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>> [NOISE] GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
[Call Meeting to Order]
WELCOME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT.WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, TUESDAY THE 28TH DAY OF JUNE 2022 AT 09:00 AM.
COMMISSIONER ROLAND WOULD YOU PLEASE LEAD US IN THE INVOCATION?
>> YES, SIR. OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN, SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, FOR THIS ONCE AGAIN THAT YOUR WEAKEN AND HUMBLE SERVANT IS STANDING HERE WITH MY MIND STAYING ON YOU.
LORD, I JUST FIRST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE RAIN THAT YOU GAVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE COMMUNITIES AROUND US.
NO MATTER THE AMOUNT, WE THANK YOU LORD BECAUSE ONLY YOU CAN MAKE IT RAIN.
THEN LORD I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE OTHER MANY BLESSINGS THAT YOU BESTOWED UPON US ALL.
THE ONES THAT MADE IT HERE TODAY, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THEIR PRESENCE.
DEAR LORD I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DARLING SON, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST.
COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND WILL NOT BE HERE THIS MORNING SO I'LL START ANNOUNCEMENTS WITH COMMISSIONER SHELTON.
[Announcements]
>> I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYONE KNOW, ALTHOUGH WE GOT RAINED BE CAREFUL, IT'S GOING TO DRY UP, BUT THANKFUL FOR IT.
I ATTENDED THE LULING WATERMELON THUMP THIS WEEKEND AND PROBABLY THE HEAT INDEX ON THAT ASPHALT OUT THERE WAS ABOUT 112.
THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAD SOME HEAT ISSUES.
THAT'S HOW SERIOUS IT CAN BE BUT IT WAS A GREAT FESTIVAL, WELL ATTENDED, JUST SUPER HOT.
>> COMMISSIONER THERIOT? [NOISE]
>> I ALSO ATTENDED THE WATERMELON THUMP AND IT WAS A VERY GOOD TIME.
I TALKED TO SOMEBODY THAT SAID SATURDAY THEY HAD SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 25,000 PEOPLE.
>> THEY BOUGHT TICKETS [LAUGHTER] SO IT WAS PRETTY CROWDED.
BUT WE'RE CONGRATULATE THEM ON A SUCCESSFUL FESTIVAL THIS YEAR.
I WANT TO ECHO WHAT COMMISSIONER SHELTON JUST SAID.
I'M NOT QUITE AS NERVOUS BUT KBDIS ARE STILL VERY HIGH.
WE BEG OF YOU, PLEASE, WE'VE DONE WHAT WE CAN WITHIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.
I THINK IT'S 325 TO RESTRICT THE USE OF SALE OF FIREWORKS.
BUT I'M BEGGING YOU, PLEASE DO NOT.
WE JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO BURIED TWO OF OUR VOLUNTEER FIREMEN AND I JUST SAYING NOT HAVE TO EVER PARTICIPATE IN ONE OF THOSE AGAIN.
PLEASE DON'T BURN OUTSIDE, DO NOT SHOOT FIREWORKS.
WE'VE DONE WHAT WE CAN TO CURTAIL THAT BUT IT'S UP TO EVERY CITIZEN IN THIS COUNTY.
WE HAD A LIGHTNING STRIKE YESTERDAY WITH THE STORMS THAT STARTED A FIRE.
WE HAD A LIGHTNING STRIKE ON A TRANSFORMER THAT STARTED A FIRE.
IT JUST TAKES A SPARK RIGHT NOW EVEN WITH THE RAIN THAT WE'VE HAD.
THE GRASS FIRE THAT WAS GOING ON OUT IN MCMAHAN WAS GOING ON DURING THE RAIN [LAUGHTER] AND IT KEPT BURNING SO IS INCREDIBLY DRY.
KBDIS ARE AS HIGH AS I'VE EVER SEEN THEM.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW, THAT'S AN INDEX THAT THE FORESTRY SERVICE USES, 575 IS CONSIDERED DROUGHT AND WE'RE IN THE 700 NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT'S CRITICALLY DRY SO PLEASE BE CAUTIOUS THIS WEEKEND.
EVEN WITH BARBECUE PITS JUST PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A SAFE 4TH OF JULY.
WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE TO CITIZENS COMMENTS.
[Citizens' Comments]
REMIND EVERYBODY THAT IT'S FOUR MINUTES.>> MS. RIEDEL, DO YOU MIND PULLING THAT MICROPHONE DOWN JUST A LITTLE BIT?
>> YES. WELL, THANK YOU FOR THE SEGUE ABOUT THE FIRES.
I LIVE AT THE END OF BRUSHY BRANCH ROAD ON GRAPEVINE TRAIL. IT'S A PRIVATE ROAD.
RIGHT AT THE END OF BRUSHY BRANCH ROAD AT 100 GRAPEVINE TRAIL THERE IS A TRUCKING COMPANY.
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THIS TRUCKING COMPANY, THEY JUST MOVED IN LAST SUMMER.THEY WEREN'T HERE TWO MONTHS AND WE ALREADY HAD A FIRE INCIDENT FROM TWO TRUCKS PACKED TOGETHER.
IT APPEARS TO BE A TRUCKING COMPANY DOWN THERE.
THERE'S TRUCKS THAT ARE IN THERE AND OUT OF THERE.
BUT I WAS VERY CONCERNED ON DECEMBER THE 19TH.
WHEN I WOKE UP TO GO TO CHURCH THAT MORNING I DROVE PAST IT.
THESE TRUCKS WERE JUST FINE WHEN I WENT TO BED AND I WOKE UP AND THEY WERE MELTED.
THERE WAS A BIG, HUGE FIRE OUT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
I HAVE CATTLE, I HAVE SMALL BUT IT IS AN AGRICULTURAL OPERATION OUT THERE AND I WAS IN AWE THIS HAPPENED AND I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT.
YOU'RE RIGHT. THIS HAPPENED DECEMBER THE 19TH, WE WEREN'T AS DRY.
BUT IF IT HAPPENED TODAY WE'D ALL BURN UP.
NOT TO MENTION, BRUSHY BRANCH ROAD, THERE IS NO OUTLET.
GRAPEVINE TRAIL IS A DEAD END.
IF WE GOT A BIG FIRE OUT THERE WE WOULD BE PRETTY MUCH TRAPPED WITH NOWHERE TO GO.
THAT'S A CONCERN OF MINE, THAT'S A CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY, THAT'S A CONCERN FOR MY ANIMALS, AND ALL THE OTHER NEIGHBORS THERE.
I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF B. J. WESTMORELAND, HE'S NOT HERE, MY COUNTY COMMISSIONER, BUT I WILL LET YOU KNOW.
I BROUGHT THAT TO HIS ATTENTION.
HE REFERRED ME TO THE NEW ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT SO I SPOKE WITH MS. ROYAL.
I WAS TOLD THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.
NOT TO MENTION, MY FRIEND HERE WHO'S SUPPORTING ME, THOSE TRUCKS HOLD 200 GALLONS OF DIESEL.
IF YOU'VE GOT TWO OF THEM SIDE-BY-SIDE YOU'VE GOT 400 GALLONS OF DIESEL.
THE NEXT TOPIC IS ON BRUSHY BRANCH ROAD.
BRUSHY BRANCH CREEK IS ON MY PROPERTY.
NOW, I'VE LIVED OUT HERE SINCE 1983 SO I'M A LONG TIME TAXPAYER OUT HERE AND I VALUE AGRICULTURE AND I LOVE MY PLACE.
BRUSHY BRANCH CREEK IS A DRY CREEK BED BUT WHEN IT RAINS AND WE GET A BIG RAIN IT'S VIOLENT WHAT HAPPENS ON THAT CREEK.
WE'VE GOT THESE SUBDIVISIONS COMING IN, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, SUMMER SIDE SUBDIVISIONS ON FEM 1322.
IS THERE A FLOOD PLAN PROGRAM TO CURTAIL BECAUSE WHEN YOU PUT MORE CEMENT DOWN, WHERE'S ALL THAT WATER GOING TO GO? BECAUSE ON BOTH SIDES OF FEM 1044 THE WATER FLOWS FROM ALL THE FIELDS AND ALL THE PLACES AND GOES RIGHT DOWN INTO BRUSHY BRANCH CREEK.
I BROUGHT IT TO THE ATTENTION OF MY PROTEST TO THE PROPERTY TAXES.
IT'S A BIG EROSION PROBLEM AND IT'S GOING TO GET MORE.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF MY LAND AWAY.
QUESTION, IS THERE ANY FLOOD CONTROL PROGRAM IN PLAN IN THE WORKS?
>> MA'AM WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO ENGAGE DURING CITIZENS COMMENTS BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO VISIT WITH YOU LATER.
I'M BRINGING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION, MR. HADEN.
>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER CITIZENS COMMENTS?
>> THANK YOU. WITH THAT WE WILL MOVE TO CONSENT.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS ON CONSENT? IF NOT, LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE.>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION WE APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
AFTER THAT WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY THE ELECTIONS OFFICE.
[Elections Office]
>> THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING ME TO HAVE THIS LITTLE BIT OF TIME THIS MORNING.
AS YOU KNOW, THE CALDWELL COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE HAS MANY WONDERFUL VOLUNTEERS WHO GIVE THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PROCESS OF ELECTIONS IN CALDWELL COUNTY RUNS SMOOTHLY.
BUT WE DO, HOWEVER, HAVE ONE VOLUNTEER THAT GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND.
NOT ONLY DOES THIS GENTLEMAN COME WHEN CALLED, HE SHOWS UP AT THE OFFICE TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK JUST TO SEE IF WE NEED ANY ASSISTANCE, IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT HE CAN DO TO HELP US.
NO MATTER WHAT THE JOB HE IS HE ALWAYS WORKS EFFICIENTLY,
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HE DOES IT WITH A SMILE, AND HE'S VERY QUIET AND LISTENS TO ALL OF THE STUFF THAT WE HAVE TO SAY IN THE ELECTIONS OFFICE AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA.WE APPRECIATE HIM THAT HE LISTENS TO US.
IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE A VOLUNTEER THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
THIS MORNING I WOULD LIKE TO CALL FORWARD MR. JOHN REYES THIS MORNING.
THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS IN THE ELECTIONS OFFICE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT JOHN REYES WITH THE OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER AWARD IN RECOGNITION OF HIS UNWAVERING SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY IN CALDWELL COUNTY.
[APPLAUSE] OH, AND BY THE WAY, TODAY IS ALFREDO MUNOZ'S BIRTHDAY SO BE SURE AND WISH HIM A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
[BACKGROUND] [NOISE] OH, ME TOO?
>> YEAH, WHY NOT? [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER]
>> WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO ITEM 6 DISCUSSION ACTION REGARDING THE BURN BAN, HECTOR.
[6. Discussion/Action regarding the burn ban]
>> GOOD MORNING JUDGE, GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS, GOOD MORNING STAFF, AND GOOD MORNING GALLERY.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON OUR BURN BAN AND FIRE SITUATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
SINCE THE LAST COMMISSIONERS COURT, WE HAD 29 FIRES IN TWO WEEKS.
SOME OF THOSE FIRES WERE PRETTY BIG ONES WHERE WE HAD TO USE RESOURCES FROM OUTSIDE THE COUNTY TO BRING THEM IN HERE.
SOME OF THOSE RESOURCES WERE BASTROP COUNTY, TRAVIS COUNTY, AND THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE.
OUR KBDI NUMBERS ARE HIGH LIKE YOU WERE SAYING, JUDGE.
THE MINIMUM IS 632, THE MAX IS 709, FOR AN AVERAGE OF 681 PLUS FOUR.
THE ONE IN THE MIDDLE, THE 709, IS THE ONE THAT WE WORRY ABOUT.
WE'VE NEVER BEEN UP THAT HIGH IN A LONG TIME.
NOW, YES WE HAD SOME RAIN, AND ACCORDING TO COCORAHS, WHICH IS A NATIONAL RAIN MONITORING SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, I WILL GIVE YOU THE NUMBERS OF THE RAIN THAT WE HAD IN THE COUNTY.
DALE HIGH, 0.16, FENTRIES, 0.50, LOCKHART, 0.90, DALE, 1.35, YULEN 1.18, AND THE COUNTY LINE AT BASTROP ON FM20, 0.70.
WE ALSO WHILE WE WERE FIGHTING A FIRE YESTERDAY OFF OF FM3158 AND FM713 AT 20, WE EXPERIENCED SOME VERY STRONG WINDS OUT THERE.
AS WE WERE GOING TO ONE FIRE, I HAD TO LITERALLY PULL OVER AND CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TO SEE IF WE WERE HAVING TORNADIC ACTIVITY IN THAT AREA.
THEY SAID NO, WE ARE HAVING STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS 40-50 MILES PER HOUR WHERE WE WERE AT FIGHTING THAT ONE FIRE.
WE ALSO RECEIVE PEA SIZE HAIL SO IF YOU'VE GOT A PEA SIZE HAIL OUT IN THE AND MCMAHAN BAYWOOD AREA, IT WAS OFFICIAL.
MARTIN DALE WAS REPORTED TO HAVE 2.5 INCH HAIL AND THAT'S PRETTY BIG, AND THAT WAS BEING TRACKED BY ALL THE WEATHER SERVICES THROUGHOUT OUR AREA.
ALSO, WE HAVE ONE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR A TROPICAL STORM OUT IN THE GULF.
WE SHOULD KNOW SOMETHING TODAY.
IT'S LOOKING LIKE IT MIGHT TAKE A TURN TO THE EAST AND HEAD TOWARDS HOUSTON, BUT I'M HOPING IT COMES FURTHER WEST TOWARDS CORPUS SO WE CAN GET THE OUTER BANDS OF THE RAIN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STORE AND SO WE CAN GET MORE RAIN.
THERE'S TWO MORE STORMS THAT ARE OUT SOUTH OF THE YUCATAN.
ONE OF THEM HAS A 90 PERCENT CHANCE OF FORMATION SOMETIME BY THE END OF THE WEEK WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE DAYS,
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AND THERE'S ANOTHER ONE FURTHER OUT PAST THE WINDWARD ISLANDS, ABOUT 1,000 MILES.THAT ONE IS PREDICTED AT 70 PERCENT.
I'M MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COMMISSIONERS THAT WE KEEP THE BURN BAN OFF.
>> OFF. I MEAN ON, I'M SORRY. KEEP IT ON.
THE FIRE DANGER IS STILL HIGH, EVEN THOUGH WE GOT SOME RAIN, SOME PLACES DIDN'T GET ANY RAIN AT ALL.
NOW, I'M MAKING THAT RECOMMENDATION AND I WANT THE CITIZENS OF CALDWELL COUNTY TO WATCH.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE BURNING TRASH IN THEIR CONTAINERS AND LEAVING THEM UNATTENDED, AND I GUESS THOSE LITTLE AMBERS FLY OFF AND THEN WE LOSE FIVE ACRES OF LAND OR ENDANGER OTHER HOUSES AND ENDANGER OUR FIREFIGHTERS.
I WANT THE BURN BAN TO STAY ON AND WE'LL MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED.
>> WELL, I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION TO LEAVE THE BURN BAN ON.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO LEAVE THE BURN BAN ON. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 7, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE PROCLAMATION
[7. Discussion/Action to consider the Proclamation for June 2022 as Elder Abuse Prevention Month for Caldwell County]
FOR JUNE 2022 IS ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH FOR CALDWELL COUNTY.IF I CAN EVER GET TO IT, I'LL HAPPILY READ THAT PROCLAMATION.
[LAUGHTER] DIG IT OUT OF MY PILE. HERE WE GO.
2022 PROCLAMATION DECLARING JUNE IS ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AWARENESS MONTH.
WHEREAS PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY OR HAVE DISABILITIES, HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE GENERAL WELFARE OF CALDWELL COUNTY BY HELPING TO PRESERVE CUSTOMS, CONVICTIONS, AND TRADITIONS, AND MANY PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.
WHEREAS THESE RESIDENTS ARE VITAL AND INTEGRAL MEMBERS OF OUR SOCIETY, AND THEIR WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE HAVE ENRICHED OUR LIVES.
WHEREAS ABUSE OF THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND DOMESTIC AND INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AFFECTING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WHEREAS TEXAS APS, IN-HOME CASEWORKERS IN CALDWELL COUNTY HAVE INVESTIGATED 166 INTAKES OF WHICH 105 CASES OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION WERE CONFIRMED AGAINST OUR ELDERLY TEXANS OR THOSE WITH DISABILITIES IN 2021.
WHEREAS ELDER ABUSE IS GROSSLY UNDER-REPORTED BECAUSE THE ELDERLY WHO ARE BEING ABUSED FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO TELL ANYONE OR ARE USUALLY ASHAMED AND SOMETIMES AFRAID.
WHEREAS ELDER ABUSE HAPPENS TO MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL INCOME LEVELS, ALL CULTURAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS, WHETHER THEY ARE IN GOOD HEALTH, OR ARE INCAPACITATED IN SOME WAY IN POOR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND IT'S SUBURBIA.
WHEREAS MANY OF THE CASES INVESTIGATED BY ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN TEXAS INVOLVE SELF NEGLECT AND IT IS OUR DUTY AS CITIZENS TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE IN NEED.
NOW THEREFORE, I HOPPY HADEN, COUNTY JUDGE, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF JUNE 2022 TO BE ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN CALDWELL COUNTY AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP REDUCE ABUSE AND NEGLECT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ELDERLY OR HAVE DISABILITIES, DATED THIS 28TH DAY OF JUNE 2022.
COMMISSIONERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PROCLAMATION?
>> 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.
I UNDERSTAND YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO COME UP.
>> GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS JENNIFER ALVARADO.
I AM THE SUPERVISOR FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES, AND CALDWELL COUNTY IS ONE OF THE SIX COUNTIES THAT WE COVER.
SHE IS THE PRIMARY CASEWORKER THAT COVERS CALDWELL COUNTY AND SHE JUST HAS A FEW THINGS TO SAY.
>> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND ALLOWING US HERE.
THANK YOU FOR DESIGNATING JUNE AS ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS MONTH HERE IN CALDWELL COUNTY.
ELDER ABUSE IS THE MISTREATMENT OR HARMING OF THE ELDER OR DISABLED PEOPLE.
IT CAN INCLUDE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL ABUSE, ALONG WITH NEGLECT OR FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION.
THE ELDER OR DISABLED PERSON CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE.
IT CAN OCCUR IN HOME, THEY CAN INCUR IN NURSING HOMES OR OTHER COMMUNITY SETTING HERE.
APS WORKS DILIGENTLY TO BUILD STRONG COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS TO HELP OUR ELDER AND DISABLED POPULATION, AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO AS WELL.
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>> ITEM 8, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF
[8. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of FY2023 CAPCOG Clean Air Coalition Air Quality Program Funding Request]
FY2023 CAP CALLED CLEAN AIR COALITION AIR QUALITY PROGRAM FUNDING REQUEST.THE COMMISSIONERS, THEY'RE REQUESTING $2,576.
[NOISE] THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE DONE EACH YEAR AS A PART OF THE CLEAN AIR COALITION PROGRAM.
AND THEY ARE LOOKING FOR US TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE 2023 AMOUNT OF $2,576.
[BACKGROUND] WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 8.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 9, DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL CONTRACT WITH SWAG IT FOR
[9. Discussion/Action to approve the renewal contract with SWAGIT for Commissioners Court streaming services.]
COMMISSIONERS' COURT STREAMING SERVICES AND THEY'RE WATCHING US COMMISSIONERS [LAUGHTER] AT A COST OF $9,396.>> YEAH. THIS IS JUST AN ANNUAL RENEWAL FOR OUR STREAMING [LAUGHTER] SERVICES AND OUR CONTRACT USUALLY RUNS FROM JULY TO JULY SO IT'S JUST A RENEWAL FOR THE SAME COST AT THE MOMENT.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 9. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? [BACKGROUND] WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
[10. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of ratification of the contract/ terms modification with Questica]
ITEM 10, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF RATIFICATION OF THE CONTRACT TERMS MODIFICATION WITH QUESTICA.>> YES. THIS IS OUR NEW BUDGETING SOFTWARE THAT WE ARE GETTING BUT WE HAVE NOT REALLY HAD A CHANCE TO MEET WITH HIM LIKE WE SHOULD.
DANNY'S OFFICE HAS BEEN REALLY BUSY.
WE JUST HAD THE OUTSIDE AUDITORS, SHE'S TRAINING NEW STAFF.
HE'S CANCELED ON US SEVERAL TIMES SO THIS IS JUST EXTENDING HIS PORTION OF THE CONTRACT IN OUR IMPLEMENTATION OF QUESTICA.
IT DOESN'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COST OR ANYTHING.
>> COMMISSIONERS, THIS WILL BE HELPFUL GOING FORWARD.
I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FULLY UTILIZE IT THIS YEAR BUT WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO ANY FORECASTING WITHIN TYLER.
THIS WILL ALLOW US TO FORECAST AND DO SOME THINGS SO THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE'RE DOING BUDGETARILY IS GOING TO BE SUSTAINABLE OVER THE COURSE OF A PERIOD OF YEARS.
WE'VE NEVER HAD THIS IN CALDWELL COUNTY AND WE'RE DEALING WITH SOME PRETTY BIG BUDGETS AND THIS WAS FAIRLY INEXPENSIVE.
SO WE SOUGHT THIS OUT AND HOPE TO BE ABLE TO USE IT GOING FORWARD.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OR RATIFICATION OF THE CONTRACT TERMS MODIFICATION TO EXTEND THAT TRAINING CYCLE?
>> I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 10.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 10. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 11, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER ACCEPTANCE
[11. Discussion/Action to consider acceptance of the second allocation of the American Rescue Plan]
OF THE SECOND ALLOCATION OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.THAT IS IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,240,610.
>> JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, GOOD MORNING.
THIS REPRESENTS THE SECOND HALF OF OUR TOTAL ALLOCATION FROM THE US TREASURY FOR THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.
YOU MAY RECALL CALDWELL COUNTY GOT $8.4 MILLION.
WE GOT THE FIRST HALF LAST MAY.
WE JUST RECEIVED WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS THE SECOND HALF OF THAT ALLOCATION AND WE'RE REQUESTING THAT YOU ACCEPT THIS ALLOCATION.
THEN THE JUDGE HAS A COMMITTEE THAT HE'S FORMING THAT WILL MEET SOON TO BEGIN TO DISCUSS HOW TO ALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS THROUGHOUT CALDWELL COUNTY.
>> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE ALLOCATION OF $4,240,610?
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[BACKGROUND] WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
[12. Discussion/Action to consider Budget Amendment #70 to appropriate the total CAPCOG solid waste grant award for a series of community clean up events in Caldwell County]
DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENT 70 TO APPROPRIATE THE TOTAL CAP COG SOLID WASTE GRANT AWARD FOR THE SERIES OF COMMUNITY CLEANUP EVENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF 24,000. [NOISE]>> BLESS YOU. FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS.
>> YES, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE.
THIS WAS ORIGINALLY AWARDED FOR 18,000, THEY RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL $6,450 SO THAT'S GOING TO BRING THE SOLID WASTE GRANT PROGRAM UP TO $24,450.
WE'RE JUST MOVING THAT ADDITIONAL MONEY INTO THOSE REVENUE LINES.
>> DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT 70?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I FORGOT TO ALLOW BOB TO COME UP HERE DURING THE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DISCUSS OPEN ENROLLMENT.
IF WE CAN BACK UP JUST A MOMENT.
BOB, DO YOU WANT TO COME DISCUSS THAT? I APOLOGIZE FOR [LAUGHTER] FORGETTING ABOUT YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE.
THIS MORNING I WAS TELLING JUDGE, I WANTED TO GET UP AND TALK, MAKE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MORNING.
JAY SAID THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN, YES, IT IS.
WE JUST FINISHED OUR BUDGET PROCESS AND IT'S THE TIME OF THE YEAR FOR OPEN ENROLLMENT.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE OPEN ENROLLMENT JULY 25TH THROUGH THE 28TH.
WE'RE GOING TO DO LIKE WE DID LAST YEAR AND VISIT THE VARIOUS OFFICES AROUND THE COUNTY.
I'LL SEND OUT A SCHEDULE TO ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS SO YOU KNOW WHEN TO HAVE YOUR PEOPLE COME BY.
IT SEEMS LIKE THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS WAY TO DO IT AND LEAST [NOISE] TROUBLE FOR THE STAFF.
THEY CAN COME IN JUST A FEW MINUTES TO GET THEM ALL SIGNED UP.
THEY'VE GOT MANY CHANGES THIS YEAR.
THERE'S NOT ANY CHANGES AS FAR AS THE MEDICAL IS CONCERNED, WE DID HAVE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN OUR PREMIUMS. IT WON'T BE REFLECTED IN WHAT THE EMPLOYEE AND THE EMPLOYEE AND CHILDREN HAVE BUT EMPLOYEE AND SPOUSE, EMPLOYEE AND FAMILY WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN INCREASE.
SO WITH THAT IN MIND, FEEL FREE TO MAKE ANY CHANGES YOU WANT TO MAKE TO YOUR BENEFITS THIS YEAR, BE IT MEDICAL, VISION, OR DENTAL BUT ONE THING YOU MUST REMEMBER, EVERYONE MUST COME BY AND SIGN THE SECTION 125 FORM WHICH IS OUR RS CODE THAT SAYS ALL PREMIUMS ARE TAKEN OUT EXCEPT FOR LIFE INSURANCE PRE-TAX.
IN ORDER TO DO THAT, WE HAVE TO HAVE EVERY EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATE AND EVERY EMPLOYEE TO SIGN A FORM EACH YEAR THAT THEY'VE BEEN NOTIFIED SO THE IRS COULD BE SATISFIED THAT WE HAVE CHARACTER WITH OUR SIDE OF THE BARGAIN.
ANYWAY, OPEN ENROLLMENT JULY 25TH, 26TH, 27TH, AND 28TH.
25TH, 26TH WILL BE OUT AT SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND TAKING CARE OF THEM IN JAIL.
THE 26TH WILL BE AT UNIT ROW EARLY IN THE MORNING.
IT'S ABOUT TIME THEY FINISHED THEIR LITTLE BRIEFING THEY HAVE EVERY MORNING.
THEN WE'LL MOVE OUT TO THE JUSTICE CENTER BEFORE WE FINISH UP THE DAY.
WE SHOULD BE AT THE JUSTICE CENTER BY ABOUT 10 O'CLOCK.
THEN FINAL DAY, THE 28TH, WE'LL BE HERE IN THE COURTROOM TO CATCH ALL THE OFFICERS THAT COME BY AT THAT TIME. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BOB. I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.
[13. Discussion/Action to consider Budget Amendment # 71 to transfer money for the Re-Striping project at the Justice Center Parking Lot]
DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENT 71 TO TRANSFER MONEY FOR THE RE-STRIPING PROJECT AT THE JUSTICE CENTER PARKING LOT?>> YES. JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, CURTIS HAS COME TO ME, HE WANTS TO DO SOME RE-STRIPING ON THE PARKING LOT THERE AT THE JUDICIAL CENTER AND HE DOESN'T HAVE QUITE ENOUGH MONEY IN THERE SO WE'RE JUST MOVING SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM HIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND THE COURTHOUSE LINE ITEM.
I DID SPEAK WITH HIM AND TOLD HIM THAT THERE IS A DEADLINE AND THAT NEEDS TO GET DONE ASAP BECAUSE I KNOW CAROLYN'S CUTOFF FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS IS JULY 15TH OR JULY 1ST FOR CAPITAL SO HE DOESN'T HAVE VERY LONG TO GO.
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[LAUGHTER]>> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT 71? [BACKGROUND] WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED, HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 14, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENT 72,
[14. Discussion/Action to consider Budget Amendment #72 to transfer money for the Sheriffs Office Operating Supplies, Overtime, and Fuel]
TO TRANSFER MONEY FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OPERATING SUPPLIES OVER TIME AND FUEL?>> YES. AGAIN, SO WE ARE HAVING SOME FUNDING ISSUES OVER IN THE SO.
THEY DO HAVE SOME POSITIONS THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL FOR THEIR PATROL DEPUTIES AND THEY ARE OVER BUDGET IN THEIR OPERATING, THEY'RE ABOUT TO BUST OVER IN THEIR OVERTIME AND AS WELL AS IN THEIR FIELDS.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ALTOGETHER 80,000 BUT 20,000 IS GOING TO GO TO, LET ME SEE HERE, 20,000 IS GOING TO GO TO OVERTIME, 20,000 IS GOING TO GO TO OPERATING SUPPLIES AND 40,000 IT'S GOING TO GO TO FUEL COST.
>> AS YOU CAN SEE, COMMISSIONERS JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE IN THE WORLD FIELD IS ABSOLUTELY EATING OUR LAUNCH AND SO IS OVERTIME OUT THERE.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT 72?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 15, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENT 73,
[15. Discussion/Action to consider Budget Amendment #73 to move money within Non-Departmental line items to pay AT&T Invoices.]
TO MOVE MONEY WITHIN NON- DEPARTMENTAL [NOISE] LINE ITEM TO PAY AT&T INVOICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $161,320.70.>> YES. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE GOING UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH AT&T AND REACHING OUT, JUST WONDERING WHY THE HUGE INCREASE IN COSTS ON THEIR INVOICING.
WE HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING SOLID YET, BUT WE DO OBVIOUSLY NEED TO GO AHEAD AND PAY THE INVOICES.
WE ARE MOVING SOME MONEY AROUND IN NON DEPARTMENTAL.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO, I CAN GO THROUGH AND BREAK THAT DOWN.
WE'RE JUST MOVING FROM FACTS IN INTERNET, TAX ABATEMENT, OVERTIME, INSURANCE AND MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT AND CONTINGENCY A LITTLE BIT TO COVER THOSE COSTS.
BUT AS SOON AS I HAVE AN UPDATE ON WHAT'S GOING ON WITH AT&T, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU GUYS ARE WELL-INFORMED.
IF WE NEED TO LOOK AT SOME OTHER OPTIONS, I KNOW THAT THE COUNTIES TO GO WITH SPECTRUM.
>> THEY HIT US WITH THESE UNANNOUNCED.
GOT SOME INVOICES IN AND THEY WERE ALMOST DOUBLE.
>> THEY'VE REPLIED BACK WITH SOME ADDITIONAL FIBER LINES THAT ARE GOING ON.
I HAVEN'T GOT A SOLID ANSWER, BUT FOR THAT COST TO INCREASE THAT MUCH JUST FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. EVEN IF IT WAS EXTRA FIBER LINES, THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO NOTIFICATION AND THEY JUST DO IT AND THEN EXPECT US TO TOP UP $165,000.
>> BECAUSE NOBODY CAN PINPOINT RIGHT NOW WHO AUTHORIZE THE NEW LINES.
>> YEAH. IT'S JUST WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY THESE.
BUT WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO GET AN ANSWER ON WHY.
>> YES, BECAUSE THAT IS STRETCHING THE NON DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET PRETTY MUCH DOWN TO NOTHING.
>> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT 73?
>> 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 APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER REQUISITION
[16. Discussion/Action to consider approval of Change Order of REQ01246 to pay AT&T monthly invoices]
01246 TO PAY AT&T MONTHLY INVOICES COST $64,508.08.WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUISITION, COMMISSIONERS?
>> AS I MOVE, I GOT A COMMENT.
>> GO AHEAD IF YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS, PLEASE.
>> ON HERE I SEE IT SAYS 5/5/2022 AND 6/5/22.
ISN'T THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO WHERE I'M NOT SURE THEY CHARGED LATE FEES? COULD BE SOMETHING THEY START DOING THAT WHERE WE MAKE SURE THIS GETS PAID MONTHLY ON TIME.
IS THERE SOMETHING WE CAN DO FOR THAT?
>> CAN YOU PINPOINT OUT WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING AT, COMMISSIONER? ON WHAT PAGE?
>> WELL, COMMISSIONER, THE THING IS THAT WE DIDN'T PAY THE MAY ONE BECAUSE WE HAD TO WAIT ON THE BUDGET AMENDMENT BECAUSE THERE WAS ONLY $200 LEFT IN THAT LINE ITEMS. WE HAD TO WAIT TO DO THE BUDGET AMENDMENT TO PAY THAT.
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THE JUNE PAYMENT CAME DUE.THAT'S WHAT THE COMBINED $64,000 IS.
>> WHEN THEY SPRING THESE ON US UNANNOUNCED AND WE BUDGET BASED ON WHAT THEY'VE TOLD US OUR BUDGET WAS GOING TO BE AND THEY GO NOT EVEN MID CYCLE, BUT AT THE END OF THE CYCLE WHEN WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO ZERO, IT MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO PAY THEM WITHOUT AN AMENDMENT.
>> I JUST THOUGHT MAYBE THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO THEM.
>> YEAH. IT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THEY HIT US WITH UNANNOUNCED INCREASES.
WE HAVE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS BEFORE WE CAN PAY AND WE CANNOT MAKE ADJUSTMENTS WITHOUT BRINGING IT TO COURT.
YOU MADE A MOTION, COMMISSIONER?
THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 16. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSE? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 17, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL TO PAY AT&T MONTHLY INVOICE OFF CYCLE
[17. Discussion/Action to consider the approval to pay AT&T monthly invoice off cycle $64,508.08 due to time sensitive invoice deadline]
$64,508.08 DUE TO TIME-SENSITIVE INVOICE DEADLINE.COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE PAYMENT?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSE? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 18, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER BUDGET AMENDMENT 74 FOR
[18. Discussion/Action to consider Budget Amendment #74 for Constable 1 to move money for additional funding for fuel expenses.]
CONSTABLE 1 TO MOVE MONEY FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR FUEL EXPENSES.>> NO. IT CAN GO FARTHER THAN IT WOULD AT UNIT ROWS.
>> FACING ONE DOES CONSTABLES, THEY DID DO A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF TRYING TO REALLY BE CONSERVATIVE WITH A FIELD, BUT THEY ARE PUSHING IT.
>> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AMENDMENTS 74?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED. HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 19, DISCUSSION ACTION [NOISE] TO CONSIDER
[19. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of REQ01712 in the amount of $139,373.85 for Langford Community Management payment #3 on CDBG-MIT professional services related to the Caldwell County Evacuation Center]
THE APPROVAL OF REQUISITION 01712 AND THE AMOUNT OF $139,373.85 FOR LANGFORD COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT PAYMENT NUMBER 3 ON THE CDBG-MIT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RELATED TO THE CALDWELL COUNTY EVACUATION CENTER.COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS JUST PAYMENT THAT WE'VE GOT WITH THEM FOR MANAGING THIS.
I PLAN TO BRING YOU GUYS UPDATE HOPEFULLY NEXT COMMISSIONERS COURT ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THAT.
WE JUST RECENTLY HAD A MEETING IS A LITTLE BIT TOO LATE TO GET IT ON THIS COURT.
THERE ARE SOME ITEMS SUCH AS SOME LEFT-HAND TURN LANES AND WHATNOT THAT ARE NOT PART OF THIS GRANT THAT WE'RE SORTING THROUGH WITH CITY OF [INAUDIBLE].
THEY'RE GOING TO GET SOME GRANTS TO COVER THOSE TYPE OF THINGS.
MIRACULOUSLY, SO FAR WE SEEM TO BE VERY CLOSE TO STAY IN ON BUDGET DESPITE EVERYTHING.
THIS IS JUST A PAYMENT THAT WE OWE LANGFORD.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE REQUISITION 01712?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSE? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 20, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF
[20. Discussion/Action to consider approval of payment for PO #01712 in the amount of $139,373.85 for Langford Community Management for professional services related to the Caldwell County Evacuation Center]
PAYMENT FOR PO NUMBER 01712 IN THE AMOUNT OF $139,373.85 FOR LANGFORD COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RELATED TO CALDWELL COUNTY EVACUATION CENTER.WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE V001712?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 21, DISCUSSION ACTION TO REVIEW PRICE ADJUSTMENT REQUESTS FROM COLORADO MATERIALS.
[21. Discussion/Action to review Price Adjustment Request from Colorado Materials due to price increases for the initial bid RFB 21CCP01B-2.]
DO THE PRICE INCREASES FOR THE INITIAL BID RFP21CCP01B-2.COMMISSIONERS CAROLYN AND DANNY PROBABLY CAN SPEAK TO THIS BETTER THAN I, BUT I'LL JUST GIVE YOU A SYNOPSIS.
THEY'RE ASKING FOR AN INCREASE IN WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR MATERIALS DUE TO INCREASES IN FUEL.
THEY ARE ALLOWED TO DO THAT WITHIN THE CONFINES OF OUR AGREEMENT.
HOWEVER, IN THERE WE HAVE SOME OPTIONS.
WE CAN APPROVE THE INCREASE, OR WE CAN ASK THEM TO NEGOTIATE THE INCREASE OR EITHER PARTY CAN GIVE 30 DAYS
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NOTICE WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A WHOLE NEW GOING OUT FOR BID TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE END OF THE BUDGET CYCLE WHICH WE WOULD PREFER TO AVOID IF WE CAN.I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE COURT GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO NEGOTIATE THIS WITH THEM.
I FEEL LIKE WE'RE PAYING OUR FUEL, EVERYBODY ELSE SHOULD PAY THEIR FUEL AND GET THROUGH IT.
HOWEVER, WE MIGHT BE WILLING TO REACH SOME COMPROMISE IF POSSIBLE IF THEY'RE WILLING TO DO THAT AND GO FROM THERE BUT I WOULD ASK YOU-ALL TO ALLOW ME TO AT LEAST TRY TO NEGOTIATE THIS INCREASE THEY'RE ASKING FOR DOWN A LITTLE BIT. DONALD AND I.
>> THEY HAD A LINE ON HERE THAT SAID ONE-HALF INCH BASE SHIP TO SEE REALLY YARD WOULD BE 1604 PER TON.
>> ELEVEN SEVENTY-FIVE PER TON.
>> I JUST WANTED TO HAVE THAT HAPPENED AT APPLE.
>> YEAH, [LAUGHTER] I APPRECIATE IT.
PATRICIA, I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THAT QUESTION BECAUSE IT GETS DOWN [OVERLAPPING]
>> LESS THAN 150 LEFT IN THAT LINE ITEM FOR BASE.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ALLOW YOU TO TRY TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM A PRICE.
>> I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ROLAND.
ALL IN FAVOR TO ALLOW THE MOTION TO [NOISE] ALLOW DONALD AND I TO TRY AND NEGOTIATE THAT PRICE INCREASE DOWN SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
>> ITEM 22. DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE DIRECTION REGARDING ACQUISITION OF
[22. Discussion/ Action to consider the direction regarding acquisition of easement adjunct to Holz road Bridge to facilitate bridge replacement by TxDOT]
EASEMENT ADJUNCT TO HOPES ROAD BRIDGE TO FACILITATE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT BY TEXT DOT.>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE A BRIDGE, IT'S THE OLD RAILROAD CAR TYPE ON HOLTZ ROAD COMING OUT OF METER WALL BACK TOWARDS ROGER BRANCH ROAD.
THE TEXT DOT HAS A PROGRAM, IT'S AN OFFICE SYSTEM BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROGRAM AND THEY HAD SELECTED HOLTZ ROAD TO REPAIR AND THEY'VE GOT IN THERE AND THEY'VE DETERMINED THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR WHAT THEY NEED TO DO, I THINK IT WILL PRIMARILY BE A SLOPE EASEMENT COMING OFF THE EMBANKMENT AND THEY'LL NEED ADDITIONAL EASEMENT THERE, DONALD COULD PROBABLY EXPLAIN IT BETTER.
BUT THEY'VE OFFERED US SOME OPTIONS, ONE IS TO NOT DO IT, JUST DON'T MOVE ON TO A DIFFERENT ROAD.
THE OTHER IS FOR US TO PAY THE COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF RETAINING WALLS SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE SLOPE AND I THINK THAT WAS PRETTY OUTRAGEOUS PRICE, I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS.
>> LIKE $200,000 AT THIS TIME, AND IT COULD HAVE GONE UP [LAUGHTER].
>> THE OTHER IS TO ACQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAY OR EASEMENTS OFF THAT PROPERTY OWNER THAT'S THERE.
WE FELT LIKE WE NEEDED TO BRING THAT TO THE COURT, SEE WHAT THE COURTS DESIRE ON THAT WAS, WE'D RECOMMEND THAT WE AT LEAST TRY TO ACQUIRE THOSE EASEMENTS AND COME BACK TO THE COURT WITH WHAT THAT MIGHT COST US.
>> DID THEY GIVE US ANY IDEA ABOUT HOW MANY FEET WE NEED TO GO IN FOR THOSE EASEMENTS?
>> IT VARIES WHAT THEY SHOW ON THE PLANS, IT VARIES.
I MEAN, WHAT I'VE FIGURED OUT, WE'RE LIKE ABOUT 53 FOOT OF RAILROAD, HE'S A LITTLE OVER 53 AND THEY'RE SAYING THAT IT COULD GO ANYWHERE FROM 50 SOMETHING TO 61.
>> THERE'S 53 EXISTING RIGHT NOW AND YOU MIGHT NEED UP TO 61.
>> RIGHT AWAY WHY IS WE DON'T NEED LIKE TEN OR 11 FEET OF A PROPERTY OWNER.
>> IT MIGHT TURN OUT WELL, IF THEY SEE THEY'RE GETTING AN IMPROVED BRIDGE, BETTER ACCESS, THEY MAY BE WILLING TO, IF THEY DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT CLOSE TO THE ROAD.
>> THAT BRIDGE IS THERE IS ACTUALLY TWO RAILROAD CARS PUT TOGETHER.
THE CONTRACT IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR TWO BRIDGES, THE ONE ON HOLTZ AND THEN ONE ON SEAWILLOW AND THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT SOMEWHERE AROUND JUNE OF NEXT YEAR.
>> IT'S A WOODEN BRIDGE, THE SECOND ONE.
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>> WE'VE GOT PLENTY RIGHT AWAY ON THAT ONE?
>> YEAH. THE RIGHT-OF-WAY IS ALRIGHT.
>> WE'LL DO THAT AND WE'LL COME BACK TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WITH WHATEVER.
>> YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO SEEK ACQUISITION OF AN EASEMENT THAT JUMP HOLTZ ROAD BRIDGE TO FACILITATE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT OUR TEXT DOT.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION. [LAUGHTER] WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND.
ITEM 23, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER
[23. Discussion/Action to consider public Streets and Drainage in Monte Sagrado Subdivision as complete and ready to begin the two year performance period of said improvements as evidenced by a maintenance bond in the amount of $179,900.00 for maintenance security.]
PUBLIC STREETS AND DRAINAGE AND MANNIES SAGROTTO SUBDIVISION IS COMPLETE AND READY TO BEGIN THE TWO-YEAR PERFORMANCE PERIOD AND SAID IMPROVEMENTS AS EVIDENCED BY MAINTENANCE BOND AND THE AMOUNT OF $179,900.>> ALL THE PUNCH LIST AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.
>> THIS IS THE LINE WHERE WE'VE BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH THEM FOR SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR ROCKY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AND WE RECEIVED THE TERMS FOR THAT PAYMENT FROM THEM.
CHASE HAS IT, TRACY HAS IT AND THEY ARE [NOISE] REVIEWING THAT TO SEE HOW THEY CAN PUT IT INTO AN AGREEMENT BUT I KNOW THESE GUYS NEED TO GET MOVING ON THEIR PROJECTS.
WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS MAKE IT A MOTION TO APPROVE, CONTINGENT UPON THE AGREEMENT BEING PUT INTO PLACE REGARDING AND THAT MONEY TRANSFERRED TO US.
>> JUST FROM OUR END, WE RECEIVED THE TERMS WEDNESDAY, WHICH WAS REALLY TOO LATE TO GET THIS ON THE AGENDA, ESPECIALLY TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL THE LEGAL LANGUAGE IS RIGHT AND GO BACK AND FORTH SO THAT EVERYBODY'S HAPPY WITH IT.
I EXPECT THAT WE SHOULD HAVE THAT DONE BY THE NEXT COMMISSIONERS COURT SETTING.
>> THEN YOU'LL BRING IT BACK TO COURT.
>> OF COURSE. IT'LL HAVE TO BE AT THAT.
>> BECAUSE THEY'RE ASKING FOR US TO HAVE THAT DONE BY DECEMBER AND THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET THAT DONE BY DECEMBER.
>> IT'LL HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BACK AND FORTH.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMOUNT WITH THE CAVEAT THAT WE GET THIS AGREEMENT FINALIZED.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED TO HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 24, DISCUSSION OF THE UPDATE OF BLACK ANKLE ROAD AND CDBG-DR PROGRAM INFRASTRUCTURE.
[24. Discussion of the update of Black Ankle Rd. in the CDBG-DR Program Infrastructure Projects]
>> THANK YOU, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS.
WORK IS CONTINUING ON THREE OF THE ROADS THAT ARE A PART OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT, THAT'S POLITICAL ROAD, BLACK ANKLE AND WITTER ROAD.
WE ARE MAKING PROGRESS ON ALL THREE ROADS.
HAD RUN INTO SOME CHALLENGES THAT HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO US.
ONE INSTANCE ON BLACK ANKLE WHERE WE HAD TO HAVE WATER TO COMPLETE THE BACKFILL PROCESS.
A COUPLE OF WATER [INAUDIBLE] CORPORATIONS WERE CONTACTED AND THEY WOULD NOT SELL THE WATER TO THE CONTRACTOR THAT WAS NEEDED.
I WANT TO THANK UNIT ROAD AND DONALD LECLERC FOR MAKING AN OFFER TO OUR CONTRACTORS TO ACCESS OUR WATER SUPPLY THAT WE HAVE OUT AT DALE.
I BELIEVE THE CONTRACTORS MAY HAVE GONE AND WORKED WITH THE CITY OF LOCKHART TO GET THAT WATER FOR THAT PROCESS.
WE'VE ALSO RUN INTO INDUSTRY-WIDE PROBLEMS IN THE CONCRETE INDUSTRY AND THAT'S GETTING CEMENT.
THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF CEMENT TO ALL VENDORS WHICH HAS SLOWED THE PROCESS DOWN ON CEMENT TO MAKE THE CONCRETE THAT WE NEED TO FIX THE ROADS.
WE'RE DEALING WITH THAT AS WELL AS AN ISSUE, BUT WE ARE MAKING SOME PROGRESS.
I'LL ASK DAVID CLARK WHO WITH DOUCET HE'S OUR PROJECT MANAGER ON THIS TO BRING YOU WITH MORE SPECIFICS ON WORK THAT'S BEING DONE ON ALL THREE OF THOSE ROADS AND ON PROGRESS WE ARE HAVING GOING FORWARD.
>> GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS, GOOD MORNING JUDGE.
AS DENNIS WAS MENTIONING WORKS TAKING PLACE AT THE THREE SITES.
THE POLITICAL ROAD SITE IS NEARLY COMPLETE.
THE ONLY THING LEFT IS PAVING.
THE CONTRACTOR WAS TRYING TO GET THEIR PAVING SUBCONTRACTOR OUT LAST WEEK TO GET THAT DONE. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED.
I STOPPED BY ON THE WAY IN TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT THE SITE ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE.
THEY HAVE REMOVED THE DETOUR ROAD.
THEY HAVE REPAIRED THE FENCES AND REPLACED GATES.
THERE'S A COUPLE OF MAINTENANCE ITEMS THEY NEED TO DO.
I THINK ONE OF THE GATE HINGES ISN'T WORKING.
SPOKE WITH THE CONTRACTOR THIS MORNING, THEY DON'T HAVE A DATE FIRMED UP YET WITH THE PAVING CONTRACTOR.
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I'M GOING TO CALL THEM EVERY DAY UNTIL WE GET THAT DONE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN AT THAT SITE ENTIRELY TOO LONG.WE'RE IN THE HOMESTRETCH, IT NEEDS TO GET DONE.
AS SOON AS WE HAVE PAVING SCHEDULED, WE CAN ALSO SCHEDULE THE PUNCH LIST WALKED THROUGH.
MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS DONE AT THE POLITICAL ROAD SITE.
GET DONE WITH THAT AND FOCUS ON THE REMAINING WORK.
AT WITTER ROAD, I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE CONCRETE SCHEDULE SINCE WE HAD THE CEMENT SHORTAGE.
THEN WE GOT QUITE A BIT OF RAIN YESTERDAY.
THE STEEL WAS IN PLACE AND I INSPECTED THAT THURSDAY MORNING.
THERE WERE SET UP FOR A FRIDAY MORNING POUR, DIDN'T HAPPEN.
BUT AGAIN, SPOKE WITH CONTRACTOR THIS MORNING.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY POURING THE FOUNDATION FOR WITTER ROAD THIS MORNING. THAT IS GETTING DONE.
NO WORD ON AVAILABILITY FOR CONCRETE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.
THEY DID SEND AN EMAIL, I BELIEVE FROM TEX-MIX THAT SPOKE TO THE CEMENT SHORTAGE.
WE HAVE CONCRETE MIX DESIGNS, I THINK FROM FOUR OR FIVE DIFFERENT BATCH PLANTS IN THE AREA THAT ARE ALL TEXTILE CERTIFIED.
IF WE NEED TO, WE'LL TRY AND FIND SOME OTHER AREAS THAT MIGHT HAVE CONCRETE AVAILABLE.
WE'RE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET AS MANY MIXES AVAILABLE TO GIVE US THE FLEXIBILITY TO STILL MEET SCHEDULE THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
THEY'RE POURING WITTER ROAD THIS MORNING IN ABOUT SEVEN DAYS CURE TIME ON THAT.
BEHIND THE POUR, ABOUT A DAY OR TWO, THEY CAN START FORMING AND SETTING STEEL.
THAT PROJECT, EVEN DESPITE THE WEATHER AND THE CEMENT SHORTAGE IS STILL LOOKING GOOD ON SCHEDULE AT THE MOMENT.
BLACK ANKLE, AS WE MENTIONED, THAT HAD SOME ISSUES WITH WATER AVAILABILITY LAST WEEK.
THANKS TO YESTERDAY, THAT'S NOT REALLY AN ISSUE ANY LONGER.
ABOUT THREE-QUARTERS DONE ON ONE SIDE OF THE CULVERT CROSSING WITH BACKFILL WORKING ON THE OTHER SIDE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
WORK IS STILL PROGRESSING OUT THERE.
FOR BLACK ANKLE ROAD, THE LARGER MILESTONES COMING UP ARE THE TRAFFIC RAIL FOUNDATION AND WALL.
OBVIOUSLY THOSE WILL NEED SOME CONCRETE, SO WE'RE KEEPING AN EYE ON THE AVAILABILITY AND SCHEDULE FOR THAT AS WELL.
BUT WHERE BLACK ANKLE ROAD DOESN'T HAVE ANY WORK TO DO, WITTER DEFINITELY DOES.
THEY HAVE PLENTY OF WORK IN FRONT OF THEM.
WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE NUMBER 1, TO GET YOU ALL AN ESTIMATE FOR WHEN POLITICAL IS GOING TO BE PAVED.
NUMBER 2, MAKE SURE THAT BLACK ANKLE IS STILL ON TRACK AND GET IT SCHEDULED FOR THAT, AND ANYTHING THAT COMES UP IN THE MEANTIME, WE WILL MAKE SURE TO REPORT TO YOU ALL AS WELL.
>> COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS?
>> DAVID, ON POLITICAL ROAD, IS THERE A REASON THAT THEY'RE NOT MOVING FORWARD ON THE PAVING RIGHT NOW? CAN THEY NOT GET A CONTRACTOR OR ARE THEY JUST? WHAT'S THE REASON FOR THAT?
THERE SCHEDULE AVAILABILITY IS DIFFICULT RIGHT NOW WITH EVERYONE IN THE AREA WORKING.
WE'VE HEARD THIS FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW THAT IT'S DIFFICULT TO GET THEM SCHEDULED.
IF I NEED TO GET ON THE CALL, JUDGE HADEN NEEDS TO BE ON CALL.
SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET ON THE CALL TO MOTIVATE THEM PROPERLY.
THE PROJECT NEEDS TO BE FINISHED.
WE CAN SEE THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
WE KNOW IT'S NOT AN UPCOMING TRAIN NOW.
IT NEEDS TO GET DONE AND WE GET OUT OF POLITICAL SO WE CAN FOCUS ON THE REMAINING SITES.
>> HAVE THEY CLEANED UP THE SITE.
THERE WAS A LOT OF PILES OR RUBBLE AND STUFF LIKE THAT IN THE RIGHT AWAY.
>> THEY HAVE RELOCATED THE DEBRIS OR THE FLEX SPACE FOR THE DETOUR ONTO THE GREG'S PROPERTY.
THERE IS STILL SOME BRUSH ONSITE, BUT I BELIEVE ALL THE INSTALLATION IS COMPLETE.
GUARDRAILS IN THE RIP RAP UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM APPEARS TO BE IN AND FINAL.
[NOISE] DURING THE PUNCH LIST, WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT ANYTHING THAT'S REMAINING IN THE AREA THAT WASN'T THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE NEEDS TO BE REMOVED, AND THEN AGAIN, WE NEED GET THE PAVING DONE.
>> YOU MAY HAVE SEEN IT, BUT I DIDN'T SEE IT.
WHAT'S OUR SCHEDULE ON BLACK ANKLE RIGHT NOW, OUR PROJECTED REOPENING DAY?
>> I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I BELIEVE WITH BLACK ANKLE, THE MAJOR ITEMS LEFT ARE BACK FILLING THE CULVERTS.
IT SHOULD ONLY TAKE A FEW DAYS ONCE THEY CAN GET THAT COMPLETE.
THERE'S A RAIL FOUNDATION POUR AND THEN THE ACTUAL RAIL ITSELF ON TOP OF IT.
IT'S LIKELY ABOUT FOUR TO SIX WEEKS FROM TOTAL COMPLETION WITH THAT SITE.
>> IS THE CURE TIME ON THE RAIL JUST SEVEN DAYS? WE GOT THIS LAND THAT CURES SEVEN DAYS AND GOING?
WITH THE RAIL IS A LITTLE BIT COMPRESSED.
IF WE CAN MEET STRENGTH EARLIER THAN SEVEN DAYS, THERE'S NO STRUCTURE THAT'S GOING TO BE UP ON TOP OF THE RAIL OTHER THAN THE FORMS AND THE STEEL.
AS LONG AS THE RAIL FOUNDATION MEET STRENGTH, WE CAN FORM, SET STEEL FOR THE ACTUAL RAIL ITSELF, GET THAT RELATIVELY QUICKLY.
THEN BEHIND THAT, IT'S JUST PAVING AT BLACK ANKLE AS WELL.
>> ARE THEY GOING TO TRY TO GET THESE THREE PROJECTS COMPLETED BEFORE THEY MOVE TO BIGGS ROAD?
WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON GETTING WORK UNDERWAY DONE.
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AT THIS POINT, WE'RE MOVING INTO MIDSUMMER.AT THE BIGGS ROAD SITE, THERE'S STILL A SIZABLE DETOUR.
THE WITTER ROAD DETOUR IS LONGEST, BUT AT BIGGS ROAD, THERE'S STILL A LITTLE BIT OF A, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING LIKE FOUR OR FIVE MILE DETOUR.
OUR GOAL WAS TO GET WITTER AND BLACK ANKLE SUBSTANTIALLY DONE TO WHERE WE CAN OPEN UP TRAFFIC AGAIN BEFORE WE TEAR UP BIGGS ROAD BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE FOUR SITES OR THREE SITES.
I THINK THEY SHOULD FINISH SOME OF THIS BEFORE THEY SPREAD OUT AND GO TO ANOTHER ONE.
>> ABSOLUTELY, YES. WE'VE BEEN LUCKY WITH THE WEATHER SO FAR, EVEN LUCKY WITH ALL THE RAIN WE GOT YESTERDAY THAT IT DIDN'T WASH OUT WITTER ROAD LIKE WE'VE SEEN AT POLITICAL.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP ROLLING AS FAR AS WE CAN WITH THE LUCK WE'VE BEEN GIVEN.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS?
>> I WANT TO ADD A COMMENT ON THE WITTER ROAD PROJECT.
MORE SO THAN THE OTHER TWO ROADS THAT ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION, I WANT TO THANK OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER MILES AND ALSO OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STAFF FOR WORKING ON GETTING THE WORD OUT TO THE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS AND THE LOCKHART ISD TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT ON THE DETOUR ROUTE FOR WITTER ROAD.
IT'S BEEN POSTED IN GREAT DETAIL OF WHERE THE ROUTES ARE.
MORE SO AND WE'VE DONE ON ALL THE OTHER ROADS.
ALL THE FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THAT WITTER ROAD DETOUR.
ALSO ON THE POLITICAL ROAD, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH MRS. GREG ON THE PIECE OF THE PROPERTY.
THERE WERE TWO GATES THAT NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED.
THOSE WERE PART OF THE EARLY NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE GREG FAMILY, AND THOSE GATES HAVE NOW BEEN INSTALLED, REPLACED THE GAPS THAT WERE TAKEN DOWN.
ALSO, THE GREG FAMILY HAS AGREED TO, REMEMBER THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT THEIR WANTING THE THE DEBRIS AND THE ASPHALT AND SO FORTH ON THEIR PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR SOME THINGS ON OTHER THE ROADS IN THEIR PROPERTY.
THEY'VE AGREED TO ALLOW US TO STOCKPILE AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE ONLY THE DEBRIS THAT'S ACCEPTABLE TO THEM.
THAT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED WITH THE GREG FAMILY AND THEY'RE OKAY WITH THAT.
THERE WAS A THOUGHT THAT THEY HAD ASKED WHETHER UNIT ROAD OR WHETHER THE CONTRACTOR COULD MOVE THE MATERIAL 3-4 MILES FROM THE CONSTRUCTION SITE AND THEY'VE AGREED NOW TO ALLOW US TO STOCKPILE THAT DEBRIS RIGHT THERE AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE AND THEY'LL MOVE IT THEMSELVES AS THEY NEED IT.
WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS WITH THEM.
I WANT TO THANK AGAIN THE ENTITIES THAT HELPED MAKE THAT POSSIBLE.
I THINK WE'RE GOOD. THANK YOU.
>> WITH THAT ITEM 25, WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> [LAUGHTER] WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.
>> OPPOSED, THERE ARE NONE. WHO SAID CARRIES.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A 10 MINUTE BREAK AND THEN COME BACK FOR THE WORKSHOP.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.