Apr 29, 2025 Commissioners Court

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ALL RIGHT. I NEED EVERYBODY TO COME TO ORDER.

[1. Opening Prayer: Rev. Dr. Melvin Wilson Jr Bethel A.M.E Church ]

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL BE RECESSING BRIEFLY AROUND NOON FOR A LUNCH BREAK, SO PLEASE ADJUST YOUR TIMES.

WE WILL BE GOING INTO THE AFTERNOON. COMMISSIONER TOMMY CALVERT, YOU MAY INTRODUCE DOCTOR MELVIN WILSON AND DO THE PLEDGE FOR THE COURT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE. IT'S MY GREAT HONOR TO HAVE DOCTOR MELVIN WILSON, JUNIOR COME TO THE DAIS.

THANK YOU. IF YOU'LL JUST COME RIGHT HERE. GOOD TO SEE YOU, REV. I'M SO SORRY I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SHAKE YOUR HAND THIS MORNING YET, BUT REVEREND WILSON IS A TRUE CHILD OF CLEVELAND, OHIO. AND HIS JOURNEY OF FAITH BEGAN EARLY, AT THE TENDER AGE OF FIVE.

HE FELT A COMPELLING CALL FROM THE DIVINE TO SHARE THE GOSPEL, STARTING IN THE MOST INTIMATE SETTING OF ALL HIS PARENTS' BASEMENT.

AS A TEEN, HE JOINED THE OLIVET INSTITUTIONAL BAPTIST CHURCH, WHERE HE WAS INSPIRED BY THE PROFOUND TEACHINGS OF REVEREND DOCTOR OTIS MOSS, JR. IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE HE TOOK THE PULPIT HIMSELF, DELIVERING HIS FIRST SERMON AT JUST 16 YEARS OLD.

UNDERSTANDING THAT EDUCATION IS KEY TO EFFECTIVE MINISTRY, REVEREND WILSON PURSUED HIS STUDIES AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY.

THERE, HE NOT ONLY HONED HIS SKILLS, BUT ALSO LAUNCHED INITIATIVES TO UPLIFT STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED.

HE PASSIONATELY SHARED GOD'S MESSAGE THROUGH CHAPEL SERVICES AND OUTREACH, CREATING A RIPPLE EFFECT OF POSITIVITY AND SUPPORT.

IN THE SAME YEAR, HE WAS ORDAINED AS AN ELDER AT SHILOH FULL GOSPEL BAPTIST CHURCH BY THE GUIDING HAND OF BISHOP WILLIAM MORRIS JR, ONE OF HIS CHERISHED MENTORS. BALANCING HIS SPIRITUAL JOURNEY WITH ACADEMIC PURSUITS, HE EARNED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION , COMPLEMENTED BY DOUBLE MINORS IN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION.

HIS EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY DIDN'T STOP THERE. IN 2008, REVEREND WILSON ACHIEVED HIS MASTERS OF DIVINITY WITH A CONCENTRATION IN BIBLICAL STUDIES FROM ASHLAND THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. FOLLOWING HIS HEART'S CALLING, HE JOINED THE SAINT JAMES AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN CLEVELAND UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF REVEREND DOCTOR GERALD COOPER, WHERE HE WAS LATER ORDAINED AS AN ITINERANT ELDER.

REVEREND WILSON FURTHERED HIS EDUCATION BY EARNING A DOCTORAL DEGREE IN PASTORAL COUNSELING AND CARE FROM UNITED THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN DAYTON, OHIO. HIS FOCUS WAS CLEAR TO REACH THOSE WHO DISCONNECTED FROM THE CHURCH.

HE ALSO PROUDLY CARRIES THE BADGE OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE ESTEEMED ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INCORPORATED. BEYOND HIS ACADEMIC AND MINISTERIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, FAMILY IS AT THE CORE OF REVEREND WILSON'S LIFE.

HE AND HIS WIFE, BROOKE, ARE DEVOTED PARENTS TO THEIR TWO CHILDREN, LENA AND MELVIN.

OVER THE YEARS, HE HAS PLAYED VARIOUS PASTORAL ROLES, INCLUDING SERVING AS YOUTH PASTOR OF WAYMAN CHAPEL, AME, AND DAYTON AS PASTOR AT WHITMAN CHAPEL AME IN PITTSBURGH, AND PAYNE CHAPEL AME IN DUQUESNE, PENNSYLVANIA. HIS INFLUENCE EXTENDS BEYOND THE CHURCH WALLS, AS HE HAS ACTIVELY CONTRIBUTED TO NUMEROUS BOARDS AND COMMITTEES AT BOTH THE CONFERENCE AND DISTRICT LEVELS. IN 2018, HE WAS APPOINTED TO BAKER CHAPEL AME CHURCH IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS, WHERE HE CONTINUED HIS MISSION OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. TODAY, REVEREND WILSON SERVES AS SENIOR PASTOR OF BETHEL AME CHURCH IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. UNDER HIS DYNAMIC LEADERSHIP, THE CHURCH HAS EMBARKED ON SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY INITIATIVES INCLUDING OVERSEEING A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR EDUCATION GRANT THAT HAS POSITIVELY IMPACTED OVER 1000 STUDENTS. HE HAS SPEARHEADED PROJECTS LIKE A WARMING AND COOLING CENTER AND WEEKLY FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS AND MEALS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, ENSURING THAT NO ONE IN THE COMMUNITY GOES HUNGRY.

IN ADDITION, HE IS A VOLUNTEER CHAPLAIN FOR THE LACKLAND CIVIL AIR PATROL, WORKING WITH YOUTH AGES 12 TO 18, AND HOLDS THE RANK OF SENIOR CAPTAIN AS A CHAPLAIN OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RESERVES, PROVIDING SUPPORT AND CARE TO SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

WE WISH THEM MUCH SUCCESS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND I WOULD ASK ALL OF US TO RISE AND HAVE REVEREND WILSON GIVE US A PRAYER.

I ASK THAT YOU ASSUME YOUR OWN POSTURE OF PRAYER.

GOD TODAY. TODAY IS A DAY THAT WE HAVE NOT SEEN, NOR DO WE GET A MULLIGAN.

WHETHER WE WOKE UP WELL RESTED OR WE ARE EXHAUSTED IN CARRYING OVER THE WOES FROM THE PAST, WE ARE HERE AND LET US MAKE THE MOST OF TODAY, THIS MOMENT.

LIVES ARE IN BALANCE. SOME LIVES ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE DECISIONS MADE IN THIS SPACE.

SO TODAY, GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU COME IN AND COMMISSION US ALL IN ATTENDANCE, WHETHER WE ARE DEVOUT IN YOUR BELIEFS OR WHETHER WE QUESTION YOUR EXISTENCE. WE ASK THAT YOU SPEAK SOFTLY IN OUR EARS AND LOUDLY IN OUR HEARTS.

THE MESSAGE OF LOVE. COMMISSION US ALL TO REMEMBER THE PLIGHT OF OUR NEIGHBORS, DESPITE THE SIDE OF THE TRACKS THAT THEY ARE FROM OR CURRENTLY RESIDE, THEIR SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OR WHAT GENDER THEY ARE.

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THANK YOU, GOD, FOR SETTING THE EXAMPLE THROUGH THESE YOUR PUBLIC SERVANTS THAT WE CAN SEE YOU TODAY AND SHOW THAT WE ALL ENCOUNTER YOUR LIFE DAILY. SO, IN THIS WE SURRENDER OUR DIVISION AND HOPE FOR A BETTER UNITY.

AND WE PRAY ALL THESE THINGS. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR WILSON.

IF YOU'LL JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. PASTOR. HAVE A BLESSED DAY. ALL RIGHT, I UNDERSTAND WE GOT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE IN THE HOUSE.

WHAT? UTSA IS IN THE HOUSE? IS THAT WHAT I HEAR? ALL RIGHT, CENTRAL CATHOLIC'S IN THE HOUSE. WOW.

OKAY. WELL, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE YOU SHORTLY, BUT FIRST WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE SOME VERY,

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THE FIRST ONE WILL BE LISA AUDREY TILLETT SABAL WITH THE BCIT DEPARTMENT.

25 YEARS OF SERVICE. WOULD YOU PLEASE YOU, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR TEAM.

COME FORWARD. MARK GAGER, PLEASE INTRODUCE MISS LISA AUDREY TILLETT SABAL.

GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. SABAL? SABAL, EXCUSE ME.

IT'S MY PLEASURE TO TALK ABOUT LISA. SO, LISA JOINED 25 YEARS AGO IN MARCH OF 2000.

SHE JOINED AS A COMPUTER OPERATOR. I JOINED IN 2016, AND THE FIRST PERSON THAT THEY POINTED ME TO WAS LISA.

SO, LISA IS THE MANAGER OF OUR BUSINESS SERVICES.

SERVICE LINE, WHICH BASICALLY MEANS SHE RUNS THE BUSINESS FOR IT, RIGHT? AND SO THAT MEANS BUDGET, PERSONNEL, ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT THAT KEEP THE BUSINESS SIDE OF IT RUNNING.

WE COULDN'T BUILD OUR BUDGET WITHOUT HER. WE COULDN'T MANAGE OUR BUDGET WITHOUT HER.

HER GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE PURCHASES THAT IT MAKES.

HER GROUP ALSO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THOSE CONTRACTS MAKING SURE THAT THOSE INVOICES GET PAID AND THE COUNTY HAS THE SOFTWARE THAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO RUN THE BUSINESS. RIGHT. AS WELL AS, LIKE I SAID, ALL OF OUR NEW HIRES, OUR ONBOARDING PROCESSES, OUR ONBOARDING PROCESSES.

SO, A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT BCIT NEEDS TO DO JUST TO RUN SHE'S WELL CONNECTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

EVERYBODY KNOWS LISA. LIKE I SAID WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT HER.

SO, IT'S MY PRIVILEGE TO HONOR LISA WITH 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TODAY.

LISA, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE SOME WORDS TO SAY, BUT. GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI AND COMMISSIONERS.

I AM TRULY GRATEFUL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE MY 25 YEAR SERVICE PIN TODAY.

I HAVE ENJOYED MY 25 YEARS WORKING FOR BCIT. IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE, REWARDING EXPERIENCE AND I FEEL FORTUNATE TO BE PART OF SUCH A TALENTED AND SUPPORTIVE TEAM.

I AM PROUD OF THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE AS A TEAM AND THE IMPACT WE'VE HAD.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MARK GAGER, BILL FAY, NICK HAHN AND ALL THE OTHER EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS, THE MANAGERS, MY FELLOW COWORKERS FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND FOR MAKING BCIT SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE TO WORK.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK MY AWESOME TEAM OF FOUR WONDERFUL WOMEN MARY, PAM, VERONICA, AND NETTIE. YOU GUYS ROCK! AND TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

TO MY MOM, FAY, MY HUSBAND JOHN, AND MY TWO CHILDREN, KIERAN AND ARIANNA, AND TO MY CLOSE FRIEND CONNIE AND THE BUMBLEBEE SQUAD. I ENJOY WHAT I DO.

WHO'S THE BUMBLEBEE SQUAD? SQUAD IS FROM WHEN I STARTED HERE IN 2000.

WE WERE A PART OF THE COMPUTER OPERATORS IN THE DATA CENTER.

SO, WE CREATED THE NAME THE BUMBLEBEE SQUAD. AND WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS EVER SINCE.

Y'ALL BEEN HUMMING ALONG ALL ALONG, RIGHT? I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT IT'S

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AND I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE STEP FORWARD AND ACCEPT YOUR PIN? AND LET'S TAKE A BIG PICTURE. Y'ALL ALL COME FORWARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. WAS THE BUMBLEBEE SQUAD HAVE, LIKE, SPECIAL JACKETS? NO.

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ALL RIGHT. IT'S MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO INTRODUCE THE NEXT EMPLOYEE WITH 35 YEARS OF SERVICE.

MELISSA RAMIREZ WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT.

MISS MATA, ARE YOU IN THE HOUSE? THERE YOU ARE.

WOULD YOU PLEASE USE MELISSA AND HER FAMILY? HER TEAM EMPLOYEES? COME. PLEASE COME FORWARD. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT'S SUCH AN HONOR. JILL MATA, CHIEF JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICER.

IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE MELISSA RAMIREZ, WHO'S WORKED FOR BEXAR COUNTY NOW SINCE 1990.

SHE STARTED AS A CHILDCARE WORKER IN DETENTION.

YOU'LL REMEMBER, JUDGE, THAT'S WHAT WE USED TO CALL.

SHE STARTED AS A CHILDCARE WORKER IN DETENTION, THEN BECAME A PROBATION OFFICER. IN 1992.

SHE WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR PROBATION OFFICER IN THE FELONY ISP UNIT IN 1997, AND IN 2011, SHE BECAME AN ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.

IN 2019, SHE BEGAN IN HER CURRENT ROLE AS A PROBATION SUPERVISOR, AND OVER HER 35 YEARS, MELISSA HAS BEEN BOTH A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT AND A PROFESSIONAL LEADER WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. I CAN PERSONALLY REMEMBER MEETING MELISSA WHEN I WAS A BRAND NEW PROSECUTOR, AND SHE WAS A PROBATION OFFICER WORKING WITH THE COURT UNITS, AND SHE WAS THE GO TO PERSON.

SHE ALWAYS SAID YES TO EVERYTHING, ALWAYS HAD THE RIGHT ATTITUDE NO MATTER HOW THINGS WERE GOING.

AND SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE HER STAYING AND OFFERING HER VALUABLE EXPERTISE TO THE COUNTY, AND FOR BEING SUCH A TEAM PLAYER AND SUPPORTING US THROUGH MANY, MANY CHANGES.

WE'RE HONORED TO HAVE HER HERE. HER DIRECT SUPERVISOR, DR.

YVONNE STOLTZ IS ALSO HERE TO SUPPORT MELISSA.

SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE, MELISSA.

WE LOVE YOU AND WE APPRECIATE YOU STICKING WITH US AND OFFERING ALL YOUR HEART AND SOUL TO THIS WORK.

SO, MELISSA, DO YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS? HEY MELISSA, YOU'VE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME, AND I DON'T MEAN THAT IN A BAD WAY, BUT YOU GO BACK TO WHAT JUDGE KELSEY AND JUDGE MORALES AND ME.

RIGHT. AND YOU. YES, SIR. WHEN YOU WERE THE REFEREE ON WEDNESDAYS, WE'RE DIMMING THE LIGHTS FOR YOU FOR SOME REASON.

OKAY? YES, SIR. I'VE BEEN HERE A GOOD WHILE. I'VE GOT TO MEET A LOT OF AMAZING PEOPLE THROUGHOUT MY CAREER.

IT'S IRONIC TO THINK THAT WHEN I WALKED INTO THE DETENTION CENTER AND START WORKING, I WAS SIX MONTHS OUT OF COLLEGE AND NOT REALLY KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT. AND HERE WE ARE, 35 YEARS LATER, IT CONTINUES TO BE AN AMAZING CAREER.

VERY REWARDING. NEVER FORGETTING THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH KIDS.

DESPITE EVERYTHING WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH KIDS AND A LOT OF POTENTIAL THERE.

YOU JUST KIND OF HAVE TO DIG DEEP AND FIND IT.

SO, I'VE TRIED TO CONTINUE DOING THAT AND KIND OF ENCOURAGING MY STAFF TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS WELL, TO SEE THE LIGHT, YOU KNOW, THE LIGHT THAT'S THERE WITH ALL THESE KIDS, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES BROUGHT THEM TO US.

SO, I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO MY DEPARTMENT, MY CHIEF MY OTHER CHIEFS AS WELL, THAT INSTILLED IT ACTUALLY STARTED WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE AT UTSA.

OUR THEN CHIEF BROUSSARD WAS ONE OF MY PROFESSORS AND KIND OF PLANTED THE SEED TO COME TO JUVENILE PROBATION.

I DIDN'T EXPECT MYSELF TO BE THERE 35 YEARS, BUT IT HAS BEEN AMAZING AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE HONOR TO BE HERE BEFORE YOU ALL TODAY. AND YOU'RE STILL GOING, RIGHT? YES.

KIND OF YEAH. OKAY, YES I AM, I'M STILL GOING.

YES, I AM, BUT IT'S BEEN GREAT. MY KIDS GREW UP, MY TWO KIDS WHO ARE NOW 29 AND 24, GREW UP WITH ME WORKING IN THE SYSTEM, SO KIND OF HELPED TREMENDOUSLY WITH THEM AND THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES.

BUT IT'S BEEN GREAT. I REALLY HAVE NO COMPLAINTS. WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT YOUR PIN? HAVE EVERYBODY COME FORWARD AND TAKE A PICTURE? THANK YOU EVERYBODY. JEANNIE, THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU.

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. ALL RIGHT. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THAT OUR CALEB MONTALVO WITH THE COUNTY CLERK.

AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, LUCY, AS YOU GENERALLY DO, YOU PUT YOU MAKE SURE YOU RECOGNIZE YOUR EMPLOYEES FOR 35 YEARS OF SERVICE.

BUT WE HAVE NOT ONLY YOU AS OUR CURRENT COUNTY CLERK, BUT WE ALSO HAVE YOUR PREDECESSORS, WHAT, 40, 50 YEARS OF COUNTY CLERK SERVICE? WE HAVE THE HONORABLE GERRY RICKHOFF AND THE HONORABLE BOB GREEN.

WOULD YOU, I PRESUME YOU'RE HERE TO HELP RECOGNIZE RAQUEL MONTALVO? SO, LUCY, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. WHERE'S RAQUEL? SHE'S COMING. GOOD MORNING. COURT, I'M LUCY ADAME-CLARK.

IS SHE TAKING THE REST OF THE. YES. COME ON, EVERYBODY, COME ON UP HERE.

AND HER FAMILY COME FORWARD. AND MR. GREEN AND MR. RICKHOFF. JUDGE, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'M GOING TO ALLOW MR. GREEN TO SPEAK FIRST, SINCE HE HIRED HER IN 1990 AND SERVED FOUR YEARS FOR HIM AND ALSO DID ELECTIONS AND THEN ACTUALLY SERVED 24 YEARS FOR THE LONGEST SERVING COUNTY CLERK, MR. GERRY RICKHOFF, AND ALSO DID ELECTIONS WITH HIM AS WELL TOO.

AND NOW GOING ON SEVEN YEARS IN MY OFFICE AS A COUNTY CLERK.

SO, MR. GREEN, CAN YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? AND, LUCY, EVERYBODY BEHIND YOU IS YOUR CLERK'S OFFICE.

YES. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND IT'S A PLEASURE FOR ME TO BE HERE TO RETURN TO THIS COURT.

IT'S BEEN A FEW YEARS, OBVIOUSLY, SINCE I'VE STOOD BEFORE THIS DISTINGUISHED BODY.

AND IT BRINGS BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES, BELIEVE ME.

I WANT TO THANK MR. CLARK FOR THE INVITATION OF BEING HERE TODAY, AND ESPECIALLY ON THIS SPECIAL OCCASION. I HAD THE PLEASURE OF FIRST EMPLOYING A DISTINGUISHED YOUNG LADY.

AND ALTHOUGH I HAD ONLY A SHORT, SHORT TIME WITH HER COMPARED TO MY PREDECESSORS, EVEN THEN, WE RECOGNIZED HER AS A PERSON WITH OUTSTANDING ABILITIES, AND SHE WENT ON AND STOOD WITH THE COUNTY OVER THESE 35 YEARS. AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.

BUT AS A PRIVATE CITIZEN, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION TO HER FOR HER YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, OF CIVIC SERVICE TO OUR COUNTY. IT'S A DISTINCT PLEASURE TO HAVE SOMEONE IN OUR MIDST OF HER NATURE, AND I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU. LUCY, IF I COULD LET ME LET ME JUST RECOGNIZE THE HONORABLE BOB GREEN.

MR. GREEN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LONG YEARS OF SERVICE AS COUNTY CLERK.

I WILL LET YOU KNOW THAT BOB STILL CALLS ME EVERY YEAR, ESPECIALLY AROUND ELECTION TIME TO TELL ME WHAT I NEED TO DO, AND YOU HAVE HELPED GUIDE ME AS THE COUNTY JUDGE.

AND FOR THAT I AM VERY THANKFUL. MUCHAS GRACIAS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR. GREEN WAS APPOINTED IN 1974 WHEN HIS BOSS DIED OF A HEART ATTACK IN OFFICE. MR. JIMMY KNIGHT, AND THEN HE WAS THE SECOND SERVING COUNTY CLERK UNTIL 1994.

SO, IN 1994, MR. GERRY RICKHOFF WON THE ELECTION, WHO IS A REPUBLICAN AND A DEMOCRAT, AND I'M A DEMOCRAT.

SO, IT TELLS YOU THAT WE GET ALONG TOGETHER AND WE LEAD A GREAT OFFICE.

SO, MR. RICKHOFF WAS THE FIRST LONG SERVING COUNTY CLERK WHO ACTUALLY SERVED IN 2018.

SO, I TOOK OFFICE IN 2019. SO, MR. JERRY RICKHOFF, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME FORWARD? THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR STOPPING TIME HERE TO HONOR SOMEBODY WHO SPENT 35 YEARS WITH LOYALTY. SHE'S THE MOST KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON ON LAND RECORDS IN THIS COUNTY.

SHE'S NEVER NOT ACCEPTED A PHONE CALL. SHE'S SOLVED EVERY PROBLEM.

AND SHE'S A WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING. 35 YEARS OF LOYALTY.

HOW DO WE SAY THANK YOU FOR THAT? I DON'T KNOW THE WORDS, BUT ON A PERSONAL NOTE, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THIS COURT AND THE COMMUNITY PROVIDING OUR HEALTH INSURANCE AND LOOKING AFTER OUR RETIREMENT.

IT'S DEEPLY APPRECIATED BY ALL THE EMPLOYEES AND THE RETIREES.

SO, THANK YOU. AND ON THE LAST NOTE, PLEASE, EVERYONE GO VOTE.

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THANK YOU. SO, BEFORE I LET MISS RAQUEL SPEAK, RAQUEL MONTALVO STARTED HER CAREER APRIL OF 1990 AS A LICENSED CLERK AS A FULL TIME EMPLOYEE. IN 1993.

SHE ALSO WORKED PART TIME IN VITALS FROM 93 TO 94.

SHE WORKED FULL TIME IN VITALS IN 2000. SHE CROSS TRAINED BUSINESS PROCESSES AS A PROJECT AND RECORDING LICENSED SUPERVISOR ROCKY. IN 1998 TO 99, SHE WAS CROSS TRAINING BUSINESS PROCESSES IN REAL PROPERTY AND INDEXING.

ROCKY WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN BUILDING A SEVEN MAN TEAM THAT ACTUALLY INDEXES ALL THE REAL ESTATE OF TWO POINT PLUS MILLION POPULATION THAT WAS ABLE TO WORK FROM HOME DURING COVID AND STILL WORKING FROM HOME BECAUSE THEIR BUSINESS PROCESSES ARE A LOT BETTER WORKING FROM HOME.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD SEVEN EMPLOYEES INDEXING TWO POINT MILLION POPULATION IN BEXAR COUNTY.

THAT BRINGS IN MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO BEXAR COUNTY THROUGH THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

SHE ALSO WAS A MICROFILM RECORDS SENIOR SUPERVISOR.

SHE ALSO IN 20, I'M SORRY, IN SORRY. IN 2006 TO 2019, SHE WAS A RECORDS AND RECORDINGS MANAGER.

AS I CAME INTO OFFICE, I SAW THE PASSION, THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, THE IMPORTANCE OF PUTTING LEADERS THAT KNEW THE OPERATION OF THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

WHEN I CAME INTO OFFICE, I MADE HER A SENIOR DIVISION CHIEF.

NOT FAR AFTER THAT, I MADE HER THE CHIEF DEPUTY OF OPERATIONS.

SHE HAS SERVED UNDER MY LEADERSHIP AND HAS TAUGHT ME SO MUCH ABOUT STATUTES, RESPONSIBILITIES, RECORD MANAGEMENT, AND ALSO INVESTING IN PRESERVING, ARCHIVING, DIGITIZING AND MAKING AUTOMATION.

IT'S IMPORTANT RESPONSIBILITY OF THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

SHE WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL IN IN A LOT OF LEGISLATION CHANGES IN THE COUNTY CLERK'S LEADERSHIP.

RAQUEL, YOUR FAMILY HAS SACRIFICED SO MUCH FOR 35 YEARS, AND YOU WILL CONTINUE SERVING NEXT TO ME BECAUSE WE HAVE UNFINISHED PROJECTS.

RAQUEL. BECAUSE I SAID, YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DONE YET.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR 35 YEARS AND GOING AND MR. GREEN AND MR. RICKHOFF, THANK YOU FOR HIRING HER.

THANK YOU FOR KEEPING HER. SO, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE HER RIGHT NEXT TO ME, SERVING IN OFFICE AS THE FIRST WOMAN COUNTY CLERK, SERVING WITH TWO WOMEN RIGHT NEXT TO ME TO CONTINUE MAKING THE BEST COUNTY CLERK IN THE NATION POSSIBLE.

RAQUEL MONTALVO. THANK YOU.

WELL. THANK YOU. AND I DO HAVE TO SAY, WITH LEADERSHIP LIKE THIS I GUESS IT'S HARD TO.

IT'S EASY TO. IT'S EASY TO. EXCUSE ME. IT'S EASY TO BELIEVE THAT THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE RUNS AS EFFICIENTLY AS IT DOES BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST.

AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE. JUDGE SAKAI, COMMISSIONERS.

GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE RECOGNIZED WITH SUCH PROTOCOL IN A QUORUM THAT GOVERNS THE COUNTY I LIVE IN AND WORK FOR. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS. SO FAR, IT HAS BEEN 3035 YEARS AT A JOB THAT HAS NEVER BEEN.

SO THAT HAS NEVER BEEN STAGNANT, ALWAYS IMPROVING.

CHALLENGING AND FULFILLING. IT IS A PLEASURE HELPING THE PUBLIC CONDUCT BUSINESS WITH BEXAR COUNTY AND WORKING WITH GREAT COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

IT IS PARTICULARLY ENJOYABLE WORKING WITH THE COUNTY CLERK TEAM MEMBERS, DISCOVERING THEIR STRENGTHS AND FOSTERING GROWTH.

WORKING ON PRESERVATION PROJECTS AND PROVIDING VALUABLE DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC THAT HAVE NOT BEEN SHARED AND LOCKED IN A VAULT FOR OVER 100 YEARS, IS CHALLENGING AND FULFILLING. SOME OF THESE HISTORICAL SERIES OF RECORDS ARE BEING REVIEWED BY OUR DEED RECORDS AND PROBATE DEPARTMENTS, SO THAT THEY MAY BE UTILIZED FOR PROPERTY AND PROBATE RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC, ATTORNEYS, TITLE COMPANIES, AND MANY MORE. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE TO WORK FOR AND LEARN FROM THESE THREE COUNTY CLERKS IN THE EARLY 90S.

MR. GREEN BEGAN THE DIGITAL EVOLUTION IN THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE BY INTEGRATING DIGITAL IMAGES INTO THE DAILY WORKFLOW TO BE USED FOR INTERNAL WORK PROCESSES AND PUBLIC BENEFIT. MR. WYCKOFF ENSURED FUNDS STATUTORILY ALLOCATED FOR RECORDS, DIGITIZATION AND PRESERVATION WOULD BE UTILIZED AS SUCH IN BEXAR COUNTY. HE ALSO MOVED FORWARD WITH ELECTRONIC RECORDING AND HISTORICAL PRESERVATION.

THE CURRENT COUNTY CLERK, MRS ADAME-CLARK, IS DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLE OF BEXAR COUNTY, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AND WORKING WITH BEXAR COUNTY OFFICIALS AND DEPARTMENTS, AS WELL AS STATE OFFICIALS TO SUPPORT BEXAR COUNTY AND TEXAS.

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THESE 35 YEARS HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED BY AMAZING COUNTY CLERKS, WONDERFUL COWORKERS INCLUDING PRISCILLA HERNANDEZ BEING ONE OF THEM.

MY SUPER FRIENDS. MY LOVELY DAUGHTER CELIA AND JOLYN WHO ARE UNABLE TO BE PRESENT THIS MORNING DUE TO WORK AND GEOGRAPHY.

AND FINALLY, MY AWESOME HUSBAND WHO IS A GREAT FATHER AND GIVES ME HUGS AS NEEDED.

THANK YOU AND THANK EVERYONE FOR THEIR TIME. THANK YOU RAQUEL.

IF I COULD ALSO WE HAVE PRISCILLA HERNANDEZ TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

SHE DOES HAVE A PLAQUE FOR HER AND WE ARE PRESENTING RAQUEL WITH A CERTIFICATE.

OH MY. OF ALL THREE COUNTY CLERKS SIGNING IT FOR HER AND TELLING HER ALL HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS SINCE HER 1990S, STARTING WITH THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY BE ABLE TO SIGN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

IT GOES A LONG WAY FOR HER TO KEEP IN HER OFFICE TO RECOGNIZE ALL HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER THE THREE COUNTY CLERKS.

PRISCILLA HERNANDEZ. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

I'LL KEEP THIS SHORT. AS EVERYONE BEFORE ME HAS STATED, THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH THAT RAQUEL HAS DONE FOR THE COUNTY AS A WHOLE AND THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE DURING HER 35 YEARS. SHE WAS ACTUALLY THE ONE WHO HIRED ME 11 YEARS AGO, WHEN I STARTED OFF AS AN ENTRY LEVEL CLERK WITH THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, AND ONE OF THE QUALITIES I HAVE ADMIRED MOST ABOUT HER IS HOW SHE SHARES HER KNOWLEDGE WITH EVERYONE, AND REALLY FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE SHE WORKS WITH, AND SHE EMPOWERS THEM.

SHE DOESN'T JUST TELL YOU WHAT TO DO, BUT INSTEAD TEACHES YOU AND EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF WHY A PROJECT IS BEING DONE, OR SHOWS YOU WHAT STATUTE ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE THAT OUR OFFICE DOES.

SHE ESSENTIALLY GIVES YOU A PURPOSE FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN THE WORKPLACE.

AND THAT TO ME HAS GONE A LONG WAY. AND I KNOW FOR THE EMPLOYEES AS WELL OF THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

SO IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT HER WITH THIS PLAQUE ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

CONGRATULATIONS ON 35 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE BEXAR COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

SO, LUCY, LET ME JUST MAKE THIS REMARK. IT'S EXTRAORDINARY THAT YOU HAVE THE THE YOU, YOURSELF AND THE TWO PRIOR COUNTY CLERKS.

LET ME JUST SAY THIS. YOU KNOW, BOB, I'VE RECOGNIZED, YOU KNOW, RECOGNIZED YOU FOR BUT ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE GERRY RICKHOFF BECAUSE ONE LUCY, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB. BUT I TELL YOU WHAT, IT WAS BECAUSE OF MR. RICKHOFF AND LAYING THE FRAMEWORK AND THE FOUNDATION, I THINK WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT, GERRY, TO ME, WAS THE TRANSITION THAT YOU FOR PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, YOU WERE BEING AN ELECTION, A FAIR ELECTION, AND YOU MOVED ON, BUT YOU LEFT THE OFFICE IN GREAT SHAPE AND YOU LEFT HER LUCY, WITH A GREAT TEAM.

AND BOTH YOU AND MR. GREEN TRAINED THEM RIGHT, AND THEY CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SERVICE.

I HOPE THAT'S A LESSON FOR ALL OF US AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, THAT WE DON'T OWN THESE ELECTED OFFICES.

WE JUST OCCUPY THEM. WE HOPE TO PUT IN PLACE A PROCESS.

AND EMPLOYEES WHO WILL CARRY OUT THE CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT'S NEEDED TO PROVIDE FOR, FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND FOR THAT, I'M JUST ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AND FOR THE ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO HAVE SERVED IN THAT POSITION.

THANK YOU. AND MUCHAS GRACIAS. WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND TAKE A PICTURE? RAQUEL, FOR SOME REASON, THEY PUT YOUR MEDAL OR YOUR IN AN ENVELOPE WITH YOUR NAME ON IT.

YES. EVERYBODY COME FORWARD AND AND THE STAFF, EVERYBODY'S HERE FOR COME FORWARD.

GO ON, GO ON. I GOT YOU, I GOT YOU. I WON'T BE HERE.

OH, MY. YOU'RE WELCOME. JERRY. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW WHY. THIS PLACE. YEAH, EXACTLY. THE CLARKS ARE IN THE HOUSE.

WHOA! ALL RIGHT. RIGHT HERE.

OKAY. ALL. RIGHT. OH! OH!

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ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER MOODY, AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, YOU'VE ASKED FOR AN OPPORTUNITY.

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. WHENEVER YOU'RE READY.

THOMAS. WHERE'S THE PROCLAMATION? PASS THEM OUT.

LET ME HAVE. WELL, THANK YOU, JUDGE. JUST A QUICK NOTE.

I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE. AND AT THE RISK OF EMBARRASSING HER, WE HAVE A NEW MEMBER OF OUR TEAM TAYLOR PUENTE, WHO'S GOING TO BE OUR DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH. WHO JOINS US FROM SENATOR JOHN CORNYN OFFICE AS THE DEPUTY DISTRICT DIRECTOR.

TAYLOR, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND STANDING UP FOR A MOMENT JUST TO BE RECOGNIZED, MR. JUSTICE. THANK YOU. TAYLOR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE BEXAR COUNTY.

WE APPRECIATE YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW GO TO CEREMONY ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE IS PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING MAY 4TH THROUGH 10TH, 2025 AS BEXAR COUNTY SMALL BUSINESS WEEK. SO, RENEE WATSON, GUESTS THAT ARE HERE, WOULD YOU PLEASE STEP FORWARD TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION? AS I READ IT OUT LOUD, IN THE NAME OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF BEXAR COUNTY.

WHEREAS SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE ENGINE OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY AND THE FOUNDATION OF A FREE AND PROSPEROUS NATION.

AND WHEREAS SMALL BUSINESSES ARE DRIVING THE INNOVATION AND BUILDING THE PRODUCTS THAT KEEP AMERICA STRONG, COMPETITIVE AND SECURE. AND WHEREAS, BECAUSE THE COUNTRY'S 30 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES CREATE NEARLY TWO OUT OF THREE NET NEW JOBS IN OUR ECONOMY, WE CANNOT RESOLVE TO CREATE JOBS AND SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AMERICA WITHOUT DISCUSSING WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR ENTREPRENEURS.

AND WHEREAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAS PROCLAIMED NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK EVERY YEAR SINCE 1963 TO HIGHLIGHT THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO ENTREPRENEURS THROUGH THE US SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, SBA, AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.

AND WHEREAS, THE SBA RECOGNIZES THE OUTSTANDING SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SUCCESSES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR NATION.

TO HONOR THE 2025 SMALL BUSINESS WEEK AWARD WINNERS IN SAN ANTONIO, THE SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD ON MAY 8TH, 2025 AT THE NORRIS CONFERENCE CENTER. AWARD RECIPIENTS INCLUDE THE 2025 SMALL BUSINESS CHAMPION OF THE YEAR RENEE WATSON, DIRECTOR OF THE BEXAR COUNTY SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEPARTMENT.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED, THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS MAY 4TH THROUGH MAY 8TH, 2025, AS BEXAR COUNTY SMALL BUSINESS WEEK. SIGNED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT.

DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR.

I HAD A ONE HOUR SPEECH READY, BUT I WAS TOLD TO KEEP IT SHORT.

YOU GOT THREE MINUTES. THREE MINUTES. SO GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND HONORED GUESTS.

I'M DAVID ELIZONDO, DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR THE SBA SAN ANTONIO DISTRICT OFFICE.

IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS WEEK HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

EACH YEAR DURING THIS TIME, WE CELEBRATE THE INCREDIBLE IMPACT SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES NOT JUST ECONOMIC DRIVERS, BUT AS ESSENTIAL THREADS IN THE FABRIC OF OUR LOCAL IDENTITY.

IN BEXAR COUNTY AND ACROSS OUR DISTRICT, SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS DEMONSTRATE RESILIENCE, CREATIVITY, AND A DEEP COMMITMENT TO SERVICE THE SBA AND ITS RESOURCE PARTNERS, SUCH AS THE UTSA SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER, ARE PROUD TO STAND BESIDE THEM, OFFERING RESOURCES, GUIDANCE, AND SUPPORT AS THEY GROW, START, GROW, AND THRIVE. NOW, YOU KIND OF STOLE MY LINE JUDGE BY RECOGNIZING RENEE WATSON HERE.

SO IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER AWARD WINNERS, WE DO HAVE ONE IN OUR BACKYARD.

YOURS TRULY, MISS RENEE WATSON, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECOGNIZING HER NEXT WEEK, SIR.

THIS PROCLAMATION IS MORE THAN A SYMBOLIC GESTURE.

IT REFLECTS A COMMUNITY THAT VALUES AND UPLIFTS ITS ENTREPRENEURS.

ON BEHALF OF SBA, THANK YOU, JUDGE AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR RECOGNITION AND STEADFAST SUPPORT OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ECOSYSTEM IN BEXAR COUNTY.

TOGETHER, WE'LL CONTINUE TO CHAMPION OPPORTUNITY, INNOVATION, AND ECONOMIC STRENGTH THROUGH THE POWER OF SMALL BUSINESS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, ON BEHALF OF UTSA AND THE TEXAS SOUTHWEST SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER.

WE'RE VERY HAPPY ABOUT THIS PROCLAMATION, AND OUR MESSAGE TO YOU IS THAT SMALL BUSINESSES ARE BIG.

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AND LAST YEAR ALONE, TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA, WE ASSISTED 40,000 SMALL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE REGION.

WE HELPED THEM CREATE AND SAVE ALMOST 7000 JOBS, AN INCREASE IN SALES OF $275 MILLION IN HELPING THEM ACCESS $176 MILLION IN CAPITAL. WHY SHOULD YOU CARE? YOU SHOULD CARE BECAUSE IT GROWS THE ECONOMY AND IT PRODUCES A PROVEN, DOCUMENTED RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF $4.36 IN INCREMENTAL TAX REVENUE BASED OFF OF THIS ECONOMIC IMPACT.

SO ON BEHALF OF THE UTSA SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROGRAM.

WE'RE VERY PLEASED TO BE WORKING WITH RENEE AND THE BEXAR COUNTY TEAM, AND THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

AGAIN GUYS LET ME JUST SAY THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT. AND THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL LADY RIGHT HERE.

SHE IS AN AWESOME SHE'S A TREMENDOUS ADVOCATE FOR THE COMMUNITY.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT? SHE IS A SUPERSTAR IN MY BOOK. AND LET'S KEEP HER FOREVER AND EVER.

THANK YOU. AMEN. AMEN. WE'RE DONE. ALL RIGHT.

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

AND YOU'RE INVITED OUT TO JOIN US AT THE LUNCHEON.

WE HAVE A TABLE, SO IF ANYONE OF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, WE HAVE THE PROCLAMATION PRESENTED NEXT WEEK AT THE NORRIS CONFERENCE CENTER ON THURSDAY FOR NOON. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU STEP FORWARD FOR A PICTURE, PLEASE? AND PRESENTATION OF OUR PROCLAMATION? NOT THIS ONE. THIS ONE. ALL RIGHT. YEAH, IT'S KIND OF.

INTERESTING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. WHO YOU CALLING AN ELECTION. ALL RIGHT BABY.

THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. OKAY. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YEAH. OF COURSE, OF COURSE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION.

BEHALF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING APRIL 21ST TO MAY 3RD AS LAW WEEK.

WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STEP FORWARD? AND I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION AS YOU ALL ARE ORGANIZING AT THE PODIUM.

IN THE NAME AND AUTHORITY BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF BEXAR COUNTY. WHEREAS LAW WEEK WILL COMMEMORATE THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY OF LAW DAY WITH A WEEK OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE THE ROLE OF LAW IN OUR SOCIETY.

AND WHEREAS, LAW DAY HAS BEEN ANNUALLY PROCLAIMED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND CONGRESS ENCODED THE PRESIDENTIAL PRACTICE INTO LAW IN 1961.

61. STATUTORILY DESIGNING MAY 1ST AS LAW DATE AND WHEREAS THE SAN ANTONIO BAR ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF LAW DATE BY FACILITATING THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READING PROGRAM, IN WHICH LAW PROFESSIONALS VOLUNTEER TO READ TO CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY.

VOLUNTEER DURING THE KING WILLIAM FAIR TO PROMOTE THE SA BAR FOUNDATION, THE NEWEST RESOURCE SA LAW HELP.

ORG, A WEBSITE FOR RESIDENTS LOOKING FOR LEGAL SERVICES, INFORMATION OR ATTORNEY REFERRALS, AND BY DELIVERING OVER 2000 POCKET CONSTITUTIONS TO JURORS IN APPRECIATION OF THEIR ROLE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE.

AND WHEREAS, THE SAN ANTONIO BAR ASSOCIATION CULMINATES LAW DAY WITH A KEYNOTE RECEPTION THAT CELEBRATES THE ROLE OF LAW AND FEATURES JONATHAN'S SMALL B OF THE TEXAS CENTER FOR LEGAL ETHICS.

AND WHEREAS, THE 2025 LAW DAY THEME THE CONSTITUTION'S PROMISE THOMAS OUT OF MANY.

ONE CALLS US TO HONOR THE IDEALS THAT UNITE US AS A NATION AND REMINDS US THAT THROUGH CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE, AND A SHARED COMMITMENT TO THE COMMON GOAL, WE UPHOLD THE PROMISE OF E PLURIBUS UNUM.

AND WHEREAS LAW WEEK IS AN OCCASION TO PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE HERITAGE OF JUSTICE, LIBERTY AND EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS APRIL 21ST THROUGH MAY 3RD, 2025, AS LAW WEEK, SIGNED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT.

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

I'M PATTY VARGAS, I'M PRESIDENT OF THE SAN ANTONIO BAR ASSOCIATION, AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO BE JOINED WITH MEMBERS OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ALONG WITH JUNE MOYNIHAN, OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

IT'S MY HONOR TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY'S VIBRANT LEGAL COMMUNITY.

AS THE SAN ANTONIO BAR ASSOCIATION LOOKS FORWARD TO LAW DAY, WE ARE REMINDED OF THE IDEALS THAT UNITE US AND STRENGTHEN OUR DEMOCRACY.

LAW DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO CIVIC EDUCATION, CIVIL DISCOURSE, AND THE RULE OF LAW, THE FOUNDATION OF OUR FREEDOMS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.

LAW WEEK IS ALIVE THROUGH CIVIC OUTREACH, AS JUDGE SAKAI APTLY NOTED.

IT INCLUDES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READINGS TO OVER 600 STUDENTS, THE DISTRIBUTION OF OVER 2000 POCKET CONSTITUTIONS TO POTENTIAL JURORS, AND TO HOSTING JONATHAN'S MAYBE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS CENTER FOR LEGAL ETHICS, WHO WILL DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIL DISCOURSE.

WE INVITE YOU ALL, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, TO JOIN US AT OUR KING WILLIAM FAIR, WHERE THE SAN ANTONIO BAR ASSOCIATION SEEKS TO EXPAND OUTREACH TO LAW HELPED, ORG, WHICH IS A FREE LEGAL RESOURCE FOR BEXAR COUNTY RESIDENTS.

ON BEHALF OF THE SAN ANTONIO BAR ASSOCIATION, I THANK JUDGE SAKAI AND EACH OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR STEADFAST SUPPORT.

AS A SYMBOL OF OUR SHARED COMMITMENT, WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT OUR 2025 FIESTA MEDAL, WHICH YOU WILL SEE RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF YOU IN THE LITTLE BAGS WITH THE BLUE TISSUE PAPER FEATURING THE BARBARA LADY JUSTICE. A REMINDER OF THE FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY AT THE HEART OF OUR COURTHOUSE.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THIS HONOR. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

WOULD YOU PLEASE STEP FORWARD? ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION.

PATTY. STEVE. JUNE. NICE TO SEE YOU. HOW ARE YOU? NICE TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME. NO SEE. HOW ARE YOU, NEIGHBOR? SO GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. YEAH. SHE LIVES RIGHT IN BACK OF ME.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN HER. BROTHER. I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, YOU HAVE THE NEXT PRESENTATION.

PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING UTSA BIRDS OF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING SEASON FOR THE BIRDS. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALBERT WEARS WHERE'S ALBERT? ALBERT'S HERE. THERE'S DOCTOR ALBERT. THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR POINT OF CONTACT FOR ALL THINGS UTSA.

AND ALSO OUR WONDERFUL WOMEN'S DIRECTOR OF UTSA, LISA CAMPOS IS HERE.

AND OUR Y'ALL WAVE BECAUSE EVERYONE DOESN'T HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF KNOWING WHO YOU ARE.

AND OF COURSE, OUR HEAD HEAD COACH, KAREN ASTON.

I HAVE TO SAY, WHEN YOU PUT WOMEN AT THE HELM OF THINGS, WE GET THINGS DONE.

SO IT IS A PRIVILEGE FOR ME TO BE HERE AND READ THIS PROCLAMATION.

I HAD THE HONOR OF GOING TO BEING INVITED TO GO SPEAK TO THE WOMEN'S ATHLETIC WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IN FEBRUARY FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND GIRLS BASKETBALL, GIRLS ATHLETIC IN GENERAL JUST GETS DOESN'T GET THE ATTENTION THAT THEY NEED.

SO I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS TO HONOR YOU IN THIS WAY.

WHEREAS THE UTSA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM CLAIMED THE 2025 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP OUTRIGHT ON MARCH 1ST WITH A 17 TO 1 LEAD. LEAGUE RECORD. AND WHEN I READ, YOU MAY YELL, SCREAM OR SHOUT, MAKING MARKING THE FIRST AAC TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP FOR ANY ROADRUNNER SQUAD SINCE JOINING THE AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE.

WHEREAS THE UTSA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM SET A SCHOOL RECORD.

FOR WINS IN A SEASON WITH 26 VICTORIES IN THE 20 2425 CAMPAIGN, FINISHING WITH A 26 FIVE OVERALL RECORD AND RECORDING THE BEST START IN

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IN HER FOURTH SEASON AT THE HELM OF UTSA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM, WAS NAMED THE 2025 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR.

AND WHEREAS SENIORS JORDAN JENKINS. RAISE YOUR HAND, PLEASE.

SHE'S NOT HERE. SHOUT OUT FOR HER ANYWAY. AND NINA DE LEON NEGRON.

SHE'S HERE. SERVED AS OUTSTANDING LEADERS FOR THEIR TEAM, WITH JENKINS EARNING AAC PLAYER OF THE YEAR HONORS AND DE LEON NEGRON BEING RECOGNIZED AS A NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR.

WHEREAS THE UTSA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM MADE ITS SECOND CONSECUTIVE POSTSEASON APPEARANCE, MARKING THE SECOND BACK TO BACK TO BACK POSTSEASON BERTHS IN PROGRAM'S HISTORY.

AND WHEREAS THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY EMBRACED THE UTSA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM, HELPING IT SET BOTH A SINGLE SEASON ATTENDANCE RECORD WITH 15,372 TOTAL FANS, AN AVERAGE OF 1182 FANS PER GAME, AND A SINGLE GAME ATTENDANCE RECORD WITH 22,250 FANS ON MARCH 1ST VERSUS FLORIDA ATLANTIC.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS MARCH 1ST, 2025, AS UTSA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DAY. CONGRATULATIONS, LADIES.

AND MAY YOU MAY YOU CONTINUE TO FIGHT US HARD IN THE WORLD AS WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR MUCH NEEDED CHANGE AS YOU DO ON THE BASKETBALL FIELD.

THE TIME IS YOURS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. YOU KNOW, UTSA ATHLETICS, WE REALLY STRIVE TO TRANSFORM LIVES AS AS SAN ANTONIO'S NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED DIVISION ONE PROGRAM. AND THESE WOMEN BEHIND ME DEFINITELY TRANSFORMED LIVES THIS YEAR IN THE LEGACY THAT THEY MADE, THE HISTORY THAT THEY MADE. SO WE'RE SO PROUD OF WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH.

IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ON ITS OWN. YOU ALL HAVE BEEN SO INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE IN THE SUPPORT FOR FACILITIES AND THE SUPPORT TO GET KIDS TO OUR GAMES TO TO BE ABLE TO INTERACT WITH OUR STUDENT ATHLETES. SO WE ARE TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH SPORT.

IT IS BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER. AND WE SAW THAT THIS YEAR MAKING HISTORY AND LEAVING A LEGACY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND FOR RECOGNIZING SUCH A WELL-DESERVED TEAM.

I WILL TURN IT OVER TO COACH KAREN ASTON, WHO BEXAR COUNTY, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

I HOPE WE ALL RECOGNIZE WHAT A PRIVILEGE AND AN HONOR IT IS TO HAVE SOMEONE OF KAREN'S CALIBER COACHING OUR UTSA ROADRUNNERS.

SHE IS UNBELIEVABLE. I CAN GO ON AND ON ABOUT ALL HER RECORDS, BUT WE ARE REALLY, REALLY PRIVILEGED THAT SHE IS LEADING THIS TEAM.

SO. KAREN. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DOCTOR CAMPOS.

I THINK THE FIRST THING I WOULD SAY IS, AGAIN, EVERYTHING STARTS WITH LEADERSHIP.

AND I AND ALL OF THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WHAT YOU BRING TO OUR ATHLETIC PROGRAM.

I WANT TO SAY THAT THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME OF WHAT WHAT'S MADE THIS SO SPECIAL? GIVE THESE GUYS A HAND. THIS IS MY STAFF. SEVERAL PLAYERS.

AND THIS IS I WILL SAY THIS HAS BEEN A REMARKABLE RUN THAT WE'VE HAD IN A REMARKABLE TURNAROUND HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AT UTSA WITH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL.

IT STARTED WITH A VISION THAT DOCTOR CAMPOS GAVE ME, THAT SHE WANTED WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AND WOMEN'S ATHLETICS TO BE PROMINENT IN OUR CITY, AND ONE OF MY BIGGEST GOALS WAS TO INVOLVE THE COMMUNITY, TO MAKE SAN ANTONIO PROUD OF WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HERE AND TO MAKE IT A TEAM THAT PEOPLE. I CALL IT A PRODUCT, A PRODUCT THAT PEOPLE WANT TO COME WATCH.

AND THAT WAS MY BIGGEST GOAL. DID I THINK A CHAMPIONSHIP WOULD COME OUT OF THAT SO QUICKLY? I'M NOT SURE I DID, BUT THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF SPECIAL, SPECIAL PEOPLE BEHIND ME.

I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR RECOGNIZING WOMEN'S BASKETBALL AND FOR RECOGNIZING WOMEN.

YOU KNOW, IT IS A CHALLENGE EVERY DAY FOR ALL OF US TO TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN THAT IS REMARKABLE AND TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN THAT PEOPLE ARE PROUD OF AND THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZE. SO THANK, THANK YOU. THANK TO ALL OF YOU.

ALSO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR FORWARD THINKING IN THE FACILITIES.

THE UPCOMING PRACTICE FACILITY THAT IS ALREADY THE GROUND IS BREAKING AND WE'RE READY TO GET THAT THING ROLLING.

THAT IS A GAME CHANGER. IT IS A GAME CHANGER FOR WOMEN'S ATHLETICS, OBVIOUSLY MEN'S BASKETBALL.

ALSO, I CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR FORWARD THINKING AND YOUR VISION.

AS FAR AS THAT'S CONCERNED, IT WILL CHANGE THE GAME IN THE FUTURE FOR OUR PROGRAM.

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IT WAS A REMARKABLE, REMARKABLE YEAR. AND I THINK THE MOST SPECIAL EXPERIENCE BESIDES YOU HELPING US GET THE WIN STREAK.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. YOU WERE THE COACH THAT DAY, RIGHT? THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT I THINK THE MOST SPECIAL THING WAS REALLY IT WAS THE LAST GAME WE PLAYED AT HOME ON MARCH 1ST.

WE PLAYED FLORIDA ATLANTIC, AND IT WAS A GAME.

IRONICALLY ENOUGH, IT'S YOUR LAST HOME GAME. IT'S SENIOR DAY AND YOU HAVE A YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO CUT A NET DOWN.

I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THESE YOUNG WOMEN BEHIND ME UNDERSTAND THE SPECIAL MOMENT THAT WAS THAT YOU'RE ON YOUR HOME COURT AND YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP AND CUT A NET DOWN ON YOUR HOME COURT. SOMETIMES YOU'RE ON THE ROAD AND NOBODY THINKS ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

BUT WE GOT TO DO THAT IN THE CONVOCATION CENTER AND BROKE AN ATTENDANCE RECORD ALL IN ONE DAY.

IT WAS ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE, AND I THINK THAT IT WILL ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

PEOPLE CAME. THEY LIKED WHAT THEY SAW. I THINK IT WAS A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE THAT GOT A CHANCE TO WAVE THE CONFETTI AND WATCH US CUT A NET DOWN.

I'LL TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT THAT. I HAD A PARENT THAT BROUGHT THEIR YOUNG, YOUNG BOY TO THE GAME FOR THE FIRST TIME AND CAME TO THAT GAME, AND NOW HE'S A WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FAN FOR LIFE BECAUSE HE HAD A CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THAT WITH US.

SO, THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

THIS IS A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WE HAVE WITH YOU ALL.

BIRDS UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME FORWARD FOR A PICTURE.

AND THEN I WORE MY ORANGE AND BLUE FOR YOU GUYS. SO AFTERWARDS I WANT AN INDIVIDUAL PICTURE TO.

. OKAY. AS WE TEE UP THE NEXT PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING THE CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2025 STATE CHAMPION SOCCER TEAM. WE'RE THE BUTTON? WE GOT. WHERE'S COACH IBARRA? WHERE'S? THERE HE IS.

WE GOT SOME BUTTONS IN THE HOUSE AS WELL. COINCIDENTALLY, AS WE RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE IN WOMEN'S ATHLETICS, WE'RE ALSO RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN YOUNG MEN AND THEIR LEADERS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, COACH YBARRA, THE REST OF YOUR TEAM, I KNOW I SAW, I THOUGHT I SAW DR.

HERNANDEZ HERE AS WELL. WHOEVER YOU WANT TO BRING UP, GO AHEAD AND BRING THEM UP.

WE'RE RECOGNIZING THE 2024-2025 CENTRAL CATHOLIC STATE CHAMPIONS.

SO, I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION. IT READS. WHEREAS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF HEAD COACH BARTHOLOMEW VALERIO AND ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH IS JOEY CHIARO AND GREGORIO GARCIA. THE 2024-25 CENTRAL SOCCER TEAM FINISHED THE SEASON WITH A 22-1-2 RECORD AND WON THE 2025 TAP 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. AND WHEREAS THIS WAS THE SECOND STATE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE SINCE 2020 FOR THE BUTTONS AND THEIR 10TH STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. AND WHEREAS, IN ADDITION TO CLAIMING THE 2025 TAP 6A STATE TITLE, CENTRAL CATHOLIC HAD FOUR ATHLETES NAMED TO THE ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM CAPE ESQUIVEL, JAIME HERRIN, ALBERT ARZOLA, AND ANDRES BACHO. ADDITIONALLY, THEY HAD 11 FIRST TEAM ALL-DISTRICT EIGHT SECOND TEAM, ALL DISTRICT TWO DISTRICT HONORABLE MENTIONS, FOUR FIRST TEAM ALL STATE AND THREE SECOND TEAM ALL STATE PLAYERS.

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES THE CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 2025 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SOCCER TEAM.

CONGRATULATIONS SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT.

LET'S GIVE THEM A BIG, BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

COACH YBARRA, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. PLEASE SAY WHAT YOU WANT AND BRAG ALL ABOUT THIS TEAM.

THANK YOU. IT'S AN HONOR TO BE BEFORE ALL OF YOU TODAY.

THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THESE YOUNG MEN AND THE COACHING STAFF THAT STANDS BEFORE YOU.

ALL OF YOU, TODAY. EACH TEAM HAS THEIR OWN JOURNEY AND A SUCCESS STORY.

WE HAVE FIVE SENIORS THAT REACHED THE QUARTERFINALS THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR, ALONG WITH FOUR DISTRICT TITLES EACH YEAR THEY'VE PLAYED.

WE WERE STATE RUNNER UP THE LAST TWO YEARS AT NO FAULT OF THE SCHOOL.

AS THEY SAY, LIFE HAPPENS. THIS IS OUR THIRD COACH IN THE LAST THREE YEARS IN WHICH COACH VALERIO WAS THE FIRST ASSISTANT.

LAST YEAR, OUR PRINCIPAL, DR. LEE HERNANDEZ, UNDERSTOOD THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HAVING A FULL TIME EDUCATOR COACH ON STAFF.

THUS, WE HIRED COACH VALERIO OVER THIS PAST SUMMERTIME.

AND FINALLY, THIS YEAR, EVERYTHING FELL IN PLACE, PLAYERS ACCEPTING THEIR ROLES OFF SEASON AND IN-SEASON STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING, AND COACH VALERIO AND HIS STAFF BRINGING EVERYTHING TOGETHER TO GIVE US OUR SCHOOL'S 10TH STATE TITLE.

WE HAVE FINE ATHLETES BEFORE YOU TODAY. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE EXCELLENT MEN.

SO, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE HEAD COACH THAT LED THESE MEN, COACH FALLETTI.

THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS VALERIO.

I'M THE HEAD COACH OF CENTRAL CATHOLIC BOYS VARSITY SOCCER AND JV SOCCER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US TODAY. IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH YOU.

JUST THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE RECOGNIZED IN YOUR PRESENCE TODAY.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR ADMINISTRATION.

THANK YOU TO OUR FAMILIES AND OUR PLAYERS. AND WE JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW HOW PROUD WE ARE OF THESE YOUNG MEN FOR DOING A GREAT JOB THIS SEASON.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. GREAT. THANK YOU.

COACH. AND JUST ON A ON A PERSONAL NOTE, YOU KNOW, THE 10TH STATE TITLE IS REMARKABLE.

AND THEY'VE DONE THIS YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT. MY NEPHEW ZACHARY PLAYED ON THE 2017 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE.

AND THEN MY BROTHER WAS AN ASSISTANT COACH FOR YOU GUYS, BRANDON, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT, YOU PRODUCE YOUNG MEN WHO AS COACH YBARRA SAID, ARE LEADERS NOT JUST ON THE FIELD BUT IN THE CLASSROOM.

SO, WE APPRECIATE THAT, AND WE THANK YOU. AND OF COURSE, MY SON DIDN'T PLAY SOCCER.

HE PLAYED BASKETBALL WITH COACH YBARRA'S SON.

ALSO, A GREAT PROGRAM AND WE KNOW UP AND COMING COACH.

SO, THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO AT THE SCHOOL.

LET ME JUST MAKE THIS REMARK. COACH COACHES YOUNG MEN.

ONE OF THE THINGS IS WHAT YOU ALL HAVE DONE IS EXTRAORDINARY, BUT I HOPE THAT YOU ALL PAID ATTENTION TO THE EARLIER PRESENTATIONS, TO THE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE WORKED HERE MANY YEARS, TO THE UTSA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM.

I'M SURE THE LESSONS YOU'VE LEARNED IS THE LESSONS THAT ALL OF US HOPE TO LEARN, AND THAT'S YOU ONLY GET TO WHERE YOU'RE AT IF YOU WORK HARD, YOU DO THINGS THE RIGHT WAY AND YOU FINISH THE JOB.

SO, FOR THAT, I APPLAUD YOU IN YOUR QUEST TO BE THE STATE CHAMPIONS BUT UNDERSTAND THE PATH TO YOUR FUTURE LIFE AND TO WHERE YOU WANT TO GO IS BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES THAT YOU'VE LEARNED WITH YOUR COACHES AND WHAT YOU'VE SEEN TODAY.

SO, I WISH YOU THE VERY BEST. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE CHAMPIONS IN WHATEVER PATH, WHATEVER JOURNEYS, WHATEVER GOALS YOU SET FOR YOURSELVES AND YOUR NEXT PART OF YOUR LIFE.

SO, LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

COACH. I HEARD YOU YELLING LAST NIGHT. IT WAS GOOD.

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COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, YOU GOT THE NEXT ONE. PRESENTATION. PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING APRIL 2025. SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. JUDGE. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY HERE FROM THE ALAMO AREA RAPE CRISIS CENTER? I THINK IS IT LAUREN AGUILAR THAT'S HERE? LAUREN, ARE YOU HERE? COME ON UP. AS YOU COME UP, I'M GOING TO READ THIS.

I WANT TO ALSO THANK THE BOARD CHAIR, FORMER STATE REP WHO ASKED FOR THIS TO BE BROUGHT TO RECOGNIZE THIS MONTH.

AND IT READS, WHEREAS THE ALAMO AREA RAPE CRISIS CENTER WAS FOUNDED IN 1975 WITH A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING HELP, HOPE AND HEALING TO SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN SAN ANTONIO AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS, FOR 50 YEARS, THE RAPE CRISIS CENTER HAS REMAINED A BEACON OF SUPPORT, OFFERING CRITICAL FREE SERVICES, INCLUDING 24 OVER SEVEN CRISIS INTERVENTION, COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY.

WHEREAS THE CENTER HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO BREAK THE SILENCE SURROUNDING SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

CHALLENGING HARMFUL STIGMAS AND FOSTERING A CULTURE OF BELIEF AND EMPOWERMENT.

AND WHEREAS THE DEDICATION AND COMPASSION OF THE CENTER'S STAFF, VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS HAVE PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN STRENGTHENING THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY, ENSURING THAT SURVIVORS HAVE ACCESS TO THE CARE THAT THEY NEED TO HEAL AND THRIVE.

WHEREAS IN THIS MILESTONE YEAR OF 2025, WE HONOR THE LEGACY AND IMPACT OF THE ALAMO AREA RAPE CRISIS CENTER WHILE REAFFIRMING OUR COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO A FUTURE FREE FROM SEXUAL VIOLENCE. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALAMO AREA RAPE CRISIS CENTER. WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES AND THE SEAL OF BEXAR COUNTY.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK YOU DO.

IF YOU CAN SPREAD THAT MESSAGE AS WELL TO THE REST OF YOUR TEAM, STAFF AND BOARD.

WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THEIR WORK, AND WE WILL TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU TO HAVE A FEW WORDS.

THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI AND COMMISSIONERS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ALAMO RAPE CRISIS CENTER AND OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

WE DO ACKNOWLEDGE APRIL AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH, AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN FOR TAKING THE TIME TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND BEING SOLE SUPPORTERS OF OUR MISSION OF PROVIDING HELP, HOPE AND HEALING TO THE COMMUNITY WHILE WE CULTIVATE A SAFE AND NONVIOLENT COMMUNITY HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COME ON UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE THAT, THANK YOU.

. ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE WE HAVE NEXT AGENDA ITEM FOR A SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

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THE JOINT CITY COUNTY COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELEASED THE 2024 PROGRESS REPORT.

THIS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS OUR PROGRESS AND OUR STRATEGIC DIRECTION FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.

JUDGE DIAZ. GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL ONCE AGAIN.

WE DO HAVE A POWERPOINT FOR YOU. I BELIEVE THE POWERS THAT BE ARE GOING TO PUT THAT UP ON THE SCREEN FOR US.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. IT SEEMS LIKE WE WERE JUST HERE.

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WE WENT OVER THE DATA WE COMPILED IN OUR COMMUNITY ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

THE REPORT WE'RE HERE TO PRESENT ON TODAY IS THE SECOND REPORT THAT WE RELEASED ANNUALLY.

AND IT IS OUR PROGRESS REPORT. IT IS A SUMMARY OF THE ACTUAL WORK THAT THE CDB HAS DONE AND IS ALSO PROSPECTIVE, LOOKING TOWARDS THE NEXT FOUR YEARS TO INFORM THE COMMUNITY ON THE WORK WE PLAN TO DO.

LET'S SEE. I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL OUR MISSION STATEMENT BEFORE WE GET STARTED.

WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME THROUGH A DAYLONG RETREAT.

DID I DO THAT? SEE? SORRY. I'M TRYING TO GET BACK TO OUR POWERPOINT.

OKAY, WELL, WE'LL WORK WITH THIS VIEW. CRAFTING THIS MISSION.

OUR MISSION IS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITY TO INCREASE SAFETY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL BY PREVENTING AND EFFECTIVELY INTERVENING IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND ITS INTERGENERATIONAL IMPACT.

AND WE DO ALL OF THAT THROUGH A PUBLIC HEALTH LENS.

WE WERE HERE SO RECENTLY AND WENT OVER A LOT OF THIS WITH YOU ALREADY.

SO I'M GOING TO SKIP OVER THE EXPLANATION OF THE CCDV AND WHY WE WERE STARTED.

BUT JUST A REMINDER THAT OUR WHILE THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO DO IN THE FIELD OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION BY ITS NATURE, THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COMMISSION FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON SYSTEMIC CHANGES WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES, SYSTEMS AND INSTITUTIONS, AND THEN OUR STAKEHOLDERS AS WELL INDIVIDUALLY, DO A LOT OF WORK IN THE AREA OF SOCIETAL AND CULTURAL CHANGE AND INDIVIDUAL AND RELATIONSHIP CHANGE. WE HAVE A MODEL THAT WE ALSO SHARED WITH YOU ALL LAST TIME TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY UNDERSTAND THE ENTIRE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ECOSYSTEM AS A WHOLE. YOU'LL SEE A VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THOSE FOUR AREAS IN WHICH WE AS A COMMUNITY HAVE AN ABILITY TO IMPLEMENT CHANGE.

AND AGAIN, WE WORK PRIMARILY IN THOSE MIDDLE TWO SECTIONS.

AND YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE TODAY.

ALL RIGHT. SO, THIS REPORT IS RELEASED ANNUALLY TO REFLECT OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY THROUGH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY'S FORMAL COLLABORATION TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS REPORT HELPS TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY ABOUT OUR WORK AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OUR WORK.

IT ACTS AS A PUBLIC RECORD OF THE COMMISSION'S PROGRESS, CHALLENGES, AND NEXT STEPS, ENSURING THAT THE COMMUNITY STAYS INFORMED AND ENGAGED.

IT ALSO LAYS OUT OUR STRATEGIC ROADMAP FOR THIS YEAR AND THE COMING YEARS THROUGH 2028, ALIGNING OUR GOALS WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIC PLAN TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY WIDE EFFORTS.

IN 2023. AFTER COVID, THE CCDV DETERMINED THAT WE NEEDED TO CONDUCT ANOTHER COMMUNITY WIDE ASSESSMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE TAKING INTO ACCOUNT CHANGES WE SAW IN OUR COMMUNITY REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DURING COVID AND ENSURE THAT OUR WORK IS NARROWLY TAILORED SPECIFICALLY TO THE GAPS IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO, WE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO DEVELOP THEIR COMPREHENSIVE VIOLENCE PREVENTION STRATEGIC PLAN.

SPECIFICALLY, THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION COMPONENT, THIS PLAN ALIGNS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS EFFORTS TO REDUCE VIOLENT CRIME USING A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO PREVENT VIOLENCE AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

THIS MULTISECTORAL STRATEGIC PLAN COMBINES AND AMPLIFIES RESOURCES TO INCREASE POSITIVE OUTCOMES IN SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY.

IT ENSURES A COORDINATED REGIONAL APPROACH AT ALL TIMES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND SUPPORT.

THE THREE KEY STRATEGIES THAT WE VOTED ON TO ADDRESS OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD AND TO IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES FOR ARE AS FOLLOWS.

NUMBER ONE IMPROVING DATA ACQUISITION AND UTILIZATION TO HELP INFORM POLICIES, ENHANCE COORDINATION, AND TRACK OUTCOMES MORE EFFECTIVELY. NUMBER TWO IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS, REDUCE STIGMA AND PROMOTE AVAILABLE RESOURCES.

AND NUMBER THREE, INCORPORATING EDUCATION ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS EARLY IN LIFE TO HELP BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR VIOLENCE PREVENTION THROUGH YOUTH EDUCATION AND

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OUR WORK UNDER THIS STRATEGY, IN PART, INCLUDED THE DEVELOPMENT AND REDESIGN OF OUR ANNUAL STATISTICAL DATA REPORT THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT EARLIER THIS YEAR.

WE INCORPORATED INTO THAT DATA REPORT ADDITIONAL DATA POINTS USING YOUR FEEDBACK AND FEEDBACK FROM MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, PRESENTED IT AS A COMPARISON FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS OF DATA AND INCLUDED INFOGRAPHICS TO HELP VISUALLY REPRESENT THAT DATA FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ALSO PILOT TESTED A COMPLEX CASE REVIEW TEAM OR A CCR, AS YOU MAY COMMONLY HEAR IT REFERRED TO.

THAT TEAM CONSISTED OF REPRESENTATIVES INVOLVED IN SPECIFIC CASES REVIEWED, INCLUDING THE BEXAR COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN HEALTH DISTRICT, AND SAPD.

THE TEAM REVIEWED TWO CASES WITH THE GOAL OF IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CROSS-AGENCY COLLABORATION, AND WE PLAN TO CONTINUE THAT EFFORT TO CONTINUE THOSE CCR REVIEWS FOR THE YEARS TO COME.

WE ALSO LAST YEAR FOCUSED UNDER THIS STRATEGY ON UNDERSTANDING THE PUBLIC EXPERIENCE WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

IN TERMS OF THE SYSTEM AND ASSESSING AWARENESS OF RESOURCES AND THE DYNAMICS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, THE CCDV CONCLUDED THAT KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS AND FOCUS GROUPS SHOULD BE CONDUCTED TO DEVELOP A LARGE SCALE COMMUNITY SURVEY.

EXPLORED PARTNERSHIPS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT INTERVIEWS AND SURVEY ADMINISTRATION AND BEGAN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS FOR THOSE INTERVIEWS.

WE ARE DEVELOPING THAT IN COLLABORATION WITH UTSA AT THIS TIME TO ENSURE THAT THE VOICES OF SURVIVORS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE USED HARM ARE INTEGRATED INTO DECISION MAKING.

THE CCDV BEGAN FORMING AN ADVISORY BOARD OF PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCES THAT ADVISORY BOARD WILL ASSIST IN IN THE WORK OF THE CCDV AND EVALUATING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND ENSURING THAT THEIR VOICES ARE ALWAYS AT THE TABLE.

AND AGAIN, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE LISTENING TO NOT JUST THE SURVIVORS, THE VICTIMS, BUT ALSO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE USED HARM TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE BREAKING THOSE CYCLES OF ABUSE. STRATEGY NUMBER TWO IMPLEMENTING OUR ONGOING COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN.

LAST YEAR, WE HOSTED OUR FIFTH ANNUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS SYMPOSIUM.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT FOR THIS SYMPOSIUM.

WE AS PART OF THAT, WE'RE ABLE TO REGISTER 445 PARTICIPANTS.

WE INCLUDED A DIVERSE GROUP OF STAKEHOLDERS SUCH AS SERVICE PROVIDERS, LEGAL PROFESSIONALS, ADVOCATES, EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND YOUTH ACTIVISTS, AND EVEN MEDICAL PERSONNEL.

WE PROVIDED TRAINING FROM OVER 20 NATIONAL AND LOCAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, AND THEN AFTERWARDS SURVEYED PARTICIPANTS ON THEIR EXPERIENCE, THE TOPICS, FORMATS AND WHERE WE COULD IMPROVE.

ONE LARGE AREA OF FEEDBACK WE'VE HEARD OVER THE YEARS IS THAT WHILE THE VIRTUAL FORMAT HAS BEEN APPRECIATED BY MANY, THAT THERE WAS A REQUEST TO HAVE AN IN-PERSON COMPONENT.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THIS YEAR WE WILL HAVE A HYBRID IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS SYMPOSIUM.

IT WILL BE HOSTED AT THE HENRY B GONZALEZ CONVENTION CENTER, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO REPORTING TO YOU ON THAT, AND HOPE THAT YOU AND YOUR STAFF MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO JOIN US.

ANOTHER AREA OF FOCUS WAS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LONG TERM PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE A COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN THAT IS EFFECTIVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY, WE MUST BASE IT ON RESEARCH AND DATA. AND WE ARE PARTNERING AGAIN WITH OUR DATA COMMITTEE AND UTSA TO DEVELOP SURVEYS AND FOCUS GROUPS THAT WILL HELP INFORM A COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN THAT IS EFFECTIVE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'VE PARTNERED WITH CLEAR CHANNEL, WHO HAS OFFERED A FREE BILLBOARD SPACE TO US OVER THE LAST YEAR PLUS, AND THEY HAVE CONTINUED TO OFFER THAT TO HELP US PROVIDE AWARENESS AND INFORMATION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCES.

WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ON OBTAINING EARNED MEDIA FOR THE SAME PURPOSE.

WE CONTINUE WITH OUR PURPLE PORCH CAMPAIGN EVERY OCTOBER, ENCOURAGING ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO LIGHT THEIR PORCHES PURPLE OR DECORATE WITH PURPLE WREATHS TO RAISE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AWARENESS IN THE COUNTY HAS PARTICIPATED IN THAT EVERY YEAR WE'VE INCREASED OUR PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO COLLABORATING WITH YOU ON THAT CAMPAIGN GOING FORWARD.

AND LASTLY, OUR THIRD STRATEGY INCORPORATING EDUCATION ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS EARLY IN LIFE.

WE ALL KNOW THAT IN ORDER TO IMPACT THE NUMBERS AND ACTUALLY BREAK THE CYCLES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,

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AND IN ORDER TO PREVENT AND TAKE A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WE UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEEDED TO FOCUS ON THAT.

SO, WE FOCUSED OUR EFFORTS, IN PART LED BY PATRICIA CASTILLO, WHO'S WITH US TODAY.

SHE IS CO-LEADING THIS PARTICULAR EFFORT WITH THE HONORABLE JUDGE, RAUL PERALEZ.

DOLLARS. WE'VE INCORPORATED OR FOCUSED OUR EFFORTS ON INCORPORATING EDUCATION, ON HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS EARLY IN LIFE, AND EXPLORED THE ADOPTION OF A SPECIFIC APPROACH TO DATA DRIVEN DECISION MAKING THAT INVOLVES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN ORDER TO INTEGRATE THAT EDUCATION WITHIN SCHOOL CURRICULA. WE PLAN TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNICATION WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE SIMILAR GOALS TO ENHANCE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS, FOLLOW UP WITH ALL ENGAGED PARTIES, INTEGRATE EDUCATION ON CYBER STALKING AND TECHNOLOGICAL DANGERS IN RELATIONSHIP, INCLUDING PRIVACY CONCERNS, AND DEVELOP A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESOURCE HUB SPECIFICALLY FOR TEENS.

THIS WILL INCLUDE HANDOUTS AND SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY.

WE ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT IN ORDER TO ADDRESS THE IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THIS TYPE OF CURRICULA EARLY ON THAT WE HAVE TO WORK WITH OUR SCHOOLS, OUR SUPERINTENDENTS, LOCAL PTAS, AFTER SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS, AND WE'RE WORKING WITH THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL AS WELL.

SO, WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE STAGE OF MAPPING OUT ALL AVAILABLE RESOURCES OUT THERE.

SURPRISINGLY, THERE ARE NOT VERY MANY CURRICULA DEVELOPED TO SPECIFICALLY TARGET TEENS AND YOUTH AND HEALTHY EDUCATION OR HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP EDUCATION.

RATHER, WE'RE MAPPING OUT WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS WHAT SHOULD BE TAILORED FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND IMPLEMENTED IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH ENHANCED COLLABORATION, STRATEGIC OUTREACH AND INNOVATION EDUCATIONAL APPROACHES.

WE'RE MOVING IN A DIRECTION TO MAKE A LASTING IMPACT ON YOUTH AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS.

MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE COMMITTED TO UPHOLDING OUR MISSION OF ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE COMMUNITY AND TO THE SYSTEMS THAT OUR MEMBERS ENCOUNTER BY CHOOSING EVIDENCE BASED STRATEGIES THAT ADDRESS THE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND LONG TERM SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE AND ARE AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT.

WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. AND WE DO HAVE MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF AND DOCTOR A HERE.

THANK YOU IN SUPPORT. SO, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE ARE HERE FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE COURT? COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

COMMISSIONER MOODY. THANK YOU, MR. CALVERT. LET ME LET ME BRING TO THE COURT'S ATTENTION AND TO THE PRESENTATION.

JUDGE DIAZ, ON BEHALF OF CCDV, WE DO HAVE A SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEM THAT IS CONTAINED IN CONSENT.

I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT ALONE UNLESS IT'S ITEM 61.

SO, COURT, I'M ALERTING YOU THAT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE UP IN ITEM 61.

IT'S THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NAVIGATION LINE SAFETY TEAM ACTIVE RESPONSE STAR WITHIN STRACK.

AND SO, THE REASON WHY I WANT TO TAKE NOTE OF THAT IS THAT THERE IS ANY DISCUSSION.

WE COULD HAVE THAT DISCUSSION IF EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HAVE ANY.

BUT IT'S IN CONSENT. BUT THIS IS ANOTHER ACTION ITEM THAT THE COUNTY IS TAKING IN REGARD TO THE FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT FROM OUR CCDV AND OUR PARTNERS WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, FOR WHICH I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO.

THIS IS ONE OF THE COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN THE CITY AND COUNTY THAT WE REALLY WORK THROUGH, HAND IN HAND, TO DEAL WITH THE COMPLEX ISSUE OF DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE.

SO, I JUST WANTED TO LET THE COURT KNOW THAT IF THAT IS, THERE'S NO ISSUE WITH THAT.

WE'LL JUST HOPEFULLY LEAVE IT IN CONSENT, AND WE WILL TAKE THAT UP VERY SHORTLY SO THAT YOU ALL WILL KNOW THAT IS A PROGRAM THAT I SUPPORT AND I'M ASKING THE COURT TO SUPPORT.

AND SO, JUDGE ANYTHING ELSE. WHERE'S JUDGE PERALEZ? HE'S WORKING. RIGHT. HE'S WORKING. YES. WHERE I'M ABOUT TO GET BACK TO.

SO, ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. SO, I DO JUST WANT TO SAY FOR THE RECORD, THE NUMBER THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE AS THE COUNTY HAD TO STEP UP. CORRECT.

DR. ANDREA HAD TO STEP UP AND DO BECAUSE THE CITY DIDN'T FINISH, FULFILL, RENEW THE CONTRACT OR FULFILL THE CONTRACT.

SO THAT'S TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING SOURCES FOR OUR COUNTY RESIDENTS.

IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. LET ME HAVE A DOCTOR A SHORT SWEET TO THE POINT.

THE GRANT THAT THE CITY HAD ENDED. SO, THERE WAS NO FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS IN THE PARTNERSHIP.

FOR THE RECORD, THAT'S WHY WE'RE STEPPING UP TO DO THAT.

SO, YES. THANK YOU. HAPPY TO SUPPORT IT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT.

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[5.a. 10:30 a.m. - Discussion and appropriate action regarding the presentation by Clifton Larson Allen of the County's FY 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), Single Audit Report, and Governance Letter. (Presentation Time: 20 minutes) ]

LEO CALDERA, I BELIEVE YOU WILL MAKE THAT PRESENTATION, AND I BELIEVE THE CLA TEAM IS HERE, TOO. YES, SIR. SO, THE FLOOR IS YOURS, MR. CALDEIRA.

HONORABLE JUDGE SAKAI AND HONORABLE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

MY NAME IS LEO CALDERA. I'M THE COUNTY AUDITOR.

FOR THE RECORD, TODAY, EXTERNAL AUDITORS CLIFTON LARSON ALLEN CLA WILL BE PRESENTING THE 2020 AUDIT OF FINANCIAL RESULTS TO COMMISSIONERS COURT. THE COUNTY ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT, BETTER KNOWN AS THE ACFR, IS PUT TOGETHER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AUDIT.

THE ACT FOR AND CONTINUING DISCLOSURE ARE DUE AT THE END OF MARCH.

WE HAVE TO SUBMIT THIS TO THE SEC FILING THROUGH THE SYSTEM.

AND THAT'S REQUIRED. AND THAT GIVES THE ABILITY FOR INVESTORS AND FEDERAL STATE AGENCIES TO EVALUATE THE COUNTY'S FINANCIALS.

AND IN PARTICULAR, THE SINGLE AUDIT IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THE STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTING AGENCIES, FOR WHICH THE COUNTY EXPENSED APPROXIMATELY THIS PAST YEAR, 176 MILLION IN GRANTS, AND THEY'RE ABLE TO GO AND LOOK AT OUR FINANCIALS AND HELP DETERMINE HOW MANY MORE GRANTS TO BE AWARDED.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO POINT OUT FROM GOING BACK JUST SIX YEARS AGO, 2019, IN MY APPOINTMENT AS COUNTY AUDITOR THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE OF $109 MILLION IN GRANTS. AND THE BUDGET HAS GROWN AN INCREASE OF 1.1 BILLION.

SO THAT'S OBVIOUSLY MORE ACCOUNTING REPORTING AND PAYABLES FOR THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

I WANT TO THANK CLA FOR THE RESOURCES. THEY ARE A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FIRM, AND THEY STEPPED UP TO THE CHALLENGE.

THEY STARTED A LITTLE BIT LATER THAN INTENDED A FEW MONTHS, BUT THEY BROUGHT PLENTY OF RESOURCES.

THEY BROUGHT ACTUALLY 37 PERSONNEL. AND THAT INCLUDES SEVEN PRINCIPALS, SEVEN PARTNERS, ACTIVE SEVERAL IT PROFESSIONALS, AUDIT MANAGERS, AUDIT SENIORS AND SIX AUDIT ASSOCIATES.

SO THAT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. THAT BEING SAID, OUR STAFF REALLY WORKED HARD ON THAT.

AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY AND WE'RE USED TO A STAFF OF APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 AUDITORS.

SO IF YOU CAN IMAGINE, THAT'S QUITE A BIT A LOT MORE AUDITORS, A LOT MORE WORK.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT WE GOT AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.

IN LAYMAN'S TERMS, THAT'S A CLEAN AUDIT. MEANS THE PUBLIC AND INVESTORS CAN RELY ON THE FINANCIALS WE ISSUED.

AND I REALLY DO WANT TO THANK MY STAFF. THEY TREMENDOUSLY WORKED HARD.

I SAY THIS EVERY YEAR, BUT THIS YEAR, THIS I MEAN, IT JUST WENT TO A WHOLE NOTHER LEVEL WHERE THEY WORKED OVERNIGHT SEVERAL NIGHTS.

AND NOT EXAGGERATING. WE'RE SEEING THEM WITH THEIR SAME CLOTHES ON THE PRIOR DAY AND JUST REALLY PUT A CRAZY AMOUNT OF HOURS TO GET THIS OUT ON TIME AGAIN, FOR OUR INVESTORS AND FOR THE PUBLIC. AND IF YOU DON'T MIND, COMMISSIONERS COURT, INDULGE ME HERE.

CAN YOU STAND UP, STAFF, PLEASE, REAL QUICK SO THEY CAN ACKNOWLEDGE YOU? SO THAT BEING SAID, I'M GOING TO NOW INTRODUCE FROM CLA TWO PARTNERS.

GOT JOEL PEREZ AND BHAKTI PATEL. PLEASE COME UP.

GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE COUNTY'S AUDIT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024. BUT I'M GOING TO TAKE A QUICK STEP BACK.

I KNOW I'M A NEW FACE TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT TODAY, SO I'M JUST GOING TO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I AM BHAKTI PATEL.

I WAS THE ENGAGEMENT PARTNER FOR THE COUNTY'S AUDIT THIS YEAR.

PRINCIPAL IN CLA STATE LOCAL PRACTICE. ALSO, THE MANAGING PRINCIPAL OF OUR AUSTIN OFFICE.

WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A FEW THINGS TODAY. THE ITEMS THAT LEO MENTIONED THAT ARE IN YOUR PACKAGE THIS MORNING.

THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT, WHICH WE'LL REFER TO AS THE ACT FOR THE SINGLE AUDIT REPORT, AS WELL AS THAT GOVERNANCE LETTER. SO WE THANK YOU.

THIS IS FOR CLA'S FIRST YEAR PRESENTING THE AUDIT RESULTS TO YOU.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. AS YOU LOOK THROUGH THOSE ITEMS, I WANT TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS.

THE, THE ACT FOR AND THE THE SCHEDULE OF EXPENDITURES OF FEDERAL AND STATE AWARDS AND THOSE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY.

SO, AS LEO MENTIONED, MANAGEMENT. MANAGEMENT DID PREPARE THOSE.

WHAT WE, AS THE AUDITOR PROVIDE ARE THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT, WHICH IS YOUR OPINION OVER THOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

THE INDEPENDENT AUDITS REPORT, INDEPENDENT AUDITS REPORT OVER COMPLIANCE FOR EACH OF THOSE MAJOR FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS. OUR REPORT OVER INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING, AS WELL AS THAT GOVERNANCE LETTER,

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OUR OVERALL AUDIT RESULTS. WHAT HAPPENED? THIS YEAR THE AUDITS ARE REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN THAT GOVERNANCE LETTER.

THERE'S A LOT OF INFORMATION IN THERE. BUT IT REALLY TELLS YOU HOW THE AUDIT WENT AND SOME OF THOSE OVERALL TYPE THINGS.

AND THEN GO TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE OVERALL COUNTY. SO WITH THAT, I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE JOEL PEREZ TO FIRST INTRODUCE HIMSELF AND THEN TAKE YOU THROUGH THOSE ITEMS. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS COURT JUDGE, MY NAME IS JOEL PEREZ.

I'M A PRINCIPAL IN THE CLA SAN ANTONIO OFFICE, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THE MAJORITY OF MY CAREER, WHICH SPANS ABOUT 30 YEARS, SO QUITE FAMILIAR WITH MANY OF THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES HERE IN TOWN.

AND I'M JUST EXCITED TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY.

SO WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE THAT VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. WITHOUT GOING INTO A LOT OF THE REPEATING, A LOT OF WHAT'S BEEN SAID. YOU WILL FIND THAT WE WILL GO THROUGH THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT.

YOU KNOW AS BECKY MENTIONED, THERE'S THREE, THREE DELIVERABLES.

AND WE PRINTED A COUPLE OF THEM. THE THIRD ONES FOR EASY REFERENCE, AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE PRESENTATION THE SINGLE AUDIT REPORT IS THE, THE, THE GREEN PAGE COVER, AND I'LL TAKE YOU THROUGH THAT FIRST.

THEN I'M GOING TO SPEND SOME TIME ON THE GOVERNANCE, COMMUNICATION THAT'S REQUIRED COMMUNICATION THAT PROFESSIONAL AUDITING STANDARDS DICTATES FOR US TO COMMUNICATE TO THOSE CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE.

AND THEN THE I'LL MAKE REFERENCE TO THE ACT FOR, YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE A HARD COPY OF THAT, BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE THAT IN YOUR IN YOUR PACKAGE, YOU KNOW, AND JUST SOME QUICK HIGHLIGHTS OVER THE NUMBERS.

AND IN THE YEAR END RESULTS AS I GO THROUGH THE RESULTS, YOU WILL FIND THAT IT'S BEEN A GOOD AUDIT.

THE RESULTS YOU WILL FIND ARE FAVORABLE. AND ULTIMATELY, AS LEO ALLUDED TO, THE COUNTY WAS ABLE TO ADHERE TO THEIR YEAREND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. SO, WITH THAT, IF I CAN ASK YOU TO JUST FLIP OVER TO PAGE 17 OF THAT, OF THAT HARD COPY.

YES. THAT ONE. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, PAGE 17 REALLY IS WHAT I CALL IT.

IT'S A ONE PAGER THAT KIND OF CATCHES ALL IN TERMS OF THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT.

YOU KNOW, THE AUDIT OVERVIEW. YOU KNOW, WE CONDUCTED A FINANCIAL AUDIT OVER THE COUNTY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

THAT'S THE FIRST AND FOREMOST, BECAUSE THE COUNTY IS A RECIPIENT OF FEDERAL AND STATE DOLLARS.

WE CONDUCTED ALSO AN AUDIT, WHAT WE CALL A COMPLIANCE AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH UNIFORM GUIDANCE, AS WELL AS THE STATE AUDIT CIRCULAR, RESPECTIVELY, FOR FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS. WITH THAT, THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS THAT WE ISSUED, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THEM BEING THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

THE OTHER ONE BEING THE OPINION THAT WE ISSUE ON COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL GRANTS AND STATE GRANTS.

AND THEN THE THIRD IS NOT AN OPINION, BUT IT'S A REPORT THAT REQUIRES US TO LOOK INTO THE COUNTY'S COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND REGULATIONS, AS WELL AS LOOK OVER THE CONTROL ENVIRONMENT.

SO THOSE HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW AT THE TOP OF THAT PAGE.

SECTION ONE SUMMARY, SUMMARY OF AUDITOR'S RESULTS.

YOU WILL SEE WE HAVE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, YOU KNOW, AND YOU WILL FIND THAT WE ISSUED AND LEO ALLUDED TO THIS AS WELL, AN UNMODIFIED OPINION THAT IS BASICALLY SAYING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE FAIRLY STATED IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS IN RELATION TO THE US GAAP, WHICH IS THE ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS THAT THE COUNTY IS REQUIRED TO REPORT ON.

YOU KNOW, THINK OF IT AS A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.

THAT'S THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ASSURANCE THAT AS YOUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, WE CAN ISSUE ON A SET OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

SO, I MENTIONED EARLIER, A BYPRODUCT OF THE AUDIT IS FOR US TO COME IN AND EVALUATE YOUR CONTROL ENVIRONMENT.

EXCUSE ME. AND CONSIDER THE, THE CONTROL ENVIRONMENT AS WE DESIGNED THE AUDIT APPROACH.

AS A RESULT OF THOSE, THAT BYPRODUCT OF THE AUDIT, WE IDENTIFIED A COUPLE OF CONTROL MATTERS THAT WE'RE MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT TO LOOK INTO, YOU KNOW, AS THEY CONTINUE TO MANAGE AND OPERATE THEIR CONTROL ENVIRONMENT.

THOSE ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN HERE. ONE OF THEM WAS IDENTIFIED.

TWO OF THEM WERE IDENTIFIED AS, AS A MATERIAL WEAKNESS OR ONE OF THEM AS A MATERIAL WEAKNESS.

THE OTHER ONE IS A SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY. HOWEVER, UNDER NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS QUITE IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, FROM OUR EYES AND SHOULD BE FROM YOUR EYES.

THERE WAS NO MATERIAL NONCOMPLIANCE TO REPORT ON.

SO, YOU KNOW, THE RECORDS WERE IN ORDER AS IT RELATES TO ANY, ANY MATERIAL SIGNIFICANT COMPLIANCE MATTERS.

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IF I MAY RIGHT BELOW THAT IS THE FEDERAL AND STATE AWARDS.

AND I'LL START WITH THE FEDERAL AWARD RESULTS.

THERE WAS ALSO SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR, FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON THE CONTROL ENVIRONMENT AS IT RELATES TO COMPLIANCE THAT WE'RE INCLUDING IN THE SCHEDULE OF FINDINGS IN QUESTION, COST. THAT'S HIGHLIGHTED IN THERE AS A SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY.

THAT'S THAT BOX IN THERE RELATING TO THAT. BUT ASIDE FROM THAT, EVEN THOUGH THOSE FINDINGS, WE ARE HAPPY TO REPORT WE'RE ISSUING AN UNMODIFIED OPINION AS IT RELATES TO THE COUNTY'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL COMPLIANCE AUDIT THAT WE CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE. THE. OH, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

I KNOW YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THIS, BUT I DON'T WANT TO FORGET TO COME BACK TO THAT.

SO ON THAT PAGE 17, YOU MENTIONED UNMODIFIED OPINION, WHICH IS GOOD.

BUT TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY IDENTIFIED, WHICH IS CHECK THIS.

YES. THAT'S ON THE ON THE FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM OVERSIGHT.

IS THAT WHAT THAT IS? IT'S A FEDERAL PROGRAM.

YES. THOSE DEFICIENCIES RELATE TO THE FEDERAL PROGRAM AUDIT RESULTS.

OKAY. AND SO, YEAH, I MEAN, I JUST YOU KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE, I GUESS, A LITTLE BIT OF A RED FLAG WHEN IT SAYS SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY IDENTIFIED. YET WE'RE STILL GETTING AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.

SO CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT NEEDS TO IMPROVE THERE, OR IF IT'S TRULY, YOU KNOW, A RED FLAG OR IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT NEEDS IMPROVEMENT? YES. IT'S THE LATTER. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

IF YOU WE KIND OF STEP BACK AND LOOK AT THE APPROACH THAT WE DIVE INTO THE COMPLIANCE AUDIT FOR FEDERAL GRANTS, WE'RE GOING TO GO IN THERE AND UNDERSTAND THE GRANT REQUIREMENTS.

AND WE'RE GOING TO IDENTIFY WHAT UNIFORM GUIDANCE IDENTIFIES AS THE SIGNIFICANT COMPONENTS AS IT RELATES TO WHAT THEY CALL INDIRECT MATERIAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS. WE TAKE A REVIEW OF THE GRANT OBJECTIVES AND DETERMINE WHICH OF THOSE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS ARE DIRECT AND MATERIAL.

AND WE TEST FOR THOSE. THE ISSUES THAT WE NOTED ARE THINK OF THEM AS DOCUMENTATION GAPS THAT THAT ULTIMATELY DID NOT TRIGGER A LACK OF COMPLIANCE AS IT RELATES TO HOW YOU SPEND THE DOLLARS, HOW YOU ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM.

BUT THERE'S ALWAYS DOCUMENTATION THAT THE GRANT AGREEMENT REQUIRES, AND THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE REQUIRES THAT YOU MAINTAIN TO SUPPORT HOW YOU ULTIMATELY SPEND THOSE DOLLARS AND HOW YOU ULTIMATELY FULFILL THE OBJECTIVE OF THAT GRANT.

SO, 50,000 FOOT OVERVIEW. WITHOUT GOING INTO THOSE DETAILS, YOU ASKED RED FLAG OR, YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT'S A DOCUMENTATION GAP THAT WE NEEDED TO REPORT.

AND SO, I GUESS MORE IMPORTANTLY, IS THAT INFORMATION THEN.

LEO, YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE BACK TO YOUR TEAM AND SAY, HEY, HERE'S HOW WE CAN CLEAN THIS UP A LITTLE BIT.

AGAIN, IT'S NOT A SIGNIFICANT IN THE SENSE THAT IT'S ANYTHING OUT OF COMPLIANCE, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE COULD BE DOING A BETTER JOB AT EITHER RECORD KEEPING OR SO. SO, LEO, IS THAT WHAT YOUR TAKE AWAY IS FOR SURE? COMMISSIONER AND A REALLY GOOD QUESTIONS, ESPECIALLY TO, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE SAW THIS IN REGARD TO , YOU KNOW, FEDERAL AND STATE. AND I MENTIONED ON THERE, YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY RECEIVES QUITE A BIT IN GRANTS AND HAS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

SO, I'LL JUST IF I COULD REITERATE. SO, THESE ARE GOING TO BE MORE TYPE REPORTING ACCOUNTING TYPE.

AND THERE WAS NO NET REALLY NET EFFECT. SO, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE OF THE ONES THAT WAS ON THERE WAS WE REPORTED ON THE GOVERNMENT WIDE, BUT NOT ON THE FUND LEVEL. SO THAT'S SOMETHING LIKE HE'S MENTIONING.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE COULD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDED OR RECEIVABLE AMOUNT.

SO YOU KNOW WORKING WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS OR OFFICES WE NEED TO COORDINATE THAT COMMUNICATION BETTER WHEN THE MONEY HAD COME IN.

SO WE REPORTED IT LAST FISCAL YEAR INSTEAD OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.

SO THERE'S REALLY NO NET IMPACT. BUT TO YOUR POINT AND WE DISCUSSED THIS TOO.

IS THIS GOING TO HAVE ANY IMPACT ON US RECEIVING GRANTS GOING FORWARD? NONE WHATSOEVER. AND THAT'S WHY I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH.

NOW THAT BEING SAID, TO YOUR POINT, COMMISSIONER, WE'VE TALKED, WE'VE VETTED THESE. WE'VE ALREADY COME UP WITH SOME MANAGEMENT RESPONSES.

AND WE DID, YOU KNOW, AGAIN AND THANK YOU ALL, COMMISSIONERS.

AGAIN, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH. YOU KNOW, YOU ALL KNOW I ADVOCATED STRONGLY THERE ARE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FIRM.

SO THIS IS THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT I REALLY WANTED TO GO ON OUR REPORTING SIDE.

AND I DON'T WANT TO SAY TRIVIAL IN THE SENSE BUT GIVEN THAT WE'RE A $3 BILLION BUDGET SOME OF THESE WERE LIKE, YOU KNOW, A MILLION, LESS THAN A MILLION. SO AGAIN, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, TALKING $1 MILLION.

BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE WHOLE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS, BUT DEFINITELY THINGS THAT IDENTIFIED THAT WE ALREADY HAVE GOTTEN ON AND WE'RE GOING TO,

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THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER . I APPRECIATE IT. LEO, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD THAT BEFORE WE PLEASE AS I GO THROUGH THIS, PLEASE STOP ME ALONG THE WAY, I WOULD RATHER TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE SURE COMMISSIONERS COURT UNDERSTANDS THE NATURE OF THE OBSERVATIONS THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED IN HERE.

AND TO ADD TO LEO'S COMMENT, IS THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN THAT'S INCLUDED IN HERE? THAT'S BASICALLY A DOCUMENT THAT'S PREPARED BY MANAGEMENT AND IS BASICALLY WE HAD DETAILED DISCUSSIONS WITH EVERYBODY INVOLVED BEHIND THESE FINDINGS TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ON THE SAME LINE, TO MAKE SURE WE HADN'T MISSED ANYTHING. ULTIMATELY, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING THOROUGHLY BEFORE WE CONCLUDED IT WAS A FINDING. THEY'VE REVIEWED THE RESULTS. AGREE ON THAT.

PUT TOGETHER THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN. OUR RESPONSIBILITY UNDER GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS IS THAT WE COME IN NEXT YEAR.

WE EVALUATE THE STATUS OF THOSE FINDINGS AND DETERMINE WHETHER THE FINDING HAS BEEN RECTIFIED AND THEREFORE NO LONGER NEEDING TO BE REPORTED, OR IF IT NEEDS TO BE NOT FULLY RECTIFIED. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME AND EVALUATE WITH MANAGEMENT, WHERE ARE THE GAPS THAT REMAIN AND HOW SIGNIFICANT ARE THEY TO REPORTING PROCESS? SO, THANK YOU, SIR. WELL, LET ME LET ME TAKE FOLLOW COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE LAID EYES ON THIS.

SO, I'M QUICKLY GOING THROUGH THIS. BUT FOR PURPOSES OF TRANSPARENCY, YOUR DOCUMENT AT THE VERY END OF THE REPORT, IS YOUR LETTER SIGNED BY YOU, THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE VIEWS OF RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS, CORRECTIVE ACTION, ANTICIPATED COMPLETION DATE, WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE CONCLUSION OR PRODUCT OF THE CLA AUDIT IN WHICH THEY BROUGHT FORWARD.

AND SO, I AGAIN WANT TO EXPRESS MY APPRECIATION THAT CLAYOU HIGHLIGHTED.

AND THERE'S A KIND OF A ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR PAGE ATTACHMENT TO THAT.

I PRESUME THAT THAT IS KIND OF A COMPILATION OF WHAT CLA FOUND IN REGARD TO .

AND SO, COMMISSIONER, I THINK TO KIND OF SUMMARIZE QUICKLY REVIEWING THAT, AND I'M LOOKING AT THE BUDGET OFFICE, THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT PROBABLY NEED TO GET TIGHTENED UP IN REGARDS TO REPORTING THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.

HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION IS TAKEN IF NECESSARY? AND ULTIMATELY, AS I THINK I WANT TO PUT ON RECORD, THERE'S NO RED FLAGS.

BUT FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS BEING CITED, THOSE ARE ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE CLEANED UP.

I DON'T NEED TO FIND OUT LATER THAT I HAVE A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR.

REVENUE THAT WE COULD HAVE UTILIZED FOR WHATEVER PROJECTS WE NEED, OR WE HAVE A DEFICIT, AND WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT.

AND SO I'M ASKING MY STAFF TO REVIEW THIS DOCUMENT IN ORDER SO THAT IN ORDER TO BRING MORE OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY TO THE COURT, I APPRECIATE, KELLY, I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP.

IN REGARD TO THIS. SO, MR. PEREZ, WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO LET US KNOW? WELL JUST TO SUMMARIZE IS SUMMARIZES PRETTY MUCH WHAT THE COMMISSIONER WAS ADDRESSING.

IT DOES. AND THE SECOND PART OF YOUR QUESTION, YOU ASKED WHY MATERIAL WEAKNESSES OR SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCY IS STILL AN UNMODIFIED OPINION, I BELIEVE. DON'T LET ME MAKE THE ASSUMPTION YOU WERE REFERRING TO FINDING NUMBER ONE.

THE REASON WE'RE ABLE TO LAND ON THE RESULTS IS BECAUSE THOSE ITEMS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THAT FIRST FINDING WERE CORRECTED BY MANAGEMENT.

WHICH ESSENTIALLY RECTIFIED THE ITEM NOTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT NEEDED AN ADJUSTMENT.

SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE STILL ABLE TO LAND ON A CLEAN OPINION.

AS IT RELATES TO THE COMPLIANCE FINDINGS, THEY WERE NOT OUT OF COMPLIANCE.

BUT AGAIN, THE EVALUATION OF OUR PROCEDURES STILL ALLOWED US TO LAND ON AN UNMODIFIED OPINION.

SO, THAT'S ON THE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

THAT'S THE RESULTS ON THE COMPLIANCE AUDITS THAT RELATES TO FEDERAL GRANTS.

THE LAST PART IS THE RESULTS ON THE STATE SINGLE AUDIT, THE COMPLIANCE AUDIT FOR STATE GRANTS.

NO DEFICIENCIES AS IT RELATES TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND OF THE STATE PROGRAMS THAT WE AUDITED.

AND OBVIOUSLY, AS EXPECTED, WE ALSO ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION RELATING TO THAT.

SO. HIGH LEVEL PRESENTATION JUST ON THE RESULTS OF THE AUDIT.

THE FINDINGS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN THERE FOR YOUR REFERENCE. AS YOU AS YOU MENTIONED JUDGE.

AND THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS INCLUDED AS WELL.

SO, IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO THIS, I'D LIKE TO TAKE YOU THROUGH THE GOVERNANCE COMMUNICATION BEFORE I CONTINUE.

CONTINUE. AND THEN WE'LL OPEN UP TO QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THAT'S THAT OTHER THINNER DOCUMENT, YOU KNOW IT'S IN LETTER

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A LOT OF IT IS DETAILED INFORMATION WHICH I WILL NOT BORE YOU WITH.

SOME OF IT IS BOILERPLATE INFORMATION BECAUSE THE AUDIT RESULTS WERE IN LINE WITH EXPECTATIONS.

BUT JUST TO TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS ON THAT FIRST PAGE.

YOU KNOW, THERE WERE NO NEW ACCOUNTING POLICIES ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY.

YOU KNOW, ANYTIME THERE'S NEW PRONOUNCEMENTS THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO BE ADOPTED, WE'RE REQUIRED TO REPORT THOSE TO YOU IN WRITING.

THAT SECOND SECTION, LATTER PART OF THE THAT PAGE IS THE ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDE ESTIMATES.

YOU KNOW, THOSE ESTIMATES ARE PREPARED BY MANAGEMENT BASED ON HISTORICAL INFORMATION, BASED ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

AND ULTIMATELY WE COME IN AND WE EVALUATE THE REASONABLENESS OF THOSE ESTIMATES TO ENSURE THEY'RE FAIRLY STATED.

AND WE'VE CONCLUDED THOSE ESTIMATES WERE APPROPRIATELY REPORTED.

ON THE NEXT PAGE UNDER FINANCIAL STATEMENT DISCLOSURES, EXCUSE ME, ON THE NEXT PAGE, UNDER SIGNIFICANT AND UNUSUAL TRANSACTIONS, WE'RE HAPPY TO REPORT THERE WAS NO SUCH TRANSACTIONS TO THAT WE NOTED AS A RESULT OF THE AUDIT PROCEDURES PERFORMED.

THERE'S ALSO UNCORRECTED MISSTATEMENTS, UNCORRECTED MISSTATEMENTS.

THOSE ARE BASICALLY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE NOTED AS A RESULT OF THE PROCEDURES PERFORMED THAT WE'VE INCLUDED IN THERE IN THE BACK OF THIS LETTER FOR THE READER'S REFERENCE, YOU KNOW, AND THEN THESE TWO SECTIONS I'M GOING TO BRING THEM TOGETHER.

THE DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED IN PERFORMING THE AUDIT AND THEN DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT. THIS IS WHERE WE THE HARD QUESTION AT THE BEGINNING, BECAUSE WE WERE GETTING A LATE START WAS AND WE HAD A GOOD DISCUSSION WITH MANAGEMENT IS HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET THIS DONE? HAVING A 331 DEADLINE, THE DEADLINE, THE TIMELINE WAS COMPRESSED.

THE QUESTIONS WERE ASKED, YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE APPROACH IT TO, TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE GOING TO ULTIMATELY COME TOGETHER AND FULFILL THAT EXPECTATION? SO, I DO WANT TO TAKE SOME TIME. I'LL BE REMISS IF I DON'T.

AND LEO DID IT ALREADY, BUT I DO WANT TO TAKE SOME TIME AND HIGHLIGHT TO THE COURT THE DEDICATION, THE WORK ETHIC. AND THE APPROACH THAT THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, INCLUDING THE NON-AUDIT OFFICE, BECAUSE I MET WITH PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE ENGAGEMENT, EVERYBODY WAS FULLY COOPERATIVE, WAS FULLY TRANSPARENT, WHICH HELPED US HAVE A WELL COORDINATED AUDIT THAT ULTIMATELY ENSURED THAT WE WERE GOING TO ADHERE TO THE REPORTING TIMELINE. SO, FOR THOSE THAT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET, AND I KNOW WE BROUGHT IN A LOT OF RESOURCES, AND WE BOMBARDED EVERYBODY WITH A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

I DO WANT TO I DO WANT TO THANK SINCERELY FROM THE CLA TEAM.

THANK EVERYBODY FOR THEIR COOPERATION THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE ENGAGEMENT.

HAPPY TO REPORT NO DISAGREEMENTS WITH MANAGEMENT AS A RESULT OF THAT.

AND THEN LASTLY, ON THE THIRD PAGE, YOU KNOW IS BASICALLY WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE AUDIT.

WE PRESENTED TO YOU SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANT RISKS THAT WE IDENTIFIED COMING INTO THE ENGAGEMENT.

ANYTIME THERE'S ADDITIONAL RISK THAT WE IDENTIFY, WE'RE REQUIRED TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE TO YOU IN WRITING.

THOSE ARE DENOTED IN HERE UNDER OTHER UNDER AUDIT MATTERS.

OTHER. OTHER OTHER FINDINGS AND ISSUES. THOSE ADDITIONAL RISKS ARE DENOTED IN HERE.

SO THAT'S HIGH LEVEL GOVERNANCE COMMUNICATION.

THE LAST PIECE THAT I HAVE IS JUST SOME QUICK FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS OVER YOUR COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.

OKAY. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

AND AND. YES. GO AHEAD. OH, I WAS GOING TO TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS, BUT I CAN OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS IF IT'S EASIER.

I WANT TO OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS. YES. WELL, I APPRECIATE THE REPORT.

AND I THINK THIS WAS A GOOD, HEALTHY EXERCISE FOR THE COUNTY.

I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO TO GO THROUGH THIS EXERCISE, KNOWING THAT LIKELY WE'RE GOING TO HEAR DIFFERENT THOUGHTS DIFFERENT SET OF EYES ARE GOING TO SEE SOME THINGS AND PICK UP ON SOME THINGS, BUT TO ME, THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO GET BETTER, RIGHT? AND SO I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO TO TAKE THAT ON AND YOUR YOUR PLAN, YOUR CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN.

I GUESS MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS, DO YOU NEED ANYTHING FROM COMMISSIONERS COURT AND TO ENSURE THAT THAT WE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THAT CORRECTIVE PLAN AND ADDRESS ANY OF THESE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED? THANK YOU FOR THAT, COMMISSIONER.

TRULY APPRECIATE THAT. JUST YOU KNOW, YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

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YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE DIFFERENT OFFICES THROUGHOUT.

COUNTY CLERK, DISTRICT CLERK. COMMUNICATION IS KEY PROVIDING ESSENTIAL INFORMATION.

AND THAT'S JUST GOING FORWARD. IF THAT CONTINUES, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THANK YOU. WILL DO. WELL AGAIN, THE REPORT IS ONE THING I THINK THAT THE TO ME, WHENEVER WE DO A STUDY OR WE GET AN AUDIT REPORT BACK.

IT'S LIKE, WHAT DO WE DO WITH IT? IT SOUNDS LIKE WE HAVE A PLAN.

ULTIMATELY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE EXECUTE THAT PLAN AND ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER CALVERT? COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES? THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE, YOU SAID THAT WE HAD.

HOW MANY AUDITORS? LIKE 30 SOMETHING WE BROUGHT IN.

OKAY. SO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE STILL PAYING THEM THE SAME PRICE, THOUGH, RIGHT? OKAY. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. THANK YOU.

IS THERE ANYTHING I KNOW YOU WANTED TO NOTE SOME HIGHLIGHTS, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AS PRESENTED BY MANAGEMENT? SO, YOU KNOW, NOTHING SPECIFIC. I JUST WANTED TO BE COURTEOUS, YOU KNOW IN MAKING SURE YOU ALSO HEARD IT FROM US, BUT NOTHING SPECIFIC. AND WE MAY WELL ASK YOU TO COME BACK.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE AVAILABLE, JUDGE. ALRIGHTY. LET ME PUT ON RECORD. FIRST OF ALL, LEO, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT LEO HAS BEEN REAPPOINTED, BUT NOT BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S UNIQUE TO COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

LEO IS A CREATION OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE. SO, HE IS HIRED AND FIRED BY A BOARD OF THE DISTRICT COURT JUDGES.

I BELIEVE I ALSO SIT ON THAT PARTICULAR I HAD THE UNIQUE SITUATION AS THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE TO BE MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FROM THAT BOARD THAT LEO ANSWERS TO. AND WHEN LEO APPLIED AND GOT THE POSITION SUCCEEDING SUSAN YATES, I BELIEVE, WAS OUR PRIOR AUDITOR. SO LEO SERVED WITH GREAT SERVICE.

BUT I WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS SOMETHING UNIQUE, THAT THAT THAT'S WHO HE ANSWERS TO.

ALTHOUGH WE TRY TO HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE TO LEO, WE WE ALL WE GIVE YOU FEEDBACK IN REGARDS TO ISSUES IN REGARDS TO AUDITS.

SO CLA. WELCOME ABOARD. YOU WERE PUT IN A REAL TOUGH SITUATION AND THE TIMING OF THE CONTRACT.

BUT YOU HAVE FULFILLED YOUR STATUTORY DUTIES AND WORKING WITH LEO.

AND WANT TO THANK LEO AND HIS STAFF FOR THE WORK THEY DO.

BUT I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE LEO FOR HIS REAPPOINTMENT.

IF WE COULD GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T BELIEVE. DO WE NEED A MOTION? THOMAS.

THOMAS. DAVID. WE DO? YES. IT SAYS. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO? WHAT'S THE MOTION? I BELIEVE WE NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT.

SINGLE AUDIT REPORT AND GOVERNANCE LETTER. ARE YOU MAKING A MOTION? MOTION. MOTION. SECOND. 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.

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

LEO. ALL RIGHT. REQUEST OF COMMISSIONER'S COURT ON AGENDA ITEM SIX.

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

66? 66. Y'ALL ARE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW YOU. AND WHAT WAS 82? 82.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, IS THERE ANY MATTERS TO PULL? COMMISSIONER? ME? I'D LIKE TO PULL 81 AND SPEAK ON 82 AS WELL.

81. AND 82. AND NONE FROM COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINING AGENDA.

ITEMS ON CONSENT. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. SO, FOR THOSE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK, I'LL BE.

I'LL BE REAL BLUNT. WE'RE KIND OF TRYING TO MOVE AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

ALL THOSE ON CONSENT HAVE BEEN APPROVED. AND SO WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON.

IF YOU WANT TO WAIT TO CITIZENS TO BE HEARD, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU UP AT THAT TIME.

[66. Approval of a request from Economic & Community Development Department (ECD) for the County Auditor to pay for a sponsorship to The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, Inc. for $1,500 for the United State of the City Mayor Ron Nirenberg. The Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce has been propelling business success and impacting military installations, infrastructure, economic development, and workforce within Bexar County. The sponsorship is requested by David Marquez, Executive Director for ECD. ]

ITEM NUMBER 66. YES, COMMISSIONER JUDGE. APPROVAL OF A REQUEST FROM ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT,

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MAYOR RON NIRENBERG, THE GREATER SAN ANTONIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAS BEEN PROPELLING BUSINESS SUCCESS IMPACTED MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE WITHIN BEXAR COUNTY.

THE SPONSORSHIP IS REQUESTED BY DAVID MARQUEZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR ECD.

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH. THANK YOU. JUST QUICKLY.

WHEN WAS THIS EVENT? IT'S ALREADY PAST, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. IT'S PAST ALREADY. SO WHY ARE WE BRINGING THINGS TO COMMISSIONERS COURT AFTER THE FACT? BECAUSE THEN IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS, IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER. BECAUSE WE HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, PAY FOR THINGS THAT WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR. RIGHT. I AGREE, THAT'S A DIFFICULT SITUATION. WE DID NOT REQUEST THIS TABLE IN TIME TO GET IT ONTO A PREVIOUS AGENDA PRIOR TO THE EVENT.

WE JUST DID NOT NOTICE THE DEADLINE FOR THE EVENT ITSELF, AND SO WE'RE ASKING FOR IT IN TO RETROACTIVELY BE APPROVED.

OKAY. SO I'M HAPPY TO, TO APPROVE IT. JUST IF WE CANNOT JUST FOR YOU, BUT FOR EVERYONE, IF WE CAN JUST BE MORE MINDFUL OF THAT.

BECAUSE TO BRING THINGS TO COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR APPROVAL IF IT'S ALREADY DONE JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. SO, THANK YOU. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. WE'LL GO TO 81, I BELIEVE. COMMISSIONER MOONEY, APPROVAL OF A BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER GRANT MOODY,

[81. Approval of a budget amendment request from Commissioner Grant Moody, Precinct 3, to allocate capital funding in the total amount of $350,000 for the American Cancer Society's Hope Lodge, located in Precinct 2; as part of Precinct 3's FY 2024 capital funding. ]

COMMISSIONER MOODY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. WELL THANK YOU.

JUDGE. PLEASE. I THINK WE HAVE AARON BLY HERE, AS WELL AS REPRESENTATION FROM THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.

YEAH. PLEASE. THE FLOOR IS YOURS. NO. THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.

MY NAME IS VANESSA MALDONADO, AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.

CENTRAL SOUTH TEXAS. 140,000 TEXANS WILL HEAR THE WORDS YOU HAVE CANCER, AND OVER 9000 OF THOSE TRAVEL TO SAN ANTONIO TO SEEK TREATMENT.

WHO TRAVEL OVER 40 MILES. AND SO THE HOPE LODGE.

SORRY. MANY CANCER PATIENTS WILL SPEND WEEKS OR MONTHS UNDERGOING TREATMENT.

CANCER CENTER AND LEAVING THEIR HOMES TO ENSURE THAT THEY RECEIVE THE TREATMENT THAT THEY NEED.

MOUNTING MEDICAL BILLS, JOB LOSS AND OTHER FACTORS LEAVE PATIENTS UNABLE TO AFFORD THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH TRAVEL.

AND AS A RESULT, SOME PATIENTS DECIDE TO FOREGO TREATMENT ALTOGETHER DUE TO THE FINANCIAL AND EMOTIONAL BURDEN TO DO.

TO REDUCE DISPARITIES IN CANCER OUTCOMES AND HELP PATIENTS AFFORDABILITY RECEIVE THE TREATMENT NEEDED.

THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY METHODIST HEALTHCARE MINISTRIES HOPE LODGE WILL PROVIDE FREE NIGHTS TO CANCER PATIENTS IN THEIR CARE IN THEIR CARETAKERS 40 PATIENT SUITES OFFERING 12,000 FREE NIGHTS OF LODGING A YEAR.

SAVING FAMILIES OVER 2 MILLION IN LODGING COST ALONE.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOODY, FOR SUPPORTING BRINGING THE HOPE LODGE, WHICH WILL BE THE 33RD HOPE LODGE IN THE NATION TO SAN ANTONIO.

THE ONLY THE ONE THING THAT IS GOING TO BE VERY, VERY DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS HOPE LODGE AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IS THAT IT IS GOING TO PROVIDE A WELLNESS CENTER, WHICH WILL BE THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE NATION, WHICH WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO BEXAR COUNTY RESIDENTS AND THOSE UTILIZING THOSE UTILIZING THE LODGE TO ENSURE WHEN THEY LEAVE, WHEN THEY'RE LEAVING THEIR JOB, HOME, FAMILIES AND CHILDREN, THEY WON'T BE IMPACTED. WE LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK TO PROVIDE MORE DETAILS ON THE IMPACT THE HOPE LODGE IS HAVING IN THE COMMUNITY.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR PROVIDING THAT OVERVIEW.

I KNOW YOU DO A BETTER JOB THAN I COULD, BUT HOPE LODGE IS A IS A GREAT ASSET, WILL BE A GREAT ASSET FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND NOT ONLY FROM THE SERVICE THAT WILL PROVIDE THESE FAMILIES THAT NEED IT IN A TERRIBLE SITUATION, RIGHT? WHEN THEY'RE DEALING WITH A FAMILY MEMBER HAVING CANCER AND HAVING TO GO THROUGH CANCER TREATMENT, BUT ALSO FOR OUR HOSPITALS AND OUR MEDICAL CENTER, RIGHT, THAT THEY'RE ABLE TO BETTER SERVE AND SERVE MORE PEOPLE AND HOPEFULLY GET THEM TO THE BEST POSSIBLE OUTCOMES THAT THEY CAN AND INCREASE SURVIVABILITY RATES FOR, FOR DIFFERENT CANCERS AS WELL. SO, YOU KNOW, I'M GRATEFUL THAT THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY IS PARTNERING WITH SAN ANTONIO AND BRINGING THIS FORWARD AS THE 33RD IS THE 33RD HOPE LODGE.

AND, YOU KNOW, I'M PROUD AND HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS WITH THIS.

THIS IS ACTUAL FUNDING FROM OUR PREVIOUS FY. WE HAD AVAILABLE CAPITAL FUNDS THAT WERE LEFT OVER.

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BUT THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING WITH HOPE LODGE.

WE'RE PROUD AND HONORED TO PARTNER WITH IT, AND WE'RE EXCITED FOR IT TO OPEN HERE SOON.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I MOVE APPROVAL.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

ANY FURTHER QUESTION OR COMMENT? I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF AGENDA? THIS IS AGENDA ITEM 81.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 82. APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR COMMISSIONER GRANT MOODY.

[82. Approval of a request from Commissioner Grant Moody, Precinct 3, to allocate outside agency funding in the total amount of $110,200 for the agencies and amounts listed; as part of Precinct 3's Contributions to Outside Agencies from the General Fund. ]

CONTRIBUTION TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

ALL THOSE. THOSE ARE LISTED. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, I INDICATED YOU WISH TO PULL IT.

YES, SIR. YEAH. I ACTUALLY JUST WANTED TO PULL IT TO THANK COMMISSIONER MOODY FOR FINDING FUNDING LEFT OVER IN YOUR CAPITAL FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE HOPE LODGE AS THEY WALK OUT.

SO, AS I THINK ABOUT MY TREATMENTS, HAVING TO GO BACK AND FORTH, I'VE SAID PUBLICLY I LIVE 40 MINUTES AWAY ON THE SOUTH SIDE WHERE MY TREATMENTS WERE AT US AND MAYS CANCER CENTER. AND IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT.

BUT WHENEVER I GO TO THE MAYS CANCER CENTER, AS I CONTINUE TO GO FOR FOLLOW UPS, I THINK AND MEET DIFFERENT PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUT OF THE COUNTY AND THINK OF HOW FAR THEY HAVE TO DRIVE, AND THEY HAVE TO GET HOTELS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. COMMISSIONER MOODY, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDING OF 12,500 FOR THRIVE. WELL, I HAD DESIGNATED 50,000 FOR BRIDEWELL, SPECIFICALLY FOR TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER NEEDS FOR CONSTITUENTS IN PRECINCT ONE WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH COLON CANCER. AND I CHALLENGE THE COURT TO STEP UP, EACH DONATING 12.5.

SO, THANK YOU FOR COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE AND COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ WHO HAVE ALREADY DONE THAT.

SO I JUST WANT TO PULL TO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOODY, FOR FOLLOWING UP.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT, I KNOW YOU ALSO COMMITTED TO HELP, SO I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THAT ON THE NEXT AGENDA.

AND I KNOW YOU HAVE SOME NEW STAFF, SO I'LL ASK FRANKIE TO REACH OUT TO THEM IN CASE THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE. MOTION FOR APPROVAL. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER MOODY? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I APPRECIATE THAT, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. I HAD MISSED THIS THIS MORNING.

BUT I THOUGHT I'D MENTION IT. AND HOPEFULLY I CAN GET THROUGH THIS, BUT SO, TRAVIS MANION FOUNDATION, WE'RE DONATING $10,000 AS WELL. IN THIS ITEM, AGENDA ITEM 82.

BUT FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW, AND I KNOW THERE'S MANY FOLKS WHO DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE TRAVIS MANION FOUNDATION.

IT'S AN HONOR OF FIRST LIEUTENANT TRAVIS MANION, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION APRIL 29TH, 2007.

SO, 18 YEARS AGO TODAY IN IRAQ, HE WAS FATALLY WOUNDED WHILE LEADING A COUNTERATTACK AGAINST ENEMY FORCES, DRAWING FIRE AWAY FROM HIS WOUNDED COMRADES. AND ALLOWING ALL MEMBERS OF HIS PATROL TO SURVIVE.

FOR HIS BRAVERY AND SELFLESSNESS, HE WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE SILVER STAR AND THE BRONZE STAR WITH VALOR.

ANYWAY, THE TRAVIS MANION FOUNDATION IS BASED ON THE MOTTO IF NOT ME, THEN WHO? AND I THINK IT'S A POWERFUL VISION FOR SACRIFICE AND SERVICE THAT IS OFTEN LOST ON OUR COUNTRY TODAY. SO I'M HONORED TO SUPPORT IT.

AND IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF GREAT ORGANIZATIONS WE SUPPORT HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY, BUT THIS ONE OBVIOUSLY HAS A SPECIAL PLACE FOR ME.

AND SO TRAVIS MANION ALSO WAS A WAS A CLASSMATE OF MINE AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY WHERE HE WRESTLED.

I'LL JUST MENTION TOO. HE'S HE'S BURIED IN ARLINGTON.

NEXT TO BRENDAN LOONEY, WHO WAS ALSO A CLASSMATE.

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THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOODY. MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY ON ITEM 82. ITEM 82 FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. THAT COMPLETES THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEMS. AGENDA 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: ]

[8. Commissioners Court minutes for Tuesday, April 8, 2025. ]

MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. I AM GOING TO INDULGE UPON THE COURT AND ASK IF THERE ARE ANY OBJECTIONS.

[9. Communications from citizens who signed the register to speak. (Part 1 of 2) ]

BUT I WILL TELL YOU IT WILL PROBABLY TAKE US WAY INTO LUNCH IF WE TRY TO GET EVERYBODY IN.

WE HAVE SOME ISSUES. AND THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST TO TRY TO TAKE UP SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE UP THIS AFTERNOON.

SO, I AM ALERTING EVERYBODY THAT, AND I'M GOING TO TRY TO MAKE AS MUCH ACCOMMODATION AS I CAN FOR Y'ALL.

BUT I AM ALERTING THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET TO ALL THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD THIS MORNING.

SO, THERE IS A REQUEST, AND I WANT PERMISSION WITH UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO GO NOW TO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ORDER TO TAKE UP THOSE MATTERS. COME BACK OUT. BUT BEFORE WE DO THAT AND DON'T DON'T I DON'T WANT I WANT STAFF TO ALL SIT DOWN.

I WANT TO BE MINDFUL AND COURTEOUS TO CITIZENS, TO BE HEARD.

SO IF ANYBODY SIGNED UP, CITIZENS TO BE HEARD, THAT CANNOT RETURN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AFTER LUNCH.

YOU NEED TO LET ME KNOW NOW IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE YOU.

AND I CAN'T ACCOMMODATE EVERYBODY WHO SIGNED UP.

AT SOME POINT, I'LL HAVE TO MAKE AN ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION BASED ON WHAT YOU SIGNED UP FOR.

IF YOU HAVE SIGNED UP FOR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS, YOU.

I WILL ADMONISH YOU THAT WE'LL TAKE UP THOSE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD WHEN THOSE SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE CALLED UP.

SO SOME PEOPLE HAVE ASKED FOR A DISCUSSION ON 94, A 97, AND I THINK EVERYBODY ELSE HAS SIGNED UP UNDER AGENDA ITEM D, WHICH IS CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. SO IF YOU CAN IDENTIFY YOURSELF, WHAT IS YOUR NAME? HI, MOLLY. I CAN'T COME BACK. ALL RIGHT, MOLLY, I'M GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO PROCEED RIGHT NOW ON CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. WHO ELSE WISHES TO SPEAK THIS MORNING? SO, GIVE ME YOUR NAMES, WONDERS AND WORRIES. WHAT WAS THE FIRST? ARE YOU GOING TO SPEAK UP A LITTLE BIT? YEAH, I WAS WONDERING AND WORRIED.

OKAY, DEANNA. OKAY. WHO ELSE? YES. THAT'S FOUR WERE ON GENERAL COMMENT.

MY NAME IS. CHRISTINA. OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

ANTONIA. TAYLOR. ALL RIGHT. ISABELLA. ALL RIGHT.

ISABELLA. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. SO. YES. AND WHAT WAS THAT? GRAYSON. GRAYSON MORTAR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO, LET'S TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

WE'LL GET CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. I WILL BE IN LIGHT OF THE TIMING.

AND TO THE OTHER THREE MINUTES WILL BE STRICTLY IMPOSED.

AS SOON AS THE THREE MINUTE BUZZER GOES, I WILL ASK YOU TO PLEASE STOP.

SO, MOLLY, YOU'RE FIRST THREE MINUTES QUICK, SUPER QUICK.

GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND YOUR HONORABLE JUDGE, PETER SAKAI. I COME HERE WITH MY OWN PROCLAMATIONS RECOGNIZING THE EXCELLENT TEAMS THAT YOU HAVE SITTING ON BOTH SIDES OF YOU, YOUR HONOR.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT, PLEASE EXTEND MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO MR. REYNA AND MR. HALLER FOR THEIR DEDICATION IN NAVIGATING OUR DISCUSSIONS TO FRUITFUL, HOPEFUL RESOLUTION ON THE CITY'S ABILITIES IN MITIGATING SEVERE WEATHER OBSTACLES FACED BY OUR COUNTY'S UNHOUSED CONSTITUENTS.

AND I SINCERELY THANK LISA JACKSON AND MR. REYNA FOR BEGINNING HOPEFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHO FACE EVICTIONS IN JP PRECINCT FOUR, WHO LACK SUFFICIENT ACCESS TO THEIR HEARINGS WHEN THEY HAVE NO CAR AND NO COMPUTER TO ACCESS THEIR DUE PROCESS TRIALS.

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COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING TO RECENT MEDIA POSTINGS CONFIRMING THE COUNTY'S STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO BRING RESOLVE TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S UNFORTUNATE POSITION ON NEEDED DATA COLLECTION OF HEAT RELATED DEATHS FOR THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM INADEQUATE VENTILATION AND COOLING DEVICES, OR THOSE WHO LIVE AND DIE IN THE STREETS TO EXTREME HEAT.

YOUR COMMENT ON THAT MEDIA POSTING, COUPLED WITH COMMISSIONER CALVERT'S EMAIL TO ME, REAFFIRMS ALL OF YOUR DEDICATION IN HELPING THE UNHOUSED AND THE POOR HOUSE CONSTITUENTS WHO FACE UNFORTUNATE, TRAGIC AND OFTEN FATAL CIRCUMSTANCES DUE TO OUR CLIMATE CRISIS.

I ALSO GIVE MY SINCERE APPRECIATION TO COMMISSIONER CALVERT FOR LEADING WITH COMPASSION AND CAREFUL STRATEGY IN HELPING THOSE WHO LIVE IN POOR HOMES WITH IMPROPER WEATHERIZATION AND THOSE WHO STRUGGLE TO LIVE WITHOUT A HOME.

FINALLY, COMMISSIONER CALVERT, GIVE MY EVERLASTING THANKS TO MR. REYNA FOR HELPING ME BECOME REEMPLOYED WITH HIS SHARP RESUME BUILDING SKILLS AND CONNECTING ME WITH OTHER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS THAT HELP PREVENT MY OWN HOMELESSNESS. AFTER LOSING MY JOB ON FEBRUARY 28TH, HIS RESUME GENERATED MANY AVENUES OF OPPORTUNITIES THAT I HAD TO CHOOSE FROM.

SO TODAY I'M WORKING A SPLIT SHIFT TO ACCOMMODATE MY TESTIMONY RIGHT NOW.

SO, JUDGE SAKAI, THANK YOU TO YOU FOR BEGINNING URGENT, NEEDED DISCUSSIONS WITH SOME CITY STAFF ON THE INHUMANE HUMAN SWEEPS THAT TAKE PLACE. UNFORTUNATELY, NOW 2 TO 3 TIMES A WEEK, HOWEVER, CIRCUMSTANCES HAS GROWN WORSE THAN WHEN I LAST TESTIFIED BEFORE YOU.

BUT WITH CONTINUED DIRECTION WITH COMMISSIONER CALVERT AND OTHERS WHO MAY JOIN FROM THE CITY THIS TIME.

AGAIN, WHAT YOU SAID IS COMING TO PASS. WE CAN TOGETHER BRING VERY NEEDED HELP AND HOPE TO OUR UNHOUSED COMMUNITY AND TO OUR CONSTITUENTS.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

DEANNA. I DIDN'T COMPLAIN FOR ONCE. DEANNA JESSICA SMITH MENDOZA.

HI. WE'RE WITH WONDERS AND WORRIES. SO, WE ALL KNOW SOMEBODY IMPACTED BY A SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY.

AND WE'RE HERE TO SHARE HOW WE ARE SERVING FAMILIES HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

WONDERS AND WORRIES PROVIDES FREE PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS THROUGH A PARENT'S SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY, AND THAT THEY CAN REACH THEIR REACH, THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

WE DO KNOW THAT THE EFFECTS OF A SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY EXTEND WELL BEYOND JUST THE PATIENT, THAT IT AFFECTS THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND IS A TRAUMATIC EVENT FOR THE CHILDREN.

SO WONDERS AND WORRIES WAS ESTABLISHED IN AUSTIN ALMOST 25 YEARS AGO.

WE'VE BEEN HERE IN SAN ANTONIO FOR EIGHT YEARS AND IN HOUSTON FOR FIVE.

WE ARE THE ONLY PROGRAM HERE IN THIS AREA THAT OFFERS THIS TYPE OF SUPPORT.

AND WE WERE BROUGHT HERE BY THE CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER AND PARTNERED WITH THEM FOR TWO YEARS UNTIL WE WERE UP ON OUR OWN.

SO WE PROVIDE A CLINICALLY VALIDATED CURRICULUM TO CHILDREN, AGES CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS AGES 2 TO 18 THAT HAVE A PARENT OR PRIMARY CAREGIVER WITH A SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY. THIS INCLUDES ANY CANCER DIAGNOSIS, ALS, MS, HEART DISEASE, TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES, STROKES, BURNS, ET CETERA.

AND OUR PROGRAM GIVES AGE APPROPRIATE EDUCATION ON THEIR PARENTS.

DIAGNOSIS TEACHES THEM ABOUT THE TREATMENTS, THE SIDE EFFECTS, AND THE GOAL IS TO HELP ALLEVIATE ANXIETIES AND MISCONCEPTIONS THAT THE CHILDREN MIGHT HAVE. AND WE WORK WITH THEM TO VALIDATE THEIR FEELINGS, EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS AND PROVIDING THEM, TEACHING THEM COPING SKILLS AND PROVIDING THEM WITH A TANGIBLE COPING TOOL KIT TO HAVE.

AND IN THE CASE OF NON-CURABLE ILLNESS AND END OF LIFE.

WE PREPARE THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOR THE DEATH WITH LEGACY BUILDING AND MEMORY MAKING, AND THEN WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH THE CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT CENTER AFTER THE DEATH HAS OCCURRED.

SO WE OFFER VIRTUAL SESSIONS OR IN PERSON AND OUR BEAUTIFUL SPACE THAT'S DONATED TO US INSIDE THE START CENTER FOR CANCER CARE.

WE HAVE BILINGUAL STAFF TO MEET THE SPANISH SPEAKING POPULATION AS WELL.

THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, WE SERVED 358 CLIENTS WHO ARE PART OF 149 FAMILIES HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.

OUR PROGRAM IS FREE. WE DO RELY ON DONATIONS.

COMMISSIONER MOODY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR RECENT SPONSORSHIP FOR OUR PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT.

WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR JUST SPREADING THE WORD ABOUT OUR PROGRAM AND DONATIONS.

WE'D LOVE TO HAVE INVITE YOU TO COME SEE OUR SPACE IN THE START CENTER AND GIVE A TOUR AND INVITE YOU TO OUR ANNUAL PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT NEXT APRIL.

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THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND I KNOW I HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT DOES WONDERS AND WORRIES.

RIGHT. SO, I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE TO EXPLAIN THAT.

BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO CONNECT THE DOTS HERE WITH HOPE LODGE.

RIGHT? YES. AND I KNOW WE'RE MAKING SOME INTRODUCTIONS THERE BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME SYNERGIES AND THAT YOUR SERVICES COULD BE VERY VALUABLE TO THE HOPE LODGE GOING FORWARD, TOO. SO, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW THAT PRODUCES RESULTS.

YES. SO ARE WE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT CONNECTION. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY. WE HAVE THE LAST. WHAT I HEARD WAS FOUR PEOPLE.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAME AS A GROUP TO TALK ABOUT ONE SUBJECT MATTER, BUT IF YOU DO, I WILL.

IF YOU WISH TO COME TOGETHER AS A GROUP, YOU CAN OR YOU CAN SPEAK INDIVIDUALLY.

I'LL START WITH [INAUDIBLE]. YOU ASKED TO SPEAK AND ISABELLA BRICENO.

AND WAS IT ANTONIA TAYLOR, TOO? ALL RIGHT. DID Y'ALL WANT TO SPEAK AS A GROUP AND YIELD TIME, OR DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK ALL INDIVIDUALLY ON THE SAME TOPIC? WE'LL DO INDIVIDUALLY ON THE SAME ON THE SAME TOPIC.

ALL RIGHT. LET US START WITH MISS ABU-ASSAD. OKAY.

MY NAME IS BASIMA ABU-ASSAD. I'M A RESIDENT OF PRECINCT TWO.

MY COUNTY COMMISSIONER IS JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ, AND I'M HERE TO ASK THE COURT THAT YOU ALL VOTE NO ON ANY FUTURE PURCHASES OF CATERPILLAR EQUIPMENT.

CATERPILLAR MANUFACTURED EQUIPMENT IS USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF DETENTION CENTERS ALONG THE US MEXICO BORDER, AS WELL AS BORDER CHECKPOINTS, WALLS, AND OTHER FACILITIES THAT CREATE HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS FOR OUR COMMUNITIES AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR THOSE LIVING IN SAN ANTONIO.

CATERPILLAR EQUIPMENT IS ALSO USED IN ILLEGAL MINING AND RAISING IN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST.

AND CATERPILLAR HAS NOT TAKEN ANY INITIATIVES TO ENSURE THAT THEIR EQUIPMENT IS BEING USED LEGALLY, LIKE OTHER COMPANIES SUCH AS HYUNDAI HAVE. AND SO I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT CATERPILLAR SHOULD BE REWARDED FOR THEIR INACTION BY PROFITING OFF OF COUNTY TAX DOLLARS.

AS A CONSTITUENT, I DO NOT WANT MY TAX DOLLARS GOING TO A NEGLIGENT AND HARMFUL CORPORATION, AND I DO NOT WANT TO GIVE A STAMP OF APPROVAL TO RECKLESS DESTRUCTION ACROSS THE GLOBE THROUGH MY TAX DOLLARS.

AND I DON'T BELIEVE THE COURT SHOULD EITHER. THE COURT SHOULD PASS A RESOLUTION TO END ALL FUTURE PURCHASES OF CATERPILLAR EQUIPMENT AS A COMMITMENT TO ETHICS, INTEGRITY AND HUMANITY. AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL ACT CORRECTLY.

THANK YOU, MISS. GRAYSON MORA. YOU'RE NEXT. THREE MINUTES.

HELLO. MY NAME IS GRAYSON. I AM A RESIDENT OF PRECINCT TWO AND A CONSTITUENT OF JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ.

AND I'M HERE AS WELL TO ASK THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT VOTE NO ON ANY FUTURE PURCHASES OF CATERPILLAR EQUIPMENT THAT COME BEFORE THE COURT'S CATERPILLAR PROFITS FROM THE VIOLENCE FROM VIOLENCE AS THEIR EQUIPMENT IS USED TO BUILD PRISONS, ICE DETENTION CENTERS AND U.S.

BORDER PATROL INFRASTRUCTURE. THESE TOOLS OF INCARCERATION AND DEPORTATION HAVE DEVASTATED IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMED BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE.

CATERPILLAR ALSO SUPPLIED MACHINERY USED IN THE DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE, WHICH VIOLATES INDIGENOUS TREATY RIGHTS.

THEIR EQUIPMENT POWERED THE MOUNTAIN VALLEY PIPELINE, ENDANGERING NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE LIVES OF FAMILIES NEARBY, AND THEY PROFIT FROM MINING IN CONGO , WHERE CHILDREN ARE EXPLOITED IN AND EXPERIENCED DEADLY CONDITIONS.

THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT BUSINESS, IT IS ABOUT VALUES.

WHEN THE COUNTY USES MY TAXPAYER DOLLARS TO BUY CATERPILLAR EQUIPMENT, WE ARE ALL IMPLICATED IN THIS PATTERN OF GLOBAL VIOLENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION.

I ASK, AS A RESIDENT OF BEXAR COUNTY, I ASK THAT YOU PASS A RESOLUTION TO END ALL FUTURE PURCHASES OF CATERPILLAR EQUIPMENT AS A COMMITMENT TO HUMAN RIGHTS AND A STANCE AGAINST SYSTEMIC VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ISABELLA BRICENO. GOOD MORNING. I'M A RESIDENT OF PRECINCT FOUR AND A CONSTITUENT OF COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

I'M HERE TODAY. I TOOK A DAY OFF OF WORK TO ALSO IMPLORE YOU TO RESOLVE TO VOTING NO ON ALL FUTURE CATERPILLAR PURPOSES, AND TO RECONSIDER EXISTING COUNTY TIES WITH THE COMPANY.

CATERPILLAR HAS DEEP TIES IN SAN ANTONIO, AND THEY ALSO DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM ONGOING VIOLENCE HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD.

THE POLICIES AND THE WALL THAT THEY HELP TO CONSTRUCT ON OUR BORDER DISRUPTS NATURAL MIGRATION PATTERNS, POLLUTES THE RIO GRANDE RIVER. WE SHARE AND SULLIES AN OTHERWISE GORGEOUS TEXAS LANDSCAPE WITH A MONUMENT TO VIOLENCE.

VIOLENCE OUR COMMUNITIES HERE IN SAN ANTONIO ARE FEELING NOW MORE THAN EVER.

THIS IS NOT TO MENTION, AS YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD, THAT THEIR MACHINES ARE USED FOR CHILD LABOR DRIVEN MINING IN THE CONGO AND ON CRUDE OIL PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION HERE IN THE US. FUNDS WOULD BE BETTER SPENT ON COUNTY RESOURCES, SUCH AS AN EXPANSION OF THE BIBLIOTECH PROGRAM, EXPANDED POLLING SITES, HIGHER WORKER PAY AND MORE.

MY REPRESENTATIVE IN PARTICULAR SHOULD BE KEEN TO TAKE A STANCE AND CONTINUE THEIR FAMILY LEGACY OF BRAVERY AND ADVOCACY, EVEN WHEN IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE THE POPULAR OPINION AT THAT TIME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. AGAIN, I URGE YOU TO RESOLVE TO VOTE NO ON FUTURE CATERPILLAR PURCHASES.

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THIS MORNING I ASK THAT YOU LET LOVE SPEAK LOUDLY IN YOUR HEART AND ACTIONS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANTONIA TAYLOR. HI, MY NAME IS ANTONIA TAYLOR AND I'M A RESIDENT OF PRECINCT THREE AND A CONSTITUENT OF GRANT MOODY.

I'M HERE TODAY, TODAY, TO ASK THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT TO PASS A RESOLUTION TO ALL FUTURE PURCHASES OF CATERPILLAR EQUIPMENT AND TO STOP ANY CURRENT TIES WITH THE COMPANY. CATERPILLAR EQUIPMENT INCORPORATED HAS DEEP TIES TO OUR CITY, AND YET DIRECTLY BENEFITS FROM ONGOING VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES AND GLOBALLY.

CATERPILLAR MANUFACTURES EQUIPMENT AND MACHINERY USED TO BUILD US PRISONS, CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION, IMMIGRATION AND ICE FACILITIES, AND ALSO WORKS ON THE US-MEXICO BORDER.

CATERPILLAR CREATES AND PROVIDES SYSTEMS THAT AID IN MASS SURVEILLANCE PROGRAMS, CHECKPOINTS, GATES WHICH CREATE UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

AS A CONCERNED CONSTITUENT, I DO NOT WANT MY TAX DOLLARS TO A COMPANY THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO EXTREME AMOUNTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST PEOPLE IN SAN ANTONIO, SOUTH AND WEST TEXAS AND ACROSS THE GLOBE. AS A RESIDENT OF BEXAR COUNTY, WE ASK THAT YOU PASS A RESOLUTION TO END ALL PURCHASES OF CATERPILLAR EQUIPMENT.

IT JUST HAS A COMMITMENT TO HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY, AND TO ALSO TAKE A STANCE AGAINST SYSTEMIC, SYSTEMIC VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE LIST OF PEOPLE THAT ASKED TO SPEAK THIS MORNING.

KIM DIXON, ARE YOU STILL IN? WILL YOU COME BACK? ARE YOU OKAY? OKAY. EVERYBODY ELSE AT THIS TIME, THE COURT IS GOING TO GO OUT OF ORDER.

BUT BEFORE WE GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AGAIN, I'M GOING TO ASK COMMISSIONERS.

[Items 93 -96 ]

ITEM 93 A, WHICH IS AN AUDITOR ISSUE IN REGARD TO SOME PARKING ISSUES.

AT THE ALAMODOME 94. IS DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO GRANTING AN EXCEPTION TO ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY.

1.2 TO AUTHORIZE CONSIDERATION FOLLOWING LATE FILE AGENDA ITEM 94 A, WHICH IS AN ISSUE IN REGARD TO PROJECT QUEST 95.

DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO EXCEPTION TO ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 1.2.

TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSIDERATION FOR LATE FILE AGENDA ITEM 95 A, WHICH IS AN AGREEMENT ISSUED BETWEEN LOOMIS ARMORED US AND 96.

DISCUSSION OF APPROPRIATE ACTION GRANTING AN EXCEPTION TO ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY. 1.2 TO AUTHORIZE CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING LATE.

LATE FILE AGENDA ITEM 96.A, WHICH IS A OUT-OF-CYCLE REQUEST BY PRECINCT FOUR.

IS THERE A MOTION TO TAKE UP THOSE LATE FILE THIS AFTERNOON? SO COMMISSIONED BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOODY, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL TAKE UP THOSE MATTERS AT THIS TIME.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION (DISCUSSION ONLY: CLOSED TO PUBLIC) ]

THE TIME IS 11:28 A.M. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS MAY BE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON, IF APPROPRIATE, IN OPEN SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD FOR THE FOLLOWING CONSULTATIONS WITH THE COURTS.

ATTORNEY FOR ADVICE REGARDING THE FOLLOWING MATTERS.

PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFERS IN THE MATTERS OF PENA VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY.

UPDATE ON THE REPRESENTATION OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY DISTRICT ATTORNEY JODY GONZALEZ IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS A CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AND BEXAR COUNTY RELATED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE RULE PROMULGATED BY THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL, BE LEGAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE FOLLOWING MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY OF BEXAR COUNTY AND THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STATE BAR TEXAS CONFLICT CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, SUBSECTION I.

LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE PROVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES BY PRECINCT THREE, CONSTABLE MARK VOJVODICH, PURSUANT TO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND THE COMAL DISTRICT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT. SUBSECTION TWO. LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO PRECINCT FOUR CONSTABLE KATHRYN BROWN OR ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THAT CONSTABLE'S DUTY TO PROVIDE A BAILIFF FOR THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURT LOCATED IN THAT PRECINCT, PURSUANT TO THE MANDATORY DUTY OF TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 86.021, SUBSECTION E, SUBSECTION THREE. A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY THE COUNTY CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS HOLDING SUBSECTION FOR A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED AMONG BEXAR COUNTY THE SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION,

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AGAIN, THE TIME IS NOW 11:30 A.M. I'M GOING TO ASK THE STAFF; I THINK DAVID SMITH.

TINA, I THINK DAN CURRY. ALSO, LARRY ROBERTSON.

THOMAS I'M ASKING WHO ELSE? AND TANYA, WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAY IN REGARD TO THE ISSUES WITH CONSTABLE'S? ALL RIGHT. AND THEN OUT AFTER THAT. I DON'T BELIEVE Y'ALL WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THE REST OF THE EXECUTIVE.

SO, I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU ALL THOSE PEOPLE IDENTIFIED STAY.

THE COURT IS NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'LL ASK THAT THE COURTROOM BE CLEARED IN ORDER TO PROCEED.

OKAY. PM THE COURT HAS NOW CONCLUDED. EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE TAKING UP THE AGENDA ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE, AND WE ALSO HAVE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. LET'S TAKE A RECESS.

ABOUT 45 MINUTE RECESS FOR LUNCH. ALL RIGHT. 35? I HEARD 35 MINUTES. SO, WE WILL TRY TO BE HERE CLOSE TO 1:00 FOR REOPEN AND OPEN SESSION.

BUT WE ARE NOW IN OPEN SESSION. 1:00 TO 1:00.

SO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. WE

[96.a. Discussion and appropriate action regarding a request from Bexar County Constable's Office Pet. 4. for an Out-of-Cycle Personnel Request of 4 additional deputies for safety and security of the new precinct building located at 8794 East Loop 1604 North #2 Converse, Texas 78109. (Estimated Presentation Time: 10 minutes) ]

AND SO LET US NOW TAKE UP ITEM NUMBER 96. DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO GRANTING EXCEPTION TO I'M SORRY, WE HAVE ALREADY PASSED THE LATE APPROVAL OF THE LATE FILE WILL TAKE UP 96 A DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST FROM THE BEXAR COUNTY CONSTABLE'S OFFICE PRECINCT FOUR FOR AN OUT OF CYCLE PERSONAL REQUEST TO FOUR ADDITIONAL DEPUTIES FOR SAFETY SECURITY OF THE PRECINCT BUILDING LOCATED AT 8794 EAST LOOP. 1604 NORTH NUMBER TWO, CONVERSE, TEXAS 78109.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE THAT UP. AND THERE ARE SOME CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

90 6AI DON'T BELIEVE. LET'S SEE. OKAY. WE DID HAVE SOME PEOPLE SIGN UP FOR 96 A. SHOULD WE TAKE THEM UP NOW? ROBERT NELMS, ARE YOU PRESENT? ROBERT NELMS? ROGER CAVAZOS ? I BELIEVE THOSE ARE DEPUTIES.

CONSTABLE. DEPUTIES. RICARDO GOMEZ, CEDRIC WADE.

SHOULD WE PUT A MOTION, AND I WILL. WAIT TO SEE IF.

YOU WANT TO TAKE UP 97. WE CAN DO THAT. YES. WE'RE GOING TO GO RIGHT AFTER THAT.

I THINK THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. I'VE CALLED UP FOR PURPOSES OF FOR AGENDA. I'VE CALLED UP 96 A OUT OF ORDER. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET REQUEST BY CONSTABLE PRECINCT FOUR.

WE HAVE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. AND SO, I WILL ALLOW CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

FIRST ONE IS ROBERT NELMS. ROBERT NELMS. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON JUDGE. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS SERGEANT NELMS. I'M FROM BEXAR COUNTY, PRECINCT FOUR.

PART OF OUR REQUEST TODAY. WE'VE LOOKED AT SOME NUMBERS FROM PREVIOUS COUNTY BUDGETS, AND WE'RE SEEING THAT PRECINCT FOUR IS SERVING AROUND A 28.7% ALL THE WAY UP TO 41. I'M SORRY. YEAH, 28.7% AND UP TO 87.5% MORE CIVIL PAPERS. OUR NEW FACILITY BRINGS SOME CHALLENGES TO US WHEN WE LOOK AT TRY EQUALIZING THE AMOUNT OF CIVIL PAPERS PER OFFICER THROUGHOUT THE PRECINCTS,

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WE UNDERSTAND THIS IS AN OUT OF CYCLE REQUEST RIGHT NOW.

ARE YOU PUTTING IT ON THE RECORD? YOU NEED TEN ADDITIONAL DEPUTIES.

YOUR HONOR, I BELIEVE WE COULD JUSTIFY IT WITH BACKFILL CAPABILITIES.

OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. BUT WE UNDERSTAND RIGHT NOW.

NOT ALIGNED WITH YOUR AGENDA ITEM. YES, SIR. DUE TO THE OUT OF CYCLE REQUESTS AND IT BEING AN EMERGENCY ISSUE WE'RE REQUESTING FOR RIGHT NOW.

YOU JUST SAID TEN. MAYBE I MISSPOKE. YOUR HONOR, WHAT WE'RE REFERRING TO IS TO EQUALIZE EVERYTHING ACROSS THE BOARD AND TO FILL THESE POSITIONS FOR THE NECESSARY SECURITY NEEDS THAT WE COULD DO UP TO TEN.

BUT RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE OF THE OUT OF CYCLE REQUESTS, WE'RE ASKING FOR FOUR TO FILL IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR THE SECURITY OF THE FACILITY.

LET ME I NEED TO RECOGNIZE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

YOU HAVE YOUR THREE MINUTES. I SORRY TOOK UP.

TAKE SOME. GIVE HIM SOME OF HIS TIME BACK THAT I INTERRUPTED.

I'M SORRY I INTERRUPTED YOU, YOUR CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

CONTINUE. WE BELIEVE THAT A PHASED REQUEST WOULD ASSIST US IN MAINTAINING SECURITY OF THE FACILITY AND PROTECTING THE PUBLIC AT THIS FACILITY, AS WELL AS THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.

AND AS WE STEP FURTHER INTO BUDGET, WE CAN CONTINUE TO CONSTANTLY REASSESS WHAT NEEDS.

WE WOULD REQUEST FROM THE COURT IN ORDER TO SAFELY PROTECT THAT FACILITY AND TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR CIVIL PAPERS.

THANK YOU. RICARDO GOMEZ. THANK YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO CONTINUE ON WHERE WE LEFT OFF. GOOD AFTERNOON.

RACHEL.

MIC]. OKAY, SO JUST TO FURTHER EXPAND ON WHAT [INAUDIBLE] WAS TALKING ABOUT THE REPORT THAT WE PREPARED SUMMARIZES THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENTAL FACILITY.

AND BASED ON OBSERVATIONS OF VULNERABILITIES, THE LAW ENFORCEMENT BEST PRACTICES AND OPERATIONAL NEEDS WITH THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS REMAINS ONGOING. THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS ARE SUBMITTED TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE OF SAFETY AND READINESS.

OPERATIONAL CONTROL. OBVIOUSLY CERTAIN CONCERNS RELATED TO THESE VULNERABILITIES AND TACTICAL PROTOCOLS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN A SEPARATE AND AN EXCLUSIVE SESSION TO PROTECT SENSITIVITY, SENSITIVITY AND OPERATIONAL INFORMATION.

BUT GOING BACK TO WHAT SANA WAS TALKING ABOUT THE STAFFING RECOMMENDATIONS.

WE WOULD NEED TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT PERSONNEL TO ENSURE THE DAILY SECURITY, PRESENCE, CONTROL, KEY AREAS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE CAPABILITIES.

THE PORTIONS THAT HE OUTLINED IN THESE SECTIONS ARE, IN ADDITION TO EXISTING STAFFING ASSIGNED TO PRECINCT OR COURT OPERATIONS.

THESE ROLES ARE SPECIFIC TO UNIQUE AND DEMANDS OF THIS FACILITY, WHICH HOUSE MULTIPLE PUBLIC-FACING COUNTY ENTITIES AND PRESENT INCREASE OF SECURITY STAFF TRAFFIC, PUBLIC INTERACTION, AND CHALLENGES.

CURRENT PERSONNEL REMAIN ESSENTIAL TO THE PRECINCT WIDE FIELD DUTIES AND CANNOT BE REASSIGNED WITHOUT COMPROMISING OTHER OBLIGATIONS.

THANK YOU. CEDRIC. WADE. GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE.

ESTEEMED COMMISSIONERS. I WANT TO TELL YOU GUYS HERE.

THE REASON WHY WE'RE HERE IS TO STATE THE FACTS OF OUR CONCERNS ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES OVER AT PRECINCT FOUR.

I HAVE 35 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. CHIEF HAS 36 OTHER OFFICERS BEHIND ME, INCLUDING THE SERGEANT HAS ANOTHER 20 EACH.

WE MAKE THIS ASSESSMENT THAT WE DID THAT MY YOUNG OFFICER SPOKE OF BASED UPON THOSE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND FROM THE SAFETY AND PROTOCOLS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE, THERE ARE SOME DEFICITS.

WE APPRECIATE THE GREAT BUILDING THAT YOU ALL HAD BUILT FOR US.

IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE. WE APPRECIATE IT. WE HAD SOME SECURITY DEFICITS.

WE ARE TRYING TO NEGATE AND GET THOSE TAKEN CARE OF RIGHT NOW WE ARE FOUR POSITIONS SHORT.

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WE'VE WORKED WITH OTHER COUNTY ENTITIES TO TRY TO GET THIS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES BACK ON MARCH 10TH IS WHEN WE SUBMITTED OUR FIRST CORRESPONDENCE INTO THAT. I KNOW THIS IS AN IDLE CYCLE REQUEST, AND WE WOULDN'T BE HERE IF IT WASN'T NECESSARY. ALL I ASK IS THAT YOU ALL PLEASE CONSIDER OUR SITUATION.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE'RE ALL HERE ON THE SAME PAGE.

WE ALL WANT THE SAME GOALS. THAT BEING CITIZEN SAFETY.

SAFETY OF EVERYONE INVOLVED ALL AROUND. THAT IS IT.

THANK YOU, ROGER CAVAZOS. JUDGE COMMISSIONERS.

I THINK MY TEAM HAS PRETTY MUCH COVERED WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAID HERE.

WE ARE ASKING FOR FOUR ADDITIONAL DEPUTIES TO ASSIST WITH OUR ENDEAVORS AT THIS NEW FACILITY.

THEY HAVE IRONED OUT A PLAN THAT HAS GONE FAR AND ABOVE, EXCEEDING WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS WERE.

WE ARE CAPABLE OF DOING OUR DUTIES. THE AS CAPTAIN WADE SAID, WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO ADDRESS THIS SITUATION SINCE MARCH.

MARCH 10TH. AND WE HOPE THAT OUR INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE GIVEN AND THE REQUEST THAT WE'VE MADE WILL BE APPROVED.

THANK YOU. JUDGE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION? JUDGE. IF I COULD THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE.

THANKS FOR YOUR WORK. AND I THINK THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF THESE ISSUES, BOTH SHORT AND LONG TERM, ARE CERTAINLY BEING HEARD AND FROM MY ESTIMATION, PROBABLY WARRANTS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER EVALUATION BY OUR BUDGET STAFF. SO, JUDGE, I WOULD I GUESS IN THE MEANTIME, BEFORE I MAKE THE MOTION ASK STAFF TO CONTINUE TO TO LOOK AT THE FACILITY ISSUES FOR SHORT TERM SOLUTIONS. BUT MY MOTION TODAY WOULD BE TO MOVE, TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM AND DIRECT THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO FURTHER EVALUATE THE REQUEST AND INCORPORATE IT INTO THE FISCAL YEAR 20 2526 BUDGET PROCESS.

THAT WOULD BE MY MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THE MOTION.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER CALVERT? THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

LET ME ASK DAN CURRY TO COME. THERE'S SOME INFORMATION THAT I THINK WE NEED SOME CLARIFICATION ON.

AND THE FIRST IS RELATED TO THE FRONT DOOR. SO, YOU KNOW, FIRST, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK SHOULD BE NOTED IS THAT THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO PRESENT THEIR SIDE IN OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR US TO HAVE QUESTIONS.

BUT CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE ABILITY TO ENSURE THAT THERE AREN'T TWO OPEN DOORS, THAT THERE WILL BE A SEALED OFF FRONT DOOR TO THE BUILDING? CORRECT. SO, PER OUR PREVIOUS DISCUSSION THE SLIDING DOORS HAVE CONTROLS ON THEM.

IT'S MERELY A SETTING TO MAKE SURE THAT SOME ARE EITHER EXIT ONLY OR ENTRY AND EXIT MOTION SENSORS.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO PROGRAM THE TWO EXITING MOTION SENSORS TO BE EXIT ONLY FROM THE FACILITY.

SO IF YOU WALK UP TO THE OUTSIDE OF THEM, THEY WON'T OPEN ERRONEOUSLY YOU SAID THAT TWO WHICH ONE'S THE EXIT? THE ONES THAT ARE DEDICATED AS EXIT SLIDING DOORS.

YEAH. ANYWAY, I DON'T HAVE SIGNAGE ON THAT. I DON'T THINK IN TERMS OF ENTRANCE EXIT, BUT I GUESS IF YOU PUT UP ENTRANCE EXIT ABOVE THEM, MAYBE THAT WILL BE HELPFUL BECAUSE THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT SECURING AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT WORDS IN THEIR MOUTH.

BUT MAYBE, CHIEF, YOU CAN ELABORATE. THERE'S TWO DOORS WHERE THERE WAS NOT IN THE PREVIOUS JP BUILDING.

IS THAT THE ISSUE WITH THE FRONT DOOR SECURITY AND HAVING.

HELP US UNDERSTAND? YES, SIR. AT THE NEW FACILITY, YOU HAVE AN ENTRY AND EXIT, AS OPPOSED TO JUST ONE ENTRY AND EXIT DOOR AT THE OLD FACILITY. SO, THE CHALLENGE IS, IS TO CONTROL BOTH SIDES.

WE ONLY HAVE ONE MAGNETOMETER WHICH IS ON ONE SIDE OF THE OF THE FOUR DOORS.

IF YOU COULD REALLY LOOK AT IT THAT WAY, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TWO DOORS OPENING UP ON EACH SIDE OF THAT, OF THAT ENTRYWAY. SO, IT DOES MAKE IT A CHALLENGE.

CURRENTLY, WE HAVE FIVE OFFICERS THAT ARE IN THAT FACILITY TRYING TO CONTROL THE TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF THAT OF THAT BUILDING.

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ASIDE FROM THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOORS THAT ARE IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO THE COURTHOUSE AS WELL AS INSIDE THE COURTROOM ITSELF.

OKAY. SO, WHEN I WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR TODAY, IT OPENS NOT AS AN EXIT DOOR FROM THE FRONT.

BOTH DOORS OPEN. YES, SIR. THEY DO. SO THAT HAS TO BE PROGRAMED RIGHT THEN.

OKAY. OKAY. BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS ENTRANCE AND EXIT.

YOU SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS OF PEOPLE BEING ABLE TO RUN IN OR RUN OUT.

RIGHT? THAT'S HOW THEY DO IT AT RETAIL STORES AS WELL.

OKAY. IT'D BE A GOOD THING YOU KNOW, THIS IS YOUR BAILIWICK IN TERMS OF SECURITY.

AND IF YOU FEEL THAT THE SECURING OF THE DOOR.

PROGRAMING THE DOOR. TO ONLY DO IT. EXIT AS OPPOSED TO WHAT IT DOES RIGHT NOW, WHICH IS A WALK IN.

ANYBODY CAN WALK IN. THAT WOULD HELP. YOUR FRONT DOOR ISSUE.

CORRECT? YES, SIR. IT WOULD. OKAY. SO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE WITH RESPECT TO THE COURTROOM.

THERE IS THE PREVIOUS PRECINCT FOUR COURTROOM DID NOT HAVE A DOOR THAT WAS AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO INGRESS EGRESS.

THERE IS A DOOR NOW. SO IS THERE SOME REGULATION OR IS THERE SOMETHING OF THE SIZE, OR IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN INFORM US ABOUT? WHY YOU FELT THERE NEEDED TO BE TWO OFFICERS THERE? SO THE COURTROOM AT THE NEW FACILITY IS MUCH LARGER.

THE COURT JUST ON MONDAY WHEN I WENT TO OBSERVE IT IT WAS VERY PACKED.

AND THE NEED FOR TWO OFFICERS WAS EXTREMELY WARRANTED DURING THAT SITUATION.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN REFLECT BACK ON OTHER COURT INSTANCES OF VIOLENCE THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITH ONE DEPUTY JUST BY HIMSELF IN THE COURTROOM.

AND HERE RECENTLY, JUST WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, HERE IN ONE OF OUR LOCAL DISTRICT COURTS THAT OCCURRED WE DO NOT HAVE THE AMOUNT OF STAFF TO BE HELD IN RESERVE IN CASE SOMETHING ERUPTS TO TO THE MAGNITUDE OF WHAT IT DID HERE LOCALLY.

SO WITH THE EXIT DOOR BEING IN THE BACK OF THE COURTROOM THAT DOOR IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE.

SOMEBODY CAN BREACH THE PERIMETER AND BE IN THE COURTROOM.

TO BE ABLE TO CAUSE HAVOC, EITHER WITH A WEAPON OR JUST DESTRUCTION.

AND THERE'S TWO THAT WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED WITH.

ONE IS INSIDE THE MAIN COURTROOM SITTING AREA.

THE OTHER IS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE COURTROOM DOORS, BOTH IN CLOSE PROXIMITY.

SO CURRENTLY, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS ASSISTING WHILE THERE'S A GAP.

DO THEY HAVE TWO PEOPLE IN THE COURTROOM? AND HOW ARE THEY DOING THE DOOR.

SO, WE HAVE ONE OF OUR CONSTABLES IN THERE, ONE OF OUR DEPUTIES, ALONG WITH A SHERIFF DEPUTY AND THEN ANOTHER SHERIFF'S DEPUTY OUTSIDE IN THE HALLWAY PROTECTING THAT EXIT DOOR. I'M SORRY. PROTECTING WHAT? NOW THE EXIT DOOR IN THE HALLWAY. OKAY, SO THERE'S TWO DEPUTIES INSIDE THE COURTROOM, AND THEN, LIKE, YOU HAVE DOORS HERE. RIGHT OUTSIDE THIS DOOR IS ANOTHER EMERGENCY EXIT.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE THAT DEPUTY PATROLLING THE HALLWAY BECAUSE YOU HAVE INDIVIDUALS SITTING IN THAT HALLWAY AS WELL.

OKAY. SO JUST AS YOU DO HERE, AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS OPERATING THE I GUESS IT'S A SCAN OR IS IT A METAL DETECTOR, OR IS THIS A CONSTABLE DOING THAT? SO THEY PROVIDED TWO, TWO OFFICERS AT THE FRONT DOOR WORKING THE METAL DETECTOR.

AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE A WAND. OKAY. OKAY. SO, TWO AT THE FRONT DOOR.

YES, SIR. AND A WAND PERSON. YES, SIR. AND THAT WAS THEIR ASSESSMENT? YES, SIR. FOR WHAT THEY NEEDED. YES, SIR. OKAY.

OKAY. DAVID. YOU HAVE I THINK, SOME ANALYSIS THAT YOU WANT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUBLIC IN TERMS OF WHAT IS THE COURSE PATHWAY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO APPROACH, YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE TO FIGURING OUT HOW DO WE PROPERLY ASSESS THE SECURITY? CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THAT? I JUST WANT TO GET SOMEONE A SECURITY EXPERT THIRD PARTY, WHETHER THAT'S THE SHERIFF OR SOMEONE ELSE, TO COME IN AND ASSESS WHAT IS NEEDED AT THAT FACILITY.

ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO THE LEVEL OF SECURITY WE PROVIDE AT OTHER COUNTY FACILITIES.

OKAY. NOW, THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR HAS A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY CONTRACT.

THAT I GUESS IS WHAT THE COUNTY USES EVERYWHERE.

SO THEY ARE THEY HAVE A, I GUESS, A LINE ITEM FOR THAT SECURITY.

OKAY. CAN YOU JUST STATE FOR THE RECORD SO WE CAN. YES.

THE COUNTY HAS A CONTRACT WITH VET SECURITY AMERICA THAT WE UTILIZE COUNTYWIDE FOR PRIVATE SECURITY.

DO YOU RECALL HOW MANY SECURITY ARE IN THOSE PARTICULAR LOCATIONS? NO, NO. IT DEPENDS ON LOCATION AND AGAIN, THE SCREENING PROTOCOLS AND ALL THOSE THINGS.

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THEY HAVE ONE SCREENER, BUT THEY HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFF AT THE EMPLOYEE ENTRANCE DOORS TO MONITOR THOSE THINGS.

OKAY. IT DEPENDS ON THE CONFIGURATION. OKAY. SO JUST DAN, IN TERMS OF NUMBERS, TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR SAID HE SEES 2.2 MILLION CUSTOMERS A YEAR. SO THEY HAVE, I THINK, FIVE TOTAL COUNTY OFFICES FOR THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR.

YOU'D HAVE TO ASK THE TAX ASSESSOR ABOUT THAT.

I DO KNOW THAT. YEAH, I LOOKED IT UP AND WHAT I SAW WAS FIVE, BUT IT COULD BE A DEEPER DIVE THAT MERITS IT.

SO WE WOULD ASSUME, YOU KNOW, EVENLY DIVIDED.

AND I KNOW IT'S NOT EVEN BUT BUT THIS IS A DENSELY POPULATED AREA.

MAYBE AS MANY AS 400,000 FOLKS COMING EITHER DRIVE THROUGH OR THROUGH THE DOOR.

AND THEN ABOUT HOW MANY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE CASES COME THROUGH THE JP FOUR BUILDING.

I CAN'T SPEAK INTELLIGENTLY TO THAT, COMMISSIONER. CHIEF, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA? I DON'T WANT TO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS. I HAD ALWAYS WORKED WITH A NUMBER OF 100,000, BUT I DON'T.

I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME MR. CALVERT, BUT IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY IN THE RANGE OF 3 TO 4000 A MONTH.

I'M SORRY. 3 OR 4000? 3 TO 4000 A MONTH. OKAY.

BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE CHOOSE TO COME IN FOR A HEARING AND OTHERS CHOOSE TO SETTLE IT ONLINE OR DO SOMETHING YES, SIR. THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE THEM. THERE'S ALSO A ZOOM OPTION, SO SOMETIMES THAT MAY BE PART OF THE COURT DOCKET.

OKAY. SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, 48,000, YOU KNOW, ALMOST 50,000 PEOPLE.

SO MAYBE AS MANY AS A HALF A MILLION PEOPLE COMING THROUGH THE BUILDING.

WHEN YOU ADD ALL THOSE TOGETHER, INCLUDING FOLKS WHO WILL COME AND SEE MY OFFICE THAT HAS A SATELLITE STAFF AS WELL.

YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. SO, IS IT YOUR UNDERSTANDING THAT THE TAX ASSESSORS AND I DON'T KNOW IF THE TAX ASSESSOR IS STILL HERE OR ANY CHIEF DEPUTY? OH, COME ON UP, COME ON UP, COME ON UP. AND IF YOU WOULD FOR THE RECORD, JUST IDENTIFY WHO YOU ARE.

HI. LISA ANDERSON, CHIEF DEPUTY ADMINISTRATION. GOOD TO SEE YOU, LISA. THANK YOU. YOU CAN STAY RIGHT THERE.

DID I HAVE THE NUMBERS ABOUT. CORRECT. ABOUT 2 MILLION CUSTOMERS COUNTYWIDE, SIR.

COUNTYWIDE, RIGHT. FOUR FOR LOCATIONS WITH ROCKET LANE OPENING TOMORROW WILL BE OUR FIFTH. COULD YOU PUT THE MIC DOWN TOWARDS YOURSELF? I'M SORRY. WITH FOUR LOCATIONS, TOMORROW WILL BE OUR FIFTH OPENING TOMORROW.

OKAY, SO THE RAW NUMBERS I USE OSTENSIBLY, IF YOU DIVIDE 2.2 MILLION BY FIVE LOCATIONS, IT COMES OUT TO ABOUT 400,000. YES, SIR. WITH OUR NEW STATS, NEW LOCATION.

WE'VE ESTIMATED THIS YEAR SINCE THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR, MAYBE 40,000 PEOPLE THIS YEAR AT THAT LOCATION.

AND SO, DO YOU HAVE? DO YOU HAVE A SECURITY GUARD AT ALL THE LOCATIONS? YES, SIR. WHY DO SUBSTATIONS HAVE ONE? MOST LOCATIONS HAVE ONE.

ALL SUBSTATIONS HAVE ONE DOWNTOWN. WE HAVE ONE AT EACH DOOR AND TWO ROVERS AND TWO ROAMERS.

OKAY. WHY DO YOU? WHY DO YOU HAVE THAT? DO YOU DEAL WITH MONEY? DO YOU DEAL WITH PEOPLE GETTING LIENS ON THEIR HOUSES? DO YOU DEAL WITH EVICTIONS? WHY DO YOU COLLECT TAXES? YES, SIR. YEAH. AT ALL LOCATIONS. DO YOU HAVE VOLATILE SITUATIONS? FROM TIME TO TIME. PEOPLE UPSET. YES, SIR. OKAY.

CAN YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THOSE SITUATIONS? DO YOU HAVE TO CALL YOUR SECURITY TO HELP ASSIST? WE'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCELERATED SITUATIONS.

WE'VE HAD THAT SECURITY. AMERICA OR WHATEVER CONTRACTED PERSON IS THERE HAS USUALLY BEEN ABLE TO DO THE JOB.

SHERIFF'S OFFICES DO COME OUT TO OUR VISTA VERDE LOCATION WHENEVER THEY'RE CALLED AND THEY'RE PRETTY FAST.

OKAY. SO, FROM TIME TO TIME, THERE'S A NEED TO HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSON COME AND ASSIST YOUR SECURITY TEAM.

YES, SIR. SO, THE SECURITY TEAM IN AND OF ITSELF IS NOT ALWAYS SUFFICIENT.

YES, SIR. OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO GET IT ON THE RECORD.

OKAY. SO, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, ANYBODY WATCHING IS OBVIOUSLY A, YOU KNOW, A BIG CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYBODY IN THE BUILDING. CONSIDERING EVICTIONS AND SOME OF THESE CASES CAN FLARE UP.

AND I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, IT'S FAIR TO ASK FOR SOME ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT I ALSO THINK THAT THERE'S SOME IMMEDIATE NEEDS THAT NEED TO BE WORKED THROUGH VERY, VERY FAST.

AND WE'RE TALKING FROM THE FRONT DOOR TO THE TO THE COURTROOM.

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YES, SIR. AND MOST SECURITY PERSONS ARE NOT GOING TO BE THERE ON A 30 DAY BASIS.

THEY'RE JUST GOING TO, YOU KNOW, BE THERE A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN WRITE UP A REPORT.

SO, IF WE COULD GET THE ANALYSIS WITHIN THE NEXT TEN DAYS, THAT WILL ALLOW US TO MOVE FAST TO GET WHATEVER RESOLUTION IT IS.

LET ME JUST MAKE THIS CLEAR. I HAVE SAID TO THE COURT THAT IT THAT WE EXPECT NOTHING LESS THAN ANY OTHER BUILDING.

RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE LESS THAN OTHER BUILDINGS.

ALL WE WANT TO DO IS BE TREATED JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.

IF THE TAX ASSESSOR HAS A SECURITY AGENT AT THE OTHER FACILITIES, THEY SHOULD ALSO BE AT THE PRECINCT FOR FACILITY.

AND RIGHT NOW, THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR WOULD NOT GRANT THAT THAT KICKS THAT DOWN THE ROAD.

I CANNOT SUPPORT THAT MOTION BECAUSE IT IS EVIDENT THAT THERE ARE SECURITY ISSUES.

THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE BEING DONE, LIKE THE DOOR TWEAKING. THAT'S VERY HELPFUL BECAUSE THAT WASN'T DONE AND SAID UNTIL A COUPLE AN HOUR AGO.

BUT YOU ALL HAVE ALREADY HAD SOME INCIDENTS, WHETHER IT'S A DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE OR WHETHER IT'S SOMEONE WHO IS UPSET ABOUT AN EVICTION. YOU'VE HAD SHOOTINGS. WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, USE CAMERAS HAVE BEEN DOWN AND YOU ALL OF US DESERVE A SAFE PLACE TO WORK.

AND IT WILL GIVE ALL THE TAXPAYERS A PEACE OF MIND, SO I WILL LET THE QUESTION ON THE FLOOR GO FORWARD.

BUT I'D LIKE TO ASK COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. WE CAN DO A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO ASK FOR THE SECURITY ANALYSIS WITHIN TEN DAYS AND THEN COME BACK TO COURT.

SO WOULD YOU RECEIVE THAT AS A FRIENDLY. SO I GUESS WHAT I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING IS I MEAN, I WON'T ACCEPT IT AS A FRIENDLY BECAUSE I THINK IT'S DIFFERENT SUBSTANTIVELY THAN WHAT MY UNDERLYING MOTION IS.

SO MY MOTION WAS DIRECTLY AT THE AGENDA ITEM, WHICH WAS FOR AN ANALYSIS OF FOUR NEW POTENTIALLY FOUR NEW POSITIONS. AND TO EVALUATE THAT AS PART OF THE FISCAL YEAR BUDGET PROCESS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE ASKING FOR A SEPARATE SECURITY EVALUATION, IS THAT RIGHT? IF THE COUNTY MANAGER, IN ORDER TO ASSESS THE FOUR POSITIONS, IS IN NEED OF A SECURITY ANALYSIS, I'M JUST ASKING THAT IT NOT TAKE SIX MONTHS FOR BUDGET TO COME FORWARD.

I GUESS THE CONFUSING PART IS, IF THERE'S A SHORT TERM SOLUTION, LET'S SAY IT'S UTILIZING THE EXISTING PRIVATE SECURITY TO SUPPLEMENT IN THE IN THE MEANTIME. THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT'LL TAKE VERY LONG.

AND SO I THINK MY DIRECTION WAS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

BUT IN TERMS OF ADDING ANY NEW PERSONNEL FTES JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER PRECINCT IN CONSTABLE, WE DO THAT THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. OKAY. SO, I DIDN'T HEAR THAT AS A MOTION, SO I HEARD NO PERSONNEL AS PART OF THE MOTION.

ALL I HEARD IS PART OF YOUR MOTION WAS TO OPEN THE FOUR FULL TIME FTES IN OCTOBER.

1ST. YES. SO MY MOTION DIDN'T SPECIFY A NUMBER.

IT JUST BASICALLY SAID TO DIRECT STAFF TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL POSITIONS AS PART OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2526 BUDGET PROCESS. RIGHT. AND SO ALSO, IF I MAY, IN AS FAR AS FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS, IF WE COULD GET THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION, BECAUSE WORKING WITH ELIZABETH TO GET THAT IN THE MINUTES HAS PROVEN VERY DIFFICULT.

SO, IF WE CAN GET THAT IN THE FORM OF A FORMAL MOTION, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A SEPARATE MOTION? I WANT TO KEEP MINE THE WAY IT IS. AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER.

WELL, HERE'S, I MEAN, ULTIMATELY, COMMISSIONER, WHAT I'M TRYING TO DO IS GET THE PARITY IN THE SERVICE, RIGHT? SO, THERE IS NO PARITY IN YOUR MOTION BECAUSE THE MOTION ONLY CALLS FOR THE BUDGETING IN THE 2526.

RIGHT. WELL, THE ISSUE WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PARITY IS THAT MEANS ALSO COMPARING TO OTHER CONSTABLE OFFICES.

YOU KNOW I WILL TELL YOU MY CONSTABLE WILL SAY THEY ARE EXECUTING X NUMBER OF CIVIL PROCESS AND THEY'RE THE LEAST STAFFED.

AND SO IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PARITY THAT'S GOING TO TAKE LONGER THAN, THAN TWO WEEKS.

THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS IS WHAT I'M SAYING.

YEAH. NO, I'M SAYING THAT PART OF THE PARITY HERE IS IF YOU HAVE A TAX ASSESSOR WHO HAS ADDED ON ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC, THAT THAT SECURITY THAT THEY BRING COMES INTO THE BUILDING, AND I DON'T THINK THAT'LL TAKE MORE THAN TEN DAYS.

AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT AS PART OF YOUR CONFUSE THE ISSUE.

I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THE MOTION THE WAY IT IS.

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OKAY, WELL GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT IS THE MOTION AGAIN? SO, THE MOTION IS TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF THE FOR CONSTABLE ITEM THAT'S ON THE AGENDA TODAY AND DIRECT COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO FURTHER EVALUATE THAT REQUEST AND INCORPORATE IT INTO THE FISCAL YEAR 25-26 BUDGET PROCESS FOR REVIEW.

THAT'S MOTION AND COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. IS THAT YOUR SECOND TO THAT MOTION? THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY. I THINK, JUDGES, I JUST RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE ANOTHER MOTION BECAUSE THERE'S SECURITY ISSUES STILL HANGING. POINT OF ORDER. YOU CAN MAKE A MOTION AFTER THIS MOTION IS VOTED UPON. IS THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER MOODY? WELL, THIS IS A COMPLICATED ITEM, AND I THINK WE ALL APPRECIATE SHOULD APPRECIATE SECURITY CONCERNS, RIGHT. TO OUR COUNTY FACILITIES. BUT I SAY THAT ALSO KNOWING THAT THERE'S LIMITS TO, TO SECURITY MEASURES BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WE COULD SPEND $10,000 ON ADDITIONAL SECURITY.

$100,000, A MILLION, 10 MILLION, OR $100 MILLION ON ADDITIONAL SECURITY.

AND OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S LIMITS TO WHAT THE COUNTY CAN FUND AND SUPPORT.

THAT BEING SAID, I DO THINK, YOU KNOW, COMMISSIONER CALVERT MAKES A POINT, RIGHT? THE STATUS QUO HAS CHANGED, RIGHT, WITH THIS NEW FACILITY.

WE KIND OF HAVE SOME GROWING PAINS HERE BUT SHOULD BE REASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT WE HAVE A CONSISTENT LEVEL OF SECURITY ACROSS ALL OF OUR FACILITIES.

AND DIFFERENT FACILITIES MAY REQUIRE DIFFERENT RESOURCES, DIFFERENT PHYSICAL SECURITY MEASURES IN ORDER TO MEET THAT KIND OF EQUALITY OF SECURITY.

SO, I THINK THAT CLEARLY ON THE FACILITY SIDE, THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO EVALUATE SOME PHYSICAL MEASURES THAT WILL MAKE THE BUILDING MORE SECURE. THOSE ARE PROBABLY THE LOW HANGING FRUIT THAT WE SHOULD PRIORITIZE.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN SOME TALK ABOUT THE PRIVATE SECURITY THAT SEEMS LIKE AN INTERIM SOLUTION TO MAYBE HELP BRIDGE THE GAP HERE.

BUT I DON'T THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD DELAY ADDRESSING, YOU KNOW, AND BRINGING UP TO A COUNTY STANDARD THE SECURITY OF THE FACILITY, WHICH APPEARS BASED ON WHAT I'VE HEARD TODAY AND TESTIMONY THAT THERE'S CONCERNS ABOUT WHETHER WE'RE MEETING THAT BAR TODAY OR NOT. OR THERE'S THINGS THAT WE CAN DO THAT ARE GOING TO ENHANCE THAT SECURITY IN THE NEAR TERM.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY, MAYBE THROUGH THE BUDGETARY PROCESS, THERE'S MORE ROBUST SECURITY MEASURES THAT CAN BE IMPLEMENTED.

MAY I ASK A QUESTION, GENTLEMEN? GO AHEAD. YES, SIR.

SO, I'M UNDERSTANDING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO AN ANALYSIS.

IS THAT ANALYSIS OF COMPARISON WITH THE OTHER FACILITIES? BECAUSE THIS FACILITY IS DISTINCT IN AND OF ITSELF, RIGHT. THE OTHER FACILITIES THAT DO HAVE A TAX OFFICE, THEY ARE NOT WITHIN THE COMMON AREA OF THE FACILITY.

SO THAT'S WHAT IS CAUSING THE EXTREME CONSIDERATIONS IN THIS SITUATION.

IS THAT WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING OR.

WELL, I THINK THAT'S WHY THERE'S DISCUSSION ABOUT, YOU KNOW, TAX ASSESSOR SECURITY, PRIVATE SECURITY, HELPING BRIDGE THIS GAP AND HELPING FILL THAT GAP.

THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. SO I'M GOING TO PUT A MOTION.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT. THE ORDER. COMMISSIONER CALVERT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

YOU AGREED THAT WE GET A VOTE ON IT. YEAH. THAT'S FINE.

SORRY. HOLD ON. YOU'RE GOING TO GET YOUR MOTION.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO CALL FOR A VOTE ON COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ'S MOTION, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING I, I ALL THOSE OPPOSED.

ALL THOSE ABSTAIN. MOTION CARRIES. THAT RESOLVES THAT ISSUE.

SO, CHIEF, DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? I THINK THE COMMISSIONER HAD ASKED THE TIME FRAME ON THIS ANALYSIS.

IS THAT STILL. ARE WE LOOKING AT STILL TEN DAYS OR WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT? MR. SMITH? SO IF IT COMES TO STAFFING THIS BUILDING, AS WE HAVE STAFFED OTHER BUILDINGS, THAT SHOULD BE FAIRLY QUICKLY BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PRIVATE SECURITY OPTION IN THE SHORT RUN.

SO, WHEN IT COMES TO THE I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.

I APOLOGIZE. WHEN IT COMES TO THE LONGER TERM QUESTION OF WHETHER THIS FACILITY WOULD, WITH ALL THE INPUT IT RECEIVED,

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THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE. YEAH.

SO, MY MOTION IS DESIGNED TO WHAT THE FIRST PART OF WHAT YOU SAID, WHICH WAS TO HAVE AN ANALYSIS WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE SECURITY GUARD SITUATION WITH THE TAX ASSESSOR. AND SO THEREFORE, MY MOTION IS TO COMPLETE AN INTERIM SECURITY ANALYSIS OF HOW THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTORS SECURITY CAN BE UTILIZED TO SUPPLEMENT SECURITY IN THE PRECINCT FOR BUILDING AND IMPLEMENT THE SECURITY, THE PRIVATE SECURITY IN THE PRECINCT FOR BUILDING.

THAT'S MY MOTION. MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. THERE'S A SECOND. I WOULD JUST A POINT OF ORDER.

POINT OF ORDER. NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO, I DON'T KNOW.

IS THAT A PROPER SUBJECT MATTER OF A MOTION, OR COULD HE SIMPLY JUST DIRECT STAFF TO DO THAT? IT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS.

RIGHT. IT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA. SO, IT WOULD BE AN ITEM THAT WAS NOT ON THE AGENDA.

IT'S NOT GERMANE TO THAT REQUEST. SO, IF YOU WANT TO DIRECT STAFF THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

BUT WELL, THE WAY I SEE IT IS THE AGENDIZED ITEM IS REFERRING TO SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THE NEW PRECINCT FOR BUILDING LOCATED AT 8794. AND PROVIDING PRIVATE SECURITY IS GERMANE BECAUSE THE COURT DOESN'T.

IF IT WERE IN AND OF ITSELF AN ITEM, THE COURT COULD DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO DO PRIVATE SECURITY OR ANY NUMBER OF METHODS.

SO, IT'S WITHIN THE CAPTION. SO REALLY THE JUDGE, THE COMMISSIONER HAS RAISED A POINT OF ORDER, AND IT'S YOUR DECISION AS A CHAIR PURSUANT TO ADVICE OF COUNSEL OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, PURSUANT TO THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF OPEN MEETINGS AND THOSE MATTERS THAT ARE LISTED THEREIN.

STATUTORILY, THE POINT OF ORDER IS SUSTAINED, THE MOTIONS OUT OF ORDER.

AGAIN, I BELIEVE COUNCIL HAS PROVIDED A PATH IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THE REQUEST THAT IF THERE'S A REQUEST, A STAFF THAT CAN BE PUT ON THE RECORD AT THIS TIME.

COMMISSIONER, DO YOU WISH TO MAKE ANY REQUEST ON THE RECORD? I'M SORRY. CAN YOU REPEAT THE LAST PART OF WHAT YOU SAID? I DIDN'T HEAR THE COUNCIL FOR THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

MR. ROBERTSON HAS INDICATED THAT STAFF CAN BE DIRECTED BY AN INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONER IN REGARD TO THIS ACTION ITEM.

THE MOTION, PURSUANT TO A POINT OF ORDER HAS BEEN SUSTAINED, WHICH MEANS THAT MOTION IS OUT OF ORDER.

SO, DO YOU WISH TO PUT ANY DIRECTION TO STAFF ON THE RECORD? I WILL ALLOW YOU TO DO THAT. YOU'VE JUST INDICATED THAT WE CANNOT ADDRESS THE DEPUTIES.

I SAY YOUR MOTION WAS OUT OF ORDER. YOU CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAFF.

GO AHEAD WITHOUT A MOTION, IS WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? YOUR MOTION WAS OUT OF ORDER.

IT'S OFF THE TABLE. YEAH, IT'S JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.

IT'S NOT AN ARGUMENT. ARE YOU SAYING TO DIRECT STAFF WITHOUT EMOTION? YOU CAN DIRECT STAFF AT THIS TIME. GO AHEAD. OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THE CLARITY, STAFF. I THINK, YOU KNOW, THE INTENT IS TO GET THE BUILDING SECURED JUST LIKE THE REST OF THE BUILDINGS.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MOODY. I'LL JUST REITERATE, I DO THINK, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS A NEW BUILDING, NEW FACILITY. LET'S JUST MAKE SURE WE'RE UP TO STANDARD.

SO, I WOULD SECOND THE REQUEST OF STAFF IN GETTING BACK TO US IN NEXT COMMISSIONERS COURT.

I'M GOING TO HAVE LAST WORD. I WANT THE RECORD REFLECT AS IT'S ALREADY MADE PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD.

AND I'M GOING TO REITERATE IT. SO, MR. ROBERTSON, TELL ME IF MY COMMENTS ARE OUT OF ORDER.

WE HAVE PUT ON THE RECORD A MEMO FROM FACILITIES DATED 4/29/25.

THAT IS PART OF THE RECORD BECAUSE IT'S PART OF THE BACKUP ON FILE, OR IT'S BEEN FILED TODAY AND PROVIDED TO THE COURT.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE ALSO GETS A COPY OF MR. CURRY'S RECORD PROPOSAL, WHICH IS A TIMELINE.

THE ISSUE OF THIS BUILDING THAT JUST OPENED. AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE COMMISSIONER CALVERT FOR A WONDERFUL OPENING.

AND IT WAS A CELEBRATION OF THE COMMUNITY IN PRECINCT FOUR FOR THIS NEW BUILDING.

BUT THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN ON THE RECORD NEARLY FIVE YEARS, AND I'M NOW BEING TAUGHT OR TOLD THAT WE HAVE ISSUES THAT REQUIRED AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION WITH FOUR ADDITIONAL CONSTABLE DEPUTIES, WHICH, FOR THE RECORD, WHEN WE COST IT OUT, IS $1.2 MILLION DOLLARS OUT OF CYCLE.

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I'M ALSO BEING PROVIDED A MEMO FROM THE BUDGET OFFICE IN REGARD TO THE REQUEST.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT ISSUE OF FOUR ADDITIONAL DEPUTIES JUST CAME TO THE BUDGET OFFICE A MONTH AGO AND NOW IS BEING PRESENTED, AND NOW I'M BEING TOLD IN CITIZENS TO BE HEARD THAT IT'S NOT FOUR, IT'S TEN.

THERE'S A DISCONNECT. AND I WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND IN ORDER TO PROTECT THEM AND THE TAXPAYER AND THE MONEY USED FOR THESE ISSUES, WE'RE NOT GOING TO COMPROMISE PUBLIC SAFETY. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET INTO AN ISSUE BETWEEN ELECTED OFFICES.

WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE TAXPAYERS.

WHICH MEANS I WANT A FULL ASSESSMENT. I WANT A FULL AUDIT, IF NECESSARY, IN REGARD TO THE PROTECTION AND ISSUES.

WE ALSO HAVE A MEMORANDUM THAT'S ALSO PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, THAT THE CONSTABLES ARE TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURT, TO ISSUE THE PAPERS THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO, AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS DISCRETIONARY COURT. WE MAY HAVE A BIG DISCUSSION OF WHAT WE REALLY WHAT OUR EXPECTATIONS OF CONSTABLE OFFICE IS, AND THAT MAKES IT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.

I WANT TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE CONSTABLE DEPUTIES, BUT I ALSO WANT TO LET THEM KNOW.

FOR THE PAST TWO BUDGET CYCLES, WE HAVE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF DEPUTIES.

WE HAVE INCREASED THE USE OF WHATEVER EQUIPMENT, SHIELDS, CARS, WHATEVER THEY NEED.

WE HAVE FULLY SUPPORTED THE CONSTABLES, WHICH I BELIEVE, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, WAS PERHAPS NOT A DIRECTION THAT THE PREDECESSOR COURT HAD.

SO I WANT CREDIT FOR THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT WE HAVE FULLY SUPPORTED THE SHERIFFS OFFICE, THE CONSTABLES AND THE TAXPAYERS WHO DESERVE TO BE PROTECTED.

AND FOR ANY ARGUMENT OR ANY INSINUATION THAT COMMISSIONERS COURT IS SHORTCHANGING ANYBODY, I WILL TELL THEM TO THEIR FACE THAT IS A LIE.

SO, I WANT BUDGET OFFICE. I WANT COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

I WANT FACILITIES TO PLEASE PROVIDE A COMPLETE, COMPREHENSIVE REPORT ABOUT THE BUDGET REQUEST.

ASKED WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE COMMUNITY IN LIGHT OF THE STATUTORY DUTIES OF THE CONSTABLE? AND PERHAPS WE'LL HAVE TO REVISIT THAT IN FUTURE MEETINGS, IN FUTURE WORK SESSIONS.

AND SO, CONSTABLES, I GET IT. YOU HAVE REQUESTS, YOU PUT IT ON THE RECORD.

BUT I WANT THE RECORD TO BE FULLY TRANSPARENT AND FULLY COMPLETE THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS DONE WHAT WE ARE OBLIGATED TO DO, AND THAT'S PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY. SO WITH THAT, I BELIEVE WE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT DISCUSSION.

THE STAFF HAS DIRECTION. I DON'T WANT TO GET IT WITH POST HASTE.

YOU'VE HEARD THE DIRECTION OF AT LEAST TWO COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT THEY WANT THIS THING DONE. BUT I ALSO WANT A COMPREHENSIVE AND, IF NECESSARY, A FULL AUDIT OF EVERYTHING. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT VACANCIES I WANT TO KNOW BUDGET REQUESTS.

I WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY NEEDS.

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS. MR. SMITH, IN REGARD TO ALLOCATIONS FOR THIS PARTICULAR PRECINCT, I WOULD ASSUME OTHER CONSTABLES NEED TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME IN AND SAY, WELL, THIS IS WHAT I NEED TO. AND THAT'S THE REASON WHY THIS OUT OF CYCLE BUDGET REQUEST IS, IS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT. AND I'M TALKING TO YOU THAT IN FRONT OF ME, IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT WHEN WE CAN'T.

AND WE'RE BEING TOLD THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION.

I EXPECT THAT BUILDING TO BE PROTECTED. BUT UNDERSTAND THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR HAS HIS OWN PROTECTION THROUGH HIS OWN SECURITY, THROUGH THE PRIVATE SECTOR. SO, I UNDERSTAND YOU WANT TO PROTECT THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR, BUT HE'S NOT HERE NOW. BUT, MISS ANDERSON, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE STILL HERE, BUT YOU ALL HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CONSUMERS OF YOUR OFFICE ARE FULLY PROTECTED THROUGH A PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACT.

AND FOR THAT, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THE TAX ASSESSOR AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE PROTECTED.

I THINK MY COMMENTS HAVE BEEN CLEAR, CONCISE AND TO THE POINT.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, JUDGE. ALL RIGHT.

[97. Discussion and appropriate action regarding a request from Constable Precinct 3 to amend an interlocal agreement with Comal Independent School District ("ISD") to increase the number of assigned Deputy Constables from eight (8) deputies to nine (9) to serve as a School Resource Officer, to be reimbursed by the ISD in the amount of $43.53/hourly and mileage reimbursements. (Estimated Presentation Time: 10 minutes) ]

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TO SERVE AS SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER TO BE REIMBURSED BY THE ISD AN AMOUNT OF $43.53.

HOURLY AND MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENTS. CONSTABLE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. THE SRO PROGRAM IS CONTINUING.

JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND FOR IT. THE COMAL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS SCHOOLS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF BEXAR COUNTY.

WE PROVIDE THE SECURITY AND SAFETY THROUGH THE CONTRACT THAT YOU HELPED US PROVIDE.

THE BUILDING IN QUESTION IS THE PIPER HIGH SCHOOL THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 400,000FT².

IT'S FOUR STORIES. IT SITS ON 61 ACRES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO OFFICERS THERE.

THIS BUILDING IS 300,000. SO YOU CAN TRY TO SEE A LITTLE BIT ON THE SCALE THAT WE'RE OPERATING.

THE COMAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS REQUESTED THAT WE ADD AN ADDITIONAL OFFICER TO THE HIGH SCHOOL, MAINLY BECAUSE WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD 123% INCREASE SINCE THE SCHOOL WAS OPENED. WHEN IT FIRST OPENED, THEY HAD FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES.

NOW, OF COURSE, WE HAVE JUNIORS AND SENIORS. THEY'RE DRIVING CARS AND ALL THE OTHER ISSUES THAT GO ALONG.

TWO OFFICERS JUST ISN'T SUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE THE FULL SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THAT FACILITY.

IMAGINE JUST BEING ON DIFFERENT FLOORS AND TRYING TO RESPOND OR CHECK THE TROUBLE AREAS, BATHROOMS, THAT KIND OF THING IS VERY DIFFICULT. COMAL IS REQUESTING THIS AND THEY'RE PAYING 100% OF THOSE COSTS.

IT WOULD REQUIRE AN ADDITIONAL OUT OF CYCLE, WHICH IS A BAD TERM THAT WE'RE USING TODAY.

BUT HOWEVER, THE CYCLE THAT WE USE IN THE SCHOOL IS THAT CONTRACT EXPIRES IN JULY.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THAT. WE HAVE SOME DISCUSSION ON THE FISCAL NOTES.

WE DISAGREE WITH SOME OF THE DATA THAT WAS PROVIDED.

WE'D LIKE A CHANCE TO CORRECT THAT IN THE FUTURE, BUT JUST SUBJECT TO SAY THAT EACH PRECINCT PROBABLY HAS A QUESTION WITH WHAT'S BEEN PROVIDED ON THE FISCAL NOTE AS FAR AS OUR WORKLOADS IN COURT ORDERS AND IN CRIMINAL CASES, WHICH PROBABLY AREN'T GOING TO BE CONSIDERED REALLY IN THIS REQUEST.

IT'S APPLES AND ORANGES WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY IN THOSE AREAS. THAT AREA COVERS APPROXIMATELY EIGHT DIFFERENT PIZZAS, 42 SUBDIVISIONS, ABOUT 32,000 CITIZENS. AND AS FAR AS OUR SECURITY GOES WITH THE COMAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTINUING THIS KIND OF A PROGRAM. THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER 20 YEARS IN THE SCHOOLS WITHIN COMAL COUNTY, AND NO SIGNS OF ITS CHANGING THERE.

AND THAT SECURITY PASSED OVER TOWARDS US BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY COMAL COUNTY CAN'T OPERATE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

WE TRY TO DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU ASKED US TO DO WHEN WE TAKE IN AN OBLIGATION, AND WE ASK FOR THREE TRAFFIC OFFICERS.

WE PROVIDE YOU THREE TRAFFIC OFFICERS? WE DON'T VARY FROM THAT.

WE HAVE TWO IN BUILDING SECURITY. WE HAVE FOUR ADDITIONAL THAT WERE IN PARKS AND DEDICATED TO THAT.

SO WHEN WE LOOK AT DATA PROVIDED BY BUDGET THAT SAYS WE HAVE 24 OR 25 OFFICERS DEDICATED TO JUST ONE FUNCTION, THAT'S NOT CORRECT. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S NOTED, BECAUSE WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THAT CORRECTED IN THE FUTURE AS WE'RE COMING UP FOR THIS CURRENT BUDGET. SO THE REQUEST IS FROM COMAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THEY ARE PAYING 100% OF THOSE COSTS. WE HAVE HAD A GREAT CONTRACT AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT OF REIMBURSEMENT AND THE LACK OF PROBLEMS THERE.

WHAT WE HAVE HAD, THOUGH, IS WE'VE HAD AN INCREASE IN THE STUDENT COUNT, THE REQUESTS OF SERVICES HAVE DOUBLED, ARRESTS HAVE DOUBLED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL AND AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO IT.

AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE THAT GROWTH.

WITH EVEN THREE OFFICERS. WE'RE FAIRLY HARD PRESSED, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE A 1 OR 2 SECURITY OFFICERS UP THERE THAT HELP WITH THE OUTSIDE GROUNDS.

AND WE LIKE TO HAVE THAT. THIS REQUEST FAVORABLY CONSIDERED, SO THAT WE CAN MOVE FORWARD AND HAVE THAT INCORPORATED INTO THE CONTRACT AS IT COMES FORWARD IN JULY. THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN. MY COMMENT.

HOLD ON, COUNCIL. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES? YEAH, SO SCHOOL YEAR IS ALMOST OVER.

I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT JULY, BUT DUE TO THAT AND THE PREVIOUS ITEM, I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO DEFER CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM AND DIRECT THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO EVALUATE THIS IN THE BUDGET.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

LET'S CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER MOODY. SO, CONSTABLE VOJVODICH, JUST TO CONFIRM AGAIN, DID YOU MAKE THIS REQUEST OR DID COMAL ISD MAKE THIS REQUEST OF YOU? THE ISD REQUESTED US TO PROVIDE THE ADDITIONAL OFFICER.

CORRECT. I HAVE AN EMAIL FROM MR. DAVID SPRINGER, WHO IS THE ONE WHO ACTUALLY REQUESTED IT.

PROVIDED THOSE STATISTICS. OKAY. AND WHO IS THAT? DAVID SPRINGER, HE IS THE SCHOOL SAFETY STUDENT SUPPORT ALSO THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT LIAISON.

OKAY. THANK YOU. AND YOU SAID THAT COMAL IS FUNDING THIS JUST LIKE THE OTHER EIGHT SROS THAT WE HAVE TODAY.

CORRECT? CORRECT. WHAT ABOUT WHEN SCHOOL'S NOT IN SESSION?

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WE PUT THEM TO WORK EITHER IN COMMUNITY PATROLS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, TRYING TO MAINTAIN CONTINUAL CONTACT WITH THESE KIDS WHEN THEY ARE OUT OF SCHOOL.

AND AS THEY'RE TRANSITIONING FROM ONE SCHOOL TO THE NEXT, OUR SROS TRY TO FIND AND IDENTIFY STUDENTS THAT ARE AT A DISADVANTAGE OR ARE HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME THAT COULD BECOME A CRIMINAL OR A SOCIAL PROBLEM WHEN THEY GO FROM ONE SCHOOL TO THE OTHER.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT CONTACT SO THEY HAVE SOMEBODY THEY CAN TALK TO WHO'S A MENTOR.

SO ACTUALLY SUBSIDIZING OUR CONSTABLE FORCES AND OUR RESOURCES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT DURING WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR IS OUT OF SESSION.

CORRECT. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE. OBVIOUSLY THE THE PURPOSE AS YOU DESCRIBED IT, YOU KNOW, THE THE HIGH SCHOOL IS GROWING. THERE'S BEEN ADDITIONAL CALLS FOR SERVICE AS IT'S CONTINUED TO EXPAND TO ALL GRADE LEVELS.

AND OBVIOUSLY IT HAS ADDITIONAL KIDS. IT'S GOING TO HAVE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SECURITY. YES. AND A LOT OF THESE SERVICES ARE JUVENILE SERVICES. SO IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE JUVENILE PROCESS, THEIR COMPUTERS AND THEIR VIDEO SYSTEMS DO NOT COMMUNICATE.

WE HAVE TO PHYSICALLY MAKE COPIES AND TRANSPORT THEM TO AND FROM JUVENILE SINCE MOST OF THESE CASES ARE INVOLVING JUVENILES.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO IF WE HAVE EIGHT OF THESE SROS TODAY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS ASKING FOR IT, AND THEY'RE PAYING FOR EVERY DIME OF IT. SO WHY WAS THIS NOT RECOMMENDED BY BUDGET? WE DON'T RECOMMEND CREATING A NEW COUNTY POSITION BECAUSE AS THE LEGAL ADVICE WE HAVE GOTTEN IS THAT THAT BECOMES A PERMANENT RESOURCE THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED WHETHER COMAL PAYS FOR IT OR NOT.

WHAT WE RECOMMENDED IS HAVING THE CONTRACT PROVIDE THE COMO WOULD PAY FOR NINE OFFICERS AND REASSIGN EITHER ONE OF YOUR RECENTLY FILLED VACANCIES, OR ONE OF YOUR EXISTING OFFICERS TO DO THIS FOR THE NINE MONTHS A YEAR WHERE IT'S BEING UTILIZED AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

DO YOU HAVE ANY FEEDBACK ON THE TRANSFER OF OFFICERS THAT ARE CURRENTLY DOING WORK IN PRECINCT THREE? I WOULD NOT PARTICULARLY BE IN FAVOR OF THAT JUST BECAUSE OF THE WORKLOADS THAT WE HAVE. WE JUST HAVE NOW WORKING ON THE STATISTICS COMING UP FOR THIS BUDGET TIME FRAME.

AND AS WE HAVE MENTIONED BEFORE, ONE OF THE BIG FACTORS THAT REQUIRE US TO HAVE EVEN MORE PERSONNEL, EVEN IF WE DON'T HAVE AN INCREASE IN COURT ORDERS, IS THE CONGESTION AND ROAD STRIKES.

THE TIME THAT WE SPEND ON THE ROAD IS ABOUT 31% OF OUR TIME.

IT'S GONE UP BY ABOUT 5% FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR WHEN YOU ALL HAD YOUR TOWN HALLS.

I REMEMBER COMMENTS, EVEN FROM OUR COUNTY MANAGER, ABOUT HOW MUCH THE CONGESTION WAS DRIVING UP TO THE TOWN HALL BECAUSE I THINK HE LIVES ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF IT, AND HE TRAVERSED THAT AREA.

WE'RE IN THAT TRAFFIC ALL THE TIME. AND SO EVEN IF IT'S ONLY TWO MILES AWAY, THAT MIGHT BE AN 18 TO 20 MINUTE DRIVE.

THAT DRIVE TIME IS ONE OF THE FACTORS WE LOOK AT.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE DO NOT HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFFING.

I HAVE MY OUTSIDE STAFF, MY INTERIOR STAFF, MY CHIEF DEPUTY MYSELF WERE ACTUALLY OUT SERVING COURT ORDERS RIGHT NOW TO GET RID OF THE BACKLOG.

WE DO THAT BECAUSE OUR BACKLOGS HAVE GOTTEN LONGER, WHICH IS NOT A DISSERVICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS.

WHEN I SAY THAT THESE ARE PEOPLE LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY'VE WAITED 2 OR 3 MONTHS WHERE THEY HAVEN'T HAD RENT FROM A TENANT.

THEY FILE A LAWSUIT. IT TAKES 26 DAYS TO 40 DAYS FOR IT TO GO THROUGH JP COURT.

THEN THERE'S AN APPEAL PERIOD, AND THEN THEY GO IN AND THEY APPEAL IT TO A COUNTY COURT AT LAW.

I JUST DID ONE THIS MORNING WHERE THEY HAD FIVE MONTHS WHERE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANY INCOME FROM THEM, AND IT TOOK US. WE ARE AT ABOUT 35 DAYS FROM THE TIME THAT WE GET A WRIT OF EXECUTION.

AT THE TIME WE CAN GET IT DONE. THOSE SHOULD BE DONE IN NO LONGER THAN FIVE DAYS.

SO WE'VE CLEARED OUT OUR OFFICES, AND WE'RE TRYING TO GET THAT DOWN TO WHERE WE HAVE A REASONABLE STANDARD, AND THAT'S WHERE OUR STAFF IS GOING TO AND WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET DONE.

WE WANT TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES THAT PROTECT THE CITIZENS, THE TENANTS, THE LANDLORDS.

AND TO DO THAT, IT'S GOT TO BE TIMELY. AND IF WE TAKE STAFF AWAY FROM OUR CURRENT OPERATIONS TO GO UP TO THE SCHOOL, WE'RE KIND OF ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL. NO, I APPRECIATE YOU CLARIFYING THAT POINT.

SO, IF THE BIGGEST REASON WHY THIS ISN'T BEING APPROVED IS BECAUSE OF A STATUTE WAS I'M LOOKING AT COUNCIL.

SO, THE STATUTE WAS JUST NOT IN PLACE WHEN WE APPROVED EIGHT SROS LAST YEAR.

LAST YEAR WAS A RENEWAL. IT WAS JUST RENEWING THE EIGHT.

SO, I'M NOT SURE IT WAS IN PLACE. I THINK IT WAS 2022.

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CAN YOU CLARIFY THAT, CONSTABLE? YEAH. WE THE SB 23 PROVISIONS HAVE BEEN IN FOR THE LAST RENEWAL IN THIS CURRENT YEAR.

NO, BUT WHEN WE GOT TO SROS, THAT WAS IN THE LAST YEAR.

CORRECT. SO, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT RENEWAL, BUT I THINK WE ADDED FIVE SROS IN THE LAST YEAR.

YEAH. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE EXACT THE PROVISIONS HE'S TALKING ABOUT, BECAUSE I KNOW THAT.

AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, MY POINT BEING, WE'VE ADDED SROS WHEN THE STATUTE WAS IN PLACE PREVIOUSLY AND NOW, WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT ONE SRO. SO, I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR.

THE OTHER POINT ABOUT THE STATUTE AND, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT PEOPLE MAY INTERPRET IT DIFFERENTLY, BUT I DID FIND FROM THE AG'S OPINION THAT THAT IS BEING CITED HERE, SPECIFICALLY AROUND WHETHER CONSTABLES FALL UNDERNEATH THE STATUTE THAT LIMITS THE ABILITY OF A COUNTY TO REMOVE INDIVIDUALS FROM, FROM RESPONSIBILITIES OR REDUCE THE BUDGET OF AN ENTITY. RIGHT. BUT THAT SPECIFICALLY SAYS THEIR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY HAS TO BE POLICING AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

SO I QUOTE A COURT WOULD LIKELY CONCLUDE THAT A CONSTABLE'S DUTIES UNDER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 86 AND CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURES, CHAPTER TWO CONSTITUTE POLICING CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.

ANSWERING CALLS FOR SERVICE UNDER SUBSECTION 120.002.

WHILE GENERALLY SUCH DUTIES COULD BE WITHIN A CONSTABLE'S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY, THE THRESHOLD QUESTION UNDER SECTION 120.002 WHETHER SUCH DUTIES ARE A PARTICULAR CONSTABLE'S PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY IS A FACT QUESTION THAT WE CANNOT RESOLVE IN ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION.

I WOULD MAKE THE THE CLAIM THAT FOR SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO A ISD PROVIDING SECURITY FOR A SCHOOL, IT WOULD NOT BE THEIR PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY TO DO POLICING AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND ARRESTS, ALTHOUGH THAT MAY OCCUR ON OCCASION. SO UNFORTUNATELY, I SUPPORT THIS.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, ISD HAS ASKED US FOR ADDITIONAL SECURITY.

THEY'RE PAYING FOR IT. WE ACTUALLY GET ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES IN BEXAR COUNTY OUT OF IT AT NO COST TO BEXAR COUNTY TAXPAYERS.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE'D PASS, BUT I'LL LEAVE IT THERE.

SO, COMMISSIONER, TO YOUR QUESTION, THIS STATUTE WAS EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2022.

IT WAS AFTER THE FIRST AGREEMENT WAS ENTERED INTO THIS STATUTE BECAME EFFECTIVE, AND THEN THE RENEWAL OF THE AGREEMENT WAS AFTER THE STATUTE BECAME EFFECTIVE. SO ACTUALLY, THIS STATUTE WAS NOT EFFECTIVE WHEN THIS WAS FIRST ENTERED INTO.

SO, AND THEN SECONDLY, THAT PROVISION YOU CITE WAS A THRESHOLD QUESTION UNDER THE STATUTE AS TO WHETHER IT'S APPLICABLE TO A SPECIFIC AGENCY.

SO, AS MR. SMITH POINTED OUT, THE QUESTION UNDER THAT PROVISION THAT AG OPINION WAS WHETHER THIS STATUTE EVEN APPLIES TO A CONSTABLE'S OFFICE, AND THE AG DETERMINED THAT IT WAS, BUT THAT IT DOESN'T.

AND THE AG OPINION PROCESS IS NOT FOR FACT FOR RESOLVING FACT QUESTIONS.

SO YEAH, MY POINT BEING, I THINK THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT QUESTION HERE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY WHY WE WILL ASK OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL, SORRY, WE WILL ASK OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO REQUEST AN ADDITIONAL OPINION.

I APPRECIATE THE JUDGE'S SUPPORT ON THAT. TO GET CLARIFICATION FOR THIS KIND OF THIRD PARTY CONTRACT IN THE FUTURE.

ALSO, JUST TO CLARIFY, SO THERE WAS A CONTRACT IN PLACE, BUT WE ADDED FIVE ADDITIONAL SROS UNDERNEATH THAT CONTRACT AFTER THE STATUTE WAS IN PLACE.

YES, CORRECT. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

I HAVE CONSTABLE, THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR YOUR SERVICE.

I HAVE OFFERED A COMMONSENSE SOLUTION TO TRY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS AND GET BOTH SIDES IN THE SAME PLACE.

AND THAT COMMON SENSE SOLUTION IS THE COUNTY OR THROUGH, I THINK.

DO YOU HAVE A NONPROFIT AS PART OF THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE? NOT PRESENTLY. OKAY. NOT PRESENTLY. OKAY. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ONE, BUT WE COULD CREATE A SEPARATE ENTITY LIKE THE BEXAR COUNTY SAFETY PARTNERSHIP, WHERE THAT WOULD BE A SEPARATE BUDGET FROM THE COUNTY THAT COMAL COULD PAY INTO AND THAT PAYS OVER TO FUND YOUR DEPUTIES, POTENTIALLY. IT'S A LITTLE BIT CONVOLUTED, BUT IT'S A WAY IF WE HAD TO BE SUPER TECHNICAL, BASED UPON THIS CLOUD OF INDECISION ABOUT WHETHER THE STATUTE WOULD APPLY TO US, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE SOME PRECEDENT IN TERMS OF OTHER ENTITIES AND OTHER ISSUES DOING.

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WE ALL KNOW THAT THESE CONTRACTS TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO WORK THROUGH BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT PROCESS.

JUST REGULAR CONTRACT STUFF THAT HAS TO BE DONE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S A TEMPLATE AND IT SHOULD GO VERY FAST.

IT CAN TAKE A LITTLE TIME, AS WE KNOW, BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE OTHER THINGS THEY'RE DOING, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THE TIMING OF BRINGING THIS FOR US NOW IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THIS THING ON TRACK, BECAUSE SCHOOL STARTS IN AUGUST.

MAYBE FOR SOME, THERE MAY BE SOME PROGRAMS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, PRE-TRAINING FOR DIFFERENT ATHLETIC PROGRAMS THAT MAY BE STARTING EARLIER, BUT BASICALLY SCHOOL STARTS IN AUGUST. AND SO IT JUST CONCERNS ME THAT IF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS COME TO A POINT TO SAY THAT THE SAFETY OF THE STUDENTS ON CAMPUS, AND WERE YOU MENTIONING WHEN YOU WERE MENTIONING AN INCREASE YOU'RE MENTIONING IN STUDENTS, BUT WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ISSUES IN TERMS OF FIGHTS OR THINGS THAT HAPPENED THAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH AT THE SCHOOL? WE'RE GETTING ASSAULTS. WE'VE HAD SEXUAL ASSAULTS.

WE'VE HAD DRUGS AND ALCOHOL. A LOT OF TIMES THOSE ARE IN THE AREAS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF THE CAMERA SYSTEMS, WHICH IS WHERE OUR OFFICERS TRY TO PATROL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

AND OF COURSE, WE ALSO WORK WITH THE TEACHING STAFF, BUT WE WE LIMIT OURSELVES TO VIOLATIONS OF STATE LAW.

WE DO NOT GET INVOLVED IN DISCIPLINE. THAT'S ONE OF THE GROUND RULES OF AN SRO TYPE PROGRAM.

AND WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE CAN COVER THAT, AND WE WANT TO MINIMIZE THOSE EFFECTS.

AND AGAIN, ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS WE DEAL WITH IS JUVENILE CASES, WHICH ARE QUITE A BIT MORE COMPLICATED THAN OUR ADULT CASES.

AND IF ANYBODY IS PAYING ATTENTION, KNOWS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ARE UP IN THE SCHOOLS AND OUTBURSTS AND ALL THESE THINGS ARE EXACERBATED NOW IN OUR SCHOOLS IN A WAY THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN PROBABLY WHEN WE WENT TO SCHOOL.

SO I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF COMMISSIONER MOODY AND THE SCHOOL SAFETY HERE.

YOU KNOW, I JUST I AM VERY SORRY THAT WE WE HAVE LOST.

WE'RE IN A WE'RE IN A LITTLE BIT OF A STATE OF CHAOS WITH RESPECT TO THE RECIPROCITY THAT USED TO BE AFFORDED TO COMMISSIONERS IN THEIR PRECINCTS.

AND I'M JUST SORRY WE'VE LOST THAT BECAUSE IT CREATES A LOT OF CHAOS IN THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS WE DO HAVE SOME CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

BUT, CONSTABLE, IF I COULD YIELD TO YOU, I BELIEVE PAUL GOMM AND JAMES ROBERTS ARE CHIEFS OR OFFICERS WITHIN YOUR OFFICE.

ARE THEY ASKING TO SPEAK AS CITIZENS TO BE HEARD AT THIS TIME? WELL, YOUR HONOR, I INITIALLY SIGNED UP BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF MY CONSTABLE WAS GOING TO BE HERE.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL HAD A VOICE.

SO, HE HAS SAID EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO BE SAID.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN HE WASN'T HERE THIS MORNING.

AND IF IT WENT THIS MORNING, I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD A VOICE.

AND JAMES ROBERTS IS NO LONGER HERE. ALL RIGHT.

THAT. IS THERE ANY OTHER CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON THIS PARTICULAR AGENDA ITEM? COMMISSIONER MOODY? THANK YOU. SO I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE ON MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER CALVERT HAS ASKED FOR A REPEAT.

WHAT IS. WHAT IS THE MOTION? COMMISSIONER, I MOVE TO DIRECT THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE TO REVIEW THIS.

AND WITH THE BUDGET. ALL RIGHT. IS THAT THE MOTION? I THINK IT WAS SIMILAR TO THE LAST ITEM. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY.

IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS DEFERRING IT. IS THERE ANY FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR? HEARING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES ITEM NUMBER 97. I APOLOGIZE, BUT I'LL ASK THAT.

[9. Communications from citizens who signed the register to speak. (Part 2 of 2)]

I REALLY SHOULD HAVE CALLED YOU EARLIER. I KNOW THAT YOU STUCK IT OUT.

SO, I WILL GIVE YOU YOUR THREE MINUTES. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO START BY THANKING REBECCA CLAY-FLORES, MY COUNTY COMMISSIONER, BECAUSE I THINK SHE'S AMAZING AND SHE DOES WONDERFUL THINGS FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. ABOUT 700 OF MY DEAREST AND NEAREST NEIGHBORS HAVE ASKED ME TO COME BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ASK YOU TO NOT GIVE HARPER BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ANY MORE BIDS UNTIL THEY FINISH OUR ROAD PROJECT. OUR PROJECT IS OVER A YEAR PAST ITS COMPLETION DATE.

WE'VE HAD THREE GAS LEAKS. WE'VE HAD FOUR WATER LEAKS THAT HAVE GONE 50FT IN THE SKY.

WE HAD A DEATH IN OUR UNFORTUNATE DEATH FROM A CONSTRUCTION WORKER.

WE'VE BEEN REROUTED. WE'VE BEEN REROUTED. YESTERDAY WE'VE HAD A PROTEST.

IT'S BEEN SUCH A PROCESS. AND DURING THIS WHOLE THING, HARPER BROTHERS GOT ANOTHER CONTRACT,

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CULEBRA IS BEHIND NOW, TOO. SO IT JUST I'M JUST HOPING THAT IN THE FUTURE YOU GUYS DON'T ALLOW PEOPLE TO BID IF THEY CAN'T ACTUALLY PERFORM THE CONTRACT. I DON'T LOVE COMING HERE.

YOU GUYS ARE FANTASTIC. BUT I WORK WITH ANIMALS AND THIS IS NOT MY FORTE.

BUT SO MANY PEOPLE NEED THIS TO GET DONE. IT TAKES 45 MINUTES FOR ME TO DROP MY SON OFF.

IT USED TO TAKE ME TEN, AND IT JUST. IT'S SUCH A PROBLEM.

I HAVE NOTHING ELSE. I'M SORRY, I JUST. PLEASE DON'T GIVE HARPER BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ANY MORE CONTRACTS UNTIL THEY FINISH WITH OURS.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

AND THANK YOU. LOVE YOU, REBECA CLAY-FLORES .

LOVE YOU, FRANKIE. AND THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH FOR LISTENING TO EVERYBODY.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. JUDGE, CAN I YES. POINT OF ORDER.

GO AHEAD. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. THANK YOU FOR COMING TO VOICE YOUR OPINION ON THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.

I KNOW MY OFFICE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH YOU, AND ALSO ART RINEHART HAS BEEN WORKING WITH YOU ALL, SO THEY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE THAT OUT WITHOUT DELAYING AND JUST PULLING A CONTRACT AND THE LEGALITY OF THAT, BUT MAKING SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO GET THE CONTRACT ARE DOING THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON THAT. I ALSO I JUST WANT TO TAKE A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE BECAUSE I NEED TO LEAVE.

SO, FOR THE RECORD, I WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS ON 84 AND 87 STAFF.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE WORKING ON THOSE, MAKE SURE IN MY ABSENCE, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'LL ASK FRANKIE, OR I CAN GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE VIDEO. I NEED YOU TO BRING IT UP TO MAKE SURE YOU REMIND EVERYONE WHAT I'M SAYING.

THOMAS COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE. TONY CANEZ. SO TO GO AND ORDER 84.

THIS, I GUESS THE MONEY. THE BIDS HAVE COME BACK HIGHER THAN THEY SHOULD BE BECAUSE COSTS ARE GOING UP.

SO THIS WAS APPROVED TO TAKE OVER THESE CREEKS, THESE CREEKS AND TRAILS.

BEFORE I GOT HERE, BEFORE I WAS COMMISSIONER AND THE COUNTY AGREED TO TAKE THIS OVER FROM THE CITY BECAUSE, AS USUAL, THINGS START ON THE NORTH SIDE, AND BY THE TIME THEY GET TO THE SOUTH SIDE, THEY RUN OUT OF MONEY UNDER MY WATCH.

I WILL NOT ALLOW THIS. SO WHEN THIS GETS APPROVED LATER TODAY, THE CONNECTORS ON THE SOUTH SIDE WILL NOT BE ANY LESS IN ESTHETICS OR QUALITY THAN EVERYTHING ELSE THAT'S SUPPOSEDLY GOING TO CONNECT THE TRAILS IN THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

SO I JUST NEED TO MAKE THAT MAKE SURE THAT'S ON FOR THE RECORD, WHEN YOU COME AND PRESENT, IF YOU CAN REMEMBER TO REITERATE THAT, TONY. THANK YOU.

AND 87. I DON'T KNOW IF DOCTOR GREENFIELD LABORDE IS HERE.

TINA, ARE YOU GOING TO BE WORKING WITH HER ON THIS ONE? NUMBER 87.

SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE JUST SITTING IN THE JAIL BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ROTTING IN JAIL.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY ARE WAITING ON TRIAL OR WHAT.

THE ISSUE IS THAT WE CONTINUE TO SPEND MONEY TO SEND THEM TO OTHER COUNTIES.

WE NEED TO PROCESS PEOPLE, GET THEM TO TRIAL OR GET THEM TO MENTAL HEALTH THEY NEED AND LET THEM CONTINUE TO LIVE THEIR LIVES.

SO, BECAUSE THIS ISN'T HAPPENING, I'M GOING TO DIRECT STAFF TO WORK WITH DR.

NORMA GREENFIELD IN MORTY'S OFFICE, REQUESTING A FORENSIC AUDIT TO FIGURE OUT WHY THIS IS TAKING SO LONG.

SO AGAIN, WHEN THIS COMES UP IN MY ABSENCE, TINA THOMAS, IF YOU COULD REITERATE THAT, PLEASE.

THANK YOU, JUDGE SAKAI. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. I'VE BEEN ASKED ALSO TO TAKE SOMETHING OUT OF ORDER.

I'M GOING NOW TO AGENDA ITEM 95. DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE.

[95.a. Discussion and appropriate action regarding authorizing the execution of an agreement with Loomis Armored US, LLC in the estimated annual amount of $147,618.24 to provide for armored car transport services as requested by county wide departments; authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents for record. (Estimated Presentation Time: 10 minutes) ]

MR. GALLOWAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS.

YES. THIS WE'RE ASKING YOUR APPROVAL REGARDING THE LOOMIS CONTRACT.

FOR AN ANNUAL ONE YEAR EXTENSION WHILE WE WORK ON THE SOLICITATION AND BID.

PUT THAT OUT FOR BID. YOUR HONOR. ALL RIGHT. MS. LISA ANDERSON WITH ME FROM THE TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE.

FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. LET US NOW GO UP. I'M GOING TO GO AGAIN.

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[94.a. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval of an agreement between Bexar County and Project QUEST for a term to begin upon approval and extend through September 30,2026, in an amount not to exceed $400,000 to provide workforce training services, including advanced manufacturing and high-demand career pathways, to address workforce gaps in both incorporated and unincorporated areas of Bexar County and serve 120 economically disadvantaged County residents; and to include the appropriate budgetary transfer. (Estimated Presentation Time: 10 minutes) ]

DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND PROJECT QUEST FOR A TERM TO BEGIN UPON APPROVAL AND EXTEND THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, AND AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 400,000. TO PROVIDE WORKFORCE TRAINING SERVICES, INCLUDING ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, HIGH DEMAND CAREER PATHWAYS TO ADDRESS WORKFORCE GAPS IN BOTH INCORPORATED AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF BEXAR COUNTY, AND SERVE 120 ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COUNTY RESIDENTS.

AND TO INCLUDE THE BUDGET BUDGETARY TRANSFER.

DAVID MARQUEZ I WILL PUT ON THE RECORD THAT WE HAD ALREADY APPROVED TO AUTHORIZE THE NEGOTIATE WITH PROJECT QUEST.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN IN FINAL FORM AND THAT IS WHAT IS BEING ASKED FOR APPROVAL.

IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. MR. MARQUEZ.

AND WE ALSO HAVE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. SO, MR. MARQUEZ, LET ME ASK CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. WE'RE PREPARED TO TAKE A VOTE, BUT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT FATHER JIMMY DRENNAN AND RENE ODIN ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. IF YOU WISH.

FATHER JIMMY, WHERE ARE YOU? I THOUGHT YOU WERE HERE. OKAY.

HOW ABOUT RENE? RENE. IF. IF WE COULD BEG FOR 30S.

OKAY. 30S. WE'RE FINE. MR. MARQUEZ. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED TO.

YOU'VE GIVEN US A SHORT POWERPOINT. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU NEED TO GO OVER? NO, SIR, I DON'T BELIEVE SO. THIS, AS YOU SAID, WE BRIEFED YOU BEFORE AND BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AND DEBORAH AND HER TEAM HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DA'S OFFICE TO BRING BACK THIS CONTRACT FOR APPROVAL TODAY.

SO, YOU'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONTRACT? YES, SIR. AS PRESENTED.

THAT'S THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE BEXAR COUNTY ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT, FATHER JIMMY. ME? HELLO, JUDGE.

I'M GIVING YOU THREE MINUTES, FATHER JIMMY. OH, WE NEED MORE THAN THAT.

I KNOW YOU DO. I WANT TO TELL YOU THAT I SAW YOU EARLIER, AND YOU LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE GOING THROUGH A LOT.

AND SO I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW, I WANT TO GIVE YOU A HUG.

TO HELP BRING PEACE INTO YOUR LIFE. AND A PRAYER, PLEASE.

AND A PRAYER. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO ALL OF YOU.

I'M FATHER JIMMY DRENNAN. I'M THE PASTOR OF SAINT MARGARET MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH ON THE CITY'S SOUTHEAST SIDE.

I'M A MEMBER OF COPS METRO, AND I'M A BOARD MEMBER OF PROJECT QUEST.

AND I WANT TO BEGIN BY THANKING ALL OF YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME AND ADDRESS YOU HERE AT COMMISSIONERS COURT.

I WANT TO REMIND US THAT HISTORY IS AN INCREDIBLE GIFT.

WE ARE OFTEN ABLE TO LOOK BACK, AND WE CAN SEE THOSE GREAT MOMENTS THAT HELPED DEFINE WHERE WE ARE TODAY, AND WE ALSO LOOK BACK AT SOME OF OUR DARK MOMENTS, THOSE MOMENTS THAT REALLY BROUGHT US LOW.

IN JANUARY 1990, WHEN THE LEVI STRAUSS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION CLOSED ITS FACILITY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND SPECIFICALLY IN BEXAR COUNTY.

THAT COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF OUR DARK DAYS, BECAUSE SO MANY LIVES WERE AFFECTED WHEN THESE, OUR CITIZENS OF BEXAR COUNTY, LOST THEIR JOBS.

BUT WE TOOK IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY IN THAT YEAR TO TURN THINGS AROUND AND MAKE IT NOT ONLY A BRIGHT SPOT, BUT AN INCREDIBLE FUTURE FOR BEXAR COUNTY. WITH THE CREATION OF PROJECT QUEST COPS, METRO ALLIANCE WORKED ON A LONG TERM JOB TRAINING PROGRAM THAT WOULD LIFT PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY AND SET THEM IN A DIRECTION WHERE THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE TO ASK FOR A HANDOUT. ALL THEY EVER ASKED FOR WAS A HAND UP.

AND COPS. METRO ALLIANCE IS VERY PROUD TO HAVE HELPED CREATE AND CHAMPION THIS FOR BEXAR COUNTY.

AND SO, WE GATHER TOGETHER, CELEBRATING A GREAT HISTORY BETWEEN PROJECT QUEST AND BEXAR COUNTY IN HELPING TO PROVIDE FOR OUR CITIZENS. WE'VE HAD MORE THAN 14,000 PEOPLE GO THROUGH THE PROGRAM OF PROJECT QUEST, AND WE HAVE RIGHT NOW OUTSIDE OF THE CITY LIMITS, BUT WITHIN BEXAR COUNTY, HUNDREDS THAT ARE ON A WAITING LIST SEEKING LONG TERM JOB TRAINING THAT WILL HELP ELEVATE THEM TO A PLACE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND DIGNITY FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND CREATE A FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES. AND SO, WE GATHER HERE TO URGE YOU TO HELP SUPPORT WHAT JUDGE SAKAI HAS HELPED CHAMPION. WE KNOW THAT WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL, JUDGE SAKAI, FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO MEET WITH US IN JANUARY OR DECEMBER,

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AND WE ALSO THANK ALL OF YOU IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO MEET WITH US, LISTEN TO US, AND HELP SUPPORT THIS ENDEAVOR.

JUDGE SAKAI, WE CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH AGAIN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, MOST OF ALL, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO TAKE TIME OUT OF YOUR SCHEDULE OFTEN IN THE MORNINGS OR LATE AT NIGHT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE MET WITH AND WE COULD CONTINUE TO FOSTER THIS INCREDIBLE RELATIONSHIP.

THE OTHER THING THAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IS ALL OF US THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ARE GREATLY AWARE OF THE RECENT PASSING OF POPE FRANCIS.

PRIOR TO HIS PASSING COPS METRO WAS INVITED TO JOIN OTHER IAF ORGANIZATIONS IN ROME ON THREE SEPARATE MEETINGS SPANNING NEARLY THREE YEARS. AND IN EACH OF THOSE MEETINGS, PROJECT QUEST WAS LIFTED UP BY POPE FRANCIS.

THE WORK THAT WE WERE DOING WITH BEXAR COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TO LIFT PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY AND TO A GREAT SENSE OF DIGNITY, WERE UTTERED BY THE POPE. THOSE WORDS WERE UTTERED BY HIS MOUTH HIMSELF.

IN EACH OF THOSE VISITS. HE LIFTED UP THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE HE SAW IT AS PART OF THE WORK THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

TO REALLY FOCUS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE FOCUSED.

JUST BECAUSE THE ONE THING THROUGH THIS EFFORT WE CAN AGREE ON IS THAT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF BEXAR COUNTY WILL BEGIN AND END WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS PEOPLE.

IT WILL BEGIN AND IT WILL END WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS PEOPLE.

I ALSO WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT WE ARE IN AN INTERESTING PERIOD OF TIME IN THE CHURCH.

WE'RE IN A PERIOD OF TIME CALLED NOVUM DALLAS, WHICH ARE THE NINE DAYS OF MOURNING AND REFLECTION.

AND ONE OF THE REFLECTIONS I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IS, IS POPE FRANCIS WHEN ADDRESSING PROJECT QUEST AND WHAT IT ACCOMPLISHES.

HE SAYS THAT THE ONLY TIME YOU SHOULD EVER LOOK DOWN ON ANYONE IS WHEN YOU'RE LIFTING THEM UP.

AND THAT'S WHAT PROJECT QUEST DOES. IT LIFTS UP THE PEOPLE OF BEXAR COUNTY, AND IT GIVES THEM A FUTURE.

AND SO, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THIS ENDEAVOR.

AND I WANT TO REMIND ALL OF US THAT THE LEGACY I THINK THAT WE COULD RESPOND TO HERE IN THESE NINE DAYS, THIS NOVEMBER, IS A LIVING LEGACY FOUND IN THE CITIZENS OF BEXAR COUNTY.

WHEN WE LIFT THEM UP THROUGH THIS LONG TERM JOB TRAINING PROGRAM.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS RENEE ODIN. I'M WITH MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH.

I'M ALSO ON THE BOARD OF PROJECT QUEST. I'M A COPS METRO LEADER.

PROJECT QUEST HAS A 32, A PROUD 32 YEAR TRACK RECORD OF LIFTING PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY, LIFTING FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY. QUEST HAS A DEMONSTRATED 80% PERSISTENCY AND PLACEMENT RATE OF LIFE CHANGING JOBS. ON AVERAGE, PARTICIPANTS COME TO PROJECT QUEST EARNING JUST $14,000. BUT THAT'S NOT IT. THAT'S NOT THE END OF THE STORY.

THEY END UP MAKING SOMEWHERE AROUND $47,000 AFTER THEY GO THROUGH PROJECT QUEST.

SIMPLY PUT, WE'RE MOVING FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY AND INTO THE MIDDLE CLASS.

THE LAST THING I'D LIKE TO LIFT UP IS A STUDY BY MARK ELLIOTT WITH THE ECONOMIC MOBILITY CORPORATION, A 14 YEAR STUDY. IT SHOWED THAT THERE WAS AN 84% RETURN ON INVESTMENT. I QUOTE THESE ARE THE LARGEST SUSTAINED EARNINGS IMPACT OVER EVER FOUND IN A US WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

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THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. SIR. THERE WAS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

NOT YET. MOTION. ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. THAT COMPLETES THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

I KNOW EVERYBODY MAY WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS, BUT I'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE VOTE.

I THINK THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT. AND SO, UNLESS THERE'S FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

YES. THANK YOU, JUDGE SAKAI. AND TO ALL THE COMMISSIONERS, ON BEHALF OF NOT ONLY THE PROJECT BOARD AND COPS METRO ALLIANCE, BUT OF THE THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACTED AND WILL BE IMPACTED IN THE YEARS TO COME.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO A LONG RELATIONSHIP.

THANK YOU. GOD BLESS Y'ALL. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK UP NOW.

I'VE TRIED TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYBODY'S REQUEST FOR THIS AFTERNOON.

SO IF EVERYBODY'S A LITTLE UPSET I UNDERSTAND WE'RE BACK UP TO 80 FOR DISCUSSION.

[84. Discussion and appropriate action regarding Task Order No. 12 of the Cooperative Agreement between Bexar County, the San Antonio River Authority, and the City of San Antonio for the completion of the Creeks and Trails Capital Improvements Program; for programmatic property investigations and pre-development study required for certain Creeks and Trails projects that would be authorized in future task orders, in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000. (Estimated Presentation Time: 5 minutes) ]

TONY, WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE TO BRING US UP TO DATE ON? WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE KATHLEEN RUBIN. SHE'S THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE CREEKS AND TRAILS PROGRAM FOR THE RIVER AUTHORITY. I'M GOING TO LET HER GIVE A LITTLE PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS. MR. RUBIN, STEP FORWARD.

HOW ARE YOU? I'M WELL. HOW ARE YOU? AND ARE YOUR PARENTS DOING WELL? THEY ARE. THANK YOU. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. I'M KATHLEEN RUBIN.

I'M THE CREEKS AND TRAILS PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE RIVER AUTHORITY.

DO I CLICK THROUGH? OKAY. OKAY. AND I JUST HAVE A FEW SLIDES TO GO THROUGH.

YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THIS INFORMATION BEFORE? A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THE CREEKS AND TRAILS PROGRAM.

IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2022, FORMALIZED THROUGH AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY.

IT ALLOCATED MORE THAN $240 MILLION FOR TRAIL ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION AND OTHER COMMUNITY ASSET PROJECTS.

IT ESTABLISHED BEXAR COUNTY AS THE FUNDING PARTNER.

THE RIVER AUTHORITY AS THE PROGRAM AND PROJECT MANAGER, OVERSEEING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FOR THE PROJECTS, AND IN MOST CASES, THE PROJECTS WILL BE OWNED, MAINTAINED, MANAGED BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

ONCE THEY'RE COMPLETE. JUST BRIEFLY, THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES THAT THE CREEKS AND TRAILS PROGRAM SEEKS TO ACHIEVE INCLUDE COMPLEMENTING PREVIOUS CAPITAL INVESTMENT, RESTORING DEGRADED AQUATIC AND RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEMS, IMPROVING WATER QUALITY, AND FLOOD CONTROL, PROMOTING THE ADDITION OF TRAILS AND OTHER PARK AMENITIES, CONNECTING NEIGHBORHOODS, CIVIC INSTITUTIONS, CITY AND COUNTY PARKS TO THE GREENWAY TRAIL SYSTEM.

LEVERAGING FUNDING FROM OTHERS AND SERVING AS A CATALYST FOR FUTURE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SO WE ARE NOW AT VARIOUS STAGES OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ON TEN OR SO OF THE PROJECTS IN THE LIST FROM THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

AND AS PROGRAM MANAGER, THE RIVER AUTHORITY PERIODICAL UPDATES, COUNTY LEADERSHIP ON THE STATUS OF THE PROGRAM AND ANY OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'VE IDENTIFIED TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF DESIGN AND DELIVERY AND INFORM DECISION MAKING AND PROJECT SEQUENCING.

SO, IN IMPLEMENTING SEVERAL OF THESE PROJECTS, WE FOUND THAT REAL ESTATE BUDGETS WERE CURRENTLY UNDERFUNDED IN THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

THIS REQUIRES US TO MAKE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WHICH RESULT IN SCHEDULE DELAYS.

AND SO OUR SOLUTION IS TO REALLOCATE SOME OF THE FUNDING THAT CURRENTLY SITS IN FUTURE PROJECT BUDGETS INTO A PROGRAM LEVEL BUDGET TO ALLOW US THE FLEXIBILITY, UP TO $5 MILLION TO DO INVESTIGATIVE WORK ON REAL ESTATE AND ESTABLISH ACCESS THROUGH RIGHTS OF ENTRY ON THOSE PROPERTIES A BIT SOONER IN THE PROCESS.

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OOPS. OUR NEXT SLIDE HERE IS THE RECOMMENDED MOTION, BUT I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE BEFORE WE GET THERE.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? AN INQUIRY? OKAY, SO I GUESS I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING SOME OF YOUR TERMINOLOGY IN TERMS OF PROGRAMMATIC.

AND WHAT DOES THAT GO TOWARDS VERSUS THE REAL ESTATE? SO I UNDERSTAND THE REAL ESTATE TO BE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.

BUT WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY PROGRAMMATIC. SO THIS TASK ORDER ACTUALLY WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.

THIS IS BASICALLY A CHANGE IN PROCESS. INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL A PROJECT HAS ITS OWN TASK ORDER TO FUND REAL ESTATE RESEARCH AND THEN INVESTIGATION, WE'RE BASICALLY TAKING THOSE FUNDS AND MOVING IT UP IN THE PROCESS SO THAT WE CAN START TO DO SOME OF THE REAL ESTATE INVESTIGATION AND ACTUALLY GET OUT ON SITE TO BETTER INFORM THIS BODY'S DECISION MAKING ABOUT WHICH PROJECTS GO NEXT, GET A BETTER SENSE OF WHAT THE ACQUISITION COSTS ARE GOING TO BE.

BUT AGAIN, NONE OF THAT ACQUISITION WILL OCCUR UNTIL WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE TASK ORDER SPECIFIC TO THAT PROJECT.

IS THAT IS THAT THE ONLY THING THAT'S COVERED IN THE DEFINITION OF PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES? SURE. SO THERE'S THERE'S SEVERAL THINGS COVERED IN THE TASK ORDER.

ONE CATEGORY IS INVESTIGATION. SO THIS IS GAINING RIGHTS OF ENTRY, DOING ANY ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH THAT WOULD OCCUR ON SITE ONCE WE HAVE A RIGHT OF ENTRY, TITLE WORK SURVEY AND ANY SORT OF REAL ESTATE VALUE ASSESSMENT.

THERE'S ALSO PROVISIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS, ARCHEOLOGICAL REVIEWS AND HYDRAULIC REVIEWS.

NO FUNDING FOR ACQUISITION AND NO FUNDING FOR TAKING THE HYDRAULICS BEYOND JUST AN INVESTIGATIVE EARLY PLANNING STAGE EFFORT SO THAT WE CAN GET A BETTER SENSE OF COST.

SO IF I WERE ARE LOOKING TO DIVERT FUNDS, LET'S SAY, FROM SALADO CREEK TO ANOTHER PROJECT.

HOW WOULD THAT COUNT? HOW WOULD THAT WEIGH INTO THIS DECISION? I GUESS I NEED A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION ON.

ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT THE TABLE THAT I REPRESENTED THAT SHOWS THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS BE ADJUSTED, OR. I'M WONDERING, LET'S JUST SAY THAT THERE'S SALADO CREEK PROJECT PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY LISTED HERE, BUT LET'S SAY THAT WE WERE LOOKING TO REALLOCATE SOME OF THOSE FUNDS.

AND YOU WOULDN'T NEED AS MUCH OF THIS FOR THE PRE-ASSESSMENT.

HOW WOULD YOU, I GUESS WORK TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S NECESSARY.

SO THAT WOULD ALL BE STILL UP TO THE COUNTY LEADERSHIP AND THE COMMISSIONER AND JUDGE'S OFFICE TO HELP INFORM THOSE DECISIONS.

THE INTENTION BEHIND THIS EFFORT IS NOT TO SPEND THE ENTIRE $5 MILLION.

IF THAT'S NOT THE DESIRE OF THE THE COURT AND STAFF.

IT JUST ALLOWS US THE FLEXIBILITY TO DO THAT INVESTIGATION.

BUT IF THERE IS A DECISION MADE ABOUT REALLOCATING FUNDS PRIOR TO THIS INVESTIGATION OCCURRING, THAT WOULD REALLY BE UP TO YOU ALL TO DIRECT.

COMMISSIONER. I THINK I THINK TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION; IT WOULD TAKE THE RIGHT OF WAY.

THE SURVEY COST ASSOCIATED WITH SALADO ONE AND TWO OUT OF.

WE WOULDN'T NEED TO SPEND THAT. OKAY. YEAH. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION.

THE THOUGHT PROCESS IS NOT THAT WE WOULD NEVER DO THE SALADO ONE AND TWO.

IT'S THAT I THINK THERE ARE SOME PROJECTS THAT CAN STIMULATE REVENUE TO THE COUNTY THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO MAYBE DO IT A LITTLE LATER.

BUT I WANT TO GO AND RUN THESE NUMBERS AND MAKE AN EDUCATED DECISION BASED UPON FINANCIAL ANALYSIS.

SO, I JUST WANT TO PUT IT ON RECORD. WE NEED TO DO THAT.

SO, WE'LL GET THAT MEETING SCHEDULED. YEAH. SO, THE REAL INTENTION BEHIND THIS ITEM IS INSTEAD OF DOING THE SURVEY WORK WHEN SALADO CREEK STARTS, WE'RE SEEING BIDS COME IN HIGH IN AN EFFORT TO SEE IF THAT'S A CONTINUOUS TREND THAT WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO ADAPT TO, OR IF THAT'S A MOMENTARY THING, WE'RE SAYING, GIVE US SOME TIME.

WE'LL DO ALL THE REAL ESTATE INVESTIGATION AT ONCE.

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BUT AT LEAST THIS BUYS US TIME TO WORK OUT ANY FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS, PERHAPS WITH THE CITY IF NECESSARY, BECAUSE A LOT OF THESE ARE CITY PROJECTS THAT, HONESTLY, WE AGREED TO TAKE ON.

SO. COMMISSIONER MOODY. YEAH, I HAD SOME SIMILAR QUESTIONS, BUT ALSO SOME OTHERS.

AND TONY, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME EARLIER IN THE WEEK.

SO LET ME JUST CLARIFY. SO, THE SIX THAT ARE LISTED ON HERE, THESE ARE THE NEXT ROUND OF PROJECTS. AND SO YOU'RE TAKING THOSE A PORTION OF THE FUNDS FROM THOSE PROJECTS INTO THIS PROGRAMMATIC LEVEL THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE THOSE PROGRAMMATIC EVALUATIONS FOR THESE PROJECTS. THAT'S RIGHT.

OKAY. AND CAN YOU HELP ME WITH JUST THE VARIATION THERE? LIKE MUD CREEK AND SALADO CREEK, I-37 TO SPARTA, THOSE ARE OBVIOUSLY REALLY LOW COMPARED TO SOME OF THE OTHER ONES.

HOW DOES THAT I MEAN, WHERE DOES THAT COME FROM? SO, WE DID AN ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL TRAIL ALIGNMENTS USING THE EXTENTS OF THE TRAIL AS WE, AS THEY'RE SHOWN HERE. SO, WE LOOKED AT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CREEK, YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THESE PARCELS, AND IF YOU GO ON THE WEST SIDE, YOU'RE GOING THROUGH THESE PARCELS.

AND WE DID AN ANALYSIS BASED ON CURRENT BCAD VALUES OUR OWN PROGRAMMATIC INFORMATION ABOUT HOW MANY PROPERTIES HAVE GONE THROUGH EASEMENT OR FEE SIMPLE IN THE PAST.

AND WE CAME UP WITH AN INFORMED ESTIMATE ABOUT WHAT WE THINK THE COSTS OF REAL ESTATE COULD BE ON THOSE PARCELS. AND SO WE APPLIED THEM AT THAT PERCENTAGE ACROSS THE PROJECTS THAT ARE SHOWN HERE.

SO WE ESTIMATED IT THAT WAY, KNOWING THAT PROJECTS WITH MORE DOLLARS IN REAL ESTATE, IT COULD BE THAT THEY'RE LONGER AND GO THROUGH MORE PARCELS OR THAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH HIGHER VALUE PARCELS. OKAY. AND YOU'RE TALKING TO SPECIFIC PROJECTS.

I THINK THAT ONE THING THAT ABSOLUTELY WE SHOULD DO IS HAVE A MAP AVAILABLE THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, CITY, COUNTY COMPLETED, UNDER CONSTRUCTION, FUNDED TO MAKE A BETTER, FIRST OF ALL, TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE DON'T EVEN KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHERE SOME OF THESE, THESE PROJECTS ARE LOCATED OR SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT YOU'RE BRINGING UP.

SO I WOULD HIGHLY ADVISE THAT WE INCLUDE A MAP, YOU KNOW, IN THE FUTURE DISCUSSIONS HERE.

THE OTHER THING IS, IS JUST THE TEN YEAR CAPITAL PLAN.

AND YOU SAID SOMETHING THAT RESONATED WITH ME, INFORM THESE DECISIONS THAT THIS COURT SHOULD INFORM THOSE DECISIONS.

AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. A LOT OF THIS, ALL OF THIS IS OFF OF A TEN YEAR CIP THAT WAS APPROVED, I BELIEVE, DAVID, FOUR YEARS AGO. CORRECT. 2021 SO WE'RE FOUR YEARS INTO A CIP AND WE'VE BEEN UNWILLING TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT IT AGAIN AS A COURT AND JUST FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, ARE THERE PROJECTS THAT WE WANT TO REPRIORITIZE? ARE THERE OTHER PROJECTS THAT THERE'S NO LONGER POLITICAL SUPPORT FOR AND WE PROBABLY NEED TO CANCEL? I MEAN, THAT WOULD JUST BE GOOD GOVERNANCE IN MY OPINION.

SO, I THINK THAT AS WE GET INTO THIS, WE NEED TO GET THAT MAP OUT.

LOOK AT THE TEN YEAR PLAN, LOOK AT THE CONSTRUCTION YEAR BY YEAR, AND ALSO FIGURE OUT WHAT ARE OUR OBJECTIVES WITH OUR CREEKS AND TRAILS.

AND SOME OF THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS TO BE IN CONCERT WITH THE CITY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE THOSE OBJECTIVES? IS IT COMPLETING THE LOOP? IS IT CONNECTING TO UNIVERSITIE AND KEY RESIDENTIAL AREAS? IS IT CONNECTING WITH THE MISSIONS? WHAT ARE THOSE OBJECTIVES THAT WE CAN GET ALIGNED ON AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR PLAN AND OUR STRATEGY ALIGNS WITH THOSE OBJECTIVES GOING FORWARD.

BUT YOU KNOW, IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE, WE'VE NEVER REALLY HAD THAT CONVERSATION.

I HOPE THAT WE HAVE IT HERE SOON. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? NO, JUDGE. I WOULD JUST SAY, YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU.

I KNOW THAT MAYBE TO COMMISSIONER MOODY'S POINT, WE HAVEN'T HAD MAYBE THAT DISCUSSION AS A COURT.

BUT I KNOW IN SITTING WITH THE FOLKS AT THE RIVER AUTHORITY, WE HAVE HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

AND THERE IS A PLAN. AND SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE JUST TO NOTE THAT AND IN ADDITION, I THINK EVERY YEAR WHEN WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET WITH BUDGET STAFF, WE LOOK AT THOSE CIP PROJECTS IN THAT TEN YEAR PLAN, AT LEAST I RECOLLECT THAT.

BUT I THINK TO YOUR POINT, COMMISSIONER TO DO IT COLLECTIVELY IS PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT MAKES SENSE.

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I KNOW TODAY WE'RE NOT DOING WE'RE NOT ADDING ANY MONEY AT THIS POINT.

WE'RE JUST MOVING IT AROUND. BUT I KNOW AT SOME POINT IN THE FUTURE, WHETHER IT BE BECAUSE OF YOU KNOW, UNEXPECTED PROJECT COSTS MATERIALS, THERE'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE A TOUGHER DISCUSSION ABOUT ADDITIONAL DOLLARS IN YOU KNOW, I HOPE WE CAN DO THAT. GET AHEAD OF IT.

SO, THE STICKER SHOCK IS NOT AS GREAT. I KNOW I'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT TO DEREK ABOUT THAT, SO BUT WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. I THINK THESE ARE THESE ARE IMPORTANT ASSETS TO THE COMMUNITY.

AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. JUDGE MOTION.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND I'LL JUST PUT ON THE RECORD THAT I DID LISTEN VERY INTENTLY TO WHAT COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES SAID, AND I WILL TAKE IT TO HEART. SHE'S GOING TO WATCH THE VIDEO, MA'AM.

WATCH THE VIDEO. THERE WE GO. WELL, WE'LL TAKE UP 85 DISCUSSION.

[85. Discussion and appropriate action regarding the new Bexar County Precincts in accordance with Chapter 42 of the Texas Election Code, mandating that the Commissioners Court accept the precinct changes by May 1, 2025. ]

MISS CAREW, WELCOME, COMMISSIONERS COURT. THANK YOU, GUYS .

JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, I'M BRINGING BEFORE YOU TODAY ARE SEVEN PRECINCTS THAT WE'RE NEEDING TO SPLIT AT THIS MOMENT.

TEXAS ELECTION CODE STATES THAT ANY PRECINCT THAT HAS MORE THAN 5000 REGISTERED VOTERS NEEDS TO BE DIVIDED.

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M BRINGING TO YOU GUYS TODAY. I'M JUST WANTING TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT THIS WILL NOT AFFECT ANYONE'S DISTRICTS OR COMMISSIONER PRECINCT. IT WILL ONLY CHANGE THE PRECINCT NUMBER. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? NO QUESTIONS. I KNOW YOU GOT OVER TO OUR OFFICE.

THE ONES THAT IMPACT PRECINCT TWO. SO WE APPRECIATE THAT.

THE ONLY THING IS ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO GET THE VOTER TURNOUT HIGHER, WE'D APPRECIATE IT, MICHELLE. I'M JUST KIDDING. I KNOW IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, BUT.

BUT YOU GUYS ARE DOING A GOOD JOB. I VISITED WITH SOME OF THIS ISN'T A SIDE TO THIS, BUT I VISITED WITH SOME OF YOUR ELECTIONS FOLKS WHEN I VISITED WHEN I VOTED ON SUNDAY, AND EVERYBODY'S WORKING HARD, SO WE APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU.

I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, JUDGE. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. JUDGE, CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW, IF AT ALL, THIS MIGHT IMPACT THE NUMBER OF VOTING LOCATIONS THAT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THIS TIME? IT'S NOT GOING TO IMPACT THAT EITHER. I MEAN, WE'VE ALWAYS ARE LOOKING AT TO SEE WHERE THE MOST GROWTH IS, TO BE ABLE TO ADD ADDITIONAL POLL SITES. BUT WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT HERE WAS JUST GETTING THIS TURNED IN IN TIME RIGHT NOW.

BUT OVERALL, AS A DEPARTMENT, WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THE TRENDS TO SEE WHERE THERE IS GROWTH SO THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY ADD ADDITIONAL POLL SITES.

AFTER THIS ELECTION CYCLE. WE WILL ALSO BE REVIEWING SOME POLL SITES THAT ARE IN AREAS IN MORE AREAS THAN OTHERS.

FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE'S A PULSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM ONE AND WE NEED THEM SOMEWHERE ELSE, WE'RE LOOKING TO MOVE THEM AROUND. HOW DO YOU ADVERTISE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY HAVE A NEW PRECINCT NUMBER AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS? WELL, THIS INFORMATION WILL BE SENT TO THE VOTERS. THIS GOES IN EFFECT IN JANUARY, RIGHT WHEN WE DO OUR MASS MAIL OUT.

SO AT THAT TIME, THEY'LL RECEIVE A NOTICE FROM OUR OFFICE. ARE THERE ANY COMMON ISSUES THAT ARISE WHENEVER A PRECINCT IS MODIFIED THAT PEOPLE TEND TO CONTACT AN ELECTIONS OFFICE ABOUT? NOT AT THIS TIME. NOTHING THAT I CAN THINK OF THAT WOULD CAUSE AN ISSUE FOR THEM TO NEED TO CALL US.

BUT IF THEY DID, WE'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO IT. OKAY.

ON ELECTION RELATED MATTER. I DON'T RECALL US APPROVING THE ELECTION ORDER FOR THIS MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

AND I'M JUST WONDERING, IS THAT GOING TO CAUSE US SOMEONE TO FILE A COMPLAINT THAT THE ELECTION LOCATIONS AND ALL THAT IS NOT VALID. NO, IT SHOULDN'T CAUSE A PROBLEM AT ALL.

THERE WASN'T ANY COUNTY WIDE INITIATIVE ON THE BALLOT THAT WOULD REQUIRE ME TO BRING IT TO COURT TO GET PERMISSION.

SO, EVERYTHING WAS PASSED DOWN THROUGH EACH ENTITY, THE MUNICIPAL.

CORRECT. AND THE TRUSTEES OF THE ALAMO COLLEGE DISTRICT, THEY APPROVED THAT.

AND THE COUNTY HAD NOTHING RELATED TO EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS.

NOTHING LIKE THAT, RIGHT? CORRECT. THANK YOU.

JUDGE. SO, MISS CARRIER, LET ME JUST GET CLARIFICATION.

I'M TALKING AS A LAWYER BECAUSE OF THE STATUTE.

BECAUSE YOU HAVE MAY 1ST AS THE DEADLINE, WHICH IS THIS WEEK.

YOU'RE ASKING, IN ESSENCE, IN A SIMPLISTIC WAY, TO COLLAPSE PRECINCTS TO COMPLY WITH THIS STATUTE.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO? CORRECT. WHAT WE'VE DONE IS WE LOOK AT THE MAPS AND WE FOUND JUST WHETHER IT BE LIKE A BODY OF WATER OR.

SO HOW MANY PRECINCTS DO WE HAVE RIGHT NOW? CURRENTLY WE HAVE OVER 700.

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ADMINISTRATOR. CORRECT. IT'S SOMETHING WE HAVE TO VISIT EVERY ODD YEAR.

AND HAS THAT BEEN DONE, IN YOUR OPINION, FROM REVIEW OF THE RECORDS, OR IS THIS SOMETHING YOU HAVE CAUGHT AS THE NEW ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR? WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT IT PROBABLY HAS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST.

I DIDN'T LOOK PAST INTO THE PAST TO SEE WHAT HAD BEEN DONE, BUT THIS WAS JUST PRECINCTS THAT WERE BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT NEEDED TO HAVE ATTENTION. SO ARE THERE PRECINCTS WITH NO VOTERS IN THEM RIGHT NOW? THERE ARE PRECINCTS WITH NO VOTERS THAT WERE JUST BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. WE'RE REVIEWING THEM NOW. I'LL BE BRINGING THEM IN THE FUTURE TO HAVE THEM REMOVED, BECAUSE IT DOES STATE THAT THEY MUST HAVE AT LEAST 100 OR NO MORE THAN 5000.

SO SINCE I BELIEVE THERE ARE SEVEN THAT NEED TO BE REVIEWED, HOW MANY PRECINCTS? SEVEN. SEVEN. SO THAT JUST REDUCES THE NUMBER OF PRECINCTS THAT WERE OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE ELECTION SITE ON RECORD, EVEN THOUGH THOSE PRECINCTS HAVE NO VOTERS IN THEM.

CORRECT. WE'RE JUST, IT'S CLEANUP WORK. IS THAT IS THAT THE BEST WAY TO EXPLAIN IT? THE BEST WAY TO SAY IT? YES. JUDGE, MAY I, MAY I PLEASE? IT'S ONE OF THOSE PRECINCTS IS GOVERNMENT CANYON.

YOU'RE TELLING ME WE HAD VOTER VOTING EQUIPMENT OR INFRASTRUCTURE OUT AT GOVERNMENT CANYON? NO. SO, WE DON'T HAVE PRECINCT BASED VOTING. WE HAVE VOTE CENTERS.

SO, THE EQUIPMENT WE HAVE IS ACTUALLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG ALL VOTE CENTERS.

AND DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE DON'T HAVE PRECINCT BASE, THAT'S THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING PUT ASIDE FOR THEM. I FEEL BETTER KNOWING THE COYOTES DIDN'T HAVE TO DECIPHER WHAT TO DO WITH. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, MR. SMITH, I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERY REGISTERED VOTER IN THOSE PRECINCTS ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY.

I PRESUME COYOTES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. WHO KNOWS? AND WE'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I THINK I MADE A MOTION. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

REDUCE THOSE PRECINCTS, MISS CAREW. YES, YES.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 86 DISCUSSION.

[86. Discussion and appropriate action regarding a request for approval for 26,908 hours of paid overtime for uniformed officers who worked mandatory overtime hours (MOT) in the Adult Detention Center between February 18 and June 30, 2025. ]

GOOD AFTERNOON, SHERIFF. GOOD AFTERNOON JUDGE.

COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'LL KEEP MY COMMENTS SHORT.

IF NOTHING ELSE, IT ALLOWS ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP AND BRAG ABOUT THE FACT THAT AS OF YESTERDAY, WITH A NEW CADET CLASS OF 29 STARTING, OUR UNFILLED VACANCIES ARE DOWN TO 57.

ABSOLUTELY. AND WE'RE EXPECTING WE ARE EXPECTING THAT NUMBER TO CLIMB A LITTLE BIT AS WE FILL OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT VACANCIES, PROBABLY 30 OF OUR OF OUR UPCOMING LAW ENFORCEMENT CADETS WILL COME FROM THE JAIL. SO, IT'LL CAUSE THOSE VACANCIES TO BUMP UP.

BUT WE'RE STILL CONTINUING OUR RECRUITMENT EFFORTS IN HOPES OF.

I'VE SET MY GOAL FOR MY RECRUITERS IS I WANT THAT NUMBER DOWN TO ZERO OR AS CLOSE THERETO AS WE CAN GET.

TAKING INTO ACCOUNT REGULAR ATTRITION. ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OF THE SHERIFF? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.

ANYTHING ELSE? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE UP 87, WHICH I BELIEVE IS EITHER WITH TINA OR SHERIFF.

[87. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval of a budgetary transfer in the amount of $1,079,126 to pay for inmate housing from Burnet and Kerr County between December 2024 and March 2025. ]

TINA SMITH, DEAN WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE REQUESTING THE COURT'S APPROVAL TO MOVE JUST OVER $1 MILLION FROM CONTINGENCIES TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUDGET TO PAY FOR INMATES THAT ARE BEING HOUSED IN BURNETT AND KERR COUNTY.

WE BUDGETED $4.2 MILLION IN CONTINGENCIES, SO WE ARE RIGHT WHERE WE NEED TO BE.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER MOODY? THE 4.2 IS THAT FOR THIS FY.

YES, THAT WAS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. AND WE'RE ESTIMATING WE'RE GOING TO SPEND ALL OF IT.

AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, THE JAIL POPULATION WILL GO UP.

SO, I WOULD CONCUR. I'M GUESSING WE'RE GOING TO SPEND WAY OVER IT.

SO, I WAS JUST DOING SOME SIMPLE MATH HERE, BUT I ASKED MY STAFF TO CHECK THE JAIL REPORT, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE 279 HOUSED OUT. IS THAT CORRECT?

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MAYBE IT WAS YESTERDAY. ANYWAY, WE DO 279 TIMES 70.

AVERAGE NUMBER FOR THE COST. WELL, REMEMBER, BOTH KERR AND BURNETT ARE DIFFERENT RATES.

YEAH, I'M JUST USING BALLPARK. GOING TO 70. YES.

BUT IF YOU RECALL, THE PREVIOUS MONTHS WE WERE BELOW THE PROJECTION BECAUSE WE ORIGINALLY PROJECTED 190 INMATES TO BE HOUSED OUT FOR THOSE MONTHS. BUT THOSE PREVIOUS MONTHS, WE WERE BELOW.

SO, I THINK WE SHOULD SLIDE RIGHT IN AND BE RIGHT AT THAT SAME 4.2 WHAT WE PROJECTED.

WELL, WHAT ARE THE CURRENT COSTS ON THE CONTRACTS THAT WAS LIKE 65 AND 85.

IT'S A 65. 80. 580. OKAY, SO I JUST THREW OUT A 70 NUMBER.

BUT IF YOU DO THAT 365 DAYS, THAT COMES OUT TO 7.1 MILLION.

AND I KNOW WE STARTED SLOW IN THIS FY, RIGHT.

AND I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WE HAVE LEFT. BUT MY POINT BEING THAT GOING FORWARD, AGAIN, WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE INMATES COMING INTO THE JAIL BECAUSE OF THE SUMMERTIME, BECAUSE OF FIESTA. THEN WE HAVE LIKELY THE PASSING OF BAIL REFORM AT THE STATE LEVEL IS GOING TO ADD ADDITIONAL HUNDREDS OF INMATES. THIS SEVEN, YOU HAD 4 MILLION THIS YEAR.

THE RUN RATE TODAY IS 7 MILLION. IT COULD EASILY, EASILY BALLOON TO TEN, 12 OR $15 MILLION.

AND I ONLY BRING ALL THIS UP AGAIN BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THAT WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS ABOUT.

WE GOT TO FIGURE THIS OUT. I HEARD FROM COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES EARLIER ABOUT WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THIS OR WHAT? WHAT'S DRIVING THIS? AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS BEHIND IT, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THIS PROBLEM AND THINK ABOUT WHAT POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS LOOK LIKE IN TERMS OF BED SPACE BEYOND THE NEXT COUNTY CONTRACT.

AND I HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A WILLINGNESS TO THE COURT TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT THAT.

I KNOW THERE'S SOME THINGS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE DRIVE OF ADDITIONAL INMATES AND WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM, BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO HOUSE THEM ONCE THEY'RE THERE.

AND I THINK BOTH PROBLEMS WE NEED TO TRY TO ADDRESS AS A COURT.

BECAUSE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. SO ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? LET ME JUST SAY THIS TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

THANK YOU, SHERIFF, FOR THAT REPORT ON THAT PRIOR AGENDA ITEM ABOUT GETTING YOUR POSITIONS FILLED.

I THINK WE HAVE KIND OF TOUCHED ON IT. WELL, WE HAVE TOUCHED ON IT WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS ABOUT.

YOU WANT ADDITIONAL STAFFING, BUT YOU GOT TO FILL THE POSITIONS THAT ARE VACANT.

AND SO, I REALLY FEEL YOU HAVE DONE MADE A GOOD FAITH EFFORT.

AND OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE EMPLOYED SOME STRATEGIES FOR WHICH WE HAVE APPROVED.

AND SO I JUST APPRECIATE THE TEAMWORK THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS WORKED WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

AND THANK YOU FOR GETTING THAT ISSUE. NOW, IN REGARD TO THIS 87 ISSUE, OBVIOUSLY IT'S A MANDATORY.

WE'VE GOT TO HOUSE THESE PRISONERS. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I WILL TELL YOU, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES AND I DO TAKE HER DIRECTIVE, HER WORDS TO HEART, THAT SHE REALLY WANTS A DEEP DIVE.

AND I'M REALLY TALKING TO STAFF NOW, TINA, DAVID, ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHY ARE PEOPLE SITTING IN THE JAIL? AND I THINK IT'S A MULTITUDE OF ISSUES. IT'S A THERE'S A COMPLEXITY TO IT.

WE HAVE ELECTEDS THAT OBVIOUSLY THE SHERIFF YOU HAVE ONE PART OF THAT.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAS ANOTHER PART OF THAT.

THE JUDICIARY HAS ANOTHER PART OF THAT, AND ULTIMATELY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS TO PAY FOR IT.

AND SO IN ORDER FOR US TO BE EFFECTIVE, AND I WANT TO APPRECIATE AND APPLAUD COMMISSIONER MOODY, BECAUSE WE HAVE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS OF HOW DO WE INCREASE THE CAPACITY.

AND I WILL TELL YOU, I BELIEVE THE BEST, MOST ECONOMICAL AND SHERIFF WE'VE HAD, THESE DISCUSSIONS ARE BASICALLY OFF RECORD ABOUT WE NEED TO CREATE DIVERSION.

WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT ARE THERE ANNEXES THAT WE CAN CREATE TO YOUR JAIL THAT CAN DIVERT PEOPLE THAT DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO SIT IN THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL? AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD FOR THE PUBLIC MAINLY, IS THAT WE ARE WORKING HARD. MY STAFF, CYNTHIA COX IN PARTICULAR, IS WORKING WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND WORKING TO BRING THOSE STAKEHOLDERS, WHICH ALSO INCLUDE THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, THE MUNICIPAL COURTS, THE MAGISTRATES, JUDGE RONALD, AND ALL THE COURTS AND THE COUNTY COURTS AT LAW TO TRY TO KEEP DEVELOPING THOSE STRATEGIES AND SHARE YOU, YOU AND CHIEF MCMANUS ARE ALSO PART OF THAT. WE'VE ALSO.

TINA, I BELIEVE WE HAD A STUDY THROUGH DOCTOR GREENFIELD'S OFFICE WITH DOCTOR TESTA, AND I WANT TO PUT THAT BACK ON THE RECORD BECAUSE IT MADE CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WE

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AGAIN, ANOTHER COMPLEX PIECE OF THE PUZZLE, SO TO SPEAK, IN REGARD TO THE PEOPLE THAT SIT IN YOUR JAIL, CAN WE DIVERT THEM AT THE FRONT END BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY GET BOOKED IN? SHERIFF, YOU'VE HAD A BIG ISSUE, AND I BELIEVE I'M HOPING THE PUBLIC WILL UNDERSTAND THAT WHEN YOU'RE ASKING LAW ENFORCEMENT TO BRING PEOPLE IN, THEY BRING PEOPLE IN THAT ARE PREPARED TO BE INSTITUTIONALIZED, SO TO SPEAK, AND THAT PEOPLE THAT HAVE HEALTH ISSUES, PEOPLE THAT ARE DETOXING, PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, THEY NEED TO BE DIVERTED.

BUT I ALSO WANT TO PUT ON THE RECORD THAT WITH THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM WHO SUCCEEDED, JORGE HERNANDEZ HAS REALLY COME ON BOARD, DONE A DEEP DIVE WITH THE INVOLVEMENT OF WITHIN THE MAGISTRATE JAIL SYSTEM AND TO CREATE AND COME UP. AND SO, SHERIFF, I'M EXCITED ABOUT WHAT YOU AND ED WILL COME BACK TO THE COURT AS TO HOW WE CAN KIND OF AND THERE, ALONG WITH DOCTOR TESTA'S RECOMMENDATION THAT I HOPE YOU HAVE REVIEWED AND TAKEN TO HEART, IS THAT I THINK WE NEED TO REDO, SO TO SPEAK, HOW WE'RE PROCESSING PEOPLE IN THAT AND MAKING SURE THEY GET TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

BUT BACK TO YOU, COMMISSIONER MOODY. YEAH, THIS COURT HAS SOME REALLY TOUGH DECISIONS IN REGARD TO HOW WE CAN PROTECT THIS COMMUNITY, KEEP THE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO BE LOCKED UP, LOCKED UP, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, GET PEOPLE THAT DON'T NEED TO BE LOCKED UP TO GET TO THE RIGHT PLACE. AND SO IT IS A VERY TOUGH, TOUGH PROCESS THAT REQUIRES EVERYBODY TO SIGN ON.

AND, TINA, I THINK THAT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE WILL HAVE TO REALLY WORK HARD IN ORDER TO LOOK AT THE NEXT BUDGET.

AND I'M GOING TO TIE BACK IN WHAT WE HEARD THIS MORNING.

EVERYBODY FEELS THAT THEY GOT TO HAVE MORE RESOURCES, MORE DEPUTIES, MORE STAFF, MORE CARS, MORE WHATEVER. WE CAN'T COVER IT ALL. WE CAN'T COVER IT ALL.

I WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE DOING THE VERY BEST WE CAN.

WE WANT TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS, BUT WE CAN'T SHARE IT.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT. AND YOU'VE BEEN VERY GOOD. AND YOUR CHIEF.

YEAH, WE HAD THESE APPROVALS OF THESE BUDGET TRANSFERS, BUT THEY WERE ALREADY THOUGHT OF, AND WE BUDGETED AND WE'RE NOW FULFILLING OUR STATUTORY DUTY TO PAY FOR THOSE COSTS.

BUT ON THE LONG TERM. COMMISSIONER MOODY, WE GOT TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BALANCE THE BUDGET IN REGARD TO ALL THESE SAFETY ISSUES THAT WERE SO.

SHERIFF. I APPLAUD YOUR TEAM. BUT WE GOT MUCH, MUCH WORK TO DO.

AND I WANT THE PUBLIC AND I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT WE'RE TRYING OUR VERY BEST TO WORK TOGETHER ON THESE VERY, VERY TOUGH ISSUES. SO WITH THAT, I'LL GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER MOODY.

I JUST WANT TO REITERATE, WE SKIPPED OVER THE VACANCIES.

I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE'VE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF VACANCIES SIGNIFICANTLY.

SOMETIMES I JUST JUMP INTO MY POINTS, RIGHT? AND I FORGET WE'VE MADE SOME GREAT PROGRESS ON THAT FRONT.

I THINK OUR GAINS IN TERMS OF WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN COST SAVINGS ON THE OVERTIME COSTS AND FLSA ARE BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED JAIL POPULATION, RIGHT. THAT CANCELED IT OUT. BUT AND WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATING THE JAIL, RIGHT. YES, SIR. AND AS THE JUDGE SAID, GETTING BAD GUYS OFF THE STREET.

SO, CONTINUE TO DO THAT. IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

AND THE COURTS AND THE DA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE WE FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THEM OR WHERE THEY GO.

SO THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SO DO WE NEED TO CALL A VOTE THEN I BELIEVE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? DID WE GET A MOTION OR DO WE ALREADY? NOT YET.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION? ALL RIGHT. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.

SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. MAKE SURE WE'RE ON THE RIGHT ONE.

AGENDA ITEM 87. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. MR. THOMAS IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT.

[88. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval to adopt and extend the Order restricting outdoor burning, effective May 1, 2025 - July 30, 2025. ]

CORRECT, JUDGE. ALL RIGHT, SO DO Y'ALL. EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND? AGENDA ITEM 88, THE BURN BAN. IF WE KEEP IT ON, I THINK IT KEEPS RAINING.

SO. SO, THOMAS, KEEP KEEP IT ON THERE AND WE'LL JUST KEEP HAVING RAIN COME.

SO, 88 IS PASSED FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION. 89 DISCUSSION OF APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY

[89. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval of the First Amendment to the Engineering Services Agreement between Bexar County and Halff Associates, Inc. for Detailed Design and Construction Phase Services increasing the contract by $2,652,212.10 in the amount not to exceed $3,200,747.65 for fees related to the Grosenbacher North (MPO) - Canthree Drive to FM 1957 (Potranco Road) Project. Precinct 1. ]

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MR. REINHART. ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE.

COMMISSIONERS APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. WHAT WE'RE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT IS A CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE GROSSENBACHER NORTH PROJECT.

AND ULTIMATELY, THIS PROJECT WILL HELP IMPROVE MOBILITY ON THE WEST SIDE IN PRECINCT ONE, CONNECTING PETRENKO ROAD, WHICH IS FM 1957, TO US 90, CONNECTING WITH THE ONGOING W.T.

MONTGOMERY EXTENSION. SO THE OVERALL PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS WHEN WE GET TO CONSTRUCTION WILL IMPROVE THE ROADWAY FROM THE EXISTING TWO LANES TO FOUR LANES WITH CENTER TURN LANES, BIKE FACILITIES, PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.

IT'S APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILES AS OF NOW. THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST, AT A 30% DESIGN LEVEL IS 25.5 MILLION.

THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED THROUGH THE MPO. 80% OF THE CONSTRUCTION COSTS WILL ULTIMATELY BE REIMBURSED, AND WE ARE LOOKING TO FINISH, START, DESIGN AND FINISH IN LATE 27 TO GO TO CONSTRUCTION IN 2028.

JUST GETTING INTO THE MEAT OF IT. A COMMISSIONERS COURT PREVIOUSLY APPROVED A PRELIMINARY DESIGN PHASE CONTRACT FOR 548,000 WITH HALF AN ASSOCIATES, AND THAT WAS AFTER THEY WERE SELECTED THROUGH THE PROCESS TO HELP STUDY THE PROJECT ALIGNMENT, DETERMINE THE SCOPE FOR THE DETAILED DESIGN. SO WHAT WE'RE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT IS AMENDING THAT CONTRACT TO ADD THE DETAILED DESIGN PHASE SERVICES.

SO YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THIS SLIDE THE TYPE OF SERVICES THAT ARE INCLUDED TO COMPLETE AN ENGINEERING PROJECT GOING THROUGH THE LIST QUICKLY.

WE HAVE OUR ENGINEERING AND SURVEY SERVICES AS WELL AS GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION.

ALL THE SUBSURFACE UTILITY, ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.

AGAIN, THIS IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECT. SO, WE'LL FOLLOW THE TXDOT PROCESS AND PROCEDURES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INCLUDING PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND ALL THE NECESSARY RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION FOR SLIVERS OF PARCELS AS WE EXPAND THE ROADWAY AND THEN ULTIMATELY PREPARING THE BID DOCUMENTS AND AWARDING CONSTRUCTION. ONCE WE MOVE INTO CONSTRUCTION, THERE ARE CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES THAT THE HAFEN ASSOCIATES WILL PROVIDE, INCLUDING THE REVIEW OF OUR SUBMITTALS AND SHOP DRAWINGS, MONTHLY PAY ESTIMATES, ONGOING SITE VISITS, AND PREPARING THE RECORD DRAWINGS WHEN COMPLETE.

SO, THE MOTION WE'RE HERE TODAY IS TO REQUEST THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE ENGINEERING SERVICES AGREEMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF ROUGHLY 2.6 MILLION TO ADD THESE DETAILED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION PHASE SERVICES, BRINGING THE TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT TO 3.2 MILLION.

I DID WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE BOTH JENNIFER RAMOS AND JONNY CLAYTON WITH HAFEN ASSOCIATES HERE TODAY. THEY STUCK IT OUT AND DIDN'T GO PARTAKE IN ANY FIESTA ACTIVITIES.

SO. WELL, THERE THEY ARE. MOTION TO APPROVE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

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. AGENDA ITEM. WHERE ARE WE AT 9090.

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

MISS MELISSA SHANNON, GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

MELISSA SHANNON, COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE. SO TODAY IS DAY 106 OF 140.

SO, WE'RE CHIPPING AWAY. WE'RE NEARING THE END.

WHAT I WANT TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO BEFORE I START GOING THROUGH THE REPORT THAT THOMAS JUST PROVIDED TO EACH OF YOU IS THE CALENDAR.

SO I KNOW THAT SEVERAL OF YOUR OFFICES HAVE RECEIVED CALLS ABOUT HOT BUTTON ITEMS, AND PEOPLE ARE GETTING ANTSY.

BUT WHAT I WILL CAUTION YOU ON IS IF AN ITEM IS STILL IN A HOUSE COMMITTEE AT THIS POINT, IT'S PROBABLY NOT DOING TOO WELL. SO MAY THE 12TH.

SO MONDAY, MAY THE 12TH IS THE LAST DAY THAT A HOUSE COMMITTEE CAN REPORT A BILL OUT.

SO THEY REPORT THE BILL OUT. IT GOES TO THE CALENDARS COMMITTEE, AND IT'S SCHEDULED ON THE HOUSE CALENDAR TO MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS.

SO I KNOW THAT THAT SOUNDS LIKE QUITE A FEW DAYS THERE, BUT CALENDAR COMMITTEE IS BACKED UP.

ITEMS ARE BACKED UP IN COMMITTEE. THE HOUSE DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE BEEN MOVING AS MANY BILLS AS THEY HAVE IN THE PAST.

SO I JUST I WANT TO CAUTION US ALL START WITH THAT.

THAT FOR THOSE BAD BILLS THAT WE'RE FIGHTING, TIME IS IN OUR FAVOR.

SO NOW I'LL GET OVER TO THE REPORT THAT TOM HAS HANDED OUT TIME.

BEING IN OUR FAVOR FOR BAD ITEMS ALSO HURTS ON THOSE ITEMS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

SO HOUSE BILL 3234, THAT REPRESENTATIVE CORTEZ FILED FOR US ON APPROVAL AND PERMITTING OF OUR OWN BUILDINGS. THAT ONE IS THAT BILL IS STILL PENDING IN COMMITTEE.

SO WHAT WE WILL START DOING NOW IS LOOKING FOR AVENUES THAT MAYBE WE CAN AMEND THIS ONTO.

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IT WAS JUST YESTERDAY SO THAT ONE AS WELL IS STILL PENDING.

SO GETTING INTO THE ITEMS IN YOUR POLICY DOCUMENTS, I'LL JUST GO THROUGH THIS LIST VERY QUICKLY.

IF THERE'S A SPECIFIC BILL THAT I MISS OR THAT YOU WANT TO GET INTO DEPTH ON ONE OF THESE ITEMS, JUST PLEASE STOP ME AND I'LL GET INTO IT AND EXPLAIN IT FURTHER, BUT I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU WHERE THEY CURRENTLY ARE.

HOUSE BILL 19 IS PENDING IN COMMITTEE. THAT ONE HAS BEEN PENDING SINCE THE 21ST.

IT HAS HAD TWO OPPORTUNITIES FOR A VOTE AND THOSE VOTES HAVEN'T OCCURRED.

SO THAT HAS WHAT WE WOULD SAY IS A VOTE ISSUE.

THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY. YES. DAY OR DAY BEFORE, I THINK MONDAY, THERE WAS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A VOTE ON THIS BILL.

IT WAS ON THE VOTE LIST. DID NOT GET VOTED OUT.

THERE WAS A FORMAL MEETING CALLED AGAIN YESTERDAY.

THE BILL STILL DIDN'T COME OUT. SO SOMETHING IS HOLDING THIS ONE UP, WHICH IS GOOD FOR US.

THEY'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO GET THAT ONE ACROSS THE FINISH LINE.

HB 2207, ALSO ON APRIL 24TH, WAS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE.

SO NOW THAT GOES TO THE CALENDARS COMMITTEE TO BE SCHEDULED FOR FLOOR DEBATE.

SENATE BILL 22529. THAT ONE HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE.

SO IT NEEDS TO LET ME MAKE SURE, BECAUSE I THINK THIS MIGHT BE ONE THAT HAS COME OVER.

NO, THAT ONE IS STILL IN SENATE. SO I WAS THINKING THAT WAS A SENATE BILL THAT HAD CROSSED OVER.

SO THAT'S A GOOD SIGN ON THAT ONE TOO. IT STILL NEEDS TO GO BACK TO THE SENATE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION AND THEN MOVE OVER TO THE HOUSE.

HOUSE BILL 22. THAT ONE HAS CROSSED OVER. IT WAS HEARD YESTERDAY IN THE SENATE COMMITTEE.

SO IT'S PENDING NOW IN THE SENATE COMMITTEE. HOUSE BILL 464 HAS BEEN PENDING IN THE HOUSE COMMITTEE SINCE THE 17TH OF APRIL, SO IT'S NOT LOOKING TOO POSITIVE FOR THAT ONE.

HOUSE BILL 1463. IT HAS A MEETING SET FOR COMMITTEE HEARING FOR TOMORROW, BUT STILL THAT WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO GET THAT ONE OUT OF COMMITTEE. HOUSE BILL 23. THAT ONE IS BEING DEBATED AS I SPEAK ON THE HOUSE FLOOR.

FOR POINTS OF ORDER HAVE BEEN CALLED. AND AS I WAS SITTING THERE THE FIFTH, I THINK THEY WERE ON THEIR FIFTH AMENDMENT.

SO THAT ONE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DEBATE ON THE HOUSE FLOOR.

I HAD HEARD THEY DON'T HAVE PRE-FILED AMENDMENTS ON THIS ONE, BUT I HAD HEARD THERE WAS UPWARDS OF OVER IN EXCESS OF 25 AMENDMENTS ON THIS ONE, SO IT WILL TAKE A WHILE TO MOVE THROUGH IT TODAY.

HOUSE BILL 3394 PENDING IN COMMITTEE SINCE THE 21ST.

HOUSE BILL 5127. PENDING IN COMMITTEE SINCE THE 28TH SENATE.

BILL 330 HAS BEEN REFERRED TO A HOUSE COMMITTEE THAT WAS JUST REFERRED YESTERDAY.

SO NOW A HOUSE HEARING COMMITTEE HEARING NEEDS TO BE SCHEDULED.

SENATE BILL 878 ON THE 22ND. THAT ONE HAS COME OVER.

IT WAS REFERRED TO A HOUSE COMMITTEE. SO SAME THING. IT'S BEEN REFERRED OVER TO A HOUSE COMMITTEE NEEDS TO BE HEARD IN COMMITTEE.

ANOTHER SENATE BILL, THE NEXT ONE SENATE BILL 1173.

SAME THING. IT'S REFERRED TO A HOUSE COMMITTEE.

BUT THAT WAS ON 4/17. SENATE BILL 2623. IT'S ON THE SENATE CALENDAR FOR TODAY.

SO, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT ONE HAS BEEN TAKEN UP BY THE SENATE AS OF YET.

TODAY. I DIDN'T LOOK AT THAT ONE IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES OR AN HOUR.

AND THEN LASTLY, THE TWO ITEMS WHICH ARE COMPANION BILLS, THE HOUSE BILL 3227 AND SENATE BILL ONE 555. BOTH OF THOSE THE HOUSE BILL HAS BEEN REPORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE.

IT'S MOVING TO CALENDARS. AND SAME THING WITH THE SENATE BILL.

IT IS PENDING IN COMMITTEE. IT'S THEY'VE BOTH BEEN HEARD, BUT THE SENATE BILL IS PENDING.

SO I'M THINKING IF IT'S REPORTED AND MOVING OVER TO CALENDARS, MAYBE THEY'RE GOING TO WAIT FOR THE HOUSE BILL TO COME OVER TO THE SENATE AND TAKE THAT ONE UP. SO ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THOSE, THESE THESE ITEMS THAT I WENT THROUGH?

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THESE ARE ITEMS THAT THERE HAS BEEN MOVEMENT SINCE THE LAST TIME I REPORTED TO YOU.

SO THESE WERE ITEMS THAT WERE ON YOUR LIST THAT I LAST REPORTED TO YOU ON THE EIGHTH.

THESE ARE THE BILLS THAT ARE MOVING SINCE THE EIGHTH.

SO, I KNOW I THREW A LOT AT YOU BUT LET ME LET ME JUST START OFF.

AND, DAVID, THIS MIGHT BE ADDRESSED TO YOU. IT'S BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION.

HB 19. YES, SIR. ON PAGE TWO. ON PAGE ONE. TO PAGE ON PAGE ONE.

YES, SIR. IT'S OBVIOUSLY A, IT'S ALL OR MELISSA.

IT'S OR. JUSTIN. YEAH. IT'S AN ISSUE IN REGARD TO OUR DEBT ISSUANCE.

THAT WHAT THAT ONE IS. THAT WAS THE ONE I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

THAT'S NOT MOVING. THAT'S GOT A VOTE ISSUE. SO, IT'S NOT BUT I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IMPACT, IF ANY, DOES THIS BILL POTENTIALLY CAUSE. WHERE'S THE LEGISLATURE GOING ON THIS.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, TELL ME, TELL ME MELISSA KNOWS.

SOME OF THE BACKGROUND IS RELATED TO THE SPEAKER'S HOMETOWN.

THERE WAS AN ISSUE YEARS BACK WHERE I THINK IT WAS A LOCAL OFFICIAL.

THEY USED COS TO BUILD A NEW CITY HALL OR SOMETHING WITH THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, AND THEY DIDN'T LIKE THAT.

AND SO THEY'RE TRYING TO RESTRICT HOW CITIES AND COUNTIES CAN USE CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION BY KIND OF REDEFINING WHAT A PUBLIC WORKS IS. SO POTENTIALLY YEAH, IT COULD IMPACT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO BECAUSE WE USE COS ALL THE TIME ALMOST ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR OUR DEBT FINANCE OF OUR CIP. BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S A NUMBER OF JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE ISSUES, NOT JUST US AND COSA, BUT ALL OVER THE STATE, AGAIN, BECAUSE IT KIND OF HANDCUFFS YOU ON WHAT YOU CAN DO.

SO I, I THINK TO MELISSA'S POINT, THAT'S WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT'S WHY IT'S BEEN STUCK IN COMMITTEE FOR SOME TIME.

THERE'S ENOUGH PUSHBACK. I THINK PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO AMEND IT.

THERE'S TRYING THERE'S A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS ON HOW TO MAKE IT LESS WORSE, I GUESS IS THE BEST WAY TO PUT IT.

AND IN FACT, I THINK THERE'S ALSO AN ISSUE RELATED TO THE THING THAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION PARTICULARLY WAS HAVING GONE THROUGH THE DISCUSSION WITH THE BASEBALL STADIUM AND THE COUNTY, MAYBE DOING A PARKING GARAGE, THAT THERE IS SOME LANGUAGE THAT STRUCK OUT THE POTENTIAL USE OF COS FOR A PARKING FACILITY OR PARKING STRUCTURE. AT ANY RATE THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES WITH IT.

IT SOUNDS LIKE. AND I THINK THAT'S WHY IT'S NOT MOVING.

AND I THINK WHATEVER FORM IT'S IN NOW, IF IT GETS OUT TO CALENDARS EVENTUALLY AND ON THE FLOOR, THERE'LL BE A BUNCH OF CHANGES AND A BUNCH OF AMENDMENTS.

SO HOPEFULLY IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE WATERED DOWN.

IT DOESN'T IMPACT US OR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES OR COUNTIES AS MUCH AS IS FEARED.

SO, THAT'S ALL I KNOW. MELISSA. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAPTURED THAT.

RIGHT, BUT THAT'S CORRECT. I KNOW, I KNOW, YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING IT. I KNOW THE URBAN COUNTIES QC THAT I SIT ON HAS BEEN FOLLOWING IT.

UNIVERSITIES THE HOSPITALS. IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A BIG ISSUE THAT'S BROUGHT A LOT OF ATTENTION AND ESPECIALLY RECENTLY BECAUSE THE FINANCIAL ADVISORS HAVE, I GUESS, FINALLY COME TO THE TABLE AND NOW THEY'RE LIGHTING THE FIRE FOR YOU ALL, AND IT'S LIKE, WELL, IT'S BEEN STALLED OUT. SO, YEAH, I THINK SOME OF THE THINGS IN THERE THAT MAY GET THROUGH IS THEY WANT TO CHANGE ANY TYPE OF FOR EXAMPLE, VENUE TAX OR ANY KIND OF GEO ELECTION TO NOVEMBER ONLY.

SO, YOU COULD NOT DO THEM IN MAY. I THINK THAT'S ONE THAT I KEEP HEARING HAS SOME SUPPORT.

AND THEN, YOU KNOW, JUST AGAIN, LIMITING THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN, YOU CAN MAYBE DO WITHOUT VOTER AUTHORIZATION, ESSENTIALLY. JUDICIAL FACILITIES, ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, PARKING STRUCTURE.

AIRPORT. EMERGENCY SHELTERS. ANIMAL SHELTER. LIBRARY, PARK, RECREATION FACILITY.

THOSE HAVE ALL. AND I'M STILL NOT DONE GOING THROUGH THE LIST.

THOSE ARE ALL OF THE FACILITIES THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED OUT OF WHAT CAN BE CONSIDERED A PUBLIC WORK.

SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING, LIKE THE ANIMAL CARE FACILITY IS PART OF THAT.

ANYWAY, BUT DAVID, I KNOW YOU WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING. WE HAD SOME TALKS LAST WEEK.

SO AS INITIALLY FILED, YOU COULDN'T HAVE EVEN BUILT THE JAIL RIGHT NOW.

I HEAR A SUBSTITUTE MAY HAVE CHANGED THAT, BUT I DON'T KNOW.

BUT THE BIGGER THING IS, IF A VERSION OF THIS PASSES, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE PREPARED.

AND I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER MOODY, BUT FORGET ABOUT THE NOTION OF REDUCING OUR COUNTY DEBT IN THE SHORT RUN, BECAUSE THERE'S TWO. YOUR LIST OF TEN YEAR PROJECTS IS OVER 500 MILLION PROJECTS LONG.

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TO THE EXTENT WE CAN AFFORD TO OR COMPLETELY REVISIT OUR WHOLE CAPITAL PROGRAM.

NOW, FORTUNATELY FOR PUBLIC WORKS, THEY'RE NOT MUCH IMPACTED.

BUT YEAH, I MEAN, OUR PARKING GARAGES IN OR OUT BECAUSE ONE BILL SAYS YOU CAN DO PARKING STRUCTURES, BUT THEN THIS BILL SAYS NO. SO, IT'S IT WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION.

IF IT LOOKS LIKE THIS BILL IS GOING TO START MOVING IN A FORM THAT RESTRICTS HOW WE CAN USE CFO SIGNIFICANTLY.

SO, MELISSA, HAS THE COUNTY SUFFICIENTLY EXPRESSED ITS POSITION ON HB 19? I'LL BE REAL BLUNT. I HAVEN'T BEEN ASKED TO WRITE ANYTHING, SO I JUST NEED TO KNOW, ARE WE IN GOOD STEAD AT THIS TIME? YES, SIR. WE DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING ELSE FOR THAT BEING HELD UP IN COMMITTEE.

THAT IS IN OUR FAVOR. AND AS COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ MENTIONED, URBAN COUNTIES IS WORKING THIS ONE VERY VIGILANTLY DAILY. SO, YES, WE ARE. BEXAR COUNTY IS GOOD FOR NOW, COMMISSIONER.

DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN CALENDARS? NOT ANYBODY FROM BEXAR COUNTY, I DON'T THINK.

CANALES WAS THE ONE. YEAH. I'VE GOT SOME FORMER CLASSMATES ON CALENDARS WE TALKED ABOUT.

BUT I DO THINK THIS, THAT TO THE EXTENT THAT, YOU KNOW, OUR BOND COUNCIL IT SEEMS LIKE THOSE ARE THE FOLKS THAT ARE MORE ACTIVE IF THEY'RE NOT ENGAGED IN. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S SOME GROUPS OUT THERE THAT ARE DOING SOME ADVOCACY.

WE NEED TO RELAY THAT TO OUR BOND COUNCIL. DAVID, THAT THEY PROBABLY NEED TO GET INVOLVED IN THAT EFFORT AS WELL.

AND YOU KNOW THE FAS AS WELL. SO, YEAH, IF THEY EVER WANT TO GET PAID FOR ISSUING BONDS AGAIN.

YEAH, THAT'S BEEN MY FRUSTRATION. IS THE FAS AND BOND COUNCIL ARE THE ONES WHO STAND TO LOSE A LOT OF MONEY OFF OF THIS, BUT THEY SEEM TO LIKE TO POINT THE FINGER AT US AND ESPECIALLY THE STAFF.

IT'S LIKE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? AND IT'S LIKE WE'RE TRYING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE, BUT WE NEED THEM TO STAND UP AS WELL AND NOT BE BEHIND US. JUST WAITING TO. AND YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD, MELISSA, I WANT TO BE TOLD WHAT I NEED TO DO NOW.

I DON'T WANT TO BE TOLD AFTER THE FACT. WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS OR YOU SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT, SO I. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, I RELY UPON YOUR LONG EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE ON HOW TO DEAL WITH THE THING CALLED THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE. FOR BETTER OR WORSE, THAT'S WHAT WE GOT.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. MELISSA. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

[91. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval and execution of a contract to the lowest and most responsive bid submitted by Texas Sterling Construction in the total base bid amount of $10,130,734.90 to provide for the purchase of roadway construction services of the Sierra Sunset Project - Precinct 4, as requested by the Public Works Department; authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents for record with the approval of the appropriate budget transfer. ]

TOTAL BASE BID AMOUNT OF $10,130,734.90. TO PROVIDE FOR THE PURCHASE OF A ROADWAY.

CONSTRUCTION SERVICES SIERRA SUNSET PROJECT PRECINCT FOUR, AS REQUESTED BY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO EXECUTE. FILE THE APPROPRIATE AWARD DOCUMENTS FOR RECORD WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE APPROPRIATE BUDGET TRANSFER.

MR. GALLOWAY. YOUR HONOR, MR. REINHART. COMMISSIONERS, I HAVE MR. ART REINHART WITH ME AS WELL. IT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE.

THE NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE ADMINISTRATIVE DUE TO THE AMOUNTS SO TO TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,130,734.90.

WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL TO EXECUTE THAT CONTRACT TODAY.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ART. THANK YOU. YOU, COMMISSIONER.

I'LL BE QUICK. JUST A COUPLE SLIDES JUST TO REMIND THE BOARD OF THE PROJECT. SO THIS IS FOR OUR SIERRA SUNSET PROJECT ON THE EAST SIDE AND PRECINCT FOUR.

THIS IS THE COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION OF ABOUT 1.2 MILES OF ROADWAY, INCLUDING CURB, SIDEWALK, CONCRETE, MEDIAN DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AS WELL AS EXISTING UTILITY RELOCATION.

SO, WE ANTICIPATE STARTING CONSTRUCTION IN JUNE.

IT WILL LAST APPROXIMATELY 24 MONTHS. JUST ONE UNIQUE THING ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

I KNOW, COMMISSIONER CALVERT, YOU'RE VERY AWARE OF ALL THE ISSUES OF SOME OF THE PAVEMENT FAILURES IN PRECINCT FOUR, SPECIFICALLY WITH THE SUBGRADES. AND SO, YOU'LL SEE HERE ON THE PICTURE THE SOME OF THE SUBGRADE FAILURES, REALLY A RESULT OF THE HIGHLY PLASTIC CLAY SOILS.

AND SO ONE OF THE UNIQUE THINGS ABOUT THIS DESIGN IS WE'RE GOING BACK WITH A MUCH THICKER PAVEMENT SECTION, APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT THICKER OVERALL IN THE PAVEMENT SECTION.

AND WE'LL BE USING RECLAIMED BASE WITH SOME SIX INCH DIAMETER BULL ROCK TO HELP STABILIZE THE SUBGRADE THERE.

SO JUST TO RECAP ON THE BID, WE RECEIVED SIX BIDDERS BACK IN LATE FEBRUARY.

TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION WAS THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BIDDER. YOU CAN SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BID OF THE $10.1 MILLION.

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THE REMAINDER IS OUR JOINT BID PARTNERS WITH SAWS AND CPS GAS.

SO THE MOTION TODAY IS, MR. GALLOWAY MENTIONED, IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF THE $10.1 MILLION TO TEXAS STERLING CONSTRUCTION.

OUR JUDGE, COMMISSIONER ARNT, I REALIZED THAT THE CONVERSATION AROUND THE MEDIANS PREDATES YOU.

BUT THERE WAS A CONVERSATION WITH PUBLIC WORKS ABOUT VEGETATIVE MEDIANS.

DO YOU KNOW IF THAT'S IN THE PLANS, COMMISSIONER? IT'S CONCRETE MEDIANS. I THINK THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT VEGETATION.

FROM A MAINTENANCE PERSPECTIVE, IT'S VERY HARD TO KEEP THOSE, YOU KNOW, TO THE TO THE LEVEL THAT EVERYONE WANTS.

OKAY. WELL, IT'D BE NICE IF THEY CAN WORK OUT A XERISCAPE OR SOMETHING.

THAT'D BE FANTASTIC. IS THIS AN ASPHALT OR CONCRETE STREET? IT'S ASPHALT STREET. SO TALK TO US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THE BASE TREATMENT IS GOING TO BE, BECAUSE EVERYWHERE, YOU KNOW, I WAS GOING TO TELL YOU I WAS OUT TOWARDS ONE OF MY FIRE STATIONS FOR A MEETING, AND SOME OF THE NEW STREETS WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST TWO YEARS ARE ALREADY DIPPING LIKE VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT I'M LOOKING AT WITH THESE ASPHALT. SO, IS THERE A KIND OF BENEFIT TO CONCRETE VERSUS ASPHALT IN THIS KIND OF CLAY? IT'S REALLY ABOUT THE BESIDES COST. IT'S A MATTER OF HOW FAR DOWN DO WE NEED TO GO TO STABILIZE THE UNDERLYING DIRT, IF YOU WILL. SO, WE TOOK MULTIPLE CORES THROUGHOUT THIS SECTION.

THE AVERAGE DEPTH OF PAVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE EXISTING SECTION IS ABOUT TWO INCHES OF ASPHALT, WITH 22IN OF BASE. YOU CAN SEE HERE WE'RE GOING BACK WITH THREE INCHES OF A TOP LAYER, 11IN OF AN INTERMEDIATE LAYER, AND THEN 24IN. SO OVERALL IT'S ABOUT A FOOT MORE MATERIAL THAT WE'RE PLACING TO HELP STABILIZE THE SOIL.

IS THAT LIKE THE SAME THING WE DID, FOR EXAMPLE ON LIKE CRESTWAY OR SOME OF WALZEM AND SOME OF THOSE AREAS.

I DON'T HAVE THAT SECTION OFF HAND, BUT THIS IS LIKELY A LITTLE BIT THICKER THAN THOSE TWO ROADWAYS. I'M ASKING BECAUSE I, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, SAW IT FAIRLY RECENT RENOVATION AND A PAVING AND IT JUST IS ALREADY STARTING TO KIND OF LOOK TROUBLESOME.

AND ONE SPOT NEAR CONGRESSIONAL AND THE TRAIN TRACKS, YOU COULD LITERALLY SEE LIKE CAR BUMPERS HAD HIT A SPOT, MULTIPLE SPOTS, YOU COULD SEE THE BUMPERS WERE IN A DIP.

SCRAPING. YEAH, SCRAPING. THAT'S RIGHT. SO IN ANY EVENT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M HOPING THAT THIS RESULTS BETTER THAN THAT.

SO I'LL MOVE APPROVAL. THANK YOU. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

ANY FURTHER COMMENT? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. OH, MR. GALLOWAY. MR. REIHER, YOU HEARD THE COMMENT MADE BY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD EARLIER.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HEARD IT RIGHT.

[92. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval and execution of a contract to the lowest and most responsive bid submitted by Salinas Construction Technologies Ltd. SCTRCA (HUB, DBE, HABE, MBE, SBE) - SAM.gov (HABE, MBE, SDB) in the total base bid amount of $1,466,936.50 to provide for the purchase of roadway construction services of the McConnell Road Low Water Crossing Project - Precinct 1, as requested by the Public Works Department; authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents for record. ]

CONTRACT. LOWEST AND MOST APPROPRIATE BID SUBMITTED BY SALINAS CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES.

ALL THOSE INITIALS AND THE TOTAL BID AMOUNT OF $1,466,936.50 TO PROVIDE FOR THE PURCHASE ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR THE MCCONNELL ROAD LOW WATER CROSSING PROJECT, PRECINCT ONE, AS REQUESTED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AUTHORIZING PERSON TO EXECUTE AND FILE THE APPROPRIATE AWARD DOCUMENTS FOR RECORD.

MR. GALLOWAY. YES, SIR. SAME APPLIES. IT'S ADMINISTRATIVE IN NATURE.

LOOKING TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO SALINAS CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,466,936.50.

I HAVE ART REINHART TO SPEAK TO ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS YOU MAY HAVE.

MAN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COURT. SO JUST QUICKLY, THIS PROJECT IS A LOW WATER CROSSING ON THE FAR SOUTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY.

AND PRECINCT ONE WILL BE REPLACING THE EXISTING LOW WATER CROSSING WITH A NEW STRUCTURE THAT PASSES THE 25 YEAR STORM.

THE STRUCTURE PROPOSED IS AN 11 BARREL, SEVEN FOOT WIDE BY FIVE FOOT BOX CULVERT TO PASS THE AMOUNT OF WATER FLOWING THROUGH THERE.

THERE WILL BE ALSO SOME UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS AND REBUILDING SOME OF THE ADJACENT RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAYS AROUND THE ROAD. WE'LL BE LOOKING TO START CONSTRUCTION IN JUNE. WE'RE CLOSING THE ROADWAY TO GET IT DONE QUICKER.

CONSTRUCTION IS FORECASTED TO TAKE APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS.

THIS SLIDE HERE SHOWS SOME OF THE FLOODING THAT YOU SEE AT THE EXISTING LOCATION. NOT ONLY DOES IT POSE A BARRIER TO TRANSPORTATION JUST IN THE AREA, BUT ALSO SAFETY AS WELL. AND THEN JUST A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE BID.

WE OPEN BIDS ON MARCH 7TH. WE RECEIVED 14 BIDDERS.

SIENNA'S CONSTRUCTION WAS THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BID IN THE AMOUNT OF 1.46.

SO, THE MOTION WE'RE RECOMMENDING TODAY IS APPROVAL OF THE LOW BID IN THE AMOUNT OF THE OF 1.46 MILLION.

SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. OUR AGENDA ITEM 93.A.

[93. 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 #93a. a. Discussion and appropriate action regarding a request authorizing the County Auditor to pay overtime for Law Enforcement personnel and an appropriate hourly rate to Parking Operations Staff during special events such as Fiesta and events at the Alamodome as requested by the Facilities Management Department. The net revenue is estimated at $72,000, and cost for overtime is estimated at $15,000. ]

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APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY AUDITOR TO PAY OVERTIME FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL.

APPROPRIATE HOURLY RATE TO PARKING OPERATIONS STAFF DURING SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS FIESTA EVENTS AT THE ALAMODOME, AS REQUESTED BY FACILITY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT.

THE NET REVENUE IS ABOUT 72,000. COST FOR OVERTIME IS ESTIMATED AT 15,000.

MR. CURRY? YES. WE'RE JUST SIMPLY ASKING TO MEMORIALIZE THE OVERTIME RATE FOR COUNTY EMPLOYEES THAT WORK THESE AFTER HOURS EVENTS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT STAFF.

MOTION APPROVED. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HAPPY FIESTA. ALL RIGHT.

[Items 98 & 100 ]

THOSE ISSUES WERE LARRY, TAKEN IN EXECUTIVE ACTION AND NO ACTIONS BEING TAKEN.

TAKEN TODAY. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.

THAT'S 100 IS DROPPED AND THOSE MATTERS ARE DROPPED.

NOW WE'LL TAKE A 100 DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION DROPPED TO OH, THAT DROPPED TWO.

YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT MATTER WAS ALSO DISCUSSED.

EXECUTIVE NO ACTION TAKEN ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 100.

IS THERE ANY. OH. HOLD ON. DID I MISS ANYTHING? DID I MISS? MOTION. MOTION TO ADJOURN. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.

ALL. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, IS THERE ANY FOR PURPOSES OF ADJOURNMENT? YES, SIR. JUDGE, I HAVE A COUPLE HERE ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO ADJOURN IN THE NAME OF MARY ALICE GUEVARA, JOE GUEVARA, ALBERTA EDDINS, AND PATRICIA BROWNING. AND THEN, ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND PRECINCT TWO, SISTER ANGELINA GOMEZ, GERALDO RODRIGUEZ, JR. AND LONGTIME WEST SIDE ARTIST JOE VILLARREAL.

AND ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF, YOU GOT. ALL RIGHT, MR. MOODY. JUDGE, I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF DIANA DENMAN.

MISS DENMAN HAS A LONG HISTORY OF SERVICE TO OUR STATE AND OUR COUNTRY.

SHE WAS A REAGAN APPOINTEE BACK IN THE DAY. SHE WAS ALSO KNOWN AS THE GODMOTHER OF THE TEXAS GOP.

WILL BE SORELY MISSED BY MANY IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.

AND ALSO, IN MEMORY OF DALE EASTMAN. COMMISSIONER CALVERT, THANK YOU.

I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN HONOR OF EZEKIEL ZEKE ROMO, WHO IS THE FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OUR RESIDENT'S COUNCIL.

YES. I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN ON BEHALF OF JANIE LEE TREVINO, WHO IS THE MOTHER IN LAW TO MY CHIEF OF STAFF, MATTHEW POLANCO AND HIS WIFE CAROLYN POLANCO.

SHE LEAVES BEHIND A TRIBE OF A DOZEN GRANDCHILDREN, TWO DOZEN GREAT GRANDCHILDREN AND FOUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN.

SHE HAS LIVED A VERY WELL RICH LIFE. ALSO, ON BEHALF OF ATTORNEY, RESPECTED CIVIL AND AMICUS ATTORNEY ERNEST KARAM, A VALUED MEMBER OF THE SAINT GEORGE MARONITE CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND I KNOW HE WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE LEBANESE COMMUNITY.

AND SO I UNDERSTAND. MAGIC OF THE NIGHT IS AN ANNUAL EVENT.

NOBODY SHOULD MISS. SO, WE NOW HAVE A MOTION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR A PRODUCTIVE DAY JOB.

GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB.

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