[CALL TO ORDER] [00:00:03] TESTING. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO THIS MEETING OF WALLER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7TH, 2026. AT THIS TIME, WE ASK IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PLEASE STAND AND JOIN COMMISSIONER AMSLER. AN INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE LED BY COMMISSIONER BECKENDORFF. IF IT PLEASES YOU, JOIN ME IN THE LORD'S PRAYER. OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THY NAME. THY KINGDOM COME, THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD, AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES, AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US. AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL. FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM, THE POWER, AND THE GLORY FOREVER. AMEN. OUR NATION'S FLAG I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OUR STATE. FLAG, HONOR, FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS 170 UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. AND WITH THAT, WE WILL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER WITH NUMBER ONE, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR [PUBLIC COMMENT] RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. AGENDA IS APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE ASK THAT COMMENTS BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. I WILL KEEP TIME HERE AT THE FRONT. I DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP. IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT THIS MORNING? ALL RIGHT. DO HAVE ONE ANNOUNCEMENT. ONE. I HOPE EVERYBODY HAD A GREAT CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S. ENJOY THE HOLIDAYS. GOT SOME TIME WITH FAMILY. COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, JANUARY 19TH FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY. JUST A REMINDER, WE WILL BE CLOSED ON THAT DAY BECAUSE I THINK OUR NEXT MEETING IS NOT TILL THE 21ST. SO WITH THAT, WE [CONSENT AGENDA] WILL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. A COUPLE THINGS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. FIRST, NUMBER 19 THROUGH 24, THE LINE ITEM NUMBER IS NOT CORRECT. IT SHOULD BE 604604581839. THAT'S ON NUMBER 19 THROUGH 24. AND THEN COMMISSIONER YOU NEED TO YOU'RE GOING TO WITHDRAW 15 CORRECT? YES SIR. 15 IS WITHDRAWN I BELIEVE THAT'S ALL THE CHANGES ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS CORRECTED WITH 15 WITHDRAWN. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP NUMBER 15 AT THIS TIME. MOTION I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON 15. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? ONE ABSTENTION. ABSTAIN. OKAY, OKAY. VERY GOOD. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. NOW THAT WILL NOW BRING US TO NUMBER 38 [PROCLAMATION] MOTION SECOND I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THIS IS GOING TO BE A PROCLAMATION IN RECOGNITION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION. OR DID WAS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION OUT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY. WHEREAS NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DAY, ALSO KNOWN AS LEAD, WAS FOUNDED AND FIRST OBSERVED ON JANUARY 9TH, 2015, IN THE WAKE OF THE 2014 FERGUSON, MISSOURI OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING OF MICHAEL BROWN AT A TIME WHEN THERE WAS MUCH SCRUTINY OF POLICE OFFICERS AND CONCERNS ABOUT POLICE BRUTALITY. OBSERVANCE OF THE DAY SPENT THANKING POLICE OFFICERS, WEARING BLUE AND TURNING ON BLUE LIGHTS IN THEIR HOME. WHEREAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON JANUARY 9TH EACH YEAR, CITIZENS TAKE THE LEAD TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT. THERE ARE OVER 1.28 MILLION LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THEY ARE HONORED AND SHOWN THAT THE COMMUNITY RECOGNIZES THE DIFFICULTY OF THEIR JOB AND SUPPORTS THEM AS THEY PROVIDE A PUBLIC SERVICE. THE DAY IS DEDICATED TO ALL MEMBERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT THE FOCUS IS ON POLICE AND SIMILAR STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES. IT WAS STARTED BY CONCERNS OF POLICE SURVIVORS, ALSO KNOWN AS COPS, WHICH PARTNERS WITH ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO MAKE THE DAY HAPPEN. WHEREAS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OF EVERY RANK AND FILE HAVE CHOSEN A PROFESSION [00:05:04] THAT PUTS THEIR LIFE ON THE LINE EVERY DAY FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES, THEY HAVE ANSWERED A CALL TO PUBLIC SERVICE THAT IS DEMANDING AND OFTEN UNAPPRECIATED. THEIR JOBS ARE OFTEN THANKLESS AND TAKE THEM AWAY FROM THEIR FAMILIES FOR LONG HOURS, AND RARELY DO THEY KNOW WHAT THEIR DAYS HAVE IN STORE FOR THEM. ON NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DAY, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE AND OFFER A TOKEN OF RESPECT. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE WALLER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT FORMALLY DESIGNATES JANUARY 9TH, 2026 AS NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DAY IN WALLER COUNTY AND PUBLICLY SALUTES THE SERVICE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION. SIGN THIS DAY OF JANUARY 7TH DAY OF JANUARY 2026. YOU KNOW, I JUST I WILL SAY THIS, NOT THAT IT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE, BUT WE DO VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LOVE ABOUT WALLER COUNTY IS HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. AND THAT AND THAT COVERS EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, FROM OUR CONSTABLES TO OUR MUNICIPAL POLICE TO OUR SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES, TO OUR OUR TROOPERS FOR DPS AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN THAT THE JOBS THAT THEY DO EVERY DAY TO KEEP FOLKS IN WALLER COUNTY SAFE, THEY WORK HARD, LONG HOURS. I KNOW I SEE THEM WHEN I MAGISTRATE AT THE JAIL. I TALK TO THEM ALMOST DAILY AND THEY THEY DO AN OUTSTANDING JOB, AND I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT THEY DO. IT JUST CAN'T GO WITHOUT SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY, THEY'RE, THEY NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WALK OUT THAT DOOR WHETHER OR NOT SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN THAT THEY MAY NOT GET HOME THAT THAT EVENING. SO I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN WALLER COUNTY AND HOPE EVERYBODY TAKES A MOMENT, ESPECIALLY MAYBE ON JANUARY 9TH. IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, JUST REACH OUT TO THEM AND TELL THEM HOW MUCH YOU APPRECIATE THEM AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE DYESS? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, SHERIFF AND CHIEF ARE HERE. THANK YOU TO ALL YOUR GUYS, ALSO THEIR FAMILIES, BECAUSE IT IS A IT'S A SACRIFICE THAT THEIR FAMILIES MAKE. BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, I KNOW SOMETIMES MOST PEOPLE ON THE STREETS, THEY RECOGNIZE THE DEPUTIES WITH THE UNIFORM, BUT ALSO THANK OUR DEA AND THEIR DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE PART OF THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY AS WELL. SO THEY WORK WELL TOGETHER, AND THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO'S INVOLVED. SO THANK YOU FOR. OF THIS CITY. THEY DO A GOOD JOB. AND FOR OUR FOLKS TO CONSTRUCTED I THINK SOMETIMES WHEN YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY CONSTABLES AND I KNOW OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WHEN THEY SERVE WRITS AND WARRANTS, ALL THOSE KIND OF THINGS, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU'RE KNOCKING ON A DOOR AND YOU HAVE NO IDEA. YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT WHAT'S GOING TO ANSWER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT DOOR? IT'S VERY DANGEROUS JOB AND PROFESSION, THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. ANYONE ELSE? YEAH, I BELIEVE THAT SERVICE IS THE RENT WE PAY WHILE WE ARE ON THIS EARTH. AND SO IT'S APPRECIATIVE THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO TAKE UP THE CALL AND TO PROTECT AND SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO APPRECIATE YOU, SHERIFF. APPRECIATE THE CONSTABLES, APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO CHOSE US OR WHOSE CALLING IS TO GO INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. THE PROCLAMATION IS APPROVED. SHERIFF, I KNOW YOU'VE GOT A FEW FOLKS HERE. WHY DON'T Y'ALL COME UP AND TAKE A QUICK PHOTOGRAPH? SO. THIS. IS. ALL RIGHT? OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. THANKS. ALL. ALL RIGHT. THAT WILL CONCLUDE [COUNTY ENGINEER] 38. AND I GUESS WHY DON'T WE GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP 39 THROUGH 42? I HAVE A MOTION ON 39 THROUGH [00:10:08] 42. I GUESS WE WILL START WITH 39. ROSS GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. SO 39 IS, YOU KNOW, ON OUR ROAD BOND PROJECTS WE'RE CROSSING PIPELINES. AND SO THIS IS ESSENTIALLY JUST ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PASSING THAT OF CROSSING THAT. AND IT'S AN AGREEMENT THAT THE PIPELINE NEEDS FOR US TO ENCROACH ACROSS THEIR PIPELINE. AND SO IF SOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN, WHICH I DO NOT EXPECT, THE AGREEMENT ACKNOWLEDGES THOSE REMEDIES THAT THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO ABIDE BY. AND THAT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE DA'S OFFICE FOR REVIEW. OKAY. GOOD. GOOD. IN THAT RESPECT, I BELIEVE WE SENT IT OVER TO BOND COUNSEL SINCE IT'S A BOND PROJECT, I BELIEVE, YES, IT'S BEEN REVIEWED. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. HOW MANY MORE OF THESE LETTERS DO WE STILL NEED ON MORTON? ON MORTON? I'M NOT SURE, COMMISSIONER. IF YOU REMEMBER, THERE'S 30 PLUS PIPELINES. AND SO EACH EACH ENTITY I'M SURE HAS DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS ON ON WHAT THEY, WHAT THEY NEED. AND OF COURSE, IT DEPENDS ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S BEEN ABANDONED. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO SIFT THROUGH ALL THAT. SO IT'S HARD FOR ME TO TELL YOU AT THIS POINT. BUT THIS IS JUST FOR THE RE TOPPING. RIGHT. THIS IS IT FOR THE. YES, SIR. YEP. OKAY. YEAH. THE PIPELINE PRECEDE THE ROAD. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THE THE EASEMENT IS DOMINANT TO TO OUR ROAD. YES, SIR. YEAH. BECAUSE I MEAN THAT'S WHERE THE OLD GAS PLANT WAS BACK IN THE 30S. SO IT'S BEEN THERE A MINUTE. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. 39 CARRIES. ROSS. 4040 IS DITTO. SO, COMMISSIONER, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, AT LEAST ONE MORE. SO THIS IS THE ADDITIONAL ONE. AGAIN IT'S FROM MORTON ROAD. AND SAME SAME KIND OF DEAL. BUT FOR INSERT KATY GAS AND TRANSPORTATION. SO ALL OF THEM. YEAH. ARE THESE ALL MORTON ROAD. NO SIR. JUST THESE TWO. WE HAD ONE MOTION FOR ALL OF THEM, I GUESS. OH. I'M SORRY. YOU'RE RIGHT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. 41. SO 41. THIS IS SO MITCHELL MOORE ROAD, AND I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE THE ABILITY TO PULL IT UP ON THE SCREENS, BUT ON YOUR BACKUP, YOU'LL SEE THAT AT THE END OF MITCHELL. MORE SO ROUGHLY WHERE TELEPHONE ROAD IS GOING WEST. SO SOUTHWEST OF THE CITY OF HEMPSTEAD IS SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY ONE PROPERTY OWNER. AND I'VE BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH THAT PROPERTY OWNER. I'VE I'VE BRIEFED COMMISSIONER AMSLER AS WELL. THE REQUEST WAS TO TO SHORTEN THAT ROAD BY ROUGHLY A MILE. AND IT DOES A FEW THINGS. NUMBER ONE, THERE'S ISSUES WITH TRASH BEING DEPOSITED AND, AND, AND MAINTENANCE OF A MILE THAT SERVES THAT ONE PROPERTY OWNER. AND SO WE CAME TO A I THINK IT'S A WIN WIN FOR THE ONE FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER. THEY CAN PUT UP A GATE AND KIND OF CONTROL WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE. SO THAT'S LESS TRASH THAT WE HAVE TO PICK UP AND MAINTAIN AND OVERSEE. AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, IF THAT DEVELOPMENT OR IF THAT PROPERTY WAS TO EVER BE DEVELOPED, IT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO THAT THEY PLAT. AND SO AS DURING THE PLANNING PROCESS, IF THERE'S ANY ROADS THAT WE NEED, ANY RIGHT OF WAY THAT'S REQUIRED, AS PER OUR NEW MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN, AT THAT POINT WE CAN REQUIRE THE DEDICATIONS. AND SO I THINK IT REALLY PUTS US IN A GOOD POSITION. IT'S ONE LESS MILE THAT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN ONE LESS LIABILITY. THE PROPERTY OWNER CAN PRESERVE THAT AND KEEP THAT LOOKING LOOKING GOOD. AND THEN TELEPHONE ROAD SERVES AS KIND OF A TURNAROUND. AND SO I'VE BEEN TALKING TO THE THE PROPERTY OWNER REQUESTING THIS. AND WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF WORK OUT A TURNAROUND SO THAT THERE'S NO NO IMPACT. IF SOMEONE WAS TO TO COME DOWN THE ROAD, THERE'S ROOM FOR SCHOOL BUSSES AND DIFFERENT TRAFFIC TO TURN AROUND. SO I THINK WE'VE THOUGHT THROUGH EVERYTHING. IT MAKES SENSE. WE'VE SUBMITTED IT TO THE THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR REVIEW, AND I THINK IT'S READY FOR CONSIDERATION. SO IF [00:15:01] THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER. IS THERE ANY UTILITIES IN THE ROAD? NO, SIR. NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. SO WIN WIN FOR EVERYBODY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON NUMBER 41. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN 42 AND 42 THIS IS JUST A NAME CHANGE. IT'S JUST A FORMAL IT CLEANS UP ALL OF OUR AGREEMENTS. AND SO ALL IT IS IS CHANGING GANNETT FLEMING TO GFI I'M SORRY GFI YEAH. ON OUR ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT. SO CLEANS EVERYTHING UP FROM A FORMAL STANDPOINT OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS? 3940 ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR OF 39 THROUGH 42 RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED 39 THROUGH 42. CARRIE. THANK YOU. ROSS. ALL [JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PRECINCT 2] RIGHT. LET'S MOVE TO 43. MOTION. SECOND. MOTION. AND SECOND ON 43, I THINK. JUDGE, DO YOU WANT TO COME ON UP AND JUST GIVE US. I KNOW WHAT THIS IS ABOUT, BUT LET'S MAYBE APPRIZE THE COURT. SO THIS WILL ALLOW A PART TIME POSITION WHEN THE ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE COMES IN AND MAGISTRATE DURING THE WEEK, THE BOND CONDITIONS, HIS BOND CONDITIONS COORDINATOR THAT I HAVE IN MY OFFICE NOW, THAT DOES BOND CONDITIONS ENSURES THAT THEY'RE BEING FOLLOWED, IS GOING TO MOVE TO THAT ASSOCIATE JUDGE. HOWEVER, RIGHT NOW HE'S MONITORING ABOUT 700 PEOPLE. WHEN THE JP SWITCHED TO JUST WEEKENDS, THAT NUMBER WILL GO DOWN. BUT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO GO DOWN BECAUSE THEY'RE MONITORED BY US ESSENTIALLY UNTIL THEY'RE COMPLETELY ADJUDICATED. WE'VE WE'VE CHANGED BOND CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTY IN COORDINATION WITH THE HIGHER COURT JUDGES, SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE THE BOND CONDITIONS WHEN THEY GET TO THEM. SO ALL THOSE STAY WITH THE ORIGINAL MAGISTRATE FOLLOWS THROUGH WITH EVERYTHING ON IT. SO THIS PART TIME POSITION WILL ALLOW THAT CONTINUATION OF COVERAGE FOR THE JP AS A MAGISTRATE, BALANCING THE WORKLOAD. CORRECT. COORDINATOR. JUDGE OKAY. AND WE'VE LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS AND I, I DON'T KNOW THAT RIGHT NOW. IT'LL TAKE A FULL TIME. IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE MORE TIME ON THE FRONT END FOR THEM. BUT IT SHOULD TAPER OFF AND BE A PART TIME POSITION AFTER THAT. SO KIND OF EVEN AFTER THE POSITIONS, YOU KNOW, EVEN AFTER A TIME PERIOD, YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE JP DOING THAT. CORRECT. SO THERE WOULD STILL BE PEOPLE TO MONITOR. BUT WE'RE SWITCHING FROM JP DOING 20 SOMETHING DAYS A MONTH TO EIGHT, BECAUSE THE WEEKENDS ARE GOING TO BE PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT HEAVIER THAN THE DAYS YOU WOULD THINK THAT. BUT I'M SURE THE JUDGE AND I COULD BOTH ATTEST THAT THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. SOMETIMES YOU GO IN THERE ON A TUESDAY AND THERE'S 20, 15, 20 PEOPLE, AND THEN SOMETIMES YOU GO IN ON A SATURDAY AND THERE'S ONE THAT'S TRUE. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FOR JUDGE? JUDGE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO AMEND THE SALARY ORDER TO ADD THIS POSITION. DO YOU HAVE AN HOURLY RATE? I DON'T YET BECAUSE WE'RE KIND OF THAT'LL PROBABLY BE SOMETHING WE COME BACK WITH LATER. THIS IS PREEMPTIVE. WE DON'T HAVE THE ASSOCIATE JUDGE HIRED YET THAT I'M AWARE OF. THEY'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO BE TRAINED ON MAGISTRATE. SO THERE'S STILL SOME PROCESSES TO IT. THIS IS JUST TO GET THE POSITION ESTABLISHED. LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU DO. THAT. ARE WE GOOD? SO WE'LL COME BACK AND AMEND THE SALARY ORDER AFTER AT A LATER TIME. MAYBE NEXT MEETING. YEAH, I, I ALREADY HAVE AN AMENDMENT GOING THROUGH FOR THE NEXT MEETING. SO IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1ST, WHICH WOULDN'T BE A BAD IDEA TO GET THEM STARTED THEN TO KIND OF GET THAT TRANSITION GOING. IF IF IT LOOKS LIKE THE ASSOCIATE JUDGE IS GOING TO COME IN IN THAT TIME FRAME, OKAY, WE'LL DO THAT, I'LL GET THAT TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON 43? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSE 43 CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I THINK 44 IS [GRANT MANAGER] WITHDRAWN. IS THAT CORRECT? YES. WE'RE GOING TO PULL IT FROM THIS AGENDA AND IT'S GOING TO BE ON THE 21ST AGENDA. SO WITH THAT, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP 45 THROUGH 47. MOTION SECOND, THE MOTION ON 45 AND SECOND ON 45 TO 47. GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. SO THIS NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS AN ANNUAL GRANT THAT WE APPLY FOR ON BEHALF OF THE SHERIFF'S [00:20:02] OFFICE. IT'S THE NEXT STEP. COMPREHENSIVE GRANT PROGRAM. LUCKILY, THEY HAVE ADJUSTED THE REQUIRED MATCH TO AN AMOUNT UNDER 20% OF THE TOTAL REQUEST THIS YEAR. SO THE COUNTY'S LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT FOR THE STEP COMPREHENSIVE GRANT IS GOING TO BE $9,549.71. THE STEP STAND FOR. GOOD QUESTION. I CAN TELL YOU WHAT THE PROGRAM DOES. THE PROGRAM PROGRAM. BUT SAFETY NO SAFETY TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM OKAY. BASICALLY WHAT THIS ONE DOES IS THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES US FUNDS FOR OFFICERS TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR AND ENFORCE REGULATIONS SPECIFIC TO DUI, DWI, SEATBELT VIOLATIONS, CRASHES, ETC. VERY GOOD. OKAY. VERY GOOD. SO SHIFTING TO THE STEP, CMV GRANT PROGRAM SIMILAR. IT'S AN ANNUAL GRANT THAT WE APPLY FOR. THIS ONE IS SIMILAR TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM, EXCEPT IT'S SPECIFIC TO COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE ENFORCEMENT. SO THE REQUIRED LOCAL MATCH THIS GRANT CYCLE WOULD BE $5,764.51. THE STEP BOTH THE STEP GRANTS. WE'VE DONE THOSE PRIOR, CORRECT? YES. I WANT TO SAY EVERY SINGLE YEAR SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE DONE IT. AND MAYBE EVEN YEARS PRIOR TO THAT, YES, WE TYPICALLY HAVE TWO ENFORCEMENT ZONES. WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE TWO ENFORCEMENT ZONES FROM LAST YEAR. SO ONE ENFORCEMENT ZONE IS GOING TO BE OFF HIGHWAY SIX HEADED NORTH, AND THE OTHER ONE IS OFF I-10 NEAR BROOKSHIRE. OKAY. AND THESE ARE OBVIOUSLY HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS BECAUSE THE INTENT OF THE PROGRAM IS TO REDUCE FATALITIES. THIS NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS AMENDING ORIGINALLY PROPOSED PURSUANT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 22 GRANT PROGRAM. ORIGINALLY, WE HAVE RECEIVED A $50,000 GRANT FROM SETH. AND WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS WE'RE ADJUSTING THE PROPOSED PROGRAMS. SO WE'RE GOING TO SHIFT 38,000 IN PROGRAMING FUNDS TO THREE PROGRAMS THAT HAVE BEEN OUTLINED IN YOUR BACKUP. SO THE FIRST IS 15,000 TO SUPPORT MEALS ON WHEELS FOR THE COUNTY. IT'S GOING TO BE A $3,000 INVESTMENT FOR FIVE YEARS. THE SECOND IS $20,000 FOR A $4,000 INVESTMENT FOR FIVE YEARS FOR SENIOR FITNESS AND PROGRAMING, AND THE THIRD IS $3,000 TO SUPPORT SENIOR TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE WITH A COMMITMENT OF $1,000 FOR THREE YEARS TO HELP SUPPLEMENT THE COUNTY'S CURRENT AGREEMENT WITH THE COLORADO VALLEY TRANSIT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS OR. DO WE NEED A NEW INTERLOCAL? WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE INTERLOCAL WITH MEALS ON WHEELS AND THE COLORADO VALLEY TRANSIT. I'VE ALREADY BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH LAUREN AND COMMISSIONER JONES ABOUT THAT. SO WE'RE WORKING ON THAT. THE ONLY THING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE KIND OF STARTING FROM THE GROUND UP IS A SENIOR FITNESS AND PROGRAMING, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT LEGAL WILL WORK ON TODAY. WE JUST APPROVE THE PROGRAMS. AND LATER STILL THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS WE'RE WORKING WITH THE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. YEAH, THIS WAS A VERY FLEXIBLE GRANT AWARD. I JUST WANTED, CONSIDERING THAT PROJECTS WERE PROPOSED AND APPROVED PREVIOUSLY BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. SINCE WE'RE PIVOTING, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE TO GET Y'ALL'S BLESSING ON THE NEW PROJECTS, WHICH WILL BE FUNDED. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE ON 45 THROUGH 47. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? [COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT 3] THANK YOU. 47 CARRY. THANK YOU. BROOK. ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE TO 48 MOTION. SECOND I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON 48. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE MLK DAY EVENT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. 48 CARRIES. CARRY. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FOR EXECUTIVE TODAY. REALLY? I'M JUST SAYING THIS IS THE WAY YOU START OFF THE NEW YEAR. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT [MISCELLANEOUS] 49 THROUGH 54 ALL BE WITHDRAWN. I'LL MAKE SURE WHEN YOU GO TO THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETINGS, TELL THEM HOW WALLER COUNTY DOES IT. YEAH. DO WE ADJOURN? SECOND, HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO ADJOURN ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. THIS MEETING * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.