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[A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER]
THANK YOU FOR COMING TO CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT.WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER TUESDAY, JANUARY THE 9TH, 2024 AT 09:00 AM.
COMMISSIONER THOMAS, WOULD YOU MIND DOING THE INVOCATION?
>> DEAR FATHER GOD WE COME THIS MOMENT, THIS MINUTE, THIS HOUR, ASKING FARTHER TO LEAD US THE GODS AND RECORDS FOR A NEW TO COME UP ON THIS NEW YEAR, HIM FARTHER.
WE ASK THAT ALL THINGS WORK OUT FOR THOSE THAT KNOW YOU'RE MY HOMEOTIC FARTHER THAT EVERYTHING BE DIRECTED DECENT.
ALL OF THESE THINGS WE ASKED IN YOUR NAME, IN JESUS NAME, WE PRAY, AMEN.
>> OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING?
>> JUDGE, I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY HAVE A NEW YEAR.
THEN NOT THIS WEEKEND, BUT THE NEXT WEEKEND WE HAVE OUR LOCAL 4H AND FFA LIVESTOCK SHOW AT THE PAVILION.
>> THANK YOU. OKAY. COMMISSIONER THOMAS?
>> ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO ANNOUNCEMENTS.
[D. ANNOUNCEMENTS]
WE HAVE THE EXTENSION AGENT INTRODUCTION. WAYNE?>> GOOD MORNING. I JUST TALKED TO PETER ON THE PHONE.
HE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF AN EMERGENCY WITH HIS FAMILY THIS MORNING, SO HE WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT.
BUT I DID WANT TO MAKE Y'ALL AWARE THAT WE DO HAVE A AGENT THAT SERVES TRAVIS IN CALDWELL COUNTY.
HE'S NOT EXACTLY WORKING FOR TEXAS A&M AGRO LIFE EXTENSION, BUT HE WORKS FOR THE PRAIRIE VIEW SYSTEM A&M, AND HE DOES SERVE BOTH COUNTIES.
HE HAS PUT ON PLENTY OF GOOD PROGRAMS HERE IN THE COUNTY COVERING A LOT OF NATURAL RESOURCE PROGRAMMING, WILD HOG MANAGEMENT, STREAM MANAGEMENT, BEEN VERY GOOD AT IT AS WELL.
SO YOU'LL BE SEEING HIM AROUND AT A LOT OF MY PROGRAMMING THIS YEAR AS WELL.
HE'S GOING TO BE RIDING WITH ME THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS AND LEARNING SOME MORE ABOUT IMPLEMENTING THOSE PROGRAMS. IF Y'ALL DO COME TO THOSE PROGRAMS, YOU WILL BE SEEING HIM.
I JUST WANT TO LET Y'ALL KNOW THAT HE IS SERVING THIS COUNTY AS WELL AS TRAVIS COUNTY.
>> OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM HECTOR.
>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. COMMISSIONER, STAFF AND GALLERY.
AS Y'ALL KNOW, HANK ALEX HAS LEFT CALDWELL COUNTY AND GONE TO TAKE A NEW ENDEAVOR WITH THE MAXWELL FIRE DEPARTMENT AS THEIR NEW FIRE CHIEF FOR ESD 2.
JUST A BRIEF HISTORY ON HANK ALEX.
WE FOUGHT SOME BIG FIRES IN OUR TIMES, ONE OF THEM BEING THE BIG HEB FIRE IN LOCKHART AND THE BIG COAT HANGER FACTORY FIRE OUT AT MAXWELL.
WE FOUGHT A LOT OF OTHER FIRES IN BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THIS PAST YEAR WHERE WE FOUGHT A LOT OF WILDFIRES.
HANK WAS A BIG ASSET TO THE COUNTY, BUT HE'S LEAVING US.
BUT I WISH TO PRESENT HANK WITH PLAQUE THIS MORNING AND THE PLAQUE READS AS SUCH.
IN RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING EXCELLENCE AND APPRECIATION, DEPUTY HANK ALEX WITH GREAT HONOR AND APPRECIATION FOR YOUR COMMENDABLE AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CALDWELL COUNTY OFFICE OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND THE COMMUNITIES OF CALDWELL.
NEVER FORGET THE DIFFERENCE YOU MAKE EVERY DAY.
YOU ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED, AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE GIVEN THIS DATE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, ALEX. [APPLAUSE]
>> OKAY, AND AZZI HAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT TWO.
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>> OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, I JUST WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW I DID SEND OUT AN EMAIL TO EVERYBODY, ALL THE DEPARTMENT HEADS.
I DID SEND OFF THE LIST TO FOR OUR CYBERSECURITY.
THEY DID LET ME KNOW THAT THEY RECEIVED IT, AND EVERYBODY SHOULD BE RECEIVING THEIR EMAIL TO START TAKING THEIR CYBERSECURITY WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
AGAIN, IF YOU DON'T GET ONE CALL, STEPHANIE, CALL ME.
WE CAN GET YOU SIGNED UP, BUT IF YOU FORGET YOUR PASSWORD, CLICK ON THAT FORGOT PASSWORD AND IT'LL RESET IT FOR YOU.
OR YOU CAN RESET IT. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, GIVE ME A CALL.
>> THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY CITIZENS COMMENTS THIS MORNING?
>> WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO CONSENT AGENDA COMMISSIONERS,
[F. CONSENT AGENDA]
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS ON CONSENT, I'D LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE.>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> MOTION IS SECOND IN DISCUSSION.
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES DISCUSSION ACTION ITEMS.
[G.1 Regarding the burn ban. Speaker: Judge Haden/Hector Rangel; Backup: 2; Cost: $0.00]
ITEM G1 DISCUSSION ACTION REGARDING BURN BAND HECTOR.>> GOOD MORNING AGAIN, JUDGE, AND COMMISSIONERS.
WE'VE HAD SUBSTANTIAL RAIN IN THE LAST WEEK, EVERYTHING RANGING FROM ABOUT THREE TENTHS UP TO ABOUT A HALF AN INCH.
YESTERDAY, THE SOUTHERN PART OF CALDWELL COUNTY GOT SUBSTANTIAL RAIN.
SOME PLACES GOT A LITTLE HAIL, BUT NOT ANYTHING THAT DAMAGED ANYTHING.
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, WE HAVE RAIN COMING IN THE FORECAST, STARTING WITH FRIDAY WITH 70% ON AND ON MONDAY, WITH 60% WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN.
RIGHT NOW, THE KBDI NUMBERS ARE THE MINIMUM OF SEVEN, MAX 137 AVERAGE 26, AND WITH A CHANGE OF 36.
I AM RECOMMENDING TO COMMISSIONERS COURT, WE KEEP THE BURN BAND OFF, BUT I WANT TO TELL THE CITIZENS TOO, THAT WINDS ARE GOING TO BE HIGH FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND PLEASE DO NOT BURN ANYTHING.
WHAT IF YOU DO BURN? JUST PLEASE WATCH HOW YOU BURN YOUR ITEMS. AND I'M MAKING THE RECOMMENDATION TO KEEP THE BURN BAND OFF.
>> OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO KEEP THE BURN BAND OFF? SO.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> MOTION AND A SECOND ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED. HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
THANKS HECTOR. ITEM TWO, DISCUSSION ACTION.
[G.2 To consider the appointment of Judge Pro Tem of the Caldwell County Commissioners Court for Calendar Year 2024, per Section 2.04 of the Caldwell County Commissioners Court Rules of Procedure, Conduct, and Decorum. Speaker: Judge Haden; Backup: 0; Cost: $0.00]
CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT OF JUDGE PRO TEM OF CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2024 PER SECTION 2.4 OF THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT RULES OF PROCEDURE, CONDUCT, AND DECORUM COMMISSIONER.CURRENTLY, COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND IS THE JUDGE PRO TEM, AND LOOK FOR A MOTION FROM ONE OF YOU ALL FOR EITHER TO RE-NOMINATE HIM OR TO NOMINATE SOMEONE ELSE.
>> MAKE A MOTION TO KEEP COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND PRO TEM.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO KEEP COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND JUDGE PRO TEM. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE?
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM G3 DISCUSSION ACTION TO CONSIDER THE DESIGNATION
[G.3 To consider the designation of a new Commissioner Court site at which terms are to be held during the 2024 calendar year, pursuant to Texas Local Government Code Section 81.005(d). Speaker: Judge Haden; Backup: 0; Cost: $0.00]
OF A NEW COMMISSIONER COURT SITE AT WHICH TERMS ARE TO BE HELD DURING THE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 81.005.WE HAVE TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR.
WE HAVE TO CONSIDER THE POSSIBILITY OF MOVING FROM THIS ROOM OR MAKE A MOTION TO STAY WHERE WE ARE.
SO COMMISSIONERS LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> I'LL MOVE TO KEEP THE CURRENT SITE WHERE WE'RE CURRENTLY MEETING.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO KEEP OUR CURRENT SITE FOR COMMISSIONERS COURT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE?
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE MOTION CARRIES.
[G.4 To appoint Buddy Vickery to the Emergency Services District #2 Board of Directors. Speaker: Commissioner Ed Theriot; Backup: 2; Cost: $0.00]
BUDDY VICKERY TO EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT NUMBER 2 BOARD, COMMISSIONER TERRIO?>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. THIS IS THE MAXWELL AREA, ESD.
THIS IS JUST FILL UP, MAKING A SLIDE ON BOARD.
>> MAKE A MOTION TO APPOINT BUDDY VICKERY?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND IN DISCUSSION.
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM G5, TO APPROVE A LICENSING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND AT-SCENE, LLC,
[G.5 To approve a licensing agreement between the County and At-Scene, LLC for the provision of mobile applications that allow County law enforcement to collect, record, and share information related to crime scenes and investigations. Speaker: Fred Weber/Amanda Montgomery; Backup: 4; Cost: $25,000.00]
FOR THE PROVISION OF MOBILE APPLICATIONS TO ALLOW COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COLLECT, RECORD, AND SHARE INFORMATION RELATED TO CRIME SCENES AND INVESTIGATIONS.IS ANYBODY HERE FROM DA'S OFFICE? NO? [OVERLAPPING] YOU WANT TO TAKE A STAB AT IT OR?
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>> AND THEN DANNY FREE TO CORRECT ME. CURRENTLY, WE USE A PROGRAM CALLED LOGISTICS.
THIS WILL ULTIMATELY RESULT IN A COST SAVINGS FOR THE COUNTY.
IT'S BASICALLY A STORAGE SYSTEM FOR OFFICE REPORTS AND OTHER DATA COLLECTED DURING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND WILL ALLOW FOR THE SHARING OF THOSE FILES BETWEEN AGENCIES.
THE COST FOR THE FIRST YEAR IS ACTUALLY PRO-RATED TO 16,000 TO REFLECT THE CURRENT BUDGET CYCLE AND WHERE WE ARE IN THAT.
BUT THEN AFTER THAT IT WILL BE A RENEWING CONTRACT FOR 25,000 A YEAR.
>> THIS IS IN THE BUDGET COMMISSIONERS THEY ALREADY HAVE A BUDGET FOR THE OTHER SOFTWARE, SO WE'LL JUST BE SWITCHING OVER.
>> ANY OTHER COMMENTS? LOOK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE LICENSE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND AT-SCENE, LLC.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE?
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM G6, TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 6 FOR SAVINGS BUYING GRANT,
[G.6 To approve budget amendment #06 SAVNS/VINE Grant, SCAAP Grant, and Machinery and Equipment line items. Speaker: Danie Teltow; Backup: 1; Cost: $0]
SCAP GRANT, AND MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT LINE ITEM STANDING.>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.
HERE WITH THE NEW GRANT COORDINATOR, MS. QUINLEY, TAKING OVER, LAST YEAR WHEN WE WERE TRYING TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THE BUDGET LINE ITEMS FOR THE REVENUE AND THE EXPENDITURE SIDE OF SOME OF THESE GRANTS, WE WERE JUST HAVING TO BALLPARK.
IT WAS TO BE DETERMINED AWARD AMOUNT.
ONCE MS. QUINLEY GOT IN OFFICE, SHE WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNT.
WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WHAT WE OVER BUDGETED IN SOME OF THOSE GRANTS AND UNDER BUDGETED IN THE OTHERS.
WE'RE JUST TAKING OUT AND PUTTING SWAP AMOUNT.
THE MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT, SHE IDENTIFIED SOME THINGS SHE WAS NEEDING IN HER OFFICE.
THE FURNITURE WAS PRETTY OUTDATED, SO WE'RE JUST MOVING $1,000 FROM TRANSPORTATION AND A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLAR FROM POSTAGE AND REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE OVER TO HER MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT.
>> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BUDGET AMENDMENT NUMBER 6?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE?
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
>> THANK YOU. ITEM G7, TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
[G.7 To approve a development agreement between Caldwell County and Schulle Farm Partners LP for the development of Schulle Farms, an approximately 226.852-acre subdivision located off Fifth Street in Maxwell. Speaker: Commissioner Theriot/Kasi Miles/Tracy Bratton; Backup: 19; Cost: $0.00]
CALDWELL COUNTY AND SCHLEY FARM PARTNERS, LLP, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHLEY FARMS ON APPROXIMATELY 226.852 ACRES SUBDIVISION LOCATED OFF FIFTH STREET IN MAXWELL.CASEY FOR COMMISSIONER TERRIO. GO AHEAD.
>> THE ONLY THING I CAN STATE IS THAT TRACY HAS REVIEWED EVERYTHING AND AT THIS TIME EVERYTHING IS READY TO GO.
I THINK CHASE HAS ACTUALLY LOOKED OVER IT AS WELL, SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR APPROVAL SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.
>> OVER THE WEEKEND, TRACY EMAILED WITH A REQUESTED INCLUSION.
THE COURT DOES NOT HAVE TO INCLUDE IT.
IT INVOLVES WHETHER IN THE EVENT THAT THE DEVELOPER ADDS OR CONNECTS TO AN EXISTING WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND SOME GUIDELINES FOR THAT THEY ARE NOT INTENDING TO CONSTRUCT ONE, JUST CONNECT TO IT AND THIS WILL COVER HOW THEY CONNECT.
THE SPECIFIC LANGUAGE CALLS FOR TO HAVE THE TCEQ PERMITTED DISCHARGE STANDARD MEETING AND REQUIREMENTS THAT EXCEED THE FOLLOWING BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND, SOME TOTAL SUBMITTED SOLIDS AT A PARTICULAR RATE, AMMONIUM NITROGEN AT A PARTICULAR RATE, AND SOME PHOSPHORUS AT A PARTICULAR RATE.
I WOULD DEFER TO THE ENGINEER ON THOSE AMOUNTS, BUT THAT'S THE ADDITIONAL INCLUSION.
IF THE COURT WOULD LIKE, WE CAN PASS ON THIS, BUT RIGHT NOW I CAN PRINT OUT THE ADDITIONAL ITEM FOR Y'ALL TO REVIEW AND THEN WE CAN JUST DO THIS IN MAYBE LIKE FIVE MINUTES OR 10 MINUTES.
>> THE JUDGE CAN ELABORATE ON THAT.
>> YEAH, I WAS JUST CURIOUS OF THE DEVELOPERS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS.
>> YEAH. HE WALKED IN HERE RIGHT THE NICK OF TIME.
>> WE HAD SOME LATE DISCUSSIONS LAST WEEK.
I KNOW Y'ALL ARE PLANNING TO HAVE YOUR WASTEWATER TIED INTO THE MAX OUTSIDE, WHICH WILL BE UNDER THEIR PERMIT.
HOWEVER, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SEVERAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COUNTY AND ASKING THEM TO PLACE IN THEIR DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS A HIGH STANDARDS [NOISE] OF WASTEWATER DISCHARGE.
IT'S A 552 AND THEN 0.5 ON THE LAST ONE, WHICH IS PHOSPHORUS, WHICH IS A MORE PROBLEMATIC ONE.
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I BELIEVE THAT Y'ALL HAVE AGREED [OVERLAPPING]I'M RECOMMENDING APPROVAL CONTINGENT UPON THAT PROVISION IN THE AGREEMENT.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CAVEAT THAT WE'LL REACH THE 552 LIMITS ON WASTEWATER? DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN SAY AYE?
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.
>> ITEM G8, DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE DUCO SUBDIVISION,
[G.8 To approve Duko Subdivision Final Plat (Short Form Procedure) located on FM 20. Speaker: Commissioner Horne/Kasi Miles; Backup: 13; Cost: $0.00]
FINAL PLAT SHORT FORM PROCEDURE LOCATED ON FM20.>> LET ME APOLOGIZE TO TRACY, DIDN'T LET ME KNOW ABOUT THAT CORRECTION ON THAT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
THIS IS JUST A SIMPLE SHORT FORM PLAT, THREE LOTS.
IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED, ALL CONDITIONS MET, AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR APPROVAL.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, DUCO SUBDIVISION FINAL PLAT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE?
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO OUR DISCUSSION ONLY ITEMS.
[H.1 To follow-up on Caldwell County GATRRS Layer discussion. Speaker: Judge Haden / Pushpa Srinivasa; Backup: 11; Cost: $0.00]
ITEM H1, DISCUSSION ONLY TO FOLLOW-UP ON CALDWELL COUNTY GATORS LAYER DISCUSSION.I'VE ALSO ASKED THAT LCRA COME GIVE US A BRIEF UPDATE AND THEN CHRISTO WILL HAVE YOU GUYS NEXT IF THAT'S OKAY? [BACKGROUND] THERE WE GO.
>> THAT'S THE WRONG WAY. [BACKGROUND]
>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING US. I WANTED TO GO THROUGH AN UPDATE WITH THE RADIO PROJECT SYSTEM EDITION HERE, OUR CHANGE OUT.
IT'S A BIT OF A FLUID SITUATION.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING THROUGH IT WITH GATRRS TO BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS TRANSITION. SEVERAL MOVING PARTS.
PLEASE FORGIVE A COUPLE OF UPDATES THAT ARE A LITTLE DIFFERENT WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THE SLIDES HERE, BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS THAT THOSE MAY BRING.
WE'VE COORDINATED ON TRANSPORT CONCERN WE HAD WITH THE LOCKHART TOWER AND THE DISPATCH AS FAR AS BACKUP CIRCUITS ARE CONCERNED.
THERE WAS A MICROWAVE PATH THAT NEEDED SOME ASSISTANCE TO OUR CREEMORE LOCATION.
WE WORKED WITH GATRRS TO RELOCATE WHERE THAT MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT EXISTS AT THE CREEMORE LOCATION AND THEN ESTABLISH A PATHWAY THROUGH LCRA'S NETWORK TO GET TO [NOISE] THE R BUCK INSTEAD OF C TECH, WHICH IS JUST A DIFFERENT FACILITY IN AUSTIN WHERE WE HAVE A COMMON POINT OF PRESENCE.
I BELIEVE IN THIS MONTH, IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS OR SO, WE SHOULD HAVE THAT CIRCUIT RE-ESTABLISHED AS A BACKUP FOR THE [NOISE] LOCKHART TOWER ITSELF.
THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S BEEN INSTALLED, CAN CORRECT ME HERE IN A MOMENT, IS THERE ARE ACS EQUIPMENT AT ALL THREE LOCATIONS.
THAT IS GATRRS' REDUNDANT SATELLITE/CELLULAR CONNECTION, I BELIEVE.
IT'S UP AND RUNNING AS STANDARD, I BELIEVE, ON THE GATRR SYSTEM.
THEN THIS ADDITIONAL BACKUP WILL JUST MAKE THINGS EVEN BETTER, I GUESS, UNTIL THE TRANSITION CAN OCCUR.
RIGHT NOW, FROM A RADIO PROGRAMMING PERSPECTIVE, OUR RADIO FOLKS AND RADIO PERSONNEL ARE WORKING ON TOP GROUPS AND
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HOW TO GO ABOUT PROGRAMMING AND TOUCHING ALL THOSE RADIOS.THE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DISPATCH LOCATION OF COMBINING THE DISPATCH CENTERS HAS CHANGED WHAT YOU'RE SEEING ON THE SLIDE HERE A LITTLE BIT.
OUR UNDERSTANDING, THERE WON'T BE A TEMPORARY USE AT THAT LOCATION, THAT WE'LL BE WAITING UNTIL THE PERMANENT USE IS AVAILABLE ON AT THAT LOCATION.
THEN AT THAT TIME, WE'LL NEED TO COORDINATE WITH GATRRS TO TURN UP AND DOWN CHANNELS AS NEEDED FROM THE FREQUENCIES TO MAKE SURE THAT A LIMITED RESOURCE, WHICH ARE ALL THE FREQUENCIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE THAT NEED TO RUN BOTH SYSTEMS DURING THIS TRANSITION CAN OCCUR.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SAY ON THIS SPECIFIC DATE WE'RE TURNING DOWN FOUR FREQUENCIES OR ALL THE FREQUENCIES ON ONE SIDE AND TURNING THEM UP ON ANOTHER.
WE HAVE TO DO THIS BIT OF A BALANCING ACT.
WE'LL WORK CLOSELY WITH GATRRS TO IDENTIFY, LET'S TURN DOWN ONE FREQUENCY AT YOUR SITE, WE'LL TURN UP ONE ON OUR SITE, UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO GET ALL THE USERS SUCCESSFULLY MIGRATED.
I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUE WITH THAT.
FROM AN END USER PERSPECTIVE, BEING ABLE TO OPERATE ON A SYSTEM TRANSITION LIKE THAT, IT'S JUST GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF COORDINATION ON OUR TECHNICIANS PART TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BALANCING THAT.
THEN LENDING INTO THE FREQUENCIES.
WE DEVELOPED PLANS TO REPOSITION THE FREQUENCIES FROM THE CURRENT LOCATIONS, EITHER THE CITY OR THE COUNTY RUN SITES.
I'M SURE THE GATRRS RUN SITES THAT ARE LICENSED TO THE CITY OR THE COUNTY.
TO RELOCATE THOSE TO THE DIFFERENT TOWERS LCRA IS GOING TO BE ADDING.
WE'VE SUBMITTED THAT INFORMATION TO THE REGION AND THERE'S A BIT OF BACK AND FORTH AS EXPECTED WITH THAT APPLICATION GOING TO THE REGION TO GET APPROVAL FOR RELOCATION OF THOSE FREQUENCIES AND USE OF NEW FREQUENCIES.
AT THE END OF ALL THIS, THE CITY AND THE COUNTY WILL BE THE ONES WITH THE NAMES ON ALL THE FREQUENCIES THAT ARE IN USE.
I KNOW THERE HAD BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME FREQUENCIES THAT ARE OWNED BY THE STATE.
OFTENTIMES, ARE USED TO FILL IN AND BE USED WHEN FREQUENCY CONSTRAINTS EXIST.
WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT WILL BE THE CASE HERE.
WE'RE APPLYING FOR REGIONAL FREQUENCIES, WHICH ARE LICENSED TO THE SPECIFIC ENTITY, CITY, OR THE COUNTY.
THEN OBVIOUSLY, THE CITY AND COUNTY ALREADY HAVE THE FREQUENCIES IN PLACE TODAY.
I BELIEVE THAT COVERED ALL OF OUR PRESENTATION ITEMS TODAY.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ON THOSE THREE TOPICS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? PUSHPA, YOU GUYS READY?
>> I HAVE THE ONE YOU SENT ME.
>> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONER.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SPEAK HERE ON BEHALF OF GATRRS.
PUSH FROM NEPAL. THIS IS ALSO ONE OF OUR ENGINEERS.
DAVID PERRY IS ANOTHER OF OUR ENGINEERS.
THEN WE HAVE MATTHEW HEINZ, OUR TEXT PARTNER.
OUR DPS PARTNER COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY.
ANYWAY, AS EDDIE EXPLAINED, WE'RE TRYING TO TRANSITION THE SYSTEM OVER TO LCRA. WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THE TWO ENGINEERS KNOW EACH OTHER FROM THEIR PAST LIVES, SO THEY'RE WORKING REALLY WELL WITH EACH OTHER. THAT'S REALLY GOOD.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE COULD USE FROM EDDIE IS A TIMELINE FOR OVERALL PROJECT SO WE CAN PREP ON THE RESOURCES SIDE, ON OUR END.
WHAT ARE THE MAIN DIFFERENCES? LET'S SEE.
EDDIE ALREADY [NOISE] ADDRESSED THIS, AT LOCKHART TOWER, WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
WE NEED TO WORK CLOSELY WITH LCRA AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AT THE TOWER SITE.
THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF DISCREPANCY BETWEEN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO HERE AT THE LOCKHART TOWER SITE, BUT WE'LL SORT IT OUT. [OVERLAPPING]
>> NAMELY, JUST TO ESTABLISH THAT ADDITIONAL CIRCUIT THAT WENT THROUGH THAT SITE.
GOING THROUGH THE LCRA NETWORK AND THEN BACK TO OUR SYSTEM JUST TO GIVE YOU, AGAIN, THAT ADDITIONAL CONNECTIVITY TO YOUR TOWER SITE.
>> THIS IS ALL, REMEMBER, UNTIL YOU MOVE TO THE NEW SYSTEM ON THE LCRA SITE.
AFTER THAT, ALL THOSE SITES WILL BE SHUT DOWN.
THEY WILL NOT BE PERFORMING OR FUNCTIONING RATHER ON THOSE FREQUENCIES ON GATRRS.
UNTIL THEN, WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT INTERIM WHAT WE NEED TO KEEP FUNCTIONAL.
I THINK WE HAVE TO WORK WITH EDDIE ON WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
IF WE DO THE MICROWAVE PART, WE DON'T NEED TO DO THE T ONE.
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EDDIE ALREADY COVERED THIS.Y'ALL ARE WORKING ON INTERIM PLANS BEFORE YOU SET UP THE NEW DISPATCH CENTER.
WE JUST NEED TO KNOW WHEN THE GATRRS CONTROLS WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED.
>> I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY WE'RE LOOKING TO HAVE ALL THAT COMPLETED.
THE NEW SITE HOPEFULLY IN JUNE, SO IN THAT IT MAKES SENSE.
>> VERY HIGH LEVEL VIEW INTO LCRA'S OVERALL TIMELINE, IT WOULD BENEFIT US IN ALIGNING OUR RESOURCES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE BOTH COORDINATING TO THE SAME EXPECTATIONS IS HELPFUL.
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU.
THEN REGARDING FREQUENCIES, SINCE THE DECISION BY BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY WAS TO RETAIN EXISTING FREQUENCIES.
WE'VE WORKED IT OUT WITH ALL AND WE'LL COORDINATE WITH LCRA.
AS YOU TRANSITION, WE'LL SHUT DOWN ONE. WE'LL BRING UP ANOTHER.
AT SOME POINT, ONCE IT'S COMPLETELY TRANSITIONED OUT, ALL OF GATORS RADIOS WILL NOT FUNCTION ON THIS LAYER BECAUSE YOU ALL WILL BE ON LCRA AND THAT'S FINE.
WE'LL FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO ON THE BACK END FOR GATORS, BUT THAT COMES LATER.
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE GOING TO RELOCATE THE RADIO EQUIPMENT, THE SHELTER, THE GENERATOR. WHERE TO? WE DON'T KNOW AS OF NOW, BUT WE'LL WAIT UNTIL ALL OF YOUR RADIOS ARE TRANSITIONED TO LCRA SYSTEM AND THEN AT THAT POINT, WE'LL PLAN AND WORK WITH OUR TEXT PARTNER TO PUT IT ELSEWHERE.
WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT IS GOING TO BE.
>> THE TOWER STRUCTURE, OF COURSE, SIR, YOU ALL BUILT IT.
IT'LL REMAIN IN YALL'S OWNERSHIP.
THEN THE MONITORING OF THE TOWER LIGHT WOULD AT THAT POINT, WE WOULD TRANSITION IT OVER TO YOU.
WE'LL WORK WITH YOU ONE ON ONE AS TO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THE MONITORING OF THE TOWER LIGHT.
UNTIL THEN WE'LL BE MONITORING IT.
ONCE WE'RE READY TO MOVE OUT OF THERE, WE'LL WORK WITH YOU TO TRANSITION IT OVER TO YOU.
>> IRON MOUNTAIN AND LOCKHART, GO AHEAD. IT'S UP TO YOU.
>> THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.
YES, TEXT DOT, WE DISCUSSED PRIOR ABOUT THE IRON ORE MOUNTAIN SIDE AND THE EQUIPMENT OUT THERE.
WE ARE STILL INTERESTED IN THAT EQUIPMENT.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT HAS A LOT OF MONETARY VALUE.
WE WOULD LIKE TO, IF POSSIBLE, MAYBE DO A SITE VISIT WITH OUR RADIO TECHS AND GO CHECK IT OUT.
WE'VE TALKED TO THE CITY OF LOCKHART AS WELL LOOKING AT THE EQUIPMENT THAT'S AT THE LOCKHART SITE AND THEN WE'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME FUTURE CONVERSATIONS.
IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT EQUIPMENT WILL NOT BE UTILIZED FOR THE TRANSITION TO LCRA OR ON THAT SYSTEM.
BUT WE DO SEE THAT THERE MIGHT BE SOME VALUE IN THAT EQUIPMENT FOR THE TEXT DOT SIDE OF THE HOUSE.
>> JUST TO CLARIFY GEORGE, THEY'RE LOOKING AT JUST THE RADIO EQUIPMENT, THE TOWER STRUCTURE, ALL OF THAT WILL REMAIN.
I KNOW YALL ARE LEASING THOSE RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT WILL REMAIN IN YALL'S POSSESSION.
TECHSTAR JUST WANTS THE RADIO EQUIPMENT OUT OF THERE IF POSSIBLE.
>> THAT'S FINE. I THINK WE CAN WORK WITH THEM ON THAT.
>> WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.
THIS IS THE LAST SLIDE AND THAT'S IT.
ONCE WE MIGRATE IT TO LCRA SYSTEM.
YALL WILL FINALIZE YOUR PLANS ON WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO WITH THOSE TOWER STRUCTURES THAT THEY ARE LEASING TODAY.
THE THREE STRUCTURES YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED YOU'D BE FOCUSING ON ARE THE LOCKHART SITE AND MOUNTAIN AND CREEK MALL.
FRENTRIS TOWER WILL REMAIN, THE REST OF IT WILL BE RELOCATED.
>> THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL I HAD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR US?
>> I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
>>YES, SIR. JUST SO YOU KNOW JUDGE OUR LEADERSHIP HAS SPENT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF HOURS.
I JUST WANT TO STATE THAT IN WORKING WITH LCRA ON TRANSITIONING THE SYSTEM.
>> WE APPRECIATE IT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
>> DISCUSSION ITEM H2 TO CONSIDER NEXT STEPS
[H.2 To consider the next steps by the County for the operation of Emergency Services District No. 5. Speaker: Judge Haden; Cost: $0.00]
FOR THE OPERATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT NUMBER 5.COMMISSIONERS AS YOU KNOW, WE'VE NOW APPOINTED OUR BOARD.
THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT THEY HAVE TO DO.
I'VE WORKED WITH THE CITY OF LOCKHART AND WE'VE PUT TOGETHER TWO THINGS FOR THEM AND I HAVE A PACKET FOR THEM.
FIRST PACKET OUTLINES EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE REQUIRED TO DO, TO SET UP THE CSD AND IT'S PRETTY EXTENSIVE.
THE SECOND AND I MEANT TO BRING THAT AND I FORGOT TO BRING IT UP HERE.
THE SECOND PACKET IS JUST SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO DO IT,
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BUT THERE IS ALSO IN FEBRUARY, LIKE BABY COMMISSIONER SCHOOL, BABY JUDGES SCHOOL.IT'LL BE A SCHOOL THAT THEY NEED TO ATTEND TO LEARN WHAT TO DO AS COMMISSIONERS OF THIS NEW BOARD.
I'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH LOCKHART AND LULING AND WE HAVE ALL AGREED TO PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE AN ACTUAL LOAN PER SE.
THERE'LL BE SOME WORD SMOOTHING ON IT, BUT TO EACH PROVIDE $100,000 TO THE NEW ENTITY SO THAT THEY CAN HIRE A CONSULTANT AND AN ATTORNEY IF THEY NEED IT IN TAX OR ACCOUNTING HELP AND TO HELP THEM GET GOING.
ONCE WE'VE GOTTEN THAT DONE, WITH ALL PERMISSION, THEN I WILL VERY SOON ASK THAT COMMISSION TO COME TOGETHER, PROBABLY WITH CHASE AND I, SO THAT WE CAN GET WITH THEM, HAND THEM THIS STUFF, AND HELP THEM GET STARTED AND GET THEM ON THEIR WAY.
ONCE THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY, THEN THEY'LL BE ON THEIR OWN.
OF COURSE, WE'LL BE A RESOURCE TO HELP THEM, BUT WE'RE GOING TO EXPECT THAT THEY, BUT THE RESOURCES THAT I'M GIVING ARE VERY CLEAR STEP BY STEP.
YOU HAVE TO DO THIS AND NEXT YOU DO THIS, NEXT YOU DO THIS, AND THEN WE'LL ENTER LOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THEM FOR THE 300,000 EXPECTING TO GET THAT BACK AT SOME POINT.
THEN AS WE GO ALONG, I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO HANDLE TRANSITION OF THE EQUIPMENT OF THE AMBULANCES, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE STATIONED AND ALL THOSE THINGS.
THOSE WILL COME, BUT FIRST WE HAVE TO GET THEM ESTABLISHED.
WE WILL WORK WITH THE CITY AND BOTH CITIES AND WE'LL GET SOME SEED MONEY TO GET THEM STARTED.
>> I'M GOING TO MOVE THIS ALONG AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO CONTACT EVERYONE TODAY ABOUT GETTING THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ESTABLISHED, AND THEN HAVE A MEETING WITH THEM SO THAT THEY CAN GET STARTED BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE THIS.
IT'S TWO PAGES AND IT'S IT'S QUITE A FEW THINGS THEY HAVE TO DO TO GET IT ESTABLISHED.
>> WITH THAT, I THINK WE'RE READY FOR ITEM I ADJOURNMENT.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> POST HEARING NONE. WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 9:32
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.