Feb 03, 2026 Commissioners Court

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ALL RIGHT. GOOD MORNING. WELCOME TO FEBRUARY 2ND COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING.

[1. Opening Prayer: Pastor Steven Owens of Lilly of the Valley Ministry Baptist]

COMMISSIONER CALVERT, WOULD YOU PLEASE INTRODUCE THE PERSON TO DO THE INVOCATION AND DO THE PLEDGE? AND THEN I IF COURT. WE HAVE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE RIGHT AFTER THAT.

SO, COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. JUDGE. HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH TO EVERYBODY.

WE WERE EXPECTING PASTOR STEPHEN OWENS FROM LILY OF THE VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH, BUT HE IS NOT HERE YET.

SO I'M GOING TO ASK RAMONA TO COME ON UP AND GIVE US AN INVOCATION.

HE IS A GRADUATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, A FORMER TANK BATTALION COMMANDER, AND THE UNITED STATES ARMY, SERVED OVERSEAS IN GERMANY AND SERVES AS MY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

IF YOU ALL WOULD PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US IN PRAYER.

OKAY. REGARDLESS OF YOUR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION.

HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME HERE TODAY TO SAY THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER DAY.

TODAY'S THE DAY YOU HAVE MADE KING DAVID, SO WE'RE GOING TO REJOICE IN THE DAY.

LORD GOD, WE COME HERE TODAY BEFORE YOU. YOU SAID WHEN TWO OR MORE ARE GATHERED IN YOUR NAME THAT YOU ARE IN OUR MIDST.

SO WE FEEL YOUR PRESENCE HERE TODAY IN THIS ROOM.

WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR DISTINGUISHED COMMISSIONERS COURT COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, COMMISSIONER MOODE COMMISSIONER CALVERT, AND OUR COUNTY JUDGE, PETER SAKAI.

BUT WE ASK THAT YOU BLESS EACH AND EVERY BEXAR COUNTY EMPLOYEE, FATHER FROM THE TOP OF THE HIERARCHY, FROM DAVID SMITH, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE PART TIMERS, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT NO PUZZLE IS COMPLETE WITHOUT THE SMALLEST PIECE. SO, FATHER GOD, WE ASK THAT YOU BREATHE IN OUR DIRECTION, THAT YOU GIVE GUIDANCE TO THESE INCREDIBLE LEADERS SO THEY CAN HELP OTHERS IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS IN THE PAST AND THE PRESENT, BUT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT OUR FUTURE. WE THANK THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR HIS WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT.

WE THANK JESUS CHRIST FOR BEING OUR LORD AND SAVIOR.

BUT MOST IMPORTANT, HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU AND GIVE YOU ALL THE PRAISE, HONOR, AND GLORY.

AND WE SAY ALL THESE THINGS IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF YOUR SON, JESUS CHRIST.

AND EVERYBODY SAY AMEN. GOD BLESS Y'ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

IF YOU'LL JOIN US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

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

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I'D LIKE TO SHOW A VIDEO THAT STAFF HAS PUT TOGETHER REGARDING THE COUNTY'S PREPARATION FOR WINTER STORM.

IT'S A SHORT VIDEO AS MONICA RAMOS, OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND MAKE THE INTRODUCTION.

YES. GOOD MORNING. FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS MONICA RAMOS.

I AM THE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER FOR BEXAR COUNTY.

YOU'LL RECALL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WE DID HAVE AN ICE EVENT.

THE COUNTY RESPONDED BEAUTIFULLY. OUR CREWS WERE OUT THERE NONSTOP.

PUBLIC WORKS FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY RESOURCES DEPARTMENT.

OUR IT DEPARTMENT WAS ASSISTING ALSO IN THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER.

AND ALL OF THIS COORDINATED THROUGH OUR OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

WE HAD SUPPORT FROM THE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND VARIOUS SUPPORTIVE DEPARTMENTS ALL ACROSS.

WE TRIED AS BEST WE COULD TO TAKE PICTURES, COMMEMORATE, MEMORIALIZE ALL OF OUR EFFORTS.

MY TEAM AND I AND THE PIO OFFICE HAVE PUT TOGETHER THE SHORT LITTLE VIDEO FOR ALL OF YOU TO TAKE A LOOK.

AND SO IF WE CAN, LET'S GO AHEAD AND PLAY THAT SHORT VIDEO.

THANK YOU.

WHEN COLD WEATHER THREATENS BEXAR COUNTY. PREPARATION STARTS LONG BEFORE TEMPERATURES DROP.

THIS IS WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE PLANNING AHEAD, WORKING TOGETHER AND ACTING EARLY TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY.

ACROSS THE COUNTY, TEAMS ARE COORDINATING AROUND THE CLOCK.

ROAD AND BRIDGE CREWS ARE PRE-TREATING SURFACES.

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS MONITORING CONDITIONS AND SHARING REAL TIME UPDATES.

WARMING CENTERS ARE READY AND OUTREACH TEAMS ARE CHECKING ON OUR MOST VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS.

UTILITIES, FIRST RESPONDERS, CITY PARTNERS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE ALL MOVING AS ONE.

THIS ISN'T ABOUT REACTING. IT'S ABOUT PREVENTION.

IT'S ABOUT CLEAR COMMUNICATION, STRONG PARTNERSHIPS, AND TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERY RESIDENT, NO MATTER THE ZIP CODE. COLD WEATHER DOESN'T HAVE TO CATCH US OFF GUARD WHEN PREPARATION LEADS THE WAY IN BEXAR COUNTY.

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THAT'S HOW WE BEAR THE COLD.

THANK YOU. MONICA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR LEADERSHIP.

WE DO HAVE A LOT OF THE STAFF THAT DID PARTICIPATE IN THE WINTER EVENT HERE BEHIND ME TODAY.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. AND WE REALLY, REALLY DID EVERYTHING THAT WE COULD FOR EVERYONE.

AND IF ANYBODY HAS ANY QUESTIONS, JUST LET ME KNOW.

THANK YOU. MONICA, THANK YOU. ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT, AS THE EMERGENCY MANAGER, BEXAR COUNTY, I WANT TO THANK OUR COUNTY TEAM, PUBLIC WORKS, PIO, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, FIRE MARSHAL, IT AUDITOR, ALL THE KEY STAKEHOLDERS THAT CAME TOGETHER TO PREPARE AND EXECUTE DURING EXTREME WEATHER AND EMERGENCIES.

TOGETHER WE STOOD UP EMERGENCY SHELTERS, COMMUNICATIONS, KEY INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND STOOD READY TO HELP OUR MOST VULNERABLE STAND UP TO THE ELEMENTS DURING THE RECENT WINTER STORM. COULD WE GIVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL THOSE THAT HELP PROTECT OUR COUNTY AT THAT TIME? WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE STAND? IF YOU'RE IF YOU'RE IN THE AUDIENCE STAFF THAT PARTICIPATED, PLEASE STAND.

LET'S GIVE ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE. THANK YOU MONICA.

THANK YOU FOR THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. EMPLOYEES OF BEXAR COUNTY.

ALL RIGHT COURT, I'M ALERTING YOU THAT WE HAVE NUMEROUS PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP FOR SOME CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. SO I'M GOING TO PASS THAT AND GO STRAIGHT INTO CEREMONIAL.

WE'LL COME BACK BECAUSE WE'LL HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

[4. CEREMONIAL ITEM(S)]

THANK YOU, JUDGE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE FREEZE AND THE OTHER EMPLOYEES.

AGAIN, WE WANT TO INVITE OUR FRIENDS FROM THE RODEO TO COME TO THE DAIS.

WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR YOU THAT WE'D LIKE TO READ AND PRESENT.

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR VOLUNTEERISM AND THE FUNDS THAT YOU RAISE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE CHILDREN OF TEXAS, THE YOUTH OF TEXAS.

YOU LOOK GOOD IN YOUR UNIFORMS TODAY AND YOUR COWBOY HATS.

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. ALL RIGHT. HERE IS THE PROCLAMATION. IT READS.

WHEREAS THE 77TH ANNUAL STOCK SHOW AND RODEO, ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS EVENTS IN THE ALAMO CITY, WILL BE HELD FROM FEBRUARY 12TH THROUGH MARCH THE 1ST, 2026 AT THE FREEMAN COLISEUM.

AND WHEREAS, THE SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO IS A VOLUNTEER DRIVEN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EMPHASIZING AGRICULTURE AND EDUCATION IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THE YOUTH OF TEXAS. AND WHEREAS, SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE ORGANIZATION HAS COMMITTED MORE THAN $279 MILLION TO TEXAS YOUTH THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, ENDOWMENTS, AUCTIONS, SHOW PREMIUMS, AND PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS, THE EVENT OFFERS WORLD CLASS ENTERTAINMENT, LIVESTOCK AND HORSE SHOWS, EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS, FAMILY ACTIVITIES, AND SIGNATURE EVENTS THAT CELEBRATE TEXAS HERITAGE AND CULTURE.

AND WHEREAS, ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026, THE SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO WILL OFFICIALLY KICK OFF, WITH ITS LIVESTOCK SHOW CONTINUING ITS LONG STANDING MISSION OF EDUCATING AND INSPIRING FUTURE GENERATIONS.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY PROCLAIMS FEBRUARY 12TH THROUGH MARCH THE 1ST, 2026 AS OFFICIAL RODEO SEASON AND FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026, OFFICIAL DRESS WESTERN DAY. WITNESS OUR SIGNATURES AND SEAL OF OFFICE THIS THIRD DAY OF FEBRUARY 2026, SIGNED BY YOUR COMMISSIONERS COURT.

MR. CHAIRMAN, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING.

GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS EGAN LITTLE. I'M AN AMBASSADOR FOR THE SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO.

I AM ONE OF 7000 VOLUNTEERS THAT IT TAKES TO PUT ON THIS RODEO.

AGAIN, IT IS A LABOR OF LOVE. BOY, YOU REALLY COVERED ALL THE ALL MY POINTS.

YOU DID GREAT. ON BEHALF OF THE SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO WE REALLY, SINCERELY WANT TO THANK THE VOTERS OF BEXAR COUNTY FOR THEIR SUPPORT IN PROP FOR PROPOSITION A. WE WANT TO EXTEND A SPECIAL AND HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO THE EAST SIDE COMMUNITY WHO SUPPORT AND PARTNERSHIP MEANS SO MUCH TO US.

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WE TEACH THEM HOW TO SADDLE A HORSE, HOW TO GROOM A HORSE, HOW TO RIDE A HORSE.

IT IS IT IS A FABULOUS PROGRAM. AG OUTREACH PROGRAM.

WE'RE EXCITED AND COMMITTED TO MAKING EVERY PROMISE MADE TO THE VOTERS A REALITY.

THAT INCLUDES EXPANDING OUR GIVING. THAT ALIGNS WITH OUR MISSION INCREASING YEAR ROUND ACTIVITY.

AGAIN, $12 MILLION IN SCHOLARSHIPS LAST YEAR.

THAT'S FOR 18 DAYS WORTH OF RODEO AND SOME OTHER FUNDRAISING.

CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT WHAT? I MEAN, IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN WHEN WE GO YEAR ROUND WITH WESTERN HERITAGE STUFF. WE ALSO WANT TO THANK PETER SAKAI COUNTY JUDGE AND FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF HIS COURT AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN HELPING US REACH THIS MILESTONE. I KNOW I MET YOU MANY TIMES AT THE AG REACH OUTREACH PROGRAMS. AGAIN, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK CLOSELY WITH BEXAR COUNTY TO BUILD A FUTURE THAT HONORS OUR WESTERN HERITAGE WHILE CREATING LASTING OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND AS WE LOVE TO SAY, LESS RODEO SAN ANTONIO.

THANK. THANK YOU, MR. AMBASSADOR. I'LL GIVE YOU THAT FOR THE GREAT MESSAGE.

WE APPRECIATE ALL OF ALL OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO RACK TOGETHER.

AND I THINK IT'S A SIGN OF THE THE COMMUNITY'S TRUST IN TERMS OF THE INVESTMENT THAT IS GOING TO BE MADE ON THE COLISEUM GROUNDS.

I WANT TO OFFER ALL OF THE RODEO, 7000 VOLUNTEERS AND A HAND OF FRIENDSHIP AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH BEXAR COUNTY, JUST AROUND THE STONE'S THROW FROM THE COLISEUM AT THE NEW URBAN FARM.

I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO HOSTING YOU ALL IN A RECEPTION AND TOUR OF THOSE TEN ACRE GROUNDS.

BECAUSE WE WILL TAKE THE TEACHING THAT YOU'RE DOING WITH SOME OF THE YOUTH, AND WE CAN TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL WITH TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE CURRICULUM WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY TEACH THEM HOW TO RUN THE RANCH, HOW TO HOW TO HOW TO DO A LOT OF ENTERPRISING ACTIVITIES TO LEARN TO LIVE AND EARN AND GROW OFF THE LAND.

SO WE THANK YOU FOR PLANTING THE SEED FROM THE 40S TO TODAY AND WE ARE SPROUTING NEW FRUIT, SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL. TAKE CARE. THANK YOU.

JUDGE. APPRECIATE Y'ALL BEING HERE. IT'S AN EXCITING TIME OF YEAR FOR FOR SAN ANTONIO.

I KNOW ME AND MY STAFF WERE EXCITED TO COME OUT AND JOIN YOU ALL AT THE RODEO.

AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR YOUTH.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JUDGE, AMBASSADOR, AND THE REST OF REALLY UNOFFICIAL AMBASSADORS, BECAUSE YOU'RE ALL AMBASSADORS TO THE GOODWILL OF THE WORK DONE AT THE RODEO. THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.

IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT TIME OUT THERE. AND I THINK WE NEED TO UNDERSCORE TWO POINTS.

ONE THAT'S BEEN MENTIONED A FEW TIMES, THE COMMUNITY EFFORT THAT'S GONE INTO PUTTING IT ON AND THE 7000 PLUS VOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

AND THEN THE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND THOUSANDS OF KIDS THAT ARE HELPED THROUGHOUT THE YEARS WITH THE SCHOLARSHIPS THAT ARE, THAT ARE THAT ARE GIVEN. I KNOW A LOT OF THEM IN MY IN MY PRECINCT AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

TELL ME THAT THESE SCHOLARSHIPS HELP THEM MAKE ENDS MEET AND GET THEM THROUGH.

AND SO I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT YOU DO OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

BUT AGAIN, IT'S ABOUT HAVING FUN AND COMPETITION.

AND I KNOW AS WE WENT THROUGH THE LAST FEW MONTHS WITH RESPECT TO THE VENUE ELECTION, TALKING TO PEOPLE EVEN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY HOW THE SAN ANTONIO RODEO IS, IS VIEWED AS ONE OF THE TOP RODEOS IN THE COUNTRY.

EVEN EVEN COMPARED TO, I THINK THE WORLD CLASS ONE IN CANADA, IN CALGARY THAT WERE UP THERE.

AND I THINK THAT'S A TESTAMENT TO YOUR HARD WORK AND THE MANY PEOPLE WHO PUT IT ON OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.

SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU OUT THERE. THANK YOU. JUDGE. YEAH.

SO I JUST ALSO WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK AND TALKING ABOUT THE VENUE ELECTION.

YOU KNOW, THAT WAS QUITE CONTENTIOUS AT THE BEGINNING.

IT WAS NOT A UNANIMOUS VOTE, AND I WAS SUPPORTING IT FROM THE BEGINNING.

SO I JUST THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU GUYS ARE DOING. WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPANDING THAT YEAR ROUND AND IT BEING BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AND WITH ALL THE CHAOS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE TO PAUSE AND THINK ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE HAVE DONE AS A COUNTRY AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THOSE RIGHTS BEING TAKEN AWAY AND CRUMBLING BEFORE OUR VERY EYES.

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BECAUSE, AGAIN, IT WAS NOT A UNANIMOUS VOTE FROM THIS COMMISSIONERS COURT.

WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE BLACK, THE BLACK COWBOYS AND THE ADA ADA BEING IN MY PRECINCT AND NOCHE DE VAQUERO BEING ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR NIGHTS, THE RODEO. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AGAIN.

I ALSO ALWAYS LIKE GOING ON SUPER BOWL NIGHT BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE IS THERE.

SO I'M A LITTLE ANNOYED THAT IT'S STARTING AFTER THE SUPER BOWL, BUT AT LEAST THE STORES WILL BE EMPTY SO I CAN GO DO THAT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU GUYS DO AS VOLUNTEERS.

THE HARD WORK AND THE SCHOLARSHIPS YOU DO FOR OUR STUDENTS, AND THE OUTREACH THAT YOU ARE DOING MORE AND MORE IN THE INNER CITY.

AND SO I HAVE TO GIVE A SHOUT. SHOUT OUT TO AUDREY FOR THAT BECAUSE SINCE SHE'S BEEN ON BOARD, THE OUTREACH HAS JUST BEEN REALLY AMAZING. SO LET'S RODEO.

WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEKEND. THANK YOU. LET ME CLOSE WITH THE AND SAY THAT THE COMMISSIONERS COURT LED THE VENUE TAX ELECTION, WHICH SAW VOTERS APPROVED OVERWHELMINGLY PROPOSITION A AND SECURE A PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR THE SAN ANTONIO STOCK SHOW AND RODEO.

I WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT I'M COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH RODEO TO FULFILL OUR VISION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE COLISEUM GROUNDS AND FUNDING FOR PROPOSITION A AND THE REVITALIZATION OF THE EAST SIDE. THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU AMBASSADORS, AND ESPECIALLY TO CODY DAVENPORT FOR THE LEADERSHIP HE PROVIDES FOR THE RODEO.

SO LET'S GO RODEO. LET'S GIVE HIM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

WOULD YOU COME FORWARD? PLEASE ACCEPT YOUR PROCLAMATION AND WE'LL GET A LITTLE PICTURE HERE.

ARE YOU PRETTY GOOD AT THIS? OUR SECOND CEREMONY ITEM IS FOR BE PRESENTATION OF PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF COMMISSIONERS COURT RECOGNIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESSING COMMAND.

COMMISSIONER MOODE, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU.

JUDGE. IF WE CAN GET OUR REPRESENTATIVES FROM MEPS TO COME UP HERE.

I THINK THIS IS A A GOOD ONE TO HIGHLIGHT AS MILITARY CITY, USA.

BUT OBVIOUSLY THE CONNECTION WITH OUR LOCAL MEPS FACILITY, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS BEXAR COUNTY IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING THE SUCCESS OF ITS YOUTH THROUGH ROBUST EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE READINESS INITIATIVES THAT DIRECTLY SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY'S LONG TERM ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. AND WHEREAS, THE ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY ASVAB CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM IS A CRITICAL TOOL IN THIS ENDEAVOR, OFFERING A FREE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLATFORM THAT EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO DISCOVER THEIR POTENTIAL ACROSS A WIDE SPECTRUM OF CIVILIAN AND MILITARY CAREER PATHS.

AND WHEREAS, THE SAN ANTONIO MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESSING STATION MAPS A JOINT BASE, SAN ANTONIO IS INSTRUMENTAL IN DELIVERING THIS PROGRAM, ENSURING STUDENTS, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS THROUGHOUT BEXAR COUNTY ARE AWARE OF THE VALUABLE RESOURCES IT PROVIDES FOR POST-SECONDARY PLANNING.

AND WHEREAS THIS PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE CLARITY AND CONFIDENCE TO PURSUE THEIR GOALS, THEREBY SHAPING A MORE SKILLED, PREPARED AND PURPOSE DRIVEN WORKFORCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF OUR COUNTY AND NATION.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BEXAR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT HEREBY RECOGNIZES AND DESIGNATES FEBRUARY 3RD, 2026 AS ASVAB CAREER EXPLORATION DAY. CONGRATULATIONS.

MAYBE YOU COULD SAY A FEW WORDS ABOUT THE THE MEPS FACILITY, THE ASVAB TESTING AND ALL THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND YOUTH.

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EJ FIRST, THANK THE COMMISSIONERS COURT COMMISSIONER MOODY AND YOUR STAFF FOR SEEING THIS THROUGH FOR US.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. THE CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM IS A BIG SYSTEM HERE WITHIN BEXAR COUNTY.

YOU GUYS HAVE OVER 600,000 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HERE IN THE COUNTY.

AND WE PROVIDE THIS TEST FOR FREE FOR ALL HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS WITHIN BEXAR COUNTY AND ALL THE SCHOOLS CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW AT REGION 20 WE HAVE A LUNCHEON WITH EDUCATORS EXPRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS PROGRAM AND WHAT IT BRINGS TO THE STUDENT, NOT JUST FOR THE MILITARY, BUT ALSO FOR THE CIVILIAN SIDE AND EXPLORING WHERE THESE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN GO AFTER HIGH SCHOOL AND WHAT OPTIONS THAT THEY HAVE.

SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THIS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS ON BEHALF OF UNITED STATES MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESSING COMMAND, THE SAN ANTONIO MEPS HERE ON JBSA AND WHAT WE SEE WITHIN SAN ANTONIO MEPS JUST OUTSIDE OF THE CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAM THERE'S OVER 100,000 APPLICANTS COME THROUGH OUR DOORS EVERY YEAR MOSTLY FROM BEXAR COUNTY, ALSO FROM SOME OF THE OTHER SMALLER COUNTIES AROUND HERE.

SO THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS COURT, FOR WHAT YOU DO.

AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE THIS? WELL. THANK YOU.

WHY DON'T YOU COME FORWARD? ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION AND LET'S TAKE A PICTURE.

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

AT THIS TIME, I WILL ASK REQUEST OF COMMISSIONERS COURT TO IDENTIFY ITEMS FROM CONSENT AGENDA FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION.

APPROVE REMAINING CONSENT AND AGENDA ITEM COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES.

NOTHING TO PULL TODAY. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

COMMISSIONER MOODE. ITEM 36 AND 4036.

ITEM 40. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE REMAINING CONSENT? JUDGE. TIME TIME TIME TIME, TIME. KATE.

I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ITEMS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED OR CORRECTED PER STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS.

WOULD WE DO THAT BEFORE WE VOTE ON THE MOTION? AND WE NEED TO APPROVE THESE CORRECTIONS AMENDMENT AS PART OF THE MOTION.

JUST MAKES OKAY. FOR THE RECORD, I BELIEVE SOME MATTERS BEING PULLED OR DEFERRED.

ITEM 16 UNDER PURCHASING THAT IS BEING DEFERRED.

16 IS DEFERRED. OKAY. CORRECT. AND THE THE OTHER ITEM I WANTED TO SPEAK ON IS AN INDIVIDUAL ITEM.

SO WE CAN TAKE THAT UP LATER. IT'S JUST A CORRECTION.

ALL RIGHT. I UNDERSTOOD THAT ITEMS FIVE B AND FIVE C ALTHOUGH THAT WILL BE UNDER THE HOUSING.

SO I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT ITEMS SUCH AS CORRECT AS CORRECTED.

WELL YEAH. AND THAT WAS SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES SECOND.

YES. ALL RIGHT. AND YOU APPROVED THOSE AMENDMENTS OR CORRECTIONS. YES.

ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS REMAINING BY SAYING AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

[CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS]

THE FIRST ONE IS. WAS THAT THE ONE? YEAH. NO.

BUT LET'S. SO LET'S PULL THE COMMISSIONER MOODE PULLED ITEM NUMBER 36, APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF SIXTH AMENDMENT TO AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND

[36. Approval and execution of a Sixth Amendment to an Agreement between Bexar County and Crosspoint, Inc., in the amount of $342,000 for transitional housing services for the eligible inmates participating in the Alternatives to Incarceration (Diversion Program). The term of this agreement will be October 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026, while we go through the solicitation process.]

COMMISSIONER, MOODE AND THOSE THAT ARE INVOLVED, I BELIEVE DOCTOR GREENFIELD, THE BOARD AND YOUR STAFF,

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JUDGE. AND I'M NOT SURE IF I HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM, BUT JUST HAD SOME COMMENTS AS IT RELATES TO THE ITEM.

SO THIS IS JUST ONE OF OUR KIND OF DIVERSION TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS, CORRECT? YES. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AGAIN, AND MAYBE SOMEBODY FROM BUDGET CAN SAY LIKE CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND OUR COURTS AND OUR JAIL AND EVERYTHING. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IS BALLPARK PERCENTAGE OF THE OVERALL BUDGET.

IT'S OVER HALF, RIGHT? APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS AS WE CONTINUE TO GO FORWARD WE ACTUALLY HAD A GOOD CONVERSATION THE OTHER DAY.

JUDGE. APPRECIATE YOU. YOU JOINING IN CONVERSATION WITH THE SHERIFF WITH WITH OUR PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WITH UNIVERSITY HEALTH FACILITIES, COUNTY MANAGER'S OFFICE.

REGARDING KIND OF WHAT WHAT US CALLED THE COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE PYRAMID.

AND THINKING ABOUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THAT PYRAMID, WHERE WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT NONPROFITS AND POTENTIALLY SUPPORT OUT IN THE COMMUNITY TO THE TOP OF THE PYRAMID, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FORENSIC BEDS AND JAIL BEDS AND THINKING ABOUT THE THE INVESTMENTS THAT, THAT WE'RE MAKING AND MAKING SURE THAT, THAT IF THERE ARE GAPS THAT THIS COURT, YOU KNOW, IS ADVISED OF THOSE GAPS, AND WE CAN BE VERY STRATEGIC ABOUT WHERE WE'RE MAKING THOSE INVESTMENTS GOING FORWARD.

I KNOW WE MADE TREMENDOUS INVESTMENTS. I'M NOT SURE THE EXACT NUMBER THROUGH ARPA.

IT WAS PROBABLY CLOSE TO $100 MILLION. IN MENTAL HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SHORT TERM LONG TERM INVESTMENTS.

AND YET WE KNOW TODAY WE'RE WE'RE STILL IN A CHALLENGING SITUATION, BOTH WITH A LACK OF MENTAL HEALTH BEDS, BOTH WITH A JAIL THAT'S OVERCROWDED. SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, AS I'M THINKING ABOUT THIS, WE JUST HAVE TO DO MORE THAN THINK ABOUT WRITING CHECKS, BUT REALLY THINK ABOUT SOLVING PROBLEMS WITH A STRATEGY WITH A CLEAR PICTURE IN MIND.

AND YOU KNOW, I LOOK FORWARD TO TO DIVING INTO THAT DEEPER AGAIN, AS I SAID, I APPRECIATE THE JUDGE'S LEADERSHIP BEING WILLING TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE THAT CONVERSATION. I KNOW WITH HIS DECADES OF SERVICE IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM YOU KNOW, HE BRINGS BRINGS A LOT TO THE, THE CONVERSATION. SO I HOPE WE CAN WE CAN HAVE THAT ROBUST DISCUSSION BECAUSE WE HAVE PROBLEMS BOTH, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE MENTAL HEALTH BEDS, WHEN IT COMES TO JAIL, OVERCROWDING, WHEN IT COMES TO OUR OVERALL CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

AND THAT'S. THAT'S COUNTY, RIGHT? WE OWN THAT.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO LEAN INTO IT AND WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO SOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THIS. THIS IS JUST PART OF ONE OF THOSE PIECES.

BUT I THINK THAT HOPEFULLY WE CAN BRING THIS BACK TO COURT AND HAVE A ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW WE MAKE THOSE INVESTMENTS AND HOW WE MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE GEARED IN A WAY THAT WE SEE THE MAXIMUM RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR BEXAR COUNTY.

OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION THEN? COMMISSIONER I'LL MOVE.

APPROVAL. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.

CALVERT COMMISSIONER. CALVERT. YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. JUDGE, I APPRECIATE COMMISSIONER MOODY'S THOUGHTFULNESS AND THIS CONVERSATION OVER HOW WE DEAL WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO POINT OUT ABOUT CROSSPOINT, IN PARTICULAR, IS IT IS ONE OF THE BEST TOOLS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE RECIDIVISM, THEY THEY HAVE A 86% SUCCESS RATE.

86% OF THOSE FOLKS NEVER COME BACK INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

THAT IS AN EXTREMELY HIGH NUMBER. IN FACT, IT'S IT'S SUCH AN EXEMPLARY PROGRAM THAT THE IMMEDIATE PAST CEO WAS THE WAS THE INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

THEY HAVE BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY. I BELIEVE SINCE THE 40S FROM MONTE VISTA TO GOVERNMENT HILL.

AND THEY HAVE EXISTED IN KEEPING WHAT I WOULD CALL A STRUCTURED PROGRAM OF DISCIPLINE AND, AND, AND GETTING PEOPLE INTO JOBS AND NOT JAILS, THAT IS, THAT HAS PREVENTED ADDITIONAL CRIME FROM HAPPENING AND CHANGED THE TRAJECTORY OF LIVES. THEY'VE EXPANDED VETERAN TREATMENT FOR THOSE WHO NEEDED IT.

JOE, THEIR CEO IS A VETERAN HIMSELF. THANK YOU, JOE, FOR YOUR SERVICE AS MANY, MANY YEARS.

WE GO BACK WORKING WITH CROSSPOINT. SO I THINK IT IS WORTH A ROBUST CONVERSATION ABOUT THOSE PROGRAMS THAT HELP US KEEP

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AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE THAT $1 BILLION COULD BE BETTER SPENT ON $500 MILLION FOR INSTITUTIONS THAT HAVE LONG TERM BEDS AND SHORT TERM BEDS AND TREATMENT FACILITIES.

EXPANSION. CROSSPOINT IS ON A CONVENT GROUNDS.

THERE ARE. THERE IS ROOM FOR RENOVATION, ROOM FOR EXPANSION, FOR ADDITIONAL BEDS TO KEEP OUR JAIL COSTS DOWN.

LIFETIME RECOVERY. THE SAME GROUPS LIKE THAT HAVE CAPACITY, AND I'D SAY THE OTHER 500 MILLION COULD POTENTIALLY GO TOWARDS HOUSING, BECAUSE THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES SAYS THAT FOR EVERY DOLLAR IN HOUSING, YOU INCREASE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES, MENTAL HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES, SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT FOR YOUTH.

THERE ARE INTEGRITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS ARE IMPROVED BECAUSE OF HOME OWNERSHIP AND THE FINANCIAL STRESS THAT HAS CAUSED MANY PEOPLE TO COMMIT CRIMES TO GO INTO SUBSTANCE USE, TO BE IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS IS ALLEVIATED IN OUR COMMUNITY.

AND THAT KIND OF COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS ALSO NEEDS TO BE PART OF OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE LOOK.

THANK YOU JUDGE. I YIELD BACK. THANK YOU JUDGE.

AND JUST TO BE CLEAR PULLING THIS ITEM WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE VIEWED AS AN ATTACK ON CROSSPOINTE IN ANY WAY.

THIS IS JUST ONE OF MANY PROGRAMS THAT WE SUPPORT AT THE COUNTY.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO BE SERIOUS ABOUT WE NEED ALL LEVELS OF THE PYRAMID.

I KNOW DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THE COURT, DIFFERENT MEMBERS IN THE AUDIENCE ARE ALL, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THEY'RE TIED DIRECTLY TO ONE LAYER OF THE PYRAMID OR NOT.

BUT WE NEED TO HAVE A ROBUST, COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTION KNOWING THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE INVESTMENTS AT EVERY LEVEL OF THAT PYRAMID.

BUT THAT MEANS WE ALSO CAN'T NEGLECT FORENSIC BEDS, JAIL BEDS.

BUT WE ALSO CAN'T NEGLECT SOME OF THE OTHER THINGS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID TO THE TOP.

AND SO I HOPE WE CAN WE CAN HAVE OPEN MINDED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT? WHAT'S BEST FOR BEXAR COUNTY? ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DOCTOR GREENFIELD.

LET ME JUST SAY FOR THE RECORD BEFORE YOU GO, THIS IS JUST ONE AGENDA ITEM.

BUT IF YOU LOOK, DOCTOR GREENFIELD. YES. THERE, THERE.

I JUST WENT BACK THROUGH IT, AND WE HAD PROBABLY HAVE ABOUT A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS, ESPECIALLY $1 MILLION TO CROSS POINT AS A DIVERSION TO MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF THE JAIL.

CORRECT? YES. YES, SIR. AND SO THERE IS A PLAN, A STRATEGY IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH THE OVERCROWDING IN OUR CURRENT JAIL.

CORRECT? YES, SIR. THIS IS WHAT'S CALLED DIVERSION, CORRECT? YES, SIR. AND THERE IS A WORK GROUP RIGHT NOW WITH IS COUNTY JUDGE THAT IS PROVIDING THE LEADERSHIP IN ORDER TO CREATE A MORE ROBUST DIVERSION PROGRAM. THERE'S ALSO ANOTHER WORD CALLED DEFLECTION.

AND DEFLECTION MEANS GETTING PEOPLE FROM EVEN ENTERING INTO OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AT THE MAGISTRATES SYSTEM.

CORRECT? CORRECT. SO WE DO HAVE A STRATEGY OF DEFLECTION DIVERSION, WHICH WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON THE JAIL POPULATION.

CORRECT? YES, SIR. PLUS, I'LL ALSO GO BACK AND WANT FOR THE RECORD, WE'VE GOT JUST A ROUGH.

AND THOMAS, WE'VE GOT OVER 2 TO $3 MILLION WORTH OF GRANT APPLICATIONS, WHICH WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR SUPPORT SPECIALTY COURT TO SUPPORT DIVERSION PROGRAMS. AND WE HAVE THOSE THINGS.

AND I AM CONFIDENT THAT WITH OUR TRACK RECORD FOR THE SUCCESS THAT WE'VE MADE TO MOVE PEOPLE OUT OF THE JAIL, OUT OF OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND TO UNDERSTAND FOR THE RECORD, WHY OPPOSING A NEW JAIL IS BECAUSE ONE, IT IS A BUDGET BUSTER. IT WILL REQUIRE PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.

IT WILL FALL DISPROPORTIONATELY ON THE SENIORS AND DISABLED VETERANS.

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, IF WE BUILD A NEW JAIL TO INCREASE CAPACITY.

WE WILL FILL IT WITH PEOPLE OF COLOR, WHICH IS THE DISPROPORTIONATE ISSUE THAT CURRENTLY PLAGUES OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

SO I AM VERY COMMITTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE STAY CAUGHT ON A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE MODEL THAT WE LOOK TO ENHANCE AND EMPOWER PEOPLE TO MOVE THEM OUT, GET THEM THE DRUG AND ALL. I BELIEVE WITHIN THIS AGENDA, WE ALSO HAVE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT WITH OUR OPIOID SETTLEMENT MONIES THAT WERE JUST APPROVED BY CONSENT. CORRECT? YES. YES, SIR. SO THE COUNTY IS MOVING VERY STRATEGICALLY IN A RESTORATIVE JUSTICE MODEL TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO KEEP THEM OUT, GET THEM CLEAN AND SOBER, DEAL WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, THE TRAUMA THAT THEY SUFFERED, DEAL WITH THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUES.

AND WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A MORE SAFER, MORE ROBUST, HEALTHIER COMMUNITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND THE PUBLIC HEALTH WITH DOCTOR ANDREA GUERRERO. DOCTOR GUERRERO HERE. COME FORWARD, DOCTOR GUERRERO.

SO TIE THAT LOOSE END AS THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO DEAL WITH CRIMINAL JUSTICE, WITH THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF MAGISTRATES AND THE DOUBLE MAGISTRATES,

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THE CONVERSION OF THE MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AT THE JAIL THROUGH OUR US UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, WE HAVE OVERHAULED THAT ASSESSMENT PROCESS TO MAKE IT MORE STREAMLINED TO DEAL WITH THE PEOPLE.

AND WE HAVE A REALITY. WE'VE GOT VERY SICK PEOPLE.

GETTING ARRESTED DOESN'T EXCUSE THEIR CONDUCT, AND I'M NOT GOING TO RELEASE THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE SICK.

BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO UNDERSTAND WE MUST MEET THEIR NEEDS.

SO, DOCTOR GUERRERO, PLEASE. TEN WORDS OR LESS.

BRING IT TOGETHER WITH DOCTOR 30S. 30S. YEAH.

TEN WORDS IS A BIG ASK. YES, SIR. THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING.

AND I THINK WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE LOOKING AT PRIMARY PREVENTION.

HOW DO WE INVEST IN THE COMMUNITY? CROSSPOINT YOU JUST APPROVED A GRANT TO CROSSPOINT FOR $900,000 FOR COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES OUT OF THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND. SO I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS THAT DOCTOR GREENFIELD, ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SIDE AND I ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH SIDE, ARE INTENT ON DOVETAILING THE THINGS THAT WE DO.

OBVIOUSLY, WE WANT TO PREVENT FOLKS FROM ENTERING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OR TO REENTER THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, WHICH IS WHY WE INVEST IN PRIMARY PREVENTION.

BUT IF THEY ARE TAKEN INTO THE JAIL AND BECOME ARRESTED AGAIN, THEN I WORK WITH DOCTOR GREENFIELD REALLY CLOSELY WITH US AS OUR PARTNER TO MANAGE THE 1622 PROCESS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND ALSO TO ASSESS ANYONE THAT COMES INTO THE JAIL WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.

AND SO THOSE ARE THOSE ARE ALL OF OUR STRATEGIES.

WE ARE HEAVY INTO EVALUATION TO LOOK FOR THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE SUCCESSFUL, THE ONES THAT ARE THE ONES KEEPING FOLKS OUT OF JAIL AND TO PREVENT RECIDIVISM.

CALL FOR A VOTE ON THE MOTION OF AGENDA ITEM PLUS 36.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY CARRIES.

[40. Approval of a submission of an electronic grant application to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division for the "State Crisis Intervention Grant Program, FY 2027" for the Bexar County Reflejo Court in the amount of $273,457.85; approval of a resolution, and acceptance of funds if awarded, and authorizing the County Judge to execute any necessary documents related to the award. There is no local match requirement, and the term of the grant is from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027.]

CONSENT AGENDA ITEM. AND THAT IS. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 40. APPROVAL OF SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC GRANT.

APPLICATION TO THE OFFICE OF GOVERNOR. CRIMINAL JUSTICE.

DIVISION OF THE STATE CRISIS INTERVENTION GRANT PROGRAM FY 27 FOR THE BEXAR COUNTY COURT IN AN AMOUNT OF $273,457.85.

APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION. ACCEPTANCE OF FUND IF AWARDED, AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE AWARD.

THERE IS NO LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENT IN TERMS OF THE GRANT IS FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2026 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. COURT. I NEED TO PUT ON RECORD, DOCTOR NORMAN, WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ARE SIGNED UP.

I BELIEVE THAT JUDGE ROSIE GONZALEZ IS PRESENT, CORRECT, JUDGE.

NO, I DON'T BELIEVE SHE IS, SIR. OH, SHE SHE ACTUALLY.

OR SHE. WHAT'S THAT? OKAY, SO MY QUESTION WAS, IS, IS EVERYBODY OR IS THIS A I HEARD THAT THE THERE WAS AN INDICATION THAT THERE WOULD BE A YIELD OF TIME TO THE JUDGE TO ALLOW HER TO SPEAK MORE FULLY.

IS THAT THE INTENT OF ALL THE SPEAKERS OR NOT? BECAUSE I'M WE'VE GOT ABOUT 20 SPEAKERS WILL BE SEPARATE.

ALL RIGHT. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MY STAFF THAT WE ONLY HAVE ONE SPEAKER REQUESTING SEPARATE TIME.

IS THAT THE INTENT? CAN SOMEBODY CLARIFY THE INTENT OF THE GROUP OR NOT? YOU NEED TO COME FORWARD SO I CAN HEAR YOU. YES.

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. YES. EVERYONE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK SEPARATELY.

SIR. SO SPEAK SEPARATELY. YES, PLEASE. ALL RIGHT.

THE FIRST IS. WELL, I'LL ASK THAT JUDGE GONZALEZ SIGNED UP.

IS TERRY. ARE YOU TERRY BENAVIDES? TERRY BENAVIDES? ALL RIGHT, TERRY BENAVIDES, COME FORWARD.

GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS TERRY BENAVIDES, AND I WILL BE SPEAKING FOR JUDGE ROSIE GONZALEZ.

DEAR COMMISSIONERS COURT, I HAVE LEARNED RECENTLY THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DEFUNDING REFLUJO COURT AS THE PRESIDING JUDGE AND FOUNDER OF COURT, I ASK THAT YOU NOT DEFUND IT. THIS INNOVATIVE AND AWARD WINNING TREATMENT COURT, THE ONLY TRAUMA INFORMED AND TRAUMA CERTIFIED COURT IN

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THIS COURT IS COMPRISED OF AN AWARD WINNING MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT PROVIDES TRAUMA TREATMENT, SOBRIETY, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, JOB TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ITS PARTICIPANTS.

THIS COURT PROVIDES RESTORATIVE AND THERAPEUTIC JUSTICE TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATE.

THIS COURT IMPROVES THE OVERALL WELFARE AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY.

IT PROVIDES A SECOND CHANCE TO ALL WHO WORK HARD TO EARN IT.

IT PROVIDES REDEMPTION THROUGH ACCOUNTABILITY.

IT PROVIDES HEALING THROUGH COMPASSION. I ASK THAT YOU NOT DEFUND THE COURT BECAUSE WE ALL DESERVE A SECOND CHANCE.

WE ALL DESERVE REDEMPTION. WE ALL DESERVE COMPASSIONATE JUSTICE.

AND BECAUSE THE GOOD PEOPLE OF BEXAR COUNTY DESERVE IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUDGE. THE NEXT PERSON IS COMING UP.

IF I CAN JUST COMMENT. I KNOW WE NORMALLY DON'T RESPOND, BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD, I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT DEFUNDING COURT.

THIS IS ON CONSENT, AND IT WAS ABOUT TO PASS, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.

I'M NOT SURE WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS GOING TO SPEAK ON, BUT IF THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT, I'M JUST LETTING Y'ALL KNOW AS AS COUNTY EMPLOYEES, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL HAVE, YOU KNOW, OTHER WORK THAT Y'ALL NEED TO TO GET TO.

THAT'S I JUST WANT TO COMMENT. THANK YOU, MARK ROBERSON, FOR PURPOSES OF OPEN MEETINGS.

I MEAN, THIS IS CITIZEN WILL BE HURT. SO I'M GOING TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO SAY WHAT THEY WANT NEED TO SAY FOR THEIR THREE MINUTES.

BUT IN REGARDS TO AGENDA ITEM, I WANT TO MAKE IT REAL CLEAR.

IS THIS ABOUT A GRANT APPLICATION? WHETHER WE APPROVE IT OR NOT, IT WAS ON CONSENT.

IT'S BEEN PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.

BUT THAT'S THE VOTE. AND SO I RESPECT THE OPINIONS.

BUT WE AS COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES HAS PUT IT OUT.

THIS IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO DEFUND THE PROGRAM PURSUANT.

AND THAT WOULD BE A VIOLATION OF OPEN MEETINGS IF WE DID THAT.

CORRECT? YES. NO. THIS IS ABOUT APPROVAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION, NOT DEFUNDING ANY PROGRAM.

SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT. ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST PUTTING THAT ON THE RECORD.

THIS IS NOT A MOTION TO DEFUND. WITH THAT, WE CONTINUE ON.

DID I HEAR DID I CHASE DID I CALL CHASE PETTY? CHASE PETTY. ONCE, TWICE. THERE YOU GO.

GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. MY NAME IS CHASE PETTY, AND I'M A PARTICIPANT IN COURT.

COUNTY COURT 13. AND THIS PROGRAM HAS MADE ME INTO A BETTER PERSON.

CRAFTED ME INTO A PERSON THAT I WAS NOT BEFORE.

AND. AT FIRST, I WAS VERY UNSTABLE, VERY SELFISH WITH HOW I. HOW I TALK TO PEOPLE AND HOW I ACT AND EVERYTHING.

AND THIS COURT REALLY HELPED ME OUT. WE HAVE A WE HAVE A COURT OR WE HAVE A CLASS AT AT A PLACE CALLED THE NEIGHBORHOOD. PLACE WITH MY WITH MY TEACHER JOHN JOHN VACA.

HE, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HELP US OUT.

AND, YOU KNOW, AND I'M SO SORRY. I'M JUST REALLY BAD AT PUBLIC SPEAKING.

KEEP GOING. BUT OVERALL, LIKE, I'VE BEEN GOING TO MY.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS, AND, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A SPONSOR.

I'M ABLE TO WORK THE 12 STEPS WITH WITH A SPONSOR.

AND, YOU KNOW, I HAVE A GOOD CREW THAT HELPS ME OUT WITH WHAT MY NEEDS ARE.

I HAVE A WONDERFUL LADY NAMED IVY WHO HELPS ME IN LIFETIME.

LIFETIME HELPS ME GET THROUGH MY STUFF. HELPS ME, LIKE, IF I'M FEELING EMOTIONAL OR IF I'M FEELING DOWN.

SHE HELPS ME A LOT WITH A LOT OF MY THINGS. I HAVE FRIENDS, SHE WHO'S VERY WHO'S MY CASE MANAGER.

HE'S SHE'S VERY GREAT AT DOING WHAT SHE DOES.

SAME THING WITH TERRY BENAVIDES AND JUDGE ROSIE GONZALEZ.

SHE'S A GOOD SHE'S SHE'S ONE OF THE SHE COULD BE A A AM I ALLOWED TO CURSE.

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BUT IT'S ALL TOUGH LOVE. AND YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE JUDGE ROSIE GONZALEZ AND THE THE COURT STAFFING.

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

HUSTLE. HEAVEN. HUSTLE. NEXT. JESSE.

FALCON OR FAISON. ALL RIGHT. SEAN. SULLIVAN.

SEAN. SULLIVAN. FOR THE RECORD, JESSE JUST SHOWED UP.

WHO? JESSE. THE ONE YOU JUST CALLED JUST SHOWED UP.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM HIM FIRST OR ME, BUT I'M UP HERE. OKAY. IS THAT. IS THAT. YOU SAID HEAVEN.

JESSIE. OH, JESSIE. OKAY. JESSIE. FALCONE. ALL RIGHT.

HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS JESSE FALCON. I'M HERE REPRESENTING I'M SORRY THIS IS SUCH A SHORT NOTICE.

SPEAK UP A LITTLE BIT. OH, YEAH. I'M SO SORRY.

YEAH, BUT I'M HERE REPRESENTING COURT. MY NAME IS JESSE FALCON.

I DON'T REALLY GOT MUCH TO SAY, BUT I DO HOPE EVERYTHING GOES WELL FOR US TODAY.

I BELIEVE THAT LEO IS CHANGING LIVES. I'VE SEEN IT FIRSTHAND WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE, YOU KNOW? I'M NOT TOO SURE WHAT WAS SAID WHILE I WAS GONE, BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT'S VERY BENEFICIAL.

AND IF IF IT DOES GET DEFUNDED BY CHANCE, I BELIEVE IT WILL DO IRREPARABLE DAMAGE.

BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT'S IT'S ONE OF THE BETTER PROGRAMS OUT THERE.

AND. I'M SORRY. I WASN'T EXPECTING TO SAY TOO, TOO MUCH, BUT THANK YOU GUYS.

THANK YOU. SEAN. SULLIVAN. SEAN SULLIVAN. ALL RIGHT.

HELLO, COURT. HOW ARE Y'ALL? THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME I'VE SPOKEN TO YOU ALL IN CONJUNCTION TO COURT.

I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION I WAS GOING TO SPEAK ABOUT SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. SO THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. WHAT I SHOULD BE SPEAKING ABOUT.

I'M GOING TO TELL YOU ALL ABOUT MY STORY. ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, I WAS IN I WAS ON THE STREETS OF SAINT MARY'S SELLING COCAINE, DOING ABOUT $1,000 OF IT. WORTH A DAY. I WAS A BARTENDER AT A DOWNTOWN THEATER, WHERE I WAS CONSTANTLY DRINKING AND DOING DRUGS AND GETTING NOWHERE IN LIFE.

TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, BEFORE I WAS 95 POUNDS, I WAS NEAR DEATH.

I WOULD BE FOR CERTAIN DEAD TODAY IF IT WAS NOT FOR REFLUJO COURT.

REFLUJO COURT, ESPECIALLY JUDGE ROSE. DONNA HICKS IV.

EVERYBODY IN THIS PROGRAM HAS SAVED MY LIFE BECAUSE THEY GAVE ME THE ABILITY TO STAND UP FOR MYSELF AND FIGHT FOR MYSELF.

THAT MY FAMILY, MY HISTORY, GENERATIONAL CURSES COULD NOT STOP.

I HAVE BEEN RAPED BY MY FATHER. MY GRANDFATHER MURDERED MY OTHER GRANDFATHER.

I NEVER SOUGHT COUNSELING. WE WERE NEVER WE WERE THAT GENERATION.

THAT MENTAL HEALTH WAS NON-EXISTENT. SO WHAT DID I DO? I TURNED TO SUBSTANCES, STARTED WITH MARIJUANA.

THEN IT WENT ALL THE WAY UP TO COCAINE. AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE.

ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING I WOULD TAKE. I JUST NEVER TOOK MYSELF SERIOUSLY UNTIL JUDGE ROSE ACTUALLY GAVE A.

I KNOW WE CAN'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ME. AND WE ALL HEARD.

WE ALL KNOW SHE'S DIFFICULT. I'VE BEEN THERE.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH ALL OF IT. AND IN THE END, I AM THE VALEDICTORIAN OF THE SUMMER GRADUATION CLASS FROM LAST YEAR.

AND TODAY I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE NOT.

I AM PART OF LIFETIME ALUMNI, BUT I'M THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ALUMNI PROGRAM THAT WE JUST STARTED.

SO MY I HAVE A MINUTE LEFT. I'M NOT GOING TO SPEAK THAT MUCH.

I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR CARING ABOUT RECOVERY COURTS LIFETIME, ANY OF THEM.

I STILL, EVEN OUT OF THIS PROGRAM, WILL GO ON A FRIDAY NIGHT AND WE'LL GO SPEAK AT REHABS BECAUSE IT MATTERS.

MY VOICE MATTERS JUST AS ANYBODY ELSE'S HERE, AS MATTERS BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS HELL AND I'VE COME OUT OF IT.

AND TODAY I AM NOT 95 POUNDS. I AM A HOMEOWNER.

I AM LICENSED BY THE STATE OF TEXAS AS AN INSURANCE AGENT.

I'M A TAXPAYER, AND I'M MORE IMPORTANTLY, I LOVE MYSELF AND I MATTER.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR GIVING A DAMN ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.

AND YES, WE NEED MONEY. WE ALL NEED MONEY. I'M NOT GETTING THE MONEY, BUT I BENEFITED FROM IT.

AND I BEG OF YOU TO KEEP THIS PROGRAM AS IT IS, BECAUSE AS OF THIS LAST GRADUATION CLASS, I DID THE MATH. WE'RE AT A 98% SUCCESS RATE OF NOT GOING OUT AND RE CRIMINALIZING OURSELVES.

I'VE BEEN TO JAIL. I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK. AND I DON'T THINK ANY OF THESE PARTICIPANTS WANT TO GO BACK EITHER. SO DO AS THE SERVICE AND KEEP OUR COURT. I KNOW IT'S NOT GOING ANYWHERE AND I'LL BE DAMNED IF IT DOES. SO THANK YOU GUYS VERY MUCH.

HAVE A GREAT DAY. THANK YOU. DAVID LATTA, DAVID LADDER.

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BEFORE I TALK ABOUT MYSELF, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOU.

EVERY PERSON IN THIS ROOM CARRIES RESPONSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE YOU WILL NEVER MEET, FAMILIES YOU WILL NEVER SEE, CHILDREN WHOSE FUTURE YOU WILL NEVER WITNESS, BUT YOUR DECISIONS WILL STILL REACH THEM TODAY.

YOU ARE NOT BEING ASKED TO SOLVE A BUDGET LINE.

YOU ARE BEING ASKED TO DECIDE WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE OUR COMMUNITY GIVES TO PAIN.

I'M HERE TO DEFEND THE RESULTS, NOT BECAUSE THIS PROGRAM HAD HELPED ME, BUT BECAUSE THIS PROGRAM PROTECTS THE PEOPLE.

YOUR DECISIONS TOUCH. MANY PEOPLE DO NOT FAIL BECAUSE THEY ARE CARELESS.

THEY FAIL BECAUSE THEIR NERVOUS SYSTEM LEARNS SURVIVAL BEFORE BEFORE THEY LEARN SAFETY.

WHEN STRESS BECOMES CONSTANT, THE BRAIN LOOKS FOR RELIEF.

SOMETIMES THAT RELIEF BECOMES ALCOHOL. SOMETIMES IT BECOMES ANGER.

SOMETIMES IT BECOMES DISTANCE FROM FAMILY, OR SOMETIMES IT BECOMES SILENCE.

WHAT ARE WE PROTECTING WITH THAT SILENCE? YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS BECAUSE YOU SEE THE CONSEQUENCES OF IT EVERY DAY IN THIS COUNTY.

WHAT THIS PROGRAM DOES, IT INTERRUPTS THAT PATTERN.

IT CREATES STRUCTURE WHERE THERE WAS CHAOS, IT CREATES ACCOUNTABILITY.

WHERE THERE WAS AVOIDANCE, IT CREATES DIGNITY.

WHETHER IT WAS SHAME THAT CHANGES BEHAVIOR, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT CHANGES IDENTITY BECAUSE PEOPLE DO NOT PROTECT WHAT THEY FEEL ASHAMED OF, BUT THEY PROTECT WHAT THEY BEGIN TO RESPECT.

I AM ONE OF THE PEOPLE YOUR DECISIONS HAS ALREADY REACHED.

MY FAMILY IS SAFER BECAUSE OF IT. MY BUSINESS IS STRONGER BECAUSE OF IT, AND MY REACTIONS ARE DIFFERENT BECAUSE OF IT.

BUT WHAT MATTERS MORE TO ME IS THIS THAT THIS PROGRAM REMAINS.

YOU WILL QUIETLY PREVENT HARM YOU WILL NEVER BE CREDITED FOR.

I CREDIT THAT TO YOU ALL. YOU WILL NEVER PREVENT.

YOU WILL PREVENT ARGUMENTS THAT NEVER BECOME VIOLENCE.

YOU WILL PREVENT CHILDREN FROM WATCHING ANOTHER HOME FALL APART.

THIS. IF THIS PROGRAM DISAPPEARS, YOU WILL NEVER SEE WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED, ONLY WHAT COMES AFTER.

THE QUESTION IS I'M SORRY. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER OUR COMMUNITY CAN AFFORD TO LOSE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, THAT IT'S ALREADY CHANGING LIVES. AND I TRUST THAT YOU WILL MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR OUR PEOPLE YOU SERVE AND FOR THE FUTURE YOU WILL NEVER PERSONALLY WITNESS.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. I HAVE A MONICA. IS IT MONICA VASQUEZ? I CAN'T READ THE LAST NAME. MONICA. MONICA. DONNA.

HICKS. DONNA. HICKS. OKAY.

GOOD MORNING. ALL. GOOD MORNING. EVERY DAY I PRAY IN.

THANKS FOR FOR MY FORGIVENESS THAT GOD'S WILL BE DONE IN MY LIFE.

I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO SCOOT TOWARD THE MIC, PLEASE.

THANK YOU. THERE YOU GO. BETTER. OKAY. SORRY, GUYS.

MY NAME IS DONNA HICKS, AND I HAVE SERVED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IN MANY CAPACITIES THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE LIFE.

I HAVE SERVED HONORABLY IN THE TEXAS STATE GUARD SINCE JULY OF 2010, EARNING THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL WHILE SERVING ON OPERATION BORDER STAR.

I HAVE BEEN A VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER EMT AND SERVED AS A MISSIONARY FOR THE OASIS FELLOWSHIP MISSION IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

I HAVE ALWAYS BELIEVED IN GIVING BACK. I AM ALSO A SURVIVOR OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ASSAULT, A SURVIVOR OF ADDICTION, AND A SURVIVOR OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW BIASES, IGNORANCE, OR PERSONAL VENDETTA TO STAND BETWEEN HELPING THIS CITY OF SAN ANTONIO TO A POINT OF REDUCED RECIDIVISM AND HEALED WHOLE FAMILIES.

IF YOU KNEW THE DEDICATION AND INTEGRITY OF THIS TEAM AND THE IMPACT THEY ALL HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY YOU WOULD PASSIONATELY APPROVE

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THE SECOND QUESTION IS HOW DO WE BEST HEAL OUR COMMUNITY? THE ANSWER TO THE FIRST QUESTION IS SIMPLE YES.

BEXAR COUNTY BENEFITS FROM HAVING A COURT BECAUSE IN THE LONG RUN, WE SPEND LESS ON JAILS, LEGAL BATTLES, AND TRANSPORTING CRIMINALS. WHEN OUR RECIDIVISM RATE IS REDUCED AND WITH A GREATER THAN 97% SUCCESS RATE FOR NOT REOFFENDING.

I WOULD SAY THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT REDUCING THE CRIME RATES.

THE ANSWER TO THE SECOND QUESTION IS VERY SIMPLE AS WELL.

HURT PEOPLE. HURT PEOPLE. SO WE MUST HELP HEAL PEOPLE IN ORDER TO HEAL THE COMMUNITY.

PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO DO YOUR RESEARCH AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT THIS PROGRAM HAS HAD AND CONTINUES TO HAVE ON SO MANY.

THIS DECISION IMPACTS THE ENTIRE COUNTY, NOT JUST ONE PERSON.

I ONLY HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR ALL OF YOU. FIRST ONE IS HAVE YOU EVER SURVIVED ANYTHING LIKE A SURGERY, A CAR ACCIDENT, OR MAYBE A SERIOUS ILLNESS LIKE COVID? HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF WE TOOK AWAY THE TEAM OF PEOPLE LIKE DOCTORS, NURSES AND LAWYERS THAT HELPED YOU HEAL? THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME THIS MORNING. THANK YOU.

JENNIFER MENDEZ. JENNIFER MENDEZ, JENNIFER MENDEZ.

THERE YOU ARE. HELLO. GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS.

I JUST WANTED TO TALK ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE A LITTLE BIT AND HOW MUCH REFLEJOS HAS HELPED CHANGE MY LIFE.

IT'S, YOU KNOW, TAUGHT ME RESPONSIBILITY. ACCOUNTABILITY.

I WAS AT A POINT IN MY LIFE WHERE I HAD, YOU KNOW, DESTROYED EVERY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY CHILDREN, MY PARENTS, MY FRIENDS, I HAD NONE. IT WAS A VERY, VERY LONELY LIFE.

SO. BUT I GAVE THAT BACK TO ME. OF COURSE, I PUT IN THE HARD WORK, BUT SHE GAVE ME THE STRUCTURE.

I NEEDED TO TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO GET THROUGH IT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO SHOW MY SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU.

MEGAN MORAN. MEGAN.

GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS MEGAN MORAN, AND I'M STANDING HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF REFLEJO.

WHEN I ENTERED REFLEJO COURT, I WAS THE FIRST TIME DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDER AND DEEPENED MY ADDICTION.

I WAS NOT A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCE. I WAS AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY.

I RAN FROM ACCOUNTABILITY, FROM THE HARM I CAUSED AND FROM THE PERSON I HAD BECOME.

IT FORCED ME TO STOP RUNNING. IT HELD UP A MIRROR AND REQUIRED ME TO FACE THE TRUTH ABOUT MY LIFE THROUGH STRUCTURE, CLEAR EXPECTATIONS, AND THE CONSISTENCY OF THE CORE TEAM.

I LEARNED SOMETHING I HAD NEVER TRULY LEARNED BEFORE, AND THAT WAS HOW TO BE ACCOUNTABLE AND HOW TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY ACTIONS.

THAT PROCESS WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE. IT WAS DIFFICULT, BUT IT SAVED MY LIFE BECAUSE OF COURSE, I'M NO LONGER LIVING THE LIFE I ONCE LIVED. I AM SOBER, I AM RESPONSIBLE, I AM PRESENT, I AM LIVING A LIFE WITH PURPOSE AND VALUE AND I'M NOT ALONE. I PERSONALLY KNOW OTHERS WHO HAVE GRADUATED FROM THIS PROGRAM AND CONTINUE TO STAND STRONG TODAY.

THEIR FAMILIES ARE STRONGER BECAUSE OF IT. THEIR CHILDREN ARE BETTER BECAUSE OF IT, AND THEIR COMMUNITIES ARE BETTER.

JUDGE ROSIE NEVER GAVE UP ON ME, EVEN WHEN I GAVE EVERY REASON TO BE GIVEN UP ON.

I WAS VERY RESISTANT AT FIRST AND THAT DECISION CHANGED EVERYTHING.

I AM GRATEFUL YOU ARE. YOU'RE NOT TAKING AWAY THIS PROGRAM.

BECAUSE THAT WOULD MEAN TAKING AWAY A SECOND CHANCE FROM PEOPLE WHO DESPERATELY NEED THE STRUCTURE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SOMEONE WILLING TO BELIEVE IN THEM WHEN THEY CANNOT BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES. THIS PROGRAM SAVES LIVES, AND MY LIFE IS PROOF. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. FRANCESCA. FRANCESCA.

GOOD MORNING. COMMISSIONERS. SO I JUST WANT TO CLEAR THEIR GIVEN THE RECENT MEDIA ATTACKS ON JUDGE GONZALEZ AND THE ALLEGATIONS PENDING, THAT'S WHY OUR PARTICIPANTS HERE, THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROGRAM, AND THAT'S WHY THEY'RE HERE.

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SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO SAY MY NAME IS FRANCESCA GARCIA.

PEOPLE KNOW ME AS FRENCHIE IN THE COURTHOUSE.

I'VE BEEN WORKING IN SPECIALTY COURTS FOR OVER 12 YEARS.

AS A FORMER P.O. FOR THE FELONY DRUG COURT. AND I STARTED OFF AS A COURT CLERK.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED IN THE WEST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO.

I GRADUATED FROM I GRADUATE, I WENT TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, AND I GRADUATED FROM BRACKENRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL.

SO. SO THIS COMMUNITY DIDN'T SHAPE ME. IT PREPARED ME TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT THIS COURT SERVES AND WHY IT MATTERS.

LET ME BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT SOMETHING THAT CONTINUES TO BE MISCHARACTERIZED.

THE COURT IS FOR FIRST TIME OFFENDERS. THESE ARE NOT CAREER CRIMINALS.

THESE ARE NOT INDIVIDUALS WHO MADE A MISTAKE OFTEN TIED TO UNTREATED TRAUMA, SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR INSTABILITY.

AND THEY'RE THEY'RE STANDING AT CROSSROADS. THE COURT EXISTS TO MAKE SURE THAT ONE MISTAKE DOESN'T BECOME A LIFETIME SENTENCE.

THIS PROGRAM GIVES PARTICIPANTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING RARE IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY, COMPLETE TREATMENT, AND STILL LIVE A NORMAL, PRODUCTIVE LIFE.

IF THEY SUCCEED, THEY WORK. THEY SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES.

THEY GO TO SCHOOL. THEY COMPLY WITH STRICT SUPERVISION, FREQUENT COURT APPEARANCES, TREATMENT, DRUG TESTING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. AND IF THEY COMPLETE THE PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY, THEY ARE NOT PERMANENTLY, PERMANENTLY BRANDED BY THEIR WORST MOMENT. THIS IS NOT LENIENCY.

THIS IS SMART JUSTICE. THE COURT IS ABOUT DETERRENCE, REAL DETERRENCE.

PARTICIPANTS LEARN EARLY THAT THE SYSTEM IS WATCHING.

EXPECTATIONS ARE HIGH AND FAILURE HAS CONSEQUENCES.

THE STRUCTURE OF THIS PROGRAM REDUCES FUTURE OFFENSES BECAUSE IT ADDRESSES, NOT ADDRESSES, THE ROOT CAUSES BEFORE PATTERNS OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR ARE CEMENTED.

COURT REMOVES THAT IF YOU DEFUND THE COURT. LIKE I SAID, THIS WAS BASED ON THAT THE INTERVENTION.

YOU REMOVE THE INTERVENTION POINT. IT ALLOWS FIRST TIME OFFENDERS TO FALL STRAIGHT INTO THE REVOLVING DOOR WHERE RECIDIVISM INCREASES, COSTS RISE AND PUBLIC SAFETY DECLINED. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT OUT OF THE 49 PARTICIPANTS THAT HAVE GRADUATED, ONLY ONE HAS REOFFENDED. THE COURT ALSO ADDRESSES SOMETHING MANY POLICYMAKERS PREFER TO IGNORE THINGS THAT I HELPED THESE PARTICIPANTS WITH.

AND THAT'S YOUR BASIC NEEDS. HOUSING. BIRTH CERTIFICATES SIMPLE CLOTHING, FOOD.

YOU CANNOT DEMAND COMPLIANCE FROM SOMEONE WHO IS HUNGRY, HOMELESS, UNTREATED, OR DISCONNECTED FROM THESE SERVICES.

THIS IS NOT CODDLING. THIS IS REMOVING THE BARRIERS AND REPLACING THEM.

RESPONSIBILITY. IF YOU DID NOT GROW UP IN SAN ANTONIO, THAT MATTERS.

BECAUSE WHEN YOU HAVEN'T GROWN UP IN THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, YOU DON'T SEE HOW QUICKLY A FIRST OFFENSE BECOMES A SECOND, A THIRD. AND WHEN INTERVENTION IS AND THEN INTERVENTION IS REMOVED, YOU DON'T SEE HOW SYSTEM FAILS FAMILIES WHEN THEY OFFER PUNISHMENT WITHOUT PATHWAYS.

MY FATHER, WHO WAS A VIETNAM MARINE RECON, HE TAUGHT ME THIS.

THE HARDEST FIGHTS ARE FOUGHT ON THE GROUND. COURT IS THE GROUND FIGHT, STOPPING FUTURE HARM BEFORE IT HAPPENS, DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY EARLIER AND PROTECTING THIS COMMUNITY LONG TERM.

AND TODAY YOU HAVE HEARD SOME OF OUR PARTICIPANTS AND WE HAVE BOOKS FOR YOU GUYS IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM.

THERE ARE ALL THE PAST PARTICIPANTS AND CURRENT THAT HAVE MADE STATEMENTS, AND WE HAVE A BOOK FOR YOU GUYS TO TO HAVE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. AARON. AARON.

IS IT MCCREARY? AARON IS THE FIRST NAME AARON.

HOWDY, COMMISSIONERS. HELLO. I JUST WANT TO START OUT BY SAYING THIS.

I'M TO BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT AND FRANK, I THOUGHT PERSONALLY THAT WE WERE SUPPOSED TO WRITE OUT HOW.

BECAUSE FOR WHAT I KNEW. I MEAN, THE COURT MAY HAVE BEEN VOTED TO GET TAKEN DOWN, SO I DIDN'T KNOW.

BUT. AND I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW. SO I'M JUST GOING TO READ WHAT I WROTE AND GIVE MY $0.02 ON THE SITUATION.

LEO. HAS HONESTLY BEEN ONE OF THE BEST THINGS THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO ME IN MY LIFE.

BEFORE THIS PROGRAM, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO BE AN ADULT, HOW TO FUNCTION IN SOCIETY THE RIGHT WAY.

YOU KNOW, GIVEN MY BACKGROUND AND MY PAST. I TRULY BELIEVE THAT CHANGE WASN'T POSSIBLE FOR ME.

FROM DAY ONE. REFLEJO STEPPED IN AND HELPED ME WITH THINGS I THOUGHT NEVER BE POSSIBLE TO DO.

THEY DIDN'T JUST TALK ABOUT CHANGE, THEY SHOWED ME HOW TO LIVE IT.

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I AM NOW A STUDENT, A STUDENT, A STUDENT, AND SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE, WHICH IS SOMETHING I NEVER THOUGHT I HAD IMAGINED MY ME BEING ABLE TO SAY.

THE JUDGE AND THE STAFF AREN'T JUST A PART OF A PROGRAM TO ME.

THEY ARE A CORE PART OF A SOBRIETY AND GROWTH AS A PERSON.

AND I SEE THEM AS A SECOND, A SECOND FAMILY. THEY DIDN'T EXCUSE MY MISTAKES, BUT THEY ALSO DON'T GIVE UP ON ME.

THEY HELD ME ACCOUNTABLE WHILE STILL BELIEVING I COULD DO BETTER, EVEN WHEN I DIDN'T BELIEVE IN MYSELF.

THERE WERE TIMES. TAKING THIS PROGRAM AWAY WOULDN'T JUST TAKE AWAY SUPPORT.

IT WOULD TAKE AWAY OPPORTUNITY NOT JUST FOR ME, BUT FROM OTHERS WHO ARE TRYING TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES.

REFLEJO GIVES PEOPLE STRUCTURE, RESPONSIBILITY AND A REAL CHANCE TO BREAK CYCLES INSTEAD OF REPEATING THEM.

AND NOW I'M NOT STANDING HERE SOBER IN COLLEGE AND WORKING TOWARDS A FUTURE ON MY OWN, BUT WITH THE HELP OF THEM.

AND I'M PROUD OF. BECAUSE I'M PROUD OF IT. BECAUSE OF THIS PROGRAM WORKS AND I'M PROOF OF THAT.

I AM A REFLECTING, A REFLECTION OF THAT. AND REMOVING IT WOULD MEAN TAKING AWAY THE CHANCE TO REAL CHANGE FOR ME AND FOR MANY OTHERS LIKE ME. NOW, GRANTED, LIKE I SAID, I THOUGHT THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A PASS FOR REMOVING IT, BUT WE CLEARED THE AIR ON THAT ALREADY, SO THANK YOU, I APPRECIATE THAT.

THIS WAS EVERYTHING I WROTE. I WASN'T PREPARED, BUT I JUST WANT TO SAY, LIKE I SAID AGAIN, TO BE TRANSPARENT AND FRANK WITH EVERYBODY, THESE ARE THE BEST PEOPLE I'VE EVER MET, AND THEY HAVE DONE MORE FOR ME THAN ANYONE HAS EVER DONE FOR ME.

AND IF IF I AM A REFLECTION OF IT, ANYBODY CAN BE.

I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, I GOT TIM MANNING.

I ALSO SEE YVETTE MANNING. ARE Y'ALL TOGETHER? NO. SO LET ME HAVE TIM MANNING, THEN.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS GRACIELA MANNING.

I'M. I'M A PARTICIPANT OF THE COURT. I'M 19 YEARS OLD.

I'VE BEEN AN ADDICT SINCE I WAS 11 YEARS OLD.

I WAS HOMELESS, DEALING DRUGS, SEVERELY SUICIDAL, AND A CRIPPLING DRUG ADDICT.

I WAS DROWNING MYSELF IN SUBSTANCES. COURT GAVE ME MY LIFE BACK.

I AM NOW NINE MONTHS SOBER. I AM A STUDENT AT TEXAS BARBER AND BEAUTY ACADEMY.

COURT HAS GIVEN ME STRUCTURE, LOVE AND SUPPORT THAT I NEEDED.

IT IT SAVED MY LIFE. IMAGINE HOW MANY OTHER LIVES IT COULD SAVE.

NOW I AM REUNITED WITH MY FAMILY, ACCOUNTABLE FOR MY ACTIONS, AND AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF SOCIETY.

THIS DOESN'T JUST BENEFIT ME, BUT BENEFITS OUR COMMUNITY.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE STAFF HAS HELPED ME SO MUCH.

I'M NOW ABLE TO COMMUNICATE, BE A PART OF MY FAMILY.

AND IT'S JUST DONE SO MUCH FOR ME. THANK YOU.

MANNY. YVETTE. MANNY. AFTER THAT WILL BE WELL.

IS THAT. WERE YOU GRACIELA MANNING? OKAY. ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

YVETTE. MANNY. GO AHEAD. GOOD MORNING. YES, MY NAME IS YVETTE MANNING.

MY DAUGHTER, GRACIELA MANNING, HAS BEEN IN THE PROGRAM FOR NEARLY EIGHT MONTHS.

I HAVE SEEN SUCH POSITIVE CHANGES IN HER SINCE SHE STARTED THIS PROGRAM.

WITH A NEW SET OF GOALS AND A NEW VISION. SHE IS IN SCHOOL PURSUING HER DREAMS AND LIVING A LIFE WITH PURPOSE.

THIS IS ALL DUE TO A SECOND CHANCE GIVEN THROUGH THE PROGRAM.

THIS PROGRAM POSITIVELY IMPACTS MY DAUGHTER AND MY FAMILY AS A RESULT.

I MEAN, AS A PARENT, WE AIM TO PROVIDE LOVING, STABLE AND A SAFE HOME FOR OUR CHILDREN.

WE GUIDE AND SUPPORT THEM TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITIES.

OUR CHILDREN'S INEXPERIENCED MINDS AND POOR DECISIONS CAN LEAD THEM TO A WRONG ROAD, WHICH CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT THEM FOR THE REST OF

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BUT THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, NEW CHANCES WERE ARISEN AND MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN GIVEN NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO FOLLOW A SUCCESSFUL AND HEALTHY PATH. MY DAUGHTER HAS MADE A13 HUNDRED 60 DEGREE POSITIVE CHANGE SINCE SHE STARTED THIS PROGRAM, AND NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN SEEING YOUR CHILD SUCCEED.

THE PROGRAM HAS HELPED MY DAUGHTER START A NEW ROAD.

THIS PROGRAM GIVES CHANCES, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THIS PROGRAM RENEWS HOPE FOR ALL.

I HOPE AND PRAY THAT THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES TO STRIVE.

THANK YOU, JERRY PARK. JERRY CLARK.

IVY LAM, YOU'RE NEXT. AFTER JERRY CLARK. HELLO.

HELLO. ALL I CAN TALK ABOUT IS MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.

I'M 54 YEARS OLD. I WAS AN IV DRUG USER FOR A LONG TIME.

I WAS ON METHADONE FOR 15 YEARS. I'VE BEEN OFF OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL SINCE MARCH 20TH OF 2024.

I'VE BEEN CLEAN OFF OF METHADONE SINCE JUNE 18TH OF LAST YEAR.

OKAY. SOMETIMES ADDICTS THINK THEY'RE. THEIR ONLY CHOICE IS TO BE ON A MEDICALLY ASSISTED TREATMENT THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.

YOU KNOW, THERE WAS A POINT IN TIME I THOUGHT METHADONE WAS GOING TO BE IN MY LIFE.

MY WHOLE LIFE. MY LEGAL TROUBLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SUBSTANCE RELATED.

ALWAYS SUBSTANCE RELATED. OKAY. WHEN I TALK TO MY PUBLIC DEFENDER, I TOLD HER I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES, WHATEVER IT TAKES. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS IN STORE FOR WITH HER.

OKAY. I WAS HIGHLY NEGLECTED AS A CHILD. LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES, I HAD NO FAITH IN PEOPLE.

OKAY? ESPECIALLY AUTHORITY. DIDN'T THINK THEY WANTED WHAT WAS BEST FOR ME.

I'VE LEARNED THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CARE. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR ME.

GENUINELY, I COULDN'T TRUST. THEY TAUGHT ME TO TRUST.

OKAY. DUE TO THE WHOLE TEAM, THE DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THE TEAM, THEY ALLOWED ME TO UNDERSTAND THAT I COULD ACTUALLY BE IMPORTANT.

I'M JUST A BLUE COLLAR SCREEN PRINTER. I'VE BEEN A SCREEN PRINTER MY WHOLE LIFE. IT'S WHAT I DO. IT'S WHAT I ENJOY. I WAS ABLE TO BE AN ADDICT WITHIN THAT SKILL TRADE.

IT'S JUST HOW IT WORKS SOMETIMES IN CERTAIN SKILL TRADES.

WORKING ON MYSELF, LOOKING WITHIN MYSELF. I WAS ALWAYS LOOKING OUTSIDE MYSELF TO FILL THAT VOID.

RAFFAELLO TAUGHT ME TO LOOK WITHIN MYSELF. RAFFAELLO TAUGHT ME THAT EVEN AT 54 YEARS OLD.

RIGHT? I CAN WRITE ANOTHER CHAPTER IN MY LIFE.

YOU KNOW, I WAS WRITTEN OFF BY FRIENDS. YOU KNOW, I WAS WRITTEN OFF BY MANY PEOPLE.

I FELT ALONE. YOU KNOW, I FELT BY MYSELF. I WAS IN A TOXIC TRAUMA BOND RELATIONSHIP FOR 19 YEARS WITH MY EX-WIFE.

FOR THE PAST 18 MONTHS, MY LIFE HAS IMPROVED EXPONENTIALLY.

EXPONENTIALLY. PEOPLE TRUST ME. PEOPLE GIVE ME KEYS TO THEIR SHOP.

I WILL BE IN A THEATRICAL PLAY PLAYING WILLIAM B TRAVIS.

THAT WILL BE IN THE ALAMO ITSELF. OKAY. THESE KINDS OF THINGS DON'T JUST HAPPEN TO DOPE FIENDS.

THEY DO HAPPEN TO DOPE FIENDS IN RECOVERY, THOUGH, ARE ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT IF RUFIO TAUGHT ME THAT IT WASN'T TOO LATE, OKAY. IT WASN'T. IT'S NEVER TOO LATE, RIGHT? IT'S NEVER TOO LATE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN SAY, BUT I JUST GRADUATED A WEEK AGO.

OKAY, I'M STILL COMING BACK. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH, GUYS.

THANK YOU. IVY LAMB. IVY LAMB.

GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. AND HI. MY NAME IS IVY LAMB.

I AM THE TREATMENT ARM OF REFLUJO COURT. I'M A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR.

I HAVE A MASTER OF ARTS IN COUNSELING FROM WEST TEXAS A&M.

AND MUCH LIKE MY PARTICIPANTS AND MY TEAM, WE KIND OF THOUGHT SOME STUFF WAS GOING ON.

SO I'M GOING TO DO JUST LIKE ALL OF MY PARTICIPANTS HAVE DONE AND READ WHAT I WROTE.

REFLEJO IS A TRAUMA INFORMED COURT BECAUSE TRAUMA IS AT THE HEART OF MANY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS.

THE INDIVIDUALS WE WORK WITH WERE TYPICALLY ONCE VICTIMS THEMSELVES IN THE ADMINISTERING OF THE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES ASSESSMENT,

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THE COURT DOES NOT EXCUSE VIOLENCE. IT ADDRESSES ITS ROOTS WHILE HOLDING PARTICIPANTS FULLY ACCOUNTABLE.

OUR PARTICIPANTS ARE HIGH RISK, HIGH NEED FIRST TIME OFFENDERS AND TYPICALLY HAVE A SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES TO HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT. NO ONE WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS ON A WINNING STREAK.

DEFUNDING THE COURT WOULD DESTABILIZE THEIR TREATMENT.

UNDO MONTHS OF PROGRESS AND INCREASE THE RISK OF REOFFENDING AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE RELAPSE.

IT COULD ALSO LEAD TO SUICIDE. FROM MY PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE, THIS IS NOT THEORETICAL.

IT'S A REAL DANGER. THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS COURT ARE ENGAGED IN STRUCTURED, EVIDENCE BASED THERAPY, GUIDED BY A PROGRAM THAT COMBINES CLINICAL CARE WITH STRICT JUDICIAL OVERSIGHT.

THESE ARE REAL PEOPLE, AND THEY DEPEND ON THE CONTINUITY OF THIS COURT TO SUCCEED.

DEFUNDING A PROGRAM THAT IS ACTIVELY SAVING LIVES AND BREAKING CYCLES OF VIOLENCE AND GENERATIONAL TRAUMA WOULD CAUSE HARM TO MY CLIENTS AND THE ACA CODE OF ETHICS. SECTION A, NUMBER FOUR STATES THAT IT IS MY PERSONAL ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY TO AVOID HARMING MY CLIENTS AND TO MINIMIZE OR REMEDY UNAVOIDABLE OR UNANTICIPATED HARM TO MY CLIENTS. THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING TO STOP, BECAUSE EVERYTHING ELSE WAS GOING TO BE SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

BUT FROM THE CLINICAL PERSPECTIVE, IT IS IMPORTANT WHEN WE DO HAVE COURTS LIKE THIS, TREATMENT COURTS, ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS AFFECTS OUR PARTICIPANTS.

THINGS IN THE NEWS, STUFF THAT GOES ON POLITICALLY.

IT'S AN ELECTION YEAR. OUR PEOPLE ARE A LITTLE NERVOUS AND A LITTLE SCARED, SO I'M GLAD THAT YOU GUYS HAVE GIVEN US THE SPACE TODAY TO TALK AND TO SHARE OUR STORIES.

APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DANIELA. CISNEROS.

DANIELA. JOHN. YOU'RE NEXT AFTER THAT. HELLO.

GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS DANIELA CISNEROS. I'M HERE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MEGAN, WHO IS A SUCCESS STORY FROM COURT.

I AM HER SPONSOR. I ALSO SERVE ON A STEERING COMMITTEE THAT IS AN ANNUAL AA CITYWIDE CONFERENCE SINCE 2011.

AND I FIRST WAS INTRODUCED TO HER FROM THE AS A VOLUNTEER THROUGH THE COURT.

SHE CAME FROM A FAMILY IMPACTED BY ALCOHOLISM.

SHE EXPERIENCED A PERIOD OF HOUSING AND AND INSTABILITY.

SHE WAS GIVEN ACCESS TO RESOURCES AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO CHANGE, WHERE SHE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN SHOWING UP FOR SERVICE WITH COURAGE AND ACCOUNTABILITY, AND SHE CHOSE RECOVERY AND TOOK INTENTIONAL STEPS TO CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF HER LIFE.

TODAY, SHE STANDS AS A POWERFUL EXAMPLE OF HOW WOMEN IN THIS IN THIS RECOVERY CAN MAINTAIN SOBRIETY.

SHE'S FULLY SELF-SUPPORTING. SHE'S A SUPERVISOR AT AT WHERE SHE WORKS.

SHE CARRIES THE MESSAGE TO HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS CONTINUING TO BE A LEADER.

AND, YOU KNOW, COURT DID PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN OPENING THE DOOR AND RESOURCES THAT ALLOWED HER AND MANY OTHERS TO HAVE A NEW PATH.

SHE HAS TAKEN FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND TRANSFORMED HER LIFE AND HAS BROKEN THE CYCLE OF ADDICTION IN HER FAMILY.

AND SHE CONTINUES TO GIVE BACK. STAY STRONG AND SHE'S A PRODUCTIVE WOMAN OF SOCIETY.

THANK YOU. JOHN BACA.

GOOD MORNING. IT'S A GREAT HONOR TO TO BE HERE IN FRONT OF YOU ALL.

I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO MEET EVERYBODY ON THIS COURT.

COMMISSIONERS COURT. THEY SENT ME A PICTURE LAST WEEK, AND THERE WAS A PICTURE OF ME AND ARCHBISHOP GUSTAVO SILLER. WE WERE READING A SCRIPTURE, AND WE WERE REOPENING.

WE WERE OPENING UP THE THE BEXAR COUNTY REENTRY SERVICES, AND MIKE LOZITO, WHO'S YOU KNOW,.

MIKE. HE HE CALLED ME AND HE SAID, HEY, JOHN, I WANT YOU TO BE PART OF THIS COMMITTEE FOR THE FOR THE REENTRY AND AND AND REALLY GIVE YOUR, YOU KNOW, YOUR VOICE. AND SO I DID. AND IT WAS REALLY, REALLY A POWERFUL EXPERIENCE BECAUSE THEN WE WERE ASKED TO COME HERE. I HAD NO IDEA THAT WE HAD WE WERE GOING TO COME IN HERE AND WE HAD TO THEN SHARE WITH THE COURT.

AND SO YOU KNOW, THEY PREPARED ME AND I HAD MY STORY AND WHAT THEY ASKED ME TO, TO GIVE A VISION OF WHERE I THINK THE REENTRY SHOULD

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AND IT'S INTERESTING BECAUSE NICO WAS THE D.A.

BACK THEN. INTERESTING THAT I MYSELF HAVE A BACKGROUND, RIGHT? I WENT TO THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP OUT OF HOLMES HIGH SCHOOL.

I WAS CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM. I PLAYED COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

I WAS A QUARTERBACK. GOT A SCHOLARSHIP. THEN AT HOLMES HIGH SCHOOL.

WE ENDED UP IN THE STATE FINALS. WE LOST IN THE FINALS, LOST TO HOUSTON.

WE ENDED UP RANKED 13TH IN THE COUNTRY, SECOND IN THE STATE.

I WAS ALL CITY BASKETBALL. I WAS ALL CITY BASKETBALL GUARD.

I WAS SKINNY BACK THEN. I WAS ALL DISTRICT SECOND TEAM AND ALL THE GUYS WENT TO GO PLAY PRO FOOTBALL.

THEY ALL WENT TO PLAY UNIVERSITY OF LONGHORNS, MICHIGAN WOLVERINES.

THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS JOHN VODKA. WHAT HAPPENED TO JOHN VODKA? HE WAS PART OF THAT CREW. JOHN VODKA WENT TO THE STREETS BECAUSE JOHN VODKA WAS EXPERIENCING.

NOW WE KNOW IT'S CALLED FAMILY VIOLENCE. MY FATHER WAS BEATING MY MOTHER AND BROKE HER, AND SHE TURNED AROUND AND BROKE US.

AT 13, I'M THROWING AWAY MY REFRIGERATOR BECAUSE IT WAS FULL OF MAGGOTS, HAD NOTHING TO EAT.

I REMEMBER RUNNING DOWN THE STREET AND TELLING MY MOM, MOM, THERE'S MAGGOTS IN THE REFRIGERATOR.

AND SHE SAID, IT'S OKAY, MIJO. WE'LL BE OKAY.

AND I GO BACK, AND I PUT ELECTRICAL TAPE AROUND THE REFRIGERATOR, AND I DUMP IT OUT.

BUT I'M HUNGRY. WE HAVE NO STOVE. WE HAVE NO KITCHEN.

THIS IS RIGHT HERE IN CULVER PARK. I'M PLAYING AT HOLMES HIGH SCHOOL, BUT NO ONE KNEW THAT.

AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS THEN. AND SO THAT BEING SAID, THAT LED ME TO THE STREET, LED ME TO JOIN THE GANG.

SO THE GANGS WERE GIVING ME THE VALUE OF THE SYSTEMS THAT I NEEDED THAT LED ME TO PRISON.

FROM PRISON, GOD CALLED ME OUT. I DON'T COME FROM A BACKGROUND OF PASTORS AND MINISTERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.

WE DIDN'T. WE DIDN'T DO THAT. HE CALLED ME OUT TO START A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION TO WORK WITH YOUTH, TO GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO THAT THEY DON'T REPEAT WHAT I'VE REPEATED.

SO THAT BEING SAID, I'LL WRAP IT UP HERE. SO I'VE BEEN I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT OF OF THE WORK THAT THAT THAT I'VE BEEN DOING HERE.

I SPOKE AT THE TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF PRETRIAL SERVICES.

MIKE AGAIN CALLED ME UP AND SAID, JOHN, CAN YOU COME PRESENT AND SHARE YOUR STORY? AND I DID, AND IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

THE THERAPEUTIC JUSTICE FOUNDATION HOW TRAUMA IMPACTS INCARCERATION.

I PRESENT IT THERE AND SHARED WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING IN THE WORK, IN THE COMMUNITY, IN MY LIFE STORY.

SAM HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL, WE DID SOMETHING AMAZING THAT THAT NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE UNTIL WE GOT THERE.

COMMISSIONER CALVERT. AND THAT WAS UNDER THE RECAST GRANT.

WE STARTED THE RECAST GRANT AT SAM HOUSTON, WHERE WE LOWERED FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THERE ARE NO FIGHTS IN 6 IN 6 WEEKS. GRADES WENT UP, ATTENDANCE WENT UP.

SO THEY USED SAM HOUSTON, WHICH WE STARTED AS THE PILOT, AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO ALL SA ISD NOW RECAST.

PUBLIC HEALTH HAS THAT GRANT. AND SO THAT'S JUST ONE YOU KNOW.

POSITIVE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN DOING IN THE COMMUNITY. WE GOT VOTED LAST WEEK.

I MEAN, LAST YEAR, THE TREATMENT COURT OF THE YEAR, WE RECEIVED THE JUDGE RUBEN G.

REYES AWARD LAST YEAR. RIGHT. FOR THE MOST EFFECTIVE TEAM IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND I FOUND OUT YOU HAVE 400 TREATMENT COURTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND TO BE VOTED, YOU HAVE TO BE VOTED FROM EVERY PART OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

AND WE GOT THAT SUPPORT. WE GOT THAT AWARD. WE'VE COME OUT IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BY THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MY BACKGROUND SO Y'ALL COULD KNOW AND Y'ALL HEARD THE STORIES.

I DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS COURT BECAUSE I BELIEVE Y'ALL ARE THE EXAMPLE OF CHANGE AND LEADERSHIP THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, JOHN SHANNON LOCKE, SHANNON LOCKE.

GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS SHANNON LOCKE. I'M RUNNING TO BE THE NEXT BEXAR COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY. I'M BOARD CERTIFIED IN CRIMINAL LAW. IT SHOULD BE CLEAR THAT THE COURT IS AN EXAMPLE OF DIVERSION AND DEFLECTION THAT JUDGE SAKAI PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE SPECIALTY COURTS LIKE THIS IS THOSE FOLKS THAT ARE GETTING HELP NOW THAT ARE CONTRIBUTING TO OUR COMMUNITY END UP AT THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL,

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I'M ASKING THAT YOU GRANT THIS APPLICATION OR APPROVE THIS GRANT APPLICATION.

I'M ALSO ASKING THAT YOU EXPAND THIS TO INCLUDE OTHER SPECIALTY TREATMENT COURTS.

VETERANS TREATMENT COURT IS ALSO A COURT THAT PREVENTS, DEFLECTS AND DIVERTS PEOPLE FROM THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL.

IT SHOULD GET MORE SUPPORT FROM COMMISSIONERS COURT.

IT SHOULD GET MORE ATTENTION FROM COMMISSIONERS COURT. CURRENTLY, IT GETS ALL OF ITS FUNDING FROM THE TEXAS STATE LOTTERY, AND COMMISSIONERS COURT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO PROGRAMS LIKE THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT TO EXPAND THAT PROGRAM AND PREVENT VETERANS FROM CONTINUING TO OVERPOPULATE THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL. THE AVERAGE VETERAN POPULATION AT THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL IN 2025 WAS 200.

THAT'S TOO HIGH, AND I'M ASKING THAT YOU INCREASE SUPPORT FOR ALL OF OUR SPECIALTY COURTS SO WE CAN USE THEM TO DIVERT AND DEFLECT FROM THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, MR. CLAY-FLORES.

YEAH. SO I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CONSTITUENTS WHO CAME OUT TODAY AND WERE VULNERABLE TO SHARE YOUR TESTIMONIES.

I TOO HAVE IF YOU LOOK AT ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES, IF YOU LOOK AT MY SCORE, MY SCORE WAS ALSO VERY, VERY HIGH. BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD. SO I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT HERE.

MY BACKGROUND IS IN EDUCATION, SO I JUST WANT TO SHARE THIS WITH YOU.

AS YOU ALL CONTINUE TO BE CIVICALLY ENGAGED, NOW THAT YOU HAVE GRADUATED FROM THE PROGRAM AND YOU HAVE THESE REALLY BEAUTIFUL TESTIMONIES, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO BE CIVICALLY ENGAGED.

BUT YOU ALSO NEED TO EDUCATE YOURSELVES. VOTING IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER WHEN YOU VOTE.

ANYTHING THAT YOU DO IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY. SO PART OF THAT EDUCATION IS THEY HAVE THE AGENDAS OUT HERE AND THEY POST FIVE DAYS IN ADVANCE. BUT YOU CAN PICK UP ONE OUT HERE.

AND IF YOU LOOK AT NUMBER 40, IF YOU READ IT AND SEE WHAT IT SAYS, IT'S ONLY TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE THIS IS HOW THE COUNTY WORKS FISCALLY TO COME TO COMMISSIONERS COURT, IF THEY HAVE A GRANT TO RECEIVE A QUARTER OF $1 MILLION, THEY HAVE TO BRING IT TO US AT COMMISSIONERS COURT TO APPROVAL TO APPROVE IT.

THAT'S ALL THIS SAYS, IS THAT WE ARE ABOUT TO APPROVE FOR THESE WONDERFUL COUNTY EMPLOYEES THAT YOU GUYS SO GRACIOUSLY TALKED ABOUT. ARE GOING TO DO THE WORK TO SUBMIT THIS APPLICATION SO THAT IT CAN ENHANCE THE MONEY THAT WE ALREADY SUPPORT. SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT AS YOU CONTINUALLY CONTINUE TO BE CIVICALLY ENGAGED, YOU ALSO EDUCATE YOURSELVES ON WHAT THE REAL ISSUES ARE.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO SHARE YOUR TESTIMONIES.

AND JUST BECAUSE YOU STARTED OFF WITH HIGH ACE SCORES DOESN'T MEAN YOU'RE GOING TO FINISH THAT WAY.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL. SECOND.

MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT COMMISSIONER MOODE. WELL, THANK YOU, JUDGE. AND I'D LIKE TO ECHO COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES COMMENTS.

THANK YOU FOR COMING AND SPEAKING AND SHARING YOUR STORIES AND BEING VULNERABLE.

AND YOU KNOW, I WISH YOU ALL THE VERY BEST AS YOU CONTINUE IN YOUR YOUR LIFE JOURNEYS.

I WANT TO SAY, YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, I'VE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE OF OUR SPECIALTY COURTS.

I THINK THE ENTIRE COURT HAS. I'M NOT SURE IF WE'VE HAD ANY ISSUES BEFORE WITH WITH FUNDING SPECIALTY COURTS.

AND FULLY AGREE WITH THE CONCEPT FOR FINDING THE RIGHT SOLUTIONS FOR LOW LEVEL OFFENDERS AND HOW WE CAN BEST SERVE THEM SO WE CAN HAVE THE OUTCOMES THAT MANY OF YOU TALKED ABOUT HERE TODAY.

SO I'M NOT TAKING ANYTHING AWAY FROM THE PROGRAM, AND I SUPPORT THE PROGRAM IN CONCEPT, BUT I DO THINK WE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT.

AND THAT INCLUDES PERFORMANCE OF THE COURTS WHICH, YOU KNOW, IS ONGOING, RIGHT? AND UNDERSTANDING, LIKE HOW WE CAN ENSURE THAT THE COURTS DO THE BEST JOB THEY CAN IN SERVING OUR CONSTITUENTS, SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. SO I DID WANT TO JUST.

DOCTOR GREENFIELD, IF YOU COULD COME UP. BECAUSE ULTIMATELY, IF WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR SPECIALTY COURTS, THEY CAN SERVE MORE PEOPLE AND DO THE JOB THAT THEY WERE INTENDED TO, TO PROVIDE FOR, FOR THE COMMUNITY. BUT I THINK REALLY, YOU KNOW, THE THE BIGGEST QUESTION I HAVE THERE'S SOME

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AND I WANTED TO ASK YOU REGARDING THIS GRANT THAT'S BEEN SUBMITTED IS, IN YOUR OPINION, WOULD THIS GRANT GO FORWARD REGARDLESS OF WHETHER JUDGE GONZALES IS IS REPRESENTING THE COURT OR ANY OTHER JUDGE IS REPRESENTING THE COURT? YES. COMMISSIONER THE THE GRANT IS THERE FOR THE COURT.

SO SOMETIMES JUDGES COME AND GO. ELECTION YEARS.

THINGS MAY HAPPEN WITH ANY OF THE SPECIALTY COURTS THAT ARE GRANT FUNDED.

EVEN A GENERAL FUND. IF THAT JUDGE IS REMOVED FROM THAT SPECIALTY COURT, THEN WHATEVER NEW JUDGE COMES IN WILL CONTINUE THE PROGRAM IN ANY OF OUR SPECIALTY COURTS.

OKAY. WELL, THAT WAS THAT WAS MY KEY QUESTION.

I KNOW WE'VE WE'VE COVERED A LOT OF GROUND HERE TODAY, BUT, YOU KNOW, THE THERE IS UNCERTAINTY AND WE WILL ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, LEAVE THAT IN THE HANDS OF THE THE TEXAS STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT TO MAKE THEIR DETERMINATIONS.

BUT ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO PLAN. WE NEED TO BUILD BASED ON YOU KNOW, WHATEVER OUTCOME COMES OUR WAY IN BEXAR COUNTY. AND SO MAKING SURE THAT WE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT.

AND BASED ON YOUR ANSWER, I'LL GO AHEAD AND SUPPORT THIS, YOU KNOW, WITH WITH SOME RESERVATIONS.

BUT I THINK THAT THE PROGRAM IS OBVIOUSLY NEEDED.

THE QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, ARE WE BUILDING A, A A PLAN AND A STRATEGY THAT SUPPORTS REGARDLESS OF WHO'S SITTING IN THAT SEAT? AND I THINK YOUR ANSWER WAS YES. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR CLARITY.

THANK YOU. SIR. COMMISSIONER CALVERT. I WANT TO ECHO MY COLLEAGUES IN THANKING EVERYONE WHO CAME.

THE TESTIMONIES ARE SOME OF THE MOST INSIGHTFUL.

ANALYZES OF THE IMPACT OF THE COURT'S DOLLARS AND I REALLY THINK THIS COMMUNITY AND THIS COUNTY IS GETTING FAR MORE THAN $300,000 WORTH OF IMPACT.

I WOULD SUBMIT TO YOU, IN TRUTH AND REALITY, GAMING OUT THE IMPACT OVER THE MANY YEARS THAT THIS PROGRAM I THINK IS GOING TO CONTINUE. WE PROBABLY HAVE MORE THAN A $300 MILLION IMPACT ON THIS COMMUNITY IN SO MANY INTANGIBLE WAYS.

LIVES SAVED, TRAUMA CYCLES STOPPED. AND I'M REFLECTIVE UPON THE TRAJECTORY AND THE PATHWAY OF THERAPEUTIC JUSTICE FROM THE ERA OF LOCK THEM UP AND THROW AWAY THE KEY TO GETTING SMART ON CRIME AND THINKING ABOUT PEOPLE LIKE JUDGE ALONZO WRIGHT, WHO HELPED PIONEER THIS CONCEPT IN A TIME THAT WASN'T ALWAYS EASY TO DO. SO, AND IN POLITICAL WILL AND POLITICAL ANALYSIS AND COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES GAVE VERY INSIGHTFUL COMMENTS TO THE TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE, CONTINUING EDUCATION. AND I WOULD ALSO GIVE YOU A HISTORICAL POLITICAL ANALYSIS OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR POLITICS TODAY AND WHAT IS HAPPENING IN RIGHT WING POLITICS IS AN ATTEMPT TO STABILIZE INEQUALITY, TO BAKE IN, LIKE A CAKE INEQUALITY SO THAT PEOPLE CAN NEVER RISE, AND THAT YOU CREATE A PERMANENT CLASS OF THE HAVES AND THE HAVES, NOT THE REFLEJO CAUGHT, TURNS THAT AND REVERSES THAT AROUND AND PREVENTS THAT FROM HAPPENING. AND WHAT IT IS ABOUT IS THERE ARE DICTATORSHIP FORCES, FORCES OF TYRANNY, OF OPPRESSION FROM RUSSIA, FASCISTS, THE RIGHT, THE THE PROJECT 2025 STORMTROOPERS AND THE OLIGARCHS WHO WANT TO DEMONSTRATE THAT A DEMOCRACY, A FREE DEMOCRACY CANNOT IMPROVE YOUR LIVES WHEN THAT'S NOT TRUE.

IT MATTERS WHO WE VOTE FOR. IT MATTERS WHO LEADS.

AND JUDGE GONZALES HAS LED VERY WELL IN THIS COURT.

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OUT OF THAT COURT. AMAZING. I HAVE A FEELING.

I HAVE A FEELING THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO SEE THROUGH THE TIMING OF THIS INDICTMENT RIGHT BEFORE AN ELECTION.

AND THAT IT WILL BACKFIRE. IT WILL BACKFIRE VERY BADLY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUDGE. COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUDGE. YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO BE BRIEF.

I DON'T WANT TO UNDERSCORE WHAT'S ALREADY BEEN SAID, BUT I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR CONSTITUENTS WHO TAKE TIME TO COME DOWN HERE PARK, SPEND THEIR MORNINGS WITH US, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, SHARE PERSONAL PRIVATE STORIES ABOUT HOW PROGRAMS HAVE TURNED THEIR LIVES AROUND. SO I WANT TO AT LEAST THANK YOU AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I'M GOING TO KIND OF KEEP MY REMARKS BRIEF BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S KIND OF SAID A LOT OF WHAT I AGREE WITH. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK THE DIFFICULT THING FOR US IS, YOU KNOW, EVERY FROM, FROM, FROM ONE COURTROOM TO ANOTHER TO ONE DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER, WE WE ALWAYS HAVE FOLKS WHO COME AND ADVOCATE FOR THEIR PARTICULAR CAUSE, WHETHER IT BE A COURT OR PROGRAM.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE ARE CHARGED WITH MAKING TOUGH DECISIONS WITH FINITE RESOURCES.

AND SO THESE ARE IMPORTANT FOR US TO INFORM OUR POLICY DECISIONS.

I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO STAY ENGAGED. BY THE WAY, DURING THE SUMMER IS WHEN WE DO THE BUDGET.

THIS IS SIMPLY A GRANT APPLICATION TO SUPPLEMENT WHAT'S ALREADY IN THE BUDGET.

BECAUSE, AS HAS BEEN MENTIONED, THE COURT HAS TIME AND AGAIN BEEN SUPPORTIVE NOT JUST OF THIS SPECIALTY COURT, BUT OF OTHERS. AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU ALL KNOW THAT WE APPRECIATE THE INPUT.

THE FEEDBACK. IT DOES HELP US WHEN IT COMES TIME TO MAKING THOSE TOUGH DECISIONS, TO KNOW THAT A TRUE MEASURE OF A PROGRAM IS HOW IT IMPACTS AND TURNS LIVES AROUND. SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE THIS MORNING.

AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT. JUDGE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THIS HAS BEEN A VERY ROBUST DISCUSSION. I THINK IT WAS NECESSARY FOR THIS TO BE HAD.

WE'VE TAKEN THE TIME TO HEAR EVERYONE OUT. WE HAVE FOCUSED IN ON RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, FOR WHICH THIS COURT TOTALLY SUPPORTS. AND I'LL BE CALLING FOR A VOTE.

I'VE MADE MY COMMENTS EARLIER ABOUT MY COMMIT TO RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, BUT I WANT TO GO BACK AND TO TELL THE PUBLIC THAT IN REGARDS TO TODAY'S ACTION, THIS COURT. LET'S GO WITH AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 25, WHICH IS 483,000 100,193 FOR EMPOWERMENT COUNSELING PROGRAMS. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 26.

THESE ARE. GRANT APPROVAL OF GRANTS 122,000 100,007 18.

FOR AGAIN A PROJECT DUBBED DREAM OF VIOLENCE FREE EMPOWERMENT, ANOTHER GRANT PROGRAM 350 $600,257, WHICH IS ITEM 27. ITEM 20, AGENDA ITEM 28 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT 148 100,243.

WE ALSO APPROVED A GRANT APPLICATION FOR PEARL'S ECHO COURT FOR OUR FOSTER KIDS OF 249,000 $775,000.

WE ALSO HAD A EXECUTION FOR CROSS POINT THAT WE DID FOR 304,000 200,000 FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE INMATES. WE ALSO DID 25,000 FOR THE ESPERANZA COURT FOR VICTIM SERVICES.

WE ALSO DID ITEM THAT WAS 36, 37, 38. WE ALSO DID 75,000 FOR RECOVERY MONITORING SOLUTION FOR THE MISDEMEANOR HEALTH COURT AND SPECIALTY COURTS. NUMBER NINE GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE FELONY MENTAL HEALTH COURT OF 393 $697,000. ITEM NUMBER 40, WHICH WE WILL SOON VOTE ON 273 100,457 FOR THE COURT. WE ALSO DID TWO $323,895 GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE ESPERANZA COURT. WE ALSO DID BEXAR COUNTY ADULT DRUG COURT, AN AMOUNT OF 259,000.

THOSE ARE ITEMS 4142. ITEM 44. WE INCLUDE THE JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT OF 69,654,

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WE APPROVED. ITEM AGENDA ITEM 67, MISDEMEANOR VETERANS TREATMENT COURT OF 447 $100,787.

AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 68, AGAIN FOR FEDERAL MISDEMEANOR VETERANS TREATMENT COURT OF AN AMOUNT OF $400,000.

THOSE ARE ITEMS 6768. I BELIEVE THOSE ARE NOW 17 GRANTS THAT WE HAVE APPROVED.

WE ALSO WILL BE APPROVING AN INDIVIDUAL, WHICH I WILL SUPPORT A $2 MILLION GRANT APPLICATION, APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT, A CONTRACT, ACTUALLY.

SO EXECUTION OF $2 MILLION, 160 $600,000, 101 FOR SAM MINISTRIES FOR TRANSITIONAL LIVING HOUSING.

SO THIS COURT IS TOTALLY COMMITTED. SO AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO'S TAKING THE TIME TO COME AND MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD.

THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY IS ABOUT. I ECHO THE WORDS THAT COMMISSIONER CALVERT COMMISSIONER MOODE, COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ AND COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. THIS COURT STANDS FOR THE PROTECTION OF HIS COMMUNITY.

BUT MORE IMPORTANT TO FOCUS IN ON THOSE PEOPLE THAT NEED THE HELP THE MOST, WHETHER IT BE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT, WHETHER IT'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, WHETHER IT'S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES, WHETHER IT'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THE COMMISSIONERS COURT STANDS READY TO PROTECT AND PROTECT OUR WORKING FAMILIES.

WITH THAT, I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSITION? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION UNANIMOUSLY CARRIES.

I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES THE CONSENT AGENDA, MISS KATE.

YES. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE NOW A LITTLE BIT BEHIND.

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THE COURT WILL RECESS, BUT WE WILL GO BACK IN SESSION UNDER BEXAR COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AGENDA ITEM FIVE.

A B C COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. YOU ARE THE CHAIR OF THE BEXAR COUNTY HOUSING HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.

YES. THANK YOU. JUDGE. SO UNDER ITEM FIVE A, THE COURT WILL NOW CONVENE AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE BEXAR COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION. THE TIME IS 1049. AND SUMMER, I KNOW WE'VE GOT A PRETTY BRIEF AGENDA HERE.

WE'LL TRY AND ROLL THROUGH THAT. THE FIRST ITEM I SEE ON THE AGENDA IS ONE A CONSIDERATION AND APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.

IT'S THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF DECEMBER 16TH, 2025.

WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. MOTION? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING? NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS A ITEM TO ELECT OFFICERS OF THE HFC.

I WAS GOING TO RECOGNIZE COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES FOR THAT. I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE THE HFC ITEM AS PRESENTED, CONFIRMING THE EXISTING OFFICER STRUCTURE. JUSTIN RODRIGUE COMMISSIONER JUSTIN RODRIGUEZ HAS PRESIDENT COMMISSIONER TOMMY CALVERT AS SECRETARY TREASURER AND TO FILL THE VACANT VICE PRESIDENT POSITION BY APPOINTING JUDGE PETER SAKAI CONSISTENT WITH THE AGENDA MATERIALS.

OKAY, WE HAVE THE MOTION AS READ. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES. ITEM THREE A CONSIDERATION.

APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN STAFF AS OFFICERS OF THE BEXAR COUNTY HFC.

A IS RESOLUTION APPOINTING EACH ROBERT REYNA AND TINA SMITH DEAN AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY, EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 3RD, 2026. ANY DISCUSSION? OR DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOVE FOR APPROVAL. MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING. NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES. LAST ITEM IS FOR A CONSIDERATION.

APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING AUDIT SERVICES FOR THE HFC.

IT'S A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE STATEMENT OF WORK AND MASTER SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH CLIFTON LARSON ALLEN LLP FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AUDIT SUMMER.

ANYTHING TO ADD ON THAT ITEM? I DON'T THIS THE AUDIT WAS REQUIRED AND THIS IS JUST APPROVING THE SERVICES OF THE FIRM THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE THAT.

OKAY. SO WE'LL NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE ENGAGING CLIFTON LARSON.

ALLEN, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

WE HAVE A SECOND MOTION, A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. ANY OPPOSED? THAT MOTION CARRIES. AND I BELIEVE THAT IS THE CONCLUSION OF THE AGENDA.

RIGHT, SUMMER? THAT IS CORRECT. THEN THE BEXAR COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION WILL ADJOURN.

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WHAT IS THE STATUS OF AGENDA ITEMS B AND C? IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THOSE MATTERS WERE TO BE PULLED.

I DID HEAR FROM ROBERT REINA. I KNOW THAT ITEM FIVE C IS SORT OF A MOOT ISSUE AT THIS POINT, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF SUMMER CAN CHIME IN WITH WHAT I THINK.

I UNDERSTOOD THAT BE GOING IN ORDER B IS TO BE DEFERRED IS WHAT I UNDERSTOOD FOR A FUTURE MEETING.

AND THEN I BELIEVE C IS MOOT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN DISSOLVED.

IS THAT CORRECT? SUMMER. THAT'S CORRECT. IN ORDER TO TAKE ACTION ON B, WILL NEED TO FIRST TAKE ACTION AT COMMISSIONERS COURT TO APPOINT DIRECTORS OF THE HEALTH DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES CORPORATION. AND THEN WE CAN ELECT OFFICERS ONCE YOU HAVE TAKEN THAT, YOU HAVE TO ESSENTIALLY FIRST APPOINT YOURSELVES AS DIRECTORS OR WHOMEVER YOU'D LIKE TO APPOINT AS DIRECTORS.

THEN WE CAN MEET AS THAT ORGANIZATION. THEN YOU AS DIRECTORS WOULD ELECT OFFICERS, AND THEN THE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES CORPORATION WAS DISSOLVED.

SO THAT CORPORATION IS NO LONGER ACTIVE. IF YOU WANTED TO TAKE ACTION, WE WOULD JUST NEED TO RECONSTITUTE IT.

SO I THINK THERE'S NO OTHER ACTION REQUIRED. ALL RIGHT.

DOES THAT CLEAR UP AGENDA ITEM FIVE THEN FOR THE RECORD.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON. THE COURT WILL NOW RECONVENE.

IT'S TIME 10:53 A.M.. I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE TWO LATE FILE MATTERS DISCUSSION.

APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO GRANTING AN EXCEPTION TO ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY. 1.2 TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING LATE FILE AGENDA ITEMS FIVE D, SUBSECTION 15D, SUBSECTION TWO. I WOULD ASK THAT IT ALSO JOIN IN IN REGARDS TO AN EXCEPTION TO ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY.

1.2 TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING LATE FALL AGENDA ITEMS FIVE ONE AND FIVE TWO.

IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? TO CONSIDER THOSE TWO AGENDA ITEMS SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES WILL NOW TAKE UP ITEMS FIVE D.

ONE WILL CALL A PUBLIC HEARING. PUBLIC COMMISSIONERS COURT INVITES PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING THE PROPOSED CHASING HEIGHTS SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR. I HAVE NOBODY HAS WRITTEN HAS SIGNED UP FOR WRITING.

BUT I WILL CALL OUT IS THERE ANYBODY HERE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK? IN REGARDS TO THE PROPOSED JASON HEIGHTS SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR? MR. GUEVARA. HEARING NONE. LET'S THEN GO TO PRESENTATION DISCUSSION.

APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF AN ORDER CREATING THE JACKSON HEIGHTS SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR.

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR. THANK YOU. JUDGE. COMMISSIONERS, FOR THE RECORD.

THOMAS GUEVARA WITH THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY MANAGER. TODAY'S ACTION IS TO APPROVE AN ORDER CREATING THE CHARLESTON HEIGHTS SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, AS PROPOSED BY THE PETITIONER, H. PROPERTIES, LLC.

WE HAVE THE REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES HERE TODAY WITH US.

ON NOVEMBER 18TH, 2025, THIS BODY APPROVED A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO CREATE THE WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO APPROVING A 30 YEAR NON ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, WHICH OCCURRED JANUARY OF 2026.

JUST FOR THE PUBLIC A REMINDER OF THE CODE THAT GOVERNS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS AND THOSE POWERS, INCLUDING TAXATION AND CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY.

SO THE DEVELOPER IS SEEKING A 30 YEAR TERM AND IS SEEKING AD VALOREM AND SALES, SALES AND USE TAX AUTHORITY.

THE PROPOSED PIT IS LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR ON 127 ACRES ALONG 1604 AND SHERWOOD ROAD.

THE LAND IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND IS VALUED FOR DEVELOPMENT, AND AS SUCH, BEXAR COUNTY ONLY RECEIVES $21,929 IN ANNUAL GENERAL FUND TAX REVENUE. ON THIS SLIDE COVERS THE PROPOSED LAND USE 554 SINGLE FAMILY UNITS. WE WOULD ALSO IT WOULD ALSO INCLUDE OPEN AND CONSERVATION SPACE AS WELL AS INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT.

DETAILS THAT I'LL GO OVER ON THE NEXT SLIDE. SO THE DEVELOPMENT REFLECTS 19.9 MILLION FOR STREETS, SIDEWALKS, WATER AND DRAINAGE, AROUND 2.6 MILLION IN SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE AND 1.1 MILLION IN TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND TURN LANES, FOR A TOTAL OF 23.6 IN INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS. THIS WILL CREATE APPROXIMATELY 179 MILLION IN TAXABLE VALUE WHEN IT'S FULLY DEVELOPED BY 2034. AND. AGAIN, WE DO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES HERE

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EXCITED ABOUT THE PROGRESS AND THE PROTECTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IN PLACE FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS NOT BEEN IN THIS AREA.

I MOVE. APPROVAL. JUDGE. MOTION SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES. LET'S NOW TAKE UP ITEM FI FIVE E, SUBSECTIONS ONE AND TWO.

WE'LL CALL. TIME IS 10:57 A.M.. WE'LL CALL FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

COMMISSIONER SPORT INVITES PUBLIC INPUT REGARDING PROPOSED REAL ROADS.

SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR.

THERE'S NOBODY HAS SIGNED UP IN WRITING. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE? THERE ARE. THERE IS ELIZABETH AGAIN. ALL RIGHT.

OH, YES. YOU'RE RIGHT. DARLENE. PERLICK. SHE'S PASSING.

ALL RIGHT. THE COURT WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

WE'LL TAKE UP PRESENTATION, DISCUSSION, APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF AN ORDER CREATING THE REAL ROAD.

SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR.

MR. GUEVARA. THANK YOU AGAIN. JUDGE COMMISSIONERS WE PULL UP THE POWERPOINT AGAIN.

TODAY'S ACTION IS TO APPROVE AN ORDER CREATING THE RAILROAD SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AS PROPOSED BY THE PETITIONER, MULLINS RANCH SEGUIN, LLC, WHO ALSO HAS REPRESENTATIVES HERE TODAY.

ON NOVEMBER 18TH, 2025, THIS BODY APPROVED A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO CREATE THE PYD, AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO APPROVED A 30 YEAR NON ANNEXATION DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT IN JANUARY OF 2026. AGAIN, AS A REMINDER SOME OF THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY THAT A PYD CAN OVERSEE.

SO THE MULLINS RANCH. SEGUIN. SO AGAIN, MULLINS RANCH, SEGUIN LLC IS SEEKING A 30 YEAR TERM AND IS SEEKING AD VALOREM AND SALES AND USE TAX AUTHORITY. THE PROPOSED PIT IS LOCATED IN PRECINCT FOUR ON 134 ACRES OUTSIDE OF 410 ON RAIL ROAD AND ZIGMONT ROAD.

THE LAND IS VALUED FOR AG USE AND IS COUNTY ONLY, RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY $224 IN ANNUAL GENERAL FUND TAX REVENUE.

SO THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS FOR 425 SINGLE FAMILY UNITS.

AGAIN WOULD INCLUDE OPEN AND CONSERVATION SPACE AND ALL OVER.

I'LL PROVIDE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT DETAILS ON THE NEXT PAGE.

SO THE DEVELOPMENT REFLECTS APPROXIMATELY 29.6 MILLION FOR STREETS, SIDEWALKS, WATER AND DRAINAGE, AROUND 4.8 MILLION IN SEWER AND INFRASTRUCTURE, AND 300,000 IN TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND TURN LANES, FOR A TOTAL OF 34.7 MILLION IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT.

THIS WILL CREATE APPROXIMATELY 170 MILLION TAXABLE VALUE WHEN IT'S FULLY DEVELOPED BY 2036, AND THE REVENUES GENERATED OVER 30 YEARS FOR VARIOUS ENTITIES, INCLUDING THE BEXAR COUNTY GENERAL FUND AT 11.8 MILLION AND 11.8 FOR UNIVERSITY HEALTH. AGAIN, THAT CONCLUDES THIS PRESENTATION.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. THANK YOU. JUDGE, I WANT TO THANK THE DEVELOPER FOR WORKING WITH US ON A COUPLE OF THINGS.

I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM IN THE STATUTES, AND I DON'T KNOW IF JAMES, YOU'RE REPRESENTING DAN, I THINK, ON THIS OR IS IT KEVIN? I'M SORRY, I APOLOGIZE.

I DON'T KNOW WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE SOLAR LIGHT INFRASTRUCTURE COVERED THROUGH THIS PIT. PIT AGREEMENT. CORRECT? YES. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS KEVIN D'ANGELO WITH ORTIZ MCKNIGHT.

THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DISCUSSED IN THE PRELIMINARY PLANNING STAGES OF THIS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

AND YES, WHEN STREET LIGHTS ARE INSTALLED, WE WILL BE ABLE TO COVER THOSE COSTS THROUGH THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

PERFECT. AND WE HAD MADE AN INQUIRY ABOUT THE THE LOT SIZE OF THOSE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE CURRENT HOMES.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS LOOKING ABOUT, LIKE, TWO HOUSES PER LOT.

I ASKED THAT YOU REFER TO SOME INNER LOT SIZES TO BE USED ON THAT PERIPHERY.

HAS THAT ALSO BEEN ACCOMPLISHED? YES. IN CONNECTION WITH WORKING WITH PRECINCT FOR YOUR OFFICE? WE DID AGREE TO INCREASE THE LOT SIZES WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY AROUND AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE DEVELOPMENT.

SO INCREASING THOSE LOT SIZES FROM ROUGHLY 6000FT² TO ABOUT 10,000FT².

OKAY. SO I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE THE GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN THAT THE VIEWSHED IS AS WELL MAINTAINED AS POSSIBLE.

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SO I WANT TO THANK DAN AND THE TEAM FOR HELPING US GET THE CHECK BOXES OFF TO MAKE THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTIVE.

AS YOU'VE HEARD TODAY, WE HAVE NO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT, SO I WILL MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

SECOND. MOTION. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? QUESTION. QUESTION. COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES, SO, WILL YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL REVENUE THAT CAN BE GENERATED? WHAT ABOUT SCHOOL DISTRICTS? SO THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THIS WILL NOT TAKE ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT TAXES.

IN FACT, WE WILL BRING TAXES BECAUSE WE'LL BE BRINGING RESIDENTS TO AN AREA THAT OTHERWISE WHAT I'M ASKING.

SO YOU LISTED POTENTIAL REVENUE AND TAXES, BUT YOU DIDN'T LIST THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICT IS IT IN? THIS IS EAST CENTRAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.

AND JUST SO, FOR FUTURE REFERENCE I'D LIKE TO SEE ALSO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT LISTED IN HOW MUCH THEY ARE POTENTIALLY ABLE TO EARN.

YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION BY SAYING AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO AGENDA ITEM SIX. FILING FOR THE RECORD, THE FOLLOWING LEGAL ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS DIRECTING THE CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S

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

[7. Commissioners Court minutes for Tuesday, January 20, 2026.]

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

THE NEXT ONE IS CAROL WARD. CAROL WARD? NO. THAT'S. ALL RIGHT. CAROL. ARE YOU CAROL WARD? OKAY. I NEED CAROL WARD UP THERE NOW. THERE'S A GROUP HERE.

DID Y'ALL ALL SIGN UP? MY NAME IS MARK. MY NAME IS MARTHA SPEAKS.

OKAY. OKAY. HOLD ON. SO LET'S LET'S TRY TO ORGANIZE THIS AND.

OKAY. MARTHA SPINKS IS UP AT THE PODIUM. SO IS CAROL WARD.

WHO ELSE HAS SIGNED UP? PLEASE. SO I CAN IDENTIFY, FOR THE RECORD, WHO HAS SIGNED UP.

ALL RIGHT. PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME.

I WANT THE PERSON I'M TRYING TO IDENTIFY ALL THE.

SO WHO ELSE HAS SIGNED UP? GLENN. BRITT. GLENN.

BRITT. OKAY, WHO ELSE HAS SIGNED UP? MARINELLA.

MURILLO. MARINELLA. MURILLO. OKAY. WHO ELSE? PIOTROVSKY.

HOLD ON. LUANN. OSTROWSKI. ALL RIGHT. WHO ELSE? WHO ELSE HAS SIGNED UP? ALL RIGHT. NOW. OH. ONE MORE.

WHO'S THAT WITH CHRIS WELD? CHRISTINE WELD. CHRISTINE WELD.

OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? WE STILL HAVE OTHERS.

I'LL GET TO Y'ALL. ONE MORE, ONE MORE. WHAT WAS THE NAME AGAIN? BOUTTE HALL. HALL. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE ON THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE? NOW, MAY I ASK, DO YOU ALL WISH TO ALL SPEAK INDIVIDUALLY, OR DO YOU ALL WISH TO YIELD SOME OF THE TIME TO ANOTHER SPEAKER? EVERYONE HERE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CHRISTINE WELD, IS YIELDING THEIR TIME TO ME.

EVERYBODY HERE. BUT OKAY, SO CHRISTY WILDEY, YOU'RE ASKING TO SPEAK INDIVIDUALLY, RIGHT? WHO ELSE? I WILL YIELD MY TIME TO DOCTOR. OKAY.

YOU'RE YIELDING YOUR TIME TO WHO? CHRIS WELD.

OKAY, HALL. GOT IT. SO, MISS HALL, YOU'RE YIELDING YOUR TIME TO MISS WELD.

SO I UNDERSTAND OUT OF THIS GROUP WILL BE MARTHA SPINKS AND CHRISTY WELDY.

IS THAT IT? YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SO. ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE.

SO THAT MEANS MARTHA. OKAY. YOU HAVE ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, FIVE.

SO YOU HAVE 15 MINUTES, MISS SPINKS AND MISS WELDY, YOU HAVE SIX.

LET'S YOU MAY YOU HAVE THE FLOOR, MISS SPINKS.

THANK YOU, SIR. I'M HERE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF.

COMMISSIONER. SORRY. I AM A CONSTITUENT OF GRANT MOODY.

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THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO SEND THEIR REGARDS WHO DID NOT JOIN US TODAY, WHO REPRESENT THE POSITION THAT WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT TO YOU TODAY.

ON JANUARY 22ND. HUNDREDS OF CITIZENS ATTENDED A CITY COUNCIL MEETING CALLED BY THE MAYOR TO DISCUSS THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT'S INVOLVEMENT WITH ICE. GRANT MOODE, MY COMMISSIONER, CAME TO THE PODIUM IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY TO LECTURE THE CROWD. HE SAID TWO THINGS THAT I THINK VOTERS SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO.

MR. MOODY SAID THE COMMUNITY SHOULDN'T CHALLENGE THE AGENTS BECAUSE, QUOTE, THEY ARE.

THEY ARE OUR NEIGHBORS, DADS, MOMS, SONS, DAUGHTERS, BROTHERS AND SISTERS THAT ARE JUST TRYING TO DO A JOB THAT THEY SIGNED UP TO DO TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. HIS COMMENTS SOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE JUST FOLLOWING ORDERS.

WORSE YET, MR. MOODY'S LOGIC SEEMS TO BE THAT IF IT'S OUR FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS JUST TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING, WE SHOULDN'T CONCERN OURSELVES WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

MR. MOODY HAD NOTHING TO SAY ABOUT THE NEIGHBORS AND FAMILIES WHOSE RIGHTS ARE BEING VIOLATED BY ICE.

MR. MOODY ALSO TOLD THE CROWD YOU MUST RESPECT THE RULE OF LAW.

I DON'T THINK ANYONE IN THAT CROWD IS OPPOSED TO RESPECTING THE RULE OF LAW.

BUT WHOSE RULES AND WHOSE LAWS IS MR. MOODY TALKING ABOUT? EVERY DAY WE SEE ICE AGENTS DISRESPECTING OUR LAWS AND MAKING UP THEIR OWN LAWS, OR THEIR OWN REALITY ON THE FLY.

UNLIKE THE DISCIPLINE PROFESSIONALISM WE SEE AMONG SAPD OFFICERS WHEN THEY APPREHEND SOMEONE, ICE IS SWEEPING INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE A PARAMILITARY FORCE.

THAT'S NOT POLICING. AND THAT HAS NO PLACE IN OUR STREETS.

THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES AS TOUGH GUYS, BUT IT TAKES ABOUT A HALF DOZEN OF THESE COWARDLY AND INEPT INDIVIDUALS TO APPREHEND AN ORDINARY CIVILIAN.

THEN, ALL TOO OFTEN, AFTER THE CIVILIAN IS SUBDUED BY AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF AGENTS.

ONE OF THEM SHOOTS THE SUBDUED CIVILIAN AND CLAIMS IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE.

IS THAT RESPECTING THE RULE OF LAW? THE CROWD AT THE COUNCIL MEETING MADE THEMSELVES CLEAR THEY WILL NOT ACCEPT ICE BRUTALIZING OUR RESIDENTS. BUT HOW ABOUT MR. MOODY? DOES HE THINK MAKING SAN ANTONIO ANOTHER MINNEAPOLIS IS A GOOD IDEA? MERCY. THE CROWD AT CITY HALL WAS CONCERNED THAT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT MAY FACILITATE ICE ATROCITIES, EVEN AS I SPEAK. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER CITIZENS SOUNDING ALARMS ABOUT THE PURCHASE OF A WAREHOUSE ON THE EAST SIDE BY ICE.

THE PLAN, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, IS TO ADD THIS 600,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY TO THE 37 ICE DETENTION FACILITIES WE ALREADY HAVE IN TEXAS.

I UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR LOCAL POLITICIANS ARE SAYING.

WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITHIN THE LAW. WE'RE IN A DELICATE MOMENT, TRYING NOT TO MAKE A BAD SITUATION WORSE.

AND I RESPECT THAT. BUT APPEASEMENT NEVER WORKS.

WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH RIGHT FROM WRONG.

WE HAVE TO STAND FIRMLY FOR WHAT IS RIGHT. THAT IS A MINIMUM REQUIREMENT FOR A MORAL, ETHICAL LEADER.

THERE'S A SAYING IN THE MILITARY. LEAD, FOLLOW OR GET OUT OF THE WAY.

FOLLOWING IS NOT AN OPTION FOR MR. MOODY OR FOR ANYONE ELSE ON THE COMMISSIONERS COURT.

AND ASK YOURSELF, WHAT IS YOUR JOB? IS STANDING UP FOR YOUR COMMUNITY.

AND THEN ASK YOURSELF, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO UPHOLD THE LAW AND THE CONSTITUTION AND PUT YOUR COMMUNITY FIRST. GRANT MOODE TOOK AN OATH AS A MARINE CORPS OFFICER TO SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. ICE IS SHREDDING THE CONSTITUTION.

I THINK MR. MOODY NEEDS TO MAKE HIS NEXT SPEECH AT A SCHEDULED COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING, AND EXPLAIN TO ALL OF US WHERE HE STANDS ON THAT.

THANK YOU.

[02:05:02]

SO I UNDERSTAND THIS WILL BE THE LAST SPEAKER ON THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC.

ALL RIGHT, MISS WELD, GO AHEAD. YEAH. GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS CHRISTINE WELD. I WAS ALSO LIKE MARTHA AT THE THE PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING THE ICE AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED WITH COMMUNITY SAFETY.

SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED SINCE SINCE OUR, OUR TESTIMONY ON THE 22ND.

BUT BEFORE I GET INTO THAT, I JUST WANT TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

I JUST RECENTLY RETIRED AS A 40 AFTER 41 YEARS OF FEDERAL SERVICE AS A CIVIL SERVANT WITH THE ARMY.

I AM A THREE GENERATION MILITARY, THREE GENERATIONS OF MILITARY.

MY BROTHER AND SISTER BOTH SERVE IN THE ARMY, MY DAD IN THE AIR FORCE AND MY GRANDFATHER IN THE NAVY.

I BELIEVE IN LAW AND ORDER. I RESPECT OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

I BELIEVE MOST OF OUR COMMUNITY RESPECTS LAW ENFORCEMENT ESPECIALLY IN NORMAL TIMES.

BUT AS I MENTIONED LAST WEEK, THESE ARE NOT NORMAL TIMES.

WE HAVE A FEDERAL AGENCY THAT HAS GONE ROGUE THAT IS VIOLATING THE CONSTITUTION AND CONSISTENTLY VIOLATING THE LAWS.

THESE AREN'T MY PERSONAL OPINIONS. COURTS HAVE RULED AND SAID THE SAME.

SO WHAT'S HAPPENED SINCE JUST A WEEK AGO? WE'VE HAD ANOTHER CIVILIAN, A NEIGHBOR, AND, YOU KNOW, PART OF A COMMUNITY WATCH PROGRAM VERY SIMILAR TO THE COMMUNITY WATCH PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO TO KEEP NEIGHBORHOODS SAFE.

IN THIS CASE, THEIR FOCUS WAS ON DOCUMENTING VIOLATIONS OF LAW WITH A, WITH ICE AND CBP. AND IN THE CASE OF ALEX PERRY, HE WAS HE WAS KILLED, SHOT DEAD AS A RESULT OF HELPING SOMEBODY UP WHO HAD JUST BEEN PEPPER SPRAYED. I MEAN, IT'S IT'S INDISPUTABLE.

IT'S DOCUMENTED. I ATTENDED THE DILLEY DETENTION CENTER VIGIL AND LAST WEEK AS WELL IN SUPPORT OF LIAM RAMOS, WHO WAS DETAINED UNLAWFULLY AND HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED BECAUSE A JUDGE RULED THAT HE NEEDED TO BE RELEASED BECAUSE HE WAS DETAINED UNLAWFULLY.

I WAS PEPPER SPRAYED, AS WERE MANY OTHERS WHO WERE AT THAT VIGIL.

WE HAD 80 AND 90 YEAR OLD NUNS, ACTUALLY, THAT WERE, THAT WERE THERE THAT WERE SUBJECTED TO CHEMICALS AND TEAR GAS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S UNNECESSARY, UNDUE FORCE. SO I COME TO YOU TODAY BECAUSE I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

COMMISSIONER MOODE, I HAD NOT MET YOU BEFORE YOUR TESTIMONY WHERE YOU PRETTY MUCH SAID, HEY, WE NEED TO RESPECT LAW AND ORDER, AND I'M ALL ABOUT LAW AND ORDER.

BUT WHEN WE HAVE AN AGENCY THAT IS ACTING UNLAWFULLY, WE MUST PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY. SO I'M GOING TO ASK ARE YOU GOING TO DEMAND THAT DHS, ICE, CBP, CBP, AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY WHO USED TEAR GAS AND OR, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT CHEMICALS ON ON CITIZENS EXERCISING THEIR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS FOR PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY.

ARE YOU GOING TO CALL THAT OUT? I'M GOING TO END WITH THIS.

ULTIMATELY, I'M COMING TO YOU TODAY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE SAFE COMMUNITIES AND THAT WE THAT WE WE MAKE SURE OUR CITIZENS ARE PROTECTED.

WE CAN'T HAVE WHAT HAPPENED IN MINNEAPOLIS AND OTHER PLACES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAPPEN IN SAN ANTONIO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER. I'M GOING TO YIELD THE FLOOR.

BUT UNDERSTAND, THIS IS CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

YOU MAY PROCEED. JUST A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE.

YOU KNOW, I RESPECT YOUR RIGHT TO SPEAK. JUST AS I RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF PROTESTERS AND EVERYONE ELSE IN CITY HALL TO DO WHAT THEY DID, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS UNPROFESSIONAL. BUT I STAND BEHIND MY MESSAGE.

AND IF YOU HEARD MY MESSAGE, IT WAS ABOUT PRO PUBLIC SAFETY AND PRO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CONCERNS THAT SOME OF THE WORDS AND RHETORIC THAT WE ARE USING, ESCALATING VIOLENCE AND THESE ESCALATION OF FORCE INCIDENTS THAT ULTIMATELY END IN TRAGEDY.

AND IN MY OPINION, I THINK THE BEST WAY TO TRY TO AVOID THAT IS TO NOT USE THOSE KINDS OF INCENDIARY

[02:10:07]

DO YOU DO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS MAKE MISTAKES? YES. BUT I MEAN, IF YOU'RE ARRESTING 20,000 PEOPLE, 30,000 PEOPLE, THERE WILL BE MISTAKES MADE.

I MEAN, IT'S A REALITY. BUT THOSE HAVE TO PLAY OUT IN THE COURTS AND ENSURE THAT THAT IT'S THE RULE OF LAW IS FOLLOWED.

AND SO I DON'T THINK THAT CHALLENGING LAW ENFORCEMENT, OBSTRUCTING LAW ENFORCEMENT IS A SAFE WAY TO HAVE YOUR VOICES HEARD.

AND I'LL JUST LEAVE IT THERE. BUT THANK YOU FOR FOR COMING AND SPEAKING.

PLAY IT OUT IN THE COURTS WITH LEGAL. OKAY. STOP, PLEASE.

POINT OF ORDER. THANK YOU. IN LIGHT OF COMMISSIONER MOODE, IS THERE ANY PERSON ON THE COURT WISH TO SPEAK? I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A PERSONAL POINT OF PRIVILEGE TO APPLAUD YOU ALL FOR SITTING HERE THIS MORNING FOR COMING TO SPEAK, BECAUSE AMERICA, AS WE KNEW IT IS CRUMBLING BEFORE OUR EYES.

AND IF NO ONE STANDS UP LIKE YOU GUYS WHO TOOK YOUR TIME TO COME TO SPEAK, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE DESTROYED IN FRONT OF US.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. I TOO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT.

OUR SHERIFF IS HERE. SHERIFF, I SAW YOU. I HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH SUPPOR.

WE SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE DON'T WANT ANARCHY.

BUT WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT WHEN ICE. WHEN FEDERAL AGENTS ARE THE ANARCHY, THEN THAT'S WHEN WE AS AMERICAN CITIZENS HAVE TO STAND UP FOR OUR NEIGHBORS. BECAUSE CHILDREN DO NOT CHOOSE WHAT SIDE OF THE BORDER THEY ARE ON.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU GUYS ARE.

I KNOW ONE OF YOU, ONLY I DON'T KNOW WHO Y'ALL ARE, BUT I WANT TO BE YOUR FRIENDS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. IT IS THE IT IS THE EVERYDAY AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO HAS TO STAND UP, WHO HAS TO VOTE, WHO HAS TO HOLD US ACCOUNTABLE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS? SO MY MY HATS TO YOU. FELICIDADES. AND AS A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I WISH TO ALSO CONDEMN AND CALL OUT THE ACTS OF ICE AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, BLATANT, UNCONSCIONABLE ACTS.

AND THAT AS COUNTY JUDGE, FORMER DISTRICT COURT JUDGE, A FAMILY CHILDREN'S COURT JUDGE.

I AM APPALLED BY THE DISREGARD FOR THE CONSTITUTION AND THAT US, ALL OF US ON THE DAIS, HAVE TAKEN AN OATH TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION. AND I'VE MADE MY OPINIONS AND MY COMMENTS ON MY FACEBOOK.

SO IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE JUDGE SAKAI STANDS, PLEASE GO TO THAT COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I HAVE GOTTEN THE HORRIBLE NEWS THAT THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED FOR THE DETENTION CENTER SINCE WE'VE BEEN HERE THIS MORNING.

AND WITH RESPECT TO THE LAWS NOT BEING ABIDED BY IN THE CONSTITUTION, BY ICE.

THEY ONCE AGAIN HAVE VIOLATED THE LAW IN SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY BY NOT CONDUCTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY ON WHAT THAT DETENTION TRAFFICKING FACILITY WOULD DO.

THAT GIVES THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AND BEXAR COUNTY LEGAL RECOURSE TO ENSURE THAT THAT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY IS DONE, TO LOOK AT WHAT WILL BE THE TRAUMA FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE ACROSS THE STREET AT ESSENCE PREPARATORY SCHOOL OR HIRSCH ELEMENTARY, OR ANY NUMBER OF RESIDENTS WHO WILL BE TRAUMATIZED, NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS THE DEGRADATION AND STOMPING UPON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF A WHOLE REGION FROM THE EAST TO THE SOUTHEAST THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO IMPROVE, WHICH HAS NOW JUST BEEN COMPLETELY RUN OVER BECAUSE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NOT FOLLOWING PROPER PROCEDURES.

SO I BELIEVE THAT THIS COURT WILL LOOK AT AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AT THE NEXT MEETING.

WHAT IS THE RECOURSE? BUT I BELIEVE THE CITY COUNCIL, WHO MEETS THURSDAY, HAS HAD TIME TO LOOK AT ITS RECOURSE RELATED TO THE NEPA AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STUDY, WHICH COURTS IN CITIES LIKE CHICAGO HAVE ONE ALL THE WAY, I BELIEVE, TO THE SUPREME COURT. AND SO I THANK YOU ALL FOR STANDING FOR THE CONSTITUTION.

AND I ALSO WANT TO GET A CHANCE TO KNOW ALL OF YOU BETTER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. JUDGE. COMMISSIONER, I DON'T WANT TO MISS THE OPPORTUNITY.

MARINELLA AND THE REST OF THE CREW TO ALSO SAY THANK YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, FOR BEING HERE.

I THINK YOU WATCH THE NEWS. AND I THINK IT'S VERY EASY TO GET DISCOURAGED.

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AND IT IS CITIZENS LIKE YOU THAT I THINK GIVE US HOPE THAT THINGS WILL CHANGE.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

AND THANK YOU FOR BEING ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN TRYING TO MAKE THIS COUNTRY THE PLACE IT SHOULD BE, AND WE ALL ASPIRE IT TO BE. SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. BRIAN ROWLAND, ARE YOU STILL IN THE CITIZENS TO BE HEARD? BRIAN FROM THE CITY. KIRBY I BELIEVE IT WAS A CONSENT AGENDA.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEM 54. THAT WAS APPROVED BY CONSENT.

SO, BRIAN, I'VE CALLED YOUR NAME. WE STILL HAVE A FEW MORE.

LET ME HAVE PAUL BURNELL AND PAUL. ARE YOU WITH STEVE PRICE? STEVE, BOTH OF Y'ALL. DO YOU WISH TO BOTH SPEAK INDIVIDUALLY OR AS AS ONE YOU WANT TO YIELD TO, STEVE. ALL RIGHT. STEVEN PRICE, YOU HAVE SIX MINUTES.

CAN I WAIT, SIR, UNTIL THE COMMISSIONER COMES BACK? I DON'T KNOW. I'D ASK THAT YOU KEEP THE TWO OF THEM MISSING, SO IT'S IMPORTANT.

GIVE ME A MINUTE AND I'LL WAIT FOR. I THINK THE CLOCK'S RUNNING, STEVE.

SO WE NEED. WE NEED TO GET. GO AHEAD AND READ FOR THE RECORD.

OKAY. SO, YOU GUYS, MUCH, MUCH LOVE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

JUDGE COMMISSIONERS, THE GUESTS THAT REMAIN, I'M GOING TO PRETTY MUCH READ FROM MY NOTES.

I GAVE YOU A PACKET. THE PACKET HAS INFORMATION THAT YOU'VE ALREADY HAD BEFORE IN THE PAST ABOUT ANOTHER BUILDING IN THE SERIES OF BUILDINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT TO TRY TO DO THIS ONE STOP CENTER THING THAT I'VE TALKED TO JUSTIN ABOUT IT IN THE PAST.

I'VE TALKED TO TOMMY IN THE PAST. AND, YOUR HONOR, WE'VE WE'VE BROACHED IT IN THE PAST BEFORE.

SO THE THING IS, NOW WE DO HAVE A BUILDING THAT ENVELOPE.

PAUL BERNAL AND SERGIO ARE OFFERING UP THAT POTENTIALLY WE COULD LOOK AT.

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. AND ALSO TWO MORE OTHER THINGS.

SO LET ME JUST GO AHEAD AND READ FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS STEVEN PRICE.

I'M THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE VOICES OF OUR VETERANS.

I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR THE COURT TO RECONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WHAT I'M CALLING THE ARREDONDO RESOLVE.

ALAN ARREDONDO WAS A FRIEND OF MINE THAT WENT THROUGH THE TREATMENT COURT ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE COURT AND DIDN'T GET TO GO THROUGH THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT AND ENDED UP IN JAIL FOR 35 YEARS. HE'S JUST A YOUNG MAN. HE'S PROBABLY 42 RIGHT NOW.

ANYWAYS, BACK TO THE POINT. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST REQUEST, AND THIS IS NOT A PROCEDURAL FORMALITY.

WE ACTUALLY HAVE A RESOLUTION THAT I'VE PROPOSED FOR YOU IN THERE THAT YOU CAN LOOK AT, AND I'M HOPING THAT EACH ONE OF YOU WILL LOOK AT AND RECONSIDER GRANT OF BROACHED IT WITH YOU ONCE BEFORE, BUT NOT IN DEPTH. AND I WOULD ASK YOU, SIR, AS DOES THE VETERAN IN THE HOUSE TO GIVE ME A CHANCE TO BROACH IT WITH YOU AND GO THROUGH IT AND SEE IF WE CAN'T COME TO SOME KIND OF GROUP GROUP THING HERE WITH THE WITH THE REST OF THE COUNCIL OVER THE REST OF THE COMMISSION.

SAN ANTONIO PROBABLY CALLS ITSELF MILITARY CITY, USA.

THE TITLE SHOULD MEAN THAT WHEN A VETERAN REACHES A BREAKING POINT SUICIDAL, ADDICTED, HOMELESS OR OVERWHELMED, THERE IS ONE CLEAR, COORDINATED DOOR IN CARE.

RIGHT NOW, THE DOOR DOES NOT EXIST. INSTEAD, WE HAVE FRAGMENTED DUPLICATION AND DELAY.

AND WE ALSO HAVE SOMETHING JUST AS CONCERNING WITH SILENCE ABOUT IT.

NOBODY WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, WE HAD THE SECOND SUICIDE IN FRONT OF THE HOSPITAL AS THE STATE OF TEXAS RECOGNIZED THAT THE PROBLEM RECOGNIZED THIS PROBLEM AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 39, RAY LOPEZ AND I ACTUALLY DRAFTED THE BILL TOGETHER, ALONG WITH DONOVAN, WHICH IS LOOKING TO BREAK THE SILENCE BY IMPROVING THE TRACKING AND TRANSPARENCY ABOUT VETERANS AT THE LOCAL COUNTY LEVEL.

I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS REALLY KNOW ABOUT THAT BILL, BUT HB 39 DOES ASK FOR THE COUNTY TO START COUNTING THE NUMBER OF VETERANS THAT HAVE COMMITTED SUICIDE, DRUG ABUSE, CAR ACCIDENTS, THOSE KIND OF THINGS THAT MAY BE IN THE SUICIDAL REALM OR DUE TO DRUG ABUSE AND ALCOHOL ABUSE. YET HERE IN OUR COUNTY, ONE OF THE LARGEST VETERAN POPULATIONS IN THE NATION, WE STILL CANNOT CLEARLY ANSWER THE BASIC QUESTION HOW MANY OF THE 18 TO 22 VETERANS WHO DIE BY SUICIDE EACH DAY ARE FROM BEXAR COUNTY? IF YOU CAN'T ANSWER THE QUESTION, THEN WE'RE NOT FULFILLING THE INTENT OF THE TEXAS HOUSE BILL 39, WHICH ASKS EVERY COUNTY IN TEXAS TO BEGIN CAPTURING THE ANNUAL NUMBER OF VETERAN SUICIDES THE REPORT SHOULD BE.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, WE SHOULD HAVE THAT REPORT TO THE NEXT SESSION, WHICH IS COMING UP IN THE FALL.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT BLAMING INDIVIDUALS. IT'S ABOUT A PERSONAL CHALLENGE MYSELF, TO TRY TO HELP SOME OF THESE VETERANS AND TO PAUL TO SERVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND HELP THESE VETERANS WHEN LEADERSHIP TURNS OVER REPEATEDLY INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE IS LOST.

THE LONG TERM STRATEGY NEVER STABILIZES, AND VETERANS EXPERIENCE THE INCONSISTENCY AT THE POINT OF SERVICE.

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AS YOU KNOW, OUR DIRECTOR OF VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER IS NOW ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE.

THIS IS THE THIRD BEXAR COUNTY VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH, KAREN AND NOW KEITH.

SO I'VE BEEN WONDERING WHERE KEITH IS. WE DON'T KNOW THE STATUS. WE'VE BEEN. WE DO NEED OUR VETERAN SERVICE OFFICE TO BE LED BY THE DIRECTOR.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE NEED A CENTRALIZED, COORDINATED, AND ACCOUNTABLE MODEL IN SAN ANTONIO.

I'M ASKING FOR YOU GUYS TO RELOOK AT OFFERING US A SPACE.

WHEN I SAY US, IT'S NOT JUST THE VETERANS OUTREACH PROGRAM.

IT'S NOT JUST ENDEAVORS. IT'S HAVEN FOR HOPE IN ONE FACILITY.

PAUL AND SERGIO HAVE A FACILITY, THE OLD BUILDING THAT'S RIGHT ON 206 MAIN ON SAN PEDRO, RIGHT DOWN THE STREET THAT THEY'VE OFFERED UP.

IT'S A THREE STORY BUILDING. YOU ALL KNOW THE BUILDING WELL? CORRECT, YOUR HONOR. AND, GRANT, IF YOU DON'T, THE BUILDING'S THERE.

WHAT I'M ASKING YOU ALL IS NOW TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT BUILDING.

JUST. IT'S IN YOUR DISTRICT, SIR. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, RIGHT, TO RELOOK AT THAT.

WHEN WE LOOK AT THE ONE BY THE JAIL, WE'VE LOOKED AT SEVERAL OTHERS, TOMMY, IN THE PAST, AND THEY JUST THEY DIDN'T PAN OUT.

SO I'M ASKING ON BEHALF OF NOT MYSELF, BUT ALL THE OTHER VETERANS THAT HAVE COME TO YOU ASKING FOR A BUILDING OR A PLACE TO WORK OR A PLACE TO OPERATE.

WE DO NEED A ONE STOP. AND I CAN SAY FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCE, FROM ONE STOP THAT WE HAD ON KELLY AIR FORCE BASE WHEN WE CLOSED KELLY, THAT'S HOW OLD I'M GETTING. 1996, 1997. THE ALAMO WORKFORCE OPENED WHAT THEY CALLED THE ONE STOP SOLUTION CENTER OUT ON KELLY, AND IT WAS A ONE STOP FINANCIAL AID, EDUCATIONAL AID.

THEY WOULD GIVE THEM COLLEGE FUNDING, EVERYTHING IN ONE LOCATION.

SO WHAT I'M ASKING IS THAT BUILDING HAS OFFICE SPACE THEY'RE WILLING TO POTENTIALLY RENT.

I HAVEN'T TALKED TO THEM ABOUT THIS. THEY JUST SAID, STEVE, YOU REALLY NEED A BUILDING. SEE IF THE COUNTY AND THE STATE AND THE FED WILL HELP YOU. SO I'VE ASKED JOSE, I'VE ASKED BEFORE JUSTIN, WE'VE TALKED TO JOAQUIN, WE'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL.

AND THIS IS A TEAM THAT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR ALMOST FIVE YEARS, FOUR DIFFERENT BUILDINGS.

THIS BUILDING IS THE ONE I'M ASKING YOU. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME AND GET WITH PAUL.

GET WITH SERGIO IN THE FUTURE. ALSO, RIGHT NOW WE NEED EMERGENCY FUNDING.

THE EMERGENCY FUNDING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF THE CRISIS THAT WE'RE HAVING.

YOU HEARD THE CRISIS COMING FROM THE COURT, FROM THE OTHER COURTS AND THE OTHER INDIVIDUALS IN THE CITY.

THE VETERANS FALL RIGHT IN LINE. 18 TO 22 VETERANS ARE TAKING THEIR LIVES EVERY DAY.

WE CAN DO BETTER. YOU GUYS CAN. WILL YOU PLEASE DO? I HAVE I MEAN, AND I'M ASKING, HOW WOULD I GET THE ANSWER? DO I GO BACK TO YOU, JUSTIN, TO FIND OUT IF WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS? I'LL HAVE MY STAFF VISIT WITH YOU. STEVEN. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THERE'S A LOT OF PAPERWORK. GRANT.

TOMMY, PLEASE TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT IT. MY BIO IS IN THERE.

AND WHERE I COME FROM WITH ALL THIS, IT'S REALLY PERSONAL.

THANK YOU. STEVE. RIGHT IN OUR OWN TOWN. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. GREGORY. GARCIA. GREG'S GONE. GREG'S GONE.

OKAY. GREG'S GONE. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO SIGNED UP THAT I DIDN'T CALL YOUR NAME? ANYBODY ELSE? ONCE. TWICE. THREE TIMES. ALL RIGHT.

I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.

I BELIEVE WE ARE NOW READY TO GO TO INDIVIDUAL.

[75. Presentation, discussion and appropriation action regarding ratification of the submission of an electronic grant application for Community Project Funding in the FY 2026 Federal Appropriations request for $2,602,344.62; to include the authority for the County Judge to execute any necessary documents, and approval of a resolution and acceptance of funds upon award. The grant period is October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.]

APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING RATIFICATION OF THE SUBMISSION. ELECTRONIC GRANT APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING FY 26.

FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS REQUEST FOR $2,602,344.62.

TO INCLUDE THE AUTHORITY FOR THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENT.

APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION. ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS UPON AWARD.

THE GRANT PERIOD IS FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2026.

GOOD MORNING. SHERIFF. JUDGE SAKAI. YES. THERE'S AN EDIT TO THAT CAPTION.

THERE IS NO RESOLUTION THAT NEEDS APPROVAL WITH THIS ITEM.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'RE GOING TO DELETE THE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION IN THAT.

IS THERE ANY OBJECTIONS. SO AMENDED. CHAIR. GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING COMMISSIONERS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WAYS TO TO MOVE THE AGENCY FORWARD.

BUT BEING GOOD STEWARDS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS, WE'RE TRYING ALWAYS TRYING TO APPLY FOR GRANTS WHEREVER APPLICABLE.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF UTILIZING A $3 MILLION GRANT TO PURCHASE OUR FIRST HELICOPTER.

THAT'S THAT'S GOING REALLY WELL FOR US. AND THEN THIS TODAY IS ACTUALLY A GRANT THAT WAS WE THAT CONGRESSMAN TONY GONZALEZ ACTUALLY HELPED US WITH IN OBTAINING TO ESTABLISH WHAT WE'RE WHAT WE'RE TENTATIVELY CALLING LEAD IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DETENTION INTEL NETWORK.

AS YOU ALL KNOW, AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WE'VE GOT UPWARDS OF 5000 INMATES IN THE BEXAR COUNTY JAIL.

THOSE INMATES ARE ABSOLUTELY A TREASURE TROVE OF INFORMATION, NOT JUST FOR ANYTHING THAT MAY BE GOING ON WITHIN THOSE FOUR WALLS, BUT ANYTHING IN OUR COMMUNITY, THOSE FOLKS HOLD THE THE CLUES AND THE ANSWERS TO A LOT OF THE CRIME THAT'S GOING ON.

AND FINALLY, WE'RE ABLE TO REACH A POINT WHERE, BECAUSE OF THIS GRANT WITH TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING AND ALL THE ALL OF THE THE THINGS THAT

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GATHER SOME THINGS FROM THE STREET SIDE AND USE IT TO TO TO FACILITATE THINGS IN THE JAIL FOR US.

SO IT'S A GREAT THING. FOR DETAILS ON THE ACTUAL GRANT AND WHAT THE USES WILL BE, I'M GOING TO INVITE UP LIEUTENANT ANGELA.

FRIVOLITY. SPOILER ALERT. SOON TO BE DEPUTY CHIEF ANGELA FRIVOLITY.

I'LL HAVE HER COME UP AND EXPLAIN FURTHER IN DETAIL. GOOD MORNING, COMMISSIONERS.

GOOD MORNING. SO AS THE SHERIFF WAS MENTIONING, WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY BE RECEIVING THIS GRANT FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND DETENTION INTELLIGENCE NETWORK OR LEAD IN. THIS IS HOPEFULLY DESIGNED TO SIGNIFICANTLY STRENGTHEN OUR INVESTIGATIVE AND INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES BY CREATING A UNIFIED, TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING AND ANALYZING AND DISRUPTING CRIMINAL ACTIVITY IN REAL TIME.

THE INITIATIVE ESTABLISHES A DEDICATED, REAL TIME INTELLIGENCE CENTER THAT INTEGRATES ADVANCED ANALYTICAL TOOLS, DIGITAL FORENSICS PLATFORMS, AND MODERN MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES.

THESE CAPABILITIES WILL ALLOW US AND OUR INVESTIGATORS TO DETECT CRIMINAL NETWORKS, TRACK ILLICIT COMMUNICATIONS, IDENTIFY PATTERNS TIED TO CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, NARCOTICS DISTRIBUTION, FINANCIAL CRIMES, AND GO ON. IT ALSO WOULD ASSIST US IN ON THE FIELD LEVEL, NOT ONLY WITH CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, BUT MISSING PERSONS, ENDANGERED PERSONS. BY USING TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE TODAY AND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SPHERE TO HELP US DO THAT.

I INVITED ALSO SERGEANT MA WITH ME. HE'S ACTUALLY HAS HELPED DIRECT THIS GRANT FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU GUYS MAY HAVE.

JUST A QUICK INTERRUPTION. IS THERE AN ACTUAL PRESENTATION, A SLIDESHOW, OR BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING TEED UP HERE THAT SAYS, YES, PRESENTATION, BUT IT'S NOT MOVING. DO WE JUST PLAY, SIR, OR DO WE.

I'M NOT TOO SURE WHO. I BELIEVE WE GAVE IT TO THEM.

OH. GOT IT JAMES. OKAY. GO AHEAD. JAMES. SO SERGEANT JAMES.

MA. MR.. CALVERT. JUDGE COMMISSIONERS. I'VE KNOWN YOU FOR A LONG TIME, SO, YOU KNOW, TALK ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG TIME WITH YOU.

BUT UNTIL. SO THE. SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE A VERY BIG NEED FOR PRACTICAL INTELLIGENCE BECAUSE BURKE COUNTY IS GROWING.

WE'RE GOING FROM 2.4 MILLION POPULATION CAP TO WE'RE EXPANDING TO MAYBE UPWARDS TO ABOUT 2.9, PROBABLY THREE WITHIN A COUPLE OF YEARS. FOR THE LAST 2025, YEAR TO DATE, WE HAD ABOUT 110,921 CALLS FOR SERVICE.

THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM MISSING PERSONS, BARKING, DOG CALLS AGGRAVATED ROBBERY, HOMICIDES, YOU NAME IT. SO OUR INVESTIGATORS ARE ACTUALLY OVERWHELMED WITH A BUNCH OF CASES.

AVERAGING ABOUT 150 200 CASES EACH. I'M SURE YOU'VE HEARD THIS MULTIPLE TIMES.

AND A SINGLE SPECIALIZED CASE CAN HAVE THOUSANDS OF RECORDS CALLED CALLS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA RECORDS.

FOR EXAMPLE, I MEAN, YEAH, YOU'VE HEARD OF THIS CASE WE HAD BACK ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.

IT'S THE MULTI MILLION DOLLAR BURGLARY CASE WE FOILED.

THAT ONE HAD ABOUT 1500 STOLEN ITEMS, 2000 HOURS OF RESEARCH THAT WE HAD TO COMB THROUGH.

OKAY, SO THE WHOLE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO REALIZE THAT THE GEL IS A CRITICAL NEXUS FOR CRIMINAL INTEL.

WE WANT TO TRANSFORM ANYTHING VULNERABLE TO ACTIONABLE INTEL TO GIVE TO OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, TO OUR PARTNERS. SO, AS THE SHERIFF HAS MENTIONED, IT IS A NEW INITIATIVE WE'RE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER.

IT CAPITALIZES ON THE INTEL FROM THE JAIL ITSELF AND PUSHES IT OUT.

FOR EXAMPLE, NOT LAST. THIS WEEK WE PUSHED OUT INTEL FOR A CASE THAT CITIES WORKING ROBBERY, ROBBERY. AND I BELIEVE LIKE 2 OR 3 MONTHS AGO, WE ALSO PUSHED INTEL TO SAN ANTONIO FOR ANOTHER ROBBERY THAT INVOLVED ATM THEFTS.

SO WE PUSHED OUT MULTIPLE INTEL FOR OTHER AGENCIES ALSO.

OKAY. AND THE REAL TIME INTELLIGENCE CENTER IS ACTUALLY A PSEUDO SPACE IS NOT REALLY AN ACTUAL SPACE JUST YET.

IT'S SOMETHING WE AS A CONGLOMERATE OF INTEL PERSONNEL.

WE'RE KIND OF BUILDING THAT TO GIVE REAL TIME INTEL TO OUR FIELD OPERATIVES.

SO WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS WE'RE MONITORING CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS, CENTRALIZED INTELLIGENCE, AND PRACTICALLY INTERRUPT CRIME. AS YOU NOTED, ALSO CRIME THAT HAPPENS IN THE JAIL ALSO.

SO PRACTICALLY INTERRUPT THAT, INTERRUPT SUICIDE HAPPEN IN THE JAIL AMONGST OTHER THINGS.

SO THIS IS A PSEUDO SPACE. WE KIND OF HAVE A LITTLE SPACE UPSTAIRS RIGHT NOW WHERE WE'RE AT, BUT IT'S GOING TO EVENTUALLY IN ABOUT FIVE YEARS TIME.

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WE'VE WE'VE WE'VE DONE PROSTITUTION. WE'VE DONE A BUNCH OF OPERATIONS WITH OTHER AGENCIES.

SO THE BENEFITS OF THE COMMUNITY. RIGHT. SO, OF COURSE, WE'RE BRINGING UP SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS. WE'RE PRACTICALLY PREVENTING VIOLENT CRIME, TRAFFICKING, EXPLOITATION. IT'S GONNA BE A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT, RIGHT? THE FUNDS ARE CRITICAL. THEY FUNDS CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD IN THE PAST.

AND IT ALLOWS US TO EFFECTIVELY COMBAT CRIME.

RIGHT. THERE'S ENHANCED SECURITY AND AND ADDRESS TRANSNATIONAL THREATS.

SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IS $2,202,344.62 THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED THROUGH THE FEDERAL SIDE FOR FOR A GRANT THROUGH THE EDWARD BYRNE GRANT. JACK GRANT. AND THIS WILL FUND TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT, VEHICLES.

AND THIS DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY MATCHING FROM FROM THE COUNTY ITSELF.

COMMISSIONER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.

SO LET ME ASK YOU, IS THIS AN EAVESDROPPING DEVICE IN THE JAIL OR.

NO, SIR. NO AI INTELLIGENCE. IT DOES AI, BUT IT'S BASED ON OUR RECORD WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN PLACE.

IT'S NOT ANYTHING. WE'RE NOT GOING OUT MONITORING CIVILIANS OR ANYTHING.

WE'RE GOING WITH WHAT WE HAVE CURRENTLY AND USING THAT TO CONSULT ALL THE RECORDS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR INVESTIGATORS TO FIND THE DATA, FIND THE INTELLIGENCE LEADS FOR THEIR INVESTIGATIONS.

SO A LOT OF THE APPLICATION OF THE AI TECHNOLOGY DEPENDS UPON THE WORKFORCE UNDERSTANDING THE WAYS IN WHICH TO SEARCH AND UTILIZE IT TO BECOME MORE EFFICIENT. WHAT'S YOUR PLAN TO EDUCATE THE STAFF THAT WOULD BE IN THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE OR, EXCUSE ME, THE JAIL INTELLIGENCE NETWORK? OKAY.

SO WE HAVE A DEDICATED TEAM OF INTELLIGENCE ANALYSTS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON OF COURSE, FOLLOWING THE CONSTITUTION. RIGHT. FOLLOWING ALL THE ALL THE AMENDMENTS, MAKING SURE PRIVACY RULES ARE FOLLOWED.

RIGHT. THE FIRST AMENDMENT, SECOND AMENDMENT, FOURTH AMENDMENT, FOR INSTANCE. SO WE'RE NOT GOING TO PRY INTO SOMEONE'S PRIVATE SPACE.

OUR STAFF IS GOING TO BE TRAINED. WE HAVE POLICIES WRITTEN, BEING WRITTEN IN PLACE CURRENTLY AS WE SPEAK, OUR ALPR POLICY, OUR AI POLICIES BEING WRITTEN CURRENTLY ON HOW TO UTILIZE IT AND HOW TO MAKE SURE WE ACCURATELY PUT ACCURATE INFORMATION INSTEAD OF, YOU KNOW, ASSUMING WE DON'T WANT TO ASSUME ANYTHING, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S ACCURATE. IS ANY OF THIS. GO AHEAD. LIEUTENANT, DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING? COMMISSIONER CALVERT PART OF THE MONIES ARE GOING TO BE ACTUALLY USED FOR TRAINING.

TO A LOT OF THESE NEW SOFTWARES AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE'RE GETTING.

WE WANTED TO WE DEFINITELY PUT MONIES AWAY TO ACTUALLY TRAIN OUR INVESTIGATORS, TRAIN OUR ANALYSTS AS WELL AS OUR SUPERVISORS ON NOT ONLY HOW TO USE THE TECHNOLOGY, HOW TO ACTUALLY ELICIT INFORMATION FROM THE RECORDS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, BUT IT WILL ALSO HELP TRAIN US ON PROTECTIONS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

SO IS ANY OF THIS INFORMATION SUBJECT TO A WARRANT FROM A JUDGE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE? YES, SIR. ANY ANY INFORMATION, SOME OF THE TOOLS THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE USING WOULD AUTOMATICALLY WOULD HAVE TO GO AND APPLY FOR WARRANTS THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE SIGNED OFF BY A JUDGE PRIOR TO US, YOU KNOW, TAKING ANY CERTAIN TYPES OF THINGS.

BUT THIS WOULD BE, I GUESS, MORE TOWARD CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS.

BUT LIKE THE SERGEANT SAID, THERE'S ALSO INFORMATION ALREADY AVAILABLE TO US THROUGH, YOU KNOW, WHETHER IT'S DETENTION, INTELLIGENCE THAT'S ALREADY PROVIDED TO US DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY TYPE OF WARRANT THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS PROGRAM? WE CALL IT THE LEAD IN.

I MEAN, THE SOFTWARE. OH THE SOFTWARE. GO AHEAD.

WE HAVE MULTIPLE SOFTWARE WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW. SO I COULDN'T GIVE YOU MULTIPLE.

MULTIPLE. ONE PILL CALLED PENLINK. PENLINK. PLUS, IT'S A DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS PLATFORM.

SO IT INGESTS ALL OF YOUR RECORDS YOU'VE ALREADY OBTAINED FROM SUBPOENAS AND SEARCH WARRANTS.

IT'S NOTHING WE GET FROM OUT IN THE OPEN. RIGHT? BUT THERE ARE SOFTWARE YOU CAN USE, OPEN SOURCE THAT GATHERS OPEN SOURCE, AVAILABLE INFORMATION THAT PEOPLE PUBLICLY POST.

SO ONE OF THE BIG POLICIES IN AI AND THIS DIGITAL INFORMATION IS TO ENSURE WHO GETS THE DATA,

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MOST OF THESE HERE COMMISSIONER IT'S ACTUALLY OUR WOULD BE OUR PROPERTY.

SO AND THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS WRITTEN OUT I BELIEVE ON THE CERTAIN THAT HE HAS.

BUT IT WOULD BE OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. ONCE WE'VE GAINED IT BY SUBPOENA. AND YES, THERE ARE PROTECTIONS WRITTEN IN AS FAR AS THE COMPANIES AND WHAT THEY DO WITH THAT INFORMATION. I KNOW A COUPLE OF THEM WERE ACTUALLY IT'S OUR OWN SERVERS, LIKE THEY PROVIDE OUR SOFTWARE TO DO IT, BUT THEN AFTER THAT IT GOES BASICALLY RIGHT FROM THEM TO FROM THE SOURCE THAT WE'RE PUTTING TO US.

AND YOU'RE SURE THERE'S NO BACK CHANNEL BACK TO THE COMPANY FOR THAT SOFTWARE? MY UNDERSTANDING. NO, SIR. AND I KNOW JAMES IS MORE TECHNICAL.

SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO ADDRESS THAT. BUT FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, NO, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE LOOK FOR WHEN WE'RE SELECTING CERTAIN COMPANIES.

JAMES, IS THERE A BACK DOOR TO TO FOR INSTANCE, LIKE WHAT SOFTWARE WE'RE REFERRING TO, LIKE BABEL STREET, REFERRING TO COBWEBS, TANGLES, OR ANY SOFTWARE.

AS FAR AS THE DATA FROM OUR STUFF, IT'S SILOED WITHIN OUR SERVERS OR WITHIN.

THEY HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH US TO USE TO BE ABLE TO CONTROL ALL THAT DATA.

AS FAR AS ANYTHING OPEN SOURCE, IT OPENS TO WEB.

IT OPEN OUT TO ANYONE THAT CAN LOOK FOR IT. SO THAT'S NOT REALLY A I GUESS IT'S A PRIVACY CONCERN, BUT WE CAN'T WE CANNOT THERE'S NOT POSSIBILITY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR WHAT EVERYONE ELSE DOES FROM THE OUTSIDE.

SO WOULDN'T IT BEHOOVE THE COUNTY NOT TO DO AN OPEN SOURCE? IN LIGHT OF THE VERY CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF THE DATA THAT WE MAY RETRIEVE FROM SOMEONE? WE HAVE DIFFERENT SYSTEMS FOR THAT, THOUGH. SO.

SO IF THAT THE OPEN SOURCE, I MEAN, LIKE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.

SO PUBLIC RECORDS, COURT RECORDS, THOSE ARE ALL PUBLICLY AVAILABLE RECORDS AS OPEN SOURCE.

I GUESS I MISHEARD AND THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE SAYING THAT ONE OF THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMS HAPPEN TO BE AVAILABLE OPEN SOURCE.

YOU'RE JUST SAYING THEY'RE OPEN SOURCE INFORMATION SOURCES. OKAY. SO I WANT TO ASK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE OWNERSHIP OF SOME OF THE SOFTWARE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT.

WE HAVE OBVIOUSLY PLAYERS LIKE PETER THIEL AND OTHERS WHO ARE IN THIS SPACE PROVIDING PROVIDING SOFTWARE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IS THIS OWNED BY.

ARE THERE ANY OF THE OPTIONS YOU'RE LOOKING AT OWNED BY MR. THIEL? I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THAT, SIR. DO YOU KNOW ANY OF THE OTHER OWNERS OF THE THE SOFTWARE'S? YES. NO, SIR. NO, NO, NO, WE HAVEN'T LOOKED AT ANYTHING YET, SO WE HAVE A KIND OF A BOILERPLATE WE'RE LOOKING AT.

BUT WE. THERE'S ALWAYS OPTIONS FOR LOOKING AT OTHER SOFTWARE BECAUSE OF, OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS.

SHERIFF, I WOULD JUST SAY THAT THERE ARE, I BELIEVE SOME NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS ABOUT OWNERSHIP AND WHAT THEY WOULD DO WITH, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THIS DATA.

THIS IS WHY I'M ASKING THESE LINES OF QUESTIONS.

THERE ARE THERE ARE PLAYERS WHO WANT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND A LOT OF FOLLOWING OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.

SO I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO PROTECT THE CIVIL LIBERTIES PARTICULARLY FROM I'LL JUST BE STRAIGHT ABOUT IT, THE FOLKS WHO MAY NOT HAVE I WOULD I WILL JUST SAY IT STRAIGHT AMERICAN VALUES.

AND I KNOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY SUBJECTIVE TERM, BUT I THINK YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

AND JUST BE MINDFUL OF THE OWNERSHIP AND INVESTMENT GROUPS AS WE, AS WE, AS WE DO THESE, THOSE ARE THOSE ARE MY CONCERNS.

I WOULD I WOULD BE HAPPY TO MEET PRIVATELY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHERE I'M COMING FROM ON, ON THESE PARTICULAR ISSUES. BUT I WILL CERTAINLY MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF OF THE RESOLUTION ACCEPTANCE OF THE FUNDS UPON AWARD FOR THE GRANT.

BUT LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THESE PROTECTIONS.

OKAY. SURE. COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I MEAN, I THINK YOU'VE KNOWN ME A LONG, LONG ENOUGH TO KNOW WHERE I STAND POLITICALLY, PROFESSIONALLY. AND WHILE WE CERTAINLY WANT TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AGAINST ALL ENEMIES, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC, THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS START VIOLATING CIVIL RIGHTS. BECAUSE THEN AT THAT POINT, WE'RE NO BETTER THAN THE CROOKS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PUT IN JAIL. SO REST ASSURED THAT AS WE GO INTO THIS AND START DOING PRODUCT SELECTIONS, WE WILL BE DOING OUR HOMEWORK ON WHO'S BEHIND THAT AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE INFORMATION ONCE IT COMES IN. OBVIOUSLY, A LOT OF THIS STUFF, THE RULES OF EVIDENCE ARE GOING TO APPLY BECAUSE ONCE IT COMES TO US,

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BUT YES, ABSOLUTELY. VIOLATING CIVIL RIGHTS IS SOMETHING WE CANNOT ABIDE BY.

THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MOODY? JUDGE, JUST A QUICK POINT OF CLARIFICATION ON THE MOTION.

I THINK IT WAS MENTIONED A RESOLUTION WAS NOT REQUIRED.

SO IF YOU'LL JUST ACCEPT THAT AND AND TAKE THAT PART OUT, I'LL TAKE THAT OUT.

THANK YOU. SO AMENDED, COMMISSIONER MOODY, JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

ONE WAS IS THERE AN INTERSECTION WITH THE DA'S OFFICE IN TERMS OF PENDING CASES AND EVERYTHING? I MEAN, I ASSUME, YOU KNOW, THERE'S THERE'S AN EXISTING INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION WITHIN THE JAIL OR SHARING THAT ALSO COULD HAVE IMPACTS ON ONGOING CASES AND EVERYTHING. SO HOW HOW DO YOU SEE THAT CHANGING WITH THIS NEW SYSTEM? I THINK JUST IT JUST AMPS UP THE CURRENT ABILITIES THAT WE HAVE.

RIGHT. SO IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE DA'S OFFICE OR SAPD OR DEA OR ANYBODY TO COME TO US AND SAY, HEY, YOU'VE GOT A CERTAIN GUY OR A YOUNG LADY IN THE JAIL, WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? WHO ARE THEY TALKING TO ON THE PHONE AND WHAT ARE THEY SAYING? ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT AN ESCAPE? ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT THIS MURDER THAT HAPPENED THAT MAYBE.

AND YOU'D BE SURPRISED WHAT SOME OF THESE FOLKS WILL SAY. AND SO THOSE, THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ALREADY EXIST.

THEY CAN COME TO US ANYTIME THEY'VE GOT ANY QUESTIONS ON THINGS.

AND WE'RE ABSOLUTELY ALWAYS ABOUT SHARING BECAUSE IT'S, IT'S IT'S ABOUT SOLVING THE CRIME AND GETTING THE BAD GUY.

AND SO FOR US, THIS JUST AMPLIFIES OUR CURRENT ABILITIES.

OKAY. YEAH. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE WE THOUGHT THROUGH THAT AND BECAUSE THERE'S POTENTIAL INCENTIVES AS WELL.

RIGHT. WITH COMPLIANCE AND SUPPORT FOR ONGOING INVESTIGATIONS OR COULD BE, DEPENDING ON THE CASE AND THE CHARGES.

BUT SO AS WE HAVE THIS NEW INTEL CENTER AND WE'RE COLLECTING MORE INTEL AND THERE'S MORE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS GOING ON YOU KNOW, HOW WE CAN LEVERAGE THE DA'S OFFICE POTENTIALLY IN THAT, TOO? SURE. MY OTHER QUESTION, THOUGH, WAS JUST AROUND THE VEHICLES LIKE THE INTEL GATHERING THE SOFTWARE.

GET ALL THAT? THERE WAS QUITE A FEW VEHICLES LISTED ON THE GRANT.

CAN YOU, LIKE, SPEAK TO THAT AND HOW THAT TIES IN WITH, YOU KNOW, THE INTELLIGENCE NETWORK THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? SURE. WELL, FOR US, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES SOMETHING THAT WE COLLECT EVIDENCE WISE MAY NECESSITATE US GOING OUT AND DOING PHYSICAL SURVEILLANCE AT RESIDENCES, BUSINESSES, WHATEVER IT MAY BE. THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING SUPER SPACIOUS.

JUST A CAR. BUT BUT THE GRANT ALLOWED US TO PUT IN FOR VEHICLES TO BE DRIVEN BY MEMBERS OF THIS, THIS UNIT, THIS INTEL NETWORK, WHICH WOULD BE DEPUTIES WITHIN THE AGENCY.

SO REALLY, AS ALL IT IS, IS JUST ALLOWING US TO OFFSET THE COST THAT THESE CARS WOULD NORMALLY HAVE TO COME TO YOU ALL AND ASK FOR MONEY TO BUY THESE 13 CARS.

THAT'S BUILT INTO THE TO THE BUDGET TO ALLOW US TO, TO PURCHASE VEHICLES FOR THE DEPUTIES IN THE UNIT.

OKAY. AND THEN THE I THINK THERE WAS A NOTE IN THE FINANCE ITEM.

JUST THE ONGOING MAINTENANCE AND FUEL WOULD JUST BE BEXAR COUNTY RESPONSIBILITY.

YES, ABSOLUTELY. AND OF COURSE, THOSE ASSETS WOULD BECOME BEXAR COUNTY PROPERTY MOVING FORWARD, EVEN ONCE THE GRANTS EXPIRED OR WHATEVER. OKAY, WELL APPRECIATE THE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THANK YOU. YES, SIR. MR. RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. JUDGE. I GUESS JUST A CLARIFICATION.

SHERIFF, IS THIS A IS THIS AN EARMARK, OR IS THIS A GRANT? AND IF IT'S A GRANT, WHAT'S THE STATUS? WE'RE ALREADY APPROVED.

IS THAT WHAT WE'RE UNDERSTANDING? I BELIEVE THIS WAS AN EARMARK THAT THE PRESIDENT JUST SIGNED LAST WEEK THAT ALSO INCLUDED THE THE 1 MILLION THAT WE HAVE FOR RADIOS.

RIGHT. SO I BELIEVE THIS IS PART OF THAT. SO THIS IS PART OF THAT.

AND SO YOU'VE ALREADY HEARD BACK THAT YOU'RE RECEIVING THE THE DEPARTMENT'S RECEIVING THE GRANT.

THIS HAS BEEN IT'S BEEN A LONG PROCESS LIKE PROBABLY CLOSE TO TWO YEARS.

AND IT'S BEEN THROUGH GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWNS. AND IT GOT BUMPED OFF BECAUSE OF CERTAIN THINGS GOING ON ON CAPITOL HILL THAT DELAYED THAT LED TO DELAYS.

AND SO, YES, FINALLY, WE RECEIVED WORD LAST WEEK THAT IT WAS APPROVED AND SIGNED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. WE'RE BEING TOLD IT COULD TAKE 12 TO 36 MONTHS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY SEE ANY MONEY ON THIS, BUT IT IS APPROVED AND IT IS IN THE WORKS.

OKAY. OKAY. I JUST DON'T REMEMBER IT AS PART OF WHAT I, WHAT I WOULD JUST SUGGEST IS WHEN WHEN YOU'RE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS YOU HAVE TO CHASE FOR SURE JUST TO KIND OF SUPPLEMENT. LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE BUT, YOU KNOW, I'VE GONE UP A COUPLE TIMES AND MET WITH OUR DELEGATION AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE, THE RADIOS, BUT THIS IS NOT ONE THAT FOR WHATEVER REASON, WAS ON OUR RADAR.

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LET US KNOW WHAT YOU'RE WORKING ON SO THAT IF WE HAPPEN TO BE THERE, ONE OF US, WE CAN.

WE CAN JUST REEMPHASIZE HOW IMPORTANT IT IS THAT THE COMMUNITY GETS IT.

ABSOLUTELY. YES, I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? CALL FOR A VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? OH, THOMAS. THE ONLY THING THAT'S UNCLEAR SHERIFF, IS NO NEW STAFF.

THIS IS CURRENTLY STAFFED BY YOUR EXISTING INTEL TEAM.

SO THIS ISN'T A NEW UNIT. IT'S BEING STAFFED BY FOLKS THAT ARE ALREADY DOING THE WORK.

PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY WORKING ON INTELLIGENCE, GANG INTELLIGENCE FROM WITHIN THE JAIL. SERGEANT MA RUNS A GROUP THAT DOES INTELLIGENCE WORK. SO THIS IS ALL EXISTING EMPLOYEES. AND THEN, SHERIFF, I'VE BEEN BRIEFED ON THIS AND I SUPPORT THIS, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE GOING TO USE SOME OF YOUR ASSET FORFEITURE AND SOME INTERNAL SAVINGS IN ORDER TO COVER SOME OF THE FUEL MAINTENANCE.

IS THAT MY UNDERSTANDING OR. YES, SIR, WE'RE ALWAYS LOOK WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING TO, TO TO DO THINGS BETTER AND NOT PUT A PUT A BURDEN ON THE TAXPAYERS IF WE CAN.

SO IF THAT NECESSITATES APPLYING FOR A IN FOR ADDITIONAL GRANTS OR UTILIZING ASSET FORFEITURE FUNDS OR EVEN GOING TO OUR FOUNDATION, THE BEXAR COUNTY SHERIFF'S FOUNDATION, TO TRY TO GET THOSE FUNDS, WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO GO TO THOSE SOURCES FIRST BEFORE COMING TO YOU ALL.

THANK YOU. SHERIFF. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNAL BY SAYING AYE? AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES.

THANK YOU. SHERIFF. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. 76 DISCUSSION.

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

EFFECTIVE DATE OF ADOPTION OF THE ORDER. CHRIS OR MIKE? YEAH. THERE'S CHRIS. MOORE. JUDGE COMMISSIONERS.

I'LL BE VERY BRIEF. WE ARE STILL IN DROUGHT CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.

I KNOW WE HAD JUST A LITTLE BIT OF MOISTURE THAT CAME THROUGH OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. NOT ENOUGH TO REALLY DO ANYTHING.

WE ARE STILL WELL ABOVE THE 575 AS LINED OUT OF THAT REQUIRES US TO AT LEAST BE AT THAT LEVEL.

WE'RE OVER 650. WE'RE RIGHT AROUND 664 THIS MORNING, COUNTY WIDE.

SO I WOULD ASK THAT WE EXTEND THE BURN BAN. THIS WILL EXTEND IT OUT THROUGH MAY THE 11TH.

SO IF I COULD GET YOU ALL TO DO THAT MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THE ONLY THING I WOULD ASK, CHRIS IS AFTER WE DO THIS, IS IT USUALLY 24 HOURS OR 36 HOURS LATER, IT RAINS. WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT? RAIN. I'M KIND OF HOPING.

THEY'RE HOPING IT'LL BE AT LEAST AT LEAST 48.

I'M NOT GOING TO HOLD YOU TO IT, BUT. GOT IT.

THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS. MOTION CARRIES.

[77. (Chris Lopez) (Michele Carew) Discussion and appropriate action regarding the ratification of a grant application to the Texas Secretary of State for the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) program in the amount of $4,000,000 with an $800,000 cash match, approval of a resolution, and acceptance of funds; and authorizing the County Judge to execute any necessary documents related to the award. The grant period is from January 1, 2024, through July 31, 2026.]

APPLICATION OF TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT PROGRAM.

AN AMOUNT OF $4 MILLION WITH AN 800,000 CASH MATCH.

DELETE. WE'RE DELETING APPROVAL. ARE WE DELETING APPROVAL RESOLUTION ON THAT TOO OR NOT? OR IS IT APPROVAL RESOLUTION? I THINK THAT ONE'S THAT ONE CAN REMAIN THAT STAYS IN AN ACCEPTANCE APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION, ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS, AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY JUDGE TO EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE AWARD.

THE GRANT PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1ST, 2024 THROUGH JULY 31ST, 2026.

MISS CAREW, GOOD MORNING STILL. GOOD MORNING.

SO, JUDGE AND COMMISSIONERS, TODAY I'M BRINGING FORWARD A GRANT THAT WE WERE SECRETARY OF STATE GRANTED TO US BACK AT THE END OF SUMMER OF LAST YEAR.

SO THIS PARTICULAR GRANT DOES HAVE A MATCHING ON IT.

HOWEVER, I DO HAVE A QUESTION INTO THEM AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE POLE PAD PURCHASE WE MADE LAST SPRING WILL BE OUR MATCHING.

SO THERE'S THAT'S THAT'S WHY THE BUDGET OR THE PROPOSED BUDGET THAT I HAVE IN MIND DOES HAVE SOME LEEWAY FOR THAT.

AT THIS TIME, WE'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT UPGRADING OUR VOTING AND TABULATION EQUIPMENT.

SO ON ELECTION NIGHT, WHEN YOU GUYS ARE WATCHING US SCAN IN THE BALLOT BY MAIL AND STUFF THAT HAVE COME IN, WE'VE EXPERIENCED SOME ISSUES WITH OUR MACHINES GETTING OLD AND NEEDING TO BE UPGRADED.

SO ON ABOUT $2.6 MILLION OF THAT WOULD GO TO THAT UPGRADE.

WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT SOME ADA ACCESSIBLE CURBSIDE CARTS.

THIS WILL BE FOR THE VOTERS WHO COME AND VOTE CURBSIDE.

AND THERE, YOU KNOW, AS YOU KNOW, OUR VOTING EQUIPMENT IS NOT LIGHT.

SO THIS PARTICULAR MACHINE HAS BEEN CREATED TO WHERE THEY CAN JUST ROLL IT OUT TO EACH PARTICULAR VOTER.

IT HAS TELESCOPIC CAPABILITIES TO HAVE IT GO UP AND DOWN FOR LARGER VEHICLES AND SIDE TO SIDE, AND ALSO GIVES THEM THE ADDITIONAL PRIVACY THAT THEY'VE BEEN REQUESTING WHEN THEY VOTE BY CURBSIDE.

AND THEN, OF COURSE, AN ADDITIONAL 350 POLL PADS TO WHERE WE WILL BE ABLE TO PROCESS EACH VOTER SWIFTLY SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO GET TO A VOTING EQUIPMENT FASTER AND, OF COURSE, ELIMINATE ANY TYPE OF VOTER FATIGUE.

THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT THIS AND POSSIBLY EVEN I'M OPEN TO DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW TO SPEND THIS GRANT,

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ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

JUDGE. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION, THOUGH? SECOND.

I'LL SECOND IT. THANK YOU. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. MICHELLE. I GUESS QUICK QUESTION.

RELATED TO THE, I GUESS THE BIGGER PIECE, THE 2.5 YOU MENTIONED THAT COULD GO TO THE UPGRADE ON THE TABULATION EQUIPMENT. SO RIGHT NOW I KNOW THAT THERE'S KIND OF THAT DELAY AS YOU'RE, AS YOU'RE PROCESSING THE VOTE BY MAIL OR THE EARLY VOTE WILL THIS IMPACT AT ALL ELECTION NIGHT REPORTING NUMBERS IN TERMS OF WHEN THEY COME IN, OR IS THAT A SEPARATE ISSUE ALTOGETHER? THE NEW TABULATION SYSTEM THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING AN UPGRADE ON WOULD BE IT'S CALLED THE DS9 50.

IT'S THE NEWEST, FASTEST, MOST ACCURATE. SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, IT WOULD SPEED UP THE PROCESS OF US.

AND CURRENTLY WE HAVE FIVE TABULATORS IN THE ROOM.

WE WOULD UPGRADE ALL FIVE TO THE NEWEST MACHINE.

AND ARE THESE GOING TO BE HERE IN TIME FOR THIS PRIMARY OR THIS IS NOVEMBER.

NO, THIS WILL BE AFTER THE PRIMARY. UNFORTUNATELY I WASN'T ABLE TO PLACE UNTIL THIS IS APPROVED.

I CAN'T PLACE ANY ORDERS. OKAY. I THINK THAT'S THAT'S ALL I GOT.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER.

SO I APOLOGIZE IF I MISSED ANYTHING HERE, BUT THE THIS GRANT IS GOING TOWARDS ITEMS THAT YOU'VE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED RIGHT IN COURT. AND OR WE'VE, WE'VE DISCUSSED FOR THE ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT.

THESE AREN'T ALL NEW ITEMS. CORRECT. NEW AS IN, THIS WOULD BE AN ADDITION TO TO WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.

SO WE'RE BACK. THESE ARE ALL ADDITIONAL ADDITIVE ON TOP OF OTHER PREVIOUS, LIKE REQUESTS TO THE COURT.

FOR THIS GRANT, THE ITEMS THAT I'M LOOKING AT PURCHASING HAVE BEEN EQUIPMENT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN APPROVED IN THE COURT.

SO IT'S NOT A NEW SYSTEM OR ANY TYPE OF NEW POLLING PADS OR VOTING EQUIPMENT.

IT'S JUST IN ADDITION TO WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN.

OKAY. AM I UNDERSTANDING YOUR QUESTION OR NOT? WELL, SO THE POLL PADS, I THOUGHT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT THAT IN COURT, AND YOU HAD MADE A REQUEST AND THEN MADE AN ADDITIONAL REQUEST.

I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS THOSE ITEMS, BUT A DIFFERENT FUNDING MECHANISM.

BUT THIS IS EVEN MORE POLL PADS. IT'S EVEN MORE POLL PADS.

WE HAVE SEVERAL LOCATIONS THAT HAVE THEIR THE BUSIEST OF ALL OF OUR LOCATIONS, AND CURRENTLY THEY NEED ADDITIONAL POLL PADS TO HELP PROCESS EACH ONE OF THE VOTERS ACCURATELY AND SWIFTLY. OKAY. WELL, I MEAN, I GUESS THE DECISIONS OF THE COURT PREVIOUSLY, IT'S WATER UNDER THE BRIDGE, BUT I WAS HOPING THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FUNDING FOR SOME OF THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED.

I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WE WERE ASKING FOR ANOTHER 350 ADDITIONAL PETS, BECAUSE DIDN'T WE HAVE 2 OR 3 THAT WE PURCHASED PER LOCATION? PER CURRENTLY WITH OUR FIRST PURCHASE THAT WE DID, IT WAS TWO CHECK INS FOR THE TABLE AND ONE FOR THE CURBSIDE.

SO THEY DID HAVE UPWARDS OF THREE, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL LOCATIONS THAT NEED FIVE AND SIX JUST BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF VOTERS THAT COME TO THEIR LOCATION.

THEY'RE THE MOST POPULOUS OR MOST POPULAR, I SHOULD SAY.

SO THIS PARTICULAR GRANT WILL COVER THE COST OF THAT.

AND THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL THERE'S NOTHING IN ADDITION THAT WOULD BE NEEDED.

SO WE WON'T NEED ANY ADDITIONAL BALLOT PRINTERS OR ANYTHING ALONG THOSE LINES.

WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED WHEN IT COMES TO THAT.

THESE ARE JUST IDEAS. AND AS I MENTIONED, I'M OPEN TO, HAVING A CONVERSATION AND IN PRIORITIZING WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COUNTY.

YEAH. WELL, AGAIN, THIS IS A GRANT, SO I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE OF IT, BUT I'D LIKE TO SIT DOWN AND BETTER UNDERSTAND KIND OF WHERE WE STAND WITH ALL OF OUR EQUIPMENT BECAUSE WE PURCHASED AN AWFUL LOT OF EQUIPMENT IN THE LAST, YOU KNOW, 6 TO 12 MONTHS AND JUST YOU KNOW, UNDERSTAND WHAT? WHETHER THERE WAS A. A BACKUP IN TERMS OF ONGOING PHASING AND BRINGING IN NEW EQUIPMENT OR MAINTENANCE DEFERMENT, BUT ULTIMATELY KIND OF SEE EXACTLY WHERE WE STAND TODAY AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GO FROM HERE. SURE. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SO, MICHELLE, LET ME UNDERSTAND YOU.

STATE. CORRECT. YES, SIR. AND SO TODAY IT'S A 800,000 CASH MATCH.

AND IS IT CORRECT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO USE SOME OF THE PREVIOUS EXPENSES ON THE UPGRADE OF ELECTION EQUIPMENT THAT COULD HELP MATCH GO TO THAT MATCH? IS THAT. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS A WIN WIN FOR THE COUNTY, CORRECT.

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CAN YOU SAY THE WORD BETTER ACCESS TO THE VOTER? IS IT MORE CONVENIENT? WHAT? WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE EFFECT ON THE VOTERS AT THE POLLS WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN YOU'RE PUTTING IN? SURE. SO THESE PARTICULAR PIECES THAT WE'RE PUTTING IN PLACE ARE TO SPEED UP THE CHECK IN PROCESS.

NUMBER ONE, IF YOU IF YOU RECALL, IN PREVIOUS ELECTIONS, VOTERS WERE HAVING TO WAIT HOURS IN LINE IN ORDER JUST TO GET IN AND SIGN IN.

SO NOW WITH THE ADDITIONAL VOTING EQUIPMENT AND THE ADDITIONAL POLL PADS, WE'LL BE ABLE TO CHECK THEM IN AND GET THEM TO MACHINES WHERE THEY CAN VOTE AND GET OUT THE DOOR IN A TIMELY MANNER. ALL RIGHT. OBVIOUSLY, IT WON'T BE IN TIME FOR THE THE PRIMARY OR RUNOFF.

BUT HOPEFULLY AS EVERYTHING FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER.

ALL RIGHT, MR. COMMISSIONER CALVERT. THANK YOU.

JUDGE. I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR APPLYING FOR THIS GRANT.

AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THE SPEED OF WHICH PEOPLE CAN VOTE IS AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION.

IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT OFTEN STUDIES HAVE INDICATED THAT IF A VOTER HAS TO WAIT, IT ACTUALLY DISCOURAGES THEM FROM VOTING.

IT IS A FORM OF VOTER SUPPRESSION. SO I APPLAUD YOU ON WHAT IS A PERFECT TIME TO GET THIS KIND OF EQUIPMENT BECAUSE OF THE INTEREST IN VOTING RIGHT NOW IS VERY, VERY HIGH. AND THIS WILL HELP ENSURE THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO MISS WORK OR MISS CHILD SOCCER GAMES OR WHATEVER THEY'RE TRYING TO TO GET TO ANY THOUGHTS OR CONSIDERATION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I KNOW YOU SAID IT'S OPEN FOR DISCUSSION.

THE VR SYSTEMS COULD BE PART OF, A REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH THIS, I GUESS.

IS THAT CORRECT? IT WOULDN'T FALL UNDERNEATH THE ITEMS. THE ITEMS THAT ARE TYPICALLY COVERED BY THE GRANT ARE VOTING MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT WITH SUPPLIES, TABULATION EQUIPMENT, POLL BOOKS, LAPTOPS, CURBSIDE EQUIPMENT, SECURITY SERVICES, AND PHYSICAL SECURITY.

SO UNFORTUNATELY, THE VR SYSTEMS CONTRACT WOULD NOT FALL UNDERNEATH THIS.

ROGER THAT. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE? WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

HEARING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU.

[78. (Michele Carew) (Jacqueline Ibarra) Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding the approval and execution of a Subrecipient Agreement with San Antonio Metropolitan Ministry, Inc. (dba "SAMMinistries") for $2,166,101.75 in Program Year 2021 HOME-ARP funds to support the development, operation, and delivery of supportive services for The Hudson, a permanent supportive housing project located in Bexar County Precinct 2 which serves individuals and families experiencing homelessness countywide.]

MISS YBARRA. GOOD MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON NOW GOOD.

GOOD MORNING. GOOD AFTERNOON. HI. MY NAME IS JACKIE IBARRA.

I'M THE INTERIM DIRECTOR FOR ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE NAKISHA BAKER. SHE'S A SHE'S A SAN MINISTRIES PRESIDENT AND CEO.

GOOD MORNING. SO WE ARE REQUESTING APPROVAL AND EXECUTION OF A SUBSEQUENT SUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT WITH SAM INDUSTRIES FOR A $2.1 MILLION IN PROGRAM YEAR 2021 HOME ARP FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR THE HUDSON APARTMENTS, LOCATED AT 6014 BLANCO ROAD, A PERMANENT A PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECT SERVING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS COUNTYWIDE AND BEXAR COUNTY PRECINCT TWO.

THE BACKGROUND. AND IN 2021, BEXAR COUNTY RECEIVED 2.5 MILLION IN HOME FUNDS THROUGH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN TO HELP CREATE AND PROJECT AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND IN 2022, THE COURT APPROVED ANOTHER 20 MILLION IN FEDERAL RECOVERY FUNDS FOR HOUSING PROJECTS ACROSS THE COUNTY. SO FAR, THE 20 MILLION HAS BEEN USED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMES, APARTMENTS AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.

THE HUDSON APARTMENTS IS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COMMUNITY IN PRECINCT TWO.

THIS PROJECT INCLUDES BUILDING A NEW A NEW TWO STORY SUPPORTIVE SERVICE CENTER, MAKING THE PROPERTY ACCESSIBLE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND PROVIDING SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED LONG TERM HOMELESSNESS AND SERIOUS HEALTH CHALLENGES.

IN. IN MARCH OF 2024, A FIRE DAMAGED PART OF THE PROPERTY AND 22 RESIDENTS WERE DISPLACED.

THIS PROJECT HELPED REPAIR THOSE HOMES AND STRENGTHEN SERVICES FOR RESIDENTS.

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ALMOST 99 950,000 TO REPAIR 15 APARTMENTS THAT WERE NOT DAMAGED BY THE FIRE.

OVER $1.1 MILLION TO REPAIR 22 FIRE DAMAGED APARTMENTS, 300,000 TO HELP COVER THE LOSS RENT WHILE REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE, AND 22.1 $6 MILLION FOR HOME ARP FOR THE NEW SERVICES, CENTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.

ALTOGETHER, THE COUNTY HAS COMMITTED ABOUT $4.5 MILLION IN TO STABILIZE AND IMPROVE THIS COMMUNITY.

OUR RECOMMENDATION IS IN TODAY'S ACTION IS TO ASK FOR APPROVAL TO FINALIZE THE HALLMARK GRANT AGREEMENT FOR $2.16 MILLION.

THE FUNDING WILL SUPPORT THE REHABILITATION, DEVELOPMENT AND DAILY OPERATIONS OF THE HUDSON APARTMENTS, LOCATED AT 6014 BLANCO IN PRECINCT TWO. THE INVESTMENT.

THE INVESTMENT WILL HELP RESTORE HOUSING, IMPROVE SERVICES AND PROVIDE STABILITY, AND FOR RESIDENTS WHO MAY WHO MAY NEED IT THE MOST.

THANK YOU AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

I ALSO WANTED TO INTRODUCE LAURA MONTANEZ. SHE'S OUR MANAGER FOR THE HOUSING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.

THANK YOU. JACKIE. COMMISSIONER. JUDGE. THANK YOU, JACKIE, FOR THE PRESENTATION.

AND I KNOW ROBERT HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS AS WELL.

YES. YOU KNOW, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG JOURNEY. NAKISHA.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR ADVOCACY BECAUSE I KNOW YOU KNOW, WE HAD THE ISSUE OF THE FIRE THAT KIND OF THREW US OFF, BUT IT'S BEEN SUCH A BLESSING THERE IN PRECINCT TWO.

THE FOLKS THAT YOU'RE HELPING AND I WANTED TO ASK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE THE SUPPORT SERVICES.

CAN YOU GIVE US AN EXAMPLE OF OF SOME OF THOSE SERVICES THAT ARE REQUIRED BY BY THESE FOLKS? I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS WRAPAROUND SERVICES.

THIS IS YOU KNOW, THINGS THAT THEY REALLY EITHER ARE YOU KNOW, LEANING ON OR JUST NEED KIND OF A LITTLE LIFT UP.

CAN YOU GIVE US AN EXAMPLE OF SOME OF THOSE SERVICES? SURE. SO THIS FUNDING WILL SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ON SITE SPACE WHERE OUR CASE MANAGEMENT CAN BE DELIVERED ON A DAILY BASIS TO THE CLIENTS WHO ARE LIVING AT THE HUDSON. BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES CLINIC SPACE FOR HEALTH CARE, DENTAL CARE, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, AS WELL AS A FOOD PANTRY. SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE UTILIZING ONE OF THE EXISTING APARTMENT UNITS TO DELIVER THOSE SERVICES FROM, AND THIS WILL PROVIDE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE STRUCTURED SPACE WITH ALL OF THE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT NECESSARY TO DELIVER THOSE THOSE SERVICES IN A DIGNIFIED AND COMPASSIONATE WAY.

THAT'S GREAT. YEAH, I KNOW YOU GUYS DO SUCH GREAT WORK.

AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN AREA OF PRECINCT TWO THAT'S PRETTY CENTRALLY LOCATED AND YOU KNOW, VERY ACCESSIBLE AS WELL IN TERMS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

SO I THINK IT MAKES A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE.

AND YOU KNOW, I THINK THE COURT AS A WHOLE AND JUDGE SAKAI'S BEEN VERY, VERY SUPPORTIVE OF TRYING TO MAKE THESE KIND OF PROJECTS WORK.

AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP. WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU.

AND, JUDGE, I'LL GO AHEAD AND MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER COMMENT? COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. I JUST WANT TO THANK NAKISHA FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO DO FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND JUST AS AS ONE OF MY CONSTITUENTS.

SO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU.

AND OF COURSE, TO THE TEAM. TO LAURA AND COMMISSIONER MOODE.

SO JUST TO CLARIFY, SAM MINISTRIES OWNS THE HUDSON THEN AND OPERATES IT.

CORRECT. OKAY. AND SAM MINISTRIES WILL BE OPERATING THIS SUPPORTIVE SERVICE CENTER ON SITE ALSO.

CORRECT. AND WE DO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OTHER ENTITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO DELIVER SERVICES.

SO AS AN EXAMPLE, WE HAVE A PARTNERSHIP WITH UT HEALTH TO DELIVER THE PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES.

THEY ALSO PARTNER WITH UT HEALTH ON THE DELIVERY OF MEDICAL SERVICES AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

SO WE AREN'T DUPLICATING THAT EFFORT. WE'RE UTILIZING THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. KELLER. ALL RIGHT. SO WHAT'S WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THE HUDSON? IS IT ALL THE DEPARTMENTS NOW? IS IT ALL FULLY OCCUPIED AND ALL THE REHAB DONE OR.

WE HAVE FOUR UNITS THAT WE ARE HOLDING OPEN FOR OUR FEBRUARY 20TH RIBBON CUTTING FOR.

AND SO WE ARE FULLY OCCUPIED. OTHER THAN THOSE FOUR UNITS, WE WANT THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHAT THIS INVESTMENT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND SO OTHER THAN THAT, WE ARE FULLY OCCUPIED AT THE HUDSON AND WE'RE EXCITED.

WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THE COMMONS OF THE EXECUTIVE? WELL, JUDGE SAKAI WAS AT THE COMMONS THIS MORNING, AND WE ARE EXPECTING THAT DRYWALL WILL GO UP IN THE NEXT 7 TO 10 DAYS.

SO THE COMMONS AT ACEQUIA TRAILS IS ALSO MOVING ALONG.

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AND HOW MUCH CAPACITY WILL THAT ONCE THAT GOES ONLINE, WILL IT GIVE YOU THE COMMONS? THE COMMONS WILL ALMOST DOUBLE OUR CURRENT CAPACITY.

TODAY WE'RE SERVING 286 HOUSEHOLDS WITH PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, AND THE COMMONS WILL ADD AN ADDITIONAL 201 UNITS.

AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S STILL A TREMENDOUS NEED. CORRECT, CORRECT.

OVER 1000 FOLKS ON THE WAITLIST AS OF LAST MONTH.

IS IT STILL IS IT STILL INCREASING NOW IN LIGHT OF THE FEDERAL POLICIES THAT ARE STARTING TO COME INTO EFFECT.

ARE YOU SEEING IT? SO WE ARE SEEING SOME STABILIZATION, GIVEN THE ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN CHANGES THAT WE'VE SEEN WITH THE WITH THE FEDERAL POLICIES.

BUT WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT WE CAN STABILIZE OUR COMMUNITY AND NOT SEE CUTS TO THE EXISTING SERVICES, WHICH WILL CAUSE FURTHER DETRIMENT TO OUR VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STAND READY TO HELP PROTECT OUR FAMILIES AND WORKING FAMILIES AND THE PEOPLE MOST IN NEED.

ALRIGHT, NAKISHA. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

DO WE VOTE? OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU. 79 PRESENTATION.

[79. (Robert Reyna) (Gregory Galloway) Presentation, discussion and appropriate action regarding the approval to award a purchase order to the lowest, most responsive bid submitted by Addison Prime, LLC in the base bid amount of $2,054,195, plus $65,000 and $10,000 allowances for a total award amount of $2,129,195 for the renovation of the new Light Fleet Maintenance Facility, as requested by Facilities Management; authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute and file the appropriate award documents for record with the County Clerk.]

PURCHASE. ORDER TO LOWEST. MOST RESPONSIVE BID SUBMITTED BY ADDISON PRIME IN THE BASE BID AMOUNT OF $2,054,195 PLUS 65,010 THOUSAND ALLOWANCES, FOR A TOTAL AWARD OF TO 2,102,900 $195 FOR THE RENOVATION OF NEW LIGHT FLEET MAINTENANCE FACILITY, AS REQUESTED BY FACILITIES MANAGEMENT. AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING AGENT TO EXECUTE AND FILE THE APPROPRIATE WORD DOCUMENTS FOR RECORD WITH THE COUNTY CLERK, MR. GALLOWAY AND MR. CURRY. GOOD AFTERNOON, YOUR HONOR.

COMMISSIONERS GREG GALLOWAY, THE BEXAR COUNTY PURCHASING AGENT.

I'M HERE TO INTRODUCE ITEM NUMBER 79 ON BEHALF OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT.

RECOMMEND THE APPROVAL AND AWARD TO ADDISON PRIME, LLC IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $2,129,195.

I'M GOING TO YIELD THE FLOOR TO MR. DAN CURRY OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT. HE'S PREPARED A BRIEF FOR YOU REGARDING THE ACQUISITION AND THE RENOVATION OF THIS BRAND NEW FACILITY FOR OUR FLEET PARTNERS. THAT'S CORRECT. CORRECT. YEAH.

THIS WOULD BE THE EASIEST ONE YOU GUYS DO TODAY. SO REALLY SIMPLE.

WE AGAIN, WE GAVE US AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE THIS FACILITY IN LIEU OF A GROUND UP CONSTRUCTION, SAVING SIGNIFICANT TAXPAYER DOLLARS. SO WE IMMEDIATELY GOT THE DESIGN DONE FOR THE RENOVATION OF THIS FACILITY TO ACCOMMODATE LISA'S SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS.

A LOT OF IT IS ADDING CAPACITY TO THE SERVICE BAY, INCLUDING NEW MATERIAL LIFTS, BULK FLUIDS, AIR COMPRESSORS, ETC. AND REPAIRING THE STATION SO WE COULD CHARGE OUR ELECTRIC PILOT VEHICLES.

HERE'S THE RUNDOWN OF THE THE TIMELINE. ON DECEMBER 5TH, WE ISSUED THE IFB WITH PURCHASING HELP.

DECEMBER 16TH, WE HAD TO WALK THROUGH JANUARY 7TH, WE HAD BIDS OPEN.

WE HAD GOOD PARTICIPATION ON THIS PROJECT. EDISON PRIME, ALL-PRO ALVAREZ AND SOVEREIGN.

ADDISON PRIME IS THE LOW BIDDER. YVONNE ADDISON IS HERE AS WELL.

SHE'S A LOCAL SMALL BUSINESS. SHE'S CURRENTLY ALSO WORKING ON A PROJECT FOR US AT CRYO TREATMENT FACILITY, AN EXCELLENT CONTRACTOR. SO WE ARE ASKING FOR AWARD OF THE RENOVATION OF THIS PROJECT AS AGENDIZED.

AND WE BELIEVE WE'LL BE IN THERE AT THE END OF SUMMER.

MOTION APPROVED. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND.

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

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

I THINK WE'RE GETTING THERE, GUYS. AGENDA ITEM 80, LATE FILE DISCUSSION.

[80. 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 #80а. a. Discussion and appropriate action regarding approval of a submission of an electronic grant application to the Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division for the "District Attorney Testing of Forensic Evidence Grant FY 2027" for the Bexar County Crime Lab (Grant Number 5435902) in the amount of $197,850.00, approval of a resolution, and acceptance of funds if awarded; and authorizing the County Judge to execute any necessary documents related to the award. There are no local match requirements, and the term of the grant is from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2027.]

THIS IS THE CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING LATE FILE AGENDA ITEM 80 A, IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

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

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION CARRIES.

WE'LL TAKE UP NOW. 88 DISCUSSION. APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF A SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION FOR THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

TESTING OF FORENSIC EVIDENCE GRANT, YEAR 27 FOR THE BEXAR COUNTY CRIME LAB IN THE AMOUNT OF $197,850.

APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION, ACCEPTANCE OF OF FUNDS IF AWARDED, AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY JUDGE EXECUTE ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS RELATED TO THE AWARD.

THERE ARE NO LOCAL MATCH REQUIREMENTS IN THE TERM OF THE GRANT IS FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2020 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE? NORMA? WHAT IS THIS? OH, THERE'S MR. DIM. HOW ARE YOU? I WAS JUST TO TAKE IT UP.

GOOD MORNING. THE MOTION WAS JUST TO TAKE IT UP.

LATE FILED. SO IT HASN'T BEEN APPROVED YET? OH, OKAY.

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OKAY. SO I DON'T KNOW IF THEY HAVE A PRESENTATION OR JUST WE DO NOT EXPLAIN THE GRANT.

SO WE ARE APPLYING FOR A GRANT TO CONTINUE OUR BACKLOG REDUCTION EFFORTS.

AS YOU MAY RECALL, WHEN I WAS HERE NINE MONTHS AGO YOU ASSISTED US FINANCIALLY WITH WITH ADDRESSING OUR BACKLOG.

WE'VE GONE IN THAT NINE MONTHS FROM 4400 BACKLOG CASES TO, AS OF YESTERDAY MORNING, 1045 CASES.

SO SIGNIFICANT, SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION. WITH YOUR HELP, WOULD YOU SAY WE'RE PRETTY MUCH CAUGHT UP? IS THAT 1000 PRETTY MUCH IN A SHORTER TIME PERIOD WHERE IT'S CAUGHT UP? ARE WE STILL PROCESSING SOME BACKLOG CASES? SO TODAY WE ARE WORKING CASES AS THEY ARE SUBMITTED TO THE CRIME LABORATORY WITH THE TURNAROUND TIME UNDER 30 DAYS.

BUT WE STILL DO HAVE 1045 CASES BACKLOGGED. THEY ARE DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN 24 AND 2520, 24, 2025. THEY ARE ALL THC CASES. SO WE ARE LOOKING AT THIS GRANT TO ASSIST WITH CONTINUING TO EAT AWAY AT THAT BACKLOG WHILE WE MAINTAIN OUR OUTPUT. ALL RIGHT. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER MOODE. SO JUST CLARIFY. THE GRANT IS FOR THE ADDITIONAL THIRD PARTY RESOURCES, OR WE'RE USING THESE FUNDS INTERNALLY TO SUPPLEMENT THIS GRANT IS TO OUTSOURCE THESE CASES TO ARMSTRONG LABORATORIES FOR ANALYSIS. OKAY. AND HELP ME WHEN DID WE APPROVE THAT? I KNOW I HELPED PUSH THAT FORWARD. AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'VE ELIMINATED 80% OF THE BACKLOG THERE.

BUT HOW MUCH HAVE WE SPENT WITH ARMSTRONG? AND ONCE WE GET TO A STEADY STATE AND THAT BACKLOG IS ELIMINATED, DO WE HAVE THE THE RESOURCES IN-HOUSE TO MAINTAIN THAT, OR DO YOU THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME LEVEL OF REDUCED SUPPORT FROM A THIRD PARTY? SO WE HAVE EXPENDED ALL BUT ABOUT $100,000 WITH ARMSTRONG LABORATORIES? I CURRENTLY HAVE 92 CASES STILL WITH THEM. BUT WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL AMOUNT? THE TOTAL AMOUNT. SO THE THERE WERE TWO AWARDS FOR A TOTAL AMOUNT OF $900,000.

OKAY. AND I HAVE 92 CASES THERE. I'M WAITING FOR THEM TO CLEAR, AND THEN WE'LL SEE HOW MANY MORE WE CAN SEND TO CONTINUE WITH THAT.

WE HAVE 12 BENCH ANALYSTS TODAY WITH TWO VACANCIES THAT WERE IN THE MIDST OF RECRUITMENT ON.

AND YES, I BELIEVE THAT WE WILL HAVE SUFFICIENT STAFF TO HOLD OUR OWN CONTINUOUSLY.

I WOULD LIKELY RECOMMEND A SMALL CONTINUAL AMOUNT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT TO HANDLE FLUCTUATIONS IN VOLUME OF BUSINESS OR CHANGES THAT OCCUR SO THAT WE NEVER SEE OURSELVES BEHIND.

AS AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT CAN OCCUR, WE WILL BE MOVING INTO A NEW FACILITY HOPEFULLY BEFORE LABOR DAY SOMETIME THERE WILL BE A SLOWDOWN WITH THAT MOVE. RIGHT. THERE'S DOWNTIME ASSOCIATED WITH MOVING THE CRIME LABORATORY.

HAVE WE SEEN SOME OF THESE CASES THEN MOVE ON THE DA SIDE OR CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? SO FROM THE DA'S SIDE, OUR FIRST EMPHASIS OF COURSE, HAS ALWAYS BEEN THOSE SITTING IN JAIL IN CUSTODY.

AND THAT IS WELL UNDER 30 DAYS AND MAINTAINED.

WHEN WE STARTED THIS PROJECT, THE DA'S HAD THEIR WHAT WE TERM BOND LIST OR WAITING ON THE CRIME LAB FOR INDICTMENT.

THOSE CASES WENT BACK 14 MONTHS. TODAY WE ARE AT 30 DAYS.

SO A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT TO THE DA'S FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO TURN CASES.

THE CASES THAT WERE CURRENTLY SITTING ON THE BACKLOG ARE WHAT WE TERM AT LARGE.

SO THEY HAVE NOT BEEN FILED WITH THE DA YET. OKAY.

THANK YOU FOR THE THE UPDATE AND CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THOSE LAST THOUSAND CASES.

THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? THERE'S A MOTION. WE'LL PUT A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION? SECONDED BY SAYING AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTION. DOCTOR. NORMA.

JUDGE, I JUST WANT TO SAY REAL QUICK TO YOU AND TO THE COURT AND TO BUDGET TO THANK YOU.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT WHEN WE REALLY NEEDED IT.

AND BY, YOU KNOW, HELPING US WITH THE RESOURCING, OUTSOURCING, I MEAN, AND ALSO WITH THE RESOURCES INSIDE BY GIVING THE CRIME LAB MORE POSITIONS. BECAUSE AS YOU UNDERSTAND, WHEN SOMEONE GOES OUT ON FMLA TO HAVE A BABY OR THEY QUIT TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, THEN THAT WAS ALSO ADDING. SO WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT IN WORKING WITH US SO THAT WE CAN MAINTAIN FULFILLING THOSE CASES AND GETTING THEM

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SO THANK YOU I APPRECIATE THAT. ALL RIGHT. WE VOTED.

WE DID VOTE OKAY. ALL RIGHT I BELIEVE THAT CONCLUDES KATE.

JUST MAKE SURE WE LET'S GO AHEAD AND RECESS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION.

[EXECUTIVE SESSION (DISCUSSION ONLY: CLOSED TO PUBLIC)]

ONE CORRECTION. I'M ITEM 80 2B4. WE'RE GOING TO DROP THAT ONE.

SO WE WON'T BE DISCUSSING THAT ONE IN EXECUTIVE.

WHICH WHICH ONE ARE WE DROPPING 82 B4 B4 LAST LAST ONE OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. THIS TIME THE COURT CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

EXECUTIVE ITEMS MAY BE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON, IF APPROPRIATE, IN OPEN SESSION PURSUANT TO SECTION 551071 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL BE HELD FOR CONSULTATION WITH THE COURT'S ATTORNEY FOR ADVICE REGARDING FOLLOWING MATTERS A PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFERS IN THE MATTERS OF ETA, AND AS NEXT, A FRIEND FOR PERRY VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY, HOWARD VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY, GONZALES VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY, AND ACOSTA VERSUS ALEXANDER B.

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

ONE LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE ONGOING CONDEMNATION PROCESS INVOLVING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4715 FREDERICKSBURG ROAD, OWNED BY HANOVER PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT 12, LLC.

TWO LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE REVIEW OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL ISSUES IN BEXAR COUNTY MILITARY AND VETERANS SERVICES OFFICE, INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF PERSONNEL MATTERS RELATED TO THE BEXAR COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER, AND THREE DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT BETWEEN BEXAR COUNTY AND VR SYSTEMS FOR PROCUREMENT OF A VOTER REGISTRATION ELECTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR OH FOUR HAS BEEN DROPPED AT THIS TIME.

THE TIME IS 1224. WE ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

ALL THOSE THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN HERE ARE IN HERE.

ARE WE BACK ON? WE'RE BACK ON. RIGHT. THEY'RE READY TO GO.

I THINK SO. ALL RIGHT. TIME IS 1:35 P.M.. THE COURT'S BACK IN OPEN SESSION.

[81. Discussion and appropriate action related to pending litigation or a settlement offer in the matter of Vantra Barrera, i.a.n.f. James Perry v. Bexar County, Cause Number: 2023-CI-13099.]

APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO PENDING LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT OFFER IN A MATTER OF BARRERA. AND AS NEXT, A FRIEND OF PERRY VERSUS BEXAR COUNTY COURT NUMBER 23 CI 13099.

LARRY ROBERSON. THANK YOU. JUDGE DURING EXECUTIVE'S REPORT CONSIDERED A SETTLEMENT OFFER.

IN THAT MATTER, THE AMOUNT OF THOUSAND DOLLARS AND I NEED TO VOTE ON THAT.

IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CALVERT. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ABSTENTION. MOTION CARRIES.

NO FURTHER ACTION IS BEING TAKEN OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. IS THAT CORRECT, MR. ROBERTSON? THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU. PROVIDE ME A TRANSCRIPT TO SIGN OFF ON THAT.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER CLAY-FLORES COMMISSIONER. CLAY-FLORES. ADJOURNMENT.

MR. RODRIGUEZ. YES, JUDGE I DO. I WOULD LIKE TO ADJOURN IN THE NAME OF THE FOLLOWING PRECINCT.

TWO RESIDENTS. YOLANDA CORTEZ, JOHN C MORENO, JUAN ANTONIO FLORES, THE FOURTH, CONNIE TEJEDA AND ROBERT CASTANO, COMMISSIONER RUDY COMMISSIONER CALVERT.

ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO NOTE I. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. MEETING ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE'LL SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.