>> EVERYONE, WELCOME TO CALDWELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT.
[A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER]
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WE'RE GOING TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER OCTOBER 23RD, 2025 AT 9:00 AM.DO WE HAVE ANYONE TO LEAD THE INVOCATION THIS MORNING? COMMISSIONER THOMAS, WOULD YOU MIND DOING THE HONORS? THANK YOU.
>> DEAR GRACEFUL AND HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME THIS MOMENT, THIS MINUTE, THIS HOUR, ASKING YOU TO GUIDE US IN THE RECORD AS TO WHERE YOU WOULD HAVE US GO.
I'M A PROUD THE FATHERS WHO ASKED THESE THINGS TO BE.
MAY ALL THINGS BE DONE DECENTLY AND ALL OF THESE THINGS WE ASK YOUR DAUGHTER SON JESUS NAME.
>> COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING?
[D. ANNOUNCEMENTS]
>> NO ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM ME, JUDGE.
HAD A GOOD TURNOUT AT THE CLEANUP WITH THE TIRE PICK UP IN THE CITYWIDE DUMP.
BOYS WORKED REALLY HARD, AND WE PICKED UP OVER 7,800 TIRES OFF.
>> THAT'S AWESOME. [OVERLAPPING] COMMISSIONER TERRY, COMMISSIONER THOMAS.
>> NONE FOR ME. WE'LL GO TO CITIZENS COMMENTS.
[E. CITIZENS' COMMENTS]
>> GOOD MORNING. ANDREW MCCLISH, PRAIRIE LEA.
AT THE LAST MEETING, WE CONTINUED OUR JOURNEY INTO THE PRAIRIE LEA POLITICAL ALWAYS STOPS.
WE LEFT OFF WITH A SECOND HEARING WHERE THOSE WHO OPPOSED THE SIGNS CAME TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS.
THREE COURT MEETINGS LATER AT THE URGING OF JUDGE SHAWLY, COMMISSIONER MOSES BROUGHT IT BACK TO COURT FOR DISCUSSION.
THIS TIME HE CLAIMED TO HAVE CONSULTED WITH TXDOT.
HOWEVER, HE HAD NO DOCUMENTATION TO SUPPORT HIS CLAIMS. HE SPOKE OF AN EMAIL FROM TXDOT, YET FAILED TO PRODUCE IT.
THEN HE DECLARED, "I'M NOT FOR CHANGING WHAT WE HAVE OUT THERE." JUDGE SHAW REPLIED, "I GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A DIFFERENT STORY.
THE COUNTY ENGINEER REFERRED BACK TO ME AND BASICALLY STATED THAT THERE WAS REALLY NO JUSTIFICATION FOR A STOP SIGN." RECOGNIZING THE CONTRADICTION, COMMISSIONER THERIOT WISELY MOVED TO TABLE THE ITEM UNTIL THE COUNTY ENGINEER COULD REPORT ON IT, AND THAT WAS THE RIGHT MOVE, BUT THEN AT THE NEXT MEETING, THE SAME STORY UNFOLDED.
COMMISSIONER MOSES CLAIMED THAT HE TALKED TO TXDOT ABOUT NARROW ROADS, CURBS, PLAY AREAS, FOOT TRAFFIC, GOLF CARTS, FOUR WHEELERS, EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK, AND STILL NO DOCUMENTATION, NO ENGINEERING REPORT, AND AGAIN, NO INPUT FROM THE COUNTY ENGINEER.
NOW, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT COMMISSIONERS HAYDEN AND ROLAND DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THESE STOP SIGN DISCUSSIONS.
COMMISSIONER THERIOT AND JUDGE SHAW WERE THE ONLY ONES QUESTIONING THE PROCESS.
THERIOT WAS DOING IT OVER STOP SIGNS IN ANOTHER COMMISSIONER'S PRECINCT'S.
WHAT IS COMMISSIONER THERIOT TO DO? WELL, HE FOUND A WAY FOR HIS CONCERNS TO BE REDUCED.
COMMISSIONER THERIOT EXPLAINED TO THE COURT, "I'D ASKED FOR THIS TO BE TABLED UNTIL WE COULD GET OUR ENGINEER TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND PROVIDE US WITH SOME INFORMATION ALSO.
WE'VE LOOKED AT THAT." WHAT HE DIDN'T TELL YOU IS WHAT THE INFORMATION WAS.
THE INFORMATION FROM THE COUNTY ENGINEER WAS THE SAME AS WHAT JUDGE SHAW REPORTED AT THE PREVIOUS MEETING.
"THERE WAS NO JUSTIFICATION FOR A STOP SIGN.
THE COUNTY ENGINEER ALSO RECOMMENDED A TRAFFIC STUDY TO CONFIRM IT.
NOW, DESPITE THAT AND WITHOUT EXPERT TESTIMONY OR DOCUMENTATION, COMMISSIONER THERIOT ENDED WITH "I SUPPORT COMMISSIONER MOSES' DETERMINATION ON THIS." COMMISSIONER THERIOT CHOSE TO SUPPORT THE COMMISSIONER'S JUDGMENT OVER THAT OF A COUNTY ENGINEER.
JUDGE SHAW, HAVING ALL HIS CONCERNS STRANGELY FADE AWAY, HAD NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
HE SIMPLY ASKED, "WELL, WITH THAT SAID, APPARENTLY, THERE'S GOING TO BE NO ACTION ON THIS ITEM." COMMISSIONER MOSES RESPONDED, "CORRECT." JUST LIKE THAT, THE DEAL IS DONE, NO DOCUMENTATION, NO STUDY, NO EXPERT ADVICE, AND IT ALL WENT A LITTLE TOO SMOOTHLY, LIKE THE KIND OF SMOOTH YOU GET WHEN THE ROUGH PARTS ARE HANDLED IN ADVANCE.
THERE YOU HAVE IT, FOLKS, THAT ENDS CHAPTER 1 OF THE ANATOMY OF A POLITICAL ALWAYS STOP PRAIRIE LEA EDITION.
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IT STARTED IN MARCH OF 2017, AND SEVEN MONTHS LATER IN OCTOBER, IT QUIETLY ENDED.OUT A SINGLE PIECE OF ENGINEERING JUDGMENT TO JUSTIFY THOSE ALWAYS STOPS.
THE ELECTION OF 2018 CHANGED THE FACE OF COMMISSIONERS COURT.
COMMISSIONER MOSES LOST HIS SEAT TO BARBARA SHELTON, AND COMMISSIONER HAYDEN DEFEATED JUDGE SHAW FOR COUNTY JUDGE.
WE'LL BEGIN CHAPTER 2 AT THE NEXT MEETING AND SEE HOW THIS NEW COURT DEALT WITH THE PRAIRIE LEA POLITICAL ALWAYS STOPS.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.
>> COMMISSIONERS, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO CONSENT.
[F. CONSENT AGENDA]
IF THERE ARE NO QUESTIONS.>> MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND.
ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR. SAY AYE?
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
[G.1 To discuss the Seawillow "Moxie" Development and the county participation in the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ). Speaker: Judge Haden/Richard Sitton/Drew Slone; Backup: 62; Cost: $0.00]
DISCUSS THE CWO MOXI DEVELOPMENT, AND THE COUNTY PARTICIPATION IN THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE, TIRZ. THANK TOM'S HERE.>> JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. GOOD TO SEE YOU GOOD MORNING.
>> I THINK WE'RE ALMOST READY.
THERE SHOULD BE A 10, 15 MINUTES, MAX. IS IT WORKING?
>> ALL RIGHT, NOT YOUR FIRST RODEO. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
THIS WAS RECOMMENDED, I THINK, TO HAPPEN, I THINK BY YOU HAPPY TO COME HERE AND PRESENT TO YOU ALL WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT WE'RE VISIONING OVER THE NEXT ALMOST 10 YEARS OF WORK, AND WE'VE ALREADY BEEN ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 15 MONTHS, DOZERS IN THE HOLE OF NINE AND DELIVERING ABOUT 200 HOME SITES HERE IN THE NEXT 45 DAYS, BUT I DO WANT TO GIVE YOU ALL A SENSE OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE HERE, ANY QUESTIONS? OBVIOUSLY, I'M HERE FOR ANSWERS.
I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW WHO I AM, BUT IF YOU DON'T, TOM STAB, THE OWNER OF HET DEVELOPMENT GROUP, WE'RE ONE OF THE LARGER DEVELOPERS HERE IN THE COUNTY.
I AM THE PERSON MOSTLY IN THE FIELD TALKING WITH YOU ALL AND MANY OTHERS AND PRESENTING THESE PRESENTATIONS, BUT THERE'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF CONSULTANTS BEHIND US FOR RESEARCH AND DATA AND PLANNING AND ENGINEERING AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
THIS GOING TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO ALL OF THEM AS WELL.
WE'LL GET RIGHT TO IT. AGAIN, MOST OF THIS IS ABOUT THE VISION OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME THINKING ABOUT THIS LOCATION, WHICH IS ABOUT A FOUR MINUTE DRIVE FROM HERE.
I THINK MOST OF YOU KNOW IT BEHIND LARS SUMMERSIDE AND BEHIND THE WALMART.
IN TOTAL, IT'S ABOUT 600 ACRES, A LITTLE OVER 2,000 HOMES OVER 10-12 YEARS, CALL IT.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN LOCKHART GETTING TO KNOW THE LOCATION.
WHAT IS LOCKHART'S HISTORY ABOUT THE OLD LOCKHART THE NEW.
MY TEAM SAY, WELL, WE ALL KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES HAPPENING IN LOCKHART.
HOW DO WE CAPTURE THAT VISION TO WELCOME THE NEW PEOPLE FROM AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO? ALSO WELCOME THOSE WHO ARE ALREADY HERE THAT HAVE NOW MORE OPTIONS TO LIVE.
WHAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU IS THE MOOD BOARD, IF YOU WILL, OF WHAT WE SAW AS LOCKHART.
SORT OF THIS RETRO, VERY CHARMING TEXAN TOWN THAT HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT.
THAT CHANGE WE'RE TRYING TO CAPTURE WITHOUT LOSING THE ESSENCE OF WHAT LOCKHART IN THE COUNTY IS.
THE ESSENCE OF THIS COMMUNITY IS REALLY BASED ON THIS GRITTY THROWBACK TO OLD AUSTIN, BUT ALSO NOT LOSING ITS ESSENCE OF LOCKHART.
WITH THAT, WE CAME UP WITH ESSENTIALLY FIVE KEY PRINCIPLES TO OUR VISION.
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ONE OF THE KEY THINGS YOU'LL FIND IN MOST COMMUNITIES AROUND THE NATION, THE CLUBHOUSE AND THE POOL IS FALLING DOWN THE LIST PRETTY QUICKLY.PEOPLE WANT ACCESS TO DAYCARES, THEY WANT A GRAB AND GO COFFEE SPOT, THEY WANT RETAIL CONVENIENCE.
OFTEN COINED THAT THIRD PLACE.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'LL SEE HERE TODAY.
I THINK WE'RE ALL PRETTY TIRED OF SEEING THE SAME MCMANSION COMMUNITIES, THE SAME HOMES ACROSS EVERY COMMUNITY, THE SAME PRICE POINTS, THE SAME FINISHES INSIDE.
IT'S REALLY REPETITIVE, AND BUILDERS ARE WONDERING WHY IT'S SLOW OUT THERE.
THE AVERAGE HOME BUYER VISITS SEVEN HOMES BEFORE THEY BUY ONE.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS OFFER UP TO 12 DIFFERENT HOME TYPES, DIFFERENT SIZES, DIFFERENT PRICE POINTS, WHICH WILL HELP US INVITE ALL DIFFERENT INCOME LEVELS.
IN THIS COMMUNITY, WE MORE THAN DOUBLE THE AVERAGE IN THE NATION FOR PARKS AND LANDSCAPE.
WE HAVE 20 MILES OF TRAILS EXCLUDING SIDEWALKS 10, SO WE ARE BETTING BIG THAT PEOPLE WANT TO BE IN NATURE AND THEY WANT TO WALK.
AGAIN, WE KNOW LOCKHART IS CHANGING, SO WE'RE TRYING TO LEAN INTO THAT ARTISTIC ECLECTIC FEEL, BUT NOT FORGETTING WHERE WE CAME FROM.
IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT WE'RE SEEING TODAY IN THE NEW HOME TRENDS, AGAIN, A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO CONNECT WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS.
THE AVERAGE HOME BUYER TODAY, THE FIRST HOME AGE IS 38-YEARS-OLD.
PEOPLE IN THAT ERA WANT TO CONNECT WITH THEIR NEIGHBORS, THEY WANT TO BE PART OF A COMMUNITY.
THE NUMBER 1 AMENITY THAT PEOPLE WANT IS TO ACCESS TO TRAILS IN NATURE.
I THINK WE ALL KNOW HEALTH IS IMPORTANT TODAY.
WE ALL HAVE PETS, AT LEAST SOME MORE THAN ONE, AND HEALTH AND FITNESS IS STILL OF HIGH IMPORTANCE.
WHEN WE LOOK AT MOXI, WE DID A LOT OF RESEARCH AS TO WHO WE THINK WILL BE MOVING THERE, WHAT INCOME LEVELS THEY WILL BE IN OUR HOMES PRICE SOMEWHAT IN THAT RANGE.
WHAT I DID FIND INTERESTING IS THAT WE ARE SEEING SOME INCOME LEVELS INCREASE THROUGH THE COUNTY, AS YOU MAY KNOW.
I JUST SAW THAT NEWS BIT WITH BARRY ELLISON'S INVESTMENT ON THE OLD IRONOX SITE.
THOSE SCIENTISTS ARE MAKING ABOUT 140 A YEAR WHEN THEY START, WHICH IS PRETTY PHENOMENAL.
WE ARE GOING TO SEE SOME INCOME LEVELS INCREASE HERE IN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE HOMES IS THESE HOMES WILL PRICE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 300,000 TO A HALF MILLION DOLLAR, AND WE'LL HAVE SOME CUSTOM HOMES TOO THAT WILL GET PRETTY CLOSE TO A MILLION DOLLARS.
LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING TODAY AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO SEE HERE IN THE NEXT REALLY 2-4 MONTHS.
WE'RE ABOUT 12-14 MONTHS INTO PHASE 1.
WE SHOULD BE DOING ASPHALT HERE NEXT MONTH, SO YOU'LL START SEEING HOMES GO UP, FRAMING PROBABLY MARCH WITH THE FIRST HOME SALE ESTIMATE TO BE IN MAY.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS OUR GRAND ENTRANCE.
WE'RE SPENDING TWO MILLION DOLLARS ON PARKS AND LANDSCAPE, AS WELL AS THE AMENITY CENTER, WHICH I'LL SHOW IN A SECOND.
BY THE WAY, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH, THAT NUMBER ALREADY EXCEEDS THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY.
WE WERE TO SPEND $1.5 MILLION OVER EIGHT PHASES.
WE'RE SPENDING TWO MILLION IN PHASE 1.
YES, THOSE BLUE LINES WILL BE THERE ON THE STREETS.
THIS IS OUR THIRD PLACE THAT I TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE IS THIS WILL BE AN ACTIVATED SPACE, 5-6 DAYS PER WEEK.
YOU CAN GET YOUR CORNER STORE GROCERIES, SANDWICHES, GRAB AND GO COFFEE, WINE, BEER, WHAT HAVE YOU.
WE'LL HAVE CONCERTS ON THE LAWN ON THE BACK SECTION THERE.
WE'LL HAVE FARMER MARKETS ON SATURDAYS, BARBECUE FESTIVALS, ART EXHIBITS, AND THE WHOLE NINE.
WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS, IF YOU GO TO A TYPICAL BUILDER COMMUNITY, THE MODEL HOMES ARE SECTIONED OFF FROM ANYTHING AND YOU JUST GO THROUGH THE MODEL HOME TO DO THE SALE.
WHAT YOU SEE HERE BEHIND THE GREEN SPACE ARE THE MODEL HOMES.
INSTEAD OF GETTING THAT SALES PITCH FROM A BUILDER, YOU ACTUALLY WILL BE HANGING OUT WITH THE BUILDER OVER COFFEE RIGHT IN THIS MAIN AREA.
WE SHOULD START BUILDING THIS HERE IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY.
AGAIN, THIS IS GIVING THE FEEL OF OUR PARK INVESTMENT.
WE WILL HAVE PAINTED SIDEWALKS, WE HAVE A HUGE INVESTMENT ALL THROUGH THE COMMUNITY WITH PARKS AND LANDSCAPE, AS MUCH AS WE CAN, ZERO SCAPING AND DROUGHT RESISTANT PLANTS.
WE KNOW WATER IS AN ISSUE, SO WORKING TO ACHIEVE THAT WHERE WE GO FROM HERE AND THIS IS JUST SOME HIGH LEVEL VISION, BUT I DO WANT TO SHOW YOU.
AS YOU MAY KNOW, LOCKHART IST GOT THEIR BONDS PASSED BACK IN MAY.
THEY PLAN TO START CONSTRUCTION IN JANUARY FOR THIS VERY EXPENSIVE SCHOOL, TWO FOOTBALL FIELDS, INDOOR PITCH, THE WHOLE NINE.
WE DID DEDICATE THE LAND TO THEM, THAT WAS PART OF THE AGREEMENT, CONTINGENT UPON THEM BUILDING THE SCHOOL IN THIS UPCOMING YEAR.
THIS WILL BE RIGHT CONNECTED NEXT TO OUR PHASE 1 INTO OUR PHASE 2, SO WE'LL BE BUILDING ALONG AS THEY'RE BUILDING, OUR BUILDERS SHOULD BE BUILDING HOMES. ANOTHER RENDERING.
AGAIN, IF YOU GO INTO PHASE 2, WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HERE IS
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A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF PARK SPACE GOING IN THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS HERE THAT I'M TRYING TO SHOW YOU ALL IS THAT INSTEAD OF BUILDING HOMES IN ONE LOCATION AND JUST KEEPING THE PARK BY ITSELF, WE'RE TRYING TO INTEGRATE ALL OF THE HOMES, THE TRAIL SYSTEMS, AND THE AMENITIES WITHIN THE PARK SYSTEM.
OUR BIG BET IS THAT BUYERS OF THIS COUNTY WILL WANT TO BE IN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE THIS ACCESS TO PARKS AND TRAILS.
JUST MORE ILLUSTRATION HERE, YOU CAN SEE HOW THE TRAILS GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO OUR DOWNTOWN CENTER, WHICH IS WHAT I'LL TALK ABOUT NEXT.
THERE WERE ABOUT EIGHT OR 10 OF US THAT WENT ACROSS THE NATION TO PITTSBURGH, WE WENT TO OKLAHOMA CITY.
WE WENT INTO SOME OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED STATES TO GET A SENSE OF, WHAT CAN WE DO DIFFERENT IN THIS COMMUNITY AND REALLY ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES ACROSS TEXAS TO ATTRACT PEOPLE TO WANT TO HANG OUT THERE? THESE ARE ALL OBVIOUSLY INSPIRATIONAL, MUCH BIGGER SCALE, BUT WE DID WANT TO BRING IT DOWN TO SCALE HERE AND WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS HARD TO SEE FROM THIS FAR AWAY, BUT ESSENTIALLY, WHAT WE'RE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITIES ARE TRYING TO CREATE THESE VILLAGE CENTERS.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS OVER TIME, WE'LL BE DOING THINGS LIKE BUILDING OUT DAYCARES, WE'LL BE BUILDING OUT URGENT CARES, PLACES TO HAVE YOUR DOG ROOM, VETERINARIAN CLINICS, GRAB AND GO FOR COFFEE.
INSTEAD OF HAVING THE CLUBHOUSE AND POOL, WHICH WE'LL HAVE IN A LATER PHASE, WE'RE REALLY THINKING THAT PEOPLE WANT TO HANG OUT WHERE THERE'S CONVENIENCE AND ACCESS FOR THEIR KIDS AND THEIR PETS.
THE WHOLE IDEA IS THAT YOU CAN WALK TO THE DAYCARE CENTER AND DRIVE 30 MINUTES LIKE EVERYONE DOES TODAY.
MORE OF A VISUAL FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN CENTER.
YOU GET A SENSE OF OUR PLAY SCAPE THERE.
BY THE WAY, THOSE TREES ON THE FAR LEFT ARE ACTUALLY THERE.
THOSE ARE LARGE LIVE OAK TREES.
WE PLAN TO KEEP ALL THOSE IN THE SITE.
MUCH SO THAT WE DESIGNED AROUND THE TREES, WHICH WE'LL DO IN PRAIRIE LEA AS WELL AND WE'LL DO IT IN SAGEN AS WELL. ANOTHER VIEW HERE.
MY LAST FEW SLIDES HERE, WE USE A CONSULTANT CALLED JOHN BURNS.
THEY'RE ARGUABLY THE NUMBER 1 CONSULTANT IN REAL ESTATE AND DEVELOPMENT.
ANY CREDIBLE DEVELOPER IS GOING TO USE THEM OR OZONDA.
WHAT WE ASKED THEM WAS, WELL, LET'S TALK ABOUT PRICING.
HOW DO WE PRICE THESE HOME SITES TO BUILDERS? HOW DO WE COMPARE AGAINST THE COMPETITION? THEY DID A SURVEY ALL AROUND SAN MARCO, SEGUIN, NEW BRAUNFELS, ALL THE WAY UP TO SUNFIELD IN SOUTH AUSTIN.
WHAT THEY FOUND TO BE IS WE REALLY HAVE THREE COHORTS OF COMMUNITIES IN THIS COUNTY.
WE HAVE THE TRADITIONAL BUILDERS, LENARD AND DIER HORTON, WHICH WE SEE EVERYWHERE.
WE HAVE THE MORE MATURE COMMUNITIES, THAT OF TRACE AND BLANCA VISTA.
THEN WE HAVE WHAT WE CALL ELEVATED COMMUNITIES.
THERE'S A NEW ONE HERE THAT MAYBE YOU KNOW ABOUT BY PERRY HOMES, AND THEY'RE BUILDING ARGUABLY VERY NICE HOMES OUT NEAR THE NEW SCHOOL.
THEN YOU HAVE THE ELEVATED LESSMA AND SAN MARCOS.
WHERE WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO PLACE IS SOMEWHERE IN THAT ELEVATED CATEGORY OF LESSMA, NOT THAT HIGH, BUT SOMEWHERE AROUND THE PERRY HOMES.
>> WITH THAT SAID, MY LAST SLIDE AND THIS IS REALLY THE ASK OF THE COMMISSIONER COURT HERE, AND I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO DECIDE TODAY, BUT I'M JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE.
SOMETIME AGO, WE DISCUSSED WHAT WE NEED IN TERMS OF THE HEALTH TO GET ALL THIS DONE.
THE CITY OF LANCASTER HAS COMMITTED TO A 27.5% TOURS IN OUR AGREEMENT.
WE'D BE ASKING FOR THE EXACT SAME FROM THE COUNTY.
I THINK MOST IMPORTANTLY, THERE'S A CONCERN THAT IF THE LAND IS NOT ANNEXED INTO THE CITY, HOW DO WE SOLVE FOR THAT CHALLENGE? WHAT WE'RE AGREEING TO IS THE TOURS PARTICIPATION WOULD ONLY HAPPEN AS WE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY LIMITS.
NOT ALL AT ONCE ACROSS ALL OF IT, BUT PHASE BY PHASE.
THAT'S REALLY THE LAST REQUEST.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR AT THE VERY LEAST, HOPEFULLY, YOU SEE SOME INSPIRATION IN OUR VISION.
>> APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. IS VERY GOOD.
I DIDN'T REALIZE A LOT OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.
I KNOW WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH A COUPLE OF THINGS.
I THINK WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO GETTING TARS DA QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
I KNOW RICHARDS WORKED HARD WITH YOUR FOLKS, AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO PRESS AHEAD WITH THAT.
[G.2 To discuss the development agreement for Edgehill Ranch, a proposed development on approximately 160 acres located just north of Lockhart on Evans Road. Speaker: Commissioner Theriot/Zack Mills/Stephen Minor; Backup: 5; Cost: $0.00]
>> ITEM G2 TO DISCUSS THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR EDGEHILL RANCH, A PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON APPROXIMATELY 160 ACRES LOCATED JUST NORTH OF LOCKHART ON EVANS ROAD.
>> HI, GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS ZACH MILLS.
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I'M REPRESENTING DEVELOPERS FOR THIS.THIS IS THE INITIAL WORKSHOP FOR DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S 160 ACRES NORTH OF LOCKHART RIGHT.
IT FRONTS THE [INAUDIBLE] ROAD SH 130.
THIS CALLS FOR A TOTAL OF 680 ROADS.
LET ME SHOW YOU THE LAND PLAN BEFORE THIS BECAUSE IT'S BETTER LABELED.
WE HAD TO STRAIGHTEN SOME ROADS OUT TO BE COMPLIANT.
THIS IS A LITTLE BETTER LABELED THAT SHOWS THE PARKS.
IT'S GOING TO HAVE OUR OWN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND WATER PLANT.
THE MAIN ENTRANCE IS GOING TO BE OFF OF SH 130, AND THERE'S GOING TO BE EMERGENCY EGRESS ROLLING RIDGE ROAD.
WATER IS GOING TO BE SUPPLIED BY AQUA.
>> COMMISSIONERS? ANY QUESTIONS?
>> I RECALL TALKING TO YOU GUYS QUITE A WHILE AGO, AND WE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE BACK NOW, WANTING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD.
YOU'RE PROPOSING TO DO WATER THROUGH THROUGH AQUA AND I ASSUME YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THE WATER STUDIES AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS THAT AQUA REQUIRES ON THAT TO GET YOUR CERTIFICATIONS THAT THAT WATER WILL BE AVAILABLE?
>> THEN I'VE SEEN SOME THINGS COME THROUGH RELATED TO CREATION OF A MUD ON THE PROPERTY.
WHERE ARE YOU ALL AT IN THAT PROCESS? WE HAVE APPLIED FOR A MUD FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
>> YOU MAY NOT KNOW, BUT ARE YOU ALL GOING TO GO THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS ON THAT WHERE YOU GET THE LEGISLATURE TO DESIGNATED OR YOU GOING TO REQUEST THAT THE COUNTY.
JUST PUT IT ON YOUR RADAR AS PART OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR A LEVEL OF TREATMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THAT PLANT THAT'LL COME WITH THE MUD.
THAT'S THAT'S A HIGHER STANDARD THAN JUST THE BASIC TCQ STANDARD.
I THINK IT'S A 552.5 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THERE'S A HIGHER STANDARD THAT THOSE PLANTS ARE CAPABLE OF.
IT MAYBE REQUIRES A LITTLE MORE OF THE OPERATION OF THE PLANT, BUT THAT'LL BE SOMETHING WE WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
>> THE DISCHARGE PERMIT IS IN IT'S IN PROCESSING WITH IT'S IN MODELING WITH TCQ.
>> THEY'LL SET IT AT THEIR NORMAL RATE.
I THINK WHAT COMMISSIONER IS SAYING IS IN THE DA, WE'LL LOOK FOR THAT HIGHER STANDARD, THE SAME STANDARD THAT SAN MARCOS REQUIRES TO DISCHARGE INTO THE RIVER OR TRIBUTARIES OF THE RIVER.
>> EXACTLY. THEN AND THEN ANOTHER ISSUE TO BE AWARE OF IS WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE PHASING OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
YOU'VE GOT ONE PRIMARY ACCESS INTO THE DEVELOPMENT.
WE'LL WANT TO UNDER THERE'S A LIMIT ON A NUMBER OF LOTS THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO DO OFF OFF OF ONE ACCESS POINT.
WE WANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THAT PHASING IS GOING TO WORK BEFORE YOU'RE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ACCESS.
THAT CAN BE DONE THROUGH A BOULEVARD TYPE OF ENTRANCE STREET,
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BUT WE'LL JUST NEED TO TALK THROUGH THAT WITH YOU.THEN THE LAST THING I WANTED TO BRING UP TO YOU IS EVANS ROAD, WHICH YOU'RE SHOWING ALONG THE FRONT, IT'S IT'S NOT A ROAD.
IT MAYBE USED TO BE A COUNTY ROAD A LONG TIME AGO.
BUT IT'S NOW JUST PART OF THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR 130.
I ASSUME YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE 130 FOLKS, JAMES LOVETT AND POSSIBLY TECH ON YOUR ACCESS POINTS THERE.
>> I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM.
THERE'S THERE'S NOTHING LIMITING OUR ACCESS OUT TO THAT.
>> THAT'S JUST SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING FOR.
BUT OTHER THAN THAT AND ALL STILL HAVE THE EMERGENCY ACCESS POINT OUT ONTO ROLLING RIDGE?
WE GOT THAT SURVEYED AT THE AT THE MOST NARROW POINT, IT'S 30 FEET.
THAT SHOULD BE COMPLIANT WITH ALL OTHER EMERGENCY ACCESS EGRESS.
>> WELL, I APPRECIATE ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS AND LOOK FORWARD TO NEGOTIATING WITH YOU ON THE AGREEMENT.
>> WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO TO DISCUSSION ACTION ITEMS. ITEM HI, DISCUSS AND TAKE
[H.1 To discuss and take possible action regarding the approval of the Minutes for the October 9, 2025, regular meeting. Speaker: Judge Haden/Teresa Rodriguez; Backup: 12; Cost: $0.00]
POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR OCTOBER 9, 2025, REGULAR MEETING, COMMISSIONERS.>> MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS.
ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> PAUSE, HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H2, TO CONSIDER PUBLIC STREETS AND DRAINAGE IN JUNIPER SPRINGS,
[H.2 To consider public streets and drainage in Juniper Springs Phase 9 as complete and ready to begin the two-year performance period as evidenced by a maintenance bond in the amount of $212,670.13 for maintenance security and release the performance bond for Phases 9 & 10 in the amount of $807,641.40 back to the developer. Speaker: Judge Haden/Commissioner Westmoreland/Donald Leclerc; Backup: 7; Cost: $0.00]
PHASE NINE IS COMPLETE AND RATED BEGIN THE TWO0YEAR PERFORMANCE PERIOD AS EVIDENCED BY MAINTENANCE BOND AND THE AMOUNT OF $212,670.13 FOR MAINTENANCE SECURITY AND RELEASE.PERFORMANCE BOND FOR PHASES 9 AND 10 AND THE AMOUNT OF $807,641.40 BACK TO THE DEVELOPER. DONALD?
>> WE'RE READY TO ACCEPT AND RELEASE THE PERFORMANCE.
>> MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.
ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H3. CONSIDER PUBLIC STREETS AND DRAINAGE IN JUNIPER SPRINGS, PHASE 10.
[H.3 To consider public streets and drainage in Juniper Springs Phase 10 as complete and ready to begin the two-year performance period as evidenced by a maintenance bond in the amount of $187,613.39 for maintenance security. Speaker: Judge Haden/Commissioner Westmoreland/Donald Leclerc; Backup: 2; Cost: $0.00]
AT COMPLETE AND READY TO BEGIN THE TWO YEAR PERFORMANCE PERIOD AS EVIDENCED BY THE MAINTENANCE BOND IN THE AMOUNT OF $187,613.39 FOR MAINTENANCE SECURITY.>> READY TO ACCEPT AND RELEASE.
>> COMMISSIONERS? MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT.
ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H4 TO CONSIDER PUBLIC STREETS AND DRAINAGE IN
[H.4 To consider public streets and drainage in Juniper Springs Phase 16 as complete and ready to begin the two-year performance period as evidenced by a maintenance bond in the amount of $163,421.87 for maintenance security and release the performance bond in the amount of $260,747.65 back to the developer. Speaker: Judge Haden/Commissioner Westmoreland/Donald Leclerc; Backup: 6; Cost: $0.00]
JUNIPER SPRINGS PHASE 16 AS COMPLETE AND READY TO BEGIN THE TWO-YEAR PERFORMANCE PERIOD AS EVIDENCED BY A MAINTENANCE BOND AND THE AMOUNT OF $163,412.87 FOR MAINTENANCE SECURITY AND RELEASE OF PERFORMANCE BOND AND THE AMOUNT OF $260,747.65 BACK TO THE DEVELOPER.>> READY TO ACCEPT AND RELEASE.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.
>> ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED, HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H5, DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO
[H.5 To discuss and take possible action on the First Amendment to the 2025 Caldwell County Development Agreement for Technology Park at Caldwell Valley. Speaker: Judge Haden/Commissioner Theriot/Mitch Nelson; Backup: 34; Cost: $0.00]
THE 2025 CALDWELL COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR TECHNOLOGY PARK AT CALDWELL VALLEY.SORRY. COMMISSIONER THERIOT AND MITCH. IS HERE.
>> JUDGE, I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF ON THIS.
QUESTION JUST OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION.
I DON'T THINK THERE IS A CONFLICT, BUT I'D LIKE TO REFUSE IT
>> JUST OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION, I UNDERSTAND.
COME ON UP, MITCH, IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COURT ABOUT ANY OF THIS?
>> GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.
MITCH NELSON WITH TRACT, DEVELOPER WHO WAS WORKING ON THE CALDWELL VALLEY TECHNOLOGY PARK, ADDRESSES 3200 CHERRY CREEK, SOUTH, DENVER, COLORADO.
WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS A REQUEST FOR AN AMENDMENT TO OUR CURRENT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO ADD ADDITIONAL LAND THAT WE RECENTLY WENT UNDER CONTRACT ON.
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TO REFRESH BRIEFLY WHAT THE AGREEMENT ORIGINALLY STATED WAS DATA CENTER AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN IRELAND AND LOCKHART, APPROXIMATELY 1,500 ACRES ORIGINALLY, AND WE'RE PROPOSING TO ADD ABOUT 1,500 ACRES MORE TO THE PROJECT.WE'RE NOT PROPOSING ANY CHANGES TO THE TERMS, THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT, WHICH OUTLINED THE AUTHORITIES FOR THE PROJECT BEING CITY OF IRELAND AND LOCKHART AND THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS AS WELL.
ONE OTHER THING THAT WE APPROVED.
>> TRY NOT TO BREAK THE EQUIPMENT.
ONE OTHER ITEM THAT WAS APPROVED IN THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WAS $50 MILLION CONTRIBUTION TO THE TXDOT 27 20 PROJECT.
WE DID ASK FOR AN EXTENSION OF SIX MONTHS IN THE CURRENT AMENDMENT.
TO WHILE FOR TIME FOR US TO COORDINATE WITH TXDOT, AND THE COUNTY ON THE FUNDING TIMING.
I THINK THAT'S THE TECHNICAL REQUEST.
I THINK WHAT'S EXCITING FOR US AS TRACT IS THE ABILITY TO BETTER PLAN THIS DEVELOPMENT WITH THE ADDITIONAL ACREAGE, AS WELL AS TO LOOK AT ALTERNATIVE USES FOR THE LAND, SUCH AS POWER GENERATION AND OTHER ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TYPE INDUSTRY, WHICH COULD BRING MORE JOBS.
THE ORIGINAL INTENT AND STILL THE INTENT OF THE PROJECT AS A DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT.
HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE WE CAN REALLY MAKE THIS AN INNOVATION DISTRICT THAT BRINGS A LOT OF DIFFERENT USES AND A LOT OF COOPERATION.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A 20-YEAR BULLET BUILD.
AS I SAID A YEAR AGO, WHEN WE GOT THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT APPROVED.
WE'RE JUST STEPPING INTO THE POOL, AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED FOR THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY.
BUT TODAY'S AGREEMENT IS FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD, SO I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH TOO MUCH DETAIL, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE.
>> WHAT DID YOU SAY THE ORIGINAL ACREAGE WAS?
>> THE ORIGINAL ACREAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,500.
THE PROPOSED ADDITION IS ANOTHER 1,500.
>> THE ORIGINAL COMMISSIONER WAS THE OLD MEGA SITE THAT WAS GOING TO BE.
>> ON PAGE 285 OF YOUR PACKET IS THE CONCEPT PLAN.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THAT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO STRAIGHTEN OUT SOME OF THE ROADS FOR BOTH THE BOB WHITE EXTENSION AS WELL AS SOME CITY OF VIEW AND ARTERIALS, WHICH WE BELIEVE HELPS THE PROJECT CONNECTIVITY.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS?
>> JUDGE, THE LAND THEY YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE ACQUIRING MORE LAND, IS IT AGAINST THE SAME DEVELOPMENT?
>> IT'S ALL CONTIGUOUS, CORRECT.
>> THE LAND THEY'RE ACQUIRING WAS WHERE I FORGOT THE NAME OF THE SELLER COMPANY.
>> BUT THAT SELLER POWER PROJECT THAT WAS GOING TO GO THERE, THEY'VE NOW ACQUIRED THAT PROPERTY AS WELL.
>> IF NOT, COMMISSIONERS, LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER WEST MORLAN. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT IF ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSE. HEARING NONE. MOTION CARRIES.
[H.6 To discuss and take possible action regarding the First Amendment to the Development Agreement for Earthship Corporation, Project Proto-Town Innovation Hub. Speaker: Commissioner Theriot/Kasi Miles; Backup: 28; Cost: $0.00]
DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR SHIP CORPORATION, PROJECT PROTO TOWN, INNOVATION HUB. GO AHEAD, CASEY.>> GOOD MORNING. THIS IS JUST A SIMPLE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT THAT WAS ALREADY PRIORLY APPROVED.
AND AT THIS TIME, I BELIEVE IT HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND CLEARED BY OUR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
I'M NOT SURE IF HE HAS ANY QUESTIONS.
ALSO, OUR CONSULTING ENGINEER CHRIS AZANDO.
[INAUDIBLE] IS HERE, IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR APPROVAL.
>> COMMISSIONERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS?
>> WE'VE NOT. WE LOOK FOR A MOTION.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
>> MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS.
ANY DISCUSSION? NOT ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED, HEARING THEN. MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H7, DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING
[H.7 To discuss and take possible action regarding the Development Agreement for Earthship Corporation concerning Project Irish North. Speaker: Commissioner Theriot/Kasi Miles; Backup: 54; Cost: $0.00]
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR RSHP CORPORATION CONCERNING PROJECT IRISH NORTH.>> THIS IS AN ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT ON AN UPCOMING PROJECT.
AT THIS TIME, ALL REVIEWS HAVE BEEN MADE.
OUR CONSULTING ENGINEER, CHRIS AZANDO REVIEWED IT AND IS OKAY WITH IT, AND WE'RE READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH APPROVAL.
>> JUDGE, COULD I ASK CHRIS TO COME UP OR TRACY?
>> MISS [INAUDIBLE]. HOW ARE YOU?
>> CHRIS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WE'VE HAD SOME ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEVELOPERS OF BOTH THE NORTH AND SOUTH PROJECT,
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AND HAVE REQUESTED SOME ADDITIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT RELATING TO AN IMPERVIOUS COVER CAP, A REQUIREMENT FOR A MINIMUM TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER, A REQUIREMENT FOR 2D MODELING ON FLOODPLAINS AND A REQUIREMENT FOR, THERE WAS ONE OTHER WATER M EQUITY TREATMENT UP TO I THINK WE ENDED UP AT 70, [OVERLAPPING] 80%? WAS AT 80 80% TOTAL TSS REMOVAL.>> YES, SIR. TRACY AND I DISCUSSED THOSE REQUIREMENTS, OBVIOUSLY, CHANGED AND EXPANDED.
THE IMPERVIOUS COVER REGULATIONS ALL MAKE SENSE THE WATER QUALITY IS GOING TO BE EDWARDS FOR 80% REMOVAL.
IT'S GOING TO FOLLOW DCQ, RG 348 REQUIREMENTS, 2D MODELING FOR THE FLOODPLAIN FOR THE ALS 14 FLOWS.
WE'RE IN AGREEMENT OF HIGHER STANDARDS THAN WHAT YOU GUYS HAVE IN THE COUNTY AND, FRANKLY, SURROUNDING JURISDICTIONS AROUND THAT PROJECT.
>> WE WOULD DO RECOMMEND THAT APPROVAL.
>> JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE RELATED TO TRYING DUE TO THE RELATIVE PROXIMITY OF THIS PROJECT TO THE SAN MARCO RIVER AND SOME OF THE MORE SENSITIVE AREAS OF THE COUNTY.
WE'VE COORDINATED WITH THE DEVELOPER AND SAN MARCO RIVER FOUNDATION TRYING TO GET SOME RULES THAT MAKE SENSE TO EVERYBODY OUT THERE.
I THINK WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IF THE COMMISSION IS COMFORTABLE IS MAKE A MOTION CONTINGENT UPON THESE THINGS BEING INCLUDED IN THE AGREEMENT.
TRACY, I GUESS, CAN ATTEST TO-
>> I HAVE PRINTED OUT COPIES OF THAT LANGUAGE IF I CAN DISTRIBUTE TO THE COURT SO YOU SEE IT.
>> THAT'D BE AWESOME. THANK YOU.
>> THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT, ALSO, WE'RE GETTING SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNTS OF THE RIGHT AWAY FOR WILLIAM PETTIS DEDICATED TO THE COUNTY, AND IT'LL BE WORTH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO GET THAT THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO BUY.
THAT'LL BE ALSO AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
>> TO RECAP WHAT YOU SAID, COMMISSIONER THERIOT, ALL THE PROVISIONS REQUESTED TO BE ADDED ARE RELATED IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER TO WATER QUALITY.
THERE'S AN IMPERVIOUS COVER CAP FOR THE OVERALL PROJECT AND IMPERVIOUS COVERED LIMITATION PER LOT, COMPLIANCE WITH TCQ CONTRIBUTING ZONE RULES FOR 80% TSS REMOVAL.
AS A WATER QUALITY REQUIREMENT, 2D MODELING OF THE FLOODPLAIN, WHICH THEME FLOODPLAINS, WHICH IS JUST A MORE SOPHISTICATED WAY OF MODELING THE FLOODPLAINS.
IN ADDITION, INCORPORATION OF LANGUAGE THAT IF THE PROJECT WERE TO APPLY FOR ITS OWN WASTEWATER TREAT PLANT PERMIT, IT WOULD COMPLY WITH A 552.5 STANDARD, WHICH IS WHAT'S BEEN TYPICAL OF OTHER DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS AND PROJECTS IN THE COUNTY.
WE DO NOT HAVE WASTEWATER PLAN FULLY IN PLACE YET, SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL BE BUILDING OUR OWN PLAN.
WE'LL COMPLY WITH THESE STANDARDS, WE CONNECT TO AN EXISTING PLAN.
OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN'T GO BACK AND RETROACTIVELY CHANGE THEIR PERMIT.
IT'S THE LANGUAGE THERE THAT IF WE APPLY, IT WILL APPLY AS A 552.5.
>> IS THAT AN AREA, COMMISSIONER WHERE YOU'RE TRYING TO GET A REGIONAL GROUP TOGETHER FOR WASTEWATER?
>> YEAH. IT'S GENERALLY WITHIN THE WATERSHED THAT COULD FLOW INTO A REGIONAL PLANT.
THAT'LL BE SOMETHING WE WANT TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO HELP MAKE HAPPEN.
>> HAPPY TO ENTER INTO CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT.
I'LL BE HELPFUL FOR THE PROJECT AND THE COMMUNITY.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE, COMMISSIONER? WE HAVE A MOTION CONTINGENT ON THESE ADDITIONS THAT WE SEEM TO HAVE HERE.
>> I'M NOT SURE I MADE THE MOTION. I THOUGHT YOU'D SET UP ONE.
I THOUGHT YOU DID. YOU WANT TO MAKE IT FORMAL, GO AHEAD.
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT SUBJECT TO ITEMS WE'VE DISCUSSED WHICH RELATE TO A TOTAL PROJECT IMPERVIOUS COVER LIMIT NOT TO EXCEED 80% INDIVIDUAL LOT IMPERVIOUS COVER, NOT TO EXCEED 90% REQUIREMENT FOR THE REMOVAL OF 80% TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS AND
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FOLLOWING TCQ RULES ON THAT FOR AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE EDWARDS [INAUDIBLE] AND MODELING THE FLOODPLAIN, UTILIZING 2D TECHNOLOGY, AND THEN THE HIGHER STANDARD ON FUTURE WASTEWATER PLANT TREATMENT.>> THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION, COMMISSIONERS, DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE., MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H8, DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING
[H.8 To discuss and take possible action regarding the Development Agreement for Earthship Corporation concerning Project Irish South. Speaker: Commissioner Theriot/Kasi Miles; Backup: 27; Cost: $0.00]
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR RSHIP CORPORATION CONCERNING PROJECT IRISH.BASICALLY, EVERYTHING'S STILL THE SAME AND EVERYTHING.
RICHARD HAS REVIEWED AND HAS SOMEWHAT APPROVED IT, FOR THE COURT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE VOTE.
OF COURSE, CHRIS AND TRACY HERE CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> TRACY, YOU GOT SOME MORE HANDOUTS I ASSUME THE SAME AS THIS ONE?
>> YES, SIR. THESE ARE THE EXACT SAME HANDOUTS FOR THE SAKE OF THE CLERK'S RECORDS.
I'M GOING TO HAND HER A SECOND COPY OF IT.
I CAN HAND YOU A SECOND COPY OF IT, BUT IT'S THE EXACT SAME LANGUAGE.
I ADD IT FOR THE EXACT SAME REASONS.
>> JUST FOR GENERAL PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE REASON THIS IS SPLIT IN TWO DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.
THE COUNTY UP TO THIS POINT HAS ONLY APPROVED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THAT WERE PROJECTS THAT WERE CONTIGUOUS ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER.
THERE IS A LITTLE SLIVER OF LAND THAT SEPARATES PROJECT IRISH NORTH FROM PROJECT IRISH SOUTH, SO WE BROKE INTO TWO DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS TO STAY TRUE TO THE COUNTY'S PATTERN THUS FAR OF NOT HAVING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS WITH DISCONTIGUOUS PROJECT ABOUT THE LAND PEPPERING THEM.
>> THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. YOU WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER MOTION, COMMISSIONER THERIOT?
>> I'LL MAKE A MOTION CONTINGENT UPON THE SAME REVISIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS ON THE PREVIOUS MOTION.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT WITH THOSE AGREEMENTS MODELED IN SECTION L. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.
ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
>> ITEM H9 DISCUSSED AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF OMAR.
[H.9 To discuss and take possible action regarding the appointment of Omar Tariqe to the ESD #2 Board to replace Tony Collins (filling the unexpired term). Speaker: Commissioner Theriot; Backup: 1; Cost: $0.00]
I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW TO SAY, MR. OMAR'S LAST NAME IS T-A-R-I-Q-U-E TO THE ESD 2 BOARD TO REPLACE TONY COLLINS FILLING THE UNEXPIRED TERM, COMMISSIONERS?>> THANK YOU, JUDGE. OMAR HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE ESD 2 BOARD, AND THIS IS THE MAXWELL FIRE ESD..
THEY'RE REVAMPING THEIR BOARD AND OPERATIONS THERE AND THEY'VE ASKED FOR OMAR TO REPLACE OR RECENTLY RESIGNED TONY COLLINS.
I RECOMMEND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE, ITEM H9. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS.
MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT.
ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H10, DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING
[H.10 To discuss and take possible action regarding the Right-of-Way License Agreement to allow Centex Drainage District to construct an entrance monument and flag poles in County right-of-way on Lytton Lane for the Luna Rosa Subdivision. Speaker: Commissioner Thomas/Kasi Miles; Backup: 6; Cost: $0.00]
THE RIGHT AWAY LICENSE AGREEMENT TO ALLOW SYNTAX DRAINAGE DISTRICT TO CONSTRUCT AN ENTRANCE MONUMENT IN FLAGPOLES IN COUNTY RIGHT AWAY ON LITTON LANE FOR THE LUNA ROSA SUBDIVISION.>> YES, SIR. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK ON THAT.
>> I'M GOING TO LET CASEY TALK AND THEN WE'LL GET YOU NEXT, COMMISSIONER, FOR SURE.
>>. I'VE JUST ASKED THIS ITEM TO BE PLACED BACK ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE IT WAS TABLED A WHILE BACK.
I DO ALSO HAVE GARRETT HERE THAT REPRESENTS LUNA ROSA THAT'S GOING TO ACTUALLY COME AND SPEAK ABOUT WHAT THE ACTUAL MONUMENT IS.
BUT I THINK SOME OTHER CONCERNS CAME UP THIS MORNING IF COMMISSIONER THOMAS WOULD LIKE TO TAKE OVER.
>> PERFECT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER THOMAS, GO AHEAD.
>> YES, SIR. JUDGE, I HAVE SOME CONCERNS OVER THE MONUMENT OR THE LEGALITY OF LYING THE MONUMENT IN PUBLIC RIGHT AWAY.
ACCORDING TO STATE LAW, A PERSON MAY NOT PLACE A SIGN IN THE RIGHT AWAY OF A PUBLIC ROAD.
I'D LIKE TO TABLE THIS AT THIS TIME, TALK WITH RICHARD AND SO WE CAN GET A LEGAL REVIEW ON THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER.
>> THAT'S FINE WITH ME, COMMISSIONER. IS THAT A MOTION?
>> I'D LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION.
>> MOTION TO TABLE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO TABLE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT.
MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS.
ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
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ITEM H11, DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION[H.11 To discuss and take possible action regarding a variance request concerning a family land grant for 7429 Highway 142 on approximately 2.5-acre tract of land. Speaker: Judge Haden/Richard Sitton/Kasi Miles; Backup: 38; Cost: $0.00]
REGARDING A VARIANCE REQUEST CONCERNING A FAMILY LAND GRANT FOR 7429 HIGHWAY 142 ON APPROXIMATELY 2.5 ACRE TRACT OF LAND.>> I WANT TO START BY SAYING THIS WAS ACTUALLY OCCURRED 13 YEARS AGO.
WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS A FATHER OWNED A FIVE ACRE PLOT OF LAND, AND HIS SON DECIDED HE WANTED TO MOVE HERE TO CALDWELL COUNTY.
THE DAD ACTUALLY SPLIT OFF 2.5 ACRES, PROCEEDED TO GIVE IT TO HIM.
THEY FILED AND WENT AND RECORDED THE DEED AND EVERYTHING BUT THEY FAILED TO GET A FAMILY LAND GRANT BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THEY JUST WERE NOT AWARE AT THAT TIME THAT A FAMILY LAND GRANT WAS REQUIRED.
MOVED 13 YEARS FORWARD, THE SON HAS NOW DECIDED HE WANTS TO MOVE BACK TO WHERE HE WAS ORIGINALLY FROM, AND THAT HE IS WANTING TO SELL THE PROPERTY.
WELL, NOW SINCE THE FAMILY AND GRANT WAS NOT OBTAINED, AND EVERYTHING, HE'S JUST ASKING FOR A VARIANCE TO BE ABLE TO SELL THE PROPERTY, A VARIANCE FROM THE FAMILY LAND GRANT PROVISION.
>> COMMISSIONERS, I'VE SPOKEN OF THIS INDIVIDUAL.
THIS WAS DONE, THEIR WARRANTY DEEDS WERE FILED.
THEY'VE BEEN PAYING ON THESE PROPERTIES SINCE 2012.
THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO.
THIS PREDATES ALL OF US, RIGHT AROUND THE TIME THE FIRST SUBDIVISION ORDINANCES WERE BEING PUT INTO EFFECT.
I THINK THAT THOSE FIRSTS WENT INTO EFFECT SOMETIME TOWARDS THE END OF 2011.
THEY'VE BEEN PAYING TAXES ALL THIS TIME, AND HE HAS PAID THE FEE FOR THE VARIANCE, AND THIS TRANSACTION HAS ALREADY CLOSED, AND THE NEW OWNER HAS TAKEN POSSESSION OF THE 2.5 ACRES.
IT WAS CLEARED THROUGH THE TITLE COMPANY.
THE REASON FOR THIS VARIANCE IS SO IF DAD EVER DECIDES TO SELL HIS 2.5 ACRES, WE WON'T HAVE ISSUE OR CLOUD ON THE TITLE.
>> ALSO, TWO FOR THE NEW OWNER IS, IN CASE HE EVER NEEDS PERMITS FOR ANYTHING.
HE DOES NOT WANT TO BE RESTRICTED BY NOT HAVING THIS FAMILY LAND GRANT CLEARED.
>> MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND FOR ITEM H11. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. ANY DISCUSSION?
>> OPPOSED HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H12, DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING
[H.12 To discuss and take possible action regarding the Caldwell County Employee Holiday Schedule for Calendar Year 2026. Speaker: Judge Haden/Kristianna Ortiz; Backup: 1; Cost: $0.00]
THE CALDWELL COUNTY EMPLOYEE HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR YEAR 2026.YOU HAVE THAT BEFORE YOU, COMMISSIONERS IN YOUR PACKET. HI.
>> YOU HAVE THE BACKUP FOR THE 2026 WITH YOUR 13 HOLIDAYS FOR THE YEAR, AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR APPROVAL.
>> MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS.
ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
[H.13 To discuss and take possible action regarding a Caldwell County Burn Ban. Speaker: Judge Haden/Hector Rangel; Backup: 2; Cost: $0.00]
DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE CALDWELL COUNTY BURN BAN. HECTOR.>> GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS, STAFF AND GALLERY.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY NEW CHIEF DEPUTY, JOANNE MAYBERRY.
SHE COMES TO US FROM TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE.
SHE RETIRED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, AND SHE DECIDED TO GET BACK INTO THE LIMELIGHT.
WE'VE USED HER BEFORE DURING SEVERAL CRISIS.
HER EMAIL IS UP AND PHONE NUMBER IS UP, SO IF YOU NEED TO GET AHOLD OF HER, SHE'S GOT EVERYTHING READY.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T REMEMBER DURING COVID, ESPECIALLY IN THE EARLY GOING, JOANNE WAS OUR PIO, COMPLIMENTS OF TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE THEN.
THIS IS NOT HER FIRST RODEO WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AT ALL.
>> WE'VE HAD A FEW FIRES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
MOSTLY THE FIRES THAT WE'VE HAD WERE ILLEGAL FIRES WHERE PEOPLE ARE BURNING CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD GOODS.
I WANT TO THANK THE CONSTABLES OFFICE FROM PRECINCT 2 AND PRECINCT 4 FOR COMING OUT AND DOING THEIR REPORTS AND FILING THE CASES.
CURRENTLY, WE'VE BEEN WITHOUT RAIN FOR THE LAST 46 DAYS AS OF TODAY.
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THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THIS STARTING THIS AFTERNOON WITH 10%, FRIDAY [INAUDIBLE] PERCENT, AND I'M HOPING AND PRAYING THAT WE GET SOME OF THIS RAIN.THERE'S ALSO A HURRICANE OUT IN THE CARIBBEAN. HER NAME IS MELISSA.
HER TRACK IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, BUT AS OF THIS MORNING, AI AND GOOGLE ARE SAYING THAT SHE MIGHT MOVE NORTH.
IF SHE DOES, IT MIGHT COME INTO THE GULF AND GIVE US A LITTLE RAIN TO HOPING.
THE KBDI NUMBERS RIGHT NOW, THE MINIMUM ARE 657 MAX, 762 AVERAGE, 728 WITH A CHANGE OF PLUS TWO.
I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND TO COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT WE KEEP THE BURN BAN ON.
>> TO MOVE, KEEP THE BURN BAN ON.
MOTION TO KEEP THE BURN BAN ON BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS.
ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSE? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
[H.14 To discuss and take possible action regarding an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement (ILA) between the County and Bluebonnet Trails Community Services for the provision of psychiatric services to inmates held in the Caldwell County Jail. Speaker: Judge Haden/James Short; Backup: 5; Cost: $40,000.00]
DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT, ILA BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND BLUEBONNET TRAILS COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE PROVISION OF PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES TO THE INMATES HELD IN THE CALDWELL COUNTY JAIL.COMMISSIONER IS RIGHT BEFORE COURT.
CAPTAIN SHORT CAME UP AND TELL ME THAT THAT AMOUNT IS ACTUALLY 20,000 NOT 40,000., SO WE NEED TO NOTE THAT CHANGE.
>> MOTION BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS TO APPROVE?
>> THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THERIOT.
THAT WAS TO APPROVE, CORRECT, COMMISSIONER THOMAS?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION, A SECOND.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H15, DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF AWARD FOR
[H.15 To discuss and take possible action regarding the approval of the award for RFP25CC01P Caldwell County Bank Depository. Speaker: Judge Haden/Dulce Arellano; Backup: 2; Cost: $0.00]
RFP 25CCP01P CALDWELL COUNTY BANK DEPOSITORY.>> GOOD MORNING. ON AUGUST 26TH, 2025, THE COUNTY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT ISSUED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR BANK DEPOSITORY.
THE RFP CLOSED ON OCTOBER 7TH, AND AT THAT TIME, THE COUNTY ONLY RECEIVED ONE PROPOSAL FROM FIRST LOCKHART NATIONAL BANK.
AFTER REVIEW, WE RECOMMEND AND REQUEST COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE IT TO FIRST LOCKHART.
WE ARE CURRENTLY USING THEM, SO THIS SHOULD BE AN EASY TRANSITION.
>> MOVE APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER HORNE.
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WESTMORELAND.
ANY DISCUSSION? NOT. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
ITEM H16, DISCUSS AND TAKE POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING UPDATES ON PROJECT TANGLE WEB.
WE'LL SAVE THAT FOR AFTER WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE,
[I. EXECUTIVE SESSION]
SECTION 551.087, DISCUSSION OF DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOP NEGOTIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT TANGLE WEB.WE ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:53. THANK YOU, EVERYONE.
WE'RE GOING TO EXIT EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 10:11 PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551087, DISCUSSION AND DELIBERATION REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH PROJECT TANGLE WEB.
WE'LL GO BACK IN A REGULAR SESSION.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE NO ACTION ON THIS TODAY.
I'D LOOK FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
>> MOTION TO ADJOURN BY COMMISSIONER HORNE. DO WE HAVE A SECOND?
>> SECOND BY COMMISSIONER THOMAS.
ANY DISCUSSION? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY, AYE.
>> OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, WE'RE ADJOURNED AT 10:12.
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