>> [NOISE] GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. [00:00:03] THANK YOU FOR COMING COMMISSIONERS COURT, THIS MORNING WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER ON TUESDAY, [Call Meeting to Order] THE 24TH DAY OF JANUARY 2023 AT 9:00 AM. COMMISSIONER THOMAS, WOULD YOU MIND LEADING US IN THE INDICATION THIS MORNING? >> DEAR HEAVENLY LORD, WE COME THIS MOMENT, THIS MINUTE, THIS HOUR THANKING YOU DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF THIS GROUP. MAY YOU GUIDE US AND DIRECT US THE WAY YOU WOULD HAVE WITH SCOPE THIS PORTION OF HEALTH AND STRENGTH THAT ONLY THAT YOU CAN GRANT. MAY ALL OF THESE PROCEEDINGS BE DECENT AND IN ORDER. ALL OF THESE THINGS WE ASK IN YOUR DARLING PRECIOUS SON, JESUS CHRIST NAME, AMEN. >> AMEN. >> DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING, COMMISSIONERS? [Announcements (Part 1 of 2)] >> ME. >> GO AHEAD [INAUDIBLE] AND THEN WILL DO THE COMMISSIONERS. >> I'LL BE THERE, BUDDY. HELLO, COMMISSIONERS, EVERYBODY. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE TAKING THIS ANNUAL CYBERSECURITY TRAINING SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN AN EMAIL FROM [INAUDIBLE] TO TAKE THAT CYBERSECURITY TRAINING, WE HAVE UNTIL AUGUST TO COMPLETE IT. BUT THIS YEAR WE ARE AIMING FOR 100 PERCENT COMPLIANCE SO WE ARE GOING TO BE BUGGING YOU GUYS. IF YOU GET LOCKED OUT, SEND AN EMAIL TO BOTH CHRISTINA AND MYSELF AND WE CAN RESET YOUR PASSWORD, IF THERE IS ANYBODY THAT YOU THINK THAT SHOULD TAKE IT BASICALLY THAT COVERS OR THAT USES THEIR COMPUTER 25 PERCENT OF THE TIME OR MORE NEEDS TO TAKE IT. IF YOU HAVE ANYBODY THAT NEEDS TO TAKE IT, JUST HAVE THEM SEND US AN EMAIL, CALL US AND WE CAN GET THEM ADDED TO THE LIST TO TAKE IT. IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, JUST GIVE OUR OFFICE A CALL, SO THAT INCLUDES EVERYBODY COMMISSIONERS COURT INCLUDED SO YOU GUYS SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN YOUR EMAILS AS WELL. >> ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONERS? >> NO IN ESSENCE FROM ME JUDGE. >> COMMISSIONER HORN? >> NO, SIR. >> THEO? >> NO, JUDGE. >> THOMAS? >> NO SIR. >> OKAY. ME EITHER. CITIZENS COMMENTS? [Citizens' Comments] >> YES, SIR. CASSANDRA DALEY? >> JUST LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE TO STATE YOUR NAME, WHERE YOU'RE FROM AND THAT YOU HAVE FOUR MINUTES AND WE WILL NOT ENGAGE UNLESS IT'S TO CORRECT THE STATEMENT OF FACTS. >> RAY JONES? THAT'S ALL, SIR. >> WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON. [CONSENT AGENDA] CONSENT AGENDA, COMMISSIONERS, IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS REGARDING CONSENT, I'D LIKE FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE. >> 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. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. WE NOW HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION 2022 AGRA LIVE PROGRAM REVIEW. [SPECIAL PRESENTATION] >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE. WE JUST WANTED TO GO OVER WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL SPENDING THAT TIME. WE'VE GIVEN YOU HANDOUTS, EVERY YEAR WE DO AN IN-DEPTH SUMMARY OF OUR PROGRAMMING. WE GAVE YOU HANDOUTS ON THOSE THAT HAVE MORE DETAILS. THIS YEAR I'M JUST GOING TO GO OVER FOUR OF THE PROGRAMS THAT I TAKE CARE OF. ONE IS FOOD PRESERVATION AND I DO IT WITH TRAVIS COUNTY AND I DID IT AT CALLA HANDS WITH TRAVIS COUNTY AND WE PROVIDED HOW TO CAN SAFELY AND WE ALSO DID ON IN TO THE POTS AND HOW TO TAKE CARE OF ORANGE SKILLETS AND IRON WIRE. THEN ON THE SECOND IN DEPTH, WE DID FOOD HANDLERS, FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT AND ONE OF THE RESIDENTS, MAITRE HARRISON, SHE GAVE MONEY [00:05:01] TO US TO DO OUR PROGRAMMING AND WE'VE USED IT FOR FORAGE. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS INTERESTED IN WITH THE OUTBREAK OF FOODBORNE ILLNESS IS PROVIDING FOR CHURCHES AND NON-PROFITS IN PAYING FOR THEM TO GET A FOOD HANDLERS CARD. I DID CHURCHES IN LOCKHART. I DID THE FOOD BANK AND I'M GOING TO OFFER IT AGAIN IN MATRICE ENDOWMENT HAS PAID FOR THAT. HER LEGACY LIVES ON WITH ALL THAT SHE'S DONE FOR THIS COUNTY AND SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. THE THIRD ONE IS WE DID CHILDCARE AND I DO THAT WITH GONZALES COMAIL HAYES AND TRAVIS AND WE DO A CHILDCARE CONFERENCE AND SO THAT HAPPENED IN, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE IN GREEN THIS COMING YEAR AND WE HAD SOMEONE COME IN AND TEACH ABOUT ALL THE CONCERNS AND THE LICENSING AND HOW TO DO CHILDCARE AND HOW TO TAKE CARE OF SOME OF THE PROBLEMS. THEN OUR LAST ONE IS FORAGE AND WE'VE GOT 165 FORAGES IN ROME AND A LOT OF THAT WILL HAVE MORE BECAUSE GUESS WHAT, THEY WAIT TILL THE LAST MINUTE AND THE COUNTY SHOWS COMING UP SO WE GET MORE PEOPLE WITH THAT. BUT WE'VE HAD LIVESTOCK JUDGING, WE'VE HAD PRESENTATIONS, AND WE HAVE SOME OUTSTANDING FORAGES THAT REPRESENT THIS COUNTY. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT BECAUSE THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS COUNTY SUPPORTS EXTENSION. IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY CONCERNS THAT YOU WANT ME TO TEACH SOMETHING, WE DO DIABETES, I'M GOING TO DO IT WITH THE WEST SLATE NURSE, WE'RE GOING TO DO COOKING WELL WITH DIABETES AND OTHER PROGRAMS. BUT IF YOU SEE A CONCERN, JUST CALL OUR OFFICE AND WE'RE UP TO DOING A PROGRAM ABOUT IT, AND NOW I'LL TURN IT OVER TO WAYNE. THANK YOU. >> THANKS, ELSY. >> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE, AGAIN, LIKE ELSY SAID, WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SHE COVERED THE FORAGE FCH SIDE OF THINGS. I'M GOING TO FOCUS MORE ON THE LIVESTOCK SIDE AND AGRICULTURAL SIDE. THAT'S MY MAIN FORTE WITHIN EXTENSION. WITHIN ONE OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT I HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU ALL IS THE 2022 LIVESTOCK AND LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN. I THOUGHT THAT PLANT WENT VERY WELL THIS YEAR. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE NUMBERS ON THE FRONT OF THAT PAGE, 33 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL LAND MASS WITHIN CALDWELL COUNTY IS USED FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION. WE LOOK AT AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF JUST OVER $79 MILLION IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION WITHIN CALDWELL COUNTY SO WE STILL HAVE WHAT'S CONSIDERED A RURAL COUNTY BY POPULATION AND LAND MASS AND PRODUCTION AS FAR AS AGRICULTURE IS CONCERN. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON THAT FOREFRONT AND HELP OUR PRODUCERS GAIN SOME KNOWLEDGE AND HOPEFULLY COME OUT MORE IN THE BLACK RATHER THAN THE RED. THAT'S ONE OF OUR MAIN GOALS IS TO MAKE THEM MORE EFFICIENT TO SAVE MONEY IN THE LONG RUN. YOU CAN SEE ON THE BACK OF THAT DOCUMENT. A FEW OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE DID THIS YEAR AND I FOCUSED ON THE PROGRAMS WHERE WE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED SOME SURVEYS TO TEST KNOWLEDGE GAINED AS WELL AS ECONOMIC IMPACT AND WILLINGNESS TO ADOPT NEW PRACTICES THAT ARE MORE EFFICIENT. SOME REALLY GOOD NUMBERS CAME OUT OF THIS YEAR. IF YOU LOOK AT THE CALDWELL COUNTY PECAN FIELD DAY, THAT'S THE FIRST ONE THAT WE'VE HAD IN AT LEAST THE LAST 15 YEARS, THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT FOR THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCERS WE HAVE IN THIS AREA. A LOT OF THEM CAME FROM OUTSIDE OF THE COUNTY EVEN, $92,000 WORTH OF ECONOMIC IMPACT WAS ESTIMATED BY THOSE PRODUCERS BASED OFF THE INFORMATION GIVEN, THOUGHT THAT WAS AN OUTSTANDING NUMBER. THE AG LITERACY DAY FITS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. THAT'S WHERE WE FOCUS ON THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS FROM THE LU LENG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THEY COME OUT TO LU LENG FOUNDATION, THEY LEARN WHERE FOOD COMES FROM. WE HAD A 35 PERCENT INCREASE IN KNOWLEDGE OVER THAT TOTAL POPULATION BASED OF PRE AND POST-TEST OFF THOSE KIDS AGRICULTURAL LITERACY SKILLS. THE LIVING FOUNDATION FIELD DAY IS A STAPLE. WE'VE ALL BEEN IN THIS COUNTY. WE KNOW IT'S A MAJOR EVENT THAT HAPPENS EVERY YEAR. THIS YEAR WE HAD AROUND 250 GUESTS. AGAIN, WE'D REACHED ANOTHER 400 ONLINE BY STREAMING IT LIVE THROUGH FACEBOOK. THIS WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST YEAR SINCE THE LIVING FOUNDATION FIELD DAY IS STARTED, THE 95TH ONE. THIS YEAR, WE ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED AN ACTUAL SURVEY BASED OFF OF AGRA LIFE'S INFORMATION THIS YEAR TO GAIN SOME ACTUAL FIGURES AND NUMBERS, AND YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE JUST OUT OF THE 83 PARTICIPANTS FROM 250 THAT FILLED OUT THAT SURVEY. WE ESTIMATED JUST SHY OF $500,000 OF ECONOMIC IMPACT BASED OFF THE INFORMATION GIVEN BY AGRA LIFE EMPLOYEES. THE BEEF CATTLE RANGE LAND MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP KEPT OFF OUR YEAR. [00:10:01] IT WAS IN OCTOBER. NOT AS BIG OF A TURNOUT AS WE WOULD'VE LIKED, 27-ISH PARTICIPANTS THERE, 16 PARTICIPANTS TO FILL OUT A SURVEY. BUT AGAIN, IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY IMPACTFUL. LOOKING AT JUST OVER $323,000 OF ECONOMIC IMPACT FOR THOSE PRODUCERS. THEY REALLY ENJOYED IT. THEY HAD SOME GOOD TOPICS THAT WERE VERY BENEFICIAL, ESPECIALLY LOOKING AT ECONOMIC OUTLOOKS AND FUTURE MARKETS FOR THE CATTLE PRODUCTION SCHEME AND THOSE GUYS, I THOUGHT THE PROGRAMS IN GENERAL TURNED OUT VERY GOOD THIS YEAR, BUT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO IMPROVE THAT AND CHANGE IT UP. HAVE MORE OF A SERIES BASED OPTION THIS YEAR FOR OUR PRODUCERS, AND AGAIN, WE JUST APPRECIATE ALL YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT AGRA LIFE AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL. >> THANKS, WAYNE. >> WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM 9, [9. Discussion/Action regarding the burn ban.] DISCUSSION ACTION REGARDING THE BURN BAN. HANK. >> GOOD MORNING, GEORGE. COMMISSIONERS. THIS TOPIC IS SELF-EXPLANATORY. [LAUGHTER] EXCELLENT WEATHER. OUR KBTI LEVELS AS OF 10:00 YESTERDAY MORNING ARE THE LOW WAS 164 HIGH, WAS 455, AND THE AVERAGE WAS 322. WITH THIS RAIN, THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO DRASTICALLY DROP BY TOMORROW AT 10:00. MY SUGGESTION LEAVE THE BURN BAN OFF FOR A WHILE. GIVE EVERYBODY A CHANCE TO TAKE CARE OF THE BRUSH PILES. >> GREAT. NOBODY LIKES THAT MORE THAN I DO. [LAUGHTER] DO WE HAVE MOTION TO LEAVE THE BURN BAN OFF? WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HANK. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU. >> THANKS HANK. ITEM 10, [10. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of the reinstatement of the Luling Foundation Farm Board President Gary Dickenson. ] DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE LEADING FOUNDATION FARM BOARD PRESIDENT, GARY DICKINSON. WAYNE, ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK ON THIS ONE WAYNE? >> YES. HELLO ONCE AGAIN. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE LEADING FOUNDATION HAS BEEN HERE SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT BY EDGAR B DAVIS. IT'S AN IMPORTANT STAPLE WITHIN THIS COMMUNITY TO EDUCATE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS ON NEW TECHNIQUES TO BE MORE EFFICIENT, SAVE THEM MONEY AND OVERALL, JUST EDUCATE THOSE PRODUCERS. WE AS CALDWELL COUNTY, BEING THE COUNTY THAT HOSTS THE LEADING FOUNDATION FARM, CONTINUOUSLY HAVE TWO MEMBERS ON THE BOARD. WE HAVE BILLY RAY BUCHNER WHO SERVED FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, AND WE HAVE MR. GARY DICKINSON WHO'S SERVED AS ON THE BOARD FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS. THERE'S NOT ANOTHER MEMBER ON THAT ASSOCIATION THAT I FEEL IS MORE COMPETENT AND CAPABLE TO PLAY THAT ROLE IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER LIKE HE DOES. WE'D REALLY ENJOY GETTING HIM BACK ON THE BOARD. WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER PERSON WHO'S INTERESTED IN GETTING ON THE BOARD, BEING BRIAN NIELSEN. HE'S ONE OF THE GUYS WHO'S UP AND COMING WITHIN THE PRODUCERS AREA. HE'S VERY ACTIVE, HE'S ON SEVERAL OTHER COMMITTEES THAT WE HAVE THROUGHOUT OUR LIFE EXTENSION. ANYTIME WE HAVE AN OPENING, WE ALWAYS LIKE TO MENTION HIS NAME BECAUSE EVENTUALLY ONE DAY WE PLAN ON GETTING THEM ON THERE, BUT WE'D REALLY ENJOY MR. DICKINSON CONTINUING HIS ROLE AS THE PRESIDENT ON THERE. BUT ANY SUGGESTIONS THAT YOU ALL HAVE, OF COURSE, IT'S ALWAYS UP TO YOU-ALL AND WE APPRECIATE ANY INPUT THAT YOU-ALL HAVE. >> COMMISSIONER. >> YEAH IF GARY WANTS TO SAY ANYTHING. I OPEN THE FLOOR FOR YOU. >> I THINK YOU SAID IT ALL WAYNE, AND I DIDN'T PAY HIM SAY ALL THAT STUFF. [LAUGHTER] NO, I REALLY ENJOY BEING ON THE BOARD. I'VE BEEN ON THERE. THIS WILL BE THE 23RD YEAR AND WE'VE GOT EXCELLENT BOARD. A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WE WORK TOGETHER REAL WELL, AND I THINK WE DO A GOOD JOB FOR THE THREE COUNTY AREAS THAT WE SERVE. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL SUPPORT VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A MOTION? >> WE HAVE A MOTION. >> WE HAVE A MOTION TO KEEP MR. GARY DICKINSON ON THE BOARD AS PRESIDENT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. CONGRATULATIONS. >> I APPRECIATE IT. [11. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of a Proclamation to designate February 2023 as Career and Technical Education Month. ] >> ITEM 11, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF A PROCLAMATION TO DESIGNATE FEBRUARY 2023 IS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MIND. GOOD MORNING MARK. >> GOOD MORNING. MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. COMMISSIONER HANK. COMMISSIONER THOMAS, CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> I LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING YOU IN PERSON SOON, BUT WELCOME. I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY. WE'RE HERE TODAY AND APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION TO DESIGNATE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH [00:15:03] AND TO JUST LIFT UP CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, OUR CHARGE IS TO EDUCATE EVERY STUDENT AND PREPARE THEM SO THAT WHEN THEY GRADUATE AT LOCKHART HIGH SCHOOL, LILLIAN HIGH SCHOOL, PROLINE HIGH SCHOOL. THEY ARE PREPARED TO MAKE THAT DECISION. ARE THEY GOING TO GO TO COLLEGE OR THEY'RE GOING TO JOIN THE WORKFORCE? THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO THE MILITARY? PART OF THAT SKILL SET THAT WE PROVIDE IS GIVING THEM THE CHOICES WITH REAL WORLD OPPORTUNITIES, LIFE SKILLS, CERTIFICATION SO THAT THEY CAN JOIN THE WORKFORCE IF THEY DECIDE THAT'S THEIR CHOICE. LOCKHART AND LILLIAN AND PROLINE, WE OFFER A RANGE OF CTE COURSES. EVERYTHING FROM AGRICULTURE SCIENCE, AG-MECHANICS, WELDING. WE HAVE AUTOMECHANICS, PAINT AND BODY, HEALTH AND CAREER FIELDS. EVERY INDUSTRY THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT. WE PRETTY MUCH OFFER THAT WITHIN THE COUNTY AND I THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO LIFT THAT UP TO TALK ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS SO THAT WHEN THEY GRADUATE, THEY CAN BE CONTRIBUTORS TO CALDWELL COUNTY. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I WANT TO INTRODUCE MISS OTHELLO. SHE'S OUR CTE COORDINATOR FOR LOCKHART ISD, AND SHE JUST HAS A FEW WORDS AS WELL. >> GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT CTE FOR A MINUTE. AS SUPERINTENDENT [INAUDIBLE] SAID, WE HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF COURSES THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO TAKE. MANY OF THEM COMING OUT WHEN THEY GRADUATE WITH INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATIONS SO THEY CAN GO STRAIGHT INTO THE WORKFORCE. THEY'RE GETTING THAT EVERY YEAR THAT THEY ARE TAKING OUR CLASSES. WE APPRECIATE THE TIME THAT YOU'VE GIVEN ME AND YOU'VE GIVEN US TO BE HERE TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE CAREER IN TECH EDUCATION. >> THANK YOU. I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE [NOISE] PROCLAMATION OF MY VOICE HOLDS OUT. WHEREAS FEBRUARY 1ST THROUGH 28TH 2023 HAS BEEN DESIGNATED CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION BY THE ASSOCIATION FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. WHEREAS, CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION OFFERS STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN THE ACADEMIC, TECHNICAL, AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS NECESSARY FOR TRUE CAREER READINESS. WHEREAS STUDENTS IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS PARTICIPATE IN AUTHENTIC, MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR EDUCATION AND INCREASE THEIR ENGAGEMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT. WHEREAS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH CAREER EXPLORATION OPPORTUNITIES EARLIER IN THEIR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, WHICH ENABLES THEM TO MAKE INFORMED AND BENEFICIAL DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR ACADEMIC COURSEWORK AND PURSUE ESTABLISHED PROGRAMS OF STUDY AND CAREER PATHWAYS. WHEREAS LEADERS FROM BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY NATIONWIDE REPORT INCREASING CHALLENGES RELATED TO ADDRESSING THE SKILLS GAP AND CONNECTING QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS WITH AVAILABLE CAREERS AND CRITICAL AND GROWING CTE-RELATED FIELDS INCLUDING HEALTH CARE, ENERGY, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, CYBERSECURITY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. WHEREAS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PREPARES STUDENTS FOR THESE AND OTHER FULFILLING CAREERS BY OFFERING INTEGRATED PROGRAMS OF STUDY THAT LINK SECONDARY AND POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AND LEAD TO THE ATTAINMENT OF AN INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS. WHEREAS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ENSURE THAT EMPLOYERS HAVE ACCESS TO A QUALIFIED AND THRIVING WORKFORCE ENSURING AMERICAS A STRONG AND COMPETITIVE ECONOMY. NOW THEREFORE, I HOPPY HADEN COUNTY JUDGE OF CALDWELL COUNTY DO HEREBY PROCLAIM FEBRUARY 1ST THROUGH 28TH AS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION MONTH IN CALDWELL COUNTY AND URGE ALL CITIZENS TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE SERVICES AND BENEFITS OFFERED BY THE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND TO SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATE IN THESE PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE THEIR INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AND PRODUCTIVITY. WE TRULY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. I THINK THERE ARE SO MANY KIDS NOW THAT THEY DO NOT DESIRE TO ATTEND A FOUR-YEAR CREDIT UNIVERSITY AND PREPARING THEM FOR THE WORKFORCE IN THE ECONOMY THAT WE'RE EXPERIENCING HERE IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HEAR MOST OFTEN, AND I THINK SEVERAL OF US HERE ARE BUSINESS PEOPLE AND WE KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO FIND TRAINED AND QUALIFIED PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. >> THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONERS, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROCLAMATION? >> SURE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED, HEARING NONE, [NOISE] MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. [00:20:02] >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> COMMISSIONER, JUST A REMINDER. IF YOU COULD SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE, ONE FOR THE RECORDING SO THAT WE CAN HEAR OVER HERE. THANK YOU. [12. Discussion/ Action to consider the approval to appoint Mr. Natalio Ramos, and reappointment of Mr. Tony Collins, as Commissioners of Caldwell County Emergency Services District #2. ] >> ITEM 12, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL TO APPOINT MR. [INAUDIBLE] RAMOS AND REAPPOINT MR. TONY COLLINS AS COMMISSIONERS OF A CALDWELL COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER 2. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THESE TWO GENTLEMEN? >> I SHALL MOVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. [13. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of the appointment of Alicia Thornton and Alex Worthington to the Caldwell County Animal Control Advisory Committee. ] ITEM 13, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF ELISA THORNTON AND ALEX WORTHINGTON TO THE CALDWELL COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. COMMISSIONER TERRY. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. AS YOU ALL REMEMBER, WE SET THIS COMMITTEE UP AT OUR LAST COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING AND THERE WERE TWO ADDITIONAL FOLKS THAT HAD EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE THAT I NEGLECTED TO INCLUDE IN THE NOMINATION. I'D LIKE TO DO THAT NOW. FIRST IS ELISA THORNTON. SHE'S IN PRECINCT 4 AND AS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR NOT ONLY ANIMAL CONTROL ISSUES BUT GENERAL COUNTY ISSUES. THEN ALEX WORTHINGTON, WHO'S AN ADVOCATE AND BUSINESS OWNER IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA HERE THAT RUNS SEVERAL FUNDRAISING ORGANIZATIONS FOR THAT SUBJECT. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION AND RECOMMENDATION THAT WE APPOINT THESE TWO FOLKS TO THAT COMMITTEE SO THAT THAT COMMITTEE CAN GET ON WITH IT'S WORKING. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF ELISA THORNTON AND ALEX WORTHINGTON TO THE CALDWELL COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I SECOND. >> ANY DISCUSSION? >> I HAVE ONE QUESTION. JUST TO REFRESH MY MEMORY, HOW MANY ARE ON THAT COMMITTEE NOW? >> THIS WILL MAKE SEVEN. >> SEVEN, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. JUST WANTED TO DOUBLE-CHECK. [OVERLAPPING] >> TRY TO KEEP IT AN ODD NUMBER. ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA. >> ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY MORE DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. [14. Discussion/Action to approve a development agreement between Permian Highway Pipeline (PHP) and the County, for the development of a compressor station site. ] ITEM 14, DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PERMIAN HIGHWAY PIPELINE, PHP, AND THE COUNTY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPRESSOR STATION. COMMISSIONERS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH KYNAR MORGAN FOR SOME TIME. THEY DESIRE TO BUILD A COMPRESSOR STATION HERE IN CALDWELL COUNTY, THEY HAVE FOUR, I THINK. IS THAT CORRECT? THEY HAVE FOUR OVER THE LENGTH OF THE PIPELINE ADDITIONAL. WE HAVE ENTERED A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN WHICH THEY'VE AGREED TO DO SOME SOUNDPROOFING OF THAT FACILITY AND PUT UP A FENCE THAT WILL EFFECTIVELY HIDE THE FACILITY FROM VIEW SO THAT ANY NEIGHBORS DON'T SEE IT OR HEAR IT. WE'VE REACHED SOME DECIBEL-LEVEL REQUIREMENTS IN THAT AGREEMENT, AND THEY DESIRE FOR US TO APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT SO THAT THEY CAN MOVE FORWARD AND BEGIN TO CONSTRUCT THAT COMPRESSOR STATION ON THEIR PIPELINE, IS GOING TO BE LOCATED JUST OFF JOLLY ROAD. I CAN'T REMEMBER THE ADDRESS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO KNOW HIM, IT'S RIGHT BEHIND DANNY ABERNATHY'S [NOISE] HOME. IT WAS THAT PROPERTY THAT THEY PURCHASED, THE PORTION OF THAT PROPERTY. I'D LOVE FOR A MOTION AND A SECOND, THEN IF THERE IS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION WE CAN GO FROM THERE. >> I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CALDWELL COUNTY AND KYNAR MORGAN. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER? >> JUDGE, WHERE DID YOU SAY IT WAS LOCATED AT? >> ON JOLLY ROAD. IT'S JUST WHERE THE COUNTY BARN IS ON 27, 20 JUST PAST THE COUNTY BARN ON THE LEFT IS JOLLY ROAD, AND IT MAY BE A QUARTER OF A MILE DOWN JOLLY ROAD ON THE LEFT, IN PRECINCT 1. [OVERLAPPING] >> [INAUDIBLE]. >> I THINK WE DID. IN THE AGREEMENT, THE CLOSEST HOUSE WOULD BE DANNY ABERNATHY'S CURRENT HOME, WHICH IS AROUND 500 FEET. HE SOLD HIS ENTIRE PROPERTY SO THEY WILL NO LONGER BE LIVING IN THAT HOME. THE NEXT CLOSEST HOUSE IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE CLAY AND BECKY'S HERPERS' HOME AND IT'S ABOUT 1,800 FEET AWAY. THE AGREEMENT IS 55 [NOISE] DECIBELS AT 500 FEET, [NOISE] SO IT'S VERY UNLIKELY THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO HEAR IT AT THE NEXT CLOSEST HOUSE. [00:25:01] A PRIVATE DEVELOPER NOW OWNS THE BALANCE OF THAT PROPERTY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> ONE CLARIFICATION FOR COMMISSIONER THOMAS. ONE OF THE EXHIBITS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED WAS THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY AND IT WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE BACKUP, BUT IT'S THE PROPERTY THAT JUDGE HAYDEN IS TALKING ABOUT. WHEN THIS IS RECORDED IT WILL BE INCLUDED SO THAT IT'S CLEAR WHAT THE PROPERTY'S LOCATION WILL BE. >> ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. [15. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of $1,000,000.00 donation from Kinder Morgan Texas Pipeline, LLC and the County, with specific provisions of use. ] ITEM 15, DISCUSSION AND ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF A MILLION DOLLAR DONATION FROM KYNAR MORGAN TEXAS PIPELINE, LLC TO THE COUNTY WITH SPECIFIC PROVISIONS OF USE IN YOUR BACKUP, COMMISSIONERS; THOSE ARE THERE. UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE COURT FIRST, PRIOR TO GIVING UP THAT MONEY BUT TIME WAS OF THE ESSENCE HERE TO GET THIS APPROVED. WHAT WE'VE PUT IN THAT AGREEMENT IS 500,000 FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE AND EQUIPMENT. SPEAKING WITH DONALD, THAT WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE USED FOR A COUPLE OF NEW BAILEY DUMPS. WE FINALLY HAVE NEW CHIP SPREADERS. WE HAVE NEW OILERS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TRUCKS TO KEEP THE GRAVEL MOVING SO THOSE MACHINES ARE IDLE WHILE WE'RE TRYING TO BRING GRAVEL TO THEM, AND THIS WILL SPEED UP OUR PAVING PROCESS CONSIDERABLY. THE SECOND ONE WAS 300,000 TO BE DISTRIBUTED AMONG LOCKHART ISD, LULING ISD, PRAIRIE LEA ISD AND PRORATED ACCORDING TO STUDENT POPULATION FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. ITEM 3, CALDWELL COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF 200,000 FOR EMS SERVICES. WITHOUT GETTING TOO FAR IN THE WEEDS AND GETTING OFF TOPIC, WE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING AN AMBULANCE WHEN ONE'S NEEDED. THAT'S WHAT THIS PARTICULAR $200,000 WOULD GO FOR. AS I'VE DISCUSSED WITH COMMISSIONER HORN, THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER NON-PROFITS IN THE COUNTY THAT WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO SEEK GRANTS THROUGH OUR CALDWELL COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION RATHER THAN COMING TO THE COURT FOR THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. [NOISE] THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE. IF THERE'S SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT A NON-PROFIT THAT SEEKS A GRANT OR MONEY FROM THE COUNTY, WE ENCOURAGE THEM TO GET THEIR NON-PROFIT STATUS AND THEN GO TO THE FOUNDATION FOR FUNDING RATHER THAN DO THIS TYPE OF MECHANISM. THAT'S WHAT IS BEING CONSIDERED WITH THE DONATION, AND I'D LIKE FOR A MOTION FOR APPROVAL IF POSSIBLE, AND THEN WE CAN HAVE SOME DISCUSSION. >> I ALSO MOVE, JUDGE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> I SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? >> I WOULD JUST LIKE TO RECOGNIZE KYNAR MORGAN FOLKS AGAIN, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK IN COOPERATION ON THIS, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IF YOU WISH, ASSOCIATED WITH IT. >> YEAH, I THINK THE BUYING THE EXTRA TRUCKS WILL KEEP US UP IN [NOISE] A LOT OF TIMES WE CAN'T STOCKPILE THE ROCK CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE JOB, SO WE HAVE TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH. THE COUPLE OF THE TRUCKS THAT WE HAVE ARE 12, 13 YEARS OLD AND HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON THEM. THIS WILL UPGRADE THOSE TRUCKS AND THEN GIVE US ENOUGH TO KEEP HOPEFULLY, LIKE I SAID, I'M HOPING TO HAVE ABOUT 50 MILES OF ROADS SILK COATED THIS SPRING AND SUMMER. >> GREAT. >> THANK YOU, DONALD. >> APPRECIATE IT. ALAN, WOULD YOU OR GREG LIKE TO COME UP? [NOISE] >> MORNING, JUDGE. >> GOOD MORNING. >> COMMISSIONERS ALLEN FOR VICE PRESIDENT WITH KENDRA MORGAN. GOOD TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN. I KNOW YOU'RE ALL VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR PIPELINE PROJECT THAT WE RECENTLY COMPLETED. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEW EXPANSION OF THE SYSTEM. I'LL POINT OUT THAT THE REASON WE'RE DOING THIS IS FOR ADDITIONAL GAS SUPPLY TO CENTRAL TEXAS, GREATER AUSTIN AREA IN THE HILL COUNTRY. THIS WAS ACCENTUATED WITH THE WINTER STORM MORE RECENTLY WITH OTHER ISSUES THAT THE NATURAL GAS SUPPLY TO POWER FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION IS VERY LIMITED. WE'VE LEARNED FROM THE LAST WINTER STORM THAT PERMIAN HIGHWAY PIPELINE WAS ONE OF THE REASONS THE LIGHTS STAYED ON, NOT AN EXAGGERATION. THAT'S POST EVENT ANALYSIS BECAUSE IT ACTED AS A MASSIVE STORAGE FACILITY, [00:30:07] A TWO BILLION SQUARE FOOT STORAGE FACILITY. THIS PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO DO WITHOUT REALLY ADDING A NEW LINEAR PIPELINE, WE'RE DOING LIMITED IN OTHER COUNTIES, LIMITED ADJACENT PIPING, MORE FOR STORAGE, BUT NO NEW LINEAR PIPELINE. YOU CAN EXPAND THE CAPACITY OF THE SYSTEM TO PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT NEW NATURAL GAS. I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE IT IS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO SERVE THIS EXPANSION. I APPRECIATE WORKING WITH YOU JUDGE AND YOU COMMISSIONER. WHEN WE FIRST STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS. LOCATION IS ALWAYS A BIG DEAL. TO UNDERSTAND FULLY THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS OF THE COUNTY, WE KNEW WE HAD TO LOCATE IT IN CALDWELL COUNTY FOR LOGISTICS AND ENGINEERING TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER STATIONS FOR OVERALL CAPACITY IN THE LINE OF THE FOUR ADDITIONAL STATIONS, FOUR TOTAL STATIONS WE'RE BUILDING AND EXPANDING TWO OF OUR EXISTING COMPRESSOR STATIONS. BUT WE KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE IN BUILDING THESE STATIONS ON OUR LAST PROJECT, REALLY ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF THESE, THAT LOCATION IS IMPORTANT AND WE DON'T WANT TO INTERFERE IN ANY WAY WITH PLANNED OR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. THE JUDGE WAS VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT FUTURE PLANS AND THE AREA WE CHOSE THROUGH A VARIETY OF FOLKS YOU KNOW MUCH BETTER THAN ME, BUT IT'S DESIGNED FOR MANUFACTURING OR INDUSTRIAL OR THOSE TYPES OF USES. THAT WAS THE FIRST STEP AND FIND A COMPATIBLE LOCATION. THEN THE JUDGE WAS VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT HE TALKED ABOUT. NOISE IS ONE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES WITH COMPRESSOR STATIONS, SO HOW DO YOU MAKE THE NOISE DOWN TO THE 55 DECIBELS THAT THE COMMISSIONER WAS TALKING ABOUT? WHAT THAT IS BY THE WAY THAT'S NORMAL CONVERSATION LEVEL WITHOUT YOU? [NOISE] NORMAL CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE, THAT'S 55. YOU DO A LOT OF CONFIGURATION OF THE SYSTEM ITSELF AND SOUND MITIGATION BEFORE EVER GETTING TO THE POINT OF CREATING A SOUND PERIMETER, WHICH WE'VE ALSO AGREED TO DO AT THE JUDGE'S REQUEST ON THIS FACILITY. THE SOUND PERIMETER WILL ACT AS A VISUAL AND THE SOUND BARRIER. BUT BEFORE THAT EVEN STARTS, THE MITIGATION BEGINS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITY. LIGHTING, VERY SPECIFIC IN THE AGREEMENT AS WELL. I THINK WE FOUND A LOCATION THAT WITH THE SITE ITSELF AND THE MITIGATION PROCESSES THAT ARE VERY CLEARLY DESCRIBING THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WILL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT AND FUTURE PLANS FOR THAT PARTICULAR PART OF THE COUNTY. THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW THAT THE JUDGE AND THE COMMISSIONER WERE VERY SPECIFIC AND DIRECT [LAUGHTER] ON HOW THIS WAS GOING TO WORK IF WE WANTED TO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF CONSTRUCTING THIS IN CALDWELL COUNTY, AND WHAT WE WANT AT THE END OF THE DAY IS A FACILITY THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE AREA, AND I THINK WE'VE DONE THAT. THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT TOO, THAT'S A PARTICULAR PART, I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT HERE. TO SHOW OUR CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN THE COUNTY, WE HAVE DONATED PREVIOUSLY AND THIS ADDITIONAL MILLION DOLLARS GOING TO AREAS OF THE COUNTY IS TO DETERMINE BEST RECIPIENTS OF THOSE FUNDS WERE VERY PLEASED TO DO THAT. AGAIN, THIS IS PART OF THE ONGOING COMMITMENT WE HAVE, NOT JUST BY SAYING THINGS, BUT ACTUALLY BY DOING THINGS AND BY PROVIDING FUNDS THAT WE'RE HAPPY TO BE PART OF THAT AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING OUR GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COUNTY NOW AND INTO THE FUTURE. >> OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL. I THINK WE LEFT OFF WITH A MOTION AND A SECOND AND DISCUSSION. IS THERE ANY MORE DISCUSSION? >> YES, JUDGE. >> YES. >> ABOUT THE DISTRIBUTION TO THE SCHOOLS [NOISE] DEPENDING ON THE CAPACITY OF THE SCHOOLS, HOW THE MONEY IS DISTRIBUTED? >> IT'S BASED ON STUDENT POPULATION. >> OKAY. >> YES, SIR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT FOR THE DONATION AND HOW TO DISPERSE THOSE FUNDS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED, HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL. ITEM 16, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT 10 FOR [16. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of Budget Amendment #10 for Elections to pay Temp Election workers salary wages. ] ELECTIONS TO PAY TEMPORARY ELECTION WORKERS SALARY, WAGES. DANNY? >> YES. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. WHEN WE STARTED THE BUDGET, THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT LINE ITEMS. WE WERE PAYING ELECTION WORKERS THROUGH ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND PAYROLL. NEW PROTOCOL NOW IS THAT WE'RE PAYING ALL ELECTION WORKERS THROUGH PAYROLL, [00:35:04] SO WE'RE JUST MOVING THAT 25,000 THAT WAS IN THAT NON-PAYROLL LINE ITEM TO THE PAYROLL. >> OKAY. DO WE HAVE MOTION OR BUDGET AMENDMENT 10? >> SO MOVE. >> A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL. ANY DISCUSSION? NOW ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSE, HEARING NONE, [NOISE] MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 17, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER [17. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of Budget Amendment #11 for Pet. 4 Constable's School Patrol Program in the amount of $20,000.00. ] THE APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 11 FOR PRECINCT 4, COST POOLS, SCHOOL PATROL PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000. DANNY. >> YES. THE COUNTY AGREED FOR PRECINCT 4 TO START PATROLLING THESE SCHOOLS. WITH THAT BEING SAID, TO DO THAT, WE NEED SOME STARTUP MONEY FROM CONTINGENCY, WHICH WE WILL REIMBURSE ONCE THE SCHOOLS START REIMBURSING THE COUNTY, WE JUST NEED THAT STARTUP MONEY. >> [NOISE] FOR COMMISSIONER HORN, COMMISSIONER THOMAS' BENEFIT, WE OPPOSE. I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WHOLE PROGRAM IS. WE WERE APPROACHED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT THROUGH COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND TO PROVIDE SECURITY FOR SEVERAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND THE ADMIN BUILDING, WHICH WE'VE AGREED TO DO AND WE'VE ENTERED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH OUR FOLKS WILL WORK AT THOSE SCHOOLS AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL THEN REIMBURSE US FOR THEIR TIME AT THOSE SCHOOLS, AND SO THAT'S WHAT THIS 20,000 IS JUST THE MONEY TO GET THAT STARTED. >> OKAY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT 11? >> 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. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSE HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 18, DISCUSSION ACTION AND CONSIDER THE APPROVAL [18. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of Budget Amendment #12 for Grants Department for Rifle Resistant Body Armor in the amount of $42,804.15.] OF BUDGET AMENDMENT 12 FOR GRANTS DEPARTMENT, FOR RIFLE RESISTANT, BODY ARMOR IN THE AMOUNT OF $42,804.15. DENNIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT ONE? >> GOOD MORNING JUDGE, MINISTERS. THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT HAS APPLIED FOR A GRANT OF $42,804.15 TO PURCHASE RIFLED RESISTANT BODY ARMOR FOR 53 IDENTIFIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS IN THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND EACH OF THE CONSTABLES OFFICES. THE GRANT WE'RE GETTING A $42,804.15 HAS NO LOCAL MAX TO IT. WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS APPROVAL OF THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT. THAT WILL ALLOW US TO DO ALL THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS THAT WE HAVE TO USE THE GRANT TO PAY FOR THESE THE BODY ARMOR THAT ALREADY BEGINNING TO ARRIVE WITHIN THE COUNTY. >> OKAY DANNY. >> WE'VE BEEN AWARDED THE MONEY. WE'RE JUST BASICALLY MOVING IT FROM A REVENUE LINE ITEM TO AN EXPENSE LINE ITEM. >> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT 12? >> MOVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 19. [19. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of submitting a grant application to the Texas General Land Office for $100,000.00 to provide for the facilitation of the preparation of a "2025-2030 FEMA-Approved Hazard Mitigation Plan". ] >> EXCUSE ME, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF SUBMITTING A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE FOR $100,000 TO PROVIDE FOR THE FACILITATION OF THE PREPARATION OF THE 2025-2030 FEMA APPROVAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. >> THANK YOU JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. IN 2019, THE COUNTY PARTICIPATED WITH ANY GRANT THAT ALLOWED US TO DEVELOP WHAT WE REFER TO AS OUR FEMALE APPROVED 2020-2025 HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN. THE STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, WHICH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF RULING, LOCKHART, MARTIN DALE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENTS, POLICE DEPARTMENTS, WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, ETC, ALL HAD A PART IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS PLANT. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A FEMA APPROVED HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY FUTURE FUNDING FOR DISASTER RELIEF, ETC. WHAT FEMA IS ASKING OR IS RECOMMENDING TWO COUNTIES NOW IS THAT THEY GO AHEAD AND BEGIN TO PREPARE THEIR 2025-2030 FIVE-YEAR MITIGATION PLAN BECAUSE OF THE TIME INVOLVED WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS TO MEET AND PUT THEIR ACTIVITIES TOGETHER. GET THIS TO FEMA, FOR THEM TO APPROVE SO THAT IT WILL BE HOPEFULLY [00:40:01] APPROVED AND IN PLACE FOR OUR 2025 FISCAL YEAR. WHAT I'M ASKING TODAY AND KEEP IN MIND, THIS IS THE MITIGATION PLAN THAT INCLUDED SUCH THINGS AS THE EVACUATION SHELTER THAT CAME OUT OF THIS WAS IDENTIFIED AS ONE OF OUR ACTIVITIES. WE HAD OTHER ACTIVITIES THAT WE HAD SUBMITTED FUNDING FOR THAT DID NOT GET FUNDED, BUT EVERYTHING JUST TO REMIND PARTICULARLY THE TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS, WE HAD PUT TOGETHER OUR GRANT REQUEST TO REPAIR OR REPLACE 19 ANTIQUATED BRIDGES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY THAT WERE BUILT BACK AROUND 1950 OR PRIOR TO THAT, THAT NO LONGER WOULD HOLD THE WEIGHT OF A FIRE TRUCK OR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. WE ALSO WANTED TO PUT SOME LOW-WATER CROSSING SENSING DEVICES AT ALL, A LOW-WATER CROSSINGS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. AND THEN THERE ARE STILL SOME ROADS AND THE 2013 CALDWELL COUNTY TRANSPORTATION PLAN THAT HAVEN'T BEEN DEALT WITH. THESE WERE ALL IDENTIFIED IN OUR 2020, 2025 ACTION PLAN. BUT UNFORTUNATELY TO THIS DATE HAVE NOT YET BEEN BEEN FUNDED. WHAT'S INVOLVED IN THE PREPARATION OF A PLAN IS WE'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE THREE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. STAKEHOLDERS, AGAIN, ARE THE CITIES, THE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENTS, WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, ETC, TO BEGIN IDENTIFYING THEIR ACTIVITIES THAT THEY THINK THEY COULD POSSIBLY NEED FUNDING FOR IN THE FUTURE. IN ADDITION TO THE THREE STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS, YOU ALSO HAVE TO HAVE THREE PUBLIC MEETINGS TO INVITE THE PUBLIC AND TO LOOK AT THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF ACTIVITIES. HAVE ANY INPUT TO THAT BEFORE WE MAKE THE FINAL SUBMISSION TO FEMA. I'M TODAY HERE ASKING FOR YOUR PERMISSION TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE FOR $100,000 TO PROCURE A CONSULTANT TO FACILITATE THIS PLANNING PROCESS AS WE DEVELOP THE 2025, 2030 PLAN, THERE'S NO LOCAL METRO CARD FOR THIS GRANT. I SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO PREPARE A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE FOR THIS PURPOSE. >> COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALLOWING VENUS TO SUBMIT THIS GRANT. >> MOVE, JUDGE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR? I NEED DISCUSSION. I DO JUST WANT TO POINT OUT ONE THING. WHILE 100,000 MAY SEEM LIKE A LOT TO PAY A CONSULTANT. WE GOT TO 17 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT OUT OF IT LAST TIME. GETTING VERY CLOSE TO GETTING A 50 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT OUT OF THE PROCESS LAST TIME. IT'S MORE THAN WORTH IT IN WITHOUT CONSULTANT TRYING TO TRYING TO GET THIS DONE WOULD BE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. I THINK I'M ASSUMING THEN IS THAT WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE THINGS WE DIDN'T GET LAST TIME GOING BACK INTO THE PLAN. BUT ANYWAY, THIS IS JUST TO APPROVE US FROM GOING FORWARD IN PROCURING A CONSULTANT TO HELP US THROUGH THIS PROCESS. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. [20. Discussion/Action to consider the approval to submit a "State Criminal Alien Assistance Program" (SCAAP) application to secure funds for labor and overtime expenses for the County Jail. ] ITEM 20, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL TO SUBMIT A STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OR SCAP GRANT APPLICATION IS SECURE FUNDS FOR LABOR AND OVERTIME EXPENSES FOR THE COUNTY JAIL. >> FOR SEVERAL YEARS, THE COUNTY HAS APPLIED TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FOR A SCAP GRANT. SCAP GRANT IS THE STATE CRIMINAL ALIEN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THE FUNDS ARE DEDICATED OR ALLOCATED TO THE COUNTY OR EACH APPLICANT AT THE DISCRETION OF THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT. YOU NEVER KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET. I WILL TELL YOU THAT IN 2020 WE WERE APPROVED TO RECEIVE $10,310. IN 2021, WE WERE APPROVED TO RECEIVE $11,648. THE COUNTY UTILIZES THESE FUNDS TO HELP WITH LABOR AND OVERTIME EXPENSES AT THE COUNTY JAIL. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR 2022 SCAP FUNDING IS COMING UP IN THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY. TODAY I'M ASKING FOR YOUR PERMISSION TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO SEEK PHYSICAL YEAR 2022 CSAP FUNDING. >> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL TO SUBMIT THE SCAP APPLICATION? 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. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 21, DISCUSSION ACTUALLY CONSIDER THE APPROVAL TO SUBMIT [21. Discussion/Action to consider the approval to submit a "Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity" (RAISE) grant on behalf of SH 130 Concessions. ] A REBUILDING AMERICA INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY RAISE GRANT ON BEHALF OF SHA-130 CONCESSIONS. DENNIS. >> THANK YOU. IN 2022, CONGRESS PASSED AND THE PRESIDENT SIGNED THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT. FUNDING IS DIRECTED TO ADDRESS INFRASTRUCTURE MITIGATION ISSUES AROUND THE COUNTRY. ONE OF THE GRANT PROGRAMS THAT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WITH THE NEW LAW IS WHAT WE REFERRED TO AS THE RES PROGRAM, [00:45:01] REBUILDING AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY. SHA-130 CONCESSIONS HAS ASKED THE COUNTY TO SERVE AS ITS GRANTEE TO APPLY FOR A 25 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM TO CONSTRUCT A FIRST-CLASS, STATE-OF-THE-ART SEMI-TRUCK PARKING FACILITY. SHA-130 AND STATE HIGHWAY 80. WE ASSISTED SHA-130 CONCESSIONS WITH THIS PROJECT IN 2021, 22 WITH THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY COMMISSION. BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE HIGHLY COMPETITIVE GRANT WAS NOT APPROVED. BUT WHAT WE'VE DISCOVERED IN OUR RESEARCH IS THAT TRUCKERS SPEND AN AVERAGE OF 38 MIN ONCE THEY ARRIVE AT A TRADITIONAL TRUCK STOP, JUST DRIVING AROUND, TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO PARK. WHAT MANY OF THEM DO IS THEY JUST HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PARK, WHICH ARE NOT REALLY SUPPOSED TO DO. THIS PROJECT IS TO HELP US MITIGATE WHAT I'D CALL THE HIDE AND SEEK POSTURE THAT'S CURRENTLY IN PLACE. THE FACILITY THAT IS SEEN AS A WAY TO REDIRECT OR DETOUR HEAVY TRAFFIC OFF OF IH-35, WHICH WOULD THINK IS APPEALING. HERE ARE SOME OF THE FEATURES OF THIS TRUCK FACILITY. IT'S A GATED FACILITY FOR MAXIMUM SECURITY, TRUCKERS EXPERIENCED STAFFS AND VANDALISM, TWO LOADS AND EQUIPMENT. THIS SECURITY FEATURE IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT TO FEMALE TRUCKERS. HERE'S HOW IT WOULD WORK, IF I WAS A TRUCKER AND I'M LEAVING WACO HEADING THIS WAY, IT'S ALMOST THE END OF MY DAY. I CAN GET ON MY COMPUTER. I CAN CONTACT THIS FACILITY HERE AT HIGHWAY 80 AND SHA-130, SEE IF THEY'VE GOT A PARKING SPACE AVAILABLE. IF SO, I CAN REGISTER FOR THAT RESERVE A SPACE. WHEN I DRIVE UP TO THE FACILITY, A SCANNER ON THE GATE READS MY LICENSE PLATE E.G. AND IDENTIFIES ME. GATE OPENS UP AND I'VE ALREADY BEEN ASSIGNED A PARTICULAR PARKING SPACE, SO THEY CAN GO DIRECTLY TO THE PARKING SPACE AND SAVES THEM A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME. THE FACILITY WILL ALSO CONTAIN OR HAVE THEIR TRADITIONAL TRUCK STOP A MINUTE. THESE FOOD SERVICE, SHOWERS, REST AREAS, FUELING STATIONS, ETC. GRANT REQUIRES A 7 MILLION DOLLAR MATCH. AN SHA-130 CONCESSIONS HAS AGREED TO PAY OR FURNISH THAT LOCAL MATCH. ALSO, SHA-130 WILL CONSTRUCT THE COMMUNICATIONS TOWER FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COUNTY AND THE TRUCKERS. THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS COMING UP IN FEBRUARY AND I'M SEEKING PERMISSION TODAY TO SERVE AS THE GRANTEE FOR A RAISE GRANT ON BEHALF OF SHA-130 CONCESSIONS. I'M GOING TO TURN THE MICROPHONE OVER TO JAMES LOVETT, WHO'S THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS THAT SHA-130 FOR ANY REMARKS HE'D LIKE TO MAKE. >> THANK YOU, DENNIS. THANK YOU, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, TRUCK PARKING IS A STATEWIDE PROBLEM IN TEXAS. [INAUDIBLE] KNOWS THAT, COMMUNITIES KNOW THAT. IT'S SPECIFICALLY A PROBLEM ON OUR ROAD TOO, IF YOU GO TO MUSTANG RIDGE, THE PILOT STATION UP THERE, IF YOU'RE THERE AT 4:00 OR 5:00 IN THE MORNING, THEY WILL HAVE TEN TO A DOZEN TRUCKS PARKED ALONG 183, INCREDIBLY UNSAFE. WE'VE TALKED TO THEM ABOUT EXPANDING. THERE'S NOT INTEREST THERE. WE DID THIS SAME GRANT A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. WE THINK IT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY. THERE'S DEFINITELY A NEED FOR THE COUNTY AND FOR THE STATE, AND SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. BUT APPRECIATE DENNIS AND THE TEAM WORKING WITH US ON THIS ONE. >> OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL TO ALLOW DENTISTS TO SUBMIT THE REBUILDING AMERICA'S INFRASTRUCTURE WITH SUSTAINABILITY AND EQUITY RAISED GRANT ON BEHALF OF ONE-THIRD POSSESSIONS. >> MOVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. >> SECOND. >> WE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FOR MR. LOVETT? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU JUDGE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. [22. Discussion/Action to consider the approval to nominate three Directors to the Caldwell County Community Services Foundation Board of Directors: Phil McBride, Pet. 1; Jerry Hinkle, Pet. 2; and Christina Arias by position as Grants Administrative Assistant. ] >> ITEM 22, DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE APPROVAL TO NOMINATE THREE DIRECTORS TO THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICE FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FILM MCBRIDE AND JERRY HENKEL ARE CURRENTLY SERVING ON THAT BOARD AND THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AND CHRISTINA [INAUDIBLE] BY POSITION AS GRANTS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WOULD BE REPLACING REAGAN. >> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION HAS RESERVED THE APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT OF BOARD MEMBERS AS A FUNCTION OF THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. WE HAVE THREE BOARD POSITIONS THAT ARE UP FOR CONSIDERATION IN FEBRUARY. TWO OF THE POSITIONS ARE OPEN DUE TO TERM EXPLORATIONS AND ONE POSITION IS TO BE FILLED BECAUSE OF THE RESIGNATION OF REAGAN MCLAREN AS THE GRANTS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. THE THREE INDIVIDUALS, I'M ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL FOR RENOMINATION OR APPOINTMENT OR PRECINCT 1 DIRECTOR FILM MCBRIDE, PRECINCT 2 DIRECTOR JERRY HENKEL. BY VIRTUE OF HER POSITION, CHRISTINA AREAS, CALDWELL COUNTY GRANTS, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT DIRECTORS, MCBRIDE AND HENKEL HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR INTERESTS IN BEING RE-NOMINATED, AND I'VE SHARED THAT DESIRE WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONERS WESTMORELAND AND HORN, [00:50:01] AND THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE AGREED TO THE RENOMINATION OF THE TWO DIRECTORS. I SEEK YOUR APPROVAL TODAY FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF FILM MCBRIDE, JERRY HENKEL AND CHRISTINA AREAS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CALDWELL COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES FOUNDATION. >> COMMISSIONERS APPROVE THE NAMED DIRECTORS AND CHRISTINA AREAS. >> MOVE. >> WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. >> THANK YOU. ITEM 23 DISCUSSION ACTION TO [23. Discussion/Action to consider the approval of amending the Court's Rules of Procedure, Conduct, and Decorum.] CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF AMENDING THE COURT RULES OF PROCEDURE, CONDUCT, AND DECORUM. COMMISSIONERS, YOU HAVE THAT IN YOUR BACKUP. I WON'T GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE DOCUMENT BECAUSE IT'S FAIRLY LONG. IT'S NOT BEEN ADDRESSED IN QUITE SOME TIME AND SO WE DECIDED TO JUST GO THROUGH AND ADDRESS IT AND CLEAN UP SOME OF THE LANGUAGE IN THAT TYPE OF THING. IT GETS INTO DRESS CODE. HOW LONG DO WE HAVE FOR CITIZENS COMMENTS? THE FACT THAT WE DON'T RESPOND OR INSISTENCE COMMENTS UNLESS IT SCRATCH YOUR BACK, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE. THAT'S WHAT'S IN IT AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR AN APPROVAL FOR THE MINOR AMENDMENTS THAT WE MADE WHILE REVIEWING THAT DOCUMENT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. >> I SHALL MOVE. >> 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 >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 24, DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 05/2023, [24. Discussion/Action to approve Resolution 05-2023, exempting the purchase of real property from competitive bidding requirements and approving the purchase of said real property. ] EXEMPTING THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS AND APPROVING PURCHASES OF SAID REAL ESTATE. I'LL READ THE RESOLUTION AND I THINK IT WILL CLEAR [NOISE] A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. RESOLUTION 05/2023, EXEMPTING A PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING AND REQUIREMENTS AND APPROVING A CONTRACT TO PURCHASE A REAL PROPERTY. WHEREAS CALDWELL COUNTY IS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WHEREAS CALDWELL COUNTY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, SEEK TO BUILD AN EVACUATION CENTER FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING OF DISPLACED PERSONS DURING HURRICANE FIRES, FLOODING, AND OTHER STATES OF DISASTER, WHEREAS CALDWELL COUNTY HAS APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID EVACUATION CENTER WHEREAS THE CITY OF GLUING DESIRES TO CONVEY PROPERTY TO THE COUNTY IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF SAID EVACUATION CENTER AS EVIDENCED BY THE PROPOSED CONTRACT ATTACHED TO THIS RESOLUTION AS EXHIBIT A. WHEREAS PURCHASED UNDER CONTRACT THAT EXCEEDS 50,000 ARE GENERALLY REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCEDURES ENUMERATED IN CHAPTER 262 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, AND WHEREAS, THE COUNTY MADE AT THE DISCRETION OF COMMISSIONERS COURT EXEMPT THE PURCHASE OF LAND FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING PERCENT TO SECTION 262.024 [INAUDIBLE] A6 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY IS DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT A, IS EXEMPTED FROM THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 262.023 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE. THE PROPOSED CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY ATTACHES EXHIBIT A IS APPROVED AND THE COUNTY JUDGE IS AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ORDERED THIS 24TH DAY OF JANUARY 2023. COMMISSIONERS, I'VE LOOKED FOR AN APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 05/2023. HELLO. [LAUGHTER] >> I'LL MOVE IT. >> 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. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 25, DISCUSSION ONLY HAVE THE DLL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT ROADS. [25. Discussion only of the GLO Infrastructure Grant Roads.] >> THANK YOU AGAIN, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, THE WEATHER IS GOING TO PUT A LITTLE DELAY ON FINISHING UP TO PROJECT OUT THE BIG ROAD, BUT I THINK WE'LL HAVE A REPORT OR A MOMENTARILY FROM DAVID CLARK WHO DID ON-SITE VISIT THIS MORNING, I JUST WANTED TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE BEEN GRANTED AN ADDITIONAL 60-DAY GRANT EXTENSION OR AN EXTENSION ON THIS PARTICULAR GRANT SO THAT WE HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO FINISH OUT ALL THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE OCCURRING AS WE WRAP UP THIS PARTICULAR ROAD PROJECT. WE'VE JUST RECEIVED APPROVAL OF A 60-DAY EXTENSION ON THIS GRANT WHICH WILL TAKE US THROUGH MARCH THROUGH APRIL. [00:55:03] AS DAVID COME FORTH AND GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS. >> WHEN [INAUDIBLE] JUDGED MORE COMMISSIONERS, AS DENNIS MENTIONED, I WENT OUT AND VISITED THE SITE. IT LOOKS LIKE BACKFILL IS NEARLY COMPLETE, THE PLAN TODAY AFTER TALKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR IS TO INSTALL GUARD RAIL AND RIP RAP, WHETHER SHOULD NOT HOLD THEM UP TOO BAD WITH THAT, THEY'RE PLANNING TO BEGIN THE ROAD BASE INSTALLATION AT THE END OF THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK, AND PAVEMENTS SLID OUT TO THE END OF NEXT WEEK. WALKTHROUGH SHOULD BE THE FOLLOWING WEEK. THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF FEBRUARY, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO A PUNCHLINE SWAP THROUGH AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS BUTTONED UP AND GET THE SITE CLOSED OUT. AS DENNIS MENTIONED, THE RAIN HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF AN ISSUE AT THE ROADSIDE. WATER STACKS UP AT THE UPSTREAM AND THE DOWNSTREAM HEAD WALL, CONTRACTORS CONSTANTLY WORKING ON DEWATERING, BUT IT DEFINITELY HELPS IF THEY'VE GOT THE CULVERT STRUCTURES IN PLACE. IT'S HELPING TO KEEP THE ACTUAL WORKING SURFACE WORKABLE AND NOT MUDDY. >> COMMISSIONERS, ANY QUESTIONS? [INAUDIBLE]. >> I KNOW WE'RE GETTING TOWARDS THE END HERE AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. WE BEAT YOU UP PRETTY GOOD IN THE BEGINNING. [LAUGHTER] BUT WE APPRECIATE HOW HARD YOU WORK IN THIS PROJECT MOVING NOT ON SCHEDULE, BUT AT LEAST MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU. >> VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT. THIS IS A NON-STANDARD PROJECT, SO IT TAKES NON-STANDARD APPROACH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU. >> BEFORE WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, [INAUDIBLE] MISS ONE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE. [Announcements (Part 2 of 2)] >> WE DO HAVE THE W2 IS READY UP IN MY OFFICE. I KNOW MOST OF THE DEPARTMENTS HAVE COME AND PICKED THEM UP, BUT I DID WANT TO JUST MENTION A LIST OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE STILL NEEDED TO COME PICK THEM UP IN MY OFFICE, THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE,JP_1, JP_2, JP_4 CONSTABLE PRECINCT 2, CONSTABLE PRECINCT 3, BUILDING MAINTENANCE, SANITATION, AND THE COUNTY [INAUDIBLE] EXTENSION, IF THEY DON'T PICK THEM UP BY 2:00 PM TOMORROW THEY ARE GOING TO GO OUT IN THE MAIL, SO JUST FYI ONE TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. IF YOU SPEAK TO ANYBODY TODAY, DEPARTMENT HEADS JUST RELAY THAT INFORMATION TO THEM. >> OKAY. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. >> WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO TWO DIFFERENT EXECUTIVE SESSIONS AT 9:57 AM, [26. EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (1): Consultation with counsel regarding pending or contemplated litigation or settlement offers in cause No. 22-0-283. Possible action may follow in court. ] [27. EXECUTIVE SESSION Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (1): Consultation with counsel regarding pending or contemplated litigation or settlement offers in cause No. 21-0-272. Possible action may follow in court.] IT WILL BE ITEM 26, 27. ITEM 26, EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0711, CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFERS AND CAUSE NUMBER 22-0-283. POSSIBLE ACTION MAY FILE AN OPEN COURT AND EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071, CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFERS AND CAUSE NUMBER 21-0-272, POSSIBLE ACTION MAY FOLLOW AN OPEN COURT AND WE ARE IN RECESS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:57. >> WE ARE BACK. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ITEM 26 EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.0711, CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFERS AND CAUSE NUMBER 22-0-283. POSSIBLE ACTION MAY FALL ON OPEN COURT. THERE'LL BE NO ACTION ON THAT ONE. WE'RE GOING TO CLOSE OUT. ITEM 27 EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.0711, CONSULTATION WITH COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFERS IN CAUSE NUMBER 21-0-272. THERE'LL BE NO ACTION IN OPEN COURT ON THAT ONE EITHER. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE AND WE'RE CLOSED AT 10:36, AND WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 28, MOTION TO ADJOURN. >> I MOVE WE ADJOURN. >> MOTION TO ADJOURN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> MOTION AND A SECOND, ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. >> AYE. [OVERLAPPING] >> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 10:36. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.