Dec 09, 2025 Commissioners Court Regular Meeting

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WELCOME TO THE HISTORIC COURTHOUSE.

IT IS DECEMBER 9TH, 9:00 AM I'M GONNA CALL THE REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING TO ORDER.

I'M GONNA

[A) INVOCATION]

PLEASE STAND AS YOU'RE ABLE.

I'D LIKE TO SHARE A VERSE BY ISAIAH CHAPTER NINE, VERSE SIX.

I GUESS MY MICROPHONE'S NOT WORKING.

BEFORE I, UH, PRAY, I'D LIKE TO SHARE A VERSE FROM THE BOOK OF ISAIAH CHAPTER NINE, VERSE SIX.

FOR UNTO US, A CHILD IS BORN UNTO US.

HIS SON IS GIVEN, AND THE GOVERNMENT SHALL BE UPON HIS SHOULDER, AND HIS NAME SHALL BE CALLED WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, THE MIGHTY GOD, THE EVERLASTING FATHER, THE PRINCE OF PEACE.

IF YOU WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME IN PRAYER.

DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, AS WE ENTER INTO THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON, FIRST OF ALL, WE THANK YOU FOR IT.

WE THANK YOU FOR IT, WHAT IT MEANS TO ALL OF US.

LORD, WE ASK THAT WE WOULD SHOW THE PEACE THAT'S SPOKEN OF IN THAT VERSE TO EVERY SITUATION WE ENCOUNTER.

LORD, WE ASK THAT WE WOULD SHOW THE LOVE THAT YOUR SON BROUGHT TO EVERYONE WE MEET.

AND LORD, WE ASK THAT WE WOULD ALL ENJOY THIS TREMENDOUS SEASON, THIS TREMENDOUS TIME OF YEAR, THAT WE WOULDN'T GET FRAZZLED WITH ALL THE THINGS HAPPENING, BUT THAT WE WOULD JUST ENJOY THE NEXT THREE WEEKS, LORD GOD, AND THE WONDERFUL TIME OF YEAR IT IS I PRAY FOR WISDOM AND FOR ON US TODAY AS WE DELIBERATE AND AS WE ACT ON BEHALF OF THIS COUNTY, I PRAY HEDGE OF PROTECTION FOR ALL OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE OUT THERE IN OUR COUNTY PROTECTING US AND CARING FOR US, AND DOING THE HARD WORK THAT THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.

WE ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

AMEN.

AMEN.

JOIN ME AS WE PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE OF THE AMERICA FLAG.

I PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATES AND SEE THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL THE TEXAS FLAG, HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG ALLEG TO TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AN DIVISIBLE.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

THAT BRINGS

[a. Recognition of Jenny Krueger, Chief Executive Officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas, honored as the 2025 CEO of the Year for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America Southwest Region. - Commissioner Macalik]

COMMISSIONER M**K, THANK YOU, JUDGE, AND I AM SO HONORED TO DO THIS TODAY.

UM, BEFORE I DO, I WANNA LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT, UM, I HAVE KNOWN JENNY, UM, FOR A LONG TIME AND HER FAMILY AND HER MOTHER IS OUT THERE IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL.

HELLO THERE, MOM.

UM, BUT I, I HAVE SEEN JENNY'S LEADERSHIP AND I I DID SERVE ON THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BUT IT WAS BEFORE JENNY, UM, CAME.

SHE WAS OVER THE GROUP, UM, COMING FROM THE NORTHEAST DIVISION.

SO THIS IS AN HONOR TO GET TO GIVE THIS AWARD, AND SHE HAS TRULY EARNED IT.

SO, WITH THAT, THIS IS A PROCLAMATION HONORING JENNY KRUEGER AS THE CEO OF THE YEAR FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF AMERICA, THE SOUTHWEST REGION.

SO, WHEREAS JENNY KRUEGER, THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS, WAS HONORED AS THE 2025 CEO OF THE YEAR FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF AMERICA, THE SOUTHWEST REGION.

AND WHEREAS SHE WAS SELECTED FROM OUTSTANDING FINALISTS REPRESENTING TEXAS, ARKANSAS, NEW MEXICO, COLORADO, KANSAS, WYOMING, AND MONTANA, AND RECOGNIZED FOR HER EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND DEEP COMMUNITY IMPACT.

AND WHEREAS THE AWARD CELEBRATES JENNY'S VISION, INTEGRITY, AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT QUALITIES THAT HAVE PROPELLED HER ORGANIZATION FORWARD AND STRENGTHENED THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB MOVEMENT AT LARGE.

AND WHEREAS THIS AWARD HONORS A LEADER WHO INSPIRES THEIR TEAM, UPLIFTS THEIR COMMUNITY, AND DRIVES MEANINGFUL IMPACT THROUGH INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION.

AND WHEREAS JENNY'S LEADERSHIP OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS BRINGS NONPROFITS, GOVERNMENT LEADERS, BUSINESSES AND FAMILIES TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN ROCKWELL'S FUTURE.

AND WHEREAS HER LEADERSHIP DEMONSTRATES WHAT IS POSSIBLE WHEN BOLD VISION MEETS SERVANT HEARTED PURPOSE, MORE OPPORTUNITY, MORE ACCESS, AND MORE GREAT FUTURES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.

NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE ROCKWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM JENNY KRUEGER AS THE CEO OF THE YEAR FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF AMERICA, THE SOUTHWEST REGION,

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CONGRATULATIONS.

SIGNED THIS DAY, DECEMBER 9TH, 2025.

JENNY, YOU YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE THE MICROPHONE AND SAY A FEW WORDS, MA'AM.

SURE.

I JUST, UM, IS OKAY THERE.

WE GOOD.

.

SO, WHEN I HAD THE HONOR OF ACCEPTING THIS, UM, AT CONFERENCE, UM, WHAT I TOLD, UM, THE, THE PEOPLE THERE TO SEE IT HAPPEN IS THAT, UM, FIRST OF ALL, I GOT MY FIRST JOB AT A BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB.

I WAS OFFERED FIVE 15 AN HOUR TO HEAT UP BURRITOS BEHIND A SNACK BAR, .

AND I'VE, I'VE WORKED EVERY JOB IN A CLUB, UM, YOU KNOW, A A FROM BURRITO HEATER, UPPER TO TOILET CLEANER TO A CEO.

AND, UM, AND I FOUND THIS JUST LIKE BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE, UM, THAT POURED INTO ME AND INVESTED IN ME AND BELIEVED IN ME AND MENTORED ME AND HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, PICKED ME UP OFF THE GROUND A FEW TIMES.

DANA, M**K IS ONE OF THOSE MENTORS.

UM, BUT IF IT WEREN'T, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I WOULDN'T BE STANDING HERE IF IT WEREN'T FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE POURED INTO ME AND FOR ALL THE TEAM MEMBERS THAT I HAVE THAT DO THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND WORK EVERY SINGLE DAY.

UM, AND I'M JUST SO HONORED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO POUR INTO OTHERS AND MENTOR THEM IN THAT WAY.

AND, UM, AND I, I THINK THAT THE FUTURE FOR NORTHEAST TEXAS AND THE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY IS PRETTY BRIGHT IF WE CAN DO HALF THE JOB OF, OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR THEM, THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DONE FOR ME.

SO THANK YOU.

I APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU, JENNY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND I NEGLECTED TO ALSO INTRODUCE HER SISTER.

I'M SORRY, I WAS JUST LOOKING AT YOUR MAMA, BUT I SEE YOUR SISTER OUT THERE TOO, , DO NOT LEAVE A FAMILY MEMBER OUT.

[1. PUBLIC FORUM: (This is the public's opportunity to address the Commissioners Court about County matters. During this meeting, the Commissioners Court will not discuss, consider or take action on any item not included on this meeting's agenda. We respectfully ask that anyone stepping forward to speak during the Public Forum to please limit remarks to three minutes or less.)]

THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM ONE, PUBLIC FORUM.

IT'S PUBLIC'S OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT ABOUT ANY COUNTY MATTERS.

UH, NO ONE HAS SIGNED UP, BUT THAT DOES NOT PREVENT YOU FROM SPEAKING.

IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COURT, YOU CAN COME TO THE PODIUM NOW, SEEING NO ONE.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM

[2. Discuss/Act on updates of the Strategic Plan 2050 Implementation Management Plan, and all related issues; (Commissioner Macalik)]

COMMISSIONER MACKLER, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

LET ME APOLOGIZE, LEMME GET MY, MY NOTES HERE.

UM, I DID PREPARE LIKE A LITTLE, UM, PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THIS, BUT I, UM, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO, TO, TO SHARE WITH YOU GUYS THAT IN APRIL OF THIS PAST YEAR, THIS COURT ADOPTED THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2050.

SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING SINCE APRIL TO WORK ON THE, THE, THE INITIATIVES AND THE TIMELINES THAT WE COULD FORESEE AT THIS POINT WITH IT.

SO, UM, WE ARE GETTING CLOSE.

WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS NOW PROBABLY MID-JANUARY, THE, WE WILL, WE WILL BE READY TO SHARE THE DETAILS AND THE UPDATES OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN WITHIN THE ONLINE VERSION OF OUR WEBSITE, WEBSITE SO THAT THE CITIZENS AND THE OTHERS WILL BE ABLE TO BE INFORMED AND STAY UP UPDATED WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2050.

THIS UTILIZATION AND THIS PUBLIC PROCESS IS GOING TO BE SUPPORTED BY INVISIO, WHICH IS AN ONLINE PORTAL FOR PROVIDING THE ONGOING UPDATES TO OUR CITIZENS AND OTHERS.

AND WHAT THIS WILL DO IS IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO HELP CLARIFY THE GOALS, ESTABLISH THE STRUCTURE WITH THE INTERACT WITHIN THE INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD, AND MAKE SURE WE ARE CONTINUING TO COMMUNICATE CLEAR, UM, VISIONS WITHIN THE FIVE OVERALL GOALS AND THE SUPPORTING DATA THAT THIS, THAT THIS BOARD THAT THIS COMMISSIONER'S COURT ADOPTED.

INVISIO IS THE INTERACTIVE PLANNING SOFTWARE THAT PROVIDES THE UPDATES INTO ACTIONABLE PLANS.

AND IT'S PROBABLY A VERY EASY SOFTWARE AND, AND TO WORK.

BUT I WILL SAY THAT I'M VERY HAPPY THAT I'VE HAD JIM BARTO, I'VE HAD KAMI AND MANY OTHERS THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE IN VIOS, UM, TALENTS AND WHAT IT CAN OFFER TO OUR, TO, TO THIS STRATEGIC PLAN.

UM, AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO HOPEFULLY SHARE WITH THE, WITH OUR, WITH OUR CITIZENS THAT WE WANNA BUILD THE TRUST AND THE TRANSPARENCY IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

EACH GOAL MEMBER, UM, FIVE OF US ARE SITTING UP HERE AND WE HAVE OUR SHERIFF AND OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

WE HAVE RECRUITED 10 TEAM MEMBERS AND WHO WILL HAVE KEY ROLES IN UTILIZING THEIR PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND THEIR INTEREST.

WE ARE SETTING THESE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITH THE MEMBERS SO THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH AND UTILIZE THE SYSTEMS AND THE PROCESSES FROM AN OPERATIONAL STANDPOINT THAT THE WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT WILL FLOW AS THE SOFTWARE HAS THE SKILLSET TO DO.

WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE SKILLSET TO WORK IT TOO.

UM,

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I WAS KIND OF WRITING SOMETHING ABOUT THIS AND I'M SAID, I'M GONNA CALL IT THE THREE D'S, NOT FOR THREE DANA'S, JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW.

BUT IT'S ABOUT DILIGENCE, DEDICATION, AND DEVOTION.

EVERYONE THAT IS PARTICIPATING IN, ON EACH OF OUR TEAMS, OUR, OUR, OUR OUR, UM, EMPLOYEES AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT ARE WORKING WITH US, WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO CREATE THE SUCCESSES FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

UM, AND IT WILL IMPROVE.

OUR INTENTION IS FOR IT TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE CITIZENS OF ROCKWALL COUNTY.

UM, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GONNA PROBABLY, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE PROBABLY ACCEPT SOME, SOME SETBACKS AND SOME FAILURES, BUT I DON'T SEE THE SETBACKS AS, AS A FAILURE.

I SEE IT AS STEPPING STONES FOR US TO GROW AND LOOK FOR INNOVATION, INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ADDRESS ANY FORMS OF DEFEAT.

UM, ONE OF MY FAVORITE, UM, AUTHORS, HE WAS A STATESMAN AND ACCOMPLISHED SO MUCH MORE.

WINSTON CHURCHILL, HE SAID, SUCCESS IS NOT FINAL.

FAILURE IS NOT FATAL.

IT'S THE COURAGE TO CONTINUE THAT COUNTS.

AND I'M, I AM, UM, PROUD TO WORK WITH EACH ONE OF YOU ON THE COURT AND EACH OF OUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE PARTICIPATING IN THIS.

SO GET READY JANUARY, MID-JANUARY, WE'LL BE READY TO, UM, LAUNCH THIS PUBLICLY ON OUR WEBSITE.

THAT'S MY UPDATE FOR TODAY.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

EXCITING TIME.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR COMMISSIONER MCL? EXCUSE ME.

NO.

OH, I THOUGHT YOU HAD A QUESTION FOR THE NEXT ONE.

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

COMMISSIONER, ANA, THANK GOODNESS, YOU RIGHT THERE.

OKAY.

UH, SO I WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC.

SO BARRY, DO YOU WANNA COME UP AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPDATE? WE'RE, UH, OBVIOUSLY VERY CLOSE, UH, TO BEING DONE.

WE ARE AT THE, UM, SOME FINAL INSPECTION STAGES.

THE, UM, JAIL SALES WERE PRETTY MUCH COMPLETE, UH, MINUS SOME TOUCH UP NOW, WHICH WAS WHAT WE WERE REALLY WAITING ON.

AND NOW WE'RE JUST, UM, WE'RE JUST WAITING ON TO MAKE SURE WE GET FURNITURE ON TIME.

THAT, THAT IS ONE OF THE ODD THINGS ABOUT COURTROOM.

YEAH.

REMODELING OR COURTROOM CONSTRUCTION IS, UH, TRANSPORTING PRISONERS.

YES.

IT'S, IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALLGAME.

THAT WAS THE HARDEST PART OF THIS WHOLE, UH, DEAL, I THINK GETTING THAT COMPLETED.

YEAH.

I, UM, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT GET WITH ME AND WE WILL, YOU KNOW, DEFINITELY TAKE A TRIP THROUGH THERE.

UM, IT IS, IS VERY CLOSE.

UM, VERY PLEASED WITH THE WORK.

UM, I MEAN, WE'RE, WE'RE ON THE, ON THE CUSP OF BEING THERE.

THE, THE COURTROOMS, ESPECIALLY LIKE THE COMMISSIONER, UH, SPOKE OF ON THE DETENTION CELLS, THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, NEARING INSPECTION TIME.

WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR ACCESSIBILITY INSPECTION THAT'S SCHEDULED, UH, VERY SOON.

SO WE SHOULD BE, UM, WE SHOULD BE MOVING IN THERE, BUT BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE IT.

UH, WHEN THIS STARTED, YOU THOUGHT, OH, IT'S GONNA BE FOREVER.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY WE'RE WORRYING ABOUT IT.

AND HERE WE ARE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR, HAVE WE MADE A DECISION OF WHAT COURTROOM WE'RE GONNA USE AS COUNTY COURT OF LAW ONE AND WHICH COURTROOM WE'RE GONNA USE AS THE AUXILIARY COURT? WE HAVE NOT.

WE WERE, UH, KIND OF TRYING TO LEAVE THAT UP MAYBE TO THE PERSON THAT, BUT THAT'S COMES OUT OF THIS.

YEAH.

BUT IT'S, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

YOU KNOW, IT DEPENDS ON WHAT WE DO TO FILL THAT ROLE IN, ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, YOU KNOW, THE, THE NORTHEAST CORNER WOULD BE A DISTRICT COURT AND THE, UH, NORTHWEST CORNER WOULD BE THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW.

UM, YEAH.

NOT MAKING SUGGESTIONS, JUST POINTING OUT THAT THAT'S NOT COULD MIRROR THAT IS LAID OUT.

YEAH.

AND JUDGE WILLIAMS IS OBVIOUSLY STAYING WHERE HE IS AND JUST YEAH.

FLIPPING THE SIGN.

D DIFFERENT EMBLEM AND SURE.

OFF AND RUNNING AND, AND THOSE EMBLEMS ARE IN THE SIGNAGE PACKAGE.

SO YOU WE HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN.

OKAY.

UM, YEAH, WE'LL, WE'LL PROBABLY, TRUTH BE TOLD, END UP MAKING THAT DECISION, BUT NOT TODAY.

ALRIGHT.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, WELL, WE'LL

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

COMMISSIONER STACY.

YEAH, AND I DO HAVE A, A, A PRESENTATION THAT, THAT I'M GONNA, I'M GONNA WALK THROUGH, UH, I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF GIVE YOU GUYS A, A FULL UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE WITH THE ARPA AND WHERE WE ARE WITH THE ANNEX.

SO, UM, ON COURT TODAY IS THE SECOND TO LAST PCO AND THE SECOND TO LAST CHANGE ORDER.

THE REASON THAT IT'S SECOND TO LAST IS THAT WE STILL HAVE, UH, AS OF YESTERDAY, WE HAVE ONE, UH, UH, AUDIT ITEM LEFT WITH HILL AND WILKINSON.

UM, SO WE HAVE RELEASED ALL THE RETAINAGE FOR EVERYONE, BUT HILL AND WILKINSON.

SO, UM, SO ON THE, ON THE PAID CLAIMS ON THE NEXT COURT, YOU'LL SEE KIND

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AND THEN WE WERE TRYING TO SETTLE UP WITH HILL AND WILKINSON.

THE REASON THAT WE'RE KIND OF OKAY WITH THAT IS THAT WE STILL HAVEN'T DELIVERED THE FURNITURE.

THE SECOND ORDER OF FURNITURE COMES THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY.

SO I WOULD EXPECT THAT SOMETIME IN JANUARY WE WOULD FINISH CLOSING OUT HILL AND WILKINSON, AND THEN WE WOULD THEN HAVE ANOTHER SERIES, WHAT WE DID, ANOTHER PCO, ANOTHER CO AND ANOTHER MOU.

UM, WE, WE DID TALK TO GRANT WORKS, OR AT LEAST I DID IN, IN DETAIL, THANKS TO CRAIG'S OBSERVATION LAST WEEK.

AND THAT IS THAT THE MONEY IS, WE WERE TOLD FOREVER AND EVER, YOU HAVE TO OBLIGATE ALL THE MONEY BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR.

BUT SINCE THE MONEY'S OBLIGATED, THEY HAVE ANOTHER FINAL RULE AS THEY LIKE TO DO.

UH, FINAL RULE, PROBABLY 150.

UM, AND THEY SAID THAT IF IT WAS OBLIGATED ON A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, YOU CAN UNOBLIGATED IT AS LONG AS YOU IMMEDIATELY PUT IT INTO SOMETHING ELSE.

SO, UM, SO WE WILL BE ABLE TO FINISH THE ANNEXED, DO THIS WHOLE EXERCISE ONE MORE TIME, THEN YOU SAY, WELL, WHY DIDN'T YOU WAIT? WELL, THE REASON WE DIDN'T WAIT IS BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO SPEND ALL THE ARPA MONEY AS FAST AS POSSIBLE.

UM, IF YOU, IF YOU RECALL, THE, THE FIRST PHASE OF THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS IS, IS PRETTY EXPENSIVE.

IT'S THE BULK OF THE WORK.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET ALL THAT SPENT.

THAT GETS US OUT OF ALL THE ARPA REPORTING, GETS US TO CLOSE OUT.

ARPA, UH, MAKES LEASES OFFICE HAPPIER BECAUSE THEN THE FEDERAL GRANT, UM, IS, IS OVER WITH.

SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

UM, AND, AND SO WE'RE ABOUT TO DO A BIG PROCUREMENT STAGE, UM, ON THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SIDE, GETTING A BUNCH OF MATERIALS FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT PHASES.

AND SO NOW'S A REALLY GOOD TIME TO MOVE IT OVER.

SO KIND OF WITH THAT, I WAS GONNA WALK THROUGH ARPA.

IT STARTED WITH $20.3 MILLION, UH, GRANT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THIS CAME OUT OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, WHICH IS WHY WE CALL IT ARPA MONEY.

UM, WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, BASICALLY TURN THIS INTO A HUGE COUNTYWIDE INVESTMENT.

AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT.

AND THIS HAS BEEN DONE NOT JUST WITH OUR COURT, BUT A PREVIOUS, THE COURT BEFORE FRANK AND DANA AND I GOT ON COURT, AND THEN THE COURT WITH THE THREE OF US, AND, AND DENNIS BAILEY AND CLIFF SEVERE, AND THEN ALSO WITH THIS COURT.

SO THE, THE COMMITMENT TO MAKE THIS MONEY, UM, GET THE MOST FOR THE CITIZENS OF ROCKWELL COUNTY IS, HAS BEEN THE ENTIRE PROCESS.

EVERYONE'S BEEN, UM, REALLY GOOD.

THE COUNTY TREASURER WITH HIS INVESTMENTS AND THE COUNTY AUDITOR WHO, UM, I'VE PROBABLY STRESSED OUT TRYING TO MAKE THIS MONEY STRETCH FURTHER.

UM, YOUR CLICKER STOP WORKING, GET ONE CLICK.

OKAY.

SO WHAT YOU WILL SEE ON CHANGE ORDER NUMBER SEVEN IS A $3.7 MILLION UNDER BUDGET ANNEX PROJECT.

SO, UM, THROUGH A LOT OF DILIGENT WORK, THE ANNEX IS GONNA COME IN RIGHT AROUND 13 POINT A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.

UM, THAT NUMBER WILL CHANGE A LITTLE BIT WITH CO EIGHT, UM, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T FINISHED IT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE SEEING.

YOU'RE SEEING A BUILDING THAT STARTED AT ABOUT 17.3, UM, AND IS NOW GONNA BE AROUND 13 SIX.

UM, AND SO WE DID HAVE SOME VERY SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT.

I HIT THE BUTTON, LET'S SEE IF IT'LL WORK.

THERE IT GOES.

UM, ALSO THE, UH, ANNEX GENERATED $2.3 MILLION OF INTEREST THAT ENDED UP GOING INTO THE THIRD FLOOR.

SO WE WERE ABLE, BECAUSE OF, LIKE I SAID, THE GOOD WORK FROM THE COURTS, THE TREASURER'S OFFICE, AND THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE WAS ABLE TO GET THE THIRD FLOOR DONE.

AS BARRY MENTIONED, THAT WAS A PROJECT THAT SEEMED VERY FAR IN THE FUTURE.

BUT THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE STATE LEGISLATOR GETS US A DISTRICT COURT AND WE'VE GOTTA FINISH THAT PROJECT.

UM, WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO TAKE ABOUT 50% OF THE SHERIFF'S BUDGET FOR THAT REMODEL CAME FROM ARPA FUNDS.

SO WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE WHAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE ONE PROJECT AND ACTUALLY TURN IT INTO THREE.

UM, IF YOU DO RECALL, UM, WE WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE ABOUT $216,000 AND ALSO SHERIFF VEHICLES, UM, WITH ARPA INTEREST, UM, UNDER THE BUDGET CYCLE.

SO IT'S REALLY EXCITING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO BUILD AN ANNEX, GET THE COURTROOMS, GET THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO A FULLY FUNDED AND BUY NECESSARY VEHICLES THAT WE WANT.

SO I WOULD SAY THAT WE AS A COUNTY, AS A GROUP PROJECT, IT WASN'T JUST ONE PERSON, I THINK DID AN EXCELLENT JOB MANAGING ARPA FOR, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC.

UM, WE HAD, UH, GOOD, GOOD INVESTMENTS FROM THE TREASURER LEADERSHIP AND VISION FROM THE COUNTY'S AUDITOR AND THE COUNTY AUDITOR'S STAFF.

AND THEN A COMMITMENT FROM THREE COURTS , NOT JUST ONE COURT, NOT JUST TWO COURTS, BUT THREE COURTS TO SEE THIS THROUGH.

UM, AND THEN, UH, WE ALSO WORKED WITH A LOT OF PARTNERS, AND THEN A SPECIAL THANK YOU GOES OUT TO BARRY COMPTON WHO HAD TO ENDURE WORKING THROUGH THREE MAJOR CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT THE SAME TIME, UM, AND KEEPING THIS COUNTY RUNNING.

AND SO I ALSO WANNA THANK, UH, CLIFFS SEVERE AND DENNIS BAILEY PERSONALLY, UM, WHO,

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UH, THE AUDITOR, THE TREASURER GRANT WORKS, HILL AND WILKINSON BROUGHT US PARK HILL.

UM, EVERYONE THAT WORKED SO HARD, I THINK WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE AT THAT END STAGE.

AND, AND I THINK WE DID AN AMAZING JOB, UH, FOR THE PEOPLE OF ROCKWALL COUNTY, OF TURNING THIS $20.3 MILLION OF FEDERAL FUNDS INTO SOME VERY SERIOUSLY AWESOME CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WERE GREATLY NEEDED.

UM, AND, AND IT'S, IT'S THOSE SORTS OF INVESTMENTS THAT ALLOWS THIS COURT TO BE ABLE TO FOCUS OUR ATTENTION ON, UM, ROADS AND GETTING BACK INTO THE TRIP 21, BECAUSE NOW WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT HOW DO WE FUND THESE OTHER PROJECTS? 'CAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO USE THOSE, GET 'EM UNDER BUDGET, GET 'EM DONE.

SO ANYWAYS, THAT'S WHAT I, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WITH THE, UH, WITH THE ARPA.

AND THAT'S JUST KIND OF WHAT I WANTED TO JUST KIND OF RECAP AND SUMMARIZE FOR THE COURT.

I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT WE'RE REALLY, REALLY CLOSE CLOSING OUT THAT ANNEX BUILDING.

I, I WOULD, UH, LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE STATEMENTS, UH, ABOUT THAT.

WE, WE CAME IN, UH, UNDER BUDGET, WHICH IS A MONUMENTAL TASK WHEN, WHEN YOU'RE WORKING FOR GOVERNMENT, THE DEFAULT SETTING IS SPEND TO THE MONEY YOU HAVE PLUS A LITTLE BIT MORE SO THAT THE EFFORT AND, AND IT IS, WAS A TEAM EFFORT TO, TO BRING THIS IN UNDER BUDGET.

UH, AND, YOU KNOW, NEVER DID, I THINK WHEN WE WERE NEWLY ELECTED, WE WERE SITTING HERE WORRIED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAD TO HAVE THE, THE FUNDS OBLIGATED BY THE END OF THIS YEAR, AND WE HAVE TO HAVE 'EM SPENT BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR.

UH, AND WE WERE, WE WERE WORRIED 'CAUSE WE WERE HAVING ROBUST DISCUSSION OF HOW WE WERE GONNA SPEND THE MONEY, OR WE'RE GONNA FINISH UNDER BUDGET WITH A $3.7 MILLION SURPLUS.

WE'RE GONNA GET THREE PROJECTS DONE, AND WE'RE GONNA CONSERVATIVELY FINISH 10 MONTHS EARLY.

UH, SO IT'S, IT'S, I I, IF YOU'D HAVE TOLD ME WE WERE GONNA BE HERE, I WOULD'VE, UH, WOULD'VE CHALLENGED YOUR ASSESSMENT.

BUT, UH, BUT HERE WE ARE.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR, FOR YOUR HARD WORK.

IT TRULY HAS BEEN A COMBINED TEAM EFFORT AND, AND THE COUNTY IS BETTER OFF FOR IT.

SO ANY OTHER STATEMENTS, COMMENTS?

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

WE WILL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM FIVE, DISCUSS AND ACT ON THE SHERIFF'S REMODEL PROJECT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.

COMMISSIONER STACY.

ALL RIGHT, NICO, THERE'S SOMEBODY'S FLASH DRIVES.

I ALREADY HOOKED UP.

OH, THAT'S THE, UM, THAT'S THE CLICKER.

YOU CAN TAKE THAT OUT.

OKAY.

AND I DO BELIEVE THIS WEEK, UH, NICO'S, UH, REPORT WENT THROUGH COURT.

SO THANK YOU NICO, FOR SENDING THAT BEFOREHAND.

ABSOLUTELY.

YES.

YEP.

THIS IS ME.

I THINK WE'RE GOOD AS LONG AS IT SHOWS UP.

WELL, THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION, COMMISSIONER STACY.

UH, I WOULD, I WOULD AGREE THAT IT'S, UH, BEEN A TREMENDOUS, UH, SUCCESS ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY AND THE WHOLE ENTIRE PROJECTS TEAM, UH, FOR THE ANNEX PROJECT AND BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, GET THE BEST USE OF THOSE ARPA FUNDS.

SO I COMMEND EVERYONE THAT'S BEEN A PART OF THAT PROJECT.

UH, WELL, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

I APPRECIATE YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME TO GIVE A BRIEF ON THE ROCKWALL COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE.

UH, THE PROJECT IS GOING VERY WELL.

UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY PERFORMING UNDER BUDGET SHOULD BE WITH ABOUT $600,000 OF INVOICED CONSTRUCTION COSTS THUS FAR.

UH, THAT'S THROUGH OCTOBER 31ST.

OUR CURRENT WORKING PLACE TO DATE IS PROBABLY CLOSER TO A MILLION DOLLARS.

UH, CONSTRUCTION CONTINGENCY IS SITTING AT ABOUT $163,000 SPENT.

NOW THAT'S PROJECTING THE, UH, PROPOSED CHANGE ORDER NUMBER SEVEN THAT WE HAVEN'T SEEN YET.

IT ACTUALLY DID NOT MAKE TODAY'S COURT AGENDA, BUT WILL BE ON THE NEXT COURT.

UM, AND THAT'S FOR THE LOW VOLTAGE CHANGES TO SCOPE.

THAT CONTINGENCY AMOUNT YOU'RE SEEING ON THE SCREEN IS ALSO PROJECTING THE COST IMPLICATIONS OF THE CURRENT SCHEDULE DELAY, WHICH IS ROUGHLY $25,000.

AND THAT'S FOR EXTENDED GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR THE CONTRACTOR.

UH, WE'RE SITTING AT $504,000 SPENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT'S BROUGHT US GRANT WORKS, UH, THE DESIGN TEAM, THE AUDITOR, AND ALL THE FOLKS THAT HELP ON THE PROJECTS TEAM.

AND THAT DOES INCLUDE DES UH, DESIGN, PRE-CONSTRUCTION AND INSTRUCTION OWNER'S CONTINGENCY

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UM, AS WE IDENTIFY THE FURNITURE COST, UH, I PRESUME WE'LL, WE'LL START TO TAP INTO THAT CONTINGENCY WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE COMFORT.

UM, THE OWNER PROCUREMENT SITS AT $388,000.

THAT INCLUDES THE PURCHASE ORDERS, ALL THE PURCHASE ORDERS THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED UP UNTIL THIS POINT THAT THAT'S, UH, L THREE HARRIS.

UM, THE DISPATCH CONSOLES, UH, THE GENERATOR STUDY THAT WE DID BEFOREHAND, UH, BEFORE CONSTRUCTION STARTED.

UM, WHAT ELSE? THE LOCKERS, UH, I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT.

UH, THAT, THAT PUTS US AT ROUGHLY $1.5 MILLION OF BUDGET SPENT THUS FAR.

UH, WE'RE ROUGHLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 25% AND 30% COMPLETE WITH THE PROJECT WORK IN PLACE TO DATE.

UH, WE ARE CURRENTLY PERFORMING BEHIND SCHEDULE, UH, AS WE'VE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY.

HOWEVER, THERE HAVE BEEN NO ADDITIONAL DELAYS CLAIMED, UH, SINCE OUR LAST UPDATE.

SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

AND, UH, WE ANTICIPATE WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CATCH UP WITH, WITH SCHEDULE AND BE ABLE TO GIVE BACK SOME OF THOSE, UH, THOSE EXTENDED GC COSTS THAT ARE PROJECTED IN THE, IN THE BUDGET YOU, YOU'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW.

UH, THE PAST FEW WEEKS, UH, THE CONSTRUCTION TEAM HAS FOCUSED THEIR EFFORTS ON, UH, IN-WALL BLOCKING FOR AUDIO VISUAL TVS, MONITORS, THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON THE WALL THAT NEED, UH, DATA AND POWER AND, UH, NEED TO BE MOUNTED.

UM, UH, THEY PASSED THE IN-WALL INSPECTION.

IT WAS A PARTIAL IN-WALL INSPECTION.

THERE'S STILL SOME, UH, LOW VOLTAGE THAT HAS TO BE INSTALLED BEFORE WE CAN GET THE FULL, UH, INSPECTION APPROVAL.

UM, BUT WE'RE GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET A, EXCUSE ME, ABLE TO GET A PARTIAL THERE.

UH, WE'VE STARTED TWO SIDING.

THE DRYWALL IN THE AREAS THAT WERE APPROVED, UM, LOW VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT, UH, WERE, WERE UNDERGOING, UH, KIND OF CONSOLIDATION OF ALL THE LOW VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT.

SO WE BEGAN THE PROCESS OF RELOCATING, UM, THE EXISTING EQUIPMENT TO THE CENTRALIZED NEW LOCATION, UH, THAT CAN YOU JUST, THAT WE'RE CONSOLIDATING TO.

I THINK THAT'S ONE PART OF THE PROJECT THAT WE HAVEN'T SPENT TIME ON IT SINCE WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE A LOW VOLTAGE PCO THAT'S GONNA BE PRETTY EXTENSIVE.

MM-HMM .

UM, WE ARE CONSOLIDATING EVERYTHING INTO ONE IT ROOM, IF YOU WANTED TO THINK ABOUT IT IN MORE LAYMAN'S TERMS. AND SO, UM, THERE'S ACTUALLY NOT JUST, THERE'S, THERE'S ONE KIND OF LOCATED FOR, FOR THE 9 1 1 DISPATCH, AND THEN THERE'S GONNA BE ONE FOR THE COUNTY.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE'RE HAVING SOME OF THIS EQUIPMENT RELOCATION AND SOME OF THIS LITTLE VOLTAGE IS, IS IT REALLY MAKES SENSE TO, TO, INSTEAD OF JUST KIND OF PUT IT EQUIPMENT IN RANDOM CLOSETS TO PUT IT ALL IN ONE CENTRAL LOCATION.

SO IT IS PART OF PHASE ONE.

I JUST DON'T THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT ENOUGH.

'CAUSE IT'S, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A MORE BACKEND INFRASTRUCTURE TYPE THING WE'RE WORKING ON.

THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES TO IT.

, WE'VE HAD TENS OF MEETINGS JUST COORDINATING AMONGST THE FIVE DIFFERENT VENDORS THAT CONTROL THOSE, UH, SYSTEMS. SO, UH, IT'S BEEN VERY INVOLVED, BUT THE TEAM'S DONE A GOOD JOB OF, OF PREPARING SO THAT WHEN WE GET TO PHASES TWO AND THREE, UH, IT'S A SEAMLESS TRANSITION AND THERE ARE NO ISSUES OR DISRUPTIONS.

IS THERE ANY COST SAVINGS ON THIS? COST SAVINGS COST? THERE IS COST.

COST, WHAT WAS THAT SECOND WORD? COST? SAVINGS? NO, NO.

TO GO TO A CENTRAL LOCATION.

NO.

IT JUST IS LOGICAL AND ALLOWS US TO EXPAND AND WORK INTO THE FUTURE WHERE WE CAN USE SOME OF THESE SPACES THAT WE WERE JUST STICKING RACKS AND COMPUTERS FOR MORE BETTER USAGE FOR STORAGE AND EVEN OFFICE SPACES.

WELL, IT WAS PART OF THE PROJECT.

AND YES, PCO FOUR IS A COST.

YES, LOW VOLTAGE IS GONNA COST MORE MONEY THAN WE EXPECTED.

YEP.

UM, ON TOP OF THOSE ITEMS, THEY'VE BEGAN INSTALLING DOOR FRAMES AND, AND, UH, DOOR INSTALLATION.

THEY'VE ALSO GOTTEN ON THE ROOF AND STARTED, UM, INSTALLING THE ROOF CURBS FOR SOME OF THE EXHAUST FANS TO THE BUILDING.

UH, LAST WEEK, UH, WE FINALIZED THE INTERIOR FINISH SELECTION WITH THE SHERIFF TEAM.

UM, LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE WE GOT HERE.

AND THEN ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE CONTINUE TO WALK THE JOB SITE

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THE NEXT FEW WEEKS WE'LL BE FOCUSED ON, UH, CONTINUING DRYWALL AND DOORS, UH, CONTINUING TO RELOCATE LOW VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT TO DATA CLOSET 1 53.

UM, THE AC INSTALLATION WILL BE A BIG ACTIVITY THAT'S COMING UP HERE SOON.

UH, WE HAVE A DELIVERY DATE OF THOSE UNITS IN DECEMBER.

AND THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT TOO FAR OFF FROM BEING ABLE TO START CLOSING UP CEILINGS.

UM, THE PHASE ONE COMPLETION DATE IS AT THE END OF JANUARY.

SO THAT KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF WHEN WE'LL MOVE OVER INTO PHASE TWO.

UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR AN UPDATE.

ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FOR NICO? THANK YOU, NICO.

THANK YOU GUYS.

[9. Discussion/Update relative to Texas A&M Agrilife Extension - Family & Community Health Programming, and all related issues; (Commissioner Macalik)]

WE'RE GONNA SKIP TO AGENDA ITEM NINE REAL QUICK.

WE'RE KIND OF GETTING OUTTA ORDER.

UH, WE'RE GONNA DISCUSS DISCUSSION UPDATE RELATIVE TO TEXAS A AND M, AGRILIFE, EXTENSION, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAMMING AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.

COMMISSIONER M**K.

OKAY.

WE HAVE DR.

AMY SANDERFORD COMING UP HERE, AND WITH HER IS ALSO RIHANNA.

UM, SHE'S A MEMBER OF THE COUNTY FOUR H.

AND SO SHE'S GOING TO BE SH SHE'S GIVEN EACH OF US A, UM, AN UPDATE, UM, FROM RIHANNA.

SO, UM, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU GUYS.

UM, BUT I THINK DR.

SANDFORD, YOU'LL, YOU'LL, YOU'LL SEE, YOU'LL TEE THAT ONE UP, RIGHT? YES.

THANK YOU.

I WILL.

THANK YOU.

WE'RE PROUD TO BE WITH YOU TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

UH, WE JUST WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE AREAS OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WITH OUR FOUR H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

UH, SOME OF THE KEY ITEMS THAT WE TEACH ARE FOODS AND NUTRITION, FASHION, INTERIOR DESIGN, UH, CONSUMER EDUCATION, AND, UH, PERSONAL SAFETY.

SO THOSE ARE OUR FOUR MAIN AREAS, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WITH EXTENSION WE WORK IN ALSO AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, UH, AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT.

SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE FOCUSING ON.

WE'RE GONNA HIGHLIGHT OUR FOUR H AMBASSADORS.

WE HAVE EIGHT, UM, ROCKWELL COUNTY, FOUR H WHO SERVE IN, UH, A CAPACITY OF AMBASSADOR, GENERALLY AT THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL.

SO, UH, WE HAVE FOUR HEALTH AMBASSADORS.

WE HAVE TWO FASHION AND INTERIOR DESIGN AMBASSADORS, AND WE HAVE TWO MYPLATE AMBASSADORS, WHICH IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT RAYNA IS A PART OF.

SO WE'RE LEARNING ABOUT IT.

AND WE'LL BE GOING OUT AND TEACHING YOUNGER CHILDREN ABOUT NUTRITION IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT.

OUR AMBASSADORS HAVE TO GIVE BACK 40 HOURS PER YEAR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.

AND SO LAST YEAR OUR AMBASSADORS GAVE BACK 237 HOURS TO OUR COUNTY.

THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH ME.

UM, THE PROGRAM IS STATEWIDE, AND SO THOSE, UM, STUDENTS WORK WITH THEIR FOUR H AGENTS TO, UH, GET OPPORTUNITIES OR HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO TEACH, BUILDS THEIR LEADERSHIP.

THEY DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY SERVICE.

THEY DO A LOT OF THINGS LOCALLY.

AND SO THESE AMBASSADORS ALSO SERVE IN THEIR CLUBS.

WE HAVE FOUR, FOUR H CLUBS AND WE HAVE JUST AROUND 104 H MEMBERS IN ROCKWALL COUNTY.

AND SO WE HAVE 29, UH, ADULT LEADERS WHO ARE SIGNED UP THAT SERVE ALSO IN A CAPACITY THAT THEY HELP LEAD PROJECTS AND WORK WITH OUR YOUTH.

SO, YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY, YOU'LL HAVE TO BEAR WITH ME WITH MY FROG THIS MORNING.

UH, BUT THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THEY DO STATEWIDE.

THE HEALTHY TEXAS YOUTH AMBASSADORS THIS YEAR HAVE GIVEN BACK, UM, OVER A THOUSAND HOURS.

AND RAYNA HERSELF IS UP TO 46 HOURS AND WE GO THROUGH JUNE.

SO SHE'S PUT IN QUITE A FEW HOURS, UM, SINCE JULY.

AND SHE'S GONNA TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT SHE'S BEEN DOING AS AN AMBASSADOR AND SOME OF THE TRAINING THAT SHE'S DONE AND SOME OF THE THINGS SHE'S DONE TO HELP ME.

HI, UM, I'M MARIANA.

UM, AMY HAS KEPT ME VERY BUSY.

UM, UM, BEING A FOUR H OR, UM, HEALTHY TEXAS AMBASSADOR IS THE BIGGEST PROJECT I HAVE DONE WITH FOUR H.

BUT I HAVE DONE ABOUT THREE TO FOUR PROJECTS THAT I HAVE GOING ON, GOING ON AT THE SAME TIME, UM, FOR HEALTHY TEXAS.

UM, I WENT TO A SUMMIT IN ABOUT SUMMER, LAST, THIS SUMMER, AND IT WAS A VERY FUN EXPERIENCE.

I MET A LOT OF PEOPLE AND LEARNED A LOT OF THINGS.

AND AFTER THE SUMMIT, I HAD CAME BACK AND DID A LOT OF PROGRAMS WITH AMY THAT TARGETED MOSTLY SENIORS FOR HEALTHY, LIKE TO KEEP THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE HEALTHY AND LOW.

UM, SORRY.

UM, FOR OTHER PROJECTS THAT I HAVE DONE, UM, I AM IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND THIS PAST SATURDAY,

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SO IT WAS VERY STRESSFUL.

BUT, UM, ANYWAY, UM, THIS PAST, NO, NOT THIS PAST, BUT IN JANUARY I HAVE A WORKSHOP THAT IS LINED UP TO BECOME LIKE A OFFICIAL, UM, JUNIOR MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER.

'CAUSE I HAVE TO HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF HOURS.

SO, YEAH.

AND, UM, I'M ALSO IN A VET VETERINARY TECHNICIAN, UM, PROGRAM THAT IS IN FOUR H AND IT LASTS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF.

SO THAT, UM, AT THE END OF THAT YEAR, YEAR AND A HALF, I CAN BECOME, I CAN TAKE, I CAN BECOME ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE TEST, BECOME A VETERINARY ASSISTANT.

SO I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THAT.

AND YEAH.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

RAY ANNA RAYNA IS IN HER SECOND YEAR WITH FOUR H, SO SHE'S JUST BEEN OUTSTANDING.

SO WE'RE VERY PROUD.

UM, AND, AND THOSE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS SHE DOES.

AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I JUST WANTED TO, UM, PRAISE HER ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE KEEP RECORDS IN FOUR H AND WE, WE TEACH THE FAMILIES IN FOUR ACRES.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP RECORDS BECAUSE YOU'LL BE DOING THAT THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFETIME.

WE ALWAYS HAVE TAXES AND THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO MEDICAL FOR.

WE ALL GET TO THAT POINT WHERE WE HAVE TO HANDLE THOSE.

AND SO THEY SPEND A LOT OF THEIR TIME TRACKING THEIR HOURS IN THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING.

AND SHE TURNED IN HER FIRST RECORD BOOK AT DISTRICT THIS YEAR AND SHE GOT FIRST PLACE.

SO WE WERE REALLY PROUD THAT SHE'S DOING THAT.

AND SHE'S ALSO BEEN PART OF THE FASHION PROJECT AND INVOLVED WITH OUR STORYBOARD DESIGN.

AND SHE WAS ABLE TO GO TO A DISTRICT THIS YEAR AND SHE GOT FIRST THERE TOO.

SO WE JUST WANTED TO, UM, LET YOU KNOW HOW WELL SHE'S DOING.

GO AHEAD.

WE'RE GONNA SHARE JUST WITH YOU A REPORT WITH FCH AND WE PUT TOGETHER EVERY YEAR AN EXTENSION, A STATE OF HEALTH REPORT FOR EACH OF OUR COUNTIES.

SO THIS IS THE ONE FOR ROCKWALL COUNTY.

AND I'M NOT GONNA SPEND TOO MUCH TIME 'CAUSE I COULD STAY HERE WITH YOU FOR ANOTHER HOUR, BUT I PROMISE I WON'T DO THAT.

UH, BUT THAT JUST KIND OF GIVES YOU SOME STATISTICS OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE COUNTY AND, UH, YOU KNOW, KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THINGS THAT WE CAN LOOK TO, UH, WHEN WE DO OUR PLANNING AND SOME OF THE PROGRAMMING WE CAN DO.

I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE SOME OF THE REPORTS THAT I PUT TOGETHER EACH YEAR.

UH, FOR THIS CURRENT YEAR, I HAVE A BETTER LIVING FOR TEXANS PROGRAM, WHICH IS FOR OUR LIMITED RESOURCE AUDIENCES IN ROCKWELL COUNTY.

AND THEN I ALSO HAVE A HEALTHY ROCKWELL COUNTY PLAN.

SO IN, IN YOUR LEISURE, IN YOUR FREE TIME, I'M SURE YOU'LL WANT TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT, BUT IT DOES BREAK DOWN SOME OF THE AUDIENCES THAT WE REACH AND THE RESULTS.

AND WE DO EVERY YEAR A WALK ACROSS TEXAS WITH THE ROCKWELL COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

AND SO THIS IS OUR FOURTH YEAR.

AND, UH, WE USUALLY HAVE OVER A HUNDRED THAT PARTICIPATE EACH YEAR.

WE HAD 139 THIS YEAR, UH, OUT OF THE 139, WE HAD 90 WHO DID PRE AND POST TEST.

THEY ALL WENT THROUGH THE EIGHT WEEKS.

AND, UH, THEY, THEY REPORTED BACK TO US AND THEY TOLD US THAT TWO OF THE KEY ITEMS, THEY INCREASED 23% WITH, UM, MAKING SURE THAT THEY WERE GETTING MODERATE TO VIGOROUS ACTIVITY.

AND THEN THE SECOND PART OF THAT 31% WERE ABLE TO STICK TO AT LEAST THE 150 MINUTES PER WEEK WITH A MODERATE TO PHYSIC, UH, VIGOROUS PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.

SO THOSE WERE A COUPLE OF KEY POINTS THAT HAPPENED THERE.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER BREAKDOWN, BUT I'LL JUST LEAVE THAT FOR YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO LOOK OVER.

WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REACH, UH, DIFFERENT AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT ROCKWALL.

WE'VE BEEN IN THE FATE AREA, HOPING TO GET INTO RO CITY AREA AGAIN AND, UH, HERE LOCALLY IN ROCKWALL.

SO WE'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY, UM, THE ROCKWALL HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE EVERGREEN SENIOR LIVING, OR A FEW OF THOSE CITY OF FAITH THAT WE HAVE WORKED WITH.

UH, WE'VE ALSO BEEN OUT AT, UH, GALA, THE GALA AT FAITH WITH THOSE LIMITED RESOURCE, UH, APARTMENTS.

SO WE HAD GOOD TURNOUT THERE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THOSE PROGRAMS. AND THEN WE JUST PUT TOGETHER FOR YOU, UH, A FOUR H PHOTO STORY.

AND SO WE'LL LEAVE THAT FOR Y'ALL TO KINDA LOOK THROUGH AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE KIDS WERE DOING THIS YEAR AS FAR AS GIVING BACK THEIR HOURS AND REACHING THE COMMUNITY.

AND OUR LAST PART OF OUR REPORT, UH, TALKS ABOUT OUR HEALTHY AMBASSADORS AND OUR FASHION.

SO THEY'RE IN THE BACK PART OF OUR REPORT.

DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO SHARE? I'D JUST LIKE TO LEAVE YOU WITH THIS.

WE HAVE FOUR OF THE CLUBS AND, AND ONE OF OUR BIG CLUBS IS BUSY BEES FOUR H CLUB.

AND SO THEY MEET AT THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH EVERY MONTH.

AND THEY DECIDED THEY WANTED TO DO A COMMUNITY SERVICE IN OCTOBER, DO A REVERSE TRUNK OR TREAT.

SO THEY INVITED THE PUBLIC OUT TO, UH, BRING ITEMS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE.

SO THEY GAVE OUT CANDY FOR THOSE ITEMS. AND RAY ANNA MAY HAVE TO HELP ME.

THEY, UH, COLLECTED ITEMS FOR HELPING HANDS, UM, THE PET ADOPTION CENTER,

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SO THEY HAD A VERY GOOD TURNOUT AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GO AND DELIVER THOSE ITEMS TO EACH OF OUR AGENCIES.

SO WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO KEEP ROCKWALL COUNTY, UH, IN, IN OUR MINDS AND TO TAKE CARE OF THEM AS WELL.

THANK YOU, DR.

DR.

SANDFORD.

MM-HMM .

THANK YOU FOR THAT.

I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

MM-HMM .

FOR BRIANNA.

SURE.

SURE.

SO TELL ME WHAT GRADE YOU'RE IN.

UM, I'M FRESHMAN FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

AND WHAT SCHOOL DO YOU GO TO? UM, I'M HOMESCHOOLED.

OKAY.

AND WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE? UM, WHERE, WHERE DO YOU LIKE JOB YOU SEE YOURSELF GOING? 'CAUSE YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE GOING IN A LOT OF DIRECTIONS.

I AM, I'M FANTASTIC.

I'M VERY ALL OVER THE PLACE.

UM, I'M NOT, UM, REALLY SET ON A CERTAIN CAREER, BUT I AM, HAVE A LOT OF PASSION FOR VETERINARY, SO I MIGHT GO THAT WAY, BUT I'M NOT TOTALLY SURE WITH THAT.

UM, SO YEAH.

ALRIGHT.

WELL, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR, FOR DEVOTING YOUR TIME TO THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S, IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED.

WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD VETERINARIANS IN, IN ROCKWELL COUNTY, SO YOU CAN PROBABLY FIND ONE WHEN YOU COMPLETE THAT COURSE.

THANK YOU.

THANK, YEAH, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

GREAT.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU DR. STANLEY.

GREAT PROGRAM.

THANK YOU, RIHANNA.

ALL RIGHT.

THAT TAKES

[6. Discuss/Act on approving a one-year renewal service agreement with Housewarmers for the Veterans Services office at a cost of $900, and all related issues; (Judge New -Auditor)]

DISCUSS AN ACT ON APPROVING A ONE YEAR RENEWAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH HOUSE WARMERS FOR THE VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE AT A COST OF $900 AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.

THIS HAS MY NAME AND THE AUDITOR'S NAME ON IT.

THIS IS, AS YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH HOUSE WARMING, UH, ANY NEW RESIDENTS, THEY TAKE 'EM A BAG FULL OF GOODIES AND, AND, UH, INFORMATION.

AND OUR VETERANS PUT THEIR INFORMATION IN THERE SO THAT WAY IF OUR NEW RESIDENTS ARE A VETERAN, THEY KNOW THE SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THEM.

JUDGE, I JUST HAVE ONE QUICK QUESTION.

UM, IS THIS AN ITEM THAT WAS ON OUR BUDGET FOR FY 26 THROUGH THE VETERAN SERVICES, OR IT WAS, IT'S, UH, IT WAS ON PAGE 6 0 0 1 4 1 5 4 8 1.

OKAY.

IS THE BUDGET LINE.

YOU KNEW I WAS GONNA ASK THAT.

FOUR A THOUSAND DOLLARS.

THANK YOU.