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WELCOME TO COLLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT.WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER ON TUESDAY,
[Call Meeting to Order]
THE 26TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2021.COMMISSIONER ROLAND, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING US AN THE INVOCATION?
>> NOT AT ALL. OUR FATHER, WHICH AT IN HEAVEN.
THE FATHER OF OUR LORD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
FOR THIS ONCE AGAIN IT'S YOUR WEEKEND, A HUMBLE SERVANT IS STANDING HERE IN A COURT ROOM, JUST TO SAY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU'VE BESTOWED UPON US ALL.
LORD THANK YOU FOR OUR GOING OUT, AND COMING IN, THEN LORD WHILE I'M STANDING HERE I JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICE, THAT BROTHER JJ, OUR ATTORNEY, HAS GIVEN US THESE LAST FEW YEARS.
LORD I PRAY RIGHT NOW THAT YOU WOULD LOOK AFTER HIM, YOU WOULD GUIDE HIM, LEAD HIM IN THE RIGHT WAY, AND THAT HE MAY FOLLOW YOU.
LORD THIS AND ALL BLESSING, I SAY IN JESUS', NAME, AMEN.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATE OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER ONE GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
>> OKAY, COMMISSIONERS. DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING?
[Announcements]
>> NO ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ME, JUDGE.
>> JUST A LETTER BUT NO ONE ATTENDED THE [INAUDIBLE] JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE.
I RECEIVED MY CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR THE ADVANCED STUDY OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
I ALSO WENT TO THE [INAUDIBLE] FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNDRAISER, AND THEY HAD A GREAT TURNOUT.
>> GREAT. COMMISSIONER THERIOT.
>> I JUST WANT TO REPORT THAT I HAD A BAD IDEA, AND NOT NECESSARILY A BAD IDEA, BUT IT SCARED ME PRETTY GOOD.
MY TAXES, WAS AT A [LAUGHTER] PSYCHED.
>> THANKS YOU FOR YOUR DONATION.
>> I TOO ATTENDED THE SAME CONFERENCE THAT COMMISSIONER SHELTON AND I THINK COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND WAS THERE, COMMISSIONER ROLAND, COMMISSIONER THERIOT GOT ALL HIS HOURS.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET MY CERTIFICATE THERE BUT DIDN'T BUT IT'S IN THE MAIL [LAUGHTER] FOR THE SAME ONE.
COMMISSIONER SHELTON AND I THANK COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND IS REAL CLOSE TO HAVING HIS [OVERLAPPING] FOR MORE HOURS.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, THAT'S QUITE A COMMITMENT, IT TAKES SEVERAL YEARS TO GET THAT.
IT'S NOT SUDDENLY YOU JUST SHOW UP FOR A COUPLE OF CLASSES AND THEY HAND YOU A CERTIFICATE.
SO I FORGET HOW MANY HOURS IT IS, BUT IT'S INSIGNIFICANT.
ANYWAY, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSIONER ROLAND ALREADY HAS HIS, AND COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND SOON WILL.
I APPRECIATE THE COURT PUTTING IN THE TIME TO GO THROUGH THAT.
DO WE HAVE ANY STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS? IF NOT, IT'S COMMENTS.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. [OVERLAPPING] OKAY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS WITH THAT WILL MOVE TO CONSENT AGENDA.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON CONSENT, NOT LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE.>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION THIS MORNING FROM
[SPECIAL PRESENTATION]
THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE FOR THE PROPOSED OPIOIDS SETTLEMENT.I HAVE SUCH A HARD TIME SAYING THAT.
>> COMMISSIONERS, JUDGE, GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS JAKE PETRI I'M WITH THE CONSUMER PROTECTION DIVISION OF THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
I'M HERE BASICALLY TO PROVIDE SOME INFORMATION AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT A RECENTLY ANNOUNCED OPIOID SETTLEMENT THAT TEXAS AND MANY OTHER STATES ENTERED INTO.
THAT YOUR COUNTY, AND ALL OTHER SUBDIVISIONS COUNTIES AND CITIES IN TEXAS, HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE AND RECEIVE FUNDING.
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SO BASICALLY, I WANT TO FILL IN THE GAPS OF WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE SEEN, REPORTED IN THE NEWS ABOUT THESE SETTLEMENTS.I HAVE SOME HANDOUTS IF YOU WANT PHYSICAL COPIES AS WELL, BUT I THINK THE PRESENTATION IS ON YOUR SCREEN, BUT I'LL GET THAT TO YOU AFTERWARDS, IF NOT.
I'M SURE YOU'RE ALL AWARE OF THE OPIOID CRISIS, BOTH IN THE STATES AND WORLDWIDE, I GUESS.
YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE THAT LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY HARD, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO GET WORSE.
IN FACT, IN IN TEXAS ALONE LAST YEAR, DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS INCREASED BY ALMOST 32 PERCENT, AND THAT WAS LARGELY DRIVEN BY OPIOID OVERDOSES.
I'M MENTIONING THAT NOW ONLY TO STOP HIGHLIGHT WHY OUR OFFICE IN OUR STATE THINKS IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO ENTER INTO THESE SETTLEMENTS AND GET FUNDING FOR BATEMAN PROGRAMS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THAT'S THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THESE SETTLEMENTS.
IT IS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES TO ABATE THE PROBLEM, OR TO OFFSET SOME OF THE COSTS WHEN THEY'VE ALREADY BEGUN, AND MANY HAVE ALREADY BEGUN BEARING COST OF SOLVING THIS PROBLEM.
I SHOULD SAY, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AS WE GO, PLEASE STOP ME, I DON'T WANT TO TALK AT YOU NONSTOP ALL TIME, SO JUST STOP ME IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
THE SETTLEMENTS I'M REFERRING TO WERE ANNOUNCED IN JULY, EARLIER IN THE SUMMER, THEY WERE WITH JOHNSON & JOHNSON, WHO'S THE LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF OPIOIDS IN THE UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS THREE OF THE LARGEST DISTRIBUTORS OF OPIOIDS.
COMBINED THESE SETTLEMENTS, WHICH I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT AS ONE SETTLEMENT FOR TODAY, JUST BECAUSE IT'S EASIER, ARE WORTH ABOUT $26 BILLION TO THE UNITED STATES AS A WHOLE.
IMPORTANTLY, THE SETTLEMENT, INCLUDES SERIOUS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE THE WAY THE OPIOID INDUSTRY WORKS AND HOPEFULLY PREVENT THIS KIND OF PROBLEM FROM EVER GETTING THIS BAD AGAIN.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR TEXAS? WELL, TEXAS AND ITS SUBDIVISIONS STAND TO RECEIVE AS MUCH AS $1.5 BILLION IN FUNDING AS RESULT OF THESE SETTLEMENTS.
TEXAS HAS JOINED BOTH OF THESE SETTLEMENTS, AND I SAY AS MUCH AS OR MAXIMUM OF 1.5 BILLION, BECAUSE THAT FINAL AMOUNT DEPENDS ON HOW MANY SUBDIVISIONS PARTICIPATE.
THE MORE CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE, THE MORE MONEY THERE IS FOR EVERYONE.
SETTLEMENT IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION BY SUBDIVISIONS LIKE CALDWELL COUNTY, FOR EXAMPLE.
>> IS THERE A MAGIC NUMBER OF ENTITIES THAT HAVE TO SIGN UP FOR THIS?
>> I WISH THERE WERE A MAGIC NUMBER, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, IT'S SORT OF SUBJECTIVE STANDARD.
I THINK PRIMARILY TO DISCOURAGE HOLDOUTS WHO MIGHT SAY, WELL, LET'S WAIT AND SEE AND TRY TO GET MORE MONEY IF WE KNOW THEY ONLY NEED SIX MORE COUNTIES, FOR EXAMPLE.
I'M FAIRLY CONFIDENT WE WILL HIT THE NUMBERS JUST FROM COUPLE 100 AND AT THIS POINT PRESENTATIONS WE'VE DONE AND FROM THE RESPONSE, PURELY CONFIDENCE GOING TO BE A LOT OF PARTICIPATION.
I'LL SAY, THERE'S TWO SETTLEMENTS HERE, THE JOHNSON & JOHNSON SETTLEMENT, THAT ONE ACTUALLY HAS ALREADY GONE THROUGH.
I'M FAIRLY CONFIDENT BOTH WELL, ALTHOUGH I'M FAIRLY LOW ON THE [INAUDIBLE], BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS FROM THE HIGH-LEVEL TALKS.
>> SURE. WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LOGISTICS THAT THE OUTSIDE DEADLINE FOR JOINING IS JANUARY 2ND, BUT WE ARE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE AS MUCH EARLY PARTICIPATION AS POSSIBLE.
YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE YOUR MIND UP UNTIL THAT DATE, SO THERE'S NO REAL HARM IN JOINING EARLY, BUT THAT IS THE OUTSIDE DATE IS JANUARY 2ND.
BEFORE I TALK MORE ABOUT THE FUNDING AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS ELEMENT, I DO WANT TO MENTION AT A HIGH LEVEL THE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF IN THESE SETTLEMENTS.
MOST IMPORTANTLY, JOHNSON & JOHNSON IS GETTING OUT OF THE OPIOID BUSINESS.
THEY WON'T MANUFACTURER SELL, ADVERTISE, ETC, OPIOIDS AT ALL FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART IS THE DISTRIBUTORS.
ONE OF THE DRIVING CAUSES OF THIS PROBLEM WAS, THERE'S NO REAL INSIGHT INTO WHERE THE DISTRIBUTORS WERE SENDING OPIOIDS, AND SO CITIES WERE BEING OVER SUPPLIED, WHICH FUELED A BLACK MARKET, AND CREATED DIVERSION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE DRUGS TO ENTER THE BLACK MARKET OR BE ABUSED.
SO THE DISTRIBUTOR SIDE OF THIS SETTLEMENT WILL CREATE A CLEARING HOUSE, WHERE ALL OF THESE DISTRIBUTORS AND STATE REGULATORS WILL HAVE ONE DATABASE.
IT SEES WHERE BASICALLY EVERY PILL IS GOING SO THAT THEY KNOW RED FLAGS WHEN THEY SEE THEM.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MECHANICS OF THE MONEY IN THE SETTLEMENT.
BASICALLY, OF THE 1.5 BILLION COMING TO TEXAS, THERE'S TWO TYPES OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUBDIVISIONS.
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ONE IS DIRECT PAYMENTS, THIS IS MONEY THAT WILL COME ANNUALLY DIRECTLY TO THE COFFERS OF A SUBDIVISION OF A COUNTY OR A CITY.THOSE PAYMENTS ARE OVER 18 YEARS, AND I'LL GET TO DOLLAR AMOUNTS IN A SECOND, BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE AN ANNUALIZED PAYMENT OVER 18 YEARS, BUT LARGELY FRONTLOADED.
I THINK ABOUT 80 PERCENT IN THE FIRST THREE YEARS, IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
THAT'S NOT FINALIZED YET, THAT PART IS STILL IN TALKS.
THOSE DIRECT PAYMENTS ARE COMPRISED OF A BASE PAYMENT THAT WILL GO TO YOUR SUBDIVISION YOU'RE COUNTING NO MATTER WHAT, BUT THEN THERE'S A INCENTIVE PAYMENT THAT CAN'T GROW.
THE MORE SUBDIVISIONS JOIN, THE BIGGER EACH OF THOSE ANNUAL PAYMENTS GET.
WE KIND OF LOOK AT IT AS WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER BECAUSE THERE'S NO DOWNSIDE TO ADDITIONAL COUNTIES JOINING, IT INCREASES THE SIZE OF THE PIE AS WELL AS THE SIZE OF EACH SLICE.
SO WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE AS MUCH PARTICIPATION AS POSSIBLE. THOSE ARE THE CARRETS.
THAT'S WHY COUNTY WOULD WANT TO JOIN.
THERE'S ALSO STICKS IN THIS SETTLEMENT.
THERE ARE ALSO DOWNSIDES, IF IF A SUBDIVISION WHO HASN'T SUED NOW DECIDES TO SUE LATER, MEANING THEY DON'T JOIN AND THEY SUE LATER.
THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SUSPEND PAYMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE THE SUBDIVISIONS PARTICIPATING.
THAT'S ANOTHER REASON WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE AS MUCH PARTICIPATION AS POSSIBLE SO YOU WANT TO AVOID THAT RISK, FOR LATER FILED LAWSUIT BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO HARM TEXAS AND THE SUBDIVISIONS WHO DO JOIN. BUT OVERALL, THE GOAL IS TO BRING AS MUCH MONEY TO TEXAS AS POSSIBLE UNDER THE SETTLEMENT, AND SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE DOING THIS PRESENTATION TOURING AROUND THE STATE, TALKING TO VARIOUS SUBDIVISIONS.
THERE'S ABOUT 406 THAT MEET THIS 10,000 POPULATION THRESHOLD, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED AS THAT'S THE COUNTIES OR CITIES THAT WE'LL LOOK AT FOR DETERMINING HOW MUCH PARTICIPATION THERE ISN'T A STATE WHICH WILL INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING AVAILABLE.
THAT BEING SAID, EVERY CITY AND EVERY COUNTY IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE AND RECEIVE FUNDING.
TEXAS DID A SPECIAL DESIGN AND MAKE SURE EVEN THEIR SMALLER CITIES AND COUNTIES WOULD RECEIVE FUNDING THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.
THERE ARE 128 SUBDIVISIONS THAT ARE LITIGATING THAT HAVE SUED ON THIS ISSUE, THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE AS WELL.
THEY TAKE NO PENALTY IN PARTICIPATING, THEY ALSO DON'T GET ANY ADDITIONAL BENEFIT FOR HAVING SUED PREVIOUSLY.
THEIR COUNSEL IS ACTUALLY PAID FROM A SEPARATE FUND, SO IF THEY HAVE ATTORNEY'S FEES THEY GOT TO PAY THAT OUTSIDE COUNSEL THEY'VE HIRED, IT DOES NOT AFFECT THEIR PAYOUT IN THE SETTLEMENT AT ALL.
THAT ALWAYS AN EYE TO MAKING SURE SUBDIVISIONS WERE TREATED EQUALLY AND FAIRLY REGARDLESS OF THEIR SITUATION.
A QUESTION WE GET A LOT IS, WELL, HOW DOES THE MONEY COME INTO MY COUNTY OR MY CITY? I MENTIONED IT BEFORE.
THERE'S DIRECT PAYMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO COME ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, BUT THERE'S ALSO ONGOING ACCESS TO MORE FUNDS FOR PROGRAMS OR FOR ONE-TIME EXPENSES OR EVEN PREVIOUS EXPENSES THAT YOUR COUNTY WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO AS WE GO FORWARD.
THOSE FUNDS WOULD BE GOVERNED BY TWO DOCUMENTS.
ONE IS CALLED THE TEXAS TERM SHEET, WHICH ESSENTIALLY WAS A SIDE DEAL BETWEEN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND LITIGATING COUNTIES OF HOW ARE WE GOING TO SPLIT UP THE MONEY COMING INTO TEXAS ONCE IT GETS HERE.
SENATE BILL 827 FROM THE PREVIOUS SESSION, WHICH MORE OR LESS ADOPTED A TEXAS TERM SHEET AND SAID, YES, THIS IS HOW WE WILL DISTRIBUTE THOSE FUNDS.
WITHOUT BOGGING DOWN INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL, IS [NOISE] BASICALLY DIVIDED INTO THREE BUCKETS OF THAT MAXIMUM 1.5 BILLION THAT COMES INTO TEXAS.
FIFTEEN PERCENT OF IT IS ALLOCATED TO THE STATE, 15 PERCENT TO ALL OF THE SUBDIVISIONS, AND THEN 70 PERCENT TO A COMMON FUND THAT WILL BE ADMINISTERED THROUGH THE OPIOD COUNCIL.
THE 15 PERCENT TO THE SUBDIVISIONS, THAT'S THE DIRECT PAYMENT THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE, AND A 70 PERCENT TO THE COMMON FUND IS THE MONEY THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE GRANT PROJECTS.
THIS ALLOCATION WITHIN THAT 15 PERCENT OF THE SUBDIVISION, THE ALLOCATION IS BASED ON BASICALLY THE SEVERITY OF THE OPIOID PROBLEM.
I BELIEVE THAT STARTED WITH POPULATION, AND THEN IT LOOKED AT METRICS LIKE A NUMBER OF OPIOID OVERDOSE IN THE COUNTY OR CITY, NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN TREATMENT IF THERE'S A TREATMENT FACILITY THERE.
THE IDEA WAS TO CAPTURE HOW SEVERE WAS THE PROBLEM IN THAT COUNTY AND SEND MONEY IN THAT MEANS.
THE MONEY AVAILABLE BOTH THE DIRECT PAYMENT AND TO
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THE ONGOING GRANT PROCESS CAN BE USED FOR ANYTHING RELATED TO OPIOID ISSUES IN YOUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT IS EXTREMELY BROAD BY DESIGN.IT'S ANYTHING FROM NARCAN FOR YOUR POLICE OFFICERS OR EMTS TO USE OR TRAINING TO USE THE NARCAN, OR NEW TIRES FOR YOUR AMBULANCE.
I'M SURE OPIOID OVERDOSES HAVE DRIVEN AT LEAST ONE AMBULANCE VISIT AS WELL AS, WE'VE HAD A CITY LOOKING AT REPLACING THEIR DRUG DOG ESSENTIALLY BECAUSE THEY HAD TO RETIRE AND THEY SAID, WELL, IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE WAS NEWS TO ME, BUT IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE.
I THOUGHT THAT'S A PERFECT USE FOR THAT, BUT IT COULD BE SOMETHING AS BIG AS ESTABLISHING A TREATMENT CENTER OR FUNDING TO GET PEOPLE TO TREATMENT CENTERS, FOR EXAMPLE.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S VERY BROAD, THERE'S NO SET LIST TO WHAT SHE CAN USE IT FOR, BUT ON OUR WEBSITE THERE IS A 12-PAGE DOCUMENT OF APPROVED USES OR SUGGESTED USES THAT EXPERTS HAVE DESIGNED AND IT'S REALLY MEANT AS A BRAINSTORMING THING, IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE EXHAUSTIVE OR LIMIT YOU IN ANY WAY.
THE QUESTION EVERYONE ALWAYS HAS ITS OKAY, SO HOW MUCH FOR MY COUNTY OR MY CITY? ON THE SCREEN NOW YOU'LL SEE WE HAVE LOCKHART IS ON THERE AS WELL JUST FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES, BUT THIS IS THE TOTAL DIRECT PAYMENT AVAILABLE OVER THE [NOISE] ANNUALIZED PAYMENTS.
THESE ARE ESTIMATED NUMBERS BASED ON PARTICIPATION NOW, SO IT MAY CHANGE A BIT AS PEOPLE JOIN, BUT FOR CALDWELL COUNTY THE DIRECT PAYMENT TOTAL VIA $105,477.58.
AGAIN, THAT'S OVER 18 YEARS, FRANK LOADED PRETTY EARLY BUT THOSE ARE THE ANNUALIZED PAYMENTS TOTALING THAT MUCH.
THE SECOND TYPE OF FUNDING AVAILABLE WOULD BE THAT GRANT PROGRAM FOR ONGOING PROGRAMS. FOR THIS PROGRAM, CITIES AND COUNTIES WERE DIVIDED INTO REGIONS BASED ON THE HHSC REGIONS, SO CALDWELL WOULD BE IN REGION 7, AND THE BUCKET THERE TO WHICH CALDWELL AND/OR IT'S CITIES OR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES COULD APPLY IS 62,251,000 AND SOMEWHAT DOLLARS.
ONE CONCERN THAT TEXAS HAD IN NEGOTIATING THIS ALLOCATION, AND THAT WE'VE HEARD FROM ALL THE SUBDIVISIONS WE TALKED TO IS, WELL, HOW DO WE AVOID BIGGER COUNTIES SWALLOWING UP ALL OF THE FUNDING AVAILABLE TO THAT PROGRAM? WELL, THAT IS WHY THE TEXAS OPIOID COUNCIL IS BEING ESTABLISHED.
IT'S MEANT TO BE A NONPARTISAN BOARD TO EVALUATE THE GRANTS AND DISTRIBUTE THEM FAIRLY.
IT'S DESIGNED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE HAS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO ACCESS THOSE FUNDS.
TO THAT END, THE COUNCIL WOULD MADE UP OF BOTH STATE-APPOINTED AND COUNTY-APPOINTED COUNSELORS, AND YOU HAVE TO GET A CERTAIN NUMBER OF VOTES FROM BOTH THE STATE AND COUNTY SIDE.
>> CAN I ASK YOU? THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF BAGGAGE BUT I WANT TO ASK THE QUESTION.
DURING COVID, THERE IS A SIMILAR COUNCIL THAT DECIDED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE VACCINE DISTRIBUTION WHO GOT WHAT.
THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY SOLIDLY REPRESENTED BY URBAN COUNTIES ONLY, THERE WASN'T A SINGLE RURAL REPRESENTATIVE ON THAT BOARD CHAIR.
AS A RESULT OF THAT, RURAL COUNTIES WERE VERY SLOW TO GET VACCINE, AND SO IS THERE ANY THOUGHT TO MAKING SURE THAT THERE'S RURAL COUNTY REPRESENTATION ON THIS?
>> I BELIEVE SO. I'LL ADDRESS IT A COUPLE OF WAYS, YES, I BELIEVE THERE IS.
>> THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD A RURAL COUNTY, BUT THEY SAID IT WAS EL PASO AND LET'S SAY THEY HAVE 600,000 PEOPLE THEY'RE NOT RURAL. [LAUGHTER]
>> THEY'RE NOT VERY CLOSE BY EITHER.
THE RULES THAT GOVERN THIS APPLICATION PROCESS AND THE APPOINTMENTS THEY'RE DRAFTED BY THE COMPTROLLER AND THE MONEY, [NOISE] TO BACK INTO THIS.
THE FUNDING AND ALLOCATION PROCESS WILL BE CONTROLLED BY THE COMPTROLLER, MEANING YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE LEDGE TO GET ACCESS TO IT AND THAT'S BY DESIGN.
I THINK SOME OF WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A BYPRODUCT OF THE WAY THE ALLOCATION WORKED, IT WAS MORE HEAVILY AUSTIN-BASED, I'LL SAY.
I CAN'T ANSWER DIRECTLY WHAT THOSE RULES WILL LOOK LIKE TO AVOID THAT ISSUE, BUT THAT'S A CONCERN THAT WAS RAISED REPEATEDLY IN DISCUSSING SENATE BILL 827.
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I DON'T BELIEVE, I'VE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE THAT SHOULDN'T BE AS MUCH OF AN ISSUE HERE GIVEN THE WAY THE BOARD IS COMPRISED, BUT I CAN'T SAY FOR SURE WHAT THOSE EXACT RULES ARE.NOW, THOSE RULES ARE BEING DRAFTED NOW BY THE COMPTROLLER.
THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR A NOTICE AND COMMENT PERIOD WHEN THEY'RE DONE DRAFTING THEM, AND I DON'T [NOISE] KNOW WHEN THAT WILL BE, BUT BEFORE THEY GO INTO EFFECT, ACTUALLY, SIX OR EIGHT MONTHS, AT LEAST OFF AT THIS POINT.
I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD IF IT LOOKS SIMILAR TO THE ISSUES YOU HAD WITH THAT VACCINE DISTRIBUTION, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU ALL AND ANY OTHER SUBDIVISIONS I TALKED TO SAY, HEY, THIS DIDN'T WORK LAST TIME, WHAT CAN WE DO TO AVOID THAT IMBALANCE.
>> I THINK THAT WAS A CONCERN THAT WAS VOICED, SO YOU'RE [NOISE] NOT ALONE THERE, OBVIOUSLY.
>> SURE. LET ME SEE. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS PRESENTATION, I'M NOT GOING TO WALK THROUGH THIS LINE BY LINE, BUT WE HAVE A TIMELINE OF THE LAWSUITS THAT OUR SENATE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN, WHICH REACH BACK TO 2017, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
IT'S MOSTLY THERE FOR YOUR OWN INFORMATION, BUT WE INCLUDE IT FOR TWO PRIMARY REASONS HERE.
ONE IS TO POINT OUT THAT THESE ARE ONLY SOME OF THE CASES THAT WE'VE BEEN LITIGATING, AND WE'VE SETTLED SOME, WE'VE TWO OTHER VERY LARGE CASES, PURDUE AND MALLON CROWD, WHICH WE WERE VERY CLOSE TO SETTLING.
BUT BOTH COMPANIES WERE DRIVEN INTO BANKRUPTCY PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF EXCESS OF LITIGATION FROM OTHER SUBDIVISIONS AND OTHER STATES.
THOSE SETTLEMENTS HAVE BEEN DELAYED FOR OVER TWO YEARS AT THIS POINT AND A LOT OF FUNDS HAVE BEEN SPENT ON BANKRUPTCY ATTORNEYS.
WE ARE CONFIDENT THAT EVENTUALLY THOSE COMPANIES WILL EMERGE FROM BANKRUPTCY AND WE WILL FINALIZE THOSE SETTLEMENTS.
BUT I'M SURE THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS WILL BE LOWER BECAUSE OF THAT DELAY AND BECAUSE OF THAT BANKRUPTCY.
BUT THAT'S THE RISK THAT WE SEE WHEN WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF PARTICIPATION IN THESE SETTLEMENTS, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AFRAID OF.
THIS IS MOSTLY FOR YOUR INFORMATION TO POINT OUT WHAT'S HAPPENED IN PREVIOUS CASES WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE THIS PARTICIPATION DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE A LOT OF SUBDIVISIONS TO JOIN IN.
IF YOUR COUNTY WOULD LIKE TO JOIN, AND I HOPE YOU DO.
IT'S A FAIRLY SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD PROCESS.
THERE'S BASICALLY THREE DOCUMENTS THAT NEED TO BE COMPLETED AND THEY'RE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE, WHICH IS AT THE END OF THIS PRESENTATION.
THERE'S BASICALLY TWO SETTLEMENT AND RELEASES THAT ONE FOR THE CHAIN [INAUDIBLE] SETTLEMENT, ONE FOR THE DISTRIBUTOR SETTLEMENT, THAT YOU WOULD SIGN ON AND THOSE RELEASES ARE ACTUALLY HELD IN ESCROW UNTIL THE FINAL DATE SO YOU CAN ALWAYS CHANGE YOUR MIND AND PULL IT BACK IF YOU LIKE, BUT THEN ALSO YOUR COUNTY WOULD NEED TO EXECUTE THE TEXAS TERM SHEET, WHICH IS BASICALLY ADOPT THE ALLOCATION MODEL AND THE SETTLEMENT, AND THAT HAS TO BE DONE THROUGH A RESOLUTION.
WE'VE GOT A FAIRLY SIMPLE, STRAIGHTFORWARD MODEL RESOLUTION ON OUR WEBSITE.
YOU CAN ADAPT TO YOUR NEEDS IF YOU'D LIKE.
I WILL STAND READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THIS.
OKAY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I JUST HAD THOSE TWO AND I ASKED HIM.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
COMMISSIONERS. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO DISCUSSION ACTION ITEMS AND GO TO ITEM 7,
[7. Discussion/Action regarding the burn ban.]
DISCUSSION ACTION REGARDING THE BURN BAN, HECTOR.[BACKGROUND] HE CAN, HE CAN GO AHEAD [INAUDIBLE] GOOD MORNING JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, STAFF AND GUESTS.
JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, OUR KBDI NUMBERS FOR TODAY ARE 108, IS THE MINIMUM, MAXIMUM IS 152, THE AVERAGE IS 127 WITH THE CHANGE OF 12.
OUR HAINES INDEX IS AT FOUR, WHICH IS A LOW POTENTIAL FOR FIRE DANGER.
WE HAVE ZERO RAIN PREDICTED FOR TODAY, BUT 80 PERCENT TOMORROW WITH A POSSIBLE UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN.
THEN ON WEDNESDAY, ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, RAIN CHANCES GO DOWN A LOT DOWN TO ZERO.
I RECOMMEND WE HAVE A LOT OF MOISTURE RIGHT NOW SO I RECOMMEND WE KEEP THE BURN BAN OFF.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO LEAVE THE BURN BAN ON [OVERLAPPING] OFF.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO LEAVE THE BURN BAN OFF.
THOSE HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, HECTOR.
ITEM 8 DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION
[8. Discussion/Action to consider Resolution 5-2022, for Caldwell County Appraisal roll with tax amounts entered by the assessor due totaling $22,272,410.87 for the 2021 Tax Roll.]
5- 2022 FOR COLLIN COUNTY APPRAISAL ROW WITH TAX AMOUNTS ENTERED BY THE ASSESSOR BILL TOTALING $22,273,410.87,[00:25:05]
AND I WILL GO AHEAD AND READ THE RESOLUTION.RESOLUTION 5-2022 RESOLUTION COLLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, WHEREAS SECTION 26.09 OF THE PROPERTY TAX CODE REQUIRES APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF THE COLLIN COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT ROW WITH TAX AMOUNTS ENTERED BY THE ASSESSOR FOR THE TAX YEAR 2021, AND WHEREAS SUCH ROW PRESENTED TO COLLIN COUNTY ON THE 26TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2021 AND APPEARS ON ALL THINGS, CORRECT.
AS UNDER THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF TEXAS, AND WHEREAS SAID COMMISSIONERS COURT VOTED AN OPEN SESSION TO APPROVE SAID ROW.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY COLLIN COUNTY THAT THE APPRAISAL ROW WITH THE AMOUNTS BILL TOTALING $22,272,410.87 FOR THE YEAR 2021 IS APPROVED AND THE TAX ROW FOR COLLIN COUNTY FOR THE YEAR 2021 ORDERED THIS 26TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2021.
COMMISSIONERS, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.
I'D LIKE FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 5-2022.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? YES SIR.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
OPPOSED. HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 9 DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER AS DILUTIONS
[9. Discussion/Action to consider Resolution 6-2022, for Farm to Market Road Appraisal roll with tax amounts entered by the assessor due totaling $3,331.23 for the Farm to Market Road 2021 Tax Roll.]
6-2022 FOR FARM TO MARKET ROAD APPRAISAL ROW WITH TAX AND AMOUNTS ENTERED BY THE ASSESSOR BILL TOTALING $3,331.23 FOR THE FARMER MARKET ROAD 2021 TAX ROW.[BACKGROUND] RESOLUTION 6- 2022 RESOLUTION COLLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT WE'RE AS 6 AND 26.09 OF THE PROPERTY TAX CODE REQUIRES APPROVAL BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF THE FARM TO MARKET ROAD APPRAISAL ROW WITH TAX AMOUNTS ENTERED BY THE ASSESSOR FOR THE TAX YEAR 2021, AND WHEREAS SUCH ROW WAS PRESENTED TO THE FARM TO MARKET ROAD ON 26TH DAY OF OCTOBER 2021 AND APPEARS IN ALL THINGS, CORRECT.
IT'S UNDER THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF TAXES AND WHEREAS SAID COMMISSIONERS COURT VOTED IN OPEN SESSION TO IMPROVE SAID ROW.
IT IS NOW HEREBY RESOLVED BY COLLIN COUNTY THAT THE APPRAISAL ROW WITH THE AMOUNTS DO TOTALING $3,331.23 FOR THE YEAR 2021 IS APPROVED AND IS THE TAX ROW FOR THE FARM TO MARKET ROAD FOR THE YEAR 2021 ORDERED THIS 26 DAY OF OCTOBER 2021.
COMMISSIONERS, THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 6-2022.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE 602262022 ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSED HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 10, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION 72022 RELATING TO
[10. Discussion/Action to consider Resolution 7-2022, relating to a variance request to subdivide 9.740 acres into 2 tracts located on Spotted Horse Trail.]
A VARIANCE REQUEST IS SUB-DIVISION 9.740 ACRES INTO TWO TRACKS LOCATED ON SPOTTED HORSE TRAIL.OKAY. THIS ENOUGH RECENT, AND I KNOW JJ, YOU DID A LOT OF WORK ON THAT AND WE DID HAVE A DISCUSSION ON IT, SO I KNOW YOU IN FAVOR OF IT.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE.
OKAY. LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ THE RESOLUTION REAL QUICKLY.
COMMISSIONER. RESOLUTION 072022 RESOLUTION OF COLLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT BARN.
[LAUGHTER] I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT KEEPS OCCURRING, BUT WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
RESOLUTION THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, WHEREAS CALDWELL COUNTY, HAS DULY ENACTED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE INTENDED TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, MORALS, AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE COUNTY AND THE SAFE, ORDERLY, AND HEALTHFUL DEVELOPMENT OF UNINCORPORATED AREAS, WHEREAS SECTION 3.12 OF THE ORDINANCE ALLOWS FOR DEVIATION FROM THIS REGULATORY OR PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS BY AUTHORIZING THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO CONSIDER A GRANT VARIANCE, WHEREAS THE COMMISSIONERS COURT IS AUTHORIZED TO REQUIRE THAT THE GRANTING OF THE VARIANTS SHALL BE CONTINGENT UPON THE RECORDATION/CODIFICATION OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS, PROVIDED THAT THE VARIANCE MUST BE BASED ON THE GENERAL ANTENNA OF THE ORDINATES,
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AND DEEMED TO BE IN THE PUBLIC INTERESTS OR NEGLIGIBLE NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THE PUBLIC INTERESTS.WHEREAS PURSUANT TO 3.12 CAL BAND VENDOR WHO HAS REQUESTED A VARIANCE REGARDING THE CELL DIVISION AND CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 355 SPATTER HORSE TRAIL, DEL TEXAS 78, 616, PROPERTY NUMBER 10672 THE PROPERTY IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF CALDWELL COUNTY.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT THE VARIANCE REQUEST REGARDING THE PROPERTY IS APPROVED AND THE PROPERTY MAY BE SUBDIVIDED INTO TWO TRACKS, PROVIDED THAT THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION AND THE PARENT TRACK SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS.
ONE, NO MORE THAN ONE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STRETCHER MAY BE ERECTED ON THE PROPERTY OR ANY RESULTING TRACK, AND TWO, ANY FURTHER SUBDIVISION OF EITHER TRACT IS PROHIBITED, THREE, THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS AND ALL CONDITIONS SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS THE PROPERTY IN ANY RESULTING TRACK GANG ACHIEVES SECONDARY ACCESS.
FOR THE FOREGOING, RESTRICTIONS AND ALL CONDITIONS SHALL BE MADE PART OF ANY CONVEYANCE, THE PROPERTY, AND ANY PART THEREOF AND RECORD IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF CALDWELL COUNTY ORDERED THIS 26 DAY OF OCTOBER 2021.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ROWLING TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 7-2,022, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? [BACKGROUND] WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
POSE HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 11, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER A DONATION OF
[11. Discussion/Action to consider a donation of $5,000.00 to Caldwell County Animal Coalition for Spay/Neuter Clinic.]
$5,000 TO THE CALDWELL COUNTY ANIMAL COALITION FOR A SPAY-NEUTER CLINIC.COMMISSIONERS, JUST BEFORE WE GET STARTED, A COUPLE OF FINANCIAL THINGS TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF, NUMBER 1, IF YOU LOOK AT THE BUDGET, LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY $40,000 AVAILABLE FOR DONATIONS, BUT 29,640, I THINK OF THAT IS THE MONEY THAT WAS DONATED FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE MONUMENT, LEAVING ABOUT $8,000 FOR THE YEAR FOR DONATIONS.
WE ALSO HAD SET ASIDE SOME MONEY IN OUR ANIMAL SHELTER LINE ITEM.
HOWEVER, WE GOT OUR FIRST BILL ON THAT ALREADY AND WE WILL BARELY HAVE ENOUGH IF THOSE BILLS CONTINUE TO COME IN AS THEY ARE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF DOGS AND CATS THAT ACTUALLY COME FROM THE COUNTY TO COVER THE OPERATION IN THE SHELTER WITH THAT LINE ITEM.
BASICALLY, WHAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE FOR DONATIONS IS $8,000 FOR THE YEAR, JUST SO EVERYBODY IS AWARE OF THAT AND I THANK MS. VANGOGH WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND ADDRESS THE COURT BRIEFLY.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS CONSIDERATION.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE HAVE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM IN CALDWELL COUNTY WITH UNSPAYED AND NEUTERED ANIMALS, AND IT JUST PERPETUATES THIS PAST MONTH.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN LOCKHART AND THE LULA AND SHELTER, OVER 150 ANIMALS HAVE EITHER BEEN OWNER SURRENDERED OR PICKED UP AT LARGE WHEN THERE'S ONLY ACTUALLY 62 KENNELS AVAILABLE.
IT'S A GOOD TRICK THAT'S BEEN GOING ON.
CALDWELL COUNTY ANIMAL COALITION WAS FORMED AS A PROJECT THAT I DID THROUGH THE LEADERSHIP LOCKHART CLASS.
WE HAD TO COME UP WITH A BUSINESS PLAN AND I NEVER EXPECTED IT TO GO THIS FAR, AND ONCE I STARTED THE BUSINESS PLAN, I WAS LIKE THIS REALLY IS SOMETHING THAT'S NEEDED AND IT'S VIABLE.
I DO WANT TO APOLOGIZE HUMBLY TO YOU ALL.
I'M PUTTING ALL OF THIS TOGETHER AND I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I DO EVERYTHING CORRECTLY.
I AIRED AND POSTING ON FACEBOOK THAT YOU ALL HAD ALREADY GIVEN THE $5,000 WHICH YOU CLEARLY HAVE NOT.
I HUMBLY BEG FOR MERCY [LAUGHTER] AND FORGIVENESS FOR MY ERROR.
I WAS INADVERTENTLY TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I DIDN'T FORGET ANYBODY BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY MOVING PARTS THAT I'M TRYING TO PUT IN PLAY AT THE MOMENT.
INTERESTINGLY, WE LAUNCHED THE SITE LAST NIGHT, PROBABLY ABOUT 10:30.
I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO COME IN HERE AND SAY TO YOU, LOOK, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, AND THERE WAS A LOT OF WORDING IN THERE THAT REFLECTED THAT YOU'LL HAD GIVEN ME THESE FUNDS ALREADY.
AGAIN, I HUMBLY APOLOGIZE FOR THE OVERSIGHT ON MY PART.
THAT BEING SAID, WE HAVE 50 SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR A TWO-DAY SPAY-NEUTER CLINIC.
THE FIRST ONE IS HAPPENING ON NOVEMBER 20TH.
THIS MORNING, BEFORE I CAME IN HERE, WE HAD ALREADY BOOKED 42 SPOTS, WE'RE CHARGING $50.
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THE $50 WILL INCLUDE SPAY-NEUTER.UNFORTUNATELY, ONLY 10 FEMALE DOGS CAN BE FIT IN THERE AND WE SOLD OUT OF THE 10 FEMALE DOGS SLOTS.
WE CAN DO CATS MALE AND FEMALE AND WE COULD DO MALE DOGS.
IT'S REALLY SOMETHING NECESSARY AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT MY MISTAKE HASN'T JEOPARDIZED YOU ALL GRANTING THIS $5,000 WHICH IS REALLY NECESSARY FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.
AGAIN, IN DOING MY RESEARCH WHEN I CREATED MY BUSINESS PLAN, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I FOUND OUT WAS THE COUNTY HAD ACTUALLY PAID NEARLY 300 ALL IN THE BALLPARK OF $300,000 TO THE CITY FOR THESE ANIMALS.
I'M HOPING THAT BY GETTING ON TOP OF THE SPAY AND NEUTERING, THAT WE CAN PUT A DENT IN THAT AND ACTUALLY BE SAVING THE COUNTY MONEY.
AT THIS TIME WE HAVE SIX CLINICS SCHEDULED.
THE COST FOR THE CONSUMER RIGHT NOW IS $50, AND THAT INCLUDES THE SPAY-NEUTER VACCINES, MICROCHIP, AND A CITY TAG IF THEY LIVE WITHIN THE CITY, RESIDENTS DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> SUSIE, YOU SAID THAT THAT YOU'VE GOT SIX CLINIC SCHEDULED AND THAT YOU'RE CHARGING FOLKS $50 THAT THEY PAY OUT OF POCKET.
WHAT IS THE CONTRIBUTION FROM THE GRANT, IF THE GRANT IS GRANTED.
>> EACH CLINIC COSTS $5,000 FOR ME TO PUT ON.
[OVERLAPPING] I'M DIVVYING IT UP BETWEEN THE TWO-DAY CLINIC IN THAT WAY, THE COUNTIES COVERING HALF OF THE COST, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE OTHER COSTS THAT [NOISE] THE ORGANIZATION WILL [NOISE] INCUR.
>> WHO'S COVERING THE OTHER HALF?
THEY'RE PAYING $50 AND THE COUNTY'S BASICALLY PAYING $50.
>> THE 50 SPOTS, THAT'S $50 A PIECE. THAT'S HALF OF THE COST.
SHE'S SPLITTING THE FIVE BETWEEN TWO, SPLITTING THE FIVE BETWEEN TWO SESSIONS FOR $2,500 EACH TO COVER THE COST FULLY ON THE FIVE FOR EACH.
>> WHICH'S DEFINITELY A WORTHY ENDEAVOR.
I WISH IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HANDLED DIFFERENTLY.
THIS IS NEW, I KNOW WE DID SOMETHING SIMILAR LAST YEAR, BUT WE PAID DIRECTLY TO EMANCIPATE AND THEN USED VOUCHERS TO DRAW DOWN ON WHAT WE HAD PAID, EMANCIPATE.
I KNOW YOUR ORGANIZATION IS NEW, IT'S JUST FORMING AND THERE'S NOT A TRACK RECORD FOR US TO BUILD OUR COMFORT LEVEL WITH IT MOVING FORWARD, BUT I KNOW I'D BE INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT.
>> [BACKGROUND] IF I CAN INTERJECT, THE WAY THE SYSTEM IS SET UP, THEY'RE GETTING A VOUCHER.
WITH EACH VOUCHER, I DON'T EVEN NEED TO RECEIVE THE MONEY IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE IT TO ME RIGHT NOW.
AS SOON AS I GET A VOUCHER, I CAN REDEEM IT AND SAY I NEED THIS AMOUNT PAID TO THE SURGICAL TEAM.
THIS WAS CREATED BECAUSE EMANCIPET HAS NO STAFFING AND IS NOT ABLE TO COME HERE, SO WE ARE NOT ABLE TO HAVE EMANCIPET HERE.
>> SUZY, LET COMMISSIONER FINISH.
>> I MEANT THAT IT'S DIVIDED IN TWO SESSIONS.
THIS ONE MIGHT HAPPEN NOVEMBER, THE NEXT ONE MIGHT HAPPEN JANUARY, FEBRUARY.
THEN WE CAN WORK OUT THE LONG TERM WE'RE PROBABLY ARE SHORT OF MONEY NOT TO THE EXTENT OF [INAUDIBLE] IS ALREADY ALLOCATED OUT.
THERE'S OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND THINGS THAT COME UP WITH DONATIONS.
THIS WAY AT LEAST WE CAN SEE WHERE WE STAND TO THAT POINT WHEN THE NEXT ALLOTMENT [INAUDIBLE] THE NEXT TIME WE CAN HAVE A [INAUDIBLE]
>> I'M HOPEFUL THAT BECAUSE OF THE OVERWHELMING RESPONSE, AGAIN, I LAUNCHED IT LAST NIGHT, NOT REALIZING THAT I WOULD BE CREATING SUCH A HAVOC.
I LAUNCHED IT SO THAT TODAY I CAN COME IN AND SAY TO YOU IN A SHORT TIME WE'VE HAD THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN WHATEVER.
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I THINK THIS MORNING THERE WERE 42 SPOTS OUT OF THE 50 THAT WERE TAKEN.CLEARLY, THERE'S [NOISE] A NEED AND IT'S OVERWHELMING.
>> I THINK WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE WE SPEND $300,000 A YEAR SUPPORTING THE ANIMAL SHELTER.
WE'RE FULLY AWARE THAT THERE'S AN OVERWHELMING NEED.
I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, COMMISSIONERS, THAT 2,500 LEAVES ONLY 5,500 FOR ALL OF THE OTHER CHARITIES, NOT CHARITIES, BUT 501C3S THAT WE TYPICALLY DONATE TO, AND THAT SUM COMES TO ABOUT $8,000.
[OVERLAPPING] I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT.
>> THE COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION, WE ALLOCATED MONEY TO THEM, DIDN'T WE?
>> OR SEED MONEY TO GET THEM STARTED?
>> YES, AND THEY HAVE A PRETTY FAIR AMOUNT OF MONEY TO WORK WITH.
>> DENNIS, COULD YOU COME UP HERE A SECOND? DENNIS, YOU ADMINISTER OR PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION?
>> THIS IS A FOUNDATION THAT WAS SET UP TO CONSIDER FUNDING TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS FOR VARIOUS ACTIVITIES, AND WE'VE PROVIDED YOU SEED MONEY TO GET THAT STARTED.
WHAT'S YOUR BUDGET RIGHT NOW THAT YOU HAVE?
>> [NOISE] THE COUNTY GAVE US SOME SEED MONEY TOTALING $1,599 THAT WOULD PAY FOR IRS, REGISTRATION, AND SET UP THE BANK ACCOUNT, THAT SORT OF THING.
WE AS A FOUNDATION HAVE AGREED TO PAY THAT BACK TO THE COUNTY, WHICH WE WILL DO.
WE RECEIVE ONE $10,000 DONATION THROUGH THE FAIR HOUSING. [OVERLAPPING]
>> CAPITAL AREA HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION CORPORATION BOARD.
>> WE HAD BEEN CONSIDERED FOR A DONATION THROUGH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MONEY OF ABOUT [OVERLAPPING] $250,000, WHICH WE HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED. [OVERLAPPING]
>> DO YOU THINK THIS WOULD BE ELIGIBLE OR APPROPRIATE CONSIDERATION?
>> IF THIS ORGANIZATION IS A 501C3 ORGANIZATION, YES.
>> THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE, SUZY? [BACKGROUND]
>> COULD YOU COME UP SUZY AND TALK ON THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE.
>> OUR 501C3 STATUS IS CURRENTLY PENDING.
WE ARE A TEXAS NON-PROFIT, BUT WE ARE PENDING.
>> HOW ARE YOU A TEXAS NON-PROFIT WITHOUT HAVING THAT STATUS?
>> BECAUSE WHEN YOU FILE, YOU FIRST HAVE TO FILE AS A TEXAS NON-PROFIT, GET YOUR [NOISE] INE NUMBER AND THEN FILE FOR YOUR 501C3.
>> SO YOU'RE NOT TAX-EXEMPT AT THIS TIME?
>> WELL, NO, WE ARE TEXAS TAX-EXEMPT.
I HAVE DOCUMENTATION IF YOU NEED TO SEE THAT.
>> THERE'S A THRESHOLD IF YOU ARE NOT MAKING MONEY, WHICH WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY MONEY, THEN IT'S ALL TAX-EXEMPT, IN TEXAS.
>> THE TEXAS NON-PROFIT IS [INAUDIBLE]
>> DENNIS, DO YOU FEEL THIS MIGHT BE AN ELIGIBLE REQUEST TO CONSIDER?
>> YES, THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION, THIS WOULD BE AN ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION FOR CONSIDERATION FOR FUNDING.
>> ARE YOU CURRENTLY ENTERTAINING REQUESTS FOR FUNDING?
>> WE ARE ABOUT TO ANNOUNCE THE AVAILABILITY OF GRANTS THROUGH OUR FOUNDATION.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF REPORT FORMS WE'RE STILL DEVELOPING AND WE'RE WAITING ON THE FINAL ALLOCATION AND RECEIPT OF THAT AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ALLOCATION, WHICH THE JUDGES RECOMMENDED OF $250,000.
WE HAVE ABOUT $10,000 IN OUR BANK ACCOUNT RIGHT NOW.
>> THIS TYPE OF THING IS WHAT WE HAD IN MIND WHEN WE CREATED THAT, TO TAKE THE BURDEN OFF THE COUNTY. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT'S DEFINITELY WHAT I'VE PICTURED THAT BOARD FUNCTIONING, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SET UP TO EVALUATE THE VALIDITY OF REQUESTS AND BE ABLE TO MONITOR THOSE UP HERE.
>> THE FOUNDATION DOES HAVE A GRANT APPLICATION, WHICH WE HAVE APPROVED.
WE ARE NOT AT THIS TIME READY TO LET WORD GO FORTH THAT WE'RE ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.
BUT WHEN WE DO THAT, WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY FOR EVALUATION OF ANY APPLICATION THAT WE MAY GET.
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>> I MIGHT FEEL COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD AS COMMISSIONER SHELTON WAS SUGGESTING.
BUT I THINK FOR FUTURE REQUEST I'D LIKE TO SEE IT GO THROUGH THAT BOARD.
>> YEAH. BECAUSE OTHERWISE, COMMISSIONERS, IN A MATTER OF THREE OTHER NON-PROFITS COMING IN HERE ASKING FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE.
THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT OF CREATING THAT FOUNDATION.
JUST SPEAKING OUT LOUD FOR MYSELF, I WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THIS GOING TO THAT FOUNDATION FOR THE FUNDING BECAUSE THEY'RE ABOUT TO HAVE $260,000. WE'VE GOT EIGHT.
>> SUZY, CAN YOU POSSIBLY ASK THEM IF THEY'RE GOING TO GET HALF THEIR MONEY FROM THE VOUCHERS.
CAN YOU POSSIBLY ASK THEM IF THEY CAN EXTEND THE BILL FOR THE OTHER PART OF THE SERVICES? WE KNOW THIS IS GOING TO GO THROUGH.
WE KNOW THAT THE FOUNDATION'S GOING TO GET THIS MONEY AND THEN THEY WOULD ALLOW YOU TO WAIT THAT TIME TO GET THE MONEY FROM THE FOUNDATION, THAT WAY YOU CAN GET THE WHOLE 5,000 HOPEFULLY CONSIDERED FOR.
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING.
ARE YOU SAYING FOR THE WHOLE THING OR ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU ALL ARE CONSIDERING DOING THE 2,500 THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF OUR FIRST CLINIC?
WE DID AGREE TO FORM THAT FOR SUCH ITEMS AS THIS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> THIS IS EXACTLY WHY WE DID IT.
>> IF YOU CAN TALK TO THEM AND MAYBE ASK THEM IF THEY CAN STILL DO IT ON THE SURGERIES ON THE 20TH.
BUT THEN THESE OTHERS COME IN VERY CLOSE TO GETTING THE MONEY HERE, AM I CORRECT, THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN?
>> YEAH, WE HAVE TO GET IT ON THE AGENDA AND ACTUALLY [OVERLAPPING] ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS OVER TO THEM.
>> I THINK WHAT COMMISSIONER SHELTON IS ASKING IS, IS IT THROUGH EMANCIPET, OR WHO? [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT'S THE SURGICAL TEAM THAT WORKS FOR THE SHELTER.
>> I THINK WHAT SHE'S ASKING IS, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM TO DELAY BILLING OF THE $2,500.
WAS THAT CORRECT, COMMISSIONER? [OVERLAPPING]
>> WAS TO DELAY THE BILLING UNTIL EITHER A LATER DATE TO ALLOW YOU TIME TO THEN APPLY TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION.
I'M GOING JUST ON A LIMB HERE.
[LAUGHTER] THAT WAY THE 2,500 THAT WOULD BE THE OTHER HALF IS NOT TECHNICALLY DUE.
IF THEY HELD THAT IN LIEU YOU WOULD HAVE ENOUGH THROUGH THE 50 SPOTS TO PAY FOR BASICALLY YOUR HALF OF IT.
IS THAT CORRECT, COMMISSIONER?
>> JUST SO I'M CLEAR BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS AND I'VE BEEN [NOISE] TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I DON'T STEP ON ANYBODY'S TOES.
MY GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M DOING SOMETHING GOOD AND NOT BEING IN THE WAY OR INTERFERING OR CREATING ANY [INAUDIBLE] WITH ANYBODY.
SORRY, THAT DIDN'T CAME OUT RIGHT, [INAUDIBLE] IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY.
YEAH. AM I UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY THEN THAT YOU ALL ARE CONSIDERING THE $2,500 FOR OUR CLINIC ON THE 20TH AND WE WILL GO THROUGH THE OTHER CHANNELS TO CONTINUE FORWARD?
>> I DON'T THINK SO. [OVERLAPPING]
>> NO. WE WERE ASKING YOU TO ASK THE SURGICAL TEAM IF THEY WILL DELAY THE BILLING FOR THE OTHER $2,500 DUE FOR WHAT THEY WOULD DO ON THE 20TH SO YOU CAN APPLY THROUGH THE GRANT MONEY TO GET THE MONEY THERE.
THAT'S WHAT WE PUT THE MONEY THERE FOR. [OVERLAPPING].
>> BECAUSE THIS $8,000 AND WE'VE RUN INTO THIS PROBLEM EVERY YEAR.
[OVERLAPPING] THIS IS NOT ANYTHING NEW.
I CAN NAME AT LEAST FOUR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL COME INTO THIS ROOM OVER THE NEXT 11 AND A HALF MONTHS AND REQUEST MONEY OUT OF THAT $8,000, AND TYPICALLY WE KNOW WHO THEY ARE, WE KNOW WHAT THE AMOUNT IS ALREADY AND WE RUN OUT VERY QUICKLY.
>> WELL, THEY'RE ALSO A LONGSTANDING FIVE [OVERLAPPING].
WE HAVE A LONG TRACK RECORD OF TAKING THAT MONEY AND GETTING IT APPLIED PROPERLY, AND I THINK I'VE GOT SOME DISCOMFORT BECAUSE YOU'RE SO NEW AND YOU HAVEN'T DONE ONE YET.
YOUR SURGICAL TEAM, ARE THEY FROM A PARTICULAR VETERINARY HOSPITAL OR WHERE DO THESE PEOPLE COME FROM?
>> [BACKGROUND] THEY ARE THE SURGICAL TEAM FROM APA.
THEY DO CLINICS ALL OVER THE STATE SUCH AS THIS IN AREAS SUCH AS OURS THAT HAS A HIGH RISK.
>> SURE, YES. I WAS CURIOUS WHO THEY WERE AND THEN I WAS REAL COMFORTABLE WITH THE VOUCHER SYSTEM BECAUSE EVERYTHING HAD TO TAKE PLACE FIRST AND THEN WE JUST SIMPLY PAID.
IF IT WERE AWESOME PETS ALIVE, THEY TURNED IN EIGHT VOUCHERS AND WE PAID THEM EIGHT VOUCHERS WORTH UNTIL THE MONEY WAS GONE.
THIS YEAR WE JUST DON'T HAVE THAT $5,000 THAT WE THOUGHT WE HAD IT LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR COVER,
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IT DIDN'T COME THROUGH OUR DONATION LINE ITEM THAT CAME OUT OF THE ACTUAL ANIMAL SHELTER LINE ITEM AND WE HAD ALLOCATED MORE FUNDS THERE.UNFORTUNATELY, WE ALLOCATED MORE MONEY THIS YEAR THAN LAST YEAR AND WE STAY ON THE PACE THAT WE'RE ON RIGHT NOW, WE'RE BARELY GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH.
THAT MONEY IS NOT AVAILABLE THROUGH THAT LINE ITEM AND WE'RE VERY LIMITED ON THIS OTHER LINE ITEM OF $8,000.
I'M JUST A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT TAKING $2,500 OUT OF THAT, AND IT'S GOING TO LEAVE US SHORT FOR OTHER PEOPLE THAT MIGHT COME IN HERE.
>> DENNIS, WHEN DO YOU THINK THE COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION WOULD BE READY TO RECEIVE APPLICATIONS?
>> THE FOUNDATION WILL BE MEETING IN NOVEMBER, AND AT THAT TIME PROBABLY BE MAKING SOME FINAL DECISIONS AND PROCESSING FORMATION OF REPORTING FORUMS, ET CETERA.
I'M THINKING WE CAN, IN NOVEMBER, BE IN A POSITION TO BEGIN TO ANNOUNCE AND AWARD GRANTS.
WE'RE MAKING THAT ASSUMPTION TOO BASED ON THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MONEY THAT WE THINK'S FORTHCOMING.
[OVERLAPPING] WE DIDN'T HAVE THE FUNDS RIGHT NOW TO FUND THIS PROJECT SOON AS WE CAN FINALIZE OUR PAPERWORK, ET CETERA.
>> THIS BOARD, WOULD ALLOW AN APPLICATION TO COME FORWARD RIGHT NOW?
>> YES. IN FACT, WE HAVE ONE APPLICATION THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED TO US.
WE HAVE NOT REACTED TO IT YET.
WE WILL AT OUR NOVEMBER MEETING.
>> OKAY. SUZY, I WOULD FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE GOING THROUGH THAT BOARD, I WOULD SUPPORT THE FUNDING FOR THE EVENTS BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE.
>> MAYBE AT THAT POINT BEING YOUR FUNDS OF 10,000, WE COULD DO THE FIRST OF THE 2500, AND THEN SHE COMES BACK FOR THE SECOND ONE AT THE TIME YOU HAVE A SCHEDULED DATE.
>> DEPLETE ALL YOUR FUNDS EITHER.
>> YEAH. I'M DOING ABOUT YOUR PROGRAM.
PEOPLE ARE GETTING THE VOUCHER AND THAT'S HOW WE'RE DOING IT.
I CAN DEFINITELY TURN IN ABOUT YOUR SAY.
THIS IS HOW MANY PAYMENTS THAT WE NEED AND SO.
I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IT WILL BE THE $2500 VOUCHER FOR DAY, WE CAN ONLY DO 50 ANIMALS EACH LINE.
>> ALL RIGHT COMMISSIONER, WE HAVE A MOTION OF SOME KIND? WELL, FIRST, WE'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE MOTION NOT TO DO THIS DONATION, AND THEN SHE WOULD SIMPLY GO TO THE FOUNDATION FOR THE GRANT.
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO NOT PROVIDE THE $5,000 FUNDING TO THE CALDWELL COUNTY ANIMAL COALITION FOR SPAY AND NEUTER CLINICS THROUGH THE COUNTY BUDGET.
HOWEVER, WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THAT FUNDING BE PURSUED THROUGH THE [OVERLAPPING] COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION WITH A RECOMMENDATION OF SUPPORT.
>> COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A MOTION.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ITEM 12 DISCUSSION ACTION CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 5,
[12. Discussion/Action to consider Budget Amendment #5 to transfer money from (001-6510-4860) Contingency to (001-6510-4425) Fax and Internet to complete REQ00585.]
TRANSFER MONEY FROM 00165104860 CONTINGENCY IS 00165104425 FAX AND THE INTERNET TO COMPLETE REQUISITION 500585.COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS STILL SOME WRAPPING UP OF LAST FISCAL YEAR.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE $1,182 FROM CONTINGENCY TO FAX AND THE INTERNET, WE WERE THAT AMOUNT SHORT ON THE BLANKET PO AND NEED TO GET THIS DONE, SO WE CAN PAY THAT FINAL BILL.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 5?
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 13, DISCUSSION ACTION CONSIDER APPROVAL OF REQUISITION
[13. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of REQ00585 for payment of Fax and Internet to Spectrum Business.]
00585 FOR PAYMENT THE FACTS AND THE INTERNET SPECTRUM BUSINESS,[00:55:05]
THAT FINAL PAYMENTS $11,602.54.COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF REQUISITION 00585 AND THE AMOUNT $11,602.54.
WE HAVE A MOTION THAT WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 14, DISCUSSION ACTION THAT CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 6.
[14. Discussion/Action to consider Budget Amendment #6 to transfer money from (001-6510-4860) Contingency to (005-1000-5910) Other Capital Outlay to complete REQ00607.]
IT TRANSFER MONEY FROM 00165104860 CONTINGENCY IS 00510005910 OTHER CAPITAL OUTLAY TO COMPLETE REQUISITION 00607.WE ARE MOVING $580 FROM CONTINGENCY TO TRANSFER TO LAW LIBRARY 00190004975, EXCUSE ME, IN $580 TRANSFER FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO 00510005910, OTHER CAPITAL OUTLAY $580.
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS, I'D LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT 6.
>> I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SKIP TO 18 BECAUSE THAT ITEM GOT A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER ON THE AGENDA, AND IT'S TO APPROVE.
[OVERLAPPING] WE NEED A SECOND SORRY.
[LAUGHTER] YEAH, A MOTION AND SECOND.
[OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] FAVOR SAY AYE.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ITEM 18.
[18. Discussion/Action to consider the approval to pay Lexis Nexis invoice from REQ00607 Blanket PO.]
DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL TO PAY LEXISNEXIS INVOICE REQUISITION 00607 BLANKET PO COST $430.THIS GOES WITH THAT LAST ITEM, COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE REQUISITION 00607?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
[15. Discussion/Action to consider Budget Amendment #7 to transfer money from (001-6550-5310) Machinery and Equipment to (001-6550-3115) Ballot Supplies for Cleaning Supplies and other pending supplies for elections office.]
DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENT 7 TO TRANSFER MONEY FROM 00165505310 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT TO 0016553115 BALLOT SUPPLIES, FOR CLEANING SUPPLIES AND OTHER PENDING SUPPLIES FROM THE ELECTIONS OFFICE.ALSO FROM OCTOBER 26TH, 2021, 00165505310, MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 2000, TO 00165503115 BALLOT SUPPLIES 2,000.
COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT 7?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 16, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENT 8,
[16. Discussion/Action to consider Budget Amendment #8 to transfer money from (001-4310-1052) Jailers to (001-4310-3130) Operating and (001-4310-4110) Professional Services line items to pay outstanding FY 2021 SHP invoices and outstanding bills in operating supplies.]
THE TRANSFER MONEY FROM 00143101052, JAILERS TO 00143103130, OPERATING IN 00143104110 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LINE ITEMS TO PAY OUTSTANDING FY 2021 SHP INVOICES AND OUTSTANDING BILLS AND OPERATING SUPPLIES.WE'RE MOVING FROM 00143101052, $55,799 TO 00143103130 OPERATING SUPPLIES AND THE AMOUNT OF 1454, AND 00143104110, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, EXCUSE ME, IN THE AMOUNT OF $54,325.
COMMISSIONERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 8?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED, HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 17, DISCUSSION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL TO PAY TYLER TECHNOLOGIES ENVOYS
[17. Discussion/Action to consider the approval to pay Tyler Technologies invoice from REQ01209 Blanket PO.]
FROM REQUISITION 01209, BLANKET P0.THE INVOICE IS FOR $11,891.60,
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DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?>> WE MOTION TO APPROVE REQUISITION 01209, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED, HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 19, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF PURCHASES
[19. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of the purchase for Vista DPS Sweep for the use in voter registration.]
FOR VISTA DPS SUITE FOR THE USE AND VOTER REGISTRATION.KIMBER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME TELL US ABOUT IT?
>> JUST AN FYI, ONLY 254 PEOPLE HAVE VOTED IN THE ELECTION, SO YOU GUYS NEED TO GET OUT AND VOTE [LAUGHTER].
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS MORNING IS THROUGH VISTA, WHICH IS A DPS SUITE.
EVERY MORNING WE COME IN AND WE HAVE VOTERS WHO HAVE REGISTERED TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
BY THE TIME WE DO THOSE, PUT THOSE IN THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE, RUN COPIES OF ALL OF THAT TO BE ABLE TO BE SCANNED IN THE SYSTEM, IT TAKES ANYWHERE FROM 10-15 HOURS A WEEK TO GET THAT DONE.
WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE VISTA TO DO THAT DPS SUITE FOR US, IT'S $8,050 TO DO THAT.
IT IS IN MY BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR TO PAY FOR THAT PARTICULAR ITEM AND TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, NOT ONLY IS IT SAVING US ON TIME AND ALLOWING US TO DO THE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO DO OTHERWISE BUT IT'S MORE EFFICIENT IN GETTING THAT INFORMATION INTO THE SYSTEM.
>> COMMISSIONERS ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'D LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF VISTA DPS SUITE.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE VISTA DPS SUITE FOR USE IN VOTER REGISTRATION, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED, HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME. ITEM 20, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL TO PAY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT,
[20. Discussion/Action to consider the approval to pay Purchasing Dept. building rent for the entire year.]
BUILDING RENT FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.COMMISSIONERS, THE WAY THIS LEASE IS SET UP AND THE WAY OUR ACCOUNTING IS SET UP OR [LAUGHTER] TAILING VERY WELL AND SO IT MAKES IT HARD FOR US TO GET THAT RENT PAID ON TIME MONTHLY, SO WE'D LIKE TO JUST GO AHEAD AND PAY THEM FOR THE YEAR, THAT'S THE REASON FOR THIS ITEM.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT'S BUILDING RENT FOR THE YEAR IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,600?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED, HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 21, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL TO AWARD RFB 21 CCP 01B-1,
[21. Discussion/Action to consider the approval to award RFB 21CCP01B-1 Road Materials for Flex Base & Aggregate to Colorado Materials & Brauntex Materials.]
WE HAVE MATERIALS FOR FLEX, BASE, AND AGGREGATE TO COLORADO MATERIALS AND BRAUNTEX MATERIALS. DANIE?>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.
LIKE I SAID ON OUR LAST QUARTER, WE DID GO OUT FOR AGGREGATE AND FLEX SPACE ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO, BUT WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY BIDS ON THAT, SO WE PUT IT BACK OUT THERE.
WE DID RECEIVE A COUPLE, AND ACCORDING TO THE BIDS, WE ARE GOING TO AWARD THE TYPE A BLACK BASE AND TYPE D COLD MIX, AGGREGATE GRADE 3, AND AGGREGATE GRADE 4 TO BRAUNTEX MATERIALS.
THEN CONSIDERATION TO AWARD COLORADO MATERIALS, THE THREE-QUARTER INCH BASE, AND THE 1.5-INCH COMMERCIAL BASE.
>> OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL TO AWARD RFB 21 CCP01B-1 RAW MATERIALS FOR FLEX BASE AND AGGREGATE TO COLORADO MATERIALS AND BRAUNTEX RESPECTIVELY.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED, HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 22, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER
[22. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of the non-compliant purchase made by Elections Department.]
THE APPROVAL OF THE NON-COMPLIANT PURCHASE MADE BY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT, DANIE, IN THE AMOUNT OF 1052.96.>> YES. BEFORE THIS EVEN CAME TO ME, KIMBER DID NOTIFY ME AND MADE ME AWARE THAT THIS INVOICE WAS GOING TO COME ACROSS MY DESK, SO SHE APOLOGIZED FOR THAT.
WE AGAIN WENT OVER THE PURCHASING POLICY AND PROCEDURES.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO READ OFF THE MEMO, THE INVOICE FROM PRINTING SOLUTIONS AND THE AMOUNT OF $1052.96 FOR MULTIPLE ITEMS WAS FOUND BY THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT WHEN THE INVOICE APPEARED IN THE ACCOUNTS PAYABLES OFFICE,
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THIS EXPENSE DID NOT HAVE A PURCHASE ORDER THAT IS REQUIRED.IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALDWELL COUNTY PURCHASING POLICY, A A SINGLE INVOICE ITEM $500 OR MORE REQUIRES A REQUISITION TO BE GENERATED FROM THE DEPARTMENT HEAD, DESIGNATE OR PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, AND THEN A PURCHASE ORDER TO BE ISSUED BY THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO MAKING A PURCHASE OR SECURING THE SERVICES.
IN ORDER TO FINALIZE AND CLOSE OUT THIS NON-COMPLIANCE ISSUE, THIS MUST BE MADE AWARE TO COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND ACKNOWLEDGED IF ANY FURTHER ACTIONS ARE REQUIRED UPON COMMISSIONER'S COURT'S REQUEST.
>> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE?
>> SO A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED, HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
[23. Discussion/Action to consider the engagement letter with Armstrong, Vaughan & Associates, P.C. for the audit and single audit as of September 30, 2021.]
DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE ENGAGEMENT LETTER WITH ARMSTRONG BOND AND ASSOCIATES PC, FOR THE AUDIT AND SINGLE AUDIT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021.BARBARA, YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT ONE, I KNOW IT'S YOUR FAVORITE THING? [LAUGHTER].
>> IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN. [INAUDIBLE]
>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ENGAGE WITH ARMSTRONG, BOND, AND ASSOCIATES PC [NOISE] FOR THE AUDIT AND POSSIBLE SINGLE AUDIT AS OF SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSE, HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
[24. Discussion/Action to consider renewing the lease agreement between Caldwell County, Texas and the State of Texas, acting by and through the Health and Human Services Commission, for and on behalf of the Health and Human Services Commissioner and Department of State Health Services.]
CONSIDER RENEWING THE LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS AND THE STATE OF TEXAS, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION AND DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE HEALTH SERVICES COMMISSIONERS.THIS ITEM IS OUR LEASE WITH THOSE FOLKS AND IT'S TIME TO RENEW, SO IT'S MOTION TO APPROVE RENEWING THE LEASE BETWEEN CALDWELL COUNTY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, BY AND THROUGH THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION.
WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE RENEWING THE LEASE?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSE, HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 25, DISCUSSION ACTION THAT CONSIDER RENEWAL OF
[25. Discussion/Action to consider renewal of the Interlocal Agreement between the Regional Public Defender Office Local Government Corporation ("RPDO"), and Caldwell County.]
THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REGIONAL PUBLIC DEFENDER OFFICE, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION RPDO IN CALDWELL COUNTY.COMMISSIONERS, WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR HAVING AN AGREEMENT WITH THE LUBBOCK COUNTY TO DO THIS, AND COPY OF THE INTERLOCAL IS IN YOUR PACKET.
I WILL JUST READ SOMEWHERE IN HERE I THOUGHT WHERE THE RECITATION OF THIS THING. HERE THEY ARE.
WHEREAS, CHAPTER 791 OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, ALSO KNOWN AS INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT, AUTHORIZES ALL LOCAL AUTHORITY, ALL LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CONTRACT WITH EACH OTHER TO PROVIDE A GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTION OR SERVICES THAT EACH PARTY TO THE CONTRACT IS AUTHORIZED TO PERFORM INDIVIDUALLY IN WHICH THE CONTRACTING PARTIES ARE MUTUALLY INTERESTED.
WHEREAS, THE RPDO IS A PUBLIC NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER SUB-CHAPTER D, CHAPTER 431 OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, A LOCAL GOVERNMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 791.003.4B OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, AND IT'S AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE ON BEHALF OF LUBBOCK COUNTY TO OVERSEE AND PROVIDE DEFENSE SERVICES TO INDIGENT DEFENDANTS AND COUNTIES WHICH ENTERED IN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH RPDO TO PROVIDE DEFENSE SERVICES.
WHEREAS, PARTICIPANT HAS A NEED FOR DESIRES
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THE RPDO TO PROVIDE ADVANCED SERVICES TO INDIGENT DEFENDANTS IN CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS, OUTLINED HEREIN.WHEREAS, EACH PARTY FINDS THAT THE SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT IS NECESSARY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AND THEN IT HAS LEGAL AUTHORITY TO PERFORM AND PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT FUNCTION OR SERVICES, WHICH IS THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT BY RPDO AND PARTICIPANT WILL BE IN COMMON INTERESTS OF BOTH PARTIES.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREE AS FOLLOWS AND THE REST OF THE CONTRACT GOES ON.
COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO RENEW OUR INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH RPDO?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSE, HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
[26. Discussion/Action the reappointment of Will Conley as Primary Voting Member and Commissioner Ed Theriot as Alternate Member to the 2022 CAMPO Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).]
THE REAPPOINTMENT OF WILL CONLEY AS PRIMARY VOTING MEMBER AND COMMISSIONER ED THERIOT AS ALTERNATE MEMBER TO THE 2022 CAMPO TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. COMMISSIONERS.>> [LAUGHTER] WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSE, HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 27, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF REAGAN [INAUDIBLE] TO
[27. Discussion/Action to consider the appointment of Reagan McLearen to the Caldwell County Community Services Foundation Board of Directors upon the resignation of Danie Blake from the CCCSF Board.]
THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPON THE RESIGNATION OF DANIE BLAKE FROM THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION BOARD.DANNIE'S GOING TO BE RESIGNING AS TREASURER AND THIS WAS THE POINT OF REAGAN TO REPLACE HER ON THAT BOARD.
YOU HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF REAGAN [INAUDIBLE]?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSE, HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 28, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE ACCEPTANCE OF
[28. Discussion/Action to consider the acceptance of a CoMorbidity Phase 4 Grant from the Office of the Governor for $89,410.00 in support of Residential Substance Abuse Treatment assistance of incarcerated personnel.]
THE COMORBIDITY PHASE 4 GRANT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOR $89,410 IN SUPPORT OF RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT ASSISTANCE OF INCARCERATED PERSONNEL. DENNIS.>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, GOOD MORNING.
>> FIRST OF ALL, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT COMORBIDITY GRANT, IN FACT, THIS IS PHASE 4.
WE'VE NEVER REALLY DEFINED COMORBIDITY AND I THINK I OWE YOU A DEFINITION OF WHAT WE MEAN BY COMORBIDITY.
COMORBIDITY IS THE PRESENCE OF ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS OFTEN CO-OCCURRING WITH A PRIMARY CONDITION, USUALLY PHYSIOLOGICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL.
EXAMPLES ARE DIABETES AND HEART DISEASE, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER.
COMORBIDITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH WORSE HEALTH OUTCOMES, MORE COMPLEX CLINICAL MANAGEMENT AND INCREASED HEALTH CARE COSTS.
THE COUNTY IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FOR SERVICES FOR OUR INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS, AND WE HAVE HAD CONTRACTS IN THE PAST WITH BLUEBONNET TRAILS AND HMR TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.
CALDWELL COUNTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CARRYING OUT THOSE ACTIVITY ON FEBRUARY 9TH OF 2021.
THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVED RESOLUTION 12-2021, WHICH ALLOWED THE COUNTY TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOR THE RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES.
ON OCTOBER 14TH OF 2021, WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE AWARDING OF AN $89,410 RSAT GRANT FOR FISCAL YEAR '21, '22 TO CALDWELL COUNTY.
THE RSAT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED VIA CONTRACT WITH BLUEBONNET TRAIL TO HMR VENDOR.
THE GRANT INCLUDES A $30,153.33 IN KIND LOCAL MATCH, WHICH COMES FROM USE OF COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE PERSONNEL IN ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM.
TODAY, I SEEK YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE RSAT GRANT THAT HAS BEEN AWARDED CALDWELL COUNTY.
>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE ACCEPTANCE COMORBIDITY PHASE 4 GRANT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR FOR $89,410?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? [NOISE]
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSE, HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 29, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER
[29. Discussion/Action to consider the acceptance of the Bureau of Justice Assistance grant of $4,956.00 awarded by the Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP) to fund 50% of the costs ($9,912) of requested body armor vests]
THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT OF $4,956 AWARDED BY PATRICK LEAHY BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP, [NOISE] BVP, TO FUND 50 PERCENT OF THE COST, [NOISE] $9,912 ARE REQUESTED BY THE ARMOR VEST.>> AGAIN, ON MAY 11TH, 2021 THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVED THE SUBMISSION OF A GRANT TO THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE TO PURCHASE 14 GALLS OF SERIES 3A BULLETPROOF VEST AT A UNIT COST OF $708,
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MAKING THE TOTAL GRANT OR THE TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF $9,912.IF AWARDED THE GRANT THAT HAS JUST BEEN DESCRIBED, 50 PERCENT OF THE COST WOULD BE REIMBURSED TO THE COUNTY.
ON OCTOBER 14TH, 2021, WE RECEIVE NOTIFICATION THAT OUR GRANT HAD BEEN AWARDED, SO TODAY I SEEK YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THE $4,956 GRANT VIA THE PATRICK LEAHY [NOISE] BULLETPROOF VEST PARTNERSHIP, BVP.
FOLLOWING YOUR ACCEPTANCE, [NOISE] I MUST SUBMIT VERIFICATION TO THE BVP HELP-DESK AT THE COUNTY HAS AN ACTIVE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT OR SAM REGISTRATION ACCOUNT, AND THEN THE COUNTY CAN PROCEEDED IN PROCESSING THE ACQUISITION OF THE VEST.
I'LL SEEK YOUR APPROVAL OF ACCEPTING THE $4,956 GRANT.
>> COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT, $4,956.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSE, [OVERLAPPING] HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES.
>> CASEY, I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ITEM 32 UP.
[32. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of the Preliminary Plat for Meridian Estates consisting of 20 lots on approximately 42.8 acres located on Plant Road.]
I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT ABOUT AN HOUR AGO, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY HERE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.[LAUGHTER] TOTALLY WE FORGOT TO DO THAT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> DISCUSSION, ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR MERIDIAN ESTATE CONSISTING OF 20 LOTS ON APPROXIMATELY 42.8 ACRES LOCATED ON PLANET ROAD.
>> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS A PRELIMINARY PLAN, THAT HAS BEEN REVIEWED BY TRACY BRIGHTON, AND HE HAS A LETTER IN THERE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL.
ALL FEES ARE COLLECTED AT THIS POINT FOR THE PRELIMINARY PLAN, AND IF YOU SEE IN THE ATTACHMENTS, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN COLLECTED THAT'S NEEDED AND NOT JUST LOOKING FOR AN APPROVAL.
>> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE PRELIMINARY PLAN FOR MERIDIAN ESTATE CONSISTING OF 20 LOTS ON APPROXIMATELY 42.8 ACRES LOCATED ON PLANET ROAD?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSE NONE, MOTION CARRIES. I'M SORRY, CASEY.[OVERLAPPING]
>> THANK YOU. THAT'S OKAY. YOU'RE GOOD.
>> MEANT TO MOVE YOU UP AT ITEM 10.
LET COMMISSIONER SHELTON KNOW SO THAT SHE CAN REMIND ME.
ITEM 30, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER
[30. Discussion/Action to consider the proposed Caldwell County Road District Policy]
THE PROPOSED CALDWELL COUNTY ROAD DISTRICT POLICY.COMMISSIONERS, WE'VE MET ON THIS A BIT.
I'LL LET JJ EXPLAIN IT TO YOU MORE FULLY, BUT IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY ON SOME OF THESE PRIVATE ROAD SITUATIONS THAT WE ENCOUNTER IN THE COUNTY AS A PATH FORWARD FOR FOLKS ON THAT ROAD TO CREATE A ROAD DISTRICT FOR THAT PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHIC AREA IN WHICH THEY WILL PAY AN ASSESSMENT.
IF THEY AGREE TO GO INTO IT, AND THERE'S SOME WORK THAT THEY HAVE TO DO TO GET DOWN THE ROAD, WHICH WOULD COST THEM SOME MONEY AND THEN IF IT'S APPROVED ON THE BACK SIDE, THEY WOULD BE REIMBURSED THOSE FUNDS. JJ.
WELL, YOU MAY RECALL, WE'VE HELD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS HERE.
WE RECENTLY RAN ROWS OF NINE STANDARDS MAY BE NOT STANDARDS, BUT NOT HAVING A PETITION [INAUDIBLE] TO DO THAT.
THE SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS DO IN A PROCESS BY WHICH PARAMETERS IN TO PUBLIC ROADS, BUT A LIST OF A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY AND OTHERS THERE'S NOT TO THE EFFECT MAYBE FOR THE PRODUCT COST, BUT ACTUALLY CAN HAPPEN.
ROAD DISTRICTS ARE REALLY OF THE SPECIAL DISTRICTS, THEY AUTHORIZE THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION.
WHAT THEY DO IS THEY ALLOW GEOGRAPHIC AREA SERVED BY A PRIVATE ROAD TO ROAD DISTRICT [INAUDIBLE] SUCH AS HAVING A CONNECTION, [INAUDIBLE] AND FINANCE IMPROVEMENT POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO ACCESS THE PROPERTIES THAT YOU HAVE HERE SOLIDIFY THE ROAD DISTRICT.
THE POLICY BEFORE YOU TODAY IS JUST A DRAFT BASED UPON SOME OF THE TRACKS DOWN IN THE BUSINESS INCLUDED TO TRY AND TO FOREMOST PROCESS BY WHICH THESE PERMISSIONS ARE CREATED.
THIS IS AGAIN, A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY ON THE LANDOWNERS.
THE COASTAL DISTRICT TRIES TO [INAUDIBLE] AS THE FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THIS IS IN THE WHOLE PROCESS AND IT DOES INVOLVE MANY STEPS.
I THINK THIS GO THROUGH THE TABLE OF CONTENTS HERE BEFORE TODAY.
I MIGHT DESCRIBE IT AS SIMILAR TO THE ACTUAL CERTIFICATION PROCESS
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FOR THE VERY SAME ONLY EVER BE A SUB FOLDERS COMMISSION.THE APPLICATION HAS ABSOLUTELY [INAUDIBLE] ACCEPTED.
ONCE THAT APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED BY ROAD DISTRICT, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS RIGHT NOW, A REALLY LONG COUNCIL, FINANCIAL ADVISOR, DISTRICTS ATTORNEYS OFFICE, ISSUED [INAUDIBLE] ISSUED IMPROVEMENTS.
AS I MENTIONED, ASSESSMENTS, WE BUILD A SMALL [INAUDIBLE].
>> OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?
>> I READ THAT THAT WAS VERY LENGTHY, BUT VERY INFORMATIVE.
IF SOMEONE'S GOING TO DEVELOP A ROAD DISTRICT, IS THERE A PERCENTAGE OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THAT AREA THAT HAVE TO AGREE TO DO THAT? BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE THAT IN THERE.
BECAUSE WE COULD HAVE SOME THAT SAY, "NO, I DON'T WANT TO DO THAT." IS THERE A PERCENTAGE OR DO THEY JUST GO IN?
>> I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER SHELTON.
I'D LIKE TO SEE 51 PERCENT PETITION SUBMITTED AT THE BEGINNING BECAUSE WAY BEFORE THE BOND ELECTION OCCURS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE INCURRING SERIES OF EXPENSES THAT ARE POTENTIALLY REIMBURSABLE THROUGH THE BOND UP TO 45,000, BUT IF THE BOND ELECTIONS AREN'T SUCCESSFUL, THESE ARE GOING TO MOST OF THE TIME BE FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO BE OUT OF A LOT OF MONEY THAT THEY DON'T HAVE.
>> IT'S NOT A SPECIFIC [INAUDIBLE].
>> CAN WE REQUIRE THAT, THAT INITIAL PETITION, THAT INITIAL APPLICATION COME FORWARD WITH A PETITION OF 51 PERCENT OR GREATER?
>> I WAS THINKING MORE ALONG THE 70 PERCENT.
[OVERLAPPING] YEAH, THE 70 PERCENT, SO THERE'S YOUR WEALTH PASSED.
>> I KNOW, LIKE A PID, PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WHICH IS SIMILAR TO REQUIRES A 51 PERCENT, [OVERLAPPING].
WE NEED SOME PETITION FOR ME, I GUESS SINCE THEY'RE GOING TO DO A BOND ELECTION 51 PERCENT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO PASS THE BOND.
>> THAT MIGHT BE THE [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY SUGGESTION [NOISE]
WHEN I GOT ELECTED, I ONLY HAD 60 PERCENT OF THE VOTES [LAUGHTER] [INAUDIBLE] [OVERLAPPING]
>> TALK ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE BOND ELECTION.
I'M TALKING ABOUT JUST THE PETITION OF THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA THAT LIVE THERE, THAT THEY BRING FORWARD THE HEY,
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NOW WE'RE INTERESTED IN, NOT THE, WE'RE NOT INTERESTED IN THAT.>> I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT [INAUDIBLE]
WE'RE GOING THROUGH THIS AND I DID READ THIS.
I KNOW WHEN I CAME TO THE COURT IN 1991, I HAVE A ROAD IN MY PRECINCT CALLED HITTING THE ROAD AND THEY BEGGED ME TO TACKLE THAT AND I DID.
I FINALLY GOT IT TO WHERE WE COULD DO IT BUT IT WILL REQUIRE THE ROAD IN THERE THAT WASN'T WIDE ENOUGH.
SO I WENT UP AND DOWN THAT ROAD AND GOT EVERYBODY TO SIGN EXCEPT FOR TWO BROTHERS AND THEY KILLED THE WHOLE DEAL. [INAUDIBLE]
>> IT GIVES COMMISSIONERS, IT GIVES Y'ALL A PATH FORWARD TO NOT JUST SAY, SORRY, WE CAN'T HELP YOU AND WE CAN'T AFFORD IT.
IT GIVES YOU A TOOL TO USE TO-
I'M DEFINITELY IN FAVOR OF IT.
YES, IT'S BURDENSOME UPON THE PROPERTY OWNERS, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE BURDENSOME UPON THEM REGARDLESS OF THE SITUATION.
SO AT LEAST THERE'S A MECHANISM AT THIS POINT.
>> AT THIS POINT [INAUDIBLE] FOR THRESHOLD [INAUDIBLE].
>> DO YOU GOT THAT TIME TO MAKE THAT AMENDMENT BEFORE [INAUDIBLE] [LAUGHTER] JUST LEAVE THAT FOR YOUR SUCCESSOR.
>> WITH THAT I'D MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. WE HAVE A MINUTE.
>> OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE SUBJECT TO AMENDMENTS.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSE? HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES.
[31. Discussion/Action to consider moving Commissioners Court date from Tuesday November 9, 2021 to Monday November 8, 2021.]
I HAVE A CONFLICT WITH THE NOVEMBER 9TH DATE AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK Y'ALL TO CONSIDER MOVING THAT COURT TO MONDAY, THE 8TH SO THAT I CAN ATTEND COMMISSIONERS COURT.>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION [INAUDIBLE]. [LAUGHTER]
>> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, DOWIE.
WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSE? [LAUGHTER] HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
JOSEPH, WE'RE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER AND GOING BACK TO MONDAY EVERY WEEK.
>> OKAY, SO WE JUST WON'T GO INTO THAT SESSION.
BEFORE WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, YOU PROBABLY ALL KNOW THAT THIS IS JJ'S LAST COMMISSIONERS COURT.
I KNOW HE WOULDN'T HAVE WANTED ME TO CALL THAT OUT BUT I WANTED TO SAY, LOVE, WORKING WITH YOU.
YOU'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB FOR THE COUNTY AND YOU'LL BE MISSED.
>> YES. [LAUGHTER] I FEEL LIKE I MADE A FRIEND AND I WILL BE CALLING YOU ANYWAY, SO I'LL JUST GET IT FOR FREE FROM NOW ON. [LAUGHTER]
>> IF I ACCIDENTALLY CALL YOU, I AM SORRY. [LAUGHTER].
[33. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.087, DISCUSSION ACTIONS DELIBERATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT IRON ORE, PROJECT EXODUS, AND PROJECT EVERGREEN.WE'LL ADDRESS ALL THREE OF THOSE.
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IF ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN WHEN WE COME OUT, WE'LL ADDRESS THEM INDIVIDUALLY.WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 10:30 A. M. WE'RE BACK.
EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.087, DISCUSSION ACTION OF AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT IRON ORE.
COMMISSIONERS, WE WILL BE TAKING SOME ACTION, LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ALLOW OUR REPRESENTATIVE TO CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE AND OFFER INCENTIVES DURING DISCUSSIONS. CAN I GET A MOTION?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND.
OPPOSED? HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES.
EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.087.
DISCUSSION ACTION OF DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT EXODUS, NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN.
EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.087, DISCUSSION ACTION OF DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT EVERGREEN.
WE ARE GOING TO RECESS OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 11:32 AND GO BACK TO REGULAR SESSION TO ITEM 34, A MOTION ADJOURNED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.
OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
WE ADJOURNED AT 11:33.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.