Apr 08, 2025 Commissioners Court

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LET ME BRING THE MEETING TO ORDER, PLEASE. EVERYBODY HAVE A SEAT.

WE GOT A CROWDED FIESTA DAY HERE. FOR ALL THE GROUPS THAT ARE COMING HERE TO BE RECOGNIZED, I WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL. GOOD MORNING. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING OF APRIL 8TH, 2025.

COMMISSIONER MOODY, WOULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE PASTOR KNIGHT AND DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ON BEHALF OF THE COURT?

[1. Opening Prayer: Pastor Adam Knight Coker Methodist Church.]

HE'S MARRIED TO BRITTANY AND THEY ARE THE PROUD PARENTS OF RYLAND AND LAUREL.

PASTOR KNIGHT, LET US PRAY. ALMIGHTY AND GRACIOUS GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY THAT YOU HAVE BLESSED US WITH. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PRESENCE IN OUR LIVES.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR PRESENCE IN OUR CITY AND IN THIS COUNTY.

WE ASK THAT DURING THIS TIME, NOW THAT YOUR HOLY SPIRIT WOULD GUIDE ALL THOSE WHO ARE HERE LEADING US, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD GRANT THEM WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT IN LEADING THIS AREA.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE GRACE THAT YOU SHOWER UPON US EACH AND EVERY DAY, WHETHER WE DESERVE IT OR NOT.

SO LORD, BE HONORED BY OUR ACTIONS TODAY. BE HONORED IN ALL THAT WE DO IN THIS LIFE.

WE PRAY THIS IN THE POWERFUL NAME OF CHRIST OUR SAVIOR.

AMEN. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR KNIGHT. IF YOU JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE.

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.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MOODY, AS POINT A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.

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HAPPY FIESTA! HAPPY FIESTA! VIVA! IT'S A PRIVILEGE TODAY FOR ME TO INTRODUCE THE NEWEST MEMBER OF MY STAFF. I'M GOING TO ASK AMY PUTNEY TO PLEASE STAND SO THE PEOPLE CAN KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

DOCTOR ANDREW WAS ABOUT TO CLAP. YOU CAN CLAP FOR HER.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW TO REACH OUT TO HER. SHE IS MY NEW DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS.

SO A LOT OF THINGS THAT MY STAFF AND I HAVE BEEN TOO BUSY TO TAKE CARE OF THE THINGS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT SHE'S GOING TO BE AT THE HELM OF THAT.

SO PLEASE REACH OUT TO HER FOR ANY QUESTIONS.

AND I'M PROUD THAT FOUR OF MY STAFF HAVE BEEN WITH ME SINCE DAY ONE.

BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCE I HAVE WITH THE COUNTY IS FOUR YEARS IN ALMOST FOUR MONTHS NOW.

AND SO MISS PUTNEY WILL ADD A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE FROM THE COUNTY EXPERIENCE ALMOST OVER TEN YEARS WORKING WITH THE COUNTY, SO I'M REALLY EXCITED FOR HER TO. WELCOME TO PRECINCT ONE, SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

SO MAKE SURE YOU REACH OUT TO HER WITH ANY QUESTIONS FOR MY OFFICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO FIRST TAKE UP CEREMONIAL ITEMS. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP THE PRESENTATION OF SERVICE PLAN,

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AND I'M GOING TO ASK EVERYBODY'S ACCOMMODATION THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF GROUPS. SO I'M GOING TO KIND OF ASK YOU TO COME FORWARD.

WE'LL RECOGNIZE YOU, READ A PROCLAMATION, AND THEN WE'LL ASK YOU TO MOVE ON AND GET THE NEXT GROUP.

WE GOT QUITE A FEW GROUPS HERE THIS MORNING, BUT IT'S MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE WE'RE GOING TO START WITH MARITZA QUIRINO.

THEN NEXT IS JUAN JOSE MARTINEZ. NEXT WILL BE DEBORAH ONTIVEROS FOR 25 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE.

LET'S HAVE MARISA QUIRINO WITH THE DISTRICT CLERK FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.

MISS GLORIA MARTINEZ, WOULD YOU STEP FORWARD? AND DO YOU HAVE FAMILY OR FRIENDS HERE WITH YOU? I DO. THEN BRING THEM ALL UP. LET THEM BE PART OF YOUR SPECIAL DAY.

AND THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF YOUR 25 YEARS OF LOYAL SERVICE TO BEXAR COUNTY.

MISS MARTINEZ, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.

JUDGE MARISA QUIRINO STARTED HER CAREER WITH BEXAR COUNTY ON VALENTINE'S DAY, FEBRUARY THE 14TH, 2000. SHE STARTED AS A CRIMINAL FILING CLERK.

IN LESS THAN A YEAR, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO SUBPOENA CLERK AND LATER BECAME A DIRECT FILING CLERK.

IN 2003, SHE PROMOTED. SHE WAS PROMOTED TO CRIMINAL COURT CLERK FOR THE TWO 27TH CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURTS, WHERE SHE ENJOYED WORKING WITH JUDGE PHILIP CAISON FOR 11 YEARS.

IN 2014, SHE WAS PROMOTED TO CRIMINAL COURT CLERK SUPERVISOR, LEADING 30 COURT CLERKS THROUGH ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT PERIODS OF BEXAR COUNTY DURING

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MARISSA TOOK ON THE POSITION OF JUVENILE COURT CLERK SUPERVISOR FOR BEXAR COUNTY JUVENILE DISTRICT COURTS.

IN HER CURRENT ROLE, SHE LEADS A TEAM OF 11 COURT CLERKS, 11 COURT CLERKS, AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE GO LIVE IN ODYSSEY THROUGHOUT 25 YEAR CAREER WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE.

MARISSA HAS PUT SERVICE ABOVE ALL ELSE. SHE LEADS WITH PURPOSE AND DEDICATION TO THE CITIZENS OF BEXAR COUNTY, AND LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUING HER CAREER FOR YEARS TO COME.

MARISSA QUINONES. I ALWAYS MESS UP HER LAST NAME.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. AFTER HOW MANY YEARS HAVE WE WORKED TOGETHER? ANYWAYS, THANK YOU COLONEL, FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND OUTSTANDING DEDICATION TO THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE.

WE VALUE YOUR TIME AND EFFORTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.

THERE YOU GO. AND. SHE ALSO GETS SHE ALSO GETS A GOODIE BAG AND ALSO HAVE JESUS TORO FROM CONGRESSMAN CUELLAR'S OFFICE HERE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE JESUS TORO MARTINEZ. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR YOUR CONGRESSMAN FOR THE TEXAS 28TH.

SO I COME HERE WITH A CONGRESSIONAL CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FOR ONE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES.

THANK YOU. DISTRICT CLERK FOR ALLOWING US TO COME THIS CONGRESSIONAL CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION IS PRESENTED TO MARITZA.

QUIRINO FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE. IN HONOR OF YOUR SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE OFFICE OF GLORIA A MARTINEZ, BEXAR COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK, THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO CONTINUED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

YOUR COMMITMENT TO SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS CANNOT BE OVERSTATED.

AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. SIGNED HENRY CUELLAR, YOUR CONGRESSMAN FOR THE 28TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. MARITZA, WOULD YOU HAVE WOULD YOU SAY, WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? I REMEMBER MY VERY FIRST DAY STILL. SO IT'S IT'S VERY CLEAR.

AND I'VE. I'VE ENJOYED A WHOLE 25 YEARS WITH THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE, AND.

THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE HER ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

WOULD YOU STEP FORWARD? MARISSA, WOULD YOU STEP FORWARD WITH ALL YOUR GROUP? AND HERE IS YOUR PIN. AND IF WE COULD TAKE A PICTURE WITH YOU, WE WOULD BE HONORED.

YOU'RE WELCOME. DO YOU HAVE ANY FAMILY? THERE WE GO.

FAMILY. MR. OVER THERE. YOU CAN TAKE THE PICTURE.

THERE WE GO. SONIA, DID YOU GO TO BREAKFAST? OH.

COME ON. BRECKENRIDGE. ALONE IN THE HOUSE? TWO, THREE.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD JOB.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. OUR NEXT EMPLOYEE IS JUAN JOSE MARTINEZ, 25 YEARS WITH THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND COURT AND OFFICE STAFF? AND I SEE WE HAVE MIKE LOZITO IN THE HOUSE. MIKE LOZITO IS BACK.

THANK YOU. MIKE. IN FACT. HI. GOOD MORNING. NORMA GREENFIELD ABOARD WITH THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIRECTOR.

AND TODAY, I'M GOING TO LET OUR SPECIAL GUEST PRESENT THIS TO JUAN, SINCE HE WORKED MOST OF HIS YEARS WITH MR. LOZITO. SO MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

AND THANK YOU. NORMA, FOR GIVING ME THE HONOR TO INTRODUCE JUAN AND HIS WIFE, NORMA.

AND JUST BASICALLY TO TALK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, HIS HIS 25 YEARS.

THIS IS A SPECIAL MOMENT FOR HIM TO RECEIVE THIS PIN.

JUST A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON JUAN. HE WAS A PRETRIAL BOND.

OFFICER TWO HIRED BACK IN 2000. FEBRUARY 2000.

HE WAS ALSO A PRETRIAL INTAKE SUPERVISOR. PRETRIAL SERVICES SUPERVISION SUPERVISOR.

AND THEN NOW HE'S CURRENTLY POPULATION IMPACT.

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JAIL, POP. SO HE'S IN HE'S IN THE TRENCHES DAY TO DAY AND ALL THAT 25 YEARS HE'S BEEN IN THE TRENCHES.

AND JUST TO SAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT JUAN. YOU KNOW, JUAN GREW UP RIGHT AROUND THE HEMISPHERE.

AREA DEDICATED SAN ANTONIO PERSON, DEDICATED BEXAR COUNTY EMPLOYEE.

AND THAT'S THE FOUR. THINGS I WANT TO SAY. YOU KNOW, HE DEDICATED INDIVIDUAL.

HONORABLE, INDIVIDUAL. VERY RESPECTFUL. AND WHATEVER YOU ASK OF HIM, YOU KNOW HE'LL DO IT NO MATTER WHAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT DURING COVID THOSE DAYS WHEN THE JAIL POPULATION AND WE HAD TO ADDRESS, YOU KNOW, HEALTH ISSUES AND SPACE ISSUES AT THE JAIL.

AND WE SAT DOWN AND WE WERE WORKING 24, LITERALLY 24 HOURS A DAY TO WORK WITH THE JUDGES, TO DEPOPULATE THE JAIL IN A SAFE WAY TO, TO DO THAT. AND JUAN WAS ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WAS THERE.

MANY WEEKENDS THAT WE WORKED SCRUBBING THE JAIL POPULATION TO, TO TO, YOU KNOW, REALLY HELP OUT THE COUNTY IN THAT END OF IT. ALSO, I WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, I USED TO GET A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS ABOUT JUAN FROM THE JUDGES ALL THE TIME BECAUSE OF HIS RESPECTFULNESS AND TRUST. AND HE WOULD GO IN ALL THE TIME TO, YOU KNOW, PRESENT A CASE TO A JUDGE FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL'S RELEASE ON A PERSONAL RECOGNIZANCE BOND, AND THEY WOULD ALWAYS COME TO ME AND TELL ME ABOUT HOW WELL JUAN DID AND HOW WELL HE PRESENTED HIMSELF AND HOW WELL HE REPRESENTED THE COUNTY AND OUR OUR DEPARTMENT THEN. AND THE OTHER PART ABOUT JUAN IS, IS THAT HE'S A VERY RELIGIOUS INDIVIDUAL.

HE PARTICIPATES IN THE COMMUNITY. 3 OR 4 TIMES A WEEK.

HE'S ALWAYS DOING STUFF. HE'S GOTTEN HIS REALTOR'S LICENSE, RIGHT? SINCE HE'S COME IN AND HE'S WORKED. YOU KNOW, BESIDES HIS DEGREE FROM UTSA, HE'S ALSO WORKING ON HIS MASTER'S DEGREE.

SO I THINK YOU'VE GOT A REALLY DEDICATED EMPLOYEE HERE, A PERSON THAT REPRESENTS YOU REALLY WELL.

AND THEN THE OTHER THING IS, IS WITH THOMAS AND I, HE ALSO PLAYS IN OUR BAND.

HE PLAYS SAXOPHONE. WE DO A LOT OF CHARITY EVENTS FOR FOUNDATIONS AND FOR RAISING MONEY FOR, FOR WORTHY CAUSES. SO I WANT TO BRING JUAN UP AND LET HIM INTRODUCE HIS WIFE ALSO.

THANK YOU. TO GOD BE THE GLORY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MIKE LOZITO. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GREENFIELD. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS COURT, FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND CELEBRATE.

I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY WIFE, NORMA MARTINEZ.

QUICK STORY. WHEN I FIRST APPLIED FOR THE COUNTY JOB BACK IN FEBRUARY OR BEFORE FEBRUARY, I TOLD MY WIFE IF I GET THE JOB WITH THE COUNTY, WE'RE GETTING MARRIED. THERE IT IS. A MAN OF HIS WORD.

YEAH. LORD WILLING. WE GOT MARRIED IN JULY. I GOT HIRED IN FEBRUARY 17TH, 2000.

WE GOT MARRIED IN JULY 29TH, 2000. IF I MAY, I'D LIKE TO READ BOOKS.

AND IF I CAN READ JUST ONE PORTION OF THE BOOK OF BOOKS THAT I ENJOY READING.

FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU, DECLARES THE LORD, PLANS TO PROSPER YOU AND NOT TO HARM YOU, PLANS TO GIVE YOU HOPE AND A FUTURE. JEREMIAH 2911.

I SAY THIS BECAUSE, RESPECTFULLY, I SEE MYSELF AS A PUBLIC SERVANT OF THE COMMUNITY, AND I ENJOY, YOU KNOW, HELPING THOSE THAT NEED THE HELP THAT WANT THE HELP US.

SO AT TIMES THERE ARE THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT, YES, THEY GET OUT ON PR BONDS, THEY COME IN AND OUT, BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON THAT CAN TOUCH THAT DAY THAT CAN MAKE AN IMPACT, LEAVE A FINGERPRINT ON THEIR LIVES.

I THINK IT'S WORTH IT. SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, ALL I WANT TO HEAR IS THIS.

THE TAXPAYERS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. MISTER, I CAME FORWARD. PLEASE.

CAN I GET MY TEAM UP HERE AS WELL? YOU BRING EVERYBODY YOU WANT.

LET'S GO. AND ALSO, JUAN DID TEACH MY HUSBAND HOW TO PLAY THE SAXOPHONE.

THERE WE GO. THERE YOU GO, JUAN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. HE CAN'T.

HE CAN'T QUIT. HE CAN'T QUIT. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.

ONE. TWO. THREE. AWESOME. BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK.

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ALL RIGHT. READY? ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE MORE. ONE.

TWO. THREE. GOT IT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS.

YOU SEE MIKE? GOOD TO SEE MIKE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S HAVE DEBORAH EL ONTIVEROS WITH THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOR 35 YEARS OF SERVICE.

GOOD MORNING AGAIN. AND I'M GOING TO ALLOW HER IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR, DIRECTOR OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION EL CORTEZ, INTRODUCE HER. THANK YOU. I KNOW, THANK YOU, DOCTOR GREENFIELD.

JUDGE SAKAI, COMMISSIONERS, FRIENDS OF BEXAR COUNTY.

THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER PROVIDES MEDIATION SERVICE AT NO CHARGE TO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN BEXAR COUNTY.

AND WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATE THEIR TIME TO COMPLETE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS TO BECOME MEDIATORS AND DONATE THEIR TIME FOR THE VARIOUS CASES THAT THEY ACCEPT. UP. DEBBIE ONTIVEROS HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER, AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ABOUT HER.

SHE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN SAN ANTONIO. SHE GRADUATED FROM SOUTH SAN ANTONIO SOUTH SAN HIGH SCHOOL AND ATTENDED SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE.

SHE JOINED THE BEXAR COUNTY. AS A TEMPORARY EMPLOYEE WORKING FOR THE TAX DEPARTMENT IN 1989, AND SHE ACTUALLY JOINED THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER IN FEBRUARY OF 1990 AS AN OFFICE ASSISTANT TWO.

SHE WAS PROMOTED TO OFFICE ASSISTANT FOUR IN NOVEMBER OF 20 OF 2000.

SHE WAS PROMOTED TO OFFICE SUPERVISOR IN 2017.

SHE'S BEEN MARRIED FOR 37 YEARS TO JESSE ONTIVEROS, WHO IS HERE WITH ME.

JESSE RETIRED ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2023 AFTER 38 YEARS WITH THE SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM AS A SUPERINTENDENT.

DEBBIE AND JESSE ARE PROUD PARENTS OF THEIR SON, MICHAEL.

MICHAEL IS AN EAGLE SCOUT AND A FRESHMAN AT UTSA.

AFTER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE, DEBBIE HAS OFFICIALLY RETIRED, EFFECTIVE APRIL 4TH.

HER FUTURE PLANS ARE TO TRAVEL WITH HER HUSBAND, VOLUNTEER, AND ENJOY HER FAMILY TO THE FULLEST.

IN A PREVIOUS CAREER, I LEARNED THAT THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF WORKERS IN THIS WORLD THOSE WHO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN, THOSE WHO WATCH THINGS HAPPEN, AND THOSE WHO ASK WHAT HAPPENED? I CAN TELL YOU THAT FOR 35 YEARS, EVERY DAY DEBBIE HAS MADE THINGS HAPPEN AT THE DRC, AND IT IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT HER WITH THIS CERTIFICATE OF 35 YEARS SERVICE.

SURE.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO. I'M OVERWHELMED. BUT COMMISSIONERS AND EVERYBODY'S HERE TODAY.

I'VE ENJOYED WORKING. I STARTED FEBRUARY 20TH OF 1990.

THE CADENA REEVES JUSTICE CENTER HAD JUST OPENED, AND IN JANUARY IT'S BEEN 35 YEARS AND THEY'VE BEEN GREAT YEARS.

I'VE SEEN A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPEN IN THE COUNTY, A LOT OF CHANGE, BUT FOR THE BETTER.

AND I JUST I'VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH MY TEAM AT THE DRC.

AL AND DOCTOR GREENFIELD ARE JUST AWESOME PEOPLE TO WORK FOR, AND I COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING BETTER THAN TO BE UNDER THESE TWO INDIVIDUALS.

AND ACTUALLY MIKE LOZITO, TOO WAS PART OF THE TIME I'VE BEEN WORKING HERE, BUT 35 YEARS WENT BY FAST. AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE FOR ME TO WORK FOR BEXAR COUNTY, THOUGH I KNOW IT'S TIME FOR ME TO RETIRE AND MOVE ON. IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME TO LEAVE MY SECOND FAMILY.

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OKAY. ALSO, THE PEOPLE THAT I'VE GOTTEN TO MEET OVER THE YEARS AND 35 YEARS THAT WE WORKED.

WHEN I RETIRED, I, YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYBODY YET, BUT I SAID, WHOEVER TAKES THIS JOB NEEDS TO.

IT'S ANOTHER FAMILY THAT YOU MAY WORK CLOSE WITH THESE INDIVIDUALS.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? AND AT THE END OF THE DAY.

IT'S AGAIN, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO BEXAR COUNTY.

DEBRA, DID YOU HANDLE ALL THOSE CHILDREN'S CASES THAT WE SENT TO THE DRC OVER THOSE YEARS? YES. WHEN YOU FIRST BROUGHT THAT PROGRAM OVER TO OUR.

HOW MANY CASES DO YOU THINK WE WENT WENT THROUGH THE SYSTEM OVER THERE AND GOT CASES SETTLED WITH PARENTS IN CPS? THOUSANDS. IT WAS AMAZING. IT WAS A LOT OF GREAT GOOD WORK DONE AT THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER.

SO THANK YOU AL. THANK YOU DEBORAH. LET'S GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR 35 YEAR EMPLOYEE.

WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT YOUR PIN.

THANK YOU MICHAEL. THANK YOU. SCOTT. REALLY? YEAH.

THERE YOU GO. IT'S GOOD TIMES. ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY READY? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OH, WOW.

HEY, MICHAEL. NICE TO MEET YOU AGAIN. NICE TO MEET YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. MR.. HARD WORK. ALL RIGHT, LET'S ROLL THROUGH THE PROCLAMATIONS. FIRST WILL BE A PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK.

DOCTOR, I WANT YOU AND YOUR GUESTS STEP FORWARD AS I READ THE PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION WILL COMMEMORATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK WITH A WEEK OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH. AND WHEREAS, BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT CREATED THE BEXAR COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN 2022 TO FACILITATE THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF PROTECTING AND IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING IN BEXAR COUNTY AND BEYOND.

AND WHEREAS, THE BEXAR COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONSISTS OF FOUR DIVISIONS PREVENTIVE HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE EXTENSION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.

AND WHEREAS, THE BEXAR COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH COORDINATED AND PROMOTED 12 EVENTS WITH STRATEGIC PARTNERS INCLUDING BEXAR COUNTY ANIMAL FACILITY, BEXAR COUNTY PARK AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, THE GONZALES FOUNDATION, THE SAN ANTONIO LAW SERVICE ASSOCIATION, UT SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SAN ANTONIO, THE UTSA COLLEGE OF HEALTH, COMMUNITY AND POLICY, UTSA ARTS, AND NORTHEAST LAKEVIEW COLLEGE. AND WHEREAS, BEXAR COUNTY WILL COMMENCE NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK WITH A KICKOFF AT UT SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SAN ANTONIO, WHERE BEXAR COUNTY JUDGE PETER SAKAI WILL SERVE AS THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER.

WHICH I DIDN'T, WAS ABLE TO GO. BUT DOCTOR, YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TELL ANYBODY.

AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR DOCTOR ANDREA GUERRERO WILL PROVIDE OPENING REMARKS NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED, THAT BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND PROCLAIM APRIL 7TH THROUGH THE 13TH AS NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK IN BEXAR COUNTY, SIGNED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT. THANK YOU.

JUDGE. YES. HAPPY PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK. NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK.

WE WE ARE GATHERED HERE. OUR DEPARTMENT, OUR PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WHICH CONSISTS OF ALL OF THE DIVISIONS THAT YOU NAMED.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, THOSE THAT WORK HAND IN HAND WITH BEXAR COUNTY ON PUBLIC HEALTH EVERY DAY OVER THE LAST, A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS, OUR PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS CREATED A FANTASTIC TEAM, BUT EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE RESOURCES THAT WE THAT YOU HAVE INVESTED, THIS COURT HAS INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY FOR PREVENTATIVE HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE AND REALLY TO PROVIDE A LOT OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT HAD BEEN MISSING AND FILLING GAPS THAT MAKE PEOPLE HEALTHIER IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO WE'RE REALLY, REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK THAT WE'VE DONE.

WE'RE HAPPY TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK.

WE WERE AT THE UT HEALTH SAN ANTONIO KICKOFF EVENT.

YOU WERE GREATLY MISSED, SIR. BUT I SENT YOUR APOLOGIES.

BUT AT THAT KICKOFF EVENT, WE WERE VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE A SAVE THE DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEALTH SUMMIT THAT'S BEING CALLED COMMUNITY DRIVEN STRATEGIES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE ON APRIL 10TH AND 11TH OF 2026. WILL BE CONVENING.

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WHAT BEST PRACTICES AND EVIDENCE BASED STRATEGIES ARE BEING CREATED, AND HOW CAN WE CONTINUE TO CREATE WELLNESS IN BEXAR COUNTY? I SO UT PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH IS AN IMPORTANT PARTNER.

I ALSO WANTED TO RECOGNIZE DOCTOR CAROL HUBER, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT US.

ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT ARPA INVESTMENT THAT YOU ALL MADE.

AND I WANTED TO GIVE HER JUST A MINUTE TO TALK ABOUT AN UPDATE ON THE BUILDING THAT WILL BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

DOCTOR. HI. GOOD MORNING. IT'S A REAL PLEASURE TO BE HERE.

IT'S AN HONOR TO SERVE UNIVERSITY HEALTH AS VICE PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.

AND TO UPDATE YOU THAT WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO OPEN OUR PUBLIC HEALTH CLINICS, VITA AND WHEATLEY, AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. THESE ARE REALLY IMPORTANT CLINICS, FACILITIES THAT WILL SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE WE'LL HAVE A EVENT ON MAY 15TH TO INVITE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO COME AND LEARN ABOUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS AND HOW THEY CAN PARTICIPATE WITH US. WE KNOW THAT IT TAKES A VILLAGE, AND THESE ORGANIZATIONS WILL WORK WITH US TO HELP ADDRESS NON-MEDICAL NEEDS AND REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE ORGANIZATIONS WILL BE INVITED TO BE REFERRAL PARTNERS.

THEY WILL BE INVITED TO HOST EVENTS AND CLASSES IN OUR COMMUNITY SPACES, INCLUDING A NEW TEACHING KITCHEN, AND ALSO POTENTIALLY CO-LOCATE WITH US IN A SECOND FLOOR COMMUNITY COMMONS COWORKING SPACE SO THAT THESE ORGANIZATIONS CAN CAN BE PART OF AN INCUBATION OR AN INNOVATION HUB IN SOUTH BEXAR COUNTY TO TO REALLY ADDRESS MANY OF THESE ISSUES.

SO WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE IMPACT THAT THESE CLINICS WILL MAKE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AGAIN.

CAN I SAY ONE MORE THING? ONE MORE THING. ONE OF THE HALLMARKS OF NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK IS, IS SOME OFFICIAL EVENTS. AND SO WE HAVE SOME FLIERS.

THERE'S ALSO A QR CODE AND ALL THE EVENTS ARE LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER THE RESIDENTS TAB, WHERE YOU CAN GO AND SEE DETAILS THERE. THERE'S A MAP SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE EVENTS BEING HELD IN EVERY PRECINCT AND HOW TO GET THERE AND HOW TO REGISTER.

AND WE'VE MADE THAT AVAILABLE TO YOUR STAFF. THE QR CODE UP ON TOP.

I CAN TALK TO OUR AV PEOPLE, BUT I'D ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE OUR SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACULTY AND PARTNERS THAT ARE BACK HERE.

RAISE YOUR HAND. SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. YES. THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU PLEASE STEP FORWARD FOR A PICTURE? YES.

WHY DON'T YOU PASS? PASS THAT OUT TO THE STAFF.

RIGHT. HERE.

THEY ARE LIKE. HERE WE GO. RAISING A SHARK.

I LOVE. DOING THIS.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

SEE YOU LATER, JUDGE. OH.

OKAY. WE'RE DOING THE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION.

WE HAVE A COMMISSIONERS COURT TO THE FIESTA SAN ANTONIO COMMISSION RECOGNIZING APRIL 24TH, 2025 THROUGH APRIL 4TH. MAY 4TH, 2025 AS FIESTA WEEK.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THAT PROCLAMATION.

THANK YOU. JUDGE, IT'S GOOD TO SEE DAVID AND HIS BEAUTIFUL GREEN JACKET.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. YEAH. LOOKING GOOD. THIS PROCLAMATION IS IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

IT READS. AND ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO JOIN COME ON TO THE DAIS.

IT READS. WHEREAS FIESTA SAN ANTONIO STARTED IN 1891 AS A ONE PARADE EVENT, AND IT HAS EVOLVED INTO ONE OF THE NATION'S PREMIER FESTIVALS, WITH AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF MORE THAN $340 MILLION FOR THE ALAMO CITY.

AND WHEREAS THE 135TH YEAR OF FIESTA WILL TAKE PLACE THIS YEAR IN AN 11 DAY CELEBRATION FROM APRIL 24TH THROUGH MAY 4TH.

THE FESTIVAL COMMEMORATES THE BATTLE OF THE ALAMO IN SAN JACINTO AND THE BIRTH OF MULTI-ETHNIC HERITAGE OF THE ALAMO CITY.

THE AREA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT STAGE THE MORE THAN 100 FIESTA EVENTS REPRESENT BEXAR COUNTY'S CULTURE,

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AND WHEREAS FIESTA SAN ANTONIO IS PROMOTED REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, AND THE FESTIVAL HAS BECOME A POPULAR ATTRACTION FOR VISITORS FROM FAR AND WIDE. NEARLY 3 MILLION PARTYGOERS ENJOY FIESTA SAN ANTONIO FROM ACROSS THE STATE, NATION AND THE WORLD. AND WHEREAS FIESTA SAN ANTONIO BRINGS TOGETHER PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE TO JOIN IN A SPIRITED CELEBRATION OF SAN ANTONIO'S RICH HISTORY, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS APRIL 24TH THROUGH MAY 4TH, 2025 TO BE 135TH FIESTA SAN ANTONIO VIVA.

SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. AND GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI.

MY NAME IS DAVID CHRISTIAN, AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING AS PRESIDENT OF THE FIESTA SAN ANTONIO COMMISSION FOR 2025.

I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE SOME OF THESE NICE FOLKS BEHIND ME.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE PRESIDENT ELECT MISS FERN BURNEY.

I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MISS ALLISON REYES BAYS.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MISS KATHY DELUNA. I'D LIKE I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. BART SIMPSON, OUR FIRST VICE PRESIDENT. AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF INTRODUCING THE BEST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN THE BUSINESS.

A GENTLEMAN WITH A TRUE SERVANT HEART, MR. STEVE ROSENHAUER.

ON BEHALF. ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF FIESTA, A TRADITION THAT BRINGS OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER IN CELEBRATION OF BEXAR COUNTY'S VIBRANT HISTORY, DIVERSE CULTURE AND GENEROUS SPIRIT. FIESTA IS MORE THAN JUST A PARTY.

IT IS A POWERFUL ECONOMIC ENGINE AND A MAJOR FUNDRAISER FOR MORE THAN 100 NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE OUR COMMUNITY YEAR ROUND.

THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF BEXAR COUNTY, AND WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

OUR THEME THIS YEAR IS FIESTA FOR ALL, AND WE TRULY MEAN THAT.

WHETHER YOU'RE FROM THE NORTH SIDE, THE SOUTH SIDE, THE EAST SIDE OR THE WEST SIDE, THERE IS AN EVENT FOR YOU.

FIESTA HAS SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY, AND WE WANT EVERY RESIDENT OF BEXAR COUNTY TO FEEL WELCOME AND INCLUDED IN THE CELEBRATION.

THIS YEAR IS ALSO PARTICULARLY SPECIAL AS WE MARK THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF MRS FIESTA.

OUR 2025 FIESTA IS KYLIE RODRIGUEZ, AN EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG LADY WHO REPRESENTS THE VERY BEST OF BEXAR COUNTY'S FUTURE.

NOW, I ASK KYLIE'S DAD TO COME HERE TODAY TO BE RECOGNIZED BECAUSE HE IS ONE OF BEXAR COUNTY'S FINEST OFFICER HECTOR CASAL.

PLEASE STAND. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, OFFICER, FOR SHARING YOUR FAMILY WITH US.

AND AS ALWAYS, WE PARTY WITH THE PURPOSE. FIESTA UPLIFTS OUR COMMUNITY, SUPPORTS LOCAL NONPROFITS, AND BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER IN A SPIRIT OF UNITY AND PRIDE.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A SAFE, SUCCESSFUL, AND JOYFUL FIESTA THIS YEAR, AND WE INVITE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU TO JOIN US IN CELEBRATING WHAT MAKES BEXAR COUNTY SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE TO CALL HOME.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS AND VIVA BEXAR COUNTY! VIVA AND VIVA FIESTA, VIVA! THAT'S HOW WE STEP FORWARD.

AND MAY WE GET A PICTURE? THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU.

FOR NOT TAKING A BREAK THIS YEAR. I THOUGHT I WAS.

ALL RIGHT GUYS. THANK YOU DAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU BART.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY. SEE YOU SOON. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE NEXT PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING HIS LOYAL MAJESTY, EL REY FEO. FABIAN CASTILLO, SENIOR. I HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT ALL THOSE ROMAN NUMERALS.

SO, JUSTIN, COULD YOU TELL ME WHICH NUMBER THAT IS? I BELIEVE IT'S 76. IS THAT RIGHT, KING? ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

WELL, WELCOME EVERYBODY WHO IS HERE. ON BEHALF OF THE RAFAELLE ORGANIZATION.

I KNOW COMMISSIONER CALVERT. AND I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO STAND IN THOSE BEAUTIFUL SUITS.

SO WE'LL GET YOU IN AND OUT OF HERE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION. IT READS, WHEREAS THE LEGEND OF EL REY FEO DATES BACK TO MEDIEVAL TIMES, DURING WHICH THE KING OF SPAIN HAD DISTANCED HIMSELF FROM HIS SUBJECTS, CHOOSING TO FILL HIS COURT WITH ONLY THE BEAUTIFUL, RICH AND ARISTOCRATIC.

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THE COMMON PEOPLE RESENTED THE KING, AND ONE DAY A REBELLIOUS CROWD GATHERED IN THE PLAZA AND PROCLAIMED ONE OF THEIR OWN TO REIGN AS THE UGLY KING OR THE PEOPLE'S KING.

AND WHEREAS DURING HIS REIGN, DURING FIESTA, RAFAEL AND HIS COURT WILL VISIT NURSING HOMES, HOSPITALS, ORPHANAGES, AND MORE THAN 60 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

I KNOW IT'S MORE THAN THAT. ENCOURAGING THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO STAY IN SCHOOL, RESPECT THEIR TEACHERS AND PARENTS, AND BE GOOD CITIZENS. AND WHEREAS NOW EL REY FEO MERITS FIESTA ROYALTY STATUS AND PARTICIPATES IN THE 11 DAY FIESTA FESTIVITIES, IN ADDITION TO SERVING AS A GOODWILL AMBASSADOR THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP AND TRADE EFFORTS, THE RAFALE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION HAS BECOME AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM BASED ON THE HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS THAT HAVE RECEIVED A COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY DEGREE, OR TRADE DEGREE TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS FABIAN CASTILLO SENIOR HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE 76TH, RAPHAEL WILL AND WILL CONTINUE HIS COMMITMENT TO ASSIST DESERVING STUDENTS IN FULFILLING THEIR DREAMS OF ATTAINING A COLLEGE EDUCATION OR TRADE ROLE.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS FABIAN CASTILLO, SENIOR, AS EL RIO EL REY FEO, 76. I CREATED A NEW ONE, EL RIO, EL RIO, 76, SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT. KING. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOUR COURT.

BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THE FLOOR IS YOURS, JESSICA.

JESSICA. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WITHOUT MY MEMBERS AND MY COURT, THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN.

I HAVE A GREAT COHORT AND NOT ONLY THAT, WE WILL VISIT OVER 60,000 KIDS, OVER 100 SCHOOLS.

AS YOU KNOW, AS MANY HOURS THAT YOU ALL DO HERE, IT TAKES A LOT TO DO THIS.

THE AFL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS ARE OUT FOR TO HELP EVERYBODY IN NEED, AND WE'RE HERE HAPPY TO DO THAT FOR EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KING, DO YOU WANT TO JUST BRIEFLY TELL US WHO'S ON YOUR COURT? I HAVE MY MY ROYAL COUNSEL. I'M SORRY. VICKI CASTILLO, MY WIFE, MY ROYAL CONSORT, MY REINA LINDA IS ERICA LAHOOD. MY PRIME MINISTER IS JAVIER OLIVA. MY FINANCE MINISTER IS SUZANNE OLIVA.

MY DAY MINISTER IS SCOTT ESQUIVEL. MY EDUCATION MINISTER IS CHRIS CARMONA.

MY EVENT MINISTER IS LISA WONG. MY ADMINISTRATIVE MINISTER IS IVY WARREN.

MY JUSTICE MINISTER IS MINISTERS. SOMEONE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS.

JOE GONZALES NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE. MY MEDIA MINISTER IS ELAINE DE LOS SANTOS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE. REINA FERIA DE FLORES, LONDON.

POWELL, COME ON UP. COME ON UP. HERE.

HOW ARE YOU? LISA, HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU? I WOULD TOO.

HEY, GUYS. HOW ARE YOU? ERICA, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU? NICE TO SEE YOU.

OH MY GOSH. MUCHAS GRACIAS. OH, IT'S A WEAPON THERE.

HERE WE GO.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. VIVA, VIVA! ALL RIGHT.

THE NEXT WINDOW WILL BE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION.

ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER COURT RECOGNIZING APRIL 29TH, 2025 THROUGH MAY 2ND, 2025 AS NIGHT IN OLD SAN ANTONIO'S WEEK.

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE PROCLAMATION.

I THINK YOU GOT THE NOTE. SHE GETS TO READ IT.

YEAH. SO FIESTA IS HERE. ONCE AGAIN, IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION FOR NILZA.

WHEREAS A NIGHT IN OLD SAN ANTONIO BEGAN IN 1936 AS A HARVEST FESTIVAL IN THE GROUNDS OF MISSION SAN JOSE, IN MY PRECINCT ON THE SOUTH SIDE. AND THAT WAS IT IN THERE, AND IS NOW A FOUR NIGHT FESTIVAL IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO THAT CELEBRATES THE CITY'S DIVERSE CULTURAL LEGACY. AND WHEREAS NIZA WILL CONTINUE TO FEATURE SAVORY FOODS AND BEVERAGES, MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, SOUVENIRS WITH THE HELP OF MANY DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS.

AND WHEREAS FUNDS RAISED AT NIASA ENABLE THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY TO CONTINUE ITS MISSION OF PRESERVING HISTORIC BUILDINGS,

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NIASA IS THE TOP FUNDRAISER FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE NATION AND TRULY LIVES UP TO ITS MOTTO AS A CELEBRATION FOR PRESERVATION.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES NIGHT IN OLD SAN ANTONIO 2025, SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOU, JESSICA, FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU, JESSICA, FOR HAVING US TODAY.

I'M GOING TO MAKE IT REAL SHORT AND SWEET. TODAY I HAVE THE PRESIDENT OF THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY, LOUIS FEDER, WITH ME AND ALL MY MAIN RIGHT HANDS AND LEFT HANDS.

I DO WANT TO SAY THAT, ONE OF OUR JOBS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, IS THAT WHEN WE DO RAISE MONEY, WE'RE RAISING TO SUPPORT LA VITA. WE TAKE CARE OF ALL THE BRICK AND MORTAR OF LA VITA.

THAT INCLUDES THEIR PORCHES, THEIR PATIOS, THEIR WALLS, THEIR EVERYTHING.

AND AFTER THIS YEAR, WE HOPE TO HAVE IN THE LAST TEN YEARS, GIVEN $1 MILLION TO THAT.

SO THIS PAST YEAR WE GAVE 250. 240, I THINK. 240.

AND SO THIS YEAR WE'LL HIT THAT 1 MILLION. IN THE PAST TEN.

SO THAT'S ONE OF OUR PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE HERE.

AND OUR GOAL IS TO DO BETTER AND AND HAVE A GREAT YEAR, A GREAT, SUCCESSFUL YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU. OH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY. READY? GO. WHERE? THE PROCLAMATION.

HOLD ON. WE GOT. HERE WE GO. SORRY. OPEN IT UP.

THANK YOU. THERE WE GO. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

I GET THE PLEASURE TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION. PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER COURT RECOGNIZING MAY 2ND, 2025 TO BE THE BATTLE OF FLOWERS PARADE.

WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STEP FORWARD AS I READ YOUR PROCLAMATION? WHEREAS FIESTA SAN ANTONIO BEGAN IN 1891 WITH THE INAUGURAL BATTLE OF FLOWERS PARADE HONORING THOSE THAT FOUGHT FOR TEXAS INDEPENDENCE AT THE ALAMO, GOLIAD AND SAN JACINTO. 2025 MARKS THE 1/34 BATTLE OF FLOWERS PARADE.

CONTINUING THE RICH HERITAGE OF PASSING AND PROCESSION PAST THE ALAMO AND THROUGH THE DOWNTOWN STREETS OF SAN ANTONIO.

AND WHEREAS THIS YEAR'S THEME, MELANIE'S IN BLOOM A TEXAS SERENADE PAYS HOMAGE TO TEXAS MUSICIANS WHO HAVE LEFT AN INDELIBLE MARK ON THE LONE STAR STATE'S MUSIC SCENE AND WHOSE UNIQUE SOUND CONTINUE TO REVERBERATE AROUND THE WORLD.

AND WHEREAS THE ALL VOLUNTEER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CREATED, ORGANIZED AND PRODUCED ENTIRELY BY WOMEN CONTINUES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR TEXAS SCHOOL CHILDREN, ENHANCING EDUCATION AND FIELDS OF TEXAS HISTORY, MUSIC, AND THE ARTS.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZE AND PROCLAIM FRIDAY, MAY 2ND, 2025, AS THE BATTLE OF FLOWERS PARADE DAY.

SIGNED BY THE COURT. WELCOME TO OUR COURT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, JUDGE SAKAI AND COMMISSIONERS. AND GOD BLESS THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO EVERY DAY.

WE ARE HONORED TO BE HERE. AND I BROUGHT WITH ME MOST OF MY BOARD, SO WE'RE A PRETTY GOOD SIZE COMMITTEE, BUT WE ARE ALL HONORED TO BE HERE WITH YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WOULD YOU ALL COME FORWARD? COME FORWARD AND TAKE A PICTURE. AND HERE'S YOUR PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU.

ALL GOOD. WE'LL BE BACK. WE'LL BE BACK. HERE WE GO.

SO. THANK Y'ALL. THANK Y'ALL. ALRIGHT.

WELL, SHE'S RIGHT OVER THERE. RACHEL. RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

THEY'RE LOOKING FOR YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE GOING TO DO THE PRESENTATION AND PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY 3RD, 2025, TO BE FIESTA FLAMBEAU NIGHT PARADE. COMMISSIONER CARVER, DO YOU HAVE THAT PROCLAMATION? YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. JUDGE. WE WANT TO INVITE OUR FRIENDS FROM THE FIESTA FLAMBEAU NIGHT PARADE TO COME TO THE DAIS.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, EVERYBODY. THE PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS THE 77TH ANNUAL FIESTA FLAMBEAU NIGHT PARADE, ORGANIZED BY OVER 100 VOLUNTEER MEMBERS OF THE FIESTA FLAMBEAU PARADE ASSOCIATION, WILL TAKE PLACE SATURDAY,

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THIS 3.2 MILE PARADE THROUGH DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO IS DEFINITELY THE PARADE OF ALL PARADES SHOWCASING TRUE FIESTA SPIRIT.

AND WHEREAS KNOWN AS THE PEOPLE PARADE, THE FIESTA FLAMBEAU NIGHT PARADE ILLUMINATES ITS WAY THROUGH THE FINAL WEEKEND OF FIESTA SAN ANTONIO.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS SATURDAY, MAY 3RD, 2025, AS FIESTA FLAMBEAU PARADE NIGHT.

WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES AND SEAL OF OFFICE THIS EIGHTH DAY OF APRIL, 2025, SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT, BROTHER FENNEMORE. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.

I'M JOINED BY SOME GREAT PEOPLE. ERWIN DELUNA IS OUR IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT.

BONNIE CARRIZAL IS A PAST PRESIDENT AND OUR TICKET DIRECTOR.

AND DOLORES GUZMAN FARIAS IS OUR PR DIRECTOR.

AS MENTIONED, IT IS OUR 77TH PARADE AND LIKE WE ALWAYS STRIVE TO DO, IT WILL BE OUR ABSOLUTE BEST.

MUCH BETTER THAN LAST YEAR, WHICH WAS BETTER THAN THE YEAR BEFORE THAT. THAT'S ALL WE DO IS KEEP GROWING.

ONE THING THAT'S NEW FOR FLAMBEAU THIS YEAR THAT WE'RE VERY PROUD OF, WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE IMPACT WE HAVE ON THE ENVIRONMENT, AND WE BORROWED THE TRAIN FROM THE CITY OF MCALLEN LAST YEAR TO TAKE CARS OFF OF THE ROAD, AND WE LIKED IT SO MUCH. WE'RE BUILDING OUR OWN TRAIN, AND IT'LL BE READY FOR MAY 3RD, AND WE'LL INTRODUCE IT THIS YEAR.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE BIG, BEAUTIFUL AND BOLD LIKE EVERYTHING FLAMBEAU DOES.

WE WANT EVERYBODY TO COME AND SEE US. THE LIGHTS WILL SHINE.

AS WE GO FORWARD. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

WELCOME. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU? WELCOME. HOW ARE YOU, SIR? LET'S TAKE A PICTURE HERE, GUYS.

GOOD MORNING. MORNING, SIR. THERE WE GO. GET IN THE MIDDLE THERE.

OKAY. THERE WE GO. GET THE BEAUTIFUL WOMEN ON YOUR SIDE, SIR JAMES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS.

ALL RIGHT. THAT'S MY BUDDY. ALL RIGHT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING KING ANTONIO PAUL A ROLFS, JR. COMMISSIONER MOODY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE NUMBER OF THOSE ROMAN NUMERALS STAND FOR, SO I'LL YIELD TO YOU, COMMISSIONER. YOU PROBABLY KNOW BETTER THAN I THAT 100 AND 202.

IS IT 102? 102. THERE YOU GO. NICE. GOT IT. TEST 100.

PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE TEXAS CAVALIERS WERE FOUNDED IN 1926 AND CURRENTLY COMPROMISES OVER 600 BUSINESS, CIVIC AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE COMMITTED TO BETTERING THE LIVES OF SAN ANTONIO AREA CHILDREN THROUGH NUMEROUS PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

AND WHEREAS THE TEXAS CAVALIERS PUT ON THE MUCH ENJOYED TEXAS CAVALIERS RIVER PARADE BY UTILIZING THE HELP FROM ITS VOLUNTEER MEMBERS WHO CONSTRUCT BARGES, CARRY GENERATORS, SELL TICKETS, AND PERFORM MANY BEHIND THE SCENES JOBS THAT GO INTO PRODUCING A PARADE OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

AND WHEREAS THE TEXAS CAVALIERS, THROUGH THE TEXAS CAVALIERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, SUPPORT CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY BY RAISING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR HUNDREDS OF LOCAL CHILDREN'S CHARITIES. AND WHEREAS PAUL ROLFS JR HAS BEEN ELECTED KING ANTONIO 102ND TO REPRESENT THE TEXAS CAVALIERS DURING FIESTA WEEK ACTIVITIES. KING ANTONIO WILL VISIT LOCAL SCHOOLS, CHILDREN'S CHARITIES, NURSING HOMES, VETERANS HOMES AND PEDIATRIC UNITS AT LOCAL HOSPITALS, BRINGING KING'S MEDALS AND A BIT OF FIESTA TO EACH SPOT.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF THE COUNTY OF BEXAR HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS APRIL 8TH, 2025, TO HONOR KING ANTONIO, 102ND. SIGNED YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JUDGE SAKAI. COMMISSIONERS.

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I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE GENTLEMAN HERE WITH ME TODAY. FIESTA FOR THE TEXAS CAVALIERS.

WOULDN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT HIM. ERIC RIBLON, THE EXECUTIVE AIDE.

TY WEST, THE DE AIDE. AND WILL ZIGLAR, THE KNIGHT AIDE.

FUN FACT WILL ZIEGLER'S GRANDFATHER WAS THAD ZEIGLER WAS NOT PAID FOR.

PORTER LORING JUNIOR. MY GRANDFATHER 50 YEARS AGO.

SO JUST A REMINDER OF THE LEGACY AND HISTORY OF OUR GREAT CITY.

AN UPDATE ON THE CAVALIERS. WE'RE HARD AT WORK PLANNING THE RIVER PARADE APRIL 28TH.

THIS YEAR'S THEME IS SHINE BRIGHT A CELEBRATION OF LIGHT AND ILLUMINATION FOR ALL.

SO THIS YEAR WE'LL SUPPORT 62 CHARITIES. WE'RE STILL RAISING MONEY, BUT WE'RE LOOKING TO GIVE RIGHT AT $3 MILLION THIS YEAR, BRINGING OUR CUMULATIVE GIVING UP OVER $20 MILLION SINCE THE FOUNDATION WAS SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1989.

IN YOUR GIFT BAG TODAY WILL BE A PIECE OF ARTWORK FROM OUR ART CONTEST THAT WE HAD A FEW WEEKS AGO.

THAT ART CONTEST WILL SUPPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ART PROGRAMS. THROUGH THAT CONTEST, WE'LL DISTRIBUTE $104,000 TO PUBLIC SCHOOL ART PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT ALL TEN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. SO IT'S A GREAT TIME TO BE IN SAN ANTONIO AND VIVA FIESTA, VIVA! HERE YOU GO, KING. HERE WE GO. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. SEE YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

SEE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO, GUYS.

IT'S OKAY. I CAN SEE MYSELF. I CAN SEE EACH OTHER'S FACE. DO YOU SEE ME? YEAH. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, WE'LL TAKE UP FOR A ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNER FOR ROUND ONE OF THE 2025 SLIMMED DOWN SHOWDOWN WEIGHT

[4.a. Announcement of the winner for Round 1 of the 2025 Slim Down showdown weight loss challenge in support of the health and wellness for all Bexar County Employees. (Presentation Time: 10 minutes) (Nicole Hall)]

YES. THANK YOU JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

I'M NICOLE HALL. BEXAR COUNTY WELLNESS PROGRAM MANAGER.

SO IN JANUARY, I CAME HERE TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF OUR ANNUAL SLIMMED DOWN SHOWDOWN WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES.

AND TODAY, I'M EXCITED TO BE BACK TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS FOR ROUND ONE.

SO THIS YEAR FOR ROUND ONE, WE HAD 678 EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATE, ACHIEVING A TOTAL COMBINED WEIGHT LOSS OF 2,368 POUNDS.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED AND COMPLETED ROUND ONE THIS YEAR, AS IT WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE FOR ALL OF OUR TOP WINNERS, WITH SOME BEING ONLY 0.2% AWAY FROM EACH OTHER.

BUT WE DO HAVE OUR TOP SIX WINNERS TO ANNOUNCE WHO ACHIEVED THE HIGHEST TOTAL PERCENTAGE OF WEIGHT LOSS.

SOME OF THE WINNERS ARE HERE TODAY, SO AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM SO WE CAN GIVE YOU THE CERTIFICATE AND THEN WE'LL TAKE A PICTURE. THEY ALSO DON'T KNOW WHAT PLACE THEY'VE WON.

SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY'RE HEARING IT. SO IN THIRD PLACE WINNING $125 GIFT CARD TO H-E-B.

WE HAVE KRISTEN HERRERA FROM JP ONE. WE HAVE RUBEN AVALOS FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AND THEN IN SECOND PLACE, WINNING $250 TO H-E-B.

WE HAVE CHRISTINA LEOS FROM COURT SECURITY. ALL RIGHT.

AND ALSO IN SECOND PLACE, WE HAVE JOSE SOSA FROM THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

AND THEN IN FIRST PLACE, WINNING $400 TO H-E-B.

WE HAVE MELISSA BALDWIN FROM THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE.

AND NICOLAS LAPOINTE FROM THE CANON SERVICE CENTER.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE WINNERS AND EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED.

WE TRULY ARE INSPIRED TO SEE THE DEDICATION AND EFFORT THAT EVERYONE PUT FORWARD THROUGHOUT THIS PAST EIGHT WEEKS.

HOWEVER, THE CHALLENGE ISN'T OVER YET, SO THIS YEAR IS THE FIRST TIME WE'RE EVER DOING TWO ROUNDS.

SO ROUND TWO WILL START MAY 12TH, AND EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED IN ROUND ONE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THE SAME PRIZES.

SO EVEN THE WINNERS OF THESE FIRST THREE PLACES CAN ALSO WIN AGAIN.

AT OUR SECOND ROUND THAT, LIKE I SAID, BEGINS MAY 12TH AND IT WILL GO FOR FOUR MORE WEEKS.

WE ALSO WILL BE HOSTING A CELEBRATION EVENT TOMORROW.

SO THIS WILL BE IN THIS COURTROOM AT 4 P.M., AND WE INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US WHO PARTICIPATED THROUGHOUT THIS FIRST ROUND.

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SO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE AND THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING.

CAN I? NICOLE, CAN I ASK THE WINNER? HOW MANY POUNDS ARE THE TOP PERSON LOSE? SO WE DON'T GO BY POUNDS, BUT THE PERCENTAGE OF WEIGHT LOSS IS 14.5%.

OKAY, COOL. GREAT. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

ALL RIGHT, SO I KNOW YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE HERE, BUT LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. PICTURE? TAKE A PICTURE. YES. COME ON. CONGRATULATIONS.

YOU'RE WELCOME. CONGRATS. THANK YOU. WE WANT THE SHORTCUT.

YEAH. THERE YOU GO. CONGRATULATIONS, LUCY.

COME ON. ONE MORE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT. I THINK WE'VE GOTTEN THROUGH ALL THE CEREMONIAL SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS.

LET'S NOW GO TO ITEM SIX. REQUEST OF COMMISSIONERS COURT, IDENTIFY ITEMS FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS AND APPROVE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, IS THERE ANY MATTERS YOU WISH TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? NOTHING TO PULL. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. I'M GOOD.

JUDGE. COMMISSIONER. MOODY. COMMISSIONER CALVERT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA?

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ALL THOSE MATTERS AND CONSENT? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CONTINUES.

LET ME JUST SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO PERHAPS WAS HERE FOR CONSENT.

WILL BE RECOGNIZING YOU AT A LATER DATE. AND SO WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM SEVEN, FILING FOR THE RECORD,

[7. Filing for record the following legal and administrative documents and directing the Criminal District Attorney's Office to take action, if necessary]

WHICH ONE IS THAT? MR. GUEVARA? ITEM SEVEN A.

SEVEN A PLEASE DELETE. WE WILL TAKE AND FILE FOR RECORD.

SEVEN B NOTE FOR THE RECORD. ALL RIGHT. WE THEN GO TO TWO MINUTES.

[8. Commissioners Court minutes for Tuesday, March 25, 2025.]

MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

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

OKAY. WE HAVE A LIST OF THOSE, AND WE ALSO APPEARS THAT THEY ALL PERTAIN TO BEXAR COUNTY PRECINCT FOUR. SO I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE CONSTABLE KATHRYN BROWN.

KATHRYN, DO YOU WISH TO HAVE EVERYBODY COME AND SPEAK INDIVIDUALLY, OR IS ARE Y'ALL WANTING TO COMBINE YOUR. WE ALL HAVE A PORTION. SO EVERYBODY CALL INDIVIDUALLY.

YES, SIR. OKAY. DO YOU WANT THEM TO COME STAND WITH YOU OR NOT? YEAH THAT'S FINE. ALL RIGHT. SO ALL THOSE THAT ARE HERE FOR APPARENTLY THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THE NEW BUILDING.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT, SO ALL THOSE THAT ARE HERE, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND I'LL CALL YOU AS YOU SIGN UP.

SO, CONSTABLE KAT BROWN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR THREE MINUTES.

OKAY. OKAY. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

AS YOU MAY RECALL, OUR BUILDING WAS COMPROMISED IN A TARGETED ATTACK INVOLVING OVER 20 ROUNDS OF GUNFIRE ARE DIRECTED AT PRECINCT FOUR CONSTABLE'S OFFICE IN 2023. THREE OF THOSE ROUNDS PENETRATED THE STRUCTURE, STRIKING BOTH THE CHIEF'S OFFICE AND THE COMMUNITY ROOM WHILE STAFF OCCUPIED THE BUILDING. THIS WAS A DIRECT AND DELIBERATE ACT OF VIOLENCE AT A JUSTICE OF THE PEACE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT FACILITY.

DESPITE THE SEVERITY OF THE INCIDENT, PROPER MEASURES WERE NOT IMPLEMENTED IN ITS AFTERMATH.

NO UPGRADES WERE MADE TO THE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, AND NO ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL SECURITY MEASURES SUCH AS REINFORCEMENT POINTS.

IMPROVED ACCESS CONTROLS WERE IN PLACE. THIS LACK OF RESPONSE HAS LEFT OUR PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONS VULNERABLE TO FUTURE THREATS. THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY DEPENDS ON HAVING THE RIGHT RESOURCES IN PLACE TO PROTECT

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I HAVE BROUGHT FOUR OF MY ADMINISTRATIVE TEAM AND FOUR MEMBERS FROM MY ADMINISTRATIVE, WHICH IS A COMBINED 138 YEARS OF MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE. I AM ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY FIVE MEMBERS OF MY ADMINISTRATIVE TASK FORCE, WHO HAD A VITAL ROLE IN PREPARING THE PRESENTATION AND DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE AT THE NEW LOCATION.

THIS PLAN, COMBINED WITH WELL TRAINED DEPUTIES, WILL ENSURE THAT WE HAVE A PROACTIVE, ADAPTABLE AND FULLY PREPARED ORDER OF OPERATION TO MAINTAIN PEACE AND SAFETY FOR ALL. THE SAFETY OF OUR PERSONNEL, THE INTEGRITY OF OUR OPERATIONS AND THE COMPLIANCE WITH STATE COURT SECURITY MANDATES AND FEDERAL LAW STANDARDS MUST BE REMAIN, MUST REMAIN A TOP PRIORITY.

CONTINUING TO OPERATE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS EXPOSES THIS AGENCY TO UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF LIABILITY AND RISK.

AND NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU MY CHIEF, WHO HELPED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PLAN.

CHIEF ROGER CAVAZOS. OKAY. ROGER CAVAZOS. GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING. I'M CHIEF ROGER CAVAZOS. PRIOR CAREER THAT I JUST LEFT WAS 36 YEARS WITH THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT.

SO I DECIDED TO CONTINUE MY LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER AND CAME AND JOINED PRECINCT FOUR WITH CONSTABLE BROWN.

SO CONSTABLE BROWN HAD ASKED FOR ME AND FOR OUR ADMINISTRATIVE THREAT ASSESSMENT TEAM TO PROVIDE A THREAT ASSESSMENT ON THE NEW FACILITY. AND I THINK A PACKET WAS WAS GIVEN TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

IS THAT CORRECT? OKAY. SO THE NEW BUILDING NOW IS IN CONVERSE, TEXAS 8794, EAST LOOP 1604, NORTH NUMBER TWO. WE WERE TASKED WITH THE PURPOSE OF THE THREAT ASSESSMENT WAS TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL RISKS AND VULNERABILITIES, RECOMMEND MITIGATION STRATEGIES, ENSURE THE SAFETY OF PERSONNEL, VISITORS, AND COUNTY ASSETS.

THE SCOPE OF THIS ASSESSMENT WAS THE PHYSICAL SECURITY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ANALYSIS OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT, RISK MITIGATION STRATEGIES, IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM, AND THEN, OF COURSE, DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT WILL BE VISITING THIS ESTABLISHMENT. THIS FACILITY IS A 32,000 SQUARE FOOT MULTI-USE GOVERNMENT BUILDING COMPRISED OF THE JUSTICE COURT, THE TAX COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE AND COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.

WHEN YOU WHEN YOU DO THE NUMBERS ON THIS, YOU TYPICALLY HAVE PEOPLE VISITING THIS FACILITY AT AN APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 30 MINUTES AT A TIME ON A DAILY BASIS.

THAT WOULD RANGE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 3000 AND 6000 PATRONS.

WHEN WE SPEAK OF THIS, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE INGRESS AND EGRESS TO THIS FACILITY.

THIS FACILITY IS OFF OF 1604. OFF OF ROCKET LANE.

ONE WAY IN, ONE WAY OUT. YOU ALSO HAVE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE THERE AS IT IS WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.

THERE IS A HIGH VOLUME OF TRAFFIC, AND IT'S ONLY THE JP OFFICER WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THAT WILL BE COMING IN TO THIS FACILITY.

IT COMPROMISES THE INTEGRITY TO BE ABLE TO BRING IN ADDITIONAL RESOURCES.

WE HAVE VEHICLES ALREADY CURRENTLY AT THE CURRENT FACILITY THAT OVERFLOW THE PARKING LOT AND PARK ON THE ACCESS ROAD AND ON THE SURROUNDING STREETS OF OUR COMMUNITY HERE. IF THEY DO THAT, WE HAVE A PROBLEM TO BE ABLE TO GET VEHICLES IN OR OUT.

BESIDES THAT, THERE IS ALSO A DRIVE THRU LANE THAT NOW IS COMPROMISING.

THE TIME HAS EXPIRED. DOES ANYBODY YIELD? TIME FOR CHIEF.

WHICH? WHO ARE YOU, SIR? WAIT, WAIT. ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.

CONTINUE. CHIEF. SO WITH THAT GOING INTO EFFECT, WE NOW HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES, THE AMOUNT OF PATRONS, AND THE ABILITY TO RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

A CRITICAL INCIDENT. THE BUILDING IS BEAUTIFUL.

WE CAN'T DENY THAT. VERY GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.

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IF YOU REFLECT BACK ON GOVERNMENT CODE FOR 11.209 THAT SPECIFICALLY TALKS ABOUT BUILDINGS THAT CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE HOLDERS, OR NOW, SINCE WE'RE AN OPEN CARRY STATE THAT YOU CANNOT BAN PEOPLE FROM GOING INTO THOSE BUILDINGS. SO IT IDENTIFIES COURTS, BUT IT DOESN'T IDENTIFY COMMON AREAS.

WHEN YOU ALL PUT THE TAX OFFICE IN THIS BUILDING THAT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT STATUTE.

SO NOW WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SECURE THIS FACILITY TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM COMING IN WHO ARE ARMED, AND THE SAFETY OF ALL THOSE THAT ARE IN THERE IN OUR OLD FACILITY.

WE HAVE THE THE X RAY MACHINE, THE MAGNETOMETER AT THE ENTRYWAY, AND THIS NEW FACILITY WITH YOUR OBJECTOR'S FOR THE SECOND AND FIRST AMENDMENT THAT TRY TO TEST THESE AUTHORITIES, THEY CAN GO AHEAD AND ENTER INTO THIS FACILITY AT THE BEGINNING.

FOR THAT REASON, IT CREATES A MANPOWER ISSUE.

NOW, YOU'VE GOT THE ABILITY FOR PEOPLE TO WALK IN THAT ARE ARMED, BUT WE'VE GOT TO PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING INTO THE SECURE AREAS.

THOSE MAGNETOMETERS CANNOT BE AT THE AT THE ENTRY.

THEY HAVE TO BE SPECIFICALLY MONITORING THE AREA OF THE COURT OR OF THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.

BEING A MULTI-USE FACILITY THAT MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT.

THERE ARE OTHER SEVERAL CHALLENGES WITH THE ACCESS TO THIS FACILITY.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A SECURE PARKING AREA.

THE FACILITY IS AND I WISH I COULD PUT UP THE THE PICTURES.

THEY FAILED TO CLOSE OFF PART OF THE WALL SO YOU CAN WALK IN THE BACK OUTSIDE OF THE GATES.

SO THERE'S EASILY, EASILY ACCESS TO THESE FACILITIES.

THE OTHER THE OTHER ISSUE, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SECURE THIS AREA AGAIN, I GO BACK TO MANPOWER.

WE TYPICALLY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE TWO OFFICERS IN THE COURT, ONE MANNING THE MAGNETOMETER IN THE HALLWAY FOR THE JUDGE.

JUDGE? THE TIME HAS EXPIRED. YOU WANT TO YIELD YOUR TIME? OR DOES SOMEBODY ELSE WANT TO STEP FORWARD? DO YOU WANT TO COME UP? GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS CHIEF JOHN MUIRHEAD. I'M CHIEF OF THE SUPPORT DIVISION FOR PRECINCT FOUR.

MY BACKGROUND IS 30 YEARS MILITARY EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING COUNTERTERRORISM AND.

SECURITY ASSESSMENT. IT'S MY OPINION THAT THERE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT SECURITY FLAWS WITH THIS BUILDING.

THEY'RE EASY TO SPOT JUST DRIVING UP TO THE FACILITY.

PROBABLY THE MOST DANGEROUS IS THE BOTTLENECK THAT THE CHIEF MENTIONED.

I'D SAY THE SECOND MOST DANGEROUS IS PROBABLY THE FACT THAT THE FUEL TANK IS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM WALL.

AND I AM SWAT TRAINED IN SWAT. SNIPER TRAINED.

IT WOULD BE EASY TO PUT SOMEBODY ON TOP OF THAT TANK.

IT HAS A DIRECT LINE OF ACCESS TO THE JUDGE'S BENCH.

IT'S A NON BULLETPROOF WINDOW. AND THEN THE FACT THAT IT'S A GIGANTIC FUEL TANK, IT'S A HOLLOW CORE MASONRY WALL.

THERE'S NO GATE LEADING TO THAT WALL, SO IT WOULD BE EASY TO HIT THAT WALL.

THIRD IS HOW EXPOSED THE JUDGE'S BENCH INSIDE.

NOT ONLY IS IT EASY TO VAULT, BUT THERE'S A HANDICAP ELEVATOR TO THE LEFT IF YOU'RE FACING THE JUDGE'S BENCH.

NOT ONLY COULD YOU VAULT THE JUDGE'S BENCH, BUT YOU CAN GET OVER THAT GATE STRAIGHT INTO THE JUDGE'S CHAMBERS.

THERE'S NO THERE'S NO OTHER SECURITY IN THAT AREA.

THERE'S NO BOLLARDS IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING, AND YOU COULD DRIVE A TRUCK STRAIGHT THROUGH THE FRONT ACCESS TO THE BUILDING.

ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING, THERE'S AN OPENING ATOP A WALL THAT'S EASILY SCALABLE.

AND IT ALLOWS ACCESS TO BOTH THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE AND THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.

AGAIN, PICTURE WINDOWS, NOT BULLETPROOF. THERE'S ALSO ACREAGE SURROUNDING THE BUILDING.

CHIEF WAS WAS ADDRESSING THAT THERE'S NO FENCING AND IT IS EASILY APPROACHABLE BY FOOT.

THERE'S NO WAY TO CONTROL THAT. CHIEF, DO YOU WANT TO REGAIN SOME OF YOUR TIME? DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY, I'M GOING TO YIELD MY TIME TO YOU.

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I'M GOING TO NOTE AN OBJECTION ON BEHALF OF THE COURT.

I'M VERY CONCERNED. YOU HAVE A CITIZENS TO BE HEARD, AND I'M ALLOWING YOU TO BE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD IF YOU WISH TO CONTINUE.

BUT WE ARE DISCUSSING ISSUES THAT I BELIEVE SHOULD NOT BE MADE PART OF A PUBLIC RECORD.

QUITE FRANKLY, YOU'RE IDENTIFYING A LOT OF ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE RESOLVED.

THIS IS NOT THE PROPER FORM TO DO THAT. I WON'T ALLOW YOU TO CONTINUE TO SPEAK.

OKAY, BUT I AM NOTING MY OBJECTION IN ASKING THAT.

COUNTY STAFF. FACILITIES. COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT FOUR.

THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. IF IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, BUT AS SUBJECT TO OPEN MEETINGS, WE CANNOT TAKE ANY ACTION. I DON'T WANT FURTHER DISCUSSION AMONG THE DAIS BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THIS NEEDS THIS NEEDS TO BE AGENDIZED, PERHAPS FOR FUTURE COURT. AND WE MAY HAVE TO DISCUSS THESE ISSUES IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

I NOTE MY OBJECTION. I ALLOW Y'ALL TO CONTINUE.

OKAY. YES, JUDGE. AND I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE REQUESTING.

AND WE'VE TRIED WITH EMAILS. WE HAVE DOCUMENTED COMMUNICATION THAT FELL ON DEAF EARS, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY. IT IS VERY IMPERATIVE THAT WE MOVE INTO THE BUILDING PRIOR TO ANYONE ELSE COMING IN SO THAT WE CAN ESTABLISH THAT.

AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR TO TO REQUEST.

DOES THE COUNTY STAFF HOW HOW CAN WE MOVE FORWARD IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT SITUATION? I JUST WANT WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE ACTION, BUT LET'S MOVE FORWARD SO THAT EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THEY NEED TO BE HEARD.

THE ISSUES NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. I DON'T BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE DOING THAT TODAY.

AND I WILL NOTE MY OBJECTION. SO WHAT WE WOULD ASK THE CONSTABLE TO DO IS BRING AN ITEM FORWARD FOR COMMISSIONERS COURT CONSIDERATION TO ADDRESS, TO ASK FOR RESOURCES OR WHATEVER IT IS YOU NEED TO ADDRESS YOUR ISSUE.

SO, CONSTABLE, IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WISH TO PUT ON THE RECORD? THIS IS YOU STILL, I THINK THERE'S STILL TIME LEFT.

THAT IS IT. WE JUST WANT AGAIN TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

AND IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO DO THAT WITH EVERYBODY IN THE BUILDING.

WELL, I'VE AGAIN, THAT'S THE REASON WHY I DON'T WANT TO TAKE ACTION, BUT I HAVE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS FOR EVERYBODY TO PLEASE FOLLOW.

UNEXPECTED DONE. AND I EXPECT THINGS TO BE FIXED WITH A PROPER AGENDIZED ITEM AND A PROPER DISCUSSION, AND PERHAPS THINGS CAN BE RESOLVED WITHOUT TAKING COURT ACTION.

HOW ABOUT THAT? OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. MY OBJECTION. GO AHEAD.

NO. JUST I THINK AS WE GO FORWARD HERE, I WOULD LIKE THE CONTEXT OF ALSO HOW THAT COMPARES TO OTHER SATELLITE OFFICES FOR THE COUNTY. AND AS WE GO FORWARD WITH POTENTIALLY BUILDING NEW SATELLITES, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY KEEPING THAT IN MIND. SO I THINK THAT THAT'S JUST IMPORTANT.

AND WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT THAT CONTEXT AS WE TRY TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GET THIS THING DONE. THANK YOU SIR.

APPRECIATE YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY OTHER CITIZENS TO BE HEARD THAT WE DID NOT CALL OUT? YOU MUST SIGN UP, SO IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE DO SO AT THIS TIME THEN.

WE'RE STILL SHORT OF TIME. CERTAIN. SO TIME CERTAIN.

WE HAVE 11, 1130. WE'LL GET TO YOU WHEN WE HIT THE TIME.

SO LET US GO TO INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. ALL RIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT IS 62. DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A BUDGET TRANSFER TOTALING

[62. Discussion and appropriate action regarding a budget transfer totaling $47,710,952 required to allow the County Auditor's Office to close out FY 2023-24 and finalize the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR). (Estimated Presentation Time: 10 minutes) (Tina Smith-Dean)]

A MISS TINA SMITH. DEAN. THANK YOU, TINA SMITH DEAN WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

EVERY YEAR THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE UNDERGOES AN AUDIT BY AN OUTSIDE AUDITOR.

AND AS PART OF THAT PROCESS, AND IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE THE BOOKS FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR, THEY ASK US TO BRING A BUDGET TRANSFER TO COMMISSIONERS COURT SO WE CAN CLOSE OUT ALL OF THE ACCOUNTS AND GET THE AUDIT COMPLETED.

SO THIS TRANSFER IS REQUESTING APPROVAL TO MOVE 47.7 MILLION FROM VARIOUS ACCOUNTS TO VARIOUS ACCOUNTS. ALL OF THIS WAS IS WITHIN LINE WITH WHAT WE PRESENTED TO YOU DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS.

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SO THIS IS KIND OF A ROUTINE. IT'S A LOT OF MONEY, BUT IT'S A ROUTINE ITEM.

MOTION TO APPROVE. JUDGE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

[63. Discussion and appropriate action regarding awarding a delivery order to CDW Government LLC, to provide for the purchase of the Cisco Hyperconverged and Nutanix solution, to include hardware and software licensing and support, in the total amount not to exceed $2,210,067.88. through the Texas Interlocal Purchasing System Contract #TIPS 230105. as requested by Bexar County Irrfonnation Technology; and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents'for record. (Estimated Presentation Time: 5 minutes) (Mark Gager)]

230105. AS REQUESTED BY BEXAR COUNTY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE AGE TO EXECUTE AND FILE THE APPROPRIATE AWARD DOCUMENT FOR RECORD MR. GAGER. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

THIS ONE'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. OUR CURRENT CORE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS OUR ON PREMISES DATA CENTERS, THE SERVERS, PRIMARILY AT THE EOC AND AT QUARRY RUN IS END OF LIFE.

AND THE SUPPORT THIS SEPTEMBER. SO THIS IS A CAPITAL PROJECT TO REPLACE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MANAGE OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR SERVER ENVIRONMENT, AS WELL AS REPLACE VMWARE WITH NUTANIX.

SO THE SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE THE HARDWARE ITSELF IS INCLUDED WITH A ONE YEAR OR ONE YEAR OF SUPPORT IS INCLUDED.

AND WITH NUTANIX, THE SOFTWARE THAT ACTUALLY RUNS OUR ABILITY TO MANAGE VIRTUALLY THOSE SERVERS IS A THREE YEAR SUPPORT AGREEMENT INCLUDED WITH THIS, THIS COST. SO WE'RE SEEKING APPROVAL SO THAT WE COULD AGAIN, MAINTAIN CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION. COMMISSIONER.

MARK. APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS ITEM AND PROVIDING THE BACKGROUND BETWEEN THE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE, THERE'S THERE'S A PIECE TO BOTH. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S RIGHT. SO THE HARDWARE ITSELF IS CISCO HARDWARE.

AND THEN THE MOST COMMON, SOFTWARE THAT WE'VE BEEN USING FOR YEARS HAS BEEN VMWARE.

VMWARE HELPS US MANAGE VIRTUALLY. WE CREATE VIRTUAL SERVERS, RIGHT? THEY'RE NOT HARD. YOU KNOW, EACH SERVER IS IN ITS OWN PHYSICAL BOX, RIGHT? SO BROADCOM BOUGHT OUT VMWARE LAST YEAR IN LIKE A $69 BILLION DEAL AND THEIR PRICES ARE GOING UP ALMOST 100%. SO WE'RE MOVING OVER TO NUTANIX TO BETTER MANAGE OUR COSTS WITH OUR VIRTUAL SERVER MANAGEMENT PLATFORM.

I GUESS I HEARD YOU MENTION THE END OF LIFE FOR THE THE HARDWARE.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT CAN EVER BE EXTENDED, OR IS IT BECAUSE IT'S TIED TO NEW SOFTWARE THAT IT HAS TO BE, LIKE, SWITCHED OUT? WHAT DETERMINES END OF LIFE ON THE HARDWARE? YEAH. SO HARDWARE USUALLY HAS FIRMWARE EMBEDDED IN IT THAT YOU WOULDN'T CALL SOFTWARE, BUT THE FIRMWARE ITSELF ALLOWS THAT HARDWARE TO WORK WITH THE SOFTWARE THAT WE INSTALL ON IT.

SO THE FIRMWARE WILL NO LONGER BE SUPPORTED WITH ANY UPDATES AFTER SEPTEMBER.

SO VENDORS USUALLY HAVE THAT AS ABOUT A 5 TO 7 YEAR LIFESPAN.

WE'RE RIGHT AT ABOUT FIVE YEARS ON THIS INFRASTRUCTURE.

SO WITHOUT THE FIRMWARE UPDATES, WE'RE AT A SECURITY RISK WITHOUT PATCHES AND SECURITY UPDATES THERE WOULD BE A PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAD AN ISSUE WHERE IT FAILED.

WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET ANY MORE UPDATES ON THAT. AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

OUR ENTIRE SERVER ENVIRONMENT WOULD GO DOWN. UNDERSTAND IN FUTURE CONTRACTS, ARE WE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE LONGER END OF LIFE LIKE PERIOD OR IS THAT SO? USUALLY WE'LL BUY IT NEW AND USUALLY VENDORS WILL BEFORE WE BUY ANYTHING, AT LEAST GET 5 TO 7 YEARS OUT OF IT.

AND THAT'S THE TYPICAL LIFESPAN FOR SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE.

OR, YOU KNOW, EVEN OUR, OUR PCS, WE GET A FOUR YEAR, YOU KNOW, LIFE CYCLE ON THOSE FROM A WARRANTY STANDPOINT.

SO SO WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING AT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BUT SOMETIMES THEIR ACQUISITIONS VENDORS WILL COME IN AND JUST, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL STOP SUPPORTING STUFF, RIGHT? SO THERE'S NOT REALLY A CONTRACT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AS MUCH AS JUST AN AGREEMENT THAT THEY'LL SUPPORT IT OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF YEARS. UNDERSTAND. AND OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS THIS IS YOUR WORLD.

I'M JUST THINKING, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY, IF YOU WERE ABLE TO GET AN EXTRA YEAR OUT OF LIFE ON OUR COMPUTERS OR ON OUR FIRMWARE OR ON OUR SERVERS, THEN OVER TIME THAT WOULD BE SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S POSSIBLE IN FUTURE CONTRACTS.

I JUST WANT TO EXPLORE THAT A LITTLE BIT WITH YOU.

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AND THEN WE RUN INTO CIRCUMSTANCES LIKE THIS WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ACTUALLY UP AGAINST IT TO, TO REPLACE. BUT WE CERTAINLY TRY AND GET THE MOST OUT OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE CAN FROM AND TRY AND MAXIMIZE THAT.

APPRECIATE THAT. I'LL MOVE. APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY FURTHER QUESTION MARK FOR THE PUBLIC.

CAN YOU SAY THIS REAL SIMPLY? WHAT'S THIS DO FOR THE COUNTY? YEAH. SO ALL OF OUR SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS THAT PEOPLE USE ARE INSTALLED ON A SERVER, JUST LIKE YOU HAVE SOMETHING INSTALLED ON, ON YOUR PC. SO WE HAVE DATA CENTERS WHERE ALL OF OUR SERVERS ARE, AND THOSE DATA CENTERS FOR THE COUNTY ARE AT TWO LOCATIONS AMERICAN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AT BROOKS CITY BASE AND AT QUARRY RUN ON THE METRO 911 DATA CENTER.

SO AGAIN, WE HAVE SERVERS THERE WHERE ALL OF OUR SOFTWARE IS INSTALLED TO MANAGE ALL OF THOSE SERVERS.

WE HAVE CORE INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS JUST A CENTRAL KIND OF COMMAND CENTER, IF YOU WANT TO THINK OF IT THAT WAY, THAT ALLOWS US TO GO IN THROUGH A PLATFORM AND SIZE THOSE SERVERS TO THE RIGHT SIZE AND REPAIR THEM FROM A HEALTH STANDPOINT.

SO WE COULD DO IT ALL VIRTUALLY INSTEAD OF HAVING TO GO TOUCH A PHYSICAL BOX EVERY TIME. SO THIS IS THE BRAINS BEHIND ALL THAT WHEN THE BEST ANALOGY WOULD BE IT'S A ROAD THAT YOU'RE BUILDING BETWEEN THESE COMMUNICATION THAT YOU'RE JUST ENHANCING YOUR YOUR CONNECTION WITH YOUR WHOLE CONNECTIVITY.

RIGHT. YEAH. IT'S LIKE SIZING A CITY AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE CITY.

IF WE DON'T DO THIS OR IF WE IGNORE IT, THEN WE'RE GOING TO BE SUBJECT TO A BREAKDOWN AND HAVE A MAJOR CATASTROPHIC EVENT.

IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. RIGHT. COUNTY OPERATIONS WOULD SHUT DOWN IF THIS WASN'T IN PLACE.

ALL RIGHT. SO I DON'T WANT ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT WHY THIS IS SO NECESSARY.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND ON THE FLOOR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. MARK.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ITEM 64. DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN UPDATE TO ON DESIGN PROGRESS OF CERTAIN PROJECTS WITH THE FACILITY'S CAPITAL

[64. Discussion and appropriate action regarding an update on design progress of certain projects within the Facilities Management Capital Program and requesting authority to advertise Invitation for Bids for the following]

ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT B BE ANIMAL CARE SERVICES BUILDING PROJECT.

SEE TEJEDA COURTROOM RENOVATION PROJECT. MR. DAN CURRY, AND FOR PURPOSES OF THE MOTION, I UNDERSTAND THAT, MR. CURRY. YOU'RE ASKING THAT WE TAKE EACH SUBSECTION A, B, C SEPARATE WITH SEPARATE MOTIONS.

CORRECT? CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. SO, MR. CURRY, YOUR PRESENTATION PLEASE.

THANK YOU. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS DAN CURRY DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES FOR BEXAR COUNTY.

I'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE QUICK BACKGROUND. DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS LAST YEAR, WE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT LONG TERM DEBT IN THE COUNTY AND CAPITAL PROJECTS, AND THEN THE SPEED AT WHICH THOSE PROJECTS WOULD BE RELEASED TO THE MARKET AND ETC.

THERE WAS A KIND OF A NO OFFICIAL DIRECTION GIVEN BY THE COURT, BUT A KIND OF A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

SO OUR PLANNED APPROACH IS TO QUARTERLY BRING PROJECTS TO YOU THAT WE KNOW THAT ARE FINISHED, DESIGN AND ASK PERMISSION TO ADVERTISE THOSE IN THE MARKET.

AND SO AGAIN, THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED ON PROJECTS THAT HAVE THE MOST OPERATIONAL IMPACT AND BENEFIT.

SO HERE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE COMPLETING DESIGN THIS QUARTER. THIS IS THE SECOND QUARTER UPDATE OF THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE ADC ANNEX ROOF REPLACEMENT IS ABOUT $2 MILLION PROJECT. AGAIN, THAT'S PRETTY SELF-EXPLANATORY.

WE HAVE SOME THAT'S A 50 YEAR OLD BUILDING THAT HAS SOME YOU KNOW, MECHANICAL CURBS AND A LOT OF ROOFTOP UNITS THAT HAS SOME, SOME SPOT LEAKS IN IT WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF.

THE ANIMAL CARE SERVICES BUILDING, AS YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN A PROJECT THAT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT MANY TIMES. THIS IS THE NEW, BIGGER VERSION OF THAT ANIMAL CARE FACILITY OUT IN OGDEN.

SO 96 KENNELS THAT YOU GUYS AUTHORIZED US TO ADD TO THE DESIGN A FEW MONTHS BACK.

SO THOSE PLANS ARE COMPLETED AND READY FOR BIDDING. AND THE COURT.

COURT ROOM RENOVATION PROJECT. THIS IS MOVING THE FINAL COURTROOM FROM THE DETENTION FACILITY OVER TO THE COURTS BUILDING. THEY'VE ALREADY RELOCATED STAFF FOR THIS, SO THE SPACE IS KIND OF EMPTY WAITING FOR US TO MOVE.

THE PROJECT IS A LITTLE OLDER ON OUR BOOKS, SO WE WANT TO GET THAT UNDERWAY SO THE DOLLARS DON'T RUN AWAY FROM US ON THAT ONE.

THE LAST ITEM, WHICH WE'RE NOT RECOMMENDING TODAY, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT PROJECT IS THE VISTA VERDE ELEVATOR AND GENERATOR REPLACEMENT.

IT'S ABOUT $2.2 MILLION. THIS WILL SWITCH THE BUILDING TO A FULL LOAD GENERATOR, SO THE BUILDING WILL STAY 100% OPERATIONAL DURING A POWER OUTAGE.

WE BELIEVE THAT THAT PROJECT CAN WAIT ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 6 MONTHS UNTIL THE NEXT QUARTERLY UPDATE.

WE HAVE FOR AUTHORITY TO REQUEST AUTHORITY TO RELEASE THOSE PROJECTS.

SO OUR RECOMMENDATION TODAY IS TO RELEASE THE PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED FOR DESIGN AND TO GO TO BIDDING.

SO I DON'T KNOW, JUDGE, IF YOU WANT TO ASK FOR A MOTION ON A, WHICH IS THE ADC ANNEX ROOF REPLACEMENT.

IS THERE ANY COMMENT OR MOTION? I GOT A QUESTION.

WELL, FIRST OF ALL, LET ME MAKE A MOTION JUDGE THAT THEY GO AHEAD AND I GUESS AUTHORIZE A PUBLIC BIDDING FOR THE THE ADULT ANNEX REPLACEMENT. ROOF REPLACEMENT? THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION.

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AND JUST A QUICK QUESTION. DAN, THE CURRENT ROOF OVER THERE IS IS HOW OLD? SO THE BUILDING WAS RENOVATED IN 19. IN THE 1990S IT WAS AN OLD LABATT FOOD WAREHOUSE.

SO THIS IS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ANNEX. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A AND B TOWER OF THE ANNEX, WHICH IS THE OLDER PORTION OF THAT BUILDING. RIGHT. THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THERE ARE 35 ROOFTOP UNITS THAT ARE LIKE ROOFTOP AIR HANDLERS ON THE ROOF.

AND THOSE MECHANICAL CURBS, OVER TIME, WITH SUN BLEACHING AND MASTIC WEAR OUT.

AND SOME OF THE WATER INFILTRATION HAPPENS AT THOSE CURB CONNECTIONS WITH THOSE MECHANICAL.

SO QUESTION I HAVE IS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD OVER THE YEARS YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OF HAILSTORMS. HAVE YOU HAD SOMEBODY INSPECT IT TO SEE IF ANYTHING IS COVERED BY INSURANCE? YEAH. SO SO WE HAVEN'T WE HAVEN'T GONE THAT ROUTE AND I HAVEN'T TALKED TO VERONICA GUEVARA ABOUT THAT.

AND I DON'T KNOW, THAT KIND OF WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT. I COULD CERTAINLY REACH OUT TO HER, BUT WE DID AN IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION OF THIS ROOF DECK. SO WE TAKE CORING SAMPLES, WE PULL A SECTION BECAUSE A COMMERCIAL ROOF DECK INCLUDES SOMETIMES LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE, INSULATED FOAM BUILT UP, YOU KNOW, PLIES OF ROOFING MATERIAL. SO YOU TAKE A CORE OF THAT AND YOU INSPECT EXPECT IT.

IS IT WET? DO WE HAVE UNDERLAYMENT AND THINGS? SO DEVELOP THE SCOPE OF WORK. BUT WE'LL DEFINITELY REACH OUT TO VERONICA TO SEE IF ANY OF THAT IS REFUNDABLE. YEAH. I MEAN, JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY, I THINK, OF COURSE SOMEBODY WILL INSPECT IT FOR FREE, BUT IT MAY BE WORTH LOOKING AT.

BUT AGAIN, THESE ARE THESE ARE THE PROJECTS THAT ARE YOU KNOW, I GUESS THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF WHAT WE DO.

WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS DONE. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE GET EXCITED ABOUT.

BUT IT'S TAKING CARE OF SOME OF THESE CORE FUNCTIONS.

SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

THAT'S ALL I GOT, JUDGE. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION OF 64? AYE. SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES. IS THERE A MOTION ON 64 B? MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER MOODY? SO DAN, QUICKLY, IF YOU COULD TALK ABOUT. I BELIEVE THAT WHEN WE FIRST HAD THIS COME TO COURT, THERE WAS A PRICE TAG AROUND 10 MILLION. YOU'RE LOOKING AT 8.3 NOW.

IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, THE ORIGINAL PROJECT WAS SCOPED OUT AT ABOUT $5.5 MILLION FOR THE ORIGINAL, AND THEN WE DOUBLED IT. WE ADDED ABOUT $3 MILLION TO THE BUDGET.

NOW, COST ESTIMATES THAT WE HAVE ON THE BOOKS VERSUS WHAT WE THINK THE MARKET IS.

I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE CONSTRUCTION MARKET IS GOING TO BE.

WE'RE LOOKING IN OUR OFFICE INTERNALLY TO FIGURE OUT CONTRACTORS LIKE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM RISK, AND TARIFFS ARE A REAL RISK. SO AGAIN, WE HAVE WE DON'T WE HAVEN'T BID SOMETHING IN THE MARKET SINCE THESE THINGS ROLLED INTO EFFECT.

SO IT'LL WE'LL DISCOVER REAL QUICKLY WHAT THOSE KIND OF IMPACTS HAVE ON OUR CONSTRUCTION BUDGET.

AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO MITIGATE THOSE IDENTIFYING TELLING CONTRACTORS DON'T DON'T PAD YOUR NUMBER WITH TARIFF WHAT IFS, PAD YOUR NUMBER WITH THE ACTUAL COST NOW. AND IF AND IF TARIFFS CREATE THOSE THINGS WE'LL NEGOTIATE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION OR ADJUSTMENT TO YOUR AGREEMENT AFTER THE FACT.

BUT AGAIN, WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT EXERCISE YET.

UNDERSTAND? BUT WE DID HAVE A CONVERSATION IN COURT ABOUT SOME TRYING TO VALUE ENGINEER THIS PROJECT.

RIGHT. CAN YOU SPEAK TO SOME OF THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE.

YEAH. SO WE WE TOOK WE TOOK YOUR DIRECTION TO HEART.

YOU KNOW, WE SIMPLIFIED THE KENNEL BAYS TO TO SINGLE RUNS.

WE REMOVED SOME OF THE CMU WALLS WE HAD ACTUALLY PLACED IN THERE AND DOING A, A KIT COMPONENT WITH A STEEL PANEL CONFIGURATION TO SEPARATE THE DOG KENNEL RUNS.

WE ALSO HAD SPEC ORIGINALLY TO DO A WALK IN COOLER ROOM, WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY WALL PANELS AND ADDICTION COMPRESSORS.

WE'RE DOING FURNITURE RELATED FREEZERS FOR THOSE THAT FUNCTION.

AND SO THERE'S A COUPLE OTHER THINGS THAT WE DID THE PRIVATE DRIVE.

AGAIN, WE'RE NOT GOING 100% AROUND THE BUILDING.

WE'RE GOING TO DO AN L-SHAPE TO LEAVE ROOM FOR FUTURE EXPANSION.

SO THERE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PEEL OFF OF, KIND OF THE FUTURE VERSION OF THAT BUILDING.

AND REALLY DIAL IT INTO THIS FIRST PHASE. AND SO I'M HAPPY WITH THE DESIGN WE HAVE.

NO. AND I APPRECIATE THAT. AND I THINK THAT'S THAT'S GREAT WORK.

THOSE ARE SMART VALUE ENGINEERING OPTIONS THAT THAT I'M GLAD WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF.

I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WOULD BE WITH YOU OR DOCTOR ANDREA, BUT EFFORTS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND OR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO POTENTIALLY REDUCE THE, THE COST OF, OF THIS PROJECT OR JUST HOW WE DEAL WITH ANIMAL CONTROL SERVICES IN GENERAL.

YEAH. SO OPERATIONALLY, YOU KNOW, DOCTOR, WOULD YOU STEP FORWARD, PLEASE? SURE. SO TO TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.

THE ANIMAL CONTROL OR ANIMAL CARE FACILITY HAS HAD LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH SHELTERS,

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TO EASE THE THE BURDEN OF OUR CAPACITY ISSUES.

I WILL SAY WE'VE JUST DONE SOME PRELIMINARY DATA.

THAT'S NOT NOT QUITE READY FOR PRIME TIME, BUT SO FAR OF THE INTAKES THAT WE'VE DONE YEAR TO DATE IN FY, IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. WE'VE DOUBLED OUR ADOPTION RATE.

AND WE'VE ALSO MAINTAINED MORE THAN 60% OF OUR LIVE OUTCOME RELEASES.

OUR TWO COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO A SHELTER, TO A FOSTER OR TRANSPORTED TO OTHER STATES FOR ADOPTION.

AND SO JUST AS A JUST AS REGULAR OPERATIONS TRYING TO GET MORE EFFICIENT ON HOW WE CAN EASE THE CAPACITY BURDEN WHICH AFFECTS OUR OPERATIONAL COSTS, THE QUICKER WE CAN GET DOGS ADOPTED OUT, THE LESS THEY COST US IN, IN THE FACILITY.

AND SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. WE'VE PRESENTED TO THE SUBURBAN CITY MAYORS TWICE ON THEIR ANIMAL CONTROL ISSUES.

MANY OF THEM HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE OPERATION OF THE NEW FACILITY SO THAT THAT WE WOULD HELP THEM WITH THEIR ANIMAL CONTROL ISSUES IN THE SUBURBAN CITIES, PICKING UP STRAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT PROCESS OF EVICTION.

WE HAD ONE ISSUE WHERE THERE WERE SOME ANIMALS LEFT BEHIND AND ONE OF THE SUBURBAN CITIES AFTER AN EVICTION. SO THEY HAVE NEEDS TO.

AND SO OPERATIONALLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT CONTINUING THOSE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND ENHANCING THEM EVEN MORE.

AND ADDING THE ADDITION OF, OF WORKING WITH SUBURBAN CITIES SO THAT WE CAN REDUCE OPERATIONAL COSTS.

NO. AND I THINK THAT THAT'S IMPORTANT. I KNOW WE'VE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS, AND, YOU KNOW, WE COULD TALK ABOUT THIS SPECIFIC BUILDING AND TRYING TO GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR IT FROM CITY PARTNERS WHICH COULD HAVE ITS OWN CHALLENGES OR INVESTING IN, IN OTHER CAPACITY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

RIGHT. BUT ULTIMATELY, I THINK THE THE GOAL, AS I SEE IT, IS HOW DO WE LEVERAGE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS MORE? OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE A PART TO PLAY IN THIS AND WE WILL PLAY THAT PART.

BUT WHEN WE CAN LEVERAGE THOSE OTHER RESOURCES, ULTIMATELY I THINK WE CAN ACCOMPLISH MORE AT LESS OF A COST TO TAXPAYERS.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO THAT THROUGH THIS PROCESS, NOT I MEAN, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS 96 KENNELS HERE TODAY.

BUT AS WE GO FORWARD, I WANT TO BE VERY THOUGHTFUL ABOUT HOW WE CAN TRY TO LEVERAGE THOSE COMMUNITY SOURCES MORE.

WHETHER IT'S ADOPTIONS AND WHETHER IT'S THAT CONNECTIVITY THAT WE HAVE OR WHETHER THERE'S THERE'S A THERE'S A GREATER PARTNERSHIP TO BE HAD.

AND I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, BUT I WOULD I WOULD ASK AND DIRECT STAFF TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE THAT AS WE GO FORWARD HERE, BECAUSE I THINK WE'RE GOING TO NEED THE KENNELS REGARDLESS.

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, AS WE CONTINUE TO HAVE MORE AND MORE CHALLENGES HERE, HOW CAN WE LEVERAGE THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES? WE'LL CONTINUE THAT WORK. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. JUDGE, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER CLAY.

DOCTOR A, YOU KNOW, I'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE STRAY DOGS.

SPECIFICALLY IN MY PRECINCT AND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS SUCH A PROPONENT FOR HEALTHY EATING AND EXERCISE AND WALKING EVERY DAY.

SO MY STAFF AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT DOING A PRECINCT ONE PET ADOPTION EVENT.

BUT AGAIN, SO MANY PROJECTS, NOT ENOUGH TIME TO DO IT.

SO NOW WITH MY NEW DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS, IF YOU COULD REACH OUT TO AMY PUTNEY, PLEASE, SO WE CAN GET THE BALL ROLLING ON THIS. I WILL. AND I'LL JUST OFFER THAT ONE OF THE OTHER DATA POINTS WE'RE LOOKING AT RELATED THAT FROM THE DATA SET I WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT, IS THAT WHAT WE'RE SEEING, AT LEAST OVER THE LAST YEAR, IS THAT MANY OF THE DOG BITES AND AGGRESSION FROM DOGS THAT ARE BEING REPORTED ARE FROM OWNED DOGS, WHERE USUALLY THE VICTIM IS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSEHOLD OR A VISIT VISITOR TO THAT HOUSEHOLD.

SO WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO BALANCE HOW WE'RE DIRECTING RESOURCES.

STRAY DOGS OBVIOUSLY ARE AN ISSUE, BUT REALLY WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO FOCUS IN ON RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP FOR PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, WHOSE DOGS ARE AGGRESSIVE IN THEIR OWN HOME.

BUT YES, WE'RE HAPPY TO TALK TO AMY ABOUT THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. DAN. SO ARE THESE KENNELS ONLY FOR THE SIZE OF DOGS AND CATS, OR WHAT ABOUT SOME OF THE LARGER ONES? THINKING OF THE RURAL PART OF MY PRECINCT. LIKE IF THEY'RE ABUSED HORSES OR SOMETHING.

WE HAVE SPACE FOR LARGER. YEAH. SO IN THE. OKAY, THERE'S ACTUALLY TWO ACRES THAT WE'VE CREATED A FENCE.

AND ACTUALLY THAT WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS WE DID ORIGINALLY HAD A FIVE ACRE PARCEL THAT WE HAD FENCED IN FOR A STRAY ANIMALS THAT WERE REDUCED THAT TO TWO, WHICH WE THINK IT'S RIGHT BEHIND THE THE PARKING LOT.

SO IF THERE IS A HORSE OR A PIECE OF OR, YOU KNOW, A HEAD OF CATTLE, THAT'S, THAT'S, YOU KNOW,

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SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ON ITEM 64 B, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

LET'S TAKE UP. IS THERE A MOTION ON 64 C? COMMISSIONER.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. MOODE. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? QUESTION. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. DAN, QUICK QUESTION ON THIS. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I'VE BEEN OVER THERE, BUT THIS THIS IS THE THIRD COURTROOM THAT IS CURRENTLY IN THE DETENTION.

THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER. RIGHT? YEAH, CORRECT.

IT'S ON THE SAME CAMPUS. CRAMPED SPACE AND IT.

YEAH. IT WAS IT WAS WHEN THE THIRD JUVENILE COURT WAS ADDED.

THEY WAS ADDED THERE BECAUSE THERE WAS A TRAINING ROOM AVAILABLE.

THEY CONVERTED INTO A COURTROOM. THIS WAS PROBABLY CLOSE TO OVER A DECADE AGO.

SO IS THAT COURTROOM GOING TO BE PERMANENTLY MOVED TO I GUESS CLOSER TO THE OTHER TWO? IS THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING? THE COURT'S BUILDING HAS TWO COURTS AND TWO HEARING ROOMS. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD COURTROOM IN THAT SPACE. IT ALSO HAS, YOU KNOW, HOLDING AREAS THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR AND, AND SECURE CORRIDORS TO BRING THOSE JUVENILE OFFENDERS TO AND FROM COURT IN A SAFE MANNER.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO MIX WITH THE PUBLIC. OKAY.

AND WHY WHY IS THE COST SO HIGH? WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO COST 2.5 MILLION? BECAUSE YOU'RE ESSENTIALLY RENOVATING SPACE. BUT ARE YOU.

IS THIS AN ADDITION AS WELL OUT THERE? YEAH. SO EVERY CONSTRUCTION TYPE WE HAVE NOWADAYS, COMMISSIONER, IS IS EXPENSIVE. I'M EVEN I'M CURIOUS IF THIS THIS $2.8 MILLION IS GOING TO HOLD.

REALLY? YOU KNOW, GENERAL RULE OF THUMB NOW IS COURTROOMS USED TO BE $2 MILLION A PIECE, BUT THAT WAS EIGHT YEARS AGO.

NOW THEY'RE PROBABLY CLOSER TO $3 MILLION A PIECE.

THERE'S PROBABLY HALF $1 MILLION IN JUST TECHNOLOGY THAT'S IN THE COURTROOM WITH DISPLAY SCREENS.

YOU KNOW, THE THE ZOOM CAPABILITIES THAT WE HAVE, AS WELL AS TECHNOLOGY AUDIO AS WELL AS FINISHES AGAIN, IN EVERY COURTROOM, INCLUDING THE JP COURT, JP PRECINCT FOUR.

THERE'S BALLISTIC PANELING BENEATH THE BENCH SO SOMEBODY CAN RETREAT IF THERE'S EVER A LIFE FIRE EVENT.

SO THERE ARE SOME PRETTY HIGHER DOLLAR FINISHES THAT OBVIOUSLY TYPICALLY GO INTO.

SO THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING TECHNOLOGY, EVERYTHING COST PER SQUARE FOOT. WE'RE NOT BUILDING OFFICES. WE'RE BUILDING KIND OF A, YOU KNOW, TYPE A FINISH. AND I ASSUME THE SPACE THEY'RE VACATING IS GOING TO BE UTILIZED IN SOME CAPACITY.

IS ANY COST OF REHABBING THAT INCLUDED IN HERE? SO AGAIN, THAT IS WE BELIEVE THAT'S A SEPARATE PROJECT.

WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH JUVENILE PROBATION AND JIM MOTTA ABOUT CONVERTING THAT INTO MAYBE A TRAINING ANNEX OR SOME OTHER FUNCTIONS. BUT AGAIN, THAT PROJECT WILL COME AFTER IT'S VACATED. IT WILL PROBABLY BE TWO YEARS BEFORE THAT PROJECT NEEDS TO PRESENT IT TO YOU GUYS, OR THERE'S SOME FUTURE FUNCTION THAT'S. AND WHAT IS THE TIMELINE ON THIS NEW COURTROOM? SO IF WE IF WE BID THE PROJECT, IT'S PROBABLY SIX MONTHS TO BID, 18 MONTHS, 18 MONTHS FOR CONSTRUCTION.

SO IT'S ABOUT A TWO YEAR WINDOW UNTIL THEY MOVE IN. OKAY, GREAT.

THAT'S ALL I GOT, JUDGE. THANK YOU. SO LET ME JUST FOLLOW UP WITH COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SO IT'S RENOVATION OVER AT THE WHAT WE CALL THE FRANK TEJEDA BUILDING, WHERE THE TWO COURTS, TWO HEARING ROOMS. SO WHAT WHAT'S WHAT SPACE IS BEING RENOVATED FOR THIS THIRD COURTROOM? SO THE JUVENILE PROBATION STAFF HAVE SOME OFFICES.

IF YOU WALK INTO THE BUILDING, JUDGE, YOU'RE PROBABLY FAMILIAR. THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THAT BUILDING.

LAURA ANGELINI'S OFFICE SUITE AND SOME OTHER SPACES OVER THERE.

WE'LL RETAIN SOME OF THE JUVENILE ADMINISTRATIVE COURT STAFF OFFICES THERE, BUT THEY HAVE JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICERS TO SUPPORT THOSE COURT FUNCTIONS IN THAT BUILDING. BUT AGAIN, ACROSS THE PARKING LOT IS THE ANDY MORALES JUVENILE PROBATION BUILDING, WHICH HAS SPACE AND CAPACITY WHICH THEY'VE CURRENTLY MOVED SO THAT THOSE PROBATION OFFICERS OVER THERE. YEAH. SO THERE'S NOT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE AN ADDITIONAL RIPPLE.

NO, NO ADDITIONAL. IN 2009 UNDER UNDER A BOND PROGRAM, WE BUILT THE ANDY MORALES JUVENILE PROBATION BUILDING AND KIND OF OVERBUILT IT FOR THE CURRENT NEED. SO THERE IS SPACE CAPACITY OVER THERE FOR TO HOUSE THOSE PROBATION OFFICERS.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AND WHAT'S AND RIGHT NOW, THERE'S NO PLANS FOR THE OLD COURTROOM THAT WILL BE VACATED.

RIGHT. SO WE TRY NOT TO GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES, RIGHT. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT NEEDS CHANGE EVERY SO OFTEN.

SO, AGAIN, IF THE JUVENILE DOCKETS CONTINUE TO GROW AND THERE'S MORE, THEN WE MAY KEEP THAT AS A COURTROOM SUPPLEMENTAL.

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE IT'S SET UP AS A COURTROOM NOW, OR IT'S REALLY AT THE COURT'S DISCRETION WHAT THEY WANT TO REPURPOSE THAT.

WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THAT I BELIEVE THE PREDECESSOR COURT TO THE TWO ASSOCIATE JUDGES WERE REDLINED.

I GUESS THEY WERE. THOSE POSITIONS WERE ELIMINATED.

SO WHO'S USING THOSE SPACES IN THOSE ASSOCIATE JUDGES, OR DID THE COURTS SUBSUME THEM? THAT'S AN OPERATIONAL THING. I THINK YOU'D HAVE TO ASK THE JUVENILE STAFF. I MEAN, THEY MAY BE USING VISITING JUDGES OR SOME OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL STAFF TO RUN OTHER DOCKETS IN

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I'M JUST ANTICIPATING WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE.

I MEAN, I KNOW WE'RE NOT GOING TO DISCUSS IT TODAY, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A THOUGHT OF WHAT MAY BE ASKED OF US.

COLLOQUIALLY, I KNOW THAT THAT MISSION ROAD DETENTION COMPLEX AND CRIER HAVE ENOUGH CAPACITY FOR A LOT MORE FUTURE NEEDS.

SO AGAIN THEY ARE NOT NEAR CAPACITY AT THOSE BOTH OF THOSE FACILITIES AS FAR AS TREATMENT BEDS AND DETENTION BEDS.

SO I THINK THERE'S ROOM TO GROW SIGNIFICANTLY BEFORE WE NEED TO ADD ANY SPACE TO THOSE DETENTION.

DO WE NEED TO BE DOING A STUDY? NOT THAT I'M A FAN OF STUDIES, BUT JUST THAT SO THAT OTHER THAT OTHERWISE WE'LL BE ASKED AD HOC SO TO SPEAK, WITH REQUEST OF WE NEED THIS, WE NEED THAT.

I'D LIKE A WE CAN WE CAN DEFINITELY START THAT CONVERSATION WITH JILL MATA AND HER LEADERSHIP GROUP TO FIND OUT, YOU KNOW, AND REALLY A COMBINATION OF WHAT WE DO WITH THE OLD COURTROOM.

HOW DO WE DO THAT? LET'S TALK ABOUT DETENTION BEDS.

I'M TALKING ABOUT FIVE, TEN YEAR PLAN OF WHAT ARE THE PROJECTIONS.

ARE THEY AT CAPACITY NOW WITH DETENTION? I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE STAFFING ISSUES OVER THERE AND RETAINING OR RECRUITING STAFF.

SO THAT'S PROBLEMATIC IN ITSELF. BUT WE DO KNOW THAT OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE JUVENILE CRIME ISSUES AS WE SPEAK.

AND SO I'M CURIOUS FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF CAPACITY AND FUTURE NEEDS I'D LIKE.

SO DAVID, HOW HAVE YOU ALL DEALT WITH THAT IN THE PAST? DO WE JUST LET THE JUDGES COME TO US AND SAY, THIS IS WHAT WE NEED? I WASN'T HERE WHEN THE ORIGINAL CAMPUS WAS PLANNED AND DESIGNED.

OR AT LEAST I DON'T REMEMBER BEING INVOLVED AT ALL.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF STRATEGIC PLANNING WAS DONE AROUND SIZING UP THE DETENTION FACILITY.

AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE'VE DONE ANY KIND OF STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2009.

WAS THE LAST TIME 2009. OKAY. SO THERE YOU HAVE IT.

I'D LIKE THAT DISCUSSION TO START THEN, AT LEAST WITH FROM ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TO ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND THEN HAVE IT BUBBLE UP.

IT'S JUST THAT I DON'T WANT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO BE REACTIVE.

I'D LIKE TO BE PROACTIVE AND TRYING TO ANTICIPATE WHAT THE SPACE NEEDS ARE ESPECIALLY FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY PERSPECTIVE.

IF WE NEED ADDITIONAL CAPACITY, WE NEED ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO HOLD THOSE JUVENILE OFFENDERS THAT MAY BE A DANGER TO THEMSELVES OR TO THE COMMUNITY.

SO I JUST ASK THAT THAT CONVERSATION START AND SEE IF THERE NEEDS TO BE A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR SPACE, SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY NEEDS OF THE JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT AND COURTS.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL START THAT. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOODY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. WE'RE STILL SHORT OF THE TIME. CERTAIN.

SO LET'S TAKE UP ITEM 65. DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING BEXAR COUNTY LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM 89 SESSION OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE.

[65. Discussion and appropriate action regarding Bexar County's Legislative Program and the 89th Session of the Texas Legislature.]

COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE. WHAT? THOMAS IS HANDING OUT TO YOU IS WHAT? YOU'RE THE SAME DOCUMENT THAT I'VE BEEN GIVING YOU EVERY MEETING SINCE THE LEGISLATURE STARTED.

HOWEVER, WHAT YOU'RE NOT GETTING TODAY IS THE BACKUP.

THOSE REPORTS THAT YOU'RE USED TO SEEING BECAUSE IT'S LIKE 80 SOME ODD PAGES THIS TIME.

THERE'S SO MUCH ACTIVITY HAPPENING ON THE FOCUSED BILLS JUST FOR YOU THAT IT WAS JUST TOO MUCH TO HAND OUT.

AND SO YOUR CHIEFS RECEIVED THE DOCUMENTS VIA EMAIL FRIDAY EVENING.

AND THEN THIS MORNING WHEN YOU GET BACK TO YOUR OFFICE, THERE WILL BE AN ACTUAL PRINTOUT THERE.

AND YOUR REPORT THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS QUITE LARGE THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF ALL THE MOVEMENT.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO GO THROUGH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE ITEMS ON THE THREE PAGES.

I'M GOING TO HIT SOME HIGHLIGHTS. SO IF I MISS A BILL THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN, JUST STOP ME AND WE'LL GO BACK TO IT.

SO HITTING ON YOUR INITIATIVES, WE'RE STILL AWAITING COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON THOSE TWO BILLS THAT WE HAVE HAD FILED.

SO GETTING INTO YOUR POLICY DOCUMENTS, SB NINE AND SB 40.

BOTH OF THOSE BILLS ARE MOVING ON MARCH 26TH.

THEY WERE REFERRED. THEY'VE MADE IT TO THE HOUSE AND THEY'VE BEEN REFERRED TO A HOUSE COMMITTEE. HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARING HAS NOT OCCURRED YET.

SO THAT IS GOOD NEWS. HOWEVER, THEY ARE SITTING THERE WAITING FOR A COMMITTEE HEARING GOING TO PAGE TWO.

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GOING A COUPLE DOWN ON THAT PAGE, HB 464. THIS IS A NEW ONE.

A NEW SCRAP TIRE GRANT PROGRAM, BILL. SO JUST FYI, JUDGE, I KNOW YOU HAD MENTIONED SCRAP TIRES MOVING A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN UNDER LOCAL CONTROL. NUMBER FOUR E SENATE BILL 878, THAT'S ANOTHER BILL THAT IS MOVING A SENATE BILL THAT HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THE HOUSE.

NO, IT'S NOT BEEN REFERRED TO COMMITTEE AS OF YET, BUT IT HAS BEEN RECEIVED IN THE HOUSE.

SO IT'S IT'S MOVING, GOING DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT PAGE AND ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.

SENATE BILL 20 2623 AND 2624. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU'RE HEARING ABOUT THESE BOTH FROM ME.

AND THESE ARE UP IN COMMITTEE TODAY. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, YOU WILL APPRECIATE MY SHENANIGANS.

REFERENCE. SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE SHENANIGANS.

THESE ARE TWO BILLS THAT ARE BEING HEARD IN EDUCATION, AND WE GENERALLY DON'T TRACK EDUCATION BILLS BECAUSE THEY DON'T AFFECT US IN THE OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. HOWEVER, BOTH OF THESE BILLS WOULD PROHIBIT COUNTIES, MUNICIPALITIES, NONPROFITS FROM OFFERING HOMELESS SERVICES OR HANDING OUT DOCUMENTS INFORMATION NEAR SCHOOLS. SO THEY DON'T WANT HOMELESS FACILITIES LOCATED THE WAY THE BILLS ARE DRAFTED WITHIN 1.5 MILES OF SCHOOLS. SO, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS NOT ONLY AFFECTS COUNTIES AND CITIES, IT AFFECTS UNIVERSITY HEALTH BECAUSE OF THE, THE FACILITIES THAT THEY MANAGE AND RUN. SO THERE HAS BEEN STAFF HOT AND HEAVY IN THE LAST WEEK SINCE WE LEARNED OF THESE BILLS GOING BACK AND FORTH, NEGOTIATING ON LANGUAGES FROM CITIES, COUNTIES THE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITIES AND COMMITTEE HEARING TODAY, BOTH THE COUNTY JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS AND QC ARE REGISTERING IN OPPOSITION TO BOTH OF THESE BILLS AS FILED, BECAUSE WE I THINK IT WAS AT 6:00 THIS MORNING WHEN I FINALLY SAW THE DRAFT LANGUAGE FOR THE COMMITTEE SUBS ON THOSE. SO REGISTERING IN OPPOSITION TO THOSE BILLS AS FILED AND STILL NEGOTIATING ON THE LANGUAGE.

ALSO, ADAM HAYNES THAT REPRESENTS US WITH QC WAS GOING TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION.

MOVING A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN ON PAGE THREE RE UNDER MISCELLANEOUS SENATE BILL 1555.

THAT'S ANOTHER BILL THAT'S MOVING RATHER QUICKLY.

A GOOD BILL FOR US. IT WAS RECEIVED IN THE HOUSE ON MARCH 25TH, AND NO COMMITTEE HEARING HAS BEEN SCHEDULED TO DATE.

SO GETTING INTO SB ONE. SO THIS SESSION, THE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, THE BUDGET IS A SENATE BILL.

SO EACH SESSION THEY SWITCH BETWEEN HOUSE AND SENATE.

IT'S A SENATE BILL. SO IT HAS MADE IT THROUGH THE SENATE.

MADE IT OVER TO THE HOUSE ON THURSDAY. IT WILL BE ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE FOR DEBATE ON THE BUDGET.

AND THEY'LL DEBATE IT. AND THEN, AS COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ KNOWS, AND THEY'RE YOU KNOW, THEY'LL BE TWO, TWO COMPETING DOCUMENTS. THEY WON'T MATCH UP.

THEY'LL GO TO CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AND WORK ALL THIS OUT.

SO THIS IS JUST ANOTHER STEP IN THIS PROCESS.

BUT WHAT I DID WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.

BECAUSE SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS.

THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT A HELICOPTER BEING PURCHASED FOR OR OR LET ME TAKE THAT BACK, A BUDGET RIDER BEING SUBMITTED FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE A HELICOPTER FROM DPS.

SO DPS IS PURCHASING A NEW HELICOPTER IS PURCHASING.

DANG IT. AND I FORGOT TO PRINT THIS OUT. I KNEW I WAS GOING TO FORGET SOMETHING.

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DPS IS PURCHASING, I WANT TO SAY SIX BRAND NEW HELICOPTERS FOR A COST OF LIKE $44 MILLION.

BUT DON'T PLEASE DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT. THAT WAS THE THE NUMBER THAT I SAW IN THE BUDGET.

SO THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION BETWEEN BC AND DPS S BECAUSE IT'S ABC THAT'S PUSHING THIS FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO PURCHASE A USED HELICOPTER. AND I HAVE HEARD FIGURES ANYWHERE FROM 2 MILLION.

6 MILLION. AND THEN YESTERDAY, I HEARD A FIGURE OF ABOUT 1 MILLION.

SO THE POINT THAT I'M MAKING TO YOU ALL IS IT IS NOT CURRENTLY IN THE BUDGET.

IT'S NOT PROPOSED. HOWEVER, I'M HEARING RUMBLINGS THAT THERE MAY BE A FLOOR AMENDMENT OFFERED ON THE HOUSE FLOOR ON THURSDAY BY A BEXAR DELEGATION MEMBER TO OFFER UP A FLOOR AMENDMENT TO ADD THIS REQUEST FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. NOW, WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE HOUSE BUDGET IS THERE'S A PUT AND TAKE RULE THAT THEY HAVE.

SO THE BUDGET IS THE BUDGET. SO IF WHATEVER THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT IS THAT IS REQUESTED.

IF IT DOES HAPPEN ON THURSDAY, LET'S SAY IT IS $6 MILLION.

IF SOMEONE PUTS IN A REQUEST FOR $6 MILLION, $6 MILLION HAS TO COME OUT OUT OF SOMEWHERE ELSE.

SO IT IT'S IT'S A WE I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T HAVE FEELINGS ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

TO TELL YOU THAT THIS IS A YES OR NO, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

THIS IS ALL SPECULATION THAT I'M HEARING. IT WILL BE OFFERED.

WHAT MY POINT HAS BEEN TO ABC IS I NEED TO SEE SOMETHING ON THIS SUPPOSED HELICOPTER.

BECAUSE I HAVE NOTHING TO GIVE TO TONYA OR HER TEAM TO RUN A FISCAL ANALYSIS OF THIS, TO KNOW WHAT IT'S GOING TO COST US. BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, WE CAN GET SOMETHING FOR FREE.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE MAINTENANCE AND THE STORAGE AND THE EMPLOYEE TO.

NOT EVERYBODY CAN FLY. I MEAN, I'D LOVE TO FLY A HELICOPTER, BUT I'M BARELY QUALIFIED TO DRIVE A CAR IF YOU ASK MY HUSBAND.

BUT YEAH. SO THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT I HAD FOR ABC ON ON THIS ISSUE.

AND THIS IS WHY IT'S THE FIRST THAT YOU'RE HEARING ABOUT IT. BECAUSE I NEVER HAD BLACK AND WHITE INFORMATION TO BRING TO YOU ALL.

HOWEVER, NOW HEARING THAT IT MAY COME UP ON THE HOUSE FLOOR THURSDAY, I DID WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF IT.

TO KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING IT. I JUST DON'T HAVE HARD, GOOD, HARD FACTS TO BRING TO YOU.

SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO REPORT OUT. UNLESS YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, THANK YOU. JUDGE, THERE WAS.

I GOT A COUPLE CALLS. THIS. I GUESS IT WAS YESTERDAY.

NO, I THINK IT WAS YESTERDAY. THERE WAS A HOUSE BILL 336 THAT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH, I GUESS LAW ENFORCEMENT OR ARE CONSTABLES AND IT WAS HEARD IN COMMITTEE. ONE OF THE BILLS WAS HEARD IN COMMITTEE, THE OLIVERSON BILL.

I THINK IT WAS A. SCHOFIELD, BILL. SCHOFIELD, BILL.

GOT VOTED DOWN IN COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT. THAT'S WHAT I GOT CALLS FROM SOME OF MY FORMER COLLEAGUES ABOUT.

CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN WHAT THAT WOULD HAVE DONE? AND IT IS I UNDERSTOOD THE I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS COOKE OR THE COUNTY.

ONE OF THE COUNTY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE AGAINST IT BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD HAVE USURPED COMMISSIONERS COURT AUTHORITY.

IS THAT RIGHT? SO, YES. SO WHAT COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ IS TALKING ABOUT IS HOUSE BILL 336 FILED BY SCHOFIELD, WHICH IT WAS VOTED DOWN IN COMMITTEE. IT IT HAD BEEN HEARD IN COMMITTEE AND IT WAS VOTED DOWN IN COMMITTEE LAST NIGHT, WHICH IS A RARE I MEAN, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN A LOT.

SO THAT WAS BECAUSE WE WERE ALL EXCITED WHEN WE HEARD IT LAST NIGHT.

AT ABOUT 7:00 OR WHENEVER THIS CAME THROUGH. BUT VERY SIMILAR TO THAT IS HOUSE BILL.

I THINK IT'S 1862. GIVE ME A SECOND TO FIND IT HERE.

THAT IS THE ONE THAT WAS HEARD IN COMMITTEE YESTERDAY.

AND IT'S NOT 1862. DANG IT. BUT BASICALLY, IT'S OLIVER.

SON. DOCTOR. OLIVER. SON OUT OF HARRIS COUNTY AREA.

FILED A BILL. THERE IS A BEEF A TYPICAL AS A LOT OF THESE.

THERE IS A BEEF BETWEEN THE CONSTABLES IN HARRIS COUNTY AND HARRIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT.

NOT ALLOWING THE CONSTABLES TO EXECUTE SOME CONTRACTS.

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THAT BASICALLY GIVES THE CONSTABLES THE AUTHORITY TO USURP YOUR AUTHORITY, AND THEY CAN GO OUT AND AND EXECUTE CONTRACTS ON THEIR OWN MERCY AND DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE COMMISSIONERS COURT AUTHORITY.

YEAH. SO THE SCHOFIELD BILL DID NOT MAKE IT OUT OF COMMITTEE? NO, SIR. NOT YET. NO, I DON'T THINK IT WILL NOW.

YEAH, I THINK IT WAS VOTED DOWN. 5 TO 4 IS WHAT I WAS TOLD.

AND THEN THE OTHER ONE, CAN I. YEAH. GO AHEAD.

SO ONE MORE THING AND SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU, COMMISSIONER, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S OF NOTE.

WHEN IT WAS HEARD IN IN COMMITTEE YESTERDAY. SO THIS IS ONE OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE NEW THE NEW MAKEUP. SO THE SUBCOMMITTEE IS REPRESENTATIVE SPILLER, WHO IS THE CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE AND HAS SEEMED TO BE VERY FRIENDLY TO COUNTIES. SO HE'S HE'S VERY HE'S HELPING US.

HE EVEN QUESTIONED OLIVERSON IN COMMITTEE YESTERDAY.

AND I'M PARAPHRASING BASICALLY TO HARRIS COUNTY FIGHT.

WHY? WHY? AND SO OLIVERSON WAS BASICALLY SAID THAT HE WOULD BE OPEN TO WORKING ON THAT AND MAYBE BRACKETING IT, BRACKETING IT JUST TO HARRIS COUNTY.

SO I THINK THERE IS THERE'S SOME PRESSURE THERE.

SO WE'LL SEE. OKAY. THE OTHER GO AHEAD. I'M SORRY.

Y'ALL WERE INTERCHANGING. YOU SAID SCOFIELD. YOU SAID ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHAT'S HB 336? THAT WAS. THAT WAS SCOFIELD. AND THE OTHER ONE, I CAN'T REMEMBER 20.

THE CONSTABLE 28, IN HARRIS COUNTY. 33633. SIX.

BUT I THINK YOU'RE SAYING, MELISSA, THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER THE OLIVERSON BILL NUMBER, BUT IT WAS SIMILAR TO TO THREE, THREE, SIX. YES. THERE WAS LIKE 3 OR 4 OF THOSE BILLS THAT WERE FILED.

SO IN OTHER WORDS, I MEAN, WE CAN'T LET OUR GUARD DOWN.

THERE ARE STILL BILLS THAT POTENTIALLY COULD, AS YOU KNOW.

YES. NO I KNOW YES. OKAY. SO IF YOU CAN KEEP US POSTED ON THAT.

AND THEN. I'M SORRY, JUDGES, YOU HAVE SOMETHING ELSE I JUST WANTED TO GET CLEAR ON. SO.

YEAH. LET ME LET ME JUST UP LIKE AN EIGHT DAY CLOCK TODAY.

SO I'M LIKE, NO, NO. WORSE THAN NORMAL. TWO OTHER QUICK QUESTIONS, MELISSA, THE YOUR SUMMARY ON CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION.

I THOUGHT THERE WAS A BILL. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS MEYER'S BILL.

THAT WAS, AGAIN, KIND OF NARROWLY, NARROWLY DEFINING PUBLIC WORKS FOR PURPOSES OF ENTITIES ISSUING DEBT CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION. AND IT SOUNDED LIKE ONE OF THOSE BILLS WAS GETTING SOME TRACTION.

AND THE MEYER BILL. YEAH. AND WOULD POTENTIALLY CUT OUT SOME ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE BUILDINGS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

DO YOU DO YOU HAVE THAT WAS HB9, I THINK. COMMISSIONER.

YEAH. SO YOU DON'T HAVE IT ON YOUR LIST? BUT THAT HB9 IS MOVING.

SO YOU HAVE THAT ON PAGE TWO. BUT YOU SAY HB9 IS RELATED TO AD VALOREM TAXATION.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THAT BILL OR SOMETHING ELSE. OH, HANG ON, I'M SORRY.

GIVE ME A SECOND. I'M SORRY. THAT IS NOT THE RIGHT ONE.

HB. HB 19. THE ONE IS IT ON? YEAH. SO HB 19 IS NOT ON YOUR LIST BECAUSE IT'S STALLED OUT, SO I'M JUST BRINGING YOU FRESH STUFF NOW.

SO HB 19 IS THE ONE THAT I MENTIONED. LAST COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING WAS THE CONGLOMERATION, RIGHT? WHERE EVERYTHING WAS DUMPED INTO IT. THAT ONE IS STILL SITTING IN WAYS AND MEANS.

SO IT'S MYERS, IT'S CHAIR MYERS. BILL. SO AND IT'S A LOW BILL NUMBER.

SO IT WILL MOVE AS YOU KNOW. BUT HE'S HE'S WORKING WITH THE COUNTY OKAY.

SO HE'S KIND OF PURPOSELY PROBABLY STALLING THAT HIMSELF I WOULD I WOULD GUESS IF HE'S THE CHAIR OKAY.

MAY 17TH WAS WHEN IT WAS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED TO THAT COMMITTEE AND IT'S BEEN SITTING THERE SINCE THEN.

OKAY. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, LAST QUESTION RELATED TO THE, THE I GUESS THE BUDGET ON THURSDAY.

SO THERE'S TYPICALLY A DEADLINE FOR AMENDMENT FILING 24 HOURS OR 48 HOURS.

IS THAT IS THAT TODAY? IT'S ALREADY HAPPENED, I THINK BECAUSE THE THE QC STAFF WAS ABLE TO SEE HOW MANY HAD BEEN FILED, AND I THINK 300 I THINK HAD BEEN FILED. SO SO DO WE KNOW YET IF, IF SOMEONE HAS FILED THIS AS AMENDMENT RELATED TO A HELICOPTER AS OF

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ALL WE COULD SEE WAS THE THE REP, WHO THEY WERE, THEIR NAME, AND THAT THEY HAD SO MANY AMENDMENTS.

I'LL CHECK TODAY. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE RIDERS BY TODAY'S TUESDAY.

YEAH, WE SHOULD BY TONIGHT. SO I, YOU KNOW, I AND I'VE TALKED TO THE SHERIFF BRIEFLY ABOUT THIS THE DNC FOLKS.

I MEAN, IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A JUSTIFIABLE REQUEST PARTICULARLY IF THEY CAN GET FUNDED OUT OF THE STATE MONEY I KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE. AND I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MAINTENANCE WOULD BE ANNUALLY.

YOU KNOW, YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE A PILOT AND TRAINING AND ALL THAT. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE AND I'M NOT SAYING DO IT JUST BECAUSE LARGE URBAN COUNTIES ELSEWHERE DO IT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S IT'S A NEED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY THAT WE COULD PROBABLY UTILIZE.

AND AGAIN, IF IT'S SUBSIDIZED IN PART BY THE STATE, THAT NEVER HAPPENS.

AND SO I WOULD HOPE THEY FOLLOW THROUGH WITH AT LEAST TRYING.

AND THEN WE CAN FIGURE OUT AGAIN I'M JUST SPEAKING FOR MYSELF. I TOLD ALL OF THEM I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE COURT, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING THAT IS A REASONABLE REQUEST, PARTICULARLY IF WE CAN GET FUNDING OUT OF.

SO IF YOU'LL KEEP US POSTED. YES, SIR. I THINK IT WAS. WAS IT REPRESENTATIVE LUJAN THAT WAS THINKING ABOUT FILING THAT TOO, I HAD HEARD. YES, SIR. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I GOT.

THANKS, MELISSA. YES, SIR. COMMISSIONER. YEAH. GOING BACK TO THE ONE ABOUT THE HELICOPTER.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE'S HERE FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IF YOU CAN'T ANSWER.

YEAH. JOHNNY. IF IF JOHNNY OR YOU CAN ANSWER THIS.

SO CURRENTLY, IF THERE'S AN ISSUE THAT ARISES WHERE THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WOULD NEED A HELICOPTER, HOW IS THAT BEING DONE? IS IT JUST NOT GETTING DONE? OR IS THERE ANOTHER HELICOPTER WHERE BORROWING I GATHER IT'S DEEP.

THEY THEY LEAN ON DPS AND THE DPS. OKAY. YOU CAN COME FORWARD.

OH, YEAH, THEY THEY LEAN ON AND HE CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THEY LEAN ON DPS IN THE CITY.

BUT WITH OPERATION LONE STAR AND THE SOUTHERN BORDER, I THINK THAT'S WHERE DPS IS.

HELICOPTERS ARE. THEY'RE PULLING THEM THERE. SHERIFF, DID YOU HEAR MY QUESTION? I'M SORRY. DID YOU HEAR MY QUESTION? NO, MA'AM, I DID. I'M SORRY.

SO THE BILL ABOUT THE HELICOPTER, THAT FOR YOUR DEPARTMENT? SO CURRENTLY, IF THERE ARE ISSUES THAT ARISE WHERE YOU ALL FEEL THE NEED FOR A HELICOPTER, HOW IS THAT BEING MET OR IS IT NOT BEING DONE? WELL, WE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AGREEMENTS WITH DPS AND WITH SAPD TO UTILIZE THEIRS, BUT IT NEVER FAILS.

THE MURPHY'S LAW OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ALWAYS KICKS IN THAT WHEN YOU NEED IT.

THERE'S A NEED SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT TAKES PRECEDENT.

AND SO IT'S THERE'S BEEN INSTANCES WHERE WE'RE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN SOMETHING AND SAPD, FOR EXAMPLE, AND UNDERSTANDABLY SO, SAYS, HEY, ONE OF OUR OFFICERS IS CALLING US.

THAT TAKES PRECEDENT. WE GOT TO GO. AND SO RATHER THAN, THAN CONTINUE TO RELY UPON OTHERS I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD JUST FOLLOW SUIT WITH WHAT OTHER MAJOR SHERIFF'S OFFICES IN THE STATE ARE DOING AND JUST OBTAIN THE TOOL FOR OURSELVES.

CAN YOU GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF WHEN THAT WAS NEEDED? AND THERE WAS AN AVAILABILITY BASED ON THAT? SURE.

THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE I'VE PERSONALLY BEEN IN HELPING WITH A CASE, AND WE'RE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN EITHER A PURSUIT OR A SURVEILLANCE, A MOVING SURVEILLANCE OF SOME SORT. AND THEN SAPD WILL TELL US, WE'VE GOT TO GO.

ONE OF OUR OFFICERS IS ENGAGED IN A FOOT PURSUIT IN ANOTHER PART OF TOWN.

AND WE'VE GOT TO GO. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER MOODY.

WELL, I APPRECIATE COMMENTS. FROM FROM THE REST OF THE COURT AND AND UNDERSTANDING THE, THE PUBLIC SAFETY VALUE AND THE POTENTIAL NEED FOR FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT HERE IN AVIATION. THERE'S THERE'S A TERM OR COMMON TERMINOLOGY THAT, WE'LL USE.

THAT TWO IS ONE AND ONE IS NONE. CORRECT. SO JUST SPEAKS TO THE FACT THAT AIRCRAFT GO DOWN.

AIRCRAFT GET PULLED UP. SO WITHOUT SOME SOME REDUNDANCY, A LOT OF TIMES YOU CAN'T ENSURE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE THAT SUPPORT THAT YOU NEED.

SO I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND THAT AND GET THAT. I DO THOUGH I HAVE VOICED THE THE SAME CONCERNS JUST IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR, OUR BUDGET TEAM UNDERSTANDS WHAT THE THE KIND OF LONG TERM COMMITMENTS WILL BE.

IT'S GREAT IF WE CAN GET THE BIRD PAID FOR BY THE STATE, BUT ULTIMATELY, WHAT THAT WHAT'S THAT GOING TO LOOK LIKE ON A BUDGET FROM YEAR TO YEAR FOR US? AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE GET THAT INFORMATION, KIND OF UNDERSTAND THE BRIEF CONVERSATIONS I HAVE HAD, IT SEEMED LIKE THERE WAS STILL GOING TO BE SOME KIND OF UMBRELLA WITH DPS, AND MAYBE THERE WAS SOME PARTNERSHIP THERE IN TERMS OF MAINTENANCE, IN TERMS OF HANGAR SPACE. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT AT ALL? YES, SIR. THEY DPS DOES HAVE SOME SOME HANGARS IN THE AREA.

WE'VE BEEN IN TALKS WITH THEM AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, WHERE WHERE CAN WE HOUSE THIS THING?

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A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFICIENT, TIME WISE AND MILEAGE WISE FOR US.

BUT THERE ARE THERE ARE THINGS LIKE THAT. ADDITIONALLY THERE'S A, A MECHANIC THAT, THAT DPS USES THAT THEY HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

WHICH IS ONE THAT, THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, WE WOULDN'T NECESSARILY THERE WOULDN'T BE DELAYS WITH THIS MECHANIC SERVICE AS OPPOSED TO IF WE GO TO OTHERS.

AND SO THERE'S ABSOLUTELY ALREADY RESOURCES AND RELATIONSHIPS IN PLACE THAT DPS HAS THAT WE COULD WE COULD MOST LIKELY RIDE THEIR COATTAILS ON JUST A BIT UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE GET ESTABLISHED ON OUR OWN. OKAY. NO, I THINK, YOU KNOW, IDENTIFYING SOME OF THOSE SYNERGIES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO TO PARTNER WITH OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO ALREADY HAVE AN AVIATION PROGRAM SURE MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

BUT I DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY WHERE THAT INFORMATION WOULD COME FROM.

SHANNON. YOU KNOW, WHETHER THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WOULD HAVE TO REQUEST THAT FROM DPS AND KIND OF LIKE A SIMILAR PROGRAM AND WHAT KIND OF YEAR TO YEAR MAINTENANCE COSTS AND, YOU KNOW, TRAINING COSTS LOOK LIKE.

BUT IF WE COULD TRY TO GET THAT INFORMATION, I'VE TRIED, COMMISSIONER.

OKAY. CAN YOU SPEAK TO SPECIFICALLY THEN WHERE YOU TRIED I'VE.

SO IT'S BEEN ABC REPRESENTATIVES THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH AT THE CAPITOL ON ABOUT THIS, AND I SAID I DON'T SUPPORT OR OPPOSE IT. I DON'T HAVE I'M VERY I'M BLACK AND WHITE, SO I DON'T HAVE INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THIS, THIS REQUEST BECAUSE I HAVE NOT SEEN DATA AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE DATA IS THERE.

WE HAVE THE DATA. IT'S IN A POWERPOINT. WE HAVE THE DATA.

IT'S 2 MILLION AT 6 MILLION. BUT I'VE NOT SEEN THE DATA TO THEN SHARE IT WITH TANYA SO HER TEAM CAN RUN THE ASSESSMENT.

SO I DON'T THINK THEY KNOW. RIGHT. BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A PROGRAM TODAY.

BUT TO THE SHERIFF, CAN WE ASK SAPD ABOUT THEIR PROGRAM AND JUST WHAT THEIR MAINTENANCE COSTS LOOK LIKE? TRAINING COSTS FOR FOR THAT PROGRAM. JUST SO WE HAVE LIKE A BALLPARK FIGURE THAT WE CAN.

ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S IT'S SIMPLE ENOUGH BETWEEN SAPD AND DPS TO BE ABLE TO GET US SOME INFORMATION RIGHT.

SAPD IS WE'D HAVE TO SCALE IT DOWN. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE FIVE CHOPPERS.

AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT THEY HAD WHEN I LEFT THE AGENCY BACK IN 2016.

MAYBE MORE THAN THAT. DPS HAS CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN THAT.

BUT CERTAINLY I THINK WE COULD SAY, OKAY, WE DON'T NEED AN INFORMATION FOR FIVE, WE JUST NEED INFORMATION FOR ONE.

SO I THINK, I THINK IT'S READILY AVAILABLE TO US.

OKAY. THAT'D BE GREAT IF WE COULD PROVIDE THAT TO THE TO THE COURT AND TO MISS MELISSA SHANNON.

ABSOLUTELY. IT'D BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? LET ME LET ME BRING MELISSA BACK. MELISSA, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS JUST TO GET BROUGHT UP TO SPEED, SO TO SPEAK. FIRST PAGE FOUR UNDER INITIATIVES FOR HB 3345, LOPEZ AND LUJAN.

YES, SIR. ISN'T THAT DOESN'T BEXAR COUNTY ALREADY HAVE THAT OPTION TO INCREASE? YES, SIR. WE HAVE. YES. WHAT'S THIS PARTICULAR STATUTE DOING? AN ADDITIONAL. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL $10.

SO WE ALREADY HAVE THE ABILITY TO AUTHORIZE A $10 VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE THAT FUNDS THE RMA.

AND WE ARE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL $10. WE ARE NOT ASKING FOR THE $10 AUTOMATICALLY.

WE ARE ASKING TO TAKE IT TO THE VOTERS. SO IF THE VOTERS AGREE TO IT, THEN WE WOULD HAVE AN ADDITIONAL $10 TO GO TO.

THE MMA HAS THE COURT AND ASKED TO TAKE A POSITION ON THIS PARTICULAR STATUTE.

YES, SIR. IT'S IN IT'S IN YOUR IT'S IN YOUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM.

YOU ALL APPROVED IT. YES, SIR. THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE.

AND I'M JUST KIND OF LEARNING ESPECIALLY FOR OUR DEPARTMENT HEADS.

HB 4643. SEE ON PAGE TWO. BY MARY GONZALES ON THE SCRAP TIRES.

IS THAT ALSO INCLUDED ON MY HELICOPTER RIDE WITH DOCTOR GUERRERO? WE SAW A LOT OF SHINGLES DUMP. DOES THAT ALSO INCLUDE THAT GROUP OF ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD? NO, THIS THIS PARTICULAR WOULD WOULDN'T JUDGE BECAUSE THIS IS I THINK IT SHOULD.

IT'S JUST SAY THERE'S A BUNCH OF THERE'S A BUNCH OF SHINGLE DUMPS OUT THERE.

IT'S A PROBLEMATIC. WE CAN LET ME GO BACK. AND SO SCRAP TIRES HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE STATE AT THE STATE AND THEY ARE HERE TO THERE'S OTHER SCRAP TIRES OUT THERE. BUT I'M TELLING YOU JUST AS BIG ARE THOSE SHINGLES.

EVERY TIME THERE A HAILSTORM COMING IN HERE WE HAVE ILLEGAL DUMPING OF SHINGLES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

UNSCRUPULOUS. YEAH. SO CAN WE ASK THAT THERE BE.

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SHINGLES AS THAT. LET ME RUN THAT REPORT. I'D LIKE IT ADDED ON IF POSSIBLE.

I WILL DO THAT. AND I'M ALSO LOOKING AT FOR I SB 2592 BY ZAFFIRINI.

JUST ALERTING WHAT'S WHAT'S SHE FILING A BILL ON REGARDS TO COUNTY PURCHASING AGENTS? PAGE TEN. WHAT SHOULD OUR PURCHASING AGENT BE AWARE OF? IS HE COMING AFTER HIM? SO YES. YES. OKAY. LONG, LONG, LONG STORY SHORT.

YES. SO WITH A POPULATION GREATER THAN 250,000 CAN ABOLISH THE PURCHASING AGENT AND EMPLOY AND EMPLOY A NEW PERSON TO ACT AS COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT. SO A COMMISSIONERS COURT IN A COUNTY WITH A POPULATION OF OVER 250,000.

I THOUGHT THAT WAS ALREADY ON THE BOOKS. THAT ONE WAS JUST INTRODUCED TO COMMITTEE ON APRIL 3RD.

SO IT'S NOT EVEN BEEN HEARD IN THE THE CURRENT STATE OF LAW.

COMMISSIONER IS YOU HAVE A PURCHASING BOARD THAT IS THREE DISTRICT JUDGES AND TWO COMMISSIONERS.

IF YOU WANTED IF THE COURT WISHED TO CHANGE THAT ARRANGEMENT, THE BOARD WOULD HAVE TO BASICALLY ABOLISH ITSELF, AND THEN IT WOULD FALL TO COMMISSIONERS COURT TO HIRE OR APPOINT A PURCHASING AGENT.

HAVE WE TAKEN A POSITION ON THAT BILL? I DON'T THINK WE HAVE.

NO, SIR. SO IF YOU HAS URBAN COUNTIES TAKEN A POSITION? NOT IT'S NOT BEEN HEARD IN COMMITTEE YET. IT'S JUST BEEN.

SO THAT WAS JUST WHAT IS TODAY, THE EIGHTH. SO FIVE DAYS AGO, IT WAS JUST REFERRED TO COMMITTEE.

I'M ASSUMING THAT THIS COURT WOULD OPPOSE IT.

BUT IF YOU FEEL DIFFERENTLY, BECAUSE THAT GOES TO LOCAL CONTROL, THAT GOES TO TAKING IT'S ALLOWING YOU MORE CONTROL, BASICALLY. BUT YOU WE'LL HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU. MY FINAL I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S.

YEAH, IT'S PROBABLY THE FINAL ONE. PAGE THREE OF THREE.

UNDER, I GUESS. WHAT IS IT? WELL, THE LAST ON THE LAST PAGE, THE REGIONAL FORENSIC BID FACILITIES.

I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THAT. WE GOT A SENATE, MENENDEZ AND ALVARADO WITH A WRITER, AND THEN WE GOT LUJAN IN THE HOUSE.

THAT'S. HOW'S THAT MOVING FORWARD? DO WE HAVE TRACTION THERE? I WOULD ASSUME THE COURT IS SUPPORTIVE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'VE FORMALLY TAKEN A POSITION.

YES, SIR. THE QUESTION IS, BECAUSE OF THE PAST CONVERSATION, SHOULD WE PASS A RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THIS? OR SINCE IT'S APPROPRIATIONS, WE JUST LET THINGS YOU, YOU, THIS BODY, YOUR THIS BODY IS IN SUPPORT OF THAT.

IT'S IN YOUR LEGISLATIVE AGENDA THAT YOU ADOPTED.

SHOULD WE BE MORE SPECIFIC WITH THE RESOLUTION? NO. THE THE VERY LAST PAGE, THE FORENSIC BEDS, THE BEDS.

THAT IS RIGHT. THOSE ARE WRITER ISSUES. SO I'M JUST COMMISSIONER, I WOULD SAY AT THIS POINT IT'S IT'S IT'S IN OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY.

AND I THINK IT'S BEEN COMMUNICATED, I THINK AT THIS POINT WHERE THEY ARE WITH THE BUDGET, I DON'T THINK IT'S WORTH PASSING A RESOLUTION AT THIS AT THIS POINT.

I MEAN, THEY IT'S BEEN COMMUNICATED BOTH THROUGH MELISSA AND I THINK SOME OF US HAVE HAD INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS AS WELL.

SO YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY THAT ONE IS IN ARTICLE 11.

WHICH IS, I DON'T KNOW, COMMISSIONERS GIVING ME THE LOOK, LAUGHING.

IT'S THE TRASH CAN, FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM.

IT HAS BEEN MOVED TO THE TRASH. AND THIS IS THE ONE THAT I WAS MENTIONING LAST COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING WITH THE SHENANIGANS THAT WERE HAPPENING WHERE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FUNDING ACROSS THE STATE GOT CUT AND WE WERE JUST ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK ALONG WITH SOME OF THE OTHERS BECAUSE OF SHENANIGANS BEING PLAYED.

AND THAT'S NOT TO SAY, AND IT'S HAPPENED BEFORE, WHEN YOU GET TO THESE NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE A CHAMPION THAT THAT REALLY STEPS UP, THAT IT MIGHT BE RESURRECTED.

BUT AT THIS POINT, IT'S NOT IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD TO BE IN THE BUDGET.

RIGHT. IT'S ON LIFE SUPPORT. THE PRIEST HAS NOT BEEN CALLED YET, BUT IT'S ON LIFE SUPPORT.

SO I CONTINUE TO PRAY. THEN WE AND WE ARE AND DON'T.

AND PLEASE DON'T TAKE WHAT I'M SAYING THAT WE'RE NOT STILL WORKING IT.

WE ARE. BUT I JUST WANT TO BE REALISTIC WITH YOU THAT IT'S IT'S NOT LOOKING GREAT.

SO IS THERE NO STRATEGIES TO USE. WELL, I THINK IT'S I REALLY THINK IT'S A, THERE THERE ARE STRATEGIES.

AND I THINK PART OF IT IS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF FOLKS FROM BEXAR COUNTY ON APPROPRIATIONS.

THEY APPOINT A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AT SOME POINT.

AND THAT'S REALLY WHEN THE NEGOTIATION HAPPENS.

SO JUDGE, PERHAPS IT'S IT'S MAYBE A CALL FROM YOU TO ONE OF OUR APPROPRIATIONS WOULD BE.

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SO, YEAH, I THINK JUST REITERATING TO HIM, JUDGE, THAT THIS IS A HIGH PRIORITY.

IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN GET ANY FUNDS OUT OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.

WELL, MELISSA, THAT'S WHAT I NEED YOU TO DO. YOU NEED TO TELL ME WHAT I GOT TO DO BECAUSE I WANT THIS.

OKAY? IF IT'S A HAIL MARY, IT'S A HAIL MARY. BUT I WON'T GIVE UP.

I WILL WORK WITH NOAH TO GET YOU SOME INFORMATION.

OKAY. ANY OTHER UPDATES, COMMISSIONER MOODIE? I'LL JUST SAY TO YOU, WE'VE CONTINUED TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS.

I THINK I MENTIONED IT BEFORE IN COURT WITH LUBBOCK COUNTY, BUT I ALSO HAD A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH JUDGE BROWN IN TRAVIS COUNTY REGARDING WHAT WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO WITH MENTAL HEALTH BEDS AS WELL.

I THINK THAT WE CAN HAVE A CONVERSATION LATER ONLINE ABOUT MAYBE HOW WE CAN LOOK AT WHAT SOME OF THESE OTHER COUNTIES ARE DOING AND YOU KNOW, POTENTIALLY INFORM OUR STRATEGY WITH THE LEGISLATURE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MELISSA. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO TIME CERTAIN FIVE A DISCUSSION PRESENTATION OF GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT,

[5.a. 11:00 a.m.: Discussion and presentation on the Great Springs Project and a proposed trail route connecting the Hays Street Bridge and Salado Creek and appropriate action regarding the following items:]

TWO. DIRECTION TO STAFF TO COLLABORATE WITH THE GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT.

LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO EXPLORE EXPLORER PROPOSED GREENWAY TRAIL PROJECT CONNECTING THE HAY STREET BRIDGE, SALADO CREEK AS A POTENTIAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT CONNECTED TO THE COUNTY'S INITIATIVE TO REDEVELOP THE FROST BANK CENTER, FREEMAN COLISEUM GROUNDS AND ADJACENT PROPERTY.

SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE GREATER GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT TEAM UP TO PRESENT.

THE INTENT OF THIS ITEM IS TO PROVIDE A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE BROADER VISION OF THE GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT.

THAT IS A PROJECT FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS, BARTON SPRINGS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BLUE HOLE AT THE INCARNATE WORD AND CONNECTING WITH THE CREEKS AND THE LINEAR PARKS THAT WE HAVE IN BEXAR COUNTY, AS WELL AS THE DIRECT STAFF TO COLLABORATE WITH THE GSP AND LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS.

SO I'D LIKE GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT TO PRESENT.

THEY CAME TO MY OFFICE. I WAS EXCITED TO PRESENT TO THIS.

WE ARE NOT ASKING ACTION, ASKING FOR ACTION TO APPROVE AND FOR ANY APPROPRIATION.

IT'S JUST THAT WE WANT TO SEE IF THIS PROJECT IS VIABLE.

IT IS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO HAVE TO REQUIRE A CITY AND COUNTY JOINT INITIATIVE THAT I'M EXCITED BY THE POSSIBILITIES THAT THIS PROJECT BRINGS.

SO I YIELD TO THE GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT TO MAKE THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. I'M GARY MERRITT, I'M WITH GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT.

I'M JOINED BY MY COLLEAGUE SARAH VILLARREAL. I'D LIKE TO SPEND A COUPLE OF MINUTES JUST TALKING ABOUT OUR GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT AND OUR WORK.

AND THEN SARAH IS GOING TO TALK MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT EXPLORING A PROPOSED GREENWAY ALONG THE EAST SIDE FOR GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT.

WE ARE 500 AND 1C3. WE'RE A NONPROFIT. WE HAVE TWO THINGS IN OUR MISSION, WHICH IS TO DO LAND CONSERVATION OVER THE RECHARGE ZONE OF THE EDWARDS AQUIFER BETWEEN SAN ANTONIO AND AUSTIN, AND THEN TO CONNECT BOTH THOSE ANCHOR CITIES, AS WELL AS ALL OF THE COMMUNITIES AND COMMUNITY ASSETS ALONG THE WAY WITH A TRAIL NETWORK. THIS REGIONAL VISION IS IS BIG. IT'S GEOGRAPHICALLY LARGE, BUT WE WORK VERY, VERY LOCALLY.

AND YOU'LL HEAR THAT OVER THESE NEXT FEW MINUTES HOW WE WE HAVE A BIG VISION BUT VERY, VERY LOCAL WORK.

OUR TEAM, OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OUR ADVISORY BOARD REPRESENTS THE GEOGRAPHY AS WELL AS THE CONSTITUENCY.

AND WE HAVE FOLKS FROM SAN ANTONIO, FOLKS FROM AUSTIN, AND SOME PEOPLE FROM IN-BETWEEN ON BOTH OUR BOARD AND OUR STAFF.

OUR BOARD PRESIDENT, DEBORAH MARIN, IS FROM SAN ANTONIO.

THE APRIL AND SIERRA HOPE ANDRADE AND ON AND ON.

WE HAVE A BOARD MEMBER FROM HOUSTON AS WELL, TOM BACON, WHO LIVED IN SAN ANTONIO FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WAS ONE OF THE ARCHITECTS OF THE BAYOU GREENWAYS PROJECT IN IN HOUSTON. EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS IN PARTNERSHIP AND IN COLLABORATION.

WE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OUR TRAIL WORK, WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER A COMMITTEE THAT MEETS EVERY YEAR THAT LOOKS AT MAPS AND UPDATES, A TRAIL PLAN THAT I'LL TALK ABOUT IN A FEW MINUTES.

SPECIFICALLY, TODAY, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR THE SERVICES OF TONY CANEZ FROM BEXAR COUNTY, WHO SERVES ON THAT TRAIL STEERING COMMITTEE AND IS A GREAT ASSET TO US.

YOU'LL SEE THAT THAT COMMITTEE REPRESENTS CITIES AND COUNTIES, OTHER NONPROFITS, AND THEN SOME SPECIALTY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE EL CAMINO REAL IS REPRESENTED THERE, AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. WE WORK WITH EVERYONE THAT IS DOING THIS KIND OF WORK IN THIS GEOGRAPHIC REGION.

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CLEARLY, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ARE AT THE TOP OF THIS SLIDE AND OFTEN TOP OF MIND.

BUT AS AN ORGANIZATION, WE FOCUS HEAVILY ON AQUIFER PROTECTION BECAUSE WATER IS THE KEY TO THESE COMMUNITIES IN EXISTENCE.

EVERYTHING FROM QUALITY OF LIFE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC BENEFITS AND TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS.

THIS COMMITTEE HAS HELPED US. THIS TRAIL COMMITTEE PUT TOGETHER A TRAILS PLAN THAT FOCUSES ON CONNECTING THINGS TO THINGS.

YOU CAN SEE THE THE REASONS THAT THE THE ALIGNMENTS ARE IN THIS TRAILS PLAN.

WE MEET THAT. THAT GROUP MEETS EACH YEAR AND CONTINUES TO UPDATE THOSE PLANS WITH TRAIL THAT'S ON THE GROUND TRAIL THAT'S PLANNED BUT NOT YET FUNDED, AND THEN TRAIL CORRIDORS. THIS TRAIL PLANNING IS BUILT UPON WORK BY TXDOT.

THERE ARE TWO SEMINAL STUDIES THAT TXDOT HAS DONE THE BIKE TOURISM STUDY, AS WELL AS THE CAPITAL OF THE ALAMO CONNECTION STUDY AND GREAT WORK OF THE ALAMO AREA MPO WITH SUBREGIONAL STUDIES AND THOROUGHFARE PLANS AND BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PLANNING STUDIES.

WE ARE KICKING OFF NOW. TAKING ALL OF THIS WORK OF THE TRAILS PLAN AND THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE BY OTHERS, AND PUTTING TOGETHER A CORRIDOR STUDY. WE WERE SUPPORTED BY TXDOT AND THE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT.

IT'LL BE ABOUT 18 MONTHS OF WORK TO WORK WITH A HUGE STAKEHOLDER GROUP.

THE TRAIL STEERING COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS MANY, MANY OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY PRIORITY SEGMENTS OF TRAIL AND TO DO HEAVY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS A VERY BIG PART OF THIS, WITH THE GOAL OF GETTING DOWN TO SCHEMATIC DESIGN, PROJECT COST ESTIMATES AND THEN IMPLEMENTATION IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. WE'RE AN ORGANIZATION WITH A BIG VISION, BUT WE WANT TO BUILD TRAIL.

WE'RE BUILDING TRAIL HELPING TO BUILD TRAIL FROM SAN ANTONIO TO AUSTIN.

YOU CAN SEE THERE THE THAT THIS IS A TRAIL NETWORK AND WE MAY TALK ABOUT MAIN ALIGNMENTS.

BUT THE KEY TO ALL OF THIS IS CONNECTING COMMUNITIES AND CONNECTING NEIGHBORHOODS TO COMMUNITY ASSETS.

SO THINKING ABOUT WHAT NEIGHBORHOODS CAN BE CONNECTED HERE.

THERE CLEARLY A LOT MORE TRAILS IN EACH OF THESE COUNTIES AND EACH OF THESE MUNICIPALITIES THAN IS REPRESENTED ON THIS SLIDE.

THESE ARE THE PARTICULAR THINGS THAT WE WORK ON. BUT IN EVERY PLACE WE WORK TO HELP TO BUILD OUT A FULLY INTEGRATED TRAIL NETWORK.

SO IN BEXAR COUNTY, WE WORK THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY ON CONNECTIONS THAT WILL LEAD INTO THE FULL TRAIL NETWORK THAT'S BEEN DONE BY THE COUNTY, BUT THROUGH THE RIVER AUTHORITY AND BY THE CITY AND OTHER COMMUNITIES IN BEXAR COUNTY SPECIFICALLY, THERE ARE THREE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE VERY, VERY FOCUSED ON.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK MORE SPECIFICALLY IN A MINUTE ABOUT THE EAST SIDE GREENWAY.

THERE'S A THERE'S A PROJECT, THE BATTLE CREEK GREENWAY NORTH.

WE'VE APPLIED FOR A FEASIBILITY STUDY FUNDING THROUGH THE MPO FOR THAT PROJECT.

AND THEN JUST OUTSIDE OF BEXAR COUNTY, BUT VERY IMPORTANT TO BEXAR COUNTY, I BELIEVE, IS A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN SCHERTZ THAT IS THE GREAT NORTHERN TRAIL FOR SCHERTZ THAT WILL GO NORTH AND THEN CROSS UNDER 35 TO SCHERTZ ETJ ON THE WEST SIDE OF 35 AND THEN CONNECT ON TO NEW BRAUNFELS.

NOW TAKING PULLING DOWN TO THE EASTSIDE GREENWAY.

SPECIFICALLY MAPS ARE IMPORTANT TO VISUALIZE, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS THE VERY, VERY EARLY, EARLY STAGES OF CONVERSATION ABOUT THE POTENTIAL THAT COULD EXIST HERE.

SARAH'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE STUDIES AND REPORTS THAT HAVE EMPHASIZED THIS PARTICULAR GREENWAY PROJECT.

WE WANT TO ALSO EMPHASIZE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE ON NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, A LOT OF TALK AND DISCUSSION TO FIND WHAT IS THE MOST COMMUNITY IMPACT, THE MOST COMMUNITY BENEFIT WHERE PARTICULAR PIECES OF THE TRAIL COULD GO? AND WHAT ARE THE PARTICULAR THINGS THAT COULD BE CONNECTED? THERE IS A LONG HISTORY GOING BACK AT LEAST NEARLY TWO DECADES, IN FACT, THAT SPEAKS TO PLANS, THAT SPEAKS TO PLANS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRAILS AND GREENWAY IN THE AREA OF TOWN TO ENHANCE ACCESSIBILITY AND CONNECTIVITY.

THERE WERE MULTIPLE STUDIES IN 2003 THAT ECHOED SIMILAR THEMES NOT ONLY A NEED, BUT A DESIRE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR GREEN SPACES,

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THESE ARE THE UNDERPINNINGS OF PLACE MAKING. JUST LAST YEAR IN 2024, AFTER A FIVE YEAR EXTENSIVE PROCESS ENGAGING STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY, THE SAN ANTONIO TOMORROW EAST SIDE COMMUNITY PLAN WAS ADOPTED.

AND I QUOTE, DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF PEOPLE WILL LIVE, PARTICIPATE AND THRIVE TOGETHER IN EAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOODS.

PLACES OF HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE WILL BE PRESERVED AND VALUED.

MORE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE LOCATED IN THE AREA AND AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.

NEIGHBORS WILL FEEL COMFORTABLE, SAFE AND SECURE.

SPENDING TIME OUTSIDE, GETTING EXERCISE, TRAVELING, WALKING AND ENGAGING WITH NEIGHBORS.

GSP'S DESIRE IS TO HELP THIS VISION BECOME A REALITY BY DOING WHAT WE DO BEST, BY BEING A SUPPORTER AND A RESOURCE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGING WITH THE HANDFUL OF STAKEHOLDERS TO INTRODUCE OUR IDEAS FOR POTENTIAL PROJECTS IN BEXAR COUNTY.

MANY OF THESE GROUPS ARE ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH HOW GSP PLAYS A ROLE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE INITIATIVES.

WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE ONLY JUST BEGUN AND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT BELONG IN THIS CONVERSATION.

WE ARE EXCITED TO FURTHER ENGAGE IN THIS WORK.

IN CLOSING, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.

WE ASK FOR COMMISSIONER COURT SUPPORT OF THE BROADER GREAT SPRINGS VISION FOR CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY TO THE OUTDOORS, FROM THE ALAMO TO THE CAPITOL, THROUGH A MEANINGFUL RECREATIONAL BENEFIT THAT WILL ENDURE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.

MOREOVER, WE ASK FOR THE COURT'S BLESSING FOR GSP TO ENGAGE IN CONVERSATIONS THAT PERTAIN TO REALIZING A LONG STANDING DESIRE FOR SAFE, MULTIMODAL AND GREENWAY INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A TRAIL THAT CONNECTS THE THAT CONNECTS DOWNTOWN TO THE SALADO CREEK GREENWAY.

WITH THAT, WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU GUYS FOR QUESTIONS.

ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. HI, SARAH.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. YEAH, I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.

SO THIS WAS PRESENTED TO US. I'M THE CHAIR ELECT OF MPO, AND THIS WAS PRESENTED TO US A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

AND I TALKED ABOUT HOW OFTEN, AS USUAL, THINGS STOP AND THEY DON'T GO FURTHER DOWN SOUTH INTO MY PRECINCT.

SO IF YOU CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT THE MAP YOU GUYS SHOWED SHOWED IT GOING A LITTLE BIT TO THE EAST SIDE, WHICH IS GREAT. AND THEN I KNOW YOU HAVE HERE ON REQUEST FOR ACTION TODAY, YOU MENTIONED RIVERWALK MISSION REACH, BUT I'M NOT SEEING HOW THAT'S GOING TO CONNECT.

SO IF YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THAT THE NECESSARY THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS FROM THE CAPITOL, THEN IT NEEDS TO ALSO REACH INTO THE SOUTH SIDE.

SURE, SURE. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN HAVE THE MAPS BACK UP, BUT THE THE MOVING FROM THE EXISTING RIVER WALK TRAIL SYSTEM TO THE EAST TO CONNECT TO THE SALADO CREEK GREENWAY THEN CONNECTS THE COUNTY ASSETS, THE PARKS THAT ARE NORTH, AS WELL AS THE PARKS THAT ARE SOUTH AND WILL BE PART OF THE THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE LINEAR CREEK GREENWAYS, EVENTUALLY CLOSE TO A LOOP AROUND THE CITY HUB AND SPOKES MODEL.

SO THIS IS A THE EAST WEST CONNECTION. THE THE FIRST EAST WEST CONNECTION, BUT NOT THE ONLY EAST WEST EAST WEST CONNECTION THAT WILL HAPPEN.

SO THEN THE PLAN IS TO COME TO THE ALAMO, GO TOWARDS THE WHERE THE SPURS PLAY AND THEN COME DOWN INTO THE SOUTH SIDE.

THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. SO FURTHER SOUTH THAN THAT IS, YOU KNOW, THE ARBORETUM AND A VARIETY OF OTHER THINGS, AND THEN WRAPPING AROUND TO, TO THE RIVER AGAIN.

SO IF YOU GUYS CAN JUST FOR FUTURE PRESENTATIONS, AS YOU CONTINUE TO REACH OUT TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, IF YOU CAN MAKE THAT CONNECTION ON THE MAP AND TALK ABOUT THE GOAL OF THAT.

BECAUSE WHEN I HEAR AND I KNOW FROM THE CAPITAL OF THE ALAMO MAKES IT SEEM IT'S CATCHY OR WHATEVER, BUT TO MAKE SURE WE INCLUDE THE MISSIONS WHICH AREN'T IN OUR PRECINCT.

AND THEN ALSO HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN WORKING WITH KEN IN THE COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT? YOU MIGHT NEED TO REACH OUT TO HIM AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S IN THE BACK. YEAH.

SO HE CAN MEET WITH KEN. CAN YOU MEET WITH THEM? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED WORK.

THANK YOU. GARY AND SARAH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

WE HAD A GOOD BRIEFING ON THIS, AND I'VE KNOWN KNOWN YOU BOTH FOR A LITTLE WHILE, SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.

IN FACT, GARY, I THINK YOU WERE A FORMER COUNTY JUDGE.

IS THAT RIGHT? SO THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND I KNOW SARAH'S BEEN REAL INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND, LOOK, I KNOW WE'RE NOT GETTING IN THE WEEDS ON THIS, NOT TO USE THAT PUN, BUT TODAY IS KIND OF JUST THE BEGINNING OF A DISCUSSION.

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YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT PROJECT, AND I THINK NOT JUST FOR THE RECREATION BUT THE CONSERVATION.

AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW YOU TOUCHED ON THAT BRIEFLY, BUT THESE ARE ALSO OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESERVE AREAS THAT ARE OVER THE AQUIFER, FOR EXAMPLE AND CONTINUE THE THE PRESERVATION CONSERVATION EFFORTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I'M SUPPORTIVE. I LOOK FORWARD TO FUTURE. I KNOW YOU'VE COMMITTED TO FUTURE MEETINGS, WHETHER IT BE WITH NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS OR DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS, BUT I THINK THIS IS CERTAINLY EXCITING. I KNOW THAT WE TALKED YESTERDAY A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES.

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT COMING ASKING FOR MONEY TODAY, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE ALSO WORKING PRETTY HARD TO DIVERSIFY THE REVENUE, POTENTIALLY FROM STATE. I KNOW PRIVATE SECTOR AS WELL.

DO YOU WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT? YOU PROBABLY DON'T HAVE A SCOPE OF THE, YOU KNOW, THE NATURE OF THE ENTIRE COST. BUT IF YOU CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOU'RE WORKING TO TO SECURE THE FUNDING.

SURE. FOR FOR EVERYONE, EVERY TRAIL PROJECT, IT HAS UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS.

AND ONE OF THOSE CHARACTERISTICS IS HOW FUNDABLE IT IS AND AND WHAT THE SOURCES OF FUNDING COULD BE.

SO WITH THE STAKEHOLDER GROUP, IN THIS CASE, WE WOULD LOVE TO BE ENGAGED IN LOOKING AT IT, IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL SOURCES OF FUNDING, TRYING TO DEVELOP ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF FUNDING AND THEN MATCHING THE TIMING OF IT.

CERTAINLY, WE'RE SEEING TODAY THAT THERE ARE SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR PROJECTS LIKE THIS THAT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE.

MAYBE NOT FOR A WHILE, MAYBE NOT EVER. FIVE YEARS AGO, IT WAS A DIFFERENT SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES.

SO WE'RE ALWAYS KIND OF IN THE VANGUARD OF WHAT'S THE OPPORTUNITY FOR FUNDING FOR A PARTICULAR TRAIL PROJECT TODAY.

AND I WOULD SAY THAT'S ONE OF OUR HALLMARKS IS, IS BEING ABLE TO FIND AND DEVELOP FUNDING SOURCES.

THAT'S GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, TWO I THINK AT SOME POINT ALONG THE WAY, THE LAST FEW YEARS, YOU'VE HAD A LOCAL SPUR WHO'S BEEN A CHAMPION OF THIS PROJECT, IS THAT RIGHT? IS THAT MANU? THAT'S.

I KNOW HE'S A BIG BIKER, BUT HE'S BEEN A BIG CHAMPION OF THIS PROJECT AS WELL. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT IS RIGHT.

I'LL JUST OFFER THAT WE THERE'S A FIVE MINUTE SHORT FILM THAT TALKS ABOUT OUR WORK AND AND MANU NARRATES THIS.

THE VERSION THAT'S IN SPANISH. YEAH. THAT'S AWESOME. JUDGE, I KNOW THAT THERE'S TWO ITEMS. THIS WAS A BRIEFING, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD ON A RESOLUTION TODAY OR JUST DIRECT STAFF TO DRAFT A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT.

AGAIN, I THINK JUST GENERALLY BUT I DEFINITELY THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE OUGHT TO PURSUE AND BE SUPPORTIVE OF AS A COURT.

WHAT DOES THE STAFF NEED? DOES STAFF NEED A RESOLUTION OR JUST DIRECTION OR WHAT? I'LL TAKE IT AS DIRECTION UNLESS I HEAR OTHERWISE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. JUDGE. COMMISSIONER. EXCUSE ME.

AND I'VE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO GO OVER THIS A FEW TIMES.

ALTHOUGH I APPRECIATE THE LEVEL OF DETAIL THAT YOU'VE PROVIDED IN SOME OF THE MAPPING, ESPECIALLY IN, IN BEXAR COUNTY AND AND ON THE EAST SIDE HERE.

QUESTION. YOU HAVE A MAP WITH THE YELLOW BEING POTENTIAL TRAILS.

CAN YOU SPEAK TO LIKE WHAT MAKES SOMETHING A POTENTIAL TRAIL? BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO THINK ABOUT THE CITY VERSUS COUNTY KIND OF EXISTING PLANS, BOND PLANS VERSUS WHAT YOU HAVE AS A POTENTIAL TRAIL.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT. OH, I WAS JUST. I'M SORRY.

GO AHEAD. SURE. THE QUESTION ABOUT POTENTIAL TRAIL, IN THIS CASE, THE POTENTIAL IS BASED ON CONVERSATION WITH WITH SOME OF THE STAKEHOLDERS. PARTICULARLY IN THIS MAP ON THE EAST ABOUT THE EAST SIDE GREENWAY.

WE MET WITH THE FOLKS FROM THE SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO AND WALKED THE GROUNDS WITH THEM AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THEIR OPERATIONS AND THEIR.

THEIR HOPES FOR EXPANDING OPERATIONS AND PARTICULARLY EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND HOW TRAILS COULD BE A COMPONENT OF THAT. SO WHAT YOU'RE SEEING IS THE PROPOSED OR THE YELLOW LINES THERE REFLECTS THE THE CONVERSATIONS, PARTICULARLY WITH THE SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO, ABOUT HOW TRAILS COULD BE IMPORTANT TO THEM.

YEAH. SO I GUESS I'M GOING BACK TO THE PREVIOUS MAP FOR ALL OF BEXAR COUNTY.

AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF POTENTIAL TRAILS KIND OF ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE, BUT I'M NOT SURE.

I DON'T THINK THOSE ARE COMING FROM OUR PLAN.

SO I'M JUST WONDERING WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM.

AND ALSO MAYBE OUR OUR COUNTY STAFF CAN SPEAK TO WHETHER ALL OF THE COUNTY'S EXISTING PLANS ARE INCLUDED ON THIS MAP, BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY ARE.

NO, THAT'S RIGHT, COMMISSIONER, THEY'RE NOT. SO WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON KIND OF THE THE PARTICULAR ALIGNMENTS THAT WE ARE CONNECTING HERE, BUT WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S PLENTY MORE TRAIL PROJECTS THAT ARE HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY,

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SO WHAT WE DO IS WE LOOK AT EVERYONE AND WORK WITH EVERYONE THAT'S DOING, PLANNING FROM THE THE COUNTY SIDE, PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE THE PROJECTS THAT THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY DELIVERS FOR THE COUNTY.

AND WE MEET REGULARLY WITH THE RIVER AUTHORITY AND TALK ABOUT THEIR TIMELINES. I KNOW THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF PROJECTS IN THEIR THEIR PIPELINE THAT HAVEN'T MADE THEIR WAY UP TO KIND OF FUNDING VIABILITY. AND SO WE TRY TO FOCUS ON THOSE AS WELL AS CITY PROJECTS AND THEN OTHER CITIES AS WELL, AND NOT JUST THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BUT THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. NO, I LIKE THE VIEW HERE.

I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW, FROM A COUNTY VIEWPOINT WITH THE GREENWAY TRAIL SYSTEM, IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE SOMETHING SIMILAR KIND OF MORE ROBUST TO TO SEE WHERE THE GAPS THAT STILL REMAIN ARE AND WHAT'S ALREADY PLANNED.

BUT MAYBE THAT'S SOMETHING FOR OUR COUNTY STAFF OR FOR SARAH TO, TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND KIND OF PROVIDE THAT, THAT PICTURE THE EAST SIDE GREENWAY THAT YOU MENTIONED ON THE THE OTHER KIND OF EAST SIDE MAP.

SO THAT WAS IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. BOND.

IS THERE A CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE FOR THAT NOW THAT.

I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE ACTUAL TIMELINE, BUT I DO KNOW THAT THEY ARE VERY CLOSE TO GOING TO BID ON THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL GET TO THE HAY STREET BRIDGE.

OKAY. AND, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, I THINK IT'S ALREADY BEEN TOUCHED ON.

THE FUNDING IS THE BIG PIECE. EVERYBODY LOVES THEIR TRAILS.

EVERYBODY LOVES GOING OUT FOR A BIKE RIDE OR A WALK OR A RUN, DEPENDING ON ON WHAT YOU KNOW YOU PREFER.

BUT THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS, RIGHT? WHEN IT COMES TO FINDING RESOURCES TO TO BE ABLE TO FILL THOSE GAPS.

AND THEN I THINK ALSO AND PARTLY THIS GOES BACK TO THAT COMPREHENSIVE MAP IS UNDERSTANDING WITH LIMITED RESOURCES.

YOU KNOW, IF WE WANT TO COMPLETE THE LOOP THEN WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE VERSUS SPURS AND FINGERS.

AND AND BECAUSE THERE'S LIMITLESS IDEAS AND OPPORTUNITIES RIGHT, TO EXPAND THE TRAIL SYSTEM.

BUT HOW DO WE WANT TO PRIORITIZE THINGS. I GUESS GOING FORWARD.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT METRICS THAT COULD BE BROUGHT TO BEAR IN THAT CONVERSATION.

YOU KNOW, WHAT'S THE MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK TRAIL WISE? TRUST FOR PUBLIC LANDS. HAS THERE TEN MINUTE WALK METRIC.

AND WE CAN LOOK AT NEIGHBORHOODS AND DETERMINE CONNECTIVITY AND WHAT THE COMMUNITY IMPACT IS.

AND FOR YOU ALL TO DECIDE OR WHOEVER, TO DECIDE.

THIS IS THE ONE TO PRIORITIZE VERSUS ANOTHER TRAIL SEGMENT.

WE'LL BE DOING THAT WORK THROUGH THE CORRIDOR STUDY WITH ALL OF THE CITIES AND ALL OF THE COUNTIES, AND THEN COMING UP WITH SOME OF THESE PROJECTS THAT ARE THE MOST VIABLE, THE MOST STRATEGIC, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TO MOVE UP IN THE TIMELINE FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.

BUT BUT THERE ARE OTHER METRICS THAT CAN COME TO BEAR TOO, FOR DECISION MAKERS.

UNDERSTAND. SO YEAH, I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO RACK AND STACK, YOU KNOW, WITH EXISTING PRIORITIES AS WE GO FORWARD AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE. YOU KNOW, AND WE'RE NOT COMMITTING TO ADDING ANY ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TODAY.

BUT THE CONCEPT AND THE IDEA IS INTRIGUING. AND AND, YOU KNOW, I'M WILLING TO SUPPORT THAT.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. YEAH. LET ME JUST REAL QUICK, JUST TO CLARIFY I JUST REALIZED JUDGE AND WE DO HAVE SOME LANGUAGE IN THE BACKUP DOCUMENTATION THAT IS GENERAL LANGUAGE ABOUT SUPPORTING.

IT'S A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE GREAT SPRINGS PROJECT.

NOT COMMITTING. COMMITTING ANY DOLLARS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

SO IN ADDITION TO THE I GUESS THE DIRECTION WE GAVE STAFF TO, TO KIND OF COLLABORATE.

WE DO HAVE THIS INFORMATION IN OUR PACKET. I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION, JUDGE. IS THERE A MOTION? SO I'LL SECOND THAT.

WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S SOME EDITS TO BE DONE TO THAT RESOLUTION, NAMELY TO INCLUDE THAT IT WILL CONNECT TO.

THE INTENTION IS ALSO TO CONNECT TO THE SOUTH SIDE.

AND I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PRESERVATION AND GREEN SPACE, BUT ALSO NEED TO SPECIFICALLY TALK ABOUT EXERCISE.

SO I'M HAPPY TO SECOND IT. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER AUDREY, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? QUICK QUESTION. IS THERE A SPECIFIC BUDGET FOR HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK THIS WOULD COST IN A TIMELINE? THERE'S NOT YET. JUST ONGOING. IT IS. THEY'RE JUST IT'S THE EARLY STAGES AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT IT COULD HAPPEN.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. WE'LL HAVE STAFF DIRECT STAFFS ALSO DIRECTED TO FOLLOW UP AFTER THE AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION IS

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TIME CERTAIN. WE'RE STILL 1130. PRESENTATION.

[5.b. 11:30 a.m.: Presentation and discussion of a status update regarding the progress of the District Attorney's High-Risk Intake Team and the current condition of the Intake Division backlog.]

LET ME ALSO JUST PUT ON RECORD AFTER THIS PRESENTATION.

I BELIEVE WE WILL TAKE A LUNCH FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES AND THEN WE HAVE WE'LL BE IF WE COME OUT, WE SHOULD HAVE A TIME CERTAIN ABOUT 130. ON ANOTHER MATTER AT THAT TIME.

SO, MR. GONZALES, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. THANK YOU, JUDGE AND KIND.

COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING TO YOU ALL AGAIN.

I'M HERE FOR A DISCUSSION OF THE PROGRESS OF OUR HIGH RISK INTAKE TEAM AND THE CONDITION OF THE INTAKE BACKLOG.

AND IN A MINUTE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU IN SUSPENSE. LET ME GO AHEAD AND TELL YOU NOW THAT WE HAVE REDUCED THE BACKLOG.

AND THEN I WILL TELL YOU HOW WE DID IT. BUT WE, AS OF YESTERDAY, HAVE REDUCED OUR BACKLOG TO A TOTAL OF 5249 BOND AND THAT LARGE CASES IN OUR BACKLOG. HOW WE DID THAT IS THROUGH THE COMMITMENT OF OUR HIGH RISK INTAKE TEAM. AND I KNOW THAT AT THE BEGINNING WHEN WE APPROACHED YOU, WE CALLED IT THE HIGH RISK INTAKE TEAM.

BUT WE WE SOON LEARNED THAT IN ORDER TO TO HAVE SOME KIND OF SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THIS REDUCTION, WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO EXPAND THE UNIVERSE.

SO I WILL TELL YOU THAT THESE CASES ARE NOT ONLY HIGH RISK CASES THAT WE WOULD TRADITIONALLY THINK OF AS YOUR AGGRAVATED ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPONS AND THE LIKE, BUT CASES THAT HAD A HIGH RISK COMPONENT.

SO MAYBE SOMEBODY WAS CHARGED WITH A CURRENT CASE THAT MAYBE WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED HIGH RISK, BUT HAS PRIOR HISTORY OF OF HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR.

AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO TO INCREASE THE THE UNIVERSE.

AGAIN, I'LL TELL YOU THAT THE THE REASON THAT WE HAD SUCCESS IN THIS REDUCTION IS BECAUSE OF THE COMMITMENT OF OUR STAFF THAT IS DEDICATED TO PUBLIC SERVICE.

I'LL TELL YOU, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT WE'VE BEEN IN OPERATION WITH THIS PROGRAM FOR ABOUT 14 MONTHS NOW, AND THIS PROGRAM INVOLVED THE 48 OF OUR PROSECUTORS THAT STEPPED UP.

AND WE'RE WILLING TO DO THIS WORK IN ADDITION TO THEIR REGULAR CASELOAD, IN ADDITION TO, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THEY WERE ASSIGNED TO, TWO TRIAL COURTS PREPARING FOR TRIAL.

MEETING WITH WITNESSES AND ACTUALLY BEING IN TRIAL.

AND WE EVEN HAD THE THE INVOLVEMENT OF OTHER NONTRADITIONAL PROSECUTORS THAT ARE NOT ASSIGNED TO TO HANDLE REGULAR INTAKE. WE HAD PROSECUTORS FROM OUR APPELLATE DIVISION, FOR EXAMPLE.

THEY HAVE THEIR OWN CASELOAD OF OF CASES THAT THEY DEAL WITH THAT ARE ON APPEAL.

THEY WE HAD MEMBERS OF OUR CRIMINAL TRIAL DIVISION TEAM THAT WERE ARE NOT ASSIGNED TO INTAKE.

THEY ALSO STEPPED UP. SO IN THE 14 MONTHS THAT WE'VE BEEN IN OPERATION WE HAVE ASSIGNED THESE 48 PROSECUTORS, 400, I'M SORRY, 4433 CASES. AND THEY HAVE EXPENDED ABOUT 4200 OVERTIME HOURS FOR A TOTAL OF $202,000 THAT HAVE BEEN SPENT.

OF THE ORIGINAL ASK THAT WE HAD WE HAVE THIS COURT.

WE STILL HAVE ABOUT $92,500 LEFT TO SPEND. BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT IS WORKING, THAT THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT I WOULD ENCOURAGE US TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE BECAUSE IT IS HELPING TO REDUCE THE BACKLOG.

WHEN I WAS BACK IN FRONT OF YOU BACK IN IN DECEMBER AND REPORTED TO YOU THE THE BACKLOG NUMBERS, SOON AFTER I REPORTED TO THIS GROUP, WE REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A MORE ACCURATE WAY OF REPORTING THE TRUE PICTURE OF OUR BACKLOG, AND THAT IS THAT BEFORE WE WERE REPORTING THE BACKLOG IS ANYTHING THAT WAS CALCULATED FROM THE DATE OF THE OFFENSE.

THAT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE, FOR EXAMPLE, IF A CRIME OCCURRED IN 2015 AND WE DIDN'T HAVE IT FILED IN OUR OFFICE UNTIL 2025, THEN WE RECORDED IT AS A BACKLOG FOR TEN YEARS BEFORE HE EVEN GOT TO OUR OFFICE.

SO NOW WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE CALCULATING THE BACKLOG BASED ON THE DATE THAT THE CASE IS FILED IN OUR OFFICE ON BOND CASES.

THAT'S THE DATE OF THE INITIAL ARREST, WHERE SOMEBODY IS BONDED OUT ON AT LARGE CASES FROM THE DATE THAT THE CASE IS FILED.

AS A RESULT OF THAT, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TO TWEAK A MORE ACCURATE PICTURE OF THE BACKLOG.

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I'LL TELL YOU, WITHOUT BELABORING THAT POINT, IF YOU REMEMBER BACK WHEN I FIRST MADE THIS PRESENTATION, I IDENTIFIED ABOUT FIVE FACTORS OR CHALLENGES THAT CREATED THE BACKLOG.

I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO ANY OF THOSE, BUT I WILL TELL YOU OR GREATLY GO INTO THEM.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT FOUR OF THE FIVE HAVE HAVE GOTTEN BETTER.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, FOR EXAMPLE, WORK BETTER WITH ODYSSEY.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO TO SEE SOME PROGRESS IN OUR EVIDENCE GATHERING AND WITH REGARD TO THE CASES THAT ARE WAITING FOR CRIME LAB RESULTS WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS NOW THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS APPROVED THE CONTRACT WITH THE ARMSTRONG LABS AND WITH ALLOWING US TO WORK WITH THE DPA LABS, WE FEEL THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY SEEING SOME PROGRESS IN THIS BACKLOG.

THE ONE AREA THAT CONTINUES TO BE A CHALLENGE FOR US IS THE STAFFING ISSUE.

WE NOW HAVE ABOUT 29 LAWYERS THAT THAT VACANCIES, I SHOULD SAY EVEN WITH THE, THE, THE STAFFING SHORTAGE, EVEN WITH THOSE 29 LAWYERS THAT WE DON'T HAVE IN OUR OFFICE, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK TO REDUCE THE BACKLOG. AND I WOULD REMIND THE COURT, AGAIN, THIS IS A REVENUE NEUTRAL PROJECT.

IT HAS NOT COST THE COUNTY ANY MORE MONEY, BUT IT CONTINUES TO WORK FOR US.

AND I WOULD ASK THE COMMISSIONERS TO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN THIS MANNER AND CONTINUE TO USE THIS OVERTIME PROGRAM AS A RESULT OF, OF THIS WORK. OUR INDICTMENTS HAVE INCREASED.

FOR EXAMPLE, IN IN 2023, WE HAD A TOTAL NUMBER OF 10,978 INDICTMENTS.

LAST YEAR, WE SAW THAT NUMBER INCREASE TO 12,595.

SO THAT'S A 15% INCREASE THIS YEAR ALREADY. WE'RE SEEING THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ON ON PACE TO SEE THAT OR MORE.

WE ALREADY HAVE 4226 CASES, EVEN THOUGH WE'VE HAD A NUMBER OF DAYS WHERE WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET A QUORUM WITH THE GRAND JURY, BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE SOME SOME HAVE SOME SUCCESS WITH THAT.

ANOTHER AREA THAT THAT IS CONCERNING TO TO EVERYONE HERE IS THE JAIL POPULATION.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT THAT THROUGH THIS WORK, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT PERCENTAGE OF THE UNINDICTED INMATES TO BE AT ABOUT 33 TO 34% OF THE TOTAL JAIL POPULATION, NOT THE 60% THAT WAS REPORTED SOME TIME AGO.

SO WE'RE CONTINUING TO TO WORK AT THIS. WHAT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? THIS MEANS THAT BECAUSE OF THE DEDICATION OF OUR OFFICE, BECAUSE OF THE WILLINGNESS OF OUR PROSECUTORS TO WORK OVERTIME AND TO PUT IN THESE HOURS WHEN THEY COULD BE WITH THEIR FAMILIES, WHEN THEY COULD BE ON VACATION, WHEN THEY COULD BE DOING OTHER THINGS.

WE'VE SEEN SOME SUCCESS FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR FELONY DWI CONVICTION RATE IS 88%.

OUR CAPITAL MURDER AND MURDER RATE LAST YEAR WAS 81%.

THE THE RATE OF PROSECUTION. SUCCESS RATES ON BURGLARIES IS 71% AND FOR EXAMPLE, AGGRAVATED ROBBERIES, IT IS 70%. SO YOU CAN SEE THAT THIS IS RESULTING IN SOME POSITIVE PROGRESS.

YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO, TO, TO WHITTLE DOWN THE, THE BACKLOG AND MAKE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS. THE ONE AREA THAT AGAIN, I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO MENTION AGAIN BEFORE I END MY DISCUSSION IS ON THE THE RESOURCES, THE FACT THAT WE CONTINUE TO SEE OUR LAWYERS LEAVE FOR BETTER PAYING JOBS.

I TOOK PEN TO PAPER YESTERDAY, AND JUST IN THE LAST YEAR, OF THE 54 PROSECUTORS THAT HAVE RESIGNED FOR BETTER PAYING JOBS, 38 OR 70% OF THEM LEFT FOR OTHER JOBS, LIKE SURROUNDING COUNTIES THAT PAY, ON THE AVERAGE, 20 TO $30,000 MORE THAN WENT TO PRIVATE INDUSTRY.

THEY WENT TO TO WORK WITH THE FEDS. SO THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE LOOKING FOR BETTER PAYING JOBS.

AND UNLESS AND UNTIL WE CAN ADDRESS THAT, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE A BACKLOG BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOLKS TO TO DEAL WITH THAT.

BUT I WILL SAY THAT BECAUSE OF THE THE EFFORTS FROM THIS COURT, BECAUSE OF OF THE FACT THAT YOU ALL ARE WILLING TO ALLOW US TO TO WORK THIS OVERTIME PAY, WE ARE SEEING SOME SOME PROGRESS AND REDUCTION IN OUR BACKLOG.

AND, AND I URGE THIS COURT TO ALLOW US TO CONTINUE.

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SO THAT IS MY PRESENTATION. IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HERE TO RESPOND TO ANY OF THE QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER MOODE? GONZALES. THANK YOU FOR FOR COMING IN HERE.

I WAS DEFINITELY SCRIBBLING DOWN SOME NOTES HERE AND AND HAVE SOME SOME QUESTIONS AND SOME THOUGHTS.

SO, SO STARTING BACK WITH THE THE NUMBERS THAT YOU QUOTED DO YOU HAVE THE NUMBER FROM 14 MONTHS AGO THAT WE STARTED WITH ON THE HIGH RISK INTAKE POPULATION? WELL, I THINK THAT NUMBER WAS ABOUT 7000.

OKAY. I HAD 6500IN MY HEAD, BUT I DON'T I THINK THE 7000 INCLUDED SOME OF THE FUGITIVE CASES, BUT THAT WAS BETWEEN 6500 TO 7000. OKAY. GIVE OR TAKE.

AND IN MY HEAD HERE, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE TALKED IN DECEMBER, IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THOSE NUMBERS HAD CHANGED MUCH.

AND WE HAD THAT CONVERSATION HERE IN COURT. BUT SO MY MY FIRST QUESTION WAS GOING TO BE WHAT CHANGED, YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST 3 OR 4 MONTHS. BUT I THINK YOU KIND OF LED INTO IT THAT THERE WAS A CLASSIFICATION CHANGE IN TERMS OF THE THE DATA THAT'S BEING USED. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH.

I THINK A SIMPLE WAY OF, OF EXPLAINING THAT IS THE THE NUMBERS WEREN'T AS ACCURATE.

YOU COULD SAY THEY WERE SOMEWHAT INFLATED BECAUSE WE WERE USING A DIFFERENT STANDARD.

WE WERE LOOKING AT THE OFFENSE DATES AS OPPOSED TO THE DATES OF WHEN THE CASES WERE FILED IN OUR OFFICE, WHICH AGAIN, WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT BACKLOG. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT, FOR EXAMPLE, STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHEN DID THE CASE COME TO OUR OFFICE AND WHEN DOES THE TIME START TICKING? AND SO A MORE ACCURATE MEASURE WOULD BE WHEN THE CASE HITS OUR OFFICE.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO DISAGREE WITH YOU. I DON'T I DON'T KNOW THE INS AND OUTS OF THAT, BUT I DO KNOW FOR PURPOSES OF EVALUATION YOU KNOW, KEEPING APPLES TO APPLES AND THE SAME CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA IS IMPORTANT.

SO DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT HIGH RISK INTAKE POPULATION WOULD BE IF WE USED THE SAME CRITERIA THAT WE STARTED WITH? I DON'T. I'D HAVE TO LOOK, RESEARCH THOSE NUMBERS AND GET BACK TO YOU.

OKAY. SO IF YOU COULD PROVIDE THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE WE USE THE SAME CRITERIA.

BEING SAID. RIGHT. SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS COULD COULD SOME OF THOSE CASES MIGHT BE EXCLUDED.

BUT IF WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT, WE'D HAVE TO BACK CAST AND GO BACK TO 14 MONTHS AGO AND SAY, WELL, HOW MANY OF THOSE CASES SHOULD BE EXCLUDED? SO WE ACTUALLY KNOW IF WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS OR NOT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. WELL, I MEAN, I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND ASSIGN THOSE 4400 CASES THAT WE WOULD NOT HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN ABLE TO TO ASSIGN. AND CLEARLY, OUR PROSECUTORS ARE MAKING CHARGING DECISIONS.

OKAY. AND I DID WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE 4400 CASES.

SO HOW DO HOW DO WE THINK ABOUT THAT? ARE THOSE CASES THAT HAVE ALL BEEN TAKEN ON TO RESOLUTION? WHAT'S THE THE NUMBER THAT COME IN AND GO OUT? YOU KNOW, ON A MONTHLY BASIS. WELL, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THAT THAT NUMBER IS FLUID BECAUSE AS WE'RE ASSIGNING THOSE CASES AND THEY'RE REVIEWING THEM, OTHER CASES ARE COMING IN. AND AND SO THAT AFFECTS THE BACKLOG NUMBER.

AND SO THE ONLY WAY TO, TO ACCURATELY TO DETERMINE HOW MANY CASES WERE ASSIGNED TO A PROSECUTOR THAT, THAT HE OR SHE THEN RESOLVED AND MADE A CHARGING DECISION, SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY GO THROUGH THAT AND COUNT THE NUMBERS.

YEAH. AND THIS IS JUST ANOTHER WAY TO AGAIN BE CLEAR ABOUT MEASURING THE PROGRESS.

RIGHT. BECAUSE WHAT'S WHAT'S THE INFLOW VERSUS OUTFLOW.

WE HAD THE SAME CONVERSATION WITH THE CRIME LAB.

RIGHT. AND BEING ABLE TO ARE WE ACTUALLY MAKING PROGRESS NET ON A MONTHLY BASIS WITH THE NUMBER GOING DOWN? OR COULD IT STILL BE CREEPING UP? WE CAN WE CAN PROCESS A LOT OF CASES IN THE CRIME LAB.

WE CAN PROCESS A LOT OF CASES IN THE DA'S OFFICE.

BUT ON A MONTHLY RUN RATE, YOU KNOW, ARE WE GAINING GROUND OR ARE WE LOSING GROUND.

AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THOSE NUMBERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE, THE THE METRIC THERE.

SO IF WE COULD GET THAT INFORMATION IN TERMS OF KIND OF ON A MONTHLY BASIS, THOSE CASES THAT ARE RESOLVED OR,

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YOU KNOW, THE PROGRESS THAT WE'RE MAKING ON THAT FRONT. WELL, I'LL TELL YOU, COMMISSIONER. I'LL COMMIT TO TRYING TO DO THE BEST WE CAN. BUT AGAIN, OUR RESOURCES ARE ALREADY STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT.

EVERYONE'S ALREADY GOT JOBS TO TO HANDLE. BUT WE'LL DO THE BEST WE CAN WITH THE MANPOWER THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

I UNDERSTAND, BUT WE'RE OBVIOUSLY RESPONSIBLE FOR COUNTY RESOURCES.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE BEING UTILIZED AND EFFECTIVELY AND THAT THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING.

WE'RE GETTING A CLEAR REPRESENTATION OF. SURE.

CAN YOU JUST SPEAK TO THE EXTRA SHIFTS YOU MENTIONED? SO WE WENT THROUGH ABOUT 200 TO $250,000 IN TERMS OF THE EXTRA SHIFTS WITH YOUR PROSECUTORS AND EVERYTHING.

WHAT? THAT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD MAJORITY OF THE FUNDING THAT YOU ORIGINALLY ASKED FOR HAS BEEN UTILIZED.

HAS THAT CHANGED OVER TIME IN TERMS OF PROSECUTORS BEING WILLING TO ACCEPT THAT, OR ARE YOU STILL SEEING THE SAME RATE OR MORE PROSECUTORS PURSUING THOSE ADDITIONAL SHIFTS? I THINK WE CAN SAY THAT THE THE AMOUNT THAT WE'VE SEEN FROM THE BEGINNING HAS LEVELED OFF TO WHERE, AGAIN, I MENTIONED 48 OR SO PROSECUTORS. SO NOT ALL OF OUR WHEN WE'RE FULLY STAFFED, WE HAVE 250 PROSECUTORS.

AGAIN I MENTIONED WE'RE DOWN 30. SO IT'S 220.

NOT ALL OF THOSE 220 HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE REVIEWING INTAKE CASES.

BUT OF THE 220, WE KNOW THAT 48 OF THEM HAVE BEEN WILLING TO STEP UP AND DO THE WORK.

SO AGAIN, IT'S GOT TO BE SOMEBODY WHO'S EXPERIENCED AT REVIEWING THOSE KINDS OF CASES AND WILLING TO TO TAKE THE TIME TO DO THAT AFTER HOURS IN ADDITION TO THEIR REGULAR CASELOAD. OKAY. AND YOU MENTIONED THE VACANCIES.

YOU SAID 29 TODAY. HOW HAS THAT CHANGED OVER TIME? LIKE OVER THE LAST YEAR? WELL, I MEAN, WE SAW ABOUT THAT NUMBER AT THE BEGINNING OF, OF MY SECOND ADMINISTRATION A NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

RETIRED WE HAD 6 OR 7 THAT RAN FOR JUDGE AND WERE SUCCESSFUL.

SO WE LOST ALL THOSE VETERAN PROSECUTORS THAT NOW ARE ON THE BENCH.

AND THEN LEVELED OFF. BUT IT'S BACK UP AGAIN.

AND I THINK PART OF THE REASON IS BECAUSE SMALLER RURAL DA'S HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OFFER MORE MONEY AND SO THEY, THEY ATTRACT OUR VETERAN PROSECUTORS TO GO TO SMALLER COUNTIES TO HAVE LESS STRESS BECAUSE THEY HAVE SMALLER DOCKETS AND THEY CAN, ON THE AVERAGE, MAKE 20 TO $30,000 MORE. I MEAN, IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT.

AND DO YOU HAVE LIKE A TURNOVER MEASURE OR METRIC THAT YOU FOLLOW IN THE OFFICE? WELL IN TERMS OF THE METRIC YOU KNOW WHEN A PROSECUTOR SUBMITS A RESIGNATION, I ASK THEM TO STOP BY AND AND DO AN INFORMAL EXIT INTERVIEW. AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S WHERE I'VE DETERMINED THE BASIS FOR THE RESIGNATION OF THE REASONS THAT THEY'RE LEAVING. THEY'LL TELL ME, I MEAN, THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME INTO THE OFFICE, BUT I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY OVER 90% OF THEM DO. AND THEY TELL ME, LOOK, I LOVE WORKING HERE.

I LOVE THIS OFFICE, BUT I JUST CAN'T AFFORD TO FEED MY FAMILY.

I CAN'T AFFORD TO MAKE MY LAW SCHOOL LOANS. AND THIS OFFICE IS NOT KEEPING UP WITH THE COST OF LIVING, SO I HAVE TO GO ELSEWHERE. AND SOMEBODY IS OFFERING ME A JOB THAT PAYS $20,000 MORE.

I MEAN, SO IN TERMS OF A METRIC, THAT'S THAT'S WHAT WE SEE IS, IS THE REASON FOR FOR A LARGE MAJORITY OF OUR PROSECUTORS LEAVING THE OFFICE.

WELL, I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT YOU'RE COLLECTING THAT FEEDBACK AND EVERYTHING AND SHARING IT.

BUT I'M THINKING MORE FROM AN HR PERSPECTIVE IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW, PERCENTAGE OF TURNOVER IN EMPLOYEES ON A SIX MONTH ROLLING BASIS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. IS THERE ANY METRIC LIKE THAT THAT WE KEEP TRACK OF FROM HR? WELL, YES. I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION RIGHT NOW, BUT WE DO KEEP TRACK OF TURNOVER.

YES. OKAY. WITHIN INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENTS AND EVERYTHING.

OKAY. WOULD LOVE TO JUST SEE THAT ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

AND REMEMBER THE DISCUSSION IS LIMITED HERE TO THE LAWYERS I'M TALKING ABOUT. WE DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH PEOPLE APPLYING FOR NON-LAWYER JOBS.

FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN I INTERVIEWED FOR THE COMMISSION COMMUNICATION POSITIONS, WE HAD 7075 APPLICANTS FOR TWO POSITIONS EACH.

THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM. IT'S THE LAWYERS THAT WE CAN'T ATTRACT IN THE OFFICE.

IT'S THE LAWYERS THAT WE CAN'T KEEP IN OUR OFFICE.

OKAY. ONE LAST POINT, THEN I'LL JUST CIRCLE BACK AND LAND THE PLANE.

I APPRECIATE YOU MENTIONING THE JAIL POPULATION, BECAUSE I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO KEEP THAT FRONT AND CENTER BECAUSE WE ARE 75

[03:00:07]

A LOT OF THOSE ARE HOUSED IN SURROUNDING COUNTIES. BUT WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION BEFORE.

I JUST AGAIN WANT TO REITERATE PUBLICLY, YOU KNOW, THE JAIL POPULATION IS SOMETHING FOR THIS COURT TO TO DEAL WITH.

OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVE AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THAT, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ENSURE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS IS PRIORITY NUMBER ONE, AND THAT IF AN INDIVIDUAL NEEDS TO BE SEPARATED FROM, FROM SOCIETY, THAT THEY ARE.

AS WE MAKE THOSE DECISIONS GOING FORWARD AND MAKE SURE WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

SEPARATELY, WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE DOING IN TERMS OF JAIL BED SPACE AS A COURT AND AS A COUNTY GOING FORWARD.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT. I ASSUME YOU AGREE? YES, I DO. OKAY. SO JUST CIRCLING BACK TO WHERE I STARTED, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T DEFINITIVELY SAY.

I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOUR PROSECUTORS HAVE HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK.

BUT I CAN'T DEFINITIVELY SAY, YOU KNOW, WITH THE CHANGE IN THE CLASSIFICATION, WHETHER WE'RE MAKING HEADWAY OR NOT FROM A DATA STANDPOINT BECAUSE THAT CHANGE IN DATE GAP.

SO I DON'T CARE IF WE WANT TO MEASURE WITH APPLES OR WE WANT TO MEASURE WITH ORANGES, BUT WE KIND OF HAVE TO STICK WITH ONE OR THE OTHER, OR ELSE WE CAN'T GET A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF OF HOW THINGS ARE TRENDING AND EVERYTHING.

SO I WOULD ASK FOR THE DATA GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA, SO WE CAN JUST MAKE THAT DETERMINATION.

WELL, WE CAN DO THAT, COMMISSIONER. BUT AGAIN IT WON'T BE AN ACCURATE REFLECTION OF OF WHAT THE BACKLOG IS.

AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW, HAD WE NOT HAD THIS OVERTIME SITUATION, WE WOULD BE IN A CRISIS MODE. WE WOULD BE A LOT WORSE THAN WE ARE TODAY.

SO FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, I WILL TELL YOU, WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

WELL, I'M GLAD THAT THAT THE PROGRAM AND I THINK THE PROGRAM WAS NEEDED AND I WOULD STILL SUPPORT THE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TODAY, BUT I AM ASKING FOR EITHER AN APPLES TO APPLES COMPARISON OR AN ORANGES TO ORANGES COMPARISON.

SO WHICHEVER WAY IS EASIER FOR YOU TO TO WORK THE DATA, I'D LIKE TO SEE ONE OR THE OTHER.

THAT'S FAIR. AND WE'LL WORK ON THAT, COMMISSIONER.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? NO QUESTIONS.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? YEAH. JUST BRIEFLY, JUDGE JOE, THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. SO I KNOW THIS IS NOT AN ACTION ITEM.

IT'S JUST AN UPDATE STATUS REPORT. BUT, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT WE'RE ALSO ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR.

SOMETIMES THESE UPDATES ARE PREVIEWS OF WHAT YOUR OFFICE NEEDS AND WHAT YOU MAY BE REQUESTING IN THE UPCOMING BUDGET.

I WANTED TO CLARIFY THE I GUESS THE TURNOVER ISSUE.

AND I KNOW YOU'RE REFERENCING SPECIFICALLY THE THE LAWYER POSITIONS.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE FOCUSING ON. AND I HOPE YOU'D AGREE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE LAST FEW YEARS, I THINK WE GOT HERE AROUND THE SAME TIME IN 2019 THAT THIS COURT HAS BEEN PRETTY RESPONSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR REQUEST.

WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT? ABSOLUTELY. SO I GUESS WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IS, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THE LAWYERS LEAVING AND, YOU KNOW, MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, I WAS ONE OF THOSE RIGHT, LEFT FOR A PRIVATE SECTOR POSITION THAT PAID MORE.

BUT YOU'RE TALKING MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT LAWYERS GOING TO OTHER SURROUNDING COUNTIES OR GOVERNMENT TYPE JOBS THAT ARE PAYING BETTER.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. AND I HAVE SOME EXAMPLES HERE.

YEAH. I MEAN, GIVE US AN EXAMPLE BECAUSE I THINK THAT THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO ADDRESS.

AND I KNOW THERE'S ALWAYS ONE OFFS, BUT IF YOU KNOW, FOUNDATIONALLY, THERE ARE SOME ISSUES WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO NOT JUST STOP THE BLEEDING, BUT GET TO THE SYMPTOMS. RIGHT. SO IF YOU CAN MAYBE ADDRESS ADDRESS THAT, LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH YOU.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL. AND WE ARE, AS AN OFFICE, GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT THIS COURT HAS DONE TO TO TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF SALARIES.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE OTHER OFFICES AND OTHER COUNTIES THAT OBVIOUSLY ARE DOING BETTER IN TERMS OF OFFERING HIGHER SALARIES.

FOR EXAMPLE IN HARRIS COUNTY, WHAT WE PAY OUR FIRST SHARE, THE EQUIVALENT OVER THERE GETS 38% MORE SALARY THAN OUR FIRST YEARS HERE. SOME OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES, FOR EXAMPLE COMAL COUNTY OFFERS A FELONY.

TWO LAWYER, 10% MORE OF WHAT THEY PAY HERE IN GILLESPIE AND KERR COUNTIES.

AN ASSISTANT DA WILL GET 28% MORE. AND IF YOU'RE ASKING WHAT WHAT IS THE PHENOMENON THAT WE'LL SEE YOU?

[03:05:07]

SO THOSE POPULATIONS WERE ABLE TO GIVE THEIR PROSECUTORS RAISES AND WERE ABLE TO ATTRACT AWAY OUR PROSECUTORS TO WORK IN SMALLER COUNTIES.

WE'VE LOST PROSECUTORS TO KENDALL COUNTY. WE'VE LOST PROSECUTORS TO COMAL COUNTY.

WE'VE LOST PROSECUTORS TO KERR COUNTY ATASCOSA COUNTY.

ALL THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES ARE ABLE TO TO REACH OUT AFTER WE SPENT YEARS TRAINING THEM.

AND THEY THEY SNATCHED THEM AWAY, SAYING, WE CAN OFFER YOU $25,000 MORE, $30,000 MORE IF YOU COME WORK FOR US.

AND BY THE WAY, YOU ONLY HAVE TO SHOW UP TO COURT ONE DAY A WEEK.

NOT EVERY DAY LIKE YOU DO UP THERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO? OF COURSE THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE THOSE JOBS.

SO THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING, COMMISSIONER, IS WE'RE SEEING THAT IT'S JUST MORE ATTRACTIVE TO GO TO SMALLER OFFICES, SMALLER COUNTIES, THE FEDS, YOU KNOW, SEVERAL OF OUR PROSECUTORS WENT TO WORK FOR ICE.

A COUPLE OF OUR PROSECUTORS WENT TO WORK FOR THE U.S.

ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. AND, OF COURSE, YOU HAVE PRIVATE INDUSTRY.

THAT'S ALWAYS GOING TO HAPPEN. SURE. YEAH. WELL, I JUST THINK THAT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT.

I MEAN, I KNOW WE JUST DID THIS ADJUSTMENT, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE LAST 18 MONTHS OR TWO YEARS, MAYBE IT WAS LAST YEAR, I CAN'T REMEMBER. AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT SUSTAINABLE.

I DON'T THINK, FOR US TO DO THAT EVERY YEAR. SO WHETHER IT'S AND I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE NECESSARILY THE ENVIRONMENT TO BE TALKING ABOUT FEDERAL GRANTS AND OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE OF, OF OF COMPENSATION.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE SOMEHOW HAVE TO GET CREATIVE WITH HOW WE'RE DOING THAT.

AND MAYBE IT'S PART OF IT IS AND YOU PROBABLY EXPLORED DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, WORK ARRANGEMENTS AND THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, I GUESS IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR FOLKS.

THE REALITY IS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE DEALING WITH PEOPLE AND YOU'RE DEALING WITH YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND I THINK THE SHERIFF AND OTHERS WILL TELL YOU, YOU KNOW, THERE'S CRIME DOESN'T HAVE A DAY OFF.

AND I'M SURE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE STRESSED AS WELL.

SO, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WE STAY IN TOUCH.

I THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THESE NUMBERS.

IF YOU CAN PUT THOSE TOGETHER FOR US. WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING UP HERE AND GIVE US AN UPDATE, BUT I THINK TWO, WE HAVE TO BE STRATEGIC ABOUT HOW WE INVEST THESE RESOURCES.

NOT JUST EVERY YEAR WHEN IT COMES TO OUR BUDGET, BUT BUT MAYBE IT TAKES, YOU KNOW, A, YOU KNOW, A FIVE YEAR STAFFING PLAN OR SOMETHING THAT THAT IS A LITTLE BIT LONGER TERM FOR US TO REALLY GET A HANDLE ON IT, BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S A TOUGH JOB. AND PARTICULARLY SOME OF THE CASES YOUR FOLKS ARE DEALING WITH.

WE APPRECIATE THEM. BUT BUT, YEAH, I MEAN, I THINK THESE CONVERSATIONS EARLY, JOE, AS WE RUN UP TO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, I THINK WILL HELP US START PLANNING FOR THAT.

AND AGAIN, THE RESOURCES ARE ARE NOT LIMITLESS FOR FOR EVERY DEPARTMENT.

BUT BUT I THINK WE KNOW THAT A CORE FUNCTION OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT IS KEEPING THE COMMUNITY SAFE.

AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE PRINCIPLES THAT YOU STAND ON AS WELL.

SO THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. IF YOU COULD WE CAN MAYBE HAVE A FOLLOW UP CONVERSATION.

AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME OF THE NUMBERS. JUST JUST TO TO KNOW IF THERE IS A PATTERN, IF WE'RE CHIPPING AWAY OR IF WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

WELL, CERTAINLY WE'LL PROVIDE THOSE TO YOU, COMMISSIONER. THIS IS A SOURCE OF FRUSTRATION FOR ME AND FOR OUR ADMINISTRATORS.

BECAUSE AGAIN, WE ARE COMING, TRYING TO COME UP WITH IDEAS TO STOP THE BLEEDING.

AND FRANKLY, IT'S SOME OF IT IS NOT WORKING. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU JOE. THANK YOU JUDGE. ALL RIGHT. I'VE BEEN ASKED TO TAKE UP OUR AGENDA ITEM 66 BEFORE WE BREAK FOR LUNCH.

[66. 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 #66a.]

IT'S A LATE FILE, SO DISCUSSION, APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO THE GRANTING EXCEPTION.

ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 1.2 TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSIDERATION OF FILING LATE FILED AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 660.

IS THERE A MOTION? SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. WE'LL NOW TAKE UP 660.

DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION. OH, LET ME GET A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL NOW TAKE UP 66 A DISCUSSION.

APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING EXECUTION OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY ARMSTRONG LABORATORIES AND AMOUNT OF 600,000 TO PROVIDE DISCOVERY PACKETS.

COURT TESTIMONY. ANALYSIS OF BACKLOG SEIZED DRUG CASES FOR THE CRIME LAB.

THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT IS EFFECTIVE UPON COMMISSIONER COURT APPROVAL FOR ONE YEAR THROUGH APRIL 8TH, 2026, TO INCLUDE APPROVAL OF ANY BUDGETARY TRANSFER AUTHORIZED THE PURCHASING AGENT TO EXECUTE AND FILE THE APPROPRIATE AWARD DOCUMENTS FOR RECORD.

MISS GREENFIELD AWARD. GOOD AFTERNOON. NORMA GREENFIELD, THE BOARD DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

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RIGHT NOW, WE'RE ABOUT 4200 IN BACKLOG CASES.

AND WITHOUT SOURCING, THIS WILL HELP THE CRIME LAB TO BE ABLE TO GET CAUGHT UP.

AND WE ALSO ARE CLOSER TO BEING FULLY STAFFED.

SO I DO HAVE OREN, THE DIRECTOR OF THE CRIME LAB, HERE TO DISCUSS ANYTHING YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT.

AND ALSO, WE HAVE THE CEO FROM THE ARMSTRONG CRIME LAB, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER MOODY.

I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM THAT THE DA IS GOING TO STEP BACK IN.

OKAY, GREAT. I MEAN, I THINK THIS IS THIS IS SPECIFICALLY TO HELP FACILITATE THE BACKLOG THAT HE'S TALKED ABOUT.

AND SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT HE'S A PART OF THE CONVERSATION HERE. I DO WANT TO MENTION THAT AS FAR AS THE BACKLOG WITH THOSE CASES IN CUSTODY, THE CRIME LAB HAS DONE VERY WELL IN THAT WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT 245 CASES THAT THEY'RE WORKING ON, AND THE MAJORITY OF THE CASES ARE FROM THE BOND LIST.

CORRECT. AND THE AT LARGE. SO, SO THE THE SIX, 600,000, WAS THAT BASED ON A CERTAIN NUMBER OF CASES, A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE BACKLOG CASES THAT WE WERE TRYING TO TO HAVE RESOLVED? SO THE SHORT ANSWER, YES, WE'RE LOOKING AT FUNDING.

IT WAS AN OUT OF CYCLE REQUEST FOR THIS CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

SO THERE'S A QUESTION OF HOW MUCH WORK DO WE ANTICIPATE THAT COULD BE DONE AND COMPLETED BY OCTOBER 1ST? OKAY, SO I LOOKED AT THE CASES. I'M ANTICIPATING ABOUT 1500 CASES AND ESTIMATING ABOUT $600,000.

THE 1500, I UNDERSTAND, LIKE THE PART OF THE YEAR THAT'S LEFT.

BUT IS THAT BEING DRIVEN BY THE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT THAT'S REQUIRED FROM YOUR TEAM AND YOUR OFFICE WITH ARMSTRONG, OR IS THAT BASED ON WHAT THEY COULD ACCOMPLISH DURING THAT TIME PERIOD? SO IT'S WHAT WE FEEL THE VENDOR CAN ACCOMPLISH IN THAT TIME FRAME.

OKAY. AND SO WHAT THAT SIX. 600,000. HOW MANY CASES WILL THAT RESOLVE? OR WE'RE HOPING FOR ABOUT 1500. THERE'LL BE SOME LEEWAY BECAUSE WE HAVE TO.

THERE'S SOME MONEY TO ALLOW FOR TESTIMONY SHOULD THAT OCCUR.

SO IT'S NOT ENTIRELY CASEWORK. WE DO NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COVERING DISCOVERY PACKETS FOR THE DA'S OFFICE AND TESTIMONY.

OKAY. AND THEN BETWEEN YOUR OFFICE AND ARMSTRONG, YOU'RE STILL PRIORITIZING THE INCARCERATED CASES, CORRECT? OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY ARE THE IN CUSTODY CASES.

WE'RE ROUTINELY KEEPING THOSE AT A 30 DAY OR LESS TURNAROUND TIME WHEN THEY COME TO THE LABORATORY.

OUR NEXT PRIORITY IS THE BOND LIST. WE'VE REDUCED THAT FROM 18 MONTHS AGE TO NINE MONTHS AGE, AND CONTINUE TO WORK AT THAT. WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE INPUT, WE ARE GOING TO SEND OUT BOND LIST CASES FIRST TO GET THAT BOND LIST UNDER CONTROL AND THEN TACKLE THAT LARGE LAST.

AND ARMSTRONG WILL BE WORKING ON THOSE SAME PRIORITIES.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. WELL, THEY'LL WORK ON WHAT WE SEND THEM.

SO WE SEND OUR PRIORITY TO THEM. OKAY. AND I KNOW THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS AND FROM THE DA'S OFFICE PREVIOUSLY AROUND BEING ABLE TO SERVE AS A WITNESS AND TESTIMONY IN COURT.

HAS THAT FULLY BEEN RESOLVED? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

WELL, I GUESS FROM THE CRIME LABS PART, I'M NOT SURE THERE WAS EVER A QUESTION. THE CONTRACT SPECIFICALLY CALLS FOR ARMSTRONG FORENSIC LABORATORY TO BE AVAILABLE FOR TESTIMONY. IT'S A SERVICE THEY OFFER. WE'VE ASKED THE DA'S TO PROVIDE A LIST OF THOSE DA'S WHO ARE AUTHORIZED TO CONTACT ARMSTRONG LABORATORY TO REQUEST TESTIMONY.

WE'VE REMOVED OURSELVES FROM THAT INTERFACE TO ENSURE TIMELINESS.

SO THAT THAT IS PART OF THE SERVICE THEY OFFER, AND THEY ARE AVAILABLE TO DO SO.

AND I'M JUST ASKING THE QUESTION. THIS IS NOT LEADING.

IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY TO POTENTIALLY PROVIDE CASES TO ARMSTRONG THAT HAVE THAT ARE LESS LIKELY TO REQUIRE TESTIMONY? THAT THAT IS AN EXCELLENT QUESTION. AND THERE ARE LABORATORIES THAT DO THAT WITH THEIR OUTSOURCING.

WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED THAT LEVEL OF GUIDANCE FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

I GUESS I WOULD ASK THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY. THAT'S ALMOST AN IMPOSSIBLE QUESTION, BECAUSE HOW DO YOU PREDICT THAT A DEFENDANT AND HIS DEFENSE LAWYER ARE GOING TO RESOLVE IT

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THEN THAT LAWYER HAS TO GO BACK AND TALK TO HIS CLIENT AND ASK THE CLIENT, DO YOU STILL WANT TO GO TO TRIAL? THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT YOU HAD A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, SO THAT'S KIND OF AN UNFAIR QUESTION FOR THEM AND FOR ANYBODY ELSE.

IT WOULD BE A QUESTION FOR THE DEFENDANT AND HIS LAWYER.

OKAY. I JUST DIDN'T KNOW DIFFERENT LEVELS OF OF CRIME THAT MIGHT BE LESS LIKELY TO REQUIRE THE IN-PERSON TESTIMONY IN A, IN A TRIAL CASE, BUT THAT'S NOT A FACTOR. OKAY.

SO IT SEEMS LIKE YOU SAID 18 MONTHS TO NINE MONTH BACKLOG.

SO WE'VE SEEN SOME PROGRESS. IS THAT BECAUSE THOSE ANALYSTS HAVE GOTTEN UP TO SPEED OR BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING OVERTIME? OR CAN YOU JUST GIVE US SOME BACKGROUND ON ON HOW WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE SOME PROGRESS IN THE MEANTIME? SURE. SO WHEN I WAS HERE AT THE COURT LAST, I BELIEVE WE HAD SEVEN ANALYSTS ON THE BENCH.

I'VE JUST GOTTEN ON THE BENCH, UP FROM FIVE AS OF APRIL 1ST.

WE NOW HAVE NINE ANALYSTS ON THE BENCH. WE HAD ONE NEW ANALYST START THIS WEEK, AND WE'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS TO SEE IF WE CAN'T GET AN EXPERIENCED ANALYST ON BOARD. SO WE'VE ADDED STAFF.

WE'VE MOST CERTAINLY INCREASED OUR MONTHLY OUTPUT.

WE HAVE SEEN AN 8% INCREASE IN SUBMISSION RATES.

SO WE ARE BATTLING THAT TOO. AND I BELIEVE THE DA AND YOUR TEAM HAVE ASKED ABOUT THE MULTIPLE SUBSTANCES BEFORE. SO WITH THE CURRENT CASELOAD, ARE WE INCLUDING WHEN THERE'S MULTIPLE SUBSTANCES? SO THAT'S NOT A SIMPLE YES OR NO. OUR SUBMISSION GUIDELINES, WHICH ARE UP ON THE WEBSITE, WE ASK THAT THERE CLEARLY INDICATE IF THERE'S A A PROBABLE CAUSE ITEM.

AND WE WORK FOR A SINGLE FOR EACH SUSPECT, THE HIGHEST PENALTY ITEM TO ITS THRESHOLD.

SO THAT'S WHERE THAT ONE ITEM COMES IN. BUT THAT'S PER SUSPECT.

AND THEN IF IT'S A HIGHER CHARGE CASE, IF IT'S A I DON'T KNOW THE LEGAL TERM FOR POSSESSION FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION TYPE CASE, WE'RE WORKING ONE OF EACH DRUG TYPE. SO IT'S NOT AS SIMPLE AS WE'RE ONLY WORKING ONE ITEM.

OKAY. CAN CAN THE DA'S OFFICE SPEAK TO THAT. WE HAVE THE INTAKE, CHIEF EMILY.

AND THAT. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? YES, SIR, I KNOW.

CAN YOU COME TO THE MICROPHONE, PLEASE? I KNOW IT'S A CONTINUING FRUSTRATION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THEY STILL THE LAB STILL HAS THEIR ONE AND DONE POLICY, MEANING THAT IF A SUSPECT IS ARRESTED WITH METHAMPHETAMINES, FENTANYL AND COCAINE, THEY WILL ONLY. AND THEY FILE THOSE THREE CASES WITH OUR OFFICE.

THEY WILL ONLY TEST THE SUBSTANCE THAT HAS THE HIGHEST AMOUNT.

WE ARE ALSO CURRENTLY NOT TESTING ANY MISDEMEANOR AMOUNTS OF DRUGS UNLESS THAT DRUG IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CW.

OKAY. AND SO THAT'S THAT'S THE CURRENT POLICY OF THE CRIME LAB.

IS THAT CORRECT? I WOULD DISAGREE SLIGHTLY IN THAT IF THERE'S A PROBABLE CAUSE ITEM LISTED PLUS AN ITEM, THOSE WOULD BOTH BE WORKED. BUT PREDOMINANTLY THE GOAL IS TO WORK THE HIGHEST ITEM PER SUSPECT TO PENALTY.

AND AGAIN, THAT WOULD BE IN LINE WITH THE POLICY WITH A LOT OF THE CRIME LABORATORIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN SOLVE THIS HERE TODAY, BUT I'M GLAD WE'VE HAD THIS DISCUSSION.

I WOULD LIKE TO WORK TOWARDS BEING ABLE TO TEST ADDITIONAL SUBSTANCES.

ALL THE SUBSTANCES THAT ARE BELIEVED TO BE ILLEGAL.

AND SO WE HAVE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES NOW AS WE MAKE PROGRESS OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS HERE, THEN I THINK WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN EXPAND THAT POLICY AND BE ABLE TO TEST THOSE ADDITIONAL SUBSTANCES GOING FORWARD, BECAUSE POTENTIALLY WE'RE WE'RE UNABLE TO CHARGE CRIMES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE.

IF WE DON'T TEST THE SUBSTANCES, I WOULD ASSUME.

SO AGAIN, OUR ITEM SELECTION POLICY, WHEN WE'RE NOT IN THE BACKLOG STATE, THE GOAL IS TO GET OUT OF THE BACKLOG STATE FIRST.

WHEN WE'RE NOT IN A BACKLOG STATE, OUR STANDARD ITEM SELECTION POLICY IS TO TEST ONE ITEM OF EACH DRUG TYPE PER SUSPECT.

SO IT WOULD BE MULTIPLE EXAMINATIONS. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TRYING TO PARE BACK WHAT'S BEING ANALYZED TO ADDRESS THE PRIMARY CONCERN, WHICH IS BACKLOG. BECAUSE OF THE CASES IT WORKED.

IT CAN'T EVEN BE PROSECUTED. OKAY. SO THAT'S GOOD INFORMATION TO KNOW.

I HAD NEVER HEARD THAT BEFORE. SO ONCE WE ELIMINATE THE BACKLOG, WE SHOULD BE EXPANDING OUR TESTING.

ABSOLUTELY. OKAY, LET'S TRY TO GET THERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

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BUT YOU'RE A COUNTY EMPLOYEE. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MR. BEN ARMSTRONG, WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF ARMSTRONG FORENSIC LABORATORY.

WE DID ASK HIM TO COME UP. THEY'RE THERE LOCATED IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS.

THEY ARE USED BY SEVERAL OF THE LABORATORIES IN TEXAS TO ASSIST WITH BACKLOG REDUCTION.

AND WE DID ASK MR. ARMSTRONG TO BE AVAILABLE SHOULD THE COMMISSION HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. SO FOR THE DA'S OFFICE IN ARMSTRONG CAN TALK TO EACH OTHER AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS MEETING. WHETHER OR NOT ARMSTRONG IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO COME DOWN AND TESTIFY IN CASES, THAT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN AT THIS POINT.

YES, SIR. PERFECT. DONE. GOT A DEAL. SO SEND US THE HOTEL BILL.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOVE. APPROVAL.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOODY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

WE ARE GOING TO CALL A RECESS IN ORDER TO HAVE LUNCH.

WE'LL BE BACK. THANK YOU. 115. AND WE'LL BE PREPARED FOR THE 130.

TIME CERTAIN. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THE TIME IS 1:17 P.M.. THE COURT WILL BE BACK IN SESSION.

WE LEFT OFF WITH AGENDA ITEM 66. I PRESUME WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 67.

[67. 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 #67a.]

IS THERE A MOTION? 67, 68 AND 69. YES. IF WE CAN IS THERE.

IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION, WE'LL TAKE UP A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE LATE FILINGS OF 67, 68, AND 69.

SO MOVED. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE LATE FILING OF 67, 68, 69. SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES. WE WILL NOW TAKE UP ITEM 67, A DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF SERVICE AND LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE DAILY DOCKET CAFE FOR CONCESSIONARY SERVICES IN THE JUSTICE CENTER CAFE FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF FIVE YEARS.

TWO YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS FOR A BASE RENT OF 5000 A MONTH, INCLUDING THE APPROPRIATE BUDGET TRANSFER.

MR. DAN CURRY THIS IS IN REGARDS TO OUR CAFETERIA, THE JUSTICE CENTER.

YES, I'M VERY EXCITED TO BRING THIS ITEM TO YOU BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S SOME EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT IMPROVEMENTS ON THE HORIZON.

SO TODAY WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

BACK IN AUGUST, WE WENT OUT FOR AN RFP TO SELECT A NEW CAFE CONCESSIONS VENDOR FOR THE THE CAFE THAT'S LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CENTRAL JURY ROOM IN THE JUSTICE CENTER BASEMENT. IN DECEMBER, YOU GUYS GET AUTHORITIES TO NEGOTIATE WITH A FIRM CALLED SMASH AND GRAB, WHICH WAS THE HIGHEST RATED RESPONDENT BASED ON FOOD QUALITY TASTE TESTING.

ET CETERA. ET CETERA, ET CETERA. SO THE VENDOR HAS CREATED A NEW LLC SPECIFICALLY FOR THAT OPERATION.

IT'S CALLED THE DAILY DOCKET CAFE. AND SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE DOCKET CAFE AND BEXAR COUNTY.

SO THE INITIAL TERM OF THE AGREEMENT IS 60 MONTHS.

THAT'S FIVE YEARS. THE BASE RENT IS $5,000 A MONTH.

THERE ARE TWO OPTION PERIODS BUILT INTO THERE.

WE WILL NEGOTIATE EQUITABLE INCREASES BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND MARKET RATE DURING THOSE OPTION PERIODS FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD.

BUT THE INITIAL TERM IS AT A FIXED RATE. SO THE VENDOR IS REQUIRED THROUGH THIS AGREEMENT TO CLEAN AND MAINTAIN ALL THE KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, GREASE TRAP, THE FIRE HOODS AND OTHER THINGS RELATED TO THE KITCHEN OPERATION.

THE TRANSITION TIMELINE, I KNOW, GO THROUGH THIS PRETTY QUICKLY. IS WE HAVE AN EXISTING VENDOR.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COLLAPSE AND IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN BY APRIL 25TH. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ABOUT A TWO WEEK PERIOD UNTIL MAY 12TH.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP FOR A LIMITED SERVICE RUN FOR THE DAILY DOCKET CAFE.

SO AGAIN, AS PART OF THIS TRANSITION, JUDGE, AND THE REASON WHY THERE'S A BUDGET TRANSFER ATTACHED TO THIS IS THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE SOME OF THE MONEY WE'RE GETTING IN RENT AND REINVEST IT INTO THE FACILITY. NEW TABLES AND CHAIRS, NEW MERCHANDIZING EQUIPMENT, BECAUSE THIS VENDOR IS GOING TO CONCENTRATE ON HOT AND COLD GRAB AND GO ITEMS. SO AGAIN, WE'LL GET INTO A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE PRESENTATION. THEIR ACTUALLY THEIR MENU SELECTIONS WHICH ARE ARE WIDELY VARIED AND I'M EXCITED ABOUT SO AND I KNOW MONICA HAS ANY QUESTIONS I KNOW SHE'S WORKING ON. SHE WAS GRACIOUS ENOUGH THAT MONICA RAMOS WITH THE PIO'S OFFICE TO HELP ME AND THE VENDOR WITH AN OUTREACH MESSAGE.

SO AS SOON AS IF THIS ITEM IS APPROVED, YOU'LL SEE SOME SOME MORE INFORMATION COMING OUT THROUGH COUNTY CONNECTION, INCLUDING PUBLISHING OF THE ACTUAL MENUS AND A WEBSITE WHICH PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY WHAT I HEAR FROM HER REMOTELY ORDER TO THE DAILY

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YEAH. SO I DON'T THINK THE VENDOR WOULD OBJECT TO THAT.

WE CAN DEFINITELY ASK THEM. I WILL TELL YOU THAT DURING THE TASTE TESTING OF THE EVALUATION PERIOD, THESE GUYS WERE HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE OTHER RESPONDENTS. SO AS YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT THE OVER THE YEARS, THE VENDORS, I THINK THE QUALITY'S KIND OF GONE UP AND DOWN.

SO I'D LIKE THE COURTHOUSE TO KNOW THAT. I THINK AS YOU HAVE REPRESENTED, WE HAVE A VENDOR THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY AND HOPEFULLY MAINTAIN THAT HIGH QUALITY FOOD SERVICE. SO I'D LIKE THE COURTHOUSE TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE DONE OUR VERY BEST TO BETTER SERVE OUR EMPLOYEES.

WITHOUT A DOUBT, THIS VENDOR HAS GIVEN ME NO PAUSE ON OUR DECISION, AND THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE WELL EXPERIENCED AND WELL SUBMIT TO HANDLE ALL THESE THINGS.

THEY ARE ALSO PLANNING SOME SPECIAL EVENTS. THIS VENDOR ALSO HAS ACCESS TO A COUPLE FOOD TRUCKS, SO THEY MAY DO SPECIAL EVENTS, LIKE THEY MAY DO A BARBECUE FRIDAY.

OR AGAIN, THEY OWN A SMASHING CRAB FRANCHISE.

SO THEY MAY DO A CRAB BOIL IN THE COURTYARD OF THE PET.

SO AGAIN, ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE WORKING THROUGH THE TRANSITION SCHEDULE, BUT THEY'VE COMMITTED TO DOING MONTHLY SPECIAL EVENTS TO TRY TO GET AN INCREASE IN VARIETY TO THAT MENU THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD BEFORE. GET SOME CRAWFISH.

YEAH, YOU COULD GET SOME MUDBUGS. EXACTLY. SO I KNOW DAVID WOULD APPRECIATE THAT.

SO SO I KNOW THIS IS REALLY HARD TO SEE ON THE SCREEN, BUT THERE ARE MADE TO ORDER BREAKFAST ITEMS INCLUDE BREAKFAST TACOS, BREAKFAST SANDWICHES, OMELETS, EVERYTHING INCLUDING GREEN AND VEGAN ITEMS, WHICH IS ONE OF OUR REQUIREMENTS THAT WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN OPTIONS FOR THEM TO PROVIDE AS WELL.

THERE ARE GRAB AND GO BREAKFAST ITEMS. YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO REPEAT THAT A LITTLE BIT AS SOON AS.

YES. BUT CONTINUE. RIGHT. WELL WE'LL CONTINUE.

SO AGAIN ALSO GRAB AND GO. THEY'LL BE, YOU KNOW, TACOS, BISCUITS AND GRAVY, ASSORTED HOT, YOU KNOW, HOT AND COLD GRAB AND GO ITEMS. AGAIN, WE REALLY THINK THAT THIS VENDOR IS GOING TO PROVIDE A A NOTCH ABOVE AS FAR AS FOOD QUALITY IN THAT SPACE. SO AND I WAS JUST MENTIONING COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, THAT THE VENDOR DOES HAVE IN ALL OF THEIR MENUS, WHETHER IT BE BREAKFAST OR LUNCH, VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN OPTIONS.

THANK YOU. I KNOW I ASKED MY STAFF ABOUT IT AND I REVIEWED IT, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GREAT, GREAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO MADE TO ORDER LUNCH OBVIOUSLY BURGERS, HOT DOGS FRENCH.

YOU KNOW, OTHER THINGS. REGULAR SIDES, HOT CHICKEN SANDWICHES.

ONE OF THE REALLY STARS OF THE TASTING MENU WAS A BRISKET SANDWICH WITH HORSERADISH ON IT.

I'M NOT A HORSERADISH GUY, BUT IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

SO IF I COULD RECOMMEND ANYTHING. THE BRISKET SANDWICH IS A IS A IT'S A LIGHTS OUT CHOICE.

AND AGAIN MADE TO ORDER LUNCH AGAIN. AGAIN GREEN SIDES, YOU KNOW, PORTOBELLO SANDWICH ETCETERA, ETCETERA. THEY ALSO HAVE GRAB AND GO ITEMS. AND ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THIS THING IS ONE OF MY OTHER FAVORITES IS CHICKEN TERIYAKI.

SO IT COMES IN LIKE A LITTLE, YOU KNOW CONTAINER, JUST LIKE YOU'D GET AT PANDA EXPRESS OR WHATEVER.

TASTES AMAZING. OTHER SHRIMP PASTA. SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO WITH THE MERCHANDIZERS WE'RE INVESTING IN THAT FACILITY, IT'LL BE READY TO GO. YOU WALK INTO THAT SPACE, GRAB IT, CHECK OUT AND GO EAT IT.

SO AGAIN, THERE'S NO LONG LINES FOR PREP. THERE'S NO ORDERING OTHER THINGS.

AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT THESE GUYS ARE DOING TO INCREASE THE SPEED AT WHICH SERVICE IS PROVIDED IN THAT SPACE.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, AND I KNOW THEY'VE WITNESSED BEFORE THE FIRST THING THEY GOT WHEN WE HAD AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE WITH THEM, WE SAID, GO SIT THERE ON TUESDAY WHEN THEY RELEASE THOSE JURORS FROM THEIR SWEARING IN, AND THERE'S 500 PEOPLE IN THAT CORRIDOR TRYING TO GET A COKE OR A SNACK OR A TACO.

LET'S FIGURE OUT HOW TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM BETTER.

SO WE'RE CONFIDENT THEY THEY DO THAT. SO I KNOW THAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY HERE TODAY.

IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO HEAR FROM THEM. PABLO PAUL ARE THERE TWO REPRESENTATIVES? WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE THEM AND I'LL LET THEM KIND OF SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES.

AND THEN I'D LIKE TO BRING UP AFTER THEY'RE DONE. MONICA, TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IF WE DO APPROVE THIS KIND OF THE OUTREACH PIECE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS.

GO AHEAD. SO I'M GLAD TO KNOW. I MEAN, YEAH, FOR THEM TO I'M GLAD TO KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF VEGAN OPTIONS.

JUST MAKE SURE THE VEGAN OPTIONS ARE TASTY, BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE THINK THAT, LIKE, PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO GIVE ME A SALAD AND I'M LIKE, I'M NOT A RABBIT. LIKE, I NEED HEFTY FOOD. IT NEEDS TO BE FLAVORFUL.

SO IF YOU GUYS CAN MAKE SURE IF YOU NEED ME TO TASTE IT, TASTE TEST, I WILL.

GOOD AFTERNOON. SO WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE INTRODUCE OURSELVES.

GOOD AFTERNOON. CO-OWNER AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR, FOR POTBELLY STOVE, THE PARENT COMPANY OF THE ONES MENTIONED.

AND YOUR NAME? PABLO. FELIX. THANK YOU. JUDGE, A LITTLE NERVOUS.

ACTUALLY, WE'RE GOING TO BE PARTICIPATING IN PACHANGA HERE ON FRIDAY.

AND THE IDEA IS TO ACTUALLY PREPARE SOMETHING FOR YOU, AS MISS COSS MENTIONED, THAT YOU ARE VEGAN.

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VERY FLAVORFUL. REALLY GREAT AND REALLY HEARTY.

SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT. ALL RIGHT, I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF I DON'T.

THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS COURT JUDGE SAKAI.

FORGIVE ME. I'M NOT I'M NOT VERSED IN WITH A BUNCH OF EXPERIENCE ON HOW TO ADDRESS A JUDGE IN A FORMAL SETTING.

SO BUT MY NAME IS PAUL GRIFFITH. I'M THE CEO OF POTBELLY STOVE THE PARENT COMPANY OF SMASH AND GRAB AND CO-OWNER, ALONG WITH PABLO FELIX HERE. WHAT HE DIDN'T TELL YOU IS THAT HE'S ALSO A HE'S ALSO A CHEF AS WELL.

AND TO HEAR SOMEONE MENTION THE FLAVORFUL, YOU KNOW, WANTING TO HAVE FLAVOR FOR FOOD I'M ON THESE GUYS ALL THE TIME ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THAT MAKING SURE THAT THAT HAPPENS. SO I HAVE NO DOUBT.

COMMISSIONER, THAT THAT YOU'LL BE PLEASED WITH SOME OF THE OPTIONS THAT WE, YOU KNOW, THAT WE HAVE.

I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO TO THE FACILITIES GROUP AND TO THE SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR SELECTING US AS, AS A VENDOR. WE DO INTEND TO TO ELEVATE WHAT IS EXISTING DOWN IN THE ACTUAL CURRENT CAFETERIA CAFETERIA SPACE. AND WE HAVE EXECUTED SOME DILIGENCE IN TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT BOTH THE, THE FOOD OFFERING AND THE TRAFFIC FLOW LENDS ITSELF TO, TO EFFECTIVE SERVICES.

AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, I CAN KIND OF PASS IT OFF TO PABLO TO KIND OF FOR HIM TO KIND OF EXPLAIN SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO DO OR ELABORATE ON WHAT WHAT MR. CURRY HAS ALREADY EXPLAINED. THANK YOU. WHILE HE'S COMING UP, I ALSO WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK THERE CURRENTLY.

IS THERE ANY KIND OF TRANSITION TO KEEP THEM EMPLOYED WITH US? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. SO WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE'VE CREATED OUR WEBSITE FOR THEDAILY.COM, AND I'VE PASSED ALONG WITH THE CURRENT GENERAL MANAGER THERE, I BELIEVE HIS NAME IS CHRIS. THE LINK FOR EVERYONE THAT'S CURRENTLY WORKING THERE TO APPLY. AS LONG AS WELL AS EVERYONE IN OUR POTBELLY GROUP.

WE HAVE 250 EMPLOYEES OR SO, SO WE'VE MADE THAT AS AN INTERNAL POSTING AS WELL AS THE CURRENT EMPLOYEES THAT ARE THAT ARE THERE NOW.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. AND MR. MOODY. YES. YES, JUDGE.

I JUST HAD A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS. YES, SIR.

I BELIEVE THAT TODAY COUNTY EMPLOYEES HAVE A DISCOUNT.

OR IS THAT GOING TO CONTINUE, DAN? AND MAYBE THAT'S A QUESTION FOR DAN VERSUS YOU, PABLO, BUT SO THAT IS THAT DAN CAN ANSWER. YES. SO THAT IS GOING TO CONTINUE.

AT A 10% FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES. ABSOLUTELY. OKAY.

AND DO YOU PLAN TO HAVE LIKE SPECIALS, DAILY SPECIALS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? THAT ALSO PROVIDES SOME SOME OPTIONS AND AFFORDABILITY.

WE DO. AND WHAT WE HOPE IS TO COME ON THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH A LIMITED MENU, LIKE DAN MENTIONED, BECAUSE IT IS A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE, WE REALLY FEEL LIKE WE HAVE TO KIND OF GET OUR DUCKS IN A ROW, MAKE SURE WE CAN BE EFFICIENT, RIGHT? AND NOT ONLY THE FOOD PREPARATION SIDE OF IT, BUT THE CHECKOUT AND THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE FOR THE GUESTS.

SO AS WE GO FURTHER ON INTO IT, THEY CAN MAYBE A MONTH OR SO, WE'LL START INCORPORATING DIFFERENT SPECIALS TO EITHER MATCH WHAT'S GOING AROUND IN TOWN, MAYBE WHAT'S KIND OF IN RIGHT NOW, FOR INSTANCE, THAT ONE OF OUR RESTAURANTS, THE 17TH, IS NATIONAL CRAWFISH DAY. SO WE'RE DOING A SPECIAL WRAPPED AROUND CRAWFISH.

WELL THAT'S GREAT. AND I'LL JUST MENTION ONE OTHER THING THAT WE KIND OF ADDED AT VALERO TOWARDS THE END OF MY MY TIME THERE IN CORPORATE AMERICA.

BUT OUR VENDORS WOULD ACTUALLY PROVIDE SOME LIKE TAKE HOME OPTIONS.

AND I SAW YOU HAD LIKE SOME BARBECUE BY THE POUND AND EVERYTHING.

AND I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE IDEA THERE, BUT IT WAS IT WAS REALLY WELL RECEIVED.

THERE WERE A LOT OF FOLKS WHO WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, HEY, THIS ALLOWS ME TO JUST BE ABLE TO BRING, BRING FOOD, YOU KNOW, STRAIGHT TO THE DINING ROOM TABLE RATHER THAN HAVING TO TO STOP OR RATHER THAN HAVING TO GO HOME AND COOK AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

SO I THINK THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO POTENTIALLY LOOK AT I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU HOW TO RUN YOUR BUSINESS.

I'M JUST EXCITED YOU'RE HERE. BUT THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WORKED THERE.

NO THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT. AND WE'RE REALLY VERTICALLY INTEGRATED.

WE HAVE OUR OWN DISTRIBUTION CENTER, OUR OWN COMMISSARY, A 12,000FT².

SO THE IDEA IS TO BE ABLE TO BRING THESE MENU ITEMS NOT ONLY FOR BREAKFAST OR LUNCH, BUT ALSO A TAKE HOME.

YOU CAN TAKE IT HOME COLD, REHEAT AT HOME. RIGHT.

IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE CONVENIENCE FACTOR WITH THE FRESH FOODS.

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GREAT. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? YEAH. EXCUSE ME.

LET ME JUST ADD ONE MORE THING. THE PLAN. THE PLAN IS THE PLAN, AS PABLO SAID, IS TO BE IS TO BE EFFICIENT AND OPERATE IN THE CAPACITY TO PROVIDE QUALITY FOOD AND SERVICE TO THE TO THE BEXAR COUNTY EMPLOYEES AND THE AND THE VISITING GUESTS THAT ARE HERE.

AND SO THAT'S THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHAT WE PLAN TO DO.

NOW WE WILL BE GOING THROUGH THE TRANSITION PERIOD. AND SO WHAT WE WILL ASK IS FOR EVERYBODY'S PATIENCE FOR US TO KIND OF UNDERSTAND THE PRODUCT MIX AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES ON. BECAUSE ONCE WE FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PRODUCT MIX IS, THEN WE CAN REALLY HONE IN ON WHAT THIS MARKET REALLY WISHES TO, TO, TO HAVE FROM A SERVICE PERSPECTIVE. AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, PABLO WILL INTRODUCE THE GENERAL MANAGER THAT WE PLAN TO HAVE AS THE FACE OF THE ORGANIZATION HERE ON CAMPUS. SO RIGHT HERE. THANK YOU.

PAUL. RIGHT HERE IS ISABELLA MAIA. SHE IS BEING PROMOTED FROM A MANAGER IN OUR IN OUR COMPANY NOW TO A GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE DAILY DOCKET.

SO THIS IS WHO YOU GUYS WILL SEE EACH DAY. KEEP IT SHORT AND SWEET.

HI. MY NAME IS ISABELLA, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP WITH EVERYBODY.

THAT'S ONE OF MY BIGGEST THINGS, IS THAT CUSTOMER RELATIONS.

AND YOU'LL FIND THAT THE MORE I GET TO KNOW YOU, MORE I'LL BE LIKE, I'LL KNOW WHO.

LIKE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY, LIKE TO KIND OF. I'M THAT KIND OF PERSON. I LIKE TO BUILD, LIKE, A GENUINE RELATIONSHIP WITH EVERYBODY. SO I ALSO COME FROM A HOTEL BACKGROUND AS WELL. SO I HAVE QUITE A VARIETY OF BACKGROUND.

I USED TO WORK AT BROOKS CITY-BASE OVER AT BROOKS DEVELOPMENT.

I USED TO WORK THERE AS WELL. SO I HAVE AN IDEA OF KIND OF, YOU KNOW, THE RELATIONSHIPS AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO BUILD HERE.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO IT, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE YOU NOT ONLY EFFICIENT LUNCH AND BREAKFAST OPTIONS AND HOPEFULLY TAKE HOME DINNERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT ALSO JUST PROVIDING A MORE CUSTOMER SERVICE KIND OF SPACE WHERE YOU FEEL WELCOMED AND WANT TO ACTUALLY COME DOWN AND COME SAY HELLO, POP ON THROUGH, AND HOPEFULLY EVENTUALLY WE CAN ALSO BUILD TO WHERE NOT ONLY YOU CAN ORDER ONLINE AND PICK UP, BUT HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO WHERE WE CAN DELIVER TO YOUR OFFICE IF NEED BE.

SO IT MAY BE ME DELIVERING IT. BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, I'M ABSOLUTELY OPEN AND LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO YOU GUYS MORE ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO SEE IN THE FUTURE. OKAY. THANK YOU GUYS. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ THANK YOU JUDGE.

WE'LL WELCOME. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO TO HAVING YOU ALL.

FIRST OF ALL, JUDGE, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS PRESENTATION AFTER LUNCH, BECAUSE AFTER HEARING ALL THOSE MENU ITEMS, I WAS GETTING HUNGRY AGAIN. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I DID NOT SEE ON THE MENU IS COFFEE.

SO ARE YOU GUYS DOING THAT INTERNALLY? ARE YOU BRINGING IN SOME OUTSOURCING COFFEE.

HOW'S THAT? THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING AROUND HERE, BY THE WAY. SO IT IS.

AND I'M SORRY. IT'S PROBABLY AN OVERSIGHT THAT IT'S NOT ON A MENU THAT YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW. SO THERE'LL BE TWO PARTS TO THAT BECAUSE WE'RE VERTICALLY INTEGRATED.

WE'LL BE DOING EVERYTHING OURSELVES. WE'LL HAVE A BARISTA STATION OUR BRAND, KIND OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU CAN FIND AT A BARISTA.

AND THEN WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE DRIP COFFEE ALL DAY, BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AS WELL.

OKAY, GREAT. WELL, THIS IS THIS IS GREAT. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO, YOU KNOW, A NEW START.

I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO JURY SERVICE IN JANUARY THIS YEAR, AND I THINK THE TOP TWO COMPLAINTS I HEARD FROM FELLOW JURORS WAS, NUMBER ONE, THE FOOD AND NUMBER TWO, THE FOOD.

WELL, THEY COMPLAINED ABOUT PARKING, TOO. MR. SMITH, JUST SO YOU KNOW BUT BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK HAVING DIFFERENT OPTIONS IS GREAT.

HAVING FRESH OPTIONS IS GREAT. SO YOU KNOW, IT'S A GOOD PATH FORWARD FOR US.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU GUYS. I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. JUDGE. SECOND OH.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YEAH, I JUST THINK IT'LL BE GREAT. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. WHAT DID YOU SAY YOUR NAME WAS? ISABELLA. ISABELLA. IF A JUROR IS HERE AND THEY GRAB LUNCH AND THEY LIKE IT SO MUCH, THEY COME BACK AFTER LUNCH AND PICK IT UP TO GO FOR DINNER.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT. SO THANK YOU. LET ME JUST GIVE YOU ALL SOME FEEDBACK.

BEING A FORMER JUDGE HERE FOR OVER 26 YEARS ONE OF THE THINGS I AND DAN, THIS IS REALLY TO HELP THEM HOOK THEM UP WITH JULIETTA, WITH CENTRAL JURY BAILIFF SO THAT YOU CAN FIGURE OUT WE GOT ANYWHERE FROM ABOUT 700 TO MAYBE 1000 PEOPLE IN THE MORNING.

SO THAT'S THAT PROCESS FLOW. SO Y'ALL REALLY NEED TO HAVE A HANDLE ON THAT, SEE IF WHEN THEY TAKE THEIR BREAKS AND WHEN THEY HAVE IF YOU CAN COORDINATE THAT. OTHERWISE YOU WILL HAVE A MASS OF HUMANITY.

AND IT'S JUST I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM.

IT'S EITHER FEAST OR FAMINE. AND IF PEOPLE GET FRUSTRATED ABOUT WAITS OR OR CONFUSION, THEN THEY'LL JUST PASS ON.

THE OTHER THING IS, AND I THINK MONICA AND DANIELLE ARE SAYING IT HOOK INTO THE COURT SYSTEM FOR THE ONLINE.

I AM EXCITED THE FACT THAT Y'ALL WOULD PROVIDE BECAUSE AS A JUDGE I OFTEN HAVE WOULD WORK THROUGH LUNCH OR NEEDED LUNCH BROUGHT IN AND I NEVER THOUGHT OF LOOKING

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SO YOU ALL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY BE A CENTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THAT.

BUT Y'ALL ARE REALLY GOING TO HAVE TO REFORMAT THAT PROCESS AND HOW MOVE PEOPLE IN AND OUT AND HOW YOU CONNECT WITH THE COURTHOUSE.

AND ULTIMATELY, YOU COULD BE SERVING EVERY JURY FOR LUNCH IF YOU IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT AND THAT WILL BE ENTICED.

I WILL TELL YOU AS A JUDGE IT KEEPS THE IT KEEPS THE HAVING COURT SECURITY WALKING JURORS ALL ACROSS THE DOWNTOWN.

ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES THEY ENJOY THAT. BUT I THINK MOST PEOPLE WANT TO GET IN AND GET OUT OF THIS COURTHOUSE.

SO WHATEVER Y'ALL CAN DO TO FACILITATE THAT, TO WORK WITH THE JUDGES, TO WORK WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, TO WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND TO WORK WITH THE CITIZENS THAT COME IN HERE FOR WHATEVER REASONS WHY THAT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED.

BUT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE IT OUT. THAT'S THAT'S THE KEY. AND I THINK DAN AND MONICA, THAT IS SOMETHING Y'ALL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY CAN MANEUVER THAT, BECAUSE THERE'S OBVIOUSLY WITH JUDGES RULES AND REGULATIONS AND PROTOCOL AND PROCESSES THAT YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL WITH.

ALL RIGHT. SO WITH THAT THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED. ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

CONGRATULATIONS. SO WHEN DO WE EXPECT START DATE WE'LL BE DOING? WE'LL BE INITIATING THE TRANSITION PERIOD APRIL 25TH AND THEN MAY 12TH, MAY 12TH, MAY.

AND AGAIN, WE'RE WE'RE OPENING UP WITH LIMITED OFFERINGS.

SO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE WE HAVE TO PART OF THIS ITEM WAS TO BUY MORE NEW MERCHANDIZING EQUIPMENT AND GRAB AND GO STATIONS FOR THEM TO UTILIZE AND GET BETTER FLOW.

THOSE ARE 5 OR 6 WEEKS OUT, SO WE'RE GOING TO ORDER THOSE AS FAST AS WE CAN AND THEN GET THOSE IN PLACE, AND THEN WE'LL BE RUNNING UP TO SPEED HERE REALLY SHORTLY.

GOT IT. AND WE DID WE DID PROVIDE THE THE THE CHARCUTERIE BOARD.

I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU GUYS HAD A CHANCE TO TASTE THAT OR WHATEVER.

WE ARE. WE'RE FULLY INTEGRATED CATERING COMPANY AS WELL.

AND THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE CAN DO. THANKS AGAIN.

HAVE A GREAT DAY. I HAVE TO SAY, YOU DO A REALLY GOOD COMMERCIAL FOR YOURSELF, SO KEEP IT UP. ALL RIGHT,

[68. 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 #68a.]

FOR ADDITIONAL SELF STAFF AUGMENTATION SERVICES SUPPORT ENTERPRISE COUNTY INTEGRATED JUSTICE SYSTEMS CJIS POST-IMPLEMENTATION ENHANCEMENTS.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF EFFORTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $850,024.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOODE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

THE FLOOR IS YOURS, MR. GAGER. WHAT WHAT WHAT IS THIS? WHAT IS THIS? WELL, SO I'LL JUST GIVE YOU THE QUICK BACKGROUND.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE SEC JUST PROJECT OR IMPLEMENTING ODYSSEY WAS AA5 YEAR PROJECT KIND OF STARTED IN 2018, 2019 WENT THROUGH 2024. AND TO CONTROL SCOPE ON THAT PROJECT OVER THE YEARS, WE HAD TO PUT A LOT OF ITEMS IN WHAT WE WOULD CALL A PARKING LOT.

ITEMS WERE PRIORITIZED AS EITHER GO LIVE CRITICAL, AND THEN SOME OF THEM WERE NOT GO LIVE CRITICAL, BUT STILL VERY IMPORTANT. AND WE MADE A COMMITMENT TO THOSE OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS THAT WE WOULD ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES POST, GO LIVE AS PART OF OUR OPERATIONS. SO WE HAD ALWAYS PLANNED FOR STAFF AUGMENTATION.

WE USED ANKOBEA GROUP THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.

THEY HAVE FAMILIARITY WITH OUR WITH OUR SYSTEMS. BUT WE HAD PLANNED ON USING STAFF AUGMENTATION SO THAT OUR STAFF, WE HAVE A TEAM OF ABOUT 15 TO 20 PEOPLE ON OUR ENTERPRISE JUSTICE SYSTEMS TEAM.

AND I HAVE JONNY GORDON WITH ANKOBEA HERE TODAY, AND LANI BECKLEY, WHO'S OVER OUR ENTERPRISE JUSTICE SYSTEMS TEAM, BUT THEY SUPPORT THE INCOMING TICKETS THAT WE WOULD KNEW WE WOULD GET POST GO LIVE.

THAT'S ABOUT 300 TICKETS A MONTH. THAT'S ABOUT WHAT WE GOT BEFORE WE WENT LIVE WITH ODYSSEY ON OUR MAINFRAME.

SO IN ORDER TO KEEP SUPPORTING THOSE AND ADDRESS THESE ITEMS THAT WE PROMISED THE OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS WE WANT TO CONTINUE THE STAFF AUGMENTATION.

SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ANKOBEA. THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE, AGAIN, WORKING AT THE COUNTY SO THEY UNDERSTAND OUR COUNTY PROCESSES.

THEY UNDERSTAND OUR IMPLEMENTATION OF TYLER ODYSSEY AND ITS RELATED PRODUCTS.

BUT AS WELL THEY HAVE A LOT OF EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE WORKED FOR TYLER BEFORE AND HAVE SINCE SEPARATED FROM TYLER.

AND THEY WORK FOR IN COBIA NOW, SO THEY HAVE A LOT OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE PRODUCT IN GENERAL.

BUT AGAIN, THEY ARE TO SUPPORT THOSE PARKING LOT ITEMS THAT REALLY FREES OUR STAFF UP TO MANAGE THE INCOMING TICKETS.

WE ALSO HAVE A MAJOR SOFTWARE UPGRADE THAT THAT IS COMING UP.

WE PLAN ON DOING THAT THIS SUMMER, AND THAT IS TO ADDRESS MANY NEW FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN TYLER.

BUT ALSO THERE ARE MANY ITEMS THAT WERE ISSUES THAT GO LIVE THAT WERE UPGRADE REQUIRED.

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SO THIS IS JUST A CONTINUATION OF THAT WORK, ESPECIALLY TO GET US THROUGH THIS UPGRADE.

BUT THEY WOULD HELP US BE FREED UP TO, TO HANDLE THE INCOMING WORK.

SO THAT WAS IT. I MEAN, THEN THE MOTION IS. I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE IT HERE, SO ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER. MOODE. MARK. SO IS THIS FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF HOURS OR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME? IT'S ABOUT 8700 HOURS AT A BLENDED RATE OF ABOUT 115 AN HOUR.

BUT EACH POSITION HAS A DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT RATE.

AND THEY'RE IN LINE WITH WHAT OUR DOCTOR RATES ARE THAT WE WOULD EXPECT TO PAY FOR FOR PRE-NEGOTIATED RATES AT THE STATE LEVEL.

OKAY. AND AT THE COMPLETION OF THIS CONTRACT, DO YOU BELIEVE WILL BE FULLY COMPLETE, OR DO YOU ANTICIPATE THERE WILL BE ANY FUTURE AUGMENTATION? YEAH, THE HOPE IS THAT AND AGAIN THOSE LEVELS HAVE BEEN COMING DOWN.

SO KIND OF OUR PRE GO LIVE LEVELS. THE HOPE IS THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO KIND OF BE SELF-SUSTAINING.

THERE MAY BE OTHER WORK THAT IS NEEDED. AND IF SO, THEN THAT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO COURT SEPARATELY AND PROBABLY SCOPED OUT AS THAT THESE ARE THE SPECIFIC THINGS WE WOULD NEED HELP WITH. BUT THE IDEA FOR US IS TO KIND OF GET AWAY FROM BEING ABLE TO USE FOR, FOR HAVING TO RELY ON STAFF AUGMENTATION. THERE'S ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT OF WORK THAT WE MAY NEED, YOU KNOW, FOLKS LIKE ANKOBEA GROUP OR OTHERS TO ASSIST US WITH, BUT AGAIN, WE WERE BRINGING THOSE BACK SEPARATELY.

OUR GOAL, THOUGH, IS BY BY THE END OF THE UPGRADE TO BE ABLE TO TO MANAGE THAT WORKLOAD.

SO OKAY. THANK YOU. SO MARK, AGAIN SAME KIND OF QUESTION I ASKED EARLIER.

WHAT DOES THIS SIMPLY MEAN TO THE PUBLIC. WHAT ARE WE DOING TO ENABLE OUR OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS TO OPERATE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY IN OUR NEW JUSTICE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS? WE NEED A VENDOR THAT CAN HELP US MANAGE THE WORKLOAD AND TO CONTINUE TO DELIVER FROM A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT STANDPOINT, BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER, BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER.

YEAH. WHAT LESSONS HAVE WE LEARNED OVER THE TRANSITION PERIOD THAT MIGHT APPLY TO WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING NOW? IS THERE BECAUSE I THINK ISSUES OF TRAINING, ONBOARDING, GETTING STAFF BUY IN, ALL THOSE PERSONAL ISSUES THAT COME INTO EFFECTIVE OPERATIONS. IS THERE ANY LESSONS LEARNED FROM OUR PAST THAT WOULD HELP THIS VENDOR DO? OR IS IT? IT DOESN'T TAKE IN THE ISSUES OF THE WORK WORKFORCE.

YEAH. I DON'T KNOW IF THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION NECESSARILY DIRECTLY CORRELATE TO THE WORK THEY'RE DOING NOW.

BUT CERTAINLY THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM A TECHNOLOGY PERSPECTIVE ALLOW US TO WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY IN THE SOFTWARE TO DELIVER FROM A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT STANDPOINT. SO, YOU KNOW, THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IMPLEMENTATION AND THEY UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES.

AND WE'VE HAD OUR LESSONS LEARNED MEETINGS. SO FOR INSTANCE DEVELOPING A REPORT AND TURNING THAT AROUND TO AN OFFICER DEPARTMENT IS MUCH MORE EFFICIENT FOR US TO DO NOW THAN IT WAS IN THE PAST, BECAUSE WE KNOW MORE ABOUT THE SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION AND THE PRODUCT ITSELF.

ALL RIGHT. SOUNDS LIKE WE'VE GOT A WINNER. ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE A QUESTION. ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO BE HIRING NEW PEOPLE TO DO THIS, OR DO YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT STAFF? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? WELL, WE'RE EVALUATING ALL OF THAT THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS RIGHT NOW.

WE'LL BE SUBMITTING OUR BUDGET. IT'S BEEN TOUGH BECAUSE WE MOVED, WE TOOK AN EXISTING STAFF OF AND WE MADE A COMMITMENT TO THEM OF PROGRAMMERS THAT DID ONE TYPE OF JOB SUPPORTING THE MAINFRAME WHERE THEY WERE ACTUALLY CODERS.

AND SOME BUSINESS ANALYSTS. BUT THEIR TITLES WERE PROGRAMMER ANALYSTS.

AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DID. AND WE'RE TRANSITIONING THEM OVER TO A NEW PRODUCT NOW TO SUPPORT.

AND THEY'RE NOT DOING PROGRAMING ANYMORE BECAUSE WE BOUGHT A PRODUCT. THEY ARE DEVELOPING REPORTS AND STUFF.

SO WE'VE BEEN EVALUATING THAT. OUR, OUR MANAGER, LONNIE BICKLEY, WILL I'M SURE, HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ME IN THE BUDGET I HAVEN'T SEEN YET. BUT, YOU KNOW, OUR WHOLE IDEA HERE IS TO TRY AND LEVERAGE THE STAFF THAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

CONVERT THEM OVER TO NEW JOB DESCRIPTIONS, WHICH MAY BE PART OF THE BUDGET.

BECAUSE WE'LL NEED TO CALL THEM SOMETHING OTHER THAN A PROGRAM ANALYST BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT DOING PROGRAMING ANYMORE. WE DID GET A RELEASE MANAGEMENT POSITION APPROVED LAST YEAR.

SO IF THERE ARE NEW POSITIONS, I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE MANY.

BUT CERTAINLY WE'RE EVALUATING THE ABILITY TO SUPPORT AND MAINTAIN THE SYSTEM AND SUPPORT OUR CUSTOMERS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU ALL.

ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE THE REST OF THE AGENDA. ITEM 69, 70, 71, 72, 73 ARE MATTERS TO TAKE IN EXECUTIVE AND THEN PERHAPS ACTION AFTERWARDS. SO NOW LET'S GO TO TIME CERTAIN AT 1:30 P.M..

[5.c. 1:30 p.m.: 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 #5(c)(i).]

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ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? WE WILL NOW TAKE UP ITEM TIME.

CERTAIN. IT'LL BE FIVE FIVE, SUBSECTION C, SUBSECTION I.

MR.. DAN CURRY, IT'S A DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE AUTHORITY TO BEGIN NEGOTIATING WITH CHESNEY MORALES PARTNERS, INC. AS TO THE BEST QUALIFIED PROVIDER FOR A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO INCLUDE SCOPE, VALIDATION, ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING SERVICES, AND A DETAILED COST ESTIMATE RELATED TO THE PROJECT, MORE FORMALLY KNOWN AS SOUTH BEACH PROJECT, LOCATED ON FORT SAM HOUSTON ON BEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY.

MR. CURRY? YEAH. YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T SOUTH BEACH.

MIAMI. THIS IS SOUTH BEACH, JBSA. SO, YEAH. SO I'LL GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND.

AND AGAIN, THIS IS INTENDED TO BE A JUMPING OFF POINT FOR DISCUSSIONS.

IN AND AROUND 2019, THE CITY, COUNTY AND THE 502ND ENTERED INTO CONVERSATIONS ABOUT POSSIBLY RELOCATING DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY STAFF TO JBSA AND BUILDING THEY CALL SOUTH BEACH, WHICH IS BUILDING NUMBER 2371.

JUDGE, IT'S WAY COOLER TO CALL IT SOUTH BEACH THAN 2371, SO IT'S PROBABLY WHY THE NAME STUCK.

AT THE PROJECT'S INCEPTION, IT WAS ENVISIONED TO BE A $30 MILLION JOB, $10 MILLION FROM THE COUNTY, $10 MILLION FROM THE CITY, AND THEN TWO $5 MILLION GRANTS FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS.

NOW, THE FUNDING FROM THE CITY AND THE COUNTY HAVE ALREADY BEEN BOOKED RIGHT IN THE BUDGETS.

BUT THE APPLICATIONS FOR THE STATE GRANTS HAVE NOT BEEN APPLIED FOR AT PRESENT.

SO THE PORT OF SAN ANTONIO AND DHA PREVIOUSLY ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT TO DO SOME PRE-CONSTRUCTION AND SOME EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT, KIND OF BE THE THE BUS DRIVER, IF YOU WOULD, FOR THAT PROJECT.

SINCE THEN, THEY'VE KIND OF BACKED OUT OF THAT ROLE AND LEAVING KIND OF A VACANCY IN WHO'S GOING TO REALLY BRING THAT PROJECT FORWARD.

SO PART OF THAT APPROACH IS YOUR DECISION HERE TODAY.

THEY DID SOME CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATES BASED ON THOSE DRAWINGS THAT WERE DONE IN 2005 AND 2006 BY CHESNEY MORALES PARTNERS.

AND AGAIN. BUT THEY TRIED TO REVISE THOSE PLANS AND GET ACCURATE COST ESTIMATES TODAY AND THAT REALLY THERE WAS TOO MANY UNKNOWNS TO ACTUALLY GIVE YOU A VERIFIABLE PRICE. SO THEY MAY HAVE TWO PRICES. ONE WAS ABOVE THE BUDGET, ONE WAS BELOW.

SO THERE'S NO COST CERTAINTY IN EXACTLY WHAT THESE THINGS ARE.

SO IF THE COUNTY WANTS TO HAVE SOME CERTAINTY ON WHAT TO DO WITH THIS PROJECT AND WHETHER IT REALLY IS A FUNDABLE PROJECT AND WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE BUDGET, OR IF THERE'S A GAP THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE THE COUNTY JUMPS BOTH FEET INTO THE DEEP END.

SO AGAIN, DUE TO CONSTRUCTION, INFLATION, CHANGES TO BUILDING CODES AND OTHER THINGS, THOSE PLANS AREN'T USABLE IN THEIR CURRENT STATE.

THIS ITEM IS REQUESTING AUTHORITY PER THE STATUTE, TO EVALUATE THE THE VENDOR THAT THAT THE DESIGN CONSULTANT THAT DID THOSE ORIGINAL DRAWINGS TO UPDATE THOSE DRAWINGS TO CURRENT CODES AND STANDARDS AND AND THAT WOULD BE THROUGH A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT.

A FORMAL AGREEMENT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK TO YOU GUYS AT COMMISSIONERS COURT. AND AGAIN, AS THE JUDGE MENTIONED, WE WOULD ADD TO THAT SCOPE VALIDATION TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BUILDING EXACTLY WHAT THE FINAL SECOND NEEDS NOW, BECAUSE THAT THOSE NEEDS COULD HAVE CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY OR MINOR LEAGUE SINCE 2005, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CURRENT AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS ARE ACCOMMODATED IN THOSE PLANS, AS WELL AS NEW BUILDING CODES. THERE HAS BEEN PROBABLY FOUR DIFFERENT CODES ADOPTED.

BUILDING CODES, WHETHER IT BE THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE OR THE UDC ADOPTED DURING THAT 20 YEAR TIME FRAME.

AND THEN A DETAILED COST ESTIMATE. THAT DETAILED COST ESTIMATE WILL TELL US WHAT THE ACTUAL COST OF THAT PROJECT IS TO BUILD.

AND IF IT'S $28 MILLION, IT'S STILL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

IF IT'S $36 MILLION, THEN THERE HAS TO BE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON IF THERE'S AN OVERAGE WHO DOES THAT COST SHARE.

IS THERE A REDUCTION IN SCOPE THAT'S ACCEPTABLE TO THE FIVE OF A SECOND? SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE TABLE ABOUT HOW TO MOVE THIS FORWARD.

BUT OUR RECOMMENDATION IF YOU WANT TO ENGAGE A CONSULTANT TO GET A CLEAR PICTURE OF WHERE THIS THIS PROJECT IS FROM A COSTING STANDPOINT, THIS WOULD BE THE STEP WE'D RECOMMEND. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S HAVE A QUESTION. SO WITH THE POSSIBLE REDUCTION IN FEDERAL WORKFORCE, HOW DO YOU THINK THIS COULD POSSIBLY IMPACT THE PROJECT IN THE FUTURE? I CAN MAYBE TOUCH ON THAT DAN. AND ACTUALLY, GENERAL AYALA, DO YOU WANT TO ALSO COME UP, IF YOU DON'T MIND, SINCE I'D LIKE TO HEAR DAN'S OPINION FIRST AND THEN I'M JUST NOT SURE IF HE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

I JUST WANTED YOUR OPINION. REPEAT THE QUESTION. I'M SORRY. WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON, POSSIBLE REDUCTION IN FEDERAL WORKFORCE, HOW DO YOU THINK THIS IS A POSSIBILITY OF IMPACTING THIS IN THE FUTURE?

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AND YES, WE ALL DO. YEAH. SO I MEAN, RIGHT NOW IT'S I MEAN, I CAN CONSULT THE MAGIC EIGHT BALL, BUT AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO GIVE ME ABOUT A BETTER ANSWER AS THAT I CAN PROVIDE YOU TODAY. SO THE BETTER ANSWER IS YOU DON'T KNOW. DAN CURRY, I DON'T KNOW. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL, AND I'LL GO AS FAR AS TO SAY, WELL, NOBODY KNOWS FOR SURE BUT THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY THAT D.H.R.

RIGHT. IS A IS A MASSIVE FEDERAL ORGANIZATION THAT THAT IS MILITARY MEDICINE.

RIGHT. AND GENERAL AYALA CAN PROBABLY PROVIDE MORE BACKGROUND HERE, BUT BUT THE PART THAT DAN DIDN'T SPEAK TO IS, IS D.H.R. HAS TALKED FOR YEARS ABOUT EXPANDING HERE THEIR THEIR FOOTPRINT IN SAN ANTONIO.

WE HAVE THIS SPACE AVAILABLE ON, ON FORT SAM AND IT'S A HUGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES IT GETS OVERLOOKED. BUT OUR JOINT BASE, SAN ANTONIO, THE NUMBERS ARE OVER 50 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT THAT PROVIDES BEXAR COUNTY. AND AND IT JUST CAN'T BE OVERLOOKED.

AND AND THESE THINGS BUILD OFF ONE ANOTHER. RIGHT.

AS WE WERE EITHER GROWING OR WE'RE NOT. AND IF WE'RE NOT, THAT'S DANGEROUS FOR FOR JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO.

THIS HAS A LOT OF SYNERGIES WHEN IT COMES TO BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER CENTER FOR THE INTREPID, ALL THE OTHER MILITARY MEDICINE COMPONENTS WE HAVE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.

AND IT'S JUST A REAL, REAL GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO EXPAND ON FORT SAM BY COMBINING SO MUCH OF MILITARY MEDICINE HERE.

AND THIS PROCESS HAS JUST BEEN CHALLENGING, RIGHT, BECAUSE OF BRINGING FUNDING SOURCES FROM THE STATE AND FROM THE CITY AND FROM THE COUNTY AND TRYING TO NAVIGATE IT ALL. BUT I THINK WE HAVE A SOLID PLAN NOW KIND OF GOING FORWARD, THIS BEING THE NEXT STEP. BUT GENERAL AYALA, YOU'VE BEEN PART OF THIS A LOT LONGER THAN I HAVE.

MAYBE YOU CAN PROVIDE SOME MORE BACKGROUND. YEAH.

JUDGE SAKAI, COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY.

I'LL ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MA'AM, RIGHT AWAY.

WE HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY. WE DON'T KNOW. BUT AS OF TODAY, AND WE SPEAK TO JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY CHANGE IN ANY OF THE ENGAGEMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN ANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO WITH THEM, WHETHER IT BE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT AGREEMENTS OR ANY OTHER TYPES OF AGREEMENTS AT THIS POINT.

SO THAT'S PROBABLY THE BEST ANSWER I CAN GIVE YOU, BECAUSE THAT'S THAT'S WHAT IT IS RIGHT NOW.

THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, I WANT TO SAY THIS RIGHT OFF THE TOP IS FULLY BEHIND THIS PROJECT.

I GOT HERE ABOUT NINE YEARS AGO, AND THEY WERE THEY STARTED SPEAKING ABOUT IT.

AND SO I THINK, LIKE COMMISSIONER MOODY SAID, THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, MEDICAL CITY, U.S. MEDICAL MILITARY CITY, USA, AS YOU DESCRIBED IT, COMMISSIONER TO CONTINUE TO GROW.

WE HAVE A HUGE MILITARY MEDICAL FOOTPRINT HERE.

PROBABLY THE TOP ONE IN THE NATION. SO THE NINE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN HERE AND THE LAST SIX YEARS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON GETTING THIS BUILDING REFURBISHED. THE SOUTH BEACH FACILITY ABOARD SAM HOUSTON AND BRING IN DA FUNCTIONS HERE TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

AND THESE ARE HIGH PAYING JOBS. THESE ARE JOBS THAT ARE MEDICAL, YOU KNOW, MEDICAL, MEDICAL YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY MEDICAL JOBS, BUT THEY'RE ALSO MEDICAL SUPPORT JOBS.

AND AGAIN, OUR CITY'S COMMITMENT IS TANGIBLE.

WE HAVE SET ASIDE THOSE $10 MILLION TOWARD THIS EFFORT, AND IT'S BAKED IN, LIKE THE COMMISSIONER WAS SAYING IN OUR BUDGET.

IN ADDITION, WE SPEAK TO THE STATE REGULARLY ON A LOT OF ISSUES.

AND THIS IS ONE THAT I ALWAYS BRING UP WITH MR. KEITH GRAF, WHO REPRESENTS THE GOVERNOR. AND HE IS YOU HAVE TO MAKE AN YOU HAVE TO DO THE APPLICATION.

BUT WE'RE PRETTY SURE THAT KNOWING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, I THINK THIS IS A NO BRAINER TO BRING THESE FOLKS IN.

LOOK, THIS IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND THEN YOU THROW IN THE STATE.

WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. WE REALLY ARE ALL IN.

AND WE'RE GOING TO BE AS MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE AS POSSIBLE, WHETHER TO WHEN THE GRANT WRITING COMES UP, WHETHER WE NEED TO SUPPORT THE COUNTY OR WHETHER WE NEED THE COUNTY TO SUPPORT US.

AND SO I THINK IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO MOVE FORWARD.

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IS HUGE. COMMISSIONER MOODY, I SAW SOMETHING.

YOU SAID 1000 JOBS. BUT THOSE THOUSAND JOBS IN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD.

AND THIS IS ESTIMATES THAT I GOT FROM DA, NOT FROM US.

IS $1 BILLION IN SALARIES WITH A B MILITARY, MEDICAL MILITARY MEDICINE ISN'T GOING AWAY.

I DON'T I DON'T THINK SO. THE CUTS YOU KNOW, SUPPORT TO OUR TROOPS IS NOT GOING AWAY.

MEDICAL SUPPORT TO OUR TROOPS IS CERTAINLY NOT GOING AWAY.

AND THEN THE FINAL THING I'LL SAY ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT IS THIS AND YOU ALLUDED TO IT, COMMISSIONER MOODY.

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IT WILL DO A COUPLE OF THINGS. ONE OF THEM, IT'S GOING TO ATTRACT MORE MILITARY MEDICAL FUNCTIONS.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE WANT SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE A LEVEL ONE TRAUMA CENTER.

THE TOP TRAUMA CENTER OF THE 40 IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

AND THAT MEANS THAT WE HAVE MEDICAL RESEARCH.

WE HAVE 40 BURN BURN BED UNITS. AND SO THAT THAT'S NOT GOING AWAY.

THE OTHER THING WE NEED TO KNOW IS THAT WE NEED TO KEEP THEM HERE. AND IF WE AND IF WE BRING DA HERE STRATEGICALLY, IF WE HAVE A BRAC, A BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE, WHICH WITH THIS IN THIS TIME IT'S A POSSIBILITY.

WHY WOULD THEY WANT TO TAKE AWAY ANY OF THE FUNCTIONS OR ANY OF THE MILITARY THINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO? WHEN, WHEN WE HAVE INVESTED SO MUCH WHEN WE WERE VYING FOR SPACE COMMAND, I LOOKED AT THE THE CHECKLIST ON WHAT THE CRITERIA WAS, ONE OF THE CRITERIA, AND IT LOOKED JUST LIKE THE 2005 GRANT WAS COMMUNITY SUPPORT.

NO BETTER COMMUNITY SUPPORT THAN THE MONEY THAT WE'VE COMMITTED, THE TANGIBLE MONEY THAT WE'VE COMMITTED TOWARDS THIS PROJECT.

SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU HIGHLY TO TAKE THIS FIRST STEP AND THEN GO FROM THERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GENTLEMEN. I'LL JUST MAKE TWO, TWO OTHER COMMENTS.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT ASKED ABOUT THE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AND I'M SURE GENERAL AYALA KNOWS THIS VERY WELL, BUT THE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION IS BACKED UP. I DON'T KNOW, TEN YEARS OR MORE.

THERE'S THERE'S DOZENS AND DOZENS OF PROJECTS AROUND THE COUNTRY THAT AREN'T FUNDED TODAY, AND THAT I BELIEVE THE COST ESTIMATES WITH CORPS OF ENGINEERS ARE GOING TO BE TWO X OR MORE.

WHAT THE COST IS, IF IT WAS DONE LOCALLY. AND OBVIOUSLY COMBINE THAT WITH THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT THAT THAT COMES WITH THIS FOR, FOR US AND OUR COMMUNITY. I THINK IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE, BUT ALSO JUST IN TERMS OF PROCESS AND TIMELINE, THIS WAS THE THE ITEM THAT NEEDS TO TO BE ABLE TO MOVE IN ORDER TO TIGHTEN UP THOSE COST COST ESTIMATES TO ENSURE WE KNOW WHAT THE OVERALL PROJECT IS GOING TO COST, BE ABLE TO GO TO THE STATE WITH THE ACTUAL APPLICATIONS FOR THOSE GRANTS, AND THEN COME BACK AND MAKE A FINAL DECISION BASED ON WE HAVE THE FULL 30 MILLION.

IT COVERS THE ENTIRE COST OF CONSTRUCTION. WE CAN GO FORWARD FROM THERE.

BUT THIS IS JUST THAT FIRST STEP THAT THAT WE HAVE TO TO TAKE IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DOWN THAT ROAD.

AND I JUST MENTIONED, I BELIEVE, THE, THE 10 MILLION THAT THE JUDGE YOU KNOW WAS SHOWED LEADERSHIP ON AND AND PROVIDING FOR THIS PROJECT IN THE LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. THIS WOULD COME OUT OF THAT 10 MILLION.

IT'S NOT IN ADDITION TO WHAT'S ALREADY BUDGETED.

YEAH, I FULLY AGREE. ONE MORE POINT I WANT TO MAKE WE I TAKE THE MAYOR TO THE PENTAGON AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR.

JUDGE AND THE FOLKS AT THE PENTAGON, ESPECIALLY THE AIR FORCE, IS VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE COMMUNITY PROVIDING THIS SUPPORT.

NO OTHER COMMUNITY IN THIS NATION, I THINK, HAS GONE THIS FAR, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THE LAST TEN YEARS.

SO AGAIN, WE REALLY WANT TO TAKE THIS FIRST STEP.

GREAT. THANK YOU, MR. CALVERT. THANK YOU, JUDGE.

AND THANK YOU, GENERAL AYALA, FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU, DAN, FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOODY, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THE MILITARY TRANSFORMATION TASK FORCE. I WANT TO THANK THE JUDGE FOR HIS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT LEADERSHIP BACK IN HIS FIRST BUDGET AT THE PUTTING ASIDE THE $10 MILLION FOR THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF SYNERGISTIC PARTNERS THAT WILL AID IN THIS.

BUT WITHOUT THAT KICKOFF MONEY IT WOULDN'T BE WHERE WE'RE AT.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUDGE, FOR THAT. I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE REDOUND IN THE COMMUNITY.

I KNOW THAT TEXAS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION AND VELOCITY TEXAS WILL HAVE SOME SPILLOVER IN TERMS OF THE ANCILLARY BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME WITH THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF DEFENSE HEALTH OPPORTUNITIES.

I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF POTENTIAL OF SYNERGISTIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HUMAN PERFORMANCE CENTER THAT THE SPURS IS DEVELOPING.

THE COUNTY IS INVESTED IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE THERE.

OF COURSE, WE'VE MADE SOME BIG INVESTMENTS. EXCUSE ME, TO THE UT HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER.

THAT WILL ALSO BE SYNERGISTIC WITH OUR UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND BAMC AND SO MANY OTHER SUBSIDIARIES OF THE CONSOLIDATION OF MILITARY MEDICINE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. SO THIS IS A VERY GOOD MOVE IN.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T WANT TO I MEAN, IN THIS WORLD, I DON'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING IS CUT PROOF, BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A NEED THAT IS THERE. IT'S ALWAYS THERE.

AND THE HEALTH CARE GROWTH INDUSTRY IS A GROWTH INDUSTRY FOR A REASON.

SO VERY EXCITING. FEATHER IN THE CAP OF THE COUNTY AND THE CITY.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ASSISTING THE MILITARY IN THIS TRANSITION.

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APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

SO MY QUESTION EARLIER IS JUST A CONCERN. AND YOU ALL SAID YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

YOU JUST ASSUME TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT PUTTING ALL THIS MONEY INTO A BUILDING, AND THEN THINGS GET CUT, AND THEN IT'S EMPTY. BECAUSE THE REALITY IS, THERE ARE BASIC THINGS THAT WE THINK NO WAY THAT CAN GET CUT AND THINGS ARE GETTING CUT.

SO THAT'S JUST MY MY CONCERN. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. I'M SORRY.

NO ONE SAID ANYTHING TO MY QUESTION. SO? SO I GUESS BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTION, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE TO DO THIS, RIGHT? YEAH. ARE WE GOING TO KNOW THAT PEOPLE ARE COMING TO FILL THE JOBS TO DO THE WORK BEFORE WE START CONSTRUCTION? SO I WOULD IMAGINE THE COURT WOULD WANT SOME REASSURANCE THAT THERE ARE MOVES IN PLACE IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS COMMITTED TO THIS PROJECT. SO THIS DESIGN PROCESS AND COST ESTIMATE VALIDATION GIVES US TIME TO PROVE OUT THE PROJECT IS VIABLE.

AND THEN ONCE IT IS, THOSE DISCUSSIONS HAVE TO HAVE AT A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL THAN MINE, RIGHT TO TO GET THE GUARANTEES FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE OTHER PARTNERS TO AND THEN STEP FORWARD WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SPACE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY AGREE, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

I THINK WE NEED THOSE ASSURANCES. I THINK, THOUGH, THAT US TAKING THIS SIGNIFICANT, MEANINGFUL STEP FORWARD WILL ALSO ENSURE THAT THAT DHA TAKES THOSE MEANINGFUL STEPS AND COMMITMENTS FORWARD AS WELL.

I MEAN, THIS ISN'T LIKE OBVIOUSLY I SUPPORT THIS.

I'VE SAID IT PLENTY OF TIMES. MY BROTHERS, YOU KNOW, RETIRED FROM THE ARMY.

MY POINT IS, THERE'S CHAOS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

AND EVERYTHING THAT PEOPLE THINK ARE SECURE IS NOT.

AND IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHAT DHS, WHEN OR WHATEVER ACRONYM YOU USE WHEN TRUMP DECIDES TO, YOU KNOW, DO SOMETHING ON A WHIM OR TWEET SOMETHING.

SO THAT'S MY POINT, THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE BEFORE WE PUSH FORWARD THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO FILL IT AND DO THE WORK THAT WE'RE COMMITTING TO DOING.

YEAH. THAT ITEM WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK TO COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR CONSIDERATION, BECAUSE THE ONLY THING YOU'RE GIVING US AUTHORITY TO DO TODAY IS NEGOTIATE WITH THIS VENDOR. EVEN THE AGREEMENT WITH THEM WILL COME BACK TO COURT FOR CONSIDERATION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER GENERAL AYALA, YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THIS. I BELIEVE IN THE PENTAGON.

THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A FEW DIFFERENT HEADS AT THAT LEVEL TO.

AND I AGREE WITH COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES IN TERMS OF THERE SHOULD BE SOME GUARANTEES BECAUSE IT'S A SIZABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT THE COUNTY IS, IS PUTTING IN PLACE. I IMAGINE THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF INSTALLATIONS IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT TOP PERSON OVER THAT CONTRACTUAL TRANSITION. ARE THERE OTHERS THAT YOU THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE TALKING TO ABOUT THOSE ASSURANCES? SURE. AS YOU ALL KNOW, THOSE ARE ALL APPOINTED.

AND SO WE HAVE SOME FOLKS THAT ARE THERE THAT ARE CIVILIANS, CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES THAT ARE THE CONTINUITY.

AND WHEN WE GO UP TO TO THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE, TO THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE'S OFFICE, USUALLY THE SECRETARY IS THERE, THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY IS THERE, BUT ALSO THE FOLKS THAT THAT DO THE ACTUAL WORK AND DO THE ACTUAL CONTRACTING. THEY'RE CIVILIANS.

I'M NOT GOING TO NAME ANY NAMES, BUT ONE OF THEM WAS HERE AT HERE AT RANDOLPH, AND HE'S VERY YES, AT RANDOLPH. HE'S VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROJECT, AND HE VERY MUCH SUPPORTS THIS PROJECT.

AND HE IS AN SES LEVEL TYPE OF EMPLOYEE THAT SITS IN THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

BUT YES. GREAT POINT. COMMISSIONER CALVERT WHEN WE GO BACK UP THERE WE WE'RE GOING TO LOOK RIGHT ACROSS AND LOOK THEM EYEBALL TO EYEBALL AND SAY, YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES SAID, YOU KNOW, WE NEED SOME SORT OF GUARANTEE THAT THIS IS MONEY IS WELL SPENT.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? SURE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

CARRY ON. GENTLEMEN. ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE THE TIME IS NOW.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION (DISCUSSION ONLY: CLOSED TO PUBLIC)]

THE COURT WILL NOW CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS MAY BE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON, IF APPROPRIATE, IN OPEN SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 55107, ONE OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD FOR CONSULTATION WITH THE COURT'S ATTORNEY FOR ADVICE REGARDING THE FOLLOWING MATTERS. PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION SETTLEMENT OFFERS TO THE MATTERS OF LADA AND PETTIS VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY VERSUS THE OFFICE OF THE BEXAR COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR.

LEGAL ISSUES. IN THE FOLLOWING MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY FOR BEXAR COUNTY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT. LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO POLICY TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT CLAIMS AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ACTING WITHIN THE COURSE AND SCOPE OF THEIR DUTIES. A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY AND CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS HOLDING.

AND A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY, THE SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION AND COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD,

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FOR DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, SPECIFICALLY A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. SAN ANTONIO SPURS HOLDING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY, THE SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION AND COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD.

THE COURT IS NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. YES, LARRY.

WHAT'S THE GOOD NEWS TODAY? OH. IT ALL SOUNDS GOOD.

BACK IN OPEN SESSION. THE TIME IS 2:44 P.M.. WILL TAKE UP AGENDA ITEM 69.

[69. 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 #69a.]

ESTABLISHING POLICY TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT CLAIMS ASSERTED AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THEIR DUTIES, UP TO AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5 MILLION ANNUALLY.

ACCEPTING CERTAIN LIMITATIONS EXCLUSIONS TO INCLUDE VIOLATIONS OF CRIMINAL LAW AND DETERMINATIONS OF VIOLATIONS OF CITIZENS CONSTITUTIONAL OR CIVIL RIGHTS WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE INITIAL PERIOD OF THE COVERAGE POLICY TO BEGIN ON APRIL 1ST, 2025, AND EXTEND TO SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025 AND THEREAFTER. THE APPROVED COVERAGE POLICY WILL RENEW AUTOMATICALLY EACH OCTOBER 1ST ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED THEREIN.

IS THERE A MOTION, COMMISSIONER MOODY? ALL RIGHT.

JUDGE, I'D LIKE TO MOVE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A POLICY TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT CLAIMS ASSERTED AGAINST LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ACTING WITHIN THE COURSE AND SCOPE OF THEIR DUTIES, UP TO AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5 MILLION ANNUALLY, ACCEPTING CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS, TO INCLUDE VIOLATIONS OF CRIMINAL LAW AND DETERMINATIONS OF VIOLATION OF CITIZENS CONSTITUTIONAL OR CIVIL RIGHTS WITH THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE INITIAL PERIOD OF THE COVERAGE POLICY TO BEGIN ON APRIL 1ST, 2025, AND EXTEND THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2025 AND THEREAFTER.

THE APPROVED COVERAGE POLICY WILL RENEW AUTOMATICALLY EACH OCTOBER 1ST ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREIN CONTAINED, TO INCLUDE THE APPROPRIATE BUDGETARY TRANSFER.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.

SECOND. BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

AGENDA ITEM SEVEN. DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE STATUS UPDATE FOR A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION SAN

[70. Discussion and appropriate action regarding a status update for a Memorandum of Understanding by and among Bexar County, a Texas political subdivision, San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Inc., a Texas nonprofit corporation, and the Coliseum Advisory Board regarding the planning of the redevelopment of the Freeman Coliseum, Frost Bank Center, Coliseum Grounds and adjacent properties.]

COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD, REGARDING THE PLANNING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT OF FREEMAN COLISEUM.

FROST BANK CENTER. COLISEUM GROUNDS AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES.

IS THERE A MOTION, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES? YEAH, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO AUTHORIZE THE APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS POLITICAL SUBDIVISION, SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION, TEXAS NONPROFIT CORPORATION, AND THE COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD REGARDING THE PLANNING OF THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE FREEMAN COLISEUM.

FROST BANK CENTER. COLISEUM GROUNDS AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES. SECOND, THE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES. AGENDA ITEM 71.

DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO PROGRESS OF THE ITEMS IN THE APPROVED MEMORANDUM OF STANDING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY,

[71. Discussion and appropriate action related to progress of the items in the approved Memorandum of Understanding by and among Bexar County, a Texas political subdivision, the City of San Antonio, a municipal corporation and San Antonio Spurs Holdings, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company owning the National Basketball Association franchise for the professional basketball team known as the San Antonio Spurs, to include community engagement and funding considerations.]

NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON THIS AGENDA ITEM UNLESS THERE'S ANY OBJECTIONS.

WE WILL NOW TAKE UP AGENDA ITEM 72 DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO PENDING LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFER IN THE MATTER OF LADA AND PÉREZ VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY.

[72. Discussion and appropriate action related to pending litigation or a settlement offer in the matter of Saul Lara, and Margarita Perez vs. Bexar County.]

IN THE MATTER OF SAL LORA AND MARGARITA PEREZ VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY.

IS THERE A MOTION? I MAKE THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

AGENDA ITEM 73. DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO PENDING LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT.

[73. Discussion and appropriate action related to pending litigation or a settlement offer in the matter of Aaron Aguirre v. Office of the Bexar County Tax Assessor.]

IS THERE A MOTION OR. LARRY? THANK YOU. JUDGE.

DICTATE THE MOTION. DURING EXECUTIVE. THE COURT CONSIDERED SETTLEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF 50,000.

IN THE MATTER OF AARON AGUIRRE VERSUS OFFICE OF THE BEXAR COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR.

SO MOVED. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED?

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RODRIGUEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER. MOODY. COMMISSIONER. CLAY-FLORES. I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF EDNA CERVANTES.

SIMONA MIRELES, WHO WAS THE MOTHER IN LAW OF CONSTABLE RUBÉN TEJEDA AND ABBIGAIL KARAMAN.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. JUDGE. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF JOSE LUIS MALDONADO JUNIOR.

MARY CARMEN GONZALES, WHO IS THE MOTHER OF ERICA GONZABA, WE ALL KNOW, AND LONGTIME ALAMO COLLEGES TRUSTEE ROBERTO ZARATE. OH, MR. MOODY, I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF BILL BOYD, A LONGTIME LOCAL BUSINESSMAN OF BOYD'S LIGHTING.

MR. CALVERT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN HONOR OF CHRIS TUTT.

I JOINED COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ IN THE ADJOURNING IN HONOR OF ROBERTO ZARATE AND BISHOP KENNETH MCINTYRE.

THANK YOU. AND I'LL JOIN IN WITH THE MOTION TO ADJOURN ON BEHALF OF ROBERTO, THE FORMER ALAMO COLLEGE DISTRICT TRUSTEE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ADJOURN SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. MEETING IS OVER.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.