Jul 13, 2026 Commissioner's Court

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EVERYBODY. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. IT IS 9 A.M. ON MONDAY, JULY 13TH HERE IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT ROOM.

I WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT ARE PRESENT, AS WELL AS OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS NECESSARY FOR TODAY'S BUSINESS.

PLEASE RISE FOR THE INVOCATION. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF. LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO GATHER TODAY. WE ASK THAT YOU WATCH OVER US AND GUIDE US. WE ASK FOR YOUR DISCERNMENT AS WE DEAL WITH MATTERS ON BEHALF OF YOUR PEOPLE AND FORGIVENESS. WHERE WE FAIL YOU. WE THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THE RAIN THAT YOU'VE SENT TO NOURISH THE LAND. WE PRAY THESE THINGS IN YOUR SON'S HOLY NAME. AMEN. AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US. 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. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE. TEXAS ONE SAVIOR GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YOU CAN

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YEAH. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS MORNING? GO AHEAD. NO THANK GOODNESS FOR THE RIGHT. YES. YEAH. YEAH. SURE. NEEDED IT. ALRIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM P TWO.

IT'S A PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION HONORING SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR WILLIAM RILEY WHO IS THE 2026 LAW TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT. I'M GOING TO ASK THE COURT TO JOIN ME DOWN IN THE WELL, ALONG WITH INVESTIGATOR RILEY AND HIS OFFICE. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAD A BRIEF PRESENTATION WITHOUT INVESTIGATOR RILEY HERE LAST MONTH. I THINK THEY GOT CAUGHT UP AND COULDN'T BE HERE. SO WE WANTED TO DO THIS AGAIN WITH OUR AWARD RECIPIENT PRESENT, AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THEIR OFFICE HERE. INVESTIGATOR RILEY HAS RECEIVED A PRESTIGIOUS AWARD FROM THE STATE FOR SOME OF HIS OUTSTANDING DETECTIVE WORK, AND WE WANT TO HONOR THAT. WE APPRECIATE THE QUALITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT WE HAVE HERE IN JOHNSON COUNTY. AND INVESTIGATOR RILEY, YOU'RE A TESTAMENT TO THAT. WHEREAS, THE JOHNSON COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT IS PROUD TO RECOGNIZE INDIVIDUALS WHOSE EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION, PROFESSIONALISM AND COMMITMENT TO JUSTICE EXEMPLIFY THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE. AND WHEREAS, SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR WILLIAM RILEY, SERVING WITH DISTINCTION THROUGH THE JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE JOHNSON COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, HAS BEEN SELECTED TO RECEIVE THE 2026 TEXAS LAW ENFORCEMENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS HONORS BESTOWED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND WHEREAS, RILEY IS BEING HONORED FOR HIS OUTSTANDING INVESTIGATIVE INVESTIGATIVE WORK RELATING TO THE JULY 4TH, 2025 INCIDENT AT THE PRAIRIE LAND DETENTION CENTER IN ALVARADO, DEMONSTRATING EXTRAORDINARY SKILL, DILIGENCE, AND PERSEVERANCE IN A COMPLEX AND HIGH PROFILE CASE. AND WHEREAS, OVER THE COURSE OF A FOCUSED 14 DAY INVESTIGATION, RILEY ISSUED MORE THAN 50 WARRANTS AND WORKED IN CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITIES, INCLUDING AGENTS OF THE FBI, CONTRIBUTING DIRECTLY TO THEIR SUCCESSFUL APPREHENSION OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SINCE BEEN CONVICTED IN A FEDERAL COURT. AND WHEREAS HIS EXEMPLARY ACTIONS REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THE ENTIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, RILEY'S ACHIEVEMENTS WILL BE FORMALLY RECOGNIZED AT THE TEXAS STATE CAPITOL, WHERE HE WILL BE HONORED FOR HIS SERVICE, DEDICATION AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING THE CITIZENS OF JOHNSON COUNTY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT WE, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS, DO HEREBY CONGRATULATE AND COMMEND SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR

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SO I WANT TO SHARE THAT WITH THEM. THE ATTORNEY DECLINED TO SPEAK, AND THE OFFICER DID SPEAK ALL KINDS OF UNEXPECTED THINGS THIS MORNING. ALL RIGHT. IT'S ALWAYS WONDERFUL WHEN THE STATE RECOGNIZES SOMETHING WONDERFUL GOING ON IN JOHNSON COUNTY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO A ITEM THREE. THIS IS A PRESENTATION OF LENGTH OF SERVICE PINS TO JOHNSON COUNTY EMPLOYEES. WE ARE ONCE PER QUARTER. WE HONOR EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE ACHIEVED SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES FOR THEIR YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT WITH JOHNSON COUNTY. WE'LL BEGIN WITH 25 YEARS FOR LIBBY CHANDLER OUT OF THE PURCHASING OFFICE. WOW. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. OKAY, THIS IS A FUN ONE. IF YOU DON'T KNOW LIBBY, I THINK EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTY HAS HAD THE PLEASURE OF HAVING LIBBY HELP THEM OUT AT SOME TIME OR ANOTHER. SHE IS. LIBBY IS A HOOT. SHE IS THE MOST FUN TO HAVE IN THE OFFICE. SHE HELPS EVERYBODY. SHE'S SELFLESS AND TIRELESS IN HER EFFORTS. LIBBY IS A FRIEND AND SHE ALWAYS DOES THE RIGHT THING. AND WE'VE GOT THE ENTIRE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT HERE TODAY, SO DON'T CALL PURCHASING RIGHT NOW. WE'VE SHUT IT DOWN FOR LIBBY. BUT THANK YOU, LIBBY. JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'M CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO SAY RIGHT NOW THAT LIBBY IS A BIG DEAL. SO ANYONE WANTS TO COME UP AND SAY ANYTHING, IF NOT JUST A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR LIBBY CHANDLER, THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, PLEASE.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I AM BLESSED TO WORK IN THE PURCHASING OFFICE WITH JOHNSON COUNTY FOR SO LONG, BUT I DO HAVE MANY FRIENDS IN OUR DEPARTMENT WHO ARE AMAZING. AND IT TAKES ALL OF US AND WE DO WORK GOOD TOGETHER. AND I APPRECIATE AND RESPECT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. SO THANK YOU. AND I STILL GOT A FEW MORE YEARS TO GO, BUT, BUT I'M VERY BLESSED. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IF IF YOU HAVEN'T EITHER BEEN IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OR, OR THE SCHOOL BUSINESS, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE MAGNITUDE OF WHAT GOES ON IN THE PURCHASING OFFICE. THEY DO A GREAT JOB AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING 100% LEGAL, SO WE APPRECIATE THEM. YES, SIR. NEXT ON OUR LIST, SCOTT PORTER, THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR, IS ALSO CELEBRATING 25 YEARS WITH THE COUNTY. HE WAS AN EMPLOYEE FIRST AND THEN ELECTED OFFICIAL.

HE IS NOT HERE WITH US TODAY BECAUSE HE'S BUSY RUNNING AN OFFICE, BUT WE APPRECIATE HIS YEARS OF SERVICE AS WELL. NEXT WE HAVE MICHELLE DAVIS WITH 20 YEARS FROM THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, ALSO NOT ABLE TO JOIN US THIS MORNING, BUT WE APPRECIATE HER SERVICE. WE DO HAVE CHERYL WOOLSEY FROM THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. THAT'S ALSO WITH 20 YEARS OF SERVICE.

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD FOR HER. ALRIGHT. WITH TEN YEARS OF SERVICE. FIRST WE HAVE BRENDA TUCKER IN CONSTABLE PRECINCT FOUR. I DID NOT SEE HER THIS MORNING. ALRIGHT. BRYCE WELLS IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. KELLY TRIBBLE IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AMBER NETHERY IN FACILITIES. DEAN JONES IN PRECINCT FOUR. THE NEXT TWO ARE FROM PRECINCT FOUR.

DEAN JONES AND JESSE REYNA. AND THEY'RE TWO GUYS, TEN YEARS EACH. AND THEY'RE ON THE ROAD THIS MORNING, SO APPRECIATE THEIR WORK. YES, SIR. AND THEIR LOYALTY. YES, SIR. JOHN HAMMONDS IN PRECINCT THREE. SAME THING. HE'S NOT GOING TO COME IN AND I'M LUCKY I STILL HAVE HIM. I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION ANY NAMES, BUT THERE'S ANOTHER COMMISSIONER WHO KEEPS TRYING TO STEAL HIM, SO I'M GLAD. I'M GLAD TO STILL HAVE HIM AROUND. AND THOMAS DOUGLAS IN PRECINCT ONE, HE'S NOT AVAILABLE TODAY. BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER HAD ONE OF THE PRECINCT GUYS COME FOR ONE OF THESE, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE THE WORK THEY DO. DANA, ALLISON AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS. AND ANGELA CORNETT ALSO IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. ALL RIGHT. AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, SANDRA DARCY AND TIFFANY VAN SLYKE. THEY CHOSE TO STAY IN THE OFFICE. NOBODY WANTED TO WALK OVER IN THE RAIN THIS MORNING. COREY STILES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HERE. WONDERFUL. I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT. GOT ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT WON'T STOP WORKING TO COME CELEBRATE A LITTLE BIT. I APPRECIATE IT. WHEN YOU'RE A SMALL OFFICE IN THE COUNTY, YOU DEPEND UPON EVERY PERSON MORE.

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HE WAS A WONDERFUL INDIVIDUAL AND I MISS HIM DEARLY. BUT THOSE ONE IN 2 A.M. CALL OUTS FOR A DEATH INVESTIGATION AREN'T GREAT WHEN YOU HAVE SMALL CHILDREN AT HOME. AND SO JAMIE GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO HIS OFFICE. YOU DON'T CALL ME QUITE THAT EARLY IN THE MORNING, BUT I'M VERY APPRECIATIVE. OUR OFFICE CONTINUES TO GROW. WE HAVE GREAT PEOPLE, AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO COME TO WORK EVERY DAY. THIS IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF OUR FINE FOR OUR PROGRAM IN JOHNSON COUNTY. I'VE PROBABLY KNOWN COREY LONGER THAN ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM. BARNEY MCCLURE AND I, I GUESS, SHARE THAT SAME LEVEL. BUT WE APPRECIATE HER AS A AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. BUT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU HIRE FOR EACH ALUMNI INTO A LEADERSHIP POSITION. THEY DO WELL. SO YEAH, AND THEY KNOW HOW TO BACK A TRAILER. SO. ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE JUDY POWELL IN THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

SHE ASKED NOT TO BE CALLED UP THIS MORNING, BUT WE DO APPRECIATE HER FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE WATCHING OVER OUR BACKS BACK THERE. EMILY VANDERWERFF, IS SHE HERE THIS MORNING? ALL RIGHT. WE APPRECIATE HER FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE LAW LIBRARY. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE STEVE WATSON, OUR COUNTY AUDITOR, WHO IS NOT HERE TODAY. I THINK HE HID OUT JUST SO HE WOULDN'T GET HIS NAME CALLED. BUT ALONG WITH PURCHASING ONE OF THOSE OFFICES THAT YOU DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH WORK THEY DO UNTIL YOU'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SEE HOW HARD IT IS TO SPEND MONEY. HE KEEPS US ALL HONEST AND WE APPRECIATE THAT, AND I THINK HE'S DONE A GOOD JOB OF THAT. SO WE APPRECIATE HIS FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE. AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE OUR EMPLOYEES. THIS IS ONE OF THE WAYS WE CAN SAY THANK YOU. AND I'M GOING TO DEFER TO OUR LOCAL AUCTIONEER TO SEE HOW MANY YEARS OF SERVICE WE'RE CELEBRATING. 260, 260. THAT'S WONDERFUL. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THESE SLIGHTLY OUT OF ORDER. I WANT TO DO ITEM PA5. NEXT AN ANNUAL UPDATE FROM THE PRAIRIE LANDS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT WITH KATHY TURNER JONES, THE GENERAL MANAGER. MISS JONES. SORRY ABOUT THAT. GREAT. HOW'S THAT WORK? CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH. OKAY. GREAT. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE THIS MORNING. FOR THE RECORD, I AM KATHY TURNER JONES, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE PRAIRIE LANDS GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. AS ALWAYS, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE DISTRICT ACTIVITIES AND TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP AND SUPPORT. BEFORE I BEGIN, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE TWO MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO REPRESENT JOHNSON COUNTY, PAUL TISHLER AND BARNEY MCCLURE. THEY'RE HERE BOTH, BOTH HERE TODAY. WE APPRECIATE THEIR LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE COUNTY'S GROUNDWATER RESOURCES. ALSO JOINING ME THIS MORNING WILL BE KAYLEE AND GARCIA. FOLLOWING MY REMARKS, KAITLYN WILL PROVIDE A DEEPER DIVE INTO OUR GROUNDWATER USAGE, OUR PERMITTING ACTIVITY AND DRILLING TRENDS THAT WE'RE SEEING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD AND START THIS OFF. GROUNDWATER MAY BE OUT OF SIGHT, BUT IT CERTAINLY ISN'T OUT OF MIND. AND BY THE WAY, WE WILL TAKE

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SCIENCE AND MODERN TEEN, AS YOU KNOW, GOOD GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT BEGINS WITH GOOD SCIENCE. THE PAST YEAR, WE CONTINUE EXPANDING OUR GROUNDWATER LEVEL MONITORING NETWORK PROGRAM, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH OUR CONSULTANTS IN NEIGHBORING GROUNDWATER DISTRICTS ON REGIONAL GROUNDWATER MONITORING, MODELING, AND DESIRED FUTURE CONDITIONS. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO COLLECT GROUNDWATER LEVEL DATA PRODUCTION INFORMATION AND AQUIFER MEASUREMENTS. WITH THAT, IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SCIENCE AND OUR AQUIFERS AS THEY REACT TO THESE DIFFERENT CONDITIONS. WITH THE EXPANDING DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, OUR ACCOMPLISHMENT IS ONE OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT I'M VERY EXCITED TO TALK ON TODAY IS WE WERE RECENTLY APPROVED FOR GROUNDWATER SCIENCE AND RESEARCH DATA COLLECTION GRANT FROM THE STATE. THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD PRAIRIE GROUNDWATER DISTRICT WAS ONE OF APPROXIMATELY 47 GROUNDWATER DISTRICTS WERE SELECTED TO RECEIVE THIS FIRST TIME GRANT FUNDING THAT THE LEGISLATURE. INITIATED WITH THE WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD. WITH THAT, WE WILL BE DRILLING ONE ADDITIONAL DEDICATED MONITORING.

WELL, WITH THAT FUNDING, HOPEFULLY WE'LL SEE THESE DOLLARS BE PUT PUT INTO THE STATE BY THE LEGISLATURE FOR FUTURE FUNDING. WE ALL RECOGNIZE, I THINK THE STATE HAS LOOKED UP AND RECOGNIZED WE NEED MORE SCIENCE. GROUNDWATER DISTRICTS CANNOT FINANCIALLY AFFORD THAT INDIVIDUALLY, SO THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO HELP WITH SOME OF THAT. PUBLIC EDUCATION REMAINS STILL ONE OF OUR HIGHEST PRIORITIES. DURING THE PAST YEAR, THE DISTRICT STAFF HAS PARTICIPATED IN NUMEROUS COMMUNITY EVENTS, CLASSROOM PRESENTATIONS, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTY. ANOTHER INITIATIVE THAT WE'RE PARTICULARLY EXCITED ABOUT IS EXPANDING OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION, WHEREBY MEMBERS OF THE REAL ESTATE COMMUNITY TO HELP IMPROVE HOME BUYERS UNDERSTANDING OF GROUNDWATER DURING THAT REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION PROCESS. THIS GOAL IS TO ENSURE PROPERTY OWNERS RECEIVE A CLEAR, ACCURATE INFORMATION REGARDING GROUNDWATER NOT ONLY CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, BUT THE GROUNDWATER RESOURCE BENEATH THEIR LAND. IF THAT WELL IS PERMITTED, ANY TYPE OF TRANSACTION THAT NEEDS TO OCCUR AT THE TIME OF SALE, WHAT WE REALIZE IS OUR COMMUNITY. THERE WASN'T A LOT OF INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED TO THE BUYER, SO THIS IS MORE OR LESS A BUYER. BEWARE OF WHAT TO EXPECT. WE'RE ALSO SEEING, YOU KNOW, IN SOME AREAS, NOT SO MUCH IN JOHNSON COUNTY WHERE WATER RIGHTS ARE

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I ENJOY WORKING WITH THIS COURT AND VERY PROUD TO CONTINUE THAT. SO AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK KAYLYN TO COME UP HERE. SHE'S GOING TO GIVE A LITTLE CLOSER LOOK INTO INTO THE GROUNDWATER USAGE, THE PERMITTING ACTIVITY AND WHERE THESE TRENDS ARE OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. AND AFTER THAT, I'LL BE GLAD TO COME BACK AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. SHOULD THE COURT HAVE ANY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. SO AS KATHY MENTIONED, I'M GOING TO GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE GROUNDWATER PRODUCTION THAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE LAST YEAR, WHERE AND WHERE THAT CURRENTLY PUTS US THIS YEAR. OBVIOUSLY, THE FIRST THING THAT WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IS OUR, WELL, REGISTRATIONS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS DOES NOT COVER EVERY WELL IN JOHNSON COUNTY DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE WERE CREATED IN 2009. AND SO WE WERE NOT TRACKING, WELL, REGISTRATIONS PRIOR TO THAT.

WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE STATE WAS STARTED TRACKING THEM IN 2002. SO WE HAVE A GOOD IDEA OF EVERYTHING MOVING FORWARD FROM THERE. BUT ANYTHING DRILLED IN THE 1980S OR 90S, IT'S ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS. AND SO WITH THAT, WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO REGISTER THEIR WELLS, BUT IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT. SO THIS CAN'T ACCOUNT FOR EVERY SINGLE POSSIBLE. WELL, IN JOHNSON COUNTY WITH THEIR REGISTRATIONS. CURRENTLY, WE SHOW THAT THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 3168 WELLS REGISTERED IN THE DISTRICT. THIS INCLUDES EXISTING WELLS AND NEW WELLS TO BE DRILLED.

JOHNSON COUNTY COVERS THE MAJORITY OF THAT, WITH 1938 WELLS BEING REGISTERED. WITH THAT, 238 ARE PERMITTED. WHAT THE PERMIT MEANS IS THAT THESE PEOPLE REPORT TO US ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO GIVE US GROUNDWATER PRODUCTION. THESE ARE GOING TO BE YOUR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES, YOUR INDUSTRIAL MANUFACTURERS AND SOME COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES.

EVERYTHING ELSE WILL BE YOUR LIVESTOCK AND DOMESTIC, WHICH WE CONSIDER EXEMPT USE. AND THAT EXEMPT JUST MEANS THEY DON'T REPORT OR PAY ON THE WATER THAT THEY USE. SO THIS YEAR WE SAW 117 NEW WELL REGISTRATIONS COME IN FOR JOHNSON COUNTY. THAT IS PRIMARILY DOMESTIC USE. SO WITH THAT, Y'ALL COVER ABOUT 61% OF THE WELLS LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT. AND THEN THE OTHER THREE COUNTIES COVER THE REST. NOW WITH THAT, WE HAVE A FEW YEARS AGO ENTERED AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH Y'ALL TO REVIEW ANY GROUNDWATER AVAILABILITY CERTIFICATIONS THAT WE SEE. SO IN 20 OR THAT Y'ALL SEE IN 2025, WE REVIEWED TWO OF THOSE AND THAT TOTALED 42 LOTS. SO WE EXPECT THOSE 42 WELLS TO START BEING BEGIN DRILLING EITHER

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IT'S JUST TAKING A TAD BIT LONGER BECAUSE WE'RE BEING MORE CAREFUL ABOUT THE GROUNDWATER RESOURCES WITH THAT REVIEW PROCESS. CAITLIN, THAT SEEMS DISPROPORTIONATE THAT ELLIS COUNTY WOULD HAVE. A NUMBER LESS THAN HILL COUNTY AND WAY LESS THAN US. I MEAN, LOOKING IN THE BOOKLET, IT LOOKS LIKE THE USAGE IN ELLIS COUNTY IS WAY. I MAY BE GETTING AHEAD OF YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT THE USAGE IS WAY NORTH OF OURS. BUT IS THAT JUST THE NUMBER? I MEAN, THAT'S JUST BASED ON WHAT'S REGISTERED JUST REGISTERED. NOW, I WOULD SAY EVEN IF WE INCLUDE ALL OF THE WELLS THAT AREN'T REGISTERED WITH US, I WOULD STILL THINK JOHNSON COUNTY TOPS ELLIS COUNTY QUITE A BIT. BUT THE REASON THAT ELLIS COUNTY AND PRODUCTION IS SO HIGH IS BECAUSE ELLIS COUNTY PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES PRIMARILY RELY ON GROUNDWATER, SO THEIR PRODUCTION IS A LOT HIGHER OVER THERE, WHERE WE HAVE SEVERAL PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES WHO RELY ON GROUNDWATER HERE, BUT THEY TEND TO BE SMALLER. WE'RE TALKING PROBABLY 50 TO 200 CONNECTIONS WHERE OVER THERE THEY HAVE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I KNOW AT LEAST 5 OR 6 PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES THAT SUPPRESS THOUSANDS OF CONNECTIONS, SO THEIR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES PRODUCE A LOT MORE WATER. THE GROUNDWATER IN THAT AREA, YOU CAN GET A HIGHER CAPACITY. SO YOU CAN HAVE THE HIGHER GALLONS PER MINUTE, THEREFORE LEADING TO MORE PRODUCTION AND HAVING THOSE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES BE RELIANT ON THAT. BUT THE FURTHER EAST YOU MOVE, THE DEEPER IT GETS. SO YOU DON'T REALLY SEE DOMESTIC USERS COME IN AND USE THAT GROUNDWATER AS MUCH. SO AS FAR AS PERMITTED USE, YES, ELLIS COUNTY WILL SEE A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER NUMBER IN GALLONS A YEAR. INTERESTING. THE NEXT THING I LIKE TO KIND OF PROVIDE, JUST TO KIND OF REITERATE WHAT WE SEE ACROSS JOHNSON COUNTY, ALL OF THOSE BLUE DOTS, WHICH IS KIND OF THE MAJORITY OF WHAT YOU SEE ARE GOING TO BE YOUR DOMESTIC WELLS.

AND THE SECOND COLOR THAT I THINK YOU WOULD SEE MOST IS THE RED. THAT RED IS GOING TO BE YOUR PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY. IF WE'RE TO LOOK AT ELLIS COUNTY IN THIS SAME WAY, THE MAJORITY OF THAT MAP IS GOING TO BE RED AND IT'S GOING TO ALL BE ON THE WEST SIDE, AND THEN IT'S GOING TO SLOWLY BE SPARSE AS YOU MOVE EAST. SO JOHNSON COUNTY HAS GOOD COVERAGE ALL THE WAY FROM EAST TO WEST, AND WE DON'T SEE THAT IN ALL OF OUR COUNTIES. THIS IS ACTUALLY THE COUNTY THAT WE SEE THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNTY COVERED. WHEN WE LOOK AT ALL FOUR OF OUR COUNTIES. SO WITH THAT, WE HAVE 1339 WELLS THAT ARE REGISTERED AS DOMESTIC WELLS AND THEN 178 OF WHICH ARE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES OR I'M SORRY. AND THEN WE HAVE 178 WELLS THAT ARE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES AND ALL OF THOSE P.W.S. THEY DO REPORT TO US ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT PRODUCTION IN JUST A SECOND. THE THIRD LARGEST GROUP THAT WE SEE IS OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION. NOW WE'LL SAY WHILE WE HAVE 117 OF THEM, THE MAJORITY OF THESE ARE INACTIVE, MEANING THEY'RE NOT CURRENTLY PRODUCING. OUR OIL AND GAS USE HAS GONE DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY.

AND THEN I WOULD IMAGINE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS THAT THE LIVESTOCK USE WOULD SUPPRESS SURPASS THOSE NUMBERS AS LIVESTOCK WELLS CONTINUE TO BE DRILLED IN. OIL AND GAS WELLS ARE NOT. TO GIVE A QUICK BREAKDOWN OF 2024 USAGE TO 2025 USAGE, MOST OF THE USER GROUPS SAW AN INCREASE IN PRODUCTION, AS WELL AS JOHNSON COUNTY'S TOTAL USAGE. THEY'RE NOT SIGNIFICANT INCREASES. THE COUPLE OF USES THAT WE SAW THAT SAW DECREASES, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE FILLING A POND, NON AG IRRIGATION. THOSE ARE GOING TO BE RELIANT ON HOW MUCH IT RAINS.

SO OBVIOUSLY AN EXTREME DROUGHT YEARS. WE SEE THOSE NUMBERS KIND OF JUMP UP THOSE YEARS LIKE WE SAW LAST YEAR, WHERE THE RAIN IS CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. YOU KIND OF SEE THAT FILLING POND AND KNOWING AG IRRIGATION GO DOWN BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE NOT HAVING TO PRODUCE GROUNDWATER BECAUSE THE RAIN IS THERE TO COMPLETE BOTH OF THOSE USES.

WHEN WE LOOK AT IT AS A TOTAL FOR JOHNSON COUNTY, WE'RE LOOKING ABOUT A 1.28% INCREASE.

LIKE I SAID, IT'S NOT SIGNIFICANT. THOSE ARE THE NUMBERS WE KIND OF EXPECT TO SEE ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE BOARD. AS LONG AS WE DON'T HAVE A DROUGHT 2024 AND 2025, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT WE DID RECEIVE. 25 IT WAS A LITTLE IT WAS SPREAD OUT A LITTLE MORE EQUALLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BUT AS OF NOW, WE'RE SEEING THOSE NUMBERS TREND A LITTLE HIGHER BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD MORE DROUGHT THIS YEAR THAN WE DID IN EITHER 24 OR 25. SO OUR PERMITTED ALLOCATION IS THE AMOUNT, THE TOTAL AMOUNT. ALL OF OUR NONEXEMPT WELLS ARE ABLE TO PRODUCE UNDER THEIR PERMITS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. WHEN WE LOOKED AT THE DISTRICT AS A

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THEY'RE SITTING AT 3 BILLION GALLONS IN ALLOCATION, BUT THEY DON'T PRODUCE QUITE THAT. AND WITH THAT, I THINK WE SHOWED WHILE THERE'S 3 BILLION GALLONS OF ALLOCATION, WE ONLY PRODUCED 1.8 BILLION. SO WITH ALLOCATION, THE PERMITTED ALLOCATION VERSUS WHAT WE ACTUALLY PRODUCED, THE NUMBERS ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. I'D IMAGINE THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE THE ALLOCATION CONTINUE TO GROW BECAUSE THE RESOURCE IS THERE AND WE SEE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SLOWLY START TO MOVE OFF OF IT. BUT THERE ARE SMALLER COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES COMING IN WHO ARE RELIANT ON IT. BUT OVERALL, I WOULDN'T EXPECT THOSE THAT ALLOCATION TO INCREASE TOO MUCH WITH THE FOLLOWING YEAR. AND THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR PERMITTED VERSUS ACTUAL PRODUCTION, I BRIEFLY TOUCHED BASE ON THIS. BUT THIS KIND OF GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF ALL FOUR OF OUR COUNTIES OR I'M SORRY. YEAH. ALL FOUR OF OUR COUNTIES, ELLIS COUNTY IS OBVIOUSLY PERMITTED FOR THE MOST. AND THEY HAVE THE HIGHEST PRODUCTION AND IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN JOHNSON COUNTY. BUT JOHNSON COUNTY DOES COME IN SECOND. SO THEY'RE FIRST IN EXEMPT WELLS.

AND THEN JOHNSON COUNTY IS SECOND IN JOHNSON COUNTY, IS FIRST IN EXEMPT WELLS AND THEN SECOND IN NONEXEMPT WELLS. SO THEY HAVE A GOOD MIX. YOU HAVE A GOOD MIX OF PERMITTED WELLS VERSUS NOT. AND THOSE THAT ACTUALLY REPORT TO US. BUT AS WE MOVE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, I'D IMAGINE THAT ELLIS COUNTY WOULD STAY FIRST WITH THAT PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY BECAUSE THOSE USERS ARE SO BIG OVER THERE. BUT JOHNSON COUNTY DOES HAVE A GOOD AMOUNT THAT WE STILL MONITOR. AND THEY DO HAVE SOME COMMERCIAL USE THAT WE ARE SLOWLY SEEING STILL FILL IN, ESPECIALLY IN THE GODLEY AND NORTH EAST MANSFIELD AREA. WE'RE SEEING QUITE A BIT OF COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT GOING ON IN BOTH OF THOSE LOCATIONS. AND THEN JUST TO TOUCH BASE QUICKLY ON A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT KATHY HAD MENTIONED, WE DID HAVE SOME RULE AMENDMENTS LAST YEAR. WE ARE LOOKING AT AMENDING THOSE THIS YEAR AS WELL. AND THEN SHE TOUCHED BASE ON THE TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION AND HOW WE HAVE WORKED WITH THEM TO GET THE MANDATORY WATER NOTICE THAT STARTED IN JULY 1ST. AND SO WE CONTINUE TO GIVE PRESENTATIONS AND EDUCATE REALTORS ON THOSE. AND THAT IS EVERYTHING WE HAVE FOR Y'ALL. AND WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE THEM. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? I'D LIKE TO REGARDS TO THE OBVIOUS. WE'VE HAD A COURTROOM A FEW TIMES HERE FILLED UP WITH FOLKS REGARDING DATA CENTERS.

COME ON UP, KATHY. BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S LOOKING AT THESE NUMBERS, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S A FEAR DRIVEN CROWD THAT WE GET GENERALLY. OF COURSE, THERE'S A PUSHBACK NOW BECAUSE IT'S NOT A POLITICAL FAVORITE RIGHT NOW FOR THE GOVERNOR. SO HE'S HE'S HE'S PUSHING BACK ON THAT A LITTLE BIT. WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THAT'S OVER IN NOVEMBER. BUT THAT BEING SAID, YOU KNOW, IT IS A REALITY THAT ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS THAT ARE LISTED UP THERE, AS WELL AS HOOD COUNTY AND THE DRAW DOWN RATES THAT IMPACT EVERY ONE OF THOSE AQUIFERS WITH ALL OF THIS GROWTH, WHETHER IT BE MUD DISTRICTS, IT'S A COMPETITION NOW BETWEEN LARGE PROPERTY OWNERS AND AND THAT ARE LOOKING TO EITHER FOR LARGE SUBDIVISIONS AND OR DATA CENTERS, COMPETITION FOR THE WATER. HOW ARE YOU, HOW ARE YOU WORKING THROUGH THAT? AND IS TEQ EVEN INTERESTED IN WHAT WE HAVE TO SAY OR WHAT OUR CONSERVATIONISTS HAVE TO SAY IN REGARDS TO THIS REGION IN AND OF ITSELF? SO I'M GOING TO ANSWER THAT LAST PART. YOU KNOW, TO MY KNOWLEDGE AT THIS POINT, TCQ HAS NOT STEPPED IN BESIDES TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AS OPPOSED TO FROM THE LEGISLATURE. THEY'RE TRYING TO GATHER PRODUCTION INFORMATION, WHICH IS REALLY NONEXISTENT, TRYING TO GET COMPLIANCE ON SURVEYS FROM THESE ENTITIES WANTING TO BRING IN THESE DATA CENTERS HAS BEEN THE TOUGH PART. SO I THINK THERE'S NEW ENCOURAGEMENT FOR MORE PROACTIVE RESPONSES TO THESE SURVEYS. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN FIND OUT THAT INFORMATION.

IT'S BEEN INTERESTING TO KIND OF WATCH THOSE HEARINGS IN AUSTIN AS THEY'RE TRYING TO MANEUVER THAT. YOU KNOW, I DID HEAR A COUPLE OF LEGISLATORS MAKE A COMMENT. YOU KNOW, WHY ISN'T THIS ON THE SPECIAL SESSION YET? YOU KNOW, THEIR FEAR IS A KNEE JERK REACTION IS TOO EARLY. WITHOUT MORE INFORMATION, MORE SCIENCE. AND SO THAT'S KIND OF A STEP THAT,

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THEY SEEM TO BE PROMOTING NON-POTABLE WATER AND, AND INJECTED WELL, WATER. AND SOME OF THAT MAY BE AN ANSWER TO RECLAIM SOME OF THAT GROUNDWATER IN AND OF ITSELF.

AND I GUESS WE'D HAVE TO WATCH AND MONITOR THAT. YOU KNOW, THE PROPERTY RIGHTS THING IS, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH THAT THE CITIZENS ARE BEING HEARD IN AUSTIN RIGHT NOW. EVEN SHELLEY LUTHER, A FRIEND, STATE REPRESENTATIVE OUT OF DENTON AREA, MCKINNEY AREA, I GUESS IT IS, WAS ON THE LOCAL NETWORK THIS WEEKEND SAYING THAT THE LOCAL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURTS NEED MORE AUTHORITY. THAT'S ENCOURAGING. YOU KNOW, FROM WHAT WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH AND FROM FROM MISS LUTHER AND PARTICULARLY IN THE PAST. BUT I WOULD JUST SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THE PRESSURE IS ON AND PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT NOT ONLY WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WHAT DOES THAT DO TO THEIR PROPERTY VALUES. AND, AND SO, AND, BUT IN THE BIG SCHEME OF THINGS, THE WATER AND HOW MUCH CONSUMPTION AND WHAT IT DRAWS ALL AROUND, YOU PUT A DATA CENTER HERE AND YOU PUT FIVE SUBDIVISIONS AROUND IT. NOW, YOU KNOW, HOMESTEADS AND PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A HUNDRED YEARS. YOU CAN'T THINK THAT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE IMPACTED ON THE WELLS AND WHETHER THEY HAVE TO DRILL THEM DEEPER OR WHAT. SO, SO THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS. THAT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE THE HIGHLIGHT IN THE TOPIC OF THE SESSION GOING FORWARD, AT LEAST BETTER THAN A BATHROOM BILL WE SAW A FEW YEARS AGO, I GUESS. BUT, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S A, IT'S A, IT'S DEFINITELY GOING TO HAVE OUR INTEREST IN TCEQ IS WE GOT WE GOT TO HOLD THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE IN REGARDS TO ALL THE PERMITTING THAT THEY DO WITHOUT YOUR, YOUR YOUR CONDOLENCES OR YOUR CONSENT ON THAT. AND I THINK THERE, YOU KNOW, THAT MESSAGE IS BEING DELIVERED TO T C. Q WE'RE ALSO HEARING GROUNDWATER DISTRICTS NEED ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS ALSO FACING GROUNDWATER DISTRICTS, SHOULD THERE BE A CHANGE, THE RULE OF CAPTURE. AND, YOU KNOW, I HOPE NOT. BUT WITH THE ATTEMPTS WITH THE BASS

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IT'S WHAT BAD BILLS WE WE TRY TO KILL YOU'RE RIGHT AND STUFF. SO WE DO APPRECIATE THAT COMMENT REGARDING, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THAT IMPACT WHEN YOU TAKE A HIGH PRODUCTION. WELL, AND REGARDLESS OF THAT ACREAGE, YOU KNOW, IS THAT ONE CENTRAL PRODUCTION GOING TO HAVE A GREATER EFFECT? AND HOW FAR REACHING IS THAT GOING TO BE? LIKE YOU MENTIONED, THE SUBDIVISIONS AROUND IT. SO WE MAY BE LOOKING AT THINGS THAT REQUIRE MULTIPLE WELLS THAT THEY COULD SPREAD OUT TO MINIMIZE THOSE IMPACTS. BUT THE GOAL IS TO PROTECT THE AQUIFER FOR NOT ONLY FUTURE GENERATIONS, BUT FOR THOSE EXISTING USERS AND THAT INVESTMENT BACKED EXPECTATION THAT THEY HAVE WHEN THEY PUT THEIR WELLS IN. SO VERY GOOD. THAT'S A GOOD PRESENTATION. I APPRECIATE THE INFORMATION VERY MUCH. WE'RE GLAD TO BE HERE. AND THANK YOU ALL AGAIN. THANK YOU. WE DO APPRECIATE WE DO APPRECIATE. DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WANTED TO SAY? ARE YOU JUST LEANING FORWARD? HE'S IN A THREE POINT STANCE OVER THERE.

HE'S WE APPRECIATE THE RELATIONSHIP THAT WE DO HAVE WITH THE PRAIRIE LANDS AND, AND THE STAFF AND AND THE BOARD MEMBERS THAT ARE HERE. MR. MCCLURE, MR. TISHLER APPRECIATE ALL YOU GUYS DO. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE TODAY. ALL RIGHT. WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S UPDATES. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM PA4. THIS IS A PRESENTATION OF THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSIONS 2025 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD TO THE JOHNSON COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION. I'M GOING TO ASK THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION REPRESENTATIVES AND THE COURT TO JOIN ME UP FRONT. AND GET STARTED WITHOUT YOU. I DON'T KNOW. MISS NEELY. YEAH, Y'ALL HAVE BEHAVED WELL. WE ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO BE JOINED BY OUR HISTORIC COMMISSION. I, I Y'ALL DO FANTASTIC WORK. THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION, Y'ALL DO FANTASTIC WORK IN JOHNSON COUNTY. IT'S ALL VOLUNTEER WORK. THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF PRESERVING WHAT MAKES OUR COMMUNITY WHO WE ARE. AND IT'S AS I SAID EARLIER, IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE THE STATE OF TEXAS RECOGNIZE THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN JOHNSON COUNTY. THAT'S WHY WE ARE HERE TODAY. WE ARE PRESENTING FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS THE 2025 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD TO THE JOHNSON COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND RECOGNIZE OF ITS ACTIVE AND WELL BALANCED PRESERVATION PROGRAM. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE STATE DETAILING THE WORK THAT WENT INTO THIS. AND IT CONCLUDES, THE TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION EXTENDS OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR CHC FOR THIS WELL-DESERVED ACCOMPLISHMENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT OF YOUR APPOINTEES AND THEIR DEDICATION TO PRESERVING TEXAS'S HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE. WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S VOLUNTEER WORK. WOULD YOU LIKE TO? WELL, I'D JUST LIKE TO INTRODUCE EVERYONE. WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 16 APPOINTEES AT THIS TIME, AND AS THE JUDGE POINTED OUT, WE ARE ALL VOLUNTEER. AND ALTHOUGH WE'RE BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZING LONG TERM EMPLOYEES OF THE COUNTY, WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE ON OUR COMMISSION WHO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED SINCE THE LATE 1990S. SO WE HAVE MANY YEARS OF SERVICE AND MANY MORE IN THE FUTURE WE HOPE. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THIS IS AMY NICHOLS, OUR SECRETARY. JAMES NEELY, OUR TREASURER APPOINTEE, STEVEN HOLCOMB, AND REPRESENTING THE JOHNSON, EXCUSE ME, THE CLEBURNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, MELANIE. MELANIE FENNELL. MELANIE, I'LL SAY YOUR NAME IN A MINUTE. MELINDA FENNELL I'M SORRY. I KNOW HER NAME. IT'S NOT LIKE I DIDN'T. SORRY ABOUT THAT. WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE HER WITH US TODAY ALSO.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND OF COURSE, THIS WAS SANDRA NEELY, THE CHAIR OF THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION. AND YOU'VE BEEN THE CHAIR FOR FIVE YEARS. YES. WONDERFUL. WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN. FIFTH, FIFTH IN A ROW DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD. I REMEMBER HANDING IT TO Y'ALL LAST YEAR. I DIDN'T REALIZE IT HAD BEEN THAT MANY. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. FIRST TIME YOU GAVE US ONE, YOU SAID. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT. WHY DON'T Y'ALL HOLD IT UP TOGETHER? YEAH, WE

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I GUESS REAL QUICK, BEFORE I MOVE INTO THE KIND OF PROGRESS ON THE ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION THAT WE HAVE GOING ON, I'VE GOT SOME KIND OF PREDEVELOPMENT UPDATES, THE 110 BUILDING RIGHT HERE DOWN THE STREET. WE ARE ACTUALLY MEETING WITH THE CITY THIS WEEK TO DO THE PREDEVELOPMENT MEETING AND KIND OF GET WITH THEM AND COORDINATE THAT WITH THE JUDGE, THE ARCHITECT, AND THE THE GC TO GIVE THE CITY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF SEE WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE GOING TO BE AS WE ARE DEVELOPING THESE PRINTS AND WORKING UP THAT COST ESTIMATE.

WE DON'T WANT TO BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD IN THE LAST MINUTE. SO WE'LL BE MEETING WITH THEM TO, TO TACKLE ALL THAT WITH THE HISTORICAL COMMISSION, WITH THIS GRANT FUNDING, THE NEXT COURT, I WILL NOT BE HERE. I WILL BE IN AUSTIN TO TRY TO SPEAK ON OUR BEHALF FOR THE THE GRANT FUNDING. ONE OF THE UPDATES THEY DID THEY DID REQUEST FOR US TO REMOVE THE ELEVATOR FROM THE GRANT FUNDING REQUEST. THEY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THAT FELL INTO THE. THE NEED.

OUR. FROM WHAT THE ARCHITECT HAD DRAWN UP THE GRANT FOR US, THEY SAID THAT IT SOUNDS BAD, BUT IT COULD ACTUALLY BE A GOOD THING. THAT MAY MEAN THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY TAKING OUR GRANT SERIOUSLY, AND MAYBE THAT'S NOT INCLUDED, BUT THAT THERE IS SERIOUS CONSIDERATION FOR THE REST OF THE THE REPAIRS. SO A LITTLE BIT OF A, YOU KNOW, GOOD AND BAD ALL AT THE SAME TIME. I DO HAVE I KNOW WE ARE TALKING LATER IN WORKSHOP ABOUT PRECINCT THREE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR THE SITE PLAN WE DID HAVE BASED ON THE MEETING THAT WE HAD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, THE SPECIAL CALLED THE ARCHITECT, DID WORK UP A LITTLE SITE PLAN THAT IF YOU IF YOU WANT TO GET, I CAN HAND IT OUT NOW AND THEN Y'ALL CAN REVIEW IT. SO Y'ALL ARE KIND OF. SURE.

IF YOU WANT TO HANDLE MISS VANDERLYN, I BET WE CAN PASS THEM DOWN. YOU CAN KEEP TALKING.

COUNTY JUDGE. AND SO THAT WAS KIND OF, I GUESS, BASED ON WHAT OUR ARCHITECT HAD SEEN THROUGH Y'ALL'S RECOMMENDATIONS. SO IF THERE'S ANY, OBVIOUSLY, ONCE WE GET TO THE WORKSHOP, IF THERE'S ANY CORRECTIONS OR SOMETHING, WE CAN MAKE NOTES AND I CAN PRESENT THAT TO THE ARCHITECT AT THAT TIME. ALL RIGHT. SO THE THE MAIN PROJECTS WE GOT ROLLING RIGHT NOW, THE BIG ONES OBVIOUSLY ARE THE SERVICE CENTER AND THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S BOTH OFF OF KILPATRICK. A LOT OF GOOD PROGRESS OVER AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. WE HAD OBVIOUSLY IT'S BEEN RAINING, YOU KNOW, TWO MONTHS STRAIGHT. AND THEN WE HAD A GOOD STRETCH THIS LAST MONTH OF HOT, DRY WEATHER. SO THEY GOT A LOT OF CONCRETE AND PAVING DONE AND A LOT OF EXTERIOR WORK. JUST KIND OF THE CURRENT PROGRESS OF THE SHERIFF'S JUVENILE. A LOT OF PAVING COMPLETED, NEARLY ALL OF IT. THE NORTH AND WEST AWNINGS NORTH BEING WHERE THE VEHICLE PROCESSING IS, WEST BEING WHERE JUVENILE IS, THE AWNINGS HAVE BEEN BUILT. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SHEETED OR ANYTHING AT THIS POINT, BUT THE STOREFRONT FOR WHERE ALL OF THOSE ENTRANCES THAT WILL BE VEHICLE PROCESSING, OUR RECORDS ENTRANCE AS WELL AS THE JUVENILE STOREFRONT IS IN.

BUT THE GLASS HAS NOT BEEN INSTALLED YET, AND THE JUVENILE REMODEL IS IN PROGRESS. THAT IS RAISING THE CEILING IN THERE AND WORKING TOWARDS PROBABLY GETTING SOME NEW FLOORING IN THAT FRONT LOBBY AS WELL. MEDICAL EXAMINER'S. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THE THE IT WAS TRYING TO GET PERMITTING FOR THE PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL TOOK A LOT LONGER THAN WHAT THE GC FOR THAT PROJECT HAD HAD EXPECTED. SO THEY'VE KIND OF BEEN HAVING TO DO IN THAT MEANTIME IS JUST PREP AS MUCH AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE TO MAKE READY FOR THAT THE PERMIT WAS ISSUED OR IT HAS BEEN APPROVED. THEY ARE JUST WAITING FOR THAT FEE ASSESSMENT. AND THAT SHOULD, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, SHOULD BE ACTUALLY DONE TODAY. AND THEY WILL PAY THAT. AND ONCE THAT'S DONE, THEIR THEIR ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING CONTRACTORS ARE READY TO ROLL.

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SO RIVER ROCK AND SOME SOME TREES, AS WELL AS SOME LIKE YUCCAS AND TEXAS SAGE. THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF IRRIGATION IN THERE, BUT WE WANTED SOME DROUGHT RESISTANT PLANTS. SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. AS OF NOW. THE FOUR WEEK LOOK AHEAD FOR THOSE TWO PROJECTS. THE CMU BLOCK, THAT WAS A LONG, VERY LONG LEAD TIME. WE EXPECT TO HAVE THAT DELIVERED BY, I BELIEVE THEY SAID, JULY 27TH. AND THE SECOND IT GETS, THEY'VE BEEN PREPPING FOR THAT. THAT'S THE SECOND HE GETS THERE. THEY WILL WORK TOWARDS INSTALLING THAT. THE AWNING, SHEET METAL AND HANDRAILS, ESPECIALLY ON THE JUVENILE SIDE, WILL BE GOING IN I BELIEVE, THIS WEEK AND SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THE NEXT TIME I BRING YOU AN UPDATE. JUVENILE LOBBY, THEY'LL FINISH THAT. RAISING THAT CEILING, FIXING THOSE WALLS, AND DOING THE STOREFRONT ENTRANCES AS WELL TO KIND OF MAKE THAT ALL SEAMLESS, AS WELL AS THE ACCESS CONTROL FOR VEHICLE PROCESSING AND JUVENILE SIDE. AND THE RECORDS DOOR WILL ALL BE COMPLETED BY THAT TIME. THEY DO EXPECT THAT PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED. IT SAID KIND OF MID SEPTEMBER. I ASKED HIM FOR KIND OF WORST CASE SCENARIO AND THAT'S WHAT HE CAME BACK WITH. SO HE IS HOPING IT WOULD BE EARLY SEPTEMBER. BY THE TIME THAT IS DONE. I REQUESTED THE SAME UPDATE FROM OUR MEDICAL EXAMINERS REACH CONTRACTOR AND THEY SAID MID AUGUST THEY SAID 60 DAYS AT MOST. AND THAT PUTS YOU AT ABOUT THAT MID AUGUST RUN. BUT LIKE FOR THAT ONE WE'LL HAVE THAT PERMIT ISSUE. THEY'LL BE ROLLING SOME DRYWALL BE INSTALLED TAPE AND BED.

WE'LL COORDINATE WITH IT. ONCE THEY GET THAT DONE TO RUN THE DATA DROPS AND EVERYTHING FOR ALL OF THE OFFICE FURNITURE AND THEN THE ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING ROUGH INS. WE'RE ADDING AN ADA BATHROOM SO THEY HAVE TO SAW CUT FROM THE EXISTING KIND OF. IT'S IT'S A WEIRD, VERY SMALL BATHROOM. WE'RE MAKING THAT A MOP SINK FOR A JANITOR'S CLOSET. THEY'LL PULL IN AND MAKE THAT BACK A BATHROOM AND FINISH ALL THE LED LIGHTING AND EVERYTHING. THAT'S THE ELECTRICAL PERMIT PORTION OF IT. AND THAT PROJECT IS SET TO BE COMPLETE IN ABOUT MID AUGUST. SO AND THAT IS WHAT WE'VE GOT UP TILL NOW. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. SIBLEY. I THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC. IT'S NICE TO HEAR THAT IN TWO MONTHS OR SO, WE'LL HAVE BOTH OF THOSE MAJOR PROJECTS WRAPPED UP. VERY EXCITING. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

[CONSENT AGENDA]

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AS THE COUNTY JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION. AND I DARE SAY THAT MOST OF THE GOOD LEGISLATION THAT HAS COME OUT OF THAT IN THE LAST 35 YEARS HAS BEEN BECAUSE OF THE MEMBERS THAT. AND JIM ALLISON. AND SO I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HIM, I THINK THE DATA CENTER ISSUE HAS KIND OF BEEN AN EYE OPENER FOR THE PUBLIC IN THAT REGARD, AND NOTING THAT, YOU KNOW WHAT, MAYBE COUNTIES DO NEED A LITTLE BIT A LOUDER VOICE IN AUSTIN. STARTING TO HEAR IT. THIS ISN'T. I DON'T GUESS THIS IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO BE TALKING ABOUT IT.

BUT ANYWAY, IT'S A GOOD TIME TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? ALL RIGHT. IF NOT, I WOULD CALL FOR A MOTION. MOVE TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED.

GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHITE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN. CONSENT AGENDA CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVE TO OUR ACTION

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I'VE RECUSED MYSELF FROM THIS ITEM. DO YOU MIND? COMMISSIONER BAILEY? NOT AT ALL, GENTLEMEN.

ACTION ITEM A ONE CONSIDER. APPROVE BILL. RUN FOR COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY FEES. CAN I GET A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE? SECOND. GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WHITE. SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HALE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. JUDGE ABSTAINED.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. MOVE TO ITEM A2. CONSIDER AUTHORIZED PURCHASING AGENT TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND PROPOSALS. ANYTHING TODAY, MR. ANDERSON? NOTHING TODAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM A2. HAVE ITEM A3 CONSIDER AN APPROVED ORDER.

2026-68 PROHIBITION OF OUTDOOR BURNING. DO WE NEED TO OPEN THE WINDOWS TO TAKE NO ACTION OR CAN WE? NO, I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO TAKE ANY ACTION. JUDGE. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION BRIEFLY THE REASON THAT THIS WAS PUT ON WAS BECAUSE OF THE GRASS. WE CALL THAT A ONE HOUR FUEL. IT'S CALLED A ONE HOUR FUEL BECAUSE IT LITERALLY ONLY TAKES ONE HOUR FOR THAT GRASS TO DRY OUT AND BE AVAILABLE TO BURN. SO WE WANT TO BE CAUTIOUS IN PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT GOING FORWARD. IT WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE TEMPORARY RELIEF, BUT IT IS TEMPORARY. SO

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I'VE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BAILEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN. A7 CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU, MISS VANDERLIN. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM A8. CONSIDER AND APPROVE ANNUAL SUBSCRIBER UNIT FEE FOR FY 27 AMENDMENT TO COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST, 2026.

RADIO MANAGEMENT. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO THE COURT. I HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW RADIO TECHNICIAN, MR. JAMES MURPHY. HE'S HERE WITH ME TODAY. SO I DO APOLOGIZE THAT I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO INTRODUCE HIM TO YOU. WE'RE QUITE. I'M QUITE. I'M QUITE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM WITH US, SO. AND IF HE LOOKS FAMILIAR, I BELIEVE THAT'S BECAUSE MR. MCKINNEY STOLEN FROM IT. YES. I HOPE THERE'S NOT TOO MANY HARD FEELINGS LEFT ABOUT THAT AT DAN'S EXPENSE.

BUT TO GET BACK ON SCRIPT, YOU KNOW, IT'S FISCAL YEAR 27 COMING UP, SO WE'RE HAVING TO ADJUST THE SUBSCRIBER FEES FOR ALL OF OUR RADIO SUBSCRIBERS, YOU KNOW, BURLESON, CROWLEY, ETCETERA. AND WE GOT LUCKY BASICALLY BECAUSE OUR VENDORS ONLY WENT UP ON US. AND HOPEFULLY I SUBMITTED A BRIEF LITTLE CHART WITH THE AGENDA PLACEMENT FORM. SO HOPEFULLY YOU ALL HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT IT REAL QUICKLY. BUT THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT OUR VENDORS CHARGE EACH OF, OR CHARGE THE COUNTY HERE FOR MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP AND SOFTWARE UPGRADES, ETCETERA FOR THE RADIO INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING OUR DISPATCH CENTER. SO IT'S BEEN OUR POLICY TO ALWAYS ONLY GO UP ON THEM, WHATEVER OUR VENDORS GO UP ON US. AND WE GOT LUCKY THIS YEAR OR FOR FISCAL 27 IN THAT OUR COMBINED VENDORS ONLY WENT UP ON US JUST SLIGHTLY UNDER 5%. SO I'M SURE OUR SUBSCRIBERS WILL BE RELIEVED OF THAT. NOW I WILL SAY THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS. THE BAD NEWS IS SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS NEARBY IN OUR NORTH TEXAS RADIO NETWORK WERE THE THE VENDORS THAT WE HAVE IN COMMON WITH THEM WENT UP IN DOUBLE DIGITS. SO WE ESCAPED THAT LUCKILY. SO I EXPECT THAT TO PROBABLY HIT US FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR, BECAUSE I CAN'T IMAGINE THEM NOT PASSING THAT ALONG TO US AS WELL. BUT WE ARE SMALLER THAN SOME OF THE OTHER ONES, SO HOPEFULLY THAT PLAYED INTO IT. SO LONG STORY SHORT, OUR REGULAR RATE PEOPLE OR THOSE WHO IS OUR REGULAR RATE. AND THAT'S GOING TO GO UP ABOUT 4.86% FROM LAST FISCAL YEAR, 26 WAS $30.54 PER RADIO PER MONTH TO $32.02, WHICH WAS ABOUT $1.48 INCREASE. THEN, OF COURSE, OUR DISCOUNTED RATE IS THOSE ENTITIES LIKE BURLESON, CLEBURNE, CROWLEY ISD, DPS THAT HAVE THEIR OWN DISPATCH CENTERS. BECAUSE PART OF WHAT THESE FEES COVER ARE THE EQUIPMENT AT OUR NEW DISPATCH CENTER, WHICH THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY OR SHOULDN'T BE, YOU KNOW, EXPECTED TO PAY

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THIS IS MOTOROLA. THIS INCREASE IS 4.86. THAT'S ONE OF THE VENDORS. AND THE OTHER IS THE CITY OF FORT WORTH. WE PAY A SYSTEM CORE CHARGE TOO, SINCE WE'RE BASICALLY ATTACHED TO THEIR SYSTEM CORE. THEY WENT UP ON US OVER 12%, ALMOST 12%. IT'S BEEN PROBABLY, I GUESS 15 YEARS AGO THAT WE NEGOTIATED THAT. BUT I WOULD, I WOULD I WOULD ASK THAT WE LOOK AT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT DOUBLE DIGITS AND I'M IT'S LIKE I SAID, IT'S BEEN PROBABLY 15 YEARS. BUT WE WERE TOLD TO AN ANTICIPATED 5% ANNUALLY WOULD PROBABLY BE WHAT WE COULD EXPECT. I WANT TO THINK THAT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A CAP AT 5%. SO I WOULD JUST SAY WE NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT. IF YOU START TALKING ABOUT DOUBLE DIGITS BETWEEN 1 OR 2 VENDORS ABOVE WHAT WE'VE GOT THIS YEAR, WE NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT THAT ORIGINAL LANGUAGE IN THAT MOTOROLA CONTRACT, BECAUSE I'M QUITE CERTAIN THAT 5% COULD BE EXPECTED. BUT I THINK THAT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE CAP. THAT MAY BE WRONG, BUT I SEEMED LIKE I REMEMBER SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. RIGHT? RIGHT. AND WE ALSO ENTERED INTO A NEW SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS. I THINK IT WAS LAST YEAR WE SIGNED A NEW FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT WITH THEM. SO IT'S RENEWABLE EVERY FIVE YEARS. BUT I THINK IN THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE, THOUGH, THERE WAS A SET FEE OF 5%. RIGHT. SO AND SINCE I WASN'T HERE IN DOUGLAS. YEAH. CORRECT. HE HE, HE MAY KNOW THAT AND THAT'S SOMETHING I COULD TALK TO HIM OR WE COULD LOOK AT THE AGREEMENT AND SEE IF MAYBE THEY TOOK THAT LANGUAGE OUT, WHICH THEY MAY HAVE. I JUST DON'T KNOW. YEAH.

I WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH IF THEY DID. RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION. THERE ARE NO OTHER QUESTIONS. I WOULD CALL FOR A MOTION ON ITEM A EIGHT MOVE TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. ALL RIGHT. I'VE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WHITE. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BAILEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE AYE. ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN. AND A EIGHT CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. WE ARE

[EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]

ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ITEM S3, S4 AND S5. THERE WAS NO ACTION

[ACTION ITEMS (Part 2 of 2)]

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THAT'S NOT SOMETHING WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. SO MR. MEDLEY, IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT FROM THERE.

THANK YOU JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, THE MAIN MAINLY IT'S THE SAME AS IT HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. SEVERAL ITERATIONS. THE MAJOR CHANGES MADE THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE COURT. AGREE TO DEAL WITH. AS THE JUDGE SAID, A REQUIREMENT OF A CERTAIN NUMBER OF QUALIFYING JOBS TO BE EVEN CONSIDERED FOR AN ABATEMENT IN THE BY THE COUNTY AND THE QUALIFYING JOBS IS DEFINED AS A WAGE OR SALARY THAT MEETS OR EXCEEDS $20 PER HOUR PER EMPLOYEE, TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S NOT A COMPANY THAT'S BRINGING IN A LOT OF MINIMUM WAGE JOBS. IT'S BEEN CHANGED TO PARTICULARLY GIVE THE COMMISSIONERS COURT THE ABILITY YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD THE ABILITY TO CONSIDER LONG TERM IMPACT OF A PARTICULAR PROJECT ON COUNTY'S INFRASTRUCTURE, ON THE COUNTY'S ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCE, ON ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES, AND ON WHETHER OR NOT THE PROJECT IS SUSTAINABLE OVER A LONG TERM. AND I THINK SPECIFICALLY, THAT WOULD BE THE COURT HAS EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN CHEMICALS BEING DISCHARGED, BUT ALSO POWER CONSUMPTION AND WATER CONSUMPTION AMONG CERTAIN HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TYPE USES THAT NOW THAT IS EXPLICITLY INCLUDED AS ITEMS THAT WE WOULD CONSIDER BEFORE GRANTING ANY KIND OF ABATEMENT TO A POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THE TABLES IN THE GUIDELINES WERE DIFFERENT. TABLE FOR INITIAL INVESTMENT AS OPPOSED TO EXPANSION. THERE ARE NOW TWO TABLES, ONE FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE WITHIN MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES AND PROJECTS THAT ARE WITHOUT MUNICIPAL BOUNDARIES. KEEPING IN MIND THE FACT THAT THE COUNTY HAS LESS INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS FOR A PROJECT THAT'S WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS THAN IT DOES FOR OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS. SO THE PERCENTAGES ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WITH REGARDS TO THOSE. IT DOES REQUIRE. AS A PRO FORMA OF THE APPLICATION CAPITAL INVESTMENT OF AT LEAST $10 MILLION AND CREATE AT LEAST 20 QUALIFYING JOBS. SO THERE ARE SOME PROJECTS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE THE COURT IN THE YEARS PAST THAT WOULD MEET THE VALUE, BUT WOULD NOT MEET THE QUALIFYING JOBS REQUIREMENT. SO THAT'S NOW CONJUNCTIVE RATHER THAN DISJUNCTIVE. THE OTHER CHANGE WAS THAT TO REQUIRE THAT IF A PARTICULAR COMPANY IS WANTING TO TO ASK FOR AN ABATEMENT AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO GET PERMITS FROM TCE Q OR HAVE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES DONE, THEY HAVE TO MAKE A COPY OF THOSE STUDIES AVAILABLE TO THE COURT IN ORDER TO GET THE ABATEMENT AGREEMENT. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. AT THIS TIME.

IT IS 11:04 A.M. IF ANYBODY IN THE ROOM WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COURT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY FORWARD AT THIS TIME. ALL RIGHT. LAST CALL. OKAY. SEEING NOBODY COME FORWARD, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THESE PROPOSED CHANGES AND REAUTHORIZING OUR GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA. OKAY. THEN I WOULD CALL FOR A MOTION ON ITEM A FOUR JUDGE. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. THE POLICY. GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BAILEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOWELL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN AND A FOUR CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE HAVE ANOTHER ITEM WITH MR. MEDLEY ITEM A FIVE. THIS IS ALSO A PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDER AN APPROVE ORDER 2026-62 DESIGNATION OF JOHNSON COUNTY REINVESTMENT ZONE. MR. MEDLEY, YOU WANT TO. YES. THE COUNTY HAS BEEN APPROACHED BY A COMPANY WHICH HAS. ACQUIRING PROPERTY OUTSIDE ALVARADO. THAT. AND THEY'RE WISHING TO BE

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IT MERELY AUTHORIZES YOUR CONSIDERATION AT A FUTURE MEETING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MEDLEY. I DO WANT TO SAY THIS IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT. THAT IS NOT A DATA CENTER. IT IS A MANUFACTURING CONCERN THAT WILL BRING GOOD PAYING JOBS TO THE COUNTY. AND WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THAT OWNER. I DON'T THINK WE CAN DISCLOSE MORE THAN THAT AT THE MOMENT, BUT I DO WANT TO PROVIDE SOME REASSURANCE THAT THE TO ANYBODY THAT'S LISTENING, THAT WE'RE WE HAVE HEEDED THE INPUT OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IT'S IN AN INDUSTRIAL AREA AND IT'S AN INDUSTRIAL USER. AND IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT HAS CAUSED PUBLIC OUTCRY BEFORE. SO I THINK SOMETHING PEOPLE WILL BE PLEASED TO SEE IN A MONTH WHEN WE CONSIDER IT AN ACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THAT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME. IT IS 11:06 A.M. DOES ANYBODY IN THE ROOM WISH TO ADDRESS THE COURT ON THIS ITEM? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO COME FORWARD, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE CREATION OF THE REINVESTMENT ZONE. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE, I'D CALL FOR A MOTION ON ITEM A5 MOVE TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WHITE, SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BAILEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN AND A5 CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WE HAVE ONE MORE ACTION ITEM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. I THINK I THINK THAT IS ALL MINE FOR TODAY. SO I WISH YOU ALL A WONDERFUL DAY. THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. BRUCE, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF THE LAST ACTION ITEM, ITEM A6. IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. CONSIDER AND APPROVE ORDER 2026-58 ORDER ESTABLISHING A SPEED LIMIT OF 2025MPH WITHIN THE WILD BERRY ACRES SUBDIVISION, WHICH CONTAINS MUSTANG GRAPE LANE, BERRY GROVE LANE, ARBOR VINE TRAIL, VINTNER TRAIL, LAUREL LANE AND WILDHORSE LANE. LOCATED IN JOSHUA JOHNSON COUNTY, TEXAS. PRECINCT ONE COMMISSIONER. WELL, WE'RE JUST HOPING TO SLOW DOWN FROM 60 TO 50. YOU KNOW, SPEED LIMIT SIGNS ARE ARE ONLY ENFORCEABLE IF SOMEBODY'S SITTING THERE WATCHING THEM. BUT THIS IS AN OLDER, ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE TOOK IN FOR MAINTENANCE.

AND NOW THAT WE'VE DID THE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, NATURALLY, THE EVERYBODY WANTS TO DRIVE FASTER.

SO WE'RE JUST HOPING TO, YOU KNOW, TO, TO HOPEFULLY MAKE IT A SAFE COMMUTE THERE FOR THE, FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE 25 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT IMPOSED. COMMISSIONER. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. I'M GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME. IF ANYBODY WISHES TO SPEAK TO THE COURT ON THE ISSUE OF A SPEED LIMIT DECREASE IN WILD BERRY ACRES, PLEASE MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE PODIUM. THE TIME IS 11:08 A.M. AND ANYONE CAN SPEAK EITHER IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NOBODY MAKING THEIR WAY FORWARD, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT, I WOULD CALL FOR A MOTION. I MOVE THAT WE IMPLEMENT THE 25 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT. SECOND WILD BERRY SUBDIVISION.

SECOND, I GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BAILEY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WOOLLEY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN. AND A6 CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I'M

[WORKSHOP (Part 1 of 2)]

WE HAVE QUITE A FEW DOLLARS THAT WE NEED TO MOVE OUT OF COUNTY COFFERS INTO RIO VISTA COFFERS, BUT WE'VE GOT A FEW MONTHS TO COMPLETE THAT AND SEEMS TO BE ON SCHEDULE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT ARPA? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE NO ACTION RESULTING FROM THAT ON ITEM WS2. THERE'S DISCUSSED PLANNING PROCESS FOR A FUTURE PRECINCT THREE SUB COURTHOUSE AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY, INCLUDING POTENTIAL CREATION OF A SITE PLAN. A REVISION OF SITE PLAN HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO EVERYBODY. THAT'S BASED ON OUR SPECIAL CALLED MEETING THAT WE

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BUT I'LL JUST LEAVE IT TO MIKE. HE'S THE ONE WHO'S GOT TO DEAL WITH IT. AND AND HOPEFULLY BY THE NEXT COURT WE'LL BE GETTING EVEN CLOSER TO HARVEST. WE'RE GETTING CLOSE. WELL, WHAT WHAT'S NICE ABOUT THIS IS THE FACT THAT CONSTRUCTION COULD BEGIN ON BOTH OF THOSE AT THE SAME TIME. WE DON'T HAVE TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION FOR A ROAD AND BRIDGE FACILITY AND THEN TEAR DOWN A FACILITY TO BUILD THE COURTHOUSE THAT THIS COULD BE GOING ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE COURTHOUSE AND THE ROAD AND BRIDGE COULD BE BUILT. AND AT THE SAME TIME, COLT IS HERE.

DID YOU FIND OUT ANYTHING REGARDING THAT DRIVEWAY THAT WE THE QUESTION THAT CAME UP, HAVE WE HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM TXDOT ON THAT? HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING, MIKE. WE WE HAD A MEETING WITH TXDOT AT THE END OF LAST WEEK, AND WE BROUGHT THIS UP BRIEFLY AS AN ITEM THAT WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT AND MADE THEM AWARE OF IT, BUT WE HAVEN'T ENGAGED.

WE'RE WAITING TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE INFORMATION TO SHOW THEM. SO THIS THIS NEW SCHEMATIC IS BRAND NEW AND HAS NOT GONE TO THEM. THE OBSTACLE I COULD THINK OF BASED UPON PRESENTATION. OF THIS SITE. IS THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT ISSUES THERE. THAT THERE. ALL RIGHT.

WITH THAT WE WILL TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM WS2. I'M GOING TO SKIP WS3 AT THE MOMENT. WE

[EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 2 of 2)]

[WORKSHOP (Part 2 of 2)]

INVESTING IN EXISTING EMPLOYEES AND TRYING TO SLOWLY GROW OUR HEADCOUNT. NEW EMPLOYEES ARE EXPENSIVE, AND WE'RE TRYING TO DIG THROUGH THOSE PRIORITIES. A COUPLE OF THE BIG ITEMS THAT HAVE COME UP ARE TRYING TO REEVALUATE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF SALARIES. IT'S ABOUT 300 EMPLOYEES. SO 40% OF OUR WORKFORCE TRYING TO LOOK AT HOW WE CAN ADDRESS THEIR SALARIES AND GET THEM IN LINE WITH THE MARKET. IN SOME PLACES WHERE WE'RE WE ARE WHERE WE NEED TO BE, AND SOME OF THEM REQUIRE SOME ADJUSTMENT TO BUILD SOME STRUCTURE AND MARKET FAIRNESS THROUGHOUT OUR SALARY SCHEDULE. BUT THOSE ARE THERE ARE A LOT OF ITEMS. THERE'S A LOT TO BRING BACK. IT'S JUST WE'RE STILL AT THE HALF BAKED STAGE, AND I DON'T LIKE TO BRING HALF BAKED ITEMS TO THE COURT IF WE CAN AVOID IT. ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OR WORRIES ABOUT BUDGET? AND IF NOT, THEN WE'LL CALL IT A DAY. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S NO ACTION RESULTING FROM ITEM WS3 EITHER. THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE ITEMS IN OUR AGENDA, AND WE ARE

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