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WOW. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. BETTER. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. THIS IS WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND 2026. WE APOLOGIZE. WE'RE GETTING A LITTLE BIT OF A LATE START THIS MORNING. THIS IS A REGULAR SESSION OF WALLER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. AT THIS TIME WE ASK IF YOU'RE ABLE TO PLEASE STAND JOIN COMMISSIONER JONES IN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGES LED BY COMMISSIONERS. JUST LIKE TO THANK. GIVE GOD PRAISE AND HONOR FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY. I ASK THAT WE REFLECT THE LIGHT IN WHICH HE PUT INTO US. ALLOW HIM TO LEAD US AND GUIDE US. THROUGHOUT THIS MEETING AND THROUGHOUT THE JOURNEY OF LIFE. GIVE HIM ALL THE PRAISE, THE HONOR, AND THE GLORY. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY.
AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISTER MAYOR. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. AND IT IS RIGHT UNDER TEXAS THAT I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE. ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND START THE MEETING WITH NUMBER ONE, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? THE AGENDA IS APPROVED. NEXT, WE WILL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. WE ASK THAT PUBLIC COMMENTS BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. I DO KEEP TIME HERE AT THE FRONT, AND I WILL LET THE SPEAKER KNOW WHEN THEY HAVE ONE MINUTE REMAINING. WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP THIS MORNING AND THAT IS GOING TO BE JOE GARCIA. JOE, DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW OR DID YOU WANT TO WAIT TILL NUMBER 50? JUDGE, I'D LIKE TO RESERVE MY COMMENTS FOR THE AGENDA. OKAY. VERY GOOD.
WE'LL HOLD ON THAT UNTIL WE GET TO THAT AGENDA ITEM. ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENT THIS MORNING? OKAY. GOING ONCE. TWICE. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE DAIS OR ANYONE ELSE? ALL RIGHT. WE HAD THE WATERMELON FESTIVAL, BY THE WAY, THIS WEEKEND IN HEMPSTEAD. IT WAS NICE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU TURNED OUT VERY NICE LITTLE EVENT. THEY HAD SOME REALLY GREAT MUSIC AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HEMPSTEAD CIVIC ASSOCIATION. THEY DID A GREAT JOB PUTTING ON THE EVENT AND AND EVERYBODY HAD
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A GOOD TIME. SO WITH THAT, WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. NUMBERS TEN, 15 AND 16 ARE GOING TO BE WITHDRAWN. SO WITH THAT I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION WITH THOSE ITEMS WITHDRAWN. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. THAT WILL NOW MOVE US[PRESENTATION]
TO NUMBER 45, WHICH IS GOING TO BE A PRESENTATION THIS MORNING. AN UPDATE ON THE WALLER COUNTY CHILD WELFARE BOARD. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US THIS MORNING. MY NAME IS SHERRY WHITELY. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF WALLER COUNTY CHILD WELFARE BOARD. AND I'M WE HAVE CANDACE ADAMS IS OUR VICE PRESIDENT. AUDREY IS OUR SECRETARY AND ALLEN IS OUR TREASURER. WITH THAT SAID, I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO JOE, WHO IS WITH CASA AND LET HER GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE COUNTY. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TODAY.SO I WORK FOR A NONPROFIT CALLED CASA FOR KIDS THAT STANDS FOR COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF OUR PROGRAM, WE WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH THE WALLER COUNTY CHILD WELFARE BOARD. OUR PROGRAM. WE TRAIN COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO SPEAK UP IN COURT FOR CHILDREN THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. WE ARE APPOINTED AS REGARDING AD LITEM, AND WE REPRESENT THEIR BEST INTEREST IN THEIR CPS CASE.
SO THAT'S A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PROGRAM. CURRENTLY IN WALLER COUNTY, WE ARE ONLY WORKING NINE CASES IN WALLER COUNTY, INCLUDING 14 CHILDREN. AND I WANTED TO KIND OF TALK TO YOU GUYS IN THE COMMUNITY TO TELL YOU ABOUT WHY THE NUMBERS ARE LOWER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN IN PAST YEARS. IN 2021, SOME BILLS HAD CHANGED THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE, WHICH MADE IT HARDER FOR CPS TO REMOVE CHILDREN. ONE OF THE MAIN ROLES WAS THAT THEY CAN, OR THEY CAN
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NO LONGER REMOVE BASED ON RISK. WHENEVER THEY INVESTIGATE, THE CHILD HAS TO BE IN WHAT THEY DEEM IMMEDIATE DANGER, AND SO THAT HAS MADE IT HARDER FOR CPS TO REMOVE CHILDREN. THE CHILDREN WE ARE GETTING IN OUR CASES, THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE CALLS TO THE HOTLINE, SO THE CHILDREN ARE BEING NEGLECTED OR HARMED FOR LONGER BY THE TIME WE ARE GETTING THE CASES. SO EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE FEWER CASES, THE CASES WE ARE SEEING TEND TO BE A LOT HARDER. SO IT'S I'M JUST BRINGING THAT TO THE COMMUNITY'S ATTENTION BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THE CHILDREN AREN'T OUT THERE THAT ARE NEEDING TO BE HELPED. IT JUST MEANS WE'RE GOING TO NEED MORE EYES FROM THE COMMUNITY, MORE CALLS, MORE ACTION, MORE PEOPLE INTERVENING, TRYING TO HELP THESE KIDS. SO I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH ON THAT JUST AS A BASELINE, IN 2019, WE WERE SERVING 63 CHILDREN IN WALLER COUNTY, AND NOW WE'RE DOWN TO 14. SO AS A AS A BIG CHANGE, AND IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHAT SOME OF THE POLICY CHANGES OR LAW CHANGES HAVE BEEN, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU AT A LATER DATE. BUT WHAT I DO WANT TO. ON A HAPPY NOTE, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE CHILD WELFARE BOARD. SO THE WALLER COUNTY CHILD WELFARE BOARD SHOULD BE A MODEL PROGRAM, IN MY OPINION, FOR OTHER COUNTIES. THEY ARE VERY GOOD AT QUICK RESPONSES. SOMETIMES WHEN WE HAVE A FAMILY OR A CHILD WITH A NEED, WE MAY NOT HAVE A MONTH IN BETWEEN MEETINGS TO FULFILL THAT NEED. AND SO THEY ARE VERY JOHNNY ON THE SPOT, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, OF GETTING US WHAT THE CHILD NEEDS. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE GRADUATION ITEMS, SUMMER CAMP FEES, DRIVER DRIVER'S ED. IF THERE'S A WAIT LIST FOR THE GOVERNMENT PROVIDED PROGRAMS FOR THE KIDS. SO THAT'S BEEN VERY HELPFUL. THEY HELP RELATIVES IF THERE'S A NEED FOR THEM TO, IF THEY'RE TRYING TO GET A PLACEMENT FOR ONE OF THEIR RELATIVE CHILDREN, BUT MAYBE THEY NEED THE BUNK BEDS OR THEY NEED A CRIB, THAT'S WHERE THE CHILD WELFARE BOARD CAN ALSO COME IN SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT CHILD OUT OF FOSTER CARE AND IN WITH A SAFE AND APPROPRIATE RELATIVE. SO I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT THE WELFARE BOARD WORKS REALLY HARD FOR OUR KIDS. THEY WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH CPS AND CASA. THEY'RE ALWAYS JUST A PHONE CALL OR AN EMAIL AWAY. AND I REALLY WISH THAT OTHER WELFARE BOARDS COULD MODEL HOW WELL THAT THIS PROGRAM IS RUN. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM ALL FOR THEIR SERVICE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ANY IDEA WHERE THE PUSH CAME TO CHANGE THE LAW? ABOUT THE RULES, ABOUT THE. YES. SO THERE WERE SEVERAL LIKE PARENT ADVOCACY GROUPS THAT WERE PUSHING IT. THERE WAS ALSO A PUSH BECAUSE AT THE TIME WE HAD A LOT OF CHILDREN AND WHAT WE CALLED C WAP CHILDREN WITHOUT PLACEMENT, CHILDREN THAT WERE HAVING TO STAY IN HOTELS AND CPS OFFICES. AND THE STATE WANTED TO SEE THOSE NUMBERS REDUCED. RIGHT. THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SEE CHILDREN STAYING IN HOTELS, STAYING IN OFFICES. AND SO THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO HAVE FEWER CHILDREN IN CARE. AND SO IN ORDER TO DO THAT, MAKING IT HARDER TO REMOVE THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE, MAKES IT LOOK BETTER ON PAPER. YEAH. I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE.IT'S HARD. IT'S VERY HEARTBREAKING. THE CASES WE ARE GETTING. YEAH. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY. AND ALSO THANK YOU FOR I MEAN, NOT THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH THE CHILD WELFARE BOARD, BUT IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT THAT OURS IS AN EXEMPLARY ONE. IT IS. YES. SURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH, ELLEN. IF YOU'LL GIVE A TREASURER'S REPORT, PLEASE. YES. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. JUST A QUICK UPDATE ON THE FINANCES OF CHILD WELFARE BOARD. IF MANY OF YOU REMEMBER BACK IN 2019 WHEN THERE WAS 60 SOMETHING KIDS, THE CHILD WELFARE BOARD REALLY STRUGGLED WITH FINANCES. THERE WERE A LOT OF DIFFERENT REASONS.
BUT WITH THE GENEROSITY OF THE COURT INCREASING THE YEARLY CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT FROM 15 TO 30,000, THAT'S REALLY HELPED. AND THE NUMBERS I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU SHOW A REAL POSITIVE BALANCE. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE FINANCIALLY IN GOOD SHAPE, ESPECIALLY WITH WITH NINE KIDS.
OKAY. NOW THAT COULD THAT CAN QUICKLY CHANGE UNDER UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES. SO BUT ANYWAY, THE BOARD ACCOUNT AS AS AT THE END OF JUNE, WE'VE GOT 68,136. AND THE CHARITY ACCOUNT THAT WE
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SET UP A FEW YEARS AGO. AND IT GETS MOSTLY JUROR DONATIONS, WHICH WE REALLY APPRECIATE. THE JURORS ARE DONATING THAT, AND THAT COULD SOMETIMES EQUAL $2,500 A MONTH. BUT WE'VE GOT $51,120.31 IN THERE, FOR A TOTAL OF 11922167. WE'RE WE'RE IN GREAT SHAPE WHEN THIS THING CHANGES BACK TO MORE KIDS IN CARE. SO BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME EXPENSES WITH SCHOOL STARTING. YEAH, SCHOOLS THERE'S GOING TO YEAH, THERE'S GOING TO BE A FEW THOUSAND TAKEN OUT FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND STUFF. AND IT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. AND THEN THE CHRISTMAS GIFTS AND STUFF. SO AND THEN THE OTHER REQUESTS DURING THE YEAR. BUT I FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT THE AMOUNT THAT WE HAVE. THAT'S GREAT. CURIOUS ON THE CHRISTMAS ARE Y'ALL? I KNOW IN THE LAST FEW YEARS WE USED TO DO A CHRISTMAS. THERE WAS LIKE A BIG CHRISTMAS PARTY. AND, AND I KNOW BECAUSE I GOT TO PLAY SANTA CLAUS AND I KNOW THEN THERE'S A COUPLE OF YEARS WHERE IT WAS KIND OF A DRIVE THROUGH PICK UP. DO Y'ALL. I'M JUST CURIOUS, DO Y'ALL KNOW AT THIS POINT WHAT Y'ALL ARE THINKING ABOUT FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR? THANK YOU. I'LL SPEAK ABOUT THAT. SO QUARTERLY WE PURCHASED CLOTHES AND SHOES FOR ALL THE CHILDREN. AND THEN COMING UP, AS ALLEN SAID, WE HAVE SCHOOL SUPPLIES THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PURCHASING FOR EACH ONE OF THEM.WHEN IT COMES TO CHRISTMAS, WE ASKED THEM OR WE ASKED THEIR CASEWORKER TO GIVE US A LIST OF THINGS THAT THE CHILDREN WOULD LIKE. SO WE PURCHASED THOSE FOR H. THIS YEAR, GAVE US THE. THEY CAME OUT AND THEY WRAPPED THE GIFTS FOR US, AND THEN WE HAD THEM READY FOR THE CASEWORKERS TO PICK UP AND DISTRIBUTE TO THE CHILDREN. WE DID NOT HAVE A GATHERING PER SAY, A PARTY FOR THEM BECAUSE IT'S KIND OF HARD BECAUSE A LOT THESE ARE WALLER COUNTY KIDS. THEIR CASES ARE HERE, BUT A LOT OF THESE KIDS ARE NOT BASED IN WALLER COUNTY. THEY'RE IN OTHER AREAS. SO IT'S VERY HARD TO GET THEIR THEIR FAMILIES TO BRING THEM TO ONE LOCATION. SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE'RE NOT. SO THE OTHER THING THAT WE'RE PREPARING FOR THE CHILDREN IS THE HEMPSTEAD SCRAPPERS, WHICH IS A QUILTING GUILD. THEY ARE MAKING QUILTS FOR EACH ONE OF THE CHILDREN TO HAVE. AND WE'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE THEIR NAMES PUT ON THEM. SO THESE QUILTS CAN GO WITH THEM WHEREVER THEY GO. OKAY. IF YOU HAVE A IF YOU HAVE A NEED FOR SOMEONE TO WRAP THE GIFTS AGAIN, I HAVE SOME IN FOR H CAN'T DO IT. I CAN ARRANGE FOR SOMEBODY TO DO A GROUP TO DO THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. THE FOUR H KIDS, THEY DID A GREAT JOB WITH THAT. LAST YEAR WE BROUGHT IN PIZZA FOR THE KIDS AND SODAS AND THEY HAD IT WRAPPED IN NO TIME. BUT IT WAS A GOOD ACTIVITY FOR THEM TO. OKAY, IF YOU DO NEED A SANTA, LET ME KNOW. OKAY, I CAN PUT IN A WORD. YOU ARE THE BIG GUY. OH. I APPRECIATE THAT. OUR WISE. OKAY, NEXT I'M GOING TO ASK AUDREY LUTHER, OUR SECRETARY, TO COME UP AND GIVE HER. OKAY. GOOD MORNING. I JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK SHERRY FOR STEPPING UP AND TAKING ON THE POSITION OF BEING A CHAIRPERSON. I THINK SHE MISSED A MEETING ONE NIGHT AND WE ALL VOTED AND SURPRISED. THERE SHE WAS. SO SHE DOES AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB. SHE'S WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH, BUT WE DO HAVE A STRONG TEAM THAT'S DEDICATED TO SERVING THE CHILDREN IN OUR CARE. AND AS PART OF OUR ONGOING EFFORTS, WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING TO WE'RE GOING TO UPDATE OUR BYLAWS TO ENSURE THAT THEY REFLECT THE CURRENT BEST PRACTICES AND GOVERNANCE STANDARDS. AS JOE WAS SAYING, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES, AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO BRING ALL OF THAT UP TO SPEED AND GET THAT IN PLACE. AND WE'RE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING A WE KIND OF CALL IT A HANDBOOK OF INFORMATION. WHEN SHERRY TOOK OVER, WE DIDN'T HAVE A LOT OF COPIES OF DIFFERENT FORMS OR, YOU KNOW, WHAT THE RULES WERE OR WHAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO DO. SO WE'VE BEEN KIND OF TRYING TO GET ALL OF THAT GATHERED TOGETHER. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A HANDBOOK, IF YOU WILL, AND THEN THAT WILL STAY WITH WHOEVER THE NEXT BOARD OR CHAIRPERSON IS. AND THEN AS A BOARD, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY WE FULLY UNDERSTAND AND EMBRACE OUR ROLE AS STEWARDS OF THE PUBLIC FUNDS. YOU KNOW, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE BUDGET THAT'S ALLOCATED TO US. WE'VE BEEN THROUGH TIMES WHERE WE WERE TRYING TO DO FUNDRAISERS, CLAY SHOOTS, AND ANYBODY WHO'S PUT
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SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON REALIZES IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE, AND WE'RE ALL VOLUNTEERS AND HAVE, YOU KNOW, REAL JOBS TOO. SO WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL THAT THAT Y'ALL ARE, YOU KNOW, ALLOCATING FUNDS TO US. AND EVERY DECISION WE MAKE IS GUIDED BY TWO PRIORITIES.THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN THAT WE SERVE AND RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS. AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOMETIMES IN OUR MEETINGS, SOME BACK AND FORTH BECAUSE ONE DOESN'T THINK WE SHOULD DO THAT. AND BUT WE GET IT DONE. AND WITH THE TAXPAYER ALWAYS IN MIND. AND THEN WE ALSO APPRECIATE THE JURORS THAT HAVE THE OPTION TO DONATE THEIR JURY FEES TO THE BOARD. THESE CONTRIBUTIONS CAN GO DIRECTLY. THEY GO DIRECTLY INTO OUR CHARITY ACCOUNT, WHICH ALLOWS US TO EXPAND OUR SUPPORT FOR THE CHILDREN BY FUNDING ENRICHING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS MOVIE OUTINGS OR BOWLING, OR ANY OTHER RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES. SOMETIMES WE'LL PAY FOR THE LITTLE CHILD TO PLAY SOCCER. YOU KNOW, WHEN THE THE CAREGIVER OR THE FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO PAY FOR THEIR FEE OR. SO YOU KNOW THAT WE JUST LIKE TO GIVE THEM A SENSE OF NORMALCY AS WELL AS TAKING CARE OF THEIR NEEDS. WE WORK CLOSELY WITH THE CASA REPRESENTATIVES, AS WELL AS THE CPS CASEWORKERS, TO FIND OUT WHAT THOSE NEEDS ARE. SOME EXAMPLES. WE CONTRIBUTED TO AN EVENT THAT WAS CALLED HOLIDAY WITH HEROES, AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF Y'ALL HAVE HEARD OF THAT, BUT IT WAS IN DECEMBER.
AND THE EVENTS DESIGNED TO HELP BUILD AND REPAIR, IF YOU WILL, RELATIONS BETWEEN FIRST RESPONDERS AND SOME OF THE CHILDREN, MANY OF THE CHILDREN'S ONLY DEALINGS WITH FIRST RESPONDERS ARE IN A NEGATIVE WAY. THEY'VE BEEN TAKEN FROM THEIR HOME, THEIR, YOU KNOW, A PARAMEDIC SHOWS UP TO TAKE THEIR MOM OR DAD OR WHOEVER BECAUSE OF SOME ISSUES.
SO IT'S WHAT THAT IS, IS THE OFFICERS ARE PAIRED UP WITH A CHILD AND THEY TAKE THEM ON A LITTLE SHOPPING TRIP, AND THE KIDS ARE ALLOWED TO PICK OUT SOMETHING THAT THEY LIKE, AND THEN THEY'LL HAVE LIKE A LITTLE PARTY. AND IT'S, IT'S A REALLY NEAT EVENT. I THINK WE WERE IT JUST SAY THE LEAST. WE WERE ALL VERY THRILLED WITH THE RESULTS AND THE REPORT THAT CAME BACK ON HOW WELL IT WENT. WE WERE ABLE TO HELP A YOUNG LADY ATTEND HER FIRST HIGH SCHOOL PROM, AS WELL AS CONTRIBUTE TO SOME GRADUATION ITEMS FOR FOR HER AND, AND MAYBE SOME OTHERS.
AND THEN WE RECENTLY VOTED TO BEGIN RECOGNIZING THE CHILDREN'S BIRTHDAYS. AND IT'LL BE SOMETHING SIMPLE, YOU KNOW, A CARD AND SOMETHING THAT A GIFT CARD THAT THEY CAN GO AND PURCHASE A GIFT CARD THAT WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED OR PURCHASED FOR THE CHILD, HAVE REGULATIONS ON IT, BUT. THAT'LL BE TAKEN CARE OF. AND I THINK THAT'LL THAT'S ALWAYS GOOD WHEN YOU'RE A KID TO HAVE YOUR BIRTHDAY REMEMBERED. SO BUT WE DO. THANK Y'ALL. I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE CHILD WELFARE BOARD. IF I REMEMBER RIGHT, THE CHARITIES PART OF IT WAS SET UP FOR EXPENDITURES THAT SOME TAXPAYERS MIGHT NOT AGREE WAS NOT COMING OUT OF TAXPAYERS MONEY. YEAH. IT'S DONATIONS THAT OTHERS GIVE SO THAT YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO SPEND SOME MONEY OUTSIDE OF WHAT YOU NORMALLY WOULD BE ABLE TO. WE STILL VOTE ON IT, BUT AND I CAN EXPAND ON IT. WE, WE, ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE DID THIS, COMMISSIONER, WAS FOR GIFT CARDS. GIFT CARDS ARE A RED FLAG TO ME. RIGHT. AND SO WHEN WHEN WE HAD THE CHARITY ACCOUNT, WE SET UP SOME RULES AND REGULATIONS, BUT WE DID NOT WANT TO COME OUT OF THE TAXPAYER MONEY. RIGHT. YEAH. AND SO I JUST WANTED EVERYBODY TO UNDERSTAND THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE TWO DIFFERENT SOURCES OF MONEY, BECAUSE SOME OF IT'S TAXPAYER MONEY, SOME OF IT'S JUST DONATIONS. CORRECT. IF I MAY SOMETIMES REMEMBER, WE ARE PROVIDING GIFT CARDS FOR WHATEVER REASON. A LOT OF OUR KIDS HAVE BEEN GIVEN CLOTHING, GIVEN SHOES, BUT THEY REALLY ENJOY PICKING OUT THEIR OWN. SO A LOT OF TIMES THE WELFARE BOARD WILL ASK IF THE CASA ADVOCATE WILL TAKE THE CHILD SHOPPING AND PROVIDE THE RECEIPTS. AND SO WE DO THAT SO THAT THERE IS PROOF THAT THE MONEY WAS SPENT ON THE CHILD. YEAH. ONE OF THE ONE OF THE BLESSINGS OF THE LAST COUPLE WHEN WE TOOK WHEN I TOOK OVER AS TREASURER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE HAD A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF INVENTORY OF GIFT CARDS THAT PEOPLE HAD DONATED. AND WE KEPT THEM IN A, IN A LOCKED SAFE. AND, AND WE'RE ABOUT TO, I THINK WE'VE KIND OF EXPIRED THAT, BUT WE HAD, WE HAD A LOT OF GIFT CARDS, SO DONATED. AND ANYWAY, THAT WAS NICE. I JUST HAVE ONE OTHER THING TO SAY. WE'VE MOVED THE RAINBOW ROOM FROM, I GUESS, THE HOSPITAL TO THE CPS OFFICE IN BELLEVILLE. THEN THE WORKERS OR THE INVESTIGATORS, IF THEY NEED A
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CRIB IN THE NIGHT OR A CAR SEAT OR WHATEVER THEIR NEEDS MAY BE, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO IT, AND THERE'S AN INVENTORY LIST OF EVERYTHING. WE REPLENISH IT WHENEVER IT'S GONE, BUT IT'S WORKED OUT MUCH BETTER GETTING IT MOVED OVER THERE. THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF. NOBODY WENT OVER THERE TO GET ANYTHING, AND A LOT OF IT WE HAD TO END UP THROWING OUT. IT WAS JUST BEEN THERE FOR YEARS AND HADN'T BEEN USED ANYWAY. ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST I JUST WANT TO THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I CAN'T GET OUT OF MY MIND. THE LEGISLATIVE THING THAT I CAN ONLY SEE A CHILD, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, JUST SECONDS AWAY FROM BEING HIT.AND BECAUSE NOW THEY'VE, YOU KNOW, REINED IN SOME OF THE ABILITY THAT CPS HAS TO GO IN THERE. I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN ABUSES BY, YOU KNOW, CPS AS WELL. BUT WHEN I THINK OF A CHILD THAT'S IN A BAD SITUATION, JUST GREATLY DISTURBING. SO I'D ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO EXPRESS THAT OPINION NEXT, NEXT LEGISLATURE. BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK ALL OF YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT TO REALLY APPRECIATE. ALL RIGHT. NEXT, WE'RE GOING TO
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HAVE A PRESENTATION BY THE EXTENSION OFFICE ON COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. THIS IS JUST A CONTINUATION OF OUR REPORTS TO YOU ALL OVER WHAT WE DO AT THE EXTENSION OFFICE. SO Y'ALL AREN'T GOING TO HEAR A LOT FROM ME TODAY.MISS ERICA JONES IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT HER COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STUFF. SHE DOES. BUT WE DO HAVE SOME HANDOUTS FOR Y'ALL. SO WE HAVE JUST A TOP FIVE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT WE DID. WE'RE NOT GOING TO REFERENCE THAT. AND THEN MISS ERICA HAS SOME STUFF. SO I WILL PASS THAT OUT TO YOU ALL AND I WILL LET MISS ERICA GET STARTED. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO FIRST THANK YOU ALL FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF WALLER COUNTY THROUGH PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION PROGRAM AS YOUR COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENT. IT IS TRULY AN HONOR TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY TO SHARE THE IMPACT THAT HAS BEEN MADE THROUGHOUT WALLER COUNTY OVER THIS FISCAL YEAR, OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS. IN MY POSITION HERE, OUR APPROACH HAS BEEN INTENTIONAL AND STRATEGIC. RATHER THAN ASSUMING WHAT OUR COMMUNITY IS NEEDED. I BEGAN BY LISTENING. WE MET WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, COMMERCE, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES, AND RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE PRIORITIES UNIQUE TO EACH COMMUNITY MADE UP OF WALLER COUNTY. FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS, I'VE ALIGNED EXTENSION PROGRAMING WITH THE VISIONS AND GOALS OF OUR LOCAL LEADERS. THIS COLLABORATIVE APPROACH HAS ALLOWED US TO BUILD MEANINGFUL PARTNERSHIPS, ELIMINATE DUPLICATION OF SERVICES, MAXIMIZE AVAILABLE RESOURCES, AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF WALLER COUNTY RESIDENTS. THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN REMARKABLE. WE HAVE WITNESSED GROWING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, STRONGER COLLABORATION AMONG ORGANIZATIONS, AND INCREASING PARTICIPATION FROM RESIDENTS WHO ARE INVESTING IN THEMSELVES, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR BUSINESSES THROUGH EXTENSION PROGRAMING. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE BUILT MOMENTUM MOMENTUM THAT CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENTREPRENEURS, INCREASE ACCESS TO OWNERSHIP RESOURCES, IMPROVE FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PREPARE OUR COMMUNITIES FOR LONG TERM SUCCESS. NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT, AND THE WILLINGNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARD A COMMON GOAL. TODAY, I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE MEASURABLE IMPACT OF THOSE PARTNERSHIPS. THE PROGRAMS DELIVERED THROUGHOUT WALLER COUNTY, AND HOW YOUR INVESTMENT IN COOPERATIVE EXTENSION CONTINUES TO PRODUCE MEANINGFUL RETURNS FOR THE CITIZENS WE COLLECTIVELY SERVE. AND I'VE SHARED A FEW IMPACTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE WALLER COUNTY.
I DON'T WANT TO START CALLING OUT THE DIFFERENT STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WE'VE ALIGNED, BUT BEING ALIGNED WITH THE CITY OF WALLER, THE CITY OF BROOKSHIRE, WALLER, EDC, BROOKSHIRE, EDC, THIS THE MAYOR OF OF OF OF HEMPSTEAD, THE MAYOR OF BROOKSHIRE, HEMPSTEAD, EDC, WILDER CHAMBER, USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, SOUTHEAST TEXAS HOUSING, HOUSTON, GALVESTON AREA COUNCIL, PORT PORT, HOUSTON, PEOPLE'S FUND SCORE.
FINANCIAL. DIFFERENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND LOCAL BUSINESSES. THROUGH OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IMPACT, WE'VE COHORTED TWO ACADEMIES THAT HAVE GRADUATED FIRST YEAR 15 GRADUATE ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. THE SECOND YEAR IN COLLABORATION WITH HEMPSTEAD EDC THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THE BID. ACADEMY
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GRADUATED 19 GRADUATES OF THAT ACADEMY THIS YEAR. THIS MONTH, WE DID A THREE DAY CONTRACT READY BUSINESS EXPO WITH THE CITY OF BROOKSHIRE AND THE BROOKSHIRE EDC WORKFORCE FORUMS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WITH WITH WALLER, THE CITY OF WALLER, EDC HOUSING INITIATIVES, WE'VE DONE TWO ANNUAL HOUSING FAIRS LAST YEAR, AND THIS YEAR THEY BROUGHT OUT OVER 60 INDIVIDUALS, YOUTH AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL WITH THEIR CTE PROGRAM, DELIVERING FINANCIAL LITERACY AND CAREER READINESS, AS WELL AS THIS SUMMER PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER HOUSTON THROUGH ROYAL STEM ACADEMY, WE'VE DELIVERED VARIOUS DISASTER PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOPS WITH BROOKSHIRE AND PRAIRIEVIEW SENIORS AND A CHRISTMAS TOY DRIVE AND TURKEY GIVEAWAY THAT WAS IN COLLABORATION WITH MAYOR OF HEMPSTEAD COMMISSIONER JONES THAT SERVED OVER 450 CHILDREN.IN MY CLOSING. AS WE LOOK AHEAD, OUR GOAL IS NOT SIMPLY TO OFFER PROGRAMS, BUT CONTINUE, BUT TO CONTINUE BUILDING A STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT WALLER COUNTY. WE WILL DEEPEN OUR PARTNERSHIPS, EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES, AND ENSURE THAT COOPERATIVE EXTENSION REMAINS A TRUSTED RESOURCE THAT HELPS PEOPLE IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH EDUCATION. TOGETHER, WE ARE CREATING COMMUNITIES WHERE FAMILIES PROSPER, BUSINESSES GROW AND FUTURE GENERATIONS HAVE GREATER OPPORTUNITIES TO SUCCEED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I JUST WANT TO ALSO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO ALL OF YOU FOR FOR EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING. YOU KNOW, WE UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETIMES A LOT OF THESE PROGRAMS DON'T GET THE ATTENTION THEY DESERVE. SMALL BUSINESS IS THE BACKBONE OF OUR ECONOMY IN THIS COUNTY. AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEAL ON A BIG PROJECT AND IT GETS A LOT OF ATTENTION. BUT THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT TO SUPPORT, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE, THEY, THEY THE NEXT QUESTION IS, WELL, WHAT ARE Y'ALL DOING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES? I MEAN, WE HAVE AN ACADEMY. THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THERE'S PROGRAMS. I MEAN, IT GOES A BUSINESS RESOURCE FAIR. I MEAN, IT JUST THERE'S TONS OF SUPPORT. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR EVERYTHING THAT THE EXTENSION OFFICE IS DOING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND ALL THE OTHER PROGRAMS THAT YOU ALL ARE INVOLVED IN IN WALLER COUNTY. Y'ALL ARE SUCH A BIG PART OF US BEING SUCCESSFUL AS A COUNTY. THANK YOU ALL. VERY GOOD REPORT. YEAH, EXCELLENT. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'D LIKE TO ECHO THE SAME SENTIMENTS. I DO APPRECIATE PURVIEW AND THE EXTENSION DEPARTMENT. AND THEN, MISS ERICA, I HAVE TO GIVE YOU YOUR FLOWERS WHILE YOU'RE STANDING BEFORE US. I APPRECIATE YOU FOR JOINING THE COMMUNITY AND INSERTING YOURSELF AND BEING A PART OF THE COMMUNITY. THERE'S NOT ONE COMMUNITY EVENT OR MEETING THAT I SHOW UP TO THAT YOU'RE NOT THERE. YOU YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE LISTENING, SEEING HOW TO BE ABLE TO COLLABORATE. YOU FEEL LIKE, HEY, IF YOU ARE IN THIS COUNTY, YOU'RE GOING TO BE A PART OF THIS COUNTY. IF YOU'RE AN ORGANIZATION, NONPROFIT, WHATEVER THE CASE MAY BE, TO BE ABLE TO USE THE RESOURCES IN WHICH THEY OFFER. SETH. LOVE YOU. I KNOW THE COMMUNITY LOVES YOU AS WELL, AND I THINK THAT'S AN HONOR THAT THE EXTENSION OFFICE HAVE YOU. AND AS WELL AS THAT, WE HAVE YOU AS PART OF WALLER COUNTY BECAUSE IT'S EASY FOR SOMEONE TO CALL TO SAY, HEY, CAN YOU JUST SHOW UP? CAN YOU JUST DONATE, HEY, I'VE DONE THIS, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. AND YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF ALL YOU ALL GET THE CREDIT AND WHAT YOU ALL DESERVE. AND SO I JUST PERSONALLY WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR THE COMMUNITY AND APPRECIATE THE WHOLE AG EXTENSION OFFICE. BUT THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. TWO
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GOOD PRESENTATIONS THIS MORNING. AND I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE A THIRD WITH OUR TAX ASSESSOR, KAREN AND MICKEY, GIVING US OUR JUNE 2026 COLLECTION REPORT, PRESSURE. GOOD MORNING. SO BEFORE YOU YOU HAVE THE JUNE COLLECTION AMOUNTS FOR WALLER COUNTY, WE COLLECTED 630 000 COMBINED FOR THE TEN JURISDICTIONS THAT WE COLLECT FOR. IT WAS 1.2 MILLION. ON THE NEXT PAGE. THAT IS PURDUE AT THE TOP OF THE AMOUNT THAT THEY COLLECTED FOR THEIR PORTION OF IT WAS 2000. AND AT THE BOTTOM IT'S LINEBERGER, WHICH WAS 4000. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST PAGE[00:30:05]
STARTING THIS MONTH. I'VE ALSO REPORTED TO YOU FOR OUR AUTO COLLECTIONS. SO FOR MOTOR VEHICLE, WE HAD 29000 TRANSACTIONS THAT WENT THROUGH OUR OFFICE FOR JUNE, AND THE TOTAL COLLECTION WAS 472,000. SO OUT OF THAT, THERE WAS 403,000 THAT WENT TO THE STATE.AND THEN WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP 69,000 OF THAT FOR FOR THE COUNTY. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS THIS MORNING? NO. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. KAREN, DO YOU WANT TO YOU MIGHT WANT TO WE GOT NUMBER 48. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO GIVE ANY BACKGROUND OR. I THINK YOU AND I DISCUSSED THAT. OH YES. I'M SORRY, I FORGOT. OKAY. SO EACH ONE OF OUR TELLERS HAS A CASH DRAWER THAT THEY USE EVERY DAY. AND AS THEY WORK THROUGH THE DAY CAN BE DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF CASH THAT COMES THROUGH, THEY MAY NEED TO MAKE CHANGE AND SWITCH OUT $100 BILL TO 20 OR SOMETHING SMALLER BILLS SO THEY CAN CONTINUE WITH THEIR DAY'S ACTIVITIES. SO WE HAVE A CASH BOX THAT WE KEEP ON HAND. IT DOESN'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF CASH IN IT. AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THE AMOUNT THAT WE INCREASE THAT WE HAVE ON HAND, THERE ARE TIMES THAT WE HAVE TO RUN TO THE BANK ONE, MAYBE TWO TIMES A DAY TO MAKE CHANGE. SO I WOULD LIKE TO GET AWAY FROM THAT ACTIVITY. WHEN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DOES TAKE OUR DEPOSIT TO THE BANK EVERY DAY, WE DO BRING BACK CHANGE. SO WE'RE WE'RE UTILIZING IT THAT WAY. BUT SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY GOING INTO TAX SEASON VERY SHORTLY, THAT'S NOT ENOUGH. SO I'M ASKING YOU TO INCREASE THAT AMOUNT. PLEASE. I JUST A QUESTION. WHY DO WE HAVE TO APPROVE SOMETHING LIKE WHETHER YOU HAVE IT AS CASH OR NOT? I WAS TOLD, OKAY, IS IT OKAY? I KNOW, I KNOW THIS, WE'RE JUST THE ACTION ITEM IS JUST INCREASING. I REALLY I'M NOT COMFORTABLE PUBLICLY STATING AN AMOUNT. SO I DON'T WANT. SO THE WAY WE'VE, THE WAY WE'VE DONE THIS IS WE HAVE A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT THAT WAY. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY GOING TO BE THE ACTUAL AMOUNT. THEY HAVE CASH ON HAND. THAT ALSO WILL GIVE THEM SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THE FUTURE AS GROWTH CONTINUES, THAT IF THEY NEED TO GO UP TO THAT AMOUNT, WE'RE NOT CONSTANTLY COMING BACK. AND SOMEBODY COULD THEN SEE EXACTLY HOW MUCH IS IN THERE BECAUSE THEY'RE CONSTANTLY ASKING FOR INCREASES. SO WE'RE WE HAVE IT PHRASED AS A NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT FOR THIS PURPOSE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. IS THAT IS THAT IN THE ORDER OR DO WE HAVE. IS THAT IN THE PACKET. I'M HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY OUT.
I CAN'T GET IN. CAN I SPEAK TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SECURITY. IT IS DANGEROUS TO TALK ABOUT WHERE WE KEEP MONEY, TRANSPORT AND DOLLAR AMOUNTS. IF THIS COULD BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION DECISION OR SOMETHING, THIS IS NOT IT'S NOT A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO DO THIS. EVEN HAVING MENTIONED TRANSPORT IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. UNFORTUNATELY, IT CANNOT BE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEM. OKAY. NO, HE'S HE'S STATING IT HAS TO BE. WELL, WE CAN'T WE CAN'T VOTE. WE WE CANNOT VOTE ON SOMETHING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. OKAY. IT HAS TO BE ORDERED. WHAT WHAT AMOUNT WHAT IS IT NOT TO EXCEED? EMPHASIZING THE FACT THAT THIS THAT THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT IS IS NOT THE AMOUNT YOU WOULD LIKELY KEEP ON HAND. CORRECT. BUT WHAT WOULD BE AN AMOUNT THAT FOR BUSY TIMES WOULD BE NOT TO EXCEED $1,200. OH THAT'S ALL. YEAH. WHAT IS IT NOW. NO NO NO NO THAT'S. YEAH. BUT THAT'S WHY THEY ASKING US NOT TO DO SOMETHING. IN THE PAST I WOULD IMAGINE NOT TO. OKAY. IT'S IN THE BOOKS. I MEAN EVERYBODY CAN SEE IT. IT'S FOR.
WELL OBVIOUSLY IT'S LESS THAN 1200. IN THE PAST WE WOULDN'T BE RAISING IT. SO I DON'T SEE WHAT'S WRONG WITH STATING IT. 480 NOW. I WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY DON'T COMMIT A CRIME FOR THAT. TAX OFFICES DON'T WORK IN THE COURTHOUSE WITH SEVERAL BAILIFFS AND ARMED GUARDS NEARBY. OKAY, WITH THAT IN MIND, THEN I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 1230 SECOND SESSION. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CAROLYN. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WITH THAT, WE ARE NOW
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UNDER THE COUNTY ENGINEER. WE'RE WE'LL TAKE UP 49 AND 50 INDIVIDUALLY. THEN I CAN WE'LL[00:35:04]
TAKE UP 51 THROUGH 54, AND THEN THE REST WILL TAKE ONE BY ONE. SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP 49 MOTION. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON 29 LOST. THIS IS JUST A FORMAL. RECORD OF IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN OUR RIGHT OF WAY FOR SIDEWALKS AND AND LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS, IRRIGATION, THINGS LIKE THAT. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ANY QUESTIONS FOR ROSS ON NUMBER 49. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 49 CARRIES. 50.ROSS THIS IS THE I THINK JOE, YOU WANTED TO SPEAK ON 50, CORRECT? JOE. YES, SIR. I'D LIKE TO RESERVE ANY COMMENTS FOR CLOSING AFTER I'VE HEARD. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BACKGROUND IS A BACKGROUND. THIS IS OFF OF KLAUS ROAD AND THE DEVELOPMENT IS ABOUT 13 ACRES. A LITTLE OVER 13 ACRES CONSIST OF FOUR LOTS. AND THIS VARIANCE REQUEST IS, IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE WE'VE ALLOWED IN THE PAST A 40 FOOT WIDE ACCESS EASEMENT TO THESE FOUR LOTS. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THE THE REQUEST IS. I WILL NOTE THAT THE ROAD, THE COUNTY ROAD ACCESSING THIS ACCESS EASEMENT IS, IS THE SAME WIDTH. ESSENTIALLY, IT'S A PRESCRIPTIVE. RIGHT. SO IT'S A 40 FOOT WIDE RIGHT OF WAY ROAD, RIGHT OF WAY. AND SO WE'RE ASKING JUST TO OR THE REQUEST IS TO, HEY, GO AHEAD AND EXTEND THIS TO THESE FOUR LOTS. SO THE ROAD THAT COMES OFF OF IS 40FT.
ACCESS EASEMENT WOULD BE THE SAME WIDTH. THE THE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY IS 40FT APPROXIMATELY.
YES SIR. FENCE LINE FENCING. AND WE'VE DONE, WE'VE DONE VARIANCES LIKE THIS IN THE PAST.
AND OBVIOUSLY OUR MAIN CONCERN WITH ANY ACCESS EASEMENT, EMERGENCY ACCESS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS. BUT 40 FOOT YOU SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO GET FIRE TRUCKS, EVERYTHING ELSE IN AND OUT WITHOUT A PROBLEM. YES, SIR. YES, SIR. JOE, DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT? THANK YOU.
JUDGE. MR. I'M HERE AS A CITIZEN OF WALLER COUNTY. I'M NOT REPRESENTING ANYBODY, JUST A CITIZEN. THIS DEVELOPMENT ADJOINS AND BORDERS A CEMETERY THAT IS A HISTORICAL CEMETERY IN WALLER COUNTY IN 1980. IN 1885, THE CEMETERY WAS BASICALLY DEDICATED. THERE ARE SOME COURT RECORDS THAT EFFECT. IN 1907, THE DISTRICT COURT IN WALLER COUNTY HEARD A CASE. AND IN THAT DECISION, THEY TALKED ABOUT ABSOLUTELY RESTRAINED, ENJOINED FROM INTERFERING WITH OR ABRIDGING THE USE OF SUCH LANDS FOR ANY PURPOSE INCONSISTENT WITH THE RIGHTS.
AND THAT RELATES TO THE CEMETERY. THIS PROPERTY THAT IS BEING THIS VARIANCE IS BEING REQUESTED IS PROPERTY. PROPERTY THAT GOES PARALLEL TO OR BESIDE A ACCESS LANE TO A CEMETERY. MY FAMILY, STARTING IN THE 1980S, HAD BEEN BURIED THERE. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY, AND IT'S BEEN IN USE AT LEAST SINCE THE MID 1980S WITH THE FOLKS THAT I KNOW ABOUT. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE, HOW APPROVING THIS PLAT. MAY SOMEHOW AFFECT THE EGRESS, INGRESS, AND EGRESS OF CEMETERY. THERE WAS A LISTING FOR SOME PROPERTY THAT WAS FOR SALE FROM THIS THAT WERE BASICALLY REFERRED TO AS A PRIVATE ROAD. SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT PLAT, AND I HAVE A COPY OF IT HERE, IT'S NOT ONE PIECE. THERE'S ALREADY SEVERAL PIECES THERE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE VARIANCE REQUEST, THE PERSON WHO CITED THE VARIANCE REQUEST IS NOT THE SAME PERSON THAT'S LISTED ON THE AGENDA. NOT TO BE TECHNICAL, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE DEEDS THAT ARE THERE, THERE'S COMMUNITY PROPERTY, SEPARATE PROPERTY AND OTHER THINGS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW, THIS PROPERTY IS BEING ACCESSED FROM THE CEMETERY ROAD. ONE OF THE TRACKS WAS DEVELOPED AND I GUESS RELATED TO ACCESS CEMETERY ROAD. AND HOW DOES YOUR VARIANCE REQUEST, EVEN THOUGH IT MAY ADDRESS THE ROAD FRONTAGE, AFFECT THE EGRESS AND INGRESS FROM THE CEMETERY IN THE FUTURE AS YOU DEVELOP OR AS WE AS WE APPROVE A SUBDIVISION? SO I'D ASK THE COMMISSIONER ANSWER THIS, I MEAN. SORRY, MR. COMMISSIONER, I'D ASK THAT THE COURT CONSIDER DELAYING THIS ABOUT 60 DAYS SO THAT WE CAN SIT DOWN WITH THE AFFECTED PROPERTY OWNERS, THE FOLKS WHO HAVE RECENT FAMILY IN THE CEMETERY, AND LOOK AT HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE THING. I REALIZE, FOLKS, PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE A RIGHT TO, YOU KNOW, TO LOOK AT THE USE OF THEIR PROPERTY AND
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ALL THAT. BUT THIS CEMETERY HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE BEFORE 1980, 1885. AND IN 1907 THERE WAS A COURT RULING ON IT. SO IT'S BEEN AROUND WELL OVER 100 YEARS. AND I KNOW THE LAST 40 PLUS YEARS WE'VE HAD FRIENDS AND FAMILY BURIED THERE. SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I'D ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER REALLY DIGGING INTO THIS REQUEST AND LOOKING HOW IT MIGHT AFFECT SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU CORRECTLY. SO YOUR CONCERN IS THAT A DEVELOPMENT IS BEING BUILT NEXT TO A CEMETERY? NO, SIR. I'M CONCERNED WITH HOW THIS VARIANCE REQUEST WILL AFFECT THE EGRESS AND INGRESS. GETTING IN AND OUT OF A CEMETERY ROAD. BECAUSE CEMETERY ROAD'S RIGHT HERE. THE DEVELOPMENT IS HERE.AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE EXISTING PLOTS ON THE WALLER COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT, AND I'M LOOKING ONLY OPEN SOURCE INFORMATION, I HAVEN'T MADE ANY OPEN RECORDS REQUEST ANYTHING.
I'M JUST LOOKING AT WHAT YOU CAN LOOK AT. WHEN I READ THE AGENDA AND I READ THE DOCUMENTS YOU HAVE, AND I GO TO THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, THEY'RE JUST NOT THAT EASY TO TO LOOK AT. BUT WHEN I LOOK AT HOW DO WE TAKE A PIECE OF PROPERTY, HISTORICALLY BEEN A FARM OR WHATEVER, AND DIVIDE IT AND NOT AFFECT A ROAD THAT ONE THE COUNTY DOESN'T MAINTAIN, TWO, THAT DOESN'T MEET COUNTY STANDARDS, AND THREE, THAT'S USED WHEN WE CAN TO BURY FOLKS IN IN A CEMETERY THAT WAS DEDICATED FOR PUBLIC USE. PROBABLY 130 OR 40 YEARS AGO.
SO. REGARDLESS OF WHAT'S BEING BUILT THERE, THE EASEMENT IS STILL GOING TO BE THE SAME. AND I'M ASSUMING THAT EVENTUALLY WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT BRINGING THAT ROAD UP TO STANDARD. IF ONE, I'M ASSUMING WHETHER IT'LL ONLY BE 4 OR 5 LOTS. ROSS ON THAT, BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY A SUBDIVISION BECAUSE IT DOESN'T FIT OUR SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS, BUT IT WOULD BE ABOUT WHAT, 3 OR 4. IT'S IT'S PROPOSED FOUR LOTS. AND. YES, SIR, I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS THERE. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE WE'VE TALKED WITH THE WITH THE LANDOWNER AND WORKED WITH THE DA'S OFFICE ON, ON THESE TYPE OF ISSUES. ONE THING.
SO SO IT IS FOR LOTS TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, ONE THING I DO WANT TO COMMENT ON IS THE ACCESS EASEMENT. IT DOES NOT COME OFF OF THE CEMETERY LANE OR CEMETERY ROAD. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO PRESERVE THAT AS ACCESS ONLY FOR CEMETERY USE. THIS ACCESS EASEMENT COMES OFF OF A COUNTY PUBLIC ROAD, THE 40 FOOT. AND SO I JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT. CERTAINLY VALID CONCERNS HERE. BUT IN REGARDS TO, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T, YOU KNOW, WHAT WHAT IS SAFE, WHAT IS YOU KNOW, WHAT IS WITHIN THE COUNTY'S REGULATIONS? YOU KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE IT MEETS, YOU KNOW, OUR OUR ENGINEERING CONCERNS. THE ONE THING IS THAT 40 FOOT VARIANCE, YOU KNOW, AS PART OF OUR SUBDIVISION RULES AND REGS, WE REQUIRE AT LEAST A 60 FOOT ROAD. THIS WOULD BE 40 FOOT. BUT AGAIN, I THINK USING PRACTICAL JUDGMENT, YOU COULD YOU COULD ARGUE, HEY, THE THE COUNTY ROAD IS ALREADY 40 FOOT WIDE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY. DOES IT NEED TO BE IMPROVED AND WIDENED? YES, AT SOME POINT. BUT THIS ACCESS EASEMENT IS NOT IT DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING RESTRICTING ANYTHING. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FOUR LOTS. IT'S NOT A MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT. IT'S NOT A MULTI USE FAMILY. AND THERE'S NO THERE SHOULD NOT BE AN IMPACT OR ACCESS TO THE CEMETERY. LANE ROAD IS THE ONE LOT THAT IS THAT BACKS UP TO CEMETERY ROAD. IS IT GOING TO BE RESTRICTED AGAINST FURTHER SUBDIVISION. I WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT THE AT THE PLAT. THE FINAL PLAT IS IN YOUR PACKET. YEAH, I SEE IT HERE. BUT. IF IT WERE TO BE RESTRICTED AGAINST FURTHER SUBDIVISION, I THINK JOE'S CONCERN WOULD BE ADDRESSED. I MEAN, WHAT YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT IS SOMEBODY COMING IN WITH THAT ONE LOT THAT FRONTS THE CEMETERY ROAD. RIGHT? MR. MY CONCERN IS THAT, YOU KNOW, I WOULD ASK IF IF YOU'RE BEING ASKED TO GRANT A VARIANCE THAT'S DISCRETIONARY ON YOUR PART, CONSIDER DELAYING IT FOR A WHILE UNTIL WE CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM OF HOW IT MIGHT AFFECT ALL OF THE ADJOINING
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PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE PLAT YOU HAVE TODAY IS NOT THE SAME AS WHAT YOU WOULD SEE ON THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT WEBSITE. THERE'S ALREADY. ALREADY. THEY'RE LOOKING. ARE YOU SAYING WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING AS THE ACCESS EASEMENT? OKAY. CAN YOU LOOK AT WHAT. THE PERSON. ALREADY APPLIED FOR ACCESS? IF THEY'RE USING PART OF. WHY IS IT WHY IS IT. JOE AND THE ON THE PLAT, ON THE DEDICATORY STATEMENT ON THE SECOND PAGE, IT SAYS TWO OWNERS, TIFFANY AND DOUG. THEY MUST ALL BE UNDER ONE OWNERSHIP BECAUSE THAT'S THE. POINT. THE PROPERTY. ON THE OTHER SIDE, I THINK WE HAVE THE APPLICANT WHO'S HERE.HE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE. MR. YES, SIR. DID HE WANT TO MAYBE SPEAK TO THIS OR ADDRESS IF HE CAN'T? MR. BURKHART, DID YOU HEAR? MR. MR. GARCIA'S CONCERNED. I DID DID CAN YOU ADDRESS ONE OF THE THINGS HE'S SAYING IS THAT, PER THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT, IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF THE DIFFERENT TRACKS THAT COMPRISE THE THE OVERALL TRACK THAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO, TO PLAT THAT ARE IN DIFFERENT ENTITIES OR NAMES OR, YOU KNOW, YOU ADDRESS OR SPEAK TO THAT. OKAY. OKAY. SO I THINK PART OF THAT CONFUSION STEMS FROM THE FACT THAT THIS WAS ALL. THE ORIGINATION OF THIS LAND, ALL COMES FROM MY WIFE'S FAMILY, EVERY SINGLE BIT OF IT OUT HERE. GOING BACK TO THE NYMANS. SO AS THE YEARS PROGRESSED AND FAMILY PASSED AWAY, DEEDED, DEEDED LAND DOWN TO FAMILY MEMBERS, ESSENTIALLY WHAT HAPPENED IS NOW WE ARE LEFT WITH WHAT USED TO BE 26 ACRES. OF THAT 26 PART OF THAT WAS DEEDED STRAIGHT TO MY WIFE. AND PART OF THAT HER AND I PURCHASED TOGETHER FROM A FAMILY MEMBER. SO THAT'S WHERE I THINK SOME OF THAT CONFUSION LIES, WHERE YOU HAVE A PART OF THE APPRAISAL DISTRICT DOCUMENTATION ONLY REPRESENTS HIS HER BEING A LANDOWNER. AND THEN SOME OF IT REPRESENTS BOTH OF US BEING OWNERS OF A TRACT. RIGHT. AND THEN. LET ME SEE HOW TO PHRASE THAT. AND THEN. SO THE WAY I GUESS THEY DO THEIR CAD ID NUMBERS ON THERE, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALL SEPARATE BECAUSE IT'S TECHNICALLY TWO DIFFERENT SETS OF OWNERSHIP. SO BUT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT REGARDLESS OF THAT, THE VARIANCE REQUEST AND THE ACCESS EASEMENT THAT'S BEING QUESTIONED IS NOT OVER THE CEMETERY ROAD THAT AFFECTS THE ACCESS TO THE CEMETERY. SO REALLY, THE WHOLE REASON WE CREATED THIS EASEMENT WAS TO NOT TAKE ACCESS ON TOP OF THE CEMETERY ROAD, WHICH WAS AN ORIGINAL CONCERN, AS I THINK SOME OF US ARE PRETTY WELL AWARE OF OVER THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS. SO TO CIRCUMVENT THAT, WE CREATED ANOTHER EASEMENT THAT KIND OF CUTS THROUGH THE PROPERTY. AND I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET THE 40 FOOT VARIANCE APPROVED BASED ON THE RIGHT OF WAY OF KLAUS LANE. I MEAN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, IF YOU HAVE 60 FOOT WIDE BEHIND A 40 FOOT ROAD, WHAT GOOD IS THE 60 FOOT WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE 40 FOOT TO GET TO IT? ANYWAY? I GUESS WAS KIND OF MY ORIGINAL ARGUMENT. YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HERE I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR EVERYBODY, BUT I DON'T THINK ANYBODY HERE HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VARIANCE ITSELF. YES, SIR. THERE'S A 40 FOOT VARIANCE. CAN YOU SPEAK TO COMMISSIONER SMITH'S? I THINK HIS QUESTION WAS THAT THAT BACK LOT IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S LOT NUMBER FOUR. IT'S ABOUT FIVE ACRES. IS THERE ANY INTENTION TO TO FURTHER SUBDIVIDE THAT LOT? ABSOLUTELY NOT. SO ALL OF THIS IS BEING PLOTTED FOR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY USE ONLY. YEAH. AND SO IS THERE A RESTRICTION IN THE DEED THAT WILL BE PLACED ON IT? I'M NOT CURRENTLY IMPOSING ANY DEED RESTRICTIONS, BUT IF SOMEBODY WERE TO WANT TO FURTHER DIVIDE THAT, IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLATTED AND THEN APPROVED BY THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT TO BE FURTHER DIVIDED AND REPLATTED. YEAH, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO STOP THE ARGUMENT FROM HAPPENING.
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YES, SIR. BUT AS YOU ALL ARE WELL AWARE, IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO FURTHER SUBDIVIDE THAT LAND, IT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT WITH A REPLAT. SO I'M JUST SAYING THAT IF IT WERE RESTRICTED, IT WOULD NEVER COME BACK TO US BECAUSE IT'S RESTRICTED. THAT'S MY POINT. I THINK IT WOULD ADDRESS IF THE CONCERN IS HOW THESE DEVELOPMENTS COULD POTENTIALLY IMPACT THE CEMETERY AND OR ACCESS TO THE CEMETERY, AND THE CONCERN THEN WOULD BE, WELL, IF SOMEBODY TRIES TO SUBDIVIDE THE BACK LOT AND TRIES TO THEN UTILIZE THE CEMETERY ACCESS TO UTILIZE THE PROPERTY TO ACCESS THEIR PROPERTY BY JUST PUTTING A RESTRICTION AND ACTUALLY JUST PUTTING A RESTRICTION ON THE BACK LOT THAT IT COULD NOT BE SUBDIVIDED, IT WOULD ADDRESS, IT WOULD ADDRESS EVERYONE'S. WHILE I AGREE WITH THAT, I WOULD ALSO MAKE THE ARGUMENT THAT IT WOULD NEVER GET THAT FAR. IT WOULD NEVER MAKE IT PAST THE ENGINEERING OFFICE TO BE ABLE TO USE CEMETERY ROAD AS ACCESS FOR LOT FOUR, IF IT WERE TO BE FURTHER SUBDIVIDED. THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE CREATING THAT ADDITIONAL EASEMENT TODAY. BUT BUT THERE IS NO THERE'S NO WAY TO LEGALLY TIE ACCESS FROM CEMETERY ROAD TO LOT FOUR, WHICH IS KIND OF THE ROUTE.THEY'RE NOT. YEAH, THEY'RE NOT TOUCHING. SO AND UNLESS THAT WERE TO GET ADDRESSED AT A LATER DATE, HOWEVER, THAT WOULD GET ADDRESSED BY CREATING A LEGAL DOCUMENTATION FOR CEMETERY ROAD. RIGHT. THERE'S NO WAY TO LEGALLY TIE IT TO A PLAT. EVEN IF SOMEBODY WERE TO TRY TO FURTHER SUBDIVIDE THAT LOT SO IT WOULD NEVER MAKE IT PAST THE ENGINEERING PRELIMINARY PLAT APPROVAL PROCESS TO BEGIN WITH. OKAY. SO FOR RESIDENTIAL, CORRECT. THAT IS CORRECT. SO IT CAN'T BE USED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE. THAT IS CORRECT. SO IS THE INTENT TO ACTUALLY CONSTRUCT A DRIVEWAY IN THAT EASEMENT THAT'S BEING CREATED. THE INTENT WOULD BE FOR THE LANDOWNERS THAT USE THAT EASEMENT, WHICH I THINK IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO DROP ROCK OR WHATEVER THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO ON TOP OF THAT EASEMENT TO IMPROVE THEIR EASEMENT. SO RIGHT NOW. BUT AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, IF THEY NEVER IMPROVE THE DRIVEWAY, WHAT THEY HAVE IS LEGAL ACCESS TO IT, BUT THEY MAY NOT HAVE PHYSICAL ACCESS TO IT. SO THAT MIGHT LEAD PEOPLE TO CONTINUE TO USE OR START TO USE CEMETERY ROAD AS ACCESS BECAUSE IT'S BUILT, THERE'S PHYSICAL, PHYSICAL ACCESS TO IT. I MEAN, I CAN GO DRIVE THAT RIGHT NOW. PART OF THAT IS ALREADY ROCKED. THEY WOULD JUST NEED TO EXTEND THE EXISTING ROCK. BUT IT'S HARD PACK OLD FARMLAND. I MEAN, IT'S THERE'S NO ISSUES WITH DRIVING ACROSS IT. WE DO DAILY AS IT SITS RIGHT NOW, IT'S RAINING. GOING TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS.
SO THE TWO ISSUES, THE ONE ONE'S THE VARIANCE REQUEST AND THE ONE IS APPROVING THE PLAT.
SO IF THERE WAS LIKE A NOTE ON THE PLAT RESTRICTING ACCESS TO, YOU KNOW, THIS EASEMENT, THAT WOULD SUFFICE TO ME THAT THAT WOULD SUFFICE THE CONCERNS HERE. AND THEN ALSO THE COURT, YOU KNOW, ASSUMING YOU'RE OKAY WITH THE VARIANCE, THE 40 FOOT VARIANCE THAT'S IS BEING PRESENTED, WE COULD KIND OF MOVE FORWARD IF Y'ALL WANTED TO. THIS IS JUST THE VARIANCE THE PLAT STILL HAS YET TO BE. THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. I DIDN'T WANT IT TO GET ALL MUDDIED BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO THERE ARE TWO ACTIONS, BUT I THINK THEY'RE BUT THEY'RE RELATED. SO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE FROM ANYONE. YEAH. JUDGMENT WOULD BE THAT WE DON'T CREATE ANY AREAS TO DEVELOP. PROVIDER USES A CEMETERY ROAD. THEY'RE USING IT NOW TO ACCESS PART OF THE PROPERTY. IT WASN'T INTENDED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF WE MOVE FORWARD AND ALL THIS, IS IT ONLY GOING TO INCREASE THE USE OF A ROAD NOT MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY OR ANYTHING ELSE OR THIS DEVELOPMENT? YOU KNOW, IF HE WOULD BE ABLE TO SAY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO USE CEMETERY ROAD FOR ANYTHING TO ACCESS THIS PROJECT, THEN IT MAKES IT HARD ON YOU.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE CASE TODAY. IF YOU GO DOWN THERE TODAY, YOU CAN SEE WHERE PART OF THE CEMETERY ROAD IS AND WE MAINTAIN IT THE BEST YOU CAN. IT'S NOT THE BEST. MAINTAIN ENTERTAINING. WHAT PART OF IT BEING USED TO ACCESS SOME OF THIS PROPERTY ALREADY TODAY, AND BY LEGITIMIZING WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, BY APPROVING THIS VARIANCE REQUEST, ARE YOU FURTHER THAN YOU? BUT THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO AVOID. HELP EDUCATE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT IN THE DEED RECORDS, I'VE SPENT EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME HERE IN THE LOWER PART OF THIS, OF THIS BUILDING, DOING DEED RESEARCH AND SURVEY RESEARCH. AND THAT CEMETERY ROAD DOES NOT BELONG TO THAT CEMETERY BY BY MEANS OF ITS OWN DEED RECORDS. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NO FORMAL LEGAL DOCUMENTATION STATING THAT CEMETERY ROAD IS A PUBLIC ROAD, IT IS VERY CLEAR THAT IT DOES NOT BELONG TO THE CEMETERY VIA THE SURVEY AND THE DEEDS. HERE'S A COPY OF THE COURT RULING IN 1907 THAT ADDRESS TO
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THIS PROJECT. YEAH, CORRECT. IT SAYS THERE'S A RIGHT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS, BUT IT DOES NOT STATE THAT THAT RIGHT IS ACROSS LAND THAT BELONGS TO THE CEMETERY. CEMETERY LAND CONSISTS OF ONLY 1.9 ACRES. AND IF YOU TAKE A SURVEY OF THE CEMETERY LAND ITSELF BEING THE 1.9 ACRES AND ADD IT TO THE SURVEY OF THE LANE, THE CEMETERY ROAD THAT PUTS YOU AT ALMOST THREE ACRES, BECAUSE THE CEMETERY ROAD THAT'S IN QUESTION IS 0.8 ACRES BY ITSELF.ROSS, CAN YOU YOU AND YOUR WAY IN? YEAH. SO SO WE HAD EXTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS ON THIS REGARDING THE CEMETERY ROAD AND WHAT'S BEEN PRESENTED AS A PRODUCT OF THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
AND IT DOES NOT USE THE CEMETERY ROAD AT ALL. THAT WAS PART OF THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE COUNTY WAS PUTTING IN PLACE. WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS PLAT. SO WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S SOMEBODY CURRENTLY GOING BACK THERE, I DON'T KNOW. BUT AS FAR AS THIS PLAT GOES, IT DOES NOT UTILIZE THE CEMETERY ROAD FOR ACCESS TO THIS PLAT, TO ANY OF THE PROPERTIES ON THE PLAT, BECAUSE THAT WAS SOMETHING WE ADDRESSED BEFORE IT CAME HERE. ROSS, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENT? NO, SIR, I JUST HAD. MY QUESTION IS, AND EXCUSE MY IGNORANCE, BUT WOULDN'T THIS EASEMENT TAKE OFF? IT SEEMS LIKE TO ME IT WOULD TAKE AWAY THE LIKE, I MEAN LIKE THAT'S WHY THIS HAS BEEN CREATED. THE ARGUMENT IS BY APPROVING THIS, THIS VARIANCE, WE'RE ALLOWING AN EASEMENT THAT COULD SOMEHOW IMPACT THE ROAD. WELL, BY NOT APPROVING IT, THEY GO THE ROAD IS MORE LIKELY TO GET USED. THAT'S CORRECT. SO. YOU DISAGREE WITH THAT, JOE. I THINK THE WHAT I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN IS ACTUALLY THEY JUST DON'T WANT SOMEBODY BEING ABLE TO POTENTIALLY USE A CEMETERY ROAD FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT NOT BE RELATED TO CEMETERY ACTIVITIES, WHICH I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT AN IMPROVED ROAD. LET ME ASK YOU THIS QUESTION. I MEAN, PLAIN AND SIMPLE. AS A PART OF THE PROCESS, WOULD YOU CONSIDER, I MEAN, PUTTING A RESTRICTION THAT THERE'S NOT MUCH TO PUTTING A RESTRICTION ON PROPERTY? WOULD YOU HAVE ANY ISSUE PUTTING A RESTRICTION ON THE PROPERTY LIKE ESPECIALLY LOT FOUR, SINCE IT'S THE ONLY LOT THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE CEMETERY ROAD THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, FUTURE OWNERS OR ANY OWNER OF THAT PROPERTY SHALL NOT USE THE CEMETERY ACCESS OR EGRESS AND INGRESS. I MEAN, I DON'T SEE WHY IT WOULD BE AN ISSUE TO IMPOSE THAT SAID RESTRICTION. MY ONLY QUESTION IS, IS DO I HAVE TO HAVE THAT RESTRICTION ADDED BEFORE PRESENTING THE FINAL PLAT TO THIS COURT? BECAUSE THAT IS THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM. I MEAN, IT COULD BE. DO YOU SEE MY CONCERN, SEE MY CONCERN? AND I'VE HAD A BUYER FOR LOT THREE EXTENDING CONTRACTS FOR SIX MONTHS ONCE SINCE, I MEAN, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND KEEP THIS MOVING FORWARD TO GET THIS PLAT APPROVED. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, PLEASE REMEMBER, I'M NOT SOME BIG DEVELOPER. I'M A LOCAL LANDOWNER THAT JUST. I DON'T HAVE A BUNCH OF MONEY TO THROW AT THIS. THEY JUST WRITE, WRITE IT ON THEIR. YOU CAN'T WRITE ON THE PLAT WITH. ROSS WAS JUST SAYING, I. I DON'T KNOW THE FORMALITIES YOU HAVE A CONTRACT FOR. FOR LOT FOUR. I HAVE A CONTRACT FOR LOT THREE, WHICH IS NOT A NOT NOT THE LOT THAT WOULD BE HAVE THE RESTRICTIONS.
NOW WHEN I'VE DONE PLATS, WHEN I'VE DONE PLATS BEFORE AND I HAVEN'T DONE ONE IN A WHILE, BUT I KNOW PARTICULARLY LIKE WHEN I'VE DEALT WITH LIKE CITY OF HOUSTON, WHEN YOU GET TO THE RECORDATION STAGE OR THE APPROVAL STAGE, YOU CAN, YOU CAN ADD MANUALLY A NOTE TO THE PLAT. SO I THINK COMMISSIONER JONES QUESTION IS IT COULD BE DONE BY HAND. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE DONE BY CAD AND REPRINTED AND SIGNED AND EVERYTHING. AS LONG AS IT'S DONE WITH THE KNOWLEDGE EVERYBODY SUBJECT TO LOT FOR NOT HAVING NOT UTILIZING CEMETERY ROAD. AND THAT'S A QUESTION FOR YOUR THAT NOTATED ON THE PLAT. IS THAT SOMETHING Y'ALL WANT ME TO NOTATE RIGHT NOW BEFORE WE GET TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM? WELL, WE I MEAN, WOULD THAT SATISFY THE COURT IS WHAT YOU CAN DO THAT? LET ME PUT IT THAT WAY. I WOULD DO THAT. SO GUIDE ME
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BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. WE COULD WE COULD GIVE A APPROVAL SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITION THAT THE PLAT REFLECT THAT NOTE, CORRECT? YES. SO I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION THEN. SECOND DO WE WANT TO DO THAT NEXT NOW OR WITH THE PLAT? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT THE VARIANCE, THE MOTION THAT WE HAVE. THE VARIANCE IS JUST TO GRANT THE VARIANCE. OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO IT ON THE PLAT. FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE VARIANCE. NO. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE VARIANCE. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. LET'S TAKE UP 51 MOTION. SECOND, HAVE A MOTION. WELL, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION WITH THE THE I MAKE THE MOTION FOR CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT PENDING A NOTE BEING ADDED TO THE PLAT PRIOR TO RECORDATION THAT STATES NO ACCESS SHALL BE MAINTAINED OFF OF THAT CEMETERY ROAD. OKAY. SECOND, THAT WAS GREAT.COMMISSIONER SMITH, TO ADDITIONAL APPROVAL OF THE PLAT WITH A NOTE NOTATION ON THERE.
NO ACCESS ON THE CEMETERY ROAD. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? THAT IS APPROVED. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP 52 THROUGH 54 MOTION. SECOND I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND ROSS IT LOOKS LIKE THESE ARE JUST ACCEPTANCE OF ROADS STANDARD. YES, SIR. VERY GOOD. OKAY. SO INSPECTION HAS BEEN DONE AND THEY WILL NOW COME INTO THE COUNTY SYSTEM. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. IT TAKES CARE OF 52 THROUGH 54. LET'S GO TO 55 MOTION. BEFORE WE GO TO 55. I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ABSTAIN ON THIS. SO IS IT TWO. TWO OUT OF THREE. IS A QUORUM OR NO. YES. YOU CAN ABSTAIN. OKAY. OKAY.
ALL RIGHT. SO I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION ON 55. THEN. SECOND HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON 55. ROSS. SO SO DAWSON IS UNDER CONTRACT WITH US TO REVIEW OUR DRAINAGE REPORTS AND DRAINAGE SERVICES. THIS JUST EXTENDS THAT CONTRACT AMOUNT. I WILL TELL YOU THAT THESE FUNDS ARE PAID THROUGH APPLICATION FEES, DEVELOPER APPLICATION FEES. AND WE JUST PASSED THAT THROUGH. AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL RIGHT. AND THEN ALL AGAINST AND THEN ONE ONE ABSTENTION. ALL RIGHT. CARRIES 2 TO 0. ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE TO 56 MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND ON 56. WHAT ARE WE JUST AMENDING THE. SO IS AMENDING THE ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR ADDITIONAL SURVEY WORK COORDINATION WITH HARRIS COUNTY ON THE CLAY PITS INTERSECTION DRAINAGE COORDINATION FOR AN AREA DETENTION POND. WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING ON A SHARED DETENTION POND FOR ALL ALL THE MOBILITY PROJECTS IN THAT AREA. SO THERE'S SOME COORDINATION AND THEN SOME ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL TASKS.
ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED. 56 CARRIES 57. MOTION. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND ON 57. COMMISSIONER ROSS. YES. SO ONE FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'D LIKE TO THANK ROSS. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT I GUESS I WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A AN AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION THAT THERE THAT THEY TAKE IN THE TWO. THEIR SEGMENTS OF THE ROADS WHERE CITY, COUNTY, THE CITY THAT WE ACTUALLY PUT IN THOSE SEGMENTS THAT THEY'RE TAKING IN. SO THAT WAY IT COULD BE IN THE AGREEMENT THAT THEY WOULD BE TAKING ON THOSE MAINTENANCE, MAINTENANCE OF THE REST OF LIKE ORANGE. AND I THINK WITHIN THE CITY BOUNDARY.
AND THEN THE SECOND PART WOULD BE. THAT WE WOULD COME UP WITH A CAP IF THERE IS A UTILITY RELOCATION, WHICH OWNS OR RICHARDS DOESN'T HAVE A UTILITY RELOCATION, BUT JUST IN CASE IT DOES HAVE A UTILITY RELOCATION. ARE THESE. UNDER DESIGN NOW? YES, SIR. SO FLICKINGER HAS PRETTY SEVERE DRAINAGE ISSUES, WHICH IS WHY IT STAYS SO MESSED UP. ARE WE ADDRESSING SOME OF
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THOSE IN THE. YES, SIR. THERE IS A REALIGNMENT THROUGH AND WE'RE PARTNERING WITH A DEVELOPER THERE TO TO IMPROVE THAT. OKAY. SO WE'LL BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH A GOOD SUBGRADE FOR LINE. YES, SIR. YEP. JUDGE, MAY I ASK A QUESTION JUST FOR CLARITY? YES. SO COMMISSIONER JONES, SO I'M UNDERSTANDING WE'LL SET A CAP FOR THE UTILITY RELOCATIONS. AND THEN THE SECOND ITEM FOR CLARITY IS ROADS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE CITY ROAD MILEAGE WITHIN OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS WITHIN THE COUNTY'S JURISDICTION WILL BE MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY. IS THAT OR EVERYTHING? ALL THE PROJECTS WOULD BE MAINTAINED BY THE CITY OF PRAIRIE VIEW. YEAH. SO I THOUGHT THAT WE WANTED TO GIVE THEM WHAT IT'S LIKE A QUARTER OR A LITTLE LESS OF A MILE IN LIEU OF CASH FOR THEM TO ACCEPT INTO THEIR ROAD MAINTENANCE. SO THOSE TWO SEGMENTS. SO NOW IT TAKES, WE DON'T HAVE ANY COUNTY THAT ROAD IN THEIR JURISDICTION BECAUSE THEY WOULD GO FROM CITY LINE TO CITY LINE. YES, SIR. THAT'S WHAT THAT'S WHAT THE AGREEMENT IS. YES, SIR. ROAD IS THAT. YES. SO ORANGE AND GINGER IS IT GOES FROM CITY TO COUNTY TO CITY AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS IN THE AGREEMENT. SO WHICH IT IS NOW. RIGHT, RIGHT. YES SIR. THAT'S. YEAH. I YIELD ANY. GETTING A NOTIFICATION ON MY SECURITY SYSTEM. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER. SO YOU'VE GOT EVERYTHING COVERED. YES, SIR. OKAY. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL[GRANT MANAGER ]
OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO NUMBER 58. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. SO SORRY. SORRY ABOUT THAT. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. SO THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO ONE OF OUR CDBG MITIGATION CONTRACTS SPECIFIC TO THE DETENTION FACILITY DOWN IN BROOKSHIRE. IT'S A SIMPLE CONTRACT AMENDMENT EXTENDING THE CURRENT END DATE TO JULY 31ST, 2028. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THIS HEARING? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO PROCUREMENT. WE ONLY HAVE ONE[PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR ]
ITEM. SO MOTION. SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR A MULTIFUNCTION PRINTER ON THE THIRD FLOOR. IT WILL BE UTILIZED BY THE JUDGES AND DISTRICT AND COUNTY CLERK. SO IT WILL BE STATIONARY IN STAGE. STAY IN THE COURTROOM. YES, SIR. GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 59. ALL RIGHT.[DISTRICT ATTORNEY ]
MOVING ON TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S. TAKE UP NUMBER 60. MOTION. MOTION A SECOND. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE. THE PURPOSE OF ITEM NUMBER 60 IS TO UTILIZE SALARY SAVINGS THAT HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF UNFILLED POSITIONS SO FAR THIS YEAR TO CREATE A NEW CIVIL PARALEGAL TO GIVE ARIEL SOME HELP. RIGHT NOW, WE WE WERE UNABLE TO FILL OUR CIVIL ATTORNEY SPOT, SO WE REALLOCATED THAT TO HELP WITH THE MISDEMEANOR BACKLOG. BUT BECAUSE CIVIL ATTORNEYS ARE HARD TO FIND RIGHT NOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO UTILIZE SOME OF OUR SAVED FUNDS TO HIRE A CIVIL PARALEGAL TO ASSIST WITH CIVIL DIVISION'S WORKLOAD, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE OF OUR CIVIL ATTORNEYS GOING OUT ON MATERNITY LEAVE SOON. AND THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS WE'D LIKE TO USE TO CREATE A SECOND VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR. OUR FIRST ONE IS MOSTLY FUNDED THROUGH GRANT FUNDS WITH A COUNTY MATCH AND SOME SUPPLEMENTS PAID FROM MY BUDGET, BUT WE DO HAVE THE WORKLOAD FOR A SECOND VICTIM ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE MAKING 1200 QUARTERLY CONTACTS WITH VICTIMS, AND THAT'S A LOT FOR ONE PERSON TO HANDLE. HANDLING TWO COURTS SIMULTANEOUSLY. SO WE'D LIKE TO ADD A SECOND ONE WITH THE COURT'S APPROVAL. THERE'S NO SALARY ORDER READY FOR THIS SESSION. THAT WOULD BE FOR THE NEXT COMMISSIONERS COURT. JONES STILL WORKING ON THAT. AND I'M TRYING TO STRUCTURE SOME THINGS TO MINIMIZE THE GRANT REPORTING AND FUTURE GRANT YEARS. SO ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU GENTLEMEN. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO FURTHER[01:10:03]
DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. OPPOSED? LET'S GO TO 61. MOTION. SECOND.[I.T ]
MOTION AND SECOND ON 613. GOOD MORNING. WE HAVE LEARNED THROUGH THAT THROUGH THE TYLER ENTERPRISE PROJECT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON, THAT WE NEED A GIS TECHNICIAN DEDICATED TO THE PROJECT. AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT THIS IS. WE HAVE MET WITH THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AND DISCUSSED THIS, AND WE HAVE FOUND WAYS WITH THE COMMITTEE AND AND WITH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE TO MAKE THIS WORK. SO IT'S. HOW DOES THAT RELATE, ROSS, TO YOUR GIS? ARE THEY THE SAME? NO, IT IS A DIFFERENT. WE'VE BEEN ALL WORKING ON THIS. YOU MAY REMEMBER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, ROSS MADE A COMMENT ABOUT NOT TAKING AWAY FROM THE GIS FUNCTION. SO THE GUY THAT HE HAS NOW THAT'S REALLY FOCUSED ON ROAD AND BRIDGE IN THE NEW. AND MOVING EVERYTHING OVER TO TYLER. WHAT WE HAVE FOUND FROM A DISPATCH PERSPECTIVE, THERE ARE A LOT OF DATA FIELDS THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY NOT. WE DON'T HAVE DATA IN THAT WOULD IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY. AND SO BASICALLY, WITHOUT TRYING TO, THE CURRENT GIS GUY CANNOT TAKE ON THAT RESPONSIBILITY. SO WE'VE DECIDED FOR NOW TO HIRE SOMEBODY WHO WOULD BE UNDER GREG, BE UNDER EXPONET. BUT THAT PERSON SOLE JOB IS GOING TO BE GETTING THIS GIS DATA. UP THIS PROJECT SO THAT WE CAN. THAT WAY WE'LL HAVE ALL THE DATA, YOU KNOW, AND IT HAS TO DO WITH COORDINATES AND A LOT OF OTHER DATA POINTS THAT WILL GREATLY ENHANCE THE DISPATCH CAPABILITIES. CORRECT. THANK YOU. THIS IS SOMETHING TYLER HAS AND. BRUCE, IT'S GOING TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC SAFETY. CONSIDERABLY. SO I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WORKING ON THIS.THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THIS ADDRESS. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. 60 RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED 60. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY.
LET'S GO TO SIX TWO BEFORE YOU TAKE UP 62. WELL NEVER MIND. I'LL LET YOU GUYS TAKE UP 62.
BUT THEN JUST BRING BACK TEN. DO WE NEED TO REVISIT THAT. YEAH, I THOUGHT SO. I SAW 62.
HE SAID YOU'RE GOING TO NEED THAT. YEAH. WE'LL HAVE TO. YEAH. WE CAN STILL DO IT. TWO OF US CAN DO. I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. OKAY. I HAVE QUESTIONS. YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. OKAY. ROBERT'S NOT HERE. I MEAN. YEAH, BUT I'M ASSUMING. IS IT CRITICAL THAT IT BE DONE TODAY? DO WE WAIT UNTIL ROBERT'S HERE? I HAVE I DO I WILL SAY THIS BECAUSE I THOUGHT, WELL, AT THE TIME I
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DIDN'T I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO BE HERE TODAY. SO I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO END UP HOLDING. SO I INITIALLY NOTATED THAT WE WERE PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO WITHDRAW 62. BUT, BUT I AND I, I ASKED ROBERT FOR THE BACKGROUND ON. 63. SO I HAVE THE INFO ON THAT DEVELOPMENT FOR US. DO YOU HAVE THE PARTICULARS ON THE AMENDMENT? WHAT THE AMENDMENT TO THE NAPLES 25 LOTS. YES, SIR. AND BOBBY ASKED ME TO SPEAK ON HIS BEHALF FOR 62 AND 63, IF Y'ALL ARE OPEN TO IT. 62 SO IS JUST A SMALL AMENDMENT. IT'S ADJUSTING THE LOT. COUNT FROM 900 TO 9, 25, THE SIZE OF THOSE LOTS. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. THOSE ARE. 40% ARE THERE'S A THERE'S A BREAKDOWN TABLE, 40% ARE FROM 40 TO 44, 30% ARE FROM 45 TO 49. AND THEN AT LEAST 30% ARE 50 FOOT WIDE. THAT'S TO SAY THAT IN THE PAST, I THINK ROBERT'S TRIED TO HOLD IT DOWN TO THE 30% RANGE. SO WHAT I'M SAYING IS THESE SPECIFIC LOTS, THE INCREASED LOTS, ARE THE YOU KNOW, HOW THEY FALL IN THAT IT'S IT'S WITHIN THAT RANGE AS WELL. SO IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE RATIO. IT'S CONSISTENT. YEAH. YOU'RE NOT CHANGING THE RATIO. IT'S STILL RATIO STAYS THE SAME. THEY'VE, YOU KNOW, BEEN MORE EFFICIENT WITH THE LOT LAYOUTS MY UNDERSTANDING.AND SO THEY'VE, THEY'VE GOT 25 MORE LOTS. AND THAT'S WHAT THE REQUEST IS. I DON'T HAVE A
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PROBLEM WITH IT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE RATIO STAYED THE SAME. OKAY. VERY GOOD. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? OKAY. VERY GOOD. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP 63 MOTION. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND ON 63. ROSS, IF YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND JUST COVER THE BASICS ON IT. YEAH, JUST THE GENERAL THINGS. 175 ACRES NEAR 1488 AND KICKAPOO ROAD. 575 LOTS BUILD TO RENT IS PROHIBITED. THERE ARE SOME RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION FOR KICKAPOO ROAD. AND THEN THERE'S ALSO STORMWATER DETENTION THAT'S BEING PROVIDED FOR KICKAPOO ROAD. ONE OF THE BIG THINGS, AND ONE OF THE BIG BENEFITS TO THE COUNTY, IS THAT WE ADDRESS THE SKEWED INTERSECTION OF KICKAPOO AT 1488, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY PLUS FOR US, 30 DEGREE ANGLE IN THAT INTERSECTION. RIGHT. AND THE DEVELOPER, CASTLE ROCK, HAS BEEN VERY GRACIOUS AND ENSURING THAT THOSE EXISTING PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE ACCESS THROUGH DRIVEWAYS AND IMPROVING THE SAFETY THERE. DID WE ENSURE IT LINES UP WITH WHAT'S GOING TO BE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 1488? SO THERE'S ONE RED LINE EVENTUALLY. I'M SORRY SIR. SAY IT AGAIN. WE MAKE SURE ON THE LAND PLAN THAT KICKAPOO WILL LINE UP WITH THE CORRESPONDING INTERSECTION ACROSS ON RICE PROPERTY. YES, SIR. THAT IS MY UNDERSTANDING. YES, SIR. SO YOU'LL HAVE 190 DEGREE INTERSECTION. THERE IS. THERE ARE PROVISIONS FOR RICE ROAD, WHICH IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF DEVELOPMENT, WITH PROVISIONS THAT DEVELOPER WILL CONTRIBUTE $750 A LINEAR FOOT AS AT THE POINT THAT THAT RIGHT RIGHT OF WAY IS ACQUIRED TO CONNECT THAT MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. THERE ARE, LET'S SEE, 37.5% OF THE LOTS WILL BE 40 TO 49.9 NINE FEET IN WIDTH. REMAINING LOTS WILL BE AT LEAST 50FT. THERE ARE SOME ESTHETIC BENEFITS WITH SOME MASONRY FENCES YOU'LL SEE IN THERE LANDSCAPE BUFFERS. THERE IS A PROVISION FOR A COMMUNITY PARK. SIDEWALKS, SOME DIFFERENT ESTHETICS AND EXTERIOR FINISHES. AND THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY MUCH THE GIST OF IT. THE COUNTY WOULD BE GRANTING VARIANCES ON, OF COURSE, THE 50 FOOT LOT MINIMUM AS PER THAT, I THINK IT WAS 37.5% VARIANCE. AND THEN THERE'S SOME OTHER JUST GENERAL VARIANCES THAT WE, THAT WE TYPICALLY ENTERTAIN THAT IS MORE GEOMETRIC. IT DOESN'T REALLY AFFECT, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S LESS OF AN ISSUE. SO THE DEVELOPER. WE MET WITH THE DEVELOPER. THEY WERE VERY COOPERATIVE. IT'S GOING TO BE A. IN TERMS OF TRAFFIC FLOW AND SAFETY AND SO FORTH, IT'S GOING TO BE A MAJOR IMPROVEMENT OVER WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE. SO I'M PRETTY EXCITED THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING TO. AND IT'S GOING TO WORK WITH WHAT'S ON THE NORTH SIDE ON THE RICE PROPERTY. SO IT'S REALLY A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT FOR US. JUST A COUPLE THINGS TO ADD BESIDES THE BUILD TO RENT BEING PROHIBITED. ALSO, MULTIFAMILY WILL BE PROHIBITED AS WELL. I THINK ANY OF THE LOTS THAT ARE LESS THAN 5000 SQUARE FOOT, THEY'RE GIVING $4 A FOOT. AND THEN THE USUAL VARIANCES. OH, ALSO A CONTRACT DEPUTY AGREEMENT WILL ALSO BE IN PLACE AT A SET POINT IN TIME. SO ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. THANK YOU ROSS. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO 64 MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND 64.[MISCELLANEOUS]
THIS IS JUST CLEANING UP THE TITLE OF THE HOSPITAL. CORRECT. VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED TO CARRY. LET'S GO TO 66. 65. I'M SORRY. THAT WAS 64. MOTION. SECOND WE NEED. GO BACK. GO GO BACK. YEAH. AT THE END WE'LL GO BACK. OKAY. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON 65. THIS IS JUST MAKING THE PAYMENT TO FOCUSING FAMILIES. SO KIM IS HERE. KIM, DID YOU NEED I MEAN, I KNOW YOU'VE WE'VE WE'VE SEEN[01:20:07]
YOU RECENTLY, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING I MEAN, THIS IS JUST ALLOCATING TO YOU ALL THE PAYMENT PER THE BUDGET. YES. EVERYTHING GOING OKAY? YES. MAY I SPEAK FOR A SECOND? YEAH, SURE. COME ON UP. YOU'RE A NEW COURTROOM. IT LOOKS REALLY NICE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE AGENCY AS A GRANT WRITER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR NONPROFIT, IT'S VERY RARE THAT YOU RECEIVE MORE MONEY THAN WHAT YOU REQUEST. IT'S HAPPENED, BUT IT'S RARE.MY SURPRISE WHEN I SUBMITTED MY LETTER AND MY REQUEST FOR FUNDING, WHICH WAS THE NORMAL 15, I WASN'T SURE IF I WAS GOING TO GET ANY. AND WHEN YOU'RE LADY AT YOUR OFFICE SAID, HEY, YOU NEED TO RESUBMIT THIS BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T ASK FOR ENOUGH. I'M LIKE, WHAT? AND SHE SAID, YEAH, THEY'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN EXTRA $5,000. AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. I'M LIKE, MAN, WHAT DID I DO THIS MORNING THAT GOT ME ON THE, YOU KNOW, GOT SOME GOOD STUFF GOING. BUT I WANT TO THANK THE COURT BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY Y'ALL SEE THE GROWTH. I MEAN, IT'S INCREDIBLE.
AND YOU HAD THE FORESIGHT TO KNOW THAT AGENCIES LIKE OURS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BECAUSE A LOT OF GOOD COMES FROM GROWTH. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF UGLY THAT COMES FROM GROWTH, TOO. AND WE'RE LEFT TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THE UGLY STUFF. AND SO THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING THE FORESIGHT TO, TO SEE THAT AND TO, TO GIVE US A LITTLE EXTRA MONEY, WHICH IS HUGE AND HELPFUL FOR US. THIS WILL PROBABLY BE THE LAST TIME I WILL EVER COME BEFORE THIS COURT IN THIS CAPACITY, AS I'M RETIRING FROM FOCUSING FAMILIES AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY, FOR THE 20 PLUS YEARS THAT I HAVE COME BEFORE THIS COURT, YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE. I'M NOT GOING TO CRY. YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE. AND JUST IN OUR FUNDRAISERS, MANY OF YOU HAVE COME. YOU'VE DONE SOME THINGS OUTSIDE OF THE NORMAL COUNTY STUFF, AND YOU'VE COME ALONGSIDE US AND YOU'VE JUST BEEN ENCOURAGING TO OUR STAFF, AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I REALLY DO. I WANT TO APPRECIATE YOU AND ACKNOWLEDGE YOU FOR ALL THE YEARS THAT YOU HAVE. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN SO GOOD TO US. AND JUST THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT. WELL DESERVE. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I I'VE WORKED WITH YOU LONG ENOUGH AND, AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, Y'ALL HAVE HAD YOUR FAIR SHARE OF CHALLENGES WHEN IT COMES TO GRANT FUNDING. SO THIS WAS AN EASY ONE. I WISH, YOU KNOW, HONESTLY, I KNOW THE BIG SCOPE OF PICTURE THAT OF WHAT Y'ALL DO. I KNOW $5,000 IS NOT A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY, BUT I, YOU KNOW, AND, AND WE INCREASED OUR FUNDING, YOU KNOW, WE, WE DON'T, YOU KNOW, WE ONLY PROVIDE FUNDING TO REALLY A HANDFUL OF LOCAL NONPROFITS THAT STEP IN THE GAP AND PROVIDE A SERVICE THAT THE COUNTY IS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE. AND Y'ALL ARE DEFINITELY ONE OF THOSE. AND GOD BLESS Y'ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I, I JUST CAN'T IMAGINE WHERE WE WOULD BE WITHOUT IT AND WHERE, WHERE, WHERE SOME OF THESE VICTIMS AND THESE, YOU KNOW, BATTERED WOMEN. I MEAN, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, GOD BLESS Y'ALL FOR, FOR TAKING CARE OF THEM AND GIVING THEM A PLACE OF SAFETY AND REFUGE AND HELPING THEM THROUGH THAT PROCESS AS WELL. SO I, I KNEW THE NEED WAS THERE REGARDLESS.
I, I KNOW Y'ALL TRY TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH, WITH WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING, BUT THAT'S WHY WE DID THIS. WE MADE THE CHANGE AND I APOLOGIZE. SOMEBODY SHOULD, PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN YOU THAT HEADS UP AT SOME POINT IN TIME. BUT IT'S VERY SMALL. BUT I HOPE IT IT SHOWS THAT WE DO ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT Y'ALL DO. AND HOPEFULLY YOU CAN THEN, YOU KNOW, I KNOW WHEN IT COMES TO GRANT FUNDING, THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN USE. AND, AND HOPEFULLY I'LL PROVIDE YOU WITH OTHER REVENUE FROM OTHER GRANTS AS YOU'RE OUT THERE DOING THAT.
AND, YOU KNOW, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE FOR OVER THE LAST 20 PLUS YEARS, FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR THE COUNTY, THE COUNTLESS PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES YOU'VE IMPACTED AND AFFECTED IN A POSITIVE WAY. AND I JUST APPRECIATE IT SO MUCH. I HOPE THIS ISN'T THE LAST TIME,
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BUT I MEAN, I'M SURE YOU KNOW, NOW THAT WE KNOW YOU'RE RETIRING, MAYBE WE'LL HAVE YOU BACK FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL RECOGNITION OR WHATEVER. BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY, PLEASE KNOW HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR STAFF, ALL, YOU KNOW, ALL YOUR VOLUNTEERS, EVERYBODY AND EVERYTHING THAT Y'ALL DO FOR THE COUNTY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DOES ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING? I GUESS THIS IS JUST A YEAR OF PEOPLE RETIRING. ALL RIGHT. I GUESS I JUST GOT TO KEEP SHOWING UP. ARE THEY SAY THAT ANTS KNOW WHEN THERE'S GOING TO BE AN EARTHQUAKE. AND SO THEY START RUNNING. I KNOW SOMETHING YOU DON'T. YEAH. LEAVE ME HERE TO ENDURE. I'M JUST GLAD YOU SHOWED UP TODAY. WE COULD HAVE A QUORUM. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON 65? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 65 CARRIES.THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 66 IS GOING TO BE WITHDRAWN. AS FAR AS EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE DO HAVE SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. SO WE WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP. JUST TAKE UP TEN, 15, 16. LET'S REVISIT. I'M GOING TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE CONSENT AGENDA. I SECOND THAT.
WHY DON'T YOU WE HE NEEDS TO ABSTAIN ON CONSENT AGENDA. OKAY. SO DO YOU. SECOND, SECOND. OKAY.
SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF RECONSIDERING CONSENT AGENDA? RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? YOU'RE GOING TO ABSTAIN. OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION NOW TO APPROVE. THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH TEN, 15 AND 16 REMOVED. THAT'S THE MOTION. OKAY. OKAY. SECOND THAT YES, I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION ON APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THOSE NUMBERS REMOVED. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA APPROVING THE CONSENT AGENDA. WITH THOSE ITEMS REMOVED, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? OKAY. NOW I MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE TEN, 15 AND 16 SECOND. OKAY. I HAVE A MOTION. AND SECOND, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
ALL OPPOSED? OKAY. GOT THAT? GOOD DEAL. ALL RIGHT. NOW LET'S TAKE UP NUMBER 67 MOTION.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON 67. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR,
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RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. ALL OPPOSED? 67 IS APPROVED.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.