Jan 20, 2026 Commissioners Court

[00:00:05]

GOOD MORNING. I'D LIKE TO. I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WELCOME YOU ALL TO OUR JANUARY 20TH BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING.

[1. Opening Prayer: Stephen P. Ryan]

AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK COMMISSIONER MOODY TO PLEASE INTRODUCE OUR OPENING PRAYER AND DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

COMMISSIONER, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR? THANK YOU, JUDGE.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE STEVE RYAN THIS MORNING.

LEADS OUTREACH AND OPERATIONS AT UNIVERSITY AND METHODIST CHURCH ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO IN PRECINCT THREE.

DEVOUT BELIEVER, STEVE IS ACTIVE IN THE METHODIST CHURCH AND ASSISTS CLERGY IN MANY WAYS INCLUDING THE EFFECTIVE USE OF CHURCH RESOURCES AND FACILITIES TO BENEFIT THE BROADER COMMUNITY. STEVE'S RETIRED COMMANDER FROM THE UNITED STATES NAVY WITH 24 YEARS OF SERVICE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR NATION. FINAL ASSIGNMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES NAVAL FORCES EUROPE AND AFRICA IN NAPLES, ITALY, WORKING WITH AFRICAN AND EUROPEAN NAVIES.

A FELLOW PILOT BEGAN HIS CAREER AS A HELICOPTER PILOT, FIRST FLYING THE SH TWO SEASPRITE IN BARBERS POINT, HAWAII. ACTUALLY, MY PARENTS SPENT SOME TIME OUT IN BARBERS POINT AND THEN AS A T-34 INSTRUCTOR PILOT DOWN IN CORPUS CHRISTI.

I DON'T THINK OUR PATHS CROSSED WHEN YOU WERE INSTRUCTING, BUT APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE NONETHELESS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. IF YOU COULD GO AHEAD AND PLEASE RISE.

LET'S BOW OUR HEADS IN PRAYER. ALMIGHTY GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS AND PRAISE FOR ALL THAT OF YOUR MIGHTY WORKS.

YOU ARE THE CREATOR AND SUSTAINER OF ALL THINGS.

YOU ARE THE ONE WHO ESTABLISHED GOVERNMENTS AND RULERS FOR THE GOOD OF YOUR PEOPLE.

WE PRAY FOR OUR LEADERS, KEEP THEM SAFE FROM HARM AS THEY SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

GIVE THE COMMISSIONERS, THEIR STAFF AND ALL OTHERS PRESENT HERE TODAY WISDOM, GRACE, UNDERSTANDING AS THEY DELIBERATE ON THE ITEMS BEFORE THEM. MAY EVERY DECISION SERVE THE FLOURISHING OF OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP BUILD BRIDGES AND UNITE US. IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU STEVE.

IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

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

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TAKE UP THE COUNTY'S BUSINESS.

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

YES, JUDGE. I WANT TO PULL 73.[INAUDIBLE].

ALL RIGHT, MR. RODRIGUEZ. COMMISSIONER MOODY.

YES, JUDGE, I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM 13 AND 33. 13 AND.

YES. OKAY. WHAT WAS YOUR SECOND ONE? 33.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT. NO, I'VE GOT NOTHING. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINING ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA?

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:]

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT, LET US GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO THOSE ITEMS.

[4. CEREMONIAL ITEM(S)]

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THE 4A PRESENTATION OF SERVICE PINS RECOGNIZING EMPLOYEES FOR 35 YEARS OF SERVICE.

WOW. WE HAVE KEITH A. KLEPAC 35 YEARS WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

WOULD YOU YOUR FAMILY ALL PLEASE STEP FORWARD.

SHERIFF OR SHERIFF'S OFFICE? SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

EXCUSE ME. COME FORWARD. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE.

GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. THIS BIO IS A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN MOST 35 YEARS.

[00:05:06]

DEPUTY CHIEF KEITH KLEPAC. SO CHIEF KLEPAC BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS A DETENTION DEPUTY IN NOVEMBER OF 1990 SERVED IN THAT CAPACITY THROUGH 95. PROMOTED TO CORPORAL AND THEN VERY SOON THEREAFTER, SERGEANT, LIEUTENANT, CAPTAIN. AND THEN IN 2023, WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF DEPUTY CHIEF, WHERE HE IS NOW, AS YOU ALL KNOW, AS WE COVER EVERY SINGLE COMMISSIONER'S COURT, JUST ABOUT RUNNING THAT JAIL IS DEFINITELY MORE THAN A FULL TIME JOB.

AND SO BETWEEN CHIEF KLEPAC, ONE OTHER DEPUTY CHIEF JENNIFER SHOEMAKE, AND THEN ASSISTANT CHIEF JOEL JOHNSON, ALONG WITH A SMALL ARMY OF DETENTION DEPUTIES.

THEY DO A GREAT JOB OF RUNNING THAT JAIL FOR US.

CHIEFS, SOME OF CHIEF CERTIFICATIONS INCLUDE TEXAS PEACE OFFICER, MASTER JAILER CERTIFICATION.

HE'S A GRADUATE OF THE BEXAR COUNTY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, LDP, AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION CERTIFIED CORRECTIONS MANAGER.

HE'S A GRADUATE OF THE FBI LEEDA, LEADERSHIP TRILOGY.

GRADUATE OF THE SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE. ALONG WITH, HE'S ALSO BEEN A GRADUATE OF THE SPECIAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM ACADEMY AT THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE, ALONG WITH BEING A GRADUATE OF SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

HE'S BEEN MARRIED TO HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE, DENISE, WHO'S HERE WITH US TODAY AS WELL.

JUST CELEBRATED, OR WILL BE CELEBRATING HIS 30TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ON FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026.

SO A ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO DENISE FOR PUTTING UP WITH THAT.

AND ALSO, HE'S A PROUD DAD TO HARDY KLEPAC, WHO'S 24 YEARS OF AGE.

CHIEF KLEPAC HAS 35 YEARS EXPERIENCE WITH THE BCSO, WITH EXCELLENT AND OR PERFECT ATTENDANCE RECORD FOR HIS ENTIRE CAREER.

HE HAS WORKED ON ALL THREE SHIFTS, ALL DETENTION FACILITIES, AND HAS HAD NUMEROUS DUTY ASSIGNMENTS AND LEADERSHIP POSITIONS THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER.

HE HAS AMONG HIS MOST NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND THERE ARE A LOT.

HE'S DEVELOPED AN ACTION PLAN THAT BROUGHT DIALYSIS TREATMENT TO TO THE INSIDE THE JAIL.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE A FULL DIALYSIS TREATMENT CENTER INSIDE THE MAIN JAIL, WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS INSTEAD OF OF TRANSPORTING INMATES TO THE OUTSIDE MEDICAL FACILITIES, WHICH WOULD NORMALLY HAVE TO BE DONE. HE'S EXTREMELY ACTIVE IN HIS CHURCH AND COMMUNITY, ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND WORKING OUTSIDE LANDSCAPING, THAT HONEYDEW LIST. AND HE LOVES SPORTS, ESPECIALLY.

AND THIS IS WHAT MAKES HIM NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. HE'S A DALLAS COWBOYS FAN AND A SPURS FAN.

SO, CHIEF, CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF SERVICE WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

COME ON UP. [APPLAUSE]. I'LL MAKE IT SHORT. SWEET.

I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S BEEN AN HONOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY FOR 35 YEARS.

I'M GOING TO TRY TO GO, TRY TO MAKE ANOTHER THREE YEARS, HOPEFULLY.

GOD WILLING. I'D LIKE TO THANK MY WIFE, DENISE.

SHE'S BEEN BY MY SIDE. WE WERE ACTUALLY DATING WHEN WE, I STARTED WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

SHE'S BEEN WITH ME FROM THE VERY BEGINNING ALL THE WAY TILL NOW, AND SHE'S BEEN MY ROCK.

I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL MY CURRENT LEADERSHIP AND MY PAST LEADERSHIP, ALL MY PAST STAFF THAT I WORKED ALONG WITH AND MY FORMER STAFF AND CURRENT STAFF. JUST LIKE TO THANK THEM. EVERYTHING IS ABOUT THEM, NOT ABOUT ME.

IT'S ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND THE PEOPLE WE WORK FOR AND THE COMMUNITY WE WORK FOR.

AND I JUST LIKE TO THANK Y'ALL. WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD TO ACCEPT YOUR OR IS THERE ADDITIONAL COME FORWARD TO ACCEPT YOUR PEN AND TAKE A PICTURE. HERE WE GO. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR. CONGRATULATIONS.

FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU KNOW, I'M AN EDUCATOR, THOUGH.

RIGHT.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU GUYS. [APPLAUSE]. YEAH.

[00:10:02]

COMMISSIONER MOODY. I THINK WE HAVE SOME FRIENDS FROM THE SOUTH TEXAS BLOOD & TISSUE CENTER.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ THE PROCLAMATION AND ASK YOU ALL TO SAY A FEW WORDS, BUT BEXAR PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS, DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2026, SOUTH TEXAS BLOOD & TISSUE, A SUBSIDIARY OF BIOBRIDGE GLOBAL, WILL JOIN THE NATION IN CELEBRATING NATIONAL BLOOD DONOR MONTH, A TIME TO HONOR THE GENEROSITY OF ALL BLOOD DONORS WHOSE SELFLESS ACT ENSURES OUR COMMUNITY BLOOD SUPPLY IS READY WHEN NEEDED, AND TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE CONTINUING DEMAND FOR LIFE SAVING BLOOD DONATIONS.

AND WHEREAS, FOR MORE THAN 52 YEARS, SOUTH TEXAS BLOOD & TISSUE HAS FAITHFULLY SERVED BEXAR COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING REGION.

IN 2020 ALONE, MORE THAN 60,000 DONORS HELPED SAVE LIVES.

EACH DAY 600 UNITS OF BLOOD MUST BE COLLECTED TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING RESOURCES TO MORE THAN 110 HOSPITALS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

FURTHERMORE, EVERY TWO SECONDS, SOMEONE IN THE UNITED STATES NEEDS A BLOOD TRANSFUSION.

AND WHEREAS, TRANSFUSIONS OF BLOOD AND BLOOD PRODUCTS SAVE MILLIONS OF LIVES ANNUALLY AND OFFER HOPE AND HEALING TO PATIENTS FACING LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS, EXTENDING QUALITY OF LIFE AND SUPPORTING COMPLEX MEDICAL AND SURGICAL PROCEDURES.

AND WHEREAS, THIS MONTH-LONG OBSERVANCE SERVES TO THANK VOLUNTARY, UNPAID BLOOD DONORS FOR THEIR LIFE SAVING GIFTS AND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR BLOOD DONATIONS TO ENSURE A SAFE, STABLE AND AVAILABLE BLOOD SUPPLY FOR PATIENTS IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES JANUARY 2026 AS NATIONAL BLOOD DONOR MONTH.

SIGNED YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT. IF YOU CAN SAY A FEW WORDS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER MOODY, AND THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AND JUDGE SAKAI AND YOUR SUPPORT OF PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. MY NAME IS JAY PODJENSKI. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BLOOD & TISSUE FOUNDATION AND LEAD SOUTH TEXAS BLOOD & TISSUES, MARKETING AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, EFFORTS. AND WITH ME IS FRANCINE PINA, DIRECTOR OF DONOR MARKETING AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOR SOUTH TEXAS BLOOD & TISSUE.

THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE MANY DONORS AND ALL OF THE PATIENTS ACROSS THE 49 COUNTIES THAT WE SERVE IT'S THE SELFLESS ACT OF DONATING BLOOD EACH AND EVERY DAY THAT OUR COMMUNITY STEPS UP TO PERFORM. THAT SAVES LIVES THROUGHOUT SOUTH TEXAS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RECOGNIZING THEIR HEROIC ACT.

THEIR ACT OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THANK YOU.

[APPLAUSE].

GO AHEAD. AND REALLY WANT TO THANK THE SOUTH TEXAS BLOOD AND TISSUE CENTER FOR BEING HERE TODAY.

AND LISTEN, IF YOU HAVEN'T DONATED BLOOD IN A LONG TIME THINGS HAVE CHANGED, RIGHT? AND I RECENTLY DONATED WENT DOWN WITH MY STAFF.

AND, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN THE GATORADES AND THE COOKIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT THEY GIVE YOU, AND THEN YOU FINISH AND THEY'RE WILLING TO GIVE YOU MOVIE PASSES AND FREE BOWLING PASSES AND EVERYTHING ELSE, LIKE, IT'S A GREAT EXPERIENCE, AND THEY REALLY NEED FOLKS TO SIGN UP, SO SOUTHTEXASBLOOD.ORG, RIGHT? SOUTHTEXASBLOOD.ORG. YOU CAN SIGN UP AND GO IN.

I MEAN LITERALLY TOOK ME 15 MINUTES. SO I HOPE YOU'LL TAKE THE TIME IN THE NEW YEAR TO TRY TO GO DONATE AND SAVE LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY, THANK YOU. 4.C, PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING JANUARY 2026 AS YMCA'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY. THANK YOU, JUDGE. WE'RE HAPPY TO RECOGNIZE THE YMCA TODAY FOR THEIR 150TH ANNIVERSARY. PROCLAMATION READS.

WHEREAS FOUNDED IN 1876, THE YMCA OF GREATER SAN ANTONIO IS THE OLDEST SOCIAL SERVICES NONPROFIT IN OUR COMMUNITY AND HAS SERVED FAMILIES ACROSS BEXAR COUNTY FOR 150 YEARS. AND WHEREAS, THE YMCA SUPPORTS COUNTY RESIDENTS THROUGH CHILD CARE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS, YOUTH SPORTS, WELLNESS AND CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION, SENIOR SERVICES, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT ENSURES ACCESS FOR ALL.

[00:15:07]

AND WHEREAS, BEXAR COUNTY HAS BEEN A PROUD PARTNER OF THE YMCA AND IS GRATEFUL FOR THE YEARS OF SERVICE AND PROGRAMS THAT HAVE PROVIDED TO OUR RESIDENTS FOR OVER A CENTURY AND A HALF. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES JANUARY 2026 AS YMCA'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY. CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE]. PLEASE SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT SERVICE AND WHAT THE YMCA MEANS TO BEXAR COUNTY.

WELL, GOOD MORNING AND THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS GREAT HONOR AND MILESTONE.

SERVING OUR SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY FOR 150 YEARS IS SUCH A RICH LEGACY.

BUT WE ALSO KNOW THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ON OUR OWN.

IT HAPPENS WITH MANY GREAT INDIVIDUALS AND MANY GREAT ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERSHIP LIKE YOU ALL IN BEXAR COUNTY AND IN SAN ANTONIO.

SO WE ARE EXCITED THAT WE, THAT OUR FAMILIES HAVE STILL WANTED THE WHY, THAT WE ARE STILL RELEVANT, THAT WE HAVE EVOLVED TO CONTINUE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES AS THOSE AS THOSE HAVE CHANGED.

AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUING TO DO THAT FOR ANOTHER 150 YEARS.

BUT THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND ACKNOWLEDGING THIS GREAT MILESTONE WITH US.

AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY.

THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE].

ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY READY? ONE. TWO. THREE. COOL.

AND SO LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE INSTRUCTIONS. I'M GOING TO READ ONE PROCLAMATION WE'RE DOING 4.D, PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING JANUARY 20TH, 2026 AS A TRIBUTE TO THE ICONS OF TEJANO & NORTEÑO MUSIC.

I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE SOME ALL STARS IN THE ROOM.

SO I'M GOING TO READ ONE PROCLAMATION AND THEN LUCY, IF YOU WILL HAND OUT THE PROCLAMATIONS TO THOSE THAT WERE RECOGNIZING.

PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, WE GATHER TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE, PAY TRIBUTE TO 12 ICONS OF TEJANO AND NORTEÑO IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER.

MEMORY OF JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ, MEMORY FLACO JIMENEZ, STEPHANIE MONTIEL, ELIDA REYNA, RAM HERRERA, MICHAEL SALGADO, LITTLE JOE, GARY HOBBS, DAVID LEE GARZA, JAY PEREZ AND DAVID MARES.

AND WHEREAS THESE ICONS HAVE DEVOTED MANY DECADES ENTERTAINING TEXTS IN THE SHAPE, THE SOUND AND SPIRIT OF THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC THAT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER.

THEIR COMMITMENT GOES BEYOND THE STAGE, AS MANY HAVE INVESTED TIME AND HEART INTO COMMUNITY EVENTS, CULTURAL PRESERVATION, AND MENTORING YOUNGER ARTISTS.

THROUGH YEARS OF HARD WORK AND PASSION, THEY HAVE CREATED MUSIC THAT TELLS STORIES, CELEBRATES HERITAGE, AND UNITES GENERATIONS. HONORING THEM MEANS RECOGNIZING NOT ONLY THEIR MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT ALSO THEIR LASTING IMPACT ON CULTURE AND COMMUNITY PRIDE.

AND WHEREAS BEXAR COUNTY WOULD LIKE TO HONOR THESE ICONS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR THEIR IMPACT, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO INSPIRE GENERATIONS THROUGH THEIR LEGACY.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND COMMEMORATES JANUARY 20TH, 2026, AS A TRIBUTE TO THE ICON OF TEJANO AND NORTEÑO MUSIC AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND CELEBRATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF TEJANO MUSIC ICONS SIGNED BY THE COURT. LUCY, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.

AND IF I UNDERSTAND, WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT WILL SPEAK, SO I KNOW.

OKAY GUYS, I KNOW Y'ALL WANT US TO BE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO JUST LET ONE, ALRIGHT? I'M JUST GOING TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND THEN TOBY'S GOING TO TAKE OVER JUDGE. I AM LUCY ADAME-CLARK, I'M THE COUNTY CLERK OF BEXAR COUNTY.

IT IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF ALL THESE LEGENDS, ICONS AND MANY THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY.

TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE TEJANO ICONS WHO GAVE TEXAS RHYTHM A VOICE AND A SOUL.

THROUGH THEIR MUSIC THEY HONOR TRADITION, TOLD MANY STORIES, AND BUILD BRIDGES ACROSS GENERATIONS.

[00:20:06]

TODAY I WEAR THE MEXICAN COIN BECAUSE MY MOTHER IS MEXICAN AMERICAN AND MY FATHER IS AMERICAN BORN.

MANY OF THESE AMAZING TEJANO SINGERS WERE BORN AND RAISED HERE IN SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, TEXAS, AND LIVE IN ALL FOUR PRECINCTS. AND MANY OF THEM COME ACTUALLY FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, EVEN THE PROJECTS. SO THAT'S WHY I STAND IN FRONT OF YOU, HONORING THIS MOMENT OF GENERATION WITH THESE AMAZING LEGENDS.

AND WE WILL GIVE THEM THE FLAGS. BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE THE MIC TO TOBY SO HE CAN SAY A FEW WORDS.

THANK YOU LUCY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER JESSICA AND COMMISSIONERS COURT.

IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TO REPRESENT ICONS, RIGHT? THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE. THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR OVER SOME OF THEM FOR OVER 45 YEARS.

AND IT'S LIKE I SAID, IT'S AN HONOR. I WANT TO THANK LUCY.

OF COURSE MY WIFE, PRISCILLA DE LUNA. WANT TO THANK CYNTHIA FROM G289 PRODUCTIONS FOR HELPING US ORGANIZE ALL THIS AND BRING US HERE TO PROCLAIM THESE ARTISTS. THEY'RE ONE OF A KIND. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN.

I WANT TO THANK THE ARTISTS FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT OF THEIR DAY TO COME OUT HERE AND RECEIVE THEIR PROCLAMATIONS TODAY.

THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

HI. I JUST WANT TO SAY, BEFORE YOU GUYS COME UP TO TAKE YOUR PICTURES I JUST WANTED TO SAY HOW IMPORTANT IT IS AT A TIME WHERE SO MUCH CHAOS IS GOING ON AND PAIN AND SADNESS IS GOING ON IN OUR COUNTRY THAT TEJANO MUSIC, A SPECIFIC STYLE OF MUSIC, CONTINUES TO BE SANG. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE CONTINUE TO SING IN SPANISH AND SPEAK IN SPANISH.

ENTONCES FELICIDADES ESTOY ORGULLOSAMENTE MEXICANA, Y QUE SIGAN HACIENDO LA MUSICA NOS AYUDA A SANAR A TODOS, FELICIDADES. MR. CALVERT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUDGE, FOR BRINGING THIS, LUCY.

THANK YOU AS WELL. TOBY, THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING.

WHEN I LOOK UPON THESE ICONS, I THINK ABOUT THE MOMENTS THAT YOU HAVE IMPACTED IN THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY THAT, NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT SO MANY OF OUR SAN ANTONIO BEXAR COUNTY COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN A PART OF I SEE RAM HERRERA, AND I REMEMBER BEING A LITTLE BOY, 10, 11, 12 YEARS OLD, AT THE RAUL JIMENEZ THANKSGIVING DINNER WHERE YOU PERFORMED EVERY YEAR, WHERE MY DAD PRODUCED THE SHOWS. YOU PROBABLY DON'T REMEMBER ME, BUT I REMEMBER YOU, AND I REMEMBER YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY TO THOSE SENIORS AND THOSE FAMILIES AND THE POOR WHO WERE AT THE RAUL JIMENEZ THANKSGIVING DINNER.

WE, YOU KNOW, OUR FAMILIES, WE DONATED OUR TIME DURING THOSE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS WHEN WE COULD HAVE BEEN WITH FAMILY.

AND SO THAT IS A TREASURE THAT AND A GIFT OF YOUR TALENT THAT YOU YOU SO BEAUTIFULLY GAVE.

I THINK ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SHELLEY AND BEING AT LUMINARIA AND THE WORK THAT THAT SHE HAS DONE IN SO MANY DIFFERENT AVENUES AS A TRAILBLAZER.

I KNOW THAT SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN AT THE DEFENSE LANGUAGE INSTITUTE, WHERE WE HAVE SOLDIERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO COME TO SAN ANTONIO AND WE SHARE CULTURE.

AND YOU'VE SHARED THE TEJANO MUSIC AND THE CUMBIA AND THE CULTURE WITH PILOTS FROM TURKEY WHO WERE HERE, OR ANY NUMBER OF LANDS FAR AWAY. AND OF COURSE, THE VETERANS PARADE.

SOME OF US JUST RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN THE VETERANS PARADE OR POLITICAL RALLIES.

YOU HAVE TOUCHED SO MANY IN SO MANY IMPORTANT WAYS, AND I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT THIS COURT IS ACKNOWLEDGING SOMETHING THAT COMES FROM HOME, SOMETHING THAT COMES FROM THE PEOPLE OF BEXAR COUNTY AND SAN ANTONIO AND SOUTH TEXAS.

YOU'VE MADE US VERY PROUD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUDGE.

MUCHAS GRACIAS. WHY DON'T YOU COME FORWARD AND TAKE A PICTURE? JUDGE, I'M GOING TO GIVE THEM THEIR FLAGS AS THEY GO UP SO THEY CAN TAKE IT FROM HERE. OVER THERE, IF YOU DON'T MIND. STEPHANIE MONTEL, IF YOU COULD COME FORWARD. SHE ACTUALLY NOBODY KNOWS, BUT HER BROTHER IS A COUNTY CLERK IN GALVESTON, TEXAS, AND HE'S BEEN THERE FOR 15 YEARS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU. AND THEN WE HAVE JAY PEREZ.

CAN YOU PLEASE STEP UP AND GO TO THE FRONT OF THE DAIS BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE PICTURES. JAY PEREZ, COME FORWARD. HEY, MY FRIEND, HOW ARE YOU? GOOD.

IS THIS FOR ME? IT'S FOR YOU, MY FRIEND. IT'S FOR EVERYTHING YOU SACRIFICE.

NO. OKAY. WE GOT GARY HOBBS, HE ACTUALLY PLAYED FOR A LOT OF OUR BEXAR COUNTY MUSIC EVENTS.

I'VE SEEN YOU SINCE I STARTED IN 1997. WE HAVE THE GREAT DAVID MARES, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

I NEED A COIN. THE COIN? GRACIAS. GRACIAS. MUCHO GUSTO.

WE HAVE DAVID LEE GARZA. THESE FLAGS ARE FLOWN OVER THE ALAMO WITH A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY AND YOUR HONOR, SIR. AND YOUNG LADIES. SHELLY LARES, WHO I DID HER A MARRIAGE LICENSE.

[00:25:05]

IS THAT IT? AND THEN EVERYBODY ELSE WILL GET A COIN. I GAVE FLAGS TO THE OTHER ONES AT THEIR PRIVATE EVENTS. WE HAVE THE AMAZING GARY HOBBS AND RAMIRO, RAM HERRERA. THANK YOU. HE'S FIGHTING CANCER AND HE'S GOING TO BEAT IT.

AND THEN WHO ELSE DO I HAVE. LITTLE JOE, WE HAVE HIS FAMILY HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ALREADY GAVE HIM A FLAG.

WE HAVE RAY [INAUDIBLE] HERE FOR JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE LITTLE, FLACO JIMENEZ FAMILY.

WHERE ARE THEY AT? THEY'RE NOT HERE. OKAY, LET'S ALL TAKE A PICTURE LIKE THE JUDGE SAID. THANK YOU.

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

THANK YOU GUYS. THANK YOU.

CAN YOU MOVE TO ONE SIDE OF THE.

SO IS IT, IS IT TONY? I CAN'T, I CAN'T. AND, JOSE, YOU'VE ASKED TO SAY A FEW WORDS.

I'M GIVING YOU, IF YOU ALL COULD. I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU THREE.

I'M GOING TO JUST GIVE YOU A FEW WORDS. OKAY. OKAY.

OKAY. SO, TONY, YOU'RE FIRST. I CAN'T READ THE LAST NAME.

GO AHEAD. LET TONY SPEAK, OR JOSE. GO AHEAD. JUDGE, WITH YOUR PERMISSION AND THE PERMISSION OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

MY NAME IS JOSE GALLEGOS. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF ADELANTE, SECOND CHANCE.

AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE KING OF THE BROWN SOUND, THE FAMOUS AN ICONIC LITTLE JOE HERNANDEZ, AND REPRESENTING HIM HERE TODAY IS HIS LOVELY DAUGHTER, MISS CRIS CRUZ.

CRIS IS REPRESENTING LITTLE JOE. LITTLE JOE'S ASKED ME TO PLEASE EXTEND HIS REGRETS.

HE IS CURRENTLY RECOVERING FROM SURGERY, BUT IS HERE IN SPIRIT.

AND, YOU KNOW JOE IS A TREASURE TO NOT ONLY BEXAR COUNTY, BUT SAN ANTONIO AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. I CALL HIM EL CORAZÓN DE LA RAZA. AND HE CARRIES HIS MUSIC, AS COMMISSIONER CALVERT INDICATED AND STATED, THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, YOU KNOW ENTERTAINING VETERANS, ENTERTAINING THE IMMIGRANTS AND PARTICIPATING FROM THE VERY 1ST MARCH THAT WE ORGANIZED AND HELD HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY, THE CESAR CHAVEZ MARCH, ANNUAL CESAR CHAVEZ MARCH.

JOE HAS BEEN A PARTICIPANT AT THAT EVENT AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PUBLIC SERVANT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

HE HAS BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY FOR OVER 75 YEARS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WILL CONTINUE TO ENTERTAIN THE WORLD UNTIL THE GOOD LORD CALLS HIM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HE'S VERY HONORED. OKAY. CAN WE TAKE THE PICTURES? THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. LET'S GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] THANK YOU GUYS.

[00:30:04]

COME ON. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE WITH 4.E, PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT REGARDING JANUARY AS CERVICAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IN HONOR OF JUDGE MICHELLE GARCIA. I UNDERSTAND YESENIA SANTOS, HER PARTNER, IS PRESENT.

AND ANYBODY HERE ON BEHALF OF JUDGE GARCIA, HER STAFF FROM JUSTICE TO THE PEACE PRECINCT 04, PLEASE STEP FORWARD AS I READ THE PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS CERVICAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IS OBSERVED ANNUALLY ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND THROUGH THE USE OF THE TEAL RIBBON SYMBOLIZING CERVICAL CANCER, A SERIOUS ILLNESS THAT AFFECTS THOUSANDS OF WOMEN EACH YEAR.

AND WHEREAS, CERVICAL CANCER IS ONE OF THE MOST PREVENTATIVE FORMS OF CANCER, THROUGH INFORMED CHOICES AND TIMELY HEALTH CARE, WE CAN DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CERVICAL CANCER CASES AND SAVE LIVES.

AND WHEREAS, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, WHO, IS LEADING A GLOBAL EFFORT TO ERADICATE CERVICAL CANCER.

THIS MISSION FOCUSES ON EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, FIGHTING MISINFORMATION AND STIGMA, PROMOTING THE USE OF VACCINES.

AND WHEREAS, EARLY DETECTION IS KEY TO STOPPING CERVICAL CANCER BEFORE IT STARTS, WE ENCOURAGE ALL WOMEN IN OUR COMMUNITY TO SEEK FACTUAL INFORMATION AND MEDICAL SERVICES THROUGH OUR UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SYSTEM AND OTHER MEDICAL AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES IN BEXAR COUNTY.

AND WHEREAS, THIS PROCLAMATION IS MADE TO HONOR JUDGE MICHELLE GARCIA, MAY SHE REST IN PEACE, JUSTICE OF PEACE, PRECINCT 4, WHO LOST HER BATTLE WITH CERVICAL CANCER, AND A TESTAMENT TO HER PUBLIC SERVICE AND UNWAVERING ADVOCACY FOR JUSTICE IN OUR COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES THE MONTH OF JANUARY IN BEXAR COUNTY AS CERVICAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH IN HONOR OF JUDGE MICHELLE GARCIA, WITNESSED BY THE SIGNATURES OF THIS COURT. WHO WISHES TO SPEAK.

YOU MAY. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU JUDGE.

THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. WE LAID MY WIFE, MICHELLE GARCIA, JUDGE MICHELLE GARCIA, TO REST ON FRIDAY.

HER DESIRE WAS TO BRING THE AWARENESS. CERVICAL AWARENESS.

SHE SERVED FOR 18 YEARS FOR YOU. IT WAS HER PASSION, THE LOVE THAT SHE HAD FOR WORKING AS A COUNTY CLERK AND AS A JUDGE. IT WAS IMMACULATE. WHAT SHE DID IN THE LITTLE TIME THAT SHE WAS HERE.

I APPRECIATE THIS IN HONOR OF HER AND HER FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

WE HAVE PINS FOR YOU TO WEAR FOR THE REST OF THE MONTH IN HER HONOR.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU GIVE US THE HONOR TO TAKE A PICTURE, PLEASE, AND ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT? IS THERE ANY COMMENTS? COMMISSIONER CALVERT. JUDGE, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR HONORING JUDGE GARCIA.

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR STANDING BY HER SIDE DURING THIS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT BATTLE.

AND SHE INSPIRED SO MANY. THE LAST TIME WE SAW HER AT A CANCER AWARENESS EVENT IN THE FRONT OF THE PRECINCT FOUR BUILDING SHE WAS PUSHING THROUGH, AND SHE WAS PUSHING THROUGH BECAUSE SHE WANTED US TO BE AWARE, TO GET TESTED, TO LEARN MORE, TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE GRAPPLING WITH MEDICAL BILLS AND ALL OF THE CHALLENGES OF NAVIGATING THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER. AND SO SHE AND HER LONG SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY WILL ALWAYS BE HONORED HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

AND WE'LL WE WILL HAVE OTHER MEMORIALS THAT WE WILL PUT IN HER HONOR TO REMEMBER HER SERVICE TO THE COUNTY, WHICH EXTENDED NEARLY TWO DECADES. SO SHE LIVES ON THROUGH ALL OF US WHO KNEW HER AND SAW HER WORK ETHIC AND KNOW THE LOVE SHE HAD FOR THE PEOPLE'S BUSINESS IN PRECINCT 4, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE CORPS.

SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US. AND WE'RE PRAYING FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

GOD BLESS YOU. PLEASE ACCEPT THIS.

[00:35:38]

MAY SHE REST IN PEACE. AND MAY WE TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HER BEHALF.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

AND THANK YOU FOR HANDING OUT THE TEAL PINS. CERVICAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN MEMORY OF MICHELLE GARCIA.

JUSTICE OF PEACE, PRECINCT 4. SO IF THERE'S ANY MORE TO PASS OUT, PLEASE WEAR THIS IN HONOR OF JUDGE GARCIA.

ALL RIGHT. LET US TAKE UP A SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS.

[5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS ITEM(S) (Part 1 of 2)]

THE JOINT CITY/COUNTY COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELEASED THE "2024 ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT." THE REPORT'S INTENT IS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY PROVIDING STATISTICS COMPILED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, NON-PROFITS AND HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS.

JUDGE MONIQUE DIAZ, THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF MARIA VILLAGOMEZ FROM DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, IS ALSO PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSION AS CO-CHAIRS.

THIS IS A COMMISSION I CREATED WHEN I WAS A CHILDREN'S COURT JUDGE, JUDGE OF THE 225TH DISTRICT COURT.

I AM PROUD THAT THIS COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY CONTINUE IN REGARDS TO THE COMPLEX ISSUES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

AND, JUDGE DIAZ, WE KNOW THAT WE'RE STILL WORKING VERY, VERY HARD.

BUT I'M VERY, VERY PROUD THAT YOU AND MARIA HAVE CONTINUED THE LEADERSHIP, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE COLLABORATION.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE WHERE THE CITY AND COUNTY ARE TRULY WORKING HAND IN HAND, ESPECIALLY FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE.

IN ORDER TO GET THE MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE MUST DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO COMBAT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE.

JUDGE DIAZ, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, JUDGE SAKAI.

WE DO HAVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WE SUBMITTED.

I'M NOT SURE IF THAT CAN BE CUED UP. AND IF THERE'S A CLICKER.

DID Y'ALL CHANGE YOUR SYSTEM? NO. CLICKER. OKAY, I'LL JUST ASK FOR THE SLIDE TO BE.

THERE WE GO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING US. AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR MEMBERS AND STAFF MEMBERS THAT ARE ALSO STANDING BEHIND US, THAT ARE THE FOLKS THAT ARE REALLY DOING THE WORK AND GIVE YOU ALL A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF YOUR ASSISTANCE AND CONTRIBUTION TO THIS REPORT.

[APPLAUSE]. I STAND BEFORE YOU PROUDLY REPRESENTING AS CO-CHAIR THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY. OUR CITY CO-CHAIR, DEPUTY CITY MANAGER MARIA VILLAGOMEZ, IS UNABLE TO MAKE IT THIS MORNING, SO I WILL BE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US TODAY.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS ABOUT SOME OF THE SPECIFIC DATA POINTS, SOME OF OUR CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS ARE HERE WITH US.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL.

AS YOU MAY RECALL, WE RELEASED TWO ANNUAL REPORTS.

ONE IS A STATISTICAL DATA REPORT AND ANOTHER IS A REPORT ON THE PROGRESS OF OUR WORK.

AND JUST A BRIEF RECAP ON WHAT THE CCDV IS, THE COLLABORATIVE COMMISSION ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A JOINT CITY AND COUNTY INITIATIVE THAT WAS CREATED BY THE HONORABLE JUDGE SAKAI, WHEN HE WAS OUR LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE.

WE BRING TOGETHER ALL STAKEHOLDERS THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO IMPACT POLICY ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY, THAT IS, OUR PROSECUTORS, JUDGES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, NONPROFITS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS, ALL WITH ONE GOAL, WHICH IS TO IMPROVE HOW WE PREVENT AND RESPOND TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WITHIN OUR SYSTEMS.

[00:40:03]

SO WE RELEASED THIS LATE LAST YEAR. WE'RE GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU TODAY.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT IS TO PROVIDE A BETTER PICTURE OF THE STATE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE KNOW THAT WITH BETTER DATA, WE CAN PROVIDE BETTER RESPONSES TO ISSUES.

SO THAT IS WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO. THIS ALSO COVERS THE YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2024, WHEREVER DATA WAS ABLE TO BE COMPARED, SO WE CAN REVIEW PATTERNS OF CHANGE WITH PREVIOUS YEARS.

THE REPORT INCLUDES DATA FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS REGARDING THEIR REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSES, SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

IN SUMMARY, WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS REPORT SHOWS THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS OBVIOUSLY A CONTINUING SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS, AND IT AFFECTS PEOPLE OF EVERY BACKGROUND. AND THAT'S WHY WE ARE COMMITTED AS A CCDV TO CONTINUE WORKING TO IMPROVE THIS ISSUE.

DIVING INTO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA, FIRST, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE WORK WITH BCSO AND SAPD TO COMPILE DATA.

AND THE NUMBER OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENSE REPORTS FILED WE SAW, WE'LL DIVE INTO A LITTLE MORE DETAIL LATER IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT WE'RE RELATIVELY SIMILAR OVER THE TIME SPAN THAT WE COVERED 2022 THROUGH 24.

THE NUMBER OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED HOMICIDES DECREASED FROM 33 IN 2023 TO 32 IN 2024, WE WILL BREAK THAT DOWN FOR YOU IN A LATER SLIDE.

AND WE CONTINUE TO SEE, AS IS SEEN ACROSS THE WORLD, THAT WOMEN WERE DISPROPORTIONATELY MORE OFTEN THE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDE.

OUR MAGISTRATES ISSUED OVER 2000 EMERGENCY PROTECTION ORDERS, AND WE SAW THAT OVER 1500 CIVIL PROTECTIVE ORDERS WERE FILED IN THE YEAR OF 2024. LOOKING TO FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES OR OUR SHELTERS DATA AND DATA FROM THE BEXAR COUNTY CHILDREN'S COURT.

WE SAW, BECAUSE WE ALSO KNOW THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO COMPILE DATA ON WHAT HELP WE ARE PROVIDING TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE USED HARM, AND ONE EVIDENCE BASED OPTION TO ASSIST PEOPLE WHO HAVE USED HARM TO BREAK THOSE CYCLES OF ABUSE IS UTILIZING WHAT'S CALLED THE BATTERERS INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION PROGRAM, A VERY INTENSIVE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES COUNSELING AND HELPS INDIVIDUALS GET TO THE ROOT OF THEIR ABUSIVE BEHAVIOR AND TO HEAL.

APPROXIMATELY 600 PEOPLE WHO USED HARM PARTICIPATED IN THAT PROGRAM.

THAT'S ALSO THROUGH THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM THAT THE COUNTY FUNDS FOR OUR CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS.

AND WE THANK THE COUNTY. YOU ALL HAVE A CONTRACT AS WELL THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE WHO HAVE USED HARM TO GO THROUGH THAT PROGRAM AT NO COST, THANKS TO THE COUNTY. SO COST CANNOT BE A PROHIBITOR FROM THEM GETTING HELP.

THROUGH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO METRO HEALTH AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES, WE SAW THAT OVER 1000 PEOPLE STAYED IN THE SHELTER, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, OVER 900 PEOPLE WERE PROVIDED EMERGENCY LODGING, FOR EXAMPLE, HOTELS THAT CAN ASSIST THEM AS WELL.

THROUGH THE BEXAR COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER, BEXAR COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, METRO HEALTH AND THE SHELTER.

OVER 19,000 PEOPLE RECEIVED NON-RESIDENTIAL CRISIS ADVOCACY SERVICES.

AND WE SAW THAT OVER 3000, CLOSE TO 3500 FOLKS RECEIVED LEGAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES THROUGH THE JUSTICE CENTER HERE, THE SHELTER AND TEXAS RIO GRANDE LEGAL AID. SO THAT'S NOT JUST PROTECTIVE ORDERS, BUT INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN FAMILY LAW CASES EXPERIENCING, EXCUSE ME, DIVORCE OR CUSTODY DISPUTES WHERE WE SEE FAMILY VIOLENCE AS WELL.

CALLS FOR SUPPORT TO 211 ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES SPECIFICALLY WERE A LITTLE OVER 1000 PHONE CALLS IN 2024.

THAT WAS A SLIGHT DECREASE FROM CLOSE TO 1400 IN 2023.

I SAY SLIGHT BECAUSE IT STILL AMOUNTED FOR 1 TO 1% OF THE TOTAL CALLS TO 211 SPECIFICALLY.

AND TO FURTHER BREAK THAT DOWN, FOR THE FOLKS CALLING 211, 50% OF THOSE WERE FOR IMMEDIATE SAFETY AND INTERVENTION, 25% FOR PREVENTION, 25% FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE. WE SAW ALSO, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE NUMBER OVERALL FOR SAPD AND BCSO REMAINED RELATIVELY THE SAME

[00:45:05]

OR, TO PUT IT IN PERSPECTIVE, THAT IS NEARLY SEVEN FAMILY VIOLENCE RELATED CALLS IN OUR CITY EVERY HOUR.

THE NEXT SLIDE BREAKS DOWN FURTHER. THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.

YOU'LL SEE AGAIN, THE COMBINED TOTAL THAT WAS SIMILAR OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, ALTHOUGH FOR BCSO WE DID SEE WITHIN THAT COMBINED TOTAL A RELATIVELY SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN 2024 FROM 23 OF ROUGHLY 800 ADDITIONAL CALLS.

TO GO BACK TO THE FAMILY VIOLENCE HOMICIDES, WE DID SEE AGAIN, A DROP BY ONE HOMICIDE FROM THE YEAR 23 TO THE YEAR 2024. IN 2024, WE SAW THAT THERE WERE 13, I'M SORRY, 16 ADULT FEMALES THAT WERE KILLED. 13 ADULT MALES, ONE MINOR MALE AND TWO MINOR FEMALES.

I'M SORRY I SAID THAT BACKWARDS. ONE MINOR FEMALE AND TWO MINOR MALES.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHART AT THE VERY BOTTOM, YOU CAN SEE THE PROGRESSION OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF HOMICIDES IN OUR COUNTY FROM 2015 TO PRESENT, WITH THE HEIGHT OF THE TOTAL COUNT BEING IN 2020 WHEN WE KNOW FAMILY VIOLENCE INCREASED ACROSS THE WORLD.

OUR HEIGHT WAS AT 36. THE NEXT SLIDE COVERS PROTECTIVE ORDERS, INCLUDING MAGISTRATES EMERGENCY PROTECTION ORDERS, WHICH ARE RECEIVED UPON AN INDIVIDUAL BEING MAGISTRATE.

BEXAR COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO COMBINED REPORTED A TOTAL OF OVER 2200 PROTECTIVE ORDERS ISSUED.

AND IN OUR CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS, WE HAD OVER 1500 PROTECTIVE ORDER PETITIONS FILED BY ALL OF THE FILING ENTITIES COMBINED.

YOU'LL ALSO SEE DATA FROM OUR PROSECUTORS HERE.

AND THANK YOU TO BOTH JOE'S WE HAVE HERE. GONZALEZ AND NINO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND CONTRIBUTING TO THIS REPORT.

I'M SURE THEY'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. BUT YOU'LL SEE THE BREAKDOWN AT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 69% OF ALL THEIR CLASS C MISDEMEANOR CASES FILED WERE FAMILY VIOLENCE. THROUGH THE BEXAR COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE YOU'LL SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF FELONIES AND MISDEMEANORS, AND IT'S FURTHER BROKEN DOWN BY CASES RECEIVED AND CASES DISPOSED.

THERE WERE 57,000 FELONY CASES RECEIVED AND CLOSE TO 8000 MISDEMEANOR CASES RECEIVED.

SOME OF THOSE ARE STILL PENDING, WHICH IS WHY YOU'LL SEE THE DISCREPANCY IN RECEIVED VERSUS DISPOSED.

THE NEXT SLIDE COVERS OTHER LEGAL OUTCOMES. SO THE FIRST PART OF THIS SLIDE COVERS ORDERS AND DISPOSITIONS FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE CASES. AT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO MUNICIPAL COURT, 382 INDIVIDUALS WERE REFERRED OR ORDERED TO COUNSELING, THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE USED HARM. 148 FOR TREATMENT, AND 472 RECEIVED DEFERRED DISPOSITION.

FOR FOLKS THAT WERE ON PROBATION FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE CASES THROUGH OUR BEXAR COUNTY COMMUNITY SUPERVISION AND JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT.

YOU'LL SEE THE BREAKDOWN HERE, ABOUT 1800 ADULTS WERE ON PROBATION AND 168 MINORS THROUGH THE JUVENILE DEPARTMENT.

THE NEXT SLIDE COVERS SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE REPORT REGARDING SHELTER AND RESIDENTIAL SERVICES WE ALREADY COVERED, ABOUT 1000 PEOPLE WERE HOUSED THROUGH THE SHELTER.

36,000 BED NIGHTS WERE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF HOUSING.

PARENTING CLASSES WHICH ARE CRITICAL FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED.

AGAIN, TO END THESE CYCLES OF ABUSE, THERE WERE OVER 1500 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN PARENTING CLASSES, CLASSES PROVEN TO PREVENT CHILD ABUSE, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THESE NUMBERS.

AND COUNSELING, OVER 3000 ADULTS AND CHILDREN WERE PROVIDED COUNSELING.

THIS IS THE LAST SLIDE YOU'LL SEE. ADVOCACY SERVICES BROKEN DOWN WITH OVER 19,000 PEOPLE RECEIVING ADVOCACY SERVICES THROUGH THE JUSTICE CENTER. BEXAR COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH METRO HEALTH AND THE SHELTER.

OVER 2400 GIFT CARDS WERE PROVIDED FOR FOLKS IN NEED OF GROCERIES AND PERSONAL CARE ITEMS BY METRO HEALTH.

OVER 88 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED UTILITY ASSISTANCE THAT WERE EXPERIENCING FAMILY VIOLENCE, AND THAT WAS PROVIDED THROUGH METRO HEALTH, AND ALSO METRO HEALTH PROVIDED OVER 1400 HOME SECURITY DEVICES AT NO COST TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AS WELL.

[00:50:10]

AGAIN, ALTHOUGH THE NUMBERS REMAIN RELATIVELY STABLE, WHAT WE THAT OUR BIGGEST TAKEAWAY IS THAT THERE IS STILL A PERSISTENT NEED AND THAT THERE IS A NEED FOR ONGOING COLLABORATION ACROSS SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY.

WE, AS THE CCDV, REMAIN COMMITTED TO TRANSPARENCY, SHARED ACTION AND IMPROVING SAFETY AND HEALING FOR EVERY FAMILY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'LL COME BACK AND PRESENT TO YOU ALL IN A FEW MONTHS ONCE WE RELEASE OUR PROGRESS REPORT THAT WILL DISCUSS THE WORK OF THE CCDV AND HOW IT APPLIES TO THESE NUMBERS, AND WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE AT THIS TIME.

THANK YOU. I'LL OPEN IT UP TO THE COMMISSIONERS. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU JUDGE. I'LL BE BRIEF.

JUDGE DIAZ, THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE, THE INFORMATION, AND REALLY TO ALL THE PARTNERS THE DA, THE CITY EVERYBODY THAT THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THIS.

YOU KNOW, WE ALWAYS LOOK TO DATA TO HELP INFORM DECISIONS.

I THINK IT'S THE SMART WAY TO GOVERN. I THINK IT IS ALSO THE SMART WAY TO RELY ON PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THE FIELD.

ONE OF THE, I GUESS THE MANY STATS THAT STUCK OUT WAS THE ONE YOU MENTIONED ABOUT SEVEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED CALLS PER HOUR IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT IT'S STAGGERING EVEN IF YOU CONSERVATIVELY SAY, YOU KNOW, IN A GIVEN DAY IT'S OVER 150 CALLS A DAY.

AND THAT'S ALARMING. DESPITE ALL THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY, THAT THERE IS THAT MUCH WORK STILL TO DO TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE ADDRESS THIS. AND I KNOW YOU GUYS ARE DOING THAT EACH AND EVERY DAY.

SO, YOU KNOW, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED IN THE COMING MONTHS YOU'LL BE, I GUESS, GIVING US A DEEPER ANALYSIS ON SOME OF THESE ISSUES AS WE PREPARE FOR THE SUMMER BUDGET TIME WE KNOW WELL AHEAD OF TIME THE RESOURCES THAT MAY BE NEEDED TO FIGURE OUT.

YOU KNOW, I WOULD HOPE AS WE MOVE FORWARD, THOSE NUMBERS GO DOWN.

I KNOW THE GOAL FOR ALL OF US IS TO ELIMINATE THEM COMPLETELY.

BUT IT IS A SERIOUS CRISIS IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE.

AND I KNOW, JUDGE, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT. A LOT OF FAMILIES HAVE BEEN IMPACTED OUR FAMILY, TOO, BY LOSING LOVED ONES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

JUST KNOW THAT THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I KNOW I FELT STRONGLY, SPEAKING FOR THE COURT, THAT WE WANT TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO PUT RESOURCES IN PLACE TO CONTINUE TO, TO MAKE THIS REALITY OF ELIMINATING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY TRUTH.

SO THANKS FOR YOUR WORK. WE APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

I DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, BUT I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT NUMBER BECAUSE I THINK IT IS.

AS WE GO ABOUT OUR DAILY LIVES TO THINK ABOUT THE 150 PLUS PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE STRUGGLING, WHO ARE REACHING OUT FOR HELP. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT IN OUR HEARTS, SO WE CAN DO THE RIGHT THING TO CHANGE IT. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND JUDGE, I APPRECIATE THE TIME.

THANK YOU. JUDGE DIAZ, LET ME JUST SAY THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

LET ME RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS A PROCESS. AND IN ORDER FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT THIS COMPLEX ISSUE IS, IT'S JUST NOT A CITY ISSUE, A COUNTY ISSUE, OR AN INDIVIDUAL ORGANIZATION DEPARTMENT OR ELECTED OFFICIAL.

IT TAKES EVERYBODY IN THE ROOM TO COME TOGETHER, TO COMMUNICATE, TO COLLABORATE, TO COORDINATE.

AND SO I RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND THE OFFICIALS FROM THE VARIOUS AGENCIES AS THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, PROBABLY METRO HEALTH. I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE IS HERE BEHALF OF THE CITY.

MONIQUE WE HAVE OUR DISTRICT ATTORNEY. WE HAVE OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT.

WE HAVE OUR COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR COMING FORWARD HERE, DOCTOR ANDREA.

THERE'S MARIA. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. SO, MARIA, I WANT TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY.

BUT I WANT TO GO CIRCLE BACK AND JUST SAY HOW DIFFICULT THIS ISSUE IS BECAUSE I THINK, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS COVERAGE IN THE MEDIA ON THESE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES AND THE INTERACTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OBVIOUSLY HAS SOME VERY TRAGIC, TRAGIC SITUATIONS. AND SO IT'S A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCE.

BUT WE MUST, AND I'M PROUD, AS THE CDV HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOCUSED, AND I BELIEVE CITY COUNCIL FOCUSED ON DEVOTING, DEVOTING RESOURCES TO THOSE THINGS THAT WE NEED TO, ESPECIALLY FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE.

[00:55:02]

WE ARE INTERVENING. AND THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THE QUALITY OF SERVICE TO THE NONPROFIT.

I SEE OUR MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS HERE, AND WE HAVE, AGAIN, I DON'T WANT TO IGNORE ALL THE PEOPLE THAT OUR DISTRICT CLERK IS HERE.

I CAN JUST GO ON AND ON. BUT THE THING IS, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S THE TAKEAWAY FROM THE CREATION OF THE CCDV TODAY? SO, MARIA, WHY DON'T YOU START? AND, MONIQUE, IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW UP.

WELL, GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS COURT.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE THIS MORNING. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS A VERY COMPLEX ISSUE, AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL TO THE COUNTY TO BE WORKING WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND WITH THE MANY ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE CITY THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND JUDGE SPECIFICALLY TO YOUR QUESTION, I THINK THE BIGGEST TAKEAWAY IS SINCE THE CREATION OF THE CCDV, I THINK FOR BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY, WE HAVE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES BOTH FINANCIALLY AND ALSO YOUR COLLABORATION THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. I BELIEVE THE ECOSYSTEM FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS EASIER FOR INDIVIDUALS TO NAVIGATE THAN IT WAS BEFORE THE CREATION OF THE CCDV.

NONETHELESS, WE HAVE MUCH MORE WORK TO DO. SO WE'RE AGAIN GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND WE ASK YOU THAT YOU CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THIS VERY COMPLEX ISSUE.

AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, WE ARE DOING THE SAME.

SO THANK YOU. PLEASE THANK THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

DOCTOR ANDREA. THANK YOU, JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS.

TWO THINGS I THINK ARE TAKEAWAYS IS THAT THIS IS A PROCESS YOU RIGHTLY POINT OUT, IS THAT THE CREATION OF THE CCDV FACILITATED THE CREATION OF THE NAVIGATION LINE, WHICH WAS BEGUN AT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, WHICH HAS NOW EVOLVED INTO THE STAR PROGRAM THAT WAS FUNDED BY THIS COURT THROUGH ARPA FUNDING.

AND SO OVER THESE YEARS, IT HAS BEEN AN ITERATIVE PROCESS OF FINDING WHAT WORKS, COMING TOGETHER THROUGH COLLECTIVE IMPACT, AND TO MAKING OUR PROCESS MORE COHESIVE SO THAT IT'S SERVING ALL THE PEOPLE OF BEXAR COUNTY IN A WAY THAT IS SO COLLABORATIVE, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE PEOPLE THAT ARE STANDING BEHIND ME.

THE OTHER TAKEAWAY, I THINK, IS THAT COMMISSIONER YOU POINT OUT, IT IS ALARMING THAT, YOU KNOW, MORE THAN EVERY TEN MINUTES SOMEBODY CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE TO EITHER SAPD OR BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF.

WE LIKE TO LOOK AT THAT AS A DIFFERENT KIND OF A WIN, MEANING THAT WE KNOW FOR SO LONG, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND FAMILY VIOLENCE HAS BEEN UNDERREPORTED. PEOPLE DON'T CALL FOR HELP. SO WE SEE ANYTIME SOMEONE REACHES OUT TO SAY I NEED HELP FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT IS A GOOD THING.

PREVIOUS TO LOTS OF THESE EFFORTS, SOMETIMES THAT WAS THE ONLY RESPONSE THAT WAS GIVEN WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE. BUT BECAUSE OF THE NAVIGATION LINES, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONNECT THOSE PEOPLE TO ALL OF THE RESOURCES THAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME.

SO UTILITY ASSISTANCE, PROTECTIVE ORDERS, EACH ONE OF THOSE CAN LEAD TO A SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME THAT COULD BE LEAD TO THE PREVENTION OF ANOTHER INCIDENT OF FAMILY VIOLENCE FOR THAT PERSON. AND SO WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT STAR DATA AT A LATER DATE.

BUT I DO THINK THAT THAT IS A TAKEAWAY, THAT EVEN THOUGH WE'RE SEEING LOTS OF CALLS AND YOU MIGHT SEE A RISE IN CALLS, THAT IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THINGS ARE GETTING WORSE. IT JUST MEANS THAT PEOPLE ARE REACHING OUT FOR HELP. AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. I TOTALLY AGREE, JUDGE DIAZ, WRAP IT UP. THANK YOU. YES. JUST AS A REMINDER THAT WE ALL KNOW THIS IS THE MOST UNDERREPORTED CRIME.

SO THE NUMBERS THAT YOU SAW TODAY ARE JUST THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT WERE ABLE TO COME FORWARD.

SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AS WE CONTINUE THIS WORK.

AND JUST TO ALSO BRIEFLY ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, JUDGE SAKAI, BEFORE THE CREATION OF THE CCDV, ALL OF THESE FOLKS STANDING BEHIND US DID THE BEST THEY COULD TO WORK TOGETHER.

BUT FOR THE MOST PART, WE OPERATED IN SILOS IN EACH OF OUR RESPECTIVE AREAS.

AND WHAT THE CCDV HAS DONE IS THEY HAVE BROKEN, BROKEN DOWN THOSE SILOS CREATED OPEN LINES OF COMMUNICATION FOR ALL OF US, AND TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE BEING LOOKED AT AS A MODEL NATIONALLY.

THERE HAVE BEEN NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE WRITTEN REPORTS ON THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE, BECAUSE THERE ARE EYES ON THE WORK OF BEXAR COUNTY.

IT IS WORKING. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATIENCE AS WE CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK, BECAUSE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A GENERATIONAL ISSUE.

IT WILL TAKE GENERATIONS TO SEE THE TYPE OF MOVEMENT I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY WANT TO SEE, AND WE WILL. WE'RE ALL COMMITTED TO CONTINUING THAT WORK AND TO BEING TRANSPARENT THROUGH THE PROCESS AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL.

[01:00:03]

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU ALL COME FORWARD SO WE CAN TAKE A PICTURE? CAN WE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE? [APPLAUSE] CAN I LEAVE THIS UP HERE? I'M ASSUMING I CAN DO THAT.

DON'T LEAVE. I'M GOING TO BRING UP 6.B, PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A REQUEST TO ACCEPT THE BEXAR COUNTY SEXUAL

[6. TIME CERTAIN ITEM(S) (Part 1 of 2)]

DOCTOR GREENFIELD LABORDE. DOCTOR ANDREA. AND I'M GOING TO PROBABLY STEP UP AND DO A LITTLE BIT. AND INTRODUCE. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. IF I DON'T RETURN, WOULD YOU PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRESIDE AND CONTINUE WITH THE AGENDA? HI. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS. TODAY WE'LL HAVE MISS SOMAYEH KOLB WITH THE PRESENTATION ON THE SORT, THE ANNUAL REPORT, AND ALSO A QUICK POWERPOINT JUST SO THAT WE'RE NOT GOING OVER THAT WHOLE LONG REPORT.

AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL BE HERE TO ANSWER THEM.

THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. AND THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TO REPORT ON THIS.

I AM SOMAYEH KOLB. I'M THE CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER AT RAPE CRISIS CENTER AND THE PRESIDING OFFICER OF SART.

AND THIS IS AUDREY [INAUDIBLE], OUR SITE COORDINATOR.

YOU CAN LOWER THAT A LITTLE BIT THE MIC. THERE YOU GO.

I'M LOSING MY VOICE. SO SHE'S GOING TO REPORT.

SO AGAIN, I AM AUDREY. I'M THE COORDINATOR FOR BEXAR COUNTY SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAM.

SO TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE 2023 AND 2024 BIANNUAL REPORT.

WE WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME RECENT PROGRESS, AS WELL AS IMPORTANT DATA POINTS, AND SHARE SOME OF OUR GOALS FOR 2026.

SO BEXAR COUNTY EXPERIENCES HIGHER RATES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT THAN OTHER TEXAS COUNTIES, AT ABOUT 78.6 OFFENSES PER 10,000 RESIDENTS. THIS SHOWS THAT SEXUAL ASSAULT IS NOT ONLY A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE, BUT A PUBLIC HEALTH AND FISCAL CONCERN AS WELL.

OUR COMMISSIONERS CORPS PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN ENSURING COMPLIANCE AND GUIDING RESOURCE ALLOCATION.

THIS LIST OUTLINES OUR CORE MEMBERSHIP OF OUR BEXAR COUNTY START.

OUR MANDATED PARTNERS INCLUDE THE ALAMO AREA RAPE CRISIS CENTER, BEXAR COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, BEXAR COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND TEXAS FORENSIC NURSING OF EXCELLENCE. THESE AGENCIES REPRESENT THE REQUIRED DISCIPLINES FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE.

IN ADDITION, WE DO ENGAGE SOME GUEST MEMBERS, SUCH AS BEAT AIDS OF SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS LABORATORY, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, AND SOUTH TEXAS REGIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL.

AND OUR GOAL FOR 2026 IS TO PRIORITIZE MEMBERSHIP WITH LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND SMALLER POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTY.

SHOWN IS AN OUTLINE OF OUR CURRENT PROTOCOLS THAT WENT INTO EFFECT ON NOVEMBER 3RD OF 2024.

BEFORE THEN, ALL FORENSIC EXAMS WERE COMPLETED AT METHODIST SPECIALTY AND TRANSPLANT.

HOWEVER, WITH TEXAS FNE MOVING INTO BEXAR COUNTY, WE NOW SERVE SURVIVORS AT OVER 40 HOSPITALS.

[01:05:03]

EITHER WAY, OUR DISPATCH SYSTEM, MEDCOM IS NOTIFIED AND ALERTS AN RCC ADVOCATE AND A SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER FROM TEXAS FNE. SO THE FIRST THING THAT HAPPENS IS A SURVIVOR WILL GET MEDICALLY CLEARED BY HOSPITAL STAFF.

WE WILL THEN MEET WITH AN RCC ADVOCATE AND A NURSE EXAMINER TO EXPLAIN THE EXAM, AS WELL AS MOVE FORWARD WITH THE SURVIVOR'S CONSENT. THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS, AN ADVOCATE PROVIDES CRISIS INTERVENTION AND ADDRESSES ANY IMMEDIATE NEEDS.

SOME AFTERCARE IS PROVIDED BY RCC THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT AND MEDICAL FOLLOW UP BY TEXAS FNE.

DURING THE TWO-YEAR REPORTING PERIOD, WE HAD 3999 CASES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THESE NUMBERS INCLUDE BEXAR COUNTY AND SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT.

OUT OF THOSE REPORTS, 829 WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A FORENSIC EXAM AND RECEIVED ADVOCACY SERVICES.

CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION ON THE LAST SLIDE? YES, AND IT MAY BE MORE ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE, BUT THE BREAKDOWN BETWEEN SEXUAL ASSAULT AND AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SUPER AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT, LIKE KIND OF WHAT WHAT KIND OF CRIMES FALL INTO THOSE CATEGORIES? I BELIEVE IT'S ANYTHING THAT'S USED LIKE A WEAPON WOULD BE SUPER AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YES. SO, FOR PROSECUTION OUTCOMES, 364 REPRESENT PROSECUTION NUMBERS FOR BOTH YEARS, WHILE 284 WERE CONVICTIONS.

SHOWN ARE THE PARAMETERS FOR OUR CASE REVIEW PROCESS.

CASE REVIEW ALLOWS THE TEAM TO EVALUATE CURRENT PROTOCOLS, TO IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE STAYING ALIGNED WITH BEST PRACTICES.

THESE PARTICULAR GUIDELINES WERE CREATED BY OUR SART TEAM, SO THEY REQUIRE PARTICIPATION FROM RCC, SANE, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE DA'S OFFICE TO ENSURE AN ACCURATE REVIEW.

ONLY CASES THAT WERE NO BILLED OR ENDED IN A CONVICTION ARE ELIGIBLE, AND SURVIVOR CONSENT MUST BE OBTAINED.

WE'LL CLOSE WITH SEVERAL KEY RECOMMENDATIONS.

THESE INCLUDE EXPANDING TRAUMA INFORMED TRAINING AND STANDARDIZING RESPONSE PROTOCOLS WITH LOCAL HOSPITALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.

WE WANT TO STRENGTHEN INTER-AGENCY COLLABORATIONS AS WELL TO REDUCE GAPS IN CARE.

WE ALSO RECOMMEND INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND OUTREACH, AS WELL AS ENHANCING SURVIVOR ACCESS TO SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

AND AS PART OF THAT, THE SART IS A MEMBER OF SA SEEDS OF CHANGE.

IT'S A VIOLENCE PREVENTION COALITION THAT'S FUNDED BY THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND CREATED BY RCC'S PREVENTION TEAM.

SO TOGETHER THESE WILL HELP IMPROVE SYSTEM CONSISTENCY, SUPPORT SURVIVOR OUTCOMES, AND ENSURE THE COUNTY'S RESOURCES ARE USED EFFICIENTLY.

THANK YOU GUYS. GREAT, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

WE'LL GO TO DISCUSSION STARTING WITH COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

HI. THANKS FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. SO I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.

IF SOMEONE REPORTS A SEXUAL ASSAULT AND THEY CHOOSE TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL TO GET EXAMINED, CAN THEY GO TO ANY HOSPITAL? YES, MA'AM. THEY CAN GO TO ANY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN BEXAR COUNTY.

SO ANY EMERGENCY ROOM WILL ASSIST THEM. BECAUSE I WAS TALKING TO SOMEONE PREVIOUSLY IN THE COMMUNITY AND THEY WERE SAYING, THAT'S NOT CORRECT. AND THAT DIDN'T SOUND RIGHT TO ME.

SO THEY CAN. YES, MA'AM. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

YES. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? WE DO NEED THEN A MOTION TO ACCEPT THIS REPORT.

MOVE FOR APPROVAL. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES. DOCTOR GREENFIELD, DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING ELSE? WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL GO NOW BACK TO ITEM NUMBER 5.B BACK IN ORDER.

[5. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS ITEM(S) (Part 2 of 2)]

[01:10:06]

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. MIKE MORELAN, DEPUTY CHIEF WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE BEXAR COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE. IT'S AN HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THE STATE, THE TEXAS STATE ASSOCIATION OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICTS SAFETY AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WHAT THIS ORGANIZATION REPRESENTS, NOT ONLY FOR BEXAR COUNTY, BUT FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THIS YEAR, THE SAFETY WILL HOST ITS 24TH ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE RIGHT HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY FROM JANUARY 29TH THROUGH JANUARY 31ST AT THE HENRY B GONZALEZ CONVENTION CENTER, MARKING THE FIRST TIME THIS CONFERENCE HAS EVER BEEN HELD IN OUR COUNTY.

THIS IS NO SMALL MILESTONE. THE 2026 CONFERENCE ALSO COINCIDES WITH SAFETIES 25TH ANNIVERSARY, REPRESENTING A QUARTER CENTURY OF EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND SERVICE TO FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICT STATEWIDE.

SAFETY HAS GROWN INTO THE PRIMARY EDUCATION AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICTS IN TEXAS, REPRESENTING NEARLY 93% OF ALL ESD'S AND MORE THAN 1800 FIRE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS 103 COUNTIES, SHOWING CONSISTENCY AND CREDIBILITY TO COMMISSIONER TRAINING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND STATEWIDE COORDINATION WORK THAT DIRECTLY STRENGTHENS LOCAL RESPONSE CAPABILITIES HERE IN BEXAR. COUNTY. WE SEE THE IMPACT OF THAT WORK.

OUR 12 EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICTS PROVIDE CRITICAL FIRE PROTECTION AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF THE COUNTY.

THEY ARE GOVERNED BY COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED BY THIS COURT AND SUPPORTED THROUGH ONGOING STATUTORY TRAINING AND COORDINATION EFFORTS.

SAFETY AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEXAS A&M, BG YOUNG INSTITUTE OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT PLAYS A CENTRAL ROLE IN ENSURING THAT TRAINING IS CONSISTENT, IT'S ACCREDITED AND RELEVANT TO THE OPERATIONAL REALITIES ESDS FACE.

BY VIRTUE OF SAFETY SUSTAINED EFFORTS OUR ESDS ARE POSITIONED AS THEY ARE TODAY PROFESSIONALIZED, COORDINATED, AND MORE CAPABLE OF SERVING A RAPIDLY GROWING COUNTY.

THIS WORK HAPPENS A LOT, IN PART BY THE LEADERSHIP OF COUNTY JUDGE PETER SAKAI IN THIS COURT.

WHETHER IT'S THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE THE BEXAR COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY EXPO OR THE WILLINGNESS OF JUDGE SAKAI TO OPEN UP THE SAFETY CONFERENCE WITH WELCOMING REMARKS.

THIS SETS THE TONE FOR COLLABORATION ACROSS JURISDICTIONS AND DISCIPLINES.

THAT LEADERSHIP SENDS A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICTS ARE ESSENTIAL PARTNERS IN THE SAFETY AND RESILIENCY OF THIS COUNTY.

FOR THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, SAFETY REPRESENTS MORE THAN A CONFERENCE OR AN ORGANIZATION.

IT REPRESENTS AN ALIGNMENT BETWEEN COUNTY GOVERNMENT, THE ESDS, AND STATEWIDE PARTNERS AROUND THE SHARED GOAL OF PROTECTING LIVES AND PROPERTY.

HOSTING THIS CONFERENCE IN BEXAR COUNTY IS BOTH A RECOGNITION OF THE STRENGTH OF OUR LOCAL ESD COMMUNITY, AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE WHAT COLLABORATION LOOKS LIKE IN PRACTICE.

ON BEHALF OF THE BEXAR COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, I WANT TO THANK THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR ITS CONTINUED SUPPORT OF SAFETY. THE ESDS AND THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT MAKE THIS WORK POSSIBLE.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING EMERGENCY SERVICE LEADERS ACROSS THE STATE OF TEXAS LATER THIS MONTH, AND TO CONTINUING TO BUILD ON THE STRONG FOUNDATION ALREADY IN PLACE.

I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CLAY AVERY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SAFETY FOR SOME REMARKS.

THANK YOU. I'LL BE BRIEF. BECAUSE I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT TO DO TODAY.

MY NAME IS CLAY AVERY. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE TEXAS STATE ASSOCIATION OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY DISTRICTS, OR SAFED FOR SHORT. IT'S MUCH EASIER TO SAY. WE'RE VERY THANKFUL TO BE HERE.

YOU KNOW, WE KNOW THAT EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS ARE VITAL TO THE ENSURING THAT OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, FIREFIGHTERS AND EMS PERSONNEL HAVE THE FUNDING AND RESOURCES THEY NEED.

FROM A STATEWIDE PERSPECTIVE, THOUGH, I DO WANT TO SAY WE ARE SEEING AMAZING LEADERSHIP FROM THE BEXAR COUNTY ESDS.

IN TERMS OF BEST PRACTICES ON THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE ESDS IN THEIR BEXAR COUNTY ASSOCIATION.

BUT SPECIFICALLY, I WANT TO TALK JUST BRIEFLY ABOUT OUR EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS, BECAUSE THAT IS OUR CORE MISSION.

IS ESD COMMISSIONER TRAINING AND EDUCATION YOUR VERY OWN CHRISTOPHER CAVAZOS, WHO SERVES AS A COMMISSIONER ON BEXAR COUNTY.

ESD NUMBER SIX, IS, SERVES ON THE SAFETY BOARD AS WELL.

HE IS OUR EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN. HE HELPS PLAN THE EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE NEXT WEEK AND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

WE'VE DONE SEVERAL EDUCATION SESSIONS AT YOUR WONDERFUL EOC FACILITY.

AND, JESSICA, I THINK YOU ATTENDED ONE OF THOSE, AND WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING CHRIS HERRERA AND THE OEM SPEAK NEXT WEEK IN ONE OF OUR TRAINING

[01:15:07]

AND WE HAVE A COUPLE, JOSH BROWN FROM BEXAR COUNTY, ESD TWO, MARK MONTGOMERY FROM BEXAR TWO AS WELL.

THEY'RE DOING SOME BREAKOUT SESSIONS. SO BEXAR COUNTY ESD REALLY LEADING THE WAY.

BEXAR COUNTY ESD'S REALLY LEADING THE WAY IN TERMS OF OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, AND WE'RE VERY THANKFUL TO BE HERE.

WE THANK THE OEM FOR RECOGNIZING US AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT WEEK.

JUDGE SAKAI, YOU'RE GOING TO, I BELIEVE, WELCOME US ON OUR FRIDAY OPENING SESSION.

AND WE COULDN'T BE MORE THRILLED TO BE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY.

SO THANK YOU ALL. COMMISSIONER CALVERT. THANK YOU, JUDGE.

I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THE ESD COMMUNITY ON HOSTING THIS CONFERENCE SAFETY CONFERENCE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

IT IS A TRUE HONOR FOR US TO HOST YOU, AND I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL TIME AND LEARNS A LOT.

BECAUSE OF JOHN TRUE, WHO'S HERE? AT A MEETING AT I THINK IT WAS TRAVIS PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PROBABLY A DOZEN YEARS AGO NOW, WHEN HE ASKED ME THE FAMOUS QUESTION, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO ABOUT THE ESDS? AND I WAS A DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS, COMPLETELY BLIND.

AS A CANDIDATE AND PERSON SEEKING COMMISSIONERS COURT ABOUT WHAT ESDS DID.

THE VERY FIRST CONFERENCE I ATTENDED, I THINK, YOU KNOW, JANUARY OF 2015 WAS THE SAFETY CONFERENCE, AND I HAVE BENEFITED FROM THAT AND THE RELATIONSHIPS AND THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH SAFED'S CONFERENCE.

IT IS AN INVALUABLE TOOL FOR THE VOLUNTEER, AND I WANT TO REPEAT THAT, VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS AND STAFFS THAT THAT THAT COME INTO THESE CONFERENCES. OBVIOUSLY, ALL OF THE ADVOCACY AND THE GOOD STEWARDSHIP OF OUR ESD COMMUNITY DOES YIELD ITSELF TO HOSTING A CONFERENCE LIKE THIS.

IT'S A RECOGNITION OF ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK THROUGHOUT THE EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS, YOUR UNSUNG HEROES FOR AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT WOULD NOT HAVE FIRE AND EMS PROTECTION, BUT FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU TO OUR OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE STEWARDSHIP THAT YOU GIVE TO ASSIST WHENEVER THEY NEED IT.

AND WE STAND READY TO CONTINUE TO BE A BEACON FOR A GOOD EMERGENCY AND FIRE SERVICE ACROSS TEXAS.

SO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU, JUDGE.

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. YEAH, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR BEING HERE. I KNOW I'VE WORKED WITH SEVERAL OF YOU ALL WHEN WE WORKED TO PASS THE LEGISLATION THAT WE GOT PASSED, BUT I JUST WANT TO SPECIFICALLY GIVE SHOUT OUTS TO MY COMMISSIONERS AND MY ESDS.

AND CHIEF RALPH RODRIGUEZ. SHOULD I CALL YOU MAYOR, CHIEF? I DON'T KNOW. IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW. HE IS ALSO A NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR OF, IS IT SCHERTZ? SO, CHIEF MAYOR. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. OF COURSE, JOSH BROWN, HE JUST DOES ALL THINGS ESD.

SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. FROM ESD 2, ESD 5, WE HAVE CHIEF GARY.

ESTEP. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I JUST CALL YOU CHIEF GARY.

HERSHEL POSTERT IS HERE. HERSHEL, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

AND OF COURSE, ESD 6, HE WAS ALREADY MENTIONED, CHRISTOPHER CAVAZOS. DID I MISS ANY OF MY PEOPLE? KNOW. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND TAKING CARE.

OF COURSE, I HAVE THE LARGEST GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND BECAUSE OF THAT THREE ESDS, BECAUSE OF OUR RURAL AREAS.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS CONTINUE TO DO AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU GUYS LATER THIS WEEK.

THANKS. MR. RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUDGE.

I JUST WANT TO ALSO CHIME IN AND THANK YOU, MICHAEL AND THE REST OF THE TEAM FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

CHIEF CLARKSON, WHO'S HERE FROM ESD 7, AND THE REST OF THE TEAM OUT THERE DO OUTSTANDING WORK.

NOT JUST IN PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY, BUT ALSO BEING GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

AND I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME WITH THEM.

I WANTED TO ASK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE CONFERENCE THAT'S COMING UP.

IS THAT, WHERE EXACTLY IS THAT GOING TO BE HELD? IT'S GOING TO BE AT THE HENRY B GONZALEZ CONVENTION CENTER. JUST DOWN HERE. WE HAVE ALMOST 1500 ATTENDEES REGISTERED.

WE GOT THE EXHIBIT HALL WITH THE FIRE TRUCKS AND EVERYTHING.

YOU WERE ALL, I SHOULD SAY, WELCOME TO COME ON BY.

OBVIOUSLY FREE REGISTRATION. COMMISSIONER CALVERT, I DO REMEMBER MEETING YOU AT LOST PINES IN BASTROP TEN YEARS AGO.

WE'VE OUTGROWN THAT FACILITY, AND NOW WE'RE HERE AT THE HENRY B GONZALEZ CONVENTION CENTER, WHICH WE'RE VERY EXCITED. WE LOVE THE HENRY B, BUT MAYBE IN THE FUTURE WE'LL LOOK AT MAYBE THE FREEMAN, A COUNTY OWNED FACILITY TO DO THIS. BUT AT ANY RATE, WE'RE GLAD THAT YOU'RE HERE, AND WITH THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO TO SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL IS CERTAINLY DULY NOTED BY THIS COURT IN THIS COMMUNITY.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUDGE. MR. MOODY, I'LL JUST REITERATE GLAD TO BE HOSTING YOU HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.

[01:20:04]

OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR COMMISSIONERS AND ALL OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS OUT THERE AT OUR ESD'S AND ALL THE WORK THEY DO TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

BUT JUST BRINGING VISIBILITY TO THAT, I THINK IS AN IMPORTANT THING.

I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA OF THE COLLABORATION AND THE MUTUAL SUPPORT BETWEEN OUR ESDS.

AND I KNOW WE'VE HAD SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THAT, BUT HOW DO WE KIND OF CONTINUE TO SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND WHAT WORKS IN ESD 3? CAN WE SHARE THAT WITH 4? AND WHAT WORKS IN 4 MAYBE WORKS IN 6.

AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE COMMUNICATING ACROSS ESDS.

AND THE MORE WE COMMUNICATE, I THINK THE BETTER WE CAN OPERATE TOGETHER.

I WOULD JUST ASK MICHAEL, IF THOSE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, IF YOU COULD SHARE THOSE WITH, WITH OUR OFFICE OR ALL OF OUR OFFICES AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PUSH IT OUT TO OUR INDIVIDUAL ESDS AND IF THEY AREN'T AWARE, THEN THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT GOING FORWARD.

BUT WE LOVE OUR ESDS, AND WE WANT TO BE AS SUPPORTIVE AS WE CAN.

WELL, LET ME CLOSE WITH THIS. UNDER MY LEADERSHIP, Y'ALL ARE ONE OF THE MOST SHINING EXAMPLES OF GOOD, EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE BROUGHT YOU ALL TO THE FOREFRONT.

WE'VE ADVOCATED FOR YOU. YOU ALL HAVE FULFILLED YOUR DUTIES TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE THE BEST, EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT SERVICES WITH THE TAXPAYER MONEY THAT YOU ARE GIVEN.

SO WITH THE SUPPORT OF MY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND I APPLAUD THEM, WE HAVE ADVOCATED AND EMPOWERED OUR ESDS WITH IMPORTANT INITIATIVES THAT HAVE ADVANCED THEIR MISSION OF PUBLIC SAFETY. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT, PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF BEXAR COUNTY, WHICH ARE RAPIDLY GROWING. I WANT TO TAKE SPECIAL RECOGNITION FOR COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

WE HAVE WORKED TOGETHER, AND I PUT ON THE RECORD TO CHANGE THE EFFORTS TO CHANGE STATE LAW AND PREVENT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FROM BEING ABLE TO BUREAUCRATICALLY BLOCK OUR ESD'S ABILITY TO ISSUE DEBT.

I THINK THAT'S BEEN THE BIG GAME CHANGER. THIS WAS HINDERING THEIR ABILITY TO PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITIES AND ASSETS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO ACCOMMODATE THE GROWTH IN BEXAR AND THE SURROUNDING REGION. TOGETHER WE FIX THAT AND OUR COUNTY IS ALL SAFER BECAUSE OF THAT.

SO COULD WE GIVE OUR ESD'S AND THE MEN AND WOMEN AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED WITH OUR ESD'S AND INCLUDING THE COMMISSIONERS COURT AND ALL OUR STAFF, ESPECIALLY THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT? A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY.

ALL RIGHT. CAN WE COME FORWARD FOR A PICTURE? ARE YOU READY? AND ONE, TWO, THREE.

[6. TIME CERTAIN ITEM(S) (Part 2 of 2)]

MARIO, I BELIEVE YOU'RE HERE FROM THE FOOD BANK.

YEAH. I'D LIKE TO INVITE THE LEADERSHIP FROM SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK TO THE DAIS.

SINCE NOVEMBER, I'VE BEEN PARTNERING WITH THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK TO HOST A SERIES OF WHAT WE CALL FOOD SECURITY SUMMITS.

[01:25:06]

THESE MEETINGS INCLUDE NON-PROFITS, HOUSING AGENCIES, FOOD DISTRIBUTORS, BUSINESS LEADERS AND POLICY MAKERS, AMONG MANY OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. WE ARE NOT ONLY EDUCATING ABOUT THE IRRESPONSIBLE FEDERAL DECISION MAKING THAT HAS UNDERMINED OUR SOCIAL SAFETY NETS AND OUR NEIGHBOR'S ABILITY TO ACCESS NUTRITION AND HEALTH CARE, BUT WE ARE GARNERING FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS AND CHARTING SOLUTIONS IN THE SHORT TERM.

PEOPLE NEED FOOD AND THEY NEED IT NOW. THAT IS THE SPIRIT OF THIS GRANT.

THESE FUNDS WILL BE DEDICATED TO DIRECT FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR BEXAR COUNTY RESIDENTS.

BUT IN THE LONG TERM, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE ADVOCACY ARENA ON THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION AND SERVICE DELIVERY AND BENEFITS, NAVIGATION AND CAPITAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS, AMONG MANY OTHERS.

I INVITE SOME REMARKS FROM OUR PARTNERS AT THE FOOD BANK.

THEN WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR ANY QUESTIONS. MARIO, YOU HAVE A FLOOR.

YEAH. WELL THANK YOU, JUDGE. THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS.

AND THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP. LET ME JUST SAY ON BEHALF OF ERIC COOPER, OUR PRESIDENT AND CEO AND OUR ORGANIZATION, THANK YOU TO THE ENTIRE COMMISSIONERS COURT THE COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE, THE COUNTY STAFF JUST FOR ALL THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU PROVIDE TO THE GREAT CITIZENS OF BEXAR COUNTY. JUDGE, THANK YOU FOR THE ADVOCACY AROUND FOOD INSECURITY AND FOOD SECURITY.

BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING GOING ON THE FEDERAL AND SOMEWHAT ON THE STATE LEVEL AS WELL.

AND SO THE CONVERSATIONS HAVE BEEN GREAT. I THINK GETTING IN FRONT OF THE ISSUES AS MUCH AS WE CAN IS PROBABLY BEING MORE PROACTIVE THAN REACTIVE AND RECENTLY HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME FOLKS BACK EAST AT A UNIVERSITY THAT ARE REACHING OUT TO LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO TRY TO GET JUST WHAT YOU DID AND WHAT THE CITY DID, TRY TO GET THAT GOING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING'S COMING. BUT, YOU KNOW, FOR MY WORK AT THE FOOD BANK, CHIEF OF GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH A LOT OF YOUR STAFF AND ALL THE OFFICES.

AND AS A FORMER STAFFER, THE FOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE CHIEF OF STAFF AND THE STAFF FOR ALL THE GREAT WORK AND ALWAYS BEING THERE AND BEING RESPONSIVE. THERE'S A LOT OF CONSTITUENT WORK THAT WE'VE DONE OVER THE YEARS, AND ALL OF YOU ALL HAVE PARTICIPATED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS TO HELP NOURISH THE COMMUNITY AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS AND YOUR PRECINCTS.

YOU KNOW, FOR THE 200 FOOD BANKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT'S FEEDING AMERICA AND THE 20 FOOD BANKS IN OUR GREAT STATE.

I'M PROUD TO BE A BEXAR COUNTY RESIDENT. WE COVER 29 COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

SO ALL 254 COUNTIES ARE COVERED BY A FOOD BANK SERVICE TERRITORY.

WE'RE ONE OF 20. STANLEY SORRELL IS HERE WITH ME THIS MORNING.

HE HELPS ME OUT WITH PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY.

AND I JUST LEANED OVER TO HIM. AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAD A HECK OF A YEAR THIS LAST YEAR FOR GOVERNMENT RELATIONS STAFFERS AT FOOD BANKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AND I WAS REFLECTING LAST WEEK, LAST TUESDAY, WE WERE ON THE ROAD FOR, I DON'T KNOW, 14 OR 15 HOURS. WE WERE UP IN SAN ANGELO BECAUSE WE COVER SAN ANGELO.

SO WE WERE ADDRESSING THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL THERE. AND THEN IN THE EVENING, WE WERE IN KERRVILLE ADDRESSING THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE.

AND THAT WAS PART OF, NOT ONLY JUST CREATING ADVOCACY ON WHO WE ARE, HOW WE WORK, HOW WE HELP, AND STAYING IN TOUCH WITH OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, BUT ALSO NATURAL DISASTER WORK.

SO THE ESD'S WERE UP HERE EARLIER. EOCS DO KNOW THAT FOOD BANKS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IN OUR STATE AND THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK WERE PART OF THE NATIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL EOC STRATEGY. HURRICANE, FIRE, FLOOD, NATURAL DISASTER.

UNFORTUNATELY, IN OUR SERVICE TERRITORY, SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, UVALDE, WE'VE HAD SOME BIG ISSUES.

OBVIOUSLY THE JULY 4TH FLOODS, AND SO LAST TUESDAY WE WERE THINKING FOLKS, BUT REMINDING THEM THAT WE'RE A PHONE CALL TEXT AWAY.

WE'LL MOBILIZE AND HELP. BOOTS ON THE GROUND, FOOD AND WATER.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO NOURISHING FAMILIES YEAR ROUND, YOU KNOW OVER 40 MILLION AMERICANS STRUGGLE TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, THAT'S ACROSS THE COUNTRY, 40 MILLION AMERICANS.

THAT NUMBER IS GROWING. AND UNFORTUNATELY, IN OUR GREAT STATE, ROUGHLY 5 MILLION PLUS HOUSEHOLDS ARE FOOD INSECURE.

WE'RE SERVING OVER 120,000 IN ANY GIVEN WEEK.

WE HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING GOING ON LAST YEAR THE GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN.

AND BY THE WAY, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE LOOMING NOW AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

AND SO HOPEFULLY OUR FEDERAL FRIENDS CAN COME TO AN AGREEMENT TO KEEP THE THE LIGHTS ON AND KEEP OUR GOVERNMENT OPERATING.

BUT WE STAND READY. AND SO WE WORK WITH LARGE GROCERY RETAILERS, AS YOU ALL KNOW, FOOD MANUFACTURERS AND PROCESSORS AND WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS, FARMERS AND RANCHERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE ALL DEPOSITING FOOD AND NOURISHMENT INTO OUR INVENTORY.

[01:30:05]

MANY OF THEM ARE HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY. A LOT OF THEM ARE, AND I JUST HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE NEW MAYOR OF SCHERTZ, BECAUSE WE WORK WITH GUADALUPE COUNTY AND WE HAVE FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS IN THAT COUNTY AND IN SCHERTZ, AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION. BUT A LOT OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREA HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY, SOME OF THE SMALL TOWNSHIPS WE WORK WITH AND DO KNOW THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO FIGHTING HUNGER AND FEEDING HOPE, BUT WE CAN'T DO IT ALONE. WE'VE BEEN STRETCHED THIN BEFORE, BUT WE'RE STILL INTACT.

AND IT'S BECAUSE OF SUPPORT FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OUR GOVERNMENT FRIENDS. SO JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU, JUDGE, FOR BRINGING THIS.

SO MANY PEOPLE ARE STRUGGLING WITH THE HIGH COST OF FOOD.

HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES THIS 250,000, OR HOW MANY MEALS DOES THIS GET OUT THERE? RIGHT. SO THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. COMMISSIONER.

FOR EVERY $1 WE RECEIVE, THAT EQUALS SEVEN MEALS.

SO THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT ON THAT IS HUGE. WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO TOUCH A LOT OF HOUSEHOLDS, AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO WORK WITH PANTRY PARTNERS. WHEN WE RECEIVE RESOURCES AND SUPPORT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OUR LOCAL PANTRIES ALSO RECEIVE THAT SUPPORT AS WELL.

BECAUSE WE'RE GETTING INVENTORY IN, THEY'RE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT INVENTORY AND SERVE THEIR CLIENTS, OUR CLIENTS WANTING THE SAME. WELL THAT'S INCREDIBLE, FOR $1 SEVEN MEALS, I TELL YOU, I'VE GOT TO START EATING LUNCH OVER AT YOUR PLACE BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG SAVER FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. BUT LET ME JUST ASK YOU, THIS IS THE FIRST MONTH THAT HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS, SUBSIDIES HAVE IMPACTED PEOPLE'S BUDGETS. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING? YOU HEAR FROM SENIORS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT MAKING CHOICES BETWEEN THEIR HEALTH CARE, THEIR RENT, AND THEIR FOOD? TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU HEAR? YEAH.

SAD, SAD. STATE OF AFFAIRS, I CAN TELL YOU THAT.

YOU KNOW, LAST YEAR AND AND AGAIN, WE HAD A HECK OF A YEAR LAST YEAR WITH POLICY AND AND BUDGETS AND CUTS.

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE AND THE SUBSIDIES AND, YOU KNOW, WE ALL KNOW THAT, THAT OUR FEDERAL FRIENDS ARE TRYING TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON HOW THAT SHOULD WORK AND HOW THAT SHOULD BE SUPPORTED. BUT IN THE MEANTIME I MENTIONED THE 29 COUNTIES.

SO OUTSIDE OF BEXAR COUNTY, A LOT OF OUR COUNTIES ARE RURAL.

YOU'LL BE DRIVING FOR A LONG TIME, AND YOU DON'T SEE ANYTHING.

THEN YOU COME ACROSS A SMALL TOWNSHIP AND THERE'S MAYBE A DOLLAR GENERAL.

MAYBE THERE'S A HEALTH CARE CLINIC, OR MAYBE NOT.

MAYBE FOLKS HAVE TO DRIVE ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF TO GET TO SAN ANGELO.

OR COME INTO SAN ANTONIO TO GET SOME HEALTH CARE.

WE'VE HEARD FROM SENIORS AND OTHERS THAT THEY'RE AFRAID.

THEY'RE NERVOUS. IT'S ALREADY BEEN TOUGH FOR THEM.

AND THEN NOW, COUPLED WITH THIS THEY DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET, BUT PAY FOR HEALTH CARE, KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, STAY IN THEIR PLACE.

SO A LOT OF CHALLENGES. A LOT OF CHALLENGES. WELL, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR VERY POWERFUL COMMENTS TODAY.

THEY WERE QUITE BRILLIANT. AND I APPRECIATE THE SPIRIT IN WHICH YOUR ORGANIZATION SERVES 29 COUNTIES ACROSS SOUTH AND WEST TEXAS.

AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR RESPONDING IN AN APPROPRIATE TIME FOR THE TREMENDOUS FOOD ISSUES THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY, BECAUSE WE'RE A WORKING CLASS COMMUNITY WITH A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE.

SO THIS IS IMPORTANT TO SO MANY THAT WE SERVE.

THANK YOU JUDGE. THANK YOU MARIO. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MOODY.

WELL, THANK YOU, JUDGE. AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

AND YOU KNOW, I'LL JUST BE VERY CLEAR. I'VE, I'VE SUPPORTED THE FOOD BANK HAVE ALWAYS SUPPORTED THE FOOD BANK.

I APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE. WHEN WHEN I CALLED UP FROM KERRVILLE WHEN WHEN THE FLOODING TOOK PLACE.

I KNOW THE FOOD BANK JUMPED IN AND SUPPORTED THAT EFFORT AS WELL.

AS YOU INDICATED. SO LET ME JUST AGAIN BE CLEAR.

NOBODY'S QUESTIONING THE WORK OF THE FOOD BANK.

MY MY QUESTION THOUGH, AND MAYBE MORE TO TO COUNTY STAFF WITH REGARDS TO OUR, OUR BUDGET AGREED UPON MILLION DOLLARS THAT WE SET ASIDE FOR THESE NONPROFITS VERSUS THAT PROCESS THAT WAS AGREED UPON IN THE BUDGET.

NOW WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD THINGS INDIVIDUALLY LIKE, IS THAT GOING TO BE THE PROCESS GOING FORWARD, OR ARE WE STILL PUTTING FORWARD AN RFP FOR THE OTHER 750 K HERE? SORRY. COMMISSIONER FOR THE REMAINDER, IF THE COURT APPROVES THE 250 K AS REQUESTED IN THIS WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROCEED WITH THE 750 FROM THE 1 MILLION CONTRIBUTION TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES.

THAT PROCESS HAS STARTED IN TERMS OF ANNOUNCING THAT NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY.

THAT PROCESS WILL RUN THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY, AND THEN STAFF WILL EVALUATE THOSE THOSE SUBMISSIONS.

[01:35:06]

WE HAVE CONTINUOUSLY FUNDED THE FOOD BANK OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

TEN YEARS. CORRECT? ACTUALLY, LAST YEAR, DURING THE NOFA PROCESS, WE DID NOT FUND THE FOOD BANK IN LAST YEAR'S ALLOTMENT. WE WERE THEIR INDIVIDUAL OFFICE CONTRIBUTIONS.

THEN I ASSUME THEY WERE MADE? I BELIEVE SO OUT OF THE INDIVIDUAL COMMISSIONERS CONTRIBUTION.

CORRECT? OKAY. AND I DON'T KNOW ALL THE HISTORY THERE, BUT BUT AGAIN, MY CONCERN ONLY HERE IS JUST WITH THE PROCESS, BECAUSE WE SAID WE WERE GOING TO PUT THIS OUT AS $1 MILLION ON THE STREET FOR EVERYONE TO APPLY, AND I, FOR ONE, WOULD ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT THE FOOD BANK BEING A PART OF THAT AND BEING FUNDED.

SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE JUST TAKING THIS OUT SEPARATELY.

REMOVING IT FROM THE THE MILLION THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ALLOCATED.

AND SO AGAIN, I THINK, YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD STICK WITH THE PROCESS THAT WE PUT OUT THERE AND WE TELL ALL OF OUR NONPROFITS THAT WE'RE WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT ON THIS TIMELINE. AND THEN WE CHANGE THAT IMMEDIATELY.

IT CREATES SOME CONFUSION FOR EVERYBODY. BUT AGAIN, I SUPPORT THE FOOD BANK.

I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND SUPPORT THIS ITEM. BUT I DO HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROCESS BECAUSE IF EVERY TIME, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE AN IDEA ABOUT A NONPROFIT WE WANT TO SUPPORT, THEN WE PULL IT OUT, THEN ARE WE REALLY EVEN ADHERING TO WHAT WE AGREED TO IN THE BUDGET? IS MY POINT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER, WE'LL COME BACK.

THANK YOU. YEAH. THANK YOU. JUDGE. MARIO, THANK YOU.

AND YOUR TEAM. YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE THE THE NEED IS JUST ENDLESS OUT THERE, AND YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS RESPONDING AND PIVOTING WHEN YOU NEED TO. AND WE KNOW THAT THAT RESOURCES ARE NOT INFINITE.

THERE'S A THERE'S A LIMIT. AND YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE YOU GUYS ALWAYS BEING THERE.

WITH RESPECT TO, I GUESS, THE THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION.

I MEAN, I WOULD JUST SUGGEST, THOMAS, THAT I MEAN, HERE'S THE DEAL.

WE HAVE TO, EVEN AS A COUNTY, RESPOND. I THINK THIS IS A RESPONSE.

AND THE JUDGE'S LEADERSHIP IN TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED, AND OBVIOUSLY FOOD IS AT THE CENTER OF NEEDS.

AND, YOU KNOW, HAD WE GONE BACK AND WE CAN'T GO BACK NOW, BUT HAVE WE GONE BACK? WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE JUST FOUND THE 250 IN THE BUDGET PROCESS, RIGHT? BUT THIS IS PART OF BEING ABLE TO RESPOND IN A QUICK WAY TO WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS.

AND SO I APPLAUD THE JUDGE FOR HIS LEADERSHIP.

BUT MAYBE AT SOME POINT YOU GUYS CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT BACKFILLING THAT MILLION DOLLARS, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH RESERVES OR MOVING SOME MONEY AROUND.

I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THAT WE HAVE THE DOLLARS AVAILABLE TO OUR NONPROFITS.

I KNOW THERE'S SMALLER DOLLARS, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF NEED OUT THERE.

THIS IS A THIS IS A PIVOTAL THING THAT WE'RE DOING TODAY, BUT MAYBE YOU GUYS CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION, BRING IT BACK TO COURT ABOUT FIGURING OUT HOW TO BACKFILL THAT.

250. BUT BUT FOR NOW, I'M GOING TO MAKE THE MOTION TO GO AHEAD AND APPROVE THIS TODAY.

JUDGE MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ AND SECOND, BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

HI. I JUST WANTED TO JUST GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE KIND OF RESPONSES YOU GUYS ARE GETTING OR CALLS YOU GUYS ARE GETTING BECAUSE OF THE FEDERAL CUTS. SO HAVE YOU GOTTEN MORE CALLS? CAN YOU JUST SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THAT SO THAT COMMUNITY CAN BE AWARE OF WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DEALING WITH? YES. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER, FOR THE QUESTION.

YEAH. SO IF WE GO BACK IN TIME JUST A LITTLE BIT LAST YEAR, JULY 4TH WHEN THE BUDGET TAX BILL WAS SIGNED INTO LAW IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AT THE SAME TIME, THE THE FLOODS HITTING KERRVILLE IN OUR SERVICE TERRITORY, WE WERE GETTING THE CALLS ALL FROM THAT POINT WE HAVE BEEN STANDING UP EXTRA DISTRIBUTIONS, WORKING WITH PARTNERS IN OUR SERVICE TERRITORY, BUT ALSO AT THE FOOD BANK AS WELL. SO WE HAVE CURBSIDE DISTRIBUTION THERE.

I MEAN, WE HAVE A CALL CENTER. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE FOOD BANK, WE WANT YOU TO COME OUT SO YOU CAN SEE THIS AND EXPERIENCE WHAT WE'RE DOING.

ON OUR CAMPUS AND OUR STRATEGY TO TO HELP FOLKS DURING THIS TIME.

BUT ALL THE TIME. AND SO WE HAVE A CALL CENTER, FOLKS CAN, CAN CALL IN, THEY CAN GET A NEEDS ASSESSMENT WITH OUR STAFF OVER THE PHONE.

THEY CAN WALK IN THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. OUR STAFF IS GOING TO COMB OVER THEIR THEIR HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND SEE WHAT THEY QUALIFY FOR WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC BENEFITS SNAP, TANF, MEDICAID, LONG TERM CARE FOR SENIORS, CHIP FOR KIDS.

[01:40:05]

SO OUR STAFF IS FILLING OUT THAT APPLICATION.

IT'S VERY LENGTHY. A LOT OF FAMILIES JUST WON'T DO IT BECAUSE THEY'RE.

SO YOU HAVE STAFF THAT IS AVAILABLE TO HELP COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET THROUGH THE BUREAUCRACIES AND ALL THE APPLICATIONS.

CORRECT. HAVE YOU GOTTEN MORE CALLS THEN, BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON AND ALL THE BUDGET CUTS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL? YES, MA'AM. AND SO COMMISSIONER DO KNOW WHEN THE BUDGET SHUTDOWN HAPPENED FOR ALL THAT TIME, WE HAD TO STAND UP, EXTRA DISTRIBUTIONS, WE WERE GETTING CALLS.

OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE MILITARY CITY, USA, AND WE HAD TO STAND UP SOME DISTRIBUTIONS AT LACKLAND AND ELSEWHERE AND ON OUR CAMPUS JUST TO KEEP UP WITH THE FEDERAL AGENCIES AND THE EMPLOYEES THAT WEREN'T GETTING PAID.

AND SO A LOT OF THEM LIVE FROM PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK.

AND SO, STATISTICALLY, ARE YOU GUYS SERVING MORE PEOPLE SINCE WE'VE BEEN SERVING MORE PEOPLE EVER SINCE COVID AND THE NUMBERS WENT UP, THEY CAME DOWN. THEY'RE GONE BACK UP AGAIN. OKAY.

YEAH. I THINK THAT'S RIDICULOUS THAT MILITARY FAMILIES EVEN HAVE TO HAVE TO REACH OUT, WHICH IS REALLY RIDICULOUS.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

YOU HAVE A COLLEAGUE WITH YOU. DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? DID YOU WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? YEAH.

AND MENTION WHERE YOU WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL. OH, YEAH.

YES. I'M A PROUD I'M STANLEY, PUBLIC POLICY AND ADVOCACY MANAGER.

PROUD. BRECKENRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL BRECKENRIDGE EAGLE.

YEAH. GO, EAGLES. BUT YES. YES. AT THE SAN ANTONIO FOOD BANK I HAVE COME ON STAFF THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND BEEN ABLE TO.

SEE THE DIFFERENT INS AND OUTS OF THE FOOD BANK FROM MY NUTRITION EDUCATION BACKGROUND.

NOW JUMPING OVER TO MARIO AND SEEING THE POLICY SIDE.

AND YEAH, THIS MONEY IS GOING TO HELP FEED FAMILIES, GIVE THEM HOPE FOR A FUTURE.

BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE GROWING UP.

LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT OF MY STORY, BUT YEAH, I GREW UP HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY, HAD MY STRUGGLES WITH FOOD BANK AND OTHER ENTITIES IN SAN ANTONIO. BEXAR COUNTY WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT ME.

AND I WENT OFF, WENT TO COLLEGE STATION, CAME BACK TO SAN ANTONIO AND SERVED MY COMMUNITY IN THIS WAY. BUT YES, THANK YOU ALL AND THANK YOU. THANKS FOR THE WORK.

YOU GUYS ARE. OH, I'M SORRY, I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION.

SO THANKS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING.

AND THEN MY FINAL QUESTION AS WE INTERACT WITH SMALLER PANTRIES IN OUR IN, IN MY COMMUNITY, IN MY PRECINCT I KNOW SOMETIMES THEY HAVE A FEE TO PAY SO THAT THEY CAN BE A PART OF THAT.

HOW DOES THAT WORK? AND SO SINCE EVERYONE'S HAVING A HARD TIME, DO YOU GUYS LESSEN THAT FEE OR IS IT WAIVED AT ALL? OR HOW DO YOU DO THAT AS MORE INCOME COMES IN FOR Y'ALL? YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. COMMISSIONER.

SO, YES A FEE CAN BE $0.15 A POUND. SO OUR PARTNERS ARE CERTIFIED 500 1C3.

ONCE THEY COME ON BOARD AND THEY GET CERTIFIED, THEY GET THE TRAINING. THEY CAN STORE AND DISTRIBUTE FOOD IN A SAFE AND EQUITABLE FASHION.

THEY DO GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOP ONLINE, MEANING THEY CAN SEE WHAT WE HAVE IN INVENTORY AND SUBMIT AN ORDER APPROPRIATE FOR THE AMOUNT OF FOLKS THEY'RE SERVING AT THEIR FOOD PANTRY OR 501 ORGANIZATION.

AND SO A LOT OF PRODUCT IS FREE PRODUCE, BREAD, DRINKS, OTHER ITEMS ARE FREE.

THERE IS A 15 CENT PER POUND PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR.

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT ORDERING SOME ITEMS THAT ARE IN INVENTORY, AND THEN WE DO HAVE FOOD SOURCING STAFF AS WELL THAT ARE ORDERING FOOD, GETTING THAT INTO OUR INVENTORY. SO SOME OF OUR PARTNERS CAN ACCESS THAT AS WELL.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO ECHO THERE'S BEEN GREAT COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS FROM ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT THIS MORNING.

AND I JUST WANTED TO ECHO COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ AND COMMISSIONER MOODY.

I THINK WE CAN FIND SOME RESERVES. AS COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ SAID, THAT CAN BE VERY HELPFUL TO SHORING UP THE OVERALL NONPROFIT BUDGET, BECAUSE FOR ALL OF OUR NONPROFITS, IT'S A ROUGH YEAR AND THEY REALLY COULD USE THE FUNDING.

SO I THINK BETWEEN EMERGENCY RESERVES AND CONTINGENCIES, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO BRING BACK TO COURT SOMETHING TO HELP MAKE OUR NONPROFITS, YOU KNOW, HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO I WORK I STAND AS ANOTHER VOTE TO HELP THE COURT TO RESTORE THAT FUNDING.

SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYONE, FOR YOUR VERY CONSTRUCTIVE COMMENTS.

THANK YOU. THOMAS. SOME COMMENTS IN DISCUSSING THE EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT WAY TO GET THE MONEY OUT IN THE MOST EXPEDIENT WAY. AND I WANT TO PUT ON RECORD, AS WE'VE SEEN WITH OUR OTHER INITIATIVES THE RENTAL ASSISTANCE WE TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE. SO THE BUDGET OFFICE UNDERSTANDS.

I WANT TO GET THIS THING ON BOARD. YES, SIR. WE'LL WORK DIRECTLY WITH CIVIL D TO EXPEDITE.

ALL RIGHT. IF I COULD ASK FOR A PAUSE. I BELIEVE I HAVE A CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

[01:45:04]

AUDREY. SAMAIA. DID YOU SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON SIX A? NO. OH, HOW ABOUT YOU, RUSTY? COOL. COOL. ALL RIGHT.

IF IT WAS A PERSON THAT SIGNED UP FOR SIX A, WHICH IS THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, YOU'RE NOT BEING PRESENT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

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

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. LET'S GET IT DONE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. JUDGE, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I JUST WANTED TO WRAP UP WITH THIS. WHEN COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ AND COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES WERE ASKING QUESTIONS OR MENTIONING SOME OF THE PARTICULARS WITH THIS TRADERS VILLAGE, THAT FIRST ONE OF THE FIRST BIG DISTRIBUTIONS WHEN COVID HIT, THE 10,000 HOUSEHOLDS OUT THERE THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT I DON'T KNOW IF WE'LL EVER FORGET, EVER. AND YOU SAW THE NEED COME RIGHT AWAY. THAT MEANS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS IN AND AROUND OUR AREA THAT ARE THAT ARE JUST ONE PAYCHECK AWAY. AND SO THAT STAYS IN OUR MIND ALL THE TIME EVER SINCE THAT DAY.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT.

ALL RIGHT. CARRY ON. ALL RIGHT. CAN WE GO BACK TO CONSENT?

[13. Notification of payment to those employees who have accumulated hours in excess of the FLSA maximum level for an estimated amount of $1,612,715 and approval of the appropriate budget transfers in the amount of $334,093. Offices and departments with employees approaching the maximum FLSA limits are encouraged to take appropriate action to reduce such balances. Those offices and departments that have already exceeded the limitations have been notified that they need to immediately reduce the level of hours or pay the listed employees below the FLSA limit.]

13, I BELIEVE, IS THE FIRST ONE UP NOTIFICATION PAYMENT TO THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE ACCUMULATED HOURS IN EXCESS OF THE FLSA MAXIMUM LEVEL FOR AN ESTIMATED $1,612,715, AN APPROVAL OF THE APPROPRIATE BUDGET TRANSFER IN THE AMOUNT OF $334,093.

OFFICES. DEPARTMENTS WITH EMPLOYEES APPROACHING THE MAXIMUM FLSA LIMITS ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO REDUCE SUCH BALANCES.

THOSE OFFICES AND DEPARTMENTS THAT HAVE ALREADY EXCEEDED THE LIMITATIONS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THEY NEED TO IMMEDIATELY REDUCE THE LEVEL OF HOURS OR PAY THE LISTED EMPLOYEES BELOW THE LIMIT. I BELIEVE THAT'S SHERIFFS OR COMMISSIONER.

MOODY. DO YOU HAVE A FLOOR? THANK YOU JUDGE. IT'S JUST YOU, SHERIFF.

I'VE GOT COMMAND STAFF WITH ME, BUT GO AHEAD.

THEY'RE COMING. I KIND OF HAVE THREE QUICK QUESTIONS.

I'M NOT GOING TO BELABOR THIS POINT, BUT BUT I'M GOING TO PLANT THESE QUESTIONS OUT THERE.

AND IF WE DON'T HAVE ANSWERS, THEN I JUST ASK THAT WE WE GET ANSWERS.

SO FIRST OF ALL, I WAS LOOKING AT THE JAIL REPORT FOR TODAY.

IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER 300 OPEN BEDS ON OUR IN OUR CURRENT JAIL.

WE HAVE WHAT, SIR? 300 OPEN BEDS. OPEN. SO LET ME JUST FINISH.

I GUESS MY POINT BEING, AND I KNOW WE HAVE 219 HOUSED OUT AT SURROUNDING COUNTIES, AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST TIME.

SO WHERE'S THE TRIGGER? OR ARE THOSE, LIKE 300 BEDS CURRENTLY BEING RENOVATED OR IS THERE SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON THERE? IF NOT, LIKE, WHY ARE WE NOT PULLING BACK THOSE 219 INMATES THAT ARE BEING HOUSED OUT? SO IT'S IN PREPARATION FOR THE ELECTRONICS PROJECT THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO BEGIN.

SORRY. WHICH PROJECT? THE ELECTRONICS PROJECT.

OKAY. IS. AND WHEN DOES THAT KICK OFF? DO WE KNOW OFFICIALLY THE 28TH OF JANUARY.

YES, SIR. OKAY. AND THAT WILL, BASED ON THE CURRENT, LIKE 300 OPEN BEDS, THAT WILL BE ENOUGH FOR THEM TO TO WORK THROUGH THAT YOU KNOW, WING THAT FLOOR, AND THEN THEY'LL MOVE TO ANOTHER ONE AND MOVE THE BEDS AROUND.

YES, SIR. IT'S GOING TO BE THEY'RE GOING TO THEY'RE GOING TO START AT THE ANNEX AND THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE THROUGH THE UNITS. AND THEN EVENTUALLY THEY'RE GOING TO MOVE OVER TO THE MAIN JAIL. OKAY. AND I DON'T KNOW IF DAN'S HERE, BUT BUT CLEARLY THERE'S A COST ASSOCIATED WITH HOLDING THOSE BEDS OUT FOR THAT PROJECT. AND I THINK THAT THIS IS THE WAY TO DO IT.

BUT WE WANT TO TRY TO EXECUTE THAT PROJECT AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN.

FROM A FUNDING STANDPOINT. AND I DON'T KNOW IF DAN'S COMING OUT OR HE HAS ANY UPDATES? COUNTY STAFF. HE'S GONE. I MEAN, I CAN ADD JUST A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION HERE.

SO WHEN WE HAVE THOSE KIND OF PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE US TO SHIP INMATES OUT OR PAY OVERTIME, WE WILL CHARGE THE PROJECT FOR THE COST FOR THAT UNTIL THE PROJECT IS FINISHED.

SO IT WON'T COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. IN OTHER WORDS, OKAY, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE TRYING TO EXPEDITE THAT PROJECT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THERE IS A REAL COST WHEN WE HAVE THOSE INMATES HOUSED OUT AND COMMISSIONER, I KNOW DAN HAS WORKED WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND WITH BUDGET TO KIND OF PROVIDE THAT TIMELINE BASED ON INMATES. AND WITH THAT IN MIND.

[01:50:04]

WHERE DO WE STAND WITH THAT? TANYA? HI, TANYA.

BUDGET AND FINANCE DIRECTOR. SO WE ARE WORKING WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

THEY HAVE THEIR NEXT BATCH OF REQUESTED HOURS FOR OVERTIME.

AND THAT'S AT THE POINT WE'RE GOING TO ELIMINATE THE SERGEANTS OVERTIME FROM THAT REQUEST.

SO WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THEM ON THAT. BUT FOR THIS ONE, THIS IS PAST REPORTS.

SO IT'S ALREADY PAID OUT. SO IT'LL BE I GUESS.

WHEN DID THE POSITIONS GET FILLED LIKE LAST MONTH NOVEMBER, NOVEMBER.

SO SINCE NOVEMBER ON. WELL WE'RE WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SERGEANTS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE OVERTIME IS BEING REDUCED OR ELIMINATED ESSENTIALLY SINCE THEY'RE FILLED.

YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO GET CLARITY ON THOSE TWO POINTS.

AND YOU KNOW, ARE THERE ANY OTHER EFFORTS BEING MADE WITHIN BCSO TO TRY TO ADDRESS THE OVERTIME? I LOOK BACK HISTORICALLY, RIGHT. AND THERE'S, YOU KNOW, BEEN A SIGNIFICANT RUN UP OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, THREE YEARS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE KIND OF HIT HIT A HIGH POINT.

I DON'T KNOW IF IF WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK DOWN FROM THAT.

I THOUGHT FOR, YOU KNOW, A FEW MONTHS WE'RE SEEING IT PULL BACK, BUT I'M NOT SURE IF WE'RE SEEING SUSTAINED GAINS ON THAT FRONT.

WELL, SIR, JUST TO AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, I MEAN, I'M SURE YOU KNOW THIS, BUT THE THE QUESTIONS THAT ARE BEING ASKED ARE DEALING WITH THE JAIL. BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS PARTICULAR LINE ITEM, UNLESS I'M MISTAKEN, IS LAW ENFORCEMENT OVERTIME.

I GET THAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT IN GENERAL, BUT I'M JUST I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT WE'RE MANAGING EXPECTATIONS, THAT THE OVERTIME WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE.

BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO GO OVER WHAT ALL THE THINGS THAT THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON AND HAVE BEEN WORKING ON OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS TO ADDRESS THAT.

BUT WHAT I CAN TALK ABOUT WITH REGARD TO THE DETENTION SITE OVERTIME IS ABSOLUTELY, AS YOU KNOW, THAT THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT GO INTO THAT OUR STAFFING LEVELS AND OUR INMATE POPULATION.

INMATE POPULATION IS SOMETHING I HAVE VERY LITTLE CONTROL OVER. THAT'S WHY I KEEP HARPING, AND I'VE BEEN HARPING FOR NINE YEARS NOW, AND I'LL CONTINUE TO HARP THAT.

THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO BE MAKING THE BEST POSSIBLE USE OF OUR OF OUR JAIL SPACE AS POSSIBLE.

NOT EVERYBODY NEEDS TO BE IN JAIL. AND SO WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN ON THAT END, ON OUR MANPOWER END.

WE'RE ABSOLUTELY CONTINUING TO MAKE STRIDES. YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING THROUGH WHAT WE CONTINUE TO CALL OUR RETIREMENT TSUNAMI.

WE ARE SEEING FOLKS THAT ARE SENIOR IN THE ORGANIZATION MOVING ON TO TO RETIREMENT AND GREENER PASTURES.

BUT WITH REGARD TO RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE POSSIBLY CAN TO HANG ON TO BODIES. THOSE ARE REALLY THE ONLY TWO FACTORS THAT WE CAN THAT WE CAN MOVE THE NEEDLE ON TO, TO, TO AT LEAST AT SOME POINT, HOPEFULLY STOP COMING IN HERE. SO FREQUENTLY FOR OVERTIME.

OKAY. YEAH. FAMILIAR WITH THE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SIDE VERSUS THE JAIL SIDE.

I WASN'T CLEAR THAT THIS WAS PURELY JUST LAW ENFORCEMENT BASED ON THE NUMBERS I DIDN'T KNOW.

YES, YES. SO THE THE SHERIFF IS CORRECT. THE TRANSFER.

WE ONLY INCLUDE LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CIVILIAN POSITIONS.

THE ADC STAFF ARE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT, BUT WE JUST WE JUST REDUCED THE OVERTIME IN CONTINGENCY SO WE DON'T PROCESS A TRANSFER.

SO TECHNICALLY IT'S IN THE REPORT. BUT FOR THE TRANSFER TODAY IT'S JUST LAW ENFORCEMENT IF THAT MAKES SENSE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. I'LL MOVE. MOVE. APPROVAL. SECOND.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND. BY COMMISSIONER. CALVERT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING.

NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

[33. Approval of the following items related to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement Training Facilities: a. An Interlocal Agreement between Bexar County and Northeast Independent School District (NEISD) for non-exclusive access to NEISD's Wilshire facility to conduct law enforcement training and related governmental activities. The monthly rental fee to utilize the Wilshire Facility is $6,500/month, for a total annual amount of $78,000. The agreement shall have a term of five (5) years from the effective date; and b. Termination of the Alamo Community Colleges District lease and issuance of the required 90-day notice at the same Court meeting.]

ANY ISD FOR NON-EXCLUSIVE ACCESS TO ANY ISD WILTSHIRE FACILITY TO CONDUCT LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND RELATED GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES.

THE MONTHLY RENTAL FEE TO UTILIZE THE WILTSHIRE FACILITY IS 6500, FOR AN ANNUAL TOTAL AMOUNT OF 78,000.

THE AGREEMENT SHALL HAVE A TERM OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE AND IS.

ARE WE TAKING UP B TWO? I ASSUME SEPARATE ITEMS AS SEPARATE ITEMS, BUT WE WILL TAKE UP B TERMINATION OF ALAMO COLLEGE, ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT LEASE AND ISSUANCE OF THE REQUIRED 90 DAY NOTICE AT THE SAME COURT MEETING.

SO LET US NOW TAKE UP 33 A COMMISSIONER MOODY YOU PULL THIS MATTER? YEAH, THIS IS JUST A POSITIVE STORY TO TO HIGHLIGHT AND APPRECIATE THE SHERIFF'S TIME.

WE SAT DOWN WITH ACOG. I DON'T KNOW, A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

AND THEY ARE ACTUALLY MOVING FORWARD WITH A A LEASE OF DRISCOLL MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR A REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY.

[01:55:11]

THINKING BROADLY ABOUT COLLABORATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, THINKING ABOUT HOW WE CAN REUSE SOME OF THESE FACILITIES THAT OBVIOUSLY WILTSHIRE, DRISCOLL CREATE HUGE PROBLEMS FOR AN ISD THAT HAS THAT BUILDING HAS TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO UTILIZE IT.

WE HAVE NEEDS AT THE COUNTY WHEN IT COMES TO LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING.

SO I THINK THAT THIS IS A WIN WIN FOR BOTH OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FOR OUR ISDS.

I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IT. SO AS WE GO FORWARD, WE CAN KIND OF THINK ABOUT THESE OPPORTUNITIES.

I KNOW WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH SA ISD BEFORE.

THERE ARE LIKELY OTHER ISDS OUT THERE WHO ARE GOING TO FACE SIMILAR CHALLENGES IN THE FUTURE, BUT THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR TO TO, TO PARTNER AND WORK TOGETHER ON SOMETHING.

I'LL ALSO JUST POINT OUT THAT THAT WE DID HIGHLIGHT THAT MAYBE GOING FORWARD AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS LEASE.

MAYBE THERE'S EVEN FURTHER COLLABORATION THAT COULD TAKE PLACE, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN ACOG, THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND OR SAPD IN LIKE A MEGA TRAINING SITE, REALLY. AGAIN, POTENTIALLY REUSING ONE OF THESE SCHOOLS AND ALL THEIR ATHLETIC FACILITIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE FOR TRAINING.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS, SHERIFF. SURE. AND FIRST OFF, YOU KNOW, HUGE SHOUT OUT TO DOCTOR SEAN.

MICAH, FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE ANY ISD AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, BECAUSE WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR, FOR THAT DISTRICT HAS REALLY TRANSCENDED THE BORDERS OF, OF THE NORTHEAST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND REALLY, HE WORKS COMMUNITY WIDE. HE'S BEEN A GREAT PARTNER ALL THIS TIME.

AND THIS RIGHT HERE. AS MUCH AS I'D LOVE TO STAND UP HERE AND TAKE CREDIT FOR IT ALL WAS HIS BRAINCHILD.

HE. HE CAME TO ME WITH THIS IDEA SOME TIME AGO, BEFORE I BELIEVE ANY OF US KNEW THAT HE WAS GOING TO BE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT CHAPTER IN HIS CAREER. BUT IT OBVIOUSLY, TO US, MADE SENSE.

YOU KNOW, ULTIMATELY, I'LL START BY SAYING, ULTIMATELY, WHAT WE NEED IS WE NEED A TRAINING ACADEMY DEDICATED AND, YOU KNOW, WORKING WITH FOLKS LIKE ACOG, POSSIBLY THE CITY, IF THEY'RE WILLING TO DO SO.

ULTIMATELY, THAT'S WHAT WE'D LIKE TO DO, IS BUILD FROM THE GROUND UP BRICK AND MORTAR TRAINING ACADEMY SOMEWHERE WITH OURSELVES OR WITH PARTNERS, WHOMEVER. THAT'S ULTIMATELY WHAT WE NEED IN THIS INSTANCE, WHAT THIS FACILITY IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO DO.

AND TO BE CLEAR, IT IS UTILIZING A SCHOOL, AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THAT HAS BEEN DEEMED TO BE VACANT.

WILSHIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, RIGHT NEAR IN PRECINCT FOUR, RIGHT NEAR FORT SAM HOUSTON.

AND WE'RE GOOD AT WHAT IT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO DO IS, IS CONSOLIDATE SOME OF OUR TRAINING EFFORTS.

RIGHT NOW, WHAT WE'RE USING AS A DETENTION, AS A DETENTION TRAINING ACADEMY IS THE TWO DEUCE BUILDING RIGHT HERE ON BUENA VISTA STREET.

WE MAY DO WITH IT. IT'S SERVED ITS PURPOSE PRETTY WELL.

AND, AND BUT OUR, OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING HAS BEEN TAKING PLACE AT THE SAC TRAINING FACILITY OUT IN VON ORMY.

WHAT THIS IS GOING TO ALLOW US TO DO IS CONSOLIDATE THOSE TWO TRAINING EFFORTS INTO ONE BUILDING OUT AT THE WILSHIRE ELEMENTARY SITE.

IT'LL BE BASICALLY COST NEUTRAL. MATTER OF FACT, I THINK WE'RE SAVING A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY. WHAT DOCTOR MICAH DID FOR US WAS HE TOOK THE RENT THAT WE WERE PAYING TO SAC OUT IN VON ORMY, AND HE'S ALLOWING US TO JUST BASICALLY TRANSFER THAT OVER.

I THINK ALL SAID AND DONE, WE'LL BE TAKING THAT DOLLAR AMOUNT, APPLYING IT TO WILSHIRE ELEMENTARY.

AND I THINK WE'RE SAVING A COUPLE HUNDRED BUCKS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. BUT WE'RE CONSOLIDATING ALL OF OUR TRAINING UNDER ONE ROOF.

WHAT THAT ALLOWS US TO DO IS UTILIZE THE SAME TRAINING STAFF TO, TO TO TEACH BOTH CLASSES.

THEY'RE NOT HAVING TO GO TEACH A CLASS DOWNTOWN IN THE MORNING AND THEN DRIVE ALL THE WAY OUT TO VON ORMY IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN DRIVE BACK DOWNTOWN IN THE AFTERNOON.

IT'S ALLOWING US TO TO CONDUCT ALL OF OUR, OUR IN-SERVICE TRAINING SAVING, THEREBY SAVING OUR DEPUTIES, ALL THAT, THAT PERSONAL GAS HEADING OUT TO OF END TIME, HEADING OUT TO VON ORMY EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR IN-SERVICE TRAINING.

OVERALL, HAVING A CENTRALLY LOCATED AREA LIKE THAT SERVES OUR PURPOSE BETTER.

THAT COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT IT GIVES US GOOD, GREAT COMMUNITY, A GREAT COMMUNITY RELATIONS TOOL THERE.

OUR TRUNK OR TREAT, EVEN THOUGH WE WERE NOT YET SET UP THERE THIS PAST HALLOWEEN, WE WERE ABLE TO CONDUCT A TRUNK OR TREAT JOINTLY WITH THE ANY ISD, AND THE COMMUNITY ATE IT UP. THEY LOVED IT. WE HAD THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE ON THAT CAMPUS FOR OUR TRUNK OR TREAT, AND WE'LL CERTAINLY BE DOING IT AGAIN THIS NEXT COMING YEAR. YOU KNOW, WE'RE HOPEFUL OF OF THAT RELATIONSHIP.

ULTIMATELY, WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE US DO WITH OUR FACILITY IS HOPEFULLY COME UP WITH A WITH A GAME PLAN TO HELP US ELIMINATE DOUBLE REGISTRATION.

JUDGE, YOU AND I HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT THAT SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST.

SO OVERALL, I THINK THAT THIS IS A WIN WIN WIN AND IT'S A GOOD I WOULDN'T CALL IT A LONG TERM SOLUTION, BUT I THINK IT'S A GOOD MEDIUM TERM SOLUTION UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE CAN WORK WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS,

[02:00:03]

YEAH, I WOULD AGREE. I THINK IT'S A GOOD MID TERM SOLUTION AND LEAVES THE DOOR OPEN TO POTENTIAL LONG TERM SOLUTION.

BUT I MOVE APPROVAL. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT I MEAN COMMISSIONER MOODY SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT COMMISSIONER CALVERT. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. OH, THANK YOU SO MUCH, JUDGE. I JUST WANT TO THANK COMMISSIONER MOODY AND THE SHERIFF FOR HIGHLIGHTING THIS GREAT COMMUNITY INNOVATION.

I THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH AND ACKNOWLEDGING SUPERINTENDENT MICA.

HE DESERVES A LOT OF CREDIT. AND I THINK I'M GOING TO ASK MY STAFF TO WORK WITH YOU, SHERIFF, AND THE OTHER COUNTY STAFF. I REALLY THINK THIS IS ELIGIBLE FOR A NACO ACHIEVEMENT AWARD BECAUSE OF PUBLIC WELL, WE'RE BOTH PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, BUT THERE HAS BEEN A GREAT COLLABORATION IN LIGHT OF A, YOU KNOW, NATIONAL ISSUE OF SCHOOL REPURPOSING. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE USE.

I JUST WANT THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW THAT AFTER SOME CONVERSATIONS WE HAD ABOUT CRIME AROUND THIS AUSTIN HIGHWAY AREA.

TERRELL EAST TERRELL HILLS AREA. YOUR TEAM WENT IN AND TOOK THE INTEL I GAVE YOU, AND THEY MADE SOME ARRESTS AND IMPROVED CRIME ALREADY BEFORE REALLY THIS DEAL WAS DONE. AND I THINK THAT'S A SIGN OF THE COLLABORATION TO COME THAT HELPS THAT TERRELL HILLS, EAST TERRELL HILLS, WILSHIRE AREA HAVE A LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE THAT'S HELPING THE COMMUNITY.

AND WOW, KUDOS TO HAVING OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE COME TO THE HALLOWEEN EVENT.

THAT IS I MEAN, THAT IS A SIGN YOU ARE WELCOME, NEIGHBORS.

AND SO WE WELCOME THE DEPARTMENT AND ALL THE GREAT WORK IN TRAINING.

AND OF COURSE, SADLY, AFTER THINGS LIKE UVALDE.

RIGHT. WE, WE, YOU KNOW, THE TRAINING THAT CAN HAPPEN IN A SCHOOL WHERE YOU BECOME VERY SHARP ABOUT THE WAY THESE INSTITUTIONS ARE DESIGNED AND THINKING THROUGH HOW TO YOU RESPOND AND RUN TOWARDS THAT SITUATION AND DEAL WITH IT.

IT'S JUST GOING TO IMPROVE FOR A LOT OF OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT FOLKS.

SO THIS IS A GREAT COLLABORATION. I THINK IT'S WORTHY OF SOME AWARDS.

SO WE'LL WE'LL TRY TO GET THOSE NOMINATED AS MY CHIEF TO WORK WITH YOUR TEAM.

IF YOU COULD PUT ME IN FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE, I'D CERTAINLY LOVE ONE OF THOSE AS WELL.

NO. OKAY, THAT'S ABOVE MY PAY GRADE FOR SURE.

PROBABLY. I'LL TAKE THIS. I CAN GET YOU ONE IF SOMEBODY ELSE TRYING TO COMPETE WITH YOU WITH THAT ONE. I'M GOING TO GET YOU ONE AT MONARCH TROPHY.

YEAH. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. WELL, LET ME CLOSE WITH THIS.

SINCE LATE LAST YEAR, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH SHERIFF SALAZAR COMMISSIONER CALVERT AND THE ANY ISD WITH DOCTOR MICA LEADERSHIP ON AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSOLIDATE TRAINING FACILITIES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HELP UTILIZE THE FOOTPRINT OF A PREVIOUSLY CLOSED SCHOOL, WILTSHIRE ELEMENTARY.

IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE'S BEEN NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH REGARDING THE TRAINING OPERATIONS THAT WILL OCCUR ON SITE.

I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND ASD, AND THANK ALL INVOLVED FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE FLOOR.

CHAIR. I'VE BEEN THERE WORKING WITH YOU ON THIS ONE.

YES, SIR. AND WE'RE FINALLY GETTING IT ACROSS THE LINE.

WE FOUND THE MUTUAL BENEFIT OF OUR ORGANIZATION, THE COMMUNITY, AND EVEN ESTABLISH SOME COMMUNITY BENEFITS IN THE CONTRACT TO HELP CREATE TRAINING PIPELINES WITH ANY ISD STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

SO THIS IS TRULY A COLLABORATION, AND THAT IS TRULY TO BE PROUD OF AND THROUGH MY LEADERSHIP.

SO THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

OKAY. I BELIEVE WE COME TO ITEM 73. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES PULLED APPROVAL OF A PERSONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND JONATHAN

[73. Approval of a personal services agreement between Bexar County and Jonathon Holler for communications, media, policy analysis and research, speechwriting, and digital content creation services on behalf of County Commissioner Precinct 4, for a term to commence on January 20, 2026, and end on September 30, 2026, in the amount not to exceed $77,600.]

COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. HI. THANK YOU. JUDGE.

SO I KNOW THIS WAS PULLED, I GUESS A FEW MONTHS AGO.

I PULLED IT AND NOW IT'S BEEN BROUGHT BACK. BUT I'M STILL NOT.

I'M STILL CONCERNED ABOUT IT. SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING I CAN SUPPORT.

AND SO IT APPEARS THAT THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT.

LARRY, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT WAS FOR 55,000 FOR 12 MONTHS.

SO NOW THIS CURRENT ONE ON THE AGENDA SAYS 77,600, BUT NOW IT'S FOR ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS.

SO IT'S NOT. IT'S SO IT'S MORE MONEY FOR LESS MONTHS.

[02:05:06]

SO THAT IS CORRECT. ONE THE COMMISSIONER REQUESTS IT AND THEN DECIDES HOW MUCH HE WANTS TO PAY AN INDIVIDUAL, AND THEN THE COURT HAS TO SUPPORT THAT. THIS CONTRACT DOES HAVE A CERTAIN LACK OF CONTROLS, BUT IT'S UP TO THE COURT. IT IS A LARGE INCREASE FOR A LOWER NUMBER OF MONTHS.

YOU'RE CORRECT. BUT IT IS UP TO THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE.

HE HE MAKES THAT DECISION AND HE DECIDES WHAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS GOING TO DO.

MY JOB IS TO MAKE SURE IT MEETS THE MINIMUM LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

NOW, BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF CONTROLS IN THE SCOPE OF WORK, IT DOES MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO AUDIT.

WE CAN'T TELL HOW MANY WHAT'S PERFORMED BECAUSE IT THE SCOPE REALLY SAYS, WELL, BASICALLY IT'S AT THE COMMISSIONERS DIRECTION FROM TIME TO TIME. SO IT'S DIFFICULT TO AUDIT THIS.

AND SO IT RUNS COULD POTENTIALLY RUN AFOUL OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS.

I'M SORRY. SAY THAT AGAIN. THIS THIS PARTICULAR SCOPE OF WORK, WHICH IS DRAFTED BY THE COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, COULD RUN AFOUL OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION BECAUSE IF IF IT'S NOT CLOSELY MONITORED, IT COULD BE A GIFT.

BECAUSE IF THE INDIVIDUAL DOESN'T DO WORK YET IS PAID FOR THAT MONTH, WHICH THE AUDITOR WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TELL BECAUSE OF THE WAY THAT THE CONTRACT IS STRUCTURED. BUT THAT'S REALLY THE COMMISSIONER'S PREFERENCE, AND I GIVE THE COMMISSIONER A LOT OF LEEWAY TO DO THAT, BUT IT'S THE COURT THAT HAS TO SUPPORT IT, AND IT IS COMMISSIONER.

AND WE ALL HAVE, YOU KNOW, WE ALL HAVE CONTRACTS.

I'VE HAD CONTRACTS IN THE PAST. I NEED TO BRING A CONTRACT LATER.

BUT BUT I GUESS WHAT CONCERNS ME IS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR MORE MONEY FOR LESS AMOUNT OF TIME.

SO YES, PERCENTAGE WISE, WHAT KIND OF INCREASE IS THAT PERCENTAGE WISE? IT'S OVER 100%, I THINK ROUGHLY 100 AND SOMETHING.

I'M NOT SURE IT'S OVER 100% INCREASE. OKAY. SO MY MY CALCULATIONS SAY IT'S 111% INCREASE.

MONTHLY INCREASE. I ASKED TO DO I THINK IT'S AROUND 104 OR 105 TECHNICALLY BECAUSE OF THE DAYS DAY BY DAY.

BUT YEAH, YOU'RE ROUGHLY RIGHT. YOU'RE CORRECT. OKAY. BUT IT'S OVER 100% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT. OKAY. SO THIS IS JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT I, THAT I CAN SUPPORT. I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE FEDERAL CUTS AND HOW LOCALLY WE HAVE TO STEP IN FOR THINGS.

SO I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS. LEO, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD.

BASED ON MY QUESTIONS, BUT COMMISSIONER, I WOULD MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COURT THAT IT REQUIRE ALL OF ITS EITHER TO HAVE AN HOURLY RATE OR A WELL DEFINED SCOPE OF WORK, AND A PROPOSAL FROM THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WOULD MAKE THE CONTRACT BETTER, EVEN IF THE RATE WERE HIGH.

EITHER AN HOURLY RATE OR AN ACTUAL PROPOSAL OR SCOPE OF WORK FROM THE FROM THE INDIVIDUAL VENDORS, BECAUSE THESE ARE WE'RE DEALING WITH IRS ISSUES AND WE'VE BEEN IN TROUBLE FOR THAT FOR THE PAST FOR MISCLASSIFYING EMPLOYEES AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.

AND SO WE WE TRY TO KEEP THAT IRS IN THE BACK OF OUR MIND.

AND THE AUDITOR KNOWS MORE ABOUT THIS THAN I DO, BUT I WORK WITH HIS OFFICE VERY CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T MISCLASSIFY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AS WHAT TECHNICALLY SHOULD BE EMPLOYEES.

WE'RE TRYING TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THAT. AND SO IT'S IT'S A LOT MORE TECHNICAL, BUT AN HOURLY RATE IS GOOD OR SOMETHING.

SOME THINGS WE CAN DRAFT INTO THE CONTRACT, BUT WITH THESE TYPES OF THINGS, I MEAN, I HAVE TO GIVE THE DEFERENCE TO THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE COURT HAS TO BE WILLING TO SUPPORT IT. SO I WILL SAY THAT. ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU. LEO, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? JUST TO ADD TO LARRY'S POINT, I MEAN, WE DO WORK CLOSELY WITH HIS OFFICE.

SO IN REGARDS TO IRS AND WE DID, YOU KNOW, GO BACK AND FORTH.

AND IT DOES MEET MINIMAL STANDARDS ON THERE. HOWEVER, AGAIN, TO LARRY'S POINT, I MEAN, IT WOULD BE GOOD TO HAVE MORE PRECISE ON THERE, BUT AT THIS POINT, I MEAN, I DID SIGN OFF ON IT.

AND REALLY, IT'S AT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT DISCRETION WHETHER TO PROCEED FORWARD.

OKAY. WELL, IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAN SUPPORT.

SO MY RESPONSIBILITY IS JUST TO MAKE MY CONCERNS.

VOICE. SO THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE COURT THAT, WE ADOPT OUR 2020 2520 26 BUDGET FOR OUR PERSONNEL SERVICES.

THIS FALLS UNDER THAT PERSONNEL SERVICES BUDGET.

FOR THE COUNTY JUDGE'S OFFICE, IT WAS ALLOCATED AT $1,073,093.

[02:10:03]

IT'S $966,319. PRECINCT THREE $998,507. AND FOR PRECINCT FOUR, IT'S $974,618. SO OVERALL, PRECINCT FOUR SPENDS $13,000 LESS ON PERSONNEL SERVICES THAN PRECINCT ONE DOES. BUT THIS WAS ALREADY ADOPTED IN THE BUDGET FOR OUR PERSONNEL SERVICES.

IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME THE COURT HAS PASSED THIS PARTICULAR CONTRACT.

THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR. AND I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING IRREGULAR.

I APPRECIATE THE AUDITOR AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WORKING WITH US ON THIS.

WE DID HAVE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAY THAT MR. HOLLER'S CONTRACT, OR THE HOLLER STRATEGY'S CONTRACT, IS AN EXEMPLAR OF HOW IT SHOULD BE WRITTEN WITH RESPECT TO THIS KIND OF CONSULTING CONTRACT AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE IRS, THE IRS ISSUES THAT HE MENTIONED.

SO I THINK WE'RE ALL COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. AND I REALLY THINK THIS IS JUST REGULAR ORDER.

WE'RE JUST FOLLOWING THROUGH ON PERSONNEL SERVICES.

THE ONLY REASON THAT, OF COURSE, THE FEE GOES UP IN PART, IS BECAUSE OF ADDITIONAL WORK AND SERVICES THAT WERE ADDED TO THE SCOPE OF WORK, BUT ALSO FROM A MONTHLY STANDPOINT, BECAUSE IT WAS DELAYED FROM OCTOBER TO JANUARY, WE SIMPLY MADE ADJUSTMENTS FOR THOSE MONTHS THAT WERE LOST. SO THERE'S NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY ABOUT THIS.

THIS IS VERY REGULAR ORDER. I THINK IT'S A IT'S A TOUCHY PRECEDENT FOR COMMISSIONERS TO GET INTO THE STAFF HIRING OF EACH DEPARTMENT.

AND I THINK WE SHOULD JUST MAINTAIN REGULAR ORDER.

THERE'S, THERE'S THERE'S NOTHING THERE'S NOTHING OUT OF REGULAR ORDER.

SO I MOVE, I MOVE. APPROVAL. JUDGE. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? YEAH. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

SO OBVIOUSLY, I'M VOTING AGAINST THIS. AND OF COURSE, WE HAVE OUR BUDGETS AND WE HIRE OUR STAFF.

MY CONCERN IS WITH 111% INCREASE, WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS DELAYED OR NOT, THE CONTRACT SAYS WHAT IT SAYS.

THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

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

KATE, IS THERE ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT WE MISSED FROM CONSENT? I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE MOVE ON. ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO BACK.

WE STILL HAVE SOME PERFUNCTORY MINISTERIAL MATTERS.

TAKE UP AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. FOLLOWING FOR THE RECORD, THE FOLLOWING LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS.

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

COURT WILL TAKE UP COMMISSIONER NUMBER EIGHT.

COMMISSIONER. COURT MINUTES FOR TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16TH, 2025.

[8. Commissioners Court minutes for Tuesday, December 16, 2025.]

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES NINE.

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

WE'LL START WITH TONY FUENTES. MR. FUENTES, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

GEORGE COMMISSIONER. OKAY. OKAY. GIVE IT. GIVE IT TO.

GIVE IT TO. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU. GO AHEAD, MR. FUENTES. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR ME TODAY, SIR.

AND THIS IS JUST A BRIEF SUMMARY OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IN 2025 WITH THE SAN ANTONIO COALITION FOR VETERANS FAMILIES, WITH YOUR SUPPORT. WE NORMALLY AVERAGE 300 VETERANS A YEAR THAT WE SUPPORT.

BUT WITH YOUR SUPPORT THIS PAST YEAR, WE SURPASSED THAT WITH 417 VETERANS AND FAMILIES WITH IMMEDIATE NEED OF SHELTER, FOOD AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE. AND OUT OF THOSE THAT WE DID IS WE DIRECTLY ASSISTED 348 AND THE AMOUNT OF EXCUSE ME HERE $75,405.45. YOU KNOW, FOR A SMALL NONPROFIT AS US THAT IS BIG TIME. WE, WITH YOUR SUPPORT, OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

IT'S A CHALLENGE, BUT WE'RE UP TO THE CHALLENGE AND WE'RE A SMALL NONPROFIT.

YOU CAN SEE THIS IS MY TEAM. ONE OF MY GUYS STEPPED OUT, AND WE HAVE TWO QUICK RESPONDERS THAT ANSWER THE PHONES.

AND WE GET CONSTANT CALLS EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR A MEDIAN NEED.

I'M HOMELESS. YOU KNOW, I NEED FOOD, FOOD INSECURITIES UTILITY ASSISTANCE, YOU KNOW, AND WE'RE UP TO THE TASK,

[02:15:06]

THAT'S WHEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHUT DOWN.

AND WE GOT A HUGE AMOUNT OF CALLS FROM FEDERAL FIREFIGHTERS, VETERANS THAT WERE LAID OFF HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND IN CORPUS CHRISTI IN THE VALLEY. AND WE TOOK IT A CHALLENGE TO SUPPORT HIM.

AND WE HELPED ABOUT 122 VETERANS THAT HAVE BEEN LAID OFF.

AND SO IT REALLY HIT OUR BUDGET VERY, VERY HARD.

THAT'S WHEN I REACHED OUT TO COMMISSIONER CALVERT AND I ASKED, I BEGGED TECHNICALLY, AND HE SAYS, HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED? GIVE ME A NUMBER. WELL, I GAVE HIM A NUMBER.

AND BY THE GRACE OF GOD, WE GOT IT. SO IT WAS ABLE TO BRING US BACK UP TO OUR BUDGET, WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE TO REALLY STRESS OUR BUDGET DEEPLY.

AND IN NOVEMBER, WE BACKED OFF A LITTLE BIT. DECEMBER, I FELT LIKE WE NEEDED A SHUTDOWN BECAUSE WE WE HAD TO CATCH UP WITH OUR PAPERWORK.

AS A SMALL ORGANIZATION THAT WE HAVE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE CORRECT NUMBERS.

AND SO WE SHUT DOWN. AS MUCH AS I DIDN'T WANT TO, I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT IN DECEMBER BECAUSE THE NEED IS GREAT.

WE STILL HAVE QUITE A FEW VETERANS THAT CALLED US.

WE OPENED UP BACK IN JANUARY. SO WE'RE BACK AGAIN, HITTING THE STREETS HARD, GETTING THE CALLS AGAIN.

AND IN THE LAST PAGE, WE BROKE IT DOWN INTO DISTRICT PRECINCTS OF EACH ONE OF COMMISSIONERS HERE.

AND WHAT WE DO IS WE VET THE VETERANS, WE ASK THEM FOR THEIR ADDRESS AND THEIR ZIP CODES.

THAT'S HOW WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO THIS. AND WE HAVE TWO RESPONDERS THAT ANSWER THE CALLS, AND A THIRD OF THE VETERANS THAT REACH OUT TO US ARE FEMALE VETERANS THAT ARE HOMELESS WHETHER LIVING IN A CAR.

SORRY ABOUT THAT. THAT WASN'T ME. YOU KNOW, THEY'RE LIVING IN THEIR CARS WITH THEIR CHILDREN, SO THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. WE KNOW THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE. SO I'M LOOKING TO BRING ON A YOUNG LADY HERE.

WE'RE ALL OF US HERE, 100% SERVICE CONNECTED VETERANS.

WE'VE. PARDON ME. SO I WANTED TO BRING ON A FEMALE VETERAN BECAUSE A LOT OF THE FEMALE VETERANS WE GET HAVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

MST SHE CAN RELATE TO HIM. SHE JUST GOT A DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY, SO I'M HOPING TO BRING HER ON IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, START TRAINING HER AND CONTINUE THE SERVICE WE'RE PROVIDING.

SO THERE'S THE NUMBERS THAT I TURN IN TO YOU, BUT THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HAVE US.

AND I WANT TO GIVE YOU EACH ONE OF OUR COINS THAT WE DESIGNED THIS YEAR.

CHRIS. OH. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HE LEFT. AND ONE OF OUR GUYS HERE, TOO. HE'S ONE OF MY HE'S MY SOCIAL MEDIA GUY, AND HE'S BEEN A GREAT ASSET TO US.

AND HE'S PART OF OUR TEAM AS WELL. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. FUENTES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AUDREY FISHER.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS AUDREY FISHER.

I HAVE BEEN A BOTH A PRECINCT CHAIR AND AN ELECTION JUDGE FOR OVER A DECADE.

ON DECEMBER 31ST, 2025, THIS POSTCARD THAT MOST PEOPLE CARRY IN THEIR WALLET.

ELISE, GUYS DO EXPIRED. THIS MEANS YOU CAN NO LONGER USE IT AT AN ELECTION.

THE PROBLEM BEING THIS YEAR IS NOT A NORMAL YEAR.

THIS YEAR, THIS CARD HAS REAL REPLICATIONS. BECAUSE OF THE REDISTRICTING DONE BY THE STATE OF TEXAS, THAT MANY PEOPLE IN BEXAR COUNTY HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED FROM ONE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT TO ANOTHER.

I HAVE BEEN ONE OF THESE PEOPLE. THIS IS THE ONLY CARD THAT TELLS YOU THAT BEFORE YOU GO AND AND TRY AND VOTE.

THIS CARD HAS OTHER IMPLICATIONS. WHERE FOR YOUR INFORMATION, I WILL BRIEFLY EXPLAIN.

THE THE ELECTION STAFF CAN USE IT TO IDENTIFY YOU IF YOU DON'T HAVE OTHER IDENTIFICATION.

THIS IS WHAT I CONSIDER A GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD, WHICH MEANS IF AGAIN, YOU DON'T HAVE A VOTER ID, THAT YOU CAN USE THIS CARD AS A TYPE B, AND THIS WITH A REASONABLE IMPEDIMENT FORM WILL ALLOW YOU TO VOTE IN PERSON.

SO IT'S CRITICAL THAT YOU HAVE THIS. THAT IS VALID.

ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT IF A VOTER DOES NOT RECEIVE THIS CARD IN THE MAIL, IT IS RETURNED TO THE TO BEXAR ELECTIONS.

[02:20:05]

AND HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE A LIST OF THEM, EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT IF YOU HAVE BEEN REDISTRICTED, YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK AT A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO YOU DO NOT DO NOT KNOW AND YOU DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THEM, AND YOUR GUY IS OR PERSON IS GONE. SO THAT'S GOING TO CAUSE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HAVOC AT THE AT THE ELECTION AND BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO GO, YOU'RE GOING TO EITHER JUST NOT VOTE.

YOU ARE GOING TO HAND IT BACK TO A JUDGE AND CANCEL IT, AND THEN HAVE TO GO BACK AND DO HOMEWORK AND COME BACK, OR YOU'RE GOING TO ASK A JUDGE AND THEY CAN'T REALLY TELL YOU ANYTHING EXCEPT THAT YOU'VE BEEN REDISTRICTED.

SO IT'S CRITICAL THIS YEAR. IF I WENT BACK AND I COMPARED 23 TO 25 ELECTION AND THEY GAVE THAT, WE INCREASED OUR TURNOUT BY 10%. THIS IS A NATIONAL ISSUE AS FAR AS INTEREST IN THE ELECTION.

AND I JUST FEEL THAT IT IS CRITICAL THAT EVERYBODY BE WELL AWARE THAT WE NOW HAVE A LINK THAT WILL DISENFRANCHIZE A NUMBER OF VOTERS.

THANK YOU ROBERT. I WONDER, IF YOU HAVE THINGS TO PASS OUT. PLEASE GIVE IT TO THE DEPUTY.

HEY, JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME'S ROBERT HIGHLANDER, AND BASICALLY, I JUST WANTED TO DROP THIS OFF. THIS IS THE CCR THAT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN APPROVED. IT WAS APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER, THIS PAST SEPTEMBER TO PROTECT THE WATERFOWL, THE PEAFOWL, THE PEACOCKS, MAINLY THE COUNCILWOMAN ANDRETTI SHE HAD SPONSORED IT THROUGH.

IT'S BEEN PASSED. AND BASICALLY IT COVERS UP A LITTLE BIT.

YES, SIR. IT BASICALLY COVERS THE ENTIRE CITY, AND BUT IT DOESN'T COVER WHAT'S LEFT OUT IN THE COUNTY.

AND ALL WE'RE DOING IS ASKING YOU TO JUST EXTEND THAT OUT TO THE COUNTY.

SO IT'S MORE IT'S MORE IN LINE AS FAR AS, LIKE, ASSES, THE WAY THEY CAN ENFORCE THINGS BOTH IN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY TO PROTECT THE, THE PEACOCK, THE PEAFOWL. THERE ARE ACTUALLY ABOUT 6 OR 7 OSTENTATIONS OTHER THAN THE BIG ONE THAT THEY'VE TALKED ABOUT UP IN MEDICAL CENTER.

THERE'S ONE OFF TALLEY ROAD. THERE'S ONE OFF WISEMAN.

THERE'S ONE ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN. AND BASICALLY WE JUST WANTED TO ADD THE SAME PROTECTIONS FOR THOSE BIRDS AS WE HAVE IN THE CITY.

THAT'S IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT.

I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO BELIEVE THAT THEY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? I HAVE NO OTHER SLIPS. YES. I SAID, DID YOU SIGN IT? THERE WE GO. WE GOT IT. ALL RIGHT. MR. GARZA, YOU HAVE SIGNED UP FOR 92.

WE'RE NOT THERE YET. BUT IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, I WILL ALLOW YOU TO GO AND SPEAK AT THIS TIME.

THREE MINUTES. THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS MANUEL GARZA. I WORK WITH SOUTHWEST VOTER REGISTRATION EDUCATION PROJECT, AND I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF ITEM NUMBER 92.

IT'S IMPERATIVE THAT WE GET OUR ELECTION SYSTEM GOING CORRECTLY HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S TOO MANY THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON NATIONALLY WITH THE ELECTIONS.

JUST HEARD ABOUT THE REDISTRICTING THAT'S CREATED A LOT OF CHAOS THROUGHOUT, YOU KNOW, THE STATE AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

AND SO I URGE YOU THAT TO PASS ITEM NUMBER 92 WITH NO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

BUT I FEEL THAT THIS IS VERY URGENT THAT YOU NEED TO TAKE ACTION AND NOT DELAY THE ELECTORAL PROCESS IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE. THANK YOU, MR. GARZA. ALL RIGHT.

[02:25:02]

WHAT WAS YOUR NAME? AND. I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO ASSUME YOU DID.

THREE MINUTES. GO AHEAD, MR. MARTIN. THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR.

WE'VE LOST YOUR SLIP. IF YOU COULD REFILL IT.

ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. COMMISSIONERS, I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

I'M BEN MARTIN. I'M WITH VR SYSTEMS INCORPORATED.

WE ARE THE COMPANY THAT YOU GUYS APPROVED FOR THE VOTER REGISTRATION CONTRACT THAT THE GENTLEMAN JUST SPOKE ABOUT.

I'M NEITHER SPEAKING FOR OR AGAINST WHAT YOU GUYS ARE ADDRESSING TODAY, BUT MERELY JUST HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE DELTAS AND THE DIFFERENCES IN THE CONTRACTS THAT WE'VE HAD HERE IN TEXAS. WE HAVE 15 COUNTIES THAT CURRENTLY USE US HERE IN TEXAS FOR VOTER REG.

APPROXIMATELY 25% OF THE VOTERS ARE REPRESENTED BY THOSE COUNTIES.

AND IT'S WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT IS THE TIMELINE, WHICH IS NOT REALLY TRADITIONAL.

IN JUNE OF 25, WE SENT A BUDGETARY QUOTE TO BEXAR COUNTY IN JULY.

WE SENT THE INITIAL CONTRACT FOR REVIEW AND EDITING SO WE COULD NEGOTIATE.

IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY FOUR MONTHS. IN SEPTEMBER, THE COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVED THIS ACTIVITY, AND THEN IT TOOK FOUR MONTHS AFTER WE SENT THE CONTRACT BEFORE WE RECEIVED ANY RESPONSE BACK FROM THE COUNTY.

THAT RESPONSE WAS NOTHING LIKE OUR INITIAL CONTRACT.

IT WAS TOTALLY REWRITTEN. IT LOOKED NOTHING LIKE IT.

AND AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT LOOKED A LOT LIKE WHAT'S CONSIDERED A SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE TYPE CONTRACT AND NOT HOW WE PROVIDE OUR SERVICE.

IN DECEMBER, WE RESPONDED IN DETAIL, EXPLAINING WHY THIS CONTRACT WAS NOT SUITABLE IN ALL OF THOSE AREAS.

AND UNTIL LAST FRIDAY, WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT ANYTHING HAD BEEN CHANGED.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS REACHED OUT AND WE GOT A COPY OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE TODAY.

WE HAVE YET NOT OFFICIALLY BEEN GIVEN A COPY OF WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, BUT IN A CURSORY REVIEW, IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT IS EVEN FURTHER AWAY FROM WHAT WE CURRENTLY USE IN OUR CONTRACT MECHANISM.

OUR CONTRACT IS PART OF THE BAE BOARD, SO IT IS APPROVED.

THE OTHER 15 COUNTIES IN FLORIDA USE A CONTRACT VERY SIMILAR.

I BROUGHT FOUR COPIES OF THOSE CONTRACTS TODAY THAT I COULD PROVIDE TO YOU FROM THE LARGER COUNTIES, WHICH ARE TARRANT, COLLIN AND EL PASO, AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THOSE TO YOU.

BUT THE CONTRACT MECHANISM THAT YOU GUYS HAVE SENT BACK TO US LOOKS NOTHING LIKE THAT.

WE HAVEN'T HAD OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COUNSEL TO REVIEW IT, AND IT'S LIKELY BASED ON THE CHANGES GOING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION, THAT OUR COUNSEL WOULD ADVISE US NOT TO MOVE FORWARD.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE THE COMMISSIONERS COURT THAT THAT'S A MATTER 92 IS TO BE TAKEN UP IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. SO I'LL ASK THAT WE RESERVE ANY COMMENTS AT THAT TIME.

WE HAVE ANOTHER ADD ON. GIOVANNA. GIOVANNA. FLAG.

MR.. MR.. FLAG OR FLAG? IS THERE A GIOVANNA FLAG? FLAG. NO. OKAY. IS THERE ANY OTHER CITIZENS TO BE HEARD? ALRIGHT. GUYS, LET'S KEEP GOING. YES. ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS.

[83. Presentation, discussion, and appropriate action regarding approval of the authority to negotiate an economic development incentive agreement with Industrial Electric Mfg. aligned with their submitted incentive application which reflects an estimated 2,960 new jobs and $200 million in capital investment in Bexar County; and approval of an exception to the minimum job requirements contained in the Tax Abatement guidelines.]

INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING ALIGNED WITH THEIR SUBMITTED INCENTIVE APPLICATION, WHICH REFLECTS AN ESTIMATED 2960 NEW JOBS. $200 MILLION IN CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN BEXAR COUNTY, AND APPROVAL OF AN EXCEPTION TO THE MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN TAX ABATEMENT GUIDELINES.

MR.. DEBORAH CARTER, YES, HELLO. DEBORAH CARTER, DIRECTOR OF BEXAR COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

SO THE BACKGROUND ON THIS PROJECT, INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING IEM IS THE LARGEST INDEPENDENT, FULL TIME MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS IN NORTH AMERICA.

IEM PLANS TO EXPAND ITS OPERATIONS WITH A NEW 500,000 SQUARE FOOT MANUFACTURING FACILITY RIGHT HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY.

THIS 500,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY WILL BE DEVELOPED TO MEET GROWING CUSTOMER NEEDS, WITH A TOTAL INVESTMENT OF 200 MILLION,

[02:30:03]

THEY WILL BE BRINGING 2960 NEW JOBS, WITH A BASE HOURLY WAGE BEING $18.27 AND AN AVERAGE SALARY OF $53,073. THE LOCATION THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED IS IN PRECINCT FOUR.

BROOKS GLOBAL CROSSING, AND I ALSO WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT WE HAVE CONNIE HERE WITH BROOKS AS WELL.

SO I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO MARK HARRIS. HE'S THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR IEM.

HI. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS AND JUDGE. NICE TO MEET YOU.

I'M EXCITED TO PRESENT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IM THE COMPANY, WHAT WE DO, WHO WE ARE AND AND KIND OF WHERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS.

AND OF COURSE, THE REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION OR NEGOTIATION OF TAX INCENTIVES AND JOBS CREATION INCENTIVES.

SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IM. IM HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 75 YEARS.

ORIGINALLY FOUNDED IN SILICON VALLEY, SAN JOSE, SAN JOSE, FREMONT, CALIFORNIA GREW UP IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY IN THE 50S, 60S, 70S AND EVOLVED INTO, ALONG WITH TECHNOLOGY SPACE PROGRAMS AND OTHER BIG INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT.

WE'VE CURRENTLY GROWN TO OVER 4000 EMPLOYEES FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.

WE'RE HIRING NORTH OF 1000 EMPLOYEES A YEAR GLOBALLY.

THAT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SLOWING DOWN, WHICH IS WHY WE ARE NOW EXPLORING WHERE OUR NEXT INVESTMENT WILL BE FOR THE NEXT IBM CAMPUS, OF WHICH SAN ANTONIO IS, IS IN CONSIDERATION.

AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, WE WE BEGAN IN A BARN ON A RANCH IN CALIFORNIA, GREW UP IN SILICON VALLEY.

THAT ENABLED IT TO DEVELOP REALLY CLOSE, LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH A LOT OF THE PREMIER PLAYERS IN THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY LIKE MICROSOFT, GOOGLE, META, NTT, INTEL, SO ON AND SO FORTH.

OUR PRIMARY BUSINESS IS WE PRODUCE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT, SWITCHGEAR, REMOTE POWER PANELS, POWER DISTRIBUTION UNITS. THE EASY WAY FOR ME TO EXPLAIN THAT IS WE BASICALLY PRODUCE ALL THE EQUIPMENT THAT TAKES ELECTRICITY FROM THE GRID AND DELIVERS IT TO THE FINAL POINT OF USE. SO ALL THE ALL THE MEDIUM VOLTAGE, LOW VOLTAGE AND POWER DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT THAT GETS IT FROM THE GRID, FROM THE UTILITY TO THE POINT OF USE. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF OUR OF OUR CORE PRODUCTS.

SO WE MAKE INTEGRATED PRODUCTS LIKE POWER PANELS, POWER DISTRIBUTION UNITS, WE MAKE LOW VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND SWITCH BOARDS, AND WE MAKE MEDIUM VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR. ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THIS SLIDE, YOU CAN SEE KIND OF THE GROWTH TRAJECTORY.

IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS WE HAVE MORE THAN QUINTUPLED IN SIZE.

WE'RE STILL GROWING AT A 40 TO 60% ANNUALIZED CAGR.

THAT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SLOWING DOWN, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE HERE, EXPLORING WHERE OUR NEXT INVESTMENT WILL BE THAT WILL GET US THROUGH THE NEXT FOUR YEARS OF GROWTH. SOME OF THE REPRESENTATIVE INDUSTRIES, AS I MENTIONED, COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE, INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING, TECHNOLOGY AND DATA CENTERS BASICALLY THE KIND OF THE GROWTH IN ELECTRIFICATION OF ALL THESE INDUSTRIES WE PLAY IN, ALL OF THEM REPRESENTATIVE CUSTOMERS. YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF A WHO'S WHO OF ALL INDUSTRIES.

EVERYONE FROM AWS, MICROSOFT, CHEVRON, GOOGLE, INTEL TOYOTA NEAR AND DEAR TO THE SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY.

SO WE WE HAVE PROJECTS THAT SCALE EVERY INDUSTRY AND MANY VARYING DEGREES OF COMPLEXITY.

SO THE PROJECT AT A HIGH LEVEL WHAT WE ARE CONSIDERING IS DEVELOPING A CAMPUS POTENTIALLY IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA. THE FIRST PART OF THAT WOULD BE SIGNING A LEASE WITH POTENTIALLY SIGNING A LEASE WITH BROOKS GLOBAL TO BUILD AND CONSTRUCT A FIRST 500,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY.

500,000 SQUARE FOOT IN OUR INDUSTRY REPRESENTS ROUGHLY 1500 JOBS, PLUS OR MINUS, AND THAT THAT IS PROVEN TO BE TRUE AT OUR OTHER FACILITIES AND CAMPUSES GLOBALLY. AND THEN THAT FACILITY PROJECTED TIMELINE WOULD BE CONSTRUCTION FOR 18 MONTHS AFTER CONTRACT SIGNED OPENING AND SOMETIME IN 2028.

AND THEN IN 2028, WE WOULD EXPECT TO SIGN THE LEASE OR THE CONTRACT FOR THE SECOND 500,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY TO BE COMPLETED THEN IN 2030.

THIS IS A RENDERING OF THE BROOKS GLOBAL CROSSING SITE.

WHAT THE. YOU KNOW, WHERE THE BUILDINGS WOULD BE LOCATED? PHASE ONE WOULD BE THE FIRST BUILDING TO BE COMPLETED IN 2028.

PHASE TWO WOULD BE THE SECOND BUILDING TO BE COMPLETED BY 2030.

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A LOT OF HEADCOUNT, A LOT OF EMPLOYEES. SO THE PARKING, YOU KNOW, PLAYS INTO THAT.

AND THERE'S A PHASE ONE. PHASE TWO PARKING INSIDE THAT PLAN.

[02:35:02]

MY PRIMARY REASON FOR BEING HERE TODAY IS OBVIOUSLY TO ASK FOR CONSIDERATION TO NEGOTIATE THE APPROPRIATE TAX INCENTIVES, WORKFORCE TRAINING GRANTS AND THOSE THINGS THAT ARE RELATED THAT WILL HELP US MAKE OUR FINAL DECISION ON WHERE WE LOCATE OUR INVESTMENT.

ANY QUESTIONS? I WANT TO MOVE APPROVAL OF THE INCENTIVE.

SECOND. WE WANT TO WELCOME YOU ALL TO OUR COMMUNITY.

WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE MANUFACTURING JOBS THAT YOU'RE BRINGING IN, A TIME WHERE MANUFACTURING DOESN'T HAVE TO BE IN THE UNITED STATES.

WE ARE JUST GOING TO LOOK FORWARD TO BEING PARTNERS WITH YOU ON THE PIPELINE OF TALENT THAT YOU NEED TO GET THOSE EMPLOYEES HIRED.

AND WE'LL STAND READY. WE'VE GOT A JOB FAIR IN APRIL THAT WE DO.

WE'LL PUT OUT YOUR WE'LL GIVE YOU A FREE TABLE TO PUT OUT YOUR JOB LISTINGS.

AND WE'RE JUST EXCITED. SO THAT'S WHY I THANK COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ FOR THE SECOND ON THIS.

LET'S GET IT GOING. THANK YOU JUDGE. AWESOME QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER MOODY.

WELL, I JUST WANT TO WELCOME YOU TO TO SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY AND WE ARE I'LL ECHO THAT.

REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS. APPRECIATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS.

WORK ON THIS, DEBORAH. AND YOUR YOUR TEAM OVER THERE.

YEAH, WE ARE A MANUFACTURING HUB. A LOT TO OFFER IN THIS COMMUNITY.

A LOWER COST OF LIVING, DEFINITELY, COMPARED TO SILICON VALLEY.

AND JUST JUST I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF SYNERGIES YET TO BE REALIZED WITH ALL THE MANUFACTURING AND OTHER INVESTMENTS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE HERE IN BEXAR COUNTY. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THROUGH MY LEADERSHIP, I WANT TO THANK MY COLLEAGUE, COMMISSIONER CALVERT, FOR COLLABORATING WITH ME, AS WELL AS THE COUNTY STAFF, MISS CARTER MARSHALL AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND OUR PARTNERS AT GREATER SAC AND BROOKS. FOR SUPPORTING THE EXECUTION OF THIS SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY.

WE'RE LOOKING AT A $200 MILLION MANUFACTURING INVESTMENT ON THE SOUTH SIDE AT BROOKS CITY BASE, BRINGING A LARGE SCALE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIER HERE TO BEXAR COUNTY, ALONG WITH AN ESTIMATED 2960 JOBS.

LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. LET'S GET IT.

LET'S GET THAT THING BUILT. ALL RIGHT, MISS CARTER, IS THERE ANYTHING TO CLOSE? YES, SIR.

SO THE RECOMMENDED INCENTIVE OFFER IS A TEN YEAR, 70% TAX ABATEMENT ON PERSONAL PROPERTY INVESTMENT OF 80 MILLION.

USING THE INVESTMENT NUMBERS THAT IBM HAS PROVIDED, THE INCENTIVE VALUE IS ESTIMATED AT 01,547,454. I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, THOUGH, THAT THIS WILL REQUIRE AN EXCEPTION TO THE BEXAR COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TAX ABATEMENT GUIDELINES.

OUR GUIDELINES INCLUDE THAT PAY 100% OF FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AT THE PROJECT SITE, AT LEAST THE LIVING WAGE CURRENTLY $20.18 PER HOUR, EXCLUDING BENEFITS, AND PAY 70% OF FULL TIME EMPLOYEES AT THE PROJECT SITE.

AT LEAST THE ALL INDUSTRY WAGE CURRENTLY AT $21.34 PER HOUR, EXCLUDING BENEFITS.

THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT THIS PROJECT IS THAT THEIR BASE HOURLY WAGE IS HIGH.

IT'S AT $18.27 AN HOUR, BUT 90% OF THE EMPLOYEES WILL BE AT ABOVE OR WILL BE AT OR ABOVE OUR ALL INDUSTRY WAGE OF $21.34. SO THE RECOMMENDED MOTION TODAY IS TO DIRECT STAFF TO NEGOTIATE A TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT WITH INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING ALIGNED WITH THEIR SUBMITTED INCENTIVE APPLICATION, WHICH REFLECTS AN ESTIMATED 2960 NEW JOBS AND A $200 MILLION CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN BEXAR COUNTY, AND APPROVAL OF AN EXCEPTION TO THE MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS CONTAINED IN THE TAX ABATEMENT GUIDELINES. YES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

I JUST WANT TO END WITH THANKING I MS LEADERSHIP FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

SAME WITH BROOKS GREATER SAC. THIS HAS BEEN A TEAM EFFORT.

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

WE'LL CONTINUE ON. 84 APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY.

[84. Approval of an amendment to Administrative Policy 8.1 (Purchase of Goods & Services and Procurement of Professional and Personal Services).]

MR. GALLOWAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, YOUR HONOR. COMMISSIONERS HERE TO REPRESENT THIS WAS A TABLED ITEM FROM LAST MONTH'S COMMISSIONER'S COURT. I WANTED TO START AGAIN WITH THE THE APPROACH OF BEING COMPLIANT COMPLIANCE.

WORKING WITH LARRY ROBERSON, DA CIVIL. REALLY JUST TAKING A HARD LOOK AT AT THE POLICY BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SO LONG.

AND THE KEY HIGHLIGHTS THEREOF, WHICH WERE THE THRESHOLD INCREASES THE SMALL BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,

[02:40:04]

WHAT WE HAD TO RECLASSIFY SOME OF THE DEMOGRAPHICS, REMOVE SOME LANGUAGE LOCAL BUSINESS PREFERENCE, WHICH IS A NEW ADDITION TO THE POLICY REALLY PUTTING SOME PARAMETERS, ACTUALLY, WE IDENTIFIED WHAT A LOCAL BUSINESS IS AND THEN WE PUT SOME PARAMETERS AROUND I THINK IT'S WITHIN 3% OF BEING COMPETITIVE. AND THEN WE ALSO FOCUSED ON THE FIXED ASSETS AS A NEW ADDITION TO THE POLICY.

IT WAS SOMETHING THAT'S IN THE MANUAL, WHICH IS FORTHCOMING, BUT IT WASN'T NECESSARILY ADDRESSED IN THE POLICY ITSELF.

SO WE FELT THAT PRUDENT TO KIND OF HIGHLIGHT THAT.

MR. RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. JUDGE. I THINK I DELAYED THIS LAST TIME, AND I'VE HAD MY QUESTIONS AT LEAST ANSWERED TO MY SATISFACTION.

I WANTED TO MAYBE JUST CHECK WITH LEO OR LARRY BECAUSE I THINK THE THE MAIN REASON I HAD DELAYED IT WAS THAT THRESHOLD DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR ITEMS THAT DID NOT HAVE TO COME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT.

I THINK FROM 50 TO 100,000. IS THAT WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION IS? THAT'S CORRECT. COMMISSIONER. OKAY. AND AGAIN, I THINK FOR PURPOSES OF AS I VISITED WITH DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT HEADS CERTAINLY HELPS THEM WITH MAKING SOME DECISIONS IN A MORE NIMBLE FASHION, BUT I WOULD IMAGINE NOT TO ASSUME ANYTHING, BUT THERE'S A POSSIBILITY THAT IT MAY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CONTRACTS THAT COME THROUGH AND OR IN LEO'S CASE MAKE, I GUESS, ENSURING THAT THEY'RE IN COMPLIANCE FROM AN AUDIT PERSPECTIVE.

IS ANY OF THAT CONCERNING AT ALL? LARRY. I MEAN, I GUESS IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN, RIGHT? IF IT ACTUALLY DOES IN PRACTICE. BUT I GUESS THERE COULD BE AN ASSUMPTION THAT IF YOU INCREASE THE NUMBER, THAT THAT THRESHOLD AMOUNT, THAT THERE MAY BE MORE TRANSACTIONS.

WELL, COMMISSIONER FIRST, I THINK IT'S YOUR BACKGROUND AS A LAWYER.

YOU'VE KEYED IN ON THE ISSUE. I HAVE SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE VALUE BECAUSE 100,000 IS REAL MONEY.

I MEAN, AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT NOT COMING TO COMMISSIONERS COURT.

THESE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH PURCHASING. AND RIGHT NOW THERE'S AN ISSUE WITH THE PURCHASING MANUAL THAT CIRCUMVENTS COMMISSIONERS COURT.

IT DOESN'T EVEN REQUIRE A CONTRACT FOR 50,000.

THE PURCHASING AGENT IS NEW, SO HE HASN'T REALLY ADDRESSED THAT ISSUE.

AND WE'VE KIND OF WORKED TOGETHER AND HE'S KIND OF LOOKING FOR THOSE ITEMS THAT SHOULD HAVE A CONTRACT.

BUT TECHNICALLY SOME OF THESE ISSUES WON'T HAVE A CONTRACT.

THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THAT'S SIGNIFICANT FUNDS, RIGHT.

AND SO YOU'VE KEYED IN ON THE RIGHT ISSUE. NOW, JUST BECAUSE THE STATUTE ALLOWS IT DOESN'T MEAN COMMISSIONERS COURT HAS TO REQUIRE IT BY POLICY. THAT'S AN ISSUE OF DISCRETION. BUT YOU'RE REALLY AND THAT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT I WOULD CAUTION THE COURT TO LOOK AT AS TO WHETHER, WHEN YOU HAVE THOSE LARGE PURCHASES LIKE THAT, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT REQUIRED, MAY NOT BE REQUIRED TO COME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT. MAYBE SOME OF THOSE SHOULD.

RIGHT. BUT YES, THAT'S AN ISSUE. AND I'M OKAY MOVING THIS FORWARD.

I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THOSE CONCERNS AND I AND I AGREE WITH YOU, LARRY.

I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE JUST NEED TO KIND OF MONITOR, SINCE THIS IS A FIRST ATTEMPT AT TRYING TO MAKE THINGS EASIER FOR FOLKS TO GET SMALLER ITEMS PURCHASED WITHOUT DELAY. I KNOW I SPOKE WITH KEN AND PARKS, AND THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT HE WAS CERTAINLY ADVOCATING FOR.

BUT I GUESS I GUESS, LEO, IN TERMS OF MONITORING.

COMPLIANCE. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN JUST KIND OF KEEP US POSTED ON? I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THIS A GO, ASSUMING THE COURT'S OKAY WITH IT FOR THIS, YOU KNOW, NEXT YEAR OR FORESEEABLE SHORT TERM FUTURE. BUT IF IT'S BECOMING AN ISSUE AND THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH COMPLIANCE OR AUDITING, JUST IF YOU WANT TO VOICE THOSE NOW OR IF YOU WANT TO KEEP US POSTED, THAT'D BE FINE.

SURE. I APPRECIATE THAT, COMMISSIONER. AND THAT EVEN THAT, YOU KNOW, BEING PROACTIVE IN LOOKING AT THIS I DID GET WITH MY AUDIT DIRECTOR, AND WE DID TALK ABOUT SPECIFICALLY LOOKING AT THESE TYPE TRANSACTIONS CLOSELY TO YOUR POINT AND KIND OF DOING AN ANALYSIS ON THERE.

IDEALLY, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, IT'S COMMISSIONERS COURT, EVEN THOUGH AND TO LARRY'S POINT, YOU KNOW, BY STATUTE IT'S ALLOWABLE, BUT IT'S AT THE DISCRETION OF Y'ALL'S COMMISSIONERS COURT TO, TO GO FORWARD. I MEAN I WOULD LIKE SOMETHING MAYBE IN BETWEEN, MAYBE EVEN IF THESE WERE TO GO ON CONSENT.

BUT THAT BEING SAID, I DO REALIZE. AND WHY THIS THIS ITEM, WE TRACKED IT CLOSELY AS IT WAS GOING THROUGH LEGISLATURE, ESPECIALLY LIKE THE BIGGER COUNTIES LIKE OURSELVES WOULD HELP STREAMLINE A LOT OF THOSE PROCESSES.

SO I DO SEE THE BENEFITS OF THAT. BUT I GUESS TO GET DOWN TO IT, COMMISSIONER TO YOUR POINT,

[02:45:03]

BUT. YEAH BUT I'M GOOD WITH GOING FORWARD AT THIS.

THIS TIME. YEAH, I THINK THAT WOULD SATISFY ME.

LEO IS JUST KEEP KIND OF AN EXTRA LAYER OF EYES ON IT AND REPORT BACK TO US MAYBE A YEAR FROM NOW, AND LET'S SEE HOW IT GOES. BUT I'M OKAY MOVING FORWARD TODAY.

DID YOU WANT TO ADD SOMETHING? YES, I DO, COMMISSIONER. SO THERE IS A WAY THAT WE CAN ALSO ADD WORKFLOWS, THE WORKFLOWS MEANING OVERSIGHT, RIGHT? SO WE CAN GO INTO THE SYSTEM, WE CAN ADD ADDITIONAL LAYERS OF REVIEWS JUST TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE NOT JUST CONSISTENTLY BYPASSING AND JUST GETTING STUFF OUT THE DOOR. YEAH, QUICKLY, JUST BECAUSE WE CAN WHATEVER CHECKS ARE IN PLACE, WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

IT'S NOT JUST FREE MONEY. SO THERE'S GOT TO BE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY.

ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, FOLKS PUT US UP HERE FOR THAT ACCOUNTABILITY.

BUT WE ARE TRUSTING STAFF IN SOME INSTANCES HERE TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS WITHOUT OUR APPROVAL.

I'M HESITANT TO DO IT, BUT I THINK IN VISITING WITH DEPARTMENT HEADS AGAIN, THERE'S A LEVEL OF TRUST WE'RE HAVING.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WITH FROM LEO'S PERSPECTIVE, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE THAT WE CAN AT LEAST MONITOR IT.

AND IF IT'S NOT WORKING, FOR WHATEVER REASON, WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO TO PULL IT BACK.

ABSOLUTELY. AND SO I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.

SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES COMMISSIONER MOODY. I JUST WANTED TO TO ADD A COUPLE BACKGROUND COMMENTS.

SO I KNOW WITHIN ACOG WE HAD THIS SAME SITUATION COME UP AND, AND WE DID APPROVE YOU KNOW, I THINK UNANIMOUSLY GOING TO TO A HIGHER THRESHOLD.

SO I THINK AND, WELL, I'LL JUST SPEAK FOR MYSELF.

RIGHT. THE GOAL IS TO TO SIMPLIFY THE PROCESS WITHOUT MAKING IT TAKING ON ADDITIONAL RISK FOR THE COUNTY.

RIGHT. SO BY MAKING THIS CHANGE, WE WILL MAKE THINGS SIMPLER AND MORE EXPEDITIOUS.

BUT I THINK I WOULD ASK BOTH FROM PURCHASING FROM AUDITOR, FROM LEGAL, IF THERE ARE WAYS THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO REDUCE RISK OR HAVE SOME SENSE OF MONITORING, WHETHER IT'S ON A CONSENT OR WHETHER IT'S ON A QUARTERLY BASIS OR ANNUAL BASIS.

I'M ALL FOR SUGGESTIONS AND HOW WE REDUCE RISK TO, AGAIN, PROTECT TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

SO I WANT TO HAVE HAVE MY CAKE AND EAT IT TOO ON THIS ONE.

RIGHT. WE WANT TO SIMPLIFY THINGS, BUT WE WANT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE RISK AND ENSURE THAT WE'RE VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT.

THAT'S FORTHCOMING. AND THE ACTUAL MANUAL, SIR.

SO ONCE WE START TO WORK ON THE ACTUAL MANUAL, WE GOT THE POLICY.

ONCE IT GETS ADOPTED APPROVED TODAY WE'LL WORK ON THE MANUAL.

AND THAT'S HOW YOU MANAGE AND PROVIDE THAT OVERSIGHT IN HOW WE CONDUCT OUR BUSINESS WITHIN THE COUNTY.

OKAY. THANK YOU. YES, SIR. LET ME MAKE THIS POINT AS COUNTY JUDGE, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, YOU AND OUR ATTORNEYS. SO FROM AN ATTORNEY PERSPECTIVE, AND I'M LOOKING AT MR. GALLOWAY'S PURCHASING AGENT, HIS AUTHORITY, HIS DUTIES ARE CLEARLY DEFINED BY STATUTE.

CORRECT. AND THAT GIVES HIM THE AUTHORITY TO REVIEW EVERY CONTRACT TO MAKE SURE IT'S A COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTE AND POLICY.

CORRECT? YES, SIR. AND WHAT I SEE IN REGARD TO ADDRESS YOUR ISSUE OF RISK, OR IS THIS NOW PUTS AND I'M PUTTING IT ON RECORD, MR. GALLOWAY.

YES, SIR. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT AMOUNT OF, OF CONTRACT IT IS, WHETHER IT'S $1 OF TAXPAYER MONEY.

YOU BETTER MAKE SURE IT'S A COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTE POLICY.

AND AND IN DUE PROCESS AND DUE COURSE. DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING? YES, SIR. SO WOULD YOU AGREE WITH ME, COMMISSIONER, THAT IT NOW PUTS AND AND AS COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY JUDGE, WE WILL ALSO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE. BUT I'M GOING TO BE REAL BLUNT, MR. GALLOWAY. YOU ASKED FOR IT. I WILL SUPPORT IT.

BUT YOU CAN'T LET ANYTHING THROUGH THAT HAS ANY ISSUES THAT COULD QUESTION THE USE OF TAXPAYER MONEY.

DO WE HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF YOUR AUTHORITY AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY IN REGARDS TO THE POLICY.

HOPEFULLY WHAT WE'LL SEE IN RETURN IS A MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT PROCESS OF EXECUTING CONTRACTS AND THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS, WHICH HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PRIOR CRITICISM FROM THE PAST.

AND I THINK WE'VE COME TO REALIZE THAT, AS WE'VE LEARNED TODAY, MR. GUEVARA, WE CAN MOVE VERY FAST AS COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

WE DON'T HAVE TO HAVE THAT. WELL, THE COUNTY TAKES HOW MUCH TIME DOES IT TAKE TO MOVE THINGS OVER THERE? SO IN ESSENCE, FOR EFFECTIVE EFFICIENCY PUTS TREMENDOUS FIDUCIARY ON EVERYBODY HERE FROM BUDGET TO THE TO THE AUDITOR TO

[02:50:09]

LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE USING OUR TAXPAYER MONEY IN THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND CORRECT AND LEGAL WAY.

DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR, MR. GALLOWAY? YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT. HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COURT I'M JUST GOING TO.

CAN WE TRY TO DO OUR VERY BEST TO MOVE IN THAT WAY? ALL WE'LL HAVE LEFT IS THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO MOVE ON, ALTHOUGH WE'RE AT THE NOON HOUR AND WE WILL BE BREAKING FOR LUNCH.

JUST LETTING Y'ALL KNOW. SO 85 DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING CONTRACT.

[85. Discussion and appropriate action regarding awarding a contract to the lowest and most responsive bid submitted by Dan Williams Company in the total bid amount of $28,253,637.15 to provide for the purchase of roadway construction services of the Blanco Rd Phase III Project - Precinct 3, as requested by the Public Works Department; authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents with the County Clerk.]

PHASE THREE PROJECT PRECINCT THREE, AS REQUESTED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, AUTHORIZING, PURCHASE AND EXECUTE AND FILE THE APPROPRIATE AWARD DOCUMENTS WITH THE COUNTY CLERK.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION ON THAT, COMMISSIONER? MOVE.

APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.

CALVERT. MR. GALLOWAY OR MR. WEGMAN IS HERE ON BEHALF OF PUBLIC WORKS.

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.

WE COULD ADDRESS THOSE FOR YOU. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? MISTER COMMISSIONER MOODY, DID YOU WANT TO PUT ANYTHING ON RECORD? NO.

I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS IS A MPO PROJECT, RIGHT, WITH FEDERAL FUNDING.

SO 80% OF THIS IS REIMBURSED FUNDS OF THAT 28 MILLION PRICE TAG.

CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT. DOES THE PUBLIC WORK DEPARTMENT JUST WANT TO PUT ON RECORD, JUST RUN THROUGH YOUR POWERPOINT.

SO PURPOSES OF TRANSPARENCY, I DO HAVE ONE OTHER COMMENT.

JUST FOR THE AWARENESS OF THE COURT AND, AND COLLEAGUES.

WE HAVE SPOKEN. SO THIS IS THE FINAL PHASE THAT EXTENDS ALL THE WAY TO THE COUNTY LINE.

THAT'S CORRECT. COMMISSIONER THE EAST SIDE OF CAMP BULLIS. RIGHT.

BUT ULTIMATELY, BLANCO ROAD GOES ALL THE WAY TO HIGHWAY 46 THAT CUTS ACROSS COMAL COUNTY.

SO WE HAVE TALKED TO OUR COMMISSIONERS AND COLLEAGUES OVER IN COMAL COUNTY.

THEIR COUNTY ENGINEER ABOUT ULTIMATELY THEM TRYING TO COMPLETE THAT PROJECT.

THERE IS A BRIDGE THAT WOULD BE A JOINT PROJECT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND COMAL COUNTY IN ORDER TO TO TO GET INTO COMAL THERE.

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO TO WORK ON AND PRIORITIZE.

WE CAN HELP FACILITATE POTENTIALLY AT MPO. BUT THAT'S JUST ANOTHER BACKGROUND HERE, BECAUSE ULTIMATELY THIS THIS CORRIDOR CAN TAKE PRESSURE OFF OF 281 AND BUT ONLY IF WE FINISH IT, YOU KNOW, AND TAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO 46.

AND SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT STEP TO COMPLETE THE BEXAR COUNTY PORTION.

AND THEN ULTIMATELY WE'LL TURN TO COMAL AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN MOVE THEIR, THEIR SEGMENT FORWARD AS WELL.

SO FOR PURPOSES OF TRANSPARENCY, LET'S RUN THROUGH THE POWERPOINT. GO AHEAD. THANK YOU.

AND I AM NOT DAVID WEGMANN I'M JESSE GARCIA. UNFORTUNATELY, DAVE WAS SICK TODAY, SO I'M STEPPING IN FOR HIM AND PUBLIC WORKS.

JUST OVERVIEW ABOUT THE PROJECT, AS COMMISSIONER MOODY STATED, THIS IS PHASE THREE OF BLANCO, WHICH IS A FAIRLY FUNDED PROJECT TO THE. MPO, WHICH INVOLVES OVERSIGHT.

CONSTRUCTION REIMBURSEMENT IS 8% OF THE CONSTRUCTION COST AS WELL AS AS COMMISSIONER.

MOODY STATED. THE PROJECT EXTENDS BLANCO ROAD FROM BROOKFIELD TO THE COMAL COUNTY LINE JUST 2.15 MILES.

IT'S GOING TO BE EXPANDED TO FROM A TWO LANE TO A FOUR LANE EXCUSE ME? WITH DRAINAGE, BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENTS, THERE IS JOINT BID WATER, SEWER AND GAS AS WELL.

CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO START MARCH 2026, WITH AN ESTIMATED 2024 MONTH COMPLETION AROUND MARCH 2028.

THE BID SUMMARY. BIDS OPENED ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2025.

THERE'S TEN BIDS RECEIVED. DAN WILLIAMS WAS THE LOWEST, RESPONSIBLE AND RESPONSIVE BIDDER.

THE OVERALL CONSTRUCTION BID WAS 22.3 MILLION, WITH THE BEXAR COUNTY ROADWAY COST BEING 23.3.

AND I'M GOING TO SAY TODAY WE'RE RECOMMENDING THE MOTION TO AWARD THE CONTRACT TO THE LOWEST, MOST RESPONSIVE BID. EXCUSE ME. SO IT'S ON THE RECORD.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. NEXT ITEM 86.

[86. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval and execution of a third amendment to the supply agreement between Bexar County and Genuine Parts Company dba NAPA Auto Parts (NAPA) Integrated Business Solutions (IBS) in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 annually for the management and the purchase of automotive replacement parts and other automotive supplies and/or equipment, as requested by the Public Works Department; pursuant to and in accordance with Texas Local Government Code Chapter 271, Subchapter F, Section 102, Cooperative Purchasing Program Participation.]

[02:55:05]

PARTICIPATION. MR. GALLOWAY PUBLIC WORKS. IS THERE A MOTION? TO HAVE THAT PACKAGE OR PUT ON YOUR PRESENTATION.

IS THERE A POWERPOINT? NO PRESENTATION, YOUR HONOR.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS THEN? WE'RE ON NUMBER 86.

APPROVAL. SO MOVED. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

CAN YOU JUST TELL US BRIEFLY WHAT THIS ITEM IS? SO BACK IN 2022 WE HAD AN AGREEMENT WITH NAPA FOR PRETTY MUCH FOR MANAGEMENT AND PURCHASE OF AUTOMATIC REPLACEMENT OF PARTS. THAT ORIGINAL AGREEMENT WAS ACTUALLY AMENDED ABOUT A YEAR AGO IN 2024.

SO THIS IS JUST AN EXTENSION OF THAT ORIGINAL AGREEMENT. AND THIS ACTION PROVIDES FOR THE EXTENSION AND INCREASE OF THE ANNUAL FUNDING AMOUNT OF THE AGREEMENT, THE INCREASE DUE TO THE INFLATION DRIVEN INCREASES IN VEHICLE PARTS OPERATIONS AND INSURANCE COSTS.

SO. SO THIS IS, IN SHORT, JUST A AN ONGOING CONTRACT FOR PARTS THAT WE NEED IN PUBLIC WORKS. CORRECT? RIGHT. REPLACEMENT PARTS EQUIPMENT, THINGS THAT THAT ARE NEEDED ON AN ONGOING BASIS.

IS THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S ALL I NEED TO KNOW.

THOMAS, DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? AND I BELIEVE THIS IS THE THIRD OF OUR THREE YEAR RENEWALS.

SO THIS SHOULD BE THE LAST RENEWAL OPTION. AND WE'LL GO BACK AND LOOK AT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AFTER THE THREE YEAR PERIOD.

OKAY. GOT IT. WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 87.

[87. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval to award a purchase order to Caldwell Country Chevrolet LLC and Caldwell Country Ford dba (Rockdale County Ford) in the total amount of $1,461,747 for the purchase of 25 various Chevrolet and Ford vehicle models, as requested by the Bexar County Sheriff's Office; pursuant to and in accordance with Texas Local Government Code Chapter 271, Subchapter F, Section 102, Cooperative Purchasing Program Participation; authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents for record with the County Clerk.]

IS THERE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. JUDGE AND LET ME MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. COMMISSIONER, LET ME JUST ASK BUDGET OR THOMAS, THESE ARE VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN ALREADY BUDGETED THIS LAST BUDGET CYCLE. THIS IS JUST FOLLOWING THROUGH ON WHAT WE BUDGETED FOR.

CORRECT. OKAY. THAT'S ALL I GOT, JUDGE. QUESTION.

HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 88.

DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF A PURCHASE ORDER TO DANA.

[88. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval to award a purchase order to Dana Safety Supply in the amount of $1,212,023.95 for the purchase of emergency vehicle equipment and professional installation services, as requested by the Bexar County Sheriff' s Office; pursuant to and in accordance with Texas Local Government Code Chapter 271, Subchapter F, Section 102, Cooperative Purchasing Program Participation; authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents for record with the County Clerk.]

SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY PRESENTATION? NO, NOT ON THIS ONE, YOUR HONOR. IT'S JUST, AGAIN, ON BEHALF OF BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THE INSTALLATION FOR EQUIPMENT. JUST LOOKING FOR AND I'LL ASK THE QUESTION.

COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, IS THIS IN THE BUDGET? YES, SIR.

THIS IS BUDGETED TO FIT THOSE 43 VEHICLES. GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

WE HAVE TWO LATE FILE THAT ARE NOT PART OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

AND SO, KATE, HELP ME OUT, I BELIEVE. AGENDA ITEM 90 AND AGENDA ITEM 93 ARE NOT PART OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. 89 AS WELL, JUDGE. OH 80 OH 89 SO 8990 AND 93 ARE NOT PART OF EXECUTIVE.

COULD I HAVE A MOTION TO FOR LATE FILE. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT LATE FILE ITEMS. SECOND. ALL RIGHT. SO IT'S A DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE GRANT EXEMPTION.

ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 1.2 AUTHORIZE THE CONSIDERATION FILE FOLLOWING LATE FILE AGENDA ITEM 89 A 90 A AND 93 A JUDGE. CAN YOU ADD 91 A ON THAT TOO? THAT'S JUST A IT MAY BE RELATED, BUT IT'S JUST A CONTRACT FOR LEGAL SERVICES.

[03:00:06]

YES. AND WHO'S SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. DO YOU ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT? YES. ALL RIGHT. SO FOR PURPOSE OF THE RECORD AND BE TRANSPARENT, WE ARE TAKING UP 89, 90, 91 AND 93. YES, JUDGE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING UP THESE LATE FILE ISSUES SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. WE WILL TAKE IT UP.

LET US NOW RUN THROUGH I 89 DISCUSSION 89 A DISCUSSION APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF A REQUEST FROM BEXAR COUNTY JUDGE PETER SAKAI TO

[89. Discussion and appropriate action related to granting an exception to Administrative Policy 1.2 to authorize the consideration of the following late filed Agenda Item #89a. a. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval of a request from Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai to allocate outside agency funding in the total amount of $11,000 for the agencies and amounts listed, as part of Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai's Contributions to Outside Agencies from the General Fund.]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. WE'LL TAKE UP 98 DISCUSSION.

[90. 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 #90a. a. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval of the agreement for Cyber Liability Insurance with Crum & Forster through the County's Insurance Consultant, Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), for a one-year period from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026 for a total premium of $112,725.]

SO DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING RATIFICATION OF THE AGREEMENT.

OKAY. DID EVERYBODY HEAR THE AMENDMENT? IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE AGENDA ITEM OF 98 TO INCLUDE THE WORD RATIFICATION? THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR. YES, SIR. THAT THAT WAS JUST AN ERROR ON OUR PART.

HEARING NONE. THE AMENDMENT IS APPROVED, AND WE WILL NOW TAKE UP THE DISCUSSION.

APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING TO THE RATIFICATION.

APPROVAL OF THE AGREEMENT FOR CYBER LIABILITY INSURANCE WITH CRUM FORSTER THROUGH THE COUNTY'S INSURANCE CONSULTANT, MARSH MCCLELLAN AGENCY, FOR ONE YEAR PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2026 TO DECEMBER 31ST, 2026, FOR A TOTAL PREMIUM OF $112,725. HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? ANY. DO WE HAVE A MOTION, JUDGE? THERE WAS NO MOTION. OH, SORRY. YEAH, THERE'S NO MOTION. I'M GOING A LITTLE TOO FAST.

SORRY. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. I'LL MAKE A MOTION. SO, TINA, THIS IS JUST REGULAR INSURANCE.

YES, THIS IS OUR CYBERSECURITY INSURANCE. SO REALLY IMPORTANT INSURANCE.

OKAY. MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. NOW I'LL ASK FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. WE'RE ON 90. WE JUST PASSED 98.

AND WE'VE ALSO PASSED 89. A LET US NOW GO TO WAS IT 91 A ALL RIGHT DISCUSSION, APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

[91. Discussion and appropriate action related to granting an exception to Administrative Policy 1.2 to authorize the consideration of the following late filed Agenda Item #91a. a. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval of a professional services agreement with Caldwell Clark Fanucchi and Finlayson, PLLC for certain legal representation of Bexar County, Texas related to certain employment matters in the amount of $100,000, without further amendment of the agreement.]

FOR CERTAIN LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN BEXAR COUNTY RELATED TO CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT MATTERS AND AMOUNT OF 100,000 WITHOUT FURTHER AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT.

IS THERE ANYTHING TO ADD, MR. ROBERSON? NO. THE COURT DISCUSSES IN THE LAST EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THIS IS JUST THE ACTUAL AGREEMENT FOLLOWING THAT LAST COURT MEETING.

ALL RIGHT. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. 93 A DISCUSSION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING

[93. 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 #93a. a. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval and execution of a service agreement between Bexar County and SpawGlass Contractors Inc., for the MacDona Plaza Park Construction Project, in a base bid amount of $8,658,147; plus $300,000 of owners contingency for a total award amount of $8,958,147, as requested by the Parks & Recreation Department to include the appropriate budgetary transfer (BT 26-24).]

SPYGLASS CONTRACTORS, INC. FOR THE MCDONOUGH PLAZA PARK CONSTRUCTION PROJECT AND A BASE BID OF $8,658,147, PLUS 300,000 OF OWNER'S CONTINGENCY, FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF 8,000,958 $147, AS REQUESTED BY THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, TO INCLUDE THE APPROPRIATE BUDGET TRANSFER, MR. GALLOWAY. MR. MCGLAMERY. THANK YOU. JUDGE. I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. ANYTHING TO ADD? I'M GOING TO DEFER. MR. MCGLAMERY, I HAVE A QUICK PRESENTATION.

YES, I'D LIKE TO SEE IT RUN THROUGH IT. OKAY.

MCDONOUGH PLAZA PARK. IT'S IT'S A HIGHLY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY IN SOUTHWEST BEXAR COUNTY.

PRECINCT ONE. COMMISSIONER. CLAY-FLORES TOWARD THE PARK.

WHEN SHE FIRST CAME ON AND SAW THE EXISTING OPEN PARK PARK SPACE AND ADVOCATED FOR FUNDING IT.

SO IT WAS A BIG THANK YOU TO THAT FOR THAT. IN JUNE 2023, WE GOT 1.2 MILLION IN HUD FUNDS THAT WERE SECURED.

FY 24, WE GOT SOME ADDITIONAL 6.2 MILLION. RIALTO STUDIOS WAS SELECTED AS A DESIGN FIRM FROM RFQ FOR TEN VENDORS AND AWARDED IN JANUARY OF 2020 4TH OCTOBER OF 2025 PURCHASE AND SENT OUT SOLICITATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION TO 812 SUPPLIERS.

SIX QUALIFIED RESPONSES WERE RECEIVED WHEN THERE WAS AN EVALUATION COMMITTEE WITH PARKS, FACILITIES MANAGEMENT,

[03:05:04]

IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE AWARDEE, WE HAVE ANGELA WITH SMALL GLASS HERE.

CURRENTLY, IT'S AN 8.5 ACRE OPEN SPACE WITH BASIC BASKETBALL BASEBALL BACKSTOPS.

YEARS AGO, PARKS JUST PUT UP BACKSTOPS AND KIDS OUT THERE.

THEY STARTED PLAYING AND NOW THEY HAVE A LITTLE LEAGUE YOUTH TEAM. IT'S TRULY A TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECT FOR THAT COMMUNITY.

THAT'S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW. AND THIS IS WHAT IT'S GOING TO LOOK LIKE.

SO WE HAVE A WE HAVE A RENDERING HERE. IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT IT.

SO IT'S A REALLY A NICE IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY NICE PROJECT.

I DO HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU TO JOSE CHAVARRIA OVER IN PURCHASING.

HE'S A SHINING STAR OVER THERE AND OVER IN THE DA'S OFFICE.

SABLAN. HELPED TO GET THIS THING THROUGH TO GET IT TO WHERE IT IS TODAY.

WE HAD A LOT OF HELP FROM A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN BEHIND THE SCENES TO GET IT WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW.

SO I JUST. YES, MA'AM. OH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS THIS WAS MORE THAN JUST AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY.

WHEN I WENT OVER THERE, IT WAS LITERALLY A LITERALLY A DUMP.

PEOPLE WOULD COME AND DUMP THEIR TRASH. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY HORRIBLE.

AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT A PILE OF TRASH. HOW MANY TRAILER LOADS.

THEY COME TO CLEAN THAT OUT. IT WAS. IT WAS QUITE A FEW.

I MEAN, MOST OF THAT AREA WAS COVERED WITH TIRES.

YEAH, IT WAS JUST RIDICULOUS. AND THERE ARE DITCHES WHERE KIDS WERE PLAYING LITTLE LEAGUE.

AND I MEAN, FRANKLY, IT'S ALSO I DON'T KNOW WHERE OUR RISK PERSON IS, TINA, BUT IT WAS REALLY IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LEGAL ISSUE WITH CHILDREN FALLING AND GETTING HURT. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY NEEDED. SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING. WE ALREADY MADE A MOTION AND SECOND. ALL RIGHT.

NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY OPPOSITION? MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT, I BELIEVE THEN, KATE.

THEN THE ONLY MATTER WE HAVE FOR ACTION COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVES 92 AND WE HAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION (DISCUSSION ONLY: CLOSED TO PUBLIC)]

AND SO LET US TAKE ABOUT A 45 MINUTE BREAK AND COME BACK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, FINISH OUT EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THOSE DISCUSSIONS, AND THEN TAKE UP WHATEVER ACTION ITEMS POST EXECUTIVE SESSION.

COURT'S IN RECESS. TIME. SO WE'RE BACK IN 2:48 P.M..

WE HAVE FINISHED EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AS A RESULT OF THOSE THINGS DISCUSSED.

ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.

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

COMMISSIONER. CLAY-FLORES. IS THERE ANYBODY TO RECOGNIZE AN ADJOURNMENT? YES. ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE COURT, I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF PRECINCT FOUR.

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, MICHELLE GARCIA. JESSE HAD ALSO PASSED AWAY.

WHO'S THE FATHER OF MIKE? CONSTABLE. PRECINCT ONE, REUBEN ADA ALSO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF RITA PEREZ, JENNIFER GUERRERO AND SAN JUAN HERNANDEZ. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, THANK YOU.

JUDGE, I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN IN THE MEMORY OF JENNIFER GUERRERO.

WE ALSO LOST DORIS GRIFFIN, WHO WAS A LONG TIME ADVOCATE FOR SENIORS IN NOT JUST MY AREA, BUT ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

WE'VE GOT A SENIOR CENTER NAMED AFTER HER IN MY PRECINCT, BUT DORIS PASSED AWAY.

MY WIFE'S UNCLE, DOCTOR JOHN GONZALEZ, PASSED AWAY.

LONG TIME DERMATOLOGIST HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. RAYMOND OLVERA.

RICHARD TOBIN, AND WE LOST A NEIGHBORHOOD LEADER.

HILLCREST NEIGHBORHOOD. MISS DARLENE GOUGH I KNOW COMMISSIONER CALVERT IS GOING TO MENTION JUDGE MARTINEZ, SO I'LL RESERVE MY REMARKS TILL AFTER THAT. COMMISSIONER MOODY.

I'LL JUST ECHO MY COLLEAGUES IN THE PASSING OF MICHELLE GARCIA AND HER SERVICE TO OUR COUNTY AND COMMUNITY.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF CLEO GIBBS.

FATHER OF MY FRIEND TAMARA BERGER. HE DID A LOT OF WORK FOR OUR COMMUNITY, INCLUDING AT SIX FLAGS IN SEAWORLD.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT. JUDGE, I'D LIKE TO ADJOURN IN HONOR OF CECILIA JACKSON.

WHO WAS LISA JACKSON'S MOTHER ON MY STAFF, OF COURSE, JUDGE MICHELLE GARCIA, JUST AS THE PEACE PRECINCT FOR DOCTOR MARK EDWARD HOMER WHO IS THE HUSBAND OF DENISE GUTIERREZ. HOMER JESUS IBARRA TEJEDA.

CONSTABLE RUBEN TEJADA'S FATHER, MARIA GUADALUPE MARTINEZ.

JENNIFER M GUERRERO, SISTER OF FORMER COUNCILWOMAN DEBRA GUERRERO.

CECILE FORNI, SAN ANTONIO RESIDENT WHO LIVED TO BE 106 YEARS OLD.

LETICIA M ROBINSON ANY, ISD TEACHER OF THE YEAR WHO RETIRED IN AUGUST, ALSO SERVED AS A COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE VOLUNTEER.

[03:10:09]

I WANT TO INVITE YOU TO THE DAIS. HIS FATHER, FORMER COUNTY JUDGE LEODORO MARTINEZ, WAS A GREAT FRIEND OF BEXAR COUNTY.

WE FIRST STARTED WORKING TOGETHER IN THE EAGLE FORD SHALE CONSORTIUM, WHICH HE HELPED ORGANIZE, VERY IMPORTANT FOR MANAGING TRUCK TRAFFIC AND ALL OF THE GROWTH AND THE BOOM AND THE BUST AND THE COMMUNITY NEEDS IN SOUTH TEXAS WITH THE EAGLE FORD.

AND HE HAD A LONG, DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE. I KNOW YOU STAND ON HIS SHOULDERS, AND WE WANT TO ADJOURN COMMISSIONERS COURT IN HONOR WITH JUDGE.

WOULD BE HAPPY TO HEAR SOMETHING FROM YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING.

WELCOME, JUDGE. THANK YOU. LIKE I YOU KNOW, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE MARTINEZ FAMILY, LASALLE COUNTY. YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, MY DAD WAS A GREAT ADVOCATE FOR SOUTH TEXAS.

AND I HAVE SOME BIG BOOTS TO FILL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. JUDGE. YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB FILLING THOSE.

BY THE WAY, OUR CONDOLENCES TO YOUR FAMILY. AND JUST AMONG THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS WAS ALSO THE FIRST LATINO COUNTY JUDGE.

YOUR FATHER SO A TRAILBLAZER. AND HE WILL BE MISSED.

BUT HE LEFT A GREAT LEGACY. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, JUDGE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME. SO LET ME JOIN IN WITH JESUS, JUNIOR.

WHAT A GREAT MAN. WHAT A GREAT FATHER, GRANDFATHER, UNCLE.

HIS HIS NAME, HIS SPIRIT CONTINUES ON WITH HIS FAMILY.

AND OBVIOUSLY MY DEAR FRIEND, JUDGE MICHELLE GARCIA.

MAY SHE REST IN PEACE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ADJOURN SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. MEETING ADJOURNED. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.