H.1 To approve the Short Form Plat for Cruz Acres consisting of two residential lots on approximately 2.514 acres located on Old Lockhart Road and Williamson Road.

[H.1 To approve the Short Form Plat for Cruz Acres consisting of two residential lots on approximately 2.514 acres located on Old Lockhart Road and Williamson Road.]

ITEM H1 DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE SHORT FORM PLAT FOR CRUZ ACRES, CONSISTING OF TWO RESIDENTIAL LOTS ON APPROXIMATELY 2.514 ACRES ON OLD LOCKHART ROAD AND EXCUSE ME, AN WILLIAMSON ROAD.

GOOD MORNING. MISS HINKLE JUST PASSED OUT THE ACTUAL PLAT THAT'S GOING TO GO INTO THE BACKUP.

AT THE LAST MINUTE, THEY DECIDED TO MAKE A FEW CHANGES REALLY JUST REVERSING THINGS.

BUT I'M GOING TO ASK LINDA TO COME UP TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM.

OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION? OKAY. I DON'T THINK I HAVE.

NO I DON'T. ANYBODY HAVE A QUESTION.

OKAY. WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH APPROVAL.

OKAY, COMMISSIONERS WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE SHORT FORM PLAT FOR CRUZ ACRES.

I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE SHORT FORM PLAT AS REVISED.

OKAY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER THERIOT.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS REVISED.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS.

ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED?

[00:05:02]

HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ITEM H2 DISCUSSION ACTION ON AN

[H.2 To discuss and take possible action on an Interlocal Agreement between Caldwell County and the City of Niederwald concerning maintenance of a portion of Schuelke Road.]

INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CALDWELL COUNTY AND THE CITY OF NIEDERWALD CONCERNING MAINTENANCE OF A PORTION OF SCHUELKE ROAD.

COMMISSIONER THERIOT.

JUDGE AND COMMISSION THIS IS AN AGREEMENT THAT WILL ALLOW THE COUNTY TO WORK ON THAT LAST SECTION OF SCHUELKE ROAD BEFORE YOU HIT 21.

THERE'S ABOUT 300FT THERE.

THAT'S WITHIN THE CITY OF NIEDERWALD CITY LIMITS.

WE HAD AN AGREEMENT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND IT EXPIRED.

SO THIS WILL PROVIDE FOR THEM PAYING FOR OUR MATERIAL AND LABOR COSTS.

AND THEN OUR GUYS WILL JUST DO THE WORK THERE.

OKAY, GREAT.

YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION, COMMISSIONER? I'LL RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

OKAY. WE HAVE A RECOMMENDED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN CALDWELL COUNTY AND NIEDERWALD.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.

ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM H3 DISCUSSION ACTION POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENT OF SHORT FORM PLAT FOR JARAMILLO SUBDIVISION CONSISTING OF FOUR RESIDENTIAL LOTS ON

[H.3 To approve the Short Form Plat for Jaramillo Subdivision consisting of four residential lots on approximately on 23.203 acres located on Taylorsville Road and FM 86. ]

APPROXIMATELY 23.203 ACRES, LOCATED ON TAYLORSVILLE ROAD AND FM 86.

I'D JUST LIKE TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.

THIS IS ONE OF THE SUBDIVISION PLATS THAT WAS IN VIOLATION THAT WE'VE GONE AFTER FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF, TRYING TO GET IT CORRECTED.

GENTLEMAN WAS ACTUALLY EVEN ARRESTED OVER THIS ILLEGAL SPLIT.

IT HAS NOW BEEN CORRECTED.

THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS THAT COMMISSIONER HORNE AND MISS HINKLE SPOKE ABOUT.

I THINK THE COMMISSIONER IS FINE WITH IT NOW.

MISS HINKLE DOES HAVE SOMETHING SHE'D LIKE TO COME UP AND SAY ON THIS ONE, THOUGH.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

THIS HAS BEEN A VERY LONG PROJECT.

WHEN HE STARTED OUT WITH THIS, HE OWES SOME BACK TAXES THAT HE CAN'T PAY UNTIL HE SELLS ONE OF THESE LOTS.

AND WE KNEW THAT IN THE VERY BEGINNING.

SO I JUST WANTED TO LET TERESA BE AWARE THAT WE'LL GET A TAX CERTIFICATE IF IT'S GOING TO HAVE MONEY OWED ON IT.

AND THESE PLATS DON'T CONVEY ANY PROPERTY.

THEY JUST MERELY SAY IT'S BEEN SPLIT UP.

MATTHEW'S MOTHER DOES HAVE A LIEN ON THIS PROPERTY.

IT'S VERY MINIMAL.

SO SHE WAS WILLING TO SIGN THE PLAT FOR HIM.

SO YOU KNOW, THEY'LL WORK THAT OUT WHEN THEY SELL THE DEALS.

PLUS, HE'S BEEN IN JAIL TWICE.

HE'S TRYING TO AVOID IT.

HE HAD CASH POST CASH BONDS OF $10,000 EACH, I BELIEVE SO, KIND OF BEEN ROUGH FOR HIM, BUT HE'S TRYING TO FIX IT.

SO WE'RE HOPING TO GET APPROVAL ON THIS SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT. OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A MOTION ON ITEM H3.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ITEM H4.

[H.4 To approve the reappointment of Gary Dickenson to the Luling Foundation Board. ]

THANK YOU. DISCUSSION.

ACTION TO REAPPOINT GARY DICKENSON TO THE LULING FOUNDATION BOARD.

I'LL JUST SPEAK ON GARY'S BEHALF A LITTLE BIT, WAYNE.

HE DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB, AND HE'S HE'S KIND OF THE DIRECTOR OF THAT BOARD.

AND AND HE DOES ALL SORTS OF THINGS.

HE DOES THE FARMERS MARKET.

HE HEADS THAT UP HERE IN LOCKHART.

HE HAS A BUSINESS.

HE'S JUST A REALLY GOOD MAN, AND I CAN'T THINK OF ANYBODY BETTER.

YES, SIR. HE'S BEEN ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE LAST 24 YEARS, CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE PRESIDENT.

WE WOULD LIKE TO GET Y'ALL'S APPROVAL TO REINSTATE HIM AS ONE OF THE REPRESENTATIONS OF CALDWELL COUNTY ON THE LULING FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

SO IT'D BE JUST IN Y'ALL'S HANDS TO VOTE ON IT.

OKAY. COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE MR. DICKENSON ON THE LULING FOUNDATION FARM BOARD. MAKE THE MOTION TO REAPPOINT GARY.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT.

ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.

[H.5 Regarding the burn ban.]

ITEM H5 BURN BAN.

GOOD MORNING. JUDGE.

COMMISSIONERS, STAFF AND GALLERY.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO, ON BEHALF OF JOSH AND I, WE WANT TO WISH COMMISSIONERS COURT THE STAFF AND THE GALLERY A HAPPY AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.

IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE'VE HAD A FEW FIRES OUT THERE IN THE COUNTY.

NOTHING MAJOR.

[00:10:02]

IT'S BEEN RAINING A LITTLE BIT.

AND FOR THE NEXT WEEK TO INCLUDE TOMORROW NIGHT, WE HAVE A CHANCE OF SOME SEVERE STORMS IN OUR AREA.

AND THEN THURSDAY, WE HAVE A 70% CHANCE OF RAIN.

THEN WE HAVE RAIN ALL ALONG THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY.

SO FOR ALL THE FARMERS AND ANYBODY WHO NEEDS TO BURN, I HIGHLY SUGGEST YOU START BURNING AND BE CAREFUL AND MAKE SURE YOU CONTACT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND LET THEM KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BURN OUR KBDI NUMBERS FOR THIS WEEK.

MINIMUM IS 483 MAX 597.

AVERAGE OF 546 WITH A CHANGE OF ONE.

BEING THAT WE HAVE PRETTY GOOD MOISTURE AND RAIN COMING IN THE REST OF THE WEEK, I'M GOING TO WANT SUGGESTING THAT WE KEEP THE BURN BAN OFF.

OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, WE HAVE A MOTION TO KEEP THE BURN BAN OFF.

SO MOVED. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND.

ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU HECTOR.

[H.6 To review and approve Caldwell County Financial Audit Report for FY 2023. ]

ITEM H6 DISCUSSION, ACTION AND REVIEW AND POSSIBLY APPROVE CALDWELL COUNTY FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR FY 23.

GOOD AFTERNOON. OR GOOD MORNING.

I'M DEBBIE FRASER, I'M FROM ARMSTRONG VAUGHN AND ASSOCIATES, AND THIS IS THE 2023 AUDIT.

I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU PROBABLY A QUICKER VERSION THAN I HAVE IN THE PAST, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT REALLY NOT MUCH IMPROVEMENT WAS MADE IN THE YEAR 2023, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT KIND OF ANGELA LEFT AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND SOME OF THE OUTSTANDING ITEMS ON THE BANK WERE STILL THERE, MAYBE ABOUT 100.

AND THEY'VE BEEN CLEARED, BUT THEY'RE NOT.

THEY WEREN'T IN THE ACTUAL AUDIT.

AND ADDITIONALLY, WHEN YOU CLOSE A YEAR, SOMETIMES THE AUDIT STAFF WOULD FIND THE CORRECTIONS AND CORRECT THEM IN THE NEXT YEAR.

SO WE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF GOING BACK AND FORTH BECAUSE OF THAT.

AND IT JUST MAKES IT GO A LITTLE LONGER.

BUT WE WERE HERE IN JULY AND OUT BRIEFED THE 22.

AND I DO WANT TO SAY ON PAGE ONE, AFTER ADJUSTMENTS, YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENT FAIRLY STATED AND MATERIALLY CORRECT.

AND IF YOU TURN TO PAGE 16, THIS IS YOUR STATEMENT OF NET POSITION.

AND I KNOW MOST OF YOU HAVE BEEN HERE WITH MY PRESENTATIONS BEFORE, BUT YOUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE SHOWN TWO WAYS ON A FULL ACCRUAL BASIS AND A MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS.

YOU PRESENT YOUR BUDGET ON A MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS.

SO YOU SEE THE EXPENSES LIKE CAPITAL OUTLAY OR PURCHASES AND EXPENSE.

YOUR DEBT PAYMENTS ARE NOT SHOWN AS LIABILITIES BUT EXPENSE.

SAME WITH YOUR PENSIONS.

SO IF YOU LOOK ON PAGE 15, THIS IS YOUR STATEMENT OF NET POSITIONS.

ON THE FIRST PAGE, YOUR TOTAL ASSETS ARE 75.4 MILLION, 37 POINT ALMOST 38 MILLION OF THAT IS CASH AND INVESTMENTS.

IF YOU LOOK BELOW THAT, YOU'LL SEE THE DEFERRED OUTFLOWS OF RESOURCES.

THE BIGGEST PORTION OF THAT IS PREPAID PENSION.

SO THAT'S ONE 1.5 MILLION ON YOUR LIABILITIES.

YOU HAVE 25.5, ALMOST 25.6 MILLION IN TOTAL LIABILITIES.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, 16 MILLION OF THAT IS BASICALLY BOND AND BOND ACTIVITY.

YOUR NET PENSION LIABILITY IS ONLY $173,950, WHICH IS VERY GOOD.

TOTAL NET POSITION OF THE COUNTY IS 51.2 MILLION.

OF THAT 51.2 MILLION, 30 MILLION IS UNRESTRICTED.

SO THAT'S AVAILABLE FOR USE.

I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU TURN TO PAGE 19.

AND THIS IS ON THE MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS.

SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE ANY FIXED ASSETS.

NO PENSION LIABILITIES NO DEBT LIABILITIES.

NO COMPENSATED ABSENCES.

YOUR TOTAL ASSETS FOR ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS 42.8 MILLION OF THAT AGAIN 37 ALMOST 38 MILLION IS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS.

IN THE GENERAL FUND THE FIRST COLUMN YOU HAD 27-28 MILLION IN TOTAL ASSETS, BUT AGAIN, 24 MILLION OF THAT IS CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS. SO YOU DO HAVE A GOOD AMOUNT OF CASH ON HAND.

[00:15:01]

IF YOU TURN TO PAGE 21, THESE ARE YOUR LIABILITIES.

AGAIN, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE YOUR PENSION LIABILITY, YOUR BOND LIABILITIES BECAUSE THESE ARE MODIFIED ACCRUAL BASIS.

YOUR TOTAL LIABILITIES WERE 8.8 MILLION.

YOUR TOTAL DEFERRED INFLOWS OF RESOURCES, WHICH BASICALLY INCLUDE UNCOLLECTED TAX REVENUE AND UNCOLLECTED FINE REVENUE, WERE 3.2 MILLION.

IF YOU GO DOWN TO YOUR FUND BALANCE, YOU HAVE 30.8 MILLION IN FUND BALANCE.

BUT IF YOU RUN OVER TO THE FIRST COLUMN IN THE GENERAL FUND, YOU HAD 22.3 MILLION IN UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE.

AND I WANT TO POINT OUT THAT THAT'S ALMOST A YEAR IN RESERVES.

SO THAT'S A VERY HEALTHY FUND BALANCE.

QUICK OR QUICKLY, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO TURN BACK TO PAGE 53.

THIS IS YOUR GENERAL FUND.

AND THIS IS REALLY THE ONLY STATEMENT I WAS GOING TO GO OVER BESIDES WHAT I ALREADY HAVE.

SO ON 53 THIS IS A BUDGET TO ACTUAL AND ALSO HAS YOUR 22 ACTUAL IN IT.

SO IN 23 YOU BROUGHT IN $32 MILLION AS OPPOSED TO 28.8.

IN 2022, HOWEVER, YOU HAD BUDGETED TO SPEND $30,400,000.

THE BIGGEST VARIANCE THERE WAS PROPERTY TAX.

YOU UNDER COLLECTED ABOUT $752,000.

BUT IN OTHER TAXES, ESPECIALLY SALES TAX, YOU COLLECTED $660,000 OVER YOUR INVESTMENT.

EARNINGS WERE 1.2 MILLION OVER WHAT YOU HAD BUDGETED, WHICH AGAIN WAS A RESULT OF THE MARKET AND YOU JUST BUDGETED VERY CONSERVATIVELY. YOUR TOTAL EXPENDITURES WERE 24 MILLION, SEVEN OPPOSED TO THE BUDGET OF 26.4 MILLION.

AND THEN IN THE PRIOR YEAR YOU HAD SPENT 22.

THE BIGGEST EXPENDITURE WAS IN PUBLIC SAFETY OF TEN AND A HALF, ALMOST 10.4 MILLION.

AND YOU HAD ACTUALLY BUDGETED TO SPEND ALMOST 11 MILLION.

YOU WERE SLIGHTLY OVER BUDGET IN JUDICIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

IF YOU GO DOWN A LITTLE MORE, YOU'LL SEE YOUR OTHER FINANCING SOURCES AND IN USES.

YOU TRANSFERRED OUT PRIMARILY TO YOUR ROAD BRIDGE 4.4 MILLION, AND THEN YOU HAD LEASE PROCEEDS OF $770,000. SO THAT LEFT YOU WITH A 3.6 MILLION NEGATIVE.

SO YOUR NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCE WAS A POSITIVE 3.8 MILLION.

AND YOU HAD BUDGETED FOR AN $800,000 LOSS.

AND AGAIN, PRIMARILY THAT INVESTMENT EARNINGS REALLY BUMPED UP YOUR FUND BALANCE.

SO AT THE END OF THE YEAR, LAST YEAR, YOU HAD 18.5 MILLION IN FUND BALANCE, AND THIS YEAR YOU'RE AT 22.4 MILLION.

I DO WANT TO POINT OUT ONE MORE THING.

AND THIS IS ON PAGE 57.

AND THIS IS A YEAR, KIND OF NINE MONTHS IN ARREARS.

THE TCDRS DOES AN ACTUARIAL STUDY.

AND THIS IS THE ACTUARIAL STUDY SYNOPSIS.

SO LAST YEAR, IF YOU LOOK AT THE FOURTH LINE FROM THE BOTTOM, YOU HAD A NET PENSION LIABILITY ASSET.

WELL, IT WAS AN ASSET, NOT A LIABILITY OF 3.2 MILLION.

THIS YEAR IT'S AT $173,000 LIABILITY.

BUT THAT MEANS THAT YOUR 99.4% FUNDED THE GFOA RECOMMENDS THAT YOU BE 70% OR ABOVE FUNDED.

SO YOU GUYS REALLY HAVE A HEALTHY NET PENSION.

I WASN'T GOING TO GO OVER THE LETTERS UNLESS YOU HAD SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OVER THE LETTERS.

I'LL LET YOU GET ON WITH YOUR CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU.

THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS LATER ON MY NUMBER IS ON THE OPINION LETTER, AND DANNY AND GABBY HAVE IT ALSO.

SO GET STRAIGHT TO ME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CALDWELL COUNTY FINANCIAL AUDIT FOR FY 2023? SO MOVED. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT TO APPROVE.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND.

ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ITEM H7.

[H.7 To approve Change Order No. 2 to the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for Radio Services and Equipment between LCRA and Caldwell County. ]

DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NUMBER TWO TO THE INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR RADIO SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT BETWEEN

[00:20:08]

LCRA AND CALDWELL COUNTY.

THE COST IS $413,500.

THIS IS BASICALLY A CHANGE ORDER.

REGARDING THE RADIO SYSTEM IT'S KIND OF LONG STORY, SO BEAR WITH ME.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR SOME TIME ON A CO-LOCATED PEACE APP BETWEEN LOCKHART, LULING AND THE COUNTY.

WE WENT FINALLY GOT EVERYBODY TO AGREE ON HOW THAT WAS GOING TO LOOK.

THAT TOOK A COUPLE OF YEARS.

WE THEN WENT OUT FOR BID.

ONE CONTRACTOR RESPONDED, SO WE HIRED THAT CONTRACTOR.

WE HAVE SINCE TERMINATED OUR CONTRACT WITH THAT CONTRACTOR, AND THE DAY AFTER WE TERMINATED THAT CONTRACT WITH THE CONTRACTOR, ARPA ANNOUNCED THAT IF YOU DON'T HAVE ALL OF YOUR FUNDS DEDICATED BY DECEMBER 31, 2024, THEY WOULD GO BACK.

SO WE DID A CHANGE ORDER WITH LCRA TO GO AHEAD AND JUST ASSIGN THE ASSETS TO THE INDIVIDUAL PEACE APPS LIKE THEY ARE NOW.

SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT PROJECT DONE AND GET THAT TRANSITION COMPLETE WITH THAT ARPA MONEY, WHICH WAS WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED TO DO.

AND THEN IF WE WANT TO REVISIT CO-LOCATED A PEACE APPS LATER WITH THOSE ENTITIES AGAIN, WE CAN.

SO THAT'S IT IN A NUTSHELL.

UNLESS KAYLEE HAS SOMETHING HE WANTS TO ADD.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE CHANGE ORDER TWO ON THAT INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT SO THAT WE CAN GET THIS DONE AND GET THE TRANSITION COMPLETED, AND SWITCH OVER TO LCRA FROM GATORS.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM H7.

ALRIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM H7 FROM COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.

ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT, ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED.

HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.

[H.8 To approve Resolution 08-2025 granting authority for Veterans Services Officer Sara Love to sign Interagency Agreement (IAA) with regards to SLFRF - ARPA funding. ]

ITEM H8.

DISCUSSION. ACTION FOR RESOLUTION 08-2025 GRANTING AUTHORITY FOR VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER SARA LOVE TO SIGN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT WITH REGARDS TO THE SLFRF, ARPA FUNDING.

AMBER ASKED THAT WE DO THIS.

I DON'T THINK I DON'T KNOW IF AMBER IS HERE THIS MORNING, BUT IT'S JUST IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPEDITIOUS, AND IT'S A COST OF $50.

SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO ALLOW SARA TO SIGN THIS ONE DOCUMENT SO THAT WHEN IT COMES IN, SHE CAN DO IT.

KEEP ON GOING.

ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, I'D LOOK FOR A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SO MOVED A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND.

SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND? IF Y'ALL WANT ME TO I'LL READ THE RESOLUTION IT'S VERY SHORT.

RESOLUTION 08-2025, AUTHORIZING COUNTY AND VETERANS SERVICES TO ENTER INTO AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT, WHEREAS COUNTY APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY THROUGH THE CORONAVIRUS STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS, SLFRF ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN RESCUE ACT OF 2021, ARPA.

AND WHEREAS THE COUNTY DESIGNATED THAT $100,000 OF SUCH FUNDING BE ALLOCATED TO VETERANS SERVICES, AN AGENCY OF THE COUNTY, THE AGENCY, AND WHEREAS TO SATISFY THE PROVISION OF THE FUNDING, THE COUNTY AND THE AGENCY ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER INTO AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT COMMISSIONERS HEREBY AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO ENTER INTO AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT AND SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO, AND THE COMMISSIONERS HEREBY AUTHORIZE THE OFFICER OF THE AGENCY TO ENTER INTO AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT, SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE FORM ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT A ON BEHALF OF THE AGENCY.

RESOLVED THIS 23RD DAY OF DECEMBER.

OKAY. COMMISSIONERS.

MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE ONE.

WE DID. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. TAKE A VOTE.

ALL RIGHT, SO ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.

I WAS LIKE, DID WE DO THAT? ITEM H10.

DISCUSSION ACTION APPROVE RESOLUTION 10-2025 REGARDING SETTLEMENT WITH KROGER.

AND. OH, SORRY.

WE'RE GOING TO HOLD THAT ONE OFF TILL AFTER WE H9.

[H.9 To approve Resolution 09-2025 granting authority for Unit Road Administrator Donald LeClerc to sign Interagency Agreement (IAA) with regards to SLFRF - ARPA funding. ]

H9. H9 OH SORRY.

DISCUSSION ACTION APPROVE RESOLUTION 09-2025 GRANTING AUTHORITY FOR UNIT ROAD ADMINISTRATOR DONALD LECLERC TO SIGN AGENCY IAA WITH REGARDS TO SLFRF, ARPA FUNDING.

[00:25:02]

KIND OF THE SAME STORY, FOLKS.

YEAH, I HAVE A MOTION, SO I'LL MOVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE COMMISSIONER THOMAS.

SECOND. SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT.

ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE.

MOTION CARRIES.

[H.10 To approve Resolution 10-2025 regarding settlement with Kroger in Texas Opioid Litigation. ]

ITEM H10.

DISCUSSION ACTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 10-25 REGARDING SETTLEMENT WITH KROGER IN THE TEXAS OPIOID LITIGATION.

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF OF SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN FOR SOME TIME, AND IT KEEPS COMING TO US IN LITTLE BITES. AND RICHARD, IF YOU WANT TO EXPAND ON IT, PLEASE DO.

YES. THIS IS KROGER HAS SETTLED WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THIS RESOLUTION BASICALLY APPROVES US ENTERING INTO THAT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT OR OUR PORTION OF THE SETTLEMENT MONEY, WHICH IS A LITTLE OVER $6,500.

IF YOU'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS, I'D BE HAPPY TO ADDRESS.

OKAY, THIS ONE'S A LITTLE LENGTHY, COMMISSIONER, SO I'M NOT GOING TO READ THE ENTIRE RESOLUTION.

IT'S IN YOUR BACKUP.

BUT I'LL JUST LOOK FOR A MOTION ON IT.

MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS.

ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND THEN WE CAN COME BACK AND VISIT ITEM H 11.

[I. EXECUTIVE SESSION]

WE'RE ENTERING EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:27 PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.87 TO DISCUSS NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT NDA BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND TXLCO REGARDING POTENTIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSIONS.

SESSION AT 9:38 PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.87 TO DISCUSS NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENT NDA BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND TXLCO REGARDING POTENTIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSIONS AND WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM H 11.

[H.11 To discuss and possibly approve authorizing the County Judge to execute a Non-disclosure Agreement (NDA) on behalf of the County with TXLCO.]

DISCUSSION ACTION AND POSSIBLY APPROVE AUTHORIZING COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE NON-DISCLOSURE NDA ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY WITH TXLCO.

COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM H 11? I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM H 11.

OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER HORNE.

ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? IF NOT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSED.

HEARING. NONE. MOTION CARRIES AND ITEM J ADJOURNMENT.

WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. MOTION TO ADJOURN BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS.

ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.