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

DISCUSSION AND TO APPROVE REMAINING CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES? NOTHING TO PULL JUDGE.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? I'M GOOD JUDGE. COMMISSIONER MOODY? 36 AND 45.

ALL RIGHT. GOING IN ORDER. NUMERICAL ORDER 45.

AND DID I HEAR 56? COMMISSIONER CALVERT? ALL RIGHT, THEN, LET'S GO. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINING ITEMS OF THE CONSENT AGENDA?

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:]

SO MOVED. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL TAKE UP NOW THOSE MATTERS THAT WERE JUST PULLED 45.

APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION AWARDED FROM THE TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE.

THE CEREMONIAL FIRST AND THEN COME BACK ALL RIGHT LET'S. I AGREE, WE DO HAVE SOME SPECIAL, SPECIAL CEREMONIAL EVENTS.

LET'S SEE. SO I AM GOING TO COME BACK TO THOSE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. BUT LET US TAKE UP NOW AGENDA ITEM 4 CEREMONIAL.

[4. CEREMONIAL ITEM(S)]

THE FIRST IS 4.A LET US RECOGNIZE THE PRESENTATION OF SERVICE AND RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES FOR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE.

THE FIRST DEDICATED EMPLOYEE IS THERESA ANN BARRIENTOS FROM THE COUNTY AUDITOR.

WOULD YOU YOUR FAMILY? YOUR FRIENDS? YOUR BOSS.

PLEASE STEP FORWARD. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, HONORABLE JUDGE

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SAKAI. HONORABLE COMMISSIONERS COURT. MY NAME IS LEO CALDERA, THE COUNTY AUDITOR, FOR THE RECORD.

AND IT'S MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THERESA BARRIENTOS FOR HER 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE WITH BEXAR COUNTY.

THERESA IS CURRENTLY A GRANT SUPERVISOR FOR OUR GRANTS ACCOUNTING TEAM.

THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCOUNTING ACTIVITY FOR MORE THAN 145 LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL GRANTS.

FY 25, THE GRANTS DEPARTMENT OVERSAW OVER 220 MILLION IN FUNDING, INCLUDING PARTIAL AMOUNTS OF THE ARPA.

OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS GOOD FOR OUR COUNTY AND GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY.

THERESA BEGAN HER CAREER IN AUGUST 2000 AS ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN, WAS PROMOTED TO THE REVENUE SECTION.

JUST A SHORT TIME LATER FOUND HER CALLING IN THE GRANTS DIVISION IN 2002, WORKING HER WAY UP FROM AUDIT ASSISTANT TO GRANT SUPERVISOR.

SO BEFORE I HAND THIS MIC OVER TO NORMA, HER GRANTS MANAGER, SAY A FEW KIND WORDS.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, THERESA, FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF HARD WORK AND EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE, NOT ONLY FOR THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, BUT THE CITIZENS OF BEXAR COUNTY, AND DOING IT WITH ALWAYS WITH A POSITIVE ATTITUDE SO THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE MY NAME IS NORMA.

I'M THE GRANTS ACCOUNTING MANAGER. AND I'VE HAD THE PLEASURE AND HONOR OF WORKING ALONGSIDE THERESA FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS.

AND I CAN SAY WITHOUT HESITATION THAT HER LAUGHTER AND HER POSITIVITY AND HER STEADY PRESENCE HAVE MADE OUR MOST STRESSFUL DAYS MORE BEARABLE.

SHE REMINDS US TO FIND THE JOY IN THE WORK THAT WE DO, EVEN WHEN OUR EXCEL WORKSHEETS ARE JUST NOT COOPERATING [LAUGHTER].

SHE'S JUST. SHE'S ALWAYS A SMILE. WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR HER.

OUTSIDE OF WORK, THERESA HAS BEEN MARRIED TO HER HUSBAND, ROGER FOR 26 YEARS, AND TOGETHER THEY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER, ARIANNA, 11 YEARS OLD. THERESA AND ROGER ARE GREAT PARENTS.

SHE'S THE KIND OF MOM THAT GOES ALL IN, I THINK ONE OCTOBER SHE VISITED ABOUT 15 PUMPKIN PATCHES, LIKE 15. WHO DOES THAT, RIGHT? SHE'S VERY DEDICATED.

SINCE DAY ONE, THERESA HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE ASSET TO BEXAR COUNTY.

SHE'S VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE, RELIABLE AND ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP.

HER EXPERTISE AND CALM APPROACH HAS BEEN AN ESSENTIAL TO OUR TEAM'S SUCCESS.

THERESA, ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE AUDITOR'S OFFICE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOYALTY, YOUR PROFESSIONALISM, AND YOUR KINDNESS OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS. AND WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU.

AND I EXPECT TO SPEND ANOTHER TEN YEARS WITH YOU. YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE, GIRL [LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU.

IT'S HARD TO. IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS WHAT IT MEANS FOR MY BEXAR COUNTY FAMILY.

I DON'T THINK I COULD DO THIS WITHOUT WITHOUT THE HELP OF MY PARENTS, MY LOVING HUSBAND AND MY DAUGHTER.

MY WORK FAMILY HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS HELP, AND I DON'T THINK I COULD BE HERE WITHOUT THEM ALL.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH [APPLAUSE]. THERESA, WOULD YOU INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY? MY MOM AND MY STEPFATHER. OKAY. MY HUSBAND, ROGER, WHO WORKS FOR THE TAX OFFICE FOR 23 YEARS.

AND HE'S STILL THERE [LAUGHTER], AND HE LOVES IT.

AND THEN MY DAUGHTER ARIANNA AND MY WORK FAMILY ALL RIGHT. WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT YOUR PIN? AND CAN WE GIVE HER ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE? [APPLAUSE] AND LET US TAKE A PICTURE. TAKE A PICTURE, TERESA.

ONE, TWO CONGRATULATIONS GOOD MORNING, MS. SCHAEFER. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE TO THANK THERESA BARRIENTOS.

SHE IS AN AMAZING GRANTS MANAGER. SHE'S DEFINITELY ONE OF THOSE THAT'S LIKE, BARBARA, I CROSS THE T'S, DOT THE I'S AND RESUBMIT [LAUGHTER], YOU KNOW? SO SHE DEFINITELY KEEPS US ALL ON OUR TOES. BUT TODAY, I WOULD LIKE THE PRIVILEGE OF CELEBRATING JANET'S 25 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO BEXAR COUNTY AND TO THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF THIS COMMUNITY.

JANET BEGAN HER INCREDIBLE CAREER AT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, WHERE SHE WORKED TIRELESSLY IN THE PROTECTIVE ORDERS DIVISION, HELPING SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FIND SAFETY AND JUSTICE.

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SHE LATER CONTINUED HER COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE FOR THE FELONY DISTRICT COURT JUDGE SID HARLE, WHERE HER PROFESSIONALISM, COMPASSION AND SENSE OF INTEGRITY MADE HER TRUSTED AND RESPECTED PRESENCE IN THE COURTROOM.

FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, JANET HAS BEEN AN ESSENTIAL PART IN MANAGER FOR THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM IN THE CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS, FOCUSING ON GUN COMPLIANCE AND OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY.

HER EXPERIENCE, INSIGHT AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO VICTIM SAFETY CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OUR MISSION AND INSPIRE EVERYONE AROUND HER.

JANET, YOUR 25 YEARS OF SERVICE REPRESENT A LEGACY OF COMPASSION, JUSTICE AND EXCELLENCE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THIS WORK AND TO THE PEOPLE WE SERVE EVERY DAY.

WE ARE TRULY HONORED TO CELEBRATE YOU TODAY [APPLAUSE]. JANET, DO YOU HAVE A FEW WORDS? JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THIS HAS BEEN AN HONOR 25 YEARS. I DID NOT THINK I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT [LAUGHTER], BUT I DID, AND I HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM EVERYBODY. AND ALL THE SUPPORT THAT I'VE HAD BEHIND ME, I HAVE MY HUSBAND, MY COWORKERS. I DO HAVE THE DA'S OFFICE, PART OF THE DA'S OFFICE HERE, TOO.

AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT HAS TAUGHT ME WHAT I'VE LEARNED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT YOUR PIN? AND EVERYBODY, LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. THERE WE GO CONGRATULATIONS.

OKAY ONE, TWO AND THREE THANK YOU. THANK YOU JANET. ALL RIGHT WE'LL CONTINUE ON WITH THE PRESENTATIONS.

WE'LL GO TO 4.B WELL THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL ONE.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ PRESENTATION OF HIDALGO AWARD, RECOGNIZING JOHNNY GUERRA FOR HIS DECADES OF SERVICE TO HIS BEXAR COUNTY COMMUNITY AND THE FREEMAN COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD. COMMISSIONER IF YOU'D ALLOW ME A POINT OF PERSONAL YES PLEASE. I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WATCHING SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY GROW OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS.

FOR 34 OF THOSE YEARS, YOU HAVE SERVED ON THE COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD.

AND IT'S. AND I'M SORRY. THIS IS A LETTER, LETTER LET ME READ THE LETTER TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE PETER SAKAI AND COMMISSIONERS OF BEXAR COUNTY.

I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WATCHING SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY GROW OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS.

FOR 34 OF THOSE YEARS, I HAVE PROUDLY SERVED ON THE COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD.

AFTER MUCH REFLECTION, I'VE DECIDED THAT NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME TO RESIGN FROM THE COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD AND SPEND MORE TIME DOING WHAT I LOVE WORKING ALONGSIDE MY WIFE, LILLIAN GUERRA, AND GUIDING THE NEXT GENERATION AS THEY TAKE OVER THE FAMILY BUSINESS.

I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE SERVED AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF THIS COMMUNITY.

RESPECTFULLY, JOHNNY GUERRA COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, YOU HAVE A SPECIAL AWARD FOR THANK YOU, JUDGE. AND I KNOW THIS IS ONE. JOHNNY, WOULD YOU COME UP AND MS. LILLY, PLEASE JOIN HIM? THIS IS ONE THAT HAS MY NAME AS THE SPONSOR.

TO THE TO THE PODIUM. FIRST JOHNNY TO THE PODIUM FIRST.

BUT ONLY THE COUNTY JUDGE CAN ISSUE THE HIDALGO AWARD.

SO THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL, HIGHEST HONOR. BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO YOU, JOHNNY, LET ME LET ME SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS OF THANKS ON BEHALF OF NOT JUST THE RESIDENTS OF PRECINCT 2, BUT THE RESIDENTS OF ALL OF BEXAR COUNTY.

AS YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR IN YOUR LETTER YOU'VE DECIDED TO RETIRE AND 30, OVER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CAB ,THE COLISEUM, THE COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD, INCLUDING SIX YEARS AS CHAIRMAN.

NOT ONLY THE PUBLIC SERVICE THAT FLOWS THROUGH YOUR HEART, BUT ALSO A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO EMPLOYS FAMILIES, WORKING FAMILIES VERY, VERY INVOLVED IN, IN SALE THE LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION.

THE RODEO HAS BEEN A CHAMPION FOR THAT FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.

ALSO A DEVOUT CATHOLIC. AND WE KNOW TOO THOSE OF US WHO'VE SPENT TIME AROUND JOHNNY, HIS COMPANION, HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE, MS. LILLY, FOR OVER 50 YEARS.

HE'S HE DOESN'T GO FAR FROM. THEY DO A LOT TOGETHER [LAUGHTER] AND CERTAINLY SOMEONE THAT WE EMULATE IN TERMS OF NOT JUST THEIR RELATIONSHIP, BUT IN TERMS OF THEIR SERVICE TOGETHER TO BEXAR COUNTY.

SO JOHNNY'S DECIDED TO RETIRE. I MENTIONED THIS TO JUDGE SAKAI, AND HE WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREED.

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WE HAD TO GIVE JOHNNY THE HIGHEST HONOR THAT THERE IS HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

AND THAT'S THE HIDALGO AWARD. SIGNED BY JUDGE PETER SAKAI.

AND BEFORE WE HAND THAT OVER TO YOU, JOHNNY, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A FEW WORDS.

I KNOW YOU WANTED TO SAY A FEW WORDS IN ADDITION TO YOUR LETTER, BUT ALSO SOME WORDS ON BEHALF OF YOUR FAMILIES HERE.

NOT JUST MS. LILLY, BUT YOUR CAB FAMILY'S HERE.

DEREK'S HERE. I SAW CINDY AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OTHER CAB MEMBERS MADE IT, BUT LET'S ALL JOIN IN GIVING JOHNNY A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND MS. LILLY, FOR YOUR SERVICE GOOD MORNING, JUDGE SAKAI AND COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU FOR THIS HONOR.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THIS IT'S IT WAS A GOOD RIDE [LAUGHTER].

YEAH. SO YES, I STARTED WITH THE RODEO MANY YEARS BACK.

MARIN AND WEST AS THE EYE COULD JOIN THE RODEO.

AND THE RODEO HAS BEEN ONE OF OUR FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT EXCUSE ME, THAT I DID THE VERY BEST TO HELP OUT.

AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT THE RODEO GETS WHAT WE NEED, BECAUSE THE RODEO IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR COUNTRY.

BECAUSE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND ALL THE HELP THAT THEY GIVE THROUGH A&M.

AND WE JUST NEED THE RODEO, AND WE DON'T WANT TO LOSE THE SPURS FOR ONE THING.

BUT I REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE THE COURT HELPING OUT AND EVERYBODY HERE THE RODEO. AND IT LIKE I SAID A WHILE AGO, IT WAS A REAL GOOD RIDE.

THE 34 YEARS THAT I HELPED OUT. AND MY MAIN CONCERN WAS HELPING OUR PEOPLE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

AND FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE THERE. AND, JUSTIN, I DO ANYTHING FOR YOU.

I'M THERE TO HELP YOU AND JUDGE. WE LOVE YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU JOHNNY. THANK YOU ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE [APPLAUSE].

I KNOW JOHNNY, JOHNNY, BEFORE YOU COME UP. HANG ON I KNOW SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES MAY WANT TO SAY SOMETHING, BUT, DEREK, I KNOW YOU WANTED TO COME UP AND PRESENT A SMALL TOKEN AS WELL.

AND I BELIEVE OUR COUNTY CLERK ALSO WANTS TO PRESENT SOMETHING SO AND.

I WANT MY WIFE TO SAY A FEW WORDS LILLIAN ALWAYS DOES GET THE LAST WORD [LAUGHTER]. GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING. SUCH AN HONOR TO BE WITH COMMISSIONERS.

WHAT A WORD. SO POWERFUL, COMMISSIONERS. AND MY COMMISSIONER, JUSTIN, WE LOVE YOU STAY STRONG.

YOU REPRESENT US. AND WE HAVE BEEN SO INVOLVED WITH THE RODEO AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, ALL FOR THE SAKE OF EDUCATION.

AND I HAVE A LITTLE STORY FOR YOU. VERY, VERY TOUCHING.

CHILDREN WILL RAISE THEIR LITTLE PETS AND THEN BRING THEM TO AUCTION.

AND WHATEVER THEY GET FROM AUCTIONS FOR THEIR EDUCATION.

AND WE HAD A LITTLE WE WERE SITTING THERE AND WE HAD A LITTLE BOY FIRST.

IT WAS A YOUNG LADY AND SHE RAISED A LOT OF MONEY FOR HER PET.

AND THEN BECAUSE HER FATHER WAS VERY IMPORTANT.

BUT THEN HERE WAS THE AUCTION FOR THE LITTLE BOY.

NOBODY BETTED ON HIM. NOBODY OFFERED HIM MONEY.

AND HE STARTED TO CRY. AND IT TOUCHED US, TOUCHED ME SO MUCH THAT I WENT.

AND I ASKED JUDGE MARION WEST, WE HAVE TO START A COMMITTEE.

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SHE SAID OKAY. I SAID, OKAY, AND OUR COMMITTEE'S NAME WILL BE INK OINK, BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY PIGS GO IN INK OINK.

SO [LAUGHTER]. SO WE WOULD ANYTIME WE SAW A CHILD THAT NOBODY WOULD OFFER ANY MONIES FOR THEIR PET, THEN WE WOULD TAKE OUT OUR OWN POCKET AND HELP HIM OUT SO HE COULD TAKE HOME SOME MONEY FOR HER, FOR HIS EDUCATION. IT BECAME SO FAMOUS, OUR COMMITTEE THAT EVERYBODY WANTED TO JOIN.

OINK OINK [LAUGHTER] AND SO THAT'S I SERVED WITH THE RODEO'S OFFICE FOR OVER 16 YEARS. TOTAL, SOMETHING LIKE 40 YEARS VOLUNTEERING, SERIOUS VOLUNTEERING.

NOT JUST THE NAME VOLUNTEER, BUT SERIOUS. TRULY ENJOYED IT.

IT'S A GOOD CAUSE. AND HERE COMES MY HUSBAND.

I INVITED HIM. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BUT HE CLIMBED FASTER THAN I DID, SO THAT'S OKAY [LAUGHTER].

THAT'S OKAY. WE'VE BEEN MARRIED 70 YEARS, AND THAT WAS OKAY.

THANK YOU AND THANK YOU AND THE LORD BLESS YOU WE LOVE YOU TOO THANK YOU. DEREK. I WANT TO. [APPLAUSE] JUST REALLY QUICKLY.

YOU KNOW, WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE TWO MAJOR PARTNERS ON THE PROPERTY THANK YOU GUYS COMMISSIONERS. THE RODEO AND THE SPURS.

CODY ACTUALLY PRESENTED MR. GARRETT WITH SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL FROM THE RODEO BRIEFLY A WHILE BACK. BUT BOBBY NEEDS YOU TO PLAY IN THE UPCOMING GAMES ALL RIGHT. WITH THE JERSEY IN HONOR OF YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU DEREK. ALL RIGHT COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. DEREK, YOU DIDN'T INTRODUCE YOURSELF.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T KNOW DEREK HE'S OVER THE FREEMAN COLISEUM.

OH, HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON, HOLD ON. JOHNNY, SOLO LES QUERÍA DAR LAS GRACIAS [SPANISH].

Y FELICITARLOS QUÉ HA SIDO UN PLACER CONOCERLOS [SPANISH].

AND I BELIEVE YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN SERVING ON THE CAB BOARD FOR THE LONGEST IN BEXAR COUNTY HISTORY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE. COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

WELL, TODAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE ARE LOOKING AT WISDOM, HEART AND ENERGY, AND I THANK YOU FOR THE WISDOM YOU'VE PROVIDED. THE GUIDANCE OF THE COLISEUM ADVISORY BOARD, THE ENERGY YOU PUT IN BOTH OF YOU TO THE FUTURE EDUCATION AND LEADERS. YOU'VE COME FROM AN ERA WHERE AT ONE POINT, THOSE COLISEUM GROUNDS WERE SEGREGATED, AND IT WAS NOT A WELCOMING PLACE FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COUNTY.

AND YOU WERE PART OF THAT BRIDGE BUILDING TRYING TO CHANGE THE OLD WAYS INTO THE NEW ERA.

AND YOU'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN THAT. WE'RE NOT GOING BACK IN THAT DIRECTION.

WE'RE GOING FORWARD BECAUSE OF THE SHOULDERS OF LEADERS LIKE BOTH OF YOU.

WE'VE STILL GOT A WAYS TO GO. WE ALL KNOW THAT IT FEELS TODAY, LIKE THE FARM ANIMALS GET ALONG BETTER THAN THE HUMAN BEINGS [LAUGHTER].

MAYBE WE COULD LEARN SOMETHING FROM THOSE FARM ANIMALS.

BUT THAT'S WHERE YOUR HEART HAS BEEN, IS TO TRY TO BRING MORE OF THE COMMUNITY INTO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE RODEO.

THE COUNTY, THE COLISEUM AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY.

YOU HAVE SPENT PROBABLY MORE TIME AT YOUR BUSINESS OFFICE THAN HOME [LAUGHTER].

IN YOUR BUSINESS OFFICE IS LOCATED IN PRECINCT 4.

YOU ARE A STAPLE. YOU'RE A PILLAR IN PRECINCT 4 SO MANY PEOPLE KNOW YOU.

SO MANY PEOPLE LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU. NOT JUST IN MY PRECINCT, BUT ACROSS THE COUNTY.

AND, YOU KNOW, JUST LOOKING AT YOUR STRENGTH AND YOUR WISDOM, YOUR HEART AND YOUR ENERGY, I THINK. I THINK I HEARD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT 90 YEARS OLD.

AND THAT IS YOU'RE AN AMAZING EXEMPLAR OF CIVIC PURPOSE AND CIVIC DUTY.

THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE CALL FROM COMMISSIONER ELIZONDO, WHO BEGAN YOUR APPOINTMENT TO REPRESENT HIM PRECINCT 2 AND CONTINUED THE WISDOM OF OF COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, OF KEEPING YOU THERE IS A TESTAMENT TO THE WORK NOT BEING DONE IN VAIN, AND YOUR MEMORY AND THE SPIRIT IN WHICH YOU SERVE WILL LIVE ON.

AND ALL OF US WHO KNOW YOUR HEART AND WHAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO VIVA JOHNNY, VIVA LILLY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY APPRECIATE YOU [APPLAUSE].

LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ANOTHER AWARD. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS COURT, AND GOOD MORNING, JUDGE I'M LUCY ADAME-CLARK.

I'M THE COUNTY CLERK OF BEXAR COUNTY. IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE BECAUSE FIRST COMING INTO OFFICE IN 2019,

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THE GUERRA FAMILY ACCEPTED ME WITH OPEN ARMS. AND NOT ONLY THAT, THEY ALSO EDUCATED ME ON MY PREDECESSORS, MR. RICKHOFF AND MR. GREEN, WHO WE ALL SPENT TIME WITH BOTH OF THEM.

SO I WANT TO SAY, JOHNNY AND LILLY, IT IS AN HONOR TO PRESENT YOU WITH A FLAG FLOWN OVER THE ALAMO WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY, SAYING WITH GRATITUDE TO MR. JOHNNY GUERRA FOR OVER 36 YEARS OF FAITH, COMMITMENT TO YOUR QUALITY OF SERVICE THAT WE WILL HAVE, YOUR LEGACY WILL BE HERE FOREVER AND SO MUCH MORE TO COME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR LIFELONG WORK AND DEDICATION TO THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMUNITY, FROM THE BEXAR COUNTY CLERK'S AND OUR STAFF, BECAUSE YOUR GOALS WAS TO HELP THE MISFORTUNATE PEOPLE OF BEXAR COUNTY THROUGH YOUR WORK AND YOUR FAITH.

AND HE HAS SUPPORTED PASTOR SHETIGHO THAT MANY PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT HE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE HOMELESS.

YOUR DEDICATION SHOWS THAT THE AREA IS HELD NEAR AND DEAR TO YOUR HEART.

YOU HAVE HELPED RAISE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR OUR COMMUNITY FROM THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE.

THE BEXAR COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE PRESENTS A CERTIFICATE TO LILLY AND JOHNNY GUERRA.

THE COUNTY CLERK AND STAFF WOULD LIKE TO HONOR THE LIFE AND WORK THAT MR. JOHNNY GUERRA AND LILLY HAS DONE TO START AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP WITH A&E BODY A COMPANY, AND FRAME AND PAINT TO BEING PART OF THE FREEMAN COLISEUM COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD.

WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ADVISORY BOARD, AND FOR THE REPUTATION OF EXCELLENCE AND INTEGRITY THAT YOU HAVE HELD AND ESTABLISHED THROUGH YOUR BUSINESS, AND THROUGH YOUR DEDICATION AND VOLUNTEER WORK TO THE FREEMAN COLISEUM.

THIS FLAG IS FOR YOU. IT REPRESENTS BEXAR COUNTY AND EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR BEXAR COUNTY COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, MR. AND MRS. GUERRA, THANK YOU SO MUCH [APPLAUSE].

AND MR. ALBERT HAS A PRESENTATION AS WELL. ALBERT.

SO MINE IS GOING TO BE SHORT. MR. GUERRA, I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN A GENTLEMAN, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. AND I'M STILL WAITING FOR MY CLASSIC CONVERTIBLE, [LAUGHTER] SO HERE'S [APPLAUSE]. JOHNNY, LILLIAN, LET ME CLOSE THIS OUT.

LET ME CLOSE THIS OUT WITH THE READING FOR THE RECORD.

IN THE NAME AND BY THE AUTHORITY, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF BEXAR COUNTY.

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME. GREETINGS KNOW YE THAT JOHNNY GUERRA IS HEREBY APPOINTED HIDALGO DE SAN ANTONIO DE BEXAR, UNDER THE LAWS OF THE COUNTY BEXAR, WITH ALL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, EMOLUMENTS APPERTAINING TO SAID OFFICE, AND TESTIMONY THEREOF. I HEREBY GRANT AND SIGN MY NAME, AND CAUSE THE SEAL OF THE COUNTY TO BE AFFIXED AT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, STATE OF TEXAS, THIS 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025, SIGNED BY ME, JUDGE PETER SAKAI, YOUR COUNTY JUDGE. WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT YOUR HIDALGO? [APPLAUSE].

AND IS YOUR FAMILY OR YOUR CAB? WOULD YOU ALL JUST COME ON UP? DEREK, CINDY, GABRIEL, ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS, FAMILY OR? THERE WE GO. WE'RE JUMPING UP GET THAT SPURS JERSEY, MAN. GUERRA NUMBER ONE DRAFT PICK [LAUGHTER].

AND ONE, TWO, THREE [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON.

PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONER COURT RECOGNIZING THE NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS DAY ON OCTOBER 28TH, 2025. COMMISSIONER MOODY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

COMMISSIONER

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ACCEPT THIS AWARD. I BELIEVE, FROM THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE, FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.

LOOKS LIKE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THIS COURT HAS TALKED AT LENGTH ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SO I THINK IT'S ONLY FITTING THAT WE RECOGNIZE NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS DAY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY YESTERDAY TO GO AROUND AND VISIT MANY OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS IN PRECINCT 3 IN SD 4, SD 3 AND SD 8.

THOSE INDIVIDUALS, THOSE EMTS, THOSE FIREFIGHTERS WHO ARE ON THE FRONT LINES EVERY SINGLE DAY PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WE JUST WANT TO THANK THEM TODAY. BUT I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN WE'LL GET A, GET A FEW WORDS. BUT THE PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS FIRST RESPONDERS INCLUDING FIREFIGHTERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PARAMEDICS, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, 911 DISPATCHERS AND OTHER EMERGENCY PERSONNEL ARE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS WHO RISK THEIR LIVES DAILY TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND WHEREAS THESE COURAGEOUS MEN AND WOMEN ARE THE FIRST TO ARRIVE AND PROVIDE CRITICAL ASSISTANCE DURING EMERGENCIES, NATURAL DISASTERS, ACCIDENTS AND PUBLIC SAFETY THREATS, OFTEN PLACING THEMSELVES IN HARM'S WAY TO PROTECT OTHERS.

AND WHEREAS THE PEOPLE OF BEXAR COUNTY ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THE BRAVERY, PROFESSIONALISM AND SACRIFICE SHOWN BY OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO SERVE WITH HONOR, COMMITMENT AND COMPASSION IN TIMES OF GREATEST NEED.

AND WHEREAS NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS DAY, OBSERVED ANNUALLY ON OCTOBER 28TH, PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECOGNIZE AND THANK THESE HEROES WHO UPHOLD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF SERVICE AND PUBLIC DUTY. AND WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE THAT WE AS A COMMUNITY PAUSE TO HONOR AND EXPRESS OUR HEARTFELT APPRECIATION TO ALL FIRST RESPONDERS IN BEXAR COUNTY AND ACROSS THE NATION FOR THEIR SELFLESS SERVICE AND UNWAVERING DEDICATION.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS OCTOBER 28TH, 2025, AS NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS DAY. SIGNED YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH [APPLAUSE]. WELL, DID DID YOU WANT TO SPEAK, SHERIFF? SURE ABSOLUTELY THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONERS, JUDGE, THANK YOU ALL FOR WELCOMING US TODAY. IT'S ALWAYS MY DISTINCT PLEASURE TO STAND BESIDE MY FELLOW FIRST RESPONDERS.

AND TODAY, YOU KNOW, AS YOU ALL YOU KNOW, GIVE THANKS TO THEM AND TO US AND TO, YOU KNOW, ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS ACROSS OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS OUR COUNTRY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING US TODAY [APPLAUSE]. COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE, MICHAEL MORLAN WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT APPRECIATE RECOGNIZING THIS TODAY.

I KNOW WE DID IT LAST YEAR AS WELL WHEN WE HAD A GOOD CROWD HERE.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THEM AS MANY CITIZENS, YOU KNOW, ONLY HAVE THOSE TRAGIC DAYS, YOU KNOW, MAYBE A FEW TIMES IN THEIR LIFETIME.

THESE PEOPLE FACE IT EVERY DAY THAT THEY COME TO WORK. SO WE APPRECIATE THEM AND WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS RECOGNIZING THEM, THANK YOU [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU HERE WE GO. MICHAEL, SHERIFF THANK YOU, I SEE YOU GUYS LOOK UP ISAAC LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS [APPLAUSE]. THANK YOU COME ON THANK YOU COURT, RECOGNIZING NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY MONTH AND HONORING OLDER ADULTS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT ONLINE SAFETY, ENCOURAGING OLDER ADULTS TO TAKE DAILY STEPS TO REDUCE CYBERSECURITY RISKS, COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

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SO I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE CASEY FROM ONYX AND AARON, WHO REQUESTED THIS.

AND WE HAVE A GROUP OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS, SENIOR PLANET, WHEN I CALL YOUR ORGANIZATION, IF YOU CAN JUST WAVE YOUR HAND SENIOR PLANETS FROM OATS METHODIST HEALTHCARE MINISTRIES, DIGITAL LIFT, S.A. DIGITAL CONNECT DON'T SEE ANY HANDS, OPPORTUNITY HOME AND THE SAN ANTONIO PUBLIC LIBRARY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. AND PROCLAMATION READS AS FOLLOWS.

WHEREAS OLDER ADULTS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, OATS FROM AARP HELPS OLDER AMERICANS LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES.

AND WHEREAS THROUGH ITS FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, SENIOR PLANET OATS WORKS CLOSELY WITH OLDER ADULTS TO CREATE EXTRAORDINARY AND INCLUSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT ENCOURAGE OLDER CITIZENS TO PROTECT THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION ONLINE.

AND WHEREAS OATS WILL CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS AND HELP OLDER ADULTS BETTER PROTECT THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION ONLINE AND SECURE THEIR FINANCES.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS OCTOBER 2025 AS OLDER ADULTS NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE [APPLAUSE]. ALL RIGHT HONORABLE JUDGE SAKAI AND COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION.

THE WORK BEING RECOGNIZED THIS MONTH IS FOUNDATIONAL TO THE SAFETY, TO OUR DIGITAL HEALTH AND OUR COUNTY'S TO OF OUR COUNTY'S OLDER RESIDENTS.

OLDER ADULTS TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, OR OATS, FROM AARP AND ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROVIDE CRITICAL RESOURCES, HELPING OLDER TEXANS LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES AND COMMUNITIES.

THIS COLLECTIVE WORK IS DONE HAND IN HAND WITH GREAT PATIENCE AND QUALITY, COLLABORATING WITH MANY VITAL LOCAL INSTITUTIONS THAT SERVE RESIDENTS, INCLUDING SAN ANTONIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ELDERLY AFFAIRS, THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, AACOG, AND A VARIETY OF HOUSING COMMUNITIES AND NONPROFITS.

WITH THE SUPPORT OF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS, TOGETHER OATS AND ITS TRUSTED PARTNERS HERE TODAY THAT INCLUDE METHODIST HEALTHCARE MINISTRIES, SA DIGITAL CONNECTS, OPPORTUNITY HOMES CONNECT HOME PROGRAM, LEARN AT THE SAN ANTONIO LIBRARY, AARP SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, AND DIGITAL LIFT CREATE THESE IMPORTANT PROGRAMS TO HELP ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS TO PROTECT THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION ONLINE. THIS CRITICAL EFFORT MADE URGENT BY STATISTICS OF EXTREME FINANCIAL LOSSES FROM SCAMS THAT HAVE REACHED A STAGGERING $16.6 BILLION NATIONWIDE. ALARMINGLY, TEXAS RANKS SECOND IN THE NATION'S IN NATIONAL LOSSES TOTALING $1.3 BILLION. AND SENIORS MAKE UP A THIRD OF THE TOTAL.

BY OBSERVING CYBERSECURITY MONTH, WE AFFIRM OUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING OUR PARTICIPANTS MORE RESILIENT TO ONLINE FRAUD AND SCAMS. AND THROUGH OUR INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL TECHNIQUES, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO RAISE AWARENESS, HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS BETTER PROTECT THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION, AND SECURE THEIR FINANCES FOR A MORE STABLE FUTURE.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER FLORES, AND AND THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

[APPLAUSE] HELLO THANK YOU A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT. RECOGNIZING THE LOCAL PSI ALPHA CHAPTER OF OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC. 85TH CHARTER ANNIVERSARY AND ANNUAL FOUNDER'S DAY BANQUET ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST, 2025. COMMISSIONER CALVERT YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU JUDGE IT'S A GREAT PLEASURE TO HAVE GOTTEN THE CALL FROM SCOTT EARL, AND I WANT TO WELCOME JIMMY MCMILLAN AND ROBERT OLSON AS WELL TO HELP RECOGNIZE AN OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATION. THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS RECENTLY APPROVED SOME SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING FOR ONE OF THE GREAT BROTHERS, JAMES HOWARD, WHO COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ SERVED ON THE SCHOOL BOARD WITH AND OF COURSE, I THINK EVERYBODY HERE PROBABLY KNEW.

BUT WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE OMEGA PSI PHI WITH A PROCLAMATION WHICH READS OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY INCORPORATED,

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PSI ALPHA CHAPTER WAS CHARTERED ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 1940 BY EIGHT DISTINGUISHED MEN DOCTOR WILLIAM VIGIL HURD, VAL BELANGER, ERNEST M FOX, DOCTOR MADISON L PREACHER, SAMUEL D CAINE, GP NG JR, JOHN PAUL CHRETIEN AND DOCTOR RICHARD D KIDD ALL WERE LEADERS IN EDUCATION, MEDICINE, BUSINESS AND PUBLIC SERVICE.

AND WHEREAS THESE CHARTER MEMBERS, MOST OF WHOM WERE EDUCATED AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES DURING A TIME OF SEGREGATION, ESTABLISHED PSI ALPHA CHAPTER TO EXTEND THE FRATERNITY'S PRINCIPLES OF MANHOOD, SCHOLARSHIP, AND PERSEVERANCE. AND WHEREAS FOR 85 YEARS, PSI ALPHA CHAPTER HAS SERVED AS A PILLAR OF LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE IN BEXAR COUNTY, SUPPORTING CIVIC PROGRESS, MENTORING YOUTH, AND AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH ITS FOUNDATION, THE CHAPTER'S LEGACY IS DEEPLY WOVEN INTO THE FABRIC OF SAN ANTONIO'S HISTORY, WITH MEMBERS WHOSE NAMES AND CONTRIBUTIONS ARE HONORED THROUGHOUT THE CITY.

AND WHEREAS, ON NOVEMBER 1ST, 2025, PSI ALPHA CHAPTER WILL CELEBRATE ITS 85TH CHARTER ANNIVERSARY AND FOUNDER'S DAY BANQUET, COMMEMORATING BOTH ITS OWN CHARTERING AND OMEGA PSI PHI 114TH FOUNDER'S DAY.

AND I'LL JUST SAY IT'S NOT IN THE IN THE PROCLAMATION.

BUT THANK YOU FOR THE WHITE PARTY THAT YOU PUT ON IN AUGUST.

I HAD THE BEST TIME WITH 2000 OR HOWEVER MANY FRIENDS THAT YOU ALL HAD AT THE CONVENTION CENTER.

AMAZING JOB THAT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY THE COUNTY AS WELL.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND PROCLAIMS BEXAR COUNTY AS THE HOME OF ALAMO CITY QUES WITNESS OUR SIGNATURE AND SEAL OF OFFICE THIS 28TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025, SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT.

WE'D BE DELIGHTED TO HEAR FROM YOU [APPLAUSE].

GOOD, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. THANK YOU, JUDGE SAKAI, AND THE COMMISSIONERS FROM THE COURT.

ON BEHALF OF THE PSI ALPHA CHAPTER, WE'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THIS RECOGNITION.

THANK YOU THANK YOU, THANK YOU THANK YOU COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU JUDGE. CAN WE HAVE THOSE WHO ARE HERE FOR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION COME FORWARD, PLEASE, MARTHA AND OTHERS, AS YOU COME FORWARD, LET ME GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A SERIOUS AND PERVASIVE ISSUE THAT CONTINUES TO IMPACT ADULTS, CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WITH DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES ON SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

1 IN 3 WOMEN AND 1 IN 4 MEN HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENCE FROM AN INTIMATE PARTNER IN THEIR LIFETIME.

AND WHEREAS THE. THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WAS ESTABLISHED TO UNITE LOCAL LEADERS.

JUDICIARY HEALTH CARE BEXAR COUNTY'S RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH RESEARCH, POLICY, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND WHEREAS IN OCTOBER, BEXAR COUNTY JOINS THE NATION IN OBSERVANCE OF NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH, A TIME TO HONOR SURVIVORS, REMEMBER LIVES LOST, SUPPORT ADVOCATES, AND REAFFIRM OUR COLLECTIVE COMMITMENT TO BUILDING SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS, IN OBSERVANCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, WE CALL ON BEXAR COUNTY TO JOIN THE PURPLE PORCH CAMPAIGN TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS THROUGHOUT OUR LIVES, WE ASK OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PLACE A PURPLE BULB IN THEIR PORCH LIGHT, OR HANG A PURPLE WREATH ON THEIR DOOR TO SIGNIFY SUPPORT FOR THEIR NEIGHBORS WHO MAY EXPERIENCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CAN AND MUST BE PREVENTED, REQUIRING A UNITED COMMITMENT TO AWARENESS, INTERVENTION AND DISMANTLING OF SYSTEMIC BARRIERS THAT PERPETUATE VIOLENCE.

HELP IS HELP IS AVAILABLE. AND TOGETHER WE RISE TO CREATE A SAFER, MORE JUST AND VIOLENCE FREE COMMUNITY FOR ALL.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY PROCLAIMS OCTOBER 25TH, 2025 AS NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH.

SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT. DOC WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OUR ADVOCATES [APPLAUSE]. THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER, JUDGE, OTHER COMMISSIONERS.

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THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU FOR THE PROCLAMATION. THE FOLKS THAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME REPRESENT DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN WORKING IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HELPING THOSE IN NEED. YESTERDAY, WE WERE PRIVILEGED TO HOLD A VIGIL FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES AND FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE LOST PARENTS BECAUSE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND SO WE LAID A WREATH AT SAN FERNANDO CATHEDRAL.

JUDGE, THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE TO REPRESENT THE COUNTY.

THERE WERE MANY OTHER BEXAR COUNTY DEPARTMENTS REPRESENTED.

COUNTY CLERK LUCY ADAME-CLARK WAS THERE AS WELL.

AND IT WAS A VERY SOLEMN OCCASION BECAUSE IT'S RECOGNIZING THE DEVASTATION THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CAN HAVE ON A COMMUNITY, NOT JUST ON A FAMILY, BUT AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE VERY PROUD TO TAKE A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO IT.

IT'S NOT AN INDIVIDUAL ISSUE. IT'S NOT AN INDIVIDUAL FAMILY ISSUE.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

AND AS WE MOVE INTO THE FUTURE AND WE CAN EXPECT MORE STRESS ON FAMILIES HIGHER UNEMPLOYMENT LOSS OF SNAP BENEFITS, THESE, THESE STRESSORS THAT CAN SOMETIMES LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN VIOLENCE AMONG FAMILIES AND IN COMMUNITIES.

AND SO WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT PRETTY MUCH ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM AND EVERYONE WATCHING THIS LIVE STREAM NOW, PROBABLY KNOWS SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN A VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

AND SO IT OCCURS EVERYWHERE, AND IT IS ALL OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ADVOCATE FOR THOSE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING ABUSE AND ALSO TO, TO SUPPORT FOLKS AND FOR US TO DO THE WORK THAT WE DO AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

I WANT TO SAY THAT JUDGE DIAZ IS RIGHT HERE BEHIND ME.

I SEE YOU ON THE SCREEN. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THIS COURT FOR CREATING THE STAR PROGRAM, WHICH IS BEXAR COUNTY PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH TO.

IT'S A PARTNERSHIP WITH BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE SAFETY PLANNING WITHIN AN HOUR.

FOR FOLKS WHO CALL BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN NEED OF HELP WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

WE'VE JUST CELEBRATED A YEAR, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR THAT PROGRAM.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO SHOW THIS CALL JENNIFER LUNA, WHICH HAS RESOURCES, NUMBERS, AND THESE WILL BE UP ALL OVER OUR COUNTY FACILITIES.

AND IT HAS A QR CODE THAT TRACKS TO OUR STAR PROGRAM.

SO OBVIOUSLY, IN AN EMERGENCY, WE'D LIKE FOR YOU TO CALL 911, BUT THERE ARE AND FOR OTHER RESOURCES, YOU CAN CALL 211. BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO OUR STAR PROGRAM FOR FOR REFERRALS TO ANY KIND OF RESOURCES.

JUDGE DIAZ, WELCOME. THANK YOU I'M SORRY I'M LATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOCKET.

BUT I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT'S HERE TODAY.

AND ALL OF THEIR INCREDIBLE EFFORTS THAT THEY UNDERTAKE EVERY DAY TO HELP US BETTER RESPOND TO AND PREVENT FAMILY VIOLENCE.

AND WE COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT AND WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE CITY.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND I THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING OUR EFFORTS.

THANK YOU, JUDGE SAKAI, FOR JOINING US. YESTERDAY, WE HELD A SOLEMN CEREMONY TO HONOR THE TRAGIC 32 LIVES THAT WERE LOST LAST YEAR TO FAMILY VIOLENCE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

THAT INCLUDED 16 ADULT WOMEN, 13 ADULT MEN, ONE MINOR FEMALE, AND TWO MINOR MALES.

SO ALTHOUGH WE KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM THAT TENDS TO DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECT WOMEN, IT DOES AFFECT MEN AS WELL.

IT AFFECTS AN ENTIRE FAMILY. AND THE RESOURCES THAT THIS COURT HAS PROVIDED US ARE RESOURCES THAT HELP THE ENTIRE FAMILY, THAT HELP SURVIVORS, THAT HELP VICTIMS, THAT HELP THEIR CHILDREN, AND HELP THOSE WHO HAVE USED HARM AND ARE READY TO CHANGE TO GET THE SUPPORT SERVICES THAT THEY NEED. THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME ARE REALLY THE BOOTS ON THE GROUND GETTING THIS HARD WORK DONE, TALKING TO THE VICTIMS, TALKING TO THE SURVIVORS AND THEIR CHILDREN AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE CAUSED HARM.

AND THEY'RE REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE. SO I APPRECIATE YOU ALL ACKNOWLEDGING NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH TODAY AND ALL MONTH, INCLUDING YOUR SUPPORT OF OUR SIXTH ANNUAL FAMILY VIOLENCE SYMPOSIUM THAT WAS IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ATTENDED IN PERSON AND ON ZOOM.

THERE IS A NEED. THERE IS A DEMAND FOR INFORMATION, FOR RESOURCES, FOR ACTION.

AND WE'RE SEEING THAT MOVEMENT BEING POWERED BY YOUR SUPPORT.

SO I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU. AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO THE INCREDIBLE PEOPLE BEHIND ME, TOO [APPLAUSE]. COMMISSIONER CALVERT. COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

THANK YOU [LAUGHTER]. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT COMMISSIONER CALVERT YOU HAVE THE WORD

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I ALWAYS HAVE A LOT OF LOVE FOR ALL THIS GREAT GROUP.

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY, BECAUSE IT'S NOT EASY.

AND YOU ALL TAKE IT TAKES A TOLL ON YOU ALL AS WELL.

SO I JUST ASK THAT YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELVES AS YOU GO THROUGH TAKING CARE OF OTHERS, BECAUSE THE STORIES THAT YOU HAVE TO DEAL WITH TEAR AT THE HEART AND THE SOUL.

THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN THESE YEARS OF GUIDING THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION.

IT HASN'T BEEN EASY DEALING WITH ALL OF THE CHALLENGES FROM PANDEMIC AND BEYOND, BUT WE NEED IT.

AND EVERYONE IN THIS GROUP HAS STEPPED UP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS WORLD JUST BEING A PLACE OF HEALING.

AND THANKS FOR BEING HEALERS OUT THERE, APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOODY. JUST REALLY BRIEFLY, JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE, ALL THE ADVOCATES FOR WHAT YOU DO AND DEALING WITH THIS AND SUPPORTING THE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THEN JUST A CHARGE RIGHT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. I, WE TALK ABOUT IT WHEN WE DEAL WITH COUNTERTERRORISM.

WE TALK ABOUT IT IN CRIME PREVENTION. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS NO DIFFERENT.

SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. AND IT'S EASY TO SAY IT'S NOT ALWAYS AS EASY TO DO AND INTERVENE, BUT WE HAVE TO DO THAT IF WE WANT TO GET A HANDLE ON THIS ISSUE FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU JUDGE. JUDGE DIAZ, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK.

ALL OF YOU REALLY. NOT JUST THIS MONTH. WE RECOGNIZE THE WORK, BUT YEAR-ROUND.

AND MARTHA AND I SEE PATRICIA AND OTHERS THAT DO THIS WORK DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH. I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, AS WE COUNT OUR BLESSINGS THERE'S SO MANY FAMILIES OUT THERE THAT ARE IN NEED.

AND BECAUSE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON, AS YOU MENTIONED, THOSE STRESSORS ARE GOING TO BE EVEN MORE SIGNIFICANT.

AND I THINK WE HAVE TO BE EVEN MORE DILIGENT IN SUPPORTING YOUR WORK.

AND WE HAVE YOU HAVE OUR COMMITMENT THAT WE WILL DO THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. THANK YOU JUDGE. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. YEAH I JUST WANT TO ECHO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK WE'RE DOING.

WE KNOW IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT A COMMITTEE OR PUTTING OUT A REPORT, BUT REALLY BRINGING AWARENESS TO MAKE IT STOP, BECAUSE IN THE END, IT'S THE CHILDREN WHO SUFFER FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AS A CHILD GROWING UP IN THAT KIND OF ENVIRONMENT.

SO THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING IS REALLY, REALLY VITAL.

AND SO WE NEED TO KEEP FIGHTING SO, ADELANTE [SPANISH].

LET ME MAKE SOME FINAL REMARKS. YESTERDAY WAS A VERY SOLEMN DAY.

IT WAS A DAY OF REFLECTION AND REVERENCE FOR THOSE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

I SAID YESTERDAY THAT THERE REALLY WASN'T WORDS TO TELL THOSE VICTIMS, EXCEPT WE MUST MOVE FORWARD AND WE MUST MOVE PAST WORDS TO ACTION. AND SO YESTERDAY, ALTHOUGH A VERY SOLEMN DAY, TODAY'S A NEW DAY, A NEW DAY OF HOPE AND A COMMITMENT FROM OUR COMMUNITY THAT BEXAR COUNTY STANDS READY TO UNITE AND WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE STAKEHOLDERS THAT ARE HERE TODAY, TO GIVE THEM GREAT RECOGNITION AND RESPECT.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE REASON WHY THOSE TWO DAYS COME TOGETHER.

SOMETIMES WE MUST GRIEVE AND BE IN SORROW FOR THE VICTIMS, ESPECIALLY THE CHILDREN'S AND FAMILIES.

MOST EFFECTIVE. BUT THEN WE GOT TO GET UP. WE GOT TO WAKE UP AND WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD.

AND SO TODAY, THANK YOU TO THE COLLABORATIVE CO-CHAIR, ALONG WITH MARIA VILLAGOMEZ FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AND TO THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO ALL THE PROGRAMS THAT WE SUPPORT AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT.

SO LET'S COME TOGETHER, UNITED AS A COMMUNITY, TO KEEP WORKING FORWARD, TO GIVE RESPECT AND DIGNITY TO THE VOICES OF THOSE VICTIMS. GOD BLESS YOU ALL. CAN WE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? [APPLAUSE] YES WE'RE GOING TO GET A PICTURE GOOD MORNING. HOW ARE YOU GUYS? CHRISTINE HOW ARE YOU? YEAH. WE'RE STAYING WE'RE STAYING RIGHT HERE OKAY COME ON, COME ON, SQUEEZE IN

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ONE, TWO AND THREE ONE MORE [LAUGHTER]. THANK YOU THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON. PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING UP PARTNERSHIP'S FUTURE READY WEEK, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU, JUDGE. CAN WE HAVE THOSE WHO ARE HERE FOR THE FUTURE READY WEEK PROCLAMATION, APPROACH THE PODIUM AS YOU DO, I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START READING.

I KNOW WE'VE GOT CHRISTINE MARTINEZ FROM SAISD AND OTHERS.

SO THE PROCLAMATION READS. WHEREAS A PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAS LAUNCHED FUTURE READY WEEK AS A COUNTYWIDE INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT THE SUCCESS OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES IN BEXAR COUNTY AND FUTURE READY WEEK, OCCURRING NOVEMBER 1ST TO THE EIGHTH OF 2025.

DESIGNED TO CONNECT YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH ESSENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES AND SUPPORT.

WHEREAS FUTURE READY WEEK SERVES AS A CATALYST FOR COMMUNITY DRIVEN EVENTS DESIGNED TO SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE AWARENESS AND AWARENESS OF MULTIPLE POSTSECONDARY AND WORKFORCE PATHWAYS, COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, AND STUDENT SUCCESS STRATEGIES.

WHEREAS THIS COMMUNITY EFFORT DIRECTLY SUPPORTS THE FUTURE READY NORTH STAR GOAL OF INCREASING POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT INTO AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE, BACHELOR'S DEGREE, PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO 70% BY 2030, WHICH WILL FOSTER GREATER EQUITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZES THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING THAT EVERY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE HAS A CLEAR, ACCESSIBLE PLAN FOR THEIR FUTURE AND COMMENDS A PARTNERSHIP.

AND THERE ARE OVER 100 FUTURE READY PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO MAKING OUR YOUTH FUTURE READY.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES FUTURE READY WEEK, AND IT'S SIGNED BY THE JUDGE AND THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

[APPLAUSE] GOOD MORNING, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE SAKAI.

I'M DOCTOR KATHY JONES, CEO OF UP PARTNERSHIP.

AND ON BEHALF OF UP PARTNERSHIP, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING FUTURE READY WEEK AND FOR YOUR CONTINUED LEADERSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP IN HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE ACROSS BEXAR COUNTY SUCCEED. THIS PROCLAMATION REINFORCES THE SHARED COMMITMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND MORE THAN 100 COMMUNITY PARTNERS WORKING EVERY DAY TO ENSURE EVERY YOUNG PERSON IS PREPARED FOR THEIR FUTURE.

FUTURE READY WEEK IS TAKING PLACE NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH 8TH 2025.

IT'S A COUNTYWIDE EFFORT DESIGNED TO CONNECT STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO THE OPPORTUNITIES, RESOURCES AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY NEED TO THRIVE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

THROUGHOUT THE WEEK, YOU'LL SEE EVENTS LED BY SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, NONPROFITS AND EMPLOYERS EVERYTHING FROM COLLEGE AND CAREER FAIRS TO FAFSA COMPLETION EVENTS, MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND WORKFORCE EXPLORATION DAYS.

OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE TO MAKE SURE EVERY YOUNG PERSON IN BEXAR COUNTY CAN SEE A CLEAR PATHWAY TO WHAT COMES NEXT, WHETHER THAT'S COLLEGE, A CERTIFICATION, MILITARY SERVICE, OR CAREER.

THIS WORK IS GUIDED IN OUR COMMUNITIES FUTURE READY NORTH STAR GOAL TO INCREASE POST-SECONDARY ENROLLMENT INTO AN ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE, BACHELOR'S DEGREE, OR PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION TO 70% BY THE YEAR 2030.

WE KNOW THIS GOAL ISN'T ABOUT NUMBERS. IT'S ABOUT OPPORTUNITY.

IT'S ABOUT ENSURING THAT EVERY YOUNG PERSON, NO MATTER THEIR ZIP CODE, HAS ACCESS TO THE SUPPORTS AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT HELP THEM DISCOVER THEIR PURPOSE AND REACH THEIR POTENTIAL.

WHEN WE INVEST IN HELPING OUR YOUTH BECOME FUTURE READY, WE'RE STRENGTHENING OUR LOCAL.

WE'RE STRENGTHENING OUR LOCAL ECONOMY, OUR WORKFORCE, AND OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.

THIS PROCLAMATION TODAY IS MORE THAN JUST A RECOGNITION.

IT'S AN INVITATION. WE INVITE EVERY ORGANIZATION, EVERY BUSINESS, EVERY LEADER IN BEXAR COUNTY TO JOIN US DURING FUTURE READY WEEK TO HOST AN EVENT, OPEN YOUR DOORS TO STUDENTS, OR SHARE YOUR STORY ABOUT WHAT BEING FUTURE READY MEANS TO YOU.

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TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE BEXAR COUNTY A PLACE WHERE EVERY YOUNG PERSON HAS A PLAN, A PURPOSE, AND THE SUPPORT TO ACHIEVE IT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP AND FOR STANDING WITH US TO MAKE OUR YOUTH FUTURE READY.

YES COMMISSIONER CALVERT. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU, I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ FOR BRINGING THE UP PARTNERSHIP AND RECOGNIZING THIS FUTURE READY WEEK. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT GOAL THAT I WOULD LOVE TO HELP YOU WITH IN OUR OFFICE.

I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, CHRISTINA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON SAISD THE BOARD AND PUSHING US ON THE HOUSING ISSUE IN PARTICULAR.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO SOME GOOD NEWS COMING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND MONTHS.

CERTAINLY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR COMMUNITY, THERE'S A HUGE GAP OF KNOWLEDGE WITH RESPECT TO FAFSA AND THE WHOLE PROCESS OF GETTING INTO EITHER COMMUNITY COLLEGE WHERE YOU CAN GET TRADE CERTIFICATIONS OR HIGHER LEVEL EDUCATION.

SO THIS IS A VERY PIVOTAL PROGRAM TO HELP YOU GET THE WORD OUT.

SO WE STAND READY, IN OUR OFFICE TO MOVE YOU AROUND THE BIG OLD PRECINCT 4 AND ELSEWHERE IN BEXAR COUNTY TO GET THOSE PROGRAMS SET UP.

THAT CAN REALLY CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF POVERTY THAT WE'VE BEEN GRAPPLING WITH.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, DOCTOR. THANK YOU TO THE TEAM.

WE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO. COMMISSIONER OKAY SIR NICE HOW ARE YOU? THANK YOU CHRISTINE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU GUYS GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL RIGHT

[5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS ITEM(S)]

PRESENTATION COMMISSIONER COURT ON BEXAR COUNTY CHIEF OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACCREDITATION THROUGH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACCREDITATION PROGRAM.

MIKE MORLAN, YOU'RE BACK. I'M BACK ROUND TWO GOOD MORNING JUDGE, GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS.

CHRIS WOULD HAVE BEEN HERE THIS MORNING, BUT HE'S ACTUALLY OUT SICK TODAY, SO HE UNFORTUNATELY WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT.

BUT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS THE BEXAR COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS MADE SOME TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IN STRENGTHENING AND MATURING OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.

TODAY, I'M PROUD TO SHARE THAT OUR PROGRAM HAS OFFICIALLY ACHIEVED NATIONAL ACCREDITATION THROUGH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACCREDITATION PROGRAM.

THIS ACCREDITATION REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE FOR BEXAR COUNTY.

IT MEANS THAT OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM MEETS NATIONAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE.

ACROSS ALL PHASES OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, WHICH IS PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, RECOVERY AND MITIGATION.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT REFLECTS THE COMMITMENT AND COLLABORATION OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

AND WE ARE HERE. WE ARE THE FIRST STANDALONE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS TO RECEIVE THIS ACCREDITATION.

THIS ACHIEVEMENT DIDN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. IT TOOK SOME STEADY PROGRESS, SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, AND A LOT OF PARTNERSHIP. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK THE MANY PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS THAT CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME, EXPERTISE AND SUPPORT TO HELP US REACH THIS POINT.

THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IS MORE THAN JUST OUR OFFICE, WE'RE MERELY JUST THE FACILITATORS OF IT.

AND THIS WAS TRULY A COUNTY WIDE EFFORT. I PROMISE WHEN I READ THROUGH THESE, IT'S NOT AS LONG AS MY LAST LIST WHEN I WAS UP HERE.

SO SO I'LL BE QUICK. THE BEXAR COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS, BEXAR COUNTY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, BEXAR COUNTY ESD FIRE CHIEFS, BEXAR COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, SOUTHWEST TEXAS REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL, BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, BEXAR COUNTY ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, BEXAR COUNTY PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE, BEXAR COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, BEXAR COUNTY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, BEXAR COUNTY MILITARY AND VETERAN SERVICES EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER REGION 20, THE BEXAR COUNTY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT, BEXAR COUNTY AUDITOR'S OFFICE, BEXAR COUNTY SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEPARTMENT, BEXAR COUNTY BUDGET AND FINANCE DEPARTMENT, BEXAR COUNTY OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER AND BEXAR COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE.

BEXAR METRO 911 TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, SAN ANTONIO METROPOLITAN HEALTH DISTRICT, SALVATION ARMY, SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK, UNITED WAY, VIA, THE BEXAR COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY,

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THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES, BEXAR COUNTY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE, AGRILIFE, CPS, SAWS AND THE SAN ANTONIO HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY MANAGER COMMITTEE.

ALL OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS HELPED US WITH OUR PLANNING TO REACH WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

SO OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, OUR OFFICE HAS SUPPORTED THE COUNTY AND THE REGION THROUGH SOME INCREDIBLE RANGE OF INCIDENTS.

COVID 19, WINTER STORM URI, HURRICANES HANNA, LAURA AND MARCO, MULTIPLE DAYS OF EXTREME HEAT AND COLD, AND NUMEROUS WILDFIRE INCIDENTS, INCLUDING TWO THIS YEAR THAT RESULTED IN EVACUATIONS AND EVEN ONE FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTER.

WE'VE ALSO RESPONDED TO THREE SEPARATE MASS FATALITY INCIDENTS, INCLUDING OUR WORK IN UVALDE, THE HILL COUNTRY FLOODING AND QUINTANA ROAD TRAGEDY.

AND THE WORK DOESN'T NECESSARILY STOP THERE. OUR TEAM NOW SUPPORTS MORE THAN 60 DAYS OF SPECIAL EVENTS EACH YEAR, ALL WHILE CONTINUING TO GROW RELATIVELY NEW AND EXPANDING EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STAFF AND MANAGING THE ONGOING DEMANDS OF DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS.

ACHIEVING ACCREDITATION IS NOT OUR FINISH LINE, IT IS OUR FOUNDATION.

DISASTERS ARE BECOMING MORE FREQUENT, MORE COMPLEX AND MORE COSTLY.

THIS RECOGNITION MARKS THE FOUNDATION ON WHICH WE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD A STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT PROGRAM FOR BEXAR COUNTY.

WE'RE STILL BUILDING THE HOUSE ON THAT FOUNDATION, AND THIS MILESTONE GIVES US A SOLID STRUCTURE TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

I'D LIKE TO THANK DAVID SMITH, JUDGE WITH THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

YOUR SUPPORT HAS MADE YOUR SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP HAS MADE THIS THIS HAPPEN.

WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE AND WELCOME MS. JODY FERGUSON, THE INCOMING COMMISSIONER CHAIR FROM THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACCREDITATION PROGRAM, WHO IS HERE TO SHARE A FEW REMARKS. WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JODY FERGUSON, AND I'M THE RETIRED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR FROM PIERCE COUNTY IN WASHINGTON STATE.

AND I HAVE TO SAY, WHAT AN UPLIFTING MORNING.

IF ANYBODY WOKE UP IN A BAD MOOD THIS MORNING, THEY CAN'T BE IN ONE NOW SEEING THE BEST OF THE BEST IN BEXAR COUNTY HAS JUST BEEN, IT'S MADE AN AMAZING MORNING. SO DOWN TO BUSINESS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME CELEBRATE THIS TREMENDOUS ACHIEVEMENT WITH YOU TODAY.

AS A NEWLY RETIRED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL, AN INCOMING CHAIR OF THE EMAP COMMISSION, IT IS BOTH AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO JOIN YOU IN RECOGNIZING THE BEXAR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND REALLY, THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AS WE JUST HEARD FROM THIS LIST FOR ACHIEVING ACCREDITATION THROUGH THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACCREDITATION PROGRAM.

NOW, A LITTLE BACKGROUND ABOUT EMAP. WHEN WORK BEGAN IN 1997, FEW COULD HAVE FORESEEN JUST HOW VITAL IT WOULD BECOME TO ESTABLISH SOUND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY STANDARDS USED AROUND THE GLOBE NOW.

THE ACCREDITATION FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT WAS COMPLETED IN 1998 REFLECTED A REMARKABLE COLLABORATION AMONG LEADING ORGANIZATIONS UNITED BY THE VISION OF PROFESSIONALIZING EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THE EMAP COMMISSION WAS FORMALLY SEATED IN 2002 AND BEGAN ACCREDITING PROGRAMS THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

A MAJOR MILESTONE CAME IN 2007, WITH THE PUBLICATION OF THE FIRST EDITION OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STANDARD.

IN 2008, EMAP ACHIEVED RECOGNITION AS A STANDARDS DEVELOPING ORGANIZATION BY THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE, OR ANSI. THIS WAS A PIVOTAL STEP THAT SOLIDIFIED EMAP'S ROLE IN FORMALIZING AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STANDARD THROUGH A VOLUNTARY, CONSENSUS BASED PROCESS. BY 2010, THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT STANDARD WAS RECOGNIZED AS AN AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD AND IT IS NOW INTERNATIONAL. SINCE THAT TIME, EMAP HAS CONTINUED TO GROW ACCREDITING PROGRAMS OF ALL SIZES AND CONTINUALLY REFINING THE STANDARD AND ACCREDITATION PROCESS TO MEET THE EVOLVING NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES EVERYWHERE.

THE STANDARD IS BOTH RIGOROUS AND ADAPTABLE. IT PROVIDES A SCALABLE FRAMEWORK THAT PROGRAMS, WHETHER THEY'RE STAFFED BY A SINGLE PART TIME EMERGENCY MANAGER OR A TEAM OF HUNDREDS, CAN USE THIS AS A BLUEPRINT FOR IMPROVEMENT AND EXCELLENCE.

DEVELOPED COLLABORATIVELY THROUGH WORKING GROUPS THAT INCLUDED GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS, THE STANDARD REPRESENTS THE BEST OF OUR COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE AND CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AS THE DISCIPLINE ADVANCES.

THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT BY BEXAR COUNTY IS A TESTAMENT TO YOUR TEAM'S UNWAVERING DEDICATION AND PROFESSIONALISM.

THE EMAP COMMISSION CLEARLY SAW YOUR COMMITMENT NOT ONLY TO MEETING THE STANDARD, BUT TO EMBODYING ITS SPIRIT.

YOUR PROGRAM'S WORK DEMONSTRATES A DEEP RESOLVE TO PROTECT YOUR COMMUNITY AND TO BUILD LASTING RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF DISASTER.

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AS YOU KNOW, EMAP IS VOLUNTARY. THESE FOLKS SIGNED UP FOR THIS REALLY TOUGH PROCESS, SO KUDOS TO THEM.

IT'S ONE THAT REQUIRES ADHERENCE TO 73 STANDARDS AND A TRUE COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

THROUGH THAT PROCESS, YOUR PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE, COLLABORATION, AND INNOVATION, SETTING AN EXAMPLE THAT OTHERS WILL LOOK TO EMULATE.

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP THAT MADE THIS ACHIEVEMENT POSSIBLE.

FIRST, THE HONORABLE PETER SAKAI, COUNTY JUDGE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, AND THE ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT YOUR STEADFAST SUPPORT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS ENSURED THIS PROGRAM HAS REMAINED A PRIORITY FOR BEXAR COUNTY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. COUNTY MANAGER DAVID SMITH, WHO HAS GUIDED THIS EFFORT WITH ENCOURAGEMENT AND DEDICATION.

AND FINALLY, YOUR ACCREDITATION MANAGER, DEPUTY CHIEF MIKE MORLAN, AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR AND FIRE MARSHAL CHRIS LOPEZ, WHOSE LEADERSHIP, ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN ACHIEVING THIS SUCCESS.

MICHAEL, THANK YOU FOR INSPIRING YOUR TEAM AND DRIVING THIS EFFORT FORWARD.

I WANT TO ONCE AGAIN THANK JUDGE SAKAI BECAUSE ACCOMPLISHMENTS LIKE EMAP DO NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT VISIONARY LEADERSHIP.

YOUR SUPPORT WENT BEYOND ENDORSEMENT. YOU INVESTED IN YOUR PEOPLE AND YOU FOSTERED A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE.

YOU ALSO STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEIGHBORING JURISDICTIONS, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS THAT WILL BENEFIT BEXAR COUNTY FOR YEARS AND YEARS TO COME.

THIS ACHIEVEMENT IS FAR MORE THAN COMPLIANCE WITH A SET OF STANDARDS.

IT REFLECTS YOUR RESILIENCE, YOUR VISION, AND YOUR DEEP COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE YOU SERVE.

WHAT TRULY DISTINGUISHES BEXAR COUNTY'S PROGRAM IS YOUR UNDERSTANDING THAT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS, AT ITS CORE ABOUT PEOPLE, YOUR FAMILIES, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR NEIGHBORS, AND YOUR VISITORS.

THAT FOCUS IS WHAT MAKES YOUR WORK MEANINGFUL AND WHAT MAKES THIS RECOGNITION SO WELL DESERVED.

AND WHILE TODAY'S CELEBRATION MARKS A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE, IT IS NOT THE END OF THE JOURNEY.

EMAP ACCREDITATION IS NOT A ONE TIME ACCOMPLISHMENT, BUT AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE.

IT REPRESENTS A PROMISE, A PROMISE TO YOUR COMMUNITY, TO YOUR PARTNERS AND TO YOURSELVES THAT YOU WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS, IMPROVE AND LEAD WITH INTEGRITY AND PURPOSE. SUSTAINING THIS STANDARD REQUIRES THE SAME DEDICATION, CURIOSITY, AND TEAMWORK THAT BROUGHT YOU HERE TODAY.

SO AS WE CELEBRATE THIS SUCCESS, WE ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO THE CONTINUED GROWTH AND INNOVATION THAT WILL KEEP BEXAR COUNTY AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR PROFESSION.

TODAY, WE HONOR YOUR HARD WORK, YOUR DEDICATION, AND YOUR LEADERSHIP IN ADVANCING THE FIELD OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE EMAP COMMISSION, IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL CRYSTAL OBELISK.

AND, MIKE, I'LL HAVE YOU COME UP AND GRAB THIS ALL RIGHT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE BEXAR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE COMMUNITY ON THIS OUTSTANDING ACCOMPLISHMENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH [APPLAUSE]. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? LET'S TAKE A PICTURE. IF WE COULD COME FORWARD.

GOOD WORK MIC].

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ALL. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT WE'LL CONTINUE WITH 5.B AUTHORIZATION APPROVAL.

BEXAR COUNTY TO ACCEPT DONATIONS OF GIFT CARDS FROM COFFEY FILE TO BE GIVEN TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR RESIDENTS THAT WERE IMPACTED BY THE KERN COUNTY FLOODS.

THROUGH THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE AND THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE, AND THE AMOUNT OF $7,050. CAN WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

MS. ADAME-CLARK, WE GOT A MOTION. GOOD MORNING JUDGE.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. WE'RE EXCITED TO DO THIS PRESENTATION.

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IT'S THE SECOND PORTION OF THE LAST COLLECTION THAT WE COLLECTED IN THE PARTNERSHIP EFFORTS WITH THE TAX ASSESSOR, AND IT WAS BEING LED BY YOU, COUNTY JUDGE PETER SAKAI.

WE ARE HERE TO GIVE $7,050. THAT WAS DONATED BY KOFILE THAT WAS COLLECTED AMONG THEIR EMPLOYEES AND TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT ARE IMPACTED AND STILL IMPACTED BY KERR COUNTY WHO ARE TRYING TO RECOVER AND MOVE FORWARD.

SO THE BEXAR COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, THE DISTRICT CLERK'S OFFICE, THE TAX ASSESSOR, AND YOURSELF FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP JUDGE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO DO THIS.

AT THIS POINT, I'LL PASS IT ON TO MR. URESTI. ALBERT.

IT'S BEEN A BIG HONOR TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS AND, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, WITH THE SUPPORT OF COMMISSIONERS COURT, YOU KNOW, HELPING THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, FOOD BANK AND GOODWILL.

AND SO WE'RE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST HONORED TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THIS.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US TODAY. THANK YOU.

LANCE, WOULD YOU SAY A FEW WORDS? GOOD MORNING, YOUR HONOR, AND COMMISSIONERS MY NAME IS LANCE GONZALES.

I'M ONE OF THE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES AT KOFILE TECHNOLOGIES.

IT'S A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE THIS MORNING ON BEHALF OF OUR KOFILE TEAM.

WHEN WE AT KOFILE LEARNED OF THE FLOODING AND WITNESSED BEXAR COUNTY'S RAPID RESPONSE, WE WANTED TO DO OUR PART TO HELP.

WE HAD THE COMMUNITY POWER AND WITH THAT COLLECTION PROFILE MATCHED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WAS DONATED BY OUR EMPLOYEES.

AND WE PROVIDED SOME GIFT CARDS TO HELP SUPPORT FAMILIES IN KERR COUNTY WHO WERE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE FLOODING.

AND I WANT TO THANK LUCY AND GLORIA AND THEIR STAFF FOR INVITING US TO PARTICIPATE AND FOR LEADING WITH SUCH COMPASSION AND PURPOSE.

AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU [APPLAUSE].

JUDGE, DO YOU WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE? THEY DID ALL THE AUDITING OF THE MONEY, AND THEY DID A SECOND AUDIT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING WAS CORRECT.

AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE MR. MIKE FROM THE RED CROSS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD.

SURE I'M TRYING TO GIVE HIM ANOTHER JOB. WELL, THANK YOU, JUDGE, THANK YOU COURT. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT. WE NEED A MOTION. WE GOT A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES PICTURE? COME FORWARD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL. OH MY, I DON'T KNOW WE DON'T DO MANY LET'S GO. COME ON. THANK YOU ALL RIGHT. LEO'S BEHIND THE SCENES ALL RIGHT WE GOT THROUGH OUR CEREMONIAL PRESENTATION.

LET'S GO BACK TO THEN THE TAKE UP INDIVIDUAL ITEMS FROM CONSENT.

WE DID GET A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT, RIGHT? ALL RIGHT IS 36 AND 45 CORRECTED. ALL RIGHT LET THE RECORD REFLECT. I MIGHT HAVE PUT ON THE RECORD 56.

56 WAS NOT PULLED. CORRECT? OKAY, WE WILL NOW TAKE UP THOSE MATTERS PULLED. I STAND CORRECTED.

WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 36 APPROVAL TO MAKE FEDERAL ASSET FORFEITURE EXPENDITURES CONSISTENT WITH PRIOR AND SIMILAR EXPENDITURES FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S

[36. Approval to make Federal Asset Forfeiture expenditures consistent with prior and similar expenditures from the District Attorney's Federal Asset Forfeiture budget and authorizing the same expenditures for the remainder of the current DA's term of office, as is similarly done with the State Asset Forfeiture funds in accordance with Code of Criminal Procedure 59.06(d-1)(6)(A), as more fully detailed on the submitted budget and such expenditures will not exceed the maximum anticipated amounts without an amendment approved by Commissioners Court.]

FEDERAL ASSET FORFEITURE BUDGET, AUTHORIZING THE SAME EXPENDITURES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE CURRENT TERM OF OFFICE, AS SIMILARLY DONE WITH THE STATE ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 59.061 (D-1) SUBSECTION 6, SUBSECTION A, AS MORE FULLY DETAILED ON THE SUBMITTED BUDGET AND EXPENDITURES WILL NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM ANTICIPATED AMOUNTS WITHOUT AN AMENDMENT APPROVED BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. COMMISSIONER MOODY YOU PULLED IT, SO I'M GOING TO LET YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU, JUDGE, AND THANK YOU FOR COMING IN REPRESENTING THE DA'S OFFICE.

SO MY UNDERSTANDING WAS, YOU KNOW, I GUESS BECAUSE THE DA'S NOT RUNNING FOR REELECTION, THEN THIS HAS TO COME TO COURT

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TO APPROVE THE EXPENDITURE OF THESE ASSET FORFEITURE AMOUNTS.

WELL, THE STATE ASSET FORFEITURE YES, BECAUSE UNDER CODE, UNDER CHAPTER 59 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, THERE IS SPECIAL THERE'S A SPECIAL SECTION THAT DEALS WITH THIS SITUATION WITH THE FEDERAL ASSET FORFEITURE AMOUNTS, WHICH IS WHAT WAS PULLED. IT'S REALLY A COURTESY BECAUSE THERE IS NO COMPARABLE SECTION OTHER THAN THERE'S A PART IN THE EQUITABLE SHARING GUIDELINES THAT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT WE SHOULD FOLLOW ALL THE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF THE JURISDICTION.

OKAY. AND FOR THE RECORD, I'M JAMISSA JARMON CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE ATTORNEY WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

THANK YOU AND I JUST, YOU KNOW, BOTH THESE ARE VERY SIMILAR.

I JUST PULLED THE ONE BUT ONE OF THE QUESTIONS AND WAS AROUND THE ITEMS LISTED, YOU KNOW, THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND STUFF WAS, WAS THAT REQUESTED IN THE BUDGET OR NO? NO, EVERY YEAR UNDER ASSET FORFEITURE RULES, WE HAVE TO FILE A BUDGET FOR RECORD, BUT THAT'S IT.

THIS IS A SPECIAL SITUATION BECAUSE JOE GONZALEZ IS NOT RUNNING AND WE HAVE TO IN THAT SITUATION, WE HAVE TO GET APPROVAL UNTIL THE END OF HIS TERM TO USE THOSE FUNDS.

YEAH, I GUESS THE ONE PART THERE I WAS JUST TRYING TO GET AT WAS WHETHER YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN EXPECTATION THAT THERE'S GOING TO HAVE ASSET FORFEITURE AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE FUNDING FOR THESE ITEMS, OR WHETHER WE'RE NOT ACCOUNTING FOR THEM IN THE BUDGET PROCESS BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, LIKE THE SUPPLIES AND THE SOFTWARE AND THE WITNESS SERVICES.

I MEAN, SEEMS LIKE IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE OFFICE, BUT DO WE EXPECT THAT THE FUNDS ARE COMING IN SO WE DON'T HAVE THAT IN THE BUDGET, OR THESE ARE JUST ADDITIONAL FUNDS ON TOP OF WHAT WAS APPROPRIATED IN THE BUDGET? I THINK THE RULES ABOUT USING THESE FUNDS. IN PLACE OF OUR GENERAL FUNDS OR THE FUNDS WE GENERALLY GET, THESE ARE JUST ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT THE DA'S OFFICE CAN USE AS IT SEES FIT.

OKAY. AND FROM COUNTY STAFF OR THE BUDGET OFFICE, ANY FEEDBACK ON THOSE CATEGORIES AND KIND OF WHAT'S CURRENTLY SET UP IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE? SO THEY ARE NOT FORMALLY CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS BECAUSE IT'S ILLEGAL.

I AM NOT ALLOWED UNDER STATE LAW TO EVEN AND I QUOTE, CONSIDER ASSET FORFEITURE DURING OUR DELIBERATIONS ABOUT THE BUDGET. I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S LEGALLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE I JUST CONSIDERED IT RIGHT NOW WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT THAT'S WHAT STATE LAW SAYS. I ASSUME THAT APPLIES TO FEDERAL ASSET FORFEITURE AS WELL.

OKAY WELL, AND AGAIN, I JUST WANTED TO UNDERSTAND, LIKE FROM A BUDGETING STANDPOINT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THESE WERE ADDITIONAL NEEDS THAT WEREN'T COVERED IN THE BUDGET OR, OR HOW WE WERE THINKING ABOUT THEM.

I GUESS THE OTHER ISSUE I JUST WANTED TO BRING UP AND, YOU KNOW, I SAW YOUR EMAIL AND MAYBE IT'S MORE ON THE STATE ASSET SIDE VERSUS THE FEDERAL, BUT IN TERMS OF FUNDING FOR POSITIONS OR PARTIAL FUNDING FOR POSITIONS FROM AN HR STANDPOINT.

HOW MANY POSITIONS ARE BEING FUNDED THROUGH THIS AND OR PARTIAL POSITIONS? OKAY, SO THERE ARE THREE POSITIONS THAT ARE FULLY FUNDED THROUGH THE STATE BECAUSE WE CAN'T FUND POSITIONS THROUGH THE FEDERAL ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDS.

SO THROUGH THE STATE ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDS, THERE ARE THREE POSITIONS THAT ARE FULLY FUNDED AND THREE POSITIONS, THREE POSITIONS THAT ARE PARTIALLY FUNDED. OKAY AND WHEN YOU SAY PARTIALLY FUNDED, THEY'RE PLUSSING UP THEIR COUNTY SALARY OR THEY ARE PART TIME EMPLOYEES? TWO POSITIONS ARE FUNDED THROUGH STATE ASSET FORFEITURE AND FUNDED THROUGH THE PRETRIAL DIVERSION PROGRAM FUNDS.

AND THEN ONE POSITION IS FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH STATE ASSET FORFEITURE AND THE REST OF IT, JUST A SMALL PORTION OF IT IS FUNDED THROUGH THE GENERAL FUND.

OKAY FIVE? FIVE. AND JUST WITHOUT GOING TOO DEEP. I GUESS FROM A COUNTY STAFF STANDPOINT, WHEN IT COMES TO HR, THAT WAS WHAT I WANTED TO JUST BE AWARE OF.

RIGHT? IF THROUGH THE ASSET FORFEITURE, WE ARE PROVIDING MERIT BONUSES OR PLUS UPS, AS YOU SAID, AND YOU DIDN'T SPECIFY EXACTLY WHAT THOSE AMOUNTS WERE, BUT THAT THAT DOESN'T CAUSE ANY UNDUE STRAIN WHEN IT COMES TO OUR HR PROCESSES AND HOW WE'RE THINKING ABOUT DIFFERENT CATEGORIES, DIFFERENT PAY GRADES FOR INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES THAT THEY DON'T HAVE AN EXPECTATION.

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NOW THROUGH THIS ASSET FORFEITURE AND BONUSES BASICALLY THAT ARE BEING PAID BY THE DA'S OFFICE.

DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? WOULD YOU REPEAT THAT, PLEASE? WELL, I'LL JUST DEFER TO COUNTY STAFF, MAYBE TO SPEAK.

AGAIN, I DON'T THINK I HAVE ANY DISCRETION TO STOP THEM FROM DOING THIS WITH APPROPRIATE IN THIS CASE.

I THINK STATE ASSET FORFEITURE IF THEY IT'S NOT UNLIKE GRANT FUNDS, IF THESE MONIES GO AWAY AND THEY COULD ANY GIVEN YEAR BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON ASSETS SEIZED, RIGHT? SO, IF THEY GO AWAY, THIS PERSON SHOULD HAVE THESE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE NO EXPECTATION THAT THESE SUPPLEMENTS WOULD CONTINUE BECAUSE THEY WERE NEVER APPROVED IN THE FIRST PLACE BY THIS COURT. OKAY. WELL COMMISSIONER, THESE WERE APPROVED BY THE COURT AT THE LAST MEETING.

SO ANY SUPPLEMENT IS APPROVED. IT'S SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.

BUT IT IS A MORE MINISTERIAL ACT BECAUSE THE DA CAN USE THOSE FUNDS AT HIS DISCRETION.

BUT BECAUSE IT IS A SALARY SUPPLEMENT THE STATUTE DOES REQUIRE COMMISSIONERS COURT TO, AS A MINISTERIAL ACT, OVERSEE THAT WHICH THE COURT DID IN FIVE. ALL OF THOSE COME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT AND THE ONES SHE'S TALKING ABOUT DID COME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT WHEN HE SAYS THEY COME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT, YOU HAVE NO DISCRETION ABOUT IT.

YEAH, THAT'S WHY IT'S A WELL, FOUR POSITIONS, THEY SPECIFICALLY COME OUTSIDE OF THE BUDGET, WHICH THEY DID LAST MEETING.

YEAH I MEAN, I DON'T WANT TO OVERINDEX. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THOSE FIVE SUPPLEMENTS ARE.

YOU JUST SAID SMALL AMOUNTS. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE NUMBERS ARE? TOTALLY IT'S PROBABLY ABOUT $25,000 A YEAR. FOR ALL FIVE.

FOR ALL FIVE. OKAY. COMMISSIONER MOODY IS A POINT OF ORDER.

I'M LOOKING AT GENERAL COUNSEL. COUNCIL HEARD THE WORD MINISTERIAL.

I'VE HEARD THE SAME COMMENT FROM BEXAR COUNTY MANAGER.

WE HAVE, THE COURT HAS NO DISCRETION. I'M NOT TRYING TO CUT ANY QUESTION OR COMMENTS OFF, BUT WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A MOTION A SECOND AND THEN WE'LL CONTINUE ON.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? SO MOVE OKAY WELL, I DON'T HAVE AN ISSUE WITH APPROVING THIS ITEM I JUST THINK THAT WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT. AND IF THERE'S NOT DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN THE DA'S OFFICE AND COUNTY STAFF AND HR ABOUT WHAT THOSE BONUSES MAY BE AND THE IMPACT ON PERSONNEL, THEN I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THOSE TAKE PLACE GOING FORWARD.

BECAUSE I JUST THINK THAT ON THE HR SIDE, THAT CAN BE CHALLENGING AND CAN CAUSE ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD THAT WE MAY NOT BE THINKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW. OKAY ANY FURTHER HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER MOODY ASKED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION OF 45.

[45. Approval of resolution awarded from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission, FY 2026 Grant Program for an amount of $986,153 to assist in paying Bexar County's indigent defense costs for the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, responsibility for the appropriate expenditure of funds, and authorizing the electronic signature of the County Judge.]

APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION AWARDED FROM THE TEXAS INDIGENT DEFENSE COMMISSION FY 26 GRANT PROGRAM FOR AN AMOUNT OF $986,153, TO ASSIST IN PAYING BEXAR COUNTY'S INDIGENT DEFENSE COSTS FOR THE PERIOD OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2020 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026, RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS AND AUTHORIZING THE ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE.

COMMISSIONER MOODY, I YIELD TO YOU FOR THE FLOOR.

WELL, I CAN MAKE THIS SOMEWHAT EASIER. I WILL MOVE APPROVAL FOR THE GRANT.

SECOND TODAY IS JUST THAT. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, WE SUPPORT THE GRANT FUNDING, WHATEVER GRANTS WE CAN ACQUIRE HERE FOR THE COUNTY TO HELP US SUPPORT THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE. HOWEVER, YOU KNOW, IN GOING BACK AND LOOKING AT THE NOTES AND LOOKING AT THE TOTAL EXPENSE BETWEEN THE PDO OFFICE AND MANAGE ASSIGNED COUNCIL, I LOOKED AT 2021 TO 2025. SO OVER FIVE YEARS I'M GUESSING YOU'RE NOT SURPRISED BY THIS, BUT THOSE TWO COMBINED WENT FROM $9.3 MILLION TO $20.1 MILLION.

SO THEY MORE THAN DOUBLED BETWEEN THE TWO PROGRAMS OVER THOSE FIVE YEARS AND 100% INCREASE.

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AND I THINK WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS HERE IN COURT BEFORE ABOUT, YOU KNOW, REDUNDANCIES.

THE OVERHEAD BETWEEN THE TWO PROGRAMS. I KNOW WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS IN THIS COURT ABOUT THE INCREASES IN LEGAL FEES AND THE STIPENDS THAT ARE PAID TO ATTORNEYS IN THE PROGRAM. BUT, I MEAN, MY POINT IS REALLY, THIS IS UNSUSTAINABLE, RIGHT? WE CAN'T SEE THESE KINDS OF INCREASES YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR.

AGAIN, IN FIVE YEARS IT'S DOUBLED MORE THAN DOUBLED.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU HAD ANY THOUGHTS OR RESPONSE AND WAYS THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THIS GOING FORWARD TO REDUCE THE GROWTH AND EXPENSES IN THIS PROGRAM.

GOOD MORNING JIM. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE BEXAR COUNTY MANAGER ASSIGNED COUNSEL PROGRAM.

COMMISSIONER MOODY HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOUR STAFF AND THE REST OF THE COMMISSIONERS STAFF REGARDING THIS.

THE YEAR WHEN YOU START COUNTING AND WE'RE STARTED LIKE ON 21 IS A LITTLE MISLEADING.

WE REALLY WANT TO GO BACK TO LIKE 2019 OR 2018.

PRIOR TO COVID, SO THE NUMBERS REALLY HAVEN'T DOUBLED.

BUT I WASN'T PREPARED TO GO INTO THAT BECAUSE THIS WAS THE FORMULA GRANT.

BUT I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO GET WITH THE OFFICES AND KIND OF LOOK AT SPENDING.

WE CAN GO BACK TEN YEARS AND WE'RE CONCERNED JUST LIKE KERRY.

WE DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO WASTE PUBLIC MONIES ON THIS.

AND WE KNOW THAT WE NEED TO DO IT AS EFFICIENTLY AND AS EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE.

WELL POINT TAKEN. RIGHT? AND I'D BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT TEN YEARS AND SEE, YOU KNOW, IF WE JUST SAW THE LOW YEAR THERE.

BUT REGARDLESS, EVEN IF YOU GO TO 2021 OR 2022, THERE'S BEEN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN THE OVERALL EXPENDITURES BETWEEN THE PROGRAMS. AND I KNOW SOME OF THIS STEMMED BACK FROM AN INCREASE IN THE LEGAL STIPENDS THAT WERE PAID.

YEAH. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN WE CAN MANAGE THAT BETTER GOING FORWARD.

I THINK WE NEED TO BECAUSE ULTIMATELY THIS PROGRAM IS GOING TO JUST CONTINUE TO TO EXPAND.

AND, AND WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO EXPAND LIKELY.

BUT, YOU KNOW, IT HAS TO EXPAND AT A RATE THAT'S SUSTAINABLE.

AND JUST LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS THAT I SAW FOR THOSE FIVE YEARS, IT DOESN'T LOOK SUSTAINABLE.

SO I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT. BUT THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS AND HAPPY TO HAVE STAFF WORK WITH YOU ON LOOKING MORE AT A TEN YEAR PROJECTION AND ANY IDEAS YOU HAVE ON HOW WE COULD BETTER OPERATE THAT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. LET ME FINISH OUT.

I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES THE CONSENT AGENDA. LET'S GO BACK TO ITEM 6, FILING FOR THE RECORD OF THE FOLLOWING LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENT

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

DIRECTING THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S TO TAKE ACTION IF NECESSARY, FOR THOSE LISTED A THROUGH H.

7 COMMISSIONER'S COURT MINUTES FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH, 2025.

[7. Commissioners Court minutes for Tuesday, October 14, 2025.]

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES.

I DO NOT HAVE ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD SIGNED UP.

ANY CITIZENS? YOU HAVE TO SIGN UP. HEARING NONE WE'LL MOVE ON.

LET US NOW GO OUT OF ORDER. AND I'M ALERTING EVERYBODY THAT WE WILL TAKE UP ITEM 77 INDIVIDUAL.

[77. 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 #77a.]

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 #77A IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? LET US NOW TAKE UP 77.A DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION TO DIRECT STAFF TO IDENTIFY $129,500. TO PROVIDE UP TO TWO MONTHS OF EMERGENCY STOPGAP SUPPORT FOR MEALS ON WHEELS, SAN ANTONIO.

AND TO BRING FORWARD A CONTRACT FOR COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVAL. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, YOU'VE ASKED TO HAVE THE FLOOR. YEAH THANK YOU, JUDGE, AND THANKS FOR MOVING THIS UP. VINCENT IS HERE FROM MEALS ON WHEELS.

VINCENT, CAN YOU COME UP? I WANTED TO HAVE JUST A BRIEF DISCUSSION.

IF WE COULD THIS MORNING ABOUT A LOT HAS TRANSPIRED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

I KNOW YOUR HEAD IS PROBABLY SPINNING FASTER THAN OURS.

AND JUST TO KIND OF RESET A LITTLE BIT THIS DISCUSSION WHEN I ASKED THIS TO BE ADDED AS A LATE FILED ITEM, KIND OF AN EMERGENCY ITEM BECAUSE WORD HAD TRICKLED DOWN TO US AND NOT JUST MY PRECINCT, BUT I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 350 SENIORS THAT WERE GOING TO BE IMPACTED IN BEXAR COUNTY POTENTIALLY AT THAT TIME, WOULD NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE MEALS,

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THE SERVICE BEGINNING THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER.

SINCE THEN, A FEW THINGS HAVE SHIFTED AND CHANGED.

WISH IT WAS MORE STABILIZED, BUT AT LEAST VINCENT, AND PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ON THIS.

IT SOUNDS LIKE THROUGH PRIVATE DONATIONS AND OTHER FUNDING SOURCES YOU HAVE NOW AT LEAST TEMPORARILY FILLED THAT FUNDING GAP THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR, IT SOUNDS LIKE.

IS THAT ACCURATE? YES, SIR HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT AND MAYBE THIS BECOMES A DISCUSSION THAT WE CONTINUE IS I GUESS TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE GAP THAT THAT CAME ABOUT THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND HOW THAT'S BEEN FILLED.

AND THEN I THINK MORE IMPORTANTLY, I THINK FOR THE COURT WHAT THE OUTLOOK IS FOR 2026 AND YOUR NEED FOR, I GUESS, MAYBE A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUNDING SOURCE.

YES, SIR. EVERY YEAR, VINCENT FARIS, MEALS ON WHEELS, SAN ANTONIO.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO BE BEFORE YOU TODAY.

ONE OF OUR FUNDING STREAMS IS PASS THROUGH FEDERAL DOLLARS.

IT AMOUNTS TO ROUGHLY 30% OF OUR OVERALL FUNDING AT MAX ON A YEAR.

THIS YEAR, WE WERE PLANNING ON FLAT FUNDING. THAT IS ALL THE INDICATION THAT WE HAD FROM OUR FUNDING SOURCES.

WE WENT INTO THE YEAR WITH THAT, EXPECTING A $3.2 MILLION TO BE FLOWING THROUGH.

WE FOUND AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE REDUCED BY $1.2 MILLION.

WE MADE THE DECISION THEN TO TAKE QUICK STEPS TO PULL BACK ON OUR EXPENDITURES, BECAUSE THAT IS REALLY THE LOSS OF $100,000 A MONTH IN REVENUES TO US. GIVEN THE BACKDROP OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ALSO WORKING, WE KNEW WE HAD TO TO ACT FAST. ALL OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE MEALS ON WHEELS ARE VERY NEEDY.

WHAT WE LOOKED AT THE LEAST NEEDY OF THOSE 3600 OR SO FOLKS THAT WE'RE SERVING, AND WE HIT UPON A NUMBER OF 350 INDIVIDUALS TO SUSPEND THEIR SERVICES AT THE BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER.

THIS WOULD BE AN ANNUAL SAVINGS OF ROUGHLY $770,000.

WE NOTIFIED MEMBERS OF THE COURT, OUR OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS, PARTNERS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THIS WAS A BIG DEAL.

WE HAD NEVER SUSPENDED SERVICES TO ANY CLIENTS BEFORE IN OUR ALMOST 50 YEAR HISTORY.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS FIRST AND FOREMOST WAS, YOU KNOW, OUR CONCERN FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS, WHAT OTHER SERVICES COULD WE DO? MAKING SURE THEY WOULD BE OKAY, BUT THERE WERE JUST TOO MANY UNCERTAINTIES FOR US TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THEM MEALS AT THIS TIME, MUCH TO OUR PLEASANT SURPRISE, THE COMMUNITY RESPONDED.

THE COMMUNITY RESPONDED IN A BIG WAY WHEN COMMISSIONER WHEN YOU AND I FIRST TALKED, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT COULD WE DO TO GET THESE FOLKS BACK HOME? WE WERE TALKING ABOUT $64,000 A MONTH COULD SUSTAIN THOSE 350.

AND WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS BUSINESSES, FOUNDATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS STEPPED FORWARD.

AND THIS WAS NOT A FUNDRAISING EFFORT BY MEALS ON WHEELS.

THIS WAS THE PUBLIC COMING TO THE AID OF OF MEALS ON WHEELS CLIENTS.

AND TO DATE, $641,000 HAVE BEEN RAISED. AND SO THAT WILL ENSURE THAT NO, NO CLIENT IS GOING TO HAVE THEIR SERVICES SUSPENDED AT THIS TIME. THIS WILL GET US INTO THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR.

OKAY AND SO JUST SO, JOE, JUST TO BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR, IF WE, FOR EXAMPLE, DELAYED THIS ITEM FOR NEXT MONTH OR DECEMBER. NO CURRENT CLIENT WILL BE IMPACTED? YOU'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE ABLE TO SERVE THOSE CLIENTS IF WE DON'T DO THIS TODAY? THAT IS CORRECT POINT NUMBER TWO I GUESS IS IN ADDITION TO, I GUESS, THE FUNDING THAT THAT IS NOW A SHORTFALL YOU ALSO HAVE FOLKS ON YOUR WAITING LIST. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ON THE WAITING LIST CURRENTLY? THERE'S ALMOST 950 INDIVIDUALS WAITING TO RECEIVE MEALS AND AGAIN, THIS IS FOR GRANT FUNDED MEALS. THE CURRENT WAIT IS 10 TO 12 MONTHS BEFORE THEY CAN EXPECT TO BE EVALUATED TO RECEIVE MEALS.

YEAH SO I WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE YOU OR THE COMMUNITY TO BELIEVE THAT IF WE DELAY THIS, WE'RE NOT IGNORING THAT SIGNIFICANT NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY, I THINK.

AND THE JUDGE AND I HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION, I KNOW JUDGE THROUGH YOUR LEADERSHIP, YOUR CONTEMPLATING A FOOD INSECURITY DISCUSSION, A SUMMIT WITH NOT JUST MEALS ON WHEELS, BUT OTHER PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

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SO MY THOUGHT IS, YOU KNOW, IF WE COULD KIND OF PUSH THIS DISCUSSION INTO WHAT YOU'RE PLANNING.

I THINK VINCENT, IF WE DECIDE TO SAY TABLE THIS UNTIL NEXT MONTH OR OR EVEN DECEMBER, YOU'LL HAVE HOPEFULLY A BETTER IDEA. I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S A COMMITMENT, AND I'M SPEAKING FOR MYSELF, BUT I KNOW A LOT OF MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ALSO SUPPORTED MEALS ON WHEELS.

THEY'VE DELIVERED THE MEALS THAT WE WANT TO BE PARTNERS IN HELPING FIND A SOLUTION BECAUSE THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT NEED OUT THERE.

AND AND IT'S LIKELY NOT GOING AWAY. IT'S JUST GETTING IT'S GROWING AND AND SO YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR COMING TODAY.

AGAIN, THINGS HAVE CHANGED FROM WHEN I CONTEMPLATED THIS TWO WEEKS AGO.

I THOUGHT, OKAY, WE CAN WE CAN HELP OUT IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE WE DID NOT WANT THOSE SENIORS TO GO WITHOUT.

AND I WANT TO THANK DAVID SMITH FOR TRYING TO TO WORK SOMETHING OUT.

BUT I THINK WHAT'S PRUDENT PROBABLY TODAY TO DO IS TO TABLE THIS.

LET'S CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION. LET'S STAY IN TOUCH AND FIGURE OUT PERHAPS THERE'S A WAY THAT THE COUNTY CAN BE A I GUESS A MORE SUSTAINABLE TYPE OF SOLUTION TO THIS. AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS.

EVERYTHING'S IN FLUX. I WAS IN DC, AS A MATTER OF FACT, LAST WEEK TRYING TO FIND SOME OTHER SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS, AND NO ONE HAS ANY ANSWERS AT THIS POINT, SO I THINK IT MAKES SENSE.

JUDGE, I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE THE CONVERSATION, BUT BUT I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO TABLE THIS.

AND THEN LET'S BRING IT BACK. LET'S CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS.

BUT AGAIN, THE BOTTOM LINE IS, BEFORE YOU LEAVE HERE TODAY, I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

THERE ARE NOT FOLKS THAT ARE GOING TO BE LEFT OUT BECAUSE WE'RE DELAYING THIS DECISION.

THE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE HAVE BEEN SERVING ARE GOING TO CONTINUE RECEIVING THEIR MEALS YES, SIR.

OKAY SO I WOULD MAKE THAT IN THE FORM OF A MOTION TO TABLE.

SECOND AND YOUR STAFF. AS I'VE GONE OUT TO DELIVER IN MY PRECINCT, YOU HAVE WONDERFUL STAFF WHO REALLY CARE.

I THINK WE JUST REALLY NEED TO HIGHLIGHT THE MEALS ON WHEELS ISN'T JUST FOOD, BUT SOMETIMES IT'S THE ONLY CHECK IN OR WELLNESS CHECK THAT SOME OF OUR SENIORS HAVE PERIOD. AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO TALK, TALK ABOUT IN AN OUTRAGEOUS MANNER THAT CUTS ARE BEING DONE IN THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES, REGARDLESS OF POLITICAL PARTY, ARE THE ONES WHO ARE SUFFERING. SO WE AS A COMMUNITY NEED TO CONTINUE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO HELP OUR AND WORK WITH OUR NOT ONLY OUR ORGANIZATIONS, BUT TO SERVE OUR CONSTITUENTS.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, AND LET'S KEEP FIGHTING TOGETHER.

AND ALSO JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE WHEN THIS FIRST CAME OUT IN THE NEWS, THEY SAID THAT AACOG MADE THE CUTS.

SO JUST TO CLARIFY, FEDERAL DOLLARS PASSING THROUGH.

IF YOU COULD JUST CLARIFY THAT, BECAUSE OF COURSE SO WE WERE NOTIFIED BY AACOG. AACOG IS A GREAT PARTNER OF MEALS ON WHEELS SAN ANTONIO.

THEY HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CUTS. CORRECT.

SO THIS REALLY CAME FROM THE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION.

YEAH SO THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE NOTED THAT BECAUSE THE NEWS SAID AACOG.

AND I SIT ON THE AACOG BOARD. IN OUR BOARD MEETINGS, WE TALK ABOUT THE CUTS AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT AS WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT TOGETHER SO THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER THANK YOU VINCENT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I APPRECIATE YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE TO THE URGENT NEEDS, AND I WILL SUPPORT THE MOTION TODAY. VINCENT, I JUST WANTED TO ASK A QUESTION OF CLARITY ON THE $1.2 MILLION THAT WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING CUT. THAT WAS, IN ESSENCE, A NEW FISCAL YEAR REDUCTION, RIGHT? THAT WILL BE SUSTAINED REGARDLESS OF THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.

RIGHT? THAT IS FOR FISCAL YEAR 26. AND THAT REALLY, I GUESS AT THIS POINT, WE SHOULD SAY PLANNING NUMBERS, SINCE CONGRESS HAS NOT ADOPTED ANY OF THE OF THE SPENDING BILLS.

OKAY YEAH SO THE ONE AGAIN, TALK TO ME. DIAL DOWN INTO A REDUCTION OF $1.2 MILLION.

THE IMPACT FROM A STAFFING AND MEALS STANDPOINT.

SO A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO WHEN THE VARIOUS PANDEMIC MONEY STARTED BEING USED UP.

WE AGAIN, THIS WAS FOR FY 25. WE LOST OVER $1 MILLION IN FUNDING CUTS.

AND SO WHAT WE DID WAS REDUCE STAFFING A YEAR AGO.

WE HAD OVER 22 STAFF POSITIONS THAT WE PULLED BACK ON AS WELL AS 20 CONTRACTORS.

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AND SO WE HAD TO MAKE CHANGES IN OUR MEAL DELIVERY.

WE WERE SERVING RIGHT AT 4200 INDIVIDUALS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

WE PULLED BACK TO THROUGH ATTRITION TO RIGHT AT 3600.

WHAT WE ALSO HAD TO DO, AS OPPOSED TO DAILY DELIVERIES TO ALL CLIENTS.

SOME CLIENTS WERE SERVICES WERE REDUCED TO TWO DAYS A WEEK, AND SOME WERE REDUCED TO ONLY ONE DAY A WEEK.

THOSE WERE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE NOT ON THE HIGHEST NEEDS, BUT THEY COULD SUSTAIN THEMSELVES WITH THE MEALS THAT WE WERE DELIVERING AND THE CHECK INS THAT WE WERE DOING WITH THEM. BUT WE HAVE HAD A PULLBACK YES, SIR.

OKAY SO YOU'RE THE ONLY WAY I CAN EQUATE THE ANSWER TO MY QUESTION IS TO ASSUME THAT THE REDUCTION OF $1.2 MILLION EQUATES TO 22 PEOPLE REDUCTION IN A DECREASE OF SERVINGS FROM 4200 TO 3600.

SO IS THAT GOING TO BE THE IMPACT OF THE LETTER YOU GOT AS WELL? THIS THIS $1.2 MILLION REDUCTION WILL NOT WILL FOR THIS COMING YEAR.

IT MAY HAVE SOME STAFFING CUTS, BUT IT WILL NOT BE TO THE MAGNITUDE THAT WE HAD IN FY 25.

SO THERE WILL BE STAFFING CUTS. FOOD IS I MEAN, HERE'S WHERE I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.

IT'S MY GROCERY EXPERIENCE IS THAT FOOD COSTS IS GOING UP.

UNLESS MAYBE YOU'RE A SOYBEAN FARMER IN AMERICA, YOU PROBABLY ARE RAISING PRICES.

SO YOU'VE GOT A SITUATION WHERE YOUR COSTS OF FOOD IS GOING UP AND YOU'VE GOT A $1.2 MILLION REDUCTION FOR THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR. SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SERVICE OR AND OR STAFFING A DECREASES STILL.

YES, SIR. OKAY SO NOW JUST USING THE SAME LOGIC, THE BROADER PUBLIC IS SEEING THEIR GROCERY BILL INCREASE AND THEIR ABILITY TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES ON A FIXED INCOME, A SENIOR CITIZEN ON A SOCIAL SECURITY OR A FIXED INCOME THEIR ABILITY TO MAKE THOSE MEALS LAST FOR THEMSELVES IS DECREASING AS WELL. WHAT DOES THAT IMPACT LOOK LIKE FOR OUR COUNTY? 16% TO 16% IN SOME CASES, 35% ON SOME OF OUR MORE POPULAR ITEMS THAT WE PREPARE.

WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR SUPPLIERS TO SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

WE ARE ACTUALLY IN THE PROCESS OF COMMITTING TO PROTEINS FOR THE NEXT 12 MONTHS WITH OUR PRIMARY SUPPLIER, WITH BEEF AND CHICKEN GOING THROUGH THE ROOF, AS YOU MENTIONED THERE.

WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO BE AS EFFICIENT AS WE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING OUR EFFECTIVENESS TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WE SERVE.

SO FOR THE COURT, YOU'VE GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE US ABOUT, YOU KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN $100 INCREASE IN RENT GOES UP, I THINK IT'S A 10% OR 9% INCREASE IN FOLKS WHO ARE GOING ON THE STREETS AND TO BECOME UNHOUSED.

SO FOR THESE DOLLAR INCREASES TO PEOPLE'S FOOD BILL, WHAT DO YOU SEE AS AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE? THE NUMBERS OF FOOD INSECURITY IN BEXAR COUNTY IS IS TREMENDOUS, AND IT IS GROWING, AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE OLDER ADULTS.

AND THAT IS ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT HOPEFULLY WILL BE ADDRESSED AT THE UPCOMING NUTRITION SUMMIT THAT WE HAVE THERE.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT INDIVIDUALS OR THOSE WHO CAN'T GET TO THE GROCERY STORE.

WHO CAN'T. IF SHOULD THEY GET GROCERIES, CAN'T STAND LONG ENOUGH TO PREPARE THEIR MEALS, AND THERE ARE MORE AND MORE OF THOSE OUT THERE.

SO IT'S HARD FOR THEM. IT'S HARD ON US AS A PROVIDER.

I DON'T HAVE SPECIFIC PERCENTAGES FOR YOU, BUT I'D BE HAPPY TO GET THE DETAILS TO YOU COMMISSIONER.

LET'S WORK ON THAT. SO WE ALSO HAVE 284,000 PEOPLE IN BEXAR COUNTY WHO RECEIVE SNAP BENEFITS.

MANY OF THEM ARE YOU KNOW, OF THE AGE THAT YOU SERVE AND THAT'S.

AND LET'S NOT FORGET, MANY OF THE FOLKS WHO ARE IN OUR COMMUNITY MIGHT BE AT GRANDMA'S HOUSE AND RELYING UPON GRANDMA'S INCOME TO MAKE THINGS WORK. AND SO IN THE HOME, 284,000 HOMES, MANY OF WHICH HAVE SENIORS, ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED. SO, LOOK, HERE'S MY COMMITMENT.

AND I THINK IT WILL BE THE COMMITMENT OF THIS COURT.

WE ARE OPENING A NEW FARM FOR THE BEXAR COUNTY AG EXTENSION SERVICE VERY SOON.

AND I'VE ASKED THAT THEY BEGIN TO EXPEDITE THE HARVEST SO THAT WE CAN HELP ORGANIZATIONS LIKE YOURS.

SO WE'LL NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO GET AN MOU.

AND IF WE HAVE TO RAISE SOME CHICKENS AND SOME COWS, THAT'LL BE FUN.

WE'LL GET MAYBE THE RODEO TO COME AND HELP US AND [LAUGHTER] GET SOME LOWER COST ITEMS TO OUR TO OUR SENIORS BECAUSE IT MATTERS FOR THE

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LIFE SUSTAINING OF A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OVER 300,000 IMPACTED PEOPLE, MORE THAN LIKELY.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK YOU DO. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THOSE NUMBERS OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER MOODY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. VINCENT, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO WITH MEALS ON WHEELS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU.

WE'VE BEEN OUT AND DELIVERED MEALS AND FANS WITH YOU, AND YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNER AND A GREAT NONPROFIT, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANT TO THANK PUBLICLY THE DONORS AND THE ORGANIZATIONS WHO CAME UP.

YOU SAID ALMOST $700,000 NOW? YES. THAT'S AMAZING AND IT'S HEARTWARMING TO KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO, TO CONTRIBUTE ARE STEPPING UP AND DOING THAT.

SO THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT. AND THEN I WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, AND I THINK A THOUGHTFUL WAY OF PURSUING THIS AND EXPLORING IT, MAKING SURE, YOU KNOW, THE DUST KIND OF SETTLES HERE AND WE HAVE A CHANCE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE GAPS THAT REMAIN ARE.

AFTER THOSE PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS ARE EXPENDED.

SO I LOOK FORWARD TO TO LOOKING AT THIS HERE AS WE GO FORWARD.

I THINK EVERYONE HERE SUPPORTS MEALS ON WHEELS, BUT I THINK THIS IS THE RIGHT MOVE RIGHT NOW AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE WHERE THINGS ARE HEADED SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. VINCENT, THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN HERE.

I WANT TO APPLAUD COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ AND TRYING TO MEET AN IMMEDIATE NEED.

WE THOUGHT IT WAS AN ACUTE NEED THAT REALLY DID NOT WE.

BEXAR COUNTY DID NOT WANT ANYBODY TO GO HUNGRY.

SO, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THIS ON.

THAT SHOWS HOW AGILE AND QUICK BEXAR COUNTY CAN REACT.

AS COUNTY JUDGE, MY PRIMARY DUTY IS TO PROTECT THIS COUNTY.

I TAKE REALLY SPECIAL INTEREST TO PROTECT THE LEAST OF US, THE MOST VULNERABLE.

IT'S THE CHILDREN. IT'S THE FAMILIES, IT'S THE SENIORS, IT'S DISABLED.

IT'S THE VETERANS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE FIXED INCOME.

AND, VINCENT I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE YOU, YOUR LEADERSHIP.

MEALS ON WHEELS FOR WHAT YOU ALL DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

YOU ARE KIND OF THE UNSUNG HEROES. I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A TOUR OF THE MEALS ON WHEELS.

I'VE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT WITH MY PERSONAL VEHICLE, ALONG WITH MY WIFE, RACHEL SAKAI, TO GO DELIVER THOSE MEALS TO THE SENIORS. IT WAS VERY, VERY EFFECTIVE EFFICIENT.

IT IS IT'S A GREAT USE OF THE PHILANTHROPIC DOLLARS AND THE REVENUE YOU ALL RECEIVED.

I'M A LUCKY GUY IN THE SENSE THAT AT THE END OF THIS LAST BUDGET YEAR, I HAD SOME DISCRETIONARY MONEY.

AND, VINCENT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY I GAVE TO OTHERS, BUT THE MEALS ON WHEELS ORGANIZATION WAS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE TOP ORGANIZATIONS, AND I WAS ABLE TO GIVE YOU A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF, OF MY DISCRETIONARY BUDGET MONEY.

BUT AS YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T ENOUGH AND IT WASN'T GOING TO COVER THIS POTENTIAL DEFICIT.

I'M ALSO STRUCK THAT COMMISSIONERS WE'VE GOT SOME HEADWINDS.

WE'VE GOT PUBLIC POLICIES AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL THAT WILL FEDERAL LEVEL THAT WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT CUTS TO SNAP, WHICH IS THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM CUTS TO MEDICAID, WHICH IS ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND MANY OTHER POLICIES THAT WILL FALL UPON LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

AND SO, AGAIN, BEXAR COUNTY STEPS UP, READY TO PROTECT THE MOST VULNERABLE.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THIS PARTNERSHIP, VINCENT.

AND I'D LIKE TO PUT ON RECORD THAT THE MY OFFICE STAFF, THE COUNTY JUDGE STAFF, ALONG WITH THE FOOD BANK HAVE A COUPLE OF EVENTS, AND I PUT IT I'D LIKE TO PUT ON RECORD THAT ON NOVEMBER 5TH, WE WILL HAVE A FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENT AT THE FREEMAN COLISEUM, AND WE'LL BE GETTING NOTICES OUT. MORE IMPORTANTLY, VINCENT, I'M GOING TO ASK THE COMMUNITY AND PUT ON PUBLIC RECORD THAT I'M CALLING FOR FOOD SECURITY SUMMIT. CHOOSING TO LOOK AT THE POSITIVE OF HOW WE COME TOGETHER.

THIS PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE HAS SHOWN THE POWER OF PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.

RIGHT, VINCENT? YES, SIR. OUR CORPORATE COMMUNITY HAS REALLY STEPPED UP TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS.

AND SO WHAT THIS SUMMIT IS ABOUT COMMISSIONERS.

IS THAT CAN WE PARTNER UP AND CAN WE LEVERAGE? CAN WE PUT THE LIMITED RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE WITH COUNTY TAXPAYER MONEY TO LEVERAGE WITH THE PARTNERSHIP OF THE CORPORATE,

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AND TO PUT OUT A CALL TO THOSE THAT WOULD DONATE TO THESE TO THESE WORTHY CAUSES.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT, I WANT TO APPLAUD YOU. YOU'VE ALSO PUT HOUSING AND SECURITY ON AN ISSUE, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AND COUNTY STAFF TO DEVELOP THE STRATEGIES AS TO HOW WE CAN HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT THERE.

SO LET US PREPARE. I DO NOT WANT TO ALARM THE COMMUNITY IN THE SENSE OF WE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE WE HAVE A CRISIS, BUT WE'RE COMING THERE AND WE'RE COMING THERE VERY QUICKLY.

IN LIGHT OF THE CUTS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED BY THESE POLICIES AT A MUCH HIGHER LEVEL.

SO WITH THAT, I SUPPORT THE MOTION TO TABLE IN ORDER THAT WE CAN TRULY COME UP WITH AN EFFECTIVE PLAN AND A PROCESS AND THE ABILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO AT THIS TIME, IS THERE UNLESS THERE'S FURTHER DISCUSSION, I WILL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO TABLE SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES.

VINCENT WILL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU JUDGE, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS Y'ALL ARE THE BEST. THANKS FOR BEING HERE ALL RIGHT LET'S GO BACK TO INDIVIDUAL ITEMS WILL START 71 DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE APPROVAL AND ADOPT AN ORDER RESTRICTING OUTDOOR BURNING AFFECTED ON THE DATE

[71. Discussion and appropriate action regarding the approval of adopting an Order Restricting Outdoor Burning, effective on the date of adoption of the order.]

OF THE ADOPTION OF THE ORDER. MICHAEL MORLAN OEM.

GOOD MORNING, JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS DEPUTY CHIEF JOHN ORTEGA HERE FILLING IN FOR FIRE MARSHAL CHRIS LOPEZ, WHO TOOK ILL TODAY. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST FROM THE COURT THAT AN EXTENSION OF THE BURN BAN, WHICH IS SET TO EXPIRE ON NOVEMBER 10TH FOR 90 DAYS MOVING FORWARD FROM THAT POINT.

WE ARE STILL IN A VERY HIGH HAZARD CONDITION AS FAR AS FIRE WEATHER GOES OUT IN THE COUNTY DUE TO DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, TOMORROW WE'RE RAMPED UP AND PREPARING FOR SIGNIFICANT FIRE WEATHER DAY.

THAT THAT SHOWS TO BE A FAIRLY HAZARDOUS. SO WE WOULD ASK THAT RESPECTFULLY, THAT YOU ALL CONSIDER EXTENDING THE BURN BAN.

MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND THINK WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE, BUT IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING FROM OUR EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS.

WE HAD A BULLDOZER THAT WE USED TO, YOU KNOW, BURN OUT YOU KNOW, DUGOUTS TO STOP FIRES FROM GOING THAT I THINK EITHER THROUGH PUBLIC WORKS OR SOME SORT OF FLEET MAINTENANCE, IT ENDED UP GETTING OUT OF OUR COUNTY SYSTEM.

SO THEY'VE REQUESTED A LOOK AT OUR ABILITY TO GET A GRANT OR FUNDING IN THE BUDGET.

CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT ISSUE? DO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M REFERRING TO? YES, COMMISSIONER. YOU'RE CORRECT. WE DID HAVE A BULLDOZER AT ONE TIME SPECIFICALLY TO BE USED FOR FIRE INCIDENTS, AND IT GOT TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE COUNTY INVENTORY AT SOME POINT.

WE ARE CURRENTLY EXPLORING OPTIONS WITH COUNTY STAFF TO PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE, EITHER USING FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE FIRE CODE FUNDS OR POSSIBLY GRANTS. I'VE LET DEPUTY CHIEF MICHAEL MORLAN, WHO HAS BEEN KIND OF OVERSEEING THAT PART OF IT.

DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? SO WE HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT AS A GAP. THAT GAP SHOWED UP TO US EARLIER THIS YEAR RIGHT BEFORE THE DUKE FIRE ON THE SOUTH SIDE.

SO BUT WE'RE WORKING CURRENTLY WITH BUDGET TO PUSH FORWARD AN ACF THAT WOULD LOOK TO PURCHASE SOME OF THAT WILDLAND FIRE EQUIPMENT.

YEAH, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. YOU KNOW, IT'S INTERESTING.

LITERALLY, I THINK WE HAD A COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING TWO DAYS BEFORE THE DUKE FIRE.

AND I REMEMBER I SAID TO SOMEBODY, MY STAFF OR SOMEBODY, IT WAS THERE WAS ALSO THE FIRES.

IT WAS EITHER A FIRE IN BASTROP OR A FIRE IN CALIFORNIA.

I CAN'T REMEMBER THERE WAS A BIG FIRE. AND I, I LITERALLY SAID TO SOMEBODY, WE'VE GOT TO GET PREPARED BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO WE HAVE THE SAME VULNERABILITY OF LAND, BIG FIELDS OPEN. AND WE COULD HAVE SOME VERY BAD FIRES.

SO I REALLY WANT TO KIND OF PUT SOME PEP IN OUR STEP.

WE'RE IN A SEASON WHERE WE GET A LITTLE BIT MORE RAIN, BUT WE'RE IN, YOU KNOW, HISTORIC DROUGHT.

AND WE'VE GOT A LOT OF OPEN LAND WITH GROWTH OF PEOPLE COMING OUT THERE WITH CIGARETTE BUTTS, JUST, YOU KNOW, HITTING THE GRASS AND ALL THAT KIND OF STUFF.

SO LET'S TRY TO RESOLVE THAT INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUE FOR OUR FIRE BECAUSE WE JUST HAVE A TREMENDOUS VULNERABILITY THERE.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. COMMISSIONER AND THE ESD FIRE DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN COORDINATING WITH US WITH THE FIRE MARSHAL OFFICE AND THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

WITH RESPECT TO RESPONDING TO ANY OF THE WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE, WHICH ARE THOSE AREAS THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO.

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FOR BOTH WILDLAND AND REGULAR GRASS AND BRUSH FIRES.

THEY WORKING WITH THE OEM. THEY STOOD UP SEVERAL A COUPLE OF STRIKE TEAMS, AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF.

SO THAT'S GOING WELL. AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THAT AND COORDINATE WITH THEM.

ALSO WANT TO MENTION THE COUNTY PIO OFFICE THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB IN PUTTING THE MESSAGE OUT TO OUR MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE BURN BAN. AND WE'VE WE HAVE SEEN A DECREASE IN GRASS FIRES SINCE SINCE YOU ALL IMPLEMENTED THE BURN BAN BACK IN AUGUST.

LET ME JUST SAY, THE BIGGEST THING WE'RE RUNNING UP AGAINST FOR THIS EQUIPMENT WILL BE NEW YEAR'S EVE.

I MEAN, WE'VE GOT, YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT A CULTURE IN SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY WHERE FIREWORKS ARE HUGE.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT I REMEMBER WE DID A PRESS EVENT TOGETHER A COUPLE YEARS AGO OUT OF 87, AND LITERALLY WE HAD ON TELEVISION OUR DEMO WENT WRONG AND WE HAD TO PUT OUT THE FIREWORK FIRE.

RIGHT, RIGHT THERE ON LIVE TV. SO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF VULNERABILITY.

AND MONICA SHAKING HER HEAD [LAUGHTER], YOU REMEMBER THAT? WE IT WAS IT WASN'T PRETTY, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.

IT WAS VERY, VERY TELLING OF THE DANGER. SO LET'S JUST TRY TO GET THAT THING BEFORE NEW YEAR'S EVE SO WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF PEACE OF MIND.

ALL RIGHT THANK YOU JUDGE. COMMISSIONER MOODY.

JUST A QUICK QUESTION. SUPPORT THE REQUIREMENT, YOU KNOW, GIVEN THE CURRENT CONDITIONS.

BUT WHEN, YOU KNOW, A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RAIN FALLS, LIKE, WHAT'S THE THRESHOLD WHERE YOU GUYS TURN THE BURN BAN OFF, RIGHT? SO IF WE GET A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF RAIN, WE REACH A CERTAIN THRESHOLD.

THEN THIS 90 DAYS, YOU COME BACK TO COURT AND REMOVE IT, RIGHT? YEAH CORRECT, COMMISSIONER SO THE WAY THE STATUTE READS IN THAT PART OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, THE BURN BAN IS ONLY TO BE IMPLEMENTED WHILE WE'RE UNDER DROUGHT CONDITIONS, WHICH WE ARE RIGHT NOW USING THE WHAT THEY CALL THE KBDI, THE KEETCH BYRAM DROUGHT INDEX. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS LOOKED AT BY THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE.

SO EVERY DAY WE CHECK THAT WE'RE AT 569 AS OF THIS MORNING.

AND DROUGHT IS AT LIKE 250 ON UP. WE'RE CURRENTLY IN ABOUT 40 POINTS SHY OF A SEVERE DROUGHT, IS HOW THEY CATEGORIZE IT. WE'RE IN A DROUGHT CONDITION RIGHT NOW. SO WE'RE EVEN IF WE HAD A LITTLE I MEAN, THE RAIN THAT THAT WE GOT A FEW DAYS AGO, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SIGNIFICANT IN CERTAIN AREAS, IS NOT ENOUGH TO AMELIORATE THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

BUT TO YOUR QUESTION THE BURN BAN CAN ONLY BE IN PLACE WHEN THE COUNTY IS UNDER DROUGHT CONDITIONS, AS DEFINED BY THE BY THE KBDI INDEX. SO AT THAT POINT, GENERALLY, WHAT WE'VE DONE HISTORICALLY IN THE PAST IS THE FIRE THE COURT GRANTS THE FIRE MARSHAL THE AUTHORITY TO BASICALLY DISCONTINUE THE BURN BAN AT WHEN THE WHEN THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER PRESENT THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

OKAY LET ME JUST CLOSE WITH THIS. SINCE I'VE BECOME COUNTY JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT AND HAS PAID PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

AND TODAY'S REPORT IN REGARDS TO THE BURN BAN IS ONE REFLECTION OF US BEING PROACTIVE.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT, THANK YOU FOR REMINDING US THAT WE STILL HAVE TO DO MORE INVESTMENT FROM A PUBLIC SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE TO THAT.

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS THE EQUIPMENT, AND THAT WE'RE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH WHATEVER CIRCUMSTANCE WE FACE AS A RESULT OF THE DROUGHT AND POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS. BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.

THIS ALSO MERGES IN WITH THE RECOGNITION OF THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR FIRST RESPONDERS FROM THIS MORNING AND THE RECOGNITION THAT WAS PROVIDED TO US WHICH REFLECTS THE PURSUIT OF THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.

AND AGAIN, I REPEAT THAT IS MY PRIMARY FUNCTION IS TO SERVE TO PROTECT THIS COMMUNITY.

AND AS IT RELATES TO FOOD INSECURITY GOES TO THE REALLY JUST BASIC PUBLIC SAFETY.

THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND I SEE OUR SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS READY TO GO FOR THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.

BUT WE MUST ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT OUR MOST VULNERABLE ARE PROTECTED.

AND THIS IS ONE WAY WE CAN DO IT. SO I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND THAT WE CONTINUE.

SO UNLESS THERE'S FURTHER ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU ALL. ITEM 72 DISCUSSION AND ACTION RELATED TO THE APPROVAL OF AN OPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE REGARDING THE TRANSFER OF

[72. Discussion and appropriate action related to the approval of an Operation Agreement between Bexar County and the Bexar County Sheriff's Office regarding the transfer of operations of the Bexar County Firearms Training Center from the Facilities Management Department to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office, and authorization to take all necessary administrative actions to support the transfer, including a budgetary transfer, if necessary.]

OPERATIONS OF BEXAR COUNTY FIREARMS TRAINING CENTER AND THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT TO THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

AUTHORIZATION TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS TO SUPPORT THE TRANSFER, INCLUDING A BUDGET TRANSFER,

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IS NECESSARY. SHERIFF GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING JUDGE, COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

YOU KNOW, ON ANY GIVEN YEAR WE HAVE TO RUN ABOUT 1700 ACTIVE DUTY DEPUTIES THROUGH ANNUAL FIREARMS REQUALIFICATIONS.

IN ADDITION TO THAT, SEVERAL HUNDRED DETENTION CADETS THAT HAVE TO BE RUN THROUGH AS PART OF THE STATE MANDATED JAILERS COURSE.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, UPWARDS OF 100 PATROL CADETS THAT HAVE TO COME THROUGH.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT'S IT'S QUITE LITERALLY A SEVEN DAY OPERATION IN MANY CASES.

ADD TO THAT THAT SOME YEARS AS PART OF OUR MANDATED TRAINING, WE HAVE TO CHANGE UP HOURS.

WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE, LIKE NIGHT SHOOTING WITH LOW LIGHT SHOOTING, WHICH WE HAVE TO ALSO FACTOR IN.

AND SO TO US, IN ADDITION TO, TO YOU KNOW, ALL OF THESE THINGS, WE'VE IT JUST MAKES IT MORE SENSE IN, IN OUR OPINION FOR US TO BE ABLE TO BETTER CONTROL THE, OUR OWN ACCESS NOW WITH, WITH THAT NOW WE'RE GOING TO BE FACTORING IN THE SEVEN OTHER ADDITIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE COUNTY.

ALL OF OUR CONSTABLES, THE DA'S OFFICE HAS THEIR INVESTIGATORS AND OF COURSE, OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND FIRE MARSHALS.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, ALL SAID AND DONE, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH ALL OF OUR OTHER PARTNER AGENCIES, BUT ADDITIONALLY, OUR SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTNERS AND FEDERAL PARTNERS THAT NEED TO BE FACTORED INTO THIS.

AND WE, YOU KNOW, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYBODY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ALL GET THE BEST TRAINING THAT WE CAN PROVIDE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SHERIFF YOU KNOW, TO ME, THIS MAKES SENSE. YOU KNOW? CLEARLY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PERCENTAGE IS, BUT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE MAKES UP THE VAST MAJORITY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THOSE WHO ARE GOING TO USE THE FIREARMS TRAINING FACILITY, SO IT MAKES SENSE TO ME.

I'M SUPPORTIVE, OBVIOUSLY, AS YOU MENTIONED. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE A GOOD PARTNER FOR THE OTHER AGENCIES.

SURE. SO I TRUST THAT YOU ALL WILL DO THAT. HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT THERE AND USE THE RANGE.

YEAH. REALLY ENJOYED IT. IT'S A GREAT FACILITY.

IT'S A GREAT, GREAT ASSET FOR THE COUNTY. SO YEAH, I SUPPORT THIS MOTION AND LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK OUT THERE AT SOME POINT.

YES, SIR THANK YOU.

I THINK THIS MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. AND YEAH, I SHARE THE SAME SENTIMENT THAT COMMISSIONER MOODY JUST EXPRESSED, WHICH IS BE GOOD NEIGHBORS TO OUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

YOU'VE ALREADY STATED THAT. SURE YOU KNOW, NEEDING TO HAVE THOSE HOURS AS WELL.

AND SO WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION THAT YOU'VE COME TO COURT WITH.

AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO GOOD, GOOD MAINTENANCE OF EVERYTHING THERE THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YES THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. HI, SHERIFF I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE.

HOW ARE THE CONSTABLES OR SPECIFICALLY CONSTABLE FOR PRECINCT 1? HOW ARE THEY GOING TO BE PRIORITIZED WHEN THEY NEED TO DO THEIR PRACTICING? WELL, YOU KNOW, ALL TEXAS PEACE OFFICERS, WE ALL HOLD THE SAME LICENSE AND WE ALL HAVE THE SAME SHOOTING REQUIREMENTS.

AND SO FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, ANY TIME THAT THEY NEED TO COME IN AND SHOOT, ALL THEY GOT TO DO IS COORDINATE WITH OUR STAFF AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THEM IN AND OUT AS CONVENIENTLY AS POSSIBLE FOR THEM.

THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS HAVE THEM MISS A DEADLINE ON TRAINING OR MISS OUT ON THEIR REGULAR DUTIES BECAUSE THEY'RE WAITING ON A RANGE AVAILABILITY.

AND SO FOR US, WE, YOU KNOW, WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ACCOMPLISH JUST THAT. SO YOU OR YOUR OFFICE HAS ALREADY REACHED OUT TO THEM? THEY UNDERSTAND THE TRANSITION AND HOW THAT'S GOING TO WORK? WELL, QUITE FRANKLY, WE'RE WAITING UNTIL WE ACTUALLY HAD KEYS IN HAND TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.

OKAY. BUT YES, I HAVE A FIREARM STAFF THAT CURRENTLY WORKS OUT OF OUR TRAINING ACADEMY.

THAT FIREARM STAFF WILL NOW BE WORKING OUT OF THE FIRING RANGE OFFICE, AND THAT'S WHO WILL BE HANDLING THE SCHEDULING.

AND SO STARTING TODAY, WE'LL START MAKING THOSE CALLS AND MAKING SURE THAT ANYBODY THAT THAT NEEDS TO SHOOT GETS IN THERE AND DOES SO, YOU KNOW, IT BENEFITS US ALL. TRUTH BE TOLD. YOU KNOW, ANY TIME THERE'S A THERE'S A CRITICAL INCIDENT WHICH NONE OF US EVER WANTS TO HAVE.

BUT, YOU KNOW, TRUTH BE TOLD YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT MIXED BAG OF FIRST RESPONDERS IS GOING TO RESPOND.

AND SO TO US, IT JUST MAKES MORE SENSE TO HAVE EVERYBODY ON BOARD OKAY AND THEN I ALSO HAVE A CONCERN FOR THE CURRENT EMPLOYEES WHO ARE THERE.

SO HOW IS THAT GOING TO TRANSITION? I HAD ASKED DAN TO COME FORWARD ALSO.

DAN, YOU WANT TO STEP UP? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE TAKE CARE OF OUR CURRENT COUNTY EMPLOYEES.

ABSOLUTELY. SO CURRENTLY THERE'S ONE FULL TIME AND TWO PART TIMES.

IS THAT CORRECT? YES AND IN THIS AGREEMENT, WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE ACTUALLY.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, COMMISSIONER. AND AGAIN, OUR FIRST CHARGE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EMPLOYEES WERE TAKEN CARE OF, AS WELL AS DAVID

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SMITH'S MANTRA TO ME DURING THIS TRANSITION PERIOD IS TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS.

SO WE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH OUR TWO PART TIME RANGE SAFETY OFFICERS, AND THEY WILL ACTUALLY BE TRANSFERRING OVER TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DEPARTMENT WITH THAT OPERATION. OUR RANGE MASTER WILL BE ACTUALLY COLLAPSING BACK TO OUR LIFE AND SAFETY DIVISION TO HELP US WITH I'M SORRY, SO THE ONE CORRECT SO THEY'LL BE DOING VERY SIMILAR DUTIES. THEY COVERED SCHEDULING LATE NIGHT SHOOTS, THOSE HOURS. OKAY AND THEN GUARD CONTRACT AND SOME OTHER SKILL SETS. YES, HE'S A LICENSED PEACE OFFICER. SO HE HAS SOME SKILL SET THAT WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE ON OUR SIDE OF THE HOUSE WITH OUR SECURITY. OKAY SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE HIS SKILL SETS ARE STILL BEING UTILIZED AND HE'S NOT GOING TO GO TO SOMETHING THE NUMBER ONE CHARGE OF THIS. THIS STARTING OFF OF THIS CONVERSATION WAS TO MAKE SURE OUR EMPLOYEES WERE TAKEN CARE OF.

OKAY SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THAT COMMITMENT PUBLICLY FROM BOTH THE SHERIFF AND DAN, TO MAKE COWBOY HATS, THOUGH JUST THAT'S JUST A HOUSE RULE. I'M KIDDING COMMISSIONER. [LAUGHTER] I DIDN'T HEAR YOU.

[LAUGHTER] AND THEN ARE YOU GOING TO NEED IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT THE BUDGET AT ALL? TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO, MA'AM. OKAY ALL RIGHT THANK YOU.

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

GET TO WORK, GUYS. THANK YOU WE'LL DO.

[73. Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding the estimated cost savings of approving funding for 10 Sergeants in the Adult Detention Center, which was adopted on September 9, 2025, with the change memo.]

PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE ESTIMATED COST OF SAVINGS APPROVING FUNDING FOR 10 SERGEANTS IN THE ADULT DETENTION CENTER, WHICH WAS ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 9TH, 2025 WITH THE CHANGE MEMO, SHERIFF.

WELL, GOOD MORNING AGAIN. YES WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD, VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU KNOW, CONTINUING TO STAFF UP. AND AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE COME HERE QUITE FREQUENTLY ASKING FOR MORE MONEY TO PAY FOR OVERTIME.

AND YOU KNOW, AS, AS WAS ACKNOWLEDGED SOMETIME BACK SOUTH TOWER HAD NOT BEEN STAFFED UP TO THE, TO THE LEVEL THAT IT NEEDED TO GET. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT, AS YOU ALL KNOW.

BUT THE FIRST STEP FOR US IS TO BRING IN 10 ADDITIONAL SUPERVISOR POSITIONS, SERGEANT POSITIONS THAT WILL BE HELPING US OUT IN THE SOUTH TOWER AS WE CONTINUE TO ADD DEPUTIES TO THAT THAT PART OF THE FACILITY AS WELL YOU KNOW, AS YOU ALL KNOW, YOU ALL ASKED US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS WOULD BE THIS WOULD BRING DOWN OUR OVERTIME.

WELL, WHEN YOU'VE GOT 10 SUPERVISORS POSITIONS THAT WILL NO LONGER BE PAID AT TIME AND A HALF, BUT RATHER STRAIGHT TIME, OBVIOUSLY, THAT WILL HELP US OUT WITH WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.

ASSISTANT CHIEF JOEL JANSSEN ACTUALLY HAS SOME DOLLAR FIGURES WITH HIM TODAY THAT HE CAN PRESENT IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT.

WE COULD CHANGE THE SLIDE. NEXT SLIDE.

NEXT SLIDE. SO CURRENTLY THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR, AS FAR AS OVERTIME, WE PAID OUT ABOUT $1,273,000. AND WE'RE PROJECTING IT WITH THE 10 NEW POSITIONS THE COST WILL BE ABOUT $896,534, WITH A COST SAVINGS OF ABOUT $377,327. SO, MATH WISE, I MEAN, IT JUST MAKES MORE SENSE TO GIVE US THE ADDITIONAL SPOTS THAT WE'RE NOT USING THE OVERTIME. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER MOODY.

SO THE. CAN YOU LEAVE THIS SLIDE UP SINCE I DON'T HAVE A PERMANENT COPY? MAYBE I DO. CAN YOU LEAVE THE SLIDE BACK UP, PLEASE? OKAY SO THAT'S THE SALARY FOR SERGEANT BENEFITS MULTIPLIER.

SO ALL IN THE 10 SERGEANTS TOTAL COST IS THE $900,000.

YES. RIGHT? OKAY AND THEN HELP ME WITH THE THIS IS A TOTAL FSA TOTAL OVERTIME PAID.

THAT IS FOR THE SERGEANTS OVERALL IN THE TOWER? OKAY AND SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE IS THAT THE 377.

SO HELP ME WITH THE MATH ON HOW YOU GOT TO THE 377.

IT'S JUST THE TOTAL COST THAT WE PAID OUT FOR 23 TO 24 WAS THE $1,200,000.

SUBTRACT THE $800,000 WELL, THE $900,000, THAT'S WHERE YOUR 377 SAVINGS IS GOING TO COME ABOUT.

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SO, COMMISSIONER, IF I COULD CHIME IN, THAT'S THE NET SAVINGS.

FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE WHAT WE OVER TIME. BECAUSE THIS WON'T HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY.

BUT OVER TIME WE'D BE LOOKING TO SEE IS A $1.2 MILLION TOTAL REDUCTION IN OT AND FLSA FOR THESE SERGEANTS. BUT THE NET SAVINGS HE'S CORRECT WOULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO.

OKAY I'M STILL JUST TRYING TO GET AT THE $1,200,000.

SO THOSE NUMBERS ARE FOR 10. NO, THAT'S ALL SERGEANTS YOU SAID, CORRECT? WHAT THEY OCCURRED OVER TIME FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 23 TO 24.

OKAY I GUESS I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT FOR THOSE 10 SERGEANTS THAT WERE ADDING THAT IF THAT WAS ALL, IF THEY WERE GETTING PAID TIME AND A HALF. SO WE WERE ELIMINATING.

CHIEF. THAT AMOUNT OF OVERTIME, THAT IT WOULD BE HALF OF THE $900,000 OR $450,000.

BUT THAT WAS JUST THE MATH I WAS DOING IN MY HEAD.

THE $1,200,000 IS THAT FOR THE 10 SOUTH TOWER POSITIONS OR THAT'S ALL? IT'S ALL SERGEANTS COMBINED ALL 59. WELL, THEN THIS MATH DOESN'T WORK.

OKAY, WELL, I'M GLAD THAT [LAUGHTER] IT'S NOT JUST ME.

I WAS YEAH, I WAS TRYING TO GET AT $450. BUT, YEAH, I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THE TOTAL SERGEANTS VERSUS THE 10 SERGEANT POSITIONS.

MAYBE WE CAN JUST WELL, LET'S OPEN UP FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION YEAH, I KIND OF MISSED THE. YOU'RE SAYING THE.

SO FIRST OF ALL, THE 10 POSITIONS ARE THE ONES THAT WERE APPROVED IN THE BUDGET, RIGHT? I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER MOODY. YOU WERE YOU WERE SAYING WHICH NUMBERS DIDN'T ADD UP, OR WAS THAT YOU, SMITH? SO IF THE $1,200,000 MILLION WAS THE OVERTIME IN FLSA BEING PAID TO STAFF THE SOUTH TOWER WITH SERGEANTS, THEN I WOULD EXPECT TO SEE ONCE THEY'RE REPLACED WITH FULL TIME SERGEANTS OVER TIME, AT SOME POINT I WOULD EXPECT TO SEE THOSE 10 SERGEANTS REDUCE OVERTIME IN FLSA BY AT LEAST $1,200,000 MILLION, BECAUSE THAT WAS THE COST.

BUT WHAT I'M HEARING IS THAT WASN'T THE COST FOR THESE 10 SERGEANTS.

THAT WAS THE COST FOR ALL DETENTION SERGEANTS, IN WHICH CASE I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF THIS MAKES FINANCIAL SENSE ANYMORE, TO BE HONEST. WELL OKAY SO.

IF EVERY HOUR THAT THOSE SERGEANTS ARE WORKING, THEY ARE REMOVING SOMEBODY WHO'S TODAY GETTING PAID FLSA OR OVERTIME, WHICH WOULD BE TIME AND A HALF, THEN THAT WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, 50% OF THE TOTAL COST OF THOSE SERGEANTS, WHICH WOULD BE LIKE $450,000. THAT'S WHY I SAW THE TOTAL SAVED AND I WAS TRYING TO DO THE MATH, AND IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME. SO I AGREE WITH, WITH THE COUNTY MANAGER ON THAT ELEMENT.

WELL, CLEARLY, I THINK THERE'S STILL SAVINGS.

BUT I'M JUST NOT TRACKING ON THE SLIDE HERE. SO I WOULD PUT IT IN THIS PERSPECTIVE.

SO WITH 10 SERGEANTS THAT ARE MISSING, WHAT'S HAPPENING IS WE'RE ASKING ADDITIONAL OFFICERS OR SERGEANTS TO FILL IN THOSE GAPS.

BY FILLING THOSE GAPS, THEY'RE OCCURRING TIME AND A HALF.

THAT'S WHERE WE CAME UP WITH THE $1,200,000 TO SHOW DEMONSTRATE HOW MUCH OVERTIME WE PAID JUST TO SOLE SERGEANTS.

SO WHEN WE ADD THIS ADDITIONAL 10 SERGEANTS, THE SERGEANTS ARE NO LONGER GOING TO BE WORKING OVERTIME, PERIOD. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE SHOWING THE SAVINGS OF THE OF THE ADDITIONAL THE COST OF $1,200,000.

THE SAVINGS WOULD BE THE THREE POINT, THE $377,000.

YOU'RE SAYING THE 10 SERGEANTS ARE GOING TO ELIMINATE OR SHOULD ELIMINATE ALL THE OVERTIME PAY FROM US.

THAT'S WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THE MATH. NOW WELL, INDIVIDUALS LIKE SERGEANTS HAVE TO WORK MAYBE AN HOUR OR TWO IF THEY HAVE LATE REPORTS? THAT'S LAW ENFORCEMENT. WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING A SERGEANT THAT ACTUALLY FILLING A POSITION FULL TIME.

AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE THAT'S WHERE WE'RE COMING UP.

SO WHAT I AND I CAN'T VERIFY THIS SITTING HERE TODAY, BUT WHAT HE'S SAYING IS THEY WERE PAYING OVERTIME, BUT NOT TO JUST 10 SERGEANTS TO WHEREVER THEY COULD GRAB A SERGEANT TO FILL THAT SLOT.

THAT'S WHERE THEY WOULD PAY OVERTIME. SO WHAT THEY'RE SAYING IS OVERTIME FOR SERGEANTS LARGELY WILL BE UNNECESSARY ONCE THESE 10 ARE FILLED.

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OKAY SO BASICALLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS YOU NO LONGER HAVE THE VACANCIES, SO SERGEANTS WILL NOT BE OCCURRING THE OVERTIME ANYMORE, WHICH WILL BE UPON THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN ANYMORE. I THINK WHEN YOU PUT IT LIKE THAT, IT MAKES MORE SENSE.

YES, SIR YOU ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR OVERTIME WITH THESE NEW POSITIONS, AND THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE SAVINGS.

AND YOU'RE JUST SAYING ROUGHLY, IT'S GOING TO BE SOMEWHERE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD OF $370,000.

YES COMMISSIONER. IT MAY NOT BE EXACT, BUT BUT.

NO, I MEAN, BECAUSE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, LIKE WE MENTIONED BEFORE, YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU STAY LATE.

AND WHAT I RECOLLECT THAT WAS THE COMMITMENT WHEN WE APPROVED THE POSITIONS IN THE BUDGET CYCLE WAS IT WAS GOING TO ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR SOME OVERTIME, MAYBE NOT ALL OVERTIME, BUT SOME OVERTIME IN THE TOWER.

THE MAJORITY OF IT YES AND JUST TO CLARIFY, THE SERGEANTS WERE SUPPOSED TO REMOVE ALL OF IT.

NOT SAYING THAT'S IN A PERFECT WORLD FOR THE SERGEANT POSITION, BUT THE 10 SERGEANTS WERE SUPPOSED TO FILL THE GAP ENTIRELY FOR SERGEANTS.

CORRECT? CORRECT, SIR. OKAY CORRECT? CORRECT CAN I TAKE IT MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. GET IT DONE.

THANK YOU 74 [LAUGHTER] DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION

[74. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval to convert existing Public Safety Communications Manager position to Change Management Specialist and to upgrade existing Change Management Technician to Change Management Specialist.]

SPECIALIST AND TO UPGRADE EXISTING CHANGE MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN TO CHANGE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST.

SHERIFF OR CHIEF? CHIEF. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING.

MY NAME IS JAMES SCHROEDER. I SERVE AS THE CHIEF DEPUTY FOR OUR SHERIFF.

SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE ASKED FOR A FEW YEARS.

THIS IS A ZERO COST IMPROVEMENT. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS TAKING THE SALARY THAT EXISTS RIGHT NOW, BUT IT'S AN UNFILLED POSITION, AND WE WANT TO TAKE THAT SALARY AND SPLIT IT OFF AND CREATE A NEW CHANGE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST POSITION, AND THEN UPGRADE A CHANGE MANAGEMENT TECHNICIAN UP TO A CHANGE MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CHANGE GOING ON ALL THE TIME. I THINK RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING TIME CLOCK BEFORE WE HEAD OUT TO SEA.

I THINK WE'VE ALSO HAD OUR MAU UNIT COME ALONG.

WE HAD OUR SMART UNIT COME ALONG SOON. WE'LL GET WORKDAY COMING UP.

SO ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING AT IS TO TAKE THESE FOLKS AND BUILD UP THE EXPERTISE IN EVERY ONE OF OUR MANAGERS, RIGHT. PART OF THE MANAGEMENT ROLE IS TO PROVIDE FOR PLANNING AND ORGANIZING, STAFFING, DIRECTING, SO ON AND SO ON. THIS WILL HELP US COLLAPSE TIME AND BUILD UP EXPERTISE IN THE PLANNING AREA SO WE CAN IDENTIFY THINGS LIKE COST, UNIDENTIFIED VARIABLES, TIME, UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES, PROBLEM SOLVING, AND WE THINK THIS IS A MUCH BETTER USE.

IT WILL BE ADMINISTRATIVE. THEY WILL BE HELPING A LOT OF THE CHIEF FUNCTIONS.

THAT IS TYING UP A LOT OF TIME. IT WON'T BE OPERATIONAL UNTIL THE UNITS GET STOOD UP OR SOMETHING ELSE COMES ONLINE.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. CHIEF AND IF I RECALL AGAIN, A DISCUSSION DURING BUDGET IS THIS ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE BUDGET NEUTRAL? YES, SIR. IT IS. YES, SIR. IT IS A ZERO COST IMPROVEMENT IT'S BUDGET NEUTRAL YES, SIR I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE JUDGE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. YOU GUYS GOT.

DO WE GET IT ALL DONE? SHERIFF? I HOPE SO, JUDGE [LAUGHTER].

WELL, WE GOT IT DONE FOR THIS MORNING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK. ALL RIGHT ITEM 75.

[75. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval and execution of a purchase order to the lowest, most responsive bid submitted by ABH Pros, LLC (HUB) in the base bid amount of $1,132,291.40, plus contingency in the amount of $50,000, plus alternate one in the amount of $583,602.93, plus allowance one in the amount of $15,000, plus allowance two in the amount of $17,000, for a total award amount of $1,797,894.33 to replace the roof on the Adult Detention Center Towers A & B, as well as four (4) RTU units, as requested by Facilities Management; authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents for record.]

DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION APPROVAL OF EXECUTION OF PURCHASE ORDER TO THE LOWEST, MOST RESPONSIVE BID SUBMITTED BY ABH PROS IN THE BASE BID AMOUNT OF $1,132,291.40, PLUS CONTINGENCY AMOUNT OF $50,000 PLUS ALTERNATIVE ONE.

ALTERNATE ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $583,602.93 PLUS ALLOWANCE ONE IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000 PLUS ALLOWANCE, TWO IN THE AMOUNT OF $17,000, FOR A TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT OF $1,797,894.33 TO

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REPLACE THE ROOF AT THE ADULT DETENTION CENTER TOWERS A AND B, AS WELL AS FOUR RTU UNITS AS REQUESTED BY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE AGENT TO EXECUTE AND FILE THE APPROPRIATE AWARD DOCUMENTS FOR RECORD.

MR. GALLOWAY, MR. CURRY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR MR. DAN CURRY, DIRECTOR. PRETTY LENGTHY CAPTION.

SO I'LL JUST WANT TO ISSUE A PURCHASE ORDER TO ABH PROS, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,797,894.33.

DAN CURRY HAS THE OUTLINE FOR YOU GUYS, AND WE'LL BE GLAD TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.

THANK YOU, GREGORY SO REALLY QUICK, THIS IS IMPORTANT BUT UNSPECTACULAR ONE OF OUR PROJECTS.

IT REPLACES A SECTION, THE OLDER SECTION OF THE ADC ANNEX ROOF, AS WELL AS LIFTING UP SOME MECHANICAL UNITS ON THAT ROOF AND REPLACING THEM BASE BID, AS YOU SAID, JUDGE, WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE AREAS A, A1 AND A2 OF A TOWER AND THEN LIFTING AND REMOVING AND REPLACING THOSE OLD RTUS. THOSE RTUS ARE ACTUALLY OLD REFRIGERANT.

THAT IS TWO EPA ORDERS AGO TO VACATE. SO THAT'S.

WE CAN'T GET THAT REFRIGERANT ANYMORE. WE MAY BOTTLE IT AND SELL IT BECAUSE IT'S EXTREMELY VALUABLE AT THIS POINT [LAUGHTER]. AND THEN ALTERNATE ONE WE HAVE SOME FLASHINGS IN THE B TOWER SCOPE OF WORK AS WELL. WE WORKED WITH GREGORY'S TEAM TO PUT OUT THE SOLICITATION.

16 CONTRACTORS ATTENDED THAT PRE-BID. WE GOT GREAT PARTICIPATION.

WE HAD SIX BIDS THAT WERE RECEIVED, AND THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BID WAS ABH PROS, LLC.

SO WE'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDED MOTION.

ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER MOODY. DAN, IF YOU COULD JUST TALK ABOUT THE BASE BID VERSUS THE ALTERNATE ONE, AND I ASSUME THAT'S, YOU KNOW, ADDITIONAL WORK IT LOOKS LIKE $500,000 / $600,000, YOU JUST TALK ABOUT YOU'RE STILL RECOMMENDING THAT YOU DO BOTH AT THIS TIME? YEAH SO AGAIN, WE PACKAGE THIS PROJECT AGAIN, THE MARKET IS VERY UNCERTAIN.

WE DON'T SOMETIMES KNOW HOW MUCH WE CAN AFFORD, SO WE PACKAGE THE ROOF IN CHUNKS THAT WE KNOW THAT WE CAN BUY OUT ON THE PROJECT.

AND WE WERE ABLE TO BUY BOTH PORTIONS OF THAT ANNEX ROOF WITH THIS BID PROCEDURE METHOD.

SO WE HAVE AN ALTERNATE. WE CAN EITHER ACCEPT OR REJECT THAT ALTERNATE.

WE WERE ABLE TO ADD IT TO THIS SCOPE OF WORK. IT IS THE SAME GENERAL AREA.

IT HELPS US OUT WITH THAT. AND AGAIN, YOU GUYS WERE GENEROUS ENOUGH TO FUND US IN THIS LAST CAPITAL PROGRAM TO REPLACE THE ROOFS ON C AND D TOWER OF THE ANNEX.

SO THAT'S A PROJECT THAT WILL COME UP IN THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS FOR US AS WELL.

SO THE ENTIRE ANNEX WILL HAVE A NEW ROOF AFTER THAT PROJECT IS COMPLETED.

I'LL MOVE APPROVAL SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. ITEM 76. DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION AUTHORIZING PURCHASING AGENT TO REJECT ALL PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FOR REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

[76. Discussion and appropriate action authorizing the Purchasing Agent to reject all proposals submitted for Request for Proposal (RFP) #1105 Food Services for Sheriff's Office, and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to re-solicit as requested by the Bexar County Sheriff.]

#1105 FOOD SERVICES FOR SHERIFF'S OFFICE AUTHORIZING PURCHASING AGENT TO RESOLICIT, AS REQUESTED BY THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF.

JUDGE. YES, MR. SMITH OR ONE OF THE REASONS IT'S ON THE AGENDA, IS BECAUSE IT CAME TO MY ATTENTION WHEN THIS WAS MOVING FORWARD, THAT WHEN THIS RFP FOR FOOD SERVICE FOR THE ADC WAS ORIGINALLY BID OUT IT CONTAINED LANGUAGE THAT EXPRESSED THE COUNTY'S PREFERENCE THAT WE NOT UTILIZE INMATE LABOR IN MAKING THE MEALS.

AND AS YOUR BUDGET OFFICER, I HAVE A REAL CONCERN ABOUT THAT BECAUSE IN MY ROUGH ORDER OF MAGNITUDE, THAT COULD AS MUCH AS DOUBLE THE COST OF THE COUNTY, WHICH IS MILLIONS AND MILLIONS.

SO IN WORKING WITH GREGORY'S OFFICE, AND I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, GREGORY.

I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE RUDE, BUT THAT WILL SHOCK ABSOLUTELY NO ONE THAT THAT'S COMING FROM ME [LAUGHTER].

IT SHOCKS ME BECAUSE IF YOU'RE MY CONSTITUENT I EXPECT BETTER.

ALL RIGHT, SO IT ALMOST NO ONE. ANYWAY, SO WHAT I WOULD HUMBLY RECOMMEND TO THE COURT IS THAT AS IS BEING SUGGESTED WITH THIS ITEM, REJECT ALL CURRENT BIDS.

BECAUSE I'M TOLD FROM A LEGAL PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S THE WAY WE NEED TO DO IT AND THEN REISSUE THAT AT A MINIMUM REQUEST.

BOTH APPROACHES, BOTH NOT USING PRICING WITHOUT INMATE LABOR, AND PRICING WITH INMATE LABOR FROM ALL THE VENDORS, SO THAT THE COURT HAS A BETTER SET OF INFORMATION TO DEAL WITH.

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AND WITH THAT. MR. GALLOWAY, THAT'S CORRECT, YOUR HONOR.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE THE MOTION TO REJECT THE BIDS.