Jan 21, 2026 Commissioners Court

[CALL TO ORDER]

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MORNING. MORNING. WELCOME TO THIS MEETING OF WALLER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21ST, 2026. AT THIS TIME, WE ASK IF YOU ARE ABLE TO PLEASE STAND AND JOIN COMMISSIONER AMSLER AND INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGES 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. PLEASE PRAY FOR 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 HIS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE. ARE NOT. ONE IS. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND WITH THAT, WE WILL START OUR MEETING WITH NUMBER ONE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. MOTION. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND, TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? AGENDA

[PUBLIC COMMENT]

THAT'S THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. IF WE'RE BOTH BELIEVING IN GOD AND I, I HIT YOU WITH THAT. WE SHOULD BE GOOD. BUT NO, WE'VE GOT A GENERATION OF BULLIES. I TOOK THAT RIDE. A COUPLE OF YOUNG LADIES I REFER TO AS THE DEMONIC DUO. AFTER THEY TREATED ME IN AN AMBULANCE, I WAS HAVING CHEST PAIN. I HAVE A HISTORY OF CARDIAC. YEAH, I WAS A MEDIC IN 1986, I KNOW PROTOCOLS. I WORKED THAT CRACKER BOX FOR YEARS. I HAD A CAREER IN EMS, AND WHEN WE CALL EMS AND OFFER YOU THE SERVICES OF A ZODIAC AND YOUR RESPONSE IS NO, THANK YOU. WE'RE NOT INTO ASTROLOGY. WE HAVE PROBLEMS. SO I'M GOING TO TAKE THAT PROBLEM AND GO TO THE LITTLE JP COURT, BECAUSE THAT'S THE PEOPLE'S COURT. I'M GOING TO TAKE THEM THERE AND NOT GET EMOTIONAL HERE AND BE ANGRY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ANGRY ABOUT BULLYING. WE WRESTLE NOT AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD. IT'S A SPIRIT, IT'S ATTITUDE. AND THE WEAPONS OF OUR WARFARE ARE NOT CARNAL. I'M NOT GOING TO GET THE JOB BEATING THE HELL OUT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS THING. I WISH I COULD, BUT IT WON'T HAPPEN. BUT IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WHERE ARE THE PROMISE KEEPERS? WHERE ARE THE MEN OF THE 90S THAT USED TO FILL THE STADIUMS AND SAYS, WE LOVE JESUS? WE GOT LOST SOMEWHERE. GUYS, GENTLEMEN, WE REALLY NEED TO STAND

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SEAN. OUR NEXT WE HAVE DOCTOR MADDOX. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS, AND GOOD MORNING. OUR AUGUST COUNTY EMPLOYEES. SO NICE TO BE BACK WITH YOU. I'M GOING TO BE BACK WITH YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE. IT IS JANUARY OF 2026. A COUPLE OF THINGS. I WAS IN THE LIBRARY YESTERDAY, AND I WAS A BIT DISTRESSED TO FIND OUT THAT THAT COMMUNITY ROOM WE HAVE IN THE LIBRARY IS BOOKED LIKE 24 OVER SEVEN SIMPLY IS NOT ENOUGH COMMUNITY SPACE FOR PEOPLE IN THE LIBRARY. AARP EVERYONE USES THAT ONE ROOM. YOU JUST CAN'T EVEN GET IT RIGHT WITHOUT RESERVING IT A YEAR IN ADVANCE. SO I'M HOPING THAT I WALK THAT WITH OUR LIBRARIAN AND THERE REALLY ISN'T ANY MORE SPACE. I'M HOPING WE CAN USE SOMETHING MAYBE IN THE ANNEX SINCE YOU ALL AREN'T USING IT ANYMORE. MAYBE WE CAN MAKE THAT INTO A COMMUNITY SPACE, AND WE CAN USE THAT SO THAT THE CITIZENS CAN HAVE ACCESS TO THAT TOO. SO LET'S CONSIDER USING THAT.

MAYBE SOMETHING IN THE ANNEX FOR A COMMUNITY SPACE ALSO. I, I ANOTHER THING IS I WORKED ON THE BUDGET FOR THE ELECTION, AND IT JUST CAME TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE REMOVED $4.5 MILLION FROM HER BUDGET. THEY. NO. I'M SORRY. YOUR LEGISLATURE, OUR LEGISLATURE REMOVED $4.5 MILLION FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S BUDGET. I DON'T KNOW.

SO NOW WE HAVE. AND SHE SAID I COULDN'T PUT IN THINGS FOR OUR INCREASED POPULATION, FOR WALLER COUNTY, FOR THE ELECTION. I HAVE TO USE THE SAME BUDGET I USED FOR 2024. THERE'S NOTHING.

SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO SHOW A LITTLE EXTRA GRACE AND FAVOR TO YOUR ELECTION ADMINISTRATOR, BECAUSE SHE'S GOING TO HAVE TO DO THIS WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE NOT COMING TO THE TABLE FOR ALL OF THE GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD IN WALLER COUNTY. THIS IS GOING TO BE A BIG DEAL.

I'LL MEET WITH HER TOMORROW. I'M SURE YOU CAN SPEAK WITH HER TODAY, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SUPPORT HER IN THIS BECAUSE IT'S, LIKE YOU SAY, AN UNFUNDED UNFUNDED MANDATE. WE'VE GOT ALL THESE NEW VOTERS IN WALLER COUNTY, AND THE BUDGET HAS TO STAY THE SAME AS IT WAS IN 2024.

OKAY. I SAID SHE PUT ASIDE 1.5 MILLION FOR FOR LAWYERS. I GUESS SHE'S GOING TO TRY AND FIGHT THAT. BUT THAT STILL COMES OUT OF OUR BUDGET FOR OUR VOTERS, TOO. AND I DID NOTICE THAT YOU GUYS ARE NOT WORKING NEXT WEEK. I KIND OF STOPPED COMING BECAUSE YOU SAID YOU WERE GIVING YOURSELF A BIG RAISE, AND YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE SPACE. YOU WERE ONLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO MEET EVERY TWO WEEKS. THAT IS SO INCONVENIENT. I HOPE YOU GO BACK TO THE SCHEDULE OF MEETING EVERY WEEK. I DIDN'T SEE THAT IN THERE FOR NEXT WEEK, BUT I HOPE THIS DOESN'T BECOME A HABIT BECAUSE WE HAVE WORK TO DO IN WALLER COUNTY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S EVERYONE THAT WE HAD SIGNED UP FOR. PUBLIC COMMENT. WOULD ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT THIS MORNING? MR. QUINTUS? GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. I JUST WANTED TO INVITE THE PUBLIC TO A PUBLIC MEETING THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE HOSTING WITH HJK NEXT TUESDAY, RELATIVE TO OUR HVAC SAFETY ACTION PLAN. AT THIS JUNCTURE, WE ARE SOLICITING INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC. SO WE HOPE PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO ATTEND. THE MEETING IS GOING TO BE HELD AT THE PRECINCT FOUR ANNEX AGAIN. IT'S NEXT TUESDAY FROM 6 TO 8 P.M. IS IT? THIS IS IN RELATION TO SAFETY TRANSPORTATION? YES. SO WE ARE PARTNERING WITH HJK. THEY GOT A FEDERAL GRANT AND THEY'RE KIND OF DOING A MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL SAFETY ACTION PLAN, WHERE EACH JURISDICTION THAT'S PARTICIPATING IS GOING TO GET ITS OWN SAFETY ACTION PLAN. SO THESE ARE TO IDENTIFY INTERSECTIONS THAT ARE PARTICULARLY DEADLY WITH FATALITIES, ACCIDENTS, ETCETERA.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE WE OFTEN HEAR FROM PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, CALL IN BECAUSE THIS INTERSECTION OR THAT INTERSECTION, THEY FEEL LIKE IT'S IT'S DANGEROUS. IT NEEDS TO BE IMPROVED, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE. THIS THIS WOULD BE A REALLY GOOD TIME FOR PEOPLE TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS AND MAKE IT KNOWN BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WHAT THAT WILL THEN GO INTO AN ACTION PLAN WHICH WILL THEN BECOME THE BASIS FOR POTENTIAL FUNDING, BOTH FEDERAL

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SO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WHO HAVE AN INTEREST. WANT TO SEE SAFER ROADS? THIS WOULD BE A GOOD MEETING TO GO TO, AND I WILL SAY THIS IS THE FIRST OF. WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE TWO WHERE WE'D HAVE ONE ON THE MORE NORTHERN END OF THE COUNTY. THE DATE AND TIME FOR THAT ONE IS TO BE DETERMINED. BUT IF PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN ATTENDING, BUT THE DATE AND TIME FOR THIS ONE DOESN'T WORK UP, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO GO TO A PUBLIC MEETING. ON THE NORTH SIDE, THERE IS AN ONLINE PORTAL THAT YOU CAN SUBMIT YOUR FEEDBACK TO. WE HAVE INFORMATION REGARDING THE MEETING ON THE WEBSITE. I SENT IT TO MCKENZIE AND JEN YESTERDAY. THE PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE FLIER TO POST ON YOUR WEBSITE. I'M ALSO GOING TO ASK THAT THEY POST IT ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE AS WELL, SO IT'S READILY AVAILABLE TO. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE DYESS. IF YOU ARE ADDRESSING THE. YEAH. I WAS GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT. AND I'LL, I'LL IF BRYAN WANTS TO CHIME IN I, I DID SPEAK THIS MORNING TO JEFF LINDNER WITH THE HARRIS COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT. AND YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A WEATHER EVENT THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING IN ANOTHER KIND OF ARCTIC STORM, BASICALLY KIND OF STARTING FRIDAY. IT'S REALLY GOING TO BE SATURDAY MORNING, BUT IT WILL BE A SUSTAINED EVENT ALL THE WAY THROUGH MONDAY. WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY SUSTAINED TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING FOR 60 HOURS. HOPEFULLY THE MAJOR ICE LINE WILL REMAIN NORTH OF US, BUT WE STILL COULD SEE. AND THIS IS JUST BASED ON THE LATEST GUIDANCE WHICH COULD CHANGE, BUT WE STILL COULD SEE ANYWHERE FROM A 10TH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE.

ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. IF IT GETS HIGHER THAN THAT, IT'S IT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT WOULD BE MAJOR POWER OUTAGES. SO EVERYBODY NEEDS TO PREPARE. THIS IS, YOU KNOW, COULD HOPEFULLY NOT BE LIKE THE 21 EVENT. BUT PEOPLE DEFINITELY NEED TO PREPARE AS IF IT MIGHT BE. AND THAT ALSO MEANS TAKING ALL THE NECESSARY STEPS TO WINTERIZE YOUR HOME. ANY EXPOSED AREAS UNDERNEATH THE HOME PIPES, AND JUST BEING READY TO POTENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, HUNKER DOWN FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS. WHILE THIS EVENT, EVEN WITH A 10TH OF AN INCH TRAVELING IS GOING TO BE VERY DANGEROUS REGARDLESS. AND THEN YOU GET TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN THERE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE TREE LIMBS, BROKEN BRANCHES, POWER LINES BEING AFFECTED, AND SO FORTH. SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION. BRIAN, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO ADD TO THAT? JUDGE I DON'T THINK I CAN SAY IT ANY BETTER. I GUESS WHEN YOU GET A TEXT MESSAGE FROM JEFF LINDER ON MONDAY, YOU NEED TO START PREPARING. SO WE'VE DONE THAT. WE'VE STARTED OUR PREPARATIONS WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WE'VE STARTED PREPARATIONS WITH TXDOT. WE START THE PREPARATIONS WITH OUR LOCAL PARTNERS. ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE STARTING THOSE WITH RED CROSS AS WELL. THE BIG QUESTION IS WHAT WILL IT DO? I KNOW WE'LL HAVE A BETTER INDICATION OF WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AT THE END OF THURSDAY, BUT LIKE YOU SAID, WE'VE GOT TO BE PREPARED WAY BEFORE THAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO STAFF OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER FRIDAY NIGHT JUST IN AN ABUNDANCE OF CAUTION IN OUR OPINION. SO WE'RE THERE. WE'RE READY TO GO. WE'RE READY TO MEET THOSE NEEDS.

ADDITIONALLY, WE'RE SCRUBBING OUR STEER LIST, WHICH IS OUR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THAT'S IMPORTANT TO US. WHEN THE POWER GOES OUT, WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE PROBLEMS ON THE FREEWAYS.

WE'RE GOING TO SEE THEM ON 290. WE'RE GOING TO SEE THEM ON THE OVERPASS. WE'RE GOING TO SEE THEM ON I-10. I'VE ALREADY TALKED TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABOUT THEIR STAFFING. I THINK LAST TIME WE PROBABLY HAD ABOUT, I DON'T KNOW, 87 ACCIDENTS WHEN WE HAD THE OPERATION STAFF LAST TIME. AND ALWAYS APPRECIATION TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WHEN WE STAFF OUR EOC, YOU CAN SEE SHERIFF THERE AND YOU CAN SEE THE CHIEF DEPUTY THERE. SO WE'LL BE DOING THE SAME AGAIN THIS YEAR. IF ANYONE HAS ANY CONCERNS OR ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO OUR OFFICE. THAT'S (979) 826-7785. AGAIN, THOSE NUMBERS WILL ROLL TO OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER. SO IF YOU DO HAVE A QUESTION DURING THE EVENT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO LET US KNOW. OKAY. THANK YOU. LIKE I SAID, WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR IF PEOPLE DO SEE SITUATIONS, CONDITIONS, BRIDGES, ICING, YOU KNOW, WE'LL HAVE A ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT. YOU KNOW WE'LL BE OUT AND ABOUT. THEY'LL BE PREPARING OUR LOCAL ROADS AS WELL AS TEX-DOT WILL BE PREPARING STATE ROADS AND STATE HIGHWAYS. SO WE'LL WE'LL HAVE EVERYBODY ON, YOU KNOW, ON STANDBY AND READY TO GO. IF YOU DO SEE A SITUATION, IF IT'S NOT,

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THERE'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE A WHOLE LOT LEFT AFTER THIS AFTERNOON. SO GET IT NOW. BUT ANYTHING'S BETTER THAN NOTHING. IF YOU HAVE TO USE SOME SOME OLD TOWELS, JUST TRY AND KEEP YOUR PIPES IF THE HOPEFULLY WE DON'T. BUT IF WE DO LOSE POWER AGAIN, CALL AND CHECK ON YOUR NEIGHBORS. SEE IF YOU NEED TO GO OVER THERE AND YOU KNOW, HELP THEM WITH THE HEATER OR THEIR PIPES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THIS IS WHEN WE ALL COME TOGETHER AND AND NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS. AND JUST TO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU FOR THOSE THAT WERE WERE HERE IN WALLER COUNTY IN 2021, YOU KNOW, WE MADE IT THROUGH THAT EVENT, GIVEN THE DESPITE THE FACT THAT WE HAD SUSTAINED TEMPERATURES FOR DAYS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS, WE MADE IT THROUGH THAT EVENT BECAUSE NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS, YOU KNOW, ONE PERSON DIDN'T HAVE POWER, BUT THE GUY ACROSS THE STREET DID. THEY HAD GAS AND THEY BROUGHT PEOPLE IN. THEY ALL GOT TOGETHER IN THE LIVING ROOM AND THEY MADE IT THROUGH THAT EVENT. SO HOPEFULLY THIS WON'T GET TO THAT POINT, BUT JUST KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR, FOR EACH OTHER AND AND WE'LL GET THROUGH IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU MARSHALL. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE CONSENT

[CONSENT AGENDA]

[COUNTY JUDGE]

GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. WALLER COUNTY OFFICIALS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AGAIN AND UPDATE YOU ON THE WORK WE'VE BEEN DOING TO COLLECT YOUR DELINQUENT TAXES AND COURT FINES AND FEES THAT ARE OWED TO THE COUNTY. VERY BRIEFLY, SOME HIGHLIGHTS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A TAX SALE NEXT IN MARCH, MARCH 3RD. SO THAT LIST WILL GO TO THE NEWSPAPER IN MID-FEBRUARY. WE ALSO POST THOSE ON OUR WEBSITE. SO ANYONE WATCHING IN THE ROOM OR ONLINE, YOU CAN BECOME A SUBSCRIBER TO OUR EMAIL BLAST. WE SEND THOSE OUT EVERY FRIDAY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED. ALSO THIS SPRING, WE'RE GOING TO START THE EARLY TURNOVER OF DELINQUENT PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES, AND THAT WAS AT THE REQUEST OF YOUR COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR, MISS BEDKE. IT'S ANOTHER TOOL IN YOUR TOOLBOX FOR TO HELP US COLLECT DELINQUENT TAXES ON THAT TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY THAT'S EASY TO MOVE. THAT LEAVES VERY QUICKLY FROM THE COUNTY SO THAT TURNOVER, ANY TAXES THAT ARE DELINQUENT ON FEBRUARY 1ST WOULD BE TURNED OVER TO US APRIL 1ST SO WE CAN START COLLECTING THOSE APRIL AS OPPOSED TO WAITING UNTIL JULY, WHICH SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, WE'RE LOSING TIME IN THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY TO COLLECT. SO THAT'S ANOTHER TOOL IN YOUR IN YOUR TOOL BELT THAT WE'LL BE USING THIS SPRING. NOW WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUMP INTO THE REPORT.

THE FIRST PAGE LOOKS AT YOUR TOTAL TAX BASE. IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND COLUMN IS YOUR TOTAL OUTSTANDING TAX BASE, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 2.8 MILLION. NOW, THIS REPORT WAS THROUGH THE END

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WE SEE THE LARGEST CATEGORY IS THE MOST RECENT YEAR THAT WAS TURNED OVER TO US, WHICH IS 2024. AND THEN WE FOLLOW THAT PROGRESS WE SEE AS THE YEARS GET EARLIER, THE AMOUNTS IN THOSE CATEGORIES BEGIN TO DECREASE. ANOTHER WAY OF CHARTING OUR PROGRESS. AND OF COURSE, THE NEXT COUPLE OF PAGES ARE THE LOOKING AT OUR PERCENTAGE OF COLLECTIONS YEAR OVER YEAR. I ONLY GO BACK A COUPLE OF YEARS FOR BREVITY, BUT A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE TAX CALENDAR. YOUR BILLS GO OUT EVERY OCTOBER. THEY'RE DUE UPON RECEIPT. IF THEY'RE NOT PAID BY FEBRUARY 1ST OF THE NEXT YEAR, THEY GO DELINQUENT. THEY INCUR PENALTY AND INTEREST AT A STATUTORY RATE STRAIGHT OUT OF THE TAX CODE. THE TAX OFFICE AND HER STAFF WORK AS HARD AS THEY CAN TO COLLECT AS MUCH AS THEY CAN. AND THEN WHAT'S REMAINING DELINQUENT IN JULY IS TURNED OVER TO US. SO THE FIRST CHART SHOWS US THE 2019 TAX YEAR. THAT PARTICULAR YEAR, SO WOULD HAVE BEEN JULY 1ST, 2020. WE WERE TURNED OVER 1.9 MILLION AND WE CAN SEE OUR PROGRESS THROUGH A PARTIAL YEAR SIX. WE'VE COLLECTED 95.52% OF THAT, WHICH IS A LITTLE OVER $1.8 MILLION OF THE INITIAL 1.9 THAT WAS TURNED OVER TO US. SO I'LL LET YOU LOOK AT THE NEXT COUPLE OF CHARTS AT YOUR LEISURE. IF YOU'RE BORED ON THIS FREEZING WEEKEND, AND WE'LL SKIP AHEAD TO THE MOST RECENT YEAR, THE 2024. SO THAT'S WHAT WAS TURNED OVER TO US IN JULY 1ST. AND LET ME DOUBLE BACK. YOUR 2024 TAX LEVY WAS 66.2 MILLION. THE TAX OFFICE COLLECTED THROUGH JULY 1ST, 96.31%, WHICH WHICH IS 63.7 MILLION. SO A VERY LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THAT, ONLY 3.69 OF THAT TAX LEVY AMOUNT WAS ACTUALLY TURNED OVER TO US. SO WE CHART THAT FOR THE YEAR TO DATE, WE'VE COLLECTED THROUGH THE END OF NOVEMBER 1.3 MILLION, WHICH EQUATES TO 56.42. AND ANOTHER QUICK UPDATE BASED ON THE DATA UPDATE THAT WE JUST RECENTLY GOT, THAT NUMBER IS ACTUALLY 994,252. SO WE'VE COLLECTED 1.5 MILLION OF THAT YEAR SO FAR. DO YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE TAX COLLECTION REPORT BEFORE WE LOOK AT THE FINE AND FEE? OKAY.

THE NEXT PAGE, THEN WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT THE DELINQUENT FINE AND FEE ITEMS THAT ARE OWED TO ALL OF YOUR JUSTICE COURTS. SO THIS CHART LOOKS AT FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, FROM ALL TIME, WHAT THE COURTS ARE SENDING TO US TO COLLECT. WE CAN SEE IN THE COLUMN FARTHEST ON THE LEFT, THEY'RE BROKEN DOWN BY JUSTICE COURT. THEN THERE'S A TOTAL TURNOVER BY DOLLAR AMOUNT AND NUMBER OF ITEMS. THEN WE TRACK WHAT WE HAVE HELPED CLEAR THROUGH OUR COLLECTION EFFORTS. SO OUR OUR OBJECTIVE WITH THE EXCUSE ME,

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WE CAN SEE THAT TO DATE, WE'VE SENT 67,000 TEXT MESSAGES TO FOLKS. AND JUST IN CASE YOU'RE CURIOUS, SINCE LAST SUMMER WE HAD SENT. SO SINCE MY LAST REPORT LAST SUMMER, WE'VE SENT AN ADDITIONAL 31,000 TEXT MESSAGES COMPARED WITH THE APPROXIMATELY 2500 LETTERS. SO WE'RE REACHING MORE PEOPLE. WE'RE GETTING OUT THERE, WE'RE GETTING MORE OF A RESPONSE.

IT'S REALLY HARD TO TELL WHICH IS THE MORE EFFECTIVE METHOD WE JUST GO WITH. LET'S JUST KEEP TRYING TO CONTACT PEOPLE, LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THEIR SITUATION AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR BUSINESS. NEXT COUPLE PAGES I'D LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THE JUSTICE COURTS EACH OF THESE REPORTS. THIS TIME IT IS JP TWO JUDGE WOOLLEY'S. WE LOOK AT THE TOP TEN ACCOUNTS BY ZIP CODE, AND YOU CAN SEE NUMBER ONE IS THE ZIP CODE FOR THE WALLER AND PRAIRIEVIEW AREA 77484. THAT'S 72,966. THAT'S THE VALUE OF OUTSTANDING ITEMS. AND 97 IS THE NUMBER IN THAT COMING FROM THAT ZIP CODE. SO WE WE TRACK THAT WITH THE WITH THE GRAPH SEEING WHERE ARE THE TOP TEN ZIP CODES. THE NEXT PAGE IS THE TOP TEN BAD ADDRESS ACCOUNTS BY ZIP CODE. AND THOSE ARE NOT FORGOTTEN ACCOUNTS. WE JUST KICK THOSE BACK TO OUR ADDRESS RESEARCH FOLKS TO USE A NUMBER OF OUR SUBSCRIBER SERVICES AND TOOLS TO FIND PEOPLE AND TRY TO CONTACT THEM AGAIN. THE LAST PAGE IS LOOKING AT A PLACEMENT OF ALL ACCOUNTS CURRENTLY OWED, OWING A FINE OR A FEE TO JP TWO IN WALLER COUNTY, AND WE SEE THEIR THEIR COAST TO COAST. WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO REACH PEOPLE WHEREVER THEY GO, LET THEM KNOW THEY OWE A DEBT TO A JUSTICE COURT IN WALLER COUNTY. HOW? RAISED ON. THE BAD ADDRESS PEOPLE WE WE WE WE CONTINUE TO TRY TO FIND A BETTER ADDRESS. I MEAN, WE NEVER FORGET ABOUT THOSE. SO I DON'T HAVE A PRECISE NUMBER FOR YOU OF HOW LONG THAT TAKES. BUT WE HAVE A GROUP DEVOTED TO TRYING TO FIND A BETTER WAY TO FIND PEOPLE, AND THEN THEY KICK IT BACK TO ACTION PENDING. SO YOU DON'T KNOW ACTUALLY HOW MUCH PERCENTAGE OF WHAT'S OWED IS ACTUALLY PAID AS A RESULT OF THAT. YET AS A RESULT OF WHEN YOU GO THROUGH YOUR PROCESS WITH THE BAD ADDRESS. I'M JUST CURIOUS AS TO HOW MUCH OF THAT PROCESS YOU GO THROUGH RESULTS IN ACTUAL COLLECTION. IT'S HARD TO TELL, COMMISSIONER, BECAUSE ONCE WE REACH PEOPLE, IT GETS KICKED INTO THE ACTION PENDING, AND THEN WE'RE NOT SURE IF IT'S THE TWO TEXT MESSAGES OR THE PHONE CALL OR THE THREE LETTERS WE'VE SENT THEM THAT HAS ENCOURAGED THEM TO TAKE CARE OF THE DEBT. JUST CURIOUS. YEAH, BUT WE CERTAINLY DON'T GIVE UP ON THOSE ACCOUNTS IN THE BAD ADDRESS CATEGORY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR IT. AND AS ALWAYS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF WE CAN DO ANYTHING BETTER FOR YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME, BEFORE WE GO ON TO NUMBER 34, I'M GOING TO MOVE UP AN ITEM. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF OUR JUDGES

[MISCELLANEOUS (Part 1 of 2)]

ACTUALLY, I WAS NOT SURE WHY WE'RE HERE. I TALKED ABOUT THIS. HE JUST SAID TO ME THINGS I'VE ALREADY KIND OF DONE, EVERYTHING Y'ALL NEED TO DO. IT'S BEEN KICKED TO THE JUDICIARY AT THIS POINT. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE APPRECIATE Y'ALL. YOU

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THE THE RESOLUTION'S PROBABLY NOT REQUIRED. BUT YOU KNOW WE ALWAYS LIKE TO MAKE SURE I MEAN I THINK THIS WAS SEAN'S POSITION THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE AND BUT THE POSITION'S ACTUALLY ALREADY BEEN FILLED AND WE'RE JUST KIND OF MOVING FORWARD. WE'VE ALREADY HAD OUR FIRST MEETING. JUDGE WOOLLEY IS IS GOING TO BE INSTRUMENTAL IN TRAINING THE INDIVIDUAL FOR THE MAGISTRATE POSITION AND DOING THE ADMINISTRATION'S. WE DO HAVE TO GET HIM TRAINED AND TILTS IN ORDER FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO LOOK AT THE PUBLIC SAFETY REPORT, WHICH LOOKED CRIMINAL HISTORY. AND THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT. WE AT THE MEETING, WE MET THE SHERIFF, SENT DEPUTY MILLER OVER TO TALK ABOUT. AND SEAN WAS THERE. WE WE TRIED TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO TO STREAMLINE IT. BUT THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF THIS, THIS, THIS JUDGE IS FIRST AND FOREMOST TO MAKE SURE THE MAGISTRATES ARE HAVE SOME, SOME RELIEF BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN REALLY KIND OF UNDER SIEGE FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. THE SECOND PURPOSE IS FOR WARRANTS. ARE WARRANTS HAVE INCREASED A LOT OVER TIME. AND WE DID LOSE ONE OF OUR GPS. THAT WAS AN ATTORNEY. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I WENT FROM DOING THREE WARRANTS A DAY TO LIKE OVER 20 SOME WARRANTS A DAY. AND SO THAT KIND OF HINDERS ME FROM DOING MY DAY JOB. AND SO THAT WAS THE NEXT THING THAT WAS THE BIG ISSUE.

AND THEN MY SISTER CAN TALK ABOUT THE JUVENILE BOARD AGAIN. JUDGE KERR WAS THE BACKUP JUVENILE BOARD JUDGE. AND AND SO THAT WOULD HELP SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WOULDN'T BE PULLED OFF THE BENCH TO HANDLE THE JUVENILE HEARINGS THAT SOMETIMES COME UP PRETTY, PRETTY RAPIDLY. SO THAT'S WHAT WAS DISCUSSED. WE TALKED ABOUT BOTH CAPTAIN MILLER AND SEAN HAD EXPERIENCE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MAYBE, MAYBE EXPEDITING THE REGISTRATION PROCESS IN SOME WAY WHERE IT WOULD FREE UP FOR ADDITIONAL USE OF THE MAGISTRATE. BUT I'M ASSUMING THERE WAS SOME ISSUES WITH THAT. THERE'S THINGS THAT WE CAN'T DO AT THIS POINT THAT MONTGOMERY COUNTY COUNTY CAN DO, THAT WE MAYBE CAN TRY TO IMPLEMENT. BUT RIGHT NOW IN JUDGE WOOLLEY CAN CAN ADDRESS THIS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 3 OR 4 HOURS A DAY DOING MAGISTRATE ON AVERAGE. IS THAT RIGHT, JUDGE WOOLLEY? OKAY. AND AND THEN WARRANTS ARE TAKING WHEN YOU HAVE AROUND 20 TAKE BETWEEN 40 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. SO YOU KNOW MOST OF THE DAY IS GOING TO BE DONE DOING MAGISTRATE AND AND WARRANTS. AND, AND THEN THE REST OF THE TIME THE BOARD IS GOING TO MEET AND SEE WHAT TIME WE CAN FREE UP FOR WHAT OTHER DUTIES THE ASSOCIATE JUDGE COULD DO. MY SISTER DID SOME RESEARCH, AND I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, IN EVERYBODY COMPARES EVERYTHING TO HARRIS COUNTY. BUT HARRIS COUNTY HAS 11 FAMILY LAW JUDGES, AND THEY HAVE TEN ASSOCIATE JUDGES ASSOCIATED WITH WITH THOSE COURTS. SO THERE'S ONE COURT THAT I'M ASSUMING IS LIKE A CPS COURT THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE. AS TO THE CRIMINAL COURTS, THERE ARE, I WANT TO SAY, 26. THERE'S 26 CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURTS. AND JUST JUST TO HIGHLIGHT ON THE FAMILY LAW JUDGES IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEN OUT OF THE 11 EACH HAVE THEIR OWN PERSONAL ASSOCIATE JUDGE. OUT OF THE 26 CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURTS, THERE'S THERE WERE SIX SIX ASSOCIATE JUDGES, BUT THEY WERE SHARED BY ALL THE 26 JUDGES. BUT THEY HAD FEDERAL FUNDING FROM THAT. I'M ASSUMING IT MAY HAVE BEEN EVEN COVID FUNDING. THEY LOST THEIR FUNDING. SO THOSE ASSOCIATE JUDGES ARE NO LONGER THERE. SO AND I'VE SAID ALL ALONG, THE PROBABLY THE MORE RELIEF IS GOING TO GO TO THE FAMILY LAW JUDGE. I THINK WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT'S RUNNING OUT IN THE AUDIENCE THAT IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT. BUT ANYWAY, I MY GUT IS, IS THAT'S PROBABLY WHERE THE ADDITIONAL TIME MAYBE NEED TO SPEND OR WITH JUDGE MATHIS ON CIVIL STUFF, BECAUSE IT'S THE CIVIL STUFF THAT REQUIRES MORE READING AND THOSE TYPE THINGS. AND WITH THE FAMILY LAW REQUIRES MORE TYPE OF TEMPORARY ORDER HEARINGS AND THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN THIS THING CAME ABOUT, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT. NOBODY CONTACTED ME WHEN THIS FIRST HIT. I'VE KIND OF FIGURED I WOULD GET A CALL AS A LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE, BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. BUT HOW I FOUND OUT IS STAN KITZMAN CALLED AND SAID, HEY, WHAT'S THIS ABOUT Y'ALL TRYING TO GET TWO MAGISTRATES FOR, FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR THE COUNTY? AND I SAID, WELL, IT'S PROBABLY TO GIVE RELIEF TO THE, TO THE MAGISTRATES. AND SO I CONTACTED SEAN, AND SEAN SAID THAT HE WAS TALKED ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HE SAID DIDN'T REALLY NEED THE LEGISLATION. THEY WERE TRYING TO DO IT DURING SPECIAL SESSION. AND, AND STAN SAID THAT WASN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. SO SEAN SAID, WELL, WE WE ALREADY HAVE LEGISLATION IN PLACE UNDER 54 A AND DOING THE ASSOCIATE JUDGE. AND I SAID, OKAY, THAT THAT'S FINE. AND HOWEVER, WHEN THEY WERE ORIGINALLY DOING THIS, I HAVE A LITTLE EXPERIENCE. BEEN DOING THIS FOR 30 YEARS. I

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IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, I GUESS THE, THE, THE PREDICATE FOR MY QUESTION IS, AND I KNOW THAT AS FAR AS LIKE LOOKING AT THE ASSOCIATE JUDGE AND, YOU KNOW, SO SO THE DECISION WAS MADE, OKAY, WE'LL GET AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE. IT'LL BE A FULL TIME POSITION. AND THEN WHATEVER TIME THEY'RE NOT MAGISTRATES, THEY CAN HELP WITH OVERFLOW WITH OUR OTHER COURTS. CORRECT.

I KNOW THE THREE. YOU KNOW, YOU AND JUDGE CAROL CHENEY AND JUDGE MATHIS, THREE OF YOU KIND OF WENT INTO IT TO INTERVIEW AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE CANDIDATES. I KNOW JUDGE MATHIS HAS HAS DECIDED NOT TO HAVE THE ASSOCIATE JUDGE DO ANYTHING IN RELATION TO HIS COURT. SO NOW THAT WITH THE WITH I'M HOPING HE CHANGES HIS MIND ON THAT. ACTUALLY, WHAT WHAT I'M WONDERING THOUGH IS SO IF YOU HAVE A MAGISTRATE, LET'S JUST ASSUME YOU HAVE A MAGISTRATE THAT REALISTICALLY, WHEN IT'S ALL SAID AND DONE, HAS ABOUT 20 HOURS A WEEK TO DEVOTE, HOW IS THAT GOING TO GET APPORTIONED AND WHO ARE THEY GOING TO REPORT TO? BECAUSE I'M WORRIED.

THERE'S A BIBLE VERSE ABOUT NO ONE CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS. RIGHT. SO HOW IS THAT GOING TO WORK? WELL, THE STATUTES REAL CLEAR. IT SAYS THAT IT GOES TO THE JUDICIAL JUDICIAL BOARD IN TWO THIRDS. THE JUDGES VOTE. OKAY. AND SO THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO BE DECIDED. AND MY EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN USUALLY FAMILY LAW COURTS KIND OF TAKE PRECEDENT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, IN CRIMINAL ARE ON THE OTHER END AND CIVIL IS KIND OF IN THE MIDDLE. SO IF IT WERE TO THREE JUDGES, IT WOULD BE I WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE USING THE GENTLEMAN AT ALL BECAUSE OF THE DYNAMIC. RIGHT NOW, MY COURT IS SUPPOSED TO BE, YOU KNOW, HALF CIVIL, HALF CRIMINAL. WHEN JUDGE MATHIS DECIDED TO RUN FOR JUDGE, OUR REGIONAL JUDGE SAID, WELL, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SDA PROSECUTOR BEING THE JUDGE OVER CRIMINAL CASES THAT ARE STILL PENDING WHEN HE WAS PROSECUTING THEM. SO WE'RE CLEARING THAT UP. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT. JUDGE MATHIS HAS INDICATED HE LIKES JUST DOING CIVIL BECAUSE OF THE SITUATION WITH THE COURTROOM NOW AND THE

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AND WE FINALLY GOT SPACE. NOBODY TALKED TO IT ABOUT GETTING COMPUTERS IN THE MONITOR. I, I TALKED TO IT ABOUT THAT. YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE QUICK MEETING WITH WITH SEAN. WE REALIZED, OH MY GOD, HE NEEDS TO TAKE HIS TEA LUNCH CLASS. LUCKILY, THE SHERIFF AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS WHEN I HAVE TO TAKE MY TEA LAST CLASS IN THE FUTURE. THEY'RE HAVING ONE HERE. ON WHAT, NINTH, 10TH OR 11TH? RIGHT? ONE OF THOSE DAYS. SO THAT HE THE BIGGEST CONCERN, THE BIGGEST PUSH. THEY KEPT GIVING ME BOTH JUDGE MATHIS AND WAS AND CAROL WAS LIKE, OKAY, THE MAGISTRATE SHOULD PUSH HIM. WE NEED TO GET HIM HELP, GET HIM HELP. AND SO THAT'S WHY WE MOVED AS FAST AS WE COULD TO, TO TO TRY TO GET HIM HELP. AND SO BUT AS SOON AS HE'S TRAINED, WHICH WOULD BE ON THE NINTH OR 10TH THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET HIM IN THE ROTATION AS SOON AS JUDGE WOOLLEY HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE HE KNOWS HOW TO DO IT.

WE'RE GOING TO ROLL AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE. JUDGE WOOLLEY TRAINS MOST OF THE JP'S, A LOT OF JP'S IN THE STATE. I MEAN, THAT'S THEY USE HIM TO DO THAT. SO SO THAT WAS A BIG ADVANTAGE.

SO, YOU KNOW, THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE. AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL FEED THEM. MY QUESTION, I GUESS WOULD BE AND SHORT LAYMAN TERMS, THIS PERSON REPORTS TO JUDICIARY BOARD. YES. REPORTS TO THE JUDICIAL BOARD. BOARD WHICH IS YOU THREE, THREE, THREE JUDGES. ME, MY SISTER AND AND ELLISON ARE DO WE TAKE EMAIL AS A FORM OF HIM WANTING TO OPT OUT OF. I DON'T THINK HE'S OPTING OUT THE JUDICIAL BOARD. I THINK HE'S OPTING OUT OF THE ASSOCIATE JUDGE PRESIDING. SO THAT MEANS THAT PROVIDING SERVICES. TO WHICH I MEAN, LOOK, YOU GOT THREE COURTS AND ONE ASSOCIATE JUDGE. THAT'S A LOT. SO SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE TWO JUDGES WOULD HAVE ENOUGH WORK FOR I MEAN, WELL, I'M I'M THINKING THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE MUCH WORK OTHER THAN THE MAGISTRATE AND THE AND THE WARRANTS AND THE DETENTION HEARINGS. BUT IF THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET A PERSON JUST SIT TWIDDLING HIS THUMBS. WE WERE GOING TO MEET AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE COULD BEST OPTIMIZE THAT PERSON.

HE'S GOING TO BE USED. IT'S A BENEFIT TO THE TO THE COUNTY, I THINK, YOU KNOW, AND I THINK THAT'S WHY THE LEGISLATION WALK WITH ME, WALK WITH ME. I WAS GOING SOMEWHERE. SO DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE TWO JUDGES WOULD BE. I GUESS, THE SUPERVISOR OVER THE THE PERSON THAT JUST HIRED RATHER THAN ELTON? IF ELTON DOESN'T WANT TO BE A PART OF DAY TO DAY BASIS, I WOULD THINK SO, YES. ALL RIGHT. SO THEN MY NEXT QUESTION IS HOW DO WE MAKE THIS FORMAL TO SIT? BECAUSE THIS PERSON WILL ALSO BE WORKING WITH JUDGE WOOLLEY PROCEDURALLY. I THINK Y'ALL ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TO RESTATE WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE. I MEAN, IT'S ALREADY IN THE JUDICIARY'S BASKET. THAT'S WHAT Y'ALL DID WHEN Y'ALL SET IT UP, AM I RIGHT? YEAH. BUT THEY YEAH I MEAN THERE'S ACTUALLY NO NEED FOR THIS RESOLUTION IS MY PERSPECTIVE. BUT SEAN, YOU TELL THEM WHAT YOU THINK. I MEAN, BEFORE COURT WAS BRIEFED THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO FIGURE OUT

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WHY IS THAT OUR PURPOSE? WELL, THAT'S MY QUESTION BECAUSE WE SETTING THE BUDGET. SO IT JUST LIKE IF ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT HEAD COMES IN HERE AND SAY, HEY, WE WANT AN ADDITIONAL STAFFER, WE'RE NOT GOING TO SAY, AND NO OFFENSE TO US, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO SAY, OH, YEAH, YOU HAVE FIVE BOSSES. I MEAN, IN THE WAY WE SEE HOW IF THREE IF IF TWO OF THEM FEEL LIKE, HEY, THIS PERSON SHOULD BE USED DOING ONE THING AND ONE PERSON FEELS AS THOUGH, HEY, THIS PERSON NECESSARILY SHOULDN'T BE DOING THAT, AND IT FLIPS BACK AND FORTH, THEN THAT, THAT CONTROLS WHETHER OR NOT EITHER HOW STRESSFUL OR LESS STRESSFUL THAT JOB IS. I MEAN, WE HAVE A POINT RIGHT HERE WITH BOBBY. IF TWO OF US FEELS LIKE, HEY, HE SHOULDN'T BE, OR THREE OF US FEELS LIKE, HEY, HE SHOULDN'T BE WORKING ON SOMETHING, THEN THAT SWAYS. AND THE ONLY THING IS, WE RECEIVED THE EMAIL THIS PAST WEEK THAT STATED SOME THINGS. AND SO I'M WONDERING NOW HOW GOING FORWARD, IT'S NOT MY JOB TO KNOW I'M NOT AN EXPERT IN THAT CATEGORY AT ALL.

BUT IF OUR INTENT IS FOR THIS JOB TO DO SOMETHING, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ACTUALLY DOING IT, WHICH IS WHY WE APPROVED FOR THE BUDGET TO BE THERE FOR THEM TO GO AND HELP.

AND I WASN'T REALLY ADDRESSING YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER. I WAS JUST IN GENERAL WONDERING.

THIS RESOLUTION JUST FORMALIZES THAT THIS NEW POSITION IS GOING TO ANSWER TO THE THREE JUDGE PANEL. AND I THOUGHT, THAT'S SET UP BY THE LEGISLATURE. IT IS. SO WHY WOULD WE? IT'S JUST A FORMALITY. THE LEGISLATURE IT'S A FORMALITY. IT'S A FORMALITY. THAT'S ALL IT IS.

WELL AND I THINK I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THERE'S LOOK, THERE'S THERE'S STILL SOME LOGISTICS TO BE FORMALIZED. I BELIEVE IN ALL OF THIS. WE WE'RE CREATING A POSITION. YOU HAVE A RESOLUTION TO CREATE THE POSITION THAT IS THE AUTHORITY OF THIS COURT AS FAR AS CREATING A POSITION, BUDGETING FOR THAT POSITION. WE HAVE AN INTENTION WITH THAT POSITION, AND THAT IS THE PRIORITY BEING MAGISTRATE. AS FAR AS LIKE SETTING UP HOW THAT'S, YOU KNOW, THE HOW THE REST OF THAT INDIVIDUAL'S TIMES OR TIME IS GOING TO BE ALLOCATED. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT

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AND SO PLUS WE'RE LUCKY WE'RE THEY'LL HAVE 62, YOU KNOW, JUDGES NOW OR, YOU KNOW, 11 DISTRICT JUDGES. WE CAN PICK UP THE PHONE AND TALK. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'VE DONE, YOU KNOW, WITH ALL THIS INFORMALLY, WE'VE DONE IT BY ZOOM REAL QUICK. WE JUST GET ON ZOOM AND WE AND WE TALK ABOUT IT. SO THAT'S HOW THE THE INTERVIEW PROCESS WENT. AND THAT'S YOU KNOW, THAT'S NORMALLY WHAT WE DO. AND I'M JUST I'M JUST AND I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE TO BE HONEST. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT BECAUSE GOING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, WE WE ALWAYS IT'S BEEN OUR APPROACH TO KIND OF TAKE BABY STEPS WHEN IT COMES TO A LOT OF THESE THINGS. THIS IS NO DIFFERENT. I DO SEE IN THE FUTURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS COULD CONTINUE TO A POINT WHERE WE ADD SOMEBODY ELSE WHO'S FULL TIME MAGISTRATE, OR WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOMEBODY ELSE WHO'S GOING TO BE FULL TIME ASSOCIATE JUDGE FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE COURTS. SO AND SO THAT THAT POSITION COULD CHANGE. I KNOW THE DUTIES COULD CHANGE.

EXACTLY. AND THAT'S, THAT'S WHY YOU THAT'S WHY YOU WANT IT FLEXIBLE. THERE'S A CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND THE JUDICIAL BRANCH. AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH DOESN'T GET INTO THE DAILY OPERATIONS WITH THE THINGS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE SET BY THE JUDICIAL BRANCH AND BY OUR JUDICIAL BOARD. I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT BUT FOR EXAMPLE, Y'ALL, WHEN IT COMES TO MAGISTRATE, THAT'S ONE AREA THAT IS HANDLED BY THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE, MYSELF. AND JUDGE MATHIS HAS DONE IT AS OF LATE. BUT BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT Y'ALL BEEN INTIMATELY INVOLVED IN TERMS OF DOING REGISTRATION, BUT THAT IS THE PRIMARY IMPETUS. WHY WE ARE WHY WE'VE CREATED THIS, AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT'S TOP ON THE LIST. THERE'S THREE PRIORITIES THAT THAT ALL THE JUDGES VOTED ON, INCLUDING JUDGE MATHIS. THOSE GUYS FIRST ADMINISTRATION IS FIRST, WARRANTS SECOND BECAUSE IT WAS HARD FOR SOMETIMES THE OFFICERS ARE DRIVING ALL OVER THE PLACE FINDING WARRANTS. SO THIS WAY MY GAME PLAN WE TALKED ABOUT IT I DON'T WAS I TALKED ABOUT IT WITH MR. HUFFMAN. I THINK IT'D BE EASIER IF HE ACTUALLY WENT TO THE JAIL AT SOME TIME TO DO THE WARRANTS, BECAUSE THAT MAKES IT EASIER ON THE OFFICERS OR AT LEAST HAVE A SET TIME TO TO DO WARRANTS AND THAT, YOU KNOW, IF HE'S NOT AVAILABLE, THEN THEY CAN SEARCH OUT OTHER OTHER PEOPLE THAT CAN DO IT.

AND THEN THE JUVENILE HEARINGS THAT POP UP, YOU KNOW, PRETTY QUICKLY. AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF THOSE ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT THEY DO POP UP AFTER THAT. WE DIDN'T GET THAT FAR. I MEAN, IT WAS I KNEW AFTER I TALKED TO JUDGE, I MEAN, STAN KITZMAN, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE IMPETUS WAS WHEN HE INFORMED ME. AND THEN I TALKED TO SHAWN. SHAWN TOLD ME WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO GET DONE.

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SO THE IMPETUS AT THAT POINT NOT FIGURING IT OUT VERY, YOU KNOW, LATE IN THE GAME, WE CANNOT DO THE POSITION THE WAY WE WANTED TO DO. BUT THEN AND I DON'T KNOW WHO CAME UP, MAYBE IT WAS SEAN SAID, YOU KNOW, WE COULD DO AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE. YOU KNOW, THE IMPETUS WAS, OKAY, WELL, LET'S PUT THE MONEY IN THE BUDGET, BECAUSE IF WE DON'T GET THE MONEY INTO THE POSITION, I CAN'T EXIST. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT, KNOWING FULL WELL WE STILL HAD DETAILS. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT, ROBERT, I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU MY CELL PHONE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT JUST IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU'LL JUST. QUICK CALL. THAT'S. THAT'S ALL I'M LOOKING FOR. I SOUND LIKE A DEAL. ALL RIGHT. SUPER. THAT'S ALL I HAD. THE IDEA OF COMMUNICATING IS VERY IMPORTANT. I MEAN, I CAN UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO GET IT IN BUDGET. THE BUDGET DOESN'T HAVE TO IMPACT THE COMMUNICATION WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE SUPERVISING THAT POSITION IS IF YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE FIRST NOTICE WAS SENT OUT. I MEAN, I SEEM TO IF THERE WAS IF THERE WAS A LACK OF COMMUNICATION, I'LL TAKE THE I'LL TAKE THE, THE BLAME. BUT I MEAN, I THINK AS SOON AS WE HAD AN ASSOCIATE, WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE. WE STARTED IT LOOKS LIKE WE SAW WE SOLVED THIS ISSUE. WE COULD GO AHEAD AND VOTE IT UP. AND I THINK EVERYBODY WOULD BE HAPPY ABOUT HOW WE PROCEED FORWARD. THANK YOU. JUDGE, I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT ROBERT AND I DID LAST YEAR TOWARDS THE END OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. HE DID APPROACH ME BECAUSE WHAT WE ORIGINALLY WERE TRYING TO DO WAS A CHAPTER 54 CRIMINAL LAW HEARING OFFICER TO JUST DO THE MAGISTRATE PART. DENTON COUNTY HAD DONE IT. WE HAD SOME WE HAD WORKED IT UP AND TRIED TO GET IT IN A SPECIAL SESSION IN THE OMNIBUS COURTS BILL, AND IT JUST DIDN'T HAPPEN. SO TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY DID THAT, AND THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A LITTLE ISSUE THERE, BUT ROBERT DID COMMUNICATE THAT WITH US BECAUSE THAT POSITION WAS REALLY JUST GOING TO BE BASICALLY AN ASSOCIATE JP FROM REGISTRATIONS. SO THERE WAS SOME COMMUNICATION ABOUT THAT EARLY ON. SO JUST WANTED TO THROW THAT IN THERE. I THINK WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING. THANK YOU JUDGE. APPRECIATE IT. SO I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL WANT TO DO A VOTE OR NOT BUT NO I I'M GOOD WITH DOING THE IS IS THERE A DID YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE THE THE INDIVIDUAL TAKING THE POSITION. OH RIGHT NOW JUDGE MATHIS OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. JUDGE MAY WE BE EXCUSED? THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. YES, JUDGE. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. THEN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I BELIEVE

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[GRANT MANAGER]

EXCUSE ME, WE'RE NEARING EXECUTION OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD RELATIVE TO THE 25 MILLION THAT WE SECURED FOR THE WALLY WALLER COUNTY REGIONAL STORMWATER DETENTION FACILITY, WE ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A RESOLUTION TO THE BOARD. SO THAT'S PART OF THE BACKUP AND THEN SEEKING THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO GET THE JUDGE TO EXECUTE THE GRANT AGREEMENT. AND 42 IS IT'S THE ANNUAL STATE FUNDED GRANT PROGRAMS. THERE ARE THREE APPLICATIONS THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING TODAY. THE FIRST IS THE BODY WORN CAMERA GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS SEEKING 25 CAMERAS AT A COST PER UNIT, ESTIMATED AT $885, AND THEN THE SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE, WHICH MUST BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE PACKAGE, IS $1,540 DOLLARS FOR THE 25 UNITS FOR A 12 YEAR PERIOD OR 12 MONTH PERIOD, SO THAT BRINGS THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT TO $60,625. THIS PROJECT DOES HAVE A 25% LOCAL MATCH CONTRIBUTION, SO THAT WOULD BE $15,156.25. DO Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR JUST FOR THAT PROGRAM OR ANY OF THE CONSTABLES DIDN'T WANT TO TURN ANYTHING IN. WE DID GET A REQUEST FROM THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE. IT WAS A LATE REQUEST. SO WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE ON THAT ONE.

IT MAY BE INCLUDED ON THE FEBRUARY 4TH AGENDA. THE NEXT GRANT PROGRAM THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING IS THE GENERAL VICTIMS ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. THAT'S FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO PARTIALLY FUND THE VICTIMS ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR POSITION.

THE STATE GRANT REQUEST IS $50,854, AND THE LOCAL MATCH IS $26,027.50. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE GRANT PROGRAMS WHERE THE INITIAL GRANT AWARD WERE LOCKED IN AT, WHICH IS WHY EVERY YEAR THE MATCH WILL UNFORTUNATELY INCREASE. BUT THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT. ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? THE THIRD AND FINAL ONE IS ANOTHER REQUEST FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. IT'S THE RIFLE RESISTANT BODY ARMOR GRANT PROGRAM. THE SHERIFF IS SEEKING 15 VESTS AT A COST PER UNIT OF $7,079. AND EACH VEST HAS TWO PLATES. SO WE'LL HAVE 30 PLATES THAT WILL BE PART OF OUR REQUEST, AT A COST PER UNIT OF $245. THE TOTAL COST FOR THE PROJECT IS PROPOSED AT $8,535, AND THERE'S NO LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT FOR THAT ONE. ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY, THAT'S ALL THEN. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE THEN ALL IN FAVOR OF 4342. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. 4242 ARE APPROVED.

AWESOME. THANK Y'ALL. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT NOW WE WILL JUMP BACK TO NUMBER 34, WHICH IS A

[TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR]

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TOTAL FOR THE COUNTY IS 55,000. SO THE COLLECTIONS ARE UP FOR DECEMBER BECAUSE WE ARE BRINGING IN MONEY FAST AND FURIOUS. Y'ALL SEEN THE LINE GOING AROUND. IF ANY OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO DROP THEIR PAYMENT INTO THE LOCK BOX, WHICH IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING, THOSE ARE PICKED UP EVERY DAY, PROCESSED THAT DAY, AND IF THEY WOULD LIKE A RECEIPT TO BE MAILED TO THEM, JUST INCLUDE A SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE AND WE'LL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SEND THEM A RECEIPT. SO AS OPPOSED TO STANDING IN THAT LINE, THE NEXT REPORT YOU CAN SEE IS THE COMPARISON FROM DECEMBER OF 24 TO DECEMBER OF 25, THE AMOUNT THAT HAS BEEN COLLECTED INTO THE COUNTY IN DECEMBER OF 24 WAS 13 MILLION AT THE END OF DECEMBER, AND NOW WE ARE AT 44 MILLION. SO WE HAVE INCREASED OUR AMOUNT OF COLLECTIONS TREMENDOUSLY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M REQUIRED TO DO EVERY YEAR IS TO COMPLETE 40 HOURS OF CONTINUED EDUCATION, AND I'VE GIVEN YOU ALL MY TRANSCRIPT THERE, AND I'VE HAD 41.5 OF CONTINUED EDUCATION FOR LAST YEAR. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO OKAY. LOOKING AT THE COMPARISON BETWEEN DECEMBER 24TH AND DECEMBER 25TH, I SEE SOME ENTITIES LISTED UNDER 25 THAT WEREN'T THERE IN 24. WHERE THOUGH, IS IT, IS IT BECAUSE WE'RE NOW COLLECTING FOR THOSE ENTITIES WHEREAS WE DID NOT COLLECT FOR THEM PRIOR? THAT IS CORRECT. WE'VE IN 25, WE HAVE TAKEN ON THREE NEW JURISDICTIONS CITY OF BERKSHIRE, BERKSHIRE MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT AND EAST WALLER COUNTY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT, OKAY. STILL, IT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DECEMBER OF 24 AND THIS PAST DECEMBER 1ST. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MADE THE BIG DIFFERENCE IN THIS WAS ONE OF THE SERVICE COMPANIES THAT SENDS PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF A LOT OF MORTGAGE COMPANIES CALLED CORELOGIC. THEIR PAYMENT DID NOT GET HERE UNTIL I GOT HERE LAST YEAR IN JANUARY. SO THAT MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE. I MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE. IT DID, BUT I'VE ALREADY POSTED IT.

WE'RE ALREADY GOT ALL THAT DONE FOR THEM AND WE'RE WELL ON OUR WAY. CAROLYN, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THE LOCKBOX EARLIER, BUT YOU KNOW, AND OBVIOUSLY THIS IS THE BUSY YOU KNOW, DECEMBER AND JANUARY IS WHEN EVERYBODY PAYS THEIR TAXES. YES. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO GET THEM PAID, YOU KNOW, IN 20 IN THE PRIOR YEAR. SO THEY CAN TAKE THE DEDUCTION. AND WHAT ARE OTHER. JUST SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT ARE ALL THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS PEOPLE HAVE FOR TAKING CARE OF THEIR TAXES OR EVEN OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO VEHICLE RENEWALS AND STUFF THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARE OF, OTHER THAN COMING TO THE COURTHOUSE AND STANDING IN A LINE. OH, DEFINITELY OUR WEBSITE. IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE, YOU CAN PAY YOUR TAXES.

YOU CAN ALSO DO YOUR VEHICLE REGISTRATION. THERE HAS BEEN SOME LIMITATIONS RECENTLY PUT ON BY THE STATE OF TEXAS OF HOW TO DO YOUR VEHICLE REGISTRATION, TRANSFERS OF TITLES, THAT KIND OF THING, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SHOW AN ID AND SO THERE'S SOME LIMITATIONS. BUT OF COURSE, MAIL YOU'RE ABLE TO MAIL ALL OF YOUR WORK INTO OUR OFFICE. THERE HAS BEEN SOME CHANGE WITH THE POST OFFICE RECENTLY. I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL ARE AWARE OF THIS, THAT THEY'RE NOT STAMPING ALL THE MAIL ANYMORE WITH THE DATE ON IT. IT MAY TAKE FIVE DAYS BEFORE IT GETS TO WHERE THE STAMP IS GOING TO BE PUT ON IT. SO MY RECOMMENDATION, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE MAILING IN YOUR PAYMENT CLOSE TO THE END OF THE MONTH, WALK INTO THE POST OFFICE AND GET THEM TO STAMP THE DATE ON THERE. WITH THAT DATE ON THERE, IT IS GOING TO BE PROCESSED WITH THAT DATE, NO MATTER WHEN IT IS RECEIVED. THE DROP BOX. I KNOW IN THE PAST THERE WAS THERE'S BEEN ISSUES, WHETHER IT WAS POSTMARKED OR WHEN IT'S ACTUALLY RECEIVED. BUT IF IT IS POSTMARKED, ABSOLUTELY. LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, THE END OF THIS MONTH, RIGHT. TO AVOID

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CORRECT. SO BASICALLY, IF THEY'RE GOING TO DO THAT AND THEY'RE UP AGAINST A DEADLINE, THE BETTER GET SOME KIND OF RECEIPT OR SOMETHING SHOWING THAT IT WAS MAILED. ABSOLUTELY.

AND WE HAVE FINISHED ALL OF THE DECEMBER MAIL, WHICH IS A WE'RE GOING ABOVE SCHEDULE HERE, BUT IT'S ALL BEEN PROCESSED. WE ARE NOW PROCESSING JANUARY MAIL AND THE DAILY PRIORITY MAIL IS BEING HANDLED DAILY. AND AS FAR AS PAYING YOUR TAXES, IF YOU DO WANT TO PAY. AND I KNOW FOR SOME PEOPLE IT'S THEY LIKE TO PAY THEIR TAXES IN PERSON. WHAT YOU HAVE THE ANNEX ON THE SOUTH END WE DO. AND THEN YOU HAVE THE TAX OFFICE HERE IN THE COURTHOUSE. YES. AND THEN FOR FOR VEHICLE RENEWALS. AND I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TOUCH ON THAT. COMING UP ON THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. THERE'S ALSO SOME OPTIONS TO PAY THOSE IN THE CITY OF WALLER, CORRECT. YES, YES. CITY OF WALLER WILL ALSO DO VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS. THEY ARE AN EXTENSION OF OUR OFFICE FOR THAT, NOT FOR TAXES. FOR TAXES? NO. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE GUYS? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. WELL LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE. STAY RIGHT THERE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE 535 MOTION I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND ON 35 CAROLYN. THE CITY OF WALLER DOES DO VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS AS AN EXTENSION FOR OUR OFFICE TO ASSIST WITH CUSTOMERS IN THAT AREA. BECAUSE OF THE REGULATIONS THAT HAVE COME DOWN FROM THE STATE OF NEEDING TO SHOW YOUR ACTUAL ID, THAT YOU HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DO THE REGISTRATION, AND YOU ARE A RESIDENT OF THIS COUNTY, IT HAS CAUSED SOME LIMITATIONS OR EXTENDED WORK IN ALL OF OUR OFFICES. SO THEREFORE, THE CITY HAS ASKED ME THAT WE HAVE ONE EMPLOYEE THERE THAT WE SUBSIDIZE THEIR PAY, AND THEY'VE ASKED FOR AN INCREASE TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL PERSON. SO THEREFORE, IF THE ONE PERSON IS OUT OF THE OFFICE, THAT A SECOND PERSON COULD STEP UP INTO HER PLACE, OR BECAUSE OF THE INCREASE OF WORK, NOW THERE WILL BE TWO PEOPLE TO ASSIST CUSTOMERS. THEIR WORK HAS INCREASED FOUR TIMES WHAT IT WAS JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. SO THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING THE COURT TODAY. AND THE THE AMOUNT IS NOT A HUGE AMOUNT. IT IS NOT WHAT DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS? IT'S $2,300 A YEAR. YEAH, IT'S A BARGAIN. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE THEN. ALL IN FAVOR 35, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED, 35 CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU AND YOUR STAFF DO FOR US. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ]

COMMISSIONERS, WE'RE HERE TODAY TO HAVE THE COURT CONSIDER AN ABATEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN A.D. CW AND WANT TO GIVE YOU A QUICK BACKGROUND ON THAT A.D. CW THE INITIALS ARE A LEGACY DEVELOPMENT AND CORPS WORKS. THIS IS A MERGER OF SORTS BETWEEN A LEGACY DEVELOPMENT AND WALLER AND CORPS WORKS, WHICH WOULD BE THE OCCUPYING COMPANY THERE AS WELL. THIS PROJECT IS BEING DONE WITH THE SUPPORT AND ALSO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CITY OF WALLER. SO TO HEAR THAT, I WANT TO INTRODUCE MR. JEFF DIAZ TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE COMPANY, WHAT THEY'RE DOING, AND ALSO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE ABOUT THE PROJECT. JEFF, GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. THANKS FOR HAVING ME IN THIS MORNING. CW. KIND OF A MOUTHFUL THERE. A LITTLE BIT OF WORD SALAD IS A KIND OF A JOINT SPECIAL PURPOSE COMPANY SET UP TO HOLD THE PROPERTY, DEVELOP A SPECIAL PURPOSE BUILDING TO MANUFACTURE BRAZED ALUMINUM HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR THE CRYOGENIC INDUSTRY. WHAT THAT ALL BOILS DOWN TO, THAT'S MORE TECHNICAL IN NATURE. WE MAKE THE HEAT EXCHANGERS THAT TURN GAS, THE AIR WE'RE BREATHING AND THE GAS THAT'S IN THE PIPELINE INTO LIQUIDS. IT'S HIGHLY SPECIALIZED. THERE'S PROBABLY FIVE COMPANIES IN THE WESTERN WORLD THAT CAN MAKE THOSE KIND OF EXCHANGERS OF THE SIZE. WE'RE GOING TO BE BUILDING IN HERE IN WALLER, THERE'S ONLY TWO, SO IT'S LARGE INDUSTRIAL BASE LOAD, LNG BASE LOAD, NATURAL GAS PROCESSING.

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WE'LL HAVE THE BULK OF THOSE POSITIONS WILL NOT BE FRONT OFFICE. I WOULD SAY 80 PLUS OR MINUS PERCENT ARE GOING TO BE OUT IN THE SHOP MANUFACTURING, BENDING, METAL, WELDING, METAL.

JOINING METAL. THAT'S KIND OF THE NATURE OF THE BEAST. IT'S THERE'S A LOT OF SAUSAGE MADE INSIDE THE BUILDING. IT COMES IN AS A COIL OF STEEL AND LEAVES AS SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE OUT IN THE OUT IN THE PLANT YOU'RE GOING TO MANUFACTURE. AND THERE'S ASSEMBLY, I GUESS. EXCUSE ME, THERE'S MANUFACTURING, BUT THERE'S ALSO ASSEMBLY OF OTHER COMPONENTS. CORRECT. RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING ASSEMBLY AND FABRICATION ONLY LIKE FAB KIND OF WE'RE A MODULAR PACKAGER. WE KNOW HOW THE PROCESSES WORK. WE KNOW HOW TO PACKAGE THEM SO THAT THEY CAN BE EFFICIENTLY SENT, TRANSPORTED AND ERECTED. THAT'S KIND OF OUR OUR EXPERTISE. WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN ON THE QUIET SIDE. SO NOW WE'RE MOVING INTO INSTEAD OF BUYING OUT THAT COMPONENT OR HAVING SOMEBODY ELSE BUILD IT, WE'RE BUILDING IT OURSELVES. IT'S JUST A REALLY KIND OF THE NEXT EXPANSION OF WHERE WE'RE GOING.

IT SOUNDS VERY TECHNICAL. THIS BE AN ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BUSINESS. WE USE ALL ALUMINUM.

YEAH. PRETTY MUCH. WE DO SOME PAINTING. THE OUTSIDE OF THE BOX IS PAINTED, BUT WE USE LOW VOCS. WE HAVE THE THE PAINT BOOTH WILL HAVE CONTAINMENT ON THEM INITIALLY FOR THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS. WE'LL BE SENDING THOSE OUT. WE'VE GOT SOMEBODY THAT PAINTS THEM FOR US. WE WILL TAKE THAT PROCESS IN. BUT THAT IS A VERY SOPHISTICATED RECOVERY TYPE SYSTEM THAT'S ON THERE ON THE PAINT BOOTH. BUT YEAH, IT'S ALUMINUM. IT'S AS CLEAN A CLEAN A PRODUCT AS YOU'RE GOING TO FIND MADE. HOW LONG HAS YOUR COMPANY BEEN AROUND? WE WE OPENED THE DOORS IN 2018. WE, WE CREATED ON PAPER IN 2017. WHEN I WENT OUT LOOKING FOR PEOPLE, I KNEW THAT THE HARD PART WAS GOING TO BE FINDING THE EXPERTISE TO TO DO THAT KIND OF MODULAR PACKAGING AND ENGINEERING. WE WE PRODUCED OUR FIRST ASME CORE PRODUCT, OUR FIRST EXCHANGER WITH STAMPED AT THE END OF 2018, JUST BARELY MADE IT. I THINK IT WAS RIGHT THERE IN DECEMBER. SO WE WERE INITIALLY STARTED IN KATY IN A SMALLER FACILITY. WE MOVED TO WALLER. WE WE'RE LEASING CURRENTLY. WE MOVED TO WALLER BECAUSE OF KATY, GREW UP AROUND OUR PLANT AND AS OUR EQUIPMENT GREW IN SIZE, WE WERE NOT REALLY CONSIDERED A GREAT NEIGHBOR. AND BECAUSE WE WE HAD ROAD SYSTEM ISSUES WITH SHIPPING THESE VERY LONG COAL BOXES, WE COULDN'T MAKE TURNS.

SO WE HAD TO BRING IN SPECIAL EQUIPMENT. WE'D ROLL IT OUT, LITERALLY HAVE TO PICK IT UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND TURN IT. THEY DIDN'T. THEY WEREN'T REAL HAPPY WITH US SHUTTING THE ROAD DOWN FOR TWO HOURS. SO BOB'S GOT A MUCH BETTER SITUATION THERE WITH THE THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HE PUT IN PLACE WHEN HE BUILT IT. SO WE DON'T HAVE THOSE ISSUES. YOU KNOW, I WANT TO JUST SAY SOME PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE FACT THAT WE DO THESE ABATEMENT AGREEMENTS. BUT IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT THE COUNTY HAS AND THE CITY AND EVERYBODY AROUND THERE HAS BENEFITED FROM WHEN THE LEGACY FIRST STARTED, IT'S AMAZING. AND SO THERE IS NO BETTER EXAMPLE OF THE BENEFIT OF THESE PROGRAMS THAN WE DO THAN A LEGACY. SURE, WE HAVE A SPECIAL BUILDING. WE'RE ON A DOLLAR PER SQUARE FOOT BASIS, AND I THINK YOU GUYS SEE SOME OF THE NUMBERS THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN THAT BUILDING THAT'S LOW. IT HELPS MAKE THAT DOABLE, BECAUSE WE HAVE TO MAKE SUCH AN INVESTMENT IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO DO THIS KIND OF SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING. IT'S NOT A IT'S NOT A DIRT FLOOR SHOP. WHEN WHAT WE'D LOVE TO HAVE YOU GUYS OUT THERE WHEN WE'RE FINISHED WITH IT. I THINK BOB'S PRETTY PROUD OF WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH IT. SO BUT WE DO THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING THAT BECAUSE IT DOES MAKE IT VIABLE. IT'S TOUGH TO GO OUT AND SPEND 150 OR 200% MORE THAN YOU COULD BUILD A REGULAR SHOP FOR AND NOT HAVE SOMETHING TO ATTRACT US IN. SO WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO TAKE YOU UP

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IT'S IT'S CLOSE TO A COMP AND ALL THAT IN EXCESS OF $250,000 A YEAR. SO WELL OUT THERE, IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO THAT MIGHT BE A GOOD ONE. WE'RE PARTNERING WITH BLINN.

OUR OPERATIONS GUYS ARE PARTNERING WITH BEN BLINN ON THE MANUFACTURING SIDE. THE NEXT PROGRAM, BECAUSE WE'RE THIS MAKES US A PERMANENT RESIDENT. WE'RE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE REACHING OUT TO THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND THE TECHNICAL SCHOOL, VO TECH PROGRAMS. WE DON'T WANT THE KIDS GOING AND LEARNING. THEY DON'T NEED TO GO TO UT. I SHOULDN'T SAY THAT IT'S BEING RECORDED. THEY DON'T NEED TO GO GET A WELDING SCHOOL. WE WANT TO BRING THEM IN, TRAIN THEM. IF YOU WANT TO WORK AND YOU HAVE THE DRIVE, WE'RE GOING TO PROVIDE THAT TRAINING. SO WE'RE GOING TO I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT BECAUSE I KNOW VINCE HAS WORKED WITH THAT. AND ALL OF OUR OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE GREAT VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND WE'VE FOUND A LOT OF COMPANIES THAT PREFER THAT, BECAUSE NOW I CAN GO TAKE THIS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND TEACH HIM WHAT I WANT HIM TO DO. SO WHEN HE GRADUATES, HE FITS RIGHT INTO MY PROGRAM. I DON'T HAVE TO RETRAIN HIM. ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE PERSON AND WE'LL TRAIN THEM WHAT WE WELD AND WHAT WE JOIN, THE BRAZING PROCESSES WE USE.

AND SOME OF THE JOINING PROCESSES ARE HIGHLY SPECIALIZED. AGAIN, WE'RE TALKING JUST A FEW COMPANIES IN THE WORLD DO THEM. AND THE ALUMINUM WELDERS ARE HIGHLY SKILLED. THEY'RE PAID ON THE SCALE THEY COME IN AT. WE TRY TO BRING STRUCTURAL GUYS IN AT THE 24, $25 AN HOUR, AND THE SCALE GOES ALL THE WAY UP INTO THE 40S. AND WHEN WE SEND THEM OUT TO THE FIELD FOR FIELD WORK, THAT'S 50 TO $70 AN HOUR. SO IT'S A IT'S A GOOD PAYING MANUFACTURING JOB. IT'S COLLEGE DEBT. YEAH, EXACTLY. AND I WILL SAY THIS, I MEAN, FOR ONE, THE FACT THAT YOU'RE PARTNERING WITH WITH A LEGACY LEGACY, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING. I MEAN, THEY YOU LOOK AT WHAT THEY'VE DONE ON THEIR FOOTPRINT AND THE EXPANSION. I WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION NOT LONG AGO WITH, WITH BOB, ONE OF THE PRINCIPALS, BOB NICHOLS, AND HE TOLD ME HOW MANY EMPLOYEES THEY HAVE THERE THAT ARE OUT IN THE SHOP AND, YOU KNOW, SHOP FOREMAN, ETCETERA, THAT WERE MAKE THAT ARE MAKING OVER SIX FIGURES. AND IT WAS MIND BLOWING. SO NOT JUST JOBS BUT GOOD, GOOD JOBS, JOBS, SKILLED LABOR, YOU KNOW, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THIS AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE SEEING THIS GENERALLY IN THE COUNTY. WE'RE SEEING THIS PUSH TOWARDS THE MANUFACTURING SIDE. BUT I MEAN YOU'RE IN AN EXCELLENT SETUP. AND YOU KNOW I CAN'T I CAN'T TALK HIGHLY ENOUGH ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT AN IMPACT A LEGACY HAS HAD BOTH FOR THE CITY OF WALLER, FOR THE COUNTY. SO I AND I THINK Y'ALL ARE GOING TO BE A GREAT FIT. SO WELCOME WELCOME TO THE COMMUNITY. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. MR. ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? THANK YOU ROSS. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD THEN HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR OF 36 RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED 36 CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL. THANK

[COUNTY ENGINEER]

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IT'S JUST A NAME CHANGE. ALL THE OTHER CONDITIONS REMAIN THE SAME, BUT IT'S JUST A FORMAL NAME CHANGE OKAY. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION ON 38. ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE THEN. ALL IN FAVOR OF 3738. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED 37 AND 38. CARRY.

LET'S DO 39. MOTION. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON 39. ROSS IS A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE.

WE'VE REVIEWED IT WITH OUR MOBILITY PROGRAM TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO IMPACTS TO OUR PLANS, AND THEN ALSO OUR MAINTENANCE DIVISION TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO ISSUES. IN THAT SENSE, IT MEETS OUR REQUIREMENTS AND OFFER NO OBJECTION TO IT. THIS IS JUST UTILITIES TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, RIGHT? JUST A UTILITY. YEP. YES, SIR. OH IT'S NOT A IT'S A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE. NATURAL GAS LINES INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S A NATURAL GAS. YES. IT'S NOT A BIG, BIG PIPELINE. JUST A NATURAL GAS LINE. YEAH. IT'S A SERVICE LINE. A SERVICE LINE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. OH, OKAY. SO SO THE HOMES WILL HAVE CORRECT. GAS AND ELECTRIC SERVICE LEAD. YEP. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. AND ONE ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ROSS

[DIRECTOR OF POLICY & ADMINISTRATION]

SO THIS IS THE CONTRACT AGREEMENT WITH WALLER COUNTY MUD 55, WHICH IS THE MUD THAT IS OVER THE GRANGE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS A TWO YEAR CONTRACT. YEAR ONE IS GOING TO BE A 5050 COST SHARE, BUT THEY PAY 100% OF THE COST FOR THE VEHICLE. YEAR TWO WILL GO TO WHAT IS GOING TO BE STANDARD FOR THE COUNTY, WHICH IS A 9010 COST SHARE, WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT PAYS 90% OF THE COST. WHAT IS THE POPULATION TRIGGER? WE HAD IT FOR THEM AT, I BELIEVE IT WAS 10%. IT'S SUCH A BIG NEIGHBORHOOD. SO THEY'RE THEY'VE GOT A THESE ARE PROPERTIES THAT PEOPLE ARE IN THE HOUSES. THEY'RE SOLD 10% ALREADY. THEY ALREADY REACHED.

YES, THEY'VE ALREADY REACHED THAT. AND THEY, THEY, THEY DID REACH OUT BOTH THE MUD ATTORNEY AND THE DEVELOPER YESTERDAY SAYING WE NEED THIS AGREEMENT DONE. THEY'VE ALREADY HAD SOME ISSUES DOWN THERE. SO THEY THEY'RE PRETTY ANXIOUS TO GET THIS ONE DONE. THAT'S A COUPLE HUNDRED HOMES MOVING VERY FAST. WELL YOU SEE A LOT OF THESE. THEY SOME OF THEM ARE TALKING ABOUT COMING ON BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS HAVE THAT. IT'S NOT THEFT IN THE HOMES. IT'S THE CONSTRUCTION SITES. SO YOU'RE BUILDING A HOUSE AND YOU YOU COME HOME. THE NEXT THE CREW SHOWS UP AND HALF THE LUMBER IS GONE OR TOOLS ARE GONE. AND SO IT'S NOT NECESSARILY IN HOMES THAT PEOPLE ARE LIVING IN. IT'S ALL THE CONSTRUCTION COMING IN AND OUT. THAT'S THE LAST THAT THEY SOLD. WELL, THIS AGREEMENT CAUSE. US TO HAVE SOMEONE HIRED TO FILL THAT SPOT. OR WILL IT BE FILLED TEMPORARILY? BY WHAT? CHIEF, YOU GOT AN ANSWER TO THAT? YOU GOT AN ANSWER FOR? WE ALREADY BUDGETED FOR THE SPOT. IT WAS PLACED INTO THE BUDGET AND AND UNDER UNDER THE UNDER OUR CONTRACTS. AND WE ALREADY ARE PROVIDING SERVICES. WE BEGAN ON JANUARY 1ST. OKAY. SO WE'RE PREPARED FOR IMMEDIATELY BE ABLE TO COMPLY ONCE WE DO THE AGREEMENT. YES, SIR. THAT WAS MY CONCERN, WAS MAKING SURE WE COULD PUT SOMEBODY OUT THERE. YES. AND WE HAVE WE HAVE JANIE WORKING ON THE VEHICLE ACQUISITION RIGHT NOW. SO WE'LL HAVE EVERYTHING SET IMMEDIATELY.

OKAY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TO TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT THIS ACTUALLY HELPS US, YOU KNOW, INCREASE OUR ABILITY IN OTHER AREAS OUTSIDE THAT SUBDIVISION AS WELL, NOT JUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SUBDIVISION. WE GET A PART OF THAT, PART OF THAT DEPUTY THAT'S DEDICATED TO OTHER AREAS, AS WELL AS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE. THEY CAN ALL DO IT, RIGHT? CORRECT? YES, SIR. SO IT'S A BENEFIT TO US. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED 43 CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ROBERT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE TO 44 MOTION. SECOND

[PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR ]

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ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED 44 CARRIES. THANK

[FIRE MARSHAL]

GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. SO FROM TIME TO TIME IGLOO RUNS ACROSS SOME COOLERS THAT THEY CAN'T USE ANYMORE. THEY'RE KIND ENOUGH TO DONATE THOSE TO US. WE USE THEM AT COMMUNITY EVENTS.

WE ALSO USE THEM DURING DISASTERS. THEY'RE DONATING 329 COOLERS, AND WE PUT THE VALUE AT 20 770 FOR THE DONATION LINE ITEM. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU TO IGLOO FOR THE DONATION.

THEY CONTINUE TO BE A VERY VALUED COMMUNITY PARTNER. YES, SIR. THEY ARE. OKAY. NEXT ONE.

OH SORRY. SO THE SECOND ONE IS GOES ALONG WITH OUR SMOKE ALARM INSTALLATION PROGRAM. LAST YEAR WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO INSTALL OVER 50 SMOKE DETECTORS IN HOMES OR PLACES WHERE PEOPLE COULD NOT AFFORD THEM. SO THIS IS ALSO THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER THAT GOES WITH IT. SO THEY'VE GOT A KITCHEN OR THEY'RE COOKING OR SOME AREA. WE'RE ABLE TO PUT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AS WELL. SO AGAIN, WE WE REALLY LOVE THIS PROGRAM. IF THERE'S THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT NEED OUR HELP WITH THAT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT, YOU KNOW, AND THAT THIS, THIS KIND OF, FOR WHATEVER REASON, MADE ME THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT WITH THIS COLD WEATHER COMING, MAKING SURE PEOPLE WHEN IT COMES TO SPACE HEATERS OR EVEN USING, YOU KNOW, ALTERNATIVE THINGS TO HEAT, HAVING THAT, MAKING SURE THE BATTERIES ARE GOOD ON THOSE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS. YES, SIR. THOSE KIND OF ISSUES THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT. WE ALWAYS, UNFORTUNATELY SEE INCIDENTS THAT CAN OCCUR DURING THESE KIND OF WEATHER EVENTS WHERE PEOPLE THEY DON'T DON'T HAVE THE THE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR, AND IT CAN REALLY END UP IN A BAD RESULT. YES, SIR.

SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE I HAVE A FIRSTHAND EXAMPLE OF THIS. WE HAD A GUY COME OUT AND INSTALL A HEATING UNIT, AND WE HAVE A SMALLER HOME IN ADDITION TO THE ONE WE LIVE IN ON OUR PROPERTY. AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE PROPANE. AND HE DIDN'T PUT THE RIGHT JETS IN THERE. SO IT WAS ACTUALLY PRODUCING CARBON MONOXIDE AND WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT. SO I MEAN, THAT'S A REAL THREAT. YEP. SILENT KILLER. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. AND SO THANK YOU ALSO TO NYCB FOR THE DONATION. YES, SIR. AND THANK YOU TO DEAN HENSLEY TOO. WHO IT MUST HAVE A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU DEAN. APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. HE'S MORE EMAILS FROM DEAN THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

YEP. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED. 45 AND 46 ARE APPROVED. LET'S MOVE TO 47 MOTION. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION.

[TREASURER]

THIS REQUEST COMES FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT HEADS. THE FIRST IS THE DA'S OFFICE, AND HE'S HERE. IF YOU WANT TO HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS REORGANIZATION. THE SECOND IS FOR JP THREE, WHO IS JUST REQUESTING A AN INCREASE TO THE HOURLY RATE FOR HER PART TIME PERSON. AND THE THIRD HAS TO DO WITH THE CREATION OF THE ASSOCIATE JUDGE AND THE PART TIME CLERICAL POSITION FOR THAT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION. ARE ANY OF THESE GOING TO CAUSES PROBLEMS IN TERMS OF EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK. I HAVE BEFORE NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF. NO, SIR. AND THESE ARE ALL WITHIN THE SALARY RANGES THAT WE BUDGETED FOR. YEAH. OKAY. VERY GOOD HEARING. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION THEN. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 47 CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. LET'S MOVE TO 48 MOTION. SECOND,

[COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT 3]

[01:35:07]

[DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES ]

AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE DIFFERENT. SO HOW MANY WITH THOSE TWO PARKING LOTS? HOW MANY SPACES ARE WE? I THINK WE'RE ADDING OVER 50. SO I DON'T HAVE THAT EXACT NUMBER IN FRONT OF ME. SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE, YOU KNOW, I WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS, ESPECIALLY IF THEY'RE COMING FOR THE TAX OFFICE TO MAKE USE OF THAT, THAT PARKING LOT. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE WE DO HAVE PUBLIC PARKING ON THIS SIDE. IT WOULD OUR INTENTION WAS PRIMARILY EMPLOYEES, YOU KNOW, ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. BUT BUT NOW WE HAVE THESE VERY NICE PARKING LOTS I HOPE PEOPLE MAKE USE OF. WE DEFINITELY ENCOURAGE FOLKS PUBLIC TO PARK IN THE THE NEW IN THIS FIRST PARKING LOT HERE. PARKING BOTH. BUT THIS ONE'S CLOSER. THE OTHER ONE'S MORE INTENDED FOR OVERFLOW FOR JURY SELECTION. AND AND WHEN WE HAVE REALLY BIG CROWDS, HERE'S WHAT THE SECOND ONE FOR. WE'RE STILL MISSING. THERE'S SOME LIGHT POLES COMING, THINGS LIKE THAT. SO LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT ARE STILL MISSING OUT THERE. NOW THEY'RE LYING ON.

ARE THEY LINING THEM UP OKAY THERE I KNOW THERE'S A FEW THAT WERE ALL RIGHT. SO AND THEN I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE MARQUEE SIGN CLOSE TO BEING OPERATIONAL. WE GOT TRAINING ON THE MARQUEE SIGN, SO WE'LL START HAVING THAT WHATEVER MCKINSEY WANTS TO PUT ON IT. SO THAT'S OPERATIONAL. I BELIEVE THE DAS, WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM, WHICH WILL MAKE YOUR CELL PHONES WORK BETTER, I THINK IT'S OPERATIONAL. IT'S CLOSE TO BEING OPERATIONAL. WE WE SET THE WE RESET THE ANTENNA TO FARTHER BACK IN THE BUILDING. AND I THINK THEY SET THAT LAST WEEK. I JUST DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BEEN TURNED ON YET OR NOT. YOUR CELL PHONES ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. IT'LL BE FIXED SOON. THERE IS STILL GRAPHICS COMING, I DO APOLOGIZE. THE THERE'S A GRAPHICS PACKAGE FOR DIRECTIONAL SIGNAGE AND THINGS THAT'S STILL NOT HERE YET, BUT THAT IS COMING. SO THAT'S 49 49, 50 IS THE MODULAR BUILDINGS AND WE'RE PRETTY MUCH WRAPPING THAT

[01:40:08]

ALSO ON GOING BACK TO 50. HOW HOW ARE WE DOING ON THE DISTRICT CLERK SPACE? IS SHE ALL SITUATED? YEAH WE'RE WE'RE HAVING FLOORING GOING DOWN. SHE REQUESTED CARPETING IN THERE SO THAT WE RELEASED THAT LAST WEEK I BELIEVE. AND SO ONCE YOU GET THE CARPETING DOWN, WE CAN MOVE HER FURNITURE AND START MOVING HER INTO THAT SPACE. OKAY. SHE'S REAL CLOSE. YEAH.

FLOORING. I THINK IT WAS THE FLOORING THAT WE PICKED THAT SHE PICKED WAS ON THE SHELF. IT WASN'T SOMETHING WE HAD TO ORDER, SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONE IN YET, BUT IT SHOULD GO IN SHORTLY. I JUST WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE CM AT RISK METHOD OF OF DOING THIS. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROVERSY ABOUT GETTING THIS BUILDING FINISHED. AND I JUST THINK IT'S A GREAT PROCUREMENT PROCESS THAT WE ENGAGE THERE WITH A GOOD CONTRACTOR. AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES PEOPLE SAY, WELL, YOU OUGHT TO JUST BID IT ALL OUT. WELL, I THINK THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHY CM AT RISK IS A PREFERRED WAY TO GO. YES, SIR. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU. THIS BUILDING AND THE MODULARS WITH CM AT RISK. THE METAL WHICH WE ENDED UP GOING WITH. THE SECOND BIDDER. THE FIRST BIDDER DIDN'T QUALIFY. THINGS ARE GOING TO COST. BUT WHEN THE CONTRACTOR SAYING OKAY, IF YOU DO THIS, IT'S GOING TO BE THIS MUCH, OR IF YOU SHAVE THIS OFF, IT CAN SAVE THIS MUCH. AND THAT'S JUST THE REAL BENEFIT OF IT RIGHT THERE. THE BEAUTY TOO. IT'S ALL TOTALLY TRANSPARENT. ALL THE NUMBERS ARE ON ON THE TABLE. THERE IS.

YEAH, YEAH. IT'S STILL THE COMPONENTS ARE STILL. YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CEMENT RISK, IT'S JUST THE CONTRACTOR THAT'S FIXED. ALL THE SUBS ARE STILL BID OUT LIKE ANYTHING ELSE. AND THOSE ARE THAT'S ALL TRANSPARENT. I GET TO SEE ALL THAT AND LOOK AT IT. AND JUST WHERE YOU HAD THE PROTECTION IS WITH THE INTERFACE WITH THE VARIOUS SUBS. BECAUSE IT'S THE CM AT RISK GUY THAT HAS THE THEY HAVE THEY HAVE TO HANDLE ALL THAT. YEP. THAT'S THEIR THEIR FIGHT AND THEY FIGHT IT ALL THE TIME. AIR CONDITIONING GUYS COME IN AND SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW YOUR STRUCTURAL GUYS MESSED US AROUND HERE AND SO FORTH. BUT THAT'S THEIR PROBLEM.

IF THAT HAPPENS, I WILL SAY ON BEHALF OF DELCO, THEY GO TO BAT FOR US CONSTANTLY WORKING ON NUMBERS. AND I'M PART OF SOME OF THIS. AND THERE'S THERE'S ALWAYS A DEBATE. THEY DON'T THEY DON'T JUST ACCEPT A NUMBER FROM A SUB AND MOVE ON. IT'S REVIEWED. IT'S ANALYZED. AND THERE'S OFTEN I THINK MORE TIMES THAN NOT THERE'S A DISAGREEMENT AND THE PRICE IS ALTERED. AND YOU KNOW, IN THE TRADITIONAL DESIGN BID BUILD PROCESS, YOU'RE AT THE MERCY OF THE GUY THAT BID THE LOWEST. AND YOU MAY THINK THAT THAT'S THE CHEAPEST WAY OUT, BUT ALL IN ALL, YOU KNOW, THAT IS GOING TO BE LOOKING FOR WAYS HE CAN LOOK FOR EVERY WAY TO ADD A CHANGE ORDER. YOU KNOW, IF FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE HERE WHEN WE DID, YOU KNOW AND I UNDERSTAND, I GET WHY SOME PEOPLE THINK, OH, YOU SHOULD JUST YOU BID IT ALL OUT AND

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[MISCELLANEOUS (Part 2 of 2)]

I'D LIKE TO TAKE UP 53 TO 57. OKAY. SORRY. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON 53 THROUGH 57, 53 AND 54 WE'VE COVERED PREVIOUSLY. THAT'S THE THAT THE ANNUAL ALLOCATION PLUS THE ALLOCATION WE ADDED GIVEN THE CUTS TO THE FORT BEND SENIORS MEALS ON WHEELS ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL, THEN WE HAVE AN IRS STANDARD MILEAGE RATE ON 55 AND THEN ALLOWANCES FOR TRAVEL, I GUESS. DID WE WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CHANGE ON THE TRAVEL ALLOWANCES, DID WE? YEAH. OTHER THAN THE IRS, THE MILEAGE OKAY. AND THEN PAY SETTING PAY FOR JURORS, ALL VERY STANDARD THINGS WE USUALLY DO AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. THAT COVERS 53 THROUGH 57. THAT WILL NOW. WE HAVE 59. HOW DOES. AND THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. EXECUTIVE SESSION. YES OKAY. SO WE DO WE DO. WE HAVE A WE DON'T HAVE A MOTION THAT'S NOT A MOTION ITEM. NO IT'S NOT AN ACTION ITEM OKAY URIEL WHAT DO WE NEED OR DO WE NEED SOME ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ADJOURN. WE DO. WE WILL USE. SO WE WON'T HAVE TO COME BACK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT 60, 61, 62 THROUGH 65 ARE ALL GOING TO BE WITHDRAWN. WHO WILL ADJOURN. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND TO ADJOURN. ANY DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

ALL OPPOSED. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.