Jun 24, 2025 Commissioners Court

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GOOD MORNING. I'D LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING FOR JUNE 24TH, 2025. AT THIS TIME, AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

FOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AND WHO HAVE BEEN IMPACTED BY THE MOST RECENT FLOODS.

SO AT THIS TIME, I'LL JUST ASK FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.

SO WE OFFER OUR PRAYERS TO THE FAMILIES OF THE DECEASED AND IN THEIR MEMORY.

I'M GOING TO READ THE 13 NAMES. WE ONLY HAVE 12 NAMES.

THE 13TH NAME IS NOT PUBLIC YET, SO I'LL BE READING THE 12 NAMES BECAUSE WHEN WE ADJOURN AT THE END OF COMMISSIONERS COURT, A LOT OF PEOPLE AREN'T HERE. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HONOR THEIR MEMORIES BY READING THIS.

AND DURING THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK IF THE BAILIFFS WILL HOLD THE DOOR.

OUT OF RESPECT. DERWIN ANDERSON, 43. ROSEANN COBB, 41.

CARLOS VALDEZ III , 67. MARTHA DE LA TORRE RANGEL, 55.

VICTOR MANUEL MACIAS CASTRO, 28. MATTHEW TUFONO, 51.

CRISTINE GONZALEZ, 29. RUDY GARZA, 61. JOSUE PINA DE LA TORRE, 28.

ANDREW SANCHEZ, 60. BRETT RILEY, 63. AND STEVIE RICHARDS, 42.

I ASK THAT YOU KEEP THEIR FAMILIES IN YOUR PRAYERS.

THANK YOU JUDGE. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE. ALL RIGHT.

[1. Opening Prayer: Pastor Tyler Herschell, Grace Bible Church]

PASTOR HERSCHELL IS A U.S. ARMY VETERAN WHO MOVED TO SAN ANTONIO FOLLOWING HIS MILITARY SERVICE, WHERE HE AND HIS WIFE, TRACY, HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND NOW THREE GRANDCHILDREN.

AS THE ASSOCIATE PASTOR AT GRACE BIBLE CHURCH, TYLER IS INVOLVED IN TEACHING DISCIPLESHIP AND PASTORAL CARE FOR FAMILIES.

PASTOR HERSCHELL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU.

YOUR HONOR . PLEASE STAND. PLEASE BOW WITH ME AS I OPEN US IN PRAYER.

ALMIGHTY GOD AND HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME BEFORE YOU TODAY, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU ARE THE SOVEREIGN JUDGE OF ALL THE EARTH.

YOU ARE PERFECTLY RIGHTEOUS, PERFECTLY JUST, AND ABOUNDING IN MERCY AND TRUTH.

YOUR WORD DECLARES THAT THERE IS NO AUTHORITY EXCEPT FOR YOU, AND THAT THOSE WHICH EXIST ON EARTH HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BY YOUR WILL.

AND SO WE HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR GUIDING HAND UPON THESE PROCEEDINGS TODAY.

GRANT WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT, INTEGRITY AND TRUTHFULNESS TO ALL HERE TODAY.

MAY ALL WHO PARTICIPATE DO SO WITH HUMILITY AND A CLEAR SENSE OF ACCOUNTABILITY, NOT ONLY BEFORE MEN, BUT BEFORE YOU, OUR RIGHTEOUS JUDGE. WE ASK AS WELL FOR YOUR PROTECTION UPON ALL WHO SERVE IN THE CAUSE OF THE LAW.

FOR THE JUDGES, ATTORNEYS, OFFICERS OF THE COURT, AND THOSE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, ALL WHO LABORED DAILY TO UPHOLD WHAT IS RIGHT IN A WORLD CORRUPTED BY SIN. THROUGH THE WISDOM, THOUGH, THE WISDOM OF MAN IS FINITE AND FLAWED.

WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU, O LORD, HAVE ORDAINED THESE INSTITUTIONS FOR THE RESTRAINT OF EVIL, PRESERVATION OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND THE ORDERING OF OUR SOCIETY.

MAY THIS COURTROOM TODAY REFLECT THAT DIVINE PURPOSE AND SERVE AS A PLACE WHERE TRUTH IS HONORED AND JUSTICE DONE.

ABOVE ALL, FATHER, WE REMEMBER THAT FINAL JUSTICE BELONGS TO YOU.

EACH ONE OF US ONE DAY WILL STAND BEFORE YOUR HOLY THRONE, WHERE NOTHING WILL BE HIDDEN AND WHERE PERFECT JUDGMENT WILL BE RENDERED.

WE THANK YOU, O GOD, THAT IN YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST WE NOT ONLY FIND JUSTICE, BUT MERCY, GRACE, AND THE HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE TO ALL WHO TRUST IN HIM.

HE IS OUR ADVOCATE, OUR REDEEMER, AND THE ONE IN WHOM TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS IS FOUND.

WE HUMBLY ASK ALL THESE THINGS ACCORDING TO YOUR WILL, OH, FATHER, AND IN THE NAME.

OF YOUR SON, OUR SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST. AMEN. WOULD YOU PLEASE 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.

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

[3. CEREMONIAL ITEM(S):]

PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING JULY 5TH, 2025 AS WORLD HERITAGE DAY IN BEXAR COUNTY.

LET ME ASK KEN MCGLAMERY FROM OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT, MARTY THOMAS FROM OUR HERITAGE CENTER, WOULD YOU PLEASE STEP FORWARD, ALONG WITH WHATEVER OTHER GUESTS HAVE INVITED FOR THIS PRESENTATION? AND I'LL READ AS EVERYBODY'S GATHERED AT THE PODIUM.

WHEREAS BEXAR COUNTY, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN ANTONIO CONSERVATION SOCIETY, LED THE NOMINATION PROCESS FOR THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE INSCRIPTION OF THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS. AND WHEREAS, BEXAR COUNTY JUDGE NELSON WOLFF LED A DELEGATION OF 22 COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION IN BONN, GERMANY, AND WHEREAS, THE PROCESS INVOLVED NINE YEARS OF SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH, WHICH NOMINATED FIVE SPANISH FRONTIER MISSION COMPLEXES LOCATED ALONG THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER, RESULTING IN THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS BEING DESIGNATED A WORLD HERITAGE SITE ON JULY 5TH, 2015.

AND WHEREAS THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE MISSIONS ARE THE ONLY UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND ONLY ONE OF 25 THE UNITED STATES.

NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORLD HERITAGE DESIGNATION AND DECLARED JULY 5TH, 2025, AS WORLD HERITAGE DAY IN BEXAR COUNTY. WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES AND SEAL OF OFFICE THIS 24TH DAY OF JUNE 25, SIGNED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT. LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL THOSE WHO MADE IT HAPPEN [APPLAUSE].

AND I WISH A HAPPY 10TH BIRTHDAYS. SO, MR. MCGLAMERY, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

THANK YOU, JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS. IT WAS TRULY A GROUP EFFORT.

THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAD A LOT OF THINGS TO DO WITH IT BEHIND THE SCENES. AND IF Y'ALL HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE TO THE MISSIONS, IT DEFINITELY NEED TO GO. IT'S LIKE WALKING BACK IN HISTORY.

MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TODAY ARE BECAUSE OF THOSE MISSIONS, YOU SAY IS THE WATER RIGHTS WE HAVE IN TEXAS AND THE THE ENGINEERING ALONE IS VERY IMPRESSIVE. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAD A LOT TO DO WITH IT.

DOCTOR PAUL RINGENBACH, CHRISTINE JACOBS, WHO WE'LL HEAR FROM HERE IN A MINUTE.

BETTY BUECHÉ, SHE'S NOT HERE RIGHT NOW. NANCY AVELLAR, KATE ROGERS FROM THE ALAMO.

VINCENT MICHAEL FROM THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY, LEWIS VETTER FROM THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY, NICKI MOTTER FROM THE LAS MISIONES. THEY MAINTAIN A LOT OF THE MISSION STUFF THAT THE CHURCHES.

MURPHY EMMONS FROM MISSION HERITAGE PARTNERS.

OUR OWN BELINDA FROM THE BELINDA GAVALLOS. THANK YOU.

FROM THE BEXAR COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION. WE ALSO HAVE STEPHANIE STATZ AND REBECCA BOYSEN FROM CITY OF SAN ANTONIO WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE.

WE HAVE RAMON VASQUEZ AND BRENDA PACHECO, ALSO ON THE BEXAR COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION AND ALSO PART OF EIGHT.

CORRECT. SO AND THEN KENDALL HAYS FROM THE RIVER AUTHORITY.

SO WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE DOING A LOT OF THINGS WORKING TOGETHER TO KEEP THESE MISSIONS UP AND RUNNING AND PROMOTING VISITATION TO THIS AREA.

SO, CHRISTINE, SAY A FEW THINGS. GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS CHRISTINE JACOBS. I OFTEN SAY I HAVE THE BEST JOB IN THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, WHICH IS TRUE. I GET TO BE SUPERINTENDENT FOR SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, WHICH. THANK YOU. JUDGE SAKAI, AS YOU RECOGNIZE, IS THE FIRST AND ONLY UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS.

TO BEGIN, I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGES THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AS YANAGUANA OR SPIRIT WATERS IN PAYAYA AND THE LANDSCAPE WE NOW KNOW, WE NOW CALL SAN ANTONIO AS THE ANCESTRAL HOMELAND OF NUMEROUS DISTINCT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FROM TIME SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL.

THIS RECOGNITION UNDERSCORES THE CONTINUAL CONNECTION THAT THE DIRECT DESCENDANTS WHO ARE AMONG US TODAY HAVE WITH THE SAN ANTONIO MISSIONS. THEY ARE QUITE LITERALLY HOME. MANY PEOPLE, I THINK, DO NOT ALWAYS UNDERSTAND THAT THE UNITED STATES HAS A LONG AND SIGNIFICANT HISTORY WITH UNESCO TO INCLUDE THAT THE UNITED STATES WAS THE VERY FIRST NATION TO RATIFY THE WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION IN 1972.

SO, TOGETHER WITH THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS, THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE, THE ALAMO TRUST, THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY, THE ARCHDIOCESE, BEXAR COUNTY, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, MISSION HERITAGE PARTNERS, AND MANY OTHERS.

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I THINK YOU SEE THAT BEFORE YOU TODAY, BUT I CANNOT UNDERSCORE ENOUGH THE ESSENTIAL WELLNESS OF OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER TO PROTECT THIS INTERNATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT PLACE, NOT ONLY FOR THE CHILDREN OF TODAY WHO ARE LEARNING ABOUT THE MISSIONS IN EVERY SINGLE FOURTH AND SEVENTH GRADE CLASSROOM.

BUT TO SHARE THE HISTORY OF THIS COMMUNITY WITH THE ENTIRE WORLD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. HOLD ON.

HERE'S SOMETHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SAY. NO, I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

I THINK WE WERE GOING TO. I JUST WANTED FOR THE VIEWING PUBLIC TODAY.

I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE DOCTOR RINGENBACH BECAUSE HE IS THE AUTHOR OF THE APPLICATION THAT GOT US THE STATE'S ONLY WORLD HERITAGE DESIGNATION, AND HE JUST TOLD ME HE'S ABOUT TO TURN 90. AND I'M JUST SO HAPPY TO SEE HIM HERE.

AND I WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE HERITAGE AND LEGACY THAT YOU'VE PASSED ON IN SUCH A TENDER WAY, AND ALSO AN INCLUSIVE WAY. SO THANK YOU, DOC, FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND ALL THE TEAM THAT HELPED YOU WITH IT AS WELL.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT.

COULD YOU PLEASE STEP FORWARD, ACCEPT YOUR PROCLAMATION.

PROCLAMATION. AND LET'S TAKE A PICTURE.

. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. HAPPY BIRTHDAY. ALL RIGHT.

SECOND PRESENTATION TO THE MORNING WILL BE A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER COURT RECOGNIZING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF METHODIST HOSPITAL NORTHEAST.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT, WOULD YOU PLEASE DO THE HONORS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT THE CELEBRATION AT THE METHODIST LIVE OAK.

THE OTHER DAY, WE'VE GOT SOME OF OUR GREAT PERSONNEL RUNNING THE OPERATIONS.

WE'RE SO HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A BROADER AUDIENCE TO CELEBRATE.

WHAT I SAID WAS, LOOK, LORDY, LORDY, LOOK WHO'S 40, AND IT'S OUR NORTHEAST METHODIST HOSPITAL.

THE PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS METHODIST HOSPITAL NORTHEAST WAS FOUNDED 40 YEARS AGO WITH A VISION TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE TO THE RESIDENTS OF NORTHEAST BEXAR COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND HAS STEADFASTLY UPHELD THE COMMITMENT OVER FOUR DECADES.

AND WHEREAS A HOSPITAL IS LOCATED IN THE HEART OF LIVE OAK AT THE CROSSROADS OF INTERSTATE 35 AND JUDSON ROAD HAS GROWN ALONGSIDE ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING REGIONS IN THE COUNTRY, EXPANDING AND RENOVATING ITS FACILITIES TO BETTER SERVE THE EVER EVOLVING NEEDS OF BEXAR, GUADALUPE AND COMAL COUNTIES. AND WHEREAS METHODIST HOSPITAL NORTHEAST HAS PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND VITALITY OF NORTHEAST BEXAR COUNTY, ATTRACTING HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, CREATING JOBS, AND STRENGTHENING THE LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH ITS CONTINUED AND PLANNED INVESTMENTS IN HIGH QUALITY MEDICAL FACILITIES. AND WHEREAS THE HOSPITAL IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS DEDICATION TO PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE IN A COMPASSIONATE AND CARING ENVIRONMENT THROUGH ITS MISSION OF SERVING HUMANITY TO HONOR GOD BY PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL AND COST EFFECTIVE HEALTH CARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL. AND WHEREAS THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY MARKS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN ITS LEGACY OF SERVICE, INNOVATION AND UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITY IT SO PROUDLY SERVES.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED OF THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES JUNE 16TH, 2025, TO BE A DAY OF OBSERVANCE OF THE FOR THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF METHODIST HOSPITAL NORTHEAST.

WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES AND SEAL OF OFFICE IS 24TH DAY OF JUNE 2025, SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU, JUDGE SAKAI AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, FOR THIS MEANINGFUL PROCLAMATION. I'D ALSO LIKE TO SAY A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO JUDGE SAKAI AND COMMISSIONER CALVERT FOR BEING WITH US LAST WEEK AS WE CELEBRATED OUR 40TH

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MY NAME IS JERRICA GEORGE AND I SERVE AS THE CEO OF METHODIST HOSPITAL NORTHEAST, AND I'M JOINED TODAY BY OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION. THE OUTPOURING OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT THAT WE'VE RECEIVED DURING THIS MILESTONE IN SAN ANTONIO'S HEALTH CARE HISTORY HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING.

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT, AND IT'S A POWERFUL REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BUILDING STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AS THAT WORK IMPACTS GENERATIONS TO COME.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE SERVE AS A VITAL HEALTHCARE HUB IN NORTHEAST BEXAR COUNTY, BUT ALSO SERVE MANY OF OUR SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND ARE THE CLOSEST HEALTHCARE RESOURCE FOR OUR SMALLER COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING LIVE OAK, CONVERSE, SELMA, SCHERTZ, AND WINDCREST.

IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE, WE SERVED OVER 112,000 PATIENTS WHO CAME THROUGH OUR DOORS AND PROVIDED ALMOST $90 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE.

WE'RE THE PROUD HOME OF OVER 1200 EMPLOYEES WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, DEDICATED TO MAKING SURE THAT WE PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL CARE CLOSE TO HOME.

OUR GOAL IS TO MEET PATIENTS WHERE THEY NEED IT AND WHEN THEY NEED IT TO SERVE THEIR HEALTH CARE NEEDS.

AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE, WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT YOUR SUPPORT FOR OUR $146 MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION.

THIS NEW THREE STORY TOWER. THAT WILL ADD OVER 100,000FT² TO OUR CAMPUS, WILL ALLOW US TO CONTINUE TO SERVE THE GROWING NORTHEAST BEXAR COUNTY COMMUNITIES AND ALSO PROVIDE PRIVATE CARE WITH THE ELIMINATION OF OUR SEMI-PRIVATE ROOMS. THIS IS NOT ONLY JUST AN EXPANSION OF BRICK AND MORTAR, IT'S TRULY A COMMITMENT TO OUR CONTINUED EXCEPTIONAL CARE FOR THE POPULATIONS WE SERVE.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND YOUR TIRELESS WORK TO ADVOCATE FOR THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'RE GREATLY APPRECIATIVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

METHODIST NORTHEAST HOSPITAL, THANK YOU. HAPPY 40TH.

ANOTHER 40 MORE. ALL RIGHT. SO COME FORWARD. TAKE A PICTURE.

ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION.

ALL RIGHT. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT 3.C WILL BE DEFERRED.

IS THAT CORRECT, KATE? THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT.

3.C DEFERRED. WE'LL GO ON TO D PRESENTATION. GO.

COMMISSIONER MOODY. YEAH. IF I COULD JUST SAY SOMETHING ABOUT WAS IT.

YES. RECEIPT. PRESENTATION OR PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS.

COURT RECOGNIZED SAN ANTONIO AS HOME TO TEXAS CYBER COMMAND.

COMMISSIONER MOONEY OF THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. JUDGE.

AND WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND DEFER THIS ITEM.

NOW, BUT JUST AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.

THIS IS A HUGE WIN. IF EVERYONE IS NOT AWARE, TEXAS CYBER COMMAND IS COMING TO SAN ANTONIO.

THAT WAS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE AND SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR ABBOTT.

WE HAVE A HUGE CYBER PRESENCE HERE IN IN SAN ANTONIO.

THIS IS GOING TO BUILD UPON THAT. AND AGAIN, IT'S A IT'S A WIN FOR SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY.

ONCE WE GET SOME MORE INFORMATION AND MORE DETAIL, WE'LL BRING THIS BACK TO COURT WITH A FINAL PROCLAMATION.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. PRESENTATION. PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS.

COURT RECOGNIZED ON JUNE 23RD, 2025 AS DRAVET DRAVET SYNDROME AWARENESS DAY.

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. HI. ELAINE HERE. SO ELAINE IS THE PRESIDENT OF VILLAGES OF WEST CREEK, WHICH IS MY LARGEST HOA.

AND, ELAINE, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HELPING TO BRING AWARENESS TO TO THIS SYNDROME, AND THE PROCLAMATION READS AS FOLLOWS.

WHEREAS DRAVET SYNDROME BEGINS IN INFANCY AND PROCEEDS WITH ACCUMULATING SYMPTOM BURDEN THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTS INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIME AND CURRENTLY HAS NO CURE. AND WHEREAS DRAVET SYNDROME IS A DEVASTATING FORM OF INFANT ONSET EPILEPSY THAT IS CHARACTERIZED BY FREQUENT AND UNCONTROLLED SEIZURES, A RESISTANCE TO MEDICATION AND OR THERAPIES, AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.

AND WHEREAS DRAVET SYNDROME OFTEN GOES UNDIAGNOSED OR MISDIAGNOSED MAKING INITIATIVES THAT INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

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ELAINE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK TO BRING AWARENESS TO THIS.

THE FLOOR IS YOURS. FIRST, LET ME BEGIN BY EXPRESSING MY HEARTFELT THANKS FOR RECOGNIZING DRAVET SYNDROME AWARENESS WITH THE PROCLAMATION. YOUR SUPPORT MEANS MORE THAN I CAN FULLY CONVEY.

MY GRANDDAUGHTER BAILEY IS SIX YEARS OLD. SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DRAVET SYNDROME, OFTEN CALLED DS, WHEN SHE WAS JUST NINE MONTHS OLD. OUR JOURNEY BEGAN WITH A 15 DAY STAY IN THE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT.

DURING THAT TIME, BAILEY WAS INTUBATED AND GIVEN MULTIPLE MEDICATIONS IN AN EFFORT TO STABILIZE HER SEIZURES.

WHEN SHE FINALLY CAME HOME, IT WAS WITH THE DEPENDANCE ON OPIOIDS, AND SHE REQUIRED METHADONE TO WEAN OFF THEM.

THAT WAS OUR TERRIFYING INTRODUCTION TO A LIFE WITH DRAVET SYNDROME.

DRAVET SYNDROME AFFECTS ROUGHLY ONE IN EVERY 15,700 BIRTHS, AND IN ALL CASES, IT'S CAUSED BY A MUTATION OF THE SCN1A GENE.

THIS GENE HELPS CONTROL SODIUM CHANNELS IN THE BRAIN.

AND HERE'S THE DANGER. MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW CERTAIN MEDICATIONS THAT ARE COMMONLY PRESCRIBED TO TREAT EPILEPSY.

SPECIFICALLY, SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS CAN ACTUALLY MAKE DS WORSE.

THESE DRUGS CAN TRIGGER PROLONGED SEIZURES KNOWN AS STATUS EPILEPTICUS, WHICH CAN LAST FOR MINUTES OR EVEN HOURS AND DON'T STOP ON THEIR OWN.

BAILEY'S LONGEST SEIZURE LASTED 58 MINUTES. ONE HOUR.

I DON'T THINK THERE ARE WORDS FOR WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO WATCH AND UNFOLD, KNOWING EVERY SECOND COUNTS.

BEYOND THE SEIZURES, THE COMPLICATIONS MOUNT, BAILEY IS DEVELOPMENTALLY DELAYED BY ABOUT TWO YEARS.

SHE HAS ADHD AND CROUCH GAIT, AND THAT MAKES WALKING MORE DIFFICULT.

TROUBLE REGULATING HER BODY TEMPERATURE, WHICH IS BRUTAL IN THE SOUTH TEXAS HEAT.

AND SHE'S TINY. AND FOR HER AGE, SHE WORKS HARD EVERY DAY WITH SPEECH, OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD, BUT WITH EVERY SEIZURE THREATENS TO UNDO THAT PROGRESS.

TOTAL SEIZURE COUNT FROM 2019 168. THIS YEAR SHE'S HAD THREE.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF AWARENESS AND RESEARCH.

HER LONGEST SEIZURE WAS 58 MINUTES. SHE'S HAD 92 AMBULANCE RIDES.

TREATMENT OPTIONS ARE FEW. FAMILIES LIKE OURS LIVE ON HIGH ALERT.

BAILEY TAKES FOUR MEDICATIONS TWICE A DAY. AND EVEN THEN, SEIZURES DON'T STOP.

THE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL TOLL ON BOTH PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS IS A CONSTANT AND PROFOUND.

THE RISK WE LIVE WITH IS REAL. CHILDREN WITH DS FACE A 15 TO 20% MORTALITY RATE DUE TO SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY, AS WELL AS PROLONGED SEIZURES AND SEIZURE RELATED INJURIES.

MANY FAMILIES LIKE OURS RELY ON SEIZURE MONITORING DEVICES AT NIGHT.

MANY OF US DON'T SLEEP DEEPLY. WE CAN'T. RAISING AWARENESS AND EDUCATION IS IMPERATIVE.

EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS NEED TO BE TRAINED ON HOW TO IDENTIFY AND RESPOND TO DRAVET SYNDROME.

AND JUST AS IMPORTANT, THEY NEED TO LISTEN TO US PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS BECAUSE WE KNOW WHICH MEDICATIONS HELP AND WHICH CAN MAKE THINGS WORSE.

AND IN THOSE MOMENTS, TIME IS EVERYTHING. WE'VE BEEN INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE.

IN BEXAR COUNTY, DOCTOR RAZEK AND HER TEAM AT THE BEXAR COUNTY ISD TOO HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND.

THEY TRAINED THEIR FIRST RESPONDERS ON BAYLEY'S SPECIFIC NEEDS.

THEY CREATED A SEIZURE PROTOCOL JUST FOR HER.

THEY COORDINATED WITH HER SCHOOL NURSE AND STAFF TO ENSURE THAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS, THERE'S A PLAN.

THEIR DEDICATION HAS NOT ONLY MADE BAYLEE SAFER, IT'S GIVEN US PEACE OF MIND.

WE DIDN'T THINK POSSIBLE. MY HOPE. OUR HOPE IS THAT ONE DAY A GENE THERAPY CURE WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING.

UNTIL THEN, WHAT FAMILIES LIKE OURS NEED IS UNDERSTANDING, COMPASSION AND SUPPORT.

THIS PROCLAMATION IS A POWERFUL SIGN THAT WE'RE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION.

THAT WE ARE BEING SEEN THAT OUR CHILDREN MATTER.

THANK YOU SINCERELY FOR STANDING WITH US AND FOR HELPING TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR DRAVET SYNDROME.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COULD COME FORWARD, ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION AND TAKE A PICTURE FOR IT WITH US. RIGHT HERE. THERE WE GO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. LET ME INVITE LEX LORO, DIRECTOR OF THE PRIDE CENTER SAN ANTONIO, AND ANY GUEST TO THE PODIUM. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT BEXAR COUNTY IS AN INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THAT WELCOMES AND CELEBRATES OUR DIVERSITY.

COMMISSIONER, WOULD YOU READ THE PROCLAMATION IN BEHALF OF THE COURT? THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT'S MY HONOR TO READ THIS PROCLAMATION.

AND GOOD MORNING TO YOU AS WELL. THE PROCLAMATION READS.

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AND WHEREAS WE HONOR AND CELEBRATE OUR LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY, INCLUDING FAMILY MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AND THEIR PERSEVERANCE TO LIVE A LIFE OF DIGNITY AND RESPECT.

AND WHEREAS BEXAR COUNTY IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS.

AND RAISING THE PRIDE FLAG IN SOLIDARITY THROUGHOUT THE MONTH.

AND WHEREAS WE FURTHER RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY TO OUR COUNTY'S ECONOMY, OUR HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION, AND ARTS AND CULTURE.

AND WHEREAS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK UNDETERRED TO EXPAND AND STRENGTHEN INCLUSIVITY AND DIVERSITY BY COMMITTING TO REPRESENTATION AND SUPPORT FOR ALL LGBTQIA PLUS MEMBERS. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS A MONTH OF JUNE AS PRIDE MONTH AND ENCOURAGES ALL IN OUR COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THIS OBSERVANCE AND ENGAGE THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY TO BUILD BRIDGES.

WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES IN SEAL OF OFFICES 24TH DAY OF JUNE 2025, SIGNED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. YOUR HONOR , COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AND FIRST OF ALL, HAPPY PRIDE MONTH. IT IS AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY.

MY NAME IS LEX LORO. I USE THE PRONOUNS THEY AND SHE.

I WAS ONCE A YOUNG LGBTQ+ PERSON GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

MY FATHER WAS STATIONED AT FORT SAM HOUSTON. I WAS ONCE A DEEPLY CLOSETED YOUNG PERSON THAT DIDN'T SEE A PATH FORWARD FOR MYSELF AS AN LGBTQ+ PERSON.

AND TODAY, I STAND BEFORE YOU AS THE INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAN ANTONIO PRIDE CENTER, GETTING TO CELEBRATE BEXAR COUNTY 'S RECOGNITION OF PRIDE MONTH.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT MEANS A LOT.

I'D LIKE YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT AT A TIME IN WHICH LGBTQ+ RIGHTS ARE UNDER ATTACK ACROSS THIS COUNTRY, IT MEANS THE WORLD TO US. TO SEE BEXAR COUNTY STAND FIRM IN ITS DECISION TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT THIS PROCLAMATION SO BEAUTIFULLY SAYS, WHICH IS THAT LGBTQ+ PEOPLE MAKE RICH AND MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR CITY AND OUR COUNTY.

EVERY SINGLE DAY, WHEN LGBTQ+ PEOPLE THRIVE, THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY THRIVES.

AND THIS PROCLAMATION HONORS THAT BEAUTIFULLY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I WOULD LIKE TO JUST BRIEFLY HONOR THAT, THOUGH.

I STAND UP HERE BY MYSELF TODAY. I HAVE BEHIND ME A RICH AND VIBRANT AND BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY OF LGBTQ+ PEOPLE, PLUS THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES. I'D LIKE TO HONOR THRIVE YOUTH CENTER AND FIESTA YOUTH HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, SAN ANTONIO, AND OUR AMAZING LGBT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO WORK TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY EVERY SINGLE DAY.

BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'D LIKE TO NAME THAT EVEN IN THIS PAST WEEK.

LAST WEEK ALONE, WE SAW MULTIPLE ATTACKS TO LGBTQ+ RIGHTS.

WE SAW THE ELIMINATION OF THE PRESS THREE OPTION THAT ALLOWS LGBTQ + YOUTH TO GET THE SUPPORT THEY NEED FROM THE NATIONAL 988 SUICIDE HOTLINE.

WE SAW UPHELD CHALLENGES TO LGBTQ + YOUNG PEOPLE'S ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE.

AND WE CONTINUE TO SEE CHALLENGES EVERY SINGLE DAY.

BUT TODAY IS A MOMENT OF HOPE AND JOY AND SOLIDARITY, BECAUSE WE GET TO HAVE MOMENTS LIKE THIS WHERE WE ARE REMINDED THAT BEXAR COUNTY HAS OUR BACK. THAT THE HONORABLE JUDGE SAKAI AND THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE OUR BACK, AND THAT THE LGBTQ + COMMUNITY IS GOING TO BE CONTINUED, CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTED IN BEXAR COUNTY AND BEYOND.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR RECOGNITION.

AND THANK YOU, MOST IMPORTANTLY, FOR CELEBRATING PRIDE MONTH WITH US.

I HOPE WE'LL SEE EVERYBODY IN THIS COURTROOM OUT AT A NUMBER OF THE PRIDE MONTH EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, CULMINATING IN OUR PRIDE FESTIVAL THIS SATURDAY. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU SO MUCH.

. THE NEXT ONE'S MINE. TODAY, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN A MAJOR PART OF OUR COUNTY JUDGE TEAM.

SOMEONE WHO HAS GIVEN MORE THAN TWO DECADES OF SERVICES HERE WITH THE COUNTY.

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SERGEANT JOHNSON STARTED HER CAREER IN THE DETENTION CENTER, THEN TRANSFERRED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION AS A PATROLMAN BEFORE BEING PROMOTED TO A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION INVESTIGATOR AND THEN TO SERGEANT.

SHE IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED AS THE COURT SECURITY SERGEANT, AS WELL AS THE EXECUTIVE PROTECTION UNIT SUPERVISOR, WHERE SHE MANAGES THE EXECUTIVE PROTECTION FOR MANY ELECTED OFFICIALS HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

SO I'D LIKE TO INVITE SERGEANT JOHNSON, HER FAMILY, HER FRIENDS, AND WHOEVER ELSE IS HERE IN SUPPORT OF SERGEANT JOHNSON.

STEP FORWARD. SARGE. AND YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, SARGE.

AND THEN I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME GIFTS FOR YOU TODAY.

JUDGE SAKAI. IT'S BEEN AN HONOR TO MY EXECUTIVE PROTECTION BROTHERS.

YOU AND THE JUDGE AND JUDGES STAFF WILL ALWAYS HAVE MY UNDYING LOYALTY AND DEDICATION.

PEOPLE THAT STAND BEHIND. PULL THE MIC A BIT DOWN.

THERE YOU GO. FOR THE PEOPLE THAT STAND BEHIND ME Y'ALL HAVE MEANT THE WORLD TO ME.

AND I COULDN'T HAVE MADE IT WITHOUT EVERYONE'S SUPPORT.

AND THANK YOU. JUDGE. SO, WOULD YOU INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY TO US? WHO'S HERE WITH YOU, SARGE? I WOULD LOVE TO. NANCY MY SISTER.

THESE ARE MY CHILDREN, MACKENZIE. THE TWINS, BRANDON AND ADDISON.

THIS IS MY HUSBAND, ROBERT JOHNSON. MY ROCK. AND THIS IS MY LIEUTENANT, MY SERGEANTS, MY OTHER SERGEANTS THAT ARE BACK HERE, AND TO MY FATHER, WHO IS WATCHING ON THE LIVE FEED.

I LOVE YOU, DADDY. ALSO, MY OTHER DAUGHTER, STEPHANIE IS BACK THERE WITH MY GRANDCHILD, EMERSON, THE ONE THAT'S BEEN MAKING ALL THE NOISE. AND MY SON IN LAW.

SO TODA LA FAMILIA IS HERE OKAY, SO I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME GIFTS.

MATTHEW. MY CHIEF OF STAFF. DO YOU HAVE THE FIRST GIFT? SURE. SERGEANT WE ASKED REPRESENTATIVE BARBARA HAWKINS TO FLY A FLAG OVER THE TEXAS CAPITOL IN YOUR HONOR . SO HERE'S THE FLAG AND THE CERTIFICATE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND DO WE UNDERSTAND THE SECOND GIFT? MISS IRENE CHAVEZ FROM CONGRESSMAN GREG CASAR'S OFFICE.

I'M IRENE CHAVEZ. I'M THE DISTRICT DIRECTOR FOR CONGRESSMAN GREG CASAR AND DISTRICT 35.

IT IS MY PRIVILEGE TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS UNITED STATES FLAG FROM WASHINGTON, D.C., AND THIS LETTER OF COMMENDATION IN THANKING YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE FOR OUR DISTRICT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

AND DO WE HAVE MORE GIFTS? LETICIA GARCIA, MY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS OF THE COUNTY JUDGES OFFICE.

SAY A FEW WORDS. LETTY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NOW, LADIES, TODAY SHE'S A LADY OF FEW WORDS, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT. WHY IS ANYBODY ELSE THERE? GOT ANY MORE GIFTS? COME ON. WE AIN'T GOING TO DO THIS ONCE. RIGHT, SARGE? HERE WE GO. WE GOT SOME MORE GIFTS COMING. IF YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

ALL RIGHT. I GOT SOME MORE. I TOLD YOU, WE GOT.

THANK YOU. GEORGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COME ON. ALL. LUCY. COME ON.

WE'RE ONLY GOING TO DO THIS ONCE FOR SARGE. COME ON.

ANYBODY WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS? COME ON. LUCY.

LUCY ADAME-CLARK, THE COUNTY CLERK OF BEXAR COUNTY.

SERGEANT JOHNSON, I'VE KNOWN HER SINCE I STARTED AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN 1997.

AND WE USED TO WORK TOGETHER AND GETTING ELECTED AND COMING TO THE COURTHOUSE.

IT WAS AN HONOR TO SEE HER WORK HERE AT THE COURTHOUSE, BESIDE MANY OF US WHO WORK WITH HER BACK AT CID AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION.

SO, SARGE, I HAD NO CLUE. YOU'RE RETIRING. YOU'RE STILL YOUNG.

WHY ARE YOU LEAVING US? BUT I WANT TO THANK YOUR FAMILY.

BECAUSE WE TAKE AWAY A LOT OF OUR TIME FROM OUR CHILDREN.

AND AS A MOTHER, YOU TRY TO JUGGLE ALL THE EVENTS, ALL THE YOU KNOW, CELEBRATIONS THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR FAMILY.

BUT 26 YEARS IS AN ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT YOU'LL NEVER FORGET.

AND WE WON'T FORGET YOU. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

AND THANK YOU, JOHNSON, FOR SUPPORTING HER AND GIVING HER ALL THE SUPPORT YOU DID, BECAUSE IT TAKES AN ARMY AND IT TAKES A PARTNERSHIP TO WORK FOR THE COUNTY.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. SO, SARGE, LET ME LET ME SAY THIS.

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THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY IT WAS A SPECIAL DAY FOR ROLL CALL FOR THE COURT SECURITY.

SO THIS COURTROOM WAS FULL OF ALL THOSE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE IN COURT SECURITY.

AND I TOLD THEM THAT I DON'T USUALLY REPORT TO ROLL CALL.

BUT TODAY I MADE A SPECIAL EFFORT, ESPECIALLY IN RECOGNITION FOR SERGEANT JOHNSON'S LAST ROLL CALL.

CORRECT. SARGE? YOUR LAST ROLL CALL FOR THE DAY, FOR YOUR CAREER.

AND I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK COURT SECURITY.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE THAT'S PROBABLY THE DEPARTMENT THAT'S OFTENTIMES JUST KIND OF TAKEN FOR GRANTED BECAUSE THEY JUST THEY WORK HERE AT THE COURTHOUSE AND THEY JUST MELD IN. AND THAT'S PART OF WHAT I CALLED SERGEANT JOHNSON'S SPECIAL ABILITY WAS TO BE ABLE TO FIT IN, SO TO SPEAK, BECAUSE IN THIS COURTHOUSE YOU HAVE A ROOM FULL OF A COURTHOUSE FULL OF ELECTEDS AND THE PERSONALITIES AND EGOS THAT GO WITH THAT. THEY HAVE TO WORK AND SUPERVISE THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WORK IN EITHER THE COURT SYSTEM OR THE PROTECTION UNITS FOR THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.

AND YOU HAVE TO BALANCE THAT. ALL YOU CAN IMAGINE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE EGOS AND PERSONALITIES ELECTEDS AND THEN HAVING TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC, SOMETIMES THAT NEEDS TO YOU HAVE TO PROTECT THEM IN SPITE OF THEMSELVES.

AND WE KNOW THAT THE UNFORTUNATELY, PEOPLE WHO COME TO THE COURTHOUSE SOMETIMES COME WITH A LOT OF ISSUES AND A LOT OF PROBLEMS. IN FACT, AS I WALKED OVER HERE THIS MORNING TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, WE HAD SOMEBODY THAT HAD EMS AND THEY WERE HAVING TO TAKE SOMEBODY OUT.

AND SO I PRAY FOR THAT PERSON THAT SHE'S IN GOOD HEALTH, BUT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT WORK FOR SECURITY, DO A FANTASTIC JOB.

AN UNSUNG JOB OF PROTECTING THIS COURTHOUSE. SO WHENEVER THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT THE COURTHOUSE NEEDS TO PROTECT IT, THEN THE COURT SECURITY KICKS IT IN GEAR. WHENEVER AN ELECTED HAS ISSUES OR THREATS AND I WILL PUT ON RECORD.

ELECTEDS OFTENTIMES HAVE THREATS TO THEIR TO THEMSELVES AND TO THEIR FAMILIES.

THAT JUST COMES PART OF THE JOB. AND I THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT.

SO FOR ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN AND SERGEANT JOHNSON, I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU.

AND I ASK THAT THE AT ROLL CALL THAT THEY LOOK TO SERGEANT JOHNSON AS SOMEBODY THAT IS EXEMPLIFIED WHAT I CONSIDER THE ROLE MODEL FOR COURT SECURITY, SOMEBODY THIS KIND OF NEVER SEEKS ATTENTION, NEVER WANTS ATTENTION, BUT JUST GETS THE JOB DONE.

AND FOR THAT, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN, THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND ALL FIRST RESPONDERS.

CAN WE GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE? IN FACT, I'LL STAND AND APPLAUD Y'ALL [APPLAUSE].

SORRY. LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. SO EVERYBODY WHO'S HERE, INCLUDING STAFF OR TEAMS. THANK YOU GUYS. IRENE. THANK YOU. PLEASE THANK CONGRESSMAN CASAR.

THANK BARBARA GOODWIN HAWKINS FOR THE STATE FLAG.

THANK EVERYBODY FOR YOUR SUPPORT. OH. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. OKAY, SARGE. GO GIVE EM HELL. ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE UP SPECIAL PRESENTATION FOR A PRESENTATION OF AWARD WINNERS OF THE 2025 SAN

[4.a. Presentation of the award winners of the 2025 San Antonio 90 Second Newbery Film Festival sponsored by BiblioTech and H-E-B Read 3.]

LAURA COLE AND ALL THOSE WITH THE SAN ANTONIO 90 SECOND NEWBERY FILM FESTIVAL.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AS YOU KNOW, FOR THE PAST NINE YEARS, BIBLIOTECH HAS PARTNERED WITH H-E-B READ 3 TO PRODUCE THE 90 SECOND NEWBERY FILM FESTIVAL.

IF YOU MAY RECALL, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WAS DESIGNED AND CREATED BY YOUNG ADULT AUTHOR JAMES KENNEDY.

IT'S A PROGRAM IN WHICH YOUNG FILMMAKERS TAKE THE ENTIRE STORIES OF NEWBERY WINNING BOOKS, DISTILL THEM DOWN, AND MAKE VIDEOS THAT LAST ABOUT 90S.

BIBLIOTECH PRODUCED ITS VERY FIRST 90 SECOND NEWBERY FILM.

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SINCE THEN WE FOUND AN EXCITED AND ENTHUSIASTIC PARTNER IN H-E-B READ THREE.

THAT WITH THE SPONSORSHIP OF H-E-B READ 3 , WE CAN AWARD CASH PRIZES TO THE LIBRARIES OR SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS OF THE WINNING FILMS. THE FESTIVAL HAS GROWN EVERY YEAR SINCE THEN.

WE ARE SO EXCITED. THIS YEAR WE HAD 116 ENTRIES FROM NINE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AS WELL AS MCKINNEY AND HOUSTON. SO WORD IS GETTING OUT. IT'S GETTING MORE AND MORE FUN EVERY YEAR.

I KNOW THAT MANY OF YOU COULDN'T BE THERE THIS YEAR, SO I WANT TO.

FIRST OF ALL, I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU A SHORT RECAP VIDEO OF THE EVENT SO YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH FUN IT IS AND PRIORITIZE MAY 9TH NEXT YEAR, BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY AS WELL AS I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU THE TWO WINNING VIDEOS IN THE ELEMENTARY DIVISION AND THE SENIOR DIVISION, AS WELL AS I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE TODAY THAT HELPED US ALL.

SO IF YOU WOULD, PLEASE CUE THE RECAP VIDEO.

SHE WAS REALLY INTO A WRINKLE IN TIME, AND I THOUGHT, WOULDN'T IT BE FUN TO MAKE A WRINKLE IN TIME MOVIE WITH HER AND HER FRIENDS? SO WE PUT IT ONLINE AND AND THEN IT KIND OF WENT SEMI VIRAL.

SO I THOUGHT, WHAT IF I MADE A FILM FESTIVAL WHEN SHE TOOK OTHER BOOKS THAT WON THE NEWBERY MEDAL AND MADE A FILM FESTIVAL ABOUT IT? I THINK IT WAS GREAT THIS YEAR. I THINK IT WAS PRETTY FLAWLESS IN TERMS OF A PRODUCTION.

BUT IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING. THE KIDS GET SO EXCITED, AND THIS YEAR THEY WERE REALLY PARTICIPATING HEAVILY IN THE IN THE SHOW ITSELF, WHICH IS SO FUN.

ALSO THANK YOU TO HEB AND TO BIBLIOTECH FOR PUTTING THIS ON BECAUSE IT'S BECAUSE OF THEIR SPONSORSHIP.

THEY WERE ABLE TO DO THIS AND TO GET THIS AMAZING SPACE.

YEAH. THE ENVIRONMENT, THE VIBE, THE EVERYTHING THAT WENT INTO MAKING THIS WHAT IT WAS TODAY REALLY ELEVATED IT FOR ME.

AND IT WAS JUST KIND OF LIKE A MOMENT. THE FILM FESTIVAL ALWAYS BEEN REALLY COOL.

YOU KNOW, BEING CREATIVE IS ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THINGS TO DO. SO TO SEE THEM DO SUCH AMAZING THINGS AT SUCH YOUNG AGES, IT'S REALLY AWESOME TO SEE. IT'S, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME REALLY PROUD.

AS HARD AS IT IS FOR ME. I ALWAYS ENJOY EVALUATING THE FILMS. I ENJOY WATCHING THEM. I ENJOY DISCUSSING THEM.

I ENJOY SORT OF PICKING THEM APART, YOU KNOW, WITH THE TEAM.

AND WE LOOK AT THOSE QUALITIES THAT MAKE THEM REALLY UNIQUE AND SPECIAL.

I LOVE THAT PART.

I THINK JUST BEING ABLE TO BE CREATIVE, I JUST THINK IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.

SO I THINK IT'S THE BEST EXPERIENCE THAT I'VE HAD PROBABLY IS THIS THERE'S LIKE MANY PEOPLE HERE.

IT'S JUST A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND I JUST WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE FILMMAKERS.

THEY DID A GREAT JOB. OUR QUALITY GOES UP EVERY YEAR, AND I ENCOURAGE ANYBODY OUT THERE WHO'S INTERESTED NOT TO BE INTIMIDATED BY THAT STATEMENT EITHER. RIGHT. THE QUALITY GOES UP EVERY YEAR. START SOMEWHERE.

JUST START, AND THEN YOU'LL SEE THAT IT'LL GET BETTER WITH EACH TAKE, WITH EACH TRIAL, EACH TIME THAT YOU DO IT.

SO WE ALSO HAVE A TIE FOR THE SNOW. IT FEELS VERY EXCITING.

AND I WANT TO THANK MY TEACHER AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HELPED ME DO IT.

WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE HERE ONCE AGAIN. ALL OF US ARE SENIORS, SO THIS IS IT.

THIS ADDS TO THE FINALE OF NEWBURY FOR US. IT'S LIKE A CRAZY JOURNEY TO SEE, LIKE ALL THE FILMS THAT DEVELOP OVER THE YEARS.

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AND THIS FILM FESTIVAL REALLY ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO READ QUALITY LITERATURE.

AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS WE GOT INVOLVED IN IT. PLUS, IT'S JUST FUN.

SO THE FIRST VIDEO I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW YOU IS THE WINNING VIDEO IN THE ELEMENTARY DIVISION.

THIS WAS ACTUALLY CREATED BY A FAMILY. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS FAMILY WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE TODAY DUE TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

BUT I WANT YOU TO SEE BEARS ON HEMLOCK MOUNTAIN.

YEAH, I THINK THAT'S HOW YOU SAY IT. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A BEAR? YES I HAVE. HOW MANY YEARS AGO? IT WAS WAY BEFORE YOU WERE BORN.

DO YOU THINK I WILL EVER SEE A BEAR? [INAUDIBLE] 20 OF THEM.

WHATEVER SHALL WE DO? GIVE THEM A BIG, HEARTY STEW WOULD FILL THEM UP AND GIVE THEM COOKIES TOO.

I KNOW YOU'RE AUNT EMMA. OVER. HUMBUG MOUNTAIN HAS THE BIGGEST POT YOU'VE EVER LAID EYES ON.

YOU COULD FETCH IT, BUT THEN HAD TO GO ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS TO GET A POT FOR HER COUSIN.

BUT THIS WOULD BE NO EASY TASK. [SINGING] I KNOW THERE'S NO PLACE AT ALL. OF COURSE THERE ARE NO BEARS. AND THERE'S NO BEARS.

NO, THERE'S NO BEARS AT ALL. MERCY SETS A SPRING DAY HERE.

ON THE SNOWY DAY. I CAME TO SEE YOU. AREN'T YOU COME ALL ALONE OVER HEMLOCK MOUNTAIN? YES. WHY? BECAUSE. BECAUSE WHY? BECAUSE NOTHING.

[INAUDIBLE] . YOU MUST BE HUNGRY. COMING ALL THE WAY FROM THE MOUNTAIN.

WOULD YOU LIKE A COOKIE? YES, PLEASE. SHE ATE HER COOKIES DELIGHTFULLY.

BUT THE SECOND PART WASN'T GOING TO BE AS EASY AS THE FIRST.

ON THE JOURNEY BACK, SHE APPROACHED A BEAR AND WENT TO HIDE.

HE STAYED IN THE POT THE WHOLE NIGHT UNTIL MORNING.

JONATHAN. HELLO? I'M HERE. PAUL. JONATHAN. WHAT A FRIGHT YOU GAVE US.

WHY WERE YOU OUT HERE ALL ALONE? I WAS COMING OVER HEMLOCK MOUNTAIN.

THE BIRDS, THE SQUIRRELS ON THE RABBITS. HELP ME.

HOW CAN THEY HELP YOU? THEY'RE SO TINY. BECAUSE THEY'RE NICE.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE SHALL HAVE THEIR STEAK TONIGHT.

THERE ARE NO BEARS ON [INAUDIBLE] OF COURSE THERE ARE NO BEARS ON HEMLOCK MOUNTAIN.

NO BEARS, NO BEARS, NO BEARS. NO BEARS AT ALL.

I CAME TO SEE. YOU AREN'T CRAZY HERE. I CAME TO SEE YOU.

SOMETHING TELLS ME WE SHALL HAVE BEARS DAY TONIGHT.

THE BIRDS, THE RABBITS AND THE SQUIRRELS. HELP ME.

THEY ARE MY FRIENDS. HOW COULD THEY HELP YOU? THEY'RE SO TINY. BECAUSE IT'S COOL. BUT DOES IT HURT? OH, WHAT GOOD IT IS TO SEE YOU HOME. JOHN, ARE YOU THERE? ALL OF THEM. LOOK. NOTHING. [APPLAUSE] THE WINNER IN OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION IS THE WESTING GAME.

THE CASH PRIZE. $200 MILLION. I, SAM WESTON, HEREBY SWEAR THAT I DID NOT DIE OF NATURAL CAUSES. MY LIFE WAS TAKEN FROM ME BY ONE OF YOU.

LET THE GAME BEGIN. GAME. HOT POTATO.

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YOU DESERVE THIS. [APPLAUSE] SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THIS IS OUR BIGGEST PROGRAMING EVENT OF THE YEAR.

IT'S SOMETHING WE WORK ON ALL YEAR LONG. THE BIBLIOTECH STAFF, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM PUTS IN ALL THEIR EFFORT THAT IT'S JUST AMAZING.

PARTICULARLY, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE CARLOS SALCEDO AND HIS OUTREACH TEAM IF THEY WOULD PLEASE STAND.

THIS IS ROMEO ROSALES, BRAULIA CARRILLO. I THINK THAT'S ALL THE BIBLIOTECH FOLKS WE'VE GOT.

HALEY GOLDSMITH AND AMADO LAZARO, WHO ALSO PUT IN TONS OF WORK ON THIS EVENT.

SO I WANT TO THANK THEM ALL. ALSO, WE HAD SOME EXTRA HELP THIS YEAR.

WE HAD HELP FROM THE ALAMO FILM GROUP WHO HELPED US EVALUATE FILMS. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE DAN BAEL, ARTHUR KURLAND, AND YVONNE FALCO.

THEY'RE HERE. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS DAN BAEL.

I'M THE CEO AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS OF ALAMO FILM GROUP.

WE'RE A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO PROMOTE FILMMAKING IN SAN ANTONIO AND TO UPLIFT SAN ANTONIO AS A FILMMAKING DESTINATION FOR LARGER PRODUCTIONS.

AND WE DO THAT THROUGH EDUCATION OF OUR YOUTH AND BY PROVIDING TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR THEM.

SO HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH BIBLIOTECH WAS REALLY GREAT BECAUSE IT ALIGNS WITH OUR MISSION, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO ACTUALLY DO MORE OF THAT, AND WE'RE JUST HAPPY TO BE HERE.

AND FINALLY, WE HAVE THE WINNERS HERE FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL SENIOR DIVISION FROM THE WESTON GAME.

WHAT IS DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE EVERYBODY? YES.

HELLO. COMMISSIONER AND COURT. I AM THE DIRECTOR OF THE WESTON GAME MOVIE.

YOU JUST SAW. AND NOW I'M GONNA INTRODUCE EVERYBODY.

MY NAME IS JUAREZ ELIZARRARAZ. WE HAVE MENORAH CERVANTES, JERUSALEM CERVANTES, GABRIELLA AURELI, AND CARLOS MUNOZ. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A PICTURE LET'S GO. COME FORWARD. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO WITH THE TIME CERTAIN 5 A ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[5. TIME CERTAIN ITEM(S):]

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SLIM DOWN SHOWDOWN WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGES IN SUPPORT OF HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR ALL BEXAR COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

NICOLE HALL. BRING ALL YOUR WINNERS UP HERE. YES, THEY DON'T KNOW YET.

SO I'M GOING TO ANNOUNCE THAT, OH, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE DRUM ROLL.

YES. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. SO GOOD MORNING JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, I'M NICOLE HALL, THE BEXAR COUNTY WELLNESS PROGRAM MANAGER.

AND IN JANUARY, I CAME HERE TO ANNOUNCE THE LAUNCH OF OUR ANNUAL SLIM DOWN SHOWDOWN WELLNESS CHALLENGE FOR EMPLOYEES.

BUT UNLIKE ANY OTHER YEAR, THIS YEAR WE HOSTED A TWO PART CHALLENGE TO FURTHER PROMOTE LONG TERM, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHANGES. SO TODAY, I'M EXCITED TO BE BACK HERE TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS FOR ROUND TWO OF THIS CHALLENGE.

HOWEVER, BEFORE I ANNOUNCE THOSE WINNERS, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE TO CONGRATULATE EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED AND CONTINUED THEIR HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHANGES BY FINISHING OUT THE 12 WEEKS OF THIS CHALLENGE AND SHOW A SHORT VIDEO WE PUT TOGETHER OF THE PROGRESS THROUGHOUT THIS CHALLENGE.

SO WE DO HAVE A VIDEO TO SHOW.

CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE SEEN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS PROGRAM STARTED 11 YEARS AGO.

THIS YEAR AS A WHOLE, WE HAD 678 EMPLOYEES ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE, ACHIEVING A TOTAL COMBINED WEIGHT LOSS OF 2,875 POUNDS.

CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE THAT PARTICIPATED THIS YEAR AS IT WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE WITH, WE HAD THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF WEIGHT LOSS THAT I'VE EVER SEEN IN ANY OF THESE CHALLENGES. WITH THAT, I'M EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS OF ROUND TWO.

SO AS I CALL YOUR NAME, IF YOU ARE HERE TODAY, IF YOU'LL PLEASE COME JOIN US AT THE PODIUM AND THEN STAY UP HERE SO WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE. SO IN THIRD PLACE, WINNING $125 TO H-E-B, WE HAVE MATTHEW DAVILA FROM THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

AND WE ALSO HAVE IN THIRD PLACE OUR VERY OWN COUNTY CLERK HERSELF, MISS LUCY ADAME-CLARK.

ALL RIGHT. IN SECOND PLACE. WINNING $250 TO H-E-B.

WE HAVE RUBEN AVALOS FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WHO COULD NOT BE HERE WITH US TODAY, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO HIM.

AND CRISTA OCHOA FROM PRECINCT TWO, CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.

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

WE HAVE KIRSTEN HERRERA FROM THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCT ONE.

AND NICHOLAS LAPOINTE FROM THE CAGNON SERVICE CENTER.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS AND EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED, AS IT IS TRULY INSPIRATIONAL TO SEE THE DEDICATION AND EFFORT THAT EVERYONE PUT FORWARD THROUGHOUT THESE PAST 12 WEEKS, AND WE HOPE TO SEE THOSE HEALTHY HABITS CONTINUE FOR LONG TERM CHANGE.

I ALSO WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK THE 50 EMPLOYEES THAT VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO BE TRAINERS.

AS IF THEY DIDN'T VOLUNTEER, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO DO THIS PROGRAM WITHOUT THEM.

AND THEN I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF WELLNESS. IT REALLY DOES ENCOURAGE EMPLOYEES TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE. WE WILL BE HOSTING A CELEBRATION EVENT THIS FRIDAY AT 4 P.M.

IN THIS COURTROOM. SO ANYONE THAT PARTICIPATED, OR IF ANY OF YOU ALL WOULD LIKE TO COME, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME.

WE WILL HAVE SNACKS, WE WILL HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL PRIZES, AND THEN WE'LL JUST BE CELEBRATING EVERYONE'S CONTINUED SUCCESS.

SO AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

TAKE A PICTURE.

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AND MR. REYNA. GOOD MORNING JUDGE SAKAI AND COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS LAURA MONTAÑEZ.

AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MR. ROBERT REYNA, WHO IS OUR PROGRAM DIRECTOR, WHO IS UNABLE TO JOIN US TODAY.

AND I'LL BE GIVING TODAY'S PRESENTATION REGARDING OUR PRELIMINARY SELECTION OF CDBG HOME AND ESG PROJECTS FOR THE UPCOMING PROGRAM YEAR.

OUR DIVISION ADMINISTERS THREE GRANTS THROUGH THE US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, AND THE ESG EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT.

ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. BEXAR COUNTY RECEIVES THESE ENTITLEMENT FUNDS FROM HUD, AND LAST YEAR WE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $3.9 MILLION.

THIS UPCOMING CYCLE, WE ANTICIPATE TO RECEIVE 4.3 MILLION.

THE CDBG GRANT IS OUR LARGEST FEDERAL PROGRAM, AND OUR TEAM UTILIZES THESE FUNDS TO DEVELOP SUBURBAN, EXCUSE ME, VIABLE URBAN COMMUNITIES AND EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW AND MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUALS WITHIN UNINCORPORATED BEXAR COUNTY AND THE 14 PARTICIPATING CITIES.

BASED ON A REVIEW FROM OUR SCORING COMMITTEE, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS FOR FUNDING.

$77,000 TO THE SOMERSET SENIOR CENTER PROGRAM SUPPORT SERVICES.

$75,000 TO GRASP SENIOR CONGREGATE MEAL PROGRAM.

$90,000 TO THE EACH ONE TEACH ONE HYBRID LEARNING PROGRAM, AND $150,000 TO THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK SENIOR MEAL DISTRIBUTION.

WITH RESPECT TO INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. OUR STAFF RECOMMENDATION IS, EXCUSE ME, $58,000 TO THE CITY OF CONVERSE FOR THEIR PUBLIC LIBRARY IMPROVEMENTS. $161,000 TO THE CITY OF CONVERSE FOR SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS.

$118,000 TO THE CITY OF KIRBY FOR THE SENIOR CENTER REPAIRS, $590,000 TO THE CITY OF LEON VALLEY FOR SEWER MAIN REPLACEMENT.

$480,000 TO THE CITY OF UNIVERSAL CITY STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

$310,000 TO MERCED HOUSING, TEXAS FOR THE CASITAS, THE MERCED APARTMENTS IMPROVEMENTS, AND $415,000 TO ALSO MERCED FOR THEIR OWNER OCCUPIED REPAIR PROGRAM. WITH RESPECT TO CDBG REPROGRAMING, WE ARE RECOMMENDING $304,000 BE REPROGRAMED FROM STAFF SALARIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE OVERAGES TO A PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT IN PRECINCT TWO.

THIS DOES ALIGN WITH OUR POLICY OF DIRECTING CDBG PROGRAM FUNDS TO A PUBLIC WORKS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT, WHILE ENSURING FUNDS ARE EXPENDED QUICKLY AND PROVIDE DIRECT BENEFITS TO THE COUNTY.

OUR SECOND GRANT IS THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, OR HOME.

THE PURPOSE OF THE HOME PROGRAM IS TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPAND THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FAMILIES, EARNING NO MORE THAN 80% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME FOR HOMEOWNERS AND 60% OF AMI FOR RENTERS.

ELIGIBLE FUNDS UNDER HOME CAN INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSING, REHABILITATION OF EXISTING UNITS AND DEMOLITION OF DILAPIDATED STRUCTURES.

STAFF RECOMMENDS ALLOCATING $135,000 IN HOME FUNDS TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY'S FORTUNA COURT SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING PROJECT IN PRECINCT TWO, AND ALSO $669,000 TO NRPS LATEST MULTIFAMILY PROJECT IN PRECINCT ONE, KNOWN AS THE 301 LOFTS PROJECT.

OUR THIRD AND FINAL GRANT IS THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT, WHICH IS UTILIZED BY OUR DIVISION TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS TO REGAIN HOUSING STABILITY. ELIGIBLE ESG ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EMERGENCY SHELTER, HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION, RAPID REHOUSING, AND STREET OUTREACH.

STAFF RECOMMENDS ALLOCATING 100 AND $100,000 TO HAVEN FOR HOPE STREET OUTREACH PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF THE PROGRAM.

THE TREE OUTREACH PILOT PROGRAM, INITIALLY FUNDED THROUGH ARPA AND ESG 2024 FUNDING.

WE ALSO RECOMMEND ALLOCATING $137,000 TO CATHOLIC CHARITIES FOR THEIR HOMELESS PREVENTION PROGRAM.

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IS THIS. ARE WE ASKING TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS HERE, LARRY? IS THERE TWO SEPARATE MOTIONS HERE A AND B? I THINK THAT'S CORRECT.

I THINK WE NEED ONE FOR THE CDBG, WHICH IS A AND I MAKE THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED REPROGRAMING OF CDBG FUNDS TO A PROJECT IN PRECINCT TWO. SO AND THEN WE NEED A SEPARATE MOTION FOR THE HOME.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S TAKE IT ONE AT A TIME. IN REGARDS TO MOTION A, MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

ANY FURTHER COMMENT? NO. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. I KNOW WE'VE MET WITH YOU AND ROBERT AND THE TEAM OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS AND MONTHS, AND THESE ARE ALWAYS MEANINGFUL DOLLARS THAT GO INTO COMMUNITIES, AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY, I SHOULD SAY, THAT ARE IN MUCH NEED. AND SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR WORK ALSO THE THE OUTREACH AS WELL, BECAUSE WE KNOW, I THINK IN EVERY PRECINCT YOU'VE HAD SOME COMMUNITY MEETING OR AT LEAST SOME OUTREACH.

SO WE APPRECIATE THAT AND LOOK FORWARD TO PUTTING THESE DOLLARS TO WORK.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

OKAY. I ALSO HAVE OKAY, BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE. BRIAN ROLAND, FOR KIRBY, YOU'RE ASKING THAT WE SPEAK ON SUBSECTION TWO, WHICH WE WILL DO SHORTLY. I BELIEVE MAYOR JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ, YOU PRESENT.

YOU'VE ASKED FOR SPEAK ON ITEM 48. AND SO FOR POINT OF CLARIFICATION, 48 IS THE APPROVAL AND CONSENT ON THE MOU BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY, CITY OF BALCONES AND HAVEN FOR HOPE.

IS THIS MOU TIED TO THIS? NO. THAT'S TWO. NO, SIR.

OKAY. THAT IS A SEPARATE ITEM. SO, MAYOR RODRIGUEZ, I'LL GET TO YOU IN SHORTLY.

AND I'LL GET TO YOU SHORTLY WHEN WE TAKE UP THE APPROPRIATE MATTER.

HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON MOTION A. AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL NOW TAKE UP THE SECOND MOTION.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

LET ME ASK BRIAN ROWLAND ON CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING JUDGE RESIDENTS.

MY NAME IS DOCTOR BRIAN ROWLAND. I'M THE CURRENT INTERIM CITY MANAGER FOR THE BIG CITY OF KIRBY, TEXAS. I COME BEFORE YOU JUST TO PROVIDE A GRATITUDE AS YOU ALL REVIEW THIS PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS FOR THIS KIRBY SENIOR CENTER IS ONE OF THE ALLOCATIONS THAT WAS PRESENTED BEFORE YOU IN THE AMOUNT OF ABOUT 118, $120,000. AND OUR RESIDENTS ARE VERY GRATEFUL.

IF YOU WOULD APPROVE THIS FOR OUR FY 25 CDBG, WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GIVE TO OUR COMMUNITY AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD TAX DOLLARS AND DEPLOY THEM IN AN EFFECTIVE MANNER.

ANY FURTHER? DOCTOR ROLAND CITY KIRBY'S GOT A BIG PARTY.

YES. WHEN IS IT? PUT IT ON THE RECORD. THE FIREWORKS IN THE PARK.

CITY OF KIRBY, JUNE 28TH. COME OUT THIS SATURDAY FROM 5 TO 10.

FIREWORKS GO OFF AT 9:30. IT'S $5 TO COME IN THE PARK, BUT IT'S FREE CARNIVAL.

FREE FIREWORKS COME PLEASE JOIN US AND CELEBRATE COMMUNITY.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES. GOT IT. DOCTOR ROLAND.

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT CONCLUDES 5.B SUBSECTIONS ONE AND TWO.

WE'LL NOW GO TO SUBSECTION 5.C DISCUSSION OF APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING ACCEPTANCE OF A FINANCIAL DONATION AMOUNT OF $765 FROM CAVENDER CARES AND SUPPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY VETERANS SERVICES, PATRIOT WALL ART TO INCLUDE DESIGNATION OF THE USE OF FUNDS.

MR. KEITH WILSON. JUDGE. GOOD MORNING. STEP FORWARD MS. DINA BULLOCK . COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR THIS QUICK OPPORTUNITY.

WE JUST WANTED TO TAKE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THIS ACTIVITY.

SO, AS YOU KNOW, BEXAR COUNTY HAS THE LARGEST POPULATION OF VETERANS IN THE STATE.

173,000 VETERANS. IT'S THE LARGEST IN THE STATE.

IT'S THE FOURTH LARGEST COUNTY IN THE COUNTRY.

WE NOW HAVE NINE OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

JUDGE, YOU TALK ABOUT BRINGING THE COUNTY TO THE PEOPLE.

WE'VE GONE OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND WE'RE ENGAGING OUR PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE CAVENDER AUTO GROUP AND ALL THAT THEY HAVE DONE TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR US,

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AND SO A SMALL TOKEN FROM THEM IS IS SOME ART TO HANG IN ONE OF OUR OFFICES.

WE'RE GOING TO PLACE THIS AT THE WEST SIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTER, HOME OF THE EDGEWOOD DISTRICT VETERANS, ONE OF THE LARGEST POPULATIONS IN THE COUNTY AND THEN THE NORTHEAST SIDE AS WELL.

AND SO WE HAVE FRAMED DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, AND THEN THE UNITED STATES SEAL AND THE FLAG THAT THIS WILL GO TOWARDS. SO WE APPRECIATE THE GROUP GIVING THIS, AND I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO DINA TO TO MAKE A FEW WORDS ON BEHALF OF CAVENDER.

THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING SIR. HOW ARE YOU? AS YOU KNOW, AT CAVENDER AUTO GROUP, WE'RE HUGE SUPPORTERS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. WE WANT WE ACTUALLY RUN ONE OF THE BIGGEST CAMPAIGNS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS FOR VETERANS AND RETIREES WHO COME IN AND PURCHASE VEHICLES FOR US, AND WE ARE PROUD TO DO THAT.

THAT'S JUST A SMALL GIVEBACK. WE LOVE BEING PART OF THIS COMMUNITY.

WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR WE'RE ON OUR FOURTH GENERATION RIGHT NOW OF LEADERS WITH CAVENDER AUTO GROUP, AND WE LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU DINA. IT'S FREE OIL CHANGES FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL, RIGHT.

SO FOR ALL VETERANS, ACTIVE DUTY WE OFFER FREE OIL CHANGES FOR ANYBODY WHO PURCHASES A NEW OR USED VEHICLE.

IT CAN BE GASOLINE OR DIESEL. AND WE RUN THAT THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS WITH ALL OF OUR BRANDS.

SO WE, THAT'S JUST ONE SMALL THING TOKEN TO GIVE BACK TO OUR VETERANS.

MY EYEBROWS RAISED WHEN I HEARD IT, SO I THOUGHT IT WAS GREAT.

SEE YOU LATER THIS AFTERNOON FOR YOUR NEW CAR.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. THAT'S A GREAT JOKE.

THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? SO MOVED. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND. SECOND BY MS. CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

CARRY ON. THANK YOU JUDGE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SIX. REQUEST FOR COMMISSIONERS COURT TO IDENTIFY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION AND APPROVE RENAMING REMAINING

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

I'D LIKE TO PULL 50 AND 20. 50 AND 20. 20.

AND 50, FIVE-OH. YES, SIR. OKAY. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

JUDGE, YOU WON'T TAKE LONG, BUT SINCE MAYOR RODRIGUEZ IS HERE, LET ME GO AHEAD AND PULL ITEM 48.

48. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER MOODY. I WANTED TO PULL ITEM 44 AND 47.

44, 47. COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

OKAY, SO LET ME MAKE SURE. OKAY. WE PULLED ITEM 20.

WE PULLED ITEM 44, 47, 48 AND 50. CORRECT. ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL OTHER REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA.

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:]

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. LET'S DO. I'M GOING TO TAKE UP FOR POINT PRIVILEGE.

[48. Approval and execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Bexar County, the City of Balcones Heights, and Haven for Hope of Bexar County to facilitate coordination of street outreach services between the City and Haven for Hope of Bexar County.]

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. MOU BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY, CITY OF BALCONES HEIGHTS AND HAVEN FOR HOPE OF BEXAR COUNTY TO FACILITATE COORDINATION OF STREET OUTREACH SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY AND HAVEN FOR HOPE FOR BEXAR COUNTY.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, I'LL OPEN WITH YOU THEN MAYOR RODRIGUEZ, YOU'VE ASKED FOR CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

YEAH. MAYOR, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP? I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A WHOLE LOT OF TIME ON THIS.

I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IT. AND IN PARTICULAR, SINCE YOU'RE HERE AND THANK ALSO THE JUDGE FOR HIS LEADERSHIP ON THIS, TO TO ASSIST WITH SOME OF OUR SUBURBAN CITIES AND HOMELESSNESS OUTREACH AND MAKING SURE FOLKS GET SERVICES AND RESOURCES.

SO CERTAINLY WANT TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS, BUT WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM THE JUDGE.

I'M SORRY, FROM THE MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. MAYOR, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU. JUDGE. HONORABLE COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE HERE AND PRESENT THIS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF BALCONES HEIGHTS.

THE CITIZENS, WE WANT TO SAY A GREAT BIG HUG.

AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PROVIDING THIS COLLABORATION WITH THE COUNTY AND HAVEN FOR HOPE.

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IN ADDITION TO THAT, I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION AND LETTER OF SUPPORT.

JUDGE SAKAI, WE WERE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE RECEIVED THE $850,000 GRANT THAT WE APPLIED FOR THROUGH CONGRESSMAN JOAQUIN CASTRO'S OFFICE. HE APPROVED THAT. WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE TO FINALIZE THAT AND RELEASE THE MONIES TO US.

BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE A TREMENDOUS HELP TO OUR SENIOR CITIZENS COMMUNITY CENTER THAT WE'RE REIGNITING AND PART OF OUR REBRANDING, WE INVITE YOU JULY 18TH TO OUR JAZZ FEST, WHICH JUDGE SAKAI WAS A PART OF LAST YEAR.

YOU'RE ALL WELCOME TO COME IN THE CITIZENS OF BEXAR COUNTY AS WELL.

WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH AGAIN FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING COLLABORATION WITH YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. LET'S GO BACK UP TO THE FIRST MATTER FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

[20. Approval and execution of purchase orders for food items and kitchen supplies to Ben E. Keith Foods in the estimated amount of $620,000 and Labatt Food Service, LLC, dba Institutional Supply Company in the estimated amount of $185,000, as requested by the Bexar County Adult Probation Office; authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents for record.]

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES YEAH, I JUST HADN'T SEEN AN ITEM LIKE THIS BEFORE, SO I JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS.

MR. GALLOWAY, SO CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES IN THIS AND WHO ACTUALLY HAS THE FOOD CONTRACT? I COMMISSIONER, I HAVE MR. ANDERSON AND MR. ANGELOS COME ON UP AND SPEAK FROM ADULT PROBATION TO SPEAK TOWARDS THESE CONCERNS.

HI, COMMISSIONER. I'M MANUEL ANGELES, REPRESENTING COMMUNITY .

PULL THE MIC A LITTLE BIT. SORRY. I'M MANUEL ANGELES, REPRESENTING COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT. I'M THE ACTING FINANCE DIRECTOR AND IT DIRECTOR FOR OUR AGENCY. I'M SORRY.

FOR WHAT? FOR THE ADULT PROBATION. YES, MA'AM.

WE'RE ALSO KNOWN AS COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT. SO CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE AND THEN LABATT FOOD? WHO HAS WHO'S THAT CONTRACT WITH? IS THAT WITH BEXAR COUNTY? THE LABATT FOODS VENDOR IS WITH CSCD.

I'M SORRY. IT'S WITH OUR AGENCY IS WITH ADULT PROBATION.

OKAY. SO IT'S NOT WITH BEXAR COUNTY. OKAY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN? IT'S FUNDED BY THE STATE OR THE STATE COMMISSIONER. OKAY.

AND CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE TWO CONTRACTS? WHAT? THEY'RE WHAT THEY'RE DOING? I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER. IS THERE A BAILIFF WHO CAN CONTROL THE DOOR? THERE'S BEEN AN AWFUL LOT OF NOISE THAT'S DISRUPTING COMMISSIONERS COURT, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JOHNNY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THAT.

NOW, IF YOU CAN KIND OF RESTATE YOUR QUESTION, PLEASE.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO CONTRACTS? YES. SO ONE OF THE CONTRACTS FOCUSES ON THE ASPECT OF THE INDIVIDUAL INGREDIENTS THAT WE RECEIVE TO PREPARE MEALS FOR ALL OF THE ADULT PROBATIONERS WHO RESIDE AT THE APPLEWHITE RECOVERY CENTER AND SUCH.

IT SAYS, YOU KNOW A 24/7 FACILITY. THE COUNTY ITSELF IS BREAKING GROUND ON A NEW BUILDING THAT WE HOPEFULLY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST. BUT CURRENTLY, NOW WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY ABOUT 210 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RECEIVING 24 CARE FOR BEHAVIORAL ISSUES AND SUCH. AND SO. AND WHICH WHICH ONE IS THAT? THAT'S AT THE APPLEWHITE RECOVERY CENTER. NO WHICH CONTRACT. THAT'S THE 185 OR THE 620.

BOTH BOTH CONTRACTS FACILITATE THE SUPPLIES AND FOOD INGREDIENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR DISPENSATION TO THE THE INDIVIDUALS AT THE RECOVERY CENTER. SO THE SO THE AMOUNTS ARE LISTED SEPARATELY.

SO IS THAT ONE CONTRACT OR THAT'S TWO SEPARATE CONTRACTS.

TWO SEPARATE CONTRACTS OKAY. SO BOTH OF THEM ARE TO SUPPLY FOOD FOR THE RESIDENTS AT APPLEWHITE.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. FOOD ITEMS THAT WE THAT ARE USED IN PREPARATION OF THE FOODS, PLATES AND THE LIKE AND SUCH, MA'AM. SO THE 185 IS FOR PLATES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

AND THEN THE 620 IS ACTUAL FOOD SERVICE. THAT'S CORRECT.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL. NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

OH, COMMISSIONER MOODY. I WAS LIKE, WHERE'S THAT VOICE COMING FROM? [LAUGHTER] SO I JUST HAD SOME QUESTIONS ON THIS.

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SO IT'S A STATE CONTRACT AT THAT RATE. THAT'S CORRECT.

COMMISSIONER. OKAY. LET'S SEE. YEAH. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT CAME TO MIND AND AND I KNOW WE REACHED OUT AND YOU GUYS PROVIDED SOME ANSWERS ABOUT IT, BUT I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, LIKE, BUNDLE WITH OUR EXISTING OTHER FOOD CONTRACTS LIKE WE HAVE AT THE JAIL TODAY. IS THAT NOT AN OPTION, OR ARE THESE TWO DIFFERENT LEVELS OF FOOD SERVICE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? THAT'S CORRECT. COMMISSIONERS TWO SEPARATE. SO WE CAN'T COMBINE BOTH OF THOSE THOSE CONTRACTS.

IS IT BECAUSE IT'S A STATE CONTRACT OR WE JUST CAN'T BECAUSE I'LL JUST SAY, I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY MAY BE DIFFERENT, BUT JUST LIKE WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT THE JAIL VIDEO CONFERENCES AND TELEPHONE SERVICES, AND ULTIMATELY WE DECIDED TO GO OUT AS A COURT AND STILL PURSUE, YOU KNOW BUNDLING THOSE SERVICES BECAUSE WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET A LOWER LOWER COST FOR BEXAR COUNTY. SO I'M JUST TRYING TO ENSURE THAT IT'S NOT AN OPTION FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TRY TO LOOK AT BUNDLING THE TWO FOOD SERVICE CONTRACTS. UNDERSTOOD, COMMISSIONER.

BUT I BELIEVE BECAUSE OF THE FUNDING SOURCES, THAT'S THAT'S NOT AN OPTION AT THIS TIME.

I WILL TAKE TAKE THAT BACK AND TAKE A LOOK. BUT I BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE OF THE THE STATE FUNDING PORTION THAT WE CANNOT COMBINE THOSE.

OKAY. UNDERSTOOD. I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE STAFF AND OUR DIFFERENT ENTITIES, RIGHT, LIKE PROBATION TO CONSIDER TO LOOK OUTSIDE THE BOX AND THINK ABOUT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO LOWER COSTS.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN IT COMES TO OTHER FOOD SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT HAVE EXCESS FOOD, SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, SUCH AS THE FOOD BANK, SUCH AS MEALS ON WHEELS AND OTHERS THAT I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY THERE TO LOWER COST, BUT I JUST ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO CONTINUE TO EXPLORE IT.

YES, SIR. WE WILL TAKE ALL THAT ADVANTAGEOUS AND PURSUE ALL AVENUES FOR LOOKING AT REDUCING COSTS THAT AFFECT DIRECTLY THE BUDGETS OF THE COUNTY AND THE STATE AS WELL. I'M LOOKING TO RESEARCHING THE AVAILABLE VENDORS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US VIA BEXAR COUNTY CDMS SYSTEM AND THE LIKE, AND WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS IN THE BECKER COUNTY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. THANK YOU.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LET ME ASK THIS QUESTION.

MAYBE IT'S TO DAVID FOR PURPOSES OF THIS DISCUSSION.

WHAT I'M PICKING UP AND WHAT I. WHEN I LOOK AT THE ACF.

THIS THING NEEDS TO BE MORE CLEAR IN MY OPINION.

I'M GIVING A MORE LEGAL PERSPECTIVE. IT'S THIS IS IN REGARDS TO THIS.

AS YOU SAID, IT'S A IT'S A CO OP PURCHASED BY THE COUNTY IN BEHALF OF THE BEXAR COUNTY ADULT PROBATION DEPARTMENT THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INSTITUTIONAL CARE FOR ALL THOSE PROBATIONERS THAT ARE IN, NAMELY, THE APPLEWHITE FACILITY.

THAT'S CORRECT. CORRECT. MISTER GALLOWAY YES, YOUR HONOR .

SO THAT, I THINK SHOULD BE MADE CLEAR BECAUSE, I MEAN, FOR PURPOSES, I GOT NO IDEA WHERE WHAT THIS IS FOR.

I MEAN, THERE COULD BE AN ARGUMENT. WHY AM I FEEDING ALL THE EMPLOYEES OVER AT THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT? OF COURSE NOT. BUT THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE CLEAR THAT THIS IS FOR INSTITUTIONAL CARE.

AND AS I UNDERSTAND AND THAT'S THE REASON I STARTED WITH DAVID.

THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT, ALTHOUGH COUNTY DEPARTMENT IS, THE FUNDING SOURCE IS THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND WE GET REIMBURSED. THAT'S THE REASON WHY I CAN'T GET BUNDLED IN WITH ALL THE COUNTY CONTRACTS, NAMELY AT THE BEXAR COUNTY ADULT DETENTION FACILITY.

ISN'T THAT WHAT. THAT'S WHY WE GOT TO BE CAREFUL OF THIS.

IS AN APPLE AND ORANGES CIRCUMSTANCE, CORRECT? DAVID SMITH.

JUDGE OH, I'M NOT SURE THAT IT COULDN'T BE SUCCESSFULLY BUNDLED AND COMPLETED AS A PACKAGE.

I JUST NEED TO WORK AT THESE. THAT'S MORE THAT'S MORE CONFUSING FOR ME NOW.

DEFINITELY. I'LL TAKE THAT BACK. I'M JUST NOT SURE I DON'T RECALL SEEING THIS ITEM ON IN PREVIOUS YEARS OF THE JURY.

SO IT WAS APPROVED IN 2018. I DO HAVE THAT DATE TO APPROVED IN 2018 AND THEN EXTENDED THROUGH 2020.

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AND THEN WE WENT TO CO-OP PURCHASES FROM IT. SO IT WAS SEVEN YEARS AGO.

YEAH, WELL I HADN'T SEEN IT BEFORE. THAT'S WHY I ASKED.

I HAD JUST SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. I'M CURIOUS, YOU HAVE TWO PEOPLE STANDING BEHIND YOU.

DO Y'ALL. WHO ARE Y'ALL WITH? I MEAN, WHAT ARE Y'ALL.

MY NAME IS LUPI GARZA. I RUN THE APPLEWHITE RECOVERY CENTER.

OKAY. AND OUR OPERATIONS MANAGER, BIANCA GARZA.

OKAY, WELL, THANKS FOR THE WORK YOU GUYS DO. THANKS FOR COMING DOWN. YES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.

SO IS THERE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE? AS FAR AS I PRESUME IT WAS ON CONSENT. IT'S NOT MY INTENT TO MAKE IT MORE CONFUSING, BUT THESE ARE THINGS, MR. GALLOWAY. I'LL BE REAL BLUNT.

THESE ARE THINGS THAT PERHAPS HAVE BEEN DONE FOR AGES.

YEARS. AND YOU, AS THE PURCHASING AGENT NEED TO LET ME KNOW.

WELL, JUDGE, I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE CAN KEEP DOING IT OR WE NEED TO LOOK AT.

ARE THERE BETTER WAYS, MORE EFFICIENT WAYS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY PURPOSES, ESPECIALLY SO THAT THE COURT, TO BE REAL BLUNT WITH YOU, AS AS I'M PUTTING IT ON THE RECORD, I WANT TO HAVE FULL FAITH IN THE STAFF.

WHEN YOU BRING MATTERS ON CONSENT, THEY'RE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE UNCONTESTED.

IT'S JUST PERFUNCTORY. IT'S MINISTERIAL. IT'S TO GET THE BILLS PAID.

BUT WE HAVE ALSO FIDUCIARY DUTY AND USE OF PUBLIC MONIES, THE TAXPAYER MONEY.

WE GOT TO MAKE SURE WHAT WE'RE GETTING AND WHAT WE'RE GETTING IN RETURN.

THAT'S CORRECT. JUST BECAUSE IT'S BEEN THE CONTRACT FOR MANY YEARS DOESN'T MEAN IT CONTINUES TO BE.

SO. MR. GALLOWAY, I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU AND THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE REPORT BACK THAT ESPECIALLY IN THE CURRENT NEW BUDGET YEAR, I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT AND NEEDS TO BRING A REPORT TO THE COURT WITHIN THE BUDGET.

SO I EXPECT YOU TO BRING THAT BACK TO US. ALONG WITH WORKING WITH PROBATION, BEXAR COUNTY ADULT PROBATION DEPARTMENT AS TO WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND WHAT OTHER MATTERS ARE, WE ALSO HELPING SUPPORT OUR ADULT PROBATION DEPARTMENT? ALL RIGHT. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SO THERE'S OUR MOTION.

THE MOTION? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION A SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT.

THE NEXT MATTER TO CONSIDER FOR INDIVIDUAL WAS 44.

[44. Approval and execution to amend the American Indians in Texas at the Spanish Colonial Missions agreement and increase the award amount by $38,850. Utilizing grant funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for the KFY 2021 Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma''' for the Bexar County ReCAST Program Grant. The term of this agreement is September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2025.]

INCREASE THE AWARD OF $38,850, UTILIZING GRANT FUNDING FOR THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SAMHSA FOR THE FY 2021 RESILIENCY IN COMMUNITIES AFTER STRESS AND TRAUMA FOR THE BEXAR COUNTY RECAST PROGRAM GRANT.

THE FORM OF THIS AGREEMENT IS SEPTEMBER TERM.

EXCUSE ME. THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT IS SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2024 TO SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2025.

DOCTOR GUERRERO OR COMMISSIONER MOODY, DID YOU WANT TO.

I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR WITH YOU. WELL, TWO REAL QUESTIONS, I GUESS.

FIRST OF ALL THE DETERMINATION OF THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT HERE AND UNDERSTANDING LIKE THE THE NEED OR THE ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS COMMITTED TO SERVE WITH THAT ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.

AND THEN I ALSO WE'LL COVER THAT FIRST, AND THEN I ALSO HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT BEING ABLE TO SERVE ACROSS THE COUNTY WITHIN PRECINCT THREE.

SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THE FIRST QUESTION WAS ABOUT, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT FIRST QUESTION? IT WAS DIFFICULT TO HEAR YOU. SO WITH REGARD TO THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT WAS THAT BASED ON A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS THAT THE ORGANIZATION PLANS TO SERVE, OR HOW WAS THAT AMOUNT DETERMINED? IF THOSE WERE BUDGETS, THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS. SO THIS ADDITIONAL THESE ADDITIONAL FUNDS ARE A RESULT OF A CARRYOVER OF UNSPENT GRANT FUNDS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.

SO THIS IS THE NINTH YEAR THAT WE'VE HAD THIS GRANT.

SO THERE HAS BEEN UNSPENT FUNDS IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

AND SO SAMHSA APPROVED A $250,000 CARRYOVER TO BE USED BY OUR CURRENT GRANTEES.

THE LIMITATIONS ON THE FUNDING IS THAT THE THE CARRYOVER CAN ONLY BE PROVIDED TO CURRENT GRANTEES.

SO GRANTEES ARE ALREADY FUNDED AND APPROVED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.

AND THAT IT IS THEY CAN'T BE, THEY CAN'T COMPLETELY CHANGE THE SCOPE OF THEIR WORK FOR THIS SPECIFIC BUDGET.

IT WAS PRESENTED TO US FROM AIT SO WE BASICALLY LET EACH OF THE ORGANIZATIONS SUBMIT A BUDGET TO SAY,

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AND SO PART OF THIS WOULD BE AN EXPANSION OF SERVICES.

AND I BELIEVE WE'RE ALSO FUNDING A CONFERENCE.

AND SO THE LIMITATIONS ON THE GRANT, BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF THE GRANT, THE RECAST GRANT, IT'S SPECIFICALLY INTENDED FOR COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED BY PERIODS OF CIVIL UNREST THAT ARE IN NEED OF HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED AS HISTORICALLY IN NEED OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.

BECAUSE OF THE INCEPTION OF THE GRANT AND THE SUBJECT MATTER.

SO WHEN THE GRANT WAS WRITTEN, WE WERE FOCUSING MOSTLY ON THE GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES OF OPPORTUNITY ZONES AND PROMISE ZONES, WHICH WERE MOSTLY STARTED OUT JUST IN PRECINCT FOUR.

AND THEN LAST YEAR WE EXPANDED THE SCOPE TO INCLUDE PRECINCTS ONE AND TWO.

SO REALLY JUST TO ESTABLISH NEED AND TO COMMUTE OR ARTICULATE TO SAMHSA, OUR FUNDER WHAT THAT NEED WAS.

WE WENT WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE OPPORTUNITY ZONES AND THE PROMISE ZONES.

DOES THAT ANSWER THAT QUESTION? NOT EXACTLY. SO SO THEY SUBMITTED A BUDGET FOR THE ADDITIONAL 38,000, AND THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY CAN UTILIZE THAT. YOU MENTIONED THE CONFERENCE.

WHAT IS THAT? AND I HAVE THE FOLKS FROM EIGHT HERE, MISTER GREG MARSHALL, HE'S OUR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS, AND HE CAN BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT THOSE FUNDS ARE USED FOR.

OKAY. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THIS TIME AND THIS OPPORTUNITY.

SO IT'S REALLY NOT A CONFERENCE. IT'S A TRAINING.

SO WE'RE WORKING NOT ONLY WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, BUT IT'S REALLY FOCUSED AROUND THE YOUTH.

SO WE'RE BRINGING IN PEOPLE ALONG WITH OUR DEPARTMENT TO YOU KNOW, LIKE STUDENTS ADDRESSING DATING VIOLENCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH. THESE CHALLENGES THAT ARE FACING OUR YOUTH TODAY AND CREATING THIS, THIS COMMUNITY OF STRUCTURE, INTERGENERATIONAL CONNECTION THAT REALLY LEADS TO HEALING.

DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, SIR? TO SOME EXTENT, YES.

I APPRECIATE THE BACKGROUND. CAN WE JUST GO TO SPECIFICALLY THE THE SERVICE REGION YOU MENTIONED AT THE START IN PRECINCT FOUR? IT'S BEEN EXPANDED TO PRECINCT ONE AND TWO. BUT ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, FOR THIS AND OTHER PROGRAMS, I UNDERSTAND WE'RE TRYING TO TARGET OPPORTUNITY ZONES AND EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT THERE ARE LIKELY INDIVIDUALS IN EVERY PRECINCT, IN EVERY ZIP CODE WHO HAVE NEED OF SERVICES. SO HOW DO WE GO ABOUT ENSURING THAT WE'RE SERVING EVERYONE WHO NEEDS THE THE HELP AND ASSISTANCE.

SO OVER OUR TENURE OF 30 YEARS, WE HAVEN'T REJECTED ANYBODY FOR SERVICE.

WE HAVE A COMPLETELY OPEN DOOR POLICY. SO THE QUESTION BECOMES, FOR THIS GRANT, WE MIGHT OR THIS OPPORTUNITY, WE MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO RECORD THOSE NUMBERS IN OUR SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.

BUT EVERYBODY'S WELCOME TO ATTEND THE TRAINING.

RIGHT. SO WE'LL BE WORKING WITH ADULTS AND WE'LL BE WORKING WITH THE YOUTH.

LET ME ALSO JUST CHIME IN ON THAT. SO BEVERLY WATTS DAVIS WROTE THE GRANT AND I HELPED WRITE THE GRANT NINE YEARS AGO.

SO, COMMISSIONER, WE CAN WORK WITH YOU ON FINDING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION FOR LESS RESTRICTIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE OTHER SERVICES.

THE COUNTY IS FUNDED FOR ALL PRECINCTS. YES, BUT BUT YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A FORMER CLIENT OF MINE, SAMHSA, SO WE'D BE HAPPY TO HELP YOU LIAISE THAT FEDERAL FUNDING.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NO, I APPRECIATE THAT, COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU DON'T TURN ANYONE AWAY.

I GUESS JUST GOING BACK TO COUNTY STAFF, AS WE THINK ABOUT THESE THINGS, THERE ARE YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC NEEDS AND SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITY ZONES WITHIN EVERY PRECINCT.

SO I WOULD NOT HIGHLIGHT IT AS A PRECINCT THING.

YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF CLASSIFICATION CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY, BUT RATHER YOU KNOW, MORE BROADLY WHEREVER THE NEED IS AS LONG AS THEY QUALIFY UNDERNEATH THE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRANT PROGRAM.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YES. AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT IS A SKILL AND AN EXPERTISE THAT MANY OF OUR NONPROFIT PARTNERS HAVE TO SORT OF LOOK AT. YOU KNOW, SOME GRANTS ARE JUST RESTRICTED GRANTS.

AND IT HAS TO DO WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FUNDERS.

AT TIMES DIFFERENT FUNDERS HAVE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS, BUT THEY HAVE BECOME VERY SKILLED, ESPECIALLY LATELY, IN BEING ABLE TO TO WEAVE AND LEVERAGE SOURCES OF FUNDING SO THAT NO ONE THAT ENTERS THEIR DOORS GOES UNSERVED.

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BUT AS IT RELATES TO TO THIS GRANT, THIS EXPANSION HAS TO DO WITH THE UNITS OF SERVICE THAT ARE COVERED FROM SAMHSA, BUT THEN ALSO THE TRAINING THAT IS OPEN TO ANYONE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

I UNDERSTAND WE'LL JUST TRY TO TRY TO INCLUDE THAT MORE BROADLY FOR ALL THE COUNTY AND NOT LEAVE OUT ANY PRECINCTS IN THE FUTURE.

I'LL MOVE APPROVAL BASED ON WHAT I'VE HEARD. THANK YOU.

SO MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU . THE NEXT MATTER FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION IS 47, COMMISSIONER MOODY,

[47. Ratification of a signed agreement for the Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP), previously signed by David Marquez, Executive Director, of Economic and Community Development (ECD) for two amendments to increase the budget for the existing CEAP FY25 contract in the amounts of $1,142,172 and $1,266,302 for a total agreement amount of $11,286,156.]

MY NAME IS VIRGINIA JIMENEZ AND I AM THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

LET ME JUST PASS TO COMMISSIONER MOODY, YOU HAD PULLED THIS.

SO LET ME ASK COMMISSIONER MOODY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO STAFF? YEAH. SO THIS IS THE COUNTY ADMINISTERED PROGRAM, CORRECT? YES, SIR. IT IS. AND THIS IS THROUGH THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE FUNDING MECHANISM? YES, IT'S THROUGH TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.

OKAY. THERE WAS ALSO A PROGRAM THROUGH ARPA. CORRECT.

YES, SIR. IT WAS A PROGRAM THAT WAS APPROVED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT LAST YEAR.

WE EXPENDED 100% OF THAT PROGRAM BACK IN FEBRUARY.

SO DOES THAT PROGRAM STILL EXIST OR IT'S JUST UNFUNDED, OR WILL IT BE FUNDED IN THE FUTURE? FOR US, IT WAS JUST APPROVED THROUGH FEBRUARY.

SO EVERYTHING THAT WAS APPROVED WAS ALLOCATED AND EXPENDED IN FEBRUARY.

SO I BELIEVE THE COUNTY ITSELF STILL HAS SOME ARPA FUNDING.

OKAY. AND THERE'S A CPS PROGRAM AS WELL, IS THERE NOT? YES. IT'S THE REPROGRAM RESIDENTIAL ENERGY ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM, AND IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, CPS ENERGY AND BEXAR COUNTY. AND THAT SPECIFIC.

SORRY. YEAH. JUST TO BE CLEAR, THERE'S THE REAP PROGRAM, WHICH IS CITY AND CPS.

THERE'S A CEAP PROGRAM THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE TODAY THAT'S STATE FUNDED, ADMINISTERED BY THE COUNTY.

AND THERE WAS A FEDERAL PROGRAM CALLED [INAUDIBLE] THAT WAS FUNDED THROUGH ARPA DOLLARS.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. AND AND SO THE CITY HAS THEIR OWN OPERATIONS AND OVERHEAD FOR THE REAP PROGRAM.

CORRECT? YES. SO THE AMOUNT THAT'S GIVEN TO THE CITY IS SPECIFICALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE INSIDE OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

OUR PORTION IS SPECIFICALLY FOR PEOPLE WHO LIVE OUTSIDE THE SAN ANTONIO CITY LIMITS, WHICH INCLUDE THE 26 SUBURBAN CITIES AND THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF BEXAR COUNTY.

APPRECIATE ALL THAT BACKGROUND. SO I THINK THE POINT TO BE MADE HERE IS WE WE HAVE THREE PROGRAMS, BOTH CITY, COUNTY, STATE AND FEDERAL, ALL TRYING TO ASSIST IN THIS AREA WITH THREE DIFFERENT SETS OF OVERHEAD. IN IMPLEMENTING THOSE PROGRAMS, I THINK THAT'S JUST BAD POLICY.

AND I THINK WE COULD DO BETTER IN THE FUTURE IF WE TRIED TO STREAMLINE THESE AND PULL THEM TOGETHER.

I MEAN, ULTIMATELY, IF THE STATE OF TEXAS, YOU KNOW, REDUCED PROPERTY TAXES ON OUR, THEY WOULD HAVE LESS NEED OF THIS PROGRAM, AND THEN THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO FUND THE PROGRAM AS MUCH AS THEY DO OR.

SAME THING WITH WITH CPS. IF WE REDUCE RATES, THEN WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO FUND ANOTHER PROGRAM WITH OVERHEADS TO TRY TO ASSIST BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO HELP FUND UTILITY BILLS AND SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED.

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AND ULTIMATELY, THERE'S A BETTER PATH HERE WHEN IT COMES TO POLICY, BUT THESE ARE TEXAS FUNDS DESTINED FOR BEXAR COUNTY RESIDENTS.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO STAND IN THE WAY OF THAT.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE POINTS FOR THE RECORD.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE DID 48. LET'S GO DOWN TO ITEM 50.

[50. Approval of an allocation to the San Antonio Book Festival in the amount of $100,000 for educational programming.]

MISS LAURA COLE. MR. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

YEAH. I THINK SINCE SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. WE GIVE THIS TO THE BOOK FESTIVAL EVERY YEAR.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. SO WHAT KIND OF RECOGNITION DO WE GET AS THE COUNTY? ARE WE IS OUR LOGO ON THERE? YEAH, OUR LOGO IS PLACED ON ALL PROGRAMS. IT'S PLACED ON SIGNAGE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, LAST WEEK MATTHEW POLANCO OF THE JUDGES OFFICE AND I JUST HAD A MEETING WITH THE SAN ANTONIO BOOK FESTIVAL TO TO SORT OF DISCUSS HOW WE MIGHT GET MORE VISIBILITY AND HOW WE MIGHT GET MORE RETURN ON THAT INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE.

THINGS LIKE A LINK ON THEIR WEBSITE FOR BIBLIOTECH, AUTHOR VISITS, WHICH THEY HAVE DONE FOR US IN THE PAST, BUT THEY HAVE BROUGHT IN YOUTH, YOUNG ADULT AUTHORS FOR US.

AND WE GET GOOD VISIBILITY AT THE FESTIVAL, BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT.

I KNOW WHEN I FIRST GOT HERE, IT WAS NOT. THAT'S CORRECT.

EVERY YEAR I QUESTION IT. THAT IS. SO IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT IT'S GOTTEN BETTER.

YES, BUT IS IT WHAT WE NEED? I THINK THAT WE'RE TAKING STEPS FORWARD TO GET EXACTLY WHERE WE WANT TO BE.

OKAY. SO HOW DO HOW DO WE DO THAT? DO WE CUT FUNDING FOR A YEAR? DO WE GET IT IN WRITING? HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO WHAT THEY SAY THEY'RE GOING TO DO? I THINK WE NEED TO. I ASK THESE QUESTIONS EVERY YEAR, AND I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW.

ABSOLUTELY. I THINK WE NEED TO GET IT IN WRITING, COMMISSIONER.

OKAY. SO CAN YOU DO THAT FOR US? ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.

COPY THAT. IN MY OFFICE. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. OH. COMMISSIONER MOODY. SORRY. COMMISSIONER MOODY HAS THE FLOOR.

I JUST I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT. I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES COMMENTS THERE AND MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THESE COMMITMENTS FROM THE COUNTY AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, THERE'S VALUE THAT'S BEING CREATED FOR BEXAR COUNTY THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS AND EVERYTHING.

SO I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK THAT CONVERSATION CAN BE HAD ON SOME OTHER ITEMS AS WELL AS WE GO FORWARD.

ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? 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. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. KATE. DID I MISS ANY.

DID I GET ALL THOSE INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONS? YES, SIR. YOU DID. ALL RIGHT. SO THEN LET US NOW MOVE TO ITEM 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: a. Citation directed to Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai and Bexar County Attorney Larry Roberson, Re: Derick Voigt vs. Bexar County et al, Case Number: 2025CI11154. b. Plaintiffs' Original Petition and Request for Injunctive Relief, Re: Derick Voigt v. Bexar County et al, Cause No. 2025CI11154. c. Summons in a Civil Action directed to Bexar County Judge Sakai, Re: Ashley Marie Salas v. Bexar County et al, Civil Action No. 5:25-cv-l 18-XR. d. Witness Subpoena/Subpoena Duces Tecum, Re: Parrish Armstrong vs. John Longoria et al, Cause No. 2025CI07740. e. Notice of Claim Under Texas Tort Claims Act, submitted by Bias H. Delgado, P.C., Re: Ruben Camron. f. FY 2025 Budget for Sheriffs Office State Asset Forfeiture Fund - 312 (June 13, 2025). g. Memorandum of Understanding among Bexar County, the City of San Antonio, and the San Antonio Spurs L.L.C., approved February 4, 2025. h. Memorandum of Understanding among Bexar County, San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Inc. and the Bexar County Community Arenas Board, approved March 25, 2025. i. Notice of Claim to Owner and Original Contractor Notice of Unpaid Balance and Demand for Payment for Labor Performed and/or Materials Delivered, submitted by Consolidated Service Company, Re: CMC Development & Construction Corp. j. Plaintiffs Motion to Enforce Subpoena and Compel Documents from Third Party Bexar County Sheriffs Office, Re: Maribel Crystal Chavez vs. Hi-Serve Inc and Ugalde Elias Soto, Cause No. 2024-CI-26820. k. Presentation of Claim submitted by Mata-Cortes Law Firm, P.C., Re: Jesse Moreno.]

AGENDA ITEM EIGHT COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 10TH, 2025.

[8. Commissioners Court minutes for Tuesday, June 10, 2025.]

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

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

WE'LL START WITH MR. JACK FINGER. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

WELL, JUDGE SAKAI AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF BEXAR COUNTY.

FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M FINGER, AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO WAS IT THAT SLIPPED IN ITEM NUMBER 3.E ONTO THE AGENDA.

THE CEREMONIAL RECOGNIZING JUNE AS PRIDE MONTH.

IT WASN'T THERE JUST A FEW DAYS AGO. JUDGE SAKAI, YOUR NAME IS ON IT.

YES IT IS. YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT. PRIDE MONTH. JUST WHAT DOES IT MEAN, JUDGE?

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IT MEANS PRIDE IN A PERVERSE LIFESTYLE. HOMOSEXUALITY.

LESBIANISM? YES. AND, YES, THE TRANSGENDERED.

WHATEVER. AND YES, YOU HAD TO SNEAK IT IN BECAUSE IT WASN'T THERE EARLIER. AND I KNOW MISS CLAY-FLORES HAS LEFT THE ROOM AS WELL.

AND WHAT DID Y'ALL DO? Y'ALL. Y'ALL LAUDED THE THE PEOPLE REPRESENTING THAT COMMUNITY.

MR. CALVERT, I'M. I'M ESPECIALLY ASHAMED OF YOU.

YOU'RE THE ONE WHO INTRODUCED THE DARN THING.

YOU SAY IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT PEOPLE DO BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.

I SAY IT DOES. BECAUSE IF IT'S OUTSIDE OF ONE MAN, ONE WOMAN MARRIAGE.

OUR SOCIETY IS DOOMED. YES. IT'S OBVIOUS. THE HOMOSEXUAL COMMUNITY DOES NOT REPRODUCE ITSELF.

THEY HAVE TO RECRUIT. YES. RECRUIT YOUNGSTERS UNDER 18 TO JOIN THEM IN THAT LIFESTYLE.

WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH ANYBODY HERE? DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY SCRUPLES? I DIDN'T SEE ANYBODY DENOUNCING IT. BUT IT'S OBVIOUS Y'ALL DON'T THINK HIGHLY ENOUGH OF IT BECAUSE IT HAD TO BE SNUCK IN. IT'S NOT JUST SAD. IT'S OUTRAGEOUS.

NONE OF YOU. NONE OF YOU DESERVED. THE OFFICE YOU HAVE HERE.

BECAUSE SUPPOSEDLY IT IS GOD GIVEN. YOU SUPPOSEDLY HAD AN INVOCATION THIS MORNING OBSERVING THE ALMIGHTY WHO GIVES YOU THIS POWER? AND WHAT DO YOU DO? YOU PEOPLE ARE AN OUTRAGE.

YOU NEED TO STOP IT. OR YOU NEED TO USE THE OUTMODED WORD REPENT.

THREE MINUTES ARE UP. HEATHER CLINTON.

HEATHER. THERE'S A RHONDA FLORES AND A CANONS PETERSON.

DO YOU ALL WISH TO SPEAK ALL THREE SEPARATE OR DID YOU ALL WISH TO PULL YOUR MINUTES? YEAH. RHONDA AND CANDI ARE YIELDING SOME TIME TO ME AND TO ELIANA.

SO THE TWO OF US ARE SPEAKING. OKAY, SO ELIANA IS ALSO OKAY, SO THEY'RE ALL YIELDING TO YOU? NO, NO. RHONDA'S YIELDING TO ME, AND CANDY'S YIELDING TO ELIANA.

OKAY, SO. GOT IT. SO THEN IT'LL BE YOU AND ILEANA SPEAKING.

YES. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. SIX MINUTES. YES.

GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING, JESSICA AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

IN HONOR OF CIVIC SEASON, WHICH RUNS FROM JUNE 10TH TO THE 4TH OF JULY.

I'M PROUD TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT YOUTH TO VOTE AS ITS FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, TO SHARE UPDATES FROM THE 2024 AND 25 SCHOOL YEAR RELATED TO OUR POLL WORKER RECRUITMENT TODAY, I'M ALSO HERE WITH ONE OF OUR STUDENTS AND ELECTION JUDGES, CANDI PETERSEN AND RHONDA FLORES, WHO HAVE HIRED MULTIPLE STUDENTS FOR MULTIPLE ELECTIONS.

YOUTH TO VOTE PROGRAMS ARE EXPERIENTIAL, NOT TRANSACTIONAL.

THEY'RE INTERGENERATIONAL. OUR PROGRAMING WOULD NOT EXIST WITHOUT THE INTERGENERATIONAL WORK OF OUR VOLUNTEER DEPUTY REGISTRARS, MANY OF WHOM ARE RETIRED EDUCATORS WHO VISIT DOZENS OF HIGH SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR TO HELP STUDENTS REGISTER TO VOTE.

THROUGH OUR POLL WORKER RECRUITMENT. WE ALSO PAIR UP DOZENS OF STUDENT ELECTION CLERKS WITH ELECTION JUDGES, WHO ARE OFTEN RETIREES FROM THE NOVEMBER PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION TO THE JUNE MAYORAL RUNOFF.

YOUTH TO VOTE RECRUITED, PREPARED, AND PLACED MORE THAN 40 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO WORK WITH DOZENS OF ELECTION JUDGES THROUGHOUT BEXAR COUNTY IN ALL FOUR PRECINCTS.

WE JUST WRAPPED UP OUR FIRST FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE UNITED STATES ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION, WHICH HELPED US RECRUIT COLLEGE STUDENTS TO SERVE AS POLL WORKERS.

THIS GRANT FUNDING FURTHER ESTABLISHED YOUTH TO VOTE AS A RESOURCE FOR STUDENT POLL WORKERS IN BEXAR COUNTY.

NOW, I WANT TO PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT THAT I RECENTLY LEARNED FROM SENIOR ELECTIONS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT AT THE US ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION.

HE STATED TO ME THAT COMPARED TO OTHER STATES, TEXAS IS A BIT OF AN OUTLIER WITH ITS POLL WORKER APPOINTMENT PROCESSES.

IN MOST STATES, POLL WORKERS ARE RECRUITED AND APPOINTED DIRECTLY BY AND THROUGH THE LOCAL ELECTION OFFICE.

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THIS MEANS THE BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT CAN RECRUIT AND TRAIN CLERKS, BUT IT IS UP TO THE JUDGES TO HIRE THE CLERKS.

AND WHAT THIS MEANS IS THE WORK THAT YOUTH TO VOTE HAS DONE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS TO GET STUDENTS RECRUITED, HIRED, AND PLACED AT VOTE CENTERS THROUGHOUT BEXAR COUNTY IS EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT AND CRITICAL.

THIS IS WHY I HAVE SPENT THE LAST TWO YEARS ALSO RECRUITING ELECTION JUDGES WHO ARE WILLING TO HIRE STUDENTS.

EACH ELECTION, I MAKE A POINT OF VISITING NEW VOTE CENTERS AND INTRODUCING MYSELF TO THE PRESIDING JUDGE AND TELLING THEM ABOUT OUR WORK AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO HIRE STUDENTS.

I AM PROUD TO SAY THAT TO DATE, 30 PRESIDING ELECTION JUDGES HAVE HIRED HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS RECRUITED BY YOUTH TO VOTE FROM AS FAR SOUTH AS THE VOTE CENTER AT TEXAS A&M SAN ANTONIO, TO AS FAR NORTH AS THE CODY LIBRARY AND LEON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY VOTE CENTERS.

I'VE NEVER HAD A JUDGE REGRET HIRING A STUDENT.

AND LET ME TELL YOU, THE VOTERS LOVE SEEING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE VOTE CENTER.

WE NOW HAVE STUDENTS WHO WORK 3 TO 4 ELECTIONS WITH THE SAME ELECTION JUDGE.

AND SEVERAL WHO ARE READY TO BECOME ELECTION JUDGES THEMSELVES.

WE ALSO HAVE A STUDENT WHO IS HERE WITH US TODAY WHO WORKED TWO ELECTIONS WHILE SHE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE IS NOW ENROLLED AT UT AUSTIN, BUT STILL REGISTERED TO VOTE IN BEXAR COUNTY, WHICH MEANS SHE CAN BE A JUDGE HERE.

ELIANA ARRIAGA IS A GRADUATE OF BRANDEIS HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHE TEXTED ME IN MARCH TO SAY SHE WAS GOING TO BE WORKING AS A PRESIDING JUDGE FOR THE MAYORAL ELECTION, AND SHE WANTED TO HIRE A STUDENT, ONE OF OUR STUDENTS.

NOT ONLY DID SHE HIRE STUDENT CLERKS, SHE ALSO CONNECTED.

I ALSO CONNECTED HER WITH THE RETIREE TO SERVICE HER AS AN ALTERNATE JUDGE FOR THIS PAST ELECTION ON JUNE 7TH.

ELIANA AND HER TEAM FLIPPED THE SCRIPT. AS WE HAVE HEARD FOR YEARS, THE AVERAGE AGE OF ELECTION JUDGE IS IN THEIR 70S.

ELENA'S VOTE CENTER HAD TO BE ONE OF THE YOUNGEST AND MOST ENERGETIC ON ELECTION DAY.

I'LL LET HER TELL YOU MORE ABOUT HOW SHE HANDLED HER VOTE CENTER WITH, QUOTE, GRACE AND AUTHORITY AS HER ALTERNATE JUDGE.

RETIREE MARY FLANAGAN DESCRIBED TO ME AND THE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT.

TO CLOSE, I WANT TO INVITE ALL OF YOU TO OUR FOURTH, FOURTH, NOT ANNUAL, OUR FOURTH YOUTH VOTER AND POLL WORKER FEST, HAPPENING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH AT OUR LADY LAKE UNIVERSITY.

ALL OF YOU AND YOUR STAFF HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION ABOUT THAT.

AND THIS YEAR WE ARE PROUD TO COLLABORATE ON THIS EVENT WITH THE CIVIC CENTER, BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT AND UT PARTNERSHIP TO HOST STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS FROM ALL AREAS OF BEXAR COUNTY TO KICK OFF HIGH SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION WEEK, WHICH RUNS SEPTEMBER 22ND THROUGH THE 26TH.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO COMMISSIONERS COURT SUPPORTING BEXAR COUNTY. S YOUNGEST VOTERS AND POLL WORKERS FOR THE NEXT SCHOOL YEAR AND BEYOND.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HEATHER. SO, HEATHER, YOU USED.

IS IT RONDA FLORES'S TIME THEN? YES. OKAY. AND THEN IS IT MY UNDERSTANDING, ILIANA ARRIAGA YOU'LL SPEAK.

AND YOU'RE AND CANDICE PETERSON, YOU'RE YIELDING YOUR TIME TO SIX MINUTES.

GO AHEAD. HELLO. MY NAME IS ELIANA ARRIAGA, AND AS HEATHER KINDLY INTRODUCED, I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING TWICE NOW AS A PRESIDING ELECTION JUDGE IN BEXAR COUNTY. BUT IT ALL STARTED THANKS TO HEATHER.

THE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE, ESPECIALLY AS A FIRST TIME USER, BUT WHEN I DISCOVERED YOUTH TO VOTE, HEATHER WELCOMED ME WITH OPEN ARMS. SHE HELPED ME GET STARTED AS A STUDENT CLERK AND INTRODUCED ME TO ELECTIONS AND WALKED ME THROUGH THE PROCESS.

TO THIS DAY, SHE STILL CHECKS UP ON ME DURING ELECTION SEASON.

I TRULY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SERVE AS A PRESIDING JUDGE WITHOUT HER GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FROM HER ORGANIZATION.

BEING AN ELECTION JUDGE CARRIES A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY, BUT I LOVE IT BECAUSE I GET TO SET THE TONE FOR VOTERS AS THEY ARRIVE.

I REMEMBER HOW INTIMIDATING IT FELT THE FIRST TIME I VOTED WHEN I TURNED 18, AND AS SOMEBODY WHO UNDERSTOOD THE PROCESS, THE ENVIRONMENT STILL FELT STALE AND UNINVITING.

I BELIEVE POLLING PLACES SHOULD BE MORE THAN JUST A TRANSACTIONAL STOP FOR CIVIC DUTY.

THIS SHOULD BE A CELEBRATION OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT.

SIMPLE ASKS, LIKE ASKING VOTERS HOW THEIR DAY WAS AND THANKING THEM FOR COMING OUT TO VOTE HAS MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE AT MY POLLING SITE.

VOTERS FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE ENGAGING WITH MY TEAM AND ASKING QUESTIONS AND FEELING MORE CONFIDENT ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE OVERALL.

I WAS ABLE TO HIRE TWO OF MY COLLEGE FRIENDS AS CLERKS, AND IT HAS BECOME A PERSONAL, PERSONAL MISSION OF MINE TO SHOW OTHER YOUNG PEOPLE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS AND EYE OPENING TO WITNESS WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES OF ELECTIONS.

IN A TIME WHERE MISINFORMATION IS EVERYWHERE, I BELIEVE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT WE CAN DO IS TO TRULY UNDERSTAND HOW OUR DEMOCRACY WORKS. IT'S EVERYDAY PEOPLE LIKE ME AND YOU, WHO MAKE OUR ELECTIONS RUN FAIRLY AND SMOOTHLY.

NOT ONLY WAS MY TEAM ABLE TO CREATE A WELCOMING ATMOSPHERE, BUT WE WERE ABLE TO ADD SOME FUN AS WELL.

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ONE OF MY CLERKS CAME WITH UP WITH A CREATIVE SOLUTION.

SHE HAND DREW DOZENS OF I VOTED STICKERS, AND YOU'D BE SURPRISED HOW EXCITED THE VOTERS WERE TO WEAR THEM.

MANY OF THEM LAUGHED AND SMILED MORE THAN THEY WOULD HAVE WITH THE ORIGINAL STICKERS, AND THEY WORE THEM WITH PRIDE.

THESE LAST TWO ELECTIONS HAVE TAUGHT ME HOW I WANT TO LEAD WITH WARMTH, KINDNESS, AND JOY.

ESPECIALLY IN TODAY'S POLITICALLY DIVIDED CLIMATE.

WE NEED MORE SPACES WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME TOGETHER, AND I BELIEVE VOTING IS ONE OF THOSE UNIFYING MOMENTS, SOMETHING WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO AND CAN TAKE SIGNIFICANT PRIDE IN.

OF COURSE, I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE ANY OF THIS WITHOUT MY INCREDIBLE TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE THROUGHOUT THE LAST ELECTIONS I'VE SERVED.

BUT THIS LAST ELECTION FOR THE MAYOR RUNOFF, I HAD MY AMAZING ALTERNATE JUDGE, MARY FALLIN, AND TWO CLERKS, JASMINE SHORES, THE ARTIST, AND SOPHIA GO.

THEIR ENERGY, CREATIVITY AND POSITIVITY THROUGHOUT OUR POLLING SITES MADE IT A PLACE OF JOY AND NOT JUST A RESPONSIBILITY.

TO CLOSE. YOUNG PEOPLE DESERVE TO BE PRESENT WHERE DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE.

WE ARE THE NEXT GENERATION SHAPING OUR COMMUNITIES.

THAT JOURNEY BEGINS BY ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO NOT ONLY VOTE, BUT TO WORK IN ELECTIONS AND STEP BEHIND THAT CURTAIN TO LEARN THE PROCESS AND DEMYSTIFY DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES. AND IT STARTS WITH CIVIC EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS LIKE YOUTH TO VOTE.

THAT GIVES STUDENTS LIKE ME THESE LIFE CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HERE WE GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE, PLEASE.

[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU . ALL RIGHT.

LAST SPEAKER IS MAYRA LEVY, AND MR. TOM SPURGEON.

IS THAT IS THERE? IS THAT TWO SEPARATE? ARE YOU ALL ASKING TO SPEAK AS ONE? WHAT'S THAT? IS IT ONE SPEAKER? IT'S. I'M INTRODUCING HIM.

IT'S TWO. WHAT'S THAT? SO. YES. SO YOU'RE SPEAKING.

WE'LL GIVE YOU SIX MINUTES. GO AHEAD. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

GOOD AFTERNOON, YOUR HONOR . COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS MAYRA LEVY, AND I HAVE THE HONOR TO SERVE AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT EACH ONE TEACH ONE.

EACH ONE TEACH ONE PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN BEXAR COUNTY AND ITS UNINCORPORATED AREAS BY PROVIDING ADULT LITERACY AND EDUCATION SERVICES TO SOME OF OUR MOST UNDERSERVED RESIDENTS. OUR PROGRAMS NOT ONLY IMPROVE READING, WRITING, BASIC MATH SKILLS, GED PREPARATION, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.

OUR VOLUNTEER TUTORS TRULY DO IT ALL, BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT, SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES, AND CONTRIBUTE MORE FULLY TO OUR COMMUNITY.

EDUCATIONAL EQUITY IS THE STABILIZER. IT ENSURES THAT ALL RESIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND OR CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED. EACH ONE TEACH ONE EMBODIES THAT MISSION BY CLOSING THE LITERACY GAP AND OPENING DOORS TO BRIGHTER FUTURES. THE IMPACT OF ILLITERACY IS FAR REACHING.

IT AFFECTS ECONOMIC MOBILITY, HEALTH, AND ACCESS TO COMMUNITY AND OPPORTUNITY.

EACH ONE, TEACH ONE IS ADDRESSING THIS CHALLENGE HEAD ON WITH A PROVEN RECORD OF SUCCESS.

INVESTING IN ADULT LITERACY IS INVESTING IN PUBLIC SAFETY, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND FAMILY STABILITY.

WITH ME TODAY IS OUR ESTEEMED BOARD PRESIDENT AND VOLUNTEER TUTOR WHO WILL SHARE A FEW WORDS, MR. TOM SPURGEON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY. TOM.

MAYRA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AGAIN, I'M TOM SPURGEON. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. I'M ALSO A TUTOR.

I'VE BEEN TUTORING WITH EACH ONE, TEACH ONE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF WITH ME.

ALSO OUR TWO OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, MIRIAM DOUGLAS, OUR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD, AND JOE JESSIE SANCHEZ.

HE'S BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS.

JOE JESSIE IS A RETIRED EDUCATOR AND MIRIAM IS RETIRED U.S.

ARMY. SO WE'RE WE'RE DELIGHTED TO HAVE ALL THEM.

AND ALBERT HERRERA IS ALSO OUR PROGRAM MANAGER.

SO THEY'RE ALL HERE. AND REALLY TO THANK YOU ALL, YOU'VE ALREADY TAKEN ACTION ON THE ITEM WHERE YOU'VE PROVIDED $90,000 OF CDBG FUNDS FOR US. THAT'S CRITICAL TO US. WE HAVE A VERY LEAN BUDGET.

WE HAVE ABOUT 100 VOLUNTEERS. OF COURSE, VOLUNTEERS DON'T GET ANYTHING, BUT WE DO HAVE A STAFF THAT SUPPORTS THE VOLUNTEERS AND HELPS COORDINATE FOR THE SEVERAL HUNDRED STUDENTS THAT WE HELP. WE TRY TO HELP EVERY YEAR, ETC.

SO I JUST WANT TO KIND OF END REAL QUICKLY JUST TO THINK IN YOUR OWN MIND, BECAUSE WHAT WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR US IS CRITICAL,

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BECAUSE I DO KNOW CDBG MONEY IS COMING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND WHO KNOWS WHAT'S GOING TO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE IN THE FUTURE. BUT IT IS CRITICAL FOR US. BUT TO END WITH REALLY A QUESTION, AND THAT IS REALLY FOR ALL OF US IN THE ROOM TO THINK, WHERE WOULD YOU BE? WHAT WOULD YOUR LIFE BE LIKE IF YOU DID NOT KNOW HOW TO READ? AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO FOR ADULTS, THAT AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIFE, SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT THEY JUST DIDN'T GET THE ABILITY TO READ THAT MOST OF US IN THE ROOM GET TO DO.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU. AND JUST ONE QUICK PERSONAL ASIDE.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT, YOU SPOKE TO THE MASTER'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TWO YEARS AGO.

MAYRA AND I WERE WERE BOTH IN THAT ROOM AND GAVE A VERY PASSIONATE TALK TO ALL OF US AS WE WERE KIND OF LEARNING BOARD SERVICE AND ABOUT YOUR OWN PUBLIC SERVICE AND THINGS FOR US TO THINK.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. AND AGAIN, COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF EACH ONE TO EACH ONE AGAIN.

WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I'D LIKE TO ASK IF YOU WOULD ALLOW ME, PLEASE.

ITEM 42. KEITH WILSON, ARE YOU STILL HERE? IF HE IS.

WHY DON'T YOU COME? I JUST WANTED TO PUT A SPECIAL NOTE AND RECOGNITION FOR WHAT WE DID TODAY BY CONSENT AGENDA, APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN REFERENCE TO TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION FUNDS FOR VETERAN ASSISTANT GRANTS, A RENEWAL AWARD OF FY 25-26. APPROVAL TO ACCEPT AN AWARD OF $425,000 FOR THE HELP TO VETS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT TO PROVIDE RENT, MORTGAGE, UTILITY, TRANSPORTATION, FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR 14 MONTH PERIOD BEGINNING JULY 1ST, 2025 AND ENDING ON AUGUST 31ST, 2026, B APPROVAL AND ACCEPT AN AWARD OF 300,000 FOR THE HELP TO VETS PEER SUPPORT GRANT TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP SESSIONS AND THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES FOR 14 MONTH PERIOD JULY 1ST, 2025 ENDING ON AUGUST 31ST, 2026. WE HAVE APPROVED IT, BUT KEITH, I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN REGARDS TO OUR MILITARY AND VETERANS SERVICES. THIS PROGRAM, I BELIEVE, HAS A DIRECT IMPACT TO HELP THOSE MOST IN NEED.

AND THAT'S THE VETERANS WHO NEED THIS TYPE OF ASSISTANCE.

CAN YOU JUST QUICKLY GIVE US A SUMMARY OF HOW THIS PROGRAM HAS SUCCEEDED AND FAR EXCEEDED OUR EXPECTATIONS.

CORRECT. JUDGE. ABSOLUTELY. SO THE ORIGINAL GRANTS THAT WE RECEIVED LAST YEAR WERE $300,000 EACH FOR OUR PEER SUPPORT AND OUR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

IN ABOUT FIVE MONTHS, WE AWARDED AND DEPLETED ALL OF THE DIRECT ASSISTANCE AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WE HAD.

WE WENT BACK TO THE STATE AND THEY APPROVED ANOTHER $125,000, WHICH ALL ALLOWED US TO RECEIVE.

JUST LAST MONTH, THE STATE RENEWED BOTH OF THOSE GRANTS FOR A TOTAL OF $725,000 TO OUR OFFICE.

OVER THAT GRANT PERIOD, WE AWARDED OVER $275,000 TO VETERANS IN NEED.

THAT WAS 150 FAMILY UNITS. 70% OF THAT MONEY WENT TO HOUSING.

THAT WAS RENT AND MORTGAGE ASSISTANCE, LITERALLY KEEPING PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES, IN SOME CASES, GOING TO THE EVICTION COURT HEARING AND PLEADING WITH THE JUDGE AND THE LANDLORD TO ALLOW US TO ASSIST IN THEM, ACCEPTING THAT. 22% OF THAT ASSISTANCE WENT TO UTILITIES.

I TELL FOLKS, WE'RE KEEPING PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES, WE'RE KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON, AND WE'RE KEEPING THE WATER RUNNING.

ADDITIONALLY, ON PEER SUPPORT, WE HAVE ALREADY ASSISTED OVER 170 CLIENTS.

THOSE ARE OUR MOST AT RISK AND CHALLENGED VETERANS.

JUSTICE INVOLVED, HOMELESS AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.

SO WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE THIS GRANT CONTINUE INTO THIS NEXT WINDOW.

AND I'VE GOT A WONDERFUL GROUP OF FOLKS THAT ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING THE VETERANS, THE FAMILIES, THE SERVICE MEMBERS WE'RE ASSISTING.

AND SO WE APPRECIATE YOU ALL SUPPORT AND ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE.

SO, KEITH, LET ME JUST SAY THIS. THANK YOU AGAIN.

BUT LET'S NOT PUT IT ON CONSENT. LET'S PUT IT FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION OR SPECIAL PRESENTATION SO THAT WE CAN GET THAT TYPE OF METRICS, DATA TO SHOW HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT YOUR DEPARTMENT AND THESE GRANTS ARE MAKING FOR OUR MILITARY VETERANS MOST IN NEED.

THANK YOU AGAIN, JUDGE. ABSOLUTELY. AND WE PLAN THE GRANT WINDOW FOR THIS ONE CLOSES THIS MONTH.

AND SO WE PLAN ON COMING BACK IN AUGUST AND DO A FORMAL PRESENTATION TO YOU ALL TO SHOW YOU THE RESULTS AND HOPEFULLY HAVE A COUPLE OF THOSE VETERANS THAT WE'VE ASSISTED HERE TO TELL THEIR PERSONAL STORIES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU JUDGE.

ALL RIGHT. GREAT JOB. WE'RE GOING TO INDIVIDUAL ITEM 60 PRESENTATION DISCUSSION REGARDING THE BEXAR COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS REORGANIZATION FOR EFFICIENCY SERVICE DELIVERY ENHANCEMENTS,

[60. Presentation and discussion regarding the Bexar County Public Works reorganization for efficiencies and service delivery enhancements, including realignment of certain environmental services functions.]

ART REINHARDT, THOMAS. DOCTOR. GUERRERO. ALL RIGHT.

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SO PRIOR TO 2019, OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FUNCTIONS WERE PART OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN THEY WERE REORGANIZED IN 2019 TO A STANDALONE DEPARTMENT IN 2022, WHEN THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT WAS CREATED, THE DEPARTMENT ASSUMED OPERATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.

AND WHAT WE WANT TO TALK TO TODAY IS ABOUT REALIGNING SOME OF THOSE FUNCTIONS BACK TO PUBLIC WORKS .

SORT OF THE HISTORY ON THIS IS REALLY PROBABLY 6 TO 8 MONTHS AGO, DOCTOR GUERRERO AND I STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS.

WE NOTICED A FEW AREAS OF OVERLAP IN OUR SERVICES AND SORT OF A FEW INCONSISTENCIES IN HOW WE RESPOND.

AND SO CONCURRENT WITH THAT, I WAS ALSO LOOKING INTERNALLY AT OUR OPERATIONS AND HAD SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS.

SO COMBINED WITH THOSE THAT I'LL MENTION HERE IN A MINUTE, WE WANTED TO BRIEF THE COURT ON SOME CHANGES THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.

WE THINK THAT IN TURN WILL CREATE SOME EFFICIENCIES IN HOW WE RESPOND TO ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCES AND AVOID SOME DUPLICATION IN SERVICES, THINGS LIKE OUR PERMITTING PROCESS FOR SEPTIC.

WE BOTH HAVE CURRENTLY FUNCTIONS BETWEEN PUBLIC WORKS AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.

ALSO, AIR QUALITY IS A BIG AREA OF OVERLAP. THOSE OF YOU THAT SERVE ON OUR PO KNOW ABOUT TRANSPORTATION AIR QUALITY REQUIREMENTS.

ILLEGAL DUMPING. BOTH DEPARTMENTS CURRENTLY DO THAT, AS WELL AS BULKY COLLECTION ITEMS. SO WE BOTH HAVE PROGRAMS. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO REDUCE THE KIND OF COORDINATION COMPLEXITIES BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ON, YOU KNOW, TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHO TO CALL FOR CERTAIN SERVICES.

AND THEN LASTLY, WE DO HAVE A STORMWATER PROGRAM THAT BOTH DEPARTMENTS CURRENTLY SHARE IN FUNCTIONS.

AND THAT'S REALLY AS A RESULT OF OUR STATE PERMIT THROUGH TCQ.

SO WHAT WE'LL BE LOOKING AT DOING, AND I'LL ASK DOCTOR TO COME UP HERE IN A SECOND.

ON THE SCREEN HERE YOU CAN SEE THE CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE AREAS IN ORANGE WILL BE MOVING OVER TO TO PUBLIC WORKS .

AND THAT'S OUR SANITARY AND OUR SEPTIC REVIEWERS AS WELL AS OUR CODE COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT ASPECTS, OUR AIR QUALITY AND OUR SOLID WASTE PROGRAMS AS WELL.

AND I'LL ASK DOCTOR TO KIND OF TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE REST OF THE DEPARTMENT. SO THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS IT EXISTS OR AS IT EXISTED WHEN I FIRST CAME ON TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO INCLUDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH THAT WAS FORMERLY IN THE OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGRILIFE, OUR TEXAS A&M EXTENSION AGENT, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THESE FUNCTIONS THAT YOU SEE HERE.

AND THEN WE WERE TASKED WITH CREATING A NEW DIVISION OF PREVENTATIVE HEALTH, WHICH WE HAVE DONE SINCE THEN.

AND SO YOU SEE HERE AND AS I MENTIONED, WE STARTED HAVING THESE CONVERSATIONS REALLY JUST BY WAY OF IMPROVING COMMUNICATION, IMPROVING CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HOW WE RESPOND TO BOTH OUR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL CUSTOMERS.

AND THE CONVERSATION REALLY EVOLVED INTO HOW MUCH OF THIS IS BEING DUPLICATED, AND HOW MUCH OF THIS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO REALIGN BACK TO, TO, TO PUBLIC WORKS , AS IT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY.

AND SO IF YOU LOOK AT MY DEPARTMENT AND WHAT THE CURRENT STATE IS, IT INCLUDES THOSE OTHER DIVISIONS THAT I MENTIONED, BUT ALSO THE SANATORIUM, WHICH IS SEPTIC. OSSF PROGRAM, AIR QUALITY CODE COMPLIANCE, THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT UNIT AND SOLID WASTE.

SOLID WASTE IS OUR RESIDENTIAL TRASH PICKUP THAT WE HAVE IN PRECINCT FOUR PRIMARILY.

IT ALSO INCLUDES ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROLS. THAT INCLUDES THE ANIMAL CARE FACILITY.

SO THE SHELTER AND THEN ALSO MOBILE HEALTH PERMITS.

SO AS WE WERE LOOKING IN SORT OF CONCEPTUALIZING AND REIMAGINING WHAT THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT MIGHT LOOK LIKE IF WE WERE TO REALIGN THOSE FUNCTIONS BACK TO PUBLIC WORKS , THIS WOULD BE WHAT THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE IS VERSUS WHAT IT PREVIOUSLY SORT OF WAS WHEN ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES IS PART OF PUBLIC HEALTH . SO THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE WOULD STILL INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, WOULD STILL INCLUDE AGRILIFE AND PREVENTATIVE HEALTH.

AND THEN ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL WOULD COME UNDER ONE TEAM.

SO THE ANIMAL CARE OFFICERS THAT WORK IN THE FIELD, THAT GO AND PICK UP STRAY DOGS THAT DO INVESTIGATIONS THAT INTERACT MOSTLY WITH OUT IN THE FIELD, WITH THE COMMUNITY WOULD BE BECOME PART OF AND CREATE A COHESIVE TEAM WITH THE STAFF THAT ARE AT THE ANIMAL CARE FACILITY AT THE SHELTER. AND THIS IS FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS, BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN AN ANIMAL OR WHEN THE ANIMAL CARE OFFICERS ARE PERFORMING THEIR FUNCTION IN THE FIELD, WHATEVER HAPPENS WITH THOSE ANIMALS AS THEY CONTINUE ON THE CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT WE PROVIDE,

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THANKS, DOCTOR. SO AS WE LOOK AT PUBLIC WORKS , SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING IS CREATING A NEW DIVISION WITHIN PUBLIC WORKS CALLED ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. SO THAT WILL BE THE NEW FUNCTIONS YOU SEE THERE ON THE SCREEN IN ORANGE.

AND AS PART OF THAT, WE'LL BE ROLLING OVER OUR STORMWATER QUALITY PROGRAM TO BE PART OF THAT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.

CURRENTLY IT'S PART OF OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. BUT THERE IS THAT OVERLAP THAT'S REALLY YOUR CONSTRUCTION REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROGRAM. AND THEN THE ONGOING PERMITTING WILL BE DONE AS PART OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FUNCTIONS.

SO THAT'S KIND OF AT THE HIGH LEVEL ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE.

NOW REALLY AS PART OF THIS PROCESS WE MENTIONED AND I'LL SHOW A FISCAL IMPACT HERE IN A SECOND.

BUT THIS WILL BE THE STRUCTURE OF THE NEW ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.

SO THE SERVICES ON THE LEFT ARE THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM SERVICES.

AND THEN ON THE RIGHT WILL BE WHEN OUR STORMWATER PROGRAM COMES IN.

AND YOU'LL NOTICE AT THE AT THE TOP OF THIS DIVISION, THERE'S A DIVISION MANAGER LEVEL POSITION.

AND THAT'S REALLY TAKING THE VACANCY THAT'S BEEN PREVIOUSLY CREATED THROUGH THE PAST ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR AND DOWNGRADING THAT TO A MORE APPROPRIATE LEVEL FOR DIVISION MANAGER. AND THEN ALSO WE ARE EXPECTING SOME EFFICIENCIES, AND WE HAVE A COUPLE STORMWATER INSPECTOR VACANCIES THAT WE'LL BE REDUCING AS PART OF THIS. THOSE POSITIONS ARE VACANT RIGHT NOW. SO THERE'S NO IMPACT TO ANY PERSON OR SALARY AS A RESULT OF THAT.

BUT WE ARE ANTICIPATING COMBINED EFFICIENCIES AS PART OF THIS PROCESS.

SO THE FISCAL IMPACT AS A RESULT OF THIS OPERATION, THERE'S JUST 16 INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL BE TRANSFERRING OVER TO PUBLIC WORKS .

AGAIN, NO IMPACT TO SALARY OR PAY OR ANYTHING.

WE ARE RECOMMENDING DOWNGRADING THAT DIRECTOR LEVEL POSITION TO DIVISION MANAGER.

SO THERE'S SAVINGS THERE AS WELL AS REDUCING THOSE TWO INSPECTOR POSITIONS.

SO ANNUALLY THERE WILL BE A NET SAVINGS TO THE COUNTY AND OUR TAXPAYERS OF ABOUT $145,000 A YEAR AS A RESULT OF THIS.

NOW CONCURRENT WITH THIS PROCESS, WE'VE ALSO BEEN, PUBLIC WORKS HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE AS WELL AS HR ON LOOKING AT EXTENSIVELY ALL OF OUR POSITIONS. AND THERE WERE A FEW THAT WE HAVE BEEN REALLY FOCUSING IN ON OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, AND WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD AT THIS TIME AS WELL. AND THOSE ARE SUMMARIZED HERE ON THIS SLIDE.

SO OUR CIVIL ENGINEER ONES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE ENGINEERING COMPONENT OF OF PUBLIC WORKS , THERE'S REALLY NOT A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR UPWARD MOBILITY.

IT'S PRETTY FLAT. WE HAVE A CIVIL ENGINEER CATEGORY.

THAT'S WHETHER YOU'RE AS A LICENSED ENGINEER FOR ONE YEAR OR 100 YEARS.

THERE'S NO UPWARD GROWTH OUTSIDE OF MY ROLE IN 1 OR 2 OTHER POSITIONS.

SO WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING, AGAIN, WORKING WITH HR, WE'VE COME UP WITH A SENIOR CIVIL ENGINEER POSITION, AND WE'VE IDENTIFIED IN OUR DEPARTMENT SEVEN DIFFERENT ROLES, POSITION ROLES IN OUR DEPARTMENT THAT WILL SERVE AS THIS.

SO WE'RE RECOMMENDING CREATING THAT POSITION AND THAT WILL BE A E10 POSITION.

CURRENTLY OUR ENGINEERS ARE E9. SO THERE WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR UPWARD MOBILITY WITH THAT COMES OUT OF RESPONSIBILITIES OF SOME STAFF OVERSIGHT AS WELL AS GETTING INTO HELPING WITH BUDGETS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AS YOU GROW IN YOUR CAREER.

ANOTHER CATEGORY THAT WE'RE RECOMMENDING A GREAT CHANGE ON IS OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ENGINEER.

SO THIS IS THE DIVISION MANAGER LEVEL FOR OUR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FUNCTION.

I THINK ALL OF Y'ALL KNOW HOW HOW MUCH RESPONSIBILITY HAS GROWN FOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEWS IN THE COUNTY.

OVER THE LAST DECADE AND REALLY OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

AND SO THIS IS RECOGNIZING THAT LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY AND ALIGNING IT MORE ACCORDINGLY WITH OUR DEPARTMENT.

AND THE LAST TWO ARE SOME POSITION DETAIL SORT OF CLEANUP IN LOOKING AT OUR JOB DESCRIPTIONS.

SO WE'RE COMBINING SOME TRAFFIC OPERATIONS SERVICES INTO TWO DIFFERENT STRUCTURES.

THAT WILL BE A TRAFFIC OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN ONE AND A TRAFFIC OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN TWO.

THERE'S SOME FUNCTIONS THERE THAT WE OUTSOURCE NOW SUCH AS OUR TRAFFIC COUNTING.

SO WE'RE BETTER ALIGNING THESE SERVICES AND REWRITING THOSE JOB DESCRIPTIONS.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS OUR PAVEMENT MARKING TECHNICIAN.

SO RIGHT NOW TO TO PUT THE STRIPES ON OUR ROADS YOU HAVE TO HAVE A CDL FOR SOME OF THE POSITIONS.

AND SO WE'RE RECOGNIZING THAT REQUIREMENT AND UPGRADING IT FROM ANY ONE TO ANY TWO SIMILAR TO THE OTHER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR POSITIONS IN PUBLIC WORKS .

THERE IS AN IMPACT TO THIS. AS PART OF THIS THERE WILL BE AN ANNUAL INCREASE TO OPERATIONS OF $70,000.

AND ONE THING I ALSO WANT TO STRESS IS THIS IS A START.

WE'RE LOOKING AT ALL OF OUR POSITIONS. THERE'S OTHER AREAS WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT WE'LL TAKE FORWARD IN THE FUTURE AT THE APPROPRIATE TIMES.

SO AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS GO, WE'RE HERE TODAY TO BRIEF THE COURT ON THIS UPDATE.

SOON WE'LL BE BEGINNING THE TRANSITION. WE'VE ALREADY HAD SOME PRELIMINARY MEETINGS WITH STAFF ON THIS, EXPLAINING KIND OF THE NEED FOR THIS AND THE POTENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES IT CREATES. WE STRESS TO THEM THAT THERE'S STILL DETAILS TO BE WORKED OUT AS WE GET THROUGH THIS PROCESS, BUT FROM A HIGH LEVEL IT MAKES SENSE ORGANIZATIONALLY.

AND LIKE I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY, WE'LL BE CONTINUING TO LOOK AT IMPROVEMENTS AS WE CAN AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

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THANK YOU JUDGE. I WANT TO FOCUS ON STORMWATER FOR A SECOND.

THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY CAME TO THE COUNTY MAYBE FOUR YEARS AGO, FIVE YEARS AGO, TO EXPRESS, YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE OF THEM AT THAT TIME THAT THERE WAS A NEED FOR STORMWATER PERMITS AND REVIEW TO MOVE IN A MORE EXPEDITIOUS WAY WASN'T ENOUGH STAFFING. SO I WANT TO UNDERSTAND THE PUBLIC WORKS , STORMWATER INSPECTORS AND THE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND I DON'T, YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING TO AVOID GETTING INTO THAT SIMILAR SITUATION.

SO JUST KIND OF BREAK THOSE STAFF PIECES DOWN.

HOW MANY DID YOU HAVE? HOW MANY WERE IN THE PREVIOUS ITERATION SO THAT I CAN UNDERSTAND THIS EFFICIENCY THING? YEAH. SO YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THE STORMWATER PROGRAM IS STILL AN AREA THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY ON PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL AS STAFFING. WE'VE HAD VACANCIES. WE FILLED THE LEAD OF THAT GROUP PROBABLY ABOUT 3 OR 4 MONTHS AGO.

WE HAVE A BI MONTHLY MEETING WITH THE REAL ESTATE COUNCIL.

AND JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, LOOKED AT OUR METRICS FROM THIS LAST MONTH.

AND WE HAVE TURNED THE CORNER ON PERMITTING. WE'RE NOW APPROVING MORE PERMITS THAN RECEIVING.

SO THERE'S STILL A HEAVY BACKLOG THAT WE'RE WE'RE DIGGING THROUGH.

BUT THAT'S ON THE FRONT END. THAT'S THE PUBLIC WORKS FUNCTION. AND WE HAVE INSPECTORS WHEN THINGS GO TO CONSTRUCTION, THEY'RE OUT THERE INSPECTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CONTRACTORS HAVE THE APPROPRIATE SILT FENCING AND OTHER BMPS, AS WE CALL THEM, BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE FIELD.

WHERE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FUNCTION COMES IN, THAT'S MORE LONG TERM POST-CONSTRUCTION.

SO AS THAT'S THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AFTER THINGS HAVE BEEN BUILT AND COUNTY MAINTENANCE FOR CERTAIN THINGS.

YOU KNOW, FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, TEN YEARS FROM NOW, ETC., AS IF THERE'S VIOLATIONS FOR ILLICIT DISCHARGES OR ILLEGAL DUMPING, THAT'S REALLY WHERE THE COLLABORATION HAPPENS.

AND EVEN AS PART OF THAT PROCESS KIND OF LEADING TO SOME OF THE CONFUSION, WE'LL GET CALLS, SOME OF YOUR OFFICES GET CALLS, AND THEY HEAR STORMWATER AND THEY THINK, OKAY, WE'LL SEND IT TO PUBLIC WORKS . BUT REALLY IT'S MORE OF A IT'S NOT A CONSTRUCTION ASPECT. IT'S A BUILT THING. AND SO THERE'S THAT CROSS COLLABORATION.

AND AS GOOD AS THE TEAM'S WORK, THERE'S ALWAYS THINGS THAT GET LOST IN THAT.

SO THAT'S PART OF THIS REORGANIZATION AS WELL.

BUT SPECIFICALLY, HOW MANY STAFF PEOPLE DO WE HAVE ON THE PERMIT PROCESS AND THEN HOW MANY DO WE HAVE ON THE POST? ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKUPS. YEAH. SO YOU CAN SEE HERE ON THE SCREEN THE WORK CHART.

SO ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT'S OUR PERMITTING KIND OF PROCESS.

WE HAVE SIX CURRENT STORMWATER INSPECTORS WILL BE TWO, THAT'S NOT INCLUDING THE TWO THAT WE'RE REDUCING.

WE HAVE OUR LEAD INSPECTOR AND THEN WE HAVE OUR ENGINEER THAT'S OVERSEEING THE ENTIRE GROUP AS WELL AS AN ENGINEERING ASSISTANT.

SO ALL TOGETHER, WHAT IS THAT? THAT'S ROUGHLY NINE FOLKS.

CERTAINLY I'M HEAVILY INVOLVED, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, IN THE PROCESS AS WELL, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING A GOOD SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. ON THE LEFT SIDE, MORE OF THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, SOLID WASTE INVESTIGATORS.

THERE IS SOME OVERLAP IN THE CURRENT SOLID WASTE INVESTIGATORS AS WELL AS A STORMWATER INSPECTOR AND ENVIRONMENTAL INSPECTOR, BUT I BELIEVE THAT'S SIX FOLKS TOTAL. DOCTOR, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG AND THEN IT'S AS WELL AS THE MANAGER.

ALL RIGHT. SO JUST. I'VE GOT TO DO MY DUE DILIGENCE HERE.

SO WE'VE HAD A SLOWDOWN IN CONSTRUCTION SLIGHTLY OVER SOME YEARS IN THE PAST.

BUT I DON'T ANTICIPATE THAT WILL BE THIS WAY FOR LET'S JUST SAY I'LL SAY FOUR YEARS, 3 OR 4 YEARS FROM NOW.

SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE, YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH.

I KNOW WE CAN ALWAYS INCREASE IN ANOTHER BUDGET, BUT YOU FEEL AS IF YOU CAN REDUCE NOW AND YOU'RE NOT GOING TO OVERBURDEN THE STAFF.

YES, WE FEEL THAT WAY. YOU MENTIONED, YOU KNOW, ADDING BACK.

SO JUST A REMINDER, THE COURT DID APPROVE SOME ADDITIONAL STAFF THIS LAST CYCLE FOR INSPECTIONS BECAUSE WE TRACK DEVELOPMENT.

SO THAT'S YOU KNOW, AS IT'S CYCLICAL, WE'LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THAT.

AND IN THE FUTURE, IF WE NEED TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS, WE'LL DO SO. SO.

LET ME JUST KIND OF ASK A MACRO LEVEL QUESTION, SINCE WE JUST HAD THE DISASTER THAT WE HAD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ON THE FLOODING, STORMWATER, AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY IN THE CITY, BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF GROWTH IN THE COUNTY, AS YOU KNOW. YOU FEEL THAT OUR TEAM WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE BOTH SIDES ENFORCEMENT AND THE PERMIT SIDE WITH ALL OF THE GROWTH AND JUST YOU FEEL I'M JUST PEOPLE MIGHT JUST WONDER ABOUT THE OPTICS.

I JUST WANT TO KIND OF ASK THE QUESTION. WELL, SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THERE'S SORT OF TWO DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS.

WHEN YOU TALK STORMWATER YOU TALK QUANTITY AND QUALITY.

SO THIS GROUP IS REALLY ABOUT THE QUALITY. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY ABOUT THE QUANTITY IF YOU WILL.

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WE HAVE DIFFERENT FOLKS THAT REVIEW THE QUANTITY ASPECT.

SO WHEN DEVELOPER DEVELOPERS COME IN. THEY'RE REVIEWING THE PLANS TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S CHANNELS THAT ARE SIZED CORRECTLY.

SO THAT'S OUTSIDE OF THIS GROUP HERE. SO TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE HAD A DECADE, WELL, WE'VE HAD A LONG TIME WITH A DIRECTOR POSITION OVER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE WAS TALK AMONGST THE COURT ABOUT ITS STANDING ON ITS OWN.

SO YOU AS PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, YOU'RE WILLING TO TAKE ON THAT ADDED RESPONSIBILITY OF, IN ESSENCE, DIRECTORSHIP, OR ARE YOU GIVING THAT TO A DEPUTY OR WHO'S GOING TO BE DIRECTING? I KNOW YOU HAVE IT AS A, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, A COORDINATOR OR SERVICES DIRECTOR? NO DIVISION CHIEF. YOU HAVE IT AS A DIVISION CHIEF.

SO YEAH. YES, COMMISSIONER. SO THERE WILL BE A MANAGER THAT OVERSEES THIS GROUP.

THAT'S A VACANT POSITION RIGHT NOW, SO WE'LL RECRUIT FOR THAT.

AND REALLY, IT'S NOT ABOUT WHAT I FEEL. IT'S ABOUT WHAT WE THINK IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE WAY TO DELIVER THESE SERVICES.

SO I WOULDN'T BE UP HERE IF I DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH IT AND TAKING ON THE ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

YOU KNOW, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK AT THIS.

THERE'S JUST, I MENTIONED THERE'S STILL A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN AS FAR AS THE DETAIL LEVEL AND THINGS TO WORK OUT AS PART OF THIS.

BUT FROM A FUNCTIONAL LEVEL, IT WAS PART OF PUBLIC WORKS BEFORE IT WAS SUCCESSFUL.

AND I THINK WE'LL MAKE IT THAT WAY AS WELL IN THE FUTURE.

OKAY. AND YOU'VE INDICATED BEFORE IN RESPONSE TO THE WAS IT THE THE FOR I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS OS. YES. I CAN'T REMEMBER WHETHER FOR THE POSITIONS THE OFFICE ASSISTANT FOR POSITION THAT THERE IS NOT A REDUCTION THERE OR THERE IS OR WHAT IS WHAT IS THE DEAL THERE? CORRECT. THERE'S NO REDUCTION TO FIELD POSITIONS OR SALARY CHANGES.

AS PART OF THIS, THERE'S TWO VACANT POSITIONS THAT ARE BEING REDUCED.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF COMBINED EFFICIENCIES. AND THEN ONE VACANT POSITION THAT'S THE DIRECTOR GOING DOWN TO A MANAGER.

BUT FOR ANY FILLED POSITION THERE IS NO IMPACT TO SALARY OR JOBS.

THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? I JUST WANTED TO TO SAY SO WE'RE NOT TAKING ACTION ON THIS, RIGHT. YOU'RE JUST PRESENTING IT TO US. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. WE WANTED TO BRIEF COURT.

YES. I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE TALK A LOT ABOUT GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY, AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS ABOUT THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE, DAVID, BEING TRANSPARENT BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT DAVID HAS THE AUTHORITY. HE COULD HAVE JUST TAKEN CARE OF THIS, BUT INSTEAD I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS MEETING WITH ME.

I'M SURE THE OTHER COMMISSIONERS ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY. SO THANK YOU FOR DISCUSSING THIS WITH US BEFOREHAND.

AND I JUST WANTED TO APPRECIATE THE OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY TO BRING IT FORTH TO PRESENT TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

SO THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. YEAH. JUST AS A FOLLOW UP TO THAT.

ART AND DOCTOR, THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.

I GOT, I THINK WE ALL GOT SOME INFORMATION LATE LAST WEEK FROM, I GUESS, SOME EMPLOYEES AS YOU CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS, IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT, WE'LL FORWARD IT TO YOU. BUT I THINK CONTINUE TO SEEK INPUT FROM THOSE WHO MAY BE IMPACTED.

I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE VERY CONSCIENTIOUS OF THAT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE AND MENTION THAT PUBLICLY, SINCE WE ARE TRYING TO BE TRANSPARENT HERE, THAT THERE OBVIOUSLY THERE'S GOING TO BE YOU KNOW, BUMPS ALONG THE WAY WHEN YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING THIS COMPREHENSIVE.

BUT TO THE EXTENT YOU CAN CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR EMPLOYEES TO MAKE SURE, I THINK ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE UNDERSTOOD AND THAT, MOST IMPORTANTLY TO THE CONSTITUENTS THAT ARE BEING SERVED HAVE I GUESS, A MINIMAL IMPACT OR JUST THAT IT IS AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE. SO I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

JUDGE. THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

LET'S MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM 61. IT'S A LONG AGENDA ITEM.

[61. Presentation, discussion and appropriate action authorizing the use of the power of eminent domain and approval of an Order declaring a necessity for the acquisition of a 0.8527-acre Permanent Drainage Easement; a 0.0875-acre Temporary Construction Easement; and a 0.0535-acre Temporary Construction Easement, out of a 20.00-acre tract situated in Bexar County, Texas, and being that same tract conveyed to Odie L. Dawson and Henrietta C. Dawson and being of record in Volume 8297, Page 356 of the Official Public Records of Bexar County, Texas; said 20.00-acre tract being more particularly described by metes and bounds and shown in Exhibit "A" attached to the Order, being located near 3483 Grosenbacher Road is necessary to advance and achieve the public use of improving existing drainage, to include roadway, culverts and channel improvements that will safely convey the ultimate development 100-year storm event along and across a portion of Grosenbacher Road, to help increase public safety and enhance regional mobility on Grosenbacher Road, and authorizing the institution of condemnation proceedings to acquire these rights. Precinct Number 1.]

OH, COMMISSIONER MOODY. I'M SORRY. I APOLOGIZE.

REALLY BRIEFLY. TOO LATE. I JUST WANTED TO TO SAY YOU KNOW, CHANGE IS NEVER EASY, RIGHT? I APPRECIATE THE TRANSPARENCY. IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE FROM WHAT YOU PRESENTED, THIS IS A WIN WIN, RIGHT? BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S AGREEMENT IN ALIGNMENT THAT THIS MAKES SENSE.

IN TERMS OF STRUCTURE. BUT IT ALSO CAN SAVE OUR TAXPAYERS MONEY.

AND SO I THINK IN THAT REGARD, IT'S A IT'S A WIN WIN.

WE JUST NEED TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS IN A TRANSPARENT MANNER, WHICH YOU ALREADY ARE.

AND YOU KNOW, GET TO THE FINISH LINE. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

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AGENDA ITEM 61 PRESENTATION. DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN AND APPROVAL OF AN ORDER DECLARING THE NECESSITY FOR ACQUISITION OF A 0.8527-ACRE PERMANENT DRAINAGE EASEMENT, A 0.0875 ACRE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT, AND A 0.0535-ACRE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT OUT OF A 20 ACRE TRACT SITUATED IN BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS. BEING THAT SAME TRACK CONVEYED TO ODIE L.

DAWSON, HENRIETTA C DAWSON BEING A RECORD IN VOLUME 8297, PAGE 356 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS. SAID 20 ACRE TRACT BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS, AS SHOWN IN EXHIBIT A, ATTACHED TO THE ORDER BEING LOCATED NEAR EIGHT 3483 GROSENBACHER ROAD, IS NECESSARY TO ADVANCE AND ACHIEVE THE PUBLIC USE OF APPROVING EXISTING DRAINAGE TO INCLUDE ROADWAY CULVERTS, CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL SAFELY CONVEY THE ULTIMATE DEVELOPMENT OF A 100 YEAR STORM EVENT ALONG AND ACROSS A PORTION OF GROSENBACHER ROAD TO HELP INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY AND ENHANCE REGIONAL MOBILITY ON GROSENBACHER ROAD.

AND AUTHORIZING THE INSTITUTION OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE THESE RIGHTS.

MR. REINHARDT, AND THEN WE GOT A SECOND ONE RIGHT AFTER THAT.

CORRECT, JUDGE. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. ART REINHARDT, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS .

SO THIS IS RELATED TO OUR GROSENBACHER ROAD LOW WATER CROSSING PROJECT.

WE ARE DOING A LOW WATER PROJECT TO REPLACE THE LOW WATER CROSSING TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE 100 YEAR EVENT.

THE PROJECT IS IN THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE COUNTY, JUST NORTH OF I-90.

SO MORE SPECIFICALLY, THIS PARCEL IS, WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF GOING THROUGH THE ACQUISITION.

THERE IS NOT AN ASSIGNED OWNER YET TO TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

GOING THROUGH PROBATE. AND WE'RE AT A POINT WHERE WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD. WE THINK THAT THE PROBATE PROCESS COULD TAKE ANOTHER YEAR PLUS AND THAT WILL DELAY THE PROJECT.

SO WITH THAT, WE'RE REQUESTING THE APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH EMINENT DOMAIN FOR THE DRAINAGE EASEMENT MENTIONED, AS WELL AS OUR TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT TO REPLACE THE ROADWAY CROSSING. MR. REINHART, IS THERE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL? SO BOTH OF THESE ARE MY PRECINCT, AND WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT IT.

AND I RECOGNIZE YOU'RE TRYING TO GET THIS DONE IN CASE SOMETHING HAPPENS.

BUT WE DON'T NECESSARILY FORESEE DRAMA. SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER MOODY.

ALL RIGHT. NO. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 62. I'M NOT GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ IT, BUT THAT'S SELF-EVIDENT.

[62. Presentation, discussion and appropriate action authorizing the use of the power of eminent domain and approval of an Order declaring a necessity for the acquisition of a 1.580-acre Permanent Drainage Easement and a 0.083-acre Temporary Construction Easement, out of a 50.01-acre tract situated in Bexar County, Texas, and being that same tract conveyed to Ivest, L.P. in Document Number 20140040368 of the Official Public Records of Bexar County, Texas, said 1.580-acre tract and 0,083-acre tract being more particularly described by metes and bounds and shown in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes, being located near 3960 Grosenbacher Road is necessary to advance and achieve the public use of improving existing drainage, to include roadway, culverts and channel improvements that will safely convey the ultimate development 100-year storm event along and across a portion of Grosenbacher Road, to help increase public safety and enhance regional mobility on Grosenbacher Road and authorizing the institution of condemnation proceedings to acquire these rights. Precinct Number 1.]

OKAY. THANK YOU. JUDGE. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER MOODY. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE OF YOU.

CALL EFFICIENCY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION BY SAYING AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

[63. Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding authorizing the execution of an agreement with Vets Securing America for Countywide Security Guard Services for a (3) three-year term and providing for up to two (2) one-year renewal options with the total amount for the initial term of $8,806,887.69 as requested by the Facilities Management Department; and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents for record and approval of a budgetary transfer.]

AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT, EXECUTING THE APPROPRIATE AWARD DOCUMENT FOR RECORD AND APPROVAL OF A BUDGETARY TRANSFER.

MR. DAN CURRY. I LOVE IT WHEN YOU READ THE MOTIONS FOR ME, JUDGE.

I REALLY DO. BUT THANK YOU. TODAY WE'RE HERE TO FINALIZE THE EVENT.

1069. A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2020 FOR YOU GAVE US AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE WITH BSA REGARDING COUNTY WIDE SECURITY GUARD SERVICES. HERE'S A SUMMARY. THE NEW COUNTY WIDE SERVICES AGREEMENT INCLUDES 64 POSTS, 58 ARMED, SIX UNARMED, WITH A TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS OF 112,000 AT 27 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS.

THE CURRENT AGREEMENT, WHICH WE HAVE, HAS ONLY 51 POSTS, 102,000 HOURS AND 21 LOCATIONS.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE ADDING POSTS, ADDING LOCATIONS TO THIS CURRENT CONTRACT.

THE CONTRACT TERMS, AS YOU WELL NOTED, IS A THREE YEAR INITIAL TERM, TWO ONE-YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS.

DURING OUR NEGOTIATION PERIOD, WE WERE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE WITH BSA A STEP LADDER AGREEMENT.

SO WE GOT A DISCOUNT IN YEAR ONE. WE'RE KIND OF BASELINE YEAR TWO AND THEN A MARKED INCREASE IN YEAR THREE TO MAKE SURE THEY KEEP UP WITH THE RATE OF EMPLOYMENT, THE RATE OF COST OF LABOR, ETC.. SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY WITH IT.

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FOR THOSE POSTS WE OUTLINED EARLIER. SO AGAIN, WE'RE ASKING FOR A MOTION AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT WITH BSA FOR A THREE YEAR INITIAL TERM FOR $8,806,877.69. MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I HAD A QUESTION, MR. DAN. DOES THIS INCLUDE KEEPING THE TWO SECURITY GUARDS AT THE PRECINCT FOUR SATELLITE? SO? SO CURRENTLY, THE SOLICITATION WE PUT OUT IN THE POST PRECINCT FOR THE NEW PRECINCT FOR FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE ANY POSTS CURRENTLY IN THIS AGREEMENT.

WE CAN AMEND THE AGREEMENT TO ADD THOSE POSTS AT THE COURT'S DISCRETION.

ANYTHING ELSE? PERMISSION? YES. YEAH. AND I APPRECIATE YOU KNOW, DAN, YOUR ANSWERS TO TO STAFF'S QUESTIONS ON THIS, BUT CAN YOU JUST BRIEFLY TELL US ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION IN NUMBERS AND EVERYTHING? AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS DOES LOOK LIKE OVER TIME, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE, OBVIOUSLY A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF GUARDS THAT WE'RE FUNDING AT THE COUNTY. LIKE, WHAT'S BEHIND THAT? WHAT'S DRIVING THAT? WELL, WE ADDED SEVERAL POSTS.

DURING THIS NEXT AGREEMENT, WE ADDED POST POSTS FOR OUR PARKING GARAGES.

AGAIN, WE WERE SEEING A LOT OF VANDALISM, AND I DON'T WANT TO SAY NEFARIOUS BEHAVIOR, BUT IN OUR PARKING GARAGES OVERNIGHT.

SO WE HAVE VEHICLE PATROLS WITH VSA THAT GOES AROUND TO OUR FOUR GARAGES AND MAKE SURE THOSE ARE THOSE ARE TO AVOID VANDALISM AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE'RE CUTTING COSTS ON. AND AGAIN, SOME OF THE INCREASES ARE RELATED TO THE MARKET RATES.

TO BE HONEST, COMMISSIONER, OUR AGREEMENT BEFORE THIS WAS FIVE YEARS OLD, SO THE LABOR RATES WE WERE PAYING BACK THEN WERE NOT UP TO DATE WITH CURRENT LABOR RATES.

SO WE'RE KIND OF RESETTING AS WE DO NEW AGREEMENTS, LABOR RATES.

AGAIN, VSA WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH RETENTION AT THE CURRENT RATES THAT THEY WERE PAYING THEM.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THIS NEW RATE KEEPS THEM THOSE THAT AN APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION RATE TO KEEP THOSE PEOPLE ENGAGED.

IT'S JUST A FINAL COMMENT. I WOULD LIKE DAN, WITHOUT OBJECTION FROM THE COURT TO BRING BACK AN AMENDMENT.

IT'S A PRETTY MINOR COST TO ADD THE PRECINCT FOR SATELLITE OFFICE, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S WORKING WELL TO HELP KEEP THE PEACE THERE.

BUT WE WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY WORK ON THAT.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT WE ARE PROVIDING TEMPORARY SERVICES TO THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, AGAIN, ANTICIPATING THAT THERE'LL BE SOME ACTION BY THE COURT ON THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YEAH. ALBERT.

WE'RE A BIG USER OF THE OF THIS COMPANY, AND I JUST WANTED TO CONFIRM WITH DAN, BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS IS THEY'RE ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL MONEY, AND WE DISCUSSED THIS, THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PASS SOME OF THE INCREASE ON TO THE GUARDS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. CAN YOU COMMENT ON THAT, THAT THEY DID GIVE THEM A PAY INCREASE.

YEAH. AGAIN WITHOUT TAKING TOO MUCH TIME. ALBERT, USTR TAX COLLECTOR HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF REVIEWING THIS PROCESS.

HE WAS ON THE REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR US AS HE'S A LARGE USER OF THESE SERVICES.

AND HE WAS REALLY INTENT ON MAKING SURE THAT THE INCREASED BILLING RATE ALSO MAKES ITS WAY DOWN TO THOSE EMPLOYEES.

AND SO THAT IS A BIG DRIVER FOR US. AND WE'VE GOT GUARANTEES FROM VSA THAT THAT THAT MONEY IS BEING TRANSLATED DOWN TO THEM IN THE, IN THE ACTUAL INCREASED HOURLY RATES FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.

ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR WITH SECOND. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES. MOVE ON TO ITEM 64.

[64. Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding a Grant and Development Agreement between Bexar County and the University of Texas at San Antonio in the amount not to exceed $5,000,000 for the construction of the Roadrunner NEST, Volleyball and Basketball Practice Facility to be located at the main campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio, to include the appropriate budgetary transfer.]

MR. CURRY. GOOD MORNING. I'M TONY CONYERS. I WORK FOR MR. CURRY WITH FACILITIES MANAGEMENT. I'M HERE TO PRESENT THE ITEM RELATED TO THE NURTURING ELITE SPORTS TALENT VOLLEYBALL AND PRACTICE FACILITY AT UTSA IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE ROADRUNNER NEST PROJECT. WITH ME TODAY, I HAVE NICK TUTTLE, WHO'S VICE PRESIDENT OF DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, AND LISA CAMPOS, WHO'S OUR VICE PRESIDENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS AT UTSA.

THE COMMISSIONERS COURT MET LAST YEAR TO HEAR FROM THE UNIVERSITY ABOUT A PROJECT TO BUILD A NEW VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL PRACTICE FACILITY AT THE MAIN CAMPUS.

AND AS A RESULT OF THAT MEETING, THE COMMISSIONERS DID AUTHORIZE US TO GO INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH UTSA FOR A GRANT AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH FUNDING NOT TO EXCEED $5

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COMMISSIONER MOODY ALLOCATED A PORTION OF HIS CAPITAL PROJECT ALLOCATION TOWARDS THIS PROJECT.

AND AS FURTHER EXPLANATION OF THE TERMS, THE UNIVERSITY IS ACCEPTING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE PROJECT.

THE THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, OF COURSE, GATHERING ALL THE FUNDS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT, BUT ALSO ANY COST OVERRUNS RELATED TO THE PROJECT.

THE COUNTY HAS THE RIGHT TO INSPECT CONSTRUCTION TO MAKE SURE IT ADHERES TO THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS.

AND UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT, UTSA WILL OWN IT, MANAGE IT, OPERATE IT, AND MAINTAIN IT, AND WILL OVERSEE THE FACILITIES ACCORDING TO A OPERATING AGREEMENT.

THAT'S ALSO PART OF THE AGREEMENT. HERE'S A COUPLE OF IMAGES DEPICTING THE WHERE THE BUILDING WILL BE LOCATED AND WHAT IT WILL LOOK LIKE. IT WILL BE ON THE MAIN CAMPUS ADJACENT TO THEIR RECENTLY COMPLETED ROADRUNNER ATHLETIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, THE RACE FACILITY. THE BUILDING IS PROGRAMED TO BE ABOUT 51,900FT².

AS A VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL TRAINING FACILITY IT WILL HOUSE THE OPERATIONS OF THE MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM AND THE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL PROGRAMS. IT WILL BE INCLUSIVE OF PRACTICE FACILITY AMENITIES ASSOCIATED WITH TOP TIER NCAA DIVISION ONE BASKETBALL AND VOLLEYBALL PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, THIS FACILITY WILL PROVIDE COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH ACCESS TO NEW EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES THAT WILL IMPROVE AND ENHANCE ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE LOCALLY. BY ALLOWING THEM THE COMPLETION OF CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS, DEGREE PROGRAMS, AND OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT UTSA. IN ADDITION, THEY'LL BE PUBLIC ACCESS AVAILABLE FOR FOR THE PUBLIC TO ATTEND EVENTS AND DO ACTIVITIES AT THE FACILITY THAT WILL BE SPELLED OUT IN THE OPERATIONS AGREEMENT.

AND SO I'LL PAUSE FOR QUESTIONS, BUT THEN I HAVE THE RECOMMENDED MOTION OF APPROVAL OF THE GRANT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND UTSA FOR THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $5 MILLION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A ROADRUNNER NEST VOLLEYBALL AND BASKETBALL PRACTICE FACILITY TO BE LOCATED AT THE MAIN CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO. COMMISSIONER MOONEY, I BELIEVE THIS IS ONE OF YOUR CAPITAL PROJECTS. I'LL YIELD THE FLOOR TO YOU. YES, JUDGE. APPRECIATE THAT. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.

SECOND BY MR. CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER MOODY? YES. YES. TONY, CAN YOU JUST SPEAK FOR THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS? RIGHT. THE THE ACCESS AND PART OF THE OPERATIONS AGREEMENT THAT YOU KIND OF TOUCHED ON IN THE LAST BULLET RIGHT, THAT THIS WILL ALSO HAVE A PUBLIC BENEFIT AND A PUBLIC USE FOR THE COUNTY AND THE COMMUNITY.

ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. SO WE'VE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH UTSA ON A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PROJECTS IN THE PAST.

AND SO WE HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM ON PARK WEST.

AND THIS PROJECT IS VERY SIMILAR IN THAT IT DOES PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE FACILITY.

WE HAVE A COUNTY DAYS AS WE HAVE USED IN OTHER OTHER PROJECTS WITH THEM WHERE THE PUBLIC IS ABLE TO REQUEST A REDUCED RATE OR, YOU KNOW RENT FREE TYPE DAYS THAT THAT CAN BE USED FOR PUBLIC EVENTS.

THE COUNTY CAN ALSO PROPOSE TO USE THE DAYS FOR EVENTS THAT WE THAT WE SPONSOR.

HOW MANY DAYS IS THAT? IT'S FIVE DAYS TOTAL. YES.

AND AGAIN, IF WE ALSO, AS I MENTIONED, THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THE FACILITY WILL ALSO SERVE AS A HUB FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT THE UNIVERSITY HAS.

AND SO THIS WILL SERVE FOR KINESIOLOGY, THE SCHOOL OF DATA, ATHLETIC DATA ANALYTICS, SPORTS MEDICINE, ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF PROGRAMS WILL BE ENHANCED BY THE ABILITY TO OPERATE IN THIS FACILITY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THANK YOU. TONY. I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, UTSA IS SUCH A PREMIER INSTITUTION IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS PROVIDED SO MUCH GROWTH AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUTH.

YOU KNOW, THE CONSOLIDATION, THE MERGE WITH UT HEALTH, I THINK IS A HUGE WIN AS WELL.

AND THAT'S GOING TO CONTINUE TO TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE UNIVERSITY GOING FORWARD.

AND THERE'S A PARTNERSHIP THERE TOO, WHEN IT COMES TO OUR MILITARY.

UT HEALTH HAS HAD A CLOSE PARTNERSHIP WITH WITH US AND WITH VMC AND, AND OUR MILITARY MEDICINE HERE IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

SO I JUST WANT TO SAY, I THINK UTSA HAS BEEN A GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNER.

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CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. BUT FOR TODAY, YOU KNOW, I'M EXCITED ABOUT MOVING THIS PROJECT FORWARD AND YOU KNOW, URGE AND ENCOURAGE EVERYONE. SUPPORT. DOCTOR LISA, WHY DON'T YOU COME FORWARD? CONGRATULATIONS ON A WONDERFUL YEAR, RIGHT? THANK YOU, FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT.

IT HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE YEAR. COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT ALL OF YOU.

WITHOUT THE THE COUNTY, THE CITY. SO APPRECIATE EVERYONE.

SUPPORTING AND BELIEVING IN THE MISSION OF UTSA AND UTSA ATHLETICS.

ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANNA SAY CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

OKAY, KEEP IT UP, DOCTOR. NEXT YEAR, WE GOT TO KEEP GOING, RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT. WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE THE MOMENTUM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OKAY, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. GET IT? BILL.

THANK YOU. 65 PRESENTATION. DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AWARDING DELIVERY ORDERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF 895 PORTABLE RADIOS,

[65. Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding awarding delivery orders for the purchase of 895 portable radios and accessories for the P25 Public Safety Radio System in the combined amount of $7,267,303.30, through the State of Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Purchasing Cooperative Contract # DIR-CPO-5433 and Alamo Area Regional Radio System (AARRS) # 4600016992, as requested by Bexar County Information Technology; and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents for record. a. 800 replacement Law Enforcement Radios with accessories from Dailey Wells for $5,801,728 b. 95 replacement OEM and FMO radios with accessories from Motorola for $1,205,575.30 c. Staff augmentation allowance for deployment in the amount of $260,000]

B. 95 REPLACEMENT OEM AND FMO RADIOS WITH ACCESSORIES FROM MOTOROLA FOR $1,205,575.30, AND C. STAFF AUGMENTATION ALLOWANCE FOR DEPLOYMENT AMOUNT OF $260,000.

MR. GAGER. THANK YOU JUDGE. IS THAT GOING TO BE ONE MOTION OR ARE WE GOING TO HAVE TO WE FILE AS ONE MOTION GUYS.

WE SEPARATE THEM BECAUSE THERE ARE DIFFERENT PURCHASE ORDERS. BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU GUYS DO. IT CAN BE ONE MOTION.

IT'S GOING TO BE ONE MOTION. YEAH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

MR. GAGER, DO YOUR PRESENTATION. YES. SO A QUICK BACKGROUND FOR THOSE WERE WHO WERE HERE IN 2018, 2017 TIME FRAME. WE PARTNERED WITH CPS IN THE CITY AS PART OF THE AARRS, WHICH IS THE ALAMO AREA REGIONAL RADIO SYSTEM PROJECT TO BUILD A NEW RADIO NETWORK. WITH THAT, THAT'S A SHARED COST, BUT EACH INDIVIDUAL ENTITY WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PURCHASING THEIR OWN RADIOS.

SO WE REPLACED ALL OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT RADIOS AND FIRE RADIOS AT THAT TIME.

SO THERE WAS A LARGE PURCHASE OF ABOUT 2800 RADIOS THAT WAS MADE BACK THEN.

SO THOSE RADIOS, THE LIFESPAN ON THOSE RADIOS IS ABOUT SEVEN YEARS.

INSTEAD OF COMING BACK TO COURT WITH A APPROXIMATELY $30 MILLION PROJECT RIGHT NOW TO REPLACE ALL OF THEM, WE KNOW WE CAN GET MORE LIFE THAN SEVEN YEARS OUT OF THEM, BUT WE WANTED TO START A REPLACEMENT PROGRAM SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO WITH OUR PC.

SO THE IDEA WITH IS THAT WE WOULD WANT TO REPLACE ONE SEVENTH OF OUR FLEET EVERY YEAR.

LAST YEAR WE RECEIVED OUR FIRST APPROVED BUDGET FOR THAT.

AND THEN THIS YEAR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE SECOND.

SEVENTH. WE WEREN'T ABLE TO START THAT PROJECT LAST YEAR DUE TO RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS.

WE HAVE ONE PERSON, STEVEN SAMPLE, WHO'S BEHIND ME IS OUR TECH LEAD OVER PUBLIC SAFETY.

HE'S THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN PROGRAM THOSE RADIOS AND ROLL THEM OUT. AND HE'S RUNNING OPERATIONS, RIGHT? SO IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO SUBMITTED AN EARMARK FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

I THINK CONGRESSMAN CASTRO IS STILL MOVING THAT EARMARK UP THE CHAIN.

AND WE MAY BE ABLE TO OFFSET OF THE 7 MILLION, 3.6 MILLION OF THAT IF THAT GETS APPROVED.

SO WE'RE KIND OF SEEING WHERE THAT WENT TO BUT WE'RE AT THE STAGE NOW WHERE WE NEED TO REPLACE THESE RADIOS.

SO AGAIN 800 OF THESE RADIOS ARE GOING TO BE USED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS TO REPLACE TWO YEARS WORTH OF THAT REPLACEMENT.

AND THEN THE OTHER 95 TO REPLACE SOME OF OUR FIRE RADIOS, WHICH IS A DIFFERENT RADIO.

THAT'S MORE RUGGED. SO THE IDEA HERE IS TO ALSO BRING IN A STAFF AUGMENTATION RESOURCE THAT CAN HELP US OVER A 12 MONTH PERIOD, REPLACE THESE RADIOS, PROGRAM THESE RADIOS AND GET THEM DEPLOYED.

SO WITH THAT, THE RECOMMENDED MOTION IS AWARDING A DELIVERY ORDERS FOR THE PURCHASE OF 895 PORTABLE RADIOS.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS NEED ME TO READ IT. NOPE. OKAY, GOOD.

SO YOU CAN SEE THE RECOMMENDED MOTION, WHICH IS THE REQUEST THAT 800 LAW ENFORCEMENT RADIOS WITH ACCESSORIES FROM DAILY WELLS FOR $5,801,720.

SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLOVER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

WE'RE TAKING IT ALL IN ONE. DID I HEAR THAT ALL TOGETHER? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 66 JUST TO CLARIFY FOR THE RECORD, BECAUSE I THINK COMMISSIONER CALVERT ONLY READ THAT PART.

A SO I THINK WE BETTER JUST CLARIFY THAT THAT WAS FOR THE I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND READ BOTH THEN MOVE APPROVAL OF ITEMS B AND C IN THE RECOMMENDED MOTION. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR NOW? INCORPORATING ALL THREE SUBSECTIONS ABC, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

I'LL ASK FOR A REVOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. \ ITEM 66. PRESENTATION.

[66. Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding approval of the ratification of a contract awarded to 5-Star Hauling for the abatement of property 8111 Chipping to include the demolitions of the one remaining standing wall, removal, disposal of debris to the foundation, and the hauling of material on the property in the amount of $25,000.]

YES. THE FIRST 66 IS DROP. JUST REAL POINT OF INQUIRY REAL QUICK.

WHAT IS THE ISSUE WITH THE LANGUAGE? WELL, WHAT WE NEED TO DO COMMISSIONERS, WE NEED TO PUBLISH THIS AS A PUBLIC HEARING BECAUSE THE DEMOLITION COMPONENT OF THIS, SO WE'LL MOVE THIS TO THE NEXT COURT MEETING IN JULY, AND WE'LL PROPERLY AGENDIZE THIS WITH THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN FOLLOWED BY THE APPROPRIATE ACTION. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SO THAT WILL BE BROUGHT BACK AT THE NEXT HEARING OR WHATEVER SET.

ITEM 67-68 ARE LATE FILED. CAN I HAVE ONE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE LATE FILES ON APPROVAL? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

SECOND, BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ TO ACCEPT FILE FOR ITEM NUMBER 67-68.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. LET'S NOW GO BACK TO 67.

[67. Discussion and appropriate action related to granting an exception to Administrative Policy 1.2 to authorize the consideration of the following late filed Agenda Item #67a. a. Approval of renewal of property policy with Affiliated FM Insurance Company through Frost Insurance Agency to provide Bexar County with the purchase of Property Insurance Coverage for a one-year period beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, with an annual premium amount of $1,375,463 and providing for two additional one-year renewal options, as requested by the Risk Management and Compliance department, and authorizing executive and filing of the appropriate renewal documents for record.]

MISS SMITH. GOOD AFTERNOON, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, TINA SMITH-DEAN WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE REQUESTING THE COURT'S APPROVAL OF RENEWAL OF OUR PROPERTY INSURANCE WITH AFFILIATED FMM INSURANCE COMPANY.

WE ARE ESTIMATING THAT THIS WILL BE $1.375 MILLION, WHICH IS 18% HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR'S PREMIUM.

WE BUDGETED FOR A 20% INCREASE. SO WE ARE GOING TO COME WITHIN THE BUDGET.

IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? JUDGE, CAN I ASK A QUESTION? HAVE WE EXPLORED KIND OF THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DEDUCTIBLES WHEN IT COMES TO THE PROPERTY INSURANCE? I'M JUST WONDERING, RIGHT, AS WE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OUR LIABILITY INSURANCE AND TAKEN MORE OF THAT RISK IN HOUSE JUST BECAUSE IT MADE FINANCIAL SENSE FOR THE COUNTY? IS THAT SOMETHING? THERE'S, THERE MAY BE OPPORTUNITIES WHEN IT COMES TO PROPERTY INSURANCE THAT BY INCREASING OUR DEDUCTIBLES, WE'D BE ABLE TO TO BRING DOWN THAT TOP LINE PREMIUM.

YES, SIR. WE CAN DEFINITELY TAKE A LOOK AT THAT FOR THE NEXT FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S RENEWAL.

OKAY. LET'S LET'S DO THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ITEM 68. A APPROVAL OF REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER REBECCA CLAY-FLORES TO ALLOCATE OUTSIDE AGENCY FUNDING AMOUNT OF $5,000 FOR THE AGENCIES IN THE AMOUNTS LISTED AS

[68. Discussion and appropriate action related to granting an exception to Administrative Policy 1.2 to authorize the consideration of the following late filed Agenda Item #68a. a. Approval of a request from Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores to allocate outside agency funding in the total amount of $5,000 for the agencies and amounts listed; as part of Precinct l's Contributions to Outside Agencies from the General Fund.]

IS THERE A MOTION OR COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES FOR APPROVAL? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY OPPOSITION. ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM 69-70 ARE MATTERS TO TAKE UP AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[69. Discussion and appropriate action regarding a status update for a Memorandum of Understanding by and among Bexar County, a Texas political subdivision, San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Inc., a Texas non-profit corporation, and the Coliseum Advisory Board regarding the planning of the redevelopment of the Freeman Coliseum, Frost Bank Center, Coliseum Grounds and adjacent properties.]

[70. Discussion and appropriate action related to progress of the items in the approved Memorandum of Understanding by and among Bexar County, a Texas political subdivision, the City of San Antonio, a municipal corporation and San Antonio Spurs Holdings, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company owning the National Basketball Association franchise for the professional basketball team known as the San Antonio Spurs, to include community engagement and funding considerations.]

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

PURSUANT TO SECTION 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD FOR CONSULTATION WITH THE COURT'S ATTORNEY FOR ADVICE REGARDING THE FOLLOWING MATTERS PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED, LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFERS IN THE MATTERS OF MACIAS V BEXAR COUNTY.

SMITH VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY. FUND TEXAS CHOICE VERSUS JOE GONZALES.

SARAH VICTORIA TREVINO VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY. SUBSECTION B LEGAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE FOLLOWING MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY FOR BEXAR COUNTY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT, SUBSECTION ONE, A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG COUNTIES CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, SAN ANTONIO SPURS HOLDING,

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LOWEN. PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.087 OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS, SPECIFICALLY SUBSECTION ONE, A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY, CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, SAN ANTONIO SPURS HOLDINGS. TWO, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY AND SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION AND COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD.

PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR DELIBERATION REGARDING REAL PROPERTY, SPECIFICALLY NCB 15849, BLOCK 23, LOT 17. WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO COME OUT AND I DO BELIEVE COURT. WE HAVE LUNCH.

CORRECT. LUNCH. ALL RIGHT.

COMMISSIONER MOODY. ARE YOU STILL WITH US? APPARENTLY NOT.

I THINK HE HAD A HEART STOP AT ONE. COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

YEAH. I'M SORRY. HERE WE GO. I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN IN HONOR OF BRETT HOWARD RILEY, VICTORIA AVILA, AND LINDA DE LEON. AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN IN BEHALF OF COACH SYLVIA CARDENAS, THE 79 HARTLAND GRADUATE, HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH AT HER ALMA MATER, TO RETIREMENT 2016.

AND ALSO JEROME JERRY SIMON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, GRADUATE OF SAINT MARY'S.

THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER ONE THAT MY STAFF DIDN'T KNOW, BUT CHAD MUELLER, ALSO AN ATTORNEY AT LAW HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ADJOURN SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

GOOD MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.