MORNING, EVERYONE, THANK YOU FOR COMING THIS MORNING TO COMMISSIONERS COURT. [00:00:04] WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER FRIDAY, THE 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022 AT 9:00 A.M. AND COMMISSIONER ROLAND, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION, PLEASE? YES SIR. OUR FATHER, WHICH ART IN HEAVEN, THE FATHER OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST . FATHER, ONCE AGAIN THAT YOU'RE WEAKENED AND HUMBLED SERVANT IS STANDING HERE BEFORE THIS COURT JUST TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU HAVE BESTOWED UPON US ALL. LORD, I ALSO, ASK A SPECIAL BLESSING THAT YOU WOULD BLESS AMERICA. THINGS ARE GETTING--. YOU HAVE SAID THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE WARS AND RUMORS OF WARS. WE GOT PANDEMICS AND PANDEMICS, PANDEMICS. LORD, PLEASE LOOK AFTER ALL OF US. HELP US. LEAD US IN THE [INAUDIBLE] AND GUIDE US TO WHERE WE WOULD BECOME SAFE. LORD, THESE AND ALL BLESSING, I ASK IN THE NAME OF JESUS, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR. AMEN. AMEN. OK, COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING? [Announcements] NO ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ME, JUDGE. OK. COMMISSIONER SHELTON? I HAVE A COUPLE, ACTUALLY THREE. THE MCMAHAN COMMUNITY CENTER IS HAVING A CHILI SUPPER ON FEBRUARY 26TH FROM FIVE TO SEVEN. IT IS DINE IN OR TO GO. THEY'RE TRYING TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP DO SOME RENOVATIONS ON THE BUILDING. IT'S VERY NICE LITTLE BUILDING. THE CITY OF LULING CITY COUNCIL HONORED THREE CITIZENS WHO HAD CONTRIBUTED COUNTLESS HOURS TO OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THEM, AS WELL AS ANN WADE, WENDELL HELLER AND LANCE SPENCER, THIS WAS IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AND I ATTENDED THE GO TEXAN ON SATURDAY, AND IT IS A FABULOUS ORGANIZATION THAT'S RAISING MONEY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR KIDS, AND THEY'VE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. OK, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER TARRIO? NO REPORTS. COMMISSIONER ROLAND? YES, I DID GO OUT ON INTO MY PRECINCT AND WALK IT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CALLED ME ABOUT SOME OF THE ROADS THAT'S OUT THERE, AND I DID GO OUT AND TAKE A LOOK AT THEM. OK, GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU. AND I TOO ATTENDED THE GO TEXAN AND IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS. I THINK THEY RAISED OVER $90000 LAST SATURDAY AND THAT MONEY GOES TO SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUTH IN OUR COUNTY THAT ARE GOING OFF TO ATTEND COLLEGE, SO IT'S A VERY WORTHY CAUSE. AND WE HAVE SOME STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, DENNIS? GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF GOING TO A CAPCOG SOLID WASTE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING RECENTLY TO PRESENT THE COUNTY'S APPLICATION FOR CONDUCTING COMMUNITY CLEANUP EVENTS. WE ASKED FOR $24,450 DOLLARS GRANT TO CONDUCT FOR GENERAL COMMUNITY CLEANUP EVENTS, ONE TIRE ONLY EVENT, COLLECTION EVENT, AND THE TIRE ONLY COLLECTION EVENT IS IN CONCERT WORKING WITH HAYS COUNTY. WE RECEIVED THE RANKINGS THIS WEEK. THERE WERE 13 APPLICATIONS, WE RANKED NUMBER 3 OUT OF THE 13, WHICH I WILL MAKE THE THE ASSUMPTION THAT THAT IS A HIGH ENOUGH RANKING ONE, WE'LL GET FUNDED. SECONDLY, WE WILL GET FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 22, NOT 23, AND MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE SWAC COMMITTEE VOTED TO ALLOCATE THE MONEY, STARTING WITH, NUMBER ONE GIVING THEM WHAT THEY WANT, NUMBER TWO GETS WHAT THEY WANT, NUMBER THREE GETS WHAT THEY WANT, KEEP GOING DOWN THE LIST UNTIL THEY RUN OUT OF MONEY. SO WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT GETTING OUR $24,450 DOLLARS. COMPARED TO LAST YEAR CLEAN UP EVENTS, WE GOT JUST A LITTLE OVER FIFTEEN THOUSAND, SO I FEEL EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE'RE WAITING ON THE--. WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT, THOSE RANKINGS GO BEFORE THE CAPCOG EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING ON MARCH 9TH FOR THEIR APPROVAL, AND THEN THEY GO TO TCEQ FOR FINAL APPROVAL. SO THE FUNDING OR THE GREEN LIGHT TO GO AHEAD AND START PLANNING THESE EVENTS AND CONDUCT THEM PROBABLY WON'T TAKE PLACE TILL ABOUT APRIL 1ST. I WANTED TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE WE HAVE, AS A PART OF OUR GRANT WITH ST DAVID'S FOUNDATION, I'VE NOW CONFIRMED SIX TWO DAY GRANT WRITING WORKSHOPS CENTERED AROUND THE COUNTY. WE WILL BE MAILING OUT THE INFORMATION TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, POSTING IT ON [00:05:01] WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS NEXT WEEK. I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE WORKSHOPS ARE SCHEDULED, LULING APRIL 6TH AND 7TH AT ZEDLER PAVILION, MARTINDALE MAY 11TH AND 12TH AT THE CROOK'S STORE. THIS IS THE BUILDING BETWEEN THE CAFÉ AND THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY THERE IN MARTINDALE. AT MCMAHAN, MAY 25TH AND 26TH AT THE MCMAHAN COMMUNITY WOMEN'S CENTER, LYTTON SPRINGS JUNE 22D-23RD AT THE MASONIC LODGE, AND THEN WE WILL END UP WITH TWO WORKSHOPS IN LOCKHART, ONE JULY 6TH AND 7TH, AND ONE JULY 19TH AND 20TH, AND THOSE WILL BE OUT AT THE JUSTICE CENTER MULTIPURPOSE ROOM, BUT WE'LL BE SEEING THOSE ANNOUNCEMENTS OUT NEXT WEEK. ALSO, CALDWELL COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION BOARD MET YESTERDAY AND WE CLEANED UP AND CROSS T'S DOTTED I'S ON OUR GUIDELINES, AND ALSO NEXT WEEK WE WILL BE SENDING OUT WORD THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, THROUGH EMAILS, ET CETERA, TO THE NONPROFIT, SAYING THAT WE'RE OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS FAR AS YOU CAN NOW APPLY FOR GRANTS THROUGH OUR FOUNDATION. THE OTHER LAST ITEM, OR ANNOUNCEMENT, I WANT TO MAKE IS YOU MAY RECALL WE GOT A GRANT FROM THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD TO CONDUCT SOME--. IT'S A PLANNING GRANT TO UPDATE OUR PLANNING MAPS, WATER MAPS IN CALDWELL COUNTY, AND WE ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE SEVERAL PUBLIC MEETINGS. OUR FIRST PUBLIC MEETING WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY, MARCH THE 22ND AT THE SCOTT ANNEX FROM FIVE TO SEVEN, AND WE'VE GOT SOME FLIERS WE WILL BE POSTING AND GETTING WORD OUT ABOUT THAT FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND--. TO GET UPDATES ON THE PLANNING MAPPING PROJECT THAT'S UNDERWAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. KIMBER ? SO WE ARE--. THIS IS OUR FIRST WEEK OF EARLY VOTING. WE HAVE HAD 819 OF VOTERS THAT HAVE COME OUT. WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT OUR POP UP POLLING PLACES. WE HAD ONE IN UHLAND ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, AND WE WERE IN DELHI ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. WE DIDN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT WE HAD 34 TO COME AND VOTE, AND THOSE WERE THIRTY FOUR PEOPLE THAT MAY NOT HAVE VOTED OTHERWISE, SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THOSE. AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT PEOPLE IN DELHI WERE PRETTY DARN EXCITED THAT WE WERE THERE AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DRIVE SO FAR TO BE ABLE TO VOTE. IT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT 579 PEOPLE AT THE SCOTT ANNEX, OF COURSE, BECAUSE IT'S THE MAIN ONE AND ALWAYS BUSY WHEN WE'RE DOING THAT, SO WE FEEL LIKE WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT. I WANT TO TALK JUST A SECOND ABOUT THE ABSENTEE BALLOT BY MAILS. WE HAVE ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED ABSENTEE BALLOT BY MAILS THAT HAVE COME IN, OF THOSE ABSENTEE BALLOT BY MAILS WE HAVE HAD 50 THAT HAVE HAD ERRORS ON THEM WHERE WE HAD TO REJECT THOSE BALLOTS-- OR THOSE APPLICATIONS FOR BALLOTS AND SEND THEM BACK. SO I WANT YOU GUYS TO KNOW THAT MY STAFF AND I ARE GOING TO HOMES TO GET PEOPLE TO CORRECT THOSE SO THAT THOSE PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE ON MARCH 1ST IN THE ELECTION. THE LEGISLATURE WROTE IN THAT WE WERE ALLOWED TO DO THAT, SO WE HAVE BEEN PUTTING SOME MILES ON OUR VEHICLES AND GOING OUT AND IF WE CAN GET A HOLD OF THEM GETTING THAT DONE. SO OF THOSE 50 THAT WE'VE REJECTED, WE ONLY HAVE SIX LEFT THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SEND THAT REJECTION LETTER OUT TO, SO WE'RE PRETTY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO I'D LIKE YOU GUYS TO JUST BE SURE IF YOU SEE MY STAFF TO GIVE THEM A KUDOS FOR BEING WILLING TO DO THAT BEFORE AND AFTER OFFICE HOURS. GREAT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT, KIMBER. THINGS ARE GOING VERY SMOOTHLY. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, IF THERE ARE NO OTHER STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS, WE WILL MOVE TO CITIZENS [Citizens' Comments] COMMENTS. WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES. BROOKS GREGORY. JUDGE HADEN, MEMBERS OF COMMISSIONERS COURT, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS BROOKS GREGORY. ON JANUARY 4TH, MY WIFE, LAURA AND I CLOSED ON OUR HOME IN 25 ACRES AT 2518 SANDY FORK ROAD. ON JANUARY 18TH, I REACHED OUT VIA EMAIL TO A LOCAL COMPANY REQUESTING SURVEY SERVICES FOR FENCING PURPOSES. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SURVEY COMPANY REPLIED THAT HE WOULD TRY TO COME OUT OVER THE WEEKEND TO TAKE A LOOK. ODDLY ENOUGH, HE WENT ON TO DESCRIBE ALL THE EASEMENTS ON MY PROPERTY. LATER THAT SAME DAY, I WAS INFORMED BY OUR NEIGHBOR THAT HE AND HIS WIFE WERE PLACING THEIR HOME IN TWENTY TWO ACRES ON THE MARKET, I THEN RESPONDED TO THE SURVEYORS MOST RECENT EMAIL AND INFORMED HIM THAT BASED ON THE NEWLY DEVELOPING INFORMATION, THERE WAS NOW A GREATER SENSE OF URGENCY ON MY PART TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY. [00:10:02] UNFORTUNATELY, I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THE PRINCIPAL OR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIVE FROM THAT SURVEYING COMPANY. ON FEBRUARY 2ND, I WAS INFORMED BY MY NEIGHBOR THAT HE HAD RECEIVED AN OFFER ON HIS LISTING. HE STATED THAT THE FINALIZATION OF THE OFFER WAS CONTINGENT UPON THE COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVING THE SPLITTING OF A TWENTY TWO ACRE PLOT FROM THE REMAINING TWENTY SEVEN ACRE PLOT. ON FEBRUARY 3RD, MY NEIGHBOR TEXTED AND REQUESTED ACCESS TO AN EASEMENT ON THE PROPERTY BOUNDARY OF OUR PROPERTY. THIS EASEMENT WOULD ALLOW MY NEIGHBORS ACCESS TO THEIR REMAINING TWENTY SEVEN ACRES ADJOINING TO THE BACK OF MY PROPERTY. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, MY NEIGHBOR AND I VERBALLY NEGOTIATED IN GOOD FAITH AND EVENTUALLY SETTLED ON AN AGREEMENT THAT SEEMED TO SATISFY BOTH PARTIES. PER A REQUESTS FOR MY NEIGHBOR I APPEARED AT ATTORNEY [INAUDIBLE] OFFICE ON THE MORNING OF FEB. 8TH AND EXECUTED DOCUMENTATIONS PERTAINING TO OUR AGREEMENT. UPON LEAVING MS. [INAUDIBLE] OFFICE, I DECIDED TO SIT IN ON A COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING. I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO OBSERVE THE PROCESS WORKED, INVOLVING SPLITTING MY NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY. I CANNOT BEGIN TO EXPRESS MY LEVEL OF DISBELIEF WHEN I REALIZE THAT THE COURT EXPRESSED LITTLE TO NO CONCERN REGARDING THE SPLITTING OF MY NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY. INSTEAD, PRESENTING COMMISSIONER STATED THERE WAS CONFUSION ABOUT EASEMENTS AND ACCESS TO MY PROPERTY TO MY NEIGHBORS REMAINING TWENTY SEVEN ACRES. THE FOCUS QUICKLY SHIFTED TO MY PROPERTY. THERE WERE MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS LISTED AS POTENTIAL SPEAKERS ON THIS MATTER, INCLUDING THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SURVEY COMPANY, WHO I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM SINCE JANUARY 19TH, HOWEVER, NONE OF THE POTENTIAL SPEAKERS WERE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY ACTUALLY BEING DISCUSSED. MY PERSONAL FRUSTRATION REACHED ITS PINNACLE WHEN THE PRESENTING MEMBER OF THIS COURT PUBLICLY STATED THEY HAD BEEN WORKING WITH MY NEIGHBORS FOR A WEEK OR SO TO GET THIS MATTER RESOLVED. ALL OF THAT ALLEGED WORK AND EFFORT, YET NOT A SINGLE TELEPHONE CALL, EMAIL OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF COMMUNICATION TO MY WIFE OR I REGARDING THIS MATTER IN QUESTION. THE RESPECTED MEMBER OF THIS COURT STATED THAT AT ONE PARTICULAR POINT, THERE WAS A GREAT DEAL OF CONFUSION REGARDING THE EASEMENT IN QUESTION. HOW NICE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TO BE ABLE TO HAVE MY ATTORNEY PRESENT TO HELP CLEAR ANY PERCEIVED CONFUSION. IRONICALLY, WHILE I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM THE PRINCIPAL AT THE SURVEYING COMPANY, I DID GET TO HEAR THEM ADDRESS THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WHEN THEY WERE SUMMONED BY THE PRESENTING MEMBER OF THE COURT TO SERVE AS A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT REGARDING MY PROPERTY. THEY STATED THEY HAD PERFORMED A SURVEY IN 2014 AND THERE WAS INTENT FOR MY NEIGHBORS TO HAVE RETAINED THE EASEMENT IN QUESTION. INTENT AND CONFUSION. TWO WORDS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED MOST INDIVIDUALS A DEGREE OF TREPIDATION WHEN ASKED TO VOTE ON AN ISSUE OF THIS NATURE, HOWEVER, THAT IS NOT THE CASE IN THIS MATTER. TO FURTHER COMPOUND MY CONCERNS AND SUSPICIONS, PRESENTING A MEMBER OF THIS COURT ALSO MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SPLITTING OF MY NEIGHBOR'S PROPERTY AND AWARDING THEM ACCESS VIA EASEMENTS ON MY PROPERTY. AS A MEMBER OF A FAMILY WITH INDIVIDUALS SERVING MULTIPLE YEARS ON BOARDS OF THIS NATURE, I KNOW IT IS TYPICALLY A MEANS OF AVOIDING A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST THAT THE PRESENTING MEMBER NOT BE THE ONE MAKING THE MOTION. FOR YEARS, I HAVE HEARD THE TERMS BEING RAILROADED. I KNEW IT WAS A POLITICALLY RELATED TERM FOR THE MOST PART, BUT I NEVER REALLY HAD A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTEXT IN WHICH IT APPLIED. MR. GREGORY, YOU'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME. OKAY. HOWEVER, NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE MANNER IN WHICH THESE EVENTS HAVE UNFOLDED. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT OTHER CITIZENS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF CALDWELL COUNTY ARE NOT SUBJECTED TO THE SAME DISRESPECTFUL, BIASED AND UNFAIR REPRESENTATION RECENTLY DISPLAYED BY A MEMBER OF THIS COURT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER? NO MORE CITIZENS COMMENTS. OK WITH THAT, THEN WE WILL MOVE TO CONSENT. [CONSENT AGENDA] ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT CONSENT? IF NOT, I'D LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION, WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT, DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. [Environmental Enforcement Unit of the District Attorney's Office.] WE WILL MOVE NOW TO A SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY OUR ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND NEIL, TAKE IT AWAY. WELL, HELLO THERE. I'M NEIL KUCERA WITH THE CALDWELL COUNTY DA'S OFFICE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE 10 MINUTES. OR SO. BUT I AM KNOWN AS THE ONE HOUR MAN FROM THAT 1950 SONG, EXCEPT FOR A DIFFERENT REFERENCE. [LAUGHTER] THAT'S ONLY FOR SPEAKING. I MIGHT WANT TO TURN ON THE--. TURN IT OFF? [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT, SO I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE OUR SPECIAL UNIT HERE, AND I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. AS Y'ALL KNOW, FROM LIVING IN CALDWELL COUNTY FOR DECADES, WE EXPERIENCE A LOT OF [00:15:02] ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. WE'RE NOT ALONE, ALL COUNTIES DO, AND WE SEE THESE THINGS EVERY DAY ON PROPERTIES AND IN THE ROADWAYS. AND SO I JUST WANT TO SHOW A SMALL SAMPLING OF WHAT WE SEE OUT HERE ON A DAILY BASIS IN CALDWELL COUNTY. OF COURSE, THERE'S PROBLEMS WITH ILLEGAL DUMPING, ALL THESE STATUTES ARE FOUND IN 365 OF THE TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE. WE DO HAVE LOTS AND LOTS OF TIRES. HERE'S ANOTHER ONE. YOU CAN SEE SOME CLOSE UPS OF TIRES. THIS IS VERY UNFORTUNATE, TIRES ON THE ROADWAYS. EVEN RIGHT BY THE NO DUMPING SIGN, IRONICALLY. WE HAVE A LOT OF C AND D WASTE, THAT'S CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE. IT CREATES A VERY LOW OVERHEAD WHEN YOU DO A DEMOLITION OF A PROPERTY AND THEN JUST LEAVE IT IN A CUL DE SAC OR ON ANOTHER PERSON'S PROPERTY. EVERY DAY OUR TEAM GOES OUT AND WE SEE STUFF LIKE THIS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROADS. AND BY THE WAY, NOT ALL OF THIS IS NICE TRASH, WHAT I CALL NICE TRASH IS DRY TRASH, LITTER WHERE YOU'RE ABLE TO PICK IT UP, NOT WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT THINGS. A LOT OF THIS IS WET TRASH OR GARBAGE, AND SO IT'S NOT UNUSUAL TO FIND DIRTY DIAPERS, ROTTEN PIECES OF MEAT WITH MAGGOTS CRAWLING ALL OVER IT. SOME OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS CAN TELL YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE SURPRISES THAT THEY FIND WHEN THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS AND PICK SOME OF IT UP. THESE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE A LITTLE BIT BIGGER. WE'VE BEEN FINDING A WHOLE LOT OF FURNITURE, WHEN PEOPLE GET EVICTED OR THEY'RE MOVING, THEY GET DESPERATE AND THEY PUT FURNITURE, INCLUDING A LOT OF MATTRESSES ON THE SIDES OF THE ROAD. NOW, CLOSER CONNECTED TO RESIDENCES OR ON PROPERTY OR PUBLIC NUISANCES, AND YOU KNOW, A PUBLIC NUISANCE, OF COURSE, IS ANYTHING THAT SUBSTANTIALLY INTERFERES WITH THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF PROPERTY AND THAT GOES FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. SO THESE THINGS AREN'T FOUND ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT THEY'RE FOUND CONNECTED TO PROPERTIES HERE. SO IF YOU'RE A NEIGHBOR OF THIS PROPERTY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE VERY HAPPY. JUNK VEHICLES, LITTER, HIGH WEEDS, AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE THESE HIGH WEEDS LIKE THIS, IT CREATES WHAT I CALL VECTOR MAGNETS, WHERE YOU HAVE RATS, OTHER VECTORS COME IN THAT CAN CARRY DISEASES, SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURES. AND THESE PEOPLE AREN'T ALL EVIL DOERS, THEY'RE SOMETIMES WHAT I CALL OUTSIDE HOARDERS. EVERYONE'S FAMILIAR WITH THE SHOW HOARDERS, AND IT'S HARD NOT TO WATCH SOMETIMES, YOU FEEL BAD FOR THESE PEOPLE, BUT WHEN IT GOES FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE, THAT'S WHEN IT GETS OUR ATTENTION RIGHT HERE. WE ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH WATER POLLUTION, BESIDES PLUM CREEK, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF WATERWAYS THAT FLOW THROUGH CALDWELL COUNTY, AND SO THERE ARE ISSUES, AND WHEN PEOPLE PUT SOMETHING IN A WATER COURSE, WHETHER IT'S FLOWING OR NOT, THAT'S A PROBLEM. SO YOU SEE, THIS IS DRY RIGHT NOW, BUT WITH A TWO OR THREE INCH RAIN EVENT THAT'S GOING TO BE FLOWING AND GET TO PLACES IT SHOULDN'T BE. SO WE DISCOVERED THINGS LIKE THIS IN OUR CREEKS. THERE'S OUR MATTRESSES AGAIN. TIRES, WE ALWAYS COME BACK TO TIRES. SEWAGE IS A PROBLEM, OF COURSE, IF YOU'RE NOT CONNECTED TO A UTILITY, YOU NEED TO HAVE A PERMITTED SEPTIC SYSTEM, AND SO THERE ARE MANY, MANY INSTANCES OF PEOPLE WHO ARE DOING WHAT WE CALL STRAIGHT PIPING. THERE'S TWO TYPES OF SEWAGE THAT YOU CAN STRAIGHT PIPE, YOU CAN DO GRAY WATER, WHICH IS ILLEGAL, BUT IT'S NOT AS HARMFUL AS THE BLACK WATER THAT'S COMING OUT, BUT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, GRAY WATER CAN CAUSE LOTS OF PROBLEMS, TOO. SO WE SEE INSTANCES LIKE THIS COMING OUT, AND OBVIOUSLY YOU CAN IMAGINE FLIES AND OTHER VECTORS ARE ATTRACTED TO THIS, AND ULTIMATELY IT'S GOING TO WORK ITS WAY INTO OUR WATER. [00:20:01] AND MY FAVORITE PICTURE OF ALL TIME, SOME OF YOU'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE. THIS IS NO LONGER SITTING THERE. BUT SO OBVIOUSLY, WHEN WE HAVE THESE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS, YOU KNOW, WITH LAND, WITH WATER, WITH AIR, AND I CAN SHOW YOU OUTSIDE BURNING TOO, IT GIVES RISE TO SOME OTHER PROBLEMS. PROPERTY VALUES GO DOWN AND WHEN PROPERTY VALUES GO DOWN, TAX REVENUES START TO GO DOWN. THESE CAN PROVIDE HEALTH PROBLEMS, THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE PEOPLE CONTRACTING WEST NILE VIRUS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE OF MOSQUITOS, DUE TO STANDING WATER AND WEEDS, THINGS LIKE THAT, WE'RE GOING TO BE HAVING SOME ISSUES THERE AND IT JUST DOESN'T LOOK GOOD. CALDWELL COUNTY IS A BEAUTIFUL COUNTY, AND THE CITIZENS OF CALDWELL COUNTY DESERVE TO HAVE THAT BEAUTY PRESERVED HERE. AND SO BECAUSE OF THE FORESIGHT AND THE INITIATIVE OF THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT HERE, YOU ALL HAVE DECIDED TO CREATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT UNIT, AND I'LL BE REFERRING TO IT AS THE EEU. AND SO WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE EFFECTIVELY IS TAKEN THE OLD CODE COMPLIANCE DIVISION AND YOU'VE EXPANDED IT AND ADDED SOME INVESTIGATORS TO IT, AND EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE PEOPLE I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE IN A FEW MINUTES IS VERY WELL SEASONED, VERY WELL EXPERIENCED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT HOW TO FIGHT AGAINST SOME OF THESE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. SO WE HAVE A COMBINATION OF INVESTIGATORS AND CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, AND WE ARE GOING TO BE VERY PROACTIVE. WE'RE GOING TO BE OUT DRIVING THE ROADS OF THE COUNTY LOOKING FOR PROBLEMS, BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING TO BE RESPONSIVE AND WHEN PEOPLE CALL US, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO RESPOND THAT SAME DAY, SOMETIMES WITHIN THE SAME HOUR. AND I KNOW PEOPLE SOMETIMES AREN'T USED TO THAT, AND EVERYONE'S DEALT WITH BIG GOVERNMENT BEFORE AND YOU CALL AND YOU WAIT AND YOU WAIT AND YOU WAIT AND YOU NEVER GET A RESPONSE. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE THAT WAY, WE INTEND TO RESPOND VERY PROMPTLY TO ANYBODY WHO COMPLAINS ABOUT ANY OF THESE MATTERS. AND SO THE TEAM IS HERE RIGHT NOW, AND I WANT TO INTRODUCE ALL OF THEM. FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE ELISA FINGER, ELISA WOULD YOU STAND UP? AND THEN SHE CAN SIT DOWN. ELISA IS OUR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, SHE'S KIND OF THE HEARTBEAT KEEPS THE OFFICE RUNNING THEIR OVER ON MARKET STREET. ELISA'S BACKGROUND IS IN THE EDUCATIONAL FIELD, AND SO SHE HAS TAUGHT SCHOOL BEFORE, AND WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE HER AND HER EXPERIENCE WITH CORRALLING CHILDREN HAS COME IN HANDY WITH A COUPLE OF OUR INVESTIGATORS. [LAUGHTER] I WON'T MENTION NAMES. NEXT, WE HAVE LINDA ROYALL. LINDA, WOULD YOU STAND UP? LINDA COMES TO US FROM THE CITY OF LULING CODE COMPLIANCE, SHE IS A CERTIFIED CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER, AND LINDA WAS SO IMPRESSIVE WITH WHAT SHE'S DONE AND HOW ORGANIZED SHE IS AND LINDA IS FULL OF GOOD IDEAS, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE INCORPORATING A LOT OF WHAT LINDA KNOWS FROM HER PREVIOUS JOB INTO CODE COMPLIANCE HERE IN THE COUNTY. IN FACT, LINDA IS WRITING UP SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO GO ON A FACEBOOK SITE AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE VERY, VERY IMPRESSED WITH HER EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE. NEXT, WE HAVE TONY MCCAULEY. TONY HAS HAD 30 PLUS YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH BOTH THE TRAVIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE, AND TONY IS AN EXCELLENT INVESTIGATOR. YOU GIVE TONY SOMETHING AND HE IS ABSOLUTELY ON IT, VERY, VERY PROMPT WITH THINGS. TONY IS A GREAT COMMUNICATOR AND HAS A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE HIM. WE HAVE JAMES GONZALES, JAMES AGAIN, 30 PLUS YEARS WITH TRAVIS COUNTY DOING EVERYTHING FROM THE SWAT TEAM TO SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS, PATROL, DETECTIVE AND JAMES STARTED AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR. AND AGAIN, HE IS EAGER TO GO AND IS ENJOYING HIS JOB. AND THEN FINALLY, WE HAVE ALBERTO LUNA RIGHT HERE, AND ALBERTO HEADS UP THIS UNIT AND HE RUNS THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS THERE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY ABOUT HIM, EXCEPT I'VE NEVER SEEN SOMEONE ADAPT SO QUICKLY TO A NEW JOB. AS SOON AS I MET HIM, I KNEW THAT HE HAD THE APTITUDE AND THE INITIATIVE TO DO THIS JOB WELL, AND HE HAS TAKEN TO IT AND IS DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB, KEEPING EVERYTHING [00:25:08] COORDINATED ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS AT THE NEW ENVIRONMENTAL UNIT. SO THIS IS OUR TEAM AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE TO GIVE THEM A HAND. [APPLAUSE] NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING, AND BY THE WAY I'VE REDACTED A LOT OF THE INFORMATION FOR PRIVACY SAKE, WE ARE DOING CASE REPORTS AND WE'RE KEEPING IT GOING ON AN EXCEL SPREADSHEET. SO EACH OF THE THINGS THAT WE RESPOND TO, WHETHER WE FIND THEM ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR WHETHER THEY'RE DUE TO A COMPLAINT ARE GOING TO GET A SPECIALIZED INTERNAL CASE NUMBER. WE PUT THE DATE WE DISCOVER IT AND THEN WE HAVE VIOLATION INFORMATION. THAT'S GOING TO BE THE PROPERTY ADDRESS, THAT'S GOING TO BE WHO'S INVOLVED IN THIS, WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, WHO THE COMPLAINANT WAS AND BY THE WAY, WE TAKE CITIZEN'S CALLS, CALLS FROM COMMISSIONERS, WHOEVER IT WAS THAT FILED THE COMPLAINT DESERVES SOME FOLLOW UP ON WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH THE COMPLAINT. SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT GETS GOING. EVERY ONE OF THESE IS GOING TO BE ASSIGNED TO AN INVESTIGATOR OR A CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER. SO ONCE AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE TO WONDER WHO'S WORKING ON WHAT. WE KNOW, WHO HAS WHICH CASE, AND THEN WE HAVE THE STATUS OF OPEN OR CLOSED. IF IT'S OPEN, IT MEANS IT STILL BEING INVESTIGATED AND POSSIBLY PROSECUTED. IF IT'S CLOSED, IT MEANS WE TOOK CARE OF IT IN SOME WAY AND WE HAVE THE INFORMATION OF HOW WE TOOK CARE OF IT AND HOW THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. SO WE'RE KEEPING UP WITH THESE ON A DAILY BASIS. ALSO, EVERY TIME THAT WE GET SOME TYPE OF REFERRAL OR FIND SOMETHING, WE'RE MAPPING THE LOCATION WITH GOOGLE. I KNOW LINDA HAS GOTTEN ACCESS TO ARCREADER, AND SO WE'RE STARTING TO UTILIZE THAT TOO, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT ANY OF THESE BLUE DOTS THERE, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND CLICK ON ONE AND WHAT YOU'LL DO IS IMMEDIATELY GO TO THE SITE THAT'S BEING INVESTIGATED THERE. AND OF COURSE, USING GOOGLE MAPS, YOU CAN SEE AN AERIAL VIEW AND A STREET VIEW OF IT, AND SO WE HAVE ACCESS TO THAT INFORMATION AT ALL TIMES BASED ON ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND INCIDENCES THAT WE GET THERE. SO I WANT TO SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE OF HOW A TYPICAL CASE IS GOING TO BE WORKED, OR HOW IT'S DONE. NOW LUNA IS GOING TO TALK TO YOU IN JUST A SECOND, BUT I WANT TO SHOW YOU, SOMETIMES WE DISCOVER STUFF TO SAY LIKE FURNITURE HERE AND WE WILL PICK UP THAT FURNITURE. IF NOT US, IT'LL BE UNIT ROAD, AND ONCE AGAIN, I WANT TO COMPLIMENT UNIT ROAD ON BEING A TEAM PLAYER IN THIS AND HELPING US WITH SOME OF THESE THINGS. BUT IF WE DON'T SEE ANY IDENTIFIERS, WE'RE JUST GOING TO PICK IT UP, AND THAT'S JAMES RIGHT THERE PICKING UP SOME FURNITURE AND JUST THROWING IT IN BACK AT THE PICKUP THERE. SO WE DO THIS, HE DRIVES, THERE'S OUR ROLL OFF OUT AT UNIT ROAD, AND THESE THINGS FILL UP VERY, VERY QUICKLY, SHALL I SAY. THERE'S A TYPICAL DAY OF ROLL OFF STUFF. NOW I WANT ALBERTO TO EXPLAIN TO YOU ABOUT THE INSTANCES WHEN WE FIND THINGS LIKE THIS, AND THERE ARE SOME IDENTIFIERS BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS NOT JUST TO BE PICKING UP TRASH. OUR GOAL IS TO FIND WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE. ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE RECEIVED A COMPLAINT ABOUT TRASH BEING DUMPED AT THIS INTERSECTION. INVESTIGATOR MCCAULEY AND LINDA WENT OUT, DID SOME INVESTIGATION. WE HAVE A VARIETY OF TOOLS THAT WE USE DURING OUR INVESTIGATION, WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO IDENTIFY CERTAIN ITEMS THAT ARE IN THIS TRASH. THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE WERE ABLE TO LOCATE IDENTIFIERS AND THROUGH FOLLOW UP AND GOOD INVESTIGATION, TONY WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE VIOLATOR WHO LIVED IN TRAVIS COUNTY . THROUGH HIS INVESTIGATION AND THROUGH SOME INTERVIEWS THAT HE DID WITH THIS PERSON, HE WAS ABLE TO FILE CHARGES ON THIS PERSON, AND THAT PERSON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR DUMPING THAT TRASH. YOU KNOW, THE EXCUSES OF IT FELL OUT OF THE TRUCK, AND BOTTOM LINE WAS THEY WERE STILL RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. THE END RESULT WAS A CHARGES WERE FILED AGAINST THIS PERSON, AND HERE LATELY, WE ARE [00:30:07] GETTING A LOT OF CASES OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING FROM TRAVIS COUNTY, FROM HAYS COUNTY AND BASTROP COUNTY, COMING INTO CALDWELL COUNTY AND DOING THIS EXACT SAME THING. YESTERDAY, THERE WAS A PERSON THAT TONY FILED ON FOR DUMPING TIRES AND ISSUED A WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST AND NOTIFY THIS PERSON AND THIS PERSON TURNED THEMSELVES IN. SO WE ARE DEFINITELY MAKING GROUND TOWARDS HOLDING THESE PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE ON THESE CASES, IT'S JUST TAKING TIME. WE HAVE A VARIETY OF TOOLS THAT WE USE TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THESE PEOPLE AND HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE, SO, YOU KNOW, WITH GREAT WORK WITH THESE INVESTIGATORS THAT I HAVE, WE ARE DEFINITELY GETTING GROUND AND PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO REALIZE THAT WE'RE GOING TO START HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR DUMPING IN OUR COUNTY. THANK YOU. OK, SO WHAT WOULD WE DO ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS, OBVIOUSLY, IS GET IDENTIFIERS AND WE WOULD TRACE IT TO A PERSON A. PERSON A SAYS, HEY, WELL, I HIRED PERSON B. WELL, WHO'S THAT PERSON? AND WE WOULD GO TO PERSON B. WELL, PERSON B SAYS, WELL, I GOT THE MONEY, BUT I GOT SO AND SO TO DO IT, AND WE TRACE IT TO THE END AND FIND ALL THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES FOR THIS AND MAKE THEM COME AND THEY'RE GOING TO GET CHARGES FILED AGAINST THEM. AND AS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IN A FEW MINUTES, THEY'RE GOING TO NEED TO MAKE RESTITUTION TO CALDWELL COUNTY HERE. SO LOOK, IF WE CATCH SOMEONE ACTUALLY IN THE ACT AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT DOES HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME OR IT'S POLLUTION INVOLVING THEIR OWN PROPERTY, WE ARE MAKING THEM CLEAN UP. THERE'S NO SENSE IN CALDWELL COUNTY FOOTING THE BILL FOR SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY ELSE CREATED, AND SO IF THEY DON'T DO THAT, THEY'RE GOING TO GO INTO COURT AND THEY CAN GO INTO COURT ON CRIMINAL CHARGES. THEY CAN GO INTO COURT ON CIVIL INJUNCTIVE RELIEF, MANY, MANY OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE HERE. BUT IF WE HAVE TO CLEAN UP, WE ARE ALWAYS, IN EVERY CASE, NO MATTER IF THE CHARGE IS A CLASS C MISDEMEANOR OR A FELONY OR IT'S A CIVIL CASE, THEY WILL HAVE TO PAY RESTITUTION. AND SO WHAT WE DO, WE'RE ABLE TO QUANTIFY HOW MUCH TIME WE SPENT OUT THERE, WE'RE ABLE TO QUANTIFY THE AMOUNT OF WASTE THAT EITHER WE OR UNIT ROAD HAS PICKED UP AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THEM PAY IT BACK INTO THE DISPOSAL FUND. AND WE'VE ALREADY DONE THIS ON SEVERAL CASES [INAUDIBLE] WE'RE ABOUT AT THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS IN RESTITUTION SO FAR, AND AGAIN, THAT'S MONEY THAT THE CITIZENS ARE CALDWELL COUNTY ARE NOT GOING TO BE HAVING TO SPEND. WE HAVE A LOT OF TOOLS THAT WE INTEND TO USE. WE'RE JUST KIND OF GETTING STARTED, FEELING OUR FEET, AND SO HERE'S SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO DO. WE'VE CREATED A FACEBOOK PAGE. NOW, THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE YOUR TYPICAL FACEBOOK PAGE WHERE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO PUT THEIR COMMENTS BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE WAY GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO RUN A FACEBOOK PAGE. HOWEVER, THIS IS GOING TO BE INFORMATIONAL, AND ELISA HAS HELPED CREATE THAT. WE'RE GOING TO BE PUTTING LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS, WHERE PEOPLE ARE TO TAKE THEIR TRASH, WHERE THEY TAKE THEIR HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE, THINGS LIKE THAT. ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT WE HAVE FOR COMMUNITY CLEANUPS AND WE MAY PUT PICTURES ON THERE IF WE'RE STUMPED ON AN INVESTIGATION AND ASK PEOPLE, HAVE YOU SEEN, SO YOU KNOW, SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? AND THEN THEY CAN GO TO OUR WEBSITE, WHICH, BY THE WAY, WE'RE GOING TO REVISE OUR WEBSITE AND PUT A WHOLE LOT OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON THAT WEBSITE ALSO. WE ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO SOME CAMERAS, CAPCOG HAS GIVEN US A NUMBER OF CAMERAS, AND REMEMBER WHEN I TALKED ABOUT THE GOOGLE MAPPING AND THE HOT SPOTS, WE KIND OF KNOW WHERE THE HEAVY TRAFFIC GOES, HIGH VOLUME DUMPING. AND SO WE INTEND ON USING CAMERAS TO TRY TO CATCH SOME OF THESE PERPETRATORS. LIKE NEIL SAID, WE HAVE ACQUIRED-- WE HAVE NINE CAMERAS TOTAL. THESE CAMERAS OBVIOUSLY TAKE PICTURES, THEY ARE MONITORED BY ME THROUGH MY CELL PHONE, THEY ALSO DO VIDEO, SO I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU THINK THAT SOMEBODY'S NOT WATCHING YOU WHEN YOU'RE DUMPING IN CALDWELL COUNTY, YOU MIGHT WANT TO THINK TWICE BECAUSE THESE CAMERAS HAVE BEEN SET UP SINCE LAST YEAR. I STARTED SETTING THEM UP IN OCTOBER ON THE HOT SPOTS THAT WE'RE HAVING THE PROBLEMS IN THE COUNTY AND HAVE ACTUALLY CAPTURED SOME VIDEO FOOTAGE OF PEOPLE WANTING TO DUMP, AND THEN MAYBE THEY REALIZE SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT ABOUT DUMPING HERE AND THEY'RE BEING [00:35:04] WATCHED AND THEN THEY MOVE ON SOMEWHERE ELSE. BUT THESE ARE A VERY GOOD RESOURCE FOR US. BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, THEY'RE GOING TO BE UP EVERYWHERE, SO BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU--. YOU KNOW, THE RESOURCES ARE THERE FOR THEM TO PROPERLY DISPOSE OF THIS, AND ALL WE ASK IS JUST REACH OUT TO US. WE'LL GIVE YOU THE RESOURCES AND WE WILL HELP THEM DISPOSE OF IT PROPERLY. GREAT. THIS IS A TOOL THAT WE HAVE, TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE HAS BEEN VERY, VERY GRACIOUS TO US, AND WHEN WE SCHEDULE A FLIGHT, WE GET A FREE FLIGHT WITH THEM AND WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE SOME VERY HIGH RESOLUTION PICTURES. SO SOME OF THE AERIAL VIEWS THAT YOU SAW OF THOSE TIRES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THOSE WERE TAKEN FROM PARKS AND WILDLIFE FLIGHTS. AND SO THEY THEY JUST ASK US, WHICH AREA DO YOU WANT TO FLY OVER? AND SO A LOT OF THESE THINGS YOU CAN'T SEE FROM THE ROAD, YOU HAVE NO IDEA THEY'RE BACK THERE, SO WE'VE STARTED SEVERAL CASES BASED ON THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN IN THE FLIGHTS. AND SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY, REALLY BEEN USEFUL TO US. I AM JUST STARTING NOW TO WORK ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL PEOPLE ABOUT THIS, IN FACT, AND I WON'T SPOIL IT, I HAVE A POTENTIAL MEETING SET UP NEXT WEEK WITH A COMPANY THAT'S GOING TO BE HELPING THIS UNIT, BUT I FIGURE THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYBODY IN CALDWELL COUNTY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AND TO BE PART OF THE TEAM. AND SO WE HAVE LOTS OF BUSINESSES AND ENTITIES AROUND HERE WHO ARE VERY PROUD OF THIS COMMUNITY, AND SO THEY WANT SOME SKIN IN THE GAME HERE. WE'RE GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THESE DEVELOPING IN 2022. AS DENNIS MENTIONED, WE DO HAVE SOME COMMUNITY COLLECTION EVENTS AND I DO NEED TO STATE THAT EVERY MEMBER OF OUR TEAM, INCLUDING MYSELF, WILL BE AT EACH ONE OF THESE. WE WILL HAVE FOUR REGULAR COLLECTION EVENTS AND THEN A TIRES ONLY COLLECTION EVENT IN CORROBORATION WITH HAYS COUNTY HERE, AND SO BE LOOKING FOR THOSE. SO WE'RE JUST GETTING STARTED, BUT SO FAR, I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU A FEW STATS AND FROM TIME TO TIME, WHENEVER Y'ALL WANT, I WILL COME UP HERE AND PRESENT THESE TYPES OF THINGS. SO WE FORMED IN OCTOBER, WE WEREN'T FULLY STAFFED REALLY UNTIL JANUARY, BUT I JUST WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME STATISTICS HERE, EVEN BEFORE WE WERE STAFFED. SO DURING THAT OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER TIME PERIOD OF LAST YEAR, WE INVESTIGATED 86 CASES. RIGHT NOW, 30 OF THOSE ARE OPEN, WE'RE STILL INVESTIGATING THEM OR THEY ARE IN THE MIDST OF PROSECUTION RIGHT NOW. FIFTY SIX CASES HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND WE CLOSE THE CASE IF IT'S BEEN CLEANED UP AND MAYBE WE DON'T KNOW WHO IT IS, CAN'T FIND OUT, BUT IT'S BEEN CLEANED UP OR THERE WAS RESTITUTION MADE BY THE PERPETRATOR AND THE CASE HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. DURING THAT TIME PERIOD, WE DID SIX FELONY ARRESTS AND 14 MISDEMEANOR ARRESTS, FOUR THOUSAND POUNDS OF SOLID WASTE, TWO THOUSAND GALLONS OF LITTER, THAT'S A LOT, THAT'S WHAT'S FILLING UP OUR ROLL OFFS THERE, AND A LOT OF LARGE ITEMS, NOT JUST THE FURNITURE AND THE MATTRESSES, BUT WE'VE HAD SCRAP TRAILERS THAT WE FOUND AND THAT IS VERY LARGE VOLUME WHEN IT COMES TO SOLID WASTE. SO JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU-- WE'RE STILL IN FEBRUARY, SO I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE JANUARY TOTALS AS WE SEE THEM RIGHT NOW. JUST IN JANUARY, WE INVESTIGATED 63 CASES AND AGAIN, [INAUDIBLE] ONES WE FIND OR ONES THAT CITIZENS WILL TURN IN FOR COMPLAINTS. SO WE HAVE 28 OF THESE CASES THAT ARE OPEN AND WE'RE GOING TO FULFILL OUR OBLIGATION TO FULLY INVESTIGATE IT AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO PROSECUTE IT AS WE SEE FIT. THIRTY FIVE OF THESE WERE CLOSED AGAIN BECAUSE IT'S BEEN CLEANED UP OR THE PERSON WHO DID THIS IS MADE RESTITUTION AND THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. I THINK THIS IS VALUABLE, I WANT TO DO THIS PERIODICALLY WITH THE COURT HERE SHOWING SOME BEFORE AND AFTER PICTURES BECAUSE IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT SOMETIMES WHEN WE RESPOND, PEOPLE LISTEN TO WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY AND ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING HERE. AND I'M, AGAIN, NOT GIVING YOU FULL INFORMATION HERE SINCE THIS IS A PUBLIC PRESENTATION, BUT HERE'S A PLACE OUT ON FM 86. [00:40:09] WOW. QUITE THE MESS. NOW, THEY WERE ASKED VERY POLITELY BY OUR UNIT TO CLEAN UP, AND IT'S GOOD THAT PEOPLE TAKE SOME THINGS SERIOUSLY BECAUSE HERE IT IS NOW. AGAIN, THIS IS STUFF THAT CALDWELL COUNTY COULD HAVE BEEN SPENDING ITS MONEY ON, BUT THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY TOOK CARE OF THIS. HERE'S AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE WESTERN PART OF OUR COUNTY THAT I DEAL WITH, UNFORTUNATELY, ON A PRETTY REGULAR BASIS HERE. THEY WERE HAVING SEWAGE ISSUES, AND THERE WERE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT RAW SEWAGE OUT THERE. IN FACT, IT WAS ALL SURROUNDING THE BUILDING AND YOU KNOW, THE CHILDREN ARE OUT THERE AND THIS IS NOT A GOOD SITUATION. I CALLED THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY WHO HAPPENED TO BE IN AUSTIN AND EXPLAINED TO THEM THE CONSEQUENCES OF RAW SEWAGE BEING ON THE GROUND. AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THEY TAKE PROPERTIES IN OTHER COUNTIES AND THEY THINK, WELL, IT'S NOT TRAVIS COUNTY, SO IT COULDN'T BE THAT BIG A DEAL AND THEY DON'T PAY CLOSE ATTENTION. ONCE THEY GET THE CALL, THEY START PAYING ATTENTION HERE BECAUSE IT WAS VERY, VERY NASTY. AFTERWARDS, WE HAD EVERYTHING NEW. THEY PROMPTLY GOT OUT THERE AND RESOLVED THEIR ISSUES. SAME APARTMENT COMPLEX. AGAIN, THINGS WOUND UP NOT IN THE DUMPSTER, AND I HAVE A FEELING IT WASN'T THEIR RESIDENCE, IT WAS OTHER PEOPLE DUMPING, BUT IT STILL THE APARTMENT COMPLEXES RESPONSIBILITY OUT THERE. SO WE HAD THIS KIND OF STUFF. AFTER, AGAIN, A CALL WILL GET IT CLEANED UP. WHEN PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT WE TAKE NOTICE OF THINGS, THINGS START HAPPENING AND THAT'S SOMETHING I LEARNED VERY EARLY ON WHEN I STARTED DOING ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT FOR TRAVIS COUNTY. WE WENT OUT TO LOOK AT HARRIS COUNTY POLLUTION CONTROLS, SEE HOW THEY DID THINGS, AND THEY HAD ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES TO SUCH AN EXTENT. ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS SHOW UP AT A SITE AND SAY, WE'RE HERE, Y'ALL BETTER CLEAN UP, AND THEY HAD A REPUTATION THEN OF ENFORCING THINGS AND PEOPLE CLEANED UP. THAT'S THE KIND OF REPUTATION THAT WE WANT TO ESTABLISH HERE, AND HOPEFULLY WE'RE WE'RE DOING IT. ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIRE DUMP AT MENDOZA, THAT WAS ABOUT FORTY THOUSAND TIRES OUT THERE, QUITE A MESS, AND THE GUY WHO BROUGHT IT THERE IS ON A PROBATION RIGHT NOW, BUT THE LANDOWNER, OF COURSE, WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS TOO. AFTERWARDS, IT'S GONE, AND HE TOOK IT TO SAN ANTONIO TIRE DISPOSAL COMPANY BUT WE CONSIDER THESE TO BE SUCCESS STORIES RIGHT THERE. WE HAVE PET PROJECTS, THINGS THAT WE JUST GOT TO WORK ON THAT ARE KIND OF FUN AND SAD. HERE'S ONE IN STATE PARK ROAD, WE SAW THIS THROUGH ONE OF OUR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS THERE, AND THE COUPLE WHO LIVES HERE ARE JUST THE NICEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. I WON'T GIVE YOU THEIR NAMES, BUT THEY'RE SUPER NICE AND THINGS GOT OUT OF CONTROL OVER THE YEARS, AND THEY'RE BOTH REALLY SORRY ABOUT THIS AND DON'T KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN, SO WE ACTUALLY WALKED THE PROPERTY WITH THEM--. OOPS. ACTUALLY WALKED THE PROPERTY WITH THEM, AND WE ARE GOING TO BRING SOME OF THESE PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS IN AND HELP THEM TO CLEAN UP THIS PROPERTY. THESE PEOPLE DON'T BELONG IN JAIL, THEY JUST NEED SOME HELP AND WE INTEND TO HELP THEM. HERE'S ANOTHER ONE OFF GARRETT TRAIL THAT, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IS ACTUALLY GETTING TAKEN CARE OF THIS WEEK. THIS IS A COMPANY THAT'S BEEN PUSHING ITS WASTE RIGHT BESIDE AND IN A CREEK, SO IT'S GETTING TAKEN CARE OF. SO JUST WANT TO ASK THE COMMISSIONERS HERE IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME OR ANY MEMBER OF THE TEAM? I DO NEIL. YES, SIR. WELL, AT FIRST I WANT TO JUST EXPRESS MY THANKS AND HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND GRATEFUL FOR YOU TAKING IT, TAKING THIS IDEA AND RUNNING WITH IT AND HELPING TO FORM THE NUCLEUS OF THIS GROUP AND THE GOOD WORK THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING. AND I THANK THE JUDGE ALSO FOR BEING PART OF THE GENESIS ON THIS IDEA AND HANDLING PUTTING IT THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND CREATING THE DEPARTMENT. [00:45:06] BUT JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT, CAN YOU KIND OF EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE FROM THE WAY WE USED TO DO IT TO [INAUDIBLE]-- LIKE OFFICER LUNA IS A POLICE OFFICER. THAT'S CORRECT. AND YOU HAVE CERTIFIED INSPECTORS, SO WHAT ARE THEY ABLE TO DO THAT MAYBE WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DO WITH OUR INSPECTORS BEFORE? ALL RIGHT. WHEN YOU HAVE A CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICER, THEY ARE NOT ARMED, OK? AND THEY [INAUDIBLE] CODE, NOT NECESSARILY STATE LAW. SO A CERTIFIED TCOLE PEACE OFFICERS ABLE TO ENFORCE ALL TYPES OF LAW, SO WHAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE THREE CERTIFIED TCOLE PEACE OFFICERS. NOW THEY CAN DO CODE COMPLIANCE, BUT THEY CAN ALSO DO FULL SCALE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. AND SO WHAT WE WERE HAVING, THERE WERE A COUPLE OF INSTANCES WHERE OUR CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS WERE GOING [INAUDIBLE]. ONE TIME ONE GOT FIRED AT, GUNSHOTS. OK? [LAUGHTER] AND THAT'S NOT GOOD. SO IN SOME COUNTIES, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS YOUR CODE COMPLIANCE WILL SHOW UP AT THE PROPERTY, ACCOMPANIED BY A DEPUTY CONSTABLE OR A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY, AND WE DON'T NEED TO DO THAT NOW AND SO WE WORK WITH EACH OTHER TO DO IT. NOW, THE WAY WE HAVE IT ENVISION IN THE FUTURE IS ALBERT LUNA AND TONY MCCAULEY ARE GOING TO BE DOING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS. LINDA IS GOING TO BE DOING CODE COMPLIANCE HERE. JAMES IS GOING TO GO-- WITH A FOOT IN BOTH CAMPS. HE'S CAN DO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, BUT HE'S ALSO GOING TO BE DOING CODE COMPLIANCE. AND SO WE FIND SOMETIMES TRAVELING TOGETHER IN TEAMS IS VERY, VERY EFFECTIVE BECAUSE IN THE OLD DAYS, THEY WOULD GET OUT THERE, THERE WOULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION, THEY'D HAVE TO COME BACK AND BEG SOMEBODY TO COME OUT THERE WITH THEM. WE DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM ANYMORE. THANK YOU. DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, SIR. I JUST WANT TO THANK Y'ALL. THIS WHOLE THING WAS KIND OF INSTIGATED BY [INAUDIBLE] AND IN A LITTLE FIELD TRIP THAT WE TOOK WITH THEM, BUT NEIL AND ALBERTO AND EVERYONE ELSE HAS TAKEN THIS INCREDIBLY SERIOUSLY, AND YOU CAN SEE THE RESULTS, AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. WELL, I THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. LET ME SAY THIS WE ARE THE TALK OF CENTRAL TEXAS. YOU CAN ASK THE SOLID WASTE COORDINATOR FOR CAPCOG, KEN MAY. THAT'S ALL ANYONE IN CENTRAL TEXAS CAN TALK ABOUT IS CALDWELL COUNTY. WE HAVE A LARGER CONTINGENT OF PEOPLE DEALING WITH THE ENVIRONMENT THAN TRAVIS COUNTY DOES, AND SO IT'S AMAZING. I CAN TELL YOU I WAS GETTING CALLS AND DENNIS WAS GETTING CALLS OF OTHER COUNTIES WANTING TO TAG ALONG WITH US. BACK IN THE DAY, IT USED TO BE PEOPLE WANTED TO TAG ALONG WITH TRAVIS COUNTY, BUT NOW I CAN STATE WITH SOME CERTAINTY THAT WE'RE THE LEADERS IN CENTRAL TEXAS WHEN IT COMES TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DID. THIS WAS A LONG TIME COMING AND I AGREE WITH YOU THE MORE THE PEOPLE HEAR AND KNOW THAT, THAT THERE'S ACTION BEING TAKEN, PEOPLE WILL START CLEANING UP. ABSOLUTELY. ABSOLUTELY. WELL, I WANT TO END WITH THIS. YOU KNOW [LAUGHTER]. WHAT? [INAUDIBLE] EVERYONE [INAUDIBLE] THIS, I DO HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS MORE RARE THAT IT COULD BE LOCH NESS MONSTER, BIGFOOT, YOU READY TO SEE THIS? FIRST TIME ANYONE HAS EVER SEEN THIS. IT'S AN ATTORNEY DOING ACTUALLY WORK. [LAUGHTER] A PICTURE OF THAT. SO ANYWAY, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. [APPLAUSE] OK. I WISH WE COULD JUST END ON THAT NOTE, THAT'S AWESOME. [LAUGHTER] SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE ON, THOUGH. ITEM SEVEN DISCUSSION ACTION REGARDING BURN BAN. [7. Discussion/Action regarding the burn ban. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Hector Rangel; Backup: 3; Cost: None.] HECTOR? GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, STAFF AND GALLERY. I JUST WANT TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE ON FIRE ISSUES HERE IN CALDWELL COUNTY. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL MAJOR FIRES IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AND I'VE GOTTEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM INVOLVED IN SOME OF THEM. THEY'VE BEEN BURNING A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION AND SOME OF THESE ITEMS ARE CAMPER SHELLS THAT WERE TORE DOWN. SO--. AND THEN OIL SPILLAGE ON PROPERTIES, BUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL TEAM TOOK CARE OF IT. WE'VE HAD SOME RAIN AND THE GROUND IS NICE AND MOIST, BUT THE GRASS IS EXTREMELY DRY [00:50:08] THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. WE'VE TRAVELED THROUGH LYTTON SPRINGS DOWN THERE BY JUDGE HADEN'S RANCH OUT THERE IN THE COUNTRY, MARTINDALE, AND THE NORTHERN PART OF CALDWELL COUNTY EXTREMELY DRY SITUATIONS WITH THE GRASS, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY RAIN. NOW THERE'S RAIN PREDICTED IN THE NEXT WEEK WITH A 40 PERCENT, 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. RIGHT NOW, OUR CURRENT KBDI NUMBERS ARE 53 IS THE MINIMUM, MAX IS 208, AVERAGE IS 91 WITH THE CHANGE OF SEVEN. ARE HAINES INDEX IS AT FOUR. OUR WINDS ARE OUT OF THE NORTH RIGHT NOW AT TWENTY FIVE MILES PER HOUR. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK, WE WERE ALL UNDER A RED FLAG SITUATION AND WE HAD SOME PRETTY BIG FIRES, ONE IN MARTINDALE TAKING TWENTY TWO ACRES. SO WHAT I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND TO THE COMMISSIONERS IS THAT I'D LIKE TO SEE A 30 DAY BURN BAN. NOW IF WE GET SUBSTANTIAL RAIN DURING THIS BURN BAN, WE CAN CHANGE IT. THERE WILL BE NO PERMITS FOR ANY FIRE OR FOR BRUSH OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THERE'S GOING TO BE A 30 DAY STRICT BURN BAN. HECTOR, CAN WE DO 14 AND THEN WE'LL JUST REVISIT AT EACH COURT? WE CAN. I MEAN, HELPFUL, AND IF YOU GUYS CALL-- I NEVER LIFT THIS BURN BAN UNLESS, YOU KNOW, IT'S RECOMMENDED BY HECTOR OR HANK AND-- OR WE NEVER PUT IT ON THIS AS RECOMMENDED BY HECTOR OR HANK OUTSIDE OF COURT. BUT I AGREE IT'S INCREDIBLY DRY RIGHT NOW, SO. SO, [INAUDIBLE], LIKE I SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOMMEND WE'LL GO WITH THE 14 DAY BURN BAN, BUT NO PERMITS. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, THAT BURNED AND HAD CONTROL BURNS AND THEY GOT OUT OF CONTROL AND THEY BURNED A LOT OF ACREAGE. SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE UP TO ABOUT 60 ACRES OF PROPERTY THAT BURNED SINCE THE LAST TWO WEEKS. OKAY. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE THAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY OF A INCIDENT WELDING OUTSIDE THAT ENDED UP GETTING OUT, SPARKS FLEW, OBVIOUSLY IN THE WIND, AND JUST TO CAUTION EVERYBODY ON THAT, TOO. IT'S NOT JUST NECESSARILY BURNING IN GENERAL, BUT ANYTHING THAT CAN CAUSE A FIRE TO ERUPT. SO. OK. SO. I GUESS I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO PUT THE BURN BAN ON. AND NO PERMITS? NO PERMIT. NO PERMITS. OK, WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, HECTOR. THANK YOU. ITEM NINE DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION 26-2022, APPROVING AN EMPLOYEE [9. Discussion/Action to consider Resolution 26-2022, approving an employment contract between Caldwell County and Sarah Fullilove, for a temporary part-time assistant elections administrator. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Kimber Daniel; Backup: 11; Cost: TBD] CONTRACT BETWEEN CALDWELL COUNTY AND SARAH FULLILOVE FOR A TEMPORARY PART TIME ASSISTANT ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR. OH, SORRY, YEAH, I DID SKIP 8, SORRY, I HAD A CHECKMARK BESIDE IT. YEAH, I'LL BACK UP AND GET THAT IN A SECOND. SARAH HAS GRACIOUSLY AGREED TO HELP US GET THROUGH THE ELECTIONS ON A PART TIME BASIS. IT'S NOT A PERMANENT POSITION, IT'S JUST A CONTRACT SITUATION. YOU'RE WELCOME TO COME UP, KIMBER, IF YOU'D LIKE TO, AND IT'S TEMPORARY JUST THROUGH THIS ELECTION CYCLE SO THAT KIMBER AND HER STAFF CAN KEEP DOING THE INCREDIBLY GOOD JOB THAT THEY'RE DOING. KIMBER? WITH THE LEGISLATURE MAKING THE NEW AND THE CHANGES IN THE LAW, IT'S HAS ADDED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK TO OUR OFFICE AND JUST TO KEEP UP, WE REALLY COULD USE HER DURING THIS ELECTION TIME JUST TO GET US THROUGH. AND YOU KNOW, AS STAFF IS WORKING A LOT OF OVERTIME AT THIS POINT BECAUSE WE JUST CAN'T KEEP UP, SO WITH HER BEING THERE, IT KEEPS US FROM HAVING THAT EXTRA OVERTIME AND JUST HELPS US TO GET THROUGH THIS SEASON. OK. AND I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE A COPY OF THE RESOLUTION OR I'D READ IT. I THINK I'VE GOT ONE RIGHT HERE, KIMBER. IF YOU WANT TO READ IT, I'LL HAND IT TO YOU. YOU JUST WANT TO READ IT. I NEVER MISS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET SOMEBODY ELSE READ ONE OF THESE. HAVEN'T WE DURING ELECTION TIME DONE THIS BEFORE? LIKE WHERE WE'VE HIRED TEMPORARY HELP TO HELP WELL, WE HAVE TEMPORARY POLL WORKERS, BUT THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SITUATION, AND SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO DO IT JUST WITH A CONTRACT AND A VENDOR ARRANGEMENT. AND THENWHEN ELECTION SEASON'S OVER, THEN SHE'LL GO BACK TO DOING WHAT SHE'S DOING. YEAH, OK. WHEREAS CALDWELL COUNTY TEXAS, THE COUNTY IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAW OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHEREAS SARAH FULLILOVE IS AN INDIVIDUAL THAT LIVES WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES OF CALDWELL COUNTY TEXAS AND HAS EXPERIENCE SERVING THE PUBLIC AS AN ASSISTANT ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR. WHEREAS THE COUNTY FINDS THAT IT REQUIRES ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL TO ASSIST IN THE 2022 ELECTION PROCESSES OF CALDWELL COUNTY, WHEREAS THE COUNTY WISHES TO ESTABLISH CERTAIN [00:55:04] EMPLOYMENT DUTIES AND SET CLEAR WORKING CONDITIONS OF ITS EMPLOYMENT. AND WHEREAS THE COUNTY INTENDS TO HIRE SARAH FULLILOVE FOR THE POSITION OF TEMPORARY PART TIME ASSISTANT ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR AND MRS. FULLILOVE DESIRES TO PROVIDE HER SERVICES ON THE CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THE ATTACHED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT THE EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND MS. FULLILOVE BE APPROVED AND THE CALDWELL COUNTY JUDGE IS DIRECTED TO EXECUTE THE SAME. COMMISSIONERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 26-2022? SO MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 8, DISCUSSION/ACTION TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION 25-2022. [8. Discussion/Action to consider Resolution 25-2022, approving a three (3) year service agreement between Kologik and Caldwell County, for the use of COPSync by the Caldwell County Constables, and the Caldwell County Judge is authorized to execute the same. Speaker: Judge Haden; Backup: TBD; Cost: None] EXCUSE ME APPROVING A THREE YEAR SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN KOLOGIK AND CALDWELL COUNTY FOR THE USE OF COPSYNC BY CALDWELL COUNTY CONSTABLES AND THE CALDWELL COUNTY JUDGE IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE SAME. THIS IS A SEPARATE ONE FROM THE S0, BUT IT'S JUST OUR SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH KOLOGIK SO THAT WE CAN GET OUR CONSTABLES UP AND GOING AND USING THEIR [INAUDIBLE] IN THEIR CARS. AND THEY ALSO USE IT IN THEIR OFFICES, SO I'D LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE IF AND I'LL READ THE RESOLUTION. RESOLUTION 25-2022, RESOLUTION OF CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. WHEREAS KOLOGIK LLC IS A LOUISIANA LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WHEREAS KOLOGIK IS THE OWNER OF CERTAIN COMPUTER SOFTWARE PROGRAMS AND ENABLES LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO DOCUMENT, RECORD, MANAGEME AND EXCHANGE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR DAILY LAW ACTIVITIES, AND WHEREAS CALDWELL COUNTY DESIRES KOLOGIK TO PROVIDE AND KOLOGIK DESIRES TO PROVIDE THE CALDWELL COUNTY CONSTABLES WITH ACCESS TO KOLOGIK SOFTWARE ON A SUBSCRIPTION BASIS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT, THAT ONE, THE SOFTWARE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN KOLOGIK AND CALDWELL COUNTY FOR THE USE OF COPSYNC BY THE CALDWELL COUNTY CONSTABLES IS APPROVED, TWO, CALDWELL COUNTY JUDGE IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE SAME AND THREE CALDWELL COUNTY GRANTS DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER THE SAME. ORDER THIS 18TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2022. COMMISSIONERS DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 25-2022? SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 10, DISCUSSION AND ACTION TO CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENT 26 TO TRANSFER MONEY FROM [10. Discussion/Action to consider Budget Amendment #26 to transfer money from 001-6510-4810 Contingency to 001-6610-4185 Computer Support for prior year allotted monies for Microsoft 365 licenses to the court fiscal year. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Mayra Castillo/ Carolyn Caro; Backup: 5; Cost: Net Zero] 001-6510-4810. CONTINGENCY TO 001-6610-4185 COMPUTER SUPPORT FOR PRIOR YEAR ALLOTTED MONIES FOR MICROSOFT 365 LICENSE TO THE COURT FISCAL YEAR. AND COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS MONEY THAT WAS IN THE BUDGET LAST YEAR. WE HADN'T COMPLETED THE THE MIGRATION TO MICROSOFT 365, SO WE'RE MOVING IT AND GO AHEAD, CAROLYN. CAROLYN, THAT'S WHAT I SAID, CAROLYN. [LAUGHTER] SORRY. GOOD MORNING. IT WAS LIKE JUDGE HADEN SAID, THIS MONEY WAS ORIGINALLY SET ASIDE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021. WE DID NOT GET OFFICE 365 IMPLEMENTED, I THINK THEY JUST STARTED IT LAST WEEK. WE DID HAVE TO CLOSE OUT OUR POS FOR 2021, SO WE DID CLOSE OUT THE ORIGINAL POE, WHICH WAS A PO 01336 AND THAT DID NEED TO BE REISSUED FOR FISCAL YEAR 21-22. AND SO NOW WHAT WE'RE WANTING TO DO IS TO GO AHEAD AND SET THAT MONEY ASIDE FOR THIS YEAR. OK, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT 26? SO MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 11, DISCUSSION/ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF REQUISITION 01336-R IN THE AMOUNT [11. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of REQ01336-R in the amount of $65,154.00 for Microsoft Office 365 licenses. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Carolyn Caro; Backup: 6; Cost: $65,154.00] OF $65,1540 DOLLARS FOR MICROSOFT OFFICE LICENSES. CAROLYN? AGAIN, SINCE THIS REQUISITION IS OVER THE FIFTY THOUSAND, WE DO WANT TO COME BEFORE COMMISSIONERS COURT AND SEEK APPROVAL BEFORE WE TURN THIS REQUISITION INTO A PO. OK. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE REQUISITION 01336-R IN THE AMOUNT OF [01:00:08] $65,1540 DOLLARS? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 12 DISCUSSION/ACTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL TO PAY REQUISITION 01336-R MICROSOFT [12. Discussion/Action to consider approval to pay REQ01336-R Microsoft Office 365 Licenses in the amount of $65,154.00. Speaker: Judge Haden; Backup; 6; Cost: $65,154.00] OFFICE 365 LICENSES IN THE AMOUNT OF $65,1540 DOLLARS. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF REQUISITION 01336-R? SO MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 13, DISCUSSION/ACTION TO CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENT 28 TO TRANSFER MONEY FROM [13. Discussion/Action to consider Budget Amendment #28 to transfer money from 019-1000-5196 Broadband to 019-1000-5464 Kologik - Law Enforcement for Kologik Invoice #7021480. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Mayra Castillo/ Carolyn Caro; Backup: 22; Cost: Net Zero] 019-1000-5196 BROADBAND TO 019-1000-5464 KOLOGIK LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR KOLOGIK INVOICE NUMBER 7021480. CAROLYN? THIS IS FOR THE INVOICE FOR KOLOGIK, FOR OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND IT IS FOR THE AMOUNT OF $153,850 DOLLARS. OK. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AMENDMENT 28? SO MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 14 DISCUSSION/ACTION TO CONSIDER REQUISITION 01509 IN THE AMOUNT OF $153,850 [14. Discussion/Action to consider REQ01509 in the amount of $153,850.00 for Kologik LLC 3 year soft wear Service Agreement for the Caldwell County Sheriffs Office. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Carolyn Caro; Backup: 3; Cost: $153,850.00] DOLLARS FOR KOLOGIK LLC THREE YEAR SOFTWARE SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THE CALDWELL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS JUST THE APPROVAL FOR THE PAYMENT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 15, DISCUSSION/ACTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL TO PAY REQUISITION 01509 KOLOGIK LLC [15. Discussion/Action to consider the approval to pay REQ01509 Kologik LLC software Service Agreement for the Caldwell County Sheriffs Office. Speaker: Judge Haden; Backup: 3; Cost: $153,850.00] SOFTWARE SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR THE CALDWELL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE COST OF $153,850 DOLLARS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF THE REQUISITION? SO MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 16, DISCUSSIO/ACTION TO CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENT 29 TO TRANSFER MONEY FROM [16. Discussion/Action to consider Budget Amendment #29 to transfer money from 001-6000-0950 Insurance Proceeds to 001-4300-5310 Machinery & Equipment for repairs to a County Sheriff Office Vehicle. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Mayra Castillo/ Carolyn Caro; Backup: 7; Cost: Net Zero] 001-6000-0950 INSURANCE PROCEEDS TO 001-4300-5310 MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT FOR REPAIRS OF CALDWELL COUNTY SHERIFF'S VEHICLE. CAROLYN? SO THIS IS A CHECK THAT WE RECEIVED FROM OUR INSURANCE REGARDING A CLAIM THAT WE DID PUT IN FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT CLAIM NUMBER IS AL20221523-1 AND IT IS FOR THE AMOUNT OF $1,381.28. SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS JUST GET THAT MONEY FROM OUR INSURANCE LINE ITEM AND PUT THAT BACK INTO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. OK. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT 29? SO MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 17, DISCUSSION/ACTION TO CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENT 30 TO TRANSFER MONEY FROM [17. Discussion/Action to consider Budget Amendment #30 to transfer money from 001-6000-0950 Insurance Proceeds to 001-4321-4510 Repairs and Maintenance for repairs of Constable Pet. 1 vehicle. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Mayra Castillo; Backup: 5; Cost: Net Zero] 001-6000-0950 INSURANCE PROCEEDS TO 001-4321-4510 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OF CONSTABLE PRECINCT ONE VEHICLE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT 30? SO MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 18, DISCUSSION/ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN [18. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of the Memorandum of Agreement between Caldwell County Homeland Security and Emergency Management Office. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Dennis Engelke/ Hector Rangel; Backup: 17; Cost: None] CALDWELL COUNTY HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. DENNIS? THANK YOU, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. FEMA HAS INITIATED A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN CALDWELL COUNTY HOMELAND SECURITY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE, A [INAUDIBLE] OFFICE, REGARDING THE UTILIZATION AND SECURITY OF THE PROGRAM, CALLED INTEGRATED PUBLIC ALERT AND WARNING SYSTEMS, OR IPAWS PROGRAM. THE INTENT OF THE AGREEMENT IS TO ESTABLISH AND UTILIZE A STANDARDIZED, WEB BASED APPLICATION INTERFACE TO ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF SYSTEM [01:05:06] INTEROPERABILITY. THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THREE YEARS. I ASK FOR YOUR APPROVAL OF THIS MOA WITH FEMA. COMMISSIONERS, AND YOU HAD A COPY OF THAT IN YOUR BACKUP, I'D LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MOA. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DENNIS. ITEM 19, TO CONSIDER THE COUNTY INFORMATION RESOURCE AGENCY, TAC CIRA, SERVICES AGREEMENT [19. Discussion/Action to consider the County Information Resource Agency (TAC CIRA) Services Agreement and to increase in website service package. Speaker: Judge Haden; Backup: 25; Cost: $3,550] AND TO INCREASE IN WEBSITE SERVICES PACKAGE OF $3,550 DOLLARS, AND IT'S JUST EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE. COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? IF NOT, I'D LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE COUNTY INFORMATION RESOURCE AGENCY, TAC CIRA, SERVICES AGREEMENT AND TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT IN THE WEBSITE SERVICE PACKAGE AND AMOUNT IS $3,550 DOLLARS. SO MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 20, DISCUSSION/ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF [20. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of an Order authorizing the filing of a Final Plat (Short Form Procedure) for Smiles Acres Location on Seawillow Rd. & Young Lane. Speaker: Commissioner Shelton/ Kasi Miles; Backup: 19; Cost: None] A FINAL PLAT, SHORT FORM PROCEDURE, FOR SMILES ACRES LOCATION ON SEAWILLOW ROAD AND YOUNG LANE. KASI? GOOD MORNING. IF YOU WOULD SEE THE ATTACHMENTS, EVERYTHING IS COMPLETE INCLUDED TRACY'S RECOMMENDATION LETTER OF APPROVAL, EVERYTHING FOR THE SHORT FORM PLAT THAT IS NEEDED, ALL FEES HAVE BEEN PAID AND I'M JUST LOOKING FOR AN APPROVAL FROM THE COURT. OK. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FOR ITEM 20. WE HAVE MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 21, DISCUSSION/ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF [21. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of an Order authorizing the filing of a Final Plat (Short Form Procedure) for Borak Acres located on Taylorsville Road. Speaker: Commissioner Shelton/ Kasi Miles; Backup: 21; Cost: None] A FINAL PLAT SHORT FORM PROCEDURE FOR BORAK ACRES LOCATED ON TAYLORSVILLE ROAD. KASI? OK. AGAIN, JUST A SIMPLE, SHORT FORM PLAT, TRACY'S LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL IS INCLUDED, ALL FEES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED. I'M JUST LOOKING FOR APPROVAL. OK. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 21? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 22, DISCUSSION/ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR LYTTON [22. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of the Preliminary Plat for Lytton Hollow Subdivision consisting of 9 lots on approximately 18.5 acres on FM 1854. Speaker: Commissioner Roland/ Kasi Miles; Backup: 33; Cost: None] HOLLOW SUBDIVISION, CONSISTING OF NINE LOTS ON APPROXIMATELY 18.5 ACRES ON FM 1854. OK. AGAIN, THIS IS A PRELIMINARY PLAT. THERE WAS A FEW CORRECTIONS THAT HAD TO BE MADE THAT TOOK A LITTLE BIT OF TIME TO GET DONE. THEY HAVE ALL BEEN CORRECTED AT THIS POINT AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR APPROVAL FOR THE PRELIMINARY PLAT. OK. COMMISSIONERS, MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 22? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 22. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 23, DISCUSSION/ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR HEARTLAND [23. Discussion/ Action to consider the approval of the Preliminary Plat for Hartland Subdivision consisting of 25 lots on approximately 176.151 acres on Borchert Loop. Speaker: Commissioner Westmoreland /Kasi Miles; Backup: 61; Cost: None] SUBDIVISION, CONSISTING OF TWENTY FIVE LOTS ON APPROXIMATELY 176.151 ACRES ON BORCHERT LOOP. OK, A COUPLE OF THINGS, I JUST WANT TO MAKE NOTE OF THIS SUBDIVISION. IF YOU REFER TO TRACY'S LETTER, HE KIND OF LAYS OUT WHAT THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS OVERALL, THIS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT SUBDIVISION THAN SOME OF WHAT WE'VE SEEN. MATTHEW ALLEN DID SEND AN EMAIL THIS MORNING JUST STATING THAT THE FIRST 20 LOTS UP FRONT STILL HAVE NOT BEEN VACATED, WHICH WILL BE OUR NEXT STEP, BUT WE JUST NEED TO GET THROUGH THIS PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR APPROVAL SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT. AND I DO HAVE SCOTT MILLER HERE IF ANYONE DOES HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. OKAY--. DO MORE ABOUT THEIR? THIS IS THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT, WHICH IS 299 LOTS, AND THEN WE'LL BRING YOU THREE FINAL PLATS, WE'LL CHOP IT UP INTO THREE PHASES. OK, SO THIS WILL BE A PHASE ONE OF IT, AND THEN YOU'LL COME BACK TO US WITH TWO--? THE PRELIMINARY PLAT--. [INAUDIBLE] YOU'LL HAVE TO RECALL THIS ONE IS THE ONE WHERE WE AGREED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND THERE'LL BE A CONDOMINIUM REGIME LAID OVER THE TOP OF EACH OF THESE LOTS, SO TO SPEAK. IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT ANYTHING WE'VE EVER DONE, BUT THE [01:10:04] PRELIMINARY PLAT, I SPOKE TO TRACY ON THIS YESTERDAY, THE PRELIMINARY PLAT IS FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE PROJECT, BUT THEN THEY WILL BREAK UP THE FINALS INTO PHASES AS THE WAY I UNDERSTOOD IT. IT'S USUALLY BECAUSE THERE'S TWENTY FIVE LOTS, BUT THEY'RE LARGE LOTS AND WE'LL HAVE 10 TO 15 CONDO LOTS WITHIN EACH OF THE LOTS. THE CONDOMINIUM REGIME WILL BE LAID OVER EACH-- OVER THE TOP OF EACH OF THE LOTS, SO TO SPEAK. IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE'VE NORMALLY DONE. I SPOKE TO TRACY YESTERDAY JUST TO MAKE SURE I WAS CLEAR ON ANY ISSUES THAT MAY COME UP, AND HE ANSWERED ALL OF MY QUESTIONS THAT I HAD AT THAT POINT, SO I WAS MORE THAN COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE WE'RE. AT AT THIS POINT, WE ALSO DISCUSSED THE VACATING OF THE ALREADY RECORDED PLAT THAT'S A LONG BORCHERT LOOP AND WE KNOW WHAT THAT PROCESS IS AND THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED TO BE DONE AFTER THIS AT THIS POINT. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR HEARTLAND SUBDIVISION, CONSISTING OF TWENTY FIVE LOTS, APPROXIMATELY 176.151 ACRES? I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 24, DISCUSSION/ACTION CONCERNING APPROVAL OF AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF FINAL [24. Discussion / Action concerning approval of an Order authorizing the filing of a Final Plat (Short Form Procedure) for Caitlyn Estates located on FM 20 and Taylorsville Road and FM 20. Speaker: Commissioner Shelton/ Kasi Miles; Backup: 18; Cost: None] PLAT SHORT FORM PROCEDURE FOR CAITLYN ESTATES LOCATED ON FM 20 AND TAYLORSVILLE ROAD. KASI? OKAY, IF YOU WOULD NOTICE I PASSED OUT SOMETHING PRIOR TO COURT, CAITLYN ACRES HAD ACTUALLY THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION WAS LEFT OFF OF THE PLAT AND SO IT HAS NOW BEEN DONE IN. I PASSED IT OUT BECAUSE I JUST RECEIVED IT THIS MORNING AND I'M JUST LOOKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE SHORT FORM PLAT. OK, AND THIS IS, IT SAYS COMMISSIONER SHELTON ON YOUR AGENDA. THAT WAS MY FAULT. THAT'S NO PROBLEM. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. [COUGH] EXCUSE ME. ITEM 25, DISCUSSION/ACTION CONCERNING APPROVAL OF AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF [25. Discussion/Action concerning approval of an Order authorizing the filing of a Final Plat (Short Form Procedure) for Lauren Estates located on Taylorsville Road and FM 20. Speaker: Commissioner Shelton/ Kasi Miles; Backup: 17; Cost: None] FINAL PLAT SHORT FORM PROCEDURE FOR LAUREN ESTATES LOCATED ON TAYLORSVILLE ROAD AND FM 20. KASI? OK. THE SAME THING. PASSED OUT THE CORRECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE. I DO WANT TO ADDRESS ALSO THE-- JUDGE, YOU'LL ACTUALLY SEE IT IN YOUR EMAIL AS WELL, WHERE MATTHEW ALLEN HAD SOME CONCERNS ABOUT TAYLORSVILLE NOT BEING BOLD IN PRINTED AND EVERYTHING. THERE'S NOT A LOT I COULD DO THE MORNING OF COURT, SO--. AND WE'VE ALREADY ASKED THEM TO DO THE CORRECTION OF ADDING THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION, SO WE'RE GOING TO JUST MOVE FORWARD, AND I'M GOING TO ASK FOR THE COURT TO CONSIDER APPROVAL AT THIS TIME. OK. COMMISSIONERS? I MAKE A MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 25. GREAT. THANKS. YOU BET. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 26, DISCUSSION/ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR LAS PRADERAS [26. Discussion/ Action to consider the approval of the Preliminary Plat for Las Praderas subdivision consisting of 144 single family lots, 2 commercial lots and 3 drainage lot on approximately 200.9 acres on FM 2720 at Bob White Road. Speaker: Commissioner Theriot /Kasi Miles; Backup: 49; Cost: None] SUBDIVISION, CONSISTING OF 144 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS, TWO COMMERCIAL LOTS AND THREE DRAINAGE LOTS ON APPROXIMATELY 200.9 ACRES ON FM 2720 AND BOB WHITE. OK. THIS HAS BEEN ABOUT A YEAR LONG PROJECT TO THIS POINT. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF UPS AND DOWNS, LOT OF ISSUES WITH THE ENGINEER AT THIS POINT, THEY'VE ACTUALLY COME TO THE POINT TO WHERE THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH OUR ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT. TRACY HAS THE RECOMMENDATION LETTER OF APPROVAL. WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD TOO, SOME OF THE COMPANY STAFFING HAS CHANGED, SO IT'S BEEN A MAJOR ORDEAL FOR THIS PROJECT, BUT WE ARE ASKING TO MOVE FORWARD AT THIS POINT TO GO TO FINAL PLAT. KASI, THEY'RE NOT HERE TODAY, ARE THEY? NO, SIR, THEY'RE NOT. OK. SO FROM THIS POINT, THIS IS APPROVAL OF A PRELIMINARY PLAT, SO IT'S ANTICIPATED THAT THEY'LL COME FORWARD WITH CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR THE PUBLIC FACILITY. YES, AT THIS POINT, I'M NOT SURE WHAT DIRECTION THEY'RE REALLY WANTING TO GO, I KNOW THERE'S SOME TALK OF POSSIBLY EVEN, YOU KNOW, DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT WITH THE LAND OR SELLING OUT OR SOMETHING. I THINK THEY'RE WANTING TO MOVE FORWARD TO SEE WHAT THEIR POTENTIAL IS. I THINK WE NEED TO WORK REAL CLOSELY WITH THEM IN THESE NEXT FEW STEPS AND TRY TO GET ADDITIONAL MEETINGS WITH THEM, SO. YES, I'M NOT GOING TO LIE IT'S BEEN-- THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN A COMPLETE HEARTACHE. OK. I WOULD JUST ADD, I KNOW THIS ONE FALLS VERY CLOSE TO THE LINE. [01:15:03] YES IS DOES. IT'S IN PRECINCT THREE, BUT IT IS-- IT'S--. ABSOLUTELY. I FIELDED SEVERAL CALLS FROM PRECINCT ONE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE VERY CLOSE TO THAT, SO I WOULD ECHO COMMISSIONER THERIOT'S SENTIMENTS THAT JUST BASED UPON THE CONVERSATIONS THAT I'VE HAD WITH SOME OF MY CONSTITUENTS THAT WE WOULD NEED TO BE VERY COGNIZANT OF THIS PROJECT. AND LET'S INCLUDE COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND IN THOSE MEETING. I'D BE HAPPY TO. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. OK, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PRELIMINARY PLAT FOR LAS PRADERAS SUBDIVISION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. YOU BET. ITEM 27, DISCUSSION/ACTION TO CONSIDERED PUBLIC STREET AND DRAINAGE IN TUMBLEWEED ESTATES [27. Discussion/Action to consider the public street and drainage in Tumbleweed Estates Subdivision as complete and ready to begin the two year performance period of said public improvements as evidenced by a maintenance bond in the amount of $56,397.80 for maintenance security. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Donald LeClerc; Backup: 4; Cost: None] IS COMPLETE AND READY TO BEGIN THE TWO YEAR PERFORMANCE PERIOD OF SAID PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT, AS EVIDENCED BY A MAINTENANCE BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $56,397 DOLLARS FOR MAINTENANCE, SECURITY. DONALD, DO YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THAT? THEY HAD A LITTLE ISSUE WITH DRAINAGE, AND THEY CORRECTED THAT, SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T GET ANY WORSE THAN WHAT IT WAS. OK. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE A PUBLIC STREET AND DRAINAGE IN TUMBLEWEED SUBDIVISION AS COMPLETE AND READY TO BEGIN THE TWO YEAR PERFORMANCE PERIOD? I SO MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. OPPOSE? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 28, ADJOURNMENT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? I'LL MAKE A MOTION WE ADJOURN. WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION, AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY, AYE. AYE. OPPOSE? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. AND WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 10:17. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.