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WAY OUT THERE. ALL RIGHT. IF EVERYBODY COULD PLEASE HEAD TO THEIR SEATS, WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED HERE SHORTLY. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME
[CALL TO ORDER]
TO THIS MEETING OF WALLER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. TODAY IS WEDNESDAY, MAY 13TH, 2026. AGAIN, BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR AGENDA, WE ASK THAT IF YOU'RE ABLE, PLEASE STAND AND JOIN COMMISSIONER AMSLER AND INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGES LED BY COMMISSIONER BECKENDORF. TO 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 DAY. 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. WE FACE THE 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. ON THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS. ONE SECOND UNDER 100 AND INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL BEGIN WITH NUMBER ONE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. I HAVE A MOTION.AND SECOND, TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. AGENDA IS APPROVED. NEXT WE WILL HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE ASK THAT COMMENTS BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. I KEEP TIME AT THE FRONT. I LET THE SPEAKER KNOW WHEN THEY HAVE ONE MINUTE REMAINING. WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP THIS MORNING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IS THERE ANYONE HERE THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO SIGN UP? ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. OH GO AHEAD. WELL, I'LL PROBABLY ASK COMMISSIONER BECKENDORF TO HELP ME OUT, BUT I WANT TO SAY FOUR H IS HAVING THEIR PROGRAM THIS WEEKEND. THEIR BARBECUE AT THE FAIRGROUNDS FROM 1130 TO 330. SO ACTUALLY, I THINK IT IS AT THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS THIS YEAR. OH, YEAH. OKAY. CAN I HAVE AN AUCTION AND RAFFLE ON? OKAY. VERY GOOD. GREAT GROUP TO SUPPORT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE DYESS? WE WILL ON OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM ON THE PROCLAMATION AFTER THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL SERVICE TONIGHT. SO I'M GOING TO HOLD OFF ON THAT.
ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT WE'LL CONCLUDE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND
[CONSENT AGENDA]
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. MOTION. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE.OH I'M SORRY. NUMBER BEFORE. LET'S GO BACK. 23 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA I BELIEVE IS GOING TO BE WITHDRAWN. SO CAN WE HAVE THE MOTION WITH 23 WITHDRAWN. ALL RIGHT. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ALL OPPOSED? CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. OKAY. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PROCLAMATION
[PROCLAMATION]
DECLARING MAY 15TH TO MAY 21ST, 2026 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK AND MAY 15TH, 2026 AS NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY IN WALLER COUNTY. CAN I HAVE A MOTION? MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION. WE HAVE SEVERAL FOLKS HERE I KNOW WITH OUR WALLER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY OTHER AGENCIES HERE TODAY, BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ THIS, AND THEN WE'LL WE'LL HAVE EVERYBODY COME UP AND AND FOR A PHOTOGRAPH, THIS IS A PROCLAMATION FOR PEACE OFFICERS, MEMORIAL DAY AND NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. WHEREAS, THE CONGRESS AND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAVE DESIGNATED MAY 15TH OF EACH YEAR AS PEACE OFFICERS. MEMORIAL DAY AND THE WEEK IN WHICH IT FALLS AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. AND WHEREAS, THE MEMBERS OF ALL THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF WALLER COUNTY PLAY AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN SAFEGUARDING THE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF THE CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS, EVERY DAY OUR NATION'S DEDICATED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PUT THEMSELVES AT RISK, KEEP TO KEEP THEIR FELLOW TO KEEPING THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS SAFE, SELFLESSLY RISKING THEIR LIVES TO PROTECT OUR FAMILIES AGAINST CRIME. AND WHEREAS, AS WE OBSERVE PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND POLICE WEEK, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT ALL[00:05:04]
CITIZENS KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, HAZARDS AND SACRIFICES OF THESE ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND RECOGNIZE THEIR DUTY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE BY SAFEGUARDING LIFE AND PROPERTY, BY PROTECTING THEM AGAINST VIOLENCE AND DISORDER, AND BY PROTECTING THE INNOCENT AGAINST DECEPTION AND THE WEAK, AGAINST OPPRESSION OR INTIMIDATION. AND WHEREAS SINCE 1776, THERE HAVE BEEN 27,361 LINE OF DUTY DEATHS IN AMERICA, INCLUDING THE VARIOUS MEMBERS OF THE WALLER COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, AND WE THE COMMISSIONERS, THE WALLER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AND CITIZENS HEREBY PAY TRIBUTE TO HONOR THE FOLLOWING WALLER COUNTY FALLEN OFFICERS. LEWIS COOPER, 1878 FROM GUNFIRE. JOHN HOWELL ADAMS, 1880, FROM GUNFIRE. LEWIS MELVIN MOORE, 1927. AUTOMOBILE CRASH. WALTER N BRODY, 1934. GUNFIRE. CHARLES EDWIN COOK, 1967. AUTOMOBILE CRASH. ALBERT EDWIN COOK, 1975, FROM GUNFIRE. RUSSELL LYNN BOYD, 1983. GUNFIRE. CHRISTOPHER JEROME SOBECKI, 2004. VEHICULAR ASSAULT. LAUREN VASQUEZ, 2018, DROWNING. JOHN EDWARD MOON, 2021, COVID 19. AND JOHN EDWARD FLEMING, JUNIOR, 2024 MEDICAL ISSUE. AND LET US RECOGNIZE AND PAY RESPECT TO THE SURVIVORS OF OUR FALLEN HEROES. WE ASK GOD'S BLESSING FOR THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS THEY LEFT BEHIND. AND WHEREAS WE ALSO RECOGNIZE AND PRAISE THE VALIANT EFFORTS OF WALLER COUNTY'S LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CURRENTLY IN SERVICE, WHO HAVE PLEDGED TO PROTECT OUR LIVES FROM VIOLENCE AND DISORDER AND OUR PROPERTY FROM THEFT AND VANDALISM. AND NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT WE, THE COUNTY JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS OF WALLER COUNTY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY 15TH AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY AND MAY 15TH THROUGH THE 21ST AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK. WE APPRECIATE THE SERVICE OF ALL OUR WALLER COUNTY POLICE OFFICERS WHO DO THEIR PART TO HELP OUR CITIZENS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO OUR COMMUNITIES. AND THAT'S THE PROCLAMATION. AND I'M I JUST WANT TO START OFF, AND I'VE SAID THIS SO MANY TIMES, BUT I'M GOING TO SAY IT AGAIN.THANK YOU. THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEARTS FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO. WE, YOU KNOW, EVERY DAY THAT YOU WALK OUT THE DOOR AND YOU PUT ON THAT BADGE AND YOU REALIZE THERE IS A RISK THAT YOU MAY NOT RETURN HOME. AND THIS IS A RISK THAT'S NOT ONLY BORNE BY YOU, IT'S BORNE BY YOUR FAMILY, YOUR WIFE, YOUR KIDS, EVERYONE THAT YOU'RE RELATED TO. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO. THERE'S NO WAY THAT WE COULD BE SUCCESSFUL AS A COMMUNITY WITHOUT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN WALLER COUNTY. AND THAT'S OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE, DPS, ALL OF OUR MUNICIPAL AGENCIES, OUR CONSTABLES, EVERYONE, OUR THE GAME WARDEN, I MEAN, OUR FIRE MARSHAL, EVERYONE THAT, YOU KNOW, DOES WHAT THEY DO TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE. SO I JUST, YOU KNOW, PERSONALLY, THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AND THANK YOU FOR BEARING THAT RISK. I APPRECIATE YOU, I REALLY DO. ANYONE ELSE? YEAH. I JUST WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU AS WELL. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT I'VE BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT EVIL DOES EXIST IN OUR WORLD, WHETHER WE WANT TO ADMIT IT OR NOT. AND AS WE CONTINUE TO GROW AS A COUNTY, WE'RE GOING TO SEE MORE AND MORE ISSUES THAT HAVE TO THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH. BUT EVIL DOES EXIST. AND WITHOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT AS OUR SHIELD, IT WOULD BE CHAOS. AND YOU GUYS SELFLESSLY PUT ON THAT BADGE EVERY DAY AND YOU PROTECT US. YOU DON'T KNOW MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU DO PROTECT, THAT YOU PUT YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE FOR. AND UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETIMES WE TAKE THAT FOR GRANTED. AND SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SIT BACK AND SAY THANK YOU, BECAUSE WITHOUT YOUR DEDICATION, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WALK DOWN OUR STREETS AND HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT OUR KIDS GOING TWO BLOCKS TO THEIR THEIR FRIEND'S HOUSE. WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO, TO ENJOY ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE DO ENJOY IN WALLER COUNTY. AND SO, AND THANK YOUR FAMILIES BECAUSE IT IS IT'S A SACRIFICE THAT YOUR FAMILY MAKES EVERY DAY. YOU PUT THAT UNIFORM ON. BECAUSE I'VE LEARNED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS ROUTINE EVER. AND SO GOD BLESS YOU. STAY SAFE. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR FOR US IN WALLER COUNTY. I BET YOU DEFUND THE POLICE IN
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WALLER COUNTY. MAY 19TH, 1970. I WAS A JUNIOR IN HIGH SCHOOL. I GOT CALLED OUT OF CLASS. I NEVER HAD BEEN CALLED OUT OF CLASS BY THE PRINCIPAL BEFORE, SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I'D DONE.BUT I WENT TO HIS OFFICE TO LEARN THAT MY OLDER BROTHER HAD LOST HIS LIFE. THE 3 A.M. THAT MORNING BEFORE SCHOOL EVER STARTED AS A POLICE OFFICER IN BEAUMONT, TEXAS. AND I WATCHED HIS SON GROW UP WITHOUT HIS FATHER, EVEN THOUGH HE HAD A STEPFATHER. THAT WAS A GOOD MAN.
BUT I COULD SEE THAT HE HAD A YEARNING TO KNOW WHO HIS DAD WAS, AND A WIDOW THAT GRIEVED AND STILL GRIEVES TODAY. I WATCHED MY MOTHER NEVER REALLY RECOVER FROM THAT, ALL BECAUSE MY BROTHER WAS SERVING HIS COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY. HE HAD HE AND HIS PARTNER HAD BROKEN SEVERAL BURGLARY RINGS UP, WORKING THAT MIDNIGHT SHIFT. AND SO THE SACRIFICES THAT FAMILIES OF OFFICERS MAKE IS REAL, AND IT AFFECTS THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY. AND I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU GUYS DO. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SERVICE, THE COUNTLESS HOURS AND THE TIME AT WHICH YOU GUYS PUT IN. I ALWAYS LIKE TO SAY PEOPLE GENUINELY CARE ABOUT THE SAME THING, WHICH IS THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. EVERYBODY WANT TO HAVE OKAY PAYING JOB. EVERYONE WANTS TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO A DECENT SCHOOL AND EVERYONE, REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, PARTY, EVERYONE WANTS THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD TO BASICALLY FEEL SAFE. AND YOU GUYS PUT YOUR LIFE ON THE LINE EVERY DAY FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL SAFE AND CONNECTED AND A PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY. AND I EVEN LIKE TO GO A STEP FURTHER TO SAY THAT WHERE OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT OR JUST LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTY HAS MADE STRIDES TO, TO IMPROVE AND NOT JUST PROTECT, BUT TO ALSO GUARD AND SERVE AND BE CONNECTED IN A PART OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH DIFFERENT COMMUNITY EVENTS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, WHICH IS, TO ME, GOING TO STEP ABOVE JUST CREATING A SAFETY, MAKING THE COMMUNITY FEEL LESS ONE. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU ALL DO. ALSO, THANK YOU ALL SPECIFICALLY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR LETTING A YOUNG GUY LIKE ME BOTHER YOU ALL AND HARASS YOU ALL. SO APPRECIATE IT. YOU KNOW, AND I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, WITHOUT SAFETY IN YOUR IN YOUR HOME SAFETY, IN YOUR COMMUNITY, THERE IS NO QUALITY OF LIFE. AND TOO OFTEN, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE THAT QUALITY OF LIFE AND WE JUST GO ABOUT OUR DAY AND WE TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.
BECAUSE WHEN, WHEN YOU'RE SAFE, YOU JUST GO ABOUT YOUR DAY AND YOU DON'T REALLY STOP AND THINK AND TAKE A MOMENT OF THE RISKS THAT COME THAT ARE INVOLVED WITH THAT. AND WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE SAFETY, YOU KNOW IT, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE EVERY TIME YOU LEAVE YOUR FRONT DOOR, YOU WALK OUT OR YOU GO FOR A WALK, YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE IN DANGER. AND WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE IT, YOU REALLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THERE. BUT WHEN YOU DO, IT'S EASY TO TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES FOR US TO TAKE A MOMENT TO PAUSE AND TO SAY THANKS AND TO SHOW SOME APPRECIATION. SO, AND I DO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY IN OUR COMMUNITY ACROSS THE BOARD, IF YOU GET A CHANCE, PLEASE REACH OUT TO SOMEBODY. YOU KNOW, CHANCES ARE, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE IN THE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY. JUST TELL THEM THANK YOU, HOW MUCH YOU APPRECIATE THEM. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE DAIS? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE PROCLAMATION, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? PROCLAMATION IS APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. SO IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A QUICK PICTURE. OKAY. WE GOT SO MANY. YEP. ONE, TWO.
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OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU[SHERIFF]
ALL ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY. APPRECIATE THAT. THAT WILL NOW BRING US TO 35 MOST. I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND ON. 35. ALL OF THE EXPENSES OF THIS TRIP ARE PAID BY THE HOSTING AGENCY.SO THIS IS AT NO COST TO THE COUNTY. I'M NOT SURE, SHERIFF, WHO'S GOING TO THIS NEW MEXICO, WHO'S GOING TO NEW MEXICO, WHO GETS TO GO? YES, SIR. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A DEPUTY, WITHINGTON, THAT IS ONE OF OUR DRONE OPERATORS THAT INTENDS TO THIS FULLY PAID. THE REASON WE HAVE IT ON HERE, IT IS OUT OF STATE TRAVEL, RIGHT? I UNDERSTAND, RIGHT. I THINK AFTER THE PROCLAMATION, THE CHANCES OF THIS NOT PASSING IS PROBABLY OUR TIMING IS IMPECCABLE. WELL THANK YOU JUDGE. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, MA'AM. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ALL RIGHT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 35 CARRIES, NEW MEXICO AND JULY. IS THAT WHAT IT IS? OH, GOOD LORD. EXPERT. YES, BUT BE CAREFUL. DON'T SAY THAT OFFICIAL WORD, OR ELSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO NEGOTIATE A
[GRANT MANAGER]
LOBBYING CONTRACT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE UP 36 MOTION. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND, BROOK. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. SO I'M GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND CONTEXT. BUT IF YOU ALL HAVE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, I MIGHT NEED TO DEFER TO BRIAN BECAUSE THIS HAPPENED BACK IN 2019. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE STATE IS THAT WE RECEIVED SOME FEMA PUBLIC ASSISTANCE GRANT FUNDS FOR TWO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AFTER HURRICANE HARVEY. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE RECEIVED ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE TO COVER THE COST OF THOSE PROJECTS. AND SO WE REQUESTED A DE OBLIGATION FROM THEM. AND WE HAVE NOT REPAID BACK GRANT FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED. SO WE'VE GOT IN RELATION TO THE BRIDGE PROJECT, $6,198.07, AND THEN MCALESTER CULVERT $3,840.28. YES. AND SO THE STATE NOTIFIED US EARLY LAST MONTH THAT DUE TO THE OBLIGATION, WE NEED TO REMIT PAYMENT BACK TO THE STATE FOR GRANT FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVED BUT DID NOT USE. AND JUST AGAIN, SO PEOPLE UNDERSTAND, WE WE GOT FUNDING ELSEWHERE. SO IT'S NOT WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY LOSING. THAT IS THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING, BECAUSE I GUESS I'LL DEFER TO RUSS ON HERE. THOSE PROJECTS ARE COMPLETE, RIGHT? TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, I HAVE NO IDEA. I'M PRETTY SURE MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THOSE PROJECTS IT WAS. AND I KNOW I'M TRYING TO THINK WHAT CULVERT WE WERE PLACED ON. WE COMPLETELY REDID THAT BRIDGE ON MCALESTER ROAD, SO I'M ā NOT SURE THAT UNFORTUNATELY WAS BOTH BEFORE. A FEW TIMES. YEAH, ROSS AND I WERE HERE, SO I CAN'T PERSONALLY SPEAK TO IT, UNFORTUNATELY. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THE REASON WE OBLIGATED THE FUNDS IS BECAUSE I BELIEVE TXDOT MAYBE HAD SOME FUNDING AVAILABLE, AND WE GOT TXDOT FUNDING. FUNDING WAS ON THE. WAS A TEX DOT PROJECT.YEAH, BOTH OF THOSE WERE OKAY. THAT'S, THAT'S MY ASSUMPTION. I JUST I CAN'T SPEAK PERSONALLY.
THE STATE'S ALL OVER IT. ONLY SIX YEARS LATER, THEY ASKED FOR A FEMA WORKS. AND IT'S NOT ANYTHING WE WEREN'T AWARE OF. WE KNEW THAT THIS MONEY HAD BEEN OBLIGATED A LONG TIME AGO.
YES. AND I BELIEVE AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, WE DID CONFIRM THAT WE RECEIVED THE MONEY BUT NOT HAVE PAID IT BACK. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON 36? ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 36 CARRIES. THANK YOU,
[PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR]
THANK YOU. BROOKE. OKAY. LET'S GO AHEAD. OKAY. JUST BEFORE WE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP 37 THROUGH 40 ALTOGETHER. THERE IS AN AMENDMENT, HOWEVER, ON NUMBER 37, THE AMOUNT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT IS AMENDED TO $85,216, NOT THE 86848. SO WITH THAT I'LL TAKE A MOTION 37[00:20:09]
THROUGH 40 WITHOUT AMENDMENT. SO MOVED. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, JAMIE.GOOD MORNING JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. ITEM 37 IS FOR 16 PANASONIC TOUGHBOOKS. THESE ARE FOR THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICES. THEY EACH GET FOUR. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO. PREVIOUSLY YOU HAD TO PROVE THE IN-CAR VIDEO SYSTEMS. THIS IS. IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM WORK. OKAY. ITEM 38 IS EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS. IT'S A TURNKEY TAHOE FOR CONSTABLE PRECINCT THREE'S OFFICE. THIS INCLUDES THE VEHICLES AS WELL AS EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION ITEM 39. SO IS THIS JUST ONE QUESTION, JAMIE? SO AS FAR AS LIKE, IF WE IF WE'RE LOOKING AT TAHOES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD NUMBER THAT WE CAN RELY ON. NOW, AS FAR AS, YOU KNOW, EQUIPMENT, THE WHOLE PACKAGE IS ABOUT $90,000. YES. THIS IS WHAT THE SUM UPFITTING. THIS INCLUDES THE EQUIPMENT AND THE. UPFITTING. YES, SIR. SO THE THE TAHOE IS ACTUALLY IN STOCK SOMETIMES YOU'RE NOT GOING TO FIND THAT, BUT IT IS IN STOCK. SO IT'S READY TO ROCK AND ROLL.
WE'RE JUST WE HAVE TO ORDER THE EQUIPMENT AND THEN IT WILL BE OUTFITTED. HOWEVER THERE IS A PROCESS FOR THE UPFITTING. SO IT WILL HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE FOR THAT. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. WE MOVE TO 39, I GUESS 39. THIS IS FOR A REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS THAT WAS SUBMITTED. WE RECEIVED FOUR RESPONSES. AND AFTER EVALUATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE, IT IS A REQUEST TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE MOST HIGHLY QUALIFIED RESPONDENT, WHICH WAS BGE INC.
OKAY. AND ITEM 40 IS SOMEWHAT OF AN ANNUAL. IT'S THE ANNUAL AGREEMENTS FOR SOUTHERN SOFTWARE, FOR THE ANNUAL SOFTWARE SUPPORT FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 22 SEPARATE LITTLE AGREEMENTS I THINK I JUST SIGNED. I JUST LOOKED AT ALL THOSE. ALL RIGHT. SO AND THAT'S JUST THE THAT'S AN ANNUAL THAT'S A RENEWAL, CORRECT? YES, SIR. OKAY. I NEED TO AMEND IT TO, I GUESS, AMEND 39 TO REFLECT THAT. WE'RE GOING TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE'S RECOMMENDATION, A BGE ON THE 36 A ROUTE STUDY. YES, I THINK WE DO. SO THAT'S MY AMENDMENT MOTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND TO AMEND 39 TO SELECT BGE. AS FOR NEGOTIATIONS. SO WITH THAT ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON 37 THROUGH 40 WITH 39 AMENDED. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 37, 3839. ALL CARRIED. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE TO 41. BOTH. SECOND,
[TREASURER]
I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND, JOAN, ANYTHING? I MEAN, IT'S PRETTY STANDARD AS FAR AS. YES, SIR. IT'S STANDARD. JUST SOME NEW TAKE HOME VEHICLE ASSIGNMENTS AND THE ROAD AND BRIDGE DEPARTMENT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE. WE SHOULD HAVE TAKEN. I'M SORRY. WE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN UP, BUT WE'LL DO THAT ON THE NEXT ONE.HEARING. NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF 41? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 41 CARRIES.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP 42 AND 43. SO MOVED. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND, JOAN, ANYTHING ON THESE TWO ITEMS THAT WE NEED TO KNOW. NO BUDGET CHANGES, JUST SOME MOVEMENT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENTS. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE DAIS? ALL RIGHT.
HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 42 AND 43. CARRY.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE 44 AND 45 TOGETHER. ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY, JUDGE, WE DO NEED TO DISCUSS 43. I'M SORRY. OH, DO WE NEED TO. OKAY. WHAT? WHAT IS IT THAT WAS THERE AN AMENDMENT NEEDED ON THAT? NO. 43 IS A NEW BROKER SERVICES AGREEMENT. OKAY. WHICH WE HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY HAD A BROKER TO HELP US NEGOTIATE FOR OUR MEDICAL SERVICES WITH TAC.
AND I HAVE BRIAN STALLONE'S HERE FROM ANCO INSURANCE TO GIVE A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE SERVICES THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE TO WALLER COUNTY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU'LL COME UP, DANNY, IF YOU'LL YIELD THE PODIUM FOR A FEW. JUST A MINUTE. GOOD MORNING. I'LL MAKE THIS SHORT AND SWEET HERE. BRIAN STALLINGS, ANKLE INSURANCE. SO WE GO TO EACH COUNTY. WE HAVE
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ABOUT 11 COUNTIES THAT WE REPRESENT ON THEIR GROUP BENEFIT PLAN. WE REALLY SUPPORT THE TREASURER AND AUDITOR'S OFFICE WHEN IT COMES TO IMPLEMENTATION AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH TAC. SO OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE YOUR BENEFITS AND SAVE MONEY, PERIOD. IF THAT DOESN'T WORK OUT, WE'RE OUT. IF IT DOES WORK OUT, WE'RE STILL HERE. THAT'S PRETTY MUCH SUMS IT UP.SO WE GO IN, GATHER ALL THE DATA, ALL THE NUMBERS, BRING IT BACK. AND IF IT MAKES SENSE TO, TO MAKE THESE CHANGES, WE DO. IF IT DOESN'T, IT DOESN'T COST THE COUNTY ANYTHING TO FOR US TO EVALUATE THIS. WE ALSO PROVIDE A LOT OF NEEDED SERVICES. IN MY OPINION, WE DO ONLINE ENROLLMENT THAT DOESN'T COST THE COUNTY ANYTHING. SO WHAT WE LIKE ABOUT THAT IS INSTEAD OF HAVING A PAPER APP, WE CAN TRACK, RIGHT? SO IF YOU'VE COMPLETED YOUR ENROLLMENT, WE KNOW YOU'VE COMPLETED IT. IF YOU KNOW YOU STARTED IT, WE CAN SHOW THAT YOU STARTED IT. AND IF ANYBODY HADN'T COMPLETED IT, WE'RE LIKE, HEY, WE GOT TO GET THIS DONE OR WE CAN GET THIS SUBMITTED. SO IT'S EASIER FOR US TO KEEP TRACK AND GO OUT TO OUR EMPLOYEES. WE ALSO DO ENROLLMENT MEETINGS. WE HOST THEM ALL. SO IF WE HAVE TO GO TO SOME OF THE PRECINCTS EARLY IN THE MORNING BEFORE THE ROAD AND BRIDGE GUYS GET OUT TO WORK, WE GO OUT THERE, GET OUT THERE AT 5:00, DO ENROLLMENT MEETINGS, EXPLAIN THEM THE BENEFIT CHANGES WHERE THERE ARE SOME OR NOT. WE MAKE SURE WE EDUCATE AS MUCH AS WE CAN. I THINK A LOT OF TIMES ON THIS INSURANCE, IT'S JUST LIKE, OH, IT'S THE SAME AS LAST YEAR AND EDUCATION GETS LEFT OUT. WE TRY TO IMPROVE THE PLAN. OUR GOAL IN THIS IS TO GIVE YOU A ZERO DEDUCTIBLE, ZERO OUT OF POCKET PLAN FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES. SO RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE A DEDUCTIBLE. THEY HAVE COPAYS. THEY HAVE TO PAY WITH THE COST OF LIVING, COST OF FUEL. THE FIRST THING TYPICALLY WE GIVE UP OR OUR PRESCRIPTIONS JUST TO SAVE MONEY. SO IF WE CAN GET THAT ACCOMPLISHED LIKE WE HAVE IN MULTIPLE COUNTIES, WE SEND A LIST OF REFERENCES OVER THAT YOU CAN CALL. IT'S A BIG DEAL WHEN YOU CAN HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT FOR YOUR EMPLOYEES TO BE ABLE TO GO TO THE DOCTOR AND KNOW THEY'RE NOT GOING TO PAY ANYTHING WHEN THEY GO IN THERE.
AND NO MATTER WHAT THE PROCEDURE IS. SO AND AGAIN, THE NUMBERS HAVE TO WORK OUT. WE GOT THE NUMBERS, PEOPLE OVER HERE THAT WE TALKED TO AND MAKE SURE THE NUMBERS WORK OUT. AND IF THEY DO WORK OUT, THEN WE COME BACK AND WE GET TOGETHER AND DECIDE IF THIS IS WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. IF THE NUMBERS DON'T WORK OUT, THEN WE TRIED. THERE'S NO COST FOR US TO EVALUATE THAT. THAT'S A BIG THING THAT YOU UNDERSTAND. YOUR WORST CASE SCENARIO IS YOUR RENEWAL PERIOD, WORST CASE. SO IF YOUR RENEWAL IS WHATEVER IT IS WITH TAC, WE DON'T IMPROVE IT. THAT'S YOUR WORST CASE. SO HOW ARE YOU COMPENSATED. SO WE'RE NOT COMPENSATED UNLESS WE MAKE A CHANGE. SO RIGHT NOW THIS CONTRACT IS DIRECT WITH TAC. SO I'M GOING TO MAKE SOME NUMBERS UP JUST TO KEEP THIS SIMPLE AS WE CAN HERE IN COURT. SO LET'S SAY YOUR EMPLOYEE ONLY RATE IS $1,000 AGAIN MADE UP. SO YOUR $1,000, WE GO IN AND NEGOTIATE WITH TAC. WE BRING THAT RATE DOWN TO 950. OKAY. SO WE JUST SAVE $50 EMPLOYEE PER MONTH. THIS 950 NUMBER HAS OUR COMP IN IT NOW. 1000 DIDN'T. WHEN WE COME BACK, THE COMPENSATION THAT WE WILL BUILD IN WILL BE THERE AND WE'LL NEGOTIATE THAT AT THE TIME. SO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PAY ANY MORE. YOU ARE TODAY AND YOU'LL HAVE OUR SERVICES ON TOP OF IT. IF THE MATH WORKS OUT. FAIR ENOUGH. BUILT INTO THE NUMBERS. YEAH. I JUST WANTED EVERYBODY TO HEAR. YES, SIR. IT'S A FAIR QUESTION. YEAH. GREAT QUESTION. I MEAN, THERE'S NO QUESTION. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, I THINK IN THE PAST AND JOAN, IF I'M IF I'M INCORRECT, TELL ME, WE'VE ALWAYS JUST TAKEN THE NUMBERS.
YES, SIR. WE HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY HAD ANYONE THAT WOULD GO IN AND NEGOTIATE FOR US LIKE. RIGHT. SO AND YOU FIND THAT IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, I MEAN, IT'S AN ACTIVE NEGOTIATION. I MEAN, SEE, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT WAS REALLY AN OPTION. WE DIDN'T EITHER. OKAY. AND SOMETHING ELSE THAT WHEN WE, WHEN WE VET THIS, WE'RE GOING TO GO IN AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE FULLY INSURED WITH TAC. SO THEY'RE SELF-INSURED OPTIONS. THERE'S LEVEL FUNDING OPTIONS.
WE'RE GOING TO LAY IT ALL ON THE TABLE. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO TAC. THEY'LL ALWAYS GET LAST. LOOK, THAT IS OUR GOAL. WE DON'T WANT TO MOVE IT FROM TAC. OUR GOAL IS NOT TO MOVE UNLESS IT'S JUST SOMETHING RIDICULOUS. WE HAVE TO. BUT OUR GOAL IS TO GIVE THEM LAST LOOK, BRING THEM DOWN TO THE TABLE, AND LET'S GET AS LOW AS WE CAN ON OUR RENEWAL. I MEAN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, OVERALL, I THINK OUR EXPERIENCE WITH TAC HAS BEEN A REALLY GOOD ONE. BUT NEVERTHELESS, INSURANCE CONTINUES EVERY YEAR. IT JUST. WHAT STARTED THIS WAS ABOUT 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO. MIKE AND I WERE IN A HOTEL ROOM AT A CONFERENCE WITH SOME OTHER COUNTY AUDITORS, AND WE MAY HAVE HAD A DRINK OR TWO. OH, AND ONE OF THE COUNTY ONE OF THE COUNTY AUDITORS WAS TELLING ONE OF HIS CLIENTS, AND HE WAS TELLING US WHAT HE WAS SAVING IN INSURANCE AND WHAT THESE GUYS DID FOR THEM. AND MIKE AND I WERE LIKE, OH, HE IS WHATEVER HE'S DRINKING, WE NEED
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SOMETHING, RIGHT? BECAUSE IT JUST SEEMS SO. WE NEVER HEARD THAT THERE WAS A BROKER THAT COULD DO THIS KIND OF WORK FOR US. AND SO IT'S, IT'S TAKEN A COUPLE OF YEARS OF WORKING THROUGH THIS AND MEETING WITH THESE GUYS AND TALKING TO JOAN TO GET THIS HERE. BUT I'M EXCITED ABOUT IT BECAUSE IF YOU GO, IF YOU LOOK AT THE REFERENCES THEY SENT US AND YOU CONTACT THOSE COUNTIES, I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO TELL YOU HOW HAPPY THEY ARE. AND I DID CONTACT EMPLOYEES ARE HAPPY TO ZERO OUT OF POCKET, ZERO DEDUCTIBLE. I MEAN, THAT COULD BE A BIG THING FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. DO YOU GUYS SELL ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE TOO? IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. I THINK I'VE USED AND CO FOR PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE. THAT'S VERY POSSIBLE. YES SIR. ABSOLUTELY. SO I'M SATISFIED WITH WHAT THEY DID FOR ME. YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD, JIM. I DID CONTACT THE COUNTIES AND EVERYONE THAT RESPONDED JUST HAD A GLOWING RECOMMENDATION. THEY COULDN'T SAY ANYTHING. GOOD, GOOD. WELL, YOU KNOW, AS IT COMES TO INSURANCE, IT'S LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, AT LEAST AS FAR BACK AS I CAN REMEMBER, I DON'T IT'S PRETTY RARE THAT WE'VE EVER HAD A YEAR WHERE IT'S LIKE, OH, THERE WAS JUST NO INCREASE THIS YEAR. YEAH. AND, AND THE COUNTY HAS PICKED UP A LOT OF THAT. WE TRY TO HELP THE EMPLOYEES AS MUCH AS WE CAN. BUT THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WE'VE HAD TO PASS SOME OF IT ON TO THE EMPLOYEES. SO WHATEVER ULTIMATELY HELPS THE EMPLOYEES IS A GOOD THING. AND THAT'S OUR GOAL TO I MEAN, IF, LIKE I SAID, IF IT WORKS OUT, WHICH I THINK IT WILL, GREAT.IF NOT. AND WE TRIED, RIGHT? WE, WE GAVE IT OUR BEST EFFORT. AND OUR WORST CASES ARE OUR RENEWAL ATTACK, WHATEVER THAT COMES OUT TO BE. CAN YOU EAT WHAT YOU KILL? THAT'S RIGHT. EXACTLY. WE DO IT EVERY DAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE YOUR INFORMATION. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. WE APPRECIATE IT AND WE'LL GET TO WORK FOR YOU.
THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, JUDGE, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT HAS LOOKED OVER THE AGREEMENT. THEY'RE MAKING A FEW EDITS AND WE'RE WAITING FOR THOSE TO BE ACCEPTED. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND YOUR SIGNATURE ONCE ALL THE EDITS ARE ACCEPTED. OKAY. AND SIGNED THE AGREEMENT WITH THEM, WHY DON'T WHY DON'T WE WE APPROVED IT ON THE ON THE CONDITION. YEAH. BUT WE'RE GONNA WHAT WE'LL DO, I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE A MOTION TO TAKE IT BACK TO RECONSIDER. AND THEN WE NEED TO MAKE THE AMENDMENT ON 43. SO LET'S RECONSIDER NUMBER 43. OKAY. SO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO RECONSIDER 43. NOW GO AHEAD AND I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. 43 SUBJECT TO THE THE LEGAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE EDITS. YEAH.
LEGAL ACCEPTS THE EDITS. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO I HAVE A I HAVE A DID I HAVE THE MOTION. YOU MADE IT. I DID OKAY, I WAS ASKING FOR A MOTION MOTION. BUT THERE YOU GO. NOW WE'RE GOOD MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? I THINK WE'RE GOOD NOW. WE'RE GOOD. URIEL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. OKAY. NOW
[DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES]
MOVING. LET'S TAKE UP 44 AND 45. SECOND MOTION AND SECOND. ALL RIGHT. DANNY. GOOD MORNING.COURT. GOOD MORNING. THIS IS THE USUAL APPLICATION FOR MOSTLY THE THIRD FLOOR. WE ARE WRAPPING UP THE FLOOR. THIRD FLOOR VERY QUICKLY. IT IS AGAIN BEEN A VERY GOOD PROJECT AND GOING VERY WELL. WE'LL BE HAVING PUNCH LISTS THE LAST WEEK OF THIS MONTH. AND THEN FURNITURE ARRIVES THE SECOND WEEK OF JUNE. AND I'D LIKE TO MOVE EVERYBODY AROUND THE SECOND WEEK OF JULY AND GO OPERATIONAL ON THE THIRD FLOOR. SO THAT'S WHAT'S INVOLVED.
NUMBER 44. SIR, WHAT ARE THE FINAL NUMBERS ON THAT PROJECT? OKAY, I HAVE IT AT THE BOTTOM HERE. THE THIRD FLOOR. DROPPING EVERYTHING. YOU WOULD ASK ME THAT NUMBER. IT'S A CHANGE ORDER. I GOT TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT. COMMISSIONER. CHANGE ORDER. NO, NO, NO. IT'S INTERNAL. SIR. IT'S PART OF IT. IT WAS AROUND 5 MILLION. 5 MILLION? SIX. 5 MILLION? 16,000.
JUST MOVING IN THERE. JUDGE MATHIS. COURT, COURT, COUNTY COURT AT LAW NUMBER TWO. WE BELIEVE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NUMBER ONE WILL ALSO MOVE THERE ONCE THAT ELECTION IS SETTLED HERE IN A FEW WEEKS. AND FIVE OF THE DAS FOLKS ARE MOVING OVER THE CIVIL DIVISION. AND WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF ROOM THERE FOR A COUPLE OF THE DISTRICT CLERKS. IT WAS DECIDED AMONGST THE THE JUDGES THAT WEREN'T TO HAVE BOTH THE COUNTY COURTS OFFICE HERE AND THEN THE
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ASSOCIATE JUDGE, THE NEW ASSOCIATE JUDGE, JUDGE, JUDGE HUFFMAN, WOULD TAKE RESIDENCE UP AT THE KISIMBA ANNEX, AND THAT WILL BE HIS PRIMARY COURTROOM. AND THEN THE THE MAIN COURT, THE MAIN JUDICIAL COURT ROOM DOWNSTAIRS AND THE ANCILLARY COURTROOM. BOTH OF THOSE WILL BE SHARED BY THE TWO COUNTY COURT AT LAW. AND THEY WILL STILL. I THINK, THOUGH, LIKE JUDGE MATHIS, WHO HAS A CRIMINAL DOCKET AS WELL, WHEN HE DOES CRIMINAL DOCKET, HE STILL WILL PROBABLY BE GOING AT LEAST CRIMINAL DOCKETS THAT REQUIRE INMATES TO BE TRANSPORTED, THAT WILL STILL BE HELD AT THE. 506. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. AND YOU ALREADY TALKED ABOUT. NO, I'VE TALKED ABOUT THE NEXT ONE. OKAY. GO AHEAD. 45 IS SIMPLY THE THIS IS THE GEOTECHNICAL DRILLING WE NEED TO DO ON THE PRECINCT THREE SITE. YOU CAN'T DO THAT TILL YOU OWN THE PROPERTY. AND WE OWN THE PROPERTY. FINALLY AND ALL THAT WAS SETTLED. SO THIS IS BRINGING THE DRILLING RIG TO DO THE CAUSE. WE'RE DOING THIS UNDER THE ARCHITECTS CONTRACT. IT'LL BE SIMPLER AND EASIER. AND SO IT'S A CHANGE TO HIS CONTRACT. I FELT LIKE A CATTLE RUSTLER ON MONDAY. I GET I HAD TO GO CUT THE FENCE. SO THIS IS THIS IS FOR GEOTECHNICAL LIKE FOR FOUNDATION DESIGN. OH, I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY ENVIRONMENTAL. IT'S NOT. THIS IS FOUNDATION DESIGN. YES, SIR. HOPEFULLY THERE WEREN'T STILL ANY CATTLE. NO. I DID CALL AND MAKE SURE THERE WERE NO CATTLE. IT WAS THERE ARE SOME CROPS WE ARE WORKING AROUND SOME CROPS THAT GOT PLANTED. BUT I DID CALL THE PREVIOUS LANDOWNER AND MAKE SURE THERE'S NO CATTLE ON THE PROPERTY. AND HE GAVE ME PERMISSION TO CUT THE FENCE.JUST CUTTING, JUST COTTON. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE WORK? ALL RIGHT. HEARING. NO DISCUSSION. THEN. ALL IN FAVOR OF 44 AND 45, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 44 AND 45. BOTH CARRY. URIEL, WHAT DO WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT? WHAT DO I NEED TO. WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. FIRST. WOW. WOW. THEN IN THAT CASE, 46 THROUGH 51 ARE ALL GOING TO BE WITHDRAWN. SECOND MOTION AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? WE DON'T JUST WANT TO HANG OUT FOR A LITTLE WHILE. YEAH. TALK ABOUT CRAP. NO. ALL RIGHT. IT IS 9:38 A.M. AND ALL IN FAVOR OF ADJOURNING, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? IT MEANS ADJOURN.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.