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

REQUEST A COMMISSIONER COURT, IDENTIFY ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ANY DISCUSSION AND APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.

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KATE, IS THERE ANY MATTERS TO PULL? YES, JUDGE, WE ARE PULLING NUMBER 27.

20, 27 IS PULLED AND WE ARE DEFERRING NUMBER 52 AND DEFER 52.

ALL RIGHT. CAUGHT. YOU CAUGHT THAT. WE'RE PULLING 27 AND 52.

TWO. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES ANY MATTERS TO FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

COME BACK TO ME, PLEASE. WOULD YOU SAY COME BACK TO ME? ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, I'M A GOOD JUDGE. COMMISSIONER MOODY, I'M GOING TO PULL.

1212. OKAY. NOTHING FOR ME, SIR. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES COME BACK TO YOU.

NOTHING TO PULL. ALL RIGHT, SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA?

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

LET'S TAKE UP THE MATTERS OF INDIVIDUAL ITEM 12, NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT TO THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE ACCUMULATED HOURS IN EXCESS OF THE CEREMONIAL STUFF. FIRST. JUDGE. I STILL HAVE THE PROCLAMATION.

YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT. LET ME PULL BACK.

OKAY. LET ME. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. LET ME PULL BACK ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

WE'LL COME BACK TO IT. LET US TRY TO PROCEED THROUGH OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS.

[4. CEREMONIAL ITEM(S)]

WE'LL TAKE UP THE FIRST PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT, RECOGNIZING THE UTSA ROADRUNNERS BASEBALL TEAM FOR SECURING THE PROGRAM'S FIRST NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE. GO, BIRDS! GO! COME ON UP, UTSA BASEBALL AND ADMINISTRATORS AND COACHES.

AND COMMISSIONER MOONEY, YOU HAVE A PROCLAMATION AS Y'ALL COME FORWARD.

COMMISSIONER MOONEY ON THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, JUDGE.

AND THANK YOU TO LISA ALBERT, COACH HALLMARK AND THE REST OF THE TEAM FOR BEING HERE.

HAVE A LIST OF NAMES. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S COMPREHENSIVE OR NOT.

WE HAVE COACHES HALLMARK, AGUAYO, BUTLER AND CAVAZOS, AS WELL AS STUDENT ATHLETES IN THE HOUSE DREW DETLEFSEN, KENDALL DOVE, GUNNAR BROWN, CONNOR KELLY, CONNOR MILES, SAM SIMMONS, BROCK PALMER, ANDREW STUCKEY, JOSH VAUGHAN, JORDAN BOLIN. THAT'S A COOL NAME.

AND CADEN MILLER. DID I MISS ANYBODY? AWESOME.

WELL, WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE. OBVIOUSLY, YOU GUYS HAD A TREMENDOUS SEASON.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO TO WHAT'S IN STORE AND WHAT'S AHEAD FOR UTSA BASEBALL.

BUT I DO HAVE A PROCLAMATION TO READ ON BEHALF OF BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT.

WHEREAS UTSA BASEBALL TEAM RECORDED THE BEST SEASON IN PROGRAM HISTORY IN 2025, WINNING A PROGRAM RECORD 47 GAMES, THE ROADRUNNERS CLAIMED THE 2025 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY, WHEREAS THE ROADRUNNERS WON THEIR FIRST EVER POSTSEASON GAME, DEFEATING KANSAS STATE ON MAY 30TH BEFORE BEATING NUMBER TWO TEXAS LONGHORNS TWICE OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS IN AUSTIN TO CLAIM THE NCAA AUSTIN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.

AND WHEREAS UTSA ADVANCED TO THE NCAA SUPER REGIONAL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY, NOTCHING THE FIRST TOP TEN NCAA FINISH IN ANY SPORT FOR THE ROADRUNNERS.

AND WHEREAS COACH HALLMARK AND ITS SIX SEASON LEADING THE ROADRUNNERS WAS NAMED THE 2025 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR.

CONGRATULATIONS, COACH. AND WHEREAS UTSA STUDENT ATHLETES WERE RECOGNIZED AMONG THE BEST IN THE AMERICAN AS MASON, LITTLE WAS NAMED THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR.

DREW DETLEFSEN EARNED NEWCOMER POSITION PLAYER OF THE YEAR ACCOLADES, AND JAMES TUSEK WAS HONORED AS THE AMERICAN MALE SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR.

AND WHEREAS THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY EMBRACED UTSA BASEBALL TEAM, HELPING IT SET A SINGLE GAME ROADRUNNER FIELD ATTENDANCE RECORD OF 1457 FANS TO THE GAME AGAINST TEXAS STATE ON MARCH 25TH.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS THE GREAT SUCCESSES OF THE 2025 UTSA ROADRUNNERS BASEBALL TEAM.

SIGNED YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT. LISA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? WHAT AN HONOR TO BE RECOGNIZED ON THE DAY THAT THESE FIRST RESPONDERS WERE RECOGNIZED.

SO THANK YOU TO THEM AND THE SERVICE THEY PROVIDED.

BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, UTSA ATHLETICS, OUR ASPIRATIONAL VISION IS TO TRANSFORM LIVES AS SAN ANTONIO BEXAR COUNTY'S NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PROGRAM.

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AND THESE GUYS DID JUST THAT, TRANSFORMING LIVES FROM A FIVE YEAR OLD KID WHO CAME AND WATCHED THE GAME TO JUST THIS COMMUNITY.

AND WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT YOU ALL.

YOU CONTINUE TO SUPPORT US IN SO MANY WAYS. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

A HUGE THANKS TO BEXAR COUNTY, SAN ANTONIO, WHO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THESE 18 TO 22 YEAR OLDS WHO ARE GOING GETTING DEGREES, GOING OUT AND GETTING JOBS, WANTING TO STAY HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTMENT. AGAIN, IT WAS SUCH A HISTORIC YEAR.

SO MUCH TO BE PROUD OF. WHEN WE HIRED COACH SIX YEARS AGO, THIS WAS THE VISION AND WE'VE GONE THROUGH CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT.

WE WENT THROUGH COVID. AND TO TO ACCOMPLISH THAT IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME IS A LOT OF CREDIT TO COACH AND HIS ASSISTANTS AND HIS ABILITY TO RECRUIT HIGH QUALITY STUDENTS TO UTSA. SO AGAIN, COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU ALL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. BIRDS UP, BIRDS UP. DOUBLE.

COME TAKE A PICTURE. DOCTOR CAMPOS, HERE'S YOUR PROCLAMATION.

ANOTHER ONE. GOOD JOB GUYS. COACH. YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU COACH. CONGRATULATIONS. ALL RIGHT. APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. Y'ALL GOT THE HIGHER GUYS IN FRONT OF ME.

SO. YOU WANT TO GO ON THE OTHER SIDE? ALL RIGHT. MR. TALLER THAN I AM. HE PLAYED BASKETBALL, TOO.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT, COACH. LET'S GET ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP RUN.

COACH. ALL RIGHT. GOOD LUCK GUYS. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU. PRESENTATION.

PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER COURT RECOGNIZED ON AUGUST 26TH THIS NATIONAL THERAPY DOG DAY AND THE THERAPY DOG TEAMS FOR THEIR WORK WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER AND THE LEADERSHIP OF HONORABLE RON RANGEL.

HALE. COMMISSIONER CALVERT. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. I'M NOT SURE IF I SEE JUDGE RANGEL OR HAPPY.

OH, ARE THEY BACK THERE? THEY ARE. I DIDN'T SEE THEM.

IT'S SUCH A FULL CLASS. EXCUSE ME. CLASSROOM.

IT COULD BE A CLASSROOM. FULL COURTROOM THIS MORNING. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.

AND YOU'LL HAVE TO INTRODUCE US AGAIN TO YOUR SPECIAL HONOREES.

THE ROYAL DOGS. YEAH. WE HAVE THIS PROCLAMATION, AND IT READS.

WHEREAS NATIONAL THERAPY DOG DAY IS CELEBRATED ANNUALLY ON AUGUST 26TH TO HONOR THE REMARKABLE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THERAPY DOGS WHOSE PRESENCE BRINGS COMFORT, HEALING AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS THIS DAY ALSO REMINDS US OF THE BROADER RECOGNITION OFFERED BY NATIONAL THERAPY ANIMAL DAY ON APRIL 30TH, WHICH HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANT ROLES OF THERAPY ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS, INCLUDING CATS AND HORSES AND RABBITS, IN PROVIDING VITAL CARE AND COMPANIONSHIP. AND WHEREAS, THE SAN ANTONIO ROYALS THERAPY DOG TEAMS, FOUNDED BY VISIONARY ADVOCATE CYNTHIA HAPPY BUTTLES, HAVE PROFOUNDLY IMPACTED BEXAR COUNTY THROUGH PROGRAMS SERVING VICTIMS, JURORS, STAFF AT THE JUSTICE CENTER AND CHILDREN THROUGH LITERACY INITIATIVES UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HONORABLE JUDGE RANGEL.

THE SAN ANTONIO ROYALS HAVE BEGAN THEIR SERVICE AT THE BEXAR COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER IN OCTOBER OF 2022, OFFERING COMFORT WITHIN THE HALLS OF JUSTICE.

AND WHEREAS MRS. BUTTLES, A SURVIVOR OF OVARIAN AND BREAST CANCER, HAS DEDICATED HER LIFE TO EXPANDING THE REACH OF THERAPY DOG SERVICES BY TRAINING NEW HANDLERS AND FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS THAT STRENGTHEN WELL-BEING.

HER DECADES OF SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP EXEMPLIFY THE COMPASSION AND DEDICATION CELEBRATED THROUGH NATIONAL THERAPY DOG DAY.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND CELEBRATES AUGUST 26TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL THERAPY DOG DAY. WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES AND SEAL OF OFFICE THIS NINTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2025.

AND WE ALSO HAVE JUDGE BOYD. STEPHANIE BOYD IS IN THE HOUSE.

THANK YOU. I LEARNED THIS MORNING ABOUT HOW THE THERAPY DOGS HELP FOLKS IN HER COURTROOM AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU BOTH. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US.

I WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE PART OF MY TEAM, WHICH IS LINDA KORS, SABRINA AND ROY BURNELL.

AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE RAZ HERNANDEZ AND PRISCILLA HERTZ IS HERE.

I'M JUST GRATEFUL THAT YOU GUYS ARE ACKNOWLEDGING US ONCE AGAIN.

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ALL THE WORK THAT WE DO IN THE COURTHOUSE HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL.

TO BE ABLE TO BE OUT IN THE PUBLIC AND ACTUALLY RUN INTO SOME OF THE JURORS THAT WE SEE ON A REGULAR BASIS THAT ARE IN THE COURT SYSTEMS, COME UP AND THANK US AND TELL US HOW MUCH THEY APPRECIATE US TO CALM THEIR NERVES, TO KNOW THAT WE'RE BEING ANNOUNCED WHEN THE JUDGES ARE TALKING TO THE JURORS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE ARE IN THE HALLS OF THE COURT SYSTEM, AND TO LET THEM KNOW THAT WE'RE THERE JUST TO SUPPORT THEM. I'D LIKE TO TURN THIS OVER TO JUDGE JUDGE BOYD, TO ALSO EXPLAIN WHAT SHE HAS EXPERIENCED IN HER COURTROOM, ON SOME OF THE THINGS AND THE SUPPORT THAT SHE'S BEEN GIVING US.

SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE.

THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE SAKAI FOR HAVING US AND FOR HONORING US.

AND I WANT TO THANK THE FIRST RESPONDERS. YOUR WORK DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE THERAPY DOGS.

I KNOW EVERYBODY SAY, OH, MY GOSH, THEY'RE SO CUTE.

AND THEY ARE, BUT THEY'RE WORKING AND THEY DO FABULOUS WORK IN THE COURTROOMS IN MY COURTROOM.

I HAVE CAPITAL MURDER CASES. I HAVE CHILD CASES INVOLVING SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN.

AND IF YOU COULD SEE THE SENSE OF CALMNESS AND CONFIDENCE THAT THESE DOGS BRING TO CHILDREN, THEY BRING TO WITNESSES IN THE COURTROOM THEY BROUGHT TO ME AND JUST TO THE JURORS, THERE IS SUCH A SENSE OF COMFORT THAT THEY GIVE THE VICTIMS AS WELL. WE DESPERATELY NEED THERAPY DOGS IN EVERY COURTROOM, AND I SEE THE DIFFERENCE THAT THEY MAKE. I SEE THE DIFFERENCE THAT THEY MAKE WHEN JURORS ARE STANDING OUT IN THE HALLWAY, SITTING ON HARD BENCHES, WAITING TO COME IN. IT JUST LOWERS THE THE TEMPERATURE AND THE PRESSURE THAT EVERYONE ELSE IS FEELING.

SO ON BEHALF OF JUDGE RANGEL, ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE JUDGES, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COME ON UP AND TAKE A PHOTO WITH US.

LET'S HAVE THE ROYAL DOGS. PLEASE COME FORWARD IF THEY WILL ALLOW US.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THEIR WINGS. GOOD TO SEE YOU. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HOW ARE YOU? LET ME GIVE YOU ALL THE PROCLAMATION HERE.

THERE WE GO. THEY CAN HOLD THAT. WE'LL TAKE THE PHOTO.

THANK YOU. JUDGE. GREAT JOB. APPRECIATE IT. CYNTHIA.

YOU'RE WELCOME. HAPPY. GREAT MESSAGE. HOW ARE YOU? HOW ARE YOU? IF WE CAN'T. THANK YOU. I LOVE YOU TOO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. HERE WE GO. HEY, PRISCILLA.

GOOD MORNING. PRISCILLA. GOOD TO SEE YOU. SO.

WE MIGHT. YEAH. DEPENDS HOW THE BUDGET GOES. YEAH.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP PRESENTATION PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS. COURT RECOGNIZED AND PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 13TH TO THE 17TH, 2025 AS SAN ANTONIO STARTUP WEEK, POWERED BY GEEKDOM.

CHARLES WOODEN CEO, IF YOU'RE HERE WITH YOUR GROUP, PLEASE STEP FORWARD.

AS I READ THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS BEXAR COUNTY PROUDLY CELEBRATES THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF SAN ANTONIO STARTUP WEEK, MAKING A DECADE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INNOVATION, COLLABORATION AND GROWTH.

AND WHEREAS, SAN ANTONIO'S COLLABORATIVE EPICENTER FOR STARTUP PROGRAMS, PROGRESS WILL HOST THE MILESTONE 10TH ANNUAL SAN ANTONIO STARTUP WEEK FROM OCTOBER 13TH TO OCTOBER 17TH, 2025, IN DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO.

AND WHEREAS, THE OFFICIAL THEME FOR 2025 25 FROM DEEP ROOTS HONORS THE STRONG FOUNDATIONS, ENDURING COMMUNITY AND RICH HERITAGE THAT HAVE CULTIVATED A THRIVING STARTUP ECOSYSTEM OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS.

AND WHEREAS, FROM DEEP ROOTS CELEBRATES HOW FOUNDERS, MENTORS, INVESTORS, SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS AND BEXAR COUNTY'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES HAVE COLLECTIVELY NOURISHED BOLD IDEAS, SUSTAINABLE VENTURES, AND LONG TERM ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.

AND WHEREAS SAN ANTONIO'S STARTUP WEEK HAS GROWN TO ATTRACT THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES ANNUALLY, OFFERING VITAL PROGRAMING, MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES THAT EMPOWER AND EQUIP LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS.

AND WHEREAS OVER ITS FIRST DECADE, THE SAN ANTONIO STARTUP WEEK HAS WELCOMED MORE THAN 10,000 PARTICIPANTS, HOSTED OVER 80 SESSIONS ANNUALLY, AWARDED MORE THAN $750,000 IN FUNDING AND INVESTMENT TO FOUNDERS, DEMONSTRATING A SUSTAINED AND INCLUSIVE IMPACT ACROSS THE REGION.

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS OCTOBER 1317 2025 AS SAN ANTONIO STARTUP WEEK, POWERED BY GEEKDOM, AND WE CALL UPON THE PEOPLE OF BEXAR COUNTY TO JOIN US IN SUPPORTING THE ACTIVITIES AND MISSION OF SAN ANTONIO STARTUP WEEK, CELEBRATING A DICTATOR OF INNOVATION NURTURED BY STRONG, COMMUNITY DRIVEN ROOTS.

SIGNED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT. MR. WOODEN, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

PLEASE COME FORWARD WITH YOUR TEAM, SO TO SPEAK.

SO Y'ALL STEP FORWARD. RIGHT BEHIND YOU. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

TWO. THANK YOU JUDGE. AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

GOOD MORNING. AND IT'S SUCH AN HONOR TO BE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY.

I WANTED TO START MAKE THIS REALLY QUICK. I KNOW YOU GUYS GOT A BIG DAY WITH THE BUDGET COMING UP.

BUT THREE REALLY QUICK THINGS. FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS AND ALSO FOR SUPPORTING THE STARTUP BOOTCAMP PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE.

OUR NEXT ONE IS COMING UP JUST AROUND THE CORNER, SEPTEMBER 19TH THROUGH THE 21ST.

IF ANYBODY'S AVAILABLE, PLEASE LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE VERY BEST FIRST STEPS YOU CAN TAKE ON CREATING YOUR COMPANY AND STARTING YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY.

ADDITIONALLY, SECOND, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT TOMORROW IS OUR SAN ANTONIO STARTUP DAY.

SO IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SAN ANTONIO STARTUP WEEK, WHICH WE JUST ACKNOWLEDGED AND WHAT'S TO COME IN OCTOBER, PLEASE COME OUT TO GEEKDOM TOMORROW TO LEARN ALL ABOUT IT.

AND WE'LL ALSO CONCLUDE THAT WITH OUR INCUBATOR SHOWCASE 11 AMAZING NEW ENTREPRENEURS ON THEIR JOURNEY.

AND THEN LAST BUT SURELY NOT LEAST, IS ACKNOWLEDGING HOW IMPORTANT SAN ANTONIO STARTUP WEEK IS AND REALLY REITERATE THE CALL OF ACTION THERE, WHICH IS THAT IF ANYBODY IS INTERESTED, COME AND CHECK OUT THAT WEEK, OCTOBER 13TH THROUGH THE 17TH.

THIS YEAR BEING THE 10TH MARKS A VERY IMPORTANT YEAR, WITH IT BEING ABOUT A HALF WAY JOURNEY TO CREATING THE STARTUP ECOSYSTEM THAT WE ENDEAVORED UPON TEN YEARS AGO. SO WE'D LOVE FOR ANYBODY.

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO COME OUT AND JOIN, SO PLEASE COME OUT.

LEARN MORE ABOUT WHAT RESOURCES EXIST IN SAN ANTONIO AND HOW TO GET YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY STARTED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FORWARD FOR A PICTURE AND AN ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROCLAMATION.

THANK YOU CHARLES. THANK YOU MARY. THANK YOU, DEBORAH CARTER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. GOOD, GOOD, GOOD.

YOU'RE WELCOME. HI THERE. FOR YOU. THANK YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.

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I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IF THEY'RE STILL HERE. MELINDA RODRIGUEZ, KELSEY SUBRAMANIAN, AND DOCTOR, ARE YOU ALL STILL IN THE HOUSE? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

COURT. WE APPROVED IN THE CONSENT THE FUNDING FOR ARKANSAS.

SO I'D LIKE TO TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE WHICH IS ITEM 45, WHICH IS COUNTY INVESTMENT IN THE ASIAN RESOURCE CENTER.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE COURT UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE THESE AGREEMENTS. WE HAVE REACHED THOSE AGREEMENTS. THE COUNTY HAS A STRONG TRACK RECORD OF INVESTING IN CULTURALLY SPECIFIC FACILITIES, SUCH AS IN PRECINCT ONE, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, THE ONGOING NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER, PRECINCT TWO, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE, PRECINCT FOUR COMMISSIONER CALVERT, THE SAN ANTONIO AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY ARCHIVE AND MUSEUM FACILITY, AND COMMISSIONER THREE.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN SUPPORTING A THRIVING COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH WILL HELP BE DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT THE RICH HERITAGE OF ASIAN AMERICANS, FOSTERING A STRONG SENSE OF COMMUNITY HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY, AND BUILDING UNITY AND CELEBRATING DIVERSE ASIAN CULTURES HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

AND WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT ISSUING ANY NEW DEBT.

I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER MOODY AND TIRED COURT FOR SUPPORTING THIS IMPORTANT INVESTMENT.

I WANT TO THANK THE LEADERSHIP OF THE ASIAN RESOURCE CENTER FOR THE EFFORTS TO CELEBRATE COMMUNITY HERITAGE.

QUICKLY, IF Y'ALL WOULD PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE SAKAI AND COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS KOSI SUBRAMANIAM.

ELISA AND MELINDA ARE NOT HERE TODAY. MELINDA HAD TO STEP AWAY, BUT WE DO HAVE NELSON WITH US.

AND VERY, VERY BRIEFLY. YOU KNOW, I GREW UP HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, GREW UP NOT FEELING LIKE THIS WAS MY HOME.

I FELT LIKE THIS WAS I WAS A GUEST IN MY IN MY OWN HOME, THE ONLY HOME I KNEW.

AND. BUT WE'VE COME SO FAR SINCE THE 70S AND 80S WITH ALL OF OUR FESTIVALS, THE ASIAN FESTIVAL, THE DIWALI FESTIVAL, AND WE TRULY FEEL THAT THIS IS THE NEXT STEP FORWARD FOR THE ASIAN COMMUNITY TO NOT JUST CELEBRATE HOW FAR WE'VE COME, BUT TO REALLY MOVE US FORWARD AND TO HELP THE COMMUNITY FEEL LIKE THE IMPORTANT PART OF THE FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT WE ARE.

SO WE TRULY, TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND WE ARE SO EXCITED ABOUT MOVING THIS PROJECT FORWARD.

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WITH YOU ALL AS OUR PARTNERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

NELSON. GOOD MORNING, JESSICA AND COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS DOCTOR NELSON, AND I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE ASIAN RESOURCE CENTER FOR SAN ANTONIO.

SO BEYOND A PHYSICAL SPACE, THE CENTER AIMS TO CULTIVATE AND CELEBRATE OUR DIVERSITY IN SAN ANTONIO.

WE HAVE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORT OUR UNIQUENESS, BUT ALSO CELEBRATES OUR COMMONALITIES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING AND ASSISTING OUR COMMUNITY IN YOUTH PROGRAMS CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND HEALTH RELATED THE ACTIVITIES THAT WE CAN OFFER.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU.

THANK YOU. PETER, PLEASE COME ON UP. HERE WE GO.

HOW ARE YOU? THANKS FOR COMING. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. HOW ARE YOU, SIR? GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU GUYS. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET BACK TO THE AGENDA.

I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO KATE. WE GO BACK TO CONSENT.

THOSE MATTERS PULLED. OH, SORRY. YOU TRYING TO GET THROUGH THIS? ALL RIGHT. SORRY. I'M NOT. YEAH. THE BUDGET. WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO THE BUDGET.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. SPECIAL PRESENTATION. THE SPECIAL PRESENTATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT.

[SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS ITEM(S)]

RECOGNIZING THE BEAR GIVES BACK PROGRAM FOR ALL THEIR WORK AND SUCCESSES OF THE PROGRAM.

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

HI, SHERIFF. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONER. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS PROGRAM THAT WAS LAUNCHED IN 2020 BY SHERIFF SALAZAR AND IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE, PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION FOR LOW LEVEL, NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS, LOW LEVEL, NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS, INSTEAD OF SERVING TIME BEHIND BARS.

BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE RIDING IN JAIL. QUALIFIED PARTICIPANTS COMPLETE COURT ORDERED COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS THAT BENEFIT OUR COUNTY AND ITS RESIDENTS, COURT ORDERED. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SOME OF OUR JUDGES HERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT HELPED PARTICIPANTS MAINTAIN THEIR JOBS AND REMAIN WITH THEIR FAMILIES, SUPPORTING STABILITY AND REDUCING HARMFUL LONG TERM EFFECTS INCARCERATION OFTEN BRINGS.

SECONDLY, IT ALLEVIATES JAIL OVERCROWDING AND EASES THE WORKLOAD ON OUR DEPUTIES WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE TASKED WITH SUPERVISING INMATES.

THAT ADDS UP TO OVERTIME, WHICH WE SEE YOU OFTEN, AND A HIGHER COST OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS, WHICH AFFECTS OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET.

DAVID SMITH MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE PROGRAM HELPS REDUCE RECIDIVISM RECIDIVISM BY PROVIDING PARTICIPANTS WITH A STRUCTURED WAY TO INTEGRATE INTO THE COMMUNITY IN A POSITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE WAY. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE BEXAR COUNTY BACK GIVES BACK PROGRAM HAS RESULTED IN TREMENDOUS TAXPAYER SAVINGS OF OVER $2.2 MILLION. BUT. BY AVOIDING COSTLY INCARCERATION EXPENSES, THE PROGRAM'S PARTICIPANTS CONTRIBUTE THOUSANDS OF HOURS ANNUALLY, ENGAGING IN PROJECTS SUCH AS COMMUNITY CLEANUP, GRAFFITI REMOVAL, AND PARTNERING WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS LIKE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY TO IMPROVE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THE BEAR GIVES BACK PROGRAM PRESENTS REPRESENTS A SMARTER, COMPASSIONATE APPROACH TO JUSTICE.

WANT TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, SUPPORTS FAMILIES, SAVES TAXPAYER DOLLARS, AND STRENGTHENS OUR COMMUNITY.

I'M PROUD TO SUPPORT THIS INITIATIVE AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ITS CONTINUED SUCCESS AND HOPE THAT MORE JUDGES WILL SENTENCE ELIGIBLE DEFENDANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN BEAR GIVES BACK.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, SHERIFF SALAZAR TIME IS YOURS.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER APPRECIATE IT. YES. AS THE ONGOING DEBATE ON WHETHER TO BUILD MORE JAIL SPACE CONTINUES, I DON'T BELIEVE WE NEED MORE JAIL SPACE. I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE JAIL SPACE WE HAVE.

JAIL IS NOT THE MOST APPROPRIATE APPROACH FOR EVERYONE.

YES, THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO BE IN JAIL.

ABSOLUTELY. THEY'RE TOO DANGEROUS TO WALK AMONGST US, BUT THERE ARE STILL PEOPLE CAUGHT UP IN THE SYSTEM THAT ARE NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS THAT WOULD BE BETTER SERVED AND WILL BETTER, WOULD BETTER SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

BEING OUT WITH THEIR FAMILY, REMAINING GAINFULLY EMPLOYED AND CONTINUING TO TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.

THAT'S WHY BEAR GIVES BACK WAS WAS CREATED JUST NOW, JUST AS VELIA MEZA HELPED US START THE PROGRAM UP.

AND WITH US TODAY IS ALSO JUDGE MELISSA VARDA.

JUDGE JIMENEZ, JUDGE ROBERTSON, JUDGE DOMINGUEZ, JUDGE STEPHANIE BOYD, AND JUDGE CARLOS KEY,

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WHO RUNS THE PROGRAM FOR US NOW AFTER JUSTICE MEZA MOVED ON TO BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS.

BUT WE ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT BEXAR COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH A CHECK FOR $2.2 MILLION TODAY.

SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM, THESE FOLKS AND THE WAY THAT THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT IS, IS TABULATED IS WE TAKE THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT'S SAVED BY NOT PUTTING THESE PEOPLE IN JAIL TO THE TUNE OF 80 TO $100 A DAY. PLUS, WE PUT THE WORK THAT THEY DO FOR US.

WE CALCULATE HOW MUCH WOULD WE CHARGE A LANDSCAPER 15, 20 BUCKS AN HOUR TO DO THAT SAME WORK THAT THESE PEOPLE ARE DOING FOR US TO STAY OUT OF JAIL. AND THAT'S WHERE WE WE REACH THIS $2.2 MILLION DOLLAR FIGURE.

WE STARTED THE PROGRAM IN 2020. IT HIT A LULL DURING COVID, BUT IT'S IT'S BACK IN, IN IN A BIG WAY.

AND AS AS THE COMMISSIONER MENTIONED, WE'D LOVE TO SEE EVEN MORE JUDGES JUMP ON BOARD WITH IT.

SO I'D LIKE TO BRING JUDGE KI UP TO TO TALK ABOUT IT.

TO TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAM JUST A BIT. JUDGE. THANK YOU.

GOOD MORNING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE.

AND AND RECOGNIZING THE PROGRAM. I'M EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE PROGRAM.

AND AS YOU HEAR THE THE NUMBER THAT COMES OUT IS 2 MILLION, OVER $2 MILLION IN SAVINGS, WHICH IS WONDERFUL.

WE'VE DONE THAT IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS OF REALLY ACTIVELY GRINDING ON THIS.

BUT IMPORTANTLY, WHAT IT DOES IS IT DOES KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF JAIL, KEEPS PEOPLE WORKING, EMPLOYED, LETS THEM GO HOME TO THEIR FAMILY, AND IMPORTANTLY, IT REALLY GIVES THEM GOOD WORKS IN THE COMMUNITY.

IT'S SOMETHING THEY CAN BE PROUD OF. AND I SEE THAT THESE PEOPLE GET VESTED IN IT AND THEY'RE PROUD OF THE WORK THEY DO.

I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT IT IS A GREAT PROGRAM.

WE'RE DOING GREAT THINGS WITH IT AND IT REQUIRES COOPERATION.

SO I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED, FROM PROBATION OFFICERS WHO SERVE AS KIND OF THE GO BETWEEN THE JUDGES AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE JUDGES THAT PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM AND ORDER THIS PROGRAM AND GIVE THESE OFFENDERS AN OPPORTUNITY.

BUT IMPORTANTLY, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND THE SHERIFFS REALLY CAMPAIGNED AND AND PUSHED FOR THIS, AND HE'S PROUD OF IT. I KNOW HE'S PROUD OF THE EFFORTS THAT WE'VE MADE. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, ALL OF THOSE STANDING BEHIND ME. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT SHOW UP SATURDAYS AND VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND ACTUALLY GET TO COMMUNICATE AND MEET THESE OFFENDERS AND DISCUSS WITH THEM ON A MORE PERSONAL LEVEL AND LET THAT INTERACTION BE ONE.

THAT'S A GOOD INTERACTION IN THE COMMUNITY, JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, ONE OF INCARCERATION.

SO YOU KNOW, WITHOUT THEM IN THE BACK BEHIND US, THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE.

I'M VERY PROUD TO SUPERVISE THE PROGRAM AND THE WORK I DO, BUT I REALLY WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE EFFORTS OF THE MEN AND WOMEN BEHIND ME WHO DONATE THEIR TIME AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS RECOGNITION, I APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU. CAN YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? CAN YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? SURE, ABSOLUTELY. CAN I INVITE JUDGE OR JUSTICE MESS UP? SHE WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS, IF THAT'S OKAY. GOOD MORNING.

COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THIS MORNING.

IF YOU EVER DRIVE BY THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE HOW THE.

THE GROUNDS ARE VERY WELL KEPT. IF YOU GO TO THE SUBSTATIONS FOR THE SHERIFF, THE SAME THING.

WELL-KEPT GROUNDS. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE'VE ALSO PARTNERED WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

AND SO WE HELP AT THEIR STORE ON PROBATE AS WELL.

BUT NOT ONLY THAT, WHEN RODRIGUEZ PARK ON THE WEST SIDE OF BEXAR COUNTY WAS FLOODED BY RAIN BEXAR COUNTY GIVES BACK.

SHOWED UP THAT SAME SATURDAY AND STARTED CLEANING THAT PARK UP AND MAKING IT READY TO BE USED BY FAMILIES OF BEXAR COUNTY.

SO I JUST WANTED TO EMPHASIZE ALL THOSE THINGS ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

IT'S AMAZING WHAT TWO VERY WILLING PEOPLE CAN DO.

AND WE LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND WE SAY, YOUR NUMBERS ARE UP, MY NUMBERS ARE UP.

LET'S DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT THAT IS UNDER THAT IS CORRECT UNDER THE LAW.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE TIME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU.

AND I NEGLECTED TO MENTION JUDGE AVALOS AS WELL.

SO MY APOLOGIES. I WANTED TO TAKE A QUICK PIC.

HERE YOU GO, SHERIFF. THANK YOU. HOW ARE YOU? JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE JUSTICE JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU JUDGE. THANK YOU. JUDGE.

JUDGE. JUDGE. GOOD TO SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

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PRESENTATION OF A CHECK. BEXAR COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER BY THE BEXAR COUNTY CLERK, LUCY ADAME-CLARK, IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,044. MR.. CLERK, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

SORRY, I WAS HAVING A MOMENT. I WAS ENJOYING SEEING ALL MY PAST COLLEAGUES OF 22 YEARS AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

BEFORE WE START, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, JUDGE.

AND THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS, FOR THINKING ABOUT OUR EMPLOYEES AND THEIR PAY RAISES BECAUSE WE CANNOT FUNCTION WITHOUT THEM.

I KNOW MY OFFICE CAN'T BECAUSE I HAVE 171 EMPLOYEES, SO I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU ALL SUPPORTING THEM.

BUT MOST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR CRYSTAL CHANDLER.

ARE YOU HERE? YOU ARE. THANK YOU. SO WHEN I FIRST CAME INTO OFFICE, MY PREDECESSOR, MR. RICKHOFF, USED TO DO WEDDINGS FOR FREE AND WOULD TAKE ON DONATIONS TO DONATE TO THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER AND THE BATTERED WOMEN CHILDREN'S SHELTER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. FOR 24 YEARS. AND I THINK HE DONATED OVER HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS BECAUSE HE WAS HERE THE LONGEST AS A COUNTY CLERK.

WHEN I CAME INTO OFFICE, MY STAFF SAID, CAN YOU CONTINUE ON THE TRADITION THAT EXISTED THAT GIVES SUPPORT TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS.

AND I SAID, LET'S GO. LET'S DO IT. SO IN FEBRUARY 2019, I WENT ON TO DO THE MASS WEDDINGS, THE TRADITIONAL VALENTINE'S DAY, MASS WEDDINGS THAT TAKE PLACE HERE AT THE BEAUTIFUL COURTHOUSE, AND WE'VE DONATED OVER $8,000. SINCE THEN, WE HAVE ACTUALLY DONATED TO THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER, THE BATTERED WOMEN'S CHILDREN'S SHELTER, AND ALSO TO NONPROFIT VETERAN SERVICES.

BECAUSE WE DO MASS WEDDINGS RIGHT BEFORE VETERAN'S DAY TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE CARE OF THEM AS WELL, TOO. AS YOU KNOW, THE THEY ASSIST SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND INDIVIDUALS THAT DEAL WITH A LOT OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES, THAT THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO REACH OUT TO THESE COMMUNITY RESOURCES.

THEY DO NOT LOOK AT INCOME OR INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.

THEIR SERVICES INCLUDE IN-PERSON, ONLINE AND BY TELEPHONE.

THE CRISIS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HAS SPANNED ON ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS AND ACROSS THE NATION.

MORE SO AFTER COVID AND DURING COVID, THE COUNSELING AND THE SERVICES THAT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, JOE GONZALES, AND HIS TEAM PROVIDES DOES NOT GO UNNOTICED.

I WORK HARD, BUT IN BETWEEN, I TRY TO DO AS MANY WEDDINGS AS I CAN BECAUSE I THINK ABOUT THESE VICTIMS THAT NEED SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU BUY YOUR MARRIAGE LICENSE FROM THE COUNTY CLERK.

I CONSIDER IT A WRAPAROUND SERVICE BECAUSE IF I'M SELLING MARRIAGE LICENSE, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IF THEY NEED SERVICES FROM BEXAR COUNTY, WE'RE ALSO DONATING MONEY TO THOSE SERVICES. I'VE ALSO ADDED PURE TECHNIQUE BOXING GYM.

THAT'S A BOXING ORGANIZATION IN THE WEST SIDE WHERE I GREW UP.

SO ALL THE MONIES THAT COME IN, EVERY SINGLE PENNY GOES TO NONPROFITS.

NONE OF IT GOES TO ME AS A COUNTY CLERK. TODAY, I WANT TO PRESENT $3,044 TO THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER, AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, DA JOE GONZALES, FOR ADVOCATING FOR THIS ORGANIZATION AND MAKING SURE THAT YOUR TEAM AND MISS CHANDLER CONTINUE SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY IN A TIME LIKE THIS.

SO, CHANDLER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS? JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, I WANT TO THANK OUR BEXAR COUNTY COUNTY CLERK, LUCY ADAME-CLARK, FOR HER CONTINUED SUPPORT IN THIS MEANINGFUL WAY.

THE DONATION GOES TO SUPPORT NOT ONLY THE BEXAR COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER FOUNDATION, BUT OUR YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM.

SPECIFICALLY, SHE ASSISTED WITH OUR BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT THIS SUMMER.

SO THESE WEDDINGS, IT'S THESE WEDDINGS TURN A DAY OF LOVE INTO A GIFT OF HOPE.

PERFORMING. PERFORMING THEM AND DEDICATING THE PROCEEDS TO OUR MISSION OF ASSISTING VICTIMS ON THEIR JOURNEY FROM SURVIVOR TO THRIVER.

IT'S SUCH A MEANINGFUL TRADITION, ONE THAT SHOWS HER HEART FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND HER COMMITMENT TO HELPING US BREAK THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THIS PARTNERSHIP AND WANT TO ALSO MENTION SOME OF OUR FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS.

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AND THE COUNTY CLERK ALREADY MENTIONED OUR EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER, DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOE GONZALES, WHO THE DA'S OFFICE SERVES AS OUR LEAD AGENCY AT THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER, BUT ALSO PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE FOUNDATION, OUR BOARD MEMBERS, JAMIE JARMAN AND JENNIFER ROHWER, WHO IS THE CEO OF BRAIN NATION.

AND SHE WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS OF GRATITUDE ALONG WITH ZBA GONZALES, IF THAT'S APPROPRIATE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, JESSICA COMMISSIONERS. AS A BOARD MEMBER, I KNOW FIRSTHAND THE QUALITY OF WORK THAT THIS TEAM DOES FOR THE COMMUNITY.

I KNOW AS AN EMPLOYER, ONE OF MY VERY OWN EMPLOYEES USED THEIR SERVICES AND IT'S LIFE CHANGING.

SO WE CANNOT TELL YOU ENOUGH HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO.

WE'RE JUST WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO SUPPORT ALL OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS COMING TOGETHER AND TO SUPPORT OUR MOST NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI. COMMISSIONERS, ON BEHALF OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, I'M HERE TO PUBLICLY THANK, COUNTY CLERK LUCIA ADAME-CLARK FOR THIS WONDERFUL AND GENEROUS GIFT.

THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WITH 60,000 OR SO CASES THAT WE HANDLE A YEAR, FACE A BIG CHALLENGE WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES. SOME OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO PROTECT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INCLUDING PROTECTIVE ORDERS. THE FJC SERVES AS A WRAPAROUND A AN OFFICE WHERE THERE ARE WRAPAROUND SERVICES.

BUT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTIONS IN THAT CENTER IS PROVIDING PROTECTIVE ORDERS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AS I SAY. SO THIS GIFT WILL GO A LONG WAY IN, IN PROMOTING AND ENSURING THE CONTINUATION OF THE FJC AND THE PROTECTIVE ORDER DIVISION DOING THEIR WORK. AND AS FAR AS LUCY HERSELF, I WANT TO TO TELL THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, IT'S BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE TO HAVE SUCH A GREAT PARTNER IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT IN THE COUNTY CLERK.

SHE'S BEEN A WONDERFUL LEADER, AN INNOVATIVE LEADER, AND I'M JUST SO LUCKY.

WE ARE SO LUCKY IN THE COUNTY TO HAVE COUNTY CLERK ADAME-CLARK.

SO AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF THE 500 AND SO MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR THE COUNTY AND FOR THE DA'S OFFICE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CAN WE GET A PICTURE? JUDGE A NOTE OF REFERENCE. I WOKE UP AT 530 THIS MORNING BECAUSE I'M IN CONFERENCE.

I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE URBAN RECORDERS ALLIANCE.

SO I RUSHED OVER HERE FROM AUSTIN AND I GOT TO RUSH BACK AFTERWARDS.

CAN WE GET A PICTURE WITH THE CHICK? LET'S GET A PICTURE.

LET'S GO. GOOD JOB.

JUDGE, HOW ARE YOU? TAMARA? RIGHT THERE. HERE WE GO.

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

GOT IT. THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO WITH THE FINAL SPECIAL PRESENTATION.

PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF GRADUATES, GRADUATION FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEPARTMENT.

ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA, SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY MENTOR PROTEGE PROGRAM.

MISS RENEE WATSON. DO YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.

JUDGE, WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE THE CULMINATION OF A TWO YEAR PARTNERSHIP.

FIRST OF ALL, WE'VE BEEN PARTNERS WITH THE ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS SAN ANTONIO FOR 20 YEARS.

WE LAUNCHED THIS PROGRAM IN 2005. THIS IS OUR SIXTH COHORT OF PROTEGES IN MOODE TORRES.

COME ON UP, COME ON UP, COME ON UP. THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZING TODAY THE BEXAR COUNTY AGC SAN ANTONIO CHAPTER MENTOR PROTEGE PROGRAM IS THE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT FOR OUR DEPARTMENT. THIS PROGRAM EXISTS TO BUILD EFFECTIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LEADERS OF MATURE, ESTABLISHED COMPANIES AND LOCALLY OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES IN ORDER FOR THE LATTER TO BENEFIT FROM THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF ESTABLISHED FIRMS. THE MENTOR PROTEGE RELATIONSHIP IS A TWO YEAR COMMITMENT WHERE THE PROTEGE TWO MENTORS, THE AGC STAFF AND MYSELF,

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WE WORK TOGETHER TO HELP DEVELOP THOSE PROTEGE FIRMS, ALONG WITH THE CONSULTANTS THAT THE COURT FUNDS FOR ACCOUNTING, LEGAL, TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS. WHILE MENTORS PROVIDE PROTEGES WITH ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE BASED ON THEIR REAL LIFE BUSINESS EXPERIENCE. ON OCCASION, ONE ON ONE ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED.

THE MENTOR FIRMS MET WITH THEIR PROTEGES MONTHLY SINCE JUNE 2023, SO EVERY MONTH SINCE JUNE 2023.

THERE'S A COMMITMENT FROM BOTH TEAMS. BY THE WAY, AT THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY A FEW YEARS AGO OF THE NATIONAL CHAPTER OF THE AGC OF AMERICA, BEXAR COUNTY AND THE AGC, SAN ANTONIO RECEIVED THE VERY FIRST EVER RECOGNITION IN THEIR 100 YEAR HISTORY FOR THIS PROGRAM FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. SO WE BEAT OUT A LOT OF FOLKS AROUND THE COUNTRY, AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT.

TODAY I AM JOINED BY ALL OF THE PROTEGES, THEIR MENTORS, AND THEN I'LL CALL ON LOREN MANDEL, WHO USED TO BE HERE AT THE BEXAR COUNTY, TO HAVE A FEW WORDS ON BEHALF OF THE AGC.

THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. JUDGE SAKAI KAI COMMISSIONERS, COUNTY MANAGER SMITH LAUREN MANDELL, CHAPTER PRESIDENT FOR SAN ANTONIO AGC, FORMER BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, COURT STAFF SURVIVOR.

SO HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH ALL OF YOU TODAY. JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM.

THIS IS THE 25TH YEAR OF THIS PARTNERSHIP, AND IT WAS STARTED BY MY PREDECESSOR, DOUG MCMURRAY AND MISS WATSON.

SO WE ARE SO THRILLED TO CONTINUE THE LEGACY OF BUILDING UP SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED CONSTRUCTION FIRMS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE'RE JUST SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.

SO THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE HAVE MANUEL, WHO IS REPRESENTING OUR SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE.

GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. I GOT SOME REALLY GOOD NEWS FOR YOU. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE BUDGET BECAUSE WE GOT THE LOTTERY WINNERS RIGHT HERE. OH, SO THANKS FOR YOUR INVESTMENT IN THE PROGRAM AND YOUR WISDOM. BECAUSE OF THOSE INVESTMENTS YOU MAKE, AND THIS COUNTY IS GOING TO PROSPER.

SO MR. SMITH, MAKE SURE THAT BUDGET IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ'S THOUGHTS PLEASE.

BECAUSE WE NEED TO CONTINUE THIS PROGRAM. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. SO WE'LL START JUST A FEW SECONDS.

WE WANT TO HAVE OUR PROTEGES TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

AND AND WE HAVE ALL OF THEM. SO ASK IF YOU WANT TO GRAB AND THEN YOUR MENTORS COME UP WITH ASP.

COME ON TIME. ALRIGHT. GOOD MORNING JUDGE. GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN ONE OF A KIND, VERY ORGANIZED, CHALLENGING, FORWARD THINKING.

OUR MENTORS WERE THE BEST. THEY WERE PATIENT WITH THE PROCESS.

PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE IN A GREAT WAY. AND GAVE US A POSITIVE PUSH THAT WE NEEDED TO GET TO WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

WE WERE A ONE DIMENSIONAL COMPANY, ONLY DOING RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION WHEN WE CAME TO THIS PROGRAM.

AND SINCE THIS PROGRAM, WE LAUNCHED OUR COMMERCIAL DIVISION IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR, AND WE'VE BEEN AWARDED MORE THAN $400,000 IN COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS SINCE THEN. SO WE THANK RENEE AND WE THANK OUR MENTORS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THIS IS A GREAT PROGRAM.

I'VE HAD THE HONOR OF SERVING AND DONATING TIME FOR THE LAST DECADE.

WITH THE PROTEGES. THERE'S ALWAYS A MOMENT. THERE'S CONFUSION AT THE BEGINNING, AND THEN THERE'S THIS MOMENT ABOUT SIX MONTHS IN WHERE THE LIGHT COMES ON.

AND FROM THEN ON, YOU SEE TREMENDOUS GROWTH FROM THEM IN A BUSINESS WAY.

IT'S JUST AMAZING. IT'S JUST A VERY NICE PROGRAM.

THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING IT. YOU'RE WELCOME. TELL US WHAT'S YOUR WHAT'S YOUR COMPANY NAME? WE DIDN'T HEAR YOUR COMPANY. TADDY MAROVITZ CONCRETE CONTRACTORS.

WE WE ARE A SUBCONTRACTOR. SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO TRAIN GENERAL CONTRACTORS HOW TO ACT.

HELLO. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI. AND COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS ROXANNE PEREZ. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF DG SERVICES.

WE'RE AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR HEADQUARTERED IN SAN ANTONIO, SO WE WERE BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 2017.

BUT WHEN WE WERE SO GRACIOUSLY WELCOMED INTO THE BEXAR COUNTY MENTOR PROTEGE PROGRAM, MY COMPANY HIT FULL SPEED SPRINT.

WE WENT FROM A VERY CONSERVATIVE 2 TO 4 EMPLOYEES TO A SOLID RUNNING, 20 FULL TIME ELECTRICIANS IN HOUSE.

WE WENT FROM ZERO BONDING CAPACITY TO VERY PROUDLY SAYING THAT I AM CLOSING OUT A $3 MILLION BONDED ELECTRICAL SCOPE PROJECT FOR TEXAS A&M KINGSVILLE, AND I'VE SHARED RECENTLY WITH THE ENTIRE GROUP.

I HAD A VISION OF WHERE DD SERVICES AND MYSELF WOULD BE IN THAT 2 TO 5 YEAR TIME FRAME.

I'VE ALREADY HIT THOSE METRICS THANKS TO MY AMAZING MENTORS, PAUL PITKIN AND ASHLEY RUGGLES.

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AND WITH THE STEWARDSHIP OF RENEE. SO I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD NOW.

I HAVE TO THINK BIGGER. I HAVE TO TAKE ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT THIS WELL-FUNDED, WELL-ORGANIZED MENTORSHIP PROGRAM HAS AFFORDED MY ORGANIZATION, WHERE I THOUGHT THERE ARE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS IN FRONT OF US AND HURDLES.

RENEE, PAUL, AND ASHLEY BROKE THROUGH EVERY ONE OF THOSE BARRIERS.

THEY HELPED ME TO SEE. BEYOND THAT, THEY HELPED ME TO REDEFINE MY COMPANY, RESTRUCTURE, SET INTO PLACE PROCESSES, PROCEDURES, AND BETTER ALIGNMENT SO THAT MY ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO GROW AND TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

SO I THANK THE JUDGE. I THANK ALL THE COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR YOUR CONTINUED FUNDING OF THIS PROGRAM.

I KNOW WERE IT NOT FOR THIS PROGRAM, I WOULD BE LIVING IN THE PAST, AND RIGHT NOW I'M BLAZING PAST THE VISION SO THAT I CAN CREATE A NEW VISION FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, OUR EMPLOYEES, AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE WORK THAT WE CONTRIBUTE TO BEXAR COUNTY, OUR HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNERS, AND OUR LOCAL ISD.

SO THANK YOU EVERYONE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

GOOD MORNING. I'M PAUL PITKIN WITH HCT INSURANCE AGENCY.

AND THIS IS MY THIRD TWO YEAR CYCLE OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM.

AND I ALWAYS GET BACK AS MUCH AS I GIVE AND LEARN FROM THE PROTO J FIRMS AND JUST SEE WHAT THEY'RE THEY PUT IT ALL ON THE TABLE EVERY SINGLE DAY AS THEY BUILD THEIR SMALL BUSINESS. AND IT'S BEEN MY PRIVILEGE TO PARTICIPATE.

AND I THINK A SHOUT OUT GOES TO RENEE WATSON BECAUSE SHE'S THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THIS PROGRAM.

YOU DON'T KNOW THE HOURS THAT SHE PUTS IN AND SHOWS UP TO EVERY MEETING AND MAKES IT HAPPEN.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OKAY. REAL QUICK, I'M ASHLEY RUGGLES.

THIS IS MY FIRST YEAR IN THE PROGRAM, AND I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I PROBABLY LEARNED AS MUCH AS ROXANNE THOUGHT THAT WE TAUGHT HER, SO SO I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CONSULTANTS AND RENEE AND THE GUIDANCE FOR THE MENTORS AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE FUNDING. AND THIS PROGRAM IS IS A GREAT PROGRAM.

JUST WATCHING HOW DD SERVICES GREW IN THE TWO YEARS THAT WE WERE WITH HER.

SO JUST APPRECIATE IT. THE CONTINUED SUPPORT.

GOOD MORNING JUDGE SAKAI AND COMMISSIONERS, HOPE YOU LOVE YOUR OFFICE WORKING OUT FOR YOU.

I'M YVONNE ADDISON, PRESIDENT OF ADDISON PRIME.

I FOUNDED THE COMMERCIAL GENERAL CONTRACTING COMPANY IN FEBRUARY 2020.

SO WE WERE IMMEDIATELY FACED WITH UNCERTAINTY WITH OUR INDUSTRY AND JUST LIFE IN GENERAL.

BUT WE HAVE PERSEVERED. OUR TEAM HAS GROWN SINCE OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE MENTOR PROTEGE PROGRAM.

WE HAVE TRIPLED OUR REVENUE. I SAW MR. BANOS HERE EARLIER.

WE'VE DONE OVER 30 PROJECTS WITH UNIVERSITY HEALTH.

WE'VE DONE SEVERAL PROJECTS WITH BEXAR COUNTY, INCLUDING IN THIS VERY BUILDING IN THE BUILDING NEXT DOOR.

AND WE'RE CURRENTLY ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH RENOVATIONS AT THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, WHICH IS GOING VERY WELL.

AND I INVITE ALL OF YOU ALL TO STOP BY AT SOME POINT AND SEE HOW THE PROGRESS IS GOING.

WE'VE HAD A GREAT TEAM OUT THERE, SUBCONTRACTORS.

WE'VE ACTUALLY ALSO HIRED SEVERAL OF OUR FELLOW PROTEGES TO WORK WITH US.

SO IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GROW OUR COMMUNITY OF OF CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR FAMILIES TO GROW AND PROFESSIONALS TO GROW THEIR CAREERS AND SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

THANK YOU. GOOD. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS KIRK KISTNER WITH AEC PATHFINDERS.

THIS IS ACTUALLY MY SECOND MENTOR PROTEGE RELATIONSHIP.

AND IT'S JUST I APPRECIATE THAT YOU ALL FUND THIS EVERY YEAR.

IT'S SUCH A FANTASTIC PROGRAM. THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IS AN INDUSTRY THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY GETTING BIGGER.

WE'RE FIGHTING RETIREMENT'S ALL THE TIME AND BRINGING NEW BLOOD INTO OUR INDUSTRY IS FANTASTIC.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD MORNING. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTORS.

WE'RE GOING IN BUSINESS. WE'RE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR ALMOST TWO DECADES.

I BELIEVE ME, I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN MORE THAN A HANDFUL OF MENTOR PROTEGES THROUGHOUT OUR CITY AND TRULY, SINCERELY SAY THAT THIS PROGRAM IS ONE OF A KIND.

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING I GUESS OUR GROWTH WAS STUNT.

BUT AFTER WE GOT IN THE PROGRAM, RENEE'S RESOURCES AND TEAM AND THE WAY THE PROGRAM WAS SET UP WAS WHAT WE NEEDED TO TAKE IT TO THE NEXT STEP. OUR ADMINISTRATION OPERATIONS TEAM HAS GROWN, AND WE'RE JUST EXCITED AND THANKFUL AND GRATEFUL FOR MISS RENEE.

BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT IT'S YOUR BACKUP THAT HELPS HER DO WHAT SHE HAS TO DO.

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THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAN WE WRAP UP? YEAH. HI. MY NAME IS BILL GEHLHAUSEN WITH FRANKENMUTH SURETY.

THIS IS LIKE, PAUL, MY THIRD CYCLE DOING THIS.

IT'S GREAT. I WANT TO NOT REITERATE WHAT EVERYONE'S BEEN SAYING.

I SAY ALL THE SAME THINGS. BUT ONE THING THAT'S NICE IS THAT YEARS AFTER THIS PROGRAM ENDS, PEOPLE ARE STILL CALLING US OUR PRODUCERS, STILL CALLING US AND ASKING US FOR ADVICE.

SO IT'S A IT'S A LIFELONG DEAL THAT YOU GUYS ARE HELPING SUPPORT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. JUDGE. I WANT TO THANK RENEE FOR BRINGING THIS PROGRAM INTO FRUITION.

THAT IT HAS. IT IS WONDERFUL TO WORK WITH AGC ON THIS MENTOR PROGRAM.

THANKS FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERISM AND ALL OF THE HARD WORK OF THE PROTEGES, BECAUSE IT TAKES WORK FOR FOR YOU ALL TO BE IN THIS ON TOP OF WHAT YOU'RE ALREADY DOING. AND IT'S NOT EASY TO BE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER.

SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO BE THE JANITOR, THE HR, THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, THE CEO, THE HR.

YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO DO IT ALL. SO I WANT TO THANK ALSO JUST ALL THE SUPPORT NATIONALLY THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED FOR.

ITS OBVIOUSLY DESERVING. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMIND ALL OF US IN PUBLIC POLICY THAT WHEN THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS WERE CREATED, GOVERNMENT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A STEPPING STONE FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESSES TO GET MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE OTHER GOVERNMENT AND CORPORATE ENTITIES. COCA-COLA, NIKE, MICROSOFT, AND YOU ALL WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE THE RELATIONSHIPS AND THE CONTRACT OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU'VE HAD AND CONTINUE TO EXPORT AND GROW, NOT JUST, WE HOPE IN SAN ANTONIO, ALTHOUGH WE HOPE YOU HAVE A LOT OF JOBS HERE, BUT WE HOPE THAT YOU CAN EXPAND ACROSS TEXAS AND WHEREVER YOUR HEART DESIRES.

SO WE'LL KEEP PUSHING. AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU, RENEE, AND YOUR TEAM.

YOU'VE GOT A GREAT TEAM AT THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE WORK THEY'RE DOING EVERY DAY.

THIS IS PART OF WHAT MAKES SERVING IN PUBLIC SERVICE WORTH IT.

SEEING THESE FAMILIES AND THESE BUSINESS PEOPLE GROW.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU AND ALL YOUR GUESTS AND THE GRADUATES WHO HAVE COME TO THE PODIUM AND BE RECOGNIZED.

I WANTED TO PUT ON THE RECORD THAT COMMISSIONERS COURT STANDS COMMITTED TO OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, WHICH ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR COMMUNITY, AND THIS PROGRAM HELPS EQUIP OUR RESIDENTS WITH THE TOOLS TO SUCCEED.

AND I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOUR GRADUATES AND WISH THEM SUCCESS IN THEIR ENDEAVORS, AND TO ALWAYS REMEMBER TO PAY IT FORWARD AND LOOK FOR THOSE THAT NEED THE HELP THAT YOU'VE GOTTEN. SO WITH THAT, WHY DON'T YOU COME FORWARD, TAKE A PICTURE AND LET'S GIVE THEM ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME. CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU. GOOD JOB GIRL.

GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB. THANK Y'ALL. CONGRATULATIONS.

CONGRATULATIONS. THANK YOU RENEE. HEY. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT. TAKE CARE. THANK YOU.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. HEY, MAN. THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CONGRATULATIONS.

SO, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, I THINK WE'RE GOOD.

ARE WE GOOD? CAN WE GET BACK? WE CAN GO TO SIX EIGHT.

NO, WE GOT TO GO. WE GOT. WE STILL HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL POOL, RIGHT? NO, WE STILL GOT WE STILL HAVEN'T FINISHED CONSENT.

WE CAN GO BACK TO THAT AFTER THIS. DO YOU WANT TO GO? OKAY. WELL, DO YOU STILL WANT TO PULL THE 12 OR NOT? I THINK IT'S TIME. OKAY, LET'S GO TO THE TIME.

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CERTAINTY. ALL RIGHT, TEE IT UP. I KNOW WE'RE RUNNING A LITTLE BEHIND 9:30 P.M.

TIME. CERTAIN DISCUSSION, APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING MOTION TO SET 2025.

AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR BEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT, DBA UNIVERSITY.

HEALTH AND APPROVAL OF AN ORDER OF THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT SETTING THE 2025 TAX RATE.

LEVYING THE 2025 TAXES FOR THE BEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT DBA UNIVERSITY HEALTH MR..

EDITOR. JUDGE. YES. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, EDITOR.

AND REED, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU I KNOW WE WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION SEVERAL COURT MEETINGS AGO ABOUT KEEPING THE TAX RATE.

WE'LL HAVE A FURTHER DISCUSSION WHEN YOU COME LATER IN THE CALENDAR YEAR ON YOUR BUDGET.

SO I THINK THIS IS KIND OF PERFUNCTORY. WE'VE GOT TO DO THIS MOTION AND AGAIN, JUST TO BE CLEAR, IT'S THE SAME THAT WE DISCUSSED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND THAT IS TO KEEP THE TAX RATE THE SAME.

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SO I'M GOING TO PUT THIS ON THE RECORD. JUDGE.

MOTION THAT'S REQUIRED. THE LANGUAGE IS SAYS A MOTION.

I MOVE TO APPROVE AN ORDER SETTING THE 2025 AD VALOREM TAX RATE FOR BEXAR COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT, DOING BUSINESS AS UNIVERSITY HEALTH FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, AT THE EXISTING TAX RATE OF 0.27623 $0.05 PER $100 VALUATION, AND APPROVED UPON EACH MOTION AS FOLLOWS.

FIRST, THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS TAX RATE.

I MOVE TO ADOPT THE 2025 TAX RATE FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION AT THE RATE OF 0.2348 $0.00 PER $100 VALUATION OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY SITUATED IN BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS.

AND AS IT RELATES TO DEBT SERVICE TAX RATE, I FURTHER MOVE TO ADOPT THE 2025 TAX RATE FOR THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST AT A RATE OF 0.0414 $0.04 PER $100 VALUATION OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY SITUATED IN BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS.

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

ANY FURTHER COMMENT OR QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. JUST THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO DO.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE BUILDING OPENING. BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. COMMISSIONER MOODY, WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALL OF US WORK HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY, GIVING BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GREAT DISCUSSIONS, AND I HOPE TO CONTINUE THOSE OVER THE COMING MONTHS WITH REGARD TO YOU KNOW, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES THAT US PROVIDES VERSUS WHAT BEXAR COUNTY PROVIDES TODAY IN TERMS OF STAFF AND ALSO THE DISCUSSIONS AROUND YOUR SUPPORT AND YOUR WORK IN THE JAIL, MENTAL HEALTH BEDS MEDICAL SERVICES AND HOW WE CAN BETTER WORK TOGETHER AND PARTNER TO SOLVE WHAT IS A CHALLENGING PROBLEM FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. BUT THANK YOU FOR FOR EVERYTHING YOU ALL DO AND YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM.

AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

THANK YOU. JUDGE. GOOD TO SEE YOU BOTH. THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.

I WANTED TO JUST HAVE ON THE RECORD FOR THOSE WHO MAY HAVE FORGOTTEN OUR EXEMPTIONS, WHERE ARE WE AT IN TERMS OF OUR SENIOR AND HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS? WITH THE SYSTEM FOR THE HOMESTEAD, WE'RE AT THE MAXIMUM 20%.

AND FOR THE OVER 65, WE'RE AT 30,000. OKAY. JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD.

THANKS FOR WORKING WITH US ON THOSE ALLEVIATIONS OVER THE YEARS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE VOTE.

THANK YOU JUDGE. WELL, LET ME JUST SAY THANK YOU TO ED AND YOUR LEADERSHIP AS THE CEO OF UNIVERSITY HEALTH AND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL THERE AND YOUR EXECUTIVE TEAM. I THINK, ED, YOU AND I ARE PRETTY MUCH IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION ALONG WITH YOUR BOARD CHAIR JIMMY HASLAM.

AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE A STRONG LEADERSHIP THERE ON OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM.

I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT UNIVERSITY HEALTH IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAVE TO TAKE A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN ALL THE NUMEROUS ISSUES THAT FACE THE COUNTY. ESPECIALLY NOT ONLY IS IT JUST ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE, BUT NOT HEALTH CARE, AND MENTAL HEALTH ALSO ISSUES AT THE JAIL. AND WE CONTINUE TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS ON HOW WE CAN HELP DEAL WITH THAT PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WITH INDIGENT CARE AND THE CUTS TO MEDICAID AND CUTS TO SNAP AS IT COMES FORWARD OUR COLLABORATION COMMUNICATION ARE GOING TO BE EVER MORE IMPORTANT.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND THANK YOU TO YOUR EXECUTIVE TEAM.

WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU JUDGE. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. I APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE WE'RE UP AT 10:00 TIME.

CERTAIN. IS THERE ANY. IS THIS IT FOR THIS PROJECT? OKAY. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. SO TELL ME, WHERE DO THEY GO? THE BUDGET, I ASSUME THERE WOULD BE SIX. WOULD BE.

IS IT SIX? BE POSSIBLE? OKAY. AND THEN WHAT'S THE NINE? OKAY. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? THAT'S IT, THAT'S IT.

OKAY. ALRIGHT. AT THIS TIME TIME CERTAIN 10 A.M.

PUBLIC HEARING. THE COMMISSIONERS COURT INVITES PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING THE BEXAR COUNTY PROPOSED OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2526.

I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE TWO CITIZENS TO BE HEARD, AND I WILL ASK THEM TO PLEASE STEP UP.

MISTER ANTONIO DIAZ. I BELIEVE, AND THEN, MISS DONNA RODRIGUEZ.

ARE Y'ALL WANT TO COME TOGETHER OR Y'ALL WANT TO SPEAK INDIVIDUALLY? DO YOU WANT TO YIELD YOUR TIME? ANTONIO. SPEAK INDIVIDUALLY.

ANTONIO. YOU WANT TO DO THAT SEPARATELY? INDIVIDUALLY?

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WHAT'S THAT? INDIVIDUALLY. INDIVIDUALLY. ALL RIGHT.

YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, ANTONIO. GO AHEAD. OKAY.

NIELSEN. TENNESSEE. I'M NOT SURE AS TO HOW THE OUR OUR TAXES WILL BE USED, PER SE. AS FAR AS SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE'RE WE'RE WE'RE UNDERGOING VERY TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES. WE HAVE A SPECIAL DATE COMING UP SEPTEMBER 16TH, WHERE MANY CELEBRATIONS WILL BE FOR MEXICO, FOR THE MEXICAN COMMUNITY. AND WITH ALL THAT'S GOING ON WITH FEDERAL LEGISLATION REGARDING DEPORTATIONS, DETENTIONS. WE'RE WONDERING IF OUR COMMUNITY WILL BE SAFE ENOUGH TO CELEBRATE IN PUBLIC STREETS, OR THE ONLY SAFE IN THEIR PRIVATE DOMAINS WHERE THEY CAN CLAIM THAT THEY'RE BEING INTRUDED UPON ILLEGALLY.

SO THAT THAT IS WHAT I'M COMING UP TO REQUEST.

IF THERE'S GOING TO BE ANY, ANY TYPE OF FUNDING TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITIES DURING THESE EVENTS THAT WE, WE, WE DO IN PUBLIC OR WE OUT HERE TOTALLY ON OUR OWN FENDING OURSELVES AGAINST BOUNTY HUNTERS AND ICE AGENTS AND ALL SORTS OF POLICE ENTITIES THAT SOME OF OUR COMMUNITY HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OR I MYSELF AM CONFUSED AT TIMES ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON, AND I KNOW THIS WOULD BE BEST ADDRESSED TO THE FEDERAL COURT OF IMMIGRATION.

BUT SINCE THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY IS TRY TO PROTECT.

SO THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY, AT LEAST TO SPEAK OF THIS.

I WAS UNSURE OF MY ATTIRE, BUT I CHOSE THIS T SHIRT AS WE WEAR NOW, WE'VE BEEN WEARING IT MORE AND MORE OPENLY IN THE STREET SO THAT PEOPLE CAN BECOME HAVE SOME AWARENESS OF WHAT'S GOING ON, NOT JUST HERE, BUT THROUGHOUT THE 50 STATES.

THERE'S MUCH RACISM, PREJUDICE, BIGOTRY THAT IS BEING IMPOSED UPON BROWN SKINNED PEOPLE.

EVEN SUGGESTIONS THAT WE NOT EVEN SPEAK SPANISH OUT AND OPEN, THAT I THINK VIOLATES OUR CIVIL RIGHTS.

NONE OF THIS IS BEING CONSIDERED. AND SO THAT IS WHY I CHOSE TO COME AND SPEAK HERE TODAY.

BEING THAT IT'S A WEEK FROM IL SIX, IL SIX WAS THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, MAINLY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES, MEXICAN COMMUNITIES FROM SPAIN. EVEN THOUGH IT IS HISPANIC MONTH, IT IS SORT OF INCONGRUENT BECAUSE IT WAS A REVOLUTION AGAINST SPANISH CONQUEST. WE ARE AN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY.

AND WE WISH TO BE RECOGNIZED WITH HUMAN RIGHTS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANTONIO. DIANA RODRIGUEZ.

GOOD MORNING. ALSO ON THIS MONTH IT WILL BE GRANDPARENTS DAY.

FOR ALL THE GRANDPARENTS. YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO WISH YOU A HAPPY GRANDPARENTS DAY.

SEPTEMBER THE 10TH. WE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WERE FROM HERE.

AND THE ONLY COMMANDMENT THAT SAYS IT ALL IS LOVE.

WE SHOULD UNITE. HUMANITY HAS TO UNITE AND LOVE.

BECAUSE WITHOUT LOVE, WE'RE ALL HURTING. PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, THERE IS A GOD.

LET'S LOVE EACH OTHER. STOP HURTING EACH OTHER.

AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY SINCE 2015.

THAT IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WERE HERE.

IT'LL BE OUR 25TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR. I'D LIKE TO SING TO ALL THE GRANDPARENTS, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

IN MY LANGUAGE. SHH! LA MANANITAS. AND NAWA O ESTAS DOS AQUI.

O ESTUDO. MARQUIS CHIKITA O AKA LA ANYONE. AND. THE NAZI. NAZI. SHE

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WAS NOT NANCY. SHE WAS NAMED MANCHESTER.

MANCHESTER. OH. WHAT? IS YOUR NAME? WE GOT TICKETS TO THE A1 GALA. SHOW ME YOUR LOVE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DIANA. GOD BLESS YOU AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.

AND A GOOD GRANDPARENTS DAY TOMORROW. GOD BLESS YOU.

THANK YOU. JUDGE, IF YOU MIND. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN.

I TEXTED THE SHERIFF. HE'S GOING TO TALK TO YOU ON YOUR WAY OUT ABOUT YOUR CONCERN.

PHILIP. MISS DE LA PATRIA. YO, COMO TODOS LOS ANOS CON USTEDES.

MUCHAS GRACIAS POR ESTAR AQUI. AND THESE ARE THE CALENDARS FROM OUR PEOPLE.

I HAVE THE THE OLD CALENDAR AND THE AZTEC CALENDAR.

THANK YOU. SHE WAS REFERRING TO THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY MARCH AND RECOGNITION BY THE CITY AND COUNTY SINCE 2014.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. JUDGE. CAN I JUST SAY, I KNOW IT'S BEEN CUSTOMARY FOR US TO RESPOND TO CITIZENS TO BE HEARD, BUT I DO APPRECIATE THE ISSUES YOU YOU RAISE IN SAN ANTONIO, WHICH HAS SUCH A INCREDIBLE HISTORY OF BOTH INDIGENOUS AND LATINO HISTORY THIS COURT MUST BE THERE TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY FROM LONG, LONG HELD, LONG STRUGGLED OVER RIGHTS THAT ARE BEING STRIPPED AWAY AT THE SUPREME COURT.

JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR WAS VERY CLEAR IN THE TRAMPLING OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT THAT IS TAKING PLACE WHERE YOU CAN COME AND QUESTION SOMEONE BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN, THE LANGUAGE THEY SPEAK, WHERE THEY WORK.

THIS IS WRONG, PARTICULARLY FOR BEXAR COUNTY.

BUT NO MATTER WHAT, AND I HOPE THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER AS HUMANITY TO REALIZE THAT WE'RE ONE PEOPLE.

WE'RE LIVING IN A COUNTRY WHERE SENATOR RAND PAUL OF KENTUCKY AND I AGREE THAT WE SHOULD NOT BE KILLING PEOPLE AT RANDOM, WHICH CAME FROM THE. HE WAS CRITICIZING THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

WE ARE LIVING IN VERY DANGEROUS TIMES, AND FOR A CITY WITH A DEMOGRAPHIC POPULATION OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY, WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO PROTECT OUR RIGHTS UNDER THE LAW.

SO WE STAND WITH YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING A VOICE OF CONSCIOUSNESS TODAY.

THANK YOU. I ALSO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE WERE GENOCIDAL HERE AND WE HAD TO.

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

ANTONIO. THANK YOU. WE HAD TO CHANGE OUR LANGUAGES.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. BLESS YOU. GOD BLESS.

CALEB IS A GOD. THANK YOU. CALEB. CARTER.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS AND FELLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

MY NAME IS KAYLA CARTER AND I AM THE FOUNDER AND CEO OF A NONPROFIT CALLED FOR HER.

I JUST WANTED TO COME UP HERE AND SAY THANK YOU.

I KNOW THAT WE ARE INCLUDED IN THE BUDGET, THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FY 25 TO 26 COMPLETING OUT OUR ARPA DOLLARS THAT HAVE KEPT OUR DOORS OPEN AND KEPT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AVAILABLE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SPECIFICALLY WOMEN WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AS WELL AS THOSE FACING ECONOMIC CHALLENGES. WE PROVIDE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, WORKSHOPS AND PEER SUPPORT.

SO BECAUSE OF THIS FUNDING, WE'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE OUR SERVICES DESPITE THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE.

THOSE DOLLARS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH JUNE OF THIS NEXT YEAR.

AND SO JUST ALSO A REMINDER THAT WE WILL HAVE A GAP IN THOSE RESOURCES TO FINISH OUT OUR FISCAL YEAR NEXT YEAR.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND DEDICATION SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.

GOVERNMENT IS AN INSTRUMENTAL PART OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY STAYS SAFE AND HAS ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES NOT ONLY TO JUST SURVIVE, BUT TO REALLY THRIVE. AND THAT'S WHAT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER IS ALL ABOUT, HELPING WOMEN MOVE BEYOND THEIR TRAUMA AND TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES, AND BE ABLE TO CREATE A BETTER FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. KAYLA. ALL RIGHT.

THAT COMPLETES THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON THE BUDGET.

WE'LL TAKE UP NOW SIX C DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE ADOPTION OF PROPOSED BEXAR COUNTY FY 2526 OPERATING CAPITAL BUDGET, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED CHANGES DOCUMENT. IN THE MEMORANDUM FROM THE BUDGET OFFICE DATED SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR? MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

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

IS THERE ANYTHING SPECIFIC WE NEED TO PUT ON THE RECORD? ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET? YEAH. IT IS. LET'S JUST MOVE FOR APPROVAL TO ADOPT THE BEXAR COUNTY FY 2025 2026 OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET, INCLUDING THE CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUSLY FILED PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MEMORANDUM FROM THE BUDGET OFFICER DATED SEPTEMBER 8TH, 2025. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

NOW, THERE'S A POINT OF ORDER. SO, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, WILL YOU YIELD YOUR MOTION TO COMMISSIONER? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT, SO, COMMISSIONER CALVERT, YOUR MOTION IS ON THE FLOOR.

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES MOTION TO WITHDRAW ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

MISS TANYA, IS THERE ANYTHING TO PRESENT? IN LIGHT OF FROM YESTERDAY'S WORK SESSION AND FOR THIS MORNING? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE CURRENT PROPOSED BUDGET AS CONCLUDING THE CHANGE ORDERS APPROVED YESTERDAY.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? WELL, I DON'T KNOW. I DIDN'T WANT TO CUT YOU SHORT, TANYA, BUT DO YOU HAVE JUST KIND OF A BRIEF OVERVIEW? I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION WORK SESSIONS ON THE BUDGET.

WHAT WAS DISCUSSED YESTERDAY? I MEAN, JUST FOR, I THINK FOR THE PUBLIC'S SAKE.

CAN YOU MAYBE GO OVER THAT FOR US? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

SO YESTERDAY WE PRESENTED THE DRAFT CHANGE MEMORANDUM.

THAT'S UP FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION TODAY. WE ARE ENDING OUR GENERAL FUND BALANCE AT $225.7 MILLION, WITH A TOTAL BUDGET OF $2.8 BILLION COUNTYWIDE.

THAT INCLUDES ALL FUNDS, INCLUDING THE GENERAL FUND.

WE ARE MAINTAINING THE 2.8 BILLION. CORRECT. DID YOU SAY MILLION? OKAY. JUST 1 BILLION. NO THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE. YES.

THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. AND HOPEFULLY I DIDN'T SAY THAT. IT'S BILLION. SO ALSO WE ARE MAINTAINING THE TAX RATE AND BECAUSE OF NEW VALUES, WE'RE ABLE TO GROW A LITTLE BIT FOR THE NEXT YEAR.

BUT TAXES ARE TECHNICALLY FOR EXISTING VALUES TECHNICALLY ON AVERAGE GOING DOWN.

SO THERE'S NO INCREASE IN TAXES IF YOU PROVE THE TAX RATE.

TODAY WE'RE MAINTAINING THE TAX RATE, ADJUSTING IT SLIGHTLY BETWEEN THE DEBT FOR FLOOD AND FOR THE M AND O.

AND THEN YEAR OVER YEAR, THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME AS LAST YEAR.

IN TERMS OF THE TOTAL OVERALL BUDGET, 2.8 BILLION IS ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LAST YEAR.

IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. COMMISSIONER. OKAY. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, JUST BRIEFLY, SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS.

I KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, A SIGNIFICANT PORTION IS FUNDING THE BASIC NEEDS OF THE STATE THAT THE STATE REQUIRES OF US PUBLIC SAFETY, THE COURTS. THAT MAKES UP ROUGHLY 80% OF THE BUDGET OR SO, ABOUT LIKE 50 TO 60% OF YOUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET, THE GENERAL FUND DOLLARS. OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN I GUESS THE OTHER THING SIGNIFICANT TO MENTION IS THE BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES THE RECENT PROPOSAL ON THE FLOOD, NEXT GENERATION WARNING SYSTEM, IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. 20 MILLION IN THE BUDGET. 21 MILLION? 21 MILLION? YES. OKAY, GREAT. THAT'S ALL I GOT.

THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER MOODY? WELL, THANK YOU, TANYA. I'M SURE YOU AND THE REST OF THE BUDGET OFFICE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS DAY.

I'LL BE BRIEF BECAUSE WE'VE WE'VE COVERED A LOT OF THIS, OBVIOUSLY, YESTERDAY WITH THE CHANGE MEMO AND IN PREVIOUS WORK SESSIONS.

BUT BUDGETS ARE COMPLEX AND REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL OF WORK.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO TO YOURSELF, TO TINA, TO DAVID, THE REST OF YOUR STAFF.

I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A LOT OF WORK OVER THE PAST MONTHS. THANK YOU. BUDGETS ARE, IN ESSENCE, LIKE COMPROMISES, COMPROMISES OF THE COURT, AND NO ONE ULTIMATELY GETS EVERYTHING THEY WANT.

I'VE SAID BEFORE, AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T THE BUDGET THAT I WOULD HAVE WRITTEN, BUT IT HAS A LOT OF GOOD, POSITIVE THINGS IN IT.

FOR EXAMPLE, PUBLIC SAFETY INVESTMENT. I BELIEVE THERE'S 33 NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

WE HAVE 70 DETENTION OFFICERS, MOST OF WHICH ARE HELD IN CONTINGENCY.

16 NEW CONSTABLES. AND OBVIOUSLY, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ JUST MENTIONED THE INVESTMENT WHEN IT COMES TO FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM,

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WHICH IS A HUGE PRIORITY, I THINK, FOR THE COMMUNITY, GIVEN WHAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.

THIS BUDGET ALSO CONTINUES THE THE TREND OF FLAT TO SOMETIMES ACTUAL DECREASES IN THE TOP LINE BUDGET NUMBERS, WHICH I THINK IS A POSITIVE TREND AND SPEAKS TO SOME MODEST RESTRAINT WHEN IT COMES TO NEW CAPITAL PROJECTS.

OBVIOUSLY, IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS AROUND OUR OVERALL DEBT BURDEN HOW WE WANT TO HANDLE THAT AS A COUNTY GOING FORWARD IN TERMS OF THE ACCOUNTING PROCESS. BUT I THINK THAT THAT IS A POSITIVE AND IN THIS BUDGET AND IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.

OTHER POSITIVE IS THE TAX RATE REMAINS UNCHANGED, AS WILL SHORTLY ADDRESS IN THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

THERE'S ACTUALLY A REAL TAX CUT JUST BASED ON THE DECREASED VALUES WITH THE APPRAISAL BOARD.

SO I THINK THAT THAT IS OBVIOUSLY A POSITIVE FOR ALL OF OUR CONSTITUENTS AND FOR TAXPAYERS, THE OTHERS, THE CONCERNS I HAVE, MOST OF WHICH I MENTIONED NECESSARY YESTERDAY IN THE CHANGE MEMO REGARDING JUST. THERE'S STILL SOME UNNECESSARY SPENDING, IN MY OPINION, THINGS THAT MAY BE NICE TO HAVE OR WANT TO HAVE.

AND OBVIOUSLY YESTERDAY I VOTED NO ON SOME OF THOSE ITEMS THAT THAT I FELT WERE UNNECESSARY.

AND AGAIN, AT THIS POINT IN TIME, WE ARE. SPENDING MORE THAN WE ARE TAKING IN IN TERMS OF OF REVENUES. WE HAVE A NICE BUFFER BUILT UP IN THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE.

I CALL THE RESERVE FUND WHATEVER WE WANT TO REFER TO IT AS, BUT ULTIMATELY THAT WILL BE DEPLETED OVER TIME, AS WE'VE SEEN WITH THE GRAPH THAT CONTINUES TO TO CHANGE.

BUT THE THE END STATE HASN'T CHANGED, THAT ULTIMATELY WE WILL HAVE MORE EXPENSES THAN REVENUES COMING IN AND THAT FUND BALANCE WILL BE DEPLETED IF WE DON'T MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AS A COURT GOING FORWARD.

I THINK I NOTED YESTERDAY, BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THOSE STRUCTURAL ISSUES ARE FURTHER COMPOUNDED BY THE ARPA CLIFF THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HIT THAT YET.

THAT'S THAT'S NEXT YEAR AND BEYOND. SO I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE SEEN MORE PROGRESS ON MAKING SOME OF THOSE, THOSE TOUGH DECISIONS SAYING NO TO SOME NICE TO HAVE ITEMS IN THE BUDGET IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.

I FEEL LIKE WE ARE, YOU KNOW, KICKING THE CAN ON SOME OF THOSE TOUGH DECISIONS INTO FUTURE YEARS.

AND THOSE DECISIONS WILL ULTIMATELY HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED BY THIS COURT.

BUT AGAIN, I'LL JUST FINISH BY SAYING, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT THE BUDGET THAT THAT I WOULD HAVE WRITTEN.

BUT BETWEEN THE INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC SAFETY, THE TAX CUT AND THE FLAT TOP LINE, I'M INCLINED TO SUPPORT.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. CLAY-FLORES. I JUST WANT TO THANK AGAIN YOUR TEAM. AND THEY'RE ALWAYS SITTING THERE SO QUIETLY.

SO I'M GOING TO ASK THEM TO STAND SO THEY CAN BE A LITTLE EMBARRASSED. THE BUDGET TEAM, IF YOU GUYS CAN STAND, PLEASE. THEY'RE SO HESITANT. Y'ALL CAN GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

AND I THINK SOME PEOPLE FROM THE HR TEAM ARE HERE, SO THANK YOU AS WELL.

SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS AND ALL THE ELECTED OFFICIALS.

I ALSO JUST REALLY WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, I BELIEVE WE PUT $1 MILLION IN CONTINGENCY FOR NONPROFITS AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE THE FEDERAL CUTS AND WE AT THE COUNTY LEVEL, AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, ARE GOING TO HAVE TO STEP UP FOR THAT. SO WE HAVE PLACED $1 MILLION IN CONTINGENCY.

AND I ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES KNOW THAT WE DID ALSO APPROVE.

WE'RE ABOUT TO APPROVE A 3% COLA BECAUSE OF JUST THE INCREASES IN EVERYTHING.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THANK TO OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES WHO DO THE WORK THAT WE SIT UP HERE AND PASS.

SO THANKS SO MUCH. LET ME GO AHEAD AND CLOSE WITH MY COMMENTS AS COUNTY JUDGE.

THIS IS MY THIRD BUDGET IN MY THIRD YEAR OF OFFICE, OF MY FIRST TERM.

AND SO AS I STARTED, WE REALLY WANTED TO KIND OF GET BACK TO BASICS, APPROACH THE BUDGET, AND I WANT TO APPLAUD THE BUDGET OFFICE AND GETTING THAT ALIGNMENT AND STRATEGY IN REGARDS TO HOW WE ARE MAKING THE MORAL DOCUMENT AS TO WHAT WE THE

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USE OF OUR TAXPAYER MONIES. LET ME JUST TAKE A REALLY A SUMMARY.

I THINK MY COLLEAGUES HAVE PRETTY MUCH SAID EVERYTHING AND I WANT TO, BUT I ALSO WANT TO KIND OF BRING IT ALL TOGETHER AND TO ALSO ADDRESS SOME OF THE FUTURE ISSUES. AND I THINK, COMMISSIONER MOODY, YOU HAVE PUT THAT ON THE RECORD.

SO TODAY WE RECOGNIZE THAT THERE ARE POSSIBLE ECONOMIC TURBULENCE AHEAD WITH THE ARPA CLIFF AND A PROJECTED DEFICIT IN THE COMING YEARS AS A RESULT.

AS WE'VE NOTED, I'VE NOTED WE HAVE HELD THE LINE AND LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS.

LAST YEAR'S BUDGET WAS ROUGHLY 2.8 BILLION. AND WE HAVE MAINTAINED THAT LEVEL OF SPENDING OF TAXPAYER MONEY.

AND WE'VE KEPT THE TAX RATE STATIC FLAT FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS.

AND SO, THEREFORE, I BELIEVE THE COUNTY HAS MOVED FORWARD IN A VERY STRATEGIC WAY IN REGARDS TO THE ECONOMIC NECESSITIES AND THE REALITIES THAT WE FACE. ALL THE WHILE, WE'RE CONTINUING TO MAKE STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS.

AND SO LET'S NOT EVER UNDERESTIMATE THE FACT THAT WE MUST INVEST IN PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SAFETY, INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ELECTIONS, AND MOST OF ALL, OUR COUNTY WORKFORCE WITH A 3% COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT.

AND I BELIEVE, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, WITH YOUR LEADERSHIP, WE WERE ABLE TO LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS AND BOOST THE PROPOSED 2% TO 3% COLA FOR OUR EMPLOYEES. AND I HOPE THE OUR EMPLOYEES RECOGNIZE SURE, WE WOULD LOVE TO DO MORE FOR YOU, BUT AT THE VERY LEAST, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE AT LEAST STAYING AHEAD ON THE COST OF LIVING INDEXES AND SO AND THAT THEY'RE NOT FALLING BEHIND IN REGARDS TO THEIR BUDGET ISSUES WITHIN THEIR HOMES. OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE MADE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DETENTION POSITIONS FOR THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, INCREASES FOR OUR CONSTABLES.

THE COURT IS ALWAYS ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

IN WAKE OF RECENT FLOODING, WE ARE INCREASING THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BUDGET FOR TRAINING.

CERTIFICATION WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS OUR OEM PERSONNEL NEEDS IN THE NEW FY AND MAKE THE NECESSARY INVESTMENTS.

WE'RE ALSO MAKING A MAJOR MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN THE NEXT GEN FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RIVER AUTHORITY, AND I'LL PUT ON RECORD, HOPEFULLY WITH PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, TO IMPROVE OUR PREDICTIVE FLOODING MODELS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RAPID RESPONSE TO SIGNIFICANT RAIN EVENTS. I WANT TO APPLAUD OUR COUNTY MANAGER, DAVID SMITH, WHO SAW THE OPPORTUNITY AND SAW THE FACT THAT WE ARE PUTTING THE NEEDS OF OUR CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE DISASTERS THAT WE HAVE FACED HERE LOCALLY AND IN THE HILL COUNTRY.

WE KNOW THAT OUR ELECTIONS ISSUES ARE VERY, VERY IMPORTANT AS WE HAVE A FALL ELECTION AND THEN WE'LL NEXT YEAR HAVE THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

FURTHERMORE, AND THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR NEW ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR, MICHELLE CAREW, I BELIEVE WE'RE MAKING SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN IMPROVING OUR ELECTIONS AND VOTER REGISTRATION INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLACING A PREMIUM ON ACCESSIBILITY AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW REGARDS OUR CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, IMPROVING OUR ASSETS, IMPROVING COUNTY OPERATIONS, BUILDING OUT INFRASTRUCTURE, IMPROVED MOBILITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY.

WE ARE THERE. COMMISSIONER. CLAY-FLORES, THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING THE FACT THAT WE MUST BE PREPARED FOR FOOD INSECURITY AND HEALTH ACCESS.

I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO HIGHLIGHT AN IMPORTANT COMMUNITY INVESTMENT WE'RE MAKING.

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, YOU INDICATED THAT WE'RE EARMARKING COMMISSIONER COUNTYWIDE INITIATIVES OF MILLION DOLLARS TO ADDRESS THOSE SPECIFIC ISSUES, ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO YOUR PLATFORM IN REGARDS TO MENTAL HEALTH.

I PLAN TO CONVENE A KEY COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS MEETING THIS FALL TO SUPPORT A STRATEGY TO MITIGATE FOOD INSECURITY AND DISRUPTIVENESS TO HEALTH ACCESS.

AND I KNOW FRED AND HIS TEAM ARE STILL IN THE ROOM, BUT THOSE ARE THE DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE EVERY DAY.

I WANT TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF HOUSING INVESTMENTS IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

IT REALLY WASN'T DISCUSSED. AND I WANT TO PUT IT ON THE RECORD, SO TO SPEAK.

WE'RE DEVELOPING A BEXAR COUNTY HOUSING FRAMEWORK TO SERVE THE URBAN CORE, PURSUANT TO OUR AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND WE'LL PROBABLY NEXT 30, 60 DAYS BE ABLE TO UNVEIL THAT AND PUT THAT OUT FOR THE PUBLIC.

I BELIEVE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THROUGH ROBERT REYNA IS PUTTING THAT TOGETHER.

THE COUNTY HAS BEEN HAS VERY IMPACTFUL TOOLS WITH OUR PUBLIC FACILITY CORPORATION, OUR HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION, AND THE REVENUES TIED TO THOSE TOOLS. WE'RE IDENTIFYING WAYS TO LEVERAGE THESE TOOLS TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO BUILD OUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR COUNTY. THESE TOOLS HAVE OPTIMIZED AND STREAMLINED, CAN GENERATE ADDITIONAL REVENUES WE CAN DEDICATE TO PROJECTS THAT EXPAND HOUSING OPTIONS AND MITIGATE HOMELESSNESS. I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THIS CONVERSATION WITH MEMBERS OF THE COURT AND THE COMMUNITY IN THE FALL,

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AS WE BEGIN TO LAY A CRITICAL FOUNDATION FOR BUILDING UP THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

WHILE THE COUNTY DID NOT SOLICIT CAPITAL PROJECTS FROM THE COMMUNITY BUDGET FOR THE 2526 BUDGET, WE STILL RECEIVE SEVERAL PROPOSALS. THERE MAY BE OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS OF INTEREST, AND I KNOW THE COMMISSION WILL BRING THEM UP IN REGARDS TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR SPECIFIC PRECINCTS AND WHAT THEIR EITHER AMENITIES OR FACILITY NEEDS ARE WITHIN THEIR PRECINCT.

SO MANY OF THESE DESERVE DUE CONSIDERATION. WE NEED TO LOOK AT IT IN THE WHOLE CONCEPT OF WHAT'S GOOD FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTY.

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THIS COURT HAS COMMITTED TO MANAGE OUR DEBT LOAD AND TRY TO NOT ISSUE NEW DEBT.

SO THIS REQUIRES US TO LOOK THROUGH THE LENS OF THE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR EXISTING PROJECTS ON THE BOOKS, AND WE WILL HAVE THAT ROBUST DISCUSSION THROUGHOUT THIS COMING BUDGET YEAR.

SO THIS CONVERSATION WARRANTS A BROADER REVIEW OF THE CAPITAL PROJECTS.

I LOOK FORWARD AT THE START OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR TO CONTINUE THAT.

AND SO I WANT TO AGAIN FINALLY THANK MY COLLEAGUES, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, FOR THEIR HARD WORK.

THIS THIS BUDGET PROCESS IS NEVER EASY. IT DOES INVOLVE A LOT OF ROBUST DISCUSSION.

AND I WANT TO THANK DAVID SMITH AND THE BUDGET OFFICE AND PEOPLE THAT WORK IN THE TRENCHES, OUR AUDITORS WHO HAVE TO DEAL WITH EITHER THE ELECTEDS OR THE DEPARTMENT HEADS OR AND THE PUBLIC AND MYSELF WHEN WE ADVOCATE AND FOR THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO WITH THAT, I URGE THE SUPPORT AND APPROVAL OF THIS CURRENT BUDGET PROPOSAL.

IS THERE ANY FINAL OTHER COMMENTS? OTHERWISE, I WILL 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. ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE THEN WE GO TO A PUBLIC HEARING.

AGAIN WE'RE GOING TO 6DD6D. THE COMMISSIONER COURT INVITES PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING THE 2025 BEXAR COUNTY PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE. ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD IN REGARDS TO THE PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE? WE HAD CALLED UP THOSE THAT WANTED TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ON BUDGET HEARING.

NONE. YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP. IF YOU DON'T INDICATE, I WILL THEN CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND PUT ON THE FLOOR DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING ADOPTING FOR 2025. BEXAR COUNTY PROPERTY TAX RATE OF 0.2 99999I HOPE I SAID ENOUGH.

NINE AN APPROVAL OF AN ORDER OF BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT ADOPTING THE 2025 TAX RATE OF 0.299999, CONSISTING OF A 0.23668. ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL TAX RATE, AND A 0.276331 GENERAL FUND TAX RATE, AND THE LEVYING FOR THE 2025 TAXES FOR BEXAR COUNTY IN SUPPORT OF ITS OPERATING AND CAPITAL BUDGET FOR FY 2526. IS THERE A MOTION? JUDGE, I'VE GOT THE LANGUAGE FOR THAT. WE HAVE TO DO A COUPLE DIFFERENT SEPARATE VOTES HERE.

SO THE FIRST MOTION IS TO ADOPT A TAX RATE OF 0.29999 $0.09, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A 2.2% DECREASE IN THE TAX RATE. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS SPECIFIC MOTION? HEARING NONE. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. YES. I FURTHER MOVE, JUDGE, THAT THE DEBT SERVICE COMPONENT OF THE TAX RATE BE APPROVED AT A RATE OF .04232 $0.08 PER $100. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECONDED 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.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, JUDGE THAT THE MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION COMPONENT OF THE TAX RATE BE APPROVED AT A RATE OF 0.257671 CENTS PER $100 VALUATION. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

LASTLY, JUDGE, I HEREBY MOVE TO APPROVE AN ORDER ADOPTING AND LEVYING THE TAX RATE OF 0.299999 FOR THE YEAR OF 2025.

SUCH TAX RATE CONSISTING OF A 0.02366 $0.08. ROAD AND FLOOD CONTROL TAX RATE AND A 76331 SINCE GENERAL FUND TAX RATE. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

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I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. DOES THAT CONCLUDE? DAVID SMITH I JUST WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR HELPING US GET THROUGH.

I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK TINA'S TEAM. TANYA, THE BUDGET AND HR TEAMS THEY HAD TO LISTEN TO MY TRAVAILS WITH SATELLITE RADIOS AS WELL AS MY REDEMPTION WITH AN APP CALLED RADIO GARDEN.

THEY HAD TO LISTEN TO THAT AND MORE STORIES THAN THEY PROBABLY WANTED TO HEAR.

BUT IT'S THEIR HARD WORK THAT MAKES THIS HAPPEN.

SO THANK YOU. CAN WE GIVE THEM APPLAUSE, PLEASE? ALL RIGHT, JUDGE JESSICA, I THINK IT WOULD BE EVEN MORE HEARTFELT IF DAVID SMITH WOULD GIVE US AN EXAMPLE OF THE AFRO POP THAT HE LISTENS TO. NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. I'M JUST KIDDING. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL STICK TO TIME.

CERTAIN. KATE, I KNOW THAT WE GOT TO GET BACK TO THE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE PULLED, BUT FOR 10:30 A.M. PUBLIC HEARING AGAIN, WE'LL CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

THE COMMISSIONERS COURT INVITES PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING THE PROPOSED EAST RIDGE SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR. ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD IN REGARDS TO THE EAST RIDGE SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR? YOU NEED TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK.

SEEING THAT THERE ARE NONE, LET'S PROCEED TO PRESENTATION DISCUSSION.

APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDER CREATING THE EAST RIDGE SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR.

AFTER CLOSING THE PUBLIC HEARING. MISS SHANNON.

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

SO AS THE JUDGE JUST MENTIONED, TODAY'S ACTION IS TO APPROVE AN ORDER CREATING THE EAST RIDGE SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AS PROPOSED BY THE PETITIONER, KINGFISH DEVELOPMENT LLC, WHO'S REPRESENTED TODAY BY JEFFREY ZAR AND CHAD SMITH AND GEORGE PECK WITH KCI. JAMES MCKNIGHT AND KEVIN DEANDA OF ORTIZ AND MCKNIGHT.

SO JUST AS A REMINDER TO THIS BODY, ON JULY THE 8TH, YOU APPROVED A RESOLUTION OF INTENT FOR THIS BID.

AWAITING THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT AND ANNEXATION AGREEMENT, WHICH THEY DID A 30 YEAR AGREEMENT.

AND THAT OCCURRED LAST WEEK ON SEPTEMBER THE 4TH.

SO THIS NEXT SLIDE IS. MAYBE NOT. SO YOU'VE GOT THE BACKUP THAT KATE JUST HANDED OUT. BUT THIS NEXT SLIDE IS JUST AN OVERVIEW.

EXPLAINS WHAT A DISTRICT, HOW IT'S CREATED THE STATUTE AND THE POWERS GRANTED.

SO IT'S JUST AN FYI SLIDE. SO THE LOCATION AS WAS MENTIONED IS IN PRECINCT FOUR.

IT'S LOCATED ON 99.18 ACRES NEAR CALAVERAS LAKE.

THE DEVELOPER IS SEEKING A 30 YEAR TERM STARTING IN 25 THIS YEAR THROUGH 2054.

AND THEY ARE SEEKING AD VALOREM AND SALES TAX, SALES AND USE TAX AUTHORITY.

CURRENTLY THE LAND IS VALUED AS AG USE, SO WE ONLY RECEIVE $73 IN ANNUAL GENERAL FUND TAX REVENUE FROM THAT.

AND THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 483 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.

COMMERCIAL ACREAGE IS TO BE DETERMINED. THERE WILL BE OPEN AND CONSERVATION SPACE, AND WE'LL GET INTO THE INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH YOU SEE LISTED OUT HERE. WE'LL GET INTO THOSE NEXT DETAILS ON THE NEXT SLIDE.

SO THE DEVELOPMENT REFLECTS 15.6 MILLION FOR STREETS, SIDEWALKS, WATER DRAINAGE, 4.7 MILLION IN SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE AND 350,000 IN TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND TURN DECELERATION LANES, FOR A TOTAL OF 20.6 MILLION IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE.

THIS WILL CREATE 132.8 MILLION TAXABLE VALUE WHEN IT'S FULLY DEVELOPED BY 2036.

AND YOU'LL ALSO SEE THE VARIOUS REVENUES GENERATED FOR THE VARIOUS TAXING ENTITIES WITHIN BEXAR COUNTY AS WELL AS THE PYD, OVER THE NEXT 30 YEARS. AND THAT IS IT. COMMISSIONER CALVERT I WANT TO THANK ALL THE HARD WORK FROM THE DEVELOPER AND THEIR TEAM AND THE COMMUNITY FOR HELPING US GET TO THIS POINT AND THE COUNTY MANAGER STAFF THAT REVIEWS THESE

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AS WELL. AND THIS IS, I THINK, A BIG WIN FOR THE COUNTY BUDGET.

WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT CAN HAPPEN IN OUR RURAL AREA BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SEWER AND THOSE OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE ITEMS OR THINGS THAT THE COUNTY HAS NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN, BUT WILL THROUGH THIS FINANCE TOOL PROVIDED TO US BY THE STATE.

SO I MOVE APPROVAL. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING I.

I. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. THAT CONCLUDES ITEM SIX, F AND G WILL TAKE UP SIX H.

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING WILL TAKE UP A PUBLIC HEARING.

IT'S 10:53 A.M.. THE COMMISSIONERS COURT INVITES PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING THE PROPOSED SUNSHINE TRAIL SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, LOCATED IN PRECINCT ONE. ALL RIGHT.

WE'RE OPEN FOR PUBLIC HEARING. IS THERE ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD? DID ANYBODY SIGN UP TO BE HEARD? YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP IN ORDER TO BE HEARD.

I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. IT'S 10:54 A.M.

AND OPEN UP WITH THE COMMISSION. ARE PRESENT SIX I WHICH IS PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN ORDER. CREATED A SUNSHINE TRAIL SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LOCATED IN PRECINCT ONE, MISS SHANNON.

SO THIS IS PROPOSED. THIS IS PROPOSED BY THE PETITIONER, JEN HOLT, COAL HOLDCO CO 2024, LLC WITH A DEVELOPER AS LENNAR HOMES. LENNAR HOMES OF TEXAS LAND AND CONSTRUCTION LLC, WHO IS REPRESENTED TODAY BY CLIFF KARAM AND TAYLOR HAAG, ALONG WITH KEVIN DEANDA WITH ORTIZ AND MCKNIGHT.

SO JUST A REMINDER YOU APPROVED YOUR RESOLUTION OF INTENT ON THIS PROJECT IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR, AND WE WERE AWAITING THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S DE-ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH ALSO OCCURRED LAST WEEK ON THE FOURTH.

SO NOW WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. AGAIN, SAME AS BEFORE.

JUST JUST A INFORMATIONAL SLIDE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS.

NEXT SLIDE IS TALKS ABOUT THE LOCATION AND THE DEVELOPMENT.

SO THE PETITIONER IS SEEKING A 30. THANK YOU, 30 YEAR TERM, 2025 TO 2054.

AND ALSO SEEKING AD VALOREM TAXATION AND SALES USE AND TAX AUTHORITY ON THIS PROJECT AS WELL, LIKE THE LAST ONE. THIS ONE IS LOCATED IN PRECINCT ONE ON 99.49 ACRES, OUTSIDE OF 1604, AND JUST SOUTH OF PEARSALL ROAD.

THE LAND IS ALSO VALUED FOR AG USE AND WE CURRENTLY RECEIVED $35 ON THAT GENERAL TAX REVENUE. GENERAL FUND TAX REVENUE ANNUALLY.

SO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT 770 SINGLE FAMILY UNITS, COMMERCIAL ACREAGE TO BE TO BE DETERMINED AND OPEN CONSERVATION SPACE AGAIN AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT DETAILS.

THE DEVELOPMENT REFLECTS 31.3 MILLION FOR STREET SIDEWALKS, WATER DRAINAGE, 6.8 MILLION FOR SEWER, FOR SEWER LIFT STATION AND 3.5 MILLION IN TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND TURN DECELERATION LANES.

ON THOSE TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND TURN LANES WILL BE ON PEARSALL AND KINNEY ROADS.

SO FOR A TOTAL OF $41.6 MILLION IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, THIS WILL CREATE 231 MILLION TAXABLE VALUE WHEN IT'S FULLY DEVELOPED BY 2036, AND THE REVENUE FOR THE VARIOUS TAX ENTITIES IS ON THE PAGE.

AND THAT CONCLUDES THE PRESENTATION. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

YEAH. I'M SORRY, I'M CHECKING WITH ONE OF MY STAFF ABOUT A QUESTION I HAD FOR THIS.

IF YOU GUYS CAN COME FORWARD. WHO'S HERE FOR THIS? THANK YOU. MELISSA. YES, MA'AM. SO I BELIEVE YOU ALL MET WITH MY STAFF.

AND YOU KNOW THAT I ALWAYS TALK ABOUT AMENITIES THAT ARE COMING TO PRECINCT ONE.

BECAUSE FOR SO LONG, WE'VE BEEN LEFT BEHIND. SO ONE OF THE REASONS I SUPPORT THIS IS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE MORE HOUSING CHOICE IN PRECINCT ONE, BUT ALSO TO SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE IN TERMS OF SEWERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

SO I JUST WANT PUBLIC AFFIRMATION ABOUT HAVING BETTER AMENITIES THAT WE HAD DISCUSSED.

CORRECT. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. KEVIN ANDO WITH ORTIZ MCKNIGHT, REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE DEVELOPER, LENNAR HOMES. THIS SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT, SUNSHINE TRAILS, WILL INCLUDE PUBLIC AMENITIES FOR RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.

SPECIFICALLY, THERE WILL BE A ONE ACRE POOL PARK THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DEDICATED VIA A MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY,

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SO THAT IS ON PAPER WILL BE INCLUDED IN THIS DEVELOPMENT.

THERE WILL ALSO BE TWO OPEN SPACE AREAS THAT WE ARE CONTEMPLATING FOR USE AS SOME TYPE OF SOCCER FIELD OR POTENTIALLY A SMALL, YOU KNOW, RUNNING FIELD FOR RESIDENTS IN THE AREA.

AND AMPLE STREETS, AMPLE STREETS FOR PARKING, AMPLE PARKING.

YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER COMMENT OR QUESTIONS? 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. CARRY ON.

GET IT DONE. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET BACK TO THE

[12. Notification of payment to those employees who have accumulated hours in excess of the FLSA maximum level for an estimated amount of $1,487,882 and approval of the appropriate budget transfers in the amount of $365,333]

CONSENT AGENDA THAT WE DID NOT TAKE UP. KATE, I THINK THE ONLY ONE WE HAD LEFT WAS 12.

SO, COMMISSIONER MOODY, LET ME TEE IT UP. WE GOT NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT TO THOSE EMPLOYEES OF ACCUMULATED HOURS IN EXCESS OF A MAXIMUM LEVEL FOR AN ESTIMATED $1,487,882, AN APPROVAL OF THE APPROPRIATE BUDGET, TRANSFERRING THE AMOUNT OF 365 $500,333. COMMISSIONER MOODY.

OKAY. SOMEONE DOESN'T WANT YOU TO TALK. I'VE BEEN CUT OFF.

COMMISSIONER. OH. THERE HE IS. THERE'S. THERE'S THIS.

WE WERE WAITING FOR THIS. YEAH, IT WAS WAITING FOR THE SHERIFF.

SHERIFF, WE'RE ON ITEM 12.

YES, SIR. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. GOOD MORNING.

THIS IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, SO I'M GOING TO TRY TO MAKE IT WORK.

I JUST WANTED TO, WITHOUT DIVING INTO THE DETAILS ON THIS SPECIFIC INFORMATION THAT'S ON THE AGENDA ITEM HERE.

YESTERDAY WE HAD A CONVERSATION REGARDING OVERTIME AND FLSA.

WITH REGARD TO THE TEN ADDITIONAL SERGEANTS DETENTION OFFICERS.

WERE YOU AWARE OF THAT? YES, SIR. YES, SIR. CURRENTLY, THOSE TEN SERGEANTS POSITIONS THAT WERE, I BELIEVE, WERE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING AWARDED THEM SOUTH TOWER, AS YOU KNOW, IS HAS NEVER BEEN STAFFED CORRECTLY.

IT WAS STAFFED BECAUSE WE BELIEVED IT WAS GOING TO BE MORE SEASONAL IN NATURE.

BUT AS IT STANDS, THAT POPULATION IS IS ANYTHING BUT SEASONAL.

IT'S THERE TO STAY. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL POSITIONS SO THAT WE CAN PROPERLY STAFF SOUTH TOWER.

BECAUSE RIGHT NOW MANY OF THOSE POSITIONS ARE STAFFED ON OVERTIME BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE THERE.

SO NOW THAT WE'RE ADDING THESE POSITIONS, THAT THAT WILL CERTAINLY HELP.

CERTAINLY THESE TEN SUPERVISOR POSITIONS THAT I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO BE AWARDED, THOSE ARE TEN SERGEANTS THAT NOW WILL BE PAYING STRAIGHT TIME VERSUS TIME AND A HALF.

SO THAT'LL CERTAINLY HELP. YEAH, AND WE'RE HOPEFUL IN THAT.

BUT OBVIOUSLY MY COMMENTS YESTERDAY HINGE ON MAKING SURE THAT WE, WE DO A BETTER JOB IN TERMS OF WORKING WITH DATA AND BREAKING DOWN, LIKE BY RANK, LIKELY IN THE DETENTION FACILITY IN ORDER TO REALLY BE ABLE TO TO NARROW DOWN WHERE THE OVERTIME IS STILL COMING IN.

AND WHEN WE MAKE INVESTMENTS SPECIFICALLY, YOU KNOW, AT A RANK, YOU KNOW, ARE WE ELIMINATING THE OVERTIME AT THAT RANK? LIKE, WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT CERTAINTY TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, IT IS ACTUALLY PLAYING OUT THE WAY WE PLAN, BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP AND YOUR PARTNERSHIP IN THAT, BECAUSE WE NEED THE DATA IN ORDER TO, TO BE ABLE TO GET THAT GRANULAR LEVEL OF DETAIL.

WELL, CERTAINLY, COMMISSIONER, PLEASE REST ASSURED THAT COMING UP HERE AND ASKING FOR MORE OVERTIME MONEY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ENJOY DOING.

IT'S CERTAINLY NOT SOMETHING THAT WE THAT WE TAKE LIGHTHEARTEDLY.

AND SO ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO TO CONTINUE TO REDUCE IT BECAUSE IT IS TRENDING DOWNWARD.

ANYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO CONTINUE TO REDUCE IT, WE ABSOLUTELY WILL.

BUT AS YOU KNOW, CRIME DOES WHAT IT DOES. YOU KNOW, THIS MORNING AS WE SPEAK MY, MY HOMICIDE UNIT AND ORGANIZED CRIME GROUP WORKED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT ON, ON SOLVING A MURDER CASE THAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT IN CINCO DE MAYO.

THEY MADE AN ARREST ON IT THIS MORNING. BUT AFTER HAVING WORKED THROUGH THE NIGHT, MAKING THE ARREST, DIGGING UP THE MURDER WEAPON THAT WAS THAT WAS HIDDEN BY THE THE SUSPECT AND THEN, OF COURSE, AT THAT SAME AT THE SAME TIME, I'VE GOT ANOTHER GROUP THAT'S ACROSS TOWN EXECUTING A WARRANT FOR FENTANYL ON A WANTED FELON WITH SEVERAL FELONY WARRANTS AND WEAPONS.

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SO THEY ARE CONTINUING TO PUT IN THE WORK. WE ARE.

UNFORTUNATELY, OVERTIME IS A NECESSITY. BUT WE WE I WE HEAR YOU LOUD AND CLEAR THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO OUR BEST TO REDUCE IT.

AND, AND, YOU KNOW, BRING YOU THE DATA THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE.

YEAH. AND UNDERSTAND OBVIOUSLY ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE, THERE'S PROBABLY MORE UNCERTAINTY AND VARIABILITY WHEN IT COMES TO THAT.

OVER TIME, WE WOULD HOPE THAT WITHIN THE JAIL THERE'S A LITTLE MORE CERTAINTY BECAUSE THE JAIL IS FILLED UP.

AND SO IF ALL THOSE WINGS ARE OPEN, LIKE EITHER THEY'RE BEING STAFFED BY SOMEBODY ON OVERTIME OR THEY'RE BEING STAFFED BY SOMEBODY WHO'S NOT ON OVERTIME.

RIGHT. SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT LEVEL OF CLARITY.

I APPRECIATE THE COMMITMENT TO WORK WITH US ON THAT AS WE GO FORWARD.

I'LL MOVE. APPROVAL. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. JUDGE.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONERS. OR TO INDIVIDUAL. OH.

789. OH, IT'S BEEN A CRAZY MORNING, HASN'T IT? ALL RIGHT. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. FILING FOR THE RECORD.

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

FILING LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS, DIRECTING THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO TAKE ACTION IF NECESSARY, FOR THOSE ITEMS LISTED A THROUGH G.

SO NOTED. COMMISSIONER. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

[8. Commissioners Court minutes for Tuesday, August 26, 2025 & September 2, 2025.]

COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 2025.

MOTION APPROVED AND SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2025. THAT IS YOUR MOTION THAT COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

YES. SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION OR FOR THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES.

COMMUNICATION AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER NINE. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE ON CITIZENS TO BE HEARD IN GENERAL.

CITIZENS TO BE HEARD. HEARING NONE. LET US NOW MOVE ON.

LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO INDIVIDUAL. I BELIEVE ON PAGE 12 OF THE AGENDA.

FIRST UP, AGENDA ITEM 49 DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL AND EXECUTION.

[49. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval and execution of the second amendment to the Implementation and Deployment Services Agreement for Workday HCM and Payroll software between Bexar County and Accenture, LLP in the total amount of $2,019,000, to provide for the work required to move the County from a semi-monthly to a bi-weekly payroll schedule, and to ensure sufficient testing and transition activities, including the attached budgetary transfer.]

SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF SERVICES. AGREEMENT FOR WORKDAY HCM PAYROLL SOFTWARE BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY, ACCENTURE LLP, AND THE AMOUNT OF $2,019,000 TO PROVIDE FOR THE WORK REQUIRED TO MOVE THE COUNTY FROM A SEMIMONTHLY TO A BIWEEKLY PAYROLL SCHEDULE, AND TO ENSURE SUFFICIENT TESTING AND TRANSITION ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE ATTACHED BUDGET TRANSFER.

MR. GAGER YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. GOOD MORNING JUDGE.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU. MARK GAGER CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER BCIT SO I'LL START WITH A QUICK BACKGROUND.

I THINK WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS BEFORE, BUT OUR CURRENT HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, WHICH IS ACM, HCM, THE ACRONYM YOU'LL SEE IN HERE AND PAYROLL SYSTEM IS IS A LEGACY SYSTEM.

IT'S SAP. IT'S OLD AND AGING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

SO BCIT WORKED WITH THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, PURCHASING THE BUDGET DEPARTMENT AID TO GO OUT FOR AN RFP IN 2021. AND WE ENDED UP SELECTING WORKDAY AS THE NEW MODERN HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND PAYROLL SYSTEM.

AND THAT CONTRACT WAS APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER'S COURT IN JANUARY OF 2024.

WORKDAY IS THE PRODUCT AND OUR IMPLEMENTATION PARTNER IS ACCENTURE.

SO WHAT DOES WORKDAY AT BEXAR COUNTY? IT'S THE NEW MODERN HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND PAYROLL SYSTEM THAT WILL SERVE ALL BEXAR COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

IT REPLACES SAP NEO GOV, WHICH IS OUR RECRUITMENT SYSTEM AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE THE PRIMARY SYSTEM THAT EMPLOYEES WOULD GO TO TO UPDATE THEIR BENEFIT SELECTIONS, TO VIEW THEIR PAY GET THEIR W-2S, THAT KIND OF STUFF.

SO I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON THE SCOPE. BUT AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF THAT'S MOVING TO WORKDAY FROM A FUNCTIONALITY STANDPOINT OR CORE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS. PAYROLL. LEAVE OF ABSENCE, TIME OFF BENEFITS.

BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME NEW STUFF THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING TO WORKDAY, THE ABILITY TO HAVE A SYSTEM THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT AND SOME OTHERS.

SO OUR CURRENT TIMELINE TO GO LIVE AND AGAIN TODAY WHERE I MARKED TODAY ON THIS SLIDE IS IS OFF BECAUSE I CREATED THIS PRESENTATION AT THE END OF AUGUST. BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER. WE HAVE A FEW MAJOR MILESTONES THAT ARE UPCOMING IN ORDER TO GET US TO GO LIVE.

OUR GO. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING A LOT OF VALIDATION, DATA VALIDATION CONTINUED TRAINING.

WE NEED TO BUILD A TRAINING TENANT, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THAT WORK WILL HAPPEN IN.

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WE HAVE OUR GO NO GO DECISION, WHICH IS OUR FORMAL DECISION WHICH WE EXPECT TO BE A GO BASED ON HOW WE'RE TRACKING ON OCTOBER 22ND.

AND THEN WE WOULD GO LIVE WITH WORKDAY DECEMBER 20TH.

AND THAT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE MAY ASK, WHY IS THAT HAPPENING? RIGHT BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS. BUT WORK DAY ONLY GOES LIVE AT THE BEGINNING OF A QUARTER.

RIGHT. SO THAT WOULD BE PAY CHECK REFLECTED THE FIRST PAYCHECK IN JANUARY, AND WE ARE MOVING TO A BIWEEKLY PAYCHECK CYCLE.

SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AROUND THAT, I THINK LEO MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE, BUT WE'RE MOVING FROM SEMIMONTHLY TO BIWEEKLY AS PART OF THIS SHIFT.

SO INSTEAD OF GETTING PAID ON THE FIRST AND THE 15TH, WE'LL BE GETTING PAID EVERY TWO WEEKS AFTER AFTER WE GO LIVE.

SO SOME OF THE KEY DELIVERABLES THAT ARE IN THE AMENDMENT, AND I'LL JUST TOUCH ON THESE INCLUSION OF NEW DATA SOURCES.

SO ORIGINALLY WE WERE GOING TO GO LIVE THIS SUMMER. BUT WE DID RECOGNIZE THAT THERE WERE MORE DATA SOURCES THAN WE KNEW OF THAT NEEDED TO BE INCORPORATED AS PART OF THE DATA MIGRATION. THERE'S ALSO SOME DATA QUALITY AND TESTING THAT WE WANTED TO MAKE CERTAIN PASSED AT A CERTAIN LEVEL.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EMPLOYEES PAY THEIR BENEFITS, ELECTIONS.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT IS PASSING AT A HIGH LEVEL.

SO WE DID BRING IN SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM ACCENTURE TO HELP WITH THAT DATA QUALITY, AS WELL AS RESOURCES FROM OTHER OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS TO HELP WITH THAT VALIDATION AND TESTING.

THERE'S A NEW TENANT DELIVERY, AND THAT BASICALLY MEANS THAT WE NEED TO STAND UP A NEW ENVIRONMENT TO TO HANDLE ALL OF THAT TESTING AS WELL AS OUR TRAINING.

AND THEN TO INCORPORATE THE CONFIGURATION TO MOVE TO A BIWEEKLY PAY THAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS AMENDMENT AS WELL.

AND THEN THE, THE EXTENDED PROJECT SERVICES, OUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT, OUR CHANGE MANAGEMENT, AND THOSE FUNCTIONS THAT WE NEED FOR THIS SIX MONTH EXTENSION.

SO THE COST BREAKDOWN, THIS IS JUST A HIGHLIGHT.

THERE'S FOUR ADDITIONAL DELIVERABLES OR MILESTONES AS PART OF THIS EXTENSION.

MILESTONE 1617, 18 AND 19. AND I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL THE DETAILS HERE, BUT YOU CAN SEE THREE OF THEM ARE THEY'RE KIND OF SPREAD OUT, SPREAD APART BY BY THE WORK THAT'S INCLUDED. SO IT'S A $550,000 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD MILESTONE THAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS CHANGE ORDER OR MILESTONE 16, 17 AND 18.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS 369,000. WE DID RECOGNIZE PROJECT SAVINGS IN OTHER PROJECTS THAT WILL COVER THIS EXTENSION.

AGAIN, THIS IS AN INCREASE TO THE ORIGINAL BUDGET FOR THIS PROJECT.

BUT WE DID RECOGNIZE SOME SAVINGS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO USE TO COVER THIS, THIS EXTENSION.

SO I HAVE WORKDAY HERE OR ACCENTURE HERE WITH ME TODAY, AS WELL AS OUR HEAD OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE FOR BCIT.

IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANY, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PROJECT ITSELF ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT I COVERED HERE, BUT I DO MOVE FOR OR WE DO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THIS ITEMS. I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION FOR APPROVAL. DO I NEED TO READ ALL THIS, PLEASE? I DON'T HAVE TO. OKAY. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK.

I KNOW SOME OF THIS HAS BEEN A HEADACHE, SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK.

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO GLITCHES SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE GET PAID AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THERE'S NO ISSUES. SO THANK YOU. YES, COMMISSIONER.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

JUST. YEAH. JUST QUICKLY, JUDGE MARK, I WANT TO MAKE SURE I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY, BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF NUMBERS THROWN AT US TODAY.

I THINK YOU SAID THE BUDGET. I MEAN, THIS PROJECT'S BUDGET NEUTRAL BECAUSE YOU'RE JUST MOVING MONEY FROM SAVINGS FROM OTHER PROJECTS WITHIN YOUR DEPARTMENT. IS THAT WHAT I HEARD? CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. YES, SIR. OKAY. VERY GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD NEWS. YES. THANK YOU. JUDGE. COMMISSIONER MOODY, I'M WORKING AGAIN.

I'M BACK UP. JUST WE'VE OBVIOUSLY GONE THROUGH ODYSSEY AND SOME OF THE OTHER IT SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATIONS.

THERE'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, GROWING PAINS. WHAT? DO YOU SEE THE RISK HERE? VERSUS SOME OF THE PREVIOUS IMPLEMENTATIONS. AND HOW DO WE MINIMIZE THOSE GLITCHES OR CHALLENGES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE? YEAH, A LOT OF IT IS. SOME OF WHAT I TOUCHED ON HERE IS A LOT OF IT'S THE DATA, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE MIGRATING DATA FROM OTHER SYSTEMS TO NEW SYSTEMS. WHICH IS WHY WE FELT LIKE WE NEEDED TO EXTEND THIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DID A REALLY SUPERIOR JOB FROM A DATA QUALITY STANDPOINT AND A VALIDATION STANDPOINT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DATA ITSELF.

BUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, A LOT OF THE THE CHANGES SOMETIMES ARE JUST THE LEARNING CURVE.

THERE'S GOING TO BE NEW WAYS OF OF DOING BUSINESS IN THIS, IN THIS NEW APPLICATION.

SO EMPLOYEES THAT ARE HOURLY EMPLOYEES NOW WILL NEED TO ENTER THEIR TIME AND THEY'LL NEED TO ENTER THEIR TIME TIMELY.

RIGHT. SO AND I'M GLAD YOU TOUCHED ON THAT, BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU CAN THINK ABOUT IT FROM AN IT STANDPOINT.

BUT IT'S A BEHAVIORAL STANDPOINT. RIGHT. AND THE IT IMPLEMENTATION CAN BE SPOT ON AND SEAMLESS.

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BUT IF WE DON'T DO THE CHANGE MANAGEMENT ON THE PEOPLE SIDE AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE PREPARED AND EVERYONE'S TRAINED UP AND READY TO GO. I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE'LL HAVE CHALLENGES.

SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO DE-RISK THAT FURTHER? I THINK, YOU KNOW, I'D BE SUPPORTIVE OF IT. I APPRECIATE THAT.

AND BUDGET OFFICE WAS VERY SUPPORTIVE LAST YEAR.

WE GOT A POSITION FOR AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGER AND BCIT, AND THAT INDIVIDUAL WAS FOCUSED ON THIS PROJECT.

WE ALSO BROUGHT STAFF AUGMENTATION IN TO HELP WITH THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT SIDE ON THIS PROJECT. AS WELL, ACCENTURE HAS A CHANGE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE AND THEY'RE INVOLVED WITH CHANGE MANAGEMENT.

SO THAT WAS A LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE EC JUST IMPLEMENTATION THAT WE REALLY TRIED TO INCORPORATE IN THIS WORKDAY PROJECT.

BUT WE'LL NEED TO DO THAT ON ALL OF THESE MAJOR IMPLEMENTATIONS, EVEN THE MINOR IT IMPLEMENTATIONS.

YOU'RE RIGHT. THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND THE BEHAVIORAL ASPECT OF IT IS OFTEN THE MOST CRITICAL ASPECT.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ALL RIGHT. AS I RECALL, DAVID SMITH SAID SOMETHING EARLIER.

DOES THIS STILL APPLY? NO WORK, NO PAY DAY. DOES THAT STILL APPLY? DAVID. ALL RIGHT. JUST WANTING TO LET THE COUNTY KNOW THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOING TO WORK.

SO, MR. GAGER, ARE YOU READY TO GO? YES, SIR.

WE'RE READY TO GO. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND ON FLOOR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO ITEM 50 PRESENTATION DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS.

[50. Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding the Workforce Solutions-Alamo 2025-2026 program year budget.]

ALAMO 20 2526 PROGRAM. YEAR. BUDGET. MARSHALL.

GOOD MORNING. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS MARSHALL, COORDINATOR OF DEVELOPMENT FOR BEXAR COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. TODAY WE'RE HERE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. ALAMO BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 20 2526.

AND TODAY I HAVE BRANDY PEREZ AND TERESA CHAVEZ WITH WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS ALAMO TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION, SO I'LL TURN IT OVER TO THEM. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING.

THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS SLIDE OUTLINES OUR VISION, MISSION AND VALUES OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. ALAMO. THE BOARD ALIGNS THE STRATEGIC VISION WITH TWC STATE ACTION PLAN TO ENSURE OUR EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED AND EFFECTIVE, ILLUSTRATING CONFIDENCE IN OUR MISSION.

WE FOCUS ON THREE KEY PILLARS. WE ARE TEXAS TALENT EXPERTS, SERVICE OPTIMIZERS, AND PARTNERSHIP MANAGERS.

THROUGH THOSE THREE PILLARS, WE HAVE SERVED OVER 85 VISITORS IN OUR 16 WORKFORCE CENTERS AND OUR WORKFORCE.

ONE BUS PROVIDING OVER 385 TOTAL SERVICES. AND WE SERVE DAILY OVER 14,000 CHILDREN THROUGH OUR CHILD CARE SERVICES PROGRAM. WE SUPPORT QUALITY CHILD CARE CENTERS THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE THESE OUTLINED HERE.

OKAY. THROUGH THOSE INITIATIVES, I WANT TO ALSO OUTLINE SOME OF OUR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS IS IN OUR 13 COUNTY REGION.

WE HAVE A 3.7 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, WHICH IS BELOW THE STATE RATE BY 4%, THE STATE RATE OF 4%.

I'M SORRY. ALSO, IN THE REGION, WE'VE ADDED NEARLY 41,000 ADDITIONAL JOBS IN OUR WORKFORCE.

OKAY. SO I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO BRANDI SO SHE CAN BREAK DOWN THE BUDGET.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. SO LAST WEEK THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL BUDGET APPROVALS THAT WE ARE GOING THROUGH.

I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES FOR HER SUPPORT LAST WEEK AT THE COMMITTEE OF SIX THAT DID APPROVE THE RECOMMENDED BUDGET FROM STAFF.

THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT CHALLENGING, AS MANY OF US ARE AWARE, THE FEDERAL GRANTS, WHICH IS HOW WUSA RECEIVES THE BULK OF OUR FUNDING HAVE BEEN CUT.

AND SO WE DID AND HAVE PROJECTED A 13% DECREASE IN SOME OF OUR MAJOR GRANTS.

TANF IS DID ACTUALLY HAVE AN INCREASE. SO THAT IS ONE OF OUR GRANTS THAT WE DID SEE A SMALL INCREASE OF ABOUT 0.07%.

AND THEN WE'RE STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED OUR FUNDING ALLOCATIONS FROM THE TWC FOR SNAP EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.

SO WE DID BUDGET THOSE AT A 13% AND THEN THE SAME AMOUNT FOR AS THE CURRENT YEAR WE DID.

BECAUSE OF THESE FUNDING CUTS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, WE DID REDUCE OUR CORPORATE EXPENDITURES BETWEEN 8 TO 10%.

WE WERE TRYING TO MINIMIZE OUR IMPACT TO SERVICE DELIVERY, AND THEN WE DID TRY TO KEEP OUR RESERVES AT THE SAME LEVELS AS PREVIOUS FISCAL YEARS.

SO TODAY WE ARE ASKING AND SEEKING APPROVAL FOR OUR OVERALL $192 MILLION BUDGET.

THIS DOES SHOW THE BREAKDOWN OF WHERE OUR EXPENDITURES ARE AT OUR CORPORATE COST IS AT 8.7 MILLION.

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OUR FACILITY COSTS. SO THOSE 16 FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE IN THE 13 COUNTIES, AS WELL AS OUR MOBILE BUS, IS ROUGHLY ABOUT 6.3. WE DO HAVE A RESERVES OF ABOUT 12.3.

AND MOST OF THAT IS FOR CHILD CARE EXPENDITURES.

AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE MANY OF OUR GRANTS OVERLAP OUR FISCAL YEAR.

WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT WE DO HAVE FUNDING TO SUPPORT AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

WE DO HAVE A SMALL INITIATIVES OF ABOUT 529, AND THEN AN OVERALL SERVICE DELIVERY BUDGET OF $164 MILLION.

THERE WAS A $19 MILLION DECREASE FROM THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR IN SERVICE DELIVERY.

A BULK OF THAT, AGAIN, IS IN CHILD CARE AS WELL.

AND IN OUR READY TO WORK PROGRAM GRANTS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

SO, AS MENTIONED, OUR CORPORATE COSTS. THERE WAS A DECREASE OF A $1 MILLION.

WE DO HAVE 50 FTES IN OUR BUDGET. OUR BUDGET DOES INCLUDE A COST OF LIVING OF A 3%, AS WELL AS AN INCENTIVE FOR OUR STAFF.

AND THEN WE DID DECREASE OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES BY 12.9% OF 252 OUR FACILITY WORKFORCE CENTERS.

THERE WAS A SMALL INCREASE OF 6.7. AND THAT'S JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE MANY LEASES THAT ARE THAT COVER THROUGH THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

BUT WE DID COMPLETE MANY OF OUR BUILD OUTS. AND SO SOME OF THOSE WE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS THERE.

AS ALWAYS, WE WANT TO BE MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE CONTINGENCIES.

WE KNOW WE LIVE. WE ARE LOCATED IN SOUTH TEXAS, AND OUR HVAC SYSTEMS OFTEN START AGING AND START GOING OUT.

AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE DOLLARS THERE TO SUPPORT THAT. AND THEN ANY OTHER MAINTENANCE THAT MAY OCCUR AT SOME OF OUR CENTERS WE ALSO HAVE SEVERAL INITIATIVES. RED, WHITE AND BLUE IS A BIG INITIATIVE THAT WE DO IN NOVEMBER FOR MANY OF OUR MILITARY.

WE ALSO HAVE OUR SUMMER EARN AND LEARN PROGRAMS AND TEACHER EXTERNSHIPS.

WE HAVE CURRENTLY BUDGETED OUR 12.3 RESERVES, AND THE BULK OF THAT BEING IN CHILD CARE OF 9.4 MILLION.

OUR SERVICE DELIVERY DID DECREASE BY 19 MILLION.

MOST OF THAT, AGAIN, WAS FOR READY TO WORK OF 9.2.

SO WE REBASELINE THAT WE HAD WE WENT FROM A THREE YEAR CONTRACT TO A ONE YEAR WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.

TO SERVE THOSE THOSE INDIVIDUALS. AND THEN OUR INITIAL ESTIMATES IN CHILD CARE IS ROUGHLY ABOUT 9 MILLION.

THIS IS OUR ALLOCATION BY THE COUNTIES THAT WE CURRENTLY SERVE.

THE THE FIRST COLUMN DOES INCLUDE READY TO WORK AND THE SECOND COLUMN EXCLUDES READY TO WORK BECAUSE THAT IS ONLY A BEXAR COUNTY INITIATIVE.

SO AGAIN, TODAY WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL OF OUR 192,000,305 381 BUDGET.

AND I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? MR.. CLAY-FLORES. YEAH.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AND THEN I'LL HAVE SOME COMMENTS. SO I'D LIKE TO MOVE FOR APPROVAL TO ACCEPT THE APPROVAL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2526 ANNUAL BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $192,305,381. SECOND MOTION CLAY-FLORES SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ROGERS.

DO YOU STILL WANT TO MAKE FURTHER COMMENT? YES.

I THINK THIS IS ABOUT THE THIRD, THIRD OR FOURTH TIME.

WE'RE ENGAGING IN THIS, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING CONCISE SO THAT WE CAN GO THROUGH IT.

I KNOW IT WAS A QUICK PRESENTATION, BUT WE CANNOT GLOSS GLOSS OVER THE FACT THAT CERTAIN OF THE FEDERAL GRANTS WERE CUT BY 13%.

AND THEN YOU SAID CHILD CARE WAS A DECREASE OF 9 MILLION.

SO THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE CHAOS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

THEN WE'RE HAVING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. AND WE KNOW THAT CHILD CARE HEALTHCARE IS ALREADY NOT FUNDED AS WELL AS IT NEEDS TO BE SO THAT PEOPLE CAN GET BACK TO WORK. AND SO WITH THIS DECREASE, WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH ALL THOSE KIDS? SO WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? TWC RESET OUR TARGETS THIS YEAR.

SO WE ALREADY KNOW WE ARE GOING IN THIS YEAR AT A NEW TARGET OF LESS THAN 1400 CHILDREN THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE SERVING.

WOW. SO WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THAT. OFTENTIMES THOSE ARE DONE THROUGH ATTRITION.

SO SUMMER MONTHS BEING OUR HIGHEST MONTH. SO WE DO START SEEING THOSE DECREASES TO MEET THE TARGET.

BUT TWC SETS THOSE TARGETS AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO GO BY.

WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO FIND OTHER WAYS IF THERE'S ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE YOU KNOW, WE ARE EXPLORING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH READY TO WORK TO SEE IF THAT COULD OFFER SUPPORT, BUT WE'RE CONTINUING TO TRY TO ADVOCATE WHERE WE CAN.

THE FACT THAT CHILD CARE IS NEEDED IN THIS COMMUNITY, BUT WE DO TARGET THAT, THAT 1400 CHILDREN THAT ARE COMING UP IN THIS FISCAL YEAR BECAUSE OF THOSE DECREASES. AND IN SOME COUNTIES, WASN'T THERE ALREADY A WAITING LIST TO GET INTO OUR CHILDCARE? SO NOW THERE'S GOING TO BE 1400. SO THAT'S THAT'S JUST REALLY IMPORTANT.

SO I JUST NEED PEOPLE TO TO RECOGNIZE THAT AS WE PUSH FORWARD AND PRIORITIZE THINGS THAT WE REALLY NEED TO SUPPORT.

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AND SINCE YOU GUYS ARE HERE, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU ALL.

I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE WHEN I'VE SPOKEN LIKE AT THE LAST RIBBON CUTTING, BUT THE WORK THAT WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS ALAMO DOES IS, IS VITALLY IMPORTANT. IT REALLY HELPS PEOPLE TO GET JOBS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE THAT ACCESS.

I TELL THE STORY OF A FRIEND OF MINE WHO MOVED HIS BROTHER HERE, WHO WAS ID, AND IN OTHER STATES.

NO ONE GAVE HIM AN OPPORTUNITY. AND IT WAS HERE, AFTER HE MET WITH YOU ALL THAT YOU ALL HOOKED HIM UP WITH SOME RESOURCES.

AND HE WAS GAINFULLY EMPLOYED. HAD HIS OWN APARTMENT.

UNFORTUNATELY, HE HAS SINCE PASSED AWAY BECAUSE OF COMPLICATIONS.

BUT THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO IS, IS JUST REALLY IMPORTANT.

SO I WANT TO THANK YOU, AND I'M HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS BUDGET MOVING FORWARD.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER MOODY. APPRECIATE YOU GUYS BRINGING THIS FORWARD.

AND UNFORTUNATELY, I WASN'T ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BRIEF BEING OVERSEAS.

HOWEVER JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS I WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE TIMELINE PROCESS HERE.

SO TYPICALLY THERE'S KIND OF A SLIDE THAT LAYS THAT OUT.

BUT WHERE DOES THIS GO NEXT AND HOW DOES THIS GET FINALIZED? SO THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST APPROVALS WE HAVE.

WE DO GO TO CITY COUNCIL NEXT WEEK. SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 18TH.

AND WE ARE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE AREA JUDGES AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER.

OKAY. AND I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS RAISED BY THE COUNTY JUDGES.

HAVE THOSE BEEN RESOLVED OR. YES. SO THE QUESTIONS THAT THEY HAD CONCERNS WITH WERE OUR RECOMMENDED STAFF COLA OF 3% AND THE INCENTIVES. WE KNOW THAT THEY VOTED THE CURRENT BUDGET TO REDUCE THE COLA AND NO INCENTIVES.

HOWEVER, WE ARE STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT. THAT COMMITTEE OF SIX DID PUSH BACK THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE STAFF.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO THE AREA JUDGES AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. OKAY.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THEM.

AND THEY'RE THEY'RE AN IMPORTANT PART. OBVIOUSLY, BEXAR COUNTY MAKES UP THE MAJORITY IN TERMS OF POPULATION OF THE DISTRICT.

BUT WE WANT TO BE GOOD PARTNERS WITH THE COUNTY JUDGES AS WELL.

NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. JUDGE. CALVERT I'M GOOD.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET ME JUST THANK THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS.

ALAMO. THE COMMITTEE OF SIX, OBVIOUSLY, FOR WUSA, ALREADY HAS MET AND APPROVED THE ANNUAL BUDGET.

OBVIOUSLY, ACCORDING TO THE BYLAWS, REQUIRE US, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVAL IN ORDER TO ADOPT THEIR BUDGET.

SO I WANT TO COMMEND COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT AS TO HELPING DIRECT THAT BUDGET FOR THEIR WORK IN SUPPORTING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CHILDCARE IN BEXAR COUNTY THROUGHOUT THE REGION.

OBVIOUSLY, AS A CHILD WELFARE ADVOCATE, CHILD CARE IS A NECESSARY ELEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR OUR ECONOMIC GROWTH, FOR OUR EMPLOYEES, FOR OUR SMALL BUSINESS AND OUR MAJOR EMPLOYERS.

OFTEN TO JUST PUT ON RECORD, THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT IS OFTEN BROUGHT UP IN TALKING TO POTENTIAL BUSINESS.

IS THERE INDUSTRIES THAT LOOK TO OUR COMMUNITY? IS WHAT IS THERE TO SUPPORT CHILD CARE, ESPECIALLY IN THOSE AREAS THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERSERVED IN THE PAST? AND COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, I KNOW IN PRECINCT ONE AND COMMISSIONER COWIN, PRECINCT FOUR, YOU ALL ARE MINDFUL OF THAT. AND SO I APPRECIATE YOUR LEADERSHIP IN REGARDS TO CHILD CARE.

SO AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE GROWTH IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SECTOR, WE SECTOR.

WE CONTINUE TO HEAR EMPLOYERS TALK ABOUT THESE MAJOR NEEDS CHILD CARE AND A SKILLED LABOR POOL.

SO REMAINS A CRITICAL PARTNER IN OUR WORK TO SUSTAINABLY GROW OUR ECONOMY BY INVESTING IN THE TRAINING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WORKING CLASS PEOPLE WHO DRIVE IT.

SO I BELIEVE THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, SECOND, BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. TELL MISTER AGENT LOPEZ HELLO FROM ME.

WELL, I ALSO WANT TO THANK MARSHALL FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS, AND.

YEAH, YOU KNOW. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. MARSHALL AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

51 DISCUSSION, APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AN UPDATE ON DESIGN PROGRESS OF CERTAIN PROJECTS WITHIN THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT CAPITAL PROGRAM.

[51. Discussion and appropriate action regarding an update on design progress of certain projects within the Facilities Management Capital Program and requesting authority to advertise Invitation for Bids for the following: a. ADC Unit Railing; b. Courthouse Elevator Replacement; c. Vista Verde Elevator & Generator Replacement; d. Expansion of Judicial Supporting Functions; and e. Juvenile Detention Fire Sprinkler Replacement]

REQUESTING AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR THE FOLLOWING A ADC ADULT DETENTION CENTER UNIT RAILING BE COURTHOUSE ELEVATOR REPLACEMENT C VISTA VERDE ELEVATOR GENERAL REPLACEMENT D EXPANSION OF JUDICIAL SUPPORTING FUNCTIONS E JUVENILE DETENTION FIRE SPRINKLER REPLACEMENT. MR. DAN CURRIE JUDGE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

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DAN CURRY DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT. FOR THE RECORD, AS WE DO EVERY QUARTER, WE COME BACK TO YOU GUYS AFTER THE DISCUSSION THAT HAPPENED LAST YEAR IN THE BUDGET CYCLE ABOUT OUR CAPITAL PROGRAM.

APPRIZING YOU OF PROJECTS THAT WE HAVE ON THE DESIGN TABLE THAT ARE ABOUT READY TO BE RELEASED FOR BIDDING.

SO AND GET YOUR AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE THOSE IN THE NEXT UPCOMING QUARTER.

SO THIS IS OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR REGULAR QUARTERLY UPDATE THE FOURTH ONE WE'VE DONE FOR FOR THIS YEAR.

SO THE PROJECTS THAT WE'RE COMPLETING DESIGNED DURING THIS QUARTER, THE FIRST ONE, AS YOU MENTIONED, JUDGE, IS THE ADC UNIT RAILING PROJECT. THIS ADDS RAILING TO THE UPPER LEVEL KIND OF FROM THE HANDRAIL TO THE CEILING PORTION OF THE UPPER TIERS OF TOWER A OF THE JAIL.

IT PREVENTS, YOU KNOW CATASTROPHIC INJURY POTENTIALLY, OR SOMEBODY TRYING TO HARM THEMSELVES AT THOSE UNITS.

WE THINK IT'S A SAFETY MEASURE THAT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS IN FAVOR OF, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO DEPLOYING IT IN A TOWER.

AND IF IT'S BENEFICIAL TO US, WE COME BACK TO YOU FOR FUTURE PROJECTS FOR BNC TOWER AS WELL.

COURTHOUSE ELEVATOR REPLACEMENT. I THINK EVERYBODY CAN TALK ABOUT THIS ONE.

YES. THOSE ELEVATORS DOWN THE HALL. EXACTLY. THOSE.

THOSE ONES DOWN THE HALL. SO AGAIN. BUT THEY'RE SO PRETTY.

THEY ARE. SO ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP THE HISTORIC PART OF IT? WE'RE GOING TO UPGRADE THE CAB FINISHES. WE'RE ALSO TAKING THE TWO ELEVATORS ON THE END WHICH IS A SMALL, CLAUSTROPHOBIC ELEVATOR, AN ELEVATOR THREE, AND COMBINING IT TO AN ELEVATOR THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE A GURNEY SO WE CAN HAVE SOME.

OKAY, SOME SAFETY TRANSPORTATION IN THERE. AGAIN, WE'VE HAD THIS IN DESIGN, AND WE'RE ABOUT READY TO RELEASE THAT SAFETY OVER BEAUTY.

WHAT'S THAT? SAFETY OVER BEAUTY? UNFORTUNATELY, SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.

COMMISSIONER. YES. SO VISTA VERDE ELEVATOR GENERATOR REPLACEMENT.

WE ACTUALLY PRESENTED THIS PROJECT TO YOU ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AGO. WE DIDN'T THINK AT THE TIME IT WAS PROBABLY ON THE PRIORITY LIST.

WE BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT TIME TO RELEASE THAT PROJECT, SO WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK TO YOU FOR APPROVAL. D IS THE JUDICIAL SUPPORTING FUNCTIONS EXPANSION. I KNOW YOU GUYS HAD THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER UP HERE EARLIER TODAY.

THIS ACTUALLY BUILDS OUT SPACE FOR THEM IN THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE ARCHIVES GARAGE IN MICHELLE SPACE.

WE HAVE ALLOCATED FOR THEM WITH THE DEDICATED ENTRANCE FOR THOSE FJC FUNCTIONS.

IT WILL GIVE US SPACE BACK THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE ARCHIVES BUILDING FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS RELOCATING THE COUNCIL OFFICE TO THE ARCHIVES BUILDING.

SO WE CAN HAVE KIND OF THOSE JUDICIAL SUPPORTING FUNCTIONS ALL IN ONE SPACE.

SO WE'LL HAVE THAT PROJECT READY AS WELL. AND THEN OF COURSE, THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER, THIS IS AT SIX CENTER MISSION ROAD. THIS IS A SPRINKLER HEAD REPLACEMENT. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE THROES OF SPRINKLER HEAD REPLACEMENT AT OUR MAIN JAIL DETENTION CAMP.

IT'S GOING VERY WELL, SO WE HOPE TO COPY THAT KIND OF PROGRESS AT THE JUVENILE DETENTION CAMPUS.

TO MAKE SURE THIS IS A COMPLIANCE RELATED ITEM, BECAUSE THE DISCUSSIONS THAT ARE ON THE SPRINKLER HEADS DISCUSSIONS ARE TECHNICALLY PART OF THE SPRINKLER HEAD THAT THE DISCUSSION IS MISSING.

IT'S NOT A COMPLIANT HEAD. NOW, THAT'S A, YOU KNOW, A CODE RELATED THING.

SO WE'RE INSTALLING THESE NEW HEADS. AND THESE HEADS ARE ALSO RECESSED HEADS.

SO THEY CAN'T BE DAMAGED BY JUVENILES OR INMATES THROUGH TAMPERING WITH THEM.

SO AGAIN, WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU GUYS APPROVAL TO ADVERTISE IFB'S FOR THESE FIVE PROJECTS THE ADC UNIT RAILING PROJECT, COURTHOUSE DELIVERY REPLACEMENT, VISTA ELEVATOR GENERATOR REPLACEMENT, JUDICIAL REPORTING FUNCTION EXPANSION, AND THE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER SPRINKLER HEAD REPLACEMENT PROJECT.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT. THANK YOU. JUDGE. I JUST HAD A COUPLE QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE COURTHOUSE. TO THE WAS BUMPED INTO SOME STAFF THAT WERE A PART OF THE ROTATING JUDGES. AND THEY DON'T HAVE A PERMANENT COURTROOM.

WHAT IS THE VISION FOR HELPING THAT COURTROOM SPACE.

I GUESS REACH A PERMANENT SPACE IN THE BUILDINGS WE HAVE.

YEAH. SO, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF REQUESTS FOR COURTROOMS, WHETHER THEY'RE IMPACT COURTS, MAGISTRATE COURTS, AND ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE JUDICIARY AND HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT THE BEST PATH FORWARD IS.

WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS, COMMISSIONER, AND I'M SURE WE'LL BE BRINGING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COURT FOR DIRECTION.

OUR FIRST STEP IS TO GET THE CHILD SUPPORT COURTS CONSOLIDATED, AND THAT WILL VACATE A COURT IN THE COURTHOUSE ON THE FOURTH FLOOR, WHICH I KNOW. JUDGE RANGEL ON THE CRIMINAL SIDE AND JUDGE ALVARADO ON THE CIVIL SIDE ARE DEBATING ON INTERNALLY ON WHICH IS THE BEST, HIGHEST USE FOR THAT SPACE. WE ALSO HAVE SOME OTHER PROJECTS THAT ARE ABOUT TO FINISH DESIGN THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS THAT ARE READY TO BE FUNDED FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR THE BASEMENT AND THIRD FLOOR COURTROOMS. AND LONG TERM, WE THINK THAT BUILDING MORE, AS MANY AS WE CAN IN THE EXISTING CAMPUS IS MUCH MORE COST EFFICIENT THAN TRYING TO BUILD A NEW COURTHOUSE.

SO WE'RE TALKING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THAT. SO WE'RE GOING TO LEVERAGE EVERY SQUARE INCH OF THIS PLACE BEFORE WE GO OUTSIDE OF ITS WALLS. AND THEN THE RECURRING COMMON THING THAT EVERYONE ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT IS THE BATHROOMS. I HAVEN'T HAD THE CONVERSATIONS OVER THE, YOU KNOW, ODORS, BUT WHERE ARE WE AT ON UPDATES THERE? SO THE FOURTH FLOOR RESTROOMS ARE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. WE'RE PUTTING THEM BACK TOGETHER RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK. THE SECOND FLOOR RESTROOM DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION ARE AT

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PURCHASING RIGHT NOW WITH WITH GALLOWAY'S TEAM TO SCHEDULE AN IFB FOR THOSE RELEASES.

AND THEN WE'LL DO THE NEXT SET AS SOON AS THOSE GET RELEASED.

SO WE'RE TRYING TO PIGGYBACK ON THOSE. WE KNOW WE'RE LATE ON THOSE.

WE KNOW IT'S TAKEN TOO LONG. AND IN OUR OFFICE WE RECOGNIZE WE'RE GOING TO ACCELERATE THAT THAT PROCESS.

I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF A. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER. MOODY. COMMISSIONER. RODRIGUEZ.

JUDGE. JUST REAL QUICK, DAN ON ITEM D, TELL ME AGAIN.

I KNOW YOU'RE MOVING POTENTIALLY MOVING FOLKS AROUND.

WHERE ARE THOSE FOLKS MOVING TO? OR HOW IS THAT SPACE BEING RECONFIGURED POTENTIALLY? SO THAT FOR THE D D I'M SORRY. YEAH. SO SO RIGHT NOW, THE PLAN IS THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE THE ARCHIVES BUILDING IS CURRENTLY OCCUPIED BY THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER. RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO BUILD OUT PURPOSE BUILT SPACE FOR THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR OF THE ARCHIVES GARAGE.

SO WHEN WE INITIALLY BUILT OUT SPACE FOR BCIT, IT WAS GOING TO BE THE ENTIRE FOOTPRINT RIGHT ABOVE.

MARC'S TEAM WORKED WITH US ABOUT WORK FROM HOME, THE NEW GARAGE, HOT DESKING. YEAH, THE NEW GARAGE. SO THERE'S HALF OF THAT SPACE THAT'S STILL UNOCCUPIED. SO WE'RE GOING TO BUILD OUT SPACE. IT'S ABOUT 11,000FT² FOR THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER, WITH A SEPARATE ENTRANCE OFF OF STUMBERG, SO THEY CAN HAVE A DEDICATED ENTRANCE FOR THEIR FUNCTIONS.

WE'RE GOING TO BACKFILL THE SPACE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE ARCHIVES BUILDING WITH THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE.

THEY NEED SPACE. CURRENTLY, THEY'RE IN A COUPLE CORNERS OF THE TOWER ON THE THIRD FLOOR.

AND THEN AGAIN, THE OTHER PIECE OF THIS PROJECT IS BUILDING OUT THE MANAGER ASSIGNED COUNCIL OFFICE SPACE DEDICATED ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE ARCHIVES BUILDING.

SO IT USED TO BE THE OLD. BEFORE WE HAD A GYM, THERE WAS AN OLD GYM SPACE UP THERE.

IT WAS. IT WAS USED BY PROBATE COURT THREE FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

SO WE'RE GOING TO RENOVATE. SO THE SAN ANTONIO BAR ASSOCIATION AND THE COUNCIL WILL OCCUPY THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE ARCHIVES BUILDING.

THAT'LL GIVE US CAPACITY AT THE COURTHOUSE ANNEX AND THE PET TO BACKFILL WITH.

I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF DEMANDS FOR SPECIALTY COURT STAFF AND OTHER COURT SUPPORTING FUNCTIONS.

WE HOPE AS WE GET THESE MOVES HAPPEN, WE CAN ACCOMMODATE A LOT OF THOSE NEEDS FROM THOSE COURTS.

OKAY. AND THEN THIS HAS BEEN GREAT TO HAVE KIND OF A THE PLANNING BY QUARTER.

DO YOU HAVE YET IDENTIFIED FOR NEXT QUARTER, WHICH WOULD BE SOME OF THE BIGGER TICKET ITEMS THAT YOU'D LET OUT.

DO YOU HAVE THAT YET OR IS THAT STILL IN. YES.

SO EVERYTHING'S BASED ON ON THE DESIGN PROCESS.

SO AS THESE IT TAKES ABOUT SIX MONTHS. SO WE IF WE GET WE START A DESIGN IN ABOUT TWO QUARTERS, WE'LL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO, TO REQUEST WE CAN OUR NEXT UPDATE.

WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE CAN PROBABLY FUTURE FORECAST AND GIVE YOU A PEEK AT WHAT'S COMING.

NOW, I'M JUST I KNOW THAT THE ADULT DETENTION CENTER OBVIOUSLY HAS A LONG LIST OF ISSUES.

I WOULD IMAGINE SOME OF THOSE WILL BE IN THE NEXT QUARTERLY UPDATE AS WELL.

YEAH, ONE OF THE BIG ONES IS REPLACING THE MOTOR CONTROL CENTER AND THE ELECTRICAL SWITCHGEAR EQUIPMENT, WHICH IS ALMOST A $7 MILLION PROJECT THAT REALLY KEEPS THAT PLACE ELECTRIFIED.

SO THAT'S ONE OF THE ONES THAT'LL BE ON OUR NEXT ON OUR LIST. OKAY. THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU, DAN, FOR THE UPDATE. THANK YOU. JUDGE. DAN, LET ME JUST KIND OF PUT THIS ON THE RECORD FOR MY COLLEAGUES IN REGARDS TO THE COURT ROOM SPACES.

THAT'S ALWAYS HAVING BEEN A FORMER DISTRICT COURT JUDGE.

THAT'S ALWAYS A SENSITIVE SUBJECT. I HAVE WORKED WITH DAN IN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO REPURPOSE, HOW TO. EXPAND, RENOVATE AND MOVE PEOPLE AROUND.

LET ME JUST LET THE COURT KNOW THAT THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANY UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE JUDGES.

IN FACT, JUDGES WILL HAVE THEIR OWN AGENDAS, ESPECIALLY INDIVIDUAL JUDGES.

SO THEY MAY WELL BE CONCERNED WITH YOU AND ASKING FOR CERTAIN THINGS.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT IN WORKING WITH DAN, I HAVE HAD MY CONVERSATIONS AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS WITH JUDGE HARLE AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONAL, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE, JUDGE JACKIE VALDEZ, THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE, AND THEN THE SENIOR JUDGES.

JUDGE ALVARADO WITH THE CIVIL COURTS, JUDGE RONNELL THE CRIMINAL COURTS AND JUDGE VADA WITH THE COUNTY COURTS AT LAW.

SO I WILL TELL YOU, IT IS JUST GOING TO BE A COMPLEX PUZZLE, SO TO SPEAK, OF HOW WE CAN ACCOMMODATE.

I WILL TELL YOU THAT AS COUNTY JUDGE, THE FOCUS WILL ALWAYS BE ON THE COURTS THAT HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT ON THE JAIL AND MOVING CASES OUT OF THE JAIL. SO I WILL TELL YOU RIGHT NOW, WE'VE GOT A SECOND PRE-INDICTMENT COURT THAT WE HAVE APPROVED THAT REALLY IS WAITING FOR A COURT ROOM. AND SO THAT COURT HAS YET TO GO ONLINE, SO TO SPEAK.

SO, DAN, I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU AND THE COURT THAT WE HAVE A SECOND COURT TO HELP JAIL POPULATION.

AND THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF CREATING THAT SECOND PRE-INDICTMENT COURT.

AND SO THAT IS A HIGH PRIORITY. WE ALSO KNOW THAT IT MAY REQUIRE THAT COURT TO COME OVER INTO THE HISTORIC

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COURTROOM, WHICH IS TYPICALLY THE CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS.

WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW ON THE LONG TERM TO MOVE THOSE COURTS, IF THAT IS TO BE THAT, WE'LL HAVE TO MOVE IT BACK TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER.

AND SO, DAN, WE JUST WE JUST HAVE A ONGOING ISSUE OF HOW TO MOVE PEOPLE AROUND AND HOW WE CAN MOVE COURTS OUT.

I BELIEVE ON THE LONG TERM WE HAVE THE ANNEX, WHICH IS THE BUILDING DOWN THE STREET THERE, ACROSS THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE THAT IS BEING LOOKED UPON AS POSSIBLE COURT SPACES HAPPENING.

WE ALSO GOT RENOVATIONS RIGHT NOW ONGOING ON THE FIFTH FLOOR.

I BELIEVE JUDGE HARLE HAS ALLOWED HIS TWO CHILD SUPPORTS TO COLLAPSE INTO ONE COURT ROOM.

AND I APPRECIATE JUDGE HALL'S COOPERATION THERE.

BUT I WILL I WILL TELL YOU IT'S A IT'S A IT'S A MOVING EQUATION, SO TO SPEAK.

AND THEN HAVING JUDGES ADVOCATE WHAT THEY WANT INDIVIDUALLY IS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT.

SO I JUST WANT TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE'RE DOING OUR VERY BEST TO ACCOMMODATE THE WHOLE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE.

ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER CALVERT JUDGE. AND DAN, THERE IS ONE SMALL SPACE THAT MIGHT BE A TEMPORARY SPACE THAT COULD BE FITTED FOR A WE HAVE OUR PRECINCT FOR SECOND COURTROOM SPACE.

THE HEARING AS A HEARING ROOM. RIGHT. AND SO IF THERE'S A HIGH TRAFFIC COURT THAT HELPS ALLEVIATE THE JAIL TRAFFIC THAT NEEDS A MORE PERMANENT SPACE, DEPENDING ON THE JP, OBVIOUSLY CONSULTATION ON THEIR CURRENT USAGE, IT MIGHT BE A SPACE THAT COULD BE A PERMANENT WELL ONE THAT DOESN'T ROTATE AS MUCH AS SOME OF THE OTHERS HAVE HAD TO.

SO JUST JUST A POTENTIAL THOUGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

I THINK THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. ITEM 52 HAS BEEN PULLED AND DEFERRED.

[52. Discussion and appropriate action related to a request from the Bexar County Sheriff for the approval of an Operation Agreement between Bexar County and the Bexar County Sheriffs Office regarding the transfer of operations of the Bexar County Firearms Training Center from the Facilities Management Department to the Bexar County Sheriffs Office.]

WE'LL GO TO 53. DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING BEXAR COUNTY LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM AND THE 89TH SESSION AND TEXAS LEGISLATURE.

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

MISS SHANNON MELISSA SHANNON, AGAIN WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

SO JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS TODAY I'LL BE GOING OVER THE CLOSEOUT REPORT FOR THE 89TH.

SECOND SPECIAL SESSION. I'LL GO OVER BILLS WITH AN IMPACT TO THE COUNTY AS WELL AS ANY OTHER BILLS OF INTEREST.

SO, AS YOU REMEMBER, JUST AS A REMINDER, THE GOVERNOR CALLED FOR THE FIRST SPECIAL SESSION TO BEGIN ON MONDAY, JULY 21ST. AND THAT WENT FOR 26 DAYS AND ADJOURNED WITHOUT ANY ACTION.

AND THAT ADJOURNED I AUGUST 15TH AND I THINK IT WAS IN THE MORNING, MAYBE LIKE TEN ISH.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT TIME, BUT THE SECOND SPECIAL SESSION THEN BEGAN THAT SAME DAY ON AUGUST 15TH AT NOON, AND IT LASTED UNTIL THIS LAST THURSDAY MORNING AT ABOUT 1:30 A.M.

THEY FINALLY ADJOURNED. SO IN ALL, ON THE SECOND SPECIAL, THERE WERE 404 BILLS FILED AND I SENT A LISTING OF ALL.

THERE WERE 21 BILLS THAT WENT TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK.

I SENT A LISTING OF ALL OF THOSE BILLS TO YOUR OFFICES LAST WEEK IN MY WEEKLY EMAIL.

I'M ALSO WORKING ON A CLOSEOUT REPORT LIKE I DID FOR THE REGULAR SESSION.

A REPORT OF THE BILLS THAT AFFECT COUNTY FISCAL OPERATIONS, WHICH I HOPE TO GET OUT VIA THE COUNTY CONNECTION DISTRIBUTION LISTING THIS AFTERNOON. BUT THE ISSUE ON THAT IS THAT WE'RE IN THE VETO PERIOD ON SOME OF THOSE BILLS.

AND THAT VETO PERIOD RUNS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 24TH.

I WILL BE ON VACATION WHEN THAT VETO PERIOD HAPPENS.

SO I WANTED TO AT LEAST GET THAT BILL LIST OUT TO OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS SO THEY COULD BE AWARE OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO THEIR OPERATIONS.

BECAUSE BECAUSE MOST OF THE BILLS IN THAT REPORT, IT'S ONLY A TWO PAGE REPORT.

AND I DON'T REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I THINK THERE WERE LIKE SIX LESS THAN TEN BILLS THAT AFFECTED COUNTY OPERATIONS, AND THE MAJORITY OF THOSE HAVE NOT BEEN SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR YET, SO WE'RE WAITING ON THOSE TO BE MADE EFFECTIVE OR THE VETO PERIOD TO RUN OUT. AND THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY EFFECTIVE.

SO AS SOON AS THEN I'M BACK IN THE OFFICE AFTER VACATION, I'LL UPDATE THAT REPORT WITH THOSE EFFECTIVE DATES, BUT AT LEAST OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS WILL KNOW IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

SO AS FAR AS COUNTY IMPACT, THE FIRST BILL IS H.B.

16. IT'S A COMPREHENSIVE JUDICIAL REFORM MEASURE THAT CREATES AND RESTRUCTURES COURTS AND JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION ACROSS TEXAS.

HOW IT AFFECTS BEXAR COUNTY IT DOES SO BY RAISING THE STATUTORY COUNTY COURT JURISDICTIONAL LIMITS TO 325,000,

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WHERE THEY WERE AT ORIGINALLY AT 250,000. IT MANDATES THAT COURT SECURITY COMMITTEES ADOPT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANS, AND IT REQUIRES PROSECUTORS TO SUBMIT INFORMATION TO THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION.

THIS BILL IS STILL PENDING. IT WAS SENT TO THE GOVERNOR ON AUGUST 28TH, SO IT'S STILL PENDING.

SB FIVE IT APPROPRIATES FUNDING FOR A TWO YEAR PERIOD FROM THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ECONOMIC STABILIZATION FUND, ALSO KNOWN AS THE RAINY DAY FUND TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FOR VARIOUS GRANTS, ONE OF WHICH IS 200 MILLION FOR FEMA MATCHES FOR FUNDING RECEIVED RELATED TO DISASTER RESPONSE, RELIEF AND RECOVERY.

THE NEXT ONE IS $50 MILLION TO COUNTIES IMPACTED BY THE JULY 4TH FLOODING EVENT TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM OF FLOOD WARNING SYSTEMS AND FLOOD GAUGES, AND THE PURCHASE OF OTHER RELATED EQUIPMENT.

BEXAR COUNTY IS IN THOSE COUNTIES IMPACTED, SO WE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE $50 MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT FUNDING.

AND THEN LASTLY 28 MILLION FOR ENHANCED ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT AND MODELING TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE METEOROLOGY METEOROLOGICAL FORECASTING.

IT ENHANCES WEATHER INTELLIGENCE AND FORECASTING ACCURACY AND IMPROVED FLOOD MANAGEMENT TIMELINES FOR FLOOD WARNINGS.

THIS ONE WAS JUST SENT TO THE GOVERNOR TODAY.

SO IT TOOK A BIT. IT HAD TO GO THROUGH THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE AND IT WENT TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TODAY.

SO WE'RE STILL AWAITING FINAL EFFECTIVE DATE ON THAT ONE.

JUDGE, CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION, MELISSA, ON SB FIVE.

SO THE 50 MILLION THAT WAS INCLUDED AS A GRANT, I CAN'T REMEMBER.

DID THEY SPECIFY COUNTIES THAT WERE ELIGIBLE? YES, SIR. SO YOU'RE SAYING BEXAR COUNTY WAS COUNTY? IT'S THOSE THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THAT DISASTER DECLARATION FOR THE JULY 4TH FLOODING.

SO I CAN READ THEM OUT TO YOU, BUT IT'S BASICALLY KERRVILLE, BURNET, COMAL, THE COUNTIES IN THAT AREA.

SO DOES IT EITHER INCLUDE OR PROHIBIT? I GUESS GRANT, GRANT MONEY FOR REIMBURSEMENT. IF WE'VE ALREADY EXPENDED THE MONEY, I WOULD ASSUME SO.

BUT LET ME FOLLOW UP. BECAUSE GENERALLY THE WAY MOST OF THOSE BILLS ARE WRITTEN, YOU KNOW, IT'LL SAY WELL, NO, NOW THAT I SAY THAT, BECAUSE IT'S A JULY 4TH EVENT.

SO YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. I GUESS IN OUR CASE, WE'VE NOT EXPENDED THE MONEY.

IT'S IT'S APPROPRIATED. BUT IF THEY SPECIFY AN EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS MONTH, EITHER WAY 50 MILLION IS NOT A WHOLE LOT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NEEDS.

AND SO I THINK I'M JUST ASKING BECAUSE WHEN I HAD CONVERSATIONS WHEN I WAS IN AUSTIN TWO WEEKS AGO IT SOUNDED DIRE THAT THAT WE WOULD GET ANY MONEY BACK. BUT EVEN IF WE DID, IT WOULD BE PROBABLY A FRACTION OF WHAT WE'RE SPENDING, WHICH IS THE 20. THAT'S WHERE WE WERE. Y'ALL WERE ADVOCATING TO TRY AND GET THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING THAT DIDN'T GET IN.

SO. YES, SIR. IT'S A IT'S A IT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF MONEY, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF NEED IN THOSE 15, 12 COUNTIES TO GO AROUND. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I WANTED, BUT I'LL I'LL FOLLOW UP THIS WEEK AND IN MY WEEKLY REPORT, I'LL PUT AN ITEM IN THERE AND GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ON THE TIMING.

OKAY, MELISSA. SO I'VE STILL GOT SOME MORE. SO SB EIGHT, ALSO KNOWN AS THE TEXAS WOMEN'S PRIVACY ACT, IT REQUIRES STATE AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO DESIGNATE MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY RESTROOMS, LOCKER ROOMS, AND CHANGING FACILITIES ACCORDING TO BIOLOGICAL SEX, WITH THE DEFINITION OF BIOLOGICAL SEX TIED TO REPRODUCTIVE ANATOMY, NOT GENDER. GENDER YOUR IDENTITY.

IT ALSO DIRECTS THAT INMATES ARE HOUSED ACCORDING TO BIOLOGICAL SEX, SO THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS.

DESIGNATION OF A MULTIPLE OCCUPANCY PRIVATE SPACE DOES NOT APPLY TO CUSTODIAL PURPOSE.

A MAINTENANCE OR INSPECTION PURPOSE TO RENDER MEDICAL OR OTHER EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.

TO ACCOMPANY, ACCOMPANY AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO NEEDS ASSISTANCE IN USING THE FACILITY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES, OR TO RENDER ASSISTANCE NECESSARY IN PREVENTING A SERIOUS THREAT TO PROPER ORDER OR SAFETY.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS OR A CHILD WHO IS NINE YEARS OF AGE OR YOUNGER AND ACCOMPANIED BY AN INDIVIDUAL CARING FOR THAT CHILD.

THERE ARE CIVIL PENALTIES TIED TO THIS. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR STATE AGENCY IS LIABLE FOR A CIVIL PENALTY OF

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$25,000 FOR THE FIRST VIOLATION AND HUNDRED AND 25,000 FOR THE SECOND OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATIONS.

EACH DAY OF THE CONTINUING VIOLATION CONSTITUTES A SEPARATE VIOLATION.

THAT ONE WAS SENT TO THE GOVERNOR ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, SO WE'RE ALSO WAITING FOR EFFECTIVE DATE ON THAT ONE.

JUDGE. YES. SO HOW HOW IS THAT GOING TO BE ENFORCED? ARE THEY GOING TO. WE'RE GOING TO POLICE BATHROOMS NOW. IT SEEMS AS IF.

YES, MA'AM. COMMISSIONER. THAT CAN BE PUBLIC.

THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN FILE COMPLAINTS WITH THE PUBLIC ENTITY.

AND THE COUNTY HAS THREE DAYS TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, OR AT LEAST.

AND THEN THEY FILE THEM WITH THE AG'S OFFICE, WHICH THEN CONDUCTS AN INVESTIGATION.

SO MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE PUT IT IN THE BUDGET TO BUILD SOME INDIVIDUAL RESTROOMS FOR SOME PEOPLE.

ALL RIGHT. ALL I CAN DO IS LAUGH AND PRAY. THANK YOU.

SB 16 CREATES THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF REAL PROPERTY THEFT AND REAL PROPERTY FRAUD, WITH ENHANCED PENALTIES WHEN ELDERLY, DISABLED OR NONPROFIT OWNERS ARE TARGETED OR WHEN HOMESTEAD PROPERTY IS INVOLVED.

IT REQUIRES COUNTY CLERKS TO VERIFY PHOTO IDENTIFICATION BEFORE RECORDING CERTAIN REAL ESTATE DOCUMENTS, AND NOTIFYING LAW ENFORCEMENT IF FRAUDULENT FILINGS ARE ALLEGED.

THIS ONE TWO WERE WAITING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE.

SB 54 AMENDS ELECTION PROCEDURES REGARDING ACCEPTING A VOTER WITH A RESIDENCE ADDRESS THAT IS NOT CURRENT, AND THE IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF A VOTER'S REGISTRATION AFTER THE REGISTRAR'S RECEIPT OF CERTAIN CHANGE OF ADDRESS NOTICES.

IT SPECIFIES THAT A VOTER'S REGISTRATION CHANGE BECOMES EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER THE VOTER SUBMITS A NOTICE OR RELATED STATEMENT TO THE REGISTRAR. IT ALLOWS VOTERS WHO HAVE MOVED WITHIN THE SAME COUNTY TO VOTE IN THEIR REGISTERED PRECINCT.

IF THEY SUBMIT A STATEMENT AFFIRMING RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS, THEY'VE PROVIDED ALL THE REQUIRED REGISTRATION INFORMATION TO INCLUDE THE DATE THEY SUBMITTED THE ADDRESS CHANGE DOCUMENT. WE'RE ALSO WAITING ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THAT ONE.

SO THEN LASTLY, TO THE MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS THAT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION.

HB ONE IS THE YOUTH CAMPER ACT. IT STRENGTHENS REGULATIONS OF YOUTH CAMPS BY REQUIRING COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY STANDARDS. THAT ONE BECAME EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 5TH.

HB FOUR ESTABLISHES NEW CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS FOR THE STATE OF TEXAS, TAKES EFFECT DECEMBER 4TH, AND BARRING ANY COURT RULINGS BLOCKING THE NEW MAPS THESE WILL BE THESE NEW DISTRICTS WILL BE ON THE 2026 BALLOTS.

SB ONE IS REFERRED TO AS THE HEAVENS 27 CAMP SAFETY ACT.

IT STRENGTHENS CAMPGROUND AND YOUTH CAMP SAFETY STANDARDS.

IT PREVENTS PROHIBITS LICENSING OF YOUTH CAMPS WITH CABINS AND FLOODPLAINS UNLESS CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS ARE MET, CREATES AN ONLINE CAMP REGISTRY, AND MANDATES DETAILED EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANS.

THAT ONE BECAME EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 5TH. SB THREE MANDATES OUTDOOR WARNING SYSTEM SIRENS AND FLASH FLOOD PRONE AREAS THROUGH A NEW STATE GRANT PROGRAM. IT DIRECTS THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TO FUND MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INSTALLATION COSTS, WITH THE TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD IDENTIFYING LOCATIONS BASED ON FLOOD HISTORY, LOSS OF LIFE, PROPERTY RISK, AND OTHER FACTORS.

THAT ONE BECAME EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 5TH. AND THEN LASTLY, SB 12.

IT GRANTS THE TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL JURISDICTION AND A MANDATORY DUTY TO PROSECUTE CRIMINAL OFFENSES SOURCES RANGING FROM ILLEGAL VOTING TO VARIOUS FORMS OF ELECTION FRAUD. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES MUST SUBMIT REPORTS AND REQUESTED INFORMATION RELATED TO SUCH OFFENSES TO THE AG, AND THEN THE AG MAY DIRECT LOCAL PROSECUTORS TO PROSECUTE OR ASSIST IN PROSECUTIONS THAT ONE TWO WERE AWAITING.

THE EFFECTIVE DATE THAT WAS SENT TO THE GOVERNOR ON THE 28TH.

ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTION. HOPEFULLY THAT IS IT FOR MY SESSION.

PRESENTATIONS THIS THE INTO WHAT DID WE 25 SO INTO 26.

I HOPE THAT IS IT FOR ME FOR A WHILE. WE HOPE SO TOO.

I HOPE SO TOO. ALL RIGHT. JUDGE, I DON'T HAVE ANY.

I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. BUT I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE. I SEE OUR HR DIRECTOR IS HERE.

SO I JUST WANT TO I KNOW YOU DO SOME YOU SUPPORT SOME BEHIND THE SCENES WORK FOR MELISSA AND DAN.

SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOU BECAUSE I KNOW YOU TAKE REALLY GOOD CARE OF OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

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SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE WORK OF YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE ANOTHER FISCAL YEAR AND GETTING US THROUGH IT. SO OPEN ENROLLMENT'S COMING UP.

SO YOU'RE ABOUT TO BE BUSY. THANKS. OKAY. THANK YOU.

MELISSA. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO GRANT EXCEPTION TO ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 1.2 TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING LATE FILE ITEMS TOTALED.

AND THEN WE'LL TAKE IT UP INDIVIDUALLY. ITEM 54, 55 AND 56.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. NOW LET'S TAKE UP ITEM 54, A APPROVAL EXECUTION PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN

[54. 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 #54a. a. Approval and execution of a Professional Services Agreement between Bexar County and The Center for Health Care Services ("CHCS") for the County to contribute $4,823,614 in general funds to provide mental health and support services in order to restore mental health to a mentally ill person, to divert persons from incarceration, and to facilitate their entry into treatment. This contract is for FY 2024-2025.]

BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, THE CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR THE COUNTY OF $4,823,614 IN GENERAL FUNDS TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN ORDER TO RESTORE MENTAL HEALTH TO A MENTALLY ILL PERSON.

TO DIVERT PERSONS FROM INCARCERATION. FACILITATE THEIR ENTRY INTO TREATMENT.

THIS CONTRACT IS FOR FY 2425. DOCTOR GUERRERO, THANK YOU.

JUDGE. COURT MEMBERS I AM DOCTOR ANDREA GUERRERO, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR BEXAR COUNTY.

WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF THIS CONTRACT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND THE CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSION OVER THE LAST SEVERAL COURT MEETINGS ABOUT THIS, BUT THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN RENDERED OVER THIS LAST FISCAL YEAR.

SO WE'RE COMING TO THE END OF THAT. AND IT IS FOR $4.8 MILLION IN SUPPORTS DIVERSION, AOT, COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION? I'M GLAD WE FINALLY GOT THIS ON THE AGENDA. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

SOME PEOPLE FROM MY FORMER LIFE THAT I KNOW THE THREE OF YOU FROM.

SO MOVE FOR APPROVAL. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. COMMISSIONER. MOODE. COMMISSIONER CALVERT. GO AHEAD.

SO IN TERMS OF THE PLAN GOING FORWARD BEYOND SEPTEMBER 30TH BECAUSE OF PAYMENT ISSUES, WHAT WHAT IS THE PLAN? WE ARE IN DISCUSSIONS RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE'VE INTRODUCED ANOTHER PARTNER UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM INTO THIS IN IN ADDITION TO THOSE OTHER SERVICES THAT WE WOULD STILL LIKE TO NEGOTIATE WITH CHCS ON MOVING FORWARD.

AND SO WE'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS RIGHT NOW WORKING OUT THE DETAILS OF THOSE OF THOSE CONTRACTS.

LET'S JUST SAY THAT OBVIOUSLY OUR FISCAL YEAR ENDS SEPTEMBER 30TH.

I WOULD TAKE IT THAT WE SHOULD HAVE HAD A CONTRACT TO ENSURE OCTOBER 1ST WAS GOING TO GO FORWARD.

IF THERE'S AN IMPASSE, WHAT IS THE COURT TO DO? I'M WORKING WITH OUR CIVIL DAR AND WITH OUR PARTNER ASKS US TO COME UP WITH A PLAN THAT'S GOING TO BE SATISFACTORY TO EVERYONE TO MAKE SURE THAT PAYMENT IS IS MADE IN A TIMELY MANNER. OKAY. SO YOU'VE BEEN GETTING THE PAYMENTS INFORMATION, THE INVOICES MONTHLY.

SO THEY WERE NOT PAID THROUGH THE YEAR. SO HOW DO WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO ENSURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE.

WELL GOING FORWARD THESE CONTRACTS WILL BE WRITTEN WITH THE REIMBURSEMENT CLAUSE OR BASICALLY BE PAID UPON REIMBURSEMENT.

SO IT REALLY IS NOT JUST A QUESTION OF INVOICING IN THE WAY THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST.

BUT THAT AS INVOICES ARE SUBMITTED ON REIMBURSEMENT IN THE SAME WAY THAT WE DO ARPA AND OPIOID AND EVERYTHING ELSE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A SUCCESSFUL MODEL, THESE CONTRACTS WEREN'T SET UP THAT WAY, BUT IN THE FUTURE THEY WILL BE OKAY.

BECAUSE MY CONCERN IS I'VE HEARD THE THE LAY ON THE PAYMENTS PROBABLY FOR THREE YEARS OR MORE.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TIME TO GET THE INVOICING ISSUES TAKEN CARE OF.

SO I APPRECIATE THE WILLINGNESS TO DO THAT GOING FORWARD.

BUT YOU KNOW, THE PAYMENT AT THE END OF THE YEAR IS VERY TOUGH FOR ANY ORGANIZATION TO DEAL WITH.

PARTICULARLY ONE THAT'S A GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY NONPROFIT.

AND THERE'S PROBABLY A LOT OF OTHER SUBCONTRACTORS THAT ARE IMPACTED POTENTIALLY AS WELL.

SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT MOVING FORWARD, BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP A VERY CLOSE EYE ON THIS CONTRACT BECAUSE OF ITS IMPACT ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY. THANK YOU, JUDGE MR. MOODY. SO I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER CALVERT'S COMMENTS.

SO I'VE HEARD ISSUES WITH THE TIMING OF PAYMENTS AS WELL.

SO IS IT A QUESTION OF THERE'S DISAGREEMENT ABOUT THE INVOICES THAT ARE SUBMITTED.

OR IS IT A QUESTION OF PROCESS, AND THAT THE PROCESS THAT THE COUNTY HAS SET UP IS AT THE END OF THE YEAR,

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END OF THE FY VERSUS LIKE ON A QUARTERLY BASIS OR A MONTHLY BASIS? PROBABLY NONE OF THE ABOVE. I THINK THERE THE PROCESS IS, IS DIFFERENT IN THAT IT IS NOT ON REIMBURSEMENT, IT IS JUST A SORT OF A LUMP SUM. AND SO KCS HAS BEEN SUBMITTING INVOICES.

BUT WE JUST HAD OTHER DISCUSSIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS THAT WERE HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THIS YEAR TO WHERE WE WANTED TO COME TO A RESOLUTION ON SOME OF THOSE OTHER ISSUES. AND NOW WE'RE WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS ACCORDING TO WHAT WE'RE DOING.

THERE HAS BEEN DIFFICULTIES BETWEEN THE COUNTY STAFF AND THE DHS STAFF IN REGARDS TO THIS PAST INVOICE.

AND OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S FOR THE PAST YEAR THE ISSUE OF WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH NOW FROM A LEGAL STANDPOINT IS THE AUDITOR, LEO CALDERA, WILL PAY WHATEVER INVOICES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND HAVE BEEN APPROVED.

BUT HE NEEDED A CONTRACT. WE JUST GOT THE CONTRACT APPROVED RIGHT THIS PAST WEEK.

AND I'LL BE REAL BLUNT. IT REQUIRED A LOT OF PUSH, SO TO SPEAK, OF GETTING THE PARTIES TO RECONCILE WHATEVER DIFFERENCES THEY ARE.

THE ISSUE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR, COMMISSIONER CALVERT IS GETTING A NEW CONTRACT APPROVED, AND I BELIEVE MR. LARRY ROBERSON AND COUNSEL FOR CHS HAVE BEGUN THOSE DISCUSSIONS.

AND MY INSTRUCTION TO THE LEGAL STAFF IS TO GET A NEW CONTRACT DONE NOW OR SOON THEREAFTER SO THAT WE CAN THEN START THE PROCESS.

SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE, FOR THE RECORD, MR. LEO CARRERA, IS THAT A CORRECT STATEMENT THAT I PUT IN REGARDS TO THE POSITION YOU TOOK IN REGARDS TO THE PAYMENTS THAT ARE OWED TO CA CS. YES, THAT'S THAT'S CORRECT.

JUDGE. AND I MEAN, THAT'S PART I MEAN, WE NEED OBVIOUSLY A CONTRACT IN PLACE THAT HELPS THEM COVER THE FUNDS TO SHOW US AND THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROCESS. AND GIVEN THAT FOR THIS CONTRACT, WE'VE BEEN KEEPING AN EYE OUT, AND I'VE ALREADY TOLD MY STAFF, ONCE IT GETS APPROVED TODAY. GET READY. ONCE WE HAVE EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN IMMEDIATELY SEND PAYMENT TO KCS TODAY.

AND, LARRY, IS IT TRUE THAT WE ARE NOW WORKING ON THE CURRENT YEAR CONTRACT IN ORDER TO PROCESS THE PAYMENTS AS THEY'RE COMING IN? WELL, JUDGE, WE JUST GOT THIS ONE DONE. SO YES, THAT WOULD BE A TRUE STATEMENT.

WE'RE GOING TO WORK ON THAT. THERE ARE SOME ADJUSTMENTS FOR THIS COMING YEAR THAT WILL CHANGE THE TERMS OF THAT SIGNIFICANTLY, I THINK, WHICH THE COURT ADDRESSED AT THE LAST MEETING.

SO WE'LL NEED TO SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE THE TERMS OF NEXT FISCAL YEAR'S CONTRACT.

BUT THAT IS NOT AN UNTRUE STATEMENT. COUNCIL REACHED OUT TO ME AND INDICATED HE WOULD LIKE TO START WORKING ON THAT, AND I AGREE WITH THAT SO WE CAN GET IT DONE AND MOVE FORWARD.

ABSOLUTELY. I HOPE THOSE RESPONSES CAN HELP THE COURT UNDERSTAND THE CIRCUMSTANCES AT HAND.

I APPRECIATE THAT BACKGROUND, JUDGE, AND I'M GLAD THAT WE'RE MOVING FORWARD ON GETTING CONTRACTS IN PLACE, AND HOPEFULLY THAT EXPEDITES OUR TIMELINE FOR PAYMENTS.

AND THIS HASN'T JUST BEEN A THING, RIGHT? WE'VE HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS BEFORE IN TERMS OF DEALING WITH SMALL BUSINESSES OUT THERE AND MAKING SURE THAT THE COUNTY AS A GOOD PARTNER. YOU KNOW, PAYS, PAYS INVOICES AND CONTRACTS IN AN EXPEDITIOUS FASHION TO, YOU KNOW, WE HAD ENTREPRENEURS HERE.

WE HAD THE SMALL BUSINESS GROUP IT'S IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES GET PAID IN A TIMELY MANNER JUST FOR THEIR THEIR SURVIVAL AS SMALL BUSINESSES, RIGHT? THEY CAN'T FLOAT THOSE COSTS AND EXPENSES FOR SIX MONTHS, 12 MONTHS, 18 MONTHS.

SO I THINK THAT IT'S IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO, TO WORK ON, CONTINUE TO, TO DO BETTER.

BUT I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT, THAT WE HAVE A CONTRACT IN PLACE AND THAT WILL HOPEFULLY SOLVE SOME OF THESE ISSUES GOING FORWARD.

ANYTHING ELSE? ALL RIGHT. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON TO THE OTHER. NEXT APPROVED.

[55. 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 #55a. a. Discussion and appropriate action for the orders necessary for the conduct of the Tuesday, November 4, 2025, Joint Constitutional Amendment, General and Special Election to include: i. An Amended Order to Conduct the Joint Constitutional Amendment General, and Special Election; ii. An Order designating the main early voting location and branch polling places; iii. An Order setting compensation for the deputy early voting clerks for early voting; iv. An Order adopting a resolution designating the rate of pay for up to three temporary employees at the Auditors; v. An Order adopting a voting system to be used; vi. An Order adopting the resolution designating the number of clerks authorized; vii. An Order adopting a resolution for the rate of pay for Election Day judges and clerks; viii. An Order setting voting times for Saturdays and Sundays for the November 4, 2025 Election; ix. An Order creating an Early Ballot Board and appointing Presiding Judge; x. An Order establishing the Central Counting Station]

LATE FILE DISCUSSION 55 A DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION FOR THE ORDERS NECESSARY FOR THE CONDUCT OF.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025. JOINT CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, GENERAL AND SPECIAL ELECTION TO INCLUDE ALL THOSE ITEMS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE AND TEN.

MR. JORGE FERNANDEZ. RIGHT. YES. HELLO, JUDGE.

I UNDERSTAND MISS CAREW IS UNAVAILABLE. AND SO YOU'RE COVERING FOR HER THIS THIS MORNING, CORRECT? OR THIS AFTERNOON? NOW GO AHEAD. YES. SO WE'RE JUST LOOKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE OF THE ELECTION ORDER FOR THE NOVEMBER 4TH,

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FOR BOTH THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, ALONG WITH MAKING IT A JOINT ELECTION WITH THE CURRENT ENTITIES THAT ARE IN PLACE.

THIS WILL BE A JOINT SPECIAL, A GENERAL SPECIAL AND BOND ELECTION WITH MULTIPLE CITIES AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION? I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FOR APPROVAL WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON.

I'M GLAD YOU GUYS ARE GETTING THROUGH THIS. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

SECOND, AND I GOT A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. JUDGE. JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY.

THANKS FOR FOR BEING HERE. I HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH MICHEL LAST WEEK.

I THINK ABOUT THE EARLY VOTING SITES. ONE OF THEM IN MY PRECINCT IS COLLINS GARDEN LIBRARY.

I NOTICED IT'S NOT IN THE BACKUP DOCUMENTATION, BUT SHE INDICATED IT WAS JUST KIND OF TOO LATE TO GET IT IN THERE.

BUT IT WILL BE ONE OF THE EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS THIS NOVEMBER.

IS THAT YOUR UNDERSTANDING AS WELL? I DO KNOW WE WERE LOOKING INTO THAT.

FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, WE CAN STILL ADD IT IF NEEDED.

OKAY. COLLINS GARDEN IS PART OF THE ELECTION DAY.

BUT IF IT'S AN EARLY VOTE, WE. I BELIEVE AS LONG AS THE LOCATIONS AVAILABLE.

YEAH, IT'D BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ADD AS WELL.

WE'VE BEEN VISITING WITH HER AND MY STAFF, AND SHE SAID IT WOULD BE ON THE EARLY VOTING SITE LIST.

IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE BACKUP DOCUMENTATION.

SO I, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED TO MAKE THAT PART OF THE MOTION, BUT SHE DID INDICATE IT WOULD BE AN EARLY VOTING SITE FOR 2025.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF SHE RELAYED THAT TO YOU OR NOT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR FOR THE RECORD.

YEAH. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER. CALVERT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I NOTICED THAT THE CONVERSE COMMUNITY EVENTS CENTER IS THE LOCATION.

WE HAD SOME ISSUES BEFORE WITH CONSTRUCTION THERE.

ARE YOU SURE THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE AN ISSUE AGAIN? THEY DID NOT GIVE US ANY INFO. AS FAR AS ANY CONSTRUCTION, I BELIEVE THE LAST TIME CONSTRUCTION WAS ALREADY SETTLED, IT WAS MORE OF AN EVENT THAT THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY HOSTED.

AND THAT DID NOT ALLOW US TO TO USE THAT SITE.

FOR NOW, CONSTRUCTION SEEMS TO BE COMPLETE. WE KNOW OF NO ISSUES THAT WILL KEEP US FROM FROM USING THAT SITE.

OKAY. AND LOOK, FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. I WOULD LIKE TO TRY TO GET THE PRECINCT FOR SATELLITE OFFICES, A LOCATION FOR VOTING. CERTAINLY. PEOPLE DO KNOW THIS ONE IN CONVERSE, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

BUT I SEE PRECINCT ONE, PRECINCT THREE HAVE THEIR SATELLITE OFFICES AVAILABLE.

SO WE'VE GOT A LARGE ROOM THAT WE CAN UTILIZE FOR THAT.

SO I WANT TO TRY TO MOVE THAT FORWARD. BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ABSOLUTELY. I'LL JUST MENTION AS WELL I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE ELECTIONS OFFICE ABOUT THE LEON SPRINGS AREA.

THERE WERE A FEW ELECTION DAY SITES THAT I THINK THEY WERE GOING TO EXPLORE ABOUT AN EARLY VOTING SITE.

BUT TODAY, THERE'S NOTHING BETWEEN UTSA AND FAIR OAKS RANCH.

OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF POPULATION WITHIN THAT AREA.

AND JUST GEOGRAPHICALLY SEEMS LIKE A PLACE THAT NEEDS TO BE A WHOLE, THAT NEEDS TO BE PLUGGED.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY FAMILIARITY WITH THOSE CONVERSATIONS OR NOT.

YES, I KNOW THAT'S BEEN COMMUNICATED BETWEEN MISS CAREW AND THE LIAISONS.

THEY DID TRY AND FIND SOME LOCATIONS AVAILABLE IN THAT GROWING AREA.

I KNOW THERE'S STILL A LOT A BIG GAP MISSING.

I'LL BE HONEST, FROM LAST I HEARD, THEY WEREN'T REALLY ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING THAT COULD BE USED TO TO HELP COVER THAT GROWING LOCATION, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IT'S CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED AT.

SO. YEAH. CAN YOU JUST GIVE MY TEAM BACKGROUND ON THOSE THOSE LOCATIONS THAT YOU LOOKED AT, AND MAYBE WE CAN PROVIDE OTHER LOCATIONS IN THAT AREA? YES, YES, WE CAN PROVIDE A LIST OF, OF ITEMS OR DIFFERENT LOCATIONS AROUND THERE THAT WE THAT MY TEAM PREVIOUSLY LOOKED AT THERE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

WE'LL NOW TAKE UP 56 A CONSIDER AND APPROVE THE FUNDING FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF 700 ADDITIONAL EXPRESS VOTE BALLOT PRINTERS FROM ESNS TO BE USED WITH THE

[56. Discussion and appropriate action related to granting an exception to Administrative Policy 1.2 to authorize the consideration of the following late filed Agenda Item #5 6a. a. Consider and approve the funding for the procurement of 700 additional ExpressVote Ballot Printers from ES&S to be used with the newly purchased Poll Pads in the amount of $560,000 at all Early Voting and Election Day poll sites, as requested by the Bexar County Elections Department; pursuant to and in accordance with Texas Local Government Code Chapter 271, Subchapter F, Section 102, Cooperative Purchasing Program Participation; authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents for record.]

NEWLY PURCHASED POLL PADS AND THE AMOUNT OF $560,000 AT ALL.

EARLY VOTING. ELECTION DAY POLL SITES. AS REQUESTED BY THE BEXAR COUNTY ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT, PURSUANT TO IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, CHAPTER 271, SUBCHAPTER F, SECTION 102 COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM PARTICIPATION, AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO EXECUTE AND FILE THE APPROPRIATE AND AWARD DOCUMENT FOR RECORD. MR. FERNANDEZ. YES. SO THIS IS TO AN ADDITIONAL 700 EXPRESS VOTE

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PRINTERS. FROM ESNS. THESE PRINTERS ARE ACTUALLY THE ONES THAT WILL BE GOING INTO OUR NEW POLL PADS THAT WE CURRENTLY GOT AS WELL, WITH NO INK. SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR APPROVAL OF THAT.

SO PRETTY MUCH EACH ONE OF WE'RE MISSING AROUND 700 OF THESE PRINTERS TO BE ATTACHED TO THESE POLL PADS.

THAT WAY WE CAN GO AHEAD AND ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF THE LONG LINES AND CURRENTLY HOSTS TWO POLL PADS PER LOCATION FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR LOCATIONS.

MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER CALVERT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? JUST A QUICK QUESTION. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, IS THIS LIKE FOR WHAT WE RECENTLY PASSED FOR THOSE PADS? AND THIS WAS JUST SOMETHING THAT WASN'T ORDERED? NO.

SO THE PADS, IT'S A SEPARATE ITEM, SEPARATE COMPANY.

HOWEVER, THE PRINTERS WE'RE LOOKING FOR ARE DO GET USED BY THESE BULKHEADS.

THE WHAT? THE PRINTERS. THEY ARE USED WITH THE POLL PADS, BUT IT'S TWO COMPLETELY SEPARATE.

SO WE JUST DIDN'T ORDER THEM WHEN WE ORDERED THE OTHER THINGS.

CORRECT. OKAY. CORRECT. SO. SO IT'S IN ADDITION, IT JUST NEEDS.

IT'S LIKE A SUPPLEMENT. CORRECT? YES. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SUPPORT. SO FOLLOWING IN THAT LINE OF QUESTIONING.

SO DO WE NOT KNOW THAT WE NEEDED THE PRINTERS WITH THE BECAUSE IT SEEMS A LITTLE LIKE CHALLENGING FOR THE COURT.

WHEN WE FIRST PUSHED SOME OF THE PULL PADS. THEN THERE WAS A SECOND PUSH OF PULL PADS.

AND NOW, MONTHS LATER, THERE'S A PUSH FOR 700 PRINTERS.

CORRECT. SO WE DID KNOW THAT WE WERE GOING TO BE LOW ON PRINTERS.

THERE WAS A LOGIC BEHIND WHY WE WERE WAITING.

THERE WAS AN EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNED THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE GOTTEN RID OF THE USE OF OUR ESNS EQUIPMENT, VOTING EQUIPMENT. UNTIL WE KNEW WHAT EXACTLY WAS GOING TO HAPPEN, WE DIDN'T WANT TO GO AHEAD AND PURCHASE THESE AND THEN FIND OUT THAT THE EXECUTIVE ORDER GOES THROUGH AND WE CAN NO LONGER USE SAID EQUIPMENT.

WHICH IS WHY WE STARTED LOOKING AT BALLOT ON DEMAND OPTIONS.

THAT, HOWEVER, HAS NOT REALLY MOVED FORWARD. AND SO BECAUSE OF BECAUSE OF THAT, WE'RE LOOKING TO COVER OURSELVES NOW WITH THESE PRINTERS SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE IN THAT PROCESS. OKAY. AND HOW MANY PRINTERS DO WE HAVE RIGHT NOW WE HAVE AROUND 350, WHICH WAS WHAT WE USED TO COVER EARLY VOTING ELECTION DAY WITH THE PREVIOUS SYSTEM.

SO RIGHT NOW WE HAVE ONE PRINTER AVAILABLE FOR EVERY POLLING LOCATION.

THAT'S CORRECT. THAT WOULD GIVE US ONE ONE ITEM PER LOCATION.

OKAY. AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO BUY ANOTHER 700.

IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. SO WE'LL HAVE THREE POLLING LOCATION.

YES. THAT COVERS US. IT DOUBLES PER LOCATION, BUT IT ALLOWS US TO HAVE EXTRAS JUST IN CASE THERE'S ANY REPLACEMENTS THAT WE NEED TO DO AT ANY POINT, WOULDN'T IT? IF WE ALREADY HAD ONE GOING TO TWO PER POLLING SITE, WOULDN'T THAT BE ENOUGH? TWO PER POLLING SITE? YES. YES. THAT'S THAT'S THE ULTIMATE.

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. ULTIMATELY, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE GETTING TO THREE.

OR ARE YOU DISCONTINUING THE CURRENT PRINTERS? WE'RE STILL CONTINUING WITH THE CURRENT. BUT THERE'S ALSO, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE 350 CURRENTLY IN PLACE THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH THESE.

I MEAN, WE'VE HAD THEM FOR YEARS, SO WE ARE LOSING SOME OF THOSE.

SO I UNDERSTAND BASED ON THE NUMBER, WE COULD POTENTIALLY TRIPLE EACH ONE, BUT WE DO USE SOME FOR TRAINING.

WE DO USE SOME THAT FOR BACKUPS. SO WE DON'T REALLY HAVE ENOUGH TO COVER THE THREE PER SITE.

BUT WE CAN USE SOME OF THOSE FOR LIKE OUR VERY BUSIEST SITES.

WE CAN. IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THEM THREE RATHER THAN THE TWO OVERALL.

ARE THESE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE POLLING PADS OR ARE THESE WITHIN THE THE FACILITY.

AND THEY'RE NO THEY'RE WIRELESS. GOOD QUESTION.

NO, THEY'RE PHYSICALLY CONNECTED. THEY'RE HARDWIRED TO EACH ONE OF THE PADS.

YEAH. I JUST STRUGGLE WITH THE FACT THAT WE HAVE ONE PRINTER PER POLLING SITE TODAY, A AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO ASK FOR TWO MORE PER POLLING SITE.

AND WE'RE NOT RETIRING. SO WE'RE REALLY GOING FROM 1 TO 3.

OBVIOUSLY I HEARD YOU THERE'S SOME OF THEM THAT MAY BE HAVING ISSUES OR MAY HAVE TO BE RETIRED IN THE COMING YEAR.

I DON'T KNOW. AGAIN, IT JUST SEEMS LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF OVERKILL IN MY OPINION, AS FAR AS THE RESOURCES THAT WE'RE POURING IN HERE.

JUST LIKE I HAD THOSE SAME QUESTIONS ABOUT THE POLLING PADS BECAUSE WE ADDED POLLING PADS AND THEN WE ADDED ADDITIONAL POLLING PADS.

AND I MEAN, I GUESS WE CAN'T HAVE ENOUGH POLLING PADS AND WE CAN'T HAVE ENOUGH PRINTERS.

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I JUST I THINK WE COULD HAVE CUT THAT BACK BY, BY HALF HERE AND NOT GONE TO 700 BECAUSE I JUST DON'T THINK WE NEED THREE PRINTERS PER POLLING LOCATION. I MEAN, SOME OF THESE THESE PRINTERS WILL LIKELY NEVER PRINT ANYTHING IN AN ELECTION.

THEY'RE JUST NOT GOING TO NOT GOING TO BE UTILIZED.

I MEAN, SOME OF THESE POLLING SITES JUST SEE VERY FEW VOTERS COME THROUGH, BUT THAT'S JUST MY PERSPECTIVE.

COMMENTS. HEARING NONE, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? NO. ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION]

COURT, I PRESUME WE WANT TO CONTINUE ON. WE'RE READY FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THEN COME OUT, HOPEFULLY TAKE UP SOME MATTERS. LET ME GO AHEAD AND SIGNAL TO STAFF THAT THEY GO AHEAD AND START AT HAVE THE LUNCH.

RIGHT, KATE. AND THEN IF THE COURT WISHES, THEY CAN BRING THEIR.

BUT I THINK WE SHOULD GET THROUGH AN EXECUTIVE PRETTY QUICK.

I'M HOPING SO AT THIS TIME. THE TIME IS NOW. 1214 8 P.M..

THE COURT WILL NOW CONVENE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

EXECUTIVE SESSION MAY BE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON, IF APPROPRIATE, IN OPEN SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551 OF THE 25518071.

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 OR SETTLEMENT OFFERS AND THE MATTERS OF TEXAS OPIOID LITIGATION.

MDL NUMBER 2018 063587, CURRENTLY PENDING. THE 1/52 DISTRICT COURT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS AND OR REMOVE, PENDING REMAND, PROPOSED TEXAS OPIOID SETTLEMENT WITH DEFENDANTS ALVOGEN, INC., APOTEX CORP., AMNEAL PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC. HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., INDIVIOR, INC., VIATRIS, INC., SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, INC., AND ZYDUS PHARMACEUTICALS.

TWO ROSARIO GONZALEZ VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY B. LEGAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO FAMILY MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY OF BEXAR COUNTY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND STATE BAR OF TEXAS, CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT.

IN RE TEXAS OPIOID LITIGATION, MDL NUMBER 28 63587, CURRENTLY PENDING IN THE 1/52 DISTRICT COURT OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS AND OR REMOVE PENDING REMAND WITH DEFENDANT PURDUE PHARMA L.P..

SO AT THIS TIME, WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

DOES ANYBODY NEED TO TAKE A BREAK? OTHERWISE WE WILL PROCEED AND HOPEFULLY BE ABLE TO.

PULL IT UP. ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE WE'RE IN OPEN SESSION.

THE TIME IS NOW 12:25 P.M.. WE'LL TAKE UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 57.

[57. Discussion and appropriate action related to pending litigation or a settlement offer in the matter of In Re: Texas Opioid Litigation, MDL No. 2018-63587, currently pending in the 152nd District Court of Harris County, Texas and/or removed pending remand and a proposed Texas Opioid Settlement with defendants Purdue Pharma LP, Alvogen, Inc., Apotex Corp., Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Indivior Inc., Viatris Inc., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., and Zydus Pharmaceuticals; consideration of a resolution related to the proposed Texas Statewide Opioid Settlement Agreement; and authorization for the County Judge to execute any documents related to settlement as deemed as necessary or required by opioid counsel, if approved.]

DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION. I THINK I'VE ALREADY READ IT OUT.

LET'S TAKE AGENDA ITEM 57. LARRY. JUST NEED A MOTION ON 57.

SO MOVED. MOTION. 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. ITEM 58 I'LL AGAIN.

[58. Discussion and appropriate action related to execution of a subdivision participation and release form arising from or related to litigation in the matter of In Re: Texas Opioid Litigation, MDL No. 2018-63587, currently pending in the 152nd District Court of Harris County, Texas and/or removed pending remand and authorization for the County Judge to execute any further documents related to the participation and release form as deemed necessary or required by opioid counsel, if approved.]

THAT'S BEEN READ OUT LOUD. 58. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. LARRY.

ANYTHING ELSE TO ADD? NO. JUDGE. ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

OKAY. DOES THAT CONCLUDE? DID WE GET EVERYTHING? I WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE TODAY. IT DOES. HEARING NONE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT COMMISSIONER.

CLAY-FLORES. ANY ADJOURNMENT? COMMISSIONER. RODRIGUEZ.

COMMISSIONER. MOODY. COMMISSIONER CALVERT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN IN HONOR OF ROBERT SENIOR AND COACH FRANK PAAVOLA.

I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO ADJOURN. IN REGARDS TO THE ATTORNEY RICHARD DICK CHARLES DANISH, A GRADUATE OF CENTRAL CATHOLIC, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I NOTE IN HIS PASSING WAS THAT HE WAS A VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE FOR RACES, HELPING ADVOCATE FOR THE UNDERSERVED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF OUR COMMUNITY. I EXTEND MY CONDOLENCES.

ALSO, THE RENOWNED DOCTOR MARIA DEL REFUGIO CUCA ROBLEDO MONTICELLO, WHO WAS THE PRESIDENT EMERITA OF THE INTERCULTURAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ASSOCIATION AND WAS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

TIMOTHY KITTERMAN, WHO WAS AN EDUCATOR AT MCARTHUR HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS TEACHER OF THE YEAR BACK IN 2019.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ADJOURN SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. MEETING ADJOURNED.