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It's 902. Welcome to our July 13th Court meeting. Let the record reflect that all members of the court are present with the exception of Commissioner Kaye.

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And if you would please stand as Commissioner Payne leads us in our invocation and our pledges.

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Please pray with me. Father and heaven, we thank you for the many blessings you have given us. We're especially thankful for the blessing of living in this great country and our county.

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Lord, we are also grateful for our first responders.

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Please protect them as they serve and protect us.

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Lord, we ask you to protect our military.

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Many women, as they proudly serve our great country,

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we ask you to bring them home safely to their families.

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We also ask you to bless our county employees and their families.

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Please be with and comfort the K family and their time of need.

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God bless our nation, our state, and Missouri County.

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These blessings we ask you to your name, amen.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands.

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One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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Honored the Texas flag, pledge allegiance to the Texas.

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One state under God, one and in others.

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Thank you, commissioner.

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The agenda item four is approval of minutes from our budget workshop meeting on June 21st

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and our court meeting on June 22nd to have a motion.

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Motion to approve.

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Second.

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Motion from Commissioner Linder, second from Commissioner Feinney,

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Discussion.

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Hearing that all in favor say aye.

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Opposed.

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Motion carries public appearances.

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is lacyd waving by sign up for public appearances.

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All right.

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That brings us to proclamations and resolutions.

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And we do have one this morning.

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Resort accounting has local practitioners

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of Fallon Gong, a spiritual discipline founded in 1992,

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that have flourished through its spiritual and moral teachings,

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meditation and exercise.

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This practice is based upon the universal principles

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of truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance.

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And whereas Missouri County Falun Gong constituents have requested the county to acknowledge

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the importance of speaking on their behalf and bringing awareness and education to

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Missouri County citizens regarding non-consenting organ harvesting and risk of traveling

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to China for organ transplantation.

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And whereas China's Constitution guarantees basic rights, including freedom of speech, association,

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demonstration in religion where practitioners should be free to follow their practices, including

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the right to practice Falun Gong. And we're as due to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners

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in China, many practitioners have died in custody from torture abuse and neglect. It is additionally

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said that members routinely received the longest sentences and the worst treatment, including

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torture for their beliefs.

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And whereas the Oregon Transportation System in China does not comply with the World Health

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Organization's requirement of transparency and traceability in Oregon procurement pathways.

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And whereas a report by Freedom House concluded that there is credible evidence suggesting

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in the early 2000s, Falun Gong detainees were killed for their organs on a large scale.

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The United Nations Committee against torture and the special report corps on torture have expressed concern over allegations of organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners.

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Additionally, these agencies have called on China to increase transparency and traceability within its organ transplantation system.

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They further request that investigations be conducted for abuse crimes, and those responsible be held accountable for their actions.

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And whereas the killing of religious are political prisoners for any purpose, including for the purpose of selling organs for transplantation,

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is an egregious and intolerable violation of the fundamental right to life,

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and practice of involuntary prisoner organ harvesting should immediately end.

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And whereas in June 2021, the Texas legislature unanimously passed Senate concurrent resolution 3,

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condemning China's practice of involuntary organ harvesting, and also encouraging the medical

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community to educate Texans about the risk of traveling to China for organ transplants to help

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prevent Texas residents from unwittingly becoming involved in murder, and in the form of forced

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organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience. Now, therefore, the Commissioner's Court of Missouri

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County hereby stands with the Texas Legislature's Resolution 3 and expresses solidarity with

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followed-gong practitioners for their dedication to those who have lost lives, freedoms,

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and other rights for adhering to their beliefs and practices while promoting awareness.

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Approved this 13th day of July 2021 to have a motion.

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So I'll second.

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I've got a motion for a Commissioner Adams, Commissioner from second from Commissioner

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I'm not paying any discussion.

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Hearing that, all in favor say aye.

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Opposed?

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Motion carries.

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I think we have.

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So y'all here, y'all would like to take the picture.

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Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Howard Saw.

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I'm the coordinator for Southern USA.

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Fallen Dafa Association.

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It is my pleasure to be here today to receive this honorable proclamation I would like to

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take this opportunity to say thank you to all of you and I really appreciate it.

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Following on is an ancient Chinese

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literature discipline.

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It consists of moral teachings,

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five sets

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four.

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I'm sorry, five sets of soft movements,

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including meditation.

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It is a unique and effective way to improve

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You are health and energy levels.

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Falling on your speed and security in China, as we know, due to the following three reasons.

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First, the number of falling-grompactitipers exceed the total number of Chinese communists.

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This make communist leaders fearful of losing control of the people.

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Second, following going on, it's based on truth, compassion and tolerance.

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These principles are incompatible with communist-assist ideology.

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Third, communist officers use persecution of Falun Gong as a tool for their political

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advancements. By now, there are more than 100 million people practicing

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Falun Gong in over 100 countries and the regions. Thank you for your attention and

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Also, I appreciate your support for Fallen Gong. Thank you.

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I also have a short speech.

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I'm Sarah Guo, a parent and resident, since 2004.

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I'd like to speak on behalf of all Fallen Gong practitioners in the country.

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I work in the Houston Medical Center for over 20 years

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and I talk to many health professionals including transplant doctors.

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And some of those doctors indeed had patients with gone to China for questionable transplant surgeries.

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So this tells us that people in this area and using, holding our country, may indeed face the risk of becoming an accomplice to this crime of force organ harvesting annoyingly.

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So we have Ms. Rebecca Chen here. She is also a parent resident, but a few years back when she was in China.

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she was throwing into jail and torture there for just practicing this

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file implementation and now she really enjoys the freedom here and goes

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all out to tell people about the persecution and force organ harvesting and she

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has a little small gift.

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The small gift to show her appreciation is a hand made

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lotus flower made by her team of volunteers and Rebecca has been telling people

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about the post-cusing son of the Chinese conflict.

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Ever since she got here in Houston, every week,

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non-stop before they closed, done.

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And now she's in the parks, in public areas,

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you might see her.

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If you see her just drop job by and say hi

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and sign her signature forms, and she would really appreciate.

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And we have a lot of practitioners

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like Rebecca, who escaped from China

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and who really it's very hard to think about.

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Their experience is back here, you know,

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psychological stress for their family relatives, so the persecution of

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Falun Gong is real, and so awareness is the first step to work change, and now

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with this resolution I believe the county has taken a step further, so we

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really applaud your decision to take a righteous stand against killing for

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in China. You're making a statement for those who don't have a voice there. And you're

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also protecting our local residents from becoming involved in this horrible crime against humanity.

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So we really appreciate that. Thank you so much. And you make us really proud to be the resident of the

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several meetings ago.

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And spoke before us and brought this to our attention. So we very much appreciate that. So thank you. Thank you for being here.

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All right. That brings us to our next item, which is our consent agenda. Is there any member of the court that would like to pull any item for separate discussion?

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There

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you know, and I'll entertain a motion.

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Some of the second motion from Commissioner Fein, Section from Commissioner Linda, any discussion?

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Here, and I'll at favor say aye.

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Opposed?

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Motion carries.

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The forces to our discussion agenda.

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Agenda item 701.

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The court approves amending the Fairgrounds rental contract to extend exceptions to performance

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acts of God, fire, flood, natural disaster, war, threat of war,

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acts or threats of terrorism, civil disorders or protests, unauthorized

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strikes, governmental act, order, regulation, suggestion or advisory

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pandemics, epidemic, threat, and sizable health threats,

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as determined by the World Health Organization, the Centers for

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Disease Control and Prevention or State, or local government authority,

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or health agencies, including but not limited to the health threats of COVID-19,

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each one in one or other infectious diseases and other force-missure situations.

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Everything good with that right now, though.

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Thank you.

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To have a motion.

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On the second motion from Mr. Painting Secretary of Commissioner Lender, any discussion?

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All in favor, say aye.

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Opposed?

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Motion carries.

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Order 7p1, the Court authorized Commissioner Kate and Commissioner Addams, to engage the

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services of consultor auditing firm for the purposes of auditing receipts.

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From the state controller and other sales tax related matters, the court authorizes the county

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judges sign related engagement contracts upon a final review of the District Attorney's

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Office.

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And Commissioner, I think you wanted to add Casey Stewart to that.

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I wanted to add Casey Stewart to that and after Kate and Adam's or their design knee.

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And just in case we need this, so we can keep it moving.

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We may have our answers this week,

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but.

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All right, so we're adding KC Stewart, and we're also adding K to Natham's

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design needs in lieu of themselves if need be.

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All right.

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Now have a motion.

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Tell move.

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Motion from Commissioner Adams, second from Commissioner Linda

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Any discussion.

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Hearing that all in favor say aye.

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Opposed.

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Motion carries Order 7, Q1.

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The Court grants authorization for the

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to attend the American Academy of Forensics Psychology Conference September 22, 24, and New Orleans

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Louisiana Conference Registration includes up to 18 hours of continuing education credits.

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Budget experience will be paid for from the judicial miscellaneous fiscal year 2021 approved

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funds.

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I have a motion.

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I'll move.

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Second.

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Got a motion from Commissioner Paying, Second from Commissioner Adams, and if I did get a motion,

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I was going to make the rest of y'all go to that conference as well, so we've been to good conferences

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and we've been to bad conferences and I'm not sure that one's going to be hip and hip and hip.

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So any further discussion, hearing that all in favor say aye, oppose, motion carries,

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brings us to our treasures monthly report.

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It's Megan ready to swear or so on this.

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Before me, the enders on authority and notary public in and for Missouri County Texas.

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On this day, personally appeared the members of Missouri County Commissioners Court, and

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who after being Julie sworn upon their oaths to here by state as follows.

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The requirements of subsection C of the Texas Local Government Code 114.026 have been

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met, and that we have reviewed an exam in the month of the report of Kathy Campbell

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Treasurer of Missouri County Texas for May 2021.

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Further, having taken reasonable steps to ensure its accuracy as presented, approve the report

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and enter this order into the minutes which state total cash and other assets and the

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custody of the county treasure at the time of the examination to be $226,627,492 in 2 cents.

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The treasure's report in this affidavit will be published on the Missouri County website.

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and subscribe and sworn to before me this 13th day of July 2021.

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Thank you, Megan.

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And the order reads, approve the Treasury's monthly report, monthly investment report from May 2021.

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This order in affidavit must be filed with County Clerk as further requested.

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A certified copy of this order be returned to the County Treasury.

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This report will be published on the County website.

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Do I have a motion?

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Some of them. Motion from Commissioner Adam second from Commissioner Linda any discussion here in an all in favor say aye. Opposed motion carries.

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It brings us to our order 7S1, which is to open a public hearing for the revision of

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the Missouri County Thur affair plan to have a motion.

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Governor, second motion from Commissioner Payne, second from Commissioner Linder Dope

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in the public hearing and discussion here and not all in favor say aye.

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Opposed motion carries.

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slide. Come on up.

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Got this what you're doing.

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I'm ordered to go to Commissioner Clay Forster Engineering. We have three third fair

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planar visions for your consideration this morning. All related to the Bizarre County

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Solar Project. This particular project really pushed the limits of how small a

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solar project could be and be successful and viable. So they asked for a revision

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or a third-fair plane to accommodate the layout of their shoulder fields, you can see on the

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exhibit provided we've allowed a curve to be added to one of our third-fair's. Also two of

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the third-fair's we've reduced from 120 feet to 100 feet wide just to give them a little bit

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more real estate to work. And then there is a third leg of a third-fair that we're deleting that

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have an need to continue. We find all these requests to be fair and reasonable and it's

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enabled and they're a project to go forward and it's not negatively impacting our

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thirst for a plan over the long term so we recommend this for approval.

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By when on the thoroughfares narrow on it like that there's I mean there's a lot of times

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we don't have enough route away now so I'm sure the route away narrow on the narrow it seems

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The rationale behind narrowing it is when the county proposes a third fair of 120 feet

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ultimately that's going to accommodate three lanes in each direction and a turn lane in each

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direction. But in these areas in the solar fields there's no traffic, there's no access,

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there's no need for the turn lanes. So that's where we can get away with their doucheweck.

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Like that. Thank you. Thank you.

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Good question. Good answer.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thanks, Clay.

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Is anyone here wishing to speak on four or against, set revisions to the Third Fair

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Plan?

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Motion to close.

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Second.

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Motion to close.

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Motion from Commissioner Adam Second from Commissioner Payne to close the public hearing.

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All of a favor say aye.

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Opposed.

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Motion to close.

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Order 7, S3, that following action be taken by the Court, where it's a public hearing

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held this day to receive public comment, has been conducted, conducted, regarding the

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revision of the Resort County thoroughfare plan, and whereas the Court hereby adopts

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the revision of the Resort County thoroughfare plan, and further the certified copy of this

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order be furnished to the county engineer to have a motion.

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I'm a second.

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Motion for Mr. Linder, second for Mr. Adams, any discussion?

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Here and then I'll in favor say aye.

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Opposed. Motion carries, order 7S4.

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Approved the expenditure of 196,000 to him, 75 dollars to NINIO and more to perform construction materials testing for the 2020 ARP supplemental roads packages 1 and 2.

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We are as a scope of work for both projects, attached for reference, provides for construction

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materials testing and related activities in accordance with the construction specifications.

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And we are as funds for this expenditure available via the 2021 Road and Bridge Budget,

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furthered that a certified copy of this order would be furnished to the county engineer

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for just reached all parties involved, and the county judge would be authorized to sign

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the attached professional services agreement.

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Do I have a motion?

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Thank you, Semi.

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Second.

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Motion for Commissioner.

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Item, second for Commissioner Linda, any discussion.

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Your name and all the papers say aye.

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Opposed?

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Motion carries.

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Order 7S.

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Approved the expenditure of $181,940.

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It is to add ECUS to perform construction management inspection and engineering services

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for the county road 42 relocation, whereas the scope of work attached for reference provides

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for construction management and inspection of construction related activities, and reporting

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as deemed necessary.

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Whereas funds for this expenditure are available via the 2021 Road and Bridge Budget

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and part of the Certified Copy of this order, we furnish to the County Engineer for

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Dispreciation of all parties involved, and the County Judge, we opt for us sign the attached

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professional services agreement.

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Do I have a motion?

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Second.

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Motion from Commissioner Linder, second from Commissioner Paine any discussion?

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Okay, same as the seven of the people.

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Okay.

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Yes.

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West of Rocher and South of Sandy Point.

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One that's falling in the river.

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Yes.

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Yep.

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Any further discussion?

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Here in that all in favor say aye.

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Oppos, motion carries.

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Order $7S6 approved the expenditure of $313,659.

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And $659.60.

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And $299,693.

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and $0.26 to civil tech engineering EAT.

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To perform construction management inspection and engineering services for the county road 723

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Reconstruction sections 1 and 2 respectively.

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Whereas a scope before it attacks for reference provides for construction management and

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inspection of construction related activities and reporting as the necessary.

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Whereas funds for this expenditure available via the 2021 road and bridge budget,

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expenditures for section 2, lying within the city limits of Quintana.

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She'll only be authorized upon the execution of an agreement between the county and the city of

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Quintana at a future date, further that a certified copy of this order be furnished to the county

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engineer for distribution all parties involved, and the county judge be authorized to sign the attached

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professional services agreement. Do I have a motion?

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Oh no. Second. Motion from Commissioner Payne, second from Commissioner Linder any discussion.

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Hearing that all in favor say aye.

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Opposed motion carries.

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Order 7S7, approve the attached interlocal agreement between Resorted County and the City of Angleton,

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concerning courthouse improvements.

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The county judge is here about for us on the interlocal agreement.

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Do I have a motion?

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I'll move.

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Second.

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Motion from Commissioner Fein second from Commissioner Adams any discussion?

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I'd like to thank my thanks in Mary for negotiating this.

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And Clay too, okay.

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I think we're gonna hear Clay's name

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a whole lot the next three years.

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Yeah.

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That's probably too much, whatever.

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Any other comments?

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All in favor say aye.

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Opposed motion carries.

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Order 71 approval to advertise for a competitive

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sealed proposal procurement method.

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For the historical museum, west side renovation,

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renovations and rest room project.

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Use of the CSP method is recommended by the county purchasing agent to be in the best interest

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of the county.

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For the county appointed committee to evaluate the responses from the person shown below their

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designate or other persons as determined by the court.

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Comister Kate precinct, two, Gerald Hendrick, Facilities Management, Jackie Haines Museum, Bruce

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Taylor, Haley County Museum, and Natasha Stillbark, purchasing non-voting.

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I have a motion.

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Thank you.

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Motion from Commissioner Lender, second from Commissioner Payney and any discussion.

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Here you know all in favor say aye.

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Opposed, motion carries.

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Order 7, T2, approval to advertise request for qualifications of engineering services for Quintana Beach Public Fish and Peer Project,

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a BP Restore Act bucket one project.

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Further appointed committee to review the proposal submittals from the person's Shambhalo.

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Their designated rather person says determined by the court, Commissioner Payne

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precinct, one, Brian Frazier, Parks Department, and Engineering Dessert V from the Engineering

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Department, and Natasha Stillbark, Parks and Department on voting member to have a motion.

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So the motion from Commissioner Payne, second from Commissioner Linder, any discussion?

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Coach, this project we're still waiting on TCQ to find out if Treasury is approving the

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extra funds that we requested since the cost and went out since we estimated this back in 2016 and

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of course the cost have gone up since we requested the extra 350,000 so.

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I'll save my 50 comments.

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Any further discussion?

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You know on favor say aye.

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Opposed motion carries.

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Order 173 approval to advertise the request for statement of qualifications for construction engineering

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inspection and material testing services for Quotana Beach, Public Fishing Peer of BTP Restore

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Act Bucket 1 Project, a further appointed committee to review the proposal submittals from

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the person below their destiny or other persons to determine by the court, Commissioner

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Plain Precinct 1, Brian Fraser Parks, Johnny Norris Parks, Engineering Designate from the Engineering

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Department, and Natasha Stillbark First St. Department and an on-voting member. Do I have

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I want to thank the legislature for making sure we'll have plenty of life guards for it.

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Any further discussion? Hearing none all in favor say aye. The pose, motion, carries, order 7, T4. Approval to

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advertise for a competitive seal proposal procurement method for 2020, road and bridge facility improvements.

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Use of the CSP method is recommended by the county, purchasing agent to be in the best interest of the county.

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In addition, appointed to review the proposals, the members from the first show below their design.

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any other persons that's determined by the court, Mad Hanks, County Engineer, Trey

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Haskins, Engineering Department, Gerald Hendricks, Facilities Management, and the Toshis

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Stillbark Particing Non-Voting Member to have a motion.

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Second.

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Motion from Commissioner Lender, Second from Commissioner Adams, and he discussion.

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Hearing that all in favor say aye.

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Opposed.

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Motion carries sort of 75.

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Approval to award invitation a bit of 21-48 mosquito control chemicals too.

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ESOCOUSAE, doing business as Viserys of Austin, Texas, and a DACO LLC of Sanford Florida,

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these vendors submitted bids meeting our specifications, as per the attached bid tabulation.

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The contract term will be from July 14, 2020 to July 13, 2022, for the county judge,

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be authorized sign.

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And any and all documents necessary to execute set agreements on behalf of the county.

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I bet you get a unanimous vote on this.

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Do I have a motion?

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Do I have a second? Motion for Commissioner Fein, second for Commissioner Lender to buy the mosquito killing chemicals. Any further discussion?

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I know. Hearing none all in favor say aye. Aye. Oppos, unanimous as I thought. Motion carries.

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Board, order number 76, approval to award invitation and bid 21-64 construction, the Salvation

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Army Shelter Conversion Project, on behalf of the Salvation Army and the Community Development

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Block Grant Office to CMC Development of Houston, Texas, who submitted the best bid meeting

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our specifications and an amount of $960,500.

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Mad includes the base bid as well as alternatives one and two is shown in the attached

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bid summary.

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Okay, Mr. Adam, second for Mr.

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Mr. Paul, any discussion, hearing that all in favor say aye?

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пожалуйста, motion carries.

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Order77700 approval to award imitation of the bed number 21.

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965 County Road 42, relocation to TLC, construction, contract services, income use in Texas,

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who submitted the best bid meeting our specifications in the amount of $898,168.96.

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First, the county judge, be authorized to sign any and all documents necessary to

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execute set agreements on behalf of the county, county road 42 is the one, is the road that

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is being threatened by the erosion from the Brassas River, so we are having to relocate

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it away from the river before it falls into the river.

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Do I have a motion?

401
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I'm a second.

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Motion for a commissioner.

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Lender second for a commissioner.

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Paying any discussion.

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I just want to thank Engineering and Matt and everyone.

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On the days off of everybody involved in this.

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It's been a process.

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It's needed.

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Thank you.

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Any other comments?

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All the favors say aye.

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Opposed.

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Motion carries.

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Order 78.

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A, upon final review by the District Attorney's Office, recommendation by the appointed

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evaluation committee and construction manager agent, HGCM of Houston, Texas, approved

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Master Terms and Conditions for Construction Manager at Risk, Phase Task Order,

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Agreements between Resort Accounting, and Spall Glass Construction Corp of Houston, Texas

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for the Attach Supporting Documents, awarded for our FSQ number 266, Court Order 7, S8, data

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September 22nd, 2020, authorized county judge

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signed the applicable agreements once successfully negotiated.

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Matter, Clay, which one of y'all want to take this one?

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I guess you have any questions or just kind of give us

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some brief overview.

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00:34:30,990 --> 00:34:34,830
OK, we know what's going on, not everybody else though.

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00:34:35,210 --> 00:34:39,710
OK, so what basically this is, we have Sponglass on board

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through our design phase under contract currently.

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This is the first step and this is the contract for our construction phase.

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So what you'll be seeing is a number of phase task orders coming in front of you as we work through our construction phase of our courthouse.

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The first phase task order is for the abatement and the tear down of the church, then you'll see a phase task order for the new administration building, the phase task order for the EOC and so on and so forth.

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as we continue to go through the project, those face task orders each one of them will have

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a guaranteed maximum price and that's what will work for OBSO.

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Like the master contract?

434
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Yes, this is the master contract.

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00:35:29,790 --> 00:35:32,650
So our next order is for tearing down the...

436
00:35:33,330 --> 00:35:33,630
Yeah.

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They'll start in probably Gerald or Clay's probably better for the next order, but they'll start with,

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as best as a statement and getting ready and then the church

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would come down in a couple months after they complete that process.

440
00:35:47,770 --> 00:35:51,030
Well, if I remember correctly, we're paying about 150,000 more

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to have the church door down and we pay for the property of the church, right?

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That is correct.

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Okay.

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That is correct.

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You chump me on that on the next part.

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I'll just consider that was a good deal on the getting the church.

447
00:36:06,410 --> 00:36:06,810
Absolutely.

448
00:36:06,990 --> 00:36:07,470
Yes, sir.

449
00:36:07,850 --> 00:36:09,570
We got a really good deal there.

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Any questions for Matthew?

451
00:36:14,490 --> 00:36:14,790
All right.

452
00:36:15,230 --> 00:36:15,770
Thank you.

453
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Do I have a motion?

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Some of them.

455
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Second.

456
00:36:21,170 --> 00:36:23,830
Motion from Commissioner Payton, second from Commissioner Adams.

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Any discussion?

458
00:36:25,890 --> 00:36:27,470
Here, you know, all in favor say aye.

459
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Opposed.

460
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Motion carries Order 179.

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Upon final review for the Attorney's Office recommendation by the appointed evaluation committee.

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and construction management agent, AGCM of used in Texas, and pursuant to the Master Term

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Supreme Commission's Court, and July 13, 2021, approved face task order number 1 for

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the Church Demolition and a Baiton Project to Spoglass Construction Corps of used in Texas.

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Price not to exceed guaranteed maximum cost of $985,47 per the attached supporting documents.

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Do I have a motion?

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I'm going to.

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Second motion from Commissioner Fainz, second from Commissioner Lender any discussion.

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Here in Ann Allen, favor say aye.

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Opposed.

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Motion carries.

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Order 1710 approval to advertise for request for proposal for construction manager at risk for

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the Park's headquarters and maintenance shop which has been determined by the person agent to be the

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procurement method to use that is in the best interest of the county.

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In addition, a point of committee to review the proposal submittals from the person shown

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below their designate are other persons as determined by the court.

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Brian Frazier Park's Director, Gerald Hendrick, Facilities Management, Johnny Norse Park's

478
00:37:42,390 --> 00:37:48,010
Department, and Natasha Stilberg, Park Stink, Non-Voting Member, and I would like to add

479
00:37:48,010 --> 00:37:50,130
Mr. Dupane to that list.

480
00:37:57,140 --> 00:37:57,820
I'd like that.

481
00:37:58,020 --> 00:37:58,140
I'd like that.

482
00:37:58,140 --> 00:37:58,360
I'd like that.

483
00:37:58,360 --> 00:37:58,700
I'd like that.

484
00:38:00,620 --> 00:38:01,320
I'd like that.

485
00:38:08,070 --> 00:38:08,710
All right.

486
00:38:10,610 --> 00:38:11,130
Anything else?

487
00:38:11,650 --> 00:38:12,010
All right.

488
00:38:12,150 --> 00:38:12,830
I'll have a motion.

489
00:38:14,730 --> 00:38:15,330
Thank you.

490
00:38:15,690 --> 00:38:15,950
Motion.

491
00:38:16,250 --> 00:38:18,130
Mr. Lender's second from Mr. Paine.

492
00:38:18,350 --> 00:38:18,890
Any discussion?

493
00:38:20,050 --> 00:38:20,310
There you go.

494
00:38:20,450 --> 00:38:21,590
The favor say aye.

495
00:38:21,670 --> 00:38:21,890
Aye.

496
00:38:22,250 --> 00:38:22,730
Opposed.

497
00:38:23,250 --> 00:38:23,630
Motion carries.

498
00:38:23,950 --> 00:38:24,850
Carbon heads.

499
00:38:26,110 --> 00:38:26,370
Oh, right.

500
00:38:26,450 --> 00:38:27,270
Looking right, Andy.

501
00:38:33,390 --> 00:38:36,270
I jump, I look right up and write.

502
00:38:37,150 --> 00:38:38,250
You can't read your mind then.

503
00:38:38,490 --> 00:38:40,370
We call them one of those questions you've never heard.

504
00:38:40,670 --> 00:38:42,030
But thank you for thanking me.

505
00:38:42,310 --> 00:38:43,530
Do you want us to add you to that?

506
00:38:43,530 --> 00:38:44,630
No, we can add you.

507
00:38:44,790 --> 00:38:46,090
We can easily go back.

508
00:38:46,350 --> 00:38:47,130
We're still in session.

509
00:38:48,830 --> 00:38:49,610
Okay, I need to learn.

510
00:38:49,890 --> 00:38:51,090
I went to just not straight enough.

511
00:38:52,890 --> 00:38:54,850
So I was worried about you.

512
00:38:54,850 --> 00:39:01,630
I call the commanding and basically Mr. Ripple. He's an out of vital. He's at church and I said, well, bless him. That's wonderful.

513
00:39:02,510 --> 00:39:06,850
So I called Tuesday and I said, can I speak to close to Mr. Ripple? He's at church.

514
00:39:08,070 --> 00:39:10,050
And I said, well, tell him I'm thinking of him.

515
00:39:10,750 --> 00:39:16,790
So I called on Wednesday and I'll be done. They said, Mr. Ripple, he's not available. He's at church.

516
00:39:17,510 --> 00:39:20,310
So I said, if you need somebody to talk to, I'm available.

517
00:39:20,310 --> 00:39:26,370
And then I found out he just wasn't going for spiritual purposes it was to add a new

518
00:39:26,370 --> 00:39:32,130
courthouse so Clay I was thinking of you. I did want to thank you Chairman of the Salvation

519
00:39:32,130 --> 00:39:37,750
Army for your vote today. You know we have two major projects going on in this county one

520
00:39:37,750 --> 00:39:45,110
that you approve for the unincorporated areas that provides safe haven for our community as

521
00:39:45,110 --> 00:39:50,730
result of elevating their structures or building them when they win, and creating that not

522
00:39:50,730 --> 00:39:56,170
only safety net but a hope of a bright future. And then you're a approval of the money to

523
00:39:56,170 --> 00:40:02,250
restore and enlarge the homeless shelter at the Salvation Army. It does very much the same thing

524
00:40:02,250 --> 00:40:10,030
on a very much broader basis. The storms, these people go through or oftentimes personal storms,

525
00:40:10,030 --> 00:40:26,530
Sometimes the result of bad decisions, sometimes the result of no fault of their own, but the key is our community offers somewhere if you each, we offer them shelter, a shelter that provides opportunity and a shelter that inspires hope.

526
00:40:27,150 --> 00:40:35,510
So from the Salvation Army's Chairman, thank you very much for continuing to be the servant leaders that this community is proud to be blessed with.

527
00:40:35,670 --> 00:40:36,490
Appreciate it.

528
00:40:36,490 --> 00:40:36,990
Thank you.

529
00:40:38,870 --> 00:40:41,010
Any other department heads?

530
00:41:14,930 --> 00:41:15,450
Joe,

531
00:41:19,950 --> 00:41:24,290
I have no doubt if you'd showed up in a yellow outfit with an orange beak, they would

532
00:41:24,290 --> 00:41:29,790
have let you in the rubber duck, Regatta, gladly, as the mascot's no doubt.

533
00:41:30,690 --> 00:41:36,030
All kidding aside, my esteemed colleague there, Junior Ranger Ripple, doing the

534
00:41:36,030 --> 00:41:38,110
lords work there with South-Axon Army good job, Joe.

535
00:41:38,390 --> 00:41:39,170
Well done.

536
00:41:39,930 --> 00:41:44,930
Just real quick, unnounce what the air, actually think we had 11 items today on the

537
00:41:44,930 --> 00:41:45,370
court agenda.

538
00:41:45,790 --> 00:41:46,370
So thank you, gentlemen.

539
00:41:46,670 --> 00:41:47,650
That was maybe a record.

540
00:41:48,710 --> 00:41:49,830
Get with the program, Joe.

541
00:41:52,690 --> 00:41:55,430
Lydia strikes again for the Parks Department on our grants.

542
00:41:55,430 --> 00:42:03,410
We received a $5,000 Texas Parks and Wildlife Birding Classic Grant, which will go for some habitat enhancement at Resolve Park.

543
00:42:03,790 --> 00:42:12,390
And then we also received a $148,000 planning phase one grant for a remodel boat ramp at 2019 Rivers in.

544
00:42:12,930 --> 00:42:15,590
Parks and Wildlife has restructured their boat grant grants.

545
00:42:16,050 --> 00:42:20,350
They do a planning phase and then a construction phase, which is actually helpful to entities.

546
00:42:20,890 --> 00:42:27,170
So they don't have to up front the cost for the design and engineering, and then we will be applying for another

547
00:42:27,930 --> 00:42:30,010
$500,000 or so on construction.

548
00:42:30,190 --> 00:42:36,750
But it's a remodel completely of the whole campus, if you will, of the 2018 area, the parking lot,

549
00:42:36,930 --> 00:42:41,230
a fishing pier, boat ramp, and if you've been there early on a Saturday morning,

550
00:42:41,510 --> 00:42:47,590
during warm weather months, you know that that boat ramp is packed with fishermen going into the intercostal.

551
00:42:47,590 --> 00:43:02,350
So again, Lydia is just, does Yomans work for us, and tomorrow in the budget hearing will go over some of the grants that we've done just in the last few years, and it's in the millions of dollars that have been secured and just largely due to her work.

552
00:43:02,490 --> 00:43:13,690
She just is a fantastic employee in Staff member. I ask if she wanted to come here to be the, you know, of the heroic applause, but she, I believe it was heckno when she, when she asked her to come here.

553
00:43:15,330 --> 00:43:22,050
So, the other grant worthy note, we have submitted a grant application for $50,000.

554
00:43:22,150 --> 00:43:27,210
Texas Parks and Wildlife actually has a new angler fishing access and habitat grant program,

555
00:43:27,570 --> 00:43:33,430
and we have submitted, which we believe is a very competitive proposal for $50,000 for

556
00:43:33,430 --> 00:43:36,190
a hands-in-art resource park with our new lake expansion there.

557
00:43:36,430 --> 00:43:42,590
So, anyway, just a note and a pat on the back for Lydia, and one of the things, maybe

558
00:43:42,590 --> 00:43:47,770
most proud of of what we do in the park's arm. It isn't just a stewardship of our

559
00:43:47,770 --> 00:43:53,110
natural resources, but a taxpayer dollars. We take those budget, those appropriated budget

560
00:43:53,110 --> 00:43:57,510
dollars that we get every year, and we add to that and we stretch them when we make them go

561
00:43:57,510 --> 00:44:02,010
farther to do things we never could do with grant money and revenue. So, you know, thank you,

562
00:44:02,150 --> 00:44:05,750
everyone. I love preview for your budget hearing tomorrow. It is. I'm just getting warmed up.

563
00:44:06,010 --> 00:44:11,750
Yeah, that's what I thought. Fine. Give the court a little update on how it's going since you

564
00:44:11,750 --> 00:44:13,990
in the trash barrels on Pollock's Island?

565
00:44:14,510 --> 00:44:16,290
Sure, yeah, because it's going pretty good.

566
00:44:16,590 --> 00:44:17,730
I don't know if that's what I'm talking about.

567
00:44:18,210 --> 00:44:21,650
Yeah, we started a program, we got a head start.

568
00:44:22,010 --> 00:44:24,570
Mother Nature said, I don't think any trash cans there,

569
00:44:24,650 --> 00:44:27,290
so we had these title surges last fall

570
00:44:27,290 --> 00:44:29,730
that took out most of the trash cans

571
00:44:29,730 --> 00:44:31,290
that we have on Pollock's Island Beach.

572
00:44:32,270 --> 00:44:33,610
Some of the areas of the country

573
00:44:33,610 --> 00:44:36,070
have had success with, believe or not,

574
00:44:36,370 --> 00:44:39,130
removing their trash cans and having less trash.

575
00:44:39,810 --> 00:44:41,090
So we decided to try that.

576
00:44:41,090 --> 00:44:43,810
We've had it for six months or so.

577
00:44:44,270 --> 00:44:46,490
And the results are encouraging.

578
00:44:47,010 --> 00:44:49,090
We've actually had people who have beach houses

579
00:44:49,090 --> 00:44:51,310
who live there and say the beaches have never been cleaner.

580
00:44:51,670 --> 00:44:53,910
Thank you for removing the trash cans.

581
00:44:54,710 --> 00:44:56,210
We're still picking up trash.

582
00:44:56,610 --> 00:44:58,230
We're just not emptying trash cans.

583
00:44:58,950 --> 00:44:59,970
Last year at the height.

584
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:29,980
Of the beach visitation, we had seven roll-off dumpsters that we were emptying twice a week. Now we're down to three, that we're emptying less frequently. So we're saving tens of thousands of dollars in dumpster rentals. And so our beach crews are still traversing the beach and picking a trash. It's just not emptying trash cans. And what we believe has happened is confirming the theory that a lot of the trash on the beach, particularly the ones that show up in big trash bags, stacks next to the trash cans, that was half a year ago.

585
00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:32,180
also trash from rental properties.

586
00:45:32,880 --> 00:45:33,820
It wasn't from beach goers.

587
00:45:33,980 --> 00:45:36,500
It was from people bringing their trash to the beach.

588
00:45:36,980 --> 00:45:38,520
I always thought the beach was a tourist destination.

589
00:45:38,600 --> 00:45:40,300
Apparently it's the place to take your garbage.

590
00:45:41,800 --> 00:45:43,760
But anyway, we have seen a reduction in trash.

591
00:45:43,980 --> 00:45:47,900
I don't have a measurable data, but certainly anecdotal and first-hand account would

592
00:45:47,900 --> 00:45:49,860
say that there is less on the reach.

593
00:45:51,890 --> 00:45:52,230
Right.

594
00:45:52,550 --> 00:45:57,030
Is the between the blue water and your maintenance facility, their surf side?

595
00:45:57,150 --> 00:45:58,430
The crabbing pier is it?

596
00:45:58,810 --> 00:45:58,850
Irish?

597
00:45:59,230 --> 00:45:59,790
That is not.

598
00:45:59,790 --> 00:46:04,010
Crabbing Peers is a right across installment park, and that's with the village of

599
00:46:04,010 --> 00:46:04,390
Surfside.

600
00:46:04,550 --> 00:46:05,370
They managed that.

601
00:46:05,430 --> 00:46:08,170
Our maintenance barn is behind that.

602
00:46:08,810 --> 00:46:09,830
So that is a county road.

603
00:46:10,090 --> 00:46:11,010
We're actually redoing that.

604
00:46:11,010 --> 00:46:12,110
We're making that a concrete road.

605
00:46:12,250 --> 00:46:17,910
We've got the dollars we're going to improve that, and then eventually rebuild the facility there.

606
00:46:18,250 --> 00:46:22,850
But that crabbing peer into that little lagoon goes into the marsh that is part of the village

607
00:46:22,850 --> 00:46:23,530
of Surfside.

608
00:46:25,230 --> 00:46:27,290
It didn't work, it didn't look like something.

609
00:46:27,310 --> 00:46:27,770
It does.

610
00:46:27,770 --> 00:46:34,870
And I do have to give the village of service side some kudos not only have they done a signage campaign where they've upgraded it but they've put benches

611
00:46:34,870 --> 00:46:37,750
They removed a lot of their trash dumpsters from that area

612
00:46:37,750 --> 00:46:40,890
So it is looking better for them.

613
00:46:42,300 --> 00:46:43,180
Thank you.

614
00:46:43,760 --> 00:46:44,340
Thanks Brian.

615
00:46:45,920 --> 00:46:47,260
Any other department heads?

616
00:46:53,050 --> 00:46:57,550
We're going to go into executive session as always.

617
00:46:57,550 --> 00:47:07,110
Chapter 5-5-1-7-2-D, and it'll be five-5-5-1-071 consultation with the Tarning,

618
00:47:07,530 --> 00:47:14,090
potential litigation times 2, then also regarding energy billing, timelines of contracts,

619
00:47:15,190 --> 00:47:21,310
and subdivision planning, Texas Government Code 5-5-1-072, deliberation regarding Real Property,

620
00:47:22,430 --> 00:47:33,110
5507-6 regarding security devices or security audits and 5508-7 discussion chapter 381 economic

621
00:47:33,110 --> 00:47:39,790
development agreements. It is 947, hopefully that won't take us too long, but we'll be back

622
00:47:39,790 --> 00:47:42,050
after that. Thank you all for being here.

623
00:49:16,740 --> 00:49:17,000
Thank you.

624
00:49:17,000 --> 00:49:19,680
Yeah, and now I've got to finish mine.

625
00:49:19,860 --> 00:49:20,340
Okay, guys.

626
00:49:20,620 --> 00:49:21,920
All right, it is 12.42.

627
00:49:22,200 --> 00:49:23,960
We're back from the executive session.

628
00:49:24,220 --> 00:49:28,000
There is no action from executive session.

629
00:49:29,160 --> 00:49:30,440
Any court member have anything?

630
00:49:30,700 --> 00:49:30,840
No, sir.

631
00:49:31,640 --> 00:49:31,660
I don't know.

632
00:49:32,880 --> 00:49:33,300
Good job.

633
00:49:34,800 --> 00:49:35,100
I'm sorry.

634
00:49:35,400 --> 00:49:36,120
I'm sorry.

635
00:49:36,380 --> 00:49:36,960
I'm sorry.

636
00:49:37,280 --> 00:49:37,980
I'm sorry.