THERE TO VIEW THE NEMO QUEUE SYSTEM, JUST THERE VISITING WITH THEM AND TALKING, BUT ABLE TO SEE THE SYSTEM WORKING AND, AND IT IS A, IT'S A PRETTY GOOD SYSTEM.
I MEAN, IT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO SPREAD OUT.
UH, IN INSTEAD OF ALL QUEUING UP AND, AND, UH, WAITING, WAITING FOR THEIR CHANCE.
UM, SO, UH, I GUESS BACK, BACK TO, TO THE ATTORNEY.
SO THE PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER DOESN'T HAVE SPECIFICS IN IT AS, AS CURRENT.
THE, THE, THE PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER HAS IT AT $12,000 AT THE, AT THE 50,000.
UM, AND SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE CONTRACTOR AND I'M GONNA HAVE TO WORK WITH THE CONTRACTOR, WHATEVER THE COURT DECIDES AND SAY, I NEED TO SEE IT LIKE THIS.
SO I JUST WANT THE COURT TO REALIZE WE'RE, WE'RE KIND OF ACTING ON A DIRECTION, WE'RE NOT ACTING ON A CONTRACT.
SOMETHING'S GONNA HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE COURT, UM, EITHER IN CONSENT AGENDA OR AN ACTION ITEM TO APPROVE THE FINAL ACTION.
I JUST WANTED TO, AND SO I JUST WANTED YOU TO, WE DON'T HAVE A PCO IN FRONT OF US THAT SAYS 10,000 TEXTS OR 5,000 OR EVEN ZERO TEXT.
SO WHATEVER MOTION IS MADE, IT JUST NEEDS TO SAY, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, OR WE WANNA SEE IT.
I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT LANGUAGE WE NEED TO USE.
'CAUSE I HAVE TO WORK ON SOMETHING.
IT'D BE A DIRECTION TO YOU TO GO AHEAD AND NEGOTIATE THAT FOR THE ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY.
SO I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND SAY, I, I WOULD BE COMFORTABLE AT 10,000.
UM, I, I THINK FIFTIES TOO MUCH, 10 MAY BE TOO MUCH.
WE, WE, WE DON'T KNOW, BUT IT, I THINK THAT GIVES US A GOOD SAFETY NET TO JUST SEE IF OUR CITIZENS WILL USE IT.
I SUSPECT THEY WILL, JUST BASED ON MY OBSERVATION THAT THE COUNTY CLERK, UM, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S FRONT AND CENTER, WHEN WHEN YOU WALK IN, UH, I'LL, I'LL PUSH A SCREEN, UH, JUST TO SEE WHAT IT DOES.
SO, UM, AND IT, IT GIVES THE CUSTOMER, THE CITIZEN A CHANCE.
IF THEY NEED TO GO TAKE CARE OF SOME KIND OF BUSINESS IN THEIR CAR, THEY CAN DO THAT TOO.
SO, NOT THAT WE WANT, I MEAN, TOTALLY.
THAT'S NOT THE PURPOSE OF IT, BUT STILL.
OKAY, SO WHAT, WHAT, ESSENTIALLY WE'RE NOT APPROVING THE CHANGE ORDER, WE'RE JUST APPROVING DIRECTION OR, YES.
AND THEN I WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT FOR THE COURT.
THAT WAY THE NEXT TIME THIS COMES UP, I, I'M, I'M JUST HOPING THERE'S NOT LIKE A STOP DOWN DEBATE THAT WE, WE KIND OF HAVE IT VOTED A DIRECTION AND, AND IT'S CLEAR.
AND THE REASON IS, IS BECAUSE I, I I, I, I TEND TO AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER LICHTY.
I, I, I HATE TO GIVE ULTIMATUMS, BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ALL OR NOTHING.
I'M NOT NECESSARILY IN FAVOR OF A REDUCTION, BUT I WILL DO THE WILL OF THE COURT IS THE POINT.
I WANT DIRECTION FROM THE COURT.
I'M NOT JUST GONNA GO OFF AND NEGOTIATE THIS CONTRACT ON MY OWN.
I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 52 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH HILL AND WILKINSON GROUP FOR THE ROCKWALL COUNTY ANNEX AND APPROVE A QUOTE FOR NEMO Q FOR TEXT MESSAGING SERVICES.
THAT'S AT THE 10,000 TEXT PER MONTH RATE OF 3060 $6.
SO LET ME, LET ME RESTATE, JUDGE, I'M REALLY SORRY.
PROPOSED ORDER 52 IS THE 50,000 TEXTS.
SO IF YOU APPROVE THAT, YOU'RE APPROVING IT AT 50,000 TEXTS,
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THE, THE TAX ASSESSOR ANNUAL COST OF 1800 IS 5,000 TEXTS.SO RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE AN OPTION OF EITHER TAKING IT AT 12,000 OR 5,000.
IF YOU WANT IT AT 10,000, YOU PROBABLY JUST NEED TO MAKE A MOTION THAT YOU WANNA SEE TEXTING AT 10,000, AND YOU WILL SEE THAT IN THE NEXT COURT.
I'M SORRY, IT'S JUST, IT'S SUPER, SUPER CONFUSING.
SO IF WE VOTE TO APPROVE 52 2, WE VOTED IT AT 12,000.
AND IF WE APPROVE THE CONTRACT OF 1800, WE JUST APPROVED IT AT A DIFFERENT AMOUNT.
IT'S JUST SUPER CONFUSING AGENDA LANGUAGE.
I'M GONNA WITHDRAW MY MOTION, UH, AND WATCH IT DEFLATE IN MY IMAGINATION RIGHT IN FRONT OF US.
AND I'M GOING TO ATTEMPT AGAIN, UH, TO ALTER A QUOTE FOR THE ROCKWALL COUNTY ANNEX PROJECT FOR NEMO Q, UH, TO SELECT THE 10,000 TEXT A MONTH FOR 3060 $6 ANNUALLY.
SO WE HAVE MY MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER M**K, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW IT PASSES THREE TO TWO.
JUDGE, MAY I JUST GIVE A RECOMMENDATION TO YES, MA'AM, PLEASE.
OH, DURING NEGOTIATING, UH, JUST BE CAUTIOUS THAT IF, IF THERE'S ANY WORDING IN THERE THAT IF THEY, THEY EXCEED THE 10,000, AT WHAT RATE WOULD THEY CHARGE US? POINT OH THREE? YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S IN THERE.
SO IF THAT, IF THAT BECOMES, UH, AN INCREASE, MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN RENEGOTIATE IF, IF THESE ARE BEING YEAH, IT IS, IT IS A CAVEAT THAT SAYS THAT WE CAN RENEGOTIATE IF WE'RE FINDING THAT WE'RE AT A HIGHER TIER.
WHAT WE CAN'T DO IS RENEGOTIATE IF WE FIND OUT WE'RE GETTING LESS.
SO THEY, THEY, WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO PAY MORE.
WE DON'T RESERVE THE RIGHT TO PAY LESS.
AND IN COURT, THIS, THIS WILL, THIS WILL BE BACK IN FRONT, UM, WITH THE 10,000, UM, AS QUICKLY AS I CAN GET IT BACK TO YOU.
[10. Discuss/Act on approving Proposed Change Order No. 528 to the agreement with Hill & Wilkinson Construction Group for the Rockwall County Annex project, and all related issues; (Commissioner Stacy)]
MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 10, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER NUMBER 5 2 8 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH HILL AND WILKINSON CONSTRUCTION GROUP FOR THE ROCKWALL COUNTY ANNEX PROJECT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.COMMISSIONER STACY, SORRY, I'M MAKING MY NOTES TO MAKE SURE I GET THE NEMO QUEUE DONE CORRECTLY.
UM, ALRIGHT, SO THIS IS A, THIS IS AN ACCOUNTING, UM, AGAIN, AS WE START CLOSING OUT, UH, THE PROJECT, UH, WE HAVE, UH, AUDITORS LOOKING AT THIS OTHER THAN OUR AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
WE HAVE OUR OWNER'S REP TEAM, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO GET EVERY LINE ITEM CLOSED OUT.
SO THIS IS JUST BASICALLY LOOKING AT IT.
NICO CAN GIVE YOU A QUICK EXPLANATION.
THIS IS, UH, AN ISSUE WITH THE PRIMER THAT WAS PUT ON A STRUCTURAL STEEL MEMBER.
THE, THE PAINTER HAD TO REPRIME IT.
SO THE PAINTER'S BACK CHARGING THE STRUCTURAL STEEL GUY AND HELEN WILKINSON'S ACCOUNTANT FOR THAT THROUGH THIS PCO JUST RELOCATING THE COSTS.
SO THIS ISN'T ONE THAT'S REALLY MOVING ANY MONEY IN WITHIN THE CO YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T COSTING MONEY OR SAVING MONEY, RIGHT? IT'S JUST MOVING, LOCATING MONEY, MOVING IT TO A DIFFERENT TRADE.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE CHANGE ORDER, UH, 5 28, UH, FOR THE ROCKWALL COUNTY ANNEX PROJECT.
GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GUANA.
STACY, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW, PLEASE.
[11. Discuss/Act on approving an agreement with Caruth Protection Services for annual Inspection of the fire alarm system located at the Rockwall County Annex at a fee of $945.00, and all related issues; (Commissioner Stacy)]
ITEM NUMBER 11, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING AN AGREEMENT WITH CARRUTH PROTECTION SERVICES FOR ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM LOCATED AT THE ROCKWALL COUNTY ANNEX AT A FEE OF $945 IN ALL RELATED ISSUES.COMMISSIONER STACY, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT, UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT I HAVE WORKED HARDER ON A CONTRACT WITH CRAIG STODDARD THAN THIS CONTRACT.
THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST CONFUSING EFFORT.
SO I'M GONNA ATTEMPT TO SUMMARIZE THIS VERY QUICKLY.
THIS IS A TWO YEAR WARRANTY TO THE FIRE ALARM SPRINKLERS AND EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING IN THE ANNEX BUILDING.
SO IN ORDER TO KEEP THAT, WE HAVE TO HAVE IT INSPECTED.
SO WE HAVE TO HAVE AN INSPECTION CONTRACT FOR TWO YEARS.
AFTER TWO YEARS, WE WILL HAVE BARRY AND HIS TEAM FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEP THAT BUILDING BEING MAINTAINED FURTHER.
SO THIS IS A PROPRIETARY INSPECTION OF A SYSTEM THAT WAS PUT IN SO THAT IF THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE SYSTEM, WE JUST HAVE TO PAY THE INSPECTION.
WE DON'T HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT.
DID I SUMMARIZE IT WELL ENOUGH, NICO? YEAH, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
AND MY GOODNESS, CRAIG AND I WERE ON MULTIPLE TEAMS CALLS, MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS, MULTIPLE IN-PERSON MEETINGS.
THIS HAS BEEN SUPER CONFUSING, BUT THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.
SO IF I'M NOT HEARING ANY QUESTIONS,
I WANNA APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH, UH, CARRUTH PROTECTION SERVICES FOR AN ANNUAL INSPECTION OF THE FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS
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LOCATED AT THE ROCKWALL COUNTY ANNEX FOR A FEE OF $945.GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER STACY.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW.
IT PASSES FIVE TO ZERO, JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN AGAIN, I CAN SEE, JUST TALK.
[12. Discuss/Act on Parkhill Contract for the New Courthouse to fund schematic design for $41,000 out of County Contingency Fund and all related issues; (Commissioner Stacy)]
SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 12, DISCUSS AN ACT ON PARK HILL CONTRACT FOR THE NEW COURTHOUSE TO FUND SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR 41,000 OUT OF COUNTY CONTINGENCY FUND AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.SO, UM, THIS IS A, UH, WE, WE DO HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE, UM, APPOINTED BY THE COURT, UH, THAT COMMISSIONER GOANA AND I ARE ON.
AND WE MEET WITH BARRY AND WE START LOOKING AT PROJECTS AND OPTIONS.
WHAT, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, UM, IS THAT WE HAVE A DA EXPANSION, UM, FORTHCOMING, UM, IN THE NEW COURTHOUSE, AND WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR THAT.
AND THE ONLY WAY WE CAN FLIP THAT SWITCH, I'M GONNA LET SAL EXPLAIN IT A LITTLE BIT MORE, IS TO START THE CONTRACT AND IN THE HOPES THAT WE CAN GET A ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE OR SOME CONCEPT OF HOW MUCH THAT'S GONNA COST SO THAT WE CAN EITHER INCLUDE IT OR NOT INCLUDE IT IN THE BUDGET.
THERE'S MANY ITEMS HERE THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SCOPE AT THE NEW COURTHOUSE, WHICH I'M WILLING TO, TO TALK ABOUT.
BUT IF YOU ASK, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS NOW? WE'RE DOING THIS NOW SO THAT WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO KNOW WHAT THAT DISTRICT ATTORNEY EXPANSION IS GONNA COST, AND WE CAN EITHER PLAN FOR IT OR NOT PLAN FOR IT IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET.
I DON'T, LIKE, I ALWAYS THINK NON-DECISION MAKING IS STILL A DECISION, YOU KNOW, NOT, NOT ADDRESSING IT.
SO, SO I'M HOPING BY DOING THIS, UM, THAT WE CAN, THAT WE ARE ABLE TO, TO GET THAT PRICED UP.
A LOT OF WHAT'S LEFT IN THIS PROJECT, THE COURT CAN DECIDE WHAT DIRECTION WE WANT TO GO, WHAT DIRECTION WE DON'T WANT TO GO WITH SCHEMATIC AND, AND DESIGN IN THE NEW COURTHOUSE.
SO, SAL, I'LL LET YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT, BUT COMMISSIONER GOANA AND BOBBY AND I, UH, KIND OF LOOKED AT THE NEW COURTHOUSE AND SAID, THERE'S, THERE'S A FEW THINGS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT.
IT'S THE, THE, THE LIGHTING PROGRAM, WHICH WE MIGHT SOLVE A DIFFERENT WAY, NOT THROUGH HERE.
WE ALSO HAVE THE ATRIUM THAT GETS REALLY HOT AND REALLY COLD.
SO WE WANNA LOOK AT, THERE'S A BETTER DESIGN FOR THAT.
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, THERE ISN'T A PERMANENT HOME FOR SECURITY.
UM, SO COULD WE SOLVE THAT IN THE ENTRYWAY? COULD WE CREATE SOME SORT OF SECURITY OFFICE IN THE ENTRYWAY SO THAT IT'S PUT TO BED AND THAT THERE'S SOME SORT OF OFFICE THAT WORKS FOR THEM? THAT'S THE IMPETUS.
IT DOESN'T MEAN WE FUND ALL THOSE PROJECT DOESN'T MEAN WE DO THEM ALL RIGHT NOW, BUT WHEN WE FINISH THE THIRD FLOOR AND IT'S ALL COURTROOMS, THERE'S, THERE'S NOT NECESSARILY A PERMANENT HOME FOR SECURITY IN THAT BUILDING.
SO THAT'S WHAT'S KIND OF DRIVING US TO START LOOKING AT SOME OF THIS DESIGN AND GET AHEAD OF IT TO GET SOME COST ESTIMATES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DOES THAT FACILITY LOOK LIKE AT FULL BUILD OUT, AND IS THERE ANY POSSIBLE WAY THAT WE CAN, UM, HELP OUR ATRIUM? 'CAUSE IT'S, I MEAN, IT, IT, IT CAN JUST GET BAD AND IT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE FUNDING THOSE PROJECTS.
WE'RE, WE'RE SCHEMING, WE'RE DESIGNING, WE'RE SEEING IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT WORKS AND HOW MUCH IT MIGHT, MIGHT, MAY OR MAY NOT COST.
SO THIS IS PART OF A FACILITY'S PLAN, MAN, I GOTTA TELL YOU THAT, THAT ATRIUM IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT WE CAN OVERCOME.
I MEAN, WELL, AL'S GOING TO, I HAVE FAITH.
WELL, I MEAN, WE'VE DONE, WE'VE DONE A COUPLE IN THE PAST IN, YOU KNOW, UNLIMITED MONEY AND TIME.
YEAH, YOU CAN, WE CAN SOLVE ANYTHING BUT MAINTAINING THE SAME BUILDING, UH, THERE, THAT'S, THAT'S JUST A DESIGN FLAW.
UM, WELL, SO, SO JUST FOR, FOR MY THOUGHTS HERE, SO 41,000, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SCHEMATICS.
AND THAT'S, IT SOUNDS LIKE NOT JUST ASSOCIATED WITH THE DA TAKING THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
THERE'S A FEW OTHER ITEM OR AREAS IN THE BUILDING THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS PROPOSAL AS WELL, WHICH IS THE FIRST FLOOR.
IF YOU LOOK TOWARD THE BACK SIDE OF THE PROPOSAL, THERE'S, UM, THREE KIND OF SCHEMATIC PLANS WITH SOME LIKE COLOR BLOCKS ON IT.
SO LIKE, UH, COMMISSIONER STACEY SAID IT'S THE FIRST FLOOR, KIND OF YOUR ENTRYWAY, UH, KIND OF WHERE YOUR SECURITY IS RIGHT NOW AND YOUR CURRENT VESTIBULES.
UH, SO ALL THAT AREA IS INCLUDED TO LOOK AT POSSIBLY, UM, WHAT WE CAN DO TO RECONFIGURE THAT OR TO HELP WITH THE AIRFLOW WITHIN THAT ATRIUM AT THAT POINT.
UM, THE SECOND PART IS THE SPOT THAT THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE IS, UH, LEAVING FROM.
UM, AND THAT HOPEFULLY THE DA WILL, UH, MOVE INTO, UM, WE DID A QUICK CONCEPT PLAN OF THAT BACK WHEN WE DID THE, UM, THE COUNTYWIDE, UH, STAFFING STUDY BEFORE THE ANNEX PROJECT EVEN STARTED.
UM, SO THERE ARE SOME IDEAS ABOUT WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE ALREADY.
UH, AND THEN THERE ARE A COUPLE OTHER ITEMS WHERE IT'S SHOWING SOME ELECTRICAL CLOSET OR IT CLOSETS, UH, THAT WOULD NEED TO BE, HAVE SOME KIND OF WORK DONE IN, DONE FOR IT IN ORDER FOR THE LIGHTING CONTROLS TO BE UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING.
UM, SO THAT, THOSE ARE THE THREE PLANS THAT ARE SHOWN ON THE PROPOSAL.
UM, THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN SERVICES IS INCLUDING FLOOR PLANS.
SO, UM, WE'LL GIVE YOU, UH, YOUR EXISTING PLAN, YOUR DEMOLITION PLAN, AND A NEW PROPOSED PLAN.
UM, OR TWO, IF WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE SCHEME, UH, OF THOSE PLANS, UM, A SITE PLAN WOULD
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NE NOT NECESSARILY BE, UH, NEEDED HERE.UM, BUT THIS IS KIND OF OUR GENERAL, UM, SCHEMATIC, KIND OF BOILERPLATE THAT WE PULL OVER.
SO YOUR SITE PLAN IS NOT NECESSARILY NEEDED, BUT WE WOULD PROVIDE THAT IF THERE WAS ANY WORK ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUILDING, UM, ELEVATIONS AMASSING.
SO, UM, THERE AREN'T ANY EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS THAT WE'RE NEED TO REALLY IMPACT ON THIS BUILDING UNLESS THAT FRONT ENTRY, UH, DOES GET RE UH, REVISED SOMEHOW.
UM, BUT THERE WOULD BE A, ANY KIND OF A 3D UH, ELEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE MODELS THAT WE DEVELOP THAT WOULD BE INCLUDED.
UH, AND THEN THE LAST ITEM ON THAT, UH, SCHEMATIC DESIGN SERVICES OPINION OF PROBABLE COST.
UM, SO WE'RE GONNA TELL YOU WHAT WE THINK THIS IS SHOULD COST, UM, WITH YOUR CONTINGENCIES AND CONTRACTOR FEES AS WELL.
UM, KIND OF ALL INCLUDED, UM, WHERE THE SPECIFICS OF THAT COME IS IF WE JUST DO THE FIRST FLOOR OR JUST DO, UH, THE POTENTIAL NEW DAS UM, UH, AREA, WE COULD BREAK THOSE OUT TO DIFFERENT PROJECTS WITHIN THE SCHEMATIC, UM, OR KIND OF INCLUDE THEM ALL TOGETHER.
UM, BUT THAT'S PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS WE WOULD HAVE DURING SCHEMATIC DESIGN.
SO, UH, KIND OF ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I NEED TO ANSWER AND, AND, AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND IT'S NOW, NOW IS THE TIME TO START HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS.
UH, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE IT, IT, UM, I NEED TO GET A QUESTION ANSWERED.
DO YOUR GUYS HAVE THE SKILLSET I'M THINKING OF SPECIFICALLY WHEN THE DA MOVES INTO THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, IF WE'RE JUST BUILDING OFFICE BUILDINGS AND PUTTING IN DOORS AND SIDELIGHTS, DO, DOES OUR FACILITIES GUYS HAVE THE SKILLSET TO DO THAT? OR IS THIS GOING TO AUTOMATICALLY LEAD US TO A GENERAL CONTRACTOR? AND TH THIS IS GONNA BE, UM, TH THE PROBLEM WITH WHAT IS THERE NOW IT THAT'S GONNA BE REALLY MECHANICAL AND, UH, AND PROGRAM ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTING PROGRAM THAT DOESN'T WORK AND, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, UM, I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND DOING IT THAT OKAY.
UM, SO THAT, THAT ANSWERS I I DIDN'T WANNA START DOWN A PATH.
YEAH, IT, IT'S THAT WE CAN'T DEVIATE FROM IF YOU WERE AN OPTION, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE NOT, IT'S KIND OF A BULK SPACE RIGHT NOW THAT WAS, UM, DESIGNED TO, TO BE TEMPORARY, I THINK PROBABLY EVEN LESS TIME THAN, THAN THEY WERE THERE,
AND SO IF WE START JUST TRYING TO JUST BUILD OFFICES, WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF EVEN MORE TEMPERATURE ISSUES, UH, THAN WE ALREADY DO IN THAT SPACE.
IT, IT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED BY A, A CON A CONTRACTOR TO, TO, UM, I DON'T WANNA LOSE ANYTHING IN THE AESTHETIC OF, OF WHAT'S GOING ON THERE.
WELL THANK YOU THAT, THAT, THAT HELPS ME OUT.
UM, AND OF COURSE WE'RE TAKING THIS FROM CONTINGENCY FUND AND FYI, THE AUDITOR IS NOT GETTING HER DEPOSIT BACK.
SO WE, WE'VE GOT THAT WE COULD USE, UM, JUDGE, IF I MAY, I WANNA COMMEND, UM, COMMISSIONER STACEY AND GOANA, BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS PART OF THE STRATEGIC GOAL NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS TO POSITION THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT FOR GROWTH.
AND ACTUALLY, AS I WAS LOOKING AT THE OPERATING INITIATIVES, GUYS, I MEAN, YOU, YOU CAN CHECK OFF, NOT THAT YOU WANT, I WANT YOU TO, BUT YOU CAN CHECK OFF AT LEAST TWO OR THREE OF THE DIFFERENT, OF, OF THE DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT OPERATING INITIATIVES.
UM, UPDATE AND REVISE THE COUNTY FACILITIES MASTER PLAN TO EVALUATE EXISTING FACILITIES, ESTABLISHED FUTURE REQUIREMENTS, AND CR CREATE A TIME PHASE PLAN AND BUDGET.
YOU COULD ALSO, THIS COULD ALSO CHECK THE BOX OF CONDUCT A REVIEW AND PLAN TO FORECAST CAPABILITY NEEDS REQUIRED TO ACCOMPLISH THE COUNTY'S ROLES AND MISSIONS UNDER A DEMANDING GROWTH SCENARIOS.
SO I'M REALLY, I, I COMMEND YOU GUYS FOR LOOKING AT THIS AS WELL OUT.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF THERE'S NO FURTHER, I, I GOT A QUESTION.
I, I DIDN'T FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CONTRACT HERE BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE DESIGN SERVICES FOR 41,000 AND THE CONTRACT THAT WAS ATTACHED SEEMED TO BE FOR MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
THIS IS A PROPOSAL, NOT, NOT A CONTRACT.
IS, SO WE WOULD STILL MORE THAN THAT NEED TO HAVE, UH, A FULL CONTRACT IN PLACE AS WELL.
BESIDES THIS, SO THIS, THIS IS JUST SAYING THIS IS WHAT OUR FEES WOULD COST.
UM, AND, AND THE BREAKDOWN OF WHAT EACH OF THOSE PHASES, NO.
I'M, BUT IF THERE'S A SIGNATURE BLOCK FOR THE ROCKWALL COUNTY AND IT LISTS NOT JUST THE 41,000 DESIGN SERVICES, IT LISTS A TOTAL OF 284,000.
AND I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE'RE BEING ASKED TO APPROVE IS NOT ALL OF THAT.
IT'S BEING LIMITED TO THE SCHEMATIC SCHEMATIC DESIGN.
SO IN, IN ALL OF OUR DESIGN PHASES THAT WE'VE HAD WITH ALL THE PROJECTS WITH THE COUNTY, WE DO NOT MOVE TO THE NEXT PHASE UNLESS THE COUNTY GIVES US AUTHORIZATION FOR THAT.
SO WE, WE WILL NOT BILL A COUNTY FOR ANYTHING
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PAST SCHEMATIC IF, UH, THERE WAS NOT A COURT APPROVAL SAYING THAT WE CAN MOVE IN DESIGN DEVELOPMENT.SO WE, WE WILL NOT MOVE INTO DESIGN DEVELOPMENT UNTIL, UM, COURT IS ACTED ON IT.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? IF SOMEBODY'S SO INCLINED TO MAKE A MOTION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, CONTRACT WITH PARK HILL TO FUND SCHEMATIC DESIGN FOR $41,993 OUT OF COUNTY CONTINGENCY.
A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GUANA.
STACY, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES? NOW THAT PASSES FIVE TO ZERO BRINGS US TO AGENDA
[13. Discuss/Act on the Sheriffs remodel project, and all related issues; (Commissioner Stacy)]
ITEM 13, DISCUSS AND ACT ON THE SHERIFF REMODEL PROJECT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.COMMISSIONER STACY, I'M GONNA PUNT TO MR. TCU OVER HERE.
WELL, THE ONLY, IT'LL BE A BRIEF, REALLY BRIEF UPDATE, BUT, UH, JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE A PROJECT KICKOFF MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THE 28TH OF THIS MONTH.
UH, WE'RE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF REVIEW COMMENTS WITH THE CITY AND GETTING RESPONDED RESPONSES BACK TO THEM, UM, AS WELL AS, UH, PROCUREMENT OF THE PAYMENT BOND AND PERFORMANCE BOND FROM THE CONTRACTOR.
UM, SO WE'RE ANXIOUS TO GET STARTED AND THIS EXCITED, THIS SHOULD BE A GOOD PROJECT.
AND, UM, I'M ASSUMING, UM, 'CAUSE WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THIS, THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE COMING IN ONCE IT STARTS THE SAME WAY YOU DID THE ANNEX WITH UPDATES, UM, PROCUREMENT LOGS, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.
SO I, I THINK THAT'S KIND OF WHERE THE, WHERE THIS COURT WANTS TO SEE IT.
SO WHEN WE DO START GOING, JUST MAKE SURE YOUR UPDATES KIND OF MIRROR WHAT YOU'RE DOING ON THE ANNEX.
SO I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT REALLY REQUIRES ACTION TODAY.
THIS IS JUST KIND OF OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION THAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO KICK IT OFF.
WELL AT THIS POINT WE'RE GONNA TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK.
WE'RE GONNA, UH, WE'RE GONNA RECONVENE IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
IT IS, WHAT TIME IS IT? IT IS 10 41.
WE'RE GONNA RECONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION.
[14. Discuss/Act on approving a formal proposal agreement from R.L. Townsend & Associates for providing Construction Audit Services for the Sheriffs Office Renovation Project, and all related issues; (Commissioner Stacy)]
ARE ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 14, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING A FORMAL PROPOSAL AGREEMENT FROM RL TOWNSEND AND ASSOCIATES FOR PROVIDING CONSTRUCTION AUDIT SERVICES FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR RENOVATION PROJECT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.UM, VERY BROADLY, THIS HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN ALL SOFT COST OF THE PROJECT TO DATE.
UM, WHEN WE'RE SPENDING THIS KIND OF MONEY, WE DO WANT TO HAVE A THIRD PARTY AUDITOR, UM, OVERLOOKING, UM, MORE AUDITING OF THE AUDITING.
UM, BUT IT'S SUPER, SUPER IMPORTANT AND IT'S BEEN INCLUDED IN EVERYTHING.
AND THIS IS THE SAME AUDITOR THAT IS WORKING ON THE ANNEX BUILDING.
SO THIS IS JUST FORMALIZING THE CONTRACT SINCE WE STARTED THE PROJECT.
WE'RE GONNA BE EXPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
WE NEED AN AUDITOR, UM, OVERLOOKING EVERYTHING, QUESTIONS.
AND I PROBABLY JUST CLARIFY THAT NO ONE THINKS THAT I'M NOT PARTICIPATING.
SO IT'S CONSTRUCTION AUDITING.
THIS IS CONSTRUCTION AUDITING, RIGHT? YES, I AM SORRY, LISA, I DIDN'T MEAN TO, TO SUMMARIZE IT.
SO SIMPLY
GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER TY.
STACY, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW, PLEASE.
[15. Discuss/Act on approving Amendment #3 to the Broaddus agreement for the Sheriffs Office Renovation project, and all related issues; (Commissioner Stacy)]
THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 15, DISCUSS AN ACT ON APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO THE BROADEST AGREEMENT FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE RENOVATION PROJECT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.COMMISSIONER STACY? YEAH, SO WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE ARE GOING TO DO ANOTHER AMENDMENT TO THE BROADEST CONTRACT.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NUMBER THREE BECAUSE, UM, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO APPROVE THE PROJECTS BEFORE WE APPROVE THE OWNER'S REP.
SO THIS IS KIND OF CLEANING THAT UP.
ALL OF THIS COST WAS INCLUDED IN ALL SOFT COST AND ALL PROJECT ANALYSIS TO THIS POINT.
BUT THIS ALLOWS, UM, BROADUS TO STAY WITH US FROM THE START OF THE PROJECT ALL THE WAY TO THE PERCEIVED END OF THE PROJECT.
UM, AND BEING OUR OWNER'S REP AND, UM, HELPING US, UH, WITH THEIR INVALUABLE RESOURCES THROUGH THAT, UH, THROUGH THAT PROCESS.
SO THESE TWO, THESE TWO CONTRACTS, 14 AND 15 ARE BASICALLY BECAUSE WE DECIDED TO START THE PROJECT AS A COURT.
NOW WE'RE TRYING TO CLEAN UP AND GET THE PEOPLE WE NEED TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SUCCESSFUL WITH FINISHING THE PROJECT.
SO THE BROADEST CONTRACT EXPIRES AT THE END OF THIS YEAR, AND THIS IS CONTINUING TO THE END OF THE SHERIFFS PROJECT.
UM, SO MEANING THAT AS WE GO, THEY BILL US.
WE DON'T JUST PAY THIS MONEY ALL UPFRONT.
ANY QUESTIONS? I HAVE A QUESTION.
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ACTION LAST QUARTER OR TWO COURTS AGO, I FORGET WHICH TO APPROVE IT, WE APPROVED PHASE ONE AND THEN WE'RE GONNA FIND FUNDING AND HAVE TO COME UP WITH A SUBSEQUENT APPROVAL FOR PHASES TWO AND THREE.SO HOW DOES THIS AGREEMENT THAT WE'RE APPROVING TODAY APPLY IF PER CHANCE? WE DIDN'T APPROVE PHASES TWO AND THREE RIGHT NOW, BUT WAIT UNTIL LATER THEN AFTER WE WERE DONE BILLING THROUGH PHASE ONE, THERE WOULD BE NO MORE BILLING TO BROUGHT US 'CAUSE THERE'D BE NOTHING TO DO.
SO THIS IS JUST FUNDING, THIS IS JUST GETTING IT, GETTING ALL THE HOURS UNDER CONTRACT.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT, WE'RE SETTING A PRICE, WE'RE NOT PAYING MONEY.
SO WE'RE NICO IS ONLY GONNA CHARGE IT FOR THE WORK HE DOES.
SO IF WE DON'T FUND PHASE TWO AND THREE, ONCE PHASE ONE IS WRAPPED UP, THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO BE BILLED.
SO WE'RE NOT COMMITTING TO PAYING FOR THOSE YET.
JUST IF WE ELECT IF WE FUND THEM, THEN WE WILL BE UNDER CONTRACT.
IT'S, IT'S, IT'S AS BILLED OR, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY LIKE, YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW IF I'M SAYING THAT EXACTLY CORRECTLY.
AND, AND I SEE NICO NODDING HIS HEAD, SO I GUESS HE AGREES WITH THAT.
YEAH, HE CHARGES US BY THE MONTH.
SO THIS JUST MEANS THAT IT DOESN'T TERMINATE AT THE END OF THE YEAR AS THE CURRENT CONTRACT DOES.
BUT, BUT THE LETTER, THE DRAFT LETTER, THE LAST SENTENCE SAYS THIS PROPOSAL FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES CONTEMPLATES MANAGING THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE RENOVATIONS THROUGH MAY OF 2026.
MY, MY ONLY QUESTION IS WE HAVE JUNE IN HERE.
UM, HAVE THEY BEEN PROVIDING SERVICES FOR US IN JUNE? YEAH, THAT WAS GONNA BE THE ONE THING I WOULD ADD IS I THINK IT'S THROUGH MAY.
RIGHT? OUR, THE CURRENT PROPOSAL IS THROUGH MAY.
AND I THINK THE, THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE NOW AS IT IS, UH, IS GOING INTO JUNE A LITTLE BIT.
SO THERE MIGHT BE, WELL, NO, I'M TALKING ABOUT LAST JUNE.
OH, SORRY,
UH, SO WERE, WERE YOU WORKING FOR US IN JUNE? IN JUNE, YES.
THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE AMENDMENT UNDER NUMBER THREE TO THE BROADEST AGREEMENT FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE RENOVATION PROJECT.
GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LICHTY SECOND.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW, PLEASE.
[16. Discuss/Act on the Strategic Plan 2050 Ice Cream Social Kick-Off Event with County Employees and Elected Officials, and all related issues; (Commissioner Macalik)]
US TO AGENDA ITEM 16, DISCUSS AND ACT ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN, 2050 ICE CREAM SOCIAL KICKOFF EVENT WITH COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.UM, THIS IS JUST FALLING IN LINE WITH THIS STRATEGIC PLAN AS FAR AS THE IMPLEMENTATION AND ONE OF THE, UM, ACTIVITIES IS THAT, AND WE ARE CURRENTLY DOING THIS RIGHT NOW, IS, UM, GIVING UPDATES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS TO THE, TO THE EMPLOYEES AND THE ELECTED OFFICIALS IN REGARDS TO THE STA THE STATUS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS.
UM, THE BEST PRACTICES THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US BACK IN MARCH OF THIS EARLIER THIS YEAR FROM BAKER TILLY SUGGESTED THAT WE HAVE SOME TYPE OF A, OF A HOLDING AN INTERNAL COUNTY EMPLOYEE AND ELECTED OFFICIALS LAUNCH EVENT.
AND THIS IS THE LAUNCH WHEN WE'RE LAUNCHING IT INTO, WE'RE HAVING, UM, EVERYTHING CONNECTED WITH INVISIO, WHICH IS GOING TO BE THE FORWARD FACING SOFTWARE, UM, THAT'S TRANSPARENT FOR ALL OF ALL EVERYONE TO SEE THE STATUS OF EACH ONE OF THE GOALS AND THE INITIATIVES AND, AND START, UM, FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.
BUT TO BACK INTO THAT, THIS, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT I WAS, WE, WE, WE'D BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT, WE TALKED ORIGINALLY ABOUT MAYBE DOING SOMETHING THAT WITH A LUNCHEON OR SOMETHING WHERE WE COULD, WE, WE COULD, YOU KNOW, ROLL THIS OUT AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE EMPLOYEES HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE PLAN IF THEY HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET.
AND TO, UM, BEGIN TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS.
BUT, BUT WE WANNA DO THIS IN, IN TANDEM WITH THE, THE, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT, THAT ARE BEING SELECTED RIGHT NOW.
AND I'M WORKING WITH, THAT'LL BE LIKE THE TRAIN THE TRAINERS.
SO THIS'LL BE, THEY WILL BE WORKING WITH EACH OF US ON THIS, ON THIS COURT, AS WELL AS WITH OUR SHERIFF AND OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY ON THE, THE SIX GOALS THAT THE STRATEGIC PLAN HAS.
SO WITH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, I WENT AHEAD AND PUT THIS ON HERE BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO HAVE IT, TO HAVE IT IN THE PLAN, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE CONSIDER OR PRESENT TO YOU GUYS FOR US TO THINK ABOUT DOING THIS AT THE NEW ANNEX IN THE, IN THE EVENT SPACE AREA THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO THIS WOULD, UM, PROBABLY WILL PUSH IT OUT.
'CAUSE I THINK I, I AGREED WITH COMMISSIONER STACEY.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE, THE, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT BELONG IN THE ANNEX WILL BE THERE AND THEIR OFFICES WILL BE.
SO I'M THINKING THAT WE MAY PUSH THIS OUT TO PROBABLY SOMETIME AROUND LATE AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER, WHENEVER THE, THE TAX OFFICE MOVES INTO THE ANNEX.
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BUT, UH, AND, AND THAT WILL ALSO GIVE US TIME TO COMPLETE THE, UM, THE, THE STR THE PUTTING THE STRATEGIC PLAN ON OUR WEBSITE USING THE INVISIO SOFTWARE.AND THAT'S IN THE NEXT 60 DAYS.
WE'LL, WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE, THE OWNERS, EACH OF US, AS I MENTIONED, AND WITH THE INDIVIDUALS THAT'LL BE, UM, FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THE INITIATIVES.
AND YOU'RE ALL GOING TO GET AN EMAIL FROM ME.
I STARTED WORKING ON IT LAST NIGHT.
UM, TO SIT DOWN WITH EACH OF US THAT ARE GOAL O OWNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE INTRODUCE WHO THE TEAM THAT'LL BE SUPPORTING EACH OF US.
AND IF YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE TO BE A PART OF YOUR TEAM, THIS WILL GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST TO FINE TUNE, TUNE THAT I DO HAVE, UM, THERE ARE FIVE OF US THAT WILL BE ATTENDING, UM, NEXT WEEK ON THE 31ST.
A BEST PRACTICES AND A AND A OVERVIEW WITH INVISIO, UM, A SUMMIT, SO TO SPEAK.
HOW DID YOU FINAGLE AN EXTRA, AN EXTRA SPOT OUT OF THEM? I'M NOT GONNA GIVE MY SECRETS OUT.
BUT WE DID GET A FIFTH PERSON NOW.
AND SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT.
BUT THIS IS MAINLY JUST FOR ME TO BRING TO YOU GUYS THAT I THINK THAT MAYBE THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO, UM, TO CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND TO, UM, AND TO LAUNCH AN EVENT TO, UM, SOMETIME IN LATE AUGUST, EARLY SEPTEMBER, ONCE, ONCE WE'RE ALL MOVED INTO THE ANNEX.
IF YOU GUYS ARE OKAY WITH THAT.
THAT'S MY, THAT'S KIND OF MY ACTION I'M ASKING FOR.
I, I DO WANNA MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT BUY-IN OR AT LEAST HAVE ASKED FOR BUY-IN FROM ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS AND THE ELECTEDS BEFORE WE INVITE THEIR EMPLOYEES OVER.
AND, AND PUSHING IT TO LATE AUGUST OR SEPTEMBER SHOULD GIVE US OKAY.
SHOULD GIVE US TIME TO DO THAT.
AND, AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE, YOU KNOW, IT IS, IT IS DEFINITELY FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE OF THE COUNTY AS WELL AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT IT'LL BE A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD.
WE'LL PROBABLY KEEP IT SOMEWHERE, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN, UH, TWO TO FOUR OR ONE TO THREE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO THERE WILL ALWAYS BE INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND, BUT WE'LL TRY TO, UM, WE'LL TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET THE INFORMATION AND, AND WE'RE THINKING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME KIND OF LITTLE, UM, POST POSTCARD OR BUSINESS CARD TYPE THAT HAS INFORMATION ABOUT THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND THE GOALS IN IT.
AND WE'RE GONNA PULL THIS FROM OUR BUDGET LINE ITEM OF COMMUNITY.
WHAT IS THAT CALLED? COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS.
WE HAVE ONE THAT'S COMMUNITY EVENTS AND THE OTHER IS COMMUNITY IS EMPLOYEE FUNCTIONS.
AND I'VE KIND OF, I'VE KIND OF, FELICIA AND I HAVE DONE SOME, UM, DUE DILIGENCE TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE COST IS GOING TO PROBABLY BE, AT LEAST FOR THE ICE CREAM AND THE SUPPORT THAT GOES WITH THAT.
AND THEN, AND THEN I'M GONNA WORK WITH LISA IN REGARDS TO, UM, WHATEVER LITTLE SOMETHING WE WANNA HAND OUT.
SO THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE MAY PUT IT IN THEIR OFFICE ON THEIR, ON THEIR COMPUTER SCREEN THAT SHOWS THE SIX GOALS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND KEEP IT FRONT AND CENTER.
COMMISSIONERS ARE, ARE YOU GOING TO, UH, SET A, A PRICE LIMIT OR, OR A DOLLAR AMOUNT? WELL, THAT, THAT WAS GONNA BE MY QUESTION.
IF, IF WE NEED ACTION NOW, AND IF SO, I MEAN, WHAT, WHAT? AND, AND I'M HAPPY, I THINK THAT FELICIA AND I HAVE IDENTIFIED THE COST OF THE, OF THE ICE CREAM AND THE MATERIALS FOR THAT.
AND THEN I'VE ALSO GOTTEN A QUOTE FOR A SMALL LITTLE POINT.
WE SHOULD HAVE ICE CREAM EVERY WEEK.
SO, HEY, WE WOULDN'T GET YOU COFFEE, YOU KNOW, IN YOUR FIRST MEETING, WHATEVER YOU WANTED TO DO.
DO THE DONUTS WITH THE MAYORS.
WE'RE NOT, WE'RE WE'RE NOT BUY CREAM OF DONUT EVERY WEEK.
SO THANK FOR BRINGING THAT UP.
I, I FELT LIKE THAT PROBABLY SOMEWHERE AROUND NO MORE THAN 500 TO $600 WAS THE TOTAL AMOUNT WE WERE GOING TO NEED ON THIS.
AND THAT INCLUDES THE, THE POSTCARD.
UH, YOU KNOW, UH, SO I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION, UH, THAT, THAT WE, UH, HAVE APPROVED THE STRATEGIC PLAN, 2050 ICE CREAM SOCIAL DATE TO BE DETERMINED LATER.
WITH A NOT TO EXCEED BUDGET OF $1,000 THAT WILL COME OUT OF THE LINE ITEM OF COMMUNITY EVENTS.
I AM EXCITED TO SECOND THAT EMOTION.
WE HAVE AN EXCITED SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LICHTY.
ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW, PLEASE PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
[17. Discussion of the use, supervision, and scheduling of the Annex Multipurpose Room forthe future amendment of the Facility Use Rule and Procedures, and all related issues; (Commissioner Stacy)]
COURT.UH, THIS BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 17, DISCUSSION OF THE USE SUPERVISION AND SCHEDULING OF THE ANNEX, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM FOR THE FUTURE AMENDMENT OF THE FACILITY, USE RULE AND PROCEDURES AND RELATED ISSUES.
UM, WE ARE DOING THIS SO THAT WE CAN ADD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WITH THE ANNEX BUILDING AND UPDATE, UM,
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SOME OF THE, UH, YOU KNOW, PRICES AND THINGS WE HAVE.SO, UH, LAUREN AND I WORKED ON THIS BETWEEN COURTS.
WE DID INCREASE THE PRICE OF, OF SEVERAL ITEMS. WE ADDED THE ANNEX MULTIPURPOSE ROOM FOR AFTER HOURS, RENTING ONLY.
WE'RE NOT TRYING TO HAVE AN EVENT CENTER WHERE WE HAVE EVENTS.
UM, ALL DURING THE WEEK, WE DID HAVE A CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE WITH NAMED INSURED ADDED TO THIS.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE DID, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT, IS WE ADDED A CLAUSE THAT POLITICAL CONVENTIONS CAN DIRECTLY GO TO COURT TO BE BOOKED.
I THINK THAT THE DEMOCRATS AND THE REPUBLICANS BOTH, UM, BECAUSE IT'S STATE MANDATED, UM, THAT THEY CAN JUST COME STRAIGHT TO COURT.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS POLICY, AND WE CAN GET THOSE BOOKED WITHOUT THAT.
AND SO THEN THE COURT CAN SAY, YES, WE'RE GONNA LET YOU HAVE YOUR CONVENTIONS, AND THIS IS WHAT DATES THAT THEY WILL BE.
SO ONCE THIS IS ENACTED, I WOULD ASSUME THAT ON THE VERY NEXT COURT WE WOULD HAVE THE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS BEFORE US SETTING THE DATES AND, UM, GETTING, GETTING READY TO MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION.
SO ALL OF THAT IS KIND OF INCLUDED IN THIS UPDATE.
ONE OF THE, THE QUESTIONS I HAD, UM, FOR YOU, UM, BOTH COMMISSIONER LA AND COMMISSIONER STACY, HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN SINCE WE HAVE LOOKED AT, UM, COMPARING OUR COST FOR RENTALS OF OUR FACILITIES, UM, COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTIES? I HAPPENED TO HAVE PULLED ABOUT FOUR COUNTIES YESTERDAY TO LOOK AT WHAT THEIR, WHAT THEIR, THEIR, UM, AGREEMENTS ARE AND THEIR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
SO I DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG IT HAD BEEN, AND I DON'T KNOW IF BERRY IS DEALING, I I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE EVER NECESSARILY DONE THAT, BUT I, I HAVE NO IDEA.
IT HASN'T BEEN DONE ON WITH ME DIRECTLY.
'CAUSE COMMISSIONER SEVER WAS DOING THIS BEFORE ME.
PRO PROBABLY THE LAST YEAR OF THE PREVIOUS COURT WE UPDATED IT, IT SEEMS QUITE FREQUENTLY.
WELL THEN IF IT'S BEEN, IF IT'S BEEN IN WITHIN THE LAST FOUR TO FIVE YEARS, THEN I, I'M HAPPY WITH THAT.
WELL, I WELL, WHAT DID YOU FIND WHEN YOU WELL, WELL, I, I, I'M, I'M, I'M VERY INTERESTED A LITTLE BIT, WELL, OKAY.
WET APPROVED IT YET WE CAN, WELL, WE DON'T HAVE, WE DON'T HAVE AS MUCH AS WHAT SOME OF THE OTHER FACILITIES HAVE, BUT LIKE, I LIKE, YOU KNOW, I LIKE TO LOOK AT WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
WELL, WILLIAMSON COUNTY HAS ONE BIG EXPO, BUT THEN THEY HAVE ALL THESE DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT, UM, ROOMS THAT YOU CAN, YOU CAN RENT JUST FOR EVENTS THAT MAYBE ONLY HOLD 50 PEOPLE, 150 PEOPLE AND SO FORTH.
SO THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE FEES THAT ARE ANYWHERE DEPENDING ON THAT, THAT SIZE THAT YOU'RE WANTING.
AND ONES THAT HAVE KITCHEN INCLUDED AND ONES THAT THE KITCHEN IS NOT INCLUDED.
SO, UM, IT'S ANY, IT'S USUALLY ANYWHERE.
MOST OF THESE ARE BETWEEN THREE TO FIVE HOURS.
UM, SOME OF THEM HAVE A TWO HOUR MINIMUM HERE, BUT THOSE ARE ANYWHERE FROM, BUT, UM, 500 TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS.
SO IT'S A, IT'S A REVENUE GENERATOR FOR SOME OF THEM, I GUESS, OR THEY, THEY'VE DONE A COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS AND IT'S JUST SHOWING THAT IT'S REALLY WHAT IT COSTS WHEN THEY HAVE TO PUT THIS UP.
ALSO, OUR FRIENDS TO, UM, TO THE EAST OF US, KAUFMAN COUNTY, THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE SEVERAL, THEY HAVE SEVERAL, UM, UM, PLACES IN KAUFMAN COUNTY.
AND AGAIN, THEIR ROOMS ARE ANYWHERE FROM TWO 50 TO A THOUSAND AS WELL, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THEIR ROOMS OF WHAT THEY WANT.
SO, UM, AND IS THAT AN HOUR OR IS THAT PER EVENT? NO, THAT'S FOR MOST OF THESE EVENTS ARE ANYWHERE.
EACH ONE IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
THIS ONE I'M LOOKING AT FOR, THEY CALL IT THEIR REFRESHMENT CENTER AREA.
THAT ONE IS, UM, TWO 50 FOR THE WHOLE DAY.
UM, AND IF, AND IF YOU NEED IT ON A WEEKEND, IT'S A WEEKEND DATE, IT'S 500.
AND IF YOU NEED A HALF A DAY, IT'S 1 25.
THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF THESE THAT I WAS JUST LOOKING AT.
SO I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THIS, THIS, THIS DATA THAT I PULLED UP AND LET YOU GUYS LOOK AT IT.
AND I, I DID ONLY, AND I DID COLLIN COUNTY, COLLIN HAS SO MANY PLACES.
I MEAN, THEY, THEY JUST, BECAUSE THEY, I GUESS THE COUNTY OWNS SEVERAL PARKS AND, AND AND SO FORTH.
SO THEY, THERE WAS, I MEAN, THEY HAVE WEDDING PACKAGES ON THERE,
I MEAN, IT WAS REALLY KIND OF OVER THE TOP WITH THAT.
SO I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT IF YOU'D LIKE FOR ME TO, BUT I, WELL, I THINK IT'S A THANKS FIRST OF ALL, COMMISSIONER M**K FOR LOOKING AT THAT.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA THAT WE ANALYZE THESE AGAIN.
UM, BUT I WOULD POINT OUT THAT, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, SATURDAY WE CHARGED $70 AN HOUR AT THE LIBERTY HALL.
AND I KNOW THERE WAS JUST AN EVENT THERE THIS PAST WEEK THAT WOULD'VE BEEN 10:00 AM TILL 5:00 PM SO THAT WOULD'VE BEEN SEVEN HOURS.
SO THAT WOULD'VE BEEN $500 FOR THE DAY, WHICH SOUNDS LIKE IT'S NOT WAY OUTTA LINE WITH THE KIND KIND OF NUMBERS YOU'RE SEEING THIS, THESE ARE JUST CHARGED BY THE HOUR.
BUT I DO THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA TO LOOK AT THIS REGULARLY.
AND I'M SURE NEXT YEAR WHEN, UM, COMMISSIONER STACEY BRINGS IT BACK TO LOOK AT AGAIN, WE WILL PROBABLY HAVE
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SO YES, IT WILL PROBABLY BE BACK IN A YEAR.
I'D HATE TO, I'LL SHARE THIS WITH YOU AND WE CAN START TALKING.
BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A CONTACT, MOST OF 'EM ALL HAVE CONTACT FORMS ONLINE WHERE PEOPLE FILL OUT THAT INFORMATION.
AND I'M NOT FOR SURE WE, WE HAVE THAT, AND MAYBE WE DO, AND I HAVEN'T SEEN IT, BUT I THINK IT'S USUALLY THEY HAVE TO MAKE A PHONE CALL AND THEN THEY HAVE TO, WE PUT 'EM IN CONTACT WITH, UM, BARRY AND HIS GROUP.
SO, I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF WAYS FROM AN EFFICIENCY STANDPOINT, WHICH GETS BACK TO SOME OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
THAT WOULD BE NICE IF WE HAD A WAY TO, TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.
AND I'D ALSO POINT OUT THAT FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I KNOW IT COST 50 BUCKS AN HOUR TO RENT THE HEATH COMMUNITY ROOM.
SO AGAIN, NOT REAL FAR OFF WHAT WE'VE GOT ON OUR SCHEDULE RIGHT NOW.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
WE, WE, WE HAVE NO ACTION, SO.
OH, THAT WAS A, THAT WAS AN OVERSIGHT, BUT YEAH, WE CAN'T VOTE ON THIS.
THAT GIVES US, BUT I DID ENJOY THE DISCUSSION, SO THAT GIVES US THREE WEEKS TO GO AND LOOK AT THE NUMBERS AGAIN, JOHN.
[18. Discuss/Act on a Court Order for Wall Hangings in the County Annex Building, and all related issues; (Commissioner Stacy)]
RIGHT.WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 18, DISCUSS AN ACT ON A COURT ORDER FOR WALL HANGINGS IN THE COUNTY ANNEX BUILDING IN ALL RELATED ISSUES.
UM, YEAH, WE ARE ABOUT TO MOVE INTO THIS BUILDING.
SO I WANTED TO CREATE A VERY, UH, SHORT AND SPECIFIC COURT ORDER THAT DOESN'T CHANGE, UH, ANY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AT ANY OTHER BUILDING.
AND JUST SAYS, AS WE'RE MOVING INTO THIS BUILDING, OUR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WILL HANG, UM, EVERYTHING ON THE WALLS SO THAT IT WILL GET HUNG.
IT'S SECURE AND IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY FALL DOWN AND IT'LL BE DONE, UM, AS CORRECTLY AS WE CAN GET IT.
THAT WAS, IT'S REALLY, REALLY SIMPLE.
I, I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE JUST TALKED ABOUT HANGING, UM, ARTWORK THROUGHOUT AND, AND WHEN I SAW THIS, I THOUGHT, YES, I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA TAKE THIS AND, AND MOVE IT.
USE THIS AS A TEMPLATE FOR EVERY OTHER BUILDING WHEN WE START DOING THE INVENTORY AND HANGING ART.
'CAUSE I LIKE HOW SIMPLE IT IS AND JUST SAYS OUR MAINTENANCE GUYS ARE IN CHARGE OF IT.
AND I JUST WANT TO THANK, UH, SPECIFICALLY DERY WHO, UH, HELPED ME WRITE IT.
HE TOOK A VERY CONVOLUTED EMAIL AND TURNED IT INTO A VERY NICE COURT ORDER.
SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK OF OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON THINGS LIKE THIS.
ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ANNEX WALL HANGING COURT ORDER.
GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER STACEY.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER M**K, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES? NOW IT PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
[19. Discuss/Act on approving the termination of a Professional Services Agreement with Tyler Technologies, Inc. previously approved by Commissioners Court on February 27, 2024, and all related issues; (Commissioner Stacy)]
BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 19, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING THE TERMINATION OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER'S COURT ON FEBRUARY 27TH, 2024.
COMMISSIONER STACY? YEAH, SO, UM, WE, WHAT DATE? OH, ON, UH, ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WE APPROVED A CSC ORDER WITH TYLER IN THE AMOUNT OF $96,000.
WE HAVE SPENT ZERO, WE HAVE NEVER ENGAGED THEM.
AND, UM, WE ARE LOOKING AT RESCINDING THAT, UM, MOST OF THE ISSUES THAT WERE GONNA BE COVERED IN THAT 96,000 C-E-C-C-S-C CONTRACT ARE GONNA BE COVERED IN THE 55,000 THAT THE COURT JUST PASSED.
SO, UM, IT'S BUDGET TIME AND I FEEL LIKE, UH, YOU KNOW, $96,000 BEING RELEASED CONTRACTUALLY MIGHT HELP US.
SO I WENT AHEAD AND THREW THIS ON THERE BECAUSE THIS WILL JUST ALLOW US TO JUST FREE UP THAT CONTRACTUALLY BOUND MONEY.
UM, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE PROBABLY ABOUT EVERY TWO MONTHS ASK ME, ARE YOU GOING TO, ARE WE GONNA SEE RECEIPTS? ARE WE GONNA SEE RECEIPTS? AND I SAID, NO, WE HAVEN'T STARTED, WE'RE NOT GONNA START, WE'RE NOT GONNA DO ANYTHING.
AND NOW IT'S PRETTY MUCH OFFICIAL.
AND I TOLD TYLER THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO UNDO THE CONTRACT, SO EVERYTHING'S FINE.
SO THIS IS JUST OUR EFFORT TO SEND NOTICE TO TYLER THAT SAYS THIS CONTRACT THAT, THAT WE ENTERED INTO, WE'RE, WE'RE TAKING, WE'RE TAKING OFF.
AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S ALSO SOME CAVEATS THAT IF THERE WAS, BY FACT ANYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE BILLED TO US, WE'LL SETTLE THAT UP AND, AND GET IT FREE AND CLEAR.
BUT IT'S MY COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S ZERO THERE.
WE HAVE NOT SPENT ANY MONEY ON THIS CONTRACT.
SO NOW WOULD BE THE TIME JUST TO END IT.
AND SINCE WE HAVE THE 55,000 THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOMEONE APPOINTED AND WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING ON WEEKLY, I THINK IT'S TIME TO END THIS ONE AND JUST WORK UNDER THE CONTRACT THAT WE, THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE ENGAGED QUESTIONS, UH, IF, IF NOBODY HAS QUESTIONS, I AM EXCITED TO MAKE A MOTION TO TERMINATE A PROFESSIONAL AGREEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES
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PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT ON FEBRUARY 27TH, 24.AND AS A SIDE NOTE, WOULD THANK, UM, COMMISSIONER STACY FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION AND HELPING US SAVE THE CITIZENS OF OUR COUNTY.
GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LICHTY.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
[20. Discuss/Act on approving an extension amendment with SOE Software for Clarity Connect, Training and Election Night Reporting software utilized by the Elections Administrator office, and all related issues; (Judge New-Auditor)]
THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 20, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING AN EXTENSION AMENDMENT WITH SOE SOFTWARE FOR CLARITY CONNECT TRAINING AND ELECTION NIGHT REPORTING SOFTWARE UTILIZED BY THE ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR OFFICE IN ALL RELATED ISSUES.THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO A CONTRACT IS ALL THIS IS, THIS IS AN EXISTING SOFTWARE THAT WE HAVE, UH, AND THIS, THIS JUST AMENDS THE CONTRACT.
UH, WE'VE GONE THROUGH LEGAL REVIEW.
I THINK CRAIG HAS GIVEN IT THE THUMBS UP.
UM, WE'VE HAD A OPPORTUNITY TO READ IT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
MY QUESTION IS REAL SIMPLE, AND I'LL ADMIT I DON'T TOTALLY UNDERSTAND HOW THE ELECTION NIGHT SOFTWARE WORKS, BUT IT JUST SEEMED ODD TO ME WHEN I LOOKED THROUGH THIS THAT THE ELECTION NIGHT SOFTWARE AGREEMENT WOULD TERMINATE TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE ELECTION.
IT TERMINATES ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2028.
AND I JUST WONDER WHY WE HAVE A TERM FOR ELECTION NIGHT SOFTWARE THAT ENDS IN SEPTEMBER.
I WOULD THINK IT WOULD END IN NOVEMBER.
I WOULD SUSPECT, AND LISA CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THIS IS ONE OF THE MULTITUDE OF THINGS WHERE OUR CONTRACTS LINE UP WITH OUR FISCAL YEAR, WHICH STARTS OCTOBER ONE.
UH, SO TYPICALLY, AND, AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE, WE'VE APPLAUDED PEOPLE MAKING THEIR CONTRACTS LINE UP WITH OUR BUDGET BECAUSE SOME DON'T, AND THAT'S WHEN IT GETS COMPLEX.
SO I BELIEVE THIS IS JUST A CASE OF THEM MAKING THEIR CONTRACT LINE UP WITH OUR BUDGET.
AND IS THAT CORRECT? IT STILL SEEMS LIKE IF WE WERE EVER GONNA SWITCH PROVIDERS OR TERMINATE IT WOULD BE, IT JUST SEEMS ODD TO ME.
I IF THE ELECTIONS ARE RUNNING IN NOVEMBER AND WE TERMINATE THE ELECTION NIGHT SOFTWARE IN SEPTEMBER, IS THERE A WAY WE CAN EXTEND IT AND STILL PAY IT ALL IN THIS BUDGET YEAR? OR AM I KICKING AND TURNING OVER A STONE? I SHOULD LEAVE ALONE.
I IS THAT TO THE AUDITOR OR TO LEGAL? I'M ASKING THE AUDITOR.
I, I WOULD SAY THAT, UH, WE COULD REVIEW THAT.
UH, IT'S THIS CURRENT, THE CURRENT AGREEMENT DOESN'T END UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025.
SO WE HAVE SOME TIME FOR REVIEW.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE ME TO CHECK WITH OUR ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR, I'LL BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON AGENDA ITEM 20,
[21. Discuss/ Act on approving Purchase and Sales Agreement between Rockwall County and Jeff Hitson for 10.31 acres of public road right of way for Crenshaw Road expansion, and all related issues; (General Counsel) (Part 1 of 2)]
UH, AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 21, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING PURCHASE AND SALES AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROCKWELL COUNTY AND JEFF HITON FOR 10.31 ACRES OF PUBLIC ROAD RIGHT OF WAY FOR CRENSHAW ROAD EXPANSION AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.THIS HAS GENERAL COUNSEL AS THE PERSON WHO PUT THIS ON THE, UH, AGENDA.
I, IS THAT CORRECT, AARON? I BELIEVE SO.
WE'LL PROBABLY NEED TO DISCUSS THIS ONE WITH AN EXECUTIVE.
THAT WILL BE ANOTHER ONE WE WILL GO AROUND.
[22. Discuss/Act on approving a Resolution for the submission of a grant application for the Crimes Against Children Prosecutor grant, and all related issues; (Judge New -Auditor - DA)]
MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 22.DISCUSS AN ACT ON APPROVING A RESOLUTION FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN PROSECUTOR GRANT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.
YOU WANNA UPDATE THIS, LISA? I DON'T BELIEVE THE DA IS HERE.
THIS IS, UH, YES, OUR STANDARD APPROVING THEM TO APPLY FOR THE GRANT FOR THE, THE NEXT THREE POSITIONS.
THIS IS THE NEXT THREE ITEMS. THEY'RE ALL GRANT APPLICATIONS THAT WE NEED APPROVAL TO SUBMIT FOR THE APPLICATION, BUT THERE IT'S NOT A NEW GRANT.
THESE ARE, UH, WOULD BE RENEWALS OF CURRENT GRANTS THAT WE'RE ALREADY PARTICIPATING IN.
AND, AND JUST SO THE COURT KNOWS, WE, WE HAVE TO GIVE APPROVAL BECAUSE THE, THE CONTRACT THAT I SIGN, UH, PUTS ALL OF OUR GRANTS AT RISK IF, IF WE DO SOMETHING SQUARELY.
SO WE, WE HAVE TO GIVE APPROVAL UPFRONT, THEY, THEY APPLY FOR IT.
I CAN TELL YOU FELICIA OLIPHANT AT THE DA'S OFFICE IS FANTASTIC AT GETTING THESE GRANTS.
SHE UNDERSTANDS THE LANGUAGE, SHE UNDERSTANDS UH, HOW TO GET THE GRANTS AND TYPICALLY IS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
SO I SUSPECT WE WILL GET THESE GRANTS AGAIN, BUT UH, IT REQUIRES
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OUR APPROVAL TO START THE PROCESS.SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN PROSECUTOR GRANT.
STACY, ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW PLEASE.
[23. Discuss/Act on approving a Resolution for the submission of a grant application for the Victim Assistance Coordinator grant, and all related issues; (Judge New - Auditor - DA)]
TO ZERO.WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 23, DISCUSS AN ACT ON APPROVING A RESOLUTION FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR GRANT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.
THIS IS THE SAME STORY, UM, DIFFERENT POSITION.
SO I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE VICTIM ASSISTANT COORDINATOR GRANT.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER M**K.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW IT PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
[24. Discuss/Act on approving a Resolution for the submission of a grant application for the Violence Against Women Justice and Training Project grant, and all related issues; (Judge New - Auditor -DA)]
WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 24, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING A RESOLUTION FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN JUSTICE AND TRAINING PROJECT GRANT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.AND I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN JUSTICE AND TRAINING PROJECT.
WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LICHTY, IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW PLEASE.
[25. CONSENT AGENDA]
THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 25, CONSENT AGENDA.DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NO.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT.
GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOANA SECOND.
STACY, IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW THAT PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
THAT BRINGS US NO PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS OR DISPOSITION.
[27. Request approval of the following budget amendment(s)]
TO AGENDA ITEM 27, REQUEST APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING BUDGET AMENDMENTS.I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
UH, BUDGET AMENDMENT 2025 DASH 0 0 1.
GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GUANA SECOND.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER STACY, IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW PLEASE.
[28. NON-EMERGENCY BUDGET TRANSFER(S)]
TO ZERO.THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 28, NON-EMERGENCY BUDGET TRANSFERS.
WE'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE NON-EMERGENCY BUDGET TRANSFERS 2025 DASH 17 20 25 18 AND 2025 DASH 19.
GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOANA.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER M**K, YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW PLEASE.
[29. APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS, BILLS, CLAIMS, AND PAYROLL(S)]
TO AGENDA ITEM 29, APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS, BILLS, CLAIMS AND PAYROLL.I'M SUBMITTING TO THE COURT PAID CLAIMS IN THE AMOUNT OF $101,391 AND 40 CENTS AND I ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL.
GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ALANA.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER M**K, IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW, PLEASE PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.
I'M ALSO SUBMITTING UNPAID CLAIMS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,883,195 AND 7 CENTS AND I ASKED FOR COURT'S APPROVAL.
AND THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT DOES INCLUDE YOUR DEBT SERVICE INTEREST PAYMENTS, WHICH ARE DUE AUGUST 1ST.
SO THAT'S LEADS TO THE LARGE AMOUNT.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ANA.
STACY, IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW PLEASE.
LASTLY, I WAS SUBMITTING TO YOU THE PAYROLL REPORT FOR THE PAY PERIOD ENDING JULY 5TH, 2025 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,125,383 AND 49 CENTS AND ASKED FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL.
GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GUANO.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LTY, IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW PLEASE.
[30. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 30, EXECUTIVE SESSION.IT'S THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF ROCKWALL COUNTY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT ANY TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THIS MEETING TO DISCUSS ANY OF THE MATTERS LISTED IN THIS AGENDA.
ITEM IN THE ORDER DEEMED APPROPRIATE AS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 5 5 1 OPEN MEETING, SUB CHAPTER D TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, OR TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY.
WE WILL BE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION AND ATTORNEY-CLIENT INFORMATION.
NUMBER ONE, PURDUE PHARMA SACKLER BANKRUPTCY PLAN NUMBER TWO DM DS SLASH DR. HORTON VERSUS ROCKWALL COUNTY ET ALL.
NUMBER THREE, PECOS COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION ATTORNEY CONTRACT AND POTENTIAL LITIGATION.
AND UNDER ADVICE OF COUNSEL, PURDUE PHARMA SACKLER BANKRUPTCY PLAN IN CRENSHAW ROAD, WRIGHT OF WAY PURCHASE.
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IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.[31. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]
ALL RIGHT EVERYONE, IT IS ONE O'CLOCK.WE ARE GONNA RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION PURSUANT TO THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, CHAPTER 5 5 1 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 5 1 0.001.
THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT WILL RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION TO TAKE ANY ACTION NECESSARY ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
AND I CAN TELL YOU NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
UH, AND WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION NOW IF SOMEBODY'S SO INCLINED.
[21. Discuss/ Act on approving Purchase and Sales Agreement between Rockwall County and Jeff Hitson for 10.31 acres of public road right of way for Crenshaw Road expansion, and all related issues; (General Counsel) (Part 2 of 2)]
ARE WE MOVING TO ITEM 21 ON THE AGENDA JUDGE OR, YEAH, SO WE WE CAN, BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD WE CAN'T USE THAT LANGUAGE.WELL, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
I MOVE THAT THE COURT APPROVED THE PROPOSED PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROCKWALL COUNTY AND JEFF HITON FOR 10.31 ACRES OF PUBLIC ROAD RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE CRENSHAW ROAD EXPANSION WITH DIRECTION TO COUNSEL TO CHANGE REFERENCES IN THE AGREEMENT TO CLARIFY THAT THE PURCHASE IS FOR A FEE SIMPLE TRACT RATHER THAN A RIGHT OF WAY PARCEL.
GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LICHTY.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER STACY, IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW, PLEASE.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ANOTHER MOTION JUDGE IF IT'S OKAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT THE COURT AS APPROVE THE PURDUE PHARMA SLASH SACKLER BANKRUPTCY PLAN THAT WAS PRESENTED TO US.
I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LTY SECOND.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GOANA, IF YOU'LL RECORD YOUR VOTES NOW PLEASE.
[32. COMMISSIONERS COURT REPORTS]
THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 32.LET'S START WITH COMMISSIONER STACY.
I HAVE NOTHING TO REPORT AT THIS TIME, JUDGE.
THIS IS OUR 250 50TH YEAR IN EXISTENCE AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN OUR COUNTRY 250 YEARS AGO.
ON JULY 22ND, 1775, THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS CREATED A COMMITTEE COMPOSED OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, THOMAS JEFFERSON, JOHN ADAMS, AND RICHARD HENLEY HENRY LEE.
I MEAN, IMAGINE BEING IN THAT COMMITTEE RIGHT, UH, TO CONSIDER AND REPORT ON THE RESOLUTION OF THE BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS.
UH, ON FEBRUARY 22ND, 1775, WHICH WAS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS LORD NORTH'S MOTION.
LORD NORTH'S MOTION WAS A WEAK ATTEMPT TO AVOID WAR WITH THE AMERICAN COLONIES IN GENERAL.
IT PROVIDED THAT IF THE COLONIES WOULD CONTRIBUTE THEIR PORTION TO THE COMMON DEFENSE AND MAKE PROVISION FOR CIVIL GOVERNMENT AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN THE COLONIES, THEN THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT LEVY ANY FURTHER DUTY TAX OR ASSESSMENT ON THE COLONIES.
SOME OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS MOTION WERE THAT ANY SUCH PROPOSAL BY THE COLONIES NEEDED APPROVAL BY THE KING IN PARLIAMENT.
UH, THE FUNDS FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE WOULD BE PAID TO AND DISPOSED OF BY PARLIAMENT.
AND THE PARLIAMENT RESERVED THE RIGHT TO IMPOSE DUTIES AS IT MAY BE EXPEDIENT TO CONTINUE TO LEVY OR TO IMPOSE THE REGULATION OF COMMERCE.
IN OTHER WORDS, THEY SAID, WE WON'T IMPOSE DUTIES UNTIL WE DECIDE TO IMPOSE DUTIES AGAIN.
NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAVE YOU? UM, ANYWAY, LORD AND NORTH'S MOTION WAS ULTIMATELY REJECTED AND THAT STARTED IT ALL.
AND THAT HAPPENED IN JANUARY 22ND OR JULY 22ND, 1775.
SO IF ANYONE HERE IS 250 YEARS OLD, YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THAT.
COMMISSIONER M**K, I DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING.