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

APPROVAL. REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES ANY MATTERS TO PULL? NOTHING TO PULL, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? I'M GOOD JUDGE.

COMMISSIONER MOODY? I'M GOOD AS WELL. COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. ANY ABSTENTIONS? ALL RIGHT. LET'S TAKE A CEREMONIAL ITEMS.

[4. CEREMONIAL ITEM(S)]

AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO DO THE RECOGNITION OF EMPLOYEES FOR 25 PLUS YEARS OF SERVICE.

THE FIRST TWO WILL BE FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

SO, SHERIFF, TEEING YOU UP. THE FIRST ONE WILL BE GIL PAUL MARTINEZ, 25 YEARS WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

SHERIFF SALAZAR AND MR. GIL PAUL MARTINEZ. AND IF YOU HAVE FAMILY OR FRIENDS TO JOIN YOU, BRING THEM ALL UP.

ALL RIGHT, SIR? I FEEL LIKE THEY WERE CLAPPING FOR ME. AT LEAST I'M GOING TO STICK TO THAT STORY. I FEEL LIKE THEY WERE ALL CLAPPING FOR ME, SO I'M GOING TO STICK TO THAT STORY WHEN I TELL IT THIS LATER TODAY. YES, SIR. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HAVING US IN THIS MORNING, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. WE ACTUALLY HAVE THREE YEARS OF SERVICE PINS TODAY, BUT I'LL START WITH THE FIRST IS 25 YEARS WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. DEPUTY RUBEN PATLAN STARTED HIS CAREER WITH BCSO ON JULY 19TH, 2000.

HE HAS SEVERAL CERTIFICATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO INCLUDE.

MASTERPIECE OFFICER, DETENTION CERT MEMBER. HE WAS A PATROL DEPUTY FROM 2012 TO 2016.

WORKED IN THE MENTAL HEALTH UNIT FROM 2016 TO 2022 AND CURRENTLY FROM 2022 TO CURRENT, TO PRESENT.

WORKS AS A DEPUTY WITH OUR WITH OUR SMART UNITS.

SO HE IS HE IS ACCOMPANIED TODAY BY HIS SPOUSE, DESIREE PATLAN, AND HE'S GOT SEVERAL CHILDREN OR ONE CHILD, DEPUTY MASON, WHO'S ALSO A DETENTION OFFICER WITH THE WITH THE BCSO.

SO Y'ALL COME ON UP, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SAY A FEW WORDS.

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THANK YOU. I JUST YOU KNOW, I GREW UP STARTED WHEN I WAS 21, AND I'VE GROWN UP HERE, AND YOU KNOW, IT'S A LOT OF GOOD MEMORIES, A LOT OF GOOD EXPERIENCES. AND I JUST.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL. AND I DON'T, YOU KNOW, TAKE ANY OF THE YEARS FOR GRANTED.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY? YOUR FRIENDS? MY WIFE COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY, BUT MY MOTHER AND MY NEPHEW ARE HERE.

WHERE ARE THEY? BEV AND EDDIE, COME ON UP. SO YOUR MAMA'S HERE? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. IS SHE QUITE PROUD OF YOU? YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS. LET'S GIVE GIL PAUL MARTINEZ, DEPUTY, A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

AND WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD TO ACCEPT YOUR PIN.

AND THEN WE'LL DO PATLAN AFTER THAT. OH, YOU'RE PATLAN, SORRY.

THERE WE GO. ANYBODY ELSE? COME ON UP.

THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S MY BAD.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT. ALL RIGHT. GOT IT BACKWARDS HERE, GUYS.

SO WE'RE DOING GIL PAUL MARTINEZ NOW. YES, SIR.

GOT IT. SORRY. OKAY. NEXT UP WE HAVE ANOTHER 25 YEAR PEN INVESTIGATOR GIL MARTINEZ BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE BCSO IN JULY OF 2000 HIS HISTORY WITH THE BCSO CONSISTS OF AN INVESTIGATOR WITH THE VIOLENT CRIMES UNIT SWAT TEAM FROM 2008 TO 2025, ORGANIZED CRIME FROM 2021 TO 2025. TEXAS DPS TACTICAL FLIGHT OFFICER, 2013 TO 2017.

AND HE'S BEEN WITH THE WITH THE STREET CRIMES UNIT AS WELL FROM 2008 TO 2013 AND THEN AGAIN FROM 2017 TO 2021.

HIS CERTIFICATIONS INCLUDE MASTER PEACE OFFICER, POLICE INSTRUCTOR, FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR, SWAT INSTRUCTOR.

HE'S ACCOMPANIED BY HIS WIFE, DANIELA MARTINEZ, AND HIS CHILDREN MARISSA MARTINEZ, PABLO MARTINEZ AND STELLA MARTINEZ.

GIL, COME ON UP BROTHER. YES, SIR. HOW ARE YOU DOING, GUYS? GIL MARTINEZ, 25 YEARS. ME AND RUBEN STARTED TOGETHER RUNNING RIGHT DOWN THE STREET RIGHT THERE AT FOX TECH HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS. WE'RE THE LAST TWO STANDING.

IT'S A PRETTY GOOD ACCOMPLISHMENT. I FEEL GREAT GRATEFUL FOR THE COUNTY TO BLESS ME WITH THE JOB.

AND I WAS ABLE TO AFFORD OPPORTUNITIES TO MY CHILDREN.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHY DON'T YOU USE YOUR FAMILY? THIS IS MY WIFE, DANIELA MARTINEZ. COME ON, MY LITTLE ONE.

STELLA MARTINEZ. MY MIDDLE ONE, PABLO. AND THEN MY OLDEST, MARISSA.

ALL RIGHT. WHY DON'T YOU COME FORWARD TO ACCEPT YOUR 25 YEAR PEN? GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AGAIN. COME ON.

COME ON UP. LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

COME ON UP. COME ON UP HERE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE'LL HAVE TO GET.

WE'LL HAVE TO GET COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, THE COMMISSIONER MOODY, WHO'S PHOTOSHOP THEM IN THOSE PICTURES.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THE NEXT EMPLOYEE RECOGNIZES ALBERT ANTHONY CASTANOLA, 30 YEARS, JUVENILE PROBATION.

WE GOT ONE. I GOT ONE MORE JUDGE. I DON'T KNOW IF IT MADE THE AGENDA OR NOT, BUT WE HAVE.

WE DO HAVE ONE MORE, IF THAT'S OKAY. STOP. WE'VE GOT ONE MORE FROM THE SHERIFF. GO AHEAD. YES, SIR. NOT THAT HE'S ANY MORE IMPORTANT, OF COURSE, BUT WE'RE. TODAY WE'RE WE'RE RECOGNIZING ONE OF OUR ASSISTANT CHIEFS OVER LAW ENFORCEMENT.

ASSISTANT CHIEF DEPUTY ROLAND SCHULER HAS BEEN WITH THE BCSO FOR 35 YEARS.

WHILE FIRST STARTING HIS CAREER AS A REGISTERED NURSE, ROLAND SCHULER BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH BCSO IN JULY OF 1990.

ROLAND STARTED IN THE ADULT DETENTION CENTER BEFORE QUICKLY BECOMING PROMOTED TO CORPORAL AND THEN JOINING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT BUREAU IN 1994.

WHILE WORKING IN PATROL AND VICE, HE WAS PROMOTED TO INVESTIGATOR IN 2002.

IN 2015, HE ATTENDED THE FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY AS A LIEUTENANT AND CONTINUED TO PROMOTE THROUGH THE RANKS.

AFTER PROMOTING TO CAPTAIN ROWLAND, SHULER JOINED THE COMMAND STAFF IN 2019.

SINCE 2021, CHIEF SHULER HAS BEEN HAS HELPED EFFORTLESSLY IN HIS CURRENT POSITION AS THE ASSISTANT CHIEF DEPUTY OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT BUREAU.

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SO TODAY. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO BRING HIM.

BRING HIM UP. I'LL HAVE HIM SAY A FEW WORDS, IF THAT'S OKAY. CHIEF. COME ON. CHIEF. COME ON UP.

IT'S BEEN HALF MY LIFE IN SERVICE OF THE CITIZENS OF BEXAR COUNTY.

AND I WANT TO SAY I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

AND GOT SOME OF THE TANKS, SO WE'LL CONTINUE TO SERVE.

THANK YOU. CHIEF. WHY DON'T YOU COME FORWARD FOR YOUR 30 YEAR PIN? 35. 35. 35 YEAR PIN. AND GIVE HIM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

YOU DON'T LOOK A DAY OVER 35.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. CONGRATULATIONS. CONGRATULATIONS CHIEF.

SHERIFF. YOU GOT ANY MORE? THAT'S IT. SIR. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO. KIND OF WENT OUT OF ORDER.

LET ME GO BACK TO ALBERT CASTANOLA. JUVENILE PROBATION.

YOU HERE WITH YOUR CREW? MISS JILL MATA. WE ARE.

JUDGE. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

IT IS MY HONOR AND MY PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE ALBERT CASTANOLA TODAY.

HE HAS BEEN WITH US FOR 30 YEARS, AND HE'S COMING UP NOW.

HERE'S ALBERT. AND I'VE ASKED SUZANNE HAINLEN, WHO'S HIS DEPUTY CHIEF, TO SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT HIM.

BUT BEFORE I START, I WANT TO SAY HIS WIFE AND HIS TWO SONS ARE HERE.

SO WE'RE SO HONORED TO HAVE THEIR PRESENCE. HIS BROTHER IS HERE, SOME OF HIS COLLEAGUES FROM THE PAST, AND HIS UNIT IS HERE. AND SO IT'S BEEN 30 REALLY WONDERFUL YEARS OF SERVICE.

HE DOES OVERSEE AS A SUPERVISOR, THE GANG ISP UNIT CURRENTLY, WHICH IS A VERY TOUGH ASSIGNMENT WITH SOME OF OUR KIDS THAT NEED A LOT OF SUPPORTS. AND HE DOES SUCH A WONDERFUL JOB, AND I GET COMMENTS AND CALLS FROM THE JUDGES ROUTINELY ABOUT WHAT A GOOD JOB HE'S DOING BECAUSE HE'S SO COMPASSIONATE IN HOW HE HANDLES THAT ROLE. AND SO WE'RE REALLY HONORED TO TO HAVE THIS CELEBRATION TODAY.

AND, SUZANNE, WHERE ARE YOU? HERE. HI. AS I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY ABOUT ALBERT, I REALIZED THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER FOR ABOUT 18 YEARS NOW IN OUR RESPECTIVE UNITS.

AND I HAVE SOME STORIES, BUT WE'LL SAVE THOSE FOR ANOTHER TIME.

BUT TO BEGIN WITH. HE BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH OUR DEPARTMENT IN JULY OF 1995 AS A JUVENILE DETENTION OFFICER.

HE WAS PROMOTED TO A JUVENILE DETENTION OFFICER TWO IN DECEMBER 1995, AND THEN WAS PROMOTED TO PROBATION OFFICER WITH THE INTAKE UNIT IN DECEMBER 1997.

IN NOVEMBER 1998, HE WENT TO THE SOUTH SIDE UNIT AS A PROBATION OFFICER, AND REMAINED AT THAT UNIT UNTIL HIS PROBATION OR PROMOTION TO A SENIOR PROBATION OFFICER WITH THE GANG UNIT. HE WAS THEN PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR OF THE GANG UNIT IN JULY 2015, AND BECAME THE SUPERVISOR OF THE UNIT IN OCTOBER 2020.

DURING HIS CAREER, HE HAS EARNED NUMEROUS LETTERS OF APPRECIATION AND ARE THE EMPLOYEE EXCELLENT TEAM AWARD IN MAY OF 2021.

OVER THE YEARS, HE HAS CULTIVATED STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH VARIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COMMUNITY AGENCIES, WHICH HAS PROVEN TO BE INVALUABLE. HIS COMMITMENT TO THE YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN THE GANG UNIT AND IN THE DEPARTMENT IN GENERAL IS TRULY APPRECIATED.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I JUST WANT TO SAY GOD IS GREAT.

HE'S BLESSED ME FOR 30 YEARS WITH A GREAT JOB.

I WANT TO THANK CHIEF MARTIN, CHIEF HAILEN FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME.

I WANT TO THANK MY TEAM FOR THE BEST GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT, YOU KNOW, ANYBODY COULD HAVE.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS. I WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY, MY FRIEND ETHAN, NOAH, LAUREN, OUR SON MICHAEL, WHO'S IN THE ARMY AND CURRENTLY CURRENTLY DEPLOYED IN SOUTH KOREA.

WISH HE WAS HERE. TO MY WIFE, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING UP WITH ME.

WE'RE ALMOST DONE. SO WE'RE CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY.

MY BROTHER HENRY. RUBY. LARRY. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE THANK YOU. WOULD YOU COME FORWARD TO ACCEPT YOUR PIN AND BRING YOUR FAMILY FOR A PICTURE? AMEN.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. APPRECIATE YOU ALL BEING HERE.

THANK YOU. WHAT WOULD. WHAT ABOUT THE GANG OVER THERE.

COME ON. SOME OF YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO TO THAT SIDE. YEAH, YEAH. THERE WE GO.

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THANK YOU. YEAH. YEAH. PLEASE. I THINK, IS CANDY ZAVALA, IS SHE IN YOURS? CANDY ZAVALA FOR DISTRICT COURTS. JUVENILE. YOU KNOW, YOU.

SHE THE CLERK. JILL. I SEE OUR DISTRICT CLERK.

WE HAD CANDY DOYLE SAVALA. BUT SHE'S NOT HERE THIS MORNING.

OR DID. IS SHE HERE? OKAY. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE CANDY DOYLE SAVALA FOR 30 YEARS WITH THE JUVENILE DISTRICT CLERK. IS SHE WITH YOU? DISTRICT COURT. OKAY.

JUST WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THAT EMPLOYEE. SHE IS UNABLE TO BE HERE THIS MORNING.

ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR RECOGNIZED EMPLOYEES.

I WILL DO THE PRESENTATION/PROCLAMATION. THE COMMISSIONER COURT RECOGNIZES SEPTEMBER 22 TO 26 IS HIGH SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION WEEK IN BEXAR COUNTY.

LET ME ASK HEATHER EICHLIN AND GUESTS, WOULD YOU DEVOTE TO THE PODIUM? I'M EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE SEPTEMBER 2226 AS HIGH SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION WEEK IN BEXAR COUNTY.

AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A BIG ELECTION COMING UP IN NOVEMBER.

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT OUR COMMUNITY TURNS OUT AND THAT EVERYONE PARTICIPATES.

VOTER REGISTRATION. EDUCATION ARE THE FOUNDATION FOR ENGAGING IN DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE CHAMPIONS IN OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE THIS THEIR MISSION. LET ME READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES RATIFIED THE 26TH AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION IN 1971, LOWERING THE VOTING AGE TO 18. SINCE 2019, THE CIVIC CENTER HAS LED A NATIONAL INITIATIVE FOR HIGH SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION WEEK TO ENCOURAGE VOTER VOTING AMONG THE MORE THAN 4 MILLION AMERICANS WHO TURN 18 AND BECOME ELIGIBLE TO VOTE EVERY YEAR.

AND WHEREAS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE HIGH SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION LAW REQUIRES PRINCIPALS OF BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS TO OFFER ELIGIBLE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO REGISTER TO VOTE TWICE A YEAR.

EVEN THOUGH AWARENESS OF AND COMPLIANCE WITH THIS LAW REMAINS LESS THAN 100%.

AND WHEREAS EDUCATION VOTER REGISTRATION INITIATIVE, FOUNDED IN 2014 AND NOW A PROGRAM OF YOUTH VOTE, HAS HELPED PRINCIPALS COMPLY WITH THE LAW BY PROVIDING VOTER REGISTRATION TO ELIGIBLE STUDENTS.

DURING THE 24-25 SCHOOL YEAR, EVERY VISITED 28 HIGH SCHOOLS REPRESENTING TEN HIGH SCHOOLS, TEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND MORE THAN 2200 STUDENTS REGISTERED TO VOTE.

AND WHEREAS YOUTH TO VOTE AS A FUTURE READY PARTNER THAT SUPPORTS YOUTH VOTE AND COLLABORATION WITH UP PARTNERSHIP, THE CIVIC CENTER CENTER AND THE BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT WILL HOST THE FOURTH YOUTH VOTER AND POLL WORKER FEST ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2025 AT OUR LADY LAKE UNIVERSITY TO KICK OFF HIGH SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION WEEK BY BRINGING TOGETHER STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS FOR A CELEBRATION OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT TO DEMYSTIFY VOTING AND ELECTIONS THROUGH VOTER REGISTRATION, VOTER EDUCATION, AND RECRUITMENT OF STUDENT ELECTION CLERKS.

NOW, THEREFORE BE RESOLVED. THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZES SEPTEMBER 22ND THROUGH 26, 2025, AS HIGH SCHOOL VOTER REGISTRATION WEEK.

WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES BY THE COURT. GOOD MORNING, MISS EICHLIN.

LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU JUDGE.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS COURTS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AS YOU CAN TELL, WE HAVE A DIVERSE GROUP WITH US HERE TODAY.

SO I WANT TO JUST RECOGNIZE SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT ARE HERE WITH US.

AS WAS MENTIONED, OUR PARTNERS, BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT, WE HAVE MICHELLE CAREW, OUR BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR, AND HER STAFF IS HERE.

WE HAVE CHRISTINA MARTINEZ FROM UP PARTNERSHIP AND SAN ANTONIO ISD BOARD TRUSTEE.

SOMEWHERE RIGHT THERE. JULIA GRIZZARD WITH BEXAR COUNTY EDUCATION COALITION.

SHE'S ALSO A BOARD MEMBER. YOUTH DO VOTE. AND VERY IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE TWO STUDENTS HERE TODAY.

JUDGE, I KNOW EVERY TIME WE COME, WE SAY WE'RE THE STUDENTS. SO I GOT A COUPLE OF STUDENTS HERE TODAY IN ADDITION TO MY KIDS.

WE HAVE AUDREY ZAMORA, WHO IS ON THE SAN ANTONIO YOUTH COMMISSION, IS A BOARD MEMBER FOR YOUTH DO VOTE AND IS A YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY STUDENT.

WE ALSO WE ALSO HAVE TABITHA DE LA ROSA, A YOUTH LEADER FOR UP PARTNERSHIP AND ATTENDS STEM EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.

SO I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR BEING HERE. OBVIOUSLY, IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO DO THIS WORK, AND WE ARE SO PROUD OF THE SUPPORT THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE COUNTY.

AND WE THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING OUR YOUTH VOTER AND POLL WORKER FEST, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ON SEPTEMBER 20TH.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. WHY DON'T YOU COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION AND TAKE A PICTURE, EVERYBODY COME ON UP. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU.

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READY? LOOK THIS WAY. BIG SMILE. OH.

YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE'LL DO THE SECOND PROCLAMATION/PRESENTATION.

PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT, RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BEXAR COUNTY.

WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE COME FORWARD AND I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION AS YOU COME FORWARD.

WHEREAS ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, 1975, THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT ESTABLISHED THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BEXAR COUNTY ABC TO ENSURE SAFE, DECENT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

AND WHEREAS FOR FIVE DECADES, ABC HAS FAITHFULLY SERVED AS A STEWARD OF PUBLIC FUNDS, TRUST, PROMOTING DIGNITY, RESPECT AND ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES, SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED ACROSS BOTH INCORPORATED AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF BEXAR COUNTY. AND WHEREAS, ABC HAS ADVANCED A VISION OF STRONGER, MORE VIBRANT COMMUNITIES BY INCREASING ACCESS TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE, PROMOTING HOMEOWNERSHIP, AND WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS, STAKEHOLDERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ADDRESS HOUSING CHALLENGES WITH COMPASSION AND COMMITMENT. AND WHEREAS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF ITS BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HABC HAS DEMONSTRATED INNOVATIVE, COMMUNITY BASED SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR BEXAR COUNTY RESIDENTS AND PROMOTE LONG TERM HOUSING STABILITY.

AND WHEREAS THE IMPACT OF HOUSING AUTHORITY BEXAR COUNTY CAN BE SEEN IN THE THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO NOW HAVE BEEN PLACED, WHO NOW HAVE A PLACE TO CALL HOME AND A PATHWAY TO OPPORTUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZE AND COMMEND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, BEXAR COUNTY AND COMMEMORATION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BEXAR COUNTY AND EXTENDS ITS DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO THE STAFF, LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERS WHO HAVE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO STRENGTHEN THE FOUNDATION OF OUR COMMUNITY.

WITNESSED BY THE SIGNATURES OF THE COURT. GOOD MORNING MISS LUPE TORRES. GOOD MORNING JUDGE.

HOW ARE YOU DOING? THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

THANK YOU. JUDGE AND HONORABLE MEMBERS OF COMMISSIONERS COURT AND THOSE THAT ARE WITH US ON THE ZOOM.

IT IS A GREAT HONOR AND PLEASURE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF THE BEXAR COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY UNDER THE LEADERSHIP, OF COURSE, OF COMMISSIONERS COURT, AS WE ARE YOUR APPOINTEES.

AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD BE VERY PROUD AND HONORED, BECAUSE THE COMMISSIONERS THAT HAVE BEEN SERVING THROUGHOUT THE YEARS AND NOW CURRENTLY ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB OF PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO ALL THE CITIZENS OF THE COUNTY.

WE HAVE IMPROVED MANY, MANY LIVES AND THROUGH DIFFERENT CREATIVE WAYS THAT WE, AS COMMISSIONERS HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD IN AREAS OF NOT ONLY SECTION EIGHT, BUT TAX CREDIT, HOUSING AND COUNTY PART OF, EXCUSE ME, DEVELOPMENTS THAT WE HAVE PURCHASED THROUGH OTHER MEANS.

AND SO WE ARE SERVING A VERY GREAT VARIETY OF PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT INCOME LEVELS.

AND AND WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE ARE TRYING TO BE THE BEST HELP TO THE COUNTY IN IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE THAT RESIDE IN ALL OF OUR AFFORDABLE HOUSING WAYS OF PROVIDING HOUSING.

AND I WOULD LIKE FOR OUR INTRODUCE OUR COMMISSIONER, KEN LOWE, AND OUR CEO, NELDYS, AND OUR OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR STAFF. BUT WE WANTED NELDYS TO TELL YOU ABOUT OUR WONDERFUL CELEBRATION TOMORROW THAT WE HAD EXTENDED AN INVITATION.

AND WE ALSO HAVE A LITTLE GIFT FOR Y'ALL. NELDYS. THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. FIRST, THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION TO THE HARD WORK THAT THE TEAM IS DOING EVERY DAY.

IN THE NAME OF THE BOARD OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BEXAR COUNTY AND THE ENTIRE STAFF.

WE ARE SO PROUD OF EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE LAST YEAR, AND WE'LL HAVE THE COMMITMENT TO CONTINUE WORKING REALLY HARD TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THE HOUSING THAT THE FAMILY NEEDED AND COUNTY IN OUR COUNTY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH AND LIKE MISS LUPE SAID TOMORROW WE'LL BE CELEBRATING AND HOPE WITH ALL OF YOU INCLUDED.

AND THE 50 YEARS ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF BEXAR COUNTY AND THE BREAKFAST.

AND THE IDEA IS DEFINITELY TO ENSURE THAT WE GO THROUGH THE 50 YEAR, ALL THE ACCOMPLISHED, ALL THE, YOU KNOW, SUCCESS THAT THE AGENCY HAS BEEN HAVING, BUT ACTUALLY COMMITTED WITH ANOTHER 50 YEARS OF SERVICE FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. COME FORWARD, ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION, AND LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

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GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU.

HOW ARE YOU? HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? THANKS FOR COMING.

THANK YOU. RIGHT THERE. RIGHT THERE. BE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.

THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I HOPE I CAN MAKE IT IN THE MORNING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. SO TOMORROW.

RIGHT? OKAY. YEAH. OH, WE GOT SOME GIFTS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ, COMMISSIONER. THEY'RE DROPPING A METAL OFF.

I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT ON YOUR DESK THERE. HAVE STAFF PICK IT UP AND COMMISSIONER MOODY IF YOU'LL HAVE YOURS OR SOMEBODY PICK UP YOUR MEDAL. OKAY. ELIZABETH, I NEED TO GET CLARIFICATION.

DID WE GET THE. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE MIGHT HAVE HAD AUDIO WITH THE COMMISSIONERS ON ZOOM.

DID WE GET THE COMMISSIONERS VOTE ON AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 3 OR.

YES. OKAY. YOU GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, I UNDERSTAND COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, COMMISSIONER MOODY, WE MIGHT ADD SOME AUDIO AND JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU VOTE ON AGENDA 3.

THE CONSENT WAS RECORDED. I THINK IT WAS UNANIMOUS VOTE.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. 5.A, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP SPECIAL PRESENTATION AUTHORIZATION, APPROVAL FOR BEXAR COUNTY,

[5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS ITEM(S)]

ACCEPT THE DONATIONS OF CASH AND GIFT CARDS TO BE GIVEN TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, AND A COMBINED COLLECTION EFFORTS OF BEXAR COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE, TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, AND THE AN AMOUNT OF $2,985 FOR THE SUPPORT OF FLOOD RELIEF EFFORTS IN KERR AND BEXAR COUNTY. ALL RIGHT. MR. URESTI.

MISS ADAME-CLARK. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE. MISS MARTINEZ, FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY.

AND OF COURSE, I WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR COUNTY CLERK, LUCIA ADAME-CLARK, AND OUR DISTRICT CLERK, GLORIA MARTINEZ. SO WITH US, WE HAVE DOCTOR DANIEL MARTINEZ, AND HE IS WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

AND I MIGHT MENTION, JUDGE THAT YOU ALSO WERE THE, I GUESS, THE SPARK TO GET ALL THIS GOING.

AND SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU AND COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR THEIR SUPPORT AS WELL.

SO IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH WITH THE AUDITOR, WE COLLECTED SOME GIFT CARDS.

AND WE I THINK WE HAVE ALMOST $3,000 WORTH OF GIFT CARDS THAT WE WANT TO PRESENT TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

DOCTOR DANNY MARTINEZ IS WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

I MIGHT ALSO MENTION THAT ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION, THE TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR'S OFFICE GAVE I THINK IT WAS $5,340 SOMEWHERE LIKE THAT. WHO'S COUNTING? BUT AND BUT I DO WANT TO THANK.

I WANT TO MAKE MENTION ALSO TO THE OF THE LYBARGER LAW FIRM FOR HELPING US WITH THAT COLLECTION AND CLIFF DOUGLAS THEY AS SOON AS THEY HEARD WE WERE DOING SOMETHING LYBARGER LAW FIRM JUMPED IN. AND I MIGHT ALSO MENTION THAT NOT ONLY WAS THE OUR OFFICES, OUR THREE OFFICES, IT WAS THE CITIZENS OF BEXAR COUNTY BECAUSE WE ALSO REACHED OUT TO THEM AND OUR EMPLOYEES.

WE DONATED A TRAILER FULL OF CLOTHES TO THE GOODWILL WE DONATED OVER, I THINK IT'S OVER 5,000 POUNDS OF FOOD TO THE FOOD BANK. BUT AGAIN, I JUST, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO GIVE THIS TO DOCTOR DANIEL MARTINEZ.

AND ALSO ONE OF THE THINGS TOO, THAT WE TALKED ABOUT, JUDGE, IS THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT SOME OF THIS WAS FOR THE FLOOD VICTIMS OF BEXAR COUNTY. AND SO DOCTOR DANIEL MARTINEZ HAS BEEN VERY GRACIOUS ABOUT THAT.

AND I WANTED TO TURN IT OVER TO DOCTOR DANIEL MARTINEZ TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

THANK YOU, SIR, AND THANK YOU TO OUR COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR EVERYTHING.

JUDGE. IN TYPICAL BEXAR COUNTY FASHION, AS SOON AS JULY 4TH CAME AND I WAS DEPLOYED OUT, I TEXTED YOU TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, AND YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WAS, OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. TELL US HOW WE CAN HELP.

AND SO I DO WANT TO MENTION AS PART OF THIS RESPONSE EFFORT, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT SAN ANTONIO BEXAR COUNTY HAS CREATED A PILOT INITIATIVE THAT GAINED NATIONAL ATTENTION FROM THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, WHICH IS GOING TO BE REPLICATED.

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SO LAST YEAR, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT SUPPORTED THE AMERICAN RED CROSS WITH OUR FIRST NATIONAL PILOT OF $15,000, WHICH IS NOW BEING REPLICATED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

WITH THIS RELIEF EFFORT, WE CREATED OUR VERSION OF A MARK WRIGHT, A MULTI-AGENCY RESOURCE CENTER WHICH IS TYPICALLY OPERATED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

WE CREATED A PARTNERSHIP WITH GOODWILL, THE FOOD BANK, AND OTHER NONPROFITS TO CREATE A SIMILAR ONE STOP SHOP FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO WERE IMPACTED BY THIS DISASTER. AND IN DOING SO, WE TRULY AMPLIFIED OUR MISSION, OUR WORK, AND MADE IT THAT MUCH EASIER FOR CLIENTS WHO NEED HELP AND SUPPORT TO GET THAT. SO YOUR EFFORTS, WHETHER IT'S FINANCIAL, WHETHER IT'S JUST IN SUPPORT AND SPREADING THE WORD OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE. AND I'M JUST HERE TODAY TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.

SO THANK YOU. YOU MIGHT WANT TO MENTION ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CAME DOWN HERE FOR ALL THE BIG SHOTS LIKE YOU THAT CAME DOWN HERE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TELLING YOU ABOUT THAT.

SO ANYTIME WE HAVE A NATIONAL RESPONSE, WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY WHO CAME.

AND THIS PARTICULAR RESPONSE WE HAD OUR PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE RED CROSS, IFRC. THERE'S 160 SOMETHING COUNTRIES WITH RED CROSS PRESENCE.

SHE OVERSEES ALL OF THAT. SHE CAME TO TOUR AND SEE HOW WE ARE RESPONDING, AND SHE WAS VERY AGAIN HIGHLY COMPLIMENTARY AND SAID THAT SHE WAS GOING TO GO BACK TO THE NATIONAL CEO OF THE RED CROSS AND TALK ABOUT OUR EFFORTS SO THAT THEY COULD BE REPLICATED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

SO FROM THE INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN OR EXCUSE ME, OF THE RED CROSS TO LEADERS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY SEEING THE WORK THAT WE DO RIGHT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY, RECOGNIZING AND HONORING US FOR THAT WORK, WHICH CAN ONLY BE MADE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN THROUGH VOLUNTEERISM, SUPPORT AND GENEROSITY FROM EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM AND COUNTLESS OTHERS.

SO THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO LUCY, I WANT TO MENTION ONE THING IS THAT THE TAX OFFICE, WE HAVE AN EMPLOYEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE, WHICH HELPS ME SET, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT POLICIES.

AND SO I WANT TO HAVE THEM COME FORWARD, TOO, BECAUSE THEY'RE WITH ME TODAY.

AND SO I WANT TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THE WORK THEY DID.

I DON'T KNOW, LUCY, DO YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS, A FEW WORDS? GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, AND GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ AND COMMISSIONER MOODY.

IT WAS AN HONOR TO PARTNER UP WITH YOU, JUDGE, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO NOT ONLY SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY, BUT COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS AND APPOINTEES.

THIS IS A VERY, VERY HEARTBREAKING MOMENT, NOT ONLY FOR LOCALLY, FOR OUR INDIVIDUALS THAT DIED HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY, BUT ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND I'M SO PROUD TO HEAR THAT DOCTOR MARTINEZ HAS MADE AN INITIATIVE NATIONWIDE, BECAUSE RIGHT AFTER OUR FLOOD, NEW MEXICO WENT THROUGH A FLOOD AS WELL.

SO THAT'S AN EYE OPENING FOR THE NATION TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEED TO GET BETTER IN INFRASTRUCTURE, PROTECT OUR CONSTITUENTS, AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT GOES TO OUR COMMUNITY WHERE WE LEAD FROM OUR HEARTS.

ALBERT [INAUDIBLE], THANK YOU FOR TAKING ON THE PARTNERSHIP.

DISTRICT CLERK, ALSO HELPING US COLLECT MONEYS.

BUT NOT ONLY HAVE WE COLLECTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THIS ONE, BUT I FOUND OUT THIS WEEKEND WHEN I WAS IN AUSTIN FOR DINNER, THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN ANOTHER OVER $10,000, THAT I'LL NEED MR. LEO [INAUDIBLE]. SO WE HAVE MORE MONEY COMING IN.

ONCE I WAS IN AUSTIN, SO THIS IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF THE MONEY WE BROUGHT IN DURING THE WHAT WAS IT, THREE WEEKS THAT WE WERE COLLECTING? ALBERT? WE WERE COLLECTING FOR THREE WEEKS.

YES. OKAY. FOR THREE WEEKS. BUT I DID GET SOME GOOD NEWS THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO COLLECT MORE THAN $10,000.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE. WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOU, WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT AND OF COURSE, OUR AUDITOR. THANK YOU, LEO, FOR ALWAYS DOING THE AUDIT FOR EVERY OFFICE, MAKING SURE THAT WE STAY IN COMPLIANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MEET EVERYTHING.

AND I'M NEVER AFRAID OF BEING AUDIT. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, MISS MARTINEZ. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE.

COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE. WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT Y'ALL HAVE DONE TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO PARTICIPATE.

MY EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN AWESOME AND I THANK MY EMPLOYEES, THE COMMUNITY FOR EVERYBODY TO COME TOGETHER.

THANK YOU ALL. HAVE A GREAT DAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

CAN WE COME FORWARD AND GET A PICTURE? COME ON.

THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU? OH. YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. I APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

COME ON, LEO. COME ON, LEO, YOU GOTTA. YOU GOTTA GET.

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ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY.

YOU'RE WELCOME. MUCHAS GRACIAS. THANK YOU GLORIA.

OKAY, WE'LL TALK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO 7. FILING FOR THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS AND DIRECTING THE CRIMINAL

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

DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO TAKE ACTION IF NECESSARY. A.

B. C. SO NOTED. 8. COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 19TH NINE, 2025.

[8. Commissioners Court minutes for Tuesday, August 19, 2025]

MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

GOT CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. CONSTABLE VOJVODICH, YOU SIGNED UP, BUT I PRESUME YOU'RE SIGNED UP WITH THE WORK SESSION.

SO IF YOU WISH TO TALK NOW, I CAN LET YOU. OR IF YOU WANT TO.

WE'VE STILL GOT ABOUT 8, 17 MINUTES TO THE 10:00, WHICH IS THE WORK SESSION ON COP.

DO YOU WANT TO TALK NOW? ALL RIGHT. GO AHEAD.

GOOD MORNING JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. IF WE HAVE THAT PRESENTATION THAT'S AVAILABLE.

POWERPOINT. OH, WELL, YOU WANT TO DO IT WHILE WE DO IT LATER ON.

THEY CAN EITHER WAIT BEFORE WE GET UP, BUT WE CAN'T DO THAT.

OKAY. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND WAIT FOR THAT ITEM TO COME UP AT 10:00.

JUDGE. IS IT DECIDED WE SHOULD DO IT AT 10:00.

SO WE'LL DO WITH THAT. WE'LL DO THAT. THANK YOU. I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. I BELIEVE WE DID GO TO INDIVIDUAL ITEMS STORED ON THE TIME SERVER.

SO LET'S GO TO ITEM 63. DISCUSS AND APPROPRIATE ACTION AUTHORIZING THE USE OF

[63. Discussion and appropriate action authorizing the use ofthe power of eminent domain and approval of an Order declaring a necessity for the acquisition of a 0.0362-acre tract of land, out of Lot 1, Block 1, CB 4705, Boerne Stage / Scenic Loop Subdivision, Bexar County, Texas, and being that same tract conveyed to Silver Parr LLC in Volume 12655, Page 324 of the Official Public Records of Bexar County, Texas, said 0.0362-acre tract being more particularly described by metes and bounds and shown in Exhibit "A", attached to the Order and incorporated herein for all purposes, being located at 25615 Boerne Stage Road is necessary to advance and achieve the public use of providing a roadway expansion, with necessary drainage improvements, rehabilitation of the existing bridges, the addition of paved shoulders and a new roundabout at the intersection of Scenic Loop and Boerne Stage Road, to help provide unflooded access and increase public safety and enhance regional mobility at said intersection and authorizing the institution of condemnation proceedings to acquire these rights. Precinct Number 3.]

POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN. APPROVAL OF AN ORDER DECLARING A NECESSITY FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A .0362 ACRE TRACT OF LAND OUT OF LOT 1, BLOCK 1, CB 4705, BOERNE STAGE / SCENIC LOOP SUBDIVISION, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING THAT SAME TRACT CONVEYED TO SILVER POWER, LLC IN VOLUME 12655, PAGE 324 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF BEXAR COUNTY, AND SAID .0362 ACRE TRACT BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS, AS SHOWN IN EXHIBIT "A", ATTACHED TO THE ORDER INCORPORATED HEREIN FOR ALL PURPOSES, BEING LOCATED AT 25615 BOERNE STAGE ROAD IS NECESSARY TO ADVANCE AND ACHIEVE THE PUBLIC USE OF PROVIDING A ROADWAY EXPANSION WITH NECESSARY DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, REHABILITATION OF THE EXISTING BRIDGES, THE ADDITION OF PAVED SHOULDERS, AND NEW ROUNDABOUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCENIC LOOP AND BOERNE STAGE ROAD, TO HELP PROVIDE UNFLOODED ACCESS, INCREASED PUBLIC SAFETY, ENHANCED REGIONAL MOBILITY AT SAID INTERSECTION, AUTHORIZING INSTITUTION OF CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS TO ACQUIRE THESE RIGHTS.

PRECINCT NO. 3. MR. RHINEHART, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, ART REINHART, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. SO WE'RE HERE TODAY TO REQUEST PERMISSION TO PROCEED WITH EMINENT DOMAIN, SHOULD IT BE REQUIRED FOR BOERNE STAGE ROAD PHASE 3 PROJECT.

JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROJECT. THIS IS A ROADWAY EXPANSION PROJECT IN THE NORTH PART OF BEXAR COUNTY.

THIS IS PHASE THREE OF OVERALL CORRIDOR PROJECT THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS.

THIS PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES SOME BRIDGE REHAB, AS WELL AS A ROUNDABOUT AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCENIC LOOP ROAD AND BOERNE STAGE ROAD, WHERE APPROXIMATELY 95% COMPLETE WITH DESIGN READY TO BID IT OUT HERE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND HOPEFULLY TO START CONSTRUCTION BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR. AND IT WILL BE ROUGHLY A YEAR AND A HALF LONG PROJECT.

MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE PARCEL IN QUESTION IS LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SCENIC LOOP ROAD AND BOERNE STAGE ROAD.

YOU CAN SEE IT OUTLINED IN RED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SCREEN.

SPECIFICALLY, THE PARCEL NEEDED IS AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THIS INTERSECTION.

YOU CAN SEE THE ENGINEERING DRAWINGS ON THE SCREEN. IT'S OUR PROPOSED ROUNDABOUT. IT'S A MUCH SAFER PROJECT IMPROVEMENTS THAN THE EXISTING INTERSECTION AND WILL REQUIRE TO BASICALLY CLIP THE CORNER OF THIS PROPERTY. WE'VE MADE SOME INITIAL OFFERS AND A FINAL OFFER, AND WE'RE PENDING FEEDBACK. WE HOPE TO SETTLE, BUT WE NEED TO KEEP THE PROJECT MOVING.

SO WE'RE HERE TO REQUEST PERMISSION TO PROCEED IN THE EVENT WE DO NOT COME TO TERMS. SO THAT WRAPS UP MY PRESENTATION REQUESTING APPROVAL TO PROCEED WITH THE POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN.

ALL RIGHT. LET ME ASK QUESTIONS. COMMISSIONER MOODY, ARE YOU ARE YOU STILL WITH US? SINCE THIS IS IN YOUR PRECINCT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I AM JUDGE AND I DON'T THINK HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW.

I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT, I'VE SPOKEN WITH ART, AND I'VE ALSO SPOKEN WITH THE THE OWNER'S REP HERE.

THEY'VE BEEN FANTASTIC PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY THEY RESPONDED TO ME, AND I KNOW WE'RE IN CONTACT NOW.

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I THINK WE'LL BE ABLE TO TO SORT THIS OUT, AS ART INDICATED, BUT NO ISSUES AT THIS TIME.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTION OR COMMENT? IS THERE A MOTION? COMMISSIONER MOODY. I'LL MOVE. APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I JUST WANTED TO COMMEND ART ON SUCH A CONCISE PRESENTATION.

TRYING TO BEAT THE 10:00. THANK YOU ART. THANK YOU ART.

ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT. YOU ASK A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, 66.

WELL, HOLD ON. I BELIEVE, COMMISSIONER CALVERT, THAT IS A MATTER OF EXECUTIVE SESSION, SO I WOULD CERTAINLY ACCOMMODATE. BUT I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION EXECUTIVE.

WE'LL GET BACK TO 66. WE'LL CONTINUE ON. ITEM NUMBER 64.

[64. Discussion and approval of Bexar County's 2026 calendar year required contribution rate, basic benefits, provisions, and any plan changes for the County's Retirement Plan with Texas County and District Retirement System (TCDRS).]

DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF BEXAR COUNTY'S 2026 CALENDAR YEAR, REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION RATE, BASIC BENEFITS PROVISIONS, AND ANY PLANNED CHANGES FOR THE COUNTY RETIREMENT PLAN WITH TEXAS COUNTY AND DISTRICT RETIREMENT SYSTEM LEADERS, MR. LEO CALDERA. GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE JUDGE SAKAI.

HONORABLE COMMISSIONERS, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS LEO CALDERA.

I'M THE COUNTY AUDITOR, AND WITH ME I HAVE DIANA AGUIRRE, AND SHE'S OUR PAYROLL AND RETIREMENT ADMINISTRATOR.

TODAY, I JUST WANT TO BRIEFLY ACTUALLY, DO WE HAVE THE SLIDESHOW? A COUPLE OF SLIDES? NO, NO. OKAY. DID YOU PASS OUT THE PACKET, THOUGH? OKAY, GREAT. OKAY, SO EACH ONE OF YOU SHOULD HAVE A PACKET THERE ON THAT FIRST, FIRST PAGE.

IT'S A HIGH LEVEL OF THE BENEFITS OF OUR RETIREMENT.

AND AS I SAID BEFORE, WE'RE REALLY BLESSED TO HAVE THIS RETIREMENT SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS UNHEARD OF. A TWO FOR ONE.

200 MATCH. $2 FOR EVERY ONE YOU PUT IN. GUARANTEED 7% INTEREST.

A LIFETIME ANNUITY, AND ALSO WHERE YOU CAN PASS THAT ANNUITY ON TO YOUR BENEFICIARY.

SO AGAIN, WE WE HAVE A GREAT PLAN. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE KEEP ABREAST OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO ENSURE THE HEALTHINESS OF THIS PLAN. AND THIS IS PART OF WHERE WE HAVE THE CONTRIBUTION RATE, REQUIRED CONTRIBUTION RATE THAT COMES IN.

I ALSO WANT TO DO A QUICK PLUG OR MENTION THERE IS A MOBILE APP THAT CAME ONLINE ON AUGUST 19TH.

PART OF TCDRS, YOU CAN GO ONLINE, VIEW YOUR BALANCES, ESTIMATE FUTURE BUDGET AND UPDATE ACCOUNT INFO.

AND SO THAT BEING SAID I DID HAVE AN EMPLOYEE JUST LAST WEEK RETIRED WITH 34 YEARS OF SERVICE AND SHE WAS HAPPILY LOOKING FORWARD TO RETIREMENT AND WAS TELLING OUR YOUNGER STAFF HOW GREAT OUR RETIREMENT IS AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO STAY AND CONTINUE WORKING FOR THE COUNTY.

ON THE SECOND PAGE THERE WE HAVE A PLAN HISTORY OF THE REQUIRED PLAN RATES, AS YOU'LL SEE IN 2025.

IT WAS 14.52 CURRENTLY WITH A FUNDING RATIO OF 86%.

THE REQUIRED RATE PRODUCED BY TCDRS ACTUALLY HAS COME DOWN TO 13.82.

AND THE ACTUAL FUNDED RATIO WOULD INCREASE TO 87%.

AND THAT'S DUE TO A COMBINATION OF THINGS LARGELY FOR INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN REALLY WELL THIS PAST YEAR.

AND THEN ON THE LAST PAGE WE HAVE THERE LISTED 457 PLANS.

A LOT OF EMPLOYEES MAY KNOW WE HAVE DIFFERENT VENDORS THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY GO AND INVEST BEYOND THE REGULAR TCDRS.

AND AS I TELL A LOT OF MY EMPLOYEES, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE TO PAY BACK AT THE END OF THE YEAR, IRS, THESE ARE VERY VIABLE, GOOD OPTIONS TO ACTUALLY PUT IN TOWARDS YOUR RETIREMENT, ADDITIONAL RETIREMENT RATHER THAN HAVE TO PAY THE IRS BACK.

BUT LASTLY, JUST WANT TO SEEK THE COURT'S APPROVAL OF THE REQUIRED TCDRS CONTRIBUTION RATE OF 13.82%, WHICH WOULD GIVE A FUNDED RATIO OF 87% FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026.

AND WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU, LEO, FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? NO. I'M GOOD. JUDGE. MOVE. APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER MR. RODRIGUEZ. SECOND. SECOND. BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. COMMISSIONER MOODY. NO QUESTIONS JUDGE, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE WHAT WHAT LEO SAID. YOU KNOW HAVING SERVED AT A COUPLE DIFFERENT LARGE CORPORATIONS OUR

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BENEFITS THERE AT BEXAR COUNTY ARE REALLY JUST UNMATCHED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

AND IT'S A GREAT BENEFIT FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.

AND AS LEO SAID, I HOPE EVERYONE YOU KNOW GRASPS THAT.

AND IT'S A BIG PART OF OUR COMPENSATION PACKAGE, RIGHT? WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SALARY AND WE TALK ABOUT HEALTH INSURANCE, WE TALK ABOUT RETIREMENT.

THERE'S A LOT THAT GOES WITH THAT. AND THIS IS THIS IS A BIG PIECE OF THAT.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. SECOND.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, JUDGE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. LEO. ITEM 65.

[65. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval and execution of the Mainframe Hosting Solution Contract amendments with Data Management Associates of Brevard, Inc. to continue Mainframe Hosting, Production Control, and Job Schedule Monitoring services beginning September 11, 2025, and ending March 10, 2027, in the amount of $1,643,214.]

DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL, EXECUTION OF THE MAINFRAME HOSTING SOLUTION CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH DATA MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES OF BREVARD, INC. TO CONTINUE MAINFRAME HOSTING, PRODUCTION CONTROL, AND JOB SCHEDULE MONITORING SERVICES BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2025, ENDING MARCH 10TH, 2027, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,643,214.

MR. GAGER. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

I DON'T HAVE A PRESENTATION FOR THIS. IT'S FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD. I THINK YOU ALL ARE AWARE THAT WE WERE ON THE MAINFRAME AND WE MOVED TO ODYSSEY AND ITS RELATED SUITE OF PRODUCTS. SO THAT GOT US AWAY FROM MOST OF THE INFORMATION OR MOST OF THE FUNCTIONALITY THAT WE NEEDED THE MAINFRAME FOR.

BUT WE STILL NEED THE MAINFRAME FOR THINGS LIKE ELECTIONS, PAYROLL, SOME TIME KEEPING FUNCTIONS.

AND THERE'S ALSO SOME DATA ON THEIR OLD POLICE REPORTS AND INFORMATION RELATED TO THE, INFORMATION THAT BCSO IS RELYING ON IN ORDER TO DO THEIR JOB. AND THAT INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE MIGRATED FROM THAT SYSTEM OVER TO NICHERMS, WHICH IS THEIR RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. WE JUST BECAME AWARE OF THAT EARLIER THIS YEAR.

SO I THINK IN THE PROPOSED BUDGET, YOU ALL ARE GOING TO BE CONSIDERING APPROVAL OF A CAPITAL PROJECT THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO DO THAT DATA MIGRATION.

THIS 18 MONTH EXTENSION IS THE MINIMAL OR THE MINIMUM EXTENSION THAT THE VENDOR WOULD DO, BUT THIS GETS US ENOUGH TIME TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT DATA MIGRATION AS WELL AS MIGRATE TO ENFORCE OUR MEAN TO WORKDAY, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO MIGRATE OR MOVE THE FUNCTIONALITY THAT WE NEED TO SUPPORT ELECTIONS, PAYROLL AND TIMEKEEPING. SO WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS ITEM SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO ACCESS THAT INFORMATION.

ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES? COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? COMMISSIONER MOODY? I'M GOOD JUDGE. COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER CALVERT? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE RAPIDLY GETTING THROUGH THIS AGENDA. WE'RE STILL SHORT OF THE 10 A.M.

LET'S GO 67. DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING BEXAR COUNTY LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM.

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

89 SESSION OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE. MISS SHANNON OR THOMAS OR WHOMEVER.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. MELISSA SHANNON, COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

SO AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN OUR SECOND CALLED SPECIAL SESSION, WHICH I AND MANY OF US HAD ANTICIPATED WOULD ADJOURN ON FRIDAY. AND THEY DID NOT. SO THE HOUSE WILL GO IN AT NOON TODAY.

SENATE GOES IN AT 1 P.M.. AND AS OF IF I'M TRYING TO GET MY DAY STRAIGHT, I THINK IT WAS FRIDAY.

HOUSE CALENDARS WAS TO MEET. SO THAT MEANS THAT THE HOUSE IS PLANNING FOR MORE FLOOR ACTION COMING TOMORROW AS WELL.

SO WE SHALL SEE WHAT HAPPENS TODAY. BUT KATE HAS HANDED OUT THE REPORT, TWO PAGE REPORT, AND I'LL JUST HIT ON THE BILLS THAT ARE STILL IN PLAY THAT ARE PERTINENT TO BEXAR COUNTY. SB 2, THE THIS ONE HAS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND FOR THE SMALLER COUNTIES. HOW JPS CAN WAVE AUTOPSIES IN DEATH, WAVE DEATH INVESTIGATIONS IN DISASTERS. THIS ONE IS GOING TO A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE.

BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE HAVE APPOINTED THEIR CONFEREES.

SO WE'RE WAITING TO SEE WHAT THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE COMES OUT WITH ON SB 2.

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SO IT IS STILL IN PLAY. SB 3, OUTDOOR WARNING SIRENS AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS HAS BEEN SENT TO THE GOVERNOR, SO THE GOVERNOR SHOULD BE SIGNING THAT ONE. SB 5 WAS THE ONE THAT A LOT OF US WERE INTERESTED IN FOR TRYING TO GET FUNDING FOR THE NEXT GEN SARA FLOOD SYSTEM THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM.

THAT ONE TWO HAS GONE TO A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE STILL.

I'VE NOT HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT ADDED FUNDING FOR BEXAR COUNTY FOR THAT WARNING FOR THE SARA NEXT GEN SYSTEM, BUT IT'S IN CONFERENCE, SO WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THEY WHAT COMES OUT OF THAT.

DID WE GET A LETTER OF REQUEST SUPPORT UP TO THAT COMMITTEE? I DON'T, NOT THAT I RECEIVED. I KNOW THAT I KNOW THAT SEVERAL OF THE COMMISSIONERS BECAUSE I KNOW COMMISSIONER MOODY AND COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ WERE MAKING CALLS TO SOME OF THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS.

BUT AS FAR AS A LETTER, I DIDN'T. I DRAFTED ONE, BUT I DON'T THINK I EVER SAW IT BACK.

OKAY. HB 17 IS ONE THAT IT WOULD BE A PRETTY BIG HIT TO US IF IT HAPPENS TO GO THROUGH, IT WOULD REQUIRE TAXING ENTITIES TO MAIL NOTICES TO EVERY TAX ACCOUNT VERSUS POSTING IN THE NEWSPAPER. SO WE TESTIFIED IN COMMITTEE LAST WEEK IN THE SENATE COMMITTEE, AND THERE WAS A VERY ROBUST DISCUSSION ON THAT BILL.

I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING I DON'T THINK IT'S GOING TO COME OUT THAT WAY.

I THINK THE LAST THAT THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THOSE OF US TAX ACCOUNT HOLDERS PROVIDING OUR EMAIL ADDRESS. SO THOSE NOTICES THAT THEY CAN BE EMAILED VERSUS ACTUALLY HAVING TO PHYSICALLY MAIL EACH AND EVERY ONE BECAUSE THAT'S A HUGE EXPENSE FOR ALL TAXING ENTITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, COUNTIES, EVERYONE.

YES, MA'AM. HOW HOW ARE WE COMMUNICATING THAT CURRENTLY? VIA THE NEWSPAPER? IT'S JUST A POSTING. YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU. AND I GUESS ON OUR WEBSITE, TOO. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO IT, BUT WE ARE REQUIRED PER STATUTE, TO PUT IT IN THE NEWSPAPER. THAT ONE, THAT BILL WAS PLACED ON SENATE, AND THAT'S A HOUSE BILL THAT'S MADE IT OVER TO THE SENATE.

SO IT'S ON THE SENATE CALENDAR TODAY. SO THEY'LL BE DISCUSSING THAT ONE.

SENATOR BETTENCOURT WAS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE THAT WE SPOKE TO.

AND IT'S HE'S CARRYING IT IN THE IN THE SENATE.

SO I THINK, I HOPE HE'LL BE AMENABLE TO SOME OF THE CHANGES.

I THINK HE UNDERSTOOD THE COST TO ALL THE TAXING ENTITIES BECAUSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE STATE SCHOOL DISTRICTS WERE THERE THAT DAY, TOO. THEIR ASSOCIATION. SB 10 WOULD AFFECT THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE.

SO WE ARE DOWN TO 3.5%. IF WE GO ABOVE 3.5%, WE HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE VOTERS.

THE BILL WAS DRAFTED TO TAKE IT DOWN TO 2.5%.

WHEN IT CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE, IT WAS AMENDED, TAKING IT DOWN TO 1%.

AND ALSO INCLUDING ALL, MOST ALL TAXING ENTITIES.

SO WHEN IT GOT OVER TO THE SENATE AND IN THE COMMITTEE THAT I JUST SPOKE OF, SENATOR BETANCOURT, JUST THIS BILL CAME UP IN CONVERSATION THAT DAY, AND SENATOR BETANCOURT SAID IN COMMITTEE THAT THE 1% WAS NOT GOING TO FLY.

SO WHAT WE'RE HEARING IS THAT THE SENATE HAS CAUCUSED ON THAT BILL.

THE SENATE REPUBLICANS HAVE CAUCUSED ON THAT BILL.

AND IF THE IF IT THEY CAN'T AGREE BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE, THEY'LL JUST LET THE BILL DIE.

SO EITHER IT WILL BE 2.5% OR IT WILL BE DEAD, IS WHAT WE ARE BEING TOLD.

AND THEN JUST SOME MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS THAT THE COURT MAY BE INTERESTED IN.

OF COURSE, I KNOW YOU'VE HEARD OF ALL OF THE HB 4 AND THE REDISTRICTING THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.

HB 16 IS THE OPERATION AND PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE JUDICIAL BRANCH THAT ONE HAS BEEN SENT TO THE GOVERNOR.

SO THAT WAS JUST SOME CLEANUP ITEMS FROM THE OMNIBUS COURTS BILL THAT WENT THROUGH IN THE SPECIAL IN THE REGULAR SESSION.

SB 54 IS SET ON THE HOUSE CALENDAR TODAY. THIS IS VOTER, IT AFFECTS VOTER REGISTRATION. AND IT'S BASICALLY THAT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, THAT IF YOUR YOUR ADDRESS HAS CHANGED,

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YOU GO TO THE POLLS, YOU CURRENTLY CAN GET THAT FIXED THE DAY OF AND YOU NO LONGER WILL BE ABLE TO TO DO THAT.

SB 8, DESIGNATION AND USE OF CERTAIN SPACES AND FACILITIES ACCORDING TO SEX.

THAT ONE IS A SENATE BILL THAT HAS MADE IT TO THE HOUSE AND IT HAS PASSED.

SO AS LONG AS THE SENATE AGREES AND I DON'T REMEMBER, I DON'T REMEMBER IF THERE WERE AMENDMENTS TO THIS ONE, BUT THIS BILL IS STILL IN PLAY. AND THEN LASTLY, SB 14 CREDITS AGAINST IMPACT FEES FOR BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS. THAT ONE WAS SENT TO THE GOVERNOR SO THAT THOSE ARE THE MAJOR BILLS THAT ARE IN PLAY CURRENTLY.

AND WE SHALL SEE WHAT THEY DO THIS WEEK IF THEY ADJOURN OR THEY'RE GOING TO.

WHAT WE HAD THOUGHT WAS AND A LOT, WE HAD HEARD QUITE A BIT, WAS THAT THERE WERE A LOT OF MEMBERS THAT WANTED TO GET INTO SEPTEMBER.

SO NOW WE'RE INTO THE SECOND DAY IN SEPTEMBER.

THEY WANTED TO GET INTO SEPTEMBER BECAUSE THEY GOT ANOTHER MONTH'S WORTH OF BUDGET OFFICE OFFICE ACCOUNTS.

SO WE'LL SEE. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

YEAH. THE ONE ON VOTER REGISTRATION. YOU SAID THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO CHANGE THEIR ADDRESS THAT DAY.

THAT'S. YES, MA'AM. SO IF THEY HAVE A DIFFERENT ADDRESS, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO VOTE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY, SO IT'S VOTER SUPPRESSION OBVIOUSLY. NO COMMENT, BUT. OKAY. AND THEN REDISTRICTING WHEN, SO THAT'S ALREADY BEEN SIGNED.

YES. IT WAS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. PARDON ME.

THIS IS FOR THE ADDED CONGRESSIONAL. YES, MA'AM.

RACES BECAUSE OF THE FEAR THAT'S COMING UP IN THE MIDTERM, CORRECT? SO THEY'RE ADDING MORE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMMENT.

THAT'S FINE. SO WHEN IS THAT? IF THAT HAPPENS.

SO IT WAS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR OR. YES, IT WAS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR ON AUGUST 29TH.

I DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I'M ASSUMING WITH THIS WANTING TO BE, THEY WANTED THIS TO BE EFFECTIVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

I, I WOULD ASSUME IT'S EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, BUT I DON'T KNOW, OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.

BUT THERE HAS TO BE A VOTE, RIGHT? WHEN WHEN IS THAT VOTE FOR THE NEW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS? I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS I WOULD THINK NEXT NOVEMBER, BUT I'M SORRY I'VE NOT KEPT UP WITH REDISTRICTING ENOUGH BECAUSE IT JUST.

YOU'RE JUST. NO, NO, IT'S FINE, YOU KNOW, YES.

THANK YOU. SORRY, COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? YOU KNOW, NO QUESTIONS. JUDGE. I WILL MENTION, THOUGH, THAT I KNOW MYSELF, I THINK COMMISSIONER CALVERT WERE UP AT AUSTIN FOR TAC LAST WEEK, AND I KNOW WE BOTH TALKED TO SEVERAL FOLKS I DID ABOUT THE REIMBURSEMENT IN PARTICULAR FOR THE FLOODING.

IT DIDN'T SOUND REAL HOPEFUL THAT THERE WOULD BE ANY FUNDING RELIEF.

AND I KNOW THAT THE SOME OF THE DIRECTION WE GOT FROM OUR OUTSIDE STATE LOBBYISTS WAS KIND OF JUST TO, YOU KNOW, PASS PUTTING A FORMAL LETTER TOGETHER, JUST MAKE CALLS.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING. I DON'T KNOW IF COMMISSIONER MOODY, YOU HEARD ANYTHING DIFFERENT, BUT BUT IT SOUNDED PRETTY LIKE A STRETCH THAT WE'D GET ANY FUNDING. NOT JUST US. ANYBODY FOR REIMBURSEMENT.

COMMISSIONER MOODY, ANYTHING TO ADD? WELL, I REACHED OUT TO SENATOR CAMPBELL AND SENATOR FLORES.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T, YOU KNOW, KNOW WHETHER ANYTHING WILL WILL MATERIALIZE OR NOT AT THIS POINT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, WE DEFINITELY MADE THAT THAT PITCH AND, AND EXPLAINED OUR SITUATION THE FLOODING THAT WE'VE HAD IN BEXAR COUNTY.

AND YOU KNOW, WHAT THIS COULD DO FOR, FOR BEXAR COUNTY AND ALSO FOR THE SURROUNDING ADJACENT COUNTIES.

SO I KNOW THAT MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED AND WE'LL SEE KIND OF HOW THINGS PLAY OUT.

I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION TO TO MELISSA ON THE, THE REGISTRATION BILL.

AND OBVIOUSLY I JUST DON'T HAVE TIME TO TO PULL THIS UP IN REAL TIME, BUT I ASSUME THAT THAT MEANS YOU'RE CASTING A PROVISIONAL BALLOT, RIGHT? DID YOU SAY PROVISIONAL BALLOT? CORRECT.

I WOULD ASSUME YOU'RE CORRECT, COMMISSIONER, BUT LET ME AND I THINK THERE'S MICHELLE.

SHE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION JUST FOR SOME CLARIFICATION.

THAT BILL DOES NOT STOP THE VOTER FROM VOTING.

WHAT IT WILL ALLOW THEM TO DO IS CHANGE THEIR ADDRESS SAME DAY AND VOTE IN THEIR NEW PRECINCT.

SO THE NEW PROCESSES ARE CURRENTLY BEING SET UP THROUGH SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE, AND THEY'VE ADVISED US THAT THIS IS IN EFFECT AS OF YESTERDAY.

THANKS FOR CLARIFYING THERE. BECAUSE WE NEED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT THE FACTS ACTUALLY ARE WITH THE BILL.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT 54, SENATE BILL 54.

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COMMISSIONER CALVERT. THAT ONE HADN'T EVEN GONE YET.

ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. YEAH. YEAH. SORRY, I WAS CONFUSED. THAT'S WHY I WAS LISTENING FROM THE BACK. SO, YEAH, THIS ONE HAS NOT EVEN BEEN HEARD. THIS IS BRAND NEW. SO IT HAS NOT BEEN VOTED ON YET.

MISS CLAY-FLORES, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? SO THIS IS CONFUSING.

SO IF SOMEONE HAS A DIFFERENT ADDRESS AND THEY SHOW UP TO VOTE, THEY ARE GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO VOTE OR NOT.

THIS IS CONFLICTING WITH THE NEW LAW THAT WENT INTO EFFECT YESTERDAY.

SO WE DON'T KNOW YET. WE DON'T KNOW YET BECAUSE THAT'S THE POINT OF CAUSING CHAOS AND [INAUDIBLE].

OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH.

I THINK MICHELLE WAS TALKING ABOUT SENATE BILL 2753, I THINK.

AND COMMISSIONER CALVERT IF DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT NUMBER, THAT'S OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, BUT THAT'S THE ONE THAT YOU HAD ASKED FOR A BILL ANALYSIS LAST COURT MEETING.

AND SO IN MY FRIDAY EMAIL TO YOU ALL, I INCLUDED SOME INFORMATION FROM SECRETARY OF STATE.

SO THAT'S WHAT MICHELLE'S REFERRING TO IS THAT BILL DURING THE REGULAR SESSION.

SO NOW THERE'S A SECOND BILL THAT'S FILED, SENATE BILL 54.

THAT SAID, ON THE HOUSE CALENDAR TODAY THAT WOULD AFFECT THAT.

OKAY. THANK YOU MELISSA. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL GO TO TIME CERTAIN UP IN AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 6.

[6. TIME CERTAIN ITEM(S)]

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION REGARDING THE PROPOSED BEXAR COUNTY FISCAL YEAR 25-26, OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET RELATED APPROPRIATIONS AND/OR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR THE OFFICE OF CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 3. 1. ADDING A TOTAL OF TEN DEPUTY CONSTABLES TO PROPOSE TWO ADDITIONS.

2. ADDING ONE PERMANENT PART TIME CLERK. AND 3 FUTURE PRECINCT THREE FACILITY OPERATIONS NEEDS.

CONSTABLE VOJVODICH. YOU'VE ASKED TO BE HEARD.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. JUDGE SAKAI, COMMISSIONER FLORES, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, MOODY REMOTELY, AND MR. CALVERT. THANK YOU, SIRS.

IF I CAN GET THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. BASICALLY, WE'RE LOOKING AT PRECINCTS.

EACH PRECINCT IS SIMILAR IN POPULATION BUT DIFFERENT IN SIZE.

WE HAVE OVER 300MI² IN PRECINCT 3. WE SERVE OVER 550,000 RESIDENTS.

WE HAVE ABOUT 1200 APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN PRECINCT 3.

CONSTABLE'S ARE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS WITHIN THEIR PRECINCTS.

YOU, HOWEVER, ON THE COURT, HAVE A $2.8 BILLION ENTERPRISE WITH 6400 EMPLOYEES, AND YOU RELY ON DEPARTMENT AND OFFICE HEADS.

OH. THANK YOU. WHICH ONE? OKAY. THANK YOU. YOU RELY ON THESE OFFICE HEADS AND ELECTED, OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR THEIR EXPERIENCE AND THEIR ADVICE. IN ALL AREAS OF YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU ALL TO HAVE MASTER THE ART OF ROAD REPAIR, JAIL CONSTRUCTION, RUNNING A CLERK'S OFFICE, BEING A CIVIL OR CRIMINAL JUDGE. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JUDGE SAKAI.

REPAIRING COUNTY BUILDINGS, MANAGING EXTENSIVE IT ISSUES, RADIO SYSTEMS, OR ANY NUMBER OF 100 OTHER SPECIALTIES WITHIN BEXAR COUNTY.

YOU SHOULD HAVE TRUST IN THE COMPETENCE AND INTEGRITY OF EACH CONSTABLE, AND IF THAT'S NOT PRESENT, WE SHOULD REBUILD THAT TRUST. TRUST IS A TWO WAY STREET.

AND WITHOUT THESE TRUST LEVELS WITH THE COURT RIGHT NOW, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEEK TO REPAIR THOSE AND MOVE FORWARD.

THE SUMMARY FOR OUR CURRENT BUDGET REQUESTS. ONE, WE WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO USE THE UNEXPENDED SALARY FUNDS TO PURCHASE THE TWO BMW MOTORCYCLES AND EQUIPMENT. IT'S ACTUALLY BUDGET NEUTRAL.

IT'S USING UNEXPENDED FUNDS FROM SALARY. IT'S NOT LIKE WE WERE PLANNING FOR AN EXPENDITURE BETWEEN NOW AND OCTOBER 1ST.

THESE ARE FROM POSITIONS THAT WE HAD FOR UP TO FIVE MONTHS THAT WERE VACANT.

AND ALL OF THEM COMBINED CAME UP TO ABOUT $148,000.

IT'S BUDGET NEUTRAL. IT'S SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU ALL PERMITTED THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO USE IN ONE OF HIS PROGRAMS IN THE PAST MEETING OR SO.

WE WANT TO ASK YOU TO PERMIT THE FLEET TO TRANSFER ONE NEW PICKUP TRUCK FOR A TAHOE.

THE TAHOE WE CAN USE. BOTH ARE ALREADY PURCHASED.

IT'S BUDGET NEUTRAL. WE HAVE A PRECINCT THAT WANTS THE TRUCK AND WE WANT THE TAHOE.

WE WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE OUR COMAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT CONTRACT TO INCLUDE THE REQUESTED ADDITIONAL OFFICER.

IT'S 100% PAID FOR BY THE COMAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND IT INCREASES OUR CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THESE THREATS AT THESE SCHOOLS.

THE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS NEEDED TO COMPLY WITH THE INTENT OF SB 38 AND SB 1333, SO THAT NO OVERTIME WILL BE NECESSARY.

WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO COORDINATE PLANS THAT ALTER OUR BUILDING, OR ADD MORE TRAFFIC, OR REDUCE PARKING AT OUR FACILITIES, SO WE DON'T HAVE A REPEAT OF THE LACK OF COMMUNICATIONS LIKE WE HAD IN PRECINCT 4.

WE ALSO HAVE A TEMPORARY PART TIME CLERK THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO BE A PERMANENT PART TIME CLERK.

WE'VE HAD HER FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS. WE'RE TRYING TO GIVE HER A LITTLE BIT OF STABILITY FROM BUDGET TO BUDGET. WE WANT TO DO WHAT'S BEST AND WE ARE THE EXPERTS AS FAR AS EACH INDIVIDUAL PRECINCTS. WE RELY ON YOUR INPUT BECAUSE YOU ARE THE LEADERS, AND WE'RE TRYING TO PROVIDE YOU THE BEST POSSIBLE INFORMATION SO THAT YOU CAN MAKE YOUR DECISIONS WISELY. AT THE SAME TIME, WE WANT TO SHIFT, WE WANT TO BRING JUSTICE TO THESE VICTIMS WHO ARE WAITING AND SHIFT THE COST OF CONSTABLE

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LAW ENFORCEMENT TO THE VIOLATORS OF THE LAW. FREEING THE LAW ABIDING TAXPAYER FROM THIS BURDEN.

SENATE BILL 1333 IS THE SISTER BILL TO SENATE BILL 38, WHICH ADDS A BYPASS MECHANISM TO DEAL WITH SQUATTERS.

IT REQUIRES A CONSTABLE TO INVESTIGATE THE CIRCUMSTANCES, IDENTIFY THE CHARGES TO BE FILED, AND TO REMOVE OCCUPANTS IN A MANNER SIMILAR TO A WRIT OF POSSESSION.

WE ARE ALSO AUTHORIZED TO CHARGE THE FEE, SIMILAR TO A WRIT OF POSSESSION OF $282.

WHEN THESE OCCUR, IT WILL BE A HOT PAPER. IT'S ONE THAT SB 38 AND 1333 ARE STEPS THE LEGISLATURE CHOSE TO DO TO PROTECT PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS. THIS WILL REQUIRE MORE TIME IN EACH PRECINCT AND STAFF HOURS, VERY LIKELY IN AN INCREASE IN TACTICAL ENTRIES TO REMOVE ENTRAINED SQUATTERS WITH MULTIPLE HOURS OF MANPOWER REQUIRED. WE ACTUALLY HAD TO CALL SHERIFF SALAZAR FOR A THREE DAY STANDOFF THAT WE HAD, AND HE GRACIOUSLY PROVIDED HIS SWAT TEAM, AND THAT WAS ENDED WITHOUT ANY VIOLENCE.

ON THESE TIMEFRAMES FOR SB 38 AND 1333. THE TIME FRAME IS NO LONGER WHEN A CONSTABLE IS HANDED THE COURT ORDER.

IT WILL START FROM THE TIME THAT THE COURT RECEIVES IT, WHICH CUTS DOWN THE TIME THAT WE WILL HAVE AVAILABLE TO IT.

THE ACTUAL HAND OFF FOR THESE PAPERS MAY BE TWO OR MORE DAYS DELAYED, ESPECIALLY IF WE RECEIVE IT ON A FRIDAY OR IF A HOLIDAY OCCURS ON A MONDAY FOLLOWING THE FRIDAY FILING. WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT TIME.

I KNOW THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT MR. GAGER TO PROVIDE US INFORMATION, BUT BY THE WAY, I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO HIM.

HE'S HELPED US TREMENDOUSLY ON GETTING RMS. IN PLACE FOR CONSTABLE'S AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OTHER IT ISSUES.

I SAW HIM, I GOT A CHANCE TO MEET HIM HERE TODAY, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME. THESE FIGURES THAT WE'RE SHOWING HERE.

THEY'RE NOT THEORY, THEY'RE FACT, THEY'RE NOT BASED ON MCAD OR ODYSSEY, WHICH BOTH HAVE THEIR FLAWS AS FAR AS TIMEKEEPING GOES.

THESE ARE BASED ON THE DAILY REPORTS THAT EACH OFFICER PROVIDES.

AND WE CALCULATE ON A WEEKLY BASIS HOW LONG IT TAKES US TO SERVE EACH INDIVIDUAL PAPER.

IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, WE'RE SHOWING YOU THAT AN THE AVERAGE SERVICE TIMES FOR EVICTIONS PRIOR ABOUT TO ABOUT JUNE WAS ABOUT 10.2 DAYS TO SERVE.

A WRIT OF POSSESSION WAS TAKEN AS 30 DAYS. OUR HIGH WAS 45 DAYS.

AND THOSE ARE BUSINESS DAYS, WHICH WAS UNCONSCIONABLE AS FAR AS RETURNING PROPERTY TO THE PLAINTIFFS.

THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT THEY HAD SB 38 AND 1333 WAS TO REDUCE THAT AMOUNT OF TIME, AND THAT WILL BECOME THE DE FACTO MEASURE FOR US AS FAR AS OUR DUE DILIGENCE.

IT'S CLEAR THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT WAS TO RETURN PROPERTY OWNER WITHIN FIVE DAYS AS A DUE DILIGENCE ISSUE.

THIS MAY BECOME A SOURCE OF LITIGATION IF WE FAIL TO MEET THESE TIMEFRAMES.

LAWSUITS WITH LIQUIDATED DAMAGES OR A NUISANCE SETTLEMENT MAY BECOME COMMON.

IF YOU REMEMBER, SOME 15 YEARS AGO, WE HAD AN ATTORNEY THAT WAS MAKING A LIVING SUING CONSTABLES AND SHERIFFS BECAUSE THEY HAD WRITTEN BAD RETURNS.

THEY LEFT SOMETHING OUT AND HE MADE A SMALL FORTUNE DOING THAT.

WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN THIS TIME. WE HAVE A LARGER VERSION OF THIS CHART AVAILABLE FOR THE COURT.

I'M NOT SURE HOW YOU WANT TO GET IT, BUT WE'LL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE IT TO YOU.

THIS BASICALLY SHOWS A TIME FRAME IN THE OCTOBER, NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER TIME FRAMES, YOU'LL SEE WHERE WE HAVE A DIP IN THE TIME IT TAKES TO COMPLETE A WRIT OF POSSESSION. WE HAD QUITE A BACKLOG.

WE USE OVERTIME AND ADDITIONAL OFFICERS SROS WHO ARE FREE FROM SCHOOL FOR THAT TIME FRAME TO DRIVE THAT NUMBER DOWN TO ZERO.

AND WE WERE ACTUALLY DOING THEM IN ABOUT 2 TO 3 DAY TIME PERIOD.

BUT THEN AS THEY STARTED TO BUILD UP AGAIN, WE STILL FOUND THAT WHEN WE HAD EIGHT ADDITIONAL OFFICERS FROM THE SRO PROGRAM WORKING WITH US ON EVICTIONS AND WRITS OF POSSESSION, ALONG WITH THE SIX OFFICERS WHO ARE NORMALLY ASSIGNED TO DO THAT, WE HAD 14 PEOPLE DOING THIS, AND WE WERE UNABLE TO MEET THAT TIME FRAME OF FIVE DAYS, EVEN INCLUDING THAT DAY.

IF WE DID IT FOR SIX DAYS, IF WE EXCLUDED THE DAY OF ISSUANCE IT WAS 9.4 DAYS.

WAS THE AVERAGE THAT WE COULD DO WITH 14. OFFICERS PERFORMING THESE DUTIES.

PRECINCT THREE HAS THE LOWEST NUMBER OF WRITS OF POSSESSION AND EVICTIONS OVER ALL FOUR PRECINCTS.

THE OTHER PRECINCTS HAVE A GREATER GOAL THAT TO MEET AND A BURDEN TO BEAR.

AS FAR AS THIS GOES, THIS IS JUST A MENTION ON AN EMERGENCY DISTRICT FOR A DISTRICT OFFICER IS AUTHORIZED TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

IT'S JUST ONE TOOL THAT WE HAVE TO USE SOMETIMES FOR OUR CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY DUTIES.

I GREATLY PREFER STRAIGHT TIME TO OVERTIME. WHERE POSSIBLE.

ON THE NEXT SLIDE, WE'D LIKE VIOLATORS TO PAY THE COSTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, NOT THE LAW ABIDING CITIZENS.

IT'S JUST COMMON SENSE. YOU ASK THIS IN A GROUP OF 100 HOMEOWNERS, THEY WOULD PREFER TO SEE THE PEOPLE, FOR EXAMPLE, ON TRAFFIC CONTROL. THE PEOPLE WHO ARE VIOLATING IT, DRIVING THROUGH THE SCHOOL ZONE SHOULD PAY THE COST OF THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT, RATHER THAN THE 90% OF PEOPLE WHO ARE OBEYING THE LAW ON THAT.

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CIVIL PROCESS IS ONE OF OUR INCIDENTAL SOURCES OF REVENUE FOR CONSTABLE'S.

WE PAY FOR A LARGE PART OF OUR OPERATIONS, WHICH IS STATUTORILY AUTHORIZED BY LAW, THAT WE CAN BREAK EVEN ON THAT REVENUE.

TRAFFIC FINES AND COURT FEES ARE DETERRENTS TO BREAK TRAFFIC LAWS, AND WEIGHT ENFORCEMENT VIOLATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THAT REVENUE CATEGORY.

WARRANT FEES COME IN, AS WELL AS PERSONS WHO ARE ARRESTED ON A WARRANT, HAS A WARRANT FEE THAT HAS TO BE PAID, AND IT GOES INTO THE GENERAL FUND. COMAL ISD FULLY FUNDS THE EIGHT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AS THEY WOULD THE ADDITIONAL OFFICER, IF YOU PERMIT THAT. TRAFFIC CONGESTION. OUR GREATEST USE OF TRAVEL TIME RIGHT NOW IS 32% OF MY OFFICER'S TIME IS DRIVING. PRIMARY MEASURE OF A CONGESTION IS A VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED.

THAT'S A TXDOT MEASURE. SAN ANTONIO SAW A 26% INCREASE IN VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED, WHICH WE SEE IN EVERYDAY CONGESTION.

MANY OF YOU HAVE DRIVES TWO TIMES A DAY OR MORE.

MY OFFICERS DRIVE OVER SIX HOURS A DAY IN THAT CONGESTION I MENTIONED TWO YEARS AGO THAT EVEN IF THE WORKLOAD DID NOT CHANGE, THAT THE NUMBER AND NUMBER OF OFFICERS AND THE TIME WE WILL NEED WOULD HAVE TO BE INCREASED JUST FOR THAT ONE FACTOR.

AND THAT IS A FACTOR THAT ALL PRECINCTS SHARE.

THE OTHER AREA THAT WE WORK ON, WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT ACTIVE WARRANTS. FELONY WARRANTS ARE PRIMARILY HANDLED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

A LOT OF THOSE HE DOES A GREAT JOB ON WE'VE OFFERED TO ASSIST ON THAT, BUT I DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER HEARD THAT PROPOSAL BECAUSE IT'S NOT USUALLY PASSED ON BY STAFF IN THAT BUDGET YEAR. SAME THING FOR MISDEMEANOR WARRANTS.

MISDEMEANOR WARRANTS, ABOUT 50% OF ALL OF THEM ARE IN FUGITIVE STATUS.

THERE'S NO JUSTICE AT ALL UNTIL THE DEFENDANT IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE COURT.

AUTHORITY A AND B MISDEMEANORS. MOST, MANY OF THEM ARE FAMILY VIOLENCE CASES, SUCH AS AN ASSAULT STRANGULATION.

YET OUR PROPOSAL FOR THESE WAS NEVER PRESENTED TO YOU BY STAFF, AS FAR AS I KNOW.

I DON'T THINK WE EVER HAD A DISCUSSION WITH THE COURT DIRECTLY. JP WARRANTS.

WE ARE ALL SITTING ON A BACKLOG OF JP WARRANTS.

AND WE HAVE THE TOOLS AND WE'VE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS TO COLLECT THEM WITHOUT INCREASING THE JAIL POPULATION.

AND I JUST, I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'VE EVER ACTUALLY BEEN BRIEFED ON THAT PROPOSAL. IT REPRESENTS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FINES THAT REMAIN UNCOLLECTED.

AND WE ARE THE EXPERTS. THE CONSTABLES ARE IN COLLECTING THOSE WARRANTS.

WE HAVE OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE SUGGESTED THAT I DON'T THINK EVER MET THE LIGHT OF DAY.

FOR THE COMMISSIONERS TO ACTUALLY HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH US ON.

ONE IS THE PASSIVE USE OF LICENSE PLATE READERS TO NOTIFY VIOLATORS THAT THEY HAVE A WARRANT.

WHEN WE USE THAT, IT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL AND IT BOOSTED OUR COLLECTIONS AND INCREASE THE DETERRENCE FOR VIOLATORS.

WITHOUT AN ARREST AND WITHOUT A BOOKING. A SATELLITE BOOKING OFFICE AT PRECINCT THREE TO REDUCE THE JAIL POPULATION, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO COULD HAVE BONDED OUT BEFORE THEY EVER HAVE TO REACH BEXAR COUNTY JAIL, SIMILAR TO THE PROGRAM THEY HAVE HERE AT THE COURTHOUSE. CAPITAL EXPENSE REDUCTION BY USE OF SHIFTS AND THE USE OF SHARED ASSETS WITHIN THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.

I'M TALKING SPECIFICALLY PRECINCT 3. WE CAN SAVE MONEY ON THE CAPITAL COSTS, AND WE HAVE BEEN BY USING SHIFTS AND SHARING RESOURCES BETWEEN THOSE TWO SHIFTS.

WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HAVE THE USE OF DEDICATED WARRANT OFFICERS, A PROGRAM THAT WAS NEVER APPROVED TO ELIMINATE OVERTIME COSTS.

IT'S OVERTIME IS ALWAYS A HIGHER EXPENSE, OBVIOUSLY, THAN STRAIGHT TIME.

WE ALSO HAD PROPOSED COUNTY WORKLOAD DISTRIBUTION BETWEEN CONSTABLES TO BEST USE ALL RESOURCES.

IN OTHER WORDS, IF PRECINCT THREE HAS SOME SLACK TIME, WE SHOULD BE HELPING PRECINCT 4.

IF PRECINCT 2 HAS SLACK TIME, THEY SHOULD BE HELPING PRECINCT 1.

TRUST AND A SPIRIT OF TEAMWORK BETWEEN ELECTED OFFICIALS. AS I RECOGNIZE YOUR EXTENSIVE RESPONSIBILITIES IN MANAGING ALL RESOURCES, YOU ALSO ARE LEADERS. BUT WE ALSO HAVE OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE A SPHERE OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITIES AS WELL.

TRUST IS A TWO WAY STREET. THIS RELATIONSHIP REQUIRES SOME EFFORT AND PROTOCOL IS ELECTED OFFICIAL TO ELECTED OFFICIAL, NOT NECESSARILY SOME NEW HIRE IN HR OR BUDGET.

THEY DO A GREAT JOB, BUT THEY ARE NOT THE DECISION MAKERS WITHIN OFFICES OR IN THE COUNTY.

EACH OF YOU ARE DECISION MAKERS IN OVERALL IN BEXAR COUNTY, AND YOU SHOULD HAVE THE BEST DATA AND ADVICE FROM THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, NOT SOME THREE LINE POWERPOINT SUMMARY FROM STAFF WHO HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED OUR DAY TO DAY TASKS OR IN OUR EXPERIENCE, WHICH HAS BEEN GAINED OVER MANY YEARS OF WORKING THE STREETS IN THIS COMMUNITY. REPEATING JUST WHAT WE COVERED ON THE BUDGET SUMMARY REQUESTS, WE WOULD LIKE TO USE THE UNEXPENDED SALARY FUNDS TO PURCHASE THE BMW MOTORCYCLES AND EQUIPMENT, PERMIT FLEET TO TRANSFER ONE NEW PICKUP TRUCK FOR A TAHOE FROM ANOTHER PRECINCT, WHICH IS BUDGET NEUTRAL.

CHANGE OUR CISD CONTRACT TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL OFFICER 100% BY COMAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ADD THE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS NEEDED TO COMPLY WITH THE INTENT OF SB 38 AND SB 133, SO THE OVERTIME WILL NOT BE NECESSARY, AND WE WANTED TO MOVE OUR CURRENT TEMPORARY PART TIME CLERK TO A PERMANENT PART TIME CLERK.

COORDINATING ANY PLANS WITH OUR BUILDING THAT WOULD ADD MORE TRAFFIC OR REDUCTION OF PARKING AT OUR FACILITIES, SO WE IT REPEATED THE COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS AND FOR DOES NOT

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OCCUR. CONSTABLES ARE THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN OUR PRECINCTS, AND WE DO HAVE A DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT THAN EACH OF YOU WHO HAVE TO MANAGE THIS HUGE ORGANIZATION. PLEASE USE OUR EXPERTISE TO FURTHER HELP THE GOALS WE ALL HAVE AND THAT ARE REQUIRED UNDER LAW.

THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. CONSTABLE.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? YES. YEAH.

COMMISSIONER MOODY? WEIGH IN, PLEASE. THANK YOU, JUDGE.

AND THANK YOU, CONSTABLE VOJVODICH. THAT WAS A REALLY INSIGHTFUL PRESENTATION, AND I HOPE EVERYONE GOT A CHANCE TO KIND OF LOOK AT THE DETAILS THAT YOU KIND OF PROVIDE IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE CHALLENGES FACING YOUR OFFICE AND HOW WE CAN, YOU KNOW, BE INNOVATIVE AND HOW WE OPERATE AND OBVIOUSLY CONTINUE TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND GET THINGS DONE.

I WANTED TO TOUCH ON A FEW THINGS. I CAN'T, YOU KNOW, TOUCH ON EVERYTHING.

BUT FIRST OF ALL, TO YOUR POINT ABOUT BEING A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, I KNOW I'VE ASKED YOU THIS BEFORE, BUT WHEN DID YOU START IN LAW ENFORCEMENT? I'M SORRY I DIDN'T CATCH THE LAST PART OF THAT, SIR. SORRY, WHEN DID YOU FIRST START IN LAW ENFORCEMENT? WHEN DID I START? IN LAW ENFORCEMENT? 1976. THIS IS MY 48TH YEAR.

48 YEARS. SO YOU'VE BEEN DOING LAW ENFORCEMENT LONGER THAN SOME OF US ON THE COURT HAVE BEEN ALIVE, YOU KNOW, NOT NOT NOT TO SHOW ANY AGEISM HERE, OBVIOUSLY, BUT YOU OBVIOUSLY AND YOUR TEAM HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE OUT THERE DOING THIS WORK. AND I THINK IT SPEAKS TO, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THE IDEA THAT THAT WE DEFER ON THINGS THAT AREN'T, YOU KNOW, BUDGET SPECIFIC TO THE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS SUCH AS YOURSELF, SUCH AS THE OTHER CONSTABLES WHEREVER WE CAN.

SO YOU KNOW, THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME. AND I THINK YOU'VE HIGHLIGHTED SEVERAL THINGS, BUT ESPECIALLY WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THESE BUDGET NEUTRAL ITEMS, LIKE, I HOPE THE COURT WILL SUPPORT THE IDEA, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE GOING TO SWITCH THE TRUCK AND THE TAHOE BETWEEN PRECINCT TWO AND PRECINCT THREE. I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ ABOUT IT, BUT TO ME, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S JUST A VEHICLE SWAP BETWEEN PRECINCTS, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU KNOW, WHY THAT WOULD BE BE A BUDGET ISSUE.

SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN WE CAN GET ALIGNMENT ON ON THAT.

I DID WANT TO MENTION YOU MENTIONED THE RMS, THAT YOU DO NOW HAVE ACCESS TO THE RMS SYSTEM.

YES, IT'S A MR. GAGER IS HELPING US DO THAT. IT HAS NOT YET BEEN IMPLEMENTED, BUT THEY'VE WORKING OUT MOST OF THE BUGS.

HE'S MOVED IT ALONG AT LIGHT SPEED. SO WE APPRECIATE HIS EFFORTS IN IT TO GET THAT FOR US.

THAT'LL CUT DOWN OUR OUR TIME WRITING REPORTS AND HAVING THEM APPROVED WHERE WE DO IT ELECTRONICALLY, WHICH KEEPS THE OFFICERS ON THE STREET FASTER AND LONGER.

NO, THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR. AND I JUST WANT TO, YOU KNOW, GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO MARK GAGER FOR HIS SUPPORT IN THAT EFFORT.

AND HIS TEAM. SO THANK YOU TO MARK FOR FOR THAT.

I DID WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, YOU HAD IT IN YOUR BRIEF REGARDING THE THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER, THE SROS. I KNOW THAT PREVIOUSLY IN COURT, WE HAD HAD A DISCUSSION, AND I HAD ASKED COUNTY STAFF ABOUT THE ABILITY TO ADD ADDITIONAL, I BELIEVE IT'S ONE ADDITIONAL SRO AT COMAL ISD ASKED FOR AND WILL PAY FOR.

DAVID, TO YOU, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THE DETAILS HERE? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONNECT THE DOTS ON WHAT THAT ASK WOULD BE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.

MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT WE COULD DO THAT. SO I'LL HAVE TO CONFIRM.

BUT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, THE COURT WILL END UP HAVING TO AUTHORIZE THE NEW POSITION, IT APPEARS.

THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THAT'S IN THE CONSTABLE'S BUDGET OR BUDGETED SOMEWHERE ELSE UNDER THE OPERATIONAL AUTHORITY OF THE CONSTABLE.

I DON'T HAVE THAT ANSWER FOR YOU RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW.

SO JUST FOR EVERYBODY'S AWARENESS, WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING, THOUGH, IS THAT IF IT'S UNDER THE OPERATIONAL CONTROL OF THE CONSTABLE, THEN IT WOULD NOT BE IN THE BUDGET.

AND SO THE LIABILITY, NOT THE LIABILITY, BUT THE CONCERN ABOUT THE IMPACT FROM THE SENATE BILL WOULD NO LONGER BE THE CASE, CORRECT? THAT'S WHAT WE THAT WOULD BE OUR GOAL IN TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH THAT.

YES. OKAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, WHAT I'M TRYING TO GET AT IS, IS LET'S LET'S GET TO AN ANSWER

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ON THAT SO WE CAN PROVIDE THAT TO COMAL ISD AND SEE IF THIS WILL WORK SO WE CAN MOVE THIS THING FORWARD AND MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SCHOOLS HAVE ALL THE RESOURCES THAT THEY WANT, NEED.

DID THAT MAKE SENSE, DAVID? YES, SIR. OKAY. THANK YOU.

JUST TWO OTHER THINGS I'LL HIGHLIGHT HERE. YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S SHOCKING TO ME, AT LEAST WHEN I HEAR THAT WE HAVE 50% OF MISDEMEANOR WARRANTS ARE IN FUGITIVE STATUS. IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? YES. AND YOU KNOW, AGAIN, IF THERE'S INNOVATIVE WAYS TO TRY TO BRING THAT NUMBER DOWN.

FIRST OF ALL, YOU MENTIONED WITH WITH KIND OF THE THE PASSIVE NOTIFYING THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

BUT, YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY, IF FOLKS ARE OUT THERE WITH A WARRANT, YOU KNOW JUSTICE NEEDS TO BE SERVED ULTIMATELY.

AND, YOU KNOW, HOW WE GO ABOUT THAT, DO IT IN A TIMELY MANNER, I THINK IS IS IMPORTANT.

AND SO THAT OBVIOUSLY IS CONCERNING TO ME THINKING THAT THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF OF MISDEMEANOR WARRANTS OUT THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, HAVE NEVER BEEN TOUCHED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CONTINUE TO REMAIN IN THE FUGITIVE STATUS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

CORRECT, THERE'S ABOUT 16,000. SORRY. GO AHEAD.

THERE'S ABOUT 16,000 MISDEMEANOR WARRANTS CURRENTLY IN INVENTORY.

WOW. SO ONE LAST THING. THE THE PRECINCT THREE OFFICE POINT THAT YOU MADE. GREAT POINT. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN SOME DISCUSSIONS.

WE WE OBVIOUSLY WILL CONTINUE TO TO PARTNER ON THAT AS WE GO FORWARD IF ANY DECISIONS ARE MADE.

DEFINITELY WANT TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK AND AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPACTS OF THE CONSTABLE'S OFFICE.

SO YOU HAVE MY COMMITMENT ON THAT FRONT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS THOSE DISCUSSIONS TAKE PLACE, THAT YOU WILL ABSOLUTELY BE INCLUDED. IN CLOSING, AGAIN, I JUST THINK, YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE ARE REALLY LOW HANGING FRUIT THAT THAT BUDGET NEUTRAL YOU KNOW, JUST GIVEN DEFERENCE AND AGAIN, CONTROL OVER THE CONSTABLE'S BUDGET TO TO HIM AND HIS TEAM. OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S OTHER ASPECTS HERE THAT ARE MUCH MORE CHALLENGING, RIGHT.

AND HAVE A SIGNIFICANT BUDGET IMPACT. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS ABOUT AS WE GO FORWARD, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY IN THIS BUDGET BUT IN FUTURE BUDGETS.

BUT AGAIN, I THINK THAT THE LOW HANGING FRUIT, THE SIMPLE BUDGET NEUTRAL STUFF OR JUST DEFERRING TO TO THE CONSTABLE.

I ABSOLUTELY BELIEVE WE SHOULD WE SHOULD TRY TO DO THAT WHENEVER WE CAN.

SO THAT'S MY THOUGHTS. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. YEAH CONSTABLE, AT THE BEGINNING YOU MENTIONED BREAKDOWN IN COMMUNICATION.

WHAT ARE YOU REFERRING TO? BECAUSE I KNOW I HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH MY CONSTABLE. WE TALK ALL THE TIME.

HIS STAFF TALKS TO MY STAFF. SO WHAT ARE YOU REFERRING TO? CAN I ASK JUST A COORDINATION ISSUE? WHEN WE'RE CHANGING EITHER THE FOOTPRINT OF A CONSTABLE'S OFFICE, LIKE IN PRECINCT 4, OR WE'RE PROPOSING RIGHT NOW, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THE TAX OFFICE LOCATED CO-LOCATED WITH PRECINCT 3.

WE HAVEN'T COORDINATED ISSUES LIKE PARKING. I THINK THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION WOULD PROBABLY TAKE UP ALMOST A HUNDRED OF OUR PARKING SPACES.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL LAND AROUND THERE TO ACCOMMODATE PARKING.

I KNOW THEY'RE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO TALK WITH A CHURCH FOR POSSIBLE OVERFLOW.

BUT THE FACT IS, WE ALSO WILL HAVE 100, 150 MORE PEOPLE WALKING INTO THE PROPERTY EVERY HOUR TO CONDUCT BUSINESS, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE AS WELL. WITH THAT ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE OUTSIDE THE BUILDING COMING IN, AND THEY'RE SAFE INSIDE. SO HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO YOUR COMMISSIONER ABOUT THAT? YES, I HAVE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER CALVERT? NO, I JUST THANK YOU, CONSTABLE, FOR THE RELEASE OF THE INFORMATION.

IT'S VERY GOOD DETAILS. AND I THINK WHEN IT COMES TO EVEN THE TRAFFIC CONTROL, LOOKING AT THE STATS RELATED TO THE INCREASE IN TIME TRAVELED IS HUGE. WE OBVIOUSLY TRAVEL ALL OVER THE COUNTY, AND WE KNOW YOUR PRECINCT AND EVERY PRECINCT RIGHT NOW HAS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION. EVERY VOTER IS VERY UPSET WITH THE AMOUNT OF DELAYS THEY HAVE AND THAT IMPACTS WHAT YOU DO.

IT ALSO IMPACTS YOUR ABILITY TO HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE ABILITY TO DO ENFORCEMENT OF SPEEDING AND OTHER KINDS OF THINGS BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE THE SHOULDER AND A LOT OF AREAS THAT YOU USED TO BECAUSE THERE'S A BARRICADE OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.

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AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE THE, ONE OF THE MANY REASONS THAT THE MOTORCYCLE IDEA IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE IN YOUR IN YOUR TOOLBOX FOR ENFORCEMENT. SO THERE'S NOTHING HERE I CAN'T SUPPORT.

IT'S HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET, YOU KNOW, A NEW LEVEL OF COOPERATION.

AND I APPRECIATE THE SERVICE OF YOUR TEAM. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE? THANK YOU CONSTABLE. JUDGE THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU FOR SETTING THIS TIME CERTAIN AS WELL. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

DOES THAT CONCLUDE THAT PARTICULAR TIME. CERTAIN.

ALL RIGHT. THEN WE GO BACK TO 68. JUDGE. DO WE WANT TO TAKE 68 UP LARRY.

[68. Discussion and appropriate action related to pending litigation in the matter of Andrew Lopez v. Bexar County: Case No. 5:23-cv-01532, and offer of judgement pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68.]

OKAY. LET'S TAKE UP 68 AND THEN I'M FLAGGING.

WE'LL GO TO EXECUTIVE. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE TAKE UP THE LAST MATTER, AND THEN WE'LL GO FOR ADJOURNMENT. ALL RIGHT. 68.

DISCUSSION, APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO PENDING LITIGATION IN THE MATTER OF ANDREW LOPEZ V.

BURKE COUNTY. CASE NUMBER 5.23-CV-01532, AND OFFER JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 68.

MR. ROBERTSON. THANK YOU. JUDGE. THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT WAS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE LAST COURT MEETING.

SO I'M ASKING THE COURT TO APPROVE $170,000 FOR FUNDING FOR THE OFFER OF JUDGMENT THAT WAS FILED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 68, WHICH THE PLAINTIFF ACCEPTED IN ANDREW LOPEZ VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY.

JUST FOR THE COURT'S INFORMATION, THE FEDERAL COURT JUDGE HAS ORDERED THAT AN AGREED JUDGMENT BE FILED ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 10TH, 2025. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. 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 ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

LET ME HAVE A POINT OF ORDER, PLEASE. MY COLLEAGUES COULD I INVITE MR.

[Additional Item]

AL CORTEZ AND WHOEVER FROM THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION? I WAS GOING TO BRING UP THE NAME OF CHRISTINA FALKOWITZ AND THE GERMAN, BUT AL, YOU'VE BEEN SITTING OUT THERE THIS MORNING, AND I KNOW YOU WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON BEHALF OF CHRISTINA, WHO IS A VOLUNTEER MEDIATOR, A LONGTIME CHILDREN'S COURT ATTORNEY IN OUR CHILDREN'S COURT, AND SHE HAS PASSED AWAY PREMATURELY, SO THANK YOU. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, JUDGE SAKAI.

COMMISSIONERS. MAY I ASK SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES TO COME UP HERE? ELENA TYRRELL, WHO IS OUR INTAKE MEDIATION MANAGER.

EDNA BENEDETTI, WHO IS OUR OFFICE SUPERVISOR.

AND WE HAVE ONE OF OUR INTAKE COORDINATORS, ANISA RESENDEZ, AND ONE OF OUR MEDIATION COORDINATORS, JOE MEDELLIN. THE REST OF OUR TEAM IS HANDLING THE OPERATION OF THE CENTER.

CHRISTINA FALKOWITZ WAS A DISTINGUISHED ATTORNEY WHO JOINED THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER IN 1998.

JUDGE SAKAI, I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW HER VERY WELL.

FROM YOUR TIME ON THE BENCH WHILE SHE WAS STARTING HER LAW PRACTICE.

SHE JOINED THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER AS A VOLUNTEER.

IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON, AS YOU ALL ALL KNOW, TO BE VOLUNTEERS, TO DONATE YOUR TIME TO SOMEONE ELSE.

IT TAKES A PARTICULARLY SPECIAL PERSON TO DO THAT AT THE MEDIATION CENTER, BECAUSE THE ONLY THING THAT WE DEAL WITH HERE IS CONFLICT.

AND CHRISTINA DISTINGUISHED HERSELF NOT ONLY AS A VOLUNTEER MEDIATOR, BUT SHE ALSO DID A LOT OF ASSISTANCE IN TRAINING OTHER VOLUNTEERS IN COMMUNICATING WITH NEW VOLUNTEERS. SHE ALSO DID VIRTUAL TRAINING FOR US IN THREE OCCASIONS. AND IT'S BEEN A ROUGH WEEK FOR US TO TO DEAL WITH THIS.

I THINK THAT HER OBITUARIES SHE LEAVES THREE, THREE CHILDREN BEHIND.

AIDEN, ALEC AND AUBREY. JUDGE, HAVE YOU SEEN THE OBITUARY? THE SERVICES? OKAY. SHE'LL HAVE A SERVICE ON FRIDAY, PORTER LORING, IT'S ON ON THE WEBSITE. IT'S JUST BEEN A REAL DEVASTATING LOSS FOR THE CENTER AND FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ELSE. WOULD YOU PLEASE EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES TO YOU, YOUR ENTIRE STAFF AT DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND TO THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF CHRISTINA FALCO.

MAY SHE REST IN PEACE. YES, SIR. WILL DO. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THE COURT. THE TIME IS NOW 10:37 A.M..

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

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THE COURT WILL NOW CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. CLOSE THE PUBLIC SESSION.

GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS MAY BE DISCUSSED AND ACT UPON APPROPRIATE AND OPEN SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071 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 OR SETTLEMENT OFFERS IN THE MATTERS OF ADEKUNLE VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY.

BORGES VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY. LEGAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE FOLLOWING MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY FOR BEXAR COUNTY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT. THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

1. LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF SOFTWARE AND SERVICES FROM VR SYSTEM FOR VOTER REGISTRATION SERVICES, AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE TEAM SYSTEM PROVIDED BY THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE SAME VOTER REGISTRATION SERVICES.

ALL APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATEDTO THE SELECTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM.

[66. Discussion and appropriate action related to the selection and implementation of a voter registration system for Bexar County, which considers the proposed acquisition of either the VR Systems solution and related hardware or transition to the Texas Secretary of State's TEAM system available to Texas counties after a review of cost structure, implementation timelines, technical specifications and operational requirements, to determine which system is in best interest of the voters of Bexar County.]

Y'ALL TAKE NOTE OF 60. OKAY. DID WE FINALLY GOT THE FEEDBACK FOR BEXAR COUNTY, WHICH CONSIDERS THE PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF THE VR SYSTEM, SOLUTION RELATED HARDWARE, OR TRANSITION TO TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE'S TEAM SYSTEM AVAILABLE TO TEXAS COUNTIES AFTER REVIEW OF COST STRUCTURE, IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINES. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION, OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO DETERMINE WHICH SYSTEM IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE VOTERS OF BEXAR COUNTY. ACQUISITION OF THE VR SYSTEM AND RELATED HARDWARE.

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

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YES. COMMISSIONER MOODY.

SO I'M. COMMISSIONER MOODY. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.

CAN YOU HEAR ME? COMMISSIONER MOODY. CAN'T HEAR YOU.

TESTING. CAN YOU NOT HEAR ME? TESTING. CAN'T HEAR YOU.

CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? I CAN HEAR YOU. COMMISSIONER MOODY.

IS IT THE COURTROOM? OH, IS THE COURTROOM? ARE YOU GUYS STILL ATTACHED TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION COURTROOM? WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES. I KNOW. HE CAN RAISE HIS HAND OR SOMETHING.

ALL RIGHT. IS OUR. I THINK IT'S THE WRONG COURTROOM.

THERE HE GOES. I THINK COMMISSIONER, I THINK YOU'RE ON NOW. OKAY.

CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU JUDGE.

THIS ITEM, YOU KNOW, WITH REGARD TO YOU KNOW, A KNOW, BEXAR COUNTY SPECIFIC ELECTION REGISTRATION SYSTEM OVERLAY ON THE STATE SYSTEM. I THINK IT'S PREMATURE.