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ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY.
[Call Meeting to Order]
COMMISSIONER ROLAND, WOULD YOU DO THE HONORS ON THE INVOCATION? YES, SIR. OUR FATHER, WHICH ART IN HEAVEN, THE FATHER OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS THE CHRIST.LORD. LORD, I JUST THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING ABLE TO GOING OUT AND COMING IN.
DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING? UH, JUST ONLY ANNOUNCEMENT I HAVE IS JUST TO UPDATE THE COURT THAT WALKER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES DID APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE CONSTABLE SECURITY PROGRAM LAST NIGHT, AND SO IT'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTATION FROM THIS POINT FORWARD.
OH, ANY STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS? NO.
ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO CONSENT.
[CONSENT AGENDA]
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT.I'LL MAKE A MOTION. WE APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? NOT, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ITEM NINE, DISCUSSION ACTION REGARDING THE BURN BAN.
[8. Discussion/Action regarding the burn ban. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Hector Rangel; Backup: 3; Cost: None. ]
HECTOR. ITEM EIGHT.I'M SORRY. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE.
COMMISSIONERS, STAFF AND GALLERY.
IF YOU WANT TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON FIRE STATUS IN CALDWELL COUNTY.
WE'VE HAD SUBSTANTIAL RAIN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WE'RE STILL PROCEEDING UP TO A FRIDAY.
THURSDAY IS GOING TO BE OUR HEAVIEST RAINFALL WITH 70% CHANCE OF RAIN UP TO PROBABLY AN INCH.
AND THEN IT ENDS AFTER FRIDAY.
SO IF YOU NEED TO DO BURNING OF BRUSH, THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT.
JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU CONTACT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND LET THEM KNOW.
ALSO, COLD WEATHER IS UPON US.
SO PLEASE USE CAUTION WITH HEAT LAMPS FOR YOUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS.
OTHER THAN THAT, KDBI NUMBERS ARE THE MINIMUM OF 463.
THE MAXIMUM IS 584, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 523 WITH A CHANGE OF MINUS EIGHT.
SO I'M RECOMMENDING TO COMMISSIONERS COURT TO KEEP THE BURN BAN OFF.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO KEEP A BURN BAN OFF, DO WE HAVE A SECOND.
[9. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of adopting an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between Caldwell County and the Texas Division of Emergency Management ("TDEM"), for TDEM use of County radio equipment. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Hector Rangel/ Hank Alex; Backup: 3; Cost: None ]
COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN CALDWELL COUNTY AND THE TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TDEM.FOR TDEM TO USE COUNTY RADIO EQUIPMENT.
HE USED TO BE A POLICE OFFICER HERE AND RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF LOCKHART WHEN ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO DO IS PROVIDE A RADIO, HANDHELD RADIO FOR HIM JUST IN CASE WE HAVE A DISASTER OR AN EMERGENCY.
AND THAT'S A BIG PLUS BY HIM HAVING THAT RADIO.
SO I'M HOPING COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVES THAT SYSTEM FOR TDEM.
WE HAVE A MOTION THAT WE HAVE A SECOND.
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WE HAVE A MOTION IN THE SECOND.AYE. ALL THOSE HERE AND THEN MOTION CARRIES.
I WANT TO WISH ALL THE COMMISSIONERS COURT A HAPPY THANKSGIVING AND BE SAFE OUT THERE.
ALL RIGHT, I DON'T. TEN DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF END OF THE YEAR.
[10. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of end of the year FY 21-22 Budget Amendments for all accounts. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Danie Teltow; Backup: 28; Cost: None ]
FY 2021-2022 BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR ALL ACCOUNTS.GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.
THIS IS JUST A WRAP UP FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET FOR EACH DEPARTMENT.
SO THERE WERE A FEW DEPARTMENTS THAT HAD A FEW LINE ITEMS THAT WERE IN THE NEGATIVE.
SO WE JUST I JUST WENT AHEAD AND DID SOME ADJUSTMENTS IN THERE.
SO EVERYTHING BALANCES AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
THERE'S NO NEGATIVES IN EACH [INAUDIBLE] FOR EACH DEPARTMENT.
SO THIS IS JUST KIND OF AN OVERALL SUMMARY OF EACH OF THOSE BUDGET AMENDMENTS.
IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN GO THROUGH EACH ONE OF THEM, BUT IT'S QUITE A LOT.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM.
THE MAJORITY OF THEM WERE JUST THE SALARY LINE ITEMS BECAUSE WE HAD THAT 27TH PAY PERIOD IN THERE.
SO I JUST WENT AHEAD AND DID THOSE WITH THAT PAYROLL ADJUSTMENT LINE ITEM THAT WE HAD.
AND THEN SOME OF THEM WERE FOR FUEL TRANSPORTATION, FOOD SUPPLIES FOR THE JAIL WAS A BIG ONE.
BUT I KNOW WE THEIR BUDGET INCREASED THIS YEAR FOR THAT, SO HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE AN ISSUE.
I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING THAT STUCK OUT THAT WAS OVERBUDGET THAT WE DIDN'T ACCOUNT FOR THIS YEAR.
OKAY, GOOD. COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'LL LOOK FOR, I'LL CALL THE VOTE.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND FOR ITEM TEN.
[11. Discussion/Action to approve REQ02048 and payment of Invoice #54728 in the amount of $50,500.00 for Armstrong, Vaughan, & Associates Outside Audit Services FY 20-21. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Carolyn Caro/ Danie Teltow; Backup: 3; Cost: $50,500.00 ]
$50,500 FOR OUR ARMSTRONG BOND AND ASSOCIATES OUTSIDE AUDIT SERVICE FOR FY 2021.SO THIS IS A JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, FORGIVE ME.
SO THIS WAS THE AUDIT THAT WE HAD WITH THE OUTSIDE AUDITORS.
IT WAS VERY DELAYED THIS YEAR.
SO WE'RE JUST NOW COMING UP ASKING FOR APPROVAL TO APPROVE THIS REQUISITION BECAUSE IT IS OVER THE $50,000 THRESHOLD AND TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE INVOICE FOR THE SAME AMOUNT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND MOTION? A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION UP? NOT ALL IN FAVOR. SAY I.
I POSED HERE AND THEN MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM 12 DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE REQUISITION 02055 AND PAYMENT OF INVOICES.
[12. Discussion/Action to approve REQ02055 and payment of Invoices # CMI3-000300-2022 in the amount of $82,464.00 for PHI Air Medical Cares Membership Nov. 1, 2022- October 31, 2023. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Carolyn Caro; Backup: 3; Cost: $82,464.00 ]
NUMBER CMI 13 000300-2022 IN THE AMOUNT OF $82,464 FOR FIRE MEDICAL CARES MEMBERSHIP.AND SO WE JUST WANT TO APPROVE THE REQUISITION, GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THE INVOICE SO WE CAN GET THEM PAID FOR THIS FOR WHAT IT SHOWS HERE FOR NOVEMBER ONE, 22 TO OCTOBER 31, 2023.
ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REQUISITION IN THE INVOICE ON ITEM 12? SO MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR. SAY I.
[13. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of the selection committee to review and score RFP22CCP01P for IT MSP. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Carolyn Caro; Backup: 2; Cost: None ]
22CCP 01P FOR ITMSP.SO THE COUNTY WENT OUT FOR PROPOSALS FOR IT MANAGED SERVICES.
WE DID RECEIVE A COUPLE OF RESPONSES, SO I JUST WANT TO GET APPROVAL FROM THE COURT TO GO AHEAD AND SELECT THE COMMITTEE THAT WILL BE SCORING THE PROPOSALS AND THEN NEXT COURT.
I CAN BRING YOU THE TOTALS AND WE CAN ANNOUNCE THE AWARD.
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WE HAVE SOME NAMES FOR THE COMMITTEE.I DO. SO I HAVE SELECTED FROM THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, DANNY TOTO FROM THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT, DENNIS [INAUDIBLE], FROM THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, GABBY BALBOA.
I HAVE REQUESTED COMMISSIONER BJ WESTMORELAND AND THE COUNTY JUDGE HOPPY HAYDEN.
OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SELECTION COMMITTEE? WE HAVE A MOTION THAT WE HAVE A SECOND.
WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND AND DISCUSSION.
OPPOSED, HEARING NONE, THE MOTION CARRIES.
[14. Discussion/Action to consider the approval to Canvass the November 8th , 2022 General Election. Speaker: Judge Haden/ Teresa Rodriguez/ Sarah Fullilove; Backup: 100; Cost: None]
GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.OKAY, I'M JUST GOING TO READ THE TOTALS.
SO A TOTAL OF REGISTERED VOTERS WAS 25,149 BALLOTS CAST.
REPUBLICAN MICHAEL CLOUD GOT A TOTAL OF 6433.
DEMOCRAT CLAUDIO PEREZ JUNIOR 4715.
WRITE IN UNCERTIFIED WITH SEVEN.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR REPUBLICAN DAN PATRICK, 6145, DEMOCRAT MIKE COLLIER 4715, LIBERTARIAN I THINK IS SHANNA STEELE 407.
ATTORNEY GENERAL, REPUBLICAN KEN PAXTON 6017, DEMOCRAT ROCHELLE MERCEDES GARZA 4806. LIBERTARIAN MARK ASH 402.
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS REPUBLICAN GLENN HAGER 6361.
DEMOCRAT JANET T DUTTON 4454, LIBERTARIAN V ALONZO ECHEVARRIA GARZA 373.
GENERAL LAND OFFICE REPUBLICAN DON BUCKINGHAM 6336.
NOT SURE WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE GREEN PARTY.
KERRY EVELYN MINGER TO WRITE IN UNCERTIFIED FOR COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE REPUBLICAN SID MILLER 6343 DEMOCRAT SUSAN HAYES 4801 RAILROAD COMMISSIONER, REPUBLICAN WAYNE CHRISTIAN 6140.
LIBERTARIAN. JAMIE ANDREWS 469.
I'M SORRY. I FORGOT WHAT YOU SAID.
GREEN PARTY HUNTER WAYNE CROWE 167 JUSTICE SUPREME COURT PLACE THREE REPUBLICAN DEBORAH LIEBERMAN.
AARON KNOWLES 4600 LIBERTARIAN.
THOMAS EDWARD OXFORD 299 JUSTICE SUPREME COURT PLACE FIVE REPUBLICAN REBECCA HUDDLE 6318 DEMOCRAT AMANDA RECHECK 4752 JUSTICE SUPREME COURT PLACE NINE REPUBLICAN EVAN YANG 6240 DEMOCRAT JULIA MALDONADO 4843 JUDGE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE FIVE REPUBLICAN SCOTT WALKER 6322 DEMOCRAT DIANA HUFFMAN 4745 JUDGE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE SIX REPUBLICAN JESSE F MCCLURE THIRD 6325 DEMOCRAT ROBERT JOHNSON
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4712 MEMBER STATE BOARD DISTRICT FIVE.REPUBLICAN PERLA MUNOZ HOPKINS 6370 DEMOCRAT REBECCA BELL MET TRUE 4713 STATE SENATOR DISTRICT 21 REPUBLICAN JULIE DAHLBERG.
DAHLBERG 5994 DEMOCRAT JUDAS MARINI 4993 LIBERTARIAN ARTHUR D BIANCA 210 STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 17 REPUBLICAN STAN CURTIS CURTIS 6174 DEMOCRAT MADELINE EDENS 4629 INDEPENDENT.
LINDA CURTIS 314 JUSTICE THIRD COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT PLACE FOUR REPUBLICAN LESLIE FITZPATRICK 6368 DEMOCRAT ROSA LOPEZ THEOPHANOUS 4702.
COUNTY JUDGE REPUBLICAN HOPPY HAYDEN 6619 DEMOCRAT ANA PESETAS.
THE BADA 4509 JUDGE COUNTY COURT AT LAW REPUBLICAN TREY HICKS 6309 DEMOCRAT BARBARA MOLINA 4848 COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT FOUR.
REPUBLICAN JERRY WEST 883 DEMOCRAT DARRELL THOMAS 1098 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT FOUR REPUBLICAN MICHAEL LUMLEY 900 DEMOCRAT YVETTE MARIA MORALES, 1096 CITY OF LOCKHART, COUNCIL MEMBER DISTRICT ONE.
JUAN MENDOZA 398 CITY OF LOCKHART, COUNCIL MEMBER.
CITY OF LOCKHART COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AT-LARGE. BRAD WESTMORELAND 2061.
CITY OF MARTINDALE, PROPOSITION FOUR 278 AGAINST 92 LOCKHART ISD PROPOSITION A FOUR 4707 AGAINST 2994 LOCKHART ISD A TAX RATIFICATION ELECTION FOR 3799 AGAINST 3815.
PRAIRIE ISD TRUSTEE BRIAN NEILSON 235.
WILDA ISD PROPOSITION A 425 AGAINST 68.
WILDA ISD PROPOSITION B 417 AGAINST 776 A CC TRUSTEE PLACE FOUR SEAN HANSEN 81 HCC TRUSTEE PLACE FIVE.
MANNY GONZALEZ 84 A CC TRUSTEE PLACE SIX.
STEVE JACOBS 38 CC DISTRICT PROPOSITION A FOR 76 AGAINST 52 THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CANVAS OF THE NOVEMBER 8TH, 2022 GENERAL ELECTION.
WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ITEM 15, DISCUSSION ACTION OF GLO INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT ROADS.
[15. Discussion of GLO infrastructure grant roads. Speaker: Commissioner Westmoreland/ Dennis Engelke; Backup: 1; Cost: None. ]
DENNIS. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE.COMMISSIONERS. I'LL GIVE YOU A REPORT ON OUR INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT.
SEVERAL THINGS THAT ARE THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
WE DID GET AN EXECUTED COPY OF THE 90 DAY EXTENSION WITH THROUGH THE GLO OR ALLOWING US TIME TO FINISH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ROADS, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, TIME TO DO ALL THE PAPERWORK THAT'S REQUIRED AT OR AFTER THAT.
SO THE EXTENSION IS THROUGH FEBRUARY 28TH OF 2023.
WE WILL HAVE A PAPER AUDIT CONDUCTED ON DECEMBER 14TH WITH THE GLO STAFF HERE ON ON OUR PROPERTY TO GO OVER ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE IN FILE OR HAVE ACCESS TO DEALING WITH THAT INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT.
AND WE FEEL CONFIDENT WE HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT THEY HAVE ASKED FOR.
THEY SEND US A CHECKLIST WHICH IS LIKE FOUR OR FIVE PAGES LONG, SINGLE SPACED, AND WE WANT THIS DOCUMENT, RIGHT? AND WE'VE GOT IT THROUGH OUR CONTRACTED SERVICES WITH LANKFORD.
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WE HAVE HAVE ALL THOSE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE GOING TO BE ASKING FOR.THAT DOCUMENT IS CIRCULATING FOR SIGNATURES AND WE'LL GET THAT TURNED INTO THE GLOW RATHER QUICKLY.
AND I'LL TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO DAVID CLARK WILL GIVE US AN UPDATE ON BIGGS ROAD.
WJC WAS ON SITE YESTERDAY, STRIPPING FORMS AND WEATHER PERMITTING.
THEY'LL START BACKFILLING THE STRUCTURE.
CONTRACTORS STILL ON TRACK TO MEET THEIR TARGETED END DATE BY MID-DECEMBER.
NO NEW ISSUES WITH TRAFFIC CONTROL, EROSION CONTROL OR NEIGHBORS.
OKAY, GREAT. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS OR DISCUSSION? GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. ITEM 16, DISCUSSION.
[16. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of an amendment to Step 3 of the HUD Uniform Relocation Assistance Plan. Speaker: Judge Haden/Dennis Engelke; Backup: 4; Cost: None]
ACTION. CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE SEPTEMBER 3RD OF THE HUD UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PLAN.THANK YOU, JUDGE. AT THE LAST COMMISSIONERS COURT, I BROUGHT TO YOU A DOCUMENT THAT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY HUD AND THE GLO THAT WE COMPLETE, IT REFERS TO THE UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PLAN FOR CALDWELL COUNTY.
IT'S A TOOL IN OUR TOOLBOX IN CASE WE NEED IT.
HUD HAS COME BACK AND HAS NOW INSISTED THAT WE CHANGE THE DATE, WHAT THEY CALL THE INITIATION OF NEGOTIATION DATE FROM THE JUNE 14TH DATE BACK TO NOVEMBER 8TH, 2021, WHICH WAS THE DATE THAT YOU AS A COMMISSIONERS COURT, SELECTED THE CITY OF LULING AS THE SITE FOR THE EVACUATION SHELTER. SO I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY JUST ASKING TO AMEND STEP THREE IN THE URA PLAN, BASICALLY CHANGING THE IO END DATE FROM JUNE 14TH OF 2022 TO NOVEMBER 8TH OF 2021.
OKAY COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PLAN? WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? MOTION AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
AYE. OPPOSE HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
[17. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of an Order authorizing the filing of a Final Plat (Short Form Procedure) for Harper Subdivision located on Spotted Horse Trial & FM 1854.Speaker: Commissioner Roland/ Kasi Miles; Backup: 12; Cost: None ]
SPOTTED HORSE TRAIL AND FM 1854.GOOD MORNING. IF YOU COULD LOOK IN YOUR BACK UP AND RECALL, WE DID A VARIANCE ON THIS SHORT FORM PLAT BACK IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, JUST BASICALLY GIVING THEM PERMISSION TO SUBDIVIDE THIS BECAUSE IT WAS ACTUALLY ON A DEAD END ROAD WHERE THEY COULDN'T AND THEY ALREADY HAD MAXED OUT THE NUMBER OF DRIVEWAYS.
SO I HAVE INCLUDED IN THERE THAT THE COURT DID GIVE A VARIANCE TO THAT.
AND AT THIS TIME I'M JUST LOOKING FOR APPROVAL FOR A SHORT FORM PLAT BECAUSE MR. HARPER HAS FINALLY COMPLETED HIS SHORT FORM PLAT TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE AND LIVE OUT THERE NEXT TO HIS BEST FRIEND.
AND WE WERE JUST LOOKING FOR A MOTION OF APPROVAL.
OKAY, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ORDER FILING? I SO MOVE. WE HAVE A MOTION.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION. A SECOND.
OPPOSE, HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
[18. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of an Order authorizing the filing of a Final Plat (Short Form Procedure) for El Destino located on State Park Rd. Speaker: Commissioner Theriot; Backup: 7; Cost: None ]
ON STATE PARK ROAD.OKAY. THIS IS JUST A QUICK, SIMPLE SHORT FORM PLAT.
IF YOU'LL NOTE IN ALL OF THE ATTACHMENTS THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION LETTER FROM MISS KIMBERLY AND EVERYTHING FOR ALL FEES HAVE BEEN PAID, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN COLLECTED AND I'M JUST LOOKING FOR APPROVAL.
APPROVAL. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
OPPOSE HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
THANKS, CASEY. ITEM 19, MOTION TO ADJOURN.
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WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE HAVE MOTION IN A SECOND.
HEARING NONE, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:25.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.