[Infrastructure Meeting on February 18, 2026.]
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ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE, I'M GONNA CALL THE CONSORTIUM TO ORDER.WE'RE GONNA, UH, WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS HERE TODAY.
SO, UH, I'M GOING TO KIND OF GO OUTTA ORDER.
I'M GONNA HAVE COMMISSIONER M**K INTRODUCE MR. MO BURR, WHO IS HERE WITH US TODAY.
SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER M**K, TAKE IT AWAY.
HE IS THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT WITH FOR TEXDOT.
UM, IN HIS ROLE, HE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY DESIGN, ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT SERVICES, RIGHT OF WAY AND TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM DIVISIONS.
HE HELPS DISTRICTS GET PROJECTS DEVELOPED WITHIN TDOT'S MASSIVE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.
AND THAT'S THE AGENCY'S 10 YEAR PLAN, WHICH HAS EXCEEDED OVER A HUNDRED BILLION IN THE PAST THREE YEARS.
I HOPE THAT NUMBER IS CORRECT, MO.
UM, HE BEGAN HIS CAREER, UM, AS AN INTERN AT MARYLAND STATE.
HE JOINED TXDOT IN 1997 IN THE SAN ANGELO AREA OFFICE, AND HE TRANSFERRED TO THE DALLAS DISTRICT ROADWAY DESIGN SECTION, UM, IN JUNE OF 2002.
AND THERE HE MANAGED THE STATE HIGHWAY 1 61 PROJECT IN GRAND PRAIRIE, THE SPUR 360 WOODALL ROGERS EXTENSION AND PROJECT PEGASUS.
HE ALSO MANAGED WITH A DESIGN TEAM FOR THE MARGARET HUNT HILL BRIDGE.
UM, AND IT WAS THE FIRST OF HIS KIND IN NORTH TEXAS.
UM, IN 2011, BURR BECAME THE DALLAS DISTRICT PROJECT DELIVERY OFFICE SUPERVISOR.
HE HELPED ESTABLISH THE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING PROCUREMENT SERVICES DIVISION, WHICH SERVED THE NEEDS OF 19 NON-METRO DISTRICTS AND 14 DIVISIONS.
HE REJOINED THEN DALLAS, UM, AS A DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
2017, HE WAS NAMED THE DE DALLAS DEPUTY DISTRICT ENGINEER, AND IN 2018 HE BECAME THE DALLAS DISTRICT ENGINEER.
UM, I LIKE THIS TIDBIT ABOUT HIM.
HE IS A RESIDENT OF B ROCKWALL COUNTY.
SO PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING MO.
HE HAS SOMETHING HE WANTS TO SHARE WITH THE CONSORTIUM.
IT JUST SECOND, LET'S DO THIS.
YEAH, I WAS ACTUALLY, ALRIGHT.
UM, AS A ROCKWELL COUNTY RESIDENT AND A MEMBER OF AN EMPLOYEE FOR THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, AS A SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, I JUST WANTED TO COME AND, AND THANK, THANK YOU GUYS.
UM, I KNOW WHEN IT COMES TO TRANSPORTATION, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING COUNTIES IN THE US, NOT JUST IN TEXAS, UM, AND THE GROWTH THAT WE'RE SEEING AND THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION THAT WE SEE, AND THE IMPACTS THAT IT HAS IN OUR DAILY LIVES.
I KNOW TRANSPORTATION DOES NOT ALWAYS GET A THANK YOU.
UM, BUT YOU AS A COUNTY, YOU AS A CONSORTIUM HAVE BEEN VERY ACTIVE, ACTUALLY.
YOU'VE BEEN VERY INNOVATIVE, YOU'VE BEEN VERY ENGAGED AND YOU'VE BEEN VERY INVOLVED AS A GREAT PARTNERS TO TECH STOCK.
AND I GUESS WANTED TO COME AND SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT.
AND I WANNA HIGHLIGHT A PROJECT THAT LED THIS MONTH.
UM, WE OPENED BASE FOR, FROM 5 49, FROM 2 76 TO, UH, TO 2 0 5.
UH, PEOPLE WILL KIND OF SAY THAT I'M BIASED TO THAT PROJECT 'CAUSE THAT'S HOW MY WIFE GETS TO WORK EVERY DAY.
UM, BUT THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A PROJECT WHERE PARTNERSHIP REALLY PLAYS A VALUE, RIGHT? UH, YOU AS A COUNTY, YOU STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE, YOU USED YOUR OWN BOND PROGRAM, MONEY TO, UH, DEVELOP THE SCHEMATIC FOR THAT CORRIDOR.
UM, YOU CONTRIBUTED 10% TO THE ROUTE OF WAY.
THE NPO STEPPED UP WITH CAP FIVE, I THINK OVER $5 MILLION, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, BRENDA, UM, AND TEXTILE DALLAS DISTRICT AND CLEMENS, A DISTRICT ENGINEER, BROUGHT IN, UH, SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS TO THAT DEPOSIT.
UM, AND GOT IT READY, RIGHT? AND I THINK WHEN I COMMIT WITH COMMISSIONER STACY LAST SUMMER, ONE OF THE THINGS WE TALKED ABOUT IS LIKE, HEY, WE'RE PUTTING IN THE RESOURCES, WE'RE PUTTING IN THE MONEY, BUT OUR PROJECTS ARE NOT MOVING FORWARD.
I REMEMBER SHARING WITH YOU, LIKE, BE PATIENT, GET YOUR WORK DONE, GET YOUR HOMEWORK DONE, IT'LL PAY OFF.
AND SINCE LAST APRIL AS A STATE, WE'VE BE SEEING OUR BIDS COMING LOWER.
UH, AND THAT CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO TAX ACCELERATE SOME PROJECTS.
AND 5 49, BECAUSE IT WAS READY, BECAUSE YOU WERE PROACTIVE.
'CAUSE YOUR GREAT PARTNER, UH, 5 49 WAS READY AND WAS ACCELERATED FROM 2029 TO 2026, RIGHT? SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PROJECTS, IT CAME IN BELOW, UH, BELOW THE ESTIMATE.
I THINK THE ESTIMATE WAS 34 MILLION.
IT CAME IN 29 MILLION OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S NOT JUST AT 10 OR $5 MILLION BELOW.
BUT THINK ABOUT THE VALUE THAT TRAVELING PUBLIC OF ROCKWELL COUNTY IS GONNA SEE FOR THIS PROJECT BEING ACCELERATED BY THREE YEARS.
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DIVIDED ROADWAY INSTEAD OF TWO.UM, MOM AND DAD TAKING THEIR KIDS TO, UH, TO GYMNASTICS AND VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL ARE GONNA SEE THEIR TRAVEL COMMUTE CUT, REDUCE QUITE A BIT.
THAT'S TIME THEY CAN SPEND TOGETHER, HAVING DINNER, HAVING QUALITY TIME TOGETHER.
SO ALL THOSE DEVELOPMENTS UP AND DOWN 5 49 PEOPLE CAN GET OUT OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT, UH, IN A SAFE MANNER WITH RIGHT TURN LANES AND LEFT TURN LANES.
SO I JUST WANNA COME AND SAY THANK YOU.
REALLY, IT'S A ROCKWELL COUNTY RESIDENT AS A TECH STOP.
UH, ESTABL, THANK YOU FOR BEING A GREAT PARTNER.
CONTINUE YOUR MODEL OF BEING ENGAGED, UH, INVEST IN TRANSPORTATION AND, UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE A GREAT PARTNER TO YOU.
SO THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART.
UM, SO WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA DO SOMETHING REAL QUICK 'CAUSE I SEE A COUPLE NEW FACES.
SO I WANT US TO GO AROUND AND INTRODUCE OURSELVES AND TELL WHO WE REPRESENT.
AND WHILE WE DO THAT, RICK BURNES WITH REPUBLIC WASTE SERVICES, IF YOU WOULD COME ON UP.
HE'S GONNA DO A PRESENTATION FOR US.
I AM FRANK NEW, YOUR ROCKWALL COUNTY JUDGE.
I'M DANA MACKLA, I'M A COUNTY COMM COMM COMMISSIONER FOR PRECINCT TWO.
JANET NICHOL, MAYOR OF ROY CITY.
DENNIS LEWIS, ROCKWALL CITY COUNCIL.
MARY SMITH, ROCKWALL CITY MANAGER.
RICHARD HENSON, ROCKWALL CITY COUNCIL.
MICHAEL KOVAC, FATE CITY MANAGER.
MIKE JAFFE, MAYOR OF TOWN OF POETRY FABRIC, CABO MCLENNAN, CHISHOLM CITY MANAGER.
BRIAN MCNEIL, MAYOR OF MCLENNAN CHISHOLM.
MITCH OWEN, BE ROCKWELL COUNTY EMS SCOTT DOTSON MAYOR PRO TEM AND HE'S CITY COUNCIL.
BOBBY ALANA, COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT ONE.
JOHN STACY COUNTY COMMISSIONER PRECINCT FOUR.
CHELSEA GORDON, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.
CITY OF HEATH, JEREMIAH MCCLURE, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HEATH
OKAY, AS AS, AS YOU REMEMBER, WE, WE HAVE SEGUED THE ROAD CONSORTIUM INTO THE INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM.
THE COUNTY HAS A LIST OF 16 ITEMS WE CONSIDER INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, TRASH IS IS ONE OF THOSE.
SO I'VE ASKED RICK TO COME KIND OF GIVE US AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE WORLD OF TRASH.
SO AGAIN, THOSE OF YOU FACING THIS WAY, I APOLOGIZE, THERE IS A PRESENTATION BEHIND YOU, SO THANK YOU FOR COMING, RICK BURNES.
RICK BURN WITH REPUBLIC SERVICES.
I'M GONNA GIVE A QUICK, UH, INDUSTRY UPDATE.
IT'S SORT OF GLOBALLY, UH, TO START.
AND THEN WE'LL, WE WILL DRILL INTO MORE OF THE LOCAL LEVEL OF WHAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN THE INDUSTRY, UH, AND WHAT TRENDS WE'RE SEEING.
UM, WE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE FROM FOCUSING JUST ON RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE TO NOW SEEING MORE CIRCULARITY BEING FORCED INTO THE, THE PICTURE, UH, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE AND CLIMATE ACTION ACROSS THE NATION.
WHAT'S HAPPENING AROUND THE, UH, NATION WITH THE SOLID WASTE INDUSTRY.
I'M GONNA GET A LITTLE BIT INTO RECYCLING JUST SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE COSTS INVOLVED AND WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE RECYCLING WORLD.
UH, RECYCLING COMMODITIES CONTINUE A SLOW RISE.
ACTUALLY, OUR PROJECTIONS FOR 26 IS THAT WE WILL AVERAGE $50 LESS PER TON RECYCLED IN 2026 THAN WE WOULDN'T.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING OUT RIGHT NOW FOR THE RECYCLING MARKETING.
UM, BUT WE STILL HAVE NOT RECOVERED FROM CHINA SWORD.
AND WHAT CHINA SWORD IS FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW IN 2017, IS CHINA SHUT THEIR PORK DOWN AND THEY COMPLETELY SHUT EVERYTHING OUT FROM THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD RECYCLING INTO CHINA, WHICH WE DID.
A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF JUST, I'LL DO BE QUICK, QUICK PERCENTAGES.
I USED TO BE ABLE TO SHIP A CONTAINER FROM THE PORT OF LONG BEACH TO CHINA CHEAPER THAN I CAN SHIP A CONTAINER FROM THE PORT OF LONG BEACH TO SAN DIEGO.
SO WHEN THAT HAPPENED, THE RECYCLING WORLD, UH, DRAMATICALLY TURNED.
AND THE OTHER OTHER, UH, IMPORTANT THING THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IS EPR, WHICH IS THE EXTENDED, UH, PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY LEGISLATION.
THERE'S ABOUT FIVE STATES THAT HAVE PUT THIS INTO PLAY AND IT'S, UM, CHANGING THE WAY WE HAVE TO DO BUSINESS.
JUST A QUICK, THIS IS A BUSY SLIDE, BUT QUICKLY, IF YOU LOOK AT THE THICK BLUE LINE, THAT'S 2017 WHEN CHINA SHUT THEIR PORT DOWN.
AND YOU CAN SEE HOW THE COMMODITIES PRICES HAVE DROPPED DRAMATICALLY FROM THAT EVEN POINT WHERE WE STARTED SEE A LITTLE UPTICK IN 21.
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WE STILL HAVE NEVER RECOVERED FROM COMMODITY PRICING.WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THE COST OF THE CURB USED TO BE ABSORBED BY COMMODITY PRICING.
SO WE USED TO BE ABLE TO OFFSET THE COST AT THE CURB PER HOME WITH COMMODITY PRICING, WHICH DOES NOT HAPPEN ANYMORE.
NOW IT HAS TO STAND ON ITS OWN.
UM, THE WAY THIS BUSINESS IS GENERALLY LAID OUT IS THAT YOU TRY TO KEEP THE RESIDENTIAL RATE AS LOW AS YOU CAN AND YOU TRY TO OFFSET IT WITH SOME COMMERCIAL VOLUME COVID BECAUSE WHEN EVERYTHING'S SHELTERED, COVID UH, FORCED EVERYTHING INTO THE, UH, HOME.
AND, UH, WE PAID THE PRICE ON THAT ONE AND LEARNED A HARD LESSON.
SO THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE, AS WE LOOKING AT THE BUSINESS MODEL, SO WE'VE, WE LOOKED AT THE BUSINESS MODEL AND THAT'S WHY YOU SEE PRICING.
THE WAY YOU SEE IT RIGHT NOW AS YOU GET DOWN THE ROAD FOR CONTRACT, UM, RESETS, AS WE CALL IT.
A GOOD EXAMPLE IS WE, WE CAN HAVE A FIXED 3% INCREASE THAT'S FOR A FIVE YEAR TERM.
SO WE'LL LOOK AT IT AND GO, WE'RE GONNA FIX YOUR INCREASE FOR FIVE YEARS.
WE, THE LESSON LEARNED ON THAT IS THAT WE'VE HAD 9% CPI, WE'VE HAD AN EIGHT AND A HALF, WE HAD A SIX AND A HALF OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
CPI DID NOT KEEP UP WITH THE COST OF THE SOLID WASTE INDUSTRY.
THERE WAS A LARGE GAP IN BETWEEN IT, WHICH IS, THIS IS WHAT THIS SLIDE IS REALLY SHOWING.
SO AS YOU SET YOUR CONTRACTS INTO FUTURE, YOU NEED TO LOOK AND MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A SOLID CONSUMER PRICE INDEX OR CPI THAT WILL FOLLOW, UH, THAT WAY YOU DON'T HAVE A BIG GAP WITH THE CONTRACT ENDS TECHNOLOGY.
UM, AI IS GONNA PLAY A HUGE PART IN THE, UH, FUTURE WITH THE SOLID WASTE INDUSTRY.
YOU SEE IT, WE WE'RE ALREADY SEEING IT.
WE CAN ACTUALLY MEASURE, UH, VOLUME OUTSIDE OF A CONTAINER.
NOW WE CAN GPS TRACKING PICTURES WITHIN WHAT'S DUMPED, WHAT'S RECYCLED, WHAT'S CONTAMINATED.
WE BELIEVE IT'S A SEVEN FIGURE, UH, INVESTMENT TO, TO THE POSITIVE FOR US.
AND YOU'LL SEE ALL THESE COMPANIES ARE STARTING TO U UTILIZE AI FOR ROUTING FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE.
AND AI IS A BIG THING INTO THE FUTURE.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, EPR I'M GONNA GET INTO THIS QUICK, THIS IS A LITTLE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE, BUT REAL QUICKLY, UM, SOME STATES HAVE PASSED LEGISLATION, WHICH IS NOW PUTTING RESPONSIBILITY ON THE PRODUCER OF THE PRODUCT TO FOLLOW IT FROM THE MOMENT THEY PRODUCE IT AND MAKE IT.
LET'S, LET'S MAKE IT A COKE BOTTLE ALL THE WAY TILL IT'S EITHER RECYCLED AGAIN OR NOT.
IT USED TO FALL ONTO THE, THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENED.
EPR IS FORCING IT BACK TO THE MANUFACTURER.
AND WHAT THAT MEANS IS THEY HAVE TO USE CERTAIN TYPES OF PLASTICS THAT ARE RECYCLABLE MAKING THEIR PRODUCT.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF PRESSURE UNDER FOUR STATES HAVE PASSED IT SO FAR.
THERE'S ANOTHER FOUR STATES THAT ARE ABOUT TO PASS IT.
AND THAT TREND IS STARTING TO HAPPEN ACROSS THE UNITED STATES.
WHAT REPUBLIC SERVICES HAS DONE IS WE ACTUALLY OPENED A POLYMER CENTER BACK IN 2023.
AND THEN IN 2025, A BLUE POLYMER, WHAT THIS IS, IT'S THE ONLY ONE THAT WE PICK UP THAT ALUMINUM CANS ARE TRUE CIRCULARITY.
SO RIGHT NOW, TODAY WE PICKED UP SOMEBODY'S RECYCLE, IT'S GOING TO OUR RECYCLE FACILITY, IT GETS BAILED, IT GETS SHIPPED OUT.
A NEW CAN IS MADE FROM THAT METAL, FROM THAT ALUMINUM.
THAT ALUMINUM IS BACK ON THE SHELF IN 60 DAYS.
SO FROM THE TIME WE PICKED IT UP TODAY, 60 DAYS THAT ALUMINUM IS BACK ON THE SHELF.
UH, SAME THING WE'RE STARTING TO DO WITH PLASTIC.
WE'RE ONLY ONES DOING IT AS A HAULER.
UH, SO WE PICK IT UP, GOES TO THE RECYCLE CENTER, RIGHT NOW WE'RE SHIPPING IT TO VEGAS.
VEGAS BREAKS IT INTO TO FLAKES AND PLASTIC CHIPS.
WE SHIP IT OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER, THE MANUFACTURER GETS A BAG, POURS IT INTO A MACHINE, MAKE A NEW BOTTLE.
120 DAYS IS WHAT IT'S DOING RIGHT NOW.
SO WE'RE THE ONLY ONES RIGHT NOW THAT HAVE COME UP WITH THE SOLUTION, WHICH IS THE PRESSURES THAT WE'RE SEEING FROM THE, UM, CERTAIN STATES THAT, UH, ARE FORCING THIS.
SO LET'S TALK COUNTY NOW 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY HERE FOR.
SO INFRASTRUCTURE WISE, INTERESTING ENOUGH, I DID A LITTLE DIGGING AND I, IT USED TO BE WE DIDN'T THINK THAT COUNTIES COULD COME TO A A TYPE OF A FRANCHISE TYPE AGREEMENT, BUT THERE IS ACTUALLY ONE OUT THERE IN CAMERON COUNTY JUST AS AN FYI.
UM, OBVIOUSLY IT'S OPEN MARKET HERE, BUT HERE'S YOUR ADVANTAGES OF THE OTHER SIDE OF IT.
SO EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENTS, OBVIOUSLY YOU CONTROL THE COST OF YOUR CUSTOMERS.
IF YOU LIVE IN ROCKWALL COUNTY, YOU KNOW YOU'RE PAYING MORE THAN MOST OF THE CITIES ARE FOR, FOR SOLID WASTE.
SO THAT'S WHAT THE REAL CONTROL OF IT IS.
THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE ROADS.
RIGHT NOW YOU COULD HAVE A SUBDIVISION THAT HAS A HUNDRED HOMES AND YOU HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT CARRIERS GO IN THERE EVERY DAY
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OR DURING THE WEEK.SO WE MAY SHOW UP ON MONDAY, SOMEBODY MAY SHOW UP ON TUESDAY, TWO MORE TRUCKS MAY SHOW UP ON WEDNESDAY.
IT SORT OF HELPS YOU CONTROL THE WEAR AND TEAR ON YOUR ROADS, WHICH IS ONE OF YOUR, YOUR ADVANTAGES.
UM, CAMRY COUNTY DOES HAVE AN EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT WITHIN THAT AGREEMENT 'CAUSE THEY STILL CAN BURN OUTSIDE OF THERE, I BELIEVE IS IF YOU WANT SOLID WASTE, YOU UTILIZE THE CARRIER.
IF YOU DON'T, YOU CAN BURN IT AND DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH IT, BUT YOU DO NOT HAVE TO USE THAT CARRIER.
BUT YOU CAN'T USE SOMEBODY ELSE.
JUST SORT OF LIKE ALL THE CITIES AROUND HERE.
SO IT WAS INTERESTING TO SEE THAT.
UM, I KNOW ONE OF THE QUESTIONS WAS LANDFILL LIFE.
SO WITHIN THIS AREA, UH, OUR LANDFILL, WE HAVE A LANDFILL OUT IN OUTSIDE OF GREENVILLE AND IT HAS A HUNDRED YEARS LEFT, SO WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON THAT ONE.
BUT WHAT'S UTILIZED AROUND HERE A LOT IS HINTON LANDFILL OUTTA GARLAND.
AND THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE AT ABOUT 50 YEARS.
MCCOMBS OUTTA DALLAS IS AT ABOUT 50.
SKYLINE OUT OF FERRIS HAS ABOUT, THEY'RE SAYING 15 TO 10 YEARS.
AND THE NORTH TEXAS WATER DISTRICT, WHICH IS UP IN MELISSA, HAS ABOUT 40 YEARS.
SO THERE'S LIFE AROUND HERE STILL.
UM, SO AS FAR AS THAT SIDE OF IT GOES, YOU DO HAVE OUTLETS.
THE FARTHER YOU HAVE TO GO AWAY, THE MORE COSTS ARE INVOLVED.
AS FAR AS GROWTH, THAT'S REALLY GROWTH IS IN OUR INDUSTRY.
JUST HIRE MORE PEOPLE AND BUY ANOTHER TRUCK.
SO IT'S ALWAYS EASY TO DO, BUT TRAFFIC DOES PLAY A BIG PART OF THIS.
AND AS YOU START LOOKING AT PRICING AND YOU LOOK AT YOUR PLAN IN THE FUTURE FOR YOUR, UH, YOUR MUNICIPAL AND OR YOUR, UH, COUNTY SOLID WASTE PLAN, YOU PROBABLY WANNA TAKE TRAFFIC INTO ACCOUNT.
'CAUSE TRAFFIC IS, THIS BUSINESS IS REALLY DRIVEN OFF HOW MANY SECONDS PER PICKUP WE DO.
AND WHEN YOU START SITTING AT LIGHTS AND YOU START GETTING INTO TRAFFIC, IT, IT, OBVIOUSLY YOUR COSTS GO UP.
SO THAT'S JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON, UH, THE INDUSTRY.
I KNOW I WENT DOWN TO A RECYCLED ROAD, BUT I SORTA OF WANTED TO DO THAT BECAUSE IF YOU IN THE FUTURE, PEOPLE MAY START DEMANDING RECYCLE AND UNDERSTAND THERE'S A COST TO IT.
THERE IS A, AND I CAN GO TO A LANDFILL RIGHT NOW FOR $40 A TON AND DUMP GARBAGE, BUT IT'S 85 TO $110 A TON TO DUMP IT AT A RECYCLE FACILITY.
SO IT'S ACTUALLY MORE MONEY IN TAXES.
IT'S NOT LIKE THAT IN OTHER STATES.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WHERE WE'RE AT.
SO I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY'S TIME.
ANY QUESTION FOR RICK? NO, THANK YOU RICK.
WELL, I'M SORRY, THERE'S A QUESTION.
CURIOUS THE, UM, HAVE YOU GUYS DONE A CARBON ANALYSIS ON, BECAUSE 85 BUCKS A TON COMPARED TO 40.
I MEAN IT'S OBVIOUSLY IT'S A NET REVENUE NEGATIVE OPERATION, BUT IS THERE ALSO ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE THAT PEOPLE AREN'T CONSIDERING? YEAH, THAT, I MEAN THAT'S, THAT'S WHY IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
AS PEOPLE SAY THAT EPR THAT I SPOKE ABOUT'S REALLY FORCING THE RECYCLE.
THEY'RE TRYING TO GET VOLUME OUT OF THE LANDFILL AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEIR LEGISLATION IS FORCING RECYCLING RIGHT NOW IN CERTAIN STATES, IF YOU DON'T RECYCLE, YOU GET FINED.
SO THEY'RE FORCING IT OUT OF THE LANDFILL.
TEXAS IS UNIQUE BECAUSE WE HAVE LANDFILL, A LOT OF LANDFILL SPACE.
BUT YOU GO TO OTHER STATES, YOU GO TO OTHER AREAS AND LANDFILL IS $150 A TON, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT MAKES SENSE TO BE AT 85.
THAT'S WHY, THAT'S WHY SOME OF THEM ARE DOING THAT AND THEY'RE ALSO TRYING TO TRANSFER THE COSTS OUTSIDE THE TAX PAYER, THE RIGHT PAYER.
SO IT, IT REALLY KINDA DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE.
IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE IT WOULD MAKE A LOT OF SENSE.
AND SO THAT'S THE HARD PART IS OUR, OUR PUBLIC COMING FROM ALL THE DIFFERENT WITH DALLAS, THE MARKET, THEY'RE COMING FROM EVERYWHERE.
'CAUSE YOU GO TO AUSTIN AND IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT ANIMAL ON THEY'RE, THEY'RE DRIVING THE RECYCLE, THEY'RE DRIVING ORGANICS, THEY'RE DRIVING RECYCLE.
SO THEN MAYBE AS WE BID THE DIFFERENT CONTRACTS, IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL TO SEE WHAT EVERYTHING REALLY COSTS.
SO HOW MUCH, YOU KNOW, IF COMMERCIAL ONLY COSTS THIS MUCH, BUT YOU'RE CHARGING THIS MUCH IN ORDER TO TRY AND OFFSET AS WE BID THOSE SERVICES BE COOL, IT'D BE REALLY NEAT TO KINDA SEE LIKE, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT IT REALLY COSTS AND THEN TRY TO ALLOCATE SOME OF THAT OR BID OPTIONS.
AND THEN YOU'RE SEEING, YOU SEE HIGHER, HIGHER DENSITY AREAS IN COMMERCIAL MAKE YOU MORE MONEY.
HIGHER DENSITY IS OBVIOUSLY IT OFFSETS THE COST.
SO AS WE LOOK AT A COUNTY FRANCHISE, IT'LL COST MORE TO GET THE, THE LOWER AREAS IT'LL COST MORE TO SERVICE YOUR YEAH.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR RICK? THANK YOU RICK.
HEY JOHN, DO YOU WANT TO GO OVER THE PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS AND ACTIVITIES B BEFORE WE GO OVER ROADS? SO BROUGHT BACK UP THIS THING ON.
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SO WITHOUT, UM, OTHER DIRECTION I WAS GONNA GO OVER, UH, COMMISSIONER TY ASKED US TO GO OVER THE, UH, OUR QUARTERLY REPORT AND I'LL ONLY DO THE FIRST PAGE 'CAUSE THE OTHERS ARE, UH, PROJECT STATUSES THAT WE CAN GO OVER IF YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS.SO MO HAD ALREADY HIT THE HIGHLIGHTS ON THE, THE FIRST, UH, BULLET POINT, THE 5 49 PROJECT LET IN FEBRUARY 28 POINT, UH, 29.8 MILLION.
IT'S, UH, SLATED FOR 653 WORKING DAYS, WHICH TRANSLATES 'CAUSE THEY HAVE 32 MONTHS OF BARRICADES IN THEIR CONTRACT.
SO ONCE THEY GET NOTICE OF PROCEED AFTER THEY GET THEIR CONTRACTS IN, AND WE'LL HAVE A PRE-CON, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUT A REPORT, A A PROJECT SHEET IN YOUR REPORT THAT SHOWS YOU THE CONSTRUCTION TIMELINES WHEN THE NOTICE TO PROCEED IS.
AND CURRENTLY THE CONTRACTOR THINKS BECAUSE HE IS WRITTEN THE BARRICADES THAT IT'LL TAKE HIM 32 MONTHS TO, UH, TO DO SO.
UH, WHAT WE'VE DONE ON THIS IS JUST OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS, THE VARIOUS, UH, ACTIONS THAT BRENDA AND BARRY AND AND MY STAFF AND I WORK WITH ON A DAILY BASIS TO MAKE, KEEP YOUR PROJECTS MOVING.
UH, WE JUST LIKE TO TRY TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE MORE MAJOR ISSUES.
AND SO, UM, WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE COORDINATION MEETINGS ON THE OUTER LOOP.
WE'VE MOVED SEVERAL OF YOUR PROJECTS FORWARD ON THEIR, UH, ON THEIR DESIGN STEPS.
UH, CRENSHAW'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT BRENDA'S BEEN, UH, WORKING ON.
YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME NEWS ON THAT, UH, TIRELESSLY OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS.
AND SO WE JUST WANNA GIVE YOU KIND OF A, A TASTE OF WHAT WE DO WHEN NORMAN'S LOOKING.
AND THEN, UH, WE GIVE YOU A ONE LINE STATUS REPORT ON EACH OF YOUR MULTIPLE PROJECTS ON WHAT THE MOST RECENT IS ON THAT.
AND THEN WE TELL YOU WHO WE WORK FOR.
THE OTHER THING I WANNA, UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, I WANNA GO TO THE NEXT SHEET.
UH, THE NEXT SHEET WE DO IS THIS IS WHERE BRENDA SHINES.
THIS IS ALL THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW ON ALL THE VARIOUS PROJECTS.
SO I'M GONNA LET HER GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT'S COMING 'CAUSE IT'S A LOT.
UM, CURRENTLY WE HAVE FIVE CONTRACTS, EITHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTS READY TO COME IN FRONT OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT.
WE'RE WORKING WITH LISA CONSTANT WILEY TO TRY TO PUT THOSE ON, I BELIEVE THE MARCH 10TH AGENDA.
HOPEFULLY, UH, BY THEN WE MAY HAVE A COUPLE MORE TO PUT ON THERE.
UM, WE'VE GOT 30 97 5 51 HORIZON ROAD FIVE 50 AND 5 49 READY.
WE'VE GOT, UH, SCOPE AND FEE FOR BOTH THE FM 1777, FM 35 EXTENSION AND FM SEVEN 40 AND HEATH THAT I'M REVIEWING.
IF WE NEGOTIATE THAT, WE'RE OKAY WITH IT, THEN CONTRACTS WILL BE OUR NEXT STEP.
UM, THERE'S A COUPLE OF UNIQUE ONES IN HERE WHERE WE'VE GOT ICAS THAT WE NEED TO DRAFT WITH BOTH THE CITY OF ROCKWALL AND THE CITY OF FATE ON VILLAGE DRIVE.
AND THEN ON BEN PAYNE, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF COUNTY ROADS, UM, WALLACE AND NORTH COUNTY LINE ROAD THAT WE NEED TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO EITHER DO PURCHASE ORDER FOR MATERIALS OR TO INVOICE FOR SERVICES.
SO AS YOU GO THROUGH THERE, IF THERE'S ANYTHING SPECIFIC THAT YOU WANNA DISCUSS, THEN WE COULD GO OVER A SPECIFIC PROJECT.
QUESTIONS FOR BRENDA? I'VE GOT ONE, BUT ON THE, UH, ON THE COUNTY ROADS, THE REASON WHERE WE DON'T WANNA OVERSTEP OUR BOUNDS 'CAUSE USING BOND FUNDS FOR COUNTY ROADS, THERE'S A VERY SPECIFIC, UH, FINANCIAL TRACKING YOU HAVE TO DO FOR THE, YOUR BOND FUNDS.
AND SO WE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I THINK WE'VE USED BOND FUNDS DIRECTLY ON A, ON A COUNTY ROAD.
SO I WANNA MAKE SURE, 'CAUSE EVERY COUNTY DOES THEIR, THEIR, THEIR ACCOUNTING OF THEIR COUNTY ROADS DIFFERENTLY.
SO I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE, WHAT WE NEED Y'ALL'S PO PROCESS WORKS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TRACKING ALL YOUR BOND FUNDS.
SO WE JUST GOTTA GET RELEASE ON THAT AND THEN WE'LL, WE'LL WORK BACK WITH YOUR COUNTY STAFF ON THAT.
AND THEN THE ONLY OTHER THING THERE THAT WASN'T MENTIONED IS THE BLUE LINE.
WE'RE WORKING WITH LISA RIGHT NOW ON THE SCOPE FOR, UM, 24 53 TO GO OUT, UH, FOR AN RFQ, ALTHOUGH IT'S ONE PROJECT, WE ARE ALSO GONNA BE ASKING FOR THE FIRMS TO SUBMIT, UH, AS FAR AS EVERGREEN BECAUSE WE'VE PRETTY MUCH EXHAUSTED OUR CURRENT EVERGREEN.
AND AT THE BEGINNING OF OUR BOND PROGRAM, WE STILL HAVE TWO THIRDS OF THE BOND PROGRAM TO GO FORWARD.
SO WE WANT TO GET FIVE OR SIX FIRMS ON CONTRACT SO THAT NEXT TIME WE NEED TO MOVE OUT ON ANOTHER PROJECT THAT'S NOT, WE'RE NOT WORKING ON RIGHT NOW, BUT WE'LL WORK ON, ON THE NEXT ISSUANCE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THE RFQ AND WAIT.
WE COULD JUST PICK THOSE FIRMS
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UP FROM THE, UH, THE WORK AUTHORIZATION QUESTIONS.BRENDA, UH, YOU HAD MENTIONED THAT FM SEVEN 40, THE HEATH PORTION WAS IN NEGOTIATIONS.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THAT? UH, YES SIR.
WE REACHED OUT TO A PRE-QUALIFIED FIRM THAT WE HAD FROM OUR 2024 RFQ DISCUSSED, UH, THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR IMPROVEMENTS, UH, CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS ON SEVEN 40 FROM THE ROCKWALL KAUFMAN COUNTY LINE ALL THE WAY UP TO FM 1140.
LOOKING AT WIDENING IT AS PER YOUR UM, THOROUGHFARE PLAN THEY HAVE GONE THROUGH GIVEN ME WHAT THEY FEEL LIKE THEIR SCOPE IS THAT THEY WILL NEED TO DO TO ACCOMPLISH THAT AND GET THE SCHEMATIC AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL APPROVED THROUGH TXDOT.
SO I'M IN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING OVER THAT SCOPE, MAKING SURE THEY DIDN'T LEAVE ANYTHING OUT.
THEN I'M GONNA GIVE IT TO TDOT TO REVIEW JUST AS A DOUBLE CHECK.
ONCE THEY'RE THROUGH WITH THAT, THEN THEY WILL PUT TOGETHER AND PARTIALLY EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AND THEN WE'LL BE READY TO BRING IT IN FRONT OF THE COURT.
I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS FOR YOU OR FOR JOHN.
UM, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF OTHER PROJECTS IN HERE FOR OUR AREA IN PRECINCT THREE IN, UH, HEATH.
AND, UH, BOTH OF THEM ARE, UH, LABELED READY TO PLACE ON COURT.
IS THAT READY TO BRING TO THIS COMMISSIONER'S COURT? UH, YES.
ON MARCH 10TH WE'VE GOT EARMARKED TO BRING THOSE TO COURT.
UM, AND LIKE I SAID, THOSE ARE THE ONES IN YELLOW.
UM, AND THERE'S FIVE OF THEM AND I HOPE TO HAVE A COUPLE MORE OF THEM READY BY THAT TIME, UM, TO BRING AS MANY AS WE CAN FORWARD ON MARCH 10TH.
WAS THAT COMMISSIONER LTY? YES.
COULD YOU ASK BRENDA TO GIVE EVERYONE AN UPDATE ON EDWARDS ROAD ALSO? YEAH.
UM, WE HAVE GOT A SCOPE FROM FREESON NICHOLS FOR THE SECTION OF EDWARDS ROAD BETWEEN LEAGUE AND FM 5 48.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MCCLENDON CHISHOLM, UM, RCH, UM, ERICA TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE WANT EDWARDS ROAD TO GO FROM, UM, SONOMA VERDE NORTH TO FM FIVE 50.
THERE'S, UH, TWO ALTERNATIVES.
ONE IS TO STAY ON EXISTING ALIGNMENT AND THE OTHER ONE IS TO GO POSSIBLY TO THE NORTH EDGE OF THE RCH PROPERTY.
WE'VE GOTTEN ERICA AND COMMISSIONER LICHTY SOME PROS AND CONS ON EACH OF THOSE.
UH, SOME ESTIMATED, UM, BASE RIGHT OF COSTS.
AND THEN WE JUST NEED TO GET BACK TOGETHER WITH RCH AND DISCUSS WITH THEM, UM, WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD BE AMENABLE TO AN ALIGNMENT THROUGH THE NORTHERN SIDE OF THEIR PROPERTY OR ALONG THE EDGE OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THEIR PROPERTY.
DID THAT GIVE YOU THE UPDATE YOU WERE LOOKING FOR? COMMISSIONER LICHTY? THANK YOU.
I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO BE AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING THERE BECAUSE THAT'S A PRIORITY PROJECT FOR US.
YEAH, WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA MOVE FORWARD WITH PHASE ONE FROM LEAGUE TO FM 5 48 AND GO AHEAD AND GET THE CONSULTANT WORKING ON THAT.
'CAUSE WE KNOW WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE.
AND THEN WHEN WE FIGURE OUT THE, UH, NORTHWESTERN ALIGNMENT, THEN WE'LL COME BACK WITH A SUPPLEMENT SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT TO THAT CONTRACT TO ADD IT ONCE WE FIGURE OUT WHERE THE BEST PLACE WOULD BE FOR THAT ROADWAY.
MAYOR MCNEIL, DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? I WAS JUST FIXING TO ASK.
WE, WE ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT FROM LEAGUE TO 5 48, WE ARE STARTING THAT WHILE WE WERE STILL ALL IN THE TALKS TO FIGURE OUT FROM, UH, SONOMA VERDE NORTH THROUGH TO FIVE 50.
AND, UH, HOPING WE'RE ALL GONNA BE SITTING DOWN AGAIN HERE PRETTY SOON.
I KNOW THE LAST TIME WE TALKED WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT STILL.
WE'RE GONNA, UM, START ON THAT PHASE ONE.
AS SOON AS I APPROVE IT, THEY'LL GIVE US A FEE ON IT AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH, WITH THAT SECTION AND THEN DO A SUPPLEMENTAL FOR, FOR THE OTHER PORTION.
WOULD YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON CRENSHAW ROAD? YES.
WE HAVE ALL THE RIGHT OF WAY PURCHASE NOW.
UM, VERY UH, LONG ARDUOUS PROCESS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, WORKING WITH ROY CITY ON SOME THAT THEY PROVIDED AND THEN THE COUNTY, UM, THE PLANS ARE COMPLETE.
ROYCE CITY HAVE REVIEWED THEM.
WE'VE REVIEWED THEM, WE'RE GOOD WITH THEM.
UM, I'VE REVIEWED THE BID DOCUMENTS THAT THE CONSULTANT PREPARED AND HAVE GOTTEN IT
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TO LISA CONSTANT WILEY TO REVIEW AND THEN HELP US SLOT A TIMEFRAME FOR LETTING, WE'RE HOPING MARCH, UM, EITHER MARCH OR EARLY APRIL.OUR GOAL IS TO GET THE CONTRACTOR OUT THERE IN THE SUMMER TO WORK IN THE FLOODPLAIN WHERE THE BRIDGE NEEDS TO BE SO WE CAN GET OUT THERE WHEN IT'S DRY.
DENNIS AND JOHN, THAT'S A SUMMARY OF THE BROAD PROJECTS, RIGHT? YOU'RE NOT GONNA GO THROUGH THIS DETAIL REPORT.
SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THE ACTUAL REPORT I NEED TO POINT OUT, BUT, UH, MOST, MOST IMPORTANTLY, I DUNNO IF Y'ALL EVER GET ALL THE WAY TO THE LAST PAGE 'CAUSE THERE'S 30 SOMETHING OF THEM MM-HMM
BUT, UH, SECOND TO LAST PAGE USUALLY WE DON'T REPORT ANY ACTIVITY ON THE RTC, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, UH, SINCE COMMISSIONER M**K MADE COMMENTS THERE, I THOUGHT WE BETTER POINT OUT THAT THERE WERE COMMENTS MADE AT THE LAST RT TC MEETING.
SO THEY'LL, THEY'RE IN YOUR REPORT.
UM, AND I, IF THE COMMISSIONER WANTS TO OR NOT EXPOUND ON THAT EXPERIENCE, WELL THAT WAS GONNA BE PART OF MY QUESTION, SO CAN I PROCEED ON? SURE.
AND THIS ISN'T DIRECTED WITH ANYBODY 'CAUSE NOBODY KNEW ABOUT THIS, BUT, YOU KNOW, I LIKE THE LAST SECOND ON RTCS AGENDA.
WE SHOW UP, YOU KNOW, AS, AS AS FAR AS OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH RTC.
AND I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER MACKETT REARRANGING HER SCHEDULE ON A VERY SHORT NOTICE.
IT WAS FOUND OUT LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
UM, THAT CONCERNS ME A LITTLE BIT AND THE FACT THAT, I GUESS IT WAS THE RTC PUT THAT ON THE SCHEDULE 'CAUSE THE COUNTY DIDN'T.
UM, AND I WANNA ASK YOU A QUESTION SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE OUTER LOOP.
'CAUSE THAT HAS BEEN THE MOST DISCUSSION I THINK WITH RFTC.
THEY, I KNOW THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT APPROVED $50 MILLION ISSUE, WHICH OF BONDS? AND, UM, I DON'T KNOW, HAS ANY OF THAT BOND MONEY BEEN DIRECTED TOWARDS THE OUTER LOOP, WHETHER IT BE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES OR WHAT? NO SIR.
SO MY QUESTION BECOMES THERE, AND IT KIND OF TRIGGERED WHAT MO SAID A WHILE AGO, ALTHOUGH MO PROBABLY DON'T WANT ME TAGGING ONTO WHAT HE SAID, BUT, UM, ABOUT HOW BEING PREPARED AND EVERYTHING, IF WE DON'T DO THAT, IF WE DON'T ISSUE THOSE BONDS TOWARDS DOUBTER LOOP TO PAY FOR WHATEVER YOU'VE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME, WHAT IS THAT GONNA DO OUR, TO OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL? AND WE DON'T DO THAT.
SO I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS A LONG TIME AND I STILL DON'T LIKE THIS QUESTION.
UH, I HAVE HAD A VERY ARDUOUS FIVE OR SIX WEEKS AND I DO THIS SO OFTEN THAT I'M SO ROTE IN WHAT I DO.
I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE AGENDA ITEM TILL THE NIGHT BEFORE.
UH, COMMISSIONER M**K HAD ACTUALLY POINTED OUT SOME THINGS TO IT.
'CAUSE I USUALLY DON'T READ THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT 'CAUSE IT'S NOT ACTIONABLE.
SO I SHOULD HAVE NOTIFIED FOLKS.
IT WAS ON THERE FRIDAY BEFORE THE THURSDAY.
'CAUSE I DID, THAT'S WHEN IT CAME OUT.
BUT THE COMMISSIONER SAID SHE WANTED TO SPEAK, SHE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THE RTC KNEW THAT THERE WASN'T, HASN'T BEEN ANY FORMAL ACTION DONE.
SO, YOU KNOW, NOT TO OVERREACT.
IT WAS A, IT WASN'T AN ACTION ITEM, IT WAS AN INFORMATIONAL ITEM.
AND WHAT I CAN TELL YOU IS, IS THAT MR. MORRIS PROFFERED, WHAT HE HAS PROFFERED IN THE PAST IS THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS, UH, AND Y'ALL GO LOOK AT THE VIDEO IF I GET IT WRONG.
UH, PREVIOUS COMMITMENT, THERE ARE SOME EXPECTATIONS.
THE RTC HAS FORWARDED THAT MONEY ALREADY.
UH, AND IF THERE'S A SITUATION WHERE THE COUNTY CHOOSES NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SOUTHERN PORTION, HE PROFFERED FORWARD TO THE RTC, THAT IT WOULD BE UP TO THEM TO MAKE A DETERMINATION HOW THEY WANTED TO PROCEED AND THAT IT WOULD BE AT A LATER DATE HE WANTED TO COME BACK AND WORK WITH UH, UH, ART ROCKWELL COUNTY.
I KNOW COMMISSIONER LTI HAS WRITTEN A VERY WELL WRITTEN, UH, DRAFT MOU THAT BOTH MATT AND I HAVE LOOKED AT.
UH, THE ONLY COMMENT I GAVE HIM WAS AN ACRONYM WAS INACCURATE.
'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW THE LEGALESE ON THE REST OF IT.
WE WE'RE GONNA SUBMIT IT TO TXDOT AND THE RTC SOON.
I I'M ASSUMING THAT IF THE COMMISSIONER AGREES TO THAT, UH, AND ASK THEM TO CONSIDER THESE THINGS AND BEFORE I THINK THE COMMISSIONER SAID BEFORE HE DOES THAT HE WANTS TO TAKE IT.
ONCE MATT AND I GIVE HIM HIS ALL FULL
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COMPLETE COMMENTS, HE'S GONNA THEN BRING IT TO Y'ALL, TO THE RT, I MEAN TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT FOR, UH, DELIBERATION.AND THEN IF IT PASSES THE COURT, THEN THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED TO TXDOT AND THE RTC AS A PATH FORWARD.
AND SO I THINK WE'RE STILL IN THE, WE CAN GET THERE PHASE, BUT MICHAEL IS JUST INFORMING THE RTC THAT THERE MAY BE A FUTURE ACTION ITEM REQUIRED FOR THE RTC TO DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
AND, AND I'LL JUST TELL YOU WHAT I THINK SOME PEOPLE CARE WHAT I THINK AND OTHERS DON'T.
UM, WE'VE ALWAYS HAD A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH RTC AND THE BOTTOM LINE IS THEY'VE GOT WHAT WE NEED AND THAT'S MONEY FOR ROADS.
SO I WOULD HOPE THAT OUR RELATIONSHIP WAS GONNA CONTINUE ON A GOOD STANDING WITH THE RTC.
ANY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO HISTORICALLY WHAT WE DO, INSTEAD OF HAVING JOHN OR BRENDA JUST READ THIS TO US, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER PROJECTS THAT, UH, WE'VE NOT GONE OVER ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT.
I DON'T, UM, JUDGE AND, AND CONSORTIUM, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO A SPECIFIC PROJECT.
THANK YOU FOR, FOR GIVING US THIS UPDATE.
BUT I WANTED TO CONFIRM WITH MY PEERS ON THE COURT, THE, THE FIRST ISSUANCE OF THE 50 MILLION THAT WE, THAT WE JUST DID, WERE ALL OF THE PROJECTS THAT WERE JUST KIND OF UPDATED TO US, ARE ALL OF THOSE PART OF THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE FIRST 50 MILLION? YES, MA'AM.
THAT'S WHAT THIS, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT THAT MEANT.
ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE DID IS ONCE Y'ALL DECIDED ON THE LIST, WE STARTED WORKING ON THE CONTRACTS.
'CAUSE IT'S GONNA TAKE US TIME TO GET THE CONTRACTS DONE.
IN THE MEANTIME, Y'ALL ARE WORKING TO GET YOUR TREASURER THE MONEY HE NEEDS TO PAY OUR BILLS.
AND, AND SINCE WE, SINCE WE HEARD FROM, UH, MR. BURR IN REGARDS TO A, A, A DIFFERENCE IN, IN 5 49, DOES THAT, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THERE MAY BE SOME ADDITIONAL MONIES OF THE 50 MILLION THAT ARE, THAT ARE, COULD BE USED FOR ANOTHER PROJECT THAT DIDN'T MAKE IT ON THIS INITIAL 50 BA UH, 50 MILLION.
SO I, I HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH MR. BURR TODAY BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK FROM NOVEMBER TO THIS FEBRUARY, THE, ALL THE BIDS, SO THE STATE HAS TO SPEND 10 BILLION A YEAR, BUT THEY SPEND IT IN MONTHLY INCREMENTS.
AND SO THE LAST, WHEN I SAW THANKS TO MATT, WHERE HE IS, UH, IT WAS $550 MILLION IN, IN BID ITEMS STATEWIDE.
AND IT CAME IN AT 450, SO THAT'S A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS UNDER.
UH, SO I THOUGHT THAT THAT MEANT THERE'D BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO, UM, SLOT MORE PROJECTS IN THIS YEAR.
AND HE'S SAYING IT'S PROBABLY IT'LL HELP US NEXT YEAR, BUT WE'RE STILL, HIS BUDGET IS $550 MILLION MORE THAN WHAT HE HAS MONEY FOR.
SO HE'S COUNTING ON THOSE UNDERRUNS MM-HMM
TO WRITE COVER CHECKS THAT HE'S ALREADY WRITTEN.
SO IN THE SHORT TERM IT WON'T HELP US.
BUT IN THE LONG TERM, LIKE NEXT YEAR IT WILL.
AND IF I GOT ANYTHING WRONG, DON'T CORRECT ME IN PUBLIC.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NO QUESTIONS, IT'S 6 0 7.