Jan 13, 2026 Commissioners Court Regular Meeting

THOSE PUNCH LIST ITEMS TO FINISH OUT.

GOOD MORNING, COURT.

GOOD.

SO, A LOT OF PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE SINCE THE LAST TIME, UH, I WAS HERE AT LEAST.

UM, SO WE DID HAVE OUR PUNCH WALK, UH, WHICH WAS, UH, THREE WEEKS AGO NOW.

UM, SO THE CONTRACTOR, HELEN WILKINSON, IS NOW CURRENTLY WORKING ON

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UM, WE HAD PCOS EIGHT, NINE, AND 10, UH, WHICH WERE ALL KIND OF UNDER THE THRESHOLD THAT COMMISSIONER GOANA NEEDED, BUT THOSE WERE ALL, UM, COUNTY, UH, PROCURED ITEMS THAT JUST NEEDED TO COME OUTTA THE CONTINGENCY.

SO, UM, UH, I BELIEVE EIGHT WAS, UH, IT, A NAV EQUIPMENT NINE WAS, UH, EQUIPMENT THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE NEEDED, AND 10 WAS, UH, ROOM SIGNAGE, UH, FOR THE BUILDING.

SO, UM, THOSE HAVE ALL BEEN SIGNED AND RELEASED FOR PROCUREMENT FOR THE COUNTY.

UM, SO WHAT WE DID THERE IS WE TOOK IT OUT OF CONTINGENCY AND WE DID A PCO IN ORDER TO CHANGE THAT MONEY INTO COUNTY HANDS.

SO ALL THAT MONEY'S IN COUNTY HANDS, SO YOU ALL CAN PROCURE THAT AT, AT YOUR, UH, AT YOUR LEISURE.

UH, THE NEXT BIG ITEM WE HAVE IS OUR TCJS INSPECTION, WHICH IS TOMORROW.

THAT'S PROBABLY OUR LAST BIG HURDLE THAT STILL NEEDS TO PASS.

UM, SO THEY'RE GONNA DO A LOT OF, BE DOING A LOT OF TESTING, UM, IN THE ACTUAL, UM, CORRECTIONAL PORTION OF IT IN THE HOLDING CELLS, UH, TOMORROW IN ORDER TO GET THAT TCJS UH, APPROVAL.

UM, AFTER THAT, WE ANTICIPATE THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE AT A POINT WHERE, UH, THE PUNCH LIST IS GONNA BE DEEMED, UM, SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE, UM, AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET Y'ALL IN THERE PRETTY QUICK.

UM, THE LAST UPDATE IS THAT FURNITURE WILL NOT BE HERE TILL THE END OF THE MONTH, AND A SMALL PORTION OF IT AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT MONTH.

UM, BUT EVERYTHING'S ON ORDER, UM, AND, AND READY TO BE DELIVERED SOON.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SAL.

TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR, DISCUSS AND ACT ON UPDATES AND PROGRESS RELATED TO THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MONIES AND THE COUNTY ANNEX PROJECT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.

WE'LL MOVE ON

[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.

ALRIGHT, SO, UH, THE AUDIT IS COMPLETE, WHICH IS EXCITING.

UM, THEY, ALL WE HAVE NOW IS TO RUN SOME PAPERWORK THROUGH.

UM, TO BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT AND HONEST, I'VE NEVER CLOSED OUT A BIG CONSTRUCTION PROJECT, SO I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BUT, BUT IT'S JUST A FEW PAPERWORK RUNS AND THEN THE PROJECT WILL BE OFFICIALLY, OFFICIALLY CLOSED.

UM, THE, UH, JUST SO THE COURT IS AWARE, WE ARE STILL KIND OF TWEAKING THINGS.

WE HAVE SOME INTERNAL SIGNAGE THAT WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT, UH, PURCHASING LATER.

UM, AND WE STILL HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF SMALL THINGS ON FURNITURE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO CLEAR UP BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.

BUT I WOULD ANTICIPATE, BASED ON WHAT I'M BEING TOLD, THAT THIS WILL BE OFF THE AGENDA ENCLOSED, AT LEAST BY THE END OF FEBRUARY AND HOPE, HOPEFULLY SOONER.

BUT RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOTTA DO A PAY APP AND THEN WE HAVE TO DO A, ANOTHER PAY APP AND THEN OFFICIALLY CLOSE IT.

SO I'M JUST NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW THAT WORKS.

BUT WE ARE DONE WITH, WE HAVE PASSED THE AUDIT.

WE HAVE AN AUDIT REPORT, UM, THAT I GOT VERY LATE YESTERDAY, SO I WASN'T ABLE TO GET IT OUT TO YOU GUYS, BUT IT'LL BE ON THE NEXT COURT.

AND, UH, WE'RE DOING GOOD.

AND WE'RE ALMOST THERE, MAN, THAT, THAT IS EXCITING.

WE, WE HAVE DEALT WITH THIS OUR ENTIRE TENURE.

YES, BEHIND THE DIOCESE.

IT WILL BE NICE TO HAVE THAT OFF THE AGENDA.

UH, ANY QUESTIONS FOR COMMISSIONER STACY? NOPE.

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

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

COMMISSIONER STACY.

YEAH, THIS ONE'S GONNA BE PUNTED TO NICO.

UM, I THINK YESTERDAY Y'ALL SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN AN EMAIL THAT KIND OF WENT THROUGH HIS, UH, HIS UPDATE, BUT HE'S GONNA WALK US THROUGH IT.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE NEW, JUST GET THIS SLIDE PULLED UP REAL QUICK.

THERE WE GO.

SO THE SHERIFF OFFICE IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.

UH, WE ARE STILL PERFORMING UNDER BUDGET.

UH, I HAVE THE COST TABLE UP THERE SHOWING, UH, I'M CURRENTLY REVIEWING PAY APPS FOUR AND FIVE.

PAY APP THREE WAS, UH, WAS PAID OUT TOWARDS THE END OF LAST YEAR.

UM, LOOKING AT THE COST TABLE, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT'S BEEN SPENT OR ANYTHING ON THE BUDGET IN GENERAL? WELL, I, I, IT'S NOT, IT'S A QUESTION OF WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE BUDGET SPAN AND THE PROJECT, BUT YOU KNOW, THE PROJECT BUDGET AND THEN THE BUDGET REMAINING, WHAT PERCENT, WHERE WE ARE, WHERE ARE WE FROM A PERCENT STANDPOINT.

SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THESE NUMBERS YOU'RE GIVING US, YOU CAN SAY, DANA, YOU WE'RE AT 90% COMPLETE, OR, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER.

YEAH, LET'S IN EACH ONE OF THOSE CATEGORIES.

THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

I DID NOT DO THAT CALCULATION.

I TYPICALLY WOULD KNOW THAT OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT I DIDN'T DO THAT.

SO, LEMME SEE.

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THIS IS EXCITING.

YEAH, ACTUALLY, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE MORE CLOSER TO, YEAH, I ZERO.

YEAH, I, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA CALCULATE THAT.

I GOT IT.

IT'S JUST GONNA DIVIDE IT OUT.

I SEE.

BUT I WOULD SAY, UM, YOU KNOW, IF I HAD TO GUESS, IT'D PROBABLY BE RIGHT AROUND 40%.

40.

AND THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE AMBITIOUS ACTUALLY, BUT, UH, WE ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE WITH CONSTRUCTION.

UH, WE ARE WORKING, WE'RE GONNA BE, UH, CATCHING UP WITH THAT DURING PHASE TWO, WHICH STARTS FEBRUARY.

UM, I'M WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO KIND OF DEVELOP A RECOVERY PLAN.

CAN, CAN WE ADDRESS THAT BEHIND SCHEDULE REAL QUICK? ABSOLUTELY.

UH, BECAUSE I'VE, I'VE HAD, UH, CITIZENS ASK ME, HEY, CAN'T, CAN'T YOU GET BACK ON SCHEDULE? UH, AND I WANNA MAKE SURE I'M, I'M TELLING THEM CORRECTLY WHAT, WHAT I'VE TOLD THEM.

THIS IS THE SCHEDULE THAT WE HAVE SET.

AND, AND, AND WE ARE BEHIND OUR OWN SCHEDULE.

THERE'S NO IMPENDING DISASTER IF WE DON'T CATCH BACK UP.

MATTER OF FACT, UH, WE CAN, AND I THINK THE PLANS ARE TO START PHASE TWO EARLY.

SO THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS TURNED OVER ON SCHEDULE IS JUST PHASE ONE.

UH, DUE TO WAITING ON INSPECTIONS, WE, WE ARE BEHIND THE SCHEDULE THAT WE CAME UP WITH.

THE PERMITTING WAS OBVIOUSLY ON THE FRONT END OF THE PROJECT, WHICH JUST DIDN'T ALLOW US TO GET STARTED AS, AS QUICKLY AS WE HAD HOPED TO.

UM, BUT WE'VE PLANNED THOROUGHLY FOR PHASE TWO AND PREPARED IN A MANNER TO WHICH WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FINISH PHASE TWO QUICKER THAN WHAT WE HAD ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO CATCH UP.

GOT IT.

IS THAT IT? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON, ON SCHEDULE RELATED PHASE, PHASE ONE, TWO AND THREE ARE NOT EQUAL.

PHASE ONE'S A HUGE PRO.

I JUST WANNA SAY THAT PHASE ONE IS A HUGE CHUNK OF THIS PROJECT, PHASE TWO, AND THEN PHASE THREE ARE MUCH SMALLER, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE ABLE TO CATCH UP DURING THOSE PERIODS JUST FOR THE PUBLIC.

THAT HASN'T BEEN THROUGH ALL THESE MEETINGS, IT'S JUST, IT'S NOT LIKE WE DID THREE EQUAL PARTS.

THAT'S, THAT'S A GOOD POINT.

WE WILL HAVE THOSE, UH, FINAL FLOOR PLAN DRAWINGS FOR THE FURNITURE VERY SOON.

WHAT ELSE, NICO? UM, AS FAR AS CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, THE PAST FEW WEEKS, UH, THE TEAM'S BEEN WORKING ON IN SLAB AND OVERHEAD, MEP CONNECTIONS TO THE TRAINING WAREHOUSE, WHICH IS AROUND BACK.

UM, SO THEY'LL BE GETTING THAT INSPECTED AND POURING, POURING BACK THE SLAB THIS WEEK.

UM, AS WELL AS THE FRAMING IN THE WAREHOUSE.

UH, IT IS A RELATIVELY SMALL AREA, UH, SCOPE AREA FOR THE PROJECT, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY JUST HAVEN'T, HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO YET.

UH, AND WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THE FURNITURE, UH, FINAL FURNITURE DRAWINGS, IT WAS SOMETHING THAT THEY COULD TACKLE.

UM, THEY'VE ALSO BEGAN DRYWALL TAPE AND TEXTURE IN AREAS, UH, THAT, THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO CURRENTLY, UH, THE DOORS DOOR FRAMES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED A HUNDRED PERCENT AS WELL AS, UH, THE EXHAUST FAN ROOF CURBS.

SO BASICALLY ALL THE EXHAUST FANS FOR THE BUILDING SIT ON A CURB ON TOP OF THE ROOF.

UH, AND ALL THOSE HAVE BEEN INSTALLED, UH, THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, THE TEAM WILL, UH, BE FOCUSED ON CONTINUING THE TAPE, UH, AND TEXTURE FOR THE DRYWALL.

UH, THERE ARE A FEW ITEMS THAT STILL HAVE TO BE RELOCATED TO THE, UH, MAIN DATA CLOSET, UH, MAINLY CONCERNING DISPATCH AND MARLEY MOSS.

UH, THE AC INSTALLATION.

UH, CURRENTLY THE AC UNITS ARE BEING STORED OFFSITE.

UH, WE ARE PLANNING, OR WE'RE GONNA SELECT A DAY VERY SOON TO SET UP CRANE, UH, AND HAVE THOSE UNITS DELIVERED TO THE SITE SO THAT THEY CAN BE LIFTED UP TO THE ROOF.

UH, AND THEN THE TEAM WILL, WILL FINISH INSTALLING THE DUCTING AND THE CONNECTIONS FOR ALL THE AC AND PHASE AREA ONE.

AND, UH, VERY SOON WE'LL BE ABLE TO START, UH, CLOSING CEILINGS AS WELL FOR THE COASTAL, THE ACOUSTICAL CEILINGS IN THE PHASE AREA.

ONE, UM, FROM A PROCUREMENT STANDPOINT, I MENTIONED THE AC UNITS, UH, ARE CURRENTLY BEING STORED OFFSITE, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN RECEIVED, UH, THE CONTRACTOR IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON QUOTING SOME EXTERIOR SIGNAGE, UH, FOR THE BUILDING.

UH, AND YESTERDAY, OR TODAY ACTUALLY WE'LL BE RECEIVING, UH, UPDATED DRAWINGS.

UH, THAT'LL CAPTURE ALL THE, THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING THROUGH THE COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION UP UNTIL THIS POINT.

UM, AND WE, WE WERE ABLE TO, UH, SUCCESSFULLY GO THROUGH THE FURNITURE LAYOUT PLAN YESTERDAY WITH THE TEAM.

UM, SO

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UH, QUALITY CONTROL WISE, WE CONTINUE TO WALK WITH, UH, THE SHERIFF TEAM EVERY WEEK BEFORE OUR OAC, UH, TO MAKE SURE WE CAPTURE ANY ISSUES AND THAT THEY'RE BEING, UH, RESOLVED AND ADDRESSED.

UH, BUT CURRENTLY I HAVE NO ISSUES TO REPORT ON.

ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FOR NICO? GO NOW.

THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE, NICO.

THAT TAKES US TO AGENDA

[6. Discuss/ Act on the state of Star Transit Mobility Services update in Rockwall County - Star Transit Director Tommy Henricks presentation, and all related issues; (Commissioner Macalik)]

ITEM SIX, DISCUSS AND ACT ON THE STATE OF, UH, STAR TRANSIT MOBILITY SERVICES UPDATE IN ROCKWALL COUNTY STAR TRANSIT DIRECTOR TOMMY HENDRICKS PRESENTATION AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.

COMMISSIONER MACKLER.

UM, THAT WE, UH, THAT WE OPERATE FROM.

AND AS TOMMY AND KIM COME UP, I DO WANT TO, UM, INTRODUCE, UM, TOMMY HENDRICKS.

HE IS THE CEO OF STAR TRANSIT AND KIM BRITTON AS THE PIO OFFICER FOR, FOR THEM.

AND JUST FOR EVERYONE HERE IN THE COURTROOM TODAY, STAR TRANSIT IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE.

UM, THEY ARE, UM, A, A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR NORTH CENTRAL, FOR NORTH, UM, EAST AND NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

THEY SERVE KAUFMAN COUNTY, ROCKWALL COUNTY, SEVERAL EAST DALLAS COUNTY CITIES, WHICH THEY WILL SHARE WITH YOU WHO THEY ARE.

UM, PARTS OF ELLISON, NAVARRO, NAVARRO COUNTIES, I BELIEVE.

BUT THE REAL THING I LIKE TO SHARE WITH EVERYONE, I HAVE HAD THE HONOR, UM, TO SERVE FOR FIVE AND A HALF FOR, WELL, IT'S NOW GOING ON NINE YEARS WITH THIS, WITH THIS GREAT ORGANIZATION AS A BOARD OF DIRECTOR.

UM, I STARTED WHEN I WAS ON CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF ROCKWALL, AND I SERVED FIVE AND A HALF YEARS.

AND THEN WHEN I CAME IN HERE TO THIS POSITION, THIS COURT WAS, WAS GENEROUS AND GRANTED ME TO CONTINUE MY SERVICE AS A BOARD MEMBER WITH THAT, WITH THIS ORGANIZATION.

AND SO IN THAT NEAR GOING ON NINE YEARS, BUT EIGHT AND A HALF YEARS, I CAN SAY WITH THE, WITH THE, THE BEST INTENTIONS, THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST ORGANIZATIONS I'VE EVER BEEN A PART OF FROM THE WAY YOU RUN THAT, FROM THE WAY YOU COMMUNICATE IT, BUT MAINLY FOR YOUR HEART, FOR WHO YOUR, WHO YOUR CUSTOMERS, AND YOUR CITIZENS ARE.

SO, I, UM, I'M ANXIOUS FOR YOU TO SHARE WITH, UM, MY PEERS HERE ON THIS COURT AND GIVE US AN UPDATE.

'CAUSE I, I THINK THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, MAYBE ONE OTHER TIME, KIM, YOU CAME WHEN WE FIRST STARTED, BUT IT WAS MORE OR LESS WHAT WAS GOING ON AT THAT TIME.

UH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS JUDGE, UH, FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.

UM, AND, UH, UH, DANA ALREADY, UM, GAVE A, A VERY THOROUGH INTRODUCTION, SO I APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT I ALSO WANNA TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK, UH, COMMISSIONER M**K FOR THE SERVICE THAT SHE PROVIDES ON OUR BOARD, UH, AS SHE MENTIONED, AND I DID HAVE TO GO LOOK AT THAT YESTERDAY, UM, TO SEE HOW LONG, AND SO SHE'S GOT IT EXACTLY RIGHT.

EIGHT AND A HALF, UH, YEARS GOING ON NINE YEARS.

SO THAT'S, UM, A, UH, VERY LONG TENURE TO BE, UH, SERVING ON, UH, ON ANY SORT OF BOARD.

AND, AND WE ABSOLUTELY, UH, APPRECIATE, UH, YOUR TIME AND EFFORT THAT YOU'VE, UH, GIVEN TO OUR AGENCY.

UM, AND SHE DOES A GREAT JOB.

SHE'S A GREAT REPRESENTATIVE FOR ROCKWELL COUNTY.

UM, SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, THE OTHER ITEM THAT I WANNA MENTION, UH, BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO KIM TO, UH, WALK THROUGH THE, UH, PRESENTATION HERE IS THAT, UH, OUR SERVICE GOES BACK TO, UH, 2005 IN ROCKWELL COUNTY.

SO IN 2025, UH, WE HIT THE 20 YEAR MARK, UH, HERE IN, IN, UH, IN ROCKWELL COUNTY.

AND SO WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, UH, TO MAKE THAT POSSIBLE.

AND, UM, WE APPRECIATE HAVING THE ABILITY TO, UH, SERVE THE CITIZENS OF, UH, OF ROCKWALL COUNTY.

UH, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO KIM TO RUN THROUGH THE SLIDES.

I'LL JUMP IN ON SOME BUDGET ITEMS AND THEN BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANKS, AND THANKS AGAIN FOR HAVING US.

WE ALWAYS, I PERSONALLY LIKE HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME TALK ABOUT TRANSIT, SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU GUYS HAVING US.

SO WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING TRANSPORTATION AS A WHOLE FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

UM, WE ARE, LIKE DANA SAID, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

WE DO ABOUT, UM, 230,000 RIDES A YEAR WITH A FLEET OF ABOUT 60 PLUS WE PUT ON THE ROAD EVERY DAY.

AND THEN WE HAVE A STAFF, UM, WHICH FLUCTUATES, UM, ABOUT A HUNDRED.

WE ARE BASED OUTTA KAUFMAN COUNTY, WHERE WE ARE THE DESIGNATED RURAL TRANSIT DISTRICT.

AND THEN WE ARE THE FOURTH LARGEST TRANSIT AGENCY IN THIS AREA WITHOUT DEDICATED SALES TAX.

SO, AND WHERE WE OPERATE, UM, KAUFMAN COUNTY, ROCKWALL COUNTY, BOX SPRINGS, MESQUITE, DESOTO.

SINCE WE WERE HERE LAST TIME, WE DID ADD CEDAR HILL DUNCANVILLE.

AND THEN AS OF LAST YEAR, WE ALSO ADDED HUTCHINS, LANCASTER, AND WILMER.

WE DO OPERATE IN ELLIS COUNTY, BUT THAT'S FOR A GRANT WITH AREA AGENCY,

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IT'S THE TITLE THREE B GRANT.

AND SO WE DON'T DO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN ELLIS COUNTY.

IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE THAT ARE 60 PLUS, AND IT'S FOR SENIOR CENTER TRIPS, DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS, AND PHARMACY TRIPS.

SO IT'S PRETTY LIMITED.

UM, THE SERVICE THAT WE OPERATE IN ROCKWALL COUNTY IS WHAT WE CONSIDER OUR DEMAND RESPONSE.

IT OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 6:00 AM TO 6:00 PM TRIPS CAN BE BOOKED ONE BUSINESS DAY UP TO TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE.

IT'S FOR ANYONE THAT'S IN ROCKWALL COUNTY.

YOU JUST HAVE TO BE 13 OR ABOVE TO RIDE BY YOURSELF.

YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE YOU WANT TO WITHIN THE COUNTY AS WELL AS OUR SURROUNDING SERVICE AREA.

WE DO LEAVE ROCKWALL COUNTY AND OUR SERVICE AREA.

SO ALL THOSE CITIES, WE WILL LEAVE THOSE AREAS FOR MEDICAL.

SO IF YOU NEED TO GET FROM ROCKWALL TO VA OR BAYLOR, OR YOU NEED TO GO TO FATE TO, TO MOSQUITO OR EVEN ETTE, UM, WE DO THAT BECAUSE IT IS MEDICAL TRIPS.

UM, OUR TRIPS ARE BASED ON DISTANCE FARES RANGE BETWEEN ONE AND $12.

THAT'S FOR THOSE THAT ARE 13 TO 59, ANYONE 60 PLUS A VETERAN OR, UM, WHO MAY BE DISABLED.

THEY PAY HALF OF THOSE FAIRS.

SO THE MOST THEY WOULD PAY WOULD BE $6 EACH WAY.

BUT THAT'S REALLY FOR A TRIP THAT'S GONNA BE 25 MILES PLUS, UM, PERSONAL CARE ATTENDANCE AND CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER DUE RIDE FREE WITH A FAIR PAYING ADULT.

SO FROM A COUNTY STANDPOINT, RIDERSHIP HAS SHOWN STEADY GROWTH OVER THE LAST, UM, SEVERAL YEARS.

UM, PART OF THAT, UH, IS THAT WE DID GET SOME NEW SCHEDULING SOFTWARE, SO WE'RE ABLE TO OPTIMIZE THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE.

SO WE HAVE, UM, IT WAS, IT'S ALWAYS, UH, POSITIVE WHEN YOU SEE THOSE NUMBERS GOING UP.

'CAUSE THAT JUST MEANS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HELP MORE PEOPLE.

AND THEN AS FAR AS A BREAKDOWN, UM, WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FROM THE CITY STANDPOINT, THE, THE CHART ON THE LEFT, UM, BREAKS DOWN THOSE NUMBERS, UH, FOR YOU.

AND THEN FROM A TRIP PURPOSE STANDPOINT, I DID WANNA HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

UM, DAY HABS, IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, THEY RUN PRO PROGRAMS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS ADULTS.

UH, WE DO QUITE A FEW TRIPS.

UM, AS YOU CAN SEE TO LAKES REGIONAL, WE'RE IN AND OUTTA THERE QUITE A BIT, AS WELL AS THE SUNSHINE SCHOOL IN SUNNYVALE.

SO WE'RE TAKING, UM, MANY SPECIAL NEEDS ADULTS TO PROGRAMS, UH, DURING THE DAY.

THE OTHER, UH, ONE I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS FROM AN EDUCATION STANDPOINT, WE ARE TAKING CITIZENS FROM ROCKWALL COUNTIES, UM, SPECIAL NEEDS ADULTS TO EASTFIELD.

THEY RUN A PROGRAM CALLED ASPIRE.

AND SO THE SCHOOL PAYS FOR THOSE TRIPS, THEY PAY FOR THOSE FARES.

SO WE'RE TAKING SPECIAL NEEDS ADULTS, UH, INTO, UH, EASTFIELD FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES.

SO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF THOSE, JUST SO THAT YOU HAD AN IDEA OF KIND OF WHO, WHO WERE HELPING.

AND THEN ALSO FROM A, YOU KNOW, THE 60 PLUS STANDPOINT SENIOR CENTER TRIPS, UM, MEDICAL TRIPS AS WELL.

AND I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO TOMMY TO TALK ABOUT BUDGET.

ALRIGHT, SO JUST A COUPLE ITEMS TO HIGHLIGHT HERE.

UM, AND GOING BACK TO, UH, THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, UM, OVER 90% OF THE TRIPS THAT WE DO WITHIN THE COUNTY ARE, UH, SENIORS 60 PLUS OR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITY.

UM, BECAUSE OF THAT CATEGORY, WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE SOME ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING FOR FY 26.

AND SO, UM, I DO WANNA HIGHLIGHT KIND OF THE, THE MIDDLE SECTION OF THIS CHART, THE OPERATING OFFSET.

UH, THOSE ARE THE GRANT FUNDING, UH, THAT WE RECEIVE THROUGH FTA.

THEY COME THROUGH, UM, NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

THE COG IS OUR GRANT RECIPIENT.

AND SO THE NEW GRANT THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE IS THAT SECOND LINE, THAT 53 10.

UH, THE PURPOSE OF THAT IS, IS SPECIFICALLY FOR SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES.

AND SO BECAUSE OF THE RIDERSHIP BASE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN ROCKWALL COUNTY, UH, WE WERE ABLE TO, TO SECURE THAT GRANT FUNDING.

THE GOOD NEWS THERE IS THAT IT'S AT A HIGHER REIMBURSEMENT PERCENT.

AND SO WE'RE NORMALLY OUR GRANTS, WE'RE GETTING 50, 60% GRANT FUNDING.

THEN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERS HELP TO, UM, PROVIDE THE LOCAL MATCH FOR THE REMAINDER.

THIS IS AT A HIGHER REIMBURSEMENT RATE, SO 80%.

SO IN, UM, FY 26 AND THEN FY 27, WE'VE GOT THREE YEARS WORTH OF MONEY.

AND SO FY 28, WE'LL BE ABLE TO ADD ANOTHER VEHICLE, UM, IN THE COUNTY AT NO ADDITIONAL COST TO OUR LOCAL PARTNERS, UM, BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO GET THAT HIGHER REIMBURSEMENT, UH, RATE.

AND SO WE'RE EXCITED, WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT GRANT TO BE EXECUTED IN FEBRUARY.

UM, AND SO WE'RE HOPING THAT, UH, HERE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, COUPLE MONTHS, THAT WE'LL HAVE ADDITIONAL SERVICE ON THE ROAD.

UM, AND, UH, AS, AS YOU GUYS KNOW, IT'S A GROWING AREA AND SO MUCH NEEDED, UH, SUPPORT.

AND SO, UM,

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THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COG ON FOR, UH, A YEAR OR MORE.

AND IT JUST TAKES SOME TIME TO GET GRANT FUNDING, UH, UH, ALL THE WAY EXECUTED.

AND SO, UM, WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL SERVICE, UH, WITHIN THE COUNTY.

AND HOPEFULLY WHEN WE'RE BACK HERE IN A FEW YEARS, WE'LL SEE THAT THAT POSITIVE TREND CONTINUE, UM, AND BE ABLE TO, TO SERVE MORE, UH, TO SERVE MORE RIDERS.

AND SO, AND I DO THINK THAT THAT'S A GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY THAT'S GONNA CONTINUE.

SO I DON'T WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS A THREE YEAR PROGRAM.

WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO ASK FOR THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM NOW ON, UM, AND, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE THAT, THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE.

AND I BELIEVE THAT IS THE LAST SLIDE.

SO ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS THAT WE CAN ANSWER? UH, I HAVE A COMMENT, MR. HENDRICKS.

ANY QUESTIONS? APPRECIATE THAT.

UH, AS, AS COMMISSIONER M**K SAID, WE'RE, WE'RE BIG FANS OF STAR TRANSIT, AND IT TRULY, I LIKE THE WAY IT FOCUSES ON HELPING MAINTAIN QUALITY OF LIFE MM-HMM .

FOR, FOR OUR CITIZENS.

SO, UH, THAT, THAT MEANS A LOT.

THANK YOU TO US.

NO, THANK, THANK YOU FOR COMING OVER.

THANK YOU TOMMY AND KIM.

[7. Discuss/Act on approving an interlocal cooperation contract with Region Security Operation Center (RSOC) to provide no-cost services to Rockwall County as part of a statewide initiative to protect critical infrastructure, and all related issues; (Judge New - Information Tech)]

TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM SEVEN, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION CONTRACT WITH REGION SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER, RSOC TO PROVIDE NO COST SERVICES TO ROCKWALL COUNTY AS PART OF A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE TO PROTECT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALL RELATED ISSUES, MR. CRENSHAW.

UM, SO THE STATE HAS STARTED, UH, THEY'RE TRYING TO CREATE THESE REGIONAL CENTERS WHERE THEY HAVE ALL THE DIFFERENT MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES AND EVERYTHING CONNECTED WHERE THEY CAN SEE SECURITY PROBLEMS AND REACT MORE, UH, BROADLY THAN JUST HOW EACH INDIVIDUAL ENTITY IS DOING IT ON ITS OWN.

SO THIS IS FREE TO US, AND I JUST WANT TO, WE HAVE TO DO THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT IN ORDER TO START THIS.

SO I JUST WANT TO PARTICIPATE IN IT AND THERE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IT IS EXACTLY.

YEAH, I HAVE JUST ONE QUESTION.

SURE.

UM, LOOKS LIKE A GREAT PROGRAM.

GLAD IT'S NO COST TO US, BUT THE QUESTION I HAD, THERE'S LOT, THERE'S RESPONSIBILITIES WE HAVE UNDER THIS DOCUMENT.

IS THERE INTERNAL COST TO US OF RAMPING UP TO MEET THOSE OBLIGATIONS THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE OTHERWISE EXPERIENCED? NO.

GREAT.

THAT'S EXACTLY THE ANSWER I WAS HOPING FOR.

AND, AND THE COST HE'S REFERRING TO IS REPORTING.

THIS IS PART OF THE STATE'S CYBERSECURITY NETWORK THEY'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP TO WHERE IF THERE IS AN ATTACK SOMEWHERE, THEY CAN GET THAT DATA AND REPORT IT TO THE REST OF THE STATE.

SO IT'S, IT'S, IT'S A GOOD YEAH.

GOOD PROGRAM.

IT LOOKS LIKE A GREAT PROGRAM.

I, I WOULD LIKE TO, AS, UH, COMMISSIONER MLIS ALWAYS, UH, REMINDS US OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN.

THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH, UH, STRATEGIC GOAL NUMBER ONE AND OPERATING ATTENTION NUMBER SIX, AND ALSO STRATEGIC GOAL NUMBER THREE AND OPERATING INITIATIVE UNDER THAT ITEM THREE.

SO, GOOD JOB AND DANA, GOOD JOB FOR ALWAYS REMINDING US.

THAT'S IT.

SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF SOMEBODY IS SO INCLINED.

HEY JUDGE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE INTER LOCAL CONTRACT WITH THE REGIONAL SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER, UH, TO PROVIDE NO COST SERVICES TO ROCKWALL COUNTY AS PART OF A STATEWIDE INITIATIVE TO PROTECT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER STACY.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER M**K, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW IT PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.

TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVAL OF A ROADWAY PROJECT FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF TERRY LANE IN THE CITY OF HEATH, TEXAS, PURSUANT TO AN INTER-LOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROCKWALL COUNTY, TEXAS AND THE CITY OF HEATH, TEXAS, AND ALL RELATED MATTERS.

THAT TAKES US

[8. Discuss/Act on approval of a roadway project for the improvement of Terry Lane in the City of Heath, Texas, pursuant to an lnterlocal Cooperation Agreement between Rockwall County, Texas, and the City of Heath, Texas, and all related matters; (Commissioner Liechty)]

COMMISSIONER LTY? UH, YES, THANKS JUDGE.

I FEEL LIKE AN INTERLOPER HERE.

I HAVE TO GIVE PROPER, UM, KUDOS TO OUR FORMER COMMISSIONER, UH, LEE GILBERT, WHO STARTED THIS ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO, FOUR YEARS AGO NOW.

UM, BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT WITH THE CITY OF HEATH SINCE I GOT ON BOARD.

AND, UM, THANK THEM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK.

TERRY LANE IS A GREAT STREET LIVED ON BY GREAT PEOPLE AND, UM, NEEDS TO BE FIRST RATE.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO BRIAN CREED.

TAKE IT AWAY.

BRIAN.

UH, THANK YOU JUDGE.

IN COURT, UH, LIKE COMMISSIONER TY SAID, I'M BRIAN CREED, I'M DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE CITY OF HEATH.

UH, IN NOVEMBER OF 2022, UH, THIS COURT PASSED THE NEAR LOCAL AGREEMENT

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TO, UH, DEDICATE $2 MILLION OF REIMBURSABLE FUNDS FOR ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS, UH, FOR THE CITY OF HEATH.

UH, SUBSEQUENTLY WE IDENTIFIED TERRY LANE AS NEEDING THAT WORK AND THAT HELP THROUGH, UH, UH, THROUGH OBVIOUSLY VISUAL INSPECTION AND, AND, UH, OUR PAVEMENT CONDITION CONDITION INDEX AS WELL.

UM, IN EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND I DON'T KNOW, THIS IS NOT, DID, DID BRIAN RUN AWAY? HE DID.

YEAH, HE DID.

BUT I GUESS JUST USE THE ARROW.

UH, AND THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS.

IT SAYS, ROCKWALL APPROVES THE $2 MILLION FOR THE CITY OF HEATH TO PROVIDE RIGHTWAY ACQUISITIONS, UTILITY RELOCATIONS, AND CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY PRANCE WITHIN THE CITY.

UH, THE CITY HAS ELECTED TO FORM REHABILITATION WORK ON TERRY LANE, LIKE I STATED.

UM, WE HAVE A PROPOSAL FOR YOU TODAY, UM, THAT MEETS OR EXCEEDS THE EXPECTATIONS OF, OF A STUDY THAT WAS COMMISSIONED EARLIER LAST YEAR THAT ALSO CAME THROUGH THIS COURT.

UM, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT, UH, WE, WE LOOKED AT WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD DO ASPHALT OVERLAYS VERSUS, VERSUS JUST CONCRETE.

IT TURNED OUT WE COULDN'T GET THE YEARS OF LONGEVITY WE NEEDED OUTTA THAT IF WE COORDINATED WITH THE COMMISSIONER AND THE COUNTY ENGINEER.

AND I THINK WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT THAT THAT CONCRETE PANEL REPLACEMENT WAS THE, WAS THE BEST WAY MOVING FORWARD TO HAVE A ROBUST AND LONG-TERM, UH, SOLUTION FOR THE, FOR SPENDING THIS MONEY FOR, FOR TERRY.

JUST USE THESE TWO, OR I THINK THIS IS NO WORRIES.

UM, WE TOOK THIS, UH, WE TOOK THIS INTO CONSIDERATION AND, UH, THROUGH A, THROUGH A TIPS IN OUR LOCAL OR, UH, COOPERATIVE PURCHASING, UH, AGREEMENT.

WE, WE WENT WITH BOARDWALK PAVING AND GOT A, UH, GOT A QUOTE, UH, THAT, THAT YOU SEE PRESENTED BEFORE YOU, UH, OH, I'M SORRY.

WE STILL CAN'T USE THAT, CAN'T WE? UM, IT'S FOR $1.5 MILLION AND IT REPLACES ABOUT 408 PANELS ON, ON TERRY LANE.

UM, THE, WE ALSO, UM, WENT ABOVE THE RECOMMENDED, UM, WITH THE HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION OF THE, OF THE CONSULTING CONSULTING TEAM TO DO SIX INCHES OF FLEX BASE OVER UNDER EIGHT INCHES OF CONCRETE IN, IN LIEU OF GROUND STABILIZATION.

UH, THIS IS A MAP, UM, PLEASE FORGIVE ME, IT'S A LITTLE BIT RUDIMENTARY.

I DON'T HAVE THE TOOLS TO SHOW EVERY SINGLE PANEL, UH, BUT THIS IS THE GENERAL AREAS OF WHERE, WHERE THE WORK WOULD BE CONDUCTED ALONG TERRY LANE.

THE TOP PORTION WOULD BE, WOULD BE FROM SML TO ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN TERRY LANE.

AND THE BOTTOM PORTION WOULD BE ABOUT HALFWAY, UH, FROM TERRY LANE TO THE LAKE OR TERRY PARK DOWN THERE ON THE LEFT.

UM, TERRY HOR, OUR PAVEMENT CONDITION INDEX ARE, ALL THE ROADS ARE RATED THROUGH, UH, ZERO THROUGH 100.

IT CURRENTLY RATES 62 OUT OF 100 AND IS, UH, AND IS NOT MEETING THE STANDARDS OF A, OF WHAT WE WOULD CALL A PASSING GRADE FOR OUR ROADS.

UH, THE PROPOSED REPAIRS WILL RAISE ITS ELEVATION TO ABOVE 85.

UH, BOARD MARK CONSTRUCTION, UH, HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE, UH, ALL NECESSARY TRAFFIC CONTROL MEASURES.

THE CONTRACTOR COMPLETE THE WORK ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET, UH, IN ITS ENTIRETY FOR COMMENCING ON THE OTHER SIDE.

THAT WAY TO MAINTAIN LOCAL FLOW OF TRAFFIC, UH, THE CONTRACTOR AND STAFF WILL WORK TO PROVIDE MORE DETAILED TRAFFIC CONTROL, UH, SCHEDULED DURING, DURING THE PROJECT.

UM, BOARDWALK PAVING DID INTEND TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION IF AWARDED IN JANUARY.

THAT MAY SLIP JUST A LITTLE BIT 'CAUSE OF OUR LATE DATE HERE.

UM, BUT THE DURATION OF PROJECT IS ANTICIPATED TO BE ABOUT TWO MONTHS AND BE COMPLETED.

SO WITH THE 1.5 BEING ALLOCATED FOR THE ROAD, UH, THE CITY OF HEATH IS PROPOSING TO ALSO USE ADDITIONAL FUNDING IF, IF, IF ALLOWED BY THE COUNTY, UH, FOR RIGHT OF AWAY AN EASEMENT ACQUISITION, UH, FOR A TRAIL ALONG ALONG THE EDGE OF, OF TERRY LANE AS WELL.

AND I WANTED TO BRING THAT UP.

THAT IS IN THE EARLY STAGES.

WE'RE, WE'RE CURRENTLY STILL DOING SURVEY WORK ON THAT, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS RELATED ON THAT.

QUESTIONS FOR MR. CREEK? I I DON'T, BUT I DO WANNA CLARIFY ON THAT ONE.

ONE OF THE THINGS, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THAT THE COMMUNITIES BEHIND THIS, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE FOLKS ALONG TERRY LANE HAVE AGREED TO DO IS TO GRANT THEIR RIGHT OF WAY AT NO COST TO THE CITY IF THAT TRAIL IS BUILT.

SO, UM, THAT'S A HUGE COST SAVINGS FOR THE CITY.

YES.

AND, UH, I APPRECIATE, UH, MR. CREED.

I ALSO THANKS TO, UH, MAYOR MCCLURE AND CITY MANAGER STEVE ALEXANDER, WHO OVER THERE, WHO'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS, UH, WITH US TO ACCOMPLISH

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IT.

UM, SO THAT I HAVE NO QUESTIONS, BUT OTHERS MAY.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. CREED OR STATEMENTS? COMMENTS? I LOVE IT.

I LOVE IT.

I, I, I DO AS WELL.

I, I JUST WANT IT NOTED THAT THIS, UH, UM, REPAIR OF TERRY LANE HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT SO LONG.

IT PREDATES ANY OF US BEING ON THE COURT.

ANY OF HEATH COUNCIL MEMBERS BEING ON THE COUNCIL.

THIS, THIS IS, GOES BACK TO PRIOR TO OH EIGHT, SO IT'LL, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ACTUALLY GET, GET SOMETHING DONE DOWN TERRY LANE.

SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU EVERYONE, AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONER GILBERT.

THANK YOU FOR, UH, BEING THE GENESIS OF, OF THIS.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE, UH, THE ROADWAY PROJECT, UH, FOR PURSUANT TO THE INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN ROCKWALL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF HEATH, TEXAS FOR THE REPAIR OF TERRY LANE.

I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER LTI SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GOANA.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? JUDGE, APPROACH? MAY I APPROACH? YOU MAY APPROACH.

MR. ALEXANDER, YOU GOT IN JUST UNDER THE WIRE.

THANK YOU, JUDGE.

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, UH, AS, UH, UH, MS. CREED MENTIONED ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE TODAY IS, UM, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT APPROVAL TO USE ANY MONEY THAT'S REMAINING ON THIS CONTRACT TOWARD THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE TRAIL THAT WE'RE PLANNING IN ADDITION TO THE REPAIR TO THE ROAD WORK, UH, TO THE ROAD.

SO IF WE COULD CONSIDER THAT, IF NOT, WE CAN ALWAYS BRING THAT BACK AT A LATER DATE.

BUT, UH, WELL, THE REASON, GO AHEAD.

I, I, I THINK MR. CREED, AT LEAST IN MY MIND, MADE THAT CLEAR THAT RIGHT AWAY ACQUISITIONS AND TRAILS, BUT THE AMOUNT'S NOT ON HERE, I GUESS IS WHAT WELL, WELL, THE, THE AMOUNTS WANTED.

MAKE SURE MOST STOPS WHEN YOU GET TO 2 MILLION.

YEAH, I THINK, I THINK THE INTERLOCAL FOR 2 MILLION WOULD STAND RIGHT.

AND THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO USE THOSE FUNDS THEN AS PART OF THAT MOTION THAT YOU MADE.

I I THINK WE, DO YOU NEED IT MORE SPECIFIC AT THIS POINT? AT THIS POINT, I, UH, DID NOT INCLUDE THAT IN THE MOTION.

UH, WE HAVE TO HAVE SOME FURTHER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, UH, REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF THAT TRAIL AND USE OF THOSE FUNDS AND HOW IT'LL BE USED IN THE CITY OF HEATH.

BUT I WOULD FULLY EXPECT WE'LL GET A TRAIL BUILT THERE.

SO IS THAT, IS THAT SAFE, LISA? IS WHAT I SAID? WELL, I, I THINK, I THINK JUST TO CLARIFY WITH THE CITY OF HEATH, UH, THERE'S, THERE COULD BE A, IT COULD BE SOMETHING THAT ROAD BONDS WOULD NOT BE ALLOWABLE TO USE FOR, FOR WALKING TRAILS.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE THE, UH, WE NEED FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE COUNTY SIDE, MR. GILBERT, EXCUSE ME FOR COMMENTING, BUT THAT WAS CHECKED OUT LONG BEFORE I MADE THE ORIGINAL PROPOSAL THAT TRAILS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ROADWAYS BEING BUILT TODAY PERFECTLY LEGAL.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

HE SAID TRAILS BEING BUILT WITH ROADWAYS TODAY ARE PERFECTLY LEGAL.

I'M JUST, JUST SO PEOPLE CAN HEAR THAT'S EXACT, THAT'S WHAT LEE GILBERT SAID.

SO WE, WE, WE HAVE THE MOTION.

SO I, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO, SINCE WE HAVE A MOTION AND WE HAVE A SECOND, LET'S GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS.

AND THEN IF WE NEED TO CIRCLE BACK TO TRAILS, WE WILL COME BACK TO TRAILS.

IF WE DON'T NEED TO CIRCLE BACK TO TRAILS, THEN, THEN, THEN WE'RE GOOD.

AND FOR THE RECORD, JUDGE, THE MOTION DOES NOT LIMIT THE FUNDS TO BE SPENT.

THE FUNDS ARE LIMITED UNDER THE INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT.

THE MOTION JUST SPECIFIES IT'LL BE USED ON TERRY LANE.

UM, SO IF WE DO NEED TO COME BACK, WE WILL.

BUT, UH, MY MOTION IS THAT WE DO A ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT PURSUANT ON TERRY LANE, PURSUANT TO OUR INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT.

OKAY? OKAY, PERFECT.

SO NOW WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

SO IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW IT PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.

THANK YOU, MR. CREED.

THANK YOU MR. ALEXANDER.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER GILBERT.

SO YOU WERE THE GENESIS ON THE FRONT OF THIS AND HERE, HERE ON THE END.

SAVING THE DAY.

[9. Discuss/Act on creation of funds for receipt and administration of County Infrastructure Improvement payments, and all related issues; (Commissioner Liechty)]

10, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR PURSUANT TO LCG 1 3 9 0 2D TO ADD ADDITIONAL CHANGE FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $600 FOR THE TAX ASSESSOR SLASH COLLECTOR AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.

THAT TAKES US TO AGENDA ITEM NINE, DISCUSS AND ACT ON CREATION OF FUNDS FOR RECEIPT AND ADMINISTRATION OF COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PAYMENTS AND ALL RELATED ISSUES.

I READ THAT INTO THE RECORD.

JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, WE WILL NOT BE, UH, TAKING THIS UP TODAY.

IT WILL BE A, A, A FUTURE QUESTION.

YEAH, WELL, YOU, YOU CAN SAVE 'EM.

IT'LL BE AT A FUTURE, UH, FUTURE COURT.

WE WILL GET TO THAT.

SO WE'RE GONNA GO AROUND ITEM NINE.

THAT TAKES US

[10. Discuss/Act on approving the recommendation by the County Auditor, pursuant to LCG 130.902{d), to add additional change fund in the amount of $600 for the Tax Assessor/Collector, and all related issues; (Auditor)]

TO AGENDA ITEM

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MS. LISA, BELIEVE THIS IS JUST AS SIMPLE AS WE NEED TO MAKE CHANGE, CORRECT? UH, OUR TAX ASSESSOR, KIM SWEET, REQUESTED TWO EXTRA DRAWERS EACH WITH A $300 AMOUNT IN THEM.

UM, AND UH, IT'S REQUIRED THAT THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT APPROVES THAT, UH, TO MAKE THAT KIND OF CHANGE IN HER OFFICE.

MAKE A MOTION IF YOU'D LIKE, JUDGE.

I'LL MAKE, I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION BY THE COUNTY AUDITOR PURSUANT TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR LCG ONE THREE OH 0.90 2D TO ADD ADDITIONAL CHANGE FUND IN THE AMOUNT OF $600 FOR THE TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.

GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER M**K.

I'LL SECOND THAT.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LICK.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW PLEASE.

TO AGENDA ITEM 11, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING AND MOVING FORWARD WITH THE APPLICATION FOR A HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT PROGRAM.

THAT BRINGS US

[11. Discuss/Act on approving and moving forward with the application for a Hazard Mitigation Grant program - FEMA DR-4781, April 2024 Severe Storms grant for Rockwall County Emergency Management, and all related issues; (Judge New - Emergency Management)]

FEMA DR 4 7 8 1 APRIL, 2024.

SEVERE STORMS GRANT FOR ROCKWALL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ALL RELATED ISSUES COORDINATOR ROSSEN.

MORNING SIR.

GOOD MORNING.

ALRIGHT, UH, GIVE EVERYBODY A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN ABOUT TWO YEARS.

UH, DURING THE MAY WINDSTORMS OF 2024, WE WERE DECLARED A LOCAL DISASTER AREA BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED AT THE MCLENNAN CHISHOLM DAM.

UH, WITH THAT DECLARATION IN 2025 CAME A GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR A HOMELAND MITIGATION GRANT, WHICH WE BROUGHT TO THE COURT IN JANUARY.

AND THE GRANT REQUEST THAT WE MADE INITIALLY WAS FOR APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION, WHICH WOULD BE A 25% MATCH.

WHAT THIS WOULD GET US IS BACKUP GENERATORS AT THE LIBRARY, AT THE WHITMORE BUILDING, AND WE WERE ALSO GONNA PURCHASE A PORTABLE GENERATOR AND HAVE HOOKUPS FOR THIS BUILDING.

SO THAT WAY EFFECTIVELY THIS BUILDING WOULD ALSO HAVE A BACKUP GENERATOR.

UH, IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR, TATU DID SAY THAT WE WERE SELECTED AS A PRIMARY, UH, CONTRACT, OR NOT CONTRACT, BUT A PRIMARY PROJECT BY THE STATE THAT WAS GETTING FORWARDED TO FEMA.

AND THEN IN JANUARY OR JANUARY 1ST, WE WERE ACTUALLY CONTACTED BY FEMA, UH, WITH OUR FIRST REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT.

THAT'S WHEN I WANTED TO BRING IT BACK TO THE COURT SINCE WE HAVEN'T DISCUSSED IT SINCE JANUARY OF LAST YEAR, UH, TO GET SOME GUIDANCE AND DIRECTION, UH, WITH HOW WE WANNA MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT.

AND IF WE'RE PREPARED FOR AND COMFORTABLE WITH EXPENDING APPROXIMATELY A MILLION DOLLARS, WHICH WOULD THEN RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENT FOR 75% OFF IN IN COURT.

THE REASON WE'RE HERE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION, UH, IS BECAUSE IT OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT BUDGETED, UH, $250,000, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT BUDGETED, IT'S A GOOD DEAL.

UH, BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, YOU DON'T HAVE THE MONEY.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS I'D ASK COORDINATOR ROSSON TO DO IS GO BACK THE, THIS, THIS GRANT WE APPLIED FOR THREE, THREE DIFFERENT GENERATORS.

AND I'M GONNA OVERSIMPLIFY THIS ONE AT THE LIBRARY, ONE AT WHITMORE AND ONE HERE.

AND WHAT I ASKED A COORDINATOR TO DO IS GO BACK AND SEE IF, IF THEY'LL BREAK THESE UP, IF WE HAVE TO TAKE ALL THREE OR NONE, OR CAN WE SAY WE, WE WILL TAKE THIS ONE.

UM, SO WHAT, WHAT WAS THE ANSWER TO THAT? SO YES, WE CAN REDUCE THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT IF WE DO RE REDUCE IT.

THE PRIMARY FACILITY THAT WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE LIBRARY BECAUSE THAT IS PRO ONE.

IT HOUSES OUR IT DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO US.

BUT TWO, IT'S SERVED A LOT OF, UH, CRITICAL FUNCTIONS SUCH AS DURING COVID WE RAN A LOT OF THINGS AT THE LIBRARY.

UH, ANY FUTURE DISASTERS, THAT WOULD BE THE AREA THAT WE DO A LOT OF OUR RECOVERY WORK, LIKE RUNNING A MULTI-AGENCY RESOURCE CENTER AND LATER A DISASTER RECOVERY CENTER.

UH, IT'S A GOOD FACILITY FOR THAT AS WELL AS WARMING COOLING CENTER.

SO, UH, I DID PULL JUST THAT COST, UH, FOR JUST THE LIBRARY THAT WOULD REDUCE IT TO 512,000 AND THE 25% MATCH ON THAT WOULD BE 128,000.

AND JUST TO NOTE, OH, I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD.

JUST TO NOTE THE, UM, WE HAVE A GENERATOR AT THE, AT THE, AT THE NEW ANNEX RIGHT NOW TOO, RIGHT? YES MA'AM.

WE DO.

SO THAT, 'CAUSE THAT'S GOT THE, THE SAME SET, UM, ITEMS FOR THAT YOU JUST MENTIONED THE WARMING AND COOLING CENTER AND HOW IT WAS UTILIZED DURING COVID.

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UM, JUDGE IF I MAY YEP, PLEASE.

UH, THANKS FOR DOING THIS.

UH, THIS IS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOME OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY AND USE IT FOR OUR BENEFIT.

MY THOUGHT COURT WOULD BE THAT IF WE NEED ALL THREE, WHICH I'M ASSUMING YOU'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION, WE SHOULD HAVE ALL THREE.

WE DO IT, SOMEBODY'S GONNA PAY 75% OF IT.

I THINK WE'D BE, UH, MISSING A HUGE OPPORTUNITY IF WE SAID NO.

I WOULD ALSO POINT OUT THAT WHILE IT'S NOT BUDGETED, JUDGE, UH, WE DID HAVE A 500,000 PLUS CONTINGENCY IN OUR BUDGET AND WE COULD USE THOSE FUNDS FOR THIS.

AND I'D ALSO POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE A, UM, GENERAL FUND OR A FUND BALANCE.

UH, THAT'S, UH, WHEN WE HAD A HUGE DEBATE DURING THAT, DURING OUR LAST BUDGETING SEASON.

BUT IF WE NEEDED TO, WE COULD TAKE IT FROM THERE.

IT'S NOT WHERE IT SHOULD BE IN MY OPINION, BUT, UM, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED ALREADY.

BUT THERE IS OUR FUNDS THERE AND THIS IS ONE, THINGS LIKE THIS ARE ONE OF THE REASONS WE ALWAYS WANNA MAINTAIN A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE.

SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

I WILL SAY THIS THOUGH, JARED, THE LAST TIME THIS CAME BEFORE THE COURT, I POINTED OUT THAT THIS CONTRACT IS TERRIBLE.

YES.

UM, AND I KNOW IT'S, IT LOOKS LIKE EXACTLY THE SAME CONTRACT WE LOOKED AT LAST TIME.

UM, SO I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS WORKS, BUT AS MUCH AS I WANT US TO DO THESE GENERATORS AND APPLY FOR THIS GRANT, IF THIS WERE THE CONTRACT THAT WERE PRESENTED, I'D VOTE NO ON IT.

SO AT WHATEVER STAGE WE NEED TO GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE INVOLVED IN MODIFYING THIS CONTRACT.

UM, WE SHOULD DO THAT.

AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO GIVE MY COMMENTS TO YOU OR TO UM, OUR, UH, LET'S DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S TALK, LET'S TOGETHER AFTER WE'RE GONNA, SO THAT WAY I CAN USE OUR LOCAL COUNSEL HEAR THAT.

THAT, THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN VOICED TO MATTHEW AND HE IS NOW GONE.

AND SO I HAVEN'T HEARD YOUR CONCERNS.

SO I I WOULD BE VERY INTERESTED IN, UH, LET ME TELL YOU, IT'S NOBODY WANTS TO SIT HERE AND HEAR ME POUR THROUGH A CONTRACT, UH, FOR AN HOUR.

IT WOULDN'T TAKE THAT LONG.

BUT THIS, THIS CONTRACT IS, IT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT'S ACCEPTABLE.

I, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IT'S BEEN SENT OVER TO OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR REVIEW OR NOT, BUT IT'S JUST NOT, I I DON'T BELIEVE IT HAS.

I I THINK THAT'S, I WAS TOLD LAST, YEAH, WE'RE IN PRELIMINARY, UH, PHASES.

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY'S REVIEWED IT.

UH, THANK YOU FOR VERY SUCCINCTLY BRINGING THE FOCUS INTO FUNDING AND, AND MY OPINION, THAT'S THE FIRST HURDLE WE HAVE TO GET OVER.

WHAT DO, DO WE WANNA SPEND FUND, FUND BALANCE? DO WE WANNA SPEND CONTINGENCY, UH, DO WE WANT TO DO ALL THREE? DO WE, WHAT AND WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM? WELL IF THIS, I MEAN, IF THIS OPPORTUNITY ISN'T GONNA, ISN'T GOING TO EXIST, UM, LATER, AND THIS IS GONNA REDUCE OUR COST TO THE TAXPAYER BY 75% AND THESE ARE NECESSARY THEN I I I DON'T KNOW HOW WE WE WOULD PASS THAT UP.

THERE IS, THERE IS MONEY.

IT'S JUST A, IT, IT IS GONNA BE A DISCUSSION ON WHERE WE TAKE IT FROM.

BUT THERE IS CONTINGENCY, THERE IS FUND BALANCE, THERE'S MONEY TO DO THIS.

IT'S JUST, IS IT, UM, IS IT NECESSARY? IS THAT, IS THAT THE PLAN ACCORDING TO, YOU KNOW, TO TO EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT THAT THESE ARE NECE NECESSARY ITEMS TO HAVE IN LIEU OF A DISASTER THAT YOU'RE PLANNING FOR.

AND BARRY LOOKS REALLY CONCERNED OVER THERE.

SO I'M GONNA ASK HIM TO COME UP AND ASK AND TELL US WHATEVER HE'S THINKING ABOUT OVER THERE.

I I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS WILL AFFECT OPERATING BUDGET MOVING FORWARD WITH THESE, I MEAN OBVIOUSLY THEY COME WITH MAINTENANCE COSTS AND OPERATING COSTS.

IT'S NOT A RIGHT.

UM, JUST ADD 'EM AND THAT'S IT.

WE WILL BE LOOKING TO ADD THESE TO THE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT FOR THE GENERATORS AS WE DO THE REST OF OURS, UM, AND HAVING TO KEEP THEM FUNCTIONAL.

SO THIS IS FOR THREE BUILDINGS, LIBRARY, WHITMORE, AND HERE.

BUT GIVEN, UH, I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH YOU BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION, NOT, NOT, NOT, NOT SAYING I'M AGAINST IT IN NO, I KNOW I NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT MY, MY COMMENT IS WE'RE NOW THREE MONTHS INTO FISCAL YEAR 26, 3 AND A HALF MONTHS.

AND IF WE WERE TO MAKE THIS GRANT, WOULD IT AFFECT US THIS BUDGET YEAR OR NEXT? BECAUSE THE NEXT YEAR AS FAR AS OPERATIONS GO, BECAUSE OPERATIONS COULD BE COST THAT BARRY OR BARRY SHOULDN'T HAVE RUN OFF, POINTED OUT, UM, CAN BE ADDRESSED IN OUR NEXT OPERATING BUDGET.

IT'LL BE IN THE NEXT ONE.

WELL, AND WHILE BARRY'S WORKING HIS WAY BACK UP HERE, ONE THING I WANNA BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE COURT, UH, WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE ENTIRE 1 MILLION.

CORRECT.

UM, AND, AND THEN WE WOULD BE REIMBURSED AT SOME POINT.

UH, AND HOPEFULLY IT WOULD BE A QUICK REIMBURSEMENT.

BUT I, I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT.

SO WE, WE WOULD, UH, HAVE TO COME UP WITH MORE THAN OUR MATCH, UH, YEAR ONE.

THAT WOULD BE A VERY SMALL IMPACT.

I I, I WOULDN'T BE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.

THERE'LL BE UNDER WARRANTY FOR THAT FIRST YEAR.

SO DO YOU, JUST ANOTHER QUESTION.

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YES SIR.

IS THIS ESSENTIAL TO HAVE ON A GENERATOR OR I DON'T A PLAN BECAUSE WHEN WE HAVE THE ANNEX RIGHT, WE, WE WOULD HAVE WHIT WHEN WE HAVE LIBRARY INITIALLY WENT FOR THIS GRANT PROPOSAL.

THIS BUILDING WAS HOUSING THE TAX COLLECTING OFFICE, WHICH I WOULD'VE CALLED CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

UH, THE ONLY THING NOW REALLY THAT'S IN THIS BUILDING IS THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.

IF Y'ALL WOULD BE COMFORTABLE POTENTIALLY MOVING, HOLDING COURT IN A NEW LOCATION, UH, WE COULD REDUCE THIS AND I DON'T THINK WE WOULD SEE ANY MAJOR IMPACT.

UH, ASKING IF IT IS AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY IS A DIFFICULT ANSWER BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS OF IF WE LOST POWER EVERYWHERE, YES IT WOULD BE AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY.

IF NOT THEN NO.

AND SO THIS IS DEFINITELY A QUESTION OF PREPAREDNESS IS THE ENEMY OF EFFICIENCY AND WHICH WAY DO WE WANNA LEAN WITH THAT? AND, AND WHEN, I MEAN 'CAUSE WE'RE IN A CART BEFORE THE HORSE SITUATION, WE HAVEN'T BEEN AWARDED THE GRANT WHERE YOU'RE GETTING ADVICE 'CAUSE TEDOM HAS REACHED OUT TO YOU.

I MEAN THE FEMA HAS REACHED OUT TO YOU.

YES.

UM, I KIND OF AGREE WITH WHERE COMMISSIONER ALANA IS GOING.

UM, EVEN WHEN THAT EMERGENCY HAPPENED, THERE WERE SOME INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS ON THE COURT, UM, THAT THIS BUILDING WOULDN'T NEED A GENERATOR.

UM, WE COULD JUST SHUT IT DOWN.

UM, THE ANNEX HAS A GENERATOR, UM, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WOULD HAVE A FULL GENERATOR AND THEN IF WE HAD WHITMORE, WE, WE COULD LITERALLY PICK UP OUR COMPUTERS AND MOVE THEM IF WE HAD TO.

THERE'S SIX OF US WORKING OUT OF HERE, UH, SEVEN OF US WORKING OUT OF HERE ON COMPUTERS.

SO, UM, BUT HOW MUCH IS, I WOULD THINK THE GENERATOR FOR THIS ONE WOULD BE THE SMALLEST.

SO THEN WOULD IT MAKE SENSE TO DO THE LIBRARY AND THEN THE PORTABLE ONE AND WOULD THE PORTABLE ONE BE ABLE TO GO TO WHITMORE AND TO GO TO THIS BUILDING IF NECESSARY, WHICH WOULD STILL KEEP US WITH SOME EFFICIENCY OF READINESS.

SO THE ONLY THING THERE IS YOU WOULD STILL HAVE THE COST OF GETTING EVERYTHING INSTALLED TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE A PORTABLE GENERATOR HERE.

SO I WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK AND FIND OUT SOME MORE DETAILS WITH THAT.

THE COST FOR THIS BUILDING WAS 267,000, UH, 652.

AND SO THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD REDUCE IF WE REMOVED THIS BUILDING.

WELL I THINK YOU MAKE A GOOD POINT, COMMISSIONER STACY, THAT THIS BUILDING MAY NOT BE AS NECESSARY.

UM, BUT I I, MY PRIOR COMMENTS STAND, UM, I JUST WANNA THROW OUT ON TOP OF THIS BUILDING AS AN ANTENNA.

I MEAN, IF THINGS REALLY DO GO SIDEWAYS AND ELECTRIC IS OFF OUR AMATEUR RADIO, PEOPLE WOULD, WOULD COME TO THIS BUILDING TO COMMUNICATE.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

I I COULD GET THEM TO RUN WITH LIKE A HUNDRED DOLLARS GENERATOR.

SO .

YEAH, .

WHERE WOULD THE PORTABLE SERVE OTHER THAN THIS BUILDING? UH, SO THAT WAS ONE OF OUR PLANTS IS POSSIBLY USING IT IF A MUNICIPALITY NEEDED TO POWER A LIFT STATION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

UM, SO WE, WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT DIRECTION WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT, UH, IN MY OPINION, WHERE THE MONEY'S GONNA COME FROM IS THE FIRST STEP AS COMMISSIONER STACY SAID, CART BEFORE THE HORSE.

UH, UM, NUMBER ONE, DO WE HAVE THE MONEY? UH, AND THEN NUMBER TWO, DO WE WANNA SPEND IT ON THIS? IF SO, WHICH ONES DO, DO WE DEEM ESSENTIAL? OKAY.

UM, UH, LISA, COULD YOU GIVE US THE STATE OF OUR CONTINGENCY IN FY 26? I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'VE USED ANY SIZABLE AMOUNT OF IT.

UH, I KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE COMING TO YOU NEXT COURT.

A LARGE, UH, PORTION OF IT WILL BE REQUESTED FOR SOME WORK IN THE THREE 82ND FOR SOMETHING THAT HAD TO DO WITH THE POWER SURGE THAT TOOK OUT THE AUDIO SYSTEM IN THERE.

SO I KNOW YOU WILL BE, THAT WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU NEXT.

UM, JOE, YOU STARTED OUT WITH 600,000 CONTINGENCY.

UM, I BELIEVE THE JUDGE WAS, UH, WAS QUESTIONING ME ON FUND 51 FOR A PART OF THE MATCH.

I I I WAS SAVING THAT FOR THE NEXT, OH, SORRY, SORRY JUDGE.

FOR, FOR ROUND TWO THAT WE'RE GONNA GET IN, GET INTO HERE.

SORRY JUDGE.

THAT'S OKAY.

UM, I DID, UH, NOTICE THAT MY BACKUP DOESN'T SHOW THE, I I SEE THAT THERE'S A $512,000 AMOUNT AND I HAVE TWO THAT ARE 267,000.

SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE, WHAT THE SECOND NUMBER WAS FOR.

WERE THEY BOTH THE SAME? JARED? UH, SO WHENEVER I LOOKED AT THE PACKET FOR COURT TODAY, I DID SEE THAT THERE WAS ONLY TWO OF THE GENERATORS.

I WENT BACK, PULLED THE DOCUMENTS THAT BARRY AND MATTHEW, UH, GOT THE ESTIMATE FOR LAST YEAR.

AND SO THE 267,000 IS THE PORTABLE, THE WHITMORE BUILDING IS 240,240,000.

YES MA'AM.

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UH, THE ONLY PROBLEM THERE IS SOMETIMES YOU RUN INTO, YOU NEED CERTAIN VOLTAGES AND PHASES FOR THAT EQUIPMENT.

SO IT WAS GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT KIND OF KEPT IN OUR BACK POCKET THAT MAY FIT, UH, IF WE NEEDED TO POWER ANOTHER FACILITY.

THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WHY WE WERE LOOKING AT THE PORTABLE.

BUT L LISA, IF WE NEEDED TO TAKE A MILLION DOLLARS AND, AND UH, WRITE A CHECK FOR THESE KNOWING WE'RE GONNA GET SEVEN 50 BACK, DO, DO WE HAVE A MILLION LIQUID THAT WE CAN YEAH, WE WOULD CHARGE IT TO A RECEIVABLE.

SO, UH, IT WOULD, IT WOULD NOT GO TO ANY CERTAIN EXPENSE LINE SINCE IT WOULD BE REIMBURSED TO US.

JUST THE PORTION OF YOUR MATCH WOULD BE CHARGED TO YOUR BUDGET.

GOT IT.

UM, AND LISA BROUGHT UP CORRECTLY THAT, UH, I DID TAKE A LOOK AT FUND 51, UH, BECAUSE WRITTEN INTO THAT LEGISLATION, IT SPECIFICALLY CALLS OUT LIBRARIES REMODELED.

UH, AND, AND THIS WOULD FALL UNDER THAT AT LEAST FOR THE LIBRARY.

UH, AND WE HAVE A CONTINGENCY OF FUND 51 OF $181,750 AS AS WE SIT HERE TODAY.

SO WE COULD TAKE A BITE OUT OF THAT USING FUND 51, UM, AND, AND PUT THIS FUND OUT OF ITS MISERY AT LEAST FOR A FEW MONTHS UNTIL IT REGENERATES.

UM, WHICH WOULD HELP OFFSET THAT.

UH, AND, AND I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THIS DECISION TODAY, UH, BUT I JUST WANT TO THROW THAT OUT TODAY.

I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS UNDERSTANDING WHERE WE'RE AT FINANCIALLY AND IN THE BUDGET, GIVE JARED A LITTLE DIRECTION OF, OF WHAT HE'S GOING GET BACK AND TELL FEMA.

SO DO WE WANT HAD ANOTHER QUESTION? ALL THREE.

DO WE WANT TWO? LET ME ASK ANOTHER QUESTION IF YOU DON'T MIND.

UM, SO ALL WE'RE DOING IS APPLYING FOR A GRANT NOW, UH, WE'VE ALREADY APPLIED FOR THE GRANT.

I WOULD SAY WE'RE APPROXIMATELY 70% OF THE WAY THROUGH THE GRANT.

SO WE HAVEN'T BEEN AWARDED, BUT WE'VE BEEN SELECTED AS VERY LIKELY TO RECEIVE THE GRANT.

GOOD.

I'M REAL HAPPY TO HEAR THAT.

SO, BUT IF WE GET THE GRANT, WE CAN ALWAYS TURN IT DOWN, RIGHT? YES SIR.

SO MY POINT IS THIS, AT THIS POINT, WHY NOT MOVE FULL SPEED AHEAD AND IF WE GET THE GRANT 60 DAYS FROM NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GONNA BE COMING AND WE'VE HAD A HIT TO OUR CONTINGENCY.

UH, WE MAY WANNA RETHINK HOW MUCH OF THAT WE WANNA ACCEPT.

AND THAT'S SOMETHING AS AN ATTORNEY THOUGH, YOU CAN GET, YOU'VE GOT MY INTEREST IN 'CAUSE I'M STRUGGLING OVER HERE.

BUT NOW I'VE HEARD, UH, I LIKE THE WAY YOU PRESENTED IT.

UH, I'M, I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

AS LONG AS WE KEEP IN THE BACK OF OUR MIND THAT WE'VE GOT THIS, THIS BIG BITE THAT, THAT THAT'S GOING TO COME, UH, IS MY THINKING FLAWED.

WE HAVE A LOT OF BIG BITES.

THE ONLY, THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN THINK IS IT MIGHT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER PLANNING THAT'S GOING INTO THIS AT THE STATE LEVEL, AT THE FEMA LEVEL, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH IT WOULD DAMAGE RELATIONSHIPS AND POSSIBILITY OF FUTURE GRANTS.

OKAY? IF WE GET ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND AT THE LAST HOUR SAY, AH, WE CHANGED OUR MIND AND NOW THEY HAVE TO TRY TO SCRAMBLE AND REALLOCATE THIS MILLION.

FAIR COMMENT.

VERY FAIR COMMENT.

SOMETHING WE GOTTA THINK ABOUT, UH, AS YOU GUYS PROBABLY KNOW, I'M NOT PLANNING TO SAY NO WHEN IT'S AWARDED, BUT SOME IF OTHERS MAY FEEL DIFFERENTLY.

SO IT'S SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

YEAH, I WOULD JUST CAUTION THAT WE DON'T KICK THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD TOO MUCH TO THE DEADLINE BECAUSE THIS IS A, THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY AND WE, WE SHOULD HAVE A PLAN AND NOT JUST SAY, WELL, WE'LL JUST DECIDE WHEN IT GETS HERE.

UH, I WOULD, I WOULD, UH, NOT SAYING WE HAVE TO DO THIS TODAY, BUT I DON'T THINK WE WAIT UNTIL THE GRANT'S AWARDED.

I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A PLAN AS A COURT AND MOVE FORWARD WITH WHAT WE DECIDE.

I, I THINK MAYBE, UH, IF THE COURT IS SO INCLINED THAT WE APPROVE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS AND WE BRING IT BACK TO THE NEXT COURT OF HOW, IF WE'RE APPROVED, HOW WE'RE GOING, HOW WE'RE GONNA FUND IT, CAN I ASK FOR THE DIRECTION TODAY TO REMOVE THIS BUILDING FROM THE GRANT AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE LIBRARY? I, I WOULD SAY LEAVE IT.

SAID, I JUST REMEMBER WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

I THINK AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S LIKE 70 GRAND JUST OFF THE TOP.

I MEAN, I DON'T THINK THAT WE GO YAY OR NAY OFF, OFF OF THAT WHEN WE'RE GETTING SO MUCH REIMBURSED.

UM, I DON'T KNOW.

LIKE I

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I REMEMBER THE GENESIS OF THIS AND THE IDEA WAS THIS BUILDING WAS IFFY, BUT WHEN WE'RE GETTING AN 80% GRANT, SO IT'S, IT'S, SO YOU, YOU SPEND 60,000, YOU GET $200,000 WORTH OF STUFF.

IT MAKES IT REALLY HARD TO SAY NO.

UM, KIND OF TO WHAT LAUREN WAS SAYING.

I MEAN, YOU, YOU'RE WE'RE GETTING A MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF EMERGENCY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR $255,000 AND WE HAVE THE MONEY.

WE JUST MIGHT NOT WANNA SPEND IT.

IT'S A GREAT DEAL.

WHAT'S THE, WHAT ARE THE LIFE CYCLES LIKE ON THESE GENERATORS? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA? HOW LONG DO THEY LAST? UH, I'M GONNA LOOK AT BARRY AGAIN, BUT I WOULD ESTIMATE 20 YEARS.

SO WOULD IT BE SMARTER TO LOOK AT ANOTHER PORTABLE INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT SOMETHING FOR THIS BUILDING THAT THE FUTURE USE OF THIS BUILDING IS PROBABLY UNLIKELY TO HAVE THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT IN 20 YEARS OR FIVE YEARS, OR WHO KNOWS WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.

BUT WOULD IT BE SMART TO HAVE ANOTHER PORTABLE VERSUS SOMETHING JUST SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS BUILDING SO THAT WE CAN MOVE IT TO FUTURE BUILDINGS POTENTIALLY? UH, SO ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS SO FAR HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THIS BUILDING.

I JUST DUNNO IF 20 YEARS FROM NOW THIS BUILDING IS, I DON'T, I WOULD DOUBT IT THAT IT WOULD STILL BE USED FOR ANY ESSENTIAL PURPOSES, , IF, IF THAT WERE THE CASE.

UM, AND I KNOW WE ALL HOPE NOT, BUT IF THAT WERE THE CASE, COULDN'T, UH, WE REPURPOSE THAT GENERATOR FOR ABSOLUTELY ANOTHER FACILITY THAT WILL PROBABLY BUILD, BE BUILDING SOMEWHERE IN THE COUNTY.

AND, AND LET ME ASK YOU TO, YOUR COMMENT ABOUT THE PORTABLE GENERATORS AND THE POSSIBLE USE FOR THE CITIES.

AGAIN, THIS IS PART OF THE COLLABORATION THING THAT WE ALL ARE FOCUSED ON.

UM, IS THAT SOMETHING WHERE IF WE WERE TO GET THIS, WE WOULD WANNA ADVISE THE CITIES TO SAY THAT IF YOU NEED THIS AT SOME POINT, HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO IMPROVE YOUR, YOUR BUILDINGS SO THAT IF WE HAVE TO COME PLUG IN, WE CAN.

I BELIEVE SO.

AND YOU ASKED A MINUTE AGO, COULD, COULD YOU GET DIRECTION TO DROP THIS, I THINK WAS YOUR QUESTION.

THIS BUILDING? YES, SIR.

UM, ARE YOU, IS THAT WHAT YOU WANNA DO? I MEAN, BECAUSE OF IT, I'M REALLY LOOKING TO YOU FOR EXPERTISE HERE.

AND IF YOU'RE SAYING WE DON'T NEED THIS AND WE SHOULDN'T DO IT, WELL, YOU'RE THE EXPERT.

SO AGAIN, IT GETS BACK TO, UH, IT WOULD ONLY SAVE US $60,000 FOR THIS BUILDING, BUT LOOKING AT WHAT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IS DEFINED AS, LIKE I SAID, NOW THAT WE'VE MOVED THE TAX OFFICE OUT OF THIS BUILDING, UH, WE COULD REMOVE THIS AND I DON'T THINK THAT IT WOULD HAMPER ANYTHING.

SO, LIKE I SAID, IF WE DID NEED TO REDUCE OUR TOTAL EXPENDITURE, THIS WOULD BE THE FIRST ONE THAT I WOULD EASILY SAY, HEY, WE COULD, WE COULD REDUCE THIS.

THE ONLY ISSUE IS THIS IS WOULD BE THE FLEXIBLE ONE THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE LOANED OUT TO A CITY OR, YOU KNOW, WATER DISTRICT, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THE, THE ONE THAT WE'RE GETTING FOR THIS BUILDING YES, SIR.

COULD BE LOANED OUT 'CAUSE IT'S THE PORTABLE.

SO WHAT I BELIEVE I'M HEARING IS LEAVE ALL THREE INTACT, UH, AND THEN WE WILL COME BACK WITH FUNDING.

SO, UH, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.

UM, I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE APPLICATION FOR A HAZARD MITIGATION GRANT, UH, UNDER FEMA PROGRAM, DR 47 81, UH, UH, SEVERE STORMS GRANT FOR ROCKWELL COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER TY SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GUANA.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW, PLEASE.

AND DON'T FORGET ABOUT FUND 51 WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS AGAIN, AND DON'T FORGET ABOUT FIXING THAT CONTRACT.

TO AGENDA ITEM 12, DISCUSS AND ACT ON ORDER PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF ROCKWALL COUNTY, TEXAS PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT BONDS SERIES 2026 IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPLE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50 MILLION, LEVYING A TAX AND PAYMENT THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE AWARD OF THE SALE THEREOF IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFIED PARAMETERS, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND A PAYING AGENT SLASH REGISTRAR AGREEMENT APPROVING THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND ENACTING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT IN ALL RELATED ISSUES.

TWO PARTING SHOTS THERE, .

ALL RIGHT, THIS BRINGS US

[12. Discuss/Act on order providing for the issuance and sale of Rockwall County, Texas, permanent improvement bonds, series 2026, in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50,000,000; levying a tax in payment thereof; providing for the award of the sale thereof in accordance with specified parameters; authorizing the execution and delivery of a purchase agreement and a paying agent/registrar agreement; approving the official statement; and enacting other provisions relating to the subject, and all related issues; (Auditor)]

MS. LISA, MS. MARTY, UH, JUDGE, I WILL, UH, KICK IT OFF FOR MARTY, OUR FINANCIAL ADVISOR FROM HILLTOP SECURITIES.

SHE'S THE BEST, SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DIRECT 'EM TO HER AND NOT THIS DIRECTION, BUT TO HER, PLEASE,

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GOOD MORNING JUDGE COMMISSIONERS MEMBERS OF STAFF, MARTY SHU WITH HILLTOP SECURITIES.

UM, AS YOU ARE AWARE, WE'VE BEEN HERE A COUPLE TIMES BEFORE COURT.

WE ARE JUST CONTINUING WITH THE ISSUANCE PROCESS TO GENERATE THE $50 MILLION NEEDED FOR YOUR ROAD PROJECTS.

THIS IS THE NEXT STEP IN THE ISSUANCE PRO PROCESS.

THIS IS THE LAST COURT APPROVAL THAT WE WOULD NEED FOR A PARAMETER ORDINANCE.

THE ORDINANCE SETS FORTH A SERIES OF PARAMETERS.

I LIKE TO THINK OF THOSE AS CHECK BOXES THAT HAVE TO OCCUR FOR THE SALE TO BE MET.

THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THOSE IS A MAXIMUM ISSUANCE SIZE OF 50 MILLION AND A MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE, WHICH WE CURRENTLY HAVE DRAFTED AS 5%.

YOU'RE ALSO, UM, APPROVING A PRICING OFFICER WHO WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD AND, AND EXECUTE THE PRICING WHEN IT'S TIME.

AND THEN YOU HAVE A DELEGATION OR YOU HAVE AN EXPIRATION OF THE DELEGATED AUTHORITY.

SO IT'S, IT'S SET FOR SIX MONTHS.

SO ULTIMATELY WE WOULD HAVE TO PRICE THE BONDS WITHIN A SIX MONTH PERIOD.

THIS GIVES YOU A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY.

SO BY ADOPTING THE PARAMETER ORDINANCE, YOU ARE ALLOWING US TO PREPARE THE ISSUE TO MOVE INTO DAY-TO-DAY, UH, READINESS SO THAT WE CAN TIME THE MARKET WHEN THE INTEREST RATES ARE MOST FAVORABLE TO YOU.

SO THAT'S THE PROCESS.

AS WE'VE BEEN MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE BEEN DRAFTING AN OFFERING DOCUMENT.

WE HAVE THAT ALMOST READY AND FINALIZED FOR POSTING OUT TO THE PUBLIC.

AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, WE DID HAVE TO APPLY FOR AND PURCHASE BOND RATINGS.

WE HAVE COMPLETED THE RATING PROCESS.

UM, THE COUNTY MET WITH BOTH S AND P GLOBAL AND FITCH RATINGS, AND I AM PLEASED TO REPORT THAT BOTH RATING AGENCIES HAVE AFFIRMED, UH, S AND P, THE AA PLUS RATE CREDIT RATING, AND FITCH, THE AAA CREDIT RATING.

THIS IS VERY SIGNIFICANT AND I WANNA TAKE A MOMENT TO CONGRATULATE THE COUNTY BECAUSE THE CREDIT RATINGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.

THEY ARE MUCH LIKE YOU OR I, OUR OWN PERSONAL CREDIT RATINGS.

THE HIGHER YOUR PERSONAL CREDIT RATING, THE LOWER THE COST OF BORROWING.

WHEN YOU GO TO APPLY FOR A MORTGAGE OR PURCHASE A CAR, THE SAME HOLDS TRUE FOR THE COUNTY.

SO THE HIGHER YOUR CREDIT RATING, THE LOWER THE COST OF BORROWING.

WHEN YOU GO TO ISSUE BONDS, IT'S IMPORTANT AND VERY SIGNIFICANT TO NOTE THAT YOU ARE AT THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE RATING FOR FITCH.

SO CONGRATULATIONS.

AAA, YOU ARE AS HIGH AS IT GETS, AND YOU ARE ONLY ONE NOTCH AWAY FROM A PERFECT SCORE FROM S AND P.

SO THIS WILL TRANSLATE TO, UH, LOWER BORROWING COSTS FOR YOUR BONDS.

AND JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE WE ARE, BECAUSE I HAVE PREPARED A, UH, TAX RATE IMPACT ANALYSIS, THIS IS THE SAME WHAT I JUST PASSED OUT.

IT'S THE SAME WORKSHEET THAT WE PROVIDED PREVIOUSLY FOR AN ESTIMATE AND WHERE YOUR BONDS WILL SELL AND WHAT OUR ESTIMATED TAX RATE IMPACT ANALYSIS IS.

AND JUST AS A RECAP IN TERMS OF, UH, THIS WORKSHEET, WE START WITH YOUR CURRENT ASSESSED VALUE AND YOUR TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUE, AND THEN WE GIVE IT A PROJECTION FOR GROWTH MOVING FORWARD.

UH, WE HAVE ASSUMED 4% FOR NEXT YEAR, 4, 3, 2.

IN TERMS OF GROWTH, WE'VE TRIED TO BE CONSERVATIVE.

UH, WE LAYER IN YOUR EXISTING DEBT AND ANY PORTION OF, UM, TRANSFERS OR ANYTHING.

WE HAVE, YOU HAVE A LARGE OVER 65, UH, POPULATION.

SO THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A TAX RATE CALCULATION THAT WE HAVE TO INCUR.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL SEE THE LESS FROZEN SHARE OF YOUR REVENUES COLUMN E.

BUT COLUMNS, FGH ARE OUR ESTIMATED DEBT SERVICE.

I HAVE UPDATED THIS.

SO YOUR PRIOR VERSION, WE WERE USING AN ESTIMATED RATE OF 4.25%.

WE ALWAYS LIKE TO, UH, UNDER, UH, UNDER PROMISE AND OVER DELIVER, RIGHT? I'D RATHER BE WAY MORE CONSERVATIVE, UM, WHEN I'M SHOWING YOU COST ESTIMATES.

SO NOW WE'RE STARTING TO TIGHTEN THAT INTEREST RATE DOWN CLOSER TO, UM, WHERE WE ARE IN REAL MARKET CONDITIONS BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING CLOSER TO SALE.

SO, UM, I HAVE UPDATED THIS FOR AN INTEREST RATE OF 3.9%.

UH, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A RANGE.

I ACTUALLY THINK YOU WOULD BE SOMEWHERE IN THE 360 TO THREE 90 RANGE.

SO I'D LIKE TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS STILL CONSERVATIVE.

UM, AND THAT DOES TRANSLATE TO FROM OUR PRIOR VERSION OF 4.25% TO WHAT I'M SHOWING NOW ABOUT 2.4 LESS, 2.4 MILLION LESS IN DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS OVER THE LIFE OF THE BONDS.

SO IT KEEPS GETTING BETTER.

WE'RE, WE'RE IN A GOOD POSITION.

UM, AND THEN ULTIMATELY THAT BRINGS US TO THE FINAL COLUMN, WHICH IS YOUR, UH, OUR PROJECTED TAX RATE IMPACT, WHICH IS ABOUT JUST OVER ONE PENNIES FOR THIS $50 MILLION.

UM, AND AGAIN, THIS IS ONLY AS GOOD OF OUR, AS OUR ASSUMPTIONS USED.

SO IN TERMS OF GROWTH, TO THE EXTENT YOU GROW MORE, THAT IMPACT COULD BE LESS.

TO THE EXTENT OUR INTEREST RATE IS LOWER, THAT IMPACT COULD BE LESS AS WELL.

UM, SO ALL THAT BEING SAID, UH, WE DO RECOMMEND, UM,

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TRYING TO ACCESS THE MARKET QUICKLY.

SO WE ARE IN KIND OF PRICE DISCOVERY AS WE HAVE ENTERED THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR.

UM, AND AS THE TRADING, AS, AS THE FIRMS HAVE OPENED UP THEIR TRADING BOOKS, AND WE'RE LOOKING TO THE MARKET CONDITIONS RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE FAVORABLE FOR YOU.

WE, UM, ARE IN A FAVORABLE RATE ENVIRONMENT, BUT WE DO HAVE VOLATILITY.

VOLATILITY IS OUR NEW NORMAL.

I'VE BEEN PREACHING THAT FOR PROBABLY THE LAST COUPLE YEARS NOW.

UM, AND GIVEN THE VOLATILITY, AND I WILL SAY JUST GIVEN THAT WE HAVE LARGE GEOPOLITICAL ISSUES IN, IN, IN PLAY, UH, ESPECIALLY WITH THE INVESTIGATION OF THE FED CHAIRMAN RIGHT NOW, OUR MARKETS ARE NON-RESPONSIVE TO THAT AND THERE IS A LOT OF DEMAND FROM MUNICIPAL BONDS.

SO AGAIN, WE THINK IT'S A VERY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT.

SO MY RECOMMENDATION BASED ON YOUR APPROVAL TODAY WOULD BE THAT WE WOULD GO AHEAD AND GET THESE BONDS PRICED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO GET IN AND OUT OF THE MARKET.

SO ULTIMATELY WHAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING TO DO IS PROBABLY GET YOUR OFFERING DOCUMENT POSTED BY THE END OF THIS WEEK FOR POTENTIAL PRICING, EITHER ACCELERATED NEXT WEEK, WE HAVE A HOLIDAY IN THERE, UM, SO MOST LIKELY PROBABLY THE FOLLOWING WEEK THEREAFTER FOR THE BEST RESULTS.

BUT WE WILL BE WATCHING THE MARKET CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MONITORING THE CONDITIONS AND THAT THEY DO REMAIN FAVORABLE.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE.

QUESTIONS FOR MARTY.

MY, MY QUESTION JUST KIND OF RELATES TO, OKAY, LET'S ASSUME WE CAN DO SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT.

SO WHEN DOES LISA HAVE $50 MILLION IN CASH THAT WE CAN START GOING TO CONTRACT FIRMS AND STARTING TO LOCK UP CONTRACTS? SO IF WE OPERATE UNDER THAT TIMETABLE, WHICH I JUST GAVE YOU, UH, ONCE THE BONDS ARE SOLD, THEN THEY HAVE TO GO TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR APPROVAL.

BUT YOU WILL RECEIVE THE MONEY BY THE END OF FEBRUARY.

AND IT'S IN A, IT'S INTERACTIVE MAPPING WHERE YOU CAN GO TO, THIS IS THE PROJECT MEETS AND BOUNDS, THIS IS THE PRECINCT THAT IT'S IN, THIS IS WHY WE'RE DOING IT, AND HOW MUCH MONEY WE'RE DOING IT.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT, I WILL INTERJECT SOME THINGS BECAUSE I HAVE ROB AND, AND MARTY HERE TO BACK ME UP, UH, ON ANYTHING THAT I MISSPEAK.

SO JUMP IN IF I, YOU KNOW, IF I GET OFF COURSE.

BUT, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE, THAT I WANT THE COURT TO BE AWARE OF, UH, IS THAT WHEN WE GO OUT FOR THIS $50 MILLION WHEN THE COUNTY DOES THAT, WE ARE SAYING THAT WE REASONABLY BELIEVE THAT WE WILL EXPEND THOSE FUNDS AT LEAST 85% OF THOSE FUNDS IN THE FIRST THREE YEARS.

SO, UH, THAT IS PUTTING YOU ON TRACK TO, TO, LIKE YOU'RE SAYING COMMISSIONER STACY, TO GET CONTRACTS GOING AND, AND IT'S NOT JUST ENCUMBERING THE FUNDS IT IS SPENDING THEM.

SO WE NEED, WE NEED TO KEEP THAT IN MIND THAT, UH, BE PREPARED.

UH, IF, IF YOU WANTED TO LOWER THE AMOUNT THAT YOU'RE ISSUING TODAY, TODAY WOULD BE THE DAY TO, TO LET THEM KNOW.

UH, BUT THE IRS WILL, UH, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE IRS WILL LOOK AT IF, BUT I, I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH YOU BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.

'CAUSE IT SAYS WE GOTTA BUILD ROADS FASTER, WHICH YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET ANY FIGHT FROM ME ON, BUT THIS IS BASED UPON NUMBERS THAT OUR CONSULTANT ITS GAVE US AND THE TIME WHAT THEY THOUGHT THEY COULD SPEND IN THREE YEARS.

CORRECT? I BELIEVE THEY, I DID REQUEST A LIST AND I BELIEVE YOU WERE COPIED ON THAT.

JUST TO, JUST TO CLARIFY WITH ITS THAT WHAT THEY WERE PROPOSING TO YOU, AND IF YOU RECALL, THEIR QUESTION WAS WHETHER IT WAS ENCUMBERED OR SPENT.

AND SO I CLARIFIED THAT YESTERDAY.

SO IT IS, UH, 85% NOW.

WHAT WAS THE WORDING YOU USED ROB? REASONABLY REASON.

REASONABLE EXPECTATION.

SO WE HAVE A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT WILL EXPEND 46 MILLION, UH, THE RE AND YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WAS ROUNDED UP TO AN EVEN 50 MILLION.

UH, UH, SO WE HAVE PROJECTS LINED OUT.

UH, WE JUST NEED TO, UH, TO KEEP JOBS MOVING AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR CONSULTANTS AWARE.

I THINK THAT, THAT WE, THAT MEETS THE REASONABLE EXPECTATION CLAUSE JUST FROM ITS TO US, WE REASONABLY EXPECT, BASED ON OUR CONSULTANT'S RECOMMENDATION, THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO EXPEND THAT MONEY IN THREE YEARS.

I, I THINK WE'RE OKAY.

THAT'S BOBBY.

AND, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY I BROUGHT IT UP BECAUSE, UH, OUR AUDITOR HAS CAUTIONED US ON THIS, WHICH IS WHAT'S HER JOB.

BUT I WANNA LET THE, THOSE LISTENING HERE AND ONLINE KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT JUST A NUMBER WE PULLED OUT OF THE AIR THAT WELL, AND IT, IT ALSO ANSWERS THE QUESTION, UH, WHY DON'T YOU JUST ISSUE IT ALL? UH, BECAUSE WE CAN'T REASONABLY EXPECT, UH, THAT WE COULD SPEND IT ALL PRIOR TO THE IRS SAYING ITS INCOME.

SO, SO I WAS JUST GOING TO TAKE US ON A LITTLE SIDETRACK.

UH, THE PIO, JIM BARTOW AND MYSELF, ERICA AND GIS IS WORKING ON A SUBSITE, UM, THAT'S GONNA BE INTEGRATED INTO OUR WEBSITE THAT EXPLAINS WHERE ALL THIS MONEY IS BEING SPENT

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UM, WE'VE KIND OF BEEN SLOW ROLLING IT, UM, JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GET THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND WE CAN'T REALLY, YOU KNOW, TURN THAT SITE PUBLIC.

BUT I WOULD JUST RECOMMEND ALL OF YOU COMMISSIONERS TO, TO MEET WITH JIM AND JUST GO THROUGH KIND OF THE FRAMEWORK OF WHAT WE'RE BUILDING, KIND OF SEE THE VISION.

BUT IT'S GONNA BE REALLY NICE 'CAUSE THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GO TO THE, UNDER THE TRIP 21, CLICK ON IT, IT'LL SHOW ALL THE PROJECTS AND THEY CAN LOOK ON AN INTERACTIVE MAP AND LITERALLY SEE THE EXACT MEETS AND BOUNDS AND A DESCRIPTION OF EVERYTHING WE'RE SPENDING MONEY ON.

SO, I MEAN, WITH THIS AGGRESSIVE EFFORT, I MEAN, IT'S 50 MILLION, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY CLOSER TO 60 MILLION THAT WE'RE TRYING TO SPEND IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

'CAUSE WE HAVE OH EIGHT AND OH FOUR BOND MONEY THAT WE'RE GONNA BE PUTTING INTO PLAY AS WELL.

IT'S JUST A LOT OF MONEY TO BE SPENDING IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE GENERAL PUBLIC COULD FOLLOW WHAT WE'RE DOING BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF PROJECTS.

I LIKE THAT COMMISSIONER STACY.

AND ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT, UM, OUR, OUR CONSULTANT IS LOOKING AT, UM, ADDING, UM, NEW SUBCONTRACTORS THAT ARE GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH LEASES, THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, SO THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY FIND SOME INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL BE ABLE TO GET THESE PROJECTS OFF THE GROUND FASTER THAN, UM, SOME OF THE ONES WE'VE USED IN THE PAST.

SO THAT'S, WELL, AND, AND JUST TO CLARIFY, IT'S 85% OF THE REASONABLE EXPECTATION.

SO I MEAN, YOU'RE NOT GUARANTEEING YOU'RE SPENDING ALL 50 MILLION IN THREE YEARS, BUT DOES ANYBODY HAVE, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? YEAH, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.

CORRECT.

AND PLUS EARNINGS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY PLUS EARNINGS? UH, ANY INTEREST EARNINGS? WELL, YOU HAVE TO SPEND THE INTEREST TOO, SO THE MONEY WILL BE SITTING IN THE ACCOUNTS EARNING INTEREST UNTIL YOU SPEND IT.

SO THAT'S NEEDS TO BE AS WELL.

UM, UH, ONE OTHER QUESTION, AND I APPRECIATE YOU REDOING THESE, AND EVERY TIME I'VE ASKED YOU, YOU'VE GIVEN ME THIS AND IT'S GIVING, THE NUMBERS ARE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER FOR OUR COUNTY.

AND I, I LIKE THAT.

UM, I'VE BEEN, I'VE HAD SOME COMMENTARY BACK AND FORTH WITH, UH, ROB AND LISA ABOUT THE DOCUMENT ITSELF AND THE CHANGES THEY MADE.

I'M FINE WITH, EXCEPT FOR ONE QUESTION I HAD, AND I KEEP GETTING EVERYBODY POINTS TO YOU FOR THE ANSWER.

IN THE ORDINANCE, IT SAYS THAT WE ARE APPROVING, UH, THESE BONDS AT AN INTEREST RATE UP TO 5% MM-HMM .

AND I KNOW THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S FLUCTUATIONS IN THE MARKET, BUT 5%, I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN A SHEET LIKE THIS WITH ANYWHERE NEAR 5% ON IT.

AND I'M WONDERING, DO WE NEED TO KEEP THAT AT 5% BECAUSE THAT, THAT NUMBER IS DIFFERENT, A LOT DIFFERENT THAN 3.6 TO 3.9 AND FAR AS ITS IMPACT ON OUR COUNTY GOES MM-HMM .

WELL, YOU, WE CAN SUBJECTIVELY REDUCE THAT RATE.

SO YOU DO HAVE THAT OPTION.

UM, WE LIKE TO KEEP THAT RATE BECAUSE IT SETS AN UPWARD LIMIT, RIGHT? IT'S A MAXIMUM CEILING FOR YOUR INTEREST RATE.

WE DON'T WANNA HANDICAP THE COURT SO THAT YOU LOSE FLEXIBILITY SHOULD THERE BE A MAJOR MARKET DISRUPTION.

UM, NOW WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF A MEGA MAJOR MARKET DISRUPTION? IF WE ENTERED INTO WAR TOMORROW AND OUR MARKETS HALTED, THEN IT REASONABLY COULD JUMP TO 5% VERY EASILY.

SO WE HAVE SEEN THAT IN THE PAST.

SO WE TRY TO OFFER ENOUGH FLEXIBILITY THERE, BUT WITHOUT GOING OVER WHERE WE THINK YOU WOULD REASONABLY WANT TO CONTINUE WITH YOUR PROJECTS IN TERMS OF EXPENDITURE.

SO THAT BEING SAID, GIVEN THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT A SHORTER TIMEFRAME, BECAUSE I HAVE EXPRESSED THAT OUR INTENTION IS TO GET INTO THE MARKET AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.

UM, I DO THINK WE HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RE REDUCE THAT RATE SLIGHTLY, BUT I WOULD, I, AS, AS YOUR ADVISOR, I WOULD HESITATE.

I GET IT.

NO, , I TOTALLY GET IT.

AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE NEED FOR BEING CAREFUL HERE MM-HMM .

I WOULD BE, UH, DO WE KNOW, DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT, IF THERE WAS A MAJOR MARKET DISRUPTION, WHAT THIS WOULD DO TO OUR INS TAX RATE IF WE WENT AT 5%? I MEAN, RIGHT NOW WE'RE LOOKING AT A LITTLE OVER A PENNY, AS YOU SAID MM-HMM .

UM, AND THAT'S WITH WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE VERY CONSERVATIVE GROWTH RATE PROJECTIONS YOU'VE GOT HERE.

SO I'M THINKING IT'LL BE BETTER THAN THAT.

BUT DO WE, CAN YOU GIVE US A, A RANGE OF WHAT IT WOULD BE AT, AT 5%? I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE ABOVE TWO PENNIES.

SO YOUR LAST, WE WERE RUNNING THIS PREVIOUSLY AT A 4 25.

I'M DOING, THIS IS ROUGH MATH OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, SO, UH, BUT I'M JUST LOOKING AT THAT.

I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD BE MORE THAN TWO PENNIES AT THE 5%.

IT WAS 1.8 AT FOUR SEVEN ROUNDISH WHEN I TALKED TO YOU OVER A YEAR AGO TO START THE PROCESS.

SO I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT IN LINE.

SO WE'D STILL BE UNDER 2 CENTS YOU THINK? CORRECT.

WELL THAT BEING THE CASE, I'M NOT GONNA PUT THE PRESSURE ON YOU, BUT LET'S SELL 'EM FAST.

ALL RIGHT, THIS BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 13.

[01:20:01]

I, I AGREE WITH YOU.

UM, YEAH.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF ROCKWALL COUNTY, TEXAS PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT BONDS SERIES 2026 IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPLE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50 MILLION, LEVERING A TAX AND PAYMENT THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR THE AWARD OF THE SALE THEREOF IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SPECIFIED PARAMETERS, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND A PAYING AGENT SLASH REGISTRAR AGREEMENT APPROVING THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT AND ENACTING OTHER PROVISIONS AND ASSIGNING LISA, LISA CONSTANT WILEY AS THE SIGNING AGENT.

I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

GOT MY MOTION.

GOT A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LICHTY.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW, PLEASE.

IT PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS AND EVERYONE.

THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU BOND COUNSEL.

[13. Discuss/ Act on the installation of a commemorative marker honoring the Patriots of the American Revolution from the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and all related issues; (Judge New)]

DISCUSS AN ACT ON THE INSTALLATION OF A COMMEMORATIVE MARKER HONORING THE PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FROM THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, AND ALL RELATED ISSUES, MS. MARGARET DAVIDSON.

WELCOME.

GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS MARGARET DAVIDSON AND I AM REPRESENTING THE ROCKWELL COUNTY, UM, CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

UH, THIS IS A LOCAL AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

OUR CHAPTER WAS ORGANIZED IN 1978, PROBABLY BEFORE YOU WERE BORN.

UM, AND WE HAVE PROMOTED THE TENETS OF PATRIOTISM, EDUCATION, AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

WHILE ROCKWELL COUNTY WAS NOT REALLY ESTABLISHED DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, WE STILL MUST RECOGNIZE THE COURAGE AND SACRIFICE OF THE PATRIOTS WHO DID WIN THE AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE PROCESS AS WE COME UPON THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

BY THE WAY, IT'S CALLED THE SEMI QUINCENTENNIAL.

TRY TO SAY THAT FAST.

UM, 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION.

WE AS MEMBERS OF THE N-S-D-A-R WOULD LIKE TO HONOR THE MEMORY OF MEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK TO ENSURE THESE UNITED STATES CONTINUE TO BE A GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE.

IT'S IN THIS LIGHT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEEK APPROVAL FROM THIS COURT TO PLACE A STANDARDIZED MARKER, UH, FROM THE NATIONAL SOCIETY HERE IN ROCKWELL COUNTY.

THE NATIONAL SOCIETY IS TRYING TO PUT MARKERS IN EVERY STATE.

WE DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR TEXAS, BUT WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT IF ROCKWELL WAS NUMBER ONE? THE, YOU HAVE GOTTEN DOCUMENTS THAT INDICATE WHAT THIS MARKER WOULD LOOK LIKE.

UM, IT DOES HAVE A, UM, STATEMENT ON THERE.

THE TEXT READS REVOLUTIONARY WAR PATRIOTS.

THIS MARKER COMMEMORATES THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ACHIEVED AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE.

THESE PATRIOTS, BELIEVING IN THE NOBLE CAUSE OF LIBERTY, FOUGHT VALIANTLY TO FOUND A NEW NATION, 17 75, 17 83.

IT WOULD BE PRESENTED BY THE ROCKWALL CHAPTER DAR IN HONOR OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES.

WHAT WE'RE ASKING FROM YOU IS A LETTER SAYING, WE CAN DO THIS.

WE NEED A LETTER THAT WE WILL FORWARD TO THE NATIONAL OFFICE.

IF YOU APPROVE THIS, WE WOULD SIMPLY NEED SOMETHING THAT SUGGESTS THAT YOU DO APPROVE IT.

WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR MONEY.

WE HAVE THE FUNDS TO DO THIS.

THE ONLY OTHER THING WE MIGHT NEED FROM YOU WOULD BE, UM, SOME ASSISTANCE IN THE INSTALLATION.

NOW OUR SUGGESTION IS THAT IT BE PLACED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE COURTHOUSE AND THE LIBRARY.

YOU ALSO HAVE BEEN GIVEN SOME PICTURES THAT SHOW SOME POSSIBLE LOCATIONS.

AS YOU WELL KNOW, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS THERE ALREADY.

THERE IS THE SESQUA CENTENNIAL TIME CAPSULE, TIME CAPSULE.

UM, IS ALREADY PLACED THERE.

YOU ALSO HAVE ANOTHER MARKER INDICATING THAT THIS IS AN AREA OF THE CENTRAL ROUTE IN TEXAS.

SO THERE IS A PRECEDENCE FOR THIS ALREADY.

SO WE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE A RECOGNITION OF THE SEMI QUINCENTENNIAL IN ROCKWELL COUNTY.

ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS FOR MARGARET? THAT THAT PLAZA IS ACTUALLY NAMED, WHAT DID YOU CALL IT? THE, THE, WHAT IS THE TIME CAPSULE? SES IS, IT'S CALLED THE, IS IT CALLED THE SESQUA CENTENNIAL? THAT'S WHAT I'M, SO, SO, YEAH, I'M NOT SAYING THESE WORDS.

SO I'M GONNA WORDS.

SO THE 150 ANNIVERSARY OF ROCKWALL, WE NAMED THAT PLAZA AFTER THAT TO PUT TIME CAPSULE.

SO IT IS APPROPRIATE TO PUT THAT THE AMERICAN ONE THERE AS WELL.

I AGREE.

I THINK IT'S VERY FITTING.

I DO, I DO.

I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

IT IN THE, UM, AREA BETWEEN THE COURT, THE, THE COURTHOUSE, AND THE LIBRARY, KNOWN AS THE SESQUICENTENNIAL PLAZA.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO MAKE THAT MOTION.

JUDGE.

UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, ASK THAT WE, UM, APPROVE THE INSTALLATION OF A COMMEMORATIVE MARKER HONORING THE PATRIOTS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION FROM THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, AND TO PLACE

[01:25:01]

I HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER M**K SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GOANA.

IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW AND IN COURT, I'LL PUT GET WITH MARGARET AND PUT TOGETHER THE LETTER AND JUST SIGN IT MYSELF.

SO, AND WOULD YOU LIKE TO PICK THE PLACE? PERHAPS WE COULD CHAT AND I COULD SHOW YOU SOME PICTURES AND YOU COULD IDENTIFY WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE IT PLACED.

LOVE IT.

AND THEN I'LL BRING THAT BACK TO THE COURT AND MAKE SURE THEY AGREE WITH ME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ITEM NUMBER 14, CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL RIGHT, COURT, LET'S TAKE A QUICK 10 MINUTE BREAK.

OKAY, IT IS 10 25.

LET'S RECONVENE HERE AT 10 45.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THAT QUICK BREAK.

WE'RE GONNA RECONVENE INTO OUR REGULAR COMMISSIONER'S COURT MEETING.

WE ARE ON AGENDA

[14. CONSENT AGENDA]

HEY, JUDGE, BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE CONSENT AGENDA, I WANNA DRAW EVERYONE'S ATTENTION TO D, WHICH IS THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE EXCELLENT IN FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR PHYSICAL YEAR 2024 TO THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

THESE AREN'T DONE BY ACCIDENT.

UM, WE ARE ALL A TEAM HERE AT ROCKWELL COUNTY.

SO I JUST WANT TO COMMEND, UM, THE AUDITOR AND ALL OF HER WORK ON THAT.

WONDERFUL.

THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT.

ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT BEING SAID, I'LL, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER STACEY.

I'LL SECOND IT.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER M**K, IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES NOW, PLEASE.

US TO AGENDA ITEM 15, PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS, DISPOSITIONS, UH, DISCUSS AND ACT ON APPROVING THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS OF FIXED ASSET.

THAT BRINGS

[15. PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS/DISPOSITIONS]

THE DISTRICT CLERK TO PURCHASE FROM CAPITAL TO OUTLAY.

HP LASER JET PRINTER AT A COST OF $591 AND 60 CENTS.

AND THE 503RD DISTRICT COURT TO PURCHASE FROM CAPITAL OUTLAY, A LASER JET ENTERPRISE M 5 0 7 N PRINTER.

AND AGAIN, AT A QUOTED COST OF $591 AND 60 CENTS.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS A AND B.

GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GALANA.

I WILL SECOND IT.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER LTE.

YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES, PLEASE.

APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS, BILLS, CLAIMS, AND PAYROLL.

THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 17,

[17. APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS, BILLS, CLAIMS, AND PAYROLL(S)]

ITEM 18, EXECUTIVE SESSION.

UM, I'M SUBMITTING TO THE COURT PAID IN THE PAID CLAIMS IN THE AMOUNT OF $722,117 AND 12 CENTS, AND I ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL.

SO MOVED.

GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOANA.

I'LL SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER STACY, IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES, PLEASE PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.

I'M ALSO SUBMITTING TO YOU UNPAID CLAIMS IN THE AMOUNT OF $716,099 AND 47 CENTS.

AND I ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL, MOVE TO APPROVE.

GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GUANA.

SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER M**K, YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES, PLEASE.

IT PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.

I'M SUBMITTING TO YOU THE PAYROLL REPORT FOR THE PAY PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 20TH, 2025 IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,128,194 AND 83 CENTS.

AND I ASK FOR THE COURT'S APPROVAL.

SO MOVED.

OKAY, A SECOND.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GOANA.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER M**K, IF YOU'LL REGISTER YOUR VOTES PLEASE.

AND IT PASSES FIVE TO ZERO.

THAT BRINGS US TO AGENDA

[18. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

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 ON THE AGENDA OR IN THIS ITEM IN THE ORDER DEEMED APPROPRIATE AS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 5 5 1 OPEN MEETING, SUB-CHAPTER D TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE OR TO SEEK, SEEK THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY ON THOSE ITEMS. WE WILL BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ITEM A DISCUSSION OF DR. HORTON LITIGATION AND MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT'S DISCUSSION REGARDING VAPE COMPANY LAWSUITS AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE OPEN FIRE MARSHAL POSITION AT 10 48.

WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[19. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION]

THAT WILL LEAD US TO AGENDA ITEM 20.

THANK YOU EVERYONE.

1152, WE'RE 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 AN OPEN SESSION TO TAKE ANY ACTION NECESSARY ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

AND I CAN TELL YOU NO ACTION TAKEN.

[20. COMMISSIONERS COURT REPORTS]

COMMISSIONER COURT REPORTS.

LET'S START WITH COMMISSIONER PRECINCT ONE.

[01:30:01]

WANNA SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE NEW CUSHIONS THAT WE'RE SITTING ON.

OKAY, THAT'S A GOOD, UM, I, IT, I'M VERY COMFORTABLE.

GOOD.

I'M VERY COMFORTABLE.

HOW ABOUT THAT? BUT I DID HAVE SOMETHING ELSE I WANTED TO, UM, SHARE WITH YOU GUYS.

AND, UM, I'LL TRY NOT TO MAKE IT TOO LONG 'CAUSE I DID RIDE IT OUT BECAUSE SOMETIMES I HAVE TO STAY FOCUSED ON THIS.

BUT I WANTED TO COMMEND THE COURT TODAY FOR OUR DECISION ON AGENDA.

UM, ITEM NUMBER 12, WHICH HAS TO DO WITH THE, THE ISSUANCE OF THE, UM, THE 50 50 MILLION.

UM, BECAUSE I THINK DENSITY AND, AND INFRASTRUCTURE ARE DOMINANT ISSUES THAT ARE FACING OUR COUNTY TODAY, DENSITY SPECIFICALLY AND HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENTS.

THESE ARE CREATING A, AS WE KNOW, A GREATER STRAIN ON OUR RESOURCES, INCLUDING OUR ROADS, OUR SERVICES, WATER SCHOOLS, AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

UM, THROUGH THE INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, AND THE ROAD CONSORTIUM AND ITS MEMBERS, WE, IN THIS COURTROOM AND AS A, AS A GROUP, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO MANAGE GROWTH RESPONSIBLY, UM, WITHIN US BEING GIVEN FAIR AND LEGISLATIVELY RULES AND ABILITIES THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS, TEXAS TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE SO WE CAN ENSURE THAT WE KEEP ROCK WALL'S QUALITY OF LIFE THAT WAS MENTIONED MANY TIMES, UM, AND PLACES WITHIN THE STRATEGIC PLAN.

THE 2026 THOROUGH PLAN, THOROUGHFARE PLAN THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE, IN THIS FIRST ISSUANCE IS JUST THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT, UM, POPULATION PROJECTIONS, DENSITY CALCULATIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, COLLABORATIONS WITH ALL OF OUR MEMBERS, THE CITIZENS AS WELL AS OUR OURSELVES TO ENSURE THE VISIONS AND THE EXPECTATIONS ARE ALL PROPERLY REFLECTED IN OUR FUTURE THOROUGHFARE, UM, DEVELOPMENTS.

UM, I'M, I'M THRILLED THAT WE'LL BE WORKING WITH MEMBERS THAT WILL HELP GUIDE US AND GIVE, HELP US STAY FOCUSED AND, AND START WORKING ON AND, AND COMPLETING OUR TRAFFIC ISSUES BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

UM, SO THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BE EQUIPPED TO HANDLE THE GROWTH IN WHATEVER DENSITY AND DEVELOPMENT, AS I SAID, LEGISLATIVE GIVES US.

UM, I AM IN FAVOR OF THE FREEZING NICKELS, UM, THAT WASN'T UPDATED IN THE PUT IN THE UPDATED THOROUGH FAIR PLAN, BUT FOR SEVERAL REASONS, UM, THAT I'VE SPOKEN ABOUT ABOVE.

UM, I DO WANNA STATE THAT, THAT THAT AMOUNT THAT WE WILL BE INCLUDING IN THAT WAS NOT PART OF THE 2021 BOND.

IT WAS NOT LISTED AS AN ITEM IN THAT, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IN THE SPIRIT OF WHAT THE BOND COUNCIL SHARED WITH US LAST FALL, THAT THAT IS WHAT THIS GROUP AND THE CONSORTIUM GROUP, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SET FOR TO DO.

IF WE SEE THAT THINGS NEED TO BE MODIFIED AND CHANGED OR OTHER PROJECTS CAN GET DONE QUICKER, I WANNA ENCOURAGE US AS A, AS A, AS A BODY THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH NET COG, WE WORK WITH TEXDOT, WE WORK WITH OUR ROAD CONSULTANT, OUR ROAD CONSULTANT, AS WELL AS WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CONSORTIUM MEMBERS.

UM, AND I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT IN THE, IN THE FUTURE.

SO I JUST, I, I, I APPLAUD US.

I APPLAUD THE SPIRIT OF THE PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN PUT IN THERE, AND I AM READY AND WILLING TO ROLL UP MY SLEEVES AND I START WORKING TOGETHER AS A COURT.

AND I THINK IT'S ALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITIZENS OF ROCKWALL COUNTY.

I'M GONNA SKIP YOU FOR RIGHT NOW.

COMMISSIONER PRECINCT FOUR.

NO, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD RIGHT NOW, JUDGE.

I SUSPECTED COMMISSIONER PRECINCT THREE.

THANK YOU, JUDGE.

ACTUALLY, TWO THINGS.

ONE SHORT AND ONE WILL TAKE A LITTLE LONGER.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, BRING YOU UP ON SOMETHING, UH, WE APPROVED LAST MAY WAS THE, UM, 10 COMMANDMENTS MONUMENT, UM, THAT IS UNDER PRODUCTION AND IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE AVAILABLE TO INSTALL SOMEWHERE BETWEEN APRIL 30TH AND JUNE 30TH.

SO WE WILL, I'LL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE AS WE GET CLOSER ON THAT, BUT THOSE ARE THE KIND OF THE PARAMETERS THEY'VE GIVEN US FOR WHEN IT'LL BE READY TO INSTALL.

UM, THAT'S THE SHORT ONE.

SECONDLY, UH, THIS WHAT IN THE WORLD, THESE PHONES ARE CONFUSING.

I MUST HAVE HIT, THAT'S RECORDING EVERYTHING I'M SAYING AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO STOP IT.