Jul 08, 2025 Commissioners Court

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ALL RIGHT. THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING FOR JULY 8TH, 2025. AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE SOME OPENING STATEMENTS.

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TODAY, I'D ASK AGAIN FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO RECOGNIZE THE TRAGIC FLOODING IN THE HILL COUNTRY.

THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES AND THOSE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN UPENDED.

I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT OUR BEXAR COUNTY TEAM DID TO SUPPORT THE RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS IN THE HILL COUNTRY.

OUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER WAS ACTIVATED, WITH STAFF WORKING THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND TO MANAGE AND PROVIDE MUTUAL AID RESPONSE TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN KENDALL AND KERR COUNTIES, WHICH INCLUDED OVER 6000 BOTTLES OF WATER.

OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM ASSISTED WITH THE FAMILY REUNIFICATION CENTER.

THEY ALSO ASSISTED THE MERCY CHEFS PREPARE HOT MEALS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS AND BY PROVIDING DIESEL FOR THEIR GENERATORS.

OUR IT DEPARTMENT SET UP A MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATIONS TOWER TO SUPPORT FIRST RESPONDER COMMUNICATIONS.

OUR BEXAR COUNTY ESD EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICTS DEPLOYED FIVE BOATS AND FIRE AND RESCUE SUPPORT PERSONNEL SUPPORT FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE, WHILE OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEPLOYED THE UAV. WITH DRONE SUPPORT AND COORDINATION WITH DPS.

I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE WAY OUR NEIGHBORS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO HELP ASSESS THE NEEDS AND ORGANIZE SUPPLIES.

BEXAR COUNTY RESIDENTS DID NOT HESITATE. AS COUNTY ELECTED OFFICIALS, WE ARE GETTING DIRECT INFORMATION FROM OUR NEIGHBORING OFFICIALS AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL.

WHAT WE'RE HEARING IS THIS AT THIS TIME, THERE HAS BEEN AN EXCESS OF SUPPLIES PROVIDED, AND THEY'RE PRIMARILY SEEKING MONETARY DONATIONS FOR THE CREDIBLE ORGANIZATIONS ON THE GROUND. BEST POSITION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO SUPPORT CAREER OFFICIALS HAVE APPOINTED US IN THE DIRECTION OF CREDIBLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ACCEPTING MONETARY DONATIONS TO SUPPORT THE RECOVERY AND RESPONSE FROM THIS INCIDENT.

ONE THE SALVATION ARMY OF KERRVILLE. TWO. THE KERR COUNTY FLOOD RELIEF FUND, MANAGED BY THE HILL COUNTRY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

THREE THE RED CROSS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH TEXAS.

WE WILL BE SHARING THIS INFORMATION THROUGH OUR SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHER CHANNELS.

AS YOUR COUNTY JUDGE, I'VE MADE IT MY MISSION TO MAKE THE INVESTMENTS IN BEXAR COUNTY AND IN RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR SURROUNDING COUNTIES, SO THAT WE'RE IN THE BEST POSITION TO SUPPORT OUR REGION IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY.

I'M COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH OUR NATIONAL, REGIONAL, AND STATE LEADERS TO IDENTIFY IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR WARNING SYSTEMS AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE AS RESILIENT AS WE CAN BE IN THE FACE OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS.

BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO COMMISSIONERS FOR ANY REMARKS, I'D LIKE TO INVITE COMMISSIONER, EXCUSE ME, COUNTY CLERK LUCIA ADAMI, TO COME TO THE PODIUM TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON A PROGRAM SHE'S DEVELOPED TO ASSIST THOSE REELING FROM THIS RECENT FLOODING.

BUT, LUCY, BEFORE YOU SPEAK, COULD WE AT THIS TIME, PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE? THANK YOU. LUCY, WOULD YOU PLEASE. YOU AND I HAVE TALKED.

I'VE ASKED YOU AND OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS. AND WOULD YOU ALSO RECOGNIZE THEM AS TO WHAT EFFORTS? BEXAR COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND THE OFFICIALS HERE AT THE COURTHOUSE WANT TO DO FOR THOSE MOST IN NEED, OUR ELECTED DIRECTOR APPOINTEES. PLEASE JOIN ME FOR YOUR.

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GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI. COMMISSIONERS, COURT AND CONSTITUENTS.

I AM LUCY ADAME-CLARK, YOUR BEXAR COUNTY CLERK.

WE COME BEFORE YOU NOT ONLY TO SPEAK, BUT SHOW OUR CONDOLENCES, SUPPORT, SEND OUR PRAYERS.

WE ARE ALSO TURNING OUR VOICES AS ELECTED OFFICIALS, DIRECTORS, PARTNERS IN BEXAR COUNTY INTO ACTION.

I AM HONORED, SO VERY HONORED THAT YOU, JESSICA, AND YOUR TEAM HAVE TAKEN ON THE LEAD ALONG WITH US, BRINGING THIS FORWARD AS BEXAR COUNTY CALL TO ACTION TO SUPPORT ALL AFFECTED AND ALL IMPACTED BY OUR LOCAL AND HILL COUNTRY FLOODS.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO SEND OUR PRAYERS AND SUPPORT TO ANY OF OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

OUR COLLEAGUES OF BEXAR COUNTY, OUR UNIVERSITIES THAT ALL HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS HORRIFIC FLOOD THAT'S TAKING PLACE NOT ONLY IN BEXAR COUNTY, BUT ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS. WE ARE PLEADING TO OUR EMPLOYEES, COUNTY PARTNERS, MEDIA AND PUBLIC TO UTILIZE US AS YOUR DROP OFF HUB. ALL MY 15 DEPARTMENTS OFFSITE MOBILE UNIT LOCATIONS WILL BE TAKING DONATIONS GIFT CARDS FOR THOSE AFFECTED AS ALL COUNTY PARTNERS WILL BE DOING THE SAME. REMEMBER, WE ARE ALL A FAMILY.

WE ARE TEXAS STRONG. WE ARE BEXAR COUNTY STRONG AND TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE AND A BIG IMPACT IN HELPING THESE FAMILIES.

THIS HISTORICAL MOMENT HAS TAKEN AWAY CHILDREN FROM OUR COMMUNITY.

THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY. THESE INNOCENT CHILDREN HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY A FLOOD THAT THEY'RE NOT AT FAULT FROM.

I AM ALSO THE REGION FOR DIRECTOR AND CHAIRWOMAN FOR THE CD CAT AS A COUNTY CLERK, WHERE THE COMMUNITY WAS IMPACTED, AND ALSO THE LONG AGO, THE ROOT OF THIS COMMUNITY WAS ACTUALLY BUILT OUT OF BEXAR COUNTY LAND DISTRICT 2 IN 1856.

SO THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO US AS BEXAR COUNTY, TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE VICTIMS FROM THIS FLOOD AT THIS POINT.

SO, JUDGE, I WANT TO THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU CALLED ME YESTERDAY, AND YOU AND I AND LUCY HAVE BEEN TALKING, AND SO WE'RE JUST HONORED TO FOR YOU TO DO THIS CALL TO ACTION.

AND I KNOW COMMISSIONERS COURT AND THE OTHER COUNTY OFFICIALS WILL BE JOINING US.

WE WILL I KNOW THE SUPPLIES. THEY'VE BEEN KIND OF INUNDATED WITH SUPPLIES.

SO WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF SWITCH GEARS AND BE ASKING FOR GIFT CARDS AND A MONETARY DONATIONS AND THE TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR'S OFFICE WILL BE USING THEIR FIVE LOCATIONS FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO DROP OFF DONATIONS FOR THE VICTIMS. I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT. I KNOW IN OUR CONVERSATION THAT WE ALSO TRY TO DO WHAT WE CAN FOR THOSE THAT WERE VICTIMS, FLOOD VICTIMS HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY AS WELL, AND WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE SIGHT OF THOSE FAMILIES THAT THAT SUFFERED HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

SO OUR EFFORTS WILL BE JOINED IN HELPING THE PEOPLE OUT IN KERR COUNTY, KENDALL COUNTY, BUT ALSO IN BEXAR COUNTY.

SO WE'RE VERY HAPPY TO BE DOING THAT. SO WE ASK THE PUBLIC AND ALL OUR EMPLOYEES TO CONTRIBUTE, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THEY CAN CONTRIBUTE. GOOD MORNING, MR. CLARK. IT IS SUCH A TRAGEDY WHAT HAS HAPPENED AS FAR AS LOSING INDIVIDUALS LIVES HAVE CHANGED DRASTICALLY. IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO GATHER AS ONE.

AS WE ARE DOING NOW. AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE FOR DOING THIS.

THIS IS INCREDIBLY A BEAUTIFUL THING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO JOIN TOGETHER AND HELP THESE, THE PEOPLE THAT NEED OUR HELP SO DEARLY.

THOSE THAT HAVE LOST LIVES, THOSE WHO HAVE JUST LOST THEIR HOMES.

THEY'VE LOST SO MUCH. AND THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS.

BUT THEY ARE. AND I ASK THE COMMUNITY, MY EMPLOYEES, THE EMPLOYEES OF BEXAR COUNTY.

PLEASE DONATE ANY MONEY THAT YOU CAN IF YOU'RE ABLE TO.

ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN GIVE US WOULD BE MORE THAN APPRECIATED.

IT IS NOT FOR US DIRECTLY. PLEASE REMEMBER, IT IS FOR THOSE THAT NEED THE HELP.

THANK YOU. GRANT. MARTINEZ. SO BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SAN ANTONIO FIREFIGHTERS AND THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR DOING WHAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING IN ORDER TO COLLECT, YOU KNOW, SUPPLIES, DONATIONS, WHAT HAVE YOU, AND ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY BROTHER THOMAS, WHO TOOK A TEAM OUT THERE TO KERR COUNTY THIS PAST WEEKEND TO GO AND HELP WITH THE SEARCH OUT THERE.

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GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI. MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

IT TRULY IS A TRAGEDY THAT WE HAVE TO COME BEFORE YOU AND TALK ABOUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO OUR NEIGHBORS IN THE NORTH, BUT IT IS AT THIS TIME THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT WE COME TOGETHER TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP THOSE THOSE FAMILIES THAT HAVE SUFFERED THIS LOSS.

AND, AND I COMMEND THE COUNTY CLERK, LUCIA ADAME-CLARK, FOR, FOR INITIATING THIS WONDERFUL INITIATIVE IN ORDER TO HELP OUR NEIGHBORS.

I WOULD LIKE YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE HAS ALREADY BEGUN ASSISTING, AND WE KNOW THAT SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT FOR MEMBERS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO REACH INTO THEIR POCKETS AND MAKE MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS.

BUT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS THAT YOU CAN HELP. FOR EXAMPLE, JUST YESTERDAY WE ORGANIZED A TEAM THAT WILL BE WORKING TOMORROW EVENING AT THE FOOD BANK.

FOR THE NEXT 2 OR 3 WEEKS, THE FOOD BANK WILL HAVE AN EVENING SHIFT OF PREPARING FOOD PACKAGES TO DELIVER TO THE VICTIMS OF THE THE FLOOD. SO IF YOU CAN, CAN MAKE TIME TO GO TO THE FOOD BANK AND VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME.

THE SHIFTS ARE FROM 530 TO 8. STARTING TOMORROW AND FOR THE NEXT THREE WEEKS, EVERY WEDNESDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, I WOULD LIKE THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT SOME OF OUR INVESTIGATORS HAVE ALREADY VOLUNTEERED AND HAVE BEEN ON SITE AND HAVE ACTUALLY PARTICIPATED IN THE RECOVERY. IT'S A HORRIBLE THING. BUT AGAIN, THIS IS THE TIME WHEN WE COME TOGETHER AND HELP EACH OTHER.

JUDGE, I'M HERE BECAUSE I'M SADDENED BECAUSE OF ALL THE CHILDREN THAT THEY'VE LOST OUT THERE.

AND OUR PRAYERS ARE GOING TO BE FOR THEM AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THEM.

BUT I WILL GET ALL FOUR CONSTABLES TO COME TOGETHER AND MAKE DONATIONS AND AND SO ON.

BUT I'M HERE WILLING TO HELP IN ANY WAY. BUT I'M VERY PROUD OF ALL THE ELECTED OFFICIALS COMING TOGETHER AS YOURSELF. SO BUT JUST LET US KNOW IN WHAT WAY, OTHER THAN MONETARY, WE CAN HELP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JUDGE, AGAIN FOR COORDINATING THIS TEAM AND PUTTING US TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. AND COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

THANK YOU FOR YOU ADVOCATING. AND I SAW THAT SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS WERE AT KERR COUNTY.

SO I APPRECIATE THOSE EFFORTS OF YOU TRYING TO HELP THE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU AGAIN, COMMISSIONER MOODY. WELL, THANK YOU, JUDGE, AND THANK YOU TO TO ALL OF OUR ELECTEDS AND LUCY ADAME-CLARK FOR FOR LEADING THIS EFFORT.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS SUCH A HEARTBREAKING TRAGEDY.

YOU KNOW, TRAGEDIES ARE GOING TO ALWAYS PRESENT THEMSELVES.

WE'RE GOING TO RUN INTO THERE WILL BE OTHER TRAGEDIES, RIGHT? BUT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COME TOGETHER, RIGHT? AND NOT JUST AS A COUNTY, AS LEADERS HERE TODAY, BUT AS A REGION.

AND AS YOU MENTIONED, I HAD A CHANCE TO GO UP TO TO KERR COUNTY AND KERRVILLE ON SUNDAY.

AS THE JUDGE MENTIONED, WE HAVE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES, THEIR AVIATION TEAM WITH UAS DRONES THAT WERE ASSISTING IN THE SEARCH AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS. WE HAVE EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS THAT ARE OUT THERE ON THE GROUND ASSISTING AS WELL.

THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. CHRIS LOPEZ, MICHAEL MORELAND WERE OUT THERE WORKING HARD, MAKING SURE THAT THE KERR COUNTY AND THOSE AFFECTED HAD THE RESOURCES THEY NEEDED.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN A TRAGEDY LIKE THIS STRIKES, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.

AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO APPLAUD YOU, JUDGE.

FROM DAY ONE, I THINK OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, WE WERE ALL IN FROM DAY ONE.

AND THAT IS SO IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD BOOTS ON THE GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

YOU KNOW, I HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF THE ELECTEDS IN KENDALL COUNTY AND KERR COUNTY.

THEY WERE ALREADY CONNECTED WITH OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE. YOU KNOW, I RE-ITERATED ANYTHING YOU NEED.

WE'RE THERE. YOU JUST TELL US WHAT YOU NEED. AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S THE MESSAGE THEY GOT FROM FROM JUDGE SAKAI AND OUR EMO TEAM AS WELL.

SO I'M PROUD OF OUR OUR RESPONSE. OBVIOUSLY, I'M HEARTBROKEN LIKE THE REST OF OUR COMMUNITY IS AT THE TRAGIC LOSS OF LIFE, ESPECIALLY THOSE THOSE CAMPERS. YOU KNOW, IT BREAKS YOUR HEART TO TO WATCH THOSE THOSE STORIES COME OUT.

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BUT RIGHT NOW, OBVIOUSLY DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SUPPORT THOSE FAMILIES AND SUPPORT THOSE FIRST RESPONDERS THAT WERE ON THE GROUND THAT ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN FOR THOSE FAMILIES TODAY. I THINK IS IS OUR APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TODAY.

AND AS WE GO FORWARD, YOU KNOW, TRY TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO TO ENSURE THAT ANOTHER TRAGEDY LIKE THIS DOESN'T OCCUR.

BUT THANK YOU, JUDGE. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? SURE. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. JUDGE.

LET ME JUST ALSO WEIGH IN AND THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND COORDINATING WITH THE OTHER ELECTEDS.

WE APPRECIATE THAT. I KNOW YOU KNOW, IN THESE TIMES, NO ONE REALLY KNOWS HOW TO RESPOND.

PARTICULARLY IN SOMETHING AS UNTHINKABLE AS THIS, WHEN SOUNDS LIKE OVER 100 LIVES LOST AND MANY OF THEM CHILDREN.

YOU KNOW, I THINK ANY OF US THAT PARENTS OR AUNTS, UNCLES, GRANDPARENTS.

IT HITS HOME. SO WE CERTAINLY WANT TO SEND OUR PRAYERS TO THOSE WHO ARE DEALING WITH THIS, BUT ALSO THOSE WHO ARE STILL, I THINK, AS WE SPEAK, STILL OUT SEARCHING FOR, HOPEFULLY ANY ANY SURVIVORS.

SO WORDS AREN'T ENOUGH, BUT WE CERTAINLY SEND OUR PRAYERS AND OUR THOUGHTS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED.

I ALSO WANT TO MENTION THAT THE DISTRICT SEVEN FIRE RESCUE TEAM UNDER CHIEF KEVIN CLARKSON'S LEADERSHIP IS ALSO PART OF THE COORDINATING EFFORTS, AND THEY'VE GOT DROP OFF LOCATIONS IN PRECINCT TWO AT BOTH STATION 115 ON GORHAM ROAD AND STATION 116 OUT IN HELOTES. FOR ANYONE THAT WANTS TO CONTRIBUTE EITHER NONPERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS CLEANING SUPPLIES, AND OF COURSE, ANY MONETARY DONATIONS.

SO IT IS CERTAINLY A COUNTYWIDE EFFORT, JUDGE.

WE KNOW THAT WHEN NEIGHBORS HURT, WE ALL HURT.

AND SO WE'RE ALL KEEPING THEM IN PRAYER. AND AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER, JUDGE.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CALVERT. THANK YOU JUDGE, AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE ELECTEDS WHO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE RESPONSE AND ALL OF THE PERSONNEL FROM BEXAR COUNTY WESTMORELAND AND SO MANY WHO HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS FOR MOST OF US IN BEXAR COUNTY KERR COUNTY AND KERRVILLE IN PARTICULAR, HAVE BEEN GROUND CENTRAL FOR CAMPING OVER THE SUMMER.

I PERSONALLY WENT TO CAMP FLAMING ARROW IN KERRVILLE AS A YOUNG MAN WITH THE YMCA.

AND SO MANY FAMILIES FROM SAN ANTONIO GO TO THIS AREA.

AND CERTAINLY ON A 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND WITH ALL OF THE CAMPING AND ACTIVITIES.

IT IT WAS A PLACE OF GREAT HAPPINESS AND NOW A PLACE OF GREAT SORROW.

YOU KNOW, WE ARE A COMMUNITY THAT HAS OFTEN SERVED AS A BIG BROTHER FOR OUR NEIGHBORING SMALLER COUNTIES.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO THAT. GOING FORWARD.

THERE'S A LOT THAT THAT WE'RE NEEDED FOR. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE A VERY LONG RECOVERY WITH THE AMOUNT OF DEVASTATION THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE. AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE HEART OF SO MANY SAN ANTONIO'S CITIZENS OF MINE WHO'VE REACHED OUT ASKING HOW THEY CAN HELP.

I THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR LAYING OUT THIS PLAN FOR PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE AS WELL.

IT IS A VERY IMPORTANT SMALL GESTURE. AND I KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE OF PRECINCT FOUR, WE ARE ALL PRAYING FOR THE FAMILIES.

AND WE KNOW THAT WE SERVE A GOD WHO ALSO LOST THEIR CHILD.

AND SO THE WORDS OF MEN WILL OFTEN FALL SHORT IN TERMS OF FILLING THAT HEART, THAT VOID IN THEIR HEARTS.

BUT WE KNOW THE WORD OF GOD NEVER WILL. AND SO WE COMMEND THE STRENGTH OF GOD IN THIS VERY DIFFICULT TIME FOR EVERYONE FOR THE LONG DURATION WHETHER IT'S MENTAL HEALTH AND HOW WE CAN HELP KERR COUNTY STAND UP.

STRONGER MENTAL HEALTH IN LIGHT OF THIS TRAGEDY, OR WHETHER IT'S BEXAR COUNTY LEADING THE WAY TO SHOW HOW FLOOD CONTROL TAXES CAN HELP WITH GREATER GREATER FLOOD CONTROL. IN THESE CLIMATE SITUATIONS, THERE'S ALMOST NO INFRASTRUCTURE THAT COULD HAVE PREVENTED THESE, THESE HORRIBLE INCIDENTS.

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AND WE'RE PRAYING FOR THEM. THANK YOU. JUDGE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SO 4TH OF JULY WILL NEVER BE THE SAME FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND WE ARE TEXANS AND WE TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN.

SO I JUST ASK THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY.

IF YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST AND CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR OUR FAMILIES.

I HAD TO REALIZE A LONG TIME AGO, AS A CHRISTIAN, THAT I CAN EITHER CHOOSE DESPAIR OR I CAN CHOOSE TO ACCEPT CHRIST SOVEREIGNTY.

SO I CHOOSE TO ACCEPT HIS SOVEREIGNTY EVEN IN THE MIDST OF THINGS, WHEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

OTHER COMMISSIONERS FROM NEIGHBORING COUNTIES HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME TO SEE HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE, HOW THEY CAN CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE WORK THAT OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES ARE DOING.

AND I ALSO WANT TO ASK FOR PRAYERS FOR OUR COUNTY STAFF, NOT ONLY OUR EMERGENCY EMERGENCY WORKERS LIKE OUR ISDS, BUT ALSO OUR MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.

THEY ARE PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO DO AUTOPSIES OF DEAD BODIES, BUT THEY CAN'T HAVE ENOUGH TRAINING FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.

OF THE CHILDREN FROM THE UVALDE SHOOTING THE 53 MIGRANTS THAT WERE FOUND IN MY PRECINCT.

AND NOW THIS. IT TAKES A TOLL. EMOTIONALLY. PROFESSIONALLY.

SO WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE THERE FOR EVERYTHING THAT THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT THEM.

SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS, THE COUNTY JUDGE FROM KERR COUNTY, WE SERVE TOGETHER ON ACOG.

SO IT IS VERY PERSONAL. I KNOW A FAMILY WHOSE DAUGHTERS JUST CAME BACK FROM CAMP MYSTIC THE WEEK BEFORE.

SO AS WE GO FORWARD, WE SIT HERE. WE REPRESENT POLITICAL PARTIES.

BUT WE KNOW THAT POLITICAL BOUNDARIES DO NOT STOP IN TIMES LIKE THIS.

SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OUR OWN BECAUSE WE ARE TEXANS.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MOODY. WELL, I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES BRINGING UP THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE, AND I WASN'T SURE IF I WANTED TO MENTION IT OR NOT.

BUT SHE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, DOCTOR. OUR CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER, DOCTOR KIMBERLY MOLINA.

HER TEAM HAS HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THIS YOU KNOW, TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN A MAJOR WAY.

AND, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD TO BROKER A COUPLE OF CALLS DIRECTLY TO TO HER PERSONALLY OVER JULY 4TH WEEKEND.

AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, HEARTBREAKING AND SO DIFFICULT.

BUT SHE'S A CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONAL, AND SHE BROUGHT, YOU KNOW, PEACE.

AS MUCH PEACE AS SHE COULD TO THOSE FAMILIES.

I JUST WANTED TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE HER AS WELL.

BUT I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES SAYING YOU KNOW, WHAT HER TEAM'S ACCOMPLISHED, BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF WORK AND, YOU KNOW, CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH IN THESE KINDS OF TRAGEDIES.

BUT SHE'S A PROFESSIONAL, AND I APPRECIATE HER WORK FOR THE COUNTY.

AND FOR THOSE WHO WERE AFFECTED BY THIS TRAGEDY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. AT THIS TIME, I'D ASK COMMISSIONER CALVERT TO PLEASE INTRODUCE PASTOR RAY BROWN FOR OPENING PRAYER AND DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OPEN THIS MEETING.

[1. Opening Prayer: Pastor Ray Brown of Resurrection Baptist Church ]

HE IS THE THIRD OF FIVE CHILDREN BORN TO REVEREND ARISTIDE SR AND MARY J.

BROWN. HE WAS BORN IN HEIDELBERG, GERMANY, WHERE HIS FATHER WAS STATIONED IN THE U.S.

ARMY. PASTOR BROWN ACCEPTED HIS CALL TO MINISTRY AT THE TENDER AGE OF NINE.

AFTER GRADUATING FROM SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN ANTONIO, HE BEGAN HIS COLLEGIATE MATRICULATION AT BISHOP COLLEGE IN DALLAS, TEXAS, WHERE HE PURSUED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN THEOLOGY.

IN THE SUMMER OF 1989, WHILE STILL IN COLLEGE, HE WAS CALLED TO PASTOR THE LIVE OAK BAPTIST CHURCH IN NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS, AND IN JULY OF 1990, PASTOR BROWN ACCEPTED HIS ASSIGNMENT.

HIS NEXT ASSIGNMENT AT THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED RESURRECTION BAPTIST CHURCH IN SCHERTZ, TEXAS, JUST FIVE MILES NORTHEAST OF SAN ANTONIO. A GIFTED PREACHER, TEACHER, AND LEADER, PASTOR BROWN'S RANGE TOUCHES EVERY MOOD AND EXPRESSES EVERY LEVEL OF HUMAN EMOTION. HE IS A FRESH, CLEAR, MULTIGENERATIONAL VOICE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE YEARNING TO HEAR GOD'S AGE OLD TRUTH AND APPLY IT TO THEIR LIVES, TO THE GLORY OF GOD.

UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, RESURRECTION CONTINUES TO THRIVE AND EXPAND NOT ONLY AS A LOCAL ASSEMBLY, BUT AS A REGIONAL MINISTRY WITH A GLOBAL IMPACT, WHERE AN INCREASING NUMBER OF SOULS ARE BEING SAVED AND PEOPLE ARE GROWING MATURELY IN

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SHALL WE BOW OUR HEADS? LET US PRAY. O GRACIOUS GOD, WE GATHER TODAY AND THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ONCE AGAIN THAT YOU ALONE ARE SOVEREIGN.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE NATION IN WHICH WE SHARE LIFE, LIBERTY, AND HAPPINESS, ALL WHICH ARE INALIENABLE RIGHTS WHICH WE HOLD TO AS SELF-EVIDENT. WE PRAISE YOU FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY WE HAVE TO DO JUSTICE AND LOVE MERCY, AND WALK HUMBLY WITH YOU RIGHT NOW. GIVE US THE POWER TO FIND NEEDS AND MEET THEM.

FIND PROBLEMS AND SOLVE THEM. FIND HURTS AND HEAL THEM.

AND FOR EVERY OFFICIAL HERE TODAY, WE ASK THE BLESSINGS OF CIVILITY, TRUTH, WISDOM, AND GRACE.

OPEN OUR HEARTS AND COURAGE AND IMAGINATION THAT WE MIGHT ENVISION A BETTER TOMORROW.

WHERE YOUR PURPOSE WILL PREVAIL ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.

LET YOUR GRACE AND FAVOR REST UPON US ALL. WE ASK THIS IN THE MATCHLESS, MARVELOUS, MAGNIFICENT, MAJESTIC NAME JESUS THAT IS ABOVE EVERY NAME.

WE PRAY AND GIVE THANKS. AMEN. AMEN. 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.

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

THANK YOU, PASTOR BROWN. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL OPEN UP WITH OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS.

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WE ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON, BUT, BOY, THIS ONE PERSON WHO I'LL JUST.

THAT'S ALL I'LL SAY. TOGETHER, WE WILL BE RECOGNIZING ONE OF OUR LONGSTANDING COUNTY DIRECTORS IS MADE SUPPORTING SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

HER LIFE'S WORK, RENEE WATSON. RENEE, WHY DON'T YOU COME UP HERE WITH WHOEVER YOU BROUGHT? YOUR TROOPS, YOUR EMPLOYEES, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR FAMILY.

RENEE WATSON HAS LED THE BEXAR COUNTY SMALL MINORITY, WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE SWIM PROGRAM FOR THE PAST 25 YEARS, WHICH HAS PROMOTED BROADER ACCESS TO PUBLIC PROCUREMENT FOR MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES, A FAIR CHANCE TO EARN BEXAR COUNTY CONTRACTS.

SHE'S ALSO BEEN THE MAIN LIAISON FOR THE DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PROGRAM, WHICH ENSURES THAT DISADVANTAGED COMPANIES HAVE BROAD OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPETE FOR CONTRACTS INVOLVING FEDERAL FUNDING. THE LEADERSHIP WITH THESE PROGRAMS SHOWS HOW RENEE CONTINUES TO BE A STEWARD OF FAIRNESS, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND A DRIVER OF GROWTH IN BEXAR COUNTY.

SOME OF HER RECENT ACCOLADES INCLUDE INDUCTION INTO THE SAN ANTONIO WOMEN'S HALL OF FAME.

I WAS THERE, RENEE, AND BEING AWARDED THE SBA SENATORIAL DISTRICT SMALL BUSINESS CHAMPION.

AS THIS LANDSCAPE CONTINUES TO CHANGE IN CHALLENGING TIMES.

WE VALUE RENEE'S EXPERTISE AND LEADERSHIP TO HELP US NAVIGATE, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING OUR VERY BEST TO EQUIP LOCAL ENTERPRISE ENTREPRENEURS WITH THE TOOLS TO SUCCEED. SO, RENEE. WOW. YOU. YOU DID.

YOU DID. BRING YOUR TROOPS. LET'S GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

AND, JUDGE, WE PROMISE THAT EVERYONE WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.

HOLD ON A SECOND, RENEE. LET ME. LET ME JUST BEFORE WE HAVE YOU SAY A FEW WORDS.

LET ME JUST SAY THIS. HAVING GROWN UP AROUND RENEE WATSON I, I REMEMBER WHEN THIS COMMUNITY WAS TRYING TO RECRUIT RENEE WATSON BACK TO SAN ANTONIO.

I THINK YOU WERE IN SAN DIEGO. CORRECT. YOU'VE DONE SOME AMAZING THINGS WITH THE UNIVERSAL SOUL CIRCUS, WITH THE SAN DIEGO STATE SENATOR. AND WE WERE LIKE, WE GOT TO GET RENEE WATSON BACK TO SAN ANTONIO.

I THINK YOU HAD A STINT WITH SENATOR ELLIS AT THAT TIME.

AND SO IT WAS A REAL DREAM COME TRUE FOR MANY IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAD POURED INTO YOU AND HAD WANTED TO SEE YOU COME BACK HOME TO HAVE YOU COME BACK HOME AT BEXAR COUNTY TO HELP US THROUGH THE FROST BANK, SBC

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I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT YOU HAVE ALSO BEEN AN INCREDIBLE ORGANIZER FOR THE LARGEST SMALL BUSINESS CONFERENCE, REALLY IN THE NATION, AS WELL AS HELPING TO ESTABLISH THE SECOND CHANCE JOB FAIR.

IN THE EARLY YEARS, YOU WERE REALLY THE BACKBONE, HELPING TO KEEP THINGS ORGANIZED.

AND I APPRECIATE IT. AND I KNOW THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE GRATEFUL THE COUNTY IS EXTENDING ECONOMIC ENFRANCHISEMENT TO THOSE WHO HAVE OFTEN BEEN DISENFRANCHIZED.

BUT IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT YOU HAVE DONE A LOT IN COMMUNITY OUTSIDE OF BEXAR COUNTY.

PEOPLE HAVE COME TO LEAN ON YOU AS A TRUSTED VOICE IN THE COMMUNITY.

WHEN WE WERE DEALING MOST RECENTLY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH CHILD DETENTION CENTERS, YOU HAD TO TAKE YOUR COUNTY HAT OFF AND PUT YOUR CITIZEN HAT ON.

AND I APPLAUD AND SALUTE YOU FOR TAKING WHAT I THINK HISTORY WILL JUDGE YOU IN A VERY POSITIVE, PROFOUND WAY. FOR ENSURING THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE AN INSTITUTION WITH A TRACK RECORD OF LESS THAN STELLAR CARE FOR CHILDREN IN YOUR BACKYARD. BUT WHETHER IT WAS FLOOD INFRASTRUCTURE, STREET INFRASTRUCTURE, FIGHTING CRIME, BETTER HOUSING, INCLUSION AND SMALL BUSINESS, YOU HAVE MADE THE BEST OF THESE 25 YEARS AND JUST WANT TO SAY ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTY, WE'RE VERY PROUD AND WE SALUTE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. SO GOOD.

SO GOOD MORNING. TODAY IS WHY IT'S FUN TO BE A COUNTY EMPLOYEE, BECAUSE WHAT YOU JUST DID IN HONOR OF THOSE IN KERRVILLE.

BECAUSE AS A COUNTY EMPLOYEE. OUR OFFICE IS ON THE.

IT'S ON THE WEATHER 11. LOST THEIR LIVES ON JUNE 12TH.

YESTERDAY OUR TEAM SPENT WITH WELLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH BECAUSE WE HAS EMPLOYEES HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT TRAGEDY FOR THE LAST MONTH.

IMMEDIATELY OUT OUR BACK DOOR. SO THANK YOU FOR THE SERVICES THAT YOU PROVIDE TO COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

BECAUSE THIS IS BIGGER THAN JUST WHAT WE DO EACH DAY.

YOU KNOW, DURING COVID, OUR TEAM RESPONDED TO GIVE OUT THE FACE MASK WITH KYLE COLEMAN.

KYLE COLEMAN, WHO IS OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATOR, LOST HIS LIFE AFTER ONE OF THE DISTRIBUTIONS.

ONE OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS LOST THEIR LIFE FROM COVID DURING THAT DISTRIBUTION.

WE TAKE IT UPON OURSELVES TO LOOK AT INITIATIVES THAT THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE HAVING.

RIGHT NOW, WE'RE WORKING WITH PUBLIC HEALTH FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF NARCAN, BECAUSE THAT CAN SAVE LIVES BECAUSE OF THE OPIOID AND FENTANYL CRISIS.

BUT THE THINGS THAT WE DO TO SUPPORT OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO TO ENSURE A TRANSPARENT BUSINESS PROCESS, WE ARE ALL GRATEFUL FOR EACH ONE OF YOUR LEADERSHIP.

BECAUSE I CAN REMEMBER 25 YEARS AGO, STANDING IN THE OLD COURTHOUSE IN FRONT OF JUDGE CRIER AND COMMISSIONER ELIZONDO, SAYING, MAKE A PROGRAM THAT BENEFITS OUR COMMUNITY.

NOT ONE THAT SAYS, WE GOT YOU. YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG.

AND TO GO FORTH AND NAME OUR TROPHY AFTER MR. PETER HOLT, OUR PETER M HOLT MWB AWARD, WE'VE ONLY GIVEN OUT THREE TIMES.

ONCE WHEN TOYOTA CAME TO TOWN BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY DID.

AND THEN WHEN WE DID THE PEP MARRIOTT PGA AND WHAT THEY DID TO ENSURE LOCAL PARTICIPATION AND THEN TO THE SPURS THEMSELVES.

SO AS WE CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS, IT MAKES US HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO COME TO WORK EVERY DAY AND SAY, WE'RE GLAD TO BE COUNTY EMPLOYEES, 6000 OF US.

WE, WE, WE CALL EACH OTHER ALL THE TIME AND WE COLLABORATE.

SO AS YOU MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS INITIATIVE, CALL ON US AS YOUR YOUR FRONT LINE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY TO SUPPORT THOSE ELECTED OFFICIALS IN WHAT WE'RE DOING AND CALL ON THE CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES, BECAUSE MANY OF OUR EMPLOYEES IN OUR COMMUNITY REALLY NEED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE WE'RE ALL BEING IMPACTED. SO THANK YOU.

I GOT MY OTHER FOUR STEPS HERE. I'M WAITING FOR MY FIFTH ONE UP HERE.

I THINK THE LAST TIME SOMEBODY CAME I THINK COMMISSIONERS CLAY-FLORES SAID I WAS GOING TO GET A GOLDEN NUGGET OR SOMETHING.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE GOLDEN. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THE GOLDEN NUGGET, BUT THAT'S THE GUY.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SERVE. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, VERY QUICK. YEAH. HERE WE GO.

THERE WE GO. HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S A GOLD NUGGET. TAKE A GROUP PICTURE. COME ON.

AND ONE TWO. 123. COME ON. ENTER. AND ONE. TWO, THREE.

BEAUTIFUL. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU.

WELCOME BACK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BROWN.

THANK YOU DEAR. CONGRATS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, LET'S ROLL THROUGH THESE PRESENTATIONS.

THE FIRST ONE WILL BE PRESENTATION AND PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT. RECOGNIZE THE SAN ANTONIO KARATE KIDS OF AMERICA.

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. STAY RIGHT THERE. YEAH.

IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME FORWARD. AND I'M GOING TO READ THE PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS THE SAN ANTONIO KARATE KIDS OF AMERICA WAS FOUNDED BY MR. GUERRA IN 1986 AND IS A PROGRAM FOCUSED ON SAYING NO TO DRUGS, GANGS AND ALCOHOL.

THE PROGRAM FOLLOWS THE EXAMPLE OF FORMER FIRST LADY NANCY REAGAN, WHO FOUND THE JUST SAY NO NATIONAL CAMPAIGN.

AND WHEREAS THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE DANGERS OF PEER PRESSURE AND REALIZE THAT THEIR POSITIVE EXAMPLE CAN INFLUENCE OTHERS TO LIVE CHEMICAL FREE AND NONVIOLENT LIVES. AND WHEREAS EMBRACING THE VALUES AND TRADITIONS OF MARTIAL ARTS, THE SAN ANTONIO KARATE KIDS OF AMERICA ENCOURAGES YOUNG PEOPLE TO GUARD THEMSELVES AGAINST THE DESTRUCTIVE INFLUENCE OF GANG AFFILIATION AND SUBSTANCE USE.

SAN ANTONIO KARATE KIDS OF AMERICA WILL UNDOUBTEDLY CONTINUE TO MAKE THE BEXAR COUNTY OF TOMORROW BETTER FOR ALL.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES SAN ANTONIO KARATE KIDS OF AMERICA.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. THE TIME HAS.

COME. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE FROM THE KARATE KIDS PROGRAM? PLEASE COME FORWARD. JOIN US, INCLUDING THE CONSTABLES, BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL PART OF IT.

JESSICA. AND MEMBERS OF COMMISSIONER COURT. ONE YEAR AGO, IT WAS IN DECEMBER WHEN YOU BROUGHT US BACK.

IT HAD BEEN SINCE 2016 THAT I HAD BEEN HERE. I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME BACK COMMISSIONER MOODIE AND THANK HIM FOR HIS SERVICE. THANK YOU FOR BEING BACK, SIR.

AND FIRST OF ALL, IT IS IT IS A SAD TIME FOR THE LOST WE ARE ALL GOING THROUGH NOW.

BUT THE ONLY THING THAT WE CAN OFFER NOW, THE MOST POWERFUL THING WE CAN OFFER IN OUR SUPPORT IS OUR PRAYERS FOR ALL OF THOSE CHILDREN.

ALL OF THOSE THAT WE SERVICE. WE'RE HONORED TO BE HERE, AND WE ARE THANKFUL TO COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES FOR HELPING US TO BE HERE TODAY, AS WE ARE HERE TO HONOR THE CHILDREN WHO HAVE WORKED SO HARD IN WRITING THEIR LETTERS TO THEIR FRIENDS, DISCOURAGING THEM FROM EVIL INFLUENCES WITH THE STRONGEST ENCOURAGEMENT THEY CAN HAVE.

AND THAT ENCOURAGEMENT IS THE LOVE AND CARE THEY HAVE FOR THEIR FRIENDS TO BE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO THEM AND TELL THEM, BECAUSE I LOVE YOU, I DON'T WANT YOU TO GET INVOLVED WITH THOSE PEOPLE.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO TAKE DRUGS. I WANT YOU TO BE STRONG.

TO HAVE THE ENCOURAGEMENT AND PRAISE GIVEN TO THEM FROM YOU ALL IS THE GREATEST THING THEY CAN HEAR TO KEEP THEM GOING FORWARD IN JUST SAYING NO. THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WAS STARTED BY NANCY REAGAN BACK IN 1986 WHEN PRESIDENT.

PRESIDENT REAGAN MADE A PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING THEY JUST SAY NO DRUGS PROGRAM, A BIG THING.

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MIA HERNANDEZ, EDISON ELEMENTARY AREA. PARADIS FOREST ELEMENTARY NORTHEAST.

PERSEPHONE, PERSEPHONE GARCIA, GILBERT ELEMENTARY AND FIFTH GRADE TERESA FISHER GUTIERREZ ELEMENTARY.

SUNDAY TORRES RILEY ELEMENTARY. ABELLA VILLANUEVA FROM MY KARATE SCHOOL AND ZOE CONTRERAS FROM GILBERT ELEMENTARY.

THESE KIDS DESERVE MENTION AND A BIG APPLAUSE.

OF COURSE, YOU ALSO GOT JOHANNA OWENS FROM NORTHEAST IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, KOLKER ELEMENTARY.

SO THESE PEOPLE, THESE KIDS DESERVE A BIG APPLAUSE OR SOMETHING.

THE JUDGING WAS DONE BY VOLUNTEERS FROM THE FBI AND THE DEA, AND THEY HAD A VERY DIFFICULT TIME BECAUSE SOME OF THESE LETTERS REALLY TOUCHED THEIR HEARTS. A PRESENTATION WILL BE MADE TO JUDGE SAKAI AND COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES BY THE KIDS OF A SAMURAI, A SWORD, A SYMBOL OF TOGETHER AND IN UNITY. WE SHOULD CUT AWAY DRUGS FROM OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES.

ALSO, A CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION FOR THE GOOD EFFORTS OF RECEIVING AND HONORING THE CHILDREN AND THEIR KARATE FORM.

IN HONOR OF ALL OUR MILITARY ALL OVER THE WORLD WHO ARE FIGHTING AND WHO HAVE FOUGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM TOO.

GOD BLESS AMERICA. BY KATE SMITH. ALL OUR VETERANS AND ALL THE PEOPLE AS WE HAVE, COMMISSIONER MOODY SERVING. WE'D LIKE TO GO AHEAD AND START OUT WITH THE PRESENTATION OF THE SAMURAI SWORD BY SOME OF THE KARATE KIDS.

OF COURSE, I HAD THE OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO BRING IT IN BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO.

WE DON'T WANT TO GET STUCK OR, YOU KNOW, AND AND THANKS TO THANKS TO ONE.

WELL, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT SAID, BRING IT IN A BOX AND HIDE IT SO NOBODY CAN SEE IT. BUT WE GOT IT THROUGH THERE.

HE GOT INTO IT. IT WAS GREAT. GOTCHA. COME ON UP.

OKAY. AND COMMISSIONER, OF COURSE WE GET THAT SUPPORT, AND OKAY. AND ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

STAND UP. I DON'T KNOW. WAIT FOR DIRECTIONS. YEAH.

OKAY. EVERYBODY SAY. JUST SAY NO. MAYBE. ONE.

TWO. THREE. JUST GO. OH, YEAH. ONE. TWO. THREE.

JUST AIN'T. NO.

AND. THAT.

WAS ILLEGAL. RIGHT? YEAH, I THINK SO. OH, WELL, WE'LL STAND UP.

WE'LL STAND BEHIND YOU. THERE WE GO. LET'S TAKE ANOTHER GROUP PICTURE.

COME ON. COMMISSIONER. CONSTABLE. JO. THERE YOU ARE.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. COME ON. EVERYBODY. EVERYBODY IN THE PICTURE.

THERE WE GO. COME ON. SERIOUSLY, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE WITH.

WITH. COMING DOWN. OH, MY. I KNOW, I KNOW. MISS HARRIS.

COUNT OF THREE. ONE. TWO. THREE. ONE MORE.

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

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AND. WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY? WHY WHY WHY WHY.

WHY? WHY? WE.

THANK YOU GUYS. IN MEMORY OF ALL OUR MILITARY ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT ARE FIGHTING FOR OUR FREEDOM, INCLUDING MR. COMMISSIONER MOODY OVER THERE. THEY JUST CAME BACK.

AND IT'S JUST AN HONOR TO BE HERE. WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL.

WE'RE VERY THANKFUL FOR GIVING US THE TIME TO BE HERE.

ALL YOUR COMMISSIONERS, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ HAS BEEN DOING MY PROCLAMATIONS TO FOR FOR MANY YEARS.

ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN A TREMENDOUS SUPPORT. IT IS AN HONOR FOR ME TO BE HERE.

IT WAS THE SACRIFICE TO BE HERE AT THIS TIME OF THE DAY, YOU KNOW.

BUT. AND ESPECIALLY WHEN JUAN TELLS ME YOU HAVE TO BE HERE BY AT LEAST BY 815 AND SAID, OH, MY GOD, YOU KNOW, I'M BARELY WAKING UP AT THAT TIME, BUT WE'RE HERE AND THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

WE REACHED THOUSANDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

I WANT TO THANK CONSTABLE CONSTABLE TARA AND FROM PRECINCT ONE, ALSO FROM PRECINCT TWO.

OUR GOOD FRIEND JOE GONZALEZ, OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AND ALL THE PARENTS AND AND PEOPLE THAT HAVE SUPPORTED PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. MISS HARRIS FROM FROM HALLANDALE. MRS..

PIPER FROM HALLANDALE TO AND THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS BEEN SO, SO SO INVOLVED WITH THE PROGRAM.

SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROGRAM. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH, AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

THANK YOU. MR.. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE MOVING ON TO OUR NEXT QUESTION.

OUR NEXT PRESENTATION, A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT, 15TH ANNIVERSARY. COMMISSIONER MOODY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

WELL, THANK YOU. JUDGE. I'M NOT SURE WHO WE HAVE FROM THE COURT TODAY.

ALL RIGHT. GREAT. YES. SO WE WANT TO DO A PROCLAMATION FOR THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT.

I THINK IT COVERS THE THE VALUE OF THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT AND THE PURPOSE OF THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT.

SO I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND READ IT. PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT WAS CREATED UNDER SENATE BILL IN 1940 OF THE 81ST TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN 2009.

THE COURT OFFICIALLY BEGAN OPERATIONS IN SEPTEMBER 2010 UNDER THE LATE HONORABLE JUDGE RAY OLIVAREZ.

THE HONORABLE JUDGE WAYNE, A CHRISTIAN, PRESIDED OVER COURT FROM 2011 TO 2022.

THE HONORABLE JUDGE ERICA DOMINGUEZ, HAS BEEN PRESIDING OVER THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT SINCE SHE WAS ELECTED TO COUNTY COURT NUMBER SIX IN JANUARY 2023.

AND WHEREAS THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT SERVES VETERANS STRUGGLING WITH POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS, MENTAL HEALTH AND OR CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS.

AND WHEREAS THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT PROMOTES SOBRIETY, RECOVERY, AND STABILITY THROUGH A COORDINATED RESPONSE THAT INVOLVES THE COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, HEALTH CARE NETWORKS, THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, VOLUNTEER VETERAN MENTORS, VETERANS, FAMILY SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS, AMERICAN GI FORUM, CROSSPOINT ENDEAVORS,

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AND WHEREAS, THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT CONGRATULATES THE BEXAR COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT ON ITS ACHIEVEMENTS, INCLUDING GRADUATING CLOSE TO 1000 VETERANS, RESULTING IN THE RESTORATION OF THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS THIS YEAR TO BE THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT. THANK YOU. JUDGE.

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? YES. COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE SAKAI, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO THE BEXAR COUNTY VETERANS TREATMENT COURT.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MENTION SOME NUMBERS. IN 2023.

WE SERVICE 107 VETERANS IN 2024. THAT NUMBER ROSE TO 209 VETERANS.

WHEN WE GET OUR NUMBERS IN 2026, WE'RE HOPING TO EXCEED 250 VETERANS THAT WE HAVE SERVICED.

WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT YOU GIVE US TO BE HOUSED IN BEXAR COUNTY AND COUNTY COURT NUMBER SIX, ALL OF OUR GRANTS THAT ARE FUNDING AS THE TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION, THE GOVERNOR'S GRANT, THE JUSTICE FOR VETS GRANT, AS WELL, ALONG WITH SOME OF THE SUPPORT SERVICES WE RECEIVE FROM BEXAR COUNTY, THE BEXAR COUNTY MILITARY VETERANS SERVICES, SOME SAN ANTONIO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS WELL TO HELP WITH HOUSING FUNDING, THINGS LIKE THAT FOR OUR VETERANS. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON VETERANS DAY WHEN WE DO OUR PRESENTATION AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION OUR NEXT COMMENCEMENT IS AUGUST 22ND AT 11 A.M.

IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT. WE WILL BE CELEBRATING OUR 1,000TH GRADUATE AT THAT COMMENCEMENT.

SO WE HOPE THAT YOU CAN ATTEND. AND I'LL JUST MENTION IT WASN'T IN THE PROCLAMATION, BUT JUDGE DOMINGUEZ, YOU ARE ALSO AN AIR FORCE VETERAN, CORRECT? YES.

TWICE DEPLOYED. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS WELL. WOULD YOU COME FORWARD, TAKE A PICTURE. HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'RE WELCOME. ALL RIGHT. PRESENTATION. PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER COURT RECOGNIZING IMPACTFUL, IMPACTFUL AND AWARD WINNING WORK OF WOMEN UNLIMITED S.A..

COMMISSIONER CALVERT, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.

JUDGE. WE'RE GOING TO INVITE OUR FRIENDS FROM WOMEN'S UNLIMITED TO COME TO THE DAIS.

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

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR COMING. YOU ALWAYS ADD A LOT OF LIFT TO OUR STEP WHEN YOU'RE HERE.

THE PROCLAMATION READS. AND TURNS UP IN THE FRONT.

GOT A BIG GROUP AS USUAL. THE PROCLAMATION RETURNS WITH US.

GOOD. IT READS. WHEREAS WOMEN UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL, FOUNDED BY BRENDA OWENS, IS A NONPROFIT 501 C3 ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO UPLIFTING AND EMPOWERING WOMEN, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM UNDERSERVED, DIVERSE, AND WOMEN LED COMMUNITIES THROUGH MENTORSHIP, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, AND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

AND WHEREAS, WOMEN UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL HAS GARNERED WIDESPREAD RECOGNITION FOR ITS IMPACTFUL WORK.

IN OCTOBER OF 2020, FOR WOMEN UNLIMITED RECEIVED THE CHAMPION AWARD FROM THE MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, A NATIONAL HONOR RECOGNIZING ITS EXCELLENCE. AND WHEREAS, THE ORGANIZATION WAS RECOGNIZED BY CONGRESSMAN HENRY CUELLAR WITH A PRESTIGIOUS CONGRESSIONAL AWARD FOR ITS LEADERSHIP, BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS, AND COMMUNITY IMPACT.

AND WHEREAS IN 2025, THE ORGANIZATION EXCUSE ME! IN 2025, WOMEN UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHED WOMEN UNLIMITED VETERANS COMMISSION.

YES, YES, A DEDICATED INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING WOMEN VETERANS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION.

AND WHEREAS WOMEN UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL WORKS ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY LEADERS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO HOST COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS RESOURCE FAIRS IN SAN ANTONIO AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THESE EVENTS PROVIDE CRITICAL SUCCESS, VISIBILITY, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS AND FAMILIES ALIKE, CREATING A STRONG ECOSYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND ECONOMIC INCLUSION.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS JULY 8TH, 2025 AS A DAY OF RECOGNITION FOR WOMEN UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL WITNESS.

YES. YES. WE WE ARE SO EXCITED TO SIGN THIS EIGHTH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT.

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COME ON AND GIVE IT TO US. BRENDA, WHAT DO YOU GOT TO SAY? YOU KNOW WHY I HAVE NOTHING LEFT TO SAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. KNOW, WE ARE SO, SO EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. ON BEHALF OF WOMEN UNLIMITED INTERNATIONAL, I WANT TO EXPRESS OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR THIS INCREDIBLE HONOR.

AS I AM NOT GOING TO LIE. OKAY. THANK YOU, JUDGE SAKAI AND ALL COMMISSIONERS.

DID YOU NOTICE I KIND OF SUNG THERE? SAKAI. OKAY.

AND COMMISSIONERS, FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND BELIEVE IN OUR MISSION.

AN INCREDIBLE THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER CALVERT FOR SPONSORING THIS PROCLAMATION AND MAKING THIS DAY POSSIBLE.

IT MEANS MORE THAN WORDS CAN FULLY EXPRESS. COMMISSIONER CALVERT, THANK YOU TRULY FOR SEEING US AND BRINGING US TO THE FOREFRONT. GIVING ALL WOMAN, ALL WOMEN THIS SPECIAL DAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE HONORED TO RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION, WHICH SHINES A LIGHT ON THE TIRELESS WORK OF OUR TEAM AND THE INCREDIBLE WOMEN WE SERVE TODAY IS NOT JUST A CELEBRATION OF WHERE WE'VE BEEN.

IT'S A DECLARATION OF WHERE WE'RE GOING. WOMEN IN LIMITED WAS BORN FROM A SIMPLE TRUTH WHERE WHEN WOMEN RISE, COMMUNITIES RISE WITH THEM. WHAT BEGUN AS A GRASSROOTS EFFORT HAS GROWN INTO A POWERFUL MOVEMENT ROOTED IN BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, MENTORSHIP, AND EDUCATION. IN JUST THE PAST YEAR, WE'VE LAUNCHED TWO NEW BUSINESSES COHORTS EXPANDED, EXPANDED OUR MEMBERSHIP NETWORK, AND WE WILL BE HOSTING OUR LARGEST WOMEN'S ECONOMIC SUMMIT COMING SOON.

BUT LET'S BE CLEAR. WE HAVE JUST WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED.

THIS PROCLAMATION IS JUST NOT A MOMENT OF RECOGNITION.

IT'S A CALL TO KEEP BUILDING, KEEP SUPPORTING, AND KEEP BELIEVING IN WHAT WOMEN CAN ACHIEVE WHEN GIVEN THE TOOLS AND THE OPPORTUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR WALKING ALONG US IN THIS MISSION.

THANK YOU, JUDGE SAKAI AND ALL COMMISSIONERS.

ESPECIALLY THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

BUT NOT LEAST REBECCA CLAY-FLORES. THANK YOU, REBECCA, BECAUSE YOU'VE ALSO BEEN THERE BY OUR SIDE.

WE TRULY APPRECIATE YOU. HONESTLY, YOU SHOULD BE STANDING RIGHT HERE WITH THE WOMEN UNLIMITED.

GO AHEAD. HELLO, EVERYONE. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS PROCLAMATION.

I JUST WANT TO SPEAK REALLY QUICKLY ABOUT OUR GROWTH.

SO FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS, BRENDA HAS BEEN A QUIET YET POWERFUL FORCE WHICH YOU CAN SEE AND EMPOWERING WOMEN.

IT ALL STARTED VERY PERSONAL IN A PRACTICAL WAY OF COUPONING.

SO IF YOU REMEMBER BRENDA COUPONING DAYS BACK 15 YEARS AGO, BUT IT TRULY HEIGHTENED DURING COVID WHERE SHE BEGAN HELPING AND STRETCHING HER RESOURCES TO TEACH FAMILIES HOW TO SAVE MONEY. WITHIN THAT TIME, SHE SAW DOZENS OF WOMEN NOT ONLY LEARNING THESE TECHNIQUES, BUT APPLYING THEM TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR FINANCES.

AND MANY OF THEM BEGAN LEAVING THEIR TRADITIONAL JOBS AT THIS TIME AND STEPPING BOLDLY INTO ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

THAT'S WHEN WOMEN UNLIMITED WAS BORN. FROM THAT SPARK, WE'VE NOW REACHED THOUSANDS OF WOMEN, PROVIDING THEM WITH A PLATFORM TO GROW, CONNECTING THEM TO BUSINESS RESOURCES, PARTNERING WITH ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD SKILLS, OFFERING BUSINESS EDUCATION CLASSES AND LAUNCHING OUR OWN ENTREPRENEURSHIP COHORT.

AND TODAY, WE PROUDLY ANNOUNCE OUR NEWEST EXPANSION, A DEDICATED CHAPTER CREATED TO SERVE AND UPLIFT WOMEN VETERANS THROUGH MENTORSHIP, TRAINING, AND OPPORTUNITY. AND AS WE LOOK AHEAD, WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO REACHING THE NEXT GENERATION, EMPOWERING YOUNG WOMEN TO DREAM BIGGER, LEAD BOLDLY, AND STEP INTO THEIR FUTURES WITH CONFIDENCE AND PURPOSE.

AND HERE ARE A COUPLE OF OF THE NEXT GENERATION WHERE OUR INTERNS, OUR INTERNS COME TO KNOW YOUR NAME AND THE DEGREE THAT YOU'RE GETTING.

MY NAME IS ISABELLA BRADEN, AND I'M GETTING IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION DEGREE FROM SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY, ONE OF OUR INTERNS. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SARAH VARNEY JENKINS, AND I'M A FINANCE MAJOR AT NORTHWEST VISTA COLLEGE.

SO READY FOR A PICTURE THERE, MISS BRENDA OR WHAT? ONE MORE. MY NAME IS VALERIA CASTANEDA, AND I'M A FINANCE MAJOR AT UTSA.

OKAY. MY NAME IS JOHANNA DOBBINS, AND I'M AN ARMY VETERAN.

AND IT IS AN ABSOLUTE HONOR TO INTRODUCE VETERANS UNLIMITED, A POWERFUL NEW INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING OUR VETERANS COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY OUR WOMEN VETERANS, RIGHT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.

THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A PROGRAM. IT'S A MOVEMENT.

VETERANS UNLIMITED WILL PROVIDE MENTORSHIP, BUSINESS SUPPORT, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO HELP VETERANS LAUNCH AND GROW SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES FOR OUR

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THIS INITIATIVE IS A GAME CHANGING, CREATING SAFE, INCLUSIVE SPACES WHERE LEADERSHIP, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND HEALING CAN COME TOGETHER.

SAN ANTONIO IS MILITARY CITY, USA, AND WITH VETERANS UNLIMITED.

WE'RE SETTING A NEW STANDARD OF HOW WE UPLIFT THOSE WHO SERVED.

THE IMPACT WILL BE FELT ACROSS OUR CITY, IN OUR ECONOMY, IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, AND IN THE LIVES OF THE VETERANS WHO DESERVE OUR STRONGEST SUPPORT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. HELLO. MY NAME IS MELISSA CROOK, THE OWNER OF CORONA CROOK AND AN ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER.

AND I'M A US NAVY VETERAN AND OWNER, AND WE HAVE MADE A TOKEN OF OUR APPRECIATION FOR YOU TODAY.

THANK YOU. WE'LL BE HANDING IT TO YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. OH, HI. YOU KNOW ME. GLORIA MARTINEZ, YOUR DISTRICT CLERK.

ANYWAYS, I HAVE JOINED THE USA, WHICH IS THE WOMEN UNLIMITED CITY SITTING BACK.

KINDA. SORTA STANDING BACK. TAKING MY TIME AND LOOKING AROUND AT THEM AND SEE HOW THEY WORK WITH ONE ANOTHER IS INCREDIBLE.

THEY'RE CONSTANTLY UPLIFTING ONE ANOTHER, HELPING ONE ANOTHER MAKE SURE THAT THEY MOVE FORWARD INSTEAD OF BACKWARDS.

REGARDLESS WHO THAT FEMALE IS AND THE OTHER FEMALE IS HELPING, THEY'RE ALWAYS HELPING ONE ANOTHER.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THING. I JOINED BECAUSE, WELL, ACTUALLY MY PARTNER, THE OTHER CLERK, MISS LUCY ADAME-CLARK, INTRODUCED ME TO THEM AND SHE WAS ALREADY IN IT.

SHE'S, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, MISS LUCY. FABULOUS AS CAN BE.

AND SO THIS WAS A WONDERFUL THING THAT SHE DID FOR ME, INTRODUCING MYSELF TO HER.

AND I THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME.

I'VE ONLY BEEN LESS THAN SIX MONTHS, AND THEY HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE.

AND LOOKING AT HOW THINGS WORK AND HOW WOMEN CAN WORK WITH ONE ANOTHER.

IT'S INCREDIBLE. THANK YOU AS WELL. AND I AM A UNITED STATES NAVY VETERAN.

DON'T FORGET. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S CLOSE IT.

I WANT TO PICTURE BRENDA. OKAY, I WANT A PICTURE.

FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU, COUNTY JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, FOR GIVING A PROCLAMATION TO WOMEN UNLIMITED.

GOOD MORNING. I'M LUCY, AND I'M A CLERK. I'M THE COUNTY CLERK.

AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NONPROFIT WOMEN UNLIMITED, IT'S AN HONOR TO SEE THE START AND THE INNOVATION INITIATIVE THAT THIS ORGANIZATION HAS BROUGHT FORWARD AS A SMALL BUSINESS PARTNER TO MANY SEE THE GROWTH OF THE MEMBERSHIP, THE IMPACT AND THE DIFFERENCE THEY MAKE IN THESE WOMEN.

AND NOW MEN UNLIMITED WITH CONSTABLE BROWN. I HAVE SEEN SO MANY WOMEN BECOME MORE CONFIDENT, STRONG BUSINESS WOMEN. THE EMPOWERMENT THEY BRING TO OTHER WOMEN IS VERY OBVIOUS HOW THEY EMPOWER THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER.

NOT ONLY ARE THEY GROWING THEIR SMALL BUSINESSES, THEY ARE HELPING BUILD OUR GROWING ECONOMY AND BRINGING JOB OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THEIR SMALL BUSINESS. THIS ORGANIZATION HOLDS ITSELF TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS.

THE FOUNDATION IS SO STRONG DUE TO ITS INCLUSIVITY.

INCLUSIVITY, UNITY, DIVERSITY AND NO ONE IS LEFT BEHIND.

THEY MODEL THAT AND THEY SPEAK IT LOUD. THE NUMBER OF VETERAN WOMEN THAT ARE PART OF THE WONDERFUL WOMEN VETERAN PROGRAM IS ENORMOUS.

THESE VETERAN WOMEN, WHO ARE NOT EVEN FROM OUR HOMETOWN IN BEXAR COUNTY, HAVE FOUND THEIR HOME WITH WOMEN UNLIMITED AND BRINGING OTHER WOMEN VETERANS WITH THEM TO CREATE A SUPPORT AND STRONG SYSTEM AND MAKE SURE THEY CONTINUE BEING PUSHED TOWARDS SUCCESS TOGETHER.

IN CLOSING, I WANT TO THANK CEO BRENDA OWENS, THE FOUNDER AND OF COURSE, THE YOUNG PRESIDENT WHO'S IN HER 20S, ZAIRA COLLINS, WHO NO ONE EVEN KNOWS. SHE'S BEHIND THE SCENES APPROACHING ON GETTING HER MASTER'S DEGREE.

WHO'S LEADING THE WAY FOR WOMEN UNLIMITED? JOHANNA DOBBINS, WHO'S A CFO FOR THE BUILDING OF THE HOME AND THE FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN UNLIMITED.

FREDERICA THOMAS, WHO HAS BEEN VERY DEDICATED TO THE ORGANIZATION.

AND LINDA MEDINA, WHO NEVER STOPS WORKING, AND OTHER WOMEN BESIDE HER.

THE STRONG FOUNDATION, THE ACCESS, THE PARTNERSHIP AND LEADING THE WAY ALONG WITH SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES WITH TRAINING, EDUCATION AND SO MUCH MORE. I HAVE ALWAYS SAID AND WILL ALWAYS SAY, DO NOT COMPETE, COMPLEMENT AND COMPLETE THE WAY TO SUCCESS TOGETHER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ONE. TWO. THREE. THANK YOU.

TOMMY. COME ON UP. COME HERE. BRENDA. COME ON.

LET'S GET A PICTURE. I WANT A PICTURE. YEAH. YEAH.

GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN. HOW YOU BEEN? PRETTY GOOD.

WHERE'S THE PROCLAMATION? PROCLAMATION? THERE IT IS.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT. THERE YOU GO. THERE WE GO.

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TWO. THREE. IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.

OKAY. COME ON. BRING THIS CAMERA. COME ON. COME ON.

RAMON. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. GOD BLESS Y'ALL.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO STRAIGHT INTO TIME. 13:10 A.M.

[4. TIME CERTAIN ITEM(S): ]

I WANT TO APPLAUD THEM. THEY AND THEIR TEAM DID DO INCREDIBLE WORK IN MANAGING LEADING OUR BARE METRO 911 ORGANIZATION.

THIS ORGANIZATION HELPED ENSURE THAT OUR REGION HAS ACCESS TO THE STATE OF THE ART 911 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM THAT INCLUDES OTHER LOCAL SUBURBAN CITIES AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS ACROSS COMAL GUADALUPE COUNTIES.

THEY HAVE CRAFTED A BALANCED BUDGET AND LAID OUT A NUMBER OF STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING 500,000 FOR ENHANCING OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE.

APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION FOR MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING INSTALLING A 250 FOOT SAFETY RADIO TOWER TO INCREASE RANGE AND CONNECTIVITY, AND FACILITY AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS. THANK YOU FOR LEADING THIS WORK THAT POSITIONS BEXAR COUNTY TO BEST SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR REGION FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY STANDPOINT, AND I LIKE AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, JIMMY, YOU WERE THE FIRST PERSON TO CALL ME THAT MORNING.

OF THE SITUATION THERE IN KERR COUNTY. AND YOU WERE ALREADY UP AT THE BREAK OF DAWN MAKING PHONE CALLS AND GETTING THE 911 SYSTEM ENACTED FOR THAT. LET'S GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO JIMMY HASLUCK AND ALL THOSE PEOPLE AT 911.

BRETT, THANK YOU FOR YOU AND ALL THE DISPATCHERS OVER THERE THAT THAT HELPED SAVE OUR COUNTY JUDGE.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. IT'S NICE TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU THIS MORNING.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WE WON'T BE LONG AT AT THE PODIUM HERE TODAY.

IT'LL ONLY TAKE. DO YOU WANT A PICTURE TO JIMMY? WE'LL DO THAT RIGHT NOW.

WE WON'T BE LONG IN ABOUT 45 MINUTES. BUT I WANTED TO GIVE THE NEW COMMISSIONERS A BACKGROUND REAL QUICK ON WHERE METRO WE WERE FOUNDED JANUARY 17TH, 1987, AND A PUBLIC VOTE BY THE CITIZENS OF BEXAR COUNTY UNDER THE TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, 772, SUBCHAPTER D, SECTION 77 2.301, FORMALLY VERNON'S ANNOTATED CIVIL STATUTE, ARTICLE 1432, AND APPROVED BY THE 69TH REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION, SENATE BILL 750.

ON MAY 21ST, 1985, AND SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED BY THE LOCAL ELECTION ON JANUARY 17TH OF 1987.

METRO ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING IN GUADALUPE AND COMO, AND WE ALSO REACH OUT TO OUR PARTNERS IS THE JUDGE MADE MENTION I HAD NIM KID ON THE PHONE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. HE WAS HEADED IN THAT DIRECTION.

RON VAN DER RUEST, WHO IS THE COLONEL IN CHARGE OF THE TEXAS GAME WARDENS WAS ALSO IN ROUTE.

I TALKED TO RON AND TALKED TO JUDGE KRAUSE AND OTHERS.

ROB KELLY, WHO SITS ON THE BOARD WITH GRANT, COMMISSIONER FLORES AND MYSELF.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT REACHED OUT TO HIM ALSO.

AND SO WE MOURN THE LOSS OF THE CHILDREN AND ALL OF THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THIS.

AND OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL THOSE FAMILIES.

OUR BUDGET BASICALLY IS A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD BUDGET.

IT'S AN $18,448,875 PROJECTED IN REVENUES. ALTHOUGH WIRELESS REVENUE IS PROJECTED TO GROW MODESTLY AT 1.89 A 21.5 21.15 DECLINE IN WIRELINE VOICE OVER IP, REFLECTING CONTINUED MARKET SHIFTS TOWARD WIRELESS.

SO WHEN WE STARTED OUR METRO, WE DIDN'T HARDLY HAVE.

WHAT WE KNOW TODAY IS CELL PHONES. THEY CAME ALONG MUCH LATER AND WE HAD TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THAT.

AND I WANT TO TELL THE COMMISSIONERS BRETT SNYDER'S OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

HE'S BEEN AT BEXAR METRO NOW FOR 30 YEARS. COMMISSIONER CALVERT, YOU HAVE NOT.

I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO COME LOOK AT IT. COMMISSIONER MOODY'S BEEN THERE.

COMMISSIONER SAKAI, NEWLY ELECTED COMMISSIONER FLORES HAS BEEN THERE.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. WE'D LOVE TO SHOW YOU BARE METRO AND WHAT WE DO AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO THIS COMMUNITY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

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IT IS NOT MY SO-CALLED SANDBOX. THIS BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE.

AND WE MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS AFFECTED, INCLUDING ACOG, THAT WE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH THEM IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THEY NEED THE HELP THAT WE CAN BRING TO THE TABLE, WE'RE THERE.

I HAD A LONG TALK YESTERDAY WITH CLIFF HIRSHBERG AND MARCELLA, WHO RUNS THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS FOR ACOG, WHICH IS SERVICING SOME OF THE AFFECTED AREAS.

THERE. SO THIS BUDGET IS A IS A GOOD BUDGET. WE'RE HERE TO ASK FOR THE COMMISSIONER'S APPROVAL.

I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GO THROUGH THE NUMBERS, IF YOU WOULD LIKE.

WE WE SERVE A LOT OF JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING THE MILITARY.

AND EVERY DAY THINGS CHANGE RELATIVE TO WHAT WE'RE DOING.

TECHNOLOGY CHANGES. ONE TECHNOLOGY COMPONENT WE DEAL WITH OVER 120 PHONE COMPANIES, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

AND WITH THE NEW ISSUES OF CYBERSECURITY AND THE OTHER THINGS THAT THAT WE NEVER THOUGHT WE WOULD BE INVOLVED IN WERE THERE, I CAN TELL YOU.

SO THIS IS A OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE BUDGET, A REVENUE BUDGET, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE BUDGET.

HASH LOCKER DOES NOT HAVE A BUSINESS CARD THAT SAYS BARE METRO 911 ON IT BECAUSE WE CAN'T AFFORD IT.

SO I'M HERE TO ASK FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE OUR BUDGET.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO GO THROUGH ANY NUMBERS THAT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE.

I KNOW TIME IS SHORT THIS MORNING, AND I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

AND JUDGE, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SERVE AS YOUR APPOINTEE.

THANK YOU. JIMMY. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. HI, JIMMY.

GOOD MORNING. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. YOUR PRESENTATION IS CLEAR. WE JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD WORK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO, AND IT TAKES A LOT TO CONTINUE TO DO THIS KIND OF WORK YEAR AFTER YEAR.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK. YES, MA'AM. I'M IN MY 38TH YEAR.

YEAH. COMMISSIONER. WELL JIMMY, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE AND PRESENTING.

APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK WITH BEXAR METRO 911 AND THE TEAM OVER THERE, AS WELL AS UNIVERSITY HEALTH.

YOU TRULY DO OUR COMMUNITY. GREAT SERVICE. IN SO MANY REGARDS THIS, I THINK WITH THE BACKDROP OF WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH AS A REGION RIGHT NOW, I THINK IT JUST IS A REMINDER ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THESE TOOLS ARE AND THAT WE INVEST IN THEM AND CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THEM GOING FORWARD.

BUT JUST ONE QUESTION I HAD JUST TRYING TO CAPTURE YOU KNOW, THE BUDGET OVERALL.

OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SOME OF THESE REVENUES THAT ARE COMING DOWN AS THERE'S A TRANSITION AWAY FROM WIRE LINES.

BUT EXPENSES ARE COMING DOWN. IS THAT BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND ARE NO LONGER IN THE BUDGET? ONE OF THE ISSUES WITH WIRELINE COMMISSIONER IS THAT PEOPLE HAVE DISCONNECTED THEIR HOME PHONES.

SOME BUSINESSES HAVE DISCONNECTED THEIR PHONES.

MORE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO CELL SERVICE. AND WE'VE SEEN THAT OVER THE LAST 7 OR 8 YEARS.

IT'S PROJECTED BY 2029 THAT MOST LANDLINES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF, OF GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND, OR BUSINESSES, MOST PEOPLE WILL DISCONNECT FROM THOSE.

SO WE HAVE TO LOOK AT OTHER WAYS TO, TO LOOK AT OUR REVENUES.

WE WANTED TO HAVE A BILL BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR.

TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE ON THE CELL PHONE SIDE, THE LEGISLATURE SET IT UP IN 1996 TO BE ABLE TO SAY, WE'RE GOING TO DO $0.50 ON CELL PHONES. OUR MONEY IS COLLECTED BY THE PHONE COMPANIES THAT SENT TO THE COMPTROLLER AND THEN TO US AND CSAC, THE STATE AGENCY, WITH THOSE OTHER COGS AND OTHER THINGS HAVE A LITTLE DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENT.

SO I'M HOPEFUL THAT I'M GOING TO TRY TO HAVE A CONFERENCE CALL WITH THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT.

HOW IMPORTANT IT IS, IS PARTICULARLY RIGHT NOW.

THERE ARE A LOT OF 911 OPERATIONS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT REALLY NEED HELP.

METRO. THANK GOODNESS, BECAUSE OF NOT HASH LOCKER, BUT BECAUSE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.

THE FIRST TWO AIR FORCE OFFICERS THAT WORKED FOR US BILL BUCHHOLZ, BRETT SNYDER AND HIS TEAM THAT BUILT THE KARRI RUN OPERATION IS INCREDIBLE. AND IT IS A MODEL NOT ONLY FOR BEXAR COUNTY, BUT ALSO FOR THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND TEXAS AND THE NATION.

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THAT'S ALL THEY CARE ABOUT. THEY HAVE NO IDEA OF THE MASSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE BEHIND THE SCENES TO MAKE THIS OPERATIONAL.

ABSOLUTELY. COMPLETELY AGREE. JUST AS WE GO FORWARD, IF THERE'S THINGS THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF OR ADVOCATE FOR, WHETHER THAT'S AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE OR HERE LOCALLY, JUST LET US KNOW WHAT OUR BLIND SPOTS ARE AND HOW WE CAN BE HELPFUL, BECAUSE I THINK WE ALL AGREE HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S WHEN SOMEBODY MAKES THAT CALL THAT THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOMEBODY THERE TO TO HELP THEM.

YES, SIR. WE HAD A WE HAD A GREAT CALL. BRETT AND I HAD A GREAT CALL WITH CLIFF HERBERT YESTERDAY.

AND MARCELO MAKING SURE THAT THEY KNEW THAT ANYTHING THAT THEY NEEDED.

WE HAVE SENT CALL TAKERS UP TO KERRVILLE TO HELP RELIEVE.

I WAS TOLD THIS MORNING THAT A HUNDRED OF OUR TEXAS GAME WARDENS ARE REVOLVING OUT THERE, BRINGING ANOTHER HUNDRED IN.

AND SO THERE'S OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE UP THERE.

AT THIS POINT IN TIME. JUDGE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EOC AND THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, MR. GILBERT. MOVE. APPROVAL OF THE METRO 2026 BUDGET MOTION BY MR. CALVERT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. CARRY ON. THANK YOU SIR.

ALL RIGHT. AND THANK YOU FOR THE PROMOTION LAST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

YEAH. RIGHT NOW. YEAH, SURE. GO AHEAD, COMMISSIONER MOODY.

THANK YOU. JUDGE. I WAS GOING TO JUST TAKE A QUICK MOMENT.

POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE. I DID THIS PREVIOUSLY.

AND I NEGLECTED TO DO IT UP FRONT, BUT OBVIOUSLY, THE COURT'S AWARE THAT WE LOST A GREAT TEAM MEMBER AND MISTY SPEARS, WHO WAS ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE.

MEGAN COLEMAN FROM OUR TEAM IS GOING TO GO JOIN HER OVER THERE IN THE DISTRICT NINE OFFICE.

BUT WE DO HAVE TWO NEW TEAM MEMBERS WHO ARE WITH US HERE TODAY.

WE HAVE LAURA GARZA, WHO'S GOING TO BE. COULD YOU PLEASE STAND LAURA, OUR DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, IF WE GIVE HER A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? LAURA'S COMING FROM DISTRICT EIGHT, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HER ON THE TEAM AND THEN SITTING BEHIND HER. AARON NICHOLS, IF YOU PLEASE, STAND.

SHE'S GOING TO BE MY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS GOING FORWARD. TO TO GREAT PUBLIC SERVANTS WHO'VE BEEN WORKING WITHIN THE CITY COUNTY FOR A LONG TIME, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE HIM ON THE TEAM. THANK YOU. WELCOME ABOARD.

ALL RIGHT. NUMBER FIVE, REQUEST THE COMMISSIONERS COURT IDENTIFIED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR FURTHER ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION AND TO APPROVE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.

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

ANYTHING ELSE? COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? NUMBER 2222.

ANYTHING ELSE? COMMISSIONER. MOODY. COMMISSIONER.

CALVERT. ALL RIGHT. THEN IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINING MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ?

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:]

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

LET'S NOW TAKE UP THOSE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PULLED.

WE'LL TAKE THE ONE IN ORDER. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

[22. Approval and execution of a purchase order to DavisLogic, Inc. DBA All Hands Consulting to provide for the development and purchase of The Bexar County Election Security Playbook. in the total amount of $66,835, as requested by the Office of Emergency Management, pursuant to and in accordance with Texas Local Government Code Chapter 262, Subchapter C, 262.024, Discretionary Exemptions (a)(2), an item necessary to preserve and protect the public health or safety of the residents of the county; and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to file appropriate award documents.]

AUTHORIZED IMPERSONATES TO FILE APPROPRIATE AWARD DOCUMENTS.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, THANK YOU. JUDGE, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

JUST, I GUESS SOME CLARIFYING QUESTIONS. THIS IS KIND OF A HYBRID ITEM.

IT'S, I KNOW, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, BUT IT ALSO HAS TO DO WITH ELECTIONS. SO I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU COULD KIND OF CLARIFY WHAT THE, THE PLAYBOOK IS AND HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO BE IMPLEMENTED, OR IF IT'S BEEN IMPLEMENTED ALREADY.

SURE. YEAH. SO GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS JUDGE MIKE MULLEN WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

THIS PLAYBOOK THAT WE'RE ASKING TO GET FUNDED USING GRANT FUNDS IS PRIMARILY FOR THE FOCUS OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

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WE WILL ASSIST AND HAVE OUR ACTIVATION OF THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER TO MONITOR 911 CALLS, ENSURE THAT THE CITIZENS ARE KEPT SAFE. THE ELECTION WORKERS ARE KEPT SAFE.

AND TO WORK THROUGH ALL OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ASPECTS OF THE ELECTION.

IT DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ELECTION INTEGRITY. THAT'S MOSTLY JUST THE PUBLIC SAFETY ASPECT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH.

WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR A LONG TIME, FOR MANY YEARS.

WE DON'T HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN. IT'S JUST KIND OF A PRACTICE THAT WE'VE, WE KNOW THAT WE DO TO SUPPORT THEM.

AND SO REALLY THIS EFFORT IS, IS TO PUT THAT INTO WRITING SO THAT OUR STAFF HAS THAT REDUNDANCY.

IF WE GET NEW PEOPLE THAT THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROCESS IS.

OUR HOPES IS TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT BY DECEMBER WITH THAT CONTRACTOR.

OKAY. SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, YOU SAID OR.

YEAH, NOT THE NOT THE PLAYBOOK, BUT THE CONTENT OF WHAT THE PLAYBOOK IS SUPPOSED TO COVER ARE THINGS THAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING.

SO, I MEAN, JUST FOR PURPOSES OF, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC DISCOURSE, GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF THINGS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SURE. YEAH. SO LEADING UP TO THE ELECTIONS, I'LL GO BACK TO THIS LAST PREVIOUS ELECTION PERIOD IN NOVEMBER.

LEADING UP TO THE ELECTION, WE HAD A PARTIAL EOC ACTIVATION AT BROOKE CITY BASE LEADING UP ON THE EARLY ELECTION TIME PERIOD WHERE WE HAD THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND US, AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO MONITORING 911 CALLS FOR MEDICAL OR LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT MAY BE NEEDED BECAUSE AS.

AS YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS THE PRIMARY RESPONSE AGENCY.

WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE POLLING SITES. AND SO WE WE MANAGE ALL OF THAT ASPECT OVER AT THE EOC.

SO THEN ON THE DAY OF, WE ALSO DID A FULL ACTIVATION WITH OUR PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT SAFETY AND COMMUNICATION WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT HAVE POLLING SITES AND, AND ALL OF THAT LEADING UP TO ALL OF THIS. WE DO PLANNING WITH THE THE ELECTIONS, TEAM PLANNING WITH OUR PARTNERS AND OUR STAKEHOLDERS, ESPECIALLY THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TO ENSURE THAT THEY UNDERSTAND OUR PERSPECTIVE ON PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND THEY'RE TRYING TO KEEP, YOU KNOW, THEIR CAMPUSES SAFE AS WELL.

AND SO THAT'S THAT'S REALLY WHAT THIS PLAYBOOK IS GOING TO COVER. SO IT'S REALLY, I GUESS IN TERMS OF SAFETY, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT OR CYBERSECURITY SAFETY AS IT RELATES TO ELECTIONS.

IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. YEAH. YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY THAT HAS A PART IN IT.

RIGHT. BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAINTAIN YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY AND CYBER HAS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT AS WELL.

RIGHT. AND SO BUT THE MAIN INTENTION OF THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY CYBER SECURITY.

OKAY. I KNOW I THOUGHT I SAW OUR ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR WALK IN.

SHE'S OUT THERE. MR.. CAN YOU COME UP? AS SHE COMES UP.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I KNOW THIS IS REALLY AGAIN, FOR PUBLIC SAFETY AND MAKING SURE YOU KIND OF PLAN FOR THE WORST.

BUT TO THE EXTENT, MICHELE, THAT YOUR OFFICE HAS ANY COORDINATION WITH THIS.

I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY ARE EMERGENCY OFFICES.

I KNOW YOU'RE JUST A FEW MONTHS IN, BUT AT LEAST WORKING WITH YOUR OFFICE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS A SEAMLESS KIND OF PLAYBOOK THAT'S PUT IN PLACE.

IS THAT RIGHT? CORRECT. WE DID HAVE A MEETING IN MY OFFICE. WE WERE ABLE TO REVIEW THIS PLAYBOOK, AND THE INFORMATION THAT IT PROVIDED DOES WORK, AND WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ENDORSE IT.

OKAY. AND I KNOW IT'S NOT A HUGE EXPENDITURE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT WAS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS. AND TO THE EMERGENCY TEAM AS WELL.

WE APPRECIATE THAT. DON'T MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER COLVIN.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

YES. JUST WHILE MICHAEL MULLINS. STAND UP THERE.

APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS IN SUPPORTING UP THERE.

AND FOR TAKING MY CALLS ON SUNDAY MORNING. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE OTHER ITEM THAT WAS PULLED BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES A 75 APPROVAL, A REQUEST FROM COMMISSIONER REBECCA CLAY-FLORES TO ALLOCATE OUTSIDE AGENCY FUNDING AND TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,000 FOR THE AGENCIES AND AMOUNTS LISTED AS PART OF PRECINCT ONE'S CONTRIBUTION OUTSIDE AGENCIES FOR THE GENERAL FUND.

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. WOW.

I WAS LOOKING AT THE DRAFT AND NOT THE ACTUAL AGENDA.

I PULLED THE WRONG NUMBER. OKAY, BUT IT'S OKAY.

MOTION FOR APPROVAL FOR THAT ONE SECOND. BUT I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT 74.

OKAY, WE'LL DO THAT. LET'S GET THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

ITEM 75 IS ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

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I'M ALLOCATING TO THREADS. THIS IS FOR MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COURT.

ANYONE HEARING IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THREADS, CONSIDER DONATING TO THEM.

THEY ARE A NONPROFIT THAT HAVE REALLY NICE CLOTHING FOR STUDENTS, FOR COLLEGE INTERVIEWS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

INTERVIEWS FOR PROMS. AND SO IT'S A REALLY GOOD NONPROFIT.

AND THEY HAVE JUST LOST ONE OF THEIR MAJOR FUNDERS.

SO WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO, TO KEEP THIS UP BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT CLOTHING, BUT IT'S ABOUT BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM AND GIVING THEM THE CONFIDENCE TO GO INTO THESE KINDS OF INTERVIEWS.

SO PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO THEM. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. CLAY-FLORES. FOR THE RECORD ITEM 74 WAS PASSED DURING THE CONSENT MOTION AND WAS PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.

ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES CONSENT AGENDA. WE NOW GO TO.

ITEM SIX, FILING FOR THE RECORD, THE FOLLOWING LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS AND DIRECTING THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO TAKE ACTION,

[6. Filing for record the following legal and administrative documents and directing the Criminal District Attorney's Office to take action, if necessary: a. Notice of Claim submitted by Cantu Law Firm, Re: Haydn Sloan Elsey. b. Bexar County Auditor's Year End Monthly Financial Reports (Unaudited and Unadjusted) for April 30, 2025.]

[7. Commissioners Court minutes for Tuesday, June 24, 2025.]

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. WE'RE GOING TO GET TO CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

WE ONLY HAVE ONE. SO LET ME TEE UP WHAT THE INDIVIDUAL DOCKET, AND I'M ALERTING THE COURT, ALERTING STAFF, ALERTING THE PUBLIC THAT WITH.

WITHOUT OBJECTION, UNLESS THERE IS, I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE UP AFTER CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE UP ITEMS. LET'S SEE. I WANT TO TAKE UP ITEMS 86, 87, 88, 89. THOSE ARE FOR SEPARATE AGENDA ITEMS I WISH TO TAKE UP. THEY'RE ALL IN REGARDS TO ONE ISSUE.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE UP ITEM 85 FIVE. AFTER THAT, FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, IF ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER HAS AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, WE'D LIKE TO PULL ANYTHING OUT OF ORDER.

I WOULD, I WOULD TAKE THAT. SO, COMMISSIONERS, IF THERE IS ANYTHING AFTER THAT, DEPENDING ON THE TIME IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THE COURT TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, WHICH SHOULD PUT US IN EXECUTIVE SESSION BEFORE LUNCHTIME.

I WOULD LIKE TO, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE A LENGTHY MATTERS TO DISCUSS IN EXECUTIVE.

WE WILL COME BACK OUT THEN TO RESUME INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AND THOSE MATTERS THAT PERHAPS WERE TAKEN INTO EXECUTIVE AND NEED ACTION.

IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION WITH THAT, THAT'S THE WAY I INTEND TO CALL IT, SO THAT IN ORDER TO TRY TO GET THE ISSUES OUT IN THE MOST EXPEDIENT WAY.

SO WITH THAT, LET US PROCEED TO AGENDA ITEM EIGHT.

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

HEY, MOLLY. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. MOLLY. HI, SIR.

YOUR HONOR, I COME ON A DIFFERENT TOPIC TODAY.

I'M GOING TO ASK ALL OF YOU IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE BOOK WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS BY SILVERSTEIN.

IT'S BASICALLY ABOUT A YOUNG BOY THAT DRAWS PICTURES ON A FENCE AND ALLOWS PEOPLE TO EXPLORE THEIR IMAGINATION.

SO THERE'S A YOUNG MAN HERE TODAY IN THE AUDIENCE HERE WHO SPREADS JOYFUL MOTIVATIONAL ART, VERY SIMILAR ON PUBLIC SIDEWALKS. AND. AFTER A BRIEF BATTLE WITH THE LEON VALLEY POLICE IN THE PAST, HE THEY ENDED UP SETTLING AND GIVING HIM $16,000.

AND HE EXPERIENCED. AFTER THAT HE EXPERIENCED A HIGH NUMBER OF HARASSMENT POLICE HARASSMENT FROM BOTH THE THE COUNTY AND THE LOCAL SAPD ENFORCEMENT, BUT MOSTLY SAPD, AND THEY BASICALLY HARASS THEM BASED ON A DECADES OLD, TWO DECADES OLD ORDINANCE.

AND THAT'S WHY HE ALWAYS WINS AND HE GETS ALL HIS TICKETS DISMISSED BECAUSE HE NEVER, EVER USES WHAT THEY CALL A PAINT STICK OR A GRAFFITI STICK, LEAVING A VISIBLE MARK. HE USES CHILDREN'S WASHABLE CHALK.

YOU KNOW, AND I'M ASKING HERE TODAY, YOUR HONOR, I KNOW THAT YOU ALWAYS SPEAK TO THE CITY STAFF WHENEVER THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS HARASSING PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND SO I'M ASKING TODAY IF YOU CAN PLEASE ADDRESS THIS POLICE HARASSMENT FROM BOTH THE COUNTY AND SAPD.

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AND SO HOW DOES IT AFFECT ME? WELL, THE MORE THAT THEY ARREST HIM AND GIVE HIM POLICE CITATIONS, THE MORE HE'S NOT ABLE TO POST THESE, THESE MOTIVATIONAL MESSAGES.

AND SO WE ARE CITIZENS NEED TO SEE THESE WONDERFUL MESSAGES.

AND I'VE WITNESSED I WITNESSED IT MYSELF WHERE EVERYONE IS ENJOYING HIS ART, HIS CHALK ART.

YOU KNOW, AND CHILDREN AND MOTHERS AND PARENTS, THEY SEE HIM IN THE PARKS AND THEY'RE LIKE, OH, LET ME GET A PICTURE OF THE PARK. AND THEY'RE JUST LIKE PLAYING.

AND THERE'S HIS CIRCLES AND EVERYTHING. HOW IS THAT SO DANGEROUS? SO CAN YOU PLEASE ADDRESS IT WITH SAPD AND YOUR COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PLEASE STOP HARASSING THIS GENTLEMAN? THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO SIGNED UP THAT I DIDN'T CALL? THAT'S THE ONLY WRITTEN SLIP I GOT. ALL RIGHT.

THAT CONCLUDES ITEM EIGHT. SO NOW? YEAH. OKAY.

OKAY. YEAH. WE'LL TAKE IT. GOT IT. ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. SO LET ME FIRST LET ME ASK FOR A MOTION TO GRANT.

LATE FILING. TO THE GRANTING OF AGENDA ITEMS 81 THROUGH 91. AN EXCEPTION TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 1.2 TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSIDERATION OF THOSE AGENDA ITEMS LISTED THERE IN 81 THROUGH 91. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO CONSIDER THOSE LATE FILED ITEMS SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

ALSO, I WANT AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES ASKED THAT AGENDA ITEM 82 BE TAKEN UP.

AS BEFORE. WE PROPOSE TO GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

BUT PLEASE, LET'S LET'S WE'LL TAKE IT UP AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

SO AS I INDICATED, I WANT TO TAKE UP 86 THROUGH 89 AND WE'LL TAKE IT INDIVIDUALLY AT THIS TIME,

[86. 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 #86a. a. Discussion and appropriate action related to authorizing County Judge Sakai to execute the closing Escrow Agreement contemplated by a Memorandum of Understanding among Bexar County. the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD), Weston Urban Management LLC, and Designated Bidders, LLC., once finalized and in a form approved by the attorney representing Bexar County, and filing the appropriate documents for record once final and executed, to be effective as of August I, 2025. ]

THE SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE WESTON URBAN MANAGEMENT, LLC DESIGNATED BIDDERS, LLC, ONCE FINALIZED AND IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING BEXAR COUNTY AND FILING THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS FOR WORK FOR RECORD, ONCE FINAL AND EXECUTED, TO BE EFFECTIVE AS OF AUGUST 1ST, 2025.

RIGHT, MR. SMITH, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT PRESENTATION? YES. THANK YOU. JUDGE. YOU'RE RIGHT. THE NEXT THE FOUR ITEMS YOU PULLED ARE ALL RELATED TO THE SAN PEDRO DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, THE BASEBALL MISSIONS, BASEBALL PARK PROJECT, AND RELATED DEVELOPMENTS.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THE TEAM HAS REQUESTED BE EXECUTED BEFORE AUGUST 1ST.

AND CERTAIN DOCUMENTS PLACED INTO ESCROW BY AUGUST 1ST.

OBVIOUSLY, THE COURT ISN'T SCHEDULED TO MEET AGAIN AFTER TODAY UNTIL AFTER AUGUST 1ST.

SO THESE ITEMS ASKED FOR PERMISSION FOR STAFF AND JUDGE SAKAI TO FINALIZE THESE DOCUMENTS THAT ARE MOSTLY FINALIZED AS WE SPEAK, BUT NOT QUITE COMPLETELY DONE. THE FIRST OF THESE IS THE ACTUAL ESCROW AGREEMENT AND THAT ESCROW AGREEMENT PRIMARILY FOR THE COUNTY.

WILL HAVE THE LEASES FOR OUR TWO. THE AMENDED LEASE FOR THE QUINCY STREET PARKING GARAGE, AS WELL AS THE NEW LEASE FOR A NEW GARAGE ON NORTH MAIN WITH RSD. AND SO THE FIRST OF THESE DOCUMENTS ASKED FOR PERMISSION FOR JUDGE SAKAI TO EXECUTE THE ESCROW AGREEMENT. ANY QUESTIONS? AND, MISTER RODRIGUEZ AND DAVID IT'S BEEN A LITTLE WHILE SINCE WE'VE DISCUSSED THIS.

THESE IT'S BEEN AT LEAST A FEW WEEKS. THE THERE'S NOT ANY SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES FROM WHAT WE DISCUSSED LAST TIME AS IT RELATES TO THE GARAGE. THE CHANGE IN THE IN THE IN THE QUINCY STREET GARAGE LEASE AND THEN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW GARAGE.

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JUST CLARIFYING THOSE THINGS. AND MY RECOLLECTION IS ON THE QUINCY STREET GARAGE, THERE'S GOING TO BE AN ADJUSTMENT IN THE AMOUNT I GUESS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WAS PAYING TO.

WE'RE PAYING APPROXIMATELY $430,000. THEY WILL NO LONGER PAY THAT.

OKAY. THEY WILL USE IT DURING BUSINESS HOURS FOR THEIR OWN VEHICLES AS WELL AS SOME AFTER HOURS SPACES.

I BELIEVE THEY'VE ASKED TO UTILIZE. OTHERWISE ALL PAID USE OF THAT GARAGE WILL BE COUNTY REVENUE.

OKAY. AND THEN AS IT RELATES TO THE NEW GARAGE, I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC COST YET, BUT THAT IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED THROUGH COUNTY REVENUE STREAMS SOMEHOW, WHETHER IT'S CEOS WHATEVER IT MAY BE.

BUT THAT IS THE AGREEMENT THAT THE COUNTY WILL PICK UP THE COST OF THAT CONSTRUCTION.

IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S RIGHT. OKAY. OKAY. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE, JUDGE.

SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, COMMISSIONER MOODY? AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP THESE ITEMS INDIVIDUALLY, ALL FOUR ITEMS. BUT WE'RE KIND OF DISCUSSING BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL TIED TOGETHER TO THE SAME PROJECT.

SO THE JUST FOR CLARIFICATION ON THE OLD GARAGE, ARE WE CURRENTLY COLLECTING PUBLIC REVENUE AS WELL ON THAT? WILL THAT REMAIN THE SAME? WE'RE JUST FOREGOING SIZED REVENUE ON THE OLD GARAGE GOING FORWARD WITH THE DEAL.

THAT'S CORRECT. ALTHOUGH THERE'S VERY LITTLE AFTER HOURS ACTIVITY AT THE MOMENT AT THAT GARAGE.

SO PART OF THAT IS THE GOAL THAT ULTIMATELY THE DEVELOPMENT AND THE BASEBALL STADIUM WILL DRIVE ADDITIONAL REVENUE AT THAT GARAGE TO THE COUNTY'S BENEFIT. ONCE IT'S COMPLETED, CONSTRUCTION IS THAT QUINCY STREET'S DONE.

IT'S OPEN. THE NEW GARAGE WILL BE THE NEW CONSTRUCTION.

NO SPECIFICALLY TALKING JUST ABOUT THE BASEBALL STADIUM BEING COMPLETE AND ADDITIONAL.

I SEE, I'M SORRY. YES. THAT'S THE HOPE. AND THE HALF.

A 500 MILLION TO $1 BILLION OF OTHER INVESTMENT THAT WILL OCCUR.

WE WOULD HOPE THAT WOULD GENERATE SOME PAID REVENUE FOR THOSE TWO GARAGES.

OKAY. AND THEN THE THE NEW GARAGE THERE WILL BE HELP ME AGAIN I READ IT, BUT IN TERMS OF THE NEW GARAGE, THE SHARED REVENUE AND DURING THE COURSE OF THE THE BONDS LIKE WE'LL BE COLLECTING THAT REVENUE TO PAY THE BONDS ON IT UNTIL THE THE DEBT IS PAID OFF. WE WILL WE WILL RECEIVE ON BOTH GARAGES UNDER THESE NEW LEASES, WE WILL RECEIVE ALL THE PAID PARKING REVENUES, SAY ISD WILL HAVE USED TO FREE SPACES PRIMARILY DURING BUSINESS HOURS. REMEMBER, THE NEW GARAGE IS ESSENTIALLY REPLACING SURFACE LEVEL PARKING.

THEY CURRENTLY HAVE ON ABOUT TWO ACRES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR THE FOOTPRINT OF THE STADIUM.

OKAY. AND IS THE NEW GARAGE IS THE TIMELINE FOR CONSTRUCTION? IS THAT TIED WITH THE BASEBALL CONSTRUCTION, OR IS IS THAT GOING TO START IMMEDIATELY? ONCE WE HAVE SIGNED EXECUTED LEASES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO START CONTRACTING FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES AND EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO BUILDING A GARAGE.

OKAY. AND PART OF THIS WAS BECAUSE C-I-S-D THOUGHT THEY NEEDED OR DID NEED ADDITIONAL PARKING SPACES BECAUSE THEY WERE OVERFLOWING THE CURRENT GARAGE. AND THE DEAL THAT WE HAD THERE. IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH. SO THEY WERE ON THE TWO ACRES THAT THE STADIUM FOOTPRINT ACTUALLY REQUIRES.

THEY WERE USING IT FOR SURFACE PARKING, PRIMARILY FOR THEIR TEACHERS AND INSTRUCTORS, AND THEY NEEDED A REPLACEMENT IF THEY WERE GOING TO CONVEY THAT LAND TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE STADIUM. OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE THEN.

THERE'S A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL CONTINUE WITH THE AGENDA.

[87. 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 #87a. a. Discussion and appropriate action related to authorizing County Judge Sakai to execute the Amended and Restated Ground Lease and Construction, Development, and Use Agreement for the Quincy Street Parking Garage and the Ground Lease and Construction, Development, and Use Agreement for the North Main Street Parking Garage, as required by the Memorandum of Understanding among Bexar County, the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD), Weston Urban Management, LLC, and Designated Bidders, LLC once all documents are finalized and in a form approved by the attorney representing Bexar County, and filing the appropriate documents for record once final and executed. ]

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AND THE GROUND LEASE AND CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT AND USE AGREEMENT FOR THE NORTH MAIN STREET PARKING GARAGE, AS REQUIRED BY THE MEMORANDUM UNDERSTANDING AMONG BEXAR COUNTY, THE SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, WESTERN URBAN MANAGEMENT DESIGNATED BIDDERS ONCE ALL DOCUMENTS ARE FINALIZED AND IN A FORM APPROVED BY THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING BEXAR COUNTY AND FILING THE APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS FOR RECORD, ONCE FINAL AND EXECUTED. I BELIEVE WE'VE BEEN HAVING A DISCUSSION.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS? SO MOVE. JUDGE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ITEM 87? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE. COMMISSIONER MOODY AND I COULD HAVE SAID IT MORE IN THE PREVIOUS ITEM, BUT YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY, WHERE AS I LOOK AT THIS, THIS IS A COMPLICATED MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT, RIGHT, WITH MULTIPLE PARTIES AND EVERYTHING. BUT THIS IS BETWEEN A A PUBLIC ENTITY AND A PUBLIC ENTITY.

YOU KNOW, AND THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF NUANCES TO IT AND EVERYTHING, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE THERE'S, THERE'S BENEFITS IN IT FOR THE COUNTY AND THERE'S BENEFITS IN IT FOR RSD AND FOR THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA.

AND THAT'S WHY I THINK THAT THAT THIS IS A GOOD THING FOR THE COUNTY AND CAN SUPPORT IT, BUT I COULD HAVE HIGHLIGHTED THAT ON THE FIRST ITEM, BUT I JUST WANT TO BRING IT FOR THE RECORD. THANK YOU. JUDGE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 88. DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO AUTHORIZATION FOR BEXAR COUNTY TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSED CONVEYANCE OF THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED AS NCB 132,

[88. 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 #88a. a. Discussion and appropriate action related to authorization for Bexar County to accept the proposed conveyance of the property described as NCB 132, Lot 38 Fox Tech High School Subdivision, City of San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, from SAISD, to ultimately be utilized for the construction of a multi-purpose recreation and civic facility for use by professional minor league baseball and other public purposes; and authorizing County Judge Sakai to execute necessary documents on behalf of Commissioners Court related to SAISD's conveyance of the property once completed. ]

AND AUTHORIZING COUNTY JUDGE SAKAI TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RELATED TO ISD'S CONVEYANCE OF THE PROPERTY ONCE COMPLETED.

IS THERE A MOTION ON 88? SO MOVED. OKAY. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? JUST QUICKLY LET ME LET ME. I KNOW THIS IS ALL RELATED TO THE SAME DEVELOPMENT, BUT I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK DAVID, YOU AND YOUR TEAM. I KNOW IT WAS SOMETIMES A COMPLICATED NEGOTIATION, BUT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS ESSENTIALLY FOR THE PROPERTY THAT'S ESSENTIAL FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT THAT WAS OWNED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IS NOW BEING CONVEYED TO THE COUNTY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I KNOW WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD PEOPLE ON ON THE COUNTY'S TEAM, ON THE BASEBALL OWNER'S TEAM AND ON SCHOOL ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S TEAM.

AND EVERYBODY, I THINK WAS EARNEST AND COMING TO THE TABLE AND TRYING TO GET A REASONABLE DEAL DONE.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT, DAVID, I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. MAKE THE MOTION, JUDGE. ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

[89. 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 #89a. a. Discussion and appropriate action related to consideration of a resolution consenting to and approving the bylaws for the San Pedro Creek Development Authority (Authority), a local government corporation created jointly by Bexar County and the City of San Antonio to promote economic development in the San Pedro Creek Park District which will authorize the Authority to acquire property, develop, finance, construct, own, manage, operate and maintain that certain multi-purpose recreation and civic facility to be used, in part, for professional minor league baseball, other non-professional sporting events, and community events as well as exercise all other powers as authorized under relevant Texas law. ]

RESOLUTION CONSENTING TO AND LOCAL AND APPROVING THE BY THE BYLAWS FOR THE SAN PEDRO CREEK DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, A LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION CREATED JOINTLY BY BEXAR COUNTY, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN SAN PEDRO CREEK PARK DISTRICT, WHICH WILL AUTHORIZE THE AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE, DEVELOP, FINANCE, CONSTRUCT, OWN, MANAGE, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THAT CERTAIN MULTI-PURPOSE RECREATION FACILITY TO BE USED IN PART FOR PROFESSIONAL MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AND OTHER NONPROFESSIONAL SPORTING EVENTS AND COMMUNITY EVENTS, AS WELL AS EXERCISE ALL OTHER POWERS AS AUTHORIZED UNDER RELEVANT TEXAS LAW.

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

IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

LET ME ALSO DAVID, TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF.

I WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS THESE ACTIONS THAT WE'VE TAKEN TO DO IS A CULMINATION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING. AS WE MOVE FORWARD. THIS HAS BEEN NEGOTIATED IN GOOD FAITH.

I BELIEVE THE COUNTY HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THIS PROJECT IN ORDER TO GET IT DONE.

I WILL ALSO REMIND THE COURT THAT PART OF THE MOU MEMORANDUM STANDING, WHICH I COMMITTED TO AND I INTEND TO FOLLOW THROUGH,

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AND SO I'VE ASKED STAFF, I BELIEVE, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY RESOURCES, ROBERT REINA HAS BEEN TASKED BY ME IN BEHALF OF THE COUNTY. SO, COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU HAVE ANY INPUT ON HOUSING PROJECTS OR ANYTHING THE COUNTY CAN DO TO COMMIT AND FULFILL THAT COMMITMENT THAT WE MADE TO THE COMMUNITY AS PART OF THIS PUBLIC FINANCING FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO REMIND THAT AND ALSO APPLAUD THE THE WESTERN URBAN GROUP, THE SAN ANTONIO SCHOOL DISTRICT DESIGNATED BIDDERS, AND ALL THE OTHER PARTIES THAT WERE MADE PART OF THIS AND I TRULY WILL BE AN OUTSTANDING SUCCESS FOR THE COUNTY, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, FOR THE TAXPAYERS AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

SO WITH THAT, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. IT WAS A LOT.

IT WAS A HEAVY LOAD AND I BELIEVE WE GOT IT DONE.

OBVIOUSLY WE'LL HAVE TO LET THE LAWYERS FINISH OUT THE PAPERWORK, AND THEN I WOULD EXPECT THEN THERE'LL BE SOME GROUNDBREAKING OR SOME SOME EVENT THAT WILL SIGNIFY THAT THIS PROJECT IS GOING UP. AND AGAIN, THERE ARE MANY STIPULATIONS WITHIN THAT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PRIVATE INVESTMENT IS FULFILLED. IN REGARDS TO THE DEVELOPMENT, AND WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IS TO SEE A ROBUST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THEN BLOSSOM INTO THAT WHOLE SAN PEDRO CREEK CORRIDOR. I THINK THAT'S WHAT JUDGE WOLF, COMMISSIONER PAUL ELIZONDO ENVISIONED, THAT WITH THE COMMITMENT TO THE SAN PEDRO CREEK, WE WOULD SEE ALL THAT AREA REALLY GROW AND SO IT MAY NOT HAPPEN RIGHT NOW, BUT I THINK WE ARE TAKING THE STEPS TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL PARTS, AND I HOPE THE END RESULT IS THAT THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, NAMELY IN SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, WILL BE THE BENEFACTORS OF OUR DECISIONS THAT WE MADE TODAY.

AND SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THIS.

SO WITH THAT, WE MOVE ON, AS I INDICATED TO ITEM 85, DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED,

[85. 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 #85a. a. Discussion and appropriate action regarding a Letter Amendment to Non-Relocation Agreement with San Antonio Spurs, L.L.C. which would make an exception to the existing Non-Relocation Agreement for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 NBA Season as specifically set out in the letter amendment. ]

I UNDERSTAND THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER TIME SENSITIVE MATTER.

I ALSO WANT TO JUST PUT ON THE RECORD. I DON'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

WHY WAS THIS THING LATE? FILE IS THIS. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAD SOME REALLY TIME DEADLINES AND WE JUST REALLY NEEDED TO GET CERTAIN THINGS DONE.

AND OBVIOUSLY THIS WILL. UNLESS WE HAVE A SPECIAL CALL MEETING, THIS WILL BE THE LAST MEETING FOR THE MONTH THAT WE MEET IN AUGUST.

SO THAT THAT WAS THE JUSTIFICATION TO BRING THESE AT THE LAST MINUTE.

MR. SMITH, TELL ME WHAT ITEM 85 IS ABOUT. THIS IS A SIMILAR, IF NOT IDENTICAL ITEM THAT YOU'VE APPROVED IN THE PAST.

IT GIVES THE SAN ANTONIO SPURS PERMISSION TO PLAY TWO HOME GAMES OUTSIDE OF THE FROST BANK CENTER, BUT WITHIN 100 MILES THAT COULD POSSIBLY INCLUDE AUSTIN FOR TWO GAMES PLUS ADDITIONALLY ONE HOME GAME INTERNATIONALLY.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR COMMENT? I HAVE A COMMENT SINCE BOBBY IS HERE.

CAN THAT INTERNATIONAL GAME BE IN MEXICO OR I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO SAY IT DEPENDS WHAT THE NBA SAYS BEFORE YOU RECORD BOBBY PEREZ, SAN ANTONIO SPURS. GOOD MORNING JUDGE COURT COMMISSIONER.

WE HAVE USED THIS SAME PROVISION TO PLAY IN MEXICO CITY ON TWO OCCASIONS.

LAST YEAR WAS FRANCE. AND YES, IT CAN BE AND WE WILL GET SCHEDULING FROM THE LEAGUE AT THE END OF THIS YEAR TO SEE WHERE THEY PERMIT US TO PLAY.

SO YES. THANK YOU. HAPPY TO APPROVE. ALL RIGHT.

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

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, WHAT YOU WANTED 82.

[82. 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 #82a. a. Approval of a request from Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores to allocate outside agency funding in the total amount of $2,600 (or the agencies and amounts listed as part of Precinct I's Contributions to Outside Agencies from the General Fund. ]

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. YES.

THANK YOU FOR PULLING THIS. I JUST WANTED TO FIRST OF ALL, ACKNOWLEDGE ALDERMAN FIDELIS, WHO ALSO FROM THE CITY OF SOMERSET, BUT ALSO WORKS AT THE SENIOR CENTER THERE.

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THE REFRIGERATOR RAN OUT. SO THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH MY STAFF AND WITH ROBERT SO THAT WE COULD HURRY UP AND GET THIS, BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW MUCH THE SENIOR CENTER SERVES, NOT JUST THE SENIORS, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE, LIKE, OUR CBG ANNUAL MEETING THERE FOR THE ENTIRE PRECINCT.

AND IT'S REALLY SOMETHING FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

SO I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

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

ALDERMAN, DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? YES.

FIRST OF ALL, MY NAME IS JESSICA DAVIS, AND I AM THE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR FOR THE SENIOR CENTER.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS. AND ESPECIALLY YOU COMMISSIONER REBECCA CLAY-FLORES.

BECAUSE WITHOUT Y'ALL, YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF BEXAR COUNTY.

WE'RE IN A FOOD DESERT AREA. AND THIS REFRIGERATE.

THIS WILL ACTUALLY HELP US MEET OUR CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING TO PURCHASE OUR REFRIGERATOR BECAUSE WE KEEP FOOD IN THERE FOR OUR SENIORS.

WE ALSO KEEP MEDICATIONS IN THERE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE DIABETIC.

THE SENIORS THAT GO THERE. SO, I MEAN, THIS REALLY, REALLY DOES HELP. AND I REALLY WANT TO JUST SAY THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO THANK YOU. APPRECIATE YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION A SECOND. CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIED. IF I COULD INDULGE THE COURT, I'D LIKE TO CONTINUE ON SOME OF THE LATE FILED MATTERS THAT WE CAN, I THINK, KNOCK OUT BEFORE WE'RE GOING GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AFTER THIS.

BUT LET US NOW TAKE UP. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, I PRESUME YOU'D LIKE TO TAKE UP ITEM 83,

[83. 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 #83a. a. Approval of a request from Commissioner Rebeca Clay-Flores to allocate outside agency funding in the total amount of $2,500 for the agencies and amounts listed; as part of Precinct I's Contributions to Outside Agencies from the General Fund.]

IS THERE A MOTION MOVE FOR APPROVAL? SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY? NOPE. I'M GLAD IT PASSED. THANK YOU. WELL, WE'LL PASS IT REAL QUICK.

ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. LET US CONTINUE.

[84. 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 #84a. a. Approval of a request from Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai to allocate outside agency funding in the total amount of$106,000 for the agencies and amounts listed; as part of Bexar County Judo-e Peter Sakai's Contributions to Outside Agencies from the General Fund ]

IT'S MINE. APPROVAL OF REQUEST FROM BEXAR COUNTY JUDGE PETER SAKAI.

TO ALLOCATE OUTSIDE AGENCY FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $106,000 FOR THE AGENCIES AND AMOUNTS LISTED AS PART OF BEXAR COUNTY JUDGE PETER SAKAI.

CONTRIBUTION OUTSIDE AGENCIES FROM THE GENERAL FUND.

CAN I GET A MOTION? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIED. COMMISSIONER CALVERT, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A FILE THAT YOU SAID WE WOULD LIKE TO TAKE UP.

[81. 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 #81a. a. Approval of a First Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement for Bexar County Participation in Converse Moving Forward Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of Converse, Texas increasing the City of Converse participation rate from 70.16% to 85%, also updating the finance and project plans and not altering any terms regarding Bexar County's participation term or rate. ]

ALSO UPDATING THE FINANCE AND PROJECT PLANS AND NOT ALTERING ANY TERMS REGARDING BEXAR COUNTY PARTICIPATION, TERM OR RATE. COMMISSIONER CALVERT, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

OKAY. I THINK THIS MAY BE KEVIN, OR I DON'T KNOW IF MELISSA OR MANUEL IS DOING THIS ONE.

MELISSA. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. GOOD MORNING.

MELISSA. SHANNON COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE. SO JUST TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORIES ON THIS ONE.

JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, THIS IS AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT THAT GOES BACK TO 2017.

AND WHAT CONVERSE IS ASKING IS TO UP THEIR PARTICIPATION RATE IN THE TERS.

AND THEY HAVE TO COME BACK TO THROUGH US TO AMEND THAT AGREEMENT.

IT DOES NOT AFFECT ANY OF OUR TERMS OR CONDITIONS IN ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS.

SO IT'S NO EFFECT TO THE COUNTY. IT'S SIMPLY ALLOWING THE CITY OF CONVERSE TO UP THEIR PARTICIPATION RATE AND THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE.

THANK YOU. AND I DON'T KNOW IF, KEVIN, YOU WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING. GOOD MORNING.

COMMISSIONERS KEVIN WITH ORTIZ MCKNIGHT, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE DEVELOPER.

JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT MELISSA STATED THE REASON THAT WE ARE BEFORE YOU TODAY IS TO AMEND THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, WHICH IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY, THE CITY OF CONVERSE, AND THE KNOX RIDGE TURS AND THE REASON THAT WE WERE COMING BEFORE BEXAR COUNTY TO AMEND THIS DOCUMENT IS BECAUSE THE AMENDMENT. I'M SORRY.

THERE IS A PROVISION IN THE DOCUMENT THAT SAYS THAT ANY AMENDMENT REQUIRES APPROVAL OF THE PARTIES.

AND SINCE BEXAR COUNTY IS A PARTY TO THE AGREEMENT, WE'RE REQUESTING BEXAR COUNTY'S APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT.

AS MELISSA STATED, THIS DOES NOT INCREASE OR CHANGE ANY OF BEXAR COUNTY OBLIGATIONS.

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KEVIN WAS STARTED BY GORDON HARTMAN. IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. HOW LONG AGO HAVE WE BEEN PARTICIPATING? WHAT YEAR DID THIS ROUGHLY START? THIS TERM HAS BEEN ACTIVE SINCE 2017, BUT I BELIEVE THE EFFORT ACTUALLY STARTED AROUND 2016 2015.

I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER MOODY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THE PARTICIPATION RATE.

THAT'S THE OF THE CITY TAX REVENUE FOR THAT DISTRICT.

THEY'RE INCREASING THEIR PARTICIPATION FROM 70% OF THAT TAX REVENUE TO THE 85% TO 85%.

YES, SIR. AND THE REASON FOR THAT INCREASE IN THE TAX RATE, COMMISSIONER, IS BECAUSE THE CITY OF CONVERSE HAS ACTUALLY REDUCED THEIR TAX RATE OVER THE YEARS. SO THE FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS THAT WERE INITIALLY PREPARED IN 2017 NO LONGER MATCH THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE ACTUALLY BEING PUT WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT.

THAT MAKES SENSE. I APPRECIATE THAT BACKGROUND.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES, FOR NOW THE MATTERS THAT THE COURT WANTS TO TAKE UP ON INDIVIDUAL.

I'M GOING TO ASK THAT WE NOW MOVE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

OR IS THERE ANOTHER ONE, MR. CRUZ HERE. OH, MICHELLE.

CHARU, ARE YOU STILL HERE? ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ SAID LET'S TAKE UP YOUR MATTER OF 79.

[79. Discussion and appropriate action regarding ratification of a grant application and acceptance of grant funds from the Department of Defense, Federal Voting Assistance Program (FV AP) for the Electronic Absentee Systems for Elections (EASE 4.0) solicitation in the amount of $1,568,736 aunually, for the term of July 14, 2024, through July 14, 2029. This grant award is requested in support of our Military and Overseas voting population within the Texas Consortium, to include Bexar and 16 additional counties. ]

SOLICITATION IN AMOUNT OF $1,568,736 ANNUALLY FOR THE TERM OF JULY 14TH, 2024 THROUGH JULY 14TH, 2029. THIS GRANT AWARD IS REQUESTED IN SUPPORT OF OUR MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTING POPULATION WITHIN THE TEXAS CONSORTIUM TO INCLUDE BEXAR AND 16 ADDITIONAL COUNTIES. MICHELLE. YES, THANK YOU, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS MOVING ME TO THE FRONT.

THIS PARTICULAR GRANT WAS ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED BY MY PREDECESSOR AND EXECUTED IN JULY OF LAST YEAR.

SO THIS ACTUALLY IS GOING TO NOT ONLY IS THIS BEXAR COUNTY, BUT THE ADDITIONAL 16 COUNTIES GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASSIST OUR OVERSEAS AND MILITARY VOTERS AS WELL AS OUR DISABLED VOTERS.

WITH ME TODAY, I HAVE BRIAN FINNEY. HE'S WITH DEMOCRACY LIVE.

HE'S OUR CURRENT VENDOR WHO'S BEEN WORKING WITH US OVER THE LAST FIVE ELECTIONS, PROVIDING BALLOTS SECURELY TO ALL OF THOSE VOTERS.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. A.

QUESTION, RUDY. SO OBVIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE. YOU KNOW, THIS IS GRANT FUNDING, WHICH IS GREAT.

TRYING TO UNDERSTAND. SO THE 1.5 MILLION IS THAT PER YEAR OR OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS, THE THE 1.5? IT'S OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS.

OKAY. AND THE GRANT IS ALL TO, TO BEXAR COUNTY OR TO THE REGION AND THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES AS WELL.

I GUESS WE'RE COLLECTING THOSE FUNDS AND THEN THOSE SURROUNDING COUNTIES ARE CHIPPING IN.

ARE THEY PART OF THE GRANT? I'M GOING TO PASS THIS OVER TO BRIAN.

HE'S BEEN MORE INVOLVED ON THIS, IF YOU DON'T MIND. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER AND JUDGE. THIS PROGRAM IS FOR MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS, AND IT WAS DESIGNATED PRIMARILY TO BE ABLE TO SECURE THE BALLOTS BEING DELIVERED ELECTRONICALLY, PER FEDERAL LAW.

THE FUNDS GO TO BEXAR COUNTY ON BEHALF OF THE OTHER 16 COUNTIES, AS WELL AS BEXAR COUNTY.

OKAY. OKAY. AND SO I ASSUME A LOT OF THIS IS KIND OF SETUP COSTS UP FRONT.

DO WE HAVE A BREAKDOWN IN TERMS OF I GUESS WHAT I'M GETTING AT IS WHEN THIS GRANT RUNS OUT, IF IT'S NOT RENEWED, WHAT ARE THOSE ONGOING COSTS THAT EITHER WILL BE BORNE BY BEXAR COUNTY AND OR THOSE SURROUNDING COUNTIES TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM? YEAH, THERE'S AN ACTIVE CONTRACT RIGHT NOW BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND DEMOCRACY LIVE.

FOR. FOR THE PORTAL ITSELF, THE BALLOTING PORTAL INITIALLY WAS UNDER A LAWSUIT TO HELP THE BLIND AND DISABLED VOTERS.

SO THIS EXTENDS THAT CAPABILITY TO THE MILITARY AND OVERSEAS.

ALL THE FUNDS ARE PRIMARILY DESIGNED TO BE ABLE TO SET UP NOT JUST BEXAR COUNTY, BUT THOSE OTHER COUNTIES.

AT THE END OF THE GRANT, IT REVERTS BACK TO THE CURRENT CONTRACT IN PLACE WITH BEXAR COUNTY TODAY, WHICH I BELIEVE IS $43,000 A YEAR. IT WAS 43, I BELIEVE SO, OKAY.

AND IS THAT WITH OR WITHOUT THE SURROUNDING COUNTY CONTRIBUTIONS?

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OKAY. AND THOSE SURROUNDING COUNTIES THOUGH WOULD ALSO NEED TO CONTRIBUTE GOING FORWARD IF THEY WERE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF THE PROGRAM.

CORRECT. SO THE INITIAL FUNDING IS TO SET UP THE THE BALLOTING PORTAL FOR ALL THOSE DIFFERENT COUNTIES, AS WELL AS BEXAR COUNTY, JUST OBVIOUSLY SOME SOME THINGS FOR, YOU KNOW, YOUR OFFICE TO THINK ABOUT AS WE GO FORWARD.

AND THE POTENTIAL SITUATION WHERE THERE'S NOT GRANT FUNDING THAT CONTINUES, YOU KNOW, WHERE WILL THAT FUNDING COME FROM AND HOW WILL WE COORDINATE WITH THOSE SURROUNDING COUNTIES? BUT I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THAT FOR THE RECORD.

BUT THANK YOU FOR THE BACKGROUND, COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

WITHOUT GIVING AWAY TO HACKERS HOW WE'RE DOING THIS, CAN YOU GIVE ME A HIGH LEVEL UNDERSTANDING OF THE WAYS IN WHICH WE'RE SECURING THESE MILITARY VOTES? CERTAINLY, THE REASON WHY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HAS FUNDED THIS PROGRAM AND FUNDED SPECIFICALLY MILITARY CITY, USA, IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE MOST MILITARY INSTALLATIONS THAN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN THE COUNTRY.

AND THIS WAS A SECURITY UPGRADE. THERE WAS A FEDERAL LAW THAT WAS PASSED A DECADE AGO, MAYBE MORE, THAT REQUIRES BALLOTS BEING DELIVERED TO OUR MEN AND WOMEN OVERSEAS IN THE MILITARY TO GET THEIR BALLOT ON AN EMAIL ON AIR THROUGH THE INTERNET.

THAT IS AN ANTIQUATED, OUTDATED METHOD OF SECURING OR DELIVERING BALLOTS TO MILITARY AND OVERSEAS.

THE REASON WHY THIS GRANT EXISTS IS TO SECURE THAT TRANSMISSION OF THE FEDERALLY REQUIRED BALLOT TRANSMISSION.

SO IN OUR CASE, THE FUNDING HELPS TO PROVIDE A FEDERALLY APPROVED CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE.

SAME CLOUD ENVIRONMENT THAT'S BEEN APPROVED BY THE NSA, THE FBI, THE CIA AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

IT ALSO HAS THE FUNDING, PROVIDES THE SECURITY.

WE'RE OVER 1500 INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS ARE TESTING THE SYSTEM 24 OVER SEVEN, MONITORING A WIDE ARRAY OF DIFFERENT CERTIFICATIONS FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF CRITICAL DOCUMENTS. THIS DOCUMENT HAPPENS TO BE A BALLOT, BUT THE NSA HAS THEIR OWN CRITICAL DOCUMENTS.

AND SO, AGAIN, THE INVESTMENT, THE FUNDING IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BALLOTS THAT ARE BEING TRANSMITTED BY FEDERAL LAW ARE IN THE MOST SECURE MANNER POSSIBLE.

AND ARE WE USING OUTSIDE SATELLITE PROVIDERS FOR THAT.

IT IS THROUGH THIS TRANSFER YOU SAID OUTSIDE WHAT SO IN IN RECEIVING THE BALLOTS.

ARE WE USING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SATELLITES OR WERE USING OUTSIDE COMPANY SATELLITES.

SO NO SATELLITES ARE INVOLVED HERE. THIS IS A CLOUD BASED SIMILAR TO DOCUSIGN WHERE THE VOTER IS ABLE TO ACCESS THEIR BALLOT.

THEY LOG IN TO THE SECURE PORTAL, GET THEIR BALLOT, THEY MARK IT, THEN THEY PRINT IT OUT, AND THEY STILL HAVE TO MAIL IT BACK TO THE TO THE COUNTY.

THE ONLY EXCEPTION BEING IS, IS IF THEY'RE IN A WAR ZONE.

IF THEY'RE IN A WAR ZONE, THEN THEY'RE ABLE TO SUBMIT IT BACK ELECTRONICALLY.

OTHERWISE THEY HAVE TO PRINT IT AND MAIL IT IN.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOODY. I JUST HAD ONE OTHER THOUGHT HERE.

WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE OTHER COUNTIES, HOW DID HOW TOTAL COUNTIES, HOW MANY COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS? THERE'S BEXAR COUNTY PLUS 16 ADDITIONAL COUNTIES, PLUS 16.

AND SO IS THAT A GEOGRAPHIC REGION THAT ALIGNS WITH ACOG.

OR HOW WAS THAT? 16 COUNTIES INCLUDED. WHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROVIDED THIS GRANT PROGRAM.

THESE WERE OTHER COUNTIES THAT WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BEXAR COUNTY CONSORTIUM.

SO IT WAS REALLY KIND OF A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE.

GIVEN THAT THERE WERE GOING TO BE LIMITED FUNDS AND THE PROSPECTS THAT BEXAR COUNTY, BECAUSE IT WAS A COMPETITIVE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BID GRANT, AND THEY KNEW THAT BEXAR COUNTY MAY BE SELECTED FOR IT, AND THEY WANTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT BEXAR COUNTY GRANT PROGRAM.

OKAY. NO, I WAS JUST THE THE THOUGHT WAS, YOU KNOW, ARE THERE OTHER COUNTIES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING THAT MAY SPREAD SOME FIXED COSTS IN THE FUTURE, MORE BROADLY ACROSS A BROADER REGION WITH, WITH MORE POPULATION AND MORE COUNTIES INVOLVED? NOT SUGGESTING THAT WE TAKE ON THAT BURDEN IF WE'RE GOING TO BEAR ALL THAT FINANCIAL COST.

BUT IF THERE WAS WITH, YOU KNOW, ECONOMIES OF SCALE AND YOU HAD MORE COUNTIES INVOLVED, POTENTIALLY YOU COULD BRING SOME OF THOSE FIXED COSTS DOWN OR SPREAD THEM MORE BROADLY ACROSS A LARGER REGION. BUT AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THE BACKGROUND OF THE CONTRACT OR OR HOW MANY OTHER COUNTIES MAY BE INTERESTED.

BUT JUST A THOUGHT AS WE GO FORWARD. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, THANK YOU.

MICHELE. I KNOW THESE ARE THIS IS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU INHERITED.

AND SO YOU MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AT THE OUTSET.

SO WE'RE GOING TO RELY ON YOU TO KEEP US UPDATED ON THE EFFICACY.

YOU KNOW, THE BOTTOM LINE IS I THINK, YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO HELP SECURE OUR MILITARY MEMBER BALLOTS.

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BUT AGAIN, IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE YOU'RE YOU'RE NEW IN THE ROLE AS YOU GO THROUGH YOUR PROCESSES OF EVALUATING THIS PROGRAM AND OTHER PROGRAMS. WE'RE GOING TO RELY ON YOU TO GIVE US FEEDBACK ON WHAT IS AND IS NOT, IN YOUR OPINION, A WISE INVESTMENT. SO WE APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU'RE YOU'VE TAKEN THE BATON AND YOU'RE TRYING TO GET THINGS UPGRADED AND MORE INNOVATION IN THE OFFICE.

SO I THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING. JUDGE I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

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

MICHELLE. LET ME LET ME. LET ME KIND OF SPEAK TO YOU AS A LAWYER.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT CLARITY ON, ON THIS REGARDS TO THIS AGENDA ITEM.

WE'RE RATIFYING A GRANT APPLICATION. SO I TAKE IT WE HAVE AN ONGOING CONTRACT WITH THIS CURRENT VENDOR.

CORRECT? YES. AND I ASSUME THAT RATIFICATION MEANS THAT A GRANT APPLICATION HAS BEEN SUBMITTED BEFORE. OR ARE WE NOW STARTING THE GRANT APPLICATION? NOW. IT WAS SUBMITTED AND AWARDED LAST YEAR. ALL RIGHT.

AND SO NOW WE'RE OFFICIALLY ACCEPTING IT. CORRECT.

AND RATIFYING IT. RIGHT? YES. SO THERE'S NOT ANY OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE ON GENERAL REVENUE.

THE EXPENSES FOR THIS CONTRACT ARE GOING TO BE SUBSUMED BY THIS RATIFICATION.

SO FOR REALLY FOR PURPOSES THIS IS AN ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE.

SO OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS A DECISION THIS GRANT APPLICATION WAS INITIATED BY YOUR PREDECESSOR.

BUT OR FOR WHATEVER REASON WAS NEVER BROUGHT TO THE COURT TO ACCEPT.

AND SO NOW WE'RE DOING THAT. AND SO NOW I BELIEVE THE COMMISSIONERS NOW HAVE GOTTEN THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED, SO TO SPEAK. SO NOW WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE PAYING FOR.

CORRECT. YES, SIR. AND YOU'RE IN FULL OF SUPPORT OF THIS PARTICULAR GRANT.

AND WILL IT BE. AND I THINK IT'S BEEN ALLUDED TO WE MAY BE CONTINUING SERVICES SAYS PASS THE GRANT, OR WILL THERE THERE BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RE-UP FOR GRANT OR SEEK ANOTHER GRANT? THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR ANOTHER GRANT.

WE'VE BEEN APPLYING FOR GRANTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SINCE 2013.

SO EVERY TIME SOMETHING COMES UP, WE'RE ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ANOTHER WAY TO SUPPORT MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTERS.

SO WE'LL MAKE SURE MYSELF AND MY OFFICE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING OUR EYES ON THIS TO BE ABLE TO BRING IT IN THE FUTURE.

AND I ASSUME, SINCE YOU'RE STILL WELL WITHIN YOUR FIRST YEAR AND YOU'VE JUST GONE THROUGH NOW, WHAT, AN ELECTION. TWO ELECTIONS. RIGHT? YES, SIR. CITY ELECTION AND A RUNOFF.

THESE ARE THINGS I WOULD ASSUME YOU'RE TRYING TO CLEAN UP, SO TO SPEAK, TO CHECK TO SEE WHAT WORK, IF ANY, NEEDS TO BE DONE. FROM FROM YOUR PREDECESSOR AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT UP TO DATE AND CURRENT AND LEGAL.

CORRECT? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. DO YOU ANTICIPATE HAVING ANY OTHER MATTERS LIKE THIS COME TO THE COURT'S ATTENTION? THIS IS THE ONLY ONE THAT I'M AWARE OF. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. A SECOND, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION. DO YOU HAVE A COMMENT, JUDGE? YES. YEAH. NOT REGARDING THIS. I JUST HAVEN'T SEEN YOU SINCE THE MOST RECENT ELECTION.

THE CITY ELECTION. I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU.

THANK YOU. I DIDN'T HEAR ABOUT ANY MAJOR SNAGS ALONG THE WAY.

MINOR SNAGS, I'M SURE, BUT NOT MAJOR ONES. AND SO FOR IT TO BE YOUR FIRST ELECTION PLUS A RUNOFF.

CONGRATULATIONS. AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE VOTE. YOU DID? YEP. ALL RIGHT. SO THE COURT WILL NOW RECESS FOR OPEN SESSION AND CAN NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

AND THEN WE'LL SEE HOW OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION IN COURT.

I'LL DEFERS. Y'ALL WANT TO TAKE A BREAK TO EAT? OR DID YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE TO FINISH THE MEETING AND THEN GO, WHY CAN'T WE BRING THE FOOD HERE AND EAT WHILE WE'RE TALKING? WELL, WE CAN DO THAT, COMMISSIONER. WELL, WE ARE GOING TO DEFER TO THE MAJORITY OF THE COURT TO HOW THEY WANT TO EAT THEIR LUNCH ON, ON THE DAIS OR BACK IN THE BACK ROOM. SO WITH THAT, THE CORRIDOR TIME IS NOW 11:15 A.M.

WILL CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS MAY BE DISCUSSED AND ACT UPON, IF APPROPRIATE AND OPEN SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551071, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD FOR CONSULTATION WITH THE COURT'S ATTORNEY FOR ADVICE REGARDING THE FOLLOWING MATTERS A PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION SETTLEMENT OFFERS IN THE MATTERS OF MAES M S VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY.

B LEGAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE FOLLOWING MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY FOR BEXAR COUNTY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES, THE PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE OF

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LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO ITEMS CONTAINED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY.

CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. SAN ANTONIO SPURS, HOLDING TWO LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE ITEMS, CONTAINED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY SAN ANTONIO LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION, THE COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD, THREE LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE TEXAS RULES OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION, WHICH WOULD REPLACE BEXAR COUNTY CURRENT CENTRAL DOCUMENT SYSTEM WITH THE REQUIREMENT THAT EACH CASE BE ASSIGNED TO A PARTICULAR JUDGE, AS WELL AS THE PETITION FOR MANDAMUS CURRENTLY PENDING IN TEXAS SUPREME COURT, STYLED IN THE HONORABLE JUDGE CHRISTINE VASQUEZ, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS JUDGE OF TWO 25TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, FOR LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL EVENT 1070 SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTOR DEVELOPMENT AND BONDING PROGRAM PURSUANT TO SECTION 551087, THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS. SPECIFICALLY, ONE UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS OF THE ITEMS CONTAINED IN THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG BEXAR COUNTY, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND SAN ANTONIO. SPURS HOLDING TWO UPDATE ON THE PROGRESS ON THE ITEMS CONTAINED A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY BEXAR COUNTY SANITARY LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION AND THE COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD. PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE, FIVE, 174 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE FOR DELIBERATIONS REGARDING PERSONNEL MATTERS, SPECIFICALLY ONE CERTAIN EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY THE BEXAR COUNTY OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

SO AT THIS TIME, THE COURT GOES INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AND I'M TURNING MY MIC OFF.

ALL RIGHT. ARE WE READY, KATE? ARE WE READY? ARE WE BACK? ALL RIGHT. TIME'S 1:27 P.M.. WE'RE BACK IN THE OPEN SESSION.

LET US TAKE UP THOSE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE.

I BELIEVE. LARRY, PLEASE TELL ME WHICH ONE WE NEED TO TAKE US AT 9091.

95. OKAY, LET'S JUST GO AHEAD. LET'S TAKE 90.

[90. Discussion and appropriate action related to granting an exception to Administrative Policy I .2 to authorize the consideration of the following late filed Agenda Item #90a. a. Discussion and appropriate action related to a professional services agreement with Cavaretta Katona & Leighner, P.L.L.C., for certain representation of Bexar County in the matter of Marshall Reddick Real Estate as managing agent for Titled Property Management, LLC v. Alisha M Lowen, et al., Cause No. 2025-CV-02805, in the County Court at Law No. 3, Bexar County, Texas, to include the defense of a contempt action against employees of the office of Bexar County Constable, Precinct 2, in an amount not to exceed $25,000 without further amendment of the agreement, as authorized on June 24, 2025. ]

FOR CERTAIN REPRESENTATION OF BEXAR COUNTY IN A MATTER OF SO TITLED PROPERTY MANAGEMENT VERSUS LO AND ET AL.

COS NUMBER 2025 CV 2805 AND THE COUNTY COURT OF LAW NUMBER THREE, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, TO INCLUDE THE DEFENSE OF CONTEMPT ACTION AGAINST EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE OF BEXAR COUNTY CONSTABLE PRECINCT TWO, IN THE AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED 25,000 WITHOUT FURTHER AMENDMENT OF THE AGREEMENT AS AUTHORIZED ON JUNE 24TH, 2025. SO MOVED MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL NOW GO TO EC ACTION ITEM AGENDA ITEM 91 A DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

[91. 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 #91 a. a. Discussion and appropriate action related to the Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee (SCAC) consideration of proposed amendments to the Texas Rules of Judicial Administration to replace the current Bexar County central-docketing system with a requirement that each case be assigned to a particular judge as well as a Petition for Writ of Mandamus currently pending in the Texas Supreme Court styled In Re the Honorable Judge Christine Vasquez-Hortick, Individually, and as Judge of the 225th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas related to a dispute regarding the central-docketing system arising from Bexar County. ]

IS THERE A MOTION? MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

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 ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

[94. Discussion and appropriate action regarding direction related to Request for Proposal (RFP) Event #1070, small business contractor development and bonding program]

APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING DIRECTION RELATED REQUESTS FOR PROPOSAL EVENT.

1070 SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTOR DEVELOPMENT AND BONDING PROGRAM.

I MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE PURCHASING AGENT TO REJECT ALL BIDS.

SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL EVENT NUMBER 1070, AND RECENTLY SOLICIT PROPOSALS FOR A BEXAR COUNTY SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND BONDING PROGRAM WITH REVISED SPECIFICATIONS AND NEW IN THE NEW RFP TO BE REVIEWED BY LEGAL COUNSEL BEFORE RELEASE TO ENSURE THE RECEIPT OF COMPLETE RESPONSES AND THAT THE POTENTIAL VENDORS ARE AWARE OF AND REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE TEXAS LAW.

SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

I DO BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES ALL ACTIONS THAT WERE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

NOW WE'LL GO BACK UP AND FINISH THOSE REMAINING INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. I BELIEVE WE'RE BACK UP TO 78. DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF 19,668 $19,668 TO PAID OVERTIME FOR UNIFORMED OFFICERS WHO WORK MANDATORY

[78. Discussion and appropriate action regarding a request for approval of 19,668 hours of paid overtime for uniformed officers who worked mandatory overtime hours (MOT) in the Adult Detention Center between June 28 and September 30, 2025. ]

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IS THERE A MOTION? I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? JUST REAL QUICK. YEAH. CHIEF, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

LET ME ASK, I GUESS THE BUDGET OFFICE. ARE YOU GUYS IN UNISON ON THIS RECOMMENDATION? OKAY, WE RAN OUR NUMBERS RIGHT ON TOP OF EACH OTHER.

AND THIS IS THE LAST ALLOCATION FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.

IS THAT RIGHT? I HOPE SO. YES. HOW CLOSE WERE WE TO WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR? WE WERE PROBABLY WITHIN $100,000. OKAY. SO. PRETTY CLOSE.

PRETTY CLOSE. YEAH. TOTAL. THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR 17 MILLION.

OKAY. ESTIMATE. OKAY. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? NO. WE'RE ON THE SAME PAGE. OKAY. SO, MR. MOODY I TALKED WITH MY MY STAFF ABOUT THIS, AND WE'VE HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS MULTIPLE TIMES HERE IN COURT.

I APPRECIATE THE DATA, YOU KNOW, AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT WE ADDRESSED AN ISSUE THAT WAS CLEARLY THERE WHEN IT CAME TO VACANCIES. RIGHT. SO I THINK THE COURT DID WHAT, WHAT WE COULD TO TRY TO WORK WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT TO FILL THOSE VACANCIES.

RIGHT. SO WE'RE PAYING LESS OVERTIME, BUT WE ACTUALLY HAVE MORE MORE DEPUTIES TO, TO BE ABLE TO SERVE IN THAT ROLE.

AND WORK TIME INSTEAD OF TIME AND A HALF. SOME OF THAT, THE SUCCESSES OF THOSE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN OBFUSCATED BY THE, THE POPULATION THAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE JAIL AND OBVIOUSLY IN SURROUNDING COUNTIES NOW.

SO, YOU KNOW, AS WE GO FORWARD HERE AND WE LOOK AT THE BUDGET FOR THE NEW YEAR.

I JUST I'M ASKING THE THE SHERIFF AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS WELL AS OUR DA TO TO REALLY FIGURE OUT WHAT OUR OPPORTUNITIES ARE TO TRY TO BRING THIS NUMBER DOWN.

AND I KNOW THE COUNTY STAFF IN THE BUDGET OFFICE WOULD, WOULD WELCOME THAT CONVERSATION.

BUT I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE WE NEED TO HAVE.

AND I'M NOT SURE IF YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAVE THE THE DA COME BACK IN AND TALK ABOUT HIS HIGH RISK INTAKE POOL.

BUT I KNOW WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT 1700 PRE INDICTED CASES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SITTING IN THE JAIL.

RIGHT. HOW DO WE, AS A CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, DO A BETTER JOB OF WORKING THROUGH THOSE.

AND I'D LOVE TO GET HIS RESPONSE AND HOW WE CAN WE CAN TRY TO ADDRESS THE OVERPOPULATION ISSUE, WHICH IS ALSO CURRENTLY COSTING US AN ANNUAL BASIS, $7 MILLION A YEAR.

JUST ON THE INMATES WE CURRENTLY HAVE HOUSED AT SURROUNDING COUNTIES.

AND THAT'S ON TOP OF OBVIOUSLY, THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ALL THESE OVERTIME COSTS BECAUSE EVERY SINGLE WING CELL IS BEING UTILIZED AT THE JAIL, RIGHT. SO I WANT TO TAKE A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH.

I WANT TO TRY TO MAKE PROGRESS ON THIS IN THE NEXT YEAR.

BUT MAYBE WE START WITH SITTING DOWN WITH THE DA AND HIS TEAM AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO SEE WHAT OPPORTUNITIES EXIST AS WE GO FORWARD.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER.

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

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE LAST ONE, MISS KAY.

PLEASE DO VERIFY AND DOUBLE CHECK OUR AGENDA.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 80. PRESENTATION. DISCUSSION.

[80. Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding approval and execution of a purchase order to the lowest, most responsive bid submitted by Waterman Construction, LLC (ESBE, SBE, SDB, HUB) in the base bid amount of$3,133,943 plus Alternate 3 in the amount of$300,626 plus $30,000 owner's contingency for a total award amount of$3,464,569 to provide for the renovations of Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center Project, as requested by the Facilities Management Department; authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents for record, to include the appropriate budgetary transfer. ]

AND THEN IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. MR. CURRY, TEN WORDS OR LESS.

THIS IS A VERY SHORT POWERPOINT JUDGE. SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS.

MY CLICKER WOULD WORK. IF NOT, THEY CAN THEY CAN MOVE THE SLIDE ONE FOR ME.

SO THIS RENOVATION IS FOR A JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER LOCATED AT 600 MICHIGAN ROAD.

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NOW, THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE'RE DOING ON THIS PROJECT IS SOME OF THOSE OCCUPANTS HAVE A HABIT OF STANDING ON THE TABLES AND PULLING THE SUSPENDED CEILING DOWN, WHICH WE HAVE TO PUT UP EVERY DAY.

SO THIS IS A MORE ROBUST CEILING STRUCTURE FOR THAT TO AVOID SOME OF THOSE REPEATED MAINTENANCE COSTS FOR RENOVATING BUILDING ENCLOSURES, SHOWERS, WINDOWS. AND WE'VE ALSO BID AN ALTERNATE NUMBER THREE.

THIS IS REQUESTED BY THE JUVENILE DEPARTMENT TO ADD A RECHARGE ROOM IN BUILDING C OF THAT LOCATION TO HELP WITH THEIR JSO RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT PROGRAM.

THIS SOLICITATION RESULTS, AS YOU SAID, WE WENT OUT IN MARCH.

THE PRE-BID WAS HELD ON MARCH 27TH. APRIL 3RD WE GOT THE BIDS CLOSED FOR.

BIDS WERE RECEIVED. WE HAVE PRETTY GOOD COVERAGE ON THIS ON THIS BID.

AND THEN WE'RE ASKING FOR BIDDING THE LOWEST BIDDER IF WE GO TO THE NEXT RECOMMENDED MOTION SLIDE.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR AWARD TO WATERMAN CONSTRUCTION LLC.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $3,464,569. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION, COMMISSIONER COWARD, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, KATE. WE DONE? YES, SIR.

YOU GOT THEM. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY NAMES AND ADJOURNMENT? I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC NAMES FOR MY PRECINCT, BUT OF COURSE, I'M SURE MY COLLEAGUES WILL JOIN ME IN ADJOURNING IN MEMORY OF ALL OF THE VICTIMS WHO WERE FOUND AND THOSE WHO ARE STILL MISSING.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? YES, JUDGE. I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN THE NAME OF ANTONIO BARATTA, SENIOR JULIA G.

ROJAS, SOFIA MENDEZ AND GEORGE GONZALEZ, COMMISSIONER MOODY.

JUDGE, I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF ALEX JOHNSON.

KNOX AND SANDRA JOHNSON, WHO'S THE MOTHER IN LAW OF OUR DISTRICT NINE CITY COUNCILWOMAN AND FORMER STAFFER MISTY SPEARS.

IS THERE ANY COMMISSIONER? I ALSO HAD ONE NAME FOR PRECINCT FOUR.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ATTORNEY JOCELYN ANDREWS.

HOW AM I? I KNEW JOCELYN. SHE'S ALL JOINED IN THAT MOTION.

SHE WAS A CHILDREN'S COURT ATTORNEY AT LITEM, AND SHE WAS A DEDICATED CHILD ADVOCATE.

I MOVED TO ADJOURN IN BEHALF OF DOCTOR JAMES DANNY DE GEA.

YEAR. HE'S A 50 YEAR EDUCATOR IN THE EDGEWOOD HALLANDALE NORTHSIDE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ROBERT BARRETT FATHER DAN BARRETT, A DEVOTED MAN OF ENTREPRENEUR, DEVOUT MAN OF FAITH, ACTIVE SUPPORTER OF COP METRO, AND HE HELPED START BARRETT INSURANCE. CHARLES CHAD MUELLER WAS A DISTINGUISHED ATTORNEY, SAINT MARY'S LAW GRADUATE, EXPERT IN TAX LAW. I BELIEVE HIS DAUGHTER, WHO'S ALSO AN ATTORNEY, MELISSA ORTIZ.

I'D LIKE TO ALSO MOVE IN REGARDS TO EDWARD RON ACOSTA, THE FOUNDER OF THE LOCAL ICONIC CHAIN, LAS PALAPAS. HE WAS A MAN OF FAITH WHO WAS VERY INVOLVED IN PHILANTHROPY.

ALSO, PAUL KERN, WHO'S THE SON OF MARY ALICE TEJEDA, WHO'S ALSO THE NEPHEW OF THE LATE CONGRESSMAN FRANK DE HEATHER.

AND I'M THINKING OF HIS FAMILY AT THIS TIME. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ADJOURN SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION ADJOURNED.

GRANT. WE'LL SEE YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.