Sep 28, 2026 Commissioner's Court

[CALL TO ORDER]

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GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL TO ORDER THIS MEETING OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT. THIS IS A REGULAR MEETING OF THE COURT. TODAY IS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH AT 9 A.M. HERE IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT ROOM. I WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT ARE PRESENT, AS WELL AS OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENT HEADS, NECESSARY FOR TODAY'S BUSINESS. I WOULD ASK EVERYBODY TO PLEASE RISE FOR THE INVOCATION. PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGES. LORD, WE COME BEFORE YOU HUMBLY AND IN GRATITUDE. WE THANK YOU FOR THE GIFTS AND BLESSINGS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US. WE THANK YOU THAT WE CAN PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. WE PRAY, LORD, FOR PEACE AND HEALTH, FOR YOUR PEOPLE, FOR RAIN, FOR THE DRY LAND, AND FOR YOUR COMFORT AND YOUR WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AS WE DEAL WITH THESE MATTERS BEFORE YOUR PEOPLE. WE PRAY, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD FORGIVE US WHERE WE FAIL YOU. WE PRAY THESE THINGS IN YOUR SON'S HOLY NAME. AMEN. AMEN, AMEN. PLEASE JOIN US IN A PLEDGE TO THE FLAG OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY AND THIS GREAT STATE. 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 STATE UNDER GOD, ONE INDIVISIBLE. THANK YOU. YOU CAN BE SEATED. WE'RE GOING

[PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS]

OH, WE GOT RAIN. SO WE LIT UP OVER THE WEEKEND AND I. SOME OF THEM WERE A LITTLE TOO. WE GOT TWO INCHES APART. YEAH, YEAH. YOU HAD TWO DROPS WERE TWO INCHES APART. EXACTLY. YEAH, EXACTLY. IT DID. IT DID ALMOST SETTLE THE DUST ON THE CONCRETE. IT DID. YEAH. YEAH. ALMOST. MY CAR DIRTY. YEAH. WE. A WAY TO END THE DROUGHT IS WITH THE FLOOD. I JUST HOPE WE DON'T GET A FLOOD. THEY SAY IT'S COMING, SO WE'LL SEE. GOTTA GET READY. ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT ANNOUNCEMENT. I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT TO REMIND FOLKS. NEXT, I'M GOING TO ASK JENNIFER VANDERLYN TO COME FORWARD FOR ITEM PA FOUR. THIS IS AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF MAJOR TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. MISS VANDERLYN IS THE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. WE DO HAVE LATER IN TODAY'S MEETING, A ONE YEAR UPDATE ON THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION BOND. SO WE'LL HOLD THAT INFORMATION UNTIL A LITTLE LONGER LATER IN THE MEETING. YES, SIR. OF COURSE, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. BECAUSE THERE IS A PRESENTATION LATER ABOUT THE BOND PROGRAM AND ITS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY, I DID WANT TO TOUCH ON A FEW DIFFERENT ITEMS. WE HAVE A PROPERTY OWNER THAT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES IS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH. THE PROPERTY OWNER WANTS TO ULTIMATELY PETITION THE COUNTY TO AMEND THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN TO CHANGE AN NTT ALIGNMENT. SO THAT'S BEING DISCUSSED WITH THEM. WE'RE CURIOUS WHAT NTT HAS SAID ABOUT THEIR REQUEST AS WELL AS TEXDOT. WE ARE ALSO IN DISCUSSION WITH SOME DEVELOPERS WHO POSSIBLY ARE THE ONES THAT CAME AND MADE A PRESENTATION TO THE COURT BEFORE WE GOT THIS EMAIL LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SO I'M STILL REFRESHING MY MEMORY FROM A FEW YEARS AGO, BUT THEY ARE GOING TO PROPOSE A STANDALONE BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY NEAR AN ENCORE LOCATION ON COUNTY ROAD 1217. SO WE DON'T HAVE AN APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT FOR THAT PROJECT, BUT THEY HAVE REACHED BACK OUT AFTER A NUMBER OF YEARS FOR AN UPDATE ON THE REQUIREMENTS. OTHER THAN THAT, ONCE THE NEW FISCAL YEAR BEGINS, I'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU SOME UPDATED STATISTICS ON WHAT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HAS BEEN UP TO FOR THE LAST YEAR. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MISS VANDERLYN. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE APPRECIATE YOUR UPDATE. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM PA2. THIS IS A PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION HONORING KELLY WELTY, MISS RODEO, TEXAS 2026. AND ASK THE COURT TO JOIN ME AND MISS WELTY AND HER FRIENDS AND FAMILY UP IN THE FRONT. WELL, THIS IS EXCITING. I THINK COMMISSIONER HOWELL SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE

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THROUGH HER BUSINESS, SHE COMBINES HER EDUCATION, TALENTS, AND LIFELONG PASSION FOR TELLING THE STORIES OF THE PEOPLE, LIVESTOCK, TRADITIONS AND COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE AGRICULTURE AND RODEO UNIQUE. AND WHEREAS IN 2026, KELLY PROUDLY SERVES AS MISS RODEO TEXAS, REPRESENTING THE LONE STAR STATE AND THE SPORT OF PROFESSIONAL RODEO AT RODEOS, AGRICULTURAL EVENTS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS AND APPEARANCES THROUGHOUT TEXAS AND BEYOND. AND WHEREAS, IN DECEMBER 2026, KELLY WILL REPRESENT THE STATE OF TEXAS IN LAS VEGAS AS SHE COMPETES FOR THE TITLE OF MISS RODEO AMERICA, CARRYING WITH HER NOT ONLY THE TEXAS CROWN BUT ALSO THE TRADITIONS, VALUES, WORK ETHIC AND COMMUNITY SPIRIT INSTILLED THROUGHOUT HER LIFE IN JOHNSON COUNTY. AND WHEREAS, FROM HER BEGINNINGS IN JOHNSON COUNTY, FOUR-H, GRANDVIEW, FFA AND YOUTH RODEO TO BECOME A STATE PUBLIC SPEAKING CHAMPION, AMERICAN FFA DELEGATE RECIPIENT, TEXAS A&M GRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENT, ENTREPRENEUR AND MISS RODEO, TEXAS. KELLY HAS REMAINED DEEPLY CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY THAT HELPED HER SHAPE HER AND CONTINUES TO SERVE AS AN OUTSTANDING REPRESENTATIVE OF JOHNSON COUNTY AND THE STATE OF TEXAS. WHEREAS, THE JOHNSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF CELEBRATING YOUNG PEOPLE WHOSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS EXEMPLIFY LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, WESTERN HERITAGE AND A COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY. THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT WE, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF JOHNSON COUNTY, DO HEREBY HONOR AND RECOGNIZE KELLY WELTY, MISS RODEO, TEXAS 2026, FOR HER OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENTS. BE. IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED THAT WE, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF JOHNSON COUNTY, EXTEND OUR SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO KELLY WELTY AS SHE REPRESENTS TEXAS AND COMPETES FOR THE TITLE OF MISS RODEO AMERICA IN LAS VEGAS IN DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR. CONGRATULATIONS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND SHOW OFF THAT PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILL? IT IS SUCH AN HONOR TO BE HERE. THANK YOU, EVERYONE FOR COMING OUT. AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS SUPPORT AND COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND IT'S JUST REALLY SUCH A BLESSING TO GROW UP IN JOHNSON COUNTY. I WAS SITTING HERE THINKING, AND I'M LOOKING AT THIS COURT BEFORE ME AND A FUNNY LITTLE STORY KIND OF CAME TO MY PARENTS, AND I SAW MY FIRST HORSE THAT I WON A RODEO QUEEN TITLE ON RIGHT HERE IN JOHNSON COUNTY IN CLEBURNE, TEXAS. AT THE PRCA RODEO WE BOUGHT FROM THE GILLESPIE FAMILY. AND HIS NAME WAS SPUNKY, AND HE WAS SUCH A GOOD BOY. HE GOT ME EXACTLY WHERE I NEEDED TO BE BUILT THE CONFIDENCE. AND THEN HE WENT TO LIVE WITH ANOTHER RODEO QUEEN IN THEIR FAMILY, WITH THE WHITE FAMILY. AND SO IT'S BEEN REALLY COOL TO SEE ALL OF OUR CONNECTIONS KIND OF COME TOGETHER AND THAT WE REALLY ARE A CLOSE KNIT COMMUNITY HERE IN JOHNSON COUNTY, AND I JUST HAVE LOVED SEEING ALL OF MY STORIES AND GROWING UP IN MY LIFE INTERTWINING. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR BEING HERE TO RECOGNIZE ME. AND THANK YOU FOR POURING YOUR MONEY, YOUR LOVE, INTO SPORT, INTO THE FOUR-H AND

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SUMMARIZE. WE WATCHED YOU GROW UP RIGHT HERE IN THIS CORNER. YEAH. THANKSGIVING DAY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. ALWAYS NICE TO SEE THE SUCCESSES OF A FELLOW PRODUCT OF AN FFA, A LOCAL FFA, JOHNSON COUNTY AND JOHNSON COUNTY. FOUR H. YES, I WAS UNDER MY BREATH. I KNOW I'VE GOT A SOFT SPOT. I WAS AN FFA KID, NOT A FOUR H KID. BUT DON'T HOLD IT AGAINST ME. ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE ITEM THREE. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS.

THIS IS A PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION HONORING CONSTABLE MATT WILEY. CONSTABLE, IF YOU WANT TO. I THINK YOU BROUGHT THE REST OF THE COURTROOM WITH YOU. IF YOU WANT TO BRING EVERYBODY UP HERE. YOU KNOW, FOR THOSE OF US, WHICH I'M SURE IS EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM THAT KNOW MATT WILEY, HE'S A NICE GUY. AND YOU MEET HIM AND HE'S KIND AND HE'S FRIENDLY AND HE'S FUNNY. HE'S NOT IMPOSING. HE'S NOT ON AIRS AT ALL. AND YET HE JUST KEEPS COMING BACK TO THIS COURT, WINNING AWARDS AND BEING RECOGNIZED. AND I THINK HIS HUMILITY SOMETIMES COVERS UP HIS EXCELLENCE IN HIS PROFESSION. WE REALLY ARE LUCKY TO HAVE HIM REPRESENTING PRECINCT ONE, WHEREAS THE HONORABLE CONSTABLE MATT WILEY HAS PROUDLY SERVED THE CITIZENS OF OUR COUNTY FOR 20 YEARS, DEMONSTRATING AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE, LEADERSHIP AND THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY HE REPRESENTS. AND WHEREAS, THROUGHOUT HIS DISTINGUISHED CAREER, CONSTABLE WILEY HAS EXEMPLIFIED THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONALISM, DEDICATION AND INTEGRITY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES AS CONSTABLE. AND WHEREAS, CONSTABLE WILEY HAS FURTHER DEMONSTRATED HIS COMMITMENT TO THE PROFESSION THROUGH HIS ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLES ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS, AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING AND ADVANCING THE WORK OF JP'S AND CONSTABLES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WHEREAS, CONSTABLE WILEY SERVED AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLES ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS FROM 2021 TO 2022, PROVIDING LEADERSHIP AND REPRESENTATION TO CONSTABLES AND JUSTICES OF THE PEACE ACROSS THE STATE. AND WHEREAS, IN RECOGNITION OF HIS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE PROFESSION AND HIS EXEMPLARY SERVICE, CONSTABLE WILEY WAS HONORED AS THE 2021 CONSTABLE OF THE YEAR FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND WHEREAS, IN ADDITION, CONSTABLE WILEY SERVES AS A STATE DIRECTOR TO THE TEXAS NORTH REGION OF THE CONSTABLES AND MARSHALS ASSOCIATION, CONTINUING HIS EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN AND ADVANCE THE PROFESSION BEYOND THE BORDERS OF OUR COUNTY AND OUR STATE. AND WHEREAS, CONSTABLE WILEY HAS NOW ACHIEVED THE EXTRAORDINARY NATIONAL DISTINCTION, HAVING BEEN SELECTED AS CONSTABLE OF THE YEAR AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL BY THE NATIONAL CONSTABLES AND MARSHALS ASSOCIATION, FURTHER RECOGNIZING HIS EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE AND DEDICATED SERVICE. WHEREAS, CONSTABLE MATT WILEY'S 20 YEARS OF FAITHFUL SERVICE DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT TO THE CITIZENS HE REPRESENTS, REFLECT GREAT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF, HIS OFFICE, HIS PROFESSION AND OUR COUNTY. AND WHEREAS THE CITIZENS AND LEADERSHIP OF OUR COUNTY ARE PROUD TO RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR OWN FOR THIS REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT AND CONGRATULATE CONSTABLE MATT WILEY ON RECEIVING THIS PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL HONOR. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED THAT WE DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND

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AND SO I JUST I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK Y'ALL. HERE FOR THE PICTURE. I MEAN, IT'S I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A LOT. YEAH. LET'S GET HIM UP HERE. I WANT TO. ACCEPT THAT. THANK YOU.

YEAH. YOU CAN'T COME. WHAT AN HONOR. IMPROVISING. SHE WOULD HAVE HAD TO CHARGE THIS. YEAH.

SHE'S NOT A VENDOR. YOU KNOW, JUST A QUICK COMMENT. I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE THE WEALTHY FAMILY AND AND KELLY ON HER ACCOMPLISHMENT. AND IT'S BEEN SUCH A PLEASURE TO WATCH HER GROW UP. AND ONE OF THE BEST TAXPAYER FUNDED PROGRAMS THERE IS IN JOHNSON COUNTY. FOUR H AND AND BE INVOLVED IN IN RODEO AND REPRESENTING JOHNSON COUNTY AS THE ONLY MISS RODEO TEXAS THAT'S EVER COME FROM JOHNSON COUNTY. WE HAVE SOME FORMER MISS RODEO, TEXAS RESIDING IN JOHNSON COUNTY AND MAYBE A 1 OR 2 MISS RODEO, TEXAS TEAM, BUT NOBODY'S EVER COME FROM JOHNSON COUNTY AND REPRESENTED THE STATE AS MISS RODEO, TEXAS. SO CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S GREAT.

THERE'S NO SURPRISE THAT THAT IT WOULD BE MISS WELTY. THAT'S RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. AND AND TO MATT, CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. AND I'LL SAY I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING ABOUT MATT EVERY. I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER LEFT A PHONE MESSAGE FOR MATT WILEY. AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE WHEN I CALL HIM, HE ANSWERS THE PHONE. I TELL HIM EVERY TIME I SAID, MAN, YOU ANSWER THE PHONE LIKE NOBODY'S BUSINESS. WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT'S YOUR SECRET? MAYBE IT'S JUST YOU. BECAUSE HE ANSWERS, WHEN I CALL TO. HE ALWAYS. HE ALWAYS RESPONDS. YEAH, HE ALWAYS. THANK GOODNESS FOR CALLER ID, MATT. WELL, IT'S BEEN A. THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO START A COURT MEETING. JUDGE.

TWO TWO GREAT PRESENTATIONS. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE ANOTHER GREAT PRESENTATION. I'M VERY EXCITED. WE HAVE OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, MISS HELEN KIRWIN, PRESENT TODAY. WE. I SAY EVERY TIME YOU'RE HERE, MISS KIRWIN, I THINK WE ARE

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JOHNSON COUNTY, LET'S GO. I MEAN, WOW, WHAT A MORNING. AND I AM SO THRILLED TO CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM TO RECOGNIZE THIS INCREDIBLE MAN AND WHAT HE HAS DONE. AND IT'S JUST IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE. AND, SUPERINTENDENT STEVENS, IF YOU WANT TO COME UP. OKAY, WELL GUESS WHAT. IT'S OUT IN THE CAR. SO. CAN YOU WAIT A MINUTE AND I'LL RUN OUT AND GET IT? I'M SORRY. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. WE WILL HAVE MY. WELL, I WAS THE GOLD STAR BANQUET LAST NIGHT AND THAT'S THE SPEECH I HAVE. IT'S THE GOLD STAR BANQUET. YES. WE WILL TAKE CARE OF OUR CONSENT AGENDA AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. OH, WE'VE ALL

[CONSENT AGENDA]

CONSIDERING APPROVED BUDGET AMENDMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 111.01. ONE OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE ASSETS. LIABILITIES. REVENUES. PROCEEDS FROM RIGHT TO RIGHT TO USE.

SUBSCRIPTIONS TO BUDGET FOR SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION RELATED ACCOUNTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,549,553.41. WE RECLASSIFY EACH YEAR DUE TO GASB STANDARD FOR SAMHITAS, WHICH ARE SOFTWARE AS A SUBSCRIPTION. WE RECLASSIFY THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR TO TO SHOW THE ACTUAL COST OF OF THE SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS. IT'S JUST AN ACCOUNTING THING, JUST AN ACCOUNTING. I HEAR THAT ALL THE TIME. WELL, YOU'RE MARRIED TO ONE, RIGHT? IT'S JUST THAT'S, THAT'S A FAIRLY NEW REQUIREMENT THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW. HOW WE, HOW WE SHOW HOW WE PAID FOR IT.

AND WE CAN'T SHOW HOW WE PAID FOR IT UNTIL WE'VE PAID FOR IT. SO WE DO IT AT THE END OF THE YEAR. OKAY. I THINK IT'S GOOD TO BRING THAT UP AND LET THE TAXPAYERS KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT COST TO, TO OPERATE AND RUN ALL THIS SOFTWARE THAT WE'RE CALL IT MANDATED. SOME OF IT RECORDS RETENTION, SOME OF I MEAN, THERE'S, THERE'S A LOT OF THAT, THAT THAT IS WE'RE MANDATED TO PROVIDE. BUT THERE'S SOME OF THAT THAT WE CHOOSE TO. BUT IT'S STILL A, IT'S STILL A BIG NUMBER. AND THAT NUMBER IS ONLY GOING TO CONTINUE TO GROW. I WOULD LIKE TO BRING UP, IF I MAY, ITEM CA24 AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THESE PARKING LOTS THAT ARE AROUND OUT HERE. I GET SEVERAL CALLS ABOUT THOSE. WHY THEY'RE JUST WHY WE CAN'T TAKE DOWN THE PARKING FOR THE, YOU KNOW, OUR EMPLOYEES ONLY WITH SO MUCH. THERE'S MORE FOOT TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN NOW. AND THERE'S, THERE'S REALLY A, A NEED. AND, AND FOR THE MOST PART, OUR EMPLOYEES PARK AROUND THIS COURTHOUSE. THEY DON'T USE THOSE PARKING LOTS AND WON'T GET INTO THAT AGAIN. WE'VE BEEN THERE, DONE THAT. BUT BUT I WOULD JUST SAY THAT IF THERE'S A, I DON'T KNOW IF IT COULD BE DONE TODAY, BUT AT SOME POINT I, FOR ONE AT LEAST WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE PARKING LOTS BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO OUR BUSINESSES DOWNTOWN, AND CERTAINLY A CONVENIENCE TO THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN TO DO BUSINESS AROUND HERE. SO, COMMISSIONER. YEAH. I DON'T THINK WE'RE POSTED TO THAT KIND OF ACTION, BUT I DON'T NECESSARILY DISAGREE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, MOST OF THESE PARKING LOTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. AND I'VE HAD THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE CITY OF CLEBURNE BEFORE THAT. I THINK IF WE COULD COORDINATE WITH THE CITY AND HAVE SOME SIGNAGE THAT WAS VERY CLEAR ON AT LEAST THE ONES THAT ARE ALREADY OPEN TO

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[PUBLIC PARTICIPATION]

UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, KEENE ISD HAS CONTINUED TO GROW AND EXCEL, FOSTERING A CULTURE OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERY SINGLE STUDENT. THIS HONOR REFLECTS DOCTOR STEPHENS UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND FAMILIES. GREAT SCHOOLS ARE BUILT ON GREAT LEADERSHIP. AND DOCTOR STEPHENS HAS LED WITH INTEGRITY, WITH VISION AND A SERVANT'S HEART. WHILE THIS ACHIEVEMENT REFLECTS THE HARD WORK OF THE ENTIRE KEENE ISD TEAM, STRONG TEAMS ARE GUIDED BY STRONG LEADERS AND HIS LEADERSHIP HAS HELPED POSITION THIS DISTRICT FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS. DOCTOR STEPHENS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO YOUR STUDENTS, STAFF, AND FAMILIES OF KEENE ISD. YOUR SERVICE HAS MADE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE IN THIS. RECOGNITION IS TRULY WELL DESERVED. ON BEHALF OF THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE PEOPLE OF HOUSE DISTRICT 58, I AM PROUD TO PRESENT THIS RECOGNITION TO DOCTOR RICKY STEPHENS IN RECOGNITION OF BEING NAMED THE 2026 REGIONAL 11 SUPERINTENDENT OF THE YEAR. AND I MIGHT ADD THAT HE IS ON THE TOP 86 OTHER SUPERINTENDENTS WERE CONSIDERED. SO WITH THAT, CONGRATULATIONS. AND I MIGHT ADD, IN OUR HOUSE, DISTRICT 58, THE T RANKINGS. KEENE WAS NUMBER ONE. YEAH. THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU'VE HAD SOME SOME TOUGH DECISIONS TO MAKE AS OF RECENT WITH THE WITH THE WITH THE FOOTBALL TEAM. AND BUT I WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO GET THOSE BOYS SOME GAMES. YES. OUT OF THE AERIAL OR WHATEVER THAT HOWEVER THAT IS, IS IS BEING HANDLED. BUT THAT'S A TOUGH CALL. BUT SOMEBODY HAD TO MAKE THAT ONE. AND MATTER OF FACT, WHEN I GOT A CALL A WHILE AGO, I SAW A TEXT SAID, ARE YOU COMING? I'M LIKE, OH MY GOSH. I WAS IN A MEETING TRYING TO GET ALL THAT DONE. YEAH, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. REPRESENTATIVE KIRWIN, THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR.

SHE'S COME BACK TO OUR BOARD MEETINGS AND HAS DONE THE SAME. SO I REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT.

MOST OF Y'ALL I KNOW THROUGH EITHER SEEING YOU AT CHAMBER OR EATING LUNCH WITH YOU, OR BEING ON COMMITTEES WITH YOU, OR JUST KNOWING YOU THROUGH FAMILY, FRIENDS. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE THINGS THAT Y'ALL ARE DOING IN THE COUNTY. I'M VERY BLESSED. 13, 14 YEARS AGO TO COME TO KEENE, WHICH I THINK IS ONE OF THE MOST AMAZING CITIES AND PLACES TO LIVE, THAT THERE IS BEING AN EAST TEXAS BOY MOVING OUT TO WEST TEXAS. FELL IN LOVE WITH JOHNSON COUNTY. DON'T SEE HOW I COULD EVER LEAVE. BEING THIS CLOSE TO JUST. IT'S JUST GREAT.

AND THEN THE THINGS THAT ARE THAT ARE DONE BY THE LEADERSHIP IN THIS AREA ARE DONE RIGHT.

WE'VE BEEN REAL BLESSED AT KEENE TO REALLY BE ABLE TO, TO FALL INTO A MISSION AND VISION OF EVERY CHILD, EVERY NEED, EVERY DAY. AND I THINK THAT FILTER IS WHAT HAS ALLOWED US TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS OVER THE LAST 13, 14 YEARS. AND MR. BAILEY, ACCORDING TO WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT THE FOOTBALL, THAT'S WHAT IT REALLY CAME DOWN TO, IS WE HAD TO REALLY LOOK AT WHAT THE NEEDS OF OUR KIDS WERE COMPARED TO THE HARDNESS OF OF BACKING OUT.

BUT WE DO HAVE A FULL SCHEDULE GOING FORWARD. WE'VE GOT A SCHOOL OUT OF SUGAR LAND COMING IN THIS FRIDAY TO PLAY. SO OUR BOYS WILL STILL BE ABLE TO PLAY. WE'LL BE ABLE TO RESET NEXT YEAR AND COME BACK IN 28, 29 FULL, FULL BLAST. BUT I APPRECIATE Y'ALL. THANK YOU AGAIN. IT'S A GREAT HONOR MORE THAN ANYTHING. IT IT VERIFIES TO MY TEACHERS AND MY STAFF THAT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AS WELL. IF IT WAS A PERSONALITY CONTEST WITH ME AND THOSE OTHER SUPES

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RIGHT? BUT IF YOU HOLD IT A LITTLE LONGER THAN YOU, THAN YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO. AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THAT OIL FIELD WORKER AND I'VE SEEN THIS SO MANY TIMES, IT'LL BE A GUY AND HE'LL BE IN A DO RAG AND HE'LL BE DIRTY. HE'LL BE COMING OUT OF HIS VEHICLE TO WALK IN. HE'S GOT HIS HEAD DOWN. HE IS TIRED. HE JUST WANTS SOMETHING TO DRINK. AND HE LOOKS UP AND HE SEES THAT I'M HOLDING THE DOOR A LITTLE LONGER THAN I'M SUPPOSED TO. THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT HE DOES EVERY SINGLE TIME. ONE, HE SMILES, AND THE NEXT THING HE SPEEDS UP. BECAUSE FOR THAT BRIEF MOMENT, I MADE HIM THINK HE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN THE WORLD. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THROUGH THE KING 22 IS CREATE KIDS THAT GRADUATE, THAT LIVE THAT KIND OF LIFE.

YES, IN THIRD GRADE, WHEN IT SAYS CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELF OR DO YOUR HOMEWORK, THIRD GRADER REALIZES, I NEED TO DO MY HOMEWORK. BUT IN REALITY, WHAT THAT MEANS IS TWO TODAY, WHAT TODAY REQUIRES SO THAT WHEN THAT THAT YOUNG THIRD GRADER IS 34 YEARS OLD AND HE COMES HOME FROM WORKING AND HE'S DIRTY AND IT'S 430, HE JUST WANTS TO SIT ON THE TV AND WATCH TV AND DRINK A COKE ZERO. AND HIS WIFE SAYS, HEY, OUR DAUGHTER HAS A SEVENTH GRADE C VOLLEYBALL GAME AT 430. WE NEED TO BE THERE INSTEAD OF LAYING ON THE COUCH AND SAY, I'VE WORKED MY DAY. HE REMEMBERS IN THIRD GRADE AND FIFTH GRADE AND NINTH GRADE THAT HE'S SUPPOSED TO DO HIS HOMEWORK EVERY DAY. HE'S SUPPOSED TO DO WHAT TODAY REQUIRES, AND HE GETS UP OFF THAT COUCH AND HE GOES AND WATCHES HIS DAUGHTER PLAY VOLLEYBALL. IF WE CAN CREATE THOSE KIND OF KIDS IN KEENE AND HOPEFULLY ACROSS OUR STATE, WE WILL BE GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE.

NOW, ONE OF THE COOL THINGS AND I WILL BE QUIET, I PROMISE. ONE OF THE COOL THINGS IS WE HOSTED OVER 500 SUPERINTENDENTS AND TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE LAST 15 MONTHS AT KEENE.

THEY CAME THROUGH TOSA AND CAME AND SPENT 2 OR 3 DAYS WITH US. THAT HAS SPAWNED ITSELF INTO LIKE FIVE FRIDAYS WHERE THEY'VE COME BACK AND WE HAVE NOTICED THERE'S PROBABLY 10 TO 15 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE THAT HAVE TAKEN THE KEENE 22 AND HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THEIR CAMPUS. THERE'S BELLEVILLE, BRAHMA 15, THERE'S THE HARTS BLUFF. 18, THERE'S THE PONDER.

44. THERE'S THE MURCHISON HOUSE SYSTEM. THERE'S ALL THESE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE NOW COME TO KENAN HAVE TAKEN THAT OUT, TRYING TO BUILD BETTER HUMANS. I THINK THAT'S WAY MORE IMPORTANT BECAUSE NO MATTER WHAT QUESTION YOU ASK ME BEFORE I CAN REMEMBER WHAT I LEARNED, I CAN FIND THE ANSWER TO FACTS RIGHT HERE, BUT I CAN'T BE A BETTER HUMAN ON THIS. AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST TO CREATE BETTER HUMANS THROUGH THE KING. 22 THANK YOU FOR ASKING THAT.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU RICK. YOU GUYS SEE WHY I WANTED TO YOU FOR US TO HEAR THAT. THAT'S THAT'S PRETTY AWESOME STUFF. CAN YOU STAY

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[ACTION ITEMS]

COMMISSIONER BAILEY, DO YOU MIND? SURE. GENTLEMEN, A1 CONSIDER APPROVED. BILL, RUN FOR COURT APPOINTED ATTORNEY FEES. MOTION. MOVE TO APPROVE. MOTION. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHITE. ALL IN FAVOR? SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM A2. CONSIDER AND AUTHORIZE PURCHASING AGENT TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS AND PROPOSALS. ANYTHING TODAY, MR. ANDERSON? NOTHING TODAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. WE WILL TAKE NO ACTION ON ITEM A2. MOVE TO ITEM A3. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE ORDER 2026-95 ORDER APPROVING REVISION OF PLAT PURSUANT TO SECTION TWO. 32.009 C OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF RANCHES AT PECAN PLANTATION, PHASE TWO, LOTS 37, OH TWO AND 3703 TO CREATE. LOT 3703 ARE LOCATED IN PRECINCT ONE WITH THE ACTING MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT PROVIDING WATER. MISS VANDERLINDE JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS SUBDIVISION PHASE IS ONE OF THE MORE RECENT FOR PLANTATION THAT THIS COURT HAD APPROVED. AND THESE PROPERTY OWNERS SIMPLY WANT TO COMBINE TWO LOTS FOR A SINGLE LOT OVER SIX ACRES. AND WE ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THE PLAT REVISION AS PRESENTED. ALL RIGHT. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME.

FOR THE RECORD, IT IS 9:37 A.M. THE PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN. IF ANYBODY WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COURT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND DO SO. AT THIS TIME, YOU CAN SPEAK IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION, AND THE PODIUM IS AVAILABLE. ALL RIGHT. SEEING NOBODY APPROACH, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM A3. THIS IS JUST A PROBABLY THE FIRST OF MANY TO COME. THIS IS PRETTY CLOSE TO THE RIVER AREA DOWN THERE. SO FOLKS ARE BUILDING SOME PRETTY NICE HOMES, YOU KNOW, AND THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE ONE OF THEM. SO THAT BEING SAID, JUDGE, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. I'VE 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 THREE CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY MOVED ITEM A FOUR. CONSIDER AND APPROVE VARIANCE TO ALLOW PLANNING AND PERMITTING FOR A PROPOSED PLAT OF ONE LOT BEING 0.921 ACRES. LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR WITH BETHANY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT PROVIDING WATER. MISS VANDERLYN. THANK YOU. THIS WAS ORIGINALLY A 22 ACRE PARCEL AND ONE ACRE WAS SUBDIVIDED AND CONVEYED THROUGH A CONSTABLE SALE IN 2024. IT HAS SINCE BEEN SOLD TWO MORE TIMES. THE CURRENT OWNER PURCHASED IT IN MARCH OF 2026. THERE WAS AN OLDER MOBILE HOME ON THE PROPERTY. THEY'RE LOOKING AT MAKING SOME IMPROVEMENTS ON THAT PROPERTY AND NEED PERMITS, SO THEY WERE REQUIRED TO PLAT THIS. AND BECAUSE OF THE REQUIRED RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION, THEY FALL JUST BELOW THE ONE ACRE REQUIREMENT. AS YOU STATED, 0.921 ACRES. SO WE ARE PRESENTING THIS VARIANCE ON THEIR BEHALF AND SUPPORT THAT SHOULD THE COURT CHOOSE TO APPROVE IT. AND MISS VANDERLYN, IF THIS VARIANCE WERE GRANTED, THE APPLICANT WOULD STILL NEED TO GO THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS AND IT WOULD STILL NEED TO COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE RULES REGARDING SPACING AND SETBACKS FROM PROPERTY LINES, ALL OF THOSE THINGS. IS THAT CORRECT? YES, SIR. THAT IS ACCURATE. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ITEM A4? ALL RIGHT. I WOULD CALL FOR A MOTION. MOVE TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED. SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

I'VE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHITE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN ITEM A4 CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. MOVE TO ITEM A5 CONSIDERING APPROVED MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT 2287 G TASK FORCE MODEL WITH AUTHORIZATION FOR CONSTABLE PRECINCT TWO TO SIGN CONSTABLE. CENTER THIS UP BECAUSE OUR. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. GOOD MORNING. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ANYBODY HAS ABOUT THE 287 PROGRAM. IT'S A BRANCH OF THE SAME PROGRAM THAT THE JAIL IS CURRENTLY ON UNDER THE JAIL MODEL. I'M HERE TODAY REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR MY AGENCY TO BE ENROLLED IN THE TASK FORCE MODEL. SO, CONSTABLE, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THE JAIL MODEL IS A MANDATORY AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REGARDING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT AT THE JAIL. IS THAT IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS WELL? YES, SIR. OKAY. CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THIS PROGRAM IS A LITTLE BETTER? BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S UNDER THE SAME SUBSECTION, BUT IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN SOMETHING WE CURRENTLY HAVE ACTIVE. YES, SIR. AND IF I CAN. THANK YOU, SIR.

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AND $100,000 FOR A VEHICLE. WHERE DOES IT SAY THAT IN THIS IN THIS CONTRACT, WHAT PARAGRAPH? IT DOES NOT LAY OUT SPECIFICALLY THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS BECAUSE THOSE CHANGE THAT IS CURRENTLY WHAT THEY'RE OFFERING. THEY DON'T HAVE IN THE MEMORANDUM THE SPECIFICS BECAUSE THERE'S SEVERAL LAYERS TO IT AND SEVERAL THINGS YOU CAN ASK FOR REIMBURSEMENT, BUT NO ONE'S REQUIRED TO ASK FOR REIMBURSEMENT AT ALL. WE CAN JUST GET THE FREE TRAINING AND RECEIVE NO FUNDS. I GUESS THE QUESTION FOR ME IS, IS IF THIS WERE DENIED, IT STILL DOESN'T.

YOU'RE STILL GOT YOUR YOUR DUTIES TO PERFORM. I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S NOT A WHAT CHANGES HERE? OUR TRAINING AND KNOWLEDGE, NOTHING ELSE CHANGES. WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO DO OUR EVICTIONS AND DEAL WITH SQUATTERS, WITH OR WITHOUT THIS TRAINING AND WITH OR WITHOUT THE REIMBURSEMENT. I LOOK AT THIS LIKE I LOOK AT WHEN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT COMES TO THE BUDGET HEARING, AND THEY ASK FOR A REQUEST THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE YOU GUYS, YOU KNOW, TO HEAR THAT IT'S JUST FOR ONE SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT WITHOUT A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION THERE. I'M A LITTLE AND ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S A GRANT BASED. AND FOR ME PERSONALLY, I MEAN, IT'S A LOT OF IT'S A LOT OF MONEY HERE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT SIX AND THEN WE, IF WE, IF WE GET THE DOMINO EFFECT, WHICH IF IT'S. IT MAY BE THAT IN ITSELF AS WELL, BUT I, I CAN TELL YOU, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OUR NEIGHBORING COUNTIES WHO ARE ON THE PROGRAM. I'VE SPOKEN WITH PARKER COUNTY. HOOD COUNTY. ELLIS COUNTY, SMITH COUNTY. THEIR SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS 109 DEPUTIES CERTIFIED WITH THIS TRAINING.

IT'S THE 40 HOURS. SO EVERY QUARTER THAT COUNTY GETS SALES TAX. THAT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE IN WHERE WE'RE AT WITH OUR BUDGET. THAT'S THAT'S THAT'S THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE THAT A LOT OF COUNTIES DON'T. MOST PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW. AND THOSE ARE LISTENING. THIS COUNTY COLLECTS NO SALES TAX. WE'RE PROBABLY ONE OF 112 IN THE STATE THAT DON'T. AND IT MAKES IT TOUGH TO

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YES, SIR. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT'S THE CATCH THERE? GOING TO THE CATCH IS, IS THEY ARE HOPING THAT THROUGH THE COURSE OF OUR REGULAR DUTIES, WE WILL BE ASSISTING THEIR AGENCY WITH IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDER HIGH SCRUTINY RIGHT NOW FOR SOME MISHAPS THAT ICE CONTINUOUSLY KEEPS REPEATING. SO THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT INSTEAD OF HIRING MORE ICE AGENTS WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND HAVE NO LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE, THEY'RE GOING TO START REIMBURSING LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO JUST KEEP DOING THE JOBS THEY'RE DOING. BUT WHEN YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE THINGS, WE WILL REIMBURSE YOU.

NOTHING'S GOING TO CHANGE ON OUR PART OTHER THAN WE'RE GOING TO GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE AND POSSIBLY SOME FUNDING FOR THEM BEING CERTIFIED. NOW, JUST TO JUST TO REITERATE, BY ALL MEANS, CONSTABLE CRAWFORD KNOWS A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT THAN I DO. I HAVE TALKED TO. OTHER AGENCIES THAT BORDER US. AND IT'S IT'S TO ME, THEY CALL IT A GRANT, BUT IT'S NOTHING THAT WE APPLY FOR. AND, YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE THE TYPICAL GRANTS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, THIS IS ON FOR THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE. THIS IS WHAT WE DO MONTHLY FOR LIKE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, WE GET ATTORNEY GENERAL PAPERS. THAT'S A LOT OF OUR DAILY DUTIES. WE WE GO SERVE THEM WHATEVER THE COURSE OF OUR DUTIES EVERY MONTH. ACTUALLY, WE GET A THERE'S A DELAY. BUT ANYWAY, WE BUILD THE A G. S OFFICE FOR WHAT WE DID. AND THEY IN TURN PAY THE COUNTY.

THEY CUT A COUNTY A CHECK. THIS IS SIMILAR THE SAME WAY. SO IT'S NOT ANY FUNDS THAT THAT THAT THE COUNTY SETS ASIDE. IT JUST GIVES US, YOU KNOW, APPROVAL TO DEAL WITH WHAT WE DEAL WITH ON A DAILY BASIS FROM THE SERVICE OF PAPERS, FROM THE EVICTIONS, FROM, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. THE ONLY REASON AND I WAS TELLING CONSTABLE CRAWFORD, THE ONLY REASON THAT I HADN'T BROUGHT IT BEFORE THE COURT SOONER IS JUST I'VE HAD SOME ISSUES THAT I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH, AND I JUST HADN'T HAD THE THE TIME OR HONESTLY, THE ENERGY TO DO IT.

SO. IT. CONSTABLE CRAWFORD SAID. IT'S SOMETHING THAT, HEY, WE CAN GO OUT AND GET THE TRAINING AND AND, YOU KNOW, HELP OUR COMMUNITIES, HELP OUR CONSTITUENTS, HELP OUR PRECINCT, HELP OUR COUNTY. WITH THE TRAINING ALONE. THIS JUST ALLOTS OR ALLOWS US TO BILL THEM ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. IF THAT KIND OF MAKES A LITTLE MORE SENSE. AND YES. THE NUMBERS ARE EYE OPENING. TALKING TO OTHER AGENCIES, THERE'S THERE'S NEVER BEEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOUR DUCKS IN A ROW, THERE'S, THERE'S NEVER A HESITATION ON, ON THE FUNDS. SO, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE FLOCK CAMERAS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE HALF $1 MILLION INTO THE, TO THE BUDGET ON, ON NOT GETTING REIMBURSED ON THAT ALONE. THAT'S A, THAT'S A STATE GRANT THAT THAT, THAT WE WERE RECEIVING, YOU KNOW, AND THE SR 22 MONEY COMPARE TO THAT. WELL, IT IT IT. BUT IT COMPARES IN IN THE FACT THAT THE STATE GIVETH AND THE STATE WILL TAKETH AWAY.

IF THEN NOW LET ME LET ME FINISH. YOU KNOW, THE WHEN WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ICE AGENTS AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE THAT MADE MISTAKES, WE WEREN'T THERE. I MEAN, THERE'S A, THERE'S A TO, TO, TO DENOUNCE ANY OF THAT THAT'S GOING ON. I MEAN, IT COULD EASILY HAPPEN

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OKAY. IT'S NOT TEXAS. OKAY. BILL, YOUR OFFICE BEEN THROUGH THIS CONTRACT. WE HAVE REVIEWED IT. YES, SIR. WHAT IS YOUR THOUGHTS? WELL, I WOULD JUST YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MONEY. SO SPECIFICALLY PARAGRAPH TEN SAYS COST AND EXPENDITURES. IT BASICALLY SAYS THAT THE PARTICIPATING. IN OTHER WORDS, THIS THIS MOU IS GOING TO BE EFFECTIVE WHETHER OR NOT YOU RECEIVE FINANCIAL REIMBURSEMENT. THERE'S NOTHING IN THIS MOU THAT SPECIFICALLY CORRESPONDS WITH THAT AS TO SPECIFIC AMOUNTS. SO THEY MAY OR MAY NOT GET REIMBURSEMENT. ALL I'M SAYING IS THIS MOU BASICALLY SAYS IF THEY SIGN IT, THEY'RE OBLIGATED TO DO IT. WHETHER OR NOT THEY GET REIMBURSEMENT. THE WAY I'M THE WAY I READ THIS, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET RIGHT. IF WE DON'T INVOICE THEM, WE'LL NEVER GET PAID. WE DON'T HAVE TO. WE DON'T HAVE TO INVOLVE ANY MONEY AT ALL UNLESS Y'ALL WOULD LIKE THE MONEY. THERE. IF IF THERE IS NEVER A PENNY SENT TO US, WE STILL CONTINUE TO DO OUR JOBS AS WE DO EVERY DAY.

THIS JUST ALLOWS US THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT, FOR DOING THE JOBS WE'RE DOING ANYWAY. THIS TRAINING IS IT. WHERE IS IT HELD? WHAT TYPE OF TRAINING IS ONLINE? SELF-PACED.

IT'S A 40 HOUR COURSE. YOU HAVE 30 DAYS TO COMPLETE, AND FOR THE FINANCIAL PARTS OF IT, THE FIRST TEN HOURS OF THAT 40 HOURS IS ALL ABOUT THE FINANCES. ON HOW TO ASK FOR REIMBURSEMENT.

IF THERE ARE ANY REQUIREMENTS, LIKE THERE WERE WITH ARPA FUNDS THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS PARTICULAR PART HAS TO GO TO. I T THIS PARTICULAR PART HAS TO GO TO VEHICLES THAT'S ALL COVERED IN THE FIRST TEN HOURS OF THAT 40 HOUR TRAINING. IN SECTION TEN, IT TALKS ABOUT ISIS RESPONSIBLE FOR INSTALLING AND MAINTAINING ITS IT INFRASTRUCTURE. WILL YOU GUYS BE USING ANY ICE SOFTWARE OR. I KNOW THERE IS SOFTWARE AVAILABLE. THAT'S PART OF THE TRAINING, BUT I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH OTHER THAN THERE'S FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE THEY CAN PROVIDE ACCESS TO. THERE'S A DATABASE THAT'S A BRANCH OF INTERPOL WE CAN HAVE ACCESS TO, WHICH WE ALREADY HAVE ACCESS TO INTERPOL ANYWAY, THROUGH CIC, NCIC. PART OF THAT IS CONTROLLED, FUNDED AND MAINTAINED BY THEM. IT WOULDN'T BE BY US. OKAY. WELL, IT SAYS IT SAYS THAT THEY'RE GONNA INSTALL IT. I'M JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THIS IS GOING TO AFFECT YOUR EQUIPMENT OR OUR C JUST AUDITS BECAUSE IT SPECIFICALLY REQUIRES A NEW WHAT IS IT, INTERCONNECT SECURITY AGREEMENT. SO IF WE WANTED TO CONNECT THE SOFTWARE, WE HAVE TO SIGN ANOTHER AGREEMENT SO YOU CAN SPEAK. SHAWN. IT'S OKAY. EVERYBODY, THIS IS SHAWN BLANKS, MY DEPUTY.

HE'S BEEN WITH ME FOR 20 YEARS OF MY 31 YEARS WITH THE PRECINCT. HIM AND DEPUTY PAGE ARE THE ONES THAT FOUND THIS PROGRAM, BROUGHT IT TO ME, CONVINCED ME TO MEET WITH SOME LIAISONS AND AGENTS ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL. AND IF APPROVED TODAY, IT'S GOING TO BE HIS AND DEPUTY PAIGE'S PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE RUNNING. SO HE HAS A LOT MORE INFORMATION ON IT THAN I DO. SURE. SO AS FAR AS THE IT STUFF, FROM WHAT WE GOT FROM THE ICE OFFICERS THAT CAME MET WITH US AND EXPLAINED EVERYTHING TO US, IT'S NOTHING THAT WILL GO ON LAPTOPS OR ANYTHING THAT'S COUNTY CONTROLLED. COULD BE AN APP ON MY CELL PHONE, OR I WOULD TEXT

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BUT IT WOULD BE WORTH ASKING. AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT, I'M ASSUMING THAT ONCE IT'S KNOWLEDGEABLE THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE PART OF THIS, THAT WE WILL GET PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST. I KNOW WE'VE GOTTEN SEVERAL ALREADY WITH REGARDING THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THEIR PARTICIPATION WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM. SO I ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS. AS TO. OUR INVOLVEMENT WITH THIS. 287 G PROGRAM. THANK YOU, MR. MOORE. JUDGE, THERE'S A SECTION IN THAT FARTHER DOWN THAT SAYS THAT IN. IF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY PERSONNEL ARE NAMED IN A PERSONAL CAPACITY, THE DEFENDANTS IN THE LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF THAT MAY REQUEST REPRESENTATION OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. IT GOES ON TO SAY THAT IT'S NOT GUARANTEED THAT THAT REPRESENTATION WILL BE CONFINED. THANK YOU. I WONDER HOW TAK WOULD VIEW THIS IN REGARDS TO ANYTHING THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO DEFEND AS WELL. I THINK IT WOULD BE THE SAME AS WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY ANYWAY, BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING, IS OUR NORMAL CIVIL PROCESS. I ADD TO IT THAT, AND I DO FEEL JUST LIKE THE OTHER GUYS, YOU KNOW, THE OTHER PRECINCTS, IF Y'ALL ARE INTERESTED, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO DO. THERE'S NO

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OKAY, CONSTABLE, I APPRECIATE THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING NEW AND DIFFERENT. SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF THAT GOING AROUND THESE DAYS. I THINK LOOKS LIKE THE DIRECTION FROM THE COURT IS NO ACTION TODAY. BUT IF YOU WILL COORDINATE WITH MR. MOORE'S OFFICE AND THE OTHER THREE ELECTED CONSTABLES, MAYBE WE CAN GET THIS THING MOVING FORWARD AT OUR AT AN UPCOMING MEETING. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT. AND FOR THE RECORD, WE WILL TAKE NO ACTION AT THIS TIME ON ITEM A FIVE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM SIX CONSIDERING APPROVE REQUEST FROM SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR ADAM RICHARDS AND TRAVIS CAMPBELL TO ATTEND UC CHAT FUNDAMENTALS COURSE IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. HE'S INCOGNITO TODAY. THIS IS A. THIS IS A MANDATED COURSE THROUGH THE INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCE THAT WE HAVE A PART OF. AND FROM WHAT I CAN TELL, THIS IS STRICTLY DONE THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND IT'S. THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE THAT OFFERS IT. THEY THEY GO OUT INTO THE FIELD AND DO IT. BUT THEY CONSIDER IT A SOLE SOURCE TRAINING. ONLY TWO PLACES WE CAN FIND IT RIGHT NOW IS IN JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. AND I BELIEVE IT WAS THE STATE POLICE BARRACKS UP IN MARYLAND. BUT IT'S SOMETHING THEY'RE GOING TO DRIVE TO. IT'S A NO FRILLS THING. IT'S NOT A DESTINATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. AND WE'RE JUST ASKING THAT IT BE APPROVED SO THEY CAN GET THEIR CERTIFICATION GOING.

ALL RIGHT. AND CAPTAIN, FOR EVERYBODY'S INFORMATION, THIS IS ON THE ACTION ITEM AGENDA BECAUSE OUR POLICY DOES REQUIRE FOR ANY OVERNIGHT TRAVEL OUT OF STATE OR ANY TRAVEL OUT OF STATE, PRIOR APPROVAL ON THE ACTION AGENDA. IT'S SOMETHING WE ADOPTED TO GIVE A LITTLE EXTRA SCRUTINY TO LONGER DISTANCE TRAVEL FOR TRAINING, ALTHOUGH WE DO FREQUENTLY APPROVE THOSE WHEN THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE TO GET TRAINING THAT SOMEBODY NEEDS. SO THAT WE USED TO HAVE TO GO TO VEGAS EVERY YEAR FOR THEIR TRAINING. YES, SIR. FOR SPECIFICS, I MOVE TO APPROVE. ALL RIGHT. I'VE GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER BAILEY TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HOWELL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN. ITEM A6 CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. CAPTAIN. THANK YOU. ITEM A7 CONSIDERING APPROVAL ORDER 2026-98. ORDER SETTING REGULAR TERMS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 AND THE 2027 JOHNSON COUNTY HOLIDAYS. THIS IS AN ITEM THAT COMES UP EVERY YEAR. WE'RE REQUIRED TO APPROVE AT THE LAST TERM OF OUR LAST MEETING OF THIS TERM OF COURT.

OUR TERMS FOR THE NEXT COURT SHOULD NOT BE ANY MAJOR DEPARTURES HERE. THAT CALENDAR IS ATTACHED ON AN ORDER AS YOUR BACKUP DOCUMENTS. YOU'LL SEE THAT OUR REGULAR TERMS OF COURT ARE NEXT YEAR, ALL MONDAYS, EXCEPT OUR FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR WILL BE TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13TH. THAT'S ALREADY ON OUR CALENDAR. WE. WE GIVE NOTICE OF THOSE WELL IN ADVANCE, BUT THAT WILL BE A REGULAR MEETING DUE TO THE COLUMBUS DAY HOLIDAY. I THINK 2020 FY 2027 HAS A LOT LESS HOLIDAYS THAT FALL ON MONDAYS, SO COURT REMAINS NORMAL. DATE AND TIME. WE ARE MAINTAINING THE SAME HOLIDAYS AS PREVIOUS. THERE'S NO CHANGES TO THAT. THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THAT CALENDAR? CAN I HAVE JUST A SECOND TO LOOK SOMETHING UP ON THE COUNTY COUNTY.ORG WEBSITE? GIVE ME JUST A SECOND. EXCUSE ME. WHILE

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DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING, TROY, ABOUT THE GOING BACK TO THE PREVIOUS ITEM? OKAY, I JUST DIDN'T WANT I, I JUST NOW REALIZE YOU WERE SITTING THERE, AND I CERTAINLY DIDN'T WANT TO OVERLOOK ANY OF THE OTHER CONSTABLES THAT WERE IN THE ROOM, WANTED TO SPEAK TOWARDS IT. BUT I WAS TRYING TO LOOK AT THE. WHEN THE NORTH AND EAST CONFERENCE WAS. BUT IT'S NOT ON THE COUNTY DONEGAL COUNTY.ORG WEBSITE. SO. I DON'T KNOW. SOMETIMES THAT MONDAY, JULY 12TH HITS THAT. SO I WAS JUST. MAYBE IT'S. I MAY HAVE IT PLUGGED INTO MY. YOU'RE READY FOR A MOTION. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. THANK YOU. GOT A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHITE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIGN.

ITEM A SEVEN CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. I WILL NOTE THIS YEAR, DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE HAD TO HAVE A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CALENDAR FELL. I. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WORKS OUT NEXT YEAR, BUT MY INTENT AFTER THIS YEAR IS IN FUTURE YEARS, WE'VE ALREADY ADOPTED THESE DATES, BUT IN FUTURE YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT THAT EARLIER IN THE CYCLE AND MAKE SURE THAT IF WE NEED A SPECIAL DATE, WE CAN SET IT AS A REGULAR MEETING AT THIS MEETING SO WE CAN ADD A DATE OR MOVE A HEARING DATE AHEAD OF TIME. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAYS. IT'S THESE LISTS OF, OR THIS LIST OF DATES THAT MAKE UP OUR REGULAR TERMS. SO JUST SOMETHING I WANTED TO MAKE YOU ALL AWARE OF. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO GET A BETTER HANDLE ON NEXT YEAR. AVOID THOSE EXTRA HEARINGS IN THE EVENT OF THAT CONFLICTING. CAN WE CHANGE THAT? WE CAN CHANGE ANY OF THESE. SO WE CAN ALWAYS CANCEL A MEETING AND HAVE A SPECIAL CALLED MEETING. THE ONLY TIME IT MATTERS IS WHEN WE ACTUALLY ADOPT THE TAX RATE. IT MUST BE ON ONE OF THESE DATES. REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING AND THAT LABOR DAY HOLIDAY ALWAYS THROWS US OFF. AND SO ABOUT EVERY THREE YEARS WE HAVE TO HAVE AN EXTRA HEARING TO GET EVERYTHING ADOPTED ON TIME. LIKE I SAID, I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IT FOR THIS YEAR YET BECAUSE THAT CALENDAR IS COMPLICATED AND I HAVEN'T DUG IN. BUT WE'LL IN FUTURE YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO ADJUST TO THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT DATE FALLS ON THIS CALENDAR TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL EXTRA SPECIAL CALLED MEETINGS. ALL RIGHT, WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO SKIP OVER WORKSHOPS. FOR NOW. WE'VE COMPLETED OUR ACTION AGENDA. WE'RE GOING TO

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WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO WORKSHOP. WE WILL PICK UP WITH ITEM W, S ONE. DISCUSS PROPOSALS AND PROJECTS FOR THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT. ARPA FUNDING WITH POSSIBLE CONSULTATION WITH GRANTWORKS. I WILL NOTE FOR THE RECORD, GRANTWORKS IS NOT HERE. WE DO ANTICIPATE HAVING SOME. AN UPDATE FROM RIO VISTA AND POTENTIALLY SOME ACTION ON AMENDING THE CONTRACT WITH RIO VISTA. REALLY TRYING TO REWORK THAT WHOLE DEAL AT OUR NEXT MEETING ON OCTOBER 13TH. SO THE INTENT IS TO GET AS MUCH OF THE REMAINING ARPA FUNDING INTO THE RIO VISTA BANK ACCOUNT AT THAT TIME. I THINK WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON THAT. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING A MEETING SOMETIME THIS WEEK OR NEXT WEEK WITH AN UPDATE BETWEEN THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, MY OFFICE, RIO VISTA, THE ENGINEER, GRANTWORKS, ALL THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THAT. SO I ANTICIPATE SOMETHING AT OUR NEXT MEETING. IT'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON THE RIO VISTA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, INCLUDING AN UPDATE WITH SOME PHOTOS OF CONSTRUCTION THAT IS ONGOING. THEY ARE MOVING DIRT AND POURING CONCRETE OUT THERE. SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THAT PROJECT CREEPING FORWARD. ANY OTHER ARPA RELATED ITEMS TO DISCUSS? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM WS2. THERE IS NO ACTION

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THAT'S RIGHT. I FORGOT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, KIND OF REVAMPED SOME THINGS. BUT BUT YOU KNOW, WHEN, WHEN THE JAIL WAS BUILT WAY BACK, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT WAS CERTAINLY WHERE IT WAS A PATH FORWARD. WHERE ARE WE ON THE GETTING OUT OF THE ETJ? THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S ON MY LIST TO REVIEW WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. I FEEL LIKE IT'S BEEN MORE THAN 45 DAYS SINCE WE SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION THAT PETITIONED TO BE RELEASED. I JUST NEED TO REVIEW THE LANGUAGE AND SEE IF THE 45 DAYS IS FROM THE DATE WE MAKE AN APPLICATION, OR FROM WHEN THE CITY OF FORT WORTH DEEMS IT A COMPLETE APPLICATION, BECAUSE THEY KEEP CHANGING.

WHAT KIND OF SURVEY THEY WANT. SO THAT IS SOMETHING FOR ME TO VISIT WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY ABOUT EXACTLY HOW THAT STATUTE READS. IF IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHEN WE MADE THE APPLICATION, IT'S BEEN MORE THAN 45 DAYS, AND WE MAY BE ABLE TO SAY THAT STATUTORILY, THAT CLOCK HAS RUN OUT AND WE'RE NOW REMOVED FROM THE ETJ. BUT I WANT TO BE SURE BEFORE WE MAKE THAT DETERMINATION IN REGARDS TO THE SITE VISIT. WE ALL DID OUT THERE. I GUESS IT WAS KIND OF A FINAL CONSENSUS THAT THE BUILDING THEN A PARKING LOT BASICALLY DIRECTLY BEHIND THAT, AND THEN THAT FREED UP THAT OTHER PROPERTY OVER THERE. IS THAT STILL KIND OF THE WAY WE WERE FREED UP THE THE WAY I THOUGHT WE LEFT, IT WAS BASICALLY A PARKING LOT AND THE COURTHOUSE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FIRE STATION. RIGHT. AND THEN MY PRECINCT THREE ARE TO BE BACK IN THE VERY BACK, BACK THERE, I GUESS THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OR WHATEVER THE DESIGN IS GOING TO BE TO FIT THAT PARTICULAR LOT IS GOING TO BE IS GOING TO BE THE NEXT CHALLENGE IN REGARDS TO TO TWO LEVELS, THREE LEVELS. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE TO GET THAT FOOTPRINT OR HOWEVER MANY YEARS YOU'RE STILL, I THINK LOOKING AT IT, I THINK YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF SQUARE FOOTAGE EVEN WITH PARKING LOT THAT YOU CAN ADD OTHER BUILDINGS, THAT'S

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AND SO I I'M TRYING TO PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY AND MAKE SURE YOU GUYS ARE INVOLVED, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO MISS SOMETHING ON THE FRONT END THAT MAKES IT MORE COMPLICATED. AND THAT BEING SAID, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A BUILDING, BUT AND WITH ONE PARKING LOT. BUT IF YOU GET TWO BUILDINGS THERE, IS THERE GOING TO BE ADEQUATE PARKING TO ACCOMMODATE THAT MUCH MORE BUSINESS? YOU KNOW, I REMEMBER THE ARCHITECTS WHEN WE DREW THIS UP OUT HERE, BASICALLY A WALKWAY OVER TO THE SECONDARY BUILDING OVER HERE ON THE FRONT OF THE THE WIND BUILDING. WHAT WAS THE GENTLEMAN THAT USED TO DO ALL OF OUR DRAWING? ALAN? ALAN MCGEE. YEAH. YOU KNOW, I'VE STILL GOT THOSE RENDERINGS OF ALL OF THAT FROM YEARS AGO ON THAT. I THINK THE WAY, THE WAY WENT TO A PARKING, DURHAM HAD IT DRAWN OUT. I THINK THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR PARKING. RIGHT. AND EVEN EVEN IN GREEN SPACE, EVEN WITH THOSE TWO BUILDINGS. YEAH. WELL, THIS WAS A BREEZEWAY BASICALLY TO A PARKING GARAGE. AND THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT'S UP FRONT, PARKING, PARKING IS GOING TO BE A GOING TO BE AN ISSUE IF YOU GET 20,000 SQUARE FOOT OF BUSINESS OVER THERE, I THINK THERE'S PLENTY. AND THERE'S HE'S EVEN LEFT GREEN SPACE THAT CAN BE MADE INTO PARKING LATER.

SO YEAH, I AGREE, JUDGE, IF MY MEMORY SERVES CORRECTLY ON SOME OF THESE BUILDINGS WE'VE BUILT, WE'VE OF COURSE HIRED THE ARCHITECT TO DRAFT UP THE PLANS FOR THE BUILDING. AND THEN ONCE WE GOT CLOSER TO CONSTRUCTION, I THINK WE'VE HIRED SOME DIFFERENT FIRMS TO ACTUALLY DO THE SOIL TESTING TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE AS FAR AS SOIL STABILIZATION AND THAT SORT OF THING. OKAY. WELL. I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO TAKE OUR FOOT OFF THE GAS. NO.

ABSOLUTELY NOT. WE'RE GOING TO RUN OUT OF TIME TO GET THIS COURTHOUSE BUILT. I GUESS, MR. ANDERSON, I THINK THE DIRECTION AT THIS POINT AND SOMEBODY CORRECT ME IF I'M MISSING THE MARK HERE, IS KEEP WORKING ON THAT. THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ON ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING SERVICES. AND LET'S LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET SOMEBODY TO START WORKING ON A MORE SPECIFIC SITE PLAN AND DESIGN. AND THEN WE CAN WE CAN TAKE IT FROM THERE, BUT CONTINUE MOVING ONE STEP AT A TIME BECAUSE ABSOLUTELY, WE DON'T WANT TO FALL BEHIND. I THINK WE, YOU KNOW, IF IT TAKES 12 MONTHS TO DESIGN THE BUILDING AND IT TAKES US FOUR MONTHS TO GET SOMEBODY RETAINED, WE'RE INTO THE BEGINNING OF 2028. BY THE TIME WE'RE READY TO BREAK GROUND AND THAT, YOU KNOW, A YEAR AND A HALF FOR CONSTRUCTION, ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE CUTTING A RIBBON RIGHT AS WE'RE STARTING THE CENSUS. SO I DON'T THINK WE'RE EARLY. I THINK WE'RE RIGHT ON TIME RIGHT NOW, AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. THERE'S A LOT OF GROWTH AND A LOT OF COUNTIES AND CITIES DOING EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING. SO, YOU KNOW, GETTING ON THAT LIST OF THOSE VENDORS AND GETTING GETTING, GETTING THOSE DESIGN DRAWN, GETTING ALL OF THAT IN PLACE. YEAH, WE KICK THIS VERY LONG. WE'LL BE THAT MUCH FURTHER BEHIND ME. I GUESS AT SOME POINT WE NEED TO, ONCE WE FIGURE OUT THE FORT WORTH DEAL, WE NEED TO GET A SURVEY, THE SURVEY OUT, THE OTHER TEN ACRES. WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING? IT'S JUST YOU WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT THAT GETTING OUT OF THE FORT WORTH ETJ WOULD BE THE SLOWEST PART OF THE PROJECT TO THIS POINT. YEAH, IT ONLY TOOK FOUR YEARS FOR ME TO GET A LETTER FROM HIM FROM MY HOUSE.

SO YEAH, I WOULD HAVE BELIEVED IT. WE'RE NOT REQUIRED TO PLAT. WE'LL JUST KEEP MOVING ALONG.

TECHNICALLY, WE MADE THE APPLICATION, SUBMITTED THE PETITION TO BE RELEASED APRIL 30TH OF THIS YEAR. JULY WAS WHEN WE PROVIDED THE SURVEY. WE'VE VOLLEYED BACK AND FORTH ON THEIR CHANGING REQUIREMENTS SINCE THEN, BUT I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE CITY SINCE AUGUST, AND I ASSUMED THAT THEIR CITY STAFF MIGHT HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW IT SINCE THEN. BUT AGAIN, THAT 45 DAYS I FEEL LIKE HAS PASSED. BUT I'D LIKE TO BE SURE. SO

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IT'S A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE ONE YEAR UPDATE OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION BOND PROGRAM. I'M GOING TO INVITE MR. FREDERICK FORWARD TO INTRODUCE. AND THEN WE'VE GOT, OF COURSE, MR. BOSKO FROM FRIESEN. NICHOLS. THANK YOU, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, IT IS ABOUT ONE YEAR SINCE WE'VE SOLD THE BONDS FOR OR SOLD OUR FIRST TRANSFER BONDS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION BOND PROGRAM. AND IN THAT TIME WE'VE MADE A DECENT BIT OF PROGRESS. WE'VE GOT, I BELIEVE, SEVEN PROJECTS UNDERWAY AND A GOOD BIT OF MONEY ALLOCATED TO THOSE. BUT WE'LL BE SHOWING THAT HERE SHORTLY WITH MR. BOSKO. CHRIS NICHOLS, SO HAPPY TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THE TRANSPORTATION BOND PROGRAM. SO OVERVIEW, YOU KNOW, PROGRAM OF THIS TYPE, AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PLANNING OF THE BOND ORIGINALLY IS A LOT OF COORDINATION WITH TEXDOT AND AND COG. AND LARGELY THAT'S DUE TO MOST OF YOUR PROGRAM IS ON SYSTEM PROJECTS. AND OF COURSE, THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM WAS TO GET PARTNERSHIP FUNDING. WE'VE ALSO BEEN HAVING ACTIVE COORDINATION WITH SEVERAL OF THE CITIES RELATED TO PROJECTS LIKE BURLESON WITH THE HULIN PROJECT, CLEBURNE WITH THE FEASIBILITY STUDY, AND RECENTLY GODLEY WITH THAT STUDY THERE IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA. OF COURSE, WE'RE UNDER CONTRACT WITH YOU ALL ON THE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SIDE, BUT WE'VE ALSO SELECTED TWO CONSULTANTS. PATE DAWSON IS DOING ONE OF THE 917 PROJECTS, AND THEN HNTB WAS SELECTED FOR THE EGAN RAILROAD GRADE SEPARATION. SO IN TOTAL WE HAVE SEVEN PROJECTS UNDERWAY, AND I'LL KIND OF DIVE INTO TO THE DETAILS OF THOSE HERE. SO FROM A PARTNERSHIP FUNDING TO DATE, WE HAVE 26 MILLION THAT'S BEEN COMMITTED. SO THE 25 IS ALLOCATED TOWARDS THE EGAN RAILROAD GRADE SEPARATION. THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL PARTNERSHIP WITH COG AND TECH STOCK THERE, WHICH IS THE PROJECT AT HNTB WAS JUST SELECTED FOR. THEN WE HAVE THE $1 MILLION FROM THE TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. THAT WAS AN APPLICATION THAT WAS PUT IN FOR THE BRIDGE PROJECT TO GO TOWARDS THE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT. OF COURSE, Y'ALL ALSO HAVE FUNDS ALREADY ALLOCATED FOR THAT. SO THAT PROVIDES SOME FLEXIBILITY ON WE SHOULD BE IN A SURPLUS ON THE DESIGN OF THAT PROJECT. AND AS YOU KNOW, THAT'S ONE WHERE Y'ALL ARE PARTNERED WITH THE CITIES ACTUALLY GOING TO LEAD THAT DESIGN. SOME UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES OF COURSES TO SUBMIT FOR THAT IN 27 AS WELL. WE'VE ALSO BEEN HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH COG. THEY'RE LOOKING AT HAVING SOME NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES IN 27. AND SO WE'VE BEEN INTERACTING WITH CHRISTY AND AND BRIAN DALE ON GETTING SOME APPLICATIONS IN FOR, YOU KNOW, THE NEXT PRIORITY OF PROJECTS. BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW ON THE FUNDING. SO AS I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REAL BENEFITS OF A PROGRAM LIKE YOUR BOND PROGRAM IS THE FLEXIBILITY. SO NOT ONLY IN TERMS OF THAT PARTNERSHIP FUNDING, BUT ALSO BEING ABLE TO ADJUST THE PROGRAM TO PROJECTS THAT HAVE A GREAT NEED. AND SO IF YOU REMEMBER EARLIER IN THE YEAR, YOU ALL APPROVED THE ADDITION OF THE I-35 NORTHBOUND FRONTAGE ROAD. SO THIS IS AN ALVARADO JUST SOUTH OF WHERE 67 INTERSECTION. SO THAT'LL BE A KEY PROJECT THAT THAT ONE IS UNDERWAY IN A STUDY IN TERMS OF STUDYING THAT INTERSECTION WITH THE FRONTAGE ROAD BEING ADDED, PROVIDES THAT INTERSECTION OR REALLY IT'S TWO INTERSECTIONS THERE UNDER I-35. AND THEN YOU HAVE THE, THE SAFETY INTERSECTION PROJECT AT 67 AND COUNTY ROAD 1119. THAT'S ALSO

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OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH. SO WE GOT THE GEOTECH AND THE SURVEY FOR THAT PROJECT. AND SO MOVING ALONG THEN FOR THEIR. THANK YOU. SO THIS IS ALL THE PROJECTS. THE NEXT SLIDES WILL KIND OF DIVE IN TO DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF, OF THE PROGRAM. AND SO THE CITY PARTNERSHIPS, OF COURSE, THE HIGHLAND BRIDGE PROJECT, THE CITY OF BURLESON WILL LEAD. Y'ALL DO HAVE THE DESIGN FUNDS ALLOCATED. I MENTIONED ABOUT THE TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING, URBAN DEVELOPMENT. THOSE FUNDS WERE REQUESTED FOR THAT FOR THE DESIGN PHASE. SO IT'S ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO SUPPORT THAT PROJECT. AND THEN THE CONSTRUCTION FUNDING WE'RE STILL WORKING TOWARDS. WE DID SUBMIT AN APPLICATION WITH THE RAILROAD FUNDING THAT THAT TECH STOCK HAD LAST YEAR, BUT WE WEREN'T SELECTED. BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WORKING ON GETTING FUNDS, CONSTRUCTION FUNDS FOR THAT PROJECT. AND THEN THE SOUTH BYPASS IS THE FEASIBILITY STUDY. WE'VE BEEN TALKING WITH CLEBURNE ABOUT THEM LEADING THAT FEASIBILITY STUDY, AS IT KIND OF SUPPORTS AROUND AROUND THE CITY THERE, BUT THAT'S ALSO FUNDED AS PART OF THE BOND PROGRAM. SO NEAR-TERM DELIVERY IS THE RENFRO PROJECT. SO WANTED TO REMIND YOU, THIS IS THE ONLY PROJECT RIGHT NOW WHERE THE BOND IS FUNDING BOTH DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION. AND THAT WAS DONE THAT WAY BECAUSE IT'S AN OFF SYSTEM JOB. SO IT'S NOT A ROADWAY OWNED BY THE STATE. SO THAT'S WHY FROM A GETTING PARTNERSHIP FUNDING, THAT ONE WASN'T REALLY ONE THAT WAS A CANDIDATE LIKE THE REST OF THE JOBS. SO WE'VE DELIVERED 30% PLANS ON THAT AND ARE WORKING TOWARDS THE NEXT SUBMITTAL. AND THEN OF COURSE, COMMISSIONER BAILEY, THE ONE YOU JUST MENTIONED IS THAT 67 AND COUNTY ROAD 1119. SO WE'RE DONE ALL THE DATA COLLECTION AND AND OF COURSE, BE WORKING TOWARDS THAT, THAT RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION PART TO GET THAT ONE READY FOR CONSTRUCTION. SO THE FEASIBILITY STUDIES WE HAVE THE, THE DOWNTOWN GORMLEY PROJECT.

WE ACTUALLY HAD STAKEHOLDER AND PUBLIC MEETINGS. AND JUST TO KIND OF NOTE THE TIMING, IT WAS REALLY INITIAL SO PEOPLE CAN PROVIDE FEEDBACK EARLY. THE IDEA IS THAT ONCE WE GET KIND OF A PREFERRED OPTION THERE, THAT WE'LL GO BACK TO THE PUBLIC AND THE STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON ON THAT PROJECT. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT WE WANT TO SEEK TO GET, YOU KNOW, COG FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT. IT CHECKS A LOT OF BOXES WITH THE THE RAILROAD SAFETY, THE SCHOOLS. SO IT'S ONE OF THOSE PROJECTS THAT KIND OF CHECKS ALL THE IMPORTANT BOXES WHEN YOU'RE SEEKING FUNDING. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE I-35 67. SO I KNOW THAT PROJECT'S KIND OF POINTING TO THE FRONTAGE ROAD, BUT REALLY THIS STUDY IS THE INTERSECTIONS. THE FRONTAGE ROAD IS JUST KIND OF THE, THE KEY PART TO THAT. WHEN THAT FRONTAGE ROADS IN PLACE, NOW YOU CAN GO TO ONE WAY FRONTAGE ROADS AND THEN THE INTERSECTIONS GET IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY THERE ON 67 UNDER I-35. SO THIS IS A PROJECT THAT

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AND WITH THIS, WITH THE PROJECT KIND OF FOLLOW UP, THIS ONE, THIS RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING THE STUDY AND THE, THE PROJECT THAT WILL FOLLOW IT UP IS THAT, YOU KNOW, CONSTRUCTING THAT NORTHBOUND FRONTAGE ROAD ON THE, THE EAST SIDE OF 35 THERE. WITH THAT, IT'S GOING TO HAVE A KIND OF A LASTING IMPACT BECAUSE FOR TEXDOT TO BE ABLE TO DO BREAKOUT PROJECTS ON THAT INTERSECTION AND, AND WITH THEIR FUTURE PLAN OF WIDENING 35, THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE DONE BEFORE IT CAN REALLY BEFORE THE THE BREAKOUT PROJECT FOR THE INTERSECTION CAN EVEN BE CONSIDERED. THEY WOULD NEED TO HAVE THAT FRONTAGE ROAD IN PLACE. SO THIS, THIS HELPS KIND OF ACCELERATE THE TIMELINE ON MULTIPLE DIFFERENT PROJECTS. YEAH, I THINK IT DOES HELP. I KNOW THAT THAT DEVELOPMENT MAY ADD TRAFFIC, BUT THAT WILL KIND OF HELP SELL IT FOR FUNDING TO.

SO THE, THE LARGER PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDERWAY WITH Y'ALL'S CONSULTING PARTNERS, YOU HAVE SEGMENT ONE THERE THAT'S LABELED AS PROJECT 4.1. THAT'S THE ONE THAT DAWSON'S WORKING ON. THEY'VE GOT OFF TO A GOOD START DOING THE DATA COLLECTION AND, AND KIND OF KICKING OFF THE PROJECT WITH COLE AND, AND TECH STOCK THERE. SO THAT'S A KEY ONE. AND THEN THE EAGAN PROJECT THERE IS THE ONE THE HNTB WAS SELECTED FOR AND WORKING THROUGH THE NEGOTIATIONS RIGHT NOW ON THAT PROJECT, BUT GLAD TO HAVE THEM ON BOARD TO HELP HELP DELIVER THESE TWO PROJECTS. SO KIND OF FROM AN UPCOMING STANDPOINT, A LITTLE BIT OF THIS IS A REPEAT, BUT OF COURSE, CONTINUING TO MOVE FORWARD, THE EAGAN ONE IS THE ONE WE HAVE THE FUNDING ON NOW, THE 3.1 WILL BE WORKING TOWARDS GETTING 4.1 CONSTRUCTION FUNDING COMMITMENT AS WELL. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE, THE GODLY PROJECT, MUCH LIKE THE I-35, REALLY TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT'S THE BEST SOLUTION FOR THAT LOCATION AND WORKING THROUGH THE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT TO THEN MOVE TO FINAL DESIGN. AND THEN, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, BEING ABLE TO GET TO CONSTRUCTION WITH PROJECT 1.6 AND 3.2 WILL BE KIND OF THE TWO FIRST JOBS THAT WE ANTICIPATE GOING UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AND THEN THE NEW PROJECTS THAT. 917 SEGMENT TWO DOING ANOTHER PROCUREMENT FOR ADDITIONAL FIRM TO HELP WITH THAT DEVELOPMENT. AND THAT KIND OF TIES WITH THE ONE TECH STOCKS DOING THERE. AS I MENTIONED, 2.4 NOW WILL NOT NEED COUNTY FUNDS AS TECH STOCKS MOVE THAT FORWARD. AND THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE LEADING THAT DESIGN. SO THAT'S THAT OVERPASS. THEN WE HAVE OF COURSE THE THE ROUTE STUDY THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THE CLEBURNE AREA PROJECT 1.1. AND THEN THE INTERSECTION THERE AT 3.3 IS SIMILAR TO 1.6. ONE OF THOSE INTERSECTION PROJECTS WE FEEL LIKE WILL HAVE A GOOD IMPACT.

SO SUMMARY KIND OF OF THE FUNDING, OF COURSE, THE $60 MILLION. AND YOU CAN SEE THE AMOUNT OF MONEY, YOU KNOW, WE ARE TARGETING TO LEVERAGE. WE OF COURSE, HAVE THE 26 FUNDING COMMITMENT TO DATE, AND WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING TOWARDS GETTING FUNDING FOR THE OTHER ON SYSTEM PROJECTS. AND THEN, AS I MENTIONED, THOSE UPCOMING PROJECTS, GETTING FOUR NEW ONES UNDERWAY TO GO ALONG WITH THE SEVEN THAT ARE ACTIVELY BEING DEVELOPED. SO THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION FOR THOSE LISTENING IN. OF COURSE, THIS INFORMATION IS ON THE JOHNSON COUNTY BOND WEBSITE. SO IF ANY CITIZENS WANT TO KIND OF CHECK OUT THE FULL PROGRAM OF PROJECTS, THAT THAT'S THE LOCATION FOR THAT. COULD YOU ALSO SEND ME A COPY OF THIS THAT THAT YOU WOULD BE COMFORTABLE WITH ME DISTRIBUTING TO OUR CITY

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YES. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ONE? WELL, I THINK WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THE UPDATE. I THINK WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE ALL 16 PROJECTS UNDERWAY AND GET SOME MONEY OUT THE DOOR AND HOPEFULLY SOME CONCRETE ON THE GROUND OR CHIP SEAL OR ASPHALT. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS, THEN WE WILL TAKE NO ACTION RELATED TO WS3. THAT IS OUR LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA. AND

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