Feb 04, 2025 Commissioners Court

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ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING.

[1. Opening Prayer: Pastor Courtney Lee Evans, Sr., God's Property Baptist Church (Tommy Calvert)]

WE ANTICIPATE THAT WE WILL BE WORKING INTO THE AFTERNOON, SO JUST ALERT THE PUBLIC.

THE COURT AND STAFF WILL BE TAKING A BREAK, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING.

WITH THAT, I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ IS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.

OKAY. SO, COMMISSIONER CALVERT, THIS IS YOUR DAY TO INTRODUCE PASTOR AND DO THE PLEDGE.

THANK YOU. JUDGE. IT'S WITH GREAT HONOR AND PRIVILEGE THAT I INTRODUCE PASTOR COURTNEY LEE EVANS, SENIOR, WHO WILL DELIVER THE INVOCATION FOR TODAY'S MEETING. PASTOR EVANS IS THE PASTOR OF GOD'S PROPERTY BAPTIST CHURCH, LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO. THE.

THE CHURCH'S SLOGAN IS SEEK GOD FIRST AND ALL WILL FALL INTO PLACE.

HE GRADUATED FROM FOX TECH HIGH SCHOOL AND STUDIED INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AT TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY.

AFTER ACCEPTING HIS CALL TO MINISTRY, HE FURTHERED HIS EDUCATION AT THE GUADALUPE BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND THE WESTMINSTER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, SPECIALIZING IN PHILOSOPHY AND HERMENEUTICS. ALONGSIDE HIS PASTORAL DUTIES, HE HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS CHAPLAIN AT THE CARVER ACADEMY, AND HE'S A MAN OF MANY TALENTS. HE ALSO SERVED AS THE FIRST AND ONLY BLACK BREWMASTER AT THE PEARL BREWING COMPANY.

HE IS A CERTIFIED TEXAS REAL ESTATE AGENT, AND HAS BEEN EMPLOYED WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

THESE ROLES HAVE ALLOWED HIM TO STAY CONNECTED TO THE COMMUNITY THAT RAISED HIM, GIVING BACK AND NURTURING THE NEXT GENERATION.

RECOGNIZED AS A COMMUNITY LEADER, PASTOR EVANS WAS AWARDED THE 2024 RENAISSANCE WITH THE STARS HONOR BY THE SAN ANTONIO AREA AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY FUND.

THIS RECOGNITION REMINDS HIM THAT OUR WORK IN OUR COMMUNITIES IS SIGNIFICANT, AND HE IS GRATEFUL TO BE PART OF THAT LEGACY.

HE HIS GREATEST JOY COMES FROM HIS FAMILY. PASTOR EVANS IS A DEVOTED FATHER AND GRANDFATHER.

HIS CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN INSPIRE HIM DAILY, REMINDING HIM, BY THE WAY, YOU LOOK TOO YOUNG TO HAVE GRANDCHILDREN, BUT YOU KNOW. WELL, ANYWAY, WE'RE BARBERSHOP BUDDIES, SO WE'LL TALK WHEN WE GET BACK.

REMINDING HIM OF THE IMPORTANCE OF LOVE, FAITH, AND AUTHENTICITY.

WE SINCERELY THANK PASTOR EVANS FOR GRACING US WITH HIS PRESENCE TODAY AND LEADING US IN PRAYER.

WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE RISE? AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU.

JUDGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK GOD IT'S ANOTHER DAY PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

LET US GO TO THE LORD IN PRAYER. EVERYDAY LIFE.

ETERNAL GOD, OUR FATHER. FIRST OF ALL, WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, GOD.

WE THANK YOU FOR JUST ANOTHER DAY. GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS MEETING TODAY.

WE PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS. WE PRAY FOR THIS COMMISSION.

WE PRAY FOR THE JUDGE AND EVERYONE WHO'S HERE TODAY.

GOD, I PRAY THAT GOD, YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM. GOD FOR THE HOPE.

AND THE HOPE IS FOR THE PEOPLE. GOD, WE PRAY RIGHT NOW FOR THE DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF OUR.

IF YOU'LL JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

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.

PASTOR EVANS, THANK YOU FOR THAT PRAYER. THANK YOU FOR PRAYING ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THOSE THAT ARE LESS FORTUNATE, THOSE THAT ARE MARGINALIZED, THOSE THAT ARE NOT HEARD.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT BEAUTIFUL PRAYER.

AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I YIELD TO COMMISSIONER JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUDGE. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY.

I WANTED TO JUST TAKE A MINUTE, A FEW MINUTES HERE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LOSS OF SOMEONE RECENTLY WHO WAS A GIANT IN OUR COMMUNITY, AND THAT IS SENATOR JOE BERNAL. HE WAS A CONSTITUENT OF MINE, BUT BUT SOMEONE WHO WAS A A PROUD WEST SIDER GRADUATED FROM LANIER HIGH

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SERVED NOT ONLY AS A STATE SENATOR, BUT ALSO AS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE.

BEFORE THAT, SUBSEQUENT TO BEING IN THE STATE SENATE, ALSO SERVED ON THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

HE PASSED AWAY LAST WEEK AT 97. A FULL LIFE. HE JOINS NOW.

HIS HIS WIFE, MARY ESTHER BERNAL, WHO WAS ALSO AN EDUCATOR AND SERVED ON THE ISD SCHOOL BOARD.

IN HEAVEN. AND JUST TO ACKNOWLEDGE SOME OF THE WORK THAT I THINK IS FORGOTTEN SOMETIMES IN OUR, IN OUR HISTORY. AS A LEGISLATOR, MANY OF THE EARLY LAWS ON THE BOOKS RELATED TO PROMOTING BILINGUAL EDUCATION.

PRE-K. KINDERGARTEN FOR FIVE YEAR OLDS BACK THEN HAVE JOE BERNAL'S FINGERPRINTS ON THEM.

HE ALSO WAS A FIGHTER, SOMEONE WHO ADVOCATED BACK IN THE DAY TO REVOKE LAWS THAT WERE PUNITIVE TO THOSE WHO SPOKE SPANISH IN SCHOOLS.

AND NOTABLY, YOU KNOW, HE DOESN'T GET A LOT OF CREDIT FOR THIS.

BUT ON MAY 27TH, 1969, 1969, HIS SENATE BILL WAS PASSED, CREATING THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IN SAN ANTONIO. SO AN AMAZING CHAMPION FOR OUR COMMUNITY SOMEONE THAT WAS DEAR TO MYSELF AND A LOT OF FOLKS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. HE WILL BE MISSED. OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH HIM AND HIS FAMILY.

JUDGE, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK AT THE CONCLUSION OF ANY REMARKS, WE HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HIS HONOR. LET ME YIELD TO THE COURT.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ FOR PUTTING OUT THAT INCREDIBLE HISTORY AND LEGACY AND PERHAPS THE COUNTY.

WE'VE SUPPORTED A LOT OF BUILDINGS OVER AT UTSA.

PERHAPS WE SHOULD ASK FOR NAMING RIGHTS IN HONOR OF JOE BERNAL FOR AT LEAST ONE OF THE MANY THAT WE'VE HELPED TO FUND, BECAUSE THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE LEGACY OF CHANGING POVERTY AND LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY.

I WANT TO THANK THE BERNAL FAMILY FOR LENDING HIM TO ALL OF US.

HE REPRESENTED MANY CONSTITUENTS IN MY DISTRICT.

IN FACT, ONE OF THEM BEING MY FATHER, WHERE HE SUPPORTED MY DAD, AND GOING TO HIS FIRST DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN 1976, I BELIEVE MAYBE BEFORE, MAYBE IT WAS 1972. BUT HIS LEGACY AND CIVIL RIGHTS, AND OFTEN VILIFIED BY THE ESTABLISHMENT FOR TAKING STEPS THAT MOVED OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY INTO EQUALITY.

SO THANK YOU, JOE, FOR HANGING IN THERE, FOR THE INCREDIBLE STICKING TO IT, FOR YOUR FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.

FOR ALL OF US. AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR HIS SERVICE AND HIS FAMILY'S SERVICE IN EDUCATION AND BEYOND.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, DO YOU WISH TO ADD ANYTHING? JUST HOW I DID NOT KNOW HIM PERSONALLY, BUT JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY OF THE WORK THAT PEOPLE LIKE HIM AND HIS WIFE HAVE DONE IN THIS COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY WITH THE RIDICULOUSNESS GOING ON AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.

THANK YOU. AND I'LL JUST ADD ON THAT COMMISSIONER CALVERT, YOU HAVE RAISED SOME REALLY GREAT IDEAS OF HOW WE CAN MEMORIALIZE, RECOGNIZE AND GIVE DIGNITY THE RESPECT TO THE LEGACY OF THE LATE SENATOR JOE BRUNO AND COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS MANY MORE THINGS THAT HE'S DONE.

I WILL TELL YOU, MY PATHS CROSSED WITH SENATOR BRUNO WHEN HE WAS A DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT IN THE HARLANDALE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, WHERE MY WIFE, RACHEL SAKAI, WORKED FOR 32 YEARS.

AND HE WORKED HAND IN HAND. AND SO NOT ONLY DID HE DID THOSE GREAT THINGS IN THE LEGISLATURE, FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THE LEGAL RIGHTS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN OUR EDUCATION, PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM, AND TO BE AN ADVOCATE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.

BUT HE WORKED ON THE GROUND LEVEL AT THE EDUCATION IN PROVIDING CURRICULUM AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE IN THE HARLANDALE. I BELIEVE HE WAS IN EDGEWOOD. HIS LEGACY AND HIS EFFECT TOUCHES ALL PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO AGAIN, I WANT TO GIVE MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY.

I'M ALSO VERY CLOSE TO HIS SON, PAT, WHO'S AN ATTORNEY IN A LAW FIRM THAT HE RUNS AND OWNS.

AND SO HIS LEGACY CONTINUES THROUGH HIS BLOODLINE, SO TO SPEAK.

SO I JOIN IN WITH THE COURT IN RECOGNIZING THE LEGACY OF THIS GREAT MAN, SENATOR COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

YES. THANK YOU, JUDGE. AND IF WE COULD JUST PAUSE FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

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[3. CEREMONIAL ITEM(S)]

RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES FOR 25 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE.

LET ME ASK JACQUELINE JACKIE IBARRA TO PLEASE STEP FORWARD FOR 35 YEARS OF SERVICE.

SHE'S CURRENTLY IN THE ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, BUT I KNEW JACKIE WHEN SHE WAS IN THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE.

AND I THINK YOU WERE A DEPUTY CHIEF. YOU YOU WERE IN CHARGE OF SOMETHING BACK THEN.

AND AS I WAS ON THE DISTRICT COURT BENCH. SO, JACKIE, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU.

AND YOU'RE HERE WITH YOUR SUPERVISOR, MR. DAVID MARQUEZ.

DAVID, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. WELL. THANK YOU. IT'S A PRIVILEGE TODAY TO BRING ONE OF OUR TOP EMPLOYEES AND THE WHOLE COUNTY HERE.

JACKIE, AS YOU MENTIONED. ARE THEY PART OF THE CROWD? ARE THOSE. COME ON. YOUR HUSBAND. COME ON. HENRY AND HER DAUGHTERS, OLIVIA AND JULIA.

SHE HAS ONE OTHER DAUGHTER AND BRIANNA, WHO'S IN UTAH WORKING IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WATCHING.

SO I WANT TO SAY HI TO HER, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE COUNTY HAS GIVEN TO JACKIE IS A PRIVILEGE TO HAVE A GREAT CAREER HERE.

BUT SHE EARNED IT. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST DEDICATED, LOYAL, HARD WORKING EMPLOYEES THAT I KNOW.

I'VE ALWAYS VIEWED JACKIE AS A ROLE MODEL, NOT JUST FOR MYSELF, BUT FOR OTHER EMPLOYEES WHO START IN A VERY HUMBLE POSITION AT THE COUNTY AND RISE UP TO THE LEVEL OF SENIOR MANAGER. THE COUNTY HAS BEEN THAT KIND OF PLACE THROUGHOUT HER CAREER, AND I KNOW THAT OTHERS ARE FOLLOWING IN HER FOOTSTEPS.

SHE'S A VERY CONSCIENTIOUS CIVIL SERVANT ALWAYS WANTED TO FOLLOW THE RULES.

EVEN WHEN YOU TELL HER, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU COULD DO IT THIS WAY.

BUT SHE'S VERY KIND TO KEEP US IN THE LINES. AND I WANT TO THANK TINA SMITH, WHO IS THE ONE WHO RECOMMENDED JACKIE.

SHE CAME TO ME SIX YEARS AGO. I WAS LOOKING FOR A PERSON WITH A LOT OF COUNTY EXPERIENCE AND CERTAINLY FOUND THAT WITH ME.

SO THANK YOU TO YOU FOR MAKING THAT RECOMMENDATION.

SHE HAS WORKED FOR SIX DISTRICT COURTS IN HER CAREER HERE, AND THEN MOVED TO MY DEPARTMENT SHORTLY AFTER A LONG CAREER IN THAT DEPARTMENT.

SHE STARTED WITH ME IN 2019. SO SINCE THEN, SHE'S JUST DONE AN AMAZING AMOUNT OF WORK.

HER HELP THROUGH THE PANDEMIC WAS ALSO UNBELIEVABLY VALUABLE BECAUSE OF HIS EXPERIENCE AND HER KNOWLEDGE.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT WALKING THROUGH THE COURTHOUSE, YOU GOT TO ADD EXTRA TIME, BECAUSE ABOUT EVERY TEN MINUTES.

HEY, IT'S JACKIE. HEY, IT'S JACKIE. SHE KNOWS EVERYONE AND THEY ALL REALLY RESPECT HER.

AND I THINK THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU ARE AS A AS AN EMPLOYEE.

AND I COUNT YOU AS ONE OF MY TOP EMPLOYEES, BUT I COUNT YOU AS A FRIEND OF MINE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK. YOU. THANK YOU. I HAVE A FEW WORDS TO SAY. YOU ALWAYS DO, JACKIE. OKAY. I'M TRULY HONORED TO RECEIVE MY 35 YEAR SERVICE PIN TODAY.

THIS MILESTONE REFLECTS NOT ONLY MY TIME IN THE JOB, BUT ALSO THE INCREDIBLE SUPPORT I'VE RECEIVED FROM MY FAMILY AND COLLEAGUES.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY JUDGE, THE COMMISSIONERS, FOR THIS RECOGNITION, TO MY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DAVID MARQUEZ, MY LEADERSHIP, MY TEAM, AND ESPECIALLY MY FAMILY FOR THE CONSTANT ENCOURAGEMENT.

WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DEDICATE MYSELF TO THIS ROLE FOR SO MANY YEARS.

THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS THAT I'D LIKE TO THANK, YOU KNOW THOMAS GUEVARA.

BLESSING. THE CHIEFS OF STAFF, YOU KNOW. LEO AND HIS STAFF.

THERE'S SO MANY. AND OF COURSE, MY TEAM WHO HAVE HELPED ME THROUGH THIS.

WHO? WHO? I WOULDN'T BE HERE IF IT WASN'T FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

THIS JOB HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE WHILE ALSO ALLOWING ME TO PROVIDE AND CARE FOR MY FAMILY.

OVER THE YEARS, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING WITH TRULY REMARKABLE PEOPLE.

AND TOGETHER, WE'VE MADE A DIFFERENCE. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS JOURNEY.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS HONOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JUDGE SACCHI. 31 YEARS AGO, I WAS AN ASSOCIATE JUDGE AT THE JUVENILE COURT.

I USED TO HAVE BLACK HAIR AT THAT TIME, TOO. DO YOU REMEMBER THAT? I REMEMBER IT WAS AT THE MICROFICHE. DOES ANYBODY EVEN KNOW WHAT MICROFICHE IS? ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU GO FISHING FOR? AREN'T THEY SMALL FISH? AND I ENDED UP BEING THE DIVISION CHIEF OF THE CIVIL FILING AND THE COURTS.

AND THEN AGAIN, I ENDED UP WORKING WITH JENSEN VERY CLOSELY.

SO. THANK YOU. I YIELD THE FLOOR, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU. DURING THE, YOU KNOW, THE LAST FOUR YEARS OF MY FIRST TERM, YOU'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS AND WITH MY TEAM. AND SO I JUST THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION.

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THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. MR. RODRIGUEZ. AND JACKIE, LET ME ALSO ADD IN CONGRATULATIONS.

I HOPE THIS DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GOING ANYWHERE BECAUSE YOU STILL LOOK LIKE YOU COULD GIVE US ANOTHER 35 YEARS, BUT WE THANK YOU. YOU HAVE SUCH A PLEASANT DEMEANOR.

AND AS HAS BEEN STATED, A LOT OF INTERFACE WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS, WHICH IS A REFLECTION ON NOT JUST US AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT THE COUNTY. AND SO WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF WHAT YOU WHAT YOU DO, AND WE HOPE WE CAN KEEP YOU AROUND FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER.

BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON 35. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOODY.

YOU ARE PARTICIPATING BY ZOOM. DO YOU WISH TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OR MAKE ANY COMMENTS FOR MR. IBARRA? NO. JUST. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YEAH. PRETTY LOUDLY.

WE'RE GETTING. WE'RE GOING TO BRING THE VOLUME DOWN. ALL RIGHT.

THERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE THE COUNTY 35 YEARS IS IS A LONG TIME.

UNFORTUNATELY, I COULDN'T HEAR YOUR REMARKS, THOUGH, SO IF IT COULD JUST HELP US GET THE THE AUDIO AT THE PODIUM, THE MICROPHONE WORKING THERE. THAT'S MY ONLY CHALLENGE RIGHT NOW, BUT THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT JUST WANT TO SAY THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT DEEDS IN 35 YEARS OF WORK AT THE COUNTY.

SO KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE MANY MORE YEARS OF SERVICE YOU HAVE REMAINING.

THANK YOU. SO, JACKIE, WOULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY WHO IS WITH YOU TODAY OR ANYBODY ELSE WHO'S HERE WITH YOU? AND THIS IS MY DAUGHTER JULIA. AND MY DAUGHTER OLIVIA.

AND THEN I HAVE ANOTHER DAUGHTER, MIRANDA. SO SHE'S WATCHING US.

AND THEN I HAVE DEBRA ON MY TEAM. WELL, IF YOU WANT THEM OR IF YOU DON'T, THEN TELL THEM TO SIT DOWN AND BE QUIET.

COME. ON UP HERE. THIS IS OUR PRINCIPAL. THIS IS A WONDERFUL THING. SO AT THIS TIME, JACKIE, WE HAVE A PIN.

I UNDERSTAND, I GUESS. TINA, ONCE THEY HIT 30, THEN WE PUT A NICE STONE IN THERE.

RIGHT? RIGHT. YEAH. OKAY. IT LOOKS NICE. SO WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND THEN IF WE COULD, WHOEVER YOU WANT, WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE AND WE'LL ASK TO SAY THAT I HAVE MY CHARM BRACELET.

AND THOSE ARE MY SERVICE PINS. ALL SIX OF THEM.

OH, THERE YOU GO. 35 YEARS IS GOING TO GO THERE.

IT IS NICE. SO BRING FORWARD WHO YOU WANT, JACKIE.

THOSE ARE. 35 ROSES. 35 ROSES. BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ONE. TWO. THREE.

YEAH, YEAH. COME ON. HURRY. THIS IS YOUR TIME.

NOW. TELL THE FAMILY. STAY IN THERE. COME ON. UP A LITTLE BIT.

IS THIS THE WHOLE TEAM THERE, DAVID? OKAY. WAIT.

THEY'RE BLOCKING HER. OKAY. HOLD ON. ARE WE ARE WE MISSING SOMEBODY MISSING? HOLD ON. HOLD ON. HOLD ON, HOLD ON. COME ON. HERE WE GO.

ONE. TWO. THREE. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JACKIE. JACKIE. THANK YOU.

HEY, COMMISSIONER MOODY. CAN WE. CAN WE PHOTOSHOP YOU INTO THAT PICTURE? WORKS FOR ME. IF Y'ALL WANT ME. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL CONTINUE. PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF SAN ANTONIO ON JANUARY 21ST, 2025, FOR ITS EFFORTS TO BRING THE WORLD TO BEXAR COUNTY.

ARMEN BABAJAN, WHY DON'T YOU PLEASE STEP FORWARD WITH YOUR GROUP? ARMEN, ARE YOU HERE? THERE YOU ARE. LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION FOR THE RECORD.

WHEREAS THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF SAN ANTONIO, CHARTERED ON JULY 1982, IS A NON NOT FOR PROFIT AND NONPARTIZAN CITIZENS EDUCATIONAL FORUM FOCUSING ON FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES THAT AFFECT OUR REGION IN BEXAR COUNTY DIRECTLY.

AND WHEREAS ENTIRELY LOCAL AND GOVERNING AND SUPPORT THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF SAN ANTONIO SERVICES ALL INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS INTERESTED IN ITS VISION, MISSION AND GOALS. AND WHEREAS, THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF SAN ANTONIO STRIVES TO PROMOTE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF WORLD AFFAIRS AND U.S.

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THE COUNCIL ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION BY PRESENTING LECTURES, ORGANIZING DISCUSSIONS, SPONSORING EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND HOSTING DELIBERATIVE SESSIONS FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS.

AND WHEREAS, ON DECEMBER 9TH, 2024, THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF SAN ANTONIO WAS NAMED THE 2024 COUNCIL OF THE YEAR AT THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON, DC, AND WHEREAS, THE PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL AWARD CELEBRATES EXCELLENCE IN PROGRAMING, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH AMONG THE 90 COUNCILS WITHIN THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF SAN ANTONIO FOR ITS EFFORTS TO BRING THE WORLD TO BEXAR COUNTY. WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES BY I AS COUNTY JUDGE AND THE FOUR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AND GIVE THEM A HAND. THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE SAKAI.

IN NOVEMBER, WE WERE AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCILS OF AMERICA.

WE HAVE OVER 90 AFFILIATES AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND SAN ANTONIO WAS SELECTED AWARDED AS THE COUNCIL OF THE YEAR.

SO THIS IS THIS IS NOT OUR AWARD FOR INTERNALLY.

THIS IS THE COMMUNITIES AWARD. WE SHOULD BE PROUD THAT SAN ANTONIO HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED.

WE CLEARLY HAVE GREAT LEADERSHIP INTERNALLY WITH OUR BOARD, BUT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT WITHOUT THE SUPPORT FROM YOU ALL, FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR SUPPORTERS AND OUR DONORS.

SO THANK YOU. THANK THE COMMUNITY FOR THAT. PEOPLE MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT WHAT THE, YOU KNOW, THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL, BUT WHAT DO WE ACTUALLY DO? WE STARTED IN 1982. AND OUR OUR MISSION IS SIMPLE.

WE INFORM AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND U.S.

FOREIGN POLICY. AND WE DO THAT BY WAY OF PUTTING ON PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND PROGRAMS. COMMISSIONER CALVERT WAS A MODERATOR, A RECENT ONE WHERE WE BROUGHT THE PRISON GUARD OF NELSON MANDELA, SAN ANTONIO. HE TALKED ABOUT HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LATE NELSON MANDELA.

WE TALK ABOUT HISTORICAL ISSUES. WE TALK ABOUT CURRENT EVENTS.

SOME SOME TOUGH CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING, IMMIGRATION AND OTHER ISSUES.

BUT WE DO IT RESPECTFULLY. WE DO IT PROFESSIONALLY.

AND WE ALSO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY TO COME TO OUR EVENTS AND LEARN AND LISTEN AND ASK THE TOUGH QUESTIONS FROM AMBASSADORS AND FORMER AMBASSADORS.

SO OUR EVENTS ARE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY. Y'ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.

WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF SAN ANTONIO. JUST GOOGLE IT AND YOU'LL FIND IT.

AND WE HAVE SOME VIBRANT PROGRAMS IN THE WORKS.

WE JUST HAD ONE WITH MR. WAYNE PEACOCK AND JOE STRAUSS AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING, AND WE WERE HONORING JIM AT OUR ANNUAL DINNER COMING UP. WE WE APPRECIATE THE JUDGE FOR HIS SUPPORT.

AND WE HAVE A HAVE A GREAT PROGRAM IN MAY. WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM TO BRING THE AUTHOR OF THE ZOOKEEPER'S WIFE TO TALK ABOUT THE HER BOOK, BUT ALSO GENERALLY ABOUT THE THE HOLOCAUST.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE AMBASSADORS FROM A FEW COUNTRIES.

WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING A PROGRAM WITH THE CAMEROONIAN COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE KOREAN COMMUNITY THE FILIPINO COMMUNITY AS WELL, AND MANY OTHERS. WE WE ARE A COMMUNITY DRIVEN ORGANIZATION.

WE RELY ON YOUR SUPPORT. WE'RE VERY LEAN, AS MY COLLEAGUE CLARISSA.

AND WE'VE GOT A COUPLE MORE IN THE OFFICE. TWO FULL TIME, FEW PART TIME.

AND WE WANT TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL. AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT IS TO GET MORE SUPPORT FROM ALL OF YOU IN THE COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION. IT'S AN HONOR TO RECEIVE THIS HONOR AND RECOGNITION FOR THE FOR THE AWARD WE RECEIVED, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. COMMISSIONER MR. CALVERT. JUDGE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS RESOLUTION TO HONOR OUR WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL CHAIRMAN.

INCREDIBLE LEADERSHIP. I WANT TO GIVE YOU CREDIT AS WELL, FOR HELPING YOU LEAD, LEAD THIS WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL TO BECOMING THE TOP IN THE COUNTRY.

YOUR MEMBERSHIP SHOULD BE RISING DRAMATICALLY, ESPECIALLY AT A TIME LIKE THE TIME WE'RE LIVING IN, WHERE WE SEE THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF US ALL TO PEOPLE OF THE WORLD THAT WE'RE NOTHING WE DO IS IN ISOLATION.

AND WHETHER IT'S THE ISSUES OF IMMIGRATION OR THE ISSUES OF TARIFFS AND COST OF FOOD AND CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN RIGHTS, ALL OF THESE ISSUES ARE INTERCONNECTED, AND WE HAVE NOT EXACTLY MOVED AWAY FROM THE DO NOTHING PARTY OF THE PAST TO UNDERSTAND HOW INTERCONNECTED WE REALLY ARE.

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SO LET'S CONTINUE TO UPLIFT THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A PART OF MANY MORE PROGRAMS THAT YOU DO, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

I SAID THIS WHEN I MODERATED THE FORUM WHEN I WAS A HIGH SCHOOLER, I LOOKED UP TO BECOMING A PART OF THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL, AND I ALWAYS CONSIDERED IT A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN HIGH COTTON, IF YOU WILL.

AND SO THAT THAT BRAND STILL STANDS. SO YOU'RE KEEPING THAT BRAND THAT I HAD 30 YEARS AGO, AND JUST KEEP TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL LEVEL.

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER MOODY, DID YOU WANT TO MAKE ANY COMMENT OR QUESTION ANYBODY ELSE? I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATIONS THAT YOU'VE EXTENDED TO ME.

I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ATTEND SOME OF YOUR WELL, ONE OF YOUR GALA, WHICH I BELIEVE WHO'S YOUR SPEAKER? WAS THE DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN. GOODWIN AND DOCTOR GATES, WHICH WAS A VERY FASCINATING CONVERSATION.

ROBERT GATES, I BELIEVE, WHO WAS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WITH MANY ADMINISTRATIONS.

SO HE IS A MAN OF GREAT GRANDEUR AND STATUS IN OUR COUNTRY AND HAS SERVED IN OUR MILITARY SERVICE.

AND HE REALLY GAVE A WONDERFUL DISCUSSION OF THE CURRENT.

AND HE WAS VERY CANDID AND FRANK ABOUT THE STATUS OF OUR WORLD TODAY AND AND HELPED I BELIEVE OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO ENGAGE IN A CIVIL DISCUSSION.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE POWER AND WHAT YOU BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY.

YOU ALLOW DISCUSSION IN A CIVIL DISCOURSE. AND MORE THAN EVER, I WOULD ASK OUR COMMUNITY TO PLEASE ENGAGE WITH CIVILITY AND TREAT EACH OTHER WITH RESPECT, EVEN IF WE VEHEMENTLY DISAGREE WITH OUR OPINIONS OR THE POSITIONS WE HOLD.

SO, ARMAN. THANK YOU. THANK THE WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL AND I WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE MY SUPPORT TO YOU AND YOUR GROUP.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. IN OUR MIND, IF YOU WISH, COME FORWARD AND WE GOT YOUR RESOLUTION AND WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE.

AND IF YOU'RE HERE WITH ANYBODY ELSE, FAMILY, FRIENDS, COME UP.

WE'LL LET'S LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. IF YOU CAN HOLD.

YES, SIR. YEAH. YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU'RE WELCOME.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANKS. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL GO TAKE A PICTURE.

OKAY. HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT ONE IS PRESENTATION.

PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS. COURT RECOGNIZES CYNTHIA HAPPY BOTTLES.

FOR YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMUNITY.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE PROCLAMATIONS OF THE YEAR.

I THINK YOU'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT WHY I FEEL THAT WAY.

AND WE HAVE ANOTHER CELEBRITY IN THE HOUSE THAT I WANT TO RECOGNIZE.

MA HARPER, THE OWNER OF MA HARPER CREOLE KITCHEN, I THINK 95 YEARS YOUNG.

HOW OLD ARE YOU? PARDON ME FOR BEING SUCH A RUDE GENTLEMAN, BUT I BELIEVE YOU'RE, WHAT, 95 YEARS YOUNG? 96? 96. HOLY COW! THANK YOU SO MUCH. A YEAR OFF OF HER.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THOSE 96 YEARS. RIGHT. MA HARPER, AIR FORCE VETERAN.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY MANY TIMES OVER.

HERE'S THE PROCLAMATION. IT READS, WHEREAS CYNTHIA HAPPY BUTTLES, A VISIONARY ADVOCATE AND THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF THE ESSAY ROYALS AND ESSAY ROYALS THERAPY TEAM, HAS SPENT HER LIFE BRINGING COMFORT, HEALING AND COMMUNITY THROUGH HER GROUNDBREAKING WORK WITH THERAPY ANIMALS, INCLUDING ESTABLISHING THE FIRST THERAPY DOGS IN TEXAS TO BE MARRIED BY THE HONORABLE JUDGE JOSE GONZALEZ.

AND WHEREAS HER ORGANIZATION HAS PROFOUNDLY IMPACTED BEXAR COUNTY RESIDENTS THROUGH THERAPY PROGRAMS FOR VICTIMS, JURORS AND STAFF AT THE JUSTICE CENTER, READING INITIATIVES FOR CHILDREN, AND LONG STANDING COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

A SURVIVOR OF BOTH OVARIAN AND BREAST CANCER, MRS. BUTTLES HAS FURTHER EXPANDED THE RESEARCH OF THERAPY DOG SERVICES BY TRAINING OTHERS TO BECOME HANDLERS.

AND WHEREAS MRS. BUTTLES HAS DEVOTED DECADES TO COMMUNITY SERVICE, INCLUDING 23 YEARS WITH THE SAN ANTONIO ZOO ASSOCIATION, 20 YEARS WITH THE SAN ANTONIO BLUES SOCIETY, AND OVER 25 YEARS ADVOCATING FOR CAUSES LIKE SPECIAL OLYMPICS, THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION, AND SUSAN G. KOMEN FOR THE CURE.

SHE HAS TIRELESSLY SUPPORTED FEEDING PROGRAMS FOR THE HOMELESS ALONGSIDE LOCAL ICONS SUCH AS HER GODMOTHER ALICE HARPER OF MA HARPER'S CREOLE KITCHEN.

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TOMMY CALVERT, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

I'M TRULY HONORED AND BLESSED TO BE HERE. I COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT SOME OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BEHIND ME.

I HAVE MY GODMOTHER WHO'S BEEN THERE FOR ME AFTER MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY.

LIZ HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL PERSON THAT HAS INSPIRED ME.

I COULDN'T DO WHAT I DO NOW HERE WITHOUT MY BUDDY, MY PARTNER IN CRIME.

CAT BROWN HAS BEEN MY HERO. SHE'S BEEN MY MENTOR.

I'M SORRY MY ALLERGIES ARE BOTHERING ME, BUT SHE'S BEEN THERE FOR ME.

THERE'S BEEN SO MANY OTHER DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR ME, SUCH AS THE SALVATION ARMY.

WE HAVE RA, WE HAVE WOMEN'S UNLIMITED. THAT'S HERE.

WE HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE THAT HAVE MENTORED ME TO GET ME TO WHERE I'M AT RIGHT NOW.

I'M ONLY HONORED AND GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO BRING THERAPY DOGS INTO THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT MENTAL HEALTH IS VERY IMPORTANT. DIVERSITY IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO LOOK FOR, WORK FOR, AND CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.

WE CANNOT DO THIS ALONE. WE HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE STRONG LEADERS, AND THEY ALL NEED TO COME TOGETHER SO WE CAN LIVE IN THIS WORLD IN PEACE AND HARMONY. I'M TRULY BLESSED. FOR LUCIA ADAME-CLARK MAKING SURE THAT SHE HAD MY DOGS MARRIAGE LICENSE, I HAD CONSTABLE KAT BROWN BRING THE DIVA DOWN THE AISLE WHEN COCO CHANEL GOT MARRIED.

WE ALSO HAD JUDGE RON RANGEL BE A PART OF THE SERVICE AS WALKING DOWN OUR DOG.

WE'RE ALWAYS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE TRYING TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

WHENEVER THEY SEE OUR DOGS, WHENEVER THEY SEE US COME OUT, THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE THAT SMILE AND THEY'RE VERY HAPPY TO SEE US.

TO BE ABLE TO SEE THAT JURORS THAT HAVE SEEN GRUESOME PICTURES, THEY'RE NORMAL, EVERYDAY PEOPLE.

THEY'RE NOT ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING VIDEOS AND GRAPHIC PICTURES OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIED, WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH A LOT OF TURMOIL IN THEIR LIFE, TO BE ABLE TO BE THERE IN A COURTROOM AND KNOW THAT THERE ARE THERAPY DOGS THERE TO HELP CALM THEM DOWN FROM THE TRAUMA THAT THEY GET TO SEE AS WELL.

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO COME TOGETHER AND UNDERSTAND THAT THERAPY DOGS ARE NOT JUST DOGS, THEY'RE DOGS THERE TO HELP PEOPLE. AND I'M TRULY BLESSED AND I'M THANKFUL AND I'M TRULY GRATEFUL.

BUT I DO WANT TO SAY I WANT TO TURN THIS OVER TO MY BUDDY CAT BROWN.

BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW, YES, YOU CAN TELL I'M PART OF MY GODMOTHER.

I DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF WIND. IT'S TIME TO COME TOGETHER.

IT'S TIME TO PUT DOWN THE WEAPONS AND IT'S TIME TO LIVE IN PEACE.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGING THIS BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT.

HAPPY'S HAPPIES EVERYWHERE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY PAYS ATTENTION OR ANYBODY THAT HAS NOT ENCOUNTERED HER.

SHE'S AN AMAZING WOMAN AND I'M 58 YEARS OF AGE AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE GETS HER ENERGY FROM.

SHE IS IF SHE'S NOT DOWNTOWN, SHE'S IN SOMEBODY'S PARK.

IF SHE'S NOT IN SOMEBODY'S PARK, SHE'S IN SOMEBODY'S COURTROOM. IF SHE'S NOT IN SOMEBODY'S COURTROOM, SHE'S HELPING SOMEBODY AT A HOSPITAL. SHE IS CONSTANTLY GIVING BACK.

SO I'M SO, SO HAPPY THAT SHE'S BEING ACKNOWLEDGED TODAY.

CONGRATULATIONS. HAPPY. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ANYTHING ELSE? COMMISSIONER CALVERT. COMMISSIONERS. ANY.

COMMISSIONER MOODY, IS THERE ANYBODY WISH TO MAKE ANY FURTHER STATEMENTS? LET ME CLOSE WITH THIS, CYNTHIA. YOU. YOU AND THE COCO CHANEL AND EL REY, I DON'T KNOW.

SHE'S NOT HERE. OH, SHE'S NOT HERE. GRANDDAUGHTER'S HERE. OH, YOU.

OH, YOU BROUGHT THE NEXT GENERATION. ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I'M VERY FAMILIAR, CYNTHIA. WHAT YOU DO WITH INTEGRATING WITH OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND AND ALLOWING THE BEAUTY OF YOUR ANIMALS, YOUR PETS, YOUR YOUR FAMILY TO BE SHARED WITH THE CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN TRAUMATIZED OR OR

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AND SO YOU'RE A WONDERFUL SPIRIT AND SOUL, NOT ONLY FOR THE COURTHOUSE, BUT FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND YOU'VE MENTIONED MANY NAMES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS.

SO LET ME JUST SAY THIS TO THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY.

DON'T MESS WITH CYNTHIA. HAPPY BUTTLES. SHE SHE IS A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH.

AND CYNTHIA, OBVIOUSLY, I GO BACK WITH YOUR HUSBAND, BUZZ, WHO'S AN ATTORNEY, AND HE AND I GO BACK A WAYS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BUTTLES FAMILY AND TO YOUR CHILDREN THAT ARE PRESENT WITH YOU HERE TODAY.

AND THE GRANDCHILD, APPARENTLY, GRANDCHILDREN THAT YOU HAVE TODAY.

SO LET'S GIVE CYNTHIA AND THE BUTTLES FAMILY AND HER FAMILY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

WOULD YOU COME FORWARD AND LET'S TAKE A PICTURE? ALL RIGHT. DO YOU WANT TO COME DOWN? ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S GOOD. HE'S COMING DOWN. RIGHT. HERE. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. GOT IT.

OKAY. EXCUSE ME. THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS, CYNTHIA. HERE'S YOUR RESOLUTION.

HOLD ON TO IT. THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. I KNOW, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP? HERE WE GO.

GOOD WHAT? CAN YOU TELL? ME? WHAT'S IT TO YOU? I WANT TO.

KNOW HOW TO GET THE DOGS IN? OH, GOOD. OH, YEAH.

YEAH. OH, THAT'S JUST GREAT. OH, I GOT IT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BYE BYE, MISS MARPLE. GOD BLESS YOU. COME ON. YOU. LOOK GREAT.

SECOND CHANCES GO. BYE BYE. GO AHEAD. THERE WE GO.

1922. OH, THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT. SEE YOU REST.

SEE YOU, MISS LIZ. AS COMMISSIONER KELL RETURNS TO COMMISSIONER PRESENTATION, A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZED IN FEBRUARY 6TH TO THE 23RD, 2025 AS OFFICIAL RODEO SEASON.

AND THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH, 2025, AS OFFICIAL DRESS WESTERN DAY.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT. THANK YOU JUDGE. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SEE OUR FRIENDS FROM THE RODEO HERE THIS MORNING.

WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF BEXAR COUNTY.

LOOKING GOOD. COME ON UP, Y'ALL, IT READS. WHEREAS THE 76TH ANNUAL SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO, ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS EVENTS, WILL BE HELD FEBRUARY 6TH THROUGH THE 23RD, 2025. AND WHEREAS, THE SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO IS A VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION THAT EMPHASIZES AGRICULTURE AND EDUCATION TO DEVELOP THE YOUTH OF TEXAS.

AND WHEREAS, SINCE ITS INCEPTION, OVER $267 MILLION HAS BEEN COMMITTED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO THE YOUTH OF TEXAS IN THE FORM OF SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, ENDOWMENTS, AUCTIONS, CALF SCRAMBLE PROGRAM, AND SHOW PREMIUMS WITH 12 MILLION COMBINED, EXCUSE ME COMMITTED IN 2024, IMPACTING 18,000 STUDENTS.

AND WHEREAS THE LIFEBLOOD OF THE ORGANIZATION IS THE OVER 7000 VOLUNTEERS, THE CORPORATE PARTNERS AND PATRONS WHO SUPPORT THE EVENT AND THE MISSION.

AND WHEREAS IN WHEREAS IN 2024 OVER 1.5 MILLION VISITORS ENJOYED EXCITING ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WORLD CLASS ENTERTAINMENT, A CARNIVAL, EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS, FAMILY ACTIVITIES AND ATTRACTIONS, LIVESTOCK AND HORSE SHOWS AND SALES, MUTTON BUSTING, CALF SCRAMBLE, XTREME BULLS AND SHOPPING FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY TO ENJOY.

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SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT. WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS, JUDGE, OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STAFF.

MY NAME IS BRETT BARNETT AND I AM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AMBASSADOR COMMITTEE.

ON BEHALF OF THE 7000 VOLUNTEERS, STAFF AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR.

TODAY, I AM SURROUNDED BY SOME OF MY OTHER AMAZING AMBASSADORS FROM OUR FROM OUR COMMITTEE.

WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT A COUPLE NEW THINGS THAT WE ARE BRINGING TO THE EAST SIDE.

FIRST OF IT, FIRST OFF IS OUR NEW AGRICULTURAL LIVESTOCK AND EQUESTRIAN EDUCATION CENTER.

IT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR MAIN OFFICE OFF FROST BANK DRIVE, AND IT'S GOING TO HOST QUARTERLY EDUCATION SEMINARS THROUGHOUT AGRICULTURE OR LIVESTOCK AND EQUESTRIAN. AND IT'S GOING TO HELP FOR AND CONTINUE OUR EDUCATION WITH THE EAST SIDE AND ALSO IN SAN ANTONIO, AND ADD ADDITIONAL OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES. SECOND IS THE CREATION OF OUR VERY OWN CONCESSIONS COMPANY, TRAILBOSS. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS AS WELL, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO BRING ADDITIONAL JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL OUTREACH BY PARTNERING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP DO SOME OF THE CONCESSIONS.

SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST STOCK SHOWS, WITH OVER 24,000 ENTRIES ANNUALLY AND TAKES CARE OF AFFECTS OVER 18,000 KIDS PER YEAR. IN THE PAST 76 YEARS, AS YOU SAID, WE HAVE COMMITTED OVER 267 MILLION TO THE CITY OF TO THE YOUTH OF TEXAS. AND AS A VOLUNTEERS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO OUR GOAL TO HELP EDUCATE THE YOUTH OF TEXAS.

AND WITH Y'ALL'S SUPPORT AND ATTENDANCE AND COMMUNITY ATTENDANCE, WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR GOAL AND REACH OUR GOALS.

JUST ONE OTHER CORDIALLY INVITE EVERYBODY HERE AND THE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT TO THE GROUNDS FEBRUARY 6TH THROUGH THE 23RD AND LET'S RODEO SAN ANTONIO.

ALRIGHT. LET'S RODEO. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER MOODY, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION OR COMMENT? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE. YOU. HAVE WE GOT CONNECTION WITH YOU? JUST, YOU KNOW, EXCITED ABOUT THE RODEO? WE'LL BE OUT THERE.

MEMBERS OF MY TEAM, MYSELF, MY FAMILY. IT'S A GREAT TIME OF YEAR, SO I ENCOURAGE THE WHOLE COMMUNITY TO GET OUT AND ENJOY THIS GREAT EVENT.

ALL RIGHT. LET ME ASK YOU ALL TO COME FORWARD.

WE HAVE YOUR PROCLAMATION. IF WE COULD TAKE A PICTURE AND I'LL ASK THE COURT TO STAND.

WE'LL STAND RIGHT BEHIND YOU. HEY, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE GOT THE. WE GOT THE FLAG OUT HERE.

ONE MORE, ONE MORE. ALL RIGHT. THANK Y'ALL. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. HEY. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YOU'RE ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK.

ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER MOODY, WE'RE TAKING YOU UP ON A PRESENTATION.

PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE 2024 ELECTIONS BY THE BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT.

COMMISSIONER MOODY, DO YOU WANT ME? I GOT THAT ONE.

OKAY. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SOMEBODY TO SPEAK ON THIS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S DO THE PROCLAMATION, THEN.

WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT. GOOD MORNING. JACKIE. THANKS FOR FOR BEING HERE.

IF YOU'LL HAVE YOUR TEAM COME ON UP. I'M GOING TO READ THIS ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER MOODY. AS YOU'RE WALKING UP, I WILL READ THE PROCLAMATION. IT READS. WHEREAS BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR JACQUELINE CALLANAN AND HER STAFF OF 23 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES ARE CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROVIDING THE MEANS BY WHICH OUR CITIZENS MAY EXERCISE THEIR FUNDAMENTAL AND ESSENTIAL RIGHT TO CHOOSE THEIR LEADERS IN FREE AND FAIR ELECTIONS.

AND WHEREAS IN 2024, AMONG SEVERAL OTHER CRITICAL TASKS, THE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT MANAGED VOTER REGISTRATION FOR OVER 1.2 MILLION VOTERS KEPT UP TO DATE GIS AND PRECINCT INFORMATION PRINTED AND MAILED ALL MAIL BALLOTS FOR CIVILIAN, MILITARY, AND DISABLED RESIDENTS, AND TRAINED ALL ELECTION PERSONNEL NECESSARY FOR EACH ELECTION IN 2024.

AND WHEREAS, IN CARRYING OUT THIS WORK DURING THE GENERAL ELECTION, JACK AND HER STAFF NOT ONLY SUCCESSFULLY OVERCAME ALL THE STANDARD LOGISTICAL PERSONAL CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH ALL ELECTIONS, BUT ALSO WORKED OVERTIME FOR TWO MONTHS, OPERATED 51 EARLY VOTING SITES,

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AND WHEREAS THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE SANCTITY OF THE ELECTIONS PROCESS BY THE ENTIRE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT SHOULD BE COMMENDED.

JACKIE'S STEADFAST COMMITMENT AND YEARS OF SERVICE EARNED HER STATEWIDE RECOGNITION, AS SHE WAS RECENTLY NAMED ONE OF THE FIRST INDUCTEES TO THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF ELECTIONS OFFICIALS HALL OF FAME. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZES THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS PROCLAIMS THE SUCCESSFUL OPERATION OF THE 2024 ELECTIONS BY THE BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT, PRAISES THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ANOTHER YEAR OF FAIR, ACCURATE AND SECURE TRANSPARENT ELECTIONS HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES AND SEAL OF OFFICE THE FOURTH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025, SIGNED BY JUDGE SAKAI AND YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT.

JACKIE, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.

AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. JACKIE, IF I MAY, COMMISSIONER MOODY, I KNOW THIS WAS USED IN COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, WHO IS HELPING US HERE.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY? AND THEN I'LL YIELD THE FLOOR TO JACKIE AND HER TEAM.

YEAH. THANKS, JUDGE. WELL, FIRST OF ALL, JACKIE, I'M SORRY, I CAN'T CAN'T BE THERE IN PERSON TODAY, BUT WELL DESERVED. YOU KNOW, YOUR YOUR LONG HISTORY OF SERVICE TO BEXAR COUNTY.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH CREDIT. YOUR TEAM DOESN'T GET ENOUGH CREDIT. IT'S NOT AN EASY JOB.

AND YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU YOU GET FEEDBACK FROM FROM ALL SIDES AND YOU KNOW, YOU'VE NAVIGATED THAT THAT WELL.

AND, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY BEING ELECTED TO THE THE HALL OF FAME HERE IN TEXAS QUITE AN HONOR.

CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. SO WISH YOU THE BEST GOING FORWARD.

BUT AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LONG, LONG HISTORY OF SERVICE AND THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR FOR BEXAR COUNTY.

JACKIE, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU. SIR. THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME DESERVE THE CREDIT.

THEY ARE A FANTASTIC TEAM. AS WE SAY, WE'RE SMALL BUT MIGHTY.

I APPRECIATE THEY APPRECIATE THE RECOGNITION.

COMMISSIONER MOODY. AGAIN, YOU HAD A LOT OF THE DETAILS IN THE CERTIFICATE, WHICH WE REALLY APPRECIATE, BUT I JUST WANT TO BRING A FEW MORE FROM THE VOTER REGISTRATION SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

AGAIN, 1.245 THOUSAND REGISTERED VOTERS THAT THEY KEEP TRACK OF, WHICH IS AN AMAZING JOB WITH THE VOTER REGISTRATION. PEOPLE RAISE THEIR HANDS, PLEASE. THERE YOU GO.

THAT'S WHO KEEPS TRACK OF 1.2 MILLION. THEN WE HAVE WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT DIVISIONS WITH 23 PEOPLE.

WE HAVE THE VOTER REGISTRATION SIDE WHICH WHICH I JUST RECOGNIZED.

WE HAVE THE ELECTION SIDE OF THE HOUSE. THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING AND TRAINING ALL OF THE WORKERS.

AND FOR NOVEMBER, A LARGE ELECTION WHERE WE HAD THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION PEOPLE VOTE.

WE HAD 1500 ELECTION DAY WORKERS AND WE HAD 459 EARLY VOTING OFFICIALS.

SO YOU CAN SEE THAT'S QUITE A MOUNTAIN WITH MY ELECTION TEAM.

RAISE THEIR HAND, PLEASE. THERE'S BETTY, THERE'S LADY THERE, AND WE HAVE THE MAIL PROCESS THAT KEEPS TRACK OF ALL OF THE MAIL THAT WAS MENTIONED.

SO THAT WE ARE MILITARY CITY. WE TAKE CARE OF THE MILITARY, THE FPA'S WITH THE MAILROOM.

WE HAVE ILLNESSES HERE, BUT WITH THE MAILROOM RAISE THEIR HAND.

THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO. TWO PEOPLE IN THE MAILROOM TO HANDLE ALL THAT.

AND WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT SOME DEDICATED TEMPS.

THEN WE HAVE THE OPERATIONS PART OF THE HOUSE.

THE OPERATIONS PART. USUALLY PEOPLE WILL JUST SAY IT'S THE WAREHOUSE.

BUT PLEASE DON'T JUST SAY IT'S THE WAREHOUSE.

THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MOBILIZING THE ELECTION, FILLING THE CARTS, FILLING ALL THE FORMS, MAKING SURE THE JUDGES HAVE EVERYTHING, WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH THE OPERATIONS PEOPLE.

RAISE THEIR HAND, PLEASE. THERE'S THREE OF THEM.

ONES OUT TODAY TO HANDLE ALL THAT. AND THEN THE LAST ONE WE HAVE IS OUR TECHNICAL SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

THE PEOPLE. WE DO EVERYTHING IN HOUSE. WE PROGRAM THE ELECTION, WE LOAD THE ELECTION, WE PRINT OUR OWN MAIL BALLOTS.

WE MAIL OUR OWN MAIL BALLOTS. WE DON'T SEND THOSE OUT.

AND WILL THAT TEAM PLEASE RAISE THEIR HAND? OBVIOUSLY.

THANK YOU FOR LETTING AND FOR GIVING THEM THE RECOGNITION THAT THEY DESERVE.

WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. CLAY-FLORES. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO SAY, JACKIE, I'M GLAD YOU HAVEN'T RETIRED YET. WE STILL HAVE YOU FOR ANOTHER MONTH, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. 20 SOMETHING DAYS. YOU'RE PROBABLY COUNTING DOWN.

SO CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RETIREMENT. ALMOST.

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WE KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT THE NATIONAL RHETORIC HAS MADE IT AT TIMES UNSAFE FOR YOU ALL TO DO THE BASIC AMERICAN RIGHT OF REGISTERING PEOPLE TO VOTE AND GOING OUT TO VOTE. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR BELIEF IN THIS SYSTEM.

THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO CONTINUE TO DO.

AND I KNOW PERSONALLY FROM DIFFERENT CONSTITUENTS AND FAMILY AND FRIENDS THAT WHEN THERE'S BEEN ISSUES ON SOMEONE'S VOTER REGISTRATION, YOU GUYS HAVE PERSONALLY CALLED THEM TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER OR THE EXACT ON THE ADDRESS OR WHATEVER.

AND SO THAT JUST SHOWS YOUR ATTENTION TO DETAIL JUGGLING SO MUCH. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CHEERS TO YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT JACKIE, LET ME JUST SAY THANK YOU.

AND TO YOUR WONDERFUL STAFF AND ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT.

I WANT TO TAKE NOTE. THE 2024 ELECTION. AS FAR AS I WAS CONCERNED, IT WAS A WONDERFUL JOB THAT YOU AND YOUR DEPARTMENT PERFORMED. OBVIOUSLY, EVERY ELECTION HAS ITS ISSUES, ITS GLITCHES, ITS COMPLAINTS BY WHOMEVER.

BUT YOUR STAFF ADDRESSED THEM. AND I BELIEVE WE HAD A GREAT FALL ELECTION FROM RUNNING AN ELECTION.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOUR STAFF AS WE TRANSITION INTO THE NEW ERA WITH A NEW ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR.

SO I JUST WANT TO ASSURE THE PUBLIC THAT THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED.

I SEE TWO OTHER MEMBERS, OUR TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR, LUCY ADAME-CLARK, OUR COUNTY CLERK, OUR TWO PARTY CHAIRS, MISS CHRIS COONS ON BEHALF OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, AND MICHELLE LO SOLIS IN REGARD IN REGARDS TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WINNOWING DOWN THAT PROCESS.

WE HAVE STARTED AN INTERVIEW PROCESS. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE I HAVE RESURRECTED, SO TO SPEAK, THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION, THAT ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT MEET DURING THE PREDECESSOR COMMISSIONERS COURT, I HAVE MADE SURE THAT THE COMMISSION IS ENGAGED, IS INVOLVED, AND I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A VERY WELL RUN ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT. AND FOR YOUR WORK, JACKIE, AND FOR THE WORK OF YOUR STAFF, EMPLOYEES AND ADMINISTRATORS.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE WONDERFUL WORK YOU DID IN THIS LAST ELECTION.

CAN WE GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE? SO, JACKIE, WE HAVE A RESOLUTION.

WOULD YOU ALL COME FORWARD AND WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE? THANK YOU. THANK. YOU. HAVE YOU BEEN. HOW ARE YOU? I SEE YOU.

ALL.

RIGHT. THANK YOU. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. I KNOW WE'RE AT THE 10:00, BUT I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL THE FOR A ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SLIMMED DOWN SHOWDOWN WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE FOR 2025, PRESENTED BY BEXAR COUNTY WELLNESS AND SUPPORT OF THE.

OH, I'M SORRY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

JACK FINGER YOU HAVE SIGNED UP FOR TO ADDRESS ONE OF THE CEREMONIAL ITEMS, I WILL ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT REGARDING THE CEREMONY THAT YOU JUST NOW TOOK CARE OF. REGARDING THE THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE 2024 ELECTION BY THE ELECTION DEPARTMENT. YOU MAY WANT TO REVIEW THE ALL THE AFFIDAVITS SIGNED BY POLL WATCHERS, CITING THE VARIOUS IRREGULARITIES AND OUTRIGHT VIOLATIONS OF THE ELECTION CODE THAT TOOK PLACE HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY AND FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE AND OR ATTORNEYS OF GENERAL.

YES, YOU. BEFORE YOU HONOR ANYONE WITH THAT DEPARTMENT, YOU, INCLUDING MISS CALLANAN HERE, YOU MAY WANT TO LOOK AT THOSE, REVIEW THEM, AND YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY MISS CALLANAN WILL BE LEAVING US SOON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET US NOW GO TO FOR A NICOLE HALL.

[4. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS ITEMS]

CERTAIN. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS.

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OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS, BEXAR COUNTY EMPLOYEES HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS CHALLENGE AND LAST YEAR WE HAD 675 EMPLOYEES LOSE 2,929 POUNDS, WHICH IS THE HIGHEST WEIGHT LOSS SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION. THIS YEAR, WE HAVE 678 PARTICIPANTS, AND WE AIM TO SURPASS LAST YEAR'S TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS NUMBERS WHILE BUILDING LONG TERM HEALTHY HABITS.

SO WE HAVE SPLIT THE CHALLENGE INTO TWO ROUNDS.

ROUND ONE IS EIGHT WEEKS LONG, ENDING THE WEEK OF MARCH 21ST, AND ROUND TWO WILL BEGIN MAY 12TH FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL WEEKS.

THE TOP THREE PLACING MALE AND FEMALES WITH THE HIGHEST TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF WEIGHT LOSS FOR EACH ROUND WILL WIN $400 TO H-E-B FOR FIRST PLACE, $250 TO H-E-B FOR SECOND PLACE, AND $125 TO H-E-B FOR THIRD PLACE.

WE ARE EXCITED TO SEE HOW THE NEW TWO PART CHALLENGE TURNS OUT THIS YEAR, AND HOPE THAT ALL EMPLOYEES CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THE WELLNESS RESOURCES AVAILABLE, SUCH AS OUR 24 HOUR WELLNESS CENTER, OUR ONLINE WORKOUT PLATFORM CALLED BURNALONG AND OUR ON SITE WELLBEING COACH WHO IS HERE WITH ME TODAY, WHO CAN MEET ONE ON ONE WITH EMPLOYEES TO CREATE PERSONALIZED WORKOUT PLANS FOR THEM.

THE WELLNESS TEAM IS HERE TO HELP, AND WE HOPE THAT ANY EMPLOYEE WHO HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF OUR RESOURCES REACHES OUT, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO TO TIME CERTAIN TEN.

[5.a. 10:00 a.m. - Public Hearing: The Commissioners Court invites public input regarding the appropriate action on an application by The Valero Texas Open to hold the "Valero Texas Open Golf Tournament", starting Monday March 31st, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. and running through Sunday, April 6th, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. at the J.W. Marriott Hill County Resort and Spa, located at 23808 Resort Parkway, San Antonio, TX 78261.]

THE COMMISSIONERS COURT INVITES PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING THE APPROPRIATE ACTION ON AN APPLICATION OF THE VALERO TEXAS OPEN TO HOLD THE VALERO TEXAS OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT STARTING MONDAY, MARCH 31ST, 2025 AT 7 A.M.

AND RUNNING THROUGH SUNDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2025 AT 8 P.M.

AT THE J.W. MARRIOTT HILL COUNTRY RESORT AND SPA, LOCATED AT 23808 RESORT PARKWAY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. 78278. 261. AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

YOU PLEASE DO NEED TO SIGN IN. I HAVE NO SIGN IN CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

I AM JUST MAKING SURE IF ANYBODY WAS HERE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE APPLICATION OF THE VALERO TEXAS OPEN.

PLEASE STEP FORWARD. ALL RIGHT. AT THAT TIME, NOW IS 1010.

I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK FOR DISCUSSION.

APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN APPLICATION BY THE VALERO TEXAS OPEN TO HOLD THE VALERO TEXAS OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT STARTING MONDAY,

[5.b. Immediately following item 5a: Discussion and appropriate action regarding an application by The Valero Texas Open to hold the "Valero Texas Open Golf Tournament", starting Monday March 31st, 2025 at 7:00 a.m. and running through Sunday, April 6th, 2025 at 8:00 p.m. at the J.W. Marriott Hill County Resort and Spa, located at 23808 Resort Parkway, San Antonio, TX 78261.]

AT THE J.W. MARRIOTT COUNTRY RESORT AND SPOT LOCATED AT 23808 RESORT PARKWAY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7821. LET ME HAVE MR. LOPEZ, PLEASE, TO GIVE US A BRIEF UPDATE AS TO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. WE'RE AT THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN.

IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT JUST GETS QUICKER AND QUICKER AS WE AS TIME GOES ON.

YOU KNOW, YOU SAY THAT AS WE GET OLDER THINGS.

I WAS JUST TALKING TO NOAH ABOUT OUR KIDDOS. NO, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS, BUT MAN, I JUST. I LOVE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY THAT WE CONTINUE TO JUST ENJOY OUR TIME AND CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE WORK THAT WE DO AND BRING THAT THAT LEVEL OF PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL AS AWARENESS IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

THIS YEAR, THE VTO, WE BEGAN THAT WORK LAST YEAR.

YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS HAVE LARSON AND BECKY THAT WE WORK WITH FROM THE VTO.

THESE GUYS THEY BRING THE INFORMATION TO US, WE BEGIN THE THE WORK FOR THE PERMITTING FOR THE MASS GATHERING.

WE GO THROUGH WITH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM. WE DO WORK WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND EVERYBODY TO ENSURE THE TRAFFIC PLAN, TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY PIECE IN PLACE AND READY TO DO THIS.

I WANT I WANT YOU ALL TO HAVE THAT THAT KNOWLEDGE AND THAT PEACE OF MIND TO KIND OF KNOW THAT THAT WORK IS TAKING PLACE.

AND SO IT'S IT'S TIME FOR THE FUN. I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO GET LARSON UP HERE JUST TO KIND OF UPDATE YOU GUYS ON THE VTO AND WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OUT THERE DURING THAT TIME FRAME.

BUT JUST SO WE'RE READY. AND I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH ALL OF THOSE PIECES.

SO. SO THANK YOU ALL. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. IS THERE ANY ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE. I'M LARSON SEGERDAHL.

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THIS IS A TRADITION THAT IS DEEPLY ROOTED HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.

WE ARE THE SIXTH LONGEST PROFESSIONAL GOLF EVENT RUNNING IN THE WORLD.

WE ARE THE THIRD OLDEST ON THE PGA TOUR, WHICH IS THE PREMIER GOLF LEAGUE IN THE WORLD.

AND WE ARE THE LONGEST RUNNING PROFESSIONAL GOLF EVENT IN THE SAME CITY.

BEING HERE IN SAN ANTONIO ALL 103 YEARS. AND SO OUR PRIMARY MISSION AS IT IS EACH YEAR IS TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY.

THIS PAST YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE MORE THAN $24 MILLION, SUPPORTING OVER 400 CHARITIES THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY AND WELL BEYOND SOUTH TEXAS. THIS YEAR, WE LOOK TO CONTINUE THAT GREAT CHARITABLE TRADITION.

WE SET ALL SORTS OF RECORDS LAST YEAR WITH ATTENDANCE, WITH REVENUE, TV RATINGS.

THIS EVENT IS ALSO BROADCAST INTERNATIONALLY, DOMESTICALLY ON NBC, BUT INTERNATIONALLY TO MORE THAN A BILLION HOMES WORLDWIDE AND MORE THAN 24 LANGUAGES ACROSS THE GLOBE. SO THIS REALLY DOES SHINE A BRIGHT SPOTLIGHT ON BEXAR COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT. JUDGES. BRIEFLY, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. JUST BRIEFLY, JUDGE LARSON, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I'VE BEEN OUT AND YOU GUYS DO A WONDERFUL JOB.

I JUST WANTED TO I WAS LOOKING AT THE CALENDAR, ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THAT SPOTLIGHT IS GOING TO BE EVEN BRIGHTER THIS YEAR BECAUSE THAT'S THE SAME WEEKEND OF THE FINAL FOUR IN SAN ANTONIO.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT GOING ON HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY.

BUT WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED SUCCESS.

I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU MENTIONED THE CHARITABLE GIVE BACK ON WHAT YOU DO OUT THERE.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE AN EXCITING WEEKEND FOR SAN ANTONIO TO HAVE BOTH THAT NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT, NOT JUST ON WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE J.W. BUT DOWNTOWN AT THE DOME WITH THE FINAL FOUR.

SO A LOT OF TRAFFIC, I THINK, JUDGE, BUT WE'LL DEAL WITH IT.

THAT'S RIGHT. I'LL HAVE HIM CALL YOU COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. WELL, I'LL ADD ON THAT THE HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE ALL STAR BASKETBALL GAME WILL ALSO BE HERE, SO I DON'T KNOW, GUYS, LET'S GET A HELICOPTER AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE GET TO ALL THIS STUFF.

BE THE EPICENTER OF THE SPORTS WORLD. YEAH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT HERE.

BUT CONGRATULATIONS ON ALL THE CHARITABLE WORKS YOU DO.

AND WE APPRECIATE VALERO FOR BEING A BIG SPONSOR FOR IT.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MOODY, ARE YOU STILL WITH US? DID DID WE LOSE? ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE COMMISSIONER MOODY, FOR THE RECORD, IS PRESENT IN THE COURT, BUT PARTICIPATING BY ZOOM. LET ME LET ME MAKE SOME COMMENTS FIRST.

THANK YOU. VALERO TEXAS OPEN. AND THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP FOR REALLY PUTTING THIS GOLF TOURNAMENT TO ONE OF THE HIGHEST LEVELS. OBVIOUSLY, IT HAS A RICH HISTORY TRADITION.

WE'VE HAD SOME. REALLY? WHAT IS IT? GOLFERS, RENOWNED GOLFERS THAT HAVE COME THROUGH AND CONTINUE TO COME THROUGH.

AND SO THIS TOURNAMENT IS TRULY A BLESSING TO THIS COMMUNITY.

I AM GOING TO MAKE THIS COMMENT. SOME PEOPLE MAY SAY, OH, JUDGE, YOU'RE TOUCHING ON A HOT RAIL.

THIS. TOURNAMENT AT THIS TIME IS A SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLE OF WHAT? A PROJECT THE J.W. MARRIOTT WAS BACK WHEN IT WAS STARTED.

MUCH DEBATE, MUCH DISCUSSION, MUCH ANGST, I BELIEVE, BY THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THE WATER COULD POSSIBLY DO TO OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT.

BUT I THINK WHAT I'VE SEEN, WHAT I KNOW IS THAT THE J.W.

MARRIOTT, THE VALERO TEXAS OPEN AND ALL THOSE THAT HAVE MADE THIS A WONDERFUL SUCCESS IS THE RETURN OF INVESTMENT THAT THIS TOURNAMENT, THIS THIS GOLF COURSE, THIS RESORT SPA HAVE BROUGHT TO THE COMMUNITY AND ESPECIALLY THE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT THAT $24 MILLION IS A SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FOR OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. AND SO WE SHOULD ALWAYS VALUE THE PROJECTS AND THE COMMITMENT OF OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND WHAT THEY BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SO WE WILL PROBABLY CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

PERHAPS THEY'LL BE TODAY, BUT I JUST THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO DO THAT.

SO BUT, MINISTER CHRIS, YOU JUST GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE THEM PERMISSION SO THAT WE CAN HAVE THIS TOURNAMENT.

IS THAT WHAT THIS MOTION IS MOTION IS ALL ABOUT.

SO I'M GOING TO CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

[01:05:02]

CARRIES. GOOD LUCK. CARRY ON. LET'S HAVE A GREAT TOURNAMENT.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE VALERO TEXAS OPEN AND WISH THEM THE BEST.

ALL RIGHT. WE NOW HAVE SOME TIME. WE HAVE SOME MORE PUBLIC HEARINGS COMING UP, BUT THERE ARE TIME.

CERTAIN. CHRIS AND OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

STAY RIGHT THERE. I'VE BEEN ASKED TO GO OUT OF ORDER IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE OUR OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

I WILL ASK PERMISSION. UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO TAKE UP AGENDA ITEM 90.

[90. Discussion and approval to adopt and extend the Order restricting outdoor burning, effective on the date of adoption of the Order.]

DISCUSSION. APPROVAL TO ADOPT AND EXTEND THE ORDER RESTRICTING OUTDOOR BURNING.

EFFECTIVE ON THE DATE OF OF ADOPTION OF THE ORDER.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? HEARING NONE. MR. LOPEZ.

TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR IN REGARDS TO THE RESTRICTION OF OUTDOOR BURNING.

SO WE HAD HAD A BURN BAN IN PLACE. TYPICALLY, THAT'S WHAT WE REFER TO IT AS THE BURN BAN.

IT EXPIRED ABOUT NINE DAYS AGO. WE'RE JUST REQUESTING THAT THE COURT ALLOW US TO REENACT THE BURN BAN AND CARRY IT FOR ANOTHER 90 DAYS.

AGAIN, IT DOES COME WITH A CAVEAT THAT IF WE GET SOME SPRING RAINS AND THE KBDI, WHICH IS THE DROUGHT INDEX, FALLS BELOW THAT REQUIRED LEVEL, THAT WE CAN COME BACK AND MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION TO THE COURT THAT WE GO AHEAD AND RESCIND IT AT THAT TIME.

THIS WILL PUT US THROUGH MAY THE 1ST OF THIS YEAR, BUT WE JUST WE DID GET SOME RAINFALL, AS WE ALL KNOW, THIS PAST MONTH, BUT IT WASN'T SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH FOR US TO HAVE A FULL COUNTYWIDE AVERAGE THAT IS SAFE FOR EVERYONE, AND WE WOULD JUST REQUEST THAT THE COURT ALLOW US TO.

OR YOU GUYS TO REENACT THE BURN BAN SO THAT WE CAN GO FOR ANOTHER 90 DAYS.

MOTION APPROVED. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ONE QUESTION I HAVE CHRIS THESE REQUESTS ARE BASED ON METRICS AND SCIENCE. CORRECT? YES, SIR. THAT THE PUBLIC DOESN'T THINK WE JUST, YOU KNOW, WE JUST DO IT.

BECAUSE YOU'RE REQUESTING IT. HELP THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND WHAT SIMPLY THERE'S A THERE'S A METHODOLOGY.

SO THIS. CHRIS, I KNOW YOU COULD GO ON FOREVER, BUT I'M GOING TO ASK YOU WHAT.

WHAT IS WHAT? EXPLAIN THAT. I LIKE THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW ME WELL ENOUGH TO KNOW I THANK YOU, SIR. SO THE STATE LAW GIVES US BY STATUTE 575 AS THE LEVEL FOR THE DROUGHT INDEX FOR US TO BE ABLE TO ENACT A BURN BAN.

WE USE A COUNTYWIDE AVERAGE, AND WE HAVE CONSISTENTLY BEEN ABOVE THAT.

ANYONE. THEY CAN GO AND LOOK AT THE KBHDY. LOOK THAT UP ON GOOGLE AND SEE WHAT THAT IS.

AND IT IS JUST A DROUGHT INDEX THAT IS USED. GROUND FUELS.

THERE IS A FIRE WEATHER DANGER ALSO, BUT THAT DOESN'T FACTOR IN BECAUSE KBHDY IS THE ONLY THING THE STATE GIVES US.

SO IF YOU WANT TO CHECK IF THEY WANT TO GO AND AND CHECK REALLY ANY, ANY SEARCH ENGINE, I DON'T MEAN JUST TO PICK OUT GOOGLE, BUT JUST TAKE A LOOK AT IT, SEE WHAT IT IS. BUT YES, SIR, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

IS IT ON YOUR WEBSITE THAT THE I BELIEVE. YEAH.

WELL, I KNOW THAT THE INFORMATION IS EVERY DAY IT'S UPDATED EVERY DAY SO FOLKS CAN CAN KNOW.

AND IF THEY CAN'T SPELL THE DROUGHT INDEX THAT'S ON THERE, TOO.

SO THEY CAN GO CHECK OUT KBHDY AND SEE HOW AND WHY WE UTILIZE THAT.

AND I WILL SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE THERE ARE OTHER APPS AND OTHER WAYS THAT TEXAS FOREST SERVICE THEY ACTUALLY GO OUT EVERY DAY AND THEY CHECK GROUND FUELS STATEWIDE.

AND AND OF COURSE, THE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT WE GET.

OBVIOUSLY DEW POINT. YOUR HUMIDITY. I MEAN, ALL OF THOSE THINGS EVERY DAY WE LOOK AT IT.

THE THE WIND, YOU KNOW, HOW WHAT THE WIND DIRECTION, THE WIND SPEEDS, ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS ARE FIGURED INTO THAT.

SO YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WE DO UTILIZE THE METRIC EVERY MORNING TO GET THAT DONE. AND WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL, ESPECIALLY OF WHAT'S HAPPENED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. CORRECT. YES, SIR.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION UNANIMOUSLY.

CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S CONTINUE ON. WE'RE STILL TIME TO THE 11:00 PUBLIC HEARING.

SO LET US NOW TAKE UP ITEM SIX, REQUEST OF COMMISSIONERS COURT TO IDENTIFY ITEMS FOR CONSENT AGENDA FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.

[6. Request of Commissioners Court to identify items from the Consent Agenda for additional discussion and to approve remaining Consent Agenda items.]

IS THERE ANY MATTERS AND AND CONSENT TO PULL 64, PLEASE.

64. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE, COMMISSIONER? NO, SIR. COMMISSIONER. RODRIGUEZ. COMMISSIONER.

[01:10:02]

I HAVE NOTHING TO PULL. SO, AT THIS TIME, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE?

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS (Part 1 of 2)]

CARRIES. LET US NOW TAKE UP THOSE MATTERS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

LET US NOW GO TO ITEM 64. AUTHORIZING THE BEXAR COUNTY AUDITOR TO PAY THE FOLLOWING INVOICES FROM THE TEXAS VETERAN COMMISSION.

[64. Authorizing the Bexar County Auditor to pay the following invoices from the Texas Veteran Commission, Funds for Veterans Assistance, Peer Support Fiscal Year 2024 Grant (R-2023-2018004921): Service Vendor Amount Animal Wellness/Horse Therapy Small Acres Therapy PLLC $2,000 Therapeutic Painting Cowgirl Grit Painting $1,400 Outdoor Therapeutic Blackbuck Hunt Frontline Heroes Outdoors $6,400]

WE HAVE THREE VENDORS THAT WE ARE APPROVING. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

YEAH. SO KEITH, THANK YOU. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR FOCUSING MORE ON MENTAL HEALTH FOR OUR VETERANS.

MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT MY BROTHER IS 24 YEARS RETIRED FROM THE ARMY AND ALSO IN PRECINCT ONE.

WE HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS PERCENTAGES OF VETERANS LIVING IN IN SOUTH TEXAS.

SO I JUST WANTED TO KNOW HOW THIS WAS. THESE WERE PROMOTED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, LET MY CONSTITUENTS AND OTHER VETERANS KNOW ABOUT THESE OPPORTUNITIES. YES, MA'AM. SO, SO THESE GRANTS OR THESE EVENTS WERE PART OF OUR STATE GRANT FUNDED PROGRAM, RIGHT.

THESE IN PARTICULAR WERE VERY EARLY IN THE EXECUTION OF THE GRANT.

OKAY. THE GRANT OPENED UP IN 1ST JULY. THAT'S WHEN THE FUNDING BECAME AVAILABLE.

WE WENT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF STAFFING, GETTING FOLKS IN PLACE, ETC., SO WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY START EXECUTING THE GRANT UNTIL 1ST OCTOBER.

SO THESE WERE VERY EARLY GRANTS IN THE EARLY STAGES.

A COUPLE OF WAYS THAT WE PROMOTE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT ALSO PRIMARILY THROUGH EITHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS UPFRONT THAT THEY IDENTIFIED FOLKS, AND IT GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTAKE THEM INTO THE DEPARTMENT.

NOW THAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED MORE OF A CLIENTELE BASE, WE'RE UTILIZING THESE EVENTS AS PART OF THEIR ACTION PLAN FOR A MORE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT. I WILL LET YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER, ON THE 25TH, WE'RE PLANNING TO DO A MORE FORMAL PRESENTATION OF THE GRANTS.

IN PARTICULAR, WE'VE REALLY EXPANDED WHAT WE'VE DONE, BOTH IN PEER SUPPORT.

WE'VE GOTTEN INTO THE JAIL NOW. SO OUR SOCIAL WORKERS GOING IN EVERY FRIDAY, WORKING WITH INCARCERATED VETERANS TO START THEM ON A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM.

JUST LAST WEEK, WE ACTUALLY DID PAINTING IN THE JAIL WITH SOME OF THE INCARCERATED VETERANS.

YEAH, I SAW THAT ON THERE. YES, MA'AM. AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO TO PUSH THOSE OUT.

AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE ALL OF THOSE WITH YOUR TEAM AS WE DO THOSE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. I JUST WANTED TO ASK, MOVING FORWARD, IF YOU COULD, THE SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC PROGRAMS OR PROGRAMING, IF YOU COULD MAKE SURE YOU GET THAT PRE-APPROVED FIRST FROM THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

AND THAT WAY I'LL HAVE A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT'S GOING ON SO I CAN PROMOTE THAT WITH MY CONSTITUENTS.

PLEASE. WILL DO. OKAY. THANK YOU. MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? COMMISSIONER MOODY. I JUST WANT TO SAY A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.

THANK YOU, KEITH, FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN DOING. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK YOU DID FOR HOMELESS VETERANS, AND THAT MADE SOME IMPORTANT HEADLINES. AND GOING OUT THERE ON THE GROUND AND GETTING FOLKS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS THEY MAY NOT BE AWARE OF.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN DOING.

AND I ALSO WANT TO SAY ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THANK YOU TO THE COURT FOR APPROVING THE VFW POST 76 RENOVATIONS, OUR OLDEST POST IN TEXAS AND AND A DOWNTOWN TOURISTY AREA.

WE CERTAINLY WANT TO KEEP IT UP AND MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A MILITARY CITY.

USA SUPPORTS THE HERITAGE OF THE MILITARY SOLDIERS WHO WHOSE FOUNDATION VFW POST 76 HAS BEEN ON AND IS WORKING TO GIVE CAMARADERIE AND SUPPORT TO VETERANS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU, KEITH. ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN. AS YOU KNOW, POST 76 JUST UNVEILED THEIR MURAL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

PHENOMENAL. THEY'VE BEEN GREAT PARTNERS. ONE OF THE OTHER GRANTS, AND I KNOW WE'VE WORKED WITH YOUR TEAM ON WAS A FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT THAT WE GOT FROM THE STATE IN ADDITION TO OUR PEER SUPPORT.

AND I WANT THE COURT TO KNOW THAT JUST IN THE LAST ABOUT FOUR MONTHS, WE'VE DISTRIBUTED ALMOST $130,000 IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IN NEEDS, PREDOMINANTLY ON HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND ASSISTANCE AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, IN SOME CASES SPECIFICALLY TIED TO THE HOMELESS OUTREACH AND THOSE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS. SO APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON ALL THOSE.

THANK YOU SIR. COMMISSIONER MOODY. JUDGE NO AGENDA ITEM 64 THAT WAS PULLED OFF CONSENT FOR INDIVIDUAL.

WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ROGERS. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, WE DO HEAR YOU.

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FOR THE RECORD, I'D LIKE TO INDICATE MY SUPPORT FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA AND ABSTENTION ON ITEM 72.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S. WELL, LET'S FINISH THE THIS MOTION, AND WE'LL COME BACK AND CLEAN UP ON SOME OF THE ISSUES YOU WANT CLARIFIED FOR THE RECORD ON CONSENT. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION OF AGENDA ITEM 64, WHICH IS THE ISSUE BROUGHT BY OUR MILITARY AND VETERANS DEPARTMENT.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE, COMMISSIONER? ALL RIGHT.

CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY.

CARRIES. THANK YOU KEITH. THANK YOU JUDGE. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER MOODY. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN HAVING SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS (Part 2 of 2)]

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. I DON'T HAVE ANY ITEMS TO PULL THIS MORNING, JUDGE.

I JUST WANTED TO NOTE FOR THE RECORD, MY VOTE FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA, WITH AN ABSTENTION NOTED ON ITEM 72.

ALL RIGHT. I NEED DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT, OR CAN THE RECORD JUST REFLECT COMMISSIONER MOODY'S ABSTENTION ON AGENDA ITEM 72? JUST WE'LL NOTE FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE, IF THERE'S ANY OBJECTIONS.

SO NOTED. COMMISSIONER MOODY ABSTAINS ON ITEM 72.

ANYTHING ELSE, COMMISSIONER MOODY? ALL RIGHT.

COMMISSIONER MOODY, WE HAVE NOW FINISHED CONSENT.

WE WILL CONTINUE ON. WE HAVE AN 11:00 PUBLIC HEARING.

WE'RE NOT THERE YET, SO LET'S CONTINUE ON. NUMBER SEVEN FILING FOR RECORD.

[7. Filling for record the following legal and administrative documents and directing the Criminal District Attorney's Office to take action, if necessary: a. Notice of Claim for Damages Pursuant to the Texas Tort Claim Act submitted by Amaro Law Firm, Re: Jeannie Bringas-Maggio Individually & A/N/F of Luca Maggio. b. Notice of Claim, Representation, & Preservation Notice Pursuant to Texas Tort Claim Act submitted by Crosley Law Firm, P.C., Re: Karen Garica Individually and As Next Friend Ray Garcia. c. Summons in a Civil Action directed to Bexar County Texas, Judge Peter Sakai, Re: Richard Robert Lee Gomez vs. Bexar County, Texas, Civil Action No. 5:CV-00013-OLG.]

THIS TIME, WE'LL TAKE UP THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT MINUTES. TUESDAY, JANUARY 7TH, 2025.

[8. Commissioners Court minutes for Tuesday, January 7, 2025.]

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY.

CARRIES. LET'S DO THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. I MIGHT HAVE MISSED THIS.

[9. Communications from citizens who signed the register to speak.]

HE ASKED TO TALK ABOUT ITEM 29 OFF CONSENT. SO, MR. DAVILA, LET ME BRING YOU UP. AND THAT IS ON PAGE SIX OF OUR AGENDA.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GIVING ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK ON THE BEXAR COUNTY ROTH ROAD PROJECT.

WE WERE THE THE LOWEST QUALIFIED BIDDER. OUR OUR BID WAS WAS DENIED BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS AN UNBALANCED BID.

THE THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR THIS JOB WERE GOVERNED BY TXDOT.

THE PAY ITEMS FOR ALL THE BEXAR COUNTY BID ITEMS WERE ALL TEX DOT BID ITEMS, BUT THEY HAD THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO BID ITEMS FOR MOBILIZATION AND PREPARATION RIGHT AWAY.

WE PROVIDED THIS INFORMATION TO THE COMMISSION COMMISSIONERS OFFICES AND THE JUDGE.

WE SUBMITTED INITIALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH WITH PROCEDURE TO THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT AND ALSO TO THE PUBLIC WORKS.

OUR BID WAS THE LOWEST BID. THE ON THE ON ON THE NOTE IN THE PURCHASING SECTION, IT SAID FOR MOBILIZATION AND PREPARATION OF RIGHT OF WAY COMBINED.

ON THE FOR THE JOINT BID WHICH WAS SOURCE AND CPS NOT TO EXCEED 15%, BUT IT ALSO SET THE COMBINATION OF ALL JOINT BIDS NOT TO EXCEED 15%. AND WHEN YOU COMBINE THOSE, WE WERE AT 8.99.

WE REQUESTED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WITH THE DOCUMENTS THAT WE SUBMIT A REQUEST TO BE HEARD BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT BEFORE IT GETS AWARDED AND PURCHASING THEIR NOT AWARDING IT.

THEY'RE GOING TO RESCIND AND PUT SOLICIT THE BID.

THE ONLY CHANGES THEY'RE MAKING IS TO THE SPECIFICATIONS.

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WHAT IT COSTS OUR COMPANY TO MOBILIZE, TO PROVIDE A STAGING AREA, TO SERVICE THE EQUIPMENT AND SO FORTH.

AND WE OFFERED THE PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEER THAT WE WOULD PROVIDE THEM THAT ACTUAL COST SO THEY CAN SEE, ACCORDING TO THE NOTE THEY WROTE IN, IN THE THE BIDDING PROCESS THEY PUT A PERCENTAGE AND THAT ACTUAL COST IS NOT BASED ON THE TIME HAS EXPIRED. GO AHEAD AND WRAP IT UP, MR. CHAIRMAN. COULD YOU REPEAT THAT? BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE.

COMMISSIONER CARTER ASKED THAT YOU JUST REPEAT THAT LAST STATEMENT.

WOULD YOU, AS YOU WERE TALKING. OKAY. THE. I'M SORRY.

THE MOBILIZATION IS NOT BASED ON A PERCENTAGE OF THE PROJECT.

IT'S IT'S BASED ON AN ACTUAL COST, AND IT'S BROKE DOWN.

SOURCE PORTION IS ONLY 2.9 OF THE TOTAL CONTRACT.

IT'S A VERY SMALL AMOUNT. AND AND THE AMOUNT THAT THEY HAVE IN THERE FOR PREPARATION RIGHT AWAY.

AND MOBILIZATION IS 15% OF THAT AMOUNT. BUT THERE ARE REQUIREMENTS FOR DOUBLE TWO YEAR WARRANTY.

PLUS ALSO THE BOND THAT WE NEED TO TAKE OUT IS IS INCLUSIVE OF THAT THAT COST ALSO.

SO IT EXCEEDS THAT AMOUNT. AND THAT'S WHAT WE PROVIDED.

WE WERE TOLD WELL SPREAD THE MOBILIZATION ON OTHER ITEMS WHICH WOULD MAKE IT UNBALANCED, PUTTING AN ACTUAL COST THAT SHOULD BE IN MOBILIZATION AND PUT IT ON OTHER BID ITEMS ON THE SOURCE PORTION, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ONLY HAVE FOUR FIRE HYDRANTS AND THEY DECIDE TO DO AWAY WITH TWO OF THEM, THEN THEY DEDUCT 50% OF WHAT OUR ACTUAL COST TO MOBILIZE ON THE PROJECT.

AND WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING IS THE BE THE THIS JOB TO BE AWARDED TO OUR COMPANY BECAUSE IT DOESN'T BENEFIT OR TAKE AWAY FROM THE OTHER CONTRACTORS THAT BID BECAUSE OUR COST IS IS IS THE ACTUAL COST OF THE PROJECT AND SO WAS EVERYBODY ELSE. IT DOESN'T HURT ANYBODY ELSE. AND IT WOULD BE TO THE BENEFIT OF THE COUNTY TO AWARD IT TO US, BECAUSE WE ARE THE LOWEST BIDDER. THANK YOU, MR. JAVIER. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. I WANT TO ALERT THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

LET'S GO. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP MARTHA HUERTA.

YOU'VE SIGNED UP. I'M GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO COME FORWARD.

MARTHA. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. JUDGE. WELL, WELL, SHE'S COMING UP.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE POINT ON SMALL BUSINESS.

THIS CONTRACTOR MOBILIZATION, FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, IS THE PROCESS OF BUYING AND GETTING MATERIALS AND PERSONNEL READY FOR A PROJECT.

SO FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, THE MORE THAT THE COUNTY CAN HELP THEM WITH MOBILIZATION MONEY, THE BETTER THEY'RE ABLE TO MANAGE THEIR PROJECTS.

AND IF THEY'RE NOT, IF THEY'RE HAVING TO PUSH THAT OFF DOWN THE ROAD, THAT ISN'T HELPFUL TO SMALL BUSINESSES.

SO I JUST WANT TO GET WITH THE I KNOW IT'S NOT IN MY PRECINCT, BUT I NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE THINKING BEHIND WHY WE REDUCE MOBILIZATION MONEY. SO IN FACT, I BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE INCREASING IT, ESPECIALLY WITH COMMODITIES FLUCTUATING IN COST AS MUCH AS THEY ARE.

I APOLOGIZE, MA'AM, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

THIS IS NOT ONLY ABOUT MY OWN CASE. IT'S ALSO ABOUT OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE THAT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

LIKE MY SON. MY SON HAS BEEN IN DETENTION SINCE MARCH LAST YEAR.

HE WENT TO WORK. HE WAS WORKING AT SACK DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME.

I LIKE TO MENTION THAT I WENT TO SACK FROM 2000 TO 2005, AND THEN I WENT TO UTSA FROM 2006 TO 2007.

AND THEN I WENT TO PALO ALTO DURING 2008. AND THEN I WENT TO OULU TO CONTINUE WITH MY MAJOR, WITH THE IDEA TO FINISH MY MASTER'S. AND MY PHD WAS NOT POSSIBLE.

AT THIS POINT. I JUST NEED ONE SEMESTER TO FINISH MY MASTER'S DUE LEGAL ISSUES AS WELL.

MY SON WAS IN DETENTION ON MARCH 10TH. DURING ALL THIS SEMESTER I WENT TO SCHOOL.

I LISTENED ABOUT CLASSMATES WITH THE SAME ISSUES LIKE MY SON.

EVERY SEMESTER I LISTENED A MINIMUM ONE CLASSMATE IN MY CLASSES THAT WAS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, DETENTIONS. WHILE THEY WERE NOT DOING ANYTHING ILLEGAL OR THEY WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING CRIMINAL.

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THE FIRST TIME WAS IN 2016. AND HE SUFFERED EXCESSIVE FORCE.

NECESSARY. HE HAS INFLAMMATION FOR TEN 14 MONTHS.

THE CHARGES WERE DISMISSED. I SPENT ATTORNEY, PRIVATE ATTORNEY.

THE SECOND DETENTION HAPPENED IN 2017. AUGUST 23RD.

NEVERTHELESS, THE RECORD SAYS 24. SO WHAT HAPPENED DURING 23 TO 24? WITH MY SON DOCUMENTS IN MY CAR THAT CAUSED ISSUES TO MY SON.

HE WAS IN DETENTION, IN JAIL, LOSING HIS SEMESTER FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS.

HE DECIDED TO GO TO MEXICO FOR VACATION TIME AND ALSO DO THIS DETENTION.

BECAUSE HE LOST THE SEMESTER TO THIS DETENTION, HE WAS NOT ABLE TO GO TO THE SCHOOL FOR ALMOST TWO MONTHS.

WHEN HE WENT BACK TO CONTINUE WITH THE SCHOOL AND THE COURT PROCESS, HE WAS IN DETENTION AGAIN.

HE WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING ILLEGAL. HE WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING CRIMINAL DURING ANY OF THESE DETENTIONS.

HE WENT OUT. I PAID AGAIN, PRIVATE ATTORNEY. HE WENT OUT.

THE ATTORNEY DID NOT SAY HE WAS GOING. AND WHAT HAPPENED? NEVERTHELESS, HE SAVED ME. HE LOOKED AT THE VIDEOS.

YOUR SON DIDN'T DO ANYTHING ILLEGAL OR CRIMINAL TO BE IN DETENTION.

HE IS GOING OUT. NEVERTHELESS, HE WAS IN DETENTION AGAIN ON MARCH 2018 WHILE HE WAS GOING FROM HULU TO HOME.

HE WAS NOT DOING ANY CRIME AND ANYTHING ILLEGAL AGAIN TO BE IN DETENTION.

HE LOST THE SEMESTER AND CLASSES AGAIN, AND THEN WE DECIDE TO GO TO MEXICO IN AUGUST 11TH.

HE WAS IN DETENTION WITH ME. WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

THE TIME HAS EXPIRED. OKAY. I'M SORRY, I AM HERE JUST TO CLARIFY THAT YOUNG PEOPLE IS IN DETENTION WHILE THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING.

LIKE MY SON, HE SUFFERED EXCESSIVE FORCE AND UNNECESSARY FORCE THREE TIMES DURING THIS DETENTION.

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU. CAN I JUST ASK A QUESTION? YES. ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE JUVENILE DETENTION? HOW OLD IS YOUR SON? I'M SORRY.

HOW OLD IS YOUR SON? NOW IS 32. WHEN THE FIRST DETENTION HAPPENED, HE WAS BETWEEN 21 TO 22.

OH, SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ADULT DETENTION IN THE JAIL, NOT THE JUVENILE DETENTION. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

HE'S CHARGES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, LET ME. I'M TRYING.

I WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL OF PEOPLE'S TIME AND EXPECTATIONS FOR HER.

I'M SORRY. WHAT? YOU'RE TALKING TO HER? NO, NO.

THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I'M TALKING TO THE THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD AND SIGNED UP.

SO LET ME BE RESPECTFUL OF TIME AND TO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE AS BEST I CAN.

I BELIEVE THAT I'VE LOOKED AT THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

MOST OF Y'ALL HAVE SIGNED UP FOR ITEM NUMBER 97 ON THE AGENDA, AND I HAVE ONE THAT HAS SIGNED UP FOR, FOR SEPARATE THEIR ITEM 87, ITEM 96, ITEM 9798.

IT'S ONE INDIVIDUAL WANTS TO SPEAK ON FOUR INDIVIDUAL MATTERS.

SO IT IS ANTICIPATED. AND I'M AND I'M LOOKING MY STAFF WHEN I SAY THAT THAT WE ARE GOING IN REGARDS TO, LET ME MAKE SURE I CITE THE RIGHT IN REGARDS TO 97 AND 98.

THOSE ISSUES WILL BE FIRST GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THE COURT WILL HAVE A EXECUTIVE SESSION ON THOSE TWO AGENDA ITEMS, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK OUT OUT OF EXECUTIVE.

AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE WRITTEN TO TO TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, IF THE COURT WISHES TO DO SO.

AND SO I AM ANTICIPATING, UNLESS SOMEBODY TELLS ME, JUDGE, WE MAY I DON'T BELIEVE 96, NOT 97 AND 98 WILL NOT BE TAKEN UP UNTIL THE AFTERNOON.

I'M GOING TO GIVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THOSE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP.

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK NOW YOU HAVE WE WE DO HAVE TIME FOR YOU TO BE HEARD AT THIS TIME.

SO THAT IF YOU'RE ON A TIMELINE AND YOU NEED TO LEAVE AND YOU WISH TO SPEAK, I AM GIVING YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

OTHERWISE, I GENERALLY WILL WAIT UNTIL THOSE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS COME UP.

SO WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS I'M JUST GOING TO KIND OF CALL OUT, CALL Y'ALL NAMES OUT.

MR. FINGER AND JUDGE, LET ME JUST SAY A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE AWARE OF OUR BREAK, SO THEY WERE PLANNING TO COME AT ONE, SO THEY MAY NOT BE HERE TO RESPOND. AND I REALIZE WE MAY HAVE.

AND I'LL REOPEN CITIZENS TO BE HEARD AT THAT TIME, TOO.

BUT FOR THOSE THAT ARE HERE THIS MORNING MR. FINGER, YOU HAVE SIGNED UP FOR 87, 96, 97 AND 98.

DO YOU WISH TO BE HEARD AT THIS TIME? AND ON WHICH PARTICULAR ONES DO YOU WISH TO BE HEARD OR ALL FOUR?

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SO THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. I, I DO WISH TO SPEAK ON ALL THESE ITEMS, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHICH ITEMS YOU THINK YOU WILL BE TAKING UP CLOSER TO 1 P.M.. WELL, THE ONES IN THE AFTERNOON ARE GOING TO BE THE ONES THAT WILL HAVE TO GO TO EXECUTIVE.

SO AGAIN, FOR TO HELP EVERYONE IN THE ROOM. ITEM 97 AND 98 WILL BE TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE AND THEN ACTION AFTER EXECUTIVE. IS THAT A CORRECT STATEMENT MR. SMITH? SO MR. FINGER DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK NOW IF YOU WOULD, WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHICH ITEMS YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON? VERY GOOD. JUDGE, I DO WISH TO SPEAK ON ITEM 97 AND 98 AT THIS TIME.

ARE YOU GOING THIS TIME? YES, ABOUT 96 AND 87.

YEAH. 96. DO YOU THINK THAT WILL BE TAKEN UP BEFORE THAT? I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S IN THAT AREA WHERE IT DEPENDS ON.

OKAY. I'M DOING MY BEST TO BEST TO HELP EVERYONE BE ACCOMMODATING.

VERY GOOD. ONE. AND ONE LAST ONE. JUDGE. ITEM NUMBER 87.

WILL THAT BE TAKEN UP SOON, DO YOU THINK? IT.

IT APPEARS TO BE THE FIRST ONE IN INDIVIDUAL.

SO WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THAT THIS MORNING.

WELL, AT THIS TIME, I'LL SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER 97, 98 AND AND MAYBE EVEN 96 HERE.

OKAY, LET'S FOR PURPOSE OF THE RECORD, I'M GLAD.

WOULD YOU WANT TO GO WITH. LET'S GO WITH. CAN WE GO WITH 96 IN ORDER.

SO LET'S THE CLOCK STARTS ON 96. THREE MINUTES, MR. FINGER. OKAY. 96. YES. THE REGARDING THE THAT 96 IS ABOUT A STUDY ON THE THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL POPULATION. YES. WE HAVE BEEN NEEDING A NEW JAIL FOR A LONG, LONG TIME.

ANNEXES REALLY WILL NOT CUT IT. I THINK THE DOCUMENTS TELL US FIVE OVER 5075 CAPACITY.

WE ALWAYS TRY TO END UP EXCEEDING THAT. WE AND AND INCLUDING ABOUT 2000 PLUS REGARDING AWAITING A INDICTMENT OR OR OR THEIR COURT HEARING.

MY QUESTION IS, HOW MANY HOW MANY OF THOSE ARE ACTUAL FROM THE ILLEGAL ALIEN POPULATION? YES. YOU KNOW, QUITE FRANKLY, I'M GLAD THE MIGRANT CENTER IS BEING CLOSED DOWN SOON BECAUSE ROUTINELY WE HAVE SEEN THE THE COUNTY SHERIFF BRING PEOPLE OVER THERE AND AND SQUASH ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT MIGRANT CENTER.

SO, YES. WE THE IDEA IS TO WHEN YOU ESTABLISH A NEW JAIL, A BUILD A NEW JAIL, YOU NEED TO BUILD ONE WITH CAPACITY FOR ALL CRIMINALS FOR 100% OF THEIR SENTENCES.

I REPEAT 100% OF THEIR SENTENCES. WE WE HAVE NOW IS TOTALLY INADEQUATE.

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE DIDN'T PLAN AHEAD WHEN THE ANNEXES WERE WERE BUILT YEARS AGO, BUT THAT WAS A A POOR DIRECTION.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, WE NEED TO GO. GO FURTHER THAN THAT.

MUCH FURTHER THAN THAT NOW. IT'S JUST WE NEED TO START YESTERDAY ON OUR PLANNING FOR A NEW JAIL.

I DON'T CARE IF IT IF YOU HAVE TO HOUSE HALF A MILLION PERSONS IN THERE, DO IT.

DO IT SO THAT PEOPLE CAN LIVE IN SAFETY. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SPEAK ON.

ITEM NUMBER 96. ALRIGHT. CONCLUDING 96. RESTART THE CLOCK.

DO YOU WISH TO GO TO 97? YES, SIR. 97? YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

JUDGE AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COURT. MY NAME IS JACK FINGER.

AND SPEAKING ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS ABOUT THE I'LL JUST READ IT HERE.

EXPLORATION OF POTENTIAL VENUE TAX ELECTION REGARDING POTENTIAL DOWNTOWN ARENA AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FROST BANK CENTER AND FREEMAN COLISEUM GROUNDS.

ET CETERA. ET CETERA. THIS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU READ THE THAT SOME PEOPLE CALL IT A RAG.

OCCASIONALLY THEY COME UP WITH A GOOD ARTICLE EVERY NOW AND THEN.

IT'S CALLED THE SAN ANTONIO CURRENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAS ARTICLES BY MR. HEYWOOD SANDERS. HE IS A MUCKRAKER, AND I APPRECIATE HIS ARTICLES DEALING WITH CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO WHAT I CALL BOONDOGGLES.

YES, BACK IN 93, WE RAISED THE TORE DOWN THE HEMISFAIR ARENA BECAUSE THE SPURS NEEDED ANOTHER ANOTHER PLACE TO PLAY, THE ALAMODOME. WE PLACED IT THERE.

AND WHAT HAPPENED? IT WAS PROMISED I WAS GOING TO IMPROVE THE EAST SIDE.

ALL KINDS OF KINDS OF BUSINESS THERE. THAT DID NOT HAPPEN, AS YOU KNOW, MR.

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AND NOW THE SPURS ARE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER CENTER.

MY QUESTION IS, WHEN WILL PEOPLE SAY NO TO THIS STUFF? WELL, THEY SAY, WELL, WE'RE GOING TO BE AFRAID THAT THE SPURS ARE GOING TO LEAVE TO AUSTIN.

EXCUSE ME. WHAT IS THE SPURS CURRENT WINNING RATE RIGHT NOW? I THINK IT'S 46%. 46% OF THE GAMES THEY'VE WON.

I, I SAY GO, SPURS. GO FAR AWAY. WE DON'T NEED YOUR COMPLAINTS.

WE DON'T NEED YOUR LOSING RECORD. AND AND QUITE FRANKLY, WE DON'T NEED A COACH THAT TENDS TO GET INTO TOO MUCH INTO POLITICS WHEN HE SHOULD BE CONCENTRATING ON SPORTS? NO, I THINK WE NEED TO SAY SAY NO TO TO ALL THE SPURS REQUESTS AND FOR THAT MATTER, ALL THE OTHER SPECIAL INTERESTS WHO ARE TRYING TO SHORE UP THAT THEY'RE THEY'RE LOSING INTEREST IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, WHICH, AS MENTIONED BY MR. SANDERS, IS WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE.

THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT 96. ALL RIGHT.

THAT CONCLUDES I'LL ALLOW YOU TO CONTINUE. START THE CLOCK ON ITEM 98.

YES. 98 SIMILAR SITUATION IN NUMBER 98. JUDGE.

OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COURT. THE BASEBALL ARENA.

IT IT KIND OF PUTS THE. AND I MENTIONED THIS TO THE TO THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL.

IT PUTS THE MR. THAT THEY REALLY WANT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

WHEN WHEN THEY ARE GETTING RID OF ALL THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THEY HAD FOR THOSE POOR PEOPLE OVER THERE IN THAT AREA.

BUT BUT THE OTHER ISSUE DEALING WITH THIS IS THAT THE, THE, THE BASEBALL FIELD, THAT A TWO YEAR TAX INCREMENT REFINANCING ZONE. THE IDEA THAT THE THE COMPANY WILL BE ABLE CORPORATION WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP ITS TAXES AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS ON THE PROPERTY.

WELL, THAT'S ALL FINE AND GOOD IF IF IT ALSO IMPROVES ACCOMMODATIONS FOR AVERAGE CITIZENS LIKE THEIR SIDEWALKS AND NEARBY STREETS AND SO FORTH. I DON'T SEE ANY OF THAT WITH THIS. AND CONSEQUENTLY, THE THE ALL THAT TAX DOLLARS ARE, ARE, ARE NOT GOING FOR THE COUNTY AND THE CITY AND SO FORTH.

NO, I THINK INSTEAD OF JUST ACCOMMODATING ALL THESE INTERESTS, WHY NOT SAY NO ON OCCASION TO WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY THERE, JUDGE.

THANK YOU, MISTER FINGER, DO YOU WISH TO CONTINUE WITH ITEM 87 OR DO YOU WANT TO RESERVE. I'LL, I'LL. I'LL HOLD OFF ON 87 TILL TILL YOU COME UP WITH IT.

HOPEFULLY BEFORE NOON. THANK YOU, MISTER FINGER.

ADRIAN FLORES, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK NOW OR WAIT TILL THE WAIT.

YOU'RE WELCOME, MISS ROSE HILL. DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK NOW OR DO YOU WISH TO? DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW? THANK YOU, MISS HILL.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE SAKAI.

MY NAME IS ROSE MARIE HILL, AND I AM A COMMUNITY LEADER AND HAVE BEEN ON THE EAST SIDE FOR 35 YEARS AND BORN AND RAISED ON THE EAST SIDE.

THERE'S BEEN GREAT CONCERN ABOUT THE SPURS LEAVING THE EAST SIDE.

AND SO I ATTENDED A TOWN HALL MEETING. COMMISSIONER CALVERT HELD AT THE COLISEUM ON THE 25TH AND FEBRUARY 1ST.

OUT OF THIS MEETING, IT WAS VERY INTERESTING TO UNDERSTAND, TO HEAR ALL THE INPUT, ALL THE GREAT IDEAS FROM THE SENIORS, FROM YOUNG AND OLD, WHAT COULD GREAT WHAT COULD BEAUTIFULLY HAPPEN THERE AT THAT ARENA IF THE FIRST SPURS DECIDE TO LEAVE? AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THE AREA AROUND THE ARENA DID NOT HAPPEN AS PROMISED.

AND NOW WITH THE SPURS POSSIBLY LEAVING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE ARENA GROUNDS, THE ARENA COLISEUM AND ALL THE EXPO HALLS ARE TAKEN CARE OF AND THAT WE INVEST IN NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GROUNDS. THERE WERE MANY, AGAIN, GREAT IDEAS GIVEN FOR NEW USAGES AND THAT IS ALL GOOD.

BUT OUR MAIN CONCERN IS WHAT WE, THE VOTERS AND THE RESIDENTS GET IS A SEAT AT THE TABLE DURING THE NEGOTIATIONS.

WHEN I SAY THAT IS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT TODAY YOU ALL MAY BE TAKING ACTION.

I ASK THAT YOU WILL NOT TAKE ACTION, THAT YOU WILL GO BACK AND LOOK AT WHAT THE PEOPLE OF THE EASTSIDE HAD TO SAY.

ALSO, IT WAS VERY I WISH THAT ALL THE COMMISSIONERS HAD BEEN THERE TO LISTEN TO EVERYBODY'S INPUT, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT THE NOBODY'S AGAINST THE SPURS.

I LOVE THE SPURS, BUT THE PROBLEM HERE IS THAT THERE WERE TOO MANY BUSINESSES.

THERE WERE TOO MANY BROKEN PROMISES DONE. AND RIGHT NOW THERE'S NOT VERY MUCH TRUST AND RESPECT ON THE ISSUE.

AND WE GOT TO WE GOT TO BRING THAT BACK TO THE TABLE.

AND I'M ASKING TODAY, COMMISSIONER CALVERT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE OR NOT, BUT I THINK THAT COMMISSIONER CALVERT,

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YOU KNOW, THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT YOU REPRESENT US.

WE'RE YOUR CONSTITUENTS. YOU KNOW, WE WERE ASKED TO COME TO THESE TOWN HALL MEETINGS AND EVERYBODY GAVE THEIR GAVE THEIR OPINION.

SO I HOPE THAT YOU, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGES THAT YOU ALL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION.

PLEASE LOOK AT THE VIDEO. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A VIDEO THAT IS AVAILABLE TO THE COMMISSIONERS FROM THAT MEETING, BUT I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD LOOK AT IT AND WE SHOULD ALL COME TOGETHER, WORK TOGETHER IN A SOLUTION, WHETHER THE SPURS LEAVE OR NOT. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT AREA REVITALIZATION, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAYS ON THE EAST SIDE BECAUSE THE EAST SIDE SOMETIMES ALWAYS GETS THE WRONG END OF THE DEAL.

AND THIS IS ONE TIME THAT WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TO SPEAK.

SO I HOPE THAT JESSICA AND ALL THE COMMISSIONERS AND AND AND AND YOU, COMMISSIONER CALVERT, WE WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WHICHEVER WAY THIS GOES, WHETHER THEY LEAVE OR THEY STAY, BUT THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE AND THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS TO HAVE A SEAT AT THE TABLE BECAUSE WE ARE TAXPAYERS.

WRAP IT UP, MR. HILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

I SEE, I HAVE ELAINE VETTER. I ALSO HAVE LEWIS VETTER, I PRESUME.

DO Y'ALL WANT TO COME TOGETHER OR SPEAK SEPARATELY OR YIELD YOUR TIME? DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK NOW OR YOU WISH TO COME? YOU WISH TO WHAT? I'LL YIELD MY TIME TO LEWIS AND MR. VETTER. DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? YES I DO.

PLEASE COME FORWARD. YOU HAVE SIX MINUTES. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI.

AND COMMISSIONERS, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU THIS MORNING CONCERNING THE APPLICABILITY OF AN MOU WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO DISCUSS, YOU KNOW, THINGS IN THAT REGARD FOR RELOCATING PERHAPS THE SPURS TO PROJECT MARBLE.

AND THE FIRST CONCERN RISES. AND REALLY FROM THE ITC BUILDING SITE, IT'S BEEN GRANTED STATE ANTIQUITIES LANDMARK AND IT'S ALSO LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. THE ISSUE AT HAND IS THE CITY OF EXCUSE ME, THAT UTSA HAS BEEN GRANTED A DEMOLITION PERMIT, AND THEY'RE WORKING VERY QUICK TO GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED TO TEAR IT APART.

THEY'VE ALREADY PUT UP CONSTRUCTION BARRIERS AND THEY'RE DOING THE WORK INSIDE THE BUILDING. WHAT I'D LIKE FOR YOU ALL TO DO IN THESE CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU HAVE WITH THE CITY AND OTHERS, ARE GOING TO INVOLVE THE LOCATION OF THE POTENTIAL SPURS ARENA, IS TO HAVE IT STOPPED THE DEMOLITION AT THIS POINT, UNTIL THERE'S AN UNCERTAINTY THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE ANOTHER ARENA BUILT, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT DECIDED IF WE LET THE BUILDING BE DEMOLISHED. IT'S THERE'S NO RECOURSE.

I MEAN, THIS IS A HISTORIC LOCATION. IT'S DESIGNED BY ONE OF THE FEW MEXICAN AMERICAN ARCHITECTS IN SAN ANTONIO.

AND IF THE UTSA CAMPUS COMPLETES THIS DEMOLITION OF THE THE BUILDING, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO SING OTHERWISE IMPORTANT THINGS WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT LOCATION POTENTIALLY FOR AN ARENA IS TRAFFIC CONCERNS.

AND SO IN YOUR CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY, IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT ONE LOCATION IS BASICALLY SERVED BY ONE THOROUGHFARE AND THAT CESAR CHAVEZ, THE CURRENT LOCATION IS SERVED BY MAJOR HIGHWAYS NEAR THEM, AS WELL AS THE ALAMODOME HAS MULTIPLE POINTS OF ACCESS.

SO THIS WOULD BE A TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE, POTENTIALLY.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS WE ASK THAT YOU CONSIDER IN THAT EFFORT.

ONE OF THE ELEMENTS THAT HAS BEEN A FRUSTRATION, IN A SENSE, TO THE SAN ANTONIO CONSERVATION SOCIETY, OF WHICH I'M THE PRESIDENT, IS THE INABILITY TO HAVE GOOD PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING THE POTENTIAL USES FOR THAT, THAT LOCATION AND THAT PARTICULAR STRUCTURE. THE PROCESS OF GETTING PUBLIC INPUT HAS BEEN THWARTED.

THEY'VE HAD PUBLIC INQUIRIES THAT STARTED IN 2016 AND THEY CANCELED.

THEY'VE HAD MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO INVESTIGATE THE REUSE OF THE STRUCTURE, AND THEY'VE JUST CONTINUALLY BACKED AWAY FROM IT.

IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH UTSA, THEY'RE LOOKING TO MONETIZE, TO THE EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE LAND THAT THEY CURRENTLY OWN.

AND THAT'S THEIR NUMBER ONE OBJECTIVE. MINDFUL OF THE MONEY, NO REGRETS TO THAT.

BUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS MOVING FAR AHEAD WITHOUT A KNOWN USE.

THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE SPURS. PRETTY MUCH LOCKED OUT THE COUNTY FROM HAVING INVOLVEMENT.

I MEAN, IT'S RECENTLY THAT COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

HAD HIS TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND THAT WAS THE FIRST THING THAT'S BEEN DONE RELATIVE TO.

PROJECT MARBLE. AND SO WHAT IS OCCURRING THERE HAS OCCURRED WITH THE ITC BUILDING.

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AND SO I ASK THAT WE PRESERVE WHAT WE HAVE UNTIL IT'S DEFINITE, UNTIL IT'S CERTAIN.

AND THEN IT'S ANOTHER DISCUSSION AT THAT POINT.

WHAT BEST SERVES THE COUNTY AS WELL AS OUR CITIZENS.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT AWARENESS AND CONSISTENCY OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, BECAUSE INDEED IT'S GOING TO BE LINKED TO THIS MOU FOR THE DIFFERENT STRUCTURES TWO PROJECT MARVEL AND THE FUTURE OF THIS BUILDING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BETTY BOUCHER, DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? YES I DO. DO YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH THE MICROPHONE? I HAVE A 12 VOLT BATTERY. ARE YOU GOING TO? BETTY CAN MAKE HER VOICE HEARD.

RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

I'M HERE WITH LOUIS VEDDER AND HIS WIFE, ELAINE, SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY.

RECENTLY, JUDGE WOLFF, ONE OF OUR COMMUNITY GODFATHERS, HAD A PODCAST IN WHICH HE REFERRED TO PROJECT MARVEL MARVEL AS A GORDIAN KNOT IN HISTORY. THAT WAS A KNOT THAT ALEXANDER THE GREAT UNDID WITH HIS SWORD, AWARD, BUT A GORDIAN KNOT IS SO COMPLEX THAT IT CAN'T BE UNRAVELED.

UNFORTUNATELY, THIS GORDIAN KNOT WAS DELIVERED BY THE CITY STAFF IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STAFF OF UTSA.

AS YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH AN MOU WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE SPURS REGARDING THE PROPERTY OWNED BY THE COUNTY, IT'S CLEAR THAT THAT AGREEMENT IS INEXTRICABLY LINKED WITH PROJECT MARVEL IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AS YOU ALREADY KNOW, THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG IS SMALL BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND NEIGHBORHOODS.

SO AS YOU GO FORWARD IN THOSE NEGOTIATIONS IN THAT MOU, PLEASE ALWAYS CHOOSE THE GOOSE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MIKE PHILLIPS ALSO GIVE YOU THE COURTESY.

DO YOU WISH TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME, OR DO YOU WISH TO COME WHEN THE AGENDA ITEM 97 WILL BE TAKEN UP AFTER LUNCHTIME THIS AFTERNOON? ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES ELIZABETH ANY.

ARE THERE ANY OTHER CITIZENS TO BE HEARD THAT WE DIDN'T CALL YOUR NAME AGENT? AND FLORES AND MIKE PHILLIPS WILL BE CALLING YOU THIS AFTERNOON.

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. IN FACT, WE'RE TAKING UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 87, PRESENTATION,

[87. Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding an Incentive Application submitted by ECOR Global, Inc. to negotiate a tax abatement agreement.]

TO NEGOTIATE A TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT. MR. FINGER, YOU HAD ASKED TO SPEAK.

I'M GOING TO LET YOU SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM 87.

AND THEN I YEAH, WE'LL WE'LL GET TO IT. THANK YOU.

JUDGE. OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COURT. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK FINGER.

YOU'RE ABOUT TO TAKE UP THE ITEM OF REGARDING A TAX ABATEMENT.

TAX ABATEMENT FOR THE AIKAU GLOBAL INCORPORATED CORPORATION.

I LOOKED AT SOME OF THE BACKUP DOCUMENTS ON THIS, AND WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR IS, OF COURSE, A TEN YEAR, 50% TAX ABATEMENT, TEN YEAR, 50% TAX ABATEMENT.

AND WHAT WILL THE I, AS I CALL THE THE DAMAGE, BE ON THIS? IT WILL BE AS MUCH AS $2 MILLION, 2,000,210, $648 SUPPOSEDLY BEING ABATED.

YOU KNOW, AS WITH ANY TAX ABATEMENT, MY QUESTION IS, IS THIS TO TO THE TO THE GOOD JUDGE AND OTHER YOU, THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT, CAN WE, THE AVERAGE PROPERTY OWNER AND CITIZEN HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

CAN WE GET A TAX ABATEMENT LIKE THIS BIG CORPORATION HAS GOTTEN? AND I DON'T MEAN JUST ANY TAX ABATEMENT. I'M TALKING ABOUT THE SAME KIND THEY HAVE GOTTEN.

WHAT IS IT, TEN YEARS? TEN YEARS AT AT 50%. HOW HOW WOULD HOW WOULD ANY OF YOU LIKE TO GET A 50% TAX ABATEMENT FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS?

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150 INTO TWO. 2 MILLION PLUS DOLLARS IS $104 $14,604 THAT WE THE. EVENTUALLY THE TAXPAYERS, WOULD HAVE TO BE SHELLING OUT FOR THEIR THE ABSENCE OF THEIR TAX DOLLARS.

14,000. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR EVERY NEW JOB.

150 AND THAT'S JUST FOR THE 150 JOBS. THAT'S ONLY GO FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS.

THE OTHER FIVE? ABOUT FIVE YEARS. NO OTHER NEW JOBS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SAW THE DOCUMENTS ON THIS, BUT I DID, AND I SAY, WHY ARE WE DOING THIS IF THE COMPANY IS THAT GOOD? IF THEY IF IT THINKS IT CAN MAKE A BUCK HERE IN TOWN, LET THEM DO IT ON THEIR OWN DIME I MEAN, OTHERWISE, GIVE US ALL A BIG TAX ABATEMENT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET ME CALL UP 87. MR. MARQUEZ, IS IT YOU AND YOUR TEAM? PLEASE COME FORWARD. MAKE THE PRESENTATION. GOOD MORNING.

JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION TODAY ON TAX ABATEMENT APPLICATION FOR ENCORE GLOBAL.

A BY WAY OF BACKGROUND, ENCORE GLOBAL IS A MANUFACTURER OF NON TREE BASED, 100% RECYCLABLE COMMERCIAL PANELS WHICH USE AGRICULTURAL WASTE FIBER.

THE ENCORE PLANS TO EXPAND IN NORTH AMERICA WITH A NEW 300,000 SQUARE FOOT MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN BEXAR COUNTY.

THE FACILITY WILL SERVE THEIR MAJOR CUSTOMERS THAT ARE PRESENT IN THE REGION. BESIDES BEING THE FIRST FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES, THEY INTEND TO MAKE AN INVESTMENT OF $160 MILLION AND CREATE A MINIMUM OF 150 NEW JOBS.

THE BASE HOURLY WAGE BEING $20.54, WITH AN AVERAGE SALARY OF $56,000.

THE LOCATION CURRENTLY UNDER CONSIDERATION, COMMISSIONER CALVERT, IS IN PRECINCT FOUR AT THE MISSION RAIL PARK.

AT THIS TIME, I TIME, I WILL INTRODUCE STEVEN MILLER FROM IQOR, WHO HAS A FEW SLIDES TO TALK ABOUT THEIR PROJECT.

THANK YOU DAVID. AND THERE'S THE. JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME THIS MORNING.

MY NAME IS STEVE MULLER. I AM ONE OF THE FOUNDERS AND SHAREHOLDERS OF ACORE GLOBAL, AND WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO BE CONSIDERING OUR FIRST PLANT IN THE UNITED STATES HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY. I WILL ADMIT TO YOU, WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THE COUNTY, SOMEONE TOLD ME IT WAS BEXAR.

SO I'M NEW TO THE STATE. MY DAUGHTER AND SON IN LAW HAVE JUST MOVED INTO DRIPPING SPRINGS, SO I'M DOWN HERE QUITE FREQUENTLY. THE FIRST THING I WANT TO EXPLAIN, I'LL BE VERY BRIEF HERE AND LET YOU ASK ANSWER QUESTIONS.

WE MAKE ONLY ONE PRODUCT. IT'S EIGHTH OF AN INCH THICK.

IT'S FOUR FEET BY TEN FEET, AND THEN WE LAMINATE THEM UP INTO BOARDS OF VARIOUS THICKNESSES.

THIS IS PRIMARILY A BUILDING AND FURNITURE MANUFACTURING PRODUCT.

WE CAME HERE BECAUSE OUR FIRST CLIENTS IN THE UNITED STATES ARE EUROPEAN COMPANIES THAT HAVE FACILITIES IN TEXAS AND IN MONTERREY.

SO THEY SAID, IF YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD A PLANT IN THE UNITED STATES, DON'T BUILD IT IN SOUTH CAROLINA. SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. THE SECOND REASON THAT I WANTED TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS MORNING IS JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, AND I THINK YOU'VE SEEN THE LET'S SEE WHAT THIS IS, HOW THIS WORKS. OKAY. YOU'VE GOT THE NUMBERS.

WE'RE PROBABLY CLOSER TO 200 MILLION TODAY THAN 163 OR 4 MONTHS AGO.

AND COMMISSIONER CALVERT, THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MEET WITH US AND GIVE US THE INSPIRATION TO KEEP WORKING HERE.

IT TOOK ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF TO FIND OUR SITE.

WE HOPE TO START CONSTRUCTION BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. IT TAKES ABOUT TWO YEARS TO BUILD THE PLANT.

MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR US, AND THERE'S FAR TOO MUCH. THIS IS FAR TOO BUSY A SLIDE, BUT I'LL JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE VERY PRICE COMPETITIVE.

WE USE NO TREES. WE USE NO GLUE. THE PROPRIETARY PROCESS HAS BEEN PROVEN AND WE HAVE TWO FACTORIES IN EUROPE.

THE BENEFITS TO THE COUNTY, I THINK, ARE WORTHY OF THE TAX ABATEMENT THAT YOU'VE OFFERED, AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE EXPECT THIS PLAN WILL BE DESIGNED TO GROW AND PERHAPS DOUBLE IN SIZE.

AND THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN DOUBLE IN EMPLOYEES, BUT IT WILL BE DOUBLE IN OUTPUT AND DOUBLE IN REVENUE. SO WE MAY GO FROM 100 MILLION TO 100 60 OR 180 MILLION IN REVENUE. OUR SECOND PLANT WILL PROBABLY BE IN NORTHERN TEXAS OR IN LOUISIANA.

BUT RIGHT NOW THIS IS OUR FIRST AND IT'S OUR MOST IMPORTANT PLANT.

THE SECOND, THE THIRD PART, WHICH IS SORT OF FUN, I THINK I GOT IT HERE.

YES. IS THAT WE'RE USING LOCALLY AVAILABLE FEEDSTOCK.

SO IT'S CORN STALKS AND COTTON STALKS. NOW YOU ALL KNOW THE COTTON INDUSTRY AND YOU KNOW THAT THE COTTON INDUSTRY CUTS THE STALKS TO THE GROUND AND LEAVES THEM BEHIND.

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BUT AT LEAST THAT MONEY IS GOING BACK TO THE FARMING COMMUNITY.

THE SITE PLAN IS TERRIFIC. WE'RE WE'RE IN A IN A VERY GOOD LOCATION IN ELMENDORF AT THE AT THE MISSION RAIL PARK.

I WOULD GENTLY SAY IT'S AN UNDERUTILIZED PARK.

IT'S NOW BECOMING MORE UTILIZED. SO I THINK THERE ARE 3 OR 4 TENANTS COMING IN, BUT WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE THERE.

OUR PRODUCT, AS I JUST DESCRIBED YOU. OUR PRIMARY PRODUCT.

IT WAS SPECIALIZED FOR HEINEKEN AS A TRAY. EVERY EVERY BOTTLING COMPANY IN THE WORLD CARRIES TRAYS THAT HOLD BOTTLES AND CANS.

THEY MOVE AT HIGH SPEED. THEY GET DESTROYED WHEN THESE.

WHEN THESE TRAYS ARE USED, WE CAN BRING THEM BACK AND RECYCLE THEM FOR THEM.

SO HEINEKEN HAS BEEN A BIG SUPPORTER OF US. THEY HAVE FIVE BOTTLING FACILITIES IN MONTERREY.

AND IN CLOSING, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COMMISSIONER. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT FOR US AND THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO US IN ELMENDORF AS WELL.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT. SURE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

AND THANK YOU TO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM WHO HAS BROUGHT I-CORPS GLOBAL.

I THINK IT DOES HAVE A MULTIPLIER EFFECT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT EXTENDS BEYOND FOR BOTH BEXAR COUNTY AND THE COMMERCE AND TRADE.

THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT BETWEEN US AND ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS TO HAVE THIS PARTICULAR COMPANY INVEST VERY SIZABLE AMOUNT OF CAPITAL AND INFRASTRUCTURE. SO ELMENDORF IS A CITY THAT IS QUINTUPLING IN POPULATION, ACTUALLY OVER SINCE THE TIME I'VE BEEN COMMISSIONER, THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN BOTH HOUSING AND INDUSTRY.

AND SO THIS LOGISTICS CENTER WITH THE RAIL CONNECTION IS AN IMPORTANT ONE TO PUT US ON THE MAP.

AND THESE KINDS OF INCENTIVE PROGRAMS ARE IMPORTANT SIGNALS TO THE MARKET THAT WE STAND COMPETITIVE TO COMPETE FOR JOBS AT A TIME WHERE THERE MAY BE SOME DIGRESSION OF JOB CREATION.

SO I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE RECYCLING OF THE STOCK THAT IS GOING TO BE HAPPENING HERE.

EXCITED FOR THE JOBS THAT ARE CREATED. EXCITED FOR THE MULTIPLIER THAT WILL HAPPEN WITH OUR FARMING COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT SOUTH TEXAS.

AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TECHNOLOGY THAT COULD, IN ESSENCE, HAVE ANOTHER BENEFIT TO END USERS FOR THE END PRODUCT BEING UTILIZED ON VARIOUS VARIOUS WHETHER CONSTRUCTION OR IN THE PALLET BUSINESS THAT YOU HAVE HERE.

HELPS TO LOWER COSTS TO CONSUMERS WHEN YOU LOOK AT ITS PRICE VERSUS PLYWOOD AND OTHER KINDS OF MATERIALS.

SO I MOVE APPROVAL FOR THE TO NEGOTIATE A ABATEMENT AGREEMENT.

SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

COMMISSIONER MOODY, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO. NO REAL QUESTIONS. I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND ACTUALLY PRESENTING ON YOUR YOUR COMPANY.

I THINK YOU FOUND A GOOD GOOD LOCATION IN BEXAR COUNTY, AND AND LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE PARTNERSHIP AND HOPEFULLY EXPANSION.

APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER CALVERT WORKING WITH YOU.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN A BIG COUNTY.

OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, I APPRECIATE THEIR EFFORTS AS WELL, BUT NO FURTHER COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, THANK YOU. JUDGE. I'LL BE BRIEF.

JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTMENT AND YOUR BELIEF IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND TO COMMISSIONER CALVERT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. I THINK THESE ARE GOOD PAYING JOBS, AND HOPEFULLY MOST OF THEM WILL BE FILLED BY FOLKS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE APPRECIATE AGAIN YOUR INVESTMENT AND LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING YOU.

THANK YOU JUDGE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SO THIS IS RIGHT NEXT TO MY PRECINCT, BORDERS ON PRECINCT ONE. SO I HOPE THAT YOU REACH OUT AND GET A LOT OF MY CONSTITUENTS EMPLOYED WITH YOU.

AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK JORDAN MARSHALL, CARLOS FROM SACHSE FOR YOUR WORK TO TO BRING THIS TO BEXAR COUNTY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. LET ME JUST SAY MAKE THESE COMMENTS.

ONE IS AS FAR AS A MATTER OF HISTORICAL, HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, I USED TO BE THE CITY ATTORNEY BACK A LONG, LONG TIME AGO FOR THE CITY OF ELMENDORF. BACK IN THE LATE 80S, EARLY 90S.

AND SO I REALLY APPLAUD. AND THIS AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE THIS FOR THE COURT'S IMPACT, SO TO SPEAK, OF WHAT DECISIONS WE MAKE NOW AS TO HOW IT COULD, THEY POSSIBLY COULD LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR

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AND I UNDERSTAND SOME OF THE COMMENTS MADE, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS A QUESTION OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS A QUESTION OF WHAT'S OUR RETURN ON INVESTMENT? IT'S ALSO WHAT IS THE FOUNDATIONAL PIECE OF THIS BUSINESS AND WHAT IT DOES FOR THE COMMUNITY.

HAVING BEEN OUT THERE WHEN I WAS OUT THERE, I WILL TELL YOU, ELMENDORF WAS JUST A IT WAS A NOT EVEN A VILLAGE, SO TO SPEAK. IT WAS REALLY A LOT OF FAMILIES THAT WERE THERE, PROBABLY LONG STANDING WITHIN THE FARMING COMMUNITY, MUCH COTTON FARMING, GRAIN KIND OF FARMING OUT THERE.

I DON'T THINK THE AGRICULTURE ECONOMY IS OUT THERE ANYMORE BECAUSE OF THE EXPANSION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SO, COMMISSIONER CALVERT, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO BRING THIS PROJECT FORWARD.

BUT IT IS A REFLECTION OF WHAT GREAT THINGS CAN BE DONE.

SO LET ME IMPACT ON ACORE TO SAY I'M IMPRESSED WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND WHAT THAT WILL DO AS A RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO ALSO HAVING GROWN UP ON A FARM BORN AND RAISED ON A FARM AND MY DAD BEING RAISING COTTON THOSE COTTON STALKS WERE JUST PLOWED UP AND ACTUALLY AND THEY REALLY WEREN'T ANY VALUE TO THE FARM IN REGARDS TO WHAT IS IT PUTTING FERTILIZER OR NUTRIENTS BACK IN THE GROUND.

SO IT REALLY WAS JUST A WASTE, SO TO SPEAK. AND MORE LIKELY, I THINK FARMERS WOULD JUST LIKE TO TAKE THEM OFF AND JUST BURN THEM.

OBVIOUSLY THAT CAN'T BE DONE ANYMORE. SO I SEE THIS AS A WIN WIN FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

I SEE THIS AS A WIN WIN FOR OUR ECONOMY AND I WISH IGOR THE VERY BEST.

WITH THESE ABATEMENTS COME RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS AND MAKE SURE THAT WE DO INDEED GET A RETURN ON INVESTMENT ON WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY.

WE AGREE TO THAT, SIR. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION OF AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 87 REFLECT BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? AGAIN. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY.

CARRIES. COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

LOOK FORWARD TO BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT. LET US NOW GO BACK TO TIME.

CERTAIN. SO FOR THOSE WE STILL HAVE SOME EARLIER MATTERS WE'LL GO BACK TO.

[5.c. 11:00 a.m. - Public Hearing: The Commissioners Court invites public input regarding the "Straus Medina Special Improvement District" located in Precinct 1. (Estimated Presentation Time: As needed)]

COMMISSIONERS COURT INVITES PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING THE STRAUSS MEDINA SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LOCATED IN PRECINCT ONE.

SO ARE THERE ANYBODY HERE, ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON REGARDS TO THE STRAUSS MEDINA SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LOCATED IN PRECINCT ONE? YOU DO NEED TO SIGN UP.

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE DO SO AT THIS TIME.

HEARING NO RESPONSE. THE TIME IS 11:16 A.M.. THE COURT CLOSES THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE ORDER CREATING THE STRAUSS MEDINA SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT,

[5.d. Immediately following item 5c: Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding an order creating the "Straus Medina Special Improvement District" located in Precinct 1.]

YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON. JUDGE.

COMMISSIONERS. TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE STRAUSS MEDINA SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, REPRESENTED BY MCKNIGHT, ORTIZ AND LENNAR. THE DEVELOPER AND ADDITIONAL STAFF IS HERE WITH PAT DAWSON.

QUICK, RUN THROUGH ON THE PID. CREATED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 382.

AND ALLOWS COUNTIES TO CREATE SEPARATE GOVERNMENT ENTITIES THAT HAVE TAXATION POWERS AND USE THOSE REVENUES TO EXECUTE CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS, POSSIBLY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.

THIS SPECIFIC PID IS LOOKING FOR AD VALOREM AND SALES AND USE TAXATION POWERS THAT WILL COME UP WITH AN ELECTION IN MAY.

IF YOU DO APPROVE THE ORDER TO CREATE A LOCATION IS PRECINCT ONE.

IT'S INSIDE THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S ETJ AND THAT REQUIRES THEIR CONSENT.

THEY HAVE CONSENTED TO THIS PID ON JANUARY 16TH.

IT'S HAS A 30 YEAR NON ANNEXATION AGREEMENT. IT'S LOCATED OUTSIDE LOOP 1604, SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 90 AND ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF MONTGOMERY ROAD. IT'S A 30 YEAR TERM. THEY'RE REQUESTING IT'S 276 76 ACRES.

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THIS PIECE OF LAND, BECAUSE IT IS OWNED BY SOURCE.

LAND USE. THEY'RE LOOKING TO DO 747 SINGLE FAMILY UNITS.

AVERAGE PRICE POINT IS GOING TO BE ABOUT 300,000.

COMMERCIAL ACREAGE IS TBD. THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WILL HAVE OPEN SPACE AND CONSERVATION SPACE OFF TO THE WEST.

INFRASTRUCTURE IS A NORMAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO INCLUDE SEWER.

ALSO, WATER AND TURN LANES OR WATER LINES AND TURN LANES WILL BE EXTENDED BEYOND THIS PID.

THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF, YOU'RE LOOKING AT $443.5 MILLION IN INFRASTRUCTURE.

TAXABLE REVENUE WILL BE $224 MILLION OVER 30 YEARS.

UPON FULL DEVELOPMENT REVENUES GENERATED, AS YOU SEE THERE, OVER 30 YEARS, 15 MILLION TO THE BEXAR COUNTY GENERAL FUND AND 1.2 TO THE BEXAR COUNTY ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL FUND. A RECOMMENDED MOTION IS APPROVAL OF AN ORDER CREATING THE STRAUSS MEDINA SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, LOCATED IN PRECINCT ONE. SO THANK YOU. MR.. LEAL, I KNOW YOU'VE MET WITH MY STAFF, SO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME. I KNOW DANIEL IS HERE.

THE ATTORNEY REPRESENT THAT? YEAH. SO MY STAFF TALKED TO YOU.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE SETTING UP A MEETING TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT I EXPECT IN MY PRECINCT FOR MY CONSTITUENTS.

SO NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY MR. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. COMMISSIONER.

MOODY. COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ALL RIGHT, I WILL CALL FOR.

WE'LL TAKE UP NOW THE PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION.

APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING. THERE'S A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. ANOTHER MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WILL CONTINUE ON. THE TIME IS NOW 11:20 A.M..

[5.e. Public Hearing - Immediately following item 5d: The Commissioners Court invites public input regarding the "Espino Special Improvement District" located in Precinct 1.]

[5.f. Immediately following item 5e: Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding an order creating the "Espino Special Improvement District" located in Precinct 1.]

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. I CAN MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

MR. LEAL, PLEASE PRESENT ON THIS AGENDA ITEM.

OKAY. THIS SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS THE ESPINO SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

DEVELOPMENT LAWYERS ARE HERE FROM GRIFFIN FAIRMONT.

AND AGAIN, YOU SEE ON THAT POWERPOINT THE SAME INFORMATION I PROVIDED.

NOW, THIS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS JUST REQUESTING AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXATION POWERS.

AND THE ACF, IT DOES SAY SALES AND TAX. AND I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS PID IS ONLY ASKING FOR AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAX POWERS. LET ME GO TO LOCATION. IT'S ALSO IN PRECINCT ONE.

IT'S ALSO INSIDE THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. ETJ, WHICH REQUIRES THEIR CONSENT.

THEY DID CONSENT LAST THURSDAY, THURSDAY, ON JANUARY 30TH, AND THEY ALSO PROVIDED A 30 YEAR NON ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.

IT'S LOCATED OUTSIDE LOOP 1604 SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 90.

THIS ONE IS EAST OF MASTERSON ROAD. ANOTHER 30 YEAR TERM.

THE CORRECT ACREAGE ON THE POWERPOINT IS INCORRECT. THE CORRECT ACREAGE, THOUGH, IS 241.815 ACRES.

AND WE RECEIVED ABOUT $2,000 IN GENERAL FUND REVENUE OFF THAT.

THEY PLAN TO BUILD UP TO 1010 SINGLE FAMILY UNITS, THE RANGE 215 TO 318,000.

THEY ALSO INCLUDE OPEN AND PARK SPACE. THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS A NORMAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

THEY ALSO ARE DOING A WATER LINE EXTENSION AND TURN LANES OUTSIDE THE PID.

AS YOU SEE THERE, DEVELOPMENT COSTS 600 AND OR $68.1 MILLION.

THE TAXABLE VALUE WILL END UP BEING $256.9 MILLION.

THE REVENUES ARE THERE 30 YEAR SUMS 16.3 MILLION FOR BEXAR COUNTY GENERAL FUND, 1.4 FOR BEXAR COUNTY ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL.

AGAIN, THE MOTION IS APPROVAL OF AN ORDER CREATING THE ESPINO SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT,

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AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE UP 5G. I FIRST NEED TO DISCUSS AN APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED.

[5.g. Immediately following item 5f: Discussion and appropriate action related to granting an exception to Administrative Policy 1.2 to authorize the consideration of the following late filed Agenda Item #5g i-ii. i. Public Hearing - The Commissioners Court invites the public input regarding the "Sienna Lakes Special Improvement District" located in Precinct 4. ii. Immediately following item 5(g)(i): Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding an order creating the "Sienna Lakes Special Improvement District" located in Precinct 4.]

1.2 TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING LATE FILED AGENDA.

ITEM FIVE G SUB I AND SUB I TWO. AND SO, AT THIS TIME, IS THERE A MOTION TO TAKE UP THIS MATTER? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS.

MOTION CARRIES. NOW, LET US NOW TAKE UP A PUBLIC HEARING, AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

THE TIME IS NOW 11:23 A.M.. PUBLIC HEARING. THE COMMISSIONERS COURT INVITES THE PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING THE SIENA LAKES SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR. ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD? ANYBODY SIGNED UP? ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK? YOU NEED TO SIGN UP AT THIS TIME.

I'LL MAKE A FINAL CALL FOR ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

IN REGARDS TO THE SIENA LAKES SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

THE TIME IS NOW 11:24 A.M.. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND REOPEN WITH PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDER CREATING THE SIENA LAKES SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

MR. LEAL, ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. THIS SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

IT'S CALLED SIENA LAKES. AGAIN, YOU HAVE THE LEGAL STUFF, THE LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO THERE.

THEY ARE REQUESTING DON'T SAY LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO.

MR. WORDS COUNT. THEY DO COUNT. I'M JUST VOICING THE PEOPLE'S OPINION, SIR.

OH. ANYWAY, TAXATION POWERS REQUESTED ARE AD VALOREM TAXATION.

POWERS AND SALES. SALES AND USE. TAXATION POWERS.

THIS ONE IS LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR. COMMISSIONER CALVERT PRECINCT, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, ETJ. IS ALSO SURROUNDING IT AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CONSENT FROM THE CITY.

THEY GOT THAT CONSENT ON JANUARY 13TH IN THE 30 YEAR NON ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AS WELL.

IT'S INSIDE LOOP 1604 CLOSE TO REALE ROAD. IT'S A 30 YEAR TERM.

IT'S 133.7 ACRES, AND BEXAR COUNTY RECEIVED ABOUT $7,500 ANNUALLY IN GENERAL FUND TAX REVENUE.

THE LAND USE HERE, WE'RE LOOKING A LITTLE SMALLER ONE.

IT'S 163 SINGLE FAMILY UNITS. AVERAGE PRICE POINT 600,000.

COMMERCIAL ACRES ARE TO BE DETERMINED AS OPEN SPACE, AND IT HAS THE NORMAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS A WATER LINE UPSIZING FOR THE AREA.

AND DUE TO COMMISSIONER CALVERT'S DUE DILIGENCE, THE DEVELOPER IS COMMITTING TO A WROUGHT IRON FENCE AND FOUR FOOT STONE WALLS WITH LANDSCAPING NEAR REAL ROAD THAT WAS MADE RELEVANT IN A MEETING WITH THE CITIZENS LAST WEEK.

THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE $15.2 MILLION IN INFRASTRUCTURE TAXATION VALUE WILL BE 97.8 MILLION REVENUES OVER 30 YEARS 7.4 WITH BEXAR COUNTY GENERAL FUND 633 FOR BEXAR COUNTY ROAD AND FLOOD.

THE RECOMMENDED MOTION IS APPROVAL OF AN ORDER CREATING THE SIENA LAKES SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR.

ANY FURTHER QUESTION OR COMMENT, COMMISSIONER CALVERT? THANK YOU, MANUEL, FOR HELPING US STEWARD THIS PROCESS FORWARD.

AND TO THE DEVELOPER. AND DANIEL, THANK YOU FOR MEETING WITH US LAST WEEK TO HAMMER OUT THESE LAST DETAILS AND CODIFYING THEM IN THE DOCUMENTS, PARTICULARLY FROM THE NEARBY RESIDENTS. MR. MRS DAVIS AND MR. GONZALES. I BELIEVE THOSE ARE IMPORTANT GOOD WILL THAT HAVE BEEN PUSHED FORWARD INTO OUR COMMUNITY.

IT'S A SMALL, RURAL, TIGHT KNIT COMMUNITY THAT TALKS TO EACH OTHER AND COMMUNICATES.

SO BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH DEVELOPMENT COMING IN THE EAST CENTRAL AREA, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THESE KINDS OF GOODWILL GESTURES.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE DEVELOPER HAS LOOKED TO HAVE A ADDITIONAL ROCK THAT WILL HELP WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THE FLOW OF WATER OUT OF A RETENTION POND.

I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT, NEIGHBORLY THING TO ASSIST WITH IN LIGHT OF THE THE ACTUAL FARMS THAT ARE STILL IN EXISTENCE AND PROPERTIES THAT ARE NEARBY AND THE ISSUES WITH INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AREA.

FOLKS KNOW THAT THE EAST CENTRAL AREA DID NOT DEVELOP REALLY IN THESE KINDS OF WAYS UP UNTIL THE LAST DECADE.

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THESE FOLKS STILL ARE ON SEPTIC. BUT WITH THE CONNECTIONS THAT ARE BEING MADE WITH SOME OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS, WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO, AS A COUNTY, CAPTURE MORE OF THE HOUSING NEW STARTS, REVENUE FOR OUR BUDGETS AND OUR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BUDGET AND ETC. RATHER THAN HAVE THEM GO TO A NEIGHBORING COUNTY THAT DOES HAVE SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE WHERE IT'S MORE DESIRABLE.

SO BECAUSE OF THE UPSIDE, WE'VE MOVED APPROVAL AND I'M READY TO CALL THE QUESTION.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER MOODY. YES, JUDGE.

JUST A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS. AND THIS IS MORE GENERALLY WITH THESE SIDS AND HOW WE'RE PRESENTING THEM TO, TO THE COURT. SO IF YOU GO BACK, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN PULL UP THE SLIDE AGAIN, BUT WHEN YOU'RE YOU TALK ABOUT THE INFRASTRUCTURE COST AND THEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE TAXABLE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY BEING CREATED.

BUT I DON'T SEE THE THE TAX REVENUE GENERATED FOR THE SIT IN HERE IN TERMS OF HOW THAT BALANCES OUT WITH THE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS.

IS THAT STANDARD ACROSS ALL OF THESE? CAN WE INCLUDE IT ON ON THESE SLIDES? JUST, YOU KNOW, FOR FOR AWARENESS I WILL INCLUDE THAT.

I, I DO HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN THIS IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE COUNTY, WHICH IS 7.4. THE CID IS MATCHING THE CITY'S TAXATION RATE.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT 14 MILLION ISH FOR THIS PARTICULAR CID.

ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE REVENUE SIDE. BUT I WILL INCLUDE THAT GOING FORWARD COMMISSIONER.

SO SO YOU'RE JUST USING BALLPARK NUMBERS BASED ON WHAT THE CITY'S TAX RATE IS.

AND THEN YOU KNOW, DOING THAT OFF THE TAXABLE VALUE.

CORRECT. CORRECT. TODAY I'M GIVING YOU BALLPARK NUMBERS.

IT'S PRETTY ACCURATE, BUT I DO HAVE THE 100% ACCURATE NUMBERS ON MY FILES.

AND I WILL INCLUDE THAT GOING FORWARD. OKAY. APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. MR.. MR. CLAY-FLORES. NO. ALL RIGHT.

LET ME JUST SAY TO MANUEL, FROM OUR TO OUR STAFF, TO THE DEVELOPERS, TO THE KNEES THAT WERE INVOLVED.

AS OPPOSED TO STAFF'S COMMENT OF LEGAL MUMBO JUMBO.

NO, LEGAL WORDS MEAN A LOT. AND SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK THAT GOES IN TO THESE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND HOW WE FORMULATE THE CONTRACTS THAT WILL PUT IN THE CONDITIONS AND STIPULATIONS.

AND SO I WANT TO APPLAUD COMMISSIONER CALVERT FOR THE PRECINCT FOUR CID COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES FOR YOUR STRAUSS MEDINA AND ESPINO CID AND FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT.

AND THAT IS THE PROCESS THAT I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE.

IS THAT AND HELP OTHERS WHO WANT TO COME FORWARD TO BRING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO THE COURT, THAT YOU GO TO THE COMMISSIONER IN WHICH YOUR PROJECT LIES, COMMISSIONERS, THAT YOU ALL WOULD BE WOULD BE ENGAGED AND ON TOP OF THE ISSUES SO THAT WHEN THEY COME TO COURT, THEY PRETTY MUCH HAVE UNANIMOUS SUPPORT.

WE'LL SHORTLY TAKE A VOTE ON THIS PARTICULAR MATTER, BUT THE PRIOR TWO HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

IT'S A REFLECTION OF ALSO TWO. COMMISSIONER CALVERT, I REMEMBER IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE, HAVING BEEN THE CITY ATTORNEY IN ELMENDORF BACK IN THE OLD DAYS, I WORKED WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT, TONY COSTANZO OF EAST CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND THEY REALLY WORKED HARD ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

A LOT OF THAT, THE BARRIERS THERE WAS THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP, COMMISSIONER CALVERT, ESPECIALLY IN THAT SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE COUNTY, ELMENDORF AND THAT AREA, SAINT HEDWIG, WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE POISED FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH THAT IS OBVIOUSLY ONGOING IN THE SOUTH SIDE, WHERE PRECINCT ONE IN THE SOUTHWEST SECTOR.

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SO I'M EXCITED FOR THE ENTIRE SOUTH SIDE FROM THE MEDINA COUNTY LINE TO THE GUADALUPE COUNTY LINE ON THE OTHER END. AND AND I WANT TO JUST ENCOURAGE STAFF AND THOSE THAT WISH TO MAKE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS HAPPEN TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND TO TRULY BRING GREAT PROJECTS THAT WILL GIVE US THE SUSTAINABILITY AND THE VIABILITY FOR FUTURE COUNTY BUDGETS.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

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UNANIMOUSLY. CARRIED. MOTION CARRIES. GOOD LUCK TO Y'ALL.

I BELIEVE THAT CLOSES ALL THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS COURT IS THAT HAVE I. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DON'T SKIP ANYTHING.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO BACK TO BACK TO INDIVIDUAL. THEN WE'LL GO TO AND WE'RE DOING GREAT ON TIME.

WE'VE GOT ABOUT ANOTHER 30 MINUTES BEFORE WE BREAK FOR LUNCH. SO LET US TAKE UP ITEM 88, DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN BIBLIOTHEQUE

[88. Discussion and appropriate action regarding a Memorandum of Understanding between BibiioTech and San Antonio College to provide Digital Navigators to provide digital literacy education and facilitate digital adoption for San Antonio College students for a one-year term to commence upon Court approval and remain in renewal for an additional two (2) successive year terms thereafter, unless terminated by either Party.]

FACILITATE DIGITAL ADOPTION FOR STUDENTS FOR ONE YEAR TERM TO COMMENCE UPON COURT APPROVAL.

REMAIN IN RENEWAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO SUCCESSIVE YEAR TERMS THEREAFTER UNLESS TERMINATED BY EITHER PARTY.

MISS LA COLE, GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS LAURA COLE, BIBLIOTHEQUE.

JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND HERE.

AS YOU WILL RECALL, IN MARCH OF 2024, THE COURT APPROVED THE CREATION OF BIBLIOTECH NAVIGATORS IN FULFILLMENT OF BIBLIOTECH MISSION TO ENHANCE EDUCATION AND LITERACY AND TO EQUIP ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH NECESSARY TOOLS TO THRIVE AS CITIZENS OF THE DIGITAL AGE.

THOSE NAVIGATORS HAVE SINCE BEEN HIRED. THEY'VE BEEN TRAINED AND THEY'VE BEEN DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AT LOCATIONS INCLUDING SAINT CLAIR CHURCH, THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK NEIGHBORHOOD PLACE WHERE WE'RE WORKING RIGHT NOW WITH MEALS ON WHEELS TO PROVIDE IN-HOME SERVICES TO HOMEBOUND AND ELDERLY.

THIS THE NAVIGATORS, BY THE WAY, WERE CREATED JUST TO EXPAND THE RANGE OF DIGITAL LITERACY OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND THEN TO PROVIDE REGULARLY SCHEDULED DIGITAL LITERACY CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

THOSE CLASSES INCLUDE BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS, INTERNET SAFETY, ACCESSING TELEHEALTH, SUPPORTING K THROUGH 12 DISTANCE LEARNING, AND THEIR CLASSES ARE ALSO OFFERED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.

YOU CAN SEE SOME OF OUR STUDENTS IN THIS PHOTO.

SO WE FOUND A LIKE MINDED, MISSION ALIGNED PARTNER IN THE SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE LIBRARY.

AND THE DIRECTOR IS HERE, MR. LEE LEBLANC. AND I'LL HAVE HIM TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.

GREAT. THANK YOU. IT'S WONDERFUL TO BE HERE TODAY.

JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. SO WE'RE WE, THE ALAMO COLLEGES HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH ERADICATING INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY THROUGH TRAINING AND EDUCATION. AND WE CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

SO WORKING WITH DIRECTOR COLE AND BRINGING IN THE DIGITAL NAVIGATORS IS A CRUCIAL PIECE THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO SPAN THE GAP OF.

AND THAT'S WE KNOW STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE LACKING IN DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS.

SO THESE KINDS OF PARTNERSHIPS EXTEND BOTH THE REACH OF OUR SERVICES AND OUR PEOPLE TO REALLY MEET THOSE, TO REALLY MEET THOSE NEEDS. AS AS WE WORK TO BUILD THIS, WHEN I THINK ABOUT OUR STUDENTS, THEIR BEXAR COUNTY RESIDENTS AND BEXAR COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE POTENTIAL ALAMO COLLEGES DISTRICT STUDENTS.

SO THESE TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS WILL ONLY HELP US GROW AND PROVIDE MORE SERVICES ACROSS THE COUNTY.

SO I TRULY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THIS PARTNERSHIP AND THE RECOGNITION AND DIRECTOR COLE'S WORK.

ANYTHING ELSE? LAURA? ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST WANTED TO GET SOME CLARITY HERE IN TERMS OF THE ELIGIBILITY.

IS IT JUST FOR SEX STUDENTS OR IS IT ALSO COMMUNITY PEOPLE? THERE WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE INVOLVED AS WELL.

THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME IN THE LIBRARY. OKAY. SO I GUESS, IS IT A PORTAL? THEY WOULD SIGN UP ONLINE TO PARTICIPATE. HOW DOES THAT WORK? WELL, AT THE COLLEGE WE HAVE, THEY WILL BE HAVING REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETINGS.

SO THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE A PRIORITY I GUESS.

PRIORITY. OKAY. YEAH. AND THEN THERE'S THERE'S WORK ON THE BACK END THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO YOU AUTOMATICALLY GIVE EVERYBODY ACCESS TO OUR LIBRARIES EQUALLY.

SO THERE'S SOME BACK END TECHNOLOGY WORK THAT WE'LL BE DOING THAT WILL THEN AUTOMATICALLY GRANT ANY ANY BEXAR COUNTY USER ACCESS TO TO OUR SERVICES.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXTENDING THE REACH BY PARTNERING THIS WAY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO I JUST I JUST I'M TRYING TO BE CLEAR ABOUT THE, YOU KNOW, CLASSES, YOU HAVE SOME LIMITED SPACE LIKE WHAT IS WHAT IS THE SIZE OF A CLASS FOR ANYONE WANTING TO USE IT? DO YOU WANT TO GO? SURE. SO IN TERMS OF HOW WE'LL DO IT, WE.

THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE MOODY LEARNING CENTER IS REALLY THE ENTRY POINT TO THE ENTIRE COLLEGE.

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AND THEN WHAT THE DIGITAL NAVIGATORS, HOW THEY'LL HELP AUGMENT IS ANY COMMUNITY USER THAT COMES IN, OR ANY STUDENT WHO'S IN THE COMMUNITY CAN DRAW ON OUR RESOURCES SOURCES EQUALLY.

OKAY, SO WE'RE HOUSED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY OR CERTAIN HOURS.

WE WILL AGREE ON THOSE LOCATIONS AND THOSE TIMES BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE NAVIGATORS.

SO THAT'S SOLELY AT OUR DISCRETION AS WELL. AND I THINK AS I, AS I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, COMMISSIONER, IS THAT IN ADDITION TO REGULARLY SCHEDULED CLASSES, WE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDING ONE ON ONE ASSISTANCE TO ANY STUDENT WHO DROPS IN ANYONE WHO NEEDS HELP AS WELL. WE WILL HAVE TIME SLOTS AVAILABLE FOR THAT.

ALL RIGHT. SO I GUESS THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE IT IS IF YOU JUST GET THAT SCHEDULED TO US IN MY OFFICE, WE'D LIKE TO POST WHEN THAT'S AVAILABLE. ABSOLUTELY.

OBVIOUSLY I HAVE A FEW INSIDE CONNECTIONS TO SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE, I.E.

MY MOTHER, SO WE'D LOVE TO HAVE THAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. LET ME JUST MAKE A FEW COMMENTS.

ONE LAST THANK YOU FOR THAT. WONDERFUL. GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW BIBLIOTHEQUE NINA AT GIRLS, INC. CAMPUS COMMISSIONER JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ, THAT IS IN PRECINCT TWO.

THAT IS ONE OF YOUR PROJECTS THAT YOU INITIATED A FEW YEARS AGO THAT FINALLY CAME TO FRUITION.

AND IT IS A WONDERFUL COLLABORATION OF PUBLIC, PRIVATE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND GIRLS, INC., WHICH IS A VERY, VERY POWERFUL NONPROFIT THAT HELPS EMPOWER YOUNG GIRLS, YOUNG AND AND YOUNG WOMEN.

WHAT WAS IT? WAS WAS IT AUDREY? TORRES. AUDREY.

AUDREY TORRES WAS THE EMCEE FOR THE GRAND OPENING.

SHE HAD ACTUALLY BEEN IN THE PROGRAM EIGHT YEARS.

AND SO I REALLY WANT TO HELP THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND HOW POWERFUL THE BIBLIOTHEQUE AND THEN THE PRIVATE NONPROFITS. GIRLS, INC. OF WHAT THEY DO, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG WOMEN IN TODAY'S WORLD.

THIS WOMAN, THIS YOUNG LADY, TEENAGER STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SENIOR, I BELIEVE AT CASS, ONE OF THE CASS MED PROGRAMS. CORRECT? LAURA. YES. EXTREMELY POISED, EXTREMELY ARTICULATE.

AND AS WE NOTED, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ HAS TOLD HER SHE HAS A GREAT POTENTIAL FOR PERHAPS A POLITICAL CAREER, BUT KIND OF WAIT TILL I'M DONE BEFORE SHE DECIDES TO DO THAT.

BUT I WANT TO JUST NOTE HOW BIBLIOTHEK CONTINUES TO GROW IN ITS ABILITY TO SERVE BOTH SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY RESIDENTS, AND ITS ABILITY TO PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN ADDRESSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE.

AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING, LAURA, WE'VE I HAVE HAD A DISCUSSION WITH YOU.

I KNOW MY WIFE, RACHEL, IS VERY INVOLVED WITH BIBLIOTECH MIL-TEC RECOGNIZING THIS WAS A PROGRAM CREATED BY JUDGE WOLFF AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, FIRST LADY, FORMER FIRST LADY TRACY WOLFF. AND SO IT IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMITMENT, A PASSION FOR THEM.

AND THAT WAS ONE OF MY PROMISES IN RUNNING FOR COUNTY JUDGE THAT I WOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT BIBLIOTECH.

AND SO THIS PROGRAM THAT WE'RE APPROVING TODAY SHORTLY IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW WE EXPAND.

SO I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT THIS PROGRAM TO FOSTER DIGITAL LITERACY WILL BE A WELCOME ADDITION AT SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE, AND A RESOURCE FOR STUDENTS AND FACULTY AND PUBLIC FOR ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS.

LAURA, I'LL JUST CLOSE WITH THIS. I THINK WE'RE AT A POINT NOW WHERE YOU HAVE STARTED TO UNROLL THE EXPANSION OF BIBLIOTECH, BUT I THINK PERHAPS WHAT I WOULD LIKE IS AND PERHAPS COMMISSIONER CALVERT, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TOUCHING ON.

I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS SEE A MASTER PLAN, SO TO SPEAK, OF HOW BIBLIOTHEQUE AND WHAT YOU WANT IN REGARDS TO ONE DIGITAL LITERACY, AND THEN GETTING CREATING PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, GETTING INTO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND THEN ALSO LOOKING. AND WE'VE HAD THAT DISCUSSION, HOW WE CAN ALSO EXPAND TO THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS THAT ARE LACKING SERVICES, ESPECIALLY LIBRARIES. AND SO THOSE ARE DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE ONGOING IN REGARDS TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WITH THE LIBRARY AND AND BIBLIOTHEQUE, IT IS MY HOPE THAT WE WILL FIND A WAY THAT WE WILL COLLABORATE AND BE ABLE TO CONTINUE OUR PARTNERSHIP.

SO, LAURA, I THINK WE JUST WE HAVE MUCH MORE WORK TO DO.

AND SO PLEASE WORK WITH MY OFFICE IN ORDER TO BRING PERHAPS A WORK SESSION OR A PRESENTATION AT A LATER DATE.

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IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION APPROVED APPROVE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. COMMISSIONER MOODY, ANYTHING ELSE DID YOU WANT? JUST A COUPLE QUICK THINGS.

FIRST OF ALL I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THE THE LAST POINT YOU MADE, JUDGE.

I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE ASKED ABOUT BEFORE IS KIND OF GETTING A MASTER PLAN KIND OF STRATEGY ON HOW HOW WE'RE GOING FORWARD HERE, YOU KNOW, AND HOW THIS THIS INTERSECTION WITH THE, THE CITY LIBRARY SYSTEM WORKS FOR, FOR US AT THE COUNTY. SO I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT POINT.

AND THE SECOND QUESTION I HAD WAS WITH REGARD TO THIS ITEM, THIS IS NOT AN ADDITIONAL BUDGETARY ITEM.

CORRECT. THIS IS JUST ALLOWING US ACCESS INTO SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE.

THAT IS CORRECT. IT'S. YES. THERE IS NO FISCAL IMPACT.

IT IS JUST A PARTNERSHIP WITH EXISTING RESOURCES.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOUR STAFF, LAURA, FOR SITTING WITH US THROUGH ALL OF THIS ALL MORNING.

THAT'S ALL. THANKS. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE UP ITEM 89.

[89. Discussion and appropriate action regarding Bexar County's Legislative Program and the 89th Session of the Texas Legislature.]

MR.. THOMAS, ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT? THOMAS GUEVARA YES, SIR.

THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR THE RECORD. THOMAS GUEVARA WITH THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER, MELISSA IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE.

SO I'LL KIND OF I'LL BE BRIEF HERE REPORTING ON HER BEHALF, BUT TO DATE, WE HAVE 303,385 BILLS OR JOINT RESOLUTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED TO DATE. AS YOU SAW SUNDAY, THE GOVERNOR RELEASED HIS EMERGENCY ITEMS. THE TWO THAT WE'LL BE TRACKING IN PARTICULAR ARE BAIL REFORMS AND TAX RELIEF AND HOW THOSE PLAY OUT.

MELISSA IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEND HER MASTER LIST TO EACH OF YOUR OFFICES, HER WEEKLY MASTER LIST.

BUT AS WE START NARROWING DOWN AT YOUR NEXT COURT MEETING, WE'RE GOING TO START NARROWING THOSE DOWN TO BILLS THAT WE KNOW THAT YOUR OFFICES HAVE INQUIRED ON. IN PARTICULAR, ARE THOSE THAT WE NEED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.

SO WE'RE GOING TO START NARROWING DOWN OUR PERFORMANCE, OUR PERFORMANCE AND OUR PRESENTATIONS HERE.

AT THIS MOMENT JUDGE, THOUGH, HOWEVER, WE WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH MELISSA ON ANY FOLLOW UPS.

I'LL OPEN UP THE FLOOR. COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

I JUST WONDER IF THERE'S ANYTHING ON SCHOOL REUSE FOR ALL THE CLOSING SHUTTERED SCHOOLS.

I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THEY'RE GIVING FLEXIBILITY TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR THAT.

COMMISSIONER. NOT THAT I'M PARTICULARLY AWARE, BUT I WILL FOLLOW UP ON THAT WITH YOU AND YOUR STAFF.

COMMISSIONER MOODY? YES, JUDGE. FIRST OF ALL, I'D JUST LIKE TO TO POINT OUT THAT SAN ANTONIO WAS SELECTED FOR THIS TEXAS CYBER COMMAND AS WELL, IN THOSE, THOSE ITEMS. AND SO I THINK THAT THAT'S A WIN FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

OBVIOUSLY, WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE YET, BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT CHOICE BY THE GOVERNOR TO TO PUT THAT HERE.

AND THAT ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, IT IT MARRIES UP WELL WITH OUR EXISTING CYBER COMMUNITY THAT IS OBVIOUSLY VERY ROBUST. SO I THINK THAT THAT'S A BIG WIN THAT WE SHOULD JUST NOTE FOR THE RECORD.

THE THE SECOND DISCUSSION ITEM. AND I THOUGHT, THOMAS, YOU MIGHT GET INTO IT A LITTLE BIT HERE WAS AROUND THE THE ITEM THAT WE HAD HAD DISCUSSIONS ON PREVIOUSLY.

PARTICULARLY MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE WAY IT WAS LAST LEFT WAS WE WERE JUST GOING TO ASK THE STATE FOR THE 60 MILLION TO DO THE RENOVATIONS ON THE SEVEN BUILDINGS, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT, COMMISSIONER.

WHAT WE'VE DONE SINCE YOUR LAST COURT MEETING IS WE PUT TOGETHER THAT WHITE PAPER ON THE 60 MILLION GENERAL REVENUE REQUESTS.

WE HAVE SUBMITTED THAT TO OUR DELEGATION FOR DISCUSSION.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT AT THE MOMENT. OKAY.

WELL, AND SO FOR, FOR SOME OF THE THE COURT THAT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DELEGATION BREAKFAST, WE HEARD FROM ADAM HAYNES WITH THE CONFERENCE ON URBAN COUNTIES I'M SURE COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ AND YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER THAT.

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AND SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GREAT LEAD IN TO A CONVERSATION THAT WE COULD HAVE FOR BEXAR COUNTY, BECAUSE I KNOW WE'VE HAD MANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH BEDS.

BUT BUT WHAT WE HAVE TODAY IS A STATE RESOURCE, A STATE ASSET THAT BEXAR COUNTY HAS NO CONTROL OVER.

SO WE YOU KNOW WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR AND HEAR FEEDBACK FROM OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COURT ON IS, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S GENERAL ALIGNMENT ON THIS GOING FORWARD THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO MELISSA AND WE CAN MODIFY THAT REQUEST TO, TO SEND TO THE STATE BECAUSE AS IT EXISTS TODAY, I FEEL LIKE IT'LL BE THE SAME THING THAT WE GOT TWO YEARS AGO.

SO ULTIMATELY, WE REQUESTED FOR FUNDING. THERE WAS SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT CAME BACK TO SASH FOR RENOVATIONS, BUT THAT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, A DROP IN THE STATE BUCKET THAT'S HELPED HELPING SOLVE THE STATE PROBLEM.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY DIRECTLY HELPING US SOLVE OUR ISSUES HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

SO I KNOW THERE'S THERE'S, YOU KNOW, CLEARLY BEXAR COUNTY STAFF ARE NOT GOING TO OPERATE THAT FACILITY, RIGHT? SO WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHO OUR PARTNERS ARE WHETHER THAT'S US OR ANOTHER YOU KNOW, MENTAL HEALTH ENTITY THAT COULD STEP IN AND OPERATE THOSE, THOSE FACILITIES.

BUT I THINK, YOU KNOW, MAKING A PITCH TO THE STATE FOR 2 OR 3 OF THOSE BUILDINGS BEING OPERATED YOU KNOW, LOCALLY AND OR REGIONALLY WOULD, WOULD MAKE A LOT OF SENSE FOR, FOR BEXAR COUNTY AND BEING ABLE TO TO ADDRESS THE, THE ISSUE WE HAVE WITH MENTAL HEALTH, BOTH IN OUR JAIL AND IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO JUST WANT TO SUBMIT THAT FOR FEEDBACK AND SEE IF THE REST OF THE COURT WOULD LIKE TO WEIGH IN.

YEAH. JUST JUST REAL QUICK, JUDGE. I KNOW COMMISSIONER MOODY, YOU KNOW, I WAS THERE AS WELL ON AT THE BREAKFAST, AND I WILL BE WITH ADAM NEXT WEEK. IN FACT, YOU KNOW, OPEN TO EVERYBODY ON THE COURT.

NEXT WEEK IS THE CONFERENCE OF URBAN COUNTIES CONFERENCE IN AUSTIN.

WEDNESDAY TO FRIDAY, I BELIEVE. SO TO YOUR POINT, YOU KNOW, ADAM, WHO'S THE POLICY DIRECTOR MENTIONED KIND OF TAKING THAT LUBBOCK MODEL A REGIONAL APPROACH PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN COUNTY AND STATE ON ADDITIONAL BED SPACE.

SO I'M HAPPY TO TO FOLLOW UP NEXT WEEK, COMMISSIONER.

AND WHEN YOU'RE BACK, WE CAN SIT DOWN AND FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY TO ADVANCE THAT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S GOT TO COME OBVIOUSLY, FROM OUR DELEGATION, BUT I THINK THAT BEING A LITTLE MORE FOCUSED ON MAYBE THAT STRATEGY GETS US MORE TRACTION THAN JUST KIND OF ASKING FOR, YOU KNOW, 60 MILLION OR 80 MILLION FOR SASH.

SO I THINK WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE, BUT BUT HAPPY TO VISIT WITH YOU.

AND MAYBE NEXT WEEK IS A GOOD TIME TO HUDDLE UP.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'LL BE THERE IN AUSTIN, BUT I'M HAPPY TO TO TAKE THAT MESSAGE TO SOME OF THE FOLKS THERE IN OUR DELEGATION.

NO, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE BE GREAT TO TO GET SOME MORE DETAIL FROM FROM ADAM AND SEE HOW THAT MIGHT WORK.

IN BEXAR COUNTY, BECAUSE THEN WE COULD AT LEAST IDENTIFY SOME POTENTIAL OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO OPERATING THE FACILITIES, WHICH OBVIOUSLY WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND BEFORE WE TIGHTEN DOWN THAT THAT PITCH TO OUR STATE DELEGATION AND TRY TO PUSH THAT FORWARD.

BUT, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I JUST FEEL LIKE WE LOOK BACK TWO YEARS AGO.

YES, WE GOT A LINE ITEM FOR FUNDING. BUT IF WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OF THAT ASSET AND WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY MOVING INDIVIDUALS, YOU KNOW, FROM BEXAR COUNTY INTO THAT FACILITY, THEN YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT NECESSARILY IMPACTING THE PROBLEM.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE ULTIMATELY HELPING, YOU KNOW, MAYBE ADVOCATE ON A STATEWIDE LEVEL FOR THOSE MENTAL HEALTH BEDS AND RESOURCES.

BUT IN TERMS OF BEXAR COUNTY, IF WE CAN GET MORE CLARITY AND MORE YOU KNOW, SPECIFICITY HERE AND BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME LOCAL CONTROL, THEN I THINK IT WILL BE A POWERFUL THING. SO APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT ON THAT.

HAPPY TO BE INVOLVED AND ENGAGED WITH WITH ADAM.

HOWEVER IT'S HELPFUL. ALL RIGHT. ANY COMMENTS QUESTIONS?

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LET'S PICK UP 91. WE'LL PROBABLY I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING THEY WANT TO ADD ON THAT ITEM.

WHAT DO YOU SAY. OKAY. LET'S DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING ENGINEERING SERVICES.

[91. Discussion and appropriate action regarding the Engineering Services Agreement between Bexar County and Legacy Engineering Group, PLLC in the amount of $1,280,000 for Professional Engineering Services for the Design Phase in connection with the HSIP Alamo Ranch Pkwy Eastbound Overpass Project. Precinct 1.]

ENGINEERING GROUP IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,280,000 FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES.

FOR THE DESIGN PHASE CONNECTION WITH THE SIP.

ALAMO RANCH PARKWAY EASTBOUND OVERPASS. PROJECT PRECINCT ONE.

SO, ART. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. ART REINHARDT, BEXAR COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS.

I'LL JUST WAIT FOR THE PRESENTATION TO GET PULLED UP.

WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD AND START? OKAY. YOU GOT IT.

YEAH. SO ON THE FIRST SLIDE. SO JUST TO ORIENT YOU, THIS PROJECT IS LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF WESTWOOD LOOP.

AS YOU MENTIONED, JUDGE IN THE CAPTION, THIS IS PART OF THE CIP PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH IS A TXDOT PROGRAM THAT'S DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY PROJECTS TO REDUCE FATALITIES AND SERIOUS INJURIES ON OUR ROADWAYS.

TXDOT IN THIS PROGRAM, OVERSEES THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT AND PROVIDES 90% OF THE CONSTRUCTION FUNDS.

THE LOCAL ENTITY, IN THIS CASE, BEXAR COUNTY, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 10% OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS, AS WELL AS THE ENGINEERING DESIGN, WHICH IS HERE. WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY, A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY.

BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2023, BEXAR COUNTY SUBMITTED FOR THE FY 24 CALL FOR PROJECTS THAT TXDOT HOSTED.

AND WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION IN MID LAST YEAR IN JUNE THAT WE WERE SELECTED FOR THIS EASTBOUND OVERPASS PROJECT.

AND LASTLY THIS PROJECT. THIS PROGRAM ALSO FUNDED A WESTBOUND OVERPASS PROJECT THAT WAS COMPLETED A COUPLE YEARS AGO IN 2021.

ON THE FOLLOWING SLIDE, I DO HAVE A SMALL PICTURE OF THE PROJECT LOCATION IN MORE DETAIL, SHOWING THE EXISTING WESTBOUND OVERPASS AS WELL, OUTLINED IN PINK AND THEN THE BLUE OUTLINING THE PROPOSED EASTBOUND OVERPASS.

MOVING TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'VE GOT MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE CONTRACT HERE.

TODAY IS WITH LEGACY ENGINEERING. THEY'RE ONE OF OUR APPROVED ON CALL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CONTRACTS.

THIS FIRM PREVIOUSLY DID THE ANALYSIS, THE SAFETY ANALYSIS AND SUBMITTED THE PAPERWORK NECESSARY TO RECEIVE THE FUNDS THROUGH TXDOT.

SO THE CONTRACT FOR APPROVAL TODAY IS THE ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE TRAFFIC ENGINEERING AND DESIGN, INCLUDING THE GEOTECHNICAL AND SURVEY, INVESTIGATION AND PREPARATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.

ONE LAST BIT OF DETAIL AS PART OF THE FY 25 BUDGET PROCESS.

THIS. THESE FUNDS WERE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET FOR 1.28 MILLION.

SO MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN, WE HOPE TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS AND COULD START CONSTRUCTION AS EARLY AS 2027.

AND THEN THE LAST SLIDE IS THE RECOMMENDED MOTION, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BEXAR COUNTY AND LEGACY ENGINEERING, AND THE AMOUNT OF $1.28 MILLION.

SO, ART, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING SO WILLING TO GO OUT TO ANYWHERE IN MY PRECINCT, BUT NAMELY THAT AREA AND WORK WITH THE CONSTITUENTS.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO HELP TO ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE CONGESTION. SO I'M HAPPY THAT IT'S FINALLY COMING FOR APPROVAL. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY. FOR SECOND. BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? COMMISSIONER MOODY. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, ON THE ALAMO RANCH PARKWAY, HERE IS THIS PART OF THE THE MUCH LARGER ARMY PROJECT, OR THIS IS A SUBSET OF A BIGGER EFFORT.

NO, COMMISSIONER, THIS IS A COMPLETELY SEPARATE PROJECT.

AND THIS THIS PROJECT, AS I MENTIONED, IS THROUGH THE TXDOT HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PROCESS.

OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION UNANIMOUSLY.

CARRIES. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND CALL A RECESS.

WE'LL TAKE A 45 MINUTE BREAK AND WE'LL COME BACK.

AND WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 92 AND THEREAFTER COURTS AND RECESS.

OKAY. OKAY. THE COURTS BACK INTO OPEN SESSION.

THE TIME IS NOW 1257. WITH THE COURT'S PERMISSION.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION (DISCUSSION ONLY: CLOSED TO PUBLIC)]

SO I'M ASKING THAT WE NOW AT THIS TIME, THE COURT WILL NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION SHORTLY.

EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS MAY BE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON, IF APPROPRIATE, IN OPEN SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 55 1.07,

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LARA AND PETTUS VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY. AGUIRRE VERSUS THE OFFICE OF THE BEXAR COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR.

LOCKHART VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY. PUENTE VERSUS VAUGHN AND FRANK AND PRUNEDA VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS. BE MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNING BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SPECIFICALLY.

ONE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS.

TWO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND MERRYWEATHER INSURANCE SERVICES, INC. FOR ADMINISTRATION SERVICES RELATING TO BEXAR COUNTY'S SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BONDING PROGRAM.

THREE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG THE SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, BEXAR COUNTY DESIGNATED BIDDERS, AND WESTERN URBAN MANAGEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 551 .087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL ALSO BE HELD FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING.

ONE A MEMORANDUM STANDING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND SAN ANTONIO SPURS.

B A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG THE SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, BEXAR COUNTY DESIGNATED BIDDERS, AND WESTERN URBAN MANAGEMENT. SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE INVOLVED IN INVOLVED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND LEGAL COUNSELS. YOU ALL MAY REMAIN. HOWEVER, I'LL ASK EVERYBODY ELSE TO SAVE AND ACCEPT OUR EXECUTIVE STAFF.

COUNTY MANAGER AND THOSE NECESSARY FOR AT THIS TIME.

THE COURT IS NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'LL ASK THAT THE COURTROOM BE CLEARED.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS NOW. 2:47 P.M..

WE'RE BACK INTO OPEN SESSION. I BELIEVE I WILL FIRST TAKE UP ITEM AGENDA 98.

[98. Discussion and appropriate action related to granting an exception to Administrative Policy 1.2 to authorize the consideration of the following late filed Agenda Item #98a. a. Discussion and appropriate action related to consideration of a Memorandum of Understanding by and among Bexar County, San Antonio Independent School District, Designated Bidders LLC and Weston Urban LLC which sets out certain commitments by each party related to the San Pedro Creek Park District Project, a County and City-led economic development project for the construction of a multi-purpose recreation and civic facility to host Minor League Baseball games and other programming and the promotion of private development in the area in order to revitalize the northwest part of Downtown San Antonio.]

WERE THERE ANYBODY IN REGARDS TO 98? IF YOU WISH TO BE HEARD.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO GRANTING AN EXCEPTION TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY.

1.2 TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSIDERATION OF FOLLOWING LATE FILED AGENDA.

ITEM 98 A AT THIS TIME IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. WE'RE ON AGENDA ITEM.

AGENDA ITEM 98. THERE'S A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE GRANTING AN EXCEPTION TO ALLOW THIS TO BE HEARD AT THIS TIME? HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. THE MOTION IS GRANTED.

WE WILL NOW TAKE UP 98. A DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO CONSIDERATION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT DESIGNATED BIDDERS, LLC WESTON URBAN LLC, WHICH SETS OUT CERTAIN COMMITMENTS BY EACH PARTY RELATED TO THE SAN PEDRO CREEK PARK DISTRICT PROJECT.

A COUNTY AND CITY LED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTI-PURPOSE RECREATION AND CIVIC FACILITY TO HOST MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES AND OTHER PROGRAMING, AND THE PROMOTION OF PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA IN ORDER TO REVITALIZE THE NORTHWEST PART OF DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO. IS THERE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION. I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSIDERATION OF THE MOU BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY ISD DESIGNATED BIDDERS AND WESTERN URBAN.

A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSIONS AT THIS TIME? I'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

I'M JUST HAPPY THAT YOU GUYS WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE, THAT WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE WITH RSD SPECIFICALLY ABOUT GETTING INTERNSHIPS FOR SOME OF OUR STUDENTS. MANY OF YOU KNOW I'M A PROUD GRADUATE OF RSD AND I LIVE IN RSD.

THAT'S WHY I PAY MY TAXES. SO GO BRACKENRIDGE EAGLES.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU JUDGE. LET ME JUST ADD FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

I KNOW THAT THIS HAS BEEN A LONG, ONGOING NEGOTIATION WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE DEVELOPER.

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IN PARTICULAR, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN OR COMMITMENT TO INVESTMENT IN ADDITIONAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL LEAD TO PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION AND PARTNERSHIP. BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO GO A LONG WAY IN MAKING THAT SECTION OF DOWNTOWN.

A LOT MORE VIBRANT. AND, AND I'M ALSO CONFIDENT THAT WE'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPONENT TO HELP THE HELP THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN IN THEIR ENROLLMENT AND GROWING, HOPEFULLY IN ISD'S INNER CORE.

SO I'M HAPPY TO BE SUPPORTIVE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MOODY.

THANK YOU JUDGE. I DO HAVE SOME COMMENTS HERE WITH REGARD TO THIS ITEM.

YOU KNOW SO WE JUST HELD THE VOTE. OBVIOUSLY, I DID NOT SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, HEARING IT AS AN EMERGENCY ITEM.

NOT SURE UNDER WHAT BALANCE IT FELL AS AN EMERGENCY ITEM IN THIS CASE.

THIS WAS, YOU KNOW, ON THE AGENDA ON FRIDAY AT 5:00.

IT'S KIND OF THE FIRST TIME WE WE HAD A CHANCE TO REALLY START LOOKING INTO THE PROPOSED MOU.

OBVIOUSLY, WE RECEIVED SOME INFORMATION AS WE WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, BUT I STILL HAVE MANY QUESTIONS REMAIN.

AND I CAN'T POSSIBLY, YOU KNOW, MAKE AN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ON WHETHER THIS IS A GOOD DEAL FOR THE COUNTY TO SIGN ON TO.

AS I'VE SPOKEN MANY TIMES, I FEEL IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY, YOU KNOW, AS A MY FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO THE COUNTY AND MY CONSTITUENTS.

AND, YOU KNOW, GIVEN ALL THE QUESTIONS I STILL HAVE, YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT, I CAN'T SUPPORT SOME OF THOSE QUESTIONS, YOU KNOW, COME DOWN TO THE FINANCIALS FOR FOR THE COUNTY.

HOW IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT US? WHAT'S WHAT'S THE, THE THE TERMS WHEN IT COMES TO TO PARKING GOING FORWARD? WHAT'S THE NET PRESENT VALUE OF THOSE ESTIMATED REVENUES? WHAT ASSUMPTIONS WERE MADE, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF REVENUE PER DAY, PER YEAR? WHAT RISKS ARE THERE TO THAT REVENUE GENERATION? IF WE FLIP OVER TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING SIDE, HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

IT SEEMS LIKE A HUGE INVESTMENT IN HOUSING PROJECTS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, HOW ARE THESE PROJECTS GOING TO BE IDENTIFIED? ARE THESE TAX CREDIT PROJECTS PFC? YOU KNOW WHAT TAX ABATEMENTS OR TAX REVENUE ARE WE FOREGOING WITH WITH THESE PROJECTS? IS THE CITY PARTICIPATING? HOW IF IF THEY ARE WHAT DEVELOPERS WHAT GUARANTEES DO WE HAVE? I'VE BEEN TOLD PERSONALLY BY DEVELOPERS AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT THE 30% AND LESS THAN 30% AMI PROJECTS ARE IMPOSSIBLE IN THE MARKET TODAY.

SO THAT BEING PART OF THE GOAL, YOU KNOW, HOW CAN WE POSSIBLY COMMIT TO A PROJECT THE INDUSTRY SAYS CAN'T BE COMPLETED? SO I WON'T BE SUPPORTING FOR THE REASONS I'VE OUTLINED HERE.

BUT I HOPE THAT WE COULD HAVE MORE INFORMATION AND GET THAT INFORMATION EARLIER IN THE FUTURE FOR THESE BIG TICKET ITEMS. SO WE'RE WE'RE NOT PUT IN A POSITION TO, TO VOTE WITH LIMITED INFORMATION ON A, ON AN MOU OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT. THANK YOU. DAVID, THIS IS FOR DAVID SMITH.

DAVID, ARE WE STILL UNDER A MORATORIUM FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS? NO. THE COURT NEVER ADOPTED A FORMAL MORATORIUM.

YOU SAID YOU WOULD TAKE IT ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET ME PUT ON THE RECORD AT THIS TIME COMMISSIONER MOODY, I UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE WITH THE LATE FILING. HOWEVER TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.

WE HAVE BEEN WORKING UNDER A SCHEDULE THAT FEEDBACK NEEDS TO BE GIVEN BACK TO MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL IN ORDER FOR THE MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TO FEEL THAT THE CITY, THE COUNTY, THE BASEBALL OWNERSHIP THE DEVELOPER INVOLVED ARE ALL WORKING IN GOOD FAITH. AND SO THIS IS ALL PART AND PARCEL.

FOR THE FOR THE RECORD, THIS IS JUST A FORMAL AGREEMENT THAT HAS PUT ALL PARTIES IN AGREEMENT.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE LAST PART WITH THE SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUIRED SOME EXTENSIVE NEGOTIATION.

I TRULY BELIEVE THAT. AND I APPLAUD THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR ASKING, REQUESTING CONDITIONS AND DRIVING A HARD BARGAIN, SO TO SPEAK. AND SO THERE ARE MANY THINGS OF THIS MOU THAT ARE VERY GOOD OUTSIDE A BASEBALL STADIUM.

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WE ALSO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEVELOPER, WESTERN URBAN, THAT'S GOING TO PUT $1 BILLION OF PRIVATE EQUITY.

AND AS THE CITY HAS REQUIRED, THOSE THINGS HAVE TO BE MET BEFORE ANYTHING IS BROKE.

THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE BASEBALL STADIUM. SO LET ME REMIND EVERYBODY THAT THIS REALLY WAS BEYOND A BASEBALL STADIUM, THAT THIS IS A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT IS TRANSFORMATIVE OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THAT NORTHWESTERN SECTOR OF DOWNTOWN.

I WANT TO REMIND THE COMMUNITY, THE PUBLIC, THAT THAT BASICALLY AREA RIGHT NOW IS THIS VACANT LAND WITH SOME BUILDINGS THAT, FOR THE MOST PART, HAVE BEEN BOUGHT UP BY THE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN THAT AREA.

WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS PROCESS WITH A LETTER OF INTENT LAST YEAR, AND THE COURT GAVE ME DISCRETION TO NEGOTIATE IN THE COUNTY'S BEHALF, I MADE A COMMITMENT THAT I WOULD BRING EVERYTHING BACK TO THE COURT.

AND THIS IS PART OF MY COMMITMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COURT UNDERSTANDS.

BUT THESE POINTS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED CONTINUALLY SINCE WE SIGNED THAT LETTER OF INTENT.

AND NOW NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THIS NOW WILL GO TO A FORMAL CONTRACT.

SO, COMMISSIONER MOODY, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER POINT IN TIME WHERE THE CONTRACT WILL HAVE TO BE BROUGHT BACK AND ASK FOR COURT APPROVAL.

SO YOUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS AND GET YOUR ANSWERS THAT YOU NEED, I WILL ASK THE STAKEHOLDERS TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH COMMISSIONER MOODY TO TO THAT END. ONE OF THE THREE MAIN CONDITIONS I WANT TO PUT BACK ON THE RECORD WAS THAT I DID NOT WANT TO COMMIT TO THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, NAMELY THE CREATION OF A MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL STADIUM, UNLESS THERE WERE THREE STIPULATIONS.

ONE, THAT THERE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ANY USE OF HOMEOWNER PROPERTY TAXES INVOLVED IN THE STADIUM OR THE ADJACENT PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT.

THAT CONDITION WAS MET, THAT THE PRIVATE EQUITY THAT THE BASEBALL OWNERSHIP DESIGNATED BIDDERS WOULD CONTRIBUTE A SIGNIFICANT EQUITY INTO THIS ECONOMIC VENTURE. THEY HAVE FULFILLED THAT OBLIGATION.

AND FINALLY, THAT IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC FINANCE, WHETHER IT WAS THROUGH BONDS, AND THAT'S WHERE THE FINANCING WILL BE CREATED, IS THROUGH THE TORRES, THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE, SO THAT THE BONDS WILL BE PAID BY THE INCREASE OF THE PROPERTY TAXES ON THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT. THAT WAS ALSO MET ALSO. TWO, THAT IF WE WERE TO USE PUBLIC FINANCING, THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY OWNERSHIP UNLESS THE COUNTY AND THE CITY AND WHOEVER. SO A LOCAL SPORTS AUTHORITY IS GOING TO BE CREATED AND HAS BEEN CREATED BY PRIOR ACTION, I THINK WAS DONE IN DECEMBER. SO WE HAVE MET BASICALLY, I WANT THE PUBLIC TO PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE BASEBALL STADIUM IS NOT JUST BEING GIVEN OVER TO THE PRIVATE BASEBALL OWNERSHIP.

THE CITY, THE COUNTY AND THE BASEBALL OWNERSHIP WILL SHARE IN THE MAINTENANCE AND COST.

WE WILL GET RENTAL FROM THE BASEBALL OWNERSHIP.

WE WILL GET A CUT OF THE TICKETS. AND AGAIN, AS WHAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT OUT BY MR. SMITH IN REGARDS TO THE PARKING GARAGE, WE WILL COLLECT ALL REVENUE FOR ANY GAME EVENTS OR EVENTS IN THE EVENING.

OTHERWISE, WE ARE PARTNERING WITH SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT IN ORDER TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR PARKING ISSUES, ESPECIALLY AS I BELIEVE IN THE LAST MINUTE NEGOTIATION WE'VE BEEN WE ELIMINATED THE NEED FOR ANY CROSSOVER, I BELIEVE, OF FLOORS. AND SO I THOUGHT THAT WAS RATHER SIGNIFICANT.

AND I THANK THE DESIGNATED BIDDERS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO TRY TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SO THE APPROVAL OF THIS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING IS AN IS AN IMPORTANT NEXT STEP IN NEGOTIATIONS.

IT IDENTIFIES THE KEY DEAL POINTS THAT WILL BE FIRMED OUT IN DEFINITIVE DOCUMENTS, AS I WOULD SAY, TO LET THE LAWYERS TAKE OVER AND THEY WILL PUT EVERYTHING INTO FINAL WRITTEN DOCUMENT.

I WILL SAY AGAIN, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF THIS COMMITMENT IS THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

I WILL, IN BEHALF OF THE COUNTY AND WITH PERMISSION TO COURT, TAKE LEADERSHIP IN THAT AND TO BRING ALL THE NECESSARY STAKEHOLDERS AND IDENTIFY THOSE DEVELOPERS, THOSE PRIVATE ENTITIES THAT ARE WILLING TO INVEST IN INNER CORE.

THIS DOCUMENT INDICATES WE WILL WORK TO SUPPORT SUBMIT AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN SERVING THE URBAN CORE BY DECEMBER 2025.

IT IS THE GROWTH OF THE FAMILIES IN THIS URBAN CORE THAT IS MOST NEEDED FOR THE GROWTH OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS,

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SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COURT. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU TO OUR STAFF.

I WANT TO THANK THE STAKEHOLDERS AND EVERYBODY THAT WAS INVOLVED IN GETTING THIS TO THE POINT.

SO IN FOOTBALL PARLANCE, WE'RE I THINK WE'VE CROSSED THE GOAL, BUT LET'S NOT.

WE STILL HAVE EYES TO DOT AND T'S TO CROSS. SO THANK YOU EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE COLLEAGUES ON THIS COURT AT THIS TIME.

UNLESS THERE'S FURTHER COMMISSIONER CALVERT POINT OF INQUIRY, WHAT IS THE CUT OF THE TICKETS? I DIDN'T HEAR ANYBODY TALK ABOUT THAT. THAT THE COUNTY THIS IS. DO WE HAVE THAT? I BELIEVE IT WAS $2 OFF EACH TICKET.

IT SOUNDS RIGHT. YES. THERE IS A $2 TICKET. $2.

CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHTY. SO WITH THAT, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO. MOTION CARRIES. LET US NOW GO TO ITEM NUMBER

[97. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval to authorize County Judge Peter Sakai to negotiate with the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Spurs on a Memorandum of Understanding for the exploration of a potential venue tax election regarding a potential downtown arena and the redevelopment of the Frost Bank Center and Freeman Coliseum Grounds and adjacent property and related issues.]

TO AUTHORIZE COUNTY JUDGE PETER SAKAI TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS ON A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POTENTIAL VENUE TAX ELECTION, REGARDING A POTENTIAL DOWNTOWN ARENA AND THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FROST BANK CENTER AND FREEMAN COLISEUM GROUNDS AND ADJACENT PROPERTY AND RELATED ISSUES. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD, AND I KNOW IT'S GOTTEN RATHER LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT AT THIS TIME I WILL CALL UPON. I BELIEVE IT WAS ADRIAN FLORES.

YOU WERE HERE THIS MORNING, AND I APOLOGIZE, BUT WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS TODAY, AND I WILL GIVE YOU YOUR THREE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ADRIAN FLORES. I'M WITH SD 26 TEJANOS.

RICHARD GONZALEZ ALSO ASKED ME TO BE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE OF THE GI FORUM.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'RE COMING UP WITH THIS PROBLEM AGAIN WITH THE SPURS OF WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT THEM AT.

AND AND IT'S A GOOD THING THAT WE'RE STARTING EARLY BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE SPURS STILL HAVE A CONTRACT TILL 32 AT THE AT&T CENTER. WHAT MY PROPOSAL IS FOR THE CITY TO ALSO PARTNER UP WITH THE COUNTY AND THE SPURS, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S ABOUT TIME THAT WE BECAME PART OF THAT OWNERSHIP OF THE SPURS.

WE'VE INVESTED MONEY IN THE SPURS SINCE I WAS A KID.

I THINK I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD WHEN THE SPURS CAME.

I DON'T THINK THE TAXPAYERS ARE REALLY GOING TO GO FOR THIS BILLION DOLLAR FACILITY THAT THEY WANT.

BUT I THINK THAT THE ONLY WAY THAT THE TAXPAYERS ARE GOING TO GO FOR IT IS THAT WE BECOME PART OWNERSHIP OF THOSE SPURS, LIKE SOME OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE. TOMMY ALWAYS DOES HIS HOMEWORK.

SO HE HE KNOWS WHICH CITIES I'M TALKING ABOUT.

GREEN BAY IS ONE OF THEM. I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONES ARE THE OTHER ONES.

BUT I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE THE FUTURE FOR SPORTS FRANCHISES AND AND TOP TEN CITIES IN THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY THAT THESE OWNERS COULD COME AND ASK THE CITY FOR BILLION DOLLARS.

NOW THAT THE STADIUMS ARE NOT $100 MILLION NO MORE.

THEY'RE A BILLION. AND THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT WE CAN COEXIST IN THE SAME IN THE SAME CITY, WITH WITH WITH A SPORTS FRANCHISE. I ALSO HEAR THAT THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS ARE ON THE MOVE, TOO. I MEAN, THE SAN DIEGO PADRES, YOU KNOW, AND THEY'VE BEEN LOOKING AT SAN ANTONIO, TOO.

BUT UNLESS WE GET A PART OWNERSHIP OF ANY TEAM THAT WANTS TO COME INTO THE CITY, I DON'T THINK THE TAXPAYERS WILL GO FOR IT.

THE OTHER THING IS THAT. THAT SPURS ARENA DOWN IN THE HEMISPHERE PLAZA COULD ALSO BE USED FOR CONVENTION SPACE, SO THAT THERE WILL BE A GOOD SELLING POINT TO, TO SELL IT TO, TO THE PUBLIC, THE PEOPLE IN SAN ANTONIO, THE TAXPAYERS. AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING FOR, FOR OUR CONVENTION, BECAUSE WE NEED TO LAND THOSE BIGGER CONVENTIONS, AND WE'RE ALMOST AT THAT THRESHOLD TO WHERE WE COULD LAND A GREAT BIG CONVENTION.

YOU KNOW, WE JUST NEED A BIT MORE HOTEL SPACE OR SOME MORE CONVENTION SPACE TO BE ABLE TO LAND THESE, THESE, THESE GREAT BIG CONVENTIONS IN SAN ANTONIO, WHICH BRINGS IN A LOT OF MONEY.

WE CAN'T DEPEND ON THAT, ON THAT LIQUOR TAX AND HOTEL TAX.

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OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. FLORES. MIKE PHILLIPS. DO YOU WERE HERE THIS MORNING, MIKE? THANK YOU FOR STAYING. JUDGE METRO HAS THREE PRESENTATIONS WITH THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE SIGNED UP. Y'ALL WANT TO ALL SPEAK SEPARATELY? CAN YOU? YES. SO I PRESUME THAT SISTER BERNICE, SISTER BERNIE, BERNIE AND PASTOR AMES.

YES. ALL RIGHT. I'LL CALL ALL THREE OF YOU. Y'ALL DECIDE WHO GOES FIRST AND SECOND AND THIRD.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. THEY'RE LETTING THE LADY GO FIRST.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY. MY NAME IS SISTER BERNIE, AND I'M A HOLY SPIRIT.

SISTER AND I LIVE ON THE EAST SIDE. I'M ALSO A COPS METRO LEADER.

NOW, JUDGE, I'M GOING TO TALK TO TALK TO YOU.

YOU ATTENDED OUR COPS METRO CELEBRATION DECEMBER 8TH.

AND THERE BEFORE 1200 PEOPLE. YOU HEARD COPS METRO SAY WE ARE AGAINST USING PUBLIC TAXES FOR PROJECT MARVEL. AND YOU ARE RIGHT HERE IN THE PICTURE ON THE FRONT PAGE.

WE CONTINUE TO BE OPPOSED TO PROJECT MARVEL USING PUBLIC MONEY FOR PRIVATE PROJECTS FOR MILLIONAIRES.

MILLIONAIRES DON'T CARE ABOUT SAN ANTONIO. THEY JUST CARE ABOUT PROFIT.

THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. WE DON'T THINK THAT YOU, JUDGE SHOULD HAVE TO ENTER INTO AN MOU IN ORDER TO GET INFORMATION. DON'T YOU THINK THAT THEY SHOULD COME TO YOU AND TO THIS COURT? SHAME ON THEM THAT THEY ARE ASKING. THEY ARE PUTTING THIS PRESSURE ON YOU.

SIGNING THE MOU GIVES THEM THE MESSAGE THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, AND THAT HAS BECOME A PRACTICE IN THIS AREA. WHEN IT COMES TO TAX MONEY, IT LOOKS LIKE.

NOW LET ME TALK ABOUT THE GOOD NEWS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THIS VENUE TAX CAN BE USED FOR MANY OTHER NEEDED THINGS BESIDES AN UNNEEDED ARENA. IN 2008, WE SPENT MONEY ON IMPROVING THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER.

WE BUILT A SOCCER AND BASEBALL FIELDS. WE ALSO BUILT AN ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER.

THEN YOUR TAX IS A PUBLIC TAX, AND IT SHOULD BE OUR CHOICE TO DECIDE WHERE TO USE IT.

SO WHEN WILL WE HEAR? WHEN WILL WE HEAR MORE ABOUT WHAT IS NEEDED BY THE PEOPLE ON THE EAST SIDE, AND LESS ABOUT WHAT THE MILLIONAIRES WANT? THE TWO TOWN HALL MEETINGS, HOSTED ON THE EAST SIDE BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT WERE ESTABLISHED TO START. SO LET'S CONTINUE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. THANK YOU. MIKE PHILLIPS. MY NAME IS MIKE PHILLIPS.

COPS METRO LEADER WITH FIRST UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH.

INVESTORS HAVE BEEN GIVEN AN INCREDIBLE DEAL FROM BEXAR COUNTY TAXPAYERS OVER THE YEARS.

IN 2002, 176 MILLION IN VENUE TAX MONEY WAS USED TO BUILD THE AT&T CENTER, WITH ONLY 28.5 MILLION ADDED BY THE SPURS. AND IN IN 2008, ANOTHER 100 MILLION WAS SPENT ON IMPROVEMENTS.

THE MOSTLY OUT OF TOWN INVESTORS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE PAYING BACK THE TAXPAYERS BY GIVING 20% OF ALL PROFITS BACK AS RENT.

WELL, GUESS HOW MUCH THEY PAID? ZERO. THEY GAMED THE DEAL AND CLAIMED THEY'VE MADE ZERO IN PROFITS SINCE 2002.

THE BILLIONAIRE INVESTORS HAVE ALSO INVESTED NOTHING IN THE COMMUNITY AROUND THE FROST BANK CENTER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC.

THE OWNERS EVEN CHARGED THE CITY SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSANDS IN RENT.

WHEN THE CITY NEEDED TO USE THE ARENA TO ADDRESS THE MOST MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS OF OUR LIFETIME.

IN OCTOBER 2023, THERE WAS ANOTHER GENEROUS COUNTY AND CITY TAX ABATEMENT FOR THEIR VICTORY CAPITAL PERFORMANCE CENTER AT THE ROCK AT LA CANTERA.

NOW THE OWNERS, THE WEALTHY INVESTORS WHO OWN AND OWN AND CONTROL THE TEAM WANT THE ENTIRE COUNTY VENUE TAX THAT COULD ADD UP TO BILLION,

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THE PROPOSAL FOR A NEW ARENA IS JUST ANOTHER BAD IDEA.

WE SHOULDN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT PROJECTS THAT WOULD BRING INVESTMENT AND BENEFIT TO THE EAST SIDE. PASTOR EMERSON, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JAMES EMERSON, AND I'M THE SENIOR PASTOR OF SAINT PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AND A MEMBER OF COPS METRO.

AS A LEADER, SAINT PAUL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IS THE OLDEST BLACK CONGREGATION ORGANIZED IN SAN ANTONIO IN 1866.

AS OF 160 YEAR OLD PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY AND MYSELF.

A 60 YEAR LIFELONG RESIDENT OF THE EAST SIDE.

I WANT TO TALK TO EACH OF YOU ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE.

JEREMIAH 29 SEVEN SAYS, SEEK THE WELFARE OF THE CITY WHERE YOU LIVE.

WHILE THE PROPHET JEREMIAH WAS SPEAKING IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ISRAELITES FOUND IN EXILE, I SEE MYSELF STANDING HERE TODAY AS A PROPHET, A STEWARD OF THE 160 YEAR OLD CONGREGATION CALLED SAINT PAUL.

AND ALSO TO THE EAST SIDE, FAR TOO LONG. THE EAST SIDE HAS BEEN NEGLECTED AND NOT BEEN INVITED TO THE TABLE TO REPRESENT OUR NEEDS. NO MORE QUALITY OF LIFE IS DEFINED AS HEALTH, SOCIAL CONNECTION, MEANINGFUL WORK, SAFE ENVIRONMENTS AND FINANCIAL STABILITY. THE EAST SIDE HAS NO HOSPITAL.

NEGLECT OF FOOD AS A QUALITY PRODUCE AND DESIGNATED AS A FOOD DESERT.

TRANSPORTATION HAS LONG BEEN A PROBLEM AS WELL AS SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT.

WE DEMAND INVESTMENTS. I DRIVE PAST A DILAPIDATED FREDRICKS BUILDING FOR OVER 40 YEARS.

NEIGHBORHOODS THAT STILL HAVE NO SIDEWALKS AND CURBS.

THE WHEATLEY HEIGHTS SPORTS COMPLEX, WHICH WE LOOKED WITH SUCH VISION, WAS A BOTCHED DEAL.

AS A RESULT, WE ARE FRAGMENTED AS A COMMUNITY AND THAT MEANS WE HAVE NOT COME TOGETHER.

THE PROJECT MARVEL DOES NOT BENEFIT THE EASTSIDE, NOR DOES IT BRING A FRAGMENTED COMMUNITY TOGETHER.

THERE ARE COUNTLESS PROJECTS AROUND THE COUNTY THAT THIS VENUE TAX CAN BE USED FOR TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE.

JUDGE SAKAI, IF YOU DECIDE TO SIGN THE MOU, THE EAST SIDE DEMANDS THAT YOU ALLOW COMMISSIONER TOMMY CALVERT FROM PRECINCT FOUR TO BE AT THE TABLE.

HE REPRESENTS THE INTERESTS OF THE EAST SIDE.

WE ALL IN BEXAR COUNTY WANT TO BE STEWARDS. AS THE SCRIPTURE I'VE READ TO YOU FOR WHOLENESS, WELLNESS, PEACE AND SHALOM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. PASTOR. RUBEN ARCINIEGA.

RUBEN ARCINIAGA. AM I SAYING THAT RIGHT? I KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. LAST CALL. RUBEN ARCINIAGA. RICHARD GONZALEZ.

HE'S NOT HERE. ALL RIGHT. RICHARD GONZALEZ. ARE THERE ANY OTHER PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 97? ALL RIGHT. OKAY. LET'S HAVE. I BELIEVE WE'RE IN OPEN SESSION.

MR. DAVID SMITH, DO YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION TO MAKE? JUDGE, I JUST WANTED TO. WE SPOKE TO YOU IN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR OPEN SESSION.

I'LL JUST SAY YOU ASKED OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS, AND I'LL REMIND YOU, THOSE ADVISORS ARE TWO DIFFERENT FIRMS, AND THAT'S VERY INTENTIONAL ON THE COUNTY'S PART.

SO YOU GET TWO DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. THEY HAVE COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON WHAT THEY BELIEVE YOUR VENUE TAX CAPACITY FOR NEW PROJECTS WOULD BE.

TO REMIND YOU, THE VENUE TAX IS CURRENTLY A 1.75% HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX AND I BELIEVE A 5

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UNDER THE CURRENT STRUCTURE, BASED ON ISSUANCES OF 40,000,020 26, 100,000,000 IN 2027, AND THEN THE BALANCE IN 2028 UNDER THE CURRENT STRUCTURE AT 1.75% HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX USING ONLY FIRST TIER SENIOR LIEN DEBT, YOU COULD ISSUE UP TO 313 MILLION IF YOU CHOSE TO ISSUE A WHAT'S CALLED A JUNIOR LIEN OPTION. THAT IS A SUBORDINATE DEBT.

A SENIOR LIEN MEANS IN THE EVENT OF AN ANNUAL REVENUE SHORTAGE.

THE SENIOR LIEN GETS FIRST CALL ON THE REVENUE AND WHAT'S REMAINING GOES TO PAY.

THE JUNIOR LIEN DEBT HOLDERS. IF YOU ISSUED A JUNIOR LIEN TRANCHE, YOU COULD UP THAT NUMBER TO ALMOST JUST ABOUT 400,000,397 MILLION. YOU HAVE THE LEGAL OPTION, WITH VOTER APPROVAL, TO RAISE THE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX TO 2% IF YOU CHOOSE. AND THE VOTERS CHOOSE TO DO THAT UNDER A SENIOR LIEN OPTION WITH THE SAME ISSUANCE SCHEDULE, YOU COULD GET UP TO 358 MILLION. AND IF YOU USED A JUNIOR LIEN OPTION IN THAT SCENARIO AT 2%, YOU COULD GET UP TO 448 MILLION. ALL OF THIS IS BASED ON ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT EXISTING MARKET CONDITIONS AND INTEREST RATES AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? THANK YOU. JUDGE. DAVID, JUST TO BE CLEAR ON ON THE NUMBERS OBVIOUSLY WE ARE NOT DECIDING ANYTHING TODAY WITH RESPECT TO JUNIOR LIEN, SENIOR LIEN, OR EVEN CALLING AN ELECTION.

THAT'S CORRECT. CORRECT. OKAY. SO, SO, BUT THOSE NUMBERS, I THINK, LAY OUT THE POTENTIAL IF THE COURT DECIDES WHETHER IT BE LATER THIS YEAR, WHATEVER IT MAY BE THE POTENTIAL POOL OF MONEY THAT THAT PARTICULAR INSTRUMENT, THE VENUE TAX COULD COULD BE FOR THE COMMUNITY'S BENEFIT.

RIGHT. WHETHER IT'S UPGRADES TO FROST BANK CENTER, THE COLISEUM, ANY KIND OF REDEVELOPMENT ON THE EAST SIDE, SHOULD THE SPURS DECIDE TO MOVE TO A DOWNTOWN ARENA AND OR POTENTIAL DOLLARS THAT COULD GO TO THAT NEW ARENA THAT IS BASICALLY THE NUMBER YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE AND OUR ADVISORS FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IN TERMS OF THE POTENTIAL JUICE OUT OF THE SQUEEZE.

THAT'S CORRECT. AND JUST TO SUMMARIZE WHAT YOU JUST SAID, THAT POOL OF MONEY IS THE POOL OF MONEY.

YOU HAVE TO DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS, RIGHT. AND AS AN EXAMPLE, IN 2008, THERE WERE A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT THAT WENT INTO THAT VOTE THAT THE CITIZENS PASSED.

AMATEUR SPORTS PARKS. THE TOBIN CENTER, IN ADDITION TO UPGRADES TO, AT THAT TIME, THE AT&T CENTER.

RIGHT. OKAY. AND AT SOME POINT, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT MORE DISCUSSION ON THIS.

YOU KNOW, WE'LL NEED TO KNOW WHAT THOSE ELIGIBLE PROJECTS ARE.

I KNOW THAT THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE CONVERSATION.

AND AND LET ME JUST SAY, TOO, I THINK YOU KNOW, THE FACT THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE JUDGE AND JUDGE AND THE COUNTY ARE AT THE TABLE ON THESE CONVERSATIONS IS A HEALTHY THING. I DON'T THINK THIS IS ANYTHING THAT IS YOU KNOW, BEEN DECIDED.

I THINK THERE ARE PLENTY OF CONVERSATIONS TO COME, AND I FEEL VERY CONFIDENT THAT THE JUDGE CAN REPRESENT US IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

HE'S COMMITTED TO MAKING OUR INPUT ESSENTIAL TO THAT AND KEEPING US POSTED.

AND SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF RESET THE NARRATIVE A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION FOCUSED ON.

AND I KNOW SEVERAL CITIZENS MADE REFERENCE TO PROJECT MARVEL.

THAT IS NOT A COUNTY PROJECT. THAT IS A CITY TERM THAT CAME FROM THE CITY.

IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS WELL? YES, SIR.

OKAY. AND SO UNLIKE IN 99, WHEN THE BACK THEN THE SBC CENTER WAS BUILT, IT WAS BUILT PRIMARILY WITH VENUE TAX DOLLARS. CORRECT? CORRECT. PRESENT DAY, A NEW ARENA. I WOULD GATHER IT WOULD BE IN EXCESS OF $1 BILLION.

WOULD YOU? IS THAT KIND OF THE NUMBER YOU'RE HEARING AS WELL? THAT'S WHAT I'VE HEARD. OKAY.

AND SO I KNOW A LOT OF THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON THIS VENUE TAX.

EVEN IN THE BEST CASE SCENARIO, IT'S 450 MILLION AT THIS POINT FOR 448.

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I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS WE'RE HAVING SOME DISCUSSIONS NOW.

AND WHETHER IT RESULTS IN A, AGAIN, AN ELECTION LATER THIS YEAR OR NEXT YEAR THESE DISCUSSIONS HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.

AND SO I'M CONFIDENT THAT THE JUDGE CAN REPRESENT US WELL IN THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

AND SO I WOULD MOVE, MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY JUDGE TO SIT AT THE NEGOTIATING TABLE WITH THE CITY AND THE SPURS AND FINALIZE, POTENTIALLY FINALIZE AN MOU.

IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE MOTION? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND, I HAVE COMMENTS. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. SO JUST TO REITERATE THIS IS ABOUT APPROVING.

THIS IS ABOUT MY SUPPORT OF OUR COUNTY JUDGE, WHO REPRESENTS ALL OF THE CONSTITUENTS OF BEXAR COUNTY TO GO INTO NEGOTIATIONS SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS DONE FOR THE BASEBALL PROJECT. BUT IN THE END, THE VOTERS ARE GOING TO DECIDE IT HAS TO BE ON THE BALLOT, AND THE VOTERS ARE GOING TO DECIDE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. SO THAT'S WHY I'M HAPPY TO SECOND THIS AND HAPPY TO APPROVE TODAY. COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

THANK YOU. JUDGE. THE HISTORY OF THESE NEGOTIATIONS GOES BACK TO COMMISSIONER PAUL ELIZONDO AND COMMISSIONER CINDY.

EXCUSE ME, COUNTY JUDGE CYNDI TAYLOR KRIER NEGOTIATING THE AT&T CENTER.

AND PERHAPS BECAUSE COMMISSIONER ATKINSON WASN'T REPRESENTED AT THAT BARGAINING TABLE AS PART OF THE REASON THAT WE'VE HAD SOME OF THE LACK OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FAILED AT THAT OVER THE DECADES.

ALL THINGS BEING CONSIDERED, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE COMMUNITY BUY IN.

AND IT'S NOT JUST IN MY PRECINCT, IT'S IN EVERY PRECINCT.

WE HAD 400 PEOPLE COME TO THE TOWN HALLS THAT WE HAD, AND THEY WERE NOT ALL DEFINITELY NOT ALL.

PROBABLY HALF WERE FROM MY PRECINCT AND HALF WERE FROM OTHER PRECINCTS.

I PREFER TO SEE THIS ON THE BALLOT. THAT WAY THE WAY THE PUBLIC CAN CHOOSE HOW THEIR DOLLARS ARE GOING.

AND WE HAVEN'T REALLY HAD A HANDLE ON THIS PARTICULAR COST.

WE HAVEN'T HAD A HANDLE ON THE PARTICULAR FINANCIAL DOLLARS THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH.

AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REBUILD TRUST BECAUSE THERE'S NEVER A HIGH GROUND IN BEING EXCLUSIONARY. IT'S NEVER A HIGH GROUND IN POLITICS.

WHATEVER WE NEGOTIATE HAS TO BE VERY, VERY, VERY FAIR.

AND THE COST, AS CAPTURED ON VIDEO FOR THE COLISEUM GROUNDS, ARE AT LEAST 250 MILLION. AND I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY A LOWBALL, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, FOR THE FOR THE FUTURE OF REPLACING BILLBOARD, NOT BILLBOARDS, BUT JUMBOTRONS DIGITAL BILLBOARDS HVAC FIXTURES, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ALL THE THINGS WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

AND SO WE NOW HAVE A CLEARER INDICATION OF HOW MUCH MONEY WE ARE SPEAKING ABOUT, BUT WE'VE NOT YET HEARD ABOUT THE ONGOING ISSUES IN KING WILLIAM.

A DECADE AGO, MORE THAN A DECADE AGO, AS A MEMBER OF THE REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY BOARD, I CALLED FOR A PARKING GARAGE IN KING WILLIAM WITH OUR VEHICLE REGISTRATION TAX.

I THINK OUR STUDY LEADER ON THAT HAD SAID THAT IT WAS NOT VIABLE.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW, HERE WE ARE DEALING WITH KING WILLIAM HAVING PARKING ISSUES TODAY THAT ARE HORRENDOUS.

AND THEY HAVE RECENTLY HAD MEETINGS WITH THE CITY THAT DIDN'T GO VERY NICELY.

IN TERMS OF WHEN THE CITY WAS TALKING ABOUT A NEW ARENA DOWNTOWN, THERE'S AN ABSENCE OF ANY SIGNAGE AT THE ARSENAL BUILDING WITH RESIDENTIAL PARKING. THERE'S A LACK OF ENFORCEMENT.

THERE ARE ISSUES WITH FIRE HYDRANTS BEING BLOCKED, AND NEIGHBORS HAVE THEIR ENTIRE DRIVEWAYS BLOCKED FOR VERY LONG PERIODS OF TIME AND HAVE

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HARD WORKING FOLKS ALREADY HAVING A TOUGH TIME.

AND SO WE NEED A PRESENTATION FROM THE CITY ABOUT THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE AS PART OF THE SALES TAX.

AND THAT IS BEFORE THE WHOLE COURT. IT IS MY BACK OF THE NAPKIN SUGGESTION THAT SOME OF THE LAND BRIDGE STUFF IS PIE IN THE SKY. IF YOU LOWER 37, YOU WILL HAVE A STRAIGHT ACCESS POINT AND A PARK SPACE LIKE YOU'RE DOING AT 35 IN AUSTIN TO WALK ACROSS THAT, THAT WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY WITH ANOTHER BRIDGE.

PLUS YOU'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, NO ISSUES WITH PITCH WITH, YOU KNOW, FOLKS IN WHEELCHAIRS AND BEING ABLE TO REALLY DEAL WITH IT.

BUT WE NEED TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING. I THINK, ABOUT WHERE THE DOWNTOWN RESIDENTS MIGHT BE IMPACTED, AND THERE'S A WHOLE BEVY OF THINGS.

THE EAST SIDE HAS MADE CLEAR THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO BE STUCK WITH AN EYESORE.

AND SO YOU KNOW, I CAN'T STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW THAT CONVERSATION IS GOING TO BUILD.

IT'S GOING TO BOIL OVER CITY AND COUNTY WIDE PARKING NOISE, ROADS AND OTHER ISSUES THAT I WON'T GO INTO TODAY. BUT THERE'S BEEN NO ENFORCEMENT, AND THERE'S BEEN VERY LITTLE VISION TOWARDS THOSE PARTICULAR NEEDS AND VERY LITTLE VISION TOWARDS THE COLISEUM NEEDS. YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE SPENT HOURS.

I SPENT A LOT OF TIME STUDYING THESE ISSUES, NOT BECAUSE I NEEDED ANOTHER PROJECT TO WORK ON, BUT BECAUSE WE HAD A RESOLUTION BROUGHT TO US BY THE SPURS THAT WE HAD TO ANALYZE.

WE HAD TO GET COMMUNITY INPUT ON IT. IS THERE DOLLARS? AND SO I DON'T SEE IT AS ANYTHING BUT HELPFUL TO BE A PART OF THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT WITH RESPECT TO THOSE NEGOTIATIONS. AND SO I OFFER A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO BE A PART OF THE NEGOTIATION.

AND I'D LIKE TO PUT THAT IN THE FORM OF AN AMENDMENT WITH THE COUNTY JUDGE.

THIS IS A MOTION TO AMEND. IS IT ACCEPTED? NO.

ALL RIGHT. A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD.

THE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES REMAINS ON THE TABLE.

NO, NO NO NO. OH, SORRY. OKAY. NO. I'M JUST. THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD.

I'M. FOR PURPOSES OF CLARITY, THE CURRENT MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES IS ON THE TABLE.

COMMISSIONER MOODE MOODE DID. IS HE NO LONGER COMMISSIONER MOODY? NO. I'M HERE. YES. I WAS TRYING TO. TRYING TO SEE WHERE YOU WERE.

ALL RIGHT. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I DO FIRST, I THINK IT'S ALREADY BEEN STATED, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE WE BE CLEAR THAT THIS IS A VERY PRELIMINARY STEP.

THIS IS REALLY GRANTING, YOU KNOW, THE JUDGE PERMISSION TO CONTINUE TO TALK, TO CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE.

I THINK I'M ALWAYS WILLING TO TALK. I'M ALWAYS WILLING TO HEAR OFFERS.

AND THERE'S NO HARM IN CONTINUING THAT DISCUSSION.

SOMETIMES NEGOTIATIONS FAIL, BUT I THINK IN BEING GOOD PUBLIC PARTNERS, WE NEED TO BE WILLING TO EXPLORE WHAT IS POSSIBLE WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

AND THAT INCLUDES THE SPURS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE.

THE MOU THAT THAT, YOU KNOW, THE THE JUDGE WOULD BE EXPLORING WOULD STILL BE NON BINDING.

AND IT WOULD STILL ULTIMATELY GO TO THE TO THE VOTERS, AS HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED BY MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COURT.

SO THE VOTERS WILL ULTIMATELY DECIDE WHETHER THEY WANT TO GO FORWARD WITH THIS INVESTMENT, AS IT'S LAID OUT IN THAT ELECTION LANGUAGE. BUT I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR, AS A COMMISSIONER, I CONSIDER MYSELF A CORPORATE BOARD MEMBER FOR THE COUNTY.

I REPRESENT THE COUNTY AND MY CONSTITUENTS INTERESTS, AND I HAVE A FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY TO BOTH.

COUNTY MUST PROTECT ITS INTERESTS AND ITS PREVIOUS INVESTMENTS FOR THE SPURS AND THE FROST BANK CENTER AND THE RODEO GROUNDS IN ANY KIND OF DEAL.

I THINK WE NEED TO DETERMINE OPTIONS TO MAXIMIZE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR THE COUNTY WITH THOSE ASSETS,

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SO I'VE DONE QUITE A BIT OF DUE DILIGENCE TO DATE.

AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT MORE DUE DILIGENCE TO BE DONE HERE IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING WHAT THOSE INVESTMENTS ARE AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE POTENTIAL REVENUE REVENUE COULD BE FOR THE COUNTY. I ALSO THINK THAT THERE'S THAT WE WOULD DO WELL TO CONSIDER THOSE WHO FINANCIALLY CAN'T ACCESS SPURS GAMES IN PERSON DUE TO THEIR FINANCIAL SITUATION.

AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE GOING TO STRUGGLE TO GO TO A SPURS GAME IN PERSON.

YOU KNOW DEPENDING ON, ON TICKET PRICES AND TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD AND BEVERAGE.

I MEAN, YOU CAN EASILY TALK SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS.

AND I THINK SPURS FANS NEED A NO COST OPTION FOR GAMES.

AND I BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT SOLUTION IS THE ROCK.

IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, IT'S A IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO GO WATCH THE GAME ON THE BIG SCREEN.

I'VE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WITH MY FAMILY AND I THINK IT'S A IT'S A GREAT LOCATION THAT WE NEED TO TALK MORE ABOUT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS.

BUT TO THAT POINT, WE'VE ALSO BEEN EXPLORING CONCEPTUAL PARK DESIGN ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE ROCK, WHICH WOULD EXPAND PARKING AND PROGRAMING OPTIONS THERE AT THE ROCK FOR FREE, FAMILY FRIENDLY OPTIONS FOR ALL SAN ANTONIO SAN ANTONIANS.

SO I BELIEVE THIS WOULD BE A GREAT INVESTMENT TO POTENTIALLY INCLUDE GOING FORWARD IN A VENUE ELECTION THAT COULD ADD VALUE FOR ALL ALL OUR RESIDENTS AND ALL OUR CONSTITUENTS.

I ALSO HOPE AND EXPECT BETTER COMMUNICATION AS THIS POTENTIAL MOU IS NEGOTIATED.

AS COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ SAID, THE JUDGE HAS GRACIOUSLY BEEN WILLING AND COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT ALL OF OUR FEEDBACK IS HEARD AS WE GO FORWARD HERE AND HAVING RECURRING TOUCHPOINTS.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT. BUT I'M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE COURT.

I THINK ACROSS THE BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, BETWEEN THE RODEO, THE ARENA'S BOARD, THE COUNTY, THE SPURS ALL OTHER KEY PLAYERS, KEY PLAYERS, INCLUDING ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS AND ALL THE GROUPS THAT HAVE COME AND SPOKE TODAY. SO WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO STRIVE FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE BOARD HERE.

I ALSO BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, AS AS COMMISSIONER CALVERT BROUGHT UP, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONSIDER THE OVERLAP AND THE SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE WITH PROJECT MARVEL, AND WE'VE HAD LIMITED INFORMATION THUS FAR IN TERMS OF WHERE THAT STANDS AND WHAT SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD BE REQUIRED FOR AN ARENA AND HOW THAT WOULD BE PAID FOR.

AND SO WE ALSO NEED TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THAT, YOU KNOW, FLUSH THAT OUT BEFORE WE BEFORE WE GET TOO FAR DOWN, YOU KNOW, ANY KIND OF MOU. PERSONALLY, I'M GOING TO RESERVE JUDGMENT ON A DEAL THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN YET.

I THINK A WELL BALANCED DEAL IS NEEDED IF THE ULTIMATE PROPOSAL IS NOT FAIR AND BALANCED, AND DOESN'T FULLY CONSIDER AND INCORPORATE THE NEEDS OF THE COUNTY AND OUR CONSTITUENTS, THEN I WON'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT.

IF THE NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT INCREASES THE VENUE TAX RATHER THAN JUST REALLOCATING IT, THEN I WON'T BE ABLE TO SUPPORT IT.

BUT I THINK THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT AND I'LL CLOSE HERE AS MUCH AS MY COMMENTS COULD BE SEEN AS AS PUSHING BACK AND IN SOME WAYS NEGATIVE. I THINK THAT THESE CONSIDERATIONS ARE CRITICAL, THAT THEY'RE INCORPORATED INTO THE BALLOT PROPOSAL, BECAUSE THE BALLOT PROPOSAL MAY LIKELY FAIL IF THEY AREN'T, AND THAT WOULD BE DESTRUCTIVE TO THE ENDS OF THE SPURS AND THE ENDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO I THINK THAT MAKING SURE THAT WE PRESSURE TEST WHATEVER PROPOSAL WE HAVE, THAT IT'S WELL THOUGHT OUT AND THAT IT'S FAIR AND BALANCED AND THAT IT DOESN'T INCREASE THE VENUE TAX.

I THINK ALL THOSE THINGS ARE IMPORTANT TO GET TO A BALLOT MEASURE THAT ACTUALLY HAS A A SOLID SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

AND I WILL I WILL GO AHEAD. AGAIN, THIS BEING A PRELIMINARY STEP SUPPORT IT TO ALLOW THESE CONVERSATIONS TO CONTINUE TO

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THANK YOU. JUDGE. COMMISSIONER CALVERT. THANK YOU JUDGE.

I JUST, YOU KNOW, KNOW SO MANY PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY ARE WATCHING, AND I DON'T WANT THEM TO BE DISCOURAGED BY THE COURT'S LACK OF INCLUSION. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE WERE DOING.

OUR PLAN DOES NOT CHANGE WHATSOEVER IN TERMS OF OUR COMMUNICATION AND ENSURING OUR COMMUNITY IS REPRESENTED.

SO BE ENCOURAGED THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE TOWN HALLS.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO MEET. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO WHAT WE PLAN TO DO.

THIS DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING. THANK YOU. LET ME ASK THIS QUESTION, DAVID.

IT'S KIND OF EXPANDING YOUR PRESENTATION. CLEARLY WE HAVE AN OPEN TO BE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT.

THE COUNTY HAS PUT OUT TO THE PUBLIC. WHAT FINANCIAL? WHAT OUR FINANCIAL ADVISORS HAVE REPORTED AS TO THE AMOUNT OF THE COUNTY VENUE TAX THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR WHATEVER INVESTMENT WE MAKE. CORRECT. CORRECT.

I'VE ALSO PUT ON RECORD THAT I'VE MADE VERY CLEAR THAT WHEN I WAS FIRST ADVISED THROUGH THE MEDIA THAT THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SPURS IN THE CITY, THAT THE COUNTY NEEDED TO BE AT THE TABLE, AND THAT WAS DONE. AND I APPRECIATE THE CITY AND THE AND THE SPURS IN INCLUDING THE COUNTY.

I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT ALL THOSE DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEEN AT VERY HIGH LEVELS.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME, THE FIRST STEP IN ORDER TO BE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT, THAT WE'RE GOING TO SAY, WELL, THIS IS THIS IS HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE.

I WANT TO ALSO ADDRESS DAVID BECAUSE OF YOUR PAST EXPERIENCE.

AND YOU WERE HERE WITH THE CREATION OF THE AT&T NOW FROST BANK CENTER, AND THEN THE TWO SUBSEQUENT ELECTIONS THAT UPGRADED TO KEEP THE FROST BANK CENTER, WHICH IS STILL A PREMIUM VENUE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS.

WOULD YOU AGREE TO THAT? YES, I WOULD SAY THAT VENUE IS CERTAINLY NOT AMONG THE WORST EXISTING NBA VENUES. BUT WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS, IS THAT IN ORDER TO KEEP SUSTAINABILITY AND VIABILITY OF THE FROST BANK CENTER, NO MATTER WHAT THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS SHOULD DECIDE TO DO, JUST LIKE WE WOULD HAVE OUR OWN HOME, WE HAVE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE TO DO SO. HELP THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND FROM YOUR PAST EFFORTS TO KEEP THE FROST BANK CENTER AT THIS HIGH LEVEL. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE EXPENSES THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE USED BY THE VENUE TAX IN ORDER TO KEEP THE FROST BANK CENTER VIABLE AND SUSTAINABLE? SO WHAT WE KNOW IS IT NEEDS A TECHNOLOGY REFRESH.

THE LAST ONE WAS TEN YEARS AGO OR MORE. THE ROOF NEEDS WORK.

THERE'S SOME MECHANICAL SYSTEMS THAT NEED UPGRADING OR REPLACED.

AND IF THE SPURS DO INDEED LEAVE, WE'LL HAVE SUITES OF OFFICES THAT NEED TO BE REPURPOSED FROM YOUR BEST ESTIMATION. AND NOT THAT THAT IS ALSO A COST ESTIMATE WE ARE GOING TO NEED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO BE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT.

BUT WHAT WOULD YOU PROJECT THOSE EXPENSES TO BE AT THIS TIME, KNOWING THAT 2 OR 3 YEARS FROM NOW, WITH INFLATION, THOSE FIGURES SHOULD CERTAINLY GO HIGHER? SO THOUGH WE BELIEVE THAT THE COST TO KEEP THE FROST BANK CENTER VIABLE AS A PERFORMANCE VENUE, AS WELL AS NEEDED UPGRADES TO THE FREEMEN. NO NEW FACILITIES, JUST UPGRADES TO THOSE TWO WOULD BE AT LEAST $100 MILLION, IF NOT MORE, IF NOT MORE. AND NOW, OBVIOUSLY, ALL THAT GOES INTO WHAT ULTIMATELY WILL BE THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE FROST BANK CENTER, FOR THE FREEMAN, FOR THE COLISEUM AND ANY ADJACENT PROPERTY.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. SO IN ORDER FOR THE COUNTY TO PROTECT ITS INTEREST IN WHAT I CONSIDER ONE OF ITS MOST VALUABLE ASSETS ON THE BOOKS, SO TO SPEAK, WE HAVE TO BASICALLY COMMIT MONIES OF THIS VENUE TAX TO HAVE THAT MAINTENANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY. THAT'S UNEQUIVOCAL, ISN'T IT? IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE. IF YOU WANT A VIABLE PERFORMANCE VENUE, YES, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO INVEST IN IT.

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SO LET ME PUT ON RECORD THE YOU KNOW, AS WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AT OUR LAST MEETING IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, WE DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION AT THAT TIME. THE SPURS HAD MADE A REQUEST FOR A MAY ELECTION, AND ALTHOUGH WE DID NOT TAKE ANY ACTION, I FELT THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDED TO KNOW AT THAT TIME WHERE I STOOD INDIVIDUALLY BECAUSE THE COURT DID NOT APPROVE ANYTHING.

I STATED AT THAT TIME THAT I WOULD NOT SUPPORT A MAY ELECTION BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE NEEDED MORE DUE DILIGENCE, WE NEEDED MORE INFORMATION, WE NEEDED MORE COMMUNITY INPUT.

WE NEEDED A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE COST OF THIS PROJECT JUST FOR FROST BANK, BUT ALSO UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS THIS PROJECT CALLED PROJECT MARVEL. AND SO I WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT THOSE ARE SEPARATE PROJECTS.

AND SO WHAT IS GOING TO BE NEEDED, DAVID, IS WE'RE GOING TO NEED A BRIEFING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IN REGARDS TO PROJECT MARVEL AND TO GET THEIR BEST ESTIMATES OF WHAT THEIR COSTS ARE AND WHAT THEIR REVENUE PROJECTIONS ARE FROM THEIR HOT TAX OR WHATEVER TAXING REVENUES THEY CAN GENERATE FOR THESE PROJECTS.

IS THAT A TRUE STATEMENT? WE CAN CERTAINLY ASK THEM TO DO THAT, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN DONE YET.

HAS IT? I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING AND I HAVE NOT EITHER.

SO I WANT THEN TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE ONLY WAY WE MOVE FORWARD IS WE BRING THE NECESSARY STAKEHOLDERS TO THE TABLE, SO TO SPEAK, SO THAT WE CAN THEN GET THE GET THE INFORMATION, IN WHICH WE THEN CAN DECIDE WHETHER THE COUNTY WILL COMMIT TO ANYTHING, INCLUDING AN ELECTION OF ITS VENUE TAX. I WILL STAY RIGHT NOW, DAVID.

FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES, THE MAY ELECTION HAS COME AND GONE.

IS THAT A CORRECT STATEMENT? THAT'S MY ASSESSMENT, JUDGE.

AND SO THAT THE NEXT OPEN WINDOW FOR THE ELECTION OF THE VOTERS AND I THINK, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, YOU HAVE SUCCINCTLY PUT IT, NOTHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN UNLESS THE VOTERS APPROVE THIS.

AND SO, AGAIN, WE HAVE MUCH, MUCH WORK TO DO.

SO WHAT I WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD THAT AS COUNTY JUDGE, I'M ASKING THE COURT'S PERMISSION FROM MY COLLEAGUES TO NEGOTIATE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. THE AIM IS TO GET ALL THE PARTIES ON THE SAME PAGE, TO EXPLORE THE PROSPECT FOR A POTENTIAL VOTE OF THE CITIZENS OF BEXAR COUNTY. FURTHER CLARITY.

THIS IS JUST A STARTING POINT TO COLLABORATIVELY, AND I WILL TELL YOU, I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THESE WORDS ASSESS, EXPLORE AND EVALUATE. THERE IS NO DEAL. THERE IS NO AGREEMENT.

THERE IS NO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AT THIS TIME BY ANY OF THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE INVOLVED.

IT HAS BEEN ACCURATELY DESCRIBED THAT THIS IS A MASSIVE ENDEAVOR, AND WE WILL NEED TO GET ALL THE PARTIES IN ALIGNMENT TO EXPLORE AND EVALUATE IN ORDER THAT WE KEEP FROST BANK CENTER VIABLE, THAT WE HAD THE FREEMAN COLISEUM GROUNDS, AND THE ECONOMIC GROWTH OF THE EAST SIDE IS ALL PART OF THE PACKAGE AT A HIGH LEVEL, AS WHAT WE DID IN THE BASEBALL PROCESS. THE PROPOSED MOU WOULD FOCUS ON THE PRIORITIES, THE PROJECTS, THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH PARTY.

SO LET ME BE FURTHER SPECIFIC. THE COUNTY BEXAR COUNTY IS GOING TO HAVE TO AGAIN WORK TO PROTECT FROST BANK CENTER, THE FREEMAN. WE WILL HAVE TO WORK WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD, WHICH IS THE LEGAL ENTITY THAT OWNS THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY THROUGH A BOARD THAT'S APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES AND EMPOWER OTHER STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY TENANTS BY CONTRACT. THE SAN ANTONIO RODEO, THAT IS PART AND PARCEL OF THE FOOTPRINT.

AND COMMISSIONER CALVERT, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE SAN ANTONIO RODEO TODAY, BECAUSE THEY ARE A SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SO WHAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND IS WHAT IS GOING TO BE A WHAT BUSINESS PLAN CAN WE PUT TOGETHER, MR. SMITH, ALONG WITH PER APPROVAL OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

WHAT IS A BUSINESS PLAN THAT IS GOING TO BE SUSTAINABLE AND VIABLE IF AND WHEN THIS BIRD SHOULD LEAVE? AND THAT IS A TASK THAT I'VE ASKED YOU TO DO.

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WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO KNOW HOW WE CAN GET THE MAXIMUM RETURN OF INVESTMENT, OR ELSE WE MAY WELL LOSE EVERYTHING, SO TO SPEAK. AND I DON'T WANT TO OVEREMPHASIZE THAT, BUT THAT IS WHAT WE'RE FACING WITH.

AND SO I UNDERSTAND THE VOICES IN THE COMMUNITY, THE VOICES FROM THE DAIS, THE VOICES FROM STAFF THAT SAY, WELL, JUDGE, YOU NEED TO GO DO THIS OR THAT. AND I NEED TO PUSH BACK.

I NEED TO TELL YOU THAT I GIVE IN MY WORD THAT I AM GOING TO PROTECT THE FROST BANK CENTER, THAT I'VE GIVEN YOU MY WORD, THE FREEMAN COLISEUM, THE AND THE ADJACENT GROUNDS.

WE'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR LOOK FOR REDEVELOPMENT IN THE EAST SIDE. WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WE CAN DO.

I AM INVITING MY COLLEAGUES TO ALSO PARTICIPATE.

AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALVERT, BECAUSE YOUR TWO TOWN HALL MEETINGS WERE TIMELY, THEY WERE RELEVANT, AND YOU GAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO VOICE THEIR OPINIONS.

AND WE GOT MUCH MORE WORK TO DO. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT AS COUNTY JUDGE, I'M NOT MOVING FORWARD UNTIL I HAVE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING THAT IS GIVING ME THE AUTHORITY TO MOVE FORWARD.

SO THAT ONE, I CAN DEFINE THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH STAKEHOLDER.

THE SPURS HAVE INDICATED THEY WANT TO EXPAND TO A NEW ARENA DOWNTOWN.

I NEED TO SIT DOWN, AND I'M SURE WE'RE GOING TO NEED THE FINANCIAL COST OF THAT.

AND WHAT IS THE CONTRIBUTION THAT THE COUNTY IS GOING TO NEED TO DO TO THAT? WHAT IS THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO? IT'S CLEAR THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS A PLAN FOR THE DOWNTOWN IN WHAT'S CALLED PROJECT MARVEL.

I HAVEN'T BEEN BRIEFED. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ON THE DAIS HAS BEEN BRIEFED.

CERTAINLY STAFF HAS NOT BEEN BRIEFED. SO THAT IS ANOTHER PART OF DUE DILIGENCE.

WHAT EXACTLY IS THIS THING CALLED PROJECT MARVEL AND HOW WHO'S GOING TO PAY FOR IT? IT IS CLEAR THAT THAT IS A CITY INITIATIVE, NOT A COUNTY INITIATIVE.

I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU WHERE THE COUNTY IS FOCUSED ON.

CITY WILL HAVE TO GIVE US WHERE THEY'RE FOCUSED IN REGARDS TO THIS ENTIRE PROJECT.

WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO CREATE A WIN WIN SOLUTION, IT CANNOT BE ZERO SUM.

IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY, OR IT'S THE COUNTY WAY.

IT'S THE CITY WAY. THERE IS. THIS CAN ONLY HAPPEN IF THERE'S SHARED RESPONSIBILITIES QUALITIES LIKE COMMITTING TO CAN WE WORK JOINTLY, TRANSPARENTLY TO SHARE FINANCIAL CAPACITY FOR EACH ORGANIZATION, IDENTIFYING FUNDING MECHANISMS, WORKING THROUGH OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES SUCH AS REPRESENTATIVE BARBARA GIRVAN HAWKINS IN CREATING SPECIAL OVERLAY DISTRICTS? IS THERE ADDITIONAL WAY THAT WE CAN CREATE REVENUE THAT WILL BE DEDICATED TO A CERTAIN DISTRICT, NAMELY THE EASTSIDE, SO THAT THERE IS SUSTAINABLE AND VIABLE FUNDING FOR THE LONG TERM? THIS IS NOT A ONE OFF, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO KIND OF HOPEFULLY WRAP ITSELF AROUND.

AND WE ALSO MUST WORK ALL TOGETHER TO ENGAGE IN THE PUBLIC AND GATHER MEANINGFUL INPUT TO GUIDE THOSE PROSPECTIVE PROJECTS.

SO I AM GOING TO ENCOURAGE ALL OTHER STAKEHOLDERS THE SPURS, THE CITY, THE RODEO, THE CAB, COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD. BUT FOR THIS TODAY, BEXAR COUNTY IS COMMITTED TO BE OPEN AND TRANSPARENT, AND I'VE GIVEN YOU MY WORD THAT I WILL COME BACK AND NOT SIGN ANYTHING UNTIL THE ENTIRE COURT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND GIVE ITS FINAL SAY. SO, AS I DID IN THE BASEBALL NEGOTIATIONS WITH CISD.

THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING. I'M ASKING FOR THE POWER TO NEGOTIATE, AND I FEEL I CAN'T DO SO UNLESS I HAVE THAT AUTHORITY.

THAT'S WHAT I NEED. AS A MATTER OF PROTOCOL AND PRACTICE, I WILL CONTINUE TO GATHER THE INPUT TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE COUNTY IS FULLY REPRESENTED IN THESE NEGOTIATIONS WILL BRING ANY AGREEMENT BACK TO COURT FOR CONTINUED INPUT OR APPROVAL.

SO, DAVID, IS THERE FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, WE HAVE MUCH, MUCH WORK TO DO.

AND SO I'M GOING TO ASK YOU IN ASSISTING ME THAT WE EITHER AT SOME POINT PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON A REGULAR BASIS THAT PERHAPS CAUGHT, WE MAY HAVE TO HAVE WORK SESSIONS IN ORDER TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC ISSUES, ESPECIALLY AS THEY COME UP THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

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JUDGE, DON'T DO THIS. AND I'M GOING TO PUSH BACK AND SAY, IF I DON'T DO THIS, THEN WE MUST ACCEPT WHATEVER CONSEQUENCES ARE GIVEN TO US.

AND QUITE FRANKLY, I AM GOING TO PUT EVERYTHING, MY HEART AND SOUL, AND I'LL TALK TO YOU.

TALK TO ME DIRECTLY, AND I'M TALKING TO YOU RIGHT BACK.

YOU CAME TO ME SAY, JUDGE, THESE ARE CERTAIN PROJECTS AND REGARDS THAT THAT DECEMBER MEETING AND YOU ASKED ME TO COMMIT TO PROJECT QUEST, AND I TOLD YOU I WOULD, AND I DID, AND I GOT YOU A CONTRACT.

I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN FORMALLY APPROVED, BUT IT'S COMING BECAUSE I WANT TO CONTINUE WITH A PROGRAM THAT HAS A SIGNIFICANT RETURN OF INVESTMENT IN THE WORKFORCE, AND WE'RE GOING TO GET THEM TIED TO THE COUNTY WORKFORCE FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TRAINING, AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SKILLED LABOR FOR THOSE INDUSTRIES THAT ARE COMING TO OUR SOUTH SIDE IN PRECINCT ONE AND PRECINCT FOUR.

AND SO THE COLLABORATION AND THE COMMUNICATION AND THE COORDINATION WITH PARTNERS SUCH AS COPS, METRO AND PROJECT QUEST IS A VALUABLE, VALUABLE RELATIONSHIP.

SO I WANT TO GIVE YOU THE DIGNITY AND RESPECT THAT I AM LISTENING TO YOU, THAT I HEAR YOU.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I HOPE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND.

AT THIS POINT, I'VE KEPT MY WORD AND I'M GIVING YOU MY WORD TODAY.

AND SO THAT'S ALL I CAN DO, WHETHER YOU CAN ACCEPT IT OR NOT.

AND THAT'S WHAT I ASKED THIS COMMUNITY YOU'VE VOTED ME IN AS COUNTY JUDGE.

I RAN ON A PLATFORM OF OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY.

I RAN ON A PLATFORM OF ACCOUNTABILITY. I RAN ON THE FACT THAT I WOULD DO THE VERY BEST FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THAT I DID FOR 26 YEARS AS A DISTRICT COURT JUDGE.

AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY I NEED THIS MOTION APPROVED TODAY, SO THAT I CAN CONTINUE TO DO MY JOB.

I'VE SAID ENOUGH. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER CALVERT. THANK YOU. DAVID. IS IT POSSIBLE WHEN WE GET I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S LAURA HOUSTON OR WHO FROM THE CITY IS GOING TO PRESENT THAT THEY GIVE US THE FINANCIAL NUMBERS AS PART OF PROJECT MARVEL.

WHAT WHAT EXACTLY THAT SALES TAX IS BRINGING IN? I THINK THEY PROBABLY HAVE AT LEAST ONE QUARTER, MAYBE TWO OF DATA FOR THE SALES TAX THAT'S BEEN FOREGONE BY THE STATE OF TEXAS.

I TEXAS. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. NOW THE THE THE SALES TAX FOR THE FOLKS IN THE VIEWING AUDIENCE WATCHING THAT WE REALLY HAVE TO WATCH IS THIS SUMMER, BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN A DOWNTURN IN OUR TOURISM OVER THE SUMMER.

AND SO SOME OF THE THE FINANCIAL FORECASTING IN TERMS OF WHAT'S RELIABLE TO PROJECT AS REVENUE GOING FORWARD IS DEPENDENT UPON REALLY KIND OF A YEAR, AT LEAST A YEAR BASELINE OF DATA. AND SO WE WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AS WE MAKE OUR DELIBERATIONS ABOUT WHAT THE COUNTY COMMITMENT MIGHT NEED TO BE. SO I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE YOUR COLLEAGUES AT THE CITY COUNTERPARTS, I SHOULD SAY, PROVIDE US WHAT IS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR THAT PARTICULAR TAX? I THINK THAT IN TERMS OF THE ROLE OF THE COUNTY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I MAKE CLEAR AT THE TOWN HALL IS THAT IT WAS NEVER ON THE SPURS TO DO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THE SPURS DON'T HAVE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

THAT WAS SOMETHING A COMMISSIONER, I THINK, SAID DECADES AGO, IN ORDER TO PUT THE PRESSURE ON THE, YOU KNOW, AWAY FROM FROM THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT.

WE HAVE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

AND YES, THERE ARE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO WITH THE SPURS TO THAT END, BUT IT'S TRULY IN YOUR BAILIWICK, DAVID. AND DAVID MARQUEZ AND AND THE OTHERS AND THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT TO ENSURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THERE IS A LOT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THAT I'VE HELPED MAKE HAPPEN OVER THE DECADE I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE.

WE'VE DOUBLED THE MEDIAN INCOME OF PEOPLE AROUND THE FROST BANK CENTER, BUT WE'RE NOWHERE NEAR WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

TO THAT END, YOU CANNOT NOT HAVE PROMISES TO THE EAST SIDE OF DOING ANYTHING BETTER WHEN THE FUNDAMENTAL PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES ARE NOT ADDRESSED. AND WHILE WE DON'T HAVE PRIMACY OVER THEIR PUBLIC SAFETY, THAT'S SAPD THING.

WE DO NEED TO AUDIT OUR NONPROFIT CONTRIBUTIONS, AND WE NEED TO AUDIT WHAT WAS GIVEN IN THE AD CAMPAIGN ON GUN VIOLENCE, BECAUSE OUT OF THAT PUBLIC TOWN HALL CAME THE VOICES THAT SAID, WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN HELP CHILDREN.

WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELP PEOPLE WITH BEING COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENERS.

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SO I WANT TO PUT THAT AS THAT AS A BENCHMARK THAT HAS TO BE MET IN ADVOCACY TO GET REAL ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY AROUND OUR BACKYARD. IT'S ACTUALLY MY BACKYARD. I ACTUALLY LIVE RIGHT AROUND.

I EXIT FROST BANK PARKWAY EVERY DAY TO GET TO MY HOME.

SO IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO MY NEIGHBORS THAT WE LOOK AT OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORK NOT JUST AS BUILDINGS, BUT ALSO AS INVESTMENTS IN OUR GREATEST CAPACITY, WHICH IS OUR HUMAN CAPACITY.

SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT AS A BEGINNING POINT FOR THE REVITALIZATION THAT HAS COME ALL AROUND US.

DINWIDDIE'S HIGHEST ROI IN THE WHOLE COUNTY. I'VE $750,000.

HOMES DOWN. RIGSBY. WE'RE A SANDWICH OF DESPAIR BECAUSE OF THE CONES.

AND I THINK, JUDGE, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DELIVER THAT.

THERE ARE NO MORE CONING OFF AND EMBARGOING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

THE ICEMAN TOLD US HE COULDN'T GET ANYBODY TO WILLOW SPRINGS GOLF COURSE BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC CONES.

WE FINALLY HAD CLARITY AT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND THE SPURS HAD COLLABORATED ON THAT PARTICULAR TRAFFIC PATTERN.

THOSE CONES NEED TO GO. THERE'S NO OTHER BIG ARENA IN THE UNITED STATES THAT'S DOING THAT.

THERE MAY BE INFRASTRUCTURE. WE NEED TO INVEST IN PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES, MORE LIGHTS, SIGNAGE, BUT PROBABLY NOT. I THINK WE ALL DRIVE TO 81.

WE ALL DRIVE 35. WE ALL DRIVE I-10 WITHOUT CONES.

THERE ISN'T CHAOS. WE'RE NOT FALLING APART. WE'RE NOT ALL OVER EACH OTHER.

SO WE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THE PEOPLE'S TRAFFIC CAN CIRCULATE INTO THE BUSINESSES NEARBY, BECAUSE THAT ISN'T HAPPENING. AND THAT'S PART OF OUR COMMITMENT WITH OVERSIGHT TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THESE GROUNDS.

SO THERE'LL BE A LOT MORE. I HEAR YOU, COMMISSIONER, IS I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENT? YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REMIND ME WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON.

SO MUCH HAS BEEN SAID. I'M. CAN YOU JUST FOR THE RECORD, REMIND THOSE OF US WHO.

ALL RIGHT, LET ME JUST. I'LL JUST READ THE ACF DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL TO AUTHORIZE COUNTY JUDGE PETER SAKAI TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS ON A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE EXPLORATION OF A POTENTIAL VENUE TAX ELECTION, REGARDING A POTENTIAL DOWNTOWN ARENA AND THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FROST BANK CENTER AND THE FREEMAN COLISEUM GROUNDS AND ADJACENT PROPERTY AND RELATED ISSUES. THAT'S THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING I, I, I ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO BACK TO SOMEBODY ELSE SAYS, IF I COULD POINT OUT PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. YES.

MISS MOODY, ANY CHANCE WE COULD TAKE UP I BELIEVE IS IT ITEM 96? OKAY, LET'S GO WITH ITEM 96. DISCUSSION REGARDING THE REQUEST TO DIRECT STAFF, TO ENGAGE A CONSULTANT,

[96. Discussion regarding a request to direct Staff to engage a consultant to conduct a study on the immediate, mid- and long-term solutions to manage Bexar County's jail population.]

COMMISSIONER MOODY, I BELIEVE THIS IS. DO YOU WISH TO OPEN THE DISCUSSION? SURE. I'M HAPPY TO. AND I KNOW IT'S ALREADY BEEN A LONG DAY.

BUT I HOPE THIS WILL GENERATE A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION AND WE CAN FIND A WAY FORWARD HERE WITH COUNTY STAFF.

SO I BROUGHT THIS ISSUE UP FOR, FOR MONTHS NOW, AS, AS IT'S BECOME CLEAR, YOU KNOW, FIRST THE SHERIFF COMING BACK TO US WITH CONTRACTS WITH EXTERNAL COUNTIES HOUSING INMATES, BEXAR COUNTY INMATES AT KERR COUNTY AND BURNETT NET COUNTY.

YOU KNOW, WE RECENTLY ACTUALLY TODAY APPROVED A BUDGET ITEM FOR TWO MONTHS WORTH OF THAT WAS AROUND $650,000. YOU DO THAT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IT'S $4 MILLION.

I'M NOT SURE. I ASSUME EVERYONE GETS THE JAIL REPORT.

THE JAIL TRACK REPORT. SO I'M LOOKING AT THE JAIL TRACK REPORT FROM TODAY.

TODAY'S CUSTODIAL JAIL POPULATION IS 5063. OUR JAIL CAPACITY IN TERMS OF TOTAL BEDS IS 5075.

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AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE 136 INMATES THAT ARE STILL HOUSED AT KERR COUNTY.

BURNETT COUNTY. IF YOU GO INTO THE JAIL TRACK REPORT, YOU KNOW, IT'S WORTH NOTING, TOO.

UNDER THE AWAITING INDICTMENT, WE'VE GONE FROM 1234 ONE YEAR AGO TODAY TO 2927. AND JUST IN THE LAST MONTH, MONTH AND A HALF SINCE I STARTED, LIKE TRACKING THIS NUMBER ON A WEEKLY BASIS, YOU KNOW, THAT NUMBER HAS GONE FROM 2700 AND NOW OVER 2900.

THAT'S OVER 60% OF THE JAIL. THAT'S THAT'S AWAITING INDICTMENT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S OTHER ISSUES HERE, YOU KNOW, BEYOND THE SHORT TERM, THE THE DISCUSSIONS, THE DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR DA. EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AND TRYING TO WORK ON THAT.

THE FACT IS, EVEN IF IF WE SOLVE THOSE ISSUES, WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE TO LOOK AT MID LONG TERM SOLUTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL BED SPACE.

I MEAN, WE'RE IN A JAM RIGHT NOW. IF YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, IF YOU LOOK AT THE DATA AND YOU LOOK AT THE SEASONALITY IN OUR JAIL POPULATION, THIS IS THE OFF SEASON AND WE'RE 130 INMATES OVER OUR TOTAL CAPACITY.

IF YOU GO BACK, I'M NOT GOING TO CALL THEM FORWARD BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE TIME. BUT I'LL REITERATE WHAT WE HEARD BEFORE FROM FROM THE SHERIFF AND ALSO FROM THE JAIL COMMISSION. 85% OF CAPACITY. 90% OF CAPACITY.

THOSE ARE TYPICALLY THE NUMBERS WHERE YOU WANT TO STAY UNDERNEATH.

SO YOU HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO MOVE PEOPLE AROUND THE JAIL.

WE CAN'T MOVE ANYONE AROUND THE JAIL TODAY. I KNOW WE HAD A ITEM WITH DAN CURRIE A FEW WEEKS AGO, AND AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE ABILITY TO DO SOME OF THE RENOVATIONS AT THE JAIL.

WELL, THE COSTS OF THOSE RENOVATIONS WENT UP SIGNIFICANTLY BECAUSE THEY CAN THEY CAN NO LONGER, YOU KNOW, DO TWO WINGS AT A TIME OR WHATEVER THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS.

I MEAN, NOW THEY CAN'T EVEN DO THAT. THERE'S NO POSSIBLE WAY THAT THEY COULD DO THE RENOVATIONS THAT THEY PLANNED BECAUSE THERE'S LITERALLY NO BED SPACE AVAILABLE.

SO I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, I REALLY WANT TO TO MOVE THIS FORWARD SO WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE AND GET SOME DATA FROM A CONSULTANT. GET GET ALIGNMENT AROUND IT, STUDY THE THE LIMITATIONS OF A STUDY.

WHAT'S GOING TO BE INCLUDED, WHAT'S NOT. SO WE CAN HAVE AN HONEST DISCUSSION NOT BASED ON POLITICS.

BECAUSE THIS ISN'T ABOUT POLITICS. THIS IS JUST A MAJOR PROBLEM.

THAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AT BEXAR COUNTY. AND IT'S A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.

AND IT'S A FINANCIAL ISSUE FOR THE COUNTY, TOO.

I'M ALREADY STARTING TO WORRY? AS YOU'VE SEEN MORE AND MORE STORIES AROUND BONDS BEING LOWERED TO TO THRICE LOCKED UP HUMAN SMUGGLERS, YOU KNOW, AND HAVING BONDS REDUCED FROM 1.4 MILLION DOWN TO 275,000.

I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S DRIVING SOME OF THOSE DECISIONS, OBVIOUSLY, BUT THERE'S GOING TO BE MORE AND MORE PRESSURE ON MAGISTRATES AND OTHERS TO TO TRY TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE AT THE JAIL BASED ON CAPACITY, WHICH ULTIMATELY MEANS FOLKS WHO MAYBE SHOULD BE IN THE JAIL AREN'T GOING TO BE IN THE JAIL IF WE DON'T MAKE SURE THAT AS A COUNTY, WE HAVE THE BED SPACE FOR EVERYBODY WHO OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM SAYS SHOULD BE IN THE JAIL TO BE IN A, IN A JAIL CELL. SO I THINK I'VE COVERED A LOT HERE. I KNOW THERE'S THERE'S SOME OTHER STUDIES OUT THERE.

WE JUST HAD THE SAS JAIL, THE SAS STUDY THAT INCLUDED A JAIL ANNEX OPTION.

I WAS ENCOURAGED BY THAT. I THINK THAT'S VERY, VERY INTERESTING OPTION THAT COULD ADD ADDITIONAL GENERAL POPULATION BEDS, BUT ALSO MEDICAL AND OR MENTAL HEALTH BEDS. SO POTENTIALLY KILLING TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE THERE.

BUT THAT'S ONLY ONE OF A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT AND LOOK AT.

HARD. WITH, WITH SOME DATA BEHIND IT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COSTS ARE, WHAT THE TRADE OFFS ARE, WHAT THE TIMELINE FOR CONSTRUCTION WOULD LOOK LIKE.

SO WE CAN PLAN FOR THE NEXT 10 OR 20 YEARS, BECAUSE RIGHT NOW WE'RE NOT WE'RE NOT BEING PROACTIVE AND WE'RE NOT ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM THAT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR OF OUR

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AS THIS IS, YOU KNOW, A FUNDAMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY OF, OF THE COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND, AND OUR COUNTY.

SO I'LL PAUSE THERE AND JUST DEFER TO ANY ANY COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION FROM MY COLLEAGUES.

ANY COMMENTS? LET ME, LET ME. COMMISSIONER MOODY, YOU AND I HAVE BEEN HAVE THESE DISCUSSIONS REGARDS TO THE JAIL.

YOU'VE YOU'VE HAVE ALSO MADE A DIRECT PLEA TO ME TO WHAT I IN RESPONSE TO YOU.

AND I'M JUST. AND I'M ALSO LOOKING AT STAFF. IN ORDER FOR THEM TO HEAR WHAT OUR DISCUSSION WAS, I REALLY WANTED TO PULL OFF, PULL ALL THE STUDIES OFF THE SHELF, SO TO SPEAK.

I KNOW THAT THE SHERIFF DID A STUDY, I THINK PRIOR, COMMISSIONER DEBERRY DID A STUDY I THINK A PERSON MIGHT NAME TONY FAVELA, I THINK IS A JAIL CONSULTANT. HE'S DONE A STUDY.

AND I ALSO KNOW THAT DOCTOR TESTA FROM UTSA IS GOING TO BE COMING OUT WITH THE RESULTS OF HIS STUDY.

AND SO, STAFF, I NEED YOU TO, IN ESSENCE, PULL ALL THE STUDIES AND THEN INCLUDE DOCTOR TESTA.

WHAT I REALLY AND COMMISSIONER MOODY, I REALLY WANT TO GET A VERY SPECIFIC CHARGE IF I'M TO SUPPORT AND I'M WILLING TO CONSIDER FOR A PUBLIC FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSES IN GETTING THE JAIL POPULATION UNDER CONTROL, BECAUSE THAT IS PROBLEMATIC, THAT WHAT WE DO IS WE IDENTIFY WHAT SPECIFICALLY IN THE PROCESS.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, THE SHERIFF IS JUST ONE PART OF IT.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S ANOTHER PART OF IT. THE JUDGES AND THE MAGISTRATES ARE ALL PART OF IT.

AND THEN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS TO PAY FOR IT.

SO I'VE BEEN IN THOSE OTHER POSITIONS, BUT NOW, AS COUNTY JUDGE, I WANT TO BE MINDFUL OF WHAT EXPENSES ARE GOING TO BE IMPOSED UPON THE COUNTY. OBVIOUSLY, COMMISSIONER, YOU ALREADY HAVE RUN UP THE RED FLAG, SO TO SPEAK, THAT WE ARE PLACING PRISONERS OUT OF COUNTY.

SO IT IS COSTING US. THEN THE QUESTION IS, CAN WE MOVE CERTAIN SEGMENTS OF OUR POPULATION, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE MENTALLY ILL, MENTALLY INCOMPETENT, THOSE THAT DON'T BELONG IN JAIL, LOW LEVEL OFFENDERS AND FIND DIVERSIONARY PROGRAMS? SO, COMMISSIONER, I'M ALL IN SUPPORT. BUT I THINK IN ORDER TO MOVE WITH REALLY, REALLY SPECIFIC SPECIFICITY AND AND REALLY GETTING TO THE HEART OF THE MATTER, I'D ASK THAT WE REALLY AND I'M ASKING STAFF, ESPECIALLY THAT DOCTOR TESTA, I BELIEVE WILL BE COMING BACK IN THE NEXT MEETING OR TWO, IS WHAT I UNDERSTAND THAT WE SHOULD BE GETTING A BRIEFING ON THAT.

SO WE GOT ANOTHER STUDY COMING. LET'S PULL IT ALL IT ALL TOGETHER.

WILL YOU AGREE WITH ME ON THAT, COMMISSIONER? WELL, JUDGE, I'LL AGREE THAT I'M HAPPY TO LOOK AT ANY OF THE DATA.

I WOULD ASK STAFF DIRECTLY WHETHER THEY HAVE ANY STUDIES THAT DEAL WITH THESE BED OPTIONS THAT THAT I'VE LAID OUT IN TERMS OF ADDITIONAL CAPACITY, BECAUSE IF THEY DO, IT WOULD BE THE FIRST I'VE HEARD OF IT.

AND I'D ALSO BE VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THEM SINCE I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS FOR SIX MONTHS NOW.

BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE'VE DONE STUDIES. WE'RE DOING STUDIES AROUND JAYA.

WE'RE DOING STUDIES. WE'VE DONE IT AROUND WAYS TO IMPROVE OPERATIONS AT THE JAIL.

WE'VE DONE SOME OTHER STUDIES, BUT WE'VE NEVER DONE SOMETHING SPECIFICALLY IN THIS LINE AROUND CAPACITY.

AND, YOU KNOW, DAVID, I'LL DEFER TO YOU. CAN YOU SPEAK TO A STUDY THAT SPECIFICALLY TOUCHES ON WHAT I'VE TALKED ABOUT FOR MONTHS? THE ONLY ONE I'M AWARE OF WAS FROM 2005. THAT'S QUITE A WHILE AGO.

SO PULL IT OFF THE SHELF. LET'S LOOK AT IT AGAIN.

WELL, I'LL SEE IF I CAN FIND IT. OKAY. ALRIGHT.

ANYTHING ELSE, COMMISSIONER CALVERT? THANK YOU. JUDGE. WELL, YOU KNOW, IT CERTAINLY SEEMS LIKE A GOOD VENUE TAX USE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT ELIGIBLE. THERE'S A LOT OF ENTERTAINMENT, POTENTIALLY AT THE JAIL. BUT LET ME JUST SAY THAT IN ANALYZING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PIPELINE, I THINK WE'RE MISSING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES.

YES, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT I ALSO AND SO WHAT I WOULD SAY IS I WOULD SUPPORT A STUDY THAT ALSO INCLUDED COMMISSIONER MOODIE, THE HOW ARE, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, AN AUDIT OF OUR NONPROFIT SPENDING AND HOW ARE WE STEMMING THE PIPELINE OF PEOPLE AND WHAT ARE OTHER LARGE COMMUNITIES WITH WITH LESS POVERTY.

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AND WHERE ARE THEY AT IN TERMS OF PROGRAMS THAT KEEP PEOPLE FROM GETTING INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM? I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE BOTH ANALYSIS, BECAUSE THERE IS A SUCH THING AS GETTING SMART ON CRIME, BUT IT IS ALSO REAL THINGS CALLED CRIME PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION.

AND WE'RE NOT INVESTING IN SUMMER YOUTH JOBS, WE'RE NOT INVESTING IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION.

AND I THINK THOSE THINGS ARE PART OF THE CHICKEN COMING HOME TO ROOST.

THAT'S MY COMMENT. ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE MOVE ON.

AGENDA ITEM 92 DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AWARDING A CONTRACT TO THE LOWEST, RESPONSIBLE,

[92. Discussion and appropriate action regarding awarding a contract to the lowest responsible and most responsive bid submitted by E-Z Bel Construction, LLC to provide for the purchase of roadway construction services of the WT Montogomery Road Extension Phase IE and IF Project, Precinct 1, in the total base bid amount of $5,283,632.40, as requested by the Public Works Department; and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents for record and approval of the appropriate budgetary transfer.]

THE W.T. MONTGOMERY ROAD EXTENSION, PHASE ONE E AND ONE F PROJECT.

PRECINCT ONE. IN THE TOTAL BASE BID AMOUNT OF $5,283,632.40.

AS REQUESTED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AUTHORIZING THE PERSON AGENT TO EXECUTE AND FILE THE APPROPRIATE AWARD DOCUMENTS FOR RECORD AND APPROVAL OF THE APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY TRANSFER.

MR. REINHART. GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON.

JUDGE. IN COURT, I DO HAVE A POWERPOINT. YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY IN FRONT.

OKAY, GREAT. SO JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY ON THIS PROJECT.

THIS DATES BACK TO A DEVELOPER AGREEMENT THAT WAS FROM 2020 ABOUT THE EXTENSION OF MONTGOMERY.

W.T. MONTGOMERY IS A MAJOR PRIMARY ARTERIAL, AS CLASSIFIED BY THE CITY'S MAJOR THOROUGHFARE PLAN ON THE WEST SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE COUNTY. THE ROADWAY EXTENSION PROJECT SUPPORTS A COUPLE OF DEVELOPMENTS.

THE BRIGGS DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS TRACE DEVELOPMENT CURRENTLY UNDERWAY, AS WELL AS MOBILITY JUST IN GENERAL IN THE WEST SIDE BETWEEN POTRANCO PETRENKO AND US 90.

THE PROJECT, WHICH YOU'LL SEE ON THE NEXT PAGE, IS DIVIDED INTO SIX DIFFERENT PHASES, WITH TWO PHASES REMAINING.

SO JUST ON THE NEXT SLIDE THAT YOU HAVE, YOU'LL SEE THE SIX PHASES.

THIS MAP IS ORIENTED WITH NORTH TO THE RIGHT.

SO ON THE FAR LEFT OF THE PAGE IS US HIGHWAY 90.

PHASES ONE, A, B, AND C HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. PHASE D IS IN CONSTRUCTION BY THE DEVELOPER RIGHT NOW.

AND WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT PHASES ONE, E AND F SPECIFICALLY.

PHASE ONE E AND F IS 0.36 MILES. IT'S THE LAST PIECE OF THE ROADWAY.

INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT SCOPE ARE TWO 12 FOOT TRAVEL LANES, TWO FIVE FOOT BIKE LANES, AS WELL AS CURBS AND SIDEWALKS.

ALSO INCLUDED IS A 260 FOOT LONG BRIDGE OVER PETRENKO CREEK.

THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BEGIN SHORTLY AND BE COMPLETED BY AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.

JUST FINALLY SUMMARIZING THE BIDS. WE OPENED BIDS IN EARLY DECEMBER.

ON THE SIXTH WE RECEIVED FIVE BIDDERS. EASYBUILD CONSTRUCTION WAS THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT, AS YOU READ YOU READ IN THE MOTION, JUDGE WAS $5.283 MILLION, 632 AND $0.40 OF THAT AMOUNT.

I'LL NOTE ROUGHLY 50% IS BEING PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPER, SO ROUGHLY 2.5 MILLION IS BEING PROVIDED TO THE COUNTY BY THE DEVELOPER AS PART OF THIS PROJECT. SO WITH THAT, I'M HERE TO REQUEST A MOTION TO AWARD THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER.

EASYBUILD CONSTRUCTION FOR THE MONTGOMERY ROAD EXTENSION PROJECT.

PHASE ONE E AND F LOCATED IN PRECINCT ONE, IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,283,632.40.

LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS PROJECT GETTING STARTED.

SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER 93. DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AUTHORIZING THE APPROVAL AND APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF A MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TIME CLOCK PLUS,

[93. Discussion and appropriate action regarding authorizing the approval and execution of a Master Services Agreement with Time Clock Plus, LLC, a certified Workday partner, to provide a comprehensive Time Clock and Timekeeping solution that will integrate with the Workday HR/Payroll solution in the not to exceed amount of $680,000 for implementation services and three (3) years maintenance and subscription fees, agreement term beginning January 21,2025 and ending January 20, 2035, as requested by the Bexar County Information Technology Department; and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents for record.]

THREE YEARS MAINTENANCE OF SUBSCRIPTION FEES AGREEMENT TERM BEGINNING JANUARY 21ST, 2025 ENDING JANUARY 20TH, 2035, AS REQUESTED BY THE BEXAR COUNTY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE PERSON TO EXECUTE AND FILE THE APPROPRIATE AWARD DOCUMENTS FOR RECORD.

MR. GAGER. GOOD AFTERNOON JUDGE. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.

THIS SHOULD BE PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU HAVE A POWERPOINT PURCHASING PUT ONE TOGETHER. I'LL JUST KIND OF WALK THROUGH THAT. BUT THE SCOPE IS TO IMPLEMENT AND TIME KEEPING SOLUTION FOR THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS UPGRADE THE ADULT PROBATION TIMEKEEPING SOLUTION THAT WILL INTEGRATE WITH WORKDAY. WORKDAY IS ANOTHER PROJECT THAT YOU ALL HAVE HEARD ABOUT. WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY UPDATE THE COURT ON WORKDAY STATUS EITHER THE NEXT QUARTER OR THE ONE AFTER,

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TODAY. A LOT OF THAT'S DONE MANUALLY, FOLKS DON'T CLOCK IN AND CLOCK OUT.

A LOT OF IT'S DONE ON SPREADSHEETS, SO WE'LL HAVE EVERYBODY CLOCK IN AND CLOCK OUT IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE MOVING FORWARD.

AND THEN WE WANT TO UPGRADE THE THE ADULT PROBATION SYSTEM.

AN RFP WAS RELEASED IN AUGUST OF 2024, AND THE RESPONSES WERE DUE IN SEPTEMBER.

EVALUATION COMMITTEE CONSISTED OF IT, THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, PAYROLL, HR, THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, AND OTHERS. THE BACKGROUND WAS THAT WE EVALUATED THE PROJECT, AND THEN WE DID A VIRTUAL DEMONSTRATION IN OCTOBER, AND NOW WE'RE BRINGING THIS CONTRACT TO COURT, WHICH, AS YOU MENTIONED, IS A THREE YEAR AGREEMENT.

FOR THE FOR THE INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION SERVICES AS WELL AS THREE YEARS WORTH OF MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT, AGAIN FOR ADULT PROBATION IN BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. TIMEKEEPING. MOST OTHER TIMEKEEPING CAN BE DONE IN WORKDAY.

IT'S MORE FLEXIBLE FOR EMPLOYEES LIKE MYSELF OR STAFF, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF INTRICACIES IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT REQUIRE THEM TO HAVE BOTH PHYSICAL TIME CLOCKS, PLUS A MOBILE APP FOR FOLKS THAT ARE OUT IN THE FIELD, PLUS ACCESS TO LAPTOPS.

SO THIS ALLOWS THEM TO CALCULATE OR TO CAPTURE ALL OF THAT TIME FOR REPORTING PURPOSES.

SO AND WE'LL HAVE A ROBUST TRAINING PROGRAM. MR. GAGER. THERE IS A ROBUST TRAINING PROGRAM. I THINK THIS PROJECT IS ACTUALLY JUST KICKING OFF AND THERE'S A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS WELL.

I WAS TOLD, PLEASE REPORT BACK ON THAT I WILL.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION MOVE, MARK. I GOT TO ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT TRACKING SPECIFICALLY THE OVERTIME IN THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT. WE'RE OBVIOUSLY IN THE LEGAL QUAGMIRE RIGHT NOW OVER THAT.

SO IN TERMS OF LIKE GPS, YOU KNOW, JUST TO DETERMINE, YOU KNOW, IS THAT PART OF THIS PARTICULAR SYSTEM, IF NOT GPS. I MEAN, THIS IS MORE YOU CLOCK IN, CLOCK OUT.

RIGHT. AND SO BUT IT WILL CALCULATE ALL OF THOSE OVERTIME HOURS PROVIDE A LOT MORE ANALYTICS AND INFORMATION TO THE TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AROUND WHERE THE TIME SPENT. AND WHO'S ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, WORKING THOSE HOURS.

RIGHT. SO A LOT MORE REAL TIME ACCESS TO DATA.

THEY'LL NEED TO, TO CALCULATE OR TO REPORT THAT TIME TIMELY.

MOVING FORWARD IN ORDER TO GET PAID AS PART OF, I THINK, A POLICY CHANGE THAT'S COMING WITH, WITH WORKDAY, WHICH IS NO LONGER PAYING BY EXCEPTION, BUT PAYING BY ACTUAL TIME WORK.

SO THEY SHOULD HAVE ACCURATE, TIMELY ACCESS TO INFORMATION.

AND THIS IS NOT REMOTE CLOCKING IN AND CLOCKING OUT.

CORRECT. IT IS FOR SOME PERSONNEL THAT DON'T COME TO A.

SO A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THAT MAY START HIS SHIFT AND DOESN'T COME TO A TO A PHYSICAL LOCATION.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW OFTEN THAT HAPPENS, BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IS AN EXAMPLE.

SO THERE ARE ACTUALLY 50 TIME CLOCK MACHINES THAT ARE GOING TO BE PLACED STRATEGICALLY THROUGHOUT THE DETENTION CENTER, THE SUBSTATIONS, AS WELL AS SOME OTHER AREAS WHERE FOLKS ACTUALLY REPORT TO WORK.

BUT THERE'S OTHER FOLKS THAT START THEIR DAY REMOTELY. THEY'LL BE ABLE TO CLOCK IN AND OUT USING EITHER A MOBILE PHONE OR THEY'LL BE ABLE TO LOG IN TO THE, TO THEIR LAPTOP IN THE PATROL VEHICLE AND CLOCK IN AND OUT DOING IT THAT WAY.

RIGHT. SO IT JUST DEPENDS ON THE TYPE OF WORKER THAT IT IS.

BUT EVERYBODY WILL HAVE THEIR THEIR TIME CAPTURED.

BUT IT DOESN'T GIVE ME A LOT OF ASSURANCE THAT THERE IS A WAY TO PREVENT A REMOTE SIGN IN.

YOU KNOW, AN HOURS ARE JUST ACCRUING. I MEAN, HOW DO WE HOW DO WE ENSURE.

IS IT A DO WE HOLD A SUPERVISOR ACCOUNTABLE AT A AT A CERTAIN POINT.

I MEAN, I THINK THOSE ARE KIND OF POLICY DECISIONS FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE OR QUESTIONS FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE THAT I CAN'T ANSWER.

I MEAN, THEY COULD REQUIRE TECHNICALLY EVERYBODY TO COME CLOCK IN, CLOCK OUT.

RIGHT. BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE WAY THEY DO BUSINESS. SO WE'RE TRYING TO OFFER A SOLUTION THAT ACCOMMODATES HOW THEY DO BUSINESS TODAY.

THEY COULD CHOOSE TO DO BUSINESS DIFFERENTLY IF THE COURT AND THE SHERIFF KIND OF, YOU KNOW, WORK THAT OUT. SO DAVID AND TINA, THIS MAY BE KIND OF A HR OVERSIGHT QUESTION, BUT IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE YOU, ALMOST IN AT LEAST FOR SOME TIME, YOU ALMOST NEED LIKE AN FOR THOSE REMOTE PEOPLE, YOU ALMOST NEED A PERSON DESIGNATED TO OVERSEE OVER AND CHECK THAT THINGS ARE BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN GOING ON AN HONOR SYSTEM AND IT MAY YOU KNOW, IT. IT'S A PRETTY BIG HONOR SYSTEM THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING BY, BECAUSE I'VE HEARD OF OTHER SYSTEMS USING GPS TO JUST SEE WHERE PEOPLE ARE AT AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT YEAH, I'LL STAY ENGAGED WITH MARK AND HIS TEAM AND TALK TO THE SHERIFF.

SO WE UNDERSTAND HOW MANY. LIKE, I COULD SEE SOMEONE MAYBE DOING UNDERCOVER WORK.

YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT NOT, FOR VARIOUS REASONS, WANT TO SHOW UP TO A PARTICULAR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

BUT HOW? WHAT'S THE OVERSIGHT OF THAT? I, I WOULD NEED TO ENGAGE WITH THE SHERIFF, BUT WE'LL DO THAT.

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MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ITEM 94 DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AWARDING A PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE LOWEST,

[94. Discussion and appropriate action regarding awarding a purchase order to the lowest, most responsive bid submitted by CRI Electric, Inc. (HUB, ESBE, HABE, MBE, SBE, VBE, ACDBE, DBE) for the Bexar County Records Center HVAC Replacement and Generator Installation Project. The total award is comprised of a base bid amount of $2,189,874, and an owner-controlled contingency of $20,000, for a grand total award of $2,209,874, as requested by the Facilities Management Department; and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file appropriate award documents for record and approval of the associated budget transfer.]

MR. CURRY. THANK YOU. JUDGE. I'LL GO THROUGH THIS FAIRLY QUICKLY.

THIS IS OUR RECORD CENTER, HVAC REPLACEMENT AND GENERATOR PROJECT.

AS YOU KNOW, THE RECORD CENTER IS RUN BY THE COUNTY CLERK STAFF, AND IT HOUSES VALUABLE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE COUNTY.

SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES REPLACE OF ROOFTOP UNITS, AIR HANDLING UNITS, AS WELL AS A FULL LOAD BUILDING GENERATOR.

SO IF THE POWER GRID GOES DOWN, THIS BUILDING STILL STAYS LIT.

IT STILL STAYS CONDITIONED, AND IT PRESERVES THOSE DOCUMENTS.

AND IT INCLUDES MULTIPLE HEAVY TON UNITS AND A NEW GENERATOR.

SO DURING THE SOLICITATION, IT WENT OUT IN SEPTEMBER 2024.

EVENT 1129 SEND IT OUT TO 527 BUYERS THROUGH THE PURCHASING PORTAL.

WE GOT TWO BIDS BACK CRY AND SMALL GLASS. CRY WAS THE LOW BIDDER.

THEY ARE ALSO HUB ESB AND SBB, ACDB AND DB. SO AGAIN, AS WE PREVIOUSLY NOTED JUDGE, WE MAKE IT YOUR NOTATION IN THE FORM OF A MOTION.

IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND.

SECOND. BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER MOODY.

IS HE STILL OR IS HE? DID HE GO OFF? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE.

ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER? NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. THE COURT.

COURT CALLS FOR A VOTE. WHAT A LONG DAY. YEAH.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. 95 APPROVAL OF SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK ASSESSMENT AGREEMENT WITH

[95. Approval of the Second Amendment to the Construction Manager at Risk Agreement with Thos S. Byrne Inc. for the new Precinct 4 Administration Building located on Rocket Lane, Converse Texas, for an increase of $356,573.32 with a revised Guaranteed Maximum Price in the amount of $15,056,897.32; to include the appropriate budgetary transfer.]

MR. CURRY, THANK YOU. JUDGE. SO WITH EVERY LARGE PROJECT THAT WE DO, WE UNDERTAKE, THERE ARE ALWAYS CHANGES WHETHER THE USER DIRECTED CHANGES, GAPS IN THE DOCUMENTS OR OTHER THINGS. THIS AMENDMENT WE'RE ASKING FOR TODAY IS AROUND ABOUT 2% OF THE CONTRACT VALUE.

SO IT ISN'T TERRIBLY SIGNIFICANT. BUT I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND.

AGAIN, COURT APPROVED THE APPROVAL OF THIS AGREEMENT AND A GMP AMENDMENT TO COURT ESTABLISHING A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, ABOUT $14.7 MILLION TO HOUSE THE NEW PRECINCT FOUR ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, WHICH INCLUDES THE JP, THE CONSTABLE, TEXAS COLLECTOR AND A SMALL SPACE FOR FOR THE COMMISSIONER OWNER, DIRECTED CHANGES AND UNFORESEEN CONDITIONS.

IN IMPACTED THE PROJECT AND RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL COSTS.

HERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL PROGRESS PICTURES. WE'RE GETTING VERY, VERY CLOSE AGAIN. THE CONTRACTOR IS WAITING ON THIS CHANGE ORDER TO GO COMPLETE THE PROJECT IN THE NEXT 30 TO 45 DAYS. SO SOME OF THE OWNER DIRECTED CHANGES INCLUDED HVAC CONTROL CHANGES THAT WE REQUESTED, CHANGES TO THE SITE PLAN, USER WALKS ADA PARKING, POWER AND DATA CONDUITS AND OTHER THINGS.

THERE WAS SOME GAPS IN THE DOCUMENTS THAT WHAT HAPPENS WITH EVERY PROJECT, WHETHER IT'S COURTYARD DRAINAGE OR IT'S AREA DRAINS FOR DRIVE THRUS.

ET CETERA. ET CETERA. THOSE ARE PICKED UP DURING THE PROJECT.

SOME OF THOSE WEREN'T INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL SCOPE OF WORK. SO AGAIN, IT'S THE OWNER'S ONUS TO ABSORB THOSE COSTS.

SO AGAIN, HERE'S A SUMMARY OF THE CONTRACT CHANGES IN OUR PRESENTATION.

THERE ARE SOME ADDITIONAL TIME REQUIRED ON THIS PROJECT.

SO THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL TIME MONEY THAT WE OWE THE CONTRACTOR FOR THE ADDITIONAL MOBILIZATION COSTS.

WE NEGOTIATED THOSE WITH THEM. WE THINK THEY'RE FAIR AND BALANCED AND APPROPRIATE TO THE COSTS.

AGAIN, TOTAL IS $356,000. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THOMAS BYRNE FOR THE PRECINCT FOUR ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, IN THE AMOUNT OF $356,573.32, FOR A TOTAL NEW GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE OF $15,056,887.32. SO. MOTION. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. A QUICK QUESTION, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. DAN. I'M SORRY,

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WE HAVE A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE, RIGHT? BUT NOW WE ARE AMENDING THAT.

ISN'T THAT FACTORED IN TO THE INITIAL AWARDING OF THE CONTRACT? YEAH WE DO. WE DO FACTOR IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF CONTINGENCY IN THE JOB AND UNFORESEEN, BUT THAT DOESN'T CATCH EVERYTHING.

SO FOR INSTANCE, WE'RE BUILDING THIS SITE NEXT TO AN EXISTING SUBSTATION AND THE SLOPE OFF OF THE BUILDING PAD FOR THE SUBSTATION ONTO THE DRIVE THROUGH CREATED SOME DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT WE HAD TO MITIGATE, SO WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT UNTIL THE ACTUAL DRIVEWAY WAS POURED FOR THE DRIVE THROUGH.

SO SOME OF THOSE THINGS REQUIRED ADDITIONAL TRENCH DRAINS AND OTHER THINGS. THAT REALLY ISN'T THE BURDEN OF THE DESIGNER OR THE CONTRACTOR.

IT'S KIND OF ADDITIONAL SCOPE IS REQUIRED FOR US TO DELIVER THE PROJECT.

ANYTHING ELSE? I KNOW YOU CAN'T PREDICT IT ALL, BUT ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU'RE ANTICIPATING THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE A COUPLE OTHER REQUESTS, USER REQUESTS ON THIS PROJECT THAT WILL BE COMING BACK POTENTIALLY.

AGAIN, I DON'T THINK THE AMOUNT IS GOING TO EXCEED THIS AMOUNT HERE AGAIN.

SO ALL IN TOTAL, MAYBE THE THE INCREASE WOULD BE ON THIS JOB.

MAYBE $600,000 IS MY GUESS. BUT WE MAY BE BRINGING YOU A THIRD AMENDMENT.

THAT'S JUST AGAIN, USER DIRECTED CHANGES. THIS ISN'T STUFF THAT THERE ARE GAPS IN THE DOCUMENTS.

AND YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE I'M COMING FROM. IN FAIRNESS TO THE FOLKS THAT BID AT THE OUTSET.

RIGHT. THEY ALL, I WOULD ASSUME, SUBMIT A GUARANTEED MAXIMUM PRICE.

AND I WOULD I WOULD GUESS AGAIN THAT YOU WOULD EVALUATE BASED ON THAT.

I MEAN, IT'S NOT A LOW BID, RIGHT? BUT IT'S RIGHT. NO. SO ORIGINALLY WE BID THIS ON A, ON A PERCENTAGE OF GENERAL CONDITIONS, COST OF WORK FEE BASED. SO THEY PROVIDED US PERCENTAGES BASED ON A ARBITRARY WHAT WE THOUGHT THE CONSTRUCTION COST LIMITATION WAS.

SO EVERYONE HAD THE SAME SCORECARD. EVERYONE WAS BASICALLY ON THE SAME AMOUNT.

I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT AS WE ADD DOLLARS, THAT POTENTIALLY IS UNFAIR TO THE ORIGINAL SOLICITATION.

BUT IN THIS IN OUR DEFENSE OF THIS PARTICULAR SOLICITATION, WE BELIEVE THE INITIAL SOLICITATION WAS LEVEL AND BALANCED AND THAT THIS IS STRICTLY JUST ADDITIONAL WORK THAT'S ADDED TO THE AGREEMENT. GOT IT. THANK YOU. JUDGE. ANY OTHER QUESTION OR COMMENT? YEAH. QUESTION. SO IT JUST SEEMS LIKE STUFF GOING ON AT THAT PROJECT KEEPS COMING BACK. IS THAT USUAL OR WHY IS THERE SO MUCH GOING BACK AND FORTH IN DELAY? I WILL TELL YOU, COMMISSIONER WHENEVER WE BUILD PROJECTS FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS, ELECTED OFFICIALS, DEPARTMENTS. THOSE ARE ALWAYS MORE CHALLENGING THAN REGULAR OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS.

SO AGAIN, SOME OF THOSE ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE VERY SPECIFIC REQUESTS.

SOME OF THOSE, THEY THINK OF STUFF AS IT COMES UP OR AS THE PROJECTS NEARING COMPLETION.

A LOT OF PEOPLE CAN'T SEE ON A FLOOR PLAN WHAT IT'S GOING TO BE UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY GET IN THE SPACE.

AND ONCE WE START BUILDING WALLS AND WE PUT SHEETROCK ON THE BUILDING, IT'S A LITTLE LATE TO START MAKING CHANGES.

BUT THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE WE INVITE THE USERS TO WALK THROUGH AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH MAN, I REALLY WISH IT WAS A WINDOW HERE.

OR CAN WE DO THIS? OR WHERE'S THE SIGNAGE GOING TO BE? SO SOME OF THOSE THINGS WE PROMPT OURSELVES. WE ASK FOR THAT PAIN, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PROJECT'S RIGHT WHEN WE DELIVER IT.

SO WHAT WAS THE PROJECTED COMPLETION TIME? INITIALLY WE WERE WE WERE ANTICIPATED TO FINISH LATE OCTOBER LAST YEAR.

AND NOW WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE IN MARCH.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. YEP. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE WE'RE READY FOR A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF JOHN NAVARRA PEREZ AND DREW MORENO. JOHN PEREZ IS THE BROTHER OF LINDA BOCANEGRA, WHO OWNS A REALLY POPULAR RESTAURANT IN MY PRECINCT.

OH. LINDA'S HERE. LINDA, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE'RE SORRY FOR YOUR FOR YOUR LOSS.

AND IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO ADJOURN IN HIS IN HIS MEMORY.

I JOIN IN IN THAT TRIBUTE. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, THANK YOU, LINDA.

OUR CONDOLENCES AS WELL. I HAVE A COUPLE OF PRECINCT TWO CONSTITUENTS TO ADJOURN IN THE NAME OF DOLORES OROPEZA, ALICE RODRIGUEZ, LUPE VILLARREAL. AND, OF COURSE, AT THE OUTSET OF THE MEETING THIS MORNING, WE ALL MADE REMARKS ABOUT SENATOR JOE BERNAL.

SO WE'D ALSO LIKE TO ADJOURN IN HIS NAME. COMMISSIONER MOODY.

I DON'T BELIEVE HE'S PRESENT. COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

ROSE SHERMAN WILLIAMS, WHO SURVIVED AUSCHWITZ AND BERGEN-BELSEN, PASSED AWAY.

JEFFREY VIDALES TRL, NÉE TAYLOR AND DOCTOR JAMES HADNOT, PROMINENT MEDICAL DOCTOR.

LET ME JOIN IN ON WITH ROSE SHERMAN WILLIAMS, A TRUE ORIGINAL HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR WHO MANY TIMES SHARED HER STORIES AT THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM. A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL LADY.

ALSO TO. I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO ADJOURN IN REGARDS TO ATTORNEY JACK AARON.

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AND MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER ATTORNEY IN THAT FAMILY, BUT HE WAS JUST AN OUTSTANDING ATTORNEY AND FRIEND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ADJOURN SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. Y'ALL HAVE A GREAT DAY.

JUDGE.

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